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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19

, unpaid loan and also IL '.uresncd
with the responsibility for col
lateral which II must handle to tie
hest possible advantage Of the
American shipper and 20 the pro-
tccllon ~ It's own equity In ~
When. as today. IN markets
throughout the world there In a
cancellation 81 contracts. refusal 20
ncept shipnents or 10 pay drafts.
the Immediate result IL TO tie up
banking funds IN very large
amounts aud 10 burden the banks
with the problems incident to Tho
care and disposal ~ shipments up-
on which miris have been nd
vnnrcd
How seriously this may cripple
their ability to continue their nor.
mai ,ulnme II lonus To their Amer.
lean clients should readily hc rec.
ornlad. When. In addition to cnn.
eellatluns and protest II drafts.
there are added to the situation
the mst.rs Of mIlnT prices aud
deprecated exchange It u clenr
that the difficult - confronting the
hunks aff' tral enough
Souud business principles must
preclude the atiieers ~ nny hunk
/ nnh e~yira.hig IT. commitments
uniilt whfn -lsh tsr~ha'l"nni
lrmlt ~mrtf ~ e.tr They must
L c.,flelF nea be- "a he order. aud
flisl lsefe ae rar nsa.iIquld
Itan, ar r. mel at, ,luuld furm
ser ntt+frfi" 80 mtsl he ex.
,feiNs 1s II the de.
IfWe StD b-ttl lee leopard.
+. = iH = alis luust rec.
e. afu% 10 avoid II
sfts 10 Htfar IONS TINT
nntcf .fr aii rnlnei pc.
1 ds -ltn .lftHf fnt iire the
Hf al,is 1ipnt banker
unu ate NJ fr = International
"rIf &c. i" Ian .lc. THIS
t,sfn fisn lm ~ b. nlils eompre.
iaar'rt r. eiiih and wlicn I'M
i iaHd efAe h. refutc the
,i t'sies fa vhhh lave referred.
Ann n"w sp that the depfecl.
atcl p'clan > 'un h. =. stirred on
~ ilrrR u i.uri pes resumption Of
normal production aud exporting.
We KNEW that great markets for
our ~ raw products are nov af-
feeicd because ~ Idle factories In
France, Germany. Italy and else
where. Furthermore. markets In
South America and the Orient
which would otherwise be absorb
lnp our manufactured products
continuously are curtailed for the
same reason. The products OF
those c0untrles-whcat and wool.
hides and skins and metals. which
normally nre In urgent demand In
Eirope-movc but slowly.
In the South the cotton interests
are preparing 10 sell their product
abroad and to finance sales by long
term loans through corporations or
g~anized under the new Edge Act.
Most significant of all. however. Is
the movement TO organize Il one
hundred million dollar corporation
under the same net. This proposed
organization Is to be devoted spec
eiically to promoting foreign trade
by means Of long-tmm loans. Large
as will be the corporation that Is
planned, and its resources would
permit operations involving ono
billion dollars In credits, It will not
be too large for the urgent present
! demands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19

ad0res him. If a good priest is
flogged it is Zorro who wrecks the
same vengeance upon the floggers.
He is the active friend Of women,
Of children, of the defenseless. Lo-
lita grows more in love with Zorro
and finally on one occasion saves
him from soldiers sent to her faith
er's house to capture him.
Time comes when Lolita and her
parents are cast into Jail on the
accusation of shielding Zorro. 1t is
he who rescues them, further win
hing the alteration of the girl. Mat
tiers come to a crisis when a body
of caballeros visit the father of Vega
to make merry. Vega ~languidly re-
tires under pretext Of fatigue. He
suddenly reappears as the terrible
Zorro and rouses them to rebellion
against the corrupt government.
Then he vanishes. These soldiers
are ripe for revolution and their
opportunity comes when the COVER
nor and his staff are caught nap
ping at Vegas house. One of them
finds Lolita c~onceals there and gross
ly insults her, but Zorro appears and
bests the insulter in a sword COM
bat marking his forehead with the
ssZ'. Vegas identity is thus known
and in subsequent events the COVER
ror is forced to abdicate. AS for
Lolita. she is overjoyed-her hero is
the brave man swho has punished
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
persecution with "The mark of Tor

persecution with 1.-THE mark Of Zor-
ro'
In many respects this dual role Is
the best picture this athletic young
star has yet essayed, and he Is civ
en- ample opportunity to display his
versatile ability, adding to his al
ready numerous accomplishments,
that of workmanship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
FILM SMILES
and so forth
BY Hi Speed
TO N Z S was

TO N Z S was
~ very u%nfortu-
nate in the choice
of his topic the
g h t that he
talked in his
sleep. Ills wife
was wide awake
while he raved
about "Ida dar-
ling" Louis e
lovely" Bessie
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19

love-" blanche sweet" or "Arline,
pretty"
And for weeks he had to spend
his share of the income buying pic
ture-show tickets to prove to Mrs.
tones that the ideals of his dreams
were only a collection Of screen.
queens.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
Colds Cause Grip and influenza

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one 'Bromo Quinine-
E. W, GROVES signature on tox. Soc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
It Happens in Film Titles

"Choked" with emotion.
Showed into prominence.
"Struck" by the resemblance.
"Chilled" by an ~"I-see" look.
Drowned" in a flood of tears.
: Poisoned" BY breath Of scandal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
Piles Cured In 6 to IA DAVIS

druggists refund money il PA20 OINTMENT fei
ocurc Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Frotruding Pile
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, aud YOU can &c,
.stful sleep after the first ac,licatinp. Price Coo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19

The only juvenile dereliction,
prank, crime, m~isdemeanor or felony
that has not been charged to the
movies" is robbing birds nests.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-19
"The Man Who Lost Himself has
been found at the picture show.
Films Have Him Guessing

Films Have Him Guessing
Having photoplayed "a Divorce
of Convenience and "The Chicken
in the Case Owen Moore is now
asking "S.lould a Man Marry
$50 Long, Lefty" Scratch My
Back and "See My Lawyer" are
films in which 7. Roy Barnes is
starred.
"The Valley of Doubt is appro-
priately located between "Hills of
Despair"
Maurice Costello, a veteran Of
the screen, will appear in "You
Can't Kill Love- He has been
trying it in pictures for eighteen
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
TWO HEROES RIDE ON SANTA FE
Marshal Foch and General DiaZ to
Make Trip West

The Santa Fe will soon have the
honor of transporting two of the
greatest heroes of the recent World
war-MarshaI Foch. of France. and
General Diaz. head of the Italian
army.
According to information received
by ]. NJ. Connell, general passenger
agent, both of these nOtables will use
the Santa Fe in winding up trips
they expect to make thru the west
shortly, but on different occasions.
General Diaz is reported to be on
his way to California now and the
Santa F'e is scheduled to run a special
train for him and his party from Los
Angeles to Houston, Texas, leaving
the California city on November 81.
The famous italian general will spend
November % in viewing the grand
canyon.
The Santa Fe will move Marshal
FOch over the same route on another
special train early in December. The
French leader is scheduled TO leave
Washington on his western invasion
within n few days. advices to Santa
Fe passenger headquarters say. He
will make the trip out over a northern
road but on the return his special
will be turned over to the Santa Fc
at Los Angeles. Marshal Foch and
his party will also stop at the grand
canyon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26

Here's a good one on Dick Cooley,
whom all Topeka baseball fans re-
member as manager of the Western
League team while it was in its heyday
here. The story is told by Davy
Jones, one time Tiger star who still
battles a bit for Detroit. Let Jones
tell it.
81 was playing with Chicago Cubs
in 1903," said Jones. I'VE were facing
the Boston Beans in a certain series,
and the latter had a player named
Dick Cooley, who wasn't any too fond
of running.
He hit a terrific liner toward cen
ter field, which I speared with one
players could see me catch it and I
kept on for the clubhouse as if chas-
ing the grounder.
"Joe CantiIlon, now manager of
Minneapolis. was umpiring, and he
saw in flash the job I was trying to
put over on Cooley So he ran behind
Dick, every step of the way, yelling;
Touch every base, for I'm watching
YOU
''When he got a few yards from
home someone shouted: Slide, Dick
sIidey
''This Cooley did. making beautiful
hook slide and rising with a smile,
LAS he turned to go to the bench
Cantillon howled: You're out!'
Dick wheeled as if shot.
"'What for?' he snapped.
"'Jones caught that ball
''You never saw a man so mad as
Cooley that afternoon. Jim Hart
owner of the Cubs. was sitting in
box nearby, and he nearly passed away
laughing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
DROP IN TRAFFIC
Decrease in Local Travel Re-
spOnsibIe, Officials Say.
Call to California Keeps the
Thru Trains Crowded.

Altho the tourist business is hold
ing its own or better, passenger traffic
on the railroads passing thru Topeka
is slightly below normal at the pres
ent time officials say. owing to a fall
ing off in short distance travel. The
thru trains are crowded. it is said.
while the local trains are more or less
inclined to run light simply because
the short distance trippers are more
minus than they should be.
The approach of winter and the
desire to spend the cold months in
the land of higher temperatures and
sunshine, is causing the usual num-
Der of people who can afford it to
flock to California, and a heavy west
ern tourist business is reported by
both the Rock Island and Santa Fe.
The latter IL running daily second
section Of it's California Limited, a
solid Pullman train.
THIS is naturally the season for
light local traffic but officials admit
that il IS even lighter than usual at
the present time. C. E. Bascom, city
passenger agent for the Rock Island,
estimating that the short haul bust
ness is off rs per cent.
Freight business is also showing
some decline but not more than is
common for this season of the year,
when the shipping of certain COM
modities is made mora or less diff
cult by the colder weather. With VIM
ter stocks complete. local freight ship
ments also commence to fall off at this
period of the YEAR officials say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
THEY CLIMB TO THE TOP.
Number of Farm Renters Not Dis
turbing, Says Santa Fc Paper.

The newspapers have given top
head prominence to the report - the
United States department of agricul-
ture that SO per cent of the farms
of the country are run by tenants -
says The Earth, the Santa Fe's agri-
cultural paper. In the West, which
is in the making. the per cent is
greater-more than 80 per cent in
some states.
These statistics need not be dis
turbing. Tenants, especially in the
West, are young men as a rule. They
begin their career as farm hands Saw
ing enough money to buy an outfit,
they rent a farm, with the ambition
to earn a sufficient sum to make the
initial payment on a place of their
own.
The general run of farmers in the
West started as farm hand renters.
The average young farmer. unless he
has inherited money, must begin his
climb at the foot of the ladder. The
fact that he is a renter is not TO his
discredit. Made of the right stuff. he
soon will outgroW the renter class"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
HOLD RATIO DOWN u. P. HAS CONTEST
Two Kansas Roads Keep Ex-
penSes Below Operating Revenu
Hold Record Among All Prin-
cipaI Lines of Z. S.

OF all the principal railroad lines
of the county, two Topeka roads, the
Union Pacific and Santa Fe, hold the
record tor low ratios of operating ex-
penses during the first nine months
of 1921, as compared with their gross
operating revenues. according to fig
ures produced this week by local rail-
road officials.
Operating an average mileage of
1914 miles, the Union Pacific's gross
operating revenue was $82,790,SS2 and
with expenses of s56, 41S,853. finished
the nine months period with the low
ratio of 6S.10 per cent which was two
points better than the Santa F'e which
finished with a RAJ of 1910 per cent
During the same period, the Santa
Fes average operating mileage was
much greater. being S.s27 miles. it's
gross operating revenues were $780,
956,570 and its expenses, SOS, 019,S 22.
The Union ,Pacifie'S net revenue was
$26,S72, 029 and that of the Santa Fe,
S41.736,74s.
Next in line with a low operating
record for the nine months was the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe with
ratio of 1920 per cent.
Other Ratios Higher.
The figures of the other Topeka
roads We're considerably higher. The
Rock Island. operating 1851 miles,
had a gross operating revenue of $40
per cent; and the Missouri Pacific,
operating 1900 miles. had a gross OPP
Grating revenue of $S2,034,7SS, ex-
penseS of $50, 1912, GIL, for a ratio of
$3.50 per cent The net of the Rock
Island was $1S,152.9 O4. and that of
the Missouri Pacific, $12,422.117. The
operating ratio of the Frisco which
has considerable mileage in Kansas,
was 1880 per cent
AS a whole. the ratios of the west
ern lines were more favorable than
those of the eastern lines. The Penn
sylvania lines, with a gross operating
revenue of $S74,42s.306, spent $685.
1880 for operating expenses and
showed a ratio of $3.50 per cent The
New York Central, which was second
in gross operating revenues of $240,-
023, 5S5, had a ratio of 1910 per cent
With 10,742 miles. the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul operated the larg-
est average mileage of any of the
roads but it's operating ratio was $3.50
per cent The highest operating ratio
in the list was $40 per cent, that of
the Chicago & Northwestern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
WEATHER MAN HELPS ROADS.
Cars Heated Only when Freezing
Temperatures Are Predicted.

BY the aid of the daily weather
forecasts. showing the expected tenn
peratures for the following twenty
four hours, is allowing the railroads
to get away from the stipulated agree
ment with the shippers to heat cars
during the period between October Is
and April ! 5.
According to A. Lusk, Rock Island
agent, freight cars on that line are
not heated, regardless of the nature of
the merchandise they contain, unless
the weather man comes in with a
chilly forecast and says the tempera-
ture is going to drop below the freez-
ing mark which he declares means
quite a saving to the company.
Tho weather man makes two fore
casts on the weather conditions, one
for the north and west and another
for east and south and frequently it
becomes necessary to protect ship
ments north or west when there is no
freezing weather predicted for the
other directions. Before the weather
predictions We're available. the rail-
roads were compelled TO heat cars
many times when the precaution was
unnecessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
HEAVIER RAIL ON THE R. |.
TOTAL OF POI Mics OF 90 and 100
Pound Laid This Year.

The Rock Island is now completing
the laying of approximately POI miles
of 80 and 100-pound steel on its nine
divisions this year. In tonnage this
aggregates 27.O00 tons. In most in
stances so and S5-pound steel was
replaced, and in all of the stretches
of new rail, the tie plates and rail
auti-Creepers were installed.
The companys new rail work has
been distributed as follows:
Chicago Terminal division, rs miles
of 100-pOund rail, renewal.
Illinois division. 20 miles of 100
pound rail. renewal.
Iowa division, 10 miles of 90-pound.
replacing SO-pound and "a miles of
100-pOund. replacing S5-pound.
Missouri division. a miles of 100
pound rail replacing S5-pound. and
miles of 1OO-pound, renewal
Cedar Rapids Minnesota division. 9
miles of 9O-pound rail, replacing SO
Panhandle division. 29.4 miles of
9O-pound. replacing S0-pound.
Arkansas division. 1915 miles of
90-pound rail. replacing sO-pound.
Kansas City-St. Louis division 40
miles OF 90pound rail- replacing So
pound
Kansas division. S7.5 miles of 90
pound rail. replacing SO-pound and
replacing l.9 miles of 10O-pound.
hl Paso division, so miles of 90
pound rail replacing SO-pound.
IT has been determined by the Rock
Islands engineering department that
Il traffic of 100000 ton miles. gross.
per mile of line for both pa ssenrer
and freight traffic warrants the use
of 9O-pound rail and that a traffic
or 100000 ton miles per mile of line
Justlfies the use of 100-pound rail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
KANSAS IN SECOND PLACE
Results of Union Pacific Safety Con-
test Are Announced.

In the safety contest conducted
by the Union Pacific system for the
year ending November 1, the Kansas
division finished in second place, &C
cording to announcements made this
week. losing out on first place in favor
of Nebraska by a narrow margin.
The Armstrong shops, which are
part of the Kansas division, won that
branch of the contest hands down
The Armstrong Thops practically
cinched the banner two months ago.
The Kansas division suffered fewer
accidents than the Nebraska division
during the year but lost out In the
race for first place because the con-
test was based on the number OF To-
connective milee, the Nebraska division
being much longer. For that reason
the new contest which was in
augurated November / for a period of
twelve months will be based on the
number of persons employed. On
such basis it is claimed the Kansas
division would have won first place
in the last contest and should stand
an excellent chance of winning the
next one. AS it was in the last con-
test. only a few points separated the
Nebraska, Kansas and wyoming divi-
sions for first place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
Rock Island May Get the
SaLi7d Northern Line Is
Latest Railroad Report
Starting With Switch Shanty Runor Sana Northern
Official Expresses Willingness to Sel-Would Prove
Valuable to the Rock Island.

at Salina. The Rock Island has a
sixty-mile branch line from Herring
ton to Salina. and with the extension
which would be afforded by the pur-
chase of the Salina Northern, could
carry much wheat from northern
Kansas TO the gulf.
Salina Northern official who
ranks considerably above the switch
shanty crew, has signified the willing
ness of himself and his associates, to
dispose of the road to the Rock Island.
The Salina Northern has been doing
very respectable business in the past
few months. The Rock Island, it is
understood. has also been coming out
of the depression period to a certain
extent
The Salina Northern brass collar"
also suggested to Rock Island men
that the continuation of his road as
it exists at present, as far as Smith
Center. would establish a connection
with the Rock Islands Omaha-Denver
line. which might result in increased
traffic.
Few brass collars talk about the
sale or purchase of railroads, but the
wielders of pinch bars and spike ham
meFs and stop signals, are not so re-
ticent. There might be something to
it. One never knows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-26
Railroad NeuOs of Week
CHAS. w. LANE
.II.sEEEE.z..,.!DILIGIH!3I1.IZZzI1Hz

From December /, 1920 to July 1,
this year, he Santa Fe paid benefits,
as provided for by the death benefit
plan, to widows and other dependent
beneficiaries of employees who passed
away from in active service. to the
amount Of $144.s43.77.
The SAINT Fe recently opened for
service a new ice plant at Hobart, Cal.
which is one of the most up-to-date
plants of its kind on the entire sys-
TEN. The main building is so by go
feet, built of reinforced concrete. The
ice platform is 500 feet long and has
an icing capacity of twenty-five cars
at one time. The plant is electrically
operated turnout.
A "raisin" special, recently operated
by the Santa Fe, made the unusual
running time Of one hundred and
twelve hours and fifteen minutes from
Fresno, Cal, to Argentine. Kan. The
train consisted of thirty-five cars, and
carried 2.415,S00 pounds of raisins.
Mrs. Meta J. Erickson, of Oakland
Cal, has the distinction of being the
only woman railroad president in the
world. and she has had that honor for
a period of eight years. She is at the
head of the Amador Central railway,
short line in California.
Here is the N-ay they take Gre OF
passengers along the Frisco system.
Even II they fall out of the windows
the railway company sees that they
are not injured. The following story
is taken from the Severyite of Severy,
Kan: CLEO Banks, 14year-old coll
ored boy of Coffeyville. fell out of
the window of passenger train No.
500 Monday afternoon between SeveFy
and Piedmont. Banks was riding in
the chair car, elbow propped up in
the window and was leaning upon it
viewing the scenery of Greenwood
county when he became overbaIanced
and fell out of the window, lighting on
his hands and kneeS-but received no
injuries. The train was slowed down
on account of the grade and the lad
landed in the sand which probably ac-
counts for no injuries He got up and
walked TO Severy and was at the depot
when the Frisco officials were wiring
Piedmont. asking if they had seen a
cOlored boy who had Jumped from the
train. The Frisco's physician, DIR. Nc
Donald. was called to the depot. where
he examined the boy and was unable
to find the slightest injury"
Here is a new story told on a new
telegraph operator out in Kansas. He
tried to send the following message to
his headquarters: Foundation under
freight house needs attention at once"
But thru his haste an IL got in the
foundation instead of a "t'' and this is
the way the messs ge read at head
quarters: Found a lion under freight
house; need attention at once" To
which he received the following cheer
ing instructions: Feed the lion, and
notify the livestock department"