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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25

William C. McAdoo is reported to
have charged the Republicans with
strangling prosperity. If the party be
guilty as charged it has made a very
bungling Job of it. Just now pros
perity is about the liveliest corpse ever
seen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25
Dinner Stories

A young man and his grandfather
were riding the St. Lawrence in q
high-powered motor boat. The grand
father, a rather self-opinionated old
man who had made good in the busi-
ness world and was now enjoying life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25

The widow of a field marshal of the
British army is entitled to life PEN
sion of $500 q year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25
observation-disclosures

O.. How many planes are in the Air Mail
Service? II. NJ.
A There are so planes in this service
O.. Why Is Between you and 1" incor-
rect? A. ]. B.
A Becauee the proposition between con-
trolls the case Of both pronouns, which
must be in the objective case.
Q. Did 1he batter ever have four strikes
in baseball? n. 2.
A In 1887 the batter was allowed four
strikes This lasted but one year, when
three strikes became the rule.
Q. How many rooms are contained In the
A The Vatican is said to have LOO
q Do many people from the United
States tour Canada in automobiles? e. E.
H
4. According to the Canadian Customs
Department over 100000 cars from this
country entered Canada for this purpose
last year.
tAny reader can ger the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic ].
Haskin, Director, Washington. d. c This
offer applies strictly to Information The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters IL does not attempt
to settle domestic troubles. nor to Under
take exhaustive research on any subject.
Give full 0arne and address and enclose tive
cents in stamps for return postage AD
Write your question plainly and briefly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25

I hope you are doing well, but your
expenses must be pretty high, and I
don't suppose you are putting much
away. Jim Haley told me when he
was here to his fathers funeral that
he can't hardly save a cent out of his
salary, and he gets $50 month Jim
lives in Kansas City and they say he is
in with n pretty fast set. I expect
you would have been better off if
you'd stayed right here on the farm
Luella is pretty well, only her back
bothers her some. She is not a young
woman any more. She'll be 43 her
next birthday. Well, no more at pres
emit Your friend,
WILLIAM DYE.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
SET THE STANDARD TOO LOW
National Motion Picture Director
Gives His Opinion as to Mis-
takes Made by Producers.


VIII Hays. the new motion-picture
director, said the other day in New
York:
''Too many motion-picture people
think that everything really good is
highbrow. Their standard is too low.
They are like the chorus girl
'.A chorus girl married rich man
after stormy courtship of about a
week, and the Sunday morning follow
ing the wedding, when she came down.
stairs to breakfast, she found her
youngshusband engrossed in the two
or three hundred enormous pages Of
the city's yellowest newspaper.
Before this spectacle the chorus
girl started back aghast.
Heavens she said, I've married
a highbrowr"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
you AUTO KNOW

That gasoline, oil and grease
are the natural enemies Of rub
ber and that they will rapidly
lead to decay and disintegration
Of tires, particularly If the lat
ter have been driven for con-
siderable distance and are
nicked or cut. Gasoline espe-
clally is injurious to tires be-
cause it is solvent of gum rub
her, but, because of the fact that
it evaporates rapidly. it does not
present such a menace as oil and
grease.
Permitting car to stand in a
garage in a pool of oil will, in a.
comparatively short time, lead to
decay of the rubber and
marked shortening of the life Of
the tire itself. Even the pools of
oil and grease which are to be
noted on streets where automo-
biles are usually parked are dan
gerous for this reason-as well
as for the fact that they provide
extremely treacherous footing
and may lead to a serious skid.
So Injurious are all kinds of oil
to the fabric of which tires are
made that one manufacturer adj
yises motorists who are forced to
go over freshly oiled roads to
stop as soon as they have passed
the oiled section and clean the
surface of their tires with gaso-
line, taking care to wipe the
cleansing agent off with dry
rag.
Copyright, 1922. by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

in the winter bring the best ten ears
to the local county schools where
shows will be held. The best ten ears
from each school will then compete
with the other schools of the township
and the best from the town with the
rest of the county. Six hundred and
thirty-nine youngsters promised to try.
The agent for Washington county,
Indiana, mailed circular letters and
publications ON the subject to all the
farmers of his county in the fall, and
had demonstrations given at the
schools for the younger generation.
The rural teachers in this county in
clude seed selection of corn as a prof.
ect in their agricultural work.
In spite of the development of a
very successful central seed corn test
ing association in Rush county, In
ion of the county agent that the test
ing alone cannot be depended on for
eliminating corn diseases. Soil condi-
tions and the heredity of the seed corn
are factors which affect the growth OF
the corn, and the latter of these can
be controlled by more careful selection
of seed corn in the fall from the field.
Field Selection in Some New Places.
A great deal of interest was mani
tested in six field demonstrations of
seed-corn selection held in Cass coun-
ty, Missouri. This line of work was
entirely new to many of the farmers
present. Those who participated in
the 260 bushels selected were further
convinced of the value of early seed
selection from the stalks, because of
the adverse weather conditions later
in the fall. The autumn was abnor-
mally wet in this section, and the corn
matured slowly; then an early freeze
in November caused low percentage
of termination in seed selected hap
hazard in the ordinary way after
gathering the corn.
In Mississippi county, Missouri, the
work done in relation to the field-crops
project in 1920 was mainly concen-
trated upon field selection of corn.
This was carried out through COM
munity meetings which were held in
cooperation with the county school
superintendent. The advantages of
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

prepared by the United States Department
of ARriculture.)
Seed corn for next seasons planting
should be selected in the field from
the standing stalks in September. The
disappointing search for good seed
corn every spring should be a suffi-
cient reason for following this prac-
tice, strongly advocated by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Any intelligent farmer can go into his
own cornfield when the corn is mature
and select high-grade seed if he has
planted suitable types of corn and cul-
tivated properly. If he has joined a
county movement to develop certain
standard varieties of corn which grow
in that locality, and If he has raised
these strains on his own land, he may
reasonably expect a market for any
surplus seed.
County Agents Report Progress.
Various methods were followed last
fall by the county agents of the North
ern and Western states in their efforts
to convince the farmers that field Sc
lection of corn was good thing which
would amply pay for any trouble in
volved. Similar tactics may well be
used this season where for one reason
or another the local people are not in
the habit of field-selecting their seed
corn.
In Steele county. Minnesota, selec-
, tion between September 10 and Sep
tember 20 was urged The week of
September "a was chosen as good
seed corn week" in Nance county. Ne
braska 1t seems likely that the cor
responding dates this year will be the
best time to go out into the field and
choose the most promising ears,
noting the character of the plants on
which they grow and the details which
indicate a vigorous and healthy con-
dltion.
The county agent for Dakota coun-
ty, Minnesota, reports that a perma-
nent and reliable source of seed corn
is being developed by getting certain
farmers in the county to specialize in
seed corn week. They are asked TO
produce dependable type of improved
corn and to put in facilities for dry
ing and storing it properly. The aver
age farmers are also encouraged to Sc
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

done. But the old driver knows that
If harm has been done the place to look
for 1t is In the inside and that any
break In the fabric will be registered
on the inside ply first.
Inside Ply Shorter.
Normally the inside ply is shorter
than the rest and each ply is shorter
than any of the others which are lo-
Gated outside of it. This is because it
is on the inside of the curvature of the
tire. Now If the tire is suddenly COM
pressed, at some point to a considerable
extent, such as shown in the illustra-
ton, the relative position of the plies
is reversed; that Is, the ouside ply
becomes, at this particular point, the
inside ply as regards the curvature and
the inside ply becomes the outside ply
as regards curvature.
If it should happen, as 1t often does,
that only one or two inner plies are
broken, there will not be any signs Of
the injury on the outside until a con-
siderable time afterward. This is be-
cause the other plies still unbroken will
continue to hold against the air pres
sure even though they will be under
excessive strain. But continued fex-
ing will eventually break them also.
and the result may be blowout, which
may occur at any time, even on per-
fectly smooth pavement.
Other Effects.
Another effect of q break in one or
two inner plies may be that from con-
tinued bending the broken edges Of the
fabric rub a hole in the inner tube at
that point. Sometimes the break Is so
pronounced. especially in fabric tire,
that the air pressure forces the inner
tube into the break. and as this Is con-
tinually closing and opening. as the
tire rolls, the action is like a pair of
pinchers and cuts the tube.
II the tube is chafed through or cut
after a bruise such as described, the
air will pass directly through the car
cass and force the rubber side cover
ing, and sometimes the tread, loose
from the fabric. When this happens
the user generally terms 1t blowout,
and as a matter of fact it is; but. con-
trary to the opinion often held, 1t is
seldom the result of defect in manu-
facture. 1t can generally be traced to
an injury sustained some time prior
to the final breaking down of the tire.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
Ears Like

lect their own seed but the definite
work of safeguarding the seed corn
supply of the county is being carried
on with a few men who are really
competent to produce certified seed
corn and equipped to handle it. Event
ually 1t Is hoped that there will be
man In every township doing this seed
corn work and, where possible, having
seed corn houses in which to dry 1t.
In Scott county, Minnesota, last
year, 4,300 acres OF selected seed were
planted. For their 1921 planting 80
farmers field-selected their seed corn,
and all had surplus to sell. Stearns
county has 81 co-operators in seed
corn work Minnesota No. 13, Rust
less White Dent, and Northwestern
Dent were the varieties used. Some
Of this certified seed was awarded to
80 farmers with their farm bureau re-
newal, thus insuring good distribu-
tion for this year. The boys and girls
of the county include field selection
Of seed corn in their club work.
indiana Has School children's conte
Indiana has been especially active in
emphasizing the Importance of having
every farmer field-seIect his seed corn
from the standing stalks. A report Of
the county agent leader for Indiana
states that in White county unique
proposition was placed before the chill
dren in six rural township schools.
The pupil and father We're to pick out
the best bushel of seed corn to be
found in the seed at home. This was
to be planted on one side of a field.
for Identification. Then In the fall the
,upil is TO pick out 80 or 40 ears from
the standing stalks for seed. and later
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

the method to the individual farmer
were considered paramount. and the
Improvement of seed corn in the coun
ty was also stressed. The demonstra.
tions showed also how field selection
would help to eliminate corn-root rot
If ears were selected from stalks that
We're vigorous and not ripening pre-
maturely and on shanks that showed
no evidence of decay.
Cooperation by Written Agreement.
The county agent fer Huerfano
county, Colorado, visited 20 farmers
last year who were among the fore
most corn growers, and made written
agreements with each, whereby thev
promised to raise their corn accord
ing to the usual method of cultivation.
select seed corn in the field and store
1t In dry place where the air would
circulate. These fields were all visited
by the county agent during the sum-
mer and an accurate estimate made Of
the percentage of stand each had thus
showing the men of what Importance
IT was to plant seed corn that germi.
mates 100 per cent.
Emphasis on field selection Of seed
corn has been general in all the states
where corn is an important crop. and
many interesting notes on the progress
and reception of the work are found
n the reports from Ohio, Nevada,
New Mexico, Connecticut. Idaho. ILL.,
nois, Kansas. New Jersey, New York,
pennsylvania. South Dakota, Utah and
Washington. Many termination tests
have been made. and there are fre
quent school contests to bring to the
attention of boys and girls in club
work the need for good seed corn.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
GUARD AGAINST
STONE BRUISES
This Form Of Injury to Tires Is
One OF Most Common and
Expensive TO Owner.
BREAK IN FABRIC IS INSIDE
inexperienced Driver Who Gets Hard
Bump Against Curb or Any Other
Object Usually Looks for In
Jury on the Outside.

A ssstone bruise" is the term used to
describe an injury to tire caused by
striking some object with sufficient
force to cause the tire fabric to be
broken. 1t need not be a stone that
causes the damage.
The break In the fabric may be in
only one ply or it may be in all OF
them; but in any case 1t is always the
inside ply that breaks first.
An inexperienced driver whose tire
gets heavy blow from stone or a
curb usually looks over the outside of
the tire to see if any damage has been
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
sIioht Mistake.

Jim was very much in love. but held
back his proposal from sheer BASH
fulness. At last he decided to pop
the question by telephone.
mabel, l love you ~ he gasped, his
heart humping. "Will you marry
meT
There was moments hesitation
before the answer came.
"Of course / will, Arthur. Why
didn't you come and ask ME yourseIf?'
Then Jim shouted back:
You'll have to break the news to
Arthur yourself. I'll be hanged If /
will y
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
EA[U1T@r0@[s30[L[E
MEMS e@1a -
A thorough motorist should be
good Judge of distance and speed.

A thorough motorist should be a
good Judge of distance and speed.
More accidents result from faulty
adjustment or application Of brakes
than from any other cause.
Engine knocks are classified under
four heads spark, overheating, car
bon and loose or worn parts.
One cause of lack of power in an
engine while pulling against a load Is
partly clogged gasoline line from tank
to carburetor, not permitting enough
fuel to enter the carburetor and pass
on to engine.
One of the newest ideas regarding
safety on the highways. especially at
night, is the suggestion that pedestri-
ans on the left-hand side of the road
keep out Of the range or path Of an au-
tomobile approaching from the rear.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
He was Wise.

Raymond is half-past two. He lives
on the boulevard near Brookside park.
A few days ago RayInond's papa
said, Lets go around in the back
yard, Raymond, and look for the
kitty
Raymond willingly acquiesced. But
on reaching the back yard, thought
of the tricks Of the trade" came over
MIN and he. anxiously inquired:
"Where Is mamma going, daddy ?'--
indianapolis News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
FIX INDICATOR FOR BACKING
Small Notch Cut on Under Side of
Steering Wheel Will Be Of
Great Assistance.

A small notch cut on the under side
of the steering wheel rim, in posi-
ton nearest the driver, will greatly
aid when backing the car in straight
and narrow direction. Before making
the notch simply set the wheels in a
straight position. When backing, If
the mark be to one side or to the
other, it naturally shows that the
wheels are not straight.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
TIRES HELP MAKE GOOD CAR
Appearance Of Machine Is often
Marred BY Appearance and Corr
dition OF Tires.

Tires tell mileage history more con-
vincingly even than speedometers. The
appearance of car is frequently made
or marred by condition of the tires.
A new set of tires and little clean
ing up of the car, say old tire men,
viii accomplish the same results for
the old car that shave, hair cut
and a shine will do for the man with
an old suit of clothes.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
Could Use skyscrapers.

David Bispham met Oliver Herford
in London and in the course of con-
versation remarked on the fact that
as yet London had no skyscrapers.
"Pity, too" said Herford. Il never
saw sky that needed scraping more"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
cuticura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear.
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio. Advertisement
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
RUTS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Depressions Are Of Much Help to In
experienced Drivers in Getting
Car into Garage.

inexperienced automobilists are not
always able to drive a car into the
garage as straight as they would like
to.
There is a remedy for this. In the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

Dead Shot" DR. Peery's vermifuge for
Worms and Tapewornn. has enjoyed popular
approval for { s years. II you cannot obtain
L at your druggist send 90 cents to Wrignt M
Indian Vegetable Pill Co. 372 Pearl st.
New York City Money back II not satisfied
Advertisement.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
NAV lmport california seed.

Australia will import beet seed
from California and Install up-to-date
American machinery to develop its
beet sugar industry.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
WrigIey,s Adds Zesf and Helps Digest
Burglar Theory Falls Down.

After the federal records in the
post Office at Vicksburg had been
locked up for five days in safe with
a balky combination lock, an expert
was called from Grand Rapids to open
the safe. Evidently, then, our belief
that burglars open all combination
safes at least once In three days was
without oundation.-Detroit News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31

making of garage, two ruts should
be put in the floor. These will al
ways keep the ear straight, regardless
of the experience of the driver.-G.
Bender, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
Other End Up.

other End Up.
Mother-"Johnny, don't go In the
water over your knees" johnny
"All right, ma, I'll just dive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-18
HEART FAILURE
 CAUSE OF DEATH
George Eaton Drops Dead on Streets of AvondaIe-WeIl
 Known Figure

Due to fatal attack of heart fail- ure, George D. Eaton, 53o Eighteenth street, north, dropped dead in front of moving picture establishment on Forty first street, Avondale, last night about SIS o'clock. Coroner J.. D. Russum rendered a verdict that the man had come to his death
  through natural causes.
 Remains have been turned over to advices to be received from relatives or the coroner. MT. and Mrs. Ed ward Warner, with whom Eaton lived, stated that he was man most reticent concerning his family at- fairs, but had made the staten ent that he had discarded his family and that he claimed no relationship wl,h them.
 o. T. Ghafen, proprietor of the motion picture theatre, stated that he was standing in front of his place. talking with Eaton, when he sud denly reeied and gasped catch ms. and sank to the ground where he died q few minutes later.
 Eaton was a well known figure on the streets of Birmingham, hay- ing been a book agent here for a period of about eight years. It is said that he had drove mule and buggy through the country and over bad roads from an obscure place in Indiana to Birmingham, 12 years ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-18
Calf States Steel Expected to Show
 Quarterly Prof.

Wall street expects the Gulf Stats Steel, which was one of the few ir dustrial concerns to get from dt| .ficit to net earnings in the fri quarter. to report s1.5O earnings pe' share of common stock for the auafl ter ending June 30. It is stated the reports from Birmingham end Ind da cate profits at rate of s1o shafI on recent operations.
 Earnings of first quarter wer| sso.sie, the equivalent of 40 cent q share on the common after prd ferred dividends Common stocl| barring accidents. Is now expee;e to pay at the rate of Si.5o per shat| quarterly for the year.
 Operations were increased flre week in July by starting the 2o-ine bar mill Idle since 1920. placing th' 13-inch mill on double turn an blowing in a fourth open hearth fur mace. Finishing mills are virtuail' at capacity.
 Gulf States Steel is frequenti mentioned in connection with pra posed mergers, but nothing tangibil has developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-18
IRON PRODUCTS co. MAKING GOOD PROFIT
 IN SECOND QUARTER

Iron Products corporation with blast furnace properties and pipe works at Holt, pipe plants at Bessc- mer and Anniston and other Alabama properties, Is being prominetly men tioned In connection with southern property mergers in the east.
 It is stated that earnings have in creased each month since profit fl, st showed itself in April due largely to the higher prices for sanitary pipe, for which as much as $60 and S65 have been recently obtained com pared with -low at beginning of year of $33. This loo per cent ia- crease in price of a leading product is referred to with emphasis in east ern papers, treating of the merger proposals.
 According to financial authorities, consolidated earnings of the corpora tion in the first half of the year will propably be negligible as earnings in the second quarter were offset by deficit in the first quarter. In the last half, however. it is stated, .wlth soil pipe at $50 and $65 a ton com pared with $33 three months ago, good earnings seem assured. De- mand for high pressure pipe, pe-- haps second In importance of the companys products, is also of record proportions, though margin of profit on this material at s37 q ton is smaller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-18
Alabama Co. Merger Plan Only Tangible
 Feature of Runors

According to- eastern authorities there are two distinct groups at work on Alabama property mergers. one is understood to aim at giant pig iron merger and another at coal merger.
 The wall Street Journal of satur- day last says:
 "As plans now stand 1t would seem that there are at least two groups at work with view to secur- ing cheaper production costs In coal and iron properties round Birming- ham. Ala. One set of interests is apparently working to unite four or five companies into a single, highly efficient and thoroughly integrated pig iron producing concern; the other group seems to be concentrating at present on unification of certain coal properties.
 Most tangible result to date of negotiations of the former group Is submission to stockholders of Ala bama company of the question cf granting an option on the properties. Option is being sought in the name of L. H. Atkinson of q East Fortieth street, New York.
 Alabama company has four iron furnaces with annual capacity ct 3O0, ,000 tons, coke ovens with capacity of 340,000 tons, extensive holdings of iron ore and coal and short ra.l- read from East Birmingham to coal mines at Lewisburg.