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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12
w. R. OFFUTT TO DEFEND
GARRETT COUNTY WOMAN
At Webster Springs, West Va,
Who Is Charged With Murder

Former States Attorney William
| R. Offutt, Of Oakland, left here yes
terday morning for Webster Springs,
West Va, where he will defend Mrs.
Annie Mckenzie, who with Seymour
Smith, stand indicted charged with
the murder of Mrs. McKenzie's hus-
band, a former Garrett county farmer
whose body was found hanging from
laurel bush at their Upper Glen CIV.
Va.) home during the first week in
October. Smith is a youthful railroad
worker. The trial will be taken up
in the West Virginia court this morn
ing.
Mrs. Mckenzie, the mother of nine
children, and Smith We're held with
out bail from the time of their arrest
and were confined in the Webster
county Jail.
Smith is reported to be engaged to
Miss Ruby Mckenzie, eldest daughter
of the dead man.
McKenzie's body was found by one
of his children on the night of Octo-
Der /. The authorities believe he was
slain the day before. An axe, believed
to nave been used in the murder, was
found nearby. There were -four cuts
in the dead mans head, any one of
which could have produced death, ac-
cording to the testimony of the physi-
clans who We're examined at the d.
rection of the State at the preliminary
hearing Immediately following the
discovery of the crime.
The body of the dead man was dis
covered hanging by the chin from a
laurel bush with both hands tightly
clasping branch. Bloodhounds soon
led the investigators into the McKen-
zie home and to the bed where Smith
was sleeping.
No motive has been assigned for
the killing by the authorities, altho
they claim that there is evidence of
a quarrel having taken place between
! the man and woman.
The McKenzies were married q
years ago, Mrs. Mckenzie then being
II years old. Both were from near
| Frostburg and residents on farms
near the National Highway in Garrett
county. Mckenzie was at times both
a lumberman and a farmer. For a
number of years he conducted lum-
berman's camp in the Blackwater re-
gion, near Davis, W. Va.
After taking up his residence near
Webster Springs, Mckenzie was 4
timber cutter in addition to working
on his small farm. He left Garrett
! county about thirty-fve years ago
His six brothers and five sisters are
all residents of Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12
HEALTH BUREAU FLYING
DISEASE STORM SIGNALS
Mothers Warned Against Neg
Letting Children With Colds.

Like the weather man who sends a
warning up and down the coast when
storms may be expected, DR.. r. H.
Riley, Chief of the Bureau of Commu-
nicable Diseases of the State Depart
ment of Health, reminds mothers all
over the State that during the win
ter months, when children are brought
together in large groups in school or
movies and elsewhere and when they
play less frequently in the open air,
measles, whooping cough, diphtheria
and other diseases that often follow
them, particularly bronchitis and
pneumonia, are likely to be prevalent.
He accordingly urges Maryland moth
ers to safeguard their babies and the
young children, to whom such diseases
are especially dangerous, from expos
ure to them.
''The old idea that children's dis
eases do not amount to much" DR..
Riley said, "and that it would save
time to let the baby stay in the
room and play around with Jack and
Betty when the older ones come down
with the measles or whooping cough
or with any of the other catching dis
eases, so that they may all have it to-
gether, and have it over has gone
into the discard, since health depart
ments have been keeping careful rec
ords of when and where and to whom
such diseases occur.
''The records of the Maryland State
Department of HEALTH" he continued,
''like those of other health depart
ments throughout the world, show
that these so-called children's dis
eases, and in fact, nearly all catching
diseases, go especially hard with ba-
bies and the youngsters under school
age. 1t is most important, therefore
that babies and young children be pro-
tected against these diseases until the
period of greatest danger is over.
"a glance over the reports of the
Departments will show why this adj
vice is given. The records of measles
whooping cough, diphtheria and pneu-
monia all tell the same story of the
greater danger of these diseases tc
very young children. For example
over half of the deaths from whooping
cought that are recorded each year
occur among babies less than twelve
months old and four-ffths among chill
dren under three. Measles, too, takes
its heaviest toll among children under
three, and that is only a part of the
damage done by this treacherous dis
ease which often opens the way for a
fatal pneumonia.
"When either of these diseases can
be warded off until after the children
are five, the danger is considerably
less. But even though the danger
may be less to older children, at no
time should children be needlessly ex-
posed to any catching disease"
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Oakland High School Notes.

On Monday, January 8, Oakland
High basketball team defeated Thorn
as High by the score of 20-10. The
entire team played a good game. Sam
ders and Stemple played the best for
Oakland.
The Oakland team was defeated by
the Catholics by a score of 1918 on
last Friday evening. This was very
exciting game.
The girls of the o. H. S. have or
ganized a basketball team under the
direction of Miss Jean Hollar. The fac
ulty of o. H. S. also expects to or
ganize team.
Examinations in the o. H. S. will
be held during the week of January
%. 1t would be wise if the parents
would insist upon their boys and girls
to carefully study from now on. If
they do not pass in the mid-year ex-
aminations it is very difficult to make
the work up before the end of the
school term.
The o. H. S. basketball team and
ais many others that can will leave
Oakland at five o'clock Saturday ev-
ening, January IA, for Masontown, w.
Va, to play the high school at that
place.
SCHOOL. REPORTERS
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SCHOOL REPORTERS.

Mr.. R. W. Sheckells, of Swanton,
and Mr.. William Miller, of Accident,
the two wheel horses of Garrett coun-
ty Democracy, were Oakland visitors
Tuesday, being in conference with a
few other of the party leaders.
All members of the Free Public Ii
brary Association of Garrett county
are cordially invited and urged to at
tend a meeting of the association to
be held in the library rooms in the
Garrett National Bank building on
Tuesday, January II, at 2:3O o'clock
in the afternoon.
A. L. Lee, secretary of the Garrett
County Agricultural Fair Association.
gives notice in today's Republican of
meeting of the shareholders of the
corporation to be held at the Court
House in Oakland on Saturday, Janu-
airy 81, at two o'clock in the afternoon
for the purpose of electing board OF
directors and the transacting of such
other business as may properly come
before such meeting.
The Republican Commercial print
ing department is one Of the best
equipped plants you will find. The
work done in it is strictly high-class.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12
Holidays For 1928 Jump for
Leap Year.

The calendar for 1928 shows hte
effect of Leap Year by causing jump
of two days in the day on which i'm
portant holidays and anniversaries
fall, it was revealed in a synopsis
of dates covering important occasions
scheduled for the new year.
February, the month which causes
the quadrennial difference in calen-
dars, starts Wednesday and the ex-
ira day, the 10Th, falls on that same
day in the week.
January 1, 1928, came in on Sun
day, always taking its lead as to day
from the preceding Christmas. Lin
coins birthday comes on Sunday with
Washington's birthday ON Wednesday
and St. Patrick's day on Saturday.
Spring begins March 20, at 2:45 p. m.
April FOOLS day comes on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12

Mr.. C. H. Loar, who has been in
Grafton, W. Va, where he has had
charge of the Loar jewelry store for
the past month, has returned to Oak
land for a brief stay.
Mrs. Christina Slabach, aged n
years, suffered a stroke of paralysis
while on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Compton at the Park on Sat
urday last. Her condition remains
quite critical. Mrs. Slabach's home
is also at the Park where she resides
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Bittner,
the latter being another daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Evans, Of Bos-
ton, Mass, en- route by motor from
their home to Los Angeles, Cal,
arrived in Oakland Monday evening
and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Sincell for a short time before con-
tinuing their journey west which will
take them over the Old Trails route
to their destination.
Mr.. C. N. McIntire, of Oakland, ac-
companied by Senator A. L. Helmick
and D. F. Cuppett, of Thomas, motor
ed to Cumberland Monday morning
to attend the funeral of the late DR..
Rob R. MacVettie, eight times mayor
of Thomas who died at the Western
Maryland Hospital in Cumberland on
| Saturday and whose funeral occurred
from the Episcopal church in Cumber-
land Monday morning.
Mr.. Irwin Custer, of near Swanton,
was here on Friday to visit his son-in-
law, Lloyd Brenneman, whose condi-
ton at that time was considered ex-
tremely critical on account of infec-
ton in his chest following blood pois-
oning. Mr.. Brenneman's father, Mr..
VIM. Brenneman, also OF near Swan
| ton, was suffering in like manner
and from the same cause. Both are
now improved. They were treated by
DR.. M. C. limbaugh.
Jackson Kolbfeisch, farmer resid-
ing near Oakland on the Crellin road,
was before Justice West one day re-
Gently and was fined $500 and costs
for not having provided tag for his
dog as required by law. Mr.. Kolb-
feisch was warned several times by
Constable Shartzer to procure the tag
but failing to do so his arrest and con-
viction followed. 1t is said that here
after the dog law will be strictly en-
forced without respect to persons or
the owners of animals allowing them
to run at large without the required
tag.
A number of relatives and friends
who attended the funeral of the late
Mrs. Lucy Martin, at Terra Alta,
spent the weekend at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. R. Martin in Oakland,
among them being Mrs. Frank Graves
and daughter Betty Lou, of Akron,
o.: Mr.. and Mrs. Cletus Martin and
son Cletus Oliver, of Steubenville, o.;
Mrs. VERNE Higgins and son Billie
and Misses Virgie Martin and Mayme
Martin Davis, all of New York City;
Mr.. Russell Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Martin,
Mr.. R. Higgins and sister and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Fisher and children, all of
Clarksburg, w. Va, and Mr.. Vestus
Martin, of Fairmont, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12

Columbus day (Octo. 12) is on Friday
and November will have election day
on the 9Th; Armistice day (Nov. ~
on Sunday and Thanksgiving ON the
29th. Winter will arrive December
81 at S:O4 p. m. and Christmas of 1928
falls on Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. Earl Teets, of Lake Ford, was a
caller at The Republican office Mon
day.
Mr.. Charles Kidd, of the Deer Park
community, visited Oakland on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed went to Bal
timore Sunday afternoon, returning to
Oakland this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matheny, Of
Cumberland, spent Sunday afternoon
in Oakland with relatives.
Mr.. Fred. P. Miller, of Accident, ac-
companied by his sister, Miss Rose
Miller, spent Monday in Oakland.
Mr.. Peter Bowser, farmer of near
Swanton, visited The Republican Office
on business last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Calvin H. Glotfelty, of near
Swanton, spent yesterday in Oakland
with her sister, Mrs. Abraham Wot-
ring, who has been quite i'll.
Miss Della Wolfe arrived here on
Saturday from Washington, D. c., and
will remain with her mother for two
or three weeks at her home on Third
street.
Rev. John F. Eckenrode, of Wash
ington, D. c., former pastor of St.
Peters church in Oakland, is here as
a guest of Rev. w. F. McVeigh at the
parochial residence on Fourth street.
Miss Anna Liller, who has been in
training at Hoffman Hospital, Keyser,
West Va, for the past three years,
has completed the course and returned
to her home in Oakland last Friday
to spend several weeks.
Miss Grace Loar, who spent week
or more in Baltimore with her brother
George w. Loar, of Grafton, who has
been a patient in one of the hospitals
of that city for two months, has re-
turned to her home in Oakland. Her
brother is slightly improved in health.
The semi-monthly session of the Or
phans' Court was held on Tuesday OF
this week with all members of the
court present, Judge Casteel having
recovered after an illness of several
weeks due to an attack of sciatic rheu-
matism.
Mr.. Elmer Haulenbeek, of Rainbow
Inn, who recently visited relatives in
Baltimore, has returned to his home.
Mrs. Haulenbeek, who accompanied
her son, remained in Baltimore for a
longer period and is now the guest Of
relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Nell Offutt, daughter of Mrs.
Nanniene T. Offutt, of Oakland, was
successfully operated upon for appen-
dicitis at the Woman's Hospital, Bal
timore,. Tuesday morning. Miss Of
futt is a student in a school located
near Baltimore, having returned to
the school one day last week after
having spent the holiday period IN
Oakland. Mrs. Offutt went to Balti-
more Monday afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12

Good Friday is April and, therefore,
Easter is on the 9Th. Memorial day
is on Wednesday, and, as always, the
Fourth of July follows suit. Summer
begins June 81 at 1907 a. m. Labor
day comes on September 8 and Au-
tumn on September % at 1:O6 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
MERCY SHIP
SPEEDS TO PORT IN
RACE WITH DEATH

what he went through before Sergt.
v. Nilsson of the Swedish royal air
force came to the rescue Of him
and Captain Sora on the arctic ice.
July 18-Left North Cape with
two men Captain Sora and Ludwig
Varming) and nine dogs.
June 1--we went TO Cape
Platen, but were forced to leave one
man (Varming) behind on account
of his becoming blinded by the snow.
Sora and I continued to a southern
point Of Outgerrits Island.
June 28.-We arrived at Brock
Island. We were weet through
and our sleeping bags were soaked.
July 3-We departed for Foyn
Island, six kilometers (3.70 miles)
away, and the trip took up thirty
one hours. w have no food and are
obliged to slaughter one Of our
dogs.
July 8-Setting out in rubber
boat to find the Mobile group we
went three days without sleep and
we're wet up to the neck. We then
were obliged to return to Foyn
Island.
July live had to kill another
dog for food.
July 12-We were resting and
saw the Russian ice breaker Krassin
Later two Swedish and one Finnish
airplane arrived. They landed. We
left for safety"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
LOSE GRAVEL SUIT
Zoning Ordinance Prevents
Working Pit.

A half million dollars worth OF
gravel between Eleventh and Four
teenth Sts., on White River Pkwy.
west drive, the property of the State
Sand and Gravel Company, will lie
undistllrbed by steam shovels as
proof of the strict enforcement OF
the citys zoning ordinance,
In Federal Court today the gravel
company's suit to enjoin enforce
ment Of park board and zoning ordi-
nance restrictions on a proposed
gravel pit on the site was ordered
dismissed for want of equity by
Judge Robert G. Baltzell.
At the hearing Saturday attor-
neys for the company said $4,000
was paid for the 28-acre tract, the
gravel value of which was estimated
at $540,000
The decision upholds the park
boards right to forbid business en-
terprises within 500 feet of a boule-
ward, park or parkway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
BY EUGENE. LYONS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

MOSCOW, July 1.-THE Russian
ice breaker Krassin steamed swiftly
through northern waters today in
an attempt to save the life of one
of the sixteen men she had so
successfully brought out of the ice
bound wastes of the north.
Capt. Adalberto Mariana, rescued
off an ice foe near .Foyn Island,
repeatedly was in a serious con-
dition. One leg was badly frozen
while he, Capt. Filippo zappi and
their late leader, Finn Malmgren,
attempted to walk to aid.
1t was reported today that
gangrene had set in and that
Marianos condition was critical.
So serious is Mariano's condition
that the commander of the Krassin
messaged the Citta Di Milano,
supply ship of the Italia flight, to
meet her at the entrance to Kings
Bay harbor. There Mariana will be
transferred so he may get expert
medical treatment.
AS soon as Mariana has been
transferred, the Krassin will con-
tinue on to Advent Bay with the
other fifteen men she rescued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
MAP AIS CAMPAIGN
Democrat Chiefs to Meet
Wednesday, Make Plans.

B1 United Press
NEW YORK, July 17.-Final
plans for the Democratic national
presidential campaign will be
worked out at q conference here
Wednesday between John w. Ras-
kob, chairman of the national COM
mittee and Senator Peter Gerry of
Rhode Island, director Of the advis-
ory committee, it was announced at
Democratic headquarters today.
Regional headquarters will be
established at that time and de-
tails of campaign financing per-
fected. The personnel of the adj
visory committee to work with
Gerry also will be announced.
Raskob returned to his Office in
the General Motors building today
and was engaged in conferences
throughout the day. Gerry arrives
tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
$4,000 TEMPLARS MARCH
IN SPECTACULAR PARADE

Sir George w. Vallery, Denver,
grand master of the grand encamp-
nent and head of the order.
The black and white beauSeantS of
the order, the white for Christian
friends and the black for heather
enemy hordes of old, streamed gayly
with other pennants.
The huge Templar cross, jeweled
with crimson, cleaned brightly in
the midday sun before the review
ing stand as the knights, their
plumed hats g. river of white and
their silver swords an undertone Of
argent against the sable of their
uniforms, marched under the arch
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So detectives took his 1nger
prints and started comparing
them with Bertillon records, in
the hope of establishing his
identity. With his name and
address the police believe they
will have further avenues of
search, through tracing his rel
atives and friends.
They at first thought him to be
Billy Thayer. another ex-convict,
but persons who know Thayer saw
the wounded man and said it is not
he.
Six emergency squads searched
the territory east of the city fer
several hours this morning, nuS
finally gave up, and returned to
concentrate upon rounding up
friends Of the dead bandit.
One Suspect Held
At noon one suspect was held
under $4,000 bond for questioning.
He was arrested by Detectives
Colder and Dugan in his rooming
house.
Police believe the gang is the one
which terrorized motorists around
the city Saturday night. Identified
ton by Waldo Littel, 306 N. Irving
ton Ave, of a watch chain in the
recovered loot as one stolen from
him at Thirty-Ninth st. and
Orchard Ave, Saturday night
strengthened this belief.
Lieut.. Fred Drinkut apd his
emergency squad had been called
to Gem, Ind, on the report that
another of the series of robberies
which had been reported throughout
the night to Anderson and Indian
apolis ploice, had been perpetrated
there.
The police car in charge Of Lieu
tenant Drinkut was travelling east
on the National Old Trails Rd.i
trailing a Whippet which started
away from a barbecue stand as the
police car approached.
Lights Blink Signal
This car has passed Jerusalem
and the police noted headlights OF
another car headed west. These
lights were turned off and on and
as they blinked the police realized
1t was a signal.
A Buick coupe parked in a side
road started out to block the Whip
pet car and the driver in the Whip
pet swerved to the right and crossed
the interurban tracks, in an effort
to escape hitting the other car. The
Whippet continued east and did not
stop.
Just as the Buick started in pur-
suit, Driver Thomas Aulls of the
police car pulled alongside and Lieu
tenant Drinkutt ordered the Buick
driver to stop.
Bandit Starts Firing
The driver of this car later was
identified as Ed Reiter, ex-convict
Reiter tried to veer into the police
car and force it into the ditcn, al
the same time drawing large
silyer-plated revolver from shoul-
der holster.
AS he did so Lieutenant Drinkut
leyeled his gun and Reiter fired the
first shot. of the battle. The bullet
from Reiter's gun hit the dashboard
of the police car. Then Lieutenant
Drinkut and Motor Policeman
Thomas Kegeris with revolvers, anC
Motor Policeman Lee Hindman with
a rifle, opened fire.
Hindman withheld his rifle fire
until the machines passed a house
for fear of bullets from the rifle
going through the machine anc
into the house.
When Hindman did fire. Reitel
gave an involuntary jerk at The
steering wheel and turned the BAN
dit car into the police automobile
locking wheels.
Kegeris. thinking the bandits
might escape, put a bullet into the
rear tire of the car. This brought
the bandit car to a stop.
Only the groans Of the two
wounded bandits came from the
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Wounded; Victim Identified as Ex-Convict;
Others Name Is Mystery
SEVEN MOTOR PARTIES ARE HELD UP
Six Thugs Make Escape After Thrilling Chase
Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Loot Recovered,
Following Bullet Battle

One credit police today took ngerpints from
sought six other thugs following night Of
Indianapolis Anderson and Greenfield
spectacular battle with Lieut. Fred Drnkut
squad speeding automobiles half mile west of Cumberland about
twelve mil of Indianapolis, at 4 a. m.
automobiles robbed at
dollars valuable jewely
The dead of 1910 Lexington Ave He
the
ed is.
head front of his left and out in front
the right speak, live many hours