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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06
SHEEP AND LAMBS.

Urgent demand prevailed for sheep and
prices, hut in the past two days the mar
ket wes kened again and only 90 cents Of
after selling up 20 s13.7o are quoted up to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06

New 1ork OOtton Morket
New York, Nov. 6-COTTON-Spet,
quiet: middIing. 2o.2a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06

Kansas City Grain Market.
Orange of prices on grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade, as reported
by 3. c. Christopher & Co.. 326 New Eng
land Bldg.)
Kansas City, Nov. 8.
Close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06

EARLY WEEK ADVANCE LOST.

Kansas City Stock Yards. Nov 3.
LIVE STOCK PRICES UNSETTLED THIS
WEEK
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
Street Car Fare.

Allowing 81 per cent return on an
Inflated valuation and a drawing ac-
count of $1,000 each for two recelv-
ers, the Memphis Street Railway COM
pany showed small loss during the
past three months Of it's operation
While Il Is opposed 10 modern prac-
tiees and somewhat out OF date, we
from to : cents, and adding further
burden on the public that can III afford
the expense, rs evidenced by the fact
that It patroni1es the street cars in
stead OF riding in automobiles, that
somo OF the expensive trimmings be
eliminated from the operation and the
cost be kept within the revenue OBJ
tanned from a scent fare.
What is the matter with the street
car company anyway? The company
is handling moro passengers than ever
In proportion to the facilities. Every
car Is packed and more than half the
passengers stand while they ride. Ger
talnly II has all the business II can
handle. In addition It has the benefit
OF the experience Of the most practiced
receiver the country has ever known.
In view Of these things II is apparent
that with the practice OF economy
(however, we believe the word Is obso-
letc) the public should be anticipating
a return to scent fare instead Of an
increase TO 7 cents.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
(AlE.VNCLE WIGGMX1I 81
BEDTINlE STONY


and playful like. and kiddish like
Billy Wagtail, the goat chap, the
bunny slung the colthes line around his
head and tried to jump. But he fell
down, tripped, tried to get uD and then
rolled over and then the rope snarled
into such hard knots that Mr., Long
ears cried
"Oh. Nurse Jane! ana all tangled up!
can't get loose! Please help me-"
Il will said the muskrat lady. But
all she could do did not free Uncle
Wirgily from the snarls.
"Oh, what shall | do?" cried Uncle
Wiggily. IF / can't get loose the Pip
may come along and snibbleT my souse.
Oh, what terrible tangle Tn in'
"Ha! Pershaps l can helpt" said a
little voice, and along crawled the
spider lady. You've helped me fix my
web she said, and now III help you
Just made for unraveling snarls and
tangles Now, Nurse Jane, you pull ON
the ends of the ropes as | tell you, and
point them out to you. for ! am not
strong enough to do 1t myself"
So the spider lady showed which
loop to loosen first, and then which
end to slip through next and in q few
minutes Uncle Wiggily was untangeld.
the colthesline was rolled up into
ball and everybody was happy.
And now you behave, yourself
Wiggily" said the muskrat lady as, she
and the bunny thanked the spider lady
and started for home. So Mr.. Iongears
promised he would, and If the letter does
not try to get out of the envelope, after
the postage stamp has stuck fast on
il. to take a ride on thu postman's back.
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wigglly
and the robin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
News of Memphis
10 Years AGO.

AOSs D. ~
Gov. Patterson will speak tonight in
the open air at Court square.
Ex Gov. Benton McMillin left Mon
pitts this evening for his home.
Mr.. and Mrs G, +. Fitzgerald, OF
Marshal avenue. have as their guest
Mrs. l.. NJ, Abbott of Minneapolis
Miss Bernice Ganiway, of Caruthers-
vile, Mo, is the guest OF Miss Laura
Mr.. and Mrs. J; A. Clapp, of Little
Rock: Ark, are the guests OF MIS- d.
Miss ElVa Sperry will leave this eve
ming for her home in Kansas city. Mo,
after spending several days with Miss
Mrs. j. k. Kennie left this afternoon
for an extended trip through the
Miss Edith Washington returned
home this morning after spending sew
eral weeks in SomervilIe, Tenn, visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Ella Manley and daughter Miss
Lula, of Greenland Heights, left today
Tor Denver and other Western points
Miss Helen May Barber Is the guest
OF friends in Coldwater, Miss.
Miss Margaret fIumes is the guest of
Mrs. Milton Hines in Huntsville, Ala.
Master Charles Greer left Memphis
Tuesday for Paris. Tenn, where he
win be the guest Of Miss Isobel Nor
ton during her house party. He will
visi, relatives in Nashville later in the
week.
Miss Mayme Terce, Of Caruthers-
vile is the guest OF Miss Daisy Me
Allister. Of Memphis for several days
Mrs w L. stowe returned today from
q visit with friends and relatives in
Hot Springs and Little Rock,
Miss Aiieen Quinn 9s3 Elizabeth
Mace. left Memphis this morning to
snend several weeks in Mississippi visit
ing relatives, 49,,
,,,o,,iIat nj IL cents. mildlng.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03

state and every institution and
individual must do II they are 20 re-
main solvent,
In Fayette county alone there are 81
foreign corporations that will pay taxes
this year. They have never paid be-
fore. They include tho packing cor
porations oil companies. Pullman com
pahy and other like concerns. The same
is true In other counties,
Is Gov. Roberts to be defeated be-
cause he Is endeavorlng to place the
state on a safe financial basis, or Ia the
fight against him for the purpose Of
turning the state over to a band Of
political pirates? We trust the voters
will not be misled by the misrepresen-
tation. calumny and abuse that has
been directed against the governor. Ger
tainly Crabtree offers no solution for
anything
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03

Warren Harding Is human being!
There, l have let the cat out Of the
bag. I couldn't hold in any longer.
Half a dozen chapters back l came
near hurting out that sentence--War-
rem Harding Is a human being!
In his whole life as l knew him. w.
G.'S humannesS was as conspicuous as
a church steeple He was human back
| there in the perpendicular stripes of his
| first long pants he was human in the
schoolroom, in the days when the town
oracle put the little devil label on
him. He played ball like a human boy,
and he was human when we were mem
bers OF the old Caledonia Aeoian band.
Had he not been human there we
would have voted him out, as we did
| the bass drummer, who hit the drum
on the "upbeat." threw the whole or
ganizaton off its stride and dissipated
| the Poet and Peasant" waltz.
If it is necessary to give a specific
instance, one that will stand alone and
answer for Warren Harding's human
ness, I hereby shamelessly declare that
he borrowed chewing tobacco from
me.
But Billy Bull has the best tobacco
story to tell. Billy learned his trade
with us, beginning in the Fife Block
office of the Star, and is with the
paper today as foreman of the COM
posing room, and Is as faithful as the
sunrise. His story runs something like
this
One day w. G. entered the composing
room and asked
ANY OF you fellows got a chew"
Here you are ansW ered one or the
printers, and he produced the small
remnant of plug. .-. :.
sThat all you got? MS not enough, "
remarked. the editor; guess I'll have
to go out and get some"
He returned a few minutes later with
a long plug, which he nailed to the
wall, after cutting off a slice for his
There" he told them, "help your
selves; guess thatll hold you for few
Perhaps it is my duty as a faithful
chroniclfr to add that ". @. was not
q habitual CONSUMER Of plug tobacco,
hurry of getting out the paper. seemed
to help. Some will declare It indis-
pensable, and | am not the one to con-
tradict them.
". G. always wore the human, human sid, side
of him out. The boys who worked near
him knew it; they felt it.
BY the time We were established in
the new office, with its added equip
ment. tile force of workers had in
creased considerably and we had be-
come quite q large and happy family.
think the prodgious and rather dig.
nifled counter in the front office had
an influence in bringing business,
though W. g. was still out after it in
his interchangeable way. Somebody has
said that nothing succeeds like sue
cess" Without thought Of disputing that
old maxim, / am inclined to believe that
at times nothing succeeds like the APP
pearance OF success, In any event, APP
pearance is great help in the matter
of getting on in the world.
The Star was beginning to look like
real property. We we're cutting a
swath The I'VE" | use so freely APP
plies TO all connected with the paper
| in a working capacity. All were ready
at any time to fight for the Star and
| its proprietor, Some of the boys did
fight for w G. later but that is an
other story.
Notwithstanding the editor and own
er and publisher had to be out Of the Of
flee much Of the time. he missed no
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

BETSY.
The quaint and charming name Of
Betsy. so endeared to American history,
had its source far back in early times
vetta, the daughter OF Jaroslav, was
the object of the romantic love OF the
great poet and sea king, Harald Har-
drada, of Norway, who sang nineteen
songs of his own composition in her
praise on his way to her from Constan-
tinople, and won her hand by his feats
Of prowess.
Her name, which m cans Gods oath,
appears in many romantic tales and
Danish ballads and finally spread, in
numerous variations. throughout nv
rope by way of Germany. Elizabeths
Isabels ELIAS and Elsbets were the
most popular names in Europe--and
still have tremendous vogue, Tor mat
matter-but Betsy is typically Eng
lsh and latter day American:
Many famous women have borne the
name In this county, Betsy Ross, whose
skillful fingers fashioned the first
American flag, is a heroine of history
A no less authentic, but more eXtray-
agantly romantic character, was the
Beautiful Betsy Patterson, who cap
fured the love of Jerome Bonapartee,
brother to the great emperor, ana SUI
fered a broken heart
The ruby is Betsys talismanic gem:
1t brings her beauty and pride ana
hautiness, according to ancient super
stitIon. Wednesday Is her lucky day
and 3 her lucky number.
Note to readers Is there fact con-
corning your name In which you are
lntcre sted? Do yet know It's history;
its meaning; it's derlVatVe and sianifl-
canoe? Do you know your lucky day
and your lucky jewell II not, Mildred
Marshall will tell you.
Send self. addressed and stamped en-
veIope with your queries, to Mildred
Marshall, The News SemItar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03

| opportunity to get inside. Outside he
| Couldn't smell the~ink. Asked to give
me most positive thing in his character
at this time Of which I am writing, l
in it capital letters. The word would
be-WORk, In all my associations
with him l never heard him rail against
a task that called for mental or ply
| steal effort.
At the end Of five years with W. G.
| as the pilot the Star was getting IN
| shlpshape to weather stiff breezes' II
had become a necessity in tho life of
Marion. The town might have lived,
and probably would have survived. had
the Star persisted. but it would not have
grown TO the importance of the busy
! little city it is today
Our competitors gave us little trou-
PIE W. q. had way of going about
| ms own business and getting some of
theirs. He got So much business that
| he had to look after it and practically
give up reporting and hire his news
gatherers. The best Of these I ever
knew was Alymer Rhodes Nearly ev-
life on the Star his mind was on the
work OF bringing in news. He never
took the time nor the pains to write
his stories as he knew they should have
been written, but he gathered them in
and left the rewriting to me. Wherever
that he will know the respect l have
for his remarkable nose.
| Some time after / was away from
the star w. G. said to me.
Jack, II you know where Aylmer
Rhodes is send him back to me"
| me time came when ! also went out
! on, the street, at W. G.s request. II
! do say it myself. / was not much OF
| reporter, As a news gatherer | was
never in the Rhodes class. Perhaps !
| could write more about Nothing than
he, but that did not make me a good
tribute of saying:
| When you quit writing the council
| them
He may have said that because ! al
ways tried to find in the council cham
Der some crawling thing, like cock
roach, or a little dog with an umiable
tail. which | could weave into the
. story of the everlasting Resolved
That in anticipation Of tho December
| TAX collection ct =, etc. That council,
| like most councils, was Ctrrnallv Dor
rowing from one fund or another. or
| in authorization of forthcoming tax
| collection. 1t was poor example Ia
set before reporter who couldn't an
| ucipate beyond the next payday.
| Mention Of iayday recalls to mind
| W. g. $ love of new money or his love
| Of paying out new. snaDpy bills to the
/ boys in the office. There were no
germs on the bills we got over the high
counter on Saturday night
Here's your insult he would say
and he would pass over the new stuff
with a smile that made Monday morn
ing look like day to anticipate with
| pleasure.
We had other reporters on the star
! in my time whom ] want to mention
| later. 1t seems U me they belong in
this story Of Warren G Harding Thcy
all had a hand in making his success
| possible, and no employer could have
been more liberal than he in giving
to the boys around him their need
of credit for helping to make the Star
shine.
| Copyright 1920, by New York Evening
Post, InCO
| Tomorrow Jack Warwick win tell of
Hardings courtshlp days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
Public Discussion
AN APPRECIATION
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To The News scimltar:
About two years ago ! commenced
reading the Memphis New Scimitar. At
the expiration Of the first six months
Mr.. Henry Loeb, OF Loeb's laundry,
and Mr. Hugh II. Wynnc Of the Abb
ston- Wynne Cotton company, very
kindly ordered it continued TO my ad-
J / certainly appreciate this courtesy
of these gentlemen. Such kindness
makes an old worn out, broken down
preacher feel like somebody appreciated
him even though It might be n rank
stranger in the flesh. But l hope to
get an introduction TO these gentlemen
In Heaven II indeed an introduction
viii he necessary.
was reared near Memphis in Ten
nessee, came TO Arkansas when a
stout young man. and have broke my
self down preaching to Gods poor. In
the swamps and hills OF Arkansas. l
am now old and worn out, but II had
! 900 more lives to give | would spend
them all just like | have spent this one,
trying to honor God and bless and help
somebody.
/ am old now, but thank God. have
fought a good fight. | have kept the
faith, and am ready to be offered up.
think II is not FAR now to the prom
Used land. | had the flu last winter
and have not yet recovered from the
bad effects OF 1t. But | VIII tuiy re-
cover some OF these days. but 1t may
be on the other side of Jordan
Now, MIR, Editor, I beg to say that
l have certainly enjoyed your paper,
however part OF the time my wife has
had TO road It to me OH account Of the
effect OF the flu upon my eyes. | al
ways look for your editorials; they are
always good Never saw one single
sorry one. You drive big nails and
hit hard. hope you will continue to
do SO, l am sure you will.
Now think the time for which the
above named gentlemen ordered your
paper sent to me has more than expired.
/ thank them and you,
May God bless you all Is the prayer
OF this old preacher. Financially | am
too poor to pay for IT however much /
may miss Il. FTaternally yours.
REV w. Il. ELLIS.
Swifton. Ark
(Note-Thc above letter was shown
TO Mr. Henry Loeb, and ~ Rev. Ellis
misses another copy Of his paper It
will be the fault of the trains AS we
are pledged TO secrecy nothing more
can be printed concerning the action
Of our generous citizen in this case
Editor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03

suggest nice present for my husband
and me to give very dear and wealthy
friend. He has everything heart can
wish for. He Is always remembering US
with little gifts and we would like to
show our appreciation, His birthday Is
also near. He Is As years old and does
not like outdoor sports.
A man in his position would appreci-
ate some of your handwork, say hand
kerchiefs. or something for his room.
II YOU can not make these things your
self you can have them made by those
who do it beautifully. / have seen
some very attractive hand made hand
kerchiefs for men and they seem to
like them very much I would suggest
u belt buckle, but ] suppose OF course
he has one. Book ends are nice for a
mans room, or pretty picture frame.
G suspect that he has a picture that
he prizes and would enjoy looking at
in frame he did not select0
Dear Mrs. Thompson--Do you think
It would be all right for another Girl
and me to drive 20 miles through the
country to small place where we are
going to visit? The boys are real nice.
SWEET SIXTEEN.
Everything depends upon the girls
and boys. II you are over 16 years
of age you should know how to CON
duct yourselves properly and If this
trip is taken in daytime and you do
not stop on the way l see no reason
upon girls behavior than boys for
you can soon let man or boy know
when he has oVerstepped his bounds,
II can be done in o ladylike manner
without a scene and he will respect
you for it.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
A Fatal Practice.

II Is not surprising that the members
and friends Of the United States Stee.
corporation should have tried TO stop
the publication OF the report Of the
| special committee cent under the aus
pieces 81 tho Interchurch World move
ment to study the great steel strike OF
last fall. The report itself shows why.
II Is not necessary 10 review the re-
port or decide on the merits of the
steel strike as a whole in order TO see
that something was radically wrong
with the ideals OF the steel corporation
as great American Industrial concern.
What could be less American than
tho wholesale employment Of spies to
report on their companion workers for
pay? That is what the steel owners
practlced.
Mr.. Gary himself, In his testimony
last fall. showed q remarkable lack OF
acquaintance with the state OF mind OF
his own men. That was because, &C
oordlng to tho committee, there was no
means for u friendly exchange OF opin-
ion between capital and labor In this
particular instance Capital depended
on It's paid spies TO get at the facts.
The steel corporation seems to have
favored tho paternalistic form Of ad-
ministration. II spent money for the
welfare OF It's employees and Il paid good
wages, But II never condescended "a
treat with the men az equals It would
not listen to anything they had TO say;
II merely told them what was good
for them, and succeeded in consequence
only In rubbing their feelings the wrong
why at every opportunity.
Meanwhile the spies were working
overtime Tho Gary spies were more
Incompetent than is usual, says the in
terchurch commission. Having ex-
amined a great number OF their "un-
der-covor" reports tho commission de-
clared they were marked by prejudice.
inacouracy and misspellinE. These paid
informers informed on their enemies
They made money one day by report
Ing unionist schemes among tho men,
and the next day by reporting Boil
shevlstic plots.
In some cases the names furnished
by the private spies OF Gary were turned
over to the department Of justice as
the basis for criminal investigation.
Judge Anderson, OF Boston. recently
had something to say about a depart
ment OF Justice that instructed It's paid
spies to go into Socialist meetings and
advocate violence, and tho country at
large fully Endorsed his cRustlc re-
marks. This is not Russia. and our
government does not need spies in every
household TO keep II standing.
Our industries must not rely on spies
IN dealing with their workmcn. Bad
faith bcgets bad faith, and a concern
that systematically uses spies in its
employment is guilty Of the worst kind
Of bad faith.
Labor and capital have had much to
say to each other in recent years
Their conversations should be above
board.
II their relations can be friendly, that
Is well and good But at least they
must be honest, as they will never be
friends tin they have each others con-
fldence and respect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
Twice Told Tales
News OF Memphis
rs Years Ago.

Plans for inc obsSrvaTT" of raho,
day are now under Way mat contnn1!
Mate a ceIebration ~, 't ti
overshadow any nrcyious colebrat inr ~
the history of Memnhis COMMITTEE ~ NH ~
ell has cnjistrG The co.nnora II"n9 to4 ~
Manufactures association " the tTn " M er.
chants' ana Cnttnn o,Li, 1,,c MTI
Young Mems RusDrss ieo ,,%,,e oS ~,
Travellers Protective assorIotio az" ,T The
celebration Of tbe dov viii %c r,oda Nv ~.
attractive as nossihlS and rfrnrts :, M H.,
be made TO bring NAM, 0nt ~ to,,,,,
neonie 70 Nfernbiss many ""
Col r : bo,igIog Of I,o ,,r,,,,.
opera house, Is Summing n dortgh tr,i I I,a
cation nj NfgCkinac isi6nd MIN fisL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-03
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.--Do United States minis coin any
money beside our owu?-M. Il.
A.-Cuhan coins are made in Amer-
can mmts. also the coins OF several
South American countries.
Q.-Does the United States weather
bureau control the weather kiosks In
various cities?-A. W.
A.-The weather bureau says that 1t
operates these kioSks pronounced ke-
osks), but that very few are stlll in
use. 1t Is the policy of the bureau
to discontinue their service, since tenn
perature taken go near the street level
differs perceptbly from the official
weather report and leads to comment
and confusion.
o.-Please give me the name OF the
man who swan ~ miles with hands
and feet tied. near Boston.-D. II.
A,-The record we find was made In
the New York harbor by Harry Eli
onsky, OF New London, Conn. He not
only swan - miles with hands and
feet tied, but also towed rowboat
Q.-wnl the soldiers buried in Bel
GUM be returned to this country
T. NJ.
A.-The state department says that
the Belgian government has signitied
It's willingness to have the bodies OF
American soldiers removed, promising
the cooperation Of Its railways in aid
ing transportation.
Own SCOT, carbon and dirt collect
on platinum, which is constantly in
a furnace? win the composition of
in the furnace? Is It good conductor
of electricity IN. II, X.
A.-The bureau OF mines says that
SCOT, carbon and dirt will collect on
platinum, and that gases such as car
bon mon9xide, hydrogen and carbon OF,
slightly Platinum is a good conductor
of electricity.
Q.-G have been working at a naval
ordnance plant for two years. ! un-
derstaud all men over Go will be turned
off on August go, 1890 viii they re-
ceive pension or a bOnus?-F. d. W.
A.--The navy bureau Or ordnance
says that only men who have served in
the navy. or who have worked for the
government at the navy plants for u
period OF 10 years arc entitled to a pen
sion. There Is no bonus except TO men
who have been enlisted in the service.
Q-Wiu boiling moss agates in oil
make them more beautiful?-C. +. u.
A.-ThC geological survey says that
In stones such az moss agatCs the cleav-
age Is such that there are cracks.
when such a stone Is heated in oil
and then heated in organic sugar sou-
ton, this solution fills the cracks and
makes them very noticeable. thus bring
ing out the design Of the stone.
Giants? M T..
A--This term Is supposed to apply
to Anak, the Long Nccked Giant of the
Old Testament. He was the progenltor
Of n race Of giants, the collective name
Of which Is Auakim.
Q,-Has America produced an artist
who has been noted for his work ia
Ef oil q