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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11

This mis-named New Deal admins
tration now seems destined to hang
up new record in American history
as the only Swear Presidential regime
to keep this country on it's knees for
its entire administration and to rule
from its Inauguration to it's exit with
out single example of the traditional
American prosperity Of which we have
always had at least a taste during
other octennial intervals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
Union Holiness Tabernacle
Third Street, Oakland
Garrett Baptist Field

Revival services are being conducted
by Rev. E. D. Ayres, of Pittsburgh
and will continue until May %. Ser
vices are being held every night; mu-
sic at 700 o'clock. Sunday: Sunday
school at 2; preaching at 3.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR RENT-Three rooms, posses
sion June 1; adults only. Mrs. George
Thayer, 30 Alder street.-Advertise-
ment 11-3t*
FOR SALE-A used hot air fur,
mace. Address Mrs. Lee R. Mason,
Second street, OakIand.-Advertise'
ment list.
DAY OLD and Started PuLet
Chicks, AAA Grade; also straight run
for sale. Grantsville Hatchery, Grants
vile, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 11-5t
Additional Paid Local Notices will
be found on Page Seven.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Evans, Terra
Alta, and Mrs. Sara B. Kimmell spent
yesterday at Hagerstown.
Mrs. Emerson Bishoff and infant
returned to the Bishoff home near
Hoyes yesterday afternoon from Me-
mortal Hospital, Cumberland.
The rank of Knight will be con-
ferred upon a class Of three candidates
at the regular meeting of the local
Knights of Pythias lodge on Friday
evening.
Miss Bertha Davis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Davis, of near Hutton,
who underwent an operation in the
Children's Hospital School on Febru-
airy IS, may be home the last of this
month or the first of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Smouse and
family, who have been residents of
Holidays Cove, West Va, for some
months, are expected to come to Oak
land tomorrow, where Mr.. Smouse will
be associated with his brother, Frank
A. Smouse.
Delbert NJ. Davis, cashier of the
First National Bank, has purchased the
Mrs. Ida T. Hayes property, corner
Seventh and Green streets. Mr.. DAVIS
and his family plan to occupy the res
idence early in June, following needed
repairs to the property. The dwelling
at present is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Nightingale.
Baltimore and Ohia Railroad en-
ployes have reported that within the
past few weeks more than half ton
Of scrap iron, fish plates, short pieces
of rails and other property belonging
to the railway company has been stolei
and disposed of to parties unknown.
At Cumberland the same thing occur
red, but the parties guilty of the theft
have been placed under arrest and
confessed, alleging that they disposed
of the scrap iron to a junk dealer in
a Pennsylvania town a short distance
from Cumberland.
The monthly meeting of the Young
Women's Missionary Society of the
Lutheran church was held yesterday
evening at the home of Mrs. Foster D.
Bittle on Seventh street, at which
more than twenty members were pres
ent. Miss Elizabeth Stemple was in
charge of the meeting. The program
included the final review of the study
book on India, which was delivered by
Miss Alverta Dillon. The society COM
posed of other members of the church
will meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. NJ. Falkenstein.
A gas tank, disconnected from the
school bus of William Welch, and car
lieu away d ouoIC Clllle dSo, was loullu
few hundred yards downstream from
the Cherry Greek bridge on Route 210,
by lad who was fishing in the steam
and restored to the owner. At the time
the tank was carried away there was
approximately four gallons of gas in
it. The gas, evidently, was all that the
thief wanted, for he had carried it
but comparatively short distance,
emptied it of its contents and then
tossed the tank overheard at the
bridge, from which point it naturally
floated down the stream until it be-
came full of water and sunk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
Sunday Services In Community
Churches
st. Paul's Methodist Church

Winfield S. Patterson. Minister
$3.50, Sunday school. E. Ray Jones'
superintendent. Special program fea-
turing Mothers Day play, entitled
Courage Is Torch" All are urged tC
be present at $50.
10:45. Morning worship, with 6
Mothers Day sermon by the minister
7:3O. The Epworth League will pre-
sent a play in five episodes commem-
Grating the 50th anniversary of the
Epworth League. The episodes are as
follows: John Wesley in the Epwortt
Rectory"; wesley on a Soap Box;
The Man on Horseback; THE Or
ganization of the Epworth League"
and "The New Methodist Church ,, AL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
Red House Lutheran Parish

The church service at Gneov :.
9:15 next Sunday, followed + bv % q q.
Sunday school program. YOUNG pa ae
pies service with Mothers Davs sd = ~
and recitations at 7:45 in the evenings sOls'
st. Johns, Red House, services ,,-ii (,
the usual time. The pastor will sno 4.
on the theme, "Mothers of the C SpsaI
Of Christ" st, Paul had sincere f fa;S
in those who toiled with him in la Al
establishing the Christian faith tb rl'
out Asia and parts of Europe and d. ~ !,
carried them in his heart as a faitbf fi
missionary pastor. However, he wv, VI
specially thankful to God for % Va.
mighty influence of Christian motbo s''
who prayed and sacrificed for tboi,
children. ''''''
"They say that man is mighty
He governs land and sea;
He yields a mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
But mightier power and stronoar
Man from his throne has hurled
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the worIIa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11

We whipped the redskins to get this
country, the redcoats to keep it, and if
we don't watch out the Reds will take
it over.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
THE LIGHT THAT SHINETH

The heavens declare the glory of
God; and the armament sheweth
his handywork.
Psalms XIII
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11

are invited.
Attend church on Mothers Da,
you have no regular church hon.
most cordially welcome you to '' W.. W.
ship with US. "OT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS.
By FRANK r. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per-
mission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11

For all these things there is an un-
doubted majority in Congress just as
there is an undoubted majority in the
country. But the uncoalesced majori-
ty in Congress cannot function effec-
lively so long as the White House
weight is against it and is supple
mented by the organized Hobbies Of
the CLIO, the Workers. Alliance and
kindred pro-New Deal agencies. 1t IS
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK. Feb. l6.-Stocks took
the market hill in second speed to-
day, but favorites managed to post
gains running to points.
Steels, aircrafts, motors. rails and
utilities led the climb. Individual
strong spots were in evidence else
where. The first hours turnover
OF 100000 shares was the largest
In week or so. Volume subse-
quently dwindled. Advances were
well maintained near the fourth
While some traders continued to
hour.
hug neutral territory on the theory
new foreign crisis is still a possi-
blllty, the general favorable quota OF
domestic business news tended to
onset worries over European hap
penlngs as market factor, brokers
said.
Overseas securities markets were
a shade better. Bonds were select
lively higher and commodities mar.
row.
prominent stocks on the upside
were United States Steel, Bethle-
hem, Youngstown, Douglas Aircraft,
Boeing, Sperry, Glenn Martin,
United Aircraft, General Motors.
Chrysler, Ex-Cell-O Corp, United
States Rubber, Montgomery Ward,
American Telephone, North Ameri-
can, Westinghouse, Du Pont and
Santa Fe.
In the curb modest improvement
was registered for Electric Bond 6>
Share, Lockheed, American Gas
and Pantepec Oil.
Aiding steels was the firmness
of steel scrap and the growing be-
lief armament, construction, rail-
road and miscellaneous demand for
this metal was due to steady ex-
pansion over coming months.
Buoying the aviations were not
only the latest French orders for
warplanes, but the quick passage by
the House yesterday of the admin
istration's defense measure involv-
ing s376000,00O for military build
ing, including immediate construc-
ton of 1892, fighting planes for the
Army Air Corps.
That the plane manufacturers are
preparing for capacity production
was seen in reports the Lockheed
company would file with the S. E. C.
for New York offering to provide
capital for broadening its activities.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
|FHestone Tire
Prices Boosted
? ~ Per Cent
By the Associated Press.

oS VIC ASSoClhte0 FleSS.
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 16.-The Fire
stone Tire & Rubber Co. announced
an increase in tire prices, which
dealers said will average 21z per
cent. Similar revisions are expected
throughout the industry.
The increase took the industry by
surprise.
A Firestone statement said:
I'VE have notified our dealers and
service stores that effective Febru-
Ary IS there is a slight adjustment
on certain passenger and truck tire
sizes to put them in better cost bal
ance with other Sizes"
Dealers said the revisions would
average 212 per cent all along the
line, with increases upwards on Ger
tain sizes ranging from to 10 per
cent.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

service rendered and to report this
appraisal on the basis of an investi-
CATION Of organization and operating
efficiency, Mr.. Paulger said. The
purposes of the supervisory authori-
ties are not fulfilled unless the
institutions examined are benefited
directly and indirectly.
The public benefits collectively
and individually through the opera
ton of sound financial institutions,
be they fiduciary or otherwise, and
Is entitled to every safeguard In
particular, the beneficiaries of fidu-
ciary service seem peculiarly deserv-
ing of full protection, Mr.. Paulger
said.
The supervisory authorities do not
conceive their responsibility with
respect to trust operations as in
cluding detailed investigation and
direction to the extent that they
may be charged with attempting to
take the operation of your several
departments out of the banks
hands, nor as usurping or substitute
ing for the legislative powers of the
several States and the supervisory
functions of the courts, he said.
They do feel, however, that their
efforts should contribute effectively
toward the maintenance of the high
standards of corporate trust service,
and realize that their procedure
must be sufficiently comprehensive
to accomplish this purpose and flex-
ible enough to achieve a degree of
uniformity with respect to examina-
ton of old and new. large and small
trust departments with experienced
and inexperienced management, Mr..
Paulger said.
Farm Values Special Topic.
DR.. Howard R. Tolley, formerly
dean of the Agricultural College of
the University of California and now
director of the Bureau of Agricul-
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Westinghouse Employees
To Get Smaller Bonus
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16.-Em-
ployes OF the Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co. will receive a
l per cent base pay bonus this
month, compared with per cent
last month, it was disclosed.
The reduction comes despite a
sharp increase in incoming business
in January, since the company's
monthly bonus plan is based on
profits over three-month periods.
Incoming business in January
totaled $16,752,000 compared with
$12,180, 900 in December and $11,-
$4,000 in January, 1898. January
profits were $683, ,l35, compared with
$763,294 in December and $618,l29
in November.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

cultural Values" He was previously
administrator of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Owing to the unusual interest in
the speakers subject, a number of
guests outside the Chartered Life
Underwriters group are expected.
Bangs Joins Mortgage Group.
H. Clifford Bangs, Investment
building, has been admitted to
membership in the Mortgage Bank
ers' Association of America, S. M.
Waters, president, announced in
Chicago today. His admission brings
the membership to 535, an all-time
high peak since the association was
organized 26 years ago.
The association is the national
organization of institutions inter-
ested in mortgage lending and in
vesting It's membership is located
in AZ States and the District of
Columbia and includes many Of the
Nations largest firms. real estate
organizations, title and trust COM
panies, institutional investors and
commercial banks.
Safe Deposit Section Meets.
The February meeting of the safe
deposit section of the District Bank
ers' Association will be held in the
boardroom of the American Security
e. Trust Co. at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night. Various safe deposit prac-
tices will be under discussion.
The Executive Council, made up
Of P. C. Brady, T. E. Elgin, Eva
Kicker, Charles w. Haas and Charles
Z. West, announces that the Mary
land Safe Deposit Association will
join in the March meeting.
Banquet Reservations Grow.
Reservations for the annual ban
quet of Washington Chapter, Amer
ican Institute of Banking, have
crossed the 1000 mark, the dinner
taking place at the Willard Hotel
on February 25. Last year the total
attendance was 1927. The commit
tees efforts are now being directed
toward holding down, rather than
increasing the attendance, a very
difficult task.
The Commerce Department re-
ports that rural retail sales of gen.
eral merchandise in January were
the highest on record for that month,
the adjusted index standing at ITO.
Daily average sales of variety stores
in January were 21a per cent better
than in 1898 and the highest for any
January since 1929. The figures are
considered evidence that consumer
purchasing power is being well
maintained.
Today's Trading on Exchange.
Ten shares of Washington Gas
Light preferred sold on the WASH
ington Exchange today at 1857,
unchanged from yesterdays trans
actions.
Eight shares of Potomac Electric
Power 51a per cent preferred moved
at 1l41z, same as other recent sales,
the stock being quoted ex-dividend.
The bid for National Savings &
Trust Co. stock, which recently paid
81 dividend, stood today at 100. The
asked price remained at $210 a
share.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission granted authority to South
eastern Greyhound Lines to issue
100000 equipment purchase notes.
Proceeds from the notes are to be
used to finance the purchase of new
buses, for delivery during 1888.
Oscar Newton, president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
died Monday. Mr.. Newton was 81
and native of Mississippi. In 1895
he succeeded the late Eugene Black
as head Of the Reserve Bank at
Atlanta.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
John Hancock Life
Makes New Records
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON, Feb. 16.-President Guy
w. Cox, in his annual report to the
policyholders OF <le John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston,
announced at the company's annual
meeting that insurance in force
during 1888 increased $76,319, SAT,
bringing the total insurance in force
to SALTS, 5,557 ,199, highest amount in
the company's history.
The company reached a high rec
ord of total gross income, which was
$212, ,272, including premiums of
$164,575, ,707. This represents an in
crease in gross income of $l2, 100 900
over the companys previous high
record achieved in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

Pan American Airways Corp
President asked the c. A. A. for a
lump sum of $3,6O0,000 of airmail
payment for a years operation of
the San Francisco Hongkong air
route. Present rate Of airmail pay
for the trans-Pacific route u nearly
$4,000. 900 q year.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

t h e F. e d e r a !
Reserve System,
told the Goth
a n n u a ] m | d =
winter trust con-
ference of the
American Bank
ers Association
at the Waldorf
Astoria, in New
York.
With respect
to every institu-
ton the object
of the trust
examination Is
to appraise the
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Lead Price Cut
Tenth of Cent
Per Pound
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-St. Joseph
Lead Co. today announced a reduc-
ton OF 1/10 of cent pound in the
price of lead for immediate delivery.
The new price is ATS cents pound,
New York, and 4.60 cents, st. Louis.
The change was the first since jan
uary 81 last when the metal was
boosted 1/10 of cent to Abs, New
York basis, from the ATS price set
January "a.
The reduction carries the price
back to the low for 1899.
The 1888 high for spot lead was
$40 cents a pound, and the low 4
cents.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Sales Gain in RuroI
Areas, Small Towns
By the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department says
average daily sales of general mer-
chandise in small towns and rural
areas were higher in January than
for the same month in any previous
year. Sales last month averaged Z
per cent higher than in the first
month Of 1888.
The Department also estimates
similar sales for the year 1888 were
about 6 per cent less than in 1887,
although about equal with 1896.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
General Motors Sales
Abroad Show Gain
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Sales of
General Motors cars and trucks to
dealers in the overseas markets
during January totaled 30,878 units,
representing an increase of 34 per
cent over sales in January of last
year.
These figures include the products
OF the corporations American, Ca
madam, English and German fac
tories sold outside Of the United
States and Canada,
Evening star., 1939-02-16
$50 Tons of Leod Sold

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 R.-st
Joseph Lead Co. reported 100 tons
OF Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
Yesterday at $470 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, 300 tons at the st.
Louis average and 500 tons at 1890
New York and so tons at the New
York average,
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16-Wheat prices
dipped as much as 80 cent at one
time today but the market demon
strated its power to absorb sharply
increased selling.
Resistance to selling pressure
came largely from Eastern sources
and cash and milling interests.
Wheat closed unchanged to "a
lower compared with yesterday,
May, 6734-7s; July, 677s SO; corn
was i4-3t higher, May, 49b-A;
July. 505s-12; oats, AS higher.
WHEAT Open. High Low Close
Evening star., 1939-02-16

tural Economics
of the Depart
ment of Agricul-
ture, will be the
guest speaker at
t h e m on t h ly
meeting of Dis
trict of Colum-
bia c h a p t e r
Chartered Lif e
Underwriters.
The meeting
will be held at
the Cosmos Club
next M on d a y
evening. DR.. Toll
ley will discuss
Stabilized Agri-
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Nc. cash wheat sales Corn No.
No; ,. 4Si2: No. white 4712: No. 5.
Asa. Oats. No. 3 mixed 27k4: No /
white. 32-33: No. 3. 2S17-3Ol2 Barley,
mailing, 5U-63; feed. 35-45: No. 3 barley.
$3.50: No. 3. mailing. $3.50. Timothy
seed 2.S5-3 3: nominal: red clover seed.
13.O0-1b.OO; nominal: red top. 9.25-75;
nominal
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 16 tPS.-Wheat No,
2 red winter garlicky, spot. domestic 7Sis.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, Feb. 16 (R1.-Grain range
today:
Evening star., 1939-02-16
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Bombay
operators again dominated trade in
cotton futures today, selling nearby
deliveries and buying distant posi-
tions. Trade houses also bought
near months while offerings came
principally from the South.
Midafternoon prices were 2 higher
to lower. March sold at S.39, unHS
changed, while May reacted to 500
from 8,O3.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed oil futures scored advances
covering by commission houses caused By
f1rmness in lard. Profit-taking and trade
house hedge selling appeared on the ad-
vance. March advanced to 682 while
May moved from $50 to 700. ruling IA
points net higher. Steadiness In cotton
and hogs were also factors in the upturn.
Crude oil was quoted 5%aA cents in the
Southeast and Valley and 5haN in Texas.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Trust Examinations
Aid Banks and Public,
Pau|ger Declares
Reserve Board Expert
Points Out Benefits
Of Double Service
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Trust examinations are conducted
both in the public interest and for
the benefit of the trust institution,
Leo H. Paulger, chief examiner of
Evening star., 1939-02-16
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16 P.-Cottof4
futures held close to the previous clos
ing levels in tod avs early trading and
at midsession prices were / point net
hi9her to l point lower.
Evening star., 1939-02-16


bankruptcy
bankruptcy Act By
Rates OF dividend In the
ments oaseo the last
I'd Ex dividend * or extras Paid
Accumulated d,yidepds pss I M " nss ms
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Girl Appointed
By Dickinson
| Scouts PeriIs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July ia winsome
red-haired girl from Michigan found
slight cause for worry today in the
perils of New York high life"
against which the mothers and
daughters of America have been
warned by the Governor of her
State, Luren D. Dickinson.
Willo Sheridan, %, of Detroit,
whom he named Miss Michigan
Aviation to represent the States
aircraft industry in a weeks visit
at the New York Worlds Fair. said
she had not noticed many of the
dangers which the 80-year-old Gov
ernor described as bringing unprc-
tected girls in proximity to "hellish
brink
At first, the Governors warning
about the perils of New York scared
me to DEATH said Willo.
Il think I'll go on a special in
vestigation tour to find out if it
really is as bad as he claims" she
added.
She planned to visit several night
clubs during her visit. but made it
clear she intended to be moderate.
Gov. Dickinson wrote brief for
NAL letter to Grover Whalen, presi-
dent of the fair, introducing Miss
Sheridan lin behalf of the aircraft
industry in this State
Evening star., 1939-07-18
D. 6. Taxes
Continued From First Page)

privilege tax on gross receipts which
expired automatically June 80.
The income tax with rates rang
ing from l to 3 per cent on taxable
income is estimated to yield about
$500, 900 in revenue. The per cent
corporation tax is expected to pro-
duce $2,200,00O and the pro rata
personal property tax on motor We
hicles an additional $4,000.
The change in the tax on utility
corporations is expected to yield an
additional $50, 900, whereas the kick
back" in fines and fees from the
United States courts for the Dis
trict is estimated to add about
$100, 900 more to the Districts rev.
enue income. And to these figures
must be added another 81, 900 900 re-
sulting from an increase in the Fed
eral payment. from $5,O0O,0O0 to
$6OO0,000.
Federal income tax exemptions
will apply under the District income
tax, the exemption for single persons
will be $1,000 and for married cou-
piles $2,500 There will be an addi-
tional $400 exemption for each de-
pendent.
The rates will be l per cent for
the first 5000 of taxable income; !;
11a per cent for the next 5000; 2
per cent for the next 5000; 21z per
cent for the next $1,000 and per
cent for all taxable income in eYcess
of $4,000.