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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
By FRANCES JONES

Christmas greens, holly. mistletoe
and evergreen have been used at the
Country club in making the rooms gay
for the holiday season. and for the
parties to be held at the club this
week.
Quantities of the green's have been
placed overhead in the rooms which
with the addition of 'festoons of red
and green stream.rs, the sparkle OF
snow and the soft glow Of rose colored
lights furnishes a place of enchant-
IHent for a party. dinner or dance. In
each Of the windows star and cres-
cent have been Tlaced and they are
dimlY lighted giving an additional
touch of beauty to the place. In the
corners of the large room there have
been placed gaily decorated Christmas
trees. and the fireplace with its garni-
ture of the green's and a CHEEKY, snap
ping fire furnishes a homelike atmos-
phere to the entire place.
one of the Christmas parties held
ut the club was the dinner bridge
given Saturday night at which Mr.. and
Mrs Earle Williams we're host and
hostess.
The tables were adorned with mis-
tletoe, poinsettias and holly. Red can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Two small boys in our town were
escorted to one of the down town
stores by their father, given three
dollars and told to buy their mother
Christmas gift They could give her
anything they wished to just so it
came inside the amount three dollars
and if they should only spend per
haps- two dollars and a half their
father (who by the way has both Il
senator and a judge as a prefix to his
name) told them the rest of the mon
ey could be spent anyway they chose
to spend it.
After several hours had gone by the
children arrived home. They were
laden down and absolutely covered
with packages. Neither of them
could have carried another one. They
ran up the walk, bounced in the front
door and began shouting for mother
to come see what they had. One pro-
duced a drum, the other a horn, the
first boy presented another toy and
SO on. Their mother stood aghast.
We'll, but children" she asked.
where is mothers gift" "Oh, we
wait" And he proceeded to dive down
into the corner of the shopping bag
which they carried. and brought up a
tiny package. which proved to be on
Christmas morning. ten-cent hand
kerchief.
Mr.. W. W. Gavitt gave a family din
ner Christmas day at his residence for
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Gavitt, Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. -Brunt, who have re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
Nurse commits Suicide.

st. Louis. Dec. 26.-Miss Willard
Worthington. a graduate nurse, and
daughter of Judge John I. Worthing-
ton, a Republican leader in Arkansas
politics, committed suicide at her home
in Harrison, Ark, yesterday by TAX
ing poison, according to word received
here today.
Dependency and nervousness was
ascribed IS the cause of the act. Judge
Worthington is said to be confined in
a hospital at Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26

She will be bridesmaid at the wedding
of a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Trapp of Denver,
Colo. are visiting Mrs. Traps par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. F'ishel
Mr.. Arthur Mold of Maryville, No,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. A. NJ Mold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
100000 Fire Loss.

Ardmore, Okla, Dec. 26.-F'ire early
this morning completely wiped out
the entire business section of the town
of billiard, located in the heart of the
Hewitt oil field causing damage TO
the amount of 100000, none of the
structures was covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26

dies were used to light the tables and
the guest favors were tiny individual
Christmassy boxes of candy holly ber-
ries.
A number of the guests played cards
and others danced. The, Morrie Dean
orchestra furnished music for the oc-
casion.
The guest list included:
Mr. and Mrs. Chester woodward
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Morgan
Mr. aud Mrs. John Du Mars
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cole
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeman
Mr.. and Mrs. IvOr MacFarlane
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Davis
DR.. and Mrs. c. 4. Mcclure
{ Mr.. and Mrs. John Waters
Judge and Mrs. Leonard Ferry
Mr.. and Mrs. George Staebler
Dr. A. StrObell of Vermont
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Burns
Mr. and Mrs. David Palmer
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dillon
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crosby
Mr. and Mrs Frank Merriam
Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. David Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Clifton
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lillard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. BurrOw. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Chopper
The Country club with it's beaut1
fully decorated rooms will be the
scene of another party this evening
when the Christmas dance for the
members is held.
The active and alumni of Alpha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26

Delta fraternity and stheir guests will
give a o'clock Christmas dinner and
dancing party this evening at the
Heron Coffee shop. The rooms have
been attractfvely decorated with
Christmas green's for the party.
Prof w A. Harshbarger will act
as POSTMASTER for the OCCASION Re
sponses will be made by: Mr.. Asa
Crawford, Mr.. Ewing Fergus. Mr..
Marvin Stevens and Mr.. Charles Long.
Gene Parsons orchestra will furnish
the music.
The chaperons will include:
Prof. and Mrs. G. S. Lopez
Prof. and Mrs Theodore Post
Mrs Henry V. Stearns
Prof. and Mrs w. A. Harshbarger.
Mrs. Margaret Perkins
The guests will include:
Mr. and Mrs w l.. Tomlinson
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harshbarger
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Blinn
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Glenn Logan
Mr.. and Mrs Kelsey PetrO
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bell.
Miss Betty Frost Mr.. Clarence Poort
Miss Virginia Miller Mr.Alan McFadden
Miss TheIma HObson Mr.Marvin Stevens
Miss Louise Nc Mr.. Norma JemisOn
kOwn Mr.. Asa Crawford
Miss Lorraine Reed Mr. Edo Umland, Fort
Miss Eva Miller Dodge. la.
Miss Edith Connel Mr.Charles Allen
Miss Louise GTiest Mr.. Frank Meyer
Miss Helen Baker Mr.. Ewing Fergus
Miss Orpha Baugh- Mr.. Woodward Smith
man Mr.. Dick Lindeman
Miss Sylvia Silver Mr.. Charles Long
thorne Mr.. Harold PoOrt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Burnett, Mr.. ana
Mrs. G. A. Morse have gone to Tulsa,
Okla. where they are spending Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Bur-
nett.
Mrs. A. S. Andrews and daughter,
Miss Alice Andrews have gone to Kan
sas City to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Andrews daughter, Mrs. A. PoindeX-
ter and Mr.. Poindexter.
Mrs. Florence Burdge and Miss
Katherine Dycke have spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs L. B. Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Kline of
Miller are spending the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Kline.
Miss Esther Hammell has gone to
Goodland Kan. to spend the holiday 5
with her parents.
Miss Mary Stitt is spending Christ
mas i'll Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Coils and Miss
Ida Collins of Clinton, Iowa, are
Christmas guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
w. Swan and Mr.. Robert B. Austin.
Mr.. George Jones and two sons of
Sabetha Kan, are the guests of his
mother. Mrs. J. c. Jones and family,
Furs remodeled. Baer's Hat Shop.
ADV.
DR.. NJ. L. Perry, superintendent of
Topeka State hospitals has been con-
fined to his bed for the past week
with a severe cold.
Mr.. E. V. Sayers, of ottawa, is
spending the holidays in Topeka, the
guest of his daughter, DIR. Maud S.
DeLand.
Mrs. E. n. Farris is spending the
weekend as the guest of her parents
at Burlingame, Kan.
Christmas was observed at the State
hospital with festivities in keeping
with the season. Christmas eve a
Christmas, program was given by the
Hospital Dramatic club. followed by a
tree for the inmates. A goose dinner
was served to all at the hospital
Christmas noon.
Mrs H. E. Hanna and daughter,
Miss Mildred Hanna of Russell. Kan.
are Christmas guests of Mrs. Hannas
sister, Mrs. H. L. Quail 1919 College
avenue.
Mr.. Robert Tasker is spending the
Christmas vacation with his family at
Colorado Springs, Colo
Mr.. Walter Tasker of Moline. Ill,
arrived Saturday to spend Christmas
with his sister, Miss Eleanor Tasker
and his brother, Mr.. Harold Tasker.
Hemstitching. Baers Hat Snop.-
Adv.
Miss Susan Zelinger is spending the
Christmas vacation in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26

Gently moved back to Topeka from
California; Mr.. and Mrs. c. S Gavitt
and their daughter, Miss Marie Gavitt.
y = y
Mr.. ana Mrs. J. c. Gafford will en-
terrain at dinner this evening for:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mr.. David Netheroot,
Mr and Mrs Gunford Mr. Hamilton Chase
Dudley Mr. Guilford Dudley,
Miss Ethel Chase jr.
MI. Armin Fassler
The members of the Congenial Card
club will be entertained with a lunch
con Tuesday at the home of Mrs. A.
f. Matthews, 1923 Tyler street.
There will be places for:
Mrs. Arthur Hodgins Mrs. D. A. Wagner
Mrs T. p WA Wagner MIS- MIS- g " " 4 HdGn
Mrs. J. G. Stoneback Mrs. Walter Ashton
Mrs 4 A. Sharp Smith
Mrs. Grant Burdette Mrs. G II. koentz
y y Is
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Z. Gates have
invited guests for an informal recep-
ton which they will give Tuesday eve
ming at their homie, 1854 College ave
nue. in compliment to their daughter,
Miss Laura Gates, and Mr.. George 2.
Baker, whose marriage will take place
this evening at O'Clock.
The hours Will be from s until
1880 o'clock and all friends of the
bride and bridegroom have been IN
vited.
Mr.. Baker and his bridge will leave
after a few days spent here for Whit
tier, Calf, where they will make their
home Miss Gates has been connected
with the physical training department
of the Y. W. C. A. for several years
and is especially proficient as an in
structor in swimming.
\ y y y
II A Christmas dinner was given Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas I. Dalton, 902 West Eighth
avenue, for the following guests:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fichtner
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fichtner
| Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Dalton, Kansas City
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellston, Kansas City
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Williams. Kansas
City
Mr. and Mrs Charles Fichtner and family
Des Moines, n. MEX.
mrs. X. H. Andrews, Terrytown, n. y.
Miss Carroll Andrews, Terrytown, n. \.
Mr.. Richard Andrews, Terrytown, n. Y.
MIR. Harold Fichtner
Miss Norma Fichtner
Mr.. and Mrs H. J. Fichtner
Mr.. Nellie Dalton, Kansas City
Mr.. Frank Fichtner, Kansas City
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24

@. Please publish a recipe fol
ice cream with fruit in its. M. I.
A. A simple foundation for fruit
ice cream is 1 quart of cream, to
which half a pound of sugar and an
egg have been added. Remove peel
ings and seeds from four large very
ripe peaches. Press through sieve,
add to cream and freeze. Three ba-
nanas may be substituted, or a scant
quart of Strawberries. taking care
to strain through a sieve. The egg
may be omitted if preferred.
@. Where are the three highest
chimneys in the world?-H. w. V.
A. According to all records ex-
amined, the highest chimney in the
world is the one atsAnaconda. Mon
tana, which is 5S5 feet, III inches
high. The second is at Tacoma,
Washington, 572 feet. 10 inches high,
and third at Saganoseki, Japan. $40
feet.
@. What are ships papers?-R.
d.
A. This name is given to papers
which a vessel must carry. such as
register; sea letter; log-book; bill of
health, shipping articles: etc.
@. Can stars be told from planets
by a novice IL. S. B.
A. One of the noticeable differ
ences between stars and planets is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
EVENING HOURS

The day with it's worries is ended
a. last, it's troubles and hurries are
things of the past: the sun has de-
scended, the night shadows close,
the evening is splendid, it brings me
repose. All day l was drilling and
sweating around, and moving and
milling and paving the ground; l
weeded the onions and wrestled
with trees until l had buni3ns on
fingers and knees. And oft in my
telling 1 murmured, by James!
What profits this moiling? What
good are mems games? We labor
and labor, and labor some more, till
Death with his saber up to
the door. We're blowing or hew-
ing or building a wall; what good
are we doing? What use is it all?
We fill up the hollow, we drain cut
the weir: and people who follow
won't know we were here" And
now in the cleaning my rest is so
sweet, / think of my roaming around
in the heat, and know hat it fitted
my soul for this hour, and toll is
acquitted of charges so dour. l car
ried my burden until the days
close, and this is the guerdon-a
tired mans repose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24

we're free from the incubus of great armies we
should be severely handicapped and in the end
we should have the fruits of victory lost to
us by our postwar policy"
If the allies that have just been victorious
over ermany, which was the greatest military
power in the world at the time, should Insist
upon the disarmament Of Germany so that all
her wealth and industry is necessarily diverted
to business, miner and internal develop
ment, while, on the other hand. the allies pro-
coed to take Germany's place as great military
powers. spending hundreds of millions Of dol
lars and exhausting their man resources on
ornaments. it must naturally follow that the
Central powers are going to grow and prosper
while we continue to groan under burdensome
taxes.
General SHUTS is right. Having destroyed
militarism. as was supposed. in the recent war,
why build up a new militarism of our own along
che lines that were so bitterly condemned when
it was Germany that was doing 1t?
We commend to the hearty consideration OF
President Harding and the members of con-
gress the speech of General SHUTS. President
Harding. it is stated by the New York Tribune
Washington correspondent, believes that the
time for a call to disarm has not yet come.
There Is no immediate prospect of a conference
between the United States, Great Britain ana
.Japan to consider a curtailment of the awful
EXPENSE that these three nations are now under
in building powerful navies. They must go on
for the time being spending the peoples money
wrung from them through oppressive taxation for
battleships that will probably be obsolete within
a few years. while Germany, forbidden to spend
money in such a manner, is free to develop her-
self along other lines SO that. unless we change
orr tactics. she will have become as supreme
along Industrial lines as she formerly was IN a
military way.
General SHUTS has certainly given the world
to think about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
SHIFTS MAKES A POINT

General Jan Christian SHUTS. premier Oh the
rInion of South Africa, and who is one OF the
,vor,d,s leading statesmen as well as a great
General, in a speech before the imperial con-
ference of the British empire now being held IN
lnndon. emphasized an important point in con-
rnction with his argument that the greatest
need of the world today is peace.
Discussing the policy of piling up armament
.tich seems TO possess the leading nations of
..a,v irc,udinr the United States, General
SHUTS said:
.such a policy would be criminal. 1t woulo
be the betrayal of the causes lor hien wv
thought during the war. And IL we ehoalN VI
Auch a policy it would be our unooins' INV
/were to go forward into the future s'assei'ne
under the load of military ana naVai anna
ments while our competitors In Centrai Europe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
HARVEY SEEMS TO BE PEEvED.

Ambassador Harvey seems to have taken well
to heart the rebuke he has received in various
ways, from the President and the secretary of
state down, for his rash talk at the Pilgrims
dinner in London shortly after his arrival there
as the American representative at the Court of
st. James. Not only did President Harding.
speaking in the presence of American dead SOL
diers at Hoboken. take pains to correct any
wrong impression that Ambassador Harvey may
have made abroad as to the reason that prompt
ed the United States to enter the war, but Sec
rotary Hughes was even more emphatic in his
remarks on the subject at Brown University a
few days ago.
Press and pulpit from one end of the coun-
Iry to the other have with singular unanimity
y ,ndemned the ambassador, and prominent per-
pms here have gone so far as to cable to leading
statesmen of England repudiating Ambassador
Harvey in the most positive language. There is
sgood reason to believe, too, that the ambassador
mas heard directly from Washington through
che usual diplomatic channels reminding him
that he is no longer a free lance editing a sour
rilous weekly, but is now a duly accredited rep
esentative of the national administration.
= Harvey, apparently, has swallowed his medi-
Zine but not without making a bitter face over
& We read In the Pnlladelphlh PUBIC LeuSei'
which Is decidedly friendly to the Harding ad-
knistration, that it has received numerous re-
rts lately from Ambassador Harvey declining
~atations to speak or attend public functions
ethe American ambassador is usually ex-
One of the latest engagements which
cancelled was to speak at the formal
or and dedication of the Washington
HlgHouse at Sulgrave which takes place
hr. 1t is said that the notification OF the
,sador that he would not attend was equal
bomb explosion In British and American
Ees because the whole program has been
y .apared around the American representative.
&5 explanation, it is declared, accompanied the
6nbassy letter. People were left to draw their
wn conclusions.
we predict that Harvey will soon be travelling
81 me to once again take up his vitriohc pen ana
II Id II in the same reckless manner as has
a = his habit. And If Harvey does come nome II
I'M be because he has to. which will mean that
~ Dent Harding Is likely to realize some OIL
d !&snak.sces of former President Wilson. he
dhp.w represents the United States In Great
can turn on a friend in an instant once
ienied the personal privileges which he
to think belong to him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
SEWERS ON THE BEACH

More power to the Board of Health IN hs
effo,ts to free the beach on the river front
from the sewers which today are such a detfl-
ment to health, not TO mention the diseust"s
appearance they give the waterfront and the
disgrace that such a condition brings upon the
city.
But the remedy is not to be found in exteho-
ing each sewer further into the river. The only
nroner solution is to collect all these sewers
into one main trunk sewer which should be laid
,s far out into deep water in the bay as
nossible. Then, and then only, will Perth
Ambov's beaches be in a. condition to give the
people the most service and enjoyment.
The Board of Aldermen ought to be far
sighted enough to- see this situation and pro-
vida the remedy. That which ought to be one
of the city's greatest assets is used today as d
sewer dump. The Board of Health Is on 'h7
right track. There ought to be enough puohc
press,lre brought to bear on the city onciais
20 compel them to remedy this horrible con-
dition on the waterfront.
Germans are getting tired of movies. NO
wander. All during the kaiser's reign they had
a film before their eyes.
Members of the National Woman's party Will
feed congressman. Hoping, no doubt, TO Jam
heir measures through.
Among those who do not weep at June we'd
dipgs is the pa of the extravagant bride.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24

The story is told among grocers
and producers of foods that a few
years ago, shortly after the national
pure food law was enacted. the man
ufacturer of a product which had an
established reputation began to ad-
v~ertise, This product positively does
not contain any benzoate of soda"
1t is stated on competent authority
that from that day his sales began
to fall off.
That is not so very strange.
No one had ever accused him of
putting benzoate of soda into his
product; why should be be declaring
himself innocent of an offense OF
which no one had ever accused him?
Was there really something wrong
with his product?
Another Case
People began to buy other kinds
The very assurance that his food did
not contain benzoate of soda suggest
ed the taste of it to people. who. in
deed. did not know what benzoate of
soda tasted like.
There is a certain millionaire II
America whose reputation for loyalty
to his home is above all %reproach.
A few years ago a woman who want
ed some free advertising gave an
interview in which she Indignantly
denied hat this man had ever had
any improper relations with her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24

that stars twinkle while planets do
not.
@. Can aluminium be tempered
and used for spiral springs?-E. V.
w.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that aluminium (the metal) cannot
be hardened and tempered by heat
treatment as steel can. but some of
its alloys are susceptible to heat
treatment to some extent. Aluminium
is not used for spiral springs.
Q. Where is the Lorelei ?
C. C.
A. The Lorelei Rock is on the
right bank of the Rhine, a little dis
lance below Sankt Goar. The roc
is 43O feet high and the river here
narrows to about $50 yards.
@. What S the putting sound
that a locomotive makes?-H.H.M
A. The photographic Office of
the Navy Department says hat the
putting sound emitted by a smoke
stack on a locomotive engine is
caused by the used-up steam (tech-
nically known as the "exhaust")
from the cylinder which is fired into
the smokestack for the purpose of
increasing the draft. and thus divert
ed from a more natural outlet. 1t is
the firing of the steam in this usual
way that causes the depression which
makes the sound. Exhaust steam is
also in some engines condensed and
carried into the hot water pipes.
@. What is the difference between
an octopus and a devil-fish? How
large does each Crowd. E. G..
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that there is no difference between
the devil fish and the octopus. In
some parts of the country where. the
devil-ish is abundant. it ranges from
Z to 9 feet and weighs from so to 60
pounds.
@. What position does Georges
Carpenter, the French pugilist. oc-
cupy among the aviation aces of
France ?-P. v. w.
A. Georges Carpenter is not list
ed as a French ace. He was In the
French aviation service as a pilot,
but is not credited with bringing
down any machines. His observers
however. brought down several:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
A GOVERNMENT BLOW AT
MARRIAGE?

WASHINGTON, June 24-That several of
the government departments. by discriminating
against married women in cutting down their
office forces, are in effect penalizing marriage
for those who are already married, and max
ing it less attractive for those who might pe'
is the claim of women here who are active IN
the movement to get women working oppor-
tunities equal to those enjoyed by men.
Miss Elsie Hill, of the National woman 8
Party. states that several of the government
departments, which are now reducing their pay
rolls, have issued missionaries to their women
employees in order to find out which are mar
ried and which are single. A QUESTIONABLE
sent out by the Air Service, of which we have
a COPY. is evidently designed to gain further
information about the circumstances of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
DENIALS
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

, That millionaire and his wife sims
ply packed up and went to Europe
for a year. He could have faced acs
cusation. and met it triumphantly
but what could a mar do against that
kind of defense?
Is Blunder
Some men suppose it to be necess
sary to proclaim their wi virtues
There may be times when that II
necessary; but it must often happen
that such defense of ones self Is h
worst of all tactical plumbers.
If a mar is honest, If a woman Is
virtuous, the best way is not to SOUND
a trumpet and proclaim the fact. and
offer to fight all corners who deny 1t.
but just to take 1t for granted that
everybody knows it, and then act SO
no one shall suspect anything else.
An unwise defense is the worst
kind of an accusation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-24
A. G. SPRACUE

Authorized agents for X. G. Weld.
ing and Cutting Equipment. Acety-
lene and all welding supplies. 34a
High street. Phone 1888. Perth
Amboy. N. J..