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The Republican., 1939-10-19
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

an account in any year, said fifty Der
cent 5000 shall thereafter be paid
into the general funds of the County
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June
l, 1889.
Approved May II, 1899.
The Republican., 1939-10-19
SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1889
At the hour of 1890 O'clock p. NJ, the
following Personal Property


One Moving Machine, 1 Hay Rake,
| 8-fork Tedder, Lime Spreader, 1
Manure Spreader, Steel Harrow,
double Shovel Plows, l Walking Cul-
tivator, No. 40 Oliver Chilled Plow,
l Wind Mill, 1 Hay Ladder, l 8-point
Grain Drill, 1 Wagon, l Wagon Bed,
l large Boiling Pan, Hay Fork, $50
it. Hay Rope, Bark Rack, 8 Buggy
Wheels, 8 Forks, Double Trees, 40
tons Hay and Straw, Chairs, Chains,
Bedsteads, l Writing Desk, Carriage
Harness, 4 Blocks and Falls, etc.
At the hour of two o'clock p. m. of
said day l will offer at public auction
the Thompson-Hilleary Farm, consist
ing of 476 acres of land, the terms of
sale for the farm to be announced at
the hour of sale.
TERMS ON PERSONAL PROP
ERTY-Sums of $40 or less, cash will
be required at time of sale; on sums
above $40, bankable notes at 4 months
with approved security, will be ac-
cepted.
MRS. S. E. DUCKWORTH.
"A Advertisement 2t
The Republican., 1939-10-19
Law Offices of
NEIL C. FRALEY,
Garrett National Bank Building,
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Situate Near Accident, Garrett
County, Maryland.

Under and by virtue of the powers
vested in me as Trustee by a decree OF
the Circuit Court for Garrett County
Maryland, passed on the 23rd day Of
September, 1889, in a cause wherein
Mary Fazenbaker ct al. are complain
ants and Helen B. Greasy ct al. are
defendants, the same being No. 1922
Equity in said Court, l, the under
signed Trustee do hereby give notice
that on
The Republican., 1939-10-19
PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
AND
A VAL UABLE FAR M

The undersigned will offer at public
auction at her farm-the Thompson
Hilleary Place-near German, Mary
land, in District No. 8, on
The Republican., 1939-10-19
SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 1889,

in front of the Court House in the
town of Oakland, Garrett County, Md,
at the hour of ten o'clock a. M, l will
offer and sell at public auction all of
the aforesaid parcels of land or so
much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the above judgment and costs.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
j. WILLIAM OWENS,
Sheriff of Garrett County.
The Republican., 1939-10-19

(This is the second of several articles
in which Mr. Waltman gives his i'm
pressions of a recent trip across the
country}.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
National Highways

President RooSevelt'S message to
Congress asking for the creation of
a new Federal agency to plan and
put into effect a long-range program
OF inter-regional highway building
is a revival, with valuable modifica-
tions, of program which long has
been sought in the United States.
For nearly ten years there have
been demands for construction Of a
system of super highways" These
were to be wide, newly constructed
thoroughfares running across the
country in as nearly straight lines
as practicable and avoiding transit
through settled communities. The
plan has been proposed by varied
interests, the most persistent being
those who urged 1t as relief meas
ure. For such purpose it would
have great value, but as an economic
project-one designed to pay it's
own way-it is unsound. Even with
the establishment of a toll system,
the Bureau of Public Roads has
found, the roads would not pay for
more than fraction of their cost,
estimated at more than two billion
dollars. 1t is modification of this
plan which is now proposed.
AS outlined by the President, the
new highways, six in number, would
utilize almost entirely existing routes.
They would be modernized, grade
eliminations would be established
and by-passes provided so the users
could choose between travelling
through or around large communi-
ties. There would be no toll gates,
and all secondary and feeder roads
would be improved to make the cross
country routes of still greater value
The Presidents plan goes still
farther, however, in his request for
authority to purchase wide strips Of
land along routes to do away with
what he refers to as the establish
ment of an "unearned increment Of
profit" for landowners whose prop
erty is enhanced by the mere acci-
dent of a highway passing through
it. The land so purchased by the
Federal Government would be sold
or leased, when it's value had in
creased. to give the Government the
benefit of its own works, which in
itself would help to defray the costs.
The method has been used success
fully in England, and, while it in
wolves changing concept Of taking
property for public use, it probably
Evening star., 1939-05-03

will work out in the interests Of the
public.
On the whole, the highway pro-
gram has great merit. The Federal
Government has a stake of nearly
four billion dollars invested in good
roads as result of its contributions
since the first Federal aid program
was passed in 1916. A greater expan-
sion obviously is necessary when It
is realized that only small portion
of the Nations thoroughfares have
yet been surfaced. The place of high
speed highways in the national de-
fense system alone justifies con-
tinued effort which can only be en-
hanced by the adoption Of a CO.
ordinated, long-range program OF
modern construction.
Evening star., 1939-05-03

which should take over the job. Witness
the career boys in w. P. A.
How the human mind can condense
50 much billingsgate, claptrap and vitu-
peration within the confines of a very
small article is difficult to imagine.
In one paragraph we are greeted with
the statement, that the two great
economic reforms are a cheapening Of
electric power and lowering of the
interest rate" In the first instance
cause has been confused with effect,
and in the latter the law of supply and
demand is serenely, If not purposely,
ignored.
The American people are, in the main,
patient and long suffering, but there
comes a time when they say to intel
lectual quacks- Mister. you can stand
on my corn but don't move around!"
April Is. W. REGINALD LEWIS.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Labor 'CoIIusion'

William Green's unequivocal denial
of charges by John L. Lewis that
the leaders of the American Fedora
ton of Labor had consulted with
representatives of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers and GER
tain employers considered unfriendly
to labor in drafting the Federation's
proposed amendments to the Wagner
Act makes it imperative that the
G. I. O. chieftatn come forward with
the documentary proof he said he
was prepared to submit in support
of his indictment.
AS matters now stand, Mr.. Green
and his associates stand accused, by
implication at least, of virtual trea-
son to the rank and file of the A. F.
of L. membership. But assuming that
the A. F. of L. leaders have not "sold
out" their members-and that as
sumption must be made until con-
vincirg evidence to the contrary IS
produced-it is entirely proper to ask
just what is inherently wrong in
conversations between the A. F. of L.
and any other group in connection
with efforts to amend legislation in
which each is vitality concerned. In
any other field consultations be-
tween parties having conflicting in
terests in a particular matter would
be considered normal procedure, and
there does not appear to be any valid
reason why industrial relations
should be an exception to this rule.
In the present situation, however,
1t would be difficult to convince the
average workingman that any col
laboration between his leaders and
the employer representatives is de-
sirable or susceptible of an innocent
Interpretation. Mr.. Lewis, in timing
his accusation in an effort to destroy
the effectiveness of Mr.. Green's testi-
mony before the Senate committee
considering the Wagner Act amend
ments, must also have intended to
impair the confidence of the A. F.
of L. members in their leaders. Such
a course can be justified only if it
rests upon substantial evidence of
the collusion charged. 1t is impera-
tive, therefore, that Mr.. Lewis make
public this proof, If he has it.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. TracetDeH.

ngerent bird. Therefore the observer may
feel that he is not window pecking be-
cause he thinks he Is fighting an enemy.
He is, we believe. 1ather trying to drive
of an unwanted robin.
"Too many robins around here" he
says to himself, as he sees his own image.
The best way to stop him, therefore,
IS to do something to the window to
break up reflection.
Appeals to the police are useless, for
birds are wards Of Uncle Sam, protected
by special laws.
Putting a robin box on the sill, in an
attempt to induce nesting, Is playing
to the wrong gallery, for most of these
window peckers are males. He is the
boy charged by nature with routing
the enemy.
Ordinary bird boxes, or houses, will
not do at all for robins. They are care
less nest builders at the best, but shy
away from an inclosed box. They want
to be free to fly into and out of the
nest from the sides. That is why q
sort Of shelf, with roof, is best for this
bird. Perhaps this inclination toward
sideless nest comes about through
the very fact that the robin Is care
less nest builder, and knows it. This
carelessness refers mostly to the site
commonly chosen. The nest itself is
not bad structure, but the robin often
chooses an open limb where the first
heavy thunder shower knocks it to the
ground. 1t would seem that a slight
roof over the nest, as found in a robin
shelf. would be real aid, but gardeners
have found it difficult to induce the
birds to take TO them readily.
+ +
Soap applied to the inside Of window
IN geometrical designs, or all over, might
seem to be good way to break up re-
Election, and thus induce the pecking
robin to go away
A sheet Of dark paper or cloth, affixed
to the outside, would do the trick.
A nice cat, placed on the sill inside the
window-with the glass between-ought
to scare away any robin. Robins fear
cats, since their young seem so helpless
| on the ground.
Usually the window pecking, apparently
fighting, operations are discontinued
after few days of futile effort.
Robins are not as senseless as they
seem. They realize that they have work
to do, and that 1t cannot be done at q
window SILL
The classic story of nesting robins has
been told by John Burroughs who saw g
mother bird build one at the south end Of
a railroad roundtable. When the table was
turned, she found no nest at the south
end, so built another one. The next day
she laid eggs in the old nest, and tht
next day in the second nest. (Evidently
this turntable turned with amazing reg
ularity0 The last Burroughs saw of her
he said, she was sitting on both nests
] bit bewildered but doing her best.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Prizes Well Deserved

Newspaper men and women and
the public which they serve take
pride in the Pulitzer awards for
journalistic achievements that have
been won by Louis p. Lochner and
Thomas L. Stokes. They have de-
served such recognition, earned 1t by
years of labor on difficult assign
ments; and, since they are individuals
possessed of maturity and distinction
Of character, it cannot spoil them.
Mr.. Lochner might have been a
professional musician. Instead, he
chose to devote his intellectual
talents to the cause OF peace in a
turbulent world. The experiences of
1914 to 1918 taught him the practical
need Tor accuracy in the writing of
current history. He made of himself
reporter in the best possible mean
ing of the word. Designated to the
most exacting position In the Euro
pean division of the Associated Press,
he has maintained his sanity in a
mad confusion. His dispatches have
been models of equitable treatment
of personalities and events.
Similarly, Mr.. Stokes has achieved
public confidence by preferring the
simple truth to fables however at
tractive. Born in Georgia and con-
fessedly friendly to the New Deal
and its eminent apostles, he went
into Kentucky to discover the facts
about the relation between the w.
P. A. and local politics. His findings
destroyed the pretense of honesty
in the management of Federal
spending. Twenty of his charges
were denied by the chief admins
traitor only to be upheld by Senate
investigating committee. Rejecting
the claims of his sympathies, he had
written the truth as he found it,
furnishing an outstanding example
Of accurate, objective reporting that
has properly been rewarded.
Skeptics who presume to question
the integrity of the press are an
swered by the Pulitzer jury. It has
honored two journalists representa-
tive Of many thousands whose con-
cept of duty is above reproach and
whose fidelity to the commonweal
is not subject to invidious challenge.
The colleagues of the prize-winners
congratulate them for larels merited
as well as appreciated.
Evening star., 1939-05-03

rendered more secure from attack
and, at the same time, the vital canal
defenses will be greatly strengthened.
Completion of the project will help
to perfect North Americas great
circle" of defense, which then
will sweep from Alaska southwark
across the Pacific to Hawaii and the
Canal Zone and thence northward
through Puerto Rico to Canada, our
friendly neighbor to the north and
our bulwark against invasion from
that direction. The Puerto Rico
undertaking is an essential measure
of self protection, certain to be reas-
suring to all American nations who
fear attacks from abroad.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
LANDOvER, MD.

Dear Sir:
II often read your column In The Eve
ming Star paper and notice that you oc.
casionally have articles about robins.
II wonder If you could help me to help
robin which has been pecking at
window for the past five days.
"She arrives about 8 am. and pecks on
the glass (of either the upper or lower
pane) all day long.
Il understand that by placing box On
the sill would not rectify the situation as
far as nest building for robins is con-
cerned? Is this true?
Yours truly. E. ON"
Robins have been pecking on windows
since there were windows, but 1t is only
in the last 10 years that they have got
any publicity about It,.
Whether it is a quirk in the mental
equipment Of robins, or simply q reaction
to an imagine, must be left to the doctors
to figure out.
The persistency with which the birds
indulge in this exercise is amazing.
Whether they are fighting the bird they
think they see, or simply trying to drive
an intruder away seems easier of ex-
PLANTATION. There can be little doubt that
the robin apparently fighting, his i'm
agine in window pane is attempting to
drive away another robin, as he sees It,,
which he thinks is infringing on his ter
ritory.
This territorial theory seems to have
the support Of most persons interested
in birds. 1t is only theory, but helps
explain many bird actions, including
songs.
At nesting times all birds seek to hold
certain amount of actual territory, &C
cording to this theory, in order that there
will be fewer enemies to endanger the
nestlings and more food for them.
Their songs, at this time, are believed
to be mostly for the purpose Of stalking
a sort Of claim. 1t is hoped, evidently, to
warn away others of the same species, as
well as unwanted specimens Of other
species. In this way the bird actually
says, in effect, "As far as you can hear
my voice, belongs to me! Keep out!"
We have seen 1t stated that there are
but eight birds per acre. While one may
doubt the accuracy of this figure, there
can be little question that there are far
fewer songsters in given space than
popularly supposed.
One mockingbird, for instance, can
make great deal Of noise at this time
Of year. Listening to him, an observer
well might think he hearse at least q
dozen birds.
Discouraging ambitious robins at win
dows is not easy.
Just why this species indulges in these
tactics is something Of a mystery. Few
other birds take to window tapping.
The robin is not particularly BEL
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Asks Consideration Of
Plight Of Chinese.

To the Editor Of The Star:
After reading for so many days how
the American populace and ofacialdom
has been literally sitting on a chairs
edge awaiting the Hitler speech and
noticing how every one seems 80 agog
over the so-called prosecutions" In Ger.
many, I wonder why no one gives the
slightest evidence Of thought to the
horrible murders" that are committed
in China by the Japanese. Surely the
Chinese is human being!
am not Hitlerite. May God protect
me from such fate, but am in deep
sympathy with the Chinese people.
America is the home of the free. Then
let us offer that freedom to the oppressed
"Chinese refugee children" as well as the
children Of Germany and other lands.
May /. j. s. MITCHELL.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Praises Moral
Courage of President.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Regardless of how we may question
the wisdom Of the international policies
of President Roosevelt, think there Is no
really honest observer who can fail to ad-
mire the magnificent moral courage Of the
man. Upon purely matter Of principle
he has gambled not only the prestige
and power Of his administration, but IN
a large matter his own personal popu-
larity as well. 1t would have been very
easy for him to have pursued the safer
course, sitting with folded hands while
civilization trembled upon the precipice,
joining Clark, johnson, Nye and COM
pany in their monotonous chant of TITS
no business Of ours" He could have
pursued policy Of inaction, and retired
from the presidency the most popular
Chief Executive since Andrew Jackson
It is to his eternal credit that he took
no such easy and flower-strewn path.
He may lose in his gamble and retire
from office with all of the odium and
hatred that followed the footsteps Of
Woodrow Wilson. But win or lose, his
place in the history of human freedom
is secure for all time to come. For
already Franklin Roosevelt has become
part of tradition - the tradition CT
Latimer and Ridley, the tradition OF
Hampden, and Cromwell, and Washing
ton, and Gladstone. For long after the
tumult of the present debates has sub
sided, and the men who had their little
hour upon the stage have vanished and
been forgotten, those great Anglo-Saxon
ideals Of justice, freedom and individual
liberty will survive, making the world
fit place for decent men to live In, and
lighting the way for the universal BROTH
erhood of all mankind
May 2. GUY K. HORTON.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
EncircIement for Defense

The United States is being encir-
cled, but happily, this encirclement
program is of the homemade, safe
and sane variety. A f1gurative ring
of steel outposts is being forged
around the continent for self-protec-
ton, not for aggression. It is great
curved front line Of defense against
invaders from any quarter of the
globe. The circle is not complete,
but the War Department has just
announced a step that will extend
the line far toward the ultimate goal
of complete security.
BY creating new military depart
ment in the strategic Caribbean Sea
area, with headquarters at San Juan,
Puerto Rico, the Army will close a
gap in the outer defense system that
has long been apparent to military
authorities, not only on this side Of
the Atlantic Ocean, but across it.
Until recently, however, there had
been no reason to fear a war threat
from Europe and the gap was allowed
to exist, both for reasons of economy
and of diplomacy. The recurring war
clouds over the Rome-Berlin axis,
potentially menacing, as they do, the
peace of the world, have caused
Americas Army and naval strategists
to take stock of the Atlantic defense
lne-and weak points have been
found. The group of United States
possessions constituting Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands has been
deemed especially vulnerable. More
over, recent naval maneuvers in the
Caribbean, attended by the naval
high command and by the President
himself, are said to have revealed
serious deficiencies in the part of the
imaginary defense line guarding the
Caribbean section in general and
the Panama Canal Zone in particular.
establishment Of military base in
Puerto Rico will achieve a double
objective. Our island possessions
jutting out in the Atlantic will be
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Fears War Will Destroy
All Personal Liberty.
To the Editor of Tn

The European crisis which may IN
volve war on either side Of the Atlantic
Is significant, for consequences could re-
suit affecting the life and happiness OF
every citizen OF our homeland. Armies
are mobiliing, fleets are maneuvering
for strategic positions, and If the United
States is to avoid participation in a
devastating struggle, the utmost prudence
must be exercised by those in high au-
thority. Praise and censure OF the ad-
ministration foreign policy is voiced
through major political parties and by
citizens Of low and high degree.
Mr. Roosevelt comedies that "instru-
ments of power" have been given him,
but in the wrong hands they are dan
gerous: yet he seeks greater power. 1t Is
apparent that self government IS threat
ened.
The charge is made that tons of Ger
man propaganda are received and dis
tributed in this country. Modern war
claims the entire resources Of people.
Laws have already been drawn, and in
the event of our participation IN the
disaster, almost ip a day our democracy
would be changed to an autocratic or
totalitarian form of government The
May bill has been favorably reported. It
includes regimentation Of labor and OF
industry; wage and price fixing is also
included. In consequence we would be
deprived Of liberty and the conduct of
our business. Here serious thought is
projected. Regardless Of the hazard Of
war, the destruction Of life, the immeas-
urable cost, would we ever regain our lost
freedom? WALTER I. PRIEST.
Bluemont, Va.
April rs.