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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE HABIT OF READING.

l nave always noted that the preat
Aeauer Is always fine observer.
y Anu the one who observes-wbo
sees things. and who THINKS about
what ne sees, is always the one who
SIows- II you see him at intervals
uuIlhs the years, you See him at each
tlnle greater and bigger.
When there is nothing else to do
you can readi W.
The busiest men and women ubo
ever lived, were great readers. Theo-
oore Roosevelt carried regular
horary with him on his hunting trims
read. ~
Reading broadens the character and
gives new viewpoints to the most ordi-
nary mind. II takes one into the
Jungles of history and reveals the
wonders of science and progress.
The best of an author IS r,sua1lv
what you get in his book. There it is
that he stamps the impress of his
hehrt.
You canfcarry a whole battalion OF
friends with you in your travelling bag.
In the shape of handful of books.
The habit of reading will kill idle
ness quicker than prussic acid will kill
q dogiH
You can go anywhere in a book
and enter any desired land or mood.
And seasons mean nothing. You can
tread the arctic in the heat of sum-
mer, or hunt flowers while snow sleds
pass. You can rediscover America or
walk thru the 'mediaeyRl days Of CEN
trail Europe. Books are themselves
; discoveries. They find new minds to
inspire and build.
Whatever you do, get the habit OF
reading. And make 1t a LIFE habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

ed. favor the abolition of the excess
profits tax and a reduction of the in
come tax, or are they without interest
in the subject?" The answers were:
Yes, 2.e7b; no, 1,22S; not interested,
97s.
A large majority of those thus IN
terested. having expressed themselves
in favor of abolition of the excess
profits tax and the surtaxes, the gem
eral opinion as to what shall take the
place Of these as revenue raisers may
be considered as being fairly expressed
in the answers to the following ques-
ton:
Would a small consumption tax or a
turnover" tax of say 1 10 l u per
cent, levied on the total business or
sales of every going concern be gen.
orally opposed or favored in your sec
ton?
The answers to this question showed
952 opposed and 1921 favorable.
If we take the conclusions of the
canvass as indicative of the consensus
Of opinion of the entire country, con-
siderab1y more than two-thirds of the
people who have given the<matter at
tention are in favor of a tax on gross
sales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
THE PARK AVE. NEWS.
BY LEIE PARE


Weather Cooler and cooler.
Sissiety Mr.. Sam Crosses cuzzin
from the country, Mr.. Puggy Miller,
Is staying at Mr.. Crosses house for the
temporary time, and ehybody that
thinks he's d sissy meerly because he
parts his hair in the middle wont keep
on thinking SO after they pick fife
with him. Amung those he has licked
or promised to lick up to the present
are Mr.. Sid Hunt, Mr.. Leroy Shooster.
Mr.. Artie Alexander and Mr.. Charles
(Puds) Simkins.
Spoarts. Pubs Simkihs. the cham
peen swimmer, has a Slightly Enlarged
nose as a result of praeticing shallow
dives in the pile of sand outside the
new bilding going up on Broad street.
They Make All the Motion.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
Its nice to praise the ocean
How junpily it aeks.
But we'd give the waves more credit
If we ony knew the Jacks.
Dog notes. Sid Hunts fox terrier
Teddy is back frum the dog hospital
looking thinner but jest as happy look
ing.
Do you injoy getting lots of letters -?
We will keep up a intristing and in
structive correspondents with you 8
cents for a letter, cents for a postal
card The Ed Wernick- and Lew Da-
Wis Correspondents Bewro. (Avver-
tizement.)
Lost and Found. Neither.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
WHAT THEY ARE THINNING.

A composite picture of business
America has been taken by Harris.
winthrop & Co. members of the New
York stock exchange. thru the me-
dunn of replies to a QUESTIONABLE sent
out to some 1000 men of affairs thru
out every section of the country. The
consensus or opinion thus arrived at
they hold may be fairly relied upon
to represent what the thinking people
Of the United States have decided in
Questions. The subjects treated cover
the pelitico- economic, commercial and
financial, industrial and social, etc,
and in their answers the writer's cover
a wide range OF important problems
affecting the country.
The great interest taken In these
matters. it is pointed out. is shown by
the very large proportion of replies
received. To the inquiry whether the
League of Nations or reduced taxation
is considered the most important by
the voters in the section where the corr
respondent lives. out of 800 answers
ASH city reduced taxation as the
most important. against 1.o32 for the
League of Nations
An interesting result is that pertain
ing to the tax problem. To the guess
ton: do n majority OF the people
in your section, wage earners includ-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

Mary's door. There is an explanation
of my conduct tonight. Mary E., and
you must listen to it. Our engagement
first saw the light of the moon in your
couch hammock. II you decide it's to
come to an end tonight, why. let's bury
the corpse there with the moon as a
mourner."
ITS dead already" burst forth
Mary, Pumping herself down in one
corner, Of the hammock and with the
aid of fluffy skirts and wide brimmed
hat compelling Don to a very proper
distance. What is an engagement
without love? You don't love me or
you wouldn't have spoiled my plan.
You can't convince me, Donald Whet-
more, that you mixed those quotations
UP that way by accident
No" chuckied Don. Il can't; but
I'm thinking l made the old boy shift
his gears little quicker than usual
there for awhile. Seriously, Mary. L
spent much more time doping out whv
L don't want to get a start in business
with any ones else money than I aid
in jszzins the quotes. It's an instinct
that comes ito me straight down from
primitive man, dear. / want to hollow
out cave with my own hands for vo,;
10 i've in. l don't want to bring home
Tor dinner a tiger somebody else gave
70 the person who conddAcendinsly
hands 1t over to me. want to go out
where the tigers grow and kill one for
you with my own hands-because I
love you. And you to be proud
10 wear the skin even If it be so small
you must add ruffle to make 1t cover
your knees--because you love me. r
want to earn that garage myseIf.
ueariei and then by means OF 1t, every-
.nihg fhat You need and wauti Can't
you understand ~
Witn a. rhythmic creaklng the
Gouch hamrRock swung to and fro.
1nru the iatticed honeysuckle vine
Iaime fragrance and moonbeams. Pc
maps the heady brew addled NJ,
Elizabeth's brain, for she answerad
setter a dinner of tigers where lows
-, IMAM single blessedness and a stalled
/ OK OK with all Uncle Jamess money!"
{ tNopyright 1920, by the Mcclure Nau,.
| paper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
Dorothy Dix Tails
safety First-2.

safety F1Fst--2.
A few years ago a woman L know
inherited fifty thousand dollars in
cash. She is a frail delicate creature,
absolutely untitled, eitheE physically
or temperamentally, to make living,
and those Of US who knew her were
aware that this was the last money
she would ever have, so we fmPlored
her to invest it in gilt-edge securities
that were copper riveted and had NIL
lions behind them.
IF L buy the bonds your advice"
she asked, "hew much income will
get?"
About twenty-five hundred dollars
a year." we told her.
"Oh, 1 can't live on that she said,
II must have at least ten per cent on
my money. I have SO little that I
can't affom to take a small percent
on my money as you do"
But you can't get a high rate of
interest on anything that is safe,'' we
walled. ''All of the things that prom
Use these enormous returns are fairy
tales, and they END in smoke like fairy
tales
found a man who had a perfectly
marvellous mine in Mexico that was
going to pay at least a $50 per cent
when it got to running, and another
man who was boring for oil in Texas,
and everybody knows what fortunes
have been made in oil, and somebody
else who was booming land in Florida
and who was going to sell off swamp
lands that you bought for ten dollars
an acre for ten dollars a foot for city
lots; and the poor trusting creature
believed them alY and handed over her
money to them, and in less than two
years she was swept clean, and had
to 50 live with relatives who justly
resented being burdened with the sup
port of one who had literally thrown
her purse over the windmill.
Why women should be SO dazzled
by the prospect of getting big divi-
bends that they lose sight of the dam
one of the mysteries nobody can ex-
plain. Certainly any sane person
would reflect that it is better to have
S per cent and get your money back.
than to get IL per cent for year or
two and then lose it; but the average
woman doesn't reason this way. She
feels that somehow, some way, a
miracle is going to be wrought in her
behalf, and that without knowledge or
experience she is going to be able to
turn a trick that the cleverest finan-
ciers are not able to do. And that ds.
to make a dollar work evertime for
her.
1t can't be done, and the woman
who tries 1t loses out. There is just
one motto for women with money:
safety first. And when women learn
to stick to that motto, it will be a
sad day for the promoters of get-rich-
quick schemes and fly-by-night min
ing companies.
But there will be fewer women
weeping over the loss of money that
has left them to poor and dependent
old age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
JUST FOLKS
NY EDGAR A. GUEST.
TRAINING cHILDREN

Building things of brick and stone,
Writing books and making deals.
Gathering treasure YOU may down,
Tfese are tasks the day reveals;
Some are difficult to do,
Patience, courage, genius, too.
But there is a greater still,
OF life's duties large or small; y
This is greatest of them all
Having little ones to raise.
We may fail in brick and stone,
And but little harm is done;
We may lose the gold we won
And the world will still go on:
We may blunder thru the day,
Doing poorly all our work:
But from this we dare not stray.
We've one task We dare not shirk-
We are building with their years.
Shaping all their future days,
Dealing with their smiles and teart,
Who have little ones to raise.
Here must be no sad mistakes.
No neglec. or careless thought.
Each should see the man he makes
Shall be fitted~es he ought
For the trials -he must meet.
Strong for all he'll have to bear.
And we lead him to defeat,
II peFchance we fail him there:
He shall smile. or he shall grieve
As we've taught him manhood-s ways
For with human souls we WEAVE
Who have little ones to raise
Copyright. 1920, by Edgar A Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

O. Is more coffee being drunk now than
before prohibition went into effect &c L.
A. The Department of Commerce says
that more coffee was drunk during the
fiscal year ending June 30. than In any
previous year on record. The PEI, capita
o Of the yeSr, before 3 vas sd pounds.
Q. / claimed exemption from the draft
during the war because / was an aiien. Can
take out citizenship papers now "A. j.
A. The war Department says that II,
exemption ' from the draft for the United
States Army during the world War, you
cannot obtain citizenship papers in the
O. / would like to know how many miles
an Tho hour i-a , n4mins GiseDn VIII average IN
fly over 80 yards per secofd, but the aver
age velocity Is less than half that amount
direct, and would probably average about
30 miles an hour. taking about. six hours
flying time to make. the 40 miles.
understood that all the trees are pine?-
cent Of ine fees are rsa Species Is called
by the name of that species.
Q. How does kerosene compare Fith
A. Kerosene contains more. heating en-
ergy than coal when considered on weight
b ;. ss pound of ssrosens contains 3, about Sss
grade coal contains about 1000. The cost
OF the various fuels for heating purposes
depends largely upon the relative supply.
Q. How old is the office OF Justice OF
the Peacef-L /. r.
A. The institution of justices Of the
pence is very old. They were known In
England prior to 1927 when they were call
ell conservators If the peace. and were
chosen in every county by the freehoiders
from among ting principal men of the coun-
~.
tAny reader can get the answer to any
question By writing The Topeka State
journal information bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington. d. c. 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 amp
subject write your question plainly ana
briefly. Give full maine and address and
enclose .2-eent stamp for return postage.
All replies are sent direct to the INQUIRER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
M MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am young
married woman and very unhappy and
disconnected. I have a little girl who
is the only thing which holds me to my
home. I do not love my husband and
haven't for years, for he is too i'll and
grouchy for me. He never thinks I
should leave the house or have any
pleasure. 1t is unbearable to stay
around where he is. I want to go
away and forget him. 1 never could
care for him if L were to stay forever.
He never smiles and he only speaks
to me when necessary. 1 am sick of
it all. Do you think we would be bet
ter off parted. Quarrels never ap-
pealed to me, for am very easy to get
along with. 1 know it would be best
to go away. I am always longing to
go away. I have been on visits and
never miss him and could soon for
get.
Tell me frankly what you think best.
Often he has told me to go and 1 al
ways stayed. There is no use talking,
1t makes matters worse
You object to your husband because
he is i'll and srouehy. with proper
thought on your part you could better
conditions. IL you made your husband
happier his physical condition would
improve 1 realize am not advising
you to anything easy. To sacrifice
your own feelings and cater to a sick
man is not an enviabie task. Unless,
however, you try to better conditions
in your home. you are not loyal to
your marriage vows.
In your case cannot advise di-
vorce.. when your husbands pkysi-
cal condition improves he will not be
SO irritable and he will be a better
husband and father 1t would not be
quite fair to the child to deprive her
Of a father
Talk to your physician and ask
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
Dinner Stories

WELL said the far west mayor to
the English tourist. Il dunno how
you manage these affairs in your
country, but over here when some of
our boys got tied up in the bankrupt
telephone company / was tellin' yer
about they became mighty crusty.'
"Ohn,S
Yes. they didn't like the way the
receiver was handlin the business
nohow.'
Indeed" commented the earnest
listener. Then may L ask what they
did 20
''Sartinly; / was going TO tell yer.
They just hung up the receiver
I'VE had raisin pie for dinner yes
terday and pa got awful mad
like rafsin pieg"
yep, but he told ma he had bought
those raisins for another purpose"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

There are some things that cannot
he done even il the law authorizes
them and government attempts. 10
sanctify them, says the Manutactur-
ers' Record. You cannot raise the
WAGES of organized labor in the cltles'
If noints out. and at the same time
suhs,Gize that labor by artifieially
driving down the prices of farm prod
ua;s. Economic law steps in, and
whore once were golden harVests lie
ceselate fields. 1--WE have seen in the
past year" says the Record, govern
mont board after government board
engaged in the task OF awarding high-
or wages to organized labor And dur
ing that whole period we have seen
also the great established bureaus OF
the government concentrating the fuH
power and authority they possess on
a bombardment of farm prices. The
farm has thus been. attacked not only
directly. but indirectly, too. The res
ervoirs of agricultural productivity
have been tapped, and this in spite OF
the fact that every statesman in the
country has realized that the first ana
most cxigcnt of all problems is the
prompt stoppage of the labor drift TO
the cities and a restoration of the eco
homie balance between city and farm.
Perhaps after ali the chief source OF
the conditions complained of lies in
government interference with eco
rolnin law. The federal authorities
now seem powerIess to undo the mis-
rhicf they have Nrrouaht.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

by personal man-to-man argument
and by no other means to vote the
Republican way. His organization
comprised about twenty state chair
men, 1900 county chairmen, 10000
precinct committeeman. $4,000 poll
takers, and ne was thus PLACED more
or less directly in touch with some
five million voters. He turned Loose
his orators, too, at the last moment.
and he did not neglect newspaper pub
Iicity. But his system of going TO the
Individual voter was his main reliance,
and it apparently worked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

Turnout the campaign Senator
Harding, it is said, has called into con-
ference with him hundreds of mem
bers of the Republican party. and has
thus indicated in a practical way. his
purpose to take counsel of large num-
bers Of citizens after he shall have
been elected. This of course is right
and proper. but it may turn out to
have been a serious mistake to take
counsel OF Hiram johnson before cleo
ton. The senator's friends and sup
porters are hoping for the best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

A Chicago woman who owns an
apartment house is reported to nave
rotated to each of her tenants $1V OF
the october rent owing to the fact that
the weather has made it unnecessary
TO burn any fuel for heating purposes.
There is no indication in Topeka OF
a rush on the part Of landlords to fol-
low her example, altho slIhilar
weather conditions have existed mere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

used to hearing such things. He may
think that it would be better for you
and the child to leave because your
remaining cannot better your hus-
bands health. The physician will
know best and will not advise you to
go unless it is to preserve thu health
of you and your child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

United States Senator Reed, Demo-
crat. of Missouri, has come out openly
on the side OF Harding. He has de-
cIared his opposition TO the League of
Nations in any form. still he says he
is afraid of the Influence of Elihu
Root if the Republicans win. 1t looks
as tho it is up to Reed to vote for
Debs or Christensen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

The annual bank robbing season has
opened. If the robbers meet with
their customary success probably an
other drop in the price OF liberty 1bnds
will follow shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

In these days when there is so much
money in existence it is sad to think
that the pope is broke. Doubtless his
faithful followers will see that he does
not long remain in need of cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

1t is going to be pretty hard to build
up this country if gentlemen of the
sterling character of Mr.. Atteil are to
be driven out of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

While the baseball Investigation,
doubtless, will purge the game of some
of its undesirable characters, let it not
be forgotten that it has cost this coun-
try one of its sterling citizens. Abe
Attell is in Montreal and says he's GO
ing to stay there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

AS a Kansas legislator once re-
marked of certain railroad, Mr.. Par
sons's journey hasn't got no ternini
at airy end"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

ut was not because of my looks,
Miss Sophie Tucker is quoted as say
ing to a reporter, that I stepped u
to the top of my profession"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

Herbert Parsons, it seems, is not to
vote for Governor Cox, after all. He
will be in California on election day.
But it was a narrow escape; almost a
squeak, one might say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23

We have no wish to influence Mr..
Parsons one way or the other. We
earnestly hope nothing appearing
herein will be construed as an attempt
to intimidate him. But we can't help
thinking he picked the wrong year
for his trip
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-03
Cherry Wine and Black
berry Cordial Have Kick

WASHINGTON. d. e.. July a.
blackberry cordial and wild cherry
wine were added by the bureau of
internal revenue 10 the list Of in-
ioxicaiing liquors and may b. sold
by druggists In retail quantities of
less than five gallons only 10 per
sons who have obtained permits 10
purchase inioxicaiing liquor.
Instructions were issued 10 fed
eral prohibition directors detailing
a number Of preparations containing
alcohol which are held 70 b. ~ for
beverage purposes and are Therefore
regarded as Intoxicating and subject
10 the prohibition regulations
Elixir ~ ncorice came under fbe
bureaus ban. along with the elixir
% anise and bitter orange. Com
pound spirits of juniper and myrien
were rulei Intoxicating. as well AZ
compound lincture of lasender anu
a number o. other pharmaceutical
preparaiions.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-03
AmeTicaHLegiOnCE
By Mad Anthony Wayne

CAMP PIKE Arkansao. Jnly g..
The first s'Amer|tnn Leaion Was
founded N i1a4. and ~ cxisicncc
by that aane Terminated ~ tl~l
War Department records show that
When the regular Army was rcprfan.
lzcd n l102. follnuinz The Nar Of
liae Revolution. u vas first officially
icsirnalad thc LESION. and vas
distdol into four ~suhlegIona 81
which The Fourth United states in-
fanlry MAS 4 part
The idea of deslgnatlns The Unllci
siales Army ~ The LeEion origin
aied with General knor. secretary
of war under tieorrr Washington.
The Army uas patterned after the
Roman Legion. the old mililsry ~.
sanixaiion under which luiins
Caesar and his successors conquered
a. much " the world a. was then
known.
The American -Leeion" vas com
maftied b. General Anthony Wayne
Mad anthony and was Organized
under hrs direction a. Pittsburgh.
Pa IN May. i've. President Wash
.naian lnslrucled Grnerai Wayne
10 not spare p0N der and lead. 80
that the men b. made uarksmen.
The I.erion fought ~ only battle a.
legion a Miami Rapids. IN the
keniuckyOhio Indian country, An
gust IN 1894. engaging a force Of
hostile Indians. IN tsa6. 4 havine
been decided that the Roman forum
tian was not suitable for fighiine
Indians the Lesion .Vas dishanded
and rrorEani1ed into four regimeuil
of infantry.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-03
Socialists Back SIackeTs
Says American Legion

GREEN RAY. Wis July IA sec.
0nd call 10 The colors of their c0un.
Try was issued 10 Wisconsin vel
Grams of che world war by speakers
ai the annual convention 0f the state
department Of the Aemrican Legion
here. And this time the Wisconsin
fighting men were urged t0 stamp
ont the hidden enemy within their
midst"
A resolution putting the legion on
record a. iabor's friend was INTRO
dnced.
Wisconsin Socialists were scored
az the hackers ~ the slackers'
party" BY John &. Davis of Milwau.
kee. state commander, IN his open
ing address.