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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
SENATOR H. ]. SPElCHER'S
ANTLClGARETTE BILL
Introduced In The Senate Last
Wednesday.

The anti-cigarette bill, introduced in
the Senate on Wednesday last by
Senator Speicher reads as follows
An Act to add two new Sections to
Article 81 of the Code of Public General
Laws of 1904 to follow Sections 80 under
the new subtitle Cigarettes, to be
designated as Sections 32-A and 32-B.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That two new
Sections be and are hereby added to
Article q of the Code of Public General
Laws. titled Grimes and Punishment, "
under the new subtitle ''Cigaretts, to
follow Section 80, to be designsted as
Sections 32-A and BIB, and to read as
follows
32-A Any person who shall furnish
to any minor, by gift. sale or other
wise, any cigarette or cigarette paper,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenc-
ed to pay fine of not less than twenty
five dollars for the first offense, and for
each subsequent offense shall be liable
for fine of not less than one hundred
dollars or more than three hundred
dollars and to undergo an imprisonment
in the Jail of.the proper County for a
period of not less than thirty days or
more than six months, and on failure to
paw fine and costs of prosecution, shall
be required to work the same out on
the public roads.
BIB. Any minor being in possession
of cigarette or cigarette paper and
being by any police officer, constable,
juvenile court officer, truant officer, or
teacher in any school asked where and
from whom such cigarette or cigarette
paper was obtained, who shall refuse to
furnish such information, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before any alderman, magis-
trate or justice of the peace, shall be
sentenced to pay fine of not less than
five dollars or more than ten dollars,
and on failure to pay the fine and cost
of prosecution. shall be sentenced to be
confined in the jail of the proper county
for period of not less than ten days or
more than thirty days.
Sec. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts
inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed, and this Act shall take effect
from the date Of its passage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
Oakland High School Notes.

Speeches were made by the following
of the Senior class in the last two weeks:
Use of canary birds in escuing
entombed minors" by Frederick
Thayer; Centralized School System, 3"
by Edward Chance; Discovery and use
of Radium," by Hellice Rathbun;
"Study of English in England Schools, 4"
by Rhoda WEIGH.
Mrs. Stella Stern, former student,
visited the Senior class Friday.
Frederick Thayer was absent several
days last week.
For the month of January the follow
ing students have made not less than
so per cent. in each subject studied and
95 per cent. in conduct: Freshmen;
Lillian Helbig, Pauline Jones, Winifred
Weimer, Otis Harris, Dewey May,
Felix Robinson, Julius Littman, Marie
Finzel, Mildred Dixon; Sophomores:
Clara Bush, Bertha Miller, Ada Murphy,
Carrie Thrasher Mildred Thrasher, Ed
ward Lewis; Juniors: Cheston Browning
Dottie DOMAIN, Grace Laffey, Edwana
Peddicord, Leah Sincell, Russell Cup
petit, Harold Dawson, Delbert Davis,
Robert Garrett, Ross Isenberg, Play
ford Naylor, George Queer, Frederick
Thaver, LsMark Ward; Seniors Guy
Ashby, Edward Chance, Bernard
Faherty, Percy Thayer. Hellice Rath-
Gun, Edna Shank, Rhoda Welch, Robert
White.
The feeling of good fellowship among
the students and teachers is Of the high
est type, The spirit of cooperation
and earnest work prevails. Onward"
is our motto.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
Dancing Academy.

A diversion that should find much
popularity among the dance lovers of
Oakland is the beginning of term of
dancing class of the Floraine Dancing
Academy, which will open Friday night
in...he hall of the First National Bank
building. The class will run from 7.3O
until O'Clock. and will be followed by
assembly dance until 80 o'clock.
The instructors <of the school are
Messrs. Harry .Etzinger and Edwin
nSSn %nown devotees of the
ace of GraftA'. w. Va, and the
Il deny will doubtless prove popular.
Advertisement
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
A Fox Hunt.

On lastIFridav morning Mr.. Ben
jamini Harvey, Charles Martin and the
writer. accompanied by three hounds,
started for fox chase on the mountain
and we soon had red one going some
After about two hours we succeeded in
bagging our game. Mr.. Harvey. own
eY # Sandy, inquired how he came in
ne end of the chase. When told at
head of the procession in great en-
.dsiasm declared he would not take
so for that dog.
p. T. LIPSCoMB.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
Bonpht a Home.

The birmingham Evening News Of
last week prints in its real estate column
an item of interest to our readers,
relating to Rev. j. A. McClelland, who
was pastor of the Presbyterian church
here and whose many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is prospecting
in his new field. The News says:
During the month just closed Mr.
Leavitt has sold for F. W. Andrews,
modern house at 162 Hollis street, to
the Rev. John A. McClelland, pastor of
the Hope Presbyterian church, who
will take possession in the early spring.
Rev. McClelland has already made
many friends in birmingham and his
work is meeting with results that are
most promising.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
ESTRAY NOTICE.

There came to my farm six mile
north of Swanton, ABOUT October LIST.
1913. two ewes and two lambs, with ear
marks: end off left ear with split in
same notch and top off right ear.
Owner will come forward pay costs
and take same away. A. r. BERNARD
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29

Deputy Sheriff George A. Dewitt
purchased yesterday the old Shaffer or
B. G. Feather farm lying Immediately
west of Oakland, the consideration be-
ing in the neighborhood of four thou
sand dollars. The property can be
made one of the most productive pieces
of realty in this community and is SO
closely situated with reference to town
that its value as atrucklng farm is con-
siderably enhanced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
PARALYzED THIS MORNING.
1r. Alpheus Hinebaugh Is In a Ser
ious Condition as a Result

Mr.. Alpheus Hinebaugh. one of the
Oldest residents of Oakland, suffered
stroke of paralysis some time during
the night and was found in an uncon-
scious condition this morning when
members of his family went to his room
to call him.
Mr. .Hinebaugh's condition is consider
ed by the attending physician. DR.. Broad
water, as serious. His entire left side
is affected and he is speechless.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
Basket Ball Saturday Night.

What promises to be one of the fast
est games of basket ball yet played on
the local floor is booked for Saturday
evening when the Pittsburgh Collegians
will be pitted against the local team.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29

Mr.. Charles S. Davis returned to
Oakland last night from a business trip
of ten days which was spent in Cleve-
land. Ohio, and Pittsburgh Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29
Civic Club Spelling Bee.

Every one is invited to attend the
Lincoln Birthday spelling bee to be
held Thursday evening, Feb. II, 1914,
at the Oakland Grammar school, under
the auspices of the Civic Club. Re
freshments will be served; silver offer
ing.
MRS. RICHARD CoNNELL,
Publicity Committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29

Miss Margaret Hawley, of Pitts
burgh, Pa. will arrive in Oakland to-
morrow to be the guest for some time
of DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Ely at their home
on Third street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-29

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Dixon & Kels0
Lumberman's Gums

'IXON & KELSO find that
they are overst ocked on
Mems snag-proof Lumber
mems Gums - will sell the
f $2.s6 ,l kind fd 1while 5000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

fishing a defamatory libel.
The colonel vehemently protested
the proceedings as a nefarious plot.
Circumstantial evidence and hand
writing evidence were against him
The Hove police court sat for three
sessions taking testimony. Miss
O'Brien In the witness box was self.
possessed and lucid. obviously un-
willing 10 prosecute. only anxious to
defend her character. Mrs. Wood
ward was frank and convincing. No
doubt remained OF the prisoners
guilt.
Col. Gardiner came into court for
sentence. Instead he heard such =
Jekyll and Hyde story as modern
science cannot explain.
The prosecutor rose to express
deepest regret that he should have
been instrumental in prosecuting an
honorable man.
Il hold in my hand" acknowledge
ed the solicitor. "a letter similar In
character to the poison-pen letters
In this case. Yet the letter hold
was written at Brussels in June,
1909. written. gentlemen. by Miss
Kathleen O'Brien to herself. call
upon DR.. Nethersole Fletcher to tes-
tify.'
This unfortunate girl was my
patient for some months" declared
the aiienist "While in my care she
wrote defamatory letters about her
self. Her state of mind is such that
she would not be conscious Of doing
wrong In writing such letters. It
Is case OF dual personality. Of hys-
terra and self-persecution, of cum
ming only described az demoniacal.
The victim is an invalid. not a GRIM
inal."
But what Of circumstantial evi-
dence?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

Col. Charles Henry Gardiner. re-
tired, well.preseryed man OF 20,
has lived in Hove for several years.
He is highly respected and the au-
thor OF several books Mrs. Wood
ward is living apart from her hus-
band with her little daughter. The
only other person In the house. ex-
cept the servants. was Miss kath-
leen o'Brien, the child's goyerness.
Miss o'Brien is a pretty girl OF
%, with blue eyes and yellow hair.
The daughter OF a naval officer
who died is years ago. she lived
until recently with her widowed
mother at Plymouth. There Mrs.
Woodward met and engaged the
gently hammered girl. Some weeks
later Miss OBrien became III and
went home TO recuperate. return
Ing In March,
Two weeks later the anonymous
letters began 10 arrive. Their
character prevents publication.
Libelous and salacious. they grew
threatening. The first. addressed
TO the unhappy girl, read:
Miss o'Brisc had better be
advised TO leave Brighton.
Notice Of her character, thiev-
Ing. drunkenness and other Vile
nesses has been sent TO her
friends In Brighton and Hove.
Other letters followed. al vile IN
character. many OF them pushed
beneath the door OF the fiat or left
on the hall floor.
That fact focused the suspicious
OF the police on Col. Gardiner. In
yestigation indicated that several
circumstances pointed 10 his guilt
The colonel exhibited fixed antipa-
thy toward Miss O'Brien. On the
advice OF postoffice inspectors. Miss
O'Brien wrote the suspected man a
trap letter:
Col. Gardiner-Slr: Surely
Miss O'6rien 10 not living In
your house. Should not Mrs.
Woodward be Informed she 10 q
deml-mondaIne7
That letter. posted In the presence
OF a detective inspector, was an
swered within six hours by a CON-
munication which referred to Miss
O'Brien as a demi-mondaine. On a
warrant sworn out by the governess.
Col. Gardiner was taken into Gus
tody. charged with maliciously pub
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
BIDS CHEERFUL
GOODBYE AS He
LEAVES FOR Pen

Charles Hopkins tho "tattooed
murderer" convicted of the killing
OF Tony Olson, spent the night in
the King county Jail on his way
from Mt Vernon TO Walla Walla.
where he will enter the peniten.
tlary for life term.
Hopkins WAS brought into Seat.
tie Sunday by Guards Corson and
Horton, in company with three
other prisoners. He was heavily
chained and carefully watched dur
ing the stay here.
In spite of the sentence he Is
facing, Hopkins was cheerful.
Goodbye. boys" called out Hop
klns az he clanked his chains along
the cement floor OF the jail corri.
dor this morning on the way TO the
railway station. Good luck. and
may you all come out better than I
did. I'm long time gone. I guess. 50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
STANDARD OIL CO.
SHOWS HAND HERE?

Evidence that the Standard OIL
Co. 10 trying to gain . r,onopoiistle
hold In Seattle was developed this
mornino, and whom the council
meets this afternoon. Will b laid
before IL
An ordinance IN now before the
council to allow an independent oil
company to use a steel ship In the
harbor for storage purpose
II Il claimed that the Standard
Oil Co., joining forces with the
Union OIL Co, have been sending
their agents to public officials with
false stories concerning the danger
OF having such an oil chip near
the waterfront
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
WHATITHINK ABOUT 1T
Being Just One Mans Opinion

This is about judge-a federal judge to be
always read whatever the papers have to about this
ticuar type OF judiciary crtter acquired the habit the
time OF The Star having little affair with
Hanford
From my rather extensive reading OF judicial doings,
have the conclusion that when federal judges aren't
committing tragedy they're usually committing comedy One
of things the decision OF Judge Doolng
Ia "the billion dollar oil case" in California.
In 1909 President Taft withdrew from entry 3O41 900
acres OF oil land largely in California Now Judge
Dooling decides that Taft had no right to do it.
The goes the United States supreme court, but
am going laugh until hear whether Taft favors recall
Of Dooing recall Of Doongs decision To overrue the
president OF the United States especially when that pres
dent has fatty degeneration Of judicial temperament, shows
spunk wonder if Cousin Bill going to quietly submit to
being whacked in this wayl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
CHRISTOPHER HORR, DAD OF DIRECT
PRIMARY, SAYS HINkY THING LEMON

Editor The Star: In consider
ing the charter proposed for Seat
tie. we must not take into consid-
GRAFTON the fact only. that the elev-
en- who signed the charter are all
.honorabIc men" and served with
out pay" and gave months OF
time 70 the preparation OF said
charter"
Suppose any article was offered
for sale which was defective and
the argument was used that good
men made IL. would It sell for that
reason?
Suppose good men built an inse-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

The two companies now operat'
ing in Seattle are exempt under the
charter from putting up elaborate
improvements required under the
law. New companies como under
the charter. For that reason the
independent company has asked
for permission to use the oil ship.
Fear OF active competition mas
led both OF the other companies,
who. IL Ia said. have a working
agreement on the price OF oil IN
the city. to fight the proposed ordl-
nance desperately.
The matter comes up this after
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
JUDGE BROWN
GETS TIP ON
FILES Theft

Light IL expected TO be thrown
upon tho mysterious disappearance
from Justice Fred G. Browns
court room of the papers In the J..
r. BrockwAy case. aa soon as the
authorities get In touch with the
writer OF n letter received this
morning by Justice Brown. In
which she alleges she saw the
papers In the case passed and mon
ey paid for them.
Tho writer says she was stand
ing at First and Cherry At. on May
2s or 20. when she overheard .
conversation between two men. one
@f whom was short. dark. and
about 50 years OF age. She states
the short man delivered n parcel
OF papers To the other man. and
called particular attention to one
document. which he said was In
Brockway's handwriting.
Was a Lawyer
She gathered from the converna.
tion he was a lawyer. as she claims
she heard him say that he would
not deliver the papers but for the
fact that he was badly In need OF
money and would be disbarrcd n II
were found out. She says anoth.
err woman heard the same conyer.
sation. and that the name OF
hrockway and vashon island oc-
CURED several times.
Gives Her Name
Tho writer OF the letter. while
giving her name. failed to give her
address. She expressed a willing.
ness TO tell what shs knew. but did
not want to be drawn into the case.
A letter will be sent 10 the writ.
or through the general delivery Of
the postoffice. and officers viii
make every effort to get In touch
with her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
DOC WAcS TAIL
AND KILLS MAN

LOS ANGELES. June 22.-The
excited switch" OF dogs tail is
responsible for the death OF u. A..
Allen and tho injury OF Thos. l..
Woods. who we're crushed TO death
beneath Woods overturned automo.
pile. The dog, on the drivers seat
With Woods, barked al n passing
automobile and switched his bushy
tail In Woods eyes. temporarily
binding him. In his effort to halt
the car. Woods overturned II.
Allen. who was In the tonneau.
was killed instantly. Mrs. Woods
also was severely hurt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
BALLARD GETS
BUSY FOR 9TH

One OF the old.fashioned jubilees
and celebrations on the Fourth OF
July is the plan OF Ballard citizens.
They have raised money TO carry
out their program. the details OF
which are now being arranged. A
balloon ascension, or an aeroplane
flight. and grand parade are two
features planned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
FORFEITS LIFE
TO Save HAT

TACOMA. June 22.-Mfke Kae-
len. aged 30. is dead here today.
having forfeited HIS life for n hat
Kaelen was riding on the running
board OF n dairy automobile yes.
terday when the wind swept his
hat off He leaped from the ma.
chine TO recover Il and was killed
when he struck the pavement on
his head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
oh, so STINcY!

Mrs. Emma NJ. Dietrich. in filing
suit for divorce against George G.
Dietrich. senior member OF the firm
OF Dietrich a Co, declares that he
refused 10 support her. although he
has accumulated fortune OF s50..
900 on $4,000 she loaned him. They
were married October 10. 1891. at
Philadelphia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

This youngster had tho right
idea and knew how to say what
was on his mind. II the cute thing
YOUR youngster said is the best
Of the bunch received at The Star
office on any certain day. II will
appear In The Star the following
day. Let us all laugh with you at
the cute remarks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
PORT BONDS co
FINE; $4,000
ALREADY SOLD

Approximately $4,000 OF the
$4,000 OF 800 port bonds offered
by the Seattle port commission 10
small investors have been taken 10
date, while number OF application
blanks taken out have not been re-
turned as yet.
Wednesday is the last day Of the
sale.
Gilt-edged security is behind tho
bonds. which draws SEQ interest.
Application blanks are obtain
able at The Star office or port com.
mission office. In the Central build.
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
CLOSE MOVIES

OLYMPIA, June 22.--That n city
has a right TO close moving picture
shows, pool halls, roller rinks and
other places of amusement on Sun.
day, by ordinance. Is held by the
supreme court, in refusing the writ
of habeas corpus upon the applica.
ton OF J. B. Ferguson OF a Wenat-
chez theatre, closed by a city ordi-
uann>
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
THE j|Nx" BURNS

TACOMA. June 22.-Known as
The Jinx." the old Savoy theatre
building. erected 90 years ago. ia
today ruin. following fire OF un-
known origin that Quilted II late
yesterday. Originally a hotel, the
building. which had known the
varied fortunes of housing such
theatrical stars as Bernhardt and
Blanche Bates and had later failed
to support even stock and bur
lesque companies that tried their
fortunes there. was unoccupied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

cure or rotten foundation. would
you place building on same7
SO let US forget about these
eleven good and true men" and
consider "the lemons" they have
handed to the citizens OF Seattle.
that In TO say. let us examine their
work q. g.. this proposed charter
for Il Ia said, by their works yc
shall know them"
CHRISTOPHER w. HORR.
A STAR WANT AID will
sell it quickly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
nj ATE BERRIES

More than 1000 visitors from Ia
coma and Seattle. including Mayor
Gill of Seattle, ate their I'LL Of lus-
cious strawberries at the annual
strawberry festival at Lisabeula,
vashon island. Saturday. listened to
enthusiastic speech making and wit
messed snappy athletic struggles,
which added materially to the pleas
ure OF the day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
WOULDPUTANAD
IN The STAR FOR
MOTHER mamma

0eteheiI. Wash.
Editor The Star: NY little
nephew Of elk, while slttIno on
my knee recently. was calling
for his mother. asked him
what he would do N he did not
have . mamma to call for all
OF the time and he replied,
"Why. would advertise In The
star. Wanted. a mamma to hoI-
Ter at-'"--James X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
GIRL AUTHOR
OF POISON"
PENLETTERS

LONDON, England June "a poison-pen has
just startled England into realization Of the unrIstwort
Of ccumstana evidence and of handwriting evidence
From April 28 May anonymous and malicious letters
fairly raned into house Brunswick Place Hove The
occupants Col Gardiner elderly army living
alone. and his Mrs Woodward. who occupied tho
ground floor
The Ordway new era., 1914-11-20
Candidates Report Expenses.

Denver.-Expenses incurred by the
Democratic State Central Committee
in the recent campaign amounted to
$17,3CJ.87. The receipts from the
various candidates and from individ-
uals interested tota1ed only $17,265,
leaving deficit OF $S8.S7 in the treas
ury Of the party, according to the re-
port Of Chairman w. II. Gates. filed
In the Office of the secretary OF state.
The party elected seven candidates to
national and state Offices. making the
total cost for each one $2,4SO.55. In
dividual expense accounts filed with
Secretary Of State Pearce were as fol-
lows: John Campbell. candidate for
Supreme Court, $2,334.32; Attorney
General Fred Farrar. $1.49O.95:
Evangeline Hearth. Democratic can
didate for representative from Den
yer, $215; Harold G. Garwood, Repub.
lican candidate for representative
from Denver. s34.S0: Charles N.
Knowles, Denver. candidate for State
Senate, $156: Thomas Tonge. Denver.
candidate for House OF Representa-
tiYes. $3.50; W. o. Peterson. Pueblo,
for State Senate. $3O7.9O: Hugh Tay-
lor. Douglas county, for House. $I1 20:
W. l.. Baker, Teller and Park coun-
ties, for the House, s..