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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

My Dear Mr.. Home Owner:
have been wanting to write to you
for some time. Do not hesitate to say
that I am offended at you a little, be-
cause I heard the other day that you
want to sell your property but that you
don't want an agent to handle the deal
for you. Isn't that too bad. 1 remem-
Der about two years ago when the de-
mand for property was not so good
as it is now, how you came to my Of
flee and begged me to find buyer.
In fact, you used to call me nearly
every day to see If 1 had any prospects
for you 1t surely is a disappointment
to see you go back on me. Do you
know I am the best friend you have
If a prospect comes to you and doesn
have the funds to pay you off, you
probably tell him there's no use to go
farther, because you must have cash.
If he comes to me 1 suggest to him
the methods of paying for homes in
the Building & Loan on the rental
plan or else I go out and get him a
private loan and thus cinch the sale
which you might otherwise have lost.
1 know you think that all 1 am think
ing of is my commission, but If you
had to follow my footsteps, if you had
to be held responsible for the many
things that are placed upon my shout
ders, you would soon be convinced that
I don't get paid for one thing more
than 1 earn.
often wonder If you realize that II
it were not for you. there would be no
need of me and that if it were not for
me, you might not be sitting as COM
fortabIy as you are today. Do you re-
member, not so long ago, when L
talked to you about buying home
and persuaded you to stop paving
rent? You didn't think much OF 1t,
then, when you put the only five hun
dred dollars you ever owned into that
home, but I often wonder how you
feel now. after having made a little
profit which you wisely put right back
into a better home.
I know there are lots of homes for
sale, and you know there are lots OF
people who want a place to live II
YOU don't care to sell your own home
and your neighbor wants to dispose OF
his. why can't you call me up and L
will go out to look at the property.
Our interests are common. we
are all after a better, cleaner, liveller
Topeka, and if you will only cooper
ate with me we will locate the new
people coming to town, get you INTO
home more suitable to your needs, and
thus we will keep the wheels OF prog
ress moving and all enjoy the peace OF
heart and mind which passeth all un-
derstanding- Yours truly,
REALTOR.
The Home news., 1920-10-29

We have neighbors who have been thoughtful of us at all times. I could not close, my letter without mentioning the John E. Brown College, the most wonderful school in America. It was founded one year ago and has made great progress. It is a chris tan school where poor girls and boys who are worthy, may enter without money and leave without debt. Over looked girls and boys from every place in America may acquire an education from the primary department to a full college course. I should like at some time to tell you people all about this great school since it belongs to you, and to every one in America. We are so glad to receive your paper every Monday morning. It is a good letter from home.
 Kind regards to all of the people at McCrory.
 Sincerely,
 MRS. J. w. NEELEY.
The Home news., 1920-10-29
JUDGE DENOUNCES
 METHODS USED IN
 STOCK SPECULATION
Continued from front page)

violation of the most sacred relationship of life, have per petrated such an outrage. The actions of these men are indeed most reprehensible. Their actions square neither with good conscience, equity nor morals. Designedly they laid their plans and pursued them to their systematic con- clusion. A court of equity and conscience can do no less than order such restitution as is possible. ."-Arkansas Dem ocrat.
 The Home News com mends Judge Hutchins for his able stand in the above case.
The Home news., 1920-10-29
She Says It Can't Be Bsat.

Deep seated coughs that get hold of one in Autumn should be stopped now or they nay continue all winter. Mrs. Wm. F. Davis, R. F. D. 1, Short Creek, w. Va, writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar can't be beat for colds" /" It checks coughs and bronchial irrations, heals raw, infamed thraots loosens phlegm. For sale at the Red Cross Drug Store. AdV
The Home news., 1920-10-29
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a decree of the Chancery Court for the North ern District of Woodruff County, Arkansas, rendered on the 10th day of April, 1920, recorded in Chancery Record "D," page 537, in the case of Tillie o. Storck ct al vs R. w. Allen ct al, and default having been made by the defendants in satisfying the decree, the undersigned, as Special Com missioner of said Court, will on Nov. 30th. at 2 P. M. at the main entrance of the Court House, at Augusta, in said County of Woodruff, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, upon terms herein after set forth, certain lots or tracts of land lying and being in said County of Woodruff and State of Arkansas, described as follows, to-wit:
 'Lo ts 4-5-6-7-8-9 Bloc k ONE, Lots 7-8-9-10 in Block TWO, All of Block SIX, All of Block EIGHT, Lots 2-3-4-5 6-7-8-9-10-11 and 12 in Block NINE, All of Block TEN, All of which is in the Town of Morton, Arkansas.
 All of that part of the NE 14 of the NE IA of Section Nine North of said Township to the Section line North in Township Seven North Range One West, Woodruff County, Arkansas,
 Also Lots 5-6 and 7 in Block TWO, Morton Arkansas, all of which is located in Wood ruff County, Arkansas"
 TERMS OF SALE: Credit of six months, purchaser to give bond with good surety, to be approved by the under signed.
 Purchaser at said sale will acquire title in fee simple and all right of redemption of the defendants barred.
 GEORGE HARRISON,
 Special Commissioner. Adv. 10-29-4tp.
The Home news., 1920-10-29
FROM MRS. J. w. NEELEY
Siloam Springs, Ark.
 Oct. 21, 1920.

The Home News,
 McCrory, Ark.
 Dear Editor:
 I remember that on leav- ing dear old McCrory you asked me to let you hear from us occasionally. 1 have thought of it often, but I have been waiting to weigh 14O pounds, so I might say, we had found what we came for, health. But I presume l was about grown when we came here, so l have not gained much. 1 improved nicely in the spring, but dur ing the summer I did not take the needed rest, therefore, l am again in poor state of health, but am improving slowly; and I hope I may visit McCrory next April, for some of the folk there are very dear to us. The one I miss. most of all, except my mother, sisters and my sister-in-law, is your good mother, who is one of the best characters 1 have ever known.
 MT. Medley has splendid health and he likes here fine. The children are we'll and have grown so much; and they are doing so we'll in these splendid Flc h o O. s. T h els schools, grammar and high, have two fine buildings with more than 700 students and 21 teachers, but the students in your school have some ad- vantages which the students of these have not. The peo- pie of McCrory should ap- preciaate the fact that they have a shool as good as the best, considering every phase of the school work.
 This is a most beautiful town. We have two beauti- full parks, and numerous springs. The city water is supplied from a large spring. I should like to say more about the town, and the mountainous country here; but this would make my letter too long.
 We have a splendid little truck-farm, which produced as good crop as we have grown any where; and which we have sold for a high price. We sold many gallons of green beans for 50 cents per gallon and none for less than 25 cents. We sold half of our Irish potatoes for $7.OO per bushel and none for less than $4.O0. We sold all other produce about as we'll. Much poultry, eggs and dairy products are shipped from here and the producer re- ceives a high price for them. The berry crop was good, and was sold at a splendid price. The extremely late freeze in jured other fruits. But we had some good peaches which sold for $500 per bushel. We have an average apple
The Home news., 1920-10-29
Ex-soldier Has Good Stomach

''If a man spends six years in the army he surely would have to have a good stomach. I have a good one now and Foley Cathartic Tablets made it that way" If any one does not believe this, let him write to Arthur L. Lyons, 454 Cinci- naatti St., Dayton, Ohio." That is from letter received by Foley & Go. For sale at the Red Cross Drug Store.Adv.
The Home news., 1920-10-29
Good For Him and His WIZ

Hurley L. Watkins. 2aoo Lytle St, Louisville 1oOS writes: 'I found Folev's Hn,y, M y, and Tar just what I wanteyy ey for my wife's and my Hrtea coIda Q Checks. coughs, colds, nruS, cronr
 bronchial coughs; stops up. t6a.. tickling" throat that keaat selae one coughing at night. epS Cop talns no opiates nor bahi+ % forming drugs. For sale "oit at the Red Cross Drug Store, Adv "
The Home news., 1920-10-29

WANTED: To buy home made kraut. Apply at inc tba printing office. '''0
 Dr. R L. Fraser has latelv equipped hIs office will modern gas and ether appara. tuses. Gas outfit to he nsod as an anesthentic in all minor surgery such as lancing bona felons, setting broEen bones and in obstetrical cases etc can be administered with min, imum of danger. The pure oxy- gen gas can be used to revive suffocating patients in last stages of pneumonia, and other lung troubles, when pure oxy- gen is needed. Adv1tc
The Home news., 1920-10-29

Dr. c. s. Thompson, optom- etrist, of Little Rock, will be at the McCrory Drug Com pany Thursday, Nov. 4. If your eyes need attention don't fail to see him. Adv. 10-22-2tc
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
ROTTEN POLITICAL CONTROL IS
 REVOLUTIONS GREA TEST ALLY

which of the aspiran for this country presidency their holds hopes working people, and the middle class of citizens according the reports preceding the Republican candidates felt who could buy the
 Naturally price from the people, It which desire control the IF politics United States has reached this won't be long before who form of overhrown will be realized.
 Washington which the recognized of special privilege the national capital printed the following interesting em its first
 Encouraging reports Republicans become available
 with respect The fund this will interesting should touch the million 1t would not be surprising
 Democratic called attention this Shoot of Utah. the acknowledged charged that the Democrats preparing fund than the Republicans Borah asserted that he had evidence political the coffers of big business
 all this the assertion that General Wood million dollars the Illinois primary fight where he received a sound drubbing.
 much smoke there must be fire. The says that Republican will million dollars be telling the truth when he asserts thatth also gathering a few million.
 people to know who is putting up the money, and why
 General a poor If he million dollars in Illinois someone gave The should know the name angel they might form their judg moved him. They also entitled concerning the and business who pouring millions into the campaign funds of the two old parties
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
CRUCIFY LABOR.
More Propaganda Started to In fiuence Uublic Against Workers.

r Very few working men realize the many ways in which. their enemies seek to influence public opinion and create feeling of hostility toward trade unions.
 A fair sample of this propaganda was carried in the Cincinnati Enquirer last week, when an editorial writer de plored the fact that labor "agitators" set the product of the least competent workmen as the standard beyond which the most highly skilled wage-earner was not allowed to go
 While every organized worker knows such statements to be absolutely false, and IS disposed to treat them as ridicul- ous exhibitions of ignorance on the part of the writers, 1t must be rernem- bered that large number of readers know nothing about trades unfonism and If. day after day, they are fed up on such stuff as carried in the En- quirer, and are presented with no coun- ter arguments, 1t IS bound to have the effect of prejudicing the readers.
 Trades unionists may as we'll absorb this fact right now-that education pre- cedes organization, and it's up to mem bers of organized labor to get their side before the general public, otherwise the labor-busters, through such medi- ums as the Cincinnati Enquirer, will have created public opinion breath ing with hostility to labor
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
TOUGH ON GARY.
Slush Fund Expose Upsets His
 Howl of Class Legislation.

Some events have the unfortunate habit of occurring at the most inoppor- tune time. For instance: MT. Gary, of the steel trust, address ed the annual meeting of the American Iron and Steel Institute last week, in a hurt and sanctimonious voice, saying that the capitalists must insist upon proper political recognition, in view of the fact that the horrid worl<men had decided to take an interest i'll the com > ing campaign, and would insist upon class legislation
 Gary showed how patriotic the cap italists had been, neglecting all oppor- tunities to sway legislation, and acting in pure and lily white manner in every way. The judge made a rattling good talk for his side, waved the flag a couple of times, patted everyone on the back-except the workingmen-and sat down, feeling pleased with himself
 But the very next day the newspa- pers carried stories that the heaven appointed directors of mundane things the capitalists-had been spending untold millions in an effort to buy the presidency of the United States for one of their puppets.
 Seeking class legislation? Perish the thought? The capitalists were giving a demonstration of their unselfish patriot ism. Surel
 Anyway, Gary hasn't been heard from since his "class legislation" speech.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
PROHIBITION RESPONSIBLE FOR 2:
 CURTAHED COAL PRODUCTION

thought found the story related by delegate to
 Connecticut Federation of Labor the Eighteenth amendment has been declared constitutional.
 Pennsylvania recently visiting the with whom he became acquainted hand information to just why there was shortage production His conveyed In one word
 PROHIBITIONS
 that before prohibition into force the miners foreign born worked steadily until Satur their pocket they would into town good tme spend their money and show up Monday diligently another
 Now he added of the recreation which they are which they and sulky and dis enough sufficient amount to feed families and then Their incentive to weeks has and production has, fallen of mendously a result
 Now may be argument against Prohibition should be for spend money liquor that they will be compelled to work believe that the fact that large proportion made dissatisfied resenul by them they allowed to have for the of accustomed and tented undoubtedly work much wil nolv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
Total for 1000 lbs. s115.44 $478.58

Then Rudolph continues in his let ter:
 'Now, I would like for some fair minded man to show me where the miner gets anything out of it. He would work 45 days in 1903 and pay for the 20 articles mentioned above at $2.56 a day. In 1920 he works 791z days for the same 20 articles at $6 a day. That means he works 34l days in 1920 for nothing. If he got $o a day for that time he would receive $2O7 that the re- taller gets. The loader in 1903 loaded .21O tons of coal to pay for the 20 articles at 55 cents a ton, and in 1920 he loads 4o0 tons at $1.04 a ton, or 250 tons of coal for nothing Thus, he gives the retailer $2o0. i,
 Now, MT. Miner, look this over and you can see the reason why your table has not on 1t what 1t once had and your children do not look like you would have them look and appear in com pany."
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12

panies, or over 85 per cent. of the whole, showed earnings, after deduction ot taxes, of over 25 per cent. And 218, or over 55 per cent, showed earnings of more than 50 per cent. on capital stock, while 118 or more than 30 per cent, showed earnings of more than 100 per cent"
 Continuing his survey Mr. Lauck presented evidence to show that the coal operators did not stop profteering with the signing of the armistice.
 Up to the present tirne," he asserted, "Six large and representative coal cor porations, including the Pittsburgh Coal Company, have made public their fnan- cia1 reports for 1o1o In that year they produced over 31,0OOOOO tons of coal. On this amount of fuel they realized a net profit of $12, 2,577, ,854 or 4O.2 cents per ton. When 1t Is considered that these same six companies in each of the pre-war years actually produced a much greater amount of coal and made an average annual profit of only ST. o58,279, the extent to which they prof. teered i'll 1919 is realized The Pitts burgh Coal Company, for instance, had an average production for the three pre-war years of 20,455, 4o1 tons on which 1t made an average annual profit of $2,04O703. In 1919 this company made twice as much money-$4, 55o, ZIG on about two-thirds as much coal, or 13,852,741 tons"
 "The present situation illustrates very forcibly the manner in which the coal operators have continually exploited the public,' MT. Lauck concluded The re- cent wage increase of 17 per cent grant ed the miners adds something less than 40 cents to the cost of producing a ton of coal, according to the best author ities. Since April first, when these new rates oceanic effective, prices of coal have been advanced from 75 cents to $2 ton. In other words, the coal com panies and middlenen will not only re- inburse themselves for the higher wages paid, but are using this as an excuse to make still greater profits"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12

The union label supersedes the boy colt by concentrating the purchasing power upon union products.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
WAGE CUT COMING.
Manufacturers Association Get Together and Decides to
 Soak Workers.

Henry Abbott, manufacturer and a director of the National Association of Manufacturers, declares that the work CTS must prepare to accept a reduction in wages, that having been determined at the recent meeting of that body. He declares that each member was told that he must work out his own method of reaching that end He did not say that the policy agreed upon will have the moral and financial assistance of the entire membership of that associa- ton. If that understanding was not reached, what other purpose has it for existence. Now that he has served warning on the workers, with the sane tion of his association, it is high trne the workers should prepare to meet the
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
WANT FIREMEN OUsTED.

San Antonio, Texas, June 11-Fail- ing to disrupt the union of fire fighters, charges are now preferred by the fire chief against six captains and two fire men. Their discharge is requested flor the good of the service"
 One of the captains is charged with two offenses. He permitted some un- known person to play the part of a which he was in charge, severely fright ening a boy" The other reason is that he delivered note written on a soiled piece of paper, contrary to the regula- tions, which provides for clean paper when communications are sent to super for officers"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12

emergency by getting into the various unions and insist on being consulted as to whether they will submit to the autocratic orders he has assumed to issue. In telling his story he says:
 "Va1ues are going to find their own level rapidly. And they are going to drag the high price of union labor one of the things which has held them upright along down with them.
 "The manufacturers will not have hard tasks because like a row of bricks on end, if one falls the other comes down with a crash.
 We realize we'll enough that labor
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
RORABACK SUPREME LN CONTROL
 OF REPUBLICAN, STATE POLITICS

that John King the erstwhe political power o Roraback throne tb His stewardship presidential fund put him in had election of Chairman Rorabac to the National Committee to succeed h indicates haI " Roraback's reign Is supreme.
 far make much
 of the Republican State Commit tee Chairman Roraback mighty genial gentleman personally Organized Labor other who might formed would be apt to be- But probability of the committee members staying nights trying figure out political plans for the benefit of labor. I ..
 looking particular achieve mnt for of the gentlemen lead the
 them Republican leaders also perhaps committees they not gong to acrlhce any election chances by boosting Organized Labor .
 the nominate men on BOTH tickets give Organized Labor deal all Concerted action the part o Labor the cities makes this possible
 conception He that picket ing Republican convention by the national woman party of Police Beach, Waterbury please note
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
MINERS GETTING.
 LESS NOW THAN IN
 LOW RATE OF 1903
Practically Working for Nothing to Pay Toll to
 Profteer.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 11.-James Rudolph, of Herrin, H., has sent the United Mine Workers Journal an in teresting letter on the subject of the high cost of living, in which he sets forth figures to show how hard it is for the miner to ''get by these days. He points out that in 1903 the miners of Illinois received $256 a day and s cents ton, while in 1920 they get $6 a day and $1.04 ton. Then he gives list of 20 articles of food and the price which the miner paid for 100 pounds of each article in 1903 and the price which he pays for 100 pounds in 1920 The list is as follows:
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12
LABOR TEMPLE CAMPAIGN
 LABOR,S OWN JOB---BOOST!

the weather must have had some time for what he did to the New Haven for the Labor Temple Fund last Saturday. plenty The pucky girls who did show to sell tags before the day and considering labOred fu results
 However take than day of doWnpo to dmpen the ardor the of the Labor Temple and the campaign waged with enthusiasm from
 
 Right well remind the members of the Labor unions THEIR project Every individual member of Organized Labor must put thelr the wheel order to put the big proect over With bang The public willing do its share help but must not leave BOOST possible and keep things humming
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-12

will not voluntarily accept a lower wage. But labor will do so when labor gets hungry. And thees wages will not be set by the labor unions, either
 It's already started in New Haven as a story elsewhere in this issue will in dicate