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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
LEGAL

paving OF certain parts of the Roadway of
the Melan Bridge, with asphaltic concrete,
as per plans and Specifications on file In
the office of the city engineer.
4 certified cheek in the sum Of one hun
dred fifty ($15o.0o) dollars must accom- pam
each bid.
The Board of Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids or parts OF
bids. ETA NJ. COVELL,
TSeall City Clerk.
Published in the Topeka State Journal.
April IA, 1920.
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ias done 81 sailissa Arc ss0ls. isz-1a9 !
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


MANUFACTURE of nationally advertised
line OF soaps and cleanser desires to en-
gage statesmen for Kansas territory. Ex-
perience in selling soap to retail trade is
practically necessary. Our proposition COW
ers attractive salary and commission con-
tract and permits Of spending week ends
at headquarters. Apply By letter, stating
age and experience. Address Z. l.. Bur
CESS National Hotel
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SERVICES DEFERRED


FURNITURE repaired. household goods
packed for shipping. baby buggles eos.
carts repaired aud retired p III Weber,
230s buchanan. Phone J037 W.
PIANO TUNING by A. J. King $3.50
Work guaranteed. Phone Black 4JOI :
WANTED-Yard clenning. cinder and
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South Topeka

High and dry. in select neighbor-
hood. lots, 4-year-old 5-room oak
finished bungalow, glassed-in sleeping
porch, built-in bookcases. built-in
china closet, cement basement with a
fine hot water heating plant, prop
erty is all fenced. Price right at
$1,000
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SAVE MONEY, BUY NOW

Spring street. 5 rooms. city water,
electric light, lot, 75x1oe. feet $1,000 If
sold very soon. t.f- s--.-e
Buchanan St, rooms piece bath,
sleeping porch, s2,5ee.
Oakland Ave, rooms, lots cleo
trio light, fine water, $500.
Forest Ave, 5 room cottage, 2 cor
ner lots. electric light, s2,4oo.
Tyler St. rooms, strictly modern,
/ u lots fine home. $4,000.
We strive to please. See
JONES BROS
SOC Kansas Ave.
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TyPEWRITERs.

THE /; ~ PENwELL Undertaking Co..
ee-S0o-5lO Quincy street. Telephone ter
II. W. BoM6AHDNER. Phdne i4G.
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College Ave.

New 7-room house, glassed in
sleeping porch. first floor all oak with
built-in bookcases, china cabinet,
full cement basement, hot air furnace
with water coil, special hot water
heater, cement driveway. $500.
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RusINEss CHANCEs-

FOR SALE-No trades. Grocery on West
side doing good business. Leaving Kan
sas. Phone 25s or call at 18th and Lincoln.
HAVE medium sized concrete mixer to rent
at reasonable figure. Black 1855.
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College Ave.

Fine succeed 7-room house with
fine bath, sleeping porch, lots of
closets; first floor all oak, second floor
oak floors and white enamel with ma
hogany finish floors. full cement base
ment with Peninsular furnace, coil for
hot water, extra toilet in basement,
every opening copper screened. cistern
with two pumps. Immediate posses
sion. $4,000.
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College Ave.

Eight rooms and finished attic,
glassed in sleeping porch, first floor
all quarter sawed oak, bedrooms,
plenty closets. full basement with
vapor heating system, laundry, gare ge
for two cars. $4,000.
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MONEY

MONEY TO LOAN ON ALI, KINns or
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Horses, cat&ie. pianos diamonds, houses.
hoId goods, libraries. typewrlters, autoF
carriages, machinery, and to salarfed peo.i
PIE II. S. Thomas. 515 kansas avenue.
LOANS MADE on personal SECURITY; alss
20 salaried persons. l.. Biscoe. 52s X. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
First published In The Topeka Stati
Journal, Wednesday, March "A, 1920l
In the Probate Court of Shawnee County,
Kansas.
In the Matter of the Estate of Icie Ruth
Iuuvst nepanaad

~ Nhe tobHtt NoHTI OIL Su1Wnee IOuntYf
Kansas.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Icie Ruth
Lungstrun, Decense
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
All creditors and all others interested inl
the aforesaid estnte, are hereby notified
that on the 10Th day OF April, 1920, shall
apply to the Probate Court sitting NJ the
Court House In the City of Topeka Shaw :
nee County. Kansas, for n full aud f.nals
settlement of ssid estate and for an order
OF the Court finding and adJudging who.
are the heirs of Icie Rum Lungstrum. de :
cen Sod.
You are further notified that my claim,
Tor compensation as Administrator and for,
attorney FOES and other expenses recess :
sarlly Incurred in the administration OF.
said estate has been filed and. as ordered
by the court, will be heard on the sail.
18th day Of April. 1920. az 10 O'Clock o. m
u. w NELLfS. Administrators
First Published in The Topeka Stntes
journal, Tuesday, April -, 1920
BIDS FOR LABOR ON BUCHANAN
SCHOOL.
Bids will be received bv the Roard of
Education for the labor only in the con :
struction n 1.-The new Buchanan Sche..!.
building, according to plans and sneciffch !
tons in the hands OF the Architects. T. w !.
Williamson & Co.
Bids must be on file Mt the office of fhei
Clerk by noon May 3rd, 1920
The Board reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids.
NJ c. HOLMAN.
Clerk Z
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/ thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal, Wednesday, April Z. 1921
In the District Court of Shawnee County,
L. X. HentzleF, Plaintiff.
Josephine c. Edlin, livins, and if dead,
her unknown heirs. executors. admins
! traitors, devisees, trustees and assigns,
| No s3o6a.
| PUBLICATION NOTICE.
! To Josephine c. Edlin, il living, and il
dead. her unknown heirs, executors.
administrators, devisees, trustees and
! You are hereby notified that YOU have
been sued by L. X. Hentzler. the plaintiff
above named, in the District Court of
Shawnee County. Kansas, and that said
entitled action in said court on the 18th
day of April, 1920. and that unless you
answer said petition on or before the 24th
day of May, 1920, said petition will be
taken as true. and judgment rendered
agaip9st you II favor n Sid Plaintiff
lowing described real estate to-wit:
Lots No. 14B-14S- $50 152 -154- 1856 49, 1G0-
102 and fractional I64 ON Iowa avenue in
subdivision to the city of Topeka, Shaw
nee County. Kansas, and excluding you
from any right, title and interest therein.
-. - Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Attest. MARY E. CHAPLIN
tSea1.l Clerk OF the District Court
First Published in Topeka State Journal,
Wednesday, April Z, 1927
In The Probate Court Of Shawnee County,
Kansas.
In the Matter of the Estate of Chariot
Sophia Holngren, Deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
All creditors and all others interested
in the aforesaid estate. are hereby notified
that on the 18th day Of May. 1920, shall
Court House In the CITY OF ToDeka Shaw
nee County, Kansas for a full and final
settlement of said estate of said estate and
for an order Of the Court finding and ad :
Sophia Holmgren. deceased
lou are further notified that my claim
and for attorney fees and other expenses
necessarily incurred in the administration
Of said estate has been filed and, as. or
said 18th day Of May, 1920. at 10 o'clock
c. F. GUsTAFsoN,
Administrator. c. T. a.
Thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal, Wednesday. March 81 1891
State Of Kansas, Shawnee County. S.
IN the Matter of the Estate Of Ola VIM.
Nelson, late of Shawnee County. Kansas.
NoTTCE OF APPOINTMENT.
day of March, A. D. 1920 the undersigned
was. by the Probate Court Of Shawnee
County, Kansas duly appointed Admins
late Of sha vince County. deceased. Ali
parties interested in said estate will take
police and geyerz themselves accordingly.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, April II, 1921
Office Of the City Clerk.
Topeka, Kansas, April 10, 1870
Sealed proposals will be reeeiFed at the
office of the city clerk until 10 30 o'clock
a "a. Thursday, April 2. 1890, for the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
Suburban Home

Ten-acre tract joining Topeka, close
in, fine Groom modern house, cleo
trio pumping system. barns, fine
poultry house. separate runs, lots OF
fine fruit. This tract is nearly all in
alfalfa now. Owner going to Cali
fornia- You can buy it now for
$4,000.
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Topeka Ave.

Near Rock Island, Y lots, Groom
house, glassed-in sleeping porch, large
basement, hot air furnace, hot water
tank, lots of closet room. For quick
sale, $4,000
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BIDS FOR LABOR ON BUCHANAN
SCHOOL
NOTICE
NOTICE

CHEAP AUTO HAULING TO
KANSAS CITY
3h ton truck going to Kansas citr4
Thursday. Parties desiring shipment tas
that point by auto notify r. n. Cope 51V
Tyler St, before Thursday. or call 900 -
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
COODHOMES
Kansas Ave.

One and a half lots, Groom house, 8
years old, sleeping porch, full base
ment with laundry, fruit room and
furnace room, garage. hen houses,
grapes and. fruit trees. For quick
action $4,000.
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ADMINISTRATIONS

BOY SCOUT free employment bureau can
supply you with competent BOY nelp.
Call AT 100 Ea Sixth at or phone $40.
DESIRE POSITION as bookkeepeF. Fs-
millar with cost accounting. Address
Accountant care Journal.
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Quincy

Modern duplex, close in, rooms
each, separate furnaces. Live in one
and let renter pay out on your loan.
5000.
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CORTLAND

Five-room cottage. glassed in sleep
ing porch with heat from furnace,
garage and front drive This cottage
is oak finish, only 8 year sold. $50.
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Fillmore

Eight-room house, sleeping porch,
finished attic, gas CRATES. built-in
features, first floor oak. $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14

Evans, Deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT :
All creditors and all others intere sted
in the aforesaid estate are hereby notified
that on the 14th day &C May. 1920 I shall
apply 70 the Probate Court sitting nj the
Court House In the City of Topeka. Shaw
nee County, Kansas for full and finn
settlement of said estate and for an order.
OF the Court finding and adjudgiug wha
are the heirs of AIDA !. Evans, deceased.
You are further notified that my claint
for compensation as Administrator and for
attorney fees and other expenses necessari (
~ incurred in the administration Of suid
estate has been flied and as ordered by
the court, Will be heard on the said Nth
day OF May, 1920. ut 10 o'clock a. m.
a. BALFOUR JEFFREY.
AIr1fufutrator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
Near Central Park

Five-room house, first floor in
quarter sawed oak. a very handy
kitchen with breakfast room. extra
good fire place. good full basement
and furnace with water coil. hot and
cold water on all floors, roemy attic.
A very complete house for $500
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Splendid Home

This is located seven blocks west of
the avenue in a fine neighborhood;
property in first class condition. five
bedrooms and sleeping porch, vacuum
heating plant garage for two cars, two
lots Price $500. This is a bargain.
The Topeka Mortgage
& Investment Co.
f. G. LAGERSTROM.
Manager Real Estate Department.
lis West Sixth st. Phone 1896.
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The Drive

Pretty bungalow of rooms oak
finish and glassed in sleeping porch,
full basement, good furnace. $500
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West 18th

Six rooms and sleeping porch, all
modern, oak downstairs with built-ins,
floored attic. full basement with good
furnace. 5000.
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wANTED-FEMAI.L HELP

GIRLS WANTED, with egg handling ex-
perience preferred. Chas. Wolff Packing
Company.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. young lady stem
ographer. Call at room 416 Central Ma
tlonal Bank Bldg.
EXPERIENCED markers and sorters.
Family and bundle department. Mutual
Laundry.
LAUNDRY help in several departments;
experience unnecessary. Mutual Laun-
dry.
wANTED-Giris to run power machines,
Rain Shirt Factory, 40 Kansas ave.
WANTED Experienced maid. Apply
Housekeeper, National Hotel.
WANTED-Assistant cook and dining
room girl. Christ's hospital.
WANTED-Night nurse for tuberculosis
hospital. Phone 3214.
WANTED-Waitress. Cremerie restsur-
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Van Buren,

IL lots with 7-room house den and
hall, oak finish, modern and up-to-
date finished attic with room, full
basement, cement fruit room, brick
furnace room Good barn fer cars,
paving and sewer paid out. IF you
want q home close in, buy this fer
$1,000
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LEGAL


thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal, Wednesday, April Z, 1921
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MALE AND FEMALE

GORDON pressfeeder. Prefer one with ex
perience. See foreman press room. Crane
4 Co. los East sth.
WANTED-Experience bookkeeper open
new set OF books during evenings.
Phone 5T33.
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Van Buren,

Close in, 2-flat apartment house,
rooms and sleeping porch each. hot air
heat, 2 garages. 2 hen houses, barn.
Livein one, rent out other. $1,000.
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In the District Court Of Shawnee County,
Kansas.
L. X. Hentzler, Plaintiff.
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West 18th

Two new modern houses. Let's
show you. s6,75l.
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L. W. WILSON-Fire. tornado, plate lass.
insurance. Phone 500 20 Columbian BLDG
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LEGAL
fFifst published in The Topeka State
Journal, April a. 1921

Topeka, Kansas. April IL 1920.
Sealed proposals win oe received at the
office Of the city clerk until 80 o'clock
a. M, Thursday. April 90, 1920. for ths
improvements on the Melau Bridge, consists
ing of the removal OF the present curbings
sidewalk. handrail. pedestass. the consoles
under the walk, together with the cornica
stones. etc, down to the spandrei wall of
the arch, and to rebuiid and restore these
parts on the East Side Of the bridge. as per
plans and specifications on file In the office
of the City Engineer.
A certified check in the sum Of five huns
dred ($50009) dollars must accompany each
bid
The Board OF Commissioners reserve tha
right to reject any or all bids or parts
of bids. Eta NJ COVELf
lSeal. City Clerk.
first published IN The Topeka STATE
Journal, Wednesday, April I. 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
ORDINANCE NO. 1861.

published IN the Topeka State journal,
April IA, 1921
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14
In the Probate Court Of Shawnee County,
Kansas

thirst published III The Topeka STATE
Journal, Wednesday, April l. 1920
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-14

Office Of the City Clerk
Topeka, Kansas, April 70. 1870
Sealed proposals will be reeeired at tbe
office of the city clerk until 10 30 o'clock
a. M, ThursdaEs April n 1920, for the re-
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her unknown heirs. executors. admins
traitors, devisees, trustees and assigns
Defendants.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-26
MINISTERS TO
BOOST CHEST
Pulpits to Announce Com
munity Plan of Service.

The advantages of a community chest
TO the city Of indianapolis viii be pointed
out by indianapolis ministers from their
pulpits Sunday to further the campaign
for the chest, which opens next Monday,
continuing through the week with 81, co.,
0QU as tine goal the campaign.
It is expected that every minister in
the city, whatever the denomination Of
his church, will urge that the community
chest campaign receive the generous sup
port Of every person in the city. Many
Of the ministers OF the city have ex-
pressed the opinion that the community
chest is the best plan of financing and
caring for the various charitable and
phAlanthropic institutions of the city
which. in the past, have been compelled
to make separate solicitations.
Business men generally are endorsing
the chest and its campaign for 81. 900 600
and It IL believed that the full amount
will be subscribed in less than a week.
Final plans for the campaign will be
made at q meeting to be he'd at the
C1aypool hotel at 80 O'Clock Saturday
evening. L. C. Huesmann. chairman OF
the board OF directors OF the chest, will
preside and Charles +. Comm, campaign
director, will outline the completed plans
for the drive. The city has been divided
into four general divisions with oil
rector of each division. John Smith has
been named to direct the solicitations of
manufacturers,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-26
HOLDS DEFENSE
OFNAVAL BASES
FIRST CONCERN
Chief Engineer Outlines Plans
to Keep Enemy From
Landing in u. S.
OLD PRINCIPLES SOUND

WASHINGTON. Nov. $3.50 long as
our important naval stations are ade-
quately defended against any probable
naval attack. no enemy will venture at
landing in strength on the soil Of the
United States, according to Mai. Gen.
Lansing II. Beach, chief of engineers In
the first section OF his annual report
to the secretary OF war, made public
today.
1T is an accepted fact" said General
Beach, that our shores never can be
invaded in force unless our navy is either
destroyed or effectively blockaded within
our coast line The first essential of a
successful defense requires, as never be-
fore, that our important naval stations
shall be adequately defended against
probable naval attack. So long as our
great naval bases, such as Narragansett
Bay. the Chesapeake, Guantanoma. the
Panama Canal and San Francisco are
made safe against probable attack and
so long as our navy remains intact. no
enemy will venture a landing In strength
on our shores"
General Beach declared that one OF the
most important deductions from the war
was the necessity for eQuipping such
bases with an armament At to cope with
any carried on battleships now building
or contemplated.
He stated that the principles enunciated
by the board Of engineers In 1926: ~ to
provide safe anchorage for our feet; (2)
to deny our harbOrs to an enemy fleet.
and CD to protect our important cities
and naval stations from bombardment
from the sea, have been proved by the
war to he as sound today as when stated.
General Beach insisted 1t would be a
mistake to rely on less than sixteen-inch
guns and howltzers. which he said
should be emplaced on fixed mounts, al
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-26
ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS
New Baseball Head Might
Have Had League Career

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands of
Chicago. named supreme head of base
ball. might have starred as big league
ball player had he preferred a diamond
career to a judicial one. The noted
jurist was reared in Logansport. Ind.
and his spectacular playing on amateur
and semi-pro teams in that vicinity at
tracted the attention Of minor and major
league scouts. Lands declined all
League offers. He played the game en-
tlrely for love Of the sport.
He played an important part in making
baseball history. however. when he pre-
sided in the court battle between the
Federal League and the National and
American League. The case was settled
out OF court.
He is an ardent fan. attending most
of the big league games in Chicago and
many of the worlds series contests. He
is 81 years old and was born in Mill
vile, Ohio.
Those who know the judge are posi-
tive that he is undoubtedly the man best
fitted to help guide the great national
game out of the muck surrounding 1t
at present to a higher and cleaner level.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-26
Thanksgiving Races

Pushed hard all the way by Howard
Dang rfeld OF the COlored Y. NJ. c. A.,
Al Setback OF Buffalo established new
State mark OF Is MINUTES fiat to win the
five- mile Thanksgiving day walk on Mon
ument Circle yesterday This time breaks
Seelback's record Of As minutes 80 sec
onds. established in the "Y' walk last
year. Dangerfield came home a few inches
behind Seelbach. and GoOdloe of the
Colored Y. NJ c. 4. finished third.
Frank Hayden, former ShOrtr dge High
School athlete, captured the three mile
run for the COIOred ~ in 17:03. Sneff
of the "Y" was second, and Brown, But
Ter freshman, running unattached, fin
ished third. Hayden's mark does not
touch the record established by Paul
koehring last year when he romped
home without opposition In 1917.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-26

though guns Of lesser caliber, now pro
vided, will continue to be Of decided Sec
ondary use and importance.
Permanently located and concealed
fixed guns. he stated. suffer practically
no damage from hostile naval IRE, &C
cording to results observed In the last
war. and he recommended that the prin-
cipal protection against hostile IRE must
be dispersion, concealment and duplica-
ton. Bomb proofs no longer offer ade-
cute protection, he concluded, and their
cost Is prohibitive. He announced the
overwhelming efficiency OF guns on shore
to guns on ships, and said that what
was really necessary TO protect our Inn
portant cities and bases was not to in
stall as many guns as an enemy could
bring but the minimum Of powerful
weapons sufficient to prevent any but 4
foolhardy enemy from risking his ships
in an attack.
GUNS OF CALTBRE
MOST ESSENTIAL.
mo auxiliary or incidental project"
he said, should be allowed to inter
fere with putting In place this minimum
number OF gums OF proper calibre. This
is especially necessary for our outlying
possessions such as Oahu and the Pan
anna Canal, the defense OF which Is Of
vital Importance and the neglect Of which
at this time may result in future dis-
aster.
Although Ave years have elapsed since
the board OF review recommended the
installation OF big guns" he added. "our
most vital strategic areas and naval
bases on the seaboard ara still I'M
defended.
RECOMMENDS
INLAND WATERWAYS.
General BEECH strongly recommended
the development Of q comprehensive road
and inland waterways system as q meas
ure of defense.
"In tHis connection" he said, "the
provision OF a deep waterway between
Chesa peake Bay and Delaware Bay, thence
to New York harbor and Long Island
Sound. would provide a means OF de-
Tense Of immense values. This interior
waterway would make it practically i'm
possible for the combined fleets Of any
two OF the leading powers in the world
to blockade our navy successfully. and,
therefore would have the effect OF mul-
tiplying the power OF our feet. The first
and most important step In this develop
ment would be TO give the Delaware
Chesapeake canal a naVigable depth suf-
fcient to enable the feet to pass be-
tween those two great bodies OF water"