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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17
ANOTHER STRIKE AvERTED.

The threatened strike of railway
employees has been averted, as there
was every reason to believe it would
be- The rail men simply could not
afford it and doubtless welcomed the
way of escape offered by President
Wilson.
This lesson of the coal strike, the
steel strike and the Boston police
strike probably was not wholly lost
on the 100000 maintenance of way
and railroad shop men who threatened
to. tie up the transportation systems
unless their demands for a 40 per cent
wage increase were granted. These
men apparently realized that no strike
can be successful unless it has the
support of the general public. Instead
of seeking that support they alienated
it by threats.
I'VE have been told" said Mr.. Bar
ker, the president of the brotherhood,
that the public, the press. the rail-
way officials will be with US, but.
whether they are or not, maintenance
Of way will pay no more attention to
Mr.. Hines until our demands are met"
The American people do not take
kindly to being threatened-to being
held up and informed by a small mi
nority/ that unless its demands are
granted supplies of food and fuel will
be denied them. The public balks at
playing the part of hostage for the
railway men or any other class. The
railway men said that unless Mr..
Hines acceded to their ultimatum then
the public would be sacrificed. I'm
able to bring pressure directly upon
the director general, it was proposed
to terrorize millions of innocents In
the expectation that when Mr.. Hines
saw the horror that had been wrought
he would capituIate.
But the people have become accus-
toned to threats OF that sort in the
past few months. In Boston all the
forces of evil were 1oosed upon the
city with the intent of compelling an
acceptance Of the pay increases de-
manded by the police. The public
rose to the occasion and with the aid
of state troops restored order. The
steel strike threatened to paralyze all
industry, but 1t succumbed to the de-
termined stand of Judge Gary, who
had the people with him. The coal
strike was met by several states IN
dertaking to mine their own coal, and
was rapidly being lost when the pres
ident arranged the settlement now in
effect.
1t was absurd to think that Mr..
Hines would grant the increases asked
To do SO on the eve of turning back
the roads to their owners would have
amounted to confiscation of the prop
critics. There are ample means pro-
vided in the railroad bill now before
congress for the adjudication of all
wage disputes by an impartial tribu-
nal. The fact that the brotherhoods
submitted their demands while the
roads are still under federal control.
shows that they have no use for such
method of settlement, but prefer to
place their reliance on their power to
work mischief.
OF the many millions of wage earn
ers in this country, not one-tenth have
been SO fortunate as to have their in
comes increased in proportion to the
rising cost of living. Everybody has
made heavy sacrifices. The people
will not listen now to the demands of
special class for exceptional treat
ment in the matter of wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17

The farmers who. in a convention in
Chicago last week. went on record as
favoring continuation of government
operation Of railroads for two years,
probably are political farmers from
North Dakota. Every organization of
strictly agricultural farmers has de-
clared in favor of the return of the
roads to their owners as soon as pos
sible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17

One Topeka eating house has ad-
vanced the price Of potatoes 100 per
cent in the past week. Bradstreet's
Weekly Food Index number, based on
the prices per pound of thirty-one ar
compares with 1904 last week and
$4.5S for the week ending February
10. 1919. This weeks number shows
a loss of two-tenths of l per cent from
last week, but a gain of 9.S per cent
over the like week of last year. Po-
tatoes at 10 cents a spoonful probably
represent a profit of about 600 per
cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17
PERFECT HAPPINESS.

In the first place, there is no such
thing!
And that isn't the statement Of a
pessimist, either, but of the soundest
optimist. Happiness will always re-
main a relative proposition. Ease and
inactivity never get it. But work. and
disappointm ent, and hardship, and re-
peated failures, - do bring one very
close to it.
Perfect happiness would be q ter
rible bore, 1t would irritate the thick
est skinned human.
Happiness comes largely from los
ing, in order to get And if we would
keep what We get, We must immedi-
ately give it away, The tree grows,
blooms. gives forth its fruit-then
falls back again into a state OF bar
renness. But it is that very getting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17

Herbert Hoover is causing uneasi
ness among politicians of both parties.
Republicans seem to fear that their
party may nominate him while Dem
ocrats are afraid that their party will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17
And Eggs Go Up Another Nickel.

"Can we realize for an instant what
a cross-section of all existence at a
definite point of time would be: While
talk the flies buzz. sea gull catches
a fish at the mouth Of the Amazon, a
tree falls in the Adirondacks wilder
ness, a man sneezss in Germany. a
horse dies in Tartary and twins are
born in France. James, as
quoted in an advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-17

The question Of smoking in the
Woman's City club is brought into the
argument. These women, they point
out, were accustomed to smoking in
their own homes. and could not spend
even a few hours away from that
home without their tobacco. while a
man, even a regular smoker, can. and
frequently does. go for hours without
even touching tobacco of any kind.
1.-The nervous constitution of a
pared to that of an adolescent boy,
and the effects of tobacco upon her
is similar in it's effects on immature
youth"
The most serious factor, however,
is the innate physical difference be-
difference in responsibility, a differ
ence in duties and privileges. 1t is
admitted that the tobacco habit when
contracted must be satisfied at all
| times The woman must bear her chill
dren for nine months. during which
time the undeveloped child is drugged
by tobacco in the blood of the smok-
| ing mother. She nurses her child for
many months, and if the mother uses
tobacco, it is present in distinct guam
titles in the milk.
NO nation can maintain the vigor
which has characterized the American
people if its women smoke. An earn
| est appeal should be made to the
women to refrain from the use of
tobacco in the name of their country's
| welfare, no matter what strict Justice
may declare their right and privilege
to be-
| Tobacco dealers thruout the country
admit that the habit is spreading
among women to a surprising degree.
i Theaters, restaurants, and clubs in al
most every city of the United States
are recognizing the fact in~the estab-
lishment of smoking rooms for their
| feminine patrons. A Chicago theater
manager recently declared that the
cigarette box in the ladies' smoking
room had to be replenished every day
/ while the one in the mems smoking
room was seldom emptied.
But this. he admitted, might be due
to the fact that men, as a rule. carry
their tobacco with them, while the
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Didn't Like Golf.

When DeWOlf Hopper in 1.-THE Bet
ter 'Ole" played a recent engagement
at a downstate university, the fol.
lowing conversation took place be.
tween two goods:
"Are you going to see The Better
'OleY"
"No; I just can't stand those goll
stories, and 1 know that l wouldn'!
like a golf play"
A number of local golf players agree
that the nineteenth hole was the bet
ter 'ole, especially before April 2, 1918
Detroit Free Press.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
MUCH EXPLANATION IN ORDER
the Identity of Husbands
"AIma."

A husband newly wed, and also a
graduate of the University Of South
ern California, went to attend :: BAN
quet on the campus with few of his
college mates. He omitted teiephon-
ing his wife.
When friend husband did arrive
home his wife was almost ready to
break off diplomatic relations.
"Where in the world have YOU been:'
was her menacing question.
"Why, dearie, l have oeen out en-
ioying the evening with my dear Alma
Mater"
"What?" calculated his wife, jump
ing to her feet. "Ama who" Then
tears.
1t took the errant head Of the fam
lily just two hours and twenty-five
minutes to convince his heart broken
hepmate that Alma Mater was not an
alluring vampire.-LOs Angeles Times.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
THOUSANDS PROCLAIM
THE MERITS OF
PE-RU-NA
Read Their Letters

Mrs. Martha C. Dale, R. F. D. /,
Cannon, Del, writes: II am en-
tirely cured of chronic catarrh Of
the stomach and bowels by Pc
RU-NA."
Mr.. J. Bayer, Glendale, Oregon:
"There is no medicine like PERU
MA for catarrhal deafness"
Mrs. Kate Marquis, Middleburg,
Ohio: "PE-RU-NA cured me Of
catarrh of the head and throat"
Mr.. ]. II. Collins, Wesson, Mis-
sissippi: "PE-RU-NA makes me
feel vigorous and able to work
without that tired, weak feeling I
usually have otherwise"
Mrs. P. Ludvigsen, Austin, Min
nesota: 81 got rid Of my liver
trouble and can eat anything since
taking PE-RU-NA."
Mrs. L. Hearing, 283 East 169th
St., New York City: "For catarrh
of the head and stomach, I have
found PE-RU-NA better than any
other medicine"
Mr.. W. H. Edgar, 40 Cooper St.,
Atlanta, Georgia.: "PE-RU-NA
cured me after I had suffered
fifteen years with rheumatism"
Mrs. Leona Dodd, r. No. 8,
Medon, Tennessee: "PE-RU-NA
is grand medicine for coughs and
colds"
So many diseases are due to ca
tarrh and catarrhal conditions,
makes PE-RU-NA the best medi-
cine in the world to have on hand
for emergencies and general health
protection. Thousands of families
are never without bottle of Pc
RU-NA or a box of PE-RU-NA
Tablets in the medicine cabinet.
That is the safe way.
You can buy PE-RU-NA any,
where in tablet or liquid form.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
The Bad Old DAYS.

John B. Cough Ryan Of Rochester
said in a temperance address:
"NO more of this reason losing.
glory be!
to another clubman during the high
ball hour:
"Lush lost his reason last night
"'HOw come, said the second club
man with a frightened look.
"'Dear knows!' said the first club
man. He had one, and a good one,
when he left here at a. M, but he
forgot it somehow on the way home
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31


all told 100000 Brazil
Australia 100000 China 2OO0 Siberia 5O0 United States 800 This
236777374 5535 avorupO
of
may
monds at
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
On the Right Side.

II don't want to do anything wrong
said an elderly Shropshire woman who
called upon an official of the ministry
of food, "but when l die / should like
my funeral to be properly carried out. y
She then confided that she had, in
stock, her coffin and shroud, two bot
ties of whisky and three tins of sal
mon.
This cheerful soul was quite
pleased when told that she was ION
the right side" so long as she did not
add to her stOck.-London Chronicle.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Look at tongue! Remove poisons
from stomach, liver and
bowels

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package. then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love it's delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give 1t without fear
Mother! You must say California"
ADV.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

California;
$SSS6SOO31.
construction and main
actual inspection of such work
expenditures
n
1898
of these aggregatng
addition that
completed 1919
7o99290
in
tia brd
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

extraordinarily similar in their characteristics certain mouscs Hawaii
determined shells
andfau
L closely
prehistoric
unlikely
that of O
differ remarkably 'front.' Of TIN
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

were gathered from the enuS OF lHe
earth, they would form pile about
as large as a wagon load of coal
dumped on the sidewalk. The pile
would contain 1886, ,474 carats, and
the gems would weigh ten and one
half tons If the pile were in the
form of cone, it would have a base
diameter Of eight feet and height
Of five feet. Reckoning the diamonds
at $500 carat, it would have a value
Of $139O6, ,642, 200. 1t would contain
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Oh, So Much!

Wife-YOu complain that / am al
ways asking you for money. Why
don't you give me so much a year and
have done with it?
Hub do give you $50 much"
That's just what l complain Of. }
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

has gradually become, through official
action of the various states, an in
tegral portion OF the several state
highway systems.
Expenditures On the Way in 1919,
for new construction, reconstruction
and maintenance were as follows by
states: New Jersey, $1,383, ,572.OO; !;
Pennsylvania, $1,41S169.2S; Ohio, ST.
303,7081O; Indiana, $742, 2,218.3O; Hi
nois, $1,43O, O,12O.28; Iowa, $256,S99.29 !;
Nebraska, $613,O25.OO; Wyoming,
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly inf1u-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh
It is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some of the best tonics
known, combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
=. ]. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, Ohio
Some people put on airs while others
merely whistle them.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Different Times.

"YOu don't see any editorials today
on the subject of whittier are we drift
ing"
mo; whittier are we skidding is the
proposition now"
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
All the World Has but WagonIoad of Diamonds

EVERYBODY buying diamonds these days the supply
L.
diamonds history and existing polished
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

Some men have a regular Sunday
morning attack of homesickness when
the church bells ring.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

Unatracive buildings
of agricultural
those
e
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Lincoln Highway Gets Nearly $12,000,00O in 1919

ASHINGTONLncon Hghwaye great national outdoor memorial to
of
through which lincoln Highway which first largely
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

and geology IN the college Of Hawaii.
DR.. Bryan went to Argentina by
way of Mexico and the west coast of
South America, where he studied vol
canoes and Andean geology. He will
sail for the island of Juan Fernandez.
400 miles out. The island is inhabited
by a small colony of fishermen.
'In the Philadelphia Academy of
Natural Science" says the professor,
II was surprised a year ago to dis
cover certain little fresh water mol
luScS from Iuan E,arna andnu thnt 1Nnrl,
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Discontented School Pupils Make Child Laborers

Year.
Schools must be made more at
tractive and parents more sensitive to
the value of completed education,
says this report. One reason for keep
ing children in school is keeping them
out of industry before they are pre-
pared to assume these burdens. The
experience of child welfare commit
tees showed that discontented school
,ounilC hooapoo tho child 10
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

You may think that you are loved
by your neighbors, but don't bet on it,
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
New Form of Torture.
"How did you enjoy your visit to the

"How did you enjoy your visit to the
Bithersbys?"
1T was an ordeal"
"How sO?"
II had to sit through 1,000 feet of
the baby
"What?"
"Film, you know. They were show
ing me motion pictures of the little
darling taken between the years of
one and three Age
Herald.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
MoIIuscs Start Scientist After a Lost Continent

"DETAILS concerning in 6OOOmie
sought by William professor zoology
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Rare Coins Are Worth a Fortune.

Start a coin collection. Send dollar
and we will deliver to you prepaid eighteen
different coins of foreign countries Kay Coin
Co., 1850 S5th ST., Brooklyn. N. Y. Dept. E.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31

Good taste is a gift. but anybody
can learn the rules.
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
SlRfig}4Ig@J17, N9l,bIaDNgDAgE0( v L~sE9
PLAN TO GET FEDERAL HELP
Positive Obligation Should Be Placed Upon States to Give Aid to
 County Units.

That federal aid funds should here after be expended only upon roads which are included in an intercounty system of main highways, is becoming fixed policy in many states, despite the fact that the present road act does not require such use of the money.
 Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Indi- ana, Illinois, Wyoming and Washing ton recently have practically decided to conflne the federal money to roads that count in well-defined state sys- tems.
 "n the national government is to continue the policy of appropriating federal funds to the 4S states for high way improvement, a positive obligation should be placed upon the states to give aid to their county units" asserts President David Jameson of the Amer jean Automobile association, which or ganization devoted it's countrywide energies to the passage of the federal aid road act and urged such legislation at time when it was far from popu- lar.
 eff it is the correct thing-and we believe that it is-for the wealthier and more settled states to give as- sistance through the federal treasury to the less populated and undeveloped parts of the country, this national CO., operation carries with it an obligation to the state to function as common wealth in the form of intercounty roads built and maintained entirely at state expense.
 "While it has been found necessary In some states to employ automobile registration money in floating state bond issues, this should not be done except as last resort, simply because there is need of yearly maintenance funds and these are best supplied by the registration and other taxes col lected from motorcar owners. The total of this money for the whole coun- try now exceeds $50,000,000."
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
COMMISSIONERS REQUIRED TO MAKE DETAILED REPORT OF
 EVERYTHING DONE.
REPORT FILED WITH CLERK
County Clerk Is Required To Keep Report On Hand For lnspec- ton By Any Taxpayer De-
 string To Do So.

Little Rock, Ark. = Under the act of the Legislature passed during the last extra session commissioners of all road districts, drainage and i'm provement districts are required to file an annual report in the county in which the district is located on the first Monday in January of each year Under this act commissioners all over the state will be required to file this report.
 The bill was introduced by E. O. Bagley of Pulaski county. All mem- bers of board who fail to make this report will be subject to fine of not less than $500 for each offense.
 The commissioners are required to make detailed statement of every thing done during the year, including the amount of money collected, the amount expended, the date and num- Der and amount of each voucher, to whom such voucher was issued and for what purpose, character of i'm provement, amount of improvement, and other details necessary for full and complete understanding of every thing accomplished by the commis- sioners.
 The report is filed with the clerk of the county in which the dtsirtc is located, and if the district is located in more than one county 1t must be filed with the clerk in all counties where the district is located. The clerk is required to keep the report on hand for inspection by any tax payer.
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
FILL LINCOLN HIGHWAY GAPS
Recent Gift of $1o0,o0o Made to Com plete the TranscontinentaI
 Thoroughfare.

With a recent gift of $100,000 it is announced that two Nevada stretches of the Lincoln highway will be im- proved, thus filling the last gap in the first American transcontinental high way. It is sentiment of the donor that the work should properly be done by the state and federal governments, but he is glad to make a personal sacri- fee that the finished road may be presented to the American people as an object lesson. It is felt that the greatest value of this pioneer highway lies in it's educative value for the gen. eral public.
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
DANGER SIGNAL AT CROSSING
Startling Automatic Device Gives Warning of Approaching Trolley
 Car at Crowded Corner.

Where three streets come together at one place the crossing is sure to be dangerous, particularly if traffic is heavy and there is trolley line.
 A startling danger signal has been invented for such crossing. It stands on a corner that the cars pass, and Is so connected with the track that when
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Little Rock.-The commissioners of coal district Nc. 2. of Desha county. let the contract for the construction of no miles of road in that county to cost in the neighborhood of $4, 000,000
 Newport-The Jackson County Teachers Association will meet at Swiftcn. this county, January 16, ani will be under the supervision of Gar land E. Land, county examiner
 Helena.-Jim Peterson, negro, was arraigned before Judge Burke i'll mu- nieipal court on charge of having left dead horse in a prohibited se, tion near tie city.
 Little Rock-Fred Nunley. negro, who shot and killed his brotherin- law. William Singleton, Monday, was held to the grand jury on a first ce- gree murder charge by Judge House.
 Helena.-The Y. & M. V. railroad incline on the Mississippi side of the river here, gave way and since pas. sengers crossing here have been transferred by ferry boats.
 Leslie.--The Leslie Pull Together Club formed themselves into good- fellows club and distributed 45 bas- kets to families in different parts Of the city.
 Little Rock The executive commit tee of the Arkansas Press Associa ton decided to hold the mid-winttr meeting of the association in Little Rock on February z
 Newport H. Snetzer Of this city has leased the site of two large store rooms recently burned and will rebuild for his own use, expecting to get possession by the first of March.
 Harrison--Sam Keys. farmer. who was shot by Pierce Watkins during quarrel over the rental rights to a pasture, has died.
 Leslie-G w. Hogg, proprietor of the City Meat Market, butchered q hog that weighed roc pounds
 Mountain Home In interviews during the last 10 days with bankers and merchants al over the upper White river country in North Central Arkansas they say that 1919 has been inc most prosperous year this sec tion of the state has ever enjoyed.
 Fayetteville-Plans for extensive enlargement of the Fayetteville Bust ness College were announced by Prof H. o. Davis, president, who has leascl the entire second fcor of the World tuildirg for his business trainmg achool, affiliated with the college.
 Conway A r'eeting will be held here about January 12, for the pur pose of forming Faulkner county braroh of the American Cotton As sociation.
 Malvern. -Initiatory steps have Teen taken with the view of estab- fishing q bank at Donaldson, this county, 10 ,niles south of Malvern.
 Camden.--Camden physicians and business men have started move mont to establish homo hospital here.
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09
MUDDY ROADS DEVELOP DUST
No Place for Water to Stand Where Roadbed Is Kept Well Crowned,
 Hard and Smooth.

The muddier a road gets the more dust will result when it dries up. The sides of the ruts are ground to dust. The roadbed that is kept well crowned. hard and smooth offers no place tor water to stand, so 1t win not develop bad ruts or much dust
The Pulaskian., 1920-01-09

Mammoth Spring. g.---Tho coroner's jury in tho caso of the baby found dead returned q verdict to the effect that it came to it's death from un- known causes. Mrs Cora Long, who was arrested on suspicion, was turned loose without trial Proceedings were held behind closed doors.