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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
Carnation Company
Inaugurates Junior
Dairy Project Here
Purpose Is To Encourage Youth
To Increased Interest In
Dairying

A junior dairy project that may en-
courage many youth of Garrett coun-
ty, members of All clubs and Future
Farmers of America organizations, to
an increased interest in dairying as
means of increasing farm income, was
outlined Monday evening by officials
of the Carnation Company at a meet
ing in the William-James hotel.
Guests at the meeting were vocational
agriculture teachers of the high
schools of the county and John H.
Carter, county agent.
Other thanstimulating interest in
dairying the purpose is also to deter
mine by the records and other data
accumulated ythis project those fac
tors that make milk production a
profitable enterprise. 1t will also pro-
vide an opportunity for farm boys
and girls in the territory to gain val
liable experience in caring for a dairy
cow and in handling and marketing
milk.
Cooperating with the Carnation
Company are the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company, the West Virginia
and Maryland Agricultural Extension
services, the West Virginia and Mary
land Departments of vocational agri
culture. The railroad company is Of
fering $3.50 in prizes for the entire
region served by the Carnation plants
at Cameron and Clarksburg, W. Va.
and Oakland.
Enrolment in the project closes
April l. Each member enrolled in the
project must provide himself or her
self with a producing dairy cow
either grade, purebred or registered.
Cows must be secured not later than
May Is.
The Extension services or agricul-
ture departments will provide record
books or forms for the ones enrolled
The Carnation company will lend to
each member a milk can and strainer,
will send payment for milk each two
weeks with statement showing
pounds of milk received daily and the
average butterfat test for the two
week period.
In considering prize awards records
will be based on a 305-day production
record covering one lactation period.
In determining the winners the terri
7 tory will be divided into three regions,
,7segion three being all West Virginia
and Maryland territory served by the
Carnation plant at Oakland. A total
of $3.50 will be awarded as regional
prizes and from among the three re-
gional winners will be selected one to
receive the sweepstakes award of a
500 scholarship to be used in defray-
ing expenses toward a college educa-
ton.
Present at Monday nights meeting
were Vern P. Melhuish, assistant in
dairy extension; M. A; Sween, field
man; Charles Sharples, superintend-
ent of the Clarksburg and Oakland
plants, and Glenn Hoffman, manager
of the local plant, all of the CSrna-
ton company; L. S. "Pete" Hartley,
agricultural agent for the B & o.;
John H. Carter, county agent; Marvin
Calls, w. E. Tarbell, Charley B. Mil
Ter and O. T. eraser, vocational agri-
culture instructors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

A letter to the editor of The Re-
publican this morning from Harry w.
Nice, former governor of Maryland,
conveys the information that for the
first time in seven weeks Mr.. Nice is
back at his office after an illness. He
expects to leave Tuesday for Florida
to regain his strength and upon his
return will go back into the active
practice of law in Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson returned to
her home in Willard, O., last Friday
after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Da-
vid Walter, Jr., and other relatives.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, Mrs. David Walter, Jr., who
will visit relatives in Willard for two
weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Canada's ban on oysters is hurting
the Maryland industry, packers are
saying.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

While Dick Dana remained locked up in the
county jails "gentlemen's row"-which for
generations had been reserved for NatcheZ
gentlemen TO hide from the stares of the
crowd and sleep sing themselves into
briety-Goat- castle-1Tas left unguarded and
the curious swarmed over 1t in droves eagerly
searching for souvenirs The goats tried to
protect their castle and chased the unlimited
guests. but many heirloms presumably disap-
peared.
The general feeling in Natchez was that
Dana and his housekeeper were innocent and
there was considerable agitation to have them
either tried released.
Meanwhile Duncan Minor kept insisting
George Pearles. the Negro handyman, be ques-
toned So officers went to the house where
he boarded and asked for him. Emily Burns.
the landlady told them Pearles had gone back
North but had left his trunk with her
While they questioning her report
arrived from Pine Bluff, Ark that Negro
hobo had been killed there by an officer while
resisting arrest. Mr. Minor and others hur-
RED TO Pine Bluff and identified the dead man
as Pearles Thereupon the body was shipped
TO Chicago for burial
The authorities announced they had found
a pistol Pearles had proved to their salts
faction IL was the murder weapon. and that
every evidence pointed to him as the slayer.
Questioned further. Emily Burns Peares'
landlady, began talking In fact she allegedy
confessed five times. involving Dana and Miss
Dockery as well herself
SO Dick Dana Miss Dockery and Emily
were indicted. But Dana and his housekeeper
never went to trial. Somehow. a jury just
couldn't Seem to be completed. Most every
body called for jury duty said his mind was
already made up as far as the case was con-
cerned. Finally Dana and Miss Dockery were
released on a writ of habeas corpus.
Emily Burns stood trial. however. and one
OF her alleged confessions was offered in
evidence. In it she said that Mr. Dana and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
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gallant Mr.. Minor called on Miss Merrill every
night after dark and remained until the small

gallant Mr.. Minor called on MISS Merrill every
night after dark and remained until the small
hours.
The fact that the gentle old woman hermit
of Glenburney was crack shot also came out.
together with considerable evidence that she
was something of a shrew and kept her dash
ing cavalier pretty much under her thumb.
1t was recalled too, how Octavia Dockery
had graduated from a fashionable finishing
school in New York into the gay round of
parties and balls that characterized the social
life Of Vicksburg and New Orleans during
that period. For a time / lived the life OF
a social butterfly she said.
But soon she tired of this and turned her
energies to literary work Il wrote both
poetry and special articles" she said proudly,
and all were accepted. printed and paid for.
Both Dick Dana and Miss Dockery moved
in the same social set with Duncan Minor and
Miss Merrill. They. too. sweethearts
then. older residents recalled. But both now
denied that any romance had ever existed
between them.
Il have stuck il out at lonely deserted
Glenwood with nothing but druggery to fill
my days because hoped that better days
would come" Miss Dockery explained.
And there were all those lovely old heir
looms of hers to be looked after. people
remembered.
II was pointed out. too that in remaining
at Goat Castle Miss Dockery was really pro-
tecting her own interests. for in becoming
Danas guardian she had gained control of the
house and land. Most people felt sorry for
her which was entirely unnecessary for her
wits shown to have been sharp as her
tongue, which everybody knew could cut with
the precision of scalpel.
Speaking of Miss Merrils death she said
she too had heard screams and shots on the
night of the murder but had been too tired
from her chores to pay much attention.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

selves this shrine of ruined and deeayed SPLEEN
dor, and were admitted at rs cents head
But the transformations wrought by the
Goat Castle case did not stop there. Its
effects were even more far reaching still
changing. as some believe, the history of
Natchez itself 1t has broken the grip of
the tradition-soaked old liners, they say
and turned the reins over to the younger and
more progressive element who have long
wanted to modernize the city. AS result
they are bringing in new industries anxious
TO take advantage of cheap labor and gen.
erous climate.
With it alls staid old Natchez became
acutely tourist-conscious For years she had
boosted more beautiful ante-bellum mansions
than any other place in the country. En-
couraged. the tourist trade doomed but it
irked Natchez bit when their first demand
was: '
Where is Goat Castle?"
Dick Dana bought a new suit Miss Dock
cry fixed herself up so the visitors We're able
TO recognize traces of the good looks that had
made her belle in the old days.
They took in enough money TO live pretty
well, but they overlooked a mortgage that
had long been outstanding against the place.
Finally the mortgage-holder tried to evict
them but they barricaded themselves behind
their battlements and stubbornly refused to
move
The mortgage holder is reported to have
offered to build a cottage there for Dana
and Miss Dockery That was agreeable. it
was said. and it began to look as though
settlement might be reached until the intima-
ton was made in roundabout way that the
goats would have to go.
No sir both Dana and Miss Dockery
agreed, the goats must have a home. too. They
wouldn't give up the goats.
The litigation dragged on. Dana's attor-
,neys fought custer proceedings with the con-
tenton that the original court order declaring
him Incompetent was null and void
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Miss Dockery organized
the crime partly because
they hated Miss Merrill
and party for robbery (Al-
though the mistress of
Glenburney was rich and was -
believed to have kept money ~
there. only a few dollars were
found) 80
It further stated that they ,..
hired Pearles. and that she -
Emily went with them to ~
Glenburney about dark There st
Pearies slipped into the house 'e8
intending to rob Miss Merrill 1e
but she went for her gun and .s.,d
he shot her "a
Emily repudiated the confess
sions, charging that they were IL
obtained under duress. Z
Nevertheless, she was con-
victed and given life sentence Il
She appealed at once to Gov -
Hugh White for clemency No &C -
ton was taken. and she was sent -
to the Mississippi State Prison !.
Farm at Parchman a SPRAYING
cotton plantation in the gumbo lands
Of the Delta where prisoners work,
as the saying is, from can til
can't"
IN the meantime, strange things
happened to the three who had
been spotlighted during the course
of what came to be known as the
Goat Castle Murder Mystery"
which was not over yet. by any
means.
r Duncan inf hui ~,
and took a new lease on life He had alwa
been known as a close man. and careful: b
now he bought big new car. the neighbc
noticed and stabbed his old horse. He /
gan taking in parties; he attended the Ke
lucky Derby and even paid visit to NJ
York to see the sights.
He died last year at Glenburney havi
completely transformed his personality a
earned for himself the reputation of bel
something of a gay old blade.
Upon his death the estimated estate
some $250,000 went to Miss Merrill's RELATIVE
He tMnorD knows what disposition / wi
made of my property and money and will 6
tend to it best" the aged reeluse had writ
in her will.
Minor had renounced all claim to I
estate acting only in capacity of executor, a
is believed to have carried out to the best
his ability the verbal agreement not me
toned in the strange testament. as to hi
the eccentric spinster wished her holdings d.
tributed.
Shortly before his death the rumor IN
he and Miss Merrill had once been marEi
received new impetus from the arrival of
woman from Indiana who claimed she W
their daughter. Former Governor Jacks
of Indiana acted as her attorney. but no 81
was ever brought. Satisfactory arrang
ments were made" Attorney Jackson e
planned.
II there had been such a marriage. wi
had it been kept secret for so many years
NatcheZ wondered
And what had happened to the record
it, if any such ever existed? Locked in sor
musty old trunk like so many of Natche;
ancient and forgotten secrets?
COAT CASTLE became famous overnight
~ result of the murder investigation. al
its occupants. too. underwent transform
ton. Tourists flocked there tc see for ther
b. NJ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
"AH Unsuspecting

of GLenburney Awakened From
Her SIun,ber, Seized an Old
Fashioned Pistol, Crept Out of
Her Bedroom and Descended the
Old Stdirlody to Meet
Her DOOM"
A Jury of six freehoders had not adjudged
him insane they argued hence the appoint
ment of Miss Dockery as his guardian was
irregular and she was not legally empowered
to sign mortgage
In the midst of all this, the original mort
gage-holder died, but his heirs carried on the
fight and only few days ago Chancellor r.
w. Cutrer ruled that the aged couple no
longer had any claim TO their castle"
There may yet be further complications.
however before the litigation is finally set
tied for under the terms of the Rev. Mr..
Danas will Goat Castle is to go to the Episco-
pal Church upon the death of Richard Dana.
But unless they decide to carry the matter
to the State Supreme Court, it looks now
though Dana and Miss Dockery must go
along with the goats.
nURING all the excitement everybody APP
- parently forgot all about Emily Burns
down there at the prison farm on the Delta
But not everyone, as it turned out.
Soon after his Inauguration in January,
1910. Governor Johnson began a thorough
but quiet investigation into the facts of the
Goat Castle murder case. The results when
they were announced. had somewhat the eff
feet of time bomb at a wake.
Proclaiming that his investigation had
established her innocence. the governor
granted executive clemency to the ex-land-
lady in the form of indefinite suspension
Of sentence.
Emily Burns is innocent" he declared
And when l am convinced 1 am right no
man or group of men can put pressure on me
to make me change my mind"
And with those words he tossed the nys-
terry back into Natchez's lap with a courtly
bow and the implied suggestion: I'm sorry,
dear lady, but it's your move again"
So Emily Burns. dark and scrawny and
very scared returned to her dilspidated board
ing house: and with her came the specter OF
the fantastic Goat Castle murder mystery to
once more haunt and harass naughty old Nat
. chez after she thought 1t locked away for
ever in the musty closet where she keeps her
other ghosts and memories and skeletons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Just A Few Lines
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

If the Waterbury the main go us f @ & ss meeting between Carl DeA oi NeW the & R. O. sign VIII pc out as a which place m fine Canadian KoWns Saturday helped the of win its second quite hit with St FanclS a ao Manners left Waterbury directly Tor New
 today with the dea o wound up as footbaer well that he capand Irish"
 of Boxing Commission, one of business for the past years this week and is expected
 Connecticut
 at the Hotel Bond Hart
 Parker and bll
 three gold key winners gathering Steve BeOse
 chances for the title In
 sOued Hartford
 to add which beat the of l. In WaterDuy LOOK a to facing from the Hartford Gems
 There heavyweight ill prelm to the Coiskey Nova III New Baks 198 pounder Culpmon Pa who beat the promising City easily Eddie Dolan tall heavy lightning fellow fine boxer and handled Nate Fenro rounder there not enough Comanche Texas where Indian tribe Henry Arm eighth hunch we title Friday night from tTlt Avc of P1tburg
 Al the Veteran Baseball Players held Governor Bob Hurley Torringon of the oldest living the speakers Alice Adams Mrs. K ouley and still the womens head head bowl West Haven yesterday Winners Itchheld Woodbuy omor night Lchfeld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
DOLAN TO BOX
 BELL TUESDAY
Welters Meet for Third Time at New Haven
 Katz vs GillO

New Haven, Jan. 13.-Jimmy Bell, local Negro welterweight, hopes to prove on Tuesday night that adhering to training rules has brought him back to the top of New England welterweight ranks when he takes on Irish Eddie Dolan, Wa terbury southpaw, in the star bout of eight rounds on popular priced boxing card at the Arena.
 Bell has been training faithfully of late, and the hard hitting young ster kayoed Joe Pennino and Pete Koloff in successive starts. He lost two decisions to Dolan last season but both were sensational fights When in condition, Bell is a dead- ly puncher.
 Red Katz, Waterbury middle weight, will swap punches with Tony Gillo, local middleweight. in six rounder, while Young Firpo, Meri- den welterweight, and Art Tatta ot New Haven, meet in four-rounder
 Rockey Bello. New Haven, will box Frank Rossi, Bridgeport light weight, in one of four three-round- CTS on the undercard. Dick Schaef- fer. Bridgeport, faces Tommy Hunt of New Haven; Al Steinback Bridgeport welterweight, meets Wes Knoll, West Haven, and Stam Lay co, Bridgeport, takes on Ernie Car bralla, New Haven.
 The show will start at 8:30 D. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
WEST HAVEN RED ROUTED BY SPEEDBOYS
Mclean, Casey, Runividge Lead Locals in Important
 52-4l Win

Slowly but surely improving their style of play and effectiveness as re- hected in final scores, the West Side Speedboys, Waterbury State League basketball entry, turned the tables on the West Haven Red Devils, who beat them earlier in the season, won a 52 to 41 game yeS- terday afternoon at the YMCA and indicated that series with the Knights of Lithuania later in the season is "just what the doctor or- dered" as far as local hoop fans are concerned.
 Fast Start
 Losing no time finding the hoop, the Siders, now in charge of George ''Toots" McNamara, elongated K. of c. star of the 1920 era, played ex- cellent basketball for the first half which they commanded 26 to Il, as the Devils, usually high scoring team were unable to get under way, though they did come to life later in the game and nearly picked up a 20-point lead trailing but 36-40 with eight minutes to go, but Brad- ley, Brady. French and Casey came through with hoops that allowed the Waterburians to win going away. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
Kovacs Cops
 Dixie Net Crown

Tampa, Fla, Jan. '13.-(UP)-The mems singles tennis championship belonged to Frank Kovacs of Oak land, Calf, today after the conclu- sion of one of the keenest tourna- ments in the 17-year history of the Dixie tournament.
 The nations two top ranking play CTS watched from the sidelines yes- terday as KovacS, seeded third in this tournament, defeated Eddie AL loo, surprise finalist, in straight sets, 60, 6-3, 6-2.
 Kovacs and A1loo, Rollins col- lege student, both reached the final via upset" victories. Kovacs oust- ed national champion Don McNeill of Oklahoma City, also in straight sets, 6-3, GA, 6-2, while Alloo won over Bobby Riggs of Chicago, for mer national singles champion and presently the No. player in the country, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. 6-3.
 Pauline Betz, also of Rollins Col lege, won the women's singles title by beating Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke of Brookline, Mass, GA, 6-3. Mo Neill teamed with Jack Kramer of Oakland to win the mems doubles championship, defeating Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta and Frank Guernsey of Orlando, Fla, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
Jungle League R-o-a-r-s!
Zebras 2-HyenaS l Apes 2-MonkeyS l Balloons 3-GorillaS 0

We'll, it happened. The biggest up- set of the year; the last place Ba- boons took over the growing Goril- las for three games.
 The highlights of the Baboons- Gorillas were: Ciresi (Baboons) took over the mighty McGrail.
 Flash" Cicchitto's startling 337 to put the upset in the satchel.
 Ripper" Adducci, Balloons, lead off man, started the fire works.
 "Crooner" Sparano was absent due to his scheduled solo in the B. A. C.. minstrel.
 The Zebras had their hands full trying to beat the two man Hyenas team.
 Romeo" Jacaruso has a way with the ladies.
 Lulu" Addesio still misses the one primers.
 The "One Ball" Grazianos of the Monkeys seem to use two balls late ly. Don't let it get you, boys.
 Tom Bridegroom" Graziano was using his pep talks against the Mon keys. Nice going Tom, that's what the league wants.
 The Gas House Twins" are pretty quiet these days. What, no more crying?
 "Baboon" Campi came near talk ing the Booby Prize with his 69.
 The Apes will meet up with the newly inspired Baboons while the Monkeys cry will be to stop Jaca- ruso and Schaffer of the Zebras and two hook artists meet when DiLeo of the Hyenas and McGrail of the GorillaS play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13
CROSBY, WILEY MEET NAUGY g.. TECH VS BRISTOL
AnsOnia Here Tuesday SchOfield Squad Loses
 22=2l to Wilby

All three of Waterbury's high school basketball teams will see ac- tions this week at the Wilby gym, which was the scene of Wilby's 9 q win over Crosby Saturday night in wild game, which was exciting enough, but shy on good basketball. Winner of eight straight games, the Wildcats, who will be much im- proved when Sonny Rinaldi returns to the fold, meets up with a tough Ansonia High team at Wilby gym Tuesday night. Both Crosby and Naugatuck have beaten Ansonia, but they figure to give Wilby plenty of trouble if the Lee lads rpeat hteir ragged play of the Crosby game.
 Crosby, loser of "heartbreaker" to Wilby last Saturday will have a chance to get back in the groove if it can beat Naugatuck Wednesday night at Wilby gym, as Naugy is little down-hearted too, since dropping a four point overtime game to Torrington last Saturday.
 Leavenworth goes to West Haven Tuesday, then awaits Bristol at Will by gym Saturday, constituting two hoop games for the Tech lads who have yet to mark up their initial victory. Both Crosby and Wilby meet Naugautck this week.
 Fast But Wild
 Saturday nights Wilby- Crosby game was fast, wild-shooting af- fair which wound up even Stephen at half time, each team scoring 12 points when Crosby scored two fast hoops just before the intermission. Dalton and Roach scored important field goals in the final heat which nipped the Crosby rally. Had Cras- by's Albie Kelly not tired so rapidly in the blazing third period the Schofielders could have won with points to spare. as Wilby was any thing but impressive, though Fisher and Harmon scored. but six points between them.
 The free losses were wasted by both teams, too, both teams getting g of 25 shots, Wilby missing 10 of 14. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13

were contemplated these contracts would have to be bought up and they don't call for peanuts. Herbert Bayard Swope admits he is inter- ested in taking over the defunct Gulfstream race track in Florida. provided certain arrangements can be made" What their arrangements are the former fire ball of the news rooms didn't state, By the way, the Santa Anita Handicap is shaping up as two-hoss race between Midland and Challedon. Ought to be a, thrill ler, too. ss
 We sat around with Larry Fisher, motor tycoon, at one of the innum- erable paties for @. Reynolds that are popping up all over town the other night and he told us about the days when he and Ty Cobb had an apartment together in Detroit. The Yankees came to town for a ser- ies. The night before Cobb told sFis- her he was going to put on a show in the first game. I'm going to punch hit between first and sec- ond, and keep going until I score. I'll make 'em throw the. ball away trying to catch mel And Fisher says that's exactly what happened. Cobb got his hit, headed for second. shot for third, turned for home and beat the throw. betraying the Yan- kees into two errors. The Cobb Fisher associatin was very profitable for the Georgia Peach. An invest ment in General Motors netted him $4OO, 900. He's still big stockholder. and is believed to be worth several millions.