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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-01-19
COMMISSIONERS DECIDE
TO KEEP ROAD MACHINERY
Disregard Threat Of Group OF
Taxpayers To Institute Court
Proceedings Against Them
NO ACTION is TAKEN YET

Disregarding the threat of a
group of taxpayers that legal ac-
ton would be instituted if the
Board of County Commissioners
did not cancel their order for
road machinery, amounting to
approximately $43, 900, they an
nounced on Monday to a commit
tee that they would stick to
their guns"
G. Blaine Giessman, president
of the Board, told the committee,
1--WE intend to continue with our
plans after the committee had
criticized the action, declaring taxes
would be increased and that the Board
had exceeded its authority in making
the purchases of the road equipment.
eve aren't going to let bunch of
politicians scare us out" Giessman adj
ded.
Senator Clifford Friend, arriving at
the Court House a few minutes after
the decision of the Board had been an
nounced (Mr. Friend being member
of the committee), asked for the de-
cision of the Board, was told by Mr..
Giessman to GO down to Annapolis
where you belong; you weren't elected
to run the office of the County Com
missioner" as the Senator began to
demonstrate with them on their de-
cision. The Commissioners then de-
clared the meeting at an end as Friend
attempted to address the gathering.
Hold Impromptu Session
Seventy-five persons were present
when the committee asked for the de-
cision of the Commissioners. The ma
jority of the persons were farmers
whose properties are located on dirt
roads and WPA workers who favored
the Commissioners program to speed
up work on WPA roads projects by the
use of machinery.
An impromptu meeting continued in
the rotunda of the Court House with
Senator Friend trying to explain the
committees point of view. Mr.. Friend
was interrupted at times, Giessman
stating at one time, 'He's just telling
you a pack Of lies"
Arthur Frantz, Deer Park, pointing
his finger at Friend, said, What the
people of this county want is roads.
We WPA workers want chance to
work on the job, but we haven't been
able to do much heretofore without
machinery and trucks. Give the Com
missioners a chance. They were elected
by the people"
A cheer arose at the conclusion of
this speech, and after another person
had stepped up to inform Senator
Friend that he had made a complete
about face on the roads question since
the election campaign, William r.
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-01-19
ALLEGED FORGERS KEEP
COUNTY OFFICERS BUSY
''Dick" Helbig Has Run For His
Money When He Chased One Of
Those Now Incarcerated
BUT HE GETS MONEY BACK

The county had a run on alleged
forgers over the weekend, and Charles
c. "Dick" Helbig also had to run for
his money when he gave chase to one
of the alleged forgers. He got his
money-even though he didn't win
any track records.
AS result of the weekend activi-
ties Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Rodeffer, who
gave their address as Harrisonburg,
Va, are in the county Jail waiting for
action of the March Grand Jury. They
were said to have cashed forged checks
at Helbig's Mill and at Aronhalt's
Feed Store.
Howard King and William Hicks are
also in the county Jail and DeLeon
Fike and James Schroyer, who were
enforced guests up on the HILL" have
been turned over to authorities in
Kingwood, W. Va. All four of the
young men are from Friendsville. The
latter two were said to have left trail
of forged checks over in Preston coun-
ty, while King and Hicks were with
Fike and Schroyer when an attempt
was made to cash check at Lake
side Park several days ago, in pay
ment for some gasoline. When Mrs.
Railey questioned the check, she said
the four drove off without paying for
the gasoline.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-01-19
Unusual Chase

Rodeffer and his wife were appre-
hended only after an unusual and ex-
citing chase, at least for Dick Helbig
According to Dick and Neil c. Fraley
States Attorney, who investigated
Rodeffer stopped at Helbig's Mill and
purchased small amount of feed
giving in payment a check for $3.50
supposedly signed by Russell T. Beck
man, of near town. He got some cash
, III return.
Rejecting later he scrutinized the
check and discovered that it was not
Mr.. Beckman's signature. He decided
to make a search and at random picked
the Oakland-Terra Alta highway
West of Corinth he recognized the man
driving an automobile going toward
Terra Alta. He kept ahead Of the man
until he came to the narrow bridge
near Hopemont when he blocked the
road. The man suddenly stopped
turned the car around and headed for
Oakland. "Dick" caught up again at
Corinth and the man turned the car
across the railroad tracks and along a
cinder pathway but when the path
way narrowed he was compelled to
stop. He continued his flight on foot
along the tracks with "Dick" still IN
pursuit. Finally the man called
"What do you want?" When "Dick'
told him in no uncertain terms, he
replied, "If l give you the money will
you let me off," and when Dick
agreed he dropped the money on the
railroad tracks, and continued in
fight. After "Dick" had recovered
the money he returned to the mans
car. A woman accompanying him and
later identified as Rodeffer's wife, was
still in the car, but "Dick" obtained
the keys, got into his own car and
returned to Oakland.
Rodeffer's car was later brought 10
Oakland by States Attorney Fraley
and Corporal Currie, and since that
time Mr.. Fraley reported that the
tags were from stolen car in Harri-
sonburg and that possibly the car
also is a stolen one from Roanoke, Va.
Apprehended At Kingwood, w. Va.
Rodeffer and his wife were appre-
hended the following day at Kingwood
when he accosted deputy and asked
a ride to Morgantown. A description
of the man having been broadcast by
authorities the deputy recognized the
man and was about to place him under
arrest when he fled, but was finally
overtaken when he became entangled
in a barbed wire fence and after the
deputy had fired several shots in his
direction.
Served Term In Virginia Prison
Fraley said Rodeffer was released
from a prison in Virginia where he had
been sentenced to two years on a
larceny charge.
Samuel Aronhalt identified the man
as the one who also bought some feed
from him and gave him check in
payment, which required the "shell-
ing out" of about $500 in cash. Mr..
Aronhalt, not participating in the
chase with Helbig, has not yet been
reimbursed as Rodeffer had only few
cents in his pockets when arrested.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
In mrtt1nriattt

my devoted husband OSCAR BALL. who
departed this life eight years ago today,
October 23. 1881.
When I am alone and silent
I breathe with deep regret,
For You were mine and remember
Should all 1,1s shs T9rld IpudTnH forget; ,;,,rr
McCAuLEY; C.N DANIEL D4nT R; In memory Of
died six years ago today. October 81 1888
HIS SONS. :
PAXTON. LUBIRTA. tribute Of love
and devotion to the sacred memory of our
dear mother. LUBIRTA PAXTON. who
departed this life one year ago today, Oc-
tober 23 1898. HER CHILDREN.
SHEPHERD, RAYMOND FRANCIS. In
loving remembrance Of our dear son and
brother. RAYMOND FRANCIS SHEPHERD
who died six years ago today.
Deep in our hearts there's a picture
OF q loved one laid to rest;
In memory's frame we shall keep 1t,
For he was one Of the best
MAMMA. DADDY. BUDDY AND BILLY.
SOPER. PERCY A. In loving memory
OF our beloved son and brother. PERCY
A SoPER. who died eighteen years ago
MOTHER AND BROTHER. =
WILLIAMS, ANNIE M. In loving mem.
ory OF our dear mother and grandmother
ANNIE M. WILLIAMS. who departed this
life three years ago today, October %, 1886
y was three years ago today
That yon stole silently away
To God above, the Prince of Peace.
Who from your worldly cares released.
LOVING DAUGHTER. CERIsE: GRAND.
SON. PAUL.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
". |. Raines, 50, Former
Highway Inspector, Dies

William Lucas Raines, SO, former
acting chief inspector of highways
for the District, died yesterday at
the Petersburg (Va) Hospital after
long illness.
Mr.. Raines was acting inspector
of highways from 1888 to January
of this year, at which time he re-
tired because of i'll health.
A native of Carson. Va, Mr..
Raines attended Randolph Macon
and William and Mary Colleges. He
worked for a time in Hopewell, Va,
as a private contractor and came to
Washington in 1925 to work for the
Corson e. Gruman Co. He began
working for the District in 1928.
Since his retirement he had been
living in Sussex County. Va. While
in Washington he made his home at
1908 Georgia avenue NV.
Mr.. Raines Is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Rebecca Raines: a
daughter Miss Lucy Morton Raines;
a son. William Mason Raines, of this
city: three brothers, DR.. T. NJ
Raines of Wakefield, Va; B. F.
Raines of Washington, and V. E.
Roines of Carson: a sister, Miss
Susie A. Raines. also of Carson.
Funeral services will be held at 3
pm. tomorrow. Burial will be in
Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Woman Is Found Dead
In Tourist Camp Cabin

A woman about 30 years old, who
had registered last night at the
Washington Tourist Camp under the
name Lille r. Worley of Alex
andria, Va. was found dead in a
gas-filled cabin at the camp this
morning.
Two notes were found in the
cabin, one addressed to Daddy
requesting that he take care of the
children. and the other addressed
to Mother" asking that she make
funeral arrangements
The body was discovered by
Matthias Gresham, camp foreman,
about 1O:15 am. He forced a
locked door and entered the cabin
to find the woman, clad in a night
gown, lying in bed. Gas poured
from two cooking Jets.
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance doctor pronounced her dead.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Mrs. Alexander Johnson
Dies at Fort Benninq

Mrs. Elena Mix Johnson, wife Of
1t. Col. Alexander L. P. Johnson,
U. S. A.. retired, died Saturday at
the station hospital at Fort Ben
ming, Ga, it was learned here today.
A native of Nogales, Ariz., Mrs.
Johnson was the daughter of the
late Capt and Mrs. L. w. Mix. She
was married to Col johnson Decem-
ber 26, 1912. and later came with
him to Washington on several tours
of duty.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two sons, Francis Joseph
of Raleigh. N. c., and Alexander
Charles, student at The Citadel;
two daughters, Dolores and BeatriZ;
a daughter -in-law, Mrs. Nell Smith
johnson of Raleigh, and a grand
daughter, Nell Lynton Smith john
son, also of Raleigh.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 10 am, at the Fort
Myer Chapel, with burial in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-10-23

torpedoed by q German submarine.
Il learned later that it was sunk by
British destroyers as 1t was a float
ing derehct," he said.
Besides blaming a German subma-
rine for the destruction of the
Athena, the British asserted further
that the underwater craft shelled II
and its passengers.
Still addressing Mr.. Churchill. DR..
Goebbels said: 1T is your turn to
speak. 80 Tell the truth about the
Athena"
DR.. Goebbels said his charge that
the sinking of the ship on September
3 few hours after Britain declared
war on Germany was confirmed by
American witnesses. among whom
he named Mr.. Anderson.
DR.. Goebbels said his charges were
made on the declaration of Ameri-
can witnesses that three British
destroyers sank the Athena after
the original blast proved inadequate
to send the vessel down.
Adolf Hitler's newspaper Voel-
kischer Beobachter made a similar
assertion Saturday.
Our charges are so exact and so
precise that they cannot be ig-
nored." he continued. when made
by the German press. Churchill
sought to dismiss these charges
lightly. But he must take note of
them If they are made by a German
minister-or by his silence he will
have to acknowledge guilt"
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Roosevelt Analyses
Farley on Plans
For NaWfunds
Stark and Smith
Due to Confer at
White House

President Roosevelt, who Is ex.
pected to seek approval Of a $1,000.
100000 defense program early in
1910. arranged for a discussion Of
preliminary estimates for the next
years appropriations soon after he
returned to the Capital today from
a long week end at his Hyde Park,
N. Y, home.
Admiral Harold Stark, chief Of
naval operations. and Director Har-
old D. Smith of the Budget Bureau
were scheduled to confer with the
Chief Executive at the White House
at 3 pm. on the naval plans.
The Presidents appointment list
FOR the day included also Represen-
tative Dempsey, Democrat, of New
Mexico, House sponsor of the Hatch
Act: Mayor La Guardia of New
York and Comdr. and Mrs. Lloyd ].
Wiltse. Mrs. Wiltse is the mother.
in-law Of John Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents youngest son.
Mr.. Roosevelt planned to have
lunch with Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau in accordance with
an old Monday custom.
Mayor LaGuardia, according to an
Associated Press dispatch from New
York. was flying here primarily to
see Federal officials about a plan
for establishment of semi-public
radio network of Is stations through
out the country, transmitting cul-
tural and educational programs.
The idea originated when soma
programs from New York's nunici.
pal station, WNYC, were re-broad-
cast on short wave by Harvard Uni.
versity. resulting in applications
from many other college and mum.
cipal stations to do likewise. Special
permission from the Federal Com.
munlcations Commission would be
necessary to distribute the programs
as requested.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Mrs. Ruth G. Holmes
Dies of Brief Illness

Mrs. Ruth Garnett Holmes, AZ
wife of Frank Neale Holmes, 1914
Delafield place NV, died yesterday
in Emergency Hospital after brief
illness.
A native of Farmville, Va, Mrs.
Holmes was the daughter of Charles
M. Garnett and the late Mrs. Gar
nett. She had worked as a clerk
in the Farm Credit Administration
since 1928. She was a member OF the
TRANSPORTATION Episcopal Church.
Surviving besides her husband and
father are three sisters, Mrs. c. H.
Greear. Mrs. John Stokes and Mrs
j. Hugh Gillian, and a brother,
Sam Garnett, all of Farmsville.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 am. at the
TRANSPORTATION Church. Burial will
be in Farmville.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Nozis Circulate Chorqe
British Sank Athenio
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. %. Germany's S
propaganda machine was active to-
day circulating Propaganda Minis
ter Paul Joseph Goebbels' charges
that the British passenger liner
Athena was sunk in primitive
and criminal" trick to draw the
United States into the war.
DR.. Goebbels' speech. made last
night, was virtually the only story
in German newspapers today. while
the radio in many languages was
challenging Britains first lord of the
admiralty, Winston Churchill, to
clarity the circumstances surround
ing the destruction of the ship on
which many Americans were passen-
gers.
How could you say, Mr.. Church.
i'll. that the Athena was sunk by
a German torpedo when you knew
it went down under the fire of three
British destroyers?" DR.. Goebbels
asked.
How can you contend the Athena
was hit by a German torpedo when
the vessel remained afloat IA hours?
You know from the swift sinking of
the heavily armored Royal Oak how
German torpedo works"
Gustav A. Anderson OF Evanston
Ill, a passenger on the Athena,
told congressional committee last
week that the ship did not sink inn
mediately. that he saw it some time
before noon the following day,
which would be from IL to 16 hours
after the British claimed she was
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Triumph Explosives
To Offer New Stock
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Triumph
Explosives, Inc. leading manufac-
turer Of military pyrotechnics, has
filed with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission at Washington
a registration statement covering
the sale Of 100000 shares Of its 81
par value common stock.
The price at which the shares
will be sold Is to be furnished by
amendment. MacBrl6e. Miller Il
Co., Inc. is named as the principal
underwater.
Proceeds of this new financing will
be used partly to pay for the acqui-
sition of Central Railway Signal Co..
the country's Oldest and largest
manufacturers of railroad fuses and
torpedoes. and its subsidiary. Pa
ciflc Railway Signal Co., and partly
for added working capital.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Chain Of Educational,
AGENCIES 10 Combat
'Isms' Is Urged
james B. Murphy
To Head Catholic
Froternities

A Nationwide chain Of educa-
tional agencies-to be composed of
representatives CT all religious de-
nominations-to combat "isms" was
advocated yesterday at the annual
convention of Baltimore and Wash
ington Catholic Fraternities in the
Continental Hotel.
Edmund Mcneil, past president of
the fraternities group. who proposed
the plan, declared such an organiza-
ton is necessary to penetrate "even
further than the clergymen can
reach"
Deploring the growing strength of
ism propaganda, Mr.. Mcneil said
the proposed organizat ton would
put the lie-word for word-on
every bit of Communist and Nazi
propaganda" He said the Dies Com
mlttee investigating un-American
activities has done good job" but
urged "follow-through" organiza-
ton to use all information produced
in order to combat the "isms"
More than 300 delegates attend
ed the convention, the business of
which included election of supreme
officers. James B. Murphy of Balti-
more was elected supreme president.
JohnsJ. Fitzpatrick. of this CITY was
Reelected supreme vice president,
Other officers chosen, most of them
being reelected, are William C.
Rogers, Baltimore, supreme council
lor; DR.. Benjamin Haden. Baltimore.
supreme physician: William j. Hall,
Baltimore, supreme treasurer; Mrs.
Elsie Harsh, Washington. supreme
orator; Ellsworth Goodrich, Miss
Amelia Jones and Mrs. Margaret
McMullen, all of Baltimore, supreme
trustees.
Yesterdays meetings were opened
with mass at st. Patrick's Catholic
Church, celebrated by the Rev.
Thomas B. Dade, chaplain of the
Washington assemblies of the fra
ternities. The assemblies represent
ed included st. Rita's and St. Pat
rick's, this city: St. Joan of Arc,
Maris Stella, Lafayette, Lord Balti-
more and st. Clements of Baltimore.
Distinguished clergymen attending
the meetings included the Very Rev.
Msgr. Joseph Manns, assistant cham
cellor of the archdiocese; the Rev.
Maurice Roach of St. Jerome's
Church, Baltimore. and the Rev.
Charles Began. st. Elizabeth S
Church, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Passports
Continued From First Page.)

explanation to the American people
of his failure" to act.
ut is a spectacle that is nauseat-
ing to the American people" the
statement continued. They are
beginning to wonder whether our
defender of the laws really is an
intrepid Galahad in shining armor
or a complaisant Don Quixote tilt
ing at windmills."
Department of Justice Answers.
The Department of Justices an
swering statement said:
1T obviously seems to be q Curl
Gus coincidence that the Republican
National Committee issues state
ment tonight in the name of j.
Parnell Thomas of New Jersey, ac-
cusing the Department of Justice
of laxity in considering the Browder
case.
THE facts are that the depart
ment has been actively preparing
this case and others for some time
and that it expects some decisive
action in few hours.
1T is altogether possible that the
Republican National Committee in
some devious way learned of the de-
partment's decision"
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee Investigating american
Activities condemned today as "en-
tirely unjustified" the attack on At
torney General Murphy.
Mr.. Dies said:
THE chair condemns the action
of any member of the committee in
injecting partisanship into these
hearings. This is an absolutely nom
partisan investigation"
Representative Mason, Republican,
of Illinois, another committeeman,
said he believed Mr.. Dies had "an-
nounced correctly the standing this
aAs.s .sssa@<$A> sSaAss1A A~S,A
Evening star., 1939-10-23
BY the Associated Press.

6y inc Associated PreSB.
BOSTON, Oct. 23.-Survivors Of
the huge French tanker Emile
Miguel told today how a German
U-boat had opened fire upon their
highly explosive vessel without
warning, with one shell cutting a
seaman almost in half, but then
had allowed others of the crew to
escape before torpedoing the ship.
Capt. Robert Andrade of the Emile
Miguel, the biggest commercial YES
sci yet bagged by Nazi submarines,
described vividly the sudden attack,
as he and the 38 other survivors
arrived here on the American res
cue shop Black Hawk.
The French tanker was about
two days of the French coast on
October IL and dusk had just fallen
when the first shell screamed over
head. Seven or eight other shells
followed in quick succession, Capt.
Andrade said.
"One struck the crews quarters,
almost cutting in half Joseph
LeMaou, an l8-year-old apprentice
seaman" he said
Packed in Like Sardines.
LaMaou was the only one lost in
the sinking, his body being left
aboard the slowly sinking tanker
One other crew member suffered a
head injury from shell fire, but re-
covered after treatment aboard the
Black Hawk.
II hailed the submarine after the
first burst of shellfire." Capt. An
drade said, land asked permission
to take my men off before the ship
was sunk. The German commander
granted this permission, and all 80
of us crowded into the one lifeboat
that was left after the shelline
I'VE were packed in like sardines.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Ship Shened Without Wornino
French Tanker Captain Says
One Seaman Killed, 80 Others Allowed
To Lower Lifeboot, Survivors Soy

but otherwise we suffered no par.
ticular discomfort during the more
than 81 hours we floated before
the Black Hawk picked US up. We
had plenty Of food and water"
After the crew had taken to IT'S
single boat, the German undersea
craft swung across the Emile Mi
guet's bow. within . hundred yards
of the ship, before firing a torpedo
that struck amidship. The tanker
buckled in the middle, in fact, al
most broke In half, but still re-
manned tenaciously afloat.
Didn't Catch Fire at Once.
Even then the Emile Miguel did
not catch fire Immediately, and
Capt. Andrade expressed the opin-
ion that the U-boat, which hurried
off as If in search of another ship.
returned later to fire an incendiary
shell into the ship. At least the
survivors saw a tremendous -ed
glare light the sky later that night.
The length of time before the
tanker caught fire occaSioned some
surprise here, for she was carrying
a heavy load Of gasoline. The Emile
Miguel sailed from Corpus Christi,
Tex, on September II.
The survivors had a narrow escape
from an even longer passage in their
small boat, for they were picked up
hv tho p1o cL IIo u,ky about . q -, ~,
October IA. The American ship saw
the lifeboat's flare, but thought a
submarine was using this method Of
halting the vessel.
Capt. Andrade, who was wounded
while serving with the French in
fantry in the World War. told his
story here in somewhat halting
English. The 46-year -old skipper
said his crew was In good spirits.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Eight-Yeor-OId Snow
Hondicops Workmen
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALAMOSA, Colo.-Snow that fell
eight years ago is a handicap to
workmen in Alamosa.
The snow was wet one and as
it fell it froze on top of ice that was
being stored at the Western Rail.
ways Ice plant. 1t made a 4-inch
layer OF ice on top of the neatly cut
ice blocks
The greatest demand in years
upon the plants supply diminished
1t this fall. Workmen finally were
digging into the last layer. 1t was
the one stored eight years ago and
covered by the 4-inch layer of frozen
snow. Workmen had to remove it
before they could reach the ice
blocks. They found it a hard task.