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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30
FRIENDSVILLE MAN WINS
VERDICT OF $2O3, 9O7 IN COURT
]. W. Mccullough, Lumber Operator,
Receivers Big Sum in Contract Suit

j. w. MCCULLOUGH, Lumber operator,
Receivers Big Sum in Contract Suit
Damages amounting to S203, 90728,
said to be the greatest sum ever al
lowed by West Virginia jury, were
granted John W. Mccullough, lumber
operator, of Friendsville, Garrett
county, Md, well known here by a
jury in Circuit Judge VIM. O'Brien's
court at Buckhannon, w. Va, in a suit
against H. E. Clark, of Glen Comp
bell, Pa, for breach of contract. The
verdict was reached after trial last
ing % days, and ends a legal battle
which began in March 1917, and which
has been carried to the state supreme
court and back again to the original
trial court.
Thirty witnesses-seven for the
plaintiff and 20 for the defendent-
were heard in the trial ending Satur-
day. The case was given to the jury,
of which Arthur Reese, of Buckhan-
non, was forman and verdict re-
turned after only three hours DELHI
Grafton.
This verdict is a reversal of the
decision made in the first trial in
March 1917, at which time Judge
O'Brien ordered the ury to return a
verdict for the defendant. Carried to
the state supreme court, the higher
body in April, 1918, ordered a retrial
Civil action followed the alleged
breach by Clark of a verbal contract,
by which Clark is declared to have
agreed TO sell 760 shares of the Da-
mascus (Va.) Lumber Company stock
to Mccullough. The existance of such
a verbal contract was denied by Clark
throughout the litigation. The 7O6
shares of stock in question represent
rs per cent of the capitol stock of the
Damascus Company.
The Upshur county court gained
jurisdiction in the case through the
fact that Clark had property holdings
at Buckhannon. The trial ending was
heard at a special session of court
called for that purpose.
Attorneys for Mccullough were R.
Roy Waugh, former attorney general,
Sam K. Spears, of Elkins, and E. D.
Tolbott, also of Elkins. Attorneys for
Clark were Young and McWorter
and J. NJ. Downes, all of Buckhannon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30
BAD CHECKS FLOATED
Six, AggregatiRg Nearly 5000, Issued
and Alleged FOrger Caught

Mrs. Thomas Ryan, who resides on
the Jesse Shipley farm, located about
midway between Deep Greek and Nc
Henry, was arrested Monday upon the
charge of having issued a number of
forged checks-six in all-aggregat-
ing in amount $195.
1t is alleged that the woman came
to Oakland two or three weeks ago
when she palmed off upon each of the
following named merchants checks
supposed to have been signed by a
prominent farmer residing near Nc
Henry, and drawn on the First
National Bank of Oakland:
Offutt's, $35, for which she received
some merchandise and the balance in
cash; Sincell, $50, merchandise and
cash; Hart, $50, merchandise and
cash, and Miss Ellen Cornell, where
the same proceeding was gone through
with. Nothing was said of the mat
ter at the time, the victims feeling
sure that the woman would again Wis
it the town where she had had such
easy marks, and in this they were not
mistaken, her appearance here on
Monday fully carrying out their ex-
pectations and the alarm was quietly
given after she had been seen by one
of those who had suffered and in
few minutes she was placed under ar
rest, having been fully identified by
at least two of the merchants victim
lied. Being taken before Justice West
the woman waived a preliminary hear
ing and gave bond for her appearance
at court in the sum of $500, her has
band becoming her bondsman.
Following the proceedings on Mon
day Merchants Englehart and Hoch-
man, of Accident, came to Oakland on
Tuesday, and going before Justice
West caused additional warrants to
be issued for Mrs. Ryan's arrest, both
merchants alleging that she had vic
timized them in the same manner as
the Oaklanders had been, the amounts
being for S45 in each case. Mrs. Ry-
an was again arrested and plead a
jury trial, which was accorded her
after having entered into bond in the
sum of $1,000 for her appearance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30
DEATH of Baby Stevenson.

From the issue of October 22nd of
the Jefferson Qowa) Bee, the follow
ing particulars concerning the death
of the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Stevenson, of Mountain Lake
Park, is taken:
Mahlon Head Stevenson, little sen
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson, Jr.,
of Mountain Lake Park, Maryland,
died at an early hour Monday morn
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. t.
R. Watts at Grand Junction. His
last illness was very brief He had
been afflicted more or less during the
past few months with an asthmatic
trouble, but had been getting along
very nicely until Sunday forenoon
when he developed mild case of
Group. This disease seemed to yield
to treatment, and, at the doctors
visit that evening, no alarm was felt
for him. Mr.. Watts, who idolized the
little fellow, sat by his bedside dur
ing the night, giving him loving care
and attention. Occasionally the boy
would sit up in bed, talk to Mr. Watts,
and though with very labored breath
ing, seemed to be in no immediate
danger. About two o'clock Monday
morning he asked for drink Mr..
Watts stepped into another room for
the water, and upon returning to the
bedside, found the little fellow
breathing his last. Mrs. Stevenson,
who recently came here from a health
seeking trip, was with her parents in
jefferson, little dreaming of the near
ness of the death angel until hurri-
ed message came for her to come to
Grand Junction. She came last week
from Maryland, and had intended to
start back with her children Sunday
evening, but delayed on account of
little Mahlon's Illness. Her husband
was at Mountain Lake Park, Mary
land, but arrived at Grand Junction
last evening. The deep grief felt
by father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Watts and other relatives, is beyond
expression, The funeral will take
place this afternoon at the Watts
home, and the dear little body will be
brought to jefferson for burial In
this hour of their sorrow The Bee ex-
tends heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30
WAR RECORDS STILL WANTED
Garrett County Soldiers Have Been
Somewhat Lax in Furnishing Data

DOAiEN lAeAJ A-SiA III L Ddld
Former Senator W.McCulloh Brown,
who has devoted much of his time
during the past summer and fall
in an endeavor to get together for
publication purposes and as an histori-
cal record, data relative to the names,
branch of service, length of service, at
home or abroad, of every man from
Garrett county who served in the Eu-
ropean War, is still busy at work on
the indexing of the material he has
already gathered, but will have to re-
lax his efforts in few days owing to
the fact that he will move his resi-
dence for the winter to Baltimore,
but in his absence the work will be
continued by Register of Wills Edwin
E. Friend at the Office of the Orphans
Court at the Court House, where Sem
ator Brown has maintained his head
quarters during the time he has been
engaged in the work.
While the records being made to-
day may not be of any special inter-
est or value to the present generation
in years to come the same records will
be of inestimable worth giving as they
are now intended to do, everything
relative to the record and activity of
each Individual man from the county
who saw service in any branch of the
army or navy. Thus far there seems
to be laxity on the part of the men
to give the information desired, and
this should not be. Get busy now and
send the desired information to Mr..
Friend, or go to him when you are in
Oakland and he will take pleasure in
giving any assistance you may require
in making up the papers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30

Union revival services will be held
at Pleasant Valley beginning Mon
day night, November 3rd, conducted
by the pastors of the United Brethren
and the Methodist churches. The
meetings will commence at half past
seven and during the first week will
be held in the Methodist church; the
week following in the United Brethren
church
1t is hoped that all the members
and friends of each church will attend
the meetings from the very beginning,
not waiting until the work is well
under way. The success of the meet
ings will depend largely on the pray
ers and united efforts of all the Chris
tan people of the community.
C. E. BISSELL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30

Nothing has been said in Mary
lands gubernatorial campaign that
will induce the voter to change his
fixed decision to vote his disapproval
of the way the Democratic admins
tration at Washington had muddled
things up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-30

The Republican is the recognized
medium in Garrett county.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-21
MI-MLL VIM IN rm. Imrn

CIaud Weaver shattered pll ore. primary srtrs and
brot. rnc heart of several sure lhur candidate, uy
wlrnipp tho drmocr-,uc nomination 200 tho l'f,h dis
uict iu n voE tie pollcd almost as many votes '
all The r.ar OF the field, comc righU 20 number
There are two or three significant lcsnbns to be
learned from this .hor campaign Mr. Weaver 80
tar as observed m,ao no appeal Tor c,s, votes Not
through .hc praas at i,nyt what h- speeches may
have contained do not know nut an agreed
that tho speech makers we're given very little con
ntdoruuou. the crowds refusing TO cumo out Ito IF
tered h,u clf a democrat OF course lic asking
proformcnt the hands of that party For the he
sccms to have asked for votes American
citizen
At least three ~ his opponents were npucnnoc di-
roctly Tor class votes. knight u tho southern part
Of the district advertised himself widely soldier
candidate nud asked the support II he suldicr yot.
The understanding that ho would Err sonnet hing
out of tho government ror the soldiers tie also mndo
direct and ylcl'ss appeal 'or union labor support
stating that h. cpsidcrcd ahc aborlug nan ,cnrltled
special yoTrtdcrulon, ,umrd IN oklahoma
city made similar c,iupn I'm and 10 he classes
Boyle appealing go 'ho labor rorrrs, also sought the
aid Of the Irish oluueul
Mr. Weaver pcyar eoutdrra1 a dangerous ctudldpio
hy even tho ,nlos ,-'lu,pus y"n o,rr rm ,Eht. OPP
ponrnn Mrsscrs Knight lIllurd and ro,lc also ran
Tho world has uo particular 0n'orost 90 the affairs
~ tho r0rh district 1c' .t docs o. tho rogult
VI lhm campaign 'sY Er'ar d"u ur encourage.
mcnr ror n.sn opposed 20 'he recognition of .nas rn.
attempt To 9ut uhofe uo1 who .av -.rv.c, vuh ,hr
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-21
SOVIET utIE DOOMED.

Thus read lhr dispatches from Russia Tho do
t,rr.lyo mode or ,hourht Inevitably end, In destroy.
iur tscIr That great truth be the auiiol" Presently
,ho ylsa-,und nu1.uus NJ Russia must sct about re-
constructing what hey took such JOS In destroying
an orHrrIy ct.arttyc form ~ human society which
recognizes alike the laws OF God and the necessary
discipline OF self
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-21

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-21

PHONE Gooo FoR ALI DEPARTMENTS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
All THE FISH.
Do Not Live in Rivers and Creeks
and Branches.

Monday afternoon an unknown
stranger came to Saluda and took
out. probably several hundred collars
of good Saluda money by shrewo
and new method ESQ far as Saluda 's
concerned.) The fishing was gooo
with him, the suckers falling all over
themselves to bite relates the Salnaa
Standard. First he sold finger rings
for so cents each, afterwards return
ing the money paid in by each or the
buyers and so some giving double their
money back. Then he sold raZors tor
$500 each, likewise returning tnelr
money. Then he sold a number OF 81
bills for so cents and IS bills Tor 90.
When he had them baited real well and
the suckers were falling all over them
selves for a chance to take the nook
and run under a log with 1t, he COM
menced selling watches at 30 eacn'
Some say that as many as 100 were
sold. some men buying one, some two,
some three and some as many as tour'
all of them expected to have their
money returned and to be allowed to
keep the watches. However a. the
end of the watch selling, there was no
talk of any refund and those purchas-
ing went away sadder and wiser men.
Some of Saluda's staid business men
bit like little school children and now
if some friend tries to sell you watch
and chain that looks like gold, don't
bite, for all is not gold that glitters.
The unknown stranger was taken
in by Policeman Edwards and Sher-
iff Sample after his little game had
been played, and contributed $500 to
the courty's Golfers for peddling with
out license. He had previously paid
the town license of IS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU
>Hasn't Acquired Very Much Love for
EN- Yet.

NHasn't Acquired Very Much Love for
EN- Yet.
When Premier Clemenceau visited
Keil, Germany the other day he walked
rapidly to the end of the great bridge
which crosses the Rhine to Strassburg,
winked gaily at the gallic cock that re-
places the Prussian eagle on top Of the
bridge and then turned to face bat
terry of photographers and moving pic
ture men.
go ahead snap away but don't for
get that you must include that old bird
up there in the picture" he said to
the camera men.
Leaning over the railing he noticed a
big pile of coal on the pier below and
pointed it out to NJ. Claveille, the min
lister. saying to him:
Don't let me hear another complaint
| from the Parisians about the lack Of
coal"
NJ. Claveille's reply could not be
heard but evidently it was not salts
factory for, addressing the newspaper
men, the premier shouted:
Boys, send telegram to your news
papers in Paris something like this:
Plenty of coal in Keil but Claveille
will not transport it."
Returning to the waiting automobile
through the muddy main street lined
with low houses from behind the cur
taincd windows of which faces peered
Icuriously, Clemenceau caught sight Of
| three frock coated men, standing top
hats in hand in the driving rain: "Who
are these people?" asked Premier
| Clemenceau. He was informed that
they were the German mayor Of the
city and his two aides. They advanced
toward him and the premier stopped
The German mayor, after eXcuslng
himself for his faulty French said: Il
hope you have had an enjoyable stay
and will have pleasant Journey
Noting that they were still uncovered,
Clemenceau said; somewhat grutny,
"put on your hats" Then he hesitated
for a moment, looked about him, finally
beckoned to the three Germans to come
to him, and replied with punctilious
but dry. politeness: II thank you for
your good wishes"
Then. he made as if to go out impul-
sively as if overcoming a strong reso-
luton, he extended his hand which the
three Germans took and bowling deep
ly they withdrew. -.. :
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12

can give her and she never wants any
thing beyond my means to provide. We
get along nicely" Then he was solemn
and serious. "Of course" said his
friend who heard his statement. "If
you were single. again as you were a
couple of years ago you would get
married." The long one paused awhile
and then he said: 'Well, l wouldn't
be in any hurry, about it."
Is There a, Santa Claus?
Gas the Christmas season approach
es l am reminded Of that famous reply
of the editor of the New York Sun
many years ago 20 little Virginia
O'Hanlon, now grown woman and the
mother of another Virginia perhaps
who also wants to know" said a Fort
Mill citizen who was in Yorkville this
week attendant upon the court Of COM
mon pleas. II read it first number
of years ago and l! was so impressed
with it that l committed part Of it to
memory. You remember how it goes:
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticlsp of critical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think that nothing can be which is not
comprehensive by their minds. All
minds, Virginia, whether they be mems
or children's are little. In this great
universe Of ours man is a mere insect,
an ant in his intellect, as compared
with the boundless world about him, as
by the intelligence capable
Of grasping the whole truth and
Yes, Virginia, there is a
Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and generosity and devotion exist
and you know that they abound and
give to your life it's highest beauty
and joy. Alas! How dreary would be
the world if there were no Santa
Claus? 1t would be as dreary as if
there were no Virginia. There would
be no child-like faith, no poetry, no
romance to make tolerable this exist
ence. We would have no enjoyment,
except in sense and sight. The eter-
nal light with which childhood fills the
world would be extinguished."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
INFLUENCE OF COLOR.
Different Shades Affect People Diff
ferently.


A New York physician who gives
more credit to nature than he takes
for himself in the cures he has
wrought is a great believer in the eff
feet Of colors on the human faces; To
patient who showed signs Of getting
into a critical state as the result OF ex-
treme nervousness he handed out the
following advice in light, half joking
manner, but with enough seriousness
in his tone to warn his hearers OF the
latters condition:
Hike to the mountains as fast az
you can get there. Get away from
the depressents that are so numerous
in the city. Nature is the best teach
er In these things. You will find In
your surroundings in the country no
black and very little red. Blue and
yellow are combined in the restful, re-
viving green" e
There is no doubt, the doctor con-
tends, that the wearing Of black has
an evil effect on both health and
| Spirits. InOS6 WHO nave uidoC o. opS'N
cialty of occult studies point to the
fact that black is the color of Saturn,
the planet Of gloom, misfortune, Ia
tality and other evil things. Black
was never worn by the ancients, who
made a study of these matters. Even
their mourning was white.
If one wishes to be happy and brill
liant blue is the color to wear, In the
opinion of those who have the idea
that they have delved into things oc-
cult. It is said that the spirit OF evil
hates blue intensely and flies at the
sight of it. Blue also calms the nerves
and therefore 1t Is good color Tor
room decorations.
Red should be excluded from tne
room of persons who are Ill, as 1t has
an exciting effect and tends to increase
fever. The Bolshevists and the anar-
chists probably studied the effects OK
colors when they adopted the red nag
as their emblem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
CARE OF THE TEETH.
England Learned Great Lesson from
Americans.

England Learned STedC IcSSoH IIOHi
Americans.
England is going to brush up. What?
Why it's teeth of course.
1t appears that the country which
gave us Shakespeare has neglected for
all these years the proper care of the
teeth of its subjects. the young and the
old, the boy and the girl. whether in
school or out. Then came the Amer
lean doughboy and the awakening.
Sharp England noticed that each
American colder was armed with a
toothbrush, equally important as the
rest of his war acCoutrements.
The English health surgeon sat
down to figure it out. They learned
that the United States had supplied
more than 5000 dentists for the forces
going to France. a glance at the
British dental statistics was in order
and despite the great preponderance
of British fighting men at the front,
the best that could be found was that
Great Britain had supplied 500 quail
fed dentists.
Did England sit down, and say Jolly
wcll?" 1t did not. The British Den
tai Association took careful note of the
good health of the douGhboy. his Smil
ing appearance with those rows of
glistening white teeth, the tribute to
the assiduous use of the tooth brush.
And forthwith the British Dental AS
sociation began a campaign for the
use Of the juvenile muscles of the
country in the propulsion Of the tooth
brush. Not satisfied with this, the
dental association is besieGinG The
ministry of health for the establish
ment Of a dental section to take
charge Of the care of the teeth of the
country. Here is what the association
proposes:
Dental treatment for expcctant
mothers and children up to the age
of five years.
Dental inspection and treatment Of
all of school age.
Deill'tl tIedlllcHl VI dIl duui 10
whether entitled to national insurance
benefits or not.
Dental treatment as an essential
for the cure of tuberculosis.
Perhaps when the British dental as
sociation was forming its plan for the
campaign of better teeth, it also re-
calls the voraciOus appctites Of
the young men wearing the uniform Of
the United States. England likes its
beef. we all know, but with better
tccth-wcll roast beef ought to he an
increasing popular food when the
machinery is at hand, sharp and in
trim, for mastiCating it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
BIRDS CLAIMED THE AIR
Eaqle and Airman Battle for Su-
premaey.

Eagle and airmen have met In a. con-.
test for supremacy of the upper air ana
the eagle has been defeated. says q
Paris dispatch. The eagle was en-
countered high above the Pyrenees N
the half light of early morning recent
" when a British officer was pilot
ing a single scatter scout machine from
Paris to Madrid. The airman was n.y.
ing at rate ot-dOo miles an 'hour
when a big eagle scared 4up to meet
him.
."It was as IL the eagle had thrown
me a challenge" says The airman, "Dut
the Slaughter died on my lips wheat
thought that perchance lucky dive
blythe bird, or maybe a collision III
mid air would send me crashing 10
the rocks beneath. S..
rrbe eagle numbered around me at
about 90 miles an hour ane tnrot-
tied down to the same pace wniie We
took stock of each other. The ar Dy
then was crystal clear and l couio
see every feather on him as we cir
cled about, for all the world like two
antagonists above the western 'front.'
The eagle started to climb and. 1 wenf
after him yard after yard. Unable
to resist any longer. I opened the
throttle, put my nose down ana
looped right over him. He made one
great effort to catch up and with IT
his strength failed. His wings gave
a feeble beat and with every appear
ance of a shot plane, he nose -dived
to earth. I followed him a good l,2oo
feet and saw him fiatten out and land
near a village in the foothills, COM
pletely exhausted"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12

-GcorGia, Alabama and Mississippi
have suffered terribly during the past
few days from high waters caused by
torrcntial rains. Although the rains
generally had ceased with the colder
weather miles and miles of railroad
tracks were under water in all three
states, and many cities were out Of
communication with the balance of the
world except by wire. Train service
has been discontinued entirely on some
Of the railroads and in the case Of
roads wide detours are being made to
reach otherwise isolated towns. Flood
waters reached a stage of 80 feet at
Columbus, Ga, Wednesday and prop
erty loss was estimated at not loss
than 100000. At Meridian, Missi-
ssippi, a hundred thousand people,
mostly negroes. are homeless, and a
number of deaths have been reported
All trains on the Mobile and Ohio
road have been discontinued because
of washOutS between Mobile and Meri-
dian. The Louisville and Nashville is
the only railroad line open to Mobile
and all the other roads are using this
line.