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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

H. Erows.v OF Evening Recreation Con
TIRE 1853 won the four mile run OF tho
sheridan \ C. yesterday afternoon. He
was - wards IN front of :. Siiverste.n,
the best man :he ShcriGans had ont.
J. Nenturin; landed in Fourth place the
run rcinc his second effort. He ran n
similar distance in the morning spin o.
the O2anam Association The first ton
10 finish were:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

PHILADELPHIA, Feb s--Johnny Xii
bane. featherweight champion of the
world, who outpointed Charley Thomas
here last night, but who was by no
means at his best, explained the fact
by showing badly swollen thumb on
his left hand. kilbane hurt his thumb
while training last week but decided "a
take chance and went into the ring
hardly able TO close his left hand. That
was the reason for his moderate show ing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Cain winner of Arctic Golf.

GREAT NECK, l.. T., Feb. S.-Lloyd Cain
won the midwlnter medal play tourna-
ment which was concluded at the Great
Nec; Golf Club to-day. Considering the
weather OF the past week the links were
IN reasonably good coEdition. The com
petition which closed to-day was Tor q
silver trophy offered by the green com
mlttee, Of which Joseph Millang is chair,
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
one OF the members Of the metropolitan


jackie Clarke. Alfred Goullct and Aifres
Grenda arrived on TIE Kaiserin Augusts
Victoria yesterday after a campaign on
the cycling tracks Of Europe. Cls rkss
triumph was achieved In a match race IN
which he defeated Leon Houri!er. the
French champion. lie found the French
rider much easier than he expected. IN
the SIX day race At Paris Clarke vas
forced 70 retire because of the illness -
his partner. Eddie Root.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

| ON Wednesday aud the American League
dates on Thursday The international
League schedule will be held back until
| February II.
! August Hermann of Cincinnati, chair
/ man OF the National Commission, arrived
| here Yesterday. lie declared that the
| Federal League would soon dissolve and
| That he did nor favor the plan TO help
| Weeghman 4 co out of n tight fix. lie
said that the Federals had 20 backing in
AT least four cities and thar thoy had
actually signed not more than twenty-iour
major league players. Hermann seems to
favor the disbariuent of all National and
American League players who actually be-
gin the season in Fed uniforms. He would
include Joe Tinker, he declared.
How about Ebbets's $4,000 if Tinker
should be btrred?' Hermann was asked
"Oh. that could be fixed UP all right"
he replied with smile but think you'll
see Tinker with the Brooklyns on opening
day.
When the National League convenes
Tomorrow IL is said that President Hemp
! stead OF the Giants will Withdraw his pro-
test against the payment of 20 per cent of
the clubs share In last years receipts from
shc worlds series to the other club
owners About 100000 has been tied up
because of the protest.
Eve are now going after minor league
players" says Joe Tinker OF the Chicago
Feds. AS the so-called outlaws have Sc
cured less than two dozen major league
players Tinker's statement is proof that
the Feds are unable to provide real major
league baseball In the different cities.
When the Feds began to organize Gill
more. Weeghman Co. announced with
a flourish Of trumpets that they would
have eight teams equipped entirely with
i..a. pl wing talent and that the
public could enjoy high class sport Mt
% cent tariff. Figuring that each OF the
sixteen major league clubs finished last
season with twenty-five players on the
payrolls tho Feds had 400 men to draw
from yet they failed to corral more than
a sixteenth OF that number.
John NJ Ward Is somewhat exercised
by the repeated assertion that he is lden-
tilted with the Federal League in putting
clubs into New York and Brooklyn next
ycar 81 have not talked with a Federal
J. ague man since last December" said
Ward yesterday. land I have nothing in
common with them. I know nothing OF
their plans for next year and am not
trying to find out. ] am too busy WIN
my law practice TO bother with baseball
affairs
Although the case of Catcher simon OF
the Pirates. vino has signed with the
Feds. is similar to that of King Cole. Bar.
ney Dreyfuss has refused to offer him in
ducementi to come back. Simon named
his terms--a $4,000 salary--whch were
formally accepted by Dreyfuss before the
catcher jumped to the Federals. breN-
fuss is extremely bitter in his feelings,
II says that IL Gilmore Of the Feds should
order Simon 20 go back TO the Pirates
the latter would not be welcomed. Weegh-
man has destroyed Coles Federal League
contract and has accepted the return of
$500 in advance money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Schneider Beats High school Pair.

New York Evening High School ruin
ners were prominent in the race OF the
Osanam a. A. Yesterday morning. but II
was J. Schneider an osanam man. who
finished first. T.. Cruys and q, Cruys,
both high school boys, finished almost
together. about Oh yards behind Schnei-
der The frs; ten finished IA follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

More than a score OF ru;i ners started H..
the run OF the West Harlem \. G. yos;e'-
day. The AIohawk A. &. gent q strong
quartet, which finished In close order
nearly zoo yards behind George Kely Of
the Bronx Church House VINO repeated
his victory OF week previous. Tho frs
ten finished as follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Nine shoot ut New Rochelle.

NEW ROCHELLE, Feb S.--Only nine men
faced the New Rochelle Yacht Clubs
traps to-day ID. Giriat won three
A. Chandler took the ten bird
scratch event, G. A. Marsland won. leg
for the monthly cup and the twenty -fiv o
bird sweepstakes went 10 r. r. Stoddard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

ROTH FINISHES FAR AHEAD.
Former Junior Champion Wins
Dronrdnle Run ny Quarter Of . Mile.

4. Roth. the former Junior cross-coun-
try champion was in his old form yestei'-
day when he led two other Mohawk
A. e. men over the line In the run OF the
Bron xdale A. c. The distance of five
miles lust suited Roth and he was nearly
a quarter of a mile In front Of J.. Lux
at the finish. The first ten finished az
follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
<tOl Wins brussels Race.
s.--,H Cahie DssSatcA To Tar suS.

~" IT 7 H''r UtSVHT'" 70 IHL wv.
REUssELs Feb. s.---The six day bicycle
race here was won BY the Bcico- Dutch
team. Van Houwaert ana Sto'. who Gov
ered ASIA miles. The French team az
Lapl2e and MIGUEL was second ard Moran
and NJ Mama n. the American team, third.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
No HAIL Game In Naples.

IDtc'I taJls Despdtc. 20 Tur st$
NAPLES. Feb. s.--The Giants AMI VIE
Sox did not play here to-day. much 70 he
disappointment of a number OF American
fans who expected TO see a game.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
FASTENERS LEAVE
FOR SANTA MONICA
Party Will Take In Wander
bilt Cup and Grand
Prize Races.
NEW ADJUNCT TO FORDS
.Starting-Lighting System Made
by Gray and Davis-Other
Motor Notes.

The first party Of Fasteners to leave
for the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize
automobile races at Santa Monica on Feb
ruary 81 and 81 departed yesterday.
Those who left included Fred j. Wagner.
who will start the races. accompanied by
Mrs. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nichols
and Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Allen and Prof.
Frederick r. Hutton and Herbert Chase
OF tho Automobile Club of America. e.
C. !. McShane is going by steamer to Gal
weston and expects 20 meet the train party
AT r:l Paso. At Chicago c. q. s,nsabaugh,
+. +. Edwards and James Levy will tc,n
the tourists. They will get to Los Angeles
a week before the races.
Eastern drivers already on their way
10 the coast are Spencer Wishart and Ed
ward Pulen, who arc 20 be team mates
of Barney Oldfield on Mercer cars Ralph
de Palma. who Will drive r. J. Schroeder's
Mercedes. tho car with which he won the
last Vanderbilt TO be run and the 1912
Eigiu race, and Ralph milford. who is to
have the mount on Mr.. Schroeder's peu-
geut
The officials appointed for the races are
these Referee George Purdy Eullard,
Attorney-Gsneral OF Arizona. VINO founded
the Los Angeles Phoenix road race Judges.
A. u. Daniels OF Los Angeles, e. II, Cobb
OF Fresno and John T. McLain of san
Francisco: chief scorer. T.. ". Leslie of
Los Angeles; technical committee. w Il.
Bush. Z. j. smith ana T. W. Young. ali of
Los Angeles; starter Fred j. Wagner Of
New York city.
Gray l.. Davis. Inc, has designed and
perfected q start ing II ghtlng system for
tNYv Yt.tr l.. l1..,1
trs nelly smpl" ANA compact and Il Is
claimed 70" IL that 1t can he Installed by
any mechanic OF garage in "a Few hours.
The system starts and lights the car and
furnishes current for auxiliary purposes.
1t IL likely there will be a good Sized
demand for this System. which can be in
stalled on used Fords IS well az new
cars. Alexander ChurciWard, chief engi-
ueer for Gray l.. Davis designed and de-
Ncloped this starter
An automobile club To- Essex county
IL New Jersey IS To oe formed soon. the
organization committee being made up OF
representatives OF the Newark Motor
Cub. the. New Jersey Automobile Trade
Association and the Essex Motor Clab
The new organization. 20 be called the
Automobile Club of Essex County, ougn
to hc 4 whopper OF an orxan!zation with
territory tul OF active motorists TO
draw from.
!. puzzles a lot % people 80 snow why
there is always 50 much trouble over the
license plates :Ir autOmo ht,cg each year
No; only New York but New jersey had
a great deal Of bother this year and as a
result, although II Is a good month and a
foriEisht since new plates were due in
New Jersey. there are SIN some motorists
who have to us. ;h-ir 1918 plates. There
s. tIoubl. too in New York although II,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

MUST SELL at once on account OF family
trouble my late model r passenger touring
car; cost me $1,000; VIII sacrifice for 1850
II sold at once perfect In every way: prao-
MRS, EATON, 800 Bergen st, near Flat
bush ave. Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

:, rublic, Nearing WIN he siysn BY Z y
New lork. 1880 4, NJ. tehruary l., lHit
consider tcmporar" eNter sion Of Piers 40 .
& 40 In Chelsea section OF North Ei'e.
on application Of city NJ New Nori l.
ested parties are invited TO attend 7uo n
heard W, NJ. BLACK. col. r%trt
SENIOR MEMBER or ROARD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
ALL MATCHES ARE ONE SIDED.
SIX Or More Points for VictOrs In
NctrOpolitan Chess League.

A full schedule OF matches in the cham
pionship series of the Metropolitan Chess
League brought OIt all twelve entrants
for the fourth round Saturday night. The
games were contested until u late hour,
although the final scores were invariably
one sided. The winning totals In every
case were not below six points out OF
possible eight.
The Manhattan Brooklyn and Progress
sive Chess clubs won again. defeating
Columbia, Ocean I'm and Newark. re-
spectiyely. and maintained their records
of unbroken victories. There were two
surprises. namely the victory OF Staten
island over Washington Heights ana
the one sided defeat OF Eastern District
by tho Lyceum team, largely due to tho
forfeiture OF two Of the games, North
Jersey came to New York and took
the Queens Gambit Association into
camp. The summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
CLUBS SLOW SENDING
REQUESTS FOR DATES
List Of Invitation Golf Events
Delayed by Tactics Of
Club Secretaries.
BRIARCLIFF FORCED orr
NJ. &. A. Drops Course Beca,,s
IL Had No Standing in
Main GOlfing Body.

Although 1t is probable tina. then. ,..,
be the usual number of inyl,,,,o, 1851,
tournaments in the metropolitan d,s,-io,
during the coming season, Frederick u
Thomas, secretary OF tho Metropolis,
Golf Association. reports that tie ami.
cations for tournaments are coming e.,
much more slowly than was the case ,,,
year. One of the most important du,I..
OF the secretary OF the NJ. q. A. is 10 a..
sign dates for tournaments so that thsrs
Will not be conflicts between events he'd
by metropolitan clubs.
Mr.. Thomas Is now engaged in arra,,
ing the schedule Of tournaments 70, NJ.
coming season. but his work is great,
hampered by the delay on the par, az
many of the clubs in applying for date,
In the cases of some clubs he is reservins
dates they usually choose for their tour
naments but this procedure becomes ON.
ba rrassing when some other club happens
TO put In an application for tho Same
dates. Metropolitan clubs which intend
holding invitation tournaments this wear
should therefore see that their applica.
tons for dates are sent IN to Mr. Thomas
at once.
one OF the members Of the metropolitan
Golf Association has been lost in a rather
curious way. A few years ago the Briar.
cliff Golf Club applied for membership
and was duly elected. In going over The
roll of members Of tho association "a.
Gently il was discovered that the BHa.
clif Golf Club was not a member OF the
United States Golf Association A. Il Is q
requirement FOR membership In tho Metro.
poitan Golf Association that a club must
first become o member OF the national
Organization there was nothing to do but
20 drop Bliarc.ff from tho N. q. \. roll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

adopted The National League schedule.
according to programme. will he published
on Wednesday aud the American League
dates on Thursday. The international
League schedule will be held back unit!
February II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
Wesley H. Rudisill Promoted.

W. D. Ball. chief engineer of the
Richmond Light and Railroad Company
of Staten Island, New York, has re-
signed and Wesley H. Rudisill has been
appoinaed his successor. The Staten
Islander of June 13, says: "Mr. Rudi-
sill Joined the engineering staff of the
R. L. & R. R. Co.. in April when Mr..
Rand was made vice President. He
was formerly one of the division engi-
neers of the Alabama Power Co." This
company operate 450 miles of street
railway, three large electric plants, for
furnishing current to manufacturing
plants and for lighting buildings and
towns.
Mr. Rudisill is Garrett county boy.
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Rudisill
of Mountain Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
HOYES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Funeral services and the interment OF
the remains of Mrs. NJ. Dumire, OF
near Thayerville, occurred at this place
at 10 O'Clock last Saturday morning.
The services were conducted by Rev.
James E. Connell
w. A. Smith and son Cecil left Mon
day morning for Annapolis and Baltl-
more and will attend the commence
ment at ST. Johns College.
H. r. Dewitt and wife, of Oakland,
attended church services at this place
Sunday, and spent the afternoon with
relatives.
Dan Thayer, wife and little daughter
Of Crellin, were guests of D. o. Dewitt
and family several days the past we <.
Burns Lowdermilk, who is emplc led
at Clarksburg, w. Va. as an electrician
arrived in Hoyes Tuesday and will visit
his home for an indefinite time.
Miss Helen Casteel who attended
school the past year at California, Penn.
returned to her home recently.
Miss Leonore Ferguson, of Fairmont,
is guest at this time of her cousin,
Auburn Smith.
We are pleased to learn of the speedy
recovery of Clarence Shope, who is at
the Home Sanitorium at Oakland, and
who met with the sad misfortune of
having his right arm shot off not long
since.
- Willie Mattingly and sister Miss Ola,
spent last Friday at the county seat.
Gordon McRobie is repairing telephone
lines at and near Hoyes.
Willie Ellis, of Oakland, is visiting
old friends at this place.
Miss Della Savage left for North
Glade Sunday evening where she will
visit her sister, Mrs Moon, the coming
month.
Henry K. Friend and family, of
Crellin, were guests at the home of
Arthur Custer last Sunday,
Mrs. Julia Hauser, accompanied by
her brother and sister, were among
those who attended children's services
at Accident.
Rev. H. E. Friend and daughter Miss
Sudie, of Mt. Lake, are visiting Mrs. ].
A. Dewitt this week.
The surprise birthday party in honor
of A. P. Enlow given by his better half
last Saturday night. was most delight
full affair. There were about EIGHTY
guests present. Last but not least,
was the dinner which consisted of an
immense roast turkey with all the ac-
compartments which go to make a
turkey dinner most palatable. Certainly
all enjoyed the evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY
FOR GARRETT FOUNTAINS
Garrett Business Men To Take Over
All Lines In County.

Arrangements are being perfected
by several of the leading citizens and
financers of Garrett county to make ap-
pllcation under the corporation laws of
Maryland for charter for a new tele-
phone company to be known as the
Farmers Consolidated Telephone Com
pany.
The object is to take over all the
telephone lines of Garrett county and
operate them as one system. This
will include the Garrett County Tele-
phone Company, now doing business in
this and Somerset county, Pa, and
Preston county, W. Va.
They propose to install the metallic
cir cult on alllines, extending from Oak
land to Hoyes, Accident, Friendsville,
Selbysport, Bittinger, and Grantsville,
in Maryland. and Addison and Conflu-
ence in Pennsylvania. At the latter
place the company will arrange for con-
nection with the Somerset County Tele-
phone Company. The telephone lines
west of Oakland will also connect with
the Consolidated. The new company
will put in a new up-to-date system,
giving day and night service.
Its capitalization will be $50, 900, the
stock to be divided into 500 shares at
500 each. 1t will be backed by Col. N.
L. Bond, lumber operator in Mary
land, West Virginia and Kentucky; A.
D. Naylor, of Oakland; Senator H. J.
Speicher, Dr. R. A. Ravenscroft, Sur
veyor of Customs at the Port of Baltl-
more.
Dr. Raventcroft is being urged to be-
come president of the new company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
Garrett Countian in New Bank.

The First National Bank of Cowen,
w. Va, was organized recently with
the following officers: VIM. Rodgers,
President; R. C. McCandlish, Cashier.
Directors, VIM. Rodgers, DR.. d. P.
Kessler, Walter Cool, A. W. Rabbit,
Jas. c. Turnbull, Chas. P. Howard, J.
N. Berthy, ST., W. R. Woods and j.
A. Neal.
The officers and Board of Directors
are all good business men and the bank
has an suspicious starting. The
Cashier was born and raised in Weston
and is the son of r. ]. McCandlish, who
organized the old National Exchange
bank of Weston and was its cashier for
35 years. Mr.. K. c. McCandlish was
It's paying teller else for 5 years. The
bank will be open for business to-
morrow The many Garrett county
friends of Mr.. McCandlish will be glad
to read the above and will join with THE
REPUBLICAN in wishing Mr.. McCandl1sh
and his bank the greatest success pos
sible
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
Temperance Rally at FriendsviIle.

Rev. Thomas M. Hare, Superintend-
ent of the Antl-Saloon league, opened
the local option campaign in Friends
vile Sunday night, in the Methodist
church. The house was filled and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. For
more than an hour DR.. Hare held the
large audience spellbound, while he told
its members of 1.-The curse that liquor
had brought into our midst" and cited
number of anecdotes to carry out his
argument.
He told how the people had driven the
liquor interests out of West Virginia,
and said that some people think the
county is greatly benefited because a
number of the liquor representatives
had rented business places and taken
up their residence here. He told of the
difference in the price of the saloon
license III West Virginia and Maryland
and said that the citizens of Oakland
were SELLING themselves to the liquor
DSFh AOA S"ChIf SCuIo CdCII, Willie IUt
citizens of West Virginia got one dollar
and eighty cents EACH"
He recited the story of the two Irish
men buying COW is partnership, and
later dividing their property by mike"
taking the rear end and "Pat" the head
of the animal. He said that "Pat"
was compelled to feed the COW, and
when he asked mike to divide the
milk with him he fatty refused. He
said that "Pat" in figuring how to get
one on Mike" knocked his end in the
head and the other end went dry. He
declared that the citizens of Garrett
county were partners with the LIQUOR in
terests, and contributed to their sup
port. and asked that they "knock their
end in the head and see how quick the
other end would go dry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
LOCAL OPTION ORGAHIZl-
ton FORMED YESTERDAY.
At 4 Meeting Held In Mountain Lake
Park.

Wednesday afternoon a number of
citizens of Garrett county met in the
auditorium at Mountain Lake Park to
complete a county-w wide local option
organization. Rev. Archibald Moore
was elected temporary chairman and E.
R. Jones, temporary secretary. Rev.
Isaac Alternately opened the meeting
with prayer.
Dr. Reed, Isaac Alternately, Austin
Brown, Rev. Geo. w. Moon, and Attor-
ney Roy Hammond were elected a
committee to make nominations. The
committee retired and after due con-
slderation made the following recon-
endatiors:
President, Archibald Moore, Sec, E.
R. Jones, Treas. S. T. Jones.
Elk. Committee, r. E. Sliger, Isaac
Alternately, DR.. limbaugh, A. 7. Mat
thews, F. A. Thayer, Rev. S. E. Bow
man, A. D. Naylor.
The sum Of $3.50 was subscribed as
the nucleus for fund to meet the
general expenses of a county wide cam
paign for local option.
The following district chairmen were
elected:
/. Swanton, G. w. Moon.
,. Friendsville, c. V. Guard.
3. Grantsvllle. Michael Nathan.
4. Bloomington, Geo Warwick.
5. Accident, J. l.. Englehart.
6. Sang Run, W A. Smith.
7.Oakland, II. v Leighton.
8. Ryans Glade, l. Abe Moon. 2. l..
l.. Strawesr.
9. Elbow, Thomas Layman.
10. Deer Park, w. b. Miller.
II. j. 7. Green.
u. BittingerS C. E. Elithorp.
-. Kitzmiller, E. J. Hamill.
IA. Oakland, A l.. Sines.
A family bath tub, something special
ly nice, for sale very cheap. Z. T.
Cartwright, Mountain Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
Oakland Gor,ncr State-Aid Road.

Messrs. Echart, Lanjon & Co, con-
tractors on the Oakland Gortner State
aid road, are busy at work on the Oak
land end of the road. The two bends in
the road, just beyond the concrete
bridge are being eliminated. A large
quantity of rock has been quarried for
the crusher. Seven or eight dump wa
gons have been received. Men are be-
ing employed and put to work. Work
on this road means the circulation of a
large sum of money in this vicinity.
The contractors have taken hold of the
work with vigor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
narried.

Wilt - GAUER At the Lutheran
church in Oakland on Tuesday, by Rev.
o. A. Bremen, Miss Nora Gauer, OF
Red House, and Mr.. Ernest Wilt, OF
Piedmont, w. Va.
CHADDERToN - WHEELER - A the
home of the brides parents in Deer
Park, last night, by Rev. 0. A. Bremen,
Miss Jessemond Gladys Wheeler, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wheeler, be-
came the bride of Mr.. MILFORD Chadder-
ton, of Deer Park. The ceremony took
place in the presence of few invited
guests and members of the families of
the contracting parties. The couple
will reside near Deer Park.
Subscribe for The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-18
Public School Tax Distribution

The State Comptroller announced last
Monday the distribution of the public
school tax and of the fund for approved
high schools. Garrett county will re-
ceive. Public school tax. S., 342. 81, High
school fund. 1926, total Sc, 267.81. Car
roll, Kent and Somerset counties re-
ceive the same amount for high schools.