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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
UNION THEATRES
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of a wealthy young roue as he sits in the box at the opera. Two people are accused, a man and a woman, as they each have daggers in their possession and are near by when the deed is done. One can readily see the suspense and interest in a story of this kind but it is the acting that will stand out, for every one of the cast is a star. Sunday night there will also be shown two reel comedy and other reels including the Bijou News Weekly and two com plete shows will be given, the second starting at sharp.
 The vaudeville that comes in con- junction with the Frederick picture the first three days of the week will be headed by the famous Lorimer Hudson Troupe of comedy and trick cyclists, two girls and two men. The special fea- ture of the bill will be the Bruce Rich ardson company in their .farcicial skit Moving Day. which has more laughs than Chaplin feature and the added feature will be Sammy Duncan, the Harry Lauder of vaudeville, who was scheduled to appear here few weeks
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
THE HYPERION.

Dorothy Dalton, the famed picture star and now playing the leading role in "Aphrodite," the tremendous stage sensation in New York, comes to the Hyperion this Sunday night and will be screened in the greatest picture she ever appeared in, 'The Flame of the Yukon, ' with Miss Dalton as the queen of the dance halls, famous figure in the frozen North. The question of wheth- CT woman who has once overstepped the bonds of conventionality and has strayed from the straight and narrow path can win her way back to respect ability has been topic selected by min isters, playwrights and nove1ists for years. In the "F1ame of the Yukon" is The Flame" of the dance halls of the north in the height of the gold rush when white mans law1ess passions were his only law and she shows that such a thing is possible. On the same pro- gram will be Mary MacLaren a big favorite at the Hyperion, appearing in "The Forged Bride" There will also
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
THE PALACE.

William O'C1are and his Shamrock l Girls, Ireland's biggest and finest con- tribution to American vaudeville, has been chosen as the variety headliner of the new Palace bill for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This spark ling festival of Irish song, music and dances holds instant appeal for the music ballads, steps and wit of the Emerald Isle never fail to provide the finest amusement and good nature. l William O'Clare is the popular type of coleens appearing with him in this offer ing are clever and comedy.
 Eugene O'Brien, star very popular with local theatre goers appears in His l Wlfe's Money" the screen feature for l Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day. This IS indeed powerful story, | logical III every way as 1t Is the kind that might come into anyone's life. This tale of love, romance and adventure having very little of the improbable or | impossible in its plot naturally becomes grippingly interesting from the initial scene to the end. The added feature for Sunday evening only is The Flame of Hellgate," starring Beatriz Niche lena. This visualization of the story of woman who resorts to primitive law to avenge the death of her father forms screen drama unusually powerful and thrilling.
 Surrounding Will O'Clare on the vau- deville bill for the first three days are Fred Van and May Vernon in their own little singing and talking farce, "A Peach and Stew" As the "Stew" Van gives an exceedingly funny character ization, while as the Peach" Miss Yer non has everything to make her end of the act perfect Frank Wilcox and his supporting company of six people pre- sent the comedy playlet, Ssh ! ! v and If ever there was barrel of fun packed into a Is minute vaudeville act here it is. The clever Cortez Sisters i'll a which they call International Entrena- tionap; and De1ano and Pike in series of cut-up stunts, are two other fine offerings on the bill.
 | The usual complete change of pro- gram on Thursday brings another show good from opening act to screen fea- ture The latter offers that very popu- lar comedy personality Will Rogers in Water Water. Everywhere. The very title of this picture brings smile to the face and sight of Rogers in the picture will be a real laugh signal.
 An unusual cast and big novelty are presented all in one in Professionalism" the act of George H. Brown, world' $ champion walker, which heads the vau- deville While, of course, the cham pion demonstrates his wonderful ability and endurance as a walker in the act, this being done with aid of a specially constructed treadmill, nevertheless there IS much comedy attached to the parts played by a big supporting company During the engagement of Champion
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

since but was ill Other numbers in- clude Scott and Christy in Volume of Fun" and the bill will be opened by the Hurleys i'll their novelty singing, dancing and acrobatics. There will be continuous performances daily from 1 o'clock and popular prices. For the last half of the week the headline vaude- vile attraction will be Celinas Circus, a great collection of marvelously train ed animal actors
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
THE. BIJOU..

Living up to its policy of presenting always the very biggest and best in the picture play line the Bijou will offer this Sunday night and the three days following the 1920 screen sensation "The Palliser Case" with Pauline Frederick as the star and if ever a picture had a succession of punches this is the one The dramatic tale concerns the murder
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
CITY WANTS s1oo.ooo.

Lawrence, Mass. March 5-Mavor White says he will ask the textile mills 10 reimburse the. city for money spent during last years textile strike The mayor believes $1OO,OOO will cover tbe pl,l' lie will build lovely city hall when he collects.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

"Anna Moore" ana Mir Van Burc1: that of David Bartlett" with Frank Thom- as as Squire Bartlett. There is every reason to believe that the presentation of Way Down East will set new mark for attendance at the popular home of the drama.
 Seats for all presentations are now on sale
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

Brown special walking contests will be held on the Palace stage.
 Other acts are Dillon and Mulcahy, known as 'iIhe Pianotizirg and Vocal izing Pair; Jocelyn and Chapman in "The Tout and the Gir1"; Davis and Walker, the Ethiopian Entertainers" and Cornell, Leona and Zippy in a whirl of acrobatics.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
PICKETING IS LEGAL.

Indianapolis, March 5.-Circuit Court
 Judge Ewbank refused to sustain a city ordinance that makes picketing un1aw- full. Last September the city council passed this legislation and score of
 strikers have been arrested, not because
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
WORKERS AGAIN UNITED.

Chicago, March 5.-Stock yards work CTS have untangled the snarl that re- suited through the formation of an or ganization not recognized by the A. F. of L. Unity has been established and a drive will be started to make the stock yards 100 per cent. organized.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06
W A R N I N G :.

they attempted to coerce intimidate or assault strikebfeakers, but, because they picketed in a peaceful manner.
 Judge Ewbank rules that before strikers can be debarred from picketing it must be proved to the satisfaction of the court that their purpose is unlaw- full
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

The union label is peculiarly adapted to the nature of that factor which typi- fies the highest morality and controls the purchasing power of every community, to wit, the mistress of the household.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

The union label educates, organizes, and directs the public, making the purchaser the intelligent ally, instead of the indifferent foe, of labor.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-06

The union label is the medium through which the public may enforce it's rightful power of arbitrament be- tween employer and employe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
on BEING DfsAppoINTED.

disappointment doesn't have to be
defined-we all know what it. is.
disappointment comics to us ALL But
It never fails to leave--in time. That
is the encouraging thing about it,.
There are ways to handle disap-
pointment. In a rough shod sort of
a statement, the bespway to handle it
is to grin and bearsit" while it lasts
then it won't last long!
But when disappointment comes to
US and is as fresh as early dew, we
are not apt to welcome happy words
of counsel. We are very much alone
when disappointment comes.
There are things to remember, how
ever, in connection with being disap-
pointed.
Disappointment is a problem. And
you will have to solve it as you would
a problem in mathematics. And when
you have it solved-it is gone
Many of the happenings of life,
which at the time seem to bring gloom
and cloud, in reality are forerunners
of hope and encouragement. We have
no visible assurance of anything. We
fondle our futures as we would an un-
read book which we hope is going to
bring US both pleasure and knowledge
The commonest happening in life is
disappointment. But one OF the Jun
common acts of a human being is to
walk right past appointment-with
out even speaking to it. ='f
On being disap pointed-look UP
at it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
SILK SHIRT ERA.

A great deal of editorial ink has
been wasted in bemoaning the extrav-
agance of the worlxingman during his
so-cslled silk shirt era, declares the
Mining Congress journal. The false
idea has been put forth. possibly. I'M
Intentionally, it adds, that there is
something intrinsically wrong in a
workingman buying a silk shirt or in
his wife buying silk stockings. There
is nothing wrong in either.
A similar amount of ink, it points
out, has been wasted in the self
righteous statement that it is the duty
of the laboring man to labor, and that
whom he stays away from his job or
loafs a certain number of days a week
that he is falling down on his duty to
civilization. The amount of labor a
man wants to do is the laboring mans
own business. If a working man
spend one or two days pay in the
purchase of silk shirts which he wears
over Sunday and-then wears into the
mine Monday morning, it is entirely
his own business that he do so. But.
says the Journal, he should not then
come before labor arbitration board
and. because he has expended his
money Tor valueless clothing. say that
his wage'is not sufficient to pay his
living expenses and make his extrava-
gance a basis for asking for higher
wages in order to meet living condi-
tons; and similarly. If after he has
earned $22 day for a number of days
he wants to lay off for three or four
days, he should not advance voluntary
idleness in what he is pleased to term
his vacations as a basis for higher
per diem rate so that his yearly aver
age may be sufficient to- meet his
needs, asking the consuming public in
each case to foot the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PARE.

Pop was smoaking and thinking
with his feet up and I was wishing ]
dident haff to do my homework, and
sed. Pop? n
Who, me? sed pop.
Meening wat did 1 wunt and / sed,
Is there sutch a thing as nuthing, pop
Speaking as a man who jest paid the
Srd instaliment of his income tax, Ill
say there is, sed pop. -
Well you cant see nuthing, can you,
pop? I sed.
No, you cant see it but you can feel
like it. wen YOU grow up and try to get
a strange cashier to cash a check for
you the way l did yesterday you'll know
what L meen, sed pop.
Yes, sir, but how can nuthing be
enything? I sed. (
Wich pop scratched his bald spot,
saying, Well that's a hard question, I
admit, and the answer would be
equally hard so I'm afraid you
wouldent understand ii, but mathe-
matically speaking, nuthing is axually
sumthing, so to speek.
We'll for instance, ifsthere was nuth-
ing in this room how could there be
ennything heer; sed.
There would be nuthing heer and
nuthing is sumthing. sed pop.
But is it enything Il sed.
You better go to bed, sed pop, and I
sed, G, pop. can Ifgo without doing
my homework
No. sed pep.
= WITCH 1 dident. .-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
Ouestions-Answers

Q. What was the amount Of marine in
surance written by the government during
the war? -F.. J; L.
A. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance
says that according to their records the net
amount of insurance written on hulls.
freight and passage money. cargoes and
personal effects between April 6, 1917. and
November To- 1918, amounted to S1,GIS,oJs,-
o. Is child entitled to war risk in
! surance if the father was killed in France.
and If the mother. who is also dead, was
A. The Bureau Of War Risks Insnr-
ance says that the illeGitimate child Of a
deceased soldier is entitled TO compensa-
tion.-if such soldier acknowledged the child
q What European country has the most
ii?-E- h.
/ q. In covering cast iron section boiler.
sheuh cloth be Put next to the boiler or
4. The Bureau Of Standards says that
the asbestos should be put next TO the boil,
er. II cloth is used, il should be placea
outside the asbestos; Asbestos paper may
Q. What is board measure :-R. i. u.
A This Is the standard measure for logs
and lumber and its Unit is the board foot.
A board foot is the contents of board
thick
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20

dates. Later in the campaign the
anti-Imperialist convention met and
endorsed Bryan. The Gold Democrats
called a convention, but 1t was decided
of the leaders of the Palmer and
Buckner. following came back into. the
party and supported Mr.. Bryan, but
the large majority of the rank and file
of the Cleveland faction went into the
Republican party.
Bryan's Decline.
Mr.. Bryan again took tffe stump and
made.a great speaking tour. He was
met Everywhere with great enthusi-
asm, but he did rot stir the depths
that he had reached in 1886. Mr.. Nc
Kinley, being president, was very quiet
in the campaign. but Colonel Roose-
welt took the stump and f1aycd Bryan
with Characteristic zeal.
Mr.. Bryan had attempted to make
imperialism" the paramount issue in
the campaign. Many conservatives
were intense in their opposition to the
inauguration of a colonial system. Re
publicans and conservative Democrats
who looked upon the Bryan of 1896
with horror were willing to follow him
in 1900. There is no question but that
the Bryan vote among the educated
classes was greater in the second cam
paign than first.
But among other classes Mr.. Bryan
could not hold his own The Repub-
licans made the full dinner pail
the paramount issue. AS for the
colonial poficy,/ that was manifest
destiny and duty to humanity The
thing to talk about was prosperity.
The country was prosperous and was
becoming more so every day. 1t was
entering upon the mort propitious era
of its industrial history. The people
seldom turn out an administration in
good times.
Therefore Mr.. Mckinley was re-
elected by a much greater majority
than he >had~received four years be-
fore. There was never time during
the campaign that Mckinley was in
any danger of defeat. The Democrats
accepted his reelection as matter of
course The mingling of northern and
southern soldiers in the campaign in
Cuba and the Philippines had obliter-
ated the last vestige of the old sec
tional strife. and when President Nc
Kinley made his southern tour he
buried the bloody SHIFT" for all time
to come. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
JUST FOLKS
NO CHILDREN.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


No children in the house to play
1t must be hard to live that wayi
wonder what the people do
When night comes Oh ans WORK Is thru
With no glad little folks to shout,
No eager feet to race about
No youthful tongues TO chatter on
About Inc joy that's been and gone?
The house might be castle fine,
But what a lonely place to dine!
No children I'm the house at all,
No fingermarks upon the wall,
No corner where the toys are piled
Sure Indication of child
SO little lips to breathe the prayer
That God should keep you in His care,
No glad caress and welcome sweet
When night returns you to your street,
No little lips a kiss to give
Oh what n lonely life to live,
No children in the housed I fear
We could not stand IL half year. A
What would we talk about at night.
Plan for and work with all our might,
Hold common dreams about and find 81
True union Of heart and mind,
If we two had no greater care
Than what We both should eat and wear
We never knew loves brightest flame
Until the day the baby came
And now we could nor get along
Without eheir laughter and their song,
II cannot feed upon Itself.
And even. love. II II shall wear.
Must find its happiness in care;
Dull we'd become OF mind and speech
Had we little ones to teach.
No children in the house to play.
Oh We could pevcr live that way.
Copyright, 1920, Dy Edgar A. Guest-p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20


Senator Harding deserves common
dation for giving a clarity to the
League of Nations issue not found in
his party's platform. He has made 1t
clear that if he shall be elected the
United States will not ''go in" He
will have the right to construe his
election as a mandate from the public
TO scrap the league. This course will
be without difficulty. The league
covenant rests in a pigeonhole at the
White House. He has but TO allow
it to remain there. On the other
hand, if Governor Cox shall be elected
he will be justified in assuming that
the people want this country to "go
in" but his way will not be so easy.
The pact still must run the gauntlet of
what is now and may continue to be
hostile senate. The senators opposed
TO the treaty may easily assume that
the people were deceived or did not
understand the question. On the
whole it seems almost certain that we
shall not enter the league, regardless
OF how the election goes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
Dinner Stories

A man from the backwoods of west
ern America visited New York for the
first time one Christmas and went into
a restaurant to have his Christmas
dinner.
All went well until the waiter
brought him a napkin. The eyes of
the backwoodsman famed and. pull
ing a six-shooter from his hip pocket,
he told that waiter his mindi
You take that blamed thing away
at \opcc." he said, evenly. II reckon
I Know when to use a handkerchief
without having them darned hints
thrown OUT"
Whats all this straw doing on tho
street3 Somebody sick ?" asked the
man passing.
"Easyi" said the man standing at
the gate. holding up a warning finger.
There's a young man calling on my
daughter tonight who has been coming
to see her for eight years. He's very
easily frightened. We hope he's going
to propose tonight and we are taking
every precaution against his being
startled"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20

The rise in the general level of
wages up to March. 1920, for a num-
ber of major industries. as shown in
statement issued by the national in
dustrial conference board, was from
so to 1853 per cent. measured by full
time weekly earnings. This estimate
is based on the boards most recent
Investigation of changes in wages
since early in the war. This investi-
cation supplements a previous one
covering changes in wages up to
March, 1919. and shows that, meas
ured by full-time weekly earnings,
there has been since about the end of
the war arise in the wage level of be-
tween "a and rs per cent. These esti-
mates are based upon returns from
twelve major industries. including silk,
hosiery and knit goods. wool. cotton.
leather. rubber. furniture. metal. boots
and shoes. printing and publishing.
chemical and paper manufacturing.
The Investigation showed that the in
creases in hourly earnings during this
period were in all cases considerably