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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
-FOUR FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO GET FARMERS MONEY
Four Unmasked Men Enter the
Home of James Resi- and Com
pei Him to Open Empty Safe

Four men visited the home of Mr..
James Resi-, near Engles Mills, this
county, the last of last week. for the
evident purpose Of committing a rob-
berry, but fled when it was discovered
that there was no money to be found
in the safe.
The robbers entered the Resi- home,
according to the report, unannounced
and found no one in the house but
Mrs. Resi-. AS Mr.. Resi- was out on
the farm at the time, Mrs. Resi- was
ordered to open the safe in the living
room. She refused, saying Mr.. Resi-
had the key.
The men then left the house and
waited at the barn until Mr.. Resi- re-
turned with the cows. When the farm
er came from the pasture field he
drove the COWS into the barn yard,
put down an exc which he had been
carrying and approached the men for
the purpose of ascertaining their
business. After a few preliminary
greetings, one of the robbers produced
bottle of whiskey and offered Mr..
Resi- drink and while he and Resi-
were engaged in a controversy over
Mr.. Reshes refusal to drink, the other
three men slipped up behind Resi-
and grabbed his arms and in a few
seconds had him securely hand-cutfed.
The hand-cuffed farmer was then
forced to march to the house where
he was preemptorily ordered to I'M
lock the safe. A parley ensued, but in
the end Mr.. Resi- was forced, by
threats, to open the safe, but nothing
was discovered but papers which were
of no value to the robbers. 1t is
presumed that if there had been any
money or valuabels in the safe, Mrs.
Resi- had removed them while the
men were at the barn waiting for
Mr.. Resh to return and concealed
them elsewhere.
The men then released Mr.. Resi-
and beat a hasty retreat. Mr.. Resi-
followed the men for some distance,
until they entered the woods. The
robbers were unmasked and none Of
them were recognized by the farmer
or his wife.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
BITTINGER MAN is HELD
ON MOONSHINE CHARGE
Alleged Operators of Still on Big
Savage Mountain Caught.

King" George Burkholder, of Bit
finger or of the Bear Hill section in
that community, and Elmer Yates, of
Somerfeld, Pa, were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner T.
J. Anderson in Cumberland on Sat-
urday and committed to the Allegany
County Jail in default of $1,000 bond
each, charged with manufacture and
possession of liquor.
The pair was arrested Friday night
by Federal officers at Homecoming, who
lay in wait for them. They were
charged with operating a still on Saw
age Mountain above Barton, the plant
being raided on Tuesday of last week
and the ownership being later ascer-
tanned by the officers.
1t is said that both king" George
and his fellow operator fled to the
woods when the approach of the Fed
eral agents was noticed. At the still
however, which was of large capacity,
and located beneath tent, the Off
GERS found woman attendant, said to
be a relative of Burkholder's, several
high powered rifles and other fire
arms.
According to Federal agents and
court records, Burkholder has been
convicted on other occasions and serv-
ed a sentence for making liquor. He
pleaded guilty to the charge at the
hearing before the Commissioner, but
Yates denied any ownership or partic-
ipation in the operation of the distill-
ing plant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS ENDS
AT THE PARK LAST NIGHT
Program Said To Have Been SUI
perior to Those Elsewhere

The Interdenominational School of
Missions for 1928 closed last night at
Mountain Lake Park with the presen-
tation of a beautiful pageant put on
by the director of that part of the
work, DR.. Bancroft, of India.
The school opened on July 81 with
Mrs F. l. Johnson, of New York City,
nationally known leader in mission
school work as chairman of the pro-
gram committee and teacher in the
general methods class. Mrs. Johnson
was ably assisted by other nationally
known workers in the persons of Mrs.
J. F. Seebach, Miss Mary Moss, Miss
Charlotte Anderson, DR.. J. Newton
Davies, Miss Ethal Payne, Mrs. Ar
thur C. Day, DR.. Bancroft, Mrs. R.
H. Evans, Mrs. S. S. Hough and Miss
Mary Collins, who had charge of the
girls camp.
Every minute of each day and at
the evening lectures had something
well worth seeing and nearing. Inc
evening lectures We're exceptionally
interesting, new phases of mission
work, especially in the foreign fields
being presented in an Illuminating
manner by men and women who had
had personal experiences in the fields
abroad.
The foreign book studied during the
school was Africa" and to add some
thing out of the ordinary at the Tues
day evening session Sinclair Swan,
of Oakland, we'll known radio singer
of Negro spirituals, sung several solos
to large as we'll as appreciative au-
dience.
The school will be in session again
next year, but the dates have not yet
been set.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
TENNIS STARS TO VIE
FOR HONORS AUGUST IS
Maryland Racqueters Determin-
ed to Win a Few HOnOrs From
Rivals of Other States

With Maryland racquet stars bent
and determined to carry off few of
the honors which have in the past
been going to other States, the ninth
annual tennis tournament for the
Western Maryland championship, to
be held at Mountain Lake Park, Au-
gust Is to IS, promises to be quite
spirited.
More than one hundred entries have
been received from amateur net de-
voices from Maryland, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio and other States,
for these events, the winners of which
will receive championship cups.
Nine years ago this tournament,
started in a small way, with local
players, and each year it has grown
until now the entry list far exceeds
one hundred. 1t is sponsored by the
Women's Civic Club of the Park, and
is sanctioned by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. The rapid
growth of this event has made it ne
cessary to construct several new clay
courts and improve the club house by
adding large and comfortable baths
and lockers.
The Challenge Cup for men which
has been in competition for eight
years, has been won as follows: 1920,
John Brown, Connellsville, Pa; 1921,
Jarvis Adams, Pittsburgh, Pa; 1922,
Wright Hughes, Wheeling, W. Va;
1928, Ray johnson, Pittsburgh; 1924,
Kier Boyd, Pittsburgh; 1925, Jarvis
Adams, Pittsburgh; 1926 and 1927,
Gwynn King, Washington, D. c.
The Women's Singles Championship
Cup, in competition for four years,
has been won as follows: 1924, Miss
Sara Wright, Frostburg; 1925, Eliza
beth Hughes, Wheeling; 1926 and
1927, Mrs. DeLoyd Thompson, Wash
ington, Pa. Both cups will become
the permanent property of the player
first winning three times, not necas-
sarily in succession.
Those desiring to enter the tourna-
ment may make application to Mrs.
W. L. Camden, Mt. Lake Park, for
blanks. These must be filled in on or
before August II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
Library in Need of Funds
Small Amount Received For
Benefit Picture

The two-night attraction, Richard
Dix in Sporting Goods" shown last
Wednesday and Thursday night at the
Maryland theatre for the benefit of
the Oakland Free Public Library,
failed to bring in more than twenty
dollars above expenses, according to
j. M. Jarboe, treasurer.
The theatre was less than half
filled each evening. The Library is
badly in need of funds, Mr.. Jarboe
stated, and some other method of rails
ing money will be used the last of
August.
Miss Ethel Bolgiano gave a very
delightful reading both Wednesday
and Thursday nights, as an added at
traction to the benefit picture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
To Have Greater Display of
Fireworks at X. of P. Picnic

A greater display of fireworks for
the night of the Knights of Pythias
picnic has been promised by Alva
Gortner, general manager, who has
recently been in touch with several
concerns within the past week.
"In former years the fireworks dis
play has not been what is should have
been," the manager said yesterday,
"but the selection this year is sure
to please even the most fastidious.
The picnic committee has been at
work most earnestly during the past
week, and everything seems to be 60
ing fine. The Chevrolet car to be given
away is in charge of I. R. Rudy and
tickets may be secured from him or
from Singleton Townshend. Speakers
for the occasion have not yet been
secured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
Giant DandeliOn Discovered

Bond Weber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Weber, was exhibiting giant
dandelion last Thursday afternoon
which was found among some rasp-
berry bushes about the greenhouses
of The H. Weber and Sons company.
The stem of the dandelion was 80
inches long, with leaves % and 30
inches long and four and one-half
inches wide. eve grow things big
out there" the lad said. And how!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
Dollar Day Sale Termed a Sue
cess hY Merchants

Oakland's Dollar Day sale on Tues
day was termed the best sale ever
held in Oakland by one merchant and
by a number of others as being en-
tirely satisfactory. Most of the bust
ness places participating were excep-
tionally busy in the morning and a
little above the average during the af-
ternoon and evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
To Hold Examination for Rural
Carrier

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an eXami-
nation to fill the position of rural
carrier at Selbysport.
The examination will be held at
Selbysport and receipt of applications
will close on August "a. The salary
of a rural carrier on standard daily
wagon route of "a miles, is $1,000 per
year, with additions for further mile
age.
The examination will be open only
to citizens who are actually living in
the territory of the postoffice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02
Pomona Grange to Confer Fifth
Degree

All Changers who have not had the
fifth degree and who are in good
standing in their subordinate grange
should be at Sunnyside Grange hall
on Friday, August 10, at 8 o'clock p.
m. to receive the degree of Pomona,
according to D. M. Lower, master of
Pomona grange.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-02

Many grangers are planning to at
tend the State Grange meeting to be
held here August Ia, Is, 16, and II.
Only a few days before it starts. All
pepole should prepare to receive them.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14

 runners were trained and special couriers stood ready at designated distances to speed the message on it's way: to the days of the slower going vessels propelled by tickle winds, which at times left them be- calmed for weeks upon seas of glass: to the modern steamer and locomotive with it's century of de. velopment
 'The discovery Of gold in Cali fornia furnished a problem oi com munication, similar in many ways to our Alaska country. The years following the discovery, gave birth to the famous pony express which like our dog teams furnished the theme of fascinating and perilous stories as they sped across the wind swept and inhospitable re- gions with their notes of joy or sorrow from loved ones far away: and after three quarters of cen
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
JADWIN SAYS SEWARD TO
 BE GREATEST ALASKA CITY

WASHINGTON. (P)-Pt. Alexan- der and Resurrection Bay projects were today adopted by the House Rivers and Harbors Committee. The Port Alexander project provides for a channel fifteen fleet deep and one hundred and fifty feet wide at the main entrance to the bay with a channel two feet deep and forty feet wide at the entrance of the inner lagoon. at a cost of seventeen thousand dollars.
 The Resurrection Bay project provides for a harbor of refuge at Seward for small boats at a cost of eighty-hve thousapd s>dollars.
 In his recommendations for the Resurrection Bay project, Major General Edgar Jadwin. Chief of the Army Engineers, said: Sew ard at the point of the terminus of the Alaska Railroad should be- come the most important city in Alaska" and that "Its full devel- opment seems to demand the pro- vision of a safe harbor for small boats. Such a harbor appears par ticularly necessary since Seward is the nearest point to the fishing grounds and may become trans shipment point of value to this industry and to the general pub lie"
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
DANCE TURNED INTO
 HOLOCAUST BY EXPLOSION

Went Plains. Mo. (P) Death stalked into this little Ozark city and turned dance hall filled with merrymakers into holocaust with thirty-fve known dead. Rescue workers are tearing away tie le- bris where the laughter changed 10 shrieks of terror as an explosion wrecked the building last night. and are seeking eighteen missing who are thought to have perished t.- meath the falling walls.
 Sixteen of the injured are n hos p!tals and many of these gre in a verv serious condition.
 The cause of the explosion is un- determined. Fire followed imu,e- diately and destroyed thrs" other buildings before it could be brought under control. The loss is estiM,t- ed at fifty thousand dollars
 Many of the injured were picked up On the street far from the scene of the explosion.
 The dance was held on the second ficor of a two-story building. The ground floor was used for garage and motor car sales room.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14

centers, second to none in the
 Union. It should be borne in mind
 and want to impress this state ment on the minds of your readers:
 that the passage of the airplane
 mail subsidy met with stubborn
 determined opposition. After !
 long seize in the House from whic::
 despaired at times that it would
 emerge, it finally passed and was
 sent to the Senate; only to he held in a committee from which even the untiring efforts of Senator Tom Jensen seemed unable to pry 1t loose. Although I must say his as sistance was of tremendous value. Governor Parks Sympathy
 While speaking On this phase, wish to tell the people of this Div
 ision of the kindness Of Governor
 Geo. A. Parks toward the measure.
 Meeting him one day while the bill (Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
KETCHIkAN CREEK TO Bh:
 DREDGED AND IMPROVED

WASHINGTON. (P The Ket- chikan creek project calling for the dredging of the mouth of the creek was adopted by the House Rivers and Ha-bors Committee, at cost estimated to be about e272,0ot. to be spent in deepening fte mouth of :he cleek to a depth g: ten feet at mean low water. The cost of main tenance will be nominal for many years, General Jadwin. of the Army Engineers stated in approving the project.
 General Jadwin. Chief of the Ar my Engineer Corps said the devel- opment of the fishing industry at Ketchikan has been So great that the harbor facilities are not ade- quate. He declared that there is such a congestion of shipping at Ketchikan that damage results in rough weather when there is no protection available from the South west winds. Saxman Harbor. he considers too distant from the Ket- chikan activities to be of service. and the development of satisfac- tory harbor there would be too ex- pensive. q we'll.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
lIMDbERGH FORGED LAND
BREMEN MAKES FORGED LANDING

tury the story of the pony express comes down to us in legend ana story, just as will the romantic trips of our hardy dogs and driv
 CTS fascinate the minds of readers of adventure half century hence
 Men of vision among the hardy pio- neers of California launched the idea of connecting the Pacific Coast with the Missouri valley by rail, with the aid of the Federal Govern ment which has always assisted tho struggling Territories to get or their feet. The project vas sue cessful. The passing of the Pony Express and the advent of the frst consignment of mail by the new method was celebrated with holi
 day and carnival festivities in the newly iedged towns and roaring placer camps. Places. which just as our Alaska communities will be
 come, with the extension of the airplane and roadsl. are now i'm
 portant commercial end Industrial
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
 SUBSIDY AIR MAIL

This month being the first ami versary of tine inauguration of the subsidized ar mail service, the publisher of The Nome Nugget deemed il of sufficient interest and importance to its readers to ask Mr. Gaftney. the author of the bill, to give his views on the history Of the measure and the future devel- opmeut of air service. The story. covering a wide latitude of time and events, has necessarily been conden sed. bni the salient features are nere presented.
 Mir Gaffney said:
 "The tides Of human progress like he t.,}es os tie ocean never cease. The development of com munic1ti"n between nations and pc piss has taxed the genius ot mankind ffoll time immemorial. It is d long step backward. when
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
BUREAU FISHERIES SHIP ELDER
 UNABLE REACH ST. PAUL

ST PAUL. Alaska. (P) - The United States Bureau of Fisheries ship Elder, after a vain attempt to run through the ice blockade sur rounding St. Paul Island, was fore ed to return to St. George Island. The Elder is loaded with provisions for St. Paul Island which is block aded with ice for six months in the year. The Elder is scheduled to pick up from St. Paul Island all persons requiring medical attention. Another attempt to pierce the ice will be made as soon as possible.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
NATIONS TO JOIN IN TREATY
 TO ABOLISH WAR; SOON

WASHINGTON. (H1 - Great Britain, Germany. Italy and Japan are invited to join France and the United States in negotiations for a worldwide treaty binding the ma tions not to resort to war with one another. The invitation was sent by Secretary of State Kellogg after an agreement on the procedure with Aristide Briand. Foreign Minister of France. The note for the four gov ernments was presented simultan- eously at London, Berlin. Rome and Tokyo by American diplomatic rep resentatiyes. Secretary Kellogg out lined the discussion on the propos- al between himself and Briand and submitted the draft of the agree ment in the general form of the treaty which the United States is prepared to sign. It's langua practically identical with the
 proposed by Briand and the United States last June. The four govern ments were told that the United States would be pleased to be in- formed promptly as convenient as to wL-e..er or 1ot they were ..sss1
 ,Sf y~ position to give favorable answer on the consideration of the discus sion of the treaty. and if not. what specific notifications in the text would make 1t acceptable to them. "
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
1sKUM SAILS FOR SEATTLE

DUTCH HARBoR. R - The Motorship Iskum which returned here after a delay of month on account of storm and engine trou- ble. sailed for Seattle today with a valuable cargo of furs from the Aeutian Island farms.
 The Fisheries ship Elder turned back after an attempt to reach St. Paul Island, which is isolated by an ice blockade for six months in the year. The Elder will attempt to break through again soon. as the island Is badly in need of pro visions and medical care.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
LINDBERGH FORGED DOWN
 ARIZONA; "WE' UNHURT

WILLIS. Ariz., (R The San ta Fe Railroad telegraph operator today reported that Colonel Char les A. Lindbergh was forced down in wooded section six miles North but that neither he nor his plane Spirit of St. Louis" were injured.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
BREMEN REPAIRS UNDER WAY

NEW YORK. (F - The repairs to the German Junkers plane Bre- men which crossed the Atlantic yesterday enroute from Ireland to New York. are under way, but will require two or three days before the plane can hop of for the com pletion of her flight to New York.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
HOLD YOUR LETTERS

Just as a reminder-If you want your letters to go by air plane next week, either request the Postmaster to hold them or do not mall them until after the arrival Of the plane.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
AMERICAN TIURISTS INJURED
 MOUNTAIN CLIMB IRELAND

DUBLIN. (P) - Several Ameri- can tourists were injured when a hundred tons of rubbish and boul- ders slid down the side of Mount Errigal. which they were climbing. just as they were nearing the sum init of the peak today.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
SEATTLE FEELS EARTHQUAKE
 TO THE NORTHWARD

SEATTLE. (R1 - The seismo- graph today recorded an earth quake several hundred miles north, believed to have been somewhere in the Boring Sea.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14

QUEBEC. (P) = The German Junkers plane Bremen wandered about the skies and was lost in a dense fog for four hours before making a forced landing on small frozen lake on Greenly Island, said the first message bearing details. received at noon today by the Do- minion government. The landing was made at dve-thirty p. III. yesterday. The message said that at first it was believed the damage to the plane was slight. Early today the ! ss;.sa.orxas.epded to make repairs and continue on to New York tAn inspection, however. showed that the damages are more serious and 1t is now believed that the Bremen will not be able to take of for sev- eral days to finish her flight.
 Despite the strain of the four hours groping in the fog the fiiers are in excellent condition.
 A plane piloted by Dr. Louis Cui- sinier left Murray Bay. Quebec. at noon today for Greenly Island. It will take five hours to make the flight. and Dr. Cuisinier hopes to bring back the crew of the Bremen. A second plane will leave tomor- row.
The Nome nugget., 1928-04-14
PLANE BREMEN
 LANDS-MACHIN DAMAGED

MANCHESTER. N. H. (R) = The radio station TSA at eight thirty five last evening picked up the fol- lowing message from the Canadian Government station at Louisburg, Nova Scotia: German plane Bre- men landed at Greenly Island. a tiny speck on the Northwest Coast of Newfoundland, between there: and the mainland of Quebec. De- tails are not available except that the plane was slightly damaged in landing, but the crew is we'll.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-31
HAIL SWEEPS
LA INQUIRE AND
BARNES GRAIN
Wind, Rain and Hail Level
Crops. Lodge Grain,'
Isolate Towns

Fargo, July 30.-@ Crop and
property losses running into thou
sands of dollars were caused Mon
day night by wind, rain and hail
storms in parts of La Moure and
Barnes counties, a survey made early
today shows.
Telephone lines in several of the
towns in these sections were still out
Of commission today, making it diff
ficult to get an accurate check on
the loss.
At Eckelson sloughs were filled
with water and many fields were
flooded.
There was little damage from hail
in this vicinity. H. j. Malm, cashier
Of the First National Bank of San
born, reported that a strip Of land
two miles wide and several miles
long, beginning about two miles
south Of Sanborn, was hailed out.
Two farms south of Sanborn were
hailed out completely, and grain was
lodged throughout the Sanborn dis
trict by the heavy rain and winds.
At Marion a strip about two miles
wide and six miles long. running
west and southwest Of Marion, suf-
fered heavy loss.
Grain is lodged here also, and sew
eIal farm buildings were blown down
by the heavy winds.