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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
TO BE VERY HARMONIOUS
No Extra BallOting Expected To
Be Necessary For Nominations

Republicans will show their Demo-
cratic brethren what party harmony
really is when delegates to the State
convention get together today in Bal
timore.
W. David Tilghman, Jr, chairman
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, said no extra balloting was
anticipated.
The routine would be:
Nomination of Governor Harry w.
Nice by George Henderson, of Cum
berland;
Nomination of Judge Oscar Lesser,
of Baltimore, for the United States
Senate, by Harry o. Levin;
Nomination of DR.. William G. Jack,
of Port Deposit, for Comptroller, by
former U. S. Senator Joseph l.
France;
Nomination of Leo Weinberg, OF
Frederick, for Attorney General, by
Simon E. Sobeloff;
Nomination of Ernest Ray Jones, OF
Oakland, now Secretary Of State, tol
Clerk of the Court of Appeals, by
Neil C. Fraley, States Attorney for
Garrett county, and former chairman
of the Republican county committee.
Attending the convention from here
are E. r. Jones, Neil G. Fraley, Henry
w. McComas, Jr., Julius c. Renninger
Lawrence M. Fraley, A. r. Martin and
possibly others.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
HIGHWAY BODY is AMAZED
AT REQUEST FOR 100000
Senator Friend Makes Request;
Chairman Beall Asks "HOw Do
You Want It-In Cash"
WANTS ROADS IMPROVED

A Republican campaign promise,
claimed by State Senator Clifford
Friend, Garrett county Republican
candidate, popped up Tuesday to
plague the State Roads Commission
when Friend tossed a minor bomb
shell into the commission meeting by
asserting, calmly:
"All l want is 100000"
Chairman J. Glenn Beall, seldom at
a loss for words, gaped.
Glow do you want tin cash? he
suffered finally.
Commissioners Elmer F. Jarboe and
Frank F. Luthardt stared at Friend
in amaZement.
Merely Wanted Road
Amusement abated, however, when
Friend explained he sought construc-
ton of five miles of highway between
Grantsville and Bittinger and recon
struction of twenty-seven miles of the
Keyser idge-Oakland highway. Gar
rett county needed, he said, 100000
worth of new work and 100000 OF
reconstruction.
"These are things which Governor
Nice promised US in his campaign, ,
Friend remarked, referring to the two
roads specifically named. "That was
four years ago and nothing has beer
done. Our people are naturally much
disappointed.
To Drop Bridge Provision
The commission checked up anC
found preliminary surveys had beer
made on the Keyser Ridge highway
A survey party will be in the Grants.
ville-Bittinger section Monday and
Nathan L. Smith, commission CHIEF
engineer, will make a personal study
of the Oakland-Keyser Ridge roaC
within two weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
MANHATTAN HOTEL FIRE
CAUSES $500 DAMAGE
Origin OF Blaze In Basement is
Undetermined; To Be Repaired

Fire of undetermined origin caused
damage estimated at $500 to the
interior of the Manhattan Hotel, Sec
ord street, early Monday morning,
September 26.
Carl Everly, high school instructor,
and one of the roomers at the hotel,
was aroused by the dense smoke in his
room and gave the alarm. Others IN
the house were aroused by Peter A
Peters, manager, and all got out safe
ly. although some were nearly over
come by smoke.
The fire originated in the base
ment of the structure and following
up through partitions damaged the
large dining room, rooms on the sec
ond floor above the dining room and a
portion of the attic and roof of the
building.
The work of the Oakland Volunteer
fremen prevented greater loss. Both
trucks of the department were on hand
shortly after the alarm was given
and the fremen worked strenuously
from 1:45 until 600 in subduing the
fire, which was confined principally
between the walls of the interior and
the floors.
During the height Of the fire the
manager of the hotel reported the
theft of $175 in currnecy, $242 III
checks and a pocketbook containing
private papers. Shortly after day
light Monday morning a warrant
was issued for the arrest of James j.
O'Brien, an employee, who was said to
have been in the employ of Mr.. Peters
for about a month. Peters said he gave
the man the money, checks, etc, to
keep until he had aroused all the
guests in the house and that O'Brien
disappeared.
Mrs. c. D. Bosley, owner of the
hotel, said the loss was covered by in
surance and that the building would
be repaired as soon as the proper ad-
iustments had been made with the in
surance companies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
PLANS FOR ADDITIONS TO
BUILDINGS ARE APPROVED
Oakland And Kitzmiller School
Plants Will Be Enlarged

The Garrett County Board of Edu-
cation at a meeting held on Tuesday
evening with Walter W. Dawson, its
president; Walter w. Savage, vice
president, and F. E. Rathbun, secre-
tary and county superintendent, pres
ent, approved plans and specifications
for additions to the Oakland elemen-
tary school building and to the Kitz-
miller High school building for ele-
mentary school purposes in that COM
munity. The plans for the proposed ad-
ditions to these two buildings were
prepared by Smith and May, archl-
tects of Baltimore and approved by
the State Superintendent of Schools.
The Board authorized the publica-
ton of advertisements soliciting bids
for the construction of the two ad-
ditions to be received on Friday, Oc-
tober IA, the notice to contractors be-
ing printed in today's issue Of The
Republican.
The Board also approved the award
ing of a contract to J. B. Waugh, Oak
land, for repairs and alterations to
the Mountain Lake Park school build
ing.
A letter was presented by the Coun-
ty Superintendent announcing an ex'
ecutive meeting of all County Super
intendents of the State on admins
trative matters to be held with the
State Department of Education in
Baltimore on Monday, October 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
REV. W. S. PATTERSON IS
RETURNED TO OAKLAND
ReappOinted AS Pastor OF Saint
Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church By Bishop
ENTERS UPON 7TH YEAR

Bishop Adna w. Leonard, of Pitts
burgh presiding bishop of the West
Virginia Methodist Episcopal church,
announced appointments of pastors
at the close of the annual session at
Morgantown.
Rev. Winfield S. Patterson was re-
appointed to st. Paul's church, Oak
land, for the seventh consecutive year,
having succeeded Rev. ]. w. Dawson
here in October, 1882.
During Rev. Patterson's passionate
here new church and parsonage
have been erected. He has remained
at Oakland longer than any other
Methodist minister.
Rev. w. H. Gilmore, Mt. Lake pas
tor, was moved to Ripley, W. Va, and
in his place will be Rev. Harold A
Gamblin.
Rev. Paul R. Maness, pastor Of the
Corinth charge, and who has been &C
tive in promoting the Mountain TOP
Camp Meeting, and who is field secre-
tary of the Mountain Lake Park Self
Help University, was given the CHI
cult at Pennington, West Va. His
place at Corinth will be taken by Rev
J. F. Hockinberry, who was formerly
stationed at Friendsville. Rev. Robert
L. Greynolds will be at Friendsville
Rev. D. R. Carder remains at Grants
vile for another year.
Other appointments include: JOSEPH
VanSickle, Albright; Foster l.. Jones
Aurora; Ira Lyons, Gormania; II. L
Henthorne, Kitzmiller; A. B. Wolfe
Rowlesburg; U. R. Wills, Terra Alta
Glenn D. Watts, Thomas and DAVIS
Rev. ]. B. Workman, father Of Mrs
Grover C. Stemple, of Oakland, has
been returned to Warrington, W. Va.
after an absence of eight years. He has
been pastor at Wheeling in recen
wears.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
Impending Railroad Strike Is
Averted For Time Being

An impending railroad strike, which
would have effected the Baltimore and
Ohio, has been averted temporarily.
President Roosevelt appointed a three
member fact-fnding commission to in
vestigate the wage dispute between
railroads and their employees.
Under the railroad labor law they
will report within thirty days. Rail
road workers have voted to strike If
the carriers insist on fifteen per
cent wage reduction proposed for
October 1. Because of arbitration ma
chinery contained in the labor law,
however, employees could not actually
walk out before December l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
To Attend Farm Loan Meeting
At Greensburg, Pa.

Representatives from the Garrett
County National Farm Loan Associ-
alton will attend group meeting of
representatives of several associations
to be held in Greensburg, Pa, on We'd
nesday, October 5, to take part in
round table discussion of everyday
problems that arise in conducting bus
mess, cretary-Treasurer Stuart T.
Hamill, of Oakland, announced yester-
day. In addition to Mr.. Hamill, Presi-
dent Albert o. Riley and Director Paul
NJ. Friend, both of Oakland, will at
tend the meeting. Representatives
from the Federal Land Bank of Bal
timore will be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
O'CONOR NOMINATED FOR
GOVERNOR BY DEMOCRATS
Other Winners In Primary Off
ciaIly Nominated In Convention
Platform Is Adopted
TAX is PROPOSED

Nomination of U. S. Senator Mil
lard E. Tydings for reelection and
Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor
for governor was ratified officially by
the Democratic state convention yes
terday in Baltimore, in an atmosphere
as strikingly harmonious as the pri-
mary campaign was bitter.
In addition to Tydings and O'Conor,
three other statewide candidates were
nominated, settling the long doubt
full contest of the convention-that
for attorney general-in favor of
William C. Walsh, of Cumberland.
Walsh, on the third ballot, received
eighty-two convention votes to sixty
seven for his opponent John Centrum,
of Towson.
The harmony spirit reached peak
when Mayor Howard W. Jackson, Of
Baltimore, bitter O'Conor rival in the
primary, stepped to the rostrum be-
fore the third ballot was cast and
moved that O'Conor be named by
unanimous vote of the delegates.
A similar situation developed in
other contests with Kent Multi
kin, campaign manager for Repre-
sentative David ]. Lewis in the Senate
fight moving a unanimous vote for
Tydings. In the rush Of balloting
Lewis name was not even put in nomi-
nation by a speaker.
Highlights of the tumultous session
which lasted approximately five hours,
was the reading of the party platform
including a plank urging legislation to
prevent a governor from succeeding
himself.
The platform pledged "hearty CO.
operation" with "sound" legislation
sponsored by the Democratic national
administration, but held temporary
emergency measures SHOULD be
abandoned upon the immediate cessa-
ton of the emergency they were de-
signed to meet"
Equalization of pay of school teach
ers was urged, and revision of the
primary election law to avoid repe-
tition of the delay which was eX-
perienced in ascertaining the result OF
the recent primary election.
A graduated income tax, repeal OF
the tax on intangible securities and
opposition to increases in real estate
taxes or levying of sales or gross re-
ceipts taxes were included in the fiscal
portion of the platform. Licensing OF
pinball machines was likewise OPP
posed.
County roads would be returned to
control of counties desiring such con-
troll, the platform asserted.
O'Conor's nomination became as
sured prior to the convention, even
without Allegany county's convention,
which were finally given to him after
a brief fight in the Allegany county
courts.
Attending the convention from this
county were delegates E. l. Baum
gartner, William R. Offutt, j. Frank
Browning and William Miller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
JACKSON HOLDS GARRETT
COUNTY RECOUNT SHOWS
New Figures Give Jackson Net
Loss of 6 Votes, But He Still Has
Majority Of 1913
FOUR BOXES PROTESTED

A complete recount of the Demo-
cratic primary election ballots of Gar
rett county insofar as they effected the
gubernatorial candidates showed no
change in the standing of the candi-
dates, although both Jackson's and
O'Conor's totals were reduced on ac-
count of constant challenges from
the watchers.
The recount also showed that only
a few took advantage of the second
choice marking on the ballot.
Where Howard W. jackson had re-
ceived 81 votes and Herbert R.
O'Conor 667 votes in the official tabu-
lation, giving the former a majority
of 204, the recount gave jackson a
total of 841 as compared to CAB for
O'Conor, giving jackson a majority
of 1913.
Seymour O'Brien, Baltimore, coun-
sci for O'Conor, protested the counting
Of the ballots in second precinct of
district 7, first and third precincts of
district IA, and district 16. In the
first the judges failed to put their
initials on any of the ballots, as re-
quired by law, and in the latter three
the initials were in pencil and not in
ink as prescribed by law. In each
case, however, the Board of Election
Supervisors ruled that the ballots
would be counted, declaring that mis-
takes of judges and clerks should not
disfranchise honest voters.
In the four voting places in question
jackson had vote of 204 compared tc
1902 for O'Conor Had all four beer
declared invalid by the Board Jack
son still would have had sufficient
votes to carry the county.
The vote was completed last Fri.
day morning and the official recount
figures are as follows:
William S. Gordy, first choice 1876
SGCOuu CIlOlCc, JdChSOl ~ " SOllOL q
Sasscer 8.
Howard W. Jackson, first choice
841; second choice, Gordy 40; O'Conol
81; Sasscer 35.
Herbert R. O'Conor, first choice SAB
second choice, Gordy 81; Jackson SO
Sasscer 20.
Lansdale G. Sasscer, first choice 46
second choice, Gordy 4; Jackson 4
O'Conor 4.
The change in the figures was more
than two percent of the total number
of votes cast which makes the county
liable for the expense of the recount
This is expected to cost 5000 or $500
it was estimated.
In one district as many as 26 bal
lots were rejected on account of mark
ings on the ballots which did not seen
to conform to the law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
Deep Creek Lake Committee
Names Ralph Weber President

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Deep Creek Lake Asso-
citation on Sunday afternoon, Ralph
E. Weber was elected president;
Thomas A. Gender, vice-president;
and Enoch B. Carey, secretary-trea5-
urer.
Previously the Board of Directors
had met and named the executive com
mittee consisting of the following;
Prof. Frederick C. Clayter, Delbert M.
Davis, DR.. Joseph P. Franklin, Major
E. B. Carey, Raymond D. Houck, Rev.
William B. Orndorff, William j. Tor
1ington, G. Gale TOWNSEND, Duncan
Patton, Charles c. Robb, S. Town
shend Naylor, DR.. Frank Wilson, Ell
mer Haulenbeek, Ralph Weber, Henry
w. McComas, and Dr. H. P. Lynch.
Chairmen of various committees
were also appointed and included the
following: safety, R. D. Houck; SAM
tation and health, DR.. H. r. DePuy;
police, property, Lawrence M. Fraley;
public entertainment, Henry W. Nc
Comas; landscaping and artistic i'm
provement, George Browning; sports
and recreation, Ralph Weber; rod, DR..
H. w. McComas; gun, Walter L.
Pierce; roads, Delbert Davis; electric
service, DR.. Frank Wilson; publicity,
Delebtr Davis; public relations, E. B.
Carey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
American Legion To Meet

At the regular meeting OF Proctor
Kildow Post, Number II, on Monday,
October 3, the newly elected officers
will be installed and take their posts.
Comrades FazzaIari and Shaffer will
see that there are good refreshments
following the meeting.
Arrangements will be started Tor
the Armistice day celebration. 1t is
earnestly requested that all Legion
aires and ex-service men attend and
give the new commander, Stanley
Stahl, big start.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
Zinnia Show Prizes Given

A zinnia show was held recently for
members of the Oakland Girl Scout
troops with the following awards:
Glass 1 Zone flower)-Betty Ann
Miller, list; Mary Jane DeSimone, End.
Glass 3 (group of assorted colors)
Mary McRobie, LIST; Mary Fazzalarl,
End. There were no entries in class 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29
First Frost Of Season Expert
enced Sunday Morning

The first frost of autumn was ex-
perienced on Sunday morning and this
was followed by another frost on
Monday morning, but neither seemed
to cause much damage to flowers or
growing vegetables.
The frost was only in scattered sec
lions of the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29

Paul McIntire has been confined to
his home for a week or more on &C
count of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Schell and son,
Cumberland, were guests on Sunday
of the formers brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bell, at
their home on Liberty street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29

Mrs Emeric Dusic entertained the
members of her bridge club at her
home last Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Smooth SAILING

THE smooth hurdle ocon Of Cheno ond the horsemonshp
Of Maj. Eduordo Yonez. copton Of the Ch'eon Army
hoeshow eom moke perfect study the eomero
os they soil triple Dor jump championship form
Photos.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
Many Present At Calls Reunion

The fourth annual reunion Of the
Calls family was held in the w. A.
Smith orchard at Hoyes on Sunday,
August 81. There were present 107
persons descended from Edward and
Hannah Bullough Calls, and two per-
sons descended from Joseph and Sarah
Ann Bullough Potter, besides a large
number of friends. Relatives within
the county consisted of the families Of
Judge Frank Calls, Ben Calls, Will
liam Herring, Accident; Earl Weimer,
Grantsville; Lester o. Green, Swan
ton; Joseph E. Calls, Delpha E. Cal
lis, Larna C. Calls, and Miss Grace C.
Calls, Mt. Lake Park; Miss Mildred
Herring, Oakland; George S. Brant,
McHenry.
John Montague, SO, of Somerfeld,
Pa, was the most elderly, Robert Ken
meth Green, months, the youngest;
Misses Marian and Miriam Calls, of
Bessemer City, N. c., came the longest
distance. Judge and Mrs. Frank Cal
lis were head of the largest family
representation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
KITZMILLER

Mrs. Ethel Bender has returned here
from Cumberland.
Mrs. G. Bert Pew, who has been
quite i'll, is very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Warwick, of
Vindex, announce the birth of son.
The Hamill Coal and Coke Com
pany's mines here worked four days
this week.
Mr.. Benny, of Kitzmiller was in.
jured by a rock fall in the Hamill mine
and was removed to Memorial Hos
pital.
Mrs. Mary James, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, is visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Mowery and son
William, of Cedarville, W. Va, are
visiting Mrs. Mowery's mother, Mrs
Myrtle Wilson.
Mrs. William Snyder has returned
to Cumberland after visiting with rel
atives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pew have re-
turned from Baltimore.
Mrs. Herman Strachan, after visit
ing in Clarksburg, has returned to
her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCloud an
nounce the birth of a son at Potomac
Valley Hospital, Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
c. THOMAS SANDERS

Cyrus Thomas Sanders, 81, died in
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, yes
terday evening August "a, following
brief illness. He was admitted to the
institution yesterday.
Mr. Sanders had been residing with
Marshall McCabe on the Sanders farm,
bennett road, near town.
Surviving are seven children, Earl,
Claude, Charles, Clarence, Mrs. Ira
Beckwith and Mrs. Lantz Sanders, all
of Keyser, W. Va, and another daugh-
ter, Cora, of Cleveland, O.; also two
brothers and three sisters, David E.
Sanders, Morgantown, w. Va; J. W.
Sanders, Cumberland; Mrs. Katherine
Dewitt, Sang Run; Mrs. Charles T.
Wamsley, Keyser, and Mrs. Ida Welch,
Crellin.
Arrangements for the funeral are
yet incomplete.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
DIED
John A HUGHES

St. Peters Catholic Parish, Oak
land, lost one of its oldest and faith
full members and Garrett county enc
of its best citizens when death took
John Andrew Hughes, of Hutton, on
Saturday, August 20. He was aged
50 years. His death occurred at the
home of his brother-in-law, M. w.
Pendergast, following a brief illness,
Mr.. Hughes was a son of the late
Martin and Ellen Hughes, and was
born at Rowlesburg, West Va, in the
year 1856. At an early age he was
brought to Garrett county by his par
ents with others of the family and =
home was established at Hutton. He
was married to Miss Mary E. Macxiu,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn
Mackin, of near Oakland, on June 9,
1896, the ceremony being performed
by the late Rev. Romanus Mattingly
in the local Catholic church.
During his life time and until about
fifteen years ago Mr.. Hughes was en-
gagged in farming. He was in later
years in the employ Of the Stete
Roads Commission and was a retired
employee.
Surviving are one brother, Thomas
j. Hughes, of Terra Alta, West Va;
two sisters, Mrs. Michael Garrett, Of
Baltimore, and Miss Della Hughes,
of Pittsburgh, Pa. His wife died a
number of years ago.
Funeral services were conducted on
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock from
St. Peters Catholic church in Oak
land where a requiem high mass VS.
celebrated by Rev. Fir. W. F. Sauer.
Interment was made in the Parish
cemetery.
Pallbearers were W. R. Pendergast,
James P. Treacy, H. A. Loraditch, A..
G. Hesen, John Murphy and William
R. Browning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
MRS. CHARLES C. HELBIG

Mrs. Lulu Sharpless Helbig, wife Of
Charles C. Helbig, of Oakland, died
in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, on
last Thursday evening, August 10, at
$3.50 o'clock, less than two hours after
she was admitted to the institution.
Mrs. Helbig was aged 20 years.
She was taken suddenly i'll at her
home on South Third street about ten
o'clock in the morning preceding her
death while engaged in gathering
vegetables from the house garden.
Mrs. Helbig was daughter of Mrs.
David Sharpless and the late Mr..
Sharpless. She was born at Kitzmil-
Ter and was a former teacher in the
Garrett county public schools. She had
been married for seven years.
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday afternoon from the home of
her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew w. Helbig, with Rev. David
C. Trimble, rector of St. Matthews
Episcopal church, officiating. Inter
ment was in the Oakland cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Charles
C. Helbig, who is associated with his
father in the Helbig mill on Green
street; her mother, Mrs. David Sharp
less, Kitzmiller; a sister, Mrs. Pearle
Barrick, Kitzmiller, and one brother,
D. Woodrow Sharpless, also of Kitz-
miller.
Pallbearers were Huber Norman, Of
Elk Garden, w. Va; Benz. White and
Robert Oates, Gormania; DIN Har-
desty, Howard White and Paul McIn-
tire, of Oakland.