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TO NATION.
FORM Mr.. MARSHALL
Watch Parties, Street Cele-
brations and Dahces n trk
End Of Old Year

Washington. December Sl.-Washington
welcomed the New Year tonight without
any public or semi-public functions. but
with the usual church and home watch
parties and street celebrations.
Dinner dances at the hotels apparently
were more popular than ever The ad-
vent Of national prohibition had no e.
feet, for this was the third sNew Year
celebi alton since tho ban Was placed on
the sale Of liquor in the District OF CO.
Columbia. Some members Of hotel parties
brought their own.' and diplomatic row
continued to enjoy its immunity from
prohibitions restrictions.
Because of President Wilson'S condition
there was no formal watch party 1T the
White House and New Years Day Will
be observed quietly there. Official func-
lions tomorrow, however. will include =
luncheon for the diplomatic corps by
Secretary Of State and Mrs. lansing 1t
their home, reception by the Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs. Daniels and re-
ception by the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Baker and the Assistant Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Crowell 1t the assistant
sccretary's home.
New Years messages to the nation were
issued tonight by Vice President MAJ
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HALL TAKES STAND
IN own Defense IN
TRIAL FOR MURDER

Manassas. Va. December s1.-W. G.
Hall took ths witness stand today In
his own dsfsnss ~ the charge Of kill
ing Lawrence Hudson. an alleged boot
logger. last March. The trial will con
tinue through Nsw Years day With
prospects Of the case being given to
the Jury by tomcrrew night. Hall tes-
tined under cross-examination that he
believed both Hudson ana his com-
panien. Raymond Shack1sford. we're
kinsa ~, bullets nrsd from his revol-
YER Int he declared he lid not shoot
until after Shackleford had nred It
him. He said he jumped on ~ run-
ming heard Of the automobile q the
two alleged bootleggsrs when they At
tempted to esc1pe down side eqad.
It Wa when he Jumped On the step
Of the machine, Hall stated. thAt ohac-
klefora hred It him and Hudson pulled
Mn into the machine and struck HIN
ox1r the had With : whisky bottle.
Han then Declared that he shot Hud 4
~.
All ettsnpts q the prosecution e
connect eae Of the prohibition agents
With @heotlegging we're ruled cut of
of1er ~ the court.
Zoe WilIlamG chauffeur Of the ohi-
cerp ear. completed hts testimony to-
day With the denial that he had taken
any part IN the shooting and with
the assertion that he was unarmed It
the time.
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DOCTOR FLIES TO
GIVE MEDICAL AID
TO SICK FAMILY

Harrisburg. Pa. Dscember S1.
An aviator from the Middletcwn.
Pa. aviation reserve depot To-Day
took doctor by airplane to gtve
medical. aid to the family Of John
Pfaunmiiler. farmer ON Duffy's
island. in the susquehanna. cut Of
By ice from the shores Word
reached the depot that three chill
drsn in the family were III with
pneumonia. and when the machine.
piletsd ~ Lieut.. Ray Brewn.
rsanhed the farm on the Island Il
was found an Infant had died Men-
day and two others wsrs ssrisusly
i'll
Two weeks ago The SANE avlater
took I doctor ever''a liver filled
With lee 70 Hill island. where : boy
had been hurt By falling tre1.
There are ssverAl islands In ~
.Susouehanna near Nidd1etowh'whieh
are farmed and IA winter the fah-
tlfon are sometimes cut OF for days
from standardization WITH The
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VARIED WELCOME EXTENDED
LOVE FOR DOLL IS
CAUSE OF DEATH
OF YEAR-OLD TOT

New York. December 31.-Love
for a Christmas doll caused the
drowning of a 1-year-old baby in
four inches of water In pail dur
ing the voyage OF the steamship
New Amsterdam. which arrived
from Holland today.
Mrs. Jan Pustus who Is on her
way to Des Moines, Iowa. with her
husband and family, bather Jan, Jr..
at his bedtime the day after Christ
was and put him in his bunk with
he coll Santa Claus left when he
toured the ship. Then the family
went to dinner, leaving baby
asleep. The bath pail was mad
svertently left beside the bunk.
Jan, Jr. awoke and started play
ing with Santa's Eift. The doh fell
out Of the bunk and Jan reached
for It. He fell head first into the
pail. The water covered his face
and he could not extricate himself.
Then the IL mily returned from din
Eer he Was dead
Z The baby was buried the next
day, his father cutting tho rope
which sent the little body into the
sea The passengers made up a
purse Of several huE>Dred dollars for
the family.
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Leaders of Both Parties
Spend Active Day in Eff
fort to Negotiate Compro-
mise on Treaty-Early
Agreement Anticipated.

Washington, December 81.
Getting down to cases in their
discussion of a peace treaty
compromise, republican and
democratic senators found to-
day that Article 10 still pre-
scented the biggest stumbling
block in the way of an agree
ment.
The Senate leaders Of both political
parties again were active during the
day in the compromise negotiations,
and the suggestion of conferences was
regarded generally as indicating that
the situation soon might take more
definite form On all sides it was said
that although no agreement was yet
in sight. the sitting process had
cleared away many collateral points
and had centered attention on a very
few reservations, notably the one re-
,atipg to article 10.
1t was the reservation on this point
as framed by the foreign relations COM
mittee at the last session, which Pres
ident Wilson characterized as meaning
a rejection of the treaty. Determined
to secure some modification. demo-
cratic senators have presented a num-
Der of suggestions, but all of them SO
far have been regarded on the repub-
lican side as going too far. The re-
publicans, in turn, have suggested
changes which the democrats regard
as notifications of language only.
THREE CONFERENCES
Three conferences attracted particu-
lar attention among the many which
were held today regarding the treaty.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, went over compro-
mise suggestions with Senator POM
eren of Ohio, a democratic member OF
| the foreign relations committee. Later
Secretary Tumulty went to the capital
and, speaking for the President, dis
cussed the situation with Senator
| Hitchcock of Nebraska, acting leader
1 OF the democrats. Tonight Mr.. Hitch
cock called in to consultation all of the
who are in town. Details of none OF
| these meetings were revealed, but 1t
was understood that in all of them spe-
1 cific reservation changes were dis
I cussed, and that in each case article IL
| figured prominently.
4 As a committee member who worked
1 for unreserved ratification and later
wetsi for acceptance Of the republican
Preservation programme, Senator Pom
| creme Is understood to have given Sen.
ator Lodge comprehensive estimate
of compromise sentiment among the
democrats, and to have gone into de-
tails in outlining how far he thought
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DEFENSE VIRTUALLY
ENDS PRESENTATION
CASE IN NEW TRIAL


Los Angeles, December 31.-Except for
presentation of its case late today in the
trial OF Harry New, alleged murderer CT
his financee, Freda Lesser. Adjournment
was taken to Friday morning.
Eight witnesses were called during the
day. Miss Edna Clancy, half-sister of
New, testified she believed an innocent
act of hers was indirectly the cause of
Miss Lesser's death. In addition, Miss
Clancy. as did other witnesses. testified
that New was mentally unsound.
Miss Clancy told the jury she had in
troduceI New to Miss Lesser while uio
three were working for a business house.
When she learned several months later
they were engaged the witness said, she
urged New not to marry, as he was not
fit man, mentally or physically, to -
a husband and father.
New ignored her request, Miss Clancy
stated, 80 she urged Miss Lesser to break
the engagement. but to do so tactfully
and to use care not to hurt News feei-
ings.
1t is the theory of the defense that Miss
Lesser broke the engagement imme<
diately, and that New. enraged shot his
fiancee. Miss Clancy said her conveisa-
ton with Miss Lesser occurred only few
hours before the latters death.
! George Gallagher, county jailer. said
he thought New was insane at times
H. l., Anderson of Venice testified that
New ATTEMPTED to borrow 500 from him
to hefray the expense Of marrying Nssl
LESSER and he lent him SO for this snip.
posed purpose few hours before News
| fianfce was killed.
| The witness said New was insane. II
| his opinion. SSs
] Several others testified briefly they con-
sidersa New mentally unbalanced. Mild
lily insane Irrational and "irrespcnst-
ble were some Of the descriptive terms
| used
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FRAME-UP VICTIM,
DECLARES DETER,
ANSWERING CHARGE

New York. December s1.-Takins ~
stand in his own defense Capt. Carl
w. Deter. who Is being tried by court
martial on charges Of cruelty to pris-
oners while under his charge in France.
declared that he is the victim Of =
frame up"
Private Clarence Fl. Lacey. who tee-
titled against the captain. told him that
prisoners at LIE Mans were going to
frame" him, Deter said. Lacey made
the following statement to him At
headquarters Of the department Of
criminal investigation. Deter d.
clared:
Captain Deter, we are going to put,
you over. We have got tho right back
ing and we are going to put You with
Hardboiled Smith and the rest"
Lacey had been arrested by Dat
zer's men at least dozen times. on one
occasion in a blood-stained uniform.
charged with murder, petzer said
The Hardboiled Smith case was 60
ing on in Paris while his military po-
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PERSISTENT WAR ON
RAD|CALlSM POLICY
Of PALMER IN 1920.

WASHINGTON, December a.. Any
movement, however cloaked or dis
Ssmbled, designed to undermine the
government will be met. with ''un-
flinching. persistent. aggressive war
fare Attorney General Palmer an
1iounced tonight in stating the policy
III the Department of Justice for the
forthcoming year, in regard to rad
icalism. The Attorney General added
succinctly that no quarter would be
shown bolshevists or others Of their
Tx whom he described as Chiefly
eftninals. mistaken idealists, social
1ifot1 and unfortunates suffering
from various forms OF hyperestheEia.
Mr.. Palmer disclosed tina n the gbv-
Srnment has engaged in tracing down
motives. methods and manerisms OF.
the element which has been charged
With the direct cause Of IS per cent Of
stives Of the Department Of Justice.
working with secret agents Of the al
Z l@ powers, have gone into the RUS
~ holalievist territories to obtain
lt tnifo information Of the plans Of
n 81 Responsible for introducing to
world the dictatorship OF the prole-
NJ have found" Mr.. Palmer said.
hit the red movement does not
Mi III IA attitude Of protest against
jlgod defects in our present political
u eeonomic organization of society
1ae1 moi represent the r4dica ftsnf ~
ssrssgress. It represents specific doc:
a v = ~ 10 HctirH Of dto-
pssnlps ~ force ana Violence. Il II
81 " j movement " liberty -lovine GER
se sssl but distinctiy criminal ana dis
=
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NO ANNOUNCEMENT
!. ON SIGNING OF
M'NARY MEASURE

Washington. December H.--Although It
was said at the White House early tonight
that President Wilson planned to APP
prove the McNary sugar relief bill be-
fore midnight. thus insuring continuation
of federal control OF sugar through 1920.
at that hour it could not be learned
whether he had signed the measure or had
decided en- eleventh hour disapproval. AS
those on duty at the White House tonight
said no communication had come from the
President before he retired, his decision
on rhe bill will not be made known until
tomorrow.
Decision Of the President to sign the
measure, which was passed December
20, just before Congress began its
holiday recess, followed a conference
held today in Philadelphia by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston with
members OF the sugar equalization
board, under which federal control is
exercised. On Secretary HOuston's re-
turn to Washington late in the day
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General Anxiety Prevails
Throughout American
Business and a Readjust-
ment Is Imminent, De-
clares Monthly Review

Washington, December 81.
General anxiety now prevails
throughout American business
concerning the continued adj
vance in prices and a readjust-
ment appears imminent, the
federal reserve board reported
tonight in its review Of Deem
Der business conditions.
Through the boards statement the
inference was strongly given that re-
duction in prices is due because OF
recognized curtailment Of buying pow
er, coupled with a lack of unanimity OF
opinion as to what the future holds
While retail trade shows great ac-
tivity and wholesalers and manufac-
turers were represented as being un-
able to supply the demand. the great
growth in business was shown to have
been in terms of dollars and not in
units of production. High wages for
labor further complicated the situa-
ton. according to the boards view
Practically every federal reserve dis
trict reported that skilled labor was
working only sufficient days to keep
going. resulting in consequent fall
ing off in production.
UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS
In the face Of heavy demands eau
tious manufacturers were described as
disinclined to commit themselves far
in advance Credits have been short
ened, and uncertainty as to changes
which may come within the next three
months Is forestalling the expansion in
trade naturally to be expected a. the
nation gets back more nearly TO It's
peace time activity. The high cost Of
living was referred to as an unQueS-
tionable menace"
The board noted that real estate
values in hundreds Of communities
seemed to have reached the peak or at
lease the rise has been checked.
This was said to be particularly true
Of the Chicago district. With the stop
page in the rise OF real estate values,
building operations are expected to q
stimulated.
4 Th3 bousing situation was sald 70
HAYS rsached critical stage m the
territory west Of the Mississippi river,
resulting in an increase in rents
lief was expressed that the combina-
tion Of anticipated greater returns on
Investments with I propable drop in
raw site values would bring new con-
struction and thus relieve tenants
GRAIN SHIPMENTS Low
Grain shipments were unusually low
during the month. partly because Of the
fuel shortage and the consequent r.
duction Of warehouse accommodations
Country elevators are full Of grain,
snd FEDERAL reserve agents said. there
had been "the utmost difficulty in OBJ
tanning cars.
on the Pacific coast farmers are
holding spring seed wheat In anticipa-
ton Of having to re-seed. Winter feed
Ing Of live stock began much Garner
than was expected. and conditions ~
10 the livestock industry generally are
regarded - satisfactory.
Labor unrest. tho review saia'
showed Abatement during the month.
but tho greatly reduced production OF
the preceding month was not by any
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ARTICLE TEN STILL
MAIN OBSTACLE IN
WAY OF AGREEMENT
Latest French Modes
To Cost Less Because
There's Less Of Them

New York. December 31.-The cosf
Of womens' clothes may be redueed
considerably. because there will b.
considerably less of them. II the
predictions of n fashionable Fifth
avenue male miIliner and dress-
maker. who arrived from Paris to-
day, are correct. The latest modes
France II sending to the United
States he said, arc;
No stockings.
Extremely short skirts.
No sleeves.
Sandals.
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3 Richmond, Va. December A.-Yso and
"a p1lman. 6focers. were held in 5000
baif aach toAky on charges Of violating
tina ff0efa1 fqod law ~ the alleged sale Of
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n 1871 2 7rl<1>} o. p ~
4o u'ni< p,sst ~
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-03-11
Garrett County School News.

The patrons consisting of the par
ents of the children of the Oakland
Grammar school and friends of the
school and education generally, are
cordially invited to attend meeting
to be held at the Oakland Grammar
school building on Monday night, the
18th inst, at eight o'clock. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to completely
organize Community Club of some
kind, having for its main purpose the
good of the child. The values of such
clubs and club activities will be among
the topics discussed at this meeting.
A constitution and bylaws will be
presented and adopted. Won't you
show your interest in the child, the
school, the community, by coming?
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Grammar School Entertainment.

The entertainment at the High
School auditorium on Monday evening
of thi sweek, was well patronized by
the people of Oakland and vicinity the
proceeds amounting to the sum of
S44, which will be used toward the
payment for the Victrola purchased
for the Grammar school. This sum of
S44, however, will not pay for the in
strument in full, and then the school
shall need Some records in addition to
those already on hand, and it has been
suggested that any one carrying
around a guilty conscience because of
their absence from the Tuesday even
ing's entertainment, may contribute to
the fund for the purchase of the re-
quired records.
The school instructors desire to ex-
ted their thanks for the presence of SO
many at the entertainment and to ex-
press their deep appreciation to the
following named ladies and gentlemen
who so kindly assisted in making the
affair the success it proved to be, all
having parts on the program: Mrs.
Paul Naylor, Mrs. J. Gordon Mealy
Mrs. NJ C. Hinebaugh, Mrs. Frances
Decker, Mrs. James P. Treacy, Mrs
Lawrence X. Dixon, Miss Edna Mar
shall, Miss Veronica Rasche, Miss
Margaret Selby, Miss Rebecca White
Miss Gertrude Glotfelty, Miss Virginia
Duvall, Mr. Julius Littman and Mr.
William Weber, Jr.
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. Belle Kisner, of Kempton, Wis
tied Oakland on business Tuesday.
Misses Lorena and Mabel Falken-
stein spent Sunday with relatives in
Terra Alta.
Mr.. C. N. McIntire has returned
home froma business trip to Keyser
and Thomas, West Va.
Mr.. Ira Proudfoot, of Rowlesburg
West Va, was the guest of friends
in Oakland Tuesday evening.
Mr.. George W. Legge, ST., slipped
and fell on some ice on last Friday
and painfully injured his right arm.
Mr.. Donald R. Sincell, who spent a
week with friends in Philadelphia, re-
turned to Oakland yesterday evening
Mr.. ]. H. Weimer, of Crellin, was
in Oakland Saturday on his way home
from a visit to his parents at Round
Glade.
Mr.. T. 0. Hayes, of near Deer Park,
spent Tuesday in Oakland on bust
ness when he called at The Republi-
can Office
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DR.. Stanley Mitchell and his sis
ter Miss Rose Mitchell went to Balti-
more Tuesday morning.
Mr.. D. f. Ofutt returned to Oak
land Monday morning from a week S
visit to Baltimore and New York
Mr.. Rutherford Browning, of near
Deer Park, was in the city yester-
day when he called at this office on
business.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Bradford, of Swan
ton, spent last Saturday in Oakland
on business, when he called at The
Republican Office.
Miss Grace Falkenstein, of The
Republican office, after an illness of
more than two weeks, returned to her
desk Monday afternoon.
Mr.. c. H. Falkenstein, of Cranes
vile, spent Monday evening and Tues
day morning in Oakland visiting his
brother Mr.. j. NJ. Falkenstein.
For Sale-One gray Mare, II years
old; works any place without line;
price, SIS. Address w. C. Bradford
Swanton, Md.-Advertisement 2-4t*
Mr.. Clarence Amos, of Worthing-
ton, West Va, spent last Saturday
and Sunday in Oakland where he was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H
O'Brien.
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their respective homes.

their respective homes.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles 5. Nav left
the Park on Sunday for Richmond,
Va, to attend the funeral of the lat
ter's foster parent, Philip T. Garth
right, who died on Friday at the Con-
federate Soldiers Home near Rich
mond, OF which institution he had been
an inmate for several years. Mr..
Cartwright was born and reared near
Richmond, entered the Confederate
army when he was quite young man
and after the cessation of hostilities
between the North and South enlisted
in the United States Regulars and for
several years thereafter was stationed
with his command on the western
frontier and assisted in the years fol-
lowing to put down numerous Indian
uprisings. He came to Maryland in
the early seventies and engaged in the
mercantile business, locating finally at
Mountain Lake Park. His wife died
several years ago.
The following item will prove of
interest to the readers of The Repub-
lican, the same having been clipped
from recent issue of the New York
Christian Advocate:
'The Board of Foreign Missions of
the Methodist Episcopal church in tax
ing over the Mountain Lake property
at Mountain Lake Park, Nd, hope to
make it a national center for Chris
tian vocational training. There never
was a time in the history of our
church when the demands for trained
workers were so urgent as now. At
a recent meeting in Pittsburgh of the
Council of City Pastors the growing
need was expressed as well-nigh uni
versal. Church secretaries, directors
of Christian education, directors of
Woman's Work, parish workers, rec
reational secretaries Ito have charge
of Fairgrounds and direct children's
play, boys work, etc. These are
only few Of the demands of the mod
ern church. Fifty thousand dollars
is needed for the equipment of the
Park. The property is in great need
of repairs. The manager and super
intendent, Worthington B. Slutz, is
located at the Park and is arranging
the summer program and superintend-
ing the work of reconstruction as
rapidly as possible"
Miss June Huntington left on last
Thursday for months visit in Bal
timore and Washington.
Miss Nell Hoye, of Oakland, is here
on a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. C.
Huntington.
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Monday, March Is. 1920.
ROAD PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days
after the first publication hereof application
will be made to the Board OF County Com
missioners for Garrett County for the ap-
pointment of viewers to view and locate a
proposed new road in Garrett County, Md.
Said proposed new road to leave the pres
ent county road leading from Bittinger to
Grantsville at a point near Simon Resh's
mail box in Election District No. 3, and in
tersecting, the Jennings road to Grantsville
at point near Gregory f. Bevans' sugar
camp. making total distance of about one
mile. and running through the lands of Paul
Beachy. Joseph keifr, Gregory f. Bevans
and George Hare and approximately de-
scribed by courses and distances as follows:
Beginning at a point near Simon Resins
mail box on the Bittinger road and running
thence North So East, South 65' East. South
SO 80 East South 81 East, South 81 East,
South 80 80 East. South 50 East, South $50
Is East, North 79o IS East. North 65o IS
East North So 80 East, North 81 Is East.
North As East, North Sc East, North $50
East North o. IS West, North g so West,
North q 90 West, North 260 80 East, North
45o 20 East, point on the Grantsville and
Jennings road near Gregory E. Bevans'
sugar camp.
ROOT BEACHY,
SIMON resi-,
WILLIAM H. DIETTE.
and others.
puhliShad first time March 1Q1O