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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
PEAK LOAD 9 TO 10.
Topeka Does Most of Her Talk
ing in Morning.
Busiest Period Shown by
Flashes at Central Office.
SOCIETY TALKS BETWEEN Sc
Date Making Periods Desig-
mated by Phone Chart.
Men Lose Tempers But Are
More Polite to Central.
SOCIETY TALKS BETWEEN Sc
BY MILDRED REED.

When in a casual. all-in-the-day's-
work fashion you pick up the tele
phone do you appreciate what an in
teresting little electric action results :?
And how mapy other little currents Of
electricity are demanding attention at
the Identical minute that you are max
ing yourself heard?
Suppose Mr. Topeka Citizen IS ac-
customed TO using his telephone most
frequently between and 10 O'Clock
in the morning. He is not likely to
know that 5000 others of the large
Topeka Citizen family also prefer
using the telephone at that hour!
The switchboard at the local tele-
phone plant between 8 and 10 O'Clock
of any week day morning will show
more than forty pairs Of young femi-
nine arms in remarkably rapid action
responding to at least $50 flashing
electric signals every minute, signify
ing that Topeka citizens are demand
ing telephone service at the rate of
$50 per minute. or 5000 in that hour.
The forty pairs of arms In the aver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

to estimate WHICH are the most pop
ular firms over the telephone.
The Peak Loads.
The traffic over telephone wires is
known as the load" in telephone Ian
guage, and the busiest hours are
known as peak loads" The peak
load" between and l 0 is by far the
highest of the day. The second
highest peak Load of the average
week day comes between l and 2
o'clock in the afternoon when bust
ness is resumed after luncheon,
women make social engagements for
the afternoon and belated grocery
orders are given. The third peak
load" of the day comes between 5
and o'clock when a deluge of social
calls makes the arms fly at the
switchboard. It is then that thou
sands of Topeka citizens choose to
make their engagements for the eve
ming and if central were listening
which she is not allowed to do and
which she wouldn't have time to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

the stream of white topped wagons
was moving east again, they were a
little more worn looking and often
the chicken coop was gone. But the
people within gazed out in the same
way, the man with his eyes on the
pulling team, the woman regarding
the towns with no feeling in her tired
eyes and the little children still Won
dering.
Each year there have been fewer
covered wagons 1t is cheaper to go
west in a, car and the state is taking
men to the harvest fields in great
armies. Covered wagons will soon
exist like Indians and buffalo, only in
the minds of New Englanders. sRroba-
bly, another reason for the decrease of
wagon tourists is the increased cost of
top covering material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
1T is UP TO THE WOMEN.
Topekans Have Chance to Make 10
Cent Store Girls Happy.

W. w. Eden. manager of the Kresge
and Decent store, will give the s
o'clock Saturday night closing a trial
for three months beginning the first
Saturday in May. according to Miss
Lima Bresette. secretary of the in
dustria1 welfare commission
The women of Topeka can make
this innovation a success or a failure"
Miss Bresette said today. eff they
will just remember that the girls in
this store want their Saturday nights
off just as well as clerks in other
stores and arrange thier shopping ac-
cordinglX there win be little trouble"
Miss Breset1e said she would en-
deavor to persuade the manager of
o'clock closing a similar trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove It

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver. stimulating them to
natural action, clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system They do
that which calomel does, without any of
the bad after effects. Take one or two
every night for week and note the
pleasing effect. l0c and 25c box.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
\ stutz shorts Squeezed Hard.

New York. April 24.-An agreement
was reached today between Allan A.
Ryan and brokers short of Stutz mo-
tor stock when trading was suspended
on the New York stock exchange. The
settlement price agreed upon was s425-
a share plus stock dividends, making a
total of $3.50 a share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Pay When Cured

DIR. Burkhart wants you to write him
today for a treatment of DR.. BurKharts
Vegetable Compound for Liver. Kidney.
Stomach Trouble. Constipation. Catarrh,
rheumatism. Pay when cured. Don g
miss this grandest OF remedies and Won
derful preventative for Grip. Flu. Address
81 Main ST., Chit, o. For sale at ali
Drug Stores. So-day treatment 25cs-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Dallas Tex.-Ollie Wilson. negro headed
in to stop a fight between friends and
one of the battlers chilled him with an
ice cream freezer packing stick, break
ing his head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

.. E. D.: That a whole meal and
more, including strawberries, can be
purchased by a telephone girl in the
telephone employees cafeteria for the
price of strawberries anywhere else in
Topeka Which may explain why it
is easy for her to be pleasant when
you are not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

One of the big secrets of Barney
Oldfield's success as an automobile
race driver continuously before the
public for nearly twenty years. was
probably his steadfast refusal to, tam
per with the design of the cars he
drove. The Master Driver always
trusted the engineers under whose di-
rection his cars had been designed and
built Only in the detail of tires did
the veteran Speed King declare indie
pendence. So much more exacting
were his tire demands when COM
pared to those of the average motor
list that he insisted on entrusting his
life only to specially built tires which
incorporated principles of material,
size. workmanship and design he him
self had either esta blished or person
ally tested. This tire study and eX-
pertinent had at first no incentive
aside from the reduction of his racing
risk. So notably successful did they
become, however, that the Master
Driver" finally yielded to the persua-
sion of a group of wealthy friends and
helped form the Oldfield Tire COM
pany of Cleveland, which, with Mr..
Oldfield himself as president, is now
reproducing in large quantities the
tires which the Speed King developed
and perfected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Announcing
the arrival Of
New Type 50
CADILLAC

The type SO Cadillac represents the
logical development of the eight CYL
inder principle to meet present MOTOR
ing requirements. There is nothing
freakish, or untried, or unusual about
it. 1t embodies and expresses the best
thought and the best practice of
nearly six years concentration on one
type.
The added exterior beauties are
plainly apparent the greater
beauties are those which await you in
an ease of control, and a softness of
operation, beyond our ability to de-
scribe.
Body lines are little straighter, a
little smoother, without losing those
elements of the conservative which
still make Cadillacs Of two or three or
more years back so presentable.
Such mechanical differences as
there are will be evidenced in a refine
ment of Cadillac qualities,-a reader
response from a cold motor, great
steadiness at even high speeds, a
greater accessibility for necessary
adjustments.
These progressive Improvements
re-emphasize the Cadillac reputation
for uniform goodness and dependa-
bility.
This type now being shown at our
sales room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

NJ. F. Houserman of the Mccormick
Motor company returned Thursday
from the Cleveland and Chandler fac.
tory at Cleveland, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Rehkopf Bros. have just completed
remodeling the wheels of No. fire
truck, cutting down the wheels put
ting on demountable rims, equipping
them with 33x6 Brunswick cord tires
The wheels were repainted in red and
gold to match the body of the truck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

There saint" no such animal as
black bass flying now, and l
don't believe Mr.. Jones could
shoot straight enough to hit one
if theywere, and I'll leave it to
Art Springer.
BIRCH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

l. F. Butler of the Butler Motor
company spent yesterday in Kansas
City on business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Motor NeDs

The Neal Motors company received
three carloads of Nash touring cars
this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
IS A DYING RACE
Covered Wagon Brings Back
Memories to TOpekans.

Was Like Float in a Historical
Pageant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
Seeking Hostile Alien Support.

From the beginning Of the campaign the
Republican party managers have been
catering to what may he called the hostile
alien element of our voting population.
Every part Of this element that hsrbors
resentment against the Wilson admins
tration because Of it's successful proeccu-
ton of the war with Germany IN being
sought after by agencies of the Republican
party.
Last Sunday evening a meeting OF what
was called Italian Republicans was held in
this city, and the principal speaker, from
New York City urged all Italians who are
citizens tn w for Harding because Presi-
dent Wilson posed the cession of Fiune
TO Italy by the Peace Conference. He wss
ably seconded by Senator Ball, who, it
will be recalled. jumped at the Fiume Incl
dent upon it's appearance, seeing therein
chance to corral the Italian VOTE Try
publicly declaring: 81 think Italy should
have Fiume" One wonders whether Sena-
tor Ball would ngrcc to giving Delaware to
Italy If it would secure the Italian vote for
the Republican party.
At meeting held at German Hall, last
Tuesday evening largely attended by
citizens of German birth or parentage, the
speakers urged upon their oompatriots the
Importance Of registering so IA To be able
to vote at the election. The speaking.
Judging by the fun report which appeared IN
= friendly paper. was entirely non-para-
san. But according 70 this Same report n
straw vote" was taken, which resulted as
follows For Harding Sc per cent OF
those present; for Debs, Socialist, 2S per
cent; for Cox, 3 per cent; for Watkins,
Prohibition, per cent.
Democrats generally win he not only
satisfied, but pleased. with thir showing OF
the large drift Of the hostile alien element
Of our oommunity-wh which is representa-
tive of the situation throughout the
cuuntry-to the Republican candidate
and his policy Of hostility to the League Of
Nations and friendliness for our German
enemy, with whom we are still at wn
thanks 70 Harding ard his political asso-
ciates The Democratic party is all the
stronger with patriotic American citizens
by reason Of this parked and manifest
alien hostility
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
PRESS COMMENTS.
FOR PEACE OR WAR.

The Covenant is shield against "A
recurrence of war, a pledge Of the par
ticipatIng nations to avoid the causes of
war, to provide means for avertIng war,
to put a stop to war il it is threatened.
Objections based upon pretended IN
vaslon Of our sovereignty upon danger
to the Monroe Doctrine, and others based
upon equally untcnable grounds, have
been met and disposed OF times without
number. IL has been made clear TO every
candid mind in the country that the Re-
publican opposition 10 the League is not
to the League itself, but TO Mr.. Wilson.
The attitude of the leaders Of the party
is ignobly partisan and personal. IL re-
mains for intelligent men and women
who enjoy the right OF suffrage TO search
their minds and their conscienccs and
determine whether on such motives as
these they can justify and vote to keep
the United States out of the League Of
Nations. The Leag,e is in existencc,
but our abstcntion will endanger it's ex-
istence. We are now the one nation whose
membership s essential to give certain
effect to this great safeguard against war.
IL we stay out, the great nations must
continue their enormous expenditures of
military establishments, for the old system
of International relations will IN large
measure be continued, the threat OF war
will be ever present.
That is the question the voters Uf the
United States have TO decide ON the sec
ond of November None more momen-
tous was ever presented for their deter
mination. They ought to reach their
conclusion not by a mindless assent 70
the reiterated misrepresentation OF the
Covenant by supporters Of MIR Harding,
but by opcn-minded deliberation. Men
and women Of the Republican party viii
be faithless 10 themselves if they do not
candidfy ask themselves the question
whether it is worth while to put their
respect for party tics above then hope for
the peace and happiness Of the world
-New York Tlmes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
Sanrnle of G. O. p. Rule

An illustration Of the purity and olean-
ness Of the rule Of Republicans Is llustrat-
ed agaIn IN the conviction Of sn Organiza-
non leader for hiring 8 gunmsn IN the
notorious PhiladefphIa Fifth ward case,
where q policeman on duty. IN endeavor
jrr to save from brutal beating an oppo-
neut II the machine worker, was shot
TO death.
About half q dozen other Republican
workers have served terms In jail Ter
participatIne IN some way or other in this
affair and the mayor Of the city was m
dicted m connection with the outrage
When we hear Of the George Wharton
Peppers. the Boies Penroses1 and the
Union League members decrying the
present administration and denounclng
the League Of Nations, we have no record
Of any Of those partisans taking any steps
whatever to purify the rotten elections II
the Quaker City. where murderers are
Erar1 and employed u kill independent
candidates. as the most effective way OF
defeating an asplrant 10 whom the ma
chime n opposed. For political purity
and patriotic impulses nothing could
be more satisfying than the professions Of
these uiadly blind partisans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
AUTUMN.
Annie 4. Miehener.

The earth Is the Lord's and the fuIlness
thereof
Close beslde the cedar green
The sumac burning red
Plainer than words It saws to me
The golden summer s fed
The autumn splnt fills the ar,
The chestDut's = turning brown,
While IN the pleasant country lane
Tie late pears streW the ground.
Katy-did Is Singing IN the field /
She did, she dldn t, she did"
Though dIsobedlent she has been,
Safe IN the corn-shOck she's Ind
Who mourns the loss Of summer gone,
Knows not the autumn loyi
Nor what the nuttIng season means
70 the country girl and boy
The maple trees are turning red
Some sunny autumn day
With their plans all deity laid
The birds w1li steal away
The fields now lie all brown and bare,
The winds s.gh through the trees;
Soon all their geyly-colored robes
VIII ilutteT IN the breeze.
The fulness Of the summer time
The fruit, the flowers, the tree,
"The cattle on a thousand hills
Belong, oh Lord, 10 Thee
For oil Thy meroies, oh our King,
We render prayer and praise:
We thank Thee for the summer time,
And the wine of-autumn" days
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
EVENING SMILE.
TO INSTRUCTIONS.

A travelling salesrnan dicd suddenly
and was taken 10 his home in the West
His relatives telephoned To the nearest
florist to make a wreath. The ribbon was
TO he extra wide, with tn, inscription
Rest IN Peace" on both sides, and If
there waa room, I'VE Shall Meet In
Heaven"
The florist was away, and his new ne
sistant handled the job n was startling
floral piece which turned up at the funeral
The ribbon was extra wfde, and bore
the inscription.
Rest IN Peace on Both Sides, and IF
there Us Room We Shall Meet in Heaven
London Tit Bits
man must love his sweetheart we'll.
If he viii never leave her, But gaze with
love into her face when she has got hay
Baltimore American.
The girls whose calves are to be picked
for the exhibit at the State fair this wear
are requested 10 assemble Saturday At
the Office Of the county superintendent Of
education. Jackson CMlss.) News.
Dauba pointing to his petnre, "a
Donkey What do YOU think Of IL
anyhow" Lady Friend lovely And
YOU have put 80 much Of yourself into it,
too'-Answers, London
Ncvitt- -'Yes, old Goodrnan's three
boys are s bad lot Two Of them at least
ought 10 be sent to jail Brown Some
redeemirg quality about the third one,
eh2' NeWItt-"f cs, he's already there. ''-
London Tt-Bits
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
NO SCUTTLING.

To heekler at Des Moines who asked
'How about the boys over In Germany?
Senator Harding replied 'They haven't t
any business there, and just as soon as
we declare formal peace we can be sure
they viii be coming home, as they ought
to come
The reply was to an interruption.
Senator Harding according to the report,
did not at first catch the meaning of the
question and asked for it's repetition. His
response was thus hasty and little con-
sidered Had the Senator taken more time
did
But If the statement is to be construed
as marking an intention To abandon our
allies and not to participate IN compelling
Germany, if needs Toe, to respect the sub
stantll parts of the Versailles Treaty
such as disarmament and reparatlve
payments, the Tribune, for one, wishes
10 enter most emphatic dissent
Here Is something which has nothing
10 do with the League Of Nations con-
trOversy 1t relates wholly to whether
this country should help see 10 it that
Germany does not WEIGH on her agree
ments. IL Is our business whether Ger
many Is allowed TO repudiate, for example,
her obligation 20 Belgium II Is our
business that France shall not be left
alone To carry out the task of preventing
wnggling Germany from once more arm
ing herself for new war of aggression.
Not to recognize tins as our business is
TO make the war colossal Joke
Surely no obligations can be more
righteous than contributing TO preventing
Germany from again becoming menace
10 ourselves and the world Senator Hard
ing may well seize an early opportunity
TO correct wrong impressions he has left
New York Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
Just Folks
THE VAIL OF THE EAFTER-DTNNER
SPEAKER
BY Edgar A. Guest.


SPEAKER.
Think not that too bitterly complain
would not walk the easy path through
life,
I'm glad to bear my portion Of it's
strife,
To know the rugged highways and the
rain,
The disappointmcnts and the clouds
OF doubt
Which come Mt times To test and try
me out
But, friend o'minc, of you now beseeeh,
Don't call on ire to make a little speech
Let me nt here and eat my evening
meal
Without that inward throb of fear
and dread;
Let me be gay while ! am breaking
real;
Would enjoy the music and the wit
And not be deaf and lost To all Of t.;
Let him who likes the job get up to preach,
Don't call on me TO make little speech
The hermit TO bus mountain cave retires
And spends his evenings bitterly alone,
Friends never come TO make their
friendship known
Or share the blases OF the wood he fires
be eats his meal ip slence dull ana
grim,
And yet sometimes think envy him
When nignt comes on he's safely ont of
reach
He's never urged to make lit le sr.eech
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12

Therefore, when Your stomach IS out Of
order you can understand how quickly
your entire body Is Affected, thereby
affecting other organs which then fail 70
perform their proper functions. II you
are suffering from any of the symptoms
of stomach trouble Indigestion, dyspep-
sla, gas on the stomach, headache, back
ache coated tongue, bad breath, con
stipation, liver, kidney trouble, or rheu-
matisIn, IL is then time Ia begin the use
of Plant Juice, the famous herbal stomach
medicine. which stands the highest Of any
preparation now ON the market because
its remarkable curative powers have been
proved in thousands OF eases where other
remedies have failed to give rehef, accord
ing to the signed statefncnts of local
people who have been restored to health.
Recently Mr.. William Ii Gebhart,
we'll known resident Of New Castle, Del.
Cherry street, who has many friends
here. stated
Il am surely qualified to tell Of the won
derful merit Of Plant juice for after suf-
fering for number of years with my
stomach, with no appetite, It has restored
me to perfect health; | WAS also relieved
Of severe case OF sciatIca and all Of my
joints were stiff and sore; my kidneys
NHIN atltNLSQ anu L Was C1AASblllAkCA AAA
the time Plant JUICE put me in fne
shape, as also my wife, who had bad stom-
aeh trouble; she was bloatod with gas,
had no appetite and could not sleep at
night as her nervous system was IN ter
rible condition. Plant Juice rad her system
of worms, WHICH must have been the cause
Of hor troubles She now has fine appe-
tite, is not coustlpated and her nerves are
in fine condition so that she is able to sleep
the night through. My two boys were
run down and anemlo their circulation
was poor and they had no appetite for
their meals II is nothing short Of mar
velous the way they are being built up
by Plant Juice; they have good appetites
and sleep we'll We all Join in praising
Plant Juice aud are only too glad to let
the public know what it has done for our
family,
The Plant juice Man is at the Mil
lor Drug Store, 40t-406 Market street
Wilmington, where he is daily meeting
the local public and Introducing aud ex-
planning the merits OF thus remedy. kree
samples gwen. ADV.