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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-21

My silence, my permitting the es-
tate to go to settlement, and my legal
services combined, ought to be held
as rather valuable-at, let us say, a
hundred thousand. Yes, hundred
thousand / hardly think that is I'M
fair"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-21

caNecol Woodvvsf Dice.
Bsykslsy, Cal.-BPisadier General
C. A. woodruff, q. B. A., retired, died
a his home Friday after long Illness.
We ves 7E years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.

Yestidday Mrs. Watkins asked me IL
I wunted to make a dime, saying, My
baby carridge is at Stimsins hardware
store having the weels fixed. will you
60 and get il and push ii back for me!
Wich | started to do, thinking, Gosh,
[ hope none of the fellows is out. And
I got half way back with it without
seeing eny of the fellows wen all of
suddin 1 saw Fudge Simkins and
Skinny Martin and Leroy Shooster
down the street spinning tops, me
thinking, Heck. darn it. And there
was some red hedded kid going past
and 1 sed, Hay, do you wunt to make a
sent push this thing down to the
corner for me, my arms are getting
tired, and the red hedded kid sed, Not
for a sent 1 wont, 3 sents is wat
charge for pushing baby carriages, and
sed, o all rite, Ill give you 3.
And he pushed it down past Pubs
and Skinny and Leroy Shooster, me
wawking in back of him as, If l dident
even know who he was, witch dident,
and he stopped pushing it down at the
corner, me saying. Ill give you the 8
sents as soon as L get the dime frum
the lady WITCH jest then / saw some
more of the fellows playing hop skotch
in the next block, and 1 sed, Well as
long as you made sents you mite as
we'll make more, push it past those
fellows up there and Ill give you 8
more.
Nuthing doing, my rates has gone
up, they're 6 sents now, 1 just joined
the union, sed the red hedded kid,
and 1 sed, Well holey smoaks. I'm cny
going to get dime, and he sed That's
none of my bizniss, and jest then the
fellows started to look down the street
and I sed, o all rite, darn 1t, Ill give
you if you push it all the way.
III push it all the way for s, watts
you think ] am, a strike breaker? sed
the kid. WITCH L had to promise him
s, making IL altogether, and he
pushed it all the way to Mrs. Wat
kinses, me wawking IN back of him as
if / was jest taking a wawk by myself,
and wen Mrs. Watkins gave me the
dime l had to give it to the red hedded
kid and marbles besides to make up
for the exter sent.
Proving enything is better than
being Embarrassed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
ROUND BY ROUND.

Real progress never jumps-it
The wise creator of the world and
of human beings is the authority for
this statement.
If this were not true, then there
would be no babies, no little flowers
poking their stems out of the fresh
spring earth, no acorns from which
great oaks might be.
Life is round by round. Success is
that way, too.
Happiness is brought about in the
same way. 1t is when We want to see
things happen all at once-big things
achieved, without any little things
first that confusion and discourage
ment set in.
Round by round is the way up all
right!
1t takes great patience. 1t takes
much courage. There is test a-plenty.
But every round made. brings you
closer to the top and nearer to your
goal.
To boone irritated is an evidence of
misunderstanding.
"On. and on. and on-and on" was
the watchword of Columbus and his
little band in their bridesmaid ship.
Round by round. minute by minute,
job by job, and day by day. Stick II
out on this plan, with faith in your
self. and the big glory is sure to come.
Never mind the "side shows" Buy
your ticket for the main show. 1t al
ways includes the '-side shows the
main show is important enough.
Round by round-remember!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

consciousness and darkness. At dusk
he was himself, altho too weak to
speak His eyes followed her
serenely about the room. She said
nothing to him except to bid him good
night. He smiled family by way of re-
ply.
That night in her room there came,
jarringly. into her mind the thought
that as soon as he could speak the
officers of the law would come to
question him, and beyond that doomed
his trial and the death-celi if it lay
within their power to bring him there
7 Foolish. foolish! l must remember
who he is-but I wish l could save
him." ran the current of her thought.
Allard gained rapidly, and he tried
to speak, but was not allowed to talk.
Once however, he caught her hand,
and with his dark steady eyes on her
whispered simply. You are very good
7 to me-" And she. even angry at her
self. had blushed an Irish rose.
The succeeding days brought mat
tiers to a rapid climax. One phase of
it appeared when it dawned upon her
that ALA. d was looking at her with
more than the glance of interest a
patient gives an attractive nurse.
She did not know. though she
guessed, that it was the old, old story
of the call of the heart that carries
ferences of position and time, and will,
we hope, reach over the gates of death.
Then came the officers-the trim
attorney from the district attorneys
office, the sstenographer and the chief
detective. At their coming she reluc-
family withdrew and close the door be-
hind her and stood silent.
The young doctor passed and smiled.
The torture chamber, eh?'
II he Il h cfa a
went on.
She was still waiting when the door
| opened and the three men came out.
Their faces wore mixed looks of
amusement. digust and pleasure.
Did he?" she said impulsively.
The gray-headed detective eyed her
sharply. He did not. In fact, young
lady. L am of the opinion that your pa
| tient is Mr.. Elmer Jackson, of some
little burg in Nevada; that one of the
thugs he shot was .Allard."
| She stood dumb, and then she went
into the room. The lean, strong face
was smiling. Now, wouldn't that
make a man weepi 1 come from. a
ranch in old Nevada; 1 come to this
i laundering, big, lonesome town, go out
! for walk, get in tough part of
/ town, see two chaps pitch on to a
| third, jump in without asking the
/ why's of it, the other three get done
for. and they have me up for being
the worst gunman in the city. I can
| shoot q. bit, and when 1 saw those
| thugs-well, had to pitch in.
| wouldn't you have done the same?''
he asked with interest.
| Something as big as a mountain
going from her heart she laughed a
bit weakly. Man, 1 would have
pitched in with you if L had been
| there! You're a man after my own
| heart!"
| cI,o .+oo,ad -+-;oI-a- g, > ~. 5000
| ing that might go into her words.
| He put in. And you're girl after
mine. Say, it's all queer. but you and
| -
| Hush" she said gently. you
| can tell-me = later and rll-Tll
| listen."
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
| paper Syndicate.)
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Dinner Stories

A group of ex-aviators in the Cleve-
land Aviation club were discussing
their various experiences. One mem
Der told of loaning his auto, Olivier
species) to a sick friend SO he could
reach his home in the country.
The machine was wrecked and the
owner inquired if the sick friend how
it all happened.
We'll, 1 felt pretty shaky at the
start, but as I went out and struck a
good stretch of road, I gave her the
gun and was skimming along and
began to feel better till the blamed
boat just naturally took off,
"'You mustn't put both butter and
jam on your bread, Tommy. We can't
afford it.
But I'm doing 1t to save. mum
my
How does it save.'
Why, the same bit of bread does
for hot n -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
A CHANCE MEETING.
CHAPTER lOl,


Feel better, dear?" Robert asked
as We reached home. We had taken
the car back I felt less nervous and,
pleasantly tired.
Every much,' I answered rather
absently, my mind busy with some
thing that had been said.
That's what you need, getting out"
Man-like, he considered the matter
settled. Tomorrow night is window
night'-a weekly task 1 still helped
him with. I'VE will have dinner at
that little restaurant you like so much
and go to a movie. I mustn't let you
get blue
I'm not going to-" answered de-
cidedly. Just how I was going to pre-
vent the feeling of depression, the
sense of stagnation that was slowly
taking all pleasure out of my days.
had not considered. But 1 had de-
cided that 1 would do something.
find something to fill my days.
must. or go frantic.
The next day I took another long
walk. 1 could think better in the
open. 1 turned in at the park, think
ing to rest a while before 1 returned
home. I walked on, looking for an un-
occupied bench, and came face to face
with Marion Hovey.
Good afternoon" I said calmly,
altho I knew L flushed, and trembled
a little. L had not seen her since
she so shamelessly-as I then thought
told me she loved Robert.
Good afternoon, Mrs. Meredith"
She had grown pale.
was hurrying by-naturally had
no inclination to stop and talk with
her-when she held out her hand and
stopped me-
II want to speak to you just a
minute"
1 waited.
II hear you have gone to house
keeping, and that Robert is happy
that he doesn't go to pool rooms any
more and"
She stopped, evidently embarrassed.
I would not help her by SO much as
a word
IT suppose ! should feel ashamed to
talk to you after telling you that I
Io-what 1 did that day you came
to the house. But I'm not not
ashamed. altho I can't help feeling
mbarassed-there is nothing in an
honest love 10 make one ashamed.
. and my feeling and actions toward
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Really essential industries are in
need of more workers than they can
get; so, il the great consuming classes
of the country were suddenly to stop
consuming everything but the bare ne
cessities, the incidental displacement
of labor would open many eyes to the
fact that all the parasites upon the
body polite do not live on the main
streets of the cities. We, all of US,
live luxuriously compared to the hard
lives lived by our forefathers, and a
little self-denial would do us all good.
A multitude of things are done for US
that we could do for ourselves. Think
of the men engaged in pandering to
the purely decorative side Of life and
those engaged in the production and
distribution of absolute luxuries.
Even when the things we consume are
more or less essential we are prone to
waste and consume more than we &C
tually need. II we get down to brass
tacks and made up our minds to do
without everything that is not essen
tial, great change would come over
the face OF things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

General Obregon, leader of the
Mexican revolution, is said to be q
man of higher intelligence and char
acter than Carranza. But since he is
not President Wilson's choice for head
of the Mexican republic. he may be
forced to go the way of Huerta should
he succeed in displacing the present
executive. Obregon is reported to be
friendly TO the United States. This
also distinguishes him from Carranza
But even his friendship may not ex-
tend to saluting the American flag
That is something that now is several
years over due.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

Wheat has returned to war prices
and was quoted at s3.r2 bushel in
the Kansas City market on Wednes-
day of this week on the same day it
was stated that in one Kansas town
there is awaiting shipment 100000
bushels of wheat which cannot be
moved for lack of cars, the number
available being but five in a month.
OF what benefit to the producer are
high prices if he cannot market his
product? Existing quotations should
bring a flood of wheat to market, but
the receipts at Kansas City run well
below 100 cars a day. Meantime the
price of flsur is following the price
of wheat upward and nobody seems
able or willing to afford remedy.
Not only is there lack of freight cars
but the railroads will be unable to
handle the passenger traffic that will
be offered this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

AS usual the participants in the rail-
road strike will inevitably take their
places among those who will be forced
to carry the heavy end of the added
burden placed upon the shoulders of
society by the strike. Even before the
strike developed the country was rap
idly approaching a crisis in it's trans
portation affairs incident to the de-
terioration of equipment and the ply
steal impairment of the roads. Under
the best OF conditions months and pos
sibly years would have been required
to restore the roads to the standard of
efficiency demanded for the perform
anee of the work of readjusting the
country to a peace basis. For two or
three weeks preceding the strike the
news was full of references to the ef-
faeis of the car shortage upon indus
- and there were frequent mentions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
DO THEY WANT a BoNUs?


With many members of congress
declaring that the majority of the
people are opposed to bonuses to sol
.diers. there are appearing from vari-
Gus sections of the country protests
against prop osals to recompense ex-
soldiers by state and national bonus
schemes. The chamber of commerce
of the state of New York. opposing
bonuses says:
1t is estimated that the proposed
legislation for blanket bonuses will re-
quire about $4,000. 100000, which
brings the total to be derived from the
taxation for 1921 up to $500, 600, 900.
The estimated federal revenue for
1920-21 being only about $4.600,00O,-
900. the revenue necessary to pay the
proposed blanket bonuses must be OBJ
tanned by one of the following meth
DDS: A retroactive excise tax on war
profits, a revival of the rates levied
for the year 1918, a heavy tax on lux
uries, a general sales tax and another
bond issue.
Any one of these methods would
mean an increase in the tax burden
upon the business of the country, a
burden that is already sitting enter
prise, which, in whatever form it may
take, will add to and protract the
present initiation.
The origin of a proposal for blanket
bonuses for ex-soldiers seems to have
been largely political and inconsistent
with the avowed principles of the
American Legion, and is contrary to
the spirit of patriotism which ami
mated the American Expeditionary
Force. The proposal is neither just noI
expedient.
II the proposed legislation be bad
for business and for the tax payer il
could not greatly benefit the soldier
The small amount he would receive
would scarcely make up for what he
would pay in the end in taxes and in
creased cost of living.
Altho there may be more or less
sentiment in the United States favor
ing q bonus for our soldiers who par
ticipated in the Great War, fow be-
lieve that some of the suggestions now
offered would be entertained for ar
instant II it were not for the desire Of
both parties in congress to create po-
litical capital out of the movement
In all probability, if a referendum
could be taken among the ex-servict
men themselves, it would be found
that a majority would be against it.
The proposal of giving a bonus Il
healthy men, now engaged in gainfu
occupations, seems crude and need
less. The country owes a debt to al
who left their homes in this country t.
fight the battles for civilization. L
should make full reparation to thos'
who were injured and to the families
of those who laid down their lives
For those who came back in full
health and vigor the honor and glor.
of participating in the conflict will b.
satisfaction enough. No paltry none!
grant could afford compensation FOL
what they endured.
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The Woman Who Loved-and
Earned. 4 Modem s.o.x q Home and Business
By JANE PHELPS

Robert were honest. And because I
do care for him, 1 am glad that he
is happy, That is what I wanted you
to know. 1t was that all the time
L wanted to make him happy didn't
care for myself"
She stopped a moment, but did not
move from in front of me. Again I
waited without a word.
Il hear you have given up your
position. You were wise to wait no
longer. You would have lost Robert
if not to me, to some other woman
who thought of him first, herself after
ward. 1t was a brave thing for you
to do after he had lost his grip on
things. and couldn't earn as much as
you did-you see, 1 know. When a
mans heart is full of bitterness and
he knows someone who sympathizes
he tells more than he means to-often.
But If you really love Robert you will
be repaid a thousand times over. be-
fore you are. thru.
But you viii have to be patient with
him, and-yourseR He can't come
back in a month or a year to what he
was when you married him-the CAV.
ambitious Robert Meredith We ali
knew. When he told us of YOU. he
spoke so proudly. SO happily. You
were to make his life all that was won
derful. And-you nearly ruined him %
Have you finished?"
Almost. 1 have wanted to talk to
you again. 1 had not meant to say as
much 1 wanted to tell you how big
and brave I thought you now that YOU
realized what it was up to you to do.
I have seen Robert once or twice and
he looks so happy. The only time I
have talked with him he could speak
of nothing but you-how wonderful
you were, and the lovely, home you had
made for him. am glad. altho per-
haps you won't believe me- Glad that
Robert is happy with you. Sometime
you will be happy. too
What makes you say that? I am
happy now"
''No. not happy. Your face shows
! that you aren't contented. But re-
member that love, real love, is worth
I any sacrifice a woman can make"
Then with 4 quick change. II didn't
mean to preach-thank you for talk
ing with me. or rather. letting me
talk Good afternoon
For a long minute I stood staring
after her What a queer girl, Bur
no longer feared her.
| Tomorrow-Gerry renews her de-
ternination-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
JUST FOLKS
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

NOBILITY.
Skill is not all that makes a man,
Nor howery phrase of gifted speech,
Sometimes the humbiest toiler can
The greater heights of service reach;
Twere better men honored here,
Above success, the kindly deed,
The helping hand, the voice of cheer
Which serves anothers hour of need.
Skill has been known to tell lie,
Fame has been known to scorn the weak
Men, who by power are lifted high.
Bitter and cruel words may speak;
Not merely with the brain and hand
Does man perform his earthly role
He who with men is fit to stand,
Must have nobility of soul
Rise high to glory IL you can.
But never cease to play the friend,
Be everywhere the gentleman.
And you shall conquer in the end:
Boast not nor think too much of skill
Be patient in each trying hour
Be humble here and kindly still
Even tho you should rise to power.
Nor pomp nor pride nor splendid feat
Excuse a man for sin and shame
Who stoops to folly and conceit
Dims the fair lustre of his fame:
For better far than words of praise
Which follow briliiance and its deeds,
are words to cheer. and gentle ways.
And these the old world sorely needs.
Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
WHERE REFoRM is NEEDED

The need of q budgetary plan of
handling federal appropriations is so
apparent that it seems strange that
its adoption has been so long delayed.
One of the latest instances illustrat-
ing this need was seen while the for
tification appropriation bill was under
consideration.
While the bill was pending an
amendment was offered to expend
100000 for the protection of the
shores OF Fort Screven, Georgia. On
its face the proposition looked inno-
cent. but questioning by Mr.. Madden
OF Illinois brought out the fact that
the fort is located on Tybee island !;
that the private residents on the island
have spent money in making the place
lone of the most ATTRACTIVE summer
resorts on the Atlantic coast" as ad-
mitted by the prepayment OF the
amendment; that beautiful palm trees
have been planted where they are in
danger of being knocked down by the
waves unless certain jetties are built;
and that the links in a golf course are
in danger of being disconnected by the
encroachment of the sea.
Representative Madden made it ap-
| parent at once that the real purpose
of the amendment was to get $500, 900
/ OF federal funds to spend in the pro-
lection OF the summer resort, the palm
trees and the golf links. After Mr..
Madden had uncovered the facts the
amendment was promptly defeated.
Budget bills passed by both houses
now are in conference and when
agreement is reached and the measure
receives the signature of the president,
it is hopd that it will be impossible
for items like the Fort screven one to
get into an appropriation bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

judge OF Israel were all discounted by
his shortcomings as a father. ELS
niche in history is among the great
failures.
Witha1, there is spiritual dignity
about Eli, as he bows in submission
to the will of Jehovah. He knew his
own shortening and he preserved to
the end his spiritual faith, the philos-
ophy which Wordsworth las set forth
in noble measure:
Zone adequate support
For the calamities of mortal life
Exists-one only: an assured belief
That the procession of our fate, howe'er
Sad or disturbed, is ordered by Being
OF Infinite benevolence and power,
Whose everlasting purposes embrace
All accidents, converting them to good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

In hi, insistence that johnson is
backed by pro-Germans, Sim Felners
and other forces hostile to the peace
treaty. Mr.. Taft is correct. His oppo-
sition to the treaty naturally drew
them to him, and it was doubtless to
rally them under his standard that
Senator johnson opposed the League
of Nations, fought the peace treaty
and helped throw away the moral
fruits of the great war.-Oregon Jour
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

Railroad yardmen at st. Louis voted
to return to work. but thru the in
fluence of their leaders revoked that
action. and determined to remain on
strike for a wage increase from s4.T2
to $3.50 per day, which amount would
be raised to 50 if their demand was
not met within two days, with another
dollar added for each succeeding week
their demands are ignored. At last
reports the wages they were not get
ting were still going upa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

In the second year after the Civil
war We paid out total of $21,o0o,-
900 for pensions. hospital treatment
and administration for the veterans;
in the twenty-fourth year, $4,000
900; ana last year, 100000. For
the present fiscal year and for 1921
the amounts to be expended in behalf
OF World War veterans will be APP
proximately ss6s,s6s,s9s and Sass
440,o 900 respectively, without the con-
.templated bonus.
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The tax problem is sized up by the
Manufacturers Record this way: "Ex-
cess-profits taxes blindfold the public
and rifle it's pockets; a Eeneral-sales
tax would take just toll from a pub
lie with its ewes open"