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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

phone officials are now seeking a
chance to place the strikers in a
bad light before the public.
H. D. Smith, business agent for
the strikers, says that if he finds
any of the union members acting
unjustly he will reprimand them
Continue Demonstrations.
Continuing demonstrations, the
striking operators and linemen
went to the homes of several
strike breakers last night in ma
chimes. They called out "scab" to
the strike-breaker and did all pos
sible to embarrass those who re-
manned on the job when the others
walked out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22
TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE.

The first conference ever held in
this country for the exclusive study
of tuberculosis in animals has been
called by DR.. Mohler, chief of the
bureau of animal industry, United
States department of agriculture,
to be held in Chicago Oct. 6 to s,
in connection with the National
Dairy show. The conference will be
attended by federal and stae Off
Gals and veterinarians interested
in the control of tuberculosis, and
the purpose will be to discuss var
ious phases of the tuberculosis
eradication campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

with US to Green Bay and over to
Madison. He is perfectly at home
with the boys and we were glad to
meet him and have him with US.
I'VE left the lakes station at
about 5 o'clock for Kenosha, arriv-
ing at the beach about o'clock.
After pitching our large tent, for it
looked somewhat like ram, we all
went into the lake for one grand
swim. The water was very cold.
but we all enjoyed a fine splash.
Upon leaving Kenosha, a town
OF about forty thousand population,
we, go to Milwaukee to visit a mu-
scum. We plan to camp at Mani
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

towac, some eighty miles from Mil
waukee. Thursday will be our last
nights camp on the lake. for then
we head for Green Bay and north
west to the woods.
I'VE have had an ideal trip to
date. Mrs. Hauberg and Miss Kline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

drawn out. 1t is not rare TO hear
Of engagements which have ex-
tended from fifteen to twenty years.
The tallest people in the world
are the Bororos. living In south
west Brazil. whose average height
is six feet four inches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

It is a well established fact that
the more pearls are worn, particu-
larry next to the skin, the more
they increase in beauty and value.
If unworn for any considerable
length of time their lustre becomes
dimme ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

are still with us on our northward
trip.
IRVING E. W. OLSON"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22
They said to us

1--WE took 500 KelIy-Spr;ng-
field Cords, and put them on
cars loaded to weigh 5000
pounds. We sent those cars
out in mid-winter to travel
day and night over rough,
frozen roads. AS thousands
after thousands of miles
rolled up, the drivers report
ed back, anxious to quit. We
repeated our orders: Go ON
till your tires give out They
said, They won't give out.
We can't wear them OUT
But they did, finally. 1t took
,725 miles for rear wheels,
IL, 900 miles for front wheels,
a general average of more
than $4,000 miles. It wore
out the drivers, wore out the
cars, and nearly wore out the
roads.
That's why we know that
KeIy-Spring6eld Cords arc
the greatest improvement
since pneumatic tires were
invented"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-22

Bohemia is the country Of long
courtships. In no other part of the
world are they SO abnormally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
MRS. POWERS HAS DROPPED
NEIL AND BARBARA FROM
HER LIST
CHAPTER LXXXI.

CHAPTER LXXXI. 3
What do you mean, that Mrs.
Powers asked her husband to look
Neirs business sup?'t
eYes.". Then: THAT is, his bust
ness record" .
why should she interest herself?"
Because she liked you, and was
hesitating about asking you and
Forbes to one of her select affairs. 1t
sounds awfully harsh, but she told
him after he had made his report that
she should drop you from her list"
1 almost groaned aloud. This was
the woman whom 1 had hoped to have
help me in my social aspirations; the
woman whom I had planned to invite
to my home in tn, hope she would
give my parties eclat. Thank God I
had a friend like Mr.. Frederick. Nor
tifying as it was to have him know,
ii was better than the embarrassment
which would have oeen mire had 1
tried to put my plans into effect. Lor-
raine Morton had been careful not to
hurt me too much. Perhaps Mrs.
Powers had talked IF US, Mr.. Powers
had warned her father, perhaps his
wife had warned LORI aine.
please don't look like that" MIR.
Frederick said after a moment. 81
had to tell you-that was why 1 went
to Powers after you told me Of your
intention to try to get into society.
wanted to save you. 1 have seen,
even where 1 live. how it has hurt
women when they tried to get into
certain sets and failed. Why do You
care aout it ~ He spoke fiercely, as
if he resented he fact that 1 wanted
to be somebody, instead of my failure,
altho I knew he did not mean it that
way. What does society do for you
women, anyway? 1t makes slaves of
you, dressing, entertaining and going
here, there and everywhere, not be-
cause you care for it. but because Mrs.
SOM body else Goes it. and SC it is the
thing to do. IT doesn't amount to
much in the long run. I can't believe
it would with you. You have your
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
MY HUSBAND AND /
BY JANE PHELPS

lovely home. your boy, your friends.
Why not be contented?"
IF all you indicate is true I shall
have no beautiful home, no friends"
Nonsense. Don't talk like that,
nor allow yourself to feel that way.
when you are in trouble that they are
when you do not need them. AS for
your home, it is too early to think of
losing that-it may come, don't
know of course to what extent Forbes
is involved; or will be before he either
calls halt himself, or is compelled to.
hope he will do it. himself He is very
stubborn. very impatient of not only
reproof but of advice. can appre-
ciate how hard it is for him to give
up such a source of wealth; but unless
he goes straight he will have to. He
can bet promoter and go straight.
L have known many who debut
they never were very rich men, AT
times they would make considerable,
at others scarcely a living. Five hum
bred, and forty per cent are not honest
man in any business. What a dry per-
son you must think me. What a lee
turer I would have made" He smiled
whimsically at me, then: Come, take
a ride then meet me and your husband
at Mordaunts at lunch. 1 have an
appointment with him. Perhaps it
would be as well to say nothing of
will say dropped in and invited you
to join u.s.
Thank you, will be glad to come"
said absent mindedly. I scarcely
heard his good bye. or felt his hand
clasp, SO intent was upon my
thoughts. Not agreeable ones, as you
can well imagine.
I dressed, simply, but carefully. I
wore no Jewels, not even a brooch.
1 would not give people occasion to
talk of our extravaganza. Just as 1
was about to start Lorraine came in.
Drive down with me, then Thomas
will take you home" L urged.
That will be nice. So that Mr..
Frederick is here again. l liked him
immensely that night I met him at
your dinner party. He rang true.
Something a good many do not now
a-days." She bit her lip, and imme-
diately commenced to chat of some
thing else. 1t wasn't like Lorraine to
make such a tactless remark.
(Tomorrow-Lorrain makes a fourth
at luncheon.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
THE 1. c. CTS RAILROAD BILL.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has become sponsor for the first
bill offered in congress looking to the
solution of the railroad problem. The
I. C. C. made such a mess of the rail-
road business that its recommended
tions regarding future methods doubt
less will be scanned carefully by the
national legislators before accepting
them.
In dealing with railroads, if we are
to have healthy development there
must be held out the inducement of
probable profits as a reward for sue
cessful endeavor. Few people in this
world work for their health or the
mere pleasure of working. In a ma
tional emergency men are impelled by
patriotism to make great sacrifices.
In some lines of effort, as in public
life. literature, art or science, men
work largely for the renown that goes
with success. But in the business
world, where men risk their capital,
there will be slight progress unless
there be greater probability of finan-
cial success than of failure
1t may be safely said that any in
dustry operating under either natural
or artificial disadvantages which leave
small hope of financial rewards will
languish or cease to exist. Repudia-
ton of that truth is the basis of So
cialism, Bolshevism. I. w. w.ism and
all other isms that propose to reor-
ganize the world upon an idealistic
scheme which denies to enterprise rea-
sonable rewards for success.
The fundamental fault of govern
ment ownership is that it removes the
incentive presented by the hope OF
financial reward. Regulative legisla-
ton is undoubtedly necessary to pro-
tect the rights of all the people but
those regulations become inimical tc
the interests of all when they tend tc
retard development. In this vitality
important period of reconstruction We
shall do well to keen constantly ir
mind the lessons taught by experience
and avoid in the future those policie.
which lead to repression and strangu-
lation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

ming holes, circuses, fairies, kites
and a thousand things that a Child
alone can understand.
Childhood's World is a protected
World. And it should always be that
way.
We, who are grown. let us not forget
that Child's World is always around.
That it is ever new-and never old.
And that we are invited frequently to
it's hospitality-if we will but remem-
Der that we once lived there.
Let US go back to play-time and
time again. Let US go back to- our
toys and cur games-our Indians and
our Trails. Oh, the Child's World is
wonderful
Let US never grow up-excepting in
kindness and thoughtfulness and big
ness of heart. Let us hunt up the
Cookie Jar again-and let's seek out
1.-The little Mother" for comfort. And
maybe Dad will write a letter to
Teacher and let US off for the circus
that's coming to town next week
maybe,-
Every beautiful tint in the rainbow
of Gods love should be scattered
across the path of Childhood's day.
For the GREAT world is the Child's
World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Girl and the Married Nlan-2.

Furthermore, the woman who builds
her house of happiness on the wrecks
of another woman's happiness builds
on shifting sand. In her soul she
knows that the thing that has been
done once can be done again, and that
the man who has been cajoled into
breaking his marriage VOWS. and de-
sorting his wife and children, can al
ways be lured into doing it another
time by some younger and fairer wo-
man.
Faith. honor and loyalty are con-
crete things. If man does not pos
sess these virtues he simply is not to
be depended on. He who has been un-
faithful to one woman will be faith
less to another, and so the woman who
has won a man away from his wife
lives in dread uncertainty of the time
when she, too, will be deserted.
The married man who goes to work
to deliberately win young girls at
lection and who plays upon her SYM
pathies by his tales of domestic woe,
and makes himself picturesquely
wretched before her, well knowing
that only the most callous and worldly
wise woman can ever resist the temp
tation to play comforter to a man. is
villain compared to whom muir
derer or a thief is white robed
saint. In the whole category of das-
tards there is only one lower than he,
and that is the man who takes adj
vantage of his position as employer to
force his attentions upon a girl, trad
ing upon her poverty and need to
break down her scruples.
Sometimes a man wins a girls heart
by gratitude. Sometimes she has a
starving family to support and he
holds over her the threat of losing her
job unless she smiles upon him. In
such cases we may indeed pity her, but
there is no use in wasting any tears
over the girl who plunges over the
brink with a married man because he
has a persua sive way with him.
The unsophisticated girl in Amer
lea is too rare a bird to take into ac-
count. Especially the unsophisticated
business girl. Nowadays at sixteen
the average maiden is as wise as Lady
Kew's daughter whom Thackeray de-
scribes as being forty years old and
having heard all there was to tell
There is no girl now who doesn't
know that the married man who
makes love to young women. and es-
pecially to girls who are in a humber
social sphere than his. is a cad who
is playing the safest of all games be-
cause he is eating his cake of romance
and having it still. For he has neither
to marry the girl, nor to pay damages
in breach of promise suit when he
gets tired and rides away.
There is no girl who does not know
that in such cases she gives all and
gets nothing; that her name is be-
smirched with scandal while people
laugh at him for being a devil with
the women; who does not know that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
DINNER STORIES

An American Red Cross nurse serv-
ing in French hospital where Amer
lean wounded had been sent was ap-
preached by couple of French
nurses much excited.
Come quickly! An American boy
has something the matter with his
leg. Every time we move it he says
something, and we cannot under
standn
When the nurse arrived at the bed
side of the American there were a
couple of orderlies, several more
French nurses and a convalescent pa
tient or two all trying to do. some
thing to his leg, which was in a cast.
whats the matter with it?" asked
the nurse.
Nothing" he said. ''For the love
Of Mike, call them off I'm trying to
tell them it's comfortable"
There was a hard boiled sergeant
who delighted in picking on" the men
just from civilian life. One day he
was giving the command Fright
dress" and one of the fellows was
mapping and did not do as command
ed, after the sergeant had called it
out several times. Then the sergeant
was furious and shouted to the fellow:
Hey. you, dress rightr And some
body else hollered: How can you
dress right on $50 a menth?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

People is born without clothes to
prove everybody is free and equal, but
as soon as they get old enuff to real
ize it they stop appearing in puhlick
without eny. The ony people that
don't mind loking free and equal is
babies and they even have their pick
lures taken free and equal. e.
A fashionable way of judging pee
pie is by their clothes. Thus If you
see a man with holes in his shoes and
dent in his hat and no collar and a
derty shert, you genreliy don't invite
him in. ~ (
Shoes are the clothes witch keepSthe
bottom of your feet frum> being tick
eled.s, They come in pairs ag1d boxes
and wen a pair is once took OUT .of Ia
box the box is ony usefill for 0ehers
perposes. If you put your left shoe
on your rite foot, and vica virtue. you
will look funny, but you wont look eny
funnier than wat you feel. Even if
your shoes are not bewtifil1, they are
proberly more bewtifill than your feet.
Rubbers are wat you are reminded
to put on over your, shoes wen it rains.
Rubbers are the same relation to gum
boots as wat cat is to a tiger, being
the same family ony domestic. Wen
one rubber gets stuck in the mud
without being noticed, the other rub
Der never goes out agen- g
No matter how good persin is
dressed, If they haven't got a hat on in
the street sumthing seems to be miss
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
ANNIE LAURIE
ANSWERS

Oberlin, Kan.
Dear Annie Laurie: I am a girl of six
teen and I am not at home. I have no one
to tell me things that would like to know,
so 1 would like to have you give some ad-
vice.
Is it proper for girl to take a young
mans hat when he calls?
Is it all right to let a young man put
his arms around you when going to a
picture show?
Is it right to let a young man stay a
while after the folks have gone to bed?
How long should young man stay when
he comes to see a girl?' BLUE EYES
BLUE EYES: A girl of sixteen is too
young to have beau, too young to allow
him to remain after the older members
of the family have gone to bed.
She is too young to have men callers ex-
cept on the evenings when her school du-
ties do not require her attention, and then
the young man should come as boy-friend
not as n sweetheart He should not re-
main until a late hour
Either take the young mans hat or allow
him to hang it on the rack If he seems
inclined to do so. There is no set way to
greet a man whe he calls-iust be natural
and genuine. ANNIE LAURIE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

O.. Which religion has the greatest NUM-
A 1t IS estimated that there are 20,000..
900 Buddhists, 4os 900 900 Christians. 49,
5000, 900 Jews, Sc, 1000 Atheists. Deists
and Infidels; 50,000,000 Pagans. aud 123.-
900 900 who are members of minor creeds.
@. How can the life of cut flowers, kept
in water. be heightened I'D. S.
A. The length of time cut flowers can
be Kept can be greatly heightened by
putting a little saltpeter or carbonate Of
soda in the water in which they are kept.
@. What is a good book. guaranteed to
please for a boy who objects to the lore
element being introduced?-F. F. V.
A After over half century, Tom
Browns School Days" remains perhaps
the first choice of the average boy. This
is the school history of a boy who breaks
Q. 1 used to 20 to school with n Sam
A. Wilson in Claridon township, Marion
county. Ohio, who bore strong resem-
blance to the president. Was he relative7
A The White House informs as TINT
Sam A. Wilson is a cousin of the president
and that he now lives near franklin, Pa.
Q. What is the origin of the word
A. This word which IS spelled "catsup."
"catchup," "ketchup" and "kitchup." 10 q
corruption of the Chinese word 'kitiap,"
the name given to an inferior kind Of soy
made in China.
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wants the facts on any subject can secure
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

The American bolsheviki who are
engaged in exploding bombs in an eff
fort to blow up certain more or less
prominent citizens may as well under
stand first as last that they cannot get
away with that sort of thing for any
considerable length of time. The
Americans are a patient people. slow
to anger and not easily aroused, but
once stirred to action they do not al
ways await the slow processes Of the
law and are not always over particu-
lar about fully establishing the guilt
of parties falling under suspicion. If
it come to pass that a body of citf-
zens take it into their heads to decor
ate sundry lamp posts and telephone
poles with the bodies of suspended an
archists these same anarchists and
their fellows will have only them
selves to blame. This course, to be
sure, would not be the one proper to
pursue, but It has proved wonderfully
effective in times past and it may do
SO again. Anyway, the bolsheviki and
the I. w. w. will do well to move
cautiously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

In the lithosraphing trade it is re-
ported many of the larger factories
are turning down orders. Business
has been offered to them in unprece-
denied volume. Lithographing has
been called preparatory trade work.
Business stationery. posters, advertis-
ing material of all kinds labels and a
thousand and one other articles are
produced by the photographer. Orders
for this kind of work are not given I'M
less the users know that their own
business will require it. The volume
and character of the business which
the lithographing trade is forced to
turn away daily furnish their own
comment on the business outlook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
THE CHILD's WORLD.

There is no more wonderful world,
than the Child's World. Because it
is the realest World. Santa Claus is
there in all his glory. And so are all
the rare and rowing spirits of every
dream adventure-for the Child S
Mind is a World in itself.
When the poet wrote:
Backward, turn backward, Oh
Time in your flight,
Make me a Child again, just for
tonight"
it was the stirring and restless spirit
from the Child World that was talk
ing to him-wanting him TO come
back. And while we must move. be-
cause the World itself must keep NOV
ing, still none of us can resist the call
of the past--to want to go back II
only for q night
The Child's World is beautiful
"rnake-belIeve'' World, where the
imagination plays and where the emo
tons ebb and flow in the most natural
order. It's the one and only time and
place of mud pies. giants. of great
and noble fighting armies, excursions
to the streams where the fish always
know how to bite, Of marbles, swim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Charles and his bride stood speech
less, dazed by the news
why - err what = how's that?"
Charles finally stammersd. Il thought
you didn't like each other because of
Ethefyn and me-"
Mr.. Ramsdell laughed heartily and
his wife Joined him.
Its simple he explained. You
see, I know human nature, and fixed
it up with your mother to have you
and Ethelyn get married. 1 knew
you wouldn't do it If we urged it, and
was confident you would do it if we
objected. It's natural for young folks
to be that way.
Besides, we wanted to give your
affection for each other a test I even
went SO far as to intercept several of
the letters you wrote to Ethelyn, in
order to make your love the stronger.
1t was a mean thing to do. but alIs
fair in love and war. and-well, is
there anybody who could conceive of
this being war;"
He reached into a grip which he
carried and extracted a pack of let
tiers. bound with a rubber band.
Here's some letters that belong to
you. Ethelyn," he said. handing them
to her. 81 only stopped them; I did
mt read them. There's only one I did
did read, and that was the special de-
livery in which you were invited to
Grand Rapids to your own wedding.
You were away when it came, SO I
signed for it, steamed open the, en-
velope, digested its contents, then
sealed it up again. Then 1 decided it
would be nice to have a double we'd
ding, and Charles's mother agreed. We
came on the same train with you, but
kept out of sight in the next coach.
Will you congratulate us?'
Copyright 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)