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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
B. |. GONDER NAMED ON
STATE FORESTRY BOARD
Governor O'COnor Chooses Three
To Serve 2 Years Without PAY

Governor O'Conor announced last
Thursday the appointment of three
members to the Advisory Board of
Forestry which included Bernard !.
Gender, of Oakland. The other two
members are John NJ. Nelson, Jr., of
Baltimore, and Mauldin Lum, of Les
lie, Cecil county,
The new appointees will serve with
out pay for two-year terms. The eX-
officio members of the board are DR..
Isaiah Bowman, president Of Johns
Hopkins University, and DR.. Edward
B, Mathews, State geologist. The
board acts in an advisory capacity to
the State Department of Forestry.
The Governor said he was anxious
to secure the services of persons who
were sincerely interested in forestry
and parks. Of Mr.. Gender he stated:
"Mr. Gender resides in a county where
the State has such extensive acreage
in forest lands. During his adult life
he has been concerned with matters
affecting forestry, and l realize that
his appointment will give additional
experience and counsel to the depart
ment"
The Governor added: Great impor-
lance attaches to a properly developed
conservation program in respect to
woodlands and parks, and by reason
of the sizable amount which I in
Guided in the bond issue bill for the
purchase of forest lands and recrea-
tional areas, out State will be better
able to carry out the plans of this de-
partment l am sincerely anxious to
improve the situation, and fully real
ize that increased enjoyment will be
derived by the public for an enlarged
program for the development of recre-
ational areas"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
GRAND JURY EXPECTED TO
ADJOURN THIS AFTERNOON
No Report of Findings or Indict-
ments Available at This Time

At noon today the Grand Jury was
still in session and Neil C. Fraley,
States Attorney, said it was unlikely
that the jurors would adjourn before
late afternoon.
He said no report of any Of the find
ings of the grand jury was available
at that time.
The jury has been in session since
Monday morning and quite a few wit
nesses have been summoned before
that body.
There were several cases to come
up before the grand jury including
the Staying of Floyd Harvey, VindeX
miner, for which William Thomas
Cooper is being held. Fraley said
there were cases of embezzlement,
forgery, larceny, violations of the
liquor laws, and others pending.
Since Judge Sloan's charge to the
grand jury in which he mentioned re.
Gently enacted legislation, it is as
sumed that the grand jurors are also
investigating matters in the court
house closely.
Usually the grand jury completes
its work in three days or less.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Plans For Improvements To Be
Made At St. Marks Lutheran
Church Adopted

Last night at a meeting of mem
bers of St. Marks Lutheran church in
Oakland plans for an addition to the
church, with additional heating ia
cilities, were adopted and the official
body of the congregation instructed
to proceed with the contemplated i'm
provements at an estimated maximum
cost of $500.
The plan contemplates an addition
at the rear of the structure to contain
furnace room and coal storage cell
lar; two or more class rooms in the
basement and a pastors study on the
upper floor of the addition, along with
probable other changes to be made in
the existing class rooms.
The contract for the building and
the heating plant will be let within
two weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
To Speak At Rotary

Edward NJ Elliott, of Coudersport,
Pa, governor of the 180th district of
Rotary, of which the Oakland Rotary
club is a part, will be present at the
weekly meeting of the local organiza-
ton on Friday evening.
At a meeting of the Board of d.
rectors of the Rotary club on Wednes-
day evening it was decided the club
would cooperate with the mayor and
council which is planning for anothe.
autumn excursion over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad for Sunday, October
/. Over five hundred are expected
on the excursion and the Mayor and
Council are asking for citizens to
again donate the use of their auto
mobiles for the 30-mile trip to Swal-
low Falls and around the lake.
The Board of directors also voted
500 to the Oakland Boys Band.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
REV. M. W. SPRAGUE IS
NAMED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rev. w. S. Patterson, DID,, Here
Seven Years, Appointed Pastor
Of Church at MOundsville

Rev. Winfield S. Patterson, DID,,
pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church
for seven years, will leave next week
for Moundsville, W. Va, and he will
be succeeded by Rev. NJ. W. Sprague.
Rev. Patterson has been pastor of
the church here for longer period
than any other minister of his de-
nomination. During his pastorate a
new church and parsonage have been
erected. He expressed regret at leav-
ing Oakland. The church to which he
has been appointed is considered one
of the most active in the entire con-
ference.
The announcement of various ap-
pointments was made late Sunday
night at Fairmont, w. Va, where the
annual conference had been in session
all week. Rev. Sprague, Oakland's new
minister, was formerly at McMechen,
near Wheeling.
Rev. Harold Gamblin, Mt. Lake
Park, is continuing his studies in
Drew university, and Rev. Garrett w.
Evans will fill that charge. Rev. Rob-
ert L. Greynolds remains at Friends
vile, and Rev. D. R. Carder was re-
appointed to the Grantsville charge
for another year. Rev, J. F. Hockin-
berry returns to Corinth for another
year.
Other appointments include Rev. E.
]. Johnson, Aurora, W. Va; Rev. 7.
H. Taylor, GAINESVILLE; Rev. L. E.
Saville, Elk Garden; Rev. Ira Lyons,
Gormania; Rev. B. W. Folsom, Kitz-
miller; Rev. U. E. Wills, Terra Alta;
Rev. O. d. Curtis, Kingwood.
Former pastors in this area were
appointed as follows Rev. W. H. Gil
more, Pennington; Rev. Foster L.
Jones, Meadowdale; Rev. Bernard
Gibbs, Westover; Rev. B. T. Trevey,
Buckhannon; Rev. A. c. Bell, Wallace;
Rev. Paul Maness, Albright; Rev. F..
McCamic, Hartford.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS
CITY IN GOOD CONDITION
Repays S3,766 On Loans Made In
1897; Has Balance After
Paying Current Bills

A financial report of the towns con-
dition, made at the regular meeting Of
the Mayor and Town Council on Mon
day evening, showed the accounts tc
be in the best condition for many
months. Collections Of $5,640.51 dur
ing the month Of August brought the
cash balance in bank to $8,4O755.
This enabled the treasurer to pay
$3,766 to the First National Bank and
the Garrett National Bank for loans
made in 1887, and after paying cur
rent monthly orders amounting to
$2,055.08, there was still balance in
the treasury of $2,586.47. The current
bills included salaries of council men,
bers and balance of $500 on a recent
audit of the books of the town. Among
the collections We're 1889 taxes total
ing S4,880.77; 1888 taxes of $181.25,
and water collections Of $394.70.
The Sunday movie tax for August,
paid into the town council treasury
amounted to $1,000, which was divid
ed for expenses of library, fire depart
ment and the Red Cross, according to
the stipulations in the law. The library
and fire department each got 25 per
cent, while the Red Cross gets 80
per cent.
Council gave authority to John j..
Sweeney, town policeman, and F. D.
Bittle, high school principal, to work
out a plan of traffic regulations on
Green street between Fourth and Fifth
streets, during the loading and unload
ing of school buses at the high school.
Two Registration Days
Council announced there would be
TWO registration days for the citizens
of Oakland for the purpose of regis
tering so that they may participate IN
the municipal elections in the future
A recently enacted law made this reg
istration necessity before person
is permitted to vote for mayor, city
councilmen or treasurer, or on any
question which might be placed on the
city ballot. The dates for the reglstra-
ton will be October and "a, and Ar
thur Lawton, clerk collector, stated
there would be proper advertisements
of the dates. Frederick Thayer, Jr.'
and Miss Margaret Lawton were
named as registration clerks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
H. c. Riggs Reelected President :;
Other Officers Are Chosen

The Garrett County Sportsmen's
Association met on Monday evening
at City Hall with good attendance.
One hundred twenty-three cards have
been issued for the year 1910 to date.
The election of officers resulted in
selection of H. C. Riggs, president;
and r. Earl Guard, vice-president;
Lloyd W. Cook, recording secretary;
W. E. Tarbell, financial secretary;
Logan Weber, treasurer. Members
of the executive committee elected
were: Earl Harvey, Swanton; Lester
C. Yutzy, Crellin; Edgar A. Smith,
Mt. Lake Park; VIM. Wintcrberg,
GrantsvilIe; Richard Ryan, Kempton;
W. W. yelling, Mt. Lake Park; R. D.
Houck, Oakland; j. G. Friend, Swan
ton; H. L. burst, Grantsville; and w.
r. Browning, Oakland.
A committee composed of Dan
Hershburger, R. E. Guard and Lloyd
VIM. Cook was appointed for the
purpose of contracting the various
sporting clubs in the county in an eff
fort to coordinate them into branches
of the Association.
A membership committee: Henry L.
burst, R. D. Houck and S. Neville,
winners of the contest for 1889.
Education and public relations
committee; Major E. B. Carey, W. j.
Glenn, W. E. Tarbell.
Resolutions and legislative com
mittee: H. C. Edwards, Dan Hersh-
berger, Lester Yutzy.
Law enforcement committee: R. D.
Houck, Clarence Spear, Frank Schell,
Matthew Martin, Mr.. Livengood, MI
Warner.
Fish Propagation committee; W, r.
Browning, Thurl Tower, George Cha
ney. Sam Otto, Ralph Miller, Elmer
Haulenbeck.
Cover and feed committee: c. A.
Rodamer, Richard Ryan, Matt Storey,
R. L. Weeks, and Harry Mickey.
Pollution committee: R. Earl Guard,
and Bernard l. Gender
Crop damage committee: J. I. Stan
ton. H. L. Porter, W, E. Tarbell, and
William Winterburg.
Game propagation committee: w.
W. yelling, S. Neville, J. G. Friend,
Edgar A. Smith, Wasco Burzenskl,
R. S. Browning.
Mr.. Riggs pointed out that it could
be seen from the above list Of COM
mittees that the Association hoped to
become useful in helping to carry out
it's ideals and solicits the cooperation
of all sportsmen and citizens.
The next meeting of the Association
will be held at Grantsville on October
@. at 7:3O o'clock The Grantsville
men have shown their cooperation
with the Association and assure the
membership an interesting and IN
structive meeting. All members are
urged to attend.
An invitation has been extended to
all citizens interested in conservation
work to join the Sportsmen's Asso-
citation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Painfully Injured In Automobile
Accident

Denver Sanders, employed in Leigh
ton Brothers Garage, Third street,
sustained the fracture of two ribs last
Saturday evening when the car he was
driving sideswiped another car driven
by Elmer Shaffer, during lightning
and thunder storm. The accident oc-
Cured at a point just east of the Hut
ton underpass.
Mr.. Shaffer and Victor Kelly, OF
near Hutton, riding with him, sus-
tanned painful cuts and bruises.
Another result of the accident was
two badly damaged automobiles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Commodities Still Up

Although President Roosevelt
lifted the ban on the limit of raw
sugar which could be imported to the
United States, wholesalers were say
ing that this wasn't affecting the
price of sugar from the refineries to
them, on account of increased cost for
boats and boat insurance.
Sugar, flour, beans, cocoa and other
commodities were still up this week
in local stores, and whether or not
they would come back to normal
soon was not known.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
SWANTON MAN DEFENDS
SAVAGE RIVER VALLEY
Says Story By Potomac River
Commission is Just Propaganda
In Effort To Get Land Cheaply
DISPUTES NEWS ARTICLE

A resident of the Savage River val
ley on Monday took issue with the
Associated Press and the Upper Poto-
mac River Commission in a double
barreled answer to an article which
appeared in Maryland daily newspa-
pers few days previously.
Clyde Murphy, Swanton, vigorously
challenges what he calls "propaganda
destined to lead people to believe
that the Savage River Valley is 9
place out of reach Of civilization and
education and consists of acres upon
acres of rocks with a little top soil
here and there; inhabited by the de-
scendants of tribe of people who mi
grated into this lonely valley after
the Revolutionary War and claimed
title to the land by "squatters' rights.
rights"
Disputes Statements Made
"Such is not the case" Mr.. Murphy
stated Monday to a reporter of The
Republican. He wrote lengthy letter
to the editor of the Cumberland News
which was published Monday. The
story which drew Mr.. Murphy's fire
was an Associated Press dispatch from
Luke which dealt with Headaches" en-
countered by Upper Potomac River
Commission in it's efforts to acquire
the necessary land for the Savage
River Dam, and which is printed adj
jacent to this article, for comparison
The reply by Mr.. Murphy printed il
the Cumberland News continues:
CATER fatty contradicting many Of
the statements in the article, the
Continued on Page Severn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Marriage Announced

Announcement has been made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton D. Whipkey,
Oak street, of the marriage of thel'
daughter, Mae Drum, to Mr.. Roy Z.
Dinterman, of Brunswick, Md. The
wedding took place Saturday, Sep
TENDER 8, at Brunswick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
School Enrolment Increases;
Teachers Meeting Scheduled

Enrolment in the Oakland High
school increased slightly during the
week, the figure reaching 500 this
morning. The enrolment at the Oak
land Elementary school also increased
several. Last week they had 397,
Extra-curricular activities are get
ting under way at the High school
with the glee club and orchestra get
ting organized and soccer practice
being held each afternoon in prepare
ton for the coming schedule with
Kitzmiller and Kempton. Glass cleo
lions and home room elections will
probably be held this week or early
next week.
Teachers Meet Tomorrow
An all-day teachers meeting is
scheduled tomorrow in the Oakland
High school, In the morning there
will be a program by the county health
department, and DR.. H. R. DuPuy,
county health officer, and DR., ]. H.
Mason Knox, chief of the bureau of
child hygiene, Baltimore, and possibly
others, will deliver talks. Luther
DUR, from the office of the Commiss-
ioner of Motor Vehicles, will also
give talk on Safety" The after
noon session will be given over to the
school supervisors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14

Mrs. Harry Helbig returned to her
home here on Monday from week
visit with relatives and friends in Bal
timore and Washington.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

there would be a squawk. he said,
adding that the matter would have
to be worked out by congressional
committees.
AS for the undistributed profit tax,
greatly modified in the 1888 tax law
which went on the books without
the Presidents signature, Mr.. Roose-
velt asserted there was good reason
behind that levy two years ago.
He said it was proposed to prevent
closely held corporations owned by
rich men from continuing to leave
their profits in their companies
without paying income taxes on
them.
Inheritance Tax Smaller.
BY leaving such profits in COM
panies until the deaths of the own
ers, he said such persons had to pay
only an inheritance tax which was
much smaller than the income tax
in the higher brackets.
He added that if Congress wants
to repeal the undistributed profits
levy, it must find some way to pre-
vent legal tax revision.
The Presidents remarks on taxes
followed a suggestion by Senator
Barkley, Democrat of Kentucky,
that action on business tax revision
be postponed until next year.
Senator Barkley said he thought
perhaps the best plan would be to
instruct the Treasury and members
of House and Senate tax committees
to make an intensive study of the
situation after Congress adjourns.
They could bring recommendations
to Congress in January, and even
though 1910 is an election year and
members would want to quit early,
Senator Barkley said they probably
would stay on the job If there were
prospects Of aiding business.
Treasury Data to Be Asked.
Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committee, where
tax bills originate, said, however,
that as soon as the committee
finished studying Social Security Act
amendments, the Treasury would be
invited to submit any information
on taxes it deemed expedient.
No one at the Capitol has yet
Evening star., 1939-05-12
7 axes
Continued From First Page)

prominent in all newspaper stories
on the subject.
He said there were many ways Of
finding substitutes and the most
commonly advocated one was to
raise the nat income tax, now rang
ing from 1917 per cent on smaller
corporations to 10 per cent on large
ones.
If the other levies. including the
capital stock, excess profits and
other levies, we're repealed, the Presi-
dent continued, about $3.50, ,0OO, 900
in revenue would have to be found.
Protests Forecast.
He said that to spread this in
crease over the straight percentage
levy would cause the little corpora
tions to squawk. adding there were
100000 corporations making less
than $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked whether. as
matter of practical politics, Con-
gress was going to put that burden
on the little fellows.
He said the answer was no.
He then asked whether Congress
would dare to put the increase on
medium sized corporations, and gave
the same answer.
The net result. he declared, would
be that it would have to come out OF
the pockets of very small number
of large corporations. There again
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Advertising Is Secret
OF Success, Asserts
Senator 0'Mahoney
Successful Candidate
Creates Most Demand,
Monopoly Probers Told
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Delivering little lecture on how
to sell tooth paste or win election
to the Senate. Senator OMahoney
Democrat, of Wyoming, chairman Of
the Monopoly Committee, asserted
yesterday that the secret Of success
lies in advertising.
Like distributors of tooth paste,
he told a tooth paste manufacturer.
witness at session of the COM
mittee, I'VE incumbents try to create
q demand for our services and the
successful candidate is the one who
creates the most demand.
That is largely a matter of ad-
vertising."
Senator O'Mahoney, who is direct
ing a study of consumer problems
disagreed with Witness Jerome w
Ephraim, New York tooth paste
manufacturer, that expenditure OF
large sums for advertising by manu-
facturers of popular brands con-
stituted a monopoly"
Would Advertise Fact.
IF Shirley Temple used your
tooth PASTE" the Senator chuckled
would you refrain from advertising
that fact?"
"Oh. no." rejoined the witness
"There would be nothing immoral
about advertising that Shirley Tenn
pie used my tooth paste-if people
didn't mind paying 10 cents more a
tube"
"They wouldn't" calculated Sen
ator OMahoney People are like
that and there's no use trying to do
anything about it."
The exchange followed COM
plant by the New Yorker that, al
though his product conformed to
American Dental Association stand
ards. he was unable to reach con-
sumers because of "stone WALL OF
advertising which, he said. Laid
more emphasis upon sex appeal than
quality"
Persia Campbell of New York, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Consumers
National Federation, and DR.. Ruth
w. Ayres, an economist on Mayor La
Guardia's Milk Committee. discussed
housewives purchasing problems.
Misled. She Charges.
Miss Campbell, who said her or
ganization represented 80 consumer
groups. charged consumers were be-
ing misled by "phony'' advertise
ments and certifications, that at
least one manufacturer was pro-
noting sales among school children
by systematic distribution of ad-
vertising material among teachers
and that large distributing COM
panies were organizing consumer
groups to boost sales of their own
products.
DR.. Ayres complained that con-
sumers are confused and deceived"
by the variety of containers used for
common household commodities. A
conscientious housewife would need
q whole day, she asserted, to choose
intelligently one can of tomato juice.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

to criticize the Traffic Court judges
before talking with them personally
about the problem, but said he did
not believe there should be any
probation for one guilty Of driving
while drunk.
The drunken driver is just as
dangerous as the holdup man with
a gum" he said. They are both
out to kill"
He emphasized the psychological
benefit that certainty of having to
go to Jail if convicted would have
in reducing drunken driving
Just as soon as we make it known
that any one convicted of drunken
driving will 60 to Jail for at least
10 days and those guilty of reckless
driving for at least S days. we will
have peace on our streets" he said.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Protracted HEARINGS
Loom for Wagner Aci
Change Proposals
Results May Be Fixed
By Length Of
Congressional Session

Protracted hearings with the re-
suits likely to be determined largely
by whether other matters keep Con-
gress in session through the Sum-
mer appeared today to be the only
course left for the pending consid-
Grafton of amendments to the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act.
Possibility that some OF the diff
ferences over the act might be ad-
justed in round table conferences
were dimmed last night when the
American Federation of Labor and
the Labor Board terminated their
three day ff-stage discussion.
while there was a frank and
friendly exchange of views, the
board and the federation were not
able to come to an agreement with
reference to the proposed amend
ments," joint statement said last
night.
Chairman Thomas expressed re-
gret, but said the Senate Labor Com
mittee would continue its efforts to
bring about an understanding" on
the problem.
Spokesman of industry and Of the
c. I. O. are among those still to be
heard by the Senate group, with
Secretaries Hopkins and Perkins
also on the list of witnesses. Hear
ings will be resumed Monday with
Chairman w. M. Leiserson of the
National Mediation Board, recently
appointed to the Labor Board,
scheduled to complete his testimony.
The House Labor Committee,
which yesterday heard Representa-
tive Hoffman, Republican, of Mich
igan, urge amendment of the act and
abolition of the present board, will
resume its hearings Tuesday.