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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03
B. & 0. TO OBSERVE ITS
CENTENNIAL FEBRUARY e
Dinner Will Commemorate The
Tooth Anniversary of Charter
Granted The Road.

The first official function in connec-
ton with the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the charter
by which the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company came into existence
will be banquet February % at the
Lyric Theatre, Baltimore.
Invitations for the occasion will be
sent to approximately 800 persons, F.
X. Milholland, assistant to George NJ.
Shriver, senior vice-president of the
railroad, said Monday morning. The
hosts will be Daniel Willard, presi-
dent, and the directors of the COM
pany.
Among those to be invited, accord
ing to Mr.. Milholland, are Governor
Richie, members of the Legislature,
Mayor Jackson, members of the City
Council, other city and state officials,
presidents and officers of other rail
roads, professional and business men
of Baltimore and other cities and a
number of officials and employees of
the Baltimore and Ohio.
Mr.. Willard to Preside.
Mr. Willard will preside. The sched-
uled speakers are Governor Richie,
Mayor Jackson and Newton D. Baker,
a director of the railroad and Secre-
tary of War under President Wilson
A program of entertainment is being
arranged.
The principal exhibitions, pageants
and other forms of celebration to COM
memorate the anniversary, Mr.. Milhol-
land said, will be held in the latter
part of the summer and the early fall,
probably extending over several
week.
Governor Richie was authorized by
the General Assembly in 1924 to APP
point a commission to represent the
State in cooperating with the rail
road in the general celebration. This
commission consists of Holmes D.
Baker of Frederick; Oliver H. Bruce,
Jr., Of Cumberland; Van Lear Black,
Alexander Brown, Jacob Epstein, John
W. Garrett, George Weems Williams,
Of Baltimore.
The charter to the Baltimore and
Ohio was granted by the State Legis-
lature February %, 1927. 1t was the
| first legislative grant in the United
States by which a railroad was au-
thorized to carry on general freight
and passenger business.
The company is now operating un-
der the same charter.
At the time the charter was granted
there were few tramways and short
lines in existence or contemplated in
America. All later were absorbed by
companies of subsequent origin, how
/ ever, and it is for this reason that the
Baltimore and Ohio is said to have
! started the first of the present rail
road systems.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03

Oakland All Club Organized.

Thursday afternoon of last week a
group of Oakland girls met at the
Court House for the purpose of or
ganizing All club under the super
vision Of Miss Lola Belle Green, of
the Extension Service. Miss Green
kindly explained to the girls the
meaning of the four H's"-Heart,
Hand, Head and Health. The follow
ing officers Of the club We're chosen:
President, Geraldine Nordeck; vice
president, Mildred Stemple; treasurer,
Mary Frances Yutzy; secretary, Ro-
sella Hinebaugh. Committees were APP
pointed as follows: Program, Virginia
Gilbert, Agnes Helbig, Bernadine
Canty; publicity committee, Berna-
dette Maffett, Sara Catharine Stanton.
The next meeting will be held on
February 10th to which all Oakland
girls are cordially invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03

FOR SALE-A riding and general
horse, strong but easily managed. A
very desirable horse for either man or
child. Selling because Of full stable.
Low e. Apply to 85 ALDER St,
O&l.la..1, Observation-Disclosures. 47-tt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03
bourn, Of Hartford coun-


and of the politicians as
abourn, Of Hartford coun-
o1rupted the speaker to ask
\. ne have the reading clerk, Clar-
ence Wolf, pronounce at least three
words in English when reading the
title of the bills being introduced,
whereupon Clarence put on force, such
as he is capable of doing when telling
one of his famous stories, for men
only, and then put it over in fine style.
The Baltimore City Delegates are
beginning to show up, there being no
evidence of silent glue in their seats
as yet.
During the week they popped out
f their boxes, rather unexpectedly, in
act, so fast that the Speaker realized
a most unusual situation existed, and
as he looked over the floor of the
House, I wondered if he was looking
for the man in the brown derby, who
has quit the Town Hall and the House
of Justice for the Legislative Halls.
Oystermen in great numbers raided
the House Chamber during a hearing
on the proposed administration bills.
They were angry, unquestionably So
Most of them said that had the Cover
nor made such proposition to them
during his campaign on the shore
there would have been a different tale
to tell.
Many of them believe, however, that
the Governor is weakening on the
move to lease the oyster beds, since
he has seen before him the much
evident opposition.
have never seen more sincere men
at Annapolis, than these men who de-
rive their living from the oyster bars
1t is the principal question up to this
time, before the Legislative body
They openly refer to the leasing prop
position as a colossal steal, adding
that the foreigners" have hogged ur
all of the States natural resources
mentioning the water power, and now
are about to rob Maryland of its
Oyster Beds. I doubt very much that
the Bill will pass in its present con.
dition, if it passes at all.
A disappointed member, who ha:
been surprised at the wire pulling
lobbying, and pressure brought t.
bear upon him, has spoken to me Of
writing for The Marylander, what he
called "True Confession" telling
everything of interest that goes on
giving all the facts. AS am willing
to publish such an account, it is now
up to the new member to write such
an account. I am hoping that he will
not back out, as have said from time
to time, real back bone is not over.
plentiful at the State House.
Robert E. Ford, who represents the
fourth legislative district in the
House, does not appear to be a mar
who is easily bossed. From his &C
r ions in past performances, he is go
/, .Ag to make a good member. And
might say to this courageous young
man that usually in politics it is The
balky horse that is petted. Among
those from the City who have enough
courage to take the floor are Dele
gates Gray, Callan, Michel, Berman
Fine, Ford, and Joseph, the latter o.
whom is more on the floor than in hi'
seat, so am glad to see that the City
is not going to be classed as we:
and no political battalion, or mumm!
delegation.
OIe member who halls from Liner
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03
Second Call Answered This Morning.
Corinth Charge. M. E. Church.

Rev. VIM. Anderson will preach at
Corinth and Rev. Durward B. Brown
will preach at Thayerville, Dodge and
Deer Park.
Revival services will begin at Crel-
lin on February %.
The second quarterly conference
will q hell ut Cfcl'in on Sun av ev-
enin., .~.-ary 2 -. go ,}e-uc.l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03
DEPARTMENT RESPONDS
TO INITIAL FIRE ALARM
Since Reception of New Equip
ment-Blaze In Livery Barn
Soon Extinguished.

The Oakland Volunteer Fire De-
partment answered its first call to a
fire since the arrival of its high-pow-
cred Locomobile fire truck, on Monday
afternoon when the members of the
organization upon responding to the
siren extinguished blaze in the barn
utilized for many years by the late
Thomas Martin as livery stable, To-
Gated on an alley between Oak street
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railway
tracks.
Not more than two or three min
utes were consumed after the fremen
had reached the building until the
blaze, which had burned its way from
the ground floor up THE side of
heavy supporting post to the second
floor of the structure was extin-
guished.
In recent months the barn has been
utilized as storage place and work
shop by the Cumberland & Allegheny
Gas Company, and at the time of the
blaze there was approXimately
thousand dollars worth of stoves and
gas fittings stored in the building.
However, no damage resulted to the
property in the barn and only slight
damage was done the building, which
was covered by insurance and is now
being repaired by the insurance COM
pany carrying the policy.
The origin of the fire cannot be def
initely stated, but it is supposed by
R. R. Gilbert, local superintendent of
the gas company, that a workman's
apron, which had been hanging on the
burned post had been brushed down
and fell upon a gas stove which was
several feet away and which ignited
from the heat thrown out by the
stove, which was kept burning in or
der to make the place comfortable
for the employees while engaged at
work. The fire from the apron COM
municated itself to apair of overalls
hanging upon the post and thus
found its way to the second floor in a
short time.
Second Call Answered This Morning.
The second call for the local fire
fighters to respond to eXtinguish a
fire came this morning at $40 o'clock,
when the trucks hurried to the resi-
dence of Mrs. William L. Casteel and
with little time consumed a slight
blaze was eXtinguished on the roof
of the house which had been caused
by a spark from a flue. With the
exception of removing a few shingles
from the house no damage was done.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03

Tonight the second of the series of
games will be bowled, the opposing
teams being the Brotherhood and Mer-
chants, and the Rotary Club and the
Methodist.
Games are scheduled to be played
regularly on Monday and Thursday
evenings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-03

The Republican Commercial print
ing department is one, of the best
equipped plants you will finC The
worA do..v III It is strictly hig.. ....-..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago. Oct. 2S.---R-(U. S. D.
Alloys, receipts 10000; un-
ven; steady to % cents higher;
aost advance on weights 21O pounds
down: 1925; bulk good and choice
10 to 800 pounds 9.50@1O.2O; 40
to 200 pounds 9.00@9.75; 100 to 100
pounds s.00@9.00; pigs 7.25@7.75
largely; most packing sows 1900
500; lightwcights frequently 8.25;
heavyweights 950@l0.25; medium
9.l0@l0.25; lightweight s.75@9.90;
light lights 7.50M9.25; packing sows
7.25@S.25; slaughter pigs 1850
s.o5.
Cattle, 5000; choice fed steers
active; lower grades slow, steady;
she stock on catch-as-can basis
steady to weak with recent decline;
no life in bull trade stale kinds pre-
dominating; vealers steady; stockers
and feeders fully steady; best fed
steers 1915; sprinkling at 14.OO@
1900; lainer offerings 11.00113.00;
weighty sausage packing bulls
scarce 7.00@7.15; largely 1900
1900 trade on vealers; cash prices
to outsiders 13.O0@l4.50.
Sheep, 5000; fat lambs fairly ac-
tive: strong to Is cents higher; bulk
native lambs 13.75@14.OO; best
early to city butchers 14.1O; refus-
ing 1925 for choice range lambs;
best lambs 11.00@11.51; few 1900;
most culls 10.7OMl. 100; choice fed
clipped lambs with weight eligible
around 1900; sheep steady: cable
tat ewes 6.00@6.50: f. ding lambs
scarce, steady; 1850 down; choice
81 pound clipped eve lambs 1925.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
MARK ETS
BY Associated Press Leased Wire
GRAIN
LIVESTOCK
WHEAT LOWER;
CORN GOES UP
Selling in Northwest and
Weakness at Liverpool Have
Bearish Effect

Chicago, Oct. 2S.--P,-Selling OF
cheat against purchases of corn
lid a good deal today to depress
wheat values and to life the corn
market. Favorable weather in Can
ada had an additional bearish effect
on wheat. There was also a decided
'c. up in export demand today for
wheat for North America.
Wheat closed unsettled 81 to ]
cent net lower, corn at 5-s To / Ia
cent advance; oats Ia cent up, and
provisions unchanged to Il rise OF
50.
Appeasement Of demand for at
least the time being was given as
the reason for today's doWnturns IN
wheat values at Liverpool. Besides,
Argentina growth conditions were
reported as satisfactory. Washing
ton adyiccs meanwhile were that the
European wheat crop outside Russia
is about 100000 bushels greater
than last year, although offset in
part by low quality in some coun-
tries, Germany and France in par
ticular.
Movement of wheat in Canada
continued on big scale, today's ar
rivals at Winnipeg totaling 2,619
cars against 1857 year ago. On
the other hand, authoritative current
advices indicated that the grade Of
Canadian wheat remains disap-
pointing as result of frost, rust,
and excessive moisture, and that de-
liveries of Canadian wheat by farm
crs to country elevators arc still
about 21,000,000 bushels under last
wear at this time.
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denying that the life saving appara.
tus was faulty. It read: 1.-THE life.
boats had capacity Of 1898 Der.
sons, the Mafalda carried 1886. The
lifeboats were examined by the port
captain at Genoa previous to depart
ure. The entire ship was thoroughly
inspected shortly before October 10.
The captain stayed on the bridge Of
the sinking ship"
The agents Of the Mafalda at
buenos Aires said that, according Ia
their information, the total number
OF survivors of the wrecked liner
were 932. out Of Z total Of 1885
aboard the ship.
The Athena brought 531 survivors
mere, 1872 passengers and 149 mem.
bers OF the Mafalda's crew. The For.
mosa was reported to have 353 sur.
vivors aboard.
The Mosella landed 80 passengers
and y members Of the crew at IA
ma. On its way to Bahia. two
women, one man and one child. res.
cued from the catastrophe, died.
The Brazilian liner BaRe reported
that It had received q message from
the Athena stating that the catas.
trophe was due to the screw hold
being broken open, the water then
enterlng the engine room and the
snip sinking within six hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
DUVALL QUITS
AS MAYOR OF
INDIANAPOLIS
Names Ira M. Holmes TO Re.
place Wife as Controller
He Then Becomes Mayor

indianapolis, Oct. 28.-tF)-Mayor
John L. Duvall of Indianapolis re-.
signed his office at noon .yester-
day, according to an announcement
early this morning by Ira M.
Holmes, prominent attorney, who
declared that he now is the mayor.
Holmes declared that Duvall asked
for the resignation Of his wife, Mrs.
Maude E. Duvall, as city controller,
appointed Holmes in her place, and
then resigned. Holmes said that
he, as city controller, succeeded to
the mayoralty as provided by Jaw.
Duvall mailed his resignation to the
city clerk, Holmes said.
Claude E. Negley, president of
the city council and nam I'd by the
body as mayor yesterday, also
claims the office which the city
council said was vacated by Duvall
following his recent conviction for
violation Of the corrupt practices
act,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
AGED SISTER OF
CLARA MORRIS
T0GET ESTATE
Trivial Entry in Actress Diary
Leads to Finding of
Sole Heir

New York, Oct. 28.-R-An Aged
and poor sister of Clara Morris~
famous emotional actress of the SOS
and eos, whom the tragedienne new.
er saw since their parents, a serving
maid and a cabman, parted when
the children were babies. is sole heir
10 the actress $4,000 estate.
Had it not been, however,
Tor an apparently trivial entry in :
diary Of Clara Morris, speaking of :
lost sister, Mrs. Eliza Burtis. rs
years old, crippled with rheumatism
and threatened with blindness. mirht
nave lived out her life in her tene-
ment, in the Hell's Kitchen district.
suffering privations Of poverty, 81.
!evited by $50 month pension paid
Tor her dead husbands Civil war
service.
Order Is Signed
Surrogate Slater visited Mrs. Bur.
tbs and took her testimony, consider
ed documentary evidence and at the
end OF the hearing, by the lirht
which came through a berrimed
window half above and half below
the ground, signed an order declar.
ing her TIE sister Of Clara Morris
and sole legatee.
When Mrs. Burtis was asked why
she had not visited her sister and
mother If she had suspected the rela-
tionship, she replied:
when heard Clara was grow
ing blind and was sick, I yearned to
see her but never did. could not
prove that was her sister. / did
not know that / was. l could not tell
how | would be received"
The father Of Clara Morris was a
blacksmith turned cab-driver, her
mother was a cook and servant.
Clara was born in Toronto, Ont.
March II, 1846. As q baby she was
brought to Buffalo, where Eliza was
born.
Father Deserts Family
Then, the tracing Of the family
history indicates, the father desert
ed the family when Clara was three
years old and Eliza nine months,
Eliza was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry B. Burt, in whose care her
mother left her. In Cleveland, in
1852, the mother was engaged as a
nurse to a family named Bosworth,
who took her daughter Clara to
their hearts. It was at Cleveland
that Clara made her stage debut.
Clara Morris died November 20,
1926, intestate. Her property would
have gone to the state were there no
legal heirs.
Mrs. Burt, ELIAS foster mother,
died. Burt married again and his
second wife and his child failed to
live in harmony. When Burt died,
the girl left the household and mar
ried George A. Burtis, in New York.
Burtis served in the Civil war with
the fifth New York cavalry, and the
Duryea Zouaves. He died in 1898.
In 1907 pension was granted to
his widow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
BOYD ELECTED
AS PRESIDENT
OF EDUCATORS

CONTINUED from page one)
at their meeting here by Miss Helen
J. Sullivan Of the University Of
North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Basing her report on the English
minimum essentials test offered to
all high schools by the department
Of public instruction in May, Miss
Sullivan said that the median scores
for North Dakota students, as indi-
Gated by the tests, ran approximate
ly six points below the standard me-
dian.
First class high schools rated ap-
proximately standard, while the
scores Of the second and third class
high schools and the graded and
consolidated schools were approx
mately the same, Miss Sullivan said.
Deviation in the performances Of
the different schools was noted by
Miss Sullivan, who said the former
training of the pupils or their pres
emit high school instruction, with
allowance for the individual differ
ences Of students, was partially the
cause.
Comparisons Made
A>comparisOn Of the errors made
by the ninth and twelfth grades in
eight first class high schools showed
a decrease In errors In spelling from
81 errors to So: in punctuation
from 1876 to rs and in grammar
from - to Is, or a decrease in the
100 points from q total Of 2S.3 errors
per pupil in the ninth grade to 1871
in the twelfth grade.
The two hardest words for fresh
men and seniors to spell were "im-
mediately" and "all right" Miss Sui
Ivan said the tests indicated.
With the report Of tho peyform-
snce Of each school and its relation
to tho standard and North Dakota
scores, schools can plan work IN
English to bring themselves up "a
standard, Miss Sullivan said. A
complete tabulation Of errors will
be cent to schools during the year
90 that steps can be taken to eradt-
cate the common errors, she said.
| Convention Ends Tonight
John Lee Coulter, president Of the
North Dakota agricultural college
| Fargo, spoke on "0ur Chief Indus,
try" and Miss Margaret Cable n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
ALL GRAIN FUTURES
DULL AT MILL CITY

Minneapolis, Oct. 2S. - (AP) -
Wheat dragged lower today, weak
cables giving the market a bad start
and slow export demand and VIM
nipeg weakness prompting profit
taking by recent buyers on later
trading. Prices had declined | lao
! 3-S cents by midday. Oats adj
vanced Ia cent and fell back. Flax
seed futures eased cent under
hedging with pit support quietcr.
Barley opened easy, rallied, and fell
back. Rye futures developed "a
draggy undertone.
Cash wheat offerings we're mod
crate and there was less competition,
demand lacking snap all around.
High protein springs were easy at
yesterdays late break. Ordinary
quality was quiet and steady. Win
ter wheat was easy. Durum was
steady. Corn was in better demand
and firm. Oats were quiet to fair
demand. Rye was quiet and UNI
changed. Barley was steady to
firm, with better demand. Range
vas 61074 cents. Flaxseed was in
licter demand and easy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
SO. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul, MINI. Oct. o.
GU. S. u. Of A.)-Cattle 1000;
opening steady at Thursdays weak
close; run includes one car mixed
fed yearlings, nothing done on these;
several loads westerns about 100;
few cars medium grade westerns
early $50 to 900: she stock 600
to 8.25; cutters AIS to $50; bulls
upward to G.75; stockers and feed
ers steady. Calves 1900; mostly 50
cents lower; largely 100 for good
lights; few choice to 1900.
Hogs 1900; little early action;
early bids unevenly steady to 25
cents higher; 8.75 to 9.25 for de-
sirablc lights and butchers; 8.25 for
light lights; bidding mostly 7.25 for
sows and S.25 for pigs; average cost
Thursday 1888; weight 2l3.
Sheep $500; opening slow; early
sales fat lambs steady, 1880 to
1880; heavies 1850; tulls $50; sheep
steady to strong; fat ewes to pack
crs GOO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
STOCK PRICES
ON D0WNTREND
Bears Manage to Uncover
Many Spots Where Effective
Support Is Lacking

New York, Oct. 2S.-(AP)-Sell-
ing pressure, which had been inter-
mittent in the stock market since
the long decline last week was
checked, was resumed in more cx-
tensive manner today. Encouraged
by success in creating an air of
nervousness in speculative circles by
their ability to pound down impor-
tant stocks, bears forged around and
managed to uncover other spots
where effective support also was
lacking.
With good deal Of gloomy gossip
regarding the status of current and
prospective earnings, and sharp de-
probation in September operating
income Of important railroad sys-
TENS, bullish operators found it diff
ficult to hold following even when
they had managed to start prices
moving upwards at the outset. Early
advances of one to three points, in
spired in large part by the big re-
duction in brokers' loans, were trans
formed into losses Of as much, or
more, when the selling wave swept
the market.
Confidence in the soundness Of
fundamental conditions was reflected
in the heavy accumulation of par
ticular stocks, which ordinarily move
widely, but efforts to realize in some
issues at the higher prices disclosed
rather thin market. This was il
Illustrated by the precipitate fall Of
90 points in Rossia Insurance after
attaining a new peak figure.
Chesapeake and Ohio e. Reading,
with losses of three and four points,
respectively, were outstanding weak
spots in the railroad section. Some
Of the weeks lowest prices were
reached here and there, notably in
United States Steel, General Elec-
trio and General Railway Signals.
Warren Brothers was an outstand-
ing exception, moving up to II 1-2
points to a new maximum.