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Evening journal., 1919-10-01
S5,SO0,0OO HIGHEST
OFFER FOR NITRO
Bids for West Virginia
Town That Cost u. S. $70.-
600, 600 Opened
DU POINT CHEMICAL
co. BIDS S2,508, 700

Less than six million dollars was Of
fered in the highest Of only three bids
opened yesterday for the government
powder town at Nitro, w Va. The
other two bids were for much smaller
sums. despite the fact that the plant
and town are said TO have cost the gov
ernment S1OOO0O00
The high bidders were Harris Broth
ers d Co. chemical manufacturers of
New York city with @ b.d of S3,sOOOOO.
and the others were The NgW Jersey
Machinery Exchange. with si.3i26Oo
and the dupont Chemical Company,
with S2.a0S.75O. The bids We're opened
at lhe ordnance department claims
board rooms, az No. ili0 Market street,
Philadelphia.
The bids were forwarded 10 Washing
ton for acceptance or rejection. All
ihree Of lhe firms bidding propose TO
use the property for The foundation Of
an industrial town.
The first bid opened was That of the
New Jersey Machinery Exchange They
failed 90 attach ihc certified copy re-
duired OF he official permission OF the
board of directors Of The firm. but
when a member present explained that
"a majority Of the board was present
they were given The privilege Of voting
such action Immediately
In addition 10 their bid for the entire
property, this lirn offered S2,6l260o Tor
am but ihe private dwellings al the
plant. and 81 100000 for these. Pay
menls were TO be made in inslallmcnls
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
: ASTON PLANS TO
KEEP GAS WORKS
Company Losing Money and
Citizens Will Pay 30
Cents Month Extra
RESIDENTS MAY
PURCHASE PLANT
speclai o Tho Evening Journal.


ELkrON. Md, oct IA special
meeting OF the Elkton Improvement
Association was held in the Court
House Monday evening 20 consider the
ras situation in Elklon. Former
senator Henry w. Mccullough, presi-
lent OF the association, called the meet
ing 10 order. Joseph II. Perkins, presi-
lent or The Elkion Gas Company, In a
.enghtly statement. showed the COM
psny b De losing mnney 40 the rate Of
>i25 per month. lie slated that he re-
quesied the Maryland Public Service
commission 10 close the plant this they
refused TO do, and suggested that con-
sumers be asked to contribute the sum
of hfty cents per month to help the
owners defray expenses.
The following resolution offered by
Frank =. Williams was adopted.
~That lhe citlzns Of Elkton in public
meeting assembled. hereby express their
willingness and desire that the con
sumers of cas in this town shall sub
scribe the sum OF nifty cents per month.
each from October I 1919 and until
further notice. and that The said sub
scribers report their willingness 80 90
30 40 once 90 The ElktOn Banking and
Trust Company, and we further record
)ur belief that such action Is impera-
i've n the Gas Company OF Elkt0n Is
20 continue in effective operation. And
Third, that "a committee OF six be ap-
pointed By The chairman 10 secure the
cooperation Of the consumers i'm carry
ne out this plan
Tic president was also authorized
oy resolution TO appoint committee Of
ave business men OF Elkt0n 20 take in
10 consideration as promptly as pos
-iblc, The feasibility OF organizing
stock company of local citizens to pur-
chase and operate the Elkton gas plant.
Mr. Perkins stated the mortgage on the
plant was $1,000 and that there were
aNo notes for $1,000 each against The
works.
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
REED CALLS TREATY
A LEAGUE OF WAR;
Missouri Senator Says Cow
enaat Benefits O,her Ma
tions at u. 5. Expense
WILSON AGAIN is
BITTERLY ATTACKED

OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. i.-Quoling
from pre-war and laler speeches Of
President Wilson. senator Reed Demo
crat, Of Missouri, speaking here last
night in opposition to the league Of ma
tions. said the President had reversed
his own opinions in order to support
the league proposal.
The American people have been led
generally TO believe that the league is
formed for our benefit and that its pur-
pose is 10 keep America out OF war,
said Senator Reed AS a matter Of
fact. The league is formed for the bcne-
NJ Of other nations and is TO be main
tained largely at the expense OF The
American people
Referring 30 Mr. Wilson's remarks at
Reno. during bis recent tour. that he
wanted ito gel into any Kind OF trouble
that viii help liberaie mankind and DO
not want TO be always thinking about
my skin or my pOcketbook or my
friendships The senator said:
The trouble IS that IL is not the
Presidents skin that is 10 be sacrificed.
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
How to Danish
Piles
Thousands Bless DIR. Leonhardt. the
Physician Who Discovered
Common Sense Remedy.

II you think that the surgeons knife IL
the only method of escape from the misery
OF piles it's because you haven't heard Of
the new treatment known as DR.. Leon
hardt's HEM-ROIp.
The Doctors treatment is internal BY
experimenting for years he discovered the
exact cause OF piles and then went further
and compounded remedy that would re-
move the cause.
Dr. Leonhardt wants every sufferer 10
benefit by his discovery and so that there
will be no doubling or delay. y. r. Dam
forth and all druggists are authorized 10
sell HEM ROID with guarantee that IL will
do as stated or money back.
on that honorable basis every sufferer
should secure a package OF DIT. Leonhardts
HEM ROID today
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
SELL SMALL SWEET
POTATOES FOR PIES

special 10 The Evening journal
q MlLFORD. Oct. Tile farmers In
lh.s section are finding new use for
their sweet potatoes that are too small
TO; the market
These are being sold to the Gamers
for pie potatoes.
This brings quite a revenue for what
nos been cons dercd a worthless par
OF The crop.
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
MIDDLET0WN TO HAVE
IMPROVED STREETS

Special to The Evening Journal.
MlDDLETOWN. oct. 1.-THE contract
for paving South Broad and East Main
streets has been awarded TO q. W. Lowe
and Company, OF Philadelphia, who
were the lowest bidders. The con-
factors have started work, beginning
al the southern end Of South Broad
street and agree to complete their work
in sixty days.
Tile new streets will be Of concrete
seven and nine inches thick. The sec
tion leading from Green to Anderson
streets and East Main street will be
built the entire width, but the rest OF
the street will be only eighteen feet
wide.
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
ASPIRIN FIRST
KNOWN In 1900
The Bayer Company introduced Aspirin
TO Physicians rs Years Ago.

II you want the true, world-famous
Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians for
over eighteen years, YOU must ask for
"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
The "Bayer Gross" is stamped on each
tablet and appears on each package for
your protection against limitations.
In each package Of "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin" are safe and proper direc-
iions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia,
Toothache, Earache, rheumatism, Lum-
bago. Neuritis, and for Pain in general.
Handy tin boxes containing IL tablets
cost but a few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer7 packages. Aspirin
is the trade mark OF Bayer. Manufac-
turer OF Monoaceticacidester Of Sali-
cylicacid
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
MlJoR LANK WAKES SPEECH.

Special 10 Ihe-EFttljig Journal
MlLFORD. Oct 1.-The FIRST meeting
Of The Milford Grange. growers or
g1nizstlon. that has been beld after
lne summer vacation. was attended by
many farmers this week
The feature of the occasion was an
address by Major Edward Lank. who
has been i'm service In France
Evening journal., 1919-10-01
FIRST AID CEMENT FOR LEAKS.

When any metal kitchen utensils
springs a leak at an inconvenient mo-
ment and there is no ready mixed ce-
ment in the house, make a good substi-
tuf1e as follows
Mix a little white Of egg with fine
coal or wood ashes until it makes a
thick paste. put This over the hole on
the outside Of the utensil and hold over
heat until the paste bakes hard
Duluth has an ore dock 2i3s feet
long, the longest in the world
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
Attractions Tomorrow

LiSEUM-Dorothy Dalton in "The
 Dark Horse" PALACE - Jack Gardner in "Open
 Places"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
THEATRE ATTR AC 0NS General News of Local Theatres, Screen Stars
 and Features

Muriel Ostriche in "A Daughter Of the Sea-" the Palace gives an excel lent bill tonight which will be seen for the last time.
 What the Equitable Motion Pic lures people declare is one of the best of their series of five-part dra- mas, is "A Daughter of the Sea, which, with dainty Muriel Ostriche as the star, is showing here. It is a play in which a Down East fishing village is used as one of the prin- ciple locations, with the blowing up of a yacht as one of the incidents
 of the marine section of the plot.
 Miss Ostriche has won much fame
 as a motion picture star, and her i'm
 personation of the fisher maiden in
 this striking drama reveals the pos
 session of powers which have never
 been called into play in her pre-
 yious experiences. She has risen to
 the occasion i'll manner which
 stamps her as a fine actress, and
 with the entirely adequate support provided, has accomplished a beauti- ful piece of work. The whole pro
 duction, especially the photography, is a new forward step for the produc- ing company, and will be treat to lovers of the silent drama.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04

es,' the Essanay feature in which Jack Gardner, the former musical
 star, is appearing. Ringing on romance between a little New Eng land school teacher and a member of Canada's celebrated Northwest Mounted Police, this picture presents rapid fire Western action from start to finish.
 The scenes are laid in the mythi- calu town of Rawhide, Montana, along
 the Canadian boundary To this little outpost of civilization comes Mollie Andrews, a prim Massachu setts Miss, "to teach the West it's mountain-Iike stature and picturesque manners of Dan Clark, a typical wild and woody" Westerner and falls in love with him. They are
 married and even before the honey
 moon has waned, Clark turns out to be a brute. He m;Ttreats Mollie,
 then flees across the boundary to es-
 cape arrest on the charge of murder.
 Tn the year that passes, no word is
 heard from Clark and Mollie finally
 gives up up as dead. Constable Cal
 houn of the Mounted Police enters
 her life. His kindness and generOs-
 ity win her love. They are planning
 to get married, and happiness seems
 on the horizon for the little woman,
 when Clark again puts in his ap-
 pearance.
 From this dramatic climax the
 story works to it's end with a series
 of thrilling scenes which take the
 spectators breath. The whole has been masterfully acted and photo [ graphed.
 "Open Places" can be accorded the best work of MT. Cardner's screen career. In the role of the Mounted Policeman, the actor portrays re
 markable and realistic characterize ton. He has a personality which wins his audiences from the start, md goes with them from the thea res. Little Ruth King, one of the most charming of the newer genera ion of screen stars, appears as his
 loading woman. Carl Stockdale is tte Dan Clark of the film.
 "On.n Places" runs on the screen Tor si2sy-five minutes of thrills.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
JACKRABbITS
 NOT IN IT WITH
 GERMAN TROOPS
Juneau Resident Says That Americans Made Them Run Just Like the
 jaCMabbitS.

Lockie MacKinnon, proprietor of the Zynda Hotel, has received an interesting letter from Bill Mar shall, formerly the Colored porter at the hotel, in which he gives an account of his experience as sol dier in the 366th. Infantry He was with the American forces on the Strassburg, Verdun and Metz (whicn proved the bloodiest of alb.
 Speaking of the Metz front, Mar shall says "we went over the top on the morning of November 11th at a. m., and were still fighting at II o'clock when the whole war was stopped"
 Speaking of the Verdun front, he said "we caught more than - at the Verdun front, but we made jackrabbits out of the Boches."
 Closing the letter, Bill" says "we are making preparations for the re turn, and I expect to see New Yeal in the States"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
VANCOUVER EXPECTS BIG TOURIST TRADE
 FOR ALASKA SOON
Canadians Looking for Americans to Visit Canada and Then Come to Alaska
 Later.

Ti,e Vancouver Province of Decem )os 2g.s. coatala3 tie following dis )aici, fron Winnipeg:
 Ma. :. W.naipegggrg will spend the Winter ii De,iieh Columbia, it is an. 1our ol by the Canadian Pacific of fi;.als. 4 relurn to prewar Winter tourist travel is predicted.
 Reservations in large numbers have been made for Pacific Coast points it is also announced. Many are going to the Coast this Winter who have not visited there since the beginning of the war.
 According to railway officials many Americans will visit Vancou yer this Winter. As travel in Eur ope has not started owing to Ameri can boats being engaged in bring ing American soldiers home from France, Americans are going to re sorts in Canada, it is said.
 They will be taken over the c. P R. lines through the more attractive parts of Western Canada, and ovel the Rocky Mountains. This is part of the program in connection with colonization plans which officials have worked out. Many of the tourists will visit. Al aska later. The United States Gov ernment is spending much none! to attract tourists to Alaska, it wa announced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
FIRE ALARM BOXES Correct to Aug. 12, 1918

.g 1-3-Cor Third and Franklin l-4-Front of J. R. Wills store. 1-5-Op. Marstal & Newman's,
 Front Street. 1-6--Opp. Alaska Auto Gar
 age, Front Street. 1-T-Front Street. opp. City
 Jock. 1-s--Front Street, below Wor-
 then Mills. 2-I-Cor. Mrs. Germain's store,
 Willoughby Ave, 2-3-Willoughby and 2nA. 2-4-Seward and Front. 2-5-Main and Front. 2-6-Main and End. 2-7-Cor.A 9th and Seward. 3-2-Gastineau Ave. and Rawn
 Way. 3-4-Gold and 2nd. 3-5-4th and Harris. 3-6-5th and Gold. 3-7-5th and East. s-8-7th and Gold. 3-9-5th and Kennedy. 4-1-9th and Indian 4-2-5th and Calhoun. 4-3-West end Distin Ave. z-5-9th and Calhoun. 4-6-7th and Main. 4-7-12th St., opp Northern
 Laundry. 4-S-1exh and E St.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
DOROTHY DALTON WILL BE SEEN IN
 1.-THE DARK ROAD"

For Sunday only Dorothy Dalton will be seen in "The Dark Road, ' with a Weekly and Comedy to open the show. It iS an Ince Kay-Bee production and Miss Dalton gives a most fascination characterization of ! modern vampire, who delights in turing men to destTuction.
 This bill will be seen at the Coli scum.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
FOUR PRISONERS IN
 CHARGE OF MARSHAL

United States Marshal J. M. Tan ner will leave on the City of Seattle for Skagway to take into custody Mrs. Volke, who has been commit ted to Morningside Sanitarium. Mar shal Tanner will go South on the Seattle with four prisoners for Ret chikan. Ludwig Olsen. whom he will turn over to the immigration in- spector at Ketchikan and two insane people for Morningside Sanitarium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
MAIL NOTICE

First class mail for steam CTS landing at City Dock at 4:3O p. m. for steamers due , before g a. m. the following day.
 First class mail for Amer ican steamers landing at P. c. Dock>will close at 4:30 p. m. when steamer is due be- fore II p. m. and at 10:00 D. m. for steamers due after 11:00 p. m. and before 9:00 a. m. the following day.
 All mail for the Cana dian steamers will close when steamer arrives at { dock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
Attractions Tonight

LISEUM-CharIes Ray in "The Family Skeleton" and Helen Holmes in "The Railroad Raid ers."
 PALACE - MurieI Ostriche in "A Daughter of the Sea-" with a Weekly and Comedy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
1.-THE FAMILY SKELETON LAST TIME TONIGHT
 AT THE COLISEUM

Charles Ray in "Thc Family Skele- ton' will be seen for the last tune tonight at the Coliseum along With another chapter of the Railroad Raiders" by Helen Holmes and a Weekly. It is a good program, fuii of variety and entertainment.
 A prize fighter whose sole conVer, sational asset is the terse phrase Lets Co.," a chorus girl; million aires son; a domineering old valet; these and many others make up the amusing cast of Charles Ray 5 newest Paramount picture, "The Fam fly Skeleton
 Sylvia Bremen plays the leading feminine role in support of MT. Ray while clever Billy Elmer is the ex- prize fighter Other players in the cast are Andrew Arbuckle, OIto Hoffman and Jack Dyer. Under the personal supervision of Thomas Ii Ince himself, Victor l.. Schartzingei directed the entire production.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
REAL WESTERN
 STORY PRESENTED nv HACK GARDNER

There is a charm about the West ern stories and scenes that never tires and causes red blood to flow more rapidly. Jack Gardner to be seen Sunday at the Palace in "Open Places" gives free rein to his re- marl,able talent.
 Thrills aplenty are provided for thriIl-loving audiences in "Open Plac-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04

THE EMPIRES classlaeds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
LEAVING ON ALASKA

Those who left for Seattle on the Alaska last night were Mrs. F. Smith. William King Mrs F. F. Murrah. Father A. J. Rocatti, and A. Frederickson
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04

MuRIEL OSTRIcHE WILL BE SEEN AT PALACE TONIGHT
 With Weekly and Comedy and
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04
ALASKA LABOR UNION
 WILL MEET MONDAY

The Alaska Labor Union will meet Monday evening in the hall in the Brunswick Building. Much routine business will como before the meet ing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-04

Today's News Today-In Empire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19

H. w. Trefry of the Trefry Motor
company spent the week in Wichita
attending the tractor exhibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19
General Martin Has Received
Orders From Washington.
TROOPS 60 TO FORT RILEY
Men VIII Be Well Equipped for
the Experience.
Fourth Regiment Under Com
mand of HOisingtOn.

The Kansas National Guard will
have an encampment this year. be-
ginning August IT. Adj. Gen. c. I.
Martin has received orders from
Washington authorizing the encamp-
ment to begin at that date. and the
place will be Fort Riley. This will be
the first encampment of the guard
since the summer of 1915.
In June. 1916. the Kansas guard, in
common with the guards of the rest of
the states, was sent to the Mexican
border by the federal government to
help the regulars keep Villa and other
bandits on their own side of the line.
Then again, on August 5. 1917, it was
taken into the service of Uncle Sam,
who made it a part of the American
expeditionary forces to save the world
to democracy. The call of August 5,
1917 entirely abolished the National
Guard in the United States for the
time being.
In July, 1918. the federal govern
ment authorized several of the states
to re-establish their guards, there
being a special necessity for such an
act at that time, as immense bodies
of troops were being rushed over
seas to help in stopping the big Ger
man drive on Paris, and this left no
adequate force in America to cope
with disorders that might arise, to
guard life and property, or to police
the Mexican border should that be-
come necessary.
Recruited New Guards.
Under that authorization, Kansas
Immediately began and speedily COM
pleted the recruiting of a regiment of
infantry which was designated the
Fourth Kansas infantry and nearly
enough recruits were obtained to form
another infantry regiment.
The Fourth Infantry, 1900 strong,
at present constitutes the entire Kan
sas National Guard, tho a battalion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19
4 IIJTERlA1I IONA B0IIN1ARN

The Three-Flag record was bro
ken by H. C. (Hap) Scherer of Ia
coma, Washington, when he shaved
off five hours and two minutes from
the former record.
The route extends from the Ca
madam border through Washing
ton, Oregon and California, to Tia
Juana, Mexico. Travelling from
one country through the second,
into the third is the source of the
name given the tour.
The route was made and record
established back in 1915 by Can
non-ball' Baker on an Indian mo-
torcycle, his time being 81 hours Is
minutes. Two years later Roy Art
ley cut the record to 70 hours rs
minutes on his Henderson. Last
August Wells Bennett took his big
Excelsior over the course to the
time of 20 hours fat.
CLAP" Scherer cut the record to
Ga hours So minutes. He rode a
Sport Model, the new medium
weight machine, a creation of the
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Two
features mark the feat. Scherer
travelled almost one hundred miles
farther than other record holders on
account of road conditions and he
travelled this 1716 miles at an av-
erage, day and night, of 26.4 miles
per hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19
ONLY is YRS. AGO
Prices Paid for Groceries Were
Within Reach of All.
Two Pounds of Coffee Sold for
Quarter.
FLOUR WAS 81 A HUNDRED
Star Grocery Sold 3 Pounds of
Pineapple for Dime.
Country Was Excited Over the
Price of Corn.
FLOUR WAS 81 A HUNDRED

Not long ago the proprietor of a
grocery store was arrested on the
charge of insanity because he was
giving away his groceries. This is
probably what would happen to a
groceryman today who would ad yer-
tise his goods for the prices that pre-
vailed in Topeka eighteen years ago;
or, If he escaped arrest, he would
certainly have to hire an army of
clerks to wait on his customers
An average increase of 100 per cent
in the retail price of foodstuffs dur
ing the last eighteen years may be
readily seen by referring to the ad-
vertisements in 1901. Selecting at
random a volume from the files of the
State Journal, one finds that in April,
1901 foodstuffs were retailing at
prices much lower than the whole
sale prices today.
Coffee 1914 Cents.
For example, the Star Grocery,
which was then in business at 112
East Sixth street, was advertising two
pounds of fine bulk coffee for 25
cents. Today this would cost he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19
DON'T CHEER WOODROW
Topeka Movie Audiences Seem Tc
Have Lost Enthusiasm.

Have Lost Enthusiasm.
A change seems to have come over
the citizens of this vicinity. A month
or so ago the picture of Woodrow
Wilson flashed on the screen at NOV
ing picture shows was the signal for
great moderation. Pictures of the
president preparing to take a swing
at golf ball; pictures of him alight-
ing from big automobiles and walking
up stairways into buildings; more pic
lures with the action reserved; then
numerous sea pictures, the president
aboard, riding upon and disembarking
from ships; he has been thrown on
the screens in Topeka in thousands of
different poses: each has always been
the cue for mighty reclamation from
the multitude.
Recently the president was shown
here in a news film. He was very
prominent in each picture. When he
first appeared on the screen it was
impossible not to recognize him.
Not a sound greeted his appear
ance. At first one thought II was a
mistake-the assembly had failed to
recognize him Further appearance,
however, brought no cheers.
There Is a question: has popular
sentiment changed so entirely or have
Topeka gatherings decided to drop
hick tactics of cheering and clapping
for picture shows?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19

w. H. Herzog, general manager of
the Kansas Liberty company, stated
this morning that he expected his
brother, R. D. Herzog, general mana
ger of the Liberty Sales company of
Lincoln, Neb. to visit him next week.
The trip will be made by airplane.