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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
SCHOOLS TO INTRODUCE
SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM
Conference Being Held Today in
Baltimore to Map Out Details
of Program to Supervisors
EFFECTIVE FIRST OF YEAR

An all-day conference of the super
visors of the public elementary schools
of the counties of the State will open
this morning for a days session in
the Belvedere hotel in Baltimore, for
discussion of ways and means for
making the recently organized social
studies program more effective.
Glasses in geography, history and
government are being combined into
one course of study branch called
social studies"
The conference will be attended by
Miss Kate Bannatyne, supervising
teacher of the northern section of this
county and by Mrs. Carolina Wilson,
supervising teacher of the schools in
the southern section of Garrett
county.
The introduction of the social
studies program in the schools of this
county will call for large number of
additional text books for the pupils
in the elementary schools for both
study and reference purposes, accord
ing to F. E. Rathbun, county superin-
tendent. 1t is planned that all require
ments be complied with for the COM
plete introduction of the social-studies
course in the schools of Garrett county
by the time of re-opening of the
schools after the coming Christmas
holidays, he said. Teachers meetings
will be held in the meantime to prop
erly introduce the subject.
Among the purposes for which the
social-studies program is being organ
lied and made unit of instruction in
the public schools is the development
of some of the personal qualities need
ed for successful living; promoting
balance in living; as also to the under
standing and the attainment upon the
part Of the young Americans Of the
Democratic ideals, Mr.. Rathbun eX-
planned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
RED CROSS DRIVE NETS
81 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
Only Oakland and Mt. Lake Park
Have Reported in County Thus
Far-QuOta Is 600
MEMBERSHIP TO DATE 1911

Ninety-seven additional members
and money amounting to $102.25 was
reported in the Red Cross Roll Call for
the past week by Mrs. Paul B. Naylor,
chairman. With previous memberships
and donations this brings the total
membership to 1911 and the amount
received to $210.25. The quota is 600
members in the county. AS yet no
other towns except Mt. Lake Park
and Oakland have reported.
During the past week Miss Gladys
Paugh gave a donation and l. R. Rudy,
of Rudy's Department store gave
$500; Paul Hinebaugh, $500, and
the rest are regular memberships of
$1.00 each.
Solicitors reporting this week in
cluded Clyde Dahlgren, Mrs. Howard
Naylor, Mrs. j. j. Ashby, Mrs. VERNE
Smouse, Mrs. Percy Lawton, Mrs.
Frederick Thayer, Jr., and Mrs. E. R..
Jones.
Members include Bruce jenkins,
Miss Virginia Kalbaugh, Mrs. Anna
D. Ridder, Miss Lucille Mitchell, Miss
Helen Sollars, Miss Lena George,
Clyde Dahlgren, Wilbur Davis.
Mrs. R. W. Sheckells, A. & P. store,
George Hanst, Bittner and Stahl Bar
Der Shop, Rudy's Department Store,
Clover Farm Store, DR.. w. w. Grant,
R. P. Henderson,, w. w. Dawson, DR..
E. |. Baumgartner, George Littman,
Harley Dawson, Howard Riggs, Ju-
Illus Littman, J. M. Jarboe, Harvey
and Ream store, John w. Rollins, C. F.
White, Neil C. Fraley.
Mrs. c. F. White, Miss Vivian Clary,
Miss Gladys Paugh, Edward Means,
Mrs. Donald Sincell, Miss Mary Lou
Use Helbig, Cecil Smith, Mrs. Kirk
Cosner, Mrs. Gordon McRobie, Mrs.
Emma Kildow, Mrs. D. S. Conneway,
Mrs. Leo Helbig, Mrs. VERNE Smouse.
Prof. f. D. Bittle, M. A. Brown, E.
S. Smith, Fred Nebera, T. V. Baucom,
Miss Ruth Field, Miss Joan Steele,
E. C. Spoerlein, Miss Catherine Baker,
Miss Ann Stevenson, Miss E. M. Pow
ell, H. D. Naylor, Mrs. Martha H.
Lawton, Miss Mary Virginia Cooper,
MISC OoIoCHy IlulISeI, MISS DdfDdfd
Ann Fogelsanger, Upton Sheets.
Fred A. Thayer, Mrs. E. 2. Tower,
Rev. Minor Sprague, Mrs. Minor
Sprague, Mrs. Harry White, Miss
Ruth Keller, Miss Jane Addison, Prem
tiss Porter, Mrs. G. A. Phillips, Mrs.
Scott w. Shirer, Mrs. S. H. Jackson,
Mrs. |. R. Rudy, Mrs. Herbert Leigh
ton, Mrs. Stanton Whipkey, st. Peters
Convent, Frederick Thayer, Jr., Mrs.
William Naylor, Lewis Jones, Robert
Gimmell, Mrs. Wilma Shipley, James
Nally, Reckard and Glotfelty, Merrill
Crane, Ernest Shirer, Mrs. Melvin
Right, Ray Teets, Craig Motor Com
pany.
Mrs. William R. Ofutt, Mrs. VIM.
Johnson, Miss Lottie Loar, Miss Grace
Loar, Mrs. James Merriken, Harry
Loar, James fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
F. Hammond, Mrs. B. H. Sincell, Miss
Grace Jones, W. A. Johnson, Hardesty
Brothers, Mrs. Nettie Eichelberger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
Boy Scouts to Fix
Christmas Baskets
Again This Year

Members of Oakland Boy Scout
Troop No. 1 have decided to arrange
Christmas baskets again this year,
it has been announced by Howard
Naylor, scoutmaster.
The scoutmaster said the troop
would greatly appreciate receiving
discarded wearing apparel, broken or
no longer used toys, or anything that
would help fill basket for a needy
family. He added that any contribu-
lions of the nature specified would be
collected by the scouts if they were
notified.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
Warden Finds Swan
Shooting ''Mistake''

Following an investigation last Fri
day of illegal killing of swans in Gar
lett county, Regional Game Warden
Joseph A. Minke indicated that none
of the hunters involved would be pros
ecuted as he felt that the birds were
slain by hunters mistaking them for
wild ducks and geese.
David Gascoyne, of Washington, D.
c., field officer of the U. S. Wildlife
Service, was in the county with War
den Minke to investigate the killing
of swans, violation of the federal
game laws.
More than a dozen whistling swans
were killed, the warden said, and
there is fine for such offense.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
Civic Club Members Discuss
"GOOd NeighbOr" Policy

The Good Neighbor Policy between
the United States and the Latin
American countries was discussed at
the regular meeting of the Oakland
Civic club on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Minor Sprague gave short
history of the countries involved and
their background, and Mrs. H. H.
Harmed discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of
closer alliance for defense, economic
and political advantages.
A majority of those attending
signed a petition which was asking
the U. S. Senate to pass law prohib-
iting strikes in plants being used fol
national defense purposes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
To Present Operetta

Wednesday and Thursday, Deem
Der and 5, the freshman and sopho
more classes of Oakland High school
will present an operetta, "The Band
Wagon" in the school auditorium be-
ginning at 8 o'clock,
This operetta shows the happenings
when an interstate boys band and the
girls from a private school coincide on
? festive occasion. The plot is carried
cut by a number of students.
Admission will be Is and % cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
LIONS CLUB ORGANIZED
HERE; OFFICERS CHOSEN
Members to Include Business,
Professional Men of Oakland
and Mountain Lake Park
H. C. RIGGS is PRESIDENT

A group of business and profess
sional men of Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park met last Friday night in
Oakland and organized a unit of Lions
International. The club will be known
as the Lions Club of Oakland-Mt. Lake
Park, and will consist of business and
professional men from both of these
communities. This is the second SER
vice club to reformed here, the Rotary
Club having been active for number
of years.
The purpose of the club, in accord
ance with other Lions clubs and other
service clubs, will be to foster and
sponsor boys and girls work, citizen
ship and patriotism, civic improve
ments, community betterment, educa-
ton, health and welfare, safety and
sight conservation and work for the
blind.
Elected as the clubs first president
was Howard C. Riggs, cashier of the
Garrett National Bank in Oakland.
Other officers elected included Her
bert C. Leighton, 1st vice-presdent;
S. Townshend Naylor, End vice-presi
dent; d. r. Fleming, Bird vice-presl-
dent; John M. Jarboe, secretary
treasurer; DR.. Edwin D. Cruit, lion
tanner, and DR.. Robert R. Williams,
tail twister. Directors for a two-year
term are Julius C. Renninger, Ralph
E. Pritts. Directors for a one-year
term are Rev. Minor Sprague and
Clarence H. Leighton.
In addition to the officers and di-
rectors the charter members also in
clude Father John c. Broderick, Her
vey L. Bittner, Denzel NJ Bowyer, c..
V. Harvey, DR.. C. Oscar Hall, Harold
H. Harmed, A. Leo Helbig, Glenn 7.
Hoffman, Robert Lawton, DR.. A. E.
Nance, George D. Nine, Edward G.
Schmidt and Daniel P Smouse. The
charter membership of the club will
remain open for another week, it was
announced by the officers of the club.
Charter plans are now being draft
ed by the program chairman, Clarence
Leighton, to entertain many Lions
club visitors and guests at meeting
scheduled for Monday night, Deem
Der 16, at which time the charter will
be presented to the club.
The sponsoring club to the group
was the Lions club of Cumberland,
with clubs from Homecoming and Key
ser coordinating. At the first meeting
of the club on Monday night standing
committees and the charter night
committees were appointed by Mr.,
Riggs.
At Monday nights meeting addl
tional members were Ray Teets, j. W.
Owens and Eliza Bray, bringing the
membership to 27.
S. 7. Naylor was named general
chairman for the charter night. Others
named were: tickets, Robert Lawton
and Harold Harmed; banquet, C. Oscar
Hall, George D. Nine and Daniel ?.
Smouse; entertainment, D. r. Elem
ing, J. C. Renninger, DR.. E. D. Cruit;
registration, J. M. Jarboe and Leo
Helbig; reception, Herbert Leighton,
Minor Sprague, Clarence Leighton, j.
C. Renninger and Ray Teets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
To Dedicate New Church al
Stanley Mines

The dedication of the new church at
the Stanley Coal Companys mines,
near Crellin, will be held on Sunday
morning, December /, at 1890.
The sermon will be delivered by
Rev. ]. E. Johnson, of Oakland. There
will be special singing. The church is
interdenominational, and all are in
vited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28

The Garrett chapter of the Red
Cross in Oakland is speeding along on
its quota of sweaters for the refugees.
New knitters this week include Mrs.
Ray Jones, Mrs, Margaret McComas,
Mrs. Leo Helbig, Mrs. Dorothy Og-
burn, Mrs. Edward Lawrence, Mrs.
B. |. Gender, Jr,. Mrs. Paul McIntire.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

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Evening star., 1940-04-14
Man Is Burned Fatally
In Roominq House Fire

Alvin Steward, q, colored, was
burned fatally yesterday when q
fire swept several rooms on the sec
ond floor of rooming house at '701
8 street NV.
Steward was found lying half out
Of his bed, apparently having tried
to make his escape. He was pro-
nounced dead by Casualty Hos
pital ambulance physician. Fire.
men said the blaze appeared to have
been caused by the explosion of a
small oil burner located outside the
victims bedroom:
Evening star., 1940-04-14

him and that he could not even
remember visiting the building. He
is 50 years old and retired some
years ago.
The second building inspector for
the job is dead.
"The Human Factor"
There were visits to the building
from time to time in the years after
its completion, Chief Building In
spector John w. Oehmann said, but
the inspectors failed to notice the
violations of the code. This he
blamed on "the human factor"
In 1887, the smoke inspectors Of
flee filed a complaint against the
rental agents for the building, the
H. G. Smithy Co., charging them
with creating a smoke nuisance. It
was indicated that they would have
to install new heating equipment.
So in August, 1887, the Smithy
Co. ordered contractors to install a
new boiler and a new stoker. The
smoke inspector, H. X. Kugel, then
informed them they would have to
enlarge the chimney in the building.
An official of the company took
out a permit to remodel the CHM
ney, after explaining to the build
ing inspectors Office what was to
be done. He hired a colored brick
layer to do the job and put him
under the supervision of the con-
tractor who was installing part of
the heating equipment. This con-
tractor Is also dead.
Faults in Chimney.
Then there was another failure In
the building inspectors Office, 1t is
held. The inspector in whose dis
trict the work was being done says
he was not notified that the work
was being done.
And so he never inspected it.
g The bricklayer enlarged the CHM
ney by tearing out one wall and
adding a new section. He did it in
such a manner as to leave a crack
in the brick work, extending from
the first floor to the roof.
The flue lining, made of two tile
sections mortared together, had a
corresponding crack.
Fire marshals, inspecting the place
after the fire, decided that the blaze
started near the chimney on the
first floor. A brick was out of the
chimney at this place and there
was no f1ue lining there.
The report to the Commissioners
said that the fire spread almost
instantaneously over the whole
building as the result of hot gases
filling an existing open space under
the roof extending over the entire
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Inquest
Continued From First Page.)

due to inferior workmanship during
alteration
2. No inspection was made dur
Ing this alteration of the chimney.
3. The principal factors contrib
uting to the rapid spread of the fire
resulted from failure of the builder
remodeling the building in 1925 to
comply with the code and with ap-
proved plans, and from failure of
the inspectors charged with inspect
Ing this building to detect viola
tions."
Events Leading to Tragedy.
From the two groups, the full
story of the events leading up to
the four alarm blaze developed
along these lines.
Plans were submitted in the sum-
mer OF 1925 by Snowden Ashford,
former municipal architect and
building inspector, for converting an
old stable at the O street address
into an apartment of Al units.
The plans were rejected at first
by Hugh Dollins, an engineer in the
building inspectors Office. Mr.. DOL
Inns testified at the inquest that
Mr.. Ashford became very angry
when the plans were rejected and
said that he went over his head to
get them approved.
They were approved by another
examiner, after a few small changes
had been made, it is maintained.
Mr.. Dollins, handed the plans while
on the witness stand yesterday, said
he still would not have approved
them, even in the corrected form.
Construction work was begun, the
Job being done by the Dupont Circle
Housing Co. 1t was charged that
the plans were not followed when the
actual construction started.
The result was that when the
building was finished, there were a
number of features which violated
the building code and offered a fire
hazard, the investigators held.
The Fire Hazards.
The doors leading from the apart
ment units on to the corridor were
made of wood, instead of being metal
covered-this meaning that the cor
ridors were not fireproof.
The inside stair wells were not
covered or protected and Mr.. Dollins
said that he would not have ap-
proved them. ct was testified that
two persons were burned to death
attempting to flee down the stairs.)
The partitions between apart
ments and the ceilings were made
Of inflammable material, the CELL
ings being made of non-f1reproof,
upholstered fiberboard.
The cement walls which bordered
the corridors did not extend from
the third floor to the roof, leaving
an open space between the third
floor ceilings and the roof.
There were two building inspec-
tors assigned to supervise the work
One Of them-whose whereabouts
was not at first known-was later
brought to the inquest. But he ex-
planned that his memory had failed
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Two D. G. Artists to Show
Work otExpositions

Two Washington artists win have
paintings exhibited In the Gallery
Of Science and Art at the New York
Worlds Fair and the Golden Gate
Exposition In San Francisco this
year.
The artists and their paintings
are Marjorie Phillips. "Pansies in
Alabaster Vase" and Nan Watson,
Modern Puritan" The paintings
will appear among those collected
from the 48 States and the Terri
tories of the United States by the
International Business Machines
Corporation.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Riverside Stadium
Becoming a Big Top
For Benefit Circus
Fronk Wirth Show
Opens Tomorrow
With District Night

Riverside Stadium was being
turned into a big top" today to
make ready for the opening tomor-
row night of the Frank Wirth three
ring circus appearing at the sta
dium for seven days for the bene-
At of Childrens Hospital.
Tomorrow nights performance,
opening at 8 o'clock, will be District
night, with number of District
officials planning to occupy box
seats for the showing.
One of the features of the show
will be Capt. Roman Proske and
his cage Of royal Bengal tigers.
Capt. Proske will put his charges
through their tricks using only
blank pistol. Other performers in
clude bareback riders, high-wire
artists, Capt. John Tiebor and his
sea lions and seals, the Five Eltons,
aerial ballet specialists; Wirth's
performing elephants, acrobats and
trapeze artists.
Afternoon performances will be
held, beginning Tuesday, at 3 o'clock
except Saturday and Sunday, when
the shows will get under way at
2:l5. There will be special morn
ing show at 10 o'clock Saturday
All evening shows will open at 8
o'clock.
Tuesday night has been desig-
mated as gala night, when diplo-
mats and members of Washington's
social set will attend. Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation. Government employees
night will take place Wednesday
and the following night business
and professional mems organiza-
tions will attend in bodies. Ofiicials
of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps will attend Friday night, des-
ignated as gold braid night.
Tickets for the circus perform
ances are on sale at the American
Automobile Association, Keystone
Automobile Club, A. G.. Spaulding
Bros. and at the stadium. Rear
Admiral c. R. Train is chairman of
the Hospital Circus Committee.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Increase in Federal
Housing 10 Create
Thousands Of Jobs
Peak Of Employment
To Be Reached in June,
Struus Reports

The United States Housing Au-
thority program will be giving en-
ployment soon to more than 10000
mechanics and laborers at the sites
Of approximately 260 housing prof.
ects, Administrator Nathan Straus
estimated yesterday. Their weekly
pay roll was estimated at $4,000, 900.
April employment at 176 projects
under construction will maintain an
average of around 81 900 weekly in
lot communities. Weekly wages are
approximately $1,650,O0O. BY June
the number Of cities and towns in
which projects are under construc-
ton will increase to 1872.
The low-rent housing and slum
clearance program has stimulated
the hard-hit building trades. Work
on the program Is increasing to
about 80 per cent over the winter
months, when weekly employment
averaged $1,000 men, it was esti-
mated.
The current program will enter its
peak during June, when a total of
about 105. 900 low-rent homes will be
under construction. out of a pro-
jected total of 10000, which is the
estimated number that can be
financed under the original $780,
100000 U. S. H. A. loan fund pro-
vided two years ago.
Mr.. StrauS estimated that an.
proximately $4,000 building trades
jobs will have been provided in COM
pleting the program. This would ac-
count for about $225, 900 900 in wages
at building sites.
Under "no-stop-work" agreements
negotiated by the U. S. H. A. with
building trades unions, the admin
istrator said, there has not been a
single serious labor dispute to ham
per construction. A check made
yesterday revealed these agreements
have been made with 1903 local
unions in ISL cities.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Senator Lee to Speak
At Norris Pia Dinner

Senator Leo Of Oklahoma will be
the principal speaker at the annual
Norris Pig Dinner Of the Washing
ton Graduate Chapter of the Phi
Gamma Delta Fraternity Friday at
the Congressional Country Club.
The dinner, named In honor of
its originator, Prank Norris, the
novelist. also will be attended by
Representatives Ferguson Of Okla
homa, Satterfeld and Darden of
Virginia. Ludlow of Indiana and
Monroney Of Oklahoma, and Walter
Harrison, managing editor Of the
Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City.
Representatives of the UNDER
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Woman, Answering
Census Query, Adds
I Dye My Hair
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, April
13.-The census enumerator
who called on one Santa Rosa
woman got more than he ex-
pected. To her census sheet the
woman appended the following
information:
II have a. two-inch appen-
dectomy scar.
Il dye my hair and wear
padding.
"Once, before I came of age,
I shortchanged a store clerk
and later suffered from
repentance.
Before I was married I oc-
casionally 'necked'-with pru-
dence, of course.
During my schooling I was
guilty of keeping a library book
overdue.
II own q dachshund and have
not purchased a dog license.
MY lingerie is pink!
II abhor census takers"
Evening star., 1940-04-14

building and becoming simultane.
ously ignited. Since the ceilings
under this open space were con-
structed Of upholstered, non-fire-
proof fiber board, the fire broke read
lily through into the building"
Owner and Builder Exonerated.
Residents of the place testified
that within few minutes after the
fire had been discovered-about 2:3O
a.m.-the place was filled with smoke
and flame. The back stairs were
choked with fire, and the only way
out was down the front stairs.
One of the victims, Michael Jones,
died in fall from his third floor
apartment in the rear. The other
two, Carrie Dunahue and Dorothy
HaiSlip, were found burned to death
near the front stair wells.
The report to the Commissioners
exonerated from blame Henry
Brawner, owner of the building
when it was remodeled, and Mr..
Ashford. 1t stated:
The use by the builder of nom
flreproof, upholstered fiber board
ceilings violated both the code and
the approved plans. Both of these
variations from the plans should
have been detected by the building
inspectors, who made IL recorded
visits. = ="
The inquest began on Tuesday,
with sessions every day except
Thursday. It was one Of the most
thorough inquiries conducted In re-
cent years, according to Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald, who pre-
sided.
Coroner Macdonald, in delivering
his instructions to the jury, told
them that they had a great oppor-
tunity to render service to the COM
munity by reporting on the causes
of the fire and making recommen-
Evening star., 1940-04-14

IL DUCE TESTS IRON EXTRACTOR-Premer Mussolin as he
participated In test recently OF invention designed to
extract iron ore from sand The machine is fed and
separates any ronbearng particles by system magnets
The black sands which form the beach along the
Rome said to contain large percentages The
inventor Giovanni Lguor he expects the machine
tract more than ton OF magnetic in hour
Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1940-04-14

graduate chapters Of the fraternity
at Gettysburg College, Johns Hop-
kins University, Washington and
Lee University and the University
OF Virginia will attend the dinner.