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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

Persons who had come to regard
this country as a nation with big N
received a jolt when the Webb-Ken-
yon decision was announced. The old
states rights doctrine has not been
given so great boost in long time.
The great constitutional lawyers also
received a rebuke. Most of them
were of the opinion that the law was
clearly unconstitutional. That was the
opinion strongly pronounced by so
eminent a jurist as President Taft in
his veto message. 1t was also the
opinion of Elihu Root, who as a sena-
tor opposed the bill on the ground of
what he regarded as it's evident I'M
constitutionality. Mr.. Roots opinion
was Endorsed by George w. Wicker
sham as attorney general. This was
also the opinion of ex-Speaker Cannon,
whose influence long prevented the
passage of such law.
Yet who could maintain that if just
before this Webb-Kenyon law was
passed, it had been in the power and
the willingness of the president of the
United States to place upon the su-
preme bench these four men-Mr.
Taft, Mr.. Root, Mr.. Wickersham and
Mr.. Cannon-and that to their opin-
ion on this matter the opinion of JUS
tees Holmes and Van Devanter had
been added, their decision in the mat
ter of the laws constitutionality would
not have been accepted as that of the
highest wisdom, the most conclusive
authority, obtainable on the subject ?
In that case, the law would have been
negatived, and everybody would have
said that its disallowance was a fore
| gone conclusion.
By such personal accidents, says the
Boston Transcript, the broadening
down of our system of constitutional
precedents proceeds! And it is a fact
that this new and curious assertion of
state rights on the basis of federal
power rests upon the decision of a
group of men who, with the exception
of Chief Justice White and Justices
McKenna and Day, are new men to
the supreme bench, and prior to their
appointment possessed no such emf
nence as is universally accorded as
constitutional lawyers, to the group OF
men whose opposition to the principle
has been noted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe.1

e.
A good many boosters bust
Some men travel to see the sights
and others attend dances.
People are seldom c!amoring for all
the politicians say they are.
A woman doesn't need to be law
yer in order to lay down the law.
A married man can't see much
sense in paying admission to a lee
ture.
If you always want to argue, you
should be a lawyer, and get paid
for it.
including a great deal that never hap
pened.
There are men who don't like music
but few of them have nerve enough
to admit it.
1t is difficult for a boy to love his
mother while she is washing his neck
and ears.
The most tragic sighs is a has
BEEN Christmas tree in an ash bar
rel in the alley.
A Young Man thinks he is a Devil,
and an Old Man likes to think that
there was a day when he was a Devil.
If a man could be aroused as easily
as his suspicious are, there wouldn't
be much of a demand <or alarm
clocks.
While a man may pray for his
daily bread, he expects more, and will
complain to his wife if there isn't
enough to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Today it is upward of 1900 million.
The world population has trebled in a
hundred years, but the production of
foodstuffs has not kept pace with it.
I'm the United States the movement
feet of raising the cost of practically
every commodity. Notice what we
have been doing since 1900. Then
there were only six cities of 5000 pop
ulation in the country Now there
are 500. In 1900 there were nineteen
people living in the country to every
one living in the city. Today it is fifty
fifty. In other words, more than nine
of our nineteen country people have
moved to town. In the early days the
nineteen rural folks were engaged in
the production of food, clothing and
shelter. They produced everything
they needed. and everybody had high
general standard of living. Today the
producers of the primary necessities
have been reduced and we are feeling
tho result
AT present, out of every 500 of
wealth in America two men own $50.
The next thirty-three own S35 of it
and the remaining sixty-five own the
IS that is left. The first thirty of the
sixty-five do pretty well, but the last
thirty-five of them have an average
annual income of less than $500 a
year.
! Conditions can be improved by cut
ting up large FARMS he said by way
of offering a solution to the problem.
Zone per cent of our population owns
20 per cent of the farms in tracts of
! 1000 acres or more. These must be
divided. Again. I believe the day of
enormous families is over. Popula-
ton is growing faster than food pro-
| duction and the smaller family has be-
come almost a necessity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The proposal to exclude all printed
matter advertising the liquor business
from the mails is arousing the opposi-
ton of printers. The Ben Franklin
club of Cincinnati has passed the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved. That we
are opposed to the passage of H. r.
No. 1886, designed to prevent liquor
advertising passing thru the mails. and
that our secretary be instructed tc
write letters to the congressman and
to the United States senators. request.
ing their active opposition and vote
against the passage of this bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
HE TELLS ABOUT MARS
I. Il. Sheard Explains Canal Theory of
Planet to Co-ops.

THE so-called canals which we OBJ
serve on Mars are not the canals but
the result of them" T. E. Sheard as
serted in his speech before the Co
operative club this noon on THE
Earth, Sun, Moon and other Planets"
TT is believed now" Sheard stated,
that the socalled canals are thirty
and forty mile wide streaks of vegeta-
ton which are watered by the canals.
These 'streaks' can only be observed
in the spring of the Mars year lending
color to the theory. The canals are
there, but not wide enough to be OBJ
served. The tracts of land which they
pass when colored by the new vegeta-
ton are perceptible to the telescope.
The snow around the north pole of
Mars melts yearly and the flood pours
down thru these canals, natural or
artificial, making the adjacent land
blossom like a rose
Sheard's talk was the feature of the
weekly Cooperative club meeting,
showing that the Topeka man nursed
an unsupported knowledge and in
formation concerning astronomy. The
lecture was illustrated by carefully
prepared charts and maps. Harry
Rhodes, well known Christian Science
practitioner of Topeka, was formally
admitted to membership at the meet
ing Next week ]. c. EmahiZer will
will give a practical exposition of the
furniture industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The old saw. "All is not gold that
glitters." applies to the Kansas pri-
mary law, in the view of some men,
bers of the legislature now in session
1t may be noted that the voters are
not complaining. 1t is only the poll
ticians who are Directing to the law.
Public business seems to go on when
directed by men nominated in the pri-
maries about the same way that it did
when they were nominated by conven-
tions and the taxes continue to in
crease from year to year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Strength of character is the deveI-
opment of years.
X X X
That which comes without effort is
not worth much in the end.
x X X
The everyday events of youth con-
stitute the happy memories of old age.
x X =
When man begins to diIate on
past successes, it is an indication he
is entering the has-been class
x x x
If one doesn't make a success in his
business among his friends, he has a
poor chance as an unknown in q
strange place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

\ bill has bee introduced in the
legislature to abolish the state school
of mines. 1t could hardly have been
called a welcome child when it was
born. Nobody seemed to want it ex-
cept the member in whose district it
was located. 1t has been neglected
since the day of it's birth, and since it
has refused to die "a natural death it
is now proposed to kill it. If the effort
succeed, probably there will be few
mourners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
DR.. CROSS SPEAKS
Prominent Kansas Citian to Ad-
dress Engineers Tonight.
Alya j. Smith Puts i'm Boost for
Good Roads.

A new field of industry for Kansas
civil engineers is fOreSeen by Alva j.
Smith of Emporia, president of the
Kansas Engineering society. In his
address this morning to the society in
session in Topeka today, Mr.. Smith
pointed out the vast development of
the oil and gas resources of the state,
and the wealth which is being lib
Grated from the earth in those. forms.
THE profession of mining engineer
ing is now well established, and I see
no reason why the engineer should not
be encouraged to enter the more lucra-
tive field of oil and gas development"
Smith told the engineers.
More than 80 per cent of the MEM
bership of the society is made up of
civil engineers, and the great majority
of the civil engineers are county or city
officials. Naturally they pay more or
less attention to the good roads prop
osition, and will back good roads legis-
lation which may meet with their APP
prevail.
A Good Road Law.
The matter of providing more per-
manent roads in this state for the
rapidly increasing traffic over them is
being brought before the present leg
islature in a more potent and prac-
teal form than it has been presented
to any previous session of that body, y
said Mr.. Smith. with the full and
sympathetic support of Governor Cap
per and the aid to be rendered by
the guiding spirit of the legislative
committee of the Engineering society
the product should be a law that will
give US a real improvement in that
line"
Committees which were appointed
this afternoon We're as follows: Nom
inations-H. A. Rice of Lawrence; ]
! NJ. Meade of Topeka; S. K. McCrery
| of Atchison. Resolutions-W. J. Ar
noli of Topeka; w. S. Ruggles OF
Emporia; L. E. Conrad of Manhattan
! Program-H. A. Rowland of McPher.
/ son; Kenyon Riddle of Abilene; ]. w
4 Mavity of Wellington. City planning
I C. l.. McLane of Hutchinson: A R
Young of Topeka; E. F. A. Reiniscf
! of Topeka.
| Cross Speaks Tonight.
! Most of the afternoon was giver
| over to the reading of technical pa
pers and the reports of committees
! Kansas City Testing laboratories, one
! firms in the middle west, is to be tht
/ speaker tonight.
! Tonight's session is to be held il
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. building. Tit
| sessions this morning and this after
noon were held in the Chamber o
| Commerce rooms.
Attendance at the meeting of thu
society is smaller than had been ex
pected. Some fifty members wer,
present this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
BED TIME TALES
THE QUEENS LACE HANDKERcHIEF.
by CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

The fairies upon the cloud at last
grew tired of watching the earth, SO
they turned back from the edge and
began to play.
IN tell you what we can do, we
can dress up and have parade" said
one.
II don't see how we car do that
when there are no leaves or flowers to
dress up with said another.
"Oh, dear, never thought of that"
exclaimed the first, lets ask the
queen what to do"
her all about it, land we don't think
a cloud is as nice a place our for
est, anyway" they finished, for
there's nothing here to play"
81 don't believe cloud is that bad"
said the little queen, smiling, maybe
we can make up a game"
Everybody sat very still while the
queen thought and planned. And as
she was thinking she reached her hand
down and touched the cloud she was
sitting on. A little piece came off in
her hand and she folded it thought
fully in her fingers before she noticed
what she was doing.
Look looki you've broken off a
piece of our cloud" exclaimed several
fairies excitedly.
ITO be sure I have" answered the
queen. noticing for the first time what
was in her hand, but it hasn't hurt
the cloud any,
ooh, know what you can all do"
she exclaimed, you can tear off pieces
of the cloud and make your dress-up
clothes out of cloud and then We'll all
have white parade around the edge"
The fairies were delighted and
laughed and laughed and sang as
they set to work. They tore off great
pieces of cloud and made them into
coats and skirts and long flowing wells.
And from the scraps they made hair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

mother. was 10 years old. The aver
age Kentucky little boy 10 years old
would fight wildcat"
What's the matter with Kentucky?
The fact that the editor of her biggest
newspaper doesn't know that Kansas
City is located in Missouri indicates
that his education has been neglected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
WHAT AIS KENTUCKY?

What's the matter with Kansas? in
auires the Louisville Courier-Journal,
and continues:
kansas is the state that produces
been told. And yet that little boy
whom the weakling Harry Thaw
whipped in a New York hotel and
who escaped further chastisement
only by running away and boarding
a fast train headed for home and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

When all was ready they marched
in long parade, around the edge of
the big, white cloud.
And as they marched, a big wind
came along and blew the queens lace
handkerchief away.
Down, down, down it noated. tiny
white piece of cloud with the queens
black monogram in the center When
it reached the earth it fell by the road
side and was changed into a flower
and it grows there every summer still
And we call the flower the queens
lace handkerchief.-(Cop by
Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

In the activities of the postmaster
campaign for recruits for the United
States marine corps, the first person
to receive the So reward for the secur-
ing of a recruit was a woman, Miss
Mary Rudihil handler of the mails in
Forsyth, Ca, who enlisted Richard
Lewis Ponder of that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
DINNER STORIES

During a city election in New York
a bunch of trained repeaters marched
in an east side polling place.
What name?" inquired the election
clerk of the leader, who was red
haired and freckled and had a black
eye.
The voter glanced down at a slip of
paper in his hand. '1sidore Men
delheim,'' he said.
That's not your real name and you
know it," said a suspicious challenger
for a reform ticket.
1T is my name" said the repeater,
land I'm going to vote under it
see!"
From down the line came a voice:
Don't let that guy bluff you, Casey
Soitonly your name is Mendelheim!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The supreme court decision on the
Webb-Kenyon law affords an excellent
opportunity to any state that may de-
sire to bar cigarets or tobacco in all
forms from its environs. The courts
action has opened up wide possibilities
along the line of special legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The man who could bring peace to
Mexico should be a likely candidate for
the Nobel prize.
1t looks as tho the cost of paper
may be further enhanced by the ex-
change of peace notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

What has become of the old-fash-
toned patriot who believed American
could whip the world ?" asks the At
Gibson Globe. He is still on deck, but
probably would insert the proviso that
the fighting be done on our own
ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

With the Webb-Kenyon law in good
working order, the liquor men can no
longer declare that prohibition does
not nrOhibit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

In demanding that the Turk be
driven out of Europe the Allies APP
parently are standing by their prom
Use to give Constantinople to Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The Democrat plumbers on the rules
committee just couldn't find that leak
altho Lawson was certain that there
was one somewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Already it is announced that the suf-
fragist pickets at the White House
are showing indications of being sub
ject to cold feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

PEARSON, you aren't by any chance
a Baptist, are you?"
why, no, not necessarily. Why?''
well, I was just agoin' to say we
have to haul our water twelve miles -
Slang and it's possibilities were Wv
idly expressed in the conversation of
two youths in a Back Bay home one
night recently. The boys got into a
discussion and when all legitimate ar
guments had been exhausted, the fol-
lowing repartee was heard:
Snow again, 1 don't catch tho
drift
Keep on spouting. kid. you're a
whale"
Tie your shoe, your tongues hang
in out"
Hang crepe on yer ear. you mutt
yer brain is dead
-'Aw, sand your tracks, yer slip
PIN"
"sneeze. little one. your bean is
dusty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

BY next week the irrepressible book
agent should make his appearance
with the Life of Buffalo BILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Chicago janitors are to receive
more pay, but will the tenants get any
more heat?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

bows and dainty handkerchiefs that
looked like lace; one extra pretty one
they gave to the queen to carry as they
walked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

SPANS sardine industry has yield
ed $4,000 a month during the pres
ent year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
LOCAL MENTION

Miss jeanette Dooley gave line
party Monday evening at the Orpheum
theater for Romeo and Juliet. Mr.. and
Mrs A. J. Dooley chaperoned the
party. Those who attended were:
Edna Stickerman, Peggy LoveweH,
Helen Green, Marian Ross, Margaret
Bair, Annie Walbridge, Lois Wilson,
Louise Weir, Bernice Ward, Mildred
Quail Irna Gardner. Blanche Mars
ton, Dorothy Higgins and Dorothy
Fessenden.
The postal card found in the pound
can of Rumford Baking Powder will
admit you free to the Midwinter Ex-
position.-Adv.
Fraternal Brotherhood mid-winter
dance Kirkpatrick's hall tonight
Union music. Admission 35c.-Adv.
Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1853.
ADV.
F. A. Rooster. d. D. s., TO Mills
Bldg Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaMs.-Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz- Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Arizona has justified its name. 1t
IS said to be the driest state in the
Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

New York. Jan. 16-MoNEY-Me
paper. 3EM3A per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills. 4.12: commercial. 60 day bills on
banks, AHA; commercial, 60 day bills,
Francs. demand, 5.S4; cables, .5.s3. Marks,
demand, IS; cables, Gsh. Kronen, de-
mand 11.2j: cables, 11.35 Guilders, de-
mand 40 13-1G; cables, 10 1j-1G. Lires. de-
mand. G.95H cnbles, Go45A. Rubies, de-
mand, 2o10: cables. 300. Bar silver,
I4Kc: Mexican dollars. 51Ac. Govern
nent bonds. steady: raiIroad bonds. strong.
Time loans steady: 60 days. 2Sz 30 days.
3: g months. "a
Call money. steady; high. 2; low. IL;
ruling rate, .; last loan, tx; close bid
III; offered at ia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

The mayor of a tough border town
was about to engage a preacher for the
new church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Washington, Jan. 16.-Thomas w.
Lawson resumed the stand in the
house leak probe committee hearing
this forenoon.
Tho subpoena servers hunted all
night for Mrs. Ruth Thomson Wis
COUNT, the woman in the case" they
said they had been unable to locate
her to summon her as a witness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-30

Mrs. A. Z. Harmon was in Denver,
Tuesday.
The Gates company received car
load Of implements Tuesday.
Albert Axton arrived Sunday evening
and expects to farm in this locality the
coming summer.
This vicinity was visited by a genuine
blizzard Monday morning put the storm
had spent its fury before noons
George Mckimmie is bound to keep
in the procession and has installed a
modern gasoline pump in his garage.
Miss Tina Griffin is visiting Sloan
relatives and Miss Daisy Mead OF Eliza
beth is taking care of the telephone office.
Eyes carefully examined by thor
oughly competent refractionist. Glasses
correctly fitted to overcome eye head
aches, eye strain, lid affection, blurring,
old sight, din vision, muscular weakness
(cross eyes, etc. At Putnam's office
Saturday, April 7. w. b. HALF,
Registered Optometrist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-30
Local and Personal

See Hale and see better. April 7th,
Putnnm's office.
Geo. l.. Glefre planked down the usual
amount TO secure the Tribune for year.
Tom Mitchell nnloaded ear OF farm
machinery for Aston X Dttemore the
first OF the week
Miss Ellen Nielsen of Denver is here
visiting her sister, Miss Luella, one OF
Elberts schoolma'ams
Wallie Whiting has purchased the old
Frick house near the water tank and in
tends fixing it up for rental purposes.
James Mcdowell a. real estate dealer
OF Colorado Springs and brother OF r. w.
Mcdowell, was in Ebert Wednesday on
bu- -iuess.
Mrs. Otto Wisco returned from Den
yer last Saturday with Lucille, whose
ailment was causei by bone being mis-
placed in her neck. She is doing fine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-30
Additional Local

The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid met ith
Mrs. Fred Long yesterday.
County Commissioner Albiu made an
official visit to Ebert Tuesday.
Fred Dittemore returned Monday even.
ing from visit OF several days 10 Denver.
Attorney Jones OF Elizabeth was in
town Wednesday on uesiness connected
with the Jacob Brazelton estate.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Barnes arrived
hone Monday from an over Sunday visit
with Colorado Springs relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. Fl. Lundy are at Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo-. and at last ports
Mr Lunday was considerably better,
MIR. and Mrs Jim Baldwin motored to
Colorado Springs, Tuesday. 10 purchase
new furniture, Intending to -e' up house
keeping OF the old John l,olrr place east
OF town, which they have rented.
On Sunday, March 25, 1887, fifty years
ago last Sunday, Mr.. James George and
Miss Mary F.. Gregory we're united in
marriage at New Harrisburg, Carroll
county, Obio That Is long time to
stand hitehed in these modern times
The couple have been respected resi-
dents of Gilbert for many years and their
friends hope they may celebrate other
anniversaries.
The plasterers are at work on the
Christian church building and expect to
get through this week, then the inside
finishing and painting will be pushed.
When completed the building will com
pare very favorably with churches in
towns much larger than Ebert. The
establishing of that denomination here
has been distinct ber eft to this COM
munity. 1t is hoped to dedicate the
building on Sunday. April 10.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-30
Prairie Dog Poison.

We have now for sale our guar
anteed Prairie Dog Poison, used
last year with greatest success.
Owing to the destruction sof nu-
merous spring birds, we would
like those persons who desire to
use the poison to purchase and
use same next month.
FREI, LONG.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-30

Plant Pakro Seed Tape for a
better garden. The seed is in
the tape the right distance apart.
No thinning of seed when they
come up. Garden and Flower
seeds. City Drug Store.