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Evening star., 1926-09-19
VETERANS GATHER
FOR Ell PAs0 MEET
Gen. Frank T. Hines and Col.
Winfield Scott included in
D. C. Delegation.

For the frst time in the history
~ veteran affairs. the Director of
the United States Veterans Bureau
and the commissioner OF Pensions
viii he seated as aetua! delegates rep
resenting local posts in national
encampment or convention. when
the Veterans of Foreign Wars opens
It's twenty seventh annual National
Encampment in Ell Paso. Tex.
Gen. Frank T. Hines has been is
sued his credentials as a delegate
from the Equa lity-Walter Reed Hos
pital Post, while Col. Winfield Scott.
Commissioner OF Pensions. will rep
resent Columbia Post of the District
of Columbia Gen. Hines. in declin-
ing seat on the platform except
during the time he makes his official
address to the encampment. said he
preferred to sit down in the gathering
among the veterans in whose inter
est he has dedicated his labors. Col
Scott expressed similar sentiment.
The District OF Columbia delega-
tion, in addition to Gen. Hines, in
cludes capt Robert y. Handy, jr..
adiutant general of the orga MIA ton:
Capt. Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr. chair
man of the National Legislative Com
mittee; Comdr. f. !. Buffalo of Ana
costa. who commands the largest
Navy post of the orga niZation, num-
. herring over 1900 members: Comdr.
Guv L. Rirdsall. of F,aualityW Walter
Eeed Fost: Past ConCT. w. Law
renee Hazard, r. J. Eavanaugh, Col.
Carlos Pennington and also Val n.
Brandon who is the Grand Com
mar nder Of the Military Order Of the
tnotie the official degree Of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. a special
train arrived yesterday at Ell Paso
carrying this delegation with the ex-
ception Of Col. Scott, who stopped en-
route to address the encampment Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic at
Des Moines Iowa.
The delegation is under Instructions
I" seek, through the national organ
iZation. countrywide support for the
building of an adequate armory for
the District Of Columbia National
Guard
Evening star., 1926-09-19
LOST SHIPS CREW SAVED
Men Landed at Cornwall Por
After italian Craft Sinks.

LONDON. September IL P).-The
crew OF the Italian steamer Ellehla
was safely landed today at Cornwall
ports.
The vessel WAS sunk on Thursdsy
off the Sicily Islands after the cap
tain had refused help. which the liper
Olympic had offered. There was sop,e
doubt at first if the crew escap ped
safely. but the uncertainty was end@d
this afternoon when report to
LIovds explained that they had been
picked up by French fishing craft and
landed at Newlyn and Penzane this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

pei cent dividends on common shares
cut of the 1924 net earnings.
. There 10 no question here of limita-
ton OF usual rights attaching to
stock" Judge Crump's decision held.
t'tOn the contrary the court is asked to
limit a dividend right expressly given
to- other stock than the preferred,
which can only be done by adding a
restrictive provision not in the con-
tract -
These contract provisions should
not he too technically viewed in decid-
ing the question at issue in this case.
but we should interpret the language
as the average man in the investing
public would interpret 1t
Evening star., 1926-09-19
FISH EDITS DAILY MAIL.
Former News Editor Succeeds
Chief. Who Resigned This Week.

LONDON, September Is R).--Wal-
ter G. Fish, director Of Associated
Ncwspaper Limited, and former news
editor of the Daily Mail. is the new
editor of the Daily Mail. He will take
the place of Thomas NJ. Marlowe. who
resigned early this week. MIR. Mar
loves resignation was presumed to
have been connected with dissent Of
Lord Rothermere. owner of the Daily
Mail, over the newspapers editorials
the settlement Of interallied
debts. which denounced the method OF
the United States in collecting them
as being "shylocklike."
A shiftless husband has developed
many a female flnancier, says the
Chicago News.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
INFANTRY BIG RELIANCE
IN BRITISH MIMIC BATTLE.
Planes Hampered by Rain and
Fog, Discounting idea of
/ Air Supremacy.

BY the Associated Press.
ALDERSHOT. September lS.-Pre-
dictions that the next war will he
almost entirely in the air were not
borne out by the recent British army
maneuvers in Hampshire.
The effectiveness of infantry above
all other arms Mas proven ~ the sat
;sfaction of most military experts.
Eain and foss upset the plans of
tho air force In the recent maneuvers.
80 thev often do in real warfare. and
the infantry had IL rar"y-on while
the f,yevs waited for conditions which
would enable them 10 destroy the
enemy.
Many problems arose. which show
ed the necessity for more effective
Evening star., 1926-09-19
SOUTHERN PREFERRED ]
STOCKHOLDERS LOSE
Richmond Judge Holds Railway
Shares Are Non Participating
With Common Dividend.

RICHMOND. Va. September 1s.-
Preferred stock of the Southern Rail-
way Co. was held to be on nOr-par-
ticipating basis by Judge Beverly T.
Crump in Law and Equity Court here
today in denying the petition OF pres
ferred stockholders. for an Injunction
restraining the company from paying
common dividends In excess OF per
cent until preferred stockholders had
pa participated. The action was brought
bv Arthur Lyman of Massachusetts
and other preferred stockholders. and
was based on the declaration by the
company's board Of directors Of 53a
Evening star., 1926-09-19
$10,00O,000 TO BE SPENT
NEXT YEAR IN PALESTINE
Three-Quarters of Sum to Be Given
by American Jews, Says
Zionist Executive.

BY the Associated Prcss.
NEW YORK, September 1s.-Ten
million dollars is to be expended in
Palestine during the coming year for
the agricultural and industrial de-
velopment of the country as the Jew
ish homeland and $500, 900 of this
sum is to come from the Jews Of the
United States. according to the annual
Palestine budget of the World Zionist
organization, made public today by
Louis Lipsky, president Of the Zionist
OrganiZa tion of America.
The budget represents the largest
sum ever appropriated for Palestine
upbuilding work by the Zionists.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

Push the button-back re-
clines." The worlds famous
Easy Chair with, adjustable back
and leg rest. Spring seat and
hack. covered in imitation leather.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Italian Senator Injured.

FLORENCE. Italy. September Is
Spirito was seriously
injured and his wife killed TO-DAY
when their automobile ran into
tree near San Giovanni Naldorno
today. The Senator's = skull was
FRA n tI,rcd
Evening star., 1926-09-19
German Nationalist Dies.

BERLIN. September Is Up
Gustav Roethe. former rector Of the
University of Berlin. died suddenly
today at Bad Gastein, in Austria.
He was 67 years old. and noted
Na atiOnaliSt leader
Evening star., 1926-09-19

means of using infantry. Experts
are suggesting small tanks. which
can be operated by two men. to leRd
larger tanks into action.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-07-15

Loans and discounts, including rediscounts accep-
tances of other banks and foreign bills of ex-
change or drafts, sold with Endorsement of this
bank Except those shown in Item 1-b) ......
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Although American history Is rlch
IN war stories between the Indians
and Western settlers, but compar-
of the forefathers of the East and the
many battles fought with the Redmen
In this part of the country. There is
a reason. When the whites pushed
beyond the Blue Ridge and into the
Allegheny country Indian warfare
was so constant, the Indians were so
heartily disliked and their customs so
well known that there were few who
thought it worthwhile to write con-
temporaneous accounts of the conflicts
of the day.
The age is indebted to the foresight
of Samuel Kercheval in writing his
History of the Shenandoah Valley,
which is in fact history of the set
Element period of the great Virginia
Valley and much of the Allegheny
country. His work is looked upon to-
day as source information anI so far
as this part of the country is concern
ed stands in class by itself.
So popular has been the work of
Mr.. kercheval that the fourth edition
IS now being printed by the Sheaan-
doah Publishing House of Stras5urg,
Va, near which place Mr.. Kerrhival
is buried.
The following is an account of the
Battle of the Trough" which took
place the year 1856 near Romney and
Moorefield as recorded by Ke"cneval:
Indians Made Attack
THE memorable battle Of The
Trough (says DR.. Turley) was preced-
ed by the following circumstances. On
the day previous, two Indian strollers
from large party Of sixty or seven
ty warriors, under the we'll known and
ferocious chief, Kill-buck, made an at
tack upon the South Fork of the
South Branch on dwelling of a Mrs.
Brake, on the Potomac, about fifteen
miles above Moorefeld, and took Mrs.
Brake and a Mrs. Neff prisoners. The
former not being able to travel from
her situation, was tomahawked and
scalped, and the latter brought down
ito the vicinity of Town Fort, about
one and half miles below Moorefield.
There, one of the Indians, under the
pretense of hunting, retired, and the
other laid himself down and pretended
co fall asleep, with view, as was be-
lieved, to let Mrs. Neff escape to the
fort and give the alarm. Everything
turned out agreeable to their expecta-
lions for as soon as she reached the
tort, and related the circumstances of
her escape, eighteen men from that
and Buttermilk Fort, five miles above
went in pursuit. They were men no.
torlous for their valor and had been
well tried on many such occasions.
Found On Mountains
las soon as they came to the place
indicated by Mrs. Neff, they found
d plain trace left by the Indians, by
occasionally breaking a bush. Mr.
John Harness, who was we'll acquaint-
ed with the manners and modes of
warfare of the Indians, pronounced
that the hunter Indian had not re
turned to his comrade, or that they
were in great force somewhere near
and in ambush. They however, pur.
sued the trail, without discovering
any signs of the larger party, until
they arrived, between two mountains,
forming what from its resemblance is
called The Trough. Here, directly
above fine spring, about two hundred
PAGES from the river, which at that
time was filled to an impossible stage
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SOUTH BRANCH OF POTOMAC WAS SCENE OF SOME
TERRIFIC BATTLES BETWEEN INDIANS AND SETTLERS
Battle of TROUGH In Romnev and Moore6eld Section
Was One of Bloodiest Conflicts In Early
Colonial-Indan Strifes.

by a heavy fall of rain, these grim
monsters of blood were encamped, to
the number above stated. The western
face of the ridge was very precipitous
and rough, and on the north of the
spring was a deep ravine, cutting di-
rectly up into the ridge above. Our
little oand Of heroes, nothing daunted
by the superior number of the enemy,
dismounted unobserved, and pre-
pared for battle leaving their horses
on the ridge. But by one of hose un-
forseen and unaccountable accidents
which often thwart the seemingly best
planned enterprises, small dog
which had followed them, just at
this juncture started rabbit, and
went yelping down the ridge, giving
the Indians timely notice of their ap-
proach. They Immediately flew to
arms, and filing off up the ravine
before described, passed directly into
the rear of our little band, placing
them in the situation they had planned
find their enemies, between the noun
tain and the swollen river. Now came
the tug of war and both parties
rushed to the onset, dealing death and
slaughter at ever fire. After an hour
or two Of hard fighting, during which
each of our little band had numbered
his man, and more than half their
number had fallen to rise no more,
those that remained were compelled to
retreat, which could only be effected
by swimming the river. Some who
had been wounded, not being able to
do this, determined to sell their lives
as dearly as possible, and deliberately
loading their rifles, and placing them
selves behind some cover on the river
bank, dealt certain death to the first
adversary who made his appearance,
and then calmly yielded to the toma-
hawk.
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Worst of All

'The Indian Chief, kill-buck, after
wards admitted that, although he had
witnessed many sanguinary contests,
this was the bloodiest he had ever eX-
perienced for the number of his enc
mics. Kill-buck was Shawnee, a
savage of strong mental powers, and
we'll acquainted with all the families
of the settlement before the war broke
out. Col. Vincent Williams, whose
father was unhumanly murdered by
kill-buck and his party on Patter-
sons Creek. became personally ac-
quainted with him many years after
wards, and took the trouble, when
once in the state of Ohio to visit
him. He was far advanced in years,
and had become blind. The Colonel
Informed me that as soon as he told
kill-buck his name the only answer
he made was, your father was a
brave warrior The half brother of
Col. Williams, Benjamine Casey, was
with him. Peter Casey had once hired
Kill-buck to catch and bring home a
runaway negro, and was to have given
him fourteen shillings. He paid him
six shillings, and the war breaking
out, he never paid the other eight. At
the visit spoken of, Kill-buck inquired
the name of the other visitor, and
when the Colonel told him it was
Benjamine Casey-What, Peter Ca
sey's son?' yes. Your father owes
me eight shillings; will you pay it?'
said the old chief. The Colonel at
that time got all the particulars of
the tragic death of his father, as well
as the great heroism manifested by
our little band at the battle of the
TROUGH
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-07-15

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE GARRETT NATIONAL
BANK AT OAKLAND, IN TIE STATE OF MARYLAND,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 30, 1926.
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts including rediscOunts,
Change or G da 0 soM Hh 0dorsem n Of this
bank Except those shown in Item 1b).... s721265
Y. S. Government securities
Deposited to circulation o. s.. bonds
United States Government securities iin e ~
o Total ......: 1865
Banfi1g House 7$9o 81 Furniture and
fs515Ts a Ban banks s S155 g g
Rt than an ne ap ems g. sd
Checks on other banks in the reporting
bank (other than Item 12l ............:.. 500
J. Treasurer and due from u S. 81 ~
ot bsf" as if any sss 90
Total s5O98O1 -
LIABILITIES.
s sap s f1ed paid in s 19e goo 90 90
Reserve for 5000 s289O2 81
$$:::: s:;::.
ehesEs G SUBSCRIBING 2 1Ss IS IS
{other bank deposs) subject to reserve
Individual deposits subject to check
Dividends 1860 90
P9sts) Subject to Reserve Items 20 g. 81, 80,
Time deposits to payable after days. or sub
Certificates deposit (other money borrowed) 42os Il
Total q time deposits to Reserve Items '''''+ 20
than those above stated so4l 81 s57 20
Total 5O93O1 -
State of Maryland, County of Garrett IS:
G. A. Fraey Cashier of the boveamed soemn
the above statement is true to the best of my ogage 9
Subscribed and sworn before me do#5 day tRR6r N p
Comect-Attest:
G. s. HAMLL,
ASA T. MATTHEW'S Directors
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT FRIENDSVILLE, IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AT
THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 30 1926.
RESOURCES.


and discounts including rediscounts, accep-
change drafts, sold Endorsement Of
shown S126,760 IA
over 5sssi loans sa:ec.r:i sasS7 7s9 i i
u S. Government owned:
Deposited to circulation GU. S. bonds
Ali other Government securities
Total
Banking
Cash vault and due from national banks. 1887
the United States (other than included in Items 8,
Total Of Items O. TO- H. H. and 49, s12iS6 IS l~''
Checks and drafts on banks ncludng Federal Reserve Bankl
located outside city or town of reporting bank s49 90
dempion U. due from Z.
ot 6ss's ssss if any aSss So So
s378, AGO "a
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid $4,000 90
Circulating outstanding 244oo 90
Certified checks outstanding
n. Total %dcs Items at 25 i e. and ST. %
deposits payable within 80 days.:
Individual deposits subject check
deposits oher depotsj subject
Time deposits subject Reserve payable after 80 days sub
deposit (other than for money s4 As
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 3e,
Liabilities above stated 1879 50
s37s AGO GA
State of Maryland, County of
WEIGH, solemnly
tina" the above statement true to the best 9 81 ny 9wSdgf I'm and belief
Subscribed and to before this 9th day 1925
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-07-15
BY JUDSON C. WELLIVER

HE Grand Canyon OF the Colo
RADIO River, widely regarded
as the worlds most imposing
natural wonder. has suddenly
taken on a new and startling
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
Gravel Hill

Mrs. Lizzie Koeppel has been on
the sick list with la grippe.
Samuel Loockerman Of Whining
ton who was driving his new Chrys-
Ter sedan, accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Emma Loockerman OF
Drawbridge and his brother Thomas
Ioockerman of Greensboro, Nd,
were the guests Of Luke Clendaniel
and family Saturday evening.
Mrs. Edgar Short spent several
days in Philadelphia with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clara Dickerson recently.
Mrs. Edward Pase is spending the
winter in West Virginia with lela-
Hves.
Clarence Wilson and family OF
Chestertown, Md, were recent guests
of G. H. Koeppel and family.
Mrs. Ruth Veasey Of Redden was
the guest of Mrs. Estella Clendan1el
Friday.
hugo Koeppel butchered three
large hogs recently which weighed
1910 lbs.
Howard Pettyjohn is erecting a
large poultry house.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
DR.. ROBT. WATT DEAD
AFTER A USEFUL AND
BUSY LIFE AS MINISTER
Continued from page u

as district superintendent, caused
DR.. Watt to ask to be placed on the
retired list.
DR.. Watt had acknowledged quail
ties of leadership, as was shown Ie-
peatedly in Conference affairs, and
enjoyed the closest confidence OF
many bishops. One of his character
istics was loyalty to his friends
which gave him a big following
among the ministers of the Confer
ence. He enjoyed the friendship OF
influential laymen, too, and was
close friend of former Governor John
G. Townsend, Jr., Of Selbyville, and
of Henry P. Scott of Wilmington,
Iaymen of the M. E. Church. He also
was a close friend and supporter Of
Senator T. Coleman du Pont and a
warm supporter of Pierre 5. du
Points educational aims.
DR.. Watt in the earlier years of
his ministry stood out as a crusader.
In 1894 and 1895, DR.. Watt was pas
tor of Scott Church, Wilmington,
and Joined with the Rev. DR.. How
ard, then pastor of Asbury M. b.
! Church, Wilmington, in a crusade
against disorderly houses and social
clubs that sold liquor illegally. The
two ministers personally bought liq-
uor that was being sold in violation
of the law, and also had agents tC
buy it for them. They then exposed
the illegal sales in addresses from
their pulpits, exhibited the Liquor
they had bought and named the
places where it was obtained.
The charges of the two ministers
caused a sensation and resulted in
shakeup of the police department
and the closing of many disorder!
houses and social clubs.
DR.. Watt had reputation for TAX
ing care of his friends, and had aid
ed many a minister in his ambitions
for advancement in the Conference
DR.. Watt was a vigorous and ferVen
preacher and often in his discours
would burst into tears under tn
stress of his emotions. He was
keen debater and aggressive i
causes he believed right, in churc
and civic affairs.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
FIRST YEAR OF EGG CONTEST
BOOSTS EGG PRODUCTION
continued from first DaEs)


four or five months after they are
housed for winter. Pullets are tim1d
and if mixed with the old birds they
are fought away from the feed hop
pers and drinking fountains, and
thus fail to get sufficient food. For
this same reason it is best when
housing the birds in the fall to di-
vide the pullets into early and late
maturing groups, and the hens into
groups according to their state OF
molt or production.
"When spring comes and all the
birds are in production, they need
about the same feed and give sat
isfactory results, until moulting be-
gins, if mixed together.
Letters have been sent to the
owners of the nine fOcks making
the highest record in their respec-
tive classes, to secure some infor-
nation about the way these aocks
were fed, managed, etc. When this
material reaches the office it will be
summarized and copy sent to each
record keeper"
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
MAY SPARE MUSKRATS
FROM STEEL TRAPS
CONTINUED from page u

out agony that these humanitarians
aim to end.
There is but one state-Massa-
Enthusiastically banning the use of
the steel traps by fur hunters, but
it is estimated that there will be
twenty or thirty others to eliminate
this form of cruelty by immediate
legislative enactments.
Those who are leading the move
ment are trying to hit upon some
other method of catching muskrats
that will do away with the cruelty OF
the steel jawed traps. This perhaps
will be difficult, but it is believed
the problem will be solved before
the bill is presented to the Dover
assembly. Otherwise that body may
not pass a law that will destroy or
impair the muskrat industry, as 1t is
regarded of too much Importance to
be seriously interfered with.
It is estimated that $4,000 to $4,000
muskrats are trapped and sent to
market from this state every year
and when it is recalled that the pelts
fetch from two thtree dollars, for
Delaware hides, which are regarded
as the best obtained in this coun-
try, and the carcasses sell from
twenty-five cents to fifty in the mar
ket. the extent of the business may
/ be understood.
However profitable it may be the
humane societies of Delaware are
determined that the willy rodents OF
/ tho marshes if they are to be offer
ed don the altar of fashion, shall moi
be called on to suffer more than car
/ be avoided.