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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
Mrs. Luther Schmidt
Receives Purple Heart
Awarded to Husband

The Purple Heart, which was post
humously awarded to Pfc. Luther NJ
Schmidt for Military Achievement,
has just been received by his wife
Mrs. Daisy NJ. Schmidt, Oakland. She
has also received Merit and Combat
Badges which had previously been
awarded to her husband, who was
killed February Bird, while fighting
with his unit in France. A letter re-
Gently received by Mrs. Schmidt from
Captain Charles w. Arbuthnot, Jr.
Chaplain of the l43rd Infantry. of
which Luther Schmidt was member,
gave her an extract from the Citation.
1t stated that Pfc. Schmidt was man
ming machine gun in a frontal de-
fcnsve position and was killed in
stantly when shell from enemy ar
tillery fire burst nearby. He was bur
led in an American Soldiers Gene
terry with appropriate Protestant ser
vice.
Luther Schmidt had lived in this
community practically all his life and
had acquired a large circle of friends.
The second son of Charles and the late
Lucinda B. Schmidt, he was born near
Oakland October 10, 1914. For time
he was employed at the local plant of
the Imperial Ice Cream Company, and
later, in partnership with his brothers,
Edward G. Schmidt and the late
Henry Schmidt, organized and ope-
rated the Economy Self Serve Mar
ket, one of Oakland's leading bust
ness establishments. When the need
for war machines became so great
Luther Schmidt went to Baltimore
and was connected with the Glenn L.
Martin Airplane Factory for about
two years. He was indicted into the
Service in August, 1913, and received
seventeen weeks training at Camp
Banding, Fla, before going overseas
in March, 1914 From time to time he
had sent back souvenirs which he OBJ
tanned while serving in the front
battle lines in Italy and France. His
brother, Henry Schmidt, was also
killed in battle January 3lst, while
serving with the 38th Infantry near
Belgium. His only surviving brother,
Cpl. Edward G. Schmidt, is at present
serving with the Military Police in
France
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
WHITE ROCK
(Delaved)


Cpl. Chester Custer was called home
to see his grandmother, Mrs. David
Thomas, who is ill., Cpl Custer re-
ceived an 8-day furlough before re-
turning to Muroc, California.
Mrs. Annie Sisler is staying a few
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. David Sisler.
Mrs. Annie Sisler has been on the
sick list
Mrs. Nora Sines and Bryan Sines
returned home Sunday after a brief
stay with her daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Dardill, at Morgantown, w. Va.
Mrs. Addie DERRICK and two chill
dren were visiting her father, James
Thomas, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Casteel, of Ter
IA Alta, w. Va, visited the formers
aunt, Mrs. David Thomas, Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
LEO T. DOWNEY RITES

Funeral services for Leo T. Dow
ncy, ST., 60, Maryland State Roads
Commission engineer, in charge of the
Western Maryland district, who died
Friday afternoon in Memorial Hospi-
tai, Cumberland, Of a cerebral hem
orrhage, was held Monday morning
at ten o'clock with a requiem mass at
st. Patrick's Catholic church in Cum
bcrland. The Rev Francis J. Nc
kcown was celebrant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19

ties. A genuinely modest man. an APP
palling responsibility has been thrust
upon him. Everyone will want him to
succeed. Everyone will want to help.
No one can forecast to what degree
he will measure up. There is. though,
this to be said-those who judged the
new President by the not inspiring
manner Of his nomination for Vice
President and were disturbed by his
Missouri political background and af-
filiations, without exception, have
been agreeably surprised when they
met him personally. The almost invari-
able comment has been: "WelI, he is
lot better han thought"
AFTER THE convention last sum
mer, there were plenty who predicted
that he would become President
through the death of Mr. Roosevelt
The odds favored it. The thought was
in most minds. Yet, the vivid person
ality of Mr.. Roosevelt and his extra
ordinary buoyancy kept it from being
as generally and seriously taken as
the facts warranted. Now that Mr.
Truman has succeeded, the question
of whether he will be am adequate or
an inadequate President will be an
swered in time. At the moment, it. Of
course, is uncertain. However. there
is one certain thing-from now ON,
only those really of the White House
elmer circle" will see Mr.. Truman
clearly.
:: 4: :.
THE GLAMOR of the White House
is so great; the power of the presi-
dental office so immense; the propa-
ganda which flows from and envclops
it so extraordinary; the personal pro-
lection given the incumbent of such
a nature, that once man enters the
White House as President, thereafter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19

Single copies of The Repubh.
can may be obtained at the Hamill
Book and Stationery Store, corner
Third and Alder streets, where the
current issue of the paper is
placed on sale every Thursday af.
ternOOn. Price, cents per copy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
THE WHITE HOUSE CHANGE

w III NllA4NN u
Washington, April Ia.
AFTER THE shock of Mr.. Roosc-
vclt's death has passed, number of
things are going to be lot clearer
than they are now.
Beyond dispute, Mr.. Roosevelt was
aging very fast. No one close to him
could help knowing this. Members Of
his family had spoken of it. His White
House aides were fully aware Of it.
The several hundred men who month
ago saw him at his last public APP
pcarancc-thc White House CORES
pondcnts' dinner-could not help but
realize that he was a rapidly failing
man. AS it is, Mr.. Roosevelt died at
height of his prestige and power-un-
doubtcdly, died as he would have
wished
AS TO his successor. President Tru-
man, who can say? Whenever a Vice
President succeeds President in our
country it is great national gamble
as to how he will turn out. For one
thing, usually our presidential
nominees have not been carefully Sc
lected and have not seemed from tho
front rank Yet, some have become
strong, able, satisfactory Presidents.
will have upon the man, exactly how
he will develop under it, whether he
will grow or shrivel. There is no sense
here in trying to analyzc Mr.. Tru-
mans character or define his quail
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19

OPA intimated citizens would get
so percent more "a" gas after vic
tory day in Europe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
BY FRANK X. KENT.

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per-
mission.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21

ing out machinery for minimizing
labor disputes.
Present labor laws were adequate,
he said, adding that the National
Labor Relations Board should not be
forced to become policeman of un-
fair employment practices. He urged
discontinuance of strike votes.
He declared that seizure of prop
erty was the only useful wartime
sanction for ending labor disputes,
and he indicated that properties of
Montgomery, Ward & Co. and of other
firms seized to avert wartime work
Interruptions would be returned soon.
He opposed reduction of the work
week below 40 hours until after the
economy is stabilized at high level.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
Senate Group To Study
u. S. 3O-HOur Week

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-A
thorough study of the effects of 30
hour week for government employees
on the operation Of the federal govern
ment and it's estimated cost has been
voted by the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee.
Heads of all government depart
ments and agencies will be asked to
furnish the committee with their es-
Inmates Of the number of additional
employees necessary to cut the work
week from 40 to 80 hours.
The committee has agreed to hold
public hearings on the 30-hour bill in
troduced by Senator McCarran of Ne
vada, who urged the committee to act
on his measure as means of combat
ting unemployment.
No date was set for the hearings but
Senator Downey Of California, COM
mittee chairman, said that he did not
think they could be held until "early
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
Huge Public Works
Program Ready

Washington, d. C.-Plans are ready
for $1,000, 100000 worth of public con-
struction to be undertaken in the next
II months. Work can be put under way
on many projects as soon as the War
Production Board gives the word.
There may be some delay on Federal
projects, principally flood central, riv-
ers and harbors and reclamation, un-
til Congress appropriates the carrying
funds.
Relaxation by the WPB of construc-
tion controls, except perhaps on hous-
ing, is expected about October /. That
will be the impetus to release great
backing of needed work which has ac-
cumulated during the war.
The $3,000,000,000 three-year Fed
eral-aid road program is ready for
action. The $5OO,0OO,OOO Federal allot-
ment for the first year, to be matched
equally by the States, has already been
apportioned, although Congress has
to make the appropriation. On August
l the States reported plans were drawn
up for work estimated to cost $685.
100000.
President Truman has asked Con-
gress to release, in addition, $164, $780,
900 of road authorizations for previ~
Gus years which were put aside dur
ing the war. These plans call for roads
in national forests and parks, access
roads to Indian reservations, and park
ways. Construction was halted or de-
ferred on reclamation and irrigation
projects totaling $1,158, ,981,200 be-
cause of the war. The Reclamation Bu-
reau estimates that to finish work now
under way will cost $171 ,997 ,000 The
bureau has $60,000,000 Immediately
available for this construction, how
ever, without waiting for additional
appropria tions.
Army engineers have plans ready
for more than $50 flood-control and
rivers and harbors projects, to cost
$750,000,000. They estimate that more
than $75,O00,00O can be spent in the
first year on flood-control works sus-
pended during the war and almost
$2O0,000,00O on new projects.
The projects have authorized by
Congress, but no money has been ap-
propriated. The engineers will seek
funds for commencement of work in a
deficiency appropriations BILL
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
Only Few Voluntary Pay
Raises Held Up By WLB

Washington, D. C. (ILNS) When
the War Labor Board eased controls
over voluntary pay increases, all but a
handful of more than 10000 applicants
for voluntary wage increases were
authorized to put the raises into effect
without further waiting.
Only about 100 voluntary applica-
tions of employers alone or employers
jointly with a union were estimated
to require further approval of stabili-
cation agencies The estimate was on
the basis that only half of / percent
of all such voluntary or negotiated
wage increases normally involve re-
quest for increases in OPA price cell
ings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
AFL Union Wins Vote
Of Colorado Employees

Denver.-Colorado employment SER
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
MiddletOwn New Business
Emergency Hospital
Provided At Casino

An emergency hospital has been pro-
vided by American Relief for Italy,
member agency of the National War
Fund, at Casino, scene of one of the
most bitter battles of the war, ac-
cording to report today to Mr..
Thomas Feltz, member of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Hamilton and
Butler County Community War Chest.
The hospital has been erected op-
posite the famous abbey which was
used by the Germans for many weeks
as a redoubt in their last-stage bat
tie to hold Casino. A plaque on the
wall of the hospital reads:
"This emergency hospital built at
Casino by American generosity SYM
bolizes human compassion, and ex-
presses Twentieth Century defense of
human liberty by men and women OF
many lands who fought, suffered and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21

vice employees voted three to one in
favor of affiliating with the Ameri-
can Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees rather than the
CIO. The vote was SO to 31-an over
whelming victory for the AFSC&ME.
The CIO, being the losing union,
will withdraw from all organizational
activities for at least one year as pro-
vided in an agreement signed before
the balloting took place.
H. R. Mueller, AFSC&ME general
representative who has conducted an
intensive organizational drive in Col
orado, said, with the full support of
the Colorado State Federation and
AFL central bodies throughout the
state we were bound to Win"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
DAVIS FIRMLY BACKS
HIGH WAGE GOALS
Sterilization Chief Supports AFL
Program For SO Percent Higher
Standards

Washington, D. C.-Giving official
support to the AFL's wage program,
Economic Sterilization Director Will
liam HI. Davis declared that the Gov
ernment's postwar economic policy
should raise living standards SO per
cent without increasing the cost of
living in the next five years.
At news conference, he revealed
that he will soon issue regulations in
tended to permit substantial wage in
creases without affecting the general
price level.
He expressed the firm conviction
that better wages do not result in
price increases because extra costs
are absorbed by higher productivity
and more efficient production methods.
In support of this contention, Mr..
Davis stated that the cost of living
in 1914 was virtually the same as in
1919, despite an increase in the in
tervening 25 years in average hourly
wages from AZ cents to $1.02 and in
average weekly earnings from $22 to
$46 This constant increase in wages
in relation to prices was characteris-
tic of our vigorous economy, he as
serted.
He declared that the country was
on the threshold of period of rap
idly expanding production.
He said that 100000 unemployed
was too many and the country was
not willing to go back to conditions
making such large-scale involuntary
idleness.
The projected national labor-man-
agement conference, he asserted
should confine itself to doing what
the President asks it to do by work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21

next year" Downey pointed out that
the survey ordered by the committee
would take one or two months to COM
plete. 1t would also have to be consid-
cred in connection with the proposal
for an increase in basic salaries recon-
mended by President Truman, he indi-
Gated.
McCarran has received communica-
tions from labor organizations and in
dustrial groups favoring the bill and
predicting that eventually the 30-hour
week will become the practice not only
in the government but throughout pri-
vate industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21

Under WLB's new wage policy, in
creases that do not require higher
price ceilings or increase the cost TO
the government may be put into eff
feet without prior approval. The vol
untary wage applications which are
being retained for WLB scrutiny in
volve such price increases. If approx
ed by WLB, these proposals require
the additional approval of the Direc-
tor of Economic Sterilization before
they can be put into effect.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21

died so that freedom shall not perish
from this earth"
The National War Fund is support
ed in part by contributions to the Ham
ilton and Butler County Community
War Chest.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
New interpretations

The Community COOPERATIVE
Assn, Inc, $76OO.O0, 168 Chestnut
ST., Hamilton, Ohio, Mitchell Chand-
ler, Lester L. Hunter; Paul B. Giles
pie, II. A. Long.
The Inside Realty Co., l.. j. Zilliox,
G. E. Jellison, Clint Egbert, Walter
S. Harlan.
MiddletOwn New Business
j. w. Gilbert, 418 N. Broad Grocery.
Warren Gillum, 2916 Yankee Rd.,
Grocery.
Vel Joseph, N. Main, Restaurant.
Jack Hilman & Thelma Dobbins,
1871 Tytus, Restaurant.
James P. Madden, 536 Baltimore,
Grocery.
Frank Nicholas, 1873 Central, Photo.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-09-21
Hamilton Cigarette Licenses

John Cox, AGO Helvey Ave-, N.
Miami
Maud Loos, Okeana.
P. c. Leibrook & Son, Okeana.
Jos. Dirck, 2343 Dixie Hgwy.
Lucius Virgins, 1924 N. Campus,
Oxford.
Ira A. Hesser, Ross, Ohio.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Shelton, Fugitive,
Reported Seen Here

An anonymous telephone call to-
day caused Washington police to
broadcast lookout for j. Paul Shell
ton, 28-year-old former Arlington
automobile dealer, who escaped last
October from a United States mar
shall in Richmond, where he was due
for trial on a charge OF transporting
a stolen automobile across State
lines.
Police said they. received 4 call
about $3.50 a. m. that Shelton was
seen entering a taxicab at the Grey
hound bus terminal, Twelfth street
and New York avenue NV. He was
described as wearing a brown camel
hair coat and a brown hat. The call
er refused to give his name, police
said.
Shelton first broke into the news
last January, when he was arrested
by Arlington police on charges OF
attempted robbery and abducting
14-year-old Grace Wadlington tc
cover his alleged escape from the
attempted robbery of the East Falls
Church Bank. He was acquitted in
September in Federal Court in
Alexandria.
Soon after his arrest on the auto
theft charge Shelton was taken to
Richmond from the Federal Re-
formatory at Petersburg. where he
was being held on another charge
of car theft.
When Deputy Marshal Harold D.
Hammer left him alone for 10 min
utes in the marshal's Office in the
Richmond Post ONCE, Shelton
walked out.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Ry The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The New
York Times said today a ban on the
broadcasting by American stations
|of musical programs originating in
all foreign countries but Canada had
been ordered by James G. Petrillo,
president of the AFL American
Federation of Musicians.
The edict becomes effective De-
cember 81. Petrillo told the news
paper, adding 1t was designed to
protect the American musician
against foreign competition. The
Times quoted the union leader as
saying that through the interna-
tional short wave radio q foreign
musician could displace an Ameri-
cans services without entering the
United States.
The Times said Mr.. Petrillo, in q
letter to the National Association OF
Broad adcasters. exempted Canada
from the ban because the musicians
there were members Of the AIM.
Petrillo told the Times that re-
lligious broadcasts such as the an
lnual Christmas and Eastern pro-
lgrams from the Vatican and Jerusa-
lem and special overseas musical
programs BY the Army and Navy
would not be banned.
! In his letter Mr.. Petrillo said that
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Petri|Io Ban on Broudcusting
Music + rom Overseas Reported

during the war the AIM waived its
objections to network broadcasts OF
programs emanating from foreign
countries. even though music fol
these programs was furnished by
musicians who are not members OF
the American Federation of Musi-
clans.
I'VE considered this necessary
wartime measure to promote good
will and good relationship with
other countries, and we're very happy
to cooperate.
However, now that the war i.
over, we believe that we should gel
back to normal as rapidly as pos
sible; therefore, will you kindly dis
continue the broadcasting Of any
musical programs emanating from
foreign countries effective Decem-
Der 81, l945. This, Of course, does
not apply to the Dominion Of Can.
ada, where the musicians are mem.
bers of the American Federation ol
Musicians"
Programs primarily involved are
those prepared by the British Broad
lcasting Corp, the two major shows
being Atlantic Spotlight" on NBc
land Trans Atlantic Call on CHS
An additional 10 BIC programs or
independent stations also were sale
to be affected.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Iran Interior Minister
Quits on Shah S Order
D. tie Associated. Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEHRAN, Dec. 25.-Khalil Fahimi
resigned today as Trans minister of
the interior while Leftist forces
fought on for recognition of the au-
tonomous government set up. in Rus
sian occupied Azerbaiian Province.
Fahimi said he quit because he
had been asked to do so by the
Shah" His successor, Allahyar
Saleh, former minister without port
folio, was appointed to fill the in
terror post last week, when the
refusal of Fahimi to resign almost
precipitated a cabinet crisis.
Meantime, DR.. NJ Rudmanesh, a
Tudeh Ueftist) party member, told
Parliament that Iran was fighting
democracy in resisting the auton-
omy movement in Azerbaijan.
MOSCOW, Dec. Is (P.-A Tass
dispatch from Teheran today said
gendarmes and police in the cities o1
Maku- and Shahpur-both situated
in Northwestern Iran near the Turk
ish border-had placed themselve.
under the new self-proclaimec
autonomous government of Aver.
baijan Province.
Tass also quoted the Teheran trade
union newspaper Zaiar as reporting
that 80 Azerbaidjans had beer
wounded and % others arrested il
a disturbance at coal mines at Shem
Shek and Kadzher, near Tehran.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Rooming House Operator
Slain With Jap Dagger

A 10-inch Japanese dagger was
used in the fatal stabbing last night
of John ]. Heard, 45-year-old room
ing house operator, in the base
ment of his home in the 1000 block
of B street NE.
He was pronounced dead of alb
dominal wounds by DR.. A. Magruder
Macdonald, District coroner. Ker-
mie E. Bledsoe, 10, who said he is
a Government Printing Office en-
ploye living in the 1000 block OF
Massachusetts, avenue NE, was
charged with murder by police and
is being held at the 9th precinct.
The stabbing followed an argu-
ment, police said. Detective Sergt
George Cook is investigating.
The dagger, according to police
belonged to Everett T. Mitchell, 23
of the B street address, who brought
it home as a Japanese war souvenir
Mr.. Mitchell found Mr.. Heard un-
conscious in the basement.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
400 Leaving D. c.
In Rush Take
| Wrong Train
the Associated Press.

Two trains pulled out of the Union
Station during the holiday travel
rush, each carrying about 200 pas
sengers happy at finding places on
the crowded cars.
Their joy was short-lived-they
all were on the wrong train.
BY error 200 passengers who
thought they were boarding
through train yesterday for the
Carolinas, Georgia and Florida had
boarded a local; those who wanted
the local were aboard the fast
train
Both trains halted at Fredericks-
burg, Va. and unloaded but those
aboard the local missed the fast
train and many of those on the fast
train already had been carried past
their stations.
The stranded groups, unable to
squeeze onto following trains. finally
were accommodated on extra cars
the railroad rounded up for them.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Unable to Get
Steal, , Marine
Tosses MeotbuUs

A Marine sergeant pelted custom
ers in Thompson's restaurant, 1345 z
street NV, with meat balls last
night when he found there was no
steak. He then had police running
in circles as they pursued him
around and around in a revolving
door.
Finally the Marine was caught
through the combined efforts of six
policemen, four military police and
two shore patrolmen.
Carl Duffy, restaurant manager,
said the Marine wrathfully took a
tray containing the meatballs from
the kitchen when he learned of the
shortage of steak.