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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
DAWSON EXCLAMATION
CONTEST FORCOUNTYBOYS
To Be Held At Oakland High
School May 20.-COunty-Wide
In Scope

The Dawson Countrywide Boys
Defamation contest, sponsored and
financed by Walter w. Dawson, cash
Ter of the First National Bank Of
Oakland, will be held in the auditor
ium of the Oakland High school, FRI
day evening, May goth, at o'clock.
Everyone is cordially invited to be
present. There will be one contestant
from each of the five High schools Of
the county.
The following program has been
arranged by the High schools of the
county:
Hawaiian Guitar Solo. Wilmer Brown
Oakland High School
Danny ................ Clark Walker
The Sequence of Life. Edward Miller
Duet, Bridget O'Flynn," .Messrs.
Moore and Arnold, Kitzmiller H. S.
The Night Run of the Overland
Kenneth Stah1
Piano Solo,. .......A lverta Dellion
Accident High School
I am Innocent of This Blood
Virgil Ryland
Accordion Solo ...... Wilmer Brown
The alternates are Marvin Calls,
whose selection is "The Eleventh Com
mandment;" Thomas Gender in ''The
Black Horse and His RIDER" Frank
Sapp in "Laddie;" and Alvin Burgess
in "The Constitution"
The prize list provided for the con-
test winners on this occasion by Mr..
Dawson are as follows:
First prize, ten volumes of beauti-
full twenty volume set of Carpenters
World Travels-Familiar Talks About
Countries and Peoples, to be presented
to the library of the High school
which is represented by the contestant
to whom first place is awarded.
Second prize, nine volumes of very
attractive seventeen volume set of The
Book of Literature, a comprehensive
anthology of the best literature, an
cient, medieval and modern, with BIZ
ographical and explanatory notes, to
be presented to the library of the High
school which the successful contestant
represents to whom second place is
awarded.
The third prize will be twelve VOL
umes of very useful twenty-three
volume set of The Pocket University,
being a collection of literature repre-
senting over four hundred authors,
a very valuable addition to any High
school library and which will be CIV
en- to the school represented by the
contestant who is placed third.
Individual awards are to be given to
each of the five contestants at the
graduation exercises to be held in
June by the school he represented
in the contest with an appropriate
gold medal for his part in represent
ing his High school at this contest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
GARRETT co. FARMERS
STARTED ON TOUR TODAY
Seventy Agriculturalists Leave
By Automobile For State
College

This morning at six o'clock, not
understanding the rain and consequent
unfavorable conditions that tend to
mar pleasure trip by automobile,
a large party of farmers who reside
in Garrett county left here for College
Park and other points east on pleas
ure and educational trip.
At points north of Oakland the par
ty was joined by other farmers, the
number being augmented very ma
terially by those from Accident,
Friendsville and Grantsville.
The tour was arranged by County
Agent J. L. McGlone who spent sever
al weeks in his efforts to make the
tour a success and in interesting those
composing the party.
The tour will include a visit to
Washington, D. c., and number of
large Western Maryland apple or
chards in the vicinity of Hancock, Ar
lington, Va, and other places of in
terest.
At College Park on Saturday, Dr.
Patterson, the State Director, will
make an address of welcome to the
visitors, where the guests will be
quartered and shown many interest
ing things about the college.
Transportation to and from College
Park is being furnished by the Old
Trails Bus Company and in private
cars owned by Charles Layman, Geo.
w. Diefenbach, VIM. Turner, w. M.
Whiteford, John Carter, w. E. Tarbell,
NJ. M. Humbertson and County Agent
iMcGlone.
Those composing the party are:
Messrs. H. P. Miller, Charles Layman,
George Diefenbach, William Turner,
M. W. Whiteford, Luther Miller, Alvin
Beachy, Clyde Beachy, Charles Shoe
maker, William Turner, John Blocher,
Henry Patton, Rex Bittinger, Harry
Doerr, Ralph Younkin, Russell Krouse,
Paul Wisseman, Walter Reichenback-
err, Markell Stanton and Casper Loe-
chel, all of Grantsville. Messrs. John
Garter, Woodward Fike, Lawrence
Hinebaugh, Franklin Coddington,
James Coddington, Wayne Frazee,
Woodward Nugent, Silas Burgess, AL
vim Burgess, Raymond Mccullough,
Hayden Wolf and Virgil Ryland, all
of Friendsville. Messrs. w. E. Tar
bell, N. M. Humbertson, John SPEECH
err, Edward Weitzell, Harvey Har-
mon, Earl Harvey, Bob Friend, John
McGettigan, Lawrence George, Carl
Everly, Marrill Glover, Stewart Bow
man, all of Accident. Messrs. A. l..
Lee, Leo Helbig, Harry Paugh, G. B.
M. Friend, J. L. McGlone, O. T. Ora
ser, Charles Dodge, Thomas Gender,
John Stevenson, Otto Menear, Har-
land Ridder, Fred Groves, Beldian
Ramsey, Wilbur Gnegy, Elwood Riley,
Kermit Lohr, Archie Ridder, WILDER
Ridder, William DeBerry, Charles
Spoerlein, Harland Biggs, Gerald
Biggs, Dale Sanders, Elwood Hauser,
Richard DeBerry, Robert DeBerry, all
of Oakland.
The party will leave College Park
Sunday morning and return by way of
Washington, Winchester and Romney.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12

Representatives of five generations
of the limbaugh family of Garrett
county were at the home of Mrs,
Elizabeth limbaugh in Oakland on
Sunday last, when photograph of
the group was made, those composing
it being Mrs. Elizabeth limbaugh,
Mrs. Eta Boyer, Mrs. Hamill Sped
den. Mrs. Ruth Talbert and the lat
ter's infant daughter, Betty Talbent.
All of the above reside in Fairmont
except Mrs. Hnebaugh.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
st. Paul's M. E. Church, Oakland.
Rev. Archibald Moore. Pastor.

1sN'' hASiiiDStiA @'AOOAN' ~>SSO@'
9:45 a. M, Sunday school. Mr.. E.
R. Jones, superintendent. An hour of
good fellowship for young and old
spent in song and prayer service and
in the study of the great lessons of
the Bible. The Mems Bible class
meets at ten o'clock each Sunday
morning. Mr.. Delbert Davis will be
the teacher of the Mems Bible Glass.
HOO a. M, morning worship, with
sermon by the pastor.
7:15 p. M, Epworth League service.
Miss Beryl Davis, president. This is
an interesting hour for the young
people.
500 p. M, evening worship with
sermon by the pastor.
Wednesday, 4:15 p. M, Junior Ep-
worth League service in charge of
Miss Grace Loar, superintendent. This
hour for the children is always of
much interest and Importance.
500 p. NJ, regular mid-week prayer
service in charge of the pastor.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public generally to join in these
services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Oakland High School News
Defamation Contest.

Last Friday afternoon, May 6, the
boys defamation contest was held IN
the High school auditorium. The con-
testants and their selections were as
follows: "The Monkeys Paw" by
Douglas Helbig; "The Night Run of
the Overland" by Kenneth Stahl;
"The Black Horse and It's Rider" by
Thomas Gender. Kenneth Stahl won
first place and will represent the O..
H. S. in the coming Dawson Declama-
ton Contest to be held in the High
school auditorium on the twentieth of
this month. Thomas Gender won
second place.
Entertainment Monday.
On Monday at o'clock an enter
tainment was given in the High
school auditorium by Chief Red Fox,
a full blooded Sioux Indian. In his
talk he gave an account Of the famous
Custer fight. He also gave an ex-
hibition of Indian dancing. a.,
Glee Club Play.
The o. H. S. Glee Club will present
a play in the Maryland Theatre on
both Thursday and Friday nights,
May IL and 10, entitled, Carrie
Comes to College" The admission
will be 35 and so cents. Don't fail to
come.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Miss Anne Sloan to Address
Civic Club May 18th

There will be a meeting at the
Court House Tuesday afternoon, May
18th, at 3 o'clock.
Miss Anne Sloan, of Homecoming,
will tell us of work done in Allegany
county to cure crippled children and
adults. All finances are furnished
by philanthropic organizations. DR..
Bennett, of Baltimore, Orthopedic
specialist, will come to Oakland later
this month to examine persons
brought to him.
Come and hear Miss Sloan tell us
how we can help in this work.
OAKLAD CIVIC CLUB.
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Home Demonstration Meetings

Schedule Home Demonstration
Agent meetings May 18th to 2Sth,
1927:
May 18th, 1890 a. M, Altamont
Ali Club meeting; LOO p. M, Painter
All Club meeting.
May 18th, 200 p. M, Loeb Lynn
Woman's Club, Nutrition ".
May goth, 2:3O p. M, Oakland
Women's Club, Nutrition w.
May 21st, 1890 a. M, Loeb Lynn
All Club meeting; 200 p. M, Deer
Park Senior All Club meeting.
May oath, 100 p. M, Dodge All
Club meeting; 800 p. M, McHenry
All Club meeting.
May 25th, 200 p. M, Friendsville
Women's Club, Nutrition II.
May 26th, 200 p. M, Hutton
Women's Club at home of Mrs. Paulie,
Nutrition w.
May 9th, 1890 a. M, Hutton All
Club meeting; 200 p. M, Red House
All Club meeting.
May 2Sth, 1000 a. M, Oakland a.
H Club meeting.
Swanton All Club Holds Successful
Entertainment.
On Saturday night May 7th, the
All Girls Club at Swanton held an
entertainment in the Swanton school.
Miss Dorothy Welch and Miss Nina
Sweitzer, High school girls and lead
ers of this Club, were in charge of
the evenings entertainment and pro-
gram. The program itself was plan
ned for the mothers and carried out
the thought of Mothers Day, even to
the giving of flower to each mother
present. Three girls from the All
Club at Painter school also took part
in the program.
After the program refreshments
were sold. A grab bag furnished a
good bit of merriment and a guess
cake was sold. Over one hundred
people attended this social and the A.
H Club made over 500. With the
proceeds they hope to improve their
club room at Swanton and send one or
two worthy girls to the Allegany-
Garrett County Club Camp in July.
Are you going to the Rural
Women's short course at College
po,,l, limo 10Th m 19th9
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Ladies Night At Oakland Rotary
This Evening

At the meeting of the Oakland Ro-
tary Club held on Friday evening
last, various committees were an
nounced and the organization of a
Rotary base ball team was authorized.
This evening will be ladies night,
when members of the club will have
as their guests their wives or daugh-
tiers.
On Sunday afternoon the club will
participate in a community sing to be
held at the Maryland Theatre.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12

Many West Virginians as well as
Marylanders will be interested to learn
that the Maryland State Roads Com
mission, on Tuesday Of this week OPP
ened bids for the building of the
short section of highway which, when
completed will link the Oakland road
with the Davis-Thomas road at the
Maryland State line, thus affording an
outlet to the people living along the
route an outlet to Maryland's roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Musicale At ParOchial School

Tuesday, May oath, at 1880 o'clock,
a musical program will be rendered
by the pupils of St. Peters Parochial
school, to which the public is cordially
invited. The musicale will take place
in the school building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
American Legion Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
Proctor Kildow Post, American Leg
ion, will be held at Post Headquarters
Monday evening of next week, at
which business of importance will be
transacted. Refreshments will be
served. All members are requested
to be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
st. Johns Lutheran. Red House.

Sunday school at 1880 P. M. This
Sunday we will observe Mothers Day
and short program will be given by
the children with a sermon at 2:30 by
Rev. Charles A. Shilke. Everyone is
invited to attend these services, es-
pecially the mothers. Luther League
at 1870,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Corinth Charge, NJ. E. Church

Rev. D. B. Brown will preach at
Corinth and Deer Park. Rev. William
Anderson will preach at Thayerville,
Dodge and Swanton. Revival services
continue each night at Swanton.
On Sunday, May %, there will be an
all-day meeting at Crellin. Rev.
Frank McCamic will be the preacher
at the morning service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12

A play which was to have been pre-
scented by the Mountain Lake Park P
T. Association tonight has been post
poned until next Thursday night, the
10Th inst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
Epworth League Anniversary
Day Will Be Observed

The program for the thirty-eighth
Anniversary of the Epworth League
to be held at Deer Park Sunday even
ing. May Is, is as follows:
HYMN, ............O Zion, Haste
HYMN, Christ for the World We Sing
Responsive reading
Prayer
Talk by President. Leslie Rodeheaver
Anniversary Day offering
Hymn, Waterman, Tell Us of the
Night
Dramatization, The World Gone After
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12

Mr.. James Hart returned today
from Baltimore and Washington, in
which cities he had been on business
in connection with the Hart store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-05-12
RED CROSS DONATIONS
Made For The Relief OF Flood
Sufferers

Mrs. Julius c. Renninger, treasurer
of the local chapter Red Cross, re-
ports the receipt of funds for the re-
lief of the Mississippi flood sufferers
as follows:
Grantsville:
Proceeds of nareant riuen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
|. j. FOUNDATION
TO Be OBSERVED
Anniversary Banquet at
CIaypooI Will Be Feature.

The 107th anniversary of the
founding of Indiana University will
be celebrated Wednesday by open
house and demonstrations in uni
versity hospitals at the medical
center, w. Michigan ST., and a
Foundation Day banquet at $50 p.
m. at the Claypool
DR.. T.. 3. Bryan, Ohio university
president and Indiana alumnus, and
DR.. A. l.. Kohlmeier Indiana uni
versity history department head, will
speak. At $3.50 p. m. a radio in the
banquet hall will enable guests to
hear President William Lowe Bry-
ans address. broadcast from Station
WLW, Cincinnati.
Musical features will be provided
by William Fox, composer of music
for the Jordan Revue. Indiana
student musical show, and by three
members of the cast, Margaret
Myers, Edmond Keeney and Fred
Tangeman.
At Riley hospital. observance Of
the day will be combined with Child
Health Day and a program MAS been
arranged for the afternoon. At
Robert Long hospital X-ray work
will be demonstrated.
Mark p. Helm Is arrangement COM
mittee chairman.
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Commission Row
PRICE TO RETAILERS

FRUITS
81 Delicious. 81. Extra fancy barre. APP
yP P!n baS S. NS York o F5@aS 5na
$4;25' Ben Davis $3.50. Basket apples
4SO nesSps sf7S B BshGRE 81 81 So
Bananas (iobbing price l-405c lb.
Grapefruit-Fancy. S4.25.
LIeenionsccGialiiornia,s 1915 a 20,
S. % as: fancy; $4.23 @5:50: $50
$50 crate California navels. extra fancy,
81. 10 M6; fancy. 1928 a 800
rawberries-Tennessee, 81. so q $50 a
Asparagus1ZCa lifornia.. So az crate: H.
g. fancy white. 75c; 75c @S1.25 doz.;
-Beans[;Louisiana stringless. $4,000
Brussels sprouts-Fancy California SOC
pound.
Cabbage-M'--issippi $50 crate.
Caulitower-trnte, $2.75.
So; Mam%oth (xas d@S 49, 1926 ffat s.
Corn-Texas. S2.75 bu.
COMMUNICATIONS , doz S2.25.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,iE16.!lI, 80 az doz.
SaIeMH. e. SITS Dbl. ID
house ss.16 i5,l5. t basket 20 H. ~ not
Mangoes-Florida peppers $3.50 crate ;
81 80 peck.
Mushrooms-Pennsylvan IL lbs,
SIPS.
,onions--exas yellow. $3.50: Texas
whites, $3.50 crate; II. G. green, Acc doz
81 % bu.; white, "a Blu.
Parsley-7H. G.. soc per bunch; south
ern, Zoe doz.
Peas Mississippi, So so hamper.
Potatoes-Michiga whites. 100 lbs.
$3.50; Russet .Burbanks, $50 lbs. So so
Bed River &C ohios. i20 Ibsi 80; Idaho
Zoe, "a; Triumps. 100 lbs, s4.75; new
Florida, $3.50 $50.
Radishes-Southern long reds, 25c; hot
house buttons, $1.25
Rhubarb-H. g., zoe doz.
| Root egetables-Turnps bu.. 81 so:
parsnips, bu., $1.25; carrots, California.
| bu.. 81 Texas. bu..A So; Louisiana beets,
| 81 ,50M5 hamper.
Seed Potatoes--M aine cobblers. $50 lbs.
Sc; Red River Early Ohios, 40 lbs,
! SIS: Rural New Yorks. 100 lbs. So.
| Spinach-Texas. S1.50@1.75
! Sweet Potatoes-Indiana Jerseys. bu..
$3.50.
Tomatoes-Six- basket crit. $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
MAY WHEAT CROP
LEADS GRAINS IN
MARKET ADVANCE
Gains Cent and HaIf-Im-
parts Strength to Corn
and Oats Prices.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, May 3.-Wheat prices
were generally strong today as the
result of news more bullish than
otherwise, with the May leading and
advancing over 112c, while there was
more profittaking on the other
months. However, the close was
strong and showed gains of &c to
112c. The Liverpool market was 2
to csc higher, With spot wheat
keeping even with the futures. Re
ceipts were nineteen cars here, with
fair arrivals in the Southwest. Re
ports from the Southwest indicated
lass favorable conditions in some
sections, where the growth has been
too rank, due to the over-abundance
of moisture. The cash market was
&c to q C higher.
orn was firm especially for the
May which was strong and in light
supply, closing prices being sc to
&c higher. Receipts were Sc cars.
The cash demand was moderate, with
prices re higher. Trading was not
very active.
Oats were higher early following
wheat, but profit taking developed
late in the session and prices sagged
from the high point, but the close
was &c to &c higher. Receipts
were 81 cars. The cash market was
unchanged.
Provision closed firm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
Warns America About
Borrowing, Lending

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 3.-America
needs to be warned against indis-
criminate borrowing and lending
abroad, according TO Thomas w.
Lamont of J. p. Morgan and Com
pany.
Lamont told the Pan-American
Conference here he recently heard
of American bankers and firms COM
peting on almost a violent scale for
the purpose Of obtaining loans jim
various foreign money markets over
seas.
Naturally it is a tempting thing
for certain of the European gov
ernments to find a horde Of Ameri-
can bankers sitting on their door
steps offering them money" he said.
THAT sort of competition tends to
insecurity and unsound practice"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03

Other Livestock

= CIIiCAGo' May 3.-Catte-Reccipts
1000; fat steers and she stock fully
steady, bulls 10m DC higher; vealers %
a soc higher; light and mediumweght
steers predomnatng in steer run: heavies,
scorcc; strictly choice lar pound aver
ages, Sl3; best heavies held above. $3.50: .
best fed steers all weights, 1913 q 1925
Dos pounds to !, 155-pound Colorado fed
steers S12.25 a 1878 respectively: weighty
medium bulls, $6.60@6:s5, mostly; light
vealers, S9.256 1925 shippers and small
killers, S12Ml3. Sheep-Receipts, IL 1000;
fat lambs active, strong to few spots, -
q 25c higher, q iality, considered: desir-
choice, held highg: very good 102-pouud
clipped lambs, Sl5.5O; desirable wooded
lambs. eligible, Sl7.25 a 1850; asking ip
to Sl7.75 for good to choice Colorados;
sheep scarce O. steady; good to, choice
ewes around, 50 Hogs-Receipts. e3 900 .
market, slow steady TO 15c lower; heavy
weights, $3.50. 1875: mcdiumweights
$1010@10 :; lightweights, S1O15m
1919; light lights. SIO.15 a 1915; pack
ing sows $500 @0.25; slaughter pigs,
S9.50M1060.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
SLAIN MELLETT'S
PAPER HON0RED
Pulitzer Prize for 1926
Given Canton News.
BIZ United Press -

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 3.-The an
nual Pulitzer awards in journalistic
fields for 1926 made public yester-
day by Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University,
revealed that the successful fight of
the Canton Ohio Daily News to
purify city politics, which resulted
in the assassination of Don r.
Mellett, editor of the newspaper,
won the gold medal for "the most
disinterested and meritorious public
service rendered during the year by
an American newspaper"
The 81 900 prize for the best
example of reporters work on a
basis of accuracy, terseness and ac-
complishment of the public good,
commanding public attention and
respect, went to John 7. Rogers, Of
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch, for his
exposure of Federal Judge George
English. which led to the jurist's
\ Sesignation on the eve OF his
Hheduled impeachment trial before
Sc United States Senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
Discusses SashXeight

F'roessel turned to the sashweight
Mrs. Snyder said Gray gave her at
lunch. March 5. 1t is Mrs. Snyder's
contention that until she reached
home she did not know the package
Gray gave her contained sash
weight.
Now you say you returned the
weight to Gray on Monday, March
u" prompted Froessel.
Eyes"
"You didn't see him \ between
Saturday noon and Monday night?"
mo"
''NOw, why did you give the SASH
weight back to Gray when you
knew he intended TO return Thurs
day night and kill your husband?"
II didn't know he was going to
kill my husband" said Mrs.
Snyder.
Froessel had been almost deferen-
tial in his first few questions. Now
he stormed at the witness and made
her say she previously had testified
SiiO Niu hliOW Nldy lIileuutu 10 Stay
Snyder.
Edgar Hazelton, counsel for Mrs.
Snyder, was on his feet frequently
with objections.
This has all been gone over be.
fore" he complained. Slaring at the
stocky assistant district attorney,
who was questioning his client.
Justice Scudder interviewed to set
tie a point.
Nov, did you know Gray would
kill your husband?" the court put
in.
Il knew he intended to, I believed
he would, your honor" said Mrs.
Snyder patiently, looking directly at
Justice Scudder, But 1 was hopeful
could persuade him not to-
Court Puts Question
And on that declaration the wit
ness stood, although Froessel read
from yesterdays record her state
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
Boats Ready to Aid
TO SHOW WHALE-SHARK
Record Catch" to BE Exhibited in
City for One Week.

A whale-shark, said to be the larg-
est of it's kind ever' captured, is to
be on view in Indianapolis for
week, starting Wednesday.
The whale-sharl, which is being
brought to the city in a specially
built railroad car, is forty-five feet
long, eighteen feet in circumference
and weighs more than 10000 pounds.
The car containing the monster
will be on the Monon railroad tracks
just south of the police station on
Alabama st.
Other specimens Of marine life,
collected by Capt. Charles II. Thomp-
son, who captured the whale-shark
after a thirty-nine-hour battle, also
will be shown from 8 a. m. to 0
p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
HUNT SLAYERS OF BOY
Special Detectives Search After Find
ing of Mutilated Body.

BIZ Jnfted Press
FREDERICKSBURG Va, May 8.
Special detectives today were as
signed to find the killers of Albert
Baker, 8, whose body, mutilated and
tied in a sack was found in the Rap
pahannock river near here late yes
terday by fishermen.
The sack was weighted with rocks.
The lads skull had been fractured,
both legs broken and one hand gone.
. Police hold theory the body,
missing since Feb. %, was struck
down by autoists, who hid his body
to avoid detection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03
Wheeling & Lake Erie
MRailroad Hearing Set
u Lnited PEGS

'BB United Press
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day set May 20 for hearings on APP
plications of New York Central. Bal
timorc & Ohio and Nickel Plate rail-
road officials for directorships in the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad.
p. Il. Crowley, w. S. Hayden and
A. II. Harris, New York Central Off
Gals. Daniel Willard. George M.
Schriver and Newton d. Baker. Bal.
timore & Ohio officials, and Walter
l.. Ross, president of the Nickel
Plate, have applications pending.