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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
BUY MORE CARS
Rolling Stock Orders in October
Reached High Mark.
of Locomotives Fell
OF During Month.

Locomotive orders in October to-
tailed 1S4, freight car orders 14.49S.
and passenger car orders 116. For
the ten months period the totals for
domestic orders have now reached
1856 locomotives. 125, 65S freight cars
and 1853 passenger cars. Dhe total
of 1S4 locomotives in October was not
bad; it was. however. not as good as
the totals reported for the four pre-
ced.ng months. Why there should
have been a falling off it is difficult
to say. The Disappointing railway net
reported by most roads for August
aPd September was possibly deter
rent to purchasing. A more impor-
tant reason may have been that many
roads that have already placed their
orders are having difficulty securing
deliveries. Some sizable inquiries,
however. are in the market. so the
prospects for November look to be far
from disappointing. The orders for
freight cars in October were much
better than those for locomotives. The
October freight car totals, 49S-
was double those for August and Sep
TENDER combined. 1t was exceede ed,
however, by narrow margins by thu
but it was only half the total for
1925 biggest month to date-April-
when the New York CentraPs bust
ness brought the total up to over 3d.
OUN-
Two Angles of Interest.
Interest in these car and locomotive
figures now has two Values-one en-
bodied in the use of the figures as an
index to the volume of railway pur-
chasing and the other as an indication
of the success tie railways are having
in meeting deferred equipment re-
Quirements. Car loadings of over a
million cars for the week ended Oc-
tober 81 and the present severe car
shortage are a measure of the de-
ferred require lent. The railways are
making fair progress towards meeting
this particular problem: the volume
of orders for new equipment is, on the
whole. quite satisfactory. The present
transportation situation, however, is
plain evidence that still further pro-
gress is needed. The experts say that
business in general should be ex-
tremely satisfactory in 1928. If they
are correct, a continuation of the pres
ent volume of equipment purchasing
and possibly an increased volume as
well are quite properly to be expected.
Age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
TO HOLD ANOTHER
Crossing Campaign of 1922 Is
Considered Successful.
VIII Be Repeated During Sum-
mer Touring Season.
SEEK ANOTHER SLOGAN
r. r.. Safety Man Wants Better
Motto For Drive.
Figures For 1922 Show Good
) Effect of Propaganda.

y The success OF the campaign waged
during 1922 by railroads for more
care on the part of motorists in cross
ing grade crossings. was sufficient to
warrant the renewal or the campaign,
or rather the Inauguration of a sim
liar one, during the summer touring
and motoring season OF 1923. t has
been decided by the committee on
highway crossing accident prevention
of the safety section o. the American
Railway association.
Notice of the intention to carry on
another campaign during the coming
year has been sent 10 the office of
Isaiah Hale. safety superintendent of
the Santa Fe system at Topeka
The committee is seeking for an
other slogan to be used during the
coming campaign. which is to take
the place of that used in 1871
Gross Crossings Cautiously"
To Receive Slogan Suggestions.
Hale will receive suggestions for
such n slogan at his office and will
transmit them to the committee which
will be in charge of the campaign
The move to make motorists more
careful when they cross railroad tracks
was regarded rs successful in spite of
the fact that there was an increase in
the number of such accidents which
occurred in 1922. over the record of
1921.
IL Is pointed out tnaI there were
more automobiles in operation in the
United States by 2.OO9.021. than dur
ing the previous year. and an increase
of OF Pc cent in the volume of traffic
hand ed by the railroads. during the
Per cd over which the campaign ex-
tended.
Prel minary figures just compiled by
the American Railway association
show in part the results of its Care
full Crossing Campaign" for the re-
duction OF highway crossing accidents.
The campaign began on June 1 and
extended to September 80.
Returns Cover los Railroads.
The preliminary figures include re-
urns from los railroads. covering
4.U91 miles. or about four-fifths of
the c ass 1 railroad mileage of the
United States
Despite an Increase of 81 per cent
t(as compared with the same period
In ; year, in the volume OF railroad
business during the campaign period
as Indicated by the car loadings, and
an increase in registration for the
81 me period of 2,OO9.o21 automobiles
and trucks or p per cent. the num-
Der of accidents "a highway crossings
Increased only 3.6 per cent, the nom
injuries SO per cent. This is an aver
are OF , per cent for non-fatal and
fatal injuries
The total CT the accidents reported
for the period was 4.411. an increase
of 153: the total of non-fatal injuries
was 1900. an increase of AZ and the
total fatal injuries, 693. an increase
of -.
Z 1t is believed that when final COM
pilation is completed. the figures will
not vary more than per cent from
these shown above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

There is a much embarrassed ex
service man in Topeka, who achieved
that unpleasant situation thru trying
to get smart" with young lady in
a local cleaning and dyeing establish
ment's office.
Finding that winter is approaching,
and neither overcoatS nor peSetas form
part of the foliage of the fauna of
Kansas, the e. e-s. m. exhumed the
old army benny, and took it to the
cleaning ard dyeing establishment to
see if it could be cleaned up little
and made to serve as a protection
against the chilling zephyr.
1t could, and the e. e-s. m. left in
structions for the garment to be
cleaned and pressed, iand to have the
brass buttons which bedecked it, re-
placed with ''civie" buttons.
Which was duly performed accord
ing to contract.
And the e. e-s. m. was so tickled to
see the rejuvenated benny that he at
tempted to wax clever with the young
lady who brought it out for him.
The crux of this tale is the fact that
the war service of the e. e-s m. was
performed in the British army, and the
overcoat was a regulation British
great coat, one-soldiers for the use
Of" and the buttons bore the coat of
arms of Great Britain.
Gimme back the buttons" the vet
eran requested the young lady behind
from a sentimental standpoint. King
Georgel V, of BIighty, gave me that
coat. with those identical buttons
on it"
Which was. technically speaking.
strictly true, for the coat was issued
from the stores of the kings quarter
masters, overseas. while the g. e-s m.
was working for the king" in the
capacity, of a private soldier.
But the young lady behind the
counter took the words of the facetious
g e-s m. literally, seriously, and her
eyes plugged out with awe.
These eyes reflected visions of
stricken field of Flanders ragged
hero. all Clipped and nicked with
bullet wounds. his clothing tattered by
bayonet thrusts. wreath of muddy
laurel on his brow, and a grateful
monarch extending the coat and say
ing Ere. son. blime. ave this greet
cot Swizzle me pink if you aven't
jolly well hearned it. donehaknowl
You've saved the blinkin' country to-
day, me good mani"
Whereas the strict truth of the
matter was that a grizzled and formid-
able q. m sergeant reached around
behind him to a stack of several hum
bred of the great coats. yanked one
off the top of the pile and chucked IL
at the e. e-s. m. one day. rocking little
whether it fitted or didn't and when
the hero of the tale raised the long
veil because it didn't fit. warned him
to sling yer bloody 'ook bout of ere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
IS NOT EXPENSIVE
Living Costs Low In California,
Union Pacific Holds.
FOur-RoOm Flat Rents at $40 a
Month Furnished.

1T is unfortunate that so much
travel literature about California is
too full of poetry to contain any
prose" says the current issue of the
Union Pacific Monthly Bulletin. THE
poetry is not necessarily misleading.
but it crowds out the brass lacks If
livinf costs on the Pacific Coast could
be given in detail to. the prospective
tourist he would probably buy a ticket
without asking for much dope about
the ocean and the waving palms.
"A large proportion of winter
travel to California is drawn from
classes that can afford a vacation but
have good reason for keeping track
of prices. The wheat belts of Canada
and the United States furnish a large
number Of California tourists each
year. who naturally select those
months in which they have a period
of leisure Many others whose occu-
patton is largely seasonal are better
prospects in the winter than the sum-
mer, and contribute a larger proper
ton of the total than is generally sup
posed.
Figures Would Be EnIightening.
"Tabulated figures giving average
rentals of furnished rooms would be
enlightening to many of those who be-
long to these groups. In Los Angeles
"a comfortably furnished room can be
rented for S12 a month up, and a
four-room furnished apartment or
flat for $40 a month up. In very
many cases the apartments are pro-
vided with garages. Furnished bun
galows are offered at a minimum of
about $50 a month, and unfinished
at $4OI Even in the finest hotels
rooms can be rented at IS a day,
American plan.
THE minimum rentals, of course.
will only interest those to whom econ
ony is important, but the scale of
prices is so thoroly graduated that liv-
ing conditions of varying standards at
corresponding cost can be found to
suit tourist who differ widely in their
demands.
For that section of the touring
public that requires de luxe living con-
ditions, there is provision of a quality
unsurpassed in any metropolis in the
world.
The latitude of choice observed in
the rentals extends to everything else
that affects living costs, and as the
automobile is now considered rather a
necessity than a luxury, provision has
been made for motorists of the most
frugal and thrifty type. II is in fact a
common practice to purchase a used
car for about 5000 or $500 after ar
irving at the coast, and to sell it there
at the end of the vacation for almost
rentthe same amount"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
WANT OLDER BOYS MEETING
Topeka Delegation to Manhattan for
1928 State Conference


Topeka may have the privilege of
entertaining the 1000 delegates to the
1928 State Y. NJ. c. A. older Boys con-
ference if the plans of the Topeka
delegation to the annual conference
at Manhattan, December 1, and 8,
are nlaterialized and acted upon fav-
orably blythe conference.
Topeka has entertained the confer
ence before. but not since it was made
an annual event Jack Brewster. of
Topeka high school. served as presi-
dent of the conference in 1921. The
consist of fifty boys
Four hundred registrations have
been received for the conference at
the state Y. NJ. c. A Offices Today
was the last day to make registrations
and several hundred are expected by
mail Saturday. Every Hi-Y club in
Kansas will be represented.
A special rate of one and one-half
fare per round trip has been granted
by the public utilities commission to
conference delegates The Rock
Island and Union Pacific railroads will
furnish special coaches for the dele
cations.
E. V. Edworthy- state secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A. will be one of the
principal speakers
District older boys conferences will
be held at Clay Center, December 8.
2 and 10. and at Mankato, December
Is, 16 and II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

u dealt and at one table bid a spade.
1t is better no-trumper or a pass,
but does not like the idea of a no
trumper with an ungUarded ace. A
passed and Y took out the no-trumper
with the higher ranking of his two
equally long suits, bidding two hearts.
When B passes we come to the old
question which always seems to ipre-
sent itself in such cases: Should u
now go to no-trumps, call his second
best suit, diamonds, or let it go at
hearts? With four honors in one hand
to score, he bid three diamonds. The
odd was all he could make.
At the other table Y did not leave
the diamonds in, but correctly calls
the clubs. 1t is most important for
players who hold two long suits, five
or more cards, to show them both If
they can, as one never knows which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
Charley Chaplin
to Wed Again to
a Polish Actress

Los Angeles. Nov. 25.-Charles
Chaplin. motion picture comedian, is
reported in the Los Angeles Times of
today to be engaged to marry Pola
Negri, Polish screen tragedienne-
Il cannot say yes he is quoted as
saying ANY such announcement
must of necessity come from her
Neither can 1 say mo. Think of the
position that would place her in She
is a Eentlewoman and a foreigner.
Don't you see? She does not under
stand American ways in affairs of this
kind She would resent my making
a statement.
Marriage is no crime" he com
mented-
Madame Negri. the paper reports.
refused TO discuss the subject Their
romance is said TO have started dur
ing Chaplin's visit to Europe last year.
Since she reached Los Angeles, she
and Chaplin are said to have been in
Separable friends
Chaplin's former wife is Mildred
Harris, motion picture actress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
AUCTION BRIDGE
Written for The Topeka State journal
By r. F. FOSTER.
Author OF Foster Auction, Auction Made Easy,
Fosters Complete Hoyie etc

Since the appearance of the article
on denying suits four weeks ago sew
eral interesting letters have come to
hand, setting forth sundry objections
to be the increase in the contract, and
next comes what the English players
term the objection to calling against
the partner
One writer lays stress on the point
that if a player is strong enough to
make a call, not knowing what his
partner has, it is better to let him
alone. to take his medicine, rather
conditions may be reversed and will
be found that the original caller is
weak in the second suit.
But bridge is a partnership game
and it must be forgotten that if the
original caller is left to take his medi-
cine his partner has to swallow half
the dose.
The theory of leaving the bid alone
on the ground that if it is strong
enough for a bid it will not get hurt
things. These suit bids are not always
as strong as they should be, and even
if they are, they may not be extra
long. The consequence is that if the
bidder finds he is going to be left to
look out for himself on average bids,
his partner giving him no warning, he
will quit making those bids and will
pass up hands that are just average
TOT rear OF IlnulnS an the IruInpS
punched against him.
The same objection that lies against
the original bid, the possibility of the
suit itself being below average. even
if the rest of the hand is strong, also
lies against the take-out Most of the
trouble starts with bad bidding on the
part of the dealer. followed up by a
want of courage in pulling himself sout
when he finds he has got into hole.
Here is a deal which was interest
ing both in the bidding and the play.
illustrating as it did at one table the
Importance of denying suits and the
possibilities of going game at decla-
ration which at first was never
thought of, even:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

will turn out to be the better for the
combined hands In spite of the fact
satisfied with the one first shown, or
even support it, he may like the other
much better.
On the other hand. when the part
ner denies the suit first shown it is
almost a certa MY that he has length
clubs he had to go to four. This is
what so many shrink from doing. The
contract seems to be TOO big for the
purpose.
how he did it: opened with the
king of hearts end dummy led a small
spade. This A won, and not knowing
the declarer was out, A went right
back with it, trumping. This set up
the queen for dummy.
Y led the jack of hearts, forcing a
cover with the queen and dummy
trumped it. Two rounds of trumps
followed, Y having marked B with
the spade jack, as A would not have
over dummyss queen. The only trick
A and can make low is the high
trump.
The diamond lead, right up to the
four honors, is the only thing that
would have saved the game at the sec
ond trick, and then only if Y was
careless enough to forget to lead the
losing trump SO : to get the queen
out of the way, no matte which ad-
versary had that card.
When played at no-trump, all that
q could get out of it was the odd trick.
When left at spades u lost the odd
trick. When played at diamonds, u
could not make more than the odd.
This is the solution to Problem No.
1873, in which there were no trumps, q
to lead and w to win all the tricks.
The curious thing about this end
gameSiS that at one table precisely the
same situation was brought about
when clubs were trumps, but the
player did not get all the tricks.
Y leads the queen and nine of clubs,
Y overtaking the nine with the ten
and leading the seven. These club
leads force two discards from B. His
first is naturally the small heart, but
the next must be a diamond or a
spade. Y sheds the heart seven. But
if B discards both his hearts q will
keep both of his and let the eight of
diamonds go.
The rest is obvious. makes three
spades if B sheds a spade, z makes
two hearts if B lets go both his. Y
and q make two diamonds between
them if B lets go a diamond. In each
case B has to discard again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

speech is silver. but silence is
golden. according to q wise crack by
some ancient philosopher whose name
doesn't matter now.
His announcement holds good I'm
the present day. however. particularly
when speech Is transmitted over the
long distance telephone wires. as a
sco.ored man. all full Of conversation
found out in the Rock Island station
this week. when he unburdened him
self of many words in the telephone
pay station there
The colored man demanded a con-
uectionswith a party in Fort Madison,
Ia. and securing the same. was re-
quired to drop S2-40 in the little tin
box on top the phone. HVhereupon he
entered upon an animated converse
ton with the party the other end
of the l.ne-
Whether they were arguing the tar
iff. settling the Near East question
making a date. or discussing the
weather. is not matter of record. but
anyhow the three minutes allotted to
telephone conversations didn't carry
them much past the preliminaries of
theirs. The operator broke in and
Informed the colored man that he had
had his $40 worth OF conversation.
He just Had TO Talk.
Starlight. lady, requires to talk
some mo- even II il costs me-" said
the colored man. and took up his end
of the dialog again with renewed fer
vor.
Eventually the debate ended-if it
was a debate-and the colored man
hung up Prompt ythe operator rang
him and told him that he still owed
s14.2o.
My Lawdy, Wouldn' dat flabber-
CAST youi" the colored man calculated,
and felt in his pockets. He filled the
little tin box with all the money 1t
would hold, and then. being as honest
as he was fluent, went to the ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

ability as a solo cornetist. He played
the cornet at the age of seven years.
During his college days he played
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege band and later in the Kansas
University band. Later he joined the
Ellis Brooks Chicago band for the
National Lincoln Chautauqua Co., and
the Jaroslav Cimera's- Chicago band
for the Ellison White Chautauqua
System, as their cornet soloist. With
these organizations he travelled from
coast to coast visiting thirty-two
states.
Davis was also member of Sousa' 8
Great Lakes Naval band (which had
1926 members, and later was cornetist
with Grabel's band on the L. s. S.
Pennsylvania, flagship of the Atlantic
fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
urged to Conserve Water.

Emporia. Nov. 25.-A1tho Emporia
mas enough water to last until next
spring, water company officials say,
whether or not there is any more rain
fall; or any snow this winter, con-
sumers are still being urged to elm
mate waste of water SO that it will not
be necessary to curtail the supply.
Three dams along the Neosho river
are holding 252,O00,000 gallons, it has
been estimated, compared with &c.
100000 gallons last year. Water COM
pany officials say Emporia is using
more water than ever before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
A triple DISTINCTION.

Scandal, Nov. 25.-A triple distinc-
ton fell upon Eldred 1mogene Bow
man when she came into this world
recently. Eldred Imogene was the
first girl baby In the Bowman family
in seventy-eight years and the first
girl born in the family in America
Besides that she was the first grand
child on the mothers side, her par
ents say. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
PIMPLES ON FACE
FOR FIVE MONTHS
Hard, Large and Festered. Itched
and Burned. Cuticura Heals.

"My trouble was caused by eating
too much sweet food. My face broke
out with hard, large, red pimples
that festered over. They were scat
tered all over my face and itched and
burned a great deal. The trouble
lasted four or FIVE months before /
began using Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. After few days they afforded
relief, and when had used one cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box of
Cuticura Ointment l was healed"
(Signed) Arthur E. Sandman, 1916
Denison Ave, Cleveland, Ohio,
Feb. 8, 1922.
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tai
cum promote and maintain skin pu-
rity, skin comfort and skin health
often when all else fails.
Sample Each Pre- bZ Mail. Address: soutieura Lab
oratertes, Dept. II. Maiden -, MAsa." Sold every
where. Soap 25c. Ointment Is and Soc Talcum 25c.
&@$ Cuticura Soap shavss without mug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
DAVIS is CORNETIST OF NOTE
WaShburn High School Instructor In
Recital December 3.

'Chas. A Davis, instructor in the de-
partment of vocational agriculture OF
the Washburn rural high school. is
also a cornetist with an enviable repu-
tatiOn.
Davis will make his initial appear
ance in Topeka at the eighth annual
free musicale of Trinity Methodist
church on Tuesday evening, Decem-
bef 5. Those who have heard him
play are loud in their praise of his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
Speech Is SiLUer"-F
You Are Talking OUer
Long Distance Wires
Colored Man Who INDUCED in Lengthy Conversation Over
Toll Line Found His Eloquence Expensive He Had
Didn't Pay for CALL So He Sought Job to Square Up.

window and deposited all he had left
with the ticket clerk. to be given to
the telephone company.
More Than His Fare.
When he was cleaned" he still
owed the company several dollars, ana
was utterly woebegone-
II don know nobody in this man
town what 1 could borry it offn.'' he
told the ticket clerk. Reckon 1
could putty near a went up there and
talked face to face fob that much"
Is a goin' to see Clyde Reed about
this"
And so he could-for the fare to
Fort Madison is $1O-24. and the col
ored man could have made the TRIP
there and more than half way back,
for the price of his conversation
The history of the case is incom-
plete- No one knows yet whether he
got the job and will pay the rest of
his bill by installmenrs. or not
The colored mans talk was costly,
but the station employees are wonder
ing how much il cost a white man
who used the same booth two or three
days later, for three straight hours
He went in and secured his connec-
ton before noon. and emerged Just in
time TO catch a 3 O'Clock train to
Kansas City.
BY that time the station employees
had set a policeman to watch him. for
they thought he was crazy. Various
for his case. Some of the fellows
around the station believed he was
talking to his wife, since he simply
held the receiver to his ear and was
seldom seen to move his own lips.
The fact that he was aDout to leave
FOR Kansas City was responsible for
the argument that he was receiving
Instructions and admonitions as to his
conduct on the trip.
Another man suggested that he
didn't have much on his mind, and
was having an awful lot of trouble
to talk nickefs worth.