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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10

York spoke at the weekly bean sup per at the Y. M. 'C. A. last night. The speaker explained the work of the Y. W. c. A. among the girls of the country, and told of the activi- ties of the Girls Reserve" which corresponds to the boys H-Y club. A motion picture exhibit concluded the program. The supper was serv- ed by the Ladies' auxiliary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10
LabOrer is Given
 Eighth Divorce

Lafayette, Ind, April A new record was hung up in the local courts when Alva Turner, a laborer, was awarded q divorce decree for the eighth time. After Turner had in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10

Jo" Cascio, of Pine Bluff. was ac- cepted for enlistment into the United states army, at Camp Pike yesterday. Cascio was formerly clerk here, and his mother. Mrs. Mary Cascio, now resides here. Cascic was en- rolled at the Camp Pike College, an institution maintained at this place by the United States Government where enlisted men can learn any vo- cation they desire and at the end of their enlistment be discharged as skilled workmen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10

Mrs. ]. F, Hut, Mrs. Musselman, Miss Nan Bum. and Mcsdamcs H. G. Iig- ginbotham. C. A. Cunning, Kemp ToneN, ?. NJ. Kilroy, W. II. Taylor, J. G. Taylor, T. E. Lyle, Joe Gottlieb. Friday Mrs. N. J. Gannt, chairman; i; Mesdames F.. NJ. Goodwin, Finn Hut, H. F. Williams, Charles Moore, V. o. Alexander, D. II. Duncan, Fred Sen yard. w. A. Payne, J. II. Means, F. E. Bloom, and Miss Sallie Byrd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10
INVENTED BARB WIRE.

Hayward, Cal, April 9-John Calvin Merrill. S4, credited with the invention of barbed wire when he was farming near Dubuque, Iowa, 52 years ago, died here recently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10

If the appetite of man were equiYa- lent to that of spider. he could eat q prize in 24 hours. aud yet call for smack" before going to bed.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18


 Expect 1t to outserve any tire you put opposite, and 1t almost invariably will. Expect twice the mileage tires gave a few years ago, and they will doubtless do still better.
 Expect tread wear g per cent better than from others and you'll not be disappointed.
 But don't expect that under all conditions, can m; exceptional mileage.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
Why Mileage Varies

A Cord Tire gives vastly greater service than Fabric Tire.
 An oversize tire will vastly excel a tire that is undersize. Care, load and roads affect tire service greatly.
 Millers are uniform tires. That is a major reason for their supremacy. But uniform tires will vary with
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
FABRICATION GREAT
 FACTOR IN RUNNING
 AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS

fabrication is undoubtedly the most important factor in truck maintenance.
 Intelligent fabrication is systematic fabrication. Each day the truck or trucks should have an allotted period for sreasing and oiling. The driver, n the case of one or -ew trucks. should be required to go carefully over his truck and turn down all the grease cups.
 The life of a truck is increased by proper fabrication The wearing parts are thoroughly protected when coated with Q film Of oil or grease and wear ing is considerably lessened, nor over looking the fact, too, that friction IS decreased within the truck itself Ieav- ing more power for the overcoming of road resiStauceS.
 The engine oil should be changed at regular intervals and occasionally kerosene run through the engine 10 clean it out thoroughly, removing any foreign particles or old oil sticking TO the metal. This is insurance against scored cylinders or burnt out bearings
 Often the thought is that the time spent in fabrication is lost time but the in overcoming large repa ir bills more than outweighS the so-called wasted time
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
LEXINGTON LINE
 INCLUDES CARS COMPLEMENTARY

Remarkable for it's ~adaptibility to the varying uses of the motoring world, the new Series 'S' Minute Man Six line of the Lexington Motor Com pany of Commersville, Ind, includes i've models.
 These are that dependable family model, the Minute Man Six Touring Car, which is decidedly in keeping with the times because of its greater utility, it's lighter weight, it's economy of oper- ation and maintenance, and it's all round efficiency and beauty.
 All of the Lexington models are mounted on the Thoroughbred chassis. The touring car is a roomy fivepas- senger job. Then comes that strik ing looking sport model, "The Thoro- bred" It seats four passengers in eX- treme comfort. It has those low, rak- ish lines that so appeal to the lover of the sporting model in motor types.
 An appealing model, because of its all-year features, is the Lex Sedan. In this car. the ordinary practice of motor coach building for motor cars has beer reversed. The body is built to conform to the top. the effect Of this new method of construction being that of the most expensive coachwori.
 The Lex-Sedan is of the fourdoor
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
VARIOUS MODELS
 ARE MADE CLEAR

Leo Weaver, Cadillac salesman for Pdpoitt Brothers. explains a point in Cdoiiiac lore that has been rather vague in the minds of contempIative car purchasers for many vears hack IL deals with the new types or models that are put out by the Cadillac fac Loiy rom time to time. Mir. Weaver goes on by saying: As is the usual custom of nearly all manufacturers cars or new design are put on the mar ket each year, generally in the earlv LdIi. That is. the 1921 cars of various nidkes will appear in or around Sep leinner or this year, so that it is easily l'ossiDle to own 9 1921 model months; pIetious to the actual date. Contrary ~ tnlS custom, the Cadillac distin- gnlsnes its cars by designated types. AheSe types are offered at intervals of two and three years. The present 5g type, 1t is said, will still be offered in LS-f' with q possible few refinements rom time to time, thereby causing the ~duiliac owner no unnecessary sense ot humIliation an account of not being anle to own a new car each year. From me owners standpoint, no commercial system could be figured out to his greater advantage, as the average puyer or this price car does not care to exchange his car yearly.
 therefore we have many sixteen ana seventeen Cadillacs rolling around me fhoenix streets with a new coat or paint, that the owners are as proud or as they would be of the newst type cadillac It is something staple, some thlng standard. something more than JuSt a session-Cadillac enjoys a distinction rarely experienced by |, motor car. inasmuch as it is invariably one Of the family The family hears others judge motor cars by Cadillac standards. such as 'so-and-so's car runs as smooth as Cadillac and that car IS almost as quiet as a Cadillac or Mr. Jones car has as much endur-
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

ance as q Cadillac etc. etc, this. in many different degrees and express sions.
 Tn other words, it is not deemed necessary by the Cadillac people to make yearly change in order to keep Cadillac owners satisfied. hence, the periodical type, Of which We are now showing g series These qualities, multiplied by the opinion of thousands are the reasons the Cadillac is always termed Standard of the NyorId.''
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

arise with the windows out of the car. The Lex Sedan seats five persons.
 Then comes the Lexington coupe, a handsome job, and the Sedanette, which from every standpoint is one of the features of the Lexington line.
 The equipment on all of the Lecing
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

ton models is complete, including items as standard equipment that are listed as extras on many cars. Among these are a motor-meter, engine driven tire pump, 2-way headlamps that solve the blinding glare problem. and other features
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
threshed out tn. question of

type, with six side windows of equal size and square cornered.
 Windows can be entirely removed If desired. q set of jiffy curtains being provided for emergencies that may
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
With 3.Ton Loods

Miller Cord Tires were tested by Ray C. Csrpen4er on . zz-passenger bus. svsr.sins rear wheel ran Z3. 700 niles without . blow ont, and was never removed from the wheel. The secoBd was punetured by railroad spike miles more without . blowout. On front wheel the Miller ran zz. 900 miles without . bleweut. Al were passsnger.typs tires.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
Be Satisfied With This

You will get on a Miller an exceptional tread. It is by 25 per cent the best tread made.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
And Why They Are Exceptions

Worn Miller Tires are often exhibited with sign like above.
 Countless letters also reach us telling such mileage tales.
 These are very pleasing. But we don't want users in general to expect miracles from Millers.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
What Our Tests Show

We run tires at our factory ten million miles year to make these service tests.
 These are radical tests. Tires are run con- stantly, night and day, and under heavy load. We want quick comparisons.
 On our testing machines Miller Cords average 15,0O0 miles, and Fabrics about half that.
 But these are not mileage records. We
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
Service to Expect

Expect from Millers greater service than from any hke-type tire. And 1o times in 20 you will get 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
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FALLING WAGES.

Telegraphic dispatches carry the
news that union carpenters in a west
ern city voluntarily have reduced their
wages 12A cents an hour in defiance
of Samuel Gomperss declaration that
wartime schedules must be main
tanned. These carpenters apparently
have the sense to see that with the
fall in prices of the things they must
buy the dollar which they earn is be-
coming more valuable and that wages
cannot be maintained at existing lev
els without danger of period of I'M
employment. Fewer dollars are bet
ter than no dollars.
When demands for labor fall labor
will receive lower price. 1t is as in
evitable as the tide and no rules or
plans will prevent the action of this
law.
Few things in life are more mex
orable than the workings of the law of
supply and demand. Prices rise and
fall according to the swing of it's scale
as the tides follow the pull of the
moons attraction.
There are times when other factors
seem to overcome the fundamental
law of trade, but. in the long run, its
sway brings inevitable reactions. All
attempts to block or oppose it's effects
are foredeomed to failure.
When demand for the products of
labor. falls. the prices of the products
fall also. Moreover. since nobody will
do business without profit for any
length of time, either the costs of pro-
duction must fall proportionately or
the productive plants must close.
Instead of starting a fight with la
Dor by an attempt to reduce wages In
conformity with the declining prices
of its products. the manufacturers of
the country are meeting the problems
of reduced demand and lower prices
by running their plants on part time.
Cotton. rubber. wooden and leather in
dustries are down to half time or less.
Many others are working on two
thirds or thFee-quarters' time.
Wages, for the time the men work,
are being paid at the old scale But
the income per Individual or per fam
lily is even less than if full time were
put in at a less wage per day. The
time has arrived when the employer
and the wage Garner should get to-
gether and have a heart to heart talk.
Both should lay their cards, face up,
on II table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
little BENNY's NOTE BOOK

Me and Mary watkins had ar
gewment almost ending in a fife yes
tidday AFTERNOON, being more her
fault than wat it was mine on account
OF her not knowing how TO argew.
and she went in her house mad and
went GROUND to my cuzzin Arties.
saying, Hay Artie, you know that
box of candy you got for your berth
day, well Will you loan it to me II /
promise not to eat m5re than
peeces? Me and Mary Watkins don't
speek and / wunt to take it and eat
peeces out of it in frunt of her house
Jest to show her she aint SO mulch.
Will you Artie?
Witch he sed he would. and I took
/ the box of candy erround to Mary
me and standing in back Of the tele-
graft pole up the street to see I did
| ent take eny more than peeces ac-
cording to the contrack, and Mary
| Watkins was setting in her parler
window looking proud and l stood
rite outside and toek-t1le lid off the
box and took big chocklit out and
| started to eat it slow with a txpres-
sion as If there was plenty more ware
that came frum, and she stopped look
| ing proud and started to look as IL
it wouldent of took mulch more to
| make her smile.
Me thinking, G, the revendge Is
| working. And 1 took the next big
geSt peece ana started to eat 1t even
slower on account of it being the last
| one according to the contrack. and
| Mary watkins opened the window
as If she thawt she needed more air
to breethe rite, me thinking, Gosh.
she'll set there all week if she waits
for me to give her hunk of candy.
| Wich could tell by her Impression
it was Jest wat she was waiting for.
! and I put the liz back on the box
and wawked away, thinking, Herray.
revendge. And Artie came out frum
in back of the TELEGRAPH pole and took
the box, and jest them Mary Watkins
came out on her frunt steps, and wat
did Artie do but go rite down and
take the lid off and tawk to her vile
her and him ate all the Peeces they
wunted to, me keeping on wawking
away thinking. Darn him, the darn
strike breaker.
i Proving you cant always tell about
revendges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
THE FARMERS PROBLEM.

Demands for protective tariffs COW
ering farm products from peanuts to
wool were made by delegates to the
convention of the American Farm Blu
reau federation, in session at Indian
apolis this week. The farmers have
been told that they are doing business
at loss and many of them perhaps
believe it. But 1t should be remem-
bered that no class of persons can
continue to do a losing business for
any considerable length of time with
out involving other classes of persons
and when such conditions become
widely extended, business ceases to be
carried on at loss and there merely
is a general reduction of prices.
And a general reduction in prices is
what the public has been demanding.
Never before in the history of organ
lied grain markets have prices fallen
so much within a similar period of
time as in the last few months. From
the high record of early summer
wheat has declined S1.20 bushel and
corn about $1.25. Minor grains have
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mendous declines in the prices of
grain have. had the natural effect of
arousing . spirit of intense dissatis-
faction and resentment among farm
ers. More especially they have in
spired activity among officials of
various farm organizations turnout
the country to advocate the withhold
ing Of grain from the market in the
hope that the resultant scarcity at
terminal centers might force a recov-
cry in prices.
We, the people of the United
States. have been unanimously crying
for lower prices for many months
have come, nobody is satisfied. 1t
appears that what each one of US
really wanted was lower prices on the
other fellows products. not on his
own. So the busy game of trying TO
find somebody besides ourselves to
blame for our troubles still goes on as
merrily as ever. And therSappears to
times, to look to the government for
aid.
So it is the farmers ask for federal
loans to enable them to hold their
grain for higher prices and at the
same time ask for a tariff on impor-
tation of farm products so as to insure
the coming of\higher prices and all
this without consideration for the
millions of wage earning consumers.
But congress is SO slow to act that the
situation probably will work itself out
end finally render helpful legislation
unnecessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
PH1n1pp1NE INDEPENDENTS.

Theoretically, independence for the
Philippines. which is urged by Presi-
dent Wilson in his annual message to
congress, appears to be all right and in
accord with American principles. But
the practical side is open to discus
sion.~ Granting independence to the
Islands can hardly relieve us of re-
sponsibility for their future well-being.
Our relations toward them probably
would continue to be much like those
toward Cuba. In the case of the latter
1t is easy to maintain a protective
oversight because of the islands prox-
unity to our shores 1t would be diff
ferent with territory several thousands
of miles distant.
The Filipinos have made it clear
that they are anxious to set up house
keeping on their own account but they
may not have considered the expense.
AS part of this would be the neces-
sity for providing themselves with q
navy. an army and Qualifications. I'm
iii workable plan for preserving the
peace of the world has been evolved,
It may be advisable to permit the ex-
isting Philippine situation to remain
undisturbed.,
The Filipinos might learn something
10 their advantage by talking it over
with the Canadians. the Australians
and the New zealanders. These peo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Dorothy Dix Talks

Don't Overplay Your Children.
Mothers Dragging about her chill
dren not only makes them ridiculous.
but it does the young people a great
injustice. For they, themselves, are
simple enough, and have no desire to
pose as anything remarkable. Left to
themselves, and without mothers ex-
ploitation, they would even be re-
garded as unusually bright and at
tractive young people, but when
mother tells you that a girl with a
small sweet voice is a second Melba,
and a boy who is clever at amateur
theatricals is about to put Otis Skin
ner and John Drew eff the stage, why
you Immediately become critical and
disposed to deny them the merit they
really have.
AS for a mother thinking that she
can boom her daughters into being
bellies by representing them as being
besieged by young men, and spending
most of their time turning away re-
jected suitors from their door. nothing
could be a greater mistake. Many a
nice girl gets shelved because young
men don't want her mother to go
Boosting that their scalps are hanging
to her daughters belt.
Furthermore. the woman who talks
about her children continually, ere
ates a prejudice against them in the
popular mind We get bored with
them. We are so surfeited with them
that we don't want them at any price,
and that's a fatal thing to the pros
poets ofianybody.
Curiously enough. a mother never
succeeds in getting across to US the
picture she wants us to have of her
children. When she spends hours
upon hours ramming down our threats
the superlative virtues of John, we
don't get picture of a fine and noble
and admirable youth
We think of John as a sissy, and a
milksop, and the sort of boy who
does tatting, and whom We would new
ere select for any man-sized job.
And when mother spends weary and
|afflicting hours dissenting on Sallie's
destinations, and charms, she has not
piqued our interest in her. She has
killed it. We don't want to invite her
for week-ends. and to pay us visit
We feel we have had all of her that
we can possibly endure.
The real reason that'-so many boys
have to leave home to go into BUSH
ness, is because their mothers have
People have been bored with them so
long that they haYe become resentful,
and want to be done with them.
Their stock is below par because
their mothers have exploited 1t too
much. After a boys mother has as
Sured you every time she mas seen you
for twenty years that her son is the
most marvellous phenomenon the world
has ever seen, it is disappointing to
find he is only an ordinary youth
with mediocre abilities.
Therefore, mothers, put the soft
pedal on good and hard when you go
to talk about your children. Don't
everyday them. Don't raise expecta-
tons of their talents and looks that
they cannot make good, and for pity
lsake don't feed people up on them SO
that they will be associated in every
body's mind with that tired feeling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Questions-Answers

Q. By what authority does, the president
to appoiet CABINET d from Article II. secg
ton II, Clause 2, of the Constitution Of
the United States.
@. What is the difference between al
ternating and direct eurrent?-A- NJ.
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
the difference between an alternating and
direct current of electricity Is that while
the latter Is a continuous and practically
constant flow in one direction, in con-
ductor, The former Is flow first in one
ton. This alienation usually is made to
occur either % or 90 times per second
Q. Since there are eight cards in deck
that will make a straight and nine that
will make a flush, why does flush beat
a straight?-A. W. A.
A. The reason is because it is more
unusual % hold the four cards Of q suit
than the four Of mixed suits that form
BIOS hands in which five cards of one
suit appear, while there are 1920 hands
that may be formed of sequences of five
cards of mixed suits
A A ground swell occurs freanently
along a coast where the water is shallow
for long distance from the land. It is
due to deep water disturbances from heavy
winds. The swell or roller breaks when
1t reaches the shallow water and forms a
series Of breakers, smoothing down again
before reaching shore If the fiat Is OF
great extent
9. What + meant by "tweedledum and
A. This is an old expression employed
to denote the fact that there is 70 ap-
preciable difference between two unim-
portant points. Much ado about nothing
eonreys much the same idea.
(Any reader can ger the answer TO any
question BY writing The topeka State
Journal information bIreau. Frederic T.
EInskin. Director. Washington, D. C. This
offer applies strictly TO Information The
bureau cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters. II does not under
take to settle domestic tronbies nor to
undertake exhaustive research on any
subject Write your question plainly and
briefly Give full name and address and
enclose 2-cenf stamp for return postage
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09

Speaking before the convention of
the American Farm Bureau federation
Tuesday, H. c. Mckenzie of Walton,
n. Y, chairman of the federation's
committee on taxation, urged the
farmers of the country to stand
squarely against the proposal to repeal
the excess profits tax and substitute a
new sales tax to make up the deficit in
the federal revenue. Behind the pro-
posal. the speaker declared, was the
effort of big business to shift the
burden of taxation directly upon the
consumer and he pointed out how
with the changes that are being advo-
Gated corporations earning up to 100
per cent and over would escape with
the payment of a nominal tax entirely
out of proportion to its share. But it
cannot matter greatly whether a tax
Falls directly or indirectly on the con-
sumer, since there is where it finally
rests. The advantage in the sales tax
lies in the fact that he knows how
much he is paying.