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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14
PRAISES STATES
ROAD SYSTEM
Nationwide Experts Come to
Maryland to Inspect Con-
struction of Highways.

Maryland's roads are being accepted
by nationwide experts as models.
The last demonstration of this fact
was given when Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, in charge OF public
road construction, and Austin Fletcher,
consulting engineer of the department,
and chief highways engineer for Cali
fornia, called up Chairman Zouck, of the
State Roads Commission, over the phone
from Washington and asked that they
be conveyed over the states improved
highways on the Eastern Shore. Mr.
Zouck arranged to give them the op-
portunlties today to inspect what are
said to be the best public roads in the
country, those on the Eastern Shore
where the country is level and where
no grades are encountered.
Another demonstration that Mary
land is on the map as road builder is
furnished by the Forthcoming visit of
inspection by the heads of the New
Jersey Department of Roads. They
will visit the Eastern Shore next week,
accompanied by Assistant Engineer B.
P. Harrison.
Loud in their praise of the Maryland
roads are members of the Board of
Trade of Atlantic City who last week
journeyed over those roads.
A Lancaster (Pa.) automoblist, after
a trip to Ocean City and back, made
this comment in the Philadelphia Press:
What good roads have done for Mary
land he who runs may read. That
Maryland has the question of good
roads solved is indisputable, and, while
it's beautiful to indulge in the thought
of "this, my own, my native land, "
it's positive fact that the average
citizens of this section after riding from
Calvert to Lancaster on a return trip
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14
Went Through The Roof.

David Yoder, Young farmer living
near Grantsville. Md, had heavy
fall on Monday afternoon while
threshing at the old Miller home
stead. Mir. Yoder was working on
the upper den and jumped from
there out on the roof of chicken
coop which stands near the granary
and is of the same height and was
often used by the men for this pur-
pose. This time, however, the roof
broke beneath his weight and precipi-
tated him through to the ground below
rendering him unconscious. Medical
aid was summoned and it was found no
bones were broken though the fall re-
suited in severe and painful bruises.
The patient is now recovering. -Mey-
ersdale Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14
AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR THE COVE
Five Hurled From Machine and
Injured When it Ditched.

The automobile of John Reichen-
becker, of the Cove, this county. &C.
cupied by Mr.. Reichenbecker, who was
driving, Mrs. Reichenbecker. their two
children. BARNET, girl of two years,
and an infant of six months, and d. A.
Speicher, was ditched on the State road
near the residence of Mr.. Christopher
Folk, father of Mrs. Reichenbecker,
one-half mile south of Keyser's Ridge,
Sunday morning. The infant sustained
fractured skull and may die. while
the other child was internally injured.
Mrs. Reichenbecker was also hurt, but
it is thought not seriously. while Mr..
Reichenbecker and Mr.. Speicher escap-
ed with few slight bruises. DR.. j. D.
Darby, of Oakland, who was on his way
to Cumberland hospital with patient,
reached the scene of the accident less
than FIVE minutes after its occurrence
and gave the injured attention. They
were all removed to the Folk home.
The party was on its way to the Cove
Lutheran church. Mr.. Reichenbcker,
in trying to avoid motor cycle being
driven by his brother, Albert Reich
enbecker, got too close to the edge
of the road and landed in a ditch,
tearing a wheel off the machine, which
was whirled around and overturned
against a wire fence. Mrs. Reichen-
becker was thrown on top of her in
FAINT which was in her arms.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14
MORE ROAD
IMPROVEMENT
Delegation of Grantsville Resi-
dents Here Monday To See
Commissioners.

A delegation of the leading citizens of
Grantsville and the immediate COM
munity thereabouts was in Oakland
Monday of this week, in company with
a committee of Somerset county (Pa.)
residents, for the purpose of laying
before the Board of County Commits
sioners the great needs of the northern
section of this county for the repair or
reconstruction of the Stone House
Road from the Pike to the Pennsylvania
State line, there to connect with an
improved road which is now being con-
structed by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The road in question, IN order to
reach the new road of the neighboring
state, is less than three miles in length
and will afford splendid line of COM
munication with the system of roads
now being made by Pennsylvania, as
well as affording those of the state to
the north of US a direct line to Mary
lands prominently splendid system.
The delegation of Grantsville people
who were here on Monday was compos-
ed of Messrs. J. o. Getty, Hilead
Broadwater. DR.. R. c. Bowen, Noah
Warwick, Gideo ]. Gnagey, Truman
Maust, Pearson Maust and Jonas
Wampler. while the members of the
delegation from Pennsylvania were DR..
Albert Lichtv Albert Reitz and Samuel
Engle, all of Elk Lick.
The Commissioners, all of whom, with
the exception of Mr.. Warwick, who is
still confined to his room on account of
the injury he suffered some days ago,
were present. and after hearing the
statements and arguments of the gen
tlemen from Grantsyille, appropriated
substantial sum of money for the re-
pair of the road IN question.
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from touring Maryland must suffer a
sense of humiliation.
eThe inspection trip today is note
worthy because Assistant Secretary
Wilson and Mr.. Fletcher are in quest
of data to guide them in directing the
expenditure of $9G, 00O,0 900, to be dis
tributed among the several states dur
ing the next six years for public road
construction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14

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VIEWS 0F
 bRANDE|S ARE BROUGHT OU7
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Two views of Louis D. Brandeis was placed today before the judiciary subcommittee of the senate investi- gating his fitness to be a supreme court justice.
 The first witness, Moorfield Storey. a Boston lawyer, said MT. Brandeis' reputation at the Boston bar was that he was a very capable, very en- ergetic and if necessary to advance his objects, he is not scrupulous as to his methods, or is he to be trusted"
 The second witness, Sherman L. Whipple of Boston, described MT. Brandeis as a man with sincere. high minded motives, intensely centered in carrying out his own ideas and ideals; in love with the idea that he was looking after the situation; :" possibly a bit careless in his con- nection with one of his cases, and as holding himself aloof with the result that he had been misjudged.
 Moses J. Stroock, New York law yer testified briefly. He quoted MT. Brandeis as having said that every one should get a square deal in the James T. Lennox bankruptcy case, which has been much discussed at the hearing.
 MT. Storey told the committee he thought MT. Brandeis had been un- ethical in bringing ten suits against the New England railroad in 1892 for interests other than the actual com plainants, which preceded by a year the bankruptcy of the New England road from which it emerged in pos session of the New Haven road He was unwilling, however to give his opinion that MT. Brandeis was em- ployed to wreck the New England road. In the Warren will case, MT Storey thought Mr .Brandeis had acted as he himself would have done
 After expressing his opinion that as lawyer, MT Brandeis was able and learned, as man, conscientious and high minded MT. Whipple said he thought that MT Brandeis had pos sibly been careless in the Warren case in not making clear to Edward W arren all the e1tectS Of the tran saction. He added that he had cross examined Samuel Warren and was convinced that there was no taint O dishonesty in the case"
 think they have misjudged MT Brandeis," Mir. Whipple said. If h
 had been different, had not so hel, aloof, had mingled more with the bar discussed doubtful points with other lawyers, they would not have mis
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
F|VE YEAR PROGRAM COMPLETED
 UNITED ESTATES STILL POOR THIRD

ment The witnesses agreed that battle cruisers were more urgently needed than battleships and recom- mended the construction of four such vessels tLis year if congress would authorize no more capital ships rath- CT than two battleships and two bat tie cruisers as proposed.
 Captain McKean told the committee that the proposed five year building plan was based on the best judgment of the naval department; that it was the only definite navy increase pro- gram ever presented for approval of congress, and that it was calculated to give the country's ship builders an idea of what they might look for ward to.
 Admiral Grant supplemented his previous statement urging the con- struction of only 800 tons submarines in the future, abandoning present smaller types altogether and discon- tinung building the fleet submarine class of 1900 to 1900 tons until the first of these boats. the Schley. has
 been tried out As to the need of small crdIt TOT ndTDOT WOTk, ue m sisted the place for submarine oper-
 ations was outside, not inside a
 harbor.
 In response to questions by Rep resentative Kelly Captain McKean said he thought the plan outlined by
 the general board of establishing a navy second to none by 1925 was the wisest one. as the nation might have to face several enemies at once. ! Captain McKean disclosed the fact that a far reaching scheme for mo- l bilizing the navy yards is being worked out by the department The general board, he said, was determin- ing the best use that could be made . of each yard. With that as basis special board will plot out a def | mite scheme for the equipment ol i each to the best advantage for the 1 work assigned to it, aided by loca ] boards from each yard.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18

sing called attention to the fact that when the murder of American citizens was reported the department of state made representations for the appre- hension and punishment of the assail- ants.
 Following is list of those killed from causes that can be attributed directly to the revolutions:
 In 1913-John B. Alamia. hanged as spy, Rio Brave; John Henry Thomas. assassinated by federal sol d!ers, Madeira Chihuahua; Edmund Hayes, assassinated by same band; William C. Robertson, murdered by revolutionists Mazatlin district. Sin aloa Porfor:o Lauhel. stabbed to Geath, Nuevo Laredo; Charles Segger- son, accidentally shot, Juarez; Luci- ano Martinez, killed in battle while a prisoner in Tampico district; Incar- nacion Sanchez, murdered by Mexico federal officers at MeXicali; Jose Val enciaencia, murdered same place. In 1914-Frank Smith. killed by fed erals, Tampico; Guy s. Sawyer, fatally wounded during attack on Monterey by ccnstitutionalists; Dr. E. F, Kelly killed by Indian soldiers in Sonora: |: r. C. Chapel, killed by Mexican sol dier at Nogales, Sonora.
 In 1915-John B. McManus. killed by Zapatistas in Mexico City while de- lending his home against assault; , Isaac R Ely accidentally shot by Nillistas Tampico; J. NJ Bennett.
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Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
BEALE TALKED OF
 INHERITANCE TAX
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SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. IT, Judge B. F. Thomas. who is attorney for the contestants in the second John F.. peale. estate contest today produced the contract, showing he and his asso- ciate were to receive 25 per cent in case of recovery. Judge Thomas. went or as d witness for the contestants and the defense took him in hand and forced the admission regarding the fee
 Judge Thomas testified he believed MT Beale of unsound mind because he went around to women asking them about the inheritance tax
 When the court remarked this cir constance did not impress him, Judge Thomas interrupted T would say it was proof that ne was certainly de- mented.'
 The taking of testimony was con cluded and the remainder of the day was given over to arguments on a mo- tion by the defense for an instructed verdict. The court will pass on that motion in the morning.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
WARN CHURCHES AGAINST PLOTS
 OF ANARCHISTS
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Warning was police to establish a guard about their premises as the result of evidence disclosed in the hunt for Jean Crones, the University Club chef, who is al legged to have poisoned soup served at the banquet last Thursday night to Archbishop George w. Mundelein.
 The evidence disclosed both by let ters and agents working with the an- archists, the police declared, indicated that an anti-clerical demonstration of wide extent had been planned by a group of anarchists known as the ''sympathizers" Details of the plot were withheld by the police, but it was said their information disclosed that the torch had been suggested foI Q number Of churches, as well as the use of bombs
 Photographs aind drawings of churches in other large cities, the po- lice said, were found in the raid On Crones room and subsequent inVesti gation had disclosed an anti-clerical plot of wide ramifications.
 The nation wide search for Crones continued today.
 The letter signed with the missing mans name which was received yes terday by a New York newspaper, found confirmation in two particulars. The police here admitted that asbes- tos and not guncotton, was found in two cans in Crones' room, just as the letter stated, and city chemists re- ported that their tests had revealed a second mineral poison in the sour samples, as the letter indicated. The second poison. according to the health department analysists, would tend to act as an antidote for the stronger poison by inducing great nausea.
 Government officials who have scrutinized the mass of letters seized by the police in the poison plot took the view that indications of a wide spread nti-government conspiracy had been brought to light and advo- cated immediate steps to defeat it. A plan to utilize a force of fifty se- cret service men in raids on anar- chistic centers was discussed.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
PARLIAMENT PASSESFR0MA|R RAIDS TOCONTROL IF SHIPPING

ment was doing its utmost to make things better.
 The complaints of the members of parliament were mainly to the effect that the high freight rates were largely due to waste of tonnage caused by government mismanage- ment. MT. Runciman in reply said:
 The shipping difficulties of the present time are due not to mis- management but to our trying to pour quart into a pint pot. This and nothing else. The general up- ward tendency of ocean freights is caused by the fact that the mercan- tile marine, which is limited in size, has to carry out a task far greater than in time of peace The shipping problem has become the greatest ec- onomic problem of the day. Where we had hundred ships before the war, we must now do with 67. of which "A are under neutral flags.
 You see we are dependent to an enormous extent on the services of neutral shipping, and if we drive it away by any system of low maximum rates. or a similar device, we shall starve. If we fix maximum rates be- low the world level. we shall drive neutral shipping to ports where high CT rates are obtaina ble''
 When Mr Runciman concluded his speech, Basil Edward Peto withdrew an amendment he had offered to the address in reply to the speech from the throne, expressing regret that the government had not taken meas
 ures to utilize economically available tonnage or given authority to experts
 to requisition and direct the move
 ments of vessels and to limit the re- l muneration for transportation ser ] vices during the war.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Confi- dential information about the build ing programs of European navies, weakness of the American fleet and results of recent maneuvers and war college games were given to the house naval committee today by Rear Ad- miral Grant, commanding the sub marine flOtilla, and Captain Josiah McKean, assistant for material in the office of the chief of operations. Both officers expressed the opinion that even with the administration five year building plan completed the United States would be poor third among naval powers.
 The committee spent most of the day behind closed doors taking up with the officers questions consider ed confidential by the navy depart
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
FEEL EFFECTS OF
 RED LIGHT LAW
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The full penalties of the state red light abate- mert act were imposed for the first time here today when Superior Judge G. A. Sturtevant closed four tenderloin resorts, ordered the confiscation of the personal property of the tenants and of the furnishings and furniture in the houses and decreed that the places must smain vacant tor one year.
 The confiscated property, according to the courts decree, will be sold by the police to defray the cost of the prosecution.
 It was charged that the places Were used for immoral purposes and the de- cree, according to legal authorities here, will have the effect, if sustained by the higher courts, of closing every immoral resort in the state.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
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LONDON, Feb. 1.-The govern ment again found itself on the defen- sive in the house of commons today. Yesterday the subject was air raids, today it was the control of merchant shipping.
 A score of members attacked the governments method of dealing with the merchant marine Arthur J. Bal four, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Walter Runciman, president of the board of trade, replied to the attacks, explaining in much the same manner as was used yesterday in connection with the air defense criticisms that while the situation was admitted to he far from satisfactory, the govern
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18
ON EVE OF DEATH
 DAY HANS SCHMIDT SAYS NOT MURDERER

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Hans Schmidt, the former priest, who is to be executed at Sing Sing prison early tomorrow for the murder of Anna Aumuller, issued a statement tonight through his attorney, AL phonse G. Koelble, declaring he was fully reconciled to die and willingly accepted death as retri- button for his frailties" Schmidt asserted, however, that he will be executed for Tying and not for murder" because Miss Aumullers death resulted from an operation, but adds: q felt morally responsi- ble for the girls death and could not in honor drag those to ruin who took part in the operation at my solicitation. I hope and pray that my judicial murder will help to abolish executions, for not one third of the men who have been in the death chamber with me. in cluding Becker, were guilty of murder"
Arizona republican., 1916-02-18

As to the ability of CarranZa to full fill his promises to protect foreign lives and property, MT. Lansing said that under the circumstances the de facto government, which at the time of recognition controlled more than 75 per cent of Mexicos territory, was affordine reasonably adequate pro- lection to the lives and property of American citizens"
 The data disclosed that seventy-six Americans were killed in Mexico in the years 1913, 1914, 1915, as compared with forty seven in the three years preced- ing, and that twenty civilian Americans and sixteen soldiers were killed on American soil in the last three years as a result of Mexican troubles
 When the report was received, Sen ator Stone. chairman of the foreign relations committee, moved that it lie on the table and be printed as a public document. He made no comment on it's contents. Senator Fall expressed himself as disappointed because the president had not included the confi- dental correspondence.
 The response to the resolution is ex- pected to stir up d new discussion of the situation in the senate and to bring vote quickly on the nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher as ambassa- dor to Mexico Senator Fall intro duced his resolution when the nomi- nation was sent in. Republican mem bers of the foreign relations commit tee held that the senate should not conesnt to sending an ambassador to Mexico until it was thoroughly in formed as to the character of the gov ernment to which he was to be accred- tied. In view of the report it is prob able that the foreign relations commit tee will pass on MT. Fletcher's nomi- nation next Wednesday.
 Included in the documents sent to the senate were copies of President Wilson's appeal to the Mexican fac tions last June, urging them to get together; data regarding the Pan American conference; a copy of the ap- peal to the factions issued by the Pan- American conference; correspondence between the state department and Carranza: communications from Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador. designate to the United States, rela- tive to guarantees of protection to for eigners, indemnities and individual freedom of worship" copies of tele- grams regarding war department operations during border troubles. and reports on the taking and evacuation of Vera Cruz, and many other sub jects.
 The correspondence also included a letter from former Secretary Garrison to Secretary Lansing, dated January 26, 1916, containing a general report of the army operations to suppress bor- der uprisings last fall.
 In submitting the list of the sev- enty-six Americans killed in Mexico in 1913 1914 and 1915 Secretary Lan-
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WANTS NEUTRALITY
 LAWS PRESERVED
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Another note from Sweden has been addressed to the state department through Min ister Ekengren.'appealing to the United States for cooperation with the Swed- ish government and other neutral na- tions to maintain the preservation of rules of international law concerning the protection of neutral commerce and navigation. Action is proposed, par ticGlarly against Great Britain, because of the detention of mail by that coun- try and other aggressions against trade regarded by Sweden as unWarranted.
 Secretary Lansing informed the min ister. it was learned today, that he could not answer the note until the controversy with Germany over the Lusitania case was settled.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 19-Secretary Dariels and his advisors decided today to inaugurate a system of civilian nav al training similar in general outline to that on which military training camps have been established at Plattsburgh and elsewhere. It is planned to use six hattleships to take those who present themselves for training on a months cruise beginning about August 15.
 The vessels to be utilized as train ing ships will take on their student personnel along the Atlantic coast, probably at New York, Boston, Phila- delphia, Norfolk, Portland and Charles
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WASHINGTON, Feb 17.-Presdent Wilson sent to the senate today his response to the Fall resolution adopted last month requesting him to report facts leading up recognition by the United States of the de facto government of Mexico headed by General Venus tano Carranza It in the form of long letter from Secretary Lansing, summarizing the events which pre- ceded recognition and transmitting great volume of data, including list of all Americans killed in Mexico and along the border during the past six years.
 The president, through Mr. Lansing, declined to comply with that part of the Fall resolution asking for diplomatic and consular reports political conditions and events in Mexico The senate informed that 1t not compatible with public interests to furnish this correspondence inasnuch it of highly confi dental nature and submitted by consular officers of the United States by diplomatic consular officers of other governments, which have gracously nsented that their officers might supply this government with n formation during the necessary absence of American representatives and by other persons residing in Mexico