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The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17
HEART AND HOME PROBLEMS.
Written for The State Journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs, Thompson: have been
going with a young man for year.
We are worry good friends. but we are
not engaged. His mother is having a
family dinner party for him on his
birthday and have been invited. He
gave me a very nice birthday present
and Christmas present. What would
you suggest that I give him?
GRATEFUL
A book would be as appropriate as
anything you could give the young
man.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: A young lady
who is to graduate in music sent me
an invitation to attend the exercises.
What could you suggest as an appro-
pirate gift, or is It absolutely neces-
sary to send one? BILLY.
1t is not absolutely necessary to
send a gift. You should, however. re-
ply to her invitation. If you want to
give her something, would suggest a
good book which is attractively bound
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QuestiOnsAnstoer

Q. How many verbs are there in our
language? l. G.. r.
A There are about 5000 verbs in the
English language. OF these. approximate
ly 1000 are classsed as irregular, altho
some of them have regular forms.
Q. Are the average weights OF men and
women also considered correct weights
]. Z.
A. Average weights are usually COM
piled from insurance figures and are mere
" what the adjective implies Ideal
weights differ somewhat. An authority
dietetics says that average and ideal
weights are nearest together when indi-
viduals are between 20 and . years of age.
As the years progress the average weight
is higher than the ideal weight.
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Dorothy Dix Talks
Wx DOROTHY DIX
Woaain6 MIwh@ue PMld wsm@@' Wraeas.

The Stranger Within Our Gates-2.
The parents are filled with amaze
ment and despair TO find that their
children have brought something
home with them besides their blue
ribboned diplomas. They have brought
different ideals, different ways OF
looking at things, different interests,
and aspirations. Their fathers and
mothers opinions are not theirs. They
no longer have the same tastes or
habits. Very often, they have even
wandered off after different political
faiths, and strange gods
If the children came from humble
homes they are very often shamed OF
their parents. Always, they are pat
ronizing, for, no human being ever
feels so wise again, or SO sure that ne
or she is capable OF running the uni
verse, and Strengthening out every
snarI in life. as a young college grad
uate. 1t takes years of living, and
many knockout blows for them to find
out that all knowledge does not came
put up in school book packages, and
that a pinch Of the wisdom that tnelr
parents have gained thru experience
is worth a ton of the theories handed
out to them by their professors.
Years later. Mary will find out that
having graduated in chemistry has not
taught her how to make bread that
isn't heavy and sour; that a degree in
higher mathematics does not enable
ner TO cope successfully with the
butchers bill, and that a woman
may speak three live languages and
two dead ones, and yet be unable to
nanager her husband in any one of
them. Then she will come and sit at
mothers feet, and be filled with awe
and wonder at the good judgment, ana
executive ability and tact, that has en-
abled her to make one dollar do the
work of five, and kept father purrlnS
under her hand, and the household
machinery running without a squeak
And when John discovers that a
college yell, and the right to write
A M. after his name doesn't enable
him to even make a living, he will
not be SO scornfUl of the mental
equipment OF father who started
without a penny, and has piled up
a comfortable fortune. 1t takes time,
however for children to get per-
spective on their parents virtues. 1t
takes experience to teach the worth
of experience, and most fathers and
mothers do not understand this, and
have not the patience to wait for their
children to discover them. They feel
they have a right to Mary's and Johns
love. and admiration and gratitude,
and they are hurt when they cannot
collect the debt on the nail.
1t is a cruel situation, but the only
way to meet it is with patience and
diplomacy, instead of with nagging,
and tears. and reproaches. and bit
ter ridicule. If fathers and mothers
Will DAue lnelT tlihe' anu II lneS viii
use as much forbearance in thrusting
their opinions on these strange chill
dren of theirs and use as much suav-
ity and tact in handling them as they
would a visitor from some foreign
place whom they were anxious to
please, they can turn their own chill
dren into friends, and bind them to
them with hoops OF steel instead of
driving their young ones away from
them forever. But it is up to the par
ents. The children are not wise
enough to save this day.
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Railway labor leaders declare that
a strike has become necessary for self
preservation OF the workers. Unless
they can win the strike, it IS difficult
to see what they Will gain by it. That
they can win it probably Few in their
organization believe. II they lose and
continue to exist they will have failed
10 convince the public. And on
the public finally depends their
hope for the future of the unions
Whether any particular strike IS
justifiable or not may be a matter for
dispute But there can be no question
to the injurious effects of a labor
controversy which results in the cessa-
ton of operation. The merits of the
conflict between the employer and the
employe do not increase or diminish
the loss which is sustained by the
community and by the industry di-
rectly affected
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
The Park Ave. News

Weather. Bum.
Exter! Crate Duel! Nobody Hert!
Sid Hunt and Lew Davis had &. tearse
argewment last Sattiday and chai-
fenced each other to a duel and went
erround in Puds Simkinses back yard
and had it, the weppins being rolled
up newspapers and making n fearso
noise wen they came down on their
heds but neither of them being
wounded on account of them both
getting ixhaused too soon.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People. Skinny Martin has to drink 2
quarts of milk a day to make him add
weight to himself but so far he says he
hase1t added enything but milk.
Sissiety. Mr.. Artie Alexander is TAX
round the Chinese laundry and lis
sening every time he takes his fathers
golfers erround, wich every once in a
vile he says something in Chinee but
nobody knows weather its reel or not,
ony they cant axuilly say its not on ac-
count of it being so hard to prove.
Pome by Skinny Martin
It's Free Country
like to clap out loud in the movies
Wen the villin gets cawt jest in time
But the people erround go Shh shh
Shh
As IL it was me did the crime.
Lost and Found. Found-Smali
peece of a doller bill. Enybody finds
the other part can make arrangements
with Ed Wernick.
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUES%

THE BAD GOLFERS CONSOLATION.
I've never made a hole in one,
Nor made a five-par hole In three.
My game the experts look upon
As one that's good enough for me,
And even Alex Ross exclaims
When l am on a green in two:
Some day perhaps you'll win your games
That shot was pretty fair for you"
I've never holed a bEassie shot,
The brides / have made are few.
In all the years I've played I've not
One boastful tale to tell anew
The usual sevens mar my score
And now and then 1 get an eight,
Ny one speech at the club house door
Is Anyhow, the weatber's greatP
sometimes wonder, as 1 hear
The tales in locker room and grill.
II ever 1 shall engineer
shot to cause so great THRILL
If ever there shall come the day
When / shall smite the ball so well
That 1 may boast the self-same way
And have one glorious tale to tell.
But when 1 close my earthly task
And Join that far-off golfing clan,
And they fhall sit around and ask
Ny scores upon the links or man,
No shot heroic I'll recall
The usual story will be mine;
MY game was nothing much at all.
But say, the weather there was finer
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A Guest-)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

the treasury had purchased up to the
date of the last report of the secretary
of the treasury bonds of q face value
of S154,53O. 500 at a market cost Of
but $146,9S9,s76. Under a special
bond repurchase provision, additional
purchases have been made OF bonds
TO a face value of $7O,375,3O at a
market cost of $50. .3Ts.257.
In comparison with wealth and
population, the American treasury is
in far better condition than that of
any nation in world and while the
treasury will have to be skilful In
handling the O.00e.0 900 financing
Job of the next twelve months. there
is no doubt that the work will be
accomplished.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

A woman in Georgia IS under SEN
tence OF death as a result OF her con-
viction on charge of murder It IS
reported that the usual number of
protests against hanging n woman are
pouring in on the authorities from all
over the country. Some day. per-
haps. the protest will be equally
strong when the criminal is a man.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for
tooth" may have been good law in an
cient times; it may be good law yet
Tor frontiers. for places and times
where a man must defend his own
with his own strength and wit. But
there came One with a new law.
Thou shalt not kill" say the lawyers,
was never meant for governmental
authority in modern states. one IS
tempted TO wonder how they know.
But it is not upon Biblical, religious nor
moral grounds that the protest against
legal murder-of either man or woman
lis gradually gathering headway. 1t
is upon the ground of common sense.
II hanging were a deterrent to muir
ders, murders would cease. II hang
ing be a revenge for the state, il is
a very poor one. II hanging were an
advantage to state or society, more
men would be hanged. Hanging
any death penalty-is uneconomic.
unsOund, degrading. The law allows
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

A feature OF the Shrine convention
held in San Francisco this week was
the consolidation of the visiting bands
into one aggregation OF 1000 musi-
clans. Probably nothing of similar
magnitude in the music line has been
seen since the Boston Peace Jubilee,
arranged by the famous band leader.
Pat Gilmore. about fifty years ago.
Gilmore brought together bands from
all over the world. A feature of the
occasion was the playing of Verdrs
Anvil Chorus by all the musicians
in attendance. under the direction Of
the American bandmaster. Four
hundred Rnvils were used Brick
Pomeroy. in describing the event for
his paper. the la Crosse Democrat.
said he found "2O, 600 musicians play
ing to an audience OF 7.000.'
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

visitors to the penitentiaries. but hides
its legal murder from all except ''of-
ficiar' witnesses Some day the thing
now done under cover. altho- legally,
viii be as extinct in our civilizations
as breaking on the wheel in the mid
die ages. Legislatures constantly are
trying to find more humane" ways of
putting criminals ; to death This
shows the trend away from capital
punishment
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

The nations. gasoline reserve is con-
unuing its record-brealJng climb. ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
United States bureau OF mines. which
show that on May 1. the total stocks
on hand amounted to ss2.26T.766 gal
Ions. an increase Of 3S,O0O.OoO gallons
over the previous high record mark
OF April I. 1t is learned from the
same source that the people OF this
country are consuming more than a.
million gallons OF gasoline a day.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

It is certainly a knockout and nope
YOU as well as some more Ohloahs
know will read it. 1t will prove en-
tightening, if not intriguing
To saw We read the story made
o,atelv expresses our experience with
it. we are it. Not that we learned
anything we hadn't known, but 1or the
reason that we did know it. 1t Is the
other fellows reactions to ones own
knowledge and experience that makes
the most fascinating and interesting
reading in the world
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

Coal miners and operators OF Penn
sylvania are estimated to have lost
sI45.0SO.232 by the present coal
strike. At this rate, it is only a ques-
ton Of time. If the strike continue.
until they will lose all the money in
the United States.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

Those railway employees whose
wages have been reduced and who are
row voting for a strike should have
made their protest when the inter-
state commerce commission ordered a
reduction in freight rates. They must
have known that their time would
come next.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

A scientist claims to have discov-
cred that Noah's ark really was the
pyramid OF Cheops- Toy manufac-
turers probably will be compelled to
change their style of arks. unless
some other scientist appears soon. and
upsets the pyramid theory. A new
version OF the story of Jonah and the
whale may be expected at any time.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

The proposal ma lie in the American
Federation OF Labor convention to
combine all unions connected with
each separate industry into one was
promptly voted down This action is
not surprising in view of the fact that
such combinations would tend to
eliminate a lot of good paying offices
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

Senator Frelinghuysen has prepared
n bill which is designed to take the
tariff out of politics. He should label
II; A bill to perpetuate the Republican
party in power If the G. o. P. will
let the tariff alone it might remain in
control of the government indefi-
nftelv
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-17

did you" "Southerner" writes to
inquire, read Irwin S. Cobbs story in
the Saturday Evening Post this week?
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Sloth's Death Toll

TAVE you close getting killed cross
ing? Deaths from this have been reduced by
1907 But the toll still heavy sevenysx out of 100
crossing deaths happen drivers
Contrary general belief reckless driving the cause
of most crossing accidents.
NJ Metcafe safety of the Northern Pacific been
checking his road He finds that really
few But thousands of motorists every day drive the
road tracks without taking the trouble right
left"
This odd slant accden-that more people risk
their lives by areessness when driving slowly
The fact that we be driving slowing apt lull
of us into a false of security
The less apprehensve of danger careless
" become.
Eternal vigilance is the price of safety
Auto driving be fooproof like the machine
enclosed in safety guards.
Eliminating railroad crossings while desirable in cities
dangerous curves, never be applied generally.
There Psi 939 highway crossings principal railroads
alone They being eliminated of year. that
rate Metca would years to remove all the cross
ngs, and at a cost of $4,000 100000
Personal and tagging the real curb for auto
accidents-and all others
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Four Bottom Facts

Unless something unforeseen ntervenes the Nation about
~ be plunged into reign of force instead of
result of the coal and railroad disputes.
In the end public opinion will decide the issue
Public opinion should spring from knowledge of basic
facts Here four things that lie at the root of the trouble
The railroad labor board, government IS
injunction granted by the railroads request
which fOrhids PUBLISH its findings
The final effort settle the railroad dispute broke
down when agreeing ese railroads refused taking
their seniority rights That another
of insisting that the railroad unions be paralyzed
Third. The coal miners strike They had
operators which expired last April The
provided before April operators and miners
should and negotiate contract of employment The
operators refused and still refuse negotiate The men Jobs
ended in April when their contract ended.
Fourth The Government for nearly has been
der Injunction granted by court the coal operators
forbddng of information the of poduc
tiOn wages Any commission such suggested by Presi
dent Harding have this authority if is to ntelgeny
arbitrate the coal dispute
Those facts which should be taken into cond
Grafton of the and of the impending bayonet
experiment.
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Congress and Cheaper Gasoline

ME Federal trade commission that the Standard OIL trust
which 'dissoved years ago-is alright
monopoly and that when the of gasoline down.
it does not because of scarcity plenunes but because
the Standard make by boosting lowering the
prices.
Well everybody knew this before the commission said
The dissolution of the Standard Oil trust and its getting
overgrown powerful its dissolution been
scandal that smeled to heaven for years.
Now that the Federal commission officially
the fact in the face of Congress- what Congress going do
about it? 1t evade the question 1t face it. The
have said their and the Standard has laughed
the courts No but Congress wipe away the
this defiance to the laws and courts of the United States
Gentlemen of the House and Senate the chair will
nze of who has remedy Does the chair any
cradle member Senator asking for recognion9
for bills for the abolition Federal trade commission
If had not been for the commission
would have heard of this monopoly which
every purchase of petroleum products make.
Stop picking the Federal trade commission.
Give remedy for the evils of Standard Oil monopoly
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party in power. AS it is there are too
many consumers and not enough pro-
ducers, due to one-horse lawyers,
quack doctors and the so-called minis
tiers Of the gospel who are in the bust
ness for the money and not the man.
Therefore, If these fellows would till
the soil the high cost OF living would
be greatly reduced and we would all
be better of physically, morally and
financially.
How often is some one called to the
witness stand and would willingly tes-
tify to the whole truth. the plain truth
and nothing but the truth. were he not
intimidated by some bulI-dogfaced
lawyer whose only interest in the case
is to win.
What we need is more of the Judge
Lindsey courts. Perhaps twenty-five
per cent Of the competent professional
men could do all the business in their
lines and the seventy-five per cent
could engage in some useful occupa-
ton and lower the high cost of living.
TOILER.
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NOVEL HOOK-UP WITH FILLER
AFFORDS GREATER SERVICE

BIZ PAUL F. COOLEY,
AnerfcG's Foremost Radio Authority.
This is the fifth of series of
articles on the Armstrong super
regenerative receiver.
The circuits of the super-regener-
alive set described in these articles
will give a very fair signal without
using any antenna, If the receiver is
set up within a radius Of fifteen miles
Of flrst-class broadcastirg station.
Where the distance is greater, the
use Of loop antenna Is essential.
This should be constructed to be
four feet on each side.
Take two sticks, q little more than
five and One-half feet long and fasten
them to form a square cross-section,
as indicated in the diagram.
Insert glass push buttons at equal
intervals to support the wire.
A small sized lamp cord (singIe
strand is satisfactory for this type Of
antenna, although any wire between
sizes number 16 and number % may
be used.
About twelve turns will be sufficient
for the reception Of wave lengths be-
tween 200 and 900 meters
Other Hool-Up
If the amplifcation Of this circuit
is not great enough, the hook-up
shown in figure 4 may prove more sat
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BIZ ROBERT j. BENDER
United NefCs StnT COrresDOnde "a


WASHINGTON, July 21.-President
Harding. before taking drastic steps
to bring an end to the coal strike, will
give the contendlng parties time tC
think matters over. This was in
Dictated in a statement issued from the
White House.
II the miners and operators can
have time to sense the obligations in
volved says the President, drastic
steps may be avoided and if executive
interfere becomes necessary it will
be justified in the pubnc's opinion.
Will Propose New Plan
Further the President indicates that
he will propose a new plan.for a com
mission to study the whole situation
with a view to reporting methods to
be followed in the future which will be
just the equitable to all concerned.
To assist in moving coal what is
mined, the Government viii shortly
take over control of all coal cars and
direct their distribution.
Seizure Only Last Resort
It may be stated authoritatively
that the Administration does not wish
to seize the mines and will do so only
as a last resort. 1t will not stand by,
however. to let the operators and
miners fight it out indefinitely while
the Nation suffers.
1t may be expected, therefore, that
very soon leaders in the Senate will
introduce such Legislature as will give
the Administration new weapons with
which to work. The first thing viii
probably be introduction Of a meas
ure something like the Kansas indus
trial court might whip the operators
and miners into line. it is believed.
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minute particle of food it can do
whole lot Of harm.
A piece Of food will get into and
remain in the appendix. 1t irritates
the walls. and inflammation speedily
sets in as a result OF germ activity.
The Inflammation causes swelling
which in turn interferes with the cir
culation OF the blood. II the swelling
continues, gangrene or a death Of the
tissue OF the muscular wall sets in.
II the appendix breaks, as It often
does shortly after the attack. the
poisonous germs of inflammation es-
cape among the coils of the intestine.
These are the reasons why an attack
Of appendicitis with gangrene and
rupture are often fatal despite an
operation. They are also the reasons
why it is necessary to act quickly
before the appendix can break and
spread the poison.
Disorders Of indigestion are causes
Of appendicitis. Haste In eating, in
diGestible food. lack of proper chewing
and disorders of the stomach all tend
to this end
In cases of appendicitis. zeal or
suspected, there are several things
which a person should do. Mere
pain in the right side is not neces.
sarily appendicitis. 1t IS often due
TO acute indigestion. A tablespoonful
Of castor oil with an equal amount of
glycerin in a glass OF iced lemonade
can be taken at once by a person who
believes he has appendicitis. After
the oil has been taken II the pain
stiu persists, the victim should go to
bed at once AID a well filed ice bag
should be placed over the painful por-
ton. keeping it there until competent
surgical attention may be secured.