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The Press., 1921-10-27
RED CROSS WORKING
 FOR HEALTHIER U. s.
Thousands Aided by Instruction in Care of the Sick, Food Se-
 lection and First Aid.

How the American Red Cross guides thousands of persons to health ls shown in a summary of the society's activities in the health field based upon the annual report for the last fis- cal year. Through its Nursing Service, it's Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick courses, nutrition classes, First Air classes, Llfe-Saving classes and Health Centers and in numerous other ways designed to acquaint masses of citizens with proper methods of living, the Red Cross carried its message of health into all parts of the country.
 The work of the Red Cross during the war in its traditional field of nurs- ing, furnishing the military and naval establishments of the nation with 1o,- SIT nurses, is we'll known. And there are today 37,797 nurses Registered with the American Red Cross and subject to call in emergency. During the f1S- cal year, 1851 Red Cross nurses were accepted for assignment to Govern ment service, 388 by the Army and Navy and 1,163 by the United States Public Health Service.
 In addition to the nurses enrolled by the Red Cross for Government serv- ice, the Red Cross itself employed a total of 1,34S public health nurses in the United States and Europe. By far the greatest number was employed in the United States, 1,257 while 81 were in foreign service.
 O$ Nolz classes, giving thorough instruction in the proper care of the sick In instances where the illness Is not so serious as to require professional nursing care. dur ing the fiscal year numbered 5.119 A statistical picture of the Red Cross operations in this field follows:
 New classes formed during
 year D. l IS Classes completed during year. 6.290 New students enrolled ....... .1O1 06S Students completing cOurse.... 73.432
 What the Red Cross accomplished in giving proper instruction through its Nutrition Service is indicated by the following table:
 New classes formed during
 year ................... l42 Classes completed during year.. 1S6 New students enrolled ........ 2,341 Students completing cOurse... 2,O13
 In addition to the above, a total of 22,OO6 children were given instruction in the proper selection and prepara- tiOn of foods.
 Through its 26O Health Centers, the Red Cross reached 90,252 persons. In these Health Centers, 4,O15 health lec- lures were given and 78O health ex- hibits held.
 In the United States last year, 75,- 432 persons were killed and 3.5OO.O0O injured in industrial accidents. To prevent this enormous waste the Red Cross held 5,1OO first aid classes with a total of 1O4,OOO students enrolled.
The Press., 1921-10-27
RIackhird Fed Thrush

A lady of Penzance who is a great lover of birds, says MT. w. H. Hudson in his recently published book, "Ad- ventures Among Birds," noticed that a blackbird and a thrush always came together to her lawn where she was in the habit of placing food for the birds. Then she noticed that the blackbird fed the thrush, picking up the crumbs of bread and putting them into its mouth. Looking more closely, she dis covered that the thrush's beak had been cut off close to the head, prob ably by a steel trap or a sudden-death spring trap, such as the children in Cornwall commonly use to catch or kill small birds. The thrush was in capable of feeding itself.
The Press., 1921-10-27
MOhammsdans at Prayer.

What Is probably the strangest prayer meeting in the world is that held twice a year on the plain outside the city of BiskrR, in Algeria. It is attended by hundreds of devOut Mo hammedans, and It Is wonderful sight to see these white-rObed figures lowing and chanting in unison and occasionally proStrating themselves on the ground. Before the prostratiOn they remove their shoes and touch the ground with their fOreheads, lowing in the direction of Mecca. their holy city.
 After the set htuFgical prayers have been finished, the wOrshipers gather in a circle round an old Imam Cor lead er), who breaches to them. The ser mon Is not long, in deference to one of the Prophets pithiest sayings: ''The length of a mans prayers and the shOrtness of his sermons are signs of his common sense"
The Press., 1921-10-27
osmiriduim in Tasmania.

Recent exploration and develop ment have revealed enormous de posits of osmiridium and gold-bearing gravels in the valleys of the large rivers of the western division of Tas- mania, which is the sole producer on a large scale of point metal osmirid ium. For the first half of 1920 the pro duction was 1908 ounces, valued y Al, SAP. In March, 1920, the local pl'i,, reached f42 los. per ounce, states tl:, London Times Trade Supplement.
The Press., 1921-10-27

|
 up the watch. It's back had howI
 open from the shock of the fall. anC
 as she was about to call to the mar | in the tree her eye was caught by
 an inscription engraved on the inside i of the case.
 ] WILLIAM GEORGE FAHNESTOCK | From
 HIS PUPILS | In Token of Their Appreciation anC Esteem"
 she read. For a moment she hardly
 believed her eyes then she took a long look at the man In the tFeetOp, an(
 slipping the watch into her pockeI she returned to the house. thinking
 hard. William George FahnestOck She had read his books and dreamed of the man who could look with so kindly an eye upon life and tell of 1t with such 8 sure touch. And this tramp had his watch! He had stolen 1t, of cOurse-unless- wild surmise filled her mind. But no; 1t couldn't be so. College professors who write books didn't pick apples during the summer That evening as the men came in she said severely to the stranger, Come Into the living room after supper, want to speak to you"
 When the stranger found himself In the quietly lighted living room with the girl, he saw her for the first time clad in the garments of civilization, and her beauty struck him with new force. He said nothing but waited for her to speak.
 "Mr.-I don't know what your name is," she began; 'I found this on the ground this morning." And she held out the watch to him. The back was still open.
 He looked at her guiltily. "I sup pose you read the inscription" he said.
 "Yes. I read It. and must say, that I am surprised"
 Well" he hung his head. "I suppose there's nothing for 1t but con- fessiOn. Now that you know. l might as well own up. ... am William George FahnestOck."
 For a moment she was silent, but her heart was beating queerly.
 If you are the famous Mir Fahne- stock" she said. "why were you wear ing such awful clothes. and why did you take job picking apples?
 "I wore the awful clothes" he re piled. because on a hiking tour through the country one does not like to wear things that may be damaged by rain and dust. And I took the job because e-because-well, don't be- lieve I'll tell you-just yet. But haven't you some more work for me after the apples are all picked?"
 TT think might be able to find for you to dO," she replied.
 The pupils of Prof. FahnestOck. pro lessor of English literature at the State University, found added pleas ure when college opened that autumn n the fact that their favorite instruct )r was about to be married. They at- ended the wedding in a body, and the ilver service they presented the happy ,ouple was a marvel to behold. But he grOOm's gift to the bride caused considerable wonder. It was bar-pin ct with diamonds, and In the center vas the representation, done in rubies md emeralds, of a tiny but very life Ike aDDle,
The Press., 1921-10-27
A Suner.Hero.

Anything unusual in the court of domestic relations this morning?" "A young woman who married bO- gus war hero wants divorce"
 That has happened before.'
 But this fellow has large ideas. He claims to have won the battle of the Marne. Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Press., 1921-10-27
How to Tell.

It IS quite easy to tell how long Q man has been married by the way he speaks to his wife If he says My darling wife" that means three months; "wifey." six months; "the wife, one year: Mrs. Blank" two or three years: the missns." five or six years; mother" seven years; ''my better halr," ten years; ''the old lady '' twenty years grandma" twenty-nine years; Mrs. Blank" fOrty-twO years 1; "Jane," fifty years.-Portlund Oregon ian.
The Press., 1921-10-27
The Druuaist ExpIains.

-"T can't fill this prescription" "Why nOt?'
 "It says spiritus frumenti, Quantum suff1cit."
 "Spirftus frumenti is whisky. isn't itF"
 "Yes."
 And what does quantum suficIt mean?"
 "AIl you want That's why can't fill it."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Press., 1921-10-27
Hes in several facts:

lies in several facts:
 1. The railroads were not permit ted, as were other industries, to make charges during the years of prosperity, making possible the accumulation of a surplus to tide them over the pres ent extreme diversity. According to the reports of the Interstate Com merce Commission, the rate of return on property investment of the rail roads of the United States for the past several years has been as fol- lows: RATE OF RETURN EARNED BY
 RAILROADS OF THE UNITED.
 STATES ON THEIR PROP
The Press., 1921-10-27
The Trumnater Swan

The trumpeter swan is almOsl ex- tinct. It is somewhat larger than ;he ordinary swan. and derives It's nAme from its loud, trumpetlike call. It flies at a great height. and often at a speed of 100 miles an hour.
The Press., 1921-10-27
World Much as one Mal<es lt.

The world Is great mirror. It re- fleets back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving, friendly and helpful to you The world Is what you are.- Thomas Dreier
The Press., 1921-10-27
ONE DOLLAR
 ANNUAL DUES IN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MAKES YOU A PARTICIPANT IN RELIEF WORK FOR THE HELPLESS THAT CRADLES THE GLOBK. ANSWER
 THE ANNUAL RED CROSS ROLL CALL NOVEMBER .1l-oA 1921.
Student Philosophy.

Student Philosophy. "Sedentary york;" said the college lecturer, "tends to lessen the endur- ance."
 "In other worlds" butted in the smart student, "the more one sits the less one can stand"
 Exactly" retorted the lecturer ]; "and if one lies a great deal ones standing is lost cOmpletely."-Kind Words.
The Press., 1921-10-27
Deception,

"I'm through with that fellow Bliff- kins for good"
 "You don't tell me. Why?"
 Last evening while we were pass ing his home he asked me if I'd like 10 come down ia his cellar and have look at his new furnace"
 And then7'
 Ut was new nace."-American Legion Weekly.
The Press., 1921-10-27
ERTY INVESTMENT.

It will thus be noted that during the years when other industries were making very large profits, when the prices of farm products and the wages of labor were soaring to unheard- of heights, the earnings upon railroad investment in the United States were held within very narrow limits and that they have during the past four years progressively declined.
The Press., 1921-10-27

ground caused her to stoop and pick up the watch. Its back had flown open from the shock of the fall. and as she was about to call to the man in the tree her eye was caught by an inscription engraved on the inside of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
In State Politics I
GAINING in FAVOR
Sentiment in Kansas for Old
Convention Plan.
Primary System Never Had So
Many Enemies as Now. g
VOTERS NEED A GUARDIAN?
Poll for Snow in Last Election
Indicates 1t.
Democrats Taking Lead in the
Move in Kansas.
VOTERS NEED A GUARDIAN?
BY A. L. sHULTZ.

Leaderships of both old parties in
Kansas are most likely to swing out
rather boldly next year for some modi-
fication of the present primary law
at least as affecting state offices.
Strange as it may seem ghosts of yes
terday have disappeared. From out in
the country has come a considerable
demand from the brethren and sisters
on foot and in Ford cars to change the
present nominating plan-both as a
matter of economy and to restore some
semblance Of party organization and
leadership.
IN the palmy days of twenty years
ago the men who drove the political
machines were constantly under fire.
But when their driving was reckless
the party paid the bills in the succeed
ing election. Party responsibility
caused the leadership to use a clear
head and it was usually sensible
enough to take few chances. But
things went badly-as they often do
under any system of handling public
affairs--and the pee-pul came to look
after their business in a lersonal way
thru the direct primary system.
Maybe it has been the discovery
that the primary hasn't destroyed the
political machines that has caused a
move 10 ENL DdCk 10 SOIllt 6Oll VI EOAA-
vcrtiOu plan in Kansas-some method
whereby the workers can get together
and talk things over occasionally.
Maybe it is a growing distastefulness
for party platforms written after the
primaries by candidates who are seek
ing votes rather than asserting efforts
toward pronouncing principles.
Dreams Didn't Come TrRc.
Maybe it is something else. too.
Maybe It is the sudden discovery that
2 dnI'ar's worth of government under
tho old and much abueed state politi-
cal machine system buys only about
IS or 20 cents worth of government
now. Those fond dreams of cheaper
and moro efficient government have
MT lust exactly como true.
Twice in The last three years a state
senate has taken the BIT in it's mouth
and ran squarely into the reform doc
trinc- Each time there was a loud
whoop from certain newspapers.
Strange as it NAV seem, tho. not a
man who took a free kick at the
feared OK was beaten on that issue
in n 'imary or election. On several
OCCASIONS the Kansas house has
clouded up. But that body was al
ways frightened away before rain fell.
DcmOcrat7 Start 1t.
Now It looks as tho something may
be done next year. Already the Dem
ocrata have announced plans for a
delegate convention in Topeka Febru-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
MRS. WOLF LEAVES RED CROSS
Most Successful Woman Pr :sident Re-
signs Her Position.

Mrs C. A. Wolf. president of the
Woman's club of Topeka and for the
past year chairman of the Shawnee
county chapter of the American Red
Cross, has resign ed her position at the
head of the Red Cross activities. Her
management of the chapter has been
highly successful.
She was in charge of the roll calls
of 1920 and 1921. Both roll calls have
been more successful than the cam
paigns waged in other counties and
other sections of the state.
Mrs. VOLTS efficiency in handling
Red Cross work has received official
commentator from the headquarters
of the southwestern division on more
than one. occasion. She has been
especially active in the relief of desti q.
tute ex-serYice men and their families
Because the annual election of the
Red Gross county officers is to be held
soon no successor to Mrs. Wolf will be
appointed. at the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13

of the drive will be under the depart
ment of the board of promotion of the
Kansas Baptist convention. The Rev.
Charles F. Matthews is the only Topeka
man on the board. The state will be
divided into twenty districts. Tie
campaign in each district will be
directed by director and four as
sociates.
The Rev. ]. T. Crawford returned
this morning from a trip to Wichita,
Hutchinson and Winfield. He stated
that he had received many pledges of
support in the drive white on the trip
and the prospects were very encour-
aging.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
JUSTICE MASON TO SPEAK
Rotary Program Thursday Will Be
in Charge of c. S. Mathews.

The program Of the Topeka Rotary
club on Thursday of this week will
be in charge of a program committee
headed by Charles S. Mathews The
program will include several novelty
musical numbers, and an address BY
Henry F. Mason, associate justice of
the supreme court.
The Topeka club last Thursday had
the largest number of its members at
tending the meetings of other clubs in
its history. But the secretary, Cecil
Howes. takes occasion in his weekly
bulletin. to score the members in To-
peka who were absent from all meet
ings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
lis Nerve
F orce from
Nuxated Iron

tsrt hcips make STRONG, MAGNET
&c, FORCEFUL MEN, who make
their ovor-masteriag presence felt the
moment they enter a room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13

for the convention and to give~a $500
cash bonus to the association.
The directors have agreed to CO.
operate in the entertainment of the
delegates to the next agricultural
council of the state, which will meet
in Topeka next month.
Otto B. Cutler, president of the
board of directors of the Topeka
Hotel company, reported to the direc-
tors of the Chamber that there re-
manned but $11,8O0 of the common
stock of the hotel company to be dis
posed of and that the hotel directors
anticipate no difficulty in cleaning
up" on their campaign by Decen-
Der 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
INCREASE IN DIPHTHERIA
Twenty-Eight New Cases Reported
During Last Week.

Twenty-eight new cases of diph-
liberia were reported to the city health
department during the week which
ended Saturday. This was an increase
of ten over the cases reported during
the preceing week. There were no
new cases reported Sunday, and only
one on Saturday. The number re-
ported thus far this month Is thirty
two. There have been thirty-five re-
leases this month from quarantine,
leaving thirty-one active cases Sunday
night.
Among other communicable dis
eases reported last week, .chickenpox
is second, with twenty-one cases. an
increase of fifteen over the preceding
week. One case of tuberculosis was
reported; three cases of scarlet fever;
two cases of mumps, and one of pneu-
monia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
NUXATED IRON

contains the principal chemical constituent
Of active living nerve force in a form which
most nearly resembles that in the brain
and nerve cells of man. 1t also contains
organic iron like the iron in your blood
and like the iron in spinach, lentils and
apples. Organic iron enriches the blood
and plenty of rich red blood means more
nerve force so that Nuxated Iron not only
feeds what might be termed artificial nerve
force Go the nerve cells, but it stimulates
the blood to manufacture n greatly in
creased supply Of new nerve force. If YOU
are weak, nervous or rundown get a bot
tie of NuNated lion today, and If within
two weeks time you do not feel that it has
increased your nerve force and made you
feel better md stronger in every way, your
money will be refunded. Sold by all drug
gists-AdV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
FARMERS WANT TO KNOW.
Agricultural Attaches in Foreign EN-
bassies To Be Asked of Congress.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Legislation to
legalize cooperative combination of
farmers for marketing and distribu-
ton of their products and to provide
for agricultural attaches at American
consulates in foreign countries will be
recommended by the joint congress
.quiry according to Chairman Anderson,
who announced today that pa OF .ne
commissions report would be made
public by the end of the month.
The report he said also will stress
the need for more adequate whole
sale terminal facilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
BAPrIsTs PLAN CAMPAIGN.
Churches in Kansas to Raise Total
of $1,25O,OOO.

The quota for the Baptist churches
of Kansas to be raised in connection
with the new Baptist world movement
by May 1, 1922, is $1,25O.O0O, accord
ing to an announcement made today
by the Rev. J. T. Crawford executive
secretary of the Kansas Baptist con-
vention. The Baptist church in the
United States plans to raise 100000
600 by 1924.
An active campaign to secure the
amount for Kansas will be inaugur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
TO ENTERTAIN TEACHERS
Officers of Chamber of Commerce
Sign Usual Contract.

The contract for the holding of the
next teachers convention in Topeka
have been signed by President George
T. McDermott and Secretary Guy C.
Sickler, of the Chamber of Commerce.
The board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce authorized the contract,
which is the same as that in force for
the past three years, and binds the
Chamber to supply meetings places
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-12
Pl AGROUND FOR
: CHILDREN ONLY
Most Extensive Prepara-
Hon for the Riddles
in the State
BY VOLUNTEER LABOR
Iahorer and Capitalist Work
Side by Side to Complete
Park for Little Folks

okvr-LGEE. Aug li.--Tho lnrg-
,. rrrground In oklahoma cN-
,tp.,...y ior children was dedicated
:, ,rr .'y here today by the Rotary
cYh u behalf of w. Il. Alexander.
Who douaied the grounds compris-
irg.a '.t,le more than half a block,
Va the club with the understanding
~ would be converted To a play
ynd for Okmulgee children.
" PLAYGROUND. completed. repre-
~ au outlay OF $4,000, accord
10 Goarians; $4,000 of this
ry.4s donated by tho club and the re-
ma.at.r by business men Of the
city
Organized labor contributed free
,1c services of carpenters, brick
h,Ors. painters ana mechanics and
there Was mo- talk of strike, as union
members and "capitliists' worked
side ll side to complete the chill
orrn. playground
"Nly Gd win sure enjoy this" ono
r-ion member said and a bank
p-cs.d,ut working next him replied
with. "Noll I'll bet mine would too
yl had tuy-but that doesn't make
ary difference. | ike to See happy
children. and this work makes me
ieu good
\ wld.rg pool, 75 by 40 feet, with
A depth Of from three to six inches
was filled with water. and the chill
dr,n iu a Gush disported in the
water while the dedication ceremony
was tc.ug completed.
Sides, swings and teeter-tottcrs
were going the entire afternoon and
evening while others of "Okmul.
gees own" buiided tunnels ant
houses ON the sand beach.
The entrance to the park is con.
Eructed of brick and stone, and tho
D'irc park is electrically lighted
'Gr0Wn-ups' will have no part In
the park play except to look on, tn,
cdretakrrs announced.
This is childrcn's park, ex.
Husyely" they said.
'The Rotarians are allowed tC
slper.ntcnd the park for one year
after which ~ Is to be turned ovei
to the city, with the provision tha'
| It is to remain the city's playground
for children only.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-12
Enid's ".lIickey' PrOrcS
to BE RUnOlcdy From
the Asylum at Norman

putInI Co Tho world
E\ln..NuE. ~ The young Eitl
who told so many and such I'M
pruhall. lies has been Identified.
SIN, escaped from the asylum AT
norman over Nar ago Whcir
sh. WAS known as Grace Jours.
Grace was picked up In the oil
folds where she was running
wild and committed from this
county to the asylum according -
sheriff DcViuE she viii hu held
boo the county jail until the asylum
authorities can Dee notified.
She came into Enid in an empty
huN car aui trainm0n, feeling
great pity for one so young, gave
her money to get a room In Enid
for th3t might The landlady called
tho polio, the next morning ask
ius chat the girl hc removed At
once.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-12
MISSING MEXICAN RETURNS
Proposes to Inauguratc BloOdlcss
Bullfighting In Drumright.

Special 20 Tho World
DkCMRlGHT. Aug. 11.--Jose Al
varado, who was thought by his
wife to have met with foul play
while on a journey to attend a se-
ries Of roundups in the southern part
oi the state, has returned to Drum
right with a plan to inaugurate
series of bull fights, Ia Spain.
He proposes to put on the first
exhibition at the ball PARK here Au-
gust 81 lie is importing a few Mex
!rai bulls for the occasion, and lays
down a challenge TO whip any bull
alive which may he brought here.
The fights win be exact replicas OF
tie genuine Mexican and Spanish
article. except there will be no blood
lspiled. Alvarado will engage the ami
Us on foot, armed only with a
\ hen sword.
~ fhe arena will he begun at once.
YAFarado says. This will be erected
Just in front OF the grnndstand at
'ne ball park, according to an
f0unCCd plans.