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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
TO SHOW LIFE OF CHRIST
IN MOTION PICTURE FILM
Will Be Projected in Assembly
nall Of NJ. E. Church, Saturday

A religious motion picture with
sound music, portraying the life of
Christ, will be shown in the Assembly
Hall of st. PauPs Methodist Episcopal
church on Saturday evening, at 1880
o'clock.
The picture is a portrayed of the life
of the Master, especially His 'Pas-
sion," and is patterned after and based
upon the two world-famous passion
plays at Freiburg and Oberammergau,
in Europe. 1t was filmed in Europe, the
Holy Land and Egypt, and has been
shown in the principal cities of this
country and Canada during the past
two years.
The major episodes of the Passion
Week are of religious significance and
historic importance as they were pho
tographed on authentic and sacred
ground in Palestine.
The public is invited. There will be
no admission charge, but silver Of
fering will be taken.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
County Teachers To Meet April
%; Closing Dates Given

Teachers of the elementary public
schools will meet next Friday, April
%, in two groups, it was announced by
County Superintendent F. E. Rathbun.
Teachers of the Northern unit will
meet at Accident, while those of the
Southern unit will meet at the Red
House school. Meetings will begin at
two o'clock.
The chief purpose is for distribution
of material needed for the State tests
in elementary school subjects. Fourth
and seventh grade pupils in all schools
in the county will be examined.
Central closing exercises for ele-
mentary schools were also announced:
Grantsville, Deer Park, June Z; Acct
dent, Swanton, Red House, June 8;
Friendsville, Kitzmiller, Kempton,
June 10. All are at 500 p. M, except
Swanton and Kitzmillef, which are at
2:3O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Mrs. dub" Friend Gets Hus-
band Home, But Will He Stay?

There are ways and ways Of get
ting your husband home when you
want him there and he isn't inclined
to come. But it remained for Mrs
Andrew Coleman dub" Friend tc
hatch up new scheme. Emroy Boil
den will vouch for the fact that it
worked.
Mr.. Bolden, funeral director, said
"Bub" Friend came to him Tuesday
afternoon and informed him that his
year-old baby had died, and asked
about funeral arrangements, expenses,
etc.
With those details settled Mr.. Boil
den and dub" set out, in the form
er's car toward Deer Park, where the
latter lived, for the "body." About a
mile out of town they met Mrs. Friend
walking along the road homeward and
it took much argument on the part
of Friend, Mr.. Bolden said, to per-
suade Mrs. Friend to ride, but she
finally did so.
After riding several miles Mr.
Bolden said Mrs. Friend laid down
the law to dub" and suddenly an
nounced, "The baby isn't dead.
just said that to get him to come
home. But maybe it soon will be, it's
so hungry"
The need for Mr.. Bolden having
been dissolved, he nevertheless took
the couple almost to their home which
was off the hard-surfaced road. What
he thought about the matter, however,
is not for publication.
Mr.. Friend receives aid through re-
lief agencies. But whether or not
the money goes for proper food is not
known. Neither is it known whether,
once home, he will remain there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
SUSPENSION BRIDGE GOES
DOWN WITH SEVEN PEOPLE
One Sustains Broken Arm In
Fall Into Potomac at Kitzmiller

Seven men were given an uneXpec-
ted immersion in the cold waters of
the Potomac river last Friday, and
one person sustained a broken arm
when suspension bridge Of the
Hamill Coal and Coke company, broke
from the combined weight of sleet and
a quantity of coal.
Dock Ray, Kitzmiller, received a
broken arm from his fall while the
others, George B. Poole, Roy Sewers,
Lee McCloud, William Shank, and
two others whose names could not be
learned, were more or less bruised.
The bridge was about nine feet
above the river and the men were re-
turning from the mine on bucket
carrying two tons of coal, when the
cables parted.
Had the river been high all would
have undoubtedly been swept down
stream and probably drowned. A
heavy timber from the bridge
narrowly missed striking Mr.. Sewers
as it fell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Junior Drum Corps Group Is
Progressing

The organization of junior drum
corps in Oakland is progressing nicely,
according to those in charge, and it is
planned that boys will start working
with their instruments next week.
Next Monday evening is set as the
deadline for receiving applications for
membership. Every boy whose father
was in the World War is eligible to
join under certain conditions. Those
interested must see a committee mem
Der before next Monday evening or
they will be placed on the waiting list.
The committee includes l. r. Rudy, F.
D. Bittle, A. G. Hesen, Stanley Stahl,
H. C. Riggs, Julius Littman and c..
Milton Sincell.
The executive committee will meet
Monday evening at seven o'clock for
final tabulation of the applicants for
membership.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
MUCH DAMAGE IS CAUSED
BY HEAVY SLEET STORM
Miles of Telephone Wire Down
Fruit Trees Crushed Beneath
Heavy Ice

One of the heaviest sleet storms in
years blanketed most of Garrett coun-
ty last Friday causing thousands of
dollars of damage to orchards and
telephone companies. Several miles
of telephone wires in the Grantsville
section were down, ice forming around
the wires to such an extent that a
foot of wire weighed eight pounds.
The new telephone line being
erected to Friendsville from Oakland
was considerably damaged, and the
line beyond Deer Park toward the
Potomac camp was down. The sleet
in that vicinity seemed to be more
severe than in the Oakland section.
Serious damage was done to fruit
trees in the North Glade section.
Traffic over the National highway,
throughout the county, moved slowly
due to the slippery condition of the
highways and a heavy fog. Road
crews sprinkled cinders in the noun
tain sections.
Before the sleet had entirely disap-
peared from the rising temperature
and rain, a snowstorm struck parts Of
the county on Saturday, giving the APP
pearance of mid-winter.
Sunday was the beginning Of more
moderate weather.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Annual F. F. A. Public Speaking
Contest Scheduled Tuesday

The annual public speaking contest
of the Future Farmers of America will
be held at Grantsville high school on
Tuesday, April 10, beginning at 500
o'clock
Schools competing will include Oak
land, Accident, Friendsville and
Grantsville chapters of this county,
and Flintstone and Oldtown chapters
in Allegany county. The winner will
compete at College Park on April 30,
for the State championship.
Judges will be furnished by each
school represented Marvin G. Calls,
Accident vocational agriculture in
structor, was appointed chairman by
DR.. H. F. Cotterman, State supervisor
of vocational agriculture. W. A. Par
lett will have charge of the meeting
and entertainment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
MRS. SINCELL SUSTAINS
BROKEN LEG IN ACCIDENT
Porch ColIapses At Public Sale,
Sending Dozen Or More To
Cellar

Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell sustained a
broken leg, and several other persons
were less seriously injured last Satur-
day during a public sale of personal
property at the home of Mrs. j.
Thomas Moon, in the Bethlehem COM
munity, when the front porch of the
home collapsed, precipitating dozen
or more into the cellar, about ten feet
below.
The porch floor broke away from
the building without warning just
after the sale of household goods had
commenced. Due to the inclement
weather people had crowded in the
house and on the porch until there
was hardly enough room left to con-
duct the auction.
When the porch collapsed it carried
with it to the cellar two heavy dres-
sers which struck some of the un-
fortunate ones who had fallen.
Besides Mrs. Sincell, others suf-
fering injuries were Wallace Bowser,
A. R. Martin and a 1O-year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Hardesty, of Oak
land; Frank Bittinger and George
White, Deer Park; Mrs. Hubert Bow
man, McHenry; a Mrs. Yoder, and
several others whose names were not
learned.
A first aid man from the Potomac
CCC camp made temporary splint.
Then medical assistance was obtained
from Oakland and Mrs. Sincell was
taken to the office of DR.. N. l. Broad
water where the bones were set. Both
bones in her left leg were broken be-
tween the knee and ankle. Following
the accident the sale was postponed
until April 16.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Answers Two Alarms

Members of the Oakland Fire De-
partment were called about 7 O'Clock
Tuesday evening to eXtinguish fiue
fire at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam McRobie, Oak street. There
was no damage.
Another alarm was answered last
Sunday afternoon, when the auto
mobile of Catherine Baker caught fire
along the Oakland Crellin highway
Because of insufficient information
when the alarm was turned in the
fremen did not know the exact To-
cation of the fire and went to Crellin
The fire had been eXtinguished in the
meantime, however, with slight dam
age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Governor Of Rotary District To
Visit Local Club

Albert Lindsay Rowland, president
of Shippensburg College, Shippens-
burg, Pa, and governor of the 18Oth
district of Rotary, of which the Oak
land club is a member, will be the
speaker at the weekly meeting Of the
club on Friday evening. He will speak
of Rotary activities throughout the
district.
Delegates to the district convention
to be held in Lancaster, Pa, on April
"a, 25, and 26, will be appointed at
Fridays meeting.
An election of new members to the
Board of Directors will be held or
April %. Those recently nominated
were Foster D. Bittle, Arthur Lawton
0. T. eraser, Delbert Davis, Frank c.
Kley, F. E. Rathbun, Cecil Smith
and Ralph Weber.
Officers of the club are Lester
Yutzy, president; F. D. Bittle, vice
president; Cecil Smith, treasurer; W
o. Davis, secretary; and Jack Tow
Ter, sergeant-at-arms. Members Of
the Board are Ralph Weber, Dr. w
w. Grant, John Carter, C. E. Sharps
Grover Stemple, and Messrs. Yutzy
and Bittle. Members whose terms eX-
pire are Messrs. Bittle, Weber and
Carter. The new Board of Directors
will elect officers for the coming year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
REORGANIZATION BILL is
KILLED BY HOUSE ACTION
Motion To Send Il Back To Com
mittee Carried by Small Margin

The House of Representative sent
to a stunning defeat last Friday night
the Administrations government re-
organization bill-the measure that
prompted President Roosevelt to say
he did not want to be dictator.
Ignoring fervent pleas of party
leaders not to proclaim to nation a
'1ack of confidence" in the Chief Ex-
ecutive, 1O8 Democrats revolted and
joined Republicans to bury the meas
ure in a committee room pigeonhole,
204 to 1876.
The death blow to the measure,
which some foes asserted would make
a dictator of the President, came as a
surprise and a shock to Democratic
chieftains. The rebuff to the President
was comparable only to that of the
Senate's rejection of his Court reor-
ganization bill last year.
The bill would have empowered the
President to reshuffle or abolish gov
eminent agencies and bureaus. 1t
would have substituted a single civil
service administrator for the present
three-man commission, made the
comptroller general removable at the
will of the President and established
department of welfare and a new
office of auditor general. The latter
officer would have made a post-audit
of government spending for Congress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
SPECIAL SERVICES WILL
MARKEASTER OBSERVANCE
All Churches of Oakland to Cele-
brate Resurrection of Christ
With W0rshipful Meetings
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
WILL ALSO BE OBSERVED

All the churches in Oakland are
having special services in observance
of the death and resurrection of
Christ. Throughout the Lenten season
union services have been conducted by
the ministers of the Methodist, Epis-
.copal and Lutheran churches, and
these services will be concluded with
a union Good Friday service in st.
Marks Lutheran church beginning at
noon tomorrow and continuing until
three o'clock.
There will be appropriate hymns,
scripture and short eXhortations on
each of the seven words uttered by
Jesus from the cross. Members of the
Methodist and Lutheran choirs will
render special music.
On Good Friday afternoon a special
service will be held by the Episcopal
church from noon until p. m.
Special services have also been con-
Quoted during Lent by st. Peters
Catholic church.
Individual churches will have
special services as follows:
st. Peters Church
Rev. William F. Sauer, Pastor
On Holy Saturday the services at
st. Peters church will begin with the
blessing of the new fire, the blessing
of the Paschal candle and the reading
of the Prophecies, the blessing of the
sbaptismal font, and the chanting OF
the litany of the saints. Following
these liturgical blessings a High Mass
will be sung at eight o'clock.
The blessing of the new fire takes
place at the entrance of the church.
Appropriate prayers are recited. The
new fire is carried into the church
while a triple candle is lighted, one
branch at a time, while the chantors
sing Lumen Christi, Light of Christ.
During the blessing of the Paschai
candle five grains of incense are fixed
in the candle, symbolic of the five
wounds in our Savior's glOrified body
The last of the blessings is that of the
baptismal water which is used thru
out the ensuing year.
The High Mass on Easter Sunday
will be celebrated at 8 o'clock. The
choir, under Arthur Martini, Of Loeb
Lynn, will render Rosewig's Mass IN
Gwith special Regina Coeli in four
parts by NJ. A. Melvil, to be sung at
the Offertory. The second Mass on
Easter Sunday will be at 10 o'clock
At five o'clock on Sunday afternoon
there will be a sermon, Easter hymns
and benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
1871 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
EXPECT TO Be GRADUATED
Tentative Lists OF SIX High
Schools Released By County
Superintendent F. E. Rathbun
MORE GIRLS THAN BOYS

One hundred eighty-one seniors of
the six high schools Of Garrett county
will be graduated in June, providing
those named on the tentative lists
complete their work between now and
the end of the term, according to F.
E. Rathbun, County Superintendent of
Education.
The girls outnumber the boys by 33,
the lists including IA boys and 107
girls. Kitzmiller is the only school in
which the senior boys are in the ma
jority, the numbers being II to II.
Oakland leads the list with a tenta-
tive group of 80, eleven more than
were graduated last year. Others are
as follows Friendsville, 10; Kempton,
7; Accident, 81; Kitzmiller, %, and
Grantsville, 81.
Graduation exercises for Friends
vile and Kempton will be held Wed
nesday, June 8; for Accident, Oakland
and Kitzmiller, Thursday, June 8, and
for Grantsville, Friday, June 10.
The list of graduates follows:
Accident High School
John Laub Clister, Mary Josephine
Dewitt, Margaret Marie Fickenscher,
William Edward Simmonds, Francis
John Spoerlein, Freda Elizabeth Fike,
Hazel Viola Fratz, Jeanette Mae Glot-
felty, Mary Louellyn Glotfelty, Gladys
Irene Miller, Irene Elizabeth Rode
HEAVIER, Beryl Lucille Savage, Bessie
Irene Schlossnagel, Arthur Edwin
Dewitt, Morris Eugene Goehringer,
Forrest Blaine Glotfelty, Earle Ches-
ter Savage, Marvin Schlossnagle, Der
eta Ruth Brenneman, Nellie Irene
Peck, Helen Ferne Shumaker.
Friendsvilie High School
Robert Ellsworth Coddington, John
Franklin Frazee, Jasper David Friend,
Harold James Griffith, Cecil Ray Sis
Ter, Dorothy Eileen Frazee, Helen Viz
ginia Frazee, Virginia Ellen Friend,
Virginia Pauline Friend, Loretta
Yvonne limbaugh, Mary Elizabeth
Hoye, Anna Catherine Schlossnagle,
Glenna Ioen Sisler.
Grantsville High School
Charles Stanley Beachy, Harold Au-
gust Bethel, Mahlon Ray Brenneman,
Roy Russell Broadwater, Quinn Fran
els Broadwater, Paul Walter CLANCY,
Dwight Otto Folk, Luther Maurice
Continued on Page Five)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church

Winfield S. Patterson, Minister
The Sacrament of the Holy Com
nunion will be observed on Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock. The minister
will give a brief Communion medlta-
ton.
morning, with Easter program ana
lesson with special Offering for World
Service.
Morning worship at 1O;45. Sermon;
"Can we believe in eternal life? z"
The choir will sing the anthem by
John Stainer, "They have taken away
my Lord" Reception of members and
the administration of the sacrament
of Baptism at the close of this service.
Epworth League at $50 with Del
bert Davis the speaker.
Evening service at 1880 The choir
will present special musical pro
gram, in which the life of JeJsus from
His birth to the Ascension will be por-
trayed in Scripture and song. An
thems solos, quartets and congrega-
tional singing will feature this
service The public in cordially in
vited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
H. ]. SPEICHER BECOMES
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
Flakes Formal Announcement of
His Aspirations In TOday's Is
sue OF The Republican
WAS SENATOR 191O-1922

Former State Senator Harvey j.
Speicher, of Accident, who retired
from the Upper House of the Mary
land Legislature after serving the
people of the county for twelve years
is seeking to reenter the legislative
body at the election to be held in No
vember of the present year, and makes
his formal announcement today for
the Republican nomination.
AS a candidate for the nomination
he is soliciting the support of Repub-
lican voters at the primary election to
be held on September u.
Mr.. Speicher's formal announce
ment is as follows:
81 hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
State Senator for Garrett County. l
have served the people of this county
three terms as their Senator at An
napolis and the experience gained in
this service l feel well qualities me to
again represent the people of this
county there. I respectfully ask the
support of the Republican voters at
the primary to be held on September
u, 1888.
Respectfully yours,
HARVEY j. SPEICHER."
Mr.. Speicher has resided during his
entire lifetime in Accident, District
No. 5, and has been a heavy taxpayer
for many years. Since retiring from
public life in 1922 Mr.. Speicher has
devoted his energies to farming and
live stock dealing.
Mr.. Speicher is the first candidate to
publicly announce for any political Of
flee in the county thus far.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Plans Completed For Boys and
Girls Week Program

Plans have been completed by the
Oakland Rotary Club for the observ-
ance of Boys and Girls Week, April
"a to April 80,
The chief feature will be an achieve
ment contest, conducted in the Nally
building, April % to 80.
Details of the program will be an
nounced in The Republican on next
Thursday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Home Entered; Bicycle Taken

Some unknown person entered the
basement of the residence Of Ernest
Ashby at Crellin, last night and when
leaving took along a bicycle, the prop
cray of Mr.. Ashby's son Ward. Evil
IDENTIFY the wheel was taken just for
the ride, because the responsible party
was traced to Oakland and return to
Crellin. This morning the bicycle was
located in the rear of Mr. Ashby's
home.
Authorities were notified, however,
and an early arrest is expected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
GAS BOMBS ARE USED TO
ROUT FRIENDSVILLE MAN
Oscar Friend Had Barricaded
Himself In Home After Alleged
Assault Upon Constable Cover
is NOW LODGED IN JAIL

Charged with assaulting an
officer with a deadly weapon and
resisting arrest, Oscar Friend,
70, of Friendsville, was finally
forced to abandon his barricad-
ed home about l 80 o'clock Tues
day morning when fumes from
two tear gas bombs took effect.
With the house surrounded
Friend refused to let officers en-
ter, and pointing a rifle out the
window ordered them to get
away from here"
With a warrant to place
Friend under a peace bond,
sworn out by Don Friend,
neighbor, James Cover, con-
stable, went to the home about 8
o'clock Monday night. When pre-
scented with the warrant Friend, ac-
cording to Sheriff Clarence Spear, at
tackled Cover with an axe and ordered
him out of the house The blow with
the axe, Spear said, was a glancing
one on Covers arm, and did not in
jure the constable.
Coming to Oakland Cover obtained
Sheriff Spear, Deputy J. w. Owens,
Corporal Thomas Currie, of the State
Police. Currie also notified Sergt. A.
NJ. Spioch and officer George Miller,
LaVale substation, who met the local
officers in Friendsville. They were
armed with tear gas and were forced
to use it.
Spear stated Friend was a former
inmate of Sykesville years ago, He
lived alone and lately had threatened
a number of people Monday" said
Spear, che threatened children on the
Friendsville school ground near his
home" When captured Friend had
rifle and belt with q cartridges. There
was another box of cartridges in the
house, in addition to knives and other
weapons, officers reported.
1t was just about year ago that
Clyde Friend, of near Friendsville,
shot and killed Quinter Hook, in a
wheat field, for which he was later
convicted and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Oscar Friend, prior to his capture,
defied anybody to get him. Il defy
you or any county officer, or any state
officer, OF any national officer to ar
rest me-" Spear said he told Cover.
Returning later that evening with
achievements Cover and the authori-
ties surrounded the house. With Off
GERS placed at the front and rear
doors, Sergeant Spioch watched
Friend move to the rear of the house.
Spioch Immediately shot a gas bomb
into the second floor where Friend
was standing. Friend then came to
the first floor and Corporal Currie
then tossed in another gas bomb, while
Sergeant Spioch made his way to the
shed roof of the home, officers said.
Friend then opened a window di-
rectly beneath Sergeant Spioch, in
an effort to get fresh air, and
while Spear and Currie pulled on
Friend, who seemed to be stuck in the
window, Spioch reached down and
added the necessary push which
brought him to the ground.
He will be given an examination by
physicians, States Attorney Neil c.
Fraley said Friend told Spear he
would get an international lawyer
and the Knights Templar" to defend
him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
St. Marks Lutheran
ev. A. B. Learner, DID, Pastor

Rev. a. B. Leamer, DID, FasUOT
AT 1870 o'clock this evening there
will be the Holy Communion service
and meditation by the pastor. This
will be the main Communion service.
There will be a vesper hour at 1880
p. m. on Friday. -,
Maths at 7 a. M; Sunday schoo! Will
be at $3.50, with Divine worship at
1O:45, when the rite of the Holy Com
munion will be administered. Luther
League will be at $50, when Key
FeliX G. Robinson will deliver the ad-
dress. Vespers will be at 1870.
There will be special and approprl-
ate music at all Of these services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-04-14
Rev. David C. Trimble, Rector

AT 1880 o'clock this evening (Maun-
DIV Thursday there will be celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion with a
brief address by Rev. David c. Trim
Bile, rector, in the Parish House.
On Good Friday there will be. the
usual three-hour passion service from
12 o'clock noon to 300 o'clock p, M,
to which the public is invited. .
Easter Day will be ushered in with
an early celebration of the Holy Com
munion at 8 o'clock, with an address,
Church school at ten o'clock ana Holy
Communion and sermon at IL a. m.
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