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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
REV. d. M. FUNK CHOSEN
HEAD IN KENTUCKY SYNOD
Former Oakland Pastor Elected
President At Meeting In
Louisville

Rev. David M. Funk, pastor of st.
Marks Lutheran church, Newport,
KY, and former pastor of st. Mark S
Lutheran church, in Oakland, was
elected president Of the Kentucky
Tennessee Synod of the United Luth-
eran Church in America, on Wednes-
day, May IS, at the final day Of the
Lutheran Convention at Louisville,
Kentucky,
The new president closed the final
meeting of the organization with an
appeal to all delegates and pastors to
ego back to your churches with new
consciousness of the need for Christ
as the worlds Saviour"
Rev. Funk is a son-in-laW of Mrs.
John o. Thayer, Oakland, He was
born near Johnstown, Pa, and studied
at Gettysburg college and seminary.
He was pastor Of st. Marks church,
Oakland, from 1922 until 1926 when
he resigned to accept the passionate OF
st. PauPs Lutheran church at Nor
gantown, w. Va. He has been in New
port for six or seven years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
400 TO 600 EXPECTED ON
CAMERA FANS EXCURSION
1875 Cars Will Be Required To
Take People on 30-Mile Trip

With the publicity that the Balti-
more and Ohio is giving the coming
excursion to Oakland on June 5, it
was estimated last night that approx
mately 125 cars would be needed to
give the excursionists their 80 mile
trip through the Swallow Falls state
forest and around Deep Creek Lake
Mayor Fraley and members Of the
Town Council who arranged the eX-
cursion with the B. and o., urge that
citizens volunteer the use of their
cars.
Upon the arrival of the train at
p. M, the people will be welcomed at
the station by the Mayor. The band
will also play. Then the trip will
begin. Two hours will be spent around
Swallow Falls, then an hour at Nc
Comas' Beach where they will be
entertained by square dancing. This
will be followed by an hours drive
around Deep Creek, returning to
Oakland around $50 or 6. The train
is scheduled to leave at $50.
A letter from train officials in
charge stated they had distributed
$4,000 handbills, $50 placards, 5000
stickers, and 400 pamphlets about
the excursion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Oakland Elementary School To
Present Operetta on May 31st

On Tuesday, May 81, the Oakland
Elementary school will present an
operetta, Treasure Island" conden-
sation of the popular classic by Robert
Louis Stevenson.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: Jim, Billy Casteel; Mrs. Haw-
kins, Nell Broadwater; the squire
Bobby Bittle; DR.. Livesey, Billy
Lantz; Old Seadog, Wendell Hanft;
Long John Silver, Junior Leighton;
Dick, Wayne Krause; Israel, Linz
Grant; Ben Gun, Bob Hoye; native
boy, Bobby Sincell. There are also
choruses of pirates, sailors, townspeo-
pie and natives.
The cast of this operetta, under the
direction of Mrs. Russell Brown, mu-
sic instructor, is taken mostly from
the sixth and seventh grades. The ele-
mentary school orchestra will play be-
tween acts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Mt. Lake Summer Program Is
Announced

The summer program for Mountain
Lake Park has been announced by
Frank E. Baker, superintendent of the
Mountain Lake Park Association.
The season opens with the annual
camp meeting, June "a to July A.
Other activities include the follow
ing:
Anti-Saloon League Day, July 10.
Mountain Choir Festival, July IL
to July II.
Summer School of Missions, July
IS to July "a.
Summer School of Ministerial Train
ing, July 25 to August a.
Camp Meeting, August to August
81.
Annual Tennis Tournament for
Western Maryland Championship, Au-
gust to August 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
HUGE SLIDE is BLOCKING
ROUTE so NEAR MACOMBER
Pile OF Earth 400 Feet Long and
40 Feet High Covers Roadway

Part of Laurel Mountain, Is miles
west of Red House, soaked with al
most continuous rainfall for the past
two weeks, broke away Monday even
ing about five o'clock, covering the
Northwestern Turnpike, U. S. Route
so, for distance of 400 feet with a
wall of earth and rock about 40 feet
high. Through traffic over the route
has been stopped since that time, and
all cars, buses and trucks, going
westward are being rerouted either
through Rowlesburg, Kingwood and
Tunnelton, W. Va, or are being
stopped at Red House and directed
through Oakland, Kingwood and back
to Route so at Fellowsville.
Crews of workmen with equipment
from the State Roads Commission of
West Virginia have been at the scene
since Monday night in an endeavor to
clear the roadway, but it is unlikely
that the road will be open to traffic
today or tomorrow. Three steam
shovels worked Monday night, Tues
day and were still at work this morn
ing loading the earth and rock into
trucks which had been driven about a
mile before being dumped.
The mountain slide started from a
distance of several hundred feet up
the steep slope above the roadway
and when it stopped the narrow valley
was almost completely closed with
forty feet of earth, reaching the bed of
small stream many feet beyond the
road right f-way. Trees carried down
with the slide remain upright.
There were rumors Immediately
after the slide occurred that pick
up truck carrying New York license
plate had been caught in the slide, but
there will be no way of either confirm
ing or denying this story until the
highway is practically cleared.
The slide occurred just east of Cold
Spring Park, little watering station
along the way, and about mile west
of Macomber.
Cheat Mountain, between Aurora
snd Erwin, seemed to be well drained
of water, although at numerous
places along the mountain side earth
and rocks had rolled down into the
roadway.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Theatre Tax Mounts

The theatre tax thus far during
May has mounted considerably over
average months, with another Sunday
yet to go before final figures are
tabulated.
During four Sundays this month the
tax reached the sum of $500, with
Sunday, May 8, showing the largest
figures, when "Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs" were on the screen,
$32.75 being realized. Other Sundays
showed $12.3O, $500, and $14.95.
Fifty percent of this tax goes to the
Maryland Children's Aid society, rs
percent each to the Oakland Fire De-
partment and the Oakland Library.
Last year the tax amounted to
$828.1O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Memorial Service To Be Held
At Aurora, West Va.

The community at Aurora, w. Va,
is planning Memorial Day service.
Soldiers of the Civil War, Spanish
American War, and World War have
been invited to attend.
The service will be held in st. Pauls
Lutheran church at p. M, on Mon
day, May 80. DR.. Forrest Stemple,
of West Virginia University, Morgan
town, will be the speaker. Former
people of the community are also be-
ing invited to join in a homecoming
celebration. Graves in the Carmel
cemetery will be decorated.
The committee sponsoring the pro-
gram includes Rev. Donald w. Brown,
Page Schrock, Roy Lipscomb, Paul
Stemple, and Coleman Shaffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
KNIGHTS-LEGION UNITE
FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES
Parade At 1000 O'Clock Will In
clude Several Organizations and
Pupils Of Three Local Schools
E. r. JONES WILL SPEAK

Plans for observance of Memorial
Day on Monday, May 30, were COM
pleted yesterday evening with the an
nouncement this morning that appro-
pirate ceremonies at the cemetery will
be conducted jointly by the American
Legion and the Knights of Pythias
lodge.
There will be parade at ten o'clock,
starting from the City Hall, marching
north on Third street to Pennington
where the pupils of the elementary
school will join, thence down Second
street to Alder, and on to the ceme-
terry.
The parade, forming at $3.50, will
be composed of the following organi-
cations, in their order: Oakland Boys
Band, Proctor Kildow Post, No. II,
American Legion; Knights of Pythias
lodge; Girl Scout troop, No. 1; Boy
Scout troop, No. 1; Girl Scout troop,
No. 2; Boy Scout troop, No. 2; Girl
Scout troop, No. 3; Boy Scout troop,
No. 8; pupils of Oakland High school;
Mickey's Band; pupils of st. Peters
ParochiaI school; pupils of Oakland
Elementary school.
C. Milton Sincell has been named
marshall of the parade. At the ceme-
terry each band will contribute sa-
cred musical number, following which
the Knights of Pythias will dedicate
memorial with appropriate cere-
monies. The dedicatory address will be
delivered by Ernest Ray Jones, Sec
rotary of State.
Proctor Kildow Post members will
assemble about the tomb of the I'M
known soldier for their ceremony, and
the members will decorate graves OF
all soldiers of all wars.
Junior Drum Corps
The Legion Post committee has an
nounced that instruments have been
distributed to most of the boys who
have qualified for the junior drum
corps, and they are now engaged in
practice.
The Legion announced that Satur-
day would be Poppy Day.
!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
FOUR PEOPLE ANNOUNCE
THEMSELVES THIS WEEK
All Aspire To Office Of Commits
siOner From Dists. 2, 7 And 10

Four persons are announcing them
selves as candidates for County Com
missioner in this weeks issue of The
Republican, subject to the Republican
primary election on September IL.
They are Daniel Sisler, of Friends
vile, district No. 2; Alex Frazee, of
district No. 2; Charles V. Harvey, of
near Deer Park, district No. 10, and
Roy o. Winters, of Oakland, district
No. 7.
Mr.. Sisler is a son of H. R. Sisler
and has always been resident of the
county. He was school teacher for
six years and has had other ex-
periences as a mine foreman, soil
supervisor, and a farmer. He is also
a World War veteran.
Mr.. Harvey is a son of the late j. l..
Harvey, and is engaged in farming in
the Deer Park district, owning and
operating two farms there. Mr.. Har-
vey states in his announcement that
he is much interested in better road
conditions and if elected will do all
he can to improve them. Mr.. Harvey
is married and has two children.
Mr.. Frazee states he has been a
lifelong Republican, has lived in dis
trict 2 all of his life, and is greatly
interested in county affairs. He is an
excellent citizen and large tax payer.
Mr.. Winters resides on the outskirts
of Oakland where he has farm and
also conducts a dairy. He has been a
taxpayers for number of years and
was a former Sheriff Of the county.
All candidates are asking the sup
port of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
Three commissioners are to be
nominated on the Republican ticket
this fall, and with four who are an
nouncing this week, there are now
five candidates in the field, John 7,
Dixon from district No. 10, having
made his announcement several weeks
ago.
]. S. Teats Candidate for Sheriff
Juniper S. Teats, District No. 5, is
the lone candidate thus far for tbs
nomination of Sheriff, subject to the
result of the Republican primary cleo
ton.
-Four years ago Mr.. Teats was a
candidate for the nomination for this
office, but lost out at the primary by
a very small margin in campaign in
which quite a number of others were
candidates. Mr.. Teats is engaged as
a salesman, covering much OF the
county in his travels and is highly re-
garded by those with whom he comes
in contact.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Hosiery Mill May Come

Mayor Lawrence M. Fraley said this
morning that there was a possibility
of having hosiery mill locate here in
Oakland.
A letter was received from con-
Germ desiring to move from it's pres
emit location, and Oakland was recon-
mended by the head of another hosiery
mill that contemplated coming here
several monthe ago, but who finally
decided to retire from business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
DIR. Powers, Maryland Bible
Society, Here Monday And
Tuesday

DR.. Edgar Cordell Powers, Balti-
more, executive secretary Of the Mary
land Bible Society, met officers and
directors of the Garrett County
Bible Society here on Monday evening.
DR.. Powers was in the county Monday
and Tuesday concerning the work OF
the society in distributing Bibles in
this section.
On Tuesday evening DR.. Powers
also addressed the regular commune
cation of the Oakland Masonic lodge.
About thirty members of the fra
ternity from Deer Park, Friendsville
and Oakland were present. DR.. Pow
ers is Grand Chaplain of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Memorial Service Planned Near
Friendsville

W. o. w. Camp No. As, Friendsville,
will hold a Memorial service and
monument unwilling at Fearer (Sand
Spring, Md.), on Sunday, May 20, at
2 p. m.
Besides the members of camp As
State Manager Ernest A. Olsen; Sow
ereign Tom Eckloff, and Sovereign
Charles Peek, prominent members in
Woodcraft of Washington, D. c., will
participate in the program.
Rev. Clarence Fraker, of McHenry
will be the officiating minister.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Oakland Defeats Beall

Oakland High school baseball team
defeated Beall High of Frostburg, yes
terday on the local field, 4 to 3, in
seven-inning contest. Henline was on
the mound for Oakland, with Lewis
pitching for Frostburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26
Birthday Congratulations To-

Richard Ream, Loeb Lynn Heights,
Friday, May 20.
Junior Sanders, Hutton, Friday
May 20.
Mrs. Mary E. Stemple, Oakland
Sunday, May %.
Mrs. Cecil Smith, Oakland, Sunday,
May %.
Mrs. Frederick A. Thayer, Oakland,
Wednesday, May %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26

years events are looking forward to
even greater crowds this year.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Il. D. FRIGHTENED
HIS WITNESSES,
DIES DECLARES
Radical Probe Director
Says Some Lost Jobs

UNS.) frightened" by the
Administrators attack on the
House Committee Investigating
Un-American Activities, witnesses
from the WPA, many Federal
agencies and labor unions are seek.
ing to avoid giving testimony,
Chairman Martin Dies CD Of
Texas charged today.
The committee, Dies said, has
received complaints that witnesses
who already have testified. have
been losing their jobs. These, the
chairman explained, are those who
charged that communism is rife
In the WPA Federal theater
project.
LOSING THEIR JOBS"
"Since the President't attack,
many witnesses we had lined
up seek to avoid giving testi-
mony," said Dies, referring to
Mr.. Roosevelt's remarks that
the committee itself was un-
American.
Many Of them are on WPA
projects or in other Govern.
ment jobs or in labor unions.
"Of course, we can subpoena
them and force them to testify.
am reluctant to do it when
they are afraid. We have com.
plants that witnesses who testi-
fled regarding Federal theater
projects are losing their jobs.
CITES MARTINS CASE
"You can't blame some labor
union witnesses if they are now
afraid to testify when you con-
slider the tremendous pressure
that has been put on President
Homer Martin of the United
Automobile Workers, to plead
to be excused"
Dies said that he had received
scores of telephone calls from
Government employees who want to
testify in secret. He asserted he
had informed them their testi-
mony would have to be made
public at some time and they re-
fused to testify under the circurn-
stances.
Planning to investigate the
Ohio Sit-down strikes, Dies said
he hoped to have witnesses from
Cleveland here tomorrow. He also
expects to have witnesses within
the next few days from Philadel-
phia and Milwaukee.
Dies said r epreS Sentativ es
Starnes, Cd, Alabama: Mosier,
CD, Ohio, and Thomas R.), New
Jersey, will represent . subcom-
mittee to 60 to the Pacific coast
to hear $50 witnesses.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Love Laughs at Jail

Miss Lee, whose home is in New
York, came here three weeks ago
with a revue. now playing at a
downtown restaurant. When ask
ed about her romance she was at
first willing to talk, but deciding
she didn't like publicity because
his family might not like it," she
refused to give more information
about her plans.
This noontime found her dane
ing with the other seven chorus
girls during the lunch hour, as
usual-despite the fact her fiance
is in the tolls.
And dancing with Miss Lee is
jeanne Carroll. her roommate at
the Franklin Park Hotel. Miss
Carroll will be a bridesmaid at the
wedding-if the law permits 1t.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Lords Hear Plea
For Rome Pact

LONDON, Nov. 3 Q.N.SJ.-Op-
position leaders, with a motion of
censure in the House of Com
mons, today made a new attempt
to defeat the government, but
the cabinets cohorts speedily ad-
vanced on their course of Euro
pean "appeaSement" by present
ing the Anglo-Italian pact to the
House of Lords.
Herbert Morrison, Laborite,
struck at one of the governments
weakest points when he asked
Commons to cenSure the govern
ment for it's anti-air raid policy.
Since the Munich accord the rev.
elation has slowly leaked out that
Britain's defenSes against air
raids were woefully inadequate.
CHAMBERLAIN SAFE
There was, however, not the
remotest prospect that Prime Min
lister Chamberlain would be over
thrown, for only last night in the
House he won a vote Of 345 to
1873 for ratification of the accord
with Rome.
Lord Halifax, the Foreign Sec
retary, offered the Anglo-Italian
motion in the House of Lords,
where he reiterated Chamberlain S
contention that Premier Mussolini
is acting in good faith in carrying
out Withdrawals of troops from
Spain.
The cabinet spokesman de,
Tended Britain's motives in seek
ing friendship with Italy, and de
MED that ratification Of the pact
strikes a blow at the Spanish gov
ernment. Britain, he said, has
never departed from principles o1
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Under the second major ampu.
tation since the Munich pact, Hun
gary added $50, 900 population and
a rich area of 1000 square miles
to her territory.
MARCH SATURDAY
German Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop and Italian
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
decided that Hungary troops will
begin marching into Slovakia
Saturday and complete the occupa-
tion by Tuesday.
Polish desires for common
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
JAPAN TO FAVOR
REICH and ITALY.
IN CLOSED ASIA.
Foreign Powers Told to
Leave China Alone
By DON BROWN

TOKYO. Nov. 3 G.NS).-Pre
nier Prince Fumimaro Konoye, OF
Japan. today delivered a sharp
warning to foreign powers to cease
"victimizing" China.
The premier's declaration was
broadcast as a supplement to a
drastic announcement of Nip,
ponese ASiatic policy in which the
Tokyo government set forth a
virtual economic and political
Monroe Doctrine" for the Far
East.
"Understdnding" Needed
Konoye declared that foreign
powers should have clear under
standing of the new situation un-
folding in East Asia"
China" he asserted, "hither-
to has been victimized by the
tmperialistic ambitions of other
foreign powers"
These ambitions, Konoye de-
clared in an obvious reference to
Western powers, constantly men
aced China's peace and indie.
pendence." He added:
Japan realizes the necessity
Of revising the situation funda-
mentally. Hereafter Japan de-
sires that a new peace fabric,
based on justice, should be eS-
tablished.
Japan has no intention Of
rejecting the cooperation of for
eign powers or injuring their
legitimate rights and interests
In China
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
non-intervention in Spain.

non-intervention in Spain.
In urging ratification of the
pact, Chamberlain declared that
the war in Spain was no longer
a menace to European peace. BY
a strange twist of coincidence, a
British-chartered Spanish freight
er, registered at Santander, was
attacked and sunk by a Spanish
nationalist warship 10 miles off
the Norfolk coast only few hours
before the vote was taken.
Passage Of the motion for rat
ification Of the pact gave Cham
berlain's realistic" foreign policy
another victory and cleared the
way for new steps toward concil-
iation, which the British govern.
ment is expected to carry Out
without delay.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Goering May Visit
England, Is Report

LONDON, Nov. 3 (I.N.S.).
The London Daily Herald re-
ported today that Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm GOering,
of Germany, may visit Eng
land before the end of this
year for further Anglo Ger
man conversations.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Clio CALLS OFF
STRIKE IN OHIO
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CONTINUED from Page II
to work by Paul w. Fuller, of Gin
cinnati, regional director Of the
CIO, who said:
1--WE do not intend to have
our people murdered by a lame
duck governor who has proven
himself to be Americas No. !
Strike-breaker."
Davey said the abrupt end OF
the Middletown strike was an ad
mission that only a small per
centage of the 1,100 employees
favored the CIO union. The gov
ernor said:
Lewis was afraid to let the
plant reopen under the protec-
tion of the law. Because most
of the employees would have
gone back to work with q song
of joy in their hearts. His strike
has cost the workers in Middle
town nearly $150,000 because a
handful of CIO members obeyed.
his imperial will"
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
GIRL, 8, TELLS
OF SHIP ATTACK
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to the Fascists. He asked me If
were afraid, but I told him:
ga sailors wife is not afraid.
Where my husband is taken, I
will be taken
II knew the Fascists wanted
him for something. They wanted
him alive"
SENT OUT A BOAT
Mrs. Arguellas revealed that tine
Nadir sent out a boat to pick ur
survivors from the sunken freigh
ter, but expressed deepest distrust
at this act.
They wanted him alive" she
repeated. That is why they
sent a boat to take him to the
ship. 1t wasn't humanity on
their part. They wanted him
for some purpose; perhaps, to
shoot him, or make an example
of him.
But he didn't go. I am glad
that he went on a British life
boat. We are now safe in Eng
land for the time being, but for
how long, 1 do not know.
"I never want to undergo
similar experience. I do not
want to go to sea again, at least
not with my children"
It was estimated here that the
Nadir took some 80 passenger!
and members of the crew of tht
Cantabria prisoner.
The Nadir was sighted today
racing toward the open waters o
the Atlantic with the speed of
IoctrnUoTs
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
MARCH SATURDAY
Continued from Page II

NOA-SAAASASNA
normal routine of the law.
Sergeant Stepp asserted after
ward he found not only Richard
in the room-but also four empty
bottles of a rare vintage of cham
payne.
Richard was booked at No. l
precinct and originally scheduled
to appear in court today. Police
talked with his father in Miami
by long distance telephone, how
ever, and announced the youth
would face a judge tomorrow.
The check in connection with
which the disappointed fiance is
held was cashed in a liquor store
in the 900 block of Pennsylvania
Ave. N. w., and signed ID. M.
Martin" authorities said.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Hungarian Polish frontier were re-
jected by the arbitrators.
CZECHS KEEP PRESSBURG
Many important towns were
turned over to the Budapest
regime, but Hungary failed to OBJ
tain the city of Pressburg, valuable
Danube River commercial center.
Hungarian troops will take over
the ceded territories in five sec
tionS and Czech evacuation must
be completed by November 10. Ac-
tual delineation of the new from
tiers will be undertaken by a
Hungarian -Slovak committee oper.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Nazis, Italians Allies

Konoye thanked Germany anc
italy for their moral assistance tc
Japan in the Chinese conflict ano
then added significantly:
1--WE mean to cooperate with
Germany and Italy in building
up a new world order"
Enumerating recent japanese
successes in China which, he de
clared, have reduced the Chang
Kai-Shek regime to a mere provin
cial administration, Premier Ko
noye stated:
These military successes
have been achieved by Japan
with ample fighting power left
to reject outside interference"
Konoye then pleaded with for
eign powers to cooperate with
Japan in her Asiatic policies.
"If the foreign powers under
stand Japan's real aims" he de-
clared, "and formulate policies
In keeping with the new situa-
ton in east Asia, Japan is pre-
pared to cooperate with them
for the sake of peace.