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The Washington times., 1926-11-05
CANCEL ALL
DEBTS, IS
PLEA
BY HARRY r. FLORY
Copyright. 1895. BY International
News SeryiceJ

PARIS, Nov. qualification of
the washington debt accord with
certain reservations as a pre-
1iminary to an international debt
conference and possible eventual
cancellation of both debts and
separations is the thesis Of NJ.
Louis MaIvy, French deputy and
faithful henchman Of ex-Finance
Minister Joseph Caillaux.
II hope, as does my eminent
friend, NJ. CaiIlaux, that the policy
Of swiping the slate can soon be
inaugurated. But recognize that
such q policy presupposes the adj
hesion OF the United States
In ratifying the Washington ac-
cord there must be reservations as
surfing that France VIII never have
TO paw more to the United States
and Great Britain than she received
from Germany, and providing that
in case of disagreement the amount
TO be transferred In any given period
be determined by arbitration.
Al reservation stating that the
annuities be fixed in taking into ac.
count the French capacity to pay
might suffice" he concluded.
New Loan for Germany
BERLIN, Nov. 5.-Germany is
now paying out 4 100000 marks per
day on the reparations account, and
viii be obliged to make even heavier
payment during the next few years,
according to a statement issued TO-
day by one OF the highest financial
authorities OF the country.
This authority asserted that in
order to cover the deficit resulting
from these huge payments Germany
win require a loan totalling about
1000 900 900 marks. This sum is
larger than that provided by the so.
called Dawes plan loan.
The Washington times., 1926-11-05

DIR. JOSHUA ROBERT HAYES, who
died yesterday at his home, 1348 Newton
ST. N. W., posed for this picture when he
was IS last summer. He was always fond
of beer, he said, but he was practicing on
the near" article for this photo.
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SideIights on Trial
in HnU-MiILs Case

lorn, is still doing her stuff about
the souls and hearts Of men and
women for an out-of-town newspa-
per. Directly in front of her in
the courtroom sits the Rev.
John Roach Stratton, hell-fire
clergyman of New York City, To
their left is Norman Hapgood,
magazine editor and writer.
The Washington times., 1926-11-05

they will stay on the job until their
task is completed"
All the former clerks are now re-
ceiving their regular annuities. Mr..
McNeely pointed out. payment of
increases being delayed only in
cases where records have been in
complete or difficult to reach.
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BY CHARLOTTE MILLS

tCooTght 4szV Esaufss
S0AIERVILLE n. j.. Nov. Poor Mrs Gibson, Il am
all upsetoyer her It seems there is always something hap
MRS. Gibson testify have always thought that she could
help to clear up the whole mystery. And she Lies
seriously i'll
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Find Buried Ship at Shore

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 5.-Stearn
Shovels digging trenches for the
foundations of the $5,000.000 mum.
cipal convention hall between
Georgia and Mississippi Avenues,
on the beach front, unearthed the
hulk of an ancient whaling ship
20 feeL below the surface.
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DoWRlES ARE PROPOSED
FOR POOR FRENCH GIRLS

PARIS, Nov. Marriage dow
ries for all French girls. living in
the country have been proposed by
several departmental councils in
France.
The Washington times., 1926-11-05
Was Her Film StoLen2

'.MERRY- GO-ROUND" the Universal film in which
Miss Mary Phbn made her biggest hit screen STAR
was plagiarized from novel by George Lewis Miss
Lewis charges in suit for part of the profits against
the Universal company.
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Miss Mary limbaugh returned to

Miss Mary limbaugh returned to
her home in Oakland yesterday ev-
ening from visit Of several weeks
to relatives in Ohio.
Mr.. Harold H. Harmed left Oakland
Tuesday for Rochester, New York, to
attend the annual gladioli show now
on in that city. Mr.. Harmed expects to
be absent until early next week. He
is one of the few local growers of
gladioli who has such variety of eX-
ceedingly beautiful plants now bloom
ing at his home on Green street.
Mrs. William X. Chase, State chair
man of the Federation of Republican
Women of Maryland, accompanied by
Mrs. Edward Stock, State organizer,
are making tour of the State to
meet Republican women. In Oakland
these two ladies held a conference
with some Of the women and were
gratifed to find the sentiment so
strongly Republican.
Swallow Falls, in recent years, has
become a faYorite camping spot for
local people as we'll as for those who
live at distance. This week a party
of young people chaperonedby Mrs. G.
w. North, of Crisfield, Nd, is in camp
there. The campers are Miss Anna
Bolden, of Meyersdale, Pa; Miss Eliz-
abeth Pierce, of Keyser, w. Va; Miss
Marie Maroney, Of Oakland Misses
Jane Harvey and Katherine Steven
son, Of Mt. Lake Park; Oliver Meth
kin, of Baltimore; James Carney, Jas.
Hart and Leo Helbig, of Oakland.
Sunday evening about six o'clock,
Mrs. George Dawson, driving the car
of Mrs. Jack Stevenson, failed to ne
gotiate the turn at the corner of AL
der and Second streets and the auto
mobile running up on the pavement
struck water plug, breaking it off
at connecting point. Repairs were
made after an hour or more, but in
the meantime many people were with
out supply Of water. The car was
damaged to some extent on account of
the accident which was said to be I'M
avoidable.
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Miss Estell Dennis, of Baltimore, Is
here as a guest of the Misses Wilson
Miss Anna Deal, of Connellsville
Pa, spent Sunday in Oakland where
she visited Miss Helen Treacy.
Mrs. w. R. Offutt, who spent sew
eral weeks in Cumberland with rela-
tives. has returned to her home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bentz and
children, of Wheeling, are here for
visit to Mr.. R. X. Maroney and
family.
Miss Elena Pendergast, who was
enrolled in the Johns Hopkins summer
school. has returned to her home near
Hutton.
Postmaster Samuel Sines, of Sines
visited Oakland on business last Sat
urday, when he called at The Repub-
lican office.
Mrs. Arthur Naylor and eldest son
returned home on Friday last from a
ten days visit to Niagara Falls and
Buffalo, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius C. Renninge1
spent several days recently in Nor
gantown, West Va, where they were
guests of relatives.
Miss Emma Salzman, who has been
visiting her parents in Hutton, has
returned to Jacksonville, Florida, in
which city she is employed.
Mrs. H. l. Straight returned to her
home in Akron, Ohio, Sunday night
after weeks visit at the residence Of
Mrs. Lewis Walter in Oakland.
Mr.. Wilbur C. Jones is here for a
visit to his son, Mr.. E. Ray Jones and
family. Mr.. Jones expects to return
to his home in Columbus, Ohio, in a
short time.
Mr.. Reeves Blanford returned to
Oakland Monday from motor cycle
trip through portions of Southern
Maryland and to the Centennial at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stewart re-
turned to their home in Oakland from
a motor trip of 1900 miles which car
ried them through portions of Can
ada and the Great Lakes section.
Mrs. D. S. Graef and Miss Bertha
Harm, of Hershey, Pa, after visiting
their sister, Mrs. C. A. Shilke at the
Lutheran parsonage in Oakland, re-
turned to their home Tuesday morn
ing.
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MRS. MARY y. ROSS.

Mrs. Mary B. Ross, an aged resident
of Oakland, mother of Mr.. Albert
Ross, City Clerk, and widow of the
late NJ. B. Ross, died at her home in
East Oakland yesterday evening. She
was aged 70 years and is survived by
the following children: Albert Ross
and Joseph Ross, Oakland; Mrs. o. R.
Graham, Piqua, Ohio, and Mrs. Mar
garet Junkins, Vindex, Nd. Funeral
arrangements at this time have not
been completed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-08-12

Mr.. Foster Yost, of near Accident,
spent a few hours in Oakland on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. Albertus Beeman, of near Lo-
naconing, was business called at The
Republican office Monday.
Mrs. w. D. Reed and daughter, Miss
Ruth Reed, will entertain a number of
their friends at their home this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Falkenstein, on
account of the illness and death of the
formers mother, spent last week in
GAINESVILLE, West Va.
Miss Sally Coulehan, of Cumber-
land, is spending this week in Oakland
where she is the guest of Miss Helen
Treacy at her home on Second street.
Miss Helen Hinebaugh returned to
Clarksburg, West Va, Tuesday after
having spent ten days here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Hine-
baugh.
Miss Rachel Weems, Miss Dorset,
Mrs. James Wilson, Miss Elizabeth
Wilson and James Wilson motored
to Cumberland yesterday where they
spent the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Jones, of near
Charleston, West Va, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Jones parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Roth, on the Mountain
Lake Park road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Staples and
two children, of Baltimore, who were
at the William-James Hotel for a
week or more, returned to Baltimore
Monday morning.
Miss Helen Treacy entertained in
honor of her guest, Miss Sally Coule-
han, on Tuesday evening, with a
dance at which quite a number of
young people were present.
Mr.. E. H. Hinebaugh returned to
Baltimore Tuesday after having spent
few days in Oakland with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Hinebaugh.
He was accompanied to Baltimore by
Mr.. Joe DeBerry. q.
Attorney D. Lindley Sloan, of Cum
berland, accompanied by Mr.. Duncan
Somerville, also of Cumberland, and
who is now fourth-year classman in
West Point Military Academy, visited
Oakland on Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. |. F. Falkenstein and
sons Frederick and Leo, of Tioga, W.
Va, spent Friday evening in Oakland
with relatives. They were en- route
to Gainesville where they had been
called On account of the death of the
formers mother.
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The First National Bank
Oakland, Nd

Mrs. H. L. McComas, of Oakland,
has announced the engagement of her
sister, Miss Madeline Norwood, of
Cumberland, to Mr.. James Melvin Lit
tie. The marriage will take place
early in the fall.
Mrs. Lloyd W. Brown, of Warwood,
Wheeling, w. Va, and her son, Rev.
Durward B. Brown, pastor of the Cor
NTH charge, have returned from a
six days tour of the Shenandoah and
South Branch Valleys.
George Hanst arrived home from
Camp Knox, Kentucky, last Saturday
and will remain here until the opening
of West Virginia University at Nor
gantown, which institution he will
then enter for his fourth year studies.
Miss Anna Shaw, Of Baltimore, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Townshend
Naylor at their home near town. Miss
Shaw will return to Baltimore on
Saturday and will be accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor who will spend
week or more as her guest on Round
Bay.
Selbysport, Garrett county, one of
the earliest established settlements
in the county, is now electrically illu-
minated, the power being furnished
by the Penn Public Service Corpora
ton. The current was switched into
Selbysport the first time Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The annual reunion of the Ashby
family will be held on Saturday, Au-
gust ID, at the Charles Ream grove
near Crellin. This event in recent
years has been looked forward to with
great degree of pleasure by men,
bers of the Ashby family and their
large circle of friends.
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Shearer and
daughter Mary Welton, of Washing
ton, D. c., will arrive here this even
ing and spend tomorrow as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson. Rev.
Shearer was a former rector of st.
Matthews parish and is kindly re-
membered by many Oakland people
Whether or not a Irritation with
fate is attempted by the Gas Com
pany serving Oakland, remains to be
ascertained at the close of business
tomorrow evening. The company is
using considerable newspaper space
and lot of wall space advertising a
special sale of gas stoves to occur on
Friday, August 18th. An allowance
of S13 will be made for the prospec-
tive customers old stove, with time
payment extending over 10 months
on the balance, or a discount of 10
per cent will be allowed for payment
in cash.
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ra Alta, w. Va; Charles L. Falken-
stein, GAINESVILLE, W. Va; l. Frank
Falkenstein, Tioga, W. Va, and Clyde
H. Falkenstein, GAINESVILLE, w. Va.
After brief service at the home the
remains were borne to the Methodist
church in GAINESVILLE where the fun
eral service was conducted by the Rev.
c. A. Shilke, pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran church of Oakland, assisted
by Rev. Elsey, pastor of the NJ. E.
church at GAINESVILLE. Interment was
made in the GAINESVILLE cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-08-12
LILLY ELLEN MCCONNELL

Lilly Ellen Mcconnell, daughter of
Eta D. and Archibald H. w. Spiker,
departed this life July 16, 1926, after
continued illness of more than a
year. She was aged "a years, 9
months and 25 days, and was buried
near their farm home near Hiawas-
see, Georgia, beside their only child,
Leonetta Ruth Mcconnell, aged three
months and three days, which had
preceded her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-08-12
ORDER NISI.

Frederick A. Thayer and Ernest Ray Jones,
Wayman c. Beckman.
No. 26SS Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County.
1t is ordered this 18th day of August 1926
by the Circuit Court for Garrett County.
Maryland, sitting in Equity. that the sale
of the property mentioned in these proceedings
as made and reported by Frederick A. Thayer
and Ernest Ray Jones be ratified and confirm
ed unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 10th day of Septem-
Der next; provided a copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper published in Gar
rett county in each of three successive
weeks before the Bird day of September next
The report states the amount of sale to be
SO $4,000
True Copy: Z. r. TOWER, Clerk.
Test, Z. z. TOWER .
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-08-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of
CATHERINE SPEICHER,
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 daily authenticated
to the subscriber, on or before the 18th day of
February, 1927, they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of the said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Au-
gust, 1926. -,@AM
HENRY III. SPEICHER. Executor,
25-St Accident, Maryland.
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DIED..
MRS. MARY JANE FALKENSTEIN

MRS. MARY JANE FALk ENSIElN
Mrs. Mary Jane Falkenstein was
born March 20, 1888, and died at
the home of her son, C. H. Falken-
stein, near GAINESVILLE, West Va, on
August 5, 1926, aged SO years, A
months and 16 days. She was united
in marriage to Ethbell Falkenstein on
March q, 1861, and to this union
were born ten children, four of whom
preceded her in death. Mr.. Falken-
stein died on March 3, 1908. Surviv-
ing her are one brother, Mr.. J. w.
Feather, Bruceton, w. Va; one sis
ter, Mrs. Margaret Michael, of near
GAINESVILLE, w. Va; one daughter,
Mrs. A., S. Albright, Lakeland, Flor
ida, and five sons, j. NJ. Falkenstein,
Oakland; George H. Falkenstein, Ter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-08-12
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank our kind neigh
bors and friends for their assistance
and sympathy at the time of the loss
of our mother and sister.
MRS. MARY C. MITCHELL.
RUTH McROBIE,
advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
MEMORIAL DRIVE
GATHERS IMPETUS
Sons of Revolution Join New
Campaign to Erect Wash
ington Shrine.

4 new movement, nationwide II
scope, was started here last week.
through which X is hoped eventually
10 erect upon the already completed
foundations at Seventh and Z streets
the magnificent superstructure Of the
George Washington Memorial.
Through the efforts Of Mrs. Henry
+. Dimock. president of the George
Washington Memorial Association. the
Sons of the Revolution have put their
rational body squarely behind the
proiect-which has lapsed through
lack OF funds-and has launched ma
tional appeal 10 its entire membership.
Although this new impetus was
planned prior to the recent letter OF
the Fine Arts Commission 20 Con
gress, in which attention was called
TO the fact that the memorial founda-
ton has been laid but that the enter
prise has come to = "Standstill," Il IS
interpreted as an answer To the critic
ism implied by the commission.
The commission, III reporting aid-
versely on a bill by Representative
Elliott. chairman OF the House com
mittee on public buildings and
grounds, authorizing Government
grant of a site for Il Mothers Memo
rial. had referred TO the Washington
Memorial project as an object les
son ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

ID. c. COAL INQUIRY is HALTED,
WITH RIGHT TO co ON In DOUBT
Proposal to Engage Auditor Discloses Lack of Sen
ate Authority for Probe-Copeland Demands
Free Rein for Dealers to Give Testimony.

Thursday night. II was learned that
i would require d considerable length
Of time to obtain the data. and MIR.
Griffith frankly declared he could not
afford to interrupt his business com
pletely for SO extended a period. To
bring the books to the hearing would
prove too cumbersome. he said. but
he added that If the committee would
APPOINT ANY un.--an auditor, q
private citizen or Il member of the
committee" he would open his books
for their investigation.
Then. Mr.. Chairman" replied Sen
atVr Nicely, II make 81 formal motion
that this committee eInpluy compe-
tent auditor to make an examination
of the books OF possibly half a dozen
representative coal dealers here to OBJ
tain prices paid for coal ut the mines,
the selling price, freight rates and
operating expenses from last October
have that Information we ctE settle
this question IL an hour and 7 think
W are -utit'ed TO get It
~ ell, l doubt If We have that au-
thOrity." observed Senator Copeland.
Where VIII we get the money? Was
this hearing called by the Senate
Where Is the committee secretary"
The committee secretary declared that
the investigation had been ordered
by the committee chairman, Senator
Capper, OF Kansas. Senator Nicely
professed he had been IN error. think.
ing all along that the investigation
had been authorized by a resolution
passed by the Senate
1t was agreed that the hearings
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
WILD JOY IN SPAIN.
Bedlam Breaks at News Of Successful
Flight.

MADRID. January 50 LP).-The
booming Of cannon at midnight gave
Madrid the first news of the safe
arrival at Fernando do Noronha OF
Comdr. Franco and his comrades OF
the Plus Ultra. Bedlam broke loose
the news spreading all over the coun-
try with lightning speed. The great
excitement under which the popula.
ton labored all day awaiting word
of the Spanish aviatorS, developed
into a sort of ectasy.
The officers of the wireless com,
pany at the home Of the Aero Cltih
were beseiged all day and most of
the night by eager citizens anxiousfy
seeking details. Dispatches from all
parts Of the country tell of process
sions formed and musicians parading
the streets and the people venting
their JOY with singing and dancing
Church bells, too, pealed forth the
glad tidings. King Alfonso, who Is
on a hunting expedition at Bonanza
is being kept Informed by special
wire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

The Joint coIIgr eSSlonal committee
investigating retail coal prices in
Washington. after short session de-
voted almost entirely to hearing testi-
mony for the defense, adjourned In
uennlteiE yesterday afternoon to per.
nit It's members to meet III executtv 6
session tomorrow and determine
whether they have authority TO erii
ploy auditors to examine the official
books Of local fuel cornpa nics.
A motion by Senator NJ. NJ Nicely
OF West Virginia to engage the serv-
ices OF an auditing company TO con
duct such al investigation was TEN
poizlrily set aside when II was pointed
out that the present probe was initi-
ated without the formal authority Of
the Senate. It was suggested that e.
resolution might be Introduced seek
tus5 tht necessary appropriation Tor
the employment u auditors.
The question. came up wh-l sen
ator Nicely. just before the committee
was ready to adjourn, turned to Ward
W. Griffith. chairman of the Iexis
lative committee Of the Retail Coal
Merchants Board of Trade. and
asked him If he had brought to the
Capitol the books and attidayits re-
Quested IL support of testimony last
Thursday. showing that the Griffith
Coal Corporation had made a profit
OF cents on the dollar during three
typical months this fiscal year.
Mr.. Griffith replied that he had kept
his office force working until late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
WOMAN QUESTIONED
IN KIRK Staying CASE
Held at House of Detention After
Examination by Detectives
at Headquarters.

Headquarters detectives took into
custody yesterday afternoon Mrs. Be
atrice kolik, 40 years old. 174S Eighth
street, and for more than an hour
questioned her closely for details, 1t
is understood, surrounding the death
of Miss Mary NJ. Kirk, who, a week
ago, was found strangled to death,
bound and gagged in her umbrella
shop at Sl9 K street.
Mrs. kolik'S name was not entered
on the books at headquarters, despite
the fact that after questioning her
there, detectives took her to the House
of Detention, where she remained last
night. Headquarters detectives, in
the meantime, refused to discuss the
case.
A crippled boy hobbled into head
quarters on a crutch early this morn.
ing and said his name was Kolik, and
that he wanted to know where his
mother was. He said she had been
taken from her home in the afternoon
by Detective Waldron. He was imme-
diately taken into private room at
headquarters and questioned for a few
minutes, then told to keep his tongue.
Leaving the room he refused TO tell
newspaper men anything about the
case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
Development Of Capital.

The George Washington Memorial,
however, the Arts Commission said.
had been approved and seemed calcu'
lated to satisfy "A great need of the
Government and of the people of the
District. and to 10 SO in a manner
that would promote the proper and
harmonious development Of the
Capital"
The immediate goal Of the new
movement Is for 81 ,00O. 900 to complete
the marble outside OF the building
with the expectation that shortly
thereafter the American public will
rally to the project and carry it on
to completion. The total cost is to
be about S7,Oo0.00o. according to Mrs.
Dinock.
The influence OF the General Society,
Sons of the Revolution. has been
placed suuarely behind the memorial,
and is being forwarded through DR..
Thomas Z. Green of this city, who is
general chaplain of the national body
and chairman Of a special committee
to cooperate with those behind the
memorial.
DR.. Green, in a letter to the heads
Of all State organizations of the Sons
Of the Revolution, has outlined the
aims and purposes OF the memorial
and enlisted the support of each con
stituent body and every member of the
organization.
Following out the policy of the
national organization, Gen. George E
Richards, president Of the Sons of
the Revolution in the District of Co,
lumbia, has issued an appeal to every
member here, with specific sugges-
tions for carrying on the quiet, but
effective movement.
Significance of the memorial pro-
ject was outlined by DR.. Green In his
general letter to the State organiza.
tions. in which he related the official