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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
LITTLE BENNy'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

This AFTERNOON US fellows was set
ting on my frunt steps wondering wat
to do. and Pubs Simkins sed, teB you
wat. fellows, lets have some kind of
a athaietic contest. lets see who can
make themself the reddst in the face
by holding their breth the longest,
AW we all know VI can hold your
breth longer than enybody elts. that's
the eny reason you wunts to play that,
nuthing doing, sed Sid Hunt.
1 tell YOU watts a good contest. lets
see who can wasEk along the eerbstoHe
the fertheEt without losing their bal
Tents. sed Skinny Martin.
skinny being the best cerbstone
wawkeF of anybody. and we all sed.
Like heck, its a wonder you wouldent
pick up something easy for yourself
vile you're about it like fun. no sir.
@, fellows, I tell you let's, wat, lets
see who can stand on their hands
the longest. sed my euzzin Artie Him
being the longest handstander in the
crowd and always standing on his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
WHERE RESTS THE BLAME.

Since the return of the railroads to
their owners. there has appeared from
time to time criticism of the managers
on account of their failure to restore
normal traffic conditions. This atti-
tude has been found to exist chiefly
among those who favor government
ownership and those connected with
government operation of the roads
during the time it prevailed.
Samuel NJ. FELTON,, president of the
Chicago Great Western, in an address
before the Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce recently. came the de-
Tense of the railroads as follows:
With respect to- developments since
the railways were returned to their
owners, it must be admitted that they
have been unsatisfactory to both the
railway mauag ementsr and the public.
But consider for a moment the con-
dltlons that existed when the railways
were returned. The government had
followed a policy which many people
ut one time, believed would render it
impossible ever to return the rail-
ways TO private operation. The OFF,
ciaI organizations of many roads were
disrupted. Traffic was diverted from
it's normal channels Freight cars
.
Gus railways were scattered all over
the country, so that even today the
railways have upon their own lines
/ only small percentage of their own
/ cars. Not a single passenger car was
bought during the more than two
years Of government operation. About
as many freight cars and locomotives
were bought as had ordinarily been
scrapped by the railways in a single
/ year. Repairs of freight cars were
so inadequately done that when the
roads were returned an abnormaliy
large number OF freight cars were in
bad, order
The number of new rails and ties
laid in the tracks was abnormally
small While the eight-hour day was
/ estab lished and advances in wages
amounting to over S1,200s000,0 900 g
year were made, railway labor condi-
tons were not improved, but .made
much worse. For several months be-
fore the roads were returned the en-
advances in wages. The government
did not definitely grant or refuse
these, thus greatly aggravating the
dissatisfaction and unrest among lnt
employees.
/ Operating expenses increased enor
neusly while no corresponding adj
vances in rates were made, with the
result that when the railways were
handed back to their owners their ne
ting income had been PRACTICAL.
wiped out. In February, the las
month of government operation, thu
railways failed by about $12, 600, cot
to earn enough to pay their operating
expenses and taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

had been carefully described 49, being
in knickerbockers goff skirt, hatless.
etc, beside q pond In Maine. They
appeared in q business suit. straw hat.
walking stick, organdts, picture hat
and parasol on . marble bench under
palm trees
Only last week an editor in her
sanctuTa showed me an illustration for
1 story of mine and said she didn't
partrnent or comnft suicide. we eorfa-
promised by changing the text TO fit
the illustration. II you know the
game. you know it's the exception
rather than the rule when the picture
fits the tale; Artist geniuses nave
no time fer details. You put up with
them Just as you put up with colds in
the head or the phonegraph nexs
door. a, 1,
Still comma any artist would be exc
eusable for failure to fit q picture to
A. C.s stuff. He would never be able
to decipher it. Nobody would.
Our own attitude toward the artist
gentleman is entirely: tnpersonal. II
we can sell the stuff. he can draw any
sort of 8 picture that suits his fancy.
Our pride in composition expresses
itself in the check.
The act of the Galeton woman who
left her husband after he had beaten
her over the head with an iron
shovel meets with general approval.
In this country there is a hard and
fast code OF ethics appertaining to the
marital relation. Briefly II IS that no
husband shall attack hrs wife with any
weapon carrying more than IS per
cent of iron or other metal substance.
| And while the man who hits his
wife with an iron shovel may retain
the respect of the people of his ne sh-
borhood, he is pretty certain TO lose
their confidence and esteem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

the country and the concentrated es-
sence of the Industrial commercial
and financial activities OF the United
States. The public has come to be less
afraid of Wall street than the street is
of the public. One thing always should
be kept in mind-Wa1l street is not in
terested primarily in its own welfare.
1t seeks no special privilege. which
would be injurious TO ali but Itself.
Above everything Wall street wants a
prosperous America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

According to Senator Jones, chair
man of the committee of commerce.
officials of the interior department,
and others who have carefully seruti-
nized the new water power law, the
rights of the people in their natural
resources are effectually protected.
While the region west of the Nissis-
sippi will derive the most benefit from
the new legislation it is expected that
the east will find relief from conges-
ton as many industries move from the
Atlantic seaboard inland where
cheaper power is available. It is al
ready reported that when suitable wa
terpower' projects are completed thou
sands of miles of transeontinental rail-
roads will be electrified, Conservation
of coal during a period of several
years of impending. if not actual.
shortage will be achieved, as much
of the coal now used by these rail-
roads and consuming Industries comes
from the mines in the east. This item
alone is expected to save for the future
hundreds of thousands of tons of coal
annually. The law may also be eff
fective in opening up many regions
hitherto inaccessible. The transmits
sion of cheap power over long dis
tances and the conservation of the fuel
resources of the nation are thought to
be assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
MouHon Musings
Now, isn't That Poisonous?
BIZ ROY 4. NIoULTON.

Now, isn't That Poisonous?
The metropolitan Opera company IS
uncertain what language to sing its
operas in next winter. It might he
easier to decide If any one knew what
language was most comm only spoken
in New YoFk.-Kansas City Star.
A Clay Center physician sent the
office girl out to do some cel1ecting,
according to the Dispatch" she was
back in less-than an hour with a
ring, a marriage certificate, a man.
and 81. all of which she had col
leeted.
A kansas man, boring for oil,
struck gold and was disappointed. He
bad his heart set on oil.
Statistics are wonderful. II all the
gunpowder in tha United States were
pat in one pile and a match were
Touched to 1t. it would blow up.
Many man is never heaFdsef until
he gets into the cabinet-and even
then he isn't.
If any nultimillienaire today
wishes to die poor, there is apparently
nothing to stop him.
One reason work is unpopular Is
that is represents Sc much work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

The war zone of the campaign. In
the view of the Rocky Mountain News,
will be primarily New York, Ohio. In
diana and Illinois. These four states
total 113 electoral votes. The solid
south totals 155 certain votes for the
Democrat ticket. By carrying the four
states named the Democrats would
have 26s electoral votes. two more
than necessary to win. The Repub
LEANS says the News. "have. outside
the four states designated as the war
zone. 1877 electo. al votes assured in
advance and 10 that may be classed
as probably Rcpubltcan. Outside the
four states the prospects are 211 cleo
tora1 votes for the Democrats and 207
for the. Republicans" The News ap-
pears to have overlooked the fact that
Connecticut and New Jersey usually
vote with New York and Indiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

The indications are that there will
be no personal attacks directed at
either of the candidates for the presi-
dency this year. Even the customary
charge that one or the other is the
choice of Wall street may not be
heard. a few years ago. nothing
more damaging could be said against
a candidate than that he had the sup>
port Of this lair of the money devil g
The people are talking less about the
power and pernieious influence OF
wealth than formerly. They are be-
ginning to see wan street for what it
really is-the financial nerve center of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
Dinner Stories

The clergyman ola poor parish was
showing a rich lady around, hoping to
touch her heart and SO receive a big
check for his people.
I'VE are now passing thru the poor
est Sums" he said, as the car turned
into a side street. '"These people have
little to brighten their lives"
Il must do something for them"
sighed the lady, adding to the chauf-
feur: james. drive the car slowly and
turn on the big lamps"
According to the Atchison Globe"
a venerable darby called on the
mayor of Atchison recently, Identify
ing himself as de Rev. DIR. Phineas
Jones, and 1 wants some wine for
sacrflegious purposes. And de con-
gregation took a vote on its prefer
mences last Sunday, and they is all
unanimous 70 gin" \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

The, negre Republican national COM
nitteeman from Georgia told the sen
ate committee investigating campaign
expenses sthat members of his race
VINO voted the Republican ticket have
disappeared, to be heard of no more.
Il IS the first intimation the, public
has had that the negroes are permitted
to vote any ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
The stolcism of a veteran.

sir-Amateur stuff! Horace Gree
ley once had some of his manuscript
returned because nobody could read it.
He sent it back. saying, 81 am paid to
write this, not to read it."
Illustrators are paid for drawing
pictures, not for reading manuscript.
My heart was nigh on to broken once
when your neighbor. the s. Z. P,
published my first story, The lovers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

Following his, defeat for the presi=
dency in 1895. Mr.. Bryan wrote book
entitled, s'The First Battle" The Last
Battle now seems to be in order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

From those who aspire to bring
about a reduction in prices and re-
form in economic conditions. generally
comes constantly the urge to increase
production. But what good can result
from added production when the rail-
roads of the country can not handle
the goods and commodities already on
hand? It is delayed action by the in
terstate commerce commission and the
labor board that is holding. the. country
back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
A~@ &

Copyright. 1920. by. the Wheeler Syndicate,
Ine1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

However. Tom MeNeal, who was
reared in iberia, says MIR. Harding is
Baptist enough, but not enough to
hurt,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09

Still comma any artist would be ex-
eusable for failure to fit picture to
A. C.'s stuff. He would never be able
to decipher it. Nobody would.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
STATUTORY employees
JOIN FOR PAY FIGHT
D. c. Workers Form Organization
and Name John Ritchie, Jr.,
Permanent Chairman.

Fifty men and women representing
the statutory employees in every
branch of the District goYarnment
met in the board room Of the District
building yesterday afternoon and
formed a permanent organization to
work for higher pay for this group
Of employees
They decided to call the organiza-
tion the District of Columbia EN-
ployes Association for the Revision
ct Statutory Salaries. John Ritchie,
jr., chief clerk of the building in
spector's Office, was elected permanent
chairman and E. E. Fisher of the wa
ter main tax office was chosen secre-
tary.
A committee of five was named to
study the report of the reclassifica-
Ing higher pay to the police. firemen
and school teachers. After a survey
al these documents the committee
Will recommend what the statutory
employees should strive to obtain from
Congress at the next session
This committee is composed of E. NJ.
Dawson. Capt John w. Oekmann. B.
.. Moore. Corbin Birch and James p.
kernan- The committee may have a
report when the organization meets
again at o'clock Saturday afternoon
of next week.
The statutory employees, who are SO
called to distinguish them from the
per diem force, have their pay scale
liked by Congress. and they are the
only District employees who have not
received increases.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
G. B. NE1TZEY TAKES
ORDERS OF PRIESTHOOD
Youngest Man in History of His
Order to Reach the Rank.
Ordination Today.

George B. Neitzey, o. P, of this
city, was ordained to the priesthood to-
aay at the Dominican House of Studies,
Catholic University. receiving tie honor
of being the youngest student to reach
the. priesthood in the history of the Or
der.
He is twenty-fcur years old, and
approximately twelve years ago was
serving as an acolyte in st. Dominic's
Church, where he will celebrate his
first mass Sunday morning. He at
tended st. Dominic's School and Con-
aaSa College here. being we'll known
Ia scholastic sports. after which he
lefS the city to study for the priest
hco1. lie was returned to the House
Of etudies three years ago. to make
his final preparation for the priest
hood.
The ordination exercises was held in
the chapel of the house of studies. Rt.
Rev. John McNicholas, o. p. officiated
as ordaining prelate.
Others who received holy orders were:
Clifford L. Davis, 0. p, of Salem,
Mass. Edward Hughes, o. p, Boston;
Alfred Sibila. o. F., Cleveland, and
Thomas Gabisch. o. P, Helena, Mont.
Nine were ordained subdeacons:
Brother Celestine Daily. o. p, Boston;
Brother Innocent Smith, o. p, New
ark; Brother AthanaSius Burke, o. p,
New Haven; Brother Boniface Strate-
meier. Pittsburgh; Brother Ceslaus
McEniry. o. p, New York: Brother
Dominic Dolan, o. p, Central Falls,
r. l.; Brother Martin McDermott, o.
p, Darlington. Wis; Brother Edmund
Rogers, Columbus, and Brother
Raphael NJ Burke, Louisville, Ky.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
Peace

| see around me in my home
my smiling aunts and nieces; SO
l embalm it in a pome-my hum
bic shack where peace is. No
wrangling voices here are heard,
no sister roasts her brother, but
each one has a kindly word to
pass on to the other. Dissen-
sion here stirs up no crimes, or
causes ire unholy; and so we
have most joyous times, and age
comes on us slowly. My uncles
and my cousins sit, serenely at
their spinnin' my seven grand
mas darn and knit, and chew no
useles linen. They say the world
is all uptorn with grief and
tribulations, and many countries
whoop and mourn and sling
recriminations. There is no
peace, though war is done, and
woe is just as busy as when we
chased the howing Hun and
made the kaiser dizzy. Oh, men
are mad-in every dome are
bats in numbers ample; but we
are setting in our home an ex-
cellent example. And if you all
would try our scheme, give it a
fair rehearsal, grief soon would
be a bygone dream, and peace
be universal.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
LOCAL UNIONS PREDICT
BIG LABOR DAY EVENT
Central Union Believes Its Annual
Demonstration Will Break All
Previous Records.

Plans for the greatest Labor day
demonstration in the history of Cen
tral Labor Union were announced to-
day by Secretary Frank Coleman.
The committee appointed to arrange
for tho celebration is headed by John
w. Reynolds. and includes W. w
keeler, Harry Patterson, j. W. 'Toone
J. Dunigan. Charles Fraser and MISS
Ethel Smith.
Among the suggested celebrations
are q torchlight parade. an o1d-fash- :
ioned barbecue and field day, and an
excursion to nearby resort
The committee will meet this week
to prepare a schedule of possibilities
for festivities. which will be submit
ted to member unions. A referendum
vote TO all individual unions will de-
eide the exact type of demonstration.
Announcement was also made at
local labor headquarters that spe-
cial committee consisting of b. w.
Payne. Paul Donnelly. G. ]. Simons
and Henry Nolda. had been appointed
to devise methods to raise funds to
cover expenses of Central Labor
Union.
The committee will meet Friday at
1923 New York avenue. Plans will be
perfected and a program mapped out
for presentation to Central Labor
Union at its next meeting, Monday
night.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
U. S. GETS SIG DAMAGES.

The United States has been awarded
verdict for $176 damages against
the Potomac Electric Power Company
for the cost of repairing the brough-
am used by Carter Glass while Secre-
tary of the Treasury in February,
1919. An automobile of the company
collided with the Secretary's carriage
The case was heard in the District
Supreme Court before Justice Stafford
on appeal by the power company from
similar finding against the corpora
ton in the Municipal Court
Evening star., 1920-06-17

Meeting of the Army and Navy Union
8 o'clock, at G. A. r. Hall, l4ls fehh'
sylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

Remember Graduates With Flowers
from Shaffers, 900 14th and !. NJ. 2416.
advertisement
Evening star., 1920-06-17

Meeting of American Jefferson Coun'
ell, No. IL, J. o. U. A. M. Masonic rem
nla Sfh and f streets northeast.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

Make the June Bride Happy With
Blackstone decorations. 14th and H
advertisement
Evening star., 1920-06-17
The shut-Ir

The Shut-In
will appreciate Guide flower mes
sage: choice specimens. 1914 F.-Ad-
vertisement.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
TONIGHT.

Meeting Of the Colorado Society for
Marshall Hall trip. at 7th street wharf,
at $50 o'clock
Evening star., 1920-06-17
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TODA9.
Pageant of the Modern Health
Crusaders comprising 900 children from
the Dennison School, 2 80 pm, at Cen
tral High Stadium.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

MISS CHAPPELEAR
Not responsible for outstanding lessons aStse
June ~.
1s0e SCli1tS g. NM Phone Col. e6os.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

A report Of the work of the District
delegates to the republican national
convention in Chicago will be made
at meeting of the republican state
committee at it's headquarters. 1926
New York. avenue northwest, tonight
at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

smoker and. celebration for it's
world war veterans will be held to-
night by Henry w. Lawton Camp. Y.
s. w. v, at Perpetual Building Hall.
nth and l. streets.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

Phil sheridan Post, No. o. Depart
ment of Potomac, G. A. r., will meet
tomorrow night at G. A. r. Hall. 14l2
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

The Writer'S League of Washing
ton will meet tomorrow night at :
O'Clock at the Public Library, Sth and
X streets.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

The WnshingtOn College OF Music
will hold it's fourteenth commence
ment exercises and concert tonight at
o'clock at Central High School.
Public invited.
Evening star., 1920-06-17
Washington Dancing Academy

431 11th ST. NV.
Modern dancing. also stage dancing Of tbs
most unique character taught. Class and pei-
vsfe irstruction every evening. Phone Frank.
Evening star., 1920-06-17

DIR. Henry Allen Tupper will de-
liver an address on The Cheerful
Christ" tonight at s o'clock in the
lecture room of the First Baptist
Church, 18th and O streets.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-11-26
FULTON COUNTY BOY
WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Fulton County has again won the
state championship in poultry club
work. This was the news given out
last week at Columbus when Olen
Bigbee of Dover Township was an
nounced as state champion.
Olen decided to go into the poul-
try club last spring and was appoint
cd leader of the Dover Township CLUB.
His father furnished him with 264
eggs from purebred White Leghorn
hens which he set in an incubator
on April pth, Matching 1872 chicks
and raising It's.
Seventy-six of the. chickens were
sold in the market for $43.14 anc
Olen still has 16 cockerels and 81
pullets which he estimates to bt
worth $139.
Olen's grade on the summers worl
was 1872 which shows the constant
regular attention which he mus
have given is poultry from the start
r. A. Cave, County Agent
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-11-26
FULTON COUNTY HOLSTEIN
CATTLE FIND
MARKET in CANADA

Mn Walburn Rivers, H0lstern
breeder at Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
visited Fulton Couny last week and
selected two animals, purchasing
from Grisier and Robinson of Wau-
seon, Ohio, King Pontiac Ormsby
Pietertie No. 2S6454, bull calf one
year old, sired by Pride of the Orms-
bys! "Pnde" is sired by Sir Pietert-
je Ormsby Mercedes, his dam is Gler
Canary DeKol.
Kings Dam is a three year old
daughter of Underwood Susie. once
an American Champion in four years
old class on milk production, for
days producing 764.7 lbs., her largest
day 115 lbs.
The three year old daughter Of
Susie and Dam of the calf made last
year under semi-official test 15,5OC
| lbs. milk milking twice day.
The other selection made by Mr.
Rivers was yearling calf which M
purchased from M. c. LAUDER o
Archbold, Ohio. This calf took seconC
premium at the Ohio State Fair, sh
was sired also by Pride of the Orms
hv and her dam is a very fine A. X
o. COW which Mr.. LAUDER values YER
highly.
Mr.. Rivers before buying these tw
calves visited many of the best AM
largest herds of Holstein's in Ohio
1t is a great credit to our local breed
ers to be able to place their youn
cattle in such hands as Mr.. Rivers a
he has developed in his own herd fou
cows with over HOO lbs. of butte
in one year. The calves were shippe
last week on Thursday by express.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-11-26
ROUTE SIX

A. C. Smith and wife of Swanton
were oven Sunday guests of 1ohn
Plettners.
frank Gasche and wife were calling
on friends in West Unity Sunday.
Sam Crosgrove and family were
Sunday guests of Simon Klopfen-
stein near Pettisville.
Mrs. j. S. Campbell was a week
end guests of friends in Toledo.
Sam Sewers and wife were Sunday
visitors of John Rashleys near Wau-
seon.
Rachel Clark of Toledo is spending
the week with Frank Gasches.
Howard Kolb and family of Wau.
seon were guests of Jay Funk and
family Sunday.
Adolf and Mable Wolf attended 8
dinner party at VIM. Wolfs in Wau
seon Sunday given in honor Of
Mable's birthday.
j, mon Augustine and family were
Sunday visitors at Joe Rycheners Ii
1,eJtlsvIlle.
Clifford Northrup and family o.
Fayette, BARLEY Smith of Morenci
Fern Sharpe of Oak Shade were
guests of Frank Gasches Thursday
Sunday visitors at Elmer Beebe
were Ada Loveland and family, La
Fayette Funk and Jerome Loveland