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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

sea SEQ days and in port an equal
number. was laid up for repairs only
% days.
Cost 1888, OOO, 900.
To date 532 wooden and composite
ships. aggregating 1,943,25O dead
weight tons. consisting of 1922 cargo
ships. one tanker, rs finished hu1ls,
ten sailing craft. Sc hulls converted
into barges and 20 standard barges
have been delivered to the board. A
total of ia of these vessels, aggregat-
ing 397,2S5 lightweight tons. has been
sold and II. totalling 44,546 TONS have
been lost at sea.
The total cost of the construction of
this fleet, estimated by the board at
$40 a lightweight ton, was approx
mately s333. 200, 900. Sale of the
100000 tons now held by the board
at $50 a ton would yield S135, 600. 900.
Those already sold brought about S2S,-
600, 600 so that if the 406 remaining in
the governments possession are dis
posed of to private owners the total
loss thru the wooden ship venture
would be something like $4,000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
SELL GREEN SHIPS
Shipping Board Has Trouble
DiSpOsing of Wood Vessels.
Cost $40 Per Ton During War
May Get $50.
ARE WELL SEASONED NOW
Made So Poor a Showing Pros
pective Buyers Shy.
OF 400 Built Only 1874 Are Now
in Operation.

Washington. Aug. disposal of
more than 100000 tons of wooden
shipping-406 vessels of various types
-huilt~as a part of the government s
war time merchant marine program
is >pne, of the most difficult problems
facing the shipping board. Twenty
one OF the craft, aggregating $4,000
deadweight tons. were offered recent
", bat DO buyers were found.
Only 194 of these wooden craft are
now in operation. Seventy three are
lied up at various ports under manag-
ing caretakers and 139 are in stora sc
yards One hundred and seven of
those in storage" are finished hulls
while 81 are converted barges.
Arc Seasoned Now.
Officials of the board say that when
the serviceability of the wooden fleet
has been demonstrated little difficulty
will be experienced in turning it over
to private ownership at about $50 a
ton These vessels were built in an
emergency. many of green timber. and
some of them made poor shOWlnss a
year and two years ago but now that
they have seasoned" officers of the
board consider them practicable cargo
carriers.
Because of the bad record of some
of the vessels operators have con-
demned them all, officials declare,
whereas. the records of those now in
operation show very creditable per-
six round trips across the Atlantic, at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
GOT JOBS FOR $4,000
K. of c. Review Reconstruction Work
at National Convention.

New York, Aug. 3.-Far reaching
activities of the Knight of Columbus
in reconstruction. educational and pa
triotic work were. detailed to the dele
gates attending the thirty-eighth su-
preme convention of the order here
today by Supreme knight James A
Flaherty.
I'VE have placed more than $50. 900
men in employment without cost to
them he said, land each man at a
living wage"
Tens of thousands of former serv-
ice men and women were benefited by
the orders educational campaign, the
supreme knight said, Five hundred
veterans are receiving college educa-
tions in representative universities.
The K. of C. school system has grown
from one to 10 school within II
months and will grow to geo schools
before the end of the year, he said
The ultimate aim is to inaugurate a
system of 500 self-sustaining night
schools.
Lecturers in their campaign against
Bolshevism, have addressed 2,0O0,0 900
persons in 700 cities.
Previous to the formal opening of
the convention the delegates attended
a solemn pontifica1 mass at st. Pat
rick's cathedral. Archbishop John
Bonsano. delegate from the Holy See
to the nited States pontificated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
KANSAS CITY Is THE KEY.
1t Is Eight Within Fight" in NIissour
State Primaries Today.

Kansas; City, Mo, Aug. 3.-Interest
in the state primary election today
centered in the outcome of the vot-
ing in Kansas City and Jackson county,
which has held the balance of power"
in elections Of former years i'm the
matter of choosing state, senatorial
and congressional nominees.
With the Republican party within
the county divided into "anti-boss"
and f'boss'' factions. the race resolved
itself into fight within a fight. Each
Republican faction not only hopes to
overcome the Democratic vote in the
city and county-thus probably de-
termining the state vote-but also to
''vindicate" it's stand within the party.
The closing hours of the campaigns
were devoted to attempts to get out
a. large vote. Indications pointed to a
heavy poll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
OKLAHOMA WOMEN TO POLLS
Fer First Time i'm History of State
Female Vote Cuts Big Figure

Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug r.
Participation of women in an Okla
home state election for the first time
and close races for the principal nomi-
nations for United States senator are
features of the Oklahoma primary to-
day. There is also a special election
IN the Eighth congressional district to
fill out the unexpired term of the late
! representative. Dick T Morgan
Senator Thomas P. Gore is a can
didate for reelection and he is OPP
posed in the Democratic primaries by
Congressman Scott Ferris of the Sixth
district. Ferris has made Senator
Cores war record the issue of his
campaign. Both the senator and the
/ congressman have covered almost ev-
! cry corner of the state.
Fourteen Republicans are making
the race for the Republican senatorial
! nomination, and in addition there are
/ two independents and one Socialist.
Women vote today under an amend
ment to the state constitution passed
/ in November, 1918. Several women
/ candidates have announced them
! selves They include one for the state
senate, one for corporation commits
( sioner. and several for the lower house
/ of the legislature. Party leaders ex-
( pect large Womans vote to be polled.
| There are three complete tickets in
the field-Democratic Republican and
! Socialist. In addition, there is a list
! of independent candidates 1t is in this
| latterl column that the ten electors of
the recently organized Farmer-Labor
party are found. Filing papers were
taken out for them by the Oklahoma
member of the Committee for Forty
4 Eight and the ten filed the day be-
! fore the time limit expired. The Pro-
| hibition party is barred from the field
, by a state law which provides that a
party ticket must poll at least so per
cent of the votes cast for the leading
candidates at the preceding general
election or 25 per cent in three other
| states before being admitted to the
| ballot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
JAPS TO USE IRON HAND
Prepares Statement for United States
Declaring Future Policy In Siberia.

Prepares Statement for United States
Declaring Future Policy In Siberia.
Toxic. Aug 3.@There is no fihdica-
ton that Japan will refrain from car
rying out military arrangements she
has made in dealing with the prob
lens arising out of conditions in
Siberia.
The government some time ago out
lined to the world its policy regarding
Siberia and in its forthcoming note to
Washington will amplify its state
ments. This note, it is understood,
will point out the purely. temporary
character of the occupation by Jap
anese troops of points in the Saghalien
district.
Possible misunderstanding abroad
are pretended because the city OF
Nikolaievsk, on the Siberian mainland,
will be under control of japanese
military detachments. Nikolaievsk
was formerly under the jurisdiction of
the Russian maritime province.
In 1914. however. the governor OF
the maritime province kdecreed that
Nikolaievsk should be attached to the
district of -Saghalien. on Saghalien is
land. japanese officials shave been
careful to explain that the United
States was within her rights in asking
Japan to define her policy regarding
Siberia, as the two nations sent troops
TO Siberia under an arrangement made
at the suggestion of the Washington
government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
FIVE GAIN Their FREEDOM
But Four Are Back Again in ThctT
Cells at Hutchinson Reformatory.

j.
Hutchinson, Kan, Aug 3.-Seizing
the night engineer and his assistant
and binding, and gagging them, five
inmates ofNthe boiler room detail at
the state reformatory, then took the
keys and made their escape, scaling
the outer wall with a ladder, early
Monday morning. The big siren whis-
tie sounded the alarm as soon as the
escape was discovered.
BY 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon all
but one of the fugitives had been cap
tured. Those who escaped were Will
liam H. Kuhn, from Crawford county;
Allen Streeter, from Shawnee county;
Lewis A. Smith, from Dickinson coun-
ty, Rosser Hoskins, from Butler coun-
ty, and Eddie Friend, from Crawford
county.
All were in for a grand larceny
charge except Smith, convicted of
forgery. Smith, the ring leader of the
party, is the only one who was at large
last night He is an eliminate of the
Kentucky state prison.
Z. L. Barrier. a member of the state
board, was at the institution at the
time and led one of the searching
parties Three of the fugitives were
surrounded by a posse and captured
eleven miles southeast of the institu-
ton yesterday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

To feel blue" cross and nervous
all the time is not natural for any one.
Often it is due merely to faulty kid
ney action. Homework, the many
family cares and loss of rest and
sleep, all wear the nerves and so
weaken the kidneys. Then comes that
Ltired, fretful, half-sick state. If you
have backache,a headache, dizziness
and kidney irregularities, try Doan's
Kidney Pills. They have brought
health and happiness to thousands of
women. Ask YOUR neighbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

wichita Falls. Tex. Aug. 3-Sailor Free
man of Little Rock lost a newspaper de-
cision to Red Herring Of Chicago in a
gruelling twelve round contest here last
night, which was featured by consistent
fighting BY both opponents turnout
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
CANNOT LOCATE DRINKING PALS.
Emporfa Murder Mystery Still Battles
Local Authorities.

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 3.-Efforts to
locate two men who are said to have
been in the company of August Ellison.
Oklahoma City, Thursday when he was
last seen alive, had proven unsuccess-
full early today.
The manner and cause of Elison's
death was still unsolved. The body
was found Sunday in weed patch
near here.
Ellison and the two men with him
had been drinking heavily, Frank
Totsche, a hotel keeper, told police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
IN THE SQUARED RING

Buffalo, n Y, Aug S-Johnny Wilson
steve Chovnski. Milwaukee. in the fifth
round Of their scheduled ten round bout
here last night. 1t was Wilson's fight all
the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
.RED" WILL TRY HIS LUCK.
Faber of the White Sox Pitches to
Babe Ruth's Bat Today.

Chicago, Aug. ! 3A"Reds Faber.
White Sox pitcher, was expected to
try his luck against Babe Ruth at
Comiskey park this afternoon. The
Babe made his thirty eighth homer
yesterday off Claude Williams, a
southpaw, in the fourth inning, scor-
ing Pratt ahead of him. 1t was a line
drive into the right field ,bleachers.
Thirty thousand fans cheered him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
A Topeka Wornan's
Experience

Mrs. L. NJ Carter sos Clay street.
says: Hard work weakened my kid
neys and brought on attacks of kid
ney complaint 1 had a heavy. dull
ache through my kidneys and felt mis-
cradle. My kidneys didn't act right
and I was so tired 1 could hardly drag
myself around. I used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they soon banished the
backache and regulatedsmy kidneys"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

DR.. Ferdinand King, New York Physician
and Medical Author. "Anzmiz-lack of iron
IN the biood-has fastened-its grip upon them
and is sapping their health and vitality.
For want of iron, woman may look and
feel old At thirty, pale. haggard. wripkied
end all TsIr-dowp-while at fifty or sixty with
1t is dispensed by Arnold Drug c.
Stansfield and all other good druggist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

upon genuine merit. Buy a b,
At the toilet goods or drug
name Accept nothing else a.
cents (silver or sfnmps1. you ,
POSTPAID. DeferTpina NOW "a
HAIR PROM FILLING &c
daily: watch In your mirror.
InHN HART nDTa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
KILLED IN CRELLIN NINE
Wesley BOwman's Life Crushed Out
By Fall of Roof Thursday

Last Thursday afternoon Wesley
Bowman, aged "a years, son of John
Bowman who resides on Harrington,
several miles west of Oakland, was in
stantly killed in the Blooming Rose
mine of the Kendall Lumber Company
when a fall of roof rock caught and
buried him beneath it.
His body was recovered by other
mine workers in very short time
after the accident occurred and was
prepared for burial by D. E. Boil
den. the Oakland undertaken, and then
taken to the home of the parents of
the deceased, from which the funeral
took place on Saturday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
WANTED-Eggs. Will pay cash.
Oakland Junk Co-Advertisement.

Odhldllu uIlh SO-AuNerClSemenC
Mrs. George Thayer, of Oakland,
was accompanied ito a Cumberland
hospital on Monday by DR.. Henry w.
McComas, where Mrs. Thayer sub
mitted to severe surgical operation.
The latest reports from the patient
are satisfactory to members of her
household and her physician.
Mr.. w. z. Hendrickson, who re-
Gently purchased the two Bosley prop
critics adjoining the old Catholic
church on Oak street, has torn one of
the buildings down and is improving
the remaining one by repainting and
otherwise repairing it, which will add
to its appearance to a marked degree.
Mr.. Charles D. Bosley, of the Man.
haitian Hotel, has just completed the
erection of a garage which will be
used in connection with his popular
hosiery. The lower floor of the build
ing has a capacity for ten or more
cars, while the upper floor of the
building has a capacity for about 20
cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll A. Elliott. ac-
companied by Misses Grace, Mabel and
Lorena Falkenstein, went to Cumber-
land Tuesday afternoon where they at
tended the musical entertainment Civ
en- under the auspices of the Frederick
Piano Company by Victor artists,
| among whom were John Burr. and
other like world-famed singers.
The Oakland Garage on last We'd
nesday received from the factory at
Tarrytown, NewYork, three Chew
rolet touring cars, the vehicles having
been driven overland by Messrs. Cecil
Ramsey, German Thayer and John
Browning, Jr., the party going to Tar
rytown by rail from Oakland, leaving
here Sunday evening preceding.
Recently through the efforts of
the local fish and game protective as
ISOLATION. about four hundred quail,
secured by the State Conservation
Commission in Texas, were delivered
to Assistant State Game Warden R.
s. Browning. and by him distributed
to land owners in various sections of
the county. These birds will form
nucleus for the propagation of
this almost extinct species in this
county provided they are protected
from the ravages of the hunters who
pride themselves upon being sports
men but in reality are game "hogs."
In st. Paul's M. Z. church last Sun
day evening Rev. Frank McCamie pas
tor of the Corinth and Crellin cige6it,
preached an edifyisig sermon 10 an
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
Knights of Pythias Notes of Interest

hnlghts OF Pythlas Notes of Interest.
On last Friday evening the rank of
Knight was conferred on a class of
nine Esquires. the work being done
chiefly by the new degree team, the
members of which acquitted them
selves in a very creditable manner.
There were present at this meeting
visitors from Carmel Lodge, Rowles-
burg, Newburg and Terra Alta. bring
ing the attendance up to 85 members.
After the work was completed re-
freshments were served and several
good talks made by the visitors and
members were enjoyed
1t is proposed to put on cam
palgn to secure the attendance of all
visitors to Oakland and make them
feel welcome in Garrett Lodge. If
member knows of visiting Knight
IN Oakland we want you to bring him
to Lodge.
On next Friday evening there will
be no degree work put on. Lodge will
open promptly at 7:3O and a very
short business session will be held and
then the session will close on account
OF the school entertainment.
On the 23rd inst. the rank of Page
will be conferred on about six candi-
dates.
The Pythian Sisters will initiate a
class of twenty on the second Monday
IN May. PUBLICITY COMM.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
FINAL TEACHERS CONFERENCE
A Series Will Be Held May 1928 At
Various Points in the County.

various Points in the County.
The schedule of the last series of
teachers, conferences is as follows:
Oakland Grammar School, Friday.
May IA.
Grantsyille, Wednesday, May 10.
Accident, Thursday, May 20.
Friendsville, Friday, May 81.
Kitzmiller, Friday, May %.
All teachers in the service who have
taught or are planning to teach, are
urged to be present. The topics dis
cussed will relate in many cases, to
the closing of schools, teachers exam
nations, summer school attendance,
pupils examinations, grading of ex-
animation papers, annual reports, etc.
Teachers are requested to bring any
pupils or young people who may be
interested in teaching.
u Those teachers who have not been
present at any teachers meeting this
year, are especially urged to attend
one of these meetings.
- Note books will be provided to any
teacher not having one for recording
the "key thoughts" of the discuss
sions. 1t will be necessary, therefore,
for all teachers to provide themselves
with pencils.
The meetings will begin promptly
at ten O'clock. Let everyone make an
effort to be on time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15

audience that filled the church very
comfortably. He will preach in this
church again on Sunday morning
next. The minister has many warm
and admiring friends in Oakland who
are distributed through all denomina-
tons and his coming to Oakland will
give them pleasue.
PUBLIC NOTICE-This is to notify
our friends at Oakland, Md, and Terra
Alta, West Va, that Mr.. Evans. of
Terra Alta, advertised us as his auc-
tioneers for his sale of April 10, 1920,
and that we notified him by letter, tel
phone and telegram that we would be
there to conduct his sale, and that it
was entirely his fault that we were
not there on the above date. (Signed)
JOHN F. POST & SONS, by John F.
Observation-Disclosures 7-3t.
Services in ST Matthew's Epis-
copal church next Sunday morning
will be conducted by the Rev. Edward
I. Helfenstein, D. D. DR.. Helfenstein
is one of the most distinguished cler-
gymen of the Diocese of Maryland. of
which he is executive secretary. While
in Oakland he will confer with the
vestry of the local church with regard
to a successor to the Rev. Theodore
5. Will, who has resigned st. Mat
thew's to become rector of st. Johns
church at Kingsville, in the Green
Spring Valley, just outside of Balti
more City for which point he and Mrs.
Will took their departure from Oak
land Monday morning.
Messrs. Root Reachy and William
A. Spiker, both of Jennings. were in
Oakland Monday on business before
the Board of County Commissioners
when they presented to that body an
agreement whereby the residents of
Jennings, Bittinger and others of Dis
trict No. IL agreed to contribute the
sum OF $3.50 in money and labor for
the repair and improvement of one of
the main roads in that section of the
county. In order to keep this move
ment prominently before the citizens
OF the district an organization was
recently formed when a meeting for
the purpose was held at Bowser school
house, which was largely attended,
and of which Mr.. Beachy was the
chairman and Mr.. Speicher, the Sec
rotary. The Organization has since
been made permanent one and meet
lngs will be held at stated intervals,
for the people of Bittinger realize that
in union there is strength and to ac-
complish that which they have set out
to do all must work to one end.
WANTED-Bolter and lath mill;
cash deal Address J. F, SILFIES &
SONS. Swanton. Md-Adyertisemsnt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
ATTENTION.
ALL EX-SERVICE MEN!

The AMERICAN LEGION will be
organized Sunday, April 18th, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon at the club
room located in the First National
Bank building in Oakland.
1t is desired that every ex-service
man in the county be present, as the
Post will be named, officers elected
and other highly important business
transacted.
JOHN D. DARBY, Chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
To All Whom 1t Nav Concern.

This is to give notice that my wife,
Vlrgle jenkins, having left my bed
and board without just cause, Iwillnot
be responsible for any debt or debts
that she may contract.
WILLIAM NJ. JENKINS.
triendsville, Nd, April 9Th, 1920.
Advertisement Cat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
ALL EX-SERVICE MEN
PLEASE READ THIS!
American Legion Post Will Be Organ
lied In Oakland Sunday.

DR.. John D. Darby, of Oakland, who
was selected chairman of committee
appointed last fall to arrange for the
formation of an American Legion post
for Garrett county, recently received
the charter, which was applied for
several months ago, and on Sunday a
meeting of the ex-service men will be
held in Oakland for the purpose of or
ganization as will be seen by reading
the following notice sent out by DIR.
Darby for publication in the columns
of The Republican.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals, addressed to the
Board of Supervisors of the County of
Imperial. State of California, and en-
dorsed Proposals for Improving Coun-
ty Highway, portion of Sections l and
3, and all of Sections 4 and S." will be
received by the said Board at its office,
in the Court House, until o'clock p.
NJ, on the 18th day of February, 1920.
and at that time and place will be pub.
licly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained from the
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors, or at
the office of the Highway Commission;
said proposals must give the prices pro-
posed both in writing and figures. and
must be signed by the bidder with his
address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by a certified check made payable to
the County of Imperial and drawn upon
bank doing business in said Imperial
County, for an amount equal to. or in
excess of ten per cent of the amount
of said bid, and no bid shall be consider
ed unless such check is enclosed there
with. Should the successful bidder to
lIlc Is dWdTOeQ Idll 10
execute the same, such check shall be
forfeited to the County of Imperial and
the same shall be the property Of said
County. All other certified checks will
be returned to the unsuccessful bidders
who submitted the same
A common-law bond will be required
for the faithful performance of the con.
tract in such sum as shall be fixed by
the Board of Supervisors of the County.
after the bids are opened said sum shall
not be less than on-fourth and not
more than one-half of the estimated
total amount of the contract. and an
additional bond must be furnished as
required by the terms of an act entitl-
cd, IAN act to secure the payment Of
the claims of persons employed by con-
tractors. upon public works, and the
claims of pers IS who furnish materials,
supplies, team, implements or machin.
cry used or sumed by such contrac-
tors in the performance of such works,
and prescribing the duties of certain
public officers with respect thereto"
approved May 10. 1919, and said bond
last aforesaid shall be in an amount
equal to one-half the total amount pay
able by the term of the contract
By order of the Board of Supervisors,
Imperial County, California.
M. S. COOK. Clerk.
Dated February 2. 1920.