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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
RACE FOR FEDERAL AID
X. 6 o. and d. Nj. & r. Roads Head
Toward Coal Fields.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. "A race
for federal aid is being run by two
railway companies in the southwest,
the Kansas & Oklahoma railway, of
which o. P. Byers. of Hutchinson, is
president. and which has headquar-
tiers in Hutchinson, and the Denver,
Meade & EnGlewood railway, head
quarters at Ashland.
Both projects are headed west to-
ward the Trinidad coal fields. and tap
ping a now railroadless section of the
southwest, and both are actually be-
ing built.
The Byers road starts at Forgan,
Okla, runs thru Liberal and Hugoton
and then west. The Beaver road starts
at Englewood, terminus of Santa Fe
branch, goes thru Beaver, a county
seat town, then crossing the Rock
Island at Hooker, goes on west thru
Oklahoma panhandle.
Both are seeking federal aid as well
as local aid bonds. The Byers road
has the edge on the rival line as it is
now completed from Liberal west TO
the Stevens county line. and is actual
ly shipping wheat. and part of the
line is built between Forgan, Okla,
and Liberal.
An election has been called in Stew
ems county, for September 5. to vote
aid bonds at the rate of $4,000 per
mile to the ByerS road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
NO ALToN-sT. LOUIS BOAT.
After Half a Century'S Service, Water
Traffic Is Supplanted.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Daily packet
service on the Mississippi river be-
tween Alton and St. Louis which has
been in existence for more than half
a century has been discontinued. due
to the heavy inroads on passenger
traffic by automobiles and the troll
ley.
This marks the passing of what, at
one time, was regarded as the best
available means of transportation be-
tween the two cities. Boats were op-
Grated on schedule similar to that on
the railroads. Altho the fare was
cheap heavy travel supplemented by
the freight business made the service
profitable.
| Recently, however, traffic on the
boats plying between the two cities
became so light that it was decided
to abandon the daily service substitute
ing four boats a week, leaving St.
Louis regularly on Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Friday and Saturday, but not
maintaining q fixed schedule on the
return trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
FOR EQUAL LAWS
Aviation, Children and Com
merce Would Be Regulated.
Commission ON Uniform State
Laws Is Meeting Today.
tB1 the Associated Press.1

San Francisco, Aug. 2.-Proposed
uniform state laws for the regulation
of aviation, establishment of joint
parental guardianship of children,
protection of illegitimate children,
establishment of declaratory judg-
ments, extradftion of persons charged
with crime and creation of uniform
commercial acts. were submitted to
the thirty-second annual meeting OF
the commissioners on uniform state
laws meeting here today.
Commissioners from every state in
the nation and from the United States
possessions attending the conference
will consider and act on the proposed
statutes this week. Committees sub
hitting their reports recommended
definite drafts of the laws that they
had drawn up.
Dangerous flying over populous Sec
tions of the country by aviators would
be made a misdemeanor by the uni
form aviation act proposed to the con-
ference. Owners or leasors of aircraft
which cause damage ARE absolutely
ty on the land or water beneath,
caused by the ascent. descent or flight
of the aircraft, or the dropping or
falling of any object therefrom," the
proposed law states.
Under the suggested statute the
Ownership of the space above the
| lands and waters of the state is de-
| clared to be vested in the several own
ers of the surface beneath, subject to
| the right of flight"
This right of flight contained in the
draft said that flight in aircraft over
| the lands and water of this state is
| lawful, unless at such a low altitude
| as to interfere with the existing use
| to which the land or water, or the
| space over the land or water. is put
| by the owner. or unless so conducted
as to be imminently dangerous to per-
| sons or property lawfully on the land
| or water beneath"
The registration of aircraft. licens-
/ ing of pilots and establishment of
| rules for aerial navigation should be
| left to the national government, the
committee believes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02

MEATS and starches for
4VA the body are like fuel
for the furnace.
Why not adopt for break
fast or lunch, Grape-Nuts
with cream or milk and little
fresh fruit-and turn off the
internal heatP Here's COM
plete nourishment, with cool
comfort.
Grape-Nuts contains all the
nourishment of whole wheat
-four and matted barley, in
Guiding the vital mineral ele.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
LEGION COMMITTEES READY
Membership Which Will Care for
Convention Announced Soon.

Eldorado, Kan, Aug. 2.-Commit-
tees for the annual state convention
of the American Legion, to be held
here September 8. and 5, have been
selected, but the appointments will
not be announced for several days,
Fred ]. Leasure, chairman of the con-
vention committee, announced.
The committees will have much
work during the convention, Beasure
said, and every effort is being made
to make them as strong as possible.
It is probable several changes will be
made in the committee personnel be-
fore the names are made public, he
said. The local Legion voted to ac-
cept the invitation of the Eldorado
EIks lodge to hold a joint picnic Au-
gust 10. A committee has been named
to cooperate with the Elks in arrang-
ing for this event.
A report shows that the Fourth of
July celebration netted the Legion
post here a profit of $3.50. The ex-
penses were about $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
FORD AS MINER
He Now Opens Shipments of
Ore for Use in His Cars.
Only Break i'm System Is Trans
pOrtation of Ore.
(By the Associated Press.J

Michigamme. Mich, Aug. a.
Marking what is believed here to De
the start of a great development pro
gram by Henry Ford, the first ship
ment of iron ore from Mr.. Ford's mine
here has been sent to River Rouge
near Detroit. for conversion into IRON
and steel that next Will be seen IN
automobiles and tractors.
About 500 tons of ore is being sent
daily to Escanaba by rail and there
dumped on an ore boat for the De-
troit district. At River Rouge the ore
will be put thru the Ford blast fur
naces- The only break IN the process
sion from the Ford owned mine to the
Ford produced automobiles. is in the
railroad and boat lines necessary to
carry the ore. Mr.. Ford has not yet
attained control of these transporta-
ton facilities.
Uses Same System.
The mine, known as the Imperial,
will supply but a small percentage or
the iron needed in the Ford industries
but it is believed here other similar
developments will follow, the manu-
facturer owning 400. 600 acres of land
in the upper Michigan peninsula and
rich deposits of ore are believed by
experts to underlie at least a part OF
this vast tract
Operation Of the Ford mine near
here is as similar to the other indus
tries carried on by the manufacturer
as is permissible. Working conditions
men say. When the workers come
out of the mine they remove their
working clothes. stand under warm
shower baths, don street clothing. and
then go to their homes The wage is
IS a day for older employees and SIS
day for those more recently added to
the payroll. The eight hour day pre-
walls.
The rooms in which the miners
change their clothing is as carefully
maintained as is the locker room of
club OF university gymnasium.
Small at the Start.
Mr.. Ford also has changed the style
of buildings at the mouth of the mine.
Most mine structures are corrugated
iron over wooden frames. The Ford
buildings are of metal lath and plaster.
The manufacturer also is laying plans
TO build stucco homes for his work
ers Twelve of these structures are
to go up this year.
The Ford plan so far has had little
effect on working conditions in mines
pioys but 160 men of the total OF
$4,000 on the Michigan ranges.
The Imperial is an old mine acquired
by Mr. Ford in a property deal. Sew
eral months were required to put it in
shape for operation. - Mining opera
tions were started last December and
a pile of ore amounting to 100000 tons
had been accumulated up to the time
that orders from Detroit sent a steam
shovel biting into the mass
The mining railroad is constructed
OF old rails taken from the roadbed
Of Mr.. Fords railroad, the Detroit,
Toledo & Ironton. The owner has an
T unced he soon will begin construc-
ton of a steam electric plant at the
v-zt end of Lake 1Iichigamme and
I --e,op power for the mine and the
wage of AIichigamue. as well as for
cr enterprises he may develop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



Sixteen moving picture scenes will be
shown at the entertainment to be given
by Prof Lohrman at the Crawford opera
house this week. In addition to the vita
scope the entertainment will include a num-
Der of Photographic selections. The prices
will be 10, 20 and 80 cents.
4 Topeka woman has had a stylish
bloomer suit made which she wears while
riding horseback. She rides astride.
Frank FARRELL, city editor Of the Capital,
left yesterday for Manitou to visit his fam
lily. They are living in cottage half way
up Pixies Peak.
Mrs. Byron Mills will arrive from Las
Vegas Thursday to visit her sister, Miss
Marian Kenderdine, at TT Topeka avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 7. Crosby and Mrs. E.
H Crosby and children left yesterday for
Shelter Island to spend a month. Mr.. CrOs-
by will Join them next week
Mrs Fred lies and daughter Nellie. and
Eleanor LukenE. returned Sunday from
Manitou where they have been for the past
month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02

unusual talent in folk and esthetic
dancing.
In her role as frost fairy, Dorothy
becomes lost from her own people,
wanders thru the seven Kingdoms:
Flowers, sun, clouds, dwarf gnomes,
gardens and harvest and finally re-
turns to her friends. interpretive
dances will be given by the girls from
each of the seven Fairgrounds to rep
resent the Kingdoms.
Marshall's band will play during
the drills. which begin at $40 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
CITIES GET o5 CENT GAS.
Fifteen Cent Cut at Cottonwood Falls
and Strong City Ordered.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Aug a.
Residents of Strong City and this city
Will now begin paying IS cents per
supplied the two towns by the Twin
Cities Gas company, instead of the so
cent rate which has been in force for
the past year.
The cut.of 5 cents was made by the
public utilities commission which held
a hearing here a few days ago to do
eide upon the proper rating to make.
A year ago the gas rate mere was ad-
vanced from SO to so cents per 1000
feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
RESCUE DROWNING HORSE.
Sheriff Calls For Auto to Aid Him in
Rescue Work.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. "A
horse here owes its life to Sheriff NJ.
D. Peeso.
A team was hitched near the Smoky
Hill river. During the night one of
the animals strayed down to the bank
to get a drink and fell in. The driver
awakened and reported the missing
steed to the sheriff. A search revealed
the horse foudering in the water and
about to go under for the third time.
The sheriff hastily summoned two
men, Frank and Elmer HoEthway.
who reported in their car and assisted
in the rescue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02

Altho she is the youngest dancer in
the lawn fete to be given this evening
in Central park by the girls of the
city Fairgrounds. Dorothy Louise
Lewis, age 5, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Lewis. 1715 Park avenue. will
have the leading part.
Dorothy, who will take the part of
one of the frost fairies. is enrolled at
the Edgewood playground. She shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
Clay County Wants a Hospital.

Clay Center. Kan, Aug. CLAY
county is circulating petitions asking
that the board of county commission
ers of that county put before the vot-
ers at the general election next Mo-
vember a proposition for the erection
of county hospital. The money-$65,-
OOO--is to be raised by direct tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
c It SHORTAGE AT NIINNEOLA.
ost&TwO Bushels to Acre rs Maxi
mum Yields Is Reported.

Hutchinson. Kan. Aug. 2.-Wheat
is being piled on the ground at Min
nicola and other points on the Rock Is
land southwest of here, because the
farmers are unable to get cars.
a. E. Moore, who has a wheat crop
averaging thirty-one bushels to the
acre, in Clark county. is piling his
wheat on his tennis court at Min
nicola. Much of the wheat around
Minneola is making forty-two bushels
an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
S$
S Let's disarm the thermometer

ments and bran "roughaSe,"
and it is partially pre-digested
in the long baking process by
which it is made.
There's a wonderful charm
for the appetite in the crisp
sweet goodness of this ready.
to-eat food, and fitness and
Iiehtness afterward, which
meet summers heat with a
smile.
Your grocer will supply you
with Grape-Nuts!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
HER HAIR CAUGHT IN WHEELS.
Runaway May Be Fatal to lola
Woman Dragged Two Miles.

lola. Kan, Aug. Mrs. A. s.
Challenger, who resides near Colony,
may die from injuries received when
she was dragged two miles by a runa-
way team, Saturday. When she
jumped for the reins she fell in the
wheel and her hair caught in the
spokes.
When the horses stopped the woman
was unconscious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
Ottawa Made 129 Arrests in Year.

Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 2.-One hun
bred twenty-nine arrests were made
by Ottawa police officers between
July 1, 1921, and July this year, ac-
cording to statistics on file at the
police judges office. OF the 129 ar
rests, ZIG sentences were made. There
were sixteen convictions on liquor
charges.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
Kindly Deeds Of Visiting Nurses
Are Made Possible BY Pledges to
Rock Island Community Fund

The Visiting Nurses association
maintains several nurses who cover
the entire city and you will find
them on duty in all kinds OF wealth
er, under all conditions and at all
hours, on their errands to relieve
suffering and To make comfortable
those who are SO unfortunate as
to have some afflicfion.
Their duties do not only take
them to the middle-aged, but to the
children, the little babies and to
fathers and mothers who may be
advanced in years and who need
the attention that a woman can
give.
suppose we make a few calls
with one of the nurses. Here we
find well kept home with a little
child of only a few years with a
broken limb. 1t is necessary that
this child be kept quiet as a
weight has been placed on the foot
This is a new experience in that
household and the mother does not
know just how to handle her baby
under these conditions SO the nurse
must make frequent calls to change
the bed linens and to give the little
patient the care needed.
We now visit a boy of the teen"
age who. while away from home,
and, who perhaps was Tipping
trains, met with an accident and a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

and In a little while a sanitary
cot was moved In and the mother
and babe made more comfortable
Now we find husband who has
been out Of work for some time
taking care of a sick wife who has
been Ill all winter. He has become
worn out from the close attention
he has given the invalid. The
nurse arrived and gave the daily
bath and did other necessary things
and finally the patient was moved
to a hospital where she could have
the constant attention that was
needed.
In this home we find a grandchild
trying to do all that she can TO take
care of a grandmother who is para
lyzed and helpless and not able to
turn over in bed. What help ana
what a relief when the nurse comes
every day, changing the bed clothes.
giving the necessary baths and
dressing the bed sores.
The report Of this association
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
ELKS' PROGRAM
BEING PLANNED
Three Days OF Galesburg Convcn-
ton Filled With Interest
ing Events

program for the 3-day conven-
,son OF the state Eiks' association
4 Galesburg, May 81, June and 2,
i hacked with events. according to
the plans made by the Galesburg
lodge.
Following the annual meeting of
the association, June /, the day
which the special train of Rock
island Elks will go to Galesburg,
there will be a series of interest
ing events. In the afternoon Grand
rvalted Ruler w. W. Mountain will
rsyiew the Illinois Elks' parade and
friday. June 2, the morning fea-
ture will be the White cup contest
n which teams from each district
will compete for ritual honors-
A s-day golf tournament to de-
.ornine the state Elks' golf cham
MON. ball games between Gales
hnrg. Knox and Lombard colleges,
hand concerts, band contests, q
star smoker and entertainment re-
esntton TO the grand exalted ruler
and state officers, dance at the
ar,ncry. an automobile tour of the
civ. a reception and musicale and
tuo card parties for visiting ladies',
luncheons TO visitors by the Rotary.
Kiwanis and Lion clubs and many
other features have been arranged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

foot was crushed, but he comes
home to mother, who cannot give
him all the attention that he needs
so the nurse is called and it is
necessary for her for days to dress
the crushed foot
The minute you enter this home
you will see that it needs a woman's
care, but the housewife is sick and
not able to leave her bed The hus-
band is careless and shiftIess and
has allowed the dirt to accumulate
The sick woman is badly in need of
attention, but she does not have the
articles In the house that she
should have and that are needed,
so the nurse must make a trip to
her Office for some bed clothes,
nightgowns, etc Needless to say
that under the care of one of these
nurses the woman soon got better.
Now we will wind our way
through the railroad yards among
box cars until we come to a car
where we hear voices and find peo-
pie living. We climb into the car
and find the mother Of three chill
dren sick in a bunk. On looking
around we see a neighbor who is
trying to help and who is giving
baby less than "a hours old a bath
In a wash basin OF water. See the
need here for a nurse and you can
imagine that she got pretty busy,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
ARTILLERY UNIT
GOES TO MOLINE
special Moline service.J


Headquarters of the 203d artil-
Iery of the seth division of the or
ganized reserve has been establish
ed in Moline. Major c. H. Chaplin,
coast artillery, is in the city for the
purpose Of organizing the commits
stoned personnel of the unit. He
has an office at the Moline Cham
Der of Commerce.
This division is part of the Sixth
army corps. which includes the
states of Illinois. Wisconsin and
Michigan One division is assigned
10 each state. The organized re-
serve is one Of the three depart
ments into which the land defences
Of the country is now divided. the
other two being the regular army
and the national guard.
Major Chapin's work of Orga1iZ-
ing the commissioned personnel
will occupy probably two years. He
may later take up the organization
OF the non-commissioned officers of
the regiment He is seeking to in
terest men who were officers in the
World war and who now either do
or do not hold commissions in the
reserve corps.
Those already holding such COM
missions may be assigned to this
regiment and those who do not NAV
be commissioned and so assigned
upon making application and I'M
dergoing physical examination. No
one is barred by reason of not hav-
ing been an officer during the var,
but those who were not will have
to pass examinations that will
place them on a par with the more
experienced men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
WEDNESDAY, TIE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-MAY 10, 1922

shows that during their last fiscal
year. 3241 calls were made on 4s7
patients These patients were treat
ed by As different doctors and SIS
different diseases were taken care
of.
So you see the varied experiences
of the visiting nurses. The nurse
finds when making the calls that
many articles are necessary in
handling the cases which cannot be
provided in some of the homes. so
they loan articles such as sheets,
towels, pillow slips, night gowns,
wash cloths. bath robes. pneumonia
jackets, blankets, crutches, wheel
chairs and many others. Last year
they gave out IT baby layettes.
This association, once a week is
in charge OF an infant welfare
clinic at the hospital where babies
are weighed and measured and ad-
vice given. During the last year
4S2 babies were weighed. It is re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

markable to see some of the gains
that have been made in the little
ones. The largest gain being made
by baby weighing 3Is pounds on
admittance and when the last re-
port was made, the baby then
weighed l71a pounds.
The budget committee appropri-
ated for this cause 81 900, which is
a less amount than the actual
amount expended by them last year.
Surely this work is worth while.
Remember, they are taking care of
somebody's child; somebody's IA
Their or somebody's mother and that
you are giving. CARE,
The solicitors for the Rock Is
land Community fund will ask for
your pledge between Thursday and
next Tuesday. The reflection that
part Of your contribution for the
year will keep the visiting nurses al
their posts ought to inspire a gem
erous subscription.
Suppose Nobody Cared?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

tee that the Illinois Agricultural
association Is making active prep
araticns for the 1892 wool pool and
will shortly supply the SO bureaus
which. participated in the 1891 pool,
with sacks and twine to handle the
spring clip.
Last years pool is said TO have
saved 5000 wool growers $4,000.
1t is not as yet certain that Rock
Island county will participate in
this years pool The advice Of the
farm bureau. however. is not To
sell wool TO buyers who are nov
Offering wool growers % cents a
pound. Even If no county pool is
formed. wool growers are advised
to ship their product direct TO the
national wool warehouse at Chi
cago. where better prices can be
obtained.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
PECRIAN ADVISOR
GETS VACCINATION
DATA OF EDGERTON

william Hedgecock. farm adj
visor, Peoria county, was the guest
of P. R. Edgerton. Rock Island
county farm bureau head yester-
day. TO inform himself of methods
used in this county in farmer vac
cination of hogs. With Mr. Edger-
ton he visited a demonstration in
Buffalo Prairie township in the aft
ernoon. taking in also a worm ex-
termination demonstration
E. E. Brown. farm advisor, Stark
county. will visit Mr.. Edgerton in a
few days with the same object in
view Fourteen counties of the
state are now using the vaccination
methods in which the Rock Island
county farm bureau was pioneer.
The farm bureau has received no.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

No new domestic animals have
been developed during the last 1000
years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
French Ginghan, Bl0uses
in the neU checks,
1925 and 1926

Simply tailored blouses of fine ging-
hams in colors lavender, green, flesh,
blue and brown. Some have collars
of self material, others of white piquot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
@IroncLls," Little Girls Play
Suits, Sizes I to s, Priced
at SI.35

An entirely new garment, very prac-
teal and serviceable, splendidly tail
ored. They come in solid eolors of
brown. rose, gray. green and tam Some
come in small checks of gray and
green