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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
LOCAL WOMAN DIES
 IN WENATCHEE, WIN.

Word of the death of Mrs. L. D. Roberts in Wenatchee, Wash. was Teceived here today by William Reck of the Alaska Meat Com pany, by whom MT. Roberts was employed when here.
 Death occurred Sunday, follow. ing an operation, according to Mir Reck Mrs. Roberts and her three children left here late last fall for the south in an attempt to improve her health, while hsr husband left Juneau about two weeks ago to be at his wife's bed side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14

WASHINGTON. March 14-The decline of the home as an inn portant factor in child's life places greater responsibility upon the school, believes Cornelia s. Adair, president of ethe National Education association.
 '1n past generations the home largely controlled the conduct of it's members" said Miss Adair. To-day that control Is waning and the standards of conduct are in creasingly set by society or the community.
 Today indiyiduals so to the h-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
Larry Semon, Film
 Comedian, Bankrupt

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March Hilary Semon. featured film comedian, said in a voluntary petition, that he owed nearly $500, 900, and had only $500. o co. to pay it with not to mention the fact he wanted to keep half of the $500, 900.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
CAPT. WALTER HlNCHCLIFFE
 IS MISSING No Report from Atlantic FIier Since Early
 t Yesterday HAS WOMAN MAKING ! TRIP ACROSS OCEAN Flight Still Remains Mys- teryDrone of Mot
 ors Reported

NEW YORK, Masch 14.--capt. Hinchcliffe's plane in which he left Cranwell, England, yesterday morning. presumably with Elsie MacKay for America, was not reported this forenoon although if all had gone we'll he should have been off the Nova Scotia coast 30 hours after sighted by ship ITO miles off the English shcre but unheard from. He should be due in New York late this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
Mexican Insurgents
 Are Killed in Coinba,

MEXICO CITY, March 14--Dis. patches from Guadalajara say that S1 insurgents and IF Fed eral soldiers have been killed in two c0mbats in the State of Jalis- co where fighting has been going on for several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
MAYOR LANDES | DEFEATED BY 1S,000 VOTES Majority for Edwards Sur
 passes Expectations | of Managers NEARLY 100000 1 VOTES ARE CAST Three Present Councilmen Are Re-electedB Issues Carry

SEATTLE, March 14.-Frank ] Edwards, retired theatre man. ager. has been elected Mayor of Seattle over Mrs. Bertha K. Lam des by majority of 19.000. 1 Final unofficial returns gave Edwards 59.033 and Mrs. Lam des 39,sS9.
 l Edwards took commanding lead in the mayoralty race n the early returns and approximately the first one-third returns show ed he was walking away from Mrs. Landes. Then tho returns were: Edwards, 17.119 and Mrs. kandes 11,544.
 The first returns from 40 pre- 'stte<ts zssat of 2s6 k,ss EdEnrlIr F7' 553 and Mrs LznIes 4:S7
 New Voting Record Mayor Elect Edwards. who takes office in June. won after Intense campaigning which brought out nearly 100000 to he polls setting a new record in Seattle's municipal mayoralty el- ections.
 The majority Of 19.000 votes surpassed expectations of Ed wards's own managers.
 The close of the campaign was marked by former Mayor Brown joining the ranks of May or Bertha K. Landes
 Investigation
 The King County Prosecuting Attorney has begun an investi- gatlon Of expenditures in the Ed- wards's primary campaign when one of Edwards's managers Is reputed to have acknowledged that more money was spent than $15,0Oo reported in an official statement.
 Mayor-elect Edwards announce ed that he will leave on tour of the East with the double purpose of studying municipal adminis- trations in others cities and bringing new industries to Se- attie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
Smith and Hoouer Delegations Are Chosen iss N. H.

CONCORD, N. H., March IA. - This State will send solid Hoover and Smith dele gations-at-large to the Re- publican and Democratic Ma tional Conventions. This is made certain on the basis of returns from the Presi- dential primaries held yes terday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
$, 900 Worth of
 Narcotics Seized

SEATTLE. March Narcotics valued at $5,OO0 were seized and . Chinese member of the crew of the President Jackson has been arrested.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14
UNcONFIRMED REPORTS

confirmed reports received from several residents Of Brigus are that they heard the drone of an airplane between and o'clock this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14

STOnN AT KETCHIKAN
 KETCHIKAN. Alaska. March 14.--A blinding snow storm and terrific gale is prevailing here this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-14

Since prohibition the death from alcoholism has lower than the for the years 1901016 Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Eps copa Church finds after The chart above shows the trend the line indicating average for nation in the six preceding prohibition The graphs show the trend in the Middle Atlantic States only region the effect has been least and the Mountain States where has been gretatest
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Civic Club Luncheon is Post
poned Until Monday

The Civic Club luncheon, which was
to have been held on last Tuesday,
was postponed until Monday, July 2,
at 1870 p. M, according to Miss
Thekla Fundenberg, president.
The change was made necessary
owing to an unexpected call from
Baltimore for the presence OF Mrs.
j. W. Thomas and Mrs. Ralph Bretz,
of Cumberland, at luncheon in honor
of Mrs. John F. Sippel, recently elect
ed president of the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Bretz will
be here Monday. Other guests from
out of town will be Mrs. George
Legge, Cumberland, Mrs. Roland
Lammert, Frostburg, and Mrs. R. E.
Sliger, of Wheeling, W. Va, and for
merly of Oakland.
A number of reservations have been
made and the luncheon gives promise
of being very interesting occasion,
Miss Fundenberg stated. No reser'
vations can be made after Saturday
morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Camp MinnetOska To Open For
Season on July 2

Camp Minnetoska, girls training
school, situated by the lake on the
farm of Dr. Henry W. McComas,
about 5 miles west of Oakland, will
open for it's second year on Monday,
July 2, Frank Hansen, one of the d.
rectors, has announced.
The camp will open with an enroll {
ment of approximately rs, which
number is expected to be increased
further on in the season. The camp
will close during the first part of
September.
Mr.. Hansen is a supervisor in the
Baltimore schools, and Miss Lucy
Hyde, director in the Forest Park
Senior High school, is the other di.
rector of the camp. Training will
be along the lines of tennis, hockey,
baseball, swimming ,eac.
Last year was the first season for
the camp, and there were approx.
mately % in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Garrett County Has Largest
Trees in IA Species

A list of the largest trees of 100
species in Maryland shows that Gar
rett county leads in IA different kinds,
according to a report made to the
State Department of Forestry in the
tree contests. The circumference,
height and greatest spread are COM
bined in picking the winners.
The species, owner, and location of
tree in Garrett county are as follows:
Striped Maple, Swallow Falls; Sugar
Maple, S. J. Thomas, near Sang Run;
White Pine, Raymond Beeman, near
Merrill; Wild Plum, near lake at Mt.
Lake Park; Service Tree, John Sines,
near Sines; Sumac, near Sang Run;
White Walnut, Elijah Hoye, near
Sang Run; Alder, N. E. Wildman,
near Oakland; Yellow Birch, W. R.
Mason, near Oakland; Cucumber,
Elijah Hoye, near Sang Run; Hem
lock, Swallow Falls; Hornbeam, Wes-
ley Savage, near Sang Run, American
Larch, N. A. Reams, near Swallow
Falls, and Shagbark Hickory, Elijah
Hoye, near Sang Run.
All trees in Garrett county were
officially measured by representa-
tive of the department of Forestry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
TRIAL TUESDAY CAUSED
BY SPITE SAYS SQUIRE
Acquits the Defendant on One
Charge-Dismisses Second

Declaring that the whole case APP
peared to be piece of spite work"
A. S. Teats, justice of the peace, on
Tuesday, acquitted Carl Friend, or
White Rock, near Sang Run, Garrett
county, on the charge of assault, and
dismissed the second case, that grow
ing out of a charge against him for
stealing a blanket.
The trial took place in the office OF
w. R. Offutt and attracted about %
persons from the White Rock commu-
nifty, who came as witnesses and spec"
tators.
1t was brought out in the evidence
submitted during the trial of the case
that Friend was supposed to have
stolen a bed quilt or blanket, valued
at $500, from Clarence Upole, but,
according to Squire Teats, it was con-
clusively proven to his satisfaction
that the quilt had been placed in Carl
Friends home by Mrs. Upole and was
done simply for the purpose of get
ting Friend into the courts.
The charge of assault against Carl
Friend was made by Elmer Lish.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Mt. Lake Park Campmeetine
Opens Tonight.

The Mountain Lake Park Camp
meeting will open this evening in the
Tabernacle, marking it's forty-fifth
year.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged for these meetings, which are
to continue for ten days, according to
Mr.. c. M. Hood, president of the
Camp Meeting Association. Men of
national reputation have been selected
to do the preaching and singing, and
everybody interested is invited to at
tend. Hotels and cottages at the Park
are filling up with the people who are
arriving by train, automobile and by
other means of transportation, Mr..
Hood said, and large attendance is
expected.
Bishop A. L. Leonard, of Buffalo,
N. Y, will preach on Sunday, July 1.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
PRESTON COUNTY SHERIFF
JAILED AFTER SHOOTING
Drags Insurance Agent Into
His Office and Wounds Him
In Head, Side and Arm

Arthur G. Ramsey, Philippi, insur-
ance agent, was shot in the office of
Sheriff A. R. Williams, of Preston
county, at Kingwood, West Va, Tues
day, the sheriff of the county firing
three bullets into Ramsey, the first
striking him in the head, the second
in his arm and the third in his side,
none of which, however, are expected
to have fatal results, as all three bull
let's glanced and made only slight
flesh wounds. Ramsey is in hospital
at Grafton where his condition is said
not be to serious.
Sheriff Williams was disarmed by
Circuit Judge A. G. Hughes, of King
wood who committed him to jail in
custody of Clerk of the County Court
Frank P. King. A special grand jury
today will consider the case against
the offending officer and it is likely
that he will be indicted, and if found
guilty he will be impeached and his
successor chosen by the members of
the County Court. In the meantime
the sheriff's office is in charge of dep
uties.
Ramsey said he was passing the
sheriff's office the morning of the
shooting when the officer emerged,
grabbed him and dragged him into
+l,o oA,oo Two ,,,;+,,oceoe +o1J n e;Yo;Ior
story.
Wife Leaves Through Window
Almost Immediately, those who had
gathered about on the street said,
after reports of frearm were heard
in the sheriff's office, Mrs. Williams,
wife of the sheriff, who had gone to
the office short time before, left the
room through a window and was as
sisted to the sidewalk by a bystander.
Williams and his wife had been living
apart for some time, Mrs. Williams
residing at the sheriff's home at the
Jail, and Williams staying at hotel.
Gilbert Williams, a brother of the
sheriff, who was IN the office, IS quote
by county officials as saying the shoot
ing occurred before he could inter-
fere.
Ramsey said he knew no motive for
the attack. He added that he did
not even know the sheriff.
This morning the special grand jury
called by Judge Hughes, indicted Sher-
iff Williams and he will be arraigned
today before the Judge.
The grand jury also indicted Fred
Warwick, of Swanton, this county, for
grand larceny in connection with the
theft of horse from W. o. Reed, of
near Masontown. Within an hour
Warwick was arraigned, entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to
three years in the state prison.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
NOTED SUMNER RESORTS
NOW OPENED FOR SEASON
Deer Park Hotel and BroOkside
Now Receiving Guests

Two noted summer resorts of this
vicinity, Deer Park Hotel and Brook
side, are now receiving guests, Deer
Park having had its formal opening
last night with a dinner dance, and
Brookside having opened last week.
Joe Martins Palm Beach orchestra
played the program of dances at Deer
Park, and quite few were in attend
ance from Oakland.
BroOkside Rehabiliated
Brookside Inn and cottages, at
Brookside, w. Va, on the North west
ern turnpike, have been completely
renovated and redecorated, and the
resort, under the ownership and man.
agement of Mr.. R. E. L. Allen, of
Morgantown, former congressman
is now open and able to care for $50
guests.
Some of the cottages are already
occupied, and reservations are now
being made for the rest of the season,
according to Mr.. Allen. A casino
where dances will be held and pictures
shown, bowling alley and billiards are
only few of the attractions which
Mr.. Allen promises for his guests.
The resort will be electrically lighted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
BODY OF COLORED WOMAN
Is DISCOVERED In HOME
Mrs. Marian Jones, COlOred, Had
Been Dead Three Weeks When
Found Last Sunday

After being dead for a period of
almost three weeks, the body of Mrs.
Marian Jones, (coloreGl, about so
years of age, of Loeb Lynn, vas dis
covered at her home Sunday by P. S.
Lish and H. V. Leighton, the former
of whom had noticed a peculiar odor
about the house.
The aged lady, mother of Mrs.
Richard Moore, of Fairmont, with
whom she made her permanent home,
left Fairmont on May % to spend the
summer at her cottage at Loeb Lynn.
Being alone, she spent all her nights
at neighbors.
Three weeks ago last Tuesday, SO
the story goes, she told the people
not to look for her as she was going
to Mt. Lake Park to work for some
little time. Sunday morning, in pass
ing near the house, Mr.. Lish noticed
an offensive odor, and calling H. v.
Leighton, they entered the house and
found the body in high state of
putrefaction. The cause of her death
is a mystery but she was known to
have attacks Of acute Indigestion.
The remains were buried Monday
afternoon in the Oakland cemetery,
the Rev. C. A. Shilke, pastor of St.
Marks Lutheran church, having
charge of the service.
Mrs. Richard Moore, Fairmont, is
the only surviving child. Mrs. Hattie
Harper, Frostburg, a niece, also sur
wives. The deceased was the wife Of
William Jones, known to many Oak
land people, but the two had not re-
sided together for many years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
BIBLE SCHOOL DIRECTORS
NAMED; TO OPEN JULY 2
Mrs. Paul Naylor, Revs. Lima
weaver and Baggett Are Named

With Mrs. Paul Naylor, Rev. Paul
Linaweaver and Rev. George Bag
get in charge of the different divis-
ions, the union daily vacation Bible
school will open on Monday, July 2,
at 9 o'clock in the Oakland Grammar
school building, under the auspices OF
the Oakland Council of Religious Edu-
cation.
Mrs. Naylor will be the superinten-
dent of the young peoples division,
and Rev. Baggett and Rev. Lima
weaver will have charge of the Inter
mediate and Senior divisions. Rev.
Linaweaver will also be in charge of
the playing of games during inter-
mission and recreation periods.
More than 125 are expected to en-
roll in this years school, which is
quite few more than last years
sessions held in st. Marks Lutheran
church. The school will begin each
morning at nine o'clock, having a de-
votional half hour, two class periods
with intermissions for games and
recreation. The school will close each
morning at 11:3O o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Carrot National Bank this
morning semi-annual dividend of S.
per share and an extra dividend Of
50 per share was declared, payable
to stockholders on July 2, 1928.
Saturday evening, June Both, the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Swanton M.
E. church will hold roast beef sup
per. Ice cream and other refresh
ments will be served. All are most
cordially invited to patronize the sup
per.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Shilke, of Oak
land, Rev. E. E. Campbell, of Bittin-
ger, and Mr.. Arthur Resi-, also of
Bittinger, left here at noon today by
automobile for Los Angeles Califor.
MIA, where they will attend the ses-
sions of the Worlds Sunday School
Convention July Ills. The party will
be absent about month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
BOYS BAND TAKING PART
IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Will Go To Rowlesburg on July
Fourth For All-Day Picnic

When the members of Gilbert
Brown Boys Band go to Rowlesburg
on July 4th, they will be filling the-1
first engagement for holiday picnicz
and celebrations since the organiza-
ton of the band in April, 1927.
This is the elimination of the eff
forts of R. R. Gilbert, director, and
his assistant, Russell Brown, to have
a real boys band for Oakland, and the
boys have been exceptionally apt In
learning to play their instruments, ac-
cording to the consensus of opinion
of all who have heard them.
The band also played last Eric
night at eleven o'clock when the B. &
o. special train carrying Governor
Albert C. Richie and the Maryland
delegation to Houston, Texas, made
a stop of a few minutes at the loca
railway station. A substantial do
nation was received by the band fol
it's services.
A concert was rendered Sunday
afternoon at Rainbow Inn and the
boys played yesterday for lot sale
at Deep Creek Lake.
Things Still Needed.
The band still needs chairs, music
and money, Mr.. Gilbert said, anc
there is still room for boys who want
to play the trombones, altos and bari.
tone horns. One day last week do.
nation of $500 was received by the
band, and it is hoped that this will
not be the last one. Although one
may not realize it, repairing instru'
ments, buying music, ETC., costs lot
of money" Mr.. Gilbert said.
Anyone who will volunteer to take
the boys to Rowlesburg should notify
Mr.. Gilbert as early as possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
LOCAL SCOUT is GIVEN
RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
Bernard Gender Gets Highest
Rank Obtainable In
Scouting

Bernard Gender was certified as
Knight Eagle, the highest rank that
can be attained in Scouting, at the
regular monthly meeting of the Court
of Honor of Troop No. l, Oakland
Boy Scouts, Monday night.
Scout Gender is one of the few ORR
ginal members of the Troop still in
active service, most of them having
withdrawn to attend school.
The requirements for the Knight
Eagle rank are; to have served sue
cessfully as an Eagle scout, and to
have won fifteen more than the re-
quired twenty-one merit badges of the
Eagle rank. Scout Gender has filled
the first to perfection and has some
ten more than the necessary fifteen
merit badges.
The meeting was opened and con-
Quoted in the regular manner. Each
scout was called forward and ex-
amined by the court, which consisted
of Chairman, H. L. Jones; F. E.
Rathbun, secretery; Scott Shirer,
scoutmaster; and H. A. Loraditch, A.
D. Naylor and j. A. fowler.
The following scouts were question
ed by the court and recommended to
the following merit badges: Lewis
Lawton and Bruce Smouse, masonry;
Wilmot Bowen, animal industry; Ber-
nard Gender, scholarship; Richard
Stemple, leathercraft; Richard Davis,
leathercraft and plumbing; and Leon
ard Murphy, journalism.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
PICNICS TO HOLD SWAY
in COUNTY ON JULY 4TH
Largest Celebration to be Hello
At Accident-TO Hold Barn
Dance At Deep Creek

Fourth of July will be quietly cele-
brated in Oakland, but the surround
ing territory will be alive with picnics
and demonstrations six vicinities hav-
ing made preparations for this annual
event, the largest of which will prob
ably be held at Accident.
The Accident celebration will be
held in the Speicher Grove under the
auspices of the English Lutheran
parish There will be parade at 10
o'clock a. M, in which the whole COM
munity is invited to take part. Music
will be furnished by the Crellin Band
There will be a baseball game be-
tween Friendsville and Confluence and
volleyball will also be played. There
will be program at p. m. consist
ing of music by the male quartet and
choral society Of Friendsville, and
several readings and chalk drawings.
Barn Dance at Lake
There will be an old fashioned barn
dance on the Lake shore at the John
o. Thayer place at Thayerville, eight
miles north of Oakland, under the
auspices of the Deep Greek Lake I'M
provement association. There will be
ref1 eshments, basket picnic in the
orchard and lots of amusement. The
Browning Brothers will furnish the
music for the dancing.
Picnic at Mt. Bethel.
The Mt. Bethel Sunday school will
hold picnic in the Truesdale grove.
fronting on the State road east of
Deer Park. Refreshments and Iuncn-
es will be on sale. A children's pro-
gram will consist of speaking and
music.
The Oak Grove Boys Band will no d
picnic at White church, and it is eX-
pected that other organizations will
hold picnics and celebrations in var
ious parts of the county.
The Knights of Pythias lodge at
Terra Alta, w. Va, is holding cele-
bration, and there will also be another
big time at Rowlesburg, w. Va. The
Gilbert-Brown Boys Band of Oakland
will play for the latter West Virginia
town. Crellin will be without a pic-
mic this year, all of the townspeople
expecting to attend the picnic at Acct
dent where the Crellin Boys Band is
to furnish the music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Wedding of Miss HeniOn and
Rev. TOrrey to be SOlemnized
on Thursday, July II

Announcement has been made that
the wedding of Miss Marion Henion,
of Walwich, New Jersey, at present
grade supervising teacher of the Oak
land unit, and Rev. A. j. Torrey, OF
Logan, w. Va, and former rector of
st. Matthew's parish, Oakland, will
be solemnized on Thursday, July IL,
at the All Saints Frederick church,
Frederick.
Only close friends and immediate
families of the couple will attend the
simple ceremony with the Rev. w. l..
Gravatt, D. D., bishop of the Diocese
of West Virginia, officiating.
After honeymoon visit through
Canada the Rev. Torrey and his bride
will return to Grafton, W. Va, to
live. Here the former Will assume
his duties as rector of the st. Math-
las church and will also be chaplain
of the State tuberculosis sanitarium,
Hopemont, post which he held for
fourteen months once before.
Many receptions and farewell par
ties have been held in his honor at
Logan, w. Va, where he was held
in high esteem by all.
Active in Scout Work
For years the Rev. Torrey has been
interested in boys work. He orga-
nized the first permanent organiza-
ton of Boy Scouts in Oakland; prior
to that he had a troop of sixty-fivc
boys in Washington. He has also
done club work and since going to
Logan, has been actively identified
With every Boy Scout undertaking IN
hat county.