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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
Bills Affecting Garrett County
are introduced.

A bill aimed to except Allegany
Washington and Garrett counties,
comprising the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult, from the operation of the 1927
Act of the General Assembly increas-
ing the compensation of the Associate
Judges of the circuit, was contained
in a measure introduced in the House
last Thursday; also at the same time
Delegates Arthur H. Green and AL
bert Markley introduced another bill
proposing to amend the law concern
ing condemnation proceedings for
rights-of for gas companies and
pipe lines.
In a twelve minute session of the
House of Delegates on Tuesday, Dele
gate Green of Garrett county, intro
duced a bill authorizing and requir-
ing the County Commissioners of
Garrett county to levy annually the
sum of $3.50 for the purpose of repair
ing streets and sidewalks in the vii
lage of Swanton.
The Garrett county delegation re.
ported favorably the bill introduced
by Delegate Markley to pay election
supervisors of Garrett county their
salaries only upon years when cleo
tons are held.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
ATTENDANCE FIGURES FOR
DECEMBER ARE GIVEN OUT
Peerless and Strawberry Hill Tie
For First Place with 99.5

Peerless school of District No. 10;
Strawberry Hill school, a two-teacher
school,; Kitzmiller graded school and
Accident high school had the highest
percentages of attendance in their re-
spective divisions during the month
of December, according to a bulletin
just published by j. L. Fitzwater, at
tendance officer of the county. Peer
less and Strawberry Hill were tied for
the highest percentage with 99.5;
Kitzmiller graded had a percentage of
96.2, and Accident high had 96.1.
Other high percentages in the one
teacher schools in their respective
districts included Painter, District No.
1, 973; McCabe, District No. 2, 81;
Keyser Ridge, District No. 3, GIL;
Myers, District No. 4, SO; Rich Hill,
District No. 5, 979; Pine Swamp, Dis
trict No. 6, 98.7; Lynndale, District
No. 7, 95.2; Swan Meadow, District
No. 8, 96S; Cation, District No. 9,
96.3; Wilson, District No. 10, 978;
Warwick Jacobs, District No. II, 93.9;
Lager, District No. IL, 91.7; Peer
less, District No. 10, 99.5; Promised
Land, District No. IA, 1874; Merrill,
District No. Is, 96.7.
High school attendance was COM
paratively low this month, the percen-
tage ranging from 96.1 to 1873.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
THIEVES ROB POSTOFFICE
AT BAYARD; $500 STOLEN
Break Open Safe and Escape
with Cash and Money Order
Blanks; Local Talent Blamed

Local talent is blamed for the loot
ing of the Bayard, w. Va, postoffice
just across the Potomac River from
Garrett county, early Saturday morn
ing, when robbers cracked the safe
and escaped with more than $500 and
some money order blanks.
Grant county authorities have sew
eral clues, which are expected to lead
to the arrest of the burglars, but no
suspects have yet been arrested.
Bloodhounds, taken to Bayard from
Fairmont, followed a trail to a local
house four times in succession, but
the occupants, well known at Bayard,
denied any knowledge of the robbery.
They will be kept under surveillance,
however, pending the arrival of pos
tai inspectors.
Forcing the lower sash of window
the thieves entered the building and
then pried open the door of the house
with a pick, taken from a nearby
coal shed. Investigators declared that
the thieves apparently were familiar
with the neighborhood and knew
where to obtain tools with which to
break open the window and door.
Blew Safe Open
The combination knob of the safe
was battered off by the burglars who
used knuckle-pin taken from a scrap
heap at the Western Maryland Rail
way Toulouse, near the postoffice.
Dynamite or nitro-glycerine was used
to blast open the safe door.
The thieves, after looting the safe,
rifled the desks and searched the Of
flee thoroughly before leaving. The
robbery which apparently was COM
mitted early Saturday morning, was
not discovered until several hours
later. Sheriff Kimble, who took charge
Of the investigation, reported that the
pick and other tools used by the rob-
bers, were left in the postotfice. He
declared that the robbery appeared to
have been the work of local men and
stated that arrests in the case will
follow in a few days. Several petty
robberies have been reported here in
recent days, all apparently the work
Of the same gang.
II vi
local miners, were arrested Tuesday
and held at Keyser, pending hear
ing. Sheriff ]. A. Kimble arrested
the men, after bloodhounds, brought
here from Fairmont, followed a trail
from the postofice to the room occu-
pied by the miners for four times.
No trace of the loot has been found
by Investigators.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
1875 HUNTING PERMITS
ARE GRANTED In COUNTY
Licenses Bring S1,9S3 to State
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on Wild
Fowl Closes This Evening

One thousand three hundred ff-
teen hunting licenses, totaling ST.
9S3, were issued from the offices of
the clerk of the Circuit court, during
the past season, according to E. z.
Tower, clerk. The highest number
was issued during November when
1853 county resident licenses were
given out; three statewide permits,
and 20 nonresident. These figures
are compiled from the totals for the
months of June, 1928, to January 80,
1929, inclusive.
This number is thought to be a
little in excess of the number issued
last year. The prices for licenses
are as follows: county, $1.25; nom
residents, $3.50; statewide, 1928.
1899 to County Residents
Twelve hundred eighty-nine of the
licenses issued were granted to
county residents, and brought a total
of S1,61125 into the State depart
ment; three statewide licenses were
given out, totalling $15.75; and
twenty-three nonresident licenses
were granted for total of $35650.
Following is the number Of licenses
granted to county residents showing
that the majority of them are OBJ
tanned when the rabbit season. is
open: June, 10; July, 10; September,
So; October, 288; November, 063;
December, As; and January, l.
The hunting season for wild fowl
closes at sunset today, under State
and Federal laws, and anyone found
hunting wild fowl between January
81 and October 80, 1929, will be
prosecuted. There is now nothing
left for, the hunter and trapper eX-
cept fur bearing animals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
JAMES ELLIOTT IS BADLY
BURNED BY GAS EXPLOSION
Can of Solvent Lets Go at His
Store Neutrality-suspicious. Fire
Averted by Quick Action.

James Elliott, proprietor of the
Seiberling tire store in Oakland, was
severely burned about his face and
hands Tuesday morning about nine
o'clock when large can of rubber
solvent exploded in his place of bust
ness located on Liberty street The
force of the explosion was so great
that Mr.. Elliott was blown from the
room and down a cellarway. His
clothing was set on fire and some of
the store fixtures were slightly dam
aged.
At the moment of the explosion Mr..
Elliott was engaged in thawing a
frozen water pipe with a blowtorch
when the chemical ignited Although
his clothing was a mass of flames the
unfortunate man retained sufficient
presence of mind to emerge from the
basement of the building and ran to
the street when he fell and rolled in
the snow, thus practically putting the
fire out. Immediately afterward he
walked to the office of DR.. limbaugh,
assisted by someone who met him on
the way and who at once sensed his
condition, where he received medical
and surgical aid and was then taken
to his home at Mountain Lake Park
by his brother, Carroll A. Elliott,
where the injured man is resting as
comfortably as could be expected con-
sidering the severity Of his injuries,
his hands having been burned very
deep while his face was also badly
burned, especially about his mouth
and nose.
Quick Action Averts Serious Fire
The quick action and bravery of
James Lewis, employed at the plumb
ing shop of A. D. Naylor & Co., who
heard the cry Of fire and noticed the
smoke issuing from the tire store,
rushed in and picking up the flaming
can of liquid carried it to the street.
When he reached the outside of the
building his gloves and coat were on
fire but he suffered no injury as a
consequence.
The fire department was immedi-
ately called and as quickly responded,
and with a chemical apparatus ex-
tinguished the flames in the building
as we'll as those in the street caused
by the spreading of the liquid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
BAND AUXILIARY MEETS;
MEMBERS TO RAISE FUNDS
Will Conduct Food Sale Satur-
day and Card Party February 7

Decision to hold a food sale on
Saturday, February 2, beginning at
10 o'clock, at Fraley's store; and a
card party, to be held Thursday,
February 7, in the Knights of Pythias
hall, was made at a meeting of the
Auxiliary of the Gilbert-Brown Boys
Band of Oakland, held Tuesday night.
1t is hoped that the people will sup
port both events.
The meeting Tuesday night fol-
lowed the weekly practice of the boys
and after the members of the auxil-
larry had assembled two selections
were rendered by the band. Rev. w.
B. Brock talked on the value of mu-
sic in a community; Rev. C. A. Shil-
Ike, who was recent delegate to the
International Boys Work Council at
Washington, spoke on the value of
music to the boys themselves. R. R.
Gilbert, director, expressed his thanks
for the addresses and the cooperation
he had received from the Auxiliary
and the Oakland citizens.
F. E. Rathbun, superintendent of
schools, spoke very complimentary to
the Auxiliary and to Mr.. Gilbert and
Russell Brown and others who had
given much of their time in the work
of training the boys.
Nineteen were present at the meet
ing and $50 was donated toward band
expenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
Red Cross Representative Pres
ent at Tuesday Meeting.

Mrs. H. Margaret Whitcomb, Of
Washington, D. c., was the guest at
a meeting of the Garrett County
Chapter, American Red Cross, held
in the Court House on Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Whitcomb is field repre-
sentative of the Red Cross in Mary
land and Delaware and spent Monday
and Tuesday in the county looking
over the local field.
Activities of the Red Cross were
discussed at the meeting, number of
Oakland women being present.
Mrs. E. z. Tower, chairman, has
received four more acknowledgements
from the recipients of Christmas
bags sent out prior to the holidays
by the local chapter. The recipients
of the bags expressed their appre-
citation, Mrs. Tower said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
DR.. N. |. BrOadwater Heads
Medical Society

DR.. N. l. Broadwater, Oakland, was
elected president of the Allegany-
Garrett county Medical association at
the monthly meeting of the Associa-
ton at the Algonquin hotel, Cumber-
land, Friday night. DR.. Broadwater
succeeds DR.. E. B. Claybrook, of
Cumberland.
DR.. L. E. Daugherty, Cumberland,
was reelected vice-president. DR..
Howard L. Tolson, Cumberland, was
reelected secretary and DR.. Lime H.
Corson was reelected treasurer.
DR.. ]. M. Hundley, Jr., Baltimore,
was the principal speaker, talking on
a professional subject.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
SCOUTS TO CANVASS CITY
FOR CLOTHES FOR NEEDY
Community Good Turn" Will
Be Done Anniversary Week

That a canvass of the town of Oak
land, for the purpose of collecting all
kinds of wearing apparel, to be
turned over to Miss Rhesa King, pub
lie health nurse, for distribution
wherever needed, would be made by
the boy scouts during Anniversary
week for their community good turn,
was the decision of the local troop
at its meeting last Friday.
This canvass will be made on the
morning of Saturday, February 9, the
second day of Anniversary week,
when scouts all over the world will
mobilize to do a good turn for their
particular communities. At this time
also, some food, purchased by dona-
lions from all members of the troop,
will be turned over to Miss King for
distribution where needed.
The canvass will be in charge of
Patrol Leaders Richard Stemple,
Richard Davis, Forrest Warwick, and
Elvin Imam, and it is urged that all
citizens have some clothing that
somebody would be glad to get, and
which would be useful to them.
Merit Badges Passed
At a meeting Of the Court of Hon
or Monday night Harley Dawson
passes a merit badge test on wood
carving and Charles Davis passed two
on firemanship and swimming.
Donald Moore, a first class scout,
who withdrew from the troop for a
short time, has returned to the troop,
making a total of 81 present at the
last meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
BIPLANE WORKING MODEL
ON EXHIBIT BY BUILDER
Bernard Gender, Local Scout,
Maker of 4 Workable Models

A working model of a De Hawai-
land Biplane, one of the makes used
by the United States during the
World War, is being exhibited by its
owner and builder, Bernard Gender,
Jr., Is year old boy, in the display
window of w. A. Gonder's store.
This model has wing spread Of 36
inches and the body is "a inches long,
the whole thing weighing about seven
ounces.
Approximately 81 worth of parts
were purchased by the maker, in
Guiding ball-bearing propeller shaft,
and $50 feet of pure para rubber.
The machine will, on still day, take
off and land after flying at least rs
feet through the air.
This airplane on exhibit is only one
of four which have been made by
Bernard since he passed his merit
badge in scouting on aviation some
time ago.
At the present time there is some
talk among the scouts of Oakland
Troop No. l, about holding an air
plane meet at the Fair Grounds in
June During the winter and spring
months, instruction will be given by
Bernard as to the methods of build
ing and flying, and when the meet is
held, all scouts who have made
models, will enter them in competi-
ton. Further plans for this will be
made at a later date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
Oakland Defeated by Davis-El
kins College, 61-24

With "Hippo" Passover, former D..
and E. star, now coach at Terra Alta
High school, Buck" Killen and
"Pudge" Parsons, also of Terra Alta,
in the lineup, the Oakland A. A. was
defeated by Davis and Elkins college
at Elkins last Thursday night, 61-24.
The game didn't get under way until
after nine o'clock, due to bad roads.
Last years champions of the West
Virginia Conference exhibited Won
derful passing attack and made bas-
kets almost at will. Peters, center
of six feet, five and one-half inches,
was high scorer with eight goals and
seven out of nine fouls. Passover was
high point man for Oakland with five
field goals and one foul.
The Fairmont and Berlin games,
to have been played on Saturday and
Tuesday nights, were cancelled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
FARMERS ON THE WATCH
FOR WILD MAN TO APPEAR
Grantsville People Waiting for
Pennsylvania With Shotguns

The "wild man" of Pennsylvania,
who has been exploited in a number
of newspapers during the past week,
has caused no little furore among the
farmers of Garrett and Allegany
counties during the past few days.
Waiting and watching for this wild
mans appearance and barricading
their homes along with preparing for
his appearance with loaded shotguns
and rifles at night, they are taking
no chances with this seven-foot al
most superman who has left his home
in Pennsylvania and is wandering
aimlessly about with knapsack and
two guns, sleeping out of doors the
coolest nights by the side of a camp
fire.
Farmers from Addison, Pa, to this
side of the Garrett county line are
undoubtedly alarmed as every pre-
caution has been taken to prevent
an attack or molestation of property
in any way. News of his appearance
came last week when he stole several
small pigs fro Pennsylvania far
mer, making Ills getaway in full view
of the farmer with the pigs under his
arm and hurdling fences out of sight.
The news has spread rapidly that he
was last seen in Addison Thursday
night and was headed in the direction
of Grantsville.
Edward burst of near Grantsville,
saw him near his premises on Friday
night and with this news farmers of
Garrett county await his appearance
with guns.
Thus far the wild man has caused
no violence and has attempted to
shoot no one, but is apparently only
in quest of food and shelter, which
he gets without charge any place he
is able without being caught.
Reports were given out that this
same man fought his way to freedom
after being captured by five Pennsyl-
mania State officers near Uniontown,
Pa, early last week. This statement
however, has not been verified. He
is said to be man of unusual
strength despite the fact that he is
tall and slim, very wiry and of the
colored comics "Slim Jim" type.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
COMMITTEE TO BEGIN ON
STATE ROAD PROBE TODAY
Will Start By Receiving Infor-
nation Gathered By the Nelli-
gan Advisory Commission

State House, Annapolis, Nd, Jan.
30.-The Nelligan Commission, APP
pointed by Governor Richie last
June, when the State Roads Commits
sion scandal first broke, to make an
investigation of the Commission, will
be called to meet with the joint
legislative inquiry body here tomor-
row afternoon. The decision to call
this body was reached this afternoon
at meeting of the joint House
Senate Committee, at which counsel
for it were present.
The Nelligan body will be asked by
the legislators to give them all in
formation which it has so far gath
cred, and to outline its plans for
further investigation.
A move by Senator Harry o. Levin,
Baltimore city Republican, to have
the Governor call off the Michigan
Commissions work, and to have it
sit in an advisory capacity with the
CSloldGlNC DOhy, Neto lOoG III lIlS HlSCI-
ing, being voted down Is to 1, its au-
thor being the only man to vote for
it.
Parran Replaces Mitchell
At the same time it was brought
out that Senator Walter J. Mitchell,
Democrat, Charles county, had press
ed his intention to resign from the
Senate grand inquest committee, and
that Senator John Parran, Calvert
county Republican, had been appoint
ed in his place.
Senator Mitchell resigned because
of the attack made on him in the
House by J. Allison Wilmer, Repub-
lican floor leader, that he was in
terested, and had been benefited by
state road contracts. Monday night
when he resigned, he was given
vote Of confidence by the Senate. In
his notice, asking to be relieved of
his duties on the committee, he talk
ed As minutes to the members.
Speech Termed Smoke Screen
This morning Delegate Wilmer,
furnishing the only break in the
otherwise quiet session, and the only
mention of the state roads scandal in
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
CENSUS REPORT REVEALS
1878 UNDER AGE OF 10
Check-up on Boys and Girls In
County Shows That 1920 Chill
dren Are Attending School

There are S,378 children in the
county under the age of 10 years, an
official report of the census, taken by
the State Board of Education, re-
veals. Four thousand, nine hundred
twenty of these children were in pub
lie and non-public schools on Novem-
Der l. This leaves practically 3,45S
children who are under or above the
school attendance age requirement,
which ranges between and IA years.
These figures were given out by
John L. Fitzwater, attendance off
Ger, who compiled the reports of the
school teachers in this county. This
census is taken every two years
through an order by the State Board
of Education, and through the as
sistance of the teaching staff, the
figures are accurate and complete in
every detail.
Other figures compiled show that
there are 80 crippled children in the
county; ten under school age; nine
over school age; and 81 not being
taken care of in hospitals or institu-
tions.
Forty-seven children in the county
under the age of 10, are mentally de-
fective, the report states. Three of
these are under school age; four are
over school age, and % not being
taken care of in institutions.
Nine colored children under 10
years of age are in the county; three
under and two over school age. The
other four are in school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
Arrest of Petty Thieves Elk
pected Soon.

County authorities and an official
of the Monongahela West Penn Pub
lie Service company have been work
ing on several clues during the past
week in an attempt to solve the mys-
terry of several local robberies which
have been occurring recently.
The West Penn company had about
600 pounds of copper wire stolen
from it's store house near town, and
Treacy's garage and Helbig's mill
have been entered and a small
amount of cash taken in each case.
Arrests are expected to follow
shortly. Local talent" is suspected
of committing the crimes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-31
Home Furnishing to be Project
of HOmemakers' Clubs

Miss Elsie Benthien, home demon
stration agent, returned Sunday from
the annual University of Maryland
Extension Service conference, held
January % to 26. In group meet
ing Miss Benthien presented methods
for the years project, House Furnish
ing.
Garrett county Homemakers' clubs
will carry on a countrywide as well as
a State project, which is blouse Fur
nishing," during 1929. The first prob
lem will be presented at the February
meetings of the various clubs, The
topic for presentation and discussions
will be Arrangement of Furniture"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-18
BRITISH premier q
!. Opens CAMPAIGN
Baldwin Outlines Conservative
Policy in London Address

London. April IS R-Premjer
Baldwin launched the election cam
paign of the conservative party today
with an address before 1000 repre-
sentative conservatives from all
parts of the country, in which he
characterized the policy OF his party
as a steady-going forward one, and
promised its continuance and devel-
opmem. r- .4s Fl. t-
Ours is policy of sobriety which
you can see through" he said, ''of
nursing our trade into better condi-
ton, of looking after the education
and health of our people and par
ticularly of our women and children,
a policy which goes into every home
and every cottage throughout the
country.
From end to end. 1t is policy
which you know will be carried out
to the utmost of our ability, and
will promise nothing more. People
who think pre-war electioneering is
going to win a postwar election are
making mistake. Our people think.
They want to learn and above all
they want to do the right thing.
stays Within Bounds
i cannot stand up. and ! will not
stand up, before a people like that
and 60 one iota beyond what ]
know / can perform. If ] have the
opportunity. 1t is that deep sense
of responsibility of our people which
will make them deaf to appeals OF
cupidity on the one hand. or appeals
of credulity which will reach them
on the other"
The prime minister declared the
conservative party had been pursu-
ing for years consistent policy aim
ed at the development OF the coun-
try's industries and placing in them
OF men in permanent employment.
I'VE have not neglected any of
/ those services that make for the
happiness and welfare of our own
people, said the premier. The as
semblage stamped and cheered him.
You may Judge US by what We have
| done. You may Judge us by this
that We do not promise more than
We can perform"
Replying to vote Of thanks
which expressed the firm conviction
/ that the conservative party under
his leadership would again achieve
victory. Premier Baldwin said:
The battle has not begun. Money.
| noise and posters count for a lot in
elections. but the two things that
count most are unity and faith and
| we have both