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The New York herald., 1921-11-29
Labor Problem Is serious.

The labor situation Is much more clear.
Russia Ia denuded OF her best thfRAers.
,mperialistio and Communists, and like
wise of her trained workers. In the oil
fields where are needed $1,000 men there
are ROW possibly half that number and
few OF them trained, and employers say
these are disinclined TO work.
Before the war there were 125 private
companies here, and each with q manag-
ing director, and now the work of all
these directors falls on the shoulders Of
"a few men. The workmen get one and
a half pounds of black bread per day
and soup, with neither butter nor meat
and @ pay of 5000 rubles Give to ten
cents) per month, which IS Just the price
OF pound of bread.
New workmen are being brought in
from among the troops OF Gen. Wrangei
in Constantinople and also from the
famine zone. but with it all there seems
no way to keep the men satisfied or
properly fed.
BLACK Town." as is called the oil re-
inning and delivery district, presents a
sad sight as compared to the old days.
The buildings of the Noble refinery. the
most important of the companies rep
resented. are going TO ruin. Makeshifts
are the rule everywhere.
When the Moscow Soviet took over the
Azerbaijan republic q year and half
ago by buying up its officials and send
ing in the Eleventh Red army It expect
ed TO get oil for nothing.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
OIL WELLSAT BAKU
FACING EXTINCTION
Only New Machinery. More
and Better Men Can Save
Them, Says Observer.
WOULD BE A CALAMITY
Enormous Production During
Pre-War Times Gradually
but Surely Falling Off.

A staff correspondent of the Assocs-
aired Press writing from Bakti. Azerbai-
Jan. on October rs. says: within six
months the oil fields lying within a few
miles of the city and once counted
among the richest petroleum wells in
the world will have ceased to produce,
according to expert opinion. uniess new
machinery and better and more work
men are obtained.
This condition is acutely realized by
the local Azerbaijan Government. which
is controlled by Moscow. II the oil is
not forthcoming this will mean the stop
ping of the oil-burning steamers Of the
Caspian Sea, several hundred in number,
the 1000 or more tugboats and steamers
OF the volga still in repair and the OIL
burning locomotives Of the entire rail-
way system of greater Russia.
Efforts are being made to obtain ma
chinery. possibly from the United States.
by NJ Serabrovsky, q trained engineer
and now general director of the oil fields,
and also 10 induce workmen 10 work.
Productions Diminishes Fast.
The pre-war production averaged an
nuaily about 1S.000.000.000 pounds OF
crude petroleum. and this year it will
run about 5000, ,000 900 at beet. There
have been but a few new wells this year
and the old ones function slowly. The
opening up OF the pipe line to Batum for
foreign export Is out of the question. as
there Is not enough oil and Russia con-
surles much of the present supply her
self
The general cause given for this con-
dition is described by competent oil en-
gineers, long on the field. as the gan
grene'' OF Soviet control Whatever
the Communists touch seems to 80 to
rot" declared one engineer. 'It seems
like fatality, and the worst of It is
that no amount OF new machinery here
will remedy the situation. New machin-
cry would be broken up by Incompetent,
underfed workmen just as the old ma
chinery has BEEN"
This is a rather gloomy view taken
by an anti-Bolshevik. The oil fields be-
gan to- slow down four years ago. The
present Moscow rule has severely suf-
fered from the Sins of its predecessors
here.
1t is feared that there will be much
difficulty in buying new machinery this
winter, though the Azerbaijan Govern
ment has commercial mission at Con-
stantinople that may go to the United
States to get capital or credits for the
machinery.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
Business Troubles
PETITIONERS IN sANKRUPTCY.

Petitions In Bankruptcy filed yesterday In
FINEGOLD NlsENsON. children's cloth
ing. 33 Allen street--1nvoluntary. Princi-
pal creditors and claims: Joseph Bloch,
s125; soiy MILDLY Co.. 1892. and Alex Ep-
NORRIS HAMMER. skirts. 81 West 27th
street-Involuntary. Principal creditors
and claims: Samuel Schwartz. s1is; Eu-
gene Frachtman, $500, Gnd sara Cohen
THOMAS II. McGRANE. Isborsr. bts West
14sth street-voluntary Liabilities. $ii.-
oss; no assets. Principsl creditors ~ nno. ana
orlget & Co., si.923. and Charles origet
and Maurice Orlsst, S1.oiI
HERMAN II. r'oGELMAN. ei7 broadway
oiSims' onyHlsnf Mimi. odes. ssss; Harold Fried
berg, ~ 900. and Irene Finkelfnan, s1,2O.
CLAUDIA b. SMITH. 43 Leonard street
Voluntary. Liabilities. Sz6.SSc. assets
s4l. .l0S. Principal creditors and ciaims
Alice b. Brazelton. 1880; Chatham Knit
ting Mills Co.. Si.4si, and Electric Hosiery
Co., N.373.
street-Involuntsry. Principal creditor anc
claim: Lillian saff, $500.
DEsIDER BERGNER, wholesale grocer, 2lo
East 18Th street-Involuntsry. Principal
creditors and claims: John s. Modra. $500;
John j. Bonk, $1,000. and Emil Erdeiyi'
$500.
LEOPOLD MARSHALL. women's apparel,
1857 Observation-Disclosures Principal
creditor and claim: Doris Isascs, 1854. a
second petition was filed by three credi-
tors: Harry wadler. Inc. who claims S24o; ;
Ban Cohen, Sl56, and Allen Cohn, 500.
PALACE DRESS SHOP. INC. Palisade
avenue and 4s7 South Broadway. Yonkers-
Involuntary. Principal creditors and
claims: Belle Siegel. $t26; Ruby Benjamin.
$3.50, and Samuel Falk. 81 .233.
T.. AND S. FEATHER CO., INC. millinery,
l6 west 36th street-1nvoluniery. Princi-
pal creditors and claims: Joseph Goodman,
SJo2; Robert Rosenson, S5, and Weiss
Sauch, Sa71.
HARRY WEISS, dry goods store, 40 Wills
av.-Iryoluntary Principal creditors and
claims: Dorothy Rssnikof, Sl5l; Anita
Wood. s2o2 and sn " Fisher. $l4s
DAVID CALHOUN & CO.. hats. 20 Union
Suusre-Volunfary Liabilities. $s.3os, as
sets ef2,142. Principal creditors anc
claims Actor Engineering Co., S5s9 Will
i..n, IIorr,at, SS41 and I. Nin. HD3l.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29
sCHEDUTES IN BANKRUPTCY.

the United States District Court were:
REr.JBLiC DOLL AND TOY COMPANY.
f52 Wooster street--Liabilities, $6S. .9s.: as
sets 81. .9S3, stock IN trade and machinery.
ROCKI.AND MILLS PAPER COMPANY.
INC.-Liabilitiss, S2S.o1S: assets, $1,000.
debts due.
NEW YORK MILLINERY TRADING COM
PANH. so Broadwey--Liabillt,es, $6i ,I8e
assets unknown. Assets are stock in TRADE,
SlS347 and debts Que, e13.6Sl.
FRANK SIMON, 2o5 Wooster strest-Liabll-
ities, slo,S9o; assets, unknown; debts due.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29

". G. Langley & Co., members OF the New
York Stock Exchange have for distribution
the seventh edition of their income tax
The New York herald., 1921-11-29

NJ. NJ Freeman & Co.. Philadelphia, arc
cent water and sewer bonds, maturing in
1928 70 1850 inclusive. at prices to not 5.75
per cent. They are free from Federal in
come taxes.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29

David Franklin Houston. president OF the
yoik and formerly Secretary OF Agriculture
ana Secretary OF tine Treasury. has been
elected q director OF the Prudential 1usur-
q ncn cir,,l,n NJ. Of Arerica.
The New York herald., 1921-11-29

restricted IN orrrr w~yz-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

bination suits, gowns and Knockers
at Warren NJ. Crosby's. These at
tractive garments are beautifully
made, cut after excellent patterns,
and even tho they are the best to be
obtained they are not exorbitantly
priced.
A really good piece of silk lingerie
is a splendid investment, for it is not
a fragile, short lived garment.
In the same department saw
something very new-lingerie of pom
gee, hemstitched, embroidered in
bright little flowers, and made in at
tractive and practical styles. Every
one knows of the, wearing quality of
pongee-and SO all you need to in
vestigate is the appearance Of this
new kind of underwear. Go to War
rem M. Crosby's and see it yourself.
You'll find that it is appealing and
ever so reasonable.
The Butterfly Blouses have made
a name for themselves and saw two
new white organdie models at War
rem M. Crosby's that are quite Won
derful. One was made with a tuxedo
collar and cuffs embroidered in blue
yellow, green and rose, and edged
with ruffed net. This blouse would
look well with any sweater, or with
a suit.
The other blouse was equally at
tractive. made with double frill in
the front, and the collar and cuffs
edged with val lace-and embroid-
cred both in rose and in blue.
These blouses are made of imported
organizes that have a permanent fin
ish and will not look like batiste after
they are laundered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

1.-THE worst offense If there can
be any classification of offenses
- is on the part of the driver
who throws his steering wheel into
sudden play and turns into q street
just in front of YOU"
Take, for instance, Sixth avenue and
Topeka boulevard. Despite the fact
that this is a boulevard crossing, driv-
ers going east and west on Sixth dash
madly into the boulevard traffic trust
ing to luck and the good Lord that
they'll make it. To watch traffic at
this corner one would think that nine
tenths of the drivers were answering
death calls. AS matter of fact they
are out for a leisurely evening drive,
but they glory in their ability to assert
the right of way by reckless speeding.
I don't mind making way for fire
truck or even a driver who is indicat-
ing his anxiety to cross in front OF me
by his signals, but whenever l crawl
over an intersection on which 1 have
the right of way and from both sides
motorists dash insanely in an appar-
emit effort to see how close they can
come to my tenders. 1 suffer an al
most demented desire to wound or
kill.
And some of these bright days-or
nights-Im going to try IT. 1 may
find that a much larger and harder
pair of fists face me, but I'll have the
Satisfaction OF turning lons 1oit
desire.
Most of the accidents at street inter-
sections are caused by persons VINO
are all sped up with no place to go.
The worst offense-if there can be
any classification of offenses-is on
the part of the driver who throws his
steering wheel into sudden play and
turns into a street just in front of you
There is positively no excuse for this.
Turning across traffic should be a
slow, deliberate move on the part OF
the driver of the car, and should pc
be preceded with a long signal with
the arm. In Topeka it appears to be
a flirt with death and trust in the
brakes and mechanism of the other
car.
Some time. If I ever become showed
under with wealth, I am going to buy
an armored truck and a million DOL
lars worth of insurance. With this
com bination am going out on
fender busting crusade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

WHOSE TAXI? Payne's of course,
and there are no end of things to be
said about the Payne Taxi service. If
you are in a hurry, call I'll, and there
will be car at your door in no time.
The drivers are very careful, courte-
Gus and obliging, without exception.
1t really is unusual to find such a
high class of men driving taxicabs.
and 1t makes the taxi service just that
much more valuable.
II your youngster is disappointed
over the prospect of missing Sunday
school or a party because of bad
weather or the lack of an escort, call
a Payne Taxi. give the child the adj
dress and fifty cents, and he will be
taken to his destination as carefully
as If his own father were at the wheel.
know of a Topeka woman who
was having company for dinner, the
dessert was a last minute failure, SO
she ordered a cake downtown-and a
Payne Taxi called for 1t and brought
it right out to her. Imagine being
able to avoid THAT embarrassing mo-
ment'. by telephone call and fifty
cents.
Do you know that you can taxi ev-
erywhere you go cheaper than owning
and operating your own car?
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25
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This little bag? Yes, it's French,
tool got it just for this dress. The
demure gray lining is relieved by the
little red bead flowers-I bought it
for half of what you girls are used to
paying"
You double one spade, partner?
Dear me, wonder If you play the
McCampbelI double-TH risk 1.-two
hearts,
you think my hat looks well with
my dress? Thanks, 1 had that espe-
cially in mind, and it was easy, for
1 happened to get them in the same
shop-The black hair braid IS awfully
good-and garlands of French flowers
are always pretty"
a 1.-THE ten was high, our trick"
Eyes, have some pretty new
stockings, more like these black ones,
with lace stripes, and some embroid-
cred ones"
at hate to take off in a minor suit,
but 1 guess I'll have to bid three
clubs"
1.-THE shoes like mine of satin. with
the single strap, and baby French
heels are stylish, and French women
wear them on the street a lot"
'Honors?. L think we had simple,
or did you? You don't mean to say
this is the last hand?"
my dear, I've had a beautiful time
1 simply adore bridge"
Did I get all my new clothes IN
PARIS? No, indeed, I bought them
all at Pelletier's, in our own little
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

don't know much about motor
car.
If stranded out on a deserted coun-
try road with a stalled motor would
peek at the gasoline tank, kick the
starter few additional times for good
measure, squint at some of the wires,
try the crank until totally Disguised
and disheartened and then hunt a
telephone.
But do know that a motor gar has
two sets of brakes and a steering
wheel and that gentle touch of the
foot will bring its tremendous power
into active play.
And I know that too many Topekans
use the foot on the accelerator instead
of on the brakes.
In other words, this town is full of
drivers, men and women, who believe
that the best way to avoid accidents is
to speed madly into them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

and you'll find it at The Hayes
Flower Shop.
There are stately vases. low, artis-
tic bowls, candlesticks and compotes
that would be heavenly filled with
fruits or an attractive dessert.
A piece of this new ware would be
charming in any room. If your room
is gray, the hangings blue, an orange
vase would be perfect on small ia
BILE, mantel or in front of a mirror.
OF course there are flowers at
Hayes's, too-fresh from their own
greenhouses, and at reasonable prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

ceivers, and some good statuettes. one
of which is Eros" very beautiful
figure.
There is nice assortment of small
lamps for a desk, mantel or small ia
BILE. There are two little lamps just
alike, in ivory decorated with pink
and blue, that would be pretty one at
each end of a long table or mantel, or
as a pair of bedroom lamps.
There are also at Peterson's some
stunning floor lamps with wrought
iron standards trimmed in gold and
most artistic parchment shades.
IF you are planning a walk in your
garden. there is nothing more charm
ing than flagstones. They are not
only artistic but very economical.
STARTING MONDAY, Thomas
Meighan will appear at the Orpheum
theater in a Paramount picture called
THE City of Silent Men"
Any picture featuring Thomas Meg
han is worth seeing, and this picture
is a wonderful one.
Mr.. Hooper invited a number of To-
peka men to a private showing of the
picture, and they have given it very
good criticisms, two of which quote.
Mr.. Charles I. Martin says that TT
year" Mr.. Robert E. Lewis, city edi-
tor of The State Journal. considers
that The City of Silent Men is on a
par with Les Miserables' for human
interest and plot"
Mr.. Meighansand his company trav-
eled from Hollywood to New York to
make the first part of the picture. The
prison scenes are really in Sing Sing
and it is the real Bridge of Signs,
not just any bridge.
TWO ladies were having luncheon
at a country club in neighborlng
town, and after the repast was finished
asked that she bring some matches.
Whereupon the maid. a thoughtful,
but bucolic soul replied. "Oh. Mrs B
we have toothpicks in the Kitchen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25


If a driver in Topeka simply plowed
his way down the streets and drove
only according to law and the rights
of the road, and he had an armored
car of which I speak, he would leave
a trail of hospital and garage pa
tients in his wake. And he wouldn't
be at fault, either.
Beware if money ever comes my
way!
Then there are the maniacs who
maintain a 30-mile gait down the
street and over intersections looking
straight ahead and shifting all the re-
sponsibi1ities to the drivers with love
of life and limb On they go. realiz-
ing, undoubtedly, that others fear
them and try to keep out Of their
path. I believe 1 said "30-mi.- gait"
I'll cut this to twenty miles an hour
and it will apply just the same. Ten
miles an hour is fast enough for any
street intersection. If the speed of
motor cars was cut to teneiniles an
hour at crossings there would be no
accidents. And the high auto insur-
ance rates could and would be cut SO
per cent.
You, Mr.. or Mrs. or Miss Driver,
know this to be truei
And yet hundreds of you skirt right
along the brink of death or injury and
/, place your trust in your damnable
luck.
I'm not writing this in anger-just
| in a spirit of common sense. drive a
motor car and have a family. I'm
emotionally tagged at the realization
that am placing my family in con-
slant danger when attempt to take
pleasure ride on a summer evening.
Now about the kid drivers Topeka
Is overridden with them. Impudent
| little tots whose heads barely clear
l the lower part of the steering wheels
go dashing thru traffic. Last evening
| saw a boy who could not have been
more than IL years of age guiding at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

YOU have heard
of that so-called
psychological mo-
ment? Well. that
was when 1 called
at the 70 s b y
Brothers S t o r e
yesterday. A spe-
cial order of Peg
gy Paige dresses
had just come in.
1 am going to try
my best to tell
you about them,
but to realize to
the full e xt e n t
t h e ir loneliness,
you'll have to gee
them for yourself.
There are ging-
hams in brown,
red, Law c n d e r,
p 1 n k and b'l u e
C h e C k e q with
white-("andn now
my s t ory's be-
rv,fnDN fAay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

Whether you driving a Ford or a Packard any
other make of it will to investigate the Auto
matte Steam Carburetor.
This auxiliary carburetor It injects
the mixture The Automatic Steam Carburetor
adjusted motor and regulated works auomatica
Y without further attention With Automatic
there is possibility of the formation of hard deposits
which might ruin the motor The Automatic employs scen
tfc principle of the combination of gas which
puts pep into the motor cuts carbon deposits keeps
spark plugs Clean and gets every inch
of meage-from each gallon of gasoline ut automatically
regulates the steam to suit the speed of the engne This
is the carbureor have been hearing about This the
little attachment that gets POO to 4O9o mileage from
the amount of Read the results of official tests
printed in the box below.
Auto Owners IF your dealer supply you write
forterature giving year and model of your Dealers
Owners everywhere asking for the Automatic Find
if your territory is open.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

DO you remember
the good Cookies" and
Chocolate SmoothS"
Jim used to make at
w a G ner' Drug
Store? If you do I'll
bet your mouth is wa
tering right now. Well,
Jim is Soda Fountain
King at the Dibble
Grocery, East Sixth and
Quincy streets. That's
only a block off the
Avenue, and what's a
block, this way or that?
If ycu arc having
y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

the place OF two creams-one for
cleansing and one for massage.
It has the feeling of a very soothing
vanishing cream and will not leave the
skin greasy or shiny; 1t Is also an ex-
celIent foundation for face powder,
and has a very delightful fragrance.
You will be surprised, know, when
you learn that this really remarkable
cream is only fifty cents jar at STAINS
fields.
THERE is every size in electric
fans at the Topeka Electric Company.
From six to eighteen inches. and very
good fans they are too, made by the
Western Electric Company.
One model is entirely black enam-
eled, which with the addition of few
bright flowers and a butterfly (and
you don't need to be bona 'fide artist
to paint them) would make a decora-
tive as well as a comfortable accessory
to any room.
FABRIC hats are vogue for summer
wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

H A r r Y END
LICH (of The Out
look) is showing a
very nice line of
midsummer milli-
merry. There is ev-
erything for imme-
date wear, whether
you desire a sport
hat or a dressy hat.
The white ruf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

don't you try one OF Jiln's coed drinks
with sandwiches and dessert-let me
here state that the sandwiches are
made with huttered bread and look
as good as they taste
Il you iilZs a Dutch Lunch" you
can aaye e cold bottle of Budweiser-
up-tc-aAte. with pickles and cheese
tS,Yiss. pinlento, brick or creamy
sandwiches.
The coda fountain itself is good
looiSing ard iinmaculate-for Dibble's
ere very particular. At one side of
tire space reserved for tables where
TIE lcncHss snd drinks are served is
an attractive array of toilet waters.
Perfumes and taicum powders, and on
the OTTER side e s very nice display
or choico frctt5 and vegetaoles-mak-
ing a very inviting setting for your
prospective cali at D:Sbie's,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25
Joanna az the Bridge Party,


Wasn't lucky to find a party all
set on my first day home" said Joanna
rs SIZE entered the door,
I'm SO glad ycu could come" re-
pied her hostess, land I think you
are charming in all those wonderful
Eew clothes. Tel. Us all about Paris
and the F're2ch styles"
"Of ccorso I vii! but We are ready
to bsgfn playing bridge now. Shall
we SGT fer 5esi?"
Ss, this ia 3 new dress, a Jenny
dcsigE-I locked at several, but liked
this rest o. the seorgette crepe dresses
becs Uss gray With the white and crys.
tai beads and a touch C. green, is 60
cool looking for summer
"IaJ I'D? FiTo hearts"
a. haze an o-gacd;e frock that fair
ly b. eatnos Of France, = Is white over
a blue slip, with French flowers and
q hit o; gold lace
"Cl>, partner, L trumped your trick!
Ira sOrry."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

rural handiwork, found one morning
THAI it was up to him to pail the cows
ali two of his work jackets were in
tho weekly suds, so rather than go
coatless or don his good, going-to-town
clothes, he decided to hunt out q
rather dressy, but long since unused
garment Imagine his neighbours sur
prise when, in passing the COW lot,
he saw our hero at his morning duties,
clad in overalls and a swallow tail coat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

Badlnage.
See the pretty lady, ogling DER her fan,
Playing with the heartstrings of the fond
young man,
While he thinks to win her. with his win
some smile.
She, the little sinner, Is laughing all the
while.
Vanity Fair.