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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

A man can be fairly happy with a
stupid woman, but not a jealous one;
a great difference in age is not fatal
to a happy marriage if accompanied
by unselfishness-these are the main
points brought out by Margaret De-
land in the first interview she has
granted in many years.
The selfishness of jealousy, and it's
dire effects on marriage, is the theme
of Mrs. Deland's new novel, THE We
hement Flame" which depicts the
union of a nineteen-year- old boy and
a woman of thirty-nine. And yet, in
spite of the tragedy which emerges
from this situation, the author has
put the following words into the
mouth of one of her chara cters:
1T isn't years that decide whether
a marriage is a failure. One of the
happiest marriages I ever knew was
between a woman of fifty and a man
Of thirty
Questioned as to her own attitude
in regard to the above quotation, Mrs
Deland admitted that she feels a diff
ference in age is not fatal to happiness
in marriage, althO it is d risk.
This woman was of distinguished
intellect, and was also unselfish." she
explained. 1T don't believe any mar
riage ever went on the rocks if both
husband and wife are unselfish. I
think Maurice would have stood by if
Eleanor had rot been so jealous. He
wouldn't have been perfectly happy.
because it was a ridiculous situation,
but he would have played the game.
If she had been a kind, sweet, unset
fish woman, she would have bored
him, but then love would have turned
into a beautiful friendship, and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
MOVE FIRST SPUDS NEXT WEEK
Union Pacific Is Ready With Cars
Waiting at Every Point.

The wheat isn't the only crop
which the hot. dry spell is hurrying
along. The early ''spud" crop in the
Kaw valley is also ripening fast and
shipping to some degree at least will
be started next week. according to re-
ports.
In anticipation Of the movement,
the Union Pacific has a -tring of box
cars in readiness at every point in the
valley, and the Rock Island reports
that it has between thirty and forty
cars here ready to handle the crop.
All of the cars have been thoroly
cleaned and disinfected and can be
ready for use on a moments notice.
Loading of the early potatoes, which
make up about one-third of the entire
Kaw valley ACREAGE wwill start the
middle of the week and there may be
affew cars loaded as early as Tuesday.
persons in touch with the situation
say. BY July 1, the shipping will be
heavy.
The early yield is going to be fair
but the hot, dry weather is cooking
the later variety. Every day the pres
ent weather continues the yield of the
later crop is Ding cut, it is said. while
some of the last planting will make no
crop at all unless it rains shortly. Fol-
lowing so much rail- in the spring, the
ground is literally baked, according
to reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

Approval of the plan for an obse1v-
ance OF the SEVENTEEN anniversary of
the Rock Island Lines on October 10,
1922. has been made by the executive
officers of the railway at a general
staff meeting held recently in Chicago.
1t is expected that employees on all
divisions will cooperate to make the
observance one long to be remem-
bered. A general program has been
mapped out, which will be supple
mented by features to be developed by
the employees on the various divisions
The general program, which will be
amplified as details are worked out,
includes the following:
/. Cooperation by the Rock Island
Employees clubs to the end that meet
ings be held by these organizations on
the evening of October 10, at which
time programs will be rendered ap-
propriate to the anniversary and in
accordance with the desires of the in
dividual clubs. Employees clubs are
at present esta blished at Chicago. Tri-
Cities (Davenport-Rock 1sland-Mo-
line-Silvis). Peoria, Cedar Rapids,
Liberty, Valley Junction, Topeka, Her
lngton, Wichita, Ell Reno. Chickasha,
Fort Worth Oklahoma City, Haley
vile and Little Rock.
German to Speak by Radio.
.. An address to be delivered by
President German on the seventeen
anniversary, at the radiophone studio
of Westinghouse Electric company.
X. Y. w, Chicago. on the evening of
October 10. Each employees club
turnout the system will be asked to
equip themselves with a radiophone
receiving set so the address will be
heard by all those attending these club
meetings. 1t is planned to make the
night OF October 10. Rock Island
Night at the radiophone studio, and
the program to consist of several mu-
steal numbers. in addition to Mr.. Cor
mans address.
8. At points on the Rock Island
Lines where there are no employees
clubs. the local comm ercial clubs or
chambers of commerce will be asked
TO cooperate and hold meetings of
these organizations on the night of
October 10 at which time a repre-
sentative of the Rock Island will at
tend to deliver a special message.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

marriage would not have terminated
as it did,
However, Mrs Deland by no means
pliment."- she added, that a man can
pay his wife is to say, she never
bored me-"
AS for jea1ousy-Mrs. Deland de-
fines it as self love, plus the con-
seriousness of your own inferiority to
the person of whom you are Jealous"
1t has the same effect on love that
water has on fire" and the worst of it
is. sit will bore any man to DEATH"
1t will even drive a husband into I'M
faithfulness.
to jealousy Mrs. Deland said, Every
one who loves is liable to experience
jealousy, but it is -deplorable."
Suppose, she pointed out. that some
body you love, obviously loves some
one else better than you. OF course,
you will be unhappy for two reasons,
either because you are deficient in
those qualities he finds in the other,
or because he has descended to love
and thus proves faithless to his own
ideals. If the former is the case, you
should, according to Mrs. Deland,
simply get busy and try to gain those
qualities you lack.
1T was Eleanor's jealousy which
drove Maurice into untruthfulness,"
their creator said. Maurice starts out
from the house, angry with Eleanor
he finds this pretty soft creature,
and, still angry with Eleanor, he
sweeps into this thing.
''It wasn't Eleanor's age which made
the marriage a tragedy. 1t was her
selfish jealousy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
WATER POWER TO AID ROADS
white Coar' To Be Important in Adj
vancing Efficiency.

white Coar' To Be Important in Ad-
vancing Efficiency.
white COAL" the term used by the
electrical engineering fraternity to sig
nifty water power, bids fair to be the
most important single element in ad-
vancing the efficiency of the transpor-
tation systems of America during the
next century, in the opinion of rail-
road leaders. The work of corralling a
powerful supply of water and utilizing
IL by producing electricity - to run
trains with admittedly greater GER
tainty, speed and comfort than with
steam has progressed with amazing
rapidity. and at present constitutes
problem which every executive of a
major railroad in the country is study
ing.
The announcement of President
Ralph Budd of the Great Northern
last week outlining plans for the cleo
trification of his companys lines thru
out certain of the Rocky Mountain dis
tr1ctS as soon as financial arrange
ments can be consummated, caused re-
newed discussion of the situation in
not expected to begin until 1924 it is
considered as significant of what may
be expected from other railroads.
A survey of the identification of
railway line shows at least eight COM
panies which either have considera BILE
OF accomplishment to their credit
along this line or have ambitious pro-
grams in view. The Chicago, Milwau-
kee * St. Paul, with it's $50 miles of
electrified lines thru the mountain
region of Montana, is generally CON
coded to be the pioneer; the New
York. New Haven &. Hartford in its
expansive Identification program; the
Baltimore & Ohio with its five-mile
electrified tunnel thru Baltimore; the
New York Central and PENNSYLVANIA
with identification at numerous points
where traffic is dense; the Norfolk &
Western; Illinois Central, particularly
around Chicago; Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe and Great Northern con-
stitute the carries that are responsible
for the bulk of this form of transpor--
tation development in America.
Plans for the actual continuance of
this work are at present limited to the
Santa Fe in some of its far-western
sections, the Illinois Central in and
around Chicago, and the New York
Central. which will electrify it's lines
into its new $6O,000,OOO passenger
terminal at Cleveland to be erected
soon.
Many of these railroads, of course.
are not enabled to use white coaT' in
generating their electrical power, be
cause of the absence of latent water
reserves, but are required to fall back
on coal In the case of the St. Paul,
however. the distribution of natural
resources made water power the most
feasible element for producing the
energy needed in the quest for lower
operating costs and more efficiency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
ROCK ISLAND TO REBALLAST
VIZ Use Thousands of Cars of Shale
and Gravel Near Topeka


During the next few weeks the Rock
Island will use thousands of cars of
new ballast On its Lines in Kansas east
Of Harrington. Every foot of track IS
already ballasted but much of it IS
going to be relaid and resurfaced.
The company this week began load
ing shaIe at C.nterville. Iowa, and
hauling il to St. Joseph to b used on
the line between that place and To-
peka. Twenty cars were unlOaded be-
tween St. Joseph and Horton. Friday,
and many more are to follow. it IS
said
Within a week or ten days. the COM
pany will start hauling washed river
gravel from Argyle. Mo. to be used on
the track between Topeka and Herring
ton. Practically every mile between
the two places will be gone over and
several thousand cars of gravel will
be required, officials announced this
week.
It is reported that this work is a
part of various improvements which
the Rock Island will make this year.
and il is understood that some inn
portant announcements as to what
other plans the company has in view
roads made announcements shortly
after the first of the year as to what
improvements and extensi IN they ex-
pected TO make during the twelve
months but the Rock Island has been
silent.
II the original budget for the Sec
ond division has been allowed it will
mean a new roundhouse at Topeka, in
creased trackage facilities and perhaps
something in the way of new shops.
1t was announced some time ago that
a new roundhOuSe at Topeka was one
OF the first items to be considered once
some money for such improvements
was available
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

road using the crossing, but with the
Rock Island also using that ipes the
number of trains passing over the
crossing is doubled. In recent years the
rains have become more numerous and
heavier and their steady pounding
simply tears the crossing to pieces
until at the end or approximately
forty-eight months they are worn out
and must be replaced.
The cost OF keeping up the other
crossings in the city is small in COM
parison with that of the one in North
Topeka, Mr.. Patten says. The viaduct,
however, saves the street railway COM
pany a similar expense on East Sixth
street where a line crosses the Santa
F'e tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
CENTER BERTHs ARE POPULAR.

Railroad passenger agents admit
that business is rushing at present,
but according to Miss NJ. L. Doering.
city passenger agent for the Union
Pacific. il would be better if all Of the
berths in a Pullman could be in the
middle Of the car.
Everybody seems to want berths
seven and eight and a lot of people
seem real provoked when we can't
furnish them" said Miss Doering. to-
day. Nobody wants a berth in the
end OF the car because they say IL is
over the wheels. still a lot of folks
viii pay a big price for a drawing
room which is closer to the end than
ever"
Berths five and six. also nine and
ten are quite acceptable, Miss Doer-
Ing says but they are not as popular
as seven and eight. especially if the
car has only twelve sections. Those
having sixteen sections offer a wider
choice but Miss Doering contends that
the person who will invent a sleeping
car with all OF he berths in the center
can make a fortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
STATE SOLD SILK PLANT
Nothing of the Silk Industry in
Kansas Is Heard Nowadays
Station at Peabody Was Discon-
tinued Many Years Ago.

Little or nothing of the silk indus
try as related to Kansas is ever heard
nowadays. But the state back in the
late sos and '90s went in for silk Gull
ture and esta blished a station at Pea
body, in southern Marion county, after
the 1887 legislature had appropriated
$4,000 for purchase of necessary IA
cilities, including mulberry trees, and
for the propagation of classic CO.
cOOnS." Each succeeding legislature
made appropriations for the silk sta
ton until 1897, when the legislature
decided that cOCOonS did not thrive in
Kansas and ordered the station dis
posed of ito the best advantage of
the state"
During its existence the station was
under control of a board of three
members who received So per day and
5 cents per mile travelling expenses.
The total annual expense of the board.
it was stipulated, could not exceed
$500 and each member was under
$4,000 bond. This board appointed a
superintendent and silk culture in
Kansas began with a free distribution
of mulberry seed and the payment of
a state bounty on cOcoonS.
But after the legislature ordered
the silk business discontinued. a spe-
cial sales board was created and d.
rected to sell the station and turn into
the state treasury whatever money
was left after the board deducted its
own expenses. This board was also
authorized before completing the sale,
to negotiate with the federal agricul-
ture department with a view to estab-
fishing a national experimental sta
ton. Emphasizing its desire to dis
pose of the project the legislature told
the board that eff necessary to COM
plete the sale, donate the entire Pea
body plant to the goVernm lent" So
Kansas silk venture was sold.
%-
The Aurora" Havana cigar Is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
ARE BUYING new CARS
Is Estimated That Orders This Month
VIII Reach $4,000.

The heavier movement of traffic as
a result of the marked Improvement
in business and the further expansion
looked for is responsible for an I'M
usual activity in railway equipment
manufacturing concerns this year as
compared with a year ago.
Up to June 3, 1922, the latest report
available. railway executives estimate
that freight cars ordered in the coun-
try totaled approximately $4,000. or
about three times the total purchased
in the full twelve months of 1921.
New orders of railway cars in the
last few days have totaled about 5000,
and there are inquiries in the market
for about 10000 more. If these are
definitely placed before the end of
June it will mean that approximately
$4,000 new freight cars Will have been
ordered in the first half year. or at an
annual rate of 10000 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
MAY GO TO 500 CARS A DAY
Rock Island Is Expecting Record
Breaking CantaIoupe movement.

Already moving from $50 to 400
cars daily from California to Chicago.
local Rock Island authorities are in
receipt of adviceS stating that the
cantaloupe shipments will break ali
previous records during the next few
days.
Messag es received Friday afternoon
from the shipping center stated that
427 cars were loaded Thursday and
that 500 more would be ready to move
Friday night. Cool weather held the
crop back for a time and now it is
coming on with a rush. the reports
state
A total of $50 cars of cantaloupes
passed thru Topeka during the TWEEN
ty-four hour period ending at $50
o'clock this morning. Every car is
given a new supply of ice at this
point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

Try state Jurnai Wants for results
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

hibition this year was awarded to an
American, George w. Bellows. The
picture with which he won the prize
was Eleanor, Jean and Anna" a por-
trait group of two old women and a
little girl. That same painting won a
gold medal at the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy of Fine Arts exhibition last year.
The second and third prizes fell to
two Frenchmen, Rene Menard and
Henri Labasque.
The three honorable mentions were
all won by Americans, Charles Reiffel
of Wilton, Conn, Henry B. Smell of
New York City and Fred Wagner of
T Philadelphia.
George W. Bellows, it will be re-
membercd. had a painting in the
American Fed of Arts collec-
ton exhibited at Boswell hall, Wash
burn college. last spring. The picture
was called ''Matinicus." 1t was a view
of a group of tumbledown fish ware
houses and WharveS at a fishing vii
lage on an island off the coast of
Maine The name together with GER
tain peculiarities in the picture caused
much local comment as to what it was
all about.
Bellows is a comparatively young
man. He was born in Columbus,
Ohio. in 1882. After graduating from
the Ohio State university, he studied
art under Marietta, Jay cambridge
and Robert Henri He won honorable
mention at the Carnegie institute in
1913. and the medal of the third class
in 1914.
Since 1908 he has been awarded at
least twelve medals and prizes at i'm
portant American art exhibitions.
Nebraska has thriving art associa-
ton as perhaps most persons who
keep in touch with art happenings
know.
This year the associations regular
spring exhibition held in the art build-
ing of the Nebraska State university
at Lincoln, was free to the public. It
was its first free annual exhibition.
The State university desired it to be
so and agreed to supply the necessary
light be entirely accessible to stu
dents in particular, and to the people
of the state in general.
The exhibition consisted of three
groups of paintings. a collection from
the American Federation of Art, one
from the painters of the midwest and
a group of works done by local artists
In addition to the paintings, an ex-
hibition of industrial art from the
Dayton School of Industrial Art was
on view.
According to the American Maya
zine OF Art, the wave of artistic inter-
est and culture that is sweeping the
United States, has reached Alaska
tory are that artists residing there are
kept very busy painting altar pieces
for churches and designing book
plates One of the altar pieces is a
painting of the CrUcifix.on. It is to-
be placed in St. Georges church in
Cordova, known as the Hahn
mem orial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

The Aurora" Havana cigar is the
best on the market. Try one.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

The first prize for painting at the
Carnegie Institutes international ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24

William NJ. Parkinson. Union Pa
cific baggage agent, is confined to
his home on account of sickness
Martin Buck, assistant baggage agent
is in charge during his absence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-02

es Mary Catherine Epps and Pearl
Chandler served the guests with a
delightful sweet course. Those pres
ent were Misses Erckmann, Thorne,
Lancaster, Babb, McFadden, Spiegner,
Crockett, Kinard, McHaffey and Mes
DANES E. C. Epps and M. F. Mont
gcmery.
Mr.. P. o. Arrowsmith has been
awarded a large contract in connec-
ton with the building Of the Santee
river bridge. Mr.. Arrowsmith's con-
tract calls for the remo0l of a great
quantity of dirt which will be used
il. the building of the causeway
through the swamp and forming a
part of the approach to the bridge
proper. He expects to begin work on
the job at an early date, or just as
soon as he can get the necessary ma
chinery on the ground. The roadbed
mas DSeH pTdCIlCduy SohhPiSSSo w sANS
edge of the swamp and is apparent
" an excellent piece of work.
On Saturday afternoon last, Mrs.
John D. Britton entertained a few OF
her friends at an afternoon tea, honor
ing her house guest, Miss Marie Fad
dy of Andrews. The hostess chose
az her color scheme for the afternoon,
the rainbow colors. The guests
were invited into the dining room
where covers were laid for eight. A
large bowl of fruit served as a center
decoration on the table, dainty place
cards and attractive favors graced
each place. The rainbow idea was
charmingly carried out throughout the
entire menu. Those present were:
Misses Marie Eaddy, Marian McFad-
den, Emma Gordon, Elizabeth Spieg-
rer, Floreice Jacobs; Mesdames L. A.
vanKeuren, and Harry Britton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-02
METHODISTS PLAN
FOR WORLD SUNDAY
To Make Effort on March 26th to
Collect Past Due Centenary
Pledges.

Another significant step in the prog
ress Of Southern Methodism, is the
appointment of a day to be known
as "World Sunday" throughout its en-
tire connection. This decision was
reached at the church-wide conference
on world program and missionary ad-
vance recently held in Memphis, Tenn,
end came as a climax to what is said
to be the most notable meeting OF
Methodists ever assembled.
"World Sunday" as adopted by the
400 and more Methodist leaders in
Memphis, proposes to secure for the
church as brilliant a record in the
matter of payment Of pledges as 1t
has already attained in subscribing
t. the centenary movement which has
claimed the attention of that denom-
ination for the past three years and
through which something like $780,
00O, 900 was subscribed for missions
and other causes Of the church.
In a review Of the work Of the
church through centenary channels 1t
was shown that 60 per cent Of the
entire amount pledged is now due,
whereas, only 40 per cent has been
paid, and that unless church mem
bers in arrears come up with their
payments before the meeting OF the
general conference in May, the church
will be hindered in carrying on the
enlarged program as planned under
the centenary movement.
In order that at least $4,O00,0oO OF
unpaid centenary pledges be secured
within the next three months, plans
have been made to call back into
action all of the forces Of the church
in an effort to bring the payment OF
pledges up to date.
Sunday March 26, has been desig-
mated as "World Sunday" when from
every church and charge in the entire
connection, payment of the overdue
centenary pledges will be the theme.
During the week that follows, local
centenary committees will be organic
ed and all subscribers who are in
arrears will be personally interviewed
and urged to bring their payments
up to date.
The idea of "World Sunday" for
Southern Methodists, when throughout
the bounds of that denomination
simultaneous effort will be made for
collection of centenary dues, originat-
ed with D. Charles C. Selecuan, pas
tor of the First Methodist church.
Dallas, Texas. DR.. Seleccan has al
ready demonstrated the practicability
and efficiency of this plan, using
Easter Sunday of last year as "World
Sunday" for the church Of which ne
is the pastor, with the result that
the missionary Offering for that Sun
day amounted to between $4,000 and
$4,000.
"The real result Of the movement
said DR.. Selecman, "could not be es-
timated in cash. Many who had been
backward in their payments were re-
minded of the sacredness Of the claim
and came forward in few weeks
with their money, while the zeal OF
the church for missions was quicken
ell by the campaign"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-02
The Farmers Plight.

The following table has been pre-
pared by a Nebraska farmer of a
statistical turn of mind, and shows
tie amount of taxes, in terms of corn,
his farm has paid for 10 years, the
market price taken for a basis be-
ing that quoted by the Department