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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-03

The old Taylor span across the
Nehalem river south of Vernonia
is to be replaced by new bridge
to cost $476S.80. Work on this
and other county jobs will be
started Immediately.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-03

Forty years of constant use "a
the best proof OF the effectiveness
of Whites Cream Vermifuge for
expelling worms in children or
adults. Price s5c. Sold by Dsn1 /
Fry. (adv)
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS

The South End Decoration Shop
5015 So. State St.--For painting,
papering, calcimining and general
jobbing. Prices reasonable. We
make old buildings look like new.
Drexel 1881.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
REPLACING BOY ORATORS
WITH BUSINESS MEN
(By w. H. A. MOORE

Boy orators are growing more
scarce. | know of no reason why
they should become less visible unless
it is the presence of the utterly I'M
deniable fact that there never was a
good reason advanced why they should
ever be in the first place for that
matter. They are in the main examples
of "the greatness of the race that
never directly or indirectly appealed to
me. Therefore, l am hailing with JOY
that is close akin to glee the apparent
fact, at least, that the tribe is fast dis
appearing from the face of the Earth.
In the place of the aforesaid boy
orator, l think l see a new order OF
humans coming to the races fore. Our
young men are going into business. |
have in mind the recent venture of one
of Chicago's vigorously progressive
young men who has discovered a
virgin field of business activity for
colored men. He has organized a cas-
ket manufacturing and funeral supplies
company. Robt. L. Ephrain, a
twenty-four year old lad of Chicago,
has wisely taken time by the forelock
and led him right tip to place where
we must look him suuarely in the face
in a straightforward, practical way.
We need many prosperous business
men in our ranks. If Mr.. Ephraim 5
manufacturing plants meets an essen
tial need. | see no good reason why
he should not be helped to accumulate
a fortune, in the business venture, that
I believe lie has wisely chosen to
follow.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
WANTED
Chorus Girls

Good looking and shapely; no ex.
perience necessary. Apply Dave Pey-
ton, Room $40, III N. State St, Chi
oago.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

I'd Floor. los W. Madison St. Near Clark St.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

WANTED - Experienced statesmen
wanted to handle memberships in
the New Stradford Hotel and Theater
Co. The company is formed The
site is secured. The architect has
drawn the plans. The people want
the hotel.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

oas zss-soo-s.1a
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
United States Warning

The eye sight Conservation Council
of America reports, together with the
writer's observation, that a normal
human eye must use 40 per cent of
nerve energy to see, leaving only 60
per cent for all other functions of
human body.
That 80 per cent of our population
are using excess nerve force to see
correctly, and are actually compen-
stated instinctively, by the so per cent
of nerve force that nature gave for
the use of the body only.
This robs the body of its natural
power of resistance of diseases,
weakens the mental and moral power,
dethrones the will and reason, brings
stomach trouble, head ache, and
moral degeneration.
Nature is a strict master she
never gives up more than she in
tends in one direction, with out over
balanced account, by extracting
more from some other, than it is
willing to pay out.
Science has been trying for 100
years to overcome this appalling
error, but has found no means save
observation-disclosures belong to the
same law of physics as the science of
eye sight.
The American Conservation Coun-
Gil of eye sight, issues orders for
every man, woman and child to have
their eye sight examined once each
year, and correct lenses adapted
thereto, to save the nation from
physical, mental and moral deea-
dence.
DR.. WALTER H. BRITT.
OPHTHALMOLOGIST,
471o So. State ST. Phone Drexel 1861
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-First class Music Store
for sale. Splendid business chance.
Address Box los, Chicago Whip,
1920 State St.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
"Cascarets" l0c
Best Bowel Laxative
When Bilious,
Constipated

To clean out your bowels without
cramping or overacting, take Casca-
rets. Sick headache, biliousness =
gases, indigestion, sour, upset sto-
mach, and all such distress gone by
morning. INCEST physic on earth for
grown-ups and children. 10c box.
Taste like candy. Advt.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07
CAUGHT AFTER II YEARS

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 80
After being sought for eleven years
for deserving his wife and child. John
Gibson was arrested in Lexington last
week.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

FURNISHED OR UNFINISHED
Rooms For Rent In Respectable
Homes. Clark's Room Renting Agen-
cy, Room 101, SO E. 35th Street
Phone Victory 1880.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

Large blocks of shares already are
spoken for. Store space, theater,
etc. already in sharp demand. For
information inquire at 1901 S. Wa
bash Ave, Chicago, Ill. Victory 4691.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-10-07

OUT-Bargain, soft drink
and news stand-shining parlor =
Cheap for cash. D. N. Carr, II E.
33rd Street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Oldest in the World.

The fields included in the Chester
claims are the Oldest in the world
and are referred to repeatedly in the
oldest books of the Old Testament,
and by Herodotus, father of Greek
history, and by other historians.
After twenty-fOur centuries dur
ing which the Mesopotamian-Per-
sian-Turkish officials remained UNI
touched and practically undiscov-
cred, Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester,
u. S. N, was sent, in 1899, to Tur-
key. in command Of the y. s. s.
kentucky, to lend moral support
to the United States minister at
Constantinople to secure payment OF
indemnity for destruction Of prop
erty belonging to American mission
aries in the so-called Armenian mas
sacre in 1896.
The claim amounting to only
$4,000, was not of great importance
to either party concerned, yet. like
everything else connected with the
Ottoman government at the time,
it was whipped by foreign interests
into an international episode. with
some European powers clashing in
such a way as to threaten American
and Turkish relations. Rear Ad-
miral Chester did not indulge In a
demonstration Of gunbOat diplomacy
to intimidate the old Sultan. Abdul
Hamid, to get concessions, and the
Sultan was very favorably i'm.
pressed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Chester's Mission.

Admiral Chester's mission was to
the Near East. where America prac-
tically had no trade. although Amer
leans were spending millions there
for the social development OF the
people Of the Ottoman Empire,
while the British admiral's actiVi-
ties were in a region where Great
Britain controlled more OF Chinas
trade than all other countries com.
bined. Lord Beresford brought
back a voluminous report of condi-
tions In his balliwick, published in
book form, called 1.-The Breaking
I'd OF China. Admiral Chester re-
ported to Americans the dawn OF
new era in the Ottoman empire
and the Waking Up OF Turkey"
Upon Chester's acceptance OF
the duty delegated to him by New
York's commercial bodies. applica'
ton was made TO Elihu Root, then
Secretary o; State, for govern.
mental s. port in such negotia-
tons as nIght arise. The Secre-
tary agreed to support the meas
ure heartily and has done so ever
since.
Eventually Admiral Chester was
placed on special duty to carry on
this work under the directions or
the Secretary of State by Presi.
dent Roosevelt. who also took every
opportunity to foster the enter
prise. On it's way home from It's
globe encircling cruise, in 1909, the
American fleet was directed to stop
at Smyrna and take on aboard
twelve Turkish naval officers In
the interest Of the American con-
cession.
Sultan Abdul Hamid and his close
advisers wanted American friend
ship and moral support in Moslen
affairs. Admiral Chester had shown
his ability to establish friendly reia-
tions with the natives of Turkey.
The Sultan, on Chester's visit lii
1908, therefore promptly rendered
him a broad concession which In
cluded the construction OF practi-
cally all the public works OF Turkey
with appropriate guarantees for the
payment Of the cost.
A few weeks later the Sultan was
suddenly deprived of his absolute
power and in July, 1908, before the
concession could be considered by
the home authorities. a stay OF pro-
ceedings was inaugurated until the
Young Turk party had reorganizei
the government. After many activi-
ties lasting nearly two years
another broader convention was nego-
tiated between the Chester interests
and the Ottoman government. as d.
rected by parliament. Under the
constitution the Turkish parliament
was the only power that could grant
concessions to foreigners.
This concession included the priv
ilege to explore and operate extern
sive mineral and mining concessions
extending from Alexandretta Bay
to the oil fields in the Mosul, Mes
opotamia. Kirkuk. Chemihemal and
Sulaima niya districts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01

railroad; and, further, an annual
subsidy of from per cent to per
cent of the total capital invested in
the railroad and the cost of opera
ton thereof.
Sultan Abdul Hamid also grant
ed the right and privilege to ex-
plore for and operate oil fields
and mines for a number OF years
prior to deciding on the location
of the railroads. SO as to insure
that the railroads when construct
ed would be along and between
productive points and would be
capable Of self-support and repre-
sent an asset to the Ottoman EN-
pire.
The concessions were to be OPP
erative from that date. but with
out restrictions or time limit re-
garding the actual starting of op-
erations, and were to be for ninety
nine years, with provisions that the
Ottoman empire could buy the
properties at the end Of the first
thirty years by paying their az.
gregate cost and a good margin
of profit to be mutually agreed
upon.
Upon the breaking out of war
In September, 1914. II became APP
parent to every one concerned with
the Chester franchise that the con.
struction Of railroads and exploita-
ton OF oil fields and mines could
not be effectively executed while
belligerent action was going on In
the country and consequently, due
notice was sent to the Ottoman
government. through the legal ad-
visor of the Chester interests In
Constantinople, and their legal
title to delay" in fulfilling the con-
tract as per Article 6. was In
operation. and the exploitation and
surveying by the Chester engineers
was suspended.
Many times in the past ten
years, during which Turkey has
been engaged in almost contin-
uous warfare, messages have been
received by individuals connected
with the Chester concession. One
such call came through the former
American Ambassador to the Otto
man Empire. Henry Morgenthau.
Shortly after he returned to the
United States from his mission
abroad he told Admiral Chester that
the Turks frequently interrogated
MN ItBdI ulnE lne NneSteT fTOJeCt
and wanted to know when the syndi.
cate would take over the concession.
This, summarized. Is the here.
tofore unpublished story OF the
Chester claims" to the $1,000
100000 oil fields of Mesopotamia
and Turkey. which are the Amer.
lean claims to these oil fields re-
ferred to in the forceful notes to
Great Britain by Secretary of
State Colby and Secretary of State
hughes during the past two years.
These claims antedate the Brit
ish claims by several years and
the secret German correspondence
and statements made by high
British authorities show that they
are not only valid claims. There.
fore the monopolistic British 'oil
group" cannot deprive Rear Ad-
miral Chester and their associates
of their rights to these oil fields
Other articles by Mr.. Wood.
house on the oil situation will
follow)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
STEWART TO HEAD
WATER POWER BODY
w. Va. Senator Will Draft New
Bill for Next Session Of
Legislature.

MORGANTOwN. w Va. Dec. 81
Believing that the potential wealth Of
the water power Of West Virginia
streams Is greater than its combined
wealth of minerals. its agriculture
and its timber. State Senator Edgar
p. Stewart of Morgantown, who has
just been elected chairman Of the
West Virginia Water Power Commits
sion. Ia directing the work of that
commission, so, he declares, 'it will
be beyond the power of any future
legislature to refuse to act on a water
power measure upon the excuse that
the members did not have the facts
bfore them"
THE commission" Senator Stewart
says, will strive to show in detail
every stream which has within it's
flow any potential electric power.
together with the character and value
Of the property which borders on It.
and to show what effect using the
stream for power purposes will have
On the abutting property. This com.
mission, with this data, will draft q
comprehensive water power bill to be
acted upon at the next session Of tie
legislature"
Senator Stewart was chairman Of
The judiciary committee of the Senate
at the last session. and is one of the
most influential members os the State
law making body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Effective Diplomacy.

The diplomatic negotiations also
We're carried on with such tact by
the American representative, Lloyd
GrisconI, as to rebound to the credit
OF all Americans concerned. A
contract for the construction OF a
Turkish cruiser by the Cramp Com
pany of Philadelphia. which had
been hanging fire for a long time.
was Immediately recorded in con-
nection with the missionary claim.
Rear Admiral Chester acted as ad-
wiser 10 the Sultan. who Informed
him that 1t was the beginning or a
large order for ships which he wished
built in America.
The Sultan also extended the
concession for Robert College, the
credit for which has very properly
been credited to Admiral Chester.
The original concession for this
great American college in Turkey
had been obtained by Admiral
Farragut on his visit to CONSTANT
nople in 1866. Without Admiral
Chester's influence the concession
might not have been extended.
Admiral Chester proved to the
Turkish government officials that
the American Government and
people were not inclined, as other
nations were, to take advantage
of the excuses afforded by the
massacres Of 1896, the Greco Turk
ish war of 1887 and similar up
setting conditions to hold up" the
Turkish Government in various
ways.
In 1899 Abdul Hamid already
had been Sultan for twenty-three
years. having succeeded his brother,
Amurath V, on August 81, 1876. Dur
ing this time his reign had been
subject to foreign interferences in
connection with or following the
atrocities of 1875. the Russo-Turkish
war of 1878: the treaty of Berlin,
1873; Bulgaria and Rumelio union,
1885; Armenian atrocities Of 1896,
the Greco-Turkish war, 1897, and
other similar events. He had suffer-
ed from the intrigues Of the various
scheming powers and interests who
melted and promoted disorder and
strife to create pr, texts for selling
Turkish lands and obtaining valu-
able concessions.
The cordial relations established
by Admiral Chester grew and,
finally, when the United States
Government, following the Boxer
uprising of 1900, RENTED it's share
Of 100000 of indemnity from
China, the Turkish government Of
ficials, greatly impressed, sough,
to attract Americans and American
trade to Turkey as a means Of Great
ing.a ial American influence to
counteract the selfish influence of
most of the European nations.
Rear Admiral Chaster urged Amer.
lean business men to go to Turkey.
As result, American capitalists
invited him to go to Turkey in the
interests Of American trade, which
he did in May and June, 1905.
Previously he had written several
reports to the various government
departments on the opportunities
offered to American commerce by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01

might come within the zone OF
the railroad or railroads that might
be contemplated by the Chester in.
terests.
The main principle on which the
plans first proposed by Sultan Abdul
Hamid and afterward extended by
the constitutional government of
Turkey for the / 200 miles. more or
less, of railroad construction from
the Mediterrapea sea to the Per-
sian border. was that the work
should be largely paid for by a con-
cession of all the mineral and other
rights and franchises In q zone forty
kilometers wide along the line of the
projected road. and also kilometric
guarantee or subsidy on every kilo-
meter OF railroad built. which par
TALLY paid for the construction.
The Bagdad railway at first ap.
piled for the mineral rights. but
the contract was based on the
guarantee instead; therefore the
Bagdad railway concessions are OBJ
viousiy not as valuable as the Ches-
ter concessions.
The two principal features Of the
plan arranged between the Sultan
first, then the Young Turks and
the Chester interests, to remuner
ate the capitalists were the Argh-
ana copper fine and the oil fields,
both in Mesopotamia and across
the Tigris river on the Persian Dor
der, and the several other gold.
silver and copper mines and other
valuable properties that cam with
in the purview OF the American con.
cessionaires. On parts of the rail.
road line which the Chesters did not
want to take, a substantial kilOmetric
guarantee was offered in the con.
tract.
Thus there would be three nat
ural divisions of the Chester prof.
ject, as follows:
First - The COMMERCIAL SEC.
TON. including a sea port at the
mouth OF the GRANTEES river and the
railroad extending from there to
commercially.
Second The COPPER SEC.
TON, leading from a point on the
line OF the Bagdad railroad to or
above Arghana Marder, which would
receive substantial remuneration
from the Arghana Copper mine said
to be the largest in the world.
Third-The OIL SECTION, leading
from Mosul to Sulemeniya, tapping
the rich oil fields OF Altoun-keupru,
Kirkuk, and Sulemaniya, which
would produce wealth by them
selves, although when these rights
were granted oil was not an i'm
portant factor as II Is today.
The concession was part OF the
plan proposed by Sultan Abdul Iia-
mid to create cordial relations with
America and to have American in
terests undertake the construction
and management OF extensive pub
lie works in the Ottoman empire on
the cost-plus basis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
SCIENCE FINDS
WAY TO increase
YOUR WEIGHT EASY
GIVEN PLENTY OF vITAMINEs. CHILD
GROWS FAsTER--GAINe WEIGHT.
SAME RESULTS FOE
ADULTS.
CONCENTRATES vITAMINEs
PUT UP IN TABLETs NOW

You can retard or speed mp" me growth
Of pigeons. mice. children. or you can malks
them grow thin or fat-simpiy BY givino
or Withholding vitaminss. That 10 why .
many grown people. by taking vitaminss.
are rapidly increasing their weight anA
strength.
Just to add . few pounds OF solid flesh
gain new strength. rosy checks ana
vigorous health 10 worth many times the
cost Of . couple bottles Of Phos-Pho vita
mine Tablets, which can be purchased at
any drug store. These highly concsntfatsl
tablets embrace Yeast. Oil and water eoiu-
BILE vitamines. etc.. in q proper dose-ars
very easy to take--do not disturb the
stomach-ere harmless a. any food ana
bring quick results. An infant gets Vita
mines from fruit Juices; q child plenty 70
given q quart Of milk each day-but adults
need much more. That II why druggists,
doctors and chemists indorss Phos-PhS
Vitamine Tablets. Each bottle bears name
Irving Laboratory. which 10 z guarantees
in brown bottle, 81, plus &c war tag. 1t
any Peoples Drug Store. or prepaid -
receipt Of price. Irving Laboratory, Wheel
Ing. W. Va brs -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
JAILED ON CHARGE
OF Staying DEPUTY
Noah Lee. Accused Of Shooting
Burman Hatfield, Arrested
In West Virginia.

WILLIAMSON, w. Va. Dec. 81
The authorities believe they have
solved the mystery Of the shooting
Of Burman Hatfield, Mcdowell county
deputy sheriff. near War Eagle. over
a year ago.
Noah Lee. forty years old, has been
arrested by the State police and is In
jail at WEIGH, charged with Hatfield's
murder.
Corp. Charles C. Ward and Private
Otis c. Newman. State police force,
made the arrest after working on the
case many, months. A reward of
900 for arrest ano conviction Of the
slayer of Hatfield has been offered.
The State policemen say they are
in possession of affidavits from Lees
friends justifying the arrest. Lee had
been active In the Industrial troubles
Of this district, according to the po-
lice. ....
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Oil Head Offers $1,000
For His Stolen Hens

COLD SPRINGS HARBOR. L. I.
Tee. 31.-Walter Jennings. a director
Of the Standard Oil Company. the Bank
OF the Manhattan Company and other
corporations, has offered a reward Of
81 900 for information leading to the
arrest Of the thief who stole his hens.
The hens are Plymouth Rocks and
have won blue ribbons at poultry
shows. Mr.. Jennings made pets Of
them and was deeply attached to them.
He has been looking all over town for
them and decided that the only way to
get information concerning the thief
was to offer a reward.
He keeps two watchmen and a police
dog on his estate. Burrwood, TO guard
the hens, but the thief managed to
sneak past his defenses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Coal Land Is Donated
To CITY and University

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Dec. 81.
The donation Of 300 acres of g.,
wickley coal land In Marion county
to West Virginia University and the
city of Morgantown, by DIR. I. c.
White. State geologist. was an.
nounced here.
1t was estimated that the revenue
to accrue from the development of
the coal property would be between
81, 900, 900 and $4,000, 900.
The revenue Ia to be divided
equally between the city and the
university. Details for the admins
tration Of the property have not
been formulated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
Valuable Concessions.

1t also granted the privilege OF
building and operating a railroad, or
a number of short railroads. aggre'
eating 1000 kilometers in length
from Alexandretta Bay or some
other point on the Mediterranean,
to and along the Euphrates river
with privilege to extend to Harpoar.
Arghana. Samsoun, Bitlis and Van.
with right to navigation on Lake
Van: and with further privilege to
extend along the Tigris river to
Diyarbekir, Mosul, to the oil fields
of Altoun-Keupru, Kirkuk and Sou
lemaniyo and neighboring districts
on the Persian border, and from
these oil fields to Bagdad or any
part thereof, with right and priv.
lege to exploit all metal, petroleum.
coal and all the mineral and other
resources and water power that