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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?

WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
| Efforts to cloud the peace treaty
issue continue on the part OF those re-
sponsible for it's defeat, but the peo-
pie will have little difficulty in reach
! ing a truthful determination of the
facts.
To say that 1.-The treaty of Versailles
was killed by President Wilson" and
that the ultimate responsibility for
the act of the senate rests upon him.
| says the Oregon Journal. is just plain
piffle. nothing less. Those who say it
know it.
The ultimate responsibility" for
what the senate has done rests upon
the senate. upon Senator Lodge and
his supporters, including tho mild"
reservationists who let him lead them
to the ki'' lg.
1t is specious logic and political
buncombe to contend that the White
House was the stumbling block be-
tween America and world peace.
Those who can read. and have
done so. know it. Thruout the six
months of wransling with which the
| greatest deliberative body in the
world" has bunked the nation, the
president has insisted upon one car
dinaI principle-and one only-that
the covenant of the league of nations
should not be so manned and mutt
lated by reservation or amendment as
to nullify its force and effect or force
the resubmission to the allied nations
and to Germany. That has been the
limit and the boundaries of his insist
ence and of those who fought with
him for that end. Up to that point
ultimate responsibility rests upon
the shoulders of the executive, BE-
yond 1t the blanket drapes the senate.
The facts are plain and clear, con-
tinues the Journal. Thirteen senators
were open in their intention and de-
/ sire to kill the treaty altogether; to
cast it into the discard and negotiate
another. In them rested no hope of
ratification from. the convention to the
adjournment Of the session. Thirty
four senator's steadfastly refused to
permit any resolution of ratification,
other than that of Lodge-and that
twice defeated-to be debated. con-
sidered or voted upon. The Lodge
resolution meant the practical nullifi-
cation of the treaty. The same sena-
tors defeated the effort of Senator
Pomerene to have a special committee
t,of conciliation, including Lodge,
Hitchcock and four other senators
! from each party, draft a compromise
resolution which would meet the ap-
proval of two-thirds of the senate The
same senators refused to permit the
introduction of any amendments to the
Lodge resolution that would enable
both sides to unite on common ground.
The administration forces stood
ready to effect compromise, and at
tempt to bring it about The Lodge
forces said their minds were made
up" The Lodge leadership" de-
pended upon holding the Lodge pro-
gram in line. That was superior in
the minds of Lodge and his cohorts,
to the treaty, the league of nations,
or the peace of the world
That is where the ultimate respon-
sibility" lies. The Lodge leadership
vas staked against the peace of the
world. Lodge won and the world lost,
for a time.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SKETCH-MAKERs.

The sketches of an artist are clever
and interesting-but not important
For, If an artist spent his life max
ing sketches. simply, he would never
become known as an artist HIS
friends would tell him ear tickling
things-but his fame would be hidden
behind the Never.
Along the avenues of the Everyday,
you will note on street corners and
sitting at the porch of aIleys-the
sketch-makersi
The sketch-makers are just dabblers
that's all
I have walked into great stores and
offices and said to myself: hat.
lot of sketch-makers here. For /
could not see the color of the leader.
who made the business. in the eyes OF
the workers
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Surgeon General Blue has sent
letter to state and city health officers.
to the head of the American Red
Cross. the American Public health as
sociation, the American Medical as
sociatiOn, the National Tuberculosis
association, the International Health
commission, the National Safety Coun-
Gil, the American Child Hygiene as
sociation. and other health agencies
suggesting a conference in Washington
, to consider a health program prepar-
ed by the Public Health Service. The
surgeon general points out that prac-
tically all of these agencies have under
consideration some plan of health con-
servation and that unless the work
can be co-ordinated and properly di-
rected. little will be accomplished and
there will be much overlapping of ef-
fort and waste of funds He says
further that preventable disease
cost the United States four billion
dollars less in 1917 than it would
had the health conditions of 20 years
ago prevailed in 1917. Four hundred
thousand fewer deaths Occurred in
1917 than would have occurred had
the 1900 death rate prevailed. Annual
illness of workers still costs this coun-
try two billion dollars each year. One
man in every three called by the army
was found to be physically unfit.
Few realize perhaps what has already
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

vern while they were waiting for the
omnibus from the old ladies' home
why shouldn't we take the next train
back to town and just send a telegram
that We aren't any of us coming?"
And what could we do then ?''
asked Madge, holding the little old
lady's hand very tight in hers.
why, I suppose you two children
could get married. Then we'd all have
Thanksgiving together, and you and
l, dear, could go west with Bob if he'd
let u.s."
(Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Somebody has taken the trouble to
figure out just how much the ind id
uaI railroad worker would receive if
the profits of the railroads were
turned over to rail employees and di-
vided equally. If in 1914 the profits
had been so divided each employe
would have received s1T.S2 a month.
This year. however. with the war
taxes. there was just three -fourths of
a cent profit on every dollar taken in.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

supply of eggs carried by one wagon
sold out in one-half. hour. A crowd of
women was waiting on the curb as
the truck made its appearance, and
they proceeded to surround it, push
ing and talking in various languages
so that it became manifestly impos-
sible to sell anything so fragile as
cggs. The driver was just about to
turn his horses and stage hurried
retreat when a policeman arrived to
handle the situation. With dramatic
fIourishes of his club he managed to
subdue the crowds feminine en-
thusiasIn made it form an orderly
line, and permitted only one customer
to approach the wagon at a time. BY
the time the end of the line reached
the wagon the eggs were all gone, and
so was the policeman. AS the driver
intimated, there are times when even
q policeman must exercise discretion.
The busiest hours of the rolling
stores are at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing. and at in the afternoon. Prior
to 4 O'Clock, sometimes, the stores viii
make comparatively few sales, then
the rush occurs all at once. The
statesmen figure that this is because
the women wait for their children to
come home from school, so that they
may have someone TO leave with the
smaller youngsters or to accompany
them and help carry home the food.
Also, especially on the East Side. the
children learn the art Of battle early
IN life. and prove valuable aid when
ever there is a bargain rush.
Not long ago. such a rush was
staged at one of the rolling store
warehouses, taking the workers COM
pletely by surprise and upsetting plans
of the company. The warehouse was
in the heart of one of the city's Italian
districts. The Italian women had
watched the rolling stores, with their
promises to reduce the high cost of
living. driving in and out of this ware
house day after day. and they did not
understand why they never stopped
borhood. At last. after waiting
patiently for several weeks. they de-
cided to attend to the matter them
selves. When the door of the ware
large crowd of Italian women and
children behind it. They charged into
the warehouse and were prevented
from raiding it only by the timely ap-
pearance of a quick -wftted ex-sergeant
who pointed an unloaded revolver at
them. The women retreated, but they
did not go home. as the sergeant had
told them to. They waited on the
street corner. and when the first roll
ing store came along they surrounded
1t, forming a veritable barricade and
keeping 1t there the whole day long.
After that. the company felt that a
rolling store in that particular. COM
munity was an absolute necessity.
The demand from other districts,
while not so forcible, is nevertheless
equally compelling. 1t has kept up
just as insiStent1y during the recent
cold weather. The rolling store has
now added a large ash-can, with kind
ling wood and matches to its equip
ment, with which 1t provides a CHEEKY,
warm fire. 1t is cold work, this shop
n, L ~
their hands over it's blaze as they
choose their supplies, but they keep
on choosing. The popularity of the
rolling store is proved.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

been accomplished in the field of pre-
ventive medicine or what can be done
by a carefully executed health pro-
gram. In 1900 the general death rate
from all causes in the United States
was 17.S; in 1917. the latest figures
available. it had been reduced to 14.2.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRS. ELIZABETH THoMPso,

Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you
kindly inform me as to the proper use
of place cards?
IGNORANT PEGGY.
Place cards were originated to pre-
vent confusion at large dinner parties.
Now they are used for smaller dinners,
too, and serve as favors and table
decoration as well as to inform the
guests where to sit. -
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.l

We note, quite incidentally, that the
forum of public opinion has closed
up it's former quarters at the corner
grocery and has moved to new if not
commodious rooms in the smoking
compartment of the Pullman car.
knowing the Kouns sisters rather
well, the column is mildly interested
in their joint record of S57 proposals
in one year But it does not regard
such record as their most distinctive
achievement Before deploying in
concert along the far-flune battle lines
of France, the Kouns sisters swept the
country with vaudeville turn. which
was neither vulgar, pert, familiar nor
violent.
The X rs siste not only invaded
vaudeville without the assistance of
lethal weapons; they actually captured
| it
In addition to keeping up a persis-
tcnt search for the unimportant, we
| also conceive it to be our duty TO make
an occasional marginal note of the
| unusual 1t seems to us that the rich
man who gave the Wisconsin colleges
$4,000. but declined to have his name
] mentioned in the circumstance, falls
easily into that classification.
/
sails the average American citizen is
opportunity to get his name in the
paper.
There is. we hold. nothing note
worthy in the feat Of the New York
tor Stokes and her following by sing
ing the Star Spangled Banner, As
1t is ordinarily sung by amateur vocal
lssI. the Star Spangled Banner is no
moan weapon.
The attention OF Adelaide. who fre
quently reproves us for wearing pur
nat over our left eyebrow. is directed
to the fact that the young prince Of
tends in similar respect.
/ Which reminds us that man is q
| curious creature. He can. and fire.
| quently does, endure hardship, priva-
tion, pain, sorrow and anguish without
volcing protest or moving q muscle.
But he can't, to save his life stand
Istill while his wife picks the rayelinss
off his clothes.
Billie Burke, who is returning to the
legitimate stage, does so with an m
usual distinction II is generally con
ceded that she is the one player or
note who is worse in moving p:ctures
than she was in the spoken drama
!
IN the course of a chara cter strdy of
the Hon. Joe Cannon. ''an fnveterste
poker player" The Hon. Mr.. Cannon has
| long been exploited as ora Of the Lead
ing opponents of the national game 1t
is with some regret that we nuncture
the contention. The Hon Mr.. Can
non plays poker "deuces wild" and
| his extreme hazard is q f.fty-ccnt limit
No gentleman who places ti,e favor
ite indoor sport on that level may
properly be regarded as "a poker
player.
81 have no~fellow feeling with thcee
placid souls" says Lord Fisher in his
memories. who. like a duck pond, live
the life of cabbages.'' t4a
| And; we imagine. Lcrd Ffsher has
even less nse for those strifert Pc
sons who, like Gag s pinicns. bev il
the lessons of the ages
! lOuesf;on3-Arstce~s
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Government scientists figure that
our coal supply will last 7.777 years.
At the present rate of removing it from
the ground it should last much longer.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Il have no~fellow feelinc with fhcse
placid souls" says Lord Fisher in his
memories. who. like a duck pond, live
the life of cabbages.'' t4,.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

And, we imasine. Lord FL her has
even less use for those strifert PEI
sons who. like eai s piniCrs. bey il
the lessons of the ages.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

No gentleman who places tire favor.
lite indoor sport on that level may
properly be regarded as a pokci
player
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Probably lot of people will be
knocking on Wood before the Repub-
lican national convention assemblies.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Billie Burke, who is returning to the
leSitlnnlte stage, does so with an IN
usual distinction Il is generally CON
ceded that she is the one Dlayer OF
note who is worse in movine. p;ctures
than she was in the spoken drama
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Which reminds us that man is
curious creature. He can. and fire.
quently does, endure hardship. priva-
uon pam, sorrow and anguish without
volclnS a protest or moving q muscle.
But ne can't, to save his life. stand
sun Whlie ms wife picks the ravelings
off his clothes.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

The attention OF Adelaide. who fire.
quently reproves us for wearing cur
nat over our left eyebrow, is directed
to the fact that the young prince Of
tends in similar respect
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Ihe greatest temptation which as
sails the average American citizen is
opPoreuhity lp get his name in the
paper.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

There is. we hold, nothing note
worthy in the feat of the New Yorl,
state clergyman who routed Rose Pas
tor stokes and her following by sing
ing the Star Spangled Banner, AS
1t Is ordinarily sung by amateur vocal
1873, the Star Spangled Banner" is no
moan weapon
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

We note. quite incidentally. that the
forum of public opinion has closed
up it's former quarters at the corner
grocery and has moved to new if not
rooms in the smoking
compartment of the Pullman. car.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

He IS, says the Kansas City Star
in the course of a character atI,dy OF
the Hon. Joe Cannon. "an faveterst te
poker player" The Hon. Mr.. Cannon ha g
long been exploited as o~e Of the Lead
ing opponents of the national game 1t
is with some regret that we puncture
the contention. The Hon. Mr.. Can
non plays poker "deuces wild" and
his extreme hazard is f.fty-ccnt limit.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

In addition to keeping up a persis-
tcnt search for the unimportant, we
also conceive it to be our duty TO make
an occasional marginal note of the
unusual 1t seems to us that the rich
man who gave the Wisconsin colleges
100000. but declined to have his name
mentioned in the circumstance, falls
easily into that classification
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

As a money-making proposition the
rolling store has everything in its
favor. 1t is estimated that it sells in
one day just three times as much as
the ordinary grocery. and when the
company has had a chance to perfect
its distribution system it will be able
to sell even more. At present its sales
are handicapped only by the stores
carrying capacity, which is from 5000
to 10000 pounds. Each store starts
out laden to the brim in the morning
hut is completely sold out by II
o'clock. so that it is then Obliged to
return to the warehouse for the after
Moons supplies. The company is NOW
working on plan whereby automo-
bile trucks can he sent to follow up
the varions stores. distributing food
stnffs and, eliminating this noon-day
trim to the warehouse
The most ponular reception yet ac-
corded the rolling store occurred the
other day on the East side when the
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

The X rs siste not only invaded
vaudeville without the assistance of
lethal weapons; they actually captured
it
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-28
DICKERS0N CONTESTS
AL 0TEARNEYS PLACE
Former Western League President,
Returned from Europe, Says Ho
Has Contract Until 1920.

NEW YORK. March PIE. w
Dlckerson, who was president OF the
Western league last year. but went 10
France with the 82nd division az "a
war correspondent, gave out n state
ment here tonight In which he de-
Clared he still was the president OF
the baseball organization and chal-
lcnged the legality OF the leagues
maintenance OF Al Tearnery' OF Chi
cago as It's chief executive.
"I was president OF the Western
July" Dickerson's statement said.
The term for which | was elected
In June. 1917. does not expire until
June / 5. 1920. aSD l certainly will
insist on the contract being FULFILLED.
when the Western league sus-
pended play last year ] was extend
ed "A vote OF thanks and given a va
cation for whatever time might
stay in Europe AS a war correspond
ent. Upon my return from Europe
| find the name OF Al Tearney men
toned In dispatches as president OF
the Western league. Ny wires TO the
team owners are unanswered,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-28
RESULTS SECURED BY
THE PERSONAL TOUCH
BasebaI Magnairs Would DO Well
to Show Intrrr~t in Mrn-Dunn's
Pniih In Ray CHAPMAN

Baseball maguates might. on
many occasions. Obtain the grchteHt
results from their players. by eH-
hiblting n bit OF personal interest
IN tn. men. A striking example OF
the manner In which system works
out as afforded In the case OF Mag
nate Dunn OF tho cleveland team,
and Ray Chapman. tho peerless
shortNop.
In 1915 Chapman was deeply In
the dumps His batting average
shrunk way down. and his work In
tho field was at times quite rusty
lie seemed To be working hard IN
every game. but he could not get re
suIts to satisfy himself The jinS
was on his trail too. and during the
season hs suffered several Injuries
Rumors were around that Chhp
ME" was TO be sold or traded.
ReIng "a sentative lad, he went "a
Magnate Dunn and explained thal
no was In rut. Dunn did not
bnwl him out, or threaten him IN
my way lie took tho youngster to
one side and talked to him Ike q
father, Among other things ho told
CHAPMAN no could rest assured hs
! was a fixture or the Cleveland club
and that he had all kinds of conf
| dence in him. lie advised Chapman
To keep on working the best M
could, and the jinI would get dts
| couraged and leavef Chapman LEI
the conference light hearted ant
determined to give up the best N
! had for the Cleveland owner.
| Chapmnn'a record for the lsl
season shows clearly the result a
| that conference with hts boss -
was easily right among the !op
notchers on the shortstop job and M
has remained a real star ever since
Chapman swcars by hagnato Dunn
and cites his little experience "a
tending to show what n little heart
To heart confab will do for owne
and playet Right now Chapman
is eagerly preparing for the comihl
aenaon and saws he will take par
! in every game played by tho Glove
| lnnd Indians this year
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-28
DETERMINATION MADE
SHOTTON BIG Lacquer
senator Outficldrr Was Mediocre
Minor Lacquer but Constant
Work Made Him q Star.

Grit and determination have nc
complained a lot OF things In this
world. The wiseaCres say II Is next
to impossible to win fame In the
realm OF sport without them. Grit
and determination carried Bert Shot
ton. last year with the Washington
club. to the major league when no
apparently had not a chance In tho
world to got there on his natural
ability Shotton was pulled out OF
tho bush leagues by the 81. Louis
Browns.
Shotton broke into the profession.
al game with the Wheeling. w. Va.
club OF the Central league. He never
displayed unusual form with Wheel
Ing, but he was always n hard work
er and willing lie was caught In
the draft by the St Louis Browns
and in 1910 was taken south by
themo for "A trial. He only hit .23A
In the minors. so he could not he
expected to slug the ball in fast COM
pany.
But down south he made the
Brown management study his case
because OF his wonderful speed on
the bases and his uncanny ability
to lay down bunt Bobby wallace
liked Shotton's work and recon-
mendea that he DE retained. His
first year In the major league he
| ciouted for an average OF .22b and
the following year he smited tho
sphere for $50. In every game SHOT
ton kept his eyes open and more
| than once aided his team by SEN
sational work on tho base paths. lie
paid no attention 10 the critics or
Knockers. but was In there day after
| day plugging away for the best in
| terests OF the Browns.
Bobby Wallace must receive the
credit for whatever Improvement
came In Shotton's work, for he ire
quently took the youngster TO one
side and tipped" him AS TO the
/ proper methods In batting. base run
/ ming and fielding. Shotton was un-
usual In that he was always eager
| to take instruction from tho veteran
| Wallace. Many baseball students
who were more or less familiar with
| Shotton's work in the Central league
were astonished when he remained
with the Browns. but the averages
will show that en,> has always de-
livered and his superiors will TESTIFY
that ne gives up tho best he has In
! every contest
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-28
Any Athlete Serving
in Army Since 1914
Eligible for Contests

NEW YORK. March 2T.--Any
officer or enlisted man who served
In tho allied military forces be-
tween August 4, 1914. and Novem-
Der II. 1913, is eligible TO compete
in the inter-allied games TO be held
In Paris next June, according 10
cable advices from General Per
shing to the Amateur Athletic
union today.
The message emphasized the
fact that eligibility applied equally
to men now In service and those
discharged.
Hieneral Pershing thanked tho
union for its offer of cooperation
in the tournament and asked It's
assistance In dlsse eminating infor-
nation regarding the event to- po-
tential participants
Secretary Rubien stated that
the union would begin prepara
tions Immediately TO cooperate
with the military officials In de
Seloping OF the American end OF
tho contests.
Efforts will be made 10 secure
comprehenSiVe idea Of the pro-
gram OF events and with this as n
basis every athletic club and train
ing camp will be requested to fur
nish the names OF such eligible
athletes as may warrant special in
struction and training. A number
OF prominent club and college
stars and record holders have al
ready signified their Willingness
to compete for the colors,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-28
SHAKE.UPS FREQUENT IN
BOWLING CONGRESS MEET

TOLEDO, March ?1.-'shake-ups
were frequent In the minor eVehts
OF tho American Bowling congress-
tournament here today. on one OF
the afternoon shifts Mort Lindsey
OF New Haven, Conn. bowled into
first place In The all-eyentS, scoring
1913 for his nine tournament games
and going ahead OF Frank Carunn"'
OF Buffalo. In that division by hvo
pins,
on one OF the morning shifts o.
Kallusch and Il. Barnes, Of Rochcs-
ter, ,.rdlled into first place In the two.
men, department with score OF
1905. Second place was taken on tho
last squad OF the day by A. Trapp
and l.. Hahn. Chicago's 1918 cham
plons, with l.27b score. The
changes In the two-men standings
sent Pekic and ielllngcr, OF CleVo-
land, and Miller and Schmalk, OF
Hamilton. Ohio. out OF the list OF
first 10
Another change resulted In the
standings In the individual event,
when w. Scully. OF Detroit finished
In fourth place with ass and Il Pills
hurry, OF lansing, Mich, took eighth
ith 659.