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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06

the Senate believes the incoming
President should be given some con-
sideration in connection with sucn
important appointments, and are
proposing that no term of any Com
missioner extend past June 30, 1850.
The House Committee on Armed
Services report new Selective Ser
vice Bill this week According to re-
ports, the proposed measure will call
for the registration of all men be-
tween the ages of Is to 80, with
those in the 10 to 25 age group sub
iect to CONSUMPTION for two years Of
military service Exemptions will be
provided for veterans with more than
ninety days of military service.
Exemptions will be provided for
veterans with more than ninety days
of military service, married men, and
those engaged in essential occu-
pations. Registrars will probably no.
be subject to induction, however,
until either the President or the Con-
gress has declared their induction
necessary to our national security
Considerable opposition to the pass
age of such 4 bin is expected
Delayed)
Some time ago charges were made
against Dir Edward T. Condor, D-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06
COVE

Mccormick Hanft-MiSs Anna V.
Hanft, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hanft, of the Cove, and
Ohio, were quietly married at Akron,
on Saturday afternoon, April 18th.
After the ceremony they took a
honeymoon trip to Canada and Nj
agara Falls. They spent the past
weekend at the brides home.
On Saturday evening, May /, about
65 Of their friends gathered and gave
them a shower.
The young couple is now residing
in Akron, o.
Sick List
Melchor Kolb is reported improving
in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland,
where he was taken last week after
his tractor overturned and fell on his
leg.
Mrs Lucinda Kolbflicsh remains
about the same at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Sanders.
Mrs Edward Riley remains serious
ly i'll at her home here
Raymond Bender has been very i'll
with a case of humps.
Mrs. Homer Deninger is improving
at her home
Personals
Melvin Keller of Connsville. Pa,
was in charge of the church service
in st. Johns Lutheran church Sunday
morning in the absence of Rev. Robert
Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hickman
and son were business callers Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Green and son
Don, Of LaNale, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Collier, of
Brownsville, Pa, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hanft
Mrs. Eta Weber spent the winter
with her children at Akron, Ohio, and
returned to her home here Sunday.
She is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. William Hanft, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Collier were
shopping in Frostburg Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Brown and
family were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Ringer at Grantsvillc,
Sunday evening.
Mrs. j. Park Fike and son Jimmie,
Of Akron, O., spent the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanft.
Miss Ruth Collier, of Keyser Ridge,
was the guest of Bertha and Beulah
Hartman Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ringer recent
ly visited the latter's mother, Mrs.
Lydia Cramer, at Somerset, Pa, to
help celebrate her seth birthday.
A number of ladies of this section
attended quilting at the home of
Mrs. Robert Johns at Accident, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Griffith attended
the funeral of the formers aunt, Mrs.
Amanda Liston, at Confluence, Pa,
Tuesday.
Herbert Hartman is employed at the
Broadwater garage. Accident
Mrs. Margaret Glover and NADIA
Lee McGowen, Of Akron, O., spent
the weekend with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Friend, White
Rock, were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs Lewis Hartman.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06
Along the Potomac
to Washington
By J. Glenn Beall

BY vote of 257 to % the House
of Representatives approved a bill
fixing the title to all tidelands in the
various states having coastal areas
For over one hundred and fifty years
no one questioned the ownership OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06
Oakland Juniors
Trim Kitzniller

The Oakland Junior Legion baseball
team defeated the Kitzmiller High
school team on the latter's field on
Monday evening, 10 to 9, with a sew
enth inning rally that Melted four
runs.
Ktzmiler went into the seventh
inning leading 8 to 6, after Oakland
had scored five runs in the fifth in
ming, knocking Kitzmiller's pitcher
from the mound. Sharpless took over
for Kitzmiller as pitcher, but he was
replaced also.
Every Oakland player scored run
with Tom Kahl reaching home plate
twice. Other Oakland players are Joe
DiSimone, Hervey r. Smouse, Carey
Baker, Harland Kelly, George Kley,
Mari Faubcr, Leo Rowan and Buz
Herman.
Keller, Sharpless and Kitzmillcr
scored two runs each for Kitzmiller,
while Hersh, Luffey and Barger
scored one each.
The Junior team plays Friday at
Thomas, and on Monday will play the
Kitzmiller High team on the local
diamond
keyser High Wins
Keyser Highs team won over the
Oakland junior team last Saturday
afternoon IA to 8. The entire seven
inning game was played in a cold
rain, causing II errors to be COM
mitted, of them being charged
against Oakland.
Keyser scored five runs in the first
and four more in the fifth, with one
in the second two in the fourth and
sixth. Oakland scored two in the
first, third and seventh, one in the
second and sixth. Tom Kahl and Buz
Herman each collected a double. Boyd
Dewitt, starting pitcher for Oakland,
was charged with the defeat. He was
replaced by Herman in the 9Th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06

the states to the beaches and tide
lands within their own confines. Then
came the discovery of oil along the
coasts of California, Texas and
Louisiana and Immediately, Harold
Ickes, then New Deal Secretary o.
Interior tried to claim title to the
tidelands for the Federal Govern
ment. The Supreme Court was called
upon to rule on this issue. Handing
down a rather peculiar decision, the
Supreme Court rejected the state S
titles to the land but failed to fi:i
ownership definitely in the Federal
Government. AS a result, thousands
ownership of these lands and legis-
lativc action has become necessary.
Thus, the House voted in favor Of
State rights as 50 clearly intended by
the Constitution.
made speech on the floor of the
House urging the passage of this bill
since Maryland has always been one
Of the chief supporters Of States
rights. Under the common law and
civil law. the States sovereignty and
authority over the title to said lands
has been long acknowledged, affirmed
and respected by the Federal Govern
mcnt whose only powers were eN-
prcssly delegated to it by the States
at the time of the formation of ca"
Government.
ndcr The Dome
Accompanied by Mr.. Harry Thomp-
son of the National Park Service, |
went to Frederick to meet with d
large group of persons Interested in
discussing plans for the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal between Great Falls
and Cumberland. AS you know, bill
introduced by me calling for authori-
cation for the Secretary of the In
terror and the Public Roads Admins
tration to make a reconnaissance
survey of the Canal, has passed Tie
House and has been sent to the
Senate.
Continuing in my efforts to get ad-
ditional funds for the control of the
japanese beetle, DR.. f. N. Cory, the
State Entomologist, went with me t.
the Senate Appropriations Committee
where we asked that such funds be
included in the Agriculture Depart
ment Appropriation.
Another fight is brewing in the
Senate over President Humans APP
pointment of the Atomic Energy
Commission. The President wants to
re-appoint various Commission men,
bers for long terms-some up to five
ycars-whilc the COP majority in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06
COLORFUL HISTORY.
MOTHER $ DAY HAS

MOTHERS HAVE BEEN HONoRED
THROUGHOUT history. ANCIENT
ROMANS HELP AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL
TO PRAISE AlL ARIA, THEIR Mo1AFR-
GODDESS
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-01

hitters of the senior loop in or
fdering certain kind of pitches to
get them out will make him the
outstanding back-stop of the ma
ton. The lad from Baltimore has
everything it takes to make a great
catcher and his experience as an
|all-round ball player leaves moth
ing for the asking.
Roy's playing ability became
known in 1914 when as a catcher
in the Negro National league on
the Baltimore Elites, he was the
outstanding catcher of the year.
He out hit the great Josh Glib
son $50 to 1888, and played in
six more games than the immortal
Josh, 45 to 80. Hit more doubles
than any player in either of the
Nagro majors, Is in all, and was
the top run getter.
He received his appointment in
the Major league in 1916 thru
the Dodgers system, and was sent
to the Montreal Royals where
Jackie Robinson once starred be-
fore coming to the camp of the
National league champs.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-01
Campanella Joins Jackie
Robinson In The Dodgers Lineup

receiver of the Bodgers, Cam
panella's chance became one of
certainty
His elevation to the majors sets
up many firsts in the history OF
the diamond pastime. He becomes
the first Negro to make the grade
as a catcher in the majors, max
ing the only club to have more
than three Sephias on their squad
at the same time, even though
Bank head is scheduled for ship
ment to the minors league.
Unlike other candidates for a
berth on the big clubs, he will not
be kept on the bench for display
or front gate attraction, he will be
sent into action on arrival and will
share the receiving duties in reg
ular intervals.
According to Clay Hopper, man.
ager of the Royals, Campie is
ready for the majors and only a
little schooling on the final tech
mic Of handling pitchers and be-
coming familiar to the dangerous
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-01

It was recently reported that
Hickey had been offered $4,000
for his contract but the offer was
refused when Hickey told the po-
tential buyers, "he's worth three
times that much, and we already
have a place for him on the
Dodgers"
Campie has one of the greatest
throwing arms in the game, and
his hitting is n of the main fac
tors Of the Dodger chances of e
peating in the coming campaign.
Jackie Robinson is elated over
the promotion Of his friend to
the majors and with them both on
the same team causes the spot
light of the diamond classic to be
focused On the Dodgers club as
the one to watch in the National
league pennant race this year.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-01
By Jimmie N. Jones

True to the "No Color Line"
of Branch Hickey, head man OF
the Brooklyn Dodgers, the name
of Roy Campanella to become the
first Negro to don a catcher's mask
and squat behind the home plate
of any major league club, was sent
over the wires announcing the pro-
motion of the former Baltimore
Elite star. s.
AS wasp reelected through the
pages of the Express recently,
Campie was due for the rise and
at the same time it remained a
question as to whether Dan Bank
head was to remain on the Dodg-
er's squad, be farmed out or get
the gate, outright.
Said MI. Hickey, "Bankhead will
be given every opportunity to
make the grade as a major league
pitcher and will be sent to one of
the farm clubs where he will have
the chance to become one of the
top flight hurlers. Just what club
he will go to has not been decided
as yet"
AS for Campanella's elevation
to the National league champion
ship club, it was no surprise to
this writer. With the seeady climb
of the star catcher of the Mon
treal Royals international league
pace settlers of the 1947 campaign
whose hitting topped the loop and
the recent worry over the ailing
arm of Bruce Edwards, first string
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Three Face Murder
Charge in Yoke Death

Three men, charged with murder
in the death of a yoke robbery VIC
tim, today were being held without
bond for the grand jury.
A coroner'S jury ordered the trio
bound over, after an inquest yester-
day into the death of John Cant,
S., colored, 6015 Eads street NE.
the victim died of head injuries,
after being struck and kicked during
$40 robbery last Wednesday in
the Northwest section.
The defendants, none Of whom
took the witness stand, are: John
B. Greenleaf, 81, of 701 Sixtieth
place, Fairmont Heights, Md; Ed
ward ]. Blake, 81, of Gil Sixty
second avenue, Fairmont Heights,
and Leroy Smith, Is, of 701 White
House road, Landover, Md.
Detectives read statement by
Greenleaf that he had struck Mr..
Cant with brick, and one by Blake
stating that Smith kicked the VIC
tim. Police added that Smith de-
MED this accusation. Blake was
charged with murder as an Access
sorry.
Meanwhile, in Municipal Court
Leroy l.. Spriggs, 10. who gave the
SINE address as Blake, was held
under $4,000 bond for the grand
Jury in another recent yoke rob-
berry which, police reported, involves
Greenleaf and Blake. All the de-
| PENDANTS are colored.
Spriggs pleaded not guilty before
Judge Almond w. Scott to the
charge that he participated in the
robbery of Bertha CASTOR. 81, COL
ored, SAT Twenty-fifth place NE,
In which she was severely beaten.
She is now In Episcopal Hospital
for treatment of broken upper and
lower jawbones.
The suspects are being ques-
toned in connection with other re-
cent robberies in the Northeast Sec
ton, police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Edwin Never Heads Group

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. % (P.-
Edwin o. Meyer, secretary-manager
of the Virginia Press Association, has
been elected president of Newspaper
Association Managers, Inc, national
organization of the executive secre-
taries of national, regional and
State press associations. The cleo
ton took place at the association
annual meeting in Denver, Colo.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
U. N. PLUM:
To Europe

Decision on where the United Ma
tions will hold it's 1948 assembly
meeting will mean that some Euro
pean city will get a healthy, So
million-dollar plum tossed in its lap.
Because the choice of site for
the coming meeting probably will
involve that much money there is a
considerable ferment Of anxiety in
the cities of Paris, Brussels, Geneva
or the Hague, principal contenders
for the honor.
Trygve Lie, U. N. secretary-gen-
eral, just back from tour of Euro
pean cities, has made factual re-
port without actually recommend
ing any one spot. He did, however,
narrow the field down to those four
cities.
The 81 member nations of the
general assembly decided at last
falls session to hold the 1948 parley
in Europe, possibly to get away
from the scene of their erstwhile
rather futile efforts.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27

plague to him. In one form the
disease even may be communicated
between humans.
According to the U. S. health serv-
ice, plague among rodents exists in
many places in the world today, in
cluding great part of this country.
Outbreaks have occurred among hui
man beings on the west coast, and
rodent plague has been reported as
far inland as Kansas. However. Off
cials do not fear any outbreak of the
Black Death in the United States.
Medical scientists recently have
discovered that the sulfa drugs are
valuable in treatment and believe
that the new drug, streptomycin.
may prove so also. New and more
powerful flea and rat killers, includ-
ing DDT and the poison R-10sO, are
proving extremely effective.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
NEWS REVIEW
Peril Seen for Tax Cut;
Soil Control Row Due

Following the first blush of joy
over the spirit of defation which
seemed to have been evoked by the
commodity market price slump,
U. S. citizens began to realize that
complications might set in.
Most significant hidden gimmick
behind the market skid appeared to
be the development that the price
decline might, in the words OF Sen.
Scott Lucas (Dem., ILL.,, 'eliminate
all possibility of income tax re-
ductions this year.
And that apparently was the eau
tious but considered opinion OF the
entire tax-writing senate finance
committee, of which Lucas is a
member.
Sen. Owen Brewster (Rep., Me-,
also a finance committee member,
expressed a concurring view, point
ing out that any appreciable gen.
eral price decline certainly would
have to be taken into consideration"
by Republicans in their tax-cutting
plans.
Another member Of the group,
Sen. Harry Byrd (Dem., Va.) said
that if a decline of market prices
develops into business recession,
it probably would have "a consid-
cradle effect" on tax reduction.
II certainly am not going to vote
for any bill that would put the treas
ury in a deficit position" said Byrd.
While the senator's statements re-
fected a good deal of pussyfooting
and at least temporary surge OF
indecision with regard to tax reduc-
ton in the light of the market
slump, it was obvious that they
were thoroughly concerned with this
turn of events.
Theory which set their tax-cutting
plans awry is that a continued
slump of commodity market prices
would bring down the national in
come and tax receipts, thus render
ing any major tax reduction per-
ilouS.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
SCIENCE STILL TRYING
Plague Struck 900 Years A9o

mentioned in the Bible can be con-
sidered true plague" and traced
through history to 1920 B. C. 1t is
believed to have started in lower
Egypt, and In a few centuries
spread to the ends of the inhabit-
able world"
The black rat of Asia, which car
ries bubonic plague, probably was
introduced into Europe by returning
crusaders in the 18th century. They
would have multiplied sufficiently to
be noticed in Europe within a CEN
tury, and history books say they ap-
peared at that time.
It wasn't until around 1900 that it
was definitely established that the
black rat harbors the disease. The
rat is bitten by a flea; the flea then
bites a man and transmits the
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
SOIL CONTROL:
State or Federal?

One of the Springtime battles now
shaping up in congress will concern
the issue of whether the national
farm erosion program should be
federally or state controlled.
Fireworks are scheduled to begin
in March when the house agriculture
committee opens hearings on bill
sponsored by Rep. Harry D. Cooley
Oem., N. c. which would turn
over the soil conservation program,
operated by the agriculture depart
ment since 1885, to state land grant
colleges.
Along with the transfer of author
iety would 60 about 10000 depart
ment agents who administer the
program in about 1000 districts.
That will provide a point of strong
controversy, as will the measures
provision for federal grants to help
states foot their soil-saving bills.
Pushing the switch from federal
to state control most strongly is the
national farm bureau, one of the
most powerful lobbies in Washing
ton, on the grounds that the soil
conservation program would ac-
complish more under state author
ity.
The federal program has not been
as effective as it should be so far,
the farm bureau contends. But op-
ponents of the transfer counter with
the argument that the states lack
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27

It was 600 years ago, in 1348, that
the Black Death swept ravenously
through Europe, killing about U.s.
600, 900 persons, to take its place as
one of the greatest calamities of all
time.
Historians estimated that by the
end of the century the Black Death
-bubonic plague-had killed one
fourth of Europe's entire population.
In China another $4,000, 600 died in
an outbreak of the disease at about
the same time.
Even to this day the seeds of bu-
bonic plague are scattered through
out the world. Since 1898 it is esti-
mated that more than $4,000, 900 per-
sons have died of it in India.
Authorities don't know where or
when the plague first began, but
some say that epidemic disease
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
AID BURDEN:
Tnft's Plank

Sen. Robert Taft, Ohio's COP.
aspirant to the White House, started
off another campaign jog around
the West by offering a thoroughly
Republican message calculated to
appeal to a large portion of the
western voters.
The United States cannot allow
it's foreign aid program to leopard
ize freedom at home, he said in
Chicago, his first stopping place.
1--WE should not be actuated by
purely altruistic desire to improve
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27

own people that it will destroy at
home the very freedom we are try
ing to protect"
There was expressed a major
plank in Taft's campaign platform:
Careful control of the foreign aid
program in the pre-eminent light of
how it may effect this nations do
mestic economy.
Also, it was consistent with his
activities in congress where he has
been making that theory felt with
regard to approval Of the Marshall
plan.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27

experience to handle the project
satisfactorily.
Currently operating under an an
nual budget of 80 million dollars,
federal soil conservation service
has 10,500 persons working with
farmers, helping prepare conserva-
ton plans which the farmers may
accept or reject.
So far it has prepared conserva-
ton plans for 476, 1913 farms cover
ing 131, 1856, ,6O8 Of the country's one
billion acres of farm land.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
Martin Is Likely COP Dark Horse
Contest Between Taft, Dewey
Decisive in Republican Race
BY BAUKHAGE
Netus analyst and Commentator.

AS this written the crystal ball gazers say that the
s. 81 blackmoustached of the Empire State is
ing to be the next President the United States Some people
will question this, and three, six months from
my private revise their predictions
of
Roper poll which Republican
Mr. Truman!
Arizona sun., 1948-02-27
Speaker Joe Martin
Universally Popular

StaSsen has certain qualities of
leadership with which he seems to
have impressed the people inter-
viewed by the Roper pollers. But
unless Stassen could "sweep the pri-
maries" - I'm frankly quoting my
chief crystal-gazer - he hasn't a
chance at this writing. There doesn't
seem to be chance of his sweeping
the primaries, and anyhow there
aren't many states which have
adopted this device, which it was
thought could beat the "smoke-filled
room"
Now, the man who is going to
be nominated is the man who
wins in the Taft-Dewey contest
always, as of NOW. That
doesn't mean it will be Taft or
Dewey. But it does mean that
it will be the man who, although
he hasn't enough votes on this
prelim, can pick up enough in
dependent votes in later con-
tests to see him through. At the
present writing, it looks as If
there were enough of those
"changeable" votes to nominate
Dewey.
If it's neither Dewey nor Stassen,
the wise guys in Washington say it
will be none other than Speaker Joe
Martin, who never insulted anybody
and has more friends in and out of
Washington than winner in a crap
game when everyone else is broke.
Without ever pulling any rough
stuff, Joe Martin has put more peo-
pie under willing obligation to him
than any man I know in congress.
For example when the Taft
Hartley fight was at it's hottest, a
certain Republican congressman
came to Joe and said: I'm sorry,
Joe, I've got to bolt. My constitu-
ency doesn't want this bill" Joe
didn't argue. He simply said:
Don't worry. I understand your
situation perfectly. Well get the
votes anyhow. Forget it,"
That man is Joe's friend for life.
Some years ago, a magazine
took a secret poll of the Wash
ingtOn correspondents to deter
mine the most "useful' man in
congress. He was to be judged
by his Integrity, intelligence,
industry and influence" Joe got
the highest vote of anyone in
either house or senate.
Not long ago there was one of
those big parties here, periodically
thrown by various visiting firemen.
It was regular stampede, but
some way I managed to back Joe
Martin into a corner with my two
Washington-wise assistants. Joe is a
bachelor, and these two women are
not lacking in either brains or
pulchritude. They'd both met the
speaker before, more or less pro-
fessionally, anyhow rather formally.
This wasn't formal. Neither of them
is born-and-bred Republican. Like
me, and all other Washingtonians,
they are voteless and more or less
neutral between the parties. Both OF
them fell for Joe Martin hard. And
it wasn't because it is Leap Year
and Joe is bachelor. They are both
happily married (the only kind OF
assistants my wife and I hire).
At any rate, Joe Martin is a good
dark horse to watch.