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The Glenwood post., 1923-09-06

Tho Envelope Of Bills Was Gone.
a few minutes for this information to
turn into anxiety in her mind.
Have they found him7" she de-
manded.
The silence answered her. They had
all loved Thad, but no one had real
lied how large place he held
Mrs. Penfleld stood in the middle of
the room, dazed, unable to see the next
move to make. Her face was chalky
white. Her brown eyes looked black :;
they burned with a fierce fire. She
had totally forgotten the loss Of the
money. She had not even mentioned
1t to the children. What was money
compared with Thad, the baby that
she had loved as II 1t had been hers
by blood?
Lettie had never seen her idollzed
Penzie look like that, had never seen
her withdrawn from the ways of
speech. A mighty impulse Surged up
in the child to make her Penzie happy
again; and 1t was as If the rising tide
Of that impulse lifted a recollection.
fallen in one corner of her brain, and
bore it to the surface. Her mind was
lllumined with conviction.
"Tll get him, Penzie; I'll get him."
she screamed, waving her arm wildly
and dashing toward the door.
Mrs. Penfield sprang forward and
caught the child by the shoulder. "You
stay right here, Lettie. Amt no use
starting off at random. I'm going to
Mrs. Catterbox's to telephone the po-
lice, and"
'Leggo," cried Lettie, working her
lean shoulder madly In the effort to
free herself. 'Leggo! I'll get him."
"Lettie-"
"Leggo! l gotta get him."
The frail cotton tore under Mrs.
Penfields grasp. Lettie had wrenched
herself loose.
Don't you worry, Penzle, darling"
she shrieked, as she darted toward the
door. II know where he Is. I'll get
him; I'll get him."
The Glenwood post., 1923-09-06
CHAPTER Xxx
Lettle on tho ElrIna Line.

Lettie's plan was definite, but only
a child would have formed 1t. Her
suspicious were red-hot, but only a
child of ten-second impulslveness
would have acted upon them There
was great deal of inflammable mate
rial IN her nature, and no one could
tell what chance spark might set it
off. The evidence that had required
to her. under the stress of Mrs. Pen
fields suffering, was slight. even un-
reliable, but her Imagination had in.
vested 1t with integrity.
From Mrs. Sanders living-room
window she had caught the merest
glimpse of man with a child in his
arms, hurrying out of The Custard
Cup. Looking from a lighted room
Into the deepening twilight, she had
seen neither clearly and had not
thought of recognizing the man or the
child. But when she had found that
Thad was missing, she had jumped
to the congenial conclusion that she
had seen Frank Bosley carrying Thad
away. Why Frank Bosley? Chiefly
because Lettie disliked him, distrust-
ed him, and because in build he was
not unlike the man she had seen. The
fact that Frank Bosley could have no
possible interest in kidnapping Gus
tard Cup child, did not occur to dis
turb her conviction. True to the i'm
pulsiveness which was the keynote of
her nature, she had jumped to con-
clusion.
1t was several blocks to the Eve
ridge street house, but Lettie covered
them rapidly. There was no light in
any window, but she rang the bell.
"Tll begin decent" she thought to her
self. She was sure that queer people
came here, and somehow she didn't
expect them to do anything so mild
as to respond to bell. Giving them
the chance was her way Of dlscharg-
Ing her formal duty.
There was no answer. Lettie set her
teeth and proceeded to business.
'"Thad's in there" she thought stead
lily. "and I'm going to have him."
Quietly she clrcled the two-story
house. 1t had high basement.
There was basement window toward
the vacant lot, but 1t was fastened.
Immediately she reflected that II she
got into the basement, she would
probably want to get upstairs and
might find herself locked away from
the main floor. She knew that the
key was not likely to be on the bnse
ment side. The windows on the first
floor were all closed-except one on
the other side from the vacant lot
The Glenwood post., 1923-09-06

probably the bathroom window. That
was raised few inches. 1t was very
narrow, but so was Lettie. Mentally
she pounced on that window.
She called upon her wide experience
in prowling to help her. In the back
yard she found an old box; in other
back yards she found other boxes
She borrowed four Of different sizes,
and with every intention Of returning
them. No one knew better than Let
tie how important piece Of personal
property an old wooden box may be;
and in spite Of her acQuisitive ten
dencies, she had rigid respect for
prior claims.
She placed the boxes on end. by way
Of making them reach. Then through
acquired agility and with the help Of
nails that had once fastened vine to
the wall, she climbed within range Of
the ledge, pushed up the window
softly, squeezed her thin body through,
swung downward with her wiry hands
grasping the sill, and touched her feet
to the floor.
She was inside. With the exuber-
ance Of ignorance, she felt that her
quest was nearly accomplished. She
stretched out her hands till she dis
covered the door; then went through
Into inky blackness. She CROPPED
along the wall, tried door, found it
locked; tried another, found 1t also
locked; tried third. The knob
yielded. She turned 1t carefully and
looked into room In which gas Jet
burned. A woman was sitting by n
table-a rich woman. She was count
Ing her money and putting the green
The Glenwood post., 1923-09-06

bills into different piles. There was
wrapping paper on the table, ball of
cord. stick of red wax.
There was no child in the room.
Having glanced around to make sure,
Lettie tried to withdraw quietly, but
the doorknob slipped in her hand. 1t
clicked sharply. The woman turned
with a violent start. sprang up.
"What are you doing here? she de-
manded.
Lettie shivered at the sound of her
voice. 1t was low but harsh, cold, as
different as possible from Penzie's-
like voices she had been accustomed
to In those lean years before she came
into The Custard Cup. With a Jerk
the woman had covered her money
with one of the papers. She turned op
Lettie with eyes that littered,
threatened. Her face had shut look.
81 want to see Mr.. Bosley," Lettie
doundered.
The woman gazed at her coldly.
"Ain't nobody here by that name"
He comes here"
he don't, neither"
Eyes, he does" insisted Lettie des
perately. "I've seen him."
"You hain't. neither" retorted the
woman with vehemence. She came
forward. "You get out" She broke
Off in the midst Of her intensity and
glanced back at the table. as II con.
sidering how much the unwelcome
visitor had seen. "How'd you get -
Through the window. l wouldn't
ha' done 1t If you'd answered the bell"
"What did you come for7'
MY little brother. Please let me
have him-quick"
The woman's brows drew together
In horrible scowl. "There ain't no
body here but me. I'm alone-and !
been alone all the time, too. What do
you mean. you little devil?" She made
dive at Lettie; then paused. 1t was
evident that she could not make up
her mind what to do with the intruder.
Finally she gripped the child's shoul.
der whirled her about, and forced
her into a chair. You sit there" she
hlssed. Don't you move. You're a
luntic. Well have you put in 'sy-
lum."
Lettie glared steadily back at her.
The grip on her thin shoulder had con.
vinced her that physical resistance
wns inndvisable but she was serene in
the knowledge that she was not a lu.
nntlc.
II want my little brother" she re-
peated. with diplomatic calm.
A tide Of color surged into the wom-
ans face. She looked as II she were
strangling. "Aln't nobody here,r she
snapped.
A terrible fear clutched Lettie's
heart What II Thad really were not
here7 She had been so blindly certain
OF his presence that she had not faced
the opposite possibility.
"Please-"
"Shut up"
The woman sat down across from
Lettie. They glared savagely at each
other. The shades were drawn down
The Glenwood post., 1923-09-06

When you want high class job print.
ing at reasonable prices, come to The
G Glenwood Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
CHARM SCHOOL COMING.

Oakland amusement lovers are due
for a big treat on December 18th,
whe the Charm School will be pre-
scented by the Frostburg State Normal
School students. This play will be
staged at the Maryland Theatre and
is expected to be a highly enjoyable
entertainment.
Everybody knows the ability of the
State Normal students for producing
fine plays. 1t is to be remembered
that the musical comedy given by
them in Oakland two years ago was
a great success and enjoyed by all
who attended.
The Oakland people should hail with
delight the coming of this number, es-
pecially as all the proceeds above eX-
penses go to Oakland High School.
The cast is composed of fifteen girls
and five boys and it is a pleasure to
know that some of the local boys and
girls attending the State Normal will
be included An enjoyable evening is
assured. The prices will be 25 and so
cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
Garrett COuntians Arrested and
Fined at FrOStburg

Lloyd Miller and Robert Green, who
are brothers-in-law, and who reside
at Avilton, this county, were arrested
in front of the postofiice at Frostburg
last Saturday afternoon by officers of
that town. Miller was charged with
operating an automobile while under
the influence of liquor and reckless
driving and Green with being under
the influence of liquor Both men
were tried at the Office of the Justice
of the Peace at Frostburg and were
found guilty. Miller was fined S3S. 10
and Green $40 and costs amounting
to $40. When arrested the two men
were in front of the postoffice with a
car whose headlights were defective
Green is the son of Benjamin Green,
of Avilton, and Miller, it was stated,
is Mr.. Green's son-in-law. Both men
paid their fines and were released.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06

The Baltimore News has a daily
feature running under the above cap
ton which is contributed by leading
men of the Monumental City's bus
mess and professional life. One day
recently Mr.. James NJ. Easter, presi-
dent of the Daniel Miller Company
one of the most prosperous firms of
Baltimore told his experience in
rounding up his first dollar as fol
lows:
Il guess I earned my first money
right here at Daniel Miller's" said Mr..
Easter.
81 came here when | was sixteen as
an Office boy at 81 week. I've been
here ever since. Like the young men
who are eminent in the renown Alger
books, I've been everything from office
boy down to president"
"But you must have earned some
money before you were sixteen" the
reporter suggested.
Maybe L did, he answered. IN
have to think. Yes, l remember a dol
lar earned when l was very young.
1t was for digging potatoes up in
Oakland, Western Maryland. The
farmer paid me fifty cents a day.
That was my first dollar, I'm sure.
And do you know that even today
have a prediction, shall we call it,
for raising potatoes. I've just raised
crop of about 5000 bushels on that
farm of mine this year"
Mr.. Easter will be remembered by
many of our oldest residents. His
parents resided in Oakland back in
the early seventies and his early
schooling was under Mrs. Lou Thayer
Waters, who still resides in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
THURSDAY, DECEMBER s, 1928. |
TTNKLING ACROSS THE SEA

A pianist in Bournemouth, Eng
land, sat down to play very early the
other morning by English time or late
the preceding night by American
time. His piano was in front of a IA
do transmitting instrument. An al
most imperceptible fraction of a sec
and later radio receiving stations in
the United States heard him. If San
Antonio, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois.
with characteristic Western impetu-
osity, hadn't broken in shortly after
ward the whole of a considerable pro-
gram arranged in England for our
benefit might have been heard here.
Trust the radio fans and inventors
to prevent such Interruptions next
time. Before long any one anywhere
in the world will be able to make
himself heard, by voice, bass drum,
violin, piano, jewsharp, cornet, Xylo-
phone, tuba, mouth organ, cello, bass
horn, saXophone, French horn, from
bone, harp, police whistle, COW bell,
tin pan, callipoe, flute, piccOlo. banjo.
tomtom, oboe, automobile horn or any
other instrument Of brass, reeds or
strings or any instrument to be blown
upon, plucked, pounded, scraped or
otherwise maltreated, or any instru-
ment yet to be invented, anywhere
else in the world. All the bars OF
stiffness are down, all the wells Of 81
lence are rent. The morning stars
may sing together if they like, but
from now on they run no chance of
being heard
But if we are to escape pande-
monium we may expect some sorting
out and censoring Of the multitude Of
noises which it is now possible to
spread abroad on the wings Of the
morning, afternoon, evening and
night, says the New York Herald.
Who will want to hear second rat,
pianist, vioErist or speaker when by
turning a few screws he car. hear the
best in the world? We are approach
ing time when the whole o. hgla.ni-
ty will be one vast audience before
which will pass, one at a time, the
few supreme artists in the production
of sound.
Let those who jeer at the radio cor
slider from what depths of pitiful
mediocrity this invention may de-
liver US. And-which is not crafty
ing-hOw it will standardize our
tastes, so that every one all over the
world will be whistling and hum.
ming the same tune at the same time,
and thinking the same thought.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
THE DEATH RECORD.
WILLIAM J. LOCKE

William j. Locke, known over a
large territory which he travelled as a
salesman for many years, died at his
home in Mountain Lake Park yester-
day at noon, following a brief illness
of pneumonia. Mr.. Locke is survived
by his wife, who was at the time of
his death in Pittsburgh, she arriving
home shortly after it occurred. The
deceased stood high in fraternal cir
cles, being an enthusiastic Mason and
Knight of Pythias. The former or
ganization will have charge of the
funeral which will occur tomorrow af-
ternoon from ST. Matthew's Protes-
tant Episcopal church, of which Mr..
Locke was member. The Masons
will assemble at the lodge at 1870 p.
m. tomorrow and proceed to the
church and participate in the service
there after which the body will be
inferred in the churchyard with full
Masonic honors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
At Which Board of Directors and
Officers are Elected for
The Ensuing Year

The annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce for the purpose of elect
ing its board of directors and officers
for the coming year was held on the
third floor of the First National Bank
building on Monday evening.
Officers chosen at the meeting.
which was we'll attended and quite
enthusiastic, were as follows:
President, Henry Lauer; vice pres
idcnt, Lawrence K. Dixon: treasurer,
A. 7. Matthews; secretary, Charles T.
Riley
The board of directors is composed
Of Messrs, Henry Lauer, Charles N.
McIntire, H. P. Stuck, A. R. Martin,
A. D. Naylor, L. X. Dixon, Charles
w. Ream, Donald R. Sincell, F. R..
Corliss, II. C, Sincell, L. NJ, Fraley
and George d. Sprague.
Following the completion of the
order Of business for which the meet
ing was called addresses were made
by Mcssrs. Lauer, McIntire and by
Mr.. F. E. Rathbun; also by Secretary
Riley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
ROADSIDE PARKING BAN
is GIVEN SUPPORT
Commissioner Sees Reduction of
Accidents in Proposed Law

A law to prohibit parking auto
mobiles on State roads is advocated
by John NJ. Mackall, State Roads Com
missioner of Maryland.
Reduction Of accidents along State
roads is the object of the proposal, he
recently stated to a Baltimore news
paper reporter. A large number of
collisions occurring on the roads are
due to parked cars, which blocks the
paths of other automobiles, he ex-
planned.
Mr.. Mackall suggests that parking
on hills and at curves be prohibited
and that on other stretches cars be
required to get off the road unless
there is room for two other cars to
pass at the same time. A similar law
which went into effect in Pennsylva-
MIA in June has brought about a no
ticeable reduction in accidents on 5he
roads Of that State, according to Nh.
Mackall
Mr.. MacllalI has not yet learned the
governors attitude in regard to pro-
hibiting parking, but he believes that
his suggestion will receive admins
tration support when the legislature
convenes. At least 100 motorists
have urged him to advocate such q
Law, he said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-One pen(Q Mammoth
Toulouse Geese. Apply R. c. Nc
Comas or call phone 26-M, Oakland
Advertisement 39-tf.
For prize winning White Wyan-
dotte cockrels from 300 egg class, see
or write Paul B. Naylor, Oakland
Md.-Advertisement 39-tf.
WANTED-Agents to begin wok
Januay 1, 1924. Easy work, big mon
ey. w. S. Morris, Special Agent, Lo-
naconing, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 41-1t
FOR SALE-The Republican has
for sale several counter shafts, main
driving shaft, cone pulleys, hangers
split wood and iron pulleys, rubber
and leather betting and other fixtures
for driving machinery. Can be seen
upon inquiry at the office. Delivery
of the same can be made in a short
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
MRS. STEPHEN WILSON

Mrs. Martha S. Barger Williams
Wilson, wife of Stephen Wilson, re-
siding on the Weber fam east of
Oakland, died on November "a, 1928,
aged more than IA years The de-
ceased was the mother of eleven chill
dren, among whom are Mrs. Clara
McRobie and Mrs. Ida McClelland, of
Oakland, and Mrs. Lille Cuppett, of
Mountain Lake Park. Mrs. Wilson's
first husband was Andrew C. Will
liams, of Frostburg, to whom she was
married in 1871. Fifteen years later
he died, and in 1901 she was again
married, her second husband being
Stephen Wilson, who survives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
MRS. OLIVE BELLE JONES

Mrs Olive Belle Jones, wife of Mr..
W. c. Jones, merchant, of Deer Park,
died ia her home in that village Tues
day at noon following an. illness of
several weeks. Mrs. Jones was 62
years of age on August 9th and had
been resident of Deer Park for al
most forty years. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Calvin c. Forman, a
we'll known resident of the Crab Or
chard neighborhood in Preston coun-
ty, West Virginia, where she was mar
ried May 1st, 1884 Surviving her are
her husband and five children: Charles
A, Of Columbus, Ohio, secretary to
United States Senator Frank B. VIII
lis; Ernest Ray, en- attorney of Oak
land; May, at home; Pauline, g teacher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
Additional Local Notes.

Yesterday evening Sheriff Jesse J.
Ashby was in receipt of telegram
fro ma point in Washington State in
forming him that his elder brother.
Harry Ashby, who went west more
than twenty years ago, had been in.
stantly killed in the woods in that
State where he was employed as a
| lumberman.
In today's Republican will be found
the notices of the Garrett National
and First National Banks of Oakland,
the First National Bank of Friends
vile and the First National Bank of
Kitzmiller giving notice of the annual
meetings of the stockholders of these
various institutions to be held on
Tuesday, January Sth, at the banking
houses of the respective banks.
County Treasurer Albert L. Lee, in
this issue of The Republican gives
notice, according to law, to those who
are delinquent in their tax payments
to make settlement on or before the
first of January, otherwise he will be
compelled under the law, to enforce
payment by advertisement and sale of
the property upon which taxes are so
due and in arrear.
Mrs. J. Alvin Friend returned to
Oakland last Sunday from Cornells-
vile, Pa, where she had been Wis
! iting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Friend, ard their
twin babies, boy and a girl, born on
November 10th. Mrs. Friend was ac-
companied home by her daughter,
Mrs. Elwood limbaugh, who had also
been in Connellsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Smouse ar
rived at their home here last Thursday
after an absence of several weeks,
which they spent at various points in
Florida making the journey both go
ing and coming in their automobile.
After remaining here until Tuesday
Of this week, Mr.. Smouse, in company
with Mr.. Walter Falkenstein, left for
Myersville, Frederick county, Md,
where they will enter the general mer-
camille business. The best wishes of
host of friends in Oakland will fol-
low them. Mrs. Falkenstein and chill
dren and Mrs. Smouse will remain here
until after the holidays when they will
go to Myersville also.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06

in Lima, Ohio, and Winona, teacher
in Ohio Wesleyan University at Della
ware, Ohio. There are also four
grandchildren, two brothers and three
sisters surviving. The funeral SER
vice will be held at the home in Deer
Park at 100 this afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. Mr.. Loar, pastor of the
Deer Park Methodist Episcopal
church, of which Mrs. Jones was long
a member, assisted by Rev. J. C.
Buckley, pastor of the Oakland Meth
odist Episcopal church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
Is Per Cent Off,

While doing your Christmas
shopping, why not look over our
stock of finished Monuments
for that unmarked grave in the
cemetery? You will save fifteen
per cent and have the work
erected at once or in the spring.
J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY,
Marble and Granite Dealers for
46 Years.
SO N. Center St, Cumberland.
SO E. Union St, Frostburg, Md.
Both yards On the National
Observation-Disclosures 40-2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
Mrs. B. ELLA COLLINS LEVINSON

The remains Of Mrs. B. Ella Collins
Levinson, who died at Celina, Ohio,
on Wednesday, November 28th, were
brought to Oakland and inferred Sat-
urday, December LIST. The deceased
is survived by her mother, four sis
tiers and five brothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06

Public Auction of Personal Property.
On Friday, December 14th, at 1880
O'Clock p. M, at the residence on Pen
nington street, household furniture
and kitchen utensils.
MRS. PEARL ". GRANT.
Advertisement 41-2t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06
FOR SALE.

Twelve acres of good farming land,
located = mile south of Oakland, Nd.
This land is on the Oakland-Aurora
road, is in a high state of cultivation.
1t would make a fine truck and poul-
trv farm.
For further particulars, call on or
write, MARCELLUS SHARTZER.
Pennington, Pa.
Or II. s. BLAMBLE,
Advertisement 41-2t Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-06

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Evening star., 1923-11-23
PROPER HEADLIGHTS
HELD WINTER NEED
Kiwanis Speakers Point to Greater
Care Season Demands of
Autoist.

Necessity Of extreme precaution in
adjusting automobile headlights as
the shortened days and slippery
streets of winter approach was
stressed by DR.. E. C. Crittendon of
the bureau of standards at the
weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club
in the Hotel Washington yesterday.
The program was presented by the
Automotive Trade Association men,
bers of the organization.
Introduced by Pearce Rayner, local
representative of the White Motor
Truck Company, DR.. Crittendon, by
means of apparatus, pointed out the
proper way of arranging headlights,
and said that through the co-opera-
ton of such bodies as the American
Automobile Association, the National
Motorists Association and most trade
organizations proper charts for in
struction to the uniformed would