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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

teams will distribute the pipe along the
right of way. The gas will be brought
over from German in a six inch main
and at point near Oakland it will
branch of into smaller mains, one lead
ing east and the!other west. About one
hundred men will be engaged in the con.
struction work and Mr.. Thomas assured
The REPUBLICAN that by July 18th the
work Of installing the pipe and making
the proper connections in Oakland would
be completed. To build the line in.its
entirety twenty-five miles of mains will
be used and twelve miles of service
pipes will be installed The cost will
be upwards of S75, 900.
While but one car load of pipe has
been received as yet the entire quantity
necessary has been purchased and will
be distributed at the various points
along the railroad as fast as it is posi-
BILE for the railroads to haul it.
Mountain Lake Park will get the gas,
there. is little doubt, if the residences at
that place make the proper effort to
secure it. So far but forty property
owners of the more than two hundred
have slgnified their willingness to sign
and become consumers. The gas comp
any is deslrous of piping its product to
that place and the Association, so it is
generally reported, is anxious to have
the gas brought in, but the property
owners generally seem to take slight
| interest in the project. 1t has been
suggested that as soon as the season
opens in the Park that a meeting be
held and plan formulated which will
be mutually agreeable to all parties
concerned and that an effort be made
to interest every resident in the matter.
I The success attending the efforts of
/ the Oakland Board of Trade in bringing
to the attention of the gas company
Oakland 5 needs and her manifest inter-
/ est in the gas proposition is another evil
dence Of what may be accomplished by
unity of action and earnestness of pur-
/ pose. The work of bringing Oakland to
the front has only begun. Everybody
is in harness and Oakland will take
front rank yet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
THE DEATH RECORD.
JOHN ROWLAND WHITMAN.

The many friends of J. Rowland
Whitman will be grieved to learn Of his
sad demise. which occurred at his home
in Keyser, W. Va, on Monday evening,
May "a, 1909, at 73O o'clock.
Mr. Whitman was the son of the
late Ephraim and Helen Whitman. of
Clarksburg, w. Va. He was we'll known
in Oakland, having made his home here
for three years while in the employ of
the Oakland Electric Light Co. In May
1897 he was married to Miss Alice Baird
Lawton, of this place. To this union
four children were born, namely, Madge,
Samuel, Mildred and Edna. Besides his
immediate family, he is survived by his
mother, two brothers and four sisters,
Charles r. and Wallace Whit
wan, of Clarksburg. Mrs. Daisy Morris
of Wheeling; Mrs. Pearl Taylor, of
Clarksburg; Mrs. Emma Mills, of
Bridgeport. w. Va. and Mrs. Clara
Brown, of Huntington, w. Va. The
funeral will take place from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Margaret Lawton, in
Oakland, on Thursday morning, May
q, 1909, at IL o'clock, with interment
in |. o. o. F. Cemetery. Friends of
the family invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
Oakland nerryland.

John woodward, who recently came
to Oakland from the vicinity of Frost
burg. has rented the Townshend store
room on Alder street and is making
some alterations for the purpose of
opening an electric theatre which will
be known as Oakland's Merryland. He
hopes to have the alterations completed
by Monday night at which time the
first entertainment will be given. The
shows to be seen there will be clean,
moral and high class in every particular.
Mr.. woodward bears an excellent repu-
tation and all visitors to the Merryland
will receive courteous treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
WsP9ECTED PROPOSED NEW
H0UTE FOR STATE HIGHWAY
Two Members Of the State Road Com
mission Visited Oakland Saturday.

The proposed good roads improvement
to be undertaken in Garrett county by
the State Highway Commission, when
that body will expend a total sum of
1928, 900 within the borders of Garrett
county for the improvement and MAIN
tenance of series of highways, this
sum being CARROTS proportionate share
of the..$5, 600, 900 appropriation authoriz-
ed by the lastl General Assembly of
Maryland, has at last taken definite
form, as on Saturday last two members
of the Commission, Hon. John NJ.
Tucker, chairman of the Commission,
and Hon. F. c. Hutton, member of
the Commission, E. H. Wroe, of the
State engineering corps, accompanied
by Messrs. Alexander c. Mason and D.
M. Dixon, of Oakland, went over the
proposed new route for the road lead
ing along the east slope of Hooppole
road and striking the present location
of that road at or near Thayeruille.
The members of the commission were
taken to the Browning farm in car
riage and from that point they returned
to Oakland afoot, travelling the propos-
ed new route in that manner.
The object in seeking another loca-
ton for the Hooppole road was to secure
a better grade and in this avoid the
numerous hills on the pres mt road.
Upon the return of the members of the
Commission to Oakland Mr.. Tucker
stated that if the new location were
adopted the probabilities were that no
work could be done during the present
year as new surveys and maps would
necessarily have to be made and much
valuable time would be lost and suggest
ed to the residents of Oakland and vi
cinity who are interested in the road
way that meeting be held to deter
mine which route should be adopted. AS
a result of Mr.. fuckers suggestion a
largely attended meeting was held in
theIcourt room Monday evening when
~'olution was unanimously adopted
oring the present location of the
road.
This determination on the part of the
residents will facilitate the work of
constructing the road and we may ex-
pect to see work started within the next
three or four weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
Will Gather Old Newspapers and
Periodical

Next Thursday Mr.. James 0. Hine-
baugh will call at the residences of the
Oakland people for old newspapers and
periodicals with his wagon and haul
them to the basement of the Lutheran
church where they will be bundled and
prepared for shipment to the buyers.
The ladies' of the Lutheran church who
requested householders to preserve their
newspapers will be pleased if word be
left at this Office or with Mr.. Hinebaugh
so that no delay will be occasioned when
he starts on his rounds next Thursday
morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
Bridge Potomac Five Times.

The pipe line by which natural gas
will be taken to Baltimore will cross two
mountain ranges and will bridge the
Potomac five times, it is said. The en-
terprise will cost SIS, 900, 900 and the
Standard Oil Company is behind it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES.
List Appointed By President Dixon
and Confirmed by the Directors.

At meeting of the directors of the
Oakland Board of Trade held in the
editorial rooms of THEI REPUBLICAN
Tuesday night President D. NJ. Dixon
of the ASSOCIATION submitted his list of
standing committees, and the appoint
ments were confirmed by the directors
as follows:
NEW INDUSTRIES.
H. c. Sincell Chairman: James D..
Hamill and Herman Creutzburg.
ROOM AND FIXTURES.
D. E. Bolden, Chairman; E. Baum
gartner and Owen Treacy.
STATISTICS.
D. E Ofutt, Jr., Chairman; E. W..
Helbig and A. G. Ross.
TRANSPORTATION.
David NJ. Mason, Chairman; G. s.
Hamill and Henry A. Rasche
ENTERTAINMENTS
Henry w. McComas, Chairman;
Henry Lauer and William Weber.
ADVERTISING.
E. H. Sincell, Chairman; John e.
Legge and E. s. West.
AUDITING.
R. E. Sliger, Chairman;s John W.
Hart and Arthur Townshed.
CONVENTIONS ANDsPUBLIC GATHERINGS.
B. H. Sincell, Chairman; j. NJ. Stan
ton and Henry W. McComas.
EDUCATION.
Joseph E. Harmed. Chairman; Charles
Detfinbaugh and King Delawder.
EXECUTIVE.
S. 7. Jones, Chairman; D. NJ. Dixon
and w. R. Offutt.
HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.
Truman West, Chairman; VIM. G.
Hinebaugh and E. G. Naylor.
LEGISLATION.
E. H. Sincell, Chairman; A. T. Mat
thews and Austin Brown.
INSURANCE.
J. c. Renninger, Chairman; AIT.
Matthews and.Stuart F. Hamill. -
MEMBERSHIP. -
F. A. Thayer, Chairman; Charles
Liller and Chas. S. Davis.
MUSICIPAL AFFAIRS.
James D. Hamill, Chairman: E. A.
Weimer and F. J. Schroeder.
Among other matters considered by
the directors was that of getting Into
communication with the Baltimore land
Ohio Railroad officials relative to the
condition of the railway property in
Oakland, especially the old Glades Hotel
site and the grounds surrounding the
Oakland Hotel, and endeavor to have
the railroad officials place a competent
hotel man in charge of the Oakland and
operate is as an up-to-date summer no.
tel.
1.-THE advertising committee was also
instructed to gather data for a propos-
ed booklet setting forth the advantages
of Oakland and Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

Mr.. John H. Rafter, of Kitzmiller,
was in the city yesterday on business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
Work Under Way.

This morning the work of making the
proper excavations for the water and
sewerage systems of Oakland was be-
gun. The steam ditching machine,
shipped here by the contractor to do the
excavating, arrived on Tuesday and was
unloaded from the car yesterday after
noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

Subrbribe for The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

Since putting the above in type and
just as this page goes on the press the
bride was released form Jail and &C
companied her mother home on the
1926 accommodation train. Later in
the day the groom will be released, as
the charges against the couple with
regards to the alleged robbery at Clarks-
burg were withdrawn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

The Wool market is in spleneid
shape and we would ask that
farmers call US up before selling
their wool, as we are prepared to
offer the highest market price
for cash.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
HEATING ESTATE
LITIGATION ENDS
HEIRS AGREE TO DISMISSAL
OF SUITS
Agreement Signed by Persons Inter-
ested viii Result in Early
Clearing Up of the
Property

Practically all the litigation in con-
nection with the $1,000,000 left by An
drew j. W. Heating was swept away
yesterday when suits instituted by the
heirs to oust the trustees, E. r. Nc
Dowel and A. w. Mcpherson, an ac-
ton begun by Helen Keating john
son, one of the heirs, to recover her
interest in the estate, and other suits
brought by the trustees to recover
from the heirs money advanced during
the litigation. We're ordered dismissed
One other matter remains to be dis
posed of and that is whether or not
Judge Rives of the probate court has
Jurisdiction or confirm or deny the sale
of the Keating property to the syn
dicate headed by w. NJ. Hamaker at
the offer of $660,000 a new point haV-
ing arisen in connection with this
proceeding by reason of the fact that
Edward Keating, one of the principal
heirs. attained his majority December
%, or since the sale was made by the
trustees.
The dropping of the numerous suits
involved in the closing up of the big
estate followed the signing of an
agreement yesterday by trustees, heirs
and other persons. The principal re-
suit obtained is that Helen Heating
Johnson will be given her one-siXth
undivided interest in the estate, which,
she claims, was Wrongfully conveyed
to r. NJ. Hoyt for the benefit of the
trustees. Mrs. Johnson's compensa
tion, it is said, will be about 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
CLEANER CHRISTMAS RECORD is
SHOWN BY DOCKETS OF POLICE

Some of the Christmas packages
We're liquid and lasting, as was shown
yesterday in Judge Williams depart
ment of the police courts, when fifty
three human derelicts lined up before
him for sentence. Most of them had
celebrated Christmas by getting
drunk. Some had garnished their
sprees with a little of the manly art
Some had black eyes and all had blue
lids. Each got the same sentence-S5
fine or five days in jail.
According to the records, there were
1856 arrests made December "a, 1908.
and 10 last Friday. OF the 1856 arrests
made the day before Christmas last
year only "a were labeled drunk. This
year there were AZ who took on a
Christmas jag while Santa Claus was
making his round. On Christmas day
last year : 80 names were placed upon
the police blotter and drunk" written
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
HONOLULU DESIRES
WHITE IMMIGRANTS
HAWAII WISHES TO REPLACE
ORIENTALS
Russians and Portuguese Are Swarm
ing to Islands and Insular Gov
ernment Keeps Labor
Agent in Siberia

Honolulu is encouraging to the ut
most immigration Of whites to the
islands" said Antonio Perry, associate
justice of the supreme court of Hawaii
and former member of the board of
education of the islands. He is a guest
at the Angelus hotel and is now on
his way to Washington.
1.-THE country Is succeeding to de-
gree that is most satisfactory to the
planters" continued Justice Perry.
for we find the white laborer is far
superior to the Chinese and Japanes1.
The Russians have proved themselves
especially adaptable to work on the
plantations Five hundred Russians
arrived from Siberia four months ago
and more than 500 Portuguese were
brought from the Azores islands at
about that time. In fact we have an
agent, c. L. Atkinson, recently secre-
tary of the territory. who makes his
headquarters in Siberia, and before
many years there will be great num-
bers of Russians settle permanently
in the islands We are no longer
threatened with the yellow peril.
"The educational system of the
islands is second to none in the United
States. Considerable attention is paid
to the development and care of the
youth. We have juvenile court con-
Quoted IN a similar manner as Indl OF
Colorado. The youths who are charged
with wrongdoing are separated from
the more hardened criminals before
and after they are tried and until they
begin the service of the sentence inn
posed upon them.
II am not much of a booster" said
Judge Perry, but perhaps it would
not be out of the way to say that Hon
olulu is flooded with visitors, and as a
consequence is building up a great
tourist trade that in point of annual
revenue is becoming an important
figure with her This trade, however,
is greatly impaired because of the lack
of steamer accommodations, and the
coastwise law passed by congress,
which prohibits carrying a passenger
from one city to another. The Philip
pines have had this law suspended.
We are asking congress to suspend the
operation of this act for a limited time
until ships can be built to carry the
trade.
II am greatly impressed with Los
Angeles" concluded Judge Perry, "and
look on it as representative of the
American spirit of progress. There are
many things in your state that the
islands can make use of, and this we
hope to do. The tourists whom we
meet in the islands and who have vis-
tied Los Angeles all speak in the high
est praise of this California city"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
CLAIMS EVIDENCE FOUND
WHICH MAY AID ERNSTING
Attorney for Man Convicted of MUIR
der in Second Degree Asks
for New Trial

New evidence, the nature of which
he did not disclose, has been found
that may aid Willis Ernsting, accord
ing to a statement in Judge Willis
court yesterday by Attorney H. H
Dehm when he asked for a new trial
for Ernsting, who was convicted
Thursday of second degree murder on
account of the death of William Sal
ter, August 10,
Ernstngs sentence was set for 1C
o'clock yesterday. When he appeared
in court Attorney Dehm presented his
motion for a new trial, claiming errors
in the proceedings incident to the trial
and that new evidence had been dis
covered the nature of which will be
contained in affidavits to be filed later.
Judge Willis continued the matter un-
till o'clock Friday, when the motion
for a new trial will be argued
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
News OF The Courts
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CAUSES
DIVORCE SUIT DISMISSAL
Attorney for Plaintiff Wife Tells Court
Wife Has Become Reconciled
with Husband

A threatened disruption of marital
ties in the divorce court was prevented
Friday, when May Frances Bell and
Chester A. Bell became so impressed
with the spirit of Christmas they re-
unnited after a separation of months,
Mrs. Bell filed suit for divorce against
her husband two weeks ago. The ease
was ordered dismissed by Judge Houser
yesterday on application of Mrs Bells
attorney, who said the couple had
patched up their differences Christmas
eve and were happy.
A decree was denied to Ray NJ.
Loomis from T.. B. Loomis
one suit was filed, Joseph Smith
against Goldye j. Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
POWELL NOT GONE TO
MEXICO, SAYS LETTER
Missing Attorney Sends Missive to
Brother-in-Law Asking Him to
Make Additional Payments

Reports that Elmer r. Rowell, the
missing attorney who wanted to an
swer to several charges of obtaining
money by false representations, had
left for Mexico were in circulation
yesterday but We're later refuted by
the announcement that a letter writ
ten by Rowell Saturday had been re-
ceived by his brother-in-law and prin-
cipal bondsman, Warren Wilson.
This letter is said to have contained
another proposition from Rowel that
his brother-in-law pay further sums
of money to the men swindled by the
attorney, Rowell stating if this is done
he will give himself up to the officers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
New Patents Granted

The Pioneer patent agency reports
the following list of patents granted to
inventors of Southern California, for
the week ending December 21, 1909:
Crump, +. H, Los Angeles, loose
leaf binder post; Decker, G. E., Po-
mona, receptacle and closure; Ed
monds, j. H., Los Angeles, living apart
ment; Tanning, b. E., Los Angeles, ele-
vator signal; Hughes, W. g., assignor
to S. *. Elliott and II. G. Miller Los
Angeles, sprinkler nozzle; Long. e. H.,
Los Angeles telephone mouthpiece;
Paul, B. H. and M, Los Angeles, ma
chine for seeding fruit; Schrunner, N.
w, San Diego, combined table and
desk; Short, w. G., Los Angeles, brick
press; Sohm, A. L., Los Angeles, cleo
trc signal system; Stebber, F., River
side, distributing apparatus.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28

opposite so of those names. This year
there were Ill appearances made be-
fore the desk sergeant and 81 of the
unfortunates made their way to the
drunk tank TO sleep it off.
According to Marsh" Singleton,
who keeps the records of the police
department. the falling off in the num-
Der of cases of drunkenness this year
was due to the fact that there were
fewer idle men in Los Angeles last
week than during a similar period in
1908 In other words the number of
arrests decreases in proportion to the
increase of prosperity and the num-
Der of men employed, Another con-
tributing cause. is the closing of blind
pigs" which flourished a year ago un-
der the Harper regime. and still an
other cause is the lack this year of
free booze'-drinks given away by
saloon men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
Raboock Left by Rondsmen

Dana Burks. one of the bondsmen FOR
O. F. Babcock, charged with mistreat-
ing Mecca Beyler withdrew from the
bond yesterday and Babcock was sent
to the county jail. He will plead to the
charge against him in Judge Willis
court January 3,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28

It's as easy to secure a bargain IN usei
a.. nnlobile through NAM adA ertisng ; /.
used 10 be-and still is-to secure hors'
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
Death in lnterurban Crash

DETROIT, Dec. 27.-One man was
crushed to death, a boy was seriously
injured and a score of other passengers
We're less seriously hurt when an in
terurban car on the Detroit United
railway jumped the track last night
four miles north of the village of
WAYNE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
Changes Plea to Guilty

F. NJ. Barr, accused of passing L
fictitious check for $525, December 81,
1908, changed a plea of not guilty to
guilty in Judge Davis court yester-
day and applied for probation. The
case was continued until December 80.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
Annlies for Prohatlon

Wesley Hinkle, negro, convicted in
Judge Davis court last week on a
charge of grand larceny. applied for
probation when he appeared for sem
tence yesterday. The matter was con-
tinued until Thursday,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28

Lose a good-pay tenant. or boarder7 n
want ad help you to take it like philosa
Sser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Roosevelt rs MESSAGE LEFT MUD 0NREpUBLCAN LEADERS

ly allied with the postmaster of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and various other republican
politicians. The message did not say
So but Council Bluffs is Smiths home,
and the men named by the president
as having been annoyed by the secret
service operators are more than mere
acquaintances of Smith
1t is almost certain congress will not
restore to the secret service the privi-
lege of investigating land frauds and
other similar crimes, and thus the
nation loses the use of most efficient
detective force in work of that char
acter.
One instance not discussed by the
president which goes to show the
character of results accomplished by
secret service men outside of strictly
treasury department work, was the
part they played in the breaking up of
a gang of men engaged in robbing the
government of thousands of dollars in
liquor revenues annually, in North
Carolina. When United States District
Attorney A. E. Holton of Winston
Sdleu, N. H., was dppOiHlSu lu year .
ago he found the government was be-
ing defrauded through the cooperation
of distillers and federal revenue
agents and collectors, the latter ap-
pointees of the North Carolina repub-
lican machine,
Inspectors Suspected.
Holton had local inspectors search
/, for evidence that would enable him to
go. into court and break up the con
spiracy. But the inspectors, also ma
chine men in nearly every instance
reported they were unable to find any
evidonce.
Finally Secret Service Agents j. M
Wright and e. P. Adams were sent te
North Carolina from Washington te
make an investigation. In the summer
lof 1905 these officers developed a
cases in which revenue agents had re
ported the destruction of Illicit still
when in reality they had co-operatet
with the "blockaders," allowing tn
i stilh to remain in business. Twenty
lelght revenue officers were indicted a
one time and nearly so distillers
Thousands of dollars OF fines were in
lposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
STATE TR|UMPHS
Witnesses in Rebuttal lmpeach Testi.
mony in Behalf of Thornton
J. Hails.
WAS NO SIGN OF INSANITY
Tierney Who Testified for Defense as
Eye Witness Declared Not at
the Club at All. -.

Flushing, N. Y, Jan. 9.-Several
members of the Bayside Yacht club.
where William E Annis was shot and
killed by Captain Peter c. Hains, Jr
called in rebuttal at the trial of Thorn
ton Jenkins Hams today, declared with
positiveness that James Tierney, a
defense's eye witness of the tragedy.
was not on the float and had not been
at the clubhouse Aug. 10. All club
members declared Captain Hams ap-
peared rational and showed no evil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Republican State Commit
tee to Meet at Spring
field.
CONFER ON DEADLOCK
Governor Deneen Asserts He
Expects Peace to Come
Next Week.

Springfield, H., JAN 9.-The republi-
can state committee has been called
to meet here next Tuesday morning
and take some action along party lines
relative to the proposed contest for
the governorship and the breaking of
the deadlock that has existed between
the house and senate since Thursday.
May Agree Next Week.
In the opinion of Governor Deneen,
the two houses will agree some time
next week upon some sort of a plan to
govern the action of the joint caucus
and when this is accomplished the
executive thinks the deadlock will be
broken.