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The Washington times., 1938-02-03
KEEPS U. S. POST

U.N.SO. President Roosevelt
today reappointed Agnes M. Hodge
to be collector Of customs in Dis
trict 35, Minnesota.
The Washington times., 1938-02-03
WIDOW TO AID
POLICE SEARCH
IN HARDY CASE
Apartment in D. G.
Proves mystery"

Mrs. Elisabeth Connor Buch.
anan, attractive red,haired De
partment of Justice law clerk, has
Joined Alexandria police in their
search for the mysterious well
dressed man who shot her com
panion, Special Assistant Attor
ney General Russell Hardy, it was
revealed today.
News of Mrs. Buchanan's CO.
operation came after investiga-
tors discovered that Hardy main
tanned luxuriously furnished
apartment in Washington in addi-
ton to the modest Dutch colonial
home where he lives with his wife
and three children in University
Park, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-02-03
D. c. ELECTRIC
RATE SLASHED.
BY PUG ORDER.
Users Here to Save
$77O,OSO Yearly

The Public Utilities Commission
ordered the Potomac Electric
Power Company today to inaugu-
rate rate schedules which on the
basis Of 1887 consumption will
save. consumers $770,0S0 a year.
OF this amount, $294,324,. or
about 38 per cent, will inure to
the benefit of domestic consumers
while $l5O,0O0 or 20 per cent goes
to the Government-the COM
pany's best customer-and $685.
600 or AZ per cent to other COM
n1ercial users. .-
RATES RETROACTIVE
The new rates are retroactive
to February i. 1898. ..
Commissioner Riley Elgen de-
scribed the rates as "the lowest
in the country" compared with
charges in comparable cities SER
weed by plants operated similarly
to the Pepco plant.
The new rates represent a com.
promise on rates submitted by the
company last week in accord with
a Commission order for q reduc.
tion from SIS to 8 per cent in the
basic return Of the conpany's
$7O,oo0,OO of property here. !
The new domestic schedule ID
80 cents for the first so kilowatt
hours, l.S cents for the next 50
XVIII. and l.5 cents for all over
100 XVIII. The previous rate was
80 cents for the first so XVIII, %
for the next so XVIII. and 1.s for
over 100 XVIII.
AVERAGE BILL
Commission experts estimated
the new rates will result in an
average monthly bill Of $2.71 for
the average consumer of 90 kilo-
wat hours. Under the 1896 sehed-
ule, the average consumer paid
S2.92 for 90 kilowatt hours.
The user Of 100 kilowatt hours,
they estimated, will save IS cents
q month; the $50 kilowatt hours
consumer 10 cents q month, and
the consumer of 200 to 500 kilo-
watt hours S. cents a month.
The commission admitted seek
ing q reduction in the quantity to
which the initial 3.9 cents rate
would apply. but explained COM
pany figures showed the rate was
''too near the cost of service" to
allow this reduction.
The 75-cent, monthly minimum
charge remains unchanged under
the new domestic schedule.
ESTIMATED SAVING
Today'S reduction brought to
approximately $7,535, 900 the esti-
mated savings to Washington con-
surners since the so-called sliding
scale" governing rates went into
effect January /, 1925.
Ordered in 1924, the sliding
scale" is applied to the company's
return on its property investment
and StipulateS reductions or in
creases in line with the company's
fiscal fortunes.
The largest saving occurred in
1882. when consumers benefited to
the extent Of 1851 900. In 1881
q $3.50. 900 saving resulted, and the
lowest benefit was $4,000 in
1885. Last year the saving was
$5)A 900,
The Washington times., 1938-02-03
4 Injured Airmen
Are Saved From
Flaming Bomber
2 Ships in War Games Plunge in Sea
After Crash in Rain Squdll

naval ers killed in spectacular collision of giant
Navy patrol planes high the Pacific Navy officials
nOunced today
The Washington times., 1938-02-03

The twin-motored bombers
11PS and 11P4. each carrying
seven men, crashed in full view
Of men-of-war engaged in tactical
maneuvers 10 miles southwest of
here last night. The 11P3 fell in
flames after the impact. The
11P4 crashed in the sea.
Four survivors were taken from
the flaming 11P3, all of them seri-
ously injured. One of them died
later. All on board the 11P4 were
lost.
CRASH IN RAIN
The collision occurred during a
sudden rain sQuall.
Boats from the U. s. S. Pennsyl-
vania, one Of the several battle
ships and 20 destroyers within
sight Of the crash. picked up the
injured.
Fleet mansuvers were abruptly
halted while 800 planes from the
aircraft carriers Saratoga and
Lexington took off in a search for
Wreckage and bodies.
The planes which crashed and
fell were Of the same type recently
flown to Hawaii In mass forma-
tion.
LIST OF DEAD
Admiral Claude C. Bloch, in a
terSe report of the disaster, listed
the dead or missing as:
LIEUT.. ELMER J. COOPER,
commanding the 11-P-3. Monti-
cello, Ark.
IRWIN JOHN KOCH. Toledo,
Ohio.
LIEUT.. CARLTON BARMoRE
HUTCHINS, commanding 11-P-4,
Albany. N. Y.
JOSEPH E. WALTON, machin-
lists mate.
M. J. FTTZMAURICE, machin-
lists mate.
GEORGE G. GRIFFIN, radio
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-02-03
POLICE "IN KNOW"


Lieut.. Edgar Sims, of the Alex
andria police, said today he knows
where Mrs. Buchanan is in seclu.
sion and added:
II not only know where she is
but can talk to her at any
time within five minutes. She
is cooperating with us and keeps
us advised of her whereabouts
periodically"
Lieutenant Sims added that he
did not intend to talk to Mrs.
Buchanan until later ..
Mrs. Buchanan previously had
declared that she was inside the
George Mason Hotel in Alexandria
Saturday night when Hardy, who
was waiting for her in his automo-
bile parked outside, was shot and
that she would be unable to give
any clue to the identity of the
gunman.
WOMAN "VANISHES"
After voluntarily identifying
herself as the mystery woman"
companion of Hardy, Mrs.
Buchanan went into seclusion last
Monday and at her apartment,
1900 Connecticut Ave. N. W.,
friends" said she had left the
city. Until today police said they
were ignorant Of her where
abouts.
Lieutenant Sims learned yester-
day that Hardy maintained a one
room and bath apartment in the
apartments, $500 Con-
necticut Ave. N. w., and visited
the establishment last night. He
was denied entrance to the apart
ment and today he said he had
no intention of seeking a court
order to force admission.
Hardy registered at the apart
January IA and used
it infrequently when he was de-
jained in the city late by his
duties at the Department OF
Justice.
Hardy's wife when asked If she
Knew of the existence of the apart
nept said:
"I have no statement to
make"
In Sibley Hospital where he is
recovering from a bullet wound in
he hip, Hardy maintained the
silence that has been character
site since he refused to tell
police who his woman
was.
The Washington times., 1938-02-03
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy, rain tonight. lowest about 80;
tomorrow cloudy. little change In tenn
perature. "Details on Page III.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
THE TERRORISTS

From the Tuesday morning edition
of the Baltimore Sun (Democratic) the
following editorial is taken and re-
produced in this paper to show our
readers the attitude of those in high
places who come into Maryland and
attempt to dictate to the citizens of
the Free State for whom they shall
vote.
The Suns editorial follows:
Mr.. David J. Lewis is plainly wor-
ried about the political terrorism that
is being used in his behalf from Wash
ington. No wonder! Mr.. Lewis is a
kindly and humane man. Terrorism is
not within his personal code, and. let
alone, terrorism would not be part of
his campaign for the Democratic nom-
nation for Senator. But it will not help
Mr.. Lewis to denounce those who talk
Of terrorism for there is terrorism.
If Mr.. Lewis wishes to make an end
to the talk Of terrorism in his behalf,
the thing for him to do is to make an
end to the coterie in Washington that
is undertaking to manage his cam
paign for him. If Mr.. Lewis wishes to
90 further, if Mr.. Lewis wishes to
make an end of the fact of terrorism,
the thing for him to do is to make an
end to the coterie in Washington that
is undertaking to manage his cam
paign for him. So long as that group
of, second-rate and th1rd-rate manip-
ulators is allowed to send for people
from Maryland and talk with them in
Mr.. Lewis behalf, so long as that
group is unchecked and unrestricted
in the Use in MrfLewis': behalf of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
JOHN w. HERMAN
V. T. STEYER.

immense resources of the Roosevelt
Administrators long as those gen
tlemen are footloose and fancy free
in word and action, there will be talk
of terrorism for there will be terror
ism.
Mr.. Lewis says, and doubtless he
wishes to believe, that the people of
Maryland are so hell-bent for Mr..
Roosevelt that all any candidate has
to do is to tie himself to the Presi-
dents coattails and victory is won.
Mr.. Lewis says, in effect, and doubt
less he wishes to believe, that any
public man Of the Tydings type is
damned out of hand in Maryland for
no other reason than that he refused
to abandon the Democratic platform on
which he was elected when Mr.. Roose-
welt chose to abandon the same plat
form, on which he also was elected.
But the unimportant people in Wash
lngton who have risen to importance
because Mr.. Roosevelt smiles upon
them are not such infatuated enthu-
siasts. The little men who will cease
to be near-tops, and drift back into
nothingness when Mr.. Roosevelt be-
comes history, are not such infatu-
ated enthusiasts. They know the pow
er Of material resources. They know
the power of jobs. And they use this
power.
1t is unpleasant for Mr.. Lewis. 1t
will become more unpleasant for him
if re spends his time denouncing crit
les instead Of stopping terrorists. Hav-
ing power which they never earned,
the terrorists, talk of their power and
use their power. with naked brutal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

The war between Spain and the
United States, which began April 21,
ended on Friday, August r..
Rain was proving to be serious
obstacle to oats harvesting.
Garrett County Bank officials gave
out contract for a two-story brick
addition to the bank building.
James j. Reynolds was having exca-
vations made for two-story brick
veneer building, and D. E. Offutt said
he planned to rebuild on the site Of
his recently destroyed structure on
Second street.
Charles B. Cropp was in receipt Of
letter from his brother Ross Cropp,
who was in the Klondike gold region,
where he had taken up claim for the
purpose of mining. The letter was
written on bark similar to that of
water birch, thin as a sheet of paper
and almost as light in weight.
Colored help at the Loeb Lynn
Heights hotel, returning from Oak
land, discovered a fire in the laundry in
the rear of the hotel building. The
flames were extinguished.
j. Mcclure Mason, aged SO years,
one of the first settlers of the county,
died at his home in District No. 3.
A number of farmers decided to raid
a snake den near New Germany, the
den being located in ledge of rock.
The raiders found the snakes having
family reunion" The fight lasted
an hour and resulted in the killing of
6S rattlesnakes, the smallest of which
measured four feet and had ten rat
ties. A large number of young snakes
were also killed. A few days previous
another party Of the community PEG
pie visited the den and killed eighteen
rattlers.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The first Garrett countian reported
killed in action in the World War was
Lieut.. Joseph w. Welch. He was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. WEIGH, Of
Mountain Lake Park. >yp,... :.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
A LIBRARY is A COMMU-
NIFTY TOOL ROOM

Nearly every manufacturing plant
of any size has its tool room. Here are
stored special tools, scales and gauges,
materials and gadgets of all kinds
which may be requisitioned as needed
What a tool room is to a manufac
turing plant, a public library is to a
community.
We've become stirred up over this
library question and we'd like to see
more work like that being done by NJ.
NJ. Harris and his associates, of the
Peoples Library Movement for Texas.
They want the Texas legislature to
make free library service an integral
part of the States public educational
system.
Almost 100000, or 65 per cent Of
the people of Texas now lack any pub
lie library service whatsoever.
Ideas are persistent. One of the
dominating ideas of the pioneers Of
Texas was that guns and dry ammuni
ton were more necessary than shelves
with books. They were right. Living
conditions in those early days required
such fighting equipment.
Today, however, people must be pre-
pared to fight with different weapons.
Nowadays" says Mr.. Harris, edi-
tor of the San Antonio Express, "a
person without education is as poorly
fitted to cope with the forces about
him as the pioneer without gun and
ammunition would have been fitted to
fight Indians and to provide meat for
himself and family"
No longer is the library looked upon
as solely cultural institution. John
Cotton Dana, the great Newark, N. j.,
librarian, demonstrated conclusively
that a public library is highly prac-
cal institutional source of every day
disable information.
1t is part of the job of the State to
provide educational opportunities for
all its pepole. Of course those oppor-
tunities should be equal and uniform
so far as it is humanely possible to
make them so. Ones education must
not cease when one graduates from
school or college.
Libraries, therefore, are part of the
great adult educational movement.
Every printer, publisher and editor IN
the country should take an active part,
not only in providing more libraries
for more people, but in making exist
ing libraries of greater use.
The very safety of our nation de-
ponds upon right thinking on the part
of the majority of our voters. To vote
intelligently they must know how to
think. They cannot form correct judg-
ment without information. Books
should be available and interpreted to
them; they should be taught to think
of books as tools.
In New Hampshire, State Librar-
ian Thelma Bracket has played
most important part in the develop
ment of the local arts and crafts
movement. She has attended home in
dustries meetings and has helped to
populadize books that have enabled
hundreds of New Hampshire people to
increase their home earnings, making
use of ideas contained in books written
by experts.
What this country needs is more and
better libraries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1888.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
NAUGHTY. NAUGHTY!

They are digging up lot of mean
stories about Roosevelt. A number OF
new ones are also going the rounds
The Republican refuses to publish
them, as it believes it is poor sports
manship to take cracks at man who
is taking 3,OOO-mile fishing trip on a
battleship at the expense of the tax
payers and is not at home to defend
himself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The first Garrett countian reported
killed in action in the World War was
Lieut.. Joseph w. Welch. He was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. WEIGH, Of
Mountain, Lake Park. -,.1y,..,..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25

ity that would have made Gree"
Rasin and Sonny" Mahon ashamed to
face his family in the evening. You
may as well make up your mind, Mr..
Lewis, that so long as your friends
play this game, things will happen to
make you increasingly ashamed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
DR.. Hinebaugh in Cumberland
HOSPITAL

DR.. Mahlon C. limbaugh, who suf-
fered a serious illness two or three
weeks ago, was taken to Memorial
Hospital, Cumberland, last Friday for
treatment. His condition is practically
unchanged
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
To The Taxpayers Of Garrett County

his several occasions has fit to
visit Annapolis during the 1887 SEES
of Delegation concerning
the improvements and additions certain school buildings the
County Friends articles this subject dis
unfair his articles feel that it is to
tell the people the truth about it.
delegations composed of prominent ci
the before Board and pointed
the need for improvements and additions to school
buildings in Oakland Accident Kzmier and delegation from
appeared pointing their entire District without
that existed in these
munties for relief from ovowded and unanay conditions and so
delegations The remeyg the situation would be
burden the to levy the required funds at one time
citizens Annapolis discuss the situation with our
Delegation authorizing the County to
tho COUNTY DELEGATION including Senator Friend and that thew all seemed
favorable this representatives Annapolis
information the proposed matter be obtained
furnished them We told that Delegation there including
with would
the required In of this information
Commissioners of the County
with Delegation Annapolis discuss this important
problem possible obtain matching funds
the Federal and investigation we found that money
could be borrowed interest possibly low three cent
borrow $Oo upon the express condition that the money be borrowed
only able obtain 5f from the Public Works Admins
aton The bill that proposed would also have stipulated where and
what amounts the money be expended We went to Annapolis as above
faith County
msoe expecting that great benefit would derived for the entire
County Much disgust disappointment Senator Friend refused
stubborn
Senator as stated above @sv the Question m sidstor batver
We know that these improvements ultimately will have be made and the
will have to be borne solely by the We
sincerely believe that because of Senator Friends attitude and stubborn
problem County grants
the
through the Public Works Administration
blocked obtaining these funds because Senator Friend did
with us and as result the County deprived of these greatly needed i'm
and children attend school buildings
crowded without
Friend solely responsible this responsibility
him.
At the this to
home Before however, called his
well visit Annapolis
If Senator Friend his saving
would have little criticism statements
record conusivey Judgment his lack of sincerity
week called attention items
the
Friends
discloses the following
In December 1885,
vend the 8th day of December
cember This Extraordinary called
ing unemployment compensation
We
the Comptroe Report the this
Friend received the $350
the difference of $1,000 the
Senator Friend made but his
attend this Session conscentousy
the public funds mileage
him to explain comparison of this with
certainly indicates
public funds rather than Senator glorious opportunity this
gentleman
mileage Tor trip that he knows could
portion OF that
payers money for publicity and political
foLng the
Friend
party to such extravaganza and tell the
that he a of
JOHN w.
" T. STEYER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans
Court of Garrett County. Maryland Letters
of Administration on the estate of
ELMER E. SEVERE,
late of Garrett County, Maryland deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
to the subscriber on or before the 18th day of
February, 1889, they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of the said estate
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 9th day of August,
1888. WALTER w. DAWSON, Admir-,
Oakland, MARYLAND.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
Jordan Family Reunion

The annual Jordan family reunion
will be held in the grove at the old
home place at Mrs. Henry Jordan,s
on August %, All relatives and friends
and neighbors are invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25

"Niillard Tydings Democrat but votes tepup
lcan On these % occasions, shown by the Record h
Iydngs voted against the Roosevelt and in
the etdrift dO-nohing program Wha
would the plight of the Country be today under such oces
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
For Nomination at Primary
Election on Sept. IL, 1888

For State Senate
Zone to be Voted for)
HARRY C. EDWARDS,
District No. 3.
HARVEY j. SPEICHER,
District No. 5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25

The annual Harvey and Wilson re-.
union will be held in the grove at
Shook Shop school September 3. The
committee extends an invitation for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett County, Maryland, will hold
its regular bi-monthly meeting at its
office in the Court House, Oakland,
Maryland, on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1888,
for the purpose of transacting all rou-
tine business which may properly come
before said Board.
WALTER G. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION

Advertising rates made known upo
application at the business office.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1888.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE:
For Nomination at Primary
Election on Sept. IL, 1888
For Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit
Zone to be Voted for)
WILLIAM A. Hustler,
Allegany County
HORACE P. WENTWORTH,
Allegany County.
For States Attorney:
NEIL C. FRALEY,
District No. 7.
For State Senate
Zone to be Voted for)
HARRY C. EDWARDS,
District No. 3.
HARVEY J. SPEICHER,
District No. 5.
For House of Delegates
(Three to be Voted for)
DONALD L. CHISHOLM,
District No. 2.
ARTHUR G. CULLERS,
District No. 8.
MARTIN L. GROVES,
District No. 1.
DARWIN B. MARTIN,
District No. 16.
JOHN S. PRICHARD,
District No. 3.
NELSON BRENNEMAN,
District No. 6.
ALBERT F. HOWARD,
District No. 4.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
ALBERT G. ROSS,
District No. 7.
For Sheriff
Zone to be Voted for)
GEORGE E. CODDINGTON,
District No. 7.
CARL w. FRAZEE,
District No. 7.
JUNIPER S. TEATS,
District No. 2.
For County Treasurer
Zone to be Voted for)
JESSE j. ASHBY, JR.,
District No. ID.
WILLIAM E. PEW,
District No. ID.
LLOYD SISLER,
District No. 6.
For County Commissioner
(Three to be Voted for)
JOHN T. DIXON
District No. 10.
THOMAS W. ENLOW,
District No. 5
OHIO S. FIKE,
District No. Is. ...
ALEX. FRAZEE,
District No., 2. :
G. BLAINE GIESSMAN,
District No. IA.
]. w. GLOTFELTY,
District No. a. ~
DANIEL N. GREEN, ,
District No. ~.
CHARLES F. HAMMOND,
District No. IA.
CHARLES V. HARVEY,
District No. 10.
JOHN w. HERMAN, 4.
District No. 5.
JASPER C. MYERS,
District No. 10.
BERT C. SCOTT,
District No. IA. ~
VIRGIL T. STEYER,
District No. 8.
ROY 0. WINTERS,
District No. 7.
PAUL NJ. FRIEND,
District No. z.
Jerk to the County Commissioner
WALTER G. MEYERS,
District No. 16.
For Judges of the Orphans Court
(Three to be Voted for)
THOMAS E. BISHOFF,
District No. Z.
FRANK CALLS,
District No. 5.
WILLIAM A. SMITH,
District No. 6.
CLAYTON KITZMILLER.
District No. 16
H..t..
For Register of Wills
(Mrs.) VERNE r. SMOUSE,
District No IA %
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25

Advertising rates made known upon
application at the business office.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Z T|[TS LISTED
IN NET TOURNEY
Woman's Loop Event Opens
Today at 18th Street
Reservoir Courts.

Competition in the Women's Ten
mis- League annual tournament will be
launched today at the reservoir courts
at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
NV. with a dozen matches slated to
be unraveled.
Charlotte Decker. runnerup in the
public parks tourney, will clash with
Barbara Conard in one of the OPEN
ing matches at 2 o'clock, with Edith
McCulloch facing Bernice Kislin
Eleanor Voith meeting Ethel Shedlov
and Jimmy Bishopp squaring of with
Mollie Thompson at the same time.
Four matches also are slated to
start at o'clock, with Margaret Gra-
ham favored over Dorothy Harding,
Joanna Betlemeier meeting jeanne
Bransford, Billy Ricca meeting
Christine PEBBLES and Kay Baker
holding an edge over Gertrude Blank.
Matches at 4 o'clock list Dorothy
Bergstrom facing Eleanor Carroll
Virginia Gordon exchanging volleys
with Muriel Krevolin and Mary Gray
meeting Sally Miller. Matte Pinette
will trade smashes with Roberta Salz-
man in the nightcap at S o'clock.
The tourney will continue through
out the week.