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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04
LEVINES AIRPLANE COLUMBIA
MAY BE TIED UP BY LAWSUIT

PARIS, Aug. tP)--A climax
in the Levine -DrOuhin cOntrO-
versy over the details of the pro-
jected flight to America in the
Atlantic airplane Columbia,
appeared near today.
Maurice DrOuhin, the French
aviator who has been negotiating
to act as pilot of the Columbia,
had papers drawn up as the first
step in an action to compel
Charles A. Levine, the COlumbIa's
owner, to carry out the terms of
what is characterized as the ten
tative contract. DrOuhin wishes
Levine to sign a final agreement,
which the aviator says was pro-
vided for in the first agreement.
Mr.. Levine remained inacces-
sible to all callers excepting those
who had special appointments
with him at his hotel. He ex-
changed few words with DrOu-
hin at LIE BOurget flying field
today, and later it was stated in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04
NEAR BREAK IN
PEACE PARLEY
IS AVERIED
Senator Explains Legisla-
tive Offer Was Not Ulti-.
matum to Governor.
WIN SOR HOPES
Peace Proposals Will be
Considered Anew With
Compromise Hope.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 8, P9-Re-
sumption of peace negotiations be-
tween majority and administration
forces of the legislature, which were
broken off late today, is expected to-
morrow, according to an announce
ment made tonight by Speaker Craw-
ford of the House of Representatives.
The announcement was made after
a conference late today between
Speaker Crawford, Senator Nelson OF
the minority, and Governor Hunt at
the request of President Winsor OF
the Senate.
The purpose of the conference
was to make efforts to bridge a
breach which resulted earlier when
the governor flatly rejected terms OF
the majority members which were
presented to him by minority COM
mittee.
Senator Nelson explained to Gov
ernor Hunt, it was said, that evident
" a misunderstanding has resulted
over the program presented to the
governor This program, Senator Mel
son said was not an ultimatum OF
the majority but a program which
had been agreed upon by majority
and minority members OF the senate.
Speaker Crawford then discussed
the possibilities of resuming nego-
tiations The outcome, according to
Crawford was an agreement of the
governor to issue statement. Alb
sence of any StenographerS at the late
hour resulting in a poStponement OF
the statement until tomorrow morn
ing, Crawford said.
The statement under cOnSidera-
ton according to Speaker Crawford
says that if the creditors are paid
and a general highway bill agreed
upon at this time, the governor
agrees to call the legislature into
another session Immediately to en-
act general highway bill agreed up
on.
AS result of the near break in
the peace conference, many of the
details of the negotiations which
have been under way for several days
were made public.
At conference between majority
and minority committees of the sen.
ate Tuesday afternoon, a tentative
program was agreed upon. This pro-
gram is understood to have provided
for passage by the legislature of ;
creditors relief bill after Governo
Hunt placed on the desk of the mem
bers the call for another session, witt
the fourth special session being de
voted to passage Of highway bill
drafted by majority committees of tn
Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

BOSTON, Aug. 3 (R) = Governor
Alvan IT, Fuller tonight refused execu-
tive clemency to Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo VanZctti, sentenced to
death for the murder Of shoe factory
paymaSter and his guard in South
Braintree on April IS, 1920. Their
reprieve expires on August 10.
The governors decision, announced
at 1:25, concluded with these words:
"As a result of my investigation I
find no sufficient justification for
executive intervention.
"I believe with the jury, that these
men, Sacco and Vanzetti, were guilty
and that they had a fair trial. fur
thermore believe that there was no
juStifiable reason for giving them a
new trial.
(SignedO
"ALVAN T. FULLER"
The governor was not present when
his decision was given out by his sec
retary, Herman A. Macdonald. He
had come to the state house at 1926,
but remained only 25 minutes, leaving
the secretary to prepare and distri-
butte the copies.
ST am very tired" he said as he left
to visit his little son, who is i'll at a
hospital.
Later in the evening the governor
was resting in retirement. 1t was un-
derstood that a guard of state officers
had been placed at his summer home
at Rye Beach, N. H., and also at the
Massachusetts General hospital, where
Alvan, Jr., is convalescing from an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. 3 up -
President Coolidge is not expected to
intervene in behalf of Sacco and Van
zetti He always has held that it was
case belonging wholly within the
Jurisdiction of the Massachusetts
courts.
/ While no extra guards have been
placed about the president it was re-
garded as likely that every precaution
would, be taken to prevent persons
reaching him whom might desire tc
solicit his influence.
BOSTON, Aug. 8 LP-William G.
! Thompson, chief counsel for Sacco anc
! Vanzetti, said that he would have nc
comment to make tonight on the gov
ernor's decision. He wished to study
the full text before making any state
ment. The Sacco-V -Vanzetti defense
committee indicated that it would is.
sue statement later in the night.
Warden Hendry of the state prison
said that he would not notify SaccC
and Vanzetti of the decision until to-
morrow.
A criminal case which has echoed
throughout the world began whel
Frederick A. Parmenter, paymaster a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

the DrOuhin camp that Levine
had said that he would call on
the aviatOr's lawyer. The lawyer
said this evening, however, thai
he had heard nothing from the
owner of the Columbia.
II the case gets into court, it
is said that the Columbia will
be kept under seal until the case
is settled. The civil courts move
slowly during the summer time
and it might easily be that the
case would continue into the fall.
Friends of DrOuhin now declare
openly that Levine is Vancouver
ing to provoke the aviator into a
withdrawal from the proposed
flight. They seek to cOrrobOrate
this view by citing the statemInt
made here today by Captain w.
G. Hinchcliffe, British Imperial
Always pilot. HinchCliffe said
that Levine had told him that
he was worried for fear of acct
dents because he spoke no French
and DrOuhin no English.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04
LITA GREY CHAPLIN CHANGES
MIND ON PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT

agreement. No mention was made
of the amount offered in the
settlement, although it was under
stood to have been in the neigh
bOrhOOd of S1,0OO,O0O.
The hearing, which had been
expected to be hum drum pro-
cedure to fix attorneys fees
reached a high peak of excite
ment when LyndOI Young, form
erly one of the chief figures in
Mrs. ChapIin's legal battery, read
for a prepared statement as 10
work done by his firm.
"SOme time back" he read,
"Mrs. Chaplin was offered a SUD-
stantial sum of money by her
husband as settlement of their
difficulties. We accepted this
offer. Mr.. McMurray accepted
it. Mrs. Chaplin accepted it. A
contract was ordered drawn up.
About ten days afterward Mrs.
Chaplin and Mr.. McMurray re-
pudiated this agreement.
'We urge that this was a ia
Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 R-
Lita Gray ChapIin's exercise of
her woman's perogative of chang
ing her mind about accepting an
out of court settlement of her
sensation packed divorce suit
against Charlie Chaplin today was
disclosed as the cause of the split
in her battery of attorneys.
This was disclosed in the hear
ing today on an application OF
the firm of Young and Young,
who yesterday withdrew as cOun-
sci for the film comedians wife,
for the fixing of attorneys fees
by the court. The withdrawing
attorneys also charged that Mrs.
Chaplin and her uncle and sole
remaining counsel, Edwin T. Nc
Murray, insisted upon filing an
amended complaint accusing
Chaplin of improper association
with another woman.
Mrs. Chaplin and her uncle,
according to her former attOr-
news, first accepted the settlement
offer and then repudiated the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04
FIFTEEN PLANES
ARE ENTERED IN
HAWAII DERBY BY.
Books Closed to Eneries in
$4,000 James B. Dole
Air Prize

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 P)-
Fifteen planes were entered today in
he $4,000 James D. Dole air derby
to be held between the North Amer
ican continent and Hawaii after noon,
August H..
Three other entries were known to
be in the mail en- route to the COM
mittee here in charge of the flight.
The books were closed to entries at
midnight last night and it was an
rlounced that race applications re-
ceived after that hour must bear
postmarks showing they were mailed
before midnight.
Monoplanes, biplanes and; one tri-
plane were entered to take part in
the race The Wright radial motor
proved the popular power plant for
at least ten of the planes were
known to be so equipped. One plane.
that of Captain Arthur v. Rogers, of
Los Angeles, was specified to carry
two 100 horsepower BristolLucifer
motors, Of British make.
Two women were entered in the
race. They were Miss Mildred Doran,
Of Flint, Mich, and Mrs. William P.
Erwin, of Dallas, Texas. Miss Doran
expects to accompany John Auggie
Pedlar, of Flint, and Mrs. Erwin is
to accompany her husband. Mrs
Erwin is said to be an experienced
pilot and navigator.
Major Livingston Irving, of Berke-
ley, Cal one of the first to enter the
race, left the Oakland municipal air.
%OLa inIat 70
Diego, Cal, and will return tomorrow
Entry blanks and fees were under
stood to be in the mails en- route
to the committee today from w. r.
Garrett, of Los Angeles, flying a
monoplane with an unnamed navi-
rator; Lieut. George D. Covell, U. S..
NJ, of San Diego, who said he would
enter monoplane navigated by l..
P. Pawlikowski, of San Diego, and
Robert Horsley, of Sarasota, Fla.
The Is officially entered we're:
Arthur G. Goebel, of Santa Monica.
Will fly alone Monoplane.
Major Livingston G. Irving, of
Berkeley. Will fly alone. Monoplane,
John Auggie Pedlar, of Flint, Mich
Will be accompanied by Miss Mildred
Doran of Flint, and W. R. Lawing
chief aerographer and meteorologist
of North Island.
Frederick A. Giles, of Detroit. Will
probably fly alone. Biplane.
Charles William Parkhurst, o1
IlomaX, ILL.,, will be accompanied by
Ralph G. Loves, Jr., of Peoria, as
navigator. Biplane.
Lieutenant NJ A. Goddard, u. S. N
r. F., of san Diego. Will be accom-
panied by Lieutenant K. G. Hawkins
U. S. NJ, San Diego Monoplane.
Captain William P. Edwin, of Dali
las, Texas. Will be accompanied by
Mrs. Erwin, his wife Monoplane.
Captain Arthur v. Rodgers, of Los
Angeles. Accompanied by Leland A
Bryant of Los Angeles, as, navigator
| Monoplane.
John W. Frost, of San Francisco
Accompanied by Gordon Scott, Lo'
Angeles. Monoplane
Bennett Griffin, OF Oklahoma CITY
accompanied by Al Henly, of Bartles
vile, Okla. Monoplane.
Captain James L. Giffin, of Ions
Beach Accompanied by Theodore s
Lundgren. Triplane
Frank L. Clark, of Los Angeles
Navigator unannounced. Biplane.
Robert Fowler and Edmund j. Moi
fett. Of San Francisco, hackers
Plane and pilot unknown.
Martin Jensen, of Honolulu. Navi
gator unannounced. Monoplane.
Fred w. Burgh, OF Honolulu. Plan
unannounced.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

A criminal case which has echoed
throughout the world began when
Frederick A. Parmenter, paymaster at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

Thursday and Friday gen.
orally fair; warmer south
portion Thursday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04

opper firm; electrolytic
OF and future, 13Ac; lead
met; spot, 6.60c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-04
GENEVA CONFERENCE REACHES IMP PAi'SE
Highway Legislation Negotiations Resumed
y s. y y 81 y y y y " y u - ~
Thomas E. Campbell
Is rendered Post Of
Ambassador TO Mexico

81 PHOENIX, Aug. 8 tR)-Thomas
- E. Campbell, former governor of
y Arizona, has been rendered the
81 post of ambassador to Mexico and
* has taken the matter under ad-
* visement, the Arizona Gazette
* says today.
X The Mexico City post was ten
* dered to Campbell by Secretary
* of State Kellogg after the for
y mer governors return from Sc
* vile, Spain, where he represented
y the United States at the Spanish
* worlds fair, according to the
X Gazette story.
y X * i. T. y. y y T. + y = s.. #
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. Fred. Brown, Of Cumberland,
spent Christmas Day in Oakland with
friends.
Mr.. C. A. Wilt, of near Swanton,
visited The Republican Office on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. W. S. Upole, Of Altamont, was
business caller at The Republican
office Monday morning.
Mrs. Florence Porter went to Cum
berland Monday where she spent the
day with her sister, Mrs. ]. Alvin
Getty.
Mr.. w. 0. Davis, after spending a
week or more in Oakland with rela-
tives, left here Monday for points in
Eastern Maryland and West Virginia.
Miss Irene Smouse has returned to
her home from Wierton, West Va,
where she had visited her sister, Mrs.
James Thompson, for several days.
Judge l. G. Lazelle, Of Morgan
town, West Va, was a guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell at their
home in Oakland Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Burkhardt, of
Chevy Chase, Md, who were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Renninger during
the holidays, returned to their home
Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Boggs, of Bretz, W.
Va, visited her mother and sister,
Mrs. George Porter and Mrs. ]. l..
Sollars, in Oakland, several days re-
Gently.
George Hanst, West Virginia Uni
versity student, who spent the holiday
vacation in Oakland with relatives, re-
turned to Morgantown Sunday af-
ternoon.
DR.. R. A. Ravenscroft, of Accident,
accompanied by his son, Mr.. Randall
Ravenscroft, visited Oakland early
Monday morning where they spent
the day on business.
Mrs. John Smyth and daughter Ele-
amor, of Pittsburgh, spent last week
in Oakland with Mrs. Smyth's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ault, returning to
Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The bazaar, which was held in the
Knights of Columbus rooms during
holiday week under the auspices of the
women Of st. Peters Catholic church,
closed New Years night. The, affair
was quite successful, socially and
financially.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
Organization Also Donates SIS
to Oakland Fire Department

Delbert Davis was chosen Comman-
der Of Proctor Kildow Post No. II,
American Legion, for the coming year
at the annual election of officers con-
Quoted Monday night at Legion Head
quarters in the City Hall.
Besides the usual routine of bust
ness, the Legionairres voted to do
nate to the Oakland volunteer fire de-
partment the sum of SIS, which will
be used by that organization to aid
in making payment on the new
equipment which was recently pur-
chased and which was delivered one
day last week.
A committee was also appointed to
assist members Of the fire department
in conducting a dance proposed to be
held for the benefit of the depart
ment.
Other officers elected at the meet
ing We're: W. c. Loraditch, vice
commander; Edward P, Kahl, adju-
tant; Irwin R. Rudy, finance officer;
James S. Elliott, ergeant-at-arms
c. Milton Sincell, historian, and Err
nest C. Liller, chaplain.
1--WE extend a very cordial invita-
ton to all ex-service men of the
county to affiliate themselves with
the local Post" said Commander Da-
Wis this morning, "and we feel sure
that a number of them will take adj
vantage of this invitation when they
realize the substantial financial con-
dition Of the Post, report of which
we intend to publish in the near flu
ture."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06

Mr.. C. E. Shillingburg, of Steyer
was in Oakland yesterday, when he
called at The Republican office.
Mrs. J. R. Rausch and two children
of DuQuesne, Pa, are here as guests
of Mrs. W. A. Matfett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Hessen and
children, of Uniontown, Pa, spent the
weekend in Oakland with the Misses
Egger.
Stanley Bond,of the Democrat Office.
returned to Oakland Monday from a
visit Of a few days to relatives in
| Keyser, West Va.
Mrs. Wendell, of Terra Alta, who
conducts beauty parlor in that town
and visits Oakland each Wednesday,
was here yesterday administering
treatments.
Mr.. John Mitchell left Oakland on
Monday for point near Seattle,
Washington, where he will visit his
sister, Miss Clara Mitchell, for an in
definite period.
DR.. Isabel Kimmel, sc Oak street,
returned Saturday last from Chicago,
where she had been for the past three
months taking postgraduate course
in physiothoropy science.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilt spent the
Christmas holidays with their two
sons at Havre de Grace, Nd. While
in the east they also visited at Will
mington, Del, Washington and Bal
timore.
Julius Renninger returned to Mer-
cersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa,
yesterday following the Christmas
vacation period, which he spent in
Oakland with his parents, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Julius C. Renninger.
State Senator A. D. Naylor and As
semblmen Arthur Lawton, Arthur H.
Green and Albert Marley left Oak
land Monday afternoon for Annapolis
where they were sworn in as members
of the General Assembly and took
part in the opening sessions of the
two bodies yesterday at noon.
Mrs. Edgar Glotfelty, who had been
called to Akron, Ohio, recently on ac-
count Of the serious illness of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Wilt, returned home
Thursday Of last week. Mrs. Wits
condition has improved considerably,
but Mr.. Wilt, who was stricken with
partial paralysis, has made but little
progress toward recovery when last
heard from.-Meyersdale Republican.
Mr.. Wilt is former Garrett countian,
having moved to Ohio from his old
home near Swanton several years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

The holiday season, which has been
so pleasant and agreeable, has passed,
and our schools have resumed their
work; merchants are making inven-
tories of their stocks and old winter
has put in its appearance in earnest.
Monday morning there was eight
inches of snow that had fallen dur
ing the previous night. Rain, which
fell Monday night, will prevent the
snow from drifting, and now another
snow is falling which will likely make
good shedding over the rough roads
in this community,
Communion services were held in
the M. E. church here last Sunday
morning and preaching service was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06

held at night.
The evangelistic meetings begun on
New Years eve in the United Breth-
rem church at Loeb Lynn Heights.
They will likely continue for ten days
or two weeks.
Mr.. Moomaw, with his big team and
snow pillow has opened the walks in
various parts of the Park, so we are
not entirely shut in by the heavy fall
of snow.
SO far there has not been ice suffi-
GENTLY thick on the lake to economi-
cally cut and store in the community
ice house. During the early years
of the Park a near failure o. IL zee
harvest occurred at which time it
was only four inches thick. Since
then ice of good quality and of good
thickness has always been available at
some time during the winter months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06

Rev. A. J. Torrey, of Logan, West
Va, who was former rector of St.
Matthews parish in Oakland, spent
several days here this week as a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Shirer.
Misses Eva Falkenstein and Helen
Jones, who were at their respective
homes in Oakland during the holiday
vacation, returned to their studies at
Hood College, Frederick, on Monday
morning.
Rev. Charles A. Shilke, pastor of
St. Marks Lutheran church, went to
Morgantown yesterday afternoon in
which city he conducted service in the
Lutheran church for Pastor D. NJ.
Funk last night.
Carl McIntire, after having spent
the holiday vacation in Oakland with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N, Nc
Intire, returned to Philadelphia Mon
day to resume his studies in jefferson
College.
Mr. Robert L. Neville, formerly of
the Ryan's Glade section of Garrett
county, but who has been a resident
of Morgantown for the past several
months, was here Tuesday to consult
a physician, returning to Morgantown
the same afternoon.
The sale of the J. c. Johnson Gar
age property, which was advertised
to take place last Friday in front of
the building on Oak street, was post
poned and will occur tomorrow morn
ing at ten o'clock. See notice of sale
in today's Republican.
Mr.. Hubert Bowman who has been
residing on the Charles Barr farm
near McHenry for two or three years,
has pun chased the general mercantile
store of George S. Glotfelty at Nc
Henry and will move to the Glotfelty
property IN a snort time.
Messrs. Walter w. Dawson, Cecil
Smith and Henry Lauer spent Mon
day evening in Cumberland where they
attended a session of the Past Mas
ters lodge of Western Maryland. Mr..
Smith is the Master-elect of Oakland
lodge, No. 80, A. F. & A. NJ, while
Messrs. Dawson and Lauer are Past
Masters of the local lodge.
Snow, the first of the season to
reach any considerable depth, began
falling in Oakland Friday afternoon,
and at intermittent times from then
until this morning, it continued to
come down except for about an hour
Tuesday morning when the snow
turned to rain and made going not
only disagreeable but extremely hard.
The fall reached depth of about four
inches and made sleighing a delight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06

Miss Mary Gender and her brother
Andrew Gender, who spent the holi-
day season in Oakland with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gender. re-
turned to school yesterday, the for
mer to st. Mary's College and the lat
ter to an institution located near
Washington, D. C.
Following the holiday recess, which
pupils and teachers both enjoyed, the
public schools of Garrett county re-
opened on Monday with the usual at
tendance. Teachers and pupils re-
turned to their work with renewed
vigor determined to make the second
semester of the school year even bet
ter and with more accomplished than
during the first term of the school.
At the monthly meeting of the
Brotherhood of st. Marks Lutheran
church held on Tuesday night, the
body had as it's guests the Oakland
Rotary Club, which furnished the pro-
gram, consisting of music and an ad-
dress made by DR.. Moore. During the
evening Brotherhood officers for the
ensuing year were eltced as follows:
President, Henry Lauer; vice-presi-
dent. Guy Yutzy; secretary, Edward
P. Kahl; treasurer, H. w. Kahl. The
women of the church furnished re-
treatments, consisting of apple pie a
la mode and coffee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Literary Program to Be Given
at High School Tomorrow

uary 7, 1927, at 2:3O o'clock, the fol
lowing program will be rendered by
students of the Oakland High School
in the auditorium Of the school build
ing:
6horus ........'........: Schoo-
Reading .,.............Io Iona Kelley
Dialogue, Kermit Lohr, Lester Winters
Piano solo $3.50. Louise Laue1
Debate-Resolved, That the powder
puff is of more use than shoe polish
Affirmative, Pauline Smouse, Mary l.
Helbig. Negative, Mitchell Frank
lin, Kenneth Stahl.
Reading ......... Margaret Myers
Visitors are always welcome. The
parents are especially urged to attend
these Friday afternoon programs. Oc-
casionally they are funny; sometimes
they are literary or musical and some
times they are a mixture of every
thing, but at all times they mean a
hearty welcome to all the patrons and
friends of 0. H. S. to visit US and join
us in our school activities.
LITERARY SECRETARY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06

Rev. A. J. Torrey, of Logan, West
Va, who was former rector Of St.
Matthew's parish in Oakland, spent
several days here this week as a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Shirer.