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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
IMPROVED ROADS ARE URGED
Permanent Highways VIII Turn Tide
to Rural Sections and Increase
Production Of Food.

Propaganda urging a change Of the
present method Of federal aid In the
construction OF good roads has made
Its appearance" said Thomas j.. Gu
sack Of Meriden, Conn.,, to Washington
Post reporter. 1T is now proposed to
establish a national highway system,
to- be wholly constructed and main
tanned by the national government. 1t
Is doubtful /. such n change would
ever be advisable, but II is certainly
not expedient at this time In view OF
the condition of the treasury.
at is desirable to have a system Of
h~ard-surface roads throughout the
country, and this result can be OBJ
tanned under the present system.
Highway use is very largely a local
matter. The growth and development
Of a community is greatly increased'by
the construction of permanent roads
in or adjacent thereto. No system
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
The Comforter.

An Irish farm laborer was being
tried for stealing "a watch. His en-
ployer testified that he had found Pat
an honest fellow, but other evidence
was against him, so he was sentenced
to jail.
AS his wife left the court In tears a
woman friend stepped up to comfort
her. "Oh, now, Katherine" she said,
''don't take on so. Just think what a
splendid character Mr.. O'Malley gave
Pat. Sure II he hadn't stolen the
watch we would niver have known
what a fine. honest fellow your man
was."-Boston Transcript.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
AyT@M@DllE
NEWS @A2S

In Tokyo, Japan, there Is a registra-
tion of 1922 automobiles.
Importation of automobiles for sales
In Italy is entirely forbidden.
Ohio, with n total of 61S,000 motor
vehicles, has 103 times as many car
as japan.
For the fiscal year ended July 1,
1920, STA, 494,4SS.79 was collected as
taxes from the sale of motor vehicles
by the internal revenue bureau.
Automobile tourists In Italy are not
permitted to remain In that country
more than six months, and, at the
end Of the first three, a tax must be
paid.
Because the Anti-Horse-Thief asso-
citation In Missouri now and then
catches a horse thief and strings him
up, a bill was recently introduced in
the state legislature to make the steal
ing Of a motor vehicle a capital Of
Tense.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

should be adopted that would benefit
a few at the expense of the many. For
that reason the local communities
should contribute their share of the
expense of the construction.
"we are told by competent authority
that freight can be transported cheap
er on short hauls by motor trucks
than by rail, but on long hauls the
cost Of transportation by truck is pro-
hibitive.
ain April, 1917, the declaration Of
war caused all road building to cease.
All bond issues that had been voted
for road construction were held In
allegiance, and nothing was undertaken
until after the signing Of the armistice
to resume construction Of highways.
The war awakened the people to the
necessity Of permanent road building
and demonstrated that it would be
necessary in the future TO build roads
that would withstand the heavy truck
traffic.
1.-The present system Of federal aid
has not been given a fair opportunity to
demonstrate Its merits. 1t began
operation under abnormal conditions,
which grew worse. The road to be
improved must be a rural post road
as defined in the law, to be any public
road, a major portion of which Is now
used, or can be used, as a connecting
link not to exceed ten miles in length
Of any road or roads now or hereafter
used for the transportation Of the
United States mails.
Nothing will turn the tide Of hui
manity back to the rural communities
more effectively than the construction
CT permanent highways. Nothing will
encourage the production of food prod
ucts more than roads that can be
travelled all the year."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
SALARY"

A DMITTEDLY a necessary
"A part of everyone's diet,
salt, was formerly much more
of n luxury than it is at pres
ent. Deposits Of 1t ere COM
paratively scarce and the COM
modify was distinctly high
priced. 1t was for this reason
that salarium or salt money"
was included as part OF a
Roman soldiers pay-much as,
in the Sixteenth century, pin
money" was given to wives for
the purchase Of pins, then made
by hand and quite expensive.
From his allowance Of salt
money the word salary" as
applied to payment for services
rendered, was gradually evolved,
and Ii is to the same source
that we owe the common colo
quail expression that a person
sis not worth his salt" Owing
to the fact that salt Is now OBJ
tainable for a few cents a
pound, this phrase Is under
stood TO mean that a person Is
practically worthless. But, a
few centuries ago, 1t YVES I'M
derstood TO mean that, while
moi much above the average, the
person referred to vas worth
at least something.
(copyright.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Something to
Think .AbOuf
RUBBING THE LAMP
By F. II. WALKER

NF ALL the stories that out or a
" far~distant past have come down
to entertain and teach us none Is
more compelling In its interest than
that Of Aladdin and his wonderful
lamp.
There are several versions Of the
fact, but one feature remains the same
In all the varia,ions-in order TO get
the benefits which the lamp bad pow
er to confer the possessor had to rub
1t.
In other words, 1t took WORK to
get the desired results and to enjoy
the benefits.
The greatest disgrace In this life
is TO be idle. To produce nothing,
10 feed upon the mental or physical
labors OF others, reduces man to a
rank lower than the animals. for they
strive at least for their food.
"He Is not only idle who does
nothing" says Seneca, but he is idle
who might be better employed"
The thing to do IL to find that task
for which you are best fitted, which
you can do with the greatest efficiency
and the greatest pleasure, and do that
task with all your might.
Count your efforts by results.
The punch that does not land never
o%vercoines your opponent.
The bullet that spends its energy
in the air never helped to win a batt,e.
Production, RESULTS, is what truly
measures cndcavor and fixes Its value.
Idleness Is emptiness. Emptiness as
to the present, emptiness as to the
future.
One Of the most indefatigable work.
ers In America, "a man whose accom-
plishments are known the world over
and whose name Is a synonym for ac-
co~mplishment In his profession said
In a lecture to a group of young men
recently: "The man who works only
with the purpose Of self-preservation;
whose only object In life is to satisfy
his hunger, cover his ~nakedness and
provide himself a shelter, may be good
but he won't be good for much"
A man WITH A BRAIN ought to
have something that the machine can
not have. He ought to have aspiration
and ambition and a vision Of a better
future.
If he has not how Is he better than
the combination Of belts and gears
beside which he works?
/ could never quite see why Adam
was very severely punished when as
a result of dis infraction Of the rules
Of Eden he was told, IN the sweat
Of thy face shalt thou eat bread" !
cannot believe that the Creator looked
upon work as a curse, a punishment.
Work has brought more JOY into the
world. cured more sorrows, mended
mor broken hearts and built more
happiness than any other function Of
mankind.
Carlyle paid a splendid tribute to
work when he wrote, There is a noble
ness and even a s~acredness In work.
There is always hope In a man who
actually and earnestly works. The
latest gospel in the world is, know
thy work and do It,"
Work will make us love life.
1t is the one means Of satisfying
ambition.
1t is the one way to turn dreams
into realities.
1t is the ONLY way by which q
man can prove his right to existence
and establish the wisdom of the Gre
ator in having made him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Banana Salad.

Slice one-half dozen bananas and
chop n cupful of walnuts fine; add
a little salt and mix with enough may
onnaise dressing to make the salad
of the right consistency; add n cup
full Of freshly-roasted peanuts, and
serve on lettuce.
Young cooked beets followed out
and filled with peas, peanuts and
chopped pickles makes, with a good
well-seasoned dressing, a most tasty
salad.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
STRONGER HIGHWAYS NEEDED
Anything Less Stable Than Concrete
or Special Road Brick Means
Constant Repairing.

It is beginning Il be realized that
concrete or special road brick set In
cement over a concrete foundation
must be used for trunk roads designed
to carry heavy truck traffic. Any
thing cheaper and less stable simply
means bad roads and constant repairs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Caramel Rice Pudding.

Pour one-half cupful of washed rice
into boiling safted water. Stir with
a fork to keep the grains from stick
Ing cook until soft. Pour into a col
ander and rinse with cold water. Cool.
Beat the yolks OF two eggs until light,
add one-half cupful each of brown
sugar and r~aislns. o%ne-fourth teaspoon
full of vanilla, a dash OF cinnamon and
n cupful OF nutmeats. Bake until
brown. Cover with a meringue, us
ing the whites. Serve with can
NA.. NlA~eM
20. 1921, Western Newspaper union)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER.

BLAMING the family meals is not
l. n task to be spoken of lightly, for
It means much thinking, planning and
economy. A nice dish which will be
liked by the family and will be asked
for again is:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

l wander'd lonely as a cloud
That floats on high DER wales and hills
When all at once ! raw a crowd,
A host. OF golden daSodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees.
Wordsworth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS MALLOcH
THE PASSENGER PIGEONS.

yNyHERE roam We now, We nomads
w of the air7
The old-time heralds of our old
time Springs?
Once, when we heard the thunder
Of your wings,
We looked upon the woodland Spring
was there.
One time your armies swept across
the sky,
Your feathered millions In a mighty
march
Filling with life and music all the
arch
Where now a lonely swallow nutters
by.
Where roam We now, We nomads OF
the air?
In what far land? What undiscov-
cred place?
Ye may have found the refuge Of
the race
That mortals visit but in dream and
prayer.
Perhaps in some blest land ye wing
your flight.
Now undisturbed by murder and by
greed,
And there await the coming of the
freed
Who shall emerge, like ye. from earth
and night.
(copyrighll
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Goldfish Chowder.

Take two thick slices Of salt pork,
cut into small cubes and fry until
brown; add one-half dozen potatoes
sliced, three small onions also sliced.
cover with boiling water and cook un-
iii the vegetables are tender. Add
two cupfuls Of shredded salt Goldfish
and n quart Of hot milk cook for
five minutes, add one-half dozen milk
crackers softened in boiling water
and serve at once,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Soup From Bones Of Fowls.

Remove all bits OF meat from the
bones OF n fowl. Separate the bones
at the joints and crush with a ham
mer; add all the bits Of skin, pieces
Of neck and the feet which have been
scalded and skinned. Cover with cold
water and set over the fire. Melt three
tablespoonfuls Of chicken fat, slice
into II an onion, three stalks Of cell
cry and a scraped carrot, add three
sprigs of parsley, a blade Of mace,
cover and let cook, stirring OCCASION
ally until softened and yellowed slight
ly. By covering the dish the vege-
tables will steam In the fat and their
own moisture. Add to the bones with
a cupful of leftover canned corn and
simmer partly for an hour; remove
the bones and strain through a fine
sieve. This broth may be uc"i in
making almost any variety Of SOU BY
the addition of salt, pepper and a small
can Of tomato soup, a particularly
good tomato soup results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

lection of this Charles Ray feature,
however. not only as one that will be
of special interest for the boys of To-
peka but one in which the girls will
find n whole lot that is of direct APP
peal to them and their interests.
There is decided novelt in the
basket social, which is shown in one
part of the play, in the method adopted
of disposing of the lunches to bidders.
On the stage of the town hall big
white sheet is stretched with strong
light behind it. AS each basket is Of
fered for sale. the owner steps be-
tween the light and the sheet and the
bidders get a silhouette of the young
lady.
Charles Ray, as Ben Harding, sets
out to buy the basket of Maggie Pal
mer, and she has told him in advance
she will wear a big ribbon in her hair.
The old maid of the community. smit-
ten with Ben, gets an inkling of the
design and arranges her hair ribbon
in the same way. Ben bids his last
nickel goodbye, all the money he has
saved for new baseball NIT and wins
the lemon instead of his sweetheart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
CALLl-CURCIH HERE
Worlds Most Famous Soprano
Sings Here April IS.
Now Best Known Singer in the
United States.

From Portland, Maine, to Portland.
Ore. the name of Galli-Curci is
known. The fame of the great So
prano. who is to sing in Topeka. Tues
day. April 18th. at the Auditorium.
under the management of Henry J..
Dotterweich, has spread from country
to country. for the record of her sue
cess is unique in musical annals.
early days, Rome, Milan, Cairo. Alex
andria. Buenos Aires, were thrilled to
learn that Amelia Galli-Curci. the
simple. soulful singer, who had cap
tivated them. had taken America by
storm.
Her sensational success at her try
out" in Chicago on the afternoon of
November Is. 1916. as "Gilda" in
'Rigoletto" made New York burn with
curiosity, and the news of a successor
to Patti. spread like wildfire to the
four corners of the globe.
A singer absolutely unknown to
America. unheralded. caught the pub
lie unawares. and, in a single after
noon. endeared herself to their hearts
forever. 1t is interesting to recall the
occasion of the great artists first
American triumph.
Galii-Curci as .Gilda" on the pos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

pIaylet with Francis Owen and COM
pany, presented by Mr.. Lew Silvers.
'Murry Voek." this is another single
fellow who is decidedly funny and gets
lot of humor out of a comedy skit
entitled. who Is He?"
Hall. Ermine and Brice" make an
ideal combination of entertainers.
Ray ]. Hall. the male member of the
act. is an unusually clever comedian.
this inimitable funster appeared as
principal comedian in THE Follies of
Vaudeville" an offering presented by
Pa1frey, Hall and Brown. The past
three years he has appeared in his
own production. "A Night on Broad
way" which is also the offering now
being presented by Hall, Ermine and
Brice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

principals, it is firmly believed by
those who are in the know that sfiart's
vacation will in reality be his
honeymoon.
This is the first time that Dame
Rumor and Cupid have combined
their efforts toward the star of west
ern films but the originatons of the
rumor must have had grounds for
their reports or they would not have
connected the names of Hart and Miss
Jane Novak in this manner. Miss
Novak has. been associated with Mr..
Hart as his leading. woman in several
of his best plays.
Hart Processes Surprise.
Hart processes as much surprise as
the film fans. He is reported to have
said in answer to queries regarding
his rumored venture into matrimony:
unfortunately for me there is no
engagement between Miss Novak and
myself. She has been a most charm
ing and capable leading woman for
me in many of my pictures. but the
rumor that we are engaged is not
true
Miss Noyak is the pretty. sad-eyed
little girl who played in The Rivers
End She is the mother of a small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

son, who is the image of the fair
Jane with her blond curls.
Setting at rest all reports of his in
tended retirement from the screen, Mr..
Hart has made his announcement OF
a vacation in this fashion:
II am going to enjoy a long vaca-
ton. For seven years I have worked
every day making motion pictures.
Now | want to play a while. The pic
ture which l have just completed is
my ninth and last for the present.
am now four pictures ahead of my
Paramount schedule.
Il have no plans of any kind for
the future. A few weeks ago I pur-
chased a little ranch in the hills not
far from Los Angeles, and I hope to
enjoy many days in the outdoors with
the pinto pony and my other horses
that will be pastured there. 1 simply
want to feel that 1 am absolutely free"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
viii Hart Return From
Vacation Bringing Bride?

William S. Hart has set at rest all
reports of his retirement from the
movie game. Instead of retiring he
and his pinto pony are cutting loose
from the screen studios and will take
an extended vacation, with no strings
tied" according TO Hart.
At the same time however, rumors
are now being circulated that the
screen star is contemplating matri-
mony and tho. as usual denied by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

Maggie is then carried off by Ben's
bitter rival.
Some remarkable photography was
secured of this big gathering with
the counterlights throwing shadows
on the screen. The picture was d.
rected by Jerome Storm, under the
supervision of Thomas H. Ince. Col
leen Moore plays the part of Maggie,
and others in the cast include Jack
Gilbert, Jay Morley and Otto Hoff-
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
At the Orpheum.

(By Jones.
Billions" a high romantic comedy,
just suited to Nazimova, is her latest
vehicle. 1t is to be shown at the Or
pheum the first three days of the COM
ing week. Eastern critics have called
this one of the great stars best pro-
auctions, not because of its elaborate
settings and beautiful exterior photog-
raphy, but because of the opportunity
it gives Nazimova to show her dra-
matte art.
1t is a story of the Russian refugees
in New York city. 1t is filled with
comedy, heart interest and thrills. 1t
is taken from the French drama by
Jean-Jose Frappa and as produced on
the screen is declared to out-succeed
the success of the stage production.
Charlie Bryant shares the lead honors
with Nazimova.
Tom Moore, in Hold Your Horses -
is the picture for the last three days.
Some day when dreams come true"
is the theme of the play. Every one
knows the work of Tom Moore and
this is one of his hest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

ters outside the Auditorium in Chi
cago meant nothing to the audience
as it filed in to hear the Saturday
matinee performance of ''Rigoletto"
four years ago. After the second act,
however. Galli-Curci meant to them
the arrival of a new celebrity in the
music world.
1t meant, as the Tribune called it.
Something in the nature of a soprano
conflagration." 1t means that Cam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
Young Folks Movies.

The coming of the spring season and
the opening of the baseball schedules
being near at hand makes The
Busher" distinctly baseball film play
most suitable for the next program
giventat the Orphe"m theater for
school children. The ladies of the So
cial Service League announce the Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
At the Crystal.

10y Dit. J
Alice Brady. starring in THE Red
Head" will be the feature that opens
the weeks bill. The story is deeply
interesting and impressive and gives
you a sane view of the chorus girl who
is looked down upon by the world in
general just because she happens to
be a member of the chorus.
The week will be finished with a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
At the Isis.
{ By Jones)

Betty Compson, who played Rose"
in the Miracle Man." the most beau
tiful actress On the screen. gives in
her role as ~Blanche," in Prisoners
of Love- one of the most remarkable
performances as yet seen on the
screen. The story of Prisoners of
Love is centered around the theme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

Michael Kustoff. staff captain in the
Russian Imperial army before the over
aid to Director Sam Weed in the prepara-
ton, staging and costuming of Russian
ball scenes in THE Great Moment" Gloria
Swanson's first Paramount starring pic
ture, at the Lasky studio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

that in itself is pretty good recon-
mendation. Then, after being adapted
for screen use, the script was care
fully edited by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Randolph Chester. so the finished pic
ture should stand rigid examination
by the most critical audiences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

three-day run of "Outlawed," which
Richard Kipling has made into a
screen production from Alvin ].
Neitz's book. 1t has a clever plot and
furnishes the audience with five full
reels of thrills and absorbing action,
with enough heart interest and sus-
pense to satisfy the most exacting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
At The Novelty.

Breathe the air of the circus, enjoy
twenty minutes under the big top al
the Novelty theater with Eddie Polo
in the eighth episode of his latest
serial success, THE King of the Cir
ems
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
At the Grand.

(By Eliza beth.)
Trumpet Island a Vitagraph fea-
ture to be shown all week at the
Grand. follows closely the story of the
same name by Gouverneur Morris and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
Johnnie Q)dZk9r
IN FOX SERIAL "FANTOMAS-

Three Brightly Girls are a trio
of remarkably pretty and charmingly
attractive Scotch lassies who present
an offering described as Rare Bits of
Scotch Vaudeville"
BILLY Barlow" a very clever come
dian who all by himself will amuse
you fol- about ten minutes with nov
city presentation of odds and Ends"
of comedy.
Grandpa vaudeville's classy little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

The cities that heard her in her
panini Immediately offered her con-
tract. 1t meant the arrival of the
long waited-for successor to Patti AS
one critic summed it up: Nothing
like her has been heard in the six
years in which Chicago has had an
opera company named for it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19

Betty CompsOn and Emory johnson
in prisoners of Love-"
of the dangers that confront a girl
possessed of exceptional physical
beauty Prisoners of Love- comes to
the Isis Monday for an all weeks en-
gagenent.
The regular Pathe News reel will
be shown the first three days.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-03

Bread Is kneaded on the streets. and
with an excellent fhoroughness In
Korea. After mixing the dough Is
placed on board Do the road n front
% The little bakeshop. Then two stall
wurt Koreans proceed 10 pound Il with
great beetles. Tie natives Do not
claim tlat ne quality % the bread Is
improved by the addition ~ imruFi-
ues n the way % irsrrs AND t
uhlrh naturally rsait FROM
ST. r-nauf. saws hH fHe
Nsriorg Geographic $50, Il
ore oh5rcrs % eating d. . nafge wHl
quote rrorerb ul'eh tenr inter
p--fef runs ~fie 1880 w0sld enjoy
his food shauid nai look over the
kitchen WALL