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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
Revelation Must Sneak

Let Reason count the stars, weigh
the mountains, fathom the depths
the employment becomes her, and
the success is glorious. But when
the question is: How shall man be
just with God?" reason must be ST.
lent, revelation must speak; and he
who will not hear it assimilates
himself to the first deist, Cain; he
may not kill brother, he certainly
destroys himsef.-Henry Melvill.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02

Miss Lillian Harvey, McHenry, call.
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Speicher
on Sunday afternoon
Mason Myers and Leonard First, of
Grand View, Wash, were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Kesner and
daughter were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Albright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gerber and
son, Ohio, and c. C. Wisseman, of
Grantsville, were Friday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Speicher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
Not Monkey Business

Recently a visitor to Oakland from
Westernport handed Arthur Lawton,
city clerk, a Masonic pocket piece,
bearing the latter's name and number
of his lodge, which had been found by
man in Homecoming, who said he
had discovered it in a chicken house
on his property in that town.
Mr.. Lawton was engaged in work a.
Homecoming years ago, but before he
became member of the Masonic Fra
ternity. He says he doesn't remem-
Der ever having the pocket piece, and
yet his name is on it, and evidently he
at one time carried it in his clothing.
Now, if anybody wants to get PEI
sonal about it, he might ask Arthur
how come it was in the hen house. But
Arthur wouldn't know. Maybe the hen
carried it there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02

New York this year and a Worlds
Fair in San Francisco. Probably the
safest place will be Garrett county.
We know it will be the most refresh
ing with its cool nights, beautiful
mountain scenery and summer sports
activities around Deep Greek Lake.
##*
And yet, if possible, I'll be seeing
one of them. They will be great spec
tacles, both of them.
For the past twenty-five years en-
gineers have been Strengthening
creeks, building drainage bitches
along highways and roads and MAX
ing it possible for the rainfall to find
it's way to the rivers easily and
quickly.
Now all over the country legislators
are considering flood control and soil
conservation programs costing mil
lions of dollars. The engineers pro-
pose to construct dams, bikes, terraces,
contours and every known device in
an attempt to hold the water on the
land where it falls.
Is this the price of progress?
***
Sensible reforestation in all avail
able areas would help in keeping the
water where it is needed.
###
The automobile takes a heavy toll
of skunks, the State Game Depart
ment's annual reports tells US.
In spite of this, the supply does not
seem to be greatly depleted around
Oakland.
What lot of courage it takes to
send an unsigned message through
the mails! l received one of those this
week, and judging by the handwriting
and enclosures l am led to believe that
the sender is woman "a lady, l hope)
and that she is a Democrat.
She uses my account of the Tibetan
method of going about without knives
in our hands and evil words on our
tongues, to say to me, "Why not prac-
tice what you preach ?" Also enclosed
was a survey of the Boys Athletic
League of New York which showed
that youngsters between the ages OF
and 16 thought Hitler the most hated
man and Roosevelt the most loved.
Well, it isn't any wonder that Santa
Claus (Mr. Roosevelt) would be the
most loved by children who don't know
any better.
And if there is more vindictive
unforgivable man than Mr.. Roosevelt
in politics today, would like to know
his name.
This brave woman who wouldn't
sign her name, really sent her letter
to the wrong party. 1t should have
| gone 70 WI. HOOSSNS1I Will CllS odlilS
question, "Why not practice what you
preach?"
| confess l am a firm believer il
preparedness as the best method OF
promoting lasting peace. And to keeI
silent about my convictions of others
when I know their motives are not fol
the best interests of the county, the
State or nation, is not way of pro
noting lasting peace. To expose then
plans and ambitions is better way
seems to me.
The Tibetan was surely speaking Of
gossips. He was not speaking of facts
printed in newspapers. Amt vol
'shamed!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
Folks Hard To Please

Some appear to think that running
a newspaper is easy, but from expert
ence we can say that it is no picnic, be-
cause readers are hard to please.
If we print jokes, people say we are
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
PETER breaches TO
GENTILES

! LESSON TEXT-Acts 10:30-48.
GOLDEN TEXTBOOK unto me, and be
We saved, all the ends of the earth: for l
am God, and there is none else.-Isaiah
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02

There is to be a Worlds Fair in
New York this year and Worlds
Fair in San Francisco. Probably the
safest place will be Garrett county.
We know it will be the most refresh
ing with its cool nights, beautiful
mountain scenery and summer sports
activities around Deep Greek Lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
Lesson for March S

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02

And yet, if possible, I'll be seeing
one of them. They will be great spec
tacles, both of them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

Flood Loss
Increasing

Tientsin, China, Aug. 21.-(AP)-
The toll of death and property de-
struction increased today as one of
the worst floods in TientSins his
tory submerged much of the city
under constantly deepening waters.
With the flood crest believed still
to be at least a day away, the over
flow of the swollen Hal river and
other streams put the city's electri-
cal facilities out of commission, and
isolated it part of the time from the
outside world.
An all-night rise in the flood level
inundated the two remaining dry
spots in the British concession; the
water was three feet deep in the
shallowest places. The Japanese
blockade of the French and British
concessions was washed out.
Telephones were dead. Small
boats were the only transportation
through streets.
Many persons braved waters Of
ten waist deep to carry out vital
errands. The water system still
functioned, but authorities warned
that its failure was possible momen-
tarily.
The food situation was acute.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Pacific Forests
Closed in Battle
On Flaming Fires

Seattle, Washington, Aug. FL.
British Columbia and Washing
ton forests were closed today as
Pacific Northwest fire fighters
continued desperate battle
against multiple blazes that tax
ed available man-pOWer.
The British Columbia order
closed forests to every one, log
gers, trappers and vacatiOnists;
but in Washington the order af-
fected only logging in the west
ern part of the state.
These measures were taken as
California controlled its danger
)us blazes, and Oregon, the
heaviest loser OF the four COM
mOnwealths SO far found new
hope in rising humidity. A plan
to close Oregon forests was held
in allegiance due to improved
weather. Idaho fires no longer
threatened inhabited commune
ties, although at least one still
burned out of control.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Additional
Indictments
In Louisiana

New Orleans, La, Aug. 21.-(AP)
TAbraham l.. Shusan, powerful
louisiana politician and former
close associate of Huey P. Long,
Was indicted by the federal grand
Jury here today with four other
persons on charges of using the
mails to defraud.
The indictment concerned an Or
icdh- leVee board bond refunding
'cnon, in which Shushan allegedly
received Sl32,74O.
hhd with the former president
~ lAe leVee board, whose name was
ilulpped from Shushan's airport
ltele Two weeks ago, were Robert
l.. newman and Marving T. Harris,
Vl3 ,n member of the prominent in
C,lt w. 1l-eht firm of Newman, Harris &
U9li'pahy, Herbert w. Waguespack,
tti,e'noer trer of the levee board at the
J'''e s,'1 Oh the transaction, and Henry
I.ba N.liler, an accountant, all of
in r'3lil ~ shared in a $469,OOO fee paid
4" NE refunding.
band do other indictments were
S]a,e S%1,Isea down today, one naming
me- o@ senator Clarence A. Lorio,
r9ii'lfleht anI Baton Rouge politician,
and and ,rrner ~ aide to Huey P. Long,
S,(;,u ue other DR.. James Monroe
Stato !, lormer head of Louisiana
With University. Lorio was charged
Sn,i,h using the mails to defraud,
WIN income tax exasion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Britain And
France Call
Cabinets In
Grave N ature of
Crisis Indicated by
Joint Action; State
nent of Warning Ex-
pected from E OF h
Groups.

London, Aug. 21.-(AP)-A de-
cision to hold full cabinet session
tomorrow coincident with a French
cabinet session indicated important
joint action was intended in the
grave European situation, as Bel
gum today suddenly called seven
small powers to a conference We'd
nesday.
Full cabinet status was given to
tomorrow's meeting of British min
istcrs after Prime Minister Cham
berlain, returning from a holiday in
Scotland, had conferred with Lord
Halifax, foreign secretary.
The Belgian move in calling the
foreign ministers Of the SIX other
neutral states associated called in
Brussels Wednesday offered the pos
Sibility of a British-French action to-
Waro settlement of the German-PoI-
iSh dispute over Danzig
A JOINT statement by Britain and
France, re-aff1rming in strong terms
their pledge to aid Poland in event
Of an attack. upon her, but at the
same time advocating negotiations by
Germany and Poland, was consider
ed another possibility.
In some political qurters, there
were suggestions the British Parlia-
ment should be recalled Immediate
ly and used as a medium for a new
British warning to Germany.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Eastern Carolina
Rivers Are Rising
But Are Near Peak

Raleigh, Aug. 21.-(AP)-Eastern
North Carolina rivers continued to
rise today. The Cape Fear this NOR
ming reached a stand of 40 feet,
five over the bank, at Fayetteville.
It was 28.7 feet at Elizabethtown,
and was expected to rise to 80
feet, ten over the bank, by this
afternoon, Weather Man H. E. Kich-
line said.
The Neuse was at 19 feet, five
over the bank at Smithfield, and
will reach crest of 20 feet tonight
or tomorrow, Kichline said. At
Goldsboro, the stream was one foot
and half within its banks, will rise
nine feet by Friday. The Roanoke
pushed to "a IL feet, 8 1-2 feet
in flood, at Weldon. Kichline pre-
dicted it would reach a crest of 38
to 80 feet tomorrow afternoon or
me overflows are the heaviest
since early March, Kichline said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Will Rather Follow
Joint Policy of Rome
Berlin Axis; Does Not
Want to Become In
volved i'm War Over
Danzig, However.

Rome, Aug. 2i.-(AP)-Premier
Mussolini refrained today from
giving any indication that he would
intervene with a plan to avert pos
sible war over German demands for
Danzig.
To suggestions that italy "save
the peace" by Intervention in the
German-Polish dispute, well in
formed Italians answered that he
would follow the joint policy Of the
Rome-Berlin axis.
They reiterated that Italy had ad-
vised Poland to negotiate directly
with Germany for a settlement Of
the Danzig problem. The Italian
press has urged Warsaw specifically
to accept the proposal of Adolf Hit
Ter last April for return Of the free
city to Germany, with German
road across the Polish corridor to
connect Germany with East Prussia.
The fascist press and unofficial
Italian comment have indicated that
Italy did not want to become in
volved in a war over Danzig.
Foreign observers believe Musso-
lini would act willingly as inter-
mediary for a settlement of the
Danzig dispute, as he did last Sep
tember in arranging the Munich
settlement, which led to the dis
memberment of Czechoslovakia.
But London and Paris have
shown little inclination to lend
themselves to another settlement of
the Munich type.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Mussolini Not to Balk
German Danzig Demands
Britain Will Use
Force, if Needed

London. Aug. 21.-(AP)-
Great Britain reaffirmed her
policy Of resistance of "aggres-
sion" today as King Leopold of
Belgium initiated peace plea
in behalf of the small neutral
European powers.
Meanwhile British govern
ment spokesman, referring to
statement of policy by Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax on July
29, declared:
"The position remains as
stated and is unchanged in any
respect"
In that statement, Halifax
said that the doctrine of force
bars the way to settlement of
Gcrmany's claims, and that Gin
the event of further aggression
we are resolved to use at once
the whole of our strength in
fulfiIlment of our pledges"
Spokesman said Germany and
Italy had had ample opportunity
to be familiar with this policy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Dies Group
Hears Story
OF Educator
Saws German Consul
Frankly Stated Books
Offered Were to Be
Gift of German Gov
ernment; Offer Re-
fused by Tampa y.

Washington, Aug. 21.-(AP)-
John Harvey Sherman, president of
Tampa Florida, University, told the
Dies committee today that a high
GERMAN consular official had Of
fered to donate books to his uni
yersItvs library, but that the offer
was rejected.
The official, whom Sherman
named in testifying at the COM
mittees inquiry into un-American
practices, was Baron Edgar Won Und
Zu TeckeIsheim, consul general at
New Orleans.
The baron said', Sherman testi-
fled, this was practice they fol-
lowed to encourage the study of
German in American colleges. Ad-
ding that the baron had said such
donations had been made to other
educational institutions, the univer-
sity president declared:
He did not say where; I did not
ask
Sherman said that an interview
with the baron at the university
followed a telephone call from a
stranger"
He said he had a friend who he
believed could be induced to give
us some books and asked if we
would like such a donation, the
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Fair, Good Quality
Leaf Offered For
Openings In East

Raleigh, Aug. 21.-(AP)-Offer-
ings which warehousemen termed
fair to good grades flooded the IA
auction markets of the new Bright
Belt today on the eve of the open
ing of the 1889 sales season.
Farmers, hoping for an average of
18 cents a pound or better, were gen
orally optimistic. The Border Belt
average of Is cents lent weight to this
view.
Offerings have been piling up on
warehouse floors for more than a
week, and opening breaks of more
than 100000 pounds were expect
ed on several markets.
The weather was generally fair
throughout the belt.
At Wilson, largest market in the
world, preparations were made for
handling the largest opening day Of
ferings in history.
Walter G.. Jones, president of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Newlyweds Spend
First Married Day
Hungry, Penniless

Wilmington, Aug. 21.-(AP)-Sam
Ragan, honeymooning reporter of the
Star-NeWs, and his bride of night,
spent their first day of married life
penniless and hungry, and it requir-
ed the combined efforts of three
police departments to provide them
with provender.
The Ragans were robbed on their
nuptial night.
Sans frantic SOS to Wilmington
was delayed, and when finally re-
ceived it was too late to wire money.
A telephone call to a Fayetteville
hotel revealed that he had checked
out and headed north with nothing
to give but love. State police located
him approaching Varina.
Mayor Tom Cooper of Whining
ton, called the police chief at Varina
and arranged for the hungry honey
mooners to be supplied with cash.
Ragan was married at Laurel Hill
Saturday to Miss Margorie Usher,
editor Of the OnsloW County Record.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
State Labor
Plays Cards
Near Chest
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Aug. 21.-The most sig
nificant political gathering in Ra-
leigh last week was the State Fed
Grafton of Labor convention and the
most significant feature of that con-
vention was unmistakable evidence
that Tar Heel labor leaders are play
ing their political cards very, very
close to their chest.
If there was any tip-off to the
hand the laborites are holding, or
the manner in which it is to be play
ed. it entirely escaped the eye and
ear of this observer. If there are any
aces up the labor sleeve they were
we'll concealed.
Catalogued very briefly, here are
a few of the negative or affirmative
angles which were observable:
(1) The labor group is still over
whelmingly pro-Roosevelt and pro-
New Deal.
(2) The cooler heads among the
labor leaders are holding themselves
cannily aloof from committal to any
candidate for governor.
90 The State federation certainly
does not plan to run a candidate IN
opposition to the present commits
sioner of labor, Forest Shuford; even
if it doesn't plan to give the incum-
bent it's completely-committed sup
port.
(4) The labor men are in fight
ing mood so far as their foes are con-
cerned and do not plan to be kicked
around by anybody, without retaliat-
ing to the full of their ability.
(6) There is a definite tendency
to try for election of influential leg
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Hungary Minister
Refers to Loyalty
To Older Friends

Budapest, Hungary, Aug. FL.
(AP)-COunt Csaky, Hungarian
foreign minister, issued a state
ment early this evening in which
he declared "an Independent and
strong Hungary is an lndiSpen-
sable factor in the political bal
ance of central Europe"
The statement, made through
the official Hungarian news
agency a few hours after the
count returned from Germany
and Italy, declared "thOse who
try to loosen old and intimate
friendships are workings against
the maintenance of peace and
against life interests of Hun
gary" Foreign office officials
said they did not know exactly
what the count meant by "Old
and intimate friendships" but it
was remarked that Hungary'S
oldest and most intimate rela-
tIOnShip is with Poland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

ready know all ABOUT ull1l. I1C D
strong in c.. O. P. ranks on Capitol
Hill. Members Of the Republican con-
gressional campaign committee swear
by him. He'll have their help in rec
ommendirg him to. the bulk of the
electorate. And they have hard onto
a year to publicize him. That's time
enough in which to provide suit
able man with formidable buildup.
Martin isn't with substantial
foundation, either.
He's in his eighth term in the
House of Representatives, and he's
performed very creditably there, at
least from his own party's stand
point.
And in the current (76th) Con-
gress he's been the Republican minor
ity's House leader. This is job OF
importance. John Garner establish
ed his political reputation as Demo-
cratic minority House leader. To be
sure, Martin hasn't been a minority
leader as long as Garner was. New
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
France Is In No
Mood for Another
Munich Surrender

Paris, Aug. 21.-(AP)-Pre-
mier Daladier, after long talk
today with British War Minis
ter Leslie HOre- -BeliSha, called
an emergency meeting of the
French cabinet for S p. m.
Tuesday. The meeting undOubt-
edly will consider King Leo
pOld'S call for conference
Wednesday of the foreign min
listers of the seven small ma
tiOns to discuss a peace plea
to the larger powers, but in
formed French sources empha-
sized that France is in no
mood to make Brussels another
Munich"
The cabinet was called also
for second meeting Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
German Army
Is Ready For
Quick Stroke

Zilina, SlOvakia, Aug. 21.-
(AP) army division,
geared for lightning action,
pushed on to northern SlOvakia
today.
Motorized troops, fully equip
ped with aircraft guns and light
artillery, massed at the from
tier. SlOvakia's most travelled
roads to Poland were COM
manded by German arms.
AS large scale operations con-
tinued, involving a force eSti-
mated at 250,OO0 men, observers
asserted the strategy was plain.
If the Danzig dispute should
start another war, German for
ces now are in position for a
sweeping action against PO-
lands southern flank.
Siienced by the government,
the controlled press left SlOva-
kia's public in almost complete
ignorance of the developments
ON t,le vital northern frontier.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

Kinston Tobacco Board of Trade, es-
timated that between 100000 and
100000 pounds would be on the
floors there tomorrow. Offerings
were over wide range, with a con-
siderable sprinkling of tips, he said.
At Greenville, an opening break in
excess of 100000 pounds was ex-
pected Offerings consisted chiefly of
first primings, and the quality was
termed fair by warehousemen. The
Greenville market has a federal
grader for the first time, following
a vote of farmers.
From 100000 to 100000 pounds al
ready were on the floors at Smith
field, and the market was expected
to be blocked the first day. NJ A.
Morgan, farm agent, predicted 49,
100000 pounds would be raised in
Johnston county this year. The pre-
(COntinued on Page FiVe\
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
King Makes
Hurry Move
Balk War
Six Small Nations in
Europe Invited t o
Speed to Brussels to
Make Joint Appeal to
Great Powers.

Brussels, Belgium, Aug. Fl.
-(AP)-The government of
37-year-old King Leopold Of
Belgium, often hailed as a po-
tential mediator of Europe's
possible troubles, today sud-
denly invited the ministers of
six small powers to rush here
by airplane to join Belgium in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

- ~ ~ eAAD~ ~ y
l 9 20 Republican
presidential posi-
bility, b ut h i S
friends are inflat-
ing a boom for him
and it may prove
to be a very sizable
one.
O u t S i'd e New
England undoubt-
edly he'll require
considerable intro
ducing to the rank
and-file of voters.
Professional politi-
clans, however,, al
ohO11t him He's
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
a peace appeal to the larger ma
tiOnS of the Old World.

The conference will be not later
than Wednesday. If all of those who
have been invited have arrived
earlier, there may be preliminary
discussions Tuesday.
The seven nations associated in
the Oslo trade convention were
asked to send their foreign minis
ters. The nations involved at Bel
gium, The Netherlands, Luxem-
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Suicide Blow
In Louisiana
Prosecution

New Orleans, La, Aug. 21.-(AP)
The violent death of DR.. J. A.
Shaw, key government witness, and
keeper Of Louisiana's coil industry
secret" for decade, today gravely
complicated the federal investiga-
ton Of tangled State affairs, but
no let-up.
Further indictments were expecteu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21
Martin May
Win G.. O. p.
Nomination
BY CHARLES p STEWART
Central Press CnlumniSt

Washington, Aug. 21.-Represent-
ative Joseph w. Martin, of North
Attleboro, Mass, hasn't been much
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-21

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Evening star., 1939-05-08
Ponte Vedru's Wind Boosts
British Chances in Ryder
Cup Play, Says u. S. Ace

dozen times and has scored well. His
best effort has been a SO individually
but last winter he played in a mixed
foursome with Patty Berg, the wo-
mems national champion, and they
did a 70 together for the best COM
bined count.
To Mr.. Turnesa's way of thinking
the conditions of Ponte Vedra s
course, which is Just a good sand
wedge shot from the Atlantic Ocean,
will place the British Ryder Cup
players on an even keel with Amer
icas forces.
Yank Team Superior.
There is no doubt" Willie said,
that Americas golf team will be
far superior to Great Britain's and
could take their measure on any
island course. But Ponte Vedra wind
conditions and layout that reminds
one of Englands' seaside links, will
give the British players up to an
even chance.
Iurnesa, an up-and-coming young
business man who shortly will make
headquarters in Charlotte, N. c., said
Ponte Vedra's course placed a pre-
MUM on tee shots. Accuracy, he
said, is the big factor on the course
and the fellows who can place their
tee shots will score well.