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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
DIED..
JOSEPH E. FRIEND.

Joseph E. Friend, aged Sc years, S
months and s days, died suddenly at
his residence on Liberty street in
Oakland Monday evening. His death
was sudden and wholly unexpected,
coming as it did while he was seated
at table in the home in anticipa-
ton of the return of his son, Mr..
Reese E. Friend, of Oakland, to par
take of a birthday dinner being pre-
pared as a surprise for him. Mr..
Friend attended the morning services
at st. Marks Lutheran church on
Sunday, and seemed to greatly enjoy
the sermon. and singing. On October
Sth, 1898, he married Mrs. Alice VAN
Sickle, whose death occurred on Mon
day, December 20, of last year. In adj
dition to the son, Mr. Reese E. Friend,
he is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Gilderoy Whorton, of Oakland, and by
two sisters. Mr.. Friend was a ma
tive of Garrett county, his forebears
being among the early pioneers of
this section. He was we'll known and
greatly respected by the citizens of
Oakland and the surrounding commu-
nifty. The funeral of the deceased will
occur from st. Marks church, Oak
land, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. David NJ. Funk, the pastor, will
be in charge and will be assisted by
Rev. Denning, pastor of the Loeb
Lynn Heights Baptist church. Inter-
ment will be made in the Oakland
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
WEST PENN SYSTEM IS
MERGED With OTHER CO.'S
Company Furnishing Power and
Light Locally Now Part of
Larger Corporation

Consolidation and unifcation of the
electric light and power companies of
the West Penn System within the
States of West Virginia., Ohio and
Maryland was announced Friday by
A. M. Lynn, president of the West
Penn Companies in New York.
The combination has been effected
by transfer to the Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
the control of the Brooke Electric
Company, Maryland Power Company,
Parsons Electric Company, West Vir-
ginia Public Service Company, st.
Mary's Power and Light Company
and the West Maryland Power Com
pany. The enlarged Monongahela
organization will continue under the
same management, with headquar-
tiers at Fairmont, w. V. Financial
details of the transaction were not
disclosed.
The West Penn parent company,
which is controlled by the American
Water Works and Electric Company,
owns number of other public utili-
ty enterprises in the southeast, in
GLIDING the West Penn Power Com
pany, the West Penn Railways Com
pany and the Wheeling Traction Com
panY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
GREAT SCOUT COMEBACK
Fifteenth Anniversary of Boy
Scout Movement To Be Gel
ebrated In Oakland

Nearly seven hundred thousand
boys and men actively associated
with 21,751 troops will celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of the incorpo-
ration of the Boy Scouts of America
on February 10th, 1910, during the
week of February 8th-14th. The
scout troop of Oakland will have their
part in this monster celebration,
which will extend from coast to coast
and from Canada to the Gulf.
This will begin with a great civic
meeting to be held in the Maryland
Theatre on Sunday afternoon at 800
o'clock. The entire program will be
in charge of the troop council and the
local troop under the scoutmaster and
assistant scoutmasters. The program
will be built around the scout oath
and laws and will include an address
by the Rev. A. ]. Torrey, organizer
and Scoutmaster of the troop. 1t is
expected that every clergyman in
Oakland will be present and assist in
the program.
1t should be remembered that this
is to be great public meeting to
which every father and mother and
every son in the community is most
cordially invited and the daughter of
thp house wall
Monday will be scout school day.
That day every scout having a uni
form will wear it and do a good turn
for their school. Tuesday will be
home day. That day every scout will
practice what they preach, by doing a
special good turn for the home. We'd
nesday will be the community good
turn day. In it the scout will en-
deavor to do a good turn for some
one in town outside their own home.
Thursday will be observed as a father
and son day, also scout comeback day.
A talkeatfest will be given by the
troop, each boy bringing his father
or one who represents him; also he
will bring man or boy who was for
merly scout either here in town or
in some other place. This will also be
a stunt night and we say there will be
some stunts if we outlive the eats,
which will be generously provided by
the ladies of the Scout Auxiliary, at
exactly eight o'clock. Friday night
will be scout meeting and open house
night to which the parents of the
scouts will be invited.
We are happy to announce that the
scouts will use the town hall, over
the fire department as their new
meeting place. REPORTER.
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Elected Field Secretary of Gar
rett and Allegany Counties.

AT conference held in Cumber-
land on December 29th between Mr..
A. B. Brown, general secretary of
the Maryland Sunday School Associ-
alton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Jones of
Oakland, and Rev. G. A. Teske, presi-
dent of the Allegany County Sunday
School Association, Rev. Teske was
elected field secretary for the two
counties of Garrett and Allegany.
Under this arrangement, Rev. Tes-
Ike is to devote one month a year in
Garrett county and two months a
year in Allegany county to the work.
On last Thursday afternoon a meet
ing of local Sunday school workers
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. R. Jones in Oakland at which were
present a number of men and women
and was also attended by Rev. Teske.
At this meeting it was decided to hold
a Sunday school rally in the Garrett
Memorial Presbyterian church here
on March 18th, at 1880 o'clock p. m.
The program for this rally will be an
nounced later. At the meeting held
on Thursday Garrett county was di-
vided into eight districts and it was
planned to hold a rally in each of
these districts, the dates to be an
nounced in later issue of The Re-
publican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
Oakland High School Notes

The present week, February End
to 9Th, inclusive, the students of the
Oakland High School have given to
the mid-year examinations. This is
an important time for parents to in
terest themselves in their children's
work because the results of these ex-
aminations indicate the true standing
of each individuals school work.
The Assembly program for Friday,
February 9th, to which the public is
cordially invited, is as follows:
Entrance march 30. H S. Band
Address ......... Mr.. J. E. Harmed
Chorus. ...... Those Eevening Bells
Dialogue
Irene Smouse and Margaret Blandfeld
SaXophone duet .............
..... Margaret and Klaud Friend
Autobiography of a Shoe. Hazel Nine
SeXtette. ...............
Russell Brown, Jas. Wilson, Gray
don Lewis, Walton King, Walter
Nine, Cartwright May.
Salute to the Flag ......... Chorus
The prize winners of the Janis Mer-
edith essay contest, conducted by the
Maryland Theatre were the following
First prizes-Elizabeth Buzzard,
Walton King, Pauline Smouse, Rob-
ert Stanton.
Second prizes-Jes>.e Nine, John
Berkheimer, Mary Gender, Theoda
Rice.
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Marriage Licenses.

Paul Mortimer Broadwater, 20,
farmer, Oxford, West Va, and AL
thea Elizabeth Hatfield, %, Harris
vile, West Va.
Teddie Ross Rains, 25, trackman,
Bowden, West Va, and Beulah Violet
Cosner, IS, Wildell, West Va.
Charles Clinon Grammar, 32, bur-
ner, and Edna Alberta Garner, 10,
Grafton, West Va.
Dean Franklin belong, 81, potter,
and Lillian May Kinner, 10, Clarks-
burg, West Va.
Orby Forrest Polling, 81, student,
and Noreen Blanche Criss, 18, stu
dent, Clarksburg, West Va.
Warren Wendell Rush, 81, clerk,
and Snow Vesta Ritter, 10, student,
Clarksburg, West Va.
Charles Edward Mccall, 81, mer-
chant, Clarksburg, w. Va, and Ruth
Mary Bow, IS, Adamston, W. Va.
Charles Leroy Delaney, 81, machin-
list, and Evelyn Greer Wright, 10,
Clarksburg, West Va.
Julia Olive Cannon, 25, coal miner,
Gray's Landing, Pa, and Julia Olive
Cannon, 10, Mount Braddock, Pa.
Two licenses issued were marked
don't publish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
SHEEP CLUB is BEING
FORMED IN THE COUNTY
Boys and Girls Who Are Inter.
ested Should Help Develop
Sheep and Wool Industry

County Agent W. Clayton Jester
has submitted the following commu-
nication to The Republican for publ
cation:
"In these days of high priced wool
and mutton, many people who have
formerly had no use for sheep are be-
coming interested in them. There
are, indeed, many reasons why the
sheep industry in Garrett county
should be encouraged. In fact, if we
are to continue wearing wool cloth
ing and eating mutton, sheep must
be kept on the farm.
ga boys and girls sheep club prob
ably offers the best means to develop
this industry. At the present time
several boys have signified their in
terest in such a project which should
not be completed until every boy and
girl, interested in such farm work,
has chance to sign up and thus be-
come members.
"The object of such a club is to
stimulate interest in sheep production
by teaching farm boys and girls to
raise sheep cheaply through the use
of pure-bred sheep, pastures and
grazing crops, utilization of wastes,
etc, to enable farm boys and girls to
earn money for themselves while at
home; to instruct boys and girls in
judging, selecting, feeding, caring for
and managing sheep and marketing
wool, and to improve the breeds of
sheep in Garrett county.
''The plan of the project is that
the boys and girls will be encouraged
to purchase at least three bred ewes
of breed to be indicated by them
selves. Bred ewes have been located
to sell from $50 to $40. Such a club
will be financed by a local bank and
no member will be required to pay
actual cash for the animals, but must
sign notes to pay expenses with their
fathers endorsement. These notes
can run until the ewes have produced
wool and lambs which will help pay
for the purchasing of them.
"Such club work is being carried
on successfully in other counties and
should be of Importance in Garrett
county. Boys and girls who are in
terested in such club work should
think the matter over and ask at the
office Of the County Agent for more
detailed information on the subject"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
Sunday School Glass Stage a
Minstrel Show.

Neil O'Brien must look to his lau-
rels if he is to remain king of negro
MINISTRIES. Since the phenomenal sue
cess of the performance put on by
the Mems Bible Glass of St. PauFs
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
last Friday night, there will doubt
less be a number of contenders for
ethe title. The occasion was an enter
Aainment given to the ladies of Mr.. ].
E. Harned's class and their friends
at the church parish house when up
wards of a hundred persons enjoyed
a minstrel show which in point of
originality and wit could not have
been surpassed by professionals.
The opening number, offered in lieu
of an address of welcome, was new
version of the song "How Do You
Do?" very capably sung by Mr.. Cor
don Mealy, and containing enough
local hits to keep the crowd laughing
all evening. This was followed by a
novel parody on at Amt Gonna Rain
No Mo-, in which Mr.. R. H. Gilbert
acquitted himself so creditably that
he was acclaimed star of the perfor-
nance. No one was immune from the
good-natured "slams" in this song or
in the long story of the Gilbert fam
ily's trip to a foreign country which
followed; but to Mr.. Gilbert's oft-re-
peated query, "Ain't nobody sore yet,
is there?" a laughing negative was
always returned.
Mr.. Walter Dawson was the inter-
1ocutor and gave a delightful example
of how easy it is for him to talk
about nothing at all. He introduced
the other performers who included
Messrs. Playford Naylor, Mason
Moore and Jesse J. Ashby, all of
whom were we'll received.
Special mention is due the male
quartet, composed of Messrs. Will
liam Butt, Grover Stemple. Ernest
Shirer and Cecil Smith, who produced
more discords in a limited time than
anyone present could have thought
possible. Mr.. Julius Littman was the
pianist and added materially to the
success of each number.
A very substantial and excellent
supper was served at the close of the
entertainment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
CLEVE G.. SISLER,

The funeral of the late Cleve G.
Sisler, who was killed in a railroad
accident near Wilson, West Va, on
January 9th, 1925, took place from
Fairview church on January Sth, Rev.
Ezra Fike, assisted by the Rev. Isaac
w. Alternately, conducting the SER
vices. Mr.. Sisler was born on March
81, 1886, and was aged 80 years. He
is survived by his wife, three sons and
one daughter, five brothers and four
sisters, besides a host Of other rela-
tives and numerous friends. He was
a good husband and kind and affec-
tionate father. He will be greatly
missed by his friends as well as in his
home. A FRIEND.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05

A party composed Of Mr.. E. L.
Mack, comptroller of the Weston
Dodson coal interest, of Bethlehem,
Pa; Mr.. ]. F. Palmer, of Cumber-
land, secretary of the Western Mary
land Coal Association; John Shores,
secretary of the Hamill Coal & Coke
Company, Blaine; ]. S. Stewart, vice
president of the Davis Coal & Coke
Co., Elkins, West Va; Spates Brady,
president of the Brady Coal Compa-
ny, Elkins; Philip T. Peddicord, rep
resenting the Western Maryland R.
R. Co., and Mr.. c. N. Morgan, engi-
neer of the Dodson Coal Co., were in
Oakland yesterday on business con-
nected with their several corpora
tions.
Rev. John F. Eckenrode, pastor Of
St. Peters Catholic church, returned
to Oakland from Florida yesterday
afternoon after an absence of about
three weeks.
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Observation-Disclosures
Get THROUGHSNOWDRIFTS
State Roads Commission Forces
Break Blockade of Snow In
Garrett County Mountains

Fifty automobile tourists, travel
ing eastward over the National High
way, who were marooned at various
points along the roadway from I'm
iontown to Grantsville on account of
snow drifts, some of which were nine
or ten feet high at places between
Keyser's Ridge and Frostburg, were
enabled to get through Saturday af-
ternoon after shovel gangs employed
by the State Roads Commission open
ed one-way passage through the
great banks of snow.
Not only was the National High
way blocked, but all other roads in
Garrett county suffered to a more or
less degree on account of the storm
which struck this section Thursday
morning. All day, from early in the
morning until late at night, the snow
came down in such mass that it was
almost impossible to see across the
street.
The Keyser Ridge Road from Oak
land became blocked Friday morning
as a result of the storm and was not
opened for traffic until late Saturday
afternoon, and as a result traffic to
and from the pike as well as to the
General Construction Company's
camps was interferred with to such
an extent that workmen residing in
Oakland were unable to reach the
camp until the road was opened Fri
day afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
BOYS JAWS FRACTURED
IN COASTING ACCIDENT

Calvin McRobie, aged Is years, of
Swanton, was taken to the Western
Maryland Hospital in Cumberland
yesterday, where he is suffering from
a double fracture of his jaws, sus-
tanned Saturday when the sled on
which he was riding collided with an
automobile. He was reported rest
ing comfortably this morning, despite
the injury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
Knights of Pythias Notes of In
tereSt.

Plans for the big Knights Of Pyth-
las banquet, to be held on Friday ev-
ening, February goth, are about COM
plete. The committee is making ev-
cry effort to make it a big success.
Keep informed concerning it by read
ing these "Notes" every week.
- Last Friday night seven Esquires
were Knighted.
A number of subjects relative to
lodge matters of Importance were
discussed, thus making the meeting
a very interesting one.
The first rank will be conferred on
next Friday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
Arrested For Stealing Watch

James Jumper, colored laborer,
employed on construction work at the
McIntire building in Oakland, was
placed under arrest yesterday after
noon by Sheriff Yutzy, charged with
having stolen watch, the property
of Mrs. Patrick Lonergan, the theft
having been committed at the time
of the fire at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lonergan several weeks ago.
When given a hearing before Justice
West yesterday Jumper admitted the
theft and was held for the grand jury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05

On or about March list, DR.. Broad
waters office will be located in the
new McIntire Building over the post
Observation-Disclosures 50-3t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05

During the years 1929, inclu-
sive, state and local taxes increased
nearly Is per cent, this being for the
entire nation, while federal taxes de-
creased more than q per cent:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05

oummary-FieId goals: Rice, I;
Hoyt, 1; B. Scott, 3; LaPorta, 1;
Boyd, 2; Williams,1; James, l. Fouls:
Rice, As; Bolden, ga; Hoyt, OIL; B.
Scott, PA; Funk, o.; LaPorta, 2-3;
Boyd, O-3; Parrish, 3-3; Williams,
OF; James, 1-2. Referee, Collins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-05
OAKLAND A. A. EVENS
COUNT WITH CONEYITES
Local Basketeers Give Creek
Opponents a Beautiful
Trimming.

The Oakland Athletic Association
basketball players took sweet revenge
on their opponents from Homecoming
in one of the fastest games staged
in recent years on the local floor
Tuesday evening when they defeated
the Coney Celtics by a score of 1921,
Notwithstanding the fact that even
the local fans expected the locals to
be overwhelmingly defeated. The re-
venge came in on account of the fact
that less than two weeks ago the
Celtics gave the Oakland players a
magnificent trimming" at Lonacon-
ing, the locals being apparently out
classed at every stage of the game on
Coney's floor through the apparent
superior playing of the Scotchmen.
The crowd in attendance at the
game Tuesday night was the larg-
est present on a similar occasion in
many moons and it was an enthusiast
tic crowd, too, which might have lent
encouragement to the locals to put
forth their skill and cop the game.
Each player on the floor was a star,
and the title as such was earned. The
contest, too close at times to be any
body's game, was marked by close
guarding, Oakland scoring but six
goals and the Celtics only five. Bob
Scott led the scoremakers by tossing
three field goals. The playing of Hoyt
and his one-time comrades, Parrish
and LaPorta, was noteworthy Foul
shooting by Parrish, Bolden and Rice
were features of the game. The line
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-06

5221k N. Illinois st. and charged
Jordan with keeping a gambling
house, and twelve men in the al
legged poker game with gambling.
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BLUEST NOTES
ARRIVE TRUE
FOR THESE MEN
Biese's Players KnOz0 H07c
to JaSS Up the Ozone

Making the syncopate the job of Paul Bese and
his
Some still like jazz noisy but good and these
men antaize until they sound like sym
phony of action.
Paul Biese orchestra leader was
born April H. 1887 miles what is known
ST. Joseph the of he secured his first lessons
on the violin saxophone from his father, retired
musician.
years old he studied saxophone with Jules
Iefevre Americas premier saxophons When but of
age, free scholarship offered by the Chicago
Musical College, winning diamond medal his gradua
-tion at the of II.
following years found Paul Biese in various parts of
the country saxophone soost conductor band
leader recording essentially field where
considered.
Biese holds being Americas first dance
this in the fenst cafes
in country years public demanded the
phone Biese has mastered
saxophone family from the smallest
asaxophone double bass AS clarinet player
and violinist he has few equals.
During his recent engagement Angeles and Holly
teach saxpohone Jackie
the famous boy wizard of the saxo
as Dempsey Conway Teare Alice Terry sennett
Ben Turpin Conrad Nagel Cody, Roache, Cecil
De Mile and Others
~ II ~ ~
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BUTLER JURY DISCHARGED

BIZ Times Special
DANVILLE, Ind, July 6.-Plans
for a, second trial for Willard But
Ter, colored, charged with the
murder of OWE Vinegar, colored,
were discussed today. A jury hear
ing the case, was discharged after
it was unable to decide the penalty.
The case was venued from Marion
county
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suicide, possibly by poison, they are
investigating possible foul play.
PATRIOTIC SHOW GIVEN
Pictures and Tableau on Making of
First Flag Shown.

Pictures, a tableau depicting the
making of the first American nag
and showing of the film, THE Cop
perhead," were or the program OF
free show at the Circle Theater Sat
urday, given under auspices OF the
Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays.
Rev. Lewis Brown opened the pro
gram at 8 a. m. with an address
Boy Scouts repeated the oath of al
lee1ence.
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PoRTER'S DEATH PRoBED
Body of Wealthy Mirror Manufac-
tucer Found.
Blu United Press

BIZ Untted PTess
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. July g.
The body of William Porter, IS,
wealthy plateglass manufacturer OF
FIT. Smith, Ark, missing since June
81, which was found Sunday in a
field three miles north of here, was
TO be shipped to his fathers home at
Shelbyville, Ind, today.
The body was badly decomposed
when found, lying face downward.
No weapons were found near, and
while police believe he committed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-06
ARREST TOTAL is SMALL
Only 1875 Slated, Including 40 for
IntOxication.

Arrests over the holiday and week
end fell below police expectations,
records at the city prison showed to-
day. One hundred and twenty-six
men and nine women were charged
during the two-day period.
OF these, intoxicated persons
totaled 48 men and one woman.
twenty-five men and two women
were charged with assault and bat
terry. A majority of the latter were
in auto accidents.
Lieutenant Hudson raided a room
above the Sam Jordan poolroom,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-06
TERROR REIGNS SHANGHAI
Strikers Kidnap and Torture
Workers.

LONDON. JUN 6.-American Ma
rines at Shanghai killed the leader
of a Chinese mob and rescued a po.
lice officer named Macdonald (pre-
sumably a Britisher) who had been
attacked and beaten by rioters. &C.
cording to a dispatch to the Daily
News. Leaders of the strike at
Shanghai have resorted to torture as
a means Of terrorism, says the Daily
News correspondent. six tramway
workers having been kidnaned. hung
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BURGLAR GETS CATCH
Pole Used to Hook Mans Trousers
Watch and Money Gone.

When John Crosse, 1923 w. Wash
ington St., awakened today he could
not find his trousers. Later he dis
covered a burglar had removed
window screen, hooked the trousers
with a pole, removed a watch and
money, totaling SIT, and dropped the
clothes to the ground.
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up by their hands and severely
logged and then released.
BOXES WILL BE MADE

Corrugated fiber board boxes will
be made by the Inland Box Corpo-
ration, a 100000 concern. which
will build a factory at w. Morris ST.
and the Belt Railroad. Company
officials include a number OF for
mer executives Of the Safton man
ufacturing plant at Anderson.
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unprecedented floods. Thousands
were then reported fleeing to the
hills to seek safety as the waters
rose around their humble dwellings.
Crops were ruined and homes buried
beneath the waters.