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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13
Cash System Adopted By
J. NJ. Davis & Sons.

OAKLAND MD. January. 1910.
years endeavord show the
necessity buying January adopted cash
system. The fair all but
carried out as fully as it should have been We now find many open
of which should be the
majority thousand dollars
scattered among several hundred peona and in many cases dRcu TO
where they live how reach them with of
and when do find them has been that
per remit promptly and the
expense collection takes all profit that those who
enough such losses buy the
goods where they them cash from the merchant who
sells for cash
trying possible to sell class of goods
they and business but
this carrying the cash where
given that can be used
Should YOU owe us a hope you arrangements
paw promptly collect all old and where
impossible pay before
st charge after that
place unsettled accounts in the hands collector
your and have gone have
upodate and house furnishing and
fair possible and to sell goods at rock bottom prices to
buyers giving their who worthy of credit
The manufacturers jobbers and merchants general all
adopting system especially goods and is impossible
sell goods the terms and make the profit of
years been brought about by the methods adopt
selling for small cent to draw trade from
smaller towns country districts thus making
adopt similar plans instead of carrying the
their books.
We are making change
carefully considering all sides of the question We believe it
every distinct gain customers more than
to ourselves.
business all losses bad accounts for whatever cause
are avoided bookkeeping collection with
there possibility Of disputes and wranges over accounts the
ready buy goods at the lowest
cash prices and o profit by all discounts
To make up losses and various have been
enough goods them by the profits
Every doing credit basis must do thso quit
The people of community low prices they
meet outside competitions which they cash We do
on cash guarantee least good
saving purchases
This change policy sacrifice quality going
back on the ourselves In single item
better goods tor the price the
has not been advance prices
This change implies question of reflection anyones
he honestly his wilhngnesst simply
gives us the means to serve all customers better
generous patronage have given appreciate We
want shall make richly worth while by
the much closer prices business will enable US to quote
telephone orders will receive prompt attention. payable
on receipt and approval of goods.
Trusting that will with approval
and that we NAV remain
Yours,
]. M. DAVIS SONS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13

THE DEMoCRCTIC bosses are going to
have the time of their lives at Annapo-
lis this winter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13
THURSDAY. JANUARY, Is, 1910.

GET ready for a spring real estate
boom.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13

LET the Governor insist upon econ
omy in the large things as well as in
minor items.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13

THOSE who expect little from the
legislature will not be disappointed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
TOday's Telegraphic News
New York in a Snow Storm:

New York, Feb. l2.-For ne fourth
holiday siute Thanksgiving day New
York finds itself today t d up 10 a
snow storm. While the railroads report
tia. all trains are running on schecu g
ne, there we're great delays on the
surface lines and Oh the elevated roads.
The sleet on the third rail Ct the al"
roads precipitsled many flashes of cleo
trio sparkle, aud made many passengers
feel uncomfortable.
The Brooklyn bridge cars we're tied
uo todsy for thirty minutes when a
G.t,s car jumped the trsck. The weather
man says that more snoW Ia on the way.
At a frs early today at 24l ThlId
avenue, thirty lensnis we're obliged to
climb down ice covered FIRE escapes.
No ore WAS irjured.
With twelve inches of snoW Oh the
ground and q terrific storm ranging,
railroad trsfic east aud west irjm
Rochester, N. T., ia almost at .tInc-
sall. The force aster predicts more snow
today and tomorrow, aid new MARI
for snow fall will be set up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Woman Charged with Murder.

Algiers, Feb. II -Ailer FIRST attempt
ing to conceal the identity of the slayer
oil s nor L. Dachot, The BOliv 80 consul
at AlgierS, the authorities announced
day that the assassin is Blanche Plsn-
chop, Daehots former mist9ss, Dacbo!
was sho. 10 death yelt rdsy afternoon
IS be was going 10 his iuo to the Pier
to make irqulrieS regarding the founder
Ing Of the steamer General Ohsrzy.
Mile. Planchen is now 10 jail, almost
hyslerlcal from grief over the tragedy,
the enactment OF which she says she vas
impeIled to by an irresistible power.
She says she irSt pleaded with DAchot
to right the wrong abe suffered at bis
hands, bat that he cast her of.
Dachot, in sddition 10 being the b.
livian consul, was rich msrehart Of
Algiers. lie was married and lived 10
one Of the finest homes 10 the city. Pub
lie sympathy Is with the slayer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Missing Man.

New York, FEB. IA general
police alarm was cent Cui today for
Michael J. G Ito, ley, for twoft eight
yssls sn empllye Of Thomas F. R'ap,
snd for o decsds bis cODfteI al agent,
who hes besn mystsriCu'Iy missing for
the psst six weeks, According to q
sister of The missing man, be disappsard
on Christmas eve W.T. practically no
money, leaving pp)u the dresser OF bis
room a check for 81 900 from Mr.. RSan
a. a Christmas gift.
The fDsDcier Is making every effort
to find bis missing confidential eyer t.,
ard declared through his privste secrt =
tsry that there is possibility tast the
man has met WITH f ul play,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
MARINE DISASTER.

Driven hslplessly from her ccu:se 10
ons of the widest storms that has swept
tie Mediterranean sea 10 40 years, the
Ffench Transatlantic Steamship Com.
psny's steamer General Ohanzy crashed
At foil speed, 10 the dad Of uight, on
The Ireacberous resfs utar the Island of
MiDorcs, and all Ut one of the l57 pei
soDs on board persisted.
The passengers Of the CbsDzy were
mostly French Oiicsrs aud officials re-
IA ming u their post-in Algetia, accom-
panied by their wives aud children;
few soldiers, soma Italians and Turks
and one priest.
The General Obsczy sailed from Mar
STILES Wednesday at Doon and was due
to arrive st AIgiers Thursday afternoon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
TORNADO In Florida

Jacksonville, Fla Feb. l2.-Esery
effort Is being made t1day to restore wire
Communication with Lskelsnd where
t1rnado is report d ID hsve clused much
dsmsgs lat night. Up 10 this alter
noon no word had been received and 1t
Is not known II loss OF life accompanied
ne storm.
According to The report received here
ju before the wires failed several HOUSES
in Lakeland we're destroyed and num-
Der OF persons were injured.
Later reports says that no one Wss
killed by the tornado, bnt rubber OF
pers1ns we're caught in their wrecked
houses and Injured. A runber Of
buildings 90 the Astor estate we're de-
molished.
A number of small villsgeS In the
Vicinity Of Lakeland sre also reported
TO have suffered during the storm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12

ONCE more the Ii uIe committee on
appropriations, in the annual pension
bill, recommends that the II pension
sgeocies throughout the c,u1try be
abolished and sll pensions paid from the
sgenoY In Washington. The salary Of
the va5i, IN sgenls is 81, 600 year and
by dropping II Of them from the rolls
and closing their offices, 1t is calculated
the government would save about 5000, =
00) q y,s,. This II the third or huuh
time the appropriations committee has
rec mrended that all the agencies Tut
thst IN Washington be dropped. The
Ii lu,e has vi ID to follow the recon-
mendalion esch time, but the Senate in.
vsriably undld the work of the House.
"rhis year" says Chairman Tswney, OF
the appropriations committee, 81 believe
we will turn tle trick. II we don't We
will keep up The fight until We wID."
Bot Nh. Tawuey will find that the @.
A. +. has sufficient infu,nce In the
Senate 10 prevent the abolition OF a
sipgIs one Of the ulsless pension agencies,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Virginia News.

Mr.. ]. Wilbur Latham, OF OslveftoD,
hss sold his magnificent estate TO DIR.
Sydney Taylor, Of Roanoke, for SCI, 600.
Tbs Jury 10 The case OF Terry B. Cor
don, president of the defulGt Traders
and Truckers Bank OF Norfolk, charged
with false statement of the banks cor
diiion, failed to agree.
Milton Ben smip Hu!chi.op, only son
OF Mr.. Lu iRell Hutchisoo, and a well
known farmer OF lower LOudouD, died
early Thurslsy morning after en- Illness
Of several weeks of pneumonia, sged
forty years.
Philip Eastman, y years cd, died
Wednesday at Mitchell, Gu pepper CT u IT..
He Was native OF Rsppahannock CT 1ly,
and former resident Of Rockingham
county. He fought throughout The
civil var nc der Geo. Torner Ashby aud
Gen. Thonss L. RosseT.
Northern and western Virginia and
Mary land were lasl night in the grasp
Of heavy snow storm. The fall began
early In the night, and sooD reached a
depth Of more than six inches on the
levels, with no signs OF abatement.
Henry o. S.usTt denied yesterday 10
Richmond that be had ever had le re-
mOtest intention of el ring the race for
tho United States Senate mex! year, and
reiterated his former declaration that he
"Is and will be 10 the race for the COVER.
nOuhip 10 1912"
The vile Of Ernest Forbes, colored,
her two nIecas snd her child were tn'n-
ed 10 death 10 Princess Anne county,
yesterday. Forbes lullt fire 10 the
tt)ve alt'r arising and vent into the
yard. The woman soon after suspected
that something moro than the fuel iD
the stove was aire. Rushing downstairs
che iouod the DIVER part Of the hou,e 10
flames. She hat t sned back upstairs to
get the sleeping children cut OF the
htuse, but before she could do so Der
own meaLs Of escape had been cut off,
and she and the children persisted to-
geiher.
Secretary Of War Dickinson yettsrday
appointed hoard of army officers to
prep'rs plsus for the deteDses OF the
artillery district Of Chesapeake Bay. 10
1906 board prepared an elaborate re-
port, which Wss adopted and which hiss
been 10 effect, and tits the purpose of
the beard appointed yesterday to revise
the existing plan and to incorporate in
1t luch changes as have been suggested
by ptsct cal experience since 1906, and
have resulted from new developmet Is
aud approved modifc; ons in FIRE
control in, Ill toms since the time oftIe
previous report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
From Washington.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gazette,
WaShinoton. February II,


Everything was quiet about the Osp.-
{ | lday, this being Lincoln's birthday.
Neither house OF Congress Was In session.
Ofders wtrs sent to the navy yards a.,
New York, Pbiladelpbls, Norfolk and
Boston TO send vessels 10 search of The
tug Ma, which 10 missing. She left
Norfolk LAT Gu lday fot Boston and has
not been heard from since leaving Ohesa.
peske bay. The Nina Is tug of S57
tons displacement and serves as 'nder
to the third submarine division. She Ia
commanded by chief boatsmsn John s.
Groghsn and has crew of % men.
Every railroad sylt,m In the country
msiut aims an army Of claim sgeDts, &C.
c.rilug to testimony given the II use
committee on Int 'rsli , AID foreign COM
merce today, and the busy officers and
privstes of the big organic ton hustle to
such good purpose that very few claims
get into court r. l.. Calkins, head OF
the claim department Of the New York
Central testified that he settled claims
amounting to more than 81 900, 900 q
year. II Is at the head Of what is known
az the claims committee of the New
York Central systJm. This committee
consists OF 8 claim agert', each repre-
ser ting one Of the individual lines of The
system, aud under them are some 800
smaller claim sget t,-lhe young men
who really DO the bard work. All the
larger railroads Of the ctu ty and most
of the smaller ones are represer ID 10
the Freight claim Association, 90 or
panization formed for the pose OF ex
changing ideas rs 10 the b;st ways snd
means OF settling cleims without the
assistance of the ecu /. Oslkins said
the association had been so lulcess'ul
that within the lss! few years claims had
been settled sill over the Unt9d st. I 8
much more promptly than ever before.
"Isn't o fact" asked Representative
Townsend, "that some roads never ray
claim until they have to-,hat they pat
of payments until the last p Jssible mo
ment?" ayes, 1t "a" the witness sd-
mi!tsd, "tut the lumber OF that sert ia
growing smaller all the time. The rail-
roads are coming to the realization Of The
fact that the sooner a claim 10 paid the
bstter It Ia for the railroad and the claim.
ant. Asked II bis road was not often
called upon to psy damages for goods
ever received or for goods that we're in
properly ingolced Cslkins thouyl such
cases were very lnirequ'nt. "Once In q
while We iuu across esae, The said.
A bill fer The purchase OF fifty thou.
sand acres OF Indian land in Utah, at
81 Is 40 acre, for reservoir purposes,
was fsvorsblY acted upon BY the Ssnste
committee on irrigation today. The
bill will be recommended to the Senate
for passage.
The members OF the Civil Services
Commission want more money. lie
stsment filed with the appropriations
committee of the House, Gen. John @.
Black, president of the board, demon.
strstcs that he ard his colleagues sre The
poorest paid of spy Of the various com.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
LlanShlrgh&Rr
TELEdRApHIc BRRYIrfHs.

Heavy snow driven By high wirds
today hSs practically tied up tn ffic
throughout New England.
Oour tess Theo di Linda Bon Ma tinI,
who, for completely 10 the urder OF her
husband, was, 10 1905, sentenced TO ten
years. imprisonment, was yesterday Ia
Rome privately married to DR.. Egidi at
the town ball, Porto San Glorgic. Mfsr-
while, one OF her former admirers, DR..
Saecbi, who Is still serving ne ten years
sentence imposed on him for completely
10 the n der OF Count Bon Mrtipi,,
has been removed from the Bari i.oni
to a private hospital in dying condl-
ton. His sickness is sscrted to bis
heart being broken By bis sacrifice fox
the woman.
The Kansas Supreme Otu,t at Topeks
today granted a Limited writ of oUs er
against the International Il rEes,er CON-
pany. 1t Is prohibited from giving tx
elusive contracts to agents, limiting ter
ritory and dOiDg other things which the
court holds are violation OF the snti.truit
Law.
The IRE which broke out today IN TIE
Cotton Exchange building, Savannah Ga,
was soon under control. The total loss will
be small
The Belgian senate debate on reforms In
the Congo was ended TODAY By the goveTn-
ment's promise to apply the common law Of
Belgium to the Belgian Congo before 1912.
Judge Hough, in the Z nited States cont In
New York, today appointed Attorney We'd
dill Catchings as receiver for the $4,000 000'
Central Foundry Company, which is alleged
to be insolvent.
Fighting their way through great seas in q
binding snow storm, the fe.ssving crew Of
the Rye Beach. N. H.. station today saved
the crew Of the w. II. Reed. Portlsnd,
Maine. fishing schooner. which went ashore
early today at Straw Point.
The Bethlehem, Pa, Steel C. mpany h's
granted number OF asked-for concessions to
it, steel mouliers and the 800 men In that
department today went back to work. voting
down proposition to renal out until the
grievances Of the other 1900 men out are
settled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
The President ia New York

New York, Feb. 12.-Prasldent VIII
liam Ii TAFT, accompanied By Mrs. Taft,
the ltttr's sister, Mrs.. Anderson, and
bis iutt, Miss Torrey, arrived here from
Washington at o'clock this afternoon
and we're driven at once to The town
htu1e of Henry w. Taft, where the
president will remain until ftut O'clock
when he will go to Lloyd Gfiscom'S
homo ct Ill East 72nd street.
Al lhe Griscom home President Tat
will meet Governor Hughes, Sen, tn De-
pew, and The New York city congttst-
men. Timothy L. Woodruff, the ca'i'-
man of the republican state committee,
will also be there, and 1t Is expstt d
party ma ters 10 this state will be talked
over al aome leDgh.
On the trip over from Washington
Senator Murray Crane, Of Massachusetts,
was closeted with the president 10 The
private car, but be declined to cay wht t
vas discussed en- route although 1t was
rumored that parry policies 10 Now
England we're talked over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
ALLEGED WhIteWash

Boston, Feb. ia white wash by
the Navy Department wss to be ex'
pected," was the way DR.. Edward g.
Oowles offered to the departmental action
on the O. 8. Aud and A. H. Ro5nett
cou t.mariials t)day. DR.. COwles and
his wife who pushed The charges against
Aud and Robnett were both sbgry.
Speaking for both DR.. Oowles said:
81 thlTk the members Of the court.
martial we're sclu ,ted BY feelings OF ius'
tc, and that the finding of guilty In
both the ca,eI OF RobDett and Aud was
the r.su't. The remission ofthe penalty
10 ne case Of Ap d, together With the
nit ming Of BobuetPs sentence, veri
fies the charge ofiL Aaence being brought
to bear upon The department at WASH
iugion 10 baVe tie mater 'wh t;-Tash.
ED and iu he'd up."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
BYRD MADE AGENT.

Speaker R'chsrd E. Byrd, Of the
H)use OF Dslegstes. WAS yes erdsy named
a. ,tllutory sgeLt for I le Armcur Feiti-
Her Works, a corporation organized
and existing lder the Laws Of the Sab
of New jersey, which wal graz d a
license to do business 10 VirgiOis BY the
Sat, Corporation Comm i,,ioo. A writ
ten power of attorney Was fled with the
commission. The maximum capital
AUTHORIZED by the charter is 81 900, 900,
and the general OF act and purpose is to
engage 10 the mat ufstt Ire sod sale Of
ftrilIzr. Richmond Timss.Oispslct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Woman Suffrage

New York, Feb. l2-The Evening
World, endesvoring to answer the ques'
ton, ''Do New York women want the
ballot" arranged bcuIe to house can-
vas 10 elk representative reaider al sec.
lions OF the greater city. Out Of a total
OF $50 women, S05 we're against woman
outrage, 264 10 'svor and 100 non COM
militia.
Ia the sristocrat'c Upper WIS., side, tho
csrvassers fsiled TO find one woman who de-
sired to vote. In block where liyei the
m ddle classes. women were against equal
suffrage, l51 for and 20 men commital. Tns
lower East Side, Inhabited by the lpoor, was
abOu. EQUALLY divided on the question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Laura Billiards. Denied

Los. Angeles, Gall Feb. II ~
have not SIS, 900 with which to psy
that ju igement, and l have never slie-
mated tie affections OF DR.. Keudrick,"
said Lanrs Biggar today wh'n her ia
tentious was directed to $4,000 u'gi-
meut OBJ aiued by Mrs. Charles K. Ken
drick, OF Brooklyn for alleged alienation
Of the affections Of Mrs. Hendricks
husband.
81 know nothing about the case eX-
cept what my attorney tells me. lie
says the case will be appealed. DR..
KendrIck was my medical and also my
legal adviser aud he made me believer
In Christian Science and thua restored
me 10 health"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
The Renublican ChsIrmanslip

Da, t)U, Ohio, Feb. II Unless ne"
instructions come from Washington tc-
day, Wade Ellis will be elected chair
man OF the republican STATE executive
committee, succeediOg Henry WilliSms.
who sgreed at Washington to resign. 1t
IL known that Secretary PhiPps, Of The
state central committee has polled the
members, and hat II of the 20 declared
themselves as personally opposed to the
election Of Ellie. Five ofth II will re
main away from the meeting because
they won't vote fer Ellis, yet they dom
want to vote sgainst him when 1t pnta
them 10 the attitude Of voting against
the president. The remainder will vote
for ellis sgainti their own wishes because
they do not want to oppose ne PRECEDENT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Mrs, IrpersolI's Salt.

Boston, Feb. l2.-Mrs. Robert O. IL
gersoll, widow Of r. g. Iugersoll, after
years Of litigation, Is 10 fair way to re-
csivs $40, goo, which has been found
10 be due Der late husband for services
rendered to the e,tste OF AudreW J. Davis,
OF Bate, Mont.
Jurga Hammond has affirmed the
decree OF The probste CONT ordering
distribution OF the Massachusetts, poi
ton OF the great debate when the heirs,
Who ta7e appealed from tle decision Of
Judge iran t. OF the Probate Court, failed
- put In appearance. The case will COW
90 to The Olrtut Court Of the United
States where there ia an execution 10
fvor Of Ms. Iogersoll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
HneIand,s Political situstl1u.

LpndOo, Feb II That an ag'semen
hiss been resched b,t Fesn the radicals
and mOdcr rs Of Re Liberal patti was
Indicated tIdsy by Premier A'qn'ta's
d part IRE for Brighton, whore be Is 10
,Dier with Kiog ElwsId.
Il wss originally II landed for Asqnith
t, see hs king last evening, buI this date
va, C. nee lei owing t. TIE fact tlst st
that one tie 70 factions bad not sgreed
on a legislative programme.
/! isn not believed that Afq1Ith would
seek O conference wtl the sovereign at
this lime had the cabinet net arranged q
programme for tubmisson to the king.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
Fire In a Graveyard.

New York, Feb. 12.-Oity 6remen
are ct il talking today Of the 'resk fire
among the marble" tombstones OF
holy Trinity Cemetery, Brooklyn, which
destroyed row of the monuments lsta
yesterday, and was we'll on its way to SCI
Ere to the entire burial place whea dis
covered by as small boy aud an alarm
turned 10.
It'd 6remen easily put cut the blaze.
Upon investigation they found that the
"marble' monuments were 10 reality
frames of wood which bad been treated
With some preparation thlt looked like
marble and granite. -Four hundred dol.
worth of the "tombstones" had been de.
stroyed,