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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

dying from rabies. But IL the symp-
toms develop before the first injection
is made there is no remedy.
Rabies Vaccine.
Rabies vaccine Is the most expen-
sive OF the biological products, cost
ing from SIS to $50 for the course Nof
twenty-one injections. Diphtheria
1000 units, a usual treatment, costs
81 or SIS now. Smallpox vaccine is
cheapest of all the products, at about
20 cents a dose, and only one dose is
needed. The comparatively high price
placed on most of the serums is due
mainly to the fact that they deterior-
ate after a time and become weak or
altogether useless.
Besides creating new biological
products and safeguarding those on
which the general public depends,
the government has one other duty
try to keep useless seruras off the mar
ket. In this the federal government
has only limited control. It can, and
does, refuse a license to a maker of a
serum known to be valueless or harm
full, so that he. cannot ship 1t out of
the state in which it is made. This
keeps him from doing an extensive
business, but it does not prevent him
from selling his goods turnout the
state. That is a matter for the state
health officials to regulate
The government has refused its IL
censes to makers Of serurQs for tuber-
culosis because no such successful
serum has yet been produced. 1t has
refused licenses for some cold and
hay fever serums which were uniform
ly worthless. There are numbers OF
these last on the market, and they
vary widely in value. Still another
type of remedy refused a license by
the government was a rattiesnaEe
serum which the owner proclaimed as
sure cure for epileptic fits, but which
medical specialists pronounced entire
ly lacking in the power ascribed to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
MORE CARS THAN FREIGHT.

There exists in the United States at
present, says the Railway Age, con-
dition which has not existed before
for five years except during a few
months in 1919. That is that the rail-
roads are able to handle more freight
than the shippers are offering to them.
In spite of the fact that the railways
are handling more freight than ever
before at this time of year, they now
have a large amount of surplus ca
pacity. For the first time since before
fic departments are actively soliciting
business.
The Age gives warning, however,
that this condition cannot possibly last
long. 1t predicts that within a few
months there will again be an acute
congestion of traffic and shortage of
cars. Shippers who can ship now,
plain, it says. because they cannot get
cars. Among the reasons given fo-
the belief that there will soon be a re-
vival of railroad traffic on a larger
scale than ever, are the following:
Larger quantities of products are
being held on the farms than ever
before in history. In any event they
cannot be held long, and it will be
only a short time until there will be a
large increase in the movement of
farm products. Lumber is one of the
very largest items of railroad traffic
All over the country the stocks in tho
retail lumber yards are low, while in
the northwest and the south the lum-
Der manufacturers have on hand much
larger quantities of lumber cut and
ready for shipment than ever before.
Conditions will force the retail lum-
Der dealers to begin soon to buy in
large quantities. The stocks of the re-
tail merchants of the country general
ly are greatly depleted. They, like
the lumber retailers, must soon begin
to buy. Vast appropriations have been
made by the various state and munich
pal governments for the construction
of new highways Highway engineers
estimate that for every mile of i'm
proved roads built, one hundred car
loads of material must be hauled.
Coal affords over one-third of all the
tonnage of the railroads. The stocks
of coal on hand are not large and the
coal traffic is almost certain to con-
tinue heavy. These are among the
conditions it holds which indicate that
in few months there is bound to be
a great increase of railroad traffic.
The railways have been going ahead
rapidly for months repairing locomo-
tives and cars and rehabilitating their
other facilities. and they undoubtedly
can handle more business now than
ever before. But the total increase in
facilities has been small. and the fur
Their increase in them which can be
made within the next six months viii
be small Therefore if, as seems GER
tain, there shall be within a few
months another great revival of traf-
fic, it is believed by the Age that the
capacity of the roads will again be
found unequal to the demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
JUST FOLKS
Hv EDGAR A. GUEST.



When was young L never heard
My mother speak an angry word.
My father had his faults, but oh,
My mother seemed to love him sol
She praised him for the good he did
And kept his little failings hid.
Yet always she would look distressed
When he spilled gravy on his vest
When there was company for tea
She seemed in constant fear that he
Would grow so interested that
He'd quite forget that he was fat;
And when across her gentle face
OF pain and sorrow came trace,
We children very promptly guessed
That he'd spilled gravy on his vest.
He used to laugh and sag: my dear,
Whatever Is the matter here?"
And-she'd Tut, tut" and shake her head
AS tho some dreadful thing he'd said
To indicate that she had seen
How very careless he had been.
That telltale streak to all confessed
That he'd spilled gravy on his vest.
Now I am sitting where he sat,
And tho I'm not so very fat,
As did my mother, so does she
Maintain a constant watch DER me;
Perhaps it is a sign of age,
But, anyhow, I've reached the stage
Where all the women grow distressed
When 1 spill gravy on my vest.
Copyright, 1920, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

The Christian Science Monitor is
sending out a tracer for the Middle
Class union. Eight months ago. it
points out. when overalls clubs and
old clothes societies were coming
swiftly into general favor as a means
of bringing down prices. there seemed
TO be a rather general feeling that the
banding together of the masses of
people --ho are wont to feel them
selves oppressed by the activities of
capital and la,or would certainly be
to their advantage. 1t looked for a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

In Secretary Houston's annual re-
port and recommendations on the sub
ject of handling the national debt,
there nowhere appears any reference
to the debt of approximately ten bill
lions of dollars owed to this country
by the allies. This debt is supposed
to be bearing interest at the rate of b
pc. cent. The annual interest would
be about $50O,O0O,0O0, but nothing is
being paid. This sum would go a long
way in relieving the treasury of en-
barrassment. The government Is bor-
rowing money at 6 per cent while
carrying this debt. Germany has de-
livered to the allies in payment of war
indemnities her gold bonds to the
market value of $4,000, 100000. Why
can't we get some of this money?
There must be taken into considera-
ton. also, that the treasury is pur-
chasing liberty bonds below par in the
open market. borrowing funds at a
high rate of interest wherewith to
retire long-term securities bearing a
low rate of interest. If Senator Hard
ing, when he becomes president, can
find a man who knows something
about business to place at the head of
the treasury department the public
will appreciate it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

There appears to be a growing SEN
timent that the vice presidents salary
should be increased and that he
should be provided with a place to
live. At present his compensation is
$4,000, lower than many other gov
eminent officials, from which he has
TO provide a residence and conduct
himself in a style corresponding with
the dignity of the office. Most per-
sons probably will agree that any man
who accepts the office of vice presi-
dent should receive a good sized bo-
nus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

If an individual should deliberately
kin five persons in one day the pub
lie would be Mortified. Yet the state
of New York did that very thing Fri
day and the circumstance attracts no
more than passing notice. How can
the state expect it's citizens to respect
the sacredness of human life when it
does not do so itself? Missionaries
could find plenty of work to do in this
country. They do not need to go
abroad to find barbarians to whom to
minister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

Southern farmers are said to favor
a protective tariff-on their own
products of course. But Democrats in
the ranks of the protectionists would
present no more remarkable anomaly
than did Democrats when they lined
up with the Prohibitionlsts. Tariff
for revenue only" is about the only
one of its original principles left to
the Democrat party. If that be abar-
doned by a large part of the MEM
bership. the old time Democrat may
as well take to the woods. Opposition
TO high rates OF duty has won for the
party when nothing else would or
could. And now there are Indications
that it is about to give up the bridge
that carried it over. But that the tar
If is local issue is as true today as
it was when General Hancock said it,
and the country as a whole may be-
forced to depend for its salvation upon
the divergence of interests which this
fact entails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

time as if the overalls clubs. which
were by nature transitory, would turn
into a movement toward the estab-
lishment of middle-class unions all
over the country. which would be, in
time, duly federated. Out here in
Kansas the necessity for such a union
disappeared with the establishment of
the court of Industrial relations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

King Constantine takes no chances
He declined to return home without q
formal invitation. Probably he is
wise to the uncertainty of the public
mind. A vote of SO per cent in his
favor would have been enough for
most men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

The man who always said he could
drink or let 1t alone" now is prov
ing his assertion by letting it alone,
while formerly he proved it by drink
fur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

However, Constantine negotiated
round trip and the feat should be set
down in the box score. He has been
to obloquy and back. In these de-
generate days that is a remarkable
for king.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

The return of Constantine recalls old
memories He is the gentleman who,
for a considerable period during the
earlier days OF the war. was under his
wife's thumb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

Probably we shall not be interested
in the text of the message. We seldom
are. But we shall be curious to know
whether the president has his wallop
back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

The theory that young Mr.. Garland,
Who recently snorted in derision at a
legacy. got his ideas in
Greenwich Village would be plausible
'nough but for one thing. There are
10 ideas in Greenwich Village.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

w. H. c. wants to know If a cold
bath, taken every morning on arising.
is beneficial or otherwise. We are not
In position to advise as to the physical
effect of the cold bath upon the indi-
vidual. But it probably is the greatest
Of the inculcators of self-esteem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

So far as ideas go, Greenwich vii
lage is a golden oak piano set down
in room done in ivory and gold.
And the gent who is playing the piano
has only one finger.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Medical Colleges Face
Shortage of COrpses;
Prohibition Blamed

Austin. Texas, Feb 2l-No more
booze, no more pauperss no more
paupers, no more Corpses: no more
corpses. no more dead bodies for ex-
perimental work for medical students
So the public win suffer again.
This IS the gist Of an interview
given out by William Keller, pro-
lessor OF anatomy in the medical de-
partment OF the University o. Texas
Absence OF fntoxication." he IS
quoted as saying, Haud not high
wages Is directly responsible for the
scarcity Of paupers, as many men
would spend most Of their earnings
on booze no matter how much they
made The medical colleges through
out the United States are facing a
shortage OF dead bodies available for
labratory instruction work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
ESSAY PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
AT D. A. R. PARTY MONDAY

Rebecca Stoddert chapter OF the d.
A. r. win give a George Washington
birthday anniversary party on Mon
day afternoon in the chapter rooms
OF the organization in the Woman's
clubhouse. At that time awards will
be made OF prizes 10 the winners for
the best essays on 'ldy Patriotic
Hero" the hero an American The
awards have been made as follows
Seventh grade winner. David Chea-
vens, Lamar school honorable men
ton, Winfrey Stewart. Lamar; Evelyn
Cunningham. Alta Vista
Sixth grade winner. Edna Abr. Alta
Vista school, honorable mention.
Irene Tienier, Alta Vista; George
Staten Lamar.
Mexican schools: Seventh grade
winner, Juan Figuerra. Beall; honor
able mention, Elvira Soto, Beall; sixth
grade winner. Guadalupe Flores. Aoy.
honorable mention. Evelyn Lerma,
Aoy: Esta Lerma. Aoy.
The prize essays viii be read by the
authors. L L Robinson VIII make
an address and musical program
wiz be given b. the children OF the
CHAPTER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Wealthy Mining Man Dies,
Victin1 of Viua's Cruelty

Denver. Colo, Feb 21--Another
victim Of the cruel practices Of Fran
cisco villa. the Mexican bandit. was
revealed here in the death OF George
W. Boyce, millionaire mining man. in
Phoenix, ARK
Boyce was a well known geologist
and civil engineer. and formerly
made his home in this city.
A long period OF confinement in
one of Villas camps, where he was
forced 10 eat decayed burro meat,
and subjected to many other cruel
ties is said to have 50 weakened
Boyce's physical condition that he
never recovered his health
Boyce is said 10 have paid villa
nearly 100000 ransom money for his
release
Boyce was well known throughout
the west. He had large real estate
holdings in Chicago, supervised the
building OF the Wisconsin Central
railroad, and was for many years as
ISOLATED with Thomas w lawson, OF
Boston, in Mexican mining projects
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Want TOPIace
Red Cross Hut
On Mesa AUe.

It is possible that, although the city
has withdrawn its request for the Red
Cross cabin in Pioneer plaza the Boy
Scouts may not get the building for
their weekend camp In the upper val
ley
Many Of the women OF FL Paso have
expressed a wish to have the building
kept downtown FOR the purpose OF
holding meetings and from which to
conduct the activities Of the Red
Cross home service and other work.
and a move is on foot to secure per-
mission to rcerect It on the vacant
property owned by the railroads on
the east side of Mesa avenue in front
Of the Crawford theater.
However, It is said the city fire or
dinauces viii prevent the erection Of
the building there, unless the council
should make a special exception. as
the building is frame and would ere
ate an unusual fire hazard. 1t has
even been said that the council might
not have the right TO permit its cree
ton, since 1t might increase the in
surance rate on surrounding property
10 such an extent as 10 cause injunc-
ton proceedings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

TIE situation confronting Fl Easo
residents and real estate men.
regarding rental property IN the
city Is acute, according to the prin-
cipal dealers in FL Paso. A canvass
OF nine OF the leading dealers here
unusual scarcity Of houses. both fur
rishcd and unfurnished apartments
and even single rooms, and that all
rental property now occupied is bring
ing a high rate
The principal demand, the dealers
say. Is for living quarters within
walking distance OF the business part
OF the city, and persons holding these
quarters are not releasing them but
are Of a more permanent class OF
renters. In the outskirts OF the city
there are a Few openings for renters,
hut far less than the demand at pres
Building Activity Increases.
The shortage Of rental property has
stimulated a demand for property
prices. the dealers declare and has
increased the building activity here 70
great extent In some parts OF the
city entire blocks are being built up
viduals are building independently Of
the real estate dealgr-.
4 canvass OF the dealers FRIDAY
afternoon. 20 determine the nOsSlnllltY
os obtaining furnished or unfur-
nisheu APARTMENTS. showed that IN
here there are waiting lists con-
tanning many names. with no pros
poets for any immediate openings
That the tenants are OF the perma-
rent type is indicated by the 1act that
many have contracted for the retcn-
ton OF their apartments throughout
the coming summer, and nropristors
Of the apartment houses declare that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
MAN GUSTS HIS ATTORNEY
FROM FEDERAL HEARING

". p HAYES and L c. McGulre.
charged with violation OF narcotic
laws. were arraigned Friday after
noon before United States commits
sioner A J. W. Schmid- The men
were held for the federal grand jury
on bonds Of $500 and $1,000 re-
spectively.
A humorous Incident marked the
hearing. Hayes's attorney became in
volved in an argument with the com
missioner and after some discussion
Hayes declared, I did not hire that
lawyer to conduct the case that way
and I won't stand It." The disgruntled
attorney left the courtroom i'm
mediatelv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
OFFICER INDICATED FOR
KILLING NEGRO SOLDIER

r P Mulhern. special officer OF
the T. & P, who shot and killed ".
H Hill, a negro soldier. February
5, was acquitted Friday afternoon on
a charge Of murder, on an Instructed
verdict from judge W D. Howe, Of
the 34th district court
The negro. IL Is said. was shooting
at persons, particularly at a negro
woman, when the special officer en-
countered him and killed him. Null
hern asked the grand jury to indict
him. so he could be indicated legally
OF the killing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
PERFECT HEALTH
is YOURS
If You Have Pure Blood.

To be in q continual state OF good
health is The greatest or en- bless
ings and more to be coveted than
riches. such perfect health is net
possible however y your blood Is
saturated with poisons. You may feel
fine a. times. but al the while the
u5isons are gradually undermining
your whole system and some day
Wien il is too late you viii find
yourself q physical wreck
You know-possibly your doctor
has told you-thar your blood Is sat
urated with impurities This condi-
ton Is manifested BY scrotulas sores
eruptive skin and similar diseases
10 you realize the seriousness OF
further neglect Why not begin now;
take Prescription C-2223. the treat
ment of a physician who made
study Of blood diseases2 This treat
-neut has relieved thousands It's
possible that YOU VIII secure equally
as good results
Suppose you do this-go 10 your
nearest druggist today and get your
self a $3.50 bottle Of Prescription
C-2e23. If after taking two bottles
as directed, you have not received
sufficient benefit 10 assure you Of Sc
curing permanent benefit, take the
empty bottles back TO the druggist
and get the $500 that you paid for
the treatment
In taxing prescription l--z-ar
something 10 regulate the bowels and
assist in throwing of the poisons is
necessary. 1898 Liver Pills were pre-
pared especially for this purpose
They have certain tonic effects and
do not sicken or grippe. One IS a dose
II your druggist viii not supply
sou send his name and Sl-f5 FOR one
$3.50 Bottle Of Prescription C-2223
and a sc box Of 2223 Liver Pills.
write Dept. 15e. 1923 Laboratory.
Memphis. Tenn for literature, 1920
Almanac and sample OF the Pills.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Pioneer Relics viii Be
MoUed to Liberty Statue

Relics OF the FL Paso Pioneers So
ciety are 10 be stored in the second
story OF Liberty Statue. just as soon
as they can be moved from the base
ment Of the chamber Of commerce.
Scouts, to whom the monument was
surrendered by the city. have agreed
TO allow the pioneers the use OF the
second story of the monument for
storing their relies. They are to
place some Of their cannon on the
corners Of the monument.
Secretary Adolf Hoffman viii also
have desk and an office in the
statue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
SHRNERS 70 HOLD LEAP
YEAR DANCE FEBRUARY Is

shrIners q 81 Naida temple VIII
celebrate leap year Saturday night,
February IS at the Country club. near
Fort Bliss. The Shriners wiz be in
vited and taken by their wives or by
their sWeethearta
c. H Lezven. poteRtate said Satur-
day Il had been planned to hold the
bail February %, leap year day, but
as that fell on Sunday the party would
be the night before. A buffet supper
viii be served There are about 1909
Shriners in Fl Paso-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Pays Dime Debt After !
Years; Conscience Hun

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 21.-Elmer
Green, Mitchell, Ind. has sent Wal
ter Simmons, Louisville hardware
dealer, ten cents which he has owed
for seven years on a baseball glove.
7 owe you ten cents on a baseball
mitt bought seven years age" Green
writes, so I hope you viii forgive
me and let me know II you viii accept
the dime. The Lord has saved me, and
have had no peace because I haven't
paid you. I want 10 make everything
right so I want have to come up short
at the Judgment bar OF God"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

Michael Charles WiIuk, 2812 Mem
phis street n native Of Poland, and
Saleen Maroof. 702 Epson street, a
native OF Syria, have filed petitions
Tor naturalization as American citi-
zens- The petitions are in the hands
OF the d trict United States clerk
and the men VIII be given their ex-
aminations at the next sitting Of the
naturalization court here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
Doctor Travels Miles On
Snomshoes To III Family

Adams. Mass. FEB. 2f-Following
two urgent telephone calls from
Windsor, medical attention was
brought TO the family OF John De-
celles. OF which seven members were
in from influenza. in unique man
DR.. E. C. Howe 5ourneyed to Wind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
COZ. LEWIS TAXES OVER OFFICE.

Col. z. c. Lewis, former treasury
agent here. who is known for his
work in conn elton with the breaking
I'D Of a do e" ring which formerly
operated here. has been placed IN
charge OF the local office. He relieves
O. G. Macumber, special agent. who
probably viii be transferred TO the
san Diego. Calf, district. Mr.. Ma
cumber VIII leave Tuesday for Los
Angeles on leave Of absence.