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sary to carry him over. 1t is stated
in the bill that interest shall be paid
on these loans-perhaps this will
settle part of the financial difficulties
of the county and clear up the
question Of whether or not interest
shall be paid.
At the request of the Garrett county
Bar Association the term of Circuit
Court has been adjusted in order that
there might be a period of one week
between the end of the Grand Jury
and the beginning Of the trial Of
cases.
With less than a week of session
left we wonder how many promises
have been kept and how nearly the
present General Assembly has eX-
pressed the will of the people? Of
this we are certain-there will be new
taxes, there will be a new. conserva-
ton set-up (still POLITICALLY but new
and the will Of the Eastern Shore
group, and there will be revision of
the Justice Of the Peace system which
should he some Improvement on the
old. When the show is over let's
check up and see if the books balance
when promises and achievements are
compared.
We wonder at times whether the
men and women we send to the state
Legislature realize the obligation they
owe to the people who make it pos
sible for them to occupy high office
and in whom they have vested
authority to be their spokesman. This
bit of advice might even be in order
for legislators. Don't fear your crit
les. If your work is good it will last
longer than they will.
When one thinks of the present
General Assembly of Maryland it
must not be forgotten that the entire
set up has been dictated by the Gov
] ernor and his advisers. They must
give no excuses and make no apologies
to the taxpayers of Maryland. We
know now what to expect from Cover
nor O'Conor during the next -four
years and those of us who have been
close observers at Annapolis are in
clined to be a bit skeptical as to his
leadership and ability. From the old
timers we understand that the moral
of the legislature has set an all time
low and according to usual form the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-30
Birthday Anniversary Observed

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Herman, of
the Accident community, were given a
pleasant surprise on Sunday when Il
number of relatives and friends gath
cred at the home to honor Mrs. Her
man upon her siXty-frst birthday. She
received many gifts. Those enjoying
the occasion were Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
E. Lewis and family, Mrs. c. L. OLA
yer and son Howard Swanton; Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Herman and daughter
Yvonne, of Luke; Frank Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hamilton and
grandson, Keyser, w. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Dane Hamilton and family, Perry
Steiding and Frank Wilt, Accident;
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Mills and family,
Oakland; John W. Herman and the
honored guest
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Birthday Concentrations To-

At the head of this list Of birthday
congratulations today the name of the
venerable George Marley, 1913 years
old Saturday, April l, rightfully is
standing at the top. A story concern
ing Mr.. Marley is printed elsewhere N
today's Republican.
Mary Ann Calls, Mountain Lake
Park, Wednesday, March 20.
Ann Brown, Mountain Lake Park
Monday, April 3.
Mrs. George z. Dawson, Mountain
Lake Park, Sunday, April 2.
Mrs. Dora Hinebaugh, Deer Park
Tuesday, April 4.
Miss Virginia Herring, Accident
Wednesday, March 20.
Mrs. John G. Robinson, Oakland
Monday, March 27,
Walter w. Dawson, Oakland, Tues,
day, March %.
Mrs. William Turney, Oakland, Sun
day, April 2.
Mrs. James Savage, Sang Run, Sun
day, April 2.
Mrs. Sidney Harvey, McHenry
Monday, April 3.
Mrs. Vesta Harvey McSpadden
McHenry, Tuesday, April A.
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Maryland Welfare Estimates
Are Mounting

The Board of State Aid and Chair
ties estimated Tuesday that Mary
lands welfare program for the second
quarter of the year would cost $2,493,-
1884, or $76,394 more than for the pres
ent quarter ending March 81.
Old age pensions topped the list IN
the estimate at $955,357. In other cat
egories estimates were: Direct relief
$792,273; dependent children, $701,-
948; needy blind, $43,738.
Estimated budgets for all types OF
relief, for counties include for Garrett
S37. 3O9.
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SOUNDS GOOFY-

The district forester's tale of the
person on white horse (neither Lady
Godiva nor Young Lochinvar) who
Scatters fire through our forests,
sounds just bit on the imaginative
side to us, although there are chances
that such is not the case. However,
if such a man rides between Friends
vile and Sang Run, Mr.. Buckingham
ought to hire a couple of good deer
hunters to watch the trail and catch
him in the act. If there are people set
ting out destructive fires, they should
DE caught and punished, and it seems
to us if anyone was close enough to
detect horse and rider in the act of
throwing a torch, he would have been
recognizable-unle he had a mask.
There was nothing said of any
mask-unless it was merely the mask
of secrecy about the tires-but this
point may have been overlooked by
Mr.. Buckingham.
There isn't much doubt that many
farm people believe a burned over
area is good for pasture and good for
things in general. Whether it is true
or not, we are not able to say. But it
is our opinion that these destructive
forest fires are caused more by care
lessnes than by planned incendiarism,
Surely with all the incendiarism
that Mr.. Buckingham asserts, there
would be at least one time that per-
son would be caught in the act. But
to our knowledge no one has been
convicted for this offense for years
in Garrett county. But we do keep
seeing these stories in daily news
papers of incendiary fires. If there
are facts to substantiate these stories
there should be some arrests. If there
aren't, these stories ought to stop. 1t
gives outsiders a distorted opinion of
Garrett countians.
From information gathered at first
hand in the county, and not from Allie
gany county, it is our opinion Mr..
Buckingham evidently was letting his
imagination run rampant in his de-
sire to create some astonishing pub
licity.
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ROBERT RUSH GETS THREE
YEARS ON REFUND RACKET

rectlOn.
Noah L. Rodefer, two charges of
forgery, dismissed. (Suicide)
Evelyn Rodeffer, two charges of
forgery, dismissed.
William Hicks, forgery, plea of
guilty; paroled for three years con-
tingent upon good behavior.
George Bittinger, forgery, plea of
guilty; sentenced to Is months in
House Of Correction.
Alvin Grove, incest; to be tried
April II by the Court,
Russell Snyder, bgamy, plea of
guilty; sentenced to 80 days in Jail
Woodrow Baker, arson, plea of
guilty; sentenced to Maryland Train
ing School until p years of age. He
is now 10.
Fred Wilson and Allen Ray Har-
vey, breaking and entering, two
charges against Wilson and three
against Harvey; plea of guilty; SEN
tence suspended for four years as 10
Wilson and three years as to Harvey,
contingent upon good behavior and
abstinence from Intoxicating liquor.
Thomas Morehead, desertion and
non-support; tried before Court, YER
diet guilty on second count; sentence
suspended until March, 1910.
William Griffith, bastardy; tried
before Court, verdict not guilty.
Frank Stewart, bastardy; tried be-
fore Court, verdict guilty; sentenced
to pay 81 per month for IA years and
expenses.
Frank Stewart, carnal knowledge
tried before Court, verdict guilty;
given 60 days in jail with suspended
sentence for one year.
Samuel Smith, bastardy, dismissed
John D. Winters, bastardy, plea OF
guilty; not prosecuted.
Edgar Moreland bastardy, plea OF
guilty; sentenced to pay SO per
month for one year; then SIS per
month.
Irwin Snyder, larceny and receiving
stolen goods, to be tried April IT.
James B. Campbell, embezzlement
to be tried April II,
AIphonse Barillo, desertion and
non-support, to be tried April IT,
Wesley Davis, larceny and receiving
stolen goods, plea of guilty; go days
in iail
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MARRIED

MELODY-DeBERRY-At Terra
Alta, West Va, the home of the bride,
announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Helen DeBerry, head
of the Latin department of Washing
ton Irving High school, Clarksburg,
West Va, and Dr. George C. Melody,
Greensburg, Pa, January 81, at Win
chester, Va. The bride, daughter CT
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley DeBerry, is a
graduate of the West Virginia Uni
versity, Morgantown, was a student
at William and Mary College and also
studied in Rome, Italy. DR.. Melody was
a resident Of Oakland for a number of
years. Both the bride and groom are
quite well known in Oakland and in
Garrett county. The couple will reside
in Greensburg, Pa.
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Shore group has played in the center
ring during the three months show at
Annapolis. The biggest Joke is the
huge amount voted to advertise The
Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern
Shore. Senator Friend took the floor
to add an amendment to provide a
part of the fund for advertising
Deep Greek Lake and Western Mary.
land but the sandy shore lads can't
think of any thing which does not
put gravy on their vests and SO the
bill passed and Garrett has again been
ignored. What did Governor O'Conor
promise Garrett county in his speech
at the Maryland?
All this talk about equality between
men and women has been taken as a
compliment by quite a few men.
Next week we will tell the story Of
what they didn't do. Don't forget to
check the record.
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To Celebrate 1O3rd Birthday An
niversary On April 1st

George Marley, Garrett county
oldest resident, and perhaps the old
est man in Maryland, will celebrate
the one hundred and third anniversary
of his birth on Saturday, April 1, at
his home in Deer Park. A dinner will
be served upon the occasion to mem
bers Of the immediate family as was
done last year.
A year ago the celebration was on
the quiet order, as Mr.. Marley had
been i'll. This year, however, although
Mr.. Marley is in a weakened condi-
ton and spends most Of the time in his
room, he expects to be at the dining
table with his family.
Mrs. D. R. Hinebaugh, a daughter
with whom he resides, said that one
day last week he ran off" by leaving
his room and descending to the lower
floor of the home by himself. The trip
down and back caused his heart to dc
a little racing, but when asked the fol
lowing day if he expected to repeat
the performance, he laughed and re-
piled, 81 might"
His four children anticipate being
with him on Saturday at the anniver-
sary They are Mrs. Henry Wilhelm
Gary, Ind; Mrs. D. r. limbaugh
Mrs. Robert Thrasher and George
Marley, Jr., all of Deer Park. His sis
ter, Mrs. Rebecca Cook, of Columbus
Ohio, is also expected. Mr.. Marley be-
came reunited with his sister in Sep
tember 1886, whom he had not seen
for rs years.
They did not know of each other
existence until three months previous
to that. A story of his one hundredth
birthday celebration had appeared il
The Republican. The story was sent
to England where relatives saw it and
correspondent with relatives at Deer
Park Through them Mrs. Cook was
located at Cleveland. Mrs. Cook Their
came to visit him at Deer Park and re-
turned for his birthday celebration
in 1887.
Mr.. Marley was born in Stockton
England, in 1886, and came to the
United States as the Civil War was
breaking out. He enlisted in the Fed
eral Army and served through the con-
fict. He settled in Deer Park in 1866
coming there to dig a well for Senator
Henry G. Davis. He worked for Mr.
Davis for more than 40 years.
Mr.. Marley was engaged in battles
at Gettysburg, Antietam, the Wilder
ness, and in less important engage
ments. He was wounded in a battle
at Cape Hatteras when a spent shell
struck his right leg and a bullet
pierced his left ear. He was honorably
discharged June %, 1865.
At his birthday celebration in 1881
Mr.. Marley received congratulations
from the King and Queen of England
and also from Governor Harry Nice
and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.
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FORTY YEARS AGO

The right of imposing corporal
punishment upon a pupil by teacher
came before the court on an appeal
case from district 2. William E.
Beeghley had been fined for whipping
Roy Schlossnagle, a pupil. The Court
found Beeghley had not inflicted
punishment unduly and found him not
guilty.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland,
Md, as second-class mail matter.
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Monday, April 3, Loeb Lynn All
club, 400 p. m.
Tuesday, April 4, Mars Hill Home
makers club, 1:3O p. M, at the home Of
Miss Kate Beachy.
Wednesday, April 5, Grantsville 4
H club, 1870 p. m.
Thursday, April 6, Executive Board
meeting, 1920 a. M, at Court House.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

two things, either that Italy feared
that war with France might come
soon or that she wanted to make
the French believe she was pre-
pairing to back up agitation for CO.
lonial concessions from France with
action.
A total of 1912 Italians left, or
prepared to leave, French soil as
the vanguard Of an exodus that
an italian Embassy spokesman said
was only beginning.
Although special trains were pro-
vided by italian authorities, only
230 repatriates left Paris today.
They were to be joined en- route
by 100 Italians at Dion. One hun
dred left Marseille.
Three hundred will leave Corsica
for Leghorn aboard a special liner
Monday. -Four hundred forty will
leave Nice the same day, picking
up IL more at Mention en- route
to Italy.
The exodus apparently was con-
fined to France. There was no
Evening star., 1939-02-26
1,200 Italians Heed
Muss6Iini' ni'sCaI| 10
Return From France
Exodus Only Beginning,
Says Spokesman at
Embassy in Paris
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 25.-More than 1900
Of nearly 100000 Italians living
in continental France and the
Island Department of Corsica an
swered today the Fascist govern
ment's first call for them to return
to their homeland.
ltalys decision to repatriate her
citizens was described as following
the plan launched last November II
to get back under the italian flag
as many as possible Of the Italians
living abroad. French government
officials accepted this reason.
But the occurrence of the repatri-
alton at a crucial moment in Ital-
ian-French relations was ascribed
IN responsible quarters to one of
Evening star., 1939-02-26

that the movement to the homeland
was in accordance with the repa-
triation program announced last
November II.
At that time a commission was
created ito facilitate and co-ordi.
nate" the return of expatriate Ital-
1ans who desired to come back, and
on December IL the government
gave the body 10000 900 lire $685..
0O0) to begin its work.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

evidence that any of the 100000
Italians in Tunisia, French North
African protectorate which has fig
ured in the territorial clamor in
the Fascist press, had been called
home.
There were mostly old men,
women and children in the group
which left Paris.
Long live II Duce!" the home
goers shouted at the French mobile
guards who stood on the station
platform.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Movement From France
Follows Nov. II Proqrom
= the AsS0ciated preR6

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 25.-Italy threw the
migration of Italians into reverse
today by calling back q number of
her nationals from French soil.
The only official comment was
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Urge Canal Expansion as Defense Measure

WASHINGTON. - Construction of
a third set of locks for the Panama
canal-instead of an entirely new
canal at Nicaragua-is being dis
cussed seriously by the Roosevelt
administration and members of the
house and senate military affairs
committees.
Although the United States signed
treaty with Nicaragua in 1914 un-
der which canal rights were estab-
Gshed, the war department points
out there would be little economic
or military advantage to second
canal. More important, it would
cost between $1,000, 100000 and
81 SOC, 900, 900, compared with the
$500, 100000 expenditure for increas-
ing the Panama canals capacity.
War department plans in Panama
are linked with President Roose-
velt's program to increase the zones
military personnel as part of the
current rearmament program. The
new locks would accommodate the
largest ships, all but few of which
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thering Tokyo's desires. Prince Teh,
the sincere puppet ruler who now
holds sway over Inner Mongolia, was
promised every assistance in bring
ing Russia's Outer Mongolians into
the newly organized Omitted League
of Mongolia" What the Japs
failed to tell their new friends is
that their primary purpose is to GUST
Russia, not to help the Mongolians.
Reports from Moscow indicate the
Soviet is not unaware of Japan's in
tentions. One Guendoun, president
of the Outer Monaghan Peoples re-
public, is now quest" of the Rus
sian secret police during an effort
to discover who was behind plot
to turn the country over to the jap
anese last year.
Russian military experts keep
well posted on Outer Mongolia.
Sergei Naumovich Mironoy, first as
sistant to Foreign Commissar Lit
vinov, spent two years there as an
official of the secret police. General
I. S. Konyev, now in command OF
the second red banner army de-
Tending Siberia from japanese at
tacks, was formerly chief military
advisor to the Mongol army.
Until recently Outer Mongolia was
one of Asia's greatest mysteries.
1t had no railroads, no important
cities and no highways But small
inland railroad has now been built
and by the end of next summer it
will be heightened to join with the
long Trans-Siberian railroad.
Japan Looks Westward.
Foreign military experts think ia
pans expansion program is fool
hardy until the Chinese war is fin
ished, because the nation is already
exhausted financially and weary of
fighting. But this does not concern
the Japs, who boldly outline their
dream of expanding westward from
Inner Mongolia into the deep interi-
or of Asia. This would end with con-
quest of China's newest province,
Sinkiang. Here they would run
against Tartars, Turks, Mongols and
Mohammedans, all strongly influ-
enced by the Soviet. But it would
mean throwing up a barrier between
Russia and the Chinese, cutting off
aid from Siberia.
This program is frankly a dream
of the army, which is the most radi-
cal faction of the Tokyo govern
ment and holds little respect among
many peace-loving Japs. Conserva-
tives fear these hot-blooded militia
rists will force the nation into war
with Russia too soon, inviting de-
feat.
Today the sharp tongued Japs are
rasping along vast frontier at the
Russian bear which lies silent and
waiting, occasionally lifting it's paw
in a tentative slap at the impolite
invader. This strange attitude both
ers the Japs, who met with fierce
opposition on Changkufeng hill last
summer but have heard little more
since. The probability is that Rus
STA is content to wait until Japan
sticks her imperialistic neck out
bit too far. Then the axe may
fall, hit or miss. sd o
Western Newspaper Union.
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Mongolia for 700 miles. Yet it was
not until several months ago that
the world knew of this penetration.
Behind the move is a fascinating
story of intrigue, of imperialistic
exploitation of the dream that has
guided Mongolians since Ghenghis
Kahn's day.
All told Asia has about $500, 900
Mongols, a race whose language,
appearance and customs are entire
ly different from those of China.
These people are herdsmen and no.
MAIDS; Chinese are tradesmen.
Sometime after the decline of the
Khans, Outer and Inner Mongolia
were separated, the first going to
Russia and the latter to China. Out
er Mongolia has about 4O0,0 peo-
pie, Inner has 100000, and almost
100000 of them live in Japanese
Manchukuo.
AS with such European peoples as
the Ukrainians, the desire for ma
tional unifcation has chung with
Mongolians throughout the ages.
Whether this desire still persists in
Russian-dominated Outer Mongolia
cannot be determined, for no for
eigner has legally set foot in that
territory the past 10 years. Though
an autonomous state, it is being
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warrant could not issue and
could not be-
HE has made his statement" !
said. 81 have copy upstairs"
"But my son is free. Statements
were made in his case, but he has
gone free. You said that you had
Instructions"
eff the injured party consents"
That's what I say" cried the
man. "My brother would never SUBJ
scribe to my to proceedings
against his fathers son. II know
he wouldn't, Exon. He wouldn't bear
malice like that. And then the scan-
dial =. You said yourself that,
rather than have a scandal"
"Your son has gone," said I.
"There can be no scandal there.
Percy Ebert Virgil has disap-
peared."
"I-can-disappear."
He was painting now, and his eyes
were half out of his head; yet he
did what he could to wreathe his
face into a smile, as though to do
me pleasure and make me his
friend.
81 can make no promise" I said,
until / have reported to those who
sent me here. The case is too grave.
/ But I'll tell you what I will do. If
you will indorse the statement your
brother has made, I'll take it to
London tonight and recommend my
people to let you go. To be honest,
I don't think they'll do it, but"
'How soon will you know"
son Friday. And on Sunday
shall be back-with or without the
warrant for your arrest. This is
upon condition that you indorse the
statement to which I refer. Other
wise ;"
"Yes?"
''In view of what you have admit
ted, I shall lay an information at
Cable without delay. That will in
sure your detention until the de-
mand for your extradition is made -
"But if I sign !"
| i Cdil llldhS lO pIOIIllSG, SdIu.
"I'n take the statement to London,
and do what I can. You can take
it or leave it, my lord. Sign, and
l leave for London. Don't sign, and
leave for Gabble-within the
hour"
The fellow was biting his fingers,
with his eyes on my face. The sign.
ing stuck in his gullet, as well il
might. And then he threw in his
hand
"All right" he said. "Give me
the statement And you'll dc
your best for me, Exon. Tm-I'm
not as young as was"
I stepped to the bell and rang it.
/ 81 want my servant"
With a shaking hand, Lord Fer.
dinand wiped his face: and then
still holding the table, he made his
way round the oak and took his seat
in chair. When my summons was
answered, one hand was shading his
eyes and the other was toying with
a paper that lay on blotting-pad
81 want my dispatch-case, Win
ter"
| ITO BE CONTINUED
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Japan Plans
Russian w ar;
Woo Mongols
Crafty Tokyo Capitalizes on
Unity Ambitions
Of Asiatics
BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE

Today's casual traveller in
Japan and Manchukuo hears
talk of ''the war" Strangely
"the war" is not that bloody
conflict which has been rag
ing in China the past two
years.
Instead Japan turns it's i'm
perialistic eyes to the north
west, that vast, mysterious
expanse of Asia where dwell
the Mongol, Turk and Tartar,
where Russian atheism min
giles with exotic Lamaism
and sing-song Chinese chants.
Here are slant-eyed, nomadic
tribes who for centuries have
lived far removed from the
influence of either east or
west, basking in memory of Chen
ghis Kahn, the stalwart Monaghan
who captured half the known world
seven centuries ago.
Peace could reign in this strange
land were it not for two great, stub
born powers which face each other
over vast frontier. Of Russia it
can be said there are few new terri
torial ambitions in Asia because
the Soviet is already overburdened
with land. But Russia will not re-
linquish what it has, and Japan def
initefy seeks to become the No.
far eastern power. Big Asia is still
not big enough to accommodate two
such domineering giants.
Japs Told to Prepare.
The inevitability of this war was
brought into clear focus last month
when Japanese leaders told their
people point-blank to prepare for