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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
WHY TWO MASTERS?

The application of the railroads for
permission to increase their rates on
the grounds that such advance is rem
dered necessary by the granting of
| higher wages to employees, gives rise
| to a suggestion which appears to be
pertinent at this time. If the govern
ment through the interstate commerce
| commission is to fix transportation rates
| in the interest of the public why should
| it not also fix wages of employees of
the railroads in the interest of the
same public? The questions of wages
and charges are closely connected.
Why should not the processes of set
Ting and regulating wages and rates
be as intimately associated?
Public opinion has gone a long way
from consideration of the question of
railroad wages as a matter to be set
tied directly between the railroad man
agement and the employees or their
union. The public now insists on it's
interests and claims the right to inter-
fere, official provision for such inter
ference being made in the Erdman law,
and but a step is lacking before actual
authority for such interference shall be
established through plan Of compul-
sorry arbitration. Already these semi
official boards of arbitration have es-
tablished wage scales, confirmed ad-
vances, and certified to a uniform basis
of wages extending over the greater
part of the eastern section of the coun-
try and applying to all railroads within
that territory irrespective of local con-
ditions. 1t is but a step beyond such
arbitration, and such uniformity of STALE,
to government regulation of wages as
a corollary of government regulation of
rates.
The railroads have just been through
a series of hearings before semi-ofhcial
boards of arbitration, during which the
matter of their earnings, expenses and
profits has been threshed out by the
examination of witnesses under oath,
with the result that it has been formal
ly determined that an advance in wages
shall be made. Now they must go be-
fore another commission, again pre-
sent the evidence as to their income
and expense and overcome prejudiced
case, in order to secure approval for
an increase in freight rates correspond
ing to the increased expense which has
been assessed on them.
Why should not the increase in rates
have followed automatically on the in
crease in wages, or at least the two |
question, which merge so closely, have |
been considered as one, heard before |
a single commission and decided in view |
of their INTERPOLATION? At present there |
is substantially enforced a system OF
government regulation of rates on the
eastern trunk lines. The wage scales
are officially imposed. The traffic rates
are officially regulated. Why subject
the railroads to two masters. each re-
spending to a distinct public senti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
KANSAS CONTENT
THE KANSAS WHEAT FIELD.

THE KANSAS WHEAT FIELD.
Kansas has 6.665,0 acres of wheat
to be harvested during this summer.
1t is an immense field. If this wheat
was all in one big tract it would be
larger than eight counties the size of
Reno county. 1t would make a wheat
field more than hundred miles square.
1t would take a self-binder or header
15 days to cut a swath around it. This
one swath would be as long as the dis
tance from Hutchinson to st. Louis, on a
straight line, and there would be thou
sands of swaths to follow this before
the boss would signal the harvesters
that the season was over, the harvest
ended and that the time for the thresh-
er had arrived. Kansas has more than
twice the wheat acreage this year of
any other state, Nebraska being the
next largest in area, with more than
million acres. Then come Missouri,
1Lllnols and Indiana in the order named
eacn with more than 2 million acres
each, and Ohio and Oklahoma with
nearly million acres each The esti-
mate made by government cron re-
porters, based on May 1, shows a pos
slole yield of wheat in Kansas with
good chances UP to harvest time, of
10000, 900 bushels. Since that date and
SiA0e lHere HsureS were made there
nave been fine rains and the DAYS fol-
lowing have been the best possible for
the growing crop, thus increasing
rather than diminishing the opportuni-
ties for a yield, since that date and
up to the end of the first third of this
month. Kansas does other things on a
still larger scale than she does her
wheat growing. She has larger fields of
corn, year after year, and they bring
In sun more money than her wheat
yield brings. The corn crops are so
vast that it takes up nearly all the
figures lying around loose to tell the
tale of the yield, year after year. But
wheat is the main resource at this time
OF the year. 1t will bring in more
money. the way things stand now,
than all of the metals mined west of
Kansas this year, in all of the states
to the shores of the Pacific.-Hutchinson
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Iron the Chicago News. j

lFrom the Chicago NewS.1
Tears are the crying need of women.
For every sticker there are dozen
cutters.
When money talks the mere men and
women listen.
A scrap of information sometimes ends
in a war of words.
Men who have no sense of humor get
funny at the wrong time.
nickel sandwich is a luxury in the
eyes of the man who has only cents
If every man was fierce in action as
he is in thought all the jails would be full
one legged man may be able to make
good, but he never gets there with both
feet.
seat in a crowded car is a conundrum
that gallant man always gives up If the
girl is pretty.
Only a strong minded female can put a
hunk of gum in her mouth and refrain
from chewing it,
1t looks funny to see man walking
along the street pushing a baby buggy
and smoking a cigarette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
THE OLD LOVE.

O1lD AON6.
1 made another garden, yea,
For my new Love;
l left the dead rose where it lay.
And set the new above.
Why did my summer not begin?
Why did my heart not haste?
My old Love came and walked therein
And laid the garden waste.
She entered with her weary smile,
Just as of old;
She looked around a little while,
And shivered with the cold
Her passing touch was death to all,
Her passing look blight;
She made the white-rose petals fall,
And turned the red rose white.
Her pale robe clinging to the grass
Was like a snake
That bit and bit the ground, alas,
And a sad trail did make.
She went up slowly to the gate,
And then, just of yore.
She turned back at the last to wait
And say farewell once more.
Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

In New York a widow with five
children, four of them in an orphan
asylum, and widower with four chill
dren, ali of them in the same asylum,
are to be married soon. They met
while visiting their progeny at the
asylum. And the state permits such
things, while passing innumerable laws
regulating matters of much less i'm
portance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

writer in the Chicago Tribune, af-
ter looking over the situation, declares
that lin spite of its reputation as the
rock-bound, not to say fossilized citadel
of conservation, Massachusetts really
rivals Kansas as the most radical of
American states"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Now they are proposing to erect a
monument to Commodore Perry.
Perhaps Japan will not object, since
1T turned out that he was that coun-
try's best friend, although his method
of showing his friendship was not ap-
preciated at the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Shall red hair become a passport to
political prefermento Already two red
headed Kansas men have been nominal
ted for president in 1916 Victor Muir
dock has been selected by the women
and Roscoe Stubs by the Oklahomans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

No doubt the London suffra gists will
seize on the suggestion contained in
the German account of attempted
murder by means of cholera germs lib
Grated in mincemeat. They might
also obtain some pointers by reading
the evidence in the Hyde case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Liquor drinking, says Lillian Rus
sell, robs women of their beauty.
This IL nothing else, ought to induce
women to give up the pernicious
booze habit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

New York. with 1892, 600 popula-
ton. should not find it difficult to sup
port its police department in the
manner to which it has become ac-
custom ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

If President Wilson succeed in in
ducing the senate to pass his tariff bill
in this year. 1913, the accomplishment
should strengthen his faith in his lucky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The Republicans will keep a light
burning in the window for the next
four years, to guide the wandering bull
moose on his return to the parental
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The American railroads take in
fbillion dollars a year. The Pullman
tporters refuse to dfvulge how much
ffhey take in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Everything seems to tend toward
making the slit skirt more popular. A
Pfttsburg councilman has proposed an
ordinance prohibiting women from
wearing them on the streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24


AS we understand it, President Will
son does not object to the braves of
congress making medicine, but he in
ststs that they make salve rather
than caustic.
The approaching Mumm wedding is
not necessarily a quiet affair.
And they do say the bride, who was
imported from Kansas, has fifty
pieces,-or was it pairs ?-of every
thing that goes with a Troo-soo. That
will let the Mummspperson out of buy
ing 'em for quite while.
It's hard to please the chronic
knockers. Now some of them who did
their shopping for patent fly-swat-
ters early, are yipping because the
spring fly crop is so backward.
The report that Vesuvius is about
to vesuve again will help the hotel
business in Naples. Every moving
picture bug in the world will try to
be in at the vesuving.
The offense of the Minneapolis
preacher who Joined in holy we'd
lock- a Jap and a white girl, is not
so much that he married them, but
that he had the gall to brag about it.
1t now appears that the Balkan
dogs of war, after having captured
the Turkey bone, will have to fight
over the bone.
Senator Brady could find but half
dozen bullmice on his recent visit
to Washington county, but the re-
port that they all turned out is a
base canard-whatever that is. We
are reliably informed that there are
seven of them in Washington county,
the other one being laid up with a
sore head.
California woman wants to reduce
the price of divorce to 81. That
would put it within the reach of all,
as nearly any woman could hold out
that much from the grocery money
without exciting suspicion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Evidently this years June brides
are to be we'll cared for. More thar
$16,OOO,0O0 worth of jewelry was i'm
ported last month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Acting in an erratic manner is not
necessarily an indication that a man
is in love. He may merely have
been prevented from going to the
ball game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The harvester trust harvested a crop
of $16.0OO.0O0 last year, but when it
IS remembered that it has sown all
over the world the figures do not look
so large,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

It is unlikely that old Porfirio Diaz
will succumb to the call of the tempt
err He has lived long enough to know
when he has plenty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Secretary Bryan should keep the
plans of his battleships Friendship"
and Fellowship well guarded lest
somebody steal them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
felegraph report of that great news ~
ganizatfon for the exclusive afternoon
pubficeti ton in Topeka
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

They are talking about a minimum
wage for women. The Duchess of
Westminster has been awarded an al
lowance of 100000 year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The question is not can Diaz come
back, but will he?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

One marked difference between this
country and England is that our dyna-
tniters are not women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The man who captured jeff Davis is
once more on his death bed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
BY THE WY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

Having heard but little, recently, of
that stand at Armageddon, one might
suspect that it was a grandstand that
collapsed SO flat it isn't worth re-
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

1t hasn't been decided yet whether
corn or rye shall be grown on New
Y ork city's farm for inebriates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

There is one thing queer about an ac-
cuSing charge What is that?" "A
man refuses to countenance 1T when he
faces it"-Baldmore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

The story about the runaway girl
who was eaten by a bear may be true,
but it sounds a whole lot like the
scare they used to throw into disobe-
dent children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., appears to
be the one white sheep in the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

DO you believe in signs?'' Yes"
Then will you please tell why you
ran your hand over that porch when you
saw the fresh paint sign I had on it?'-
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

Mary-'Ida has a glorious lot of silver,
hasn't she?" Alice-'tYes; every time 1
a lot of forks left over that haven't had
anything to eat with.''-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

President Wilson's cordial invita-
ton to Congressman Sisson to stop
sissin', may be lesson to congress as
a whole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
Advertising.

Advertising.
Advertising pays.
In the words of the great~and cele-
brated Greek philosopher Erysipelas,
| Faith, Hope and Advertising. These
| three, but the greatest of these is adj
vertising."
Advertising covers a multitude OF
skins.
But at the same time it is a mag
nificent power for good.
When we are little boys we carve
our initials in the old maple tree.
That is advertising.
We write our names in hymn books.
That is advertising.
When we grow up we go to grand
opera and get our names in the society
column. That is advertising.
When we die, we have some fine
obituary poetry and a splendid epitaph
is engraved upon our tom bStOne. Ad-
vertiSing.
The man who invented the tomb
stone epitaph was the first great ex-
ponent of fake advertising.
Here lie the bones of Abner Jones,
A man we all knew well.
He died one day, and now they say
That he has gone to heaven"
It's q poor rhyme, but it's good ad
When walking stick is lost by a
young man with solid ivory head
he does not find it again unless he
advertises.
When a piano is for sale by an old
legs, he must put the public next to
the fact or he keeps the piano.
Like whisky, all advertising is good
only some sorts are better than Others
The time was when virtue was it's
own reward, but that time has gone
by.
Nowadays if a man doesn't adver-
tise his virtues judiciously the public
will not believe that he has any.
We are not nation of modest
blushing violets and if we were it
would not be a reflection upon US any
more for even the blushing violet has
lost it's modesty and now retaiIs for
81 a hundred.
The only form of advertising that
minister's nose.
When you have passed away, my
friend
And some day you must die,
Your friends will talk about you then
And laud you to the sky.
Your ought to have some mention
while
You tread this vale of tears,
You should not be obliged to wait
For seven hundred years.
You want your fame while you're
And hearty and we'll fed,
You can't afford to wait for it
Till after you are dead.
The folks won't know how great you
Unless you put 'em wise.
You want your laurel wreaths right
Get busy-ADvERTIsE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
ON TIE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY x. MoULroN.

You Can't Always Tell.
Bob always stood at the head of his
class,
A Woodworking student, was he.
Quiet, reserved and a friend for detail,
A model of propriety.
He never took part in the roistering
larks,
But buried his nose in a book.
He wore bone-rimmed spectacles,
dressed all in black
And had a funeraal look.
He was far above all the things or
this earth,
He had not a moment for play.
He boned on his studies for all he was
worth,
And thought twas a sin to be gay.
You ask what became of this pious
young man,
Who was a we'll known virtue crank?
L just heard that he was confined for
ten years
For forging a check on a bank
Jim always stood at the foot of his
class,
His mind wandered far from his work;
For he was the daredevil boy of the
school
And oft was caught up with jerk.
He started most all of the gay campus
pranks;
He always had time for tout;
The folks always knew there was mis-
chief in sight,
Whenever gay Jim was about.
The goods adored him and followed
him round
To see what fool thing he'd do next.
The faculty was in a constant uproar;
He kept the professors all vexed.
You ask what became of this scape-
grace young chap,
Who kept the whole school in a row?
oh, Jim, he has changed quite a bit
since those days,
For he is a minister now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24

AS we understand it, President Will
son does not object to the braves o
congress making medicine, but he in
than cduStic.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

One Of the things that happened
during the week to break the
monotcny of every day life was an
alteration which arose Monday
evening between a party of three
which had visited the oasis across
the river. It seems from the inform
alton obtainable that two members
of the party, after imbibing some
what freely of the joy juice got the
notion into their heads that they
were of a little higher class than
the other fellow. On the return trdI
an argument was started on
the bridge and a fight followed in
which the third member received
a slash on the arm and shoulder
The victim did not know of his In
jury until he reached a pool hall
but when he did find it out he wa!
mad all the way through and pro
ceeded to locate his erstwhll
friends and beat the two of then
up in pretty bad shape. All tire
sought the services of DR.. Not
to make the necessary repairs.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Spencer w. Baird, of the new
ly-located attorneys in American
Falls, was in town last evening, on
his way to look after business for
his clients. He states that every
body in the Power City is moving
along on a generally satisfied plane
and that everything is lovely with
a little time to go out and grab a
few mallards.-Pocatello Tribune.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

THE Wolf a story dealing with
the picturesque and Wild Hudson
Bay country, was first produced in
New York at the Lyric Theatre
where t remained for nearly a year.
1t then moved to Chicago where it
remained fer seven months. Man
ager Ellinger, of thhe Aud forum,
announces it for next Saturday
with the same big production and
excellent cast.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Mr.. Ems, who lives in the coun-
try a few miles from American Falls
has secured the agency for the
Cartercar in this district and with
in a short time will be giving
demonstrations of the superiority
of that machine over all other auto
mobiles.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Sheriff Nelson, of Minidoka
ty, was down from Rupert last week
in search of some runaway boys.
The lads were located here and
taken home in the custody of the
officer.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

DR.. Valentine was called to his
home at Paris, Idaho, Saturday
on account of the serious illness
Of his father. The Doctor returned
home Monday evening, leaving his
father somewhat improved though
still very i'll.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

George Leitch made a trip to
Rupert Wednesday on business.
State Game Warden Barber was
a visitor in the city Monday. He
returned to the capital Monday
evening and was accompanied by
Mrs. Barber who has visited here
for the past ten days.
Rev Reidesel made a business
trip to Rupert Tuesday.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

The band dance in Odd Fellows
Hall Wednesday evening was very
well attended and was a success
socially as well as financially.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Among those who made home
stead filings this week in the office
OF Commissioner lines were Cyril
G. Bar lett. DR.. l.. H. Dorne' John
R. Jones, Merle F. Richardson and
Ralph r. Jones.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

One of the advantages Of hay rs
a farmers organization is evidenced
by the fact the potato growers
of this section are now receiving
S1.1O per hundred for their potatoes
while the local market has dumbled
down as low as s. cents. The Farm
ers' Society of Equity has ship
ped five cars of tubers up to this
time
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Toto Mayer has secured the
agency for REQ automobiles in
this district and as soon as he can
find a suitable location will estab-
lish a garage here. Mr.. Mayer has
purchased a five passenger touring
car for demonstrating which will
also be used for livery purposes. The
new car should arrive within a short
time.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Hon D. L. Evans, of Malad' was
a visitor here Tuesday for a few
hours. Mr.. Evans was enroute for
home after being away two weeks
during which time he visited sew
eral towns in the upper Snake river
valley. looked after business at Al
bion and attended a meeting OF
the State Education commission at
Boise.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

Earl Bailey, of Rockland, is the
latest entry to the ranks of owners
of joy wagons. He has purchased
a S~tudebaker "25" 5-passenger car
from the local S~tudebaker house.
Manager w. E. Barkdull and Mr..
Bailey went to Idaho Falls Wednes-
day to get the car and made the re-
turn trip with it in three hours and
a half.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

WANTED-Grain to store. The
Evans warehouse is equipped for
storing grain for either short or
long periods. Rates-75c per ton
for 80 days.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

A. B. Brown went down to Poca-
tello Wednesday evening on No. 10.