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Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
CONTRACT LET FOR
NEW LOCAL BANK BUILDING
Contractor II. p. Fowler Is Successful
Bidder.

Contract for the erection of til
new building for the Washingtd
State Bank, which is at present %
eupying the brick just east of til
postoffice, was let Wednesday to Nd
r. P. Fowler, local contractor. I'll
building is to be erected on the ID
at the corner of Franklin and Law
Fence streets and it is to be 25xel
modern brick.
Material for the new bank builditg
will be placed on the ground as SO
as it can be obtained and constrf-
ton work will be started as soon Is
practical.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
DESSAU-OSBORNE

Mr.. Beatram j. Dessau of Tex
arkana, formerly of Manhattan, N. Y,
and Miss Nellie Osborne of Little
Rock were married at the court
house in this city December 20, Rev.
J. H. McKelvy of the Methodist
church officiating.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
NOTICE

There will be a petition to the spec
ial session of this coming legislature
to nave a special act forming the
Corporation of the town of Ozan, into
an Improvement District, for water
improvement and other improvements
necessary and allowing a basis Of 40
per cent. on assessment Of property
for said purposes.
Ozan, Ark, 1926, 1919.
A. j. Robins, Mayor.
Town of Ozan.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
OIL OPERATIONS
TO START HERE
STANDARD RIG is NOW IN
TRANSIT.
DRILLING CO. INTERESTED
Head of Concern Observation-Disclosures
That big Pay" viii Be En-
cOuntered.

The oil boom is on in Arkansas
and, in the opinion of some who
are well versed in this great industry
the chances are good for Washington
to come in for a large share in this
development.
No, the "big pay" has not yet been
struck, but a standard drilling rig is
now enroute to this city and the Dor
ing Of deep test yell at an early
date is assured.
Mr.. Dee Anderson, manager and
locator for the Anderson Drilling Co.,
hearing of the promising surface in
dications of oil around Washington,
and knowing that this ,ction was
in line with production in the Okla
homa and Louisiana fields, came here
about thirty days ago and made a
close investigation. The result was
that he decided his company could
well afford to risk the forty or fifty
thousand dollars necessary to sink a
test we'll. He made a proposition to
local land owners, entering into con-
tract, under So, 100000 forfeit, to erect
a standard rig and bore a deb.h of
5000 feet, or more if indications war
ranted, if the land owners would give
him lease on a 5000 acre block, or
two wells if a block of 10000 acres
was secured. Leases on acreage suf-
ficient to secure one well has been Sc
cured and Mr.. Anderson has wired
for the rig, which will arrive at an
early date.
Under the terms Of the lease, the
forfeit money is to be divided among
the leases if drilling is not under
way six months from date and the
company will have to pay $l.OO per
acre annually until boring operations
are under way. On the other hand,
if oil is found the company is to
see that a we'll is put down on every
ten acre block within a reasonable
time.
Mr.. Anderson has not stated on
what tract the test well will be To-
tated, but it will be a short distance
north of town. The block leased ex-
tends from the Ozan creek south to
the edge of town.
81 have been through the Pensylva-
MIA and many other oil fields and
have made successful locations IN
Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, "
said Mr.. Anderson, "but have seen
nothing that looks as promising for
oil or gas, or both, as do the hills
and hollows north of Washington,
In a letter received the first Of the
week by o. c. Bailey from Mr. An
derson. who is now in Lawton, Okla.
states that he will return here with
in a few days to superirtend the I'M
loading of the rig and asks that the
necessary teams be secured to hauI
the machinery to the drilling location
Mr.. Anderson stated that if on
is found in paying quantities mere
his company would erect a large re-
fnery at Washington
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
BOB CARRIGAN OF OZAN
ANNOUNCES FOR SHERIFF

In the proper column of this issue
of the Telegraph will be found the
announcement of R. A. Bob Carri-
gan of Ozan, who has authorized us
to announce his candidacy for the Of
flee of Sheriff and Collector of Hemp
stead county l. the approaching Dem
-, ~, ,Tg ,sso,j election.
fkl'JacFen tenorNis strictly a Hemp
sck. hair ribbons ,duct bsvino hoar
: ero'aI1ssls law in the county and
lu+ or fwscS ysd@ ng pioneers Of the
'saroAicle riff sssto and reared on
an ach TO the Sgea 1n, rcn owing
y !, J. ! - .s.,oEltsssrr
usfsss qualified . for
1900 he served as d., nader CIR
if Jim White and since chat ti4.a ~
has served in the same caps>itS n, 4 /,
others sheriffs, alawys atteheing2ss-
all business entrusted to hini in ev
cry detail in a fearless manner.
Besides having served as deupt!
sheriff, Mr.. Carrigan has filled the Of
flee of city marshal of Ozan and HI
/ has served as constable of Ozan town
ship for the past six years, discharg
ing the duties of that Office in ;
fearless and impartial manner; il
fact, things have been on the hun
since Mr.. Carrigan assumed the du
ties of this office and the law violatol
that comes under his jurisdiction gen
orally gets what's coming to him.
Not only has Bob Carrigan the
necessary qualifications for command
ing respect of our criminal laws, he
is well educated and has the neces'
sary ability to conduct the office enc
of the position in an up to date man
ner.
Bob Carrigan is a homegrown
product, a deserving and ambitious
man. and we ask the voters, 81 th''
county to give his candidacy th'
careful consideration it merits wher
they enter the primary and vote toi
a man to fill the important office Of
Sheriff and Collector.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
Cut This Quilt is Worth Money

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc to Foley g. Co.,
1886 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly,
and you will receive in return trial
nacgaIe -co11esni.,rs Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound, ror-o~~-~--------
Group. Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets.
Sold here at Colds Cash Store
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02

WANTED;-Several large colored
families to work on shares on farm
known as the Conway Carrigan place.
Apply to Harvey McCorkle, route a,
Hope, or H. Clyde Hill, Hope, Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02

The Christmas just passed has
been a quiet one. Money has been
spent for the eggs without the nog
and a nogless Christmas is usually
a quiet Christmas.
Washington telegraph., 1920-01-02
MR.. II. Fl. STUART OF HOPE
DIES AT TEXARK A

Mr., H. H. Stuart of Hope, f
merly of Washington, died at
Texarkana hospital Monday and v
buried at Hope Tuesday,
Mr.. Stuart was 81 years of age;
was a son of A. o. Stuart, who v
for many years a resident of Wa,
ington. He was in business here
a number of years, being a menih
of the firm of Ware & Stuart. II
is well known locally, having he
born here and making his home X
until he grew to young manhood
Mr.. Stuart is survived by his wi
his brother, A. o. Stuart, and
sister, Mrs. C. C. Spragins, of Hol
his sisters, Mrs. Nal Williams
Little Rock, Mrs. j. S. Kennedy
GAINESVILLE, Texas, and Mrs. ].
Ragland of Texarkana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

Dealings IN foreign exchange were
circumscribed because Of the holiday
in London but interest IN gold i'm
ports was revived by the receipts at
San Francisco of S650o.000 from the
Far East This gold, it is understo
will be deposited 10 the credit Of the
New York Federal Reserve Bank.
Stocks were steady 20 rtrIn most of
the day. some Of the popular issues at
tanning their maximum prices IN the
more active trading of the final hour
Shorts evlnced a further isposition
to cover contracts in steels and equip
ments. In general. however the APP
preaching triple holiday was sufficient
70 hold dealings. except among several
favorlteS, within extremely narrow ana
professional bounds. Total sales
amounted to 5000 shares.
Investment and speculative buying
Of railroad and industrial issues as
well as Liberty and Victory issues i'm
parted strength to the active bond
market Sales, par value. aggregated
Sl5.95o,000. Old Z. s. bonds were I'M
changed on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
Lake-shore Farm with Crops
20 Acres. Equipped, s1400

Beautifully situated. splendid farming
country. near manufacturing city.
nachine-worked fields. spring-watered
pasture valuable wood and timber
variety fruit; 6-room house overlook
ing lake. big barn. summer cottage
poultry houses: owner living distant
state. throws in complete equipment
machinery, tools. part growing crops;
all for 81 400. easy terms: Details
page 3 STRUTS Big Illus trated Cata-
Jog Farm Bargains around Boston
throughout New England ard 90 other
States. Call or write for free COW.
STROUT FARM AGENCY. 654 p Old
South Bldg. Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
New York Stock Market

= LorfeC[Eu IdlIy Uy
MAINE BROKERAGE COMPANY
- Front St. Bath. Phone 57o
$50 Water St. Augusta.
Phone 1018-1019
Correspondents Of
ELMER E.@HRiGHT & CO.,
Members Of New York ana Boston
Stock Exchange
Private Wire Service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

Francs. demand s24. cables S.c6.
Belgian francs. demand ST.. cables
8. So
Guilders. demand $3.50. cables 35 So
Lire. demand $50 cables j. o.
Marks. demand 263. cables 264
New York exchange OH Montreal
~ per cent. discount.
Government bonds firm
Railroad bonds steady
Time loans strong; 50 days, go days
and SIX months s..
Call money strong; high "A. low 10
ruling rate To- closing bid T.. offered
at 1G. last loan -. bank acceptances
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
Auction Sale
Charles AIIard Farm
South somsrv,Ils, Ne.
JULY 5th 10 4. n.

lbs Double and single horse wagons.
Single ana double harnesses. Two
buggtss. Two set sIeds, light ana
heavy. Suiky pillow. 9px1n4 to0th
and disk harrow. HoxDo raka NOW.
ing machine and two culttyafox1. afx
cows and hssd young stock. Enroo
Thoroughbred HoIBtedns. Other ax-sf-
cle1 too numerous TO mention. =, q,
CoLLXNH, Aucttonesr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
Dck Markets
" YORK MARKET
y of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks

Ine EGd0lH9 1tOCNS
Ebrk. July Money was the
nnd which today's stock mar
II revolved n its recent indo-
lion. A 10 to Il per cent.
EcalI loans. higher quotations
nercial borrowings and mea-
xngs of time funds testified to
u contraction of credits.
IN into July was attended by
Withdrawals aggregatTng
% at this center. These oper-
ere augmented by an extern
.eash transfers in payment of
kgy rnid-year settlements.
survey of condi-
11e emphasized the further con-
u of cash, due. { was said. to
Sdiscount rate. a significant
in connection with this ten
IS the posting Of per cent.
"a merchants paper. eaualling
ii the past i3 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

New York. July l.
Mercantile paper 7g6S.
Exchange steady; sterling 60-day
bills 3.sas; commercial 60-day bills on
banks $3.50: commercial G0-day bills
8. S9g. demand S.942. cables 95t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago. .TuI,

CnlCdSD' July l.
CATTLE-Receipts 1I.Gr0; beef
steers strong to 25c higher: top 1895
bulk native 13009 1900: she stock more
active. rnostlxx steady: some sales
higher: bulk fat cows 7O0d 1850: bulk.
Gamers 425 a $40; bulls steady to low
er: bulk bologna 600n 700: calves soc
lower; bulk l100Il250: stockers slow
steady
HOGs--Receipts $4,000: mostly s5c
TO 4oc lower than Yesterdays aver
age: better grades off most; top early
1922: bulk light and light butchers
1870 1910; bulk ESQ pountls and over
l4ogm $50; pigs 25 to SIC lower; bulk
of desirable kinds 130OM 1875.
SHEEP-Receipts 2. 900: lambs
mostly 81 lower; sheep soc lower: ton
native lambs 1900; bulk good choice
l49o6S $50; prime western lambs held
nlgner; good warnings 1925: choice
Idaho ewes TOO; bulk native ewes $50
n 500.
The Globe reports the Boston price
Of mackerel as 81 cents per pound. II
enhances in value rapidly after leay
ins the Hub--RutIand Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

all kinds, including Blue vitrol
Paris Green. Arsenate Of Lead, Pr
rox. Tuber Tonic. Bordeaux Mixture.
ierrish a Smith. Is Silver St, Wat
erville. Ne. Tel. 4es.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
CLASSIFIED-DISPLAY
KoaGa wnaK ron wonrzH

HOME WORK toB WOVEN
BEADING BUGS at nome is an inter-
esting well paid form of fancy work.
Old makers can make good money
from start beginners in a short time
with our complete set at Instructions.
We furnish new material and pay
promptly Send US your name with
small sample mat for criticism and
full particulars. The e. r BUR-
ROWES CO., ~ Free ST.. Portland.
Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
AUTOMOBILES

automobiles for Sale II
LIZ Touring good condi-
q overhauied, tires IN good
<Epod trade. Augusta Furni-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

BOX Number, Care Journal

# you end your Want AID with these four
words The Journal Want Ad Taker will provide
box for you in The Journal "postofice' and all
the replies to the ad will be held there until you
send or call for them
This plan makes it pc zsible for you to adver-
tise to the Want Ad colu INNS without letting Au-
gusta people know who you are.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

Custom house boat TO meet us ON our re
turn voyage. but on my arrival at this
time ne reached the custom house few
minutes before ! was leaving. We went
10 the auto and he cursed me before my
maid all the way home In the auto, and
wanted to know why I came home He
said that ! had better get my papers
ready, as he had his and that he was
tired OF our living together. ! afterward
learned that Mrs. Thomas had been much
In my apartment in the Plaza during my
absence abroad
Sam, the colored valet, who was In Mr.
Shonts's employ for very long time and
who managed all the packings. securing
accommodations. etc, invariably for Mr..
Shonts, was in the apartment the next
morning looking after opening the trunks,
and he heard Mr.. Shonts curse me, and
heard him say that Mrs. Thomas was bet.
ter born than I, and saw him strike me.
After Mr.. Shonts left he said to me:
MRS. Shonts, right is right, and Mr..
Shonts has no use treating you so cru
ely. can hardly keep from telling you
what I knOw'-but turned and went away
and did not discuss the matter with him.
At another time. later when Sam came up
to the house and saw that had been cry
ing, he said, Mrs. Shonts, that Mrs.
Thomas Is the cause OF all this. / do not
think very highly Of him to abuse you the
way he does. l saw three women running
around your room in their night clothes.
"All the while / was with Mr.. Shonts
from December, 1910, to June, 1911, he
never spoke a decent word to me, and
nearly every day cursed or struck me, and
he only dined with me three times, and
was continually asking me why l didn't
get out, and that If l didn't get out he
would give up the lease over my head.
"One evening when he returned he saw
some boxes on the floor that Bell, the
chauffeur, and I had been looking through
ReIl was unable to get the step-ladder to
nut them back on top Of the closet before
leaving. He said: What are those
d boxes doing there" and when
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

suit any other doctor than a throat spe-
cialist, DR.. Miller, or a doctor whom DR..
Miller would recommend and / asked
DR.. Nagel IL he knew DR.. Miller. He said,
intimately. I said then that I would tell
Mr.. Shonts about this, and hoped he would
give his consent to have DR.. Nagel treat
me- After a couple OF days Mr.. Shonts
told me that he had spoken to DR.. Miller,
and DR.. Miller said he knew Dr. Nagel, and
Il would be all right.
"In this illness was confined to my bed
for five months Off and on, and was SO
emaciated that by May ! l only weighed
70 pounds. Mr.. Shonts was cursing me
at different times and striking me during
this illness, and telling me time and again
to get out; that he didn't intend to keep
this apartment
"One night while my side was In the
cast he came home in a furious temper
and on no provocation that am aware OF
he came to nv bed and threw his entire
weight on my injured side and tore loose
the splint. felt at that time that ne
wanted to get rid Of me and was trying 10
injure me beyond recovery.
Another time I awakened In the night
suffering from a dreadful attack OF nausea
and was vomiting. He cursed me for
having disturbed his rest with snoring
He fell asleep almost Immediately and
fell to snoring himself. | told him next
morning that was very III. He said
disturbed him so that hef1adnt any rest
I said was very sick at MY stomach, and
was awake, and knew he slept all night
long, excepting for this one little moment.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

shonts promised to
Join US In Paris, and
we waited and wait
ed. At last Mr..
Shonts cabled that
he could not come,
and / then returned
to the United States
with my Fren C b
maid, taking steamer
the first week In
December, 1910. my
daughters remaining
In France with the
Dukes relatives.
"Mr. Shonts had al
ways come out on the
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

me so dreadfully that was advised to con.
suit an ortheopedist. He insisted that |
should have an X.ray taken at once, which
was done, and the directions we're that It
should be treated as a fractured rib, and
the ortheopedist bandaged me surgically.
! was confined to my room for some time,
but thought had better attend to the
buying Of the Christmas flowers for our
friends, as / could do Il more econom-
ically. (Mr Shonts was counting up the
expense and was always talking about
economiZing) | took cold from the
dampness Of the florists room and was
threatened with pneumonia.
CO 1920, international Feature Service Inc.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

The next day after being taken to my
he'd my French maid sent down word that
she was I'll and could not come down TO
wait upon me. She remained upstairs for
couple OF days, and then decided to call
doctor who could speak French, as she
could speak no English, and | telephoned
for DR.. Nagel, who came, and I sent him
upstairs to the maid He returned to my
room and said she was not at all Ill, but
that looked like a very sick woman.
81 said I had taken a heavy cold, but
thought my trouble was nerves, and said,
I know should have a doctor for myself,
but MIR. Shonts has forbidden me to con-
Great Britain Rights Reserved
The Washington times., 1920-02-22
-askie Is Her Maiden Name.

asked him to make light, and his reply
was, with an oath, that If wanted light
why didn't make it myself.
In the foregoing we get little glimpses
behind the scenes of Shonts. the great
traction chief, and his wife--once loving
husband, and now quarrelsome, brutal,
abusive, selfish and mean, II Mrs. Shonts
is to be believed Mrs. Shonts's lawyers
assert that every charge made by her is
abundantly corroborated by additional and
Independent evidence.
But how did Shonts and my friend
Amanda Thomas" get along together? The
story Of Shonts and Mrs. Thomas Is rich
IN its wealth OF episodes and incidents.
The novelist and the playwright might
well study the ten years of happy hours,
dramatic episodes, unexpected happenings
humiliating incidents, tragic moments
even serio-comic which
cast shadows and sunshine on the rela-
lions OF President Shonts and his resource
full companion, Amanda Caskie wager
Thomas.
But the ten years or more Of Shonts was
not all that Mrs. Thomas has had in her
rather full and variegated life. When
Mrs Thomas transferred her time atten-
lions and services to Shonts she came as
n matured and sophisticated woman of the
world. Her marriages and divorces and
travels abroad and a lively stage career
had taught Amanda Caskie good many
things.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22
Sbonts' Vanished Millions.

The 100000 wedding present at five per
cent compound interest from 1887 to 1915,
thirty-two years, would amount 10
s476, 49411. And the 100000 Governor
Drake left his daughter in 1903 and was
!, turned over to Shonts would amount to
sS73, 90 in the sixteen years from 1903
to 1919 Shonts, it is true, handed back
some of the Drake securities on his wife's
demand a few years ago. In addition to
Shonts' big salary he got $125,000 bonus"
at one time from the Interboro and $4,000
bonus at another time-and, no one knows
what other fat pickings and divvys and
stock deals and jokers in contracts fat
I tened his pockets.
In 1909 Bradstreets commercial agency
reported that Shonts's financial standing
indicated income bearing means of "sev-
eral million dollars"
Where has all this property gone?
Sbonts had a fortune OF his own and he
had his wife's inherited fortune. When
no died and when the will was produced
leaving the estate to my friend Amanda
Thomas" they estimated that all they
could find of his property amounted to
about half a million dollars!
The mystery Of the disappearance OF
Shonts's millions and much OF her own
nriyate fortune is what Mrs. Shonts is de-
termined to clear hp. And with the
widow are the two daughters OF the tate
president of the Interborough-MaryT heo-
dora shonts, who is the Duchess du
CLEANLINESS "a widow with one child, and
Marguerite Amelia Shonts, who is Mrs.
Rutherford Bingham.
The widowed mother and the two daugh.
ters are in complete harmony in their de-
termination to trace the missing millions
and seek restitution. For several years
mother and daughters have been humil-
lated by Shonts. He had tormented them,
threatened them, withheld support from
them and brutally abused wife and daugh.
tors.
II has been claimed by Mrs. Thomas's
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

Ter, q throat
specialist, to
come, which
he did, and
& a v e m e
some lini-
ment to rub
myself with.
That night
my first night
Of meeting
after my alb
sence abroad
III Q W a 8
beastly cruel
to me.
"My side
grew worse,
and DR.. Mil
Ter decided
II ought to
be bandaged,
and he did
so, but Il
still continu-
ed to pain
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

told him he said that I had
better get them up on top
OF the closet early in the
morning or he would kick
them out and me after
them.
HE almost broke the in
step on my right foot by
purposely stepping upon it
and trying to crush IT. I
rang the bell for Mary, the
Plaza maid, who knew he
was extremely cruel to me,
and she was kind enough to
be always on the alert. She
bathed my injured instep
in hot water and bandaged
1t with Ponds Extract. She
said: Mrs. Shonts, this is
awful
"Dr. Joan Schoen can
also tell or the many bruises
she found on my body when
she came, through DR..
Nagel, to attend me.
"On my way to America
in December, 1910, while on
shipboard, we were in a
very heavy storm, and
through the lurching OF the
ship I fell against the rail
and split a rib. I told Mr..
Shonts, on arriving at New
York that evening, l was
suffering dreadfully from
it, and I thought / should
have a doctor. He tele-
phoned for DR.. Frank Mil
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

Continued Next Sunday
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-11-19

the Poorhouse.
bed! - We're on
1--WE didn | know it.