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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
OFF FRONT PORCH
Republican Leaders Consider
Changing Campaign Plans.
May Urge Harding to Make
Trip to Coast.

Marion. o.. Aug. 3.-The necessity
of abandoning the front porch cam
paign is being seriously considered by
Republican leaders and probably will
be strongly urged on Senator Warren
G. Harding. the Republican candidate
it was learned here today
Hardfng's advisers are expected to
urge him to make a trip to the Pa
cific coast and another to the Atlantic
seaboard, making not over two
speeches a day.
Changed conditions have led num-
erous members of the national COM
mittee to revise their plans as to keep
ing Harding on the front porch and
opinion among party leaders is rap
idly sweeping in favor of getting the
candidate out in the country.
The impending railroad fare in
crease is one of the chief factors caus-
ing the proposed revision of plans, the
fear being that it makes the expense
of delegations coming to Marion so
high that many from distant points
would have to abandon their plans
This question will be taken up with
Harding today at a conference be-
tween Harry NJ. DaughertS, one of his
closest advisers. and Senator New of
Indiana. in charge of assigning speak
ers. Thursday several members of the
national committee will meet in New
York to consider revising the 'front.'
porch plan.
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EAST VS.. WEST
Rival Fashion Shows in Chi
cagO in Clothes War.
Pick, Windiest Street for Big
Style Parade.

Chicago. Aug. 3.-The most impor-
tant and thrilling controversy in local
history was on here today war to
determine whether the east or west
which shall dictate styles of woman's
apparel in the latter section.
To determine the superiority of the
rival fashions two style shows were
being held. The eastern display was
staged at the Terrace Gardens. down
town, and the western at the Mari
gold Gardens on the North side.
had to say about each other:
Westerners-"The0 revue at the
Terrace Gardens is a cheap, sample
room affair; an attempt by eastern
firms to dig into the western trade"
Easterners-"The Marigold Gar
dehR&Sair is only an exhibition of
freakish, high priced and stacy
styles"
Both revues exhibited everything
from suits ana furs to whatever a
lady first puts on when she gets up
in the morning. The attendance at
the opening last night was made up
.about equally of men and women.
The latter were obvioucly interested
in styles in apparel. The former ap-
parently were more intrigued by the
styles in mannikins.
The eastern girls appeared to be
more-er. finely trained than their
stouter western sisters. The average
pulchritude was about $3.50. Bru-
nettes predominated among the east
erners. while the weSterners ran most
ly to blondes. At the Marigold Gar
dens a cabaret entertainment was put
on to keep up the great interest. but
the men frankly preferred models to
chorus girls.
To further interest. the westerners
i
late today-a style parade on Michi-
gan boulevard.
This thorofare is recognized as the
windiest street in the world.
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The least satisfactory phase of the
political situation" says Henry C1ews,
would seem to be the apparently IA
vorable attitude adopted by both Re
publican candidates toward the, idea
of a bonus to soldiers, or the adop-
ton of plans of rev ard in some other
form which would place a burden
upon the treasury and possibly give
rise to heavier taxes. This is particu-
larly to be noted in view of the prom
Use made by both to revise taxation
with an eye to making it easier to
bear" But Mr.. Clews may be unduly
worried. He should make allowance
for the desire of the candidates to win
the soldier vote. They can do little in
the matter WITHOUT the endorsement of
congress.
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Questions

Q. What are the Legislative bodies Of the
Soviet government, and to what do they
correspond In our government "A. W.
A The all Russian congress of Soviets
Soviet. for which we have no corresponding
ub-division, Ia group of states such as
corresponds to our state legislatures Coun-
~ Soviet. our county commissioners; Rural
Soviet. no such subdivision in United
States. Local Soviet, our city precinct and
township organization.
Q. VIII you give me some Information
concerning the life-history OF the common
household moth W. A T
A. The Biological Survey says that the
common clothes moth win fly about for a
while II possible, before fHying its eggs
The mating takes place after the moth has
Matching. The eggs are laid in various and
scattered placeSs@fbut not necessarily in
dark ones or In wooden goods. The mature
insect does not eat. The span Of a moth s
life is but few days.
= Why is peace represented a dove
part in legend, folk lore and religious sym
b0lism. Because OF its peculiarly mournful
notes 1t was used in pagan funerals. This
doves likeness, usually with an olive
branch. was carved on most of the tombs
in the cataeombs beneath Rome TO typffy
eternal peace.
Q. Why do we police Haiti and the
Dominican republic ?-E. NJ *
A, The United States established n yir-
tual protectorate over Haiti by a treaty
ratified by the Haitian national assembly
November. 1873 and by the United States
senate February. 1916 In 1919 the mill
tary representation Of Haiti was placed
under the charge II Rear Admiral Thom-z
Snowden of the United States navy and he
at the same time assumed charge of the
military government of santo Domingo.
O. What is an Irish dividend "A A.
A. This is a humorous term for an as
sessment levie on a stock
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Dorothy Dix Talks
The Extravagant WIfe-2.
III DOROTHY DIX
WeFia's highest Paid womaa Wrissz.

x
Now 1 am not willing to spend the
balance of my days toiIing like a slave
to enrich jewellers and cabaretss and
complexion specialists, says the cor
respondent Il want to have some
thing better to show for my life work
than closetfu1 of imported dresses
and hats. That is one side of the
problem. The other is my wife, who
buys, and buys. and buys. What shall
/ 1 do about it2''
My advice to this man, and every
other man who is married to a woman
VINO is not willing to live within his
means, is to get up and leave her Di-
vorce her. Get rid of her just as he
would of any other business partner
who is running the firm by reckless
extrava gance.
I believe in every man being both
generous and just to his wife 1 be-
lieve in a family spending a liberal
amount Of its income as 1t goes along.
instead of pinching and -scrimping
every penny for some future day of
splurge that none of them may live to
see. but it is just as much a wife's
business. to save her husbands money
as it is his business to earn it, and if
she doesn't do this. she has defaulted
on her part of the marriage contract
and should be made to pay the PEN
atty.
A man is a weakling and a fool who
lets his wife ruin his life by her ex-
travagance and sell him into bondage
to milliners and dressmakers, and t
speaks volumes for the hearts of men
and, nothing for their heads that there
are so many of these poor. pitiful do
nestle slaves.
There is no justification for the
mans folly because he is making this
heroic sacrifice for a woman whose
very conduct shows that she has no
particle of affection for him. and that
she is as hard as a stone, and callously
indifferent to his suffe~ings- Certainly
it can f1atter no mans vanity to rea-
lie that he is merely a shopping ac-
count and a meal ticket to his wife
and that she Is perfectly willing to
work him to death to provide her with
fashionable address on her VISITING
cards, near-pearl necklace.
Every man should. explain his finan-
cial affairs in detail to his wife He
should tell her just exactly what they
can afford to spend He should make
her understand why they must econo-
mize in order that he may enlarge his
business. or start in business for him :
self, or realize some other plan of ad-
vancemeat.
And il she refuses to do her part.
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

WHEN THE GOOD FRIENDS DROP IN.
1t may be I'm old fashioned, but the times
1 like the best
Are not the splendid parties with the
women gayly dressed,
And the music tuned for dancing and the
laughter of the throng,
With a paid comedians antics or hired
But the quiet times of friendship, with
the chuckles and the grin,
And the circle at the fireside when few
good friends drop in.
There's something round the fireplace that
no club can initiate,
And no throng can ever equal Just a few
folks near the CRATE:
Tho 1 sometimes like an opera. there's no
music quite so sweet
AS the singing of the neighbors that you're
always glad to meet;
Oh. 1 know when they come calling that
the fun will soon begin.
And I'm happiest those evenings when a
few good friends drop in.
There's no pomp of preparation, there's no
style or sham or fuss,
We are glad to welcome callers who are
glad to be with Us,
And We sit around and visit or we start q
merry game,
And we show them by our manner that
We're mighty pleased they came,
For there's something real about it. and the
yarns We love TO spin,
And the time flies oh, swiftly when a
few good friends drop in
Let me live my life among them. cheerful.
kindly folks and true
And III ask no greater glory till my time
Let me share the love and favor of the
few who know me best,
And I'll spend my time contented till my
I'll take what fortune sends me and the
little 1 may win.
And be happy on those evenings when n
few good friends drop in
Copyright. 1920 by Edgar a. Guest.)
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WILL NOT FEEL IT
Freight Hike VIII Not Boost
Prices in, Topeka.
viii Stop Scheduled Clothes
Cost Drop, Tho.
MERCHANTS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Food and Shoes VIII Not Adj
vance, They Say.
Fuel and Building Materials
II
MERCHANTS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Fuel and Building Materials
May Increase AppreciabIy.

Living expenses in Topeka will not
increase as a result of the s5 per cent
increase in freight rates. in the opin-
ion of Topeka merchants. The ruling
of the interstate commerce commits
sion granting the increase caused dis
may among the consumers. who feared
the 35 per cent increase in the cost
of bringing necessities to Topeka
would result in the consvmer bearing
the large part of the expense.
Stop Scheduled Drop, Tho.
The cost of dry goods and ready to
wear was due to decrease soon. but
the increase in freight rates will neu-
tralize any possible decrease, accord
ing to local merchants.
Dry goods and ready to wear
will be no higher because of the in
crease in freight rates." Z. c. Will
liams, manager of Crosby Brothers,
said today. considering that dry
goods would have been cheaper this
fall without the increase. 1t is certain
that higher freight rates will not
make retail prices any higher. Certain
lines may be cheaper such as furs and
silks. even with the increased rates.
Much of the stock of department.
store is shipped by express. Williams
said, and will not be affected by the
freight rate increase.
No Food Jump This Winter.
Foodstuffs which come largely by
freight Will not be higher this Iall,
at least, according to retail grocers.
Much of the canned goods that comes
by freight to the grocer has already
been shipped and will not be subject
to the increased rates. When the in
creased freight rate, which applies to
large bulk quantities of food is APP
piled to retail prices. it will have been
divided and ub-divided until the in
crease on each food item will not be
appreciate, if it exists at all. accord
| ing to Will Hindman of the Hindman
| grocery.
shoes will not be affected by the
higher freight rate. They are nearly
all shipped by express, and the fall and
winter stocks will have arrived before
any shoes shipped by freight would be
affected. No increase in express rates
| is anticipated.
1t is understood that coal and build
| ing materials will be affected by the
| hike in shipping cost Freight rates
mart Of the increased cost win have
| to be borne by the consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
BEST CONCERT OF SEASON.
MarshaIPs Band VIII Entertain Pub
lie nj Gnrc Friday Evening.

Marshalls band will entertain with
the best musical program Of the sea-
son at Gaze Park at o'clock Friday
evening. The program follows:
March-"Ambassador' .............Ba gley
rture-"Princees of India ........ King
Csrnet Enthusiastically. p. McComas
waltz-"Nights Of Gladness" -. .Aueliffe
Intermezzo-"Wedding Of the Rose" -Jesseil
Intermission....
Mareh-"Cleveland News .... Zamecnlk
Vocal solo-"When the Harvest Moon is
Shining" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Alexsteck
Il. L. Stevenson.
Selection-"Princ of Pilsen". .... Fulton
Descriptive-''Death of Custer. johnson
March-"Memphis Magestes" -. Alexander
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labor that increased the demand for
all goods in the country. and conse-
quently their rice. When we entered
the war, it was the initiation brought
about by the governments methods Of
borrowing that increased the prices of
goods. Following the, armistiee, it was
the demands from Europe and from
our own country for goods for replace
ment that sustained and further adj
vanced prices. AS these conditions
disappear. it is inevitable that the
price situation will right itself and a
more nearly normal condition, will
once more prevail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
TABLE SHORT TERM PETITION.
School Board Awaits Stout's Return
BomgRrdner New President.

H. w. Bomgardner was elected
president of the board of education of
Topeka at the annual meeting held
Monday night. Bomgarlner succeeds
l. NJ. Penwell- James Mullin was
chosen vice president and NJ. c. Hol-
man reelected clerk of the board.
Consideration Of the length of the
coming school term and action on n
petition asking a nine months school
term, rather than the ten months
term approved by the board last
spring, was = deferred until a late,-
meeting because superintendent A. J.
Stout was out of the city.
Two teachers designations ac-
copied by the board were those of w.
NJ. White of the high school COM
mercial department, and Miss Nally
Fox of the Branner school grades.
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no CAUCus IN FoncE.
Capitol Post OF Legion Determined
Headquarters Shall Remain Here.

Capt. w. P. MacLean. superintend-
ent of the Boys Industrial school, will
go to Atchison August to attend the
First district caucus of the American
Legion, preliminary to the state con-
vention to be held at Pittsburg on
August 24-25-26. The First district is
strongly behind Tom Lee for state
commander and Frank E. Samuel for
state adjutant
Also. we are going to keep the
state headquarters of the American
Legion right here in the Memorial
building of Topeka, or know the rea-
son why" said MacLean. Wichita is
trying to get the headquarters in their
city and the men who are affiliated
with Capitol Post No. in Topeka, re-
sent the movement"
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. An idea of the forces operating to
bring lower prices may best be de-
rived by recalling the forces which
originally made prices high. It was
not thru shortage of supply that the
first price advances came in this
country, but thru an increase in de-
mand. It was the European call for
food and munitions in 1915 and 1915
that brought higher prices for iron
and steel and foodstuffs; it was the
bidding OF the farms and munitions
factories for labor to turn out an in
creased supply of goods that raised
wages and compelled other manufac-
turers to advance wages to hold their
labor; it was the increased prosperity
of tse munition makers and farmers
and the higher purchasing power of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

Bradstreet's. which keeps close tab
on price movements, says that special
mention needs to be made of the very
generally lower trend of commodity
prices last week. Special weakness is
SHOWN in the cereals due to crop re-
ports or movement; flour is off, hog
products are lower, as are butter, su-
gar, coffee. meat-producing animals
and cotton and cotton goods. Its food
index of wholesale fG0d prices is down
sharply. OF sevepty-six. commodities
of all kinds. only ten are higher,
twenty nine lower and thirty-seven
are unchanged. The index number for
the week. based on the prices per
pound of thirty-one articles used for
food. is s4.57. which compares with
s4.70 the previous week and $3.50 for
the week ending July 81. 1919. This
number shows loss of 2-7 per cent
from the week before and of 1877 per
cent from the like week of last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


The state executive council this afternoon
opened the bids for the completion of TWEEN
ty-seven rooms in the state house. includ-
ing the governors office and the supreme
court room. The bid Of Fellows & Van
SAINT. who have the other large contract
let a few weeks ago. was the lowest. The
bids were as follows: Fellows & Van SAINT,
81. 645; J. J. Cox, $4,000: Henry Bennett
S22,994 George H Evans. S22 900.
Messrs. c. B. and G NJ Merriam will en-
terrain at a watermelon picnic at Bur
netts Mound this evening. complimentary
Ito Miss Darrah and Messrs. DarTah Of LCay-
enwOrth. The party who will drive out
about six o'clock are Mr.. Walter Noble.
Miss Jessie Small. Mr.. Paul Torrington.
Miss Lolita Ranney. Lieutenant Tom Oar
rah- Miss Mary Thompson. Mr. Fred Bone
brake. Miss Henrietta Thompson. Mr.. Fred
Wolfe Miss Villa Rodgers. Mr. Harry
Weaver Miss Nellie McClintock. Mr.. Chr
ence Merriam, Miss Edna DaFrah. Mr.. Car
roll Merriam, Miss Marguerite Bradley
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Hale Holden maintains that higher
freight rates will reduce the cost of
living. A considerable reduction will
be required to offset the increase in
passenger fares and Pullman charges.
These increases probably will bring
about a reduction in the total revenue
derived by the roads from these
sources. The time may come when
the passenger coaches and the Pull
mans will be occupied chiefly by en-
ployes of the roads, who pay no fare
Others may ride in motor cars. It
need not be surprising to see regular
motor lines for passenger service es-
tablished thruout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
ARMED THUGS GET FORTUNE
Hold Up Moline. ILL.,, Bank and Escape
With $4,000.

Moline. ILL.,, Aug. Silk armed
thugs, unmasked, entered the Com
mercial Savings bank here at IL this
forenoon. backed two tellers into
vault and all others into cashiers Of
fees, swept $4,000 into sacks and
made their escape in a large automo-
bile.
They shot Charles Mohler, barber,
when he ran out of his shop across
the street to give the alarm Mohler
may die. Police arrived is the bandits
were leaving and a gun battle ensued
on the streets. The men finally made
their escape. They headed for Rock
Island
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President Wilson's declaration that
Governor Cox is absolutely at one
with him and Coxs unqualified pledge
to carry out "any promises Wilson
may have made" probably are intend
ed solely for consumption by the VIII
son wing of the party. The chances
are that the governor winked the
other eye when he said it. 1t may be
recalled that Taft was elected on the
theory that he would carry out the
Roosevelt policies. Did he do it?
Governor Cox does not appear to be
the sort of man who would take die
tation from a down-and-outer.
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7Inkhan1 TeoLe
Loses Wife Vote

At the eleventh hour TinkhaTn
Veale, candidate for county attorney.
truly became a real fanny man and
today he can ask for votes because he
has a wife and baby to support. At
II o'clock last night a baby girl was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Tinkham Veale
at st. Francis hospital.
i've just got to have that job now
he said. 1--WE got to make a living"
incidentally, the arrival of the baby
on the night before election day
throws Tinkham out of the one sure
vote besides his own--that of his wife.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
THE ARTIFICIAL oRFIN
A Play
BIZ ZEE PARE.


Scene Boy setting on his frunt
steps wishing he was a milIionair
Boy. 1t must be Ngrate to have all
the money you wunt Id be satisfied
if 1 ony had half as mulch as I wunt.
G. know wat. Ill pertend I'm a orfin.
Everybody gives money to orfins and
pritty soon Ill have so mulch Ill have
some to give to other people If 1 like
their looks. Heer comes a man now.
Hay mister. I'm a orfin, would you
mind giving me some money to keep
me from being quite SO poor2
Ferst man. Don't you see I'm car
rying these packages?
Ack 2
Scene another man starting to go
past.
Scene, another man Starting to go
past.
Boy. I'm a orfin. mister. and I
amt got eny father or mother to give
me money. Would you please mind
giving me some?
End man. This is my bizzy day.
wy dident you ask me yestidday?
Ack 3
Scene, another man starting to go
Boy. Have. you got eny change.
mister? If so I'm orfin and Id be
ony too glad to have it.
Bird man. Come with me.
Boy. Hay. leeve me alone. Who
are you?
3rd man. I'm the president of a
orfin asylum and we jest happin to
need some orfins. Ill leeve you go
agen wen you're 81.
Boy. Mama! Papa!
3rd~man. You amt got eny.
The end.
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ELECTION RETURNS ALL NIGHT
offices of Republican State Central
Committee VIII BE Open.

The offices of the Republican state
central committee at 204 Central Ma
tional Bank building. will be open all
night tonight, according to Harve
Motter, state chairman.
ANY one wishing to know the latest
reports on the state election at any
time after p. m. can. get them by
just calling up the office. We aren't
going to handle the county and city re-
turns, but private wire arrangements
have been made and we will operate
them from o'clock this evening until
morning"