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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
RAILROAD STOCKS ADVANCE
Public Confidence in Earning Power
Causes Raise in Price.

Public confidence in the earning
power of the railroads has been re-
Elected in the advance in the price of
railroad stocks since the granting OF
the increased freight rate. The aver
age price of a share of railroad stock
the day before the decision granting
the increase was $67. while the aver
age price for the week ending october
9 was SIS The high mark reached
by the average price of stocks in 1915
was $1OA. The average was that OF
twelve trunk lines.
The low price mark was reached on
July 80. 1920. Tho comparison of the
price on that date and on October
is as follows, as given in Railway Age:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

viii surely do my part in telling others
what the medicine has done for me-"
Mrs. LErTIE BANEY, 46S East 9th St,
Rochester, Indiana.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
baekaches, dread Of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes, ir-
regularities, constipation, variable ap-
petite, weakness and dizziness should
be needed by middle-aged women and
let Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound carry them safely through this
crisis as it did Mrs Baney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
TO USE DAYLESFORD PARK

Boy Scouts Contract for Park South
OF Topeka.
The executive committee Of the Boy
Scouts met at noon today at the
Chamber of Commerce and signed a
contract for the use of Daylesford
park, south of Topeka. The park will
be used by the scouts next summer
in their activities.
It was voted TO postpone the cam
paign for funds which the scouts had
MANNED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
CLARK Is WANTED HERE.
Labette County Man 20 Face Wife and
Child DISCRETION Charge.

Charles E. Clark. wanted in Labette
county on a charge of wife and child
desertion. may be brought to Kansas
on a criminal charge. Application for
a requisition for the return of Clark
was made by Governor Allen today on
Governor Bamberger of Utah.
The complaint against Clark was
sworn to by his wife. The husband
and father is said to be under arrest
in Salt Lake City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

V e G e t a b ! e Com
pound helped me
wonderfully. / took
d o c I o rs medicine
. n d other patent
medicine but t h 9
V e g e I q b | e Com
pound h a s helped
my nerves m o r e
t h a n anything I
have ever taken. 1
am thankful to the
one who 7 e C o M
ulended it to me and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

THE refining of petroleum
l. has been revolutionized
during the past ten years.
Otherwise the present use Of
automotive machinery would
be impossible,
In 1910 the average yield of
gasoline from crude was i l per-
cent, while in 1919 this average
had risen to about 26 percent,
without in any way, impairing
the quality of the product.
This tremendous advance was
the DIRECT result of applying
the findings Of scientific
workers to the problems ofin-
dustry, and in this work the
Standard, Oil Company
(rndiana) has taken a lead
ing part.
The chemists and technical ex-
perts who have charge of the
manufacturing activities of
the Standard Oil, Company
Undiana) have been pioneers
in the scientific refining of
crude oil. -
: Their success is attested by the fact
that the Company has been able to
produce an ever-increasing volume of
gasoline from the petroleum available.
The gasoline problem is important, but
it can and will be solved by individual
initiative, stimulated by fair and rea-
sonable competition.
In the solving of this problem, the
interests of the Standard Oil Company
(Indiana), the manufacturer of auto
motive machinery, and the public are
greatly increased production is
essential.
The Standard Oil Company Qndiana)
is straining every fibre of its highly
specialized organization to increase the
quantity of gasoline which may be
taken from the crude-to maintain
the high standard Of quality it has
always insisted on, and to do this
without disturbing the output of other
useful and necessary refined products
of petroleum which it must supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
TROUBLES
FROM MY ACE
Mrs. Baney tells how Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
Through the Change
of Middle Life.

Rochester, Ind-tsMy troubles were
from my age and Lydia E. Pinkham's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Watch the Blue Sky Vendor.

The state constabulary will en-
force the Idaho "Blue Sky" law
which has to do especially with
the sale Of all stocks or shares
in investment companies and
agents engaged in the sale of any
kind Of stocks or shares, who are
not registered and whose COM
pany has not secured a permit
to do business in Idaho, will be
prosecuted. The law provides a
fine of 800 to $4,000 and up to
80 days in Jail for violation
Of this law.
F. M. Breshears, head Of the
state constabulary department,
was here yesterday, said Satur-
days Lewiston Tribune, making
Investigations relative to the sale
Of stocks and shares in the Lew
iston country. Attorney Miles S.
Johnson has been employed by
the state department. and will be
in charge Of all Investigations.
The measure is aimed directly
at irresponsible corporations or
gained for the purpose of sell
ing stock to the people of Idaho
without regard to the value of
the investment offered. 1t is pro-
posed to protect the people
against wildcat investment and
the law in no way interferes with
legitimate companies doing bust
ness in the state.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
CEDAR LOGS IN ELM TREE
Simple Theory Seems to Account for
Their Presence, but It Might Be
More circumstant!aI.

Nature provided a surprise the
other day for workmen in the Buff
falo IN. ~ park department, who
were cutting down a giant elm and
found inside the 1OO-year-old trunk
three good-sized perfectly preserved
timbers of cedar.
The theory is that they got there
when the city was village and the
elm stood in what was then the mar
ket place. The elm was young, and it
is believed that the timbers were
placed around the trunk to protect
the tree from being nibbled by horses
which the farmers hitched to it when
they drove into the market place.
Time passed, and nobody thought
of taking away the timbers; but the
tree kept on growing, and year by
year the trunk surrounded them
more and more until they finally dis
appeared. The theory seems tenable,
but think Of the interest that would
be added by the verifcation of an
oldest inhabitant, who remembered
when the timbers were put in place,
and, himself barefoot boy, cut his
name in one of them with his first
jack-knife Christian Science Mon
itor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Rebekah Club.

The Rebekah Social Club met
with Sister Gladys Smith Friday
May 81. Those present were
Mesdames. Heston, Stems, Thomp-
son, Schnell, Yates, Eggers, Wal
ker, Smith, Rowe, and Miss
Blanche Rowe. The guests were
Mrs. G.. d. Eggers, Of Richland,
Wash, and Mrs. Smiths mother
Of Charleston, Wash, and L. j.
Rowe. The house was decorated
with wild flowers and apple bios
SONS. The hostess, assisted by
Sister Jennie Eggers, served a
two-course lunch.
The Club will meet Tuesday,
June /, with Sister Minnie Ken
needy. All Rebekahs are invited
to go and spend the afternoon.
Mrs. Bessie Walker, Secy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
NO LONGER SACRED TO ART


Add Greenwich Village to the
spots of atmosphere" that are no
more, writes a New York CORE
spondent. Like the Bowery and the
old downtown residential district,
the Bohemia Of the metropolis is
about extinct.
Unconventional people still reside
in the vicinity of Washington square,
but those who knew it in the old
days call the present residents
posers.
Struggling young geniuses, living
in poverty in cherries attics or
stable studios, no more evade in
sistent landladies by the back stair
way. They don't because the same
attics and stables now lease for any
where from 81, 500 to $500 year,
security demanded. The Bohemian
restaurants are commercialized.
There is no credit and prices range
with eating places in the White light
district.
In MacDougal alley and Washing
ton news, where men and women
once sacrificed all bodily comforts
for art, limousines and town cars
now stand without. Nurses care for
children. Fresh paint and modern
conveniences are everywhere. Only
geniuses who have arrived" can
now afford a residence in New
York's Bohemia.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Christian Church District Con-
ventiOn.

Representatives of the Chris
tian churches Of northern Ida
no and eastern Washington will
meet in convention at Orofino on
June | and 2, where extensive
preparations are being made to
make the event successful in
every way.
An elaborate program for the
several sessions Of the meeting
has been prepared and will be
conducted by prominent workers
in this church from all points of
the district. w. r.. Emerson and
j. w. Henderson viii represent
the Nezperce church on the pro-
gram.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

A phone message received this
afternoon from Mrs. w. j. Ram.
ey, of Gilbert, brings the glad
news of the birth of a fine boy tc
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Under, OF
Grandview. Wash, on the 26th
instant, Mrs. Under, who is the
eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ramey. is at a maternity hospital
III Yakima, and the wire
stated that mother and son are
getting along finely. The father
OF the little lad, who has been
christened William Judson, is the
son of S. j. Under, of Craigmont.
and the parents Of the new arr,
val are two of the most popular
and worthy young people Lewis
county ever had the honor of
as citizens.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

The well in the Memorial park,
which the city council is having
rugged up for park use. street
Eprinkfing, ETC., is now thor.
oughly cleaned out and the pip
ing is in, preparatory to install
ing the pump. Mr.. O'Connor,
who is handling the job, stated
this morning that the well show
ed a flow of at least eight gal
Ions per minute under test and
would undoubtedly furnish all
the water required of it for the
purposes intended.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars hews y
a,,r.d nv Halls Catarrh Medicine.
HAIRS Catarrh Medicine has been taken
hu catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
Ave years, and has become known e 5nc
most reliable remedy for Catarrn; HAIR
ratarrh Medicine acts thru the bIood on
the Mucous surfaces, expeinng tno 81.
son from the Blood and heanns 'he o's
eased portions. r,.u,u r.terrh
.1ndicine for a short time you Will see
great Improvement in your genera
baaIth start taking Halls Catarrh Meoi,
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. oeno
for testimonials. free - nh,o
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Joieoos O'A'Ss
aold BY all Druggists. TIC.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
MANsLAUoHTER AvERTED.

'The ending of my story has been
completely spoiled by careless proof
reading" complained the angry au-
thor. "Here at the conclusion where
the judge looks down at the detec-
tive and asks, Are you Pendleton
KingY what does the printer make
him say3 Listenl The great de-
tective, snatching off his false beard
replied, 81 a. M"
"That certainly leaves the reader
in the dark" unused the waggish edi-
tor. Then they looked at each other
and laughed. Boston Transcript.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Stellmon Sells Livery Business

John Stellmon on Tuesday sold
the equipment Of the Nezperce
Livery Barn to G. F. Mattingly
of the Forest section. Mr.. Mat
tingly has taken a lease on the
barn and will operate the bust
ness in future, taking possession
June l. He is familiar with this
line of work and plans to give
the Nezperce community the best
service the conditions warrant.
Mr.. Stellmon and his son, Nor
NAL, who have had the plant in
charge for some time, will devote
their entire time to their extern
sive farm interests in this vicin-
ity.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

Preston A. Richmond, princi-
pal of the Nezperce High School
during the term just closed and
who has been elected super
tendent Of our schools for the
coming which fact attests
the high rating he has earned in
this communicated Sunday for
visit with his home folks at
Orofino, after which he will en-
ter the government forestry SER
vice and be located in the Mus
selshell district east of Weippe.
He will return to Nezperce in
August to make preparation for
the coming school term.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
RoweKennedy.
Word was received here j

Word was received here just
after noon that Ralph Kennedy
and Miss Blanche Rowe were
married. in Lewiston today at
noon. No particulars are avail
able as the Herald goes to press,
beyond the fact that the bride ac-
companied her mother, Mrs. L. J.
Rowe, and two sisters, Mrs. E, l..
Schnell, and Miss Marie, to Lew
iston this morning, where Mrs
Rowe and Miss Marie will spend
the summer.
The wedding Of these popular
young people Of our community
has been brewing for some time,
but coming unannornced as it
has, it is a pleasant surprise to
a host of friends.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
SUSPICIOUS.

Il wonder who took my umbrel-
la" said Smith, as he looked
around the Office.
'sYou might ask Brown" replied
Jones. 'He said this morning that
he had decided to put something by
for a rainy day Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

The stock and equipment of the
Nezperce Hardware Co., recent
ly purchased by Messrs. Ander-
son, Bolick & Kavanaugh, is be-
ing moved to Lewiston this week,
where the buyers are opening a
hardware store.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Inc Facts About Rheumat;s,,

oe n =. than nine out of ten cases
VI rheumatism are either chronic
OF OF muscular mus, rheumatism, neither
;! u al All that is required
q f,.o 70 massage the affected parts
Ireely with Chamberlain's lint =
m ment. You will be surprised ', At
the relief it affords. ''eo a.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
g. w. Felt, Inc,
Nezperce, Idaho.

Dear Sirs:
7 have had quite a few letters
the past day or so asking what
though of market conditions
Now, my opinion is based on
what have gathered from listen.
ing to conversations from men
from headquarters and from some
who positively control the dry
goods situation as to production
AS they look at it, the whole
thing hinges on production.
When the production exceeds the
supply, then we may look for a
general decline. but this condi-
ton is not in sight, nor nowhere
near it.
The mills are completely sold
up for the balance Of this year.
All the stuff that they can pro-
duce and more too, has been sold
and in turn has been sold by the
jobber. This is another reason
why / can see no reduction in
sight.
As far as these sales and wild
talk and newspaper propaganda
goes, you will note that it is
chiefly redy-to-wear clothing and
shoes they seem to be harping
on. Most of the big price reduc-
tions are on ready to-wear lines.
You see nothing mentioned on
staple dry goods, nor can there be
if a merchant is not pushed for
money. Of course where man
is pushed and has to raise money
on merchandise sales, not being
able to borrow same at the bank
for short period, he might turT
loose for short period, and this
Is the reason for most of the wild
talk of reductions.
firmly believe that these sales
over the country will result in
prices becoming higher before
they are cheaper. There are not
enough goods anyhow to &C
d1 Ouu\ly. dAu WHICH, ulC1 C1Ad1AV
has given away his stock, he must
replace it if he stays in business.
This is simply another case of
supply and demand. A sudden
demand for more goods with none
in sight will make another SELL
ing market, and we will be up
against it again. The only result
to a merchant who has been COM
PEELED to sell in order to raise
money will be that he has got his
money, and he has paid his bills,
but his new stock may be on
higher basis Of cost than ever.
The best thing to do is to sit
tight. With a few weeks Of sun
shine. business will be back tc
normal. The buying power il
still in existance, and people will
buy when they want merchan-
disc.
This is simply my opinion and
might prove of use.
Yours respectfully.
G. w. Campbell.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
MUcH-WoRkED PHRASE.

"0f course, it will be quiet we'd
ding"
"Of course" rejoined Miss Cay
enne. "By the way, / don't recall
ever hearing of loud and bolster
Gus Wedding"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
LITERAL.

"You can hear that old tin pan Of
Jim's a block before you can see it.
Do you thing he really enjoys riding
in such dilapidated car ?"
"Well, he seems to be having
rafting good time"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
Lutheran Church Services

There will be English preach
ing service at the Lutheran
church in this city next SUNDAY
morning n, at IL, to be following by
Christian instruction of the child.
rem Rev. N. J. Holm, Pastor,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
ITS CLASS

GLOW ought the science Of shop
ping be classified"
II don't know, but seems to me It
ought to be put down ~ : part Of
buy-ology."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Clearinghouse, of
Lewiston. were in Nezperce the
flrst Of the week. where he was
looking after work for his NOM.
ment establishment
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27
1pr app glp
A S I @
PRICES


This week we use as our
ad a letter received from
Mr.. Geo. Campbell with
Wheeler & Motter Mercan-
tile Company, wholesale
dry goods merchants of St.
Joseph, Mo-, and considered
one of the best posted dry
goods men in the United
States:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-05-27

Buy your fence posts at tho
Prairie Lumber Go.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-22
HOW cANARIEs ARE TRAINED
French Expert Explains His Method
Of Teaching the Birds to Pro-
duce Sweet Notes.

Parisians are so passionately fond
Of canaries that it is estimated there
are 100000 of these birds in the
City Of Light. Writing in the Wide
World magazine, Henri Ga!llard, the
famous French canary trainer, gives
some interesting particulars regarding
his method of teaching his pets to
sing.
'The musical training of my pupils"
he says, "is conducted with the aid Of
a bird whistle or iageolet. A fort
night after the young bird has learned
to feed itself it is put into solitary
cage, where, if it is male, it soon
begins to MARBLE. The cage is then
covered with white muslin and its oc-
cupant is fed on cola seed and bread
soaked in water. During the first
week Of isolation don't allow him to
hear the song Of any other bird, and
during the second week play only a
few notes of medium pitch every
morning before his cage. After this
I advise covering the cage with very
thick green or red serge, thus keeping
the bird in darkness until it has
learned few short musical phrases.
How long does it take to train a
canary to sing properly? Well, that
all depends on the birds aptitude. 1
should say the time varies from two
to six months"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-22

Born in New Hampshire, So years
ago.
Graduated from Harvard Medical
School and entered the army as sur.
geon.
Was given command of infantry in
Apache Campaign and won a congress
sional medal Of honor for his bravery.
Was appointed Colonel of Rough
Riders Of which Theodore Roosevelk
was Lieutenant Colonel.
Was appointed to be Major General
by President Mckinley.
Afterwards served as Governor Cen
eral of Cuba and next held similar
position in the Philippines.
Was an early advocate of prepared
ness, establishing the Plattsburg and
other training camps.
Since the war he has tactfully and
successfully dealt with riots at Omaha
and the strike at Gary, Ind.
Leonard Woods strong point is his
ability as an administrator, evidenced
by the splendid manner in which he
put Cuba on her feet as modern ma
tion after centuries of Spanish mis-
rule.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-22

some degree Of relationship to one an
other, and as the association already
has some 300 members and expects
more, it is probably one Of the largest
families on record. The. association
does not confipe itself to helping those
In sickness or distress, but goes far
Their. IF a Wong is DESTROYS Of start
ing up alaundry or some other bust
ness and is not possessed cf the neces-
sary capital, he goes along to the other
Wongs at the weekly Saturday meet
ing and presents his case and If he
proves his good faith the money is
Forthcoming. In fact, in every gen.
uine case Of a member Of the family
business assistance is given. The idea
is a3somewhat novel one to white races,
butfit has pra ctieal4 results and is I'M
doubtedly beneficial. Montreal Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-22
Leap Year Missed.

The rule used to tell if year is,
or was, leap year is to divide it by
the figure 4. If It may be done with
out remainder it is generally sup
posed to prove that the year is leap
year. This is correct in respect of
all years save in the case of the 100
years, that is, the beginning Of CEN
fury, as 100, 1900, 1900. In those
years the test is to divide by 400. #
these tests are applied to the last 100
years we shall find the year 1900 is
not divisible by 400 and neither was
the year 1900. Leap year occurred
every four years after the year 1900
until 1896, but there was no leap year
between 1895 and 1904 "a space Of
eight years.. Neither was there a
,Aan year between 1896 and 1904.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-22

| the motorists there were nearly as
| many who entered the state by rail
Each person stayed on an average of
10 days.
Ivan A. Cope, secretary, Ten
| Thousand Lakes association, esti-
mates that 100000 was spent in
Minnesota this year by tourists. His
estimate is based on figures obtained
from proprietors of summer resorts.
Mr.. Cope predicts that more than
$40, 100000 will be spent in the state
next year by tourists. He has OBJ
tanned the names of every person
who visited a resort this year from
outside Minnesota. Each visitor will
be invited to return next summer.
The large tourist travel this year
is concrete evidence of the results of
an advertising campaign, as prior to
1918 practically no organized effort
was made to capitalize one Of Mime
sofas greatest assets-its advan-
tages and attractions for summer
time recreation. This year travel
was three times greater than it was
in 1918.
"Sell America to Americans and
Sell the Americans to America" is
the slogan adopted at the recent con-
ference of Northwest Tourist associ-
alton secretaries held in st. Paul.
The conference, which was attended
by representatives of travel associa-
tions in Michigan, North and South
national forests and parks, better
transportation service, were adopted.
Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Washington,
Oregon, Colorado, British Columbia,
California and Ontario, resulted in
the formation of permanent organ
ization, to be known as the American
Travel Development association, to
encourage travel in America through