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The Benson signal., 1919-05-24

Roumania also has joined those ma
tions that have grievance. Her dele
gates threaten to bolt the peace con-
ference unless the decision of the
council of ten to divide Banat between
Roumania and Serbia is modified.
Roumanias record since the outbreak
of the war has not been such as to
entitle her to the special consideration
of any nation or group Of nations.
The Benson signal., 1919-05-24

Negotiations between the Italian
delegation and the other allies over
the settlement of the Adriatic dispute
were still in progress when this was
written. "In progress" however, may
be misleading, for they did not seem
to be getting ahead much. The Ital-
ians were said to be yielding as to
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18

Before and during the coal strike,
lAbor leaders and mine operators were
busy presenting average wage sched
uIas. The operators based their aver
sges on strong mines, mines that
maintained q high average of working
days, Il Is strongly suspected. and the
labor leaders, it Is suspected with
equal assurance, based theirs on the
weak" mines, those that provide
work irregularly. Both schedules
were valueless, for the same reason;
nobody got the average wage. Much
OF the trouble arising from time to
time in the coal mining industry prob
ably is due to the effort to make a sat
isfactory agreement covering the coal
fields of the entire country, without
due regard to local conditions. The
miners union might obtain better re-
suits If each local made its own bar
gain with employers, as is done by the
Typographical union. The printer
who is dissatisfied with his pay fire.
quently moves to another town where
the pay is better. with the result that
employers, in order to retain compe-
tent workmen. agree to a wage scale
in accordance with the cost of living
in the town.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18

chickens Miss Jones said she'd lemme
have?'
For answer the man dropped The
creel darted~ past her into the big
south room whel the strangers were
assembled-grabbed the whinpering
child, lifted him high on his shoulde".
saying hoarsely to Nanny: Il can't
take you forcibly. May, no matter how
much 1 want you-but I will have our
child"
Nanny crumpled in a sobbing heap.
Big Injun Eoi ray-faced-Johnny
! sprang at the newcomer, but was
pulled back by the other man, crying:
Remember the child.''
II say that! Why don't ye remem-
Der him? All of YET" Nurse Anne
F, truCer. "Ain't he got no rights. the
angel? Rights to father. mother,
home. 1 tell ye, Mas.er." to Big In
jun unwinkingly: There's been packs
Land stacks of lies told--as 1 found out
never you mind now. Roy's pappy
was Fed to, same as his Mammy-by
two tha. had thar own game to win
you know how hard that Pascal girl
| tried to get Mr.. Haughton tangled in
! her ne.--a1d her cousin Peter wanted
Miss May and her fortune jest as bad.
When I found out thar ssame-I wro
to Mr.. Haughton-that's how he comes
! here now. Not for his own sake nor
! Miss May's-they're bic enough to
know better. But 1 won't stand it no
! longer-havin' Roy ask me after he
SAYS his prayers: Why don't God send
me back my Daddy"
Nurse Anne stopped short, swallow
ing hard. Thru the hush. they heard
Roy cooling. his hands locked tight in
| the strangers hair: "My daddy! My
daddy, l love my daddy"
May" young Eaughton said, low
and entreatinely. She lifted her eyes
i-hcr arms, with a quick spring she
was beside him. held against his
heaving heart, close to her boy. So
the shc riff found them. when, answer
ing Mrs Prue's summons, he descend
ed upon the homestead. Explanations
| folioWed-hcre were 20 Inalefactors,
only actors in domestic drama that
had vcrgcd on trn Gedy, but was end
ing happily, as all dramas should. the
| handbill turned out to have been
practical Joke played on Miss Prue-
perhaps by some one who had SUI
fered from her inquisiions. 1t was
fifteen years old ct least and unCated
Its mention of wcnan and child
had perhaps melted the joker to fit IL
to tie folks at Barton's. Fate. which
is called Chance, had done the rest
And Miss Prue took a lot of credit for
.the happy outcome-hadn't her chick
ems; really served Harghton as carl
of entry?
! fCopyriEht 1919 by the Mcclure News
pepper. Svndirnte.l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18

both committees of congress, but were
stricken from the bill as enacted.
Engaged in the use and manufac-
ture of alcohol for non-beverage pur-
poses are many industries, and in
justice to these the bureau is giving
careful consideration to the require
ments of this branch of trade. Pro-
prietary medicines, hair tonics and
barber supplies, flavoring extracts and
syrups all have their legitimate uses,
and in the enforcement of the prohi-
bition laws it is not the intention of
the bureau of internal revenue to i'm
nose upon the manufa cturer- of such
preparations a hardship.
During the week of December /
there was held in Washington a series
of conferences between bureau Off
Gals and representatives of these in
dustries from all parts of the United
States Unanimous assurances of CO.
operation in the enforcement of the
prohibition laws were given, and in
return the bureau officials stated that
in the drafting of the regulations
governing the use of alcohol for nom
beverage purposes, first consideration
will be given manufacturers and dis
penSerS thereof.
Dr. A. B. Adams, head of the bureau
of technology of the internal revenue
recently received a protest from a
homeopathic physician against the
clause in the regulations regarding
wa artime manufacture and sale which
limits the amount of liquor a physi-
clan may obtain to two quarts year.
unless bond is given for a larger
amount Many homeopathic doctors,
the protestant declared, are their own
pharma cists, and while alcoholic slim
ulant is administered by the homeo-
pathic school only in drops, the
amount allowed by the law is not
sufficient to meet the needs of their
patients. Five gallons a year, he said,
! was the minimum required by him.
Dr. Adams replied that while this
physician might need only five gallons,
another physician with larger prac-
tice might need ten gallons, and a
limit must be placed somewhere. The
| following request. DR.. Adams said. was
received from a doctor in the Middle
West: Must have five gallons of al
cohol and five gallons of whisky. Send
1.-THE whisky right away"
A dentist has advised the bureau
that he must have on hand for his
patients ut all times one hundred gal
| Ions of high proof alcohol.
The quantity of spirits to be allowed
| physicians will be determined in the
forthcoming regulations under the
constitutional amendment.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
SlANDRA THE JEALOUS
Ru JANE PHELPS

telephoned me he would not be home
for dinner; that he was going to dine
at the club.
Then she added: Seriously, San
dra, think. it is better for men and
women both occasionally to spend an
evening or several of them for that
matter. apart We get stale. Why,
I heard d woman say the other day
that she knew what her husband was
going to say before he even opened his
mouth! Think how awful that would
BET l am always rather glad when
Duane gives me an evening by myself
that Is, of course, provided l know
where he is. I fuss about and look
over a lot of rubbish. and try new
ways of Gambling my haiT--and a
thousa nd and one things 1 wouldn't do
if he were 1t home"
But you could do all those things
during the day. and so have the even
ing together" / objected.
No, 1 couldn't I'm always being
interrupted. Then, too, it isn't half
the fun to do them days But aside
from all that, Sandra, l love Duane.
don't want him to tire of me.
would feel terribly to have him say
he knew what was going to. say every
time L opened my mouth, as that
woman did of her husband. l try to
study and read too when I am alone.
A woman can't get by nowadays with
many of US, and some are too clever
by far
You funny girl. I didn't know you
were so serious"
Serious! that's only sensible. BY
the way. I have Joined a morning club.
Won't you go too"
"Of course I will. I'd be delighted
to-" Then 1 added: He is rather par
ticular and difficult about some things
where 1 go. with whom 1 associate
| He thinks me a baby, yet. even II ]
have big boy
I'm flattered that he thinks me all
right" Alice said laughingly. as she
rose to go. Don't forget to ask him
about the class; and don't be Jealous
of his club"
.Fn remember; and I'll try not to be
! Jealous"
! fTomorrow-Junior has n new nurse)
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
BUYERS DRIVE PRICES UPWARD

In the annual report of the presi-
dent OF the Cudahy Packing company
appears the following:
The surest way to get back to the
old-tashioned prices is to get back to
the old-fashioned market basket and
to the occasional use of old-fashioned
"corned beer and other fine and pal
atable but cheaper cuts. These are
available in every market but seem
almost to be forgotten.
The facts and experience of retailers
indicate that SO far as the purchasing
public is concerned, there has been an
abnormal demand this year for arti-
cles of the highest price and quality.
Everybody has wanted the best and
has seemed to have the money to pay
any price for 1t. Cheap meats and
cheap everything appear to be drug
on the market and almost unstable.
''If there were a better demand for.
and a better price could be realized
from, the cheaper cuts" says the
Cudahy report, ''it would have the
most beneficial effect all around. II
would reduce the demand for the high
est grades and probably would reduce
tAAGAA pElSeS-lL WOulQ also enaDIe
the animal as a whole to be handled
to better advantage and, while really
decreasing the prices which the pub
lie is paying for the meats. would pro-
duce more money for the animal and
its products considered as a whole"
The report also discusses he activi-
ties of the government in its efforts tc
| control the business of the country
and the conclusions drawn probably
will be endorsed by a large majority
OF tie people. On this subject it says
| 1t is our judgment, born from oul
experience of governmental activity
and control. that all government eff
forts IN respect to price fixing and con-
troll OF distribution. no matter how sin.
cere. are practically of little benefit
and produce disastrous consequence.
/ in most instances. After ALL the free
and unhampered flow of trade pro
yides within itself the greatest item O
protection to the public as well as O.
| benefit and guide to the producer, tht
\ packer and the consumer. If we hat
! had less arbitrary control and sucl
I high prices of commodities as would
have been the case under normal anS
uncontrolled conditions, increased pro
duction, coupled with the enforced
| lessened consumption. would have fol
lowed more surely, and the situation
lat the present time. in our Judgment
would have reached a permanent nor
NAL level with less confusion.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
MExICo.s REPLY.

The Mexican government has sent
another note. couched in polite IAN
guage, to the state department at
Washington, regarding the Jenkins
case, and thinks that settles it. Prob
ably it does.
Mexico seems to have acquired the
habit of chronic trouble. Since she
achieved her independence ninety
eight years ago, hardly a year has
elapsed without it's revolution. Dur
Ing this short period Mexico has ex-
perimented with thirty eight differ
ent forms of government under
eighty-five different rulers
The long struggle for pelf and
power in Mexico is bearing fruit At
no time have persons and property
been less secure in Mexico than today.
Within the year. newspapers from the
capital city have reported that the
streets are not safe after o'clock at
night. Private property is confiscated
ment Is uncertain.
The failure of a people to achieve
any progress in self government
points to deep factors that control the
situation. One of these is the land
situation. Eighty per cent of the pop
ulation is agrarian, but the masses
are denied opportunity to secure any
interest in the land which is held by a
, small group. Promises to amend this
situation have been made by success
sive leaders, but-little has been done
t. remedy it.
Another cause of the trouble is ra-
cial. Mexico is Inhabited by two dis
tinct races. The poems. or descend
ants OF the aborigines. comprise so
per cent of the population. They are
nom educated and non-o~opert, hold
ing. The other 90 per cent are the
descendants OF the Spanish conquer
ors. They hold most of the land and
power.
| Economic exploitation, racial hatred
and governmental weo'-ncss have Gre
ated a state of chronic disorder in
Mexico. She needs thoro reconstruc-
IT, n more than ny nation today, and
such reconstruction, to be effective
must go t. the rcc-~ of the situ~ = on
Mexico seems certain to be our next
big problem.
Senators and congressman from the
southwest are bein~ besieged with tel
e1rams fror' their ~nstituents who
live along the Mexican border urging
an adequate military force for thefl
own protection and to impress the
Mexicans with American power
Those peopl have little sympathy
with the apathetic policy that has
been pursued by the administrator
for so long.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18

Granpop came erround yestidday to
see wat 1 wunted for krissmas, saying
vile we was in the setting room after
suppir Now Benny. wat do you wunt
your old grandfather to give you for
a Krissman .pi esent? You name II
and III get it, hows that for good
way of dividing the labor?
A drum, 1 sed.
o. good hevvins and good mite, no
sed pop.
Wen then ia Boy Scout bewgie, I
sed.
Wat one of those horn things, well
for mcrsey sake serteny not, sed ma.
Well then mouth organ, l sed.
Verse and more of il, life wouldent
be wer Ii living erround heer. absi-
leotly and positively no mouth organ.
sed pop wy don't you ask for sum-
thing sensible and Instructive a nice
book. for instants?
No, no | don't wunt book, l don't
wunt one. can get all l wunt at the
lyberry, l sed.
Then WV don't you ask for sumthing
useful, sutch as Il nice warm cap? sed
ma.
Aw no. G. gosh. no, don't wunt eny
clothes for Krissmas. jimminy crlck-
Its, no well then how about a tam :
bereen? 1 sed
No. help. no. sed ma.
over my ded boddy, sed pop.
I'm go ng home, sed granpop, l came
heer with the best intentions in the
werld and feeling kindly and every
thing like that, and now you've all got
me so confused / don't hardly know
wat to do, / got half mind to Jest
send the boy q Krissman card with
some an-cls on it.
W.ch L hope he don't.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
Among the explanations being Of

Among the explanations being Of
fered for the apparent break between
the president and Colonel House is the
following. emanating from a Repub-
lican source in Washington: When
Mr.. Wilson paid his weekend trip to
our shores last February Colonel
House got busy with the other peace
delegates at Paris and fixed up a ten
tative agreement, which, II carried
out, might have brought peace to the
world much earlier than under the
course that was finally followed. But
the House scheme failed to give the
prominence to the League of Nations
demanded by the president. and when
he returned to Paris the work done in
his absence was promptly scrapped
and a new beginning made. From
that time a coolness appears to have
sprung up and increased between Col
onel House and Mr.. Wilson. Until the
break came, the colonel was appar-
emily the one and only confidant the
president had.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
TIE SMTGGLER.

There's a thrill of high excitement /
lima gine that is fine
When the skipper Of a vessel tries 10 run
blockade line,
And it must be seary business when an
outlaw tries to get
His stock of crooked p!under thru the traps
the law has set .,,-
But for genuine excitement and for thrills
Just try smuggling Christmas bundles.
passed flock Of little eyes.
oh, I've often sat and marveled at the
tricks of Captain Kidd
And I've thought about his shrewdHess as
I've read of things he did.
But that grim old heartless sailor with
the terrifying clank
OF that swishing. sIashing cut'ass WOMB
have quickly walked the plank
If he'd ever faced a blockade such as no"
is nightly mine
And have tried TO get his plunder passed.
that sharp and youthful line
have tried my best to fool 'em and I've
plotted and I've planned
To escape their ceaseless vigil with my
Christmas contraband-
I've approached my humble dwelling IKE
thief who comes at night
And have peeked thru many q window 10 De
sure the time was right
And I've left with friendly bushes magic
marvals made of tin,
Until all the watchers siuHbered ana Twas
safe to get them fn
I'm a sumggier. l confess it I'm BLOCKADE
In the attic now is plunder that I'm keep
ing out OF view
I've gone by with sleds and footballs and
with dolls and picture books.
But 10 do IT I've been humbled TO the
devious ways Of crooks.
But I'm proud of all my seheniing and the
shameful things I've done.
For | hold that Christmas smuggling 1
the finest sort of fun.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar f. Guest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
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operation will fail and the government
will have to resume the burden of
operating and probably of owning the
roads," OF first consideration in
this matter is the public welfare. Pro-
vision should be made to insure a fair
return to the owners and fair wages to
the workers, but the general plan
should be based on good service. I'm
der government operation service has
fallen off badly. The reason for that
is want of-intelligent direction and
want of responsibility. There is to be
found the explanation of the deficits
that have piled up under McAdoo and
Hines
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
ALICE SLOANE VISITS SANDRA.
CHAPTER CXXIV.


In spite of the fact that had come
to like Irma Barton. I could not help
feeling of relief when she was safely
married. 1 had been SO jealous of her
-aitho without particular reason
that just knowing she was beyond
Everett's reach was comforting
One thing was sure. Everett re-
mained at home more often in the
evening OF course her marriage
broke up the delightful card parties
she used to give-delightful to those
invited. And he had one less excuse
to remain out. I had learned to play
a fair game and we occasionally asked
Alice and Duane Sloane over to play.
You see. it is hard to entertain a mid
die aged husband when you are young.
If you invite young people he is bored;
if you invite people his age you are
bored. But it doesn't seem to make
much difference in playing bridge
whether one is young or old If they
can play fairly good game.
1 tried in other ways, too, to make
our home attractive. I had practiced
daily since he gave me the baby
grand piano, and occasionally we
would have musical evening had
read somewhere that it was the wife's
fault if her husband spent his eve
nings iout-that it was because he
was not interested and entertained at
home. But I don't believe whoever
wrote that was young and had mar
ried a middle-aged man with his
habits all fixed.
A club is a habit like everything
else At least his club was with Ever
EFT. I tried not to be unhappy when
he said he was going there. tried to
think how much better 1t was than if
he were going to see some woman
like Walter Kemp did-but often |
felt abused. neglected. because of that
old club> which seemed to hold so
much of interest for him.
II declare, if you aren't jealous of
that poor mans Aclub,' Alice Sloane
with whom 1 had become very inti-
mate. teased. I had been grumbltng
that l couldn't get Everett to play
cards that evening because he had
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
Dinner Stories

The other day an elderly man came
out of a shop. gazed about him in
bewildered and strange manner. and
celia psed slowly to the pavement. The
inevitable crowd gathered. doctor
who happened to be passing opened
the victims neck clothing. felt his
pulse. and then ordered him to be car
ried into an adjacent chemists shop
for nip Of strychnine- There the
patient slowly revived into apologize
speech
Very sorry. doctor. Silly of me.
But my heart is a bit shaky, and had
a sudden shock"
No bad news. I hope" the doctor
said. pulling on his gloves
mo; ON, dear no. You see. went
into a cigar store, where I wasn't
known, and the salesman asked me II
1 would like a bog of matches"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
pr AIRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Several
months ago / met a very nice girl and
now L am deeply in love with her. but
! am afraid my love IS not returned.
What should I dor She has told me
that she goes with other fellows and I
am a bit Jealous. Should / ask her
to go with me alone or stay away from
her? The first would be presumptious,
the latter cowardly. A LOVER.
Conquer your Jealousy. Unless you
ask the girl to marry you. you have
no right TO request her to give up her
other friends 1t would be foolish to
give her up entirely since you care
for her. Call upon her and take her
where you think she would enjoy gO-
ing II you court her In the right way
you will win a place In her affections.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures

value is seen thru the rays of its Bit
terness. For elegance. great display.
large wealth, and multitudinous pos
sessions are largely glitter
It is in the simple things of life that
we find our finest joys.
Ask the man who has all that
money can pay for If he is as happy
as when he wanted everything-and
had no money to buy it with. The
thing that spurs us all on is the ex-
pectation for things so greatly desired
but just a little way off most of the
time But to him I.fo can grasp
them at any time desired, they hold
no fascination. for they only glitter
sadly.
Glitter reaches the eye only, it never
finds the heart
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18
GLITTER.

Glitter makes up a lot of peoples
lives-all too much. The glitter be-
hind money and soft words, tenn
porary fame, and a veneered reputa-
ton, leads countless numbers all the
time away from real. 8
Glitter always disappears as mys1
teriously and as quickly as when it
first appears.
Permanent things creep up quietly
and with little fuss or fury. You see
no glitter to them. That is why sue
cess, as success. looks SO unattractive
it means WORK 10 attain it,
Learn to pass by all glitter
Glitter is like a stimulant 1t
makes you comfortable and falsely
happy for a little while. Then its
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-18

Senator La Toilette says the Cum
minis bill is designed to help the rail-
roads. Wen. they certainly need help.
The National Chamber of Commerce.
in q special bulletin. reminds the gov
ernment of the central fact in the
whole transportation situation. I'm
less. 1t says. legislation is adopted that
will enable the railroads to meet Iegit-
innate expenses. pay interest and fair
dividends and obtain new capital in
adequate amounts for construction and
urgently needed betterments. private