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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
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LITTLE BENNY''S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE.

Us fellows was setting on my frunt
steps waiting for SOMEBODY to think of
sum thing, and Flatfoot the cop
started to come down the street,
Skinny Martin saying. Hay fellows. do
you know wat, I tell you wat, lets
pertend we are all poisoned and fool
Fiatfoot.
Wich we started to do, all holding
our stummicks frum the outside and
making awful faces and bending away
over and trying to look poisoned, and
Flatfoot stopped going past and stood
| there looking at US, me saying, Gosh,
owtch, I wonder wat was in those
things we ate.
And all the fellows started to make
poisoned sounds. and Flatfoot sed,
| Watts the matter, I hope you kids
haven't bin eating eny of those poison
olives I've bin reeding about in the
paper, watts you bin eating?
Olives. sed Pubs Simkins
Poison olives, sed Leroy Shooster.
Ware did you get them? sed Fiat
foot. and I sed We found them in a
envy better seuts than to eat sumthing
you pick up on the street. wat did they
look like?
Funny. sed Pubs simpl1ins
Poison, 1 sed. And We all kepp
making faces and holding our STUN
liAiSRS OAl SilC anu fldI1OOt
i sed. don't know wat to do, I CESS l
awt to ring for the patrol Vaughn and
| take the hole crowd of you to the
hospittle.
| Witch we all started to make the
fearsest faces and the most poisoned
sounds yet, hoping he would. and jest
| then sumbody sed. Watts all the Excite
ment, officer? Being pop standing
there with Mr.. Siml1ins. and I quick
/ got all rite agen, saying. think felt
/! poisoned, pop, but 1 don't think so
now.
/ Me neither. sed Pubs Simtdns, and
his father sed, you come with me-
And he took hold of the back Of
Pulses coat collar and started TO push
him home. and pop sed. I think the
boys have bin putting one oz-- on
you, officer-Benny, inside. Wick ]
quick started to do. and the other fell
! lows all jumped up and ran like the
dickens in opposite direcktions, and
! the last l saw Flatfoot>he was still
standing there almost looking poison
ed himself.
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1t long has been the boast of Eng
lishmen that the sun never sets on the
British empire. This was before the
war had added nearly 1000. 900 square
miles to territory under British domi-
nation. This vast addition has great
ly increased the responsibilities of the
empire and it has been found neces-
sary to multiply the pre-war standing
army by five and correspondingly to
increase the appropriation for its
maintenance.
British territorial gains in square
miles follow. Kamerun. $1,000;
German East Africa, $4,000; Pacific
Islands. $4,000; Sudan, 9S5,00O; Ara
bia. 10000; Palestine, 10000; Syria,
$4,000; Mesopotsmia, 10000; Persia,
100000; Tibet, 4so,oOO;\ spitzbergen
5000.
Propas anda looking to the cancel
lation of the loans which have been
has assumed such proportions as al
most to prove alarming. While the
United States might cancel the inter
est on these loans and even the loans
themselves without going bankrupt it
is stupid to attempt to make out that
Great Britain is unable to meet her
obligations. Her rapid return to a
pre-war economic basis has. at least
when figures alone are considered, left
the United States somewhat in the
shade and her tremendous increases
in territory due to the, war have added
some of the richest regions of the
world to her family of possessions. .
This propaganda, as it has appeared
in one form, proposes the cancella-
ton of all foreign war loans. This is
designed of course to give the pro-
posal an appearance of fairness. ENG
land herself made heavy loans to her
allies but much of this money was OBJ
tanned from the United States. We
should not sbe expected to SIGHT Eu-
ropes wars and pay Europe's ex-
penses besides.
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THE PEACE TREATY.

Senator Curtis is reported as eX-
pressing the opinion that the peace
treaty as finally amended will not pass
and party leaders on both sides appear
to agree with his view, The rock on
which the treaty has been wrecked
was this:
The members of the league I'M
dertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing politi-
cal independence of all members of
the league.
This is known as Article X and was
originally written by the president on
White House stationery. While the
George Washington was making its
first presidential trip to Europe. 1t is
the only article of the entire covenant
which was adopted by the peace con-
ference in the exact form in which the
president had written it. The presi-
dent permitted his production to be
edited by the foreign commissioners as
sembled at the peace table; but he de-
clined to consent that it be edited in
! the senate. Mr.. Wilson called this
the heart or the treaty and he was
right.
If by any chance the treaty shall
command enough votes to pass it the
president is expected to refuse to Ger
tify it to the League Council. The
indications are that the whole subject
will be fought out in the approaching
campaign and that in the end we shall
find ourselves no farther on the road
to universal peace than we are today.
It matters not who is blamed. an OPP
portunity. to aid in comforting a last
/ ing benefit on humanity has been cast
aside.
! We can get along without the league
and the league can get along without
u.s. but what becomes of the record for
altruisr that we established during
I the war and afterward? Much has
been sacrificed on the altar of poll
tics.
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Quesfions-AnstUers

@ How old is the former Crown Prince
of Germany &c: y. c.
former kaiser, is Is years old. The five
other sons of the ex-kaiser, all of whom
are able bodied but none of whom suf-
Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich, 81; \Adelbert sc !;
August Wilhelm, SO; Oscar, s., and
O. How long is passport issued by
the United States effective ?-E. NJ. !.
-. 4 passport is, Is good for Tor. six months
newed twice, each. time for six months,
q. flow Old was christopher Columbus
when he set out on his initial voyage to
America Pr. Z.
A. When he made his first trip in 1902,
T Q. How much are census esuRera tors
paid for their work:-J. L. NJ
A. The Bureau of Census says that
census enumerators are paid four cents
in rural districts.
Q. What are the correct measurements
for perfect woman &C. " A.
4. There is much difference Of opinion
on this subject, but according to Professor
Sargeant; one Of the best known authori-
ties on the health of the American woman,
the following measurements constitute the
perfect figure: height. $50 inches; breadth
Of neck, ss inches, girtn Of neck, I'll in
breadth of waist. Sc inches; girth of waist.
24.6 inches: breadth of hips. i3.1 inches
girth Of hips. 35.4 inches girth of calf.
1913 inches: girth of upper arm. 10i inches
girth of thigh. PA inches; and of forearm.
81 inches. Many other authorities insist
that a woman should measure in height
five feet, five inches. or an inch and one
half taller than Professor Sargeant's per-
feet woman.
q. What people worshipped the Jugger-
naut?-G. I. II.
A.: "Juggernaut' is one of the principal
heather deities of India. This god was
taken out in procession periodically and
many of the faithful Frustrated themselves
before his car, which was of great weight.
aud were crushed. This practice was
abolished by the British government
Q. Are all animals susceptible to rabies !:
S. C. ".
A. Rabies Is more eommon~in dogs and
but one animal the admit pigeon, has been
| found to be immune to 1t.
Q. What Is the best time d destroyer can
A The .. s s. Graham. one Of the
newest type destreyers OF the navy, recent
better than forty two miles an hour.
Q. What are the two oldest towns in the
United States:-F. Fl.
A They are st. Augustine. Florida and
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
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The Woman Who Loved and
Earned 4 Modem sto.z q Home and Business
Blu JANE PHELPS

altho my bringing it ito his notice
seemed to have wakened a desire to
get to work, as he now made note
Of advertisements which seemed at all
what he wanted. He spent hours each
day answering them only to find he
was either too late, lacked experience
in that particular line. or something.
1t was discourage ng, l admitted, when
tired and cross he fretted at me, de-
claring he was no good.
II don't know what to do with Rob-
erti'' I said to Mary Ryan in despera-
ton one day. Hes getting SO dis
couraged he is cross and unreasonable
about everything.
NO sign of a job YETI?
No, and it's three weeks since he
began to hunt for one"
Too bad, Gerry. L guess little Mary
will have to See if she can't help a
little. I believe Leets. would give him
a job in the wholesale if asked him.
He's got a lot of work down there just
now"
But Robert doesn't know, anything
about hatsi"
HE can learn, can't he? Then ne
might get in the office, bookkeeper OF
something"
out of work and-looking for job
Pride don't get you anywhere! MOI
/ that kind OF pride. l wouldn't give q
/ hurrah for a person who would le
pride keep them from getting on II
the world
wait until tomorrow before yot
say anything to Mr.. Leets. Perhaps
Robert will have found something to-
day. He had quite a list to look up
il hate to have him change his line
He knows sporting goods thoroly."
"All right, But it amt good fo
| Robert to be idle, Gerry. 1t amt goot
for any man to get the habit of beins
supported. They're poaching on rom
ems preserves when they do" 1hen
How is thats Hovey girl? Seen he
lately2'
/ mo, not for, some time-why?
Both the tone. and the studied care
llessness with which she had asked tn
question piqued my curiosity.
(Tomorrow-Robert finds work blu
not happiness.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18

The house has passed an age and
disability pension act for veterans OF
the Spanish and Philippine wars, and
the China relief expedition. The bill
provides that any person who served
ninety days. was honorably dis
charged, and is mentally or physically
disabled not as the result of his own
vicious habits, shall receive a pension
o. s12 per month il he is CO years OF
age; s24 if 7e years of age; and $50
if 70 or more years old. But what can
an old soldier buy with that amount
of money? Pensions do not appear to
have Kept pace with advances in the
cost OF living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18

Ii is pointed out by Richard s
Halves. president of the American
Bankers association. that man who
has but mis- earnings, with no capital
to back him up, and who must save
part of this for his old age and the
care of his family when he can no
longer support them, should not be
taxed at precisely the same rate as the
possessor of a similar income in in
vestments which may be expected to
continue yielding income during the
life OF their owner and after he Is
dead. The levy of sur-tax under the
income tax law has caused those with
large incomes to invest almost entirely
in one class of ecurity-tax-free
bonds. This class of tax-free security.
according to the head of the bankers
association. is entering so actively into
competition for funds that business ac-
tivities are being adversely affected.
"'rhe man of large means who now
buys tax-free securities" he. says.
formerly constituted the class whose
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Earned
DISCOURAGED.
CHAPTER IS.


Robert was completely recovered.
but he Seemed singularly unambitious.
Fearful of hurting him. I had said
nothing about a position to him but
as day after day passed and he either
dawdled at home or in the street, 1
made up my mind it would be wise to
talk with him. l was afraid he would
get the habit of going to the pool par
lors, and to be honest 1 feared he
might spend his idle days with Mar
ion Hovey.~ Naturally, too, I wanted
him to earn something. While my
salary supported US, 1t did not leave us
anything for extras.
I had invited Athe Murphys and the
Weeds two or three times while Rob
ert was obliged to remain in the house
and even the simple supper | pro-
vided was more than l could afford
We could live if Robert did not work
just as we might have lived had ]
thrown up my position when we were
first married. But we could have none
of the luxuries. Everything went &c
prove how very wise L had been to
hold on to my job.
Here's an advertisement sounds
promising" l said one evening to in
troduce the subject of getting a posi-
ton You may like to hunt it up to-
morrow If you feel well enough
the room. do sit down, dear! You
will drive me wild pacing back ant
forth like that
He took the paper and threw him
self into a chair He read aloud:
'Wanted-A good salesman III
| first-class sporting goods house. Coco
references required, and good salar,
paid Sounds all right, but who viii
| give me the good references?'
why every one for whom you have
worked. Surely you deserve at least {
good reference, even from Calding,'
"Oh.. they'll say / am honest, ant
| that's about all l imagine." not thu
| slightest interest in his tone
| Honest and wiling, besides know
| ing your business-the goods, is abou
! all references amount TO anyway
isn't it?'
Yes, guess So"
| Robert did not secure that position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
RI MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson am 1s years
old and go with a grass-widower SO.
have gone with him almost a. year.
1 love him dearly. Not long ago his
wife came back on a visit and he went
to see her several times and came to
sec me, too.
He treated me fine before she came
ana wanted me to marry him, but
she has gone away and he doesn't
seem to care for me as ne did bA
fore. He was very sick and l helped
care for him, and if l say anything
about feeling bad he tells me to for
get it. He doesn't even say a thing
about marriage now. II say any
thing that doesn't sound right he
laughs and makes light of me. which
hurts me.
He never takes me any place want
to go. have to go by myself. People
talk about me letting him treat inc
that way, but l am trying to make the
/ best of it.
had a sweetheart and he went TO
France and died over there. L loved
him and / never went with any one
except him and this one ] go with
now. FRIEND.
Jealousy, of which you are not con-
scious, may be the cause of your UNI
happiness. Probably the man cares
just as much for you as he did before
his wife came, but now you are leokx
ing for sights
do think. however. that you should
give him up. He is selfish or he
would try to please you by taking you
places you want to go. At your age
you do not need to think of marriage.
Simply enjoy the friendship of various
young men. Some time a real love
viii come to you; be patient and wait
Tor it.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
PEARY.


The other day very great man
Joined the innumerable throng." -
, His name was known to the entire
civilized world because of but one
thing-he had a wonderfully elastic
will. He stretched 1t thru the direst
experiences until he had achieved
what he set out ito gain-the North
Pole.
Decades passed and, nearly thou
sand lives were given lover to the ice
and snow before Robert E. Peary Won
For more than thirty years he kept
at the job. Seven times he made at
tempts Each time he went farther
than before and learned new things.
but each time he had to return-de-
| feated. After his seventh attempt, he
wrote in his diary that he was utterly
discouraged
But no such man is really ever ut
| terly discouraged.
So Peary made his eighth, attempt
This time he was past fifty years of
| age. They set out in a. small ship
called the Roosevelt. Colonel Roose-
welt himself told them gcodby at the
Bartlett who answered back that it
was to be THE POLE this time.
And so it was!
on April 6, 1909. the Stars and
Stripes were uplifted at the North
Pole
Pedfv gave All t0dt ne iidu III tAiiiS
and money and strength to attain his
goal. Most men would have given
i up, satisfied with the glory already
attained from many attempts. But
that was not Peary's way. He died
poor, tho about half a million dollars
| had been contributed to him along
| with all that he had.
! But the name OF Peary is already
| immortal,
| He put a new thrill into the word
achievement. Now we may all work
with greater heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


The Kick Under the fable.
After a man has been married awhile
And his wife has grown used to his man
ner and style.
When she knows from the twinkle that
lights up his eye
The thoughts he IL thinking, the where
fore and why,
And just. what he'll say, and just what
he'll do,
ere he's thru.
She has one little trick that she'll work
when she's able
She takes sly kick at him under the table.
He lnay fancy the story hes telling Is true.
OR he's doing the thing which Is proper
He may fancy he's holding his own win
the rest
The life of the party and right at his best
When quickly he learns to his utter dis
may
That he mustn't say what he's started
He is stopped at the place where he hoped
TO begin.
by his wife. who. has taken a kick at
his shin
If he picks the wrong fork for the salad,
That fact by the feel Of his wife's siippered
toes.
On the calf of his leg there il planted a
Oh. / wonder sometimes what would
happen TO
II the wife were not seated Just where
she could be
On guard every minute to watch every
trick.
And keep ms in line all the time with
her kick.
oopyrisbe bLEdsar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
Dinner Stories

Two Irishmen were in city bank
waiting their turn at the cashiers
window.
This reminds me of Finnegan' re
marked one.
What about Finnegan?" asked the
other.
Ills q story that Finnegan died and
when he greeted Saint Peter he said:
It's foine job you've had here for a
long time
Well. Finnegan.' said Saint Peter.
here We count a million years as a
minute and q million dollars as a
cent?
Abr said Finnegan. I'm needing
cash. Lend me q cent
p" Sure says Peter; just wait min
rs your wife fond of going to
church,
Yes; but she likes for the sermon
to match her skirt In regard TO
length
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Moultor, Musings
BY ROY X. MOULTOS.

We spent almost enough on the war
to buy sealskin coats for a whole
musical comedy chorus.
Yes. Yes, But How?
Off came the cap with the wide
visor. He peeled off the sweater over
his head. The trousers were removed
likewise.-Red Book Magazine.
II he succeeds in holding CONSTANT
nople in this era of landgrabbing we
will have to begin calling him the
Slick Man Of Turkey.
Our state department now should
be able to hand the boys a Polk in
the ribs once in a while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18

In a recent speech in New York.
Frank A. Vanderlip. former president
Of the National City bank, criticised
the federal reserve board for failing
to check speculation and accused the
mana cement of Weakness under po-
litical influence in this connection,
Mr.. Vanderlip pointed out that the
secretary OF the treasury. always a
political appointee. is head of the fed
eral reserve system and the controller
OF the currency. also a politician, is
ox-officio a member of the organiza-
ton "Our fate lies largely in the
hands of the federal reserve board"
he is quoted as saying. Mr.. Wander
lip must know that in q democratic
government, where the people demand
a voice i'll the conduct of affairs, finan-
ciaI and otherwise, it is impossible to
divorce the public business from poll
tics. With every form of activity in
which the government takes an inter
est there go fat salaries which the
party in power claims for it's adher-
ents. And in turn the recipients of
these salaries look out for their
friends. The public tried letting men
OF the Vanderlip type run the finances
of the country and did not like il be-
cause, mainly, of the frequent recur-
renee of panics brought about at
times. it was believed, by design. The
federal reserve system, even with po-
litical domination. is proving itself to
be superior to the old plan!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18

The Milwaukee Sentinel advances
these questions and this advice: why
spend all your dollars when they buy
SO little? Isn't it a wiser plan to save
some of them until they buy twice as
much? 1t seems that is about as easy
a way to make money as has been sug-
gested by any of the professors of get
ting rich rapidly who just now are
reaping a considerable harvest"
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savings and wealth provided in large
measure the means for commercial de-
velopment." But the buyer of these
securities must pay somebody fos~r+1em
and the money, therefore, is not taken
out of circulation On the other hand
probably it circulates more freely than
If it remained in the hands of the large
Investor and pays more taxes in the
end than il might otherwise do.
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ducers. and therefore nearly every
body has got at least a little money.
The hog, after he is dead, becomes a
mainstay of corporate capitah but
alive he is the little fellows friend
We have cattle barons and sheep
kings. but no one has succeeded in
monopoiizing the business of raising
hogs over enormous areas, and in
Squeezing the little fellow OUT" be-
cause it is too easy to start hog farm
ing. 1t is above all a business where
1t is easy for the little fellow to
squeeze in.