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The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Work of Eliminating
Crossings Is Gradual

"The first thought that naturally
arises in the mind Of the average man
Of the street." said Mr.. Wells, ''is that
the best way to stop the loss Of life at
grade crossings is to eliminate these
crossings. This fact is fully recog-
nized by the railroads. for forces are
and have been actively engaged for
many years in the work of their grad
ual removal. There are at present
over 251.000 railroad crossings in the
United States. To eliminate all OF
these grade crossings by grade sep.
aration would require a sum Of money
In excess of twelve and one half billion
dollars. Constant work is being done
In this direction. and 800 grade cross
ings were eliminated in 1919, but even
at this rate 1t would take <629 years ia
abolish all the crossings in the coun-
try.
THE immediate need, therefore, OF
some other method of cutting down
crossing accidents is apparent. This
was brought out by President Harding
In his official announcement Of May
20 indorsing "The Careful Crossing
Campaign" and urging upon those
who drive and ride In automobiles ia
exercise the greatest care in approach
Ing and crossing highways at grade.
1T is the policy of the Long Island
Railroad to eliminate grade crossings
as rapidly as financial conditions Will
permit. In the last twenty years sew
eral hundred of the most Objectionable
crossings have been removed. The
percentage of grade crossings elm
mated on the Long Island Railroad is
greater than that OF any other rail-
road in the country. To effect a whole
sale removal of all crossings. however,
is not a practical proposition"
Under the present laws the tax
payers Of the State and of the city or
county benefited. together stand one
half the cost of eliminating grade
crossings, and tho railroad tho other
half. In the last analysis the public
foots the BILL
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
BoIsheviks Threatened to
Blow Up Chesham House


Litvinoff, the Bolshevik envoy, was
never officially recognized but was in
constant intercourse with the British
Government and enjoyed certain priv
ileges such as q cipher and diplomatic
courier service. which were refused
Nabokoff.
From what source comes the funds
tained is a mystery. for the last known
source, the Omsk Government, long
ago ceased to be anything more than
name. Inquirers hear tales of large
amounts Of money accumulated in
London and Paris by the Kerensly
and other Russian administrations re-
naming to the credit of individuals
who played leading roles in those
short-lived attempts to establish SOW
ereignty.
Scotland Yard customarily assigns
policeman to special duty In front
of foreign embassies and legations in
london. A white-gloved constable
patrols night and day before Chesham
House. But 1t Is not because Ches-
ham House is recognized even by
metropolitan police officials as an en-
bassy. 1t Is because. in 1918, Bolshe-
vik agents threatened to seize the
place by force, and the constable was
placed on duty as n precaution against
unseemly disturbance in aristocratic
Belgravia.
Officials of the Bolshevil1 trade dele
CATION may be seen any day motoring
from their Bond and Moorgate street
offices to their Mayfair residences in
luxurious limousines. The last Off
cial representative in London of Car
Nicholas ii. rides from the unassum-
ing Fleet street offices of THE Rus
sian Liberation Committee" to his
even less pretentious home in re-
mote corner Of London by omnibus.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

government, subjected to many limi-
tations, denied the privilege of cipher
communication and no longer ac-
corded the diplomatic entree, con-
tinued to communicate by letters
marked private" with the British
Foreign Office.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

A ~ inJuICtloil W CIoSS SloSoihbo
n cautiously has superseded the
4 \ old familiar sign of stop!
Look! Listen!" which has marked
every railway intersection with the
highways all over the country.
Convivial motor parties will find it
difficult to enunciate with distinctness
the new warning. just as 1t is as diff
cult for the tongue-tied to repeat
Sister Susans sewing shirts for sol
diers," Truly rural" or "She sells sea-
shells by the seashore.''
However the slogan emanates from
l.. s. Wells Of the Long Island Rail-
road, chairman Of the general safety
committee. who is speeding up tho
nationwide campaign against grade
crossing accidents which have in
creased alarmingly in the last few
years. according to records Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Appalling Figures of Killed
And Injured at Crossings
In the three years previous to 1921
1869 men, women and children were
killed or injured at grade crossings
Of whom 5,605 died Of their in
juries within twenty-four hours after
the accident happened. This is three
times as many men as were killed
| during the Revolutionary War. In
1921 1902 persons were killed and
4,818 hurt through crashes at cross
ings. The great majority of the acci-
dents involved automobiles, the ma
chimes striking the trains or being
| struck by engines and cars. There
are $4,000 grade crossings in the
United States and to replace these by
| separation Of the railway and high
way grades would cost over $4,000
100000 and at the present condition
Of the labor market take century to
accomplish.
The enormous loss Of life through
railroad accidents Is shown almost
every day in the newspaper headlines.
In display type the reader Is con-
fronted with Express Hits Wedding
Party" "Train Kills Couple at Cross
ing In Auto" "Train Hits Motor, Kills
-Four in Party" "Seven Firemen
Killed; Swerving Truck Crashes Into
Train. "ATrain Wrecks Motor as Oc-
cupants Leap" Express Kills Two
Driving Slow Mule" Train Kills
Three Girls in Auto Crash" Fourteen
Motorists Killed ut Grade Crossing, y
Train Kills Nurse Rushing to Pa
tient," and 30 the list runs on, in
cluding the most unexpected of all.
Train Hits Funeral, Killing Eleven
Persons" for tho latter Is invariably
q slow and deliberate cortege ind not
inclined to undue haste.
| President Harding has given official
approval TO tho campaign as well as
valuable and constructive suggestions
for the solution Of the grade crossing
problems that confront every rail-
road. In his letter the President says
There should be constant pressure
for elimination Of these danger spots
particularly In the more populous
areas. pending which there is need for
just the kind Of preventive effort that
your association Is planning. Amons
these measures the most effective
would seem to be to arouse in the
minds Of drivers sense of their per.
sonal responsibilities. When thought
lessness Is allowed to usurp the place
Of vigilance, as too often happens, the
scene Is set for tragedy. Reminders
and still more reminders of the need
for caution at railroad crossings are
needed
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Nationwide Campaign Is Designed
to Reach the Reckless Motorist
Who Forgets That Railroad Tracks
Are Frequently Travelled by Fast
Flying Trains and Who Decides to
Take a Chance of Getting Across
1860 Either Killed or Injured
in Three Years

department. which is that of electrl-
cal superintendent.
Appalled, by the rapidly increasing
number Of fatal accidents at the many
grade crossings throughout the coun-
try, the American Railway Association
have this year inSugurated nation
wide-campaign known as the Careful
Crossing Campaign" In connection
with this campaign the general safety
committee of the Long Island Railroad
has issued an appeal to the public in
which the good results Of the safety
work since it's inauguration have been
set forth and a comparison drawn be-
tween the results accomplished by the
cooperation of the railroads own en-
ployees and the condition at grade
crossings, where the accidents are
largely due to the carelessness Of the
drivers of motor vehicles.
Mention is made in the pamphlet of
the activities of the Long Island Rail-
road for several years past in conduct
ing campaign to educate the public
to exercise care at crossings. When
this campaign was started by James A.
McCrea, at that time general manager
of the Long Island, he noticed that on
line .of only 397 miles Of railroad
forty persons were killed at grade
crossings for the four years preceding
1915, an average of ten per year. Then
began that campaign in safety bull
letins. resulting in the appointment Of
the grade crossing accident committee
of the American Railway Association.
Mr.. McCrea was made chairman of
that committee.
Nearly $4,000 was spent on safety
propaganda through newspaper bull
letins, slides in moving picture thea
ters and dramatic houses, and was so
successful that the e. II. Hartman
memorial medal for safety was awarded
to Mr.. McCrea in 1916. 1t also secured
the cooperation of the National Asso-
citation of Railway Commissioners and
the American Automobile Association
looking toward legislation in all Of the
States for standard protection and
proper care by drivers Of vehicles in
passing over grade crossings. The
Long Island reduced its grade cross
Ing fatalities from an average of ten
for the four years preceding 1915 to
one in 1915 and in 1917.
Then came the war, and Mars and
John Barleycorn combined, knocked
Long Islands proud grade crossing
record. for the year 1915 sent all grade
crossing caution glimmering. appar.
emily with the result that twenty
seven persons were killed in 1918 ir
the widest. most reckless kind Of
driving ever known by soldiers ant
civilians.
For the country as a whole approx
mately 1900 persons are killed on rail-
| road crossings each year, and In round
numbers approximately 5000 sustain
painful and crippling injuries. In the
last thirty years tho couatry's popu-
lation has increased only 6S per cent
while fatal crossing accidents have in
creased 345 per cent. and injury cases
have increased 652 per cent. JUS
about rs per cent. Of the persons killed
and injured In these deplorable rail-
road crossing accidents are occupants
Of automobiles.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

Debts Uncollecttble.
It is, Of course, true that great In
dustrialists have invested considerable
amounts In foreign securities and
lodged taxation. That will have to he
stopped or accounted for. But. broad
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24

MACHINE GREASE.
Machine grease can be removed from
cotton fabric by washing in cold rain
water and soap.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24

and went safely into the winter hi5ernat-
ing condition" said Professor Davis, who
has just returned from a trip to southern
Indiana. THE winter mortality Is only
slightly more than 80 per cent, much less
than in normal years, which means that
evening orchards now slightly infested the
trees may become incrusted by late sum-
Tner and in the heavier infested orchards,
a great many trees viii be killed before
fall, If measures are not taken this
spring. before the buds open. to fight the
pest"
The treatment recommended by Pur-
due for the San Jose scale is liquid coz
centrate lime-sulphur, one gallon to eight
Of water, or a soluble or miscible oil,
sold under such trade names as Scale
eide" Scale OIL" "Orchard Brand"
Target Brand" etc, diluted according
TO recommendations on the container. If
the oil sprays are used they must be
applied before the buds open, but the
nme-surphur applications can be made
even up until the leaves are the size of
ones thumb-nail.
If dry lime-sulphur is used, 1t should
be diluted to no weaker strength han
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24
FRUIT GROWERS
GIVEN WARNING
AGAINST SCALE
San Jose Menace Again
Threatens Orchards in
Indiana.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 24-The
rapid increase OF the San Jose scale in
Indiana orchards the last year and the
conditions which indicate a continued in
crease in the numbers and destructive
ness Of the scale the coming season, make
it imperative orchardists adopt imme-
diate and stringent measures TO control
the pest, according to Prof. J. J. Davis,
head Of the department OF entomology
Of Purdue University.
The scale increased in incredible num-
bers In many Indiana orchards last year
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24

twenty pounds of the powder to fifty
gallons of water.
Effective control of the serious scale
infestation also is more or less dependent
on summer spraying and that summer
applications of me-sulphur to apple, us
ing one gallon Of the liquid concentrate
to forty gallons of water should not be
omitted. In mid -summer even the weak
lime sulphur solution may burn the ap-
PIE foliage if the temperature is above
80 degrees. Peaches are subject to sum-
mer strength commercial lime sulphur
at any time when the foliage is out
1t is important the application be thor.
ough. Seldom can this be accomplished
unless the trees are sprayed from two
sides, spraying opposite sides on differ
ent days, IL necessary, depending on the
wind. Thoroughness is also dependent
on the operator and If a high pressure
is not obtainable, a spray rod must be
used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ANOTHER LOVE THEORY FADES
Women Prefer the Sly and Bashful to
the CAvcman Type. Report Shows.


Chicago. Sept 25.-The old-time
caveFnan idea of a perfect lover has
been supplanted by the modern YER
sion of Faint Heart Always Wins
Fair Lady" now in feminine favor
along with bobbed hair, short skirts
and rolled hose.
In the scenarios of 10000 women,
submitted in a contest conducted by
large Chicago newspaper, the bash
ful here outnumbered the bold and
fearless one. eight to one, according
TO James Shryock, director of the
competition.
This was a revelation to the judges
|. $ho were famous authors, directors.
educators, dramatic critics and ac-
tors" he said. They, with conven-
tional literary opinions. believed wo-
men in real life worshiped the
hero, choosing him for her husband
when his assurance and possessive
manner had captured her heart.
But the stories showed unmistak-
ably that women, when given
chance to express their real likes and
dislikes as they did in this contest,
many Of them writing under non de
plumes. prefer the stammering, visit
full. abashed lover rather than the
caveman type"
They were careful to draw the dis
tinctiouj between timidity and fear,
SnrNOCk Sdlu. L ne great ildJOIitN OF
heroes were retiring in manners and
backward in approach but brave in
morals and, when aroused, courageous
in physical combat.
This was attributed by some judges
to the fact that women prefer be-
ing worshiped to being mastered
Others were OF the opinion that this
showed women want husba nds who
would be too bashful to flirt with
other women. Shy men don't desert
their wives, they said. Still others
declared this signified wOman's ma
turaI desire to mother and protect
timorous men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
FOR RENr-APARTMENrs.


FOR RENT-Apartment, steam heated.
four rooms. alcove, bath The Devon.
Twelfth and Taylor. Apply room 800 Cen
trail National Bank building.
TOPEKA BLVD. s1S-Lower duplex.
rooms. bath; adults; references. Red
1922.
FOR RENTING flats, 3O9-31f East 5th
St, cheap; no children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
WHIP A TULSA BUTCHER.
z Police Refuse TO Investigate Follow
ing Attack by Three Men.

Tulsa Okla. Sept. 25.-Charley
ccheltree, a butcher. this morning re-
fused point blank to discuss his alb
duction and whipping saturday night
by a band of unidentified men, who
took the butcher into the country and
administered a sound beating The
incident did not become known until
Sunday night and has not yet been
officially reported to the police.
Three men were said TO nave en-
tered Ocheltrees department in a
store in the residence district at :
O'Clock Saturday night. carrying the
meat cutter to a waiting automobile
after a struggle. Ocheltree's friends
refuse to comment and the police arc
making no investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
FOX sALE-FARMs

FOR SALE@6i0 acres level land, in Logan
county, no improvements. Price $10.50
per acre. aWii4 give terms. Write Boz 800.
Logan Kan
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FOR sALE-CrTY PROPERTY.
e. c. Wise, 1927 Kansas Ave.
Phone 954.

BEAUTIFUL Potwin building site, 21s
Elmwood. 4ex2o5, paved street and alley.
shade trees. lovely south exposure. $500
Rhodes S213
FOR SALE-Nice house. Can be used for
rooming house. Fine location; on West
side, ReaF Santa Fe offices. Phone 1s74.
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wANrED-FEMALE HELP.


room: cooks; family help; kitchen help
ers: chamber maids: Institution help;
mattresses for Wyoming, $45 mo-, free
transportation: colored hospital help; pam
try woman, $50 mo. Furman's Employ
ment office. Jog West Eighth.
WANTED-Neat appearing colOred girl for
tiers Tea Room. Apply in person to Mrs.
Sickinger. No phone calls.
WANTED--Middle aged womaR-to care for
invalid lady and help some with house
Eighth.
WANTED-Experienc hand at sewing, In
tailor shop. 1872 Kansas. n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
$500 Cash; Balance, Terms.

Close in. west Avenue. s-room house-not
new but with some sleeking up. will make
good home and big income from rooms, as
1t has rooms and BATH; modern except
furnace. Price a little over $4,000-S500 or
5000 down, balance by month rentals will
pay for it. See me right away, as owner
wants to get away. J. T. BELL. 511 w. sth.
Phone 914
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate fer
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka state
Journal is l cent q word each insertion
minimum 10 cents: by the week cents
word: minimum 90 cents. -. . =
accom- panied with cash or check IN Lun
payment of the same. Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words ana
the rate per word for The Topeka State
Journal
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads TO be
classified properly must be in The state
Journal office before 1920 o'clock. Want
Ads received after II 80 till l :15 p. m. will
Ue inserted under the head; To Late TO
classify"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
FURNISHED APARTMENTS.

1120 TYLER-Three large roomed apart.
ment with kftchenet. private bath every
thing furnished; strictly modern. Phone
Black 274S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
FOR nENT-HousEs

NORTH TOPEKA-Good Groom house,
modern except furnace. Adults and ref
erenees. Phone 5525 j.
FOR RENT-Nice four-room cottage, one
block to Gage Park car line. Phone
1904 TYLER ST.-SIeeping rooms, new
modern home. Telephone 1850.
Phone 1880.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25

FOR sALE-HoUsEHoLD GOODS
-~~~~----~--~-~------- >------s--~----~o~-~
FOR SALE-Heating stove, baby buggy
and washing machine, with wringer.
Tel. Black 6152
FOR SALE-Acorn coal or wood range,
almost new. III Lane st. Phone Blue 2o1s.
FOR SALE-"Reliab1e" gas range. 100
Van Buren, or call 1866 J.
(HURRY-UP EXPRESS co. Phone 226
FOR sALE--BICYCLEs.
FOR SALE-Bicycle cheap. 613 Liberty st.
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FOR sAIE-LIvEsToCK.

WE HAVE several good work horses for
sale at reasonable prices. Topeka Ice
Company, us Jackson st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-25
WANTED-MALE HELP.
wANTED-MALE HELP.
UNION PACIFIC
RAILROADCO
WANTS MACHINISTS
BOILERMAKERS
CAR MEN

AND ALL CRAFTSMEN FOR PER-
MANENT JOBS; NEW WAGE RATE
EFFECT SEPT. 1; RANGE AS HIGH
AS 22c PER HOUR ABOVE LABOR
BOARD SET RATE; FREE TRANS
PORTATION; FREE BOARD.
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Observation-Disclosures.

WE PAY the highest price for cast OF
clothing, shoes, hats gad overcoats. DroI
Us card or call Gordon Brothers Loaf
Offire 400 Kansas ave. Phone 1919
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Room III
Throop Hotel

WANTED-By Missouri Pacific, maehinista
and machinist helpers. boilermakers and
and car inspectors. for st. Louis.
watomie, Coffeyviiie. Wichita. Little Rock.
Texarkana, Monroe, McGhee, Alexandria,
and other shoRs. and Tound houses, on the
and working conditions. Osawatomie, Pa
ola and Ottawa applicants report to master
mechanic at Osawatomie; at Herington ap-
plicants report to roundhouse foreman; at
Council Grove, at Topeka applicants report
to E. 2: Nipps, agent; at Salina, applicants
ton applicants report to master mechanic
at Hoisingtoin; at Ordway applicants re-
port to z. n. Carroll, agent; at Pueblo ap-
superintendent.
BARBERING IS A WONDER
Full BUSINESS-Pays good
salaries with commission and
tips in addition. Short course.
Write MOLER BARBER COL
LEGE, 544 Main Street, Kansas
City.
YOUNG or middle aged man desiring to
enter into large Topeka mercantile
business as assistant to manager. Must
employees and not afraid of work. If in
terested write for interview and in first
letter give full de IS regarding self, age
and what experiei have had and Hne of
work. have been following. Address
Mercantile" care Journal.
WANTED : 100 laborers; farm hands I;
\ dairy hands; married farm couples /;
teamsters; combination cooks; kitchen help
ers; fry cooks; institution help; wood
choppers; stone quarry men; pantry man
yard man; porters: man and wife restau-
rant work; experienced laundry man, in
stitution. 500 mo. Furman's Labor Agency,
106 West Eighth.
WANTED-Laundryma single and well
experienced, with reference, and under
so years of age-must understand the ma
chinery; Institution work; salary $50
month, board. room and laundry. Fur
mans Labor Agency. Jog West Eighth.
FIREMEN. BRAKEMEN, beginners $50,
later $500; no strike. Railway, care
Journal
WANTED-A baker. Apply Superintend-
ent Boys Industrial School.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-06

City Clerk Quillin had an adventure
Sunday night, and he isn't quite sure
whether It was an attempted hold-up
or stupid practical joke. He Was
coming from Firth in his car with
his wife and children, and had got to
the railroad crossing near where the
train was derailed some time ago.
when his headlight disclosed a pile Of
ties in the road. He go out Of his
car with his gun, which he had
brought along expecting to do some
shooting. and approached the obstruc-
ton. AS he did 80 several men came
from the side of the road, but as he
had his gun in his hand they did not
attempt to modest him. He did not
recognize any Of them. Mr.. Quillin
compelled them to remove the OBJ
struction after which they disappear
ed in the darkness. II it was a prac-
tical joke it was dangerous one, as
a car going at any great speed would
have run into the obstruction before
it was seen, and serious accident
would have resulted.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-06

The M. w. A. held their regular
meeting on Monday night at the I. o.
0. F. Hall. A good sized crowd was
present and lodge opened in order
with Venerable Council Decker In the
chair. In our regular work we voted
ON candidates to be taken in at our
next regular meeting. Neighbor o.
H. Wahl, Of Fort Hall, was present
and helped to liven up the camp. Al
ter lodge closed we were invited into
the dining room for feed, to which
we all did justice. o. Boy. We will
all be there on the 18th for the eats
and initiation. Something doing oil
the time,
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-06

Mrs. J. H. Stoneman was the hos
tess 1t delightful kensington at her
home Monday evening. in honor of
her mother, Mrs. M. E. Officer, who
leaves Thursday evening for st.
Mary's. Idaho. where she will spend
the winter with her daughter, Miss
Leona. who is teaching in the public
schools there. The following spent q
very pleasant evening; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Silvers. sMr. and Mrs. Howard
Hall. Mrs. Earl Dahlstrom, Mrs. Grant
Holt. Mrs. Harry Kinney, Mrs. Percy
Jones, Mrs. Fern Chandler, Mrs. r. G.
English. Misses Ora Kirkham, Mary
Harris, Lucille Graham, Dona Kirk
ham. Grace Holt. Eula Oliver, Julia
Sutton and Ruth Lemon. At a late
hour refreshments were served.