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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
WOOD HEADS CANAL BOARD.
Fertilization of Zone Is Problem to
BE Considered.

Mai Gen. Leonard Wood, who Will be-
come chief Of staff OF the army III Aprf
next. on the relief Of Maj. Gen. >. r
Bell, has been placed at the head OF the
Joint army and navy board charged with
deyisin1 plans for the fortification and
defense OF the Panama Canal Zone
His selection is due to the Importance
| OF the questions involved and the fact
| that they naturally will come before him
for consideration in his prospective ca
pacity as chief of staff.
The other members Of the board are
Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief OF ordnance
Gen. Bliss. assistant chief OF stan; Gen.
Murray. chief Of the Coast Artiilefy
Corps; Gen. Wothefspoon. president u
the Army War College. and Gen. Mar
sha,I chief OF engineers, representing the
army. and Commander Knapp ana Coni-
manier Maxwell. representing the navy.
~ has been arranged that the mem oers
OF the board shall go to the istnmus
four weeks I'm a personal inspection OF
the territory. They are called upon 70
MAKE, a special study OF the ground aila
report general plan for protectlon Oh
| the canal. not only from attack by enemy
n time of war. but also from injury or
obstruction by the insane or maliclously
disposed in time OF peace
The problems to be considered lnciude
not only attacks from the sea. but aiso
from land by way Of either the northern
or southern border.
The plan naturally involves the cree
ton of Notifications with heavy guns W
guard both entrances to the "a,ei W d.
and the placing Of mines at the harbof
entrances on the Atlantic and Paclnc
coasts In addition it is argued that II
will be necessary also to provide adequate
fortifications along twenty-one miles OIL
frontier on each side of the zone, IN order
to guard against land attack. That would
involve the employment of mobile army
and a chain of forts and batteries
The report Of the board Will pc iaiu
before Congress for such ACTON as IL
deemed necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
GRAHAM GIVES HIMSELF UP.
National Trust Company Broker
Surrenders in Plattsburg.

Samuel Graham. one Of the active spir-
its or brokers of the National Trust Com
pany Of Washington. in connection with
which former Treasurer of the United
States Houston. Henry NJ. Lewis and
others recently became Involved with the
Post Office Department, yielding to pres
sure, left Montreal, Canada. last week
and went to Plattsburg. N. Y. where he
surrendered to the authorities. He was
released on 5000 bond.
The National Trust Company of Wash.
ington will be remembered as an institu-
ton conducted in this city which under
took to guarantee bonds and securities OF
corporations of all kinds in manner that
the Post Office Department took issue
with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
IN TROUBLE WITH LAW.
Members of Congress Fail to OBJ
serve Post Office Requirements.

Inattention on the part Of members of
Congress to the>full meaning of the stat
utes regulating the franking privilege has
gotten some of them tangled up. with
the Post Office Department.
1t has been the practice of some menu
bers to send to their home districts labels
TO be directed and attached to packag es
of seeds sent from the Department of
Agriculture. Recently one Of these pack
ages was damaged, it's contents disclosed
and the package was held for postage.
The law officer of the department had
decided December "a that seed labels
were not public documents within the
meaning of the act of January H. 1895.
which were mailable under the frank OF
a member of Congress. although the seeds
themselves were thus mailable under a
specific provision of the law.
The matter crept into Congress yester-
day for remedial action, If that be deemed
proper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
TAXICAB TROUBLE MAY END.
Agreement Proposed Is Now Consid-
cred by Parties at Issue.

Solution of the trouble between the
Chauffeurs' Protective Union and the
employing taxicab and auto companies
may be in sight.
Arthur e. Holder organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, with rep
resentatives of the Automobile Livery
Company, today framed up an agreement
which is now under consideration by the
parties interested. = -+-1--.-.a+
Secretary Thomas l.. Hughes of the
International Team Drivers Union, in a
telegram from headquarters at Indian
apolis. states that within twenty-four
hours a -representatfv of the interna-
tional body will be in this city to take
part in the settlement. The local union
of chauffeurs is affiliated with the Team
Drivers Union. which has a member
ship of approximately $4,000 workers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
and neglect to reply to official commune

cations.
'1nasmuch, says Gen. Morton, "a
the evidence adduced in the trial shows
that the accused had been repeatedly
warned that continuance OF his fail.
ure to reply to official communications
would necessitate reporting him for such
neglect, and that he had been repri-
manded for such negligence without
avail. II would seem that il would have
appeared to the court that q sentence to
be reprimanded would he inadequate for
the offense: It is confidently eN
pected that this trial will prove OF profit
to the service by impressing upon Mai.
Jones the necessity of discharging his
whole duty promptly and efficiently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
CARLOS GARCIA VELEZ.
Minister from Cuba.
Copyright by ClinedinSt

the recent diplomatic representative Of
Cuba at this capital has been designated
as the representative of his government
at the Pan american Congress to be held
at Buenns Aires next July and also as
the Cuban representative at the centennial
celebration of the independence of the
Argentine Republic in the late spring.
Senior Quesada. formerly Cuban minister
to the United States and now represent
ing the Cuban republic at Berlin, will
probably succeed Senior Justiz at Madrid
The mission at Berlin probably will be
! filled by the appointment of Senior Jose
Garcia FeleZ, former secretary of state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
REPRO0F WAS IGNORED.
Reprimand Administered to Maj.
E. N. Jones.

In execution OF the sentence of court
martial. Gen. Morton. commanding the
Department OF the Missouri. has admin
istered reprimand to Maj. Z. n. Jones.
jr, nth United States Infantry, stationed
ut Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Funeral of James B. Archer.

The funeral of James +. Archer will take
place at . o'clock tomorrow morning from
his late home, 1444 street. Requiem
mass will be celebrated at st. P9ufs
Catholic Church at $3.50 O'Clock. Inter-
ment will be at Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mr.. Archer died Sunday. He was born
in the District about sixtytwo years
ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
BUTCHER HAS SMALLPOX
JOHN SCHLORB IS REMOVED TO
HOSPITAL.
Chickenpox First Diagnosis. and
Man Returned to Stand in
Center Market.

John SchIorb, butcher in the Center
market, has the smallpox and today he |:
in the Smallpox Hospital.
Schlorb was taken i'll December - ant
STAYED away from his butcher stand unit
week ago yesterday. His family ply
sician treated him for chickenpoX, ant
Schlorb, after. getting over the worst o1
what is probably a light case, went bacl
to his business January II. He had rasi
upon his hands and feet at the time, bu
he did not feel ill.,
| The family physician after Sch.orb hat
| been at work weeF began to think tina
| perhaps he had made a mistake in hi:
| original diagnosis, and he telephoned II
the health department that there was 1
such a stand suspected of having small
| pox.
Arouses Fowler's Suspicious.
| Just about that time DR.. Fowler o
| the contagious disease service was ira"
| ing out the causes leading. to the cas-
| of smallpox of William Schlorb. DR.
Fowler knew nothing of John Schlorh
but did know that William Schlorl
was a smallpox patient DR.. Fowle
heard that William Schlorb's brothe
| John was suffering with chickenpoN
| Fowler went TO the Center marke
and n look at the condition of JOIN
Schlorbs skin convinced him that tn
| butcher had better pay visit To tn
| smallpox hospital and that the butche
| stand had better be subjected to tn
| most thorough washing and scrubbin;
| that it ever had
| 1t is quite possible that john Schlorl
will be out of the hospital in day %
| two. DR.. Fowler said this morning tina
the case is very light one and tina
| it is nearly over. The worst of the sick
| ness was experienced while the patien
was away from the stand.
Danger Is Minimized.
! William Schlorb, the brother, who il
also in the smallpox hospital, is said t.
be a butcher working at the stand o
which John Schlorb is proprietor VII
liam Schlorb, it is understood, did no
do any work at the stand while he wa
Ill.
/ OniciaIs of the health Office say tina
| there is not so much danger in the sit
/ uation as there might be, as practically
| all meat is cooked before being eaten
| and the infection. If any, is killed il
1 that way. The inspectors of the con
! agious disease service are endeavorin
| contracted the disease. 1t is believed TIL
| infection came from outside the city.
There are four smallpox patients in til
| hospital at preSent-the SchlOrbS, William
NJ. Scott and John Hassett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

The three latest models plain tailored OF mannsh mate
ras Summed upof worsted sutings. pastel shades
two-tone. white give artistic "softness. The gray eff
and the green's and will be much admired
will be the invisible checks and stripes Note that the short
jacket the dominant feature and that the blouse
with patent leather belt newly attractive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
$4,000 Instead OF $500.

From New Works lead
ing maker of strictly marital
lored garments come these
new models of imported serge,
in violet. pearl, gray. tan, navy
and black. The shawl collar
and cuffs OF silk: the coat lin
ing Of best peau de cygne;
skirt fully pleated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
SENIOR CABRERA JUSTIZ
MINISTER FROM CUBA
Transferred From Spain to United
States-Gen. Garcia Velez
Given Other Duties.

Senior Carera JustiZ. Cuban minister to
Spain. has been appointed Cuban minister
to the United States. Gen. Garcia Nelez,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25

If you want work read the want
columns Of The Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21
Anti.BOSSiSm,

To the Editor of The Republican:
Political bossism. whether of the Re-
publican or Democratic variety or Of
both combined, is something that the
people are no longer willing to submit
to, and it is time that notice were
served upon the whole outfit that it
will not be tolerated by our people IN
the conduct of the schools.
Whenever and wherever the political
boss arrOgates to himself the right to
say that, through political expediency,
such a one shall be pulled down and an
other raised to the position thus va
Gated, it were high time that the people
assert their rights and dethrone the
bosses. If the people of our town sub
nit quietly to the effrontery of the
School Board IN ignoring their petition
that Mr.. Palmer be continued in the
principalship of the schools, a condition
brought about through bossism, as
m my believe, then they deserve to
wear the collar of the bosses, with
their names engraved thereon, so that
even the wayfaring man, though alfool,
may know who owns them.
ANTI-BOSSISM.
Oakland, July 20, 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21

This year we had thirteen teachers in
in the Normal. There were not enough
teachers in the county normal to pay
the instructors board. The Board paid
me $75 for my services in the first
Training School. This was cut to $50
last year and to $40 this year-SlO less
per month than is paid at Grantsville
for teaching manual training to juve-
niles. What might the salary be next
year?
| want no friction or unpleasantness
in this matter. All | ask for are my
legal rights. Ten years ago when your
Secretary and his colleague brought
suit against my associates and me to
Gust US from office-in which they sue
ceeded-neither my friends nor | re-
sorted to stirring up political and re-
ligious animosity, but we submitted
with grace and without malice to the
majesty of the law. 1t is to be hoped
for the good of the community that you
will frown down those persons who are
defending your action in the papers by
appealing to political and religious
prejudice over assumed names.
Yours truly,
L. G. PALMER.
Oakland, Md, June 10, 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21
THE PEOPLES FORM.
Continued from Page One. J

A word in conclusion. He says, "the
Rev. Mr.. Williamson does not strike a
very clerical attitude" Just what is
meant by striking an attitude" is diff
cult to tell. They may have said it that
way in the 18th century. | have never
tried, and never shall, to assume or
Strike" a clerical attitude. The cleri-
cal attitude just recently almost precip-
itated civil war in France, has made
Italy athelstlc, is causing now all sorts
of trouble in Spain, and makes the
difference between the civilization of
Mexico and the United States.
No, Mr.. "Fairplay," | prefer to be a
man among men, wear mems clothing,
and be plain preacher of the gospel of
Christ.
Last, the Methodists of Oakland have
not yet asked me to express through
the paper for them their appreciation
of the sympathy "Fairplay' seems to
have for them. They can hardly do it
in person for they may not know who
"Fairplay' is. The Methodists of Oak
land may be in need of sympathy, but
''Fairplay' can't give it; for a coward
is neither capable of giving nor of re-
ceiving sympathy. AS for myself
DOM need his sympathy, and am very
sure | don't want it.
In the closing paragraphs he has
opened up question that l shall dis
cuss shortly in an article in the near
future entitled the Minister and Civic
Affairs" G. r. WILLIAMSON.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21
Friday, the 18th dayof August

1910 at the hour Of ll.5o o'clock a. m. In front
of the First National Bank Building, in the
town of oakland, Maryland, they will offer
at public auction and sell to the highest bid
der, all the following real estate. situate
about One-half mile southwest OF Oakland,
in Garrett County, Maryland:
lst. All that lot, piece or parcel of land
containing 10 acres, more or less, which was
conveyed TO the said william j. Nair by A.
&. Sturgiss ana others by deed dated the 18th
day OF January, 1888 ana recorded among the
Land Records OF Garrett County i'm Liber Il.
u. r. No. 36. folio ~, to which said deed ref
erenCe is made for a fun ana complete deS-
cription OF said land.
End. All that other land adjoining the
above mentioned tract containing acre and
II percheS, more or less, and being the same
land which was conveyed to the said VIII
liam j, Nair by John Felty, Jr, by deed da-
ted the 9TH day of June, 1900, and recorded in
Liber f.. Il. 7. No. IS, folio 351. one Of the
Land RECORDS of Garrett County, to which
said deed reference is made for a complete
description of said land.
This property Is improved by cOmfOrta-
bic frame dwelling, stable and other out
buildings, good water. fruit trees and the
most of said land is cleared and under culti-
Walton
Terms Of sale as prescribed by said mort
gage, cash on day of sale.
D. LINDLEY SLOAN
EDWARD II. STNCELL,
Attorneys for MORTGAGE named in mortgage
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21
DOdsing the Issue.
To the Editor Of The Republican:

To the Editor of The Republican:
In an article in last weeks Democrat
signed Tax Payer and Voter" the
writer of the same, who is evidently
closely allied with the School Board, at
tempts to divert the attention of its
readers from the egregious blunder
made by that body in ignoring the will
of the people of Oakland, almost unani-
mously expressed in making the change
in the principalship of the high school,
by slurring the Rev. George r. William
son, pastor of ST. Paul's NJ. E. church,
who had the temerity to express public
ly what the people of Oakland generally
thought of said act. The writer pro-
fesses not to know who &c. R. William
son" is, If he does not, his lack of
knowledge in this respect is on par
with his dense ignorance as to what con-
stitutes common and ordinary decency.
But if he does not know who Rev. Will
Hanson is, does he not know the large
number of patrons of the Public
Schools of Oakland, who signed a petit
ton to the Board of School Commission
ers protesting against change? Does
he live in this town and don't know that
these petitioners want the information
asked for by Rev. Williamson? They
have the right to know why their re-
quest was ignored and trampled under
foot. If the action of the Board was
prompted by any other reason than
to comply with the demand of the
fit thereby the people are in ignorance
of that reason and should be informed.
We agree with the writer of the
article referred to in his one assertion
that the most vital question involved
is, has the action of the School Board
been for the betterment of the school
facilities of the town or not?" At the
present the people are under the i'm
preston that a serious bIunder has
been made by the Board. If it has
information to the contrary the people
are entitled to be advised in regard
thereto. They want the reasons for
the action Of the Board, and will not be
satisfied with newspaper article which
begs the all important question, and is
an insult to a highly respectable and
intelligent citizen of Garrett county
and a minister of the gospel, as well as
to the intelligence of the people at large.
ANOTHER VOTER AND TAXPAYER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21

To the Board of School Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN:-In the current issue of
the Democrat "Fairplay" (who hash t
the courage to sign his real name)
makes several statements which are
not true and for fear that you may
think | sanction them | write this letter
and am ready to appear before you in
person if you desire.
This article claims that before the
Board made the appointment they took
me into their confidence" and | wiz
tuallY agreed to what has been done
in the matter of the Oakland principal
ship.
l hasten to brand such reports as alb
solutelY false. | virtually agreed" in
the sense that the man being hung
agrees to the execution and in no other.
As you gentlemen know individually
and officially no member of your Board
ever mentioned compromise to me or
to him except at the interview at the
Oakland Pharmacy at the adjournment
for supper during your meeting of June
2lth when your President and Secretary
came with the compromise proposition
which | promptly turned down in the
presence of J. E. Harmed and B. H.
Sincell who are ready to make affidavit
to that effect.
In reference to the statement afoat
that | may have consented to this ar
rangement at some previous time. if
such were the case, why was it neces-
sarY that your President and Secretary
again present it if this arrangement
had been virtually agreed" to already?
| will acknowledge that your Secre-
tary on several occasions pictured to
me the advantages" of the Grammar
School and the disadvantages of the
High School, evidently in the hope that
| would be persuaded into his way of
thinking, but |. have never consented
to accept anything than what | now
have under the law, viz. the High
School Principalship.
You gentlemen see just as well as |
do how much more desirable is a posi-
ton which pays $1,000 per year salary
fixed by statute-to one paying $1,000
per year absolutely in the hands of the
School Board which may reduce the
salary at any meeting to $50 per month,
if they think proper and from whose
decision there is no appeal.
And if the Grammar School Principal
ship is such good place as "FairpIay"
thinks why not give it to the other man
who has never had any High School ex-
perience and allow me to retain the
High School Principalship where | have
had dozen years experience?
| fail to see the opportunity to make
5000 in the Normal and Training School.
Next Spring the High School here will
still be in session at the time the Nor
NAL is usually held and the patronage
of the teachers is all it will have. The
students will attend the High School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21

the branches which make up high school
work. Mr.. Loraditch has for the past
nine years taught manual training-and
the best of US grow rusty in studies
which we have no occasion to use.
Does this seem like looking after "the
best interests of the SCHOOL,"
Is not personal popularity with pupils
and parents valuable asset to teach
er? Ask any of the high school pupils
which of the two men in question they
prefer-and remember that they have
had experience with both-and see what
the answer will be.
AS for the feeling of the parents, one
need only examine Mr.. Palmer's petit
ton to find out their attitude. | have
taken the pains to procure a list of last
years high school pupils. Some, find
came from out of town, but residing in
or near Oakland were between sixty
nine and seventy-two. The names of the
parents Tor nearest relatives) of forty
four of these children were affixed to
Mr.. Palmer's petition as it appeared in
The REPUBLICAN of last week. A ma
jority isn't it? Much more l might say;
but this it seems to me, shows conclu-
sively how the School Board or rather
its deus eX machina, who does not long
err appear publicly as a member of that
august body, but is we'll known to be
the power behind the throne-works for
the schools best interests. If this be
their idea Of ''fairplay," heaven grant
they may never judge for me!
PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-21
Was He Sincere?
To the Editor of The Republican:

To the Editor of The Republican:
In last weeks issue of the Mountain
Democrat may be found two communi-
cations in defense of the late regretable
action of the Board of School Commits
sioners. These letters are signed re-
spectively Taxpayer and Voter" and
"Fairplay," but it seems extremely
likely from the matter and diction that
both are products of the same facile
pen. However that may be, the longer
communication, that signed 'Fairplay"
what a keen sense of humor the writer
must possessD is clearly the work Of
Garrett County's most prominent school
official. The earmarks are too plain to
be mistaken. In this letter the said
official plainly states that the board had
but one motive for it's action-the best
interest of the school. The same idea
comes out in the other, in the form of
a question: HAS the action of the
School Board been for the betterment of
the school facilities of the town or not?'
Well, has it? Let us see.
I suppose even our aforesaid school
official would acknowledge that the first
qualification of teacher especially a
principal of high schools education.
Mr.. Palmer comes from what is ack-
nowledged to be one of the foremost
colleges in Pennsylvania, which state
perhaps stands first among the United
State in matters educational. Mr.. Lora-
ditch is a graduate of small normal
school, also in Pennsylvania, and proba-
bly, very good school of its kind, but
certainly not to be compared to Lafay-
cite College. Mr.. Palmer has been for
many years high school teacher, in
structing during that period in all