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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26
MR.. FORMAN FOR SHERIFF

Jos. Forman, of Cove, makes his an
.uncement for sheriff in The Pro-
|essive this week. He comes from
Ie of the strong Republican Dis
lets of the county which is mighty
Nod start in securing the nomination.
Ike all good Republicans, he has
bected staunch Republican for his
|puty in the person of L. N. Viques-
" Of Junior. These gentlemen
hnd high in the estimation 81 their
|quaintances.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26
ELKINS II. S. RESERVES
DEFEAT BELINGTON

In an exciting game Saturday night
the Elkins High School Reserves de-
feated the Belington High on the
Viquesney Hall floor at Junior Good
password was the feature of the
game. Kochenderfer at center and
Fidler at guard starred for Elkins,
while Keyser was the lone star for
the locals. The game ended with the
final score of 24-17 in favor of Ell
kirs
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26
NOTICE

l have moved my stock of groceries
from the Hankey Building to the
Lovett Building at the head of Bridge
Street. Prices right Give me call.
JOHN CROSS.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26
D. HARRIS,
L. J. WILSON,
L. L. BENNETT,
Committee

Mayor L. l. Bennett was in Fair
mont Saturday on business Mr..
Bennett is succeeding in the plan Of
piece work on his mills and thinks it
profitable to all concerned. The piece
work plan IS always the fairest, if not
the best.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26

Miss Gail Teter, primary teacher
Of the West side, is still very III at
her home on the West side.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-26

!. L. Lovett, Cashier OF the Citi-
Is National Bank, Of this city, vas
BUSINESS visitor at Philippi Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
JUST FOLKS
by EDGAR A. GuEsT.

HUMAN.
Just to be liked for the thing that 1 am.
Not for the frill and the pomp and the
sham;
Just to be liked for the thing that is me-
Not for the glory that some day may be :
Teach me to walk with my fellow men
here.
Being myself every day In the year.
Never mind fortune and never mind sixth,
Tho they should come ! would be myself
still,
Tho they should miss me still want to go
Fried TO the friendly, aud Just TO the for ;
Teach me 20 live without pretense and
Going thru life juststhe man that 1 am,
Want to be human, 1 reckon that's all,
Glad when, the old friends shall drop In
to call;
Nothing that's helpful too little to 90.
Patient and kindly and generous, too
Teach me to walk thru this life to the end,
Free from all pose as a man and a friend.
Copyright, 1925, by Edgar A. Guest.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

ginger. pinch of salt Soak pumpkin in
water twenty hours. cook and put
thru coiander. Beat the eggs, add syrup,
pumpkin, sugar mixed with spices, and
then milk. This recipe makes two large
pies.
@ What was the date of the tornado
that destroyed Brinkley, Ark. al. L. C.
A. The weather bureau records show
that severe tornado visited that place on
March 3, 1900. about 10 p m. The storm
crossed the city from southwest to north
east, killing 40 persons, wounding about
g0u and causing damage estimated at
Q. Should bread be wrapped in a cloth
when put away IN. T. J.
A. Paper> should be used, not cloth.
Wrapping in eloth tends to make the bread
mold, particularly If put away while still
warm.
tAny reader can ger the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka STATE
Journal information bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, ID. e. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters. 1t does not under
take to settle domestic troubles, nor to
undertake exhaustive research on any
subject Write your question plainly ana
briefly. Give full name and address and
enclose 2-cent stamp for return postage
All replies are sent direct TO the INQUIRIES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
LAW AND THE PEOPLE.

For years it has been the practice
of state legislatures largely represen-
tative of rural districts, to attempt the
regulation by law of the customs. di-
versions, sports and appetites of city
populations. Conspicuous examples
are the anti-cigaret law, the anti-Sun-
day theater law and the law which
compels a street car notorman to de-
scend from his car at railroad cross
ing.
Efforts to make the law take the
church frequently result in q certain
degree of failure. 1t has been so with
the anti-cigaret law.
1t is not surprising that the author
tiles often are disInclined to enforce
statutes which lie in the region where
frankly antagonistic in its attitude to-
ward the things sought to be re-
pressed. Mr.. Brand Whitlock defines
the situation as follows:
When the act which violates the
law would not be wrong in itself, when
large numbers of the people, or a ma
jOrity of the people wish to commit
that act or have no objection to
others committing it-such an act,
for instance, as playing ball, going to
a theater, trimming a window, run
ming a train. or having ice cream de-
livered for the Sunday dinner-then At
becomes impossible to enforce the law
without resorting to violence, namely,
by rushing policemen here and there
in patrol wagons, and forcibly carry
ing away men and women to police
stations, courts and prisons, and then
they--are out, doing the same thing
over again. This process, when at
tempted on a large scale, Is called a
Crusade" and is. invariably accom-
panied by disorder and tumult, some
times by riot, and always engenders
hatred and bad feeling. Its results
are harmful and it being found to
be impossible to sustain the high pitch
of excitement and even hysteria which
properly, the enthusiasm of crusading
officials soon subsidies, ether duties
are found to demand attention, and so
the crusade dies out, is abandoned,
and things are worse than before.
Former Mayor Jones of Toledo. says
that law in America is what the peo=
pie will back up. Its life is it's en-
forcement. Victorious upon paper, it
is powerless elsewhere. The test of
it's validity is the strength of the So
cial reaction which supports it.
1.-The true liberty of law" said Elihu
Root. ''is to be found in its develop
ment from the life of the people. The
enforcement upon the people of law
which has its origin only in the mind
Of a law-maker, has the essence of
tyranny and its imposition is the man
date of a conquerer.r Said -Emer-
son: 1.-THE law is only q memorandum.
We are superstitious and esteem the
statute somewhat; so much life as it
has in the character of living men is
it's force -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

man who writes good-humoredly ana
without heat can say anything ne
pleases to the reading public aud u
will follow him around for more.
Asa columnist we play for. but not
to, the woman reader. We do 1t with
a reverse English. Men read the
newspapers ,mores than women read
them, but women talk more ABOUT
what they read. If we can induce two
or three women IN any given COM
rnunity to become exasperated and IN
dignant concerning the manner in
which we libel and insult womanhood
we can build up q clientele of woman
readers in that Community which will
include those who have become ex-
asperated and indignant. If we can.
in addition, create the impression that
the columnist is a s'bad man." we can
held clientele of woman readers in
definitely. Women nrefer good
man, one who is resoiute, noble and
self-sacrificing. But they are likely
to grow tired of him. On the other
hand, their interest in a bad man
never lags
To the column hound the redeem-
ing thing about his work is the fact
that. as in the present instance. one
small seed of thought often germi-
mates a column of language. In the
beginning We had thought only to
quote our critic and then stab him
with indifference. AT the most it
was the work OF six lines. A column
budded, bloomed and lowered from
the impulse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
Observation-Disclosures

Q. Did the L4eyiathas carry, cows to pro
vide fresh milk for the soldiers N +.
A The Navy Department SAYS did c5 5rqe
cows for this purpose. the Leviathan did
not. while it was in the service of this
9: DO poreqpines really shoot their
A. The duills Of a porenpine are loosely
violently shaken, become detached-a cir
cuTnstanee which may have given rise to
the purely fabulous statement that the
ejecthg its quilts like arrows or darts at
an enemy.
O. Where is Dannemera prison and
what class of prisoners are confined there!
A. Dannemora prison is located at Dan
near Lake Champlain. The criminal insane
and half witted are confined there
ca o. Mast fte vice presidents later be-
A. Eight vice presidents later became
presiaents-John Adams. Thomas Jeff Ter
son Mfrtin van sgEen Sonn Tyher MI
Arthur and Theodore Roosevelt
q Hew manys shEineEs are there in the
A, The membership of the Mystic
Shrine up to November 1, 1920 is slightly
O. What proceedings must a German
citizen take who has not been in this
country six wears. and wishes a passport
to Mexico IF. F. z:
a citizen Of dersnSayassil have to sispiy
suel- as Holland, which has diplomatic
relations with Germany as wsll rs with
the United States, in order ~ obtain
pa ssifert cut of this country for Mexico or
other countries Owing to the fact that the
United States has not resumed diplomatic
relations with Germany there IS no German
representative to whom you could apply.
O.. What is the Significance of six stars
on the soldiers victory medal M. H
A The war department says that the six
stars On the soldiers victory medals do not
have any special significance. They were
simply placed there In order to balance the
rest OF the design and to make the whole
artistic
@ What state produces the most gold
A. The bureau of mines states that Call
fornfa leads in the production Of gold. In
iq1asthat sta te preduced HATES troy ounces
Of gold valued at S17.3s0 o6n
@ What is 4 referendum III. NJ
A.. By4eeferendun is meant an oppartu-
nifty witch is given 70 veters to express
thru the medium Of suffrage their approval
or rejection of law passed by legislative
body.
II O.. Please giA a recipe for pie made Of
dried punlpkin--M. T.
4 One cup dried pumpkin. half cup
sugar. one tablespoon eornstarch- two eggs.
half teaspoon cinnamon, three cups water.
half cup syrup, one cup milk, half teaspoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

the character of the process thru
which our Industrial system has .cen
passing and suggest that the process
OF readjustment is advancing toward
completion in a good many important
lines. A somewhat further increase
pin unemployment has been comments
ed on in various quarters as indicating
ian advance toward depression. This
docs not seem to be altogether war
ranted by the facts thus far made
known. says Henry GTews in his FL
pancial Review, nor does 1t fairly ap-
ply to the investment outlook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
MouHon Musings
BIZ ROY x. BdouLToN.
Sandwiches.

Sandwiches.
Out in our neishborhood there Is a
good -natured gentleman who is run
ming refreshnent store after the
rather tame methods of the times. He
has turned his business attention en-
tirely 10 food and soda.
He thought it would be a good plan
to do a little advertising, so he had a
large siga which read; sandwiches
of All Kinda" -..
The first fifteen men. ali old Gus
TONER'S who noticed the flaring sign.
ordered sandwiches which he didn't
have, such as pinehto, hot roast beef.
club, chicken, etc. Fa
BY the end of the first day fifty men
had asked for fancy sandwiches and
the pro 9rietor called the painter AMI
had him change the sign to read:
Ham and Cheese Sandwiches OF All
Kinds"
Several men called for Roquefort
cheese sandwiches and several called
for Camembert and Frontage.
The next day the sign was shapged
to read: Ham Sandwiches of All
Kinds.n
Then there were several calls Tor
ham and egg Sandwiches and fried
ham sandwiches and deviled ham
sandwiches OF which he had none.
Here is his last word in signs;
odhu w1eAes u AL MINUS AhAN we
Keep"
There are two distinct opinions OF
profiteers. One Is held by the
profiteers themselves and the other is
held by everybody else.
Very Little, Indeed.
There will be very little change in
trousers this season.-Fashion hint In
New York Herald.
DR.. Wiley says a man does not reach
his highest efficiency until he is sixty
years old. This column ought to be
getting good about twenty years from
now.
There are still some pld-fashioned
lads who wear suspenders and can{use
both hands in their work.
1t Is getting so crowded In the street
cars that even the men can't get seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
LITTLE BEHhY'S NOTE BOOK
BY IEI PApE-

Me and Leroy Shooster each bawt 2
sourballs for a cent GROUND at
Momrny Simminses and started to
wawl1 back with them, Pubs saying.
G, they used to be for a cent.
Wat good does that do us? 1 sed.
WITCH wat good did it? and we sat
on my frunt steps to suck them, me
saying, Lets have "a sourball sucking
contest. lets each put both our sour
balls in our mouth at the same time
and no fair taking them out agen till
the contest is over and whoever
makes theirs last the longest wins.
= WITCH we started to do, sucking
them slow without saying enything
on account of it would take a pritty
big of a mouth to tawk throo 2 sour
balls, and the contest hadent hardly
started wen some lady stopped wawk-
ing past and sed. Can you boys tel
me ware the Hoffstetters live?
Witch they live about blocks away
next to the churtch, ony we eouldent
tawk on account of not being allowed
to take the seurballs out, so we jest
sat there looking at her as il we
thawt we was deef and dunn, the lady
saying, Well. do you know ware the
Hoffstetters live OF don't you?
Wich me and Pubs Shook our heds
up and down, meening we did, and
the lady sed, Well then for >fneE&ey
sake tell me and don't sit there like a
cupple of half witted idiots. Ne and
Pubs Jest keeping on looking at her
on account of neither of us wunting
to lose the sourbail sucking contest
by taking them out, and the lady sed.
o shut up, 1 never saw sutch stupid
children in all my life.
Being a thin lady looking as If she
was getting even thinner, and she
wawked away mad and me and Ruds
finished the sourbalI sucking contest,
me winning by about Is seconds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
STREET CAR PLATFORMS.

Motor car traffic has created a
necessity for safer street car facilities
in Topeka.
The danger accompanying the load
ing and unloading of surface cars
makes it appear almost obligatory on
the part of the city or the street rail-
way company to build loading plat
forms at the busy intersections on
Kansas avenue and Sixth avenues
east and west.
Cities all over the country are
adopting this plan to safeguard the
lives and limbs of passengers, and
conditions in Topeka have reached the
point where 1t should be public de-
mand.
The platforms should be built on
Kansas avenue on both sides at Ninth
street, Eighth avenue, Seventh. street,
Sixth avenue and Fifth street. Also
on East Sixth avenue and West Sixth
avenue. They could be constructed
of timbers, painted. and with pointed
ends to avoid motor collision acct
dents.
The platforms enable street car
passengers to stand out of danger
from street traffic. ~,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

into business when all of their apti-
-tudes are for art or scienee2 How
many persons labor to become writers
or artists. spending years of effort. Civ
ing up hafd-earned cash to CORE
schools, when they have not
a spark OF talents? How many born
thieves and murderers are cheerfully
turned loose upon the community ev-
cry year by the schools? How many
good mechanics and farmers are
spoiled by the idea that they were cut
out for office Jobs?
And all of this waste is preventable.
Much of it could be prevented by such
methods as have been perfected al
ready. Give your attention then to
every system>fer studying the enigma
of human personality which. is honest
and sincere. 1t cannot solve the rid
die, but 1t may help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

i a senate committee is investigating
the housing shortage. 1t is more than
probable that the country will find
itself in the midst of building boom
long before the committee makes It's
report, unless 1t be different fpom the
average committee, The biggest OBJ
stacle to a widespread building boom
during the past two years, following
the conclusion of the war, has been
the excessive prices charged for ma
teFial and for labor, together with the
qSlicd4ty of obtaining an adequate
supply Of competent labor at any
price. These conditions rapidly are
changing, however. and the prospect is
another season will see much cheaper
prices for all building materials, prob
ably q moderate reduction in labor
prices, and a more plentiful supply
of skilled mechanics ready to engage
in building operations and give a fair
days work for fair pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

Having put General Wrangel out
of the fighting game the Bolsheviki
now are turning their attention to the
Ukraine. When they finish that job
they will be ready for Poland again.
Subjugation of Poland probably
would lead TO a bolshevist Germany.
Those nations which lately were allies
in the struggle with the Central Pow
ers may yet find that their work was
only half done. Warnings have been
sounded in connection with the Rus
sian menace ever since the signing of
the armistice. but there has seemed
70 be disposition to wait for the
soviet regime to die natural death.
wrangel saved Poland but who will
save that country now? Sooner or
later Europe, and England in particu-
lar. seems destined to learn that
Lenine and Trotzky must be reckoned
with. Another big war appears to be
well on the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

( Canadian wheat is reported to be
bearing down the market price of
american wheat. and the grain sec
tons. Of the west are suffering the
loss. While this is tough on Ameri-
can whent growers, the decline in flour
prices which has followed is well
coined by the consuming public.
Again is verified the old saw that
what is one mans loss is another's
gain. According to a tabulation of
statistics, there were importations of
nearly 100000 bushels of Canadian
wheat during the first half OF October
and every indication was that the i'm
portations would increase rather than
diminish. AT the same rate, the total
for the month would be around TO-
100000 bushels, or nearly twice as
much as had been imported in any
previous month in the past seven
years. There appears to be nothing
to do about 1t but wait until the Cana
dlans have sold all their crop. This is
what Kansas farmers are reported to
be daing. just now western millers
are complaining as loudly as are west
ern farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

During the period when demand ex-
ceeded supply the clothing makers in
New York put into effect a 44-hour
week. established minimum of 81 an
hour, and fined members who showed
q disposition to do too much work.
They have now agreed to longer hours.
to pay on the basis of the standards
OF production" which is another name
for the piece-work system. to aboli-
ton of rules which held down produc-
ton, and have even restored to en-
pleyers the right to 'hire and fire.
Result: The price of clothing is COM
ms down. 1t would not have done SO
under the wartime system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
IMPORTATION FOR ALL READERS OF
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fsred the unlimited use of the argesH IN
formation bureau In the world
This Service Bureau is located In, the
national capital, where 1t Is in Immediate
touch with all the great resources or the
United States government.
IL can answer practically apy question
you want to ask, butt can't give adj
vice, or make exhaustive research
The war. forced SO many changes IN the
daily life Of the American people that the
service OF this Information bureau will be
Invaluable TO all who use IT.
Keep in touch with your government AT
All times 1t AN help you In a thousand
ways II your wants ara emily made known
The State Journal pays for this splendid
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like.
Write. your request briefly, sign your
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Those who expect to see prices de-
scend 10 pre-war levels are doomed to
disappointment in the view of the Dry
Goods Eeenomist. On cottons, for ex-
ample, It says prices have been re-
duced in many instances to about the
level reached after the armistice, altho
since that time wages have advanced
80 per cent and raw cotton has risen
to 5 cents a pound. These prices
must be pretty close to production
costs. To effect further reduction
would entail a lowering of production
costs. To bring production costs down
to a pre-war level would involve cut
of over 90 per cent in wages.'B or 6
cents pound from present prices of
raw cotton. and corresponding reduc-
lions in fuel transportation. dyeinE
and finishing materials and ether
items. Such radical revisions. says the
Economist. are obviously a long way
off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17

Everywhere there appears to be g
wild scramble on the part of public
utilities to obtain permission to boost
their rates. Probably they feel that
it is now or never. With other prices
coming down, soon there may remain
no excuse for increasing street car
fares, telephone rates and lighting
charges. But once the rates are ad-
vanced it will be hard to reduce them
to previous levels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE journal
November Il. Isa5.

November Ii, l813-
DR. Merninger was elected chairman Of
the bureau of materia medich at the meet
ing OF the Southern Homeopathic Medical
association at st. Louis last week.
Rev A. Wyman and Tom EcNeal have
been admitted to membership in the Satur-
day Night club.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Frost will enter
tain the following guests az dinner to-
morrow evening: Mr.. aud Mrs Jonathan
Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Weiss and Mr.
T. c. Ray of Chicago.
Mss Weiss and Miss Grace Weiss have
Issued invitations for 4 reception and
dancing party on Friday evening, NoTen=
Der %
Congressman Curtis ana sister Miss
Doliie Curtis, have arrived in Washlngton
and have rooms at the Oxferd. next TO
those of Senator Peffers family. Mrs
Curtis and the children Will follow next
week, when they viii 90 to keeping house.
Mrs T. L. King has refarned from her
southern and eastern trip See suffers
from rheumatism and Is compelled TO use
clutches.