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Of the electors of the electoral district.
The announcement Ct c~andidature shall
either be made in writing or by personal
attendance Of the announcer before the
electoral board. The written announce
ment, signed by the announcer ~(announc-
ers) must be sent to the undersigned
chairman at my official office, not later
thar a O'Clock p, m. on the 3rd May a. c.
and for receiving announcements made
personally the Electoral Board will meet
at the place where the election is to be
held, a,3 o'clock p. m. on Wednesday
the 4th May a. C.
The Electoral Board for the Country
Jurisdiction of Frederiksted, St. Croix,
April 22ad 1872
G. H. PAYNE.
, 1921-04-29
Publication.

IT is hereby made known, that whereas
the following Members of the Colonial
= Council, elected by the Country juris-
diction of Frederiksted, will have to re-
tire from the Council in accordance with
Art. II of the Colonial Law viz:
End Member Mr.. M. M. Skeoch
Bird Mr.. G, Nordby
Government has resolved in virtue of
Art. % of the Colonial Law that the
GENERAL ELECTION of members to
the Council in lieu of the said gentlemen
shall take place in the Court House of
Frederiksted Jurisdiction on SATUR-
DAY THE 7th MAY a. C.
The polling will commence at l o'clock
p. m. and in accordance with Art. 80 of
the Colonial Law will close at 4 o'clock
p. M. at the earliest.
At the election no one can be consider
ed unless he has announced himself as a
candidate Or has been so announced by one
, 1921-04-29
Publication.

I is hereby made known, hat whereas
the following Member Of the Colonial
Council, elected by the Town and Su-
burbs-0f Frederiksted will h We to retire
from the Council in accordance with
Art. II Of the Colonial Law, viz:
End Member Mr.. Robt. l.. Merwin.
Government has resolved in virtue
of Art. % of the Colonial Law that the
GENERAL Election of Members to
the Council in lieu Of the said gentle
man shall take place in the Court House
Of Frederiksted Jurisdiction on FRIDAY
THE 9Th. MAY a. c.
The polling will commence at | o'clock
pm. and in accordance with Art. 80 of the
Colonial Law will close at 4 o'clock p.
m. at the earliest.
At the election no one can be cOnoi-
dered unless he has announced himself
as a candidate or has been SO announced
by one Of the electors of the electoral
district. The announcement of candi-
dature shall either he made iii writing
by personal attendance Of the announcer
before the electoral board. The written
announcement. signed by the announcer
~(annOuncers) must be sent to the under
signed chairman at ny official office,
not later than 4 o'clock p. m. on the
End May a. C and for receiving an
nouncements made personally the Elec-
toral Board will meet at the place where
the election is to be held, at 3 o'clock
p. m. on Tuesday the 3rd May a. C.
The Electoral Board for the Town and
Suburbs of Frederiksted, St. Croix, April
22nd 1921.
C. H. PAYNE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
NO MORE LOANS
Secretary of Treasury Pulls
U. s. Purse String.
No Further Cash for Allies, Is
Promise to Senate.

Washington, Feb. 16.-No further
advances viii be made to- the allies
until the treasury department consults
the senate Judiciary commission, Sec
rotary Houston promised the commit
tee. Il cannot promise definitely now
that I will make no further advances
on commitments which already exist"
Houston said, because I do not know
what the circumstances may be, but
before 1 act in any case, will present
all the facts to the committee
Houston's promise was made after
senators had pointed to the commit
tees resolution further advances to
the allied governments until the loan
question had been decided by con-
gress.
Houston declared he would act in
good faith with the committee but
reiterated that if all the terms were
satisfactory he felt the United States
was obligated to advance money on
pledges already made.
But the treasury is not anxious to
advance money to any one" Houston
added.
Credits already extended to the al
lied governments by the treasury de-
partment were first approved by Pres
ident Wilson. Houston said today.
Houston also admitted that the orig
inal purposes for some OF the loans no
longer existed.
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FINISH RED CROSS COURSE.
Ten Topeka Boy Scouts Will Receive
Diplomas.

Seventeen boys finished the course
of Red Cross work which closed Tues
day night. Ten of the scouts passed
the test and will receive diplomas from
the national headquarters Of the Red
Cross. The ten scouts are: Raymond
Frost, troop 10: Prof. r. j. Whit
aker. troop 1, Highland Park; Scuy-
Ter Wehe, troop 1, Topeka; Sam Elder,
troop Is; Ralph Ahlstrom, troop 25;
John H. Fazel, executive; Dale Per-
rine, troop II; VIM. Peterson and Ell
mer Cowell. troop 25; Joe Thompson.
troop % (colored). The diplomas will
be presented to the boys at the next
Court of Honor Saturday at O'Clock,
at the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
A new class in Red Cross first aid
will begin at the ''Y" next Monday at
Z O'Clock. under direction of DR.. R. ].
Miller. city physician. Twenty scouts
are already enrolled for the new class.
In connection with this class, Mr. Fa-
eel has promised to give free instruc-
ton in Esperanto Red Cross drill, as
it was used in the war.
Any scout over IA years of age may
join until the class is full. The tut
ton is free. Books may be had at the
scout office. 100 East Sixth street
Many of the scouts who failed to pass
in the old class have joined the new
class, determined to win.
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HOUSE ADOPTS


pointments. Piper represents Judge
Wark's district in the house.
1.-THE speaker" said Piper as a
good speaker. but he isn't an au
he named lacked backbone. They call
this give and take affair. 1t sounds
like Bryan's 16 to 1 speeches.
Il used to think / was for lawyers
on this court. Now L know I am no-.
don't know any first class lawyers
in the state who want to be superin
tendents of laundr;es. None of them
want to wash all the dirty linen in
Kansas. The trouble with the court
now is that it has two dissenting
judges. ] will vote for the conference
report and against the motion to nom
concur
Roll Cali Is Taken.
Roll calls were ordered on the
motion to nonconcur. 1t lost IS to 81.
On final adoption of the conference
report sxty-seven members voted in
the affirmative and forty-nine in the
negative. Following was the vote:
Yeas-Alford, Barrier. Bateman. Beard.
BernardIn, Cloud, Coffman. Crary, Crist,
Dick, Edwards, Foster. Fowler, Freas, Glib
Herren, Hicks. Hill. Iddings. Ireland,
N Nnpdson. Lamb, Lanning. Lippert; Mann.
Minnich, Mosher. Myers, Nesch, Nork, Pen
dleton, Peterson, Piper, Porter, Rhodes.
Ritter: Robbins. Ruth. Sanders, Sander
son. Scott Of Stanton, Searle. Shideler,
simpson, Sinclair. Smith of Elk Snyder
Stapleton. Troup, Uhls, Underwood. Ward,
Weightman. Mr.. Speaker. Total 67.
Nays-Barrett, Brown, Cellar. Chandler,
Cline, Conklin, Cox, Endres, Farrell
Fisher. Garvin. Geddes. Gillispie Harring-
ton. Higley, Hope, Hughes, Jeffrey Joi-
life. Jones, Kelley. Kline. Knapp, Lam
bertson Mack. Maloney, Martin. Miller
Morris. Murphy. Noble. Norman. O'Laugh-
lin, Prather. Railsback. Rankin, Rewerts,
public. Stanley. Taylor of Cherokee. Tay
lOr Of Wabaunsee. Thomas, Walker, White.
Williams. Yust. Total 4o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
CITY BUYS EQUIPMENT
Cost of Electric Power Room Ma
chinery Is $44,O74.

Arrangements were completed today
for the purchasing of equipment for
the new electric power room to be
added to that of the waterworks plant,
under the consolidation plan approved
in the November election.
The total cost of the equipment will
be $40,074, considerably under the en-
gineer's estimate of $44,40O. The con-
tracts for furnishing the equipment
were let as follows: Two turbines, one
500 X. w. to cost $17,315, and another
1875 K. w. to cost $6,925, from the
Kerr Turbine company, Wellsville, n.
T.; a condenser, to cost $7,762, from
the Worthington Pump company, Har-
rison, N. j.; a switchboard, to cost
S2,100, from the Westinghouse Elec-
trio company, Pittsburgh, Pa, and a
boiler, to cost $5,972. from the Erie
City Iron Works, Erie, Pa.
Bids for the equipment were re-
ceived at the city commission meeting
Tuesday morning and the commission
has been comforting with n. A. Veatch
of Black & Veatch, Kansas City con-
-sulting engineers, in charge of the
filtration plant and consolidation con-
tract.
Bids for construction of the fiitra
ton plant building will be advertised
for in about two weeks, Commissioner
wv. A. Stanfield said today. A COM
=plete water color map of the filtra ton
-Plant will be displayed at the city hall
next week.
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MANY new BILLS
Sixteen introduced Today in the
State Senate.
Worked Fast Before Taking Up
Good Roads Act.

Sixteen new bills were introduced in
the senate this morning before that
body got down to business on the con-
sideration of the state road fund bill
on special orders.
Senator Paul handed in bill which
prescribes, a severe penalty for any
person who falsely represents that he
was a member of the armed forces of
the United States during the late war.
To Eliminate Advertising.
Senator O'Brien presented a bill de-
signed to eliminate the too free use of
advertising bill boards on bridges. near
railroad crossings, and along the high
way generally, and gives the county
commissioners power to remove such
bill boards when they judge it neces-
sary.
Every school in the state-public,
private, or parochial-should teach
American history and the doctrines of
Americanism. Senator Johnson, Of
Brown county, believes. He intro
duced a bill requiring such courses
for all schools, this morning.
Senator Finley. of Neosho county,
presented a bill making it against the
law. and an act punishable by law, 70
transport nitroglycerin on any street
of any city in the state.
To Improve Memorial Hall.
An appropriation bill by Senator
Fisher, of Shawnee county, for the
maintenance and improvement of the
Memorial Hall at Topeka. came in TINS
morning improvements to the library
to cost more than s35. 900, were added
to the regular fund for the upkeeD OF
the building The fund is admins
tered by the executive council OF the
state. ~,
Senator Hegler presented a bill
which defines a mob as a "tumultuous
conaourse OF five or more persons,
gathered for some unlawful purpose.
and makes the city in which such a
mob gathers liable for damages TO
person or property. which may De the
result of the act of such mob.
Defines Legal Instruments.
Senator Green introduced bill de-
filming negotiable. legal instruments
and making a promissory note, drawn
to some person outside the county In
which the note is drawn, non-nego-
table.
A companion bill to the one intro
duced in the house Tuesday. which
grants to the state industrial court
price fixing powers for certain COM
n1odities, was introduced this morning
by Senator Vincent of Girard-
Another Vincent bill greatly in
creases the liability of the employer.
in workmen's compensation laws OF
the state
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DEPEND ON U. S.
World Financial Condition
Hangs, in the Balance.
Governor of Federal Reserve
Board Issues Warming.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Wartime ex-
penditures and the profound modifi-
cations of the country's economic sys-
tenn make it imperative, Governor
Harding informed congress today in
the annual report of the federal re-
serve board, that the utmost care be
taken to conserve our credit and pre-
serve the basis of our prosperity. to
avoid the extreme conditions prevail
Z ing in other countries.
upon the United States in a large
measure" the governor declared, the
solvency and financial stability of
many other countries depend. This
fact greatly increases the responsible
1ty which rests upon the American
banking system and calls for the eXer-
else of sound judgment and the strict
observation of sound financial and
economic principles. In readjustment
of business the country" Governor
Harding asserted, lis generally recog-
IS looking to the future. A spirit of
greater confidence prevails.
Because of the accumulate of
Foreign commodities, however, for
which there is no market" Governor
Harding continued, countries which
nave been sending us their surplus
products find they have nothing mar
ketable with which to pay for their
imports from the United States We
ind ourselves, therefore," he main
ldlned. with a large export trade
which is being paid for only in part
b q great portion of the world, and
this trade is fast approaching a point
where it may be cut drasticsilly to the
most vital essentials unless the normal
credit and buying power of Europe can
be restored.
This restoration" he added, ais only
possible if American raw materials go
forward steadily over an extended
period against long time credits. Food
stuffs," he said, Should be promptly
paid for as they go into immediate con-
sumption" By means of a corporation
organized under the Edge act, for
financing foreign trade, the governor
commended long time credits may be
granted to finance exports not only
from the United States but from for
eign countries as WELL
All these operations, he described. as
necessary for the solution of the pres
ent world problem.
Financing exports to Europe thru
credits extended by the government
was considered by Governor Hard
Ing to be a war time expedient. Gross
earnings of all federal reserve banks
combined the governor reported in
creased from S102. 100000 in 1919 to
$1S1, 100000 in 1920. Over 50 per
cent of these earnings came from
paper discounted for member banks,
the average daily holdings of which
aggregated $3.50. 100000 during 1920
ias compared with s1,9OS, 100000 in
1919
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NARROWLY ESCAPE INJURY.
Members of Grand Theater Orchestra
in Auto Accident

Almost the entire orchestra of the
Grand theater narrowly escaped seri-
GUS injury about IL o'clock Tuesday
night when the Ford car in which they
were going home was struck in the
rear by a Studebaker occupied by sew
eral negroes, and which, according to
the license records at police headquar-
tiers, belongs to o. E. Van Horn, 900
North Topeka avenue.
The Ford was driven by Harold
Cochran and occupied by Clarence
Messick, Robert Abel. Frank Harsh
barger and Arthur Mess.ck. all mem
bers of the orchestra. They had Just
crossed Tyler street going west when
the Studebaker, they declared, crashed
into the rear of the Ford. The Ford
was thrown seventy-five feet forward
onto the parking by the impact and
struck a telephone pole. Both the
front and rear end of the car were
badly damaged.
The Studebaker, with a broken light
and fender, continued on its way. it
was declared. No one was seriouly
injured.
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STANDARD WORKERS STRIKE
One Hundred and Twenty at X. c
Plant Refuse Wage Slash.

dred and twenty men, members of the
painters, timers, carpenters and
br.cklayers unions employed at the
Sugar creek plant of the Standard Oil,
company did not report for work this
morning because of an announced
wage reduction of 10 per cent affect
ing all laborers at the plant.
The action of the men last night in
deciding to stay away from work to-
day was in protest against the reduc-
ton. Sixteen hundred men are en-
ployed at the plant.
Union leaders said that while the
men would quit work for an indefinite
period, it was not a strike.
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IRISH LEADER HERE
tCdntin led from rage One,

IGNITION of the Irish Republic of this
city. Miss MacSwiney was met by n
reception committee headed by Ed.
]. Rooney. t8s-
The first address by Miss MacSwiney
was in the house of representatives
at 1 o'clock. The house will not be
in regular session at that time. but a
large number of legislators proba bly,
will be present to hear the Irish speak
err The senate recessed until O'clock
to give it's members an opportunity to
hear Miss MacSwiney. AT O'Clock
Miss MacSwiney will speak at Labor
hall, 41S Kansas avenue to special
representatives of the Association for
Irish Recognition. At O'Clock to-
night she will address a mass meeting
at the city auditorium.
An informal reception for Miss Mac
Swiney was held from u to 1 o'clock
today at Governor Aliens office.
"Remem Der that we only ask that
the army of occupation shall disappear
from our land that We may go for
ward with the work of reconstruction
under the government which we have
so well begun Miss MacSwiney said.
I'VE began that work after elections
of 1918 when Ireland declared whole
heartedly for the republic and nothing
else'
Have Their Valley Forge.
on see, our story Is Tie same dS
yours Miss MacSwiney said. you
refused to give in. We also refuse to
give in. You had a bad and a hard
time during some of those years after
1776. I think it was in rs. or per-
haps IT, that your soldiers passed
such a bitter hard winter at Valley
Forge. We have our Valley Forge be-
fore US this winter. But unfortunate
ly it is not only our brave soldiers
who have to face tit is the women
and the children, especially the little
children-for today in Ireland women
take their stand by the men and yield
not to them one iota in their power of
endurance-but it is hard to see the
children suffer-"
Did Good Work for Cause.
While her brother was a prisoner
and starving himself for the Irish
cause, Miss MacSwiney was with him
both in person and in sympathy. She
is a highly educated woman and has
| used her training to brilliant advan-
tage Cor the Irish cause. She has &C
complished much in an educational
way for ireland and is a member of
the governing body of National uni
versity in Cork. She was the organ
izer of Cumann an BanH council of
Irish women to help Irish volunteers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
Doctor Removed
DUN Appendix

Kane, Pa, Feb. 16.-Dr Evan
O'Neil Kane. chief surgeon of Kane
Summit hospital was rapidly recover
ing today from the operation that
amazed the medical profession when
r removed his own appedix yester-
day.
-olstered on an operating table and
aided by a nurse, the doctor calmly
cut into his abdomen-and unflinch-
ingly dissected the tissues. Only a
local anaesthetic was applied Doctor
Kane is 60 years old
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gist If He Recommends It."
of the blood. There are more of such
men and women today than at any
other period in the last thirty years
There has come into prominence a
prescription used by a leading Ohio
physician that is certainly one Of the
most timely events in recent years 1t
is called Reolo, and it hits these nerve
Less, bloodless cases exactly.
In one of the prominent drug stores
it has completely superseded all other
preparations variously called tonics.
The clerks see its marvellous benefits
daily. Men and women VINO have
come in sick. unhappy. discouraged
and defeated. and again seen in
week or a month after using Reolo are
not the same people. either in appear
ance or action. They have gained
flesh and strength, real conscious
strength: their blood is rich and red;
they walk and talk with animation,
there is a tinge of color in the cheeks.
a snap to the eye that shows the vital
processes have been enhanced to their
full. natural activity. Ask any clerk at
Tully- Mcfarland Drug Stores or any
leading drug store about Reolo- They
will recommend it as the greatest re-
constructive medicine that ever went
over their counters. Get a s1.00 box
today and prove it in your own case.
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DELAYED AT ATCHISON.
Miss Mary MacSwiney Remained There
Several Hours.

Legislators from a-certain district in
Kansas have reason to feel antipathy
toward Miss Mary MacSwiney, repre-
sentative Of the Irish Republican
cause in Topeka today. Even If those
certain legislators are fiery Irish SYM
pathizers, they could have just cause
for renouncing. their views when they
hear what she said of the fair city
from which they come, one Of the larg-
est cities in Kansas.
Miss MacSwiney was delayed for
several hours on her trip to Topeka
II was put off in such little way
side place for such a long time" she
sad.
Where was the. wayside place %
she was asked.
"Atchison, they call it," she said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
Local Mention

The Buick car belonging to Pete
Charowas was found by the police
Tuesday in a damaged condition near
Gage park The canvas stolen Sun
day night for the sixth time since
Charowas has owned it.
Margaret Bostic, Eye Glasses. sos
Kansas ADV.
Ice cream social and entertainment
at College Hill schoolhouse tonight,
pl m.-Ady.
Mrs. Anna Hoffman filed suit for
divorce Tuesday from her husband,
living at Berryton. She charged him
with cruelty and neglect and alleged
that he has struck her.
Six per cent money. on modern resi-
dence property. Easy payments. Sec
Geo. P. Stitt. Room 81. Columbian
Building.-Adv.
Mrs. Amanda Proudly was given a
divorce from Steve Proudly in the dis
trict court yesterday. She was re-
stored to her maiden name of Amanda
Northern and given SO a month all
mony for six months. Two previous
attempts by Mrs. Proudly to get a di-
yorce were unsuccessful.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist 500 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
The Rev. A. z. Gregory of the First
Congregational church is a new mem
bier of the board of. directors of the
Providerit association. He was elected
at the regular meeting of the board
Tuesday.
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5050.-Adv.
At a dinner of the brotherhood
class of the First Baptist church Tues
day night, speakers were Representa-
tive James c. McDermott, Senator
Alfred Docking, the Rev. John Wells
Rahill and Representative w. P
LambertSon.
Liberty bonds. Phone Kleinhans
ADV.
Raymond. Chiropodist. Orpheum Bldg
Adv
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ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST HAYS.
Long Oil Company Brings Action to
Recover S585r7

Allen Hays, missing auto man want
ed on a charge of fraud, was made de-
PENDANT in another suit Tuesday when
the Long Oil company filed a petition
asking for $5S5.77. which it claims is
due for gas and oil. The Hays Motor
corporation is made defendant In the
suit also. because it is alleged Hays
transferred his interests in his original
company to the corporation.
Hays is charged with selling mort
gagged automobiles and giving mort
cages on cars he did not own
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SOUTHWESTERN IS HERE
To Play Washburn B. b. Team in
Thomas Gym Tonight.


The Southwestern basketball team
will meet Washburn tonight at $50
O'Clock in Thomas gymnasium, in the
third game Of their four-game trip.
The Moundbuilders have Just recently
hit their stride-the same stride that
carried them thru to championship
honors last year. In the games with
Kansas State Normal and c. of e.
Monday and Tuesday nights, respec-
lively, they defeated both schools by
large score. Washburn successfully
COPIED with the Bates men in a game
at Winfield early in tn session, and
they expect to win again tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court today TO the following:
Glenn u. May, Williamstown..... 20
Casino NJ. Dick, Williamstown.... 10
John William Deeter. Holton. n
Alvaretta Vangampolard, Holton. .21
Arthur Franklin Powell. Oakland. 81
Mona Pauline Smith, Topeka. .16
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New York Produce Market.

New York Produce Market.
New York Feb. 16.-BUTTER-Firm
Creamery higher than extras, f471A 0l4Sc.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh gathered extra
firsts. 36h637c.
HEESE-Irregular state Whole milk
flats. fresh. special, 23d25c.
LIVE POJJLTRY-Firm
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JOHN HOLMES, age 76 died this morn
ing at his residence, 1401 East Sixth ave
nue.. Funeral announcements later.