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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
UP. MAKES GOOD RECORD
No ReportabIe Accidents Occurred in
kansas During May.


The Union Pacific Railroad COM
papy is making an excellent showing
IN the systems safety first" drive,
and the Kansas division is keeping to-
ward the front among the divisions of
the company, according to results an
nounced by local Union Pacific Off
Gals this week.
The Union Pacific is leading in the
systems campaign and the Kansas
division is in second place among the
portable accident occurred on the
Kansas division in May and only two
occurred in June. A reportable acct
dent is one which must be reported to
the interstate commerce commission.
and if a person is injured to the ex-
tent that he is off duty longer than
three days that becomes a reporta bic
case, the rules say.
The Union Pacific system comprises
the Union Pacific company, the Ore
gon Short Line and the Oregon-Wash-
ington Railroad & Navigation COM
pany, and the Union Pacific leads the
other two companies in the safety
drive. Among the Union Pacific di-
visions, Wyoming and Nebraska are
tied for first place and the Kansas
division is second.
The systems safety drive was instf-
tuted November l, last year. and VIII
continue to November 1, 1921. The
fact that not a single accident oc-
CURED on the Kansas division in May
is considered a remarkable record.
The Armstrong shops are leading
the other shops of the system in the
contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
SIXTY DIAMONDS IN SAW
Diamond Teeth Are Necessary to
Cut Stone for TopeIxa's New FIJI
tration PIant-Part OF Equip
ment at Sargent Plant.

There is much that is precious in
Topeka. Precious stones in the jewelry
stores of the city. precious places to
have good time In Topeka. and
precious good times when we find the
places. With real diamonds in the
Jewe1ry stores, baseball diamonds in
the parks and many diamonds among
the playing cards, there's really no
limit to the preciousness of Topeka.
But 1t would seem that the limit has
been found when diamonds are dis
covered decorating saw. Yes, a big
OLD saw is decorated with sixty dia-
monds.
No one has been imagining things
when the statements made that there
are sixty diamonds in a big old saw.
Some one saw the saw, and probably
many people saw the saw, but it is
worth telling about.
Down in the work shop of the Sargent
Cut Stone company the saw under dis
cussion is located. Not until the big
saw stops its ear splitting revolutions
and slows down and stops, and not
until one has climbed over bladder.
and considerable area. of machinery
and CLUES ones eyes to the edge of the
big circular slab of steel that makes
the saw does one see the diamonds
decorating it But they are there!
Sparkling all around the edge of the
4s-inch saw that will cut four inches
OF thick stone in a minute are sixty
diamond teeth What a shame to dec
crate a saw With diamonds, you de-
plore! Think OF those sixty diamonds
on a string about your neck, or max
ing a diamond tiara for you, such as
intrigued your fancy in the days of
your youth when you read fairy
stories. or in your later and more prac-
teal days when you wondered how
many diamonds there were in the tiara
worn by Mrs. Aston. Mrs. Vanderbilt.
or Mrs. Guggenheim in their photo
graphs in the Sunday picture section
Iof the metropolitan daily. Or the
wierder Imagination calls to mind
gypsies who were said to have dia-
mond studded teeth. But practical
Topeka seems to prefer that its dia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
Smaller Kansas Towns Depend
on Supply Here.
Warm Winter Prevented Stor.
age of Natural Ice.
NO SHORTAGE IN THIS CITY
Demand Now Ranges From ESQ
to 800 Tons Daily.
Only Fear Comes In SweItering
August Days.

VIII there be an ice shortage this
summer? That is the question that
Topekans, sweltering under the July
heat, are asking.
There is probability of an ice short
age during the latter part of August,
when the demand is the greatest, tho
no serious situation is anticipated, H.
A Hodgins, of the Topeka Ice COM
pany, said today. The capacity of the
plants that the Topeka Ice company
draws upon for its supply is $50 tons
daily. Distributions at present ranges
from $50 to 800 tons Caily in addition
to the calls from out OF the city.
One contributing cause to the
probability of shortage is the warm
weather last Ointer. when there was
no possibility of storing natural ice.
consequently the small towns in the
topeka trade territory are using more
ice from the Topeka plant.
The most serious shortage ever
known in Topeka was in 1918, when
for period of two weeks in Septem-
Der 1t was impossible to supply the
retail demands.
No trouble is anticipated in supply
ing the local demands this year. The
capacity of the plants is larger than
two years ago, and it Is possible to
draw on Kansas City IL necessary.
ANY shortage will mean more incon-
venienee to the company than to the
public.
1t is possible that the surrounding
territory may suffer somewhat, how
ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

John l. NoII of Parsons, formerly
director of the Kansas American Le-
gion news service at state headquar-
tiers here, is in charge of a new di-
vision at national headquarters called
Post Activities Section. Noll left for
section will collect. coordinate and
disseminate all obtainable information
relating to post activitieA such as ath-
letics. community work, membership
campaigns and glee clubs The pur-
pose is to organize a clearing house
of ideas for successful post activities.
A call recently sent out from the
Kansas City unit OF the Women's Aux
Hilary of the American Legion for sup
plies for the United States Public
Health Service hospital, resulted in
that unit receiving one hundred and
forty pajama suits, barrel and six
boxes of jellies and JamsT and guam
titles of yarns.
The response that the Kansas Aux
iliary units gave this call, as they are
willing and anxious to respond to all
such calls, was thoroly appreciated by
the disabled ex-service men in the
hospital.
During the month. sixty of the men
who were able. were taken automobile
riding. Smokes, magazines, books
flowers. candy and everything that
might help these disabled veterans is
taken to them occasionally.
The Kansas department has recently
purchased two Parker Passtime
puzzles and placed them In the con-
valescent ward. The puzzles are very
complicated and keep four men busy
for a week, trying to solve them. The
Kansas City unit has furnished large
trays for the puzzles to be kept upon
after they have been worked out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
BIZ EARLE G. BROWN, NJ. D.

By EARLE G. BROWN. NJ. D.
tuberculosis is a specific infection
caused by a germ, the tubercle bacil-
lus; characterized by the formation
OF so-called modes" of "tubercles"
and by symptoms that vary with the
part of the body attacked. Phthisis
is term often used in referring to
tuberculosis, and the word, which was
first used many centuries ago, liter
ally means wasting away.
tuberculosis may attack any part OF
the human body. AS a disease, 1t has
been studied by many different men,
Who have made many interesting
findings The tubercle. which Is the
in the Seventeenth century. Tubercu-
1osis from the earliest time was
feared as a contagion and many OF
the older pathologists dreaded to sec
ton subjects who had died OF this
disease.
Germs Present in All Stages.
The germ is present in all stages of
the disease. but usually only in the
advanced cases is it found in the
sputum. Formerly, many physicians
depended solely on finding the germ
before making a diagnosis OF tubercu-
losis. Now, however, with the ao-
vance in medical science, the ply
stefan does not depend entirely upon
finding the organism before making
a positive finding of tuberculosis.
Naturally. if the germ is found largely
in the advanced cases, the OUTLOOK Is
more grave.
covering, in 1882, the cause OF the
disease. Koch was a health officer
in an obscure German town and MS
work was so complete that scarcely
single essential point has since been
added to his original findings.
The tuberele bacillus is a thin mar,
row rod, more often slightly curved
than straight. It is MONMOUTH ana
may occur singiy or In groups. Inc
germ stains slowly at body heat, put
when once stained gives up the dye
slowly n is known as an "acid fast"
organism, that is, il takes up one GER
tain stain which one or two other
organisms may take but certain
chara cteristics enable the differentia-
ton to be made.
human and animals. In Germany 1t
is found that a very high percentage
of cattle have the disease. swine also
arc subject to tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is the greatest enemy
of man It causes IA per cent of all
deaths and SO per cent of deaths be-
tween s and At, years of age. In Ger
many. in'sI Se4, the deaths from diph-
thenia5 Group, measles, scarlet fever,
whooping cough and typhoid together
were 900 less than those from tu-
bercHlosis. 1t Is estimated that s.
100000 people die yearly of this
plague. Healed tuberculosis is found
on post norton examination of many
persons dying from other diseases
Dampness,- poor drainage, occupa-
lions involving work in close rooms,
in>dust, in crowded quarters, partieu-
larry when>associated with a1coholis =
worry and over eXertion, lower Tire
body resistance and render the per-
son more subject to infection after ex-
posure.
Girls between and 20 years of age
are more subject to tuberculosis.
After 20 years of age, males moro
often contract the disease. The Amer
lean Indian. the negro and the Mexi-
can are especially susceptible to tu-
berculosis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
SEE BETTER TIMES AHEAD
Railroad Companies Expecting I'M
provement in Business Conditions.

RAOhSAA4NIll III huS1H0SS (OUQlIlOLSh
Railroad companies are expecting
much Improvement in business condi-
lions in the near future, due to the
combined savings in wage and ma
terial costs and the bright prospects
for increased traffic.
current report from New Fork in
the hands of the traffic department of
the Santa Fee says:
The dopesters and chart experts are
almost unanimous in predicting good
upward move for the stock market.
We hope they are right. Several cir
cumstances favor them:
First, there is supposed to be a large
short interest.
Second. comparatively easy money
conditions prevail
Third, general business conditions
are so bad that they can hardly get
worse, and the next move must. there
fore, be in the nature of an improve
ment.
The railroads appear to be a prime
factor in our Industrial revival. To
make the circle complete. an Industrial
of the railroads. Gross revenues
are, in most cases, less than two-thirds
of what they were in September and
October, just after the last rate in
crease went into effect. Some decline
in material costs has probably been
reflected in the earnings of the earlier
months of the year The important
item of wages will not show a reduc-
tion-except because of increased eff
ciency-until the July earnings are
published.
The combined savings in wage and
material costs will be of great assist
ance to the carriers. For real pros
perity, however, a return of traffic
toward normal is necessary.
The possibilities of increased traf-
fic are. we think, good. In recent
months local dealers have been dis
posing Of stocks on hand. Recorders
have been as small as possible. Stocks
on hand are-being exhausted we be-
lieve and the hand-to-mouth buying
will presently assume larger proper
lions. Our population has Increased
relatively much more than our rail-
road mileage in recent years The
traffic arising from the actual hauling
of necessities should enable the roads
to operate at perhaps $50 of boom
times This will be enough, in our
opinion, to restore railroad earnings
and normal credit to a large extent
To summarize then it seems to US as
II railroad gross earnings were bound
to improve. AS they improve net earn
ings will pick up. The railroads will
be In a condition to make purchases
to meet their wants. These purchases
will primarily mean a revival In the
steel industry which will serve to lift
many other branches of business out
| of the present extreme depression
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

mond studded teeth be confined to
stone cutting saws.
The diamond teeth are necessary,
according to J. Churchill Sargent. the
manager of the stone cutting company.
j. Churchill does not seem at all
thrilled over having a diamond stud
ded piece of machinery in his stone
yard. Just now the big saw is oc-
cupied In slashing up stone for the
new filtration plant and before 1t has
finished its efforts for the plant it will
have put its diamond teeth into $685.
goo worth OF Silverdale stone.
Still it does seem unnecessary to
hide sixty diamonds in big old saw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
RI. MAKES GOOD RECORD
Total 22,475,S50 Passengers Handled
Without Any Being Killed.

The Rock Island handled zz.4T5,-
$50 passengers during 1920 without
a single passenger being killed. re-
cent statement by T. H. Bascom. vice
president and general manager, shows
The passengers travelling on the
Rock Islands lines during that year
covered a distance of 1884, ITO, 49,
miles for one passenger. or eQuiva-
lent to 49,s64 passengers travelling
around the world
To handle these passengers. based
on the average number In each car,
would require about 245 trains of ten
cars each, circling tho globe.
While no passengers were killed
during 1920, the personal injury de-
partment announces that SIS trespas-
sers and 40 travellers on highways, of
which SO were An automobiles, were
killed and that 224 people in auto
mobiles were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
R. |. IMPROVES ROADBED
Heavier Steel Rails Laid Where
Traffic Demands.

That the Rock Island has been max
ing & gradual Improvement in its
track and road bed during the past
few years, laying heavier steel as the
traffic has demanded, is shown by a
comparison of figures on these condi-
lions as they existed on June 80, 1905
and on January 1, 1921. just made
by c. A. Morse, chief engineer.
On June so. 1908, the Rock Island
was maintaining 7.022.e7 miles of
main track. Up to that time S0-pound
rail had been the standard for main
line track and 2.4S9.25 miles had been
laid with that weight of rail. the bal
ance varying from 20 pounds down to
IS pounds.
Early in 1908 the company began
laying S5-pound rail and 10000 tons Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

pound advertised and had heard several
women talk of it, so mother got me
some. This Vegetable Compound is
wonderful and it helped me very much,
so that during my periods am not now
sick or drowsy have told many girls
about your medicine and would be glac
to help anyone who is troubled gith
similar ailments. You may use my tes-
timonial as YOU like. > STELLA LINK
WrLER. 6 Second st. Evansville, Indiana.
Some girls lead lives of luxury, while
others toll for their livelihood, but all
ere subject TO the same physical laws
and suffer in proportion to their viola
ton. When such symptoms develop a.
Irregularities. headaches. backaehe=.
bearing-down sensa tions and 1.-THE
blues, girls should profit by Miss Linz
wiler's experience and give LydiE e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound . trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
TOPEKA CONCERN TO EXPAND.
Longren & Carlson Planning Mill Turns
Out Big Amount of Work.

The planning mill of Longren & Carl
son, 213 Jackson street, a compare
lively small institution OF that kind.
turned out approximately 500. 900
worth of work last year, its owners
say. The mill recently completed a
$4,000 job for a new building at the
State Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan, and soon will finish a $50, 900 mill
job for a new high school at Pittsburg.
When this firm was established it
was the intention of Longren & Carl
son to do contract work only. but they
say that during the past few years,
owing to the heavy demand. they have
been compelled to take jobs of all
kinds, including piece work. At the
present time the company is putting
on an addition of Is by % feet to its
plant to be used as an office. 1t is
being constructed of brick, and will be
completed within about two weeks.
The company has also acquired
three additional lots Joining the plant
on the south and probably will build
on them sometime in the future il the
business continues to increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
TO HOLD WILD WEST SHOW.
Annual Event VIII Be Held In Chey-
enne, July % to %.

For the information of prospective
Colorado and Wyoming tourists. the
Union Pacific passenger department
has announced that the Frontier
Days" an annual cowboy round up
and wild west show. will be held at
Cheyenne, Wyo.. July rs to the 20,
inclusive.
Many inquiries have been made the
past few days as to the dates of this
event Tourists rates. however, are
in effect as far as Denver only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
FREIGHT CARS SCATTERED
Santa Fe Has Total of 64,631 In
Service at Present Time.

The Santa Fe has a total of 64.6si
freight cars OF all descriptions in serv-
ice at the present time. They are
scattered to all parts of the country
Canada
Reports made up in the office of
J. r. Koohtz, assistant freight traf-
fic manager. show that the santa Fe
has 4S1 freight cars in use in Mexico
by the National Mexican railway.
Among the American railroads,
freight cars are traded back and forth
and for months at q time are used by
some other line, but there are no
Mexican cars used on the Santa Fe.
Many Canadian freight cars are used
by the American railroads, but this
week the Santa Fe had a credit of
approximately 100 cars in use in
Canada
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

cussed. The meeting was held at the
solicitation of the Lawrence men who
wish the Union Pacific to make GER
tain improvements incident to the con-
struction of the Fort-to-Fort highway.
The railroad officials were the guests
of Thomas Sweeney. banker. while in
Lawrence. In the body were G. O..
Brophy, division superintendent; P. c.
Kinney trainmaster; A. r. Jourden,
division engineer; G. A. Zeihkle, super
intendent of signal. All are from Kan
SaS CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
Is GRANDMoTHER AT 81.
But Salina Woman Recommends Other
Girls Wait Longer.

Salina, July ia grandmother at
the age of 80 is the noteworthy at
tainment OF Mrs. Ed Barthazor of this
city. She was married when Is at
Damar. Kan Her daughter is Mrs
Theodore Baker, II, whose son, Theo-
dore Baker, Jr-, is now nine months
old. Mrs Barthazor claims to be the
youngest grandmother in Kansas
Il am proud of the distinction. but
I believe would recommend that a
girl wait a few years longer than
did to marry she remarked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
BOTH TRAINS TO KANSAS CITY.
Passenger at Rock Island Wanted to
Go on First One.

(which one of these trains go to
Kansas City," asked a man of Sta
ton Master Burley at the Rock Is
land depot one day this week.
Both of them" was the answer.
well. which one goes first?" again
asked the man.
said Burley. You had better take
the other one"
The man turned around and in
much surprise discovered that while
he was talking one of the trains had
moved a car length down the track.
He rode the other one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
To Build Freight House.

The Rock Island will build a freight
house at Omaha, Neb. The road Will
also erect a round house on the
ground extending from Kansas ave-
nue. to the river and just north of the
Memphis end of the bridge at Mem
phis, Tenn, which will include sew
eral small machine shops construct
ed of reinforced concrete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
New Advertising MANAGER.

Harry H Ellis, assistant chief clerk
in the office of L. NJ. Allen, vice pres
ident and passenger traffic manager.
has been appointed acting advertis-
ing manager for the Rock Island
Lines He succeeds Walter D. Brad
dock, who has taken an indefinite
leave of absence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

% - GeA AAA0AAe--1 49,
regular periods.
Every mon tn my
back would ache and
l always had a cold
and felt drowsy and
sleepy I work in a
millinery shop and l
went to work every
day, but felt stupid
and would have such
cramps. l had seen
Lydia E. Pnkham's
GA~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

reimbursements of deficits during fed
eral control and as guarantee pay
ments, total $404,949.233. In addition
to this sum, $196,503,220 has been
paid to roads for loans from $780,
100000 revolving fund provided by
act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
Postponed 1921 Convention.

The executive committee of the
American Association of Railroad Su-
perintendents has deemed It advis-
able under the unusual business con-
ditions now existing to postpone the
1921 convention which was to have
been held at Kansas City, August "a
to 26.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
The Dread Disease May Attack
Amy Part of Body.
CAUSES IA Per CENT DEATHS.
Five Million Persons Die Yearly
From This Plague.
Girls in Teens Are More Subject
to This Disease.

Interesting data on the causes of tu-
bereulosis are contained in the eighth
or series of articles by DR.. Earle G.
Brown, city health officer. 1t is par
ueularly important at this time when
Topeka is making strenuous efforts in
the fight against tuberculosis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16

Total payments so far made to rail-
roads by treasury department under
terms OF transportation act. covering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
U. p. OFFICIALS MEET.

Lawrence Chamber OF Commerce.
A number of Union Pacific officials
and members of the Lawrence Cham
Der Of Commerce held a 'get-togetheF"
meeting at Lawrence last Many
matters Of mutual interest were dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-16
YOUNG GIRL
FINDS Relief
Wants to Tell Other Girls
All About IL

Evansville, Ind. ~ am eighteen
years old and have been bothered for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-22
NEW LEWISTON
OFFICIALS NAMED

Lewiston, Me, July il Mayor
William II. Newell on Wednesday
announced the appointment of the
city officials made necessary by the
act of tine Legislature amending the
charter of the city of Lewiston,
which act gave him the appointing
power. as follows:
Fire Commissioner--Geo s. Nc
Carthy. Term. five years: salary,
$1,000
Audtor-Bertrand c. Tribou.
Term, four years: salary $500.
City Clerk-Napoleon H. Hamel.
Term, remainder of fiscal year: sala-
ry pro rated on basis of $500.
street Commission-Har Stetson.
for six years: G. L. Cronin. for five
years; Charles p. Lemaire, for four
years. Salaries. $1,000 each.
The former Public Works Commits
sion was abolished by the legislative
act, being replaced by the Street
Commission. Fire Commissioner Nc
Carthy will on Aug. replace the
former Fire Commission of five
members.