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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
Thrill Party Inspiration
Tells Why She MspiredLt
Ge We Were So Bored by the Corn shredders and the
Boobs, We<Didnt Get Any Fun Out of Life Unless We
Stuck Up Somebody" She Declares from Cell in Jack
SON County Jail.

"a girl can't be a flat tire, particu-
larly when five men want to slip her
a handcuff. If we sit around with our
alarm clock always near there's moth
ing left in life
Jazz Is "OiI CAM
Jazz is the oil can now. So are
petting parties. A girl gets the same
thrill out of playing boob ticker to
the borish pastimes society has in
vented for US.
"All we get at the clubs and gin
jaunts any more is a lot of static.
And so we have invented the thrill
party-its wonderful.
I'VE do all sorts of things.
"Once L posed as a fire alarm-a
divorced woman, you know, and went
out with married man. 1t was just
too thrilling, but can't tell more.
THE thing 1 got arrested for was
just too sweet.
Went After "ReaI Kick"
THE five boys who wanted to play
sweet daddy to my loving mamma
role rented a dimbox and we set out
to get q cal kick.
Il was short of hush money, any
way, and was SO tired listening to the
apple sauce the corn shredders of my
set handed out 1 suggested staging a
little hoId-up-just for thrill.
My boy friends held up three
gasoline filling stations just to give
me a kick-it was wonderful"
Miss Millef told Lieutenant James
''all the girls were doing it now
'One just can't be bored forever"
she explained.
Police lay much of the Juvenile
crime to the thrill party"
Delinquency Increases.
Judge E. E. PorterffeId, presiding
over juvenile court here. estimates
the delinquency increase among Kan
sas City girls at 30 per cent in the
last year.
II am shocked and afraid" the
Judge said.
Little girls have always gone down
in history and rhyme as sugar and
spice and everything NICE while the
boys were rats and snails and puppy
dogs tails
But now girls are made of naughti
ness and cosmetics Judge Porter
field said from the bench here
The judge blamed short skirts CAV
mothers and unthinking fathers
Mothers of today do not know the
lives their daughters lead-if they did
half of them would be i'm their
graves" the COURT said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26

Kansas City, Mo, July 2s.-rhrin
parties!
Police. here claim the discovery of
this latest form of flapper amuse-
ment.
The revelation, they say, was made
by Miss Marion Miller, IA, bobbed,
Hsping "flapperanto," who confessed
that she and others of her set were
Just simply on the verge of distrac-
ton" from boredom until they discov-
life," which long since had faded from
the "gin jaunts" and "petting parties
of recent months.
The thrill party. Miss Miller ex-
planned from her cell IN the county
jail. is quite common.
Marion Was Wooed.
The bobbed-haired miss is under
charge of being the inspiration for
career of crime engaged in by five
youths who sought to win her heart
if not her handy their banditry.
"All five wanted to slip me a hand
cuff" Miss Miller told Lieut.. r. z. L.
James, in charge of Juvenile crime
here.
But to understand the confession
OF the bandit queen one needs a new
dictionary" Lieutenant James says.
L have discovered the meaning of
part of the new language used by the
flapper," the Lieutenant says, reveal
ing his discovery.
Their terms translated are:
"Handcuff-an engagement ring.
''Dimbox-a taxicab.
''Static-conversatio that means
nothing.
"Oilcan- an imposter
Boob tickler-the girl who enter
tains her fathers customers.
'Ritz-stuck up.
Alarm clock-a chaperon-
Flat tire-the youth who takes his
girl for a jitney ride.
Fire alarm-a divorced woman
Strike breaker-the young woman
who goes with her friends steady
while the best friend has a mad on.
''F'orty-Niner'' Defined.
Forty-niner-a young man pros
pecting for a rich wife.
Apple sauce-flattery.
Dropping the pilot-getting a
divorce.
Hush money-father's allowance.
Corn shredder poor dancer.
"And the entire language is filled
with Just such as that" Lieutenant
James says.
But to return to Miss NIiller's de-
scription of the thrill parties
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@fhe STANDARDIZATION war, served
with the guard on the Mexican border
and commanded a transport train of
the 36th division overseas. His serv-
Ice with the guard dates back to 1890.
Shopmen Move Lines Back.
2 All of the company commanders and
staff officers are veteran officers with
overseas experiences as well as Mexi-
can border experience.
8 With the arrival of troops. the strik-
ing shopmen. without protest moved
their picket lines back 1000 feet from
the railroad property. the boundary of
Inilitary0control fixed by Governor
sNeff. The infantrymen esta blished
camp in Forest park and Immediately
4hrew out picket lines.
Pedestrian and vehicle traffic will be
unmolested, Colonel Nimon said to-
day.
S Groups Of persons will not be per-
mitted to gather within the military
zone. he added, but otherwise the life
of the city will be unmolested.
= c. n. Whitehead, chief operating
offiSer for the NJ. K-a < T railroad.
who arrived last night. declared that
the strike, so far as the shopmen on
the NJ X & T are concerned, is lost"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26

wHEAT-Hard. market irregular, ordi-
changed to Sc lower, demand only fair.
Dark hard, market mostly unchanged, some
intermediate and good &c to &c lower, de-
mand fair. oft, market lie to &c up, good
demand.
OATS-Market unchanged, demand limit
KAFIR-Market unchanged.
MILo-Market Sc to &c lower
SALES.
wHEAT-Dark hard. NON. /, 1 at %. 1
s s. at Sis at at Els, at at $i15, at
$1.14. No. 3. at $1;25; 1 at 81 q 3 at
Sit, at Si.io smut. at s1.2s smut. No.
T., at Sill, ! at s1-10 smut. 1 at $12s, at
I.i4, at s1.21, at SI.22 smut, at Sis
smut, L at l Is.
Hard e Ne 3, J. Ia at S112 at IT s 8 at at
sI-io, at at s1oS. at Ss1os. at 500; at
$iSS smut, at sio4 i've weevii, i at 100
smut. No. 3, 1 at 10. 10 at $115. at
Il TO- at $i l smut at at s1os Sat at sGos,
10 at 81 06, Is at 105, 1 at 8 0 o. II at 81 o.
at bsld o. at at e. rI at los live at T SILL
at sos. ? at los, at s1,o4: : at 81 os: )
No. s. at si2 ST at Sis. at s1iO. at
81 .02, 1 at $1.O1 musty. Sample hard, 1 at
L
yellow hard. No. 3. at 81 %. at S1.01.
No 4, 1 at $1.O1. 3 at $1.OO at 500 high
moisture. No 3, at 9Sc. Red. No. ., at
81 .O5, / at S1.O4, 2 at 81 .03 smut No, ). 1
at 81 o.. at $1.05. at 81. 03 smut. No. 3,
1 at $1.04, at 81 O3. at 81. 02. 10 at 1,01-
No f. 1 Mt LOO. Is at 99c. No. 3, 3 at 97c,
3 at CSC. Mixed. No 2, ; at $1.05, 30at $1-0i.
No. 3, 5 ut $1.O7. at $1.O6. at $1-O5, 1 at
81 OF, at $1.O2 10 at $1.O1. No. 4, = at
S1.1O.. at s1O6: 2 at 81 90, at Doc. at
9Sc at DC. No. 5, 1 at s1.O0, 1 at 95c.
at $1.00 80 dock. Sample mixed at 90
coRN@White No. 2, at 561sc; Mixed
No. .. 1 ut 5615c.
OATS-Mixed No 2, 1 at SAC.
KAFIR-White No 2. at $50.
MILO-No ?, 1 at 81 IS mixed. at $192
yellow. No. 3, 3 at $1.92 yellow.
NEW YORK LIBERTY BOND MARKET.
New York. July 26,-Libt rty bonds close:
311's 1O1 /; second AS, 1O0.T4; first ~ s,
1O1 60: second AVS, 1OO.s2; third AZ 3.
1OO.7S: fourth AIS. 1o1.6s; Victory AS
1uncailedJ 1o0.s0; Victory AIS Called.
100. 90.
NEW YORK sTOCK MARKET.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co..
201 New England BlfEl
New York, July e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
CHICAGO LABOR LEADERS RELEASED
ON $4,000 BAIL IN MURDER CASES

''Tim" Murphy and "Frenchy"
Nader, powers in the Chicago
building trades council, are at
liberty on $4,000 bonds each.
but their freedom may cost them
their positions in the Windy City
labor world. This was condi-
ton of their bonds. They have
been held in Jail since their ar
rest shortly after the killing of
two policemen some time ago
after bombing outrages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
CITY PLAYGROUND NOTES

Thirty girls attended the swimming
glass for playground girls at the Y. w.
c. A. Tuesday morning.
The children of the Ripley play
ground wiz have a peanut hunt Fri
day afternoon. Ten pounds of pea
nuts will be hidden. Prizes will be
given to the children finding the
greatest number.
Tho tennis matches in the city tour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26

next spring, said negotiations were in
progress in New York and London
with a view Ito raising loans for re-
funding purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
Hutchinson Would Feed Most sheep

Hutchinson, July 26.-Plans are I'M
der way for extensions to make the
stock yards here a sheep feeding cen
ter, following a recent conference of
railroad and yard officials with ]. H.
Mercer, state livestock and sanitary
commissioner. 1t is estimated that
more than a hundred thousand sheep
are fed annually at the yards at EN-
poria. also at Morris, near Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26

nament scheduled for Tuesday eve
ming were postponed on account of
rain. They will be played off this
evening at 6:15 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
St. Cloud, Mimi, Gets Big Hospital.
KANSAS ROAD REPORT,

By o. s.. department Of agriculture
Weather bureau, Topeka. Kan. for the "a
hours ending at a: m, July &c, 1922.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
SAYS HUNS WON
Michigan c. Professor Returns
From German Trip.
Says All Industry There Build
ing Up-Shortage Skunk"

Ann Arbor, Mich. July Beer
many seems to be the real winner OF
the world war, Prof. william H.
Hobbs, head of the geology depart
ment of the University of Michigan,
said before the Rotary club here in an
address in which he cited the present
industrial and commercial position of
that country.
Professor Hobbs recently returned
from a years trip around the world.
Declaring that reports representing
Germany as facing bankruptcy were
unfounded, he pictured her as a bee
hive with plants working night and
day, yet unable to keep pace with the
contracts and with industry and car
ryinG trade gravitating into her hands.
1T is undoubtedly true Germany is
to play the major role in developing
Russia" said Professor Hobbs. 1T
seems Germany is the real winner of
this position provided present condi-
lions are maintained. The only factor
that might halt this development is
early revival of American competition.
Outside the United States indus
try and carrying trade have been
gravitating into the hands of Ger
many, now supplied with a great
merchant fleet constructed since the
signing of the armistice. Germany is
a beehive of industry, with her indus
trial plants working day and night
and contracts made on favorable
terms piling up faster than they can
be filled.
The country largely is exempt
from labor troubles that have vexed
it's rivals. The deprecated mark ia
vors external. as opposed to internal
contracts and work goes on in Ger
many at a phenomenal pace.
In Germany the capitalist. shop
worker and farmer are prosperous"
st. Cloud, Mimi, Gets Big Hospital
Washington. July 26.-Selection of
st. Cloud, Mimi, as a site for a new
100000 hospital for service men,
with facilities for between $50 and
$50 mental cases. was announced to-
day by Director Forbes of the veter-
ans bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
LATE MARKETS

KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN
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PIG New England Bldg, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26

the b & o. peace move is successful
1t Will mean failure of the strike.
Several overtures from regional
leaders of the strikers to be allowed to
negotiate separate agreements with the
railroads have been vigorously dis
couraged by Jewell and his associates
it is known 1t is also reported on ex-
ceilent authority that several railroad
executives have come to Jewell with
proposals for separate peace and have
been emphatically turned down.
United States to Stay Out n While.
The stand of the strike leaders is
that any peace agreement must apply
TO all railroads of the country and evil
dences today were that they were
digging in for a finish fight to
achieve this end
With the announcement from the
White House at Washington that the
government has no plan for settlement
of the rail strike that is not founded
upon the authority of the railway
labor board TO carry out the mandate
given it by congress" the opinion pre-
vailed today that the government has
decided for the present. at least to
let the warning faction fight it out"
Now How Much Is 100000 Yen?
Toxic. July 26.-The president of
the South Manchurian railway in an
nouncing that 100000 yen of the
company's debentures would fall due
this fail and another S5,oOo,0 600 yen
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NEW YORK sTOCK MARKET.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.
2O1 New England BldGl
New York, July &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
~ PRICE
Never Before-Never Again VIII Such
Prices Prevail-Absolutely Positive Give
Away. You Must Buy Your Shoes Now

$3.50 Buys Ladies' Lace Boots
worth $1G.OG.
zee Buys Ladies' Pumps and
Straps worth $3.50.
9Sc Buys Ladies' Quilted Satin
Boudoir Slippers worth $500.
S1.00 Buys Chi;dren's Boudoir
Slippers worth $3.50.
CSC Ruys Ladies' OxforS1s and
Pumps worth $500.
S1.9S Buys Ladies' Shoes and Ok
fords worth $3.50.
$500 Buys Ladies' Russian Boots
worth $1:.5O.
S1.5O Buys Boys BaetrcaH Button
Shoes worth $500
$3.50 Buys Mems $1,000 Oxfords.
S1.sS Buys Mems $500 Scout
Shoec.
MATT nRnEDc c&zrr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
NEW YORK LIBERTY BOND MARKET

NEW GORk LIBEhIh BOND MAhhEI
New York. July 26.-Libtrty bonds close !:
31z's. 101; second AS, 1O0.T4; first AZ s.
1OO7S: fourth 4A's 1O1 6S; Victory AZ s
1uncnlledJ 1o0s0; Victory AIS Called,
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
By Courtney Ry1ey Cooper
 
Copyright by Little, Brown . Co.

I'm not sure-but I think It was mine"
 Young fellow" the sheriff had ap- preached him now, you'd better be certain about that. It looks to me that might be pretty good excuse to give when man can't produce an alibi. Anyway, the Identification seems pretty complete. Then he turned to the crowd. q want a couple of good men to go along with me as deputies"
 "I have a right to go." Fairchild had stepped forward.
 Certainly. But not as a deputy. Who wants to volunteer?"
 Half a dozen men came forward. and from them the sheriff chose two. Fairchild turned to say good-by to Anita. In vain. Already Maurice RO- daine had escorted her, apparently against her will, to far end of the dance hall, and there was quarreling with her. Fairchild hurried to join the sheriff and his two deputies. just starting out of the dance hall. Five minutes later they were in a motor car, chugging up Kentucky gulch.
 Slowly, the motor car fighting against the grade, the trip was ac- complished. Then the four men leaped
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
In Fact, the Majority of Mankind Would Find Loafing to Be
 an Awful Grind"

i've farmed for 37 years" said Siwash Siltenborn, "and spent my tune at grooming steers and cOaxing tardy corn. I'm calloused now on boof and hand and lame in back and mind; I'm weary of my square of land and this eternal grind. It's har- row. harness, haul and hitch, it's ham, mer, hoe and hay; it's blow. and pull, and pack and pitch, it's pail. and plod. and prayl I've earned my time on Easy street, my day on beds Of down, so soon I'll turn my weary feet toward softer times in town"
 So Siwash sold his ancient land, its stable, stock and sod. and banked in cash, I understand. a fair and tempting wad. He settled in cozy shack with not tap to do, except to sally forth and back, and smoke a pipe or two. He gets his mail at ten o'clock, at one, and three. and five, and drones about the price of stock, of honey In the hive. He stops In at the blacksmith shop. the lumber yard and store, to tell the village clerk, or cop, about the days of yorel
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
Handy Airman,

Air navigation will long have its difficult situations, some being typical and some exceptional. Here is one that was handled masterfully the other day in the service between Paris and London. A French pilot carrying passengers after crossing the channel In driving storm found himself be- coming disabled. He wirelessed to an emergency station on the French shore near Calais, and then success fully came down with twelve passen- gers. Everything was working to meet the emergency. When the plane touched the earth a corps of experts was ready. Within fifteen minutes a new propeller was put on and motor trouble corrected. Off went Pilot Comte Henri de PerignOn with his passengers only twelve minutes be hind the schedule.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
Faint Praise.

Two youths had attended service In a church on the west side the pastor of which bears the reputation of being both learned and eloquent. The Wom- an happened to come out just behind them and caught this: "What did you think of him?" inquired one of . em in cheery, hopeful tone-the "him" referred to being the pas s-or. Tor answer the other cast one disapprov- ing look at his friend and dug his hands into his pockets. Whereupon his companion hastened to explain :: "Well, of course, he reads his ser mons and his delivery is poor. but gee! 1t takes nerve to be preacher !" Chicago Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

from the machine at the last rise be- fore the tunnel was reached and three of them went forward afoot toward where a slight gleam of light came from the mouth of the Blue Poppy.
 The sheriff took the lead, at last to command:
 Hey you, in there."
 "'Ey yourself!" It was Harry's voice.
 Come out-and be quick about 1t. Hold your light in front of your face with both hands,"
 "The 'ell I will And 'oo's talkingT
 "Sheriff Adams of Clear Creek coun- ty. You've got one minute to come out-or I'll shoot"
 "I'm coming on the run!"
 And almost instantly the form of Harry, his acetylene lamp lighting up his bulbous, surprised countenance with It's spraylike mustache, appeared at the mouth of the tunnel
 "What the bloody 'ell?" he gasped, as he looked into the muzzle of the revolver. From down the mountain side came the shout of one of the dep- uties:
 sheriff! Looks like It's him, all right. I've found a horse down here al. sweated up from running"
 "1'ist's about the answer" Sher- if AGams went forward and with motion of his revolver sent Harry's hands Into the air. Lets see what you've got on you"
 A light gleamed below as an cleo tric flash in the hands of one of the deputies began an investigation of the surroundings. The sheriff, finishing his search of 'Arry's pockets, stepped back.
 "Well." he demanded. what did you do with the proceedsT
 "The proceeds?" Harry stared blank ly. "Of what?'
 Quit your kidding. now. They've found your horse down there"
 "Wouldn't it be good idea" Fair child had cut in acridly- ito save your accusations on this thing until you're a little surer of 1t? Harry hasn't any horse. If he's rented one. you ought to be able to find that out pretty shortly"
 As If in answer, the sheriff turned and shouted n question down the
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
FOR I'LL SHOOT"

eYNOPSIs.-At Thornton Fair ehild's death his son Robert learns there has beer 8 dark period m his fathers life which for almost thirty years has caused him suffer ing. The secret is hinted at In a document left by the elder Fair- child. which also informs Robert he Is now owner of a mining claim In Colorado. and advising him to see Henry Beamish. a lawyer. Beamish tells Robert his claim, a silver mine. is at Ohadi. thirty eight miles from Denver. He also warns him against a certain man, ''Suuint'' Rodaine. his fathers en- emy. Robert decides to so to Ohadi- On the road to Ohadi from Denver FairchIld assists a girl apparently in a frenzy of haste, to change a tire on her auto. When she has left. the sheriff and a posse appear. in pursuit or a bandit. Fairchild. bewildered. misleads them as to the direction the girl had taken Al Ohadi FairchIld Is warmly greeted by Mother" Howard. boarding house keeper. for his fathers sake. From Mother Howard Fairchiid learns something of the mystery connected with the disappearance Of 'Sissie" Larsen. his fathers CO., worker Tn the mine. He meets the girl he had assisted. but she denies her Identity. She Is Anita Rich mond. Judge Richmond's daughter. Visiting his claim. Fairchild Is shadowed hy a man he recognizes from descriptions as "Squint" Ro- daine. Back in Ohadi. his fathers old friend. Harry Harkins, a Cor nishman. summoned from England by Beamish to help Fairchild, halls him with joy. The pair find the mine flooded and have not suffi- cient funds to have 1t pumped dry. Later in the day "Squint" Rodaine announces that he practically saw Harkins fall into the flooded mine. and evidently Is drowned. Harkins being a general favorite. the entire population t2rns out to clear the flooded mine. When the work Is practically done. Harry appears. It had been a shrewd trick, and the men take it as a good joke. Fairchild learns that Judge Rich mond Is dying. and that he and Anita are in the power of the Ro- daines. They begin. as partners, to work the mine. In their hearts both fear Larsen was killed by Thornton Fairchild and his body buried by a cave-in which de- stroyed the mine.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

MANY OF US LIKE OLD SMASH

That was the lifev he tells them all. "Twas busy. full and free; twas pep and go both spring and fall-it was the life for mel There's nothing like the farm, I swear, the pumpkins and the pens. the kicking colts and brindle mare, the meadows and the hensl Search this old globe from head to heel no better job you'll find-but this old aimless loafing deal is sure an awful grind "-J. B. Turf, in Farm Life.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

tones became louder-so that they could be heard at the bottom of the stairs: You can help me greatly simply by going and not creating any more of a disturbance"
 "But-"
 "Please go," came the direct answer. And please do not vent your spite on MT. Rodaine and his son. I'm sure that they will act like gentlemen if you will. You shouldn't have rushed fin here"
 "I heard you screaming, Miss Rich mond."
 q know" came her answer, as jelly as ever. Then the door downstairs closed and the sound of steps came on the veranda. She leaned close to him. T had to say that" came her whis- pered words. "Please don't try to un- derstand anything I do in the future. Just go-please!"
 And Fairchild obeyed.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
lYinq and Perjury.

A lie is statement which is thought to be false by the person who utters 1t, and is intended to deceive; while perjury is false statement made un- der oath.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
Lone SurviVer.

"That sailor must have had a wild night he looks wreck"
 Probably struck a hidden bar"
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

Somehow the average boy lacks a mania for acquiring gOod-conduct marks at school.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

There were female match-makers thousands of years before matches were invented.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

The simple life Is all right for those who can afford 1t.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

If there were anything sourer than the big green pickle, it would close your eyes entirely.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
Then She'd Hear Them,

"Oh, just love fairy tales!"
 "Then I'd advise you to get married, my dear."-London Punch.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27

The diligent says To-day" the slug. gard says Tomorrow"
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
to Watch for Enemies.
Unpopular.

Unpopular. Jud Tunkins says there are suns in space bigger than ours, but after hot summer he doesn't feel enviOus.- Washington Star.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
UnoaIIant French savinu.

UngalIant French Saying. A man in love is like sparrow caught with birdlime; the more he strives the more he is entangled.- From the French
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-27
"Your partners in Jail. Guilty or not guilty?"

(TO BE CONTINUED1