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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CALCULATION, ETC.
KEoUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON-

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON-
GEEsS OF AUGUST -. 1919,
OF The Topeka State Journal, published
daily Except Sunday ut Topeka, Kansas.
for October l, 1920
State OF Kansas, County OF Shawnee, IS.
before me, a notary public In and TO for the
penred Frank Il. Macedonian, who. having
been duly sworn according to law, deposes
and says that he is tile owner OF the To-
peka State journal and that the following
is, to the best OF his knowledge and belief,
true statement OF the ownership. man
tion), etc, OF the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption, re-
So Ts Gy t a.et Ass e August ES:. T. a
hegulations, printed on the reverse of this
form. to wit:
business managers are:
Publisher. Frank T. MacLennan, Topeka.
kunsas.
Editor. Frank p. MacLennan. Topeka.
Kansas.
Managing Editor, Arthur j. Carruth, Jr.,
Business Manager, william P. Snyder,
Topekii. Kansas.
and addresses of individual owners, or, IL
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the second issue printed next after its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PARE

Mrs. Janders came to see ma yestid-
day AFTERNOON, being little short lady
with pointy feet. and ma brawt down
her new hat and Mrs. Janders sed, O.,
that's simply adorable, o, izzent that
jest too absilootly cunning for words
o that's simply the darlingest thing I
ever saw.
WITCH my cuzzin Artie- was there.
and me and him started to giggel and
couldent hardly stop, ma saying. Ben
ny. Artie. wat are you Giggeling about?
just giggeling. WITCH we kepp on do
ing on account of the longer you gig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk a
OUTLETS.

was in q barber shop the other
day. and as 1 sat in the chair I heard
a rather alarmtng noise from the
place where they put the towels to
sterilize. But in a minute something
blew off, and the noise stopped. e
asked the barber what that was,
and he said it was the safety valve
an outlet for excess steam.
The rest of the time in my chair, 1
sat thinking about how wonderful IT
was that there were outlets to take
care of so many things.
1 sometimes think that much OF the
trouble of the world is caused because
there are, SO Few people taking ad-
within their reach.
Nature<ver wisely gave to US all
much more energy than we ordinarily
need. The idea of surplus forms an
important part in the life of anything.
There must always be a reserve OF
Some sort. But. at times. even this re-
serve becomes an evil. The.man with
too little money worries himself over
how to keep within it. and the man
with too much money worries himself
over caring for it.
So that outlets are both fundamental
as useful force and very necessary.
But every outlet should be a healthy
and a natural one. People cry when
overweight and nervous-and it's
good thing.
The sound of happy voices. changed
scenes and laughter are the finest
outlets for grief and loneliness.
To keep the mind clean and the
body fresh, there Is nothing to COM
pare with the "out-of-doors," where
God walks around. looking over what
He has created and arranged.
II there is something very strongly
wrong about you, study yourself.
What you need Is to locate a fewrout-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

According to a Washington report.
President Wilson is planning to resign
from the presidency in case the Re
publicans win in the November cleo
ton. The president, so it is stated.
feels that it would be humiliating and
distressing to be compelled to turn
over his office to Senator Harding.
who has been one of the most bitter
opponents of the presidents pet plan
for League of Nations, and he fig
ures he can save himself from facing
this dilemma by relinquishing his Of
flee before the regular termination of
his term. This would shoulder the re-
sponsibilities and duties of THE execu-
tive for few months on Vice Presi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
Dorothy Dix TALKS
Arc You a Good wifc.-i.
By DOROTHY DIX
sraa's AiEhest Fsid wsmaz Ws4saf.


Do you ever wonder if you give
satisfaction as a wffeg When you see
your husband of an evening with the
smoke of his cigar curling about his
head, and a far away look in his eyes,
do you ever wonder whether he is
thinking that the best investment he
ever made in his life was when he
bought you wedding ring. or II be is
specializing upon what the fool killer
was doing not to get his number on
the day he undertook to be- your meal
ticket for life?
If you are curious on this subject.
apply these acid tests to yourself:
Have you thrown away the bait
with which you caught your fish?
You baited your hook with good looks.
You were always so clean, and fresh
and dainty, with your hair combed SO
becomingly, and your nose nicely pow
dered, and your feet and ankles so
trim and neat. Have you grown
sloppy and slovenly and dowdy? Do
you screw your hair up into little
hard knot, that would make the Venus
dc Milo look like a scarecrow, because
it's the easiest way to get IL up? Do
you wear rundown -at-the-he slip
pers around the house and consider
a much-besoiled kimono good enough
to adorn yourself in for mere hus-
band? 1t takes a man with a super
human talent for loving TO keep
enamored OF q woman who looks as if
she needed to be sent to the laundry
and whose kisses taste of cold cream.
You also baited your hook with
flatterry. You, made the poor sucker
who nibbied at that slluring tidbit be-
lieve that you thought he was It's big
gest. strongest. hapdsomcst, wisest
man in the world. When he expressed
an opinion. you appeared to think it
the utterance of an oracle. You asked
his advice and let him tell you how he
would run the world If he was at the
head of things. You laughed at his
stories and spplauded his Jests.
Have you Quit bursting incense at
, his feet? Do you interrupt him in the
midst of his best story to tell him
that the woman next door has got
new hat? Do you remind him that
you read the joke he has lust told
in the column of the funny paper?
Do you openly flout his opinions, and
criticize everything he does. from the
way he has his hair cut, to his pro-
nunciation? -.
1t must be a terribly disillusioning
thing to marry a woman because you
audience in her. and then find out
that you have got cricket on the
hearth who is the president of the
Amalgamated Order of Lady Knock
/ ers.
Did you let your first baby put your
IluSOanu 8 muse, SO cOfilpISttly out Oh
joint that 1t has neverAgot in again
So many women never think OF their
husbands as anything but their chill
dren's father. a convenience mercifully
ordained by Providence to supply the
wants of Johnnie. and Tommy. and
Mary. and Janey. He has no rights
where the youngsters are concerned.
and If he has to be worked to death
to indulge them in everything their
greedy young hearts crave. well, it's a
pity but it has to be done.
AvNW1 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

The New York legislature has
passed new laws designed to improve
housing conditions, The main provi-
sions of the bills include measures
which permit localities to exempt
newly constructed dwellings from To-
cal taxes and list state land bank
bonds as legal securities for state and
municipal sinking funds. Clearly the
lawmakers have got away from the
idea that a man should be penalized
for improving his property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

must fight this-man's growing power
over her.
81 don't believe I'd better" she re-
sponded. Fl thipk-''
Don't think. then" he insisted, get
ting out of the car. Come on. tell
you. I'm used to giving orders and
being obeyed." He grinned broadly.
y And Ella went riding in the big car
and listened to the big things the big
man had to say.
Copyright, 19ed, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

There are those who regard Henry
Fords spectacular reduction in the
price of his cars as a clever bit of ad-
vertising. Clever or not, he is paying
a big sum for IL in the form of re-
duced profits. There is nothing to
prevent dealers in all lines of goods
from deriving benefits from a similar
line Of advertising. Let any Topeka
restaurant man try 1t and see how
rapidly his trade will grow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

dent Marshall. who also would be re-
Quired to figure in the actual transfer
OF the office to the new president. If
the state OF the presidents health
should render necessary his retirement
he will have the sympathy OF the en-
tire people, but they have little use for
a gutter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

The national election is less than a
month away and then comes the
Christmas shopping. Truly, we are a
busy people and there is something
doing all the time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24
Jed falls into the hands Of
his enemies.
GRO BE coNTINUED.3
sIDoN ONCE POWERFUL CITY
Metropolis Of the Ancient Phoenicians
Knew Domination Of Three World
Ruling Races.

Sidon, the metropolis Of the ancient
Phoenicians,. was dominated first by
the Egyptians, but the yoke Of the
Pharaohs was thrown off, after which
the Assyrians ruled with heavy hand.
Later Phoenicia became a Roman
province. Greek culture had shap-
ing influence, so that the story Of 81
don is in large degree the story Of the
ancients through a period when clas-
sic history was shaping.
Sidon was built on an island, but
the shifting sands of the Mediterranean
filed in the harbor and joined the is
land with the mainland, so that the
site of the ancient city is now on a
peninsula. The Sidonians, along with
the Phoenicians in general, were sea-
faring race of fishermen. The calling
Of the sea was directly responsible
for the rise of the Phoenicians to a
powerful place in the nations, the DOM
ination Of the Mediterranean, the
founding of Carthage, colonizing in
Spain and the threatening Of Rome it,
self.
AS early as the seventh century be-
fore Christ, the Sidonians had pfloted
their tiny craft, propelled by sails and
banks of oars, around Africa. Many
of the archaeological finds of Sidon
have been preserved in the British
museum and in the museum of Con-
stantinOple.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24
BLAcKMAIL.

SYNOPSIS. DR.. John Nicholson.
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, a SEMI
invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney Is
Spanish woman, dignified and reti-
cent Jed, the butler, acts like
privileged member of the family.
The family has come from Monte
video, South America, Hartley
house is a fine old isolated country
place, with a murder story, a
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool is where
Richard Dobson, son of former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. JED
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
SO he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house, and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
lie Ill6TISF6S. MIS- OluhSJ ihc~hA %
light of it, John buys a revolver
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to xiii him. Mrs. Sidney asks John
to consent to the announcement OF
his engagement to Isobel. The
young people consent to the make
believe engagement. Later they
find 1t is to head off Jed, who
would marry Isobel. Jed tries to
kill John, but the matter Is
smoothed over. John, though "en-
gagged" TO Iscbel, conceals his love.
Mr.. Sidney visits nearby prison
and has Dobsor, the murderer.
pointed out. Jed tells the story of
the Dobson murder. The family go
to South America for the winter.
John is left at home, but the ZEN
gagement" is not broken. John
hears the story of tragedy that
might have happened in Monte
video." The family returns. A
mysterious Spanish sailor appears.
Jed recognizes him and wants to
kill him. The sailor plays burglar
Mr.. Brown, attorney" for the
sailor calls on John
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24

7 'You know there is something very
strange about this house?"
"That was evident in twenty-four
hours" l said, "but it means nothing
to me. am not curious. l merely
want to know how to deal with these
men,"
1T is not lack of confidence In
you that keeps me from telling what is
wrong here" said Mrs. Sidney. 1T
would be a relief to do so. 1t has been
hard to stand it all alone, John"
was glad, for the first time con-
sciously, that my name was John. 1t
had an honest, straightforward sound,
suggesting the plain, honest dealing
that might be needed in this house.
1.-THE reason l do not tell you, John, I"
said Mrs. Sidney, lis because | would
not have another conscience distressed.
You could never again be really happy
if you knew the story Of which this
sheet is a page. You could not do me
any good if you knew it. You would
only torment yourself"
$50 much for that said. II take
your Judgment. But how am to deal
with these fellows?"
Mrs. Sidney hesitated.
Il don't know" she said. Sim sure
don't know"
"Do you know a man named Ora
vada r. / asked. did you know him
when you lived in. Monteyideo? Can
you tell me anything about him with
out telling something that you do not
want tor"
II can tell you about Dravada," said
Mrs. Sidney. "Mr. Sidney was head
of shipping firm. Dravada had been
sailor. He had come to be a porter
or stevedore about the docks. We
needed porter at home, and Mr.. Sid
ney brought this man from the docks
to fill the position. He was docile
creature, very strong and useful, and
never annoying. .. Now i will
tell you as much as / possibly can
without doing you a great injustice.
1--WE had lived in Montevideo fifteen
years when Jed came to us. He has
been with us ever since. Mr.. Sidney
began writing the manuscript, of which
this is a copy of one sheet, the year
Jed came.
"The only reason do not tell what
the manuscript contains is because I
value your peace of mind. know
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24


''Then this sailor and this sblackmail
ing lawyer know no more than know
| now?"
mo more. so far as I am aware. S
Brown, the lawyer, came to Hartley
house the next day to see me. think
he regarded his plan of blackmail as
irresistible. wonder that he did not
have an express wagon and large
chest with him. q He was amiable and
expectant.
you have decided?' he said as Jed,
having broughbhim to me on the porch,
went away. He had his cane and his
gloves and his nap-worn suit.
You get nothing said, aand may
act upon that information.
! The disappointment was. unpleasant
to him. If / wanted to dramatic the
effect, I'd say it was catastrophe. He
sat down suddenly in the nearest wick
er chair and his face became ugly in
appearance.
"You must know, doctor" he said.
"that am nerVed to performance
of my duty by the thought of wife
and two daughters for whom | have
provided indifferently. / will not say
| that their situation is desperate, but
| it may make me desperate feel that
we have claim here which might cas-
| lily be adjusted"
"You use a number OF euphemisms
for blackmail," said, ''and none of
them conceals your meaning. II your
wife and daughters are in need, you
might approach Mrs. Sidney as the
! almoner of Mr.. Sidney's charities.
That. at least. would be an honest
statement of your case, and it might
be effective
He frightened at once.
81 thank you for lesson in proceed
ure," he said. I'VE shall consider it
upon such an understanding"
I saw the mistake | had made.
II assure you" / said, you may con-
slider nothing upon the terms you wish
to have considered in this house. Your
attempt at bIackmail is so unconsid-
cred that you may go shrek to the
world or to the prosecuting attorney.
The family is not interested in you or
your client"
The shabby little fellow seemed to
get blue=nosed and blue-lipped in dis
appointment.
Il am sure you cannot have consid-
cred your interests" he said. "Mr.
! and Mrs. Sidney certainly do not want
a scandal"
certainly not. How are they threat
ened with one"
"But the manuscript indicates one. !"
docs it? / have read it, and knew
nothing. You have read it. What do
you known
II can read English" he said with
| spirit. II read in Mr.. .Sidney's hand
writing that he had committed a crime
and that he was committing an indis-
erection in putting the account on
paper"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24
BOILING steel in Oil.

: Cincinnati is one Of six places in the
world where steel is strengthened by
being boiled in oil, At plant in Car
thage, a steel shaft weighing 10000
pounds, the largest piece ever subject
ed to the new method, went through
the process of being strengthened. It
was shollow bored tumbler shaft" for
use in dredging gold in California, cost
ing about $1,000. The great shaft was
first suspended in an upright furnace
until heated to just below the melting
point. A crane then picked it up and
dropped it into huge well Of oil,
where it boiled and sputtered, throwing
out clouds of oily mist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24

from my own experience that your
conscience never would be at rest If
you had full knowledge, and yet you
would be entirely helpless. So out of
consideration for you shall not tell
you more than I have to.
"Mr. Sidney never has had the slight
est scruple as to what he has done /;
he reioices in 1t. You have spoken of
his will to live; what am holding
back from you would explain it. He
says in this page of his manuscript
which you have seen that it perfects
his satisfaction to leave a record of
his crime. know that it does. un-
derstand that he had to have it known
after his death that he had done what
he had.
"Jed's family name is Arliss. He
was a sailor on British ship which
sailed from Montevideo to Liverpool,
and he became tired of sea work. Mr..
Sidney had seen him about the wharf
and had been attracted to him. They
had talked enough for Mr.. Sidney to
learn Of Jeds ambition for comfort
able life on shore. Mr.. Sidney gave
him the chance to realize it in our
house.
sled, after he was taken into the
house, found that Mr.. Sidney used
great precautions with something
which he locked in box. When ORA
vada came, he also saw the box which
Mr.. Sidney seemed to guard so care
fully. Dravada decided to steal what
ever was in the box. Jed found him
In the act. They fought, but Jed re-
tanned the contents-Mr. Sidney's man
uscript"
"Then Jed knows the secret?" I
asked.
HE does"
"And Dravada does not?''
"He cannot know any more than you
know from reading this one sheet from
the manuscript"
"Where is the manuscript"
"Jed has it"
"Does Mr.. Sidney know that?"
'Not yet. You have been wondering
at Jed's control in the house. He has
the manuscript, and he knows the
story which for your own sake would
not have you know. He presumes upon
his knowledge"
"But doesn't Mr.. Sidney ever want
to see the manuscript he sets such
store by?" asked.
"No. He wants to know it is in his
strong box. If he ever finds that it
is not, we shall have to meet the situ-
alton somehow. God knows how"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24

Cancellation and moderation are be.
ing urged by Premier Giolitti in his
conference with workmen and employ.
ers now in progress here In the hope.
that compromise which will satisfy
both sides of the italian metal work.
ers' conflict may be reached.
A section Of the employers has sug.
gested it might accept intervention in
the management of factories, and rep
resentatives of the workmen have ask.
ed if this Intervention would be exerA
cised by the state in the interests Oa
the men,.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24
PLAN ITALIAN SOVIET ARMY?
Charge Made That Recruiting for Such
an Organization Is Proceeding in
the Large Cities.

Rome.-Preparations for recruiting
an Italian soviet army are going on in
Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples and other
large cities throughout the country,
according to the Epoca, which prints
statement to this effect by superior
officer of the Italian army. It is said
one of the leading chiefs of the So
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24
wbv Clear NIGHTS Are Colder

A clear, bright starlight night in
winter is always much colder than a
cloudy one. The reason for this is
that the heat of the earth is always
thrown off more quickly when there
is nothing to intercept it. Clouds
act as a kind Of blanket, and in pre-
venting the earth's heat from escap-
ing, tend to keep the atmosphere
warm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-09-24

Russian bolshevists, not giving up
their attempt to conquer Poland con-
centrated large force for an attack
in the direction of Lemberg; but the
Poles report that they have admins
tered a crushing defeat to these
troops, and that their own operations
along the upper reaches of the Bug
river have been very successful Hos
tilities between the Poles and the
Lithuanians seemed to have quieted
down, but the latter were gathered
along the border in great force, ac-