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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

and third doses usually break up the
cold completely and end all grippe
misery.
'Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only few cents a drug stores. Tastes
nice. Contains no Quinine Insist
upon Pape's.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
MISS WOLFE RETURNS DEC. 19

Earthquakes i'm Chile Shorten Tour of
II. III. s. Instructor.
On account of earthquakes and un-
settled conditions in Chile. the South
American trip being made this winter
by Miss Carmie Wolfe, head of the
English department at Topeka high
school will be shortened several
weeks. according to letters received
from her at the school.
Miss Wolfe, who is on a years leave
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

fishing license. issued in the United
States. to the South American official
The South American could not read
the license, but on account of its Off
cial appearance he accepted it as a
vaccination certificate and the Ameri-
can was admitted to the town.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

no such thing as materialism and that
were the sub onscious mind allowed
to work its Way unhindered by the
conscious mind, there would be no
mistakes
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

Gotham Hose, pure silk,
fulI-fashiOned, with Isle tops
and sOles. In black, dark
brown, medium brown, nude,
white and gray. Ask for style
No. 100.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Gift-Furs

Deep reductions have been
made on all of our high quail
ity fur coats and fur pieces.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

rtasnnal Sptrit Bsilds Comsnunity.
~ oultiya8ion u ffsternal sDirit ~
uneA Is - witA ~ s1scsss q loeAi cnn-
nssnsey. wA~s ~ popalAston u limited the
ia1lGWsacs q sel6shnsss Of few individuals
exsfss Decreasing sffsct upon others. and this
attttuds of pessfmism in time permeates the
whole cuumnnity. Men and women who really
lea6fo 70 advance The interests Of themselves
M their neienb0rs find It difficult to work to
Advantage when disaffected ones arc conttn-
uaily throwing vet blanket over evsry new
project that IL proposed Investigation and dis
cusolon are both commendable and desirable.
but pessimistic remarks and pulling back IN
the community harness are on par with .
balky horse. They render more or less futile
the efforts of those who would push forward to
ultimate achievement community of friends
working together In harmony is far better than
one OF opponents pulling in opposite directions
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

supper one Sunday. When Larry
went home that night he left . kiss
on Gert's lips-and q ring on her
finger.
Three weeks" he murmured, ad-
miringly. Gosh. Ruth is sure some
girl"
1t wasn't long before Nan, and
Ruth, too, were engaged, and that
fall there was a triple wedding.
They kept their becoming .bobbed
hair. but the walking sticks were
discarded, to Belleville's satisfac-
ton, and the cigaret cases were
attached to masculine watch chains.
And there were onfessions-ter-
rible ones, which would have hor-
rified Belleville.
1--WE tried to SMOKE" shyly,
"once. Gee! but weren't we
ill? There were deep masculine
chuckles, perhaps at remembering
personal experiences, perhaps not.
, And We tried to learn to SIS
Iswear-real casually. you know.
Just for fun. But the most We could
manage without feeling wicked
was darn"
"Haw! haw!" exploded the csue!
husbands. Some happsrs!-
Copyright, 1922. BY whs.l..
6yudica&e. Incl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!
By Doris Campbell

Anna, beElOu8, duDuIu-ualfSus 10
the middle one of the trio; besides
complexion, she is three months
and not quite an inch between
Gertrude, their brunette leader, and
the petite and very blonde Ruth.
When Cert blew herself to
tweed suit, Nan and Ruth did like
wise. Their eve ming dresses were as
much alike as three peas; also
their other frocks and sport toys.
their hats. shoes and gloves-ex-
cept for an occasional difference in
color. Nan found red and pink
quite unwise. Cert abhorred light
blue and Ruth detested yellow.
So when Cert bobbed her hair,
invested in some low-heeled, BROAD
strapped pumps, walking stick
and cigaret case, Nan and Ruth
followed suit as q matter Of course.
Flap! Flap! Flap!
Belleville was scandalized. BOLD"
and shameless" were about the
miYdest words used to describe
them. Were their folks crazy. to
let them carry on 20? No, no-one
had actually seen them smoking.
But Of course they did. Or why
should they carry cigarets around
And there were the cigarets, be-
cause Cert had given one to Larry
Dole who had been hanging
around, trying to keep company
with her. for land knows how
long!-right on the corner, by the
Peoples Drug Store! And Nan had
] powdered her nose ON Main street
from . vanity In the top Of that
silly little cane-and what on earth
q healthy girl wanted of cane
was beyond Belleyille, And Ruth
had slipped on a banana skin, and
whom she fell you could see, with
only one eye, that her stockings
didn't cover mp her knees!!! Scan
dalous, that's what!
Flap! Flap! Flap!
But more about that banana skin
la most important item. The girls
had started for q dressmaker's, on
the outskirts Of the town, but Ruth
got such bang when she fell that
she decided to sit in the park and
wait for them. So over she hobbIed
70 . seat nearly hidden by shrub
berry. after buying a magazine.
Larry had begged Cert thai
morning to meet him in the part
that Afternoon, to hear something
very important. But Cert was !
tease. and she only laughed and
i aaid mt tn nYna<f hap tsl1 ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
Marrow Traffic Escapes.

Pedestrians and drivers OF motor cars alike
are careless at times, and the inevitable result
10 that they experience narrow traffic escapes
or suffer accidents that are grevious and costly.
1t would be hard to find the pedestrian who
never had come close to being run down. and.
while there are some drivers Of motor cars
who have not had traffic accidents. it might be
said that none of them could boast OF always
having wide margin Of safety. In the exper-
isnce OF every resident there may be incidents
Of narrow escapes. Most Of this comes from
that human failing Of taking too many chances.
growing tendency OF motor car drivers is to
make close drives, timing the distance and
measuring the speed to nicely SO they will
slip through the opening without making dis
astrous contact with other traffic and also
without Inconvenience to themselves. Close
brushes Of an exciting nature occur as result
The average driver figures that a miss is az
good as a mile and drives on to take another
chance. Some time, unless he is especially
fortunate or especially skillful his timing Of
distance and measuring of speed my be at fault
and then-the crash. Pedestrians are the same
The person on foot sees motor car approach
ing and continues on his way directly crossing
the path OF the automobile and exposing his
life to danger on frightfully narrow margin
Of safety. The car misses him by foot or SO
and he is safe, but it were better to have it miss
him by several feet. The greater safety lies in
the wider margin.
Serious accidents occur because the pedes-
TRAN or motor car driver tries to speculate on
what another will do. The driver figures that
the pedestrian will get out of tile way in time
and he does not slacken speed, or he estimates
that another car will slow down and permit
him to cross or to turn. 1t is uncomfortable
how motor car drivers put so much faith in
the ability. skill and prudence of persons they
never saw before. They trust blindly the brak-
ing efficiency of cars which they did not know
were In existence. and thus expose themselves
and others to grave perils. How can the .driv-
er know that an approaching car is not in the
hands of novice who cannot do the right thing
in an emergency? How can he know that an
others brakes will hold? Why does he not
assume all of the responsibility himself and
thus guarantee his own safety beyond the
shadow Of a doubt? These are questions the
motor car drivers may well consider. II all OF
them did consider such questions there would
be wider margins of safety, fewer narrow es-
capes and decrease in accidents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
France = Good Collector.

The Russians must have peculiar idea of
the family Of nations II they imagine any ma
ton. especially the French. is going to advance
them any money. The Russians have been en-
deavoring to show at The Hague conference
that II they had some ready cash they could
resume business on big scale. Awhile ago
counting on the well-known communistic
theory that money doesn't mean anything They
were prepared to prove it: to do away with
money in Russia and ultimately do away with 1t
In the world. Now they want to borrow from
their ueighbors. They can't make any headway
with the barter idea because people who have
wheat to spare don't want pig iron and won't
trade It for that commodity The Russians
won't talk about any debt they one to France
or any other nation until they get . loan.
France doesn't SEE any chance Of getting her
money. loaned BY the billions to tho old czarist
government to finance railroads and other en-
terprises,
Bst France 10 inclinsd to keep at the Rus
SLAMS as she 10 keeping at the Germans. She
would think fine deal was made II tho Amer
leans or tho British would loan the Russians
money to pay hsr-or loan tho Germans the
money 70 pay her. When the British talk
about reducing the German reparations ac-
count in order that the country may become
more stable. financially and otherwise, the
Preach tall the British that it would BE- . per-
fectly fins scheme and that II the British will
reduce or wipe ont the French debt to them,
they. in turn. will be willing that the German
debt b reduced. In other words, the Preach
are asking the British to pay them portion Of
what Germany owes. The French can't - the
idea any other way than that they are emit
tied 70 debt reduction II Germany ID. And
IL yfsaeA debt % America. they tell %, must
eons hon the money that Germany owes
Ffanea Britain, Americans. Italians, may try
70 point out to France that bankruptcy il
awaiting Germany and utter chaos i In store
1t EsroDs 4 German reparations are not re-
daosd anA ths people Eivsa . chance but
1sanee - that b that case all she win have
y . = y 1Dss ~ . the Rhine, sstahaish her
~ anA gst rieA hon German resources. Ana
yAeesis - yux11 1D54s-ahsse ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

United States, almost half OF them
making their homes in New York
City.
@. What is the difference be-
tween the Far Eastern and the
Eastern Questions! T. M. S.
A. The Eastern Question is the
rivalry between the Great Powers
for the control of the Balkans and
the political struggle among the
Balkan states themselv es, while the
Far Eastern Question relates to
China. Japan. India, a nd other far
eastern countries.
@. Is dollar bird" d slang name
for the American eagle? H. c. L.
A. While the term may be used
in this sense in America the dol
lar bird Is an Australian roller, pre-
vailing blue and black in plumagc.
It 10 % called from the large
roundish spot of white on its wings
shown in flight.
Q. What were the Huzzars? A
NJ.
A. The word huxzar was fif6
applied to the light cavalry troops
raised BY Matthias Corvinus in llss
TO fight &gainst the Turks. the
word was derived from Magyar
word "husz" meaning 20, the
method Of selection being every
30th man in the community. the
term huxzar vraa aAonfed hy a feG1-
ment Of British cavalry in 1905 ana
has since then been applied to Ger
tain bodies Of light cavalry in many
countries. =.
q. What win dissolve celluloid'
n. q.
A. Il can easily be dissolved IN
denatured alcohol.
Q. u the emery ball allowed
]. ,.
H. Il 10 not permitted in BY
league baseball.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
L. n11fano ~

o. sd NJ = : sexneenAxlnn|
n order 70 achiove vnlee1dlnAx1nn-
In Va he artes1ooclefpe1s roQtA
Mers yuaths 4 - q - 90 Ike
: ve8y crsditable heginnin8 - tee4
eame b purchasing : modsse
eQytpment, say : soft yellow lamb.
! rood murder story an6 A eAsy3
chair I mean = chair ons can re-
lax N without risk Of aiding 70
the door, mot chair you pay Tor =
easy fnstallments someehing ouilt
after the heart Of the complete
sedeptarian. Should the dry spell
prove ephemeral, 9ftef all. ! am
going to inAugurate . movement 70
EQUIP every eating and drinking
place. including the private ones,
With chairs which furniture manu-
facturers and dealers call easy
chairs" 90 that - soon - anybody
settles back to enjoy his eating or
drinking he'll slide undsr the table
early enough to conserve his Ar
teries.
Psychologists and physicians are
still asking each other whether ex-
cessive arterial pressure ("hyper-
tansionrl induces arterial degen-
ar.tion Hardening Of the arteries)
or the beginning Of the arterial de-
generation brings about the in
crease Of blood pressure. This de-
bate merely goes to show how
ahort.airhtad and perverse pathol-
o.i.t. can he The veriest school,
INV could decide whether the hy-
nsrt.n.;on causes fine arteriaI hard
49, :. ~. h.ra.rinv caue.. tha
saars.s "a tsr.ion ~ COME II
dossi The NATURALIZATION themselves
tall mn M thoush thew are not
$500 thsy,re teiIinr M They
aSree cordially with physicians in
givinr the general etiology Gas 4
natboioeist would sayl Of both hy-
neytension (hirh blood pressure)
and arteriosclerosfs Hardening Of
thu arteriesl thus:
Chronic toxemia (poisons Of
one hind and another retained in
blood or not promptly destroyed).
All kinds Of infections. acute
and chronic. whether Of the minor
or local class. the chronic running
ear or septic teeth. or Of the gen
eral or systemic kind, like typhoid
fever or syphilis.
3. Excessive use (abuse) Of food,
alcohol, tobacco, some drugs. coffee
or tea.
4, Long distance sitting.
Now please do not get excited or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
The Daily Short Story

"She camel" he exulted, his heart
pounding furiously with Joy. "She
does care. after all!"
Silently he approached the seat;
leaning over till it seemed he would
lose his balance and land in her
lap, as boldly embraced and kissed
her.
Slap! Slap! Sob. Larry!!! It's
only you!" with relief. But what
do you mean by kissing met"
"Ruthie! l thought it was Cert
/ asked her to meet here today.
She didn't say she would. but I
thought she had come-and it's
only you!" Ruth had to laugh in
spite Of the real tragedy in his for
lorn face.
you really do care a great deal
for Cert, don't you? Tell me about
It, Larry" Misery loves sympathy.
and Larry spilled his woes.
What will you give me II Cert
becomes engaged to you within
month";"
Anything you like!"
Chocolates, then. And I shall
select the biggest box in town."
THE biggest and best, Ruthie-
half dozen Of 'em-but, how'll you
work it,"
Leave it to me! You don't know
Ruth!e. like do! Ruthless got
brains. even IL she doesn't look 1t:
Seriously, it looks very simple. Lar
iry-only-I'll have to tell Nan, and
perhaps one or two Others"
Tell anybody you like. All l care
Is to have Cert. Gosh, the hours I've
spent trying to think up some way
to make her love mel"
"She does. Larry. I'm quite sure.
Only she needs to be made to real
ixe 1t. Now-all you've got to do is
act natural. Hang around her, lust
~ you have. And Ruthie will tend
to the rest!"
Larry whistled himself down the
street for the first time in months,
1t all hinged, Ruth figured, on
F: Gert's being a born leader. AS
truly as she loved Nan and Ruth,
she liked to b FIRST. but she want
ed them to follow. Nan agreed that
1t would be ridiculously easy.
With the aid Of Mans cousin
Dick, who had always thought
Ruthie pretty nice. and his friend
Bob, who was quite delighted to
beau" Nan around, there cana {
change, subtle at first, then more
pronounced. Nan and Ruth men.
toned Bob and Dick more and
more often before Cert, at hrsl
ridicuiing their invitations, Their
admitting their attractive qualities
until finally Cert, assured that Il
would not b. long before she would
,bs practically deserted for the tvc
men. passed from unsasiness TO de.
cisaon.
I'll Just have to baa4 them q
it" she determined, and to Larry
!, great JOY. accepted his invitation t.
| the Fourth Of July celebration and
dance. Then she accepted othe,
ones. also books and candy. and
iwoadse oe wondsTsi invited him &
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

The Government and the Rail Strike.
Carrying Of the mails being q government
function, the government has announced that
there must be no interference with the opera
Ton Of trains bearing the mails. It 10 evident
therefore that the government will soon face q
serious problem and that gravsr situation 10
developing than ct first appeared possible
II ID quite evident that the railroad companies
have not succeeded In inducing many Of the
strikers now out to return to their work. It 10
further evident that the shop work ID Of
skilled character and that the number Of men
competent to supply the places Of those on
strike 10 limited. Again 1t is clear that for the
safety Of the travelling public and OF shipmsnts
there must be certain standard Of equipment.
and that in the using Of faulty equipment there
y danger.
Again this point II being emphasized BY the
great brotherhoods, which state that with the
coming OF the time when their members are
endangered by defective equipment they will
tAke hand and enter their protest This IL
what makes the situation critical. 1t stands to
reason that unless the shops can be manned
with skilled men competent to make the re-
1pairs efficiently the equipment IL likely to de-
tsfiorate. and this is not for the best interests
OF the public OF OF the companies Themselves
Even the companies must feel that without con-
stant repair their equipment IL imperiled in the
severe strain that traffic puts upon it. The
government itself would find 1t difficult to In
duce men to operate trains II the men repre-
Ssuted that It might be at TO large personal risk,
and thus the operation Of mail trains might be
caftailed.
It cannot escape the notice Of the observer
nat already many railroad companies have cur
tailed the number Of trains because Of their de-
atrs to preserve their equipment in the best
onadition possible. Under the possibility Of
complications the federal labor board should
noe delay too long setting in motion the steps
that will bring the strike to an end, It is be-
lisved that o friendly and conciiiatory attitude
= The present time might be to the benefit Of
N eoocsrued aad especially 70 the people.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

@. When was Nell Gwyn on the
stage? c. C. X.
A. She lived from 1850 until
1857. Her first known public APP
pearance was In 1865. She retired
from the stage In 1852.
@. How many Jews of the world
live in America? E. D. C.
A. According to the Jewish
Year Book there were about 49,
100000 Jews In the world in 1918.
OF these 3.300.000 were in the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

Another western girl has won success on the
sfass. she has become the wife Of George J.
Gould, tho New York multimiliionaira.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

woodrow Wilson 10 gaining 30 nicely In
health that his enemies are now seeking to en-
bsrrsss him BY starting rumors Of his sudden
death. But will take more than rumors to
upset the former president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

Those who insist that there are no longer
opportunities in this country are referred 70 the
new golf champion. A few years ago no was .
eaddy. His income the first year he holds The
championship will be $s0Ooo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

III 4 vansosv9 Judge hAs ruled that poksf =
y zane Of skill. Few who have played -
al uonsy will disagree with him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

WAR BOUNTIES AND PENSIONS


49,.
vr,,,,
Wasntnete1s =. ~ s.ay ". y
the federal govefnmenI ever
called up0n % pay me $500
voted ~ the vafioee ssasss g 49,
Grams g ne Wotsa
queeuon y seo -. 49,
that the coneleee once 49, sc1 -
% suDotanua.iy tn.s eA "a
connection WIN 1872. ~. s 80
oecause g a. ~. s.. nss.i 49, = ss1:
- g s .Asl1 -
Asae. - - -. p.vc-
.Ol1o ~ w - ~ r,sv
,utaon tae asss ss ~. - ncrrs
oe Ieaa11 &. 80. -. :. .,.t.s hns
e,S "a =. - - 49, .s..sS ~ At
20 10y 'ae cons.ss ss....rsnt
wnescOy ING so. = .,..h ~
a.sumeo ny ps n.s.s =. :, IN ~.
Mons g ~ pen s..o1 ~ -
se.tcs ana - posI ,.~s.,.tior
unueu ~ .SseS.oAs ..s..sas ::
anetv - -. S..t ~ '. snS csi,,.-
~ .u.s .u ~. So1 1870. - -.
tions u tnS 1870 auI.1 .sI - 80. ~
sccent We. - s'l.y s..e- e ~, :,
out one oI tnese Wy so :. "Ssss,
Son6I eselua1 1sy =.
nlMseI " ING yo0t.e 80 - sss.:,
proposing 70 ZIP my .1e ~ 49,
treasury Ior the lunus .na' o.ne
wise must come ilom Inc s'e.o
strong-boxes. ;,
TO GATE ~ OF the states nag paio
or are paying bonuses, Wnhe IN
three otners al the Necessary steps
nave been uken except tne Iais'n9
OF the money ana IN eight reieien-
dums are to % taken on BONUS lee-
isiation. In AL. the ponus sppIo-
pratlons actually mace OF pro-
posed IN these % etates sskfesate
consaderaniy more IMAM s sn.e "a n ann
area miiiion uoila1s 1901 .Se'Vvv'
70 % exact. accoroine 70 o1paI.-
mentai nsuIes avAliAoio IN W.T.
inSton. Ann !. noe seup .
sum: 40 government sApenoltules
90 tnese oays, ue' epIe.enes
suOstsntaai i.ems IN 'ne o"ose'' VI
some ot !ne s!a.es. ~ ..,.
moreover, pI1ctly ~ .u's
state eenelosAy mas Deen pIovlueu
tor ny nono ISSUES ana tne taAp.y-
o eIS ot .ne vn..ou en-. .hH h".Sans
VII nor res.i.e l.i.y . sne -. ou soas
tney nave ess9meu u"sll .ne uonus
come oue snr Mos. ~, os 1 ~ luz
~ se'a !. ;s a mai ,,, VII &c ~. tne ILL
Vii IA, o1 $50 49, = 'a shrn. IN ~
poe1l ~M oe ,, nea.u ~ snuAs sns
lvau on VI u. ono.e cam :. , oOSu
enouiues' VI eoeise " 10 up w.
aple tnat sucn . sSuem os ~oa,u ses
Dy AZ ions as oniy % s.a.es arc
Interested Dut II = sunlclent nun
| ger Oh tue oIner states PiaCe ,uem !,
serves IN the Donus coiuMn II woulu
Dc no dinicuit mdIter 70 got Tue
requisite votes Ior the consreSsion-
al acton lnoicatea.
what tne S!ates ray
Allowances by the states TO the
veterans take various forms and
are OF varying amounts. Iney IN.
clude pensions TOT the SICK ana
WOUNDED, assistance ior education-
al and vocational training ana casn
bonuses. Inc latter are Daseu on
length OF service ana range Hom
so cents to IL per day. with maxi
mum payments OF from $lso to
$500. afg
In connection with state action
along this line and the proposed
federal bonus 1t ID interesting to re-
view the rewards OF war heroes
dating back to early colonial days