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New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
French Press Plan
TO Complete Sale
Of Merchant Ships
Liquidation of War-Built
Tonnage Near End; !; New
Scheme 10 Dispose of
Tugs Arouses Owners Ire

The French government has now
nearly completed it's liquidation of the
state merchant marine. At a time
when ship owners had surplus Of ves-
sells for the volume Of freight the gov
ernment practically forced the pur-
chase of additional tonnage, which re-
suited in a further decrease in values.
The price of ships is accordingly much
below the cost Of new construction,
according to reviews Of the French sit
uation in the British marine press.
While the government has succeeded
in dispoging of the greater part Of it's
steel feet, it has been forced to the
adoption of novel scheme to sell part
of the eighteen wooden steamers of
5000 tons each, 81 steam schooners,
motor schooners, DO wood steamers of
1,500 tons each, 80 concrete barges. A
old tugs, 81 tugs of 1000 horsepower
and a steel barges. A company has
been formed with capital of 100000
francs to liquidate this undesired ton
mage. The minimum price which the
new organization has engaged to obtain
from the sale is 100000 francs, which
is to be turned over to the government.
A circular letter was addressed re-
Gently to all the directors of the MAR
thine Inscription" in the French ports,
announcing the contemplated organi-
zation of an administrative Service of
Salvage on the Coasts of France" The
Minister of Marine suggested that the
government tugs should be utilized for
pilotage, assistance, salvage and tow
age.
The establishment charges would be
covered by the contributions Of ship
owners, chambers of commerce, general
COlinFiIs. rnf1r, jcipa1 cn,Inctls rndpF-
writer's committees and by the profits
resulting from towage.
Thes proposal has stirred up consid
cradle opposition from steamship men,
who assert that private companies are
able to handle the business and that
government operation under any guise
should not be prolonged.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
City Island

bound South
Erholm (Nor). Walton for New York
WIN WIZ plaster rock to Rock Plaster Mfg Co
schr Mary A, Nantuck for New York.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
United Fruit Motorships
Have Many New Features

Construction Of two motorships for
the United Fruit Company by Cammell,
Laird & Co. in Great Britain for serv-
ice between New York and the tropics
has aroused considerable interest here
and abroad. The vessels embody MANY
new features which Will be watched as
indicating the economies of the motor
ship over the steamer
Four f50-brake HORSEPOWER Diesel en-
sines, driving generators, will be in
stalled abreast, supplying power cur
rent to an electric motor coupled dis
rectly to the propeller shaft The Diesel
engines turn ar 250 revolutions per
minute. One has already run three
weeks test on ID degrees Baume Mexi-
can boiler oil. The electric gear will be
supplied by the British Thomson
Houston Company, of Rugby. The ves-
sels VIII run unoer the British flag.
The ships will have the following
dimensions:
Hold capacity inside bins, .1so. .ot,cu. r.
!. Fuel capacity. ty....@.....,..,.s a71 tons
&Eresh water capacity. ty..........,,73 ions
y aass raisins radius ....... 10000 n. rniiea
Deadweight capacity. y....s..l.40 4 00o IONS
PTaiiy Tiiy fuel consumption (expected) II tons
D1aas leel consumption in port lex
Trial speed texpected) lnots rots
Power ower "a Sst r5,ssos rp5,ropssller9 $50 shaft p
Lenssh of machinery space. 45 #.
49,. 325 TT.
i3ar,s i3th ,'.,'.-,,......s...-.s. 9S IT.
r. ~ s ..,;,, = 4, 81 1T, 8 In
cry ,...y,... E,a., .
The motor ships are expected TO
show greater earning power in capac-
ity and speed, aid also greater econo-
mics IN fuel, water, wages and sub
sistence. The higher CONGREGATIONAL
cost per deadweight ton is Offset to a
large extent by her greater capacity.
reducing the building cost per net
cargo ton. In other words, the United
Fruit Company will virtually have
bigger and faster ships for the dimen-
sions and for the amount of eonstruc-
tional steel in the hull.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
Marine Reports

NoTE --The hsurs below are standard time.
THE TIDES
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29


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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29
Blind, Once Popular
Actress Stages Comeback

r1udfrlle houses 0ver the e1un-
trr fr - vsars
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n hwHl room sas1 off Brosd-
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arranged II conbesl her bind
ness
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aesln- hiss Fuller sid But
next week ws re gong back 70
Broadway j seems TOO good 10
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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I.aso1let AsIl-a-iurs ln1 become 3
candidate 1nr rahrf cla4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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Inns G-f 70 slLFt Z v'nr hum ian
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-29
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08
MONEY TO Losw

u viii b observed IN z1Ol5eT col
zn8a IN this ksszs Of The Advocate
thai the Ke1rseky Joint Land Bank
through the Holman Insurance Agen-
q is Io'z1ing money 70 farmers Of
this seetiOn and 70 this end have -
Eegsd their advertising J. Miller
Hoffman,. Ire head Of the Insurance.
agency. considered this eonDz1y's
business methods from every b1si-
meas angle and after the most thor
Oggh investigation concluded that
their methods are verify the farmers
friend Nr- Holman does not accept
business propositions without giving
them close Study and his acceptance
Of this Kentucky JOint Stock Land
Bank is . gnzrzntes that the farmer
lhz1 does business according 70 this
method IL wise: that he is in good
hands; that the loan never comes
due. and that il automatically cares
for itself By paying both principal
and interest In forty years All the
farmer that bOrroEs has to dz is 70
pay the interest. which is Sss.4s per
snnum on the $1,000 borrowed For
instance. a loan of $4,000 would
cost sss4-s9 per annnm for the period
Of fort years. when the mortgage on
the farm is released and the farmer
becomes a free man. A talk with
Mr. Hoffman would explain 70 the
borrower this method and 10 adopt
these easy payments siil relieve
hoOr-Ealking disturbances and make
money that pays the debts Ehile the
farmer sleeps. Farmers. tell your
troubles TO Mr. Holman; he
las the relief
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08
csRTER-CAIN

wedding Of unEszzl Interest that
came a. Z surprise 10 the many
friends Of the oo1trzetEng parties
szs that Of Miss Mary Sadie Carter
and Luther NcEwzn Cain The
young couple accompanied By the
brides cousin. Miss Mary C. Glover.
u this city. and The groon's mother.
Mrs J. AndrsE Cain. and brother.
BS1tzEtl Cain. Of LsEre1ceb1rg
and Mr. and Mrs William Cain. Of
ShelbyTille. mOtorsd 10 Louisville On
Thursday. August 3. and we're mar
ned Al the home Of Mr. and Mrs
George Coleman. cousin Of the
groom The ceremony was perform
ed By Rev p NJ Pelly. Of the Meth
Odist church. the beautiful and i'm
pressiye ring ceremony being used
The bride is the only daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs John H Carter. Of Bath
county. and is a very cultured and
attractive Young woman Who BY her
sweet and pleasant manner has won
many warm friends Her brunette
beauty vas enhanced By her stylish
costume Of night blue and large
black hat Her eOrsage bouquet vas
Of butterfly rOsebuds and bOuraTdis-
The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs J. Andrew Cain. OF Lawrence
burg. and Is a young man Of splendid
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

IEEt fEts rather = Lzzs GzF 10 -
EseistEx flaws IN the e1zrzE1er u tss
ate O. WzzztzzEOz A View JerseT
ETDzi1s15oz payer ia 4zFiEg kt- for
having ~Ezt1.x&zs< sin q hfz Mt
verzoz estate So 6i1 everybody
sssS 4. TIA: tzs
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

character and fine business ability.
and Is held in high regard by all who
know him He is a graduate of Ken
lucky Wesleyan College. Winchester.
and has been employed as teacher of
science in the Mt Sterling high
school. and comes to our city highly
recommended as an instructor. The
marriage Of these young people is
the elimination of a happy romance
which began several years ago at
Wesleyan College. where both were
students After a short bridal trip
they Eill return to this city to live
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

FzrE vozssz eG-uZe< n zgriez1zx.
IA szcszzs1G pSz1xy eszss Lzz< year
raised z.ss51E7 zszz6zr1 bred eziet-
gzA They rsesfFe6 fsr eAsGkszs zz<
pszl-yT prDt8e=1 so< sLs17yS47f1.
In s16f<5s1 70 he sEDgsy prodsesd
fer kozzs Eze.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

Thousands o. citizens OF Nashville
have failed 70 pay their taxes this
year. the list requiring ten pages Of
the Banner. We suppose the Nash
vile folks, Ike people everywhere
else. are tired Of taxes and have
gone 10 for gasoline. radio and Jazz
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

A scientist and his ~ife are climb
ing one Of the highest mountains IN
the Rockies. looking for a bottle they
planted there q years ago. Well. II
It's good stuff. ms worth climbing
for now.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

A scientist estimates that il will.
be one thousand years before il viii
be possible even to estimate the
rate OF decrease in the earth's heat
That ought to hold the people who.
are trying to grab il while il is hot
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

A voice from the grave. John Bar
leyc0rn still claims that you cannot
keep a good man down. and Ike other
good fellows he vin refuse 70 stay
put
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

One Mt Sterling man. grocer. is
our idea of a perfect gentleman.
When a faster steals a piece of
cheese he gives him a cracker to go
with H.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

A woman is TO contest with La
Toilette for the senatorship Of his
state She'll have TO bob her hair if
she expects to hold her own against
that Wild and bristly pompadour of
Roberts.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-08

II desire for drink is evil. then the
American people are the Eickedest
on the face Of the globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-02
Bible Thought For Today
HAND-PIcKED IMMIGRATION

sb Secretary of Labor Davis believes that the time is at
hand for new immigration laws. He thinks the present 3
per cent. emergency measure has about outived its use
fulness, and would like to see it replaced with a program
concerned less with the quantity and more with the quality
of the immigrants. He prefers a plan which places the Sc
slection of our alien entrants more fully in the hands of
United States authorities at points of emigration abroad.
- Under the present wise and passport systems decisions
as to what persons may leave rests with their governments.
The result is that the class of immigrants coming in is not
always in accordance with the best interests of America. To
correct this, Mr.. Davis believes American representatives
at points of embarkation should be empowered to conduct
examinations on the spot to determine the mental, moral
and general fitness of those who desire to come. Under such
ia system those who failed to pass the examinations would
not be permitted to embark for our shores.
Everybody conversant with our immigration problems
agree that one of the first requirements for a more salts
factory policy is a better system of selection at the foreign
ports. Surely the time has come when the United States, as
the party most vitality concerned, can pick its own immi-
grants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-02

A. The National Shorthand Re.
porters' Association says that thu
first definite and indisputable evi
dence of the use of shorthand is re
corded in Plutarch. who mentions
that in the debate on the Catilinian
conspiracy in the Roman senate in
So B. c.. the famous grafton of
Cicero was reported in shorthand.
@. In what states of the Union
is racing allowed ?--D. K 5
A. Running races are held in
New York, Maryland, louisiana and
Kentucky. The last three states al
low pari-mutuel betting. In New
York state there is a Stature which
forbids bookmaking and gambling.
but the betting which is conduct.
ed at the tracks is legal unde. cour
Interpretation of The law.
Q. How long does it take light
to reach the earth from the moon
and stars?-M. R. Y.
A. Light travelling at the rate OF
$4,000 miles per second require.
IL seconds to reach us from the
moon = minutes to come from the
sun and Az years to cross the space
between us and the nearest star.
n Hercules star system is so far
Instant that the light which left it
$4,000 years ago has only iust
reached us while there IS another
globular cluster that is distant more
than 100000 light years from the
earth. A light year is nearly six
million million miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-02

Q. When was the longes: legis-
lative day in congress ?--J. S.
A. The legislative day which con-
vened in the senate on April goth
and adjourned on August 3rd was
n longest day on record. When it
Is desired that some special business
be Kept before the body considering
IT a recess taken from day to day in
stead OF an adjournment. In such
a case, the forn7alities of opening a
days business, such as the usual
prayer, are dispensed with and the
business ST the previous day is con-
tinued. The longest legislative day
in the House of Representatives, ac-
cording to the clerk of the House,
was in 1888 when a day lasted over
two weeks during a filibuster
against a direct tax bill.
Q. What is the largest size motor
bus p. s. H.
A. There is no maximum for size
Of motor buses but one recently put
in operation in the city Of Detroit
has a capacity Of 1876 passengers.
By way of contrast It may be point
ed out that the smaller buses seat
% passengers.
@. Can wool goods be made moth
proof?-P. K.
A. Manufacturers Of wooden
goods say that q preparation has
been brought out recently in Ger
many which, it is claimed, will
make wool immune to the attacks
of moths. BY its use cleaners and
dyers can give all wooden fabrics
a moth proof finish.
@. Why was a fort about rs miles
from New Orleans named Chef Men,
teur?-M. H.
A. The following legend ia told:
The Choctaws were conspicuous
for their love Of truth. but one OF
the chiefs was known to prevari-
cate frequently. He was exl!ed and
settled on an peninsula projecting
into Lake Pontchartrain. which
therefore was called "Cner Men
teur." which is French for Lying
Chiefly The fort was named for
this place.
@. Do the midgets that travel
with shows belong to n n race?
q. L. P.
A. The Liliputians or midgets
which are frequently shown at fairs
or museums do not belong to any
particular race. 1t 10 a term by
which the pigmies Of many races
are known.
@. When was shorthand first
used ?-J. o. r.