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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

Its Smith," replied the boy.
well. is Mrs. Smith in?''
The boy thought it over. Her name
fs Mrs. Brown, but mother is in
The man asked: well, now does II
happen her name is Brown and yours
is Smith,?
The boy, quick as flash, replied:
you see, it is like this: She mar
ried again, and L didn't
Floyd Jacobs, assistant prosecuting
attorney, tells this story upon not
altogether obscure member of the
Jackson county bar:
.sThe lawyer in question had been
retained to defend man charged with
assault to KILL said Mr.. Jacobs. Il
looked into the facts carefully and, be-
ing convinced that the man was guilty
and could easily be convicted, 1 sug-
gested to the lawyer that he plead
guilty, throw himself upon the mercy
of the court and save the state the
expense of prosecuting him.
'sT couldn't think of it-couldn't
think of it at all-quite absurd-pre-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the states at
torney to suggest such a thingH ex-
ploded the attorney for the defense.
Your case hasn't a leg to stand
on-hasn't the shadow of defense
1 protested.
1--WE have Two excellent grounds
sir-two excellent defenses, either one
of which will acquit my client
What are they?
IAN alibi and self-defense, sir!
DR.. Reid, the celebrated medical
writer, was requested by a lady of
literary erninence to call at her house.
"Be sure you recollect the address,
she said, as she quilted the room:
mo. 1 Chesterfield street" Madam"
said the doctor, 81 am too great an
admirer of politeness not to remember
Chesterfield. and, 1 fear, too selfish
ever to forget number L.
The great Rabbi Gamaliel once
brought the Scriptures of his nation
to the Roman emperor, Hadrian, who,
after a study of the sacred books,
rashly retorted to the rabbi that in
the story of Genesis the Creator was
little better than a thief. because He
had stolen one of adams ribs. Gam
alieI was bewildered and perplexed,
but his daughter rose to the occasion.
LET me answer the emperor, she
begged, land I will vindicate our holy
writings"
So on the next day she presented
herself before Hadrian.
20, emperor of the Romans" she
cried. truly terrible thing has hap
pened, wherefore we invoke thy add"
asked what it was. The Hebrew
of midnight a thief had subtly and
stealthily entered their abode and had
stolen away silver flagon, although
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

"At last, Henry. the question OF
votes for women is to be submitted to
the people"
so I SEE"
Henry, you will admit that women
are as intelligent as the men,
Freely 1 admit that"
'And that as women pay taxes, they
ought to have a say a to how their
money is to be spent
'That seems reasonable. But let us
discuss the question. 1 earn the money
we have, don't I?''
Yes
But do L have any voice in how
that money is to be spent?''
A few minutes later he put on his
hat and coat and left the house, re-
GREETING that he had given that twist
to the argument.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

81 do not think people should get mar
ried until they are thoroughly acquainted
with each other" what would you do
abolish matrimony ?"-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

who said it would be valor to have
eaten a Christmas dinner at LOrg-
mons restaurant, and departed with
out tipping the waiter. And discre-
ton? 'Well," he proceeded, ito go
to a different restaurant for New
Years dinner would be discretion
In crowded car: Pardon me,
madam, but you're standing on my
feet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08
SUNDAY

There is a small boy in town whose
mother remarked when he was about
years old.
Somshow he could not get accus-
TONED to the fact that he had a new
father. One day a stranger came into
the house and asked him his name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

D-Better not commit yourself on pa
per, my boy
OIL hope you won't. 1 heard a very
wise man say, the other day. that hum
oreos OF men he employs, the ones al
ways sure to fall down. on n spe-
c1ally fine job, are the cigaret smokers.
You don't want to be that kind of a
man, do you?
CO-Better go to a gymnasium and
get some good out of the exercise. L
never knew a boy or girl to get any
real good out of public dances. g.
Yes.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Q)-PIease tell
me what to do for ferns. Mine are look
ing bad. I put sand around them but
1t isn't helping. (2)-How about geran-
iums, too? G)-How old should 1 be-
to get married? (4)-How often should
l wear corset to develop my figure?
L am IA. MARY.
O-The plant crown of ferns must
be kept well above the soil and never
pushed beneath, or they will rot away.
Keep the soil damp, but not sodden.
Very wet soil gets sour. Keep the
foliage dry and let the fern drink
through its roots. Be sure not to cut
off the "breathers'-the long strings
that hang down. Don't put ice cold wa
ter on them, keep them in a room be-
tween 60 and 20 degrees, and give them
a northern light. Left over tea leaves
are said to be good to put ON the soil.
If the soil seems sour, dig little char
coal into it,
(O-Geraniums must not be watered
too often and they need a sunny win
dow.
The soil should not be too rich
(3)-You are far too young to think
of getting married, by dear little girl.
Be good sweet girl, study your les
sons, read good books, help mother in
the housekeeping and cooking, and
when you are Is you will develop best
without corset. Hreathe deep take
lots of outdoors exercise, eat nourish-
ing food and plenty of it, and you
ought to have very good form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08

Battle of Wits.-"Doctor, isn't your bill
rather high?' You must remember, slr,
that you had a high fever" True; but
you said that my condition was very
low" "Ah, yes, of course, But yen sec
my charges are based not upon the stale
the disease. Boston Transcript.
Everybody read the State Journal
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

powerful in the clothing business. Let
Mr.. Hendrick explain:
cit was by the utilization of minute
methods of competition that the Jews,
in 80 years, swept aside all other ma
tionalities in the clothing industries.
They have entirely transformed the
business in all its details Before they
appeared, readymade clothing was
manufactured on what was sometimes
described as the family system. This
was largely the creation Of the German
manufactures and artisans. The large
manufacturers purchased the goods,
had them cut into garments at their
own establishments, and delivered them
in bundles directly to the workmen-
for the larger part, Germans and Irish
working at their own homes. The head
of the family, usually an experienced
tailor capable of making an entire gar
ment, impressed his wife and older chill
dren into service. Under his supervi
sion, the family would put together the
garments. At stated intervals the
manufacturer wagon would stop be-
fore the house, collect the finished
clothes, pay the family head by the
piece, and take the articles back to
headquarters. A manufacturer, in
those days, was man who had a plant
of limited quarters, and an army of
workingmen and workingwomen scat
tered throughout the city in their own
homes. His relations with his EN-
plOyes were almost as close and init
mate as though they worked under his
immediate supervision in his own fac
tory. The very essence of the system
was the lack of the middleman; the
manufacturer dealt directly with the
people whom he employed.
'As long rs an industry was organ
lied on this basis, a man with small
capital would naturally have the ut
most difficulty in gaining foothold.
One must be either iourneyman tailor,
poorly paid and overworked, or he
must be manufacturer, with capital
large enough to equip an establish
ment, carry large stock of raw ma
terial, and meet a goodsized weekly
payroll. With the employment of the
Jew, however, new figure rapidly
forged to prominence in the clothing
industry. The middleman wedged him
self between the artisan and his EN-
ployer. The latter no longer sent his
garments directly to the worker in his
home, but handed them over to third
party-the Jewish contractor. The
workman, who for years had main
tanned rather close and friendly rela-
tions with the manufacturer. now never
saw him. What gave the contractor
his opportunity, and made him almost
indispensable to the manufacturer was
the fact that this new immigration en-
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

more properly speaking, adopted-what
came to be known as the "task' or
"team' system. There had been
sweaters" in the clothing business
long before the Jews,-as' readers of
Kingsley's "Alton Locke need
scarcely be told,-but under their dom
nation this system became practically
general in New York. In few years,
indeed. the Jewish "team' idea had
supplanted the old "family system"
of the Germans. Ten or dozen men
were huddled in single tenement
room; in winter-time, when the win.
dows were closed, there was practically
no ventilation, and the heat was in
tense. The business was infinitely sub
divided. Under the Germans and
Irish, the tailor and his family made
the whole suit; under the Jews, how
single garment-coats, "vests," or
"pants.' The contractor, who was
himself one of the hardest workers in
the "team,' would take a coat, per
form his "task" (perhaps the machine
work., and then toss the garment over
to the next man. This one would add
his minute contribution and pass it to
his nearest neighbor. In this way, the
clothes were kept in rapid circulation.
The man at the head, usually the con-
tractor, set the pace; the others had to
keep their allotments moving, or drop
out of the team and lose the job. The
team worked, in those early days, at an
incredible rate and for incredible hours.
The machines started speeding at six
in the morning, and seldom stopped I'M
til ten in the evening; there are stories
of "teams' who kept tirelessly at
work for 20 hours a day.
cit is hardly surprising that, under
these conditions, the Jews soon OBJ
tanned complete control. No other i'm
migrant people could stand against a
steady, inevitable driving power of
this kind. The German, the Irish, and
the American workmen, who had domi
mated the tailoring trades up to 1880,
retired from this new competition as
from the blast of furnace. By 1890
there were practically no shops in
which other nationalities than Jews
were employed. And from the control
of the actual manufacturing the Jews
speedily advanced to a monopoly in
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06
The Only
White Leghorn Farm
in the World
that can make the following
statameut:

that can make the following
statement:
storrs Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Storrs, Conn.,, Aug. 4, 1911.
To whom concerned:
In the course Of our White Dia1rhoea
investigation during the past season,
We have used large number Of eggs
from the flock of s. C. White Leghorns,
owned by Mr.. A. M. Pollard. We were
unable to discover, either by bacterio-
logical examination or practical test,
any evidence of bacillary white diar'
rhoea infection.
LEO F. RETTGER,
Bacteriologist, Sheffield Scientific
School, Yale University.
F. d. STONEBURN,
Professor Of Poultry Husbandry,
Connecticut Agriculture College.
All stock have free range on 80
acres-ws are booking orders now for
1913.
EGGS $3.50 pr 1915 PEI 100.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06
The "lnvasi0n" by the Jews
United of

-IE Western Jewish Immigrant
uuion is new organization,
formed recently at San Fran
cisco. Its req son for being is
the man of the Jewish people of the
west to receive and properly care for
the thousands of their co-religionists
sxnected TO emigrate here from Europe
after the opening of the Panama canal.
The organization was perfected by rep
reseutatives of so Jewish charitable
and benevolent organizations of the
Pacific coast. zone of the principal OBJ
iects of the union is to prepare homes
in the country for immigrants and thus
prevent the formation in Pacific-coast
cities of any such districts as the ghet-
tos of New York and other metropoli
of the United States.
This move serves to call attention to
the fact that there are more Jews in
one city of this country than were ever
before collected in any one place. There
are l.OOO, 900 Jews in New York; in all
the United States there are just twice
that many. There are 100000 in Chi
eapo. 100000 in Philadelphia, $4,000 in
Boston and $4,000 in st. Louis. These
figures are given by MeClure's maya
zine, as introduction to an article by
Burton j. Hendrick on "The Jewish
Invasion of America. This writer
says: "The increasing Importance of
the Jewish people in all the large cities
of the United States is matter of
everyday observation. One distin-
guished student of the subject, Profess
sor Werner Sombart of Berlin, even
goes 50 far as to say that in another
hundred years the United States will
be peopled chiefly by Slavs, negroes
and JewA Extravagant and absurd as
this statement is, the fact remains that
the influence of the Jews in the United
States in another hundred years prom
ises to be almost preponderating.
Though they have been here in large
numbers only 80 years, they have al
ready shown infinitely greater capac-
ity for economic progress than any of
the other great immigrating peoples. 3"
Clothing Control
Mr.. Hendrick goes on to tell how the
Jews have come to control the clothing
industry of the country. He calls it
their unquestioned domination in the
clothing trades" He explains that
the immigrants of the early days of
the "invasion were in a majority
tailors, that being principal of the few
occupations that European oppression
had permitted the Jews. Tailoring had
been . traditional trade among the
Jews, from the middle ages down.
Then, when the Jew came to New
York, he applied his capacity for inf
mite economy and unmeasured industry.
Soon he was a power and then all
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

tirely changed the character of the la
Dor market. These half starved new ar
rivals, as has already been said, had a
natural aptitude for the tailoring trade,
and their pressing necessities made
them willing to work for wages mate
rally lower than the Irish and German
artisans received. In few years,
therefore, they had crowded out prac.
tically all the old time workmen. But
the German or American manufacturer
could not handle this new labor sup
ply. He did not speak its language
and did not understand it's peculiar
social and religious customs. AS the
influx of Italian labor for railroad
work gave the opportunity for the
Italian padrone, SO the influx of Jew
ish artisans in the tailoring trades gave
occupation to the Jewish contractor
who, first of all, was the controller of
immigrant labor.
"The contractor was himself an i'm.
migrant. He had reached this country
poor and wretched, and had spent his
few years of apprenticeship in the tail
oring trades. He was usually the ex-
ceptional workman-the typical ambi-
tious Jew, who early saw in the malo-
At the beginning this feverish ambi-
dorous sweatshop the road to fortune.
ton was practically his only stock in
trade. He had room or two in a
tenement-perhaps his own home, per
haps a rented apartment. He went
out upon the public highways for his
employees; he would persuade his rela-
tives-his cousin, his uncle, his broth
er-in-law-to join his forces. He would
stop a push-cart peddler in the street
and show him the possibility of i'm
proving his condition by running q
sewing machine.
The System
"In this way the contractor would
get together a working force of ten
or a dozen people. He would put in Il
machine or two, pressing board, and
a small furnace for heating irons
getting them invariably on credit, with
the expectation of paying off in in
stalments from the profits of the bust
ness. He would then make periodical
visits to the manufacturer, receiving
an armful of cut garments; the force
would at once start into activity; on
Mondays the contractor would carry
back the finished product and receive
new supply. He financed himself in
the most haphazard fashion. The
neighborhood pawnbroker became his
banker, advancing on Friday money
for the weekly payroll, the contractor
reimbursing him on Monday, when he
himself collected from the manufacture
ers
can essential part of his success,
the Jewish contractor evolved-Or,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

the commercialization of the product
Starting with one team. in few
years the contractor usually had two
or three. He economical in every di-
rection, saved every penny, and cheer
fully subjected himself and his family
to every privation in his determination
to succeed. In this way. he slowly paid
off his debts and used his profits to
open new shops. Once fairly estab-
lished he found little difficulty in
jumping from the position of con-
tractor to that of manufacturer. By
1895 the Jews controlled every branch
of the industry"
Aggressiveness Shown
Mr.. Hendrick follows this illustra-
ton with many more that concern the
commercial aggressiveness of the Jews.
He tells of how they are acquiring
monopoly of New York real estate,
of how they are serving the govern
ment by thousands in civil-service po-
sitions, how they are becoming police
men and school teachers, how they
have gained control Of the theaters,
how they builded great department
stores, how Jews are gaining control
of the whisky business, how they are
powerful in the tobacco business, how
they have become railroad magnates
and bankers.
These facts would lead one to be-
lieve that the United States must be
a paradise for the Jewish people. This
is the truth, in a measure. History is
replete with the achievements of the
Jews, of their commercial successes, Of
the literary and musical triumphs, but,
on the other hand, many story OF his
tory is limned in Jewish blood. In
the United States the Jew has not
been persecuted; the Yankee has let
the Jew work out his own salvation,
untrammeled. Just what effect this is
to have upon our national development
is uncertain, but it is sure that the Jew
will make himself factor in the bust
ness and politics of the United States
of the future.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06
HIS SYMPTOMS.

"For goodness sake, Maggie thun-
dered Mr.. Crouch as he flung down
the knife and fork, "what ails this
steak?''
"Never mind the steak, DEAR" re-
piled his patient wife. 81 m more con
cerned to know what ails you. This is
the first time for % years that you
haven t been able to tell exactly what
allied the meat, and everything else on
the table. Aren't you well today,
John7'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

Your neighbors may know that you
have money, bug what they may not
know is how yom got it.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

The curate of large and fashion
able church was endeavoring to teach
the significance Of white to Sunday
school class.
"Why," said he, "does a bride in
variably desire to be clothed in white at
her marriage?' AS no one answered.
he explained. "White," said he,
"stands for joy, and the wedding day
is the most joyous occasion of a
woman s life.
A small boy queried, "Why do the
men all wear black" -Argonaut.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

Few men can look back at their past
without wanting to dodge up an alley.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

This is a sour old world for man
with sour disposition.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06
Solving the
Problem :
of a

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In
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WHICH sIu ARE
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06
Prosperity Problem Solved

The canw we o state7'
simple
conditor the shortage in
mills factories
thousands
to be
to right
thou
But the territory in which they sell their output is
Limit
big manufacturers They cannot sell the Eastern markets many
They into the and magazines and
better
notch Eastern made goods
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-25
SHIPMENTS LARGER
Cotton Moving More Rapidly Than During Last Year-Gin
 Very Busy.

Wednesday morning there were seven loads of cotton at the gin be- fore s o'clock, and if the pres ent favorable weather continues the movement of the crop will be greatly increased.
 H. D. Ravenscraft, local railroad agent, reports that from the begin ming of the cotton season last year to September g, only thirty-one bales of the staple had been ship ped. while for the 1913 season eighty-four bales were shipped up to Tuesday.
 The receipts at the local cotton yards are also above the average for this time of the year.
 The average receipts for the Mena market is about 4,S00 bales, There is a difference of opinion among the buyers here as to the probable number of bales that will be received at this market for the season, but the majority are in- clined to believe that at least 3,50O bales will be marketed.
 The price paid in Mena Wednes- day was around i312c which was as good or better than is paid in Ft Smith or Texarkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-25
SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS.
Will HOrner and Miss AZaIia Craven Quietly Married "Wednesday Night.

Mr J. W. Horner and Miss Azalia Craven surprised their friends last "Wednesday night by quietly repair ing to the NJ. E. church, South, where they were united in mar riage by the pastor, the Rev. Fran cis N. Brewer. Only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom and a few intimate friends wit messed the beautiful ceremony of the church, which united the young couple in the bonds of holy matri- mony.
 The bride is the daughter of w. NJ. Craven, a merchant and planter of Eudora, Miss, and is a young lady of rare loveliness and chaTac- ter. She came to Mena from her home in Mississippi in the early summer to spend the heated term with her grandmother, Mrs. Penny Bushby, of 1914 Jansen avenue. During her stay here she has made many friends among the younger set. who are delighted to have her make her stay in our city perma- nent.
 The groom is one of our most prominent young business men, being the senior member of the Horner Bro. Grocery Company. He was reared in our city, where ev- erybody knows him and appreciates him for his many sterling traits of character.
 The Star joins his host of friends in congratulating him on winning so lovely life partner, and wishes for them that their cup of happiness may always be full to the brim.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-25
GET DOOTLEGCERS
The Underground Booze Route Is Proving Costly to the
 Offenders.

The underground booze route be- tween Mena and the Indian country via the big road" and a horse ve- hicle isn't proving profitable on the scale of frenzied finance lately.
 Within a week J. L. Holt of this city. special government agent, has captured about $500 worth of horse vehicles as they were crossing the state line. loaded with fire water. He not only captured two rigs, but three men, who are now in jail awaiting the federal grand jury in TeXarkana.
 The last capture was G. R. Sap pington and J. H. Blair of Broken Bow, Ok, as they were driving across the state line about ten miles west of Horatio. MT. Holt confis- cated the team and buggy and its load of thirty-siX quarts and twenty-four pints of whisky, taking the men and team to DeQueen, where they were kept in jail over Sunday The men were taken be- fore Commissioner Hudspeth at Texarkana for examination.
 The team was a good one, and is estimated to be worth $300 It is forfeited to the government on ac- count of being engaged in the illicit selling of whisky, and will be sold.