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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14
ELECTION EXPENSES WILL
BE GREATLY REDUCED
Legislation Decided Upon Will
Means Saving of S350,000
Year In Maryland

Changes in the election laws which
will make possible the saving of about
S350,000 a year in Baltimore and the
counties of the State were agreed up
on at a meeting of State officials in
the office of Governor Richie recently
AS a result of the meeting at which
the keynote of economy was sounded,
Attorney General Robinson was au-
thorized to prepare bills as follows:
To do away with the revision day
after the last registration day, the
last three hours of the last registra-
ton day to be devoted to revision.
This will save $4,000 in Baltimore
and about an equal amount in the
counties.
To discontinue advertisement of the
names of the judges and clerks of ell
ection and 10 advertise facsimile OF
the ballot once instead of twice. This
was estimated to save $500 in Balti-
more alone.
To eliminat the requirements that
ballots separately marked for each
precinct in the State must be printed,
and to substitute printing only by
county and legislative district. This
cuts the printing in Baltimore from
$50 times to six times, and will save
about $4,000.
To eliminate the requirement that
twice rs many ballots as there are
voters, in multiples of 100, must be
printed. In the last election 100000
ballots were printed for use in Balti-
more, of which 100000 later were
destroyed. The new bill will require
printing of 25 per cent more ballots
than there are voters, and will save
5000 in Baltimore alone.
! The registration days for 1925 will
be eliminated entirely, since no cleo
ton will be held that year. This will
save S125, 900 in the city and nearly
as much in the counties.
/ Provisions for reducing the physi-
cal size OF the ballots lnclude enmlna-
ton Of blank spaces and the placing
Of amendments at the bottom. The
size of type will be retained as at
. present. The old law requiring the
Health Department to submit names
of voters who have died will be re-
pealed. Judges and clerks will be
named every two years instead of an
nually.
The Governor said partisanship was
not considered in the changes, and
that no ground for partisan attack is
offered. Savings in Baltimore in each
case will be about equal with savings
in the counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14

Oakland's new street lighting sys-
tenn, work upon which has been in
progress for several months past, was
given a try-out Monday night which
proved satisfactory in every respect.
The system consists of nearly one
hundred incandescent arc lights rang
ing from $50 to 4S0 candle power
each. The lights are turned on auto
matically at certain hour in the ev-
ening and are turned out at seven
o'clock in the morning by time clock
located at the power station in Oak
land. Oakland can now we'll claim
that it is the best lighted town in this
section of the country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14
WESTERN MARYLAND
BANDIT CAPTURED FRIDAY
EllwOOd Barnhart Terror Of
Hancock Mountain, Taken
Without Fight

Ellwood Barnhart, twenty-five, be-
lieved to be the bandit who held up
and robbed seven automobilists on
the lonely mountain roads in the vi
entity of Hancock during the past
two months, was arrested last Friday
by Constable Charles Barnhart and
Sergt. T. J. Mccarthy, of the Penn
sylvania State Police.
Barnhart. the alleged bandit, who
lives across the State line in Fulton
county, Pennsylvania, was lured into
Maryland by the officers who made
the arrest. He was taken into GUS
tody on Maryland soil to avoid extra
dition proceedings. All the hold-ups
took place on Maryland soil, police
say. He did not resist arrest.
Constable Barnhart, who has been
working on the case for the past
month, says he has conclusive evil
dence against the prisoner. He will
establish his case at a hearing at
Hagerstown in few days.
Barnhart operated by ruse rather
than violence. His favorite scheme
was to lie along the road, pretending
to have been seriously injured or ill.
He would be picked up by passing
motorist, who by this kindly act be-
came the victim. By the time the
benefactor had driven a mile he felt
gun poked in his ribs.
'Put 'em up and shell out" was the
whispered command of the injured
man, now fully recovered.
}. B. Hutzell, of Hagerstown, a
taxi driver, was the last victim Of the
bandit. He was robbed about two
weeks ago.
/ Other petty robberies in the vicin-
ity of Hancock and Eagerstown are
believed to have been committed by
Barnhart.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14
FEBRUARY IS A MONTH OF
MANY SIGNIFICANT DAYS
Shortest of Year, Despite Extra
Day-Last Of Winter
Season

Despite the extra day falling to
February's lot by reason of its being
leap year, the month still remains
the shortest of the twelve in the year.
but when it comes to taking account
of remarkable days" as the alman-
&C denominate them, February can
hold up its head with the best Of them.
Among those Of first water are Wash
ington's birthday on Friday, 22nd,
which is a legal holiday in all the
states, territories and possessions of
the nation, and Lincoln's birthday,
which was celebrated or Tuesday, the
18th, was legal holiday in many Of
the States, including Maryland. The
two Americans, who by common con-
sent, are placed before all others,
have their natal days in this month,
the shortest of the year.
Then comes q host Of other holt
days which help to signalize the
month in popular regard. June may
/ be the month of roses and weddings,
/ but February is the month OF lovers
and valentines. The feast Of st. Val
entine, which is marked today, the
! 18th. is the occasion for the exchange
of greetings between those whom the
amotory god has chosen for his VIC
TINS. By traditions these tender con-
/ tidences are supposed to be strictly
anonymous, leaving the recipient to
| guess from whom the missive come.
But the exchange Of messages on st.
Valentines day has been extended to
friends in general with the advent of
the ready-made valentine.
Hardly second in importance to Val
entine day is grounding or Candle
mas, which occurred on Saturday, the
2nd. Another weather eXpertwhose
feast is celebrated this month is st.
Matthias. His speciality is breaking
ice if he finds it and making it if he
doesn't find it on his arrival.
The first Of the month is sacred to
the memory of st. Bridget, who is
linked with st. Patrick as one of the
patron saints of Ireland where she
was born about the end of the fifth
century. Tradition says she was ex-
ceedingly beautiful and to avoid offers
of marriage and in order to save men
from going mad on her account-un-
like many modern Bridgets-she i'm
plored heaven to render her ugly
which prayer, it is said, was granted
An order of nuns Of st. Bride, as he
was also known, was established. 1t
continued to flourish for centuries An
institution of this sort would hardly
prove popular today, for while
Valentines devotees increase year by
year, Bridget has fallen by the way
side and is deserted. Where will one
find a woman today who prays that
she may be ugly in order that impress
sionable men may not fall in love
with her? Perhaps it would be well
for his peace of mind if another Bird
get arose and. converted womankind
to the original Bridget's way of think
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14
Attention Ey-Seryice Men,

All former service men in Garrett
county are invited and urged to be
present at a meeting in the Gender
Building, Oakland, on Monday even
ing at 500 o'clock The purpose of
this meeting is for re-organizing
Proctor Kildow Post No. II. In all
probability there will be present a
representative of the State Depart
ment American Legion, who will as
sist in perfecting the organization.
Refreshments will be served.
COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14
Card of Thanks.

We desire in this manner to eX-
press our deep appreciation and
thanks to our friends for their help
and words of comfort during the i'll
ness and after the death Of our lately
deceased brother, Jerome Dewitt.
MRS. NELLIE MAFFETT AND
BROTHERS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14

We desire in this way to express
to our friends of Oakland our thanks
and appreciation for the many kind
nesses and courtesies shown us at
the time of the death Of our beloved
sister and aunt, Emily E. Miller.
THE FAMILY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-14

FOR RENT-Several furnished cot
tages at Mountain Lake Park. See
J. A. Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1924-11-09
PIMLICO RESULTS

First race, steeplechase; 4-yeur-olds and up;
2H miies-Ethereal Blue. 130 (Tamaro)
$3.50 $40, $3.50. won; Damask, 146 (Ken-
nedyp. $50, $3.50, second; Courteous, 13a
(Collins), $2.40. third. Time, Ala I-5. Loui-
pop, Vicaire and Daunks Green also ran.
IL tMeAtee,. $40. 50. so. 81. 80. won: silver
Fox, 10 Iatorl. $3.1O. $3.50, second; Bar
bara Fritchie. Ill Uang). IS. third. Time
1:13. Senior, Sumpter. Mirador, Battlefield
Lady Glassen, Zero Hour, King Jimmy and
Mountain Oaks also ran.
Third race, 3-year-olds and up; mile and
70 yardsnEagerness. os (Hudgins,, $3.50
$3.50 81. 10, second: Quotation, 10S Church,
$40 third. Time, 40 80 Leisch Lady
Audrey, Just, Blue and Red, Sligo, Royal
Queen, Kings Ransom, Broomfeld, Watch
Charm and Wild Goose also ran.
Fourth raee, all ages; 1 miie-Sun Flag. 12C
BARNES. 1920. $4.10, out. won; Master
Charfie. 100 Cooper, $40, out, second
Prince of Umbria also ran:
I29 (scobie5. SO. 10. $50. Sc. 40, Won; Vrana
II5 (Walls). 5000. So 80. second; Cyclops
121 tThurber), $780, third. Time, 1:13 Is.
Abu Ben Ahdem. General Thatcher, Watts,
Tester and on Color also ran.
100 (Breuning), Sc. so, 50 co. out. won Gladys
v, lit tMaiben). So, out. second; Mensis. III
tslnithl: out. third. Time, :4s 3-6 Sub
urban also ran.
Seventh race. all ages; 1ts miles-Iieuten.
ant II. 100 (LanG), $40. $500. $3.50. won
Ten Eyck, 108 (Allen). $3.50. $40. second
Time. 1:4e 80. Red Stone, Deputy. RiGel
Batonnier Masquerade, Drum Beat, Triumph
Soggarth Aroon. Breakfast Bell, King O'Neill
III, and Orpheus also ran.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
SUN FLAG IN FRONT
IN PIMLICO STAKE

PlML1CO, Md, November S.-Mas-
ter Charlie, rated at the top among
the two-year-olds this season. tried
to beat Older horses in the Pimlico
Serial, weight-for-age race No 9 at
one mile. al the Maryland Jockey
Club track today and failed
Sun Flag, which set the pace most
or the way in the Washington handi-
cap at Laurel week ago, beat him
by four lengths, while Zev.twhich ran
unplaced to Swinging at six furIongs
yesterday. was third, a length and a
half behind and only half length in
front of Prince of Unbria, the other
starter.
Master Charlie has shown a dis
position to run out in most, of his
races all year. 1t is said that this is
traceable to bad splint, and this
probably cost him the race today.
Breaking well, he stepped right to
the front and led Sun Flag by two
lengths as they went round the club
house turn. Here Master Charlie be-
gan to bear out, and half way round
the turn he was in the midst Of the
| track and in the steel fighting Cooper,
who was struggling to keep him in.
He went well to the outside fence.
For all that, he had speed enough to
keep in front of Sun Flag which
skinned the rail to the half mile
ground. Zev all this time was half
dozen lengths out of it. but ap-
preaching the turn he began to move
up.
Sun Flag moved up on the outside
and went to the front half way
around the turn, and from there it
was easy.
Master Charlie, running gamely un-
der punishment, held Zev safely, but
Zev was not the Zev even of la It
Monday, and he tired badly
Evening star., 1924-11-09
LOUISVILLE RESULTS

waps Iess fos :4so sns Os saSo
won; Halu. 1os (Stutts). $10.40, $5.10. sec
ond Wrangler, 1O5 tGrifin), $3.50, third.
Time, 1: 40 3-5. Rold Gold, Teds Plum.
Molinero. Piedmont Dorius. Sister Josells
ran.
Second race, 3-year-olds and up; LII miles
Randel. 1l2 tYerratt). $22.10. $1o5O, $4.20,
won; Moorheld. 100 (HoagIand), s7.1O s.. so.
second; Rankin, 112 Mooney, $3.50, third.
Time, 1:49 90 Hoy. Seacourt, Bugler and
Cheer Leader also ran.
Third race. 3-year-olds and up; 6 furlongs-
won; Huonrine. lo5 (Grihanl. $40, $40 sec.
Time. :1s 40. Kittie Jim, Easter Bells, Say
No. Ponjola and Odd Seth also ran.
sunspero, los (Grifan), $4IO. $50, 500,
won; Pegasus. 107 (StuttsJ, $780, $3.1O, sec
ond; Pricemaker, 95 Mooney, $3.50, third
Time. 1888 2-o. Hopeless and valley Light
Tifth r.es; a.ye.r-cIas; : turleass Capt.
King Nadi. iio Grimm. $40. s. s. second uod
Blue Ridge. lis (O'DonnelD. s.. third Time,
l:a6. Rivera and Little visitor also ran.
Sixth raoe. 2-year-elds: 8 furlonss-Brides-
maid. Ill (stutts), $3.50, $40. $40, won /;
Deemng, 106 (Gormleyl: e 20. $3.50. second !;
Cream Puff ITO (Grifhn), $2.s0, third. Time,
lis 1;5. Beach Talk, Sprekled Beauty, wan
deslust sS and Midnight Rose % also ran
Pasl Micou, lo7 (Gormleyl, .laso ss2e,
second; Parader. ia tStutts), 1910. third
Time. 80 S-5. Quesada, La Planche, De
Brisutc, MIN: m:od. Privilege and Little Clair
also ran.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
SUZANNE PLANNING
TO REGAIN H0NORS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NICE, France, November S-Su-
zanne Lenglen, completely recovered
from the illness which caused her to
withdraw from the Wimbledon tour
nament and remain away from the
Olympic competition, has started in
light training on the courts of the
Nice Tennis Club, of which her
father is the manager. with view
to resuming the position which she
occupied in 1928.
Whether she is successful or not, II
is her present intention to retire at
the end of 1925. But women vary"
said old King Francis the First Of
France. and among her friends and
acQuaintances SuZanne's emphatic ex-
NresSion of her determination to
ebandon tennis is received with some
leSsisism.
Suzanne is about Is pounds over
her best playing weight and she in
tends to take things easy. gradually
rounding into form during the Riviera
tournaments, playing doubles and
mixed doubles. She may not play
singles until the Spring tournament
Of the Nice Tennis Club next March.
Meanwhile Mile. Emilienne Vlasto,
French 1924 champion. finalist against
Miss Helen Wills in the Olympic
games and SuZanne's most dangerous
opponent in France, recently was
married, and probably will play no
more tennis.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
A. A. u. TITLE EVENTS
ARE HARD TO ALLOT

NEW YORK. November s.-Cham-
pionship committees Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, meeting in Atlantic
City starting next Sunday, face a diff
ficult problem in allotting the asso-
ciation's title events for 1925, with
the possibility that the first feature.
the national senior indoor track and
field championships, a New York fix
ture for two decades, may be awarded
to Louisville.
Pasadena, Chicago, New Orleans,
New York and Cincinnati have bid for
the hand ball competition.
The plan of awarding all sepior in
door swimming championships for
men to one organization appears to
have encountered sufficient favor to
warrant continuance OF the proce-
dure and several cities have made Of
ferS for the events. Miami desires to
stage the senior women's swimming
competitions in February, when many
of the feminine stars will be in Flor
ida.
Chicago. Detroit and San Francisco
have applied for the mems senior in
door program and indianapolis and
Detroit have offered substantial ap-
preparations for the complete outdoor
aquatic championships.
The committees choices are subject
to the approval of the general A. A.
U. convention in Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
COLUMBUS RESULTS

die Brown io7 jMiilericI). s. 10. ts.so; s.. $50.
won: Marie Dattner, 115 (Pernia), 81 60. $2.a,
second; Benita, 107 tRoberts), = 40. third
Red Squirrel, Lena Wood and DR.. MacMillen
Second race. s-year.olds and up; 5hs >, fur "
longs-Kendall, los (Noe). $12S0 s4, $50,
second; Miss Lesgo. 1o4 tMastinj. $40. third;
Boy, Briar Sweet and O'Keliy also ran.
Third race, 3-year-olds and up; 8 furlongs-
Double Shot, 100 fSporri). $3.50. $3.50, q 60.
s.ssaa! wsa; keisl.1 iS1sI1 10y snss.S:
Time. 1:l7 2-5. Ed Garrison, PropaEands.
Don't Bother Me. Sir LAwnfal, Sarafax. Lucky
Pearl and Charlotte also ran.
T.os SsS: 1fa rnd gR .1ssc
s;s:. Gs:al;st sS1s I?.ss. 1ss ssss
S5eO third. Time. 1:16. Peter Brown.
Charles J. Crigmile. Rafhes. Royal Dick
Queen Bess. End Man and The Almoner also
Firth r.oe, s.year-olds and up; mile and 70
q. co. $3.50, won; Hermidaie, 100 lHoleckel.
$2e.40. $l6.40. second: Asalh, 100 (Noel,
Sseo third: Tine. :4s 80 Ha,ea.a s paMs. p,lmss'
Figuration and Medina also ran.
Sixth rans, 3-year. .olds and, up: mile and
70 yards--Asa Jewell. 100 (swansonl. $500.
81. go. $500 won; Hercules. 1o6 lMsrtinl |.
5. sSo 60. third. s % Ti@e. 1:ts IS. Tsorny Way.
Gianmore. Furor, Aelvina and the Swimmer
seventh race 4-yearolds and mp; N miles
Clock - 10 Stocking, ios tsporri9; $50 80 20
IS, second: Wild Cat. ia {Dominick). $50:
third. Time, 2:10. winnipeg, Arragosa and
Kent also ran.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
DEMPSEY HAS FIVE
FOES IN PROSPECT
Bf FAIR PLAY.

Tommy Gibbons. Jack Renault, LGi-
Firpo. Harry Wills, Gene Tunney and
George Godfrey.
Above are the heavyweights who
loom upon Dempsey's horizon. Jack
ought to be happy man-if he can
dope out a plan of further avoiding
Harry Wills, who is the only one Of
the bunch who figures TO make trou-
BILE for the champion.
Tommy Gibbons? Too light, and lie
has shown that in meeting Dempsey
many rounds he could last. Jack
Renault? A defensive fighter. who
could not hurt Jack. and would him
self be smashed before many rounds,
Firpo? Luis was through the minute 4
he set sail for Buenos Aires after his
first Dempsey battle.
Gene Tunney? Too light, and not 4
fighter of Dempsey's sort anyway
George Godfrey? No heart.
Wills? Certain critics of the game
are making light of Harry's chances
against the champion. But they are
not doing the best by their followers
in publishing such opinions The fact
is that Wills is a very capable con
tender for the title, and if Dempsey
meets him he is going to have the
hardest problem of his life to solve
Billy kennedy of New Orlean
looks like a boy destined to add
luster to city that has produced
Joe Mandot, Pete Herman. frankie
Russell and other good little boys
Kennedy can hit and is clever H.
should leave New Orleans on a tril
to places where decisions are PEI
mitted
Evening star., 1924-11-09
'TY COBB
Rernaker of Base Ball
Learning to Slide
And HotD to Field
Cobb's Worst Season.
Hard Work
CHAPTER VIII.

feet. He would dig little trenches
around the shortfield and he would
set himself in these trenches in his
stocking feet. You see, that gave him
a chance to start quicker. He couldn't t
slip while he was standing in them
little trenches. He kept this up for
weeks, and they couldn't figure out
what made the infield SO rough
around short until one day one of the
players happened to come to the park
early, and here he saw Wagner dig
ging holes. But he learned to start
quick.
.An of them fellows that made big
regulations in base ball got their
start that way. They practiced for
hours and hours till they got the
thing down pat"
Cobb decided to do likewise. He,
too, practiced for hours and hours.
There was sliding. Cobb could not
slide. He borrowed an old and torn
base sack from the groundkeeper. In
one corner of the field he spaded up
the ground. At one end of the spaded
plot he set the bag. Then he prac.
ticed sliding. He would slide for an
hour at time. He practiced early in
the morning and late in the after
noon, after the game. Sometimes his
hips were raw. Often he came into
the clubhouse with his uniform
soaked with blood. He learned to
slide. He did not stop at the conven-
tonal slide. AS soon as he mastered
that he developed other slides. After
a few years in the majors Cobb was
sliding in eight different ways
Learning to Field.
He had started as a shortstop. He
was now playing the outfield. Judg
ing fly balls was difficult for him.
He missed many. He started to learn.
He had players bat fly balls to him
by the hour. Leidy did it often.
gladly. Cobb asked for short flies
and long flies. flies to the right of
him and the left of him. He learned
to go to the left and the right much
sooner than he got the knack of COM
ing in and going out on a direct GEN.
ter line. This is the most difficult
chance an outfielder encounters. A
ball hit in the air directly at him is
extre mely hard to judge. Those to
the left and right are easy in COM
parlson. They look by far the hard
est. Most outtielders miss the chances
that to spectator seem the easiest.
Ball players understand why; the
spectator never seems to rean.r il.
COBB played for Leidy during the
remainder of the season Of 1904. He
participated in 81 games and batted
Tor an average of .237. the lowest he
ever hit during his professional base
ball career. Leidy was not disap-
pointed You've made a fine start -
he told Cobb. You'll set the league
on fire next year" Leidy was still
working on the boys imagination.
fFomorrow: Chapter IX-"The Nut.m
Copyright; 1924. in Z. s.. Canada and Great
Britain by North American Newspaper Ali.
ance. All rights reserved ''1
Evening star., 1924-11-09
DEWITT PREP SWIMMERS
LOSE TO BALTIMORIANS

BALTIMORE, November s-Poly-
technics swimming team opened its
1924 schedule with a 55-to-16 victory
over Dewitt Prep of Washington.
Relay-Won by Poly (Vivell. Buff
ington, Lee and Jelenko); second
Dewitt (Pemberton, Alexander, Car
malt and Calver). Time, 1887:
Fancy diving-Won by Mengers
Poly; second, Eynon, Dewitt; third
Lane, Poly.
50-yard dash-Won by Jelenko
Poly; second, Welsh, Poly: third
Calver. Dewitt Time. 25:4.
220-yard swim-Won by Lee, Poly;
second. Vivell. Poly; third, Alexander
Dewitt. Time, 2:37.4.
Plunge-Won by Walsh, Dewitt
second; Loper. Poly; third. Elliott
Poly. Distance. 81 feet 1 inch.
100-yard back stroke-Won by
Burlington. Poly; second. Pemberton
Dewitt; third, Leavitt, Dewitt. Time
1a1s.3.
10o-yard dash.Won by Jelenko
Poly: second, Welsh, Poly; third
Carnalt, Dewitt. Time, 1913.
100-yard breast stroke-Won by
STAIRS, Poly: second, Ham, Poly
third, Crist. Dewitt. Time, 1.27.1.