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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
LOUIS BUSH SUCCUMBS
TO LINGERING ILLNESS
Aged Oakland Citizen Passes
Away Sunday Morning

Louis Bush, Jr., the last of the
family of the late Louis Bush, ST.,
and Christina Bush, died at his home
on Pennington street, Oakland, Sun
day morning at 1880 after an illness
of several months. He was in his
seventy year.
Funeral services were held from
his home on Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, the Rev. C. A. Shilke,
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran church,
officiating, assisted by Rev. D. NJ.
Funk, of Morgantown, W. Va, for
mer pastor. Interment was made in
the Oakland cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, one
son, Ernest Bush, of Cincinnati, o.,
and one daughter, Miss Ora Bush, at
home.
Mr.. Bush was born September IS,
1851, at Eglon, W. Va. He moved to
Oakland in 1907, and except for three
years at Valley Falls assisting his
brother in the numbering business, he
lived near Eglon and in Oakland
continuously, occupying the property
known as Crook Crest. He lost his
home by fire in 1925 and until his
death Sunday lived in the cottage on
the same property.
He was member of st. Marks
Lutheran church, and one of Oak
lands best citizens. His loss will be
severely felt throughout the whole
community.
Those attending the funeral from q
distance were Mr.. and Mrs. ETnest
Bush, Cincinnati; Mrs. James A. Sin
cell, Clarksburg, W. Va; Miss Nora
Lantz, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Spiggle,
Mrs. Ed. Teets, Aurora, W. Va; f.
Herbert Shaffer, Cumberland; DR.. and
Mrs. J. 0. Lantz, Hartmonsville, W.
Va; Erbie Lantz, Morgantown, W.
Va; Mrs. Glenn Bord, Mrs. John
Tucker, ]. Lester Bush, William Bush,
Grafton, W. Va; J. Albert Shatfer.
Harry G. Shaffer, Washington, D. c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Whetsell, King
wood, w. Va, DR.. F. B. Trotter, Steele
Trotter, Rev. and Mrs. D. M. Funk,
Morgantown, w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. R. Fike, Terra Alta, w. Va, and
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Walls, King
Wood, West Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
X. of P. Lodge Beginning Plans
for Annual Picnic

Preparations are already under way
for the Ninth Annual Labor Day pic
mic, held under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias lodge, according
to members of the organization. While
specific committees have not as yet
been chosen to carry out the many
tasks to be done, this will be attended
to in a few days, it was said.
The picnic will be held on Monday,
September 8, in Helbig's grove, just
north of town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
BEARS KILL 100 SHEEP
AND ELUDES HUNTERS

Bears continue their depreda-
lions in the vicinity of Bayard,
just across the Potomac River
from Garrett county.
A. N. Brown, after losing a
number of sheep from his flock,
was compelled to remove the re-
mainder across the river into this
county.
1t is estimated that close to a
hundred sheep have fallen vic
time to maurauding bears this
season and up to this time not
one bear has been trapped or
killed, despite every effort of
farmers to get them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Congressman Zihlman Aids Ad-
ditiOnal County Residents.

Congressman Frederick N. Zihlman
has recently been of service to the
following residents of Garrett county
in connection with claims pending be-
fore the Pension Bureau:
Mrs. Sarah Lohr, Deer Park, Sc.
cured pension of S5O.per month for
her brother William a. Wilburn.
Mrs. Lydia Wiley, Grantsville, Sc
cured pension of $50 per month from
February 25, 1923, as the widow of
the late Thomas B. Wiley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
Fined For Not Paying Dog Tax

Four persons were brought before
Justice E. 1. West during the past
few days on the charge of not paying
their dog tax. In each case a fine of
S. and costs was levied. Those fail
ing to pay for their dog tax were
Walter Dewitt, w. H. Kisner, Wes-
ley Friend and Joe Twig. Walter Cod
dington, constable, made the arrests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28

Mrs. Hugh Teets entertained at her
home Friday evening with bridge
party in honor of Mrs. Leo S. Lyon,
Clarksburg, w. Va. Those present in
cluded Mrs. Edwana Rock, Mrs. R. G.
McComas, Mrs. Ralph Thayer, Mrs.
Hawkshaw, Mrs. Fred Peddicord, Mrs.
Cecil Smith, Mrs. E. C. Liller, Mrs.
Teets, Mrs. Lyon, Miss Norine Ault,
Miss Bernedette Hart, Mrs. Sam
Nightingale, Mrs. Allie Sweeney.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
C.. C.. Klein Transferred

C. Cyril Klein, for more than six
years District Forest Warden and
District Forester for Garrett county
and other parts of Western Maryland,
has been transferred to College Park
as superintendent of the nursery ac-
tivities. In his new position Mr..
Klein will have charge of growing a
million or more trees for the planting
of denuded lands of the State.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
LegiOnaires To Meet.

Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, Amer
lean Legion, will hold its regular
meeting on Monday night, according
to l. R. Rudy, Post Commander.
II hope that we will have a full at
tendance" Mr.. Rudy said. "There is
business of importance to be trans
acted and it is urgent that all at
tend who can do So"
The meeting will be held in the Post
headquarters at the City Hall and will
begin at eight o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
OAKLAND LODGE HOST
TO VISITORS FROM ESTATES
Thirty-two Guests of A., F. & A
NJ. Here From Fifteen Lodges

Thirty-two visitors from fifteen
lodges of five states were present on
Tuesday night at the regular commu-
nication of Oakland Lodge, No. 1872,
A, F. & A. Masons, the states repre-
sented being Florida, Pennsylvania,
New York, West Virginia and Mary
land.
Twenty-Five members of the Oak
land lodge visited the Thomas lodge
on Monday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-28
To Make Cleanup Tomorrow

By order of the Mayor and Town
Council, trucks will gather up all
trash and rubbish of Oakland citizens
tomorrow, in cooperation with the
Cleanup Compaign. Everybody is
requested to have the rubbish in con-
venient places for the collectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
HOOVER ENDORSES
NEWTON MEASURE
Bill Provides Trade Combina.
tionS to Combat Foreign
MonopoIies.

BY the Associated FFess
Endorsement of the Newton bill.
which would set up American trade
combinations TO combat foreign mo-
nopolies of rubber, potash and siSal by
collective purchasing was given by Sec
rotary Hoover today before the House
judiciary committee.
Secretary Jardine in a letter TO the
committee also went on record i'll sup
port of the measure.
Merely for Protection.
Secretary Hoover said that the pro-
posed legislation was not designed to
start world trade war. but was merely
TO protect the American consumer and
stabilize the marketing of these COM
moditieS."
Every time the price of sal, rubber
and TO a lesser degree, potash, is raised
one cent, it costs the American con-
sumner millions of dollars" he said
The restrictions placed on the produc-
ton Of these commodities by the for
eign monopolies have lifted their prices
Out Of reason.
Specula ton Boosts Rubber.
Mr. Hoover declared that in rubber,
however the eXtravagant prices have
frequently resulted from speculation by
American buyers. The world rubber
market has been placed a number of
times in a disrupted condition by this
price situation, he added.
The Federal Trade Commission. he
said. would watch out for the public
interest. in its regulation of the pro-
posed buying combines. he continued.
and If the foreign monopolies are
abandoned the combines would be dis
continued and the market returned to
O normal basis.
The American farmer is the largest
purchaser Of rubber. siSal and potash of
any group in the country. said Secre-
tary Jardine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
Hum for Deacon" Follows Sale
Of Church Furniture; Piano Saved

Urged on by Rev J. E. Toomer.
pastor Of the Israel Coiored Methodist
Episcopal Church, First and B streets
southwest, who passed his church yes
tercay tlst In time 70 preTent the piano
from following most Of the rest OF the
furniture out Of the front door in the
haAcs OF moving men, police of the
fourth precinct are today searching for
O vanishing deacon"
Rev. Ny Tooner discovered the
fnorch furniture, consisting OF 100
chaEE a gas range. three pulpit chairs
bookcase and the piano, had been
500 70 Two furniture dealers By a
cJ4oreo man representing himself as a
cearon and church trustee. claiming
tn church was going 10 move" and he
Lal been authorized 10 sell the
furr..ure
TIE church has no intention Of
moving and Rev. Toomer has no In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
EX-SENATORS OPPOSING
UTILITY PROBE HEARD
Lenroot and Thomas Challenge
Congress Right to Invade State
Regulatory Field.

Reasons why the public utility in.
custry is opposed 10 a blanket inc.liry
we're summed up by two former Sena-
to-s-Lenroot Of Wisconsin and Thorn
as OF Colorado-when they appeared
before the Senate interstate commerce
committee yesterday.
Lenroot spoke for the Joint COM
n1.ttee OF the National Utility Asso-
citation and Thomas appeared on behalf
q the Cities Service Co. Both chal-
lcnged the authority of Congress to
invade a field which. they said. should
bs reserved distinctly for State regu-
.atory bodies.
The former Wisconsin Senator de-
c4ared that before the committee re-
ported the Walsh resolution for an in
~ CATION by a special committee il
should have before il some specific
charges against utilities companies. He
sdded that in the absence of such
SPECIFIC charges there should not be
any general indictment OF the in
custry."
The public utilities are not here
Is gNlty culprits seeking to hide the
facts" ne sad The public utilities
Of America are proud of the record
they have made. There is no industry
IN Amertca In which the people have
o greater interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
357 Duck Eggs in 365 Days.

A kaki Campbell duck. owned by
II. st. &. Maxwell Of fredericton
Grange. has Just achieved the record
of laying 357 eggs in 365 days. which
Is claimed to Ire the record for Eng
land. The test. held at Harper a dams
College. lasted As weeks. in which the
bird laid 33l eggs. Because Of her
phenomenal record. she was kept on.
and recorded for the remaining four
weeks Of full year, All the eggs
were of the first grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

tention Of having its furniture moved
He was riding by on a street car when
he beheld a furniture van at the front
Of his church and the piano was being
carried out DE called the police.
He was told by the furniture men
that the man who sold the furniture
was standing on the sidewalk watch
ing the removal The pastor saw the
deacon" as he fed.
Precinct Objective r. A. Truscott and
Policeman Luther Wise, who have been
investigating the case. stated that the
vanishing deacon" sold the piano tc
Solomon Maxim Of the Central Fur
niture Co. Cal louisiana avenue, for
$3.50, and the rest OF the furniture
10 Henry Kasnett Of the Capitol Fur
nIture Co. G2i Louisiana avenue. The
chairs had been transported 10 62l
Louisiana avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
CAPPER GETSB|LLS
ON INSANITY CASES
Work Submits Plans to
Change Methods of Han
Cling Cases Here.

Two bills designed to provide a new
method of handling cases of insane
persons in the District of Columbia
were submitted to Senator Capper,
chairman of the Senate District COM
mittee. today by the Interior Depart
ment, which has supervision over St.
ElizabethS Hospital, Secretary of In
terror Work requested that they be
introduced and considered at this ses-
sion. One Of the bills would accom-
pliSh the following:
for treatment on request of the pa
tient, with provision for his discharge
on three days notice.
Provide that insane persons taken
into custody by police or other Of
ficialS would not be subjected to trial
as are criminals. but held in the hos
pital and treated. and not tried except
upon their own request. or that OF
relatives or friends.
Would Simplify Trials.
Provide that If trial is demanded by
the patient or by court order, the In
sane person would be heard by the
court and not subjected to jury trial
unless the patient his relatives or
friends demanded it.
Provide for temporary commitment
with provision that during such time
and prior to formal commitment the
person may be released upon certificate
to the District of Columbia by the
superintendent of the hospital or by
two physicians that the person is not
insane or has recovered.
Prove for the automatic restoration
OF civil rights of patients discharged.
on certificate that they are cured
The other bill is intended to change
existing requirements relating to per-
sons sent TO ST EliZabeth'S bv the
heads of departments of the Govern
ment.
Many Freed on Writs.
A letter accompanying the draft of
the bill explains that in recent wears
many writS of habeas corpus have been
granted by the courts under which pa
tients admitted to ST. Elizabeth's from
the Army and other Federal organi-
cations have been released. This usually
occurs, according TO the letter, after the
patient has been placed in the hospital
on commitment under existing laws
permissible while the patient still re-
mains in the service Of the United
States.
The writS in such cases. according to
the Interior Department. apparently
have been granted after the discharge
Of the patient from the Army or other
Federal service and on the theory tina:
they are then in the hospital without
proper commitment or ascertainment of
condition.
The proposed bill, the department
states, declares such commitments To be
legal authority for the reception and
anti ny. ,f h 90.
released or transferred by the commit
ting authority. 1t also provides oppor-
tunity for hearing with respect TO the
mental condition of such patients in
case it should be claimed they are not
insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18
PYROMANIAC HELD FOLLOWING
"a FIRE ALARMS IN CAPITAL

helped Baltimore combat its big
fire of 1904, Ten companies, an
ambulance and several deputies
made the Iorg run from Baiti-
more.
Most of the damage was done
at WOoIWOrtE's store on PennSyl'.
vania avenue. More than a score
of firenlen were injured there
when a gas main broke, The other
blazes destroyed stock and other
property in produce row" nearby
in coal and feed warehouse
near the Union station, grain
warehouse in another section of
northeast Washington and a wood
working plant in the northwest.
ALI of these fires were character
ized officially as of incendiary
origin.
John Jacob Fisher, 29, the man
being hello as a suspect, admitted
being present at several of the
bIazeS but said he was merely a
spectator. Arrested at his home
near Walter Reed hospital, a fire
badge of the FaIlsbargh, N. ".
volunteer fire department was
found on his person.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. IL P)-Plans
for organized labOr's figni during
the present session of congress
for legislative protection against
injunctions as strike breaking
agencies were laid here today by
the executive council o. the
American Federation of labor
and were announced by President
William Green with the statement
that the campaign would begin
at once along two fronts.
Acting on instructions from last
years convention in Los Angeles,
the council at the first session
of its annual meeting agreed to
call a conference of all inter
national unions on Strike iegis-
IatiOn in Washington at a date
vet to be named.
TeEegrapllic instructions also
were sent to labor representatives
in Washington to arrange cOllier-
ences as soon as possible with
senate committees on various bills
dealing with the situation.
The conference of unions, dur
ing which formal statement
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18
MORE EVIDENCE
IS BARRED In
CONTEMPT CASE

WASHINGTON, Jan. II P0--More
evidence which the government had
considered important in it's effort to
connect Harry F. Sinclair, William j.
Burns and their four associates with
improper surveillance of the F'all-S1n-
clair oil jury was denied a place today
in the record of the criminal proceed
ings against them.
The prosecution had planned to
show that jury members were aware
they were being shadowed and believed
it was done by government agents, but
when James j. O'Leary, assistant dis
trict attorney, sought to draw such
evidence from Edward j. KidWell, Jr
one of the jurors, the defense objected
unless it could be shown his conscious
ness of the surveillance was due tc
some act of the respondents. The
court upheld this contention.
The government has yet to Introduce
evidence showing that jurors were ap"
preached by the Burns detectives. The
defense has admitted the jury was
shadowed, but has contended that as
long as none of the jurors were aware
of it there could be no contempt oil
court
The ruling left the government in
the position of first having to prove
the respondents were responsible fol
any surveillance noticed by the jurors
before the fact of shadowing can pe
introduced as evidence. Burns agents
reported during the trial that Other
persons were shadoWing some jurors.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18
HO|JSEAGA|NST
REVISION Of
TARIFF DOWN
Senate Resolution Tabled
7 In House By Vote Of
1873 to 164
BIT TER DEBATE
Democratic Leader Charges
Farmer Disseminated
Against
BIT DEBATE

WASHINGTON JAN II H9-Taking
an exactly opposite position to that
of the senate, the house today went
on record against any downward re-
vision of the tariff
Upon motion of the republican lead
er, Tilson of Connecticut the house
voted 1873 to 164 to table the Nc
Master resolution declaring for a
scaling down of excessive" import
levies. The senate yesterday approved
the proposal, 81 to "a.
In Fhe house, Representative Gar
rett of Tennessee, the minority lead
er, advocated referring the resolution
to the ways and means committee
where tariff, like revenue legislation,
must originate.
On the vote seven democrats. De
Rouen, Kemp, Martin, O'Connor
Spearing and Wilson, all of Louisiana
and Casey of Pennsylvania, joined
with 176 republicans to table the
proposal
Twelve republicans and one farmer
labor, Kvale of Minnesota, voted with
ISL democrats against the Tilson mo-
ton. The republicans were Beck,
Browne, Peavey, Nelson, Lampert,
Kading, F'rear, Schafer and Schneider,
all of Wisconsin; Christopherson
South Dakota; Sinclair, North .Dako-
ia, and C1ague, MINNESOTA.
While the McNaster resolution con-
stituted an expression of views only
and proposed no actual change in
rates, its approval by the house would
have shown that advocates of tariff
reduction held a whip hand, in which
event introduction of bill to lower
tariff rates might have been expected
After the vote the house plunged
into one of the most heated and ex-
tended tariff debates of recent years
Garrett took the floor to make what
he described as "a plain statement
concerning what had happened re-
garding the senate action on tariff. :
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18
SENATE LAYS TAX
REDUCTION BILL
BY UNTIL MAR. 10
Democrats Will Attempt To
Gain Immediate
Consideration

WASHINGTON Jan. II (F) = The
$290,000,000 tax reduction bill passed
before Christmas by the house was
laid on shelf in the senate finance
committee room today until after
March Is, but democrats announced
their intention to ask the senate to
bring it out at an earlier date.
An effort by Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina, ranking democrat on
the committee, to obtain immediate
consideration of the bill today by the
committee was turned down by the
republican majority on strict party
vote, II to g.
Informed by Chairman Smoot of the
committee that the administration
desired to learn more about the tax
returns for this year, which will be
revealed particularly when first pay
n1cnts are made on March Is, before
having a reduction bill enacted into
law. Senator Simmons replied ''Upon
defeat you will hear more from us
l&+er"
In the senate late in the day, Har-
rison of Mississippi, democratic
member of the finance committee
intimated the attack planned by DEM
ocrats would be to have the senate
discharge the committee and take up
the bill Meanwhile, in the house,
members indulged in another argu-
ment over the advisability of delay
Representative Garner Of Texas
ranking democrat of the house ways
and means committee, reiterated his
! declaration that Secretary Mellon was
interested in delaying action on the
bill until after March is because it
meant an increase of $5O,O00,000 in
taxes to certain affiliated corpora
tions. Republicans, led by Represen-
tative Treadway of Massachusetts,
characterized his remarks as "dema-
goguery."
Mr.. Treadway described as "delib-
crate misstatement" the contention
of Garner that the change in the
bill removing permission for related
corporations to file consolidated tax re-
turns would have an effect on the
! financial interests of Mr. Mellon. He
assailed the Texan for creating what
he described as false impressions.
Mr.. Garner replied that none OF
his statements had been disproven
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. II R-
Twenty-four fire alarms, severa!
believed to be the result of work
of pyrOl1aniac, worked Wash
ington to fever heat between
midnight and noon today and
scurried the entire city'S fire
fighting forces and those of other
cities to a dozen bIazes in Ciffer-
ent sections of the capital.
Taking stock of the unpreccd-
ented situation, officials found
that more than 80 fireman baC
been slightly injured. indus;l-ai
property loss estimated at several
hundred thousand dollars had
been suffered and psychOpathic
patient of Walter Reed hospital
was being held for questioning.
Five of the fires were the
multiple alarm variety, and neces-
STATED the calling for help from
neighbOring towns. Baltimore, 40
miles away, responded promptly
and its fire forces helped fight
two of the big bIazes, manned
fire houses for protective purposes
and, incidentally paid a "a year
old debt to the capital, which
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-18
RESIDENT BACK
FROM ovation ] At
HAVANA CONGRESS
Schedule Calls for Arrival
In Washington Early
Thursday

HAVANA, JAM II tP)-President
Coolidge, having outlined the policy
of the United States before the dele
gates to the Pan-American confer
ence, and having been received with
greater acclaim than the head OF any
other government who ever visited
Cuba, departed from it's shores today
on the cruiser Memphis, bound for
Key West.
Six deStroyerS escorted the cruiser
with the presidential party, and guns
hoomed in salute as the Memph
steamed away. The battleship Texas,
from which President Coolidge landed
on Sunday, passed out of the harbor
several hours later. The transfer OF
the president to the Memphis was
for the purpose OF convenience when
Key West was reached.
Almost Immediately, the delegates
took up the work which brought them
to Havana, that of organizing for a
discussion of the important questions
involving the American republics and
seeking to strengthen the ties between
the various states. One important
step has already been taken, whereby
open diplomacy and full publicity is
virtually assured.
The preliminary meeting also went
on record as favoring the appoint
ment OF eight committees to con-
slider the subjects on the agenda-
committee to take up each separate
group of questions as arranged by
the Pan American union. Instead
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