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of ours in order to get justice for
China at Shantung.
Mr.. Willard is not flourishing this
rumored agreement as a vague men
ace. On the other hand. he is urging
Senator johnson and others to inquire
of the president whether such an
agreement exists, and if the president
does not know whether 1t exists. then
ask that our state department address
a direct inquiry on the subject to the
French and British governments.
Mr.. Willard is frankly a Chinese
partisan, but he is also a friend OF the
league of nations idea, and is anxious
to see a league created, provided the
league does not fnjure American in
terests!. He sees the Shantung agree
ment as the crux of the whole inter
national situation. Now that Germany
is out OF the way, Japan stands as
the one purely militaristic nation in
the world. Japan's militaristic char
acters her ambitions for conquest and
expansion. and her actual need to find
an outlet for her growing population
and national energy, cannot be doubt
ed by anyone who has examined the
subject impartially. Despite abundant
Japanese propaganda to the contrary,
that Japan intends to swallow China
as she swallowed Manchuria.
For the United States, there are but
two possible courses. She may stand
back and let Japan do as she will.
or. II she desires to support her OPEN
door policy in China, II Americans are
to enjoy any of the commercial OPP
portunities which China affords, If
our ideal Of justice for weak nations
is anything but a bluff, then Japan's
present attitude toward China must
be firmly opposed. The United States
is now in a position of great strength
and prestige. II just and unequivocal
agreements with regards to China are
now made, and are steadily enforced,
war may be averted. But such in
comprehensive bubbles as the Lans-
ing-Ishii agreement, and such strange
surrenders to Japanese ambition as
the Shantung agreement, with its still
stranger explanation, in the opinion of
Willard and the great body of Chinese
and Americans whom he represents,
make for one of two things-war, or
else the complete loss of American
prestige in the Far EAST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-14
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Raid Woman Writer

The Business Girl As a Wife,.
A man asks me what effect goinFI
out into the world to earn ner OWL
living has on the character of a girl
and II being a business woman does
| not unfit her for married life
think that there is no other such del
Veloper of the best that is in any girl
as the experience she gets in learn
ing now to make her own way in the
world by her unaided efforts, and that
there is no school for wives equal TO
mat Oh business office or store
( Otner things being equal, the BUSH
nesS girl Will make far more helpful
S s agreeable wife than either the
ooIaesuc girl or the society girl.
| mere are many reasons whv the
business girl is the preferred risk in
nlatrimony. The first is that she will
make thrifty wife. No girl who has
Eyer earned dollar looks at il with
the eyes OF the woman who has never
Ilaue any money herself but has al
ways had her money given 10 her
me woman who has earned monev
herselt knows how hard IT comes she
| sees dollar as the symbol of strpr-
sle, ana strain, and WEAKNESS, of toll
! and anxiety. She sees IL covered xvith
blood and sweat, and bought H,,th a
DIT or some mans or woman's life and
| SO she is careful of how she snends ~
Inc woman who has never earned
any money thinks of a dollar in terms
OF en1oyment' of a good thing that she
gets out of little wheeling. and as
1t comes easy. 1t goes easy
Also the girl who has been a busi-
ness woman is a saving wife because
she has seen that the possession Of
money spells opportunity. She does
mt want her husband TO be one OF the
| men who cannot take advantage Of a
\ good chance when II comes his way
| because he lacks the price of a ticket
| to success, whereas the woman who
knows nothing of business has a vague
| idea that a man can always raise
money when he needs 1t by some sort
OF magic that she assumes the mas
| culine sex possesses.
The business girl makes a good wife
because she has been taught to be
| prompt, accurate, and to turn out a
| Workmanlike job. She will have her
bills, and see that the butcher gives
! her fair weights. and run her house
hold on budget instead of in a hap
| hazard hit-or-miss style
Perhaps she won't be long on DOLL
| les. or strong for tides and flummery
but she will know where her money
goes, and see that she gets the worth
or It,. Servants and tradesmen will
put nothing over on her, because she
has been trained to accuracy and eff
The business woman makes a wife
VINO is easy to get along with because
the first think that any girl learns who
starts out to make her living. is that
her job depends upon her putting the
SOFT pedal on her own feelings, and
learning to control her temper. and
her tongue, and turn off the water
works The weepy girl, the girl who
gets into RACES. the girl who is so SEN
sitive that she has TO be handled with
gloves lasts about two minutes in the
| business world.
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After the packers have been
smashed will meat prices be lowered7
May they not be made higher? Is Il
not true that the meat packing busi-
ness as conducted on the present big
scale has reduced to a minimum the
charges for that part OF the process Of
supplying food to the people? Unless
the packers are liars, they are not
greatly to blame for the prices Of
meats. Their sworn statements are to
the effect that it is only a fraction OF a
cent a pound that ciings to their
hands. Kansas people have had an
experience in attempting to lower the
price OF gas, which should cause them
70 stop and think before lending en-
couragement TO the attack on the
packers.
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THE ONLY WAY.

High cost of living is a common
grievance, and opinions differ as to
causes. It is altogether too easily
overlooked that many millions of men
turned their energies from productive
to destructive purposes. with the in
eyitable result of creating a huge void
in the supply of practically all the
common necessities of life. For scare
ity and consequent high prices, the
one and the only relief is an increase
in production to lessen the scarcity
which exists.
No government regulation has ever
been devised that can restore the nor
NAL so surely and so easily as the I'M
fettered operation OF natural law.
Under ordinary circumstances high
prices would stimulate production; but
at present they do not, because labor
leaders are teaching their followers to
produce less goods and charge higher
wages; a process that binders. not
helps. the situation. and materially ag-
gravates the high cost of living.
To a very considerable degree. says
Henry Clews In his Financial Review.
the solution Of the cost of living prob
lem lies with labor itself. Shorter
hours and higher wages create moth
ing but a vicious circle forming a sort
of proflteering which is more injuTi-
Gus to labor than the profiteering of
capital. At present the labor move
ment, he continues. Is degenerating
into a class movement whereby first
one class and then another successful
ly imposes its demands upon all other
classes. Some strong public leader
ship is sorely needed to restore the
world to sane. sound. economic think
ing. for American democracy cannot
thrive under such class dictatorship.
The labor profiteer and the capital
istic profiteer. Mr.. Clews points out.
are one in spirit and purpose; they
differ in method only.
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WHO COULD SHE BE?
CHAPTER XVI.


We'll, did you go thru everything ?"
Everett asked at dinner that night
the second in my new home.
Yes, and Everett, Mrs. Gray
thought 1 was going to discharge her.
knew she didn't like me, but didn't
when 1 told her couldn't run this big
house, that
You told her that she was to re-
main?"
YES Don't you want herr"
Most certainly. But before you
make any contracts with servants or
anyone else, please consult me-" his
voice was sharp and 1 knew he was
displeased. But why? He had said
he most certainly wanted Mrs. Gray
to stay. I had told her the same.
Why should he take that tone?
"Oh, Everett! I'm sorry, didn't
think"
please think hereafter" He dis
missed the subject. and was delight
fully entertaining thru the remainder
of the dinner. Almost as much so as
before 1 married him. When he was
like that 1 forgot everything but my
pride in him.
We had been married not quite two
weeks and already 1 felt a craving for
companionship, the nearness of one
who would understand me. 1 was in
fatuated with life. eager for the thrill
of new experiences. l longed for
sympathy-for love. wanted to be
caressed to be told I was loved, over
and over until was sure of it. l was
often, even in those first days of my
married life, chased by the fear that
1 was not loved because Everett so
charity expressed his feeling for me.
He wasn't as demonstrative as father
was with mother, and they had been
married more than twenty years.
Everett often talked over my head.
He said things 1 did not quite grasp.
but never interrupted him to ask
questions. I would often nave liked
to, but I feared to annoy him.
That night Everett went out.
wanted to ask where he was going,
but waited. thinking he would tell me
| He did not. Just gave me a careless
kiss and said.
go to bed in good season."
I returned his kiss. but before
could steady my voice to speak he was
gone. I wandered around fUrlornly
| for a while. Then opened the piano
and played a little. Both Mrs. Gray
I and Hetty had gone out. too. or
should have asked them to talk to me
didn't dare go into the kitchen and
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Much of the so-called profiteering
doubtless is due to enhanced prices Of
articles entering into daily consump-
ton, and not to an increased percent
age of profit. For instance, shoe deal
ers are said to have confessed to a
profit of so per cent on shoes. Prob
ably this Is not in excess OF what they
always have made. But here lies the
difference: When shoes cost the deal
er SO pair they were sold at $3.50
and the seller made $3.50. Now the
same shoes cost Sc a pair and on be-
ing sold at the same so per cent rate
Of profit net the dealer 50. Thus are
his profits doubled while the rate re-
mains the same. Probably half of this
added profit is eaten up by the in
creased cost of carrying on business.
What would you do were you in the
shoe dealers place?
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slight recovery in the countries most
affected. 1t is impossible to accom-
plish a rapid readjustment of wages
and prices backward to the former
level. but the primary influence which
brought about the change has passed
away, and as industry is resumed ev-
erywhere the tendency will be down.
ward rather than upward from the
that this change can be greatly accel-
Grated by legislation, legal prosecution
or government interference of any
kind.
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SANDRA THE JEALOUS
By JANE PHELPS

talk with the cook. Everett had
warned me already that his servants
weren't old retainers like ours at
home, and that 1 not only could not
make as free with them, but that 1
must not.
Finally, I went to my room and
undressed. / slipped on a kimono
and sat by the window. It sBeemed
strange that Everett should go out
without telling me, his wife. where
he was going. Father never did that.
He used to always call to mother If she
weren't in the room and say:
I'm going to the club for a little
while, I'll be back soon"-or some
thing like that More and more, I be-
gan to see that my husband was like
father in only one thing. his age.
1 could sit still no longer and l
wandered into Everett's room. 1t was
separated from mine by large dress
ing room.
At first walked all around just
looking at things, not touching them.
Then I began to handle his toilet ar
ticles. so different from the dainty,
lovely set he had given me. Just plain
black brushes and other articles
His ties were hung on some sort OF
board on the inside of his dressing
room door. 1 never had dreamed one
man had so many ties and such lovely
ones. Soft lustrous silks that I loved
to let slip thru my fingers.
He had several photographs on the
wall. But none of them interested
| me particularly But, in his top
drawer, under alpile of handkerchiefs
was one of a very lovely woman who
| looked about 80 years old. She was
exquisitely beautiful. The picture was
taken in evening dress showing the
dtmpled shoulders and the perfectly
modelled arms. Who could she be? !
! looked at her a long time. I must ask
Everett in the morning. She probably
/ was some relative
I presume I should have had more
pride than to have looked thru my
| husbands things had I been older.
But 1 was lonely, I didn't feel like
reading. and l was not at all sleepy.
| So idly 1 drew out one drawer after
another and looked at the contents.
| Such quantities of fine underwear and
shirts. Enough to stock a store. ]
muttered to myself. Then, in turning
up the corner of some shirts to see
| what was underneath. l came upon
, another picture. / took it out and saw
it was another pose of the same
woman whose picture had so interested
me-also a replica Of the one in my
room.
(Tomorrow-Sandra asserts her
rights.)
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HEART AND BEAUTY.
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRS ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you
please give me a recipe for making a
superfluous hair remover. the ingredi-
ents of which can be obtained in a
small towns? H. H. S.
II the hair is on your face, have II
removed with an electric needle.
Never tamper with hair on your arms
because it will only. come back thicker
and coarser.
In case you want to remove hair
from under your arms, get a safety
razor. A good one can be obtained
for 81. This method is clean and
safe. To use a preparation takes
longer and is no more efficient. You
will not cut yourself. I assure you.
1t would be difficult for you to
make a preparation yourself.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you
please tell me how I can keep paint
brushes in good condition after usage
INQUISITIVE.-
Put the brushes in turpentine.
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Me and Pubs Simkins and my
cuzzin Artie was standing on the
corner waiting for sumthing to hap
men. and Pubs Simkins sed, G. gosh
look at the Bullshevikie, 1 bet that's
A bomna he's got under his arm.
Meenfng q funny looking man with
funny looking wiskers wawking along
carrying sumthing round raped up
in a newspaper. and me and PUBS ana
Artie started to follow him, Artie say
ing. Gosh, I hope he don't axsidently
drop the BONN vile we're in back OF
him.
Lets go up and ask him if he's
Bullshevikie, and If he is, lets tell
COP, sed Pubs Simkins.
Go on, you don't think he's going
to tell you IL he's a Bulishevickie. do
you? I sed-
sure. wy not, If we tell him we're
BuIlshevikies ferst, sed Puds.
Being a pritty good of a ideer, and
we quick started to wawk faster. Artie
saying. Well gosh. G. we cant go rite
up and ask him if he's Bullshevikie,
he mite think that was sudden, nit
ent he?
Sure, we awt to Iced up to it grad
ual, sed Pubs, and 1 sed. Let's ask him
if he's got a match ferst. WITCH we
did, catching up to him and me say
ing. Have you got a match, mister.
/ don't know, wat DO you Wunt II
fort sed the man, and Artie sed. We
don't wunt It, you need it to lite the
BONN with, don't you?
The who? se1 the man.
That's all rite, mister. we're Bull
shevikies too, sed Pudds.
For the love of mud. sed the man.
and he looked serprized and the
round packidge dropped out frum ur-
der his arm and started to fall, and
US fellows quick termed GROUND and
started to run like everything, and
there wasent eny Explosion by the
time we had ran about a block SO we
termed GROUND TO look. and the man
was waking away with the packidge
/ under his arm agen.
Either proving it wasent a BONN
after all or elts 1t dident go OF.
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play with every muscle in his body.
As he chose, he stretched and rolled
his tiniest muscles. They were trained
and ready servants to his Will. He
told me that he had worked fourteen
years at it, But the most interesting
thing about the exhibition was the en-
joyment he got out OF it
when one least expects II. we'll
cared for body rises to emergency.
Few great minds work for long in an
gi-kept body-bodies are keener in
6exes to what goes on in brains than
almost anythink else
So treat your body right-and enjoy
it Have an inward reverence for it.
And remember that every thought has
its certain effect upon the moulding
OF your body toward strength or
yea kness-and that os the body grows
or weakens so. in turn again, does the
mind.
The strong body is magnetic. capa-
BILE, full Of power. II you have this
kand-en5oy it'll II not-then get 1t!
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ENJOY YOUR BODY.

No one ever had a better friend and
helper than his own body. Even
when it is most deserted. when 1t has
been abused and neglected, still does
it stick true-until utterly broken.
No servant ever served his master
as your own body will serve you If
you will let it
For your body becomes just about
what you desire 1t to be. Keep poisons
from its Stomach. exercise its muscles.
put fresh air into its lungs and great
thoughts into its brain. Enjoy your
body-by making it your pal
One of the greatest reasons for the
success CT the Y. N. c. A. movement
lies in the fact that it looks out for
the development and care of the body
as well as of the mind and ones spirit
ual nature.
Be ;inafraid. Face the music. Your
body will serve you welI-if you en-
JOY it.
The other day saw a man literally
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Figures showing the exports from
the United States during the month
of June indicate enormous increases
over the corresponding figures for last
year, and demonstrate that the fiscal
year ended June 80 broke all export
records. This, coupled with the gov
ernment's guaranteed price for wheat
is responsible for the high cost of
food. 1t is useless to try to place the
blame on profiteering. Were It not
for these conditions there could be lit
tie profiteering going on. II there be
profiteers, their existence is due to the
fact that the government has given
them opportunity and announcement.
It not only has declined to stop the ex-
portation of food but it has furnished
the money to encourage it. The $780,
10000 demanded by the president.
at Mr., Hoover's request. for feeding
Europe was voted by congress, prob
ably because to refuse would have re-
suited in the amounts being raised
by popular subscription. The expen-
diture of this money and government
profiteering in wheat are mainly re-
sponsibIe for the excessive cost of liv-
ing.
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II it be the intention of the govern
ment to run down all the profiteers,
not many American citizens will es-
cape. Everybody who is in a position
TO do so is exacting every penny the
traffic will bear. For instance rail-
road employees are demanding that the
railroads, which already are losing
money. shall pay still higher wages.
If the railroads should advance rates
so as to meet the new demands doubt
less they would be accused of prof
iteerlng.
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The Kenyon bill now before the SEN
ate committee on agriculture and for
estry will. II it become a law, estab-
lish in practical effect. government
operation of the meat packing indus
try of the United States. In that case
there is one fact of which the people
of the United States can rest assured
and that is that they will pay more
for meat than they do today. We al
know what has happened under gov
eminent operation of railroads. tele-
phones and telegraphs. Service Is
poorer and costs more than under cor
porate management.
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II cannot be repeated too often that
q decline IN foodstuffs, which consti-
tuts the largest item in living costs.
must lead the way in any movement
to lower wages and general prices.
The situation. however. is becoming
more complicated and difficult of res
toration to the normal state. The war
caused enormous interruption of in
dustry. which was primarily response
HE for the change in wages and prices
The war is over but industry is disor-
sanlzed and production has made but
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but like a-well, like a man among
men,"
Gladly. miss. But"-and there
was a little of comic ruefulness in the
ready smile this time-'T don't be-
heve 1 can tell you anything about
catching lobsters-not you"
Don't you dare make that COMPARE
son of yourself" protested Catherine.
Besides, 1 haven't caught you" And
as she ran off and left him standing
looking after her she added softly
yet"
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News
pepper, Syndicate.D
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WHEN A YOUNGSTERS on HIS KNEE
When a youngsters on his knee,
Mans as good as he can be;
Then Ii seems his soul takes hold
OF hfs tongue and turns to gold
All the words he utters low
Telling tales Of long ago.
Then his thoughts are always clean,
Never selfish. never mean,
And his touch grows gentle, too,
As he runs his fingers thru
Silky curls like once he had
When he was a little lad.
When n youngsters on his knee
Mans MS fine as he can be.
Then the strong arms that have fought
Bitterly for things they've sought
Throb with tenderness and love,
Just like angel arms above.
And he's proud that he can place
Kisses on that little face,
And his sweetness bubbles up
Just like wine within the cup.
For those few glad moments then
He Is innocent again.
When a youngsters on his knee,
Man Is what he yearns to be.
Then he turns away from strife
To the happiness of life
Turns away from selfish things
To the joys which kindness brings:
Changes in that merry hour
From q man of force and power
To a teacher wise and good,
Talking. living as he should.
Mans great as he can be
With a youngster on his knee.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest.)