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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
OAKLAND BUSY SATURDAY
AND ALMOST PEACEFUL
With Few Exceptions Residents
Act Like Normal Individuals

Oakland was as busy as usual on
Saturday night of last week and al
most as peaceful-but not quite.
For instance, Mrs. Julia Shaffer,
Sixth and Alder streets, was much
startled when a bullet, evidently fired
from a revolver or high-powered rifle,
entered room in which she was sit
ting. 1t had come through a kitchen
window and through a door into the
room and stopped several feet from
her, but it was sufficient cause for
call to her son, Edward A. Shaffer,
president of the City Council, at the
fire house and also to notify county
officers.
Investigation finally brought the Of
ficers to the conclusion that the bullet
must have been a stray shot, as the
path of the bullet indicated that no
person standing on the ground near
the house could have fired it.
Then, too, someone was caught
Fishing" out of season in front of the
Third Street Market. A man from
Mountain Lake Park tucked a big
founder under his coat and started
away, only to run into Mayor Law
renee NJ. Fraley, who had been watch
ing. Harvey Mustard, proprietor, de-
cided not to prosecute, since the man
returned the fish and paid bill of
$1.3O for groceries bought previously.
Two young men Of town with ideas
and not money, wanted to take joy
ride in an uncle's car. They were
caught extracting. a little gasoline via
the hose route, from a car in front of
Mrs. Mary Stanton's home on Second
street. They were told to go to their
homes and report to their parents.
They will be given a hearing today in
a Justice of the Peace court.
Somebody was also stomping about
in the vacant apartment on the second
floor of Henry McComas' home on
Second street, occupied on the lower
floor by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McComas
and children. When Henry went to IN
vestigate, the person made hasty
exit via the back stairway and dis
appeared down the alley. Nothing was
reported missing.
Then. in addition, there was Wo-
man on West Pennington street who
was somewhat "under the weather"
After rousing the people of the neigh
borhood and causing general dis
turbance someone asked what she
wanted. 81 want Liberty street, she
cride. She was only four blocks out
of the way at that. After resting in
jail the balance of the night it is pre-
sumed she found Liberty street when
liberated the following morning.
AS far as can be learned the rest
of the citizens behaved themselves as
normal individuals, staying at home,
tending to their business, watching
other people tend to theirs, or just
roamin' around.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
POSES AS OMAN WHILE A GUEST AT A LOCAL HOTEL
But IS NOW UNDER ARREST ON CAR THEFT CHARGES

hotel that he was a Oman and was
working on a case in West Virginia.
Barnett left the hotel on Monday,
January II, without paying his bill,
said Mr.. fowler, and it was not until
Wednesday that the car was missed
from the garage, there being no oc-
casion to use it prior to that time.
County officials were notified and also
G. A. Fraley, whose company carried
insurance on the automobile.
Finding Barnett's Philadelphia adj
dress Mr.. fowler contacted his mother
who admitted her son had "cost her a
lot of money and had been in trouble"
on previous occasions. A call from
Barnett's mother a short time later in
formed Mr.. fowler that she had just
heard from her son in Jacksonville,
Florida, where he said he had employ
ment. The fact that Barnett had
crossed State lines with the automo-
bile gave the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation jurisdiction in the case
and it wasn't long until the car was
recovered and Barnett arrested.
The car has not yet been returned to
Oakland, and it is not known as to
where Barnett will stand trial.
Mr.. fowler said this case was one
of the very few attempts made to
Skip" a hotel bill since he has been in
charge Of the local house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
Hunter Is Fined

Wilmer Colmer, of Garrett county,
residing near Homecoming, was fined
$25 and costs by Magistrate Malcolm,
at Barton, on a charge Of hunting out
of season.
Colmer's brother, Ellsworth Colmer,
was given a suspended sentence. Both
men were said by Deputy Game War
den C. C. Myers to have had rabbit
in their possession when arrested.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
Teacher Added To Faculty

Another teacher was added to the
staff of the Oakland elementary school
this week, Miss Anna Louise Connolly,
of Monessen, Pa, having been APP
pointed instructor in English for stu
dents of the sixth and seventh grades.
With the addition of Miss Connolly
to the faculty, the school has now thir-
teen instructors, two Of whom, how
ever, give only part-time instruction in
music and art.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
Firm Gets Garrett
County Contract

T. Edgie Russell and Company.
Frederick contractors, submitted a
low bid of $685. 8O to the State Roads
Commission for construction of 2.1e
miles of highway in Garrett county.
Specifications on the contract call
for bituminous surface roadway over
a macadam base from Deer Park to
ward Mountain Lake Park.
The Maryland State Employment
service in Cumberland will furnish Ia
Dor for the project.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

Rev. George M. Kunkle, pastor of
st. Paul's Lutheran church at Acct
dent, will deliver the sermon in St.
Marks Lutheran church, Oakland, on
Sunday morning.
The Birthday Ball, to raise funds to
fight infantile paralysis, will be held
on Friday, February 4, at the Will
liam-James Hotel. Dancing will be
from 9 to /, and Reed Raines and his
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
To Present Recital

The pupils of st. Peters Music
School will give their mid-year reci-
tai on February 3, at 500 o'clock
The Sisters in charge of the school
cordially invite parents and friends to
be present upon this occasion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
Fire Department Answers An
alarm Yesterday Morning

Oakland Fire Department members
answered an alarm about $50 o'clock
yesterday morning and eXtinguished
an incipient blaze caused by an over
heated fue in the home of Earl Hersh-
man, just off Center street on Proctor
street.
Only slight damage to the building
resulted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

Unpaid warrants were listed for
1886 at 42,255.62, and for 1887 at
$2O, 1851, for total of $62, 443.23.
The report showed $45,041.16 for cash
on hand and net assets, $83, 209.72.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

Mrs. Ernest Townshend went to
Cumberland this afternoon, called to
that city by the illness of her son
Singleton Townshend, who was taken
to a hospital in Cumberland this
morning. He will likely undergo an
operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
ACTRESS TOLD HER
 PLACE IN COURT

Hollywood, Feb. 2-(UP)-Con- stance Bennett, who last was in court because she claimed an artist had made her look like sack of cement with a rope tied around it, returned to the halls of justice to- day to discover that the courtroom is no place for an actress to act.
 Judge Charles s. Burnell told her so. He said she was no picture star to him; that she was just another and Garden variety of witness.
 50 just sit there and look beau- tiful," he snapped, after she had irked him with her testimony in connection with a $65,000 suit she had filed against British Picture Corporation, Ltd., on a breach of contract charge.
 The startled Miss Bennett, gor- geous in full-length mink cape and a veil which half hid her face. subsided in her chair and informed the judge that she'd try to follow his instructions. She succeeded. too. though the lawyers were none too successful in discovering who'd damaged whom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

Numerous endorsements have been received by Walter H. Deacon, presi- dent of Mattatuck Council, Boy Scouts of America, and general chairman of the coming finance campaign for $27, 400 for budget ex- penses and the purchase and de- velopment of new camp site.
 Religious, educational and indus trial leaders voice their belief in scouting and urge the support of men and women of the communi- ties in Mattatuck Council. The drive will open with dinner meeting at the Hotel Elton Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock.
 Two of the endorsements of the movement received this morning follow:
 Dear MT. Deacon:
 It will give me pleasure to serve as member of the Citizens Sponsoring committee for the an- nual Boy Scout campaign. To my way of thinking the Boy Scouts are filling much needed want in our community life and the job is being well done. A strong well trained character with a motto Be Prepared" is an asset to the community. A healthy mind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
Purcell Says, Are No Johnston Check" /"
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notation Levy" against a payment in the ledger for 1882 which proved to be something entirely foreign to light payments, the proposition of the charges of large payments presently being publicized, dwindled to fragmentary figment, in a sense of the phrase, by MT. Purcell's and the controllers admissions.
 People Tire of Smearing
 Various persons have telephoned The Democrat to ask where is all this information coming from if the records really are missing. ' The reporter for The Democrat has been unabe to obtain from Con- troller Rowland personal statements in the matter during such times as the controller is at his office in City Hall.
 Comment continues to the effect that the citizens of Waterbury have become tired of the smear attack and, afer more than four weeks of publicity by Republican organiza- ton newspapers, fare resentful'' over many phases of the political at tack.
 Official aspect of the affair Row land continues unchanged today with those concerned with the audit awaiting reports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
HARBOR VILLAGE
 DISPUTE WIDENS

Boston, Feb. 2.-(UP).-Old liar bor Village, the federal governments $6,75O, ,OOO slum clearance project, may be offered for sale by the city next spring for non-payment Of 1886 taxes totaling $38,000. The resulting legal battle, 1t was believed, would settle the wrangle between Mayor Maurice J. Tobin and Former Mayor Frederick w. Mans field over the citys right to tax the project.
 Contending that the property was exempt, Tobin charged that the assessors during Mansfield's admin istration carired the project on their books as a tax aset, thereby "de- liberately misrepresenting the finan- cial picture of the city and creating fictitious tax rate"
 Mansfield defended the assessors and said the right to tax the project was still 6 "wide open and debatable question"
 Under regular procedure, all prop critics on which 1886 taxes have not been paid will be advertised in the annual tax title sale next March or April.
 old Harbof Village, when com pleted, will house 4,000 persons in l,016 apartments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
TWO GOVERNORS
 WILL NOT AGREE
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NNOIlblAuCo HUH Y cA6O ~ if it would adequately protect the lives and property of people in flood areas, Murphy said, as Gin every way consistent with the position he (Hurley) has constantly main tained."
 He believed, however, that Hurley would not endorse plan whereby the national government would be empowered to reach into Vermont or New Hampshire and rob them ot their most important single natural resource.
 Lose Its Character
 "Under the amendment the flood control program would completely lose its character as a cooperative undertaking financed by federal and state contributions and become, iu- stead, a 100 per cent federal under taking.
 "Such a solution would obviously appeal strongly to the congressman from Massachusetts and Connecti- cut. In their understandable zeal for this new federal pay-au plan, they have forgotten that while under it Massachusetts and Connecticut would receive the full measure of protection they desire, Vermont and New Hampshire would be forced to withstand fast destruction in prop erty values.
 Millions in Damages
 Damages aggregating many mill lions of dollars would be visited upon the people of New Hampshire alone. Considerable portions of towns and, in some cases, entire vil- lageS would be obliterated.
 "The effect upon town finances of removing large areas from the tax lists would be extremely grave for some of our towns which are finding it difficult to assess and col- lect taxes in sufficient amount.
 When I raised that question in the course of the New England gov- ernors conference with the president in Washington, he dismissed 1t with a laugh"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
NO SAFE DRIVER
 AWARDS IN PENN

Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 2-(UP)- State Insurance Commissioner Owen B. Hunt refused today to permit in surance companies to establish a safe drivers award plan ill Penn sylvania under which a 15 per cent refund of insurance premiums would be made to motorists driving year without an accident.
 Hunt said the idea of reducing in- surance costs to drivers with acci- dent-free records was all right, but contended that:
 Tn order to make that refund, the schedules provide for five per cent advance loading charge and a five per cent slash in commissions paid to agents.
 "This creates a situation where the driver who has an accident &C., tually pays five per cent more than ordinarily. I am inalterably op- posed to anything that will increase insurance costs to the public :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
case of Lieut.. Leary.
 PuhIic Is APnuSN6

case or Lieut.. Leary.
 Public Is Aroused
 Due to editorials obviously tainted with the material Rowland and the Republican shots in the dark" at the administration, the public has become aroused over the controllers non-payment of the pension" which he allotted to the injured fireman. The public was asked to believe that this was the fault of the incumbent administration although the accident to Lieut.. Leary oc- cured nearly four years before Mayor Frank Hayes and members of his official staff took office.
 COP. Charter Body Fell Down
 It was remarked that the Republi- can-designed charter commission could have effected the arrange ments for amendment to the char ter to take care of Lieut.. Leary's case. But the Republican organiza- tion newspapers chose to overlook this aspect of the matter, the con- missioners remarked.
 There will be only routine business beyond the Leary matter, it was re- ported, and comment is that various appointments will not come up for final consideration at this after noon's meeting. More than a score of applications were presented at the first meeting of the board last month when Commissioner McCar- thy was elected chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
II OOuCCo.
 Smear Items" surmises

produced.
 Smear Items" surmises
 Thus, with other Smear items, V the facts of payments charged to the administration dropped into the category of "surmise," raising once again the question of what records really are missing; from whose f1les are these "surmises" being matched, in a manner of speaking?
 Meanwhile, auditors from Griffen- hagen & Associates started account ing of the last year records with a staff of two men and three women using the aldermanic chamber. John G. Robinson, in charge, expects a larger staff within few days.
 In the matter of the Johnston payments" the controller was un- willing ito produce the checks, vouchers, and all matter pretaining to such payments" and directed MT Purcell to have the reporter write specifically what he wished to see. The reporter appended the request, "All checks for the years, 1930- 1937," inclusive.
 Controller Rowland left his office by his private entrance after in- forming MT. Purcell to tell the re- porter that there are no checks to show such payments.
 As in the Levy case, when MT. Purcell was shown to be in error by the reporter from The Demo- crat in the matetr of a penc1lled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
LEAGUE PASSES
 VOTE OVER CHINA

Geneva, Feb 23(UP)-The League of Nations Council today approved resolution inviting its members to consider whether they can lend individual aid to China in the Far East conflict.
 The resolution expressed hope that those nations with special interests in the Far East would lose no op- portunity to examine possibilities for settlement of the undeclared war.
 The report, which will be submit ted for consideration of the league assembly,, was adopted after Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, China's chief delegate, urged the league to act to halt Japan's campaign and as- sure just settlement of the con- f1ict through the cooperation of peace-loving countries.
 Japan's contempt for western powers has been shown by her pol icy of outrage, apology and out rage" and such incidents as the attacks on the American Gunboat Panay and the British Gunboat Ladybird, Dr. Wellington Koo told the league council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

Pape and his staff, but intimated that they were prepared to defend their native land or the homeland of their parents against propaganda, which they claim MT. Pape is cir culating to the disadvantage of the Italian people.
 Radio Broadcast Expected
 It was announced this morning that a public appeal through the medium of a radio broadcast will be made prior to the meeting of the Brotherhood. Sunday. Several very prominent Italian citizens have vol unteered their services to lead in the attack on the Republican-Ameri- can racial smear" campaign. Presi- dent DePastino and representatives of the veterans, who served with the A. E. F. as we'll as the Italian army will be heard in the broadcast. A series of speeches is in the course of preparation.
 Statement Yesterday
 Tn their statement yesterday the committee organizing the protest movement stated in part as follows:
 'That acting upon the inSiStence of several prominent leaders among local societies and clubs, action will be taken in the form of protest or a boycott of the two papers, whose editorials have become so pronuonc- ed against Italy that something must be done to show William Pape, that American citizens of Italian extrac- tion can defend the land of their birth or extraction as efficiently as Pape and hiss taff can defend theirs.
 Many have arrived at the conclu- sion that Pape's newspapers are not serving the cause of 100 per cent Americanism but building sentiment in favor of the land of Pape'S birth. from whence a great number of the staff of the Waterbury Re- publican-American have immigrated.
 Hold Pape to Account
 MT. Pape will be held strictly to account for any hard feelings that may develop locally from resulting reaction to the prejudiced and par tial attitude of his papers in inter- national comments, which in some quarters are interpreted as being malicious.
 More than one-fourth of the To- cal population is of Italian extrac- tion and most of them refuse to take into account Papes theories, which are founded on an international sys- tenn of propaganda to involve Am erica in foreign troubles
 'The resulting action which may be taken by the Italian-American orgf1anizations will be no surprise to William Pape who has upon several occasions been politely requested to desist from his anti-Italian atti- tude."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
SHADOW OF 'HOG' DROVE HIM BACK
Members of "GrOund Hog Lodge Had Their An-
 nual COnfab Today

Quarryville, Pa, Feb. 2.-CUP)- Members of the slumbering Ground Hog Lodge relayed to a waiting world today the news that the furry little weather prophet had seen his shadow, forecasting another six weeks of winter. His excellency, Defender of the Faith Joseph Rich lieu SWinehart, shouted the news somewhat breathlessly after breth- ren of the lodge had tramped through the countryside in their annual search for the elusice mar mot. Members of the order, who wore high silk hats, white night gowns and other mysterious re- galia, could have guessed that win ter would continue when they saw the sur shining this morning. But they maintained stoutly that no forecast was released until the grounding performed in person.
 Denied Rumors
 The exalted hibernator, George Washington Esheman, three hiber- mating governors, Albert Fritz, Hugh w. Gilbert and George Washington Hensel, Jr., and the secretary and bondless treasurer, William Uhler Hensel, joined the D. O. T. F. in a vigorous denial of rumors that members took a stuffed grounding with them in case the real mar mota marmox" failed to appear.
 The principal bushes out of the way, members spent the day in solitary mediation.
 A light lunch "savoring of fast" put lodgemen in shape for sump- tuous dinner at the dining hall of a Quarryville church, to which they will parade in traditional night caps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
S7 FOUND MISSING : IN MEAT MARKET
PatrOlman Discovers Rear Door Open; Manager Re-
 ports Money Gone

Police today took under advise ment the search for a Brooklyn bandit who allegedly took $7 from the cash register of Gartzman's Market at 794 Bank street.
 The paramount question in their minds was not, "Who is the ban dit?" but rather, why did he leave the $1.20?"
 Patrolman Clarence Marsella re- ported last night that as he made his regular rounds on his beat, he found that the rear door of Gartz- mans market was open. Immedi- ately he investigated, noticed noth- ing amiss, and so notified the man. ager of the firm.
 The manager came to the scene poSt-haste, checked on the con- tents, noted the $1.20, and an- nounced that the sum of $7 was missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
UNITED STATES
 FOR HOME DEFENSE
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Maas, Republican, Minnesota.
 Does the U. s. navy have any plans to join any foreign power, par ticularly England-any idea that our fleet would complement tthe fleet of some other power?" Maas asked.
 "No," said Leahy, "the navy has no plans to join any other>nation in a possible war. This program is de- signed to protect the United States against aggression without any as- Sistance."
 Vinson also drew from Leahy the statement that the arms increase program was no departure from es- tablished policy, which he said is aimed at reduction of armaments by international treaties. Vinson read into the record figures show ing that the United States contrib uted $212,000,00O in naval ships to the limitation program.
 Must Built in Competition
 "Then," Vinson asked, "are we forced to construct certain types be- cause of other nations? If they build battleships we must build battle ships?"
 That is correct" said Leahy. "Is is necessary that we build to match the vessels in the possession of other nations"
 Would the proposed increase pro- mote peace?" Vinson asked.
 Tt would definitely promote peace" said Leahy. Because when the increase is reached we will at- tain approximately the 5-5-3 ratio which would discourage any attack on America by any naval power"
 Leahy resumed his testimony after Rep. Byron N. Scott, Democrat California, member of the commit tee, said he had information, which he has been unable to verify, that recent American naval patrols of California were connected with ef- forts to locate certain Japanese naval vessels. Leahy, however, said the maneuvers were routine, and were not connected in any manner with Japanese naval maneuvers.