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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27
George Motthew Adams
Daily Talk
ON PUTTING OTHERS IN GOOD

HEART.
have noticed that the happiest
folks in the world are not those who
merely make the most money.
Only yesterday rend the story of a
man who had died leaving something
like s5o.oo0,0Oe- The newspapers
were full OF the accounts of his life.
I read the story with interest. but
noted the significant fact that it stated
he was a very lonely man.,
The account told of how he gave this
bridge" to this town, and the
library to another. and how he had
made provisions that his estate would
be kept intact" that his name
might be handed down.
But I searched for any provision
that might have made it splendid that
all that wealth should have been his.
And SO that man left the world a
very poor-man, because he appare ltly
did so little to put others in good heart
which. by the way. is the sum and
substance of all wealth in this world.
That man never heard of you or me.
But neither did GOLDSMITH, or Grey,
or Payne. or any of those who have
taken passage ahead of us-and yet
are We each the real inheritors of their
wealth of greater than gold, for they
have allsput us in good heart to fight
cleaner and better.
Keep trying to put others in good
heart!
It's worth more than to own great
banks or entire cities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27
JUST FOLKS
THE BErTERt JOB.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


If 1 were running factory
I'd stick up 4 sign for all. ito see.
I'd print ii large and I'd nail II high
ON every wall that the men walked by,
And I'd have IL carry this sentence clear I;
The Better Job that you want Il here =
It's the common trate of the human race
To pack up and roam from place 10 place /;
Men have done it for ages and de it now,
Seeking to better themselves somehow;
They quit their posts and their tools they
drop
For better job in another shop.
1t may be I'm wrong, but hold to this
That somewhere something must be amiss
When a man worth while must move away
For the better job with the better pay;
And something is false in our own renoxn
When men can think Of a better town.
SO IL I were running factory
I'd stick up this sign for all to see
Which never an eye in the place could miss I;
There isn't a better town than this;
You need not go wandering, Tar or near
The Better Job that you want 10 here!"
Copyright. 1920. by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27
Former Ambassador ia

Former Ambassador James w
Gerard declares millionaires are
scarce as hens teeth in the Demo-
cratic party. In the same breath he
tells the senate probe committee that
the party will have hard scratching to
collect q million for campaign ex-
penses. No wonder the Cox forces
have their feathers up about the mil
lions that are falling into the G. o. p.
coffars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

the four following points as labor's
position:
I'D Absolute restriction of all
alien immigration:
"(2) No fight to be made upon any
person or persons who are legal resi-
dents of the United States;
"(3) Organize all workers who are
capable of taking z<union mans job;
80 We do not favor the removal
Of the Oriental from land to the in
dugtries"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

Lord Mayor MacSwiney reminds US
of the fellow who declared eating only
habit and proceeded to prove his
contention on his hSfse. The expert
ment was a complete success. The
horse was broken OF the pernicious
habit, but the contrary beast refused
to stay alive so his owner could show
proof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

High brow French students com
plain that the mass of signs in the
French language along Kansas avenue
indicate bad spelling and bad gram
mar 1t is a pleasure to be ignorant
and to accept without murmur the
cards that ordinary life deals out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

'I never go down town in the morn
ing without filling my car with street
car patrons waiting on the corners"
said a Topeka business man and mo-
torist the other day. And yet we COM
plain of the car service!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public LedgarJ

We point with pride to the New
Jersey Republicans who. on Saturday.
denounced the New York bomb out
rage in no uncertain tones. We wish,
however, to wiring no partisan advan-
ttage from the incident. We believe
the Democrats deplore the New York
tragedy as strongly as the Republi-
cans.
The trouble with the Democrats is
that they cannot publicly deplore the
bomb outrage without refIecting, in an
indirect manner, to be sure, upon Gov
ernor Cox's speeches.
For as we have hitherto indicated,
If we believed certain of the charges
made in Governor Cox's speeches were
true we'd~blow up Wall street ourself.
Charlie Chaplin has denied the story
that he is a Socialist. It is only a
week or two ago that we printed three
or four paragraphs of Mr.. Chaplin's
mental travail and expressed the opin-
ion that 1t was unnecessary in his bust
ness. We withdraw the aspersion. 1t
appeass that he not only has been
thinking, bue that he has been think
ing to some purpose.
Mr.. Chaplin, we 60 on to say. is the
last man in the world to be intrigued
by socialism. He can get the other
fellows money without dividing it
with anybody.
The dramatic editors conjecture
that Caruso was in grave doubt as to
what Fred Stones show is all about is
plausible enough But it is susceptible
to the application of reverse English.
1t is we'll within the bounds of possi-
bility that Mr.. Stone would be equally
puzzled by Mr.. Caruso's show.
We'H Put Our Best Operative on 1t.
Sir-A visit to the theater last night
suggests the thought that in your in
vestigaton of the unim portant you try
to find out what became of the old
fashioned clog dancer and his cornu
copia of sand. 7. L. L.
'Kerr's success was largely due to
the fact he continually crossed Ruth
by putting the ball over instead of
keeping it away from him, as is the
custom "-Chicago Trib.
Readers of the column. particularly
those interested in the so-calIed ma
tional game. will recall that. weeks
ago. we advocated that identicak pro-
cedure-- Groove for the big stiff"
we said. Them was our very words.
We ought 10 be managing a base
ball team. Instead OF that. in order
to earn our daily bread. we are forced
to submit to the taunts and jeers5 of
those who read the column. 1t was
only yesterday chap wrote to hazard
the guess that we are a student of the
classics. It's just one unkind thing
after another.
We credit Governor Cox with one
sincere moment He says the result
in Maine was no surprise
But. at that. the Democratic cam
patgn makes some progress Tempo
rarily, at least, they have stanched the
flow OF talk proceeding from MI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

jess Willard is fishing for a come
back at Dempsey. II the gamblers
and promoters and managers will keep
their hands off there is chance that
the ordinary fan will become interest
ed in manly encounter between these
two fistic giants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

The federal and state highway
boosters who are travelling eastern
Kansas in motor cars preaching the
gospel OF good roads will find text
in every mile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

It is barely possible that Henry had
the poorly paid boor-swa-say in mind
when he slashed prices. He has al
ways said that he wanted everyone to
afford to ride
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

Governor Cox says, THE great west
stands for the League OF Nations"
He means that the great west HAD TO
STAND FOR the League of Nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

According to the latest word from
California, the Progressive party out
there is called John w. Fowler. He
is single lone-colored man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

Now that the building season is
nearing an end a cut in lumber prices
is announced. It is almost time for a
cut in ice prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

But. at that. the Democratic cam
paign makes some progress Tempo
flow OF talk proceeding from Mr..
Roosevelt (Mex)-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

We credit Governor Cox with ont
sincere moment He says the result
in Maine was no surprise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27
SOFT T

Copyright, 1920. by the Wheeler Syndicate.
Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-27

Editors Note: The following is the
first of series of tSyenty-four articles
by Mr.. Haskin in which he will discuss
the most interesting features of each of
the presidential campaigns from 1924
to 1920 This series of articles will be
valuable to everybody interested in the
present campaign for president and
will contain much interesting historical
information of the kind usually over
looked in the histories=the incidents
and the stories of the campaigns. Taken
as a whole. this series Will form com
plete history OF the quadrennfal strug-
giles Of the American people to choose a
president. Cut them out and paste
them in your scrap boekA
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
Denies Authorizing 5 Per Cent.

Jersey City, Jan. S.-Denial of pub lished reports that he had given his approval to plan to have the New Jersey legislature legalize the manu- fracture and sale of 5 per cent beer within the State of New Jersey was made today by Governor-Elect Ed wards.
 1T have not decided to recommend the legalizing of 5 per cent beer,'' he said. T have not decided what per- centage I shall favor. We are con- sidering per cent and per cent beer. I do not think I shall recom- mend high a percentage as per cent. believe the legislature has the power to determine what is an intoX- icating beverage"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
FUNERAL TOMORROW OF
 LATE JUDGE MESkILL
Bar Association Meets Today Lawyers to Be Pall
 Bearers.

New Britain lawyers members ot the bar association, met in the police court room this morning to take ac- tion on the death of Judge James T. Meskill, who died suddenly yesterday A committee on resolutions was ap- pointed, arrangements were made for the legal fraternity to attend the funeral tomorrow in body, and, at the request of the family of the de- ceased, pallbearers were named.
 Prosecuting Attorney George w. Klett called the meeting to order and Deputy Judge John H. Kirkham pre- sided. Lawyer B. W. filling, appoint cd by Judge Mesllill 10 years ago as a committee of one to arrange for floral tributes at the funerals of mem bers of the legal fraternity, reported on flowers and the lawyers decided to send floral piece of roses. Judge John H. kirkham. Judge Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge William F. Mangan, Lawyers H. P. Roche and E. w. AL ling and Prosecutor G. W. Klett will act as, palibeafers at the funeral serv- ices to be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St Joseph's church Members of the bar associa ton will meet al the court room tomorrow at S:4o a. m. and march in a body to lhS OI J SC NIcShllt on l-lnWOOd street, and from there go to the church. Judge kirl1ham has named Judge Gaffney, Prosecutor klett and Judge J. F.. Cooper as committee on resolutions.
 It has been the custom in the To- cal court to place on the wall of the room pictures of those who have served as judge, and Judge Mangan and Lawyer Roche have been named as Q committee to secure an appro- priate picture of Judge MeskiN. This will be hung in the court room, draped in mourning for the proper period Other former police court judges who have died since the court was insti- tuted and whose pictures are already there are, Judge Valentine B. Cham berlain, Judge James H. Beach, Judge F. L. Hungerford, Judge Charles H. Mitchell and Judge James Roche. It was with the last named judge that Judge Meskill was formerly in part nership.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
HELD FOR THEFT
Bookkecpcr for Greenwich Selectmcn Charged With AppropriaUfne for His Own Use City Funds.

Greenwich, Jan. S.-Louis Lan2, who has been bOokkeeper for the se- lectmen with the title of own book keeper. was arrested today and held for a hearing in court later. on the charge of stealing town funds The books are under examination by ac- countants and the charge against Lang was based on their preliminary report X shortage of some thousands of dol lars is said to have been disclosed.
 Lang from his position was very well known in the town. He also is district deputy for the Connecticut and Rhode Island district of the oWodmen of the World. He has other fraternal order connections. His age is 40 and he was born in Germany.
 Bail has not yet been fixed for Lanz It is expected that shortly a statement will be issued explanatory of Lang S duties. For some time he was conli- dential agent for Amos w. Avery the town treasurer, who has been in ill health. and it is understood that Lang transacted the business of the treas urer during most of the past year. Treasurer Avery is also agent of the new town deposit fund.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
RECEIVES s12,0OO FOR FARM BUT WILL
 NOT GIVE ONE CENT TO SONS DEFENSE
So Declares George Beckett, Father of Luman C. Beck cit, Self Confessed Murderer of "Charie'
 Taft Hartford Taxicab Driver.

founded and have no base. was the statement made by MT. Beckett.
 When asked whether or not he felt it to be his duty to defend his son. Mir. Beckett refused to say anything Previously MT. Beckett has said that he would not help his son under any circun stances.
 The Beckett farm, which Is located about three miles from the car line has been sold to Manuel Moskovos, Mike Christ and George KirgeoZi The price is in the neighborhood of $12000.
 Already Luman Beckett has been indicted by the Hartford County Grand i;iry on {. charge of first degree murder. At present he is in the Vermont state prison. but States Attorn.,. Hugh M. Ai..crH has pre- pared eXtradition papers and it is eX- pected that all formalitieS will be concluded by the time the criminal superior court convencs on the first Tuesday of March.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
Attend Funeral
 Of Railroad Man

Waterbury. Jan. S.-Feuerai Mana ger l.. J. iPerson and many of the perintendcnts Of the New Haven road were in this city today attending the funeral of the late Mahlon D. Miller, superintendent of the New Haven divi- sion. All work in local division of- fees and yards was suspended, as far as possible. during the hour of the fu- neral. The bell in the railway station tower was tolled as a tribute to the late superintendent. A special train carried the funeral party to New Lon don, where burial took place in the Jordan cemetery
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
$100,000 Fire
 Damages Laundry

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. S.-The plant of the Harrisburg Pattern and Model Works and that of the Eureka Laun- dry Co.,, were destroyed by fire last night with a loss of about $10O,O0O, and hundreds of Harrisburg families lost part of their clothing which was in the laundry at the time. The fire started in the garage of the model works and exploding gasoline caused it to spread quickly. For a time the State Printery. a privately owned building in which the state printing is done. was in danger and the entire fire department was called out to save
 it. A high wind added to the diff faculties of the flrenlen.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
MRS. MINERS DEATH
 QUITE UNEXPECTED
Park Place Woman, III Long Time Passes Away Suddcnly-E'uneraI
 Saturday Afternoon.

Mrs. Laura A. Miner, wife of Fred erick w. Miner of 17 Park Place, died unexpectedly late last night at the age of 54 years. Although Mrs. Miner had been i'll for long time. her death was entirely unexpected and at the time her husband was in New York on q business trip and was apprised of the sud news by telephone. The funeral will be held from the resi- dence Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock. Rev. A. l.. Lord, pastor of the First Congregational church in Meriden and long a personal friend of the family, will officiate and interment will be in Fairview cemetery.
 Besides her husband, Mrs. Miner is survived by two daughters, the Misses Ruth and Helen Miner. AL though she was a native of Meriden, Mrs. Miner had lived in this city many years and enjoyed wide circle of friends.
 In addition to being a member of the South Congregational church, she was a member of the D. A. R. and was at one time an active mem ber of the Woman's club, but had been compelled to cease her activities in that organization owing to her ill health.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08

Although he has received somc- thing over $12,O0O by the sale of his large farm located i'll the Blue Hills district of kensington, not one cent will go to the defense of his son, Luman C. Beckett. self-confessed murderer of "Charlie' Taft thef"Night Hawk" taxi driver of Hartford, was the statement made to that effect this afternoon by George C. Beckett, father of the accused man.
 The father. upon being further questioned, said that he can fight his own fights and he thinks his son Luman can do the same. 'I have been contemplating selling my farm for the past two years and the money which I received for the sale is going to benefit myself ana my wife" he explained. The rumors about this city that MT. Beckett had retained a counsel for his son and had sold his farm in order to prepare proper de- fense for the trial, are absolutely un-
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08

publicans' are in control of congress, passed, even as the democratic con- ident T'aft's term, passed the nomina- tions made by the republicans.
 The four years that MT. Delaney has spent in the post office have seen the local branch grow from an office handling volumn of business set at $145.000 per year, to $267,000 for the past year. During the past four years six new clerks have been added to the office force, making 26 em- ployed. There are now 24 carriers and two supernumerarieS employed regularly, an addition of four. The service have been added to materially and today there are two motor driven parcel post delivery vehicles, where there used to be one horse-drawn wagon. There is also a motorcycle collection service at night. Further more, there is an all-night service at the office and mail is received at and 1 a. m. from Berlin. Mail is dispatched at i a. m. Each of the two rural carriers cover 27 1-2 miles of territory each day. Where there were but four sub-stations four years ago there are now six.
 Postmaster Delaney was given a recess appointment on May '. 1915, and took over the office on May IT of the same year. His regular appoint ment came on December 16, 1915. He is the eleventh man to serve the city as postmaster, and the seventh demo- cratic incumbent
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
He DOsen't Like
 Votes For Women

Washington, Jan. S.-Opposi- ton to woman suffrage was ex- pressed by James R. Nugent, democratic leader of New Jer- sey in a letter to Chairman Cummings of the democratic national committee made public here today. MT. Nugent, in answering a request from MT. Cummings that he work for ratification without referendum of the suffrage amendment by the New Jersey legislature, which meets this month, wrote that woman suffrage was the "nother of all 'isms', the great est menace now threatening the stability of the Ameican government and American in Stitutions," and, with prohibit tion, was forced through an effeminate, absentee congress of towards by coercion and in limitation"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
WANT INJUNCTION FOR RFEDERAL AGENTS Say Malt Beverages Sold Are
 Not Intoxicating %STH AMENDMENT VOID"
Bills Attack Volstead Law Saying it Classifies Intoxicating Liquors Not Really Intoxicating: Bring Up Knights of Individual''

Providence, Jan. S.-An injunction to restrain federal officials in Rhode Island from interfering under the na- t1onal prohibition amendment with the "sale and manufacture of non-in- toXlcating malt beverages was asked in three bills of complaint filed in the U. $. district court here today.
 The actions were brought by Mi chael J. Lynch, in behalf of the James Hanley Brewing Co.,, Nara gansett Brewing Co.,, and Providence Brewing Go. United States Attorney Harvey A. Baker, and Collector of In ternal Revenue George F. O'Shaunes- sy were named as defendants.
 The 18th amendment, the bill as serts, is wholly null and void," and title II. of the Volstead act, for the enforcement of constitutional prohibi- ton is declared to be "unconstitution- al and void and beyond the power of the federal government to enforce''
 The bills attack the Volstead act saying that it arbitrarily and oppres- sively defines and classifies as intoxi- cants liquors which are not in fact intoxicating and because in 50 doing it is not appropriate legislatio to en- force the prohibition amendment, the provisions of which ''are expressly confined and limited to intoxicating liquors
 The plaintiffs ask for~1 restraining order and temporary injunction to be effective during the hearing and pend ing final decision of the case, and then, for a perpetual injunction.
 The 18th amendment is declared to be null and void in that two-thirds of the members of congress did not deem any such amendment neces- sary and did not by resolution or otherwise declare that they deemed the same necessary as required by Ar ticle of the constitution; that the amendment is not an amendment to the constitution within the true in tent of Article ,: that the power O amend the constitution did not ex- tend to the exercise of ordinary legis- lative powers regulating conduct of life by private individuals; and that the amendment IS upon a subject not within any power granted to congress or prohibited to the states.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-08
Shipping Board to Furnish Vessels
 for Huge Task DISCHARGE, WAR DEBT
This Country Will Repay Czecho-Slo- walk, Polish. JugoSlav and Runlan- ian Troops in Siberia by Bringing TIcm Home Again.

Washington, Jan. S.-Amerlcan ships furnished by the shipping board will be used to repatriate Czecho- Slovak. Polish, Jugo-Slav and Ruman- ian troops now in Siberia it was an nounced today at the state depart mcnt. The first of the vessels the President Grant and the America, soon will leave New York for NladiVoStok where they will be due about February 10.
 These vessels will move about 10000 of the troops and it is expected the movement then will continue at the rate of 10000 monthly until it is com pleted The cost of Americas partici- patton in the repatriation will be taken care of out of loans made by the United States to the foreign gov ernments whose soldiers are lnvolveo.
 Hines in Charge.
 Repatriation of these troops will be under the direction of Brig. Gen. Hines, chief of the army transport service, and will be one of the last big military operations of the war. Off, c.als said 1t would discharge an obh- gation to these troops on the part of the United States and the Allies for the part they played in the struggle against Germany. The Czecho-Slovaks originally were part of the Austrian army but, being unfriendly to the Ger man idea of world domination, desert ed in a mass to the Russian army early in the war. In Russia they were re- formed into special Czecho-SloVak units and bore an important part of the fighting on the eastern front until the disintegration of the Russian ar mics.
 Failed to Withdraw.
 The CXecho-SloVakS then began d withdraw wal eastward through Russla and Siberia, with the purpose Of reach ing Vladivostok, whence it was pro- posed to send them to France to fight against Germany. They had great diff ficulty in effecting their withdrawal because of the disorganiZation of the country and frequent interference by the Bolshevjlli and armed German and Aust rian prisoners of war.
 It was to help extricate these forces from their precarious position that American and other Allied troops were dispatched to Siberia last summer.