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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11
Observation-Disclosures

O. What are some of the new citrus
fruits that have been developed? L. L. b.
The ange o. the ine oat ef proising new s
fruits The angelo is a cross between the
tangerine and grapefruit the ilmequat, a
the eitrange, a hybrid of the sweet orange
O. Does it cost anything to have pass
pa Usually a fee is charged for each wise
on a passport. Fees differ slightly, but
o. Does light travel faster than the
earth travels in its orbiti W NJ c
A: Light travels $4,000 miles per second
while the earth travels only 10 miles sec
ond on its journey around the sun:
Q. When were schools first gradedf r.
a. The Brethren Of the Christian schools,
an order founded by La Sale in 1858, first
employed the system Of grading in eie-
mentary instruction and introduced the
methods of teaching classes instead OF
teaching individuals.
amber beads? n. E
A. To brighten amber beads clean them
thoroly with whiting and water and then
polish with any good oil applied By means
Of flannel cloth.
@. What is meant by the "check-off''
system. concerning miners2 W. S. {.
A. The check-off system refers to an
agreement between operators and the union,
by which the dues Of union miners are de-
to the union officials authorized to re-
ceive them. This follows the system By
store, rents, etc, are deducted from the
miners pay.
Q. Please give the length and diameter
Of the longest watermelon grown in the
United States? II. v. II.
A. The Department of Agriculture says
there have been exceedingly large water /
melons grown in Missouri and Texas. In
Missouri there have been a number of
melons ranging from so to 80 pounds in
weight They recall one that weighed 1O5
pounds and was one yard and two inches
long.
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question by writing The Topeka State
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teal and financial matters II does GOT at
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

Rates of pay for virtually all classes
OF railroad employees on the Great
Northern railway have been cut by the
United States railroad labor board to
the scale existing March 1. 1920. This
reduction is about what the other
railroads are asking. The boards de-
cision probably is an indication of
what is coming all over the country.
Railroad workers may as well pre-
pare for the inevitable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

rider thereto. We have no opinion
concerning the soldiers bonus Dill but
permission to satisfy it.
We have no data on Senator Ladd.
but we should like to know when
johnson, Capper and LaFollette be
came Republicans. And we should
also like to know whether their con-
nection with the party is a permanent
arrangement or a temporary expedient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

ment upon any plan" Evidently there
must be radical changes of policy on
the part of President Obregon and
his adviser. before Mexico can hope
to take her place again in the society
OF nations, or obtain recognition by
the United States. Meantime the Gus
tomary revolution il overdue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

In addition to the three or four
million unemployed persons in the
United States whose idleness is invol-
untary, says the Providence Journal
there are a good many who have
never worked except under compul-
sion and who never will. 1t might
be added that many who do not work
are drawing fat salaries paid by those
who do work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11
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International
SundaySchoolLesson
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

For November 13 is, paul Before
4 the Roman Governor" - Acts "a:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

And how it would have intrigued
B. L. T. to hear another columnist
say. But we do know what we like"
phrase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11

If the newspapers of the country
would only coneede that rabbits are
well meaning and harmless, they
might be able to beat a wolf now
and then.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
LEADER DEAD;
BURIED ON MONDAY

Indianapolis, June 9.-Accompanied
by national and state officers of the
American Legion. the BODY Of F~eder-
lex W. G~albraith, jr, was removed
tonight TO his nome n C~.a~4nn4., ~.
where funeral so-vicc WI be $50
Monday. Col. Galbraith was killed
in an automobile accident early toua,.
Milton ]. Foreman, the Legion's ma
tional committeeman from Illinois,
and Henry J.. Ryan. chairman of the
4Americanization commission of the
Legion, were injured, but both will
o
The body was escorted to the Union
station by scores of L~egionnaires.
Heading the escort was Major Gen
eral G.. w. Read, commander of the
Fifth army corps area, n his staff.
Military services were held at the
station.
Many kilograms expressing sorrow
and coincidence were received today
at national headquarters of the Leg
ion. One was from President Hard
ing.
Following the funera! members OF
the national executive committee will
return here to elect one OF the ma
tional vice commanders to serve until
the annual convention at Kansas City.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
LEADER DEFENDS
AGAINST GRAFT TALK

Denver, June 9.-The organized
building craftsmen Of the country
must free the building industry Of
lnter-unlon strife. craft jurisdictional
or other unnecessary and
burdensome oppressive restrictions,
John H. Donlin, president OF the
building trades department Of the
American Federation Of Labor. today
told the delegates to the departments
annual convention.
Every organization must guarantee
to arbitrate all questions arising in
the industry, the labor leader assert
ed, and provision must be made to
prevent any cessation of work pend
ing the adjudication Of any controver-
Sy.
We must once and for all stop tv-
ing up building operations upon which
none but union men are employed
he added, declaring that The cessa-
ton Of work inflicted injury ION our
selves and injustice upon the invest
or and hurt the general morale and
w~ell-being of the community
We must not injure communities"
continued h speaker. cause inno-
cent persons to suffer pecuniary loss
eS. not to mention mental anguish,
the danger of financial ruin, as well
as cause our great ran and file tc
suffer incalculable losses.
"Jurisdictional disputes are not
only h most dangerous problems to
organized craftsmen, but a serious
n to industry"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
OLD HENS A r STICK.

Irene and Helen. two little sisters,
went to visit their grandmother in the
country. 1t was their first visit away
from the city and they were surprised
and delighted at everything. They were
especially interested in the chickens
and loved to hunt for the newly-laid
eggs.
Their grandmother cautioned the
children never to take away the nest
egg. Their strife to see which could
find the most eggs was great. One
mcraing Irene reached a nest first.
Selling the forbidden egg, she started
for the house.
"Oh, grandmother! !" shouted Helen.
hurrying after her sister. 'Irene's got
the egg the old hen measures by"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
SOLUTION OF MEXICAN
AFFAIR SEEMS LIKELY

Mexico CITY. June 9.-Mexico Is
prepared to agree to the suggestions
contained in the memorandum
brought from Washington by Charge
Summerlin after notifications are
made by the United States govern
ment, which 1t is confidently expected
will be made and the relations be-
tween the two nations doubtless will
be most cordial. according to a state
ment today by Secretary OF Foreign
Relations PAM to local publishers.
The notifications pertain to
amendments of the Mexican consti-
tuition which cannot be effected by
Presidential decree but must come
from action by the senate. the news
papermen were informed.
The publishers were shown all the
communications between Washington
and Mexico City, including President
Obregon's latest answer to Secretary
Hughes note. The burden Of Obre-
gon's note was declared to be for.
bearance by the United States unti'
its suggestions can be carried out IL
gally.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
REBUILDING Of
CITY UNDER RED
CROSS DIRECTION
Pueblo Has Turned Over All
Reconstruction Work in
Flooded District to Re-
lief Workers

Pueblo. June 9.--The rebuilding of
n city of Pueblo, including the re-
construction of wrecked homes, the
restoration Of the business m indus
trial sections devastated Iy water and
the administration OF relief through
out the flooded district today was
turned over to the direction Of the
American Red Cross relief administra-
ton. That action Was taken at a
conference attended by members OF
the citizens committee OF twenty
James L. Fieser. manager Of the
southwestern division, CT the Red
Cross and A. w. Jones, director of
Red Cross relief in Colorado.
Following the conference a state
,nent was issued to The Associated
Press explaining plans.
The sentence was authorized by NJ.
u. Thatcher, chairman of the ''citl-
zens committee of twenty" Former
Governor ALIVE Adams, treasurer, and
b >. Cast, the city's emergency
agent.
Red Cross in Charge
THE American Red Cross has ac-
cepted entire responsibility for direc-
tor OF city wide reconstruction and
rehabilitation i'll Pueblo M will be
IN Sole direction of every phase Of
the work with no restriction in scope.
demonstration will be limited only
to the financial assistance that may
De given.
contributors VINO come to the as
slstance o. Pueblo ere requested to
send their subscriptions to the Am
erican Re- Cross for use in pueblo.
in whose relief treasury all funds
De audited by the war department as
usual.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
MAN N WIFE HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

O'Neil, Nebr., June 3. 49, Rolla and
Della Dehart. man and wlfe. allered
confessed murderers Of John Mize, a
South Dakotan, whose body was
found floating in the Nfobrara river
below Parshan bridge, Nebr., May %,
were bound over, to the district court
here today after preliminary hearing
atw,hich neither testified. 4
State police officers testified that
The Deharts confessed premediated
attack upon the man with a hammer
while on a camping tour, and that
Mixe reproached them after being
struck down bv Dehart and before
the fatal blow was struck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
Kind Consideration.

Dodge-If you would save what you
pay for cigars and cigarettes you
would have a snug sum at the end Of
q year.
Hodge-Very true. But think how
my children would suffer for the want
Of gilt bands and coupons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
Honest at Least.

Lady Of House-Most of the things
tOu wash are torn to pieces.
The Laundress-Yes. ma'am-but
when a thing is torn in two pieces.
ma am. l only charge you for one
piece, ma'am.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
The Spoony Thina.

Jack-1 expect to die hard.
Maud-Then you won't die as you
have lived.
Jack-What do you mean?
Maud-YOu have the reputation Of
being pretty soft.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
Hedging.

Mrs. Gushley-I suppose you and
your wife are as happy as any married
couple that ever lived?
Mr.. Glume-Well. as happy as any
married couple that ever lived to.
gether.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17

Pelican-There goes Hippo on the
way to the Jungleville mask BAH. But
why all those spots painted or. his
hide.
Parrot-Oh. that is his ball costume,
He's going as a giraffe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
Unreasonable Woma-.

Bill Skies (leaning over bed)-Fork
sut every penny you've got or I'll
Hubby (half awakel-Lonk here.
Maria. this Is coming II too slrang.
DNin't ! give Q all l had when I
came holaeE1deas.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17

Biz Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for Benefit Of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels culled From News Of Moment
n All Parts Of the Worid-of
Interest TO All the People
Everywhere.

HM&A@ - @M @h
Everywhere.
washington
Observation-Disclosures In wholesale
meat prices here and abroad is shown
By the Official report figures for April.
Washington-Robert M. Goshorn
Was nominated today by President
Harding to be land Office register at
Kalispell. Mont.
Washington-President Harding has
eigned an order transferring the naval
oil reserves from the interior depart
ment to the navy department.
Washington-Hundreds Of bouquets
wore laid at the feet OF President and
Mn. Harding by $4,000 school children.
who serenaded the White House with
patriotic songs.
Observation-Disclosures OF the middle
west and northwest are to be invited to
Washington to confer with President
Harding OF financial problems, it was
said 1t the treasury.
Washington-An excess OF 1857 In
the number OF Italian immigrants to
be permitted to land this month has
applied for admission to this country
- New York and Boston.
Observation-Disclosures OF income
and profits taxes during May fell OF
~ 324.000.000 compared with May OF
last year and BY nearly $3.50. 600, 900
during the II months Of the present fis-
~ rear according to treasury figures.
Washington-War department o7i-
clals we're awaiting ! report from spe-
c1A1 investigators ct Aberdeen, Nd,
nrmy proving grounds to ascertain the
cifcumStances Of the explosion there Of
"A Martial bomb. which resulted in the
1eoth Of nve men and the serious In
1nry of 40 others.
WaA1ington-A million dollars for
1el1ee ~ Pusblo's Hood sufferers will
begeppsOpfiatsd ~ resolutions in the
Aonse ana senate Il was agreed at a
& RQhfte House conference between
HEosident Harding, Senator s. D. Nj
nellqu. Senator Lawrence Phipps and
161rfe1entAtive q. A. Hardy. Plans are
rush the resolutions through the
eonlInitteo today. Provision is made
m the war department to administer
~ futd.
portine
New York-Benny Leonard had .
y9ry unchampionlike victory to his
ctS6it having barely shaded Rocky
kAasas o. Buffalo IN II rounds at Har-
G&cn. n. !.
81. Cloud. France-william Tilden,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
Wanted to Know,

Wanted to Know.
Mr.. Hynson-Tve resigned my posi-
ton.
Mrs, Hynson neutrality-suspicious. or
otter?
Mr.. Hynson-Before or after what9
Mrs. Hynson-You were fired.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17
FITS IN ANY.
WHERE
People shy on
punctuation
Needn't go to
smash.
You can save
the situa-
ton
Always-with
q dash.
oh, Come On.
That debutante seems
Out Of place
Who has no makeup
On her face!
No Use.

Beautiful rolling country here, isn't
IT."
"Who wants to rolf"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-17

D>>" w
petitions ont by some Of the local
farmers. to bring the Kimball CONSOLE
dated district, organized last year, to
IA vote again.
Contrary to predictions made early
In the spring, Hughes and Sully
counties have this year pmt IN the
LARGEST crop acreage in their history.
Members of the Milbank American
legion post r making preparations
for a celebration and sports day. to
be held in Mi,bank on June 16.
SborthDrn breeders Of Fan,k county
have organized Nthe Faux County
GhOrthOrn Breeders association.
Howard Barber. 20, Sioux Falls how.
was drowned while fishing at Wall
Lake. near Madison.
Recent rains and warm weather
have placed crops in the W~oonsocket
Territory in the best possible condition.
G0dfreid Rath. of Memo. was
drowned while swimming in Medicine
creek. near Rousseau.
DOland authorities have recently
been very active IN prosecuting gam
blers, and thus far several arrests
have been made and the defendants
REQUIRED to pay fines and costs.
The month Of June will lie 4 h,,sy
one At Rlskin Turk, the stare play
ground, sft,l6ted at a delightful spot Oh
the Janis river IN San,,orn county.
A force Of men and teams IL at work
on the auto speedway and baseball
grourds. pulting them in condition. for
the July + faces and games. which arc
exnected to be the best ever staged IN
The mark
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
RAW ATMOSPHERE
| PLEASES RACERS
AT MARATHON

Boston. April IA cold day, al
|most raw, that made for the discom-
fort of a great spectator-army gave
Ito the competitors in the American
Marathon road race today atmos-
'pheric conditions that were to their
Hiking. They had TO run to keep
warm; there was % miles OF running
Ito do and the zest in the air was a
welcome tonic over the long trail.
Road conditions, too, We're good, two
days of rain having served to lay the
dust and to pack the road surfaces
.iirmly. The twenty-fourth renewal of
the country's classic long distance
|run which is promoted annually by
THE Boston A. A. had attracted an
'entry list OF - men, most OF them of
proved ability at long distances. Not
'all appeared for the start but in the
.groups that gathered at Ashland,
(which has been the starting place for
Ia quarter of a century, were runners
from Chicago, Halifax, \. S, Mon
|treal. New York. Philadelphia, Wash
|ington and many New England cities
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
COLE couRsE PROJECT

A meeting is being called for eight
o'clock at the City Hall tonight of all
those who are interested in establish
ing golf course near lakeland. Lake
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19

The DEVILS meal runs half to bran.
Proverb.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
RUSSIAN ART IS
SOLD FOR BREAD
BY SOVIET ORDER

Helsingsfors, April 19-Soviet Rus
sian officials are here putting in effect
decree proposing that Russian art
treasures, seized from palaces and
from private individuals shall be
placed on the market and sold abroad
to buy food. The decree provides for
the creation of state fund of valu-
ables and art luXuries to be controlled
by committee of educators. Many of
the most famous paintings, statues
and objects of art in the world will
thus be thrown on the market when
the plan is in operation.
For many months these treasures
have been collected and stored in
houses in Petrograd and Moscow
where they have been catalogued by
experts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
Orting N e " S

rain insurance for each of the first
three games and proposes to carry
insurance also on the independence
and Labor Day games. The insurance
will cost $35 a day.
If it rains so heavily that the game
cannot be played at all. or if rain
checks have to be issued, the insur-
ance company will pay $500. If it
rains before the game is over, but
after the fifth inning, the company
pays the difference between the gate
receipts and the $500 of insurance.
1t is said here nearly every club in
the League will take out similar in
surance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
STRANGER LEWIS TO
MEET UNKNOWN" IN
20 MINUTE MATCH

New York, April 19.-Ed (Stran-
gler) Lewis, worlds heavyweight
wrestling champion, will meet in a
handicap match here tonight and ''un-
known the protege of Gus Schoen-
lein, Princeton wrestling instructor,
who several years ago wrestled under
the name of ''Americus." Schoen-
lein's protage is said to be college
man. Lewis has agreed to throw his
opponent within 20 minutes and will
he permitted to use his deadlock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
sLoAkIA TO IMPORT COTTON

Washington. April 19.-The prohi.
bition against the importation of cot.
ton and cotton waste into Czecho Slo.
vakia has been removed, Trade Com.
missioner w. W. Geringer, at Prague,
reported today to the Department of
Commerce. License applications will
be granted automatically, he said, and
these commodities will be admitted
free of duty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
REMAINS OF MASTADON FOUND

Arlington, Ore, April 1S.-The re-
mains of a mastodon were discovered
yesterday in Butcher Knife Canon,
about four miles southeast of here by
William Marshall. a sheep herder
One of the tusks measured nine feet
from the base, which is IL inches in
diameter, to the tip.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
PRAISES THEM TO HIS FRIENp

PRAISES THEM TO HIS FRIENDS
Backache is a symptom of weak or
disordered kidneys. Stiff and painful
joints, rheumatic aches, sore muscles,
puff1ness under the eyes are others.
These symptoms indicate that the
kidneys and bladder need help to do
the work Of flltering and casting out
from the system poisons and waste
products that cause trouble. Ben
Richardson, Wingrove, W. Va, writes
Il will praise Foley Kidney Pills be
cause they have helped me-"
For sale by Henley's Drug Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
LOVING CUP GIVEN
TO CLUB HAVING BEST
FIRST DAY ATTENDANCE

Jacksonville, April 19.-The TWEEN
ty-four-inch silver loving cup which
the Florida Metropolis, of this city
will present to the club OF the Florida
State League having the largest paid
attendance on the opening day of the
playing season, was placed on exhi.
bition here today. The cup Is en-.
graved FLORIDA Metropolis. Opening
Day Attendance. Florida State
League 1921"
Major Quimby Melton, vice presi.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
YESTERDAYS GAMES

American League
At st. Louis 3, Chicago 2.
All others rain.
National League
At Cincinnati 4, st. Louis o.
At Chicago 7, Pittsburg a..
At Boston.New York, rain.
At Philadelphia-Br Brooklyn, we
grounds.
Southern Association
At Nashville /, Memphis s.
At Mobile 6, Chattanooga 4.
At New Orleans Is, Atlanta 0.
At Birmingham Is, Little Rock 3
American Association
At Indianapolis 5, Toledo 10.
At Kansas City S, st. Louis 6.
At Louisville 3, Columbus 2.
At Milwaukee-Minneapolis, we
grounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19
RAIN INSURANCE TAKEN
OUT BY BASEBALL CLUBS
FOR SUMMER SEASON

St. Petersburg, April 19.-If it
rains here during the first three days
the local club of the Florida State
League is scheduled to play at home,
the management of the Saints will
collect $500 from an insurance COM
pany for every game postponed. The
club has arranged to take out $500
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-19

dent and general manager of The
Metropolis Company, some time ago
offered the cup to President Rose, of
the League, and an order for the
trophy was placed Immediately after
Mr.. Rose accepted it on behalf of the
organization. The Metropolis will
give each year a similar cup to re-
main the property of the club winning
it.