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The Republican., 1938-11-24
GORTNER

Come to church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Wade and Lee Beckman, Mr.. and
Mrs. August Killius and son, Glenn
and daughter, Mildred, of Loeb Lynn
spent Sunday with Mary and Ross
Lichty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Schlossnagle
and children were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Lichty on Sunday evening.
The Lutheran sewing circle will
meet November 30th at Mrs. Charles
Kelley's, at Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Fulk and family, of
Sunnyside, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Fulk on Sunday.
The wedding has been announced
for Mr.. Dan Beachy, of Gortner, and
Miss Sadie Hostetler, of Meyersdale,
to take place on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Eliza Biser is confined to her
bed suffering from broken ribs she
sustained on Saturday evening when
she fell over piece of furniture in her
home while romping with the children.
The following were callers at the
Biser home on Sunday: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gauer, Ed. Hesse, Mrs. Floyd
Lee and son, Alvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Biser, Mr.. and Mrs. John Harsh
and children, Gerald Biser, Geo. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Biser, Misses
Maxine White and Hazel Lee.
The following attended a party at
Otho Friends on Thursday evening:
Ralph and Elva Beckman, Geo. Lohr,
Merlyn Gnegy, Madge VanSickle, Joe
Whorton, Pansy Hinebaugh, Willard
and Merle Swartzentruber, Sylvia
Kitzmiller, Carl Johnson, Nina and
Mary Friend, Margaret Hollen, Jr.
Shockey, Gladys Johnson, Bernard
Cover, and Darl Gnegy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Alexander and
family, Accident, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Welch on Sunday.
Asa Kitzmiller spent one day visit
ing the Stottlemeyers at Crellin.
Misses Evelyn Friend, Emma Cath
crime Calls and Evelyn Welch spent
one night last week with Mrs. Albert
Sisk.
John Wengard, Meyersdale, spent
the weekend at Jacob Petersheims.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lohr and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Sla-
bach on Sunday.
Miss Madge VanSicEle recently
spent a night with Miss Sylvia Kitz-
miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Lichty and chill
dren, and their guest, Mrs. Lydia
Beachy, of Grantsville took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Swartzentru-
ber, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swartzentruber
had as dinner guests on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Gnegy and family, Mis-
ses Evelyn and Eleanor Friend.
The following helped Mr.. Edward
Beckman celebrate his birthday on
Saturday evening: Mrs. John Kitzmil-
Ter, Mrs. Martha Fike, Raymond
Shreve, Asa Kitzmiller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Fulk and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Welch enter
tanned over the weekend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ersel Stocket, of Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde McCabe, of Carnegie, Pa;
William Jenkins and son, Fellowsville.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
NEW GERMANY

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Feelix and
daughter, Johnstown, Pa, spent the
weekend here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorraine Otto and
children, visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.
Foye, at Smithfield, Pa.
Miss Jennie Jenkins spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Layman Galao-
way, at Smithfeld, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer burst and chill
dren were at the Blaine burst home
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Broadwater an
nounce the birth of a son.
Birthday congratulations are in
order for Mr.. c. j. Otto who will cele-
brate his birthday on November 20.
Those who attended the All ban
quet in Friendsville on Friday even
ing We're Mrs. Willie Warwick and
daughter, Betty 10, Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
raine Otto, Dorothy j. Broadwater,
Lee Fazenbaker and James Wiland.
The Republican., 1938-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Spoerlein, Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. SpoerIein visited rela-
tives at Hoyes on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Roth recently
visited Mr.. Lemuel Reed, at Hauser.
Mr.. Reed is very i'll.
Miss Dora Louise Spoerlein, who is
nursing Mrs. Wilson, in Cumberland,
was home for a few hours on Monday.
On November 3Oth, Mr.. Oberholtzer
a returned missionary from China, will
speak at the Brethren church at Egg
Ion. You are invited.
Mrs. Milton Riley, of Pleasant Val
ley, called on Mrs. Albert Sisk on
Monday.
Miss Glada Johnson, who has been
at the home of her brother, Sam
Johnson, entered Memorial hospital, at
Cumberland, Monday as a patient.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
DIED
RUFUS ARLINGTON SMITH

R. A. Smith, of Blaine, Mineral
county, West Virginia, died at 1926
p. M, Saturday, November 19, 1888
at the Reeves Clinic, Westernport
where he had been confined for a
period of 10 days, following a period
of failing health for five years.
Mr.. Smith was born August IL
1868, at Gladesville, Preston county
W. Va, a son of William and Sarah
Smith, and spent his entire life in the
state of his birth.
He came to Blaine in 1889, where he
was the Western Maryland Railway
Station Agent, Postmaster, and mer-
chant. Mr.. Smith served as the Blaine
W. Va, Postmaster for 81 years. He
started in the coal business in 1899
and continued his business until his
death, and was the President of the
Hamill Coal and Coke company,
which concern he organized and con-
Quoted. He also organized the First
National Bank of Kitzmiller, Mary
land, and served as its President
during it's entire existence. He was
very active churchman all his life
and was a member of the NJ. E. church
of Kitzmiller since 1896.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Grace Browning Smith, and the fol-
lowing children: C. Ney Smith, of
Huntington, w. Va; W. Allan Smith,
Blaine, w. Va; and Mrs. Harry l.
Wilson, Clarksburg, W. Va; and the
following grandchildren: arroIl
Smith, Dorothy Smith, Barbara Will
son, and Michael Smith. One brother,
Harvey B. Smith, Keyser, W. Va, also
survives.
Funeral services were conducted
from the M. E. church, Kitzmiller, on
Tuesday, November %, at $3.50 with
interment in the Hamill cemetery at
Kitzmiller.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
EDWARD s. BURNS

Edward S. Burns, 55, better known
as ed" dropped dead at his home at
Kitzmiller, last Saturday night about
$50 from a heart attack. Mr.. Burns
went to the wash house to remove his
overshoes and his son, Eldred, "Pat"
Burns, heard him fall. A doctor was
summoned but Mr.. Burns was dead
when his son found him, was the
doctors report. Funehal services
were held Tuesday afternoon from the
Methodist church. He is survived by
the son named and one grandchild,
Patricia June Burns.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
A. GUY BARRICK

A. Guy Barrick, about 67 years Of
age, of Kitzmiller, died Tuesday after
noon at the time his son-in-Iaw's
father, Ed Burns, was being buried.
He had been in i'll health for some
time and was at home at the time.
Mr.. Barrick owned a grocery store
in Kitzmiller for a number of years.
Surviving are his widow and three
children, Arlie Barrick and Dwight
Barrick, and Mrs. Eldred Burns, all Of
Kitzmiller; also one brother, Gilbert
Barrick, Kitzmiller, and one sister,
Mrs Bert Garner, of Cumberland.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
Gard of Thanks

We desire in this manner to ex-
press our sincere appreciation and
thanks to everyone who so graciously
expressed their sympathy in word or
deed, in our recent bereavement in the
death of our beloved husband and
father, the late Jesse J. Ashby, Sr.;
also for the use of cars and the send
ing of floral tributes.
HIS WIFE AND FAMILY.
The Republican., 1938-11-24
Birthday Congratulations To-

Simon Myers, Oakland, who will be
seventy-fve on Friday, November 25
Harvey "Hub" Swartzentruber, OF
near Oakland, Monday, November %
Miss Maxine White, of near Oak
land, Monday, November %.
Max Lee White, of near town, on
Monday, November 28. 49,.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
DEFENDS
RELIEF STATUS

Keeling off a lengthy statistical
table, William savin, director of
the Family Aid Association, last
night took issue with the state
ment Of Edward F. Colladay,
Board of Trade president, that re-
lief in Washington is 4o.per cent
higher than in other cities of
comparable size.
Addressing a meeting of volun-
teer Community Chest speakers at
1922 Eleventh st. N. W., Mr.. savin
quoted figures from the U. s.
Children's Bureau to show Gin
cinnati, with 100000 population,
in November spent $166,212 for
relief while Washington, with
$50, 900 population, spent $6S, 900.
He cited other statistics show.
ing relief costs of Boston, Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh during the
same period were much greater
than the local cost. He explained
the November statistics were the
latest compiled by the bureau. !
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
PAPER REFUSES
PRESS STORIES

In the buzz of gossip following
the news that President Roosevelt
Is arranging to publish portions of
the Observation-Disclosures at the
White House Press conferences
and do so for cash-comeS the
apparently authentic statement
from a newspaper source that one
publisher to whom the Presidents
material was offered turned down
the offer. White House comment
on this rumor has been withheld.
The publishers reason is report
ed to have been that the material
was not OF. sufficient interest and
that the Presidents plan of max
ing the press conference material
available to all daily papers at
the same time it was published in
o weekly magazine, depleted the
value Of the material to a pub
Usher.
The Presidents statement to
newspaper people was that certain
public papers are being published
in a set Of volumes. to which
papers are to be added the Pres
ident's own notes and iutroduc-
tory paragraphs.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
TRIO ARRAlIGNED \
|. IN KIDNAP CASE

| ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 24.-The
two women and one man held by
police here in connection with the
kidnapping of 18-month-old Milton
Henry Booth were turned over to
custody Of Deputy United States
Marshal Michael B. GilleaSe today
and taken to Baltimore.
GilleaSe had a warrant charging
the three with kidnapping.
There were scheduled to be ar.
Iraigned later today before U. S.
Commissioner James K. Cullen in
Baltimore. The warrants named:
Elizabeth Childress, 1S, who told
police her name was Mrs. Eliza
beth Childress Estep; Mrs. Clyde
Childress, Al, her mother, who told
police her name was Mrs. Mary
Lee, and Henry Estep, %.
The three were captured with
the child Monday near Ounce
orchard, Md.
According to police, they are re
puted to have snatched the chile
from the arms Of his mother, Mrs
Lorraine Booth, on January rs ir
Paxton, Va. The child has beer
placed in a boarding home BY
county juvenile authorities pend
ing disposition of its custody by
the court.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Film Protest
Picket Line Greets
Birth of Nation

The National Negro Congress
is not interested in the develop.
ment Of the cinema when the
medium of development inter.
fereS with the development of
democracy.
In other words. "The Birth OF a
Nation" which came to the Rialto
Theater yesterday for a one-night
stand, under the auspices of the
Film Society of Washington, was
exhibited to society members over
the protest of eight pickets bear
ing placards which proclaimed:
THE Birth of a Nation
glorifieS the K. K. K. We suffer.
They laugh"
Film Society officials said the
film was an outstanding one and
was selected for a private show
ing without regard to social com
plications.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

Although various proposals seek
ing information on the economic
life of the nation lay scattered
around the Senate. attention was
focused on three broad inveStiga
tions covering much the same ter.
ritory. They are:
/. Resumption of hearings be-
fore the Senate Business and Re
lief Committee headed by Sena-
tor Byrnes CD of South Caro-
lima. Bernard M. Baruch, New
York financier, will appear Mon
day to discuss Factors Believed
To Be Most Influential in the
Present Industrial Recession"
Robert w. Irwin. Grand Rapids
CMich) furniture dealer, will
discuss Increase Of Monopo-
liStic Practices in Certain Indus
tries"
2. Investigation Of the effect
of monopolistic practices on COM
modify prices, price-fixing, and
fluctuations in commodity prices,
by the Senate Commerce Com
mittee. The resolution Of Sena-
tor Bailey Cd of North Caro-
lima, calling for the inquiry, was
unanimously approved by the
committee and is expected to be
approved by the Senate.
3. Hearings, beginning Tues
day, on the Borah-OMahoney
Corporation Licensing bill, be-
fore a Senate judiciary Subcom-
mittee. The relation between
Government and business is ex-
pected to form the main sub
ject.
The widespread investigations
represent independent action on
the part of the Senate in dealing
with the business recession, and
legislation.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
URGENTLY NEEDED
Sales of Insurance
Higher in District

Although life insurance sales In
the country at large declined IL
per cent in January as compared
with January of 1887, the District
sales Of life insurance increased
by 4 per cent during the same
month.
The District Of Columbia scored
the best gains of any major city
in the United States, according to
figures released by the Life InSur.
ance Sales Bureau, with $4,910, 900
Of, life insurance sold here during
the month.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Labor Vote Split
Indicated by AFL

Q.N.S) Organized labor in
Pennsylvania will be divided in
the forthcoming primary elections,
the American Federation of La
Dor strongly indicated today.
President William Green re,
voked the charter Of the Penn
sylvania Federation of Labor,
which is dominated by officers be
longing to CIO unions, because of
what he called "the politically am.
bilious" CIO leaders.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

Count Rene Doynel de Saint
Quentin, newly-appointed French
ambassador to the United States
is expected to reach Washington
from New York tomorrow, the
French Embassy announced to.
day.
Present plans call for the
embassy staff meeting M. Saint
Quentin at Union Station. A re.
ception is planned later.
NJ. SaintQuentin was named
ambassador last month to succeed
M. Georges Bonnet, who gave up
his post June % to accept the
portfolio of minister of finance.
Upon his arrival in New York
the new envoy said he was happy
to represent France in America
because "Frenchmen have not
forgotten that America came over
to fight in France to defend the
liberty of nations"
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
U. S. Turns to New Borrowing Program
As Income Tax Returns Lag

term bills. At the same time it will refnance 1885,
OOO 900 maturing note issue through exchange Of
fering of new securities.
Both internal and customs receipts also are
smaller in volume than year ago, due to the busi-
slump Internal is about ST. 900 900 less
and customs $11 100000 off,
The Governments working money balance cur
rently stands at 81 237 100000
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Fed
era Reserve Board officials will meet next week to
chart the first quarter borrowing operation
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Win
Fee Reduction

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. "a.
Washington laundries and dry
cleaning establishments with local
branches won from the city coun-
Gil reductions in recently estab-
lished license fees at a meeting
here last night.
The $500 license fees for both
laundries and dry cleaners, voCeo
two weeks ago, were reduced to
$500 for the dry cleaners and 5000
for laundrieS. The rates are still
higher than formerly.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
DR.. Townsend Here
To Begin Jail Term

ITO washington from Chicago wa
his local representative, Otis J
Bouma.
A prepared statement was handed
to reporters by DR.. Townsend, de
claring:
IF 1 am free and not COM
PEELED to serve my sentence, it
will mean that this democratic
government has not the courage
to face the barrage of criticism
that is sure to enSue. Wrong
doers are always towards and
another election is coming UP in
a few months, so the question
now with them is What to do,
what to do""
RAPS COMMITTEE
DR.. Townsend attacked the
House investigating committee or
whom he walked out" thus being
cited for contempt. He said that
instead of investigating the merits
of the Townsend plan, they 'very
apparently set out to besmirch by
inuendo and insinuation the char
acters of everyone who was con
nected with the Townsend move
ment. Their purpose was to yer
baly tar and feather the move
ment and especially its leader.
IF I serve out my sentence,
throughout my entire period Of
incarceration the country will
discuss the shame and folly Of
a government that could forget
to defend its own Bill Of
Rights"
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
TIN HITS NEW HIGHS

NEW YORK, Feb. "a Q.N.S)
The International Tin Research
and Development Council stated
today that both production and
consumption of tin in 1897 reached
new high levels. World produc-
tion totaled 2O6, 900 tons exceeding
1896 by 27 900 tons while consump-
tion aggregated 1890 tons, an
increase of SO, 800 tons.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

ONS.) Possibility of another sizable Treasury
borrowing program seen today income tax pay
ments Jagged behind last years volume.
While the bulk of 1887 income tax payments will
come into the Treasury after March l. the early flow
of returns was running some per cent less than IL
months ago.
For the first three weeks this month income taxes
have yielded the Government $50, ,0OO, ,000 compared
with $39, 900 900 in 1887.
Between March Is and March 10 the Treasury
must pay off in cash $40O 900 900 of maturing short
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
HOUSE TO RUSH
FINAL APPROVAL
OF RELIEF BILL

O.N.sO The $3.50, ,0O0, 900 emer
gency relief bill was back before
the House today for approval OF
minor changes inserted by the
Senate.
Leaders predicted quick agree
ment so President Roosevelt can
sign the bill and thereby release
the money to finance the WPA
program.
PASSES SENATE 81 TO 1
The Senate adopted the meas
ure by the vote Of 81 to /. The
dissenter was Senator Bailey Cd
Of North Carolina, who was de.
feated in his attempt to increase
the fund.
Soon as the bill becomes law,
the WPA will add 100000 persons
to the relief rolls, bringing the
total to 2,500,O00.
URGENTLY NEEDED
The $3.50, 100000 was needed to
prevent drastic curtailment Of re.
lief before June 80, the end of
the fiscal year, because of insuf.
ficient funds. Appropriation for
the 1938-39 fiscal year will be
sought later.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Alcatraz Fugitives
Linked to Murder

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a Q.N.S0
Two bandits who shot and killed
Harold A, Thompson, owner of a
small night club here, during a
holdup Wednesday may be the
Oklahoma convicts who recently
escaped from -Alcatraz, police said
today.
Officers declared descriptions of
the two men resembled Ralph
Rose, 29-year-old bank robber, and
Theodore Cole, %. kidnaper. of
Oklahoma who vanished from the
Federal prison last December.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Sinclair Lewis Due
To Talk in Capital

Sinclair Lewis. author of the
novels "Babbitt" and main
Street." and winner of the Nobel
prize for literature, will speak on
"How to Make Friends Go Like
the Wind" in Constitution Hall at
$3.50 O'Clock tonight.
Lewis address will be a Satirical
criticism of the recent deluge Of
"self-improvement" books. He will
speak under the auspices Of
1.-THE Washington Forum.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
Foreign Order
Medal to Hull

Secretary Of State CordeIl Hull
has been awarded the Gold
Medal Of the Foreign Service
Order, it was announced today.
The award is conferred annu'
ally to the person who in the
opinion Of the Order has most
effectively contributed to the
well-being Of the world in general
and the United States in particu.
lar. Pressure Of official duties
it was said. prevents immediate
preventative Of the medal. which
win be conferred at q date to be
announced.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
In Congress Today
SENATE

Meets at noon.
Resumes consideration Of insect
pests bill.
Judiciary Committee considers
additional judges bill.
Interstate Commerce Commit
zee considers long.and-short-haul
bill.
Banking and Currency Commit
tee considers tranScontinental
highway proposal.
HOUSE
Meets at noon.
Hears speeches on various sub.
jectS under special orders rule.
Ways and Means Committee
continues tax study.
Labor Committee considers
wage-and-hour bill.
District subcommittee considers
ID. c. revenue bill.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
'DOUBLE-CROSS'
LAID TO BRITAIN
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ing overtures to the dictator ma
ttons when she should be joined
with the English-Speaking democ-
racies against the threat Of die
tatorship.
Il still trust President Roose-
velt and I believe his eyes are
being opened by this double
crossing we are getting"
He charged that the State, Wal
and Navy departments are "propa
gandizing" for increased arma
ments.
This whole expenditure ap-
pears to me to be a waste Of
money" he said. I'VE could
stop this war in China if we
would refuse to ship any more
oil and steel to Japan"
Representative OMalley (D) O
Wisconsin, declared this Who'll
ridiculous program has been tn
result of propaganda"
HITS EXPENDITURE
eff we need to spend this
billion dollars on defense
against this mysterious enemy
or enemies, why don't we spend
it teaching women and children
to use gas masks and build the
cellars to hide in," he said.
about 80 per cent of this
big navy propaganda comes
our old friend 'perfidious albion
England. 1t seems to originate
with the able minds in Down
ing Street of which we have q
shirt-tail brigade in our own
State Department"
What this country needs, h
said. is a shake up in the arm,
and navy so we can get som,
younger minds on the staffs."
do you believe the President
is propagandizing for warp"
Representative Mas (R.) of
Minnesota, asked OMalley.
II do not, but I think he is
surrounded by a bunch of minds
who are misleading him as to
the seriousness of world condi-
tions. They are playing Eng
lands game"
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
REFUSES $50 RAISE

PITTSBURGH, Feb. "a 0.N.SO.
The Allegheny county salary
board offered Deputy Register Of
Wills J. I. Simon a $50-a.month
increase in pay. Simon refused
the increase, saying he wanted a
$1O0-a-month raise. "I'll bring
suit" he said.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
1888 LOyalists
Buried in Drive

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, Feb.
"a QNS0.-A nationalist com
munique today said 9,753 bodies
of loyalists were buried and 1928
prisoners were taken during the
drive towards Teruel from Febru-
ary 5 to a..
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
LAGUARDlA TO SPEAK

LANSING. Mich, Feb. "a
Q.N.S0-New York'S Mayor
Fiorello LaGuardia Is scheduled
to speak Saturday at the annual
Michigan merit system association
meeting here, according to plans
completed today.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

senatorial race.
The question is whether Ken
lucky will send President Roose-
velt a man of action or a man
Of words" the 4O-year-old gov
ernor declared, announcing his
candidacy at a Campbell county
chamber Of commerce dinner
last night.
VISITED PRESIDENT
Chandler was q recent White
House visitor and it was reported
he was urged to refrain from con
testing with Barkley, friend OF
President Roosevelt, in the August
primary.
In announcing his candidacy the
governor said he was q friend OF
the President and would campaign
only against his opponent, Bark.
ley, but he indicated any attempt
by the national Administration to
defeat him, would bring prompt
retaliation.
.RAPS BARKLEY
Asserting he has balanced Ken
tucky's budget, the governor said
the same thing was needed in the
National Capital. He accused Bark
ley Of losing interest in the State
and its problems.
To manage his campaign Chand-
Ter selected Judge Brady Stewart
from Barkley's home county, Nc
Cracken, of which Paducah is the
county seat.
The Washington times., 1938-02-24
TREASURY CONDITION

QN.S) Treasury balance as of
February 81: $S,O01,s2S,152.7O:
internal revenue, $6,477,947.05;
customs receipts, $1S,201 ,52o.76;
receipts, $S,s0s, 144,7S4; expendi-
lures, $4,816, ,83O.57a