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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-16
HEARINGS
ASKED IN BANK
] ROBBERY
Chambers to Rush Trials
Of Remaining Five
{ Suspects.

Early setting of the trials of five
remaining alleged bank robbers was
sought by District Attorney c. Nj.
Chambers Friday, following the con-
viction Of Kenneth Smith, first Of
those indicted for the robbery of the
San Antonio National bank to face
the bar Of justice. An agreement Of
attorneys as to which defendant will
be the next to go TO trial will be
sought.
Kenneth Smiths punishment was
fixed at 10 years in the penitentiary
by jury in Thirty-seventh District
court. which returned its verdict at A
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The jury
had dcliberated % and one-half hours.
Motion for a new trial was filed
by f. Il. Simmons, one of the attor-
neys for the alleged bank robbers, i'm
mediately. The motion was formal, but
the defendant has until April 80, end
OF the court term, to file an amend
ed motion.
The defendant is entitled to bail,
pending appeal, as the statutes hold
that sentences Of 10 years or less are
bailable.
The robbery Of the San Antonio
National bank occurred at high noon,
March 30. when four armed men en-
tered the institution. held up all with
in. scooped up $40, 1873 and escaped.
The trial Of Smith began last Mon
day. less than two weeks after the
robbery,
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LONGHORN DEBATORS
MEET QUAKER TEAM

AUSTIN, Tex, April 16.-R)-
Ed Gossett of Post and Otis Rogers
of Canadian, outstanding Texas Uni
versity debaters. tonight at Philadel-
phia will debate Pennsylvania Uni
versity's team. This contest will be
the first Of one of the most ambitious
programs arranged for any Texas
University team, athletic or other
wise.
Saturday night, the Longhorn de.
baters will oppose Columbia Univer-
sity at New York, and Tuesday they
will meet the Dartmouth College
speakers at Hanover, N. II.
In each debate, the Texans will up
hold the affirmative of Resolved,
That Congress adopt Colonel Mitch
ellis Plan for a single department of
national defense with equal branches
Of army, navy and air."
In three debates in which they have
worked together, Gossett and Rogers
have the unusual record Of not re-
ceiving the unfavorable vote of a
single judge. On their eastern inva-
sion, the Longhorn debaters will seek
TO equal the record made in 1921 by
Judson Francis and Jack Blalock, who
in New York City, defeated Columbia
University, three votes to none.
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Hiers Drop
Board Seeking
Directions

WISEMAN, ALASKA, April
I8.-P)-When Captain George
II. wilkins and Lieutenant Carl
b. Eielson got off their course
while flying in an airplane from
Point Barrow to Fairbanks Sun
day, they obtained their bearings
at Alatna, IS miles southwest Of
here, by dropping a board upon
which was a written request for
the finder to point the direction
Of Fairbanks.
Several paper notes asking the
same information were found
after the aviatOrs were out Of
sight. The airplane eircled
AIatna nearly two hours. 1t was
the first time a plane had visited
the town.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-16
SPANISH AIRMEN'S
FOOTPRINTS TRAILED
BY EXPERT TRACKER

CAIRO, April 16.-CP)-British
aviators having thus far failed in
their search for Captain Estevez and
his mechanician of the Spanish flying
expedition to Manila, u more print
tive method is being tried.
Hamed, an expert tracker in the
service Of Russell Pasha. of the Cairo
police, was taken today to Captain
Estevez's abandoned airplane. near
Amman, Palestine, and began tracing
the footprints Of the two, airmen. His
work will be difficult. because sand
storm has been raging for two days.
The tracker is being accompanied
across the desert by an armored car.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-16
K|WAN|S ENTERTA|NS
SAN ANTONIO BEARS

Raw meat is said to be healthy
diet for bears.
But the San Antonio Bears, fresh
from two victories over Waco's ball
club. after being guests of the San
Antonio Kiwanis club at luncheon
Friday at the Gunter hotel declared
things "well done"
The combined orcheStras Of the
Palace and Empire theaters under the
direction of Max Finck provided the
musical entertainment for the guests.
Two baseball bats were awarded as
prizes of contests open only TO the
players.
Most of the club members promised
to attend the opening game Of San
Antonio's baseball season.
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| DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
VICTIM LAID TO REST

COMMERCE, Tex. April 1G.--CR)
The final scene of a three-cornered
domestic tragedy will be enacted here
this afternoon with the funeral of Jo-
seph Mullins, former Hunt county
resident, shot to death at Gary, Ind,
recently by William A. Donaldson,
who later confessed he and Mrs. Null
Inns planned to marry, officers said.
Donaldson, steel worker. met the
Mullins in Texas, Mrs. Mullins al
legged confession said, and finally fol-
lowed them to Gary where he rented
a room from them.
Mullins was shot to death as he
walked with his wife through Gary
park. Donalds<I was charged with
murder, but Mrs. Mullins was not
named in the complaint.
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5000 IDLE AS CAR
PLANT SHUTS DOWN

TORONTO. April 16.-LP)-The
plant of the General Motors Corpora
ton at Oshawa, Ontario, suspended
operations today as n result of Ca
madam tariff reductions on imported
automobiles. Three thousand employees
are temporarily out of work.
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TWO sTRANGLERS HANGED

. CHICAGO, April 16.-P)-Ray-
mond Costello and Charles Hobbs, ne
gro, strangers Of women, were hanged
together here at 9:21 O'Clock this
morning.
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FRANC TAKES DROP
TO NEW LOW LEVEL;
RATE 1918 TO 81

PARIS. April !6.-LP)-For the
second day in succession, the French
franc went to new low level today.
The official Bourse closing quotation
was 29.73 to the dollar and 144.50 to
the pound sterling.
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DEL RIO HATCHERY
SOUGHT BY GARNER

A fish hatchery will be establis he'd
at Del Rio if bill calling for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for this pur-
pose, is passed by Congress.
Congressman ]. Garner introduced
the bill.
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DELEGATE TO LEAVE
FOR MEET MONDAY

Miss Gwendolyn Parker, 407 North
Alamo street, who was chosen TO rep
resent the Business Girls Club of the
local Y. w. c. A. at the national con-
vention. will leave for Milwaukee, The
scene Of the meeting. Monday.
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FARM FOR SALE

The Meshach Mattingly Farm, con-
sisting of 416 acres, more or less,
and located at Hoyes, Nd, is offered
for sale to quick buyer at bargain.
This farm is one of the best farms
in the vicinity of Hoyes and is i'm
proved by two dwellings, two barns
and other outbuildings. 1t is we'll
watered, making it an excellent stock
farm.
There are about so acres in virgin
timber, 40 acres in cut over land and
the remaining acreage is of fine til
liable soil.
Many advantages are offered the
purchaser which are close proximity
to churches, school, high tension cleo
trio lines and local and long distance
telephone connections. The dwellings
are modernly convenienced.
Apply to Mrs. MARY MATTINGLY
at HOYES, MD.-Adv. 17-3t.
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LOCH LYNN

Helen and Elizabeth Gibson, Helen
Leighton, Betty Hardesty, Virginia
Weeks and Dorothy Stevenson re-
turned to their homes here on Satur-
day after having spent the week at
the girls All camp near Grantsville.
Mrs. A. I. White and daughter
Virginia are visiting Mrs. Whites
mother at a point in Indiana.
Mrs. Ollie Sweitzer, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Harry Comp, of
Piedmont, left here on Monday for
Detroit, Mich.
There will be preaching service in
the U. B. church here next Sunday
night.
The chicken supper served at the
home of Mrs. Ben. Long by the U. B.
Aid was very successful affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson and
family, Mrs. H. V. Leighton and
daughter Margaret, Mrs. Parsons and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Weeks
and son, Mrs. H. Z. Gibson and son
and Mrs. c. E. Hardesty and son mo-
tored to Grantsville last Friday and
spent the day at the All camp.
Dorothy Gibson is visiting relatives
in Kempton.
Mr.. Hosea Elsey is building a resi-
dence on the lots purchased recently
from E. R. O'Donnell here. Mr.. Pope
is also erecting a house in this vii
lage.
Miss Mary O'Donnell is attending
teachers training school at College
Park, Md.
Miss Kate O'Donnell has arrived in
Loeb Lynn from Baltimore to spend
the summer with her mother.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gortner and
daughter, of Grantsville, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Bressler, of Lancaster, Pa,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P.
P. Gortner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bressler left Monday
morning for Springs, Pa, accompan-
led by Miss Salome Beachy.
The series of meetings conducted
by Mr.. Bressler closed Sunday night.
Mr.. Bressler preached the truth quite
forcibly and his stay among us was
very beneficial.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Miss Bertha
Spoerlein to Mr.. William Edward Gro
den, of Plainfield, N. j., which took
place in Philadelphia recently.
The family of Mrs. Amanda Beachy
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Beachy on Sunday and had a
reunion. Those present were DR..
and Mrs. Jonas Miller and daughter
Lois, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller and
son Daniel, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Bea-
chy, Misses Lucy and Salome Beachy
and Anna and Allen Hershberger, of
near Salisbury; Mr.. Simon Beachy, of
Grantsville; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bea-
chy and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Beachy, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Slabach and Mr..
and Mrs. N. c. Slabach motorei to
Meyersdale on Tuesday.
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front. At times there have been dis
putes between the several governing
bodies in Ohio county in which the
State government was also a party,
as to which was responsible for the
repair and upkeep of the road.
The present owner of the National
Pike in West Virginia-Ohio county
is the only part of the State it traver-
ses-is the State of West Virginia
Title was conveyed to the State Road
Commission several years ago. But
the State does not know definitely
just what it does own, whether it has
encroached on private property and
where, and where private owners have
encroached on the right-of-way. 1t
seems to be true from an optical sur
vey of travellers over the Pike, that
the road is not &c feet throughout the
16 miles. Indeed it is not easy to re-
call that it is &c feet wide at any
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for taking action is one urged by con-
siderations of public policy and &C
co:1modation. The National Pike is
the mos. travelled highway, it is be-
lieved, of any of the great roads; if
not the most travelled one among the
most used. 1t is at all seasons, but in
the six months auto tourists season,
many thousands travel upon it almost
continuous lines of motor vehicles
moving from east to west, west to
east.
1t was for many years believed that
the original survey field notes had
been destroyed in a fire which burned
the capitol at Richmond years ago. 1t
is due to the confidence in Col. J. Will
liam DeGrange's belief that this was
not the case, and his indefatigable
work and interest in searching for
these lost records has resulted in their
being found. They were found in the
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and son Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. Lemue
Friend and daughter Luella, Mrs. J.
L. Fitzwater, Mrs. Susie Beckman
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Beckan and son
Harland, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fitzwat-
er and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Reckner and family, Misses Clara
Edith and Elizabeth Beckman, Messrs.
Russell Moon, Howard O'Brien, Bruce,
Burk and Chester Friend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Beckman and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Friend received some hand
some and useful presents. All went
home wishing the newly WEEDS long
and happy life together and report
ing a fine time.
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GORTNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Swartzen-
truber, who are workers in the Or
phans' Home at Grantsville, spent the
weekend with Messrs. D. L. and D..
j. Swarzentruber and families at this
place.
Miss VERNE Heshberger left Sat
urday for Grantsville where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Susan Beachy,
for several weeks.
Miss Lulu Keller, of Flatwoods, was
the guest of Miss Ruth Schlossnagle
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Dodge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Artie Dodge and daughter were
Morgantown visitors over the week.
end.
Mr.. Dan Lichty spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. John Wilson.
Mr.. John Burkholder is spending
this week at Meyersdale.
We are sorry to note that Mr.. Dale
Sanders is very i'll as the result of an
attack of measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Yoder and
daughter, of Meyersdale, Pa, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peters,
helm on Sunday.
Mrs. George Hurd and children and
Mrs. Guy Williams, of Redwood, ar
rived here on Saturday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Welch for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Beachy and chill
dren returned home Tuesday from
their visit to Mrs. Beachy's former
home in Canada. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Beachy's sister, Miss
Bena Spangler, who will remain here
for the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killius and
son Albert, Of Springs, Pa, spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joel Slabach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Maust, of Mey-
ersdale, Pa, who visited the Beachy
family at Aurora over the weekend,
called on the Lichty family Monday.
Messrs. w. E. and Roy Spoerlein
took truck load of furniture to Key
ser, West Va, for G. T. Sanders on
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which now belongs to the States.
Several years ago litigation was
started by officials of Ohio county, W.
Va, to define the lines of the Ma
tional Pike. The present Congress
man, Carl G. Bachman, was at that
time prosecuting attorney for the
county, and, in that official capacity,
represented the county court. There
was no satisfactory conclusion of the
court action from the standpoint of
the county government or the general
public.
It was known in traditional way
and to some degree in legal one,
that the Pike in Ohio county should
be sc feet wide, 33 feet on either side
of a central line, but there was no
way to ascertain the central line. 1t
can now readily be established since
the finding of the original survey field
notes, In very few places, if any, is
the Pike Sc feet in width after it en-
tiers West Virginia from West Alex
ander, Pa, and winds it's course to the
Ohio River at Wheeling, a distance of
16 miles. 1t has never been known
which was the National Pike after it
merged into the streets of Wheeling,
whether it was south on Market street
to the suspension bridge or on Sew
enth street, west on Main to the river
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point. Along practically the entire
16 miles runs the tracks of an electric
transportation company, and it has
long been thought that much Of its
right of-way is on property originally
reserved for the National Pike.
All these points in controversy can
now readily be settled by the original
survey field notes, which havve just
been found and turned over to the
United States Engineers Bureau of
the War Department. Examination
discloses that they are in a splendid
state of preservation. 1t will be no
difficult thing whatever to run the
lines of the National Pike from Cum
berland to Wheeling and establish the
rights of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, and define those Of the
property owners whose properties
touch the historic old roadway. In es-
tablishing the rights of these three
States, it may, indeed probably will,
show that many property owners have
encroached upon the public property;
in some cases, the reverse may be
shown.
The statute of limitation does not
apply in such cases. 1t will be the
dutyof officials to go into courts
to establish the lines. Aside from
considerations Of duty, the necessity
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Dinner In Honor of Bridal Pair.

On Sunday evening, June 9th, a
sumptuous dinner was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Beck
man, near Swanton, in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. James w. Friend, who were
married at Westernport, Nd, Satur-
day evening by the Rev. H. C. Maub
Mrs. Friend was formerly Miss Viola
Beckman, daughter of the host and
hostess. Those present at the dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah G. Friend,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckman, Jr.,
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possession of H. G. Shirley, chairman
of the Virginia State Highway Com
mission. They were turned over to
him by Henry Shriver, of Cumberland,
whose ancestor, Joseph Shriver, made
the notes in 1S19-1S21. They are now
in the possession of the War Depart
ment and photostat copies have been
made of them in anticipation of re-
quests being made for them by officials
in the States of Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia. Col. De-
Grange is West Virginian who has
been in charge of the records of the
engineers bureau at the War Depart
ment for 35 years. He was one of
the organizers of the West Virginia
Society at Washington, which heads
the list of state organizations there
as having the largest membership and
has been an officer in the society ever
since it was founded.
Congressman Bachman has sent let
tiers to Governor Gore, of West Vir-
GINA, detailing fully the Importance
to that State of the finding of the
original field survey notes of Joseph
Shriver. He has also sent similar
letter to Charles E. Hiner, executive
head of the West Virginia State Road
! Commission.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
To the Republican Voters of Garrett

IL CHe RepuDllCdH NOIeIS VI GdTreCt
County:
hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of County Treasurer of Garrett
County, subject to your approval as
expressed at the primary election.
stand upon my past record as my
platform, and promise if nominated
and elected to strive harder to give
more efficient service to the office.
earnestly solicit the support of all
Republican voters.
Very respectfully yours,
52-te* ALBERT L. LEE.
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County, Nd:
| hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of County Treasurer of Garrett
county, subject to your approval as
expressed at the primary election. II
nominated and elected, l will give my
time and attention to the duties of the
office. My platform is let the other
taxpayers have a chance. l earnestly
solicit the support and influence of all
Republican voters at the primary cleo
ton. Very respectfully yours,
w. M. FRAZEE.
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PAGE TfffSft
To the Republican Voters of Garrett

County, Md
l take this method of announcing
my candidacy for the Republican NOM
nation for the office of County Treas
urer, subject to the result of the pri-
mary election. If nominated and
elected, l will give the affairs Of the
office my personal attention and trans
act the financial business of the tax
payers in business like manner.
R. ]. NICHOLSON.
Oakland, April 9, 1926*
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County
l hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of County Treasurer of Garrett
county, subject to the primary cleo
ton. Having had many years exper-
fence at bookkeeping am competent to
take care of the Office in the most ef-
ficient manner, and promise if nomi-
mated and elected to give the Office my
personal attention.
Respectfully,
lifts C. F. HAMMOND.
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
l hereby announce myself candi-
date for the nomination for the office
of County Treasurer, subject to the
result of the primary election, and
earnestly solicit the support and infiu-
ence of the Republican voters in all
parts of the county.
GEORGE D. WHITE.
Oakland, May 25, 1926.
To the Republican voters of Garrett
County, Md:
l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for the
office of County Treasurer, subject to
the result of the coming primary cleo
ton. If nominated and elected l will
endeavor to discharge the duties of
the office in business like manner. I
earnestly solicit your support and in
fiuence at the primary.
CLEAVER A. MICHAEL.
Westernport. Md, June 20, 1929
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FOR SHERIFF.

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County
I announce myself a candidate for
the nomination of Sheriff of Garrett
County subject to the result of the
primary election. If nominated and
elected l will give my entire time and
attention to the duties of the office,
promising that l will do all in my
power in enforcing the law of the
land. You vote and influence is most
respectfully solicited.
52-te BERT C. SCOTT.
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County
hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of Sheriff of Garrett County, sub
ject to your approval as expressed at
the primary election.
stand Internationally upon a plat
form of law enforcement and l prom.
Use, if nominated and elected, to do my
full duty without regard to personal
feelings or prejudice. Not only does
this apply to the enforcement Of the
criminal laws, but also to the prompt
service and return of all papers COM
ing into my hands for attention, and
| earnestly solicit the support Of all
Republican voters at the coming pri-
mary election.
Respectfully yours,
52-te ]. w. KIMMELL.
At the solicitation of many of my
friends in various parts of Garrett
county, hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the nomination of Sheriff Of
Garrett county, subject to the result
of the Republican primary election.
If nominated and elected, l promise
to execute the duties of the office with
fidelity to every trust and most re-
spectfully solicit the support Of the
members of my party in all sections
of the county.
JOHN C. FoRMAN.
Crellin, Nd, March %, 1927
This is to announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
Sheriff of Garrett County, subject to
the result of the primary election. I
respectfully solicit the votes of all
Republicans interested in a clean adj
ministration and the enforcement Of
the law, and if nominated and elected
promise to give my best endeavors
to the conduct of the office, both in
the administration of the criminal
laws and in performing routine work.
such as service and return of papers
coming into my hands.
FRANK BLAKE.
Oakland, April Z, 1926"
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County, Md:
After having consulted with num-
Der of the tax payers and voters thru
out the county, l have decided to an
nounce my candidacy for the Republic
can nomination for Sheriff of Garrett
county, subject to the result of the
Republican primary election. l was
honored with this Office by the people
of Garrett county seven years ago and
feel that my record as sheriff is good,
and by reason of the experience I OBJ
tanned at that time 1 feel that I am
well qualified to again serve the peo-
pie, and l respectfully solicit your
support at the primary.
ROY o. WINTERS.
15-tn*
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements OF candidates for
political Offices will be published in
The Republican at the following rates,
the cash or its equivalent to accom-
pany all orders for insertion of the ad-
vertisements:
State Senator, S25;Members of the
House of Delegates, SIS; Clerk Of the
Circuit Court, S25; Sheriff, $50; Coun-
ty Treasurer, 500; County Commits
sioner, SIS; Clerk to the County Com
missioners, SIS; County Surveyor, S.;
Judges of the Orphans Court, S.;
Register of Wills, $40.