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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-29
FOREIGN

New French ministry to open ne
gotiations for trade relations with
Russia.
Ruhr and Rhineland threaten to
secede unless German Reichstag
adopts the Dawes report.
Margaret Bondfield, Labor member
of the British House of Commons,
conducts filibuster and saves the Mac
Donald Ministry from defeat.
American globe flyers will rest one
week at Kasumigaura. Japan.
Herriot believed likely to select
nearly straight Radical Ministry for
France.
Herriot and Poincare to work at
the same desk until incoming Premier
has formulated his policies.
Trouble has broken out in Northern
Albania. Insurgents are reported to
have captured Scutari and several
other towns.
British adopt a resolution forbid
ding any player in an International
tennis match from writing reports of
a contest for the press.
Eduoard Herriot accepts task of
forming new French ministry.
American world flyers jump 354
miles to Minato, on Japanese main
land.
A crocodile fossil and fragments Of
stag fossil have been found 600
meters below the surface in the Win.
terslaeg coal field, province Of Lin
bourg.
Captain Pelletier Doisy, who ar.
rived in Shanghai from Canton on his
fight from Paris to Japan, has an
nounced abandonment OF his attempt
owing to damage to his airplane.
The special committee appointed by
the League of Nations 10 Investigate
he possibility Of the Eaform OF the
2aieG6as decided to aa3surn les III
auiry Until il Has in possession Of
;Grtner inf0yGlattaR.
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NATIONS BUSINESS

Electric companies in the United
States spent more than S750,OOO,OOO
on construction in 1928.
Declaring that the major industries
of the country have suffered signiti-
cant decline in business since May l,
Gen. Guy E. Trip, chairman of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac'
turing Company, said in a public
statement that all the symptoms of a
cycle of depression are present today.
He adds, however, that the cycle will
probably be short lived.
Stockholders of Sinclair Consoli-
dated Oil Corporation unanimously
vote support of H. F. Sinclair and
approve his leadership.
The new ocean cable being laid be-
tween Seattle and Ketchikan, Alaska,
has been landed at Triocadero Bay,
S12 miles north of Seattle.
Cooperative marketing has been the
salvation of California produce grow
ers, according to Edward Sheehan,
president of the California Grape
Growers Exchange.
The severe slump in industrial &C.
tivity in March and April is nearing
its end, in the opinion of the Standard
Statistics Company, which asserts
that indications point to continu
ance of the reaction through May, but
the decrease will be small, while in
June the prospects are for relative
stability of production and perhaps
even some small recovery. This pre-
diction is based On the company's pre-
liminary report on its index of indus
trial production for April.
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rr -tlgernon Crapsey, cast out of
Episcopal Church for heresy, criti-
cizes Fundamentalists for smashing
Christianity.
Geysers of real beer spurted five
feet in the air from sewer manhOles
in the neighborhood Of the Manhattan
Brewery in Chicago when more than
from brewery watts.
Three more fashionable New York
cabarets enjoined by dry forces.
New Jersey officials found on their
desks instructions limiting the price
to be paid for an official automobile
to $4,000.
The Episcopal diocese of Long
Island passed a resolution approving
the Shortridge-Foster bill to regulate
child labor.
Enactment OF the Postal Salary bill
will increase Government expendi.
lures $50, 1851 year, according to
Postmaster General New.
Los Angeles offered $4,000 reward
for capture Of those guilty of dyna.
hitting the Aqueduct near Halfway,
Inyo county, in an attempt to cripple
the water supply.
Recommendation that a receiver be
appointed for the Interchurch World
Movement Of North America pending
the settlement OF a suit to recover
S27 ,250 was made in a report filed in
New York.
The resignation Of Cyrus E. Woods
as ambassador TO Japan for personal
and business reasons was accepted
by President Coolidge.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO UNDERTAKINGS
AND EMBALMERS.

Under the law passed at the last session of
the Legislature every person, co-partnership
corporation who was prior to April 9th,
1924, and is still engaged in the undertaking
business in the State of Maryland, must
register with the State Board of Undertake
ers of Maryland between June LIST and July
3Oth, 1924, and pay license fee of five dol
lars $4,000. Failure to do so will require
you to take an examination before the State
Board of Undertakers in order to continue in
business after July 30th, 1924.
Every person, who prior to April 9th, 1924,
and who still embalms dead human bodies in
the State of Maryland must register with the
State Board of Undertakes of Maryland be-
tween June LIST and July 30th 1924, and pay
a license fee of five dollars $500. Failure
to do will require you to take an examina-
ton before the State Board of Undertakers
in order to continue in business after July
30th, 1924.
Separate registration is required for the I'M
dertaking business and the profession of en-
balming. The license for the undertaking
business must be renewed annually, but the
license to practice embalmer does not
have to be renewed
Application forms for registration to carry
on the undertaking business and also to prac-
tribution or before June lst, 1924, and
signed Secretary.
H. H. HOUSEMAN, JR., Secretary.
State Board of Undertakers of Maryland,
II South Gay Street.
Baltimore, Maryland.
By order of the Board.
HENRY w. MEARS,
President. l2-3t
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ORDER NISI.

Albert L. Lee, Treasurer of Garrett County,
Md, VS.. Ella Augustine.
No 1876 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County.
IT is ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for
Garrett county this 10th day of May 1924,
that the tax sale made and reported in the
above entitled cause by Albert L. Lee, Treas
urer in and for Garrett county Maryland be
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
2lst day of June, 1924; provided a copy of
this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Garrett county once a week for
three successive weeks before the 14th day of
June 1924
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000. ALBERT A. DOUB.
True copy-Test: Z. Z. TOWER Clerk 1885,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scrber hath obtained from the Orphans
Court of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters
of Administration the estate of
HENRY G. SANDERS,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof duly authenticated, to
the subscriber on or before the 18th day OF
November, 1924, they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of the said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment
Given under my hand this 18th day of May,
HENRY F. SANDERS, Ex'r.
Turtle Greek, Penna.
I2-3t. or E. R. JONES, Attorney, Oakland.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans
Court of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters
Testamentary on the estate of
EDWARD WILT,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated.
the subscriber on before the 18th day OF
November. 1924, they may otherwise by law be
be excluded from all benefit of the said IS
tate. All persons knowing themselves in
debted to said estate requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of May,
1924. HARLEM WILT, Admir-
l2-3t Crein, Md.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1924,

at the hour of two o'clock p. M, in
front of the Court House in the town
of Oakland, Maryland, all of that lot,
piece or parcel of land containing 40
acres, more or less, being known as
the John B. Harmon farm, located
near Swanton in Garrett county, Ma
ryland, and being the property which
was conveyed unto the said John B..
Harmon by deed from William Jun
kins dated the 4th day of October,
1919, and recorded in Liber E. z. t.,
No. 76, folio SIC, one of the Land
Records of Garrett county, and being
also the same property which the said
John 8. Harmon conveyed, or at
tempted to convey, unto Etoile E.
Harmon by deed dated November Is,
1921, and duly recorded in Liber E. T..
T., No. 80, folio 603, one of the said
Land Records.
Said property is well located, lies
well, is improved by a dwelling, barn
and other necessary buildings and is a
most excellent small farm. The same
will be sold free and clear of all in
debtedness.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash
vi udy VI salt, Oile-IHllu Ill SlA HlOHIHS
and the remainder in twelve months,
or all cash, at the option of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, the credit por-
tions to bear interest and to be secur-
ed to the satisfaction of the trustees.
Conveyancing at the cost of the pur-
chaser.
WILLIAM r. OFFUTT,
JULIUS C. RENINGER,
ERNEST RAY JONES,
Trustees.
12-4t. Oakland, Md.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE

140 acres, about Is acres of this be-
ing in timber, balance cleared. Can
use tractor on all of the farm. Good
buildings with fine shade and water;
good fruit and fencing. Farm is To-
Gated on Frazee Ridge and was known
formerly as the Jack Frazee property;
about one mile from river and rail-
road and not far from State road.
Reason for selling: Came into pos
session of home property, which gives
me nearly 700 acres.
For further particulars, enquire Of
X. B. SPURGIN,
49-tf. SelbyspOrt, Md.
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49-tf.
LAST NOTICE TO DELIN-
OUENT TAX PAYERS

All taxes in arrear for the years
1922 and 1923 must be settled at once.
All taxes of the above years which re-
main unsettled at the expiration Of
thirty days from the date Of this no
tice win be collected according to law.
Please pay and save the cost Of ads
ve}{isipg.
ALBERT T.. LEE, Cn&xa1tE Treas.
rstoa this 18th day Of May, 1874.
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FOR SALE
Two Valuable Farms

of approximately 100 acres each; one and
a half miles from Oakland, adjoining the
B. & o. R. R. on the south, and intersect-
ed by the Oakland and Gortner improved
highway.
Land is naturally fertile; nearly all tile
drained and in good cultivation. A good
dwelling house on each farm. Other adj
vantages are local passenger station and
freight siding.
For further particulars address
THE H. WEBER & SONS co.
OAKLAND. MD.
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12-4t.
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the estate Of George Shartzer,
late Of Garrett County, Maryland deceased
In the Orphans Court for Garrett County
Narylan
Ordered by the Orphans Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, this 18th day of May, 1924
that the sale made and reported in the above
entitled cause by Marceilus Shartzer and
Hurley S. Blamble, Executors of tn estate
Of George Shartzer, late of Garrett County
Maryland, deceased, be ratified and confirmed
unless TO the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the It'll day of June. 1924, pro-
vided a copy of this order he published in
some newspaper published in Garrett county
Maryland, once 9 week for thcea successive
The report states the amounc Of sale 20 be
$1,000 90.
HENRY EANP. c. J.
SlLAS i. Gu PPEIT. j.
True Copy, TRUMAN W. CASTNEi,. j
Test; Il. e. FRIEND. Register.
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
A VALUABLE FARM!
LOCATED NEAR SWANTON,
IN GARRETT COUNTY.

Under and by virtue of decree of
the Circuit Court for Garrett County,
Maryland, passed on the 18th day of
May, 1924, in cause wherein Law
renee X. Dixon and others were plain
tiffs and John B. Harmon and others
were defendants, the same being No
2495 Equity on the docket of said
Court, the undersigned trustees will
offer and sell at public auction on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-29

FOR SALE-A No. l milk COW, 6
years Old. Apply TO sLRs. JOHN Men
horn, 81 Center ST., Oakle.nd.--Ad-
vert1scusolt l3-2t.
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mineral will be sold to satisfy
and pay the State and county
taxes due and in arrear thereon
for the years 1922 and 1923 as
is charged upon the Assessment
Books of Garrett county in the
name of J. C. Ballet.
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TAX SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

Under and by virtue of the
power vested in the Treasurer
of Garrett county, Maryland, by
Section 50 of Chapter 566 of
the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland for the year
1890, title Garrett County,"
subtitle County Treasurer"
and the several amendments
thereto, the undersigned Treas
urer of said county, will, on
SATURDAY,
The 14th Day of June, 1924,
at the hour of two o'clock P. M.
at the front door of the Court
House in the town of Oakland,
Garrett county, Maryland, offer
and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, the following
described pieces and parcels of
land, situate, lying and being in
Garrett county, aforesaid, to-
wit:
No. 4. All that piece or parcel of
land located in Election District
No. A of Garrett. county, begin
ming for the same at the begin
ming of tract of land called
Woodward" and running thence
S. 43 degrees W., 144 perches to
the fifth line of a tract called
"Sawtract," and with it S. 61A
degrees E., SO perches to a white
oak and chestnut, a corner of
"Sawtract," thence with another
line of the same S. 70 degrees E.,
"a perches, thence with the me-
anderings of the North Branch of
the Potomac River N. Al degrees
E., All perches, N. 119 degrees
E., 1876 perches to the beginning,
containing Al acres, save and ex-
cepting acres heretofore con-
veyed, and being the same land
which was conveyed by deed to
William N. Wilson and Bessie l..
Wilson by L. D. Wilson bearing
date June 6, 1919, and duly re-
corded in Liber Z. 2. T., No. rs,
folio 558, one of the Land Rec
Ords of Garrett county, and will
be sold to satisfy and pay the
State and county taxes due and
in arrear thereon for the years
1922 and 1928 as is charged upon
the Assessment Books of said
Garrett county in the name of
William L. Wilson and wife.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
JOHN B. HARMON

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors of John B. Harmon to file their
claims, with the vouchers thereof,
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland, on or
before the 7th day of June, 1924, as
after that date an audit will be stated
distributing to the same such funds
as may be available from the sale of
the real estate of the said John B.
Harmon.
VIM. R. OFFUTT,
J. C. RENINGER,
E. R. JONES,
Pat. Trustees.
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TERMS OF SALE-Cash on
the day of sale. The right of
redemption extends to six calen-
dar months from the day of
sale by paying the amount of
the purchase money with inter-
est thereon at the rate of twen-
ty per cent per annum and all
costs. Conveyancing at the
cost of the purchaser.
ALBERT L. LEE,
Treasurer of Garrett County,
Maryland.
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10. 10. All the minerals underlying
part of tract of land called
Glover Bottom" located in Elec-
ton District No. of Garrett
County, which is described as con-
tanning the quantity of 70 acres,
reserved in a deed for the same
from j. C. Ballet and wife to
Henry Wiley, said deed being re-
corded in Liber 4. 2. r., No. "a,
folio SGT, snd bearing date the
%e5A day Of Jane, 1873. Said
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}. 9. Lot No. 10 in Spiker's Add
ton to the town of Deer Park, in
Election District No. 10 of Gar
rett county, containing the guam
tity of 8,120 square feet, and be-
ing the same lot which was con-
veyed by ]. w. Laughlin and wife
to Eva Browning by deed dated
May 8, 1908, and recorded in Lii
Der E. q. T., No. Al, folio 1913, one
of the Land Records of Garrett
County, Md, and will be sold to
satisfy and pay the State and
county taxes due and in arrear
thereon for the year 1922 as is
charged upon the Assessment
Books Of Garrett county in the
name of Eva Browning.
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Twentieth Century Job Printing Is
done at The Republican edice.
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o. 8. The surface of 1913 acres of
land located in Election District
No. II of Garrett county, which
is described in deed for the
same from E. J. Bittinger to
Archibald Bittinger, dated March
10, 1921, and duly recorded in
Liber E. z. T., No. 80, folio 400,
one of the Land Records of Gar
rett county, said tract intended
to be sold beginning for the same
at a post and stone corner 172
rods N. rs degrees W., from the
oath line of the second part of
a tract known as the "Resurvey
of the Lily of the Valley" and
running thence across said land
N. rs degrees W., 116 rods to in
tersect the 21st line of said tract,
thence running with and bound
ing on said line, S. 265 rods to
the end thereof, thence still
bounding on said land, N. "a de-
grees E., 100 rods, N. 10 degrees
W., 172 rods to the beginning,
containing ITO acres, save and eX-
cepting from the operations of
this sale II acres conveyed by
Frank Miller to A. Bittinger by
deed dated May II, 1915, and re-
corded in Liber E. z. T., No. SO,
folio 1886, one of the Land Rec
ords of Garrett county. Said land
will be sold to satisfy and pay
the State and county taxes due
and in arrear threon for the years
1922 and 1923 as is charged upon
the Assessment Books of Gar
rett county in the name of Arch
ibald Bittinger.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23

federal prison at Atlanta, his wife
 Mrs. Imogene Remus, Edward Mem
 ninger, an automobile salesman, Will nam Mueller, q night watchman in the employ of Mrs. Remus in Cincin- natl. and William J. Kinney. deputy revenue collector ir St. Louis. Mrs. Remus. Muller and Mennirger, who were arrested in Cincinnati, have fur nished bond to appear here Septem- ber IT.
 g The arrest. of q number of St. Louis people, none of whom is prominent, is expected today.
 The indictment charges conspiracy toyiolate the Nolstead act in the sale and purchase of capital stock of the distillery, and warehouse certificates covering S9t barrels of whiskey and tine withdrawal and sale of S90 bar rels. It charges that Motlow and three others transferred to agents of Remus, his wife and others, all of the capital stock and certificates for the amount of s125,000.
 Kinney. who denies charges that the was withdrawn with his has offered to give up his job. He was in charge of the ware house at the time of the theft.
 Remus recently testified before the senate Daugferty committee that he had engineered the removal of be- ween 5oo,ooo and Soo,ooo gallons Of
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
MONKEY IS SACRIFICED
Pct at Manila Police Station Goes to Electric Chair in Test Of New Death Mctho.I

Manila. May 23.-"Ronquillo," a monkey which long has been a pet around the Luneta police station, has been sacrificed OH the altar of science. The Philippine government more than a year ago adopted the electric chair as a means of executing condemned murderers. and in order to test the cf- ficiency Of the apparatus. which re- gently was received from the United States. Ronquillo was commandeered as the first victim. It required five seconds to kill the monkey.
 Officials have announced that the chair is ready to be used for the eiec- trocutlon of nine murderers who have been held in Bilibid prison awaiting the installation of the apparatus. The Philippine Islands is the first country in the Far East to adopt the electric chair for the execution of murderels.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
EVELYN LAUGHS AT SiO
 A DAY OFFERED BY THAW
Declares That This Money Would
 Not Buy Her Perfumery, Let Alone Support Her.

Atlantic City. May 95.--Declaring that ten dollars a day would mot even keep me in good perfume" Evelyn Nesbt, divorced wife of Harry K. Thaw. last night asserted that such a settlement would be ridiculous in the extreme"
 Miss Nesbit further asserted when seen at the cafe where she is an en- tertainer, that she had received no official notification of any settle'- ment and that no communications of any kind had been received from Thaw or his lawyers.
 That is some more newspaper talk" she said. "The newspapers have made so many settlements on me that I am beginning to feel like a millionaire. Unfortunate it doesn't mean anything.
 Asked what effect any settlement would have on her son, Russell, Miss Nesbit said:
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
WEALTHY MEN ARE
 ACCUSED OF THEFT
Missouri DiStiIlerS Indicted on
 Liquor Conspiracy

St Louis May g. - Lem Motlow. wealthy distiller of Lynchburg, Tenn. Thomas A. Hcncrnan, president and treasurer and Harry l.. Dahlman, vice president of the Jack Daniel Dis tiling company. are included among the 17 persons indicted by a federal grand Jury investigating the theft of 500 barrels of whiskcy from Jack Daniel bonded warehouse here last summer, it was learned today.
 Motlow. who is now under an in dictmcnt for the murder of [. N. Pull lis, q Pullman car conductor. was fol- mcrly the owner of the distillery.
 Others named in the indictment in clude George Remus, nationally known bootlegger. who is now in the
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
CHAPTERS OF MOON' , NEWEST us. PARK
It Is in Wild, ColOFlul Region
 Of Idaho

Washington, D. C., May 23.-- 'Craters of the Moon is the United States youngest national monument.
 On May .. President Coolidge signed the order setting aside a little known district in Idaho. It is a wild, colorfu region containing one of the most unusual volcanic fields in America. From the twisted brilliant contours of frozen lava fields and crimson cones and the absence of venture. 1t taxes its official name, "Cratcrs of the Moon National Monument"
 of "Catcrs of the Ioon,' lying along the Lincoln highway between Carey and Arco. Idaho. R. N. Linn bert writes in communication 10 inc National Geographic society:
 Destined to Draw Tourists
 Although almost totally unknown at present, this section is destined some day to attract tourists from all America. for its lava flows arc as in- tercsting as those of Nesuvius, Aauna Lea or Kilauea,
 ''The district consists of some G3 volcanic cratera, lava and cindcr cones, all at present extinct or der mant. The largcst and most con spicuous is GOO feet high rising in the midst of q belt of cratcrs two to three miles wide and 50 miles lcng," ]. The major flows, the Blue Dragon Flow and the Fahochoe Flow rough ly parallel the Lincoln highway md are but two to five miles from if, A wagon trail from the national road goes into the rocky volcanic desert a short way.
 stretching 10 tho southwest for about miles, We saw perhaps ono Of the most remarkable lava flows in tho world" continues E. W. Limbcrt, describing the Blue Dragon Flow. Its color is deep cobalt blue with length and width.
 encrally a high gloss, as if tho flow had been given a coat of blue yarnish, Tho surface is netfed and vcined with small cracks, having the appearance Of the scales of soma prehistoric rep tile. It merits the name Blnc Dragon. as in many places. it has burst through the creyassc or an older How, and the ropy twists of blue lava spreading out in branches, to- gethor with it's scaled surface, need but little stretch Of imagination 10 suggest tho claws and legs Of a dragon.
 Extensive Area of Lava Flow
 .1n appearance tho Crater of tho Moon flows seen as if they had hap