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New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Dolls form 20 per cent of the trade in toys
Dolls and doll accessories, buggies, cradles
beds, doll houses and dishes-many things per-
tanning to dolls. Girls cling to toys longer than
do their brothers IS sporting goods, baseballs
bats bicycles, roller skates sleds and other
outdoor apparatus interest boys early.
But no matter how long little girls may
cling to their dolls, they are playing with
boys toys, too. When our grandmothers were
young they did not take part as a rule in the
vigorous sports which girls share with their
brothers to-day. The proof Of this is in the
increased sale of outdoor games and playthings
bought for girls and in girls sporting goods
Dealers say that there has been a marked in
crease IN the last fifteen years, owing to the
fondness of girls for athletic play
And in this department the American work
shop holds its own. American wooden toys
are generally best; at least they have a mo-
nopoly, as on account Of their bulk it is easier
to make them at home than to import them.
Kiddie-kars, carts, rocking horses, small fur
nlture and the like are of American make,
also the funny wooden birds and animals which
seem to be born Of. q cartoon and fathered by
delightful sense OF humor Quackey- Doodles.
the cubist donkey that scratches its ear with
IS hind leg, and their brethren-these are
American too.
n 1919 imported from Germany s45f.-
S26 in dolls alone, as against s742,537 from
Japan, Germany having supplied only little
more than half much as the Orient But
in 1920 Germany had increased to 81, ,021, ,297,
while Japan reached sl,659, 1926 And this
year, for which figures are not yet available.
Japan went down to almost nothing, while
Germany scared again to first place
Figures for 1921 so far show that we have
imported five times as much in toys as we
exported and that from Germany has come a
good deal more than half of the total imports.
American and German workshops seem to
be about cY~l et the present time when it
comes to many OF .,e ussc.-e- -. t,,s.s "t~vLv
toys and such playthings as carpenter sets.
Germany, a New York secretary of great
toy industry says, sells many toys to England
and is placing her playthings on the English
market at even less than it costs her to make
them in order to encourage further orders
The toy producers of this country are plac
ing the legend Made in America" on the back
of many delightful playthings. And the Amer
lean market is The battlefield of the worlds
toy makers.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

December afternoon just to get the feel O
Christmas, because Pm free to admit Christ
mas on Twenty third Street. an Christmas
behind the old bar on Tenth Avenue was two
entirely different thngs-not that they wasn't
both Christmas, you understand.
About the time the street lights come
was the time to see Twenty-third Street them
days. 1t was better still if there was a dark
bit O cloud clinbin outa Jersey an smother
O. snow driftin down out of it.
THE sidewalk was jammed. There was
kids everywhere an everywhere that they
could get a foothold was the fellas sellin the
monkey in green coat that climbed a string
an the little tin Chinaman that wheeled
wheelbarrow an all such-like contraptions,
everybody steppin' high an wide SOS not to
squash 'em.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

from the shop windows across the sidewalk by
night
A gypsy caravan seems to have stolen into
town and taken station, wheel to wheel. along
the walk. Once there, the caravan was minded
TO become street carnival, of subdued gayety
and pronounced commercial aspect, perhaps,
but carnival nevertheless, with bright colored
wares and crowds and all-pervadng hand
organ music. Closer acquaintance metamor-
phoses the carnival into East Side curb
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

get 'em nowhere cheaper" 1t was time of
year for presents. Unbrellas-"Only a few
left"-at least, in sight on the cart Pretzels,
linen, frankfurters, macHinaws tatfy What
don't they carry on the Grand Street push
carts?
shawled figure hovered near an ashcan.
She picked it over as it filed a tragic sort
of Christmas stocking, that. Two empty
= baby carriages nestled under the lee Of push
cart. Babies iss home sleeping now,' but all
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

market with wealth Of gesticulation over its
stocks that Broad Street might have envied in
its prime.
Careful, there, misterI You know full well
that the southern edge of paving blocks next
to the curb constitutes the deadline for push
cart men. Venture further at your peril.
Advance to lure a customer and the jealous
glance of the store folk will detect your tres
pass, and then comes it trouble.
Drums, toy telephones, dolls. '>You can't
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
The G4-and Street
t1APpef- can be
Seen on Fifth Ave
d5af-iaa0 the lunch
hO14t. ---..--..-------

day they take the air in their chariots under
the cart watching with wide, wondering eyes
the facile salesmanship of papa and mamma
There went Jacob, his cart empty The ladder
of success-Jacob is climbing it. AS he trun-
died away to park his vehicle overnight in the
Ludlow Street Pushcart Garage, Jacob seemed
to be ascending its airy rungs.
Candy, heads, figs by the slice. sweaters
Women shoppers, never rushing, but moving
along the line pricing cautiously as far east
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

as Clinton Street Sharp, black eyes and bar
gains as sharp Patriarchal white boards bob
bing up and down in mercantile protests A
shifting promenade of matrons, round and
ample or shriveled and small. and the genus
flapper- sBrassieres, pink garments intimate;
also suspenders.
Business? Good it is, yes Maybe little
better in this time OF holidays. But not often
is business bad, take it ali in ALL profit and
loss, on the Pushcart Fifth Avenue
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Sold ottt !!
By Fairfax Downey

vTURN east from the Bowery on Grand
/ Street, stroll but a few blocks, and you
4 have set foot within the limits Of the
Pushcart Fifth Avenue. A visitor
must keep to the one side Of the street, for the
mobile merchants Of Grand Street are partial
u southern exposure by day and illumination
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
<"HERE is them" said Marty Nc
Mahon, the retired bartender,
u "that says Christmas amt been


a magnum to the fella that drove up first at
McGown's Pass Tavern when the first snow of
the season come but mostly, you'll notice, the
birds that say that are gettin kinda old an
crotchety.
"a fella can say that the weather or the
booze or most anything amt like it used to
be. an maybe get away with It. hut when he
says Christmas amt the same his wife
can begin plannin' on what she's goin' to
do with the insurance money. He's pretty
bad off.
II don't say that Twenty-third Streets the
same as it used to be fifteen years ago, but to
say that just because it amt, Christmas amt
either, is like sayin' that there amt no more
oyster patties since they closed the Astor
House.
"Many's the time I've walked through
Twenty-third Street along in the dark Of
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

w VAR has had great deal to do with
VA the toy situation in the world to-
w day. particularly in the United
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-20
The Man Who Doesn't Advertise

The man who does not adver-
tise because his grandfather did
not, ought to wear knee breech-
ca and queue.
The man who does not adver-
tise because it costs money,
should quit paying rent for the
same reason.
The man who does not adver.
tise because he tried it and fail
ed, should throw away his cigar
because the light went out.
The man who doesn't adver-
tise because he doesn't know
how himself, ought to stop eat
ing because he can't cook.
The man who does not adver-
tise because somebody said it
did not pay. ought not to believe
that the world is round because
the ancients said it was fiat.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-20
Strawberries.

Are begin ming to bloom and it
looks like will have the earliest
crop on record and the finest.
For the last three years the sea-
sons have been against us and
the pickers, who, even with the
high prices paid for picking have
not been able to earn as much as
we would like. This year we
hope for a large crop of
berries and that means big
money for the pickers, for the
price for picking has been set at
ten cents per gallon with a three
cent bonus for regular pickers.
Meals will cost only fifteen cents
with the same high standard OF
food and cooking we have always
maintained.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-20
Chenos, Illinois.
April 5, 1921
Adair County News,

G1PAh " A]@A'
Adair County News,
Kind Editor:
Will write a few lines for pub
LEGATION if you will allow me
space in your valuable paper
Chenoa is a beautiful little town.
Has a population of about 1,5OO
or 1 800 and is located at the
crossing of the C. & NJ, and T.
p. & w. railroads. The farmers
are pretty well up with their
work The most of them are
done sowing oats, and the most
of the corn ground has been
plowed. We are having beauti-
full weather at present. The
roads are fine. / will give few
prices of farm products: Corn
is 45c per bushel; eats, 32c; hay,
SIS 90 per ton; eggs, 22c per
dozen; butter, 35c.
Will close with best regard to
the News force and its many
readers.
]. 7. Brockman.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-20

A tourist travelling in India
wrote home that he was aston
ished by the precocity of the
Hindu children, says the Home
Journal. Many of them are
skilled workmen at an age when
other children are learning the
alphabet. One of the most ex-
pert carvers in wood he saw was
a boy of seven. and many of the
handsomest and most costly rugs
and carpets are woven by chill
dren not yet in their teens.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-20
Needed Real Bath.

The colored Baptist evangelist
was exhorting his congregation
to come up to the rostum and
have their sins washed away and
slowly all but one of them arose
to their feet and moved toward
him.
why, Brudder Jones'" said
the, evangelist to the defaulter,
dom yo' want yo' sins washed
away?"
II done had my sins washed
away" replied Brudder Jones.
Where yo' done dat?"
"oder ad de Methodist
church. F"
"Ad, Brudder Jones'" replied
the evangelist, sadly. "yo' amt
been washed. 70, jes been dry
cleaned. Elk.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
Select Four Pouches.
TAMPA. FLA, IS FLOODED.
Gulf Storm Put Business Section Un-
 der 3 Feet of Water.

Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 25.-The business section of Tampa is practi- cally flooded under 3 feet of water as result of the gulf storm, ac- cording to adviees reaching here over crippled transmission lines. No loss of life has been reported but industry is at a standstill The entire west coast of Florida is feeling the eff fects of the storm and is virtually isolated insofar as communication is concerned.
 Tampa is without lights, telephone telegraph, or street car service, ac- eording to these advices, received here by way of Plant City, about 30 miles northeast of Tampa.
 Heavy rains are reported falling over the entire state. Forty miles inland from Tampa in the section around Lakeland and Plant City, the truck crops have suffered serious damage. The highways are virtually impossible because of fallen trees, but so far as known railroad service has not been seriously inconven- fenced.
 A gale of 56 miles an hour was reported At Plant City the rainfall for the last 48 hours registered registers 4.eS { 2SS inches, with wind of 35 miles an hour. Railroad officials reported they were unable to communicate with any intermediate stations be- tween Plant City and Tampa. A number of cattle are reported to have been drowned.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
WHO PAYS THE BILL7

From the Fort smith Times Record.
 Most of us have about reached the conclusion that Henry Ford is a man of more than ordinary business capac- ity, even if he does not measure up we'll as a statesman or politician Speaking recently of his own gigantic factory he said: "After the war we found loafers and non-producers in our Detroit plant. We weeded them out and are new able. to sell cars cheaper than before the war, From this one may readily conclude that the loafer IS not only robbing his employ pr but he is robbing everyone who buys his employers goods. If an em- plpye loafs on the Job the employee must add just that much to his cost of production and to his selling price He must make up for your loss, 80 in the end the ultimate consumer, which iz you and !. pay for every stacker that manages to hold nnfc h:.s h..:s ! 5ob.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
A CALL TO PRAYER FOR THE ARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Striking paragraphs from the call to prayer and consecration for the success of the Conference on Limitation of Armament is- sued to 10000 congregations by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America are:
 "Let us not shrink from pro- claiming unequivocally that war is not necessity, that the pacific settlement of every international question is possible, that a war less world can really be achieved.
 Our witness must be unmistak- able that force is not the final arbiter among the nations, but that justice, reason and gbod will can control their life as well as the life of individual men. To continue to point to the mailed fist as our ultimate reliance and to carry on a program of mutual distrust and fear, is to undermine the very foundation of our Chris tian faith.
 Let there be turnout the Church a fire of holy indignation not only aE 0litcI war Dub 1AoO az ditlob JAAC mad competition in armaments in armaments which has nourished
 suspicion, ill-will and fear, and from which wars have always sprung and always will.
 Let us pray unceasingly that the Spirit of God may guide our leaders assembled at the Confer ence of the nations, that unselfish : motives and wise counsels may prevail Let us give ourselves unstintedly to cultivating Chris tian public opinion so strong that it will make possible the richest results from their deliberations. : We cannot be satisfied with a mild curtailment of our military expenditure.
 Nothing less than a far-reach- . ing reduction in ornaments on l: sea and land can suffice. It is : not for us to dictate the specific plans by which the longed-for goal may be achieved, but insists we must, with all the passion of l: our souls, that rational and paci- : fic methods must now be found for the settlement of information al disputes"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
REASON 10 HOPE WILLIE NO STRIKE
But Brotherhood Leaders Reiterate That Only Satisfactory Settlement Will Prevent October 90 Waikout
 -1,525, ,O0O Oppose It.

Chicago, Oct. 24.--The threatened railroad strike. if it takes place as scheduled, will be limited to 475,0O0 train service employees, switchmen and telegraphers. This became cer- tain today when the signal men fol- lowed the example of nine other standard" unions and voted to re- main at work. By their decision, ap- proximately 1,525,000 employees are on record against the strike.
 The railroad labor board announced today that it had treason to hope" that the railroad strike set for Octo- Der 30 would be averted. In a for maj announcement the board warned the public to refrain from loose talk and provocative language about either side of the controversy"
 The announcement said:
 There is great reason to hope that the strike will be averted. The rail road labor board has settled TOO dis putes between the railroads and their employees in about year and half Many of these disputes contained the possibilities of strikes or lockouts.
 ''The board is anxious to get the present dispute out of the way, in or der that restoration of sound busi- ness conditions may proceed.
 "All good Americans should refrain from loose talk and provocative lan- guage about either side of the con- troversy. Neither of the parties should be alarmed or irritated by un- warranted denunciation or insinua- tion from irresponsible sources"
 Reassert Union Stand.
 The presidents of the five unions, replying to the boards citation to ap- pear here Wednesday, have sent . joint message, reasserting the stand they took at their conference with the board last week, when they irl- sisted they had no power to suspend or call off a strike unless settle ment in accordance with their de- mands was reached.
 "The only power in our hands," the union executives telegraphed, lis to advise (our men) that a satisfactory settlement has been reached. If the strike is called, however, there were indications today that the strikers may find themselves without any directing leaders. As the board has summoned the l,400 general chairmen of the five unions to come 10 Chicago with their general officers prolonged hearing would leave the i locals without leaders
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27

to this country, where he will join the distinguished visitors who will attend the great convention.
 Weigand in Party.
 Marshal Foch is coming without the members of his family accompan- fed by only small party, General Weigand and two personal aides, one of whom speaks excellent English and who was liaison officer with the American artillery during the war.
 My itinerary so far as arranged includes New York, Washington, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Mo. Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland Dayton and Indianapolis" cable gram received hree from Marshal Foch before his departure stated.
 'I hope to see something also of your great West and South which also sent fine soldiers to France" it added
 No Official Mission.
 My trip is in no way an official mission, but purely personal. will make up set speeches. I hate pre- pared talks. If speak at all it will be from the heart and as the spirit moves me.
 q expect to be in Washington when the disarmament conference starts, as my government may want to consult me on technical army matters.
 "It's quite possible if make speeches will refer to Frances sit nation as regards land disarmament.
 France is not militaristic. France which has suffered more than any other nation, wants peace and a chance to heal her wounds, and to re- store herself. But France cannot disarm any more than has been done as long as there is any menace to her security
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
TO ASK INDUSTRIES
 TO PAUSE NOV. II
Plans for Armistice Day Celebration Call for Two Minute Snspen-
 sion of All Activities.

From the Fort Smith Times Record.
 Suspension of all activities in Fort Smith for two minutes at 12 o'clock on Armistice day, November II, will be part of the program reported to the civic council at it's Friday night meeting by the committee named to arrange the celebration.
 Mayor Pagan Bourland will be asked to issue proclamation urg- ing every activity to stop for two minutes, while every citizen stands for two-minutc silent prayer for peace and success of the disarma- ment conference. It is planned to have the street cars and all other traffic stop, factories to cease work. children in the schools to lay down their books, and walters and diners in hotels and restaurants to cease all movement from the moment the siren whistle begins to blow at II o'clock until it blows again at 12:02
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
PROSECUTION OF LEADERS
 OF RAIL UNIONS PLANNED
Win Be Charged With Conspiracy if Strike Is Called -Daugherty
 fo Act

Washington, Oct. %. Prosecution of the rail union leaders for conspir- acy to paralyze the transportation system of the country was determined upon today at the legal council of war Of Attorney General Daugherty and five district attorneys he called to Washington.
 If the walkout takes place, the heads of the brotherhoods and the 400 local chairmen named in the strike call will be arrested on gov ernment warrants charging conspir- acy. Other legal measures also will be adopted to prevent interference with transportation.
 If the Railroad Labor Board fails to avert the strike Presid nt Harding will issue proclamation declaring the purpose of the goye9nnens to maintain transportation and giving warming of the consequences of prose cution which will be incurred by the strikers in defying the government
 "The trcins will run, emphatical- ly asserted Mir. Daugherty, following the conclusion of the conference.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
PLANETS CATCH COMETS
 LIKE FLIES" SAYS HARDING

Fayetteville. Ark, Oct. 24.-"Plan- cts capture comets just as a spider catchies flies," said Dr. A. M. Harding of the Department of Mathematics and astronomy at the University of Arkansas in recent lecture on Signs and Wonders Uranus pulled one out of it's orbit into new and short CT orbit.
 What is a comet? It is a haxy ray of light much larger than the earth, with tail 100000 miles long, The ancients believed comets were the signs of the wrath of heaven. They were always associated with 8 critical point in history. In Germany in 1880, people built arks, made their wills and prepared for the world to come to an end, because a comet q peared."
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
Suggests Cure for Diphtheria. 'n Tvhn C4ox


 Having learned that there is quite an epidemic om diphtheria in certain parts of the county, am sending the formula of remedy that I used many years ago in West Virginia, where the disease was very prevalent. l have used this in great many cases, and have never lost a case, ,even when the disease was go far progressed that the patient had en- tered the sleeping stage" and was dark in the face.
 Take chemically pure carbolic acid eight (8) drops, water one CD pint Use as gargle and wash every hour or oftener, and after the gargle swallow some of the liquid. If the liquid does not have slight drawing effect on the tongue, make stronger. Disinfect all rooms and clothing with carbolic acid, of some good fumigat- ing agent.
 Don't be afraid of carbolic acid. Ii is q corrosive poison, and must be of sufficient strength to burn or blister Ito be harmful. When properly di- luted it is haf1nless, and is very heal ing.
 Yours for the good of humanity,
 P. P. Parsons. Wickes, Ark, Oct. 24, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
Supply of
NEW YORK MAIL THEFT
 MAY RUN TO $1,000,000
Three Automobile Bandits Cover Driv- CT and Select Four of IT Pouches
 in Truck--Detain Driver.

New York, Oct. 25.-Three automo- bile bandits who held up a United States mail truck in lower Broadway last last night, escaping with four pouches of registered mail, were be- ing sought by the police and postoffice inspectors today.
 Postal authorities said they were unable to fix the value of the stolen mail, much of which had originated in the Wall street district. One of the inspectors in the case, however, was reported to have told city detectives the pouches contained about Si,000,- GOO in money and negotiable paper. Other estimates fixed the value of the haul around $100,000.
 Frank Havranck, driver, of the truck, was detained by the police to look over suspects expected to be brought in as the result of a city-wide alarm, sounded half hour later after the holdup.
 Havranck told the police he had pro ceeded only a few blocks on his run from the city hall station to the gen eral postoffice opposite the Pennsyl- | vania terminal when green touring ear bearing three men overlook him Two stood on the runningboard with l pistols, which they levelled at hin with the command to slow down When he complied, Havranck said, he was ordered to turn into Leonard street and stop.
 Select Four Pouches.
 The bandits then dragged him iron his seat and forced him to give up tht key to the truck gates. While ons covered him with pistol, Havrancl said, the others climbed inside tho truck, selected four pouches from tho load of seventeen and threw them into the touring car. Then the trie sumbled into the rear and sped away first warning Havranck not to follow As soon as they had turned d corner HayranclS started his truck in pursuit but the green car had disappeared ane he reported the holdup to the police.