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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
POOL ROOM ROBBED OF
MONEY AND GOODS
The Latter Recovered from Boy
In Grafton, w. Va.-Money
Had Been Spent

Some time during the early hours
of Sunday evening the Oakland Pool
Room, located in the Gender building
on Second street was entered through
a doorway leading out on Railroad
street and money and merchandise
amounting to about hundred dollars
was stolen and carried away.
About midnight Mr. Joseph Helbig,
one Of the owners of the place, was
notified by friend that the door
was standing open and upon investi-
cation it was found that the cash reg
lister and vending device had been
rified and four automatic revolvers
were missing. Suspicion pointed to
a youth named Garfield, of Grafton,
West Va, and boy 81 Oakland as
being the parties guilty of the theft,
both having bought tickets for Graf
ton at the railroad station here on
Sunday night, paying for the same
with nickles and dimes. Mr. Helbig
went to Grafton on train No. 8 Mon
day morning and found both boys in
the railway station at that place.
When confronted by him and ac-
cused Of robbing the pool room they
confessed and returned the stolen re-
volvers and other merchandise. The
money, approximately $50, they had
spent. No charge was made against
them.
The boy whose home is in Oakland
was advised to return here by Mr..
Helbig, but he refused. so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
st. PauPs Nj. Z. Church, Oakland.
Rev. Archibald Moore, P

Rev. archibald MOOre, Pastor.
9:45 a. NJ, Sunday school, Mr.. E.
R. Jones, superintendent.
HOO a. NJ, public worship and
sermon.
$50 p. NJ, Epworth League, Neil
Liller, president.
1880 p. M, public worship and SER
mon.
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.,prayer meet
ing. Ais p. m. Wednesday, Junior
League, Miss Grace Loar, superinten-
dent
A cordial greeting is extended to
all who will join in these services of
worship.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
MRS. EDNA LILLER.

The funeral service of Mrs. Edna
Liller, aged "a years, who died at her
home at Bloomington on Saturday, of
cancer, was held Monday afternoon
from the residence. Interment was in
the Bloomington cemetery. Rev. H.
G. Spencer, pastor of the Piedmont
NJ. E. church, oficiated. The deceased
is survived by six children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
DIED..
JULIUS SCHERR.

Inc ueaIH Oh JULIUS Scneff, well and
very favorably known by many of the
people of Oakland, occurred at his
home, 237 S. Walnut ST., Morgantown,
West Va, last Thursday evening at
1870 o'clock.
Of Mr.. Scherr and his family the
Morgantown Daily Post of Friday
following his death said:
"Hon. Julius Scherr was for many
years a resident of Morgantown and
a man known in many parts of this
State. Death was the result of an ILL
ness Of seneral months duration and
came as the second visitation of sor-
row to the Scherr home within a
short time, Mrs. Scherr having died
on October 3. Julius Scherr was born
in Lucerne, Switzerland, February %,
1849. He came to America with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Scherr,
when lad of eight years of age and
settled in st. Paul, MINI. Several
years later the family moved to West
Virginia, having been told that it was
the Switzerland of America" AS
young man he went to Washington,
ID. C., where he married Miss Emile
Sievers in 1870, and in 1884 he moves
to Eglon, Preston county, where he
engaged in the mercantile business.
He came to Morgantown about fifteen
years ago where he has since resided.
Mr.. Scherr is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. j. C. Renninger,
Oakland, Md; Dr. Arnold A. Scherr.
Keyser; E. G. Scherr, Charleston; H.
L. Scherr, M. c. Scherr and DR.. Will
liam B. Scherr of Morgantown. There
are also seven grandchildren and one
sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Renninger, of New
Orleans, La. Mr.. and Mrs. Scherr eel
ebrated their 54th wedding anniver-
sary on September 20, but a few
weeks before the death of Mrs.
Scherr. Mr.. Scherr has been an ac-
tive member of st. PauPs Lutheran
church for many years, and Rev. Will
F. Bare, pastor of the church will be
in charge of the funeral services to be
held Sunday afternoon at 800 o'clock.
Throughout his life Mr.. Scherr was
active in politics of his State. He SER
we'd two terms in the State legisla-
ture from Preston county, 1889 to
1898; was chief clerk in the office of
the State Auditor during the admin
istration of his brother, Arnold C.
Scherr, and since 1910 he has been
member of the state tax commission
er's official force, which position he
retained until the time of his death,
though he had not been active for
some time. Despite his interest and
activity in political affairs Mr.. Scherr
was capable business man, estab-
fishing and conducting mercantile es-
adjustments at Eglon and Horseshoe
Run, Preston county, Oakland, Md,
and at Thomas. Upon moving to
Morgantown, Mr.. Scherr became in
terested in the affairs of his home city
and though his work required him to
be absent from the city much of the
time he never failed to identify him
self with progressive and civic move
ments and church activity"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25

Much of the material, hosting ma
chinery and other paraphernalia to be
used in the construction of the bridge
at the Narrows Of Deep Greek to be
built by the General Construction
Corporation, has been received and
the work of building the bridge is
now under way with quite a large
force of men being employed by the
bridge company having the contract.
The bridge will be similar to the one
now nearing completion across the
same stream, but located further
down and will be practically the same
length about six hundred feet. In
stead of concrete floor, however, a
wooden floor will be used.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25

Eagle Scout Eugene ]. Roberts and
Charles J. Thompson, are the guests
of the Rev. A. j. Torrey in Oakland
through the holidays. Scout Roberts
will give a talk to the Oakland Troop
in their scout rooms on Friday ev-
ening at TOO o'clock on the subject,
GLOW to become an Eagle Scout"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
st. Matthew's Episcopal Church.

KEY. A. j. Iorrey, Rector.
1000 a. H., Church school.
11:00 a. NJ, morning prayer and
sermon. Subject: "Where was Christ
before Christmas?"
st. Johns Chapel, Deer Park. Ser
vice at 1880 p. m. Subject as above.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
CHURCH NOTICES.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian

Garrett Memorial Presbyterian
Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
Sunday school, 1000 a. m.
Worship and sermon, HOO a. m.
c. E. at 6:45 p. m.
Worship and sermon, 1870 p. m.
There will be a congregational
held at the close of service
Sunday morning. A full attendance
is requested.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25

Mr.. Calvin Anderson, a former res
ident Of Garrett county, now living
on a farm near Detour, Frederick
county, spent several days last and
this week in Oakland and at his for
mer home over in District No. s.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25

Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, an in
structor in one of the Baltimore City
schools, is spending the Christmas
vacation in Oakland with her mother,
Mrs. Olivia Mitchell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25

Don't fail to see the mechanical toy
on display at the Sincell Store, Oak
Observation-Disclosures 42-3t.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
LAY PLANS FOR
MONSTER PICNIC
OF FARM BUREAU

w. A. Swerdfeger, of the Melo-
land farm center, Gerald H. Shaw,
of Acacia, Mike Liebert of SeeleY,
j. H. Dubois of McCabe, and D. V.
Stewart of Imperial, were appointed
as the committee in charge of the
arrangements for the Imperial Coun.
tx Farm Bureau picnic to be held
here October Is, it was decided at
yesterdays S meeting of the farm bu-
reau.9 Swerdfeger. was elected chair
man. ,.,t =. .08
Three years ago tho picnic was
held at Calexico, two years. ago at
Brawley and last year at Holtville,
so that this year Ell Centre people
will entertain the valley. Every man
woman and child in Imperial Valley
is urged to set aside Saturday, Oc-
tober IS, to attend the picnic, the
committee anhounced during the
meeting yesterday. Free barbecued
meat, rolls, coffee and everything in
theseatable 4fne viii be furnished by
the committed, Those attending
need only bring their cups and
spoons.
I Other2details planned for the pic
ME will be anounced later, accord
ing to- Chairman Swerdfeger. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
20 BODIES ARE
TAKEN OUT OF
WYOMING Mine
IL Living Men Removed,
Many Inside the Mine
Still
ny unitcd Press Leased Wire

KREMMERER, Wyo., Sept. IT,
twenty bodies have been taken from
Sublet No. 5 of Kremmerer Coal
company, wrecked by an explosion
yesterday morning. Twelve living
miners have been removed and
about 90 remain within the work
ings, mine officials reported this
morning.
Rescue parties are working franti-
cally to get at the remaining men en-
tombed, believing that they may
find several alive.
Constant caving of the shattered
walls at the mine entrance keeps
rescue parties in peril of their lives,
and while some workmen are PEN
etratina the debris, others are build
ing barricades to stop the caving.
A downpour of rain starting yes
terday afternoon and continuing
most of the night, added to the
horror at the mouth of the mine.
Roads in the immediate vicinity are
almost impossible, reports said.
Rescue work is proceeding slowly
owing to the debris thrown about
the interior of the mine by the force
of the explosion. One entrance was
partially wrecked, rails and timbers
twisted and broken and the roofs
of the mine tunnel weakened, max.
ing the work of the rescue squads
extremely hazardous
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17

CHICAGO, Sept. IL Thousands
of persons from all walks of life
are signing the pardon petition for
Bernard Grant, 10, under sentence
of death in connection with a murd-
ef, Attorney Thomas Il. Swanson, in
charge of the, fight to secure mercy
for the poverty stricken boy, an
nounced today. tt
Swanson today formally invited
Clarence Darrow who saved Leopold
and Loeb from the gallows for their
murder of Bobby Franks, to assist
in saving Grant. Darrew, Through
the United Press, yesterday announe
ed he would take hand in the fight
on his return from his vacation at
the Loeb summer home at Chalevoix,
Mich.
A telegram sent by Swanson to
Darrow today follows: sias
"Your telephone message about
the Grant case was received at my
office during the Leopold Loeb
trial | considered you too much oc-
cupied then for a conference. Dis
patches quote you as saying you
would be glad to assist in the Grant
ease but that your services had not
been requested. There is a stand
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
STORM in SOUTH
TAKES TOLL in
DEATH, INJURED

MACON, Ca, Sept. 1.-TWO were
dead and a score injured today as
the result of severe rain and wind
storm which swept south Georgia the
past "a hours.
The wind reached cyclonic proper,
tions at Browntoli, where one. per-
son was killed and several Were in
iured. Houses were blown down,
trees uprooted and crops in that sec
tion beat to- the ground. s
AT Nashville, Ga, trees and tele-
phone poles were blown down. The
town S light and telephone services
were put out of commission. ae:s
r.. M. Chism, merchant, was
killed when he came in contact with
a live wire which had been torn
loose by the wind. Other towns in
south Georgia, reported heavy prop
erty losses. Many of the towns in
the storm area were cut off from
communication, all wires being
down. f.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
Brave Beasts Are
Sacrificed to
Fire Demon

PASADENA, Sept. Ire
cruits to the ranks of beasts of
burden used in fighting the San
Gabriel mountains forest fire are
asked in @ galeral appeal broad
cast today.
Scores Of horses and pDurros,
whose broad backs are used to
carry food and water to the
steep slopes to the tired men
along the fire line, form an ic573
sential part of the defense. Bo-
dies of many of the faithful
beasts are stretched along the
various trails leading ~, the
front, horses, mules and burros
which have fallen dead in their
tracks, victims of exhaustion.
Maxwelton, Hollywood burro
is one of the animals who died
in service. He held the record
of having carried more .wats:
and food to the front than any
other beast. Maxwelton' own
or, Pat Nugent, said he called
his burro by that name because
his brays were bonnie.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
SUPERVISORS TO
LEASE HOME FOR
COUNTY KIDDIES

At the regular meeting of the
county board of supervisors held
Monday in their offices. the board
authorized the district attorney to
draw lease between Imperial
County and J. M. Ray, of San Die
go, for a period of three years, Tor
the use Of the Childrens Home
which is being erected in San Die
go, by Mr. Ray. A rental of 500
per month will be paid for the use
of the building.
The building which, was formerly
used in San Diego county as q chill
dren S home was condemned by. the
building inspection department as a
fire hazard, and will be. replaced
by two-story concrete building,
modern in every sense of the word.
Plans for the building are being
made. by Don Wells, city architect,
and construction is expected to be
started the first part of October
on the same plot of ground former
ly occupied by the old home.
John B. Baker was appointed by
the board to fill the vacancies on
all committees, caused by the
death Of Supervisor T. Z. Stewart.
The following members of the. board
Of supervisors were in attendance,
j. r. Adams, G.. L. Pulliam, w. H.
Brooks, ]. B. Baker and ]. r. An
derson.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
More Water Is
Coming Down
At Yuma

A report received today by
the Press office shows that the
Colorado river discharge at the
Grand Canyon is $500 second
feet, which is about 1900 second
feet less than the reported flow
yesterday. The reported flow
at Yuma today is about $500
second feet, which is an in
crease Of about 800 second
feet over the flow yesterday.
The flow at Hanlon Heading is
$500 second feet, of which 1900
second feet is being diverted into
the irrigating canals on this
side of the line.
The prorating basis, as re-
ported by the Irrigation Dis
trict today is on a three-tenth
basis on $1,000 valuation.
This is twice the amount Of
water being diverted into the
Imperial Valley for stock use,
in the last ten days.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
|. A. TO Ell PASO
BUSES NOW GO
THROUGH HERE
Change Made from Blythe
Route of Benefit to
Ell Centre

& {. 3.
Much elation is being expressed
in varions local circles over the
change in the routing of the Los
Angeles-to- Ell Paso busses operated
by the United Stages, Inc. On Mon
day evening the first bus came
through FL Centre over the new
routing via FL Centre, Holtville and
Yuma. For some time the busses
have been operating over the Blythe
route, but the road was in such poor
cond lion and there were so many
other drawbacks that it became ap-
parent to Manager II. Morgan some
time ago that a change to the south
ern route would be beneficial to
all concerned. He spent Saturday
and Sunday in III CeE.ro superin-
tending the change and getting
schedules worked out. hf
The diversion from the Blythe
road brings the Los Angeles III Pa
so ears over the Salton Sea short
line into Brawley and to Ell Centre,
HoltvilIe and Yuma from Indio.
The ears operating on the road now
go through without a change from
Los Angeles and give the lmper-
ial Valley an additional eastbound
and westbound daily service, max
ing three runs available both ways,
to and from Los Angeles.
One of the benefits derived will
be an increase in tourist traffic
,,th "
by stages but by tourists who fol-
low the stage lines with their cars.
The route the stages take is always
considered by the travelling public
the best, and this should add to
the number of tourists passing
through Ell Centre on their way to
the coast.
Very Popular Trip
Since the establishment of the
Los Angeles-El Paso stage line a
few months ago, it has gained
great popularity by its quick and
excellent service. From d stage
inc that carried very few passen-
gers it has grown until it now re-
luires two or three big lS passenger
,ars, luxuriously equipped and ear
.ying every device for safety and
speed.
The trip from Los Angeles to Ell
Paso consumes about four Glys
and is interesting and scenic to an
unusual degree. From Los Angeles
20 Yuma, a distance of 285, the
,unning time is about llM hours.
,he travellers stay at Yuma over
hight and are taken from there to
El Paso on the Borderland Transit
ousses.
The Yuma Ell Paso trip changes
ears at Phoenix, where an over
light stop Is made, and from there
IN, two days trip, the same bus
is used. The last night of the
journey is spent at Lordsourg, New
Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
- -. 49, IN
ALL is HARMONY AS STATE
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS MEET
And NAME THEIR ELECTORS

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 17.-Cali-
fornia s political conventions held
yesterday afternoon and last night
were miniature -replicas of the ma
tional conventions held last sum
mer. except as to length.
All convention endorsed the ma
tional platforms and the national
candidates of THEM parties. The
Socialist party withheld the appoint
anent of its presidential electors
until the supreme court decides
hwhether Robert MsiLa Toilette y
name may be on the state ballot as
an Independent.
Harmony hovered over the Re.
publican convention. Controlled
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
BREWER CHILD
BADLY HURT

Word has been received here
that little Billy Brewer, nine year
old son of H. w. Brewer of Escon
dido, who was badly hurt in an auto
mobile accident yesterday, will re
cover from his injuries and is get
ting along as well as can be expect
ed.
Billy was playing near his home
yesterday morning when he ran into
the street and was knocked down
by a touring car, one of the front
wheels passing over his head. Nc
bones were broken however, al
though he bled for some time from
the ears. His face and head are
badly swollen today but no internal
injuries were reported.
The ear that hit the child was
going very slowly and was driven
by woman, but the accident was
entirely unavoidable, according to
witnesses there at the time.
H. w. Brewer is manager of the
Southern Trust and Commerce bank
branch at Escondido, and was form
erly connected with the company
here, where he and his wife were
prmoinent in social and church
circles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
Omaha Gets 1925
Legion Gathering

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. IL
The American Legion goes to Oma-
ha in 1928, according to the
official vote taken today. = ~
Election Of national officers. is
the pext thing ron the program.
Ohio organized boom for John
r. McQuigg of Cleveland for ma
tional comnander. "A steering com
mittee was carrying on a secre'sive
campaigngto. tie un delegations,
LESS pretentieusA hatsno less care
fully conducted was thei District of
Ooluanbiao boom for james A. Drain,
commander ofa theA department of
the districbe sa
s New York, with huge delega-
tion, planned a big demonstration
foriEdward Es Sgafford, department.
commander Of tliaa empire state. &
Matt Murphy, Birmingham, was
prominently lnIentiomedns a possible
condidate. !8i sAi et ,tlt 81
(. RrpbahlyD 20 ntheraf favorite sons
OF vamons delegations awiil be
nominated when the roll eall of
states comes tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17

by the anti.administration faction.
the G.. o. p. adopted plank prais.
ing "those educational hum1nifa.
rian, social welfare and progressive
institutions and policies which have
become and are universally reco9.
nized as part Of the established
and accepted state government of
California; This plank IN eonsId.
cred slap at Govsrnor Richardson.
as was also the selection Of Senator
II. G. Nelson. and AssamblywDma
Cora Woodbridge as chairman And
secretary, respectively, Of the con-
vention. The state central r0ms
mittee chosen Is domingted i,y 10
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
Rebelled at the
Noise Made by
Register ea,s.7 4 ...s I

SAN FRANCISCO, .seps IT,
The Temple bar tea room, fav-
ored by poets and others of the
literary world, was intended to
be spared from all the clash
and clamor of commercialism,
Mrs. Hope Davenport, its prop
rictress, declared in court hero.
Mrs. Davenport denied that
she sshould pay Sol Kahn,
dealer in. cash registers, money
for q recording instrument
which he had insistad would
make no more noise than the
dropping OF q metaphor.
4, ''But you could hear the
thing all the way to the ferry
building" Mrs. Davenpor. de-
clared... never used it and
I won't pay for -. M .e.
Thu court must decide.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
Boy, 10, Freed of
Charge Of Taking
Fortune in Bonds

+ CHICAGO, Sept. II, -'sLittle
Willie y Dalton, 10 year old bank
messenger, was found not guilty by
a jury here today of stealing $772,-
900 worth of bonds from the North
ern Trust, Company here in 1921.
Young Dalton, only 16 when he
walked out of the bank with the
bonds. to be found three days later,
was tried twice previously, the jury
in each of the other trials disagree
ing OH the verdict. o
Attorneys for Dalton g defense
pleaded for the youth on the
grounds of his tender age.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
First Woman to
Act as Governor
Named by Party
ny United Press Leased Wire

F: SANTA FE., N. NJ. Sept. IL
Mrs. Soledad Chacon, the only wo-
man whoqhas ever served as lieuten-
ant governor of one of the United
States, will succeed herself in office
f the Democratic party is victori-
pus in the polls here next November.
Mrs. Chacon was unanimously
lominated by the convention here to
lay. Mrs. Chacon became secretary
of, state upon the death of the regu-
al, office holder several months ago
and became the first woman COVER
hor when Governor Hinkle left for
he. Democratic national convention
New York City.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
His Pugilistic.
Tendencies May
Be Toned Down

Twelve and half days in the
county Jail was the sentence i'm.
posed upon Manuel Enyo, charged
with disturbing the peace, by Judge
Whitelaw this morning. Enyo was
arrested last night by Officer Ap-
plegate on Main street because he
insisted on fighting with everybody
within sight.
Judge Whitelaw stated this morn
ing that no street fighting will be
tolerated, and that anybody arrest,
ed on that charge will be severely
dealt with.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-17
Plans to Return
to Border City

Word has been received here that
Frank Roach, former Calexico post
master, has been paroled from Leav-
enwopth penitentiary where he was
serving sentence for embezzling
$1,000 from the Calexico postoffice a
little more than year ago. Mr..
Roach is said to be in Los Angeles
now and is planning to return to
Calexico.
That he will endeavor to estab-
.lisl himself once again as a respect-
ed citizen in Calexico, where he had
lived for number of years, prior to
his default, is the claim of his
many friends who obtained the pa
role for him. He, is expected to
reach the border city in the very
near future.