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by the Senate itself would have
great political value to the admin
istration, even though compromise
with the House might be necessary.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, Of
New York in statement yesterday
asserted the relief bill as reported out
would do more than bring misery
and privation to millions of Amer
ican citizens-it would seriously
threaten our entire recovery move
ment."
Abandonment of the relief and
recovery program voted by the last
Congress to stem the business re-
cession which began in 1887, he
said, would be a form of national
economic suicide"
Two Factors in Revolt.
Politicians say the relief revolt
In Congress has stemmed from two
causes-resentment over complaints
Of politics in relief" and the belief
Of many members, long fostered by
such economy advocates as Senator
Byrd, Democrat, Of Virginia, that
Federal expenses must be cut.
The first factor probably will re-
suit in vital changes in relief poll
cies and administration. These may
be along the lines suggested by Sem
ator Byrnes, Democrat, Of South
Carolina for combination of the w.
p. A. and the P. w. A. into a single
department Of public works.
But the second factor-economy-
is more far-reaching. It involves the
whole issue of Federal spending,
probably the foremost subject both
politically and economically before
this Congress.
It is expected that the only rec
commended expenditure likely to be
considered without becoming deeply
enmeshed in economy debate Is that
for national defense. The President
may get more or less than the
amount he requested, but indications
are that the sum will be decided pri-
marily on the basis Of defense re-
quirements.
The House Military Committee
will resume hearings on the arma-
ment program tomorrow, with Maj
Gen. c. M. Wesson, Army chief of
ordnance, as the first witness. We'd
nesday the House Naval Committee
will begin consideration of a pro-
posal to establish or expand IL naval
bases.
A subject which plagued the Sen
ate last year-anti-lynching legis-
lation-has reappeared at this ses-
sion, but there are reports that Mr..
Roosevelt tacitly has approved a
compromise bill.
Under the compromise, said to
have been suggested by Vice Presi-
dent Garner, the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation would look into all
lynchings and make public report.
Last years bill, sidetracked after
q long Southern fllibuster, would
have subjected State officers to Fed
eral prosecution for laxity when
ever lynching occurred.
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Births Reported

Robert and Mary Smith. girl.
Nicholas and Rose Daniels. boy.
Kermi: and Elizabeth Fones, girl.
Gustave and Margaret 0roulund, girl.
Frederick and Nancy Gary. girl.
Joseph and 1rma Gold. girl.
Paul and Mary Byrues. girl
Morris and Goldie Shulman, boy.
William and Lorraine McDufne, boy.
Joseph and Fanny Gorski. girl.
Maurice and Eunice Portnoy. girl.
william and Margaret Winters. boy,
GREGORY and Marion Diegelmann. girl.
John and Alice Kosarich. girl.
Harvey and Margaret Kirby. girl.
Kenneth and Annatte Mutchier, girl.
Paul and Loretta Johnston. jr., boy.
Robert and Helen Phelps. girl.
Thomas and Dcrtha CouRhlin. boy.
John and Rosalie McDonough. boy.
Eranci. and Elsie scrogeins, sirl.
Howard and Catherine Bell, girl.
Leonard and Mary Rinaldi. boy.
Alexander and Alice Landeraf. girl.
Rodney and Andre Lewis. girl.
William AMI Laura Wilson. girl
John and Katherine Zimmerman, boy.
Thomas and leona Howard. .jr., boy.
William and Helen Moore, girl.
James and Gertrude Vincent, girl.
Noel and Elender Kineman, .sirl.
Theodore and Lillian schendel. girl.
Irwin and Viola Townsend, boy.
BENJAMIN and Sarah Mudrick. boy.
Harold and Leonora Gates, girl.
Gerald and Annie Cannon, girl.
Haller and Eugenia Curtin, boy.
John and Annie Davis, boy.
Arthur and Calledith Ralnes. Kirl.
Robert and Helen Lee girl.
Edward and Dorothy Floyd. boy.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Congress Library Clerk
Found Dead in Gorooe

Simeon Dawson, 30, clerk at
the Library of Congress, was found
dead yesterday morning in a ga
rage in the rear of his rooming
house at 2024 Hillyer place NV,
apparently the victim of carbon
monoxide fumes.
His body was discovered by Max
Barbour, roommate. who told po-
lice Mr.. Dawson had borrowed his
car the night before, telling him he
wanted to get some sandwiches.
DR.. Robert r. Mallet of Emergency
Hospital said Mr.. Dawson apparently
had been dead for several hours.
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tdrlum,, lakOmA
Park, Nd, after
an illness of sew
eral weeks.
A lifelong res
ident Of this
city, Mr.. Callan
was in the plas-
tering business
until retiring in
December, 1887.
He was an active
member Of the
P I q s t er e RS
Union.
He Is survived
by seven daugh-
%4-~ AR~~ ~la~
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Mrs. Shoemaker Dies:
Native of Cupitul

Mrs. Elizabeth Wendell Shoemaker,
80, widow of Charles Edward Shoe
maker, died yesterday at her home
4848 Wisconsin avenue NV, after
an illness of two months.
A native of this city, Mrs. Shoe
maker later lived in Montgomery
County, Nd. but returned here 2a
years ago. She had long been an
active member of Eldbrooke M. E
Church.
Surviving are a son, c. Wendell
Shoemaker, manager Of the Poto-
mac Branch Of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank; a sister, Mrs. Lena
Morgan, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow In Eldbrooke
Church. Burial will be In Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Five Killed in Two
Plane Accidents
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HIGH POINT, N. c., Jan. 23.-
Two young High Point pilots, Roy
Ridge and George Willis, were killed
yesterday when . two-passenger
cabin plane they jointly owned
crashed In a field about 5 miles from
here.
The men, both Of whom held stu
dent pilot licenses, took of from q
High Point flying field at 3 pm, and
the plane plummeted to earth from
about 300 feet a few minutes later,
one Of its wings ripped away by 4
gust of wind.
John Lohr, manager of the flying
field, said the pilots had flown in
yesterday morning from winston
Salem, and had taken of yesterday
afternoon to fly about High Point.
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the criminal he had caught red
handed he might as well run along
But he did ask the burglar to prom
ise to lead good life hereafter.
Although he had been unwilling
to march the burglar around the
streets and leave the store un-
guarded. some minutes after the
robbers departure Mr.. Allen walked
half a block to Union Station and
sent for the police. AS he was re-
turning to the store he reached in
his right trouser pocket and found
quarter-the very coin that would
have saved the day at the telephone.
When the police arrived, Mr.. Allen
told them the burglar was tall thin
.colored man. In an hour they were
back with suspect-a short stout
colored man. The police still are
searching for the burglar.
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Deaths Reported

ehni., ehns r w. oYahe paep e a55S S & n .v.
Almirs y. Brown. go. 212z Ord .t. Pc:
Mary A. Wells, a. 1889 T st. Sc.
Florence D. Tripp. 53, 1921 FULTON st. nv
Florence H. Tuck. so. Georletown Hospital.
Guy Brewer, 80, Garfield Hospital.
Daisy Naef. ~. sibley Hospital.
Asnes j. West 30. 1905 Klingle rd: NV.
fredericR H. Hart. "A. Hssneid Hospital.
Robert Pullman. .22. EmerGsney hospital.
infant wade. Columbia Hospital.
Mary L. Johnson. 66, 1900 4th st. n.w:
Turner 2. Wilnams, -; 0allinssr Aoep'sA'
,annE. n5Esfst fs coFqHs & }nSa 1H2sn 1H2sspss e.
0eulah Reed. IS, 6ellin9ef Hospital.
Xiee LeWrenee. %. Sob II e. NV.
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Eastman Of East Falls Church and
DR.. William r. Eastman Of La Jolla,
Calf, and three grandchildren, Will
liam Eastman, a student at Cornell
Medical School; Mrs. Charles r.
Fenwick Of East Falls Church and
Mrs. William j. Tate Of Washington.
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ence j. Poore, Mrs Vernon S. Snow,
Mrs. j. Monroe Kreiter, Mrs. War
rem H. Wilmer. Mrs. Katherine Jack
son, Miss Dorothy Callan and Miss
Eleanor Callan, and two sons, Joseph
P. and James D. Callan. jr., all OF
this city; q sister, Mrs. Morgan
Kiley. who lives in nearby Maryland,
and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Wednesday in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, followed by brief
services at the residence. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Show Postponed

The musical comedy. Dress Re-
hearsal," sponsored by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club and sched-
uled to be held in the Leland Junior
High School tonight, has been post
poned until April. ]. r. Enright
announced today.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
DrathH.

-. WRIGHT, WILLIAM. Departed this
linger Hospital. WILLIAM WRIGHT. He
leaves Leaves to mourn their loss devoted father.
and friends. Remains resting at Eusene
itol St
Notice Of funeral later.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Run on Overshoes

During a snow storm London de-
partment stores sold 300 women's
rubber overshoes an hour.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
James D. CaIIan, Retired
PIasterer, Is Dead

James D. Callan, ~, of 1924 Spring
road NV. for many years engaged
IN the plastering business here, died
yesterday in the Washington Sani-
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Three Die In Utah Crash.

PROVO, Utah, Jan. 23 @.-A pri-
vately-owned airplane on pleasure
flight crashed into a field near the
Provo Airport yesterday, killing the
pilot and two passengers.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-15

to Fight Anti-Semitism and SINH
lar organizations came into being
with the fight against anti-Semlt-
ism as one of their primary pur-
poses. Religious organizations
Joined in the fight against race
hatred. The American Jewish
Committee launched a wide cam
paign for support of democracy.
Although there was an increase
in anti-Semitism in some parts OF
the country, the nation neverthe-
less remained hostile to Nazism.
The German-American Bund Jared
badly in the course of the past
year, despite a large Washing
toms Birthday Rally which it
held in New York. It's leader,
Fritz Kuhn, was indicted in New
York for embezzlement. Bund
groups faced increasing opposition
by American Legionaires and
others all over the country.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-15

/ Reich, It was the J. D. G. which
provided the funds that made it
possible to find asylum for them
elsewhere in Europe.
AMERICAN REACTION TO
POGROMS
In part, the task of giving aid
to the unfortunates was made
easier by the wave of sympathy
for the refugees which swept the
United States, non-Jews as well
as Jews, following last Novem-
ber's pogroms in Germany.
President Roosevelt stated pub
licly that this nation was Shock
ed" at the excuses. Secretary of
Interior Harold L. Ickes denounc-
ed Hitler's regime in scathing
terms, and when Germany pro-
tested, the State Department was
quick to back him up. Relations
with the Reich reached a new low;
the pogroms led President Roose-
welt to call home Ambassador
Hugh Wilson from Berlin for re
port and consultation" and the
Reich in turn called home her
Ambassador. There were several
exchanges between Washington
and Berlin over the treatment of
American Jews in the Reich.
President Roosevelt's administra-
ton had become the conscience
of the civilized world.
The horror at the events in
Germany-so unanimous that the
Gallup poll found 80 per cent of
Americans condemning the Nazi
persecution, IS per cent favoring
an anti-German boycott-regis-
tered itself more concretely in
moves to aid refugees. President
Roosevelt extended the tourist
visas of a number of German Jews
in this country. A bill was intro
duced in Congress by Senator
Robert F. Wagner and Represen-
tative Edith N. Rogers for admis-
sion of 10000 refugee children,
which, however, ran into the op-
position of the anti-immigration
bloc at the Capitol. A movement
got underway to provide scholar
ships for refugees in American
colleges.
Americas deep sympathy with
the plight of the prosecuted Jews
was, paradoxically, accompanied
by a definite undercurrent of anti
refugee sentiment. A poll by
Fortune Magazine found 83 per
cent of American voters opposing
any increase in immigration quo
tas. On the contrary, the past
year witnessed a series of drastic
measures against aliens. Til e
Wagner-Rogers bill, as mentioned
before, encountered strong oppo-
sition. The House passed a series
of bills aimed at control of aliens.
Senator Reynolds sponsored a bill
for a ten-year ban on immigration
and for added checks on aliens.
REACTION TO PALESTINE
DEVELOPMENT
American public opinion i'm
pressed itself on British official
dom during the past year of his
toric crisis for the Palestine Jew
ish homeland. Last October, when
Britain was reported to be intend
ing to halt Jewish immigration,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-15

Each new phase of the historic
crisis for the Jewish people found
the Jewish community in this
country ready to respond with it's
resources of energy, funds and
prestige. The year 5699 made it
increasingly apparent that Amer
lea has become the focus of world
Jewry and that the responsibility
for Jewish survival will rest in
large measure on the broad
shoulders of more than four mil
lion American Jews.
When Hitler unleashed pogroms
in Germany, the German Jews
turned despairing eyes toward
their brethren in this country.
When Chamberlain ordered the
crystalization of the Jewish home
land in Palestine, DR.. Chain Weiz-
mann burned up the trans-Atlan-
tic telephone wires with sos calls
to Zionist leaders in New York.
Time and again the Jews of Po-
land, subject to a less spectacular
but hardly less cruel persecution
than the Jews of Germany, made
it clear that they pinned their
hopes on American Jewry.
1t was to the credit of the AM
erican Jews that, although in
creasing anti-Semitism here gave
them home front on which to
fight, their organized life was de-
voted largely to succoring their
hapless coreligionists abroad.
OVERSEAS AID
The great crisis welded Amer
lean Jewry's three major nat
ional Embarrassing bodies, the
Joint Distribution Committee, IN
tied Palestine Appeal and Nation
al Coordinating Committee for
Refugees, into a united campaign.
The United Jewish Appeal repre-
sented an unprecedented response
to a staggering need.
The Coordinating Committee,
which had the job of facilitating
the absorption of refugees into
American life in the face of
mounting anti-refugee sentiment,
was reorganized into a National
Refugee Service, it's functions
highly centralized. In addition to
the three larger drives, there were
a host of other campaigns, reflect
ing American Jewry's sympathy
with their brethren. The Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society sought
$1,000,00O, the Federation of Po-
lish Jews a similar amount.
The refugee ships wandering "a
cross the seas in search of Ravens,
a phenomenon such as the world
has rarely seen, taxed American
Jewry with new burdens. When
some 900 refugees aboard the
German liner, st. Louis, barred
from Cuba, faced return to the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-15
United States
BY DANIEL SCHORR

Faced with broadening stream of antSemitism at
home American Jewry in the past year devoted
denied efforts to dammng the flood of Jewish catastrophe
abroad and to rescuing victims of the deuge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Thousand To Take Part In Festi-
val At Blackwater Falls

The program has been completed
for the Tucker county pageant to be
given Sunday afternoon at the Black
water Falls in which over 1000 citi-
zens from Parsons, Thomas, Davis
and other towns are to take part. This
will start at o'clock and part of it
will be near the rim of the famous
Blackwater canyon.
The director is Miss Sarah B. Huff
and is being sponsored by civic clubs
of Parsons and Davis.
There will be group singing and
program units of the following: bands,
granting of land and Fairfax stone,
Indians and early settlers, the singing
school, education, industries such as
hunting, timber, coal, transportation,
manufacturing and agriculture; march
of the churches. The pageant will
close with the prayer for peace. Miss
Huff said all churches in the neighbor
hood were holding a "welcome home
service Sunday morning and evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Cartwright May Defeats Edwin
Lancer In Golf Tournament

In a scheduled 36-hole match for
highest honors among golfers of Oak
land, Cartwright "Skip" May became
tournament champion on Sunday by
defeating Edwin Lancer, seven up and
six to go. In the semi-fnal events pre-
vicusly May had defeated l. J. Bosley
and Lancer had defeated F. D. Bit
tie.
At the end of the first nine holes
Lancer was three up on May, but at
the end of the second nine May was
three up on Lancer. Upon reaching the
3Oth hole May was seven up, and had
Lancer won the remaining May still
would have won by one hole, so the
match ended and May became the
first one to have his name inscribed
on a cup which must be won three
times for permanent possession. The
cup and other awards were donated by
local people and organizations.
Miss Dorothy Spencer, 16, became
the winner of the women's tourna-
ment several weeks ago, defeating
Mrs. I. ]. Bosley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
X. of p. Picnic Celebration Was
Concluded with Large Crowd

The annual Labor Day picnic and
weeks celebration sponsored by the
Knights of Pythias lodge came to an
end on Saturday night with the lar
gest crowd yet assembled, according
to those in charge.
The picnic grounds in the Helbig
grove We're packed and traffic was
much congested for several blocks in
that vicinity.
A severe lightning and thunder
storm occurred about II o'clock which
abruptly ended the festivities, but not
before those present had seen a dis
play of fireworks. The Buick automo-
bile was awarded to Mrs. Helen Wiley,
of Phoenix, Arizona, who was visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Leighton.
Although no official figures are
available, those in charge Of the picnic
stated they were entirely satisfied
with the results and that financially
the affair had been a success.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
ANCIENT LAND HOLDINGS
TO Be FLOODED BY DAM
Tracts Given To Soldiers After
Revolutionary War Threaten
To Hamper River Commission
SURVEYORS ARE CONFUSED

Revolutionary War land grants and
orphan" tracts of mountain forest
named Don't Turn With the World"
have threatened to stymie the Poto-
mac River Commissions efforts to
buy the new Savage River dam site,
according to a story appearing in the
State dailies.
The orphan" tracts are ancient
land holdings whose owners have dis
appeared. Don't Turn With the
World" is a mountain top and won't
be needed for the dam. However, the
commission would appreciate it if the
owner of "St. Clair's Glory" would
come forward and make himself
known. If he doesn't, he's going to
find two hundred feet of water over
his land pretty soon.
The other land grants were given
by Maryland to her Revolutionary SOL
diers after the war-an early SOL
diers' bonus. The only trouble was that
the tracts were just 100 feet square
and in the middle Of the then totally
unknown mountains. Some of them
had as much as peck of dirt on them;
others were on mountain sides so steep
the owners could roll down them but
could not walk over them, so the
story ran.
Naturally, the soldiers never took
up residence on the land. Title to it
went down to descendants who have
scattered. However, surveyors trac-
| ing out the lots of land which will have
to be bought for the dam have found
the ancient corner posts which marked
off the soldiers allotments.
Surveyors in the mountains found
other difficulties. One was that some
old lines were run before the courts
decided that Maryland owned all the
Potomac River. The early lines were
run from the center of the river, which
threw later surveys off as much as
ten feet.
And ten feet is lot to a surveyor,
even if he is working in the mountains
with the nearest house four miles
away.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
DR.. COOPER NAMED HEAD
OF BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE
Came to Mt. Lake Park in June
As Head of Self Help College

DR.. Homer E. Cooper, former Dean
of the West Liberty Teachers college,
West Liberty, W. Va, has been elected
president of Blue Ridge college in New
Windsor, Md, by the Board of Trus-
tees of the College.
Mr.. Cooper received his Bachelor Of
Arts degree from the University Of
West Virginia and his degree of Doc
tor of Philosophy from Columbia Uni
versity. Mr.. Cooper, at reorganiza-
ton meeting of the Board for Self
Help College at Mt, Lake Park in
July, had been named its president.
Mr.. Cooper has had sixteen years
of experience in teaching and admin
istrative work in colleges, having
taught at the University of Pittsburgh
and courses in summer school at the
University of Maryland. He is the
author of "The Cost of Training
Teachers" and the new statistical
device in the book has been widely
used by the Postoffice Department
and railroads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
FILM DECENTRALIZATION OF
All WORK TO BE SHOWN
Will Be Presented in Oakland
High School Free Of Charge

Two hours of talking pictures, fea-
turing the film dramatization of the
All novel, "Under the All flag" will
be shown free to the people of Gar
rett county next Wednesday evening,
September 20, at o'clock, according
to John H. Garter, county agent.
The show will be given at the Oak
land High school auditorium. There
will be no admission charge and no
offering of any kind will be asked. The
program was produced primarily in
the interest of the All movement but
families and friends of All members
and all others interested in agriculture
are invited to attend.
In addition to the siX-reel feature
picture, All neWsreel showing I'M
portant events in the All and agricul-
tural calendar, an educational short
called Hidden Values" and cartoon
comedy will be shown.
The county's All organization will
participate in an attendance contest.
The award of prizes will be made on
the basis of the proportion of the
country's rural population that at
tends. The county winning first prize
will get a check for 81 900 which is to
be devoted to All activities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
GRAND JURY CHARGED
IN LENGTHY ADDRESS BY
CHIEF JUDGE D. |. SLOAN
Jurist Calls Attention to Recent
ly Enacted Laws Affecting The
Local County Commissioners
CONTINGENT FUND FIXED
BY THE ANNUAL LEVY

The Grand Jury for the September
Term of the Garrett County Circuit
Court began its duties on Monday
morning following the administration
of the oath to its members and the
charge to the jurors delivered by
Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan.
Judge Sloan called attention to a
number of statutes and outlined the
duties of the members Of the Grand
Inquest, calling particular attention
to recently enacted laws affecting the
powers and duties of the County Com
missioners. In his charge the Court
laid especial emphasis on economy at
this time in the administration of
public affairs, which follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
Really, the charge to the Grand Jury
is the oath Just administered to you
by the Clerk. All of that which you
have sworn, you will do, taking COM
plete notice of everything that comes
before you as Grand Jurors for this
County. That oath requires that you
" shall diligently inquire, and
true presentment make, of all such
matters and things as shall be given
you in charge, or shall otherwise come
to your knowledge, touching this pres
ent service. * = The greater part of
your duties will be to investigate
charges of violation of the criminal
laws which have already been heard
by the Justices of the Peace Of the
county, in which the parties have been
held. They have been investigated by
the law enforcement officers of this
county, and witnesses summoned to
appear before you, and they now await
the exercise of your judgment as to
whether the evidence be sufficient for
submission to a petit jury, whose duty
it shall be, then, on the evidence sub
mitted by both parties-State and
Traversers-to decide the question of
their guilt or innocence. By that part
of the oath just administered to you,
you will observe that you shall not
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