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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07
Questions-Answers

9. Is there a. trans-Pacific air flight
under consideration! II SO, what route
would be taken &c. A. T.
A. Such a project has been discussed for
some time, and aircraft is under construc-
ton looking to such flight. A route has
mo oeen nesaaea upon, me me choice would
IHongkong, a distance of 1876 nautical
miles with stops ut Honolulu, Wake, Island,
| toria to Yokohama, distance of 1900 to
300 nautical nihes, with stops at Sitka anu
! Unimak Pass. The northern route would
be much shorter, but possibly would offer
other problems such as fogs, to offset this
Q. Is there difference between liquor
A. Alcoholic liquors. include fermented
liquors and wines. malt liquors and dis
the Accent on the last syllable. issa name sIae
given to an alcoholic preparation which is
Favored or perfumed and sweetened.
Q. Was the Frankenstein strange
monster created without soul?
sn sbs i the rit name Of
and also the name Of the hero Of the sto Srs
lFrankenstein created q monster, gathering
materials from the tomb and dissecting
life, and which committed many atrocities
The word is applied to oneTwho is destroy
ed by his own creation and sometimes In
itself.
q. Is Mexico Increasing her output of
4. The Mexican Embassy says that off
cial estinhntes of Mexico,s production for
1920 place.. the output at 146, 100000 barrels
or one-fifth of the worlds total In 1919
the production was IS 900 900 barrels.
Q. Who Invented voIapuk ?-E. f. o.
A. yolapuk. literally worlds speech,
language. which was intended to be uni
yersal. was invented by Martin Schleyer of
krastasz, Baden, about 1879.
& " WY is hsss sPase left between the
A. 1t is NECESSARY to leave xpace to
allow for the contraction and expansion
OF the steel due to climatic changes.
lishments in the District Of CeIufn biz r.
a. The Census, Bureau says that in 1912
there were 5e2 manufacturing concerns In
the District.
q. Who are Uncle Sans best customers
In the export line III. Il. B.
1 A. The Department of Commerce says
that England and Canada rank first as
buyers OF our products. -.
! last 50 yearsE-S. S. "
A. The Bureau Of Education says that
compilation beginning in 1871 and includ-
ing 1918 shows 3 total Of 1861 .393.1Te that
quests" In this table, the years 1882 and
1917 are not listed
| GAny reader can. GET tbs answer TO ans
| question By writing The Topeka State
| Haskin, Director. Washington. ID. c. This
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

rate she smiled little and sat down
by the window.
Kenneth has told me the whole
story" she said, s.and while 1t was
kind of crazy, can't help feeling flat
tered that any man would be willing
to work hard for sixty dollars month
and board. just to--fo-''
ITO try and make good in the eyes
of the woman with whose picture he
fell in love-" said ia ( quietly,
Katherine flushed. Then: ePiease,
oh, please. wait" she said hastily.
.suntil-until you're well again.
And Jack, knowing the doctor had
predicted q speedy recovery, was con-
tent
fCSpyright. 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syudicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07
THE TELEPHoNE CONTRovERsY

Two members of the Kansas indus
trial court. Judges Higgins and Wark.
have been subjected to severe criti-
cism, and the recent decision of this
court granting an increase in tele-
phone rates following increases in la
Dor costs has brought more criticism
of this sort.
1t should be remembered in justice
to these two men that they are mem
bers of a court of adjudication; they
are men of high and established repu-
tation. It is presumed that their ac-
ton has been based upon facts and the
law just as the action of-otl1er courts.
and these men should be treated like
members of other courts. They have
their experts to acquaint them with
the facts and figures.
The telephone employees, it has been
well known, were about the poorest
paid in any class. The expense of the
telephone is largely one of labor. and
additioDa1 labor costs must be met by
additional revenue.
The public utilities commission of
Kansas for years fought the gas com.
pany over a rate of 80 cents per thou
sand. which the gas company was
willing to grant,-the commission in
sisting on % cents. After the matter
got into the courts. the rates were
raised to so cents. There is danger
that If this 20 per cent increase had
not been granted we might have come
after long litigation into greater tele-
phone charges. A Chamber of Com
merce committee recently investigated
the new telephone rates and reported
the increase a fair one.
Courts should not be criticised as
commissions or politicians may be- If
the industrial court is to be the sue
cess it promises to be, it must be kept
free from politics as far AS possible
like other courts. Treat the members
of the industrial court fairly. Do not
condemn them unnecessarily, but give
them credit for doing their duty as
they see it.
The court has unanimously endohsed
increases in seventy-eight cases out OF
eighty involving telephone companies.
These increased rates were granted
due largely to increased pay given the
poorly paid telephone girls.
Nor should there be any criticism OF
the attitude taken by Judge Clyde
Reed. Judge Reed undoubtedly is
sincere in his dissenting opinion. He
believes the rate advance is unneces-
sary. His argument that this is a poor
time to grant increases when the coun-
try is in the process of a downward
trend of prices. appeals to the con-
sumner
1t is merely question of making
the best of majority decision on the
part of the court. The court repre-
sents the best authority in matters OF
this kind.
Topeka's complaint should have
been made by the city officials during
the hearing. This is the opportunity
given to both sides of case before the
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

of Honolulu, where 0rientals are
chiefly enrolled. not 10 per cent OF the
Japanese pupils have elected to study
their native tongue, tho courses in
Japanese are Offered to all pupils
from the first grade thru high school.
Obviously. the younger generation In
HAWAII is not greatly interested In
retaining a hyphenated citizenship.
and needs only encouragement from
the territorial government to break
away permanently from the ties of dts
ancestors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

Richard Pearson Hobson is billed
to deliver a lecture on prohibition be-
fore a Topeka audience at an early
date. What is the idea? Is it pos
sible that there is anything connected
with prohibition that Topeka people
don't know?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

The dispatches indicate that Senator
Capper is about to embark on bear
hunt, with Chicago as the field of his
operations. He has heard that there
has been an awful slaughter of lambs
in that territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

It is reported that the acreage sown
TO wheat In Kansas this year is the
third largest in the history of the state.
This is a remarkable showing in the
face of the fact that months ago the
farmers were assured by men promi-
nent in the affairs of the state that
they were producing wheat at a loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

The North Dakota bank failures,
says the st. Louis Times, merely
prove what every thoughtful person
has always known. that a bank must
be run on banking principles and not
for some special purpose preventing
application of such principles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

The law of supply and demand last
week did for the farmers what nobody
else could or would do. It sent the
price of wheat upward about 81 cents
a bushel. Corn was not far behind
wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

Bernard NJ. Baruch, who is called
"the Wolf of Wall street." has a plan
to aid the farmer. If the farmer
adopt 1t he may earn the title of the
Little Red Ridinghood' of the prai-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

exhausted, or credit. But If we re-
fused to take goods. we could not even
collect the interest on the credit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07

Copyright. 1920. by the Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Overall Sales Made Him Rich.

Flashing like a meteor into Paris,
loaded with more diamonds than the
late "Jim" Brady, and scattering
hundreds Of bills with prodigality
of million dollar" Gates, Johnny So
renson of New York, the first over
all millionaire, who has just sold out
his interest in the big overall fac
tories in Newark. N. J., Schenectady,
N. r., and Buffalo, N. Y, at 1000
per cent profit, arrived at Claridges,
grabbing the royal suite a moment
before Prince and Princess Christian
telephened requesting reservations.
THE overall campaign In America
is the biggest publicity stunt ever
pulled of. = said Mr.. Sorenson.
1T originated in the brain Of a
New York reporter, who, seeing the
possibilities of the story went to
the biggest overall firm In the coun-
try and put the scheme in operation.
He got $4,000 for the idea and was
given the job at the head Of the
firms publicity department.
The stock of my company bound
ed from 4S to 500 in a few days af-
ter the idea was sprung on the pub
lie. At the psychological moment
sold out and grabbed the frst boat
for France to set q cocktail" J"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Large Lumber Deal in Mississippi.

The sale of $4,000 acre tract
of timber land was announced Sat
urday by Sidney w. Souers, vice-pres-
ident of the Mortgage and Securities
Company says the Times Picayune.
This is said to be one of the large
est land deals in Mississippi in re-
cent years. The land lies near Phil
adelphia, Miss, in the counties of
Neshoba, Winston and Leake. 1t was
sold to the Bollinger-F Franklin Lum-
Der Company. The announced price
is $450,000.
The land contains 1S0, 900, 900 #.
of lumber, 1t is estimated. Sixty per
cent of this is pine. the rest hard
wood. The Bollinger-F Franklin peo-
pie are operating on an adjoining
tract, the timber Of which virtual
ly has all been cut, and 1t is un-
derstood they will begin work i'm
mediately on the new tract.
Some Of this land has been own
ed by the Mortgage and Securities
Company for twelve years." said Mr..
Souers. ''Its purchase now reflects
the prosperity of the country. It
means employment to large number
Of men and that much more produc-
tion to meet the building material
shortage"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Mississippi Debaters Winners Over
A. & N;

Clinton, Miss, April 3o.-The Mis-
sissippi College debating team de-
feated the team of the A. & M. Col
lege by unanimous vote of the judg-
es here last night on the question
Resolved that the principle of re-
call should apply to United States
Senators" the home team upholding
the affirmative side, and the visitors
arguing the negative, Professor Wal
lace, chairman of the Mississippi Col
lege debating council, presided.
The speakers for Mississippi Col
lege were G. S. Johnson and M. A..
Davis. G. e. Dunman and D. M. Nc
Cain represented the A. & M. College.
Forty minutes and four Interruptions
were allotted to each side. The de-
bate was wholly interesting and
throughout reflected the rare ability
Of the contestants.
A. K. Godbold, cashier of the Clin-
ton Bank, DR.. H. F. Garrison, Mis-
sissippi College physician, and w. B.
Kenna, superintendent of the consol-
idated high school. acted as judges.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Swift Death To Come
In Wars of the Future

London.-Prof. F. Francis, Dean
Of the fauclty Of science, Bristol Uni
versity says
Swift and annihilating death, in
the form of fog, will come upon
the nation in the next war. The che
mical arm Is the arm Of the future.
We shall have state of affairs
similar to that produced by the first
Introduction of firearms. People
wondered then what was going to
happen next.
We have the present outcome Of
the use Of firearms in guns that can
sink ship twenty miles away. This
war has seen the advent of the new
chemical warfare In its infancy.
The Germans first used chlorine in
1915. No one knows what will be
used in the future.
Beyond a certain limit what will
happen in the future is mere guess
work.
If the Germans could have sent
mustard gas over as a lasting fog
they would have won the war, for,
at present there is no effective pro-
vision against 1t. The nation that
first discovers and uses such a fog
must compel the other side to give
in.
People may say 1t cannot be done,
as they would have said in the days
of muskets. If they could have been
told guns to carry twenty miles.
There is no such word In science as
cannot" and all sorts of things will
be possible in the future.
We might have a mustard gas
cloud which would last like Lon
don fog.
Nature can keep fog over Lon
don. The question is, what nation
can do the same?
1t cannot be done at present, or the
Germans would have done 1t.
The natural fog is only water, with
the filth of the city atmosphere dis
solved In 1t. A gas fog would be
fog In tended to kill, or, at least to
put the enemy out of action.
imagine the next war will not
be a long, protracted struggle, but
sudden, swift and annihilating. It
seems certain to me that 1t will be
chemical war.
I The War Office Is establishing a
spcial department to deal with che
mical appliances for use in war, but
hope no nation will use these things
again. 1t would be too terrible.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
News Items 3=H
7-

Miss Kate Russell is visiting her
parents in Hazlehurst.
Subscribe for The Leader at $500
per year and keep UP with all the
news.
Planning and propaganda and pro-
mises are all right-but let's do
something.
Mrs. Julius Oberschmidt spent
Wednesday at McComb with her
mother, Mrs. Mcknight. -
From Sunday to Tuesday, Pearl
River rose 8 feet at Jackson. 1t
stood two feet above the food stage.
The Kings Daughters will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
at the Baptist Church. : Response
word, Judgment.
Auto Tops and Storm Curtains
made Of good material. Prices reas-
enable. See Joe Tanner at KEGS
Garage.
Would you like to own an auto
mobile2 Let the Heidelberg Auto
Co., show you how you can own
car on easy terms.
Mrs. Sam Coleman passed through
Brookhaven Wednesday EN- route to
Chicago to be with Mr.. Coleman. dur
ing his stay in that city.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01

Mrs. Susie M. Case, wife Of Mr.
Patterson Case, died Thursday, April
%, and was buried Friday at the
family cemetery. Revs. I. H. And
inv and w. A. Smith conducting the
ceremonies. Mrs. Case was SO years
of age and leaves long line Of de-
scendants in Mississippi.
Mr.. Clifford Lee has come down
from Detroit on visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Lee. Mr.. Lee is
engaged by the Hudson Motor Co.,
Detroit, as foreman in the Service
Department and is pleased with his
position and progress. Brookhaven
friends are delighted to meet him a.
gain even on short visit.
Mrs. T. c. Barge left Thursday ev-
ening for Chicago, after receiving
word that her eldest daughter, Miss
Elsie, had undergone the mastoid op-
GRAFTON. kilograms were reassuring
but Mrs. Barge decided to make the
trip in the interest of the welfare of
both Miss Elsie and her younger sis
ter, Miss Frances. Brookhayen
friends will be anxious until they re-
ceive further news.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01

been sufficiently interested to place
progressive men in charge Of public
affairs; a willingness on the part of
these men to spend sufficient money
to keep the plant in ready to
serve" condition.
The present plant is approximate
ly three times it's original capacity
with almost four times its original
income, and although the cost of sup
plies and fuel have advanced in the
past few years about three fold we
are still making ends meet by a safe
margin due to the greatly increased
patronage Of the plant.
At the present rate of growth the
time is not so far distant when ii
will be necessary to again increase
the capacity of the power plant in
order that it shall maintain its po-
sition as one of the leading factors
in the development of Brookhaven's
interests, and it is expected that thru
careful management this can be done
without bond issue.
The Leader is also informed by the
Superintendent that enlargement of
the plant will again be necessary in
w.
600 will be needed for the enterprise.
Brookhaven probably has more
street lighting than any other town
Of its size in the State. There are
165 street lights at present as against
30, fifteen years ago. An extra
light costing 800 was ordered placed
on Cemetery Hill at the last meeting
Of the Council.
Only customers Of the Light De-
partment are paying for the public
lighting which is a valuable asset to
the entire community. To meet the
added expense the price Of the priv
ilege of electric lights has been rails
ed from time to time and has about
reached the limit. It may be that as
the lights are community benefit
and are mo respecter of persons"
the future will see a city tax levied
in justice to all concerned.
When 1t Is considered that the
cost Of city lighting the past fifteen
years has been 800, 900 1t begins to
look as though there should be an
equitable distribution Of the burden
OF cost which has increased of late
like everything else. Coal, for in
stance. costs three times what 1t US
ed to and labor is higher.
The income Of the plant should be
greater than the cost Of operating
and at present expenditures and pres
ent prices paid for privileges deman-
ded by progressive communities our
people may as well prepare them
selves to tote level" in the added
tax seen in the distance.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01

The Board Of Managers of the Mis-
sissippi Widows and Orphans Home
at Meridian have employed a land
scape architect of note to beautify
the grounds of the institution. The
cost Of the work will be $4,000. We
would like to have some of that mon
ey spent on Brookhaven property
with an eye to attractive environment
Mayor Heuck inaugurated education
In that direction. We want to keep
it up.
Miss Geneva Hutson has our
thanks for an invitation to be pres
ent at her Senior Voice Recital,
Thursday evening, April 29 in the
Auditorium Of the Franklin County
Agricultural High School at Mead
vile. Miss Hutson was assisted in
her recital by Miss Julia Lee God
win, pianiste. The Leader extends
congratulations to Miss Hutson who
is a Lincoln County girl and has a
beautiful gift Of song.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01

Commencement time is here again
Mrs. Hugh v. Wall will attend the
U. D. c. Convention at Laurel next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parsons have
been visitors in Brookhaven from
Lucien.
/ make auto tops and storm cur
tains. See me-Joe Tanner, at Kees
Garage.
For Sale.-Fine piano at sacri-
fee. Cash or terms. Address Box
519 Brookhaven, Miss.
Lost.-A gold Signet Ring with in
itials e. B. c. Finder will receive
reward if returned to Edward B.
Clark, care. of Bell Cafe.
T. Miss Sara Herring went up to
Jackson Thursday to spend several
days with her aunt, Mrs. S. e. Bird
song and other relatives.
<, In the four weeks DR.. w. F. Yar-
borough has been pastor of Hatties-
burg First Baptist Church, 27 have
united with that church. DR.. Var
borough is former Brookhaven pas
tor.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Letter to Voters from a Candidate
For Marshal.


1 am writing these few lines to
the citizens of Brookhaven in the
interest of my. candidacy for City
Marshal.
In the frst place, / want to give
my conception of the duties of Chief
of Police. In the history of our ma
tion there has never been such an
urgent need as today for public off,
cials who have the moral courage to
enforce the law, to bring all crimi-
mails to justice, and to offer careful
protection to our young manhood and
womanhood. Even in our town we
find evil forces which would entice
our young men to the use of intoxi-
cants and other forms of vice. Hence,
I say the Marshal is a watchman
whose duty is to protect our young
people from these pitfalls. To con-
scientiously perform his duties, he
must be a man who will dare do the
right; one who can't be influenced
by evil factors; one who will measure
justice to the rich and poor alike.
In addition to the above qualities, he
should be man keenly interested
in the development of Brookhaven,
striving to place her foremost in the
ranks Of Mississippi towns.
If you will pardon me, / shall tell
you Of my training and experience
which, / believe will qualify me for
your consideration. I was reared an
orphan boy, having lost my Mother
when was quite young. In the ru-
raj sections of Lincoln County a Wis
ion of an education and of real SER
vice inspired me to grasp every a.
vailable opportunity. By unusually
hard efforts, completed my high
school training and then entered col
lege walls. After receiving my train
ing taught school in Lincoln coun-
ty for a number of years. For my
record, I gladly refer you to any Of
my former pupils and patrons. After
moving to your town was employ
ed by your City Officials as Fireman
which place have held for two years.
In this capacity ! have tried to serve
the people Of Brookhaven faithfully,
and now am modestly asking for
promotion-assuring you that ] shall
perform my duties,
Now, fellow citizens, ask your
careful consideration for this impor-
tant office. / invite you to examine
my qualihcations--my record, and IL
l merit this office I shall certainlI
appreciate your support,
e. G. BARLOW.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Carbide for Rural Light
ing Plants at c. B. Per-
kins Hardware Store.

16-year old boys will be received
as apprentices at the U. S. Marine
Corps Recruiting Station 2e2- 21e w.
Capitol St., Jackson, Miss. q.
DR.. Hannah Morris, who will be in
BrOokhaven next week, spoke before
Mississippi's Federated Clubs at Gulf
port on Social Morality"
Mrs. Alma Fisher and Mrs. Ruby
Coleman spent Tuesday in New Or
leans with their sister, Miss Ethel
Maynor of the Marine Hospital.
Get out your last summer clothes
and have them dry. cleaned. Dry
cleaning will make them look like
new.-Phone S15. e. B. Guess Tlg.
Co
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-05-01
Annite Sugar Cane Market.

Amite, La, April 2l.-That Amite
will establish local market for SUI
gar cane in Tangipahoa parish is as
sured in the beginning OF the erect
ion of syrup mill here by Fred T.
Mayer, local ginner and ice dealer,
on the open lot between his gin and
ice house. Actual work was begun
a few days ago in installing the
steam engine for the grinding MILL
which will be fed from the boilers
in the gin. From thet mill the juice
10 to DO pumped over the Zee housf