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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
MARYLAND STATE GAME AND
INLAND FISH COMMISSION
Baltimore. March 9

Baltimore, March 5, l94l.
Senator Clifford Friend,
Senate of Maryland,
Annapolis, Maryland.
Dear Senator Friend
Relative to our conversation a few
days ago regarding my request that
you permit the repeal of the law
which provides "that the Game War
den or Conservation Department shall
not acquire or purchase any land or
waters in Garrett County, at which
time you advised me you were opposed
to the repeal of same.
assure you that we have no desire
to purchase any large areas of either
land on water in Garrett County. In
funds, and again, the Department
owns 1000 acres of woodland in Gar
rebt County in addition to the Bear
Creek Nursery, and we feel at the
present time we have all Of the land
necessary for game refugees in that
county; however, if we are to con-
tinue the Bear Creek Nursery where,
as you know, we raise trout in cap
tivity to be planted only in Garrett,
Allegany and Washington counties,
then we will need to expand this prop
erty as we are hoping to also prOpa-
gate at the same plant black bass but
do not have areas enough at the pres
ent time to carry out plans which we
have anticipated. SO long as this law
remains on the statute books we shall
make no effeort to purchase additional
areas.
1t does seem very queer that the
residents of Garrett County solicit
the Federal Government as well as
the State Forestry Department OF
Maryland to go to Garrett County and
purchase large areas, and as you are
aware, the State Forestry Depart
ment has developed number Of water
areas which seemed to meet with the
approval of the people of Garrett
the people Of Garrett County are OPP
posed to this Department purchasing
any land in said County. cannot i'm
agine Why unless the residents of your
county feel more kindly to the Fed
eral Government and the State For
estry Department of Maryland than
they do to this Department.
However, understand the members
of the House of Delegates from Gar
rett County are in favor of repeating
this obsolete law, and the matter is
in your hands, and if you do not feel
that you want to cooperate
with us by repeating the law which
provides the Game Warden or Conser-
walton Department shall not acquire
or purchase any land or water in Gar
rett County, then, of course, we shall
forget our anticipated plan that some
day in the future we would expand
the work of the Bear Greek Nursery.
If the public of Garrett County does
not want to cooperate with us the only
thing we can do is to abandon the
Bear Creek Nursery and move it to
another county which would be glad
to have us operate therein.
do not know of another county in
the State that has not welcomed this
Department and requested that we
come in and purchase land areas and
water areas for the propagation of
game and fish.
hope you can see your way clean
to repeal this obsolete law.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) E. LEE LeCOMPTE,
State Game Warden.
CC-H. c. Riggs, Oakland
CC-F. P. Smith, Commissioner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
DO YOU KNOW THAT

The proposed 1942-1943 state bud
get of $1O6,00O,0O0 is the highest in
the history of Maryland;
1t is $81, 1000 higher than the 1920
1921 budget;
1t is $6,000,000 higher than the cur
rent budget and on top of that a $4,-
100000 bond issue is proposed;
While the states population in
creased only rs percent public school
expenses have increased 300 percent
since 1920;
Salary appropriations are being in
creased 100000 and ID bills have
been introduced in the legislature
which if passed will increase that
amount another 100000;
Welfare appropriations are in
creased 100000 over actual 1910 ex-
penditures despite the present en-
ployment boom;
$4,000 is appropriated for office
equipment (not office supplies) de-
spite all purchases of previous years =;
Added to all your present taxes
local, state and MaryIand's
share of the so billion dollar national
defense program is $50 million dol
lars, or S411.81 for every man, woman
and child in the state;
1t is up to you-to all Of us-to
control state spending. Demand that
the budget be cut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

do equal and exact justice to the can
didates and to the voters, each candi-
dates share of the electoral vote
should bear the same ratio to the
total electoral vote as his share Of the
popular vote bears to the total popu-
lar vote. Any other ratio is inequita-
bic and undemocratic and often re-
suits in the practical Acknowledgement
of millions. Applying the correct ra-
ito, as just indicated, to the result in
November Ignoring the vote of the
Socialist and Prohibition parties as
not necessary to illustrate the point),
the situation adds up as follows:
The total popular vote (based on
newspaper returns of November 7,
and using round numbers as being
sufficiently accurate for purposes of
illustration) was 47,600,000 OF this
number Roosevelt received rs 10000
and Willkie 22,O0O,0OO, or 81 per cent
and 46 per cent, respectively, of the
total. Therefore Willkie should have
had 46 per cent of the total electoral
vote, or 245 instead of 81 he actually
received, and Roosevelt 286 instead Of
449.
On a percentage basis Willkie re-
ceived approximately only 16 per cent
of the electoral vote. The difference
between his percentage of the cleo
toral vote and his percentage of the
popular vote represents the number
of voters who will have no represen-
tation in the Electoral College. By
the inequitable apportionment of the
electoral votes among the states,
6,6OO,OGO voters practically were dis
franchised, which result becomes a
travesty upon democracy.
Whatever else may have been in
the minds of its trainers when they
adopted the Constitution it now is
universally conceded that the princi-
pie Of majority rule was not neces-
sarily the controlling one. But all will
agree that it is now the central ideal
of American democracy. Logically,
therefore, it would seem that any in
stitution, policy or procedure that
runs counter to that ideal ought to be
discarded. This is the logic that APP
peals to the average thinking man or
woman, who cannot understand why
candidate receiving the greatest
number of popular votes should not
get the office, nor why we should be
saddled with the remains of an obso-
lete institution which tends to prevent
that equitable and just result.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
THE DANGER FROM WITHIN

The inconsistencies of human nature
stagger logical reasoning. For exam
pie, there are those in the United
States who blast the totalitarian
powers as destroyers of democracy,
which is the truth. In the next breath,
they promote policies in our own ma
ton that ARE as totalitarian in their
ultimate effect as the program of any
dictator
The policies of the aggressor ma
lions in destroying the rights and lib
critics of individuals, are no more
deadly in their effect than are the pol
icies being promoted by advocates Of
government ownership of industry in
this country.
These promoters of state socialism
in the United States simply assume
that public ownership of business, pat
termed after the relationships, is going
to cure all shortcomings or failures in
private enterprise. They advance no
arguments to prove to the people that
socialzing private industry will cor
rect evils of which they complain, and
which, at the worst, are not to be COM
pared with the evils that follow in the
wake of a policy which gives govern
ment and bureaucratic officialdom ar
opportunity to destroy any line of pri-
vate endeavor at public expense.
During the World war the govern
ment took over the operation of the
railroads on the pretext that it was
necessary to speed the transportation
of supplies needed for the prosecution
of the war The result was period of
Encouragement, and when the roads
We're handed back to their owners it
required years to correct the damage
that had been done. Political manage
ment Of industry in 1871 is not likely
to be any better than it was in 1918.
The Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

Oakland, March 5, 1941.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
Sportsmen Want Law Repealed SO
That Hatchery Can Be Expanded
At Bear Creek.

That Hatchery Can Be Expanded
At Bear Creek.
To the Editor of The Republican,
Oakland, Nd.
Dear Sir
| received copy today Of letter
written by Mr.. E. Lee LeCompte to
Senator Friend relative to repeal Of
an old law which now prohibits the
Conservation Commission from pur-
chasing land in this county for use
of the Commission. We do not know
what prompted the enactment of the
law in the first place, but it is a law.
The Garrett County Sportmen's As
sociation has discussed this law at
various meetings and has recommend
ed to the Commission and to Mr.. Lee
Compile that he take steps to have the
law repealed. Likewise the Garrett
County Advisory Council has made
the same recommendation.
Naturally the two organizations
which | represent do not speak for the
citizens of the county and we are not
in position to tell that to Mr.. Friend.
For that reason | am taking the lib
erty to send that copy of Mr.. Lee
Compile letter to you so that, if you
think it advisable, you may publish it
in order to bring this matter to the
attention of the citizens generally.
Naturally those of US interested in
fishing and outdoor sports do not like
to hear Mr. LeCompte say to Mr..
Friend that if that is the way the cit
liens Of Garrett county feel about
the Commissions program for the
county, he will feel like taking steps
to have the hatchery moved to some
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
AURORA-EGLON

Mrs. Martha Gamer, home econom-
les instructor of Aurora high school,
lies near death in her home at Graf
ton. She has been i'll since December
of a rare blood stream infection. Mrs.
Rose McMullin, highly publicized as
the Golden Lady," is expected from
Chicago to donate blood in an effort
to save the life of Mrs. Gamer. Only
few recoveries from this type of in
lection are recorded in medical an
nails, and those the result of blood do
mated by Mrs. McMullin, who has
gained national fame as the Golden
Lady" after submitting to transfu-
sions in all parts of the country to
combat blood stream infections. Mrs.
Gamers 11-year-old son, ALBERT, Jr.,
or thinker" as he is known, was lis
tening to radio program a few
weeks ago when Mrs. McMullin, the
Golden Lady," was introduced and
the story of how she had saved the
lives of several persons, was told
The boy began to interest friends of
the family in getting the Golden
Lady" to help save his mothers life.
Mrs. Gamer is the widow of L. ALBERT
Gamer, who died last May, and is the
mother of three children.
Miss Louise Stemple has returned
to her home in Aurora from Myers
hospital at Philippi, where she under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Lester Wilt fell from a load of hay
last Wednesday and suffered dislo-
cation of the collarbone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marrel Biser and fam
lily, of Washington, D. c., spent the
weekend at their homes in Eglon.
Ardith Bolyard, niece of Mrs. Ber-
nice Conn, of Aurora, a patient in a
Fairmont hospital, remains in a seri-
Gus condition.
Bobby Feather, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Feather, is quite ill with
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Yoder and fam
lily were visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Webster over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith R. Smith, of
Brookside, recently moved to Clarks-
burg, where each have employment.
The cast for the annual junior class
play has been selected at Aurora high
school. Miss Jackson, English instruc-
tor, will direct the play.
Mrs. John Harsh, of Eglon, received
painful injuries when she fell on a
cement floor while attempting to
close garage doors.
On Wednesday of last week the
Aurora Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society
invited the Eglon Brethren Ladies'
Aid to attend on all-day quilting and
dinner at the home of Mrs. Dale
Myers. Forty-five members of the
two Aids attended.
Amaziah Johnson, who received in
juries in fall from the Erwin lum-
Der mill dock, remains in the Davis
Memorial hospital. Because of other
serious injuries he received, his frac-
tured leg was not set until late last
week. His condition is now somewhat
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Biser, who
have been making their home with
William Cosner, of near Table Rock,
are at present with their daughter,
Mrs. John Harsh.
Henry Mosser received two broken
ribs last Tuesday by falling limb
while working in the woods.
An unusual basketball game took
place at Aurora high school on Mon
day night. The players rode rubber
shod donkeys. A large crowd attended
and the proceeds went for the Aurora
community building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

other county where the citizens are
interested. So, 1 say, let the citizens
know the situation, and if they feel
inclined, let them express themselves
either to Mr. Friend or through the
columns of your paper.
Mr.. Friend may be right, and l am
not taking exception to his state
ment. However, I do know that the
great out-of-doors group want the
hatchery and are in favor of repeal
ing that law.
Very truly,
H. C. RIGGS.
Oakland, March 5, 1941.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

The Supreme Court in a So decision
held that the NLRB lacked authority
to issue broad orders restraining a
company from violating all provisions
of the Wagner Act when it has been
found guilty Of violating only one
provision.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

A plan to head off strikes in de-
Tense industries and to deny the pro-
lection of the Wagner Act to unions
or employers considered recalcitrant,
was laid before Congress by W. S.
Knudsen, director, Office of Produc-
ton Management.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

Questions involving the joint de-
tense of the United States and Mexico
were discussed by both government
representatives
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

The War department gave official
voice to its concern over strikes in de-
Tense industries. The White House
inmates do not exhibit any uneasiness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06

State Game Warden E. Lee LeCOmpte
Addressed a Letter To State Sena-
tor Clifford Friend Which Has TO
Do With Matters Affecting Those
Residing In Garrett County.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Back TO Nature

William ID. King OF Edmon-
ton, Canada, chairman of the
board of the Pacific Northwest
Tourist Association and deputy
minister Of trade and industry.
Joined the party at Calgary. The
province of Alberta was host at
the Banff Springs Hotel for din
ner.
A story dealing with the CO.
lumbia Icefields highway and
Jasper Will appear later.
This country is really back
10 nature, with ice hanging on
the mountain tops ranging from
300 10 500 feet in thickness.
The Crowfoot Glacier along
the highway TO Jasper was esti.
mated by one of the party AT
probably Is feet deep. Major
c. J. jennings, superintendent
Of Banff Park. smiled and eN-
planned that II was at least 300
u, s. Libby, superintendent Of
Glacier Park piloted us over
Going-to-the-Sun highway under
unfavorable circumstances. for
the clouds not only hung down
below the top Of Going-to-the.
Sun Mountain and many Of the
other peaks, but at times II
rained
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

a move is being made to attract
the tourist industry to this sec
ton.
We re-entered the United
States at kingsgate, Idaho, and
followed the Moyie River down
through the Idaho Panhandle To
Standpoint. where the chamber
of commerce boys, with the as
sistance of the forestry service,
took US out on the shore Of
Pend dOreille l. Ike lpro-
nounced Ponderayl and treated
the party TO a trout fry. Then
we pressed on toward Spokane,
Spokane is the home of VII
liam G.. Owes. president Of the
Pacific Northwest Tourist Asso-
citation, who met us at the state
line with other Spokane Off
Gals and a state patrol escort,
which took us down the new
four-lane highway.
We crossed the Spokane River
via a new bridge on which is
set forth:
you are entering the gate
way In tina State Of Washington
and Spokane Valley, perpetual
ing the name Of the Indian
-trfrr-spU=Nan=ee;- e-ffffrcr NJ
the SUM-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

From Lake Louise we moved
into British Columbia via the
Kootenay Park, high above the
Kootenay River in its early
piunging stages. Later 1t broad
ems into a slower river.
We dropped down through
Sinclair Canyon, a highway that
clings 10 the mountainous slopes
and challenges drivers TO stay
on the right side. Game Is in
abundance. buffalo, elk-and /
am told that now and then a
mountain lion may be bagged
The Yuma Valley bears scars
of many forest fires and IN
many places blister rust has
wreaked havoc on the pine.
Dropping down toward I h Q
Idaho border we passed through
Kimberly. at which is located
one Of the largest zinc, lead and
silver mines in the world 49, the
Sullivan which is operating "a
hours a day.
Cranbrook. b c, key city Of
the East Kootenay. is where
David Thompson, veteran OK
plorer Of the Hudson Bay Com
pany. first discovered many
precious metals. II was the Wild
Horse Creek gold strike Of 1864
that brought about the first in
flux. Some Of the mines have
been worked out
LAUNDERING followed and now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Ontario Resorts
Easily Reached

FAIRGROUNDS IN Ontario
are easily reached from Detroit
through the services of the
Grand Trunk-Canadian National
Railways. At the offices of the
transportation company in Wash
ington boulevard is available a
store of information regarding
holiday resorts in the province.
Ontario has a share in the
Blue Water country and beyond
that into the Georgian Bay area,
where islands are numbered in
the tens Of thousands. Farther
north are two fine holiday sec
lions, the Lake of Bays and
Algonquin Park.
Muskoka Lakes are attractive,
and riYaling that area is another
which includes the Kawartha
Lakes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Ste amer OH
Tuesday on
July 4 7 rip

A FOURTH of July cruise on
n on the steamship South
American of the Georgian Bay
Line will leave Detroit Tuesday
noon for Midland in Georgian
BAY. Mackinac Island and Buff
falo and will arrive back in De-
troit next Sunday morning.
This is the only preseason
cruise open 10 the public from
Detroit previous to the regular
Summer schedule Of the line.
The South American will
start its regular Summer seven
day cruises from Detroit next
Sunday afternoon for Mackinac
fsfaffd,- SaHllt- Ste Marie lsla
Royale. Duluth, Cleveland and
Buffalo.
The steamship K1abdrTa Or
this line made this trip last
year, but because of the popu-
larity of this cruise the South
American, which has a greater
passenger capacity, has been
placed on this popular sailing
through Lake Superior.
The steamship North Amer
lean will leave Detroit Tuesday,
July 8, on its first regular Sum-
mer schedule for Cleveland.
Buffalo, Mackinac Island, Chi
cago, Midland, Georgian Bay
and return.
The Alabama this year will
not touch Detroit, but will make
five-day. round trip sailings
from Chicago 10 Mackinac
Island, Sault Ste. Marie and
Isle Royale, and weekend
cruises from Chicago 10 Macki-
nae Island and Sturgeon Bay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Grand CouIee Beckons

Grand Coulee Dam is one OF
the greatest tourist attractions
in the world. Nearing compile
ton, il will be the largest struc-
ture Of its kind in the world.
The dam is 80 feet thick at the
top and 500 feet thick at the
base.
When the full force of the
Columbia River is turned against
Grand Coulee there will be a
pressure of 151 pounds per
square inch. 1t will ultimately
give 2.420.000 electric horse
power and water enough TO irri-
gate 100000 acres.
He'll Gate Canyon along the
Missoula River is picturesque.
The Mission range of mountains
is most beautiful and a historic
marker not only informs us of
the coming Of the Jesuit Fathers
IN 1854, but also points down
the valley to the site Of the
last post established by the fur
traders in the United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Visit Banff Park

The trip has taken us hur-
--ietii. from ,MatertnMn- Lakes
park north to Calgary, where
they are getting ready for the
annual sfaniTEnE, wf7fctT -te-t--
July a. This is an event which
draws almost as many from
south of the border as II does
from Canada. Approximately
$4,000 are expected.
From Calgary we motored -
the Banff Springs Hotel. Miss
Bessie James of the Canadian
Pacific Chicago office, Joined the
party at Calgary At the en-
trance 10 Banff Park. we were
greeted by Paul Standard from
the Canadian Pacific Railway,
New York office.
There followed a hurried and
dusty trip up the Columbia Ice
fields highway. with stop AZ
. the Athabaska glacier, and
much picture-taking en- route to
Jasper National Park and the
magnificent lodge. which is the
marvel OF all. The chalet type
OF housing is Splendid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

CRUISING THE Great Lakes
has grown in popularity of late
years and has largely taken the
place of the sea voyage since
the war.
Ever since 1912, the Canadian
Pacific Great Lakes fleet has
operated popular voyages be-
tween Port McNicoll, Ont. and
Fort William and its twin city,
Port Arthur, via Sault Ste.
Marie. The steamers Assiniboia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Greenfield
Visited
By Cruisers

NUKE IMAM nan OF the Oredt
Ava Lakes travellers who come
to Detroit TO board the S. S,
Georgian for cruises into the
north country take time to
visit Henry Fords Greenfield
Village, according 10 c. Y. Nc
GiIlivray. passenger traffic man.
aeer of the Seaway Lines.
Georgian passengers usually
see Greenfield Village early in
the day. starting their trip
around the quiet grounds in
buggies and carriages atop
which sit somber-faced coach
men wearing long frock coats
and plug -hatS-Inderneafh 1.-The
carriages spotted coach dogs
run along with their tails high.
The carriage winds slowly
through the village, stopping
long enough at each important
exhibit for the visitor to enter
and look around. Among the
attractions are the eighteenth
century English stone cottage
with the furnishings used by the
family who lived there and the
Cape Cod windmill which is
right across the street.
Unusual are the many build
ings moved from Menlo Park,
where Thomas Edison, Henry
Ford's great scientific friend.
worked on the first electric
light. Inside is reproduction
of the first incandescent bulb
built for Ford by Edison.
s. S. Georgian passengers find
the Village a fascinating retreat
where they may see how things
were done in grandfather's day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Motorcdde Travels
g 200 Beautiful Miles
In Mountains, Parks
p, C. VI. WAGNER
Detroit Times Travel Editor

SPOKANE, Wash June %
POKANE Heart the Inland Empire, is host tonight
70 the annual tour sponsored by the PACING
n Northwest Tourist Association r,,.-.
days since We detraned al ong ing
- Mont has covered more than [zOu mics
into the Rockies and the Paclilc NORTHWEST
according sneednneter the pilot or Al 1ah"el
photographer from SPOKANE SdN
which am TINS faie'
view OF beautiful country on earlh
for Years IN act owes
its verv beginning midcty waterfalls Of me spokane Ni
development IN ts
region. =. c-.,I.o
Tomorrow we will ride take look at Grand Coulee
Dam on Columbia
The machine age moved fast along these western rne ,
in spots and IN many Is soteg
Of will interest IN TINS ecuoh
and make their more pleasant.