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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
TO INSTALL NEW SIGNALS
State Chairman Mackall Says
Warning RefiectOrs Are Con-
sidered Effective.

Use OF novel refectors to warn mo-
florists of danger points along State
roads is planned by the State Roads
Commission.
These devices, consisting of eight
facets of colored unbreakable glass
backed by mirror surface, have no
light of their own, but it is asserted
they will pick up the light from auto
mobile lamps and reflect it brilliantly
at distance of 1000 feet.
John N. Mackall, chairman and
chief engineer of the commission.
said that the device seemed important
and could be used on roads where the
cost of flashing lights like those put
up by an advertising company would
be prohibitive.
Flashing lights have been install
led by an advertising company on the
roads from Elkton to Baltimore and
Washington" said Mr.. Mackall, "and
from the Pennsylvania line by way
of Cumberland to Hagerstown, and
probably will be extended, but the
company is not willing to erect them
except on roads where traffic is heavy
for the reason that they cannot get
sufficient revenue from the advertis-
ers.
"The Commission cannot afford to
erect them, for the initial cost is
$500, not counting maintenance.
These refectors cost S45 and seem to
answer equally well. Our idea is to
use them on roads where the more
expensive lights are not feasible.
"The same color code will be used
as in the flashing lights; that is, red
for railroad crossings and dead
ends where the road makes an alb
rupt turn; yellow for cross roads,
green for intersections, and purple
for mountain grades, which the rules
require the motorists to descend in
second gear"
One of these refectors has been
erected on Charles street avenue and
one on Club and Edgeville roads, Ro-
land Park, where they are said to be
effective.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24

See the worlds sweetheart, Mary
Pickford, in Rosita, at the Grand The
atre, tonight and tomorrow night.
Mr.. J. B. Williams, of Frostburg,
spent Tuesday afternoon here.
Miss Vida House, of Youngstown,
Ohio, is here as the guest of her aunts,
the Misses Shaffer, on Center street.
Miss Sarah Wotring, of Aurora, W.
Va, is here on a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. Marian Arnold, on Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Stahl and in
FAINT son spent Sunday in Barton, as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David Moses.
Miss Margaret Lawton has return
ed to her home from Cumberland in
which city she underwent a slight
surgical operation one day last week.
Mr.. T. C. Darlington, editor of the
Georges Greek Journal, Frostburg,
visited Oakland on business last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Sarah Gay Coles, of Keyser,
W. Va, was the guest of Miss Kath-
ryn Menhorn in Oakland the past
week.
Messrs. Luther and William Men
horn, accompanied by Joseph Men
horn, Jr., and Murl Veney, of Akron,
Ohio, were visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Menhorn, in Oakland,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Ravenscroft
and child, of Haines City, Florida, in
which place the family has resided
since leaving Garrett county about a
year ago, are on a visit to DR.. and
Mrs R. A. Ravenscroft at their home
in Accident.
DR., B. F. Selby, local agent for the
Buick Motor Company, delivered to
Mr.. A. D. Naylor yesterday one of
the latest model Bucks, a five pas
senger Sedan of handsome lines and
extraordinary equipment. The car to
be appreciated must be seen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24

Mayor John Felty, of Rowlesburg,
West Va, spent yesterday in Oakland
on businessman talking politics.
Miss Elizabeth Leary, of Cumber-
land, is spending a few days in Oak
land this week on a visit to relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Wicker, of Will
mington, Del, are here for visit OF
several weeks to Mr.. and Mrs. M. M.
Ashby.
Miss Thelma Boyer, of Fairmont,
West Va, is a guest of Miss Helen
Hinebaugh at her home on Second
street.
Miss Rosemary Slabaugh, Clarks-
burg, West Va, is visiting at the
home of Miss Bertha Wolfe in East
Oakland.
An unofficial census of the town Of
Oakland was taken last week which
places the population of the town at
2,163.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
Urge Providing Feed and Cover
For Game

The State Game Department again
during the season of 1924 appealed
to the agriculturists of Maryland
through the district deputy game
wardens, to sow small patches of
buckwheat and soy beans of millet,
and allow same to fall, which will
provide cover and feed for the game,
song and insectivorous birds, during
the winter months.
The birds which inhabit the covers
of our State are of vast Importance
to the agriculturists and the farmers
receive more benefit through these
birds than any other person, there
fore, they should be most interested.
The department is not requesting the
farmers to stand this expense alone,
since we have offered to pay for the
seed which they use, provided same
is left to fall for cover
The sportsmen, of course, would re-
ceive some benefit through this
method of conservation. However,
the farmer would receive ten times as
much by protecting these birds dur
ing the winter months, thereby assur-
ing a good supply of brood stock for
the following season.
Any time during the month of
August will be ample time to seed
buckwheat. However, soy-beans
should be seeded at once, otherwise
they will not mature. Soy-beans make
excellent cover, as it stands high, and
would protect and cover by keeping
snow from the ground.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
A SERIES OF ROBBERCIES
LAST THURSDAY MORNING
Committed at Mountain Lake,
Deer Park and SwantOn.

Last Wednesday night or early on
Thursday morning a series of rob-
berries was committed in towns along
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in
this county, all evidently by the same
person or persons.
The municipal building at Noun
tain Lake Park, which is occupied by
the postoffice, a barber shop and a
store, was entered and each of the
three places ransacked. Very little
of value was obtained, the loss to all
three tenants totalling less than $40.
The Deer Park Hotel station of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny was the second place where moth
ing was obtained, so far as can be
learned, and then going on further
east the railroad station at Swanton
was entered. Here the loss was fig
ured at a few dollars.
In each case entrance to the vari-
GUS places robbed was effected by
forcing open windows that could be
reached from the ground.
It is evident that the thieves travel
ed from place to place on freight
train. State Officer Casteel, with his
bloodhound, was summoned to the
Park from Oakland as soon as the
depreciation had been discovered and
the animal, after obtaining a scent
circled down through the glade west
of the Park building and ended the
trail at the railroad track.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses for the week
ending Tuesday at noon were issued
to the following applicants at the Office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in
Oakland:
Bonnie James Ratliff, "a, coal min
er, and Susie Richardson, 10, both of
Lemont Furnace, Pa.
Harold Haggerty, p, student, Mon
Ongah, w. Va, and Mildred Jones, 81,
Fairmont, West Va.
Carsie Oral Smith, 81, tool dresser,
and Lois Sinnett, IS, postmistress,
both Of Auburn, West Va.
Joseph Earl Albright, 25, laborer,
and Amanda Ellen Thomas, IS, both
of Kingwood, W. Va.
Mack James Suelson, 81, student.
Huttonsville, West Va, and Alta Cen
evieve Wolfe, IS, student, Mill Greek,
West Va.
Jacob Abbott Young, 81, truck dri-
yer, and Loretta Autonia Kleinn, 49,.
both of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thomas Stealey, %, machinist, and
Virginia May Knowles, 10, both Of
Belpre, Ohio
Lawrence Haddox, 81, farmer, Be
rea, West Va, and Ina Mae Clayton,
10, Lawford, West Va.
Paul Ronald Rose, 81, machinist,
Sutton, West Va, and Genevieve Ra-
chel Garfield, IS, Buckhannon, w. Va.
Peter Russell McClain, 81, truck
driver, and Mary Vada Gamer, 1S,
both of Clarksburg, W. Va.
Floyd Franklin Hovatter, %, coal
miner, Thornton, W. Va, and Elsie
Roice, 20, Evansville, West Va.
Lewis Vincent Lincoln, 81, poultry
man, Clarksburg, W. Va, and VERNE
Elizabeth Roberts, Is Consent of fos-
ter parents and guardian), of near
Deer Park, Md. ....
Thomas Jack King, 90, auto agent,
and Beryl Miller, 27, both of Man
nington, West Va.
John Quilla Bramer, 33, driller, and
Dorothy Edna Flanagan, %, both of
Wallace, West Va.
Henry Claire Boone, 20 (parents'
consent), coal miner, Monongah, W.
Va, and Goldie May Sheets, 20, Wat
son, West Va.
Andrew Dewey Hightower, &c,
salesman, Atlanta, Ca, and Manda-
ney Ward, 80, Westernport, Nd.
Kenneth Lloyd Shahan, %, team
setter, and Verona Taught, 10, both of
Terra Alta, West Va.
Richard Young, 80, porter, West
ton, West Va, and Gertrude Amelia
Anderson, 26, Sutton, West Va.
William Murlin Stellar, 81, clerk,
and Audra Marie Lang, 10, student,
both of Philippi, West Va.
King Charles Hedrick, 81, machin-
ist, and Margaret Elizabeth Painter,
18, both of Grafton, West Va.
One license was issued marked "do
not publish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
CRELLIN

Mrs. G. L. Bittinger and her son
Clayton and daughter Ruth of Graf
ton, West Va, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Schoch are Wis
iting relatives at Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.. Charles w. Ream was in King
wood on business Monday.
The Woodmen of the Worlds un-
yelling ceremonies at Thayerville and
Red House on last Sunday were large
ly attended
Mr.. ]. W. Kendall, of Pittsburgh.
and Miss Martina Rooster, of New
ark, \. j., were guests at the Ken
dali House over the weekend.
Messrs. John Forman, Truman Nc
Cabe, J. R. Hauser and E. W. Adams
attended the funeral of Mrs. Bert
Cole at Carmel, West Va, on Tues
day.
Mr.. Jock Bowe, of Cumberland, paid
our town visit this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Boring, of Bay
ard, ". Va, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Mickey at this time.
The Boys Band will furnish music
for the Sunnyside Grange picnic on
Saturday.
b. K. Hahn, master car builder for
the Stanley Coal Company, has re-
Gently installed laundry at the mine
and he hopes to make considerable
money in doing laundry work for the
miners.
R. R. Fike, of Friendsville, is .oper-
ating the cutting machine for the
Stanley Coal Company.
Messrs. jackson Kidd, Thomas Nc
Neal and John Taylor, students from
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
are spending their vacation at Crel-
lin hardening up their muscles hand
ling lumber.
Hon. J. c. Kendall motored to Mar
bleysburg, Pa, for cherries Monday of
this week.
About a dozen families of Crellin,
chaperoned by Mr.. Lester Yutzy, went
to Table Rock on a picnic last Sum-
day. All in the party have been criti-
cizing the chaperone on his choice of
roads.
Since writing the above we have
learned that the roads were not so
bad after all, which we believe is cor
rect, as we are informed that one
member Of the party driving a Dodge
was going so fast when he hit the
foot Of the hill at the Shook Shop
school house that he was unable to
get stopped until about half way to
Mountain Lake Park, and the other
members of the party were obliged to
send two automobiles and Ford af-
ter him. Red piloted the Ford, and
the way he took the turns would have
made Rarnev Oldfield turn green with
envy could he have seen him. He said
that he could not understand what
they meant by sending Ford after
a Dodge, and that if the Dodge broth
ers would forgive him this time he
would never again be guilty of such
a crime. Lester was heard remark,
that if the party of picnicers had fol-
lowed that Buick roadster on some
of the coon hunts and shooting match
es that it had gone 10 they would
have thought that these roads were
macadam instead of dirt with rocks
here and there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
"Stunt Night" At State Normal

Friday night at the State Normal,
Frostburg, was "stunt night" among
the pupils. The Garrett county stu
dents gave an old-fashioned singing
school in which all the pupils were
dressed in old-fashioned costumes.
The directories was Miss Viola Broad
water and the pupils taking part were
Misses Mary Miller, Mabel Custer,
Leonora Wiley, Ethel Beachy, Ger
trude Beachy, Beulah Henderson,,
Dorothy WEIGH, Grace Coddington,
Catherine Fitzwater and Elsie Tissue
and Messrs. Marshal Merrill, Conrad
Hanft and Jackson Fike. The visitors
were Misses Olive Fike and Anna
Fike.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
st. Marks Lutheran, Oakland.
"The Friendly Church."
n

Rev. David NJ. Funk, Pastor.
$3.50 a. M, Sunday school. Mr.. G..
]. Altstetter, superintendent. An in
vitation to all. You should be enrolled
in some school. 1t you are not, cor
rect this mistake.
1915 a. M, worship. Theme: "My-
self"
7:15 p. M, Christian Endeavor. A
good place to use your talent.
500 p. M, worship. Theme: "The
Mind of Christ"
Wednesday evening, 7:3O-S;8O, "The
Quiet Hour"
This will be your pastors last Sun
day with you for short while. Dur
ing the months of August and Sep
TENDER, Rev. Pierce NJ. Willard will
serve you. l trust you will all sup
port the service with your regular at
tendance. l know you will have a
pleasant time as pastor and people
together.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24

The eight-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Riley, of the Ryan's
Glade section of this county, fell from
tree on his fathers farm Monday
and fractured his arm. The patient
was attended by DR.. Henry w. Nc
Comas.
Attorney Fred. A. Thayer motored
to Pittsburgh yesterday, returning
to Oakland last night. He was &C.
companied by Mr.. F. R. Corliss, real
estate representative of the Eastern
Land Corporation.
Mrs. Fred. Garges, son William and
daughter Dorothy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Monahan and son, Of Wash
ington, D. c., spent last Thursday in
Oakland where they were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Harmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd burst and
daughter June, accompanied by par
ty of friends, of Wheeling, West Va,
motored to Oakland saturday and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David
burst until Sunday afternoon when
they returned to Wheeling.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Stanton, who has been
engaged as drayman for more than
twenty-five years and later branching
out in the taxi business on a small
scale, has determined to engage in
the latter business more extensively
and expects soon to have both open
and closed cars in service for the &C
commodation of those who call upon
him. His headquarters will be at the
Oakland garage where day and night
calls will be promptly answered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
Maryland tuberculosis AssOcia-
ton Clinic.

There will be a tuberculosis clinic,
under direction of DR.. John NJ. Nick
las, for known tuberculosis cases, con-
facts and suspects, at the Court House
in Oakland, on Wednesday, July 30th,
at nine o'clock a. m. All interested
parties should be promptly on time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
Automobile Stolen In Oakland
Recovered at Terra Alta.

On Sunday night last Ford coupe
belonging to Mr.. Gilbert Yutzy, of
Oakland, was stolen from in front of
his residence on Oak street, where it
had been parked. The car was located
standing in an alley at Terra Alta
Monday evening by State Traffic Of
fcer Casteel and on Tuesday morn
ing it was brought back to Oakland
by the owners brother, Mr.. Jacob
Yutzy The identity of the party who
drove the machine away has not been
learned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
CHURCH NOTICES.
Garrett Memorial PRESBYTERIAN.

Garrett Memorial Presbyterian.
Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
HOO o'clock a. NJ, Rev. T. D. Rich
ards, D. D., of Mountain Lake Park,
will preach on the subject, "Jephtha's
Daughter-an Only Child" Every
body welcome; special lesson for the
young.
7:15 p. M, Christian Endeavor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Williams and
infant son, of Cumberland, are guests
of DR.. and Mrs. W. w. Grant in Oak
land this week.
Mrs. George yelling, of near town,
has returned home from Morgantown,
where she had been on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. jeanette Wolfe.
Thursday and Friday, at the Grand
Theatre, Mary Pickford, in ROSETTA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24

Mrs. John H. Riley, Of Elkins, who
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Browning on the State
road north of Oakland, was in town
Tuesday afternoon in company with
Mrs. Browning. Mr.. Riley is one of
the early sheriffs of Garrett county
and resides at Elkins, ". Va, hav-
ing retired from active pursuits some
years ago.
Tuesday the annual Sunday school
picnic of st. Marks Lutheran church
of Oakland was held in the grove on
the Martin farm adjoining the Gort-
ner school house at which quite
large number of children and older
folks were present. The afternoon
proved to be an enjoyable one, not
withstanding the rain which fell at
the time the picnicers were about to
partake of the refreshments. Refuge
was afforded, however, in the school
building and no one suffered to any
appreciate degree as a result of the
heavy shower.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
St. PauPs Methodist Church, Oakland

Rev. ]. c. Buckley, Pastor.
9:45 a. M, Sunday school, Mr.. E,
r. Jones, superintendent.
Hoo a. M, morning worship and
sermon. There will be no evening
service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-24
st. Matthews Episcopal Church.

A. H. Mcdonnell, Student Minister.
'9:45 a. NJ, Sunday school.
Hoo a. M, morning prayer and
sermon.
500 p. M, Deer Park Hotel; 500
p. NJ, Deer Park village.
All are cordially invited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17

RIDE IN A CAR OF YOUR
OWN Consult today's Classified
Section Of this paper and read the
good descriptive ads Offering used
car bargains under Classification -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
OLDFIEED
OPENS WAR ON
SEC. WORK
Charges Official Is Trying TO-
Wreck Reclamation
Service

Congressman, william A. Old
field OF Arkansas, acting chair
man of the Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee, today
issued statement, charging Presi-
dent Coolidge and Secretary Hoover
with approval by silence Of what
he alleges is the policy of Secre-
tary OF the Interior Hubert Work
to wreck the reclamation service
and prevent government develop
rl1ent of hydro electric power, for
the benefit of the private electric
power interests. He said in part:
Another chapter has been added
to the Reclamation Service scan
dals under Secretary Of the Interior
Hubert Work, who aroused the In.
dignation OF the entire engineer
ing world last year by Diminishing
the director Of the service, Mr.. A.
r. Davis, q distinguished engineer
of recognized ability, and appoint
Ing lame-duclx Republican polite
ian in his place"
president Coolidge, however,
apparently approves Secretary
Works action, for he has said or
done nothing to indicate dis
approval. Not only has he per.
mitted another assault on the
efficiency of the reclamation
service without protest but within
the past few days both he and
Secretary Hoover have delivered
themselves Of speeches on electric
power development which could not
have been more clearly in line with
the policy Of the private power In
terests@ had those interests them
selves penned the words.
ut may therefore be supposed
that Mr.. Coolidge approves the
latest scandal in the reclamation
service the resignation Of r. p.
Weymouth, chief engineer, who
finally quit TO save his self
respect. He was no fired as Mr..
Davis was, because that per-
Torrance raised such q protest
that II was evidently considered
unsafe TO repeat the offense. Con-
dttions we're made 50 intolerable,
however that he was forced to
leave.
I.The reason for the existence Of
such conditions Is simplicity itself.
Secretary Work was put at the
head OF the Interior Department
through the influence of private
power interests that are doing
everything possible to prevent and
discredit governments power devel-
opment and operation because they
want that rich privilege for them
selves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
400 PLACED ON
PROBATION
IN D. {.
Amos A. Steele Tells Of Work
Of His Office In Annual
Report

Zone Of the remarkable facts
about the administration Of the
probation law IL the consistently
large percentage Of those who pro-
fit through its process" says Amos
A. Steele, Probation Officer OF the
District in his annual report sub
mitted today to the Chief Justice
of the District Supreme Court.
The business Of his office during
the last year. according to Mr..
Steele was the greatest In the
history Of the probation system
since its introduction in Washing.
ton. During the year 1915, $50
cases were referred to his office
for Investigation and during the
year Just closed the number had
grown to 436, not including those
for non.support. In 1915 Mr..
Steele's office collected and dis
bursed something like $4,000 in
non.support cases and during the
past year his office collected
sec. 900 from about 500 different
probationArs which was disbursed
to their dependents. About 5000
checks were issued In the payment
Of the money, necessitating about
80, 600 entries Of one kind or
another in the handling Of these
accounts.
OF the l27 cases placed on pro.
baton during the year, SO were
for grand larceny; Is for joy-rid.
ing is for forgery and uttering;
nine for assault with a dangerous
weapon; and s each for house
breaking and larceny, false pretense
and robbery. About twenty diff
ferent o1fenseS were represented In
the list Of those admitted to pro-
baton.
Only two persons were placed on
probation for violation Of the mar
cotic laws; the court referring
thirty.one cases to the Probation
Officer for Investigation.
At the present time, Mr.. Steele
says, there are about 400 persons
on probation. not including those
for non.support, and eighty.six
cases were discharged from pro-
baton during last year. The total
number Of 9ctive probationers, In
GLIDING non.support, il upwards of
800. Bench warrants were issued
for sixty practitioners for violation
Of their probation and about one.
half Of them were apprehended.
HTODaCIOn was EGNOkeO III twenty
three cases.
1T has been the policy Of this
office" continues the report, ITO
ask revocation Of probation in all
cases when the probationer faieB to
report az directed; when he falsifies
as to his place Of residence or
where he works; when he commits
subsequent offense, and when he
fails to meet special conditions Of
probation imposed at the time Of
his release" Mr.. Steele says that
he considers this to be the only
sound policy In dealing with the
probation process as applied to
adults who have committed indict.
able offenses. The dignity and
value Of the probation law can be
maintained only by q strict enforce
ment of its spirit and intent"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
CEN. LAKE HEADS
VIRGINIANS
OF D. |.
Other Officers Are Elected
and Functions Planned at
society's Meeting

At the first ANNUAL meeting OF
the Society Of Virginia Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, held In the WIN.
lard room OF the New willard Hotel
last night. these officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
General H. Oden Lake, president;
p. Lodge Hill, vice president; r. G..
Baggarley; vice president; /. G..
Foster, vIre president; Mrs. Nellie
". Suess, secretary; Mrs. End X.
Anthony, financial secretary; George
L. Gibson, treasurer: Mrs. Margaret
M. Declare Berry. historian; Mrs.
r. III. Bagby, custodian.
Executive council: Hon. ]. Cloyd
Byars, Colonel E.. C. r.. HUMPHREYS,
Mrs. Jane Blackburn Moran, q. r.
Thomas, Mrs. r. A. Allen.
Membership committee: Captain
Arthur G. Smith, chairman; ID. ID.
Isbell, Doctor Il. III. Eichelburger.
The Society Of Virginia Of the
District Of Columbia was organized
one year ago this month with an
original membership of thirty.
Since that time more than 700 Vir-
ginians, residents Of the District OF
Columbia, have been enrolled among