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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-20
RYlNG TO GET
HOOVER DEE The FENCE

: 1t would be great relief to the
leaders Of both parties il Herbert
Hoover would say fatty which par
~ he belongs to. Although he s
Aot a candidate" for presidential
Nomination 1t is clear from the
Newspapers and from various pri
nary returns that he has captured
y big independent" following in
beth parties. AT first he doomed UP
Ds the big hope of the Democrats.
but his recent statement that he
vas a progressive Republican" be-
fere the war is interpreted widely
rs signal that he would prefer TO
be courted by the Republicans. But
as the same statement declined the
use of his name in a Republican
primary. there is comfort also for
these Democrats who are urging
bis candidacy.
The San Francisco Chronicle
flnd), which has strong Republican
1esnings, declares that it will SUP.
port him on a Republican ticket,
and adds that st is only as a can.
didate for the Republican nomina-
ton on platform Of Republican
principles that We can consider
Mr.. Hoover a all at this time.
The Republicans with Hoover as
their candidate" declares the Prov.
tdence Tribune Qnd. Rep) would
be capable OF rendering the great
est service ever rendered by an
political party in time of peace.
and it believes Nj Hoover "a goo
enoueh Republican" 70 deserve tha
domination.
THE appeal for the election OF a
Democratic Congress in 1918" ads
ne Tribune, is the only blot upon
Mr.. Hoover's political record from
ne Republican point OF view. Nj
Hoover was not thinking OF the SUE
pass OF any party. but Just the best
eans OF ending the war with al
- miseries and horrors. There viii
d many men wiling for the Repub
can candidate for president next
AL who do not at present conside,
Ehs control of the present congress.
p the Republicans as much of ar
improvement upon recent Democra
10 congresses"
1T nominated at ALL" thinks tn,
ew York Times Qnd. Dem.) "Mr
9oover must be nominated by tn.
Republican party" and the Balti-
Mere News Gnd) agrees that al,
tll be aligned with the Republi
4ns unless the reactionaries con
Erel the Chicago convention" thouc
does not expect his nomination
but guesses that the G. O. p. "wil
Aun the spectacular both in pla.
Drm and candidate" and may ever
b so far as to incur the danger O
Doing called safe and sane in bot
espects." The Philadelphia Publ
Adger Und) has Republican ten
encies also, but is supporting th
4oover candidacy vigorously. an
Aes this to say on the subject:
why are the Republican o.
8uard exhausting all the resource
ineffective, insinuation and aute
Nsatic ostracism TO drive Hoove
put of the only party 10 which p
6as ever belonged and into he Pc.
Able reach of the desperate Dem
Eratic gamblers. who sadly realis
That they have nothing in their ON
stable that can even make a race
49, Is the Old Guard so afraid q
Hoover that they will ciF
the Democrats their chance"
As for the popular demand q
Hoover n the Republican ranks. t3
Springfield Union (Repl points or
that in lie Ninaoeet4 arimar5e
NfEa Ht %" ton H7t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
LITTLE BERNY'S NOTE BOOK
PLEEcEsfEs.
BIZ LEE PAPE

PIEECEMEE.
Pleeeemen are ont weather 1t rains or not
They certainly deserve our pity.
They have to chase berglers If you ask
them to,
Because they're employed by the city.
We see them Eawking along their beet
Looking free from all affliction.
But they may have a wife and family
home.
Proving truth is stranger than fiction.
Pieecenen wear a uniform
SO you'll know wat they are at giants.
Consisting ferst of a helmet
And End, coat and pants.
The coat has buttins all the way down
Made cut of solid brass,
And no matter who you think you are
They wont take eny Of your sass-
Yes their buttins are made Of solid brass
But they look like pare gold in the suHf
And its wise to stay about a block away
II you feel Ike Insulting one
They stop baseball playing in daylite
And robbers and things in the dark,
And .All pleecemen have big feet"
Is old but true remark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

sisted at every point by the holder of
goods and many schemes are being de-
vised by which prices may be main
tanned. The Justice of this proposal is
apparent as applied to property pur-
chased at the high prices. but it must
be remembered that those whose
stocks of goods were purchased at the
pre-war price, and who took advan-
tage of the increase in the value of
their holdings. should not complain
if upon their replaced stocks of goods
they are now forced to take a toss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY MRS. ELIzABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am very
anxious over a problem and thought I
would write to you. My husband is q
Civil war veteran and was injured dur
ing that war by being run over by a
truck. He is great care, but as I can
not afford to hire help, I am trying to
care for him myself. Now I am told
that / will not be able to draw a PEN
sion after he passes away. Is this
true?
broke down my health when was
young and l married my husband for
home and the hope of drawing a
pension after his death to take care
OF myself. Will you tell me whether
L will be able to draw a. pension or
not? THANK YOIT
AS you do not state the year of your
marriage / cannot tell you definitely
whether or not you can get a soldiers
widows pension; but law passed re-
Gently will prevent pensions being
granted to widows of Civil war veter-
ans if their marriage occurred after
1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST.

The efforts of the consuming public
to bring down prices and the endeav-
ors of those who have things to sell
to maintain prices are taking on the
form Of an endurance contest with
the chances of victory all on the side
of the general public. The producers
OF the country as a whole were per-
mitted to amass wealth by a theoreti-
cal profit gained by the advance In
prices due to the war. These same
men must now expect to suffer a cor
responding loss. The readjustment
period is only period of taking losses,
the fortunate circumstance being that
It is not at all probable that prices
will ever reach the pre-war level and
therefore the appreciation in value of
the worlds supply of goods from 100
per cent to 200 per cent will still leave
a profit in the hands of property
owners when those same prices re-
treat from 200 per cent to 1926 or $50
per cent, the-level which is likely to
be reached in the final readjustment
of the nations business.
The prices of world products at the
close of the war and for a consider
able time thereafter remained at a
level the highest in the history of
modern days. These prices have Inv
creased more than 100 per cent since
1914. In other words. the enormous
stock OF materials and supplies were
accounted to be worth double as much
as similar stock would have been ae-
counted in 1914.
It is admitted and expected that
prices must fall to a much lower level.
The holder of goods at the time of
this price decline must necessarily
stand a loss. Reductions are being re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
Dorothy Dix Talks
By DOROTHY DIX
wsrid's Highest Paid Woman wrisez.



If you are tired of your work and
environment, and circumstances are
so that you cannot change them, why
not try changing your own viewpoint
towards them?
Everything in life depends upon the
way in which we look upon it. The
only difference between work and play
lis our own attitude towards it. 1t
costs a man a lot of money to drive
his own automobile, and he calls that
sport. He hires man to drive that
same automobile, and that man calls
it work, but both men have done ex-
actly the same thing.
Most girls consider that they are
having the time of their lives when
they go shopping, and peacock around
before long mirrors in imported gowns,
and wraps that they haven't the money
to buy; but when a girl is paid for
showing how lovely she looks in gor-
geous finery, she bewails her fate as
poor, downtrodden working girl.
So you see it is all in the angle that
you get on your fate. l know just as
many rich girls who are bored to
death with having nothing worth while
to do, as l do working girls who are
tired of having something definite they
have got to do. Believe me, my dear,
| you can get just as sick of dragging
around as you can of pounding type
writer, and you can come to hate the
inane chatter of willyboys just as much
as you can the line of conversation
your boss carries.
So the best cure for that tired feel
| ing is to quit looking upon your job
as curse, and to regard 1t is bless
ing. Just reflect that it stands be-
tween you and want. You are indie
pendent, seIf-respecting, honored by
all who know you No shadow lies
across the white pathway of your girl
hood. When you look at the poor
L. Of he CT
skulking along in the shadows, just
think that but for your ability to make
your own living you might have be-
longed to that sorrowful sisterhood.
You cannot stop to rest because or
the helpless ones of your family who
that your slender young shoulders
must bear such heavy burders, but
when you think of your mother in the
poorhouse, your. little sisters and
brothers in the cold. forlorn shelter
of an orphan asylum, does it not make
and thank God for the job that en-
ables you to keep your own home
! fires burning?
And, lastly, for that tired feeling.
shake up your self-conceit, and take a
good strong dose as often as required.
Quit looking upon yourself as mar
tyr and get a slant on yourself as a
conquerof. No woman in the world
has such a right to be proud of her
lself as the girl who by her own
brains and ability cannot only take
care of herself, but support her fam
ily. Just for a woman to be able to
hold down a good job entities her to
wear on her breast the feminine Cross
of the Legion of Honor
Speed up your work, little sister, try
to do it better, and be glad you've got
it to do. That is the sure cure for that
tired feeling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
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lust FOLKS
WOULD Re A PLAIN MAN.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

WOULD BE A PLAIN MAN.
would be plain man, temperate and
sane man,
man that plays the game to win yet
eheerfully can lose,
would be a brave man, in times of care
grave pam,
A man to take pot luck with chance nor
want to pick and choose.
would be clean man, kindly and
serene man,
man that doesn't pose to please the
strangers passing by;
would be game man, in luck or out the
same man,
A man that's unafraid to live and unafraid
to die.
would be a fair man, glad to do and
dare man,
man that doesn't stoop to shame some
petty point to win; 49,
would be a kind man, sometimes q deaf
and blind man,
A man that does not dwell too much upon
his neighbours sim
would not be a small man. bigot. spite
Of all man,
want to give as I would take and grant
as / request:
/ want to be q strong man, an honest tho
8 wrong man.
A man, who tho he win or lese. can say
Copyright. 1920. BY Edgar A. Guest)
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Questions-Answers

Q. How can black walnut stains be re-
moved I'D. l. r.
that concentrated soap solution, prepared
by shaving about one cubic inch Of laun-
dry soap into one pint of hot water will
if they boiled in it. If the stain IS
Old, use 5avelie water diluted with equal
parts parts Of hot water. Soak stain for u
with dilute oxalic acid, and rinse again.
@, Why is the walking fern so named?-
A. The most interesting Characteristic OF
this species is found in the way in which
the fronds arch over until they touch the
Some of our other ferns occasionally pro
duce plants In this way, but in this species
II Is regular habit. The new plants
and soon the original plant is surrounded
by quite colony of Its own offspring
connections between them are slow to die,
and 1t Is not unusual to see three or four
generations linked together;
that dnns , shps a. great deal. What should be
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
the market which will reduce the SLIPPING
somewhat. However, il the belt slips, ii is
to carry more power than 1t was Intended
to carry. A wider belt may be needed
g.. How much is quart in cubic in
A. liquid quart is equal to ST. cubic
Q. Which river has the greatest dis
charge, the. Mississippi or the st. Law
A. The St. Lawrence has far greater
discharge. The average discharge Of the
Mississippi IL about 100000 cubic feet per
second. while that of the St Lawrence is
approximately 100000 cubic feet per sec
ond.
Q. Is the $40 passport fee imposed bv
act of congress-. or by ruling OF the state
department ?-F. 7. s.
A. The state department says that the
$40 passport fee Is provided for by an act
OF congress, which originated in that body.
tAny reader can get tbs answer 70 any
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Haskin, Director, Washington, ID. {. This
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the government should see to it that
girls and women are given the same
opportunities for training in other vo-
cations as men and boys receive, espe-
cially as skilled girl workers are IN
demand in some of the manufacturing
states.
The woman's bureau has no author
ity to fix policies for schools of the
country to provide an equal chance for
all pupils to learn a vocation. 1t can
only set forth the facts. In it's report
it brings out the point that the act
under which the federal board for vo-
cational education functions. provides
that the board may financially assist
state schools. This provision is now
being almost entirely used to help
train boys for occupations, whereas,
Miss Anderson claims, girls are equally
entitled to the benefits of the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

asking the eager boys puzzling and
quite irrelevant questions to test their
general knowledge.
How far away from the earth is
the north starr" was the question he
fired at the third (shiny-faced young
ster
Pm sorry I cannot give you the
exact figures offhand, SIR" was the re-
ply, but on a rough estimate 1 should
say that it is far enough away not to
interfere with me running errands."
He got the post.
Some time since business man ad-
vertised fer an office boy, and 1t
wasn't long before an ambitious
youngster of the red headed type was
applying for the place. Immediately
the examination began.
"Say, mister" finally remarked the
boy after several minutes of close
questioning, what kind of a boy do
you want anyhow"
'T want nice quiet boy" answered
the man, who doesn't smoke, use bad
language, whistle around the office,
play tricks, get into mischief
You don't want boy, mister.
broke in the youngster, starting for
the door. what you want is a girl"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

The proposal that the United States
shall cancel the debts which Euro
pean nations owe her has been
queered at the very outset by the an
nouncement that Colonel Bryan is for
it, Aside from this however, there is
another good reason why the motion
should not prevail, which is that free
dom from this debt would hasten the
coming OF the next big war. Nations
cannot fight without money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

my spine. Tommy laughed aloud
You ask an infant to tutor you," he
said. st think it would be a good
omen If you told old man John you d
do anything he said hereafter
Will you believe i'll managed
somehow to do just that before the
party broke up?
copyright. 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

1t would have been more in accord
with existing conditions if President
Wilson had omitted the word peace"
from his Thanksgiving proclamation,
in Wow of the fact that we are still at
war with Germany and our troops re-
main in her territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

One of the weaknesses in the anti
cigaret law which may account in
some measure for the laxity in it's en-
forcement is the realization on the
part of the well informed that tobacco
consumed in the form of the little
'cylinders is no more damaging to
health or morals than is tobacco con-
sumed in any other form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

The BolsheviRi may not know how
to run government successfully, but
when 1t comes to fighting-well, just
ask General Wrangel or any other rev.
dictionary leader Still. they could
not manage the Poles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
= Dinner Stories

After a ruthless process of rejec-
ton there were five applicants for the
post of errand boy left for the head of
the firm himself to interview.
1t was one of his flippant mornings
and he sought to amuse himself by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

Perhaps President Wilson'S tender of
the use of the Mayf1ower to Senator
Harding was intended as a substitute
for the telegram of congratufation
which he did not send following the
senator's election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
Are there other nomina-
Yes and No

Yes and No
Sir-May q mere woman ask the
column what difference 1t makes
whether the woman who sits beside you
is intriguing with her own hair or the
hirsute growth of commerce? Why
ask ones wife? And may I ask a
favor? Don't give US any gush. funny
or otherwise, over THE First Lady or
the Land" / couldn't stand 1t. 1t
would be even worse than Governor
Cox's children. and you know how you
felt about them. s. d. =.
The lady may be treasured. There
will be no ..gush" about the First
Lady of the Land" in the column. But
we suspect it will b. exceedingly diff
cult to bind the neutrality-suspicious. to
that contract.
Appleton & Co. have asked us kindly
to mention Mr.. l.. N. Flint's book on
para graphs and Photographers"
which is, at the moment, falling hot
from their presses. In return they
profess to have mailed us copy OF
the book.
Luckily we do not need to wait for
it. Mr.. Flint ought to know about
all there Is to learn about paragraph
ing. He has read the column for more
than fifteen years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

It is announced that the 10-cent
loaf of bread has heen increased in
size, but the public will not be salts
fled Until the piece of restaurant pie
grows larger or the price smaller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

A huge slump in cotton manufactur-
ing in this country is reported from
Washington. When congress meets
pBobably some member will seek to
remedy the condition by means of the
tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

Baseball fans will be glad to have
the League treaty. with proper safe
guards" and reservations" ratified at
Chicago. We want peace at home
even if we cannot have it abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

Dispatches from Madrid say that
the postal service in Spain is in seri-
GUS condition. Is it possible that there
Is another Burleson?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

AS We have noted, the young fellow
is pretty good. To us his stuff is as in
telligible as, say, Amy Lowelrs. But
having established the fact that a
woman's a woman and that they are
all the same what does he purpose do
ing about it?
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-19

ed to enjoy tie spirited competition
at cards The prizes, dainty pieces
Of needlework were given to Ms.
Hugh Hairston. Mrs. Henry Beard
and Miss Sadie Hudson for the club
and to the h6noree, Mrs. Leo Flynn.
Mrs. J. W. Cox AID Hiss Eunice Lin
scomb for the younger guests. After
the games a delicious salad course
was served. Those present were:
Mesdames Leo Flynn, William Simp-
son, Hugh Hairstm, Lee Game, Jno.
T. Sanford, Mullen Knox, Louis
Walker, 7. Bailey Hardy, w. W. Dur
den, Ben Owen. R. E. Johnston, j. T.
Searcy, Frank Phillips, H. K. Robin
son, Allison Hardy, J. W. Cox, S. B.
Trippett, Charles Norman, Robert
Tweedy, Griffin Hawkins, Leighton
Lide, Hunter Walker, Misses Sadie
Hudson. Lucy Carter, Eunice Lip
scomb, Frances Woodward and gen-
ME Sharp.
4 Y "
Choctaw Dance.
The presence in the city of The
Virginia Five, the famous Virginia
orchestra, was the inspiration for a
delightful dance at the Choctaw Club
rooms last Tuesday evening. The
chaperones were, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Bailey Hardy, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Flynn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Hardy, Mrs.
George Sherman and Mrs. Griffin
Hawkins. The dancers were Miss
Elizabeth Kennedy and Mr.. John
Hardy, Miss Lucy Carter and Mr..
Lindley armstrong, Miss Frances
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-19

picture hats 70 match and carried
arm boquets Of pink roses. Bliss
hudson wore a Blue silk evening
gown, the little ring bearer were a
suit Of white satin trimmed Il lace
and carried the ring in the heart Of
Il lily. After the ceremony an inform
Ial reception was held and before leav-
ing the guests registered in the
brides record book which was presi-
ded over BY Miss Sadie Hudson. Mr..
and Mrs. Resler were assisted in re-
lceIving the guests by Mrs. Jessie
Buder, Miss Daisy Kennebrew and
Mrs. ]. C. Mills.
After the wedding the bridal couple
left on the afternoon train for Tori-
da to enjoy a honeymoon in southern
resorts. The bride is the lovely
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Res
Ter, and a member of the younger
social set, who had but lately made
her debut IN society. The groom is a
Pennsylvania, who has made his
home IN Montgomery. Mr.. Walker
is associated m business with Wright
and Aldrich, of Montgomery, Ala.
" r. 4
Mrs. G. NJ. Flynn Entertains at Cards.
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. G. M.
Flynn was hostess at a lovely bridge
party, at which her club, The Thurs
day Bridge Club, and her charming
daughter, Mrs. Leo Flynn, were the
honorees. The same decorations that
gave of their beauty to the recent
bridal welcome adorned the drawing
rooms, where the guests were gather
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-19

Woodward and Mr Robert Whitfield,
Miss Charlie Tolliver and Mr. Knox
whitfield, Miss Jennie Sharp and Mr..
George Landrum, Miss Dorothy Har-
g. and Mr., Doc Hartmaa, Miss Eun-
ice Lipscomb and Mr. Oscar Bar
field, Miss Mary Dobbins and Mr..
Fan Pegues, Miss Williamson and
Mr.. Frank Armstrong, Stays: Messrs.
George Sherman, William Landplm,
Joe Street, Lonis Mccullough and
Preston King.