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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
Ouestions-Answers

4 O. When was the department of the in
terror established and who was the firs5
4. This department was established by
an act of congress, March ,, 1919, and was
as a separate and distinct branch of the
government. Thomas Ewing, Of Ohio, was
8. Are pensions paid Civil war veterans
exempt from income tax IN i. A.
A. This source OF income is not free
for fer''i in t the income tax returns
Q. When were envelopes first used &c.
4. Envelopes began to be used in Eng
land and in the United States in the decade
from 1910 to 1850. Tr
wild state tn" than in eaptiTity "a. VI.
A. Some wild animsis, are so fretful In
captivity that they shorten their hires ma
teriaily. This Is true of foxes and monkeys.
Elephants and snakes do not seem to suffer
much from captivity, perhaps because they
are so strongly inclined 70 long lives. The
logical parks is very high.
q. What territory did the United States
terminating the Spanish-American WARP
A. The Paris treaty. signed December
Spain of $2O0OO,0sO for reliuquishing clninl
to Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippine
Islands These territories we're thus
q. What is the jewish population of the
United States 1T H..
Jews in the United States. or more than
one fifth of the entire Jewish population Of
the world. About one-half of the total
Jewish population in this country lives IN
New York City
Q. Has science yet come TO understand
A. The mystery of influenza is but
partly solved. The United States Public
Health Service has recently put out n pub
LEGATION giving the latest findings with rela-
ton to this disease. A copy Of this pnhli-
cation may be received by sending two
ington Information Bureau of this paper.
O. Did Nathan Hale, the American
patriot, succeed in getting the information
be. wanted concerning the British army
before he was captured ?-E II. NJ.
A. Hale entered the British line Mt New
York dressed a Dutch school teacher and
was returning with valuable military in
formation that he was captured. ON the
following morning he was hanged by the
British. His final words we're: 81 only
my country"
9. What is the value of an ounce of gold:
". l.. II.
A. The mint value of gold does not
per ounce of pure gold. The unit In weigh
ing gold is the troy ounce.
tAny reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information bureau, Frederic J.
offer applies strictly to Information. Tbs
bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical,
and financial matters. 1t does not under
take to settle domestic troubles. nor to
undertake exhaustive research on any
subject. Write. your question plainly ami
briefly. Give full name and address and
enclose 2-cent stamp for return postnpe
All REPLIES are sent direct to the induirer.l
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THE BUILDING SITUATION.

Notwithstanding high prices for
building material. the indications are
that this year will break ali records
expected Industrial activity. the nat
ural increase of population and the
troublesome shortage of such facili-
ties growing out of the restrictions i'm
posed during the war period. If it
shall be possible for builders to OBJ
tain sufficient supply of Structural
steel and other steel products. the in
dications- favor an immense increase of
operations. A suggestive development
in this direction has been the action
by industrial managers in some quar-
ters to start huge development
schemes looking towards the erection
of whole cities or towns under one di-
recting head. In this way 5000 or
more dwellings have been built in sin
gle orders in sections of the country
where housing accommodations for
industrial workers were wholly made
quate.
Reviewing the building situation, s.
W. Straus of S. W. Straus & Co, says:
Actual building operations thruout
the country have shown a marked
gain since the beginning of the year
The total for January will show ap-
proximately $685.. 100000 or a gain of
$50, 900, 900 over December and an in
crease of 800, 00O,0 900 over November.
There are many indications that these
gains in the volume of new construc-
ton will continue and that, unless
conditions undergo a radical change
the approaching spring will witness an
unprecedented amount of building
work turnout the. United States.
The demand for accommodations of
all descriptions is stronger than it has
the long period of underproduction in
the industry and the country's growth
in population and business. The la
Dor situation in the. industry is more
stabilized than has been the case for
several months. While supplies of
building materials are limited at pres
ent. improved labor conditions are ex-
pected greatly to stimulate production
in these lines and make it more read
ny POSSlOAO 4OA " PIOGSSQ
with their work.
Building costs appear to be moving
toward higher levels, and there is no
immediate indication that these ten
denotes will be changed. The labor
supply is sufficiently limited and the
demand for buildings is strong enough
to create underlying conditions that
will exert continued pressure toward
higher price levels.
while the demand for buildings of
all kinds will continue strong" says
Mr.. Straus, flor an indefinite period,
there is no likelihood of a runaway
market or of boom conditions, as the
shortage of labor and building mater
ials will prevent such conditions. and
there seems to be every indication that
the industry will gain added mo-
mentum along thoroly substantial
liueso
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

BE A GENTLEMAN
You can growSfich and rise to- fame,
Life's highest prizes you can claim
And prove your skill and prove your might,
And still be kindly and polite.
You can grow great without conceit,
Can be friend to all you meet,
And have n cheerful word to say,
And still get far along iife's way.
You do not need to wear a frown
To come to glory or renown:
You can succeed in any sphere
And still respect your nefghbors here.
You need not treat your fellows ill
To prove that you're a man Of skill;
Just look about you and you'll find
The biggest men are also kind.
You need not wear stony face
To hold your: station or your place,
You can do all that mortals can,
And still remain a gentleman.
Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest.
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Federal. state and it may be munich
pal operation of public utilities has
been set back a generation by the
governments failure in the transpor-
tation business. The plan of the pub
lies carrying on its own business had
attained a considerable popularity and
was growing in favor until the rail-
road object lesson came along. The
people will be inclined to shy at any
future proposal that they shall take
any business out of private hands and
will point to the railroads as a hor-
rible example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

The father asked him why he did
not get the refreshments.
The boy said: Because he chased
me when 1 told him that you would
pay him when you came out of the
grave"
The new servant girl was told to
green grocer's. After booking what
was asked for, the tradesman in
Quired:
s-"Won't your mistress want any
horseradish today? Some just in. nice
and fresh"
Tossing her head Indignantly, Mary
Jane replied:
mo, indeed; she don't want no such
thing. Mister keeps a motor carl"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

Buffalo will operate under the day
light saving plan. In answer to a gem
eral demand, the council has by ordi-
nance decreed that the clock of the
city shall be turned forward one hour
the last Sunday in March and remain
so until the last Sunday in October.
That means seven months of daylight
saving. other large cities have adopt
ed a similar course. If, as has been
alleged. the rural population be OPP
posed to the plan it can continue in
the old way. but the city folks seem to
know a good thing when they see it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
Dinner Stories

Little seyen-year-old James came
home from school the first day with
a determined look on his face. He
was decided one one point.
Mother" he cried. I'm going to
leave school and become school
teacher!''
Why, James said his mother,
laughing, show can you? You don't
know enough"
Don't know enough" exclaimed
the would-be teacher. You don't
have to know anything! All you have
to do is to ask questionsi"
One hot day in summer a grave
digger was very busy. so he sent his
half-witted son to the pub" for some
refreshments and told him to tell the
publican that he would pay him when
he got finished.
When the boy came back he was
empty handed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

SO little. 1 congratulated her on her
LIES amounting to so muchi
II there is one life that is not lived
in vain. it is that of the teacher
We lose fight that we had hoped
to win gloriously. And we are inclined
to lose heart-but Just remember that
honest work and planning and think
ing is never in vain.- One of the great
reasons why Nature is SO lavish in its
ability to repair damage is that it rec
ognizes that mistakes are the common
dot of all.
Tonight you may become inspired by
he CLEAN of some star, lost and ex-
tinguished millions of years ago, but
which still wanders in the sky along
its endless road $50
Nothing is ever wholly lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
NOT IN VAIN.

I think it was Wells who once wrote
in one of his books: Nature s1ays!"
The thought that he wanted to bring
out, I believe. was this-that Nature
knows thatNall of her forces are not
able to be used one hundred per cent
efficiently in every instance-but that
they must ofetimes be changed and
born anew
No good effort is ever put forth in
vain.
Much of what we look upon as lost
is merely set aside for our benefit or
the benefit of others-later on.
/ recently talked with a woman who
has been : teacher for nearly twenty
years. She was discouraged and re-
GREETED that her life had amounted to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

A report issued by the federal de-
partment of commerce shows that su-
gar, which was sold for 81 cents a
pound by the refiners. has been cost
ing the consumer about double that
price and sometimes more. What has
become of that sugar trust that we
once heard so much about?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

There arc but four members OF
President Wilson'S original cabinet re-
naming in office and Secretary Lane
is about TO retire. But there seems to
be nothing capable of dislodging
tat,rlesop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

II Holland really likes the former
kaiser and wants TO keep him. let her
have him. The allies probably could
not agree on what to do with him il
they had him.
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outside a few minutes ago he was
kinda wonderin' as whether you and
Fulton liked each other enough t."
Sans voice trailed off into kind oil
smothered suffering, as the girl
threw her arms around bis neck and
kissed him. And then she glanced
shyly at Fulton.
do we, George?" she asked, whis-
peringly.
Lets show them," answered Fulton
with alacrity, as he sprang to her side.
and with his arm around her tightly,
turned to face the clergyman.
ct reckon they do said Sam a
few minutes later as the clergyman
banded Fulton a parchment certifi-
cate, and initiating the young man he
gave Ma Matthews a vociferous hug
and a very noisy kiss
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
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Portland, Ore.-Attorney Wolff emphat-
ically told the court bis client, charged
with forgery, was honest The defendant
was acquitted. Wolff changed his mind
when his fee came back marked mo funds. 81
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gets much of the emotional value by
watching the facial expression of the
singer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-20

William H. Prince is in Little Rock
today on legal business.
Fresh weinies every day at Err
bacher's. Phone 90-5-20d2t
Charles Simpson of Russellville
was a visitor here last night.
Fresh brains today and tomorrow
Fat Erbacher's. Phone 90.-d1t
Strawberry plants for sale; 40 cents
a hundred P. H. Prince.-d1t*
See Dunaway G Bradley for real
estate and insurance.-3-4dtf
We can vulcanfze your auto tires.
Conway Overland Co.-8-28dtf
Talk your real estate wants over
with Reeves & Burke.-4-10dwtf
Fresh catfish tomorrow at Central
Meat Market.-d1t
Sewing Wanted--Mrs Jacob Becht
Oliver street. Phone 84.-5-15d3t
See Cline & Williams for real estate
and insurance. Quitmari. Ark.-1-29dtf
Drive in the Magnolia Filling Sta
ton for your gas, oil and grease.-4-12
DIFF.
Dr. John Hugh Reynolds and DR.. F.
S. H. Johnston are in Little Rock to-
day.
For Sale-Fresh Jersey COW, at a
bargain. ]. B. Morris, phone APO
5-17dtf
Help Wanted-A housekeeper at
once. P. 0. Box 1854, Conway, Ark.
-5-20d4t
Mrs. Collin Myers left this morn
ing for visit to Mr.. Myers parents
at Springdale.
Rooms for Rent-Unfurnished, in
east Conway, close in. See Walter
M. Keathley.-5-19d2t*
One good Ford touring car for sale.
The early caller gets the bargin.
Bolls Bros-5-19dwtf
For Sale or Trade-Ford touring
car in good condition. Carlos Brown
at Lincoln-Jones Elec. Co.-5-19dtf
Wanted-To room and board, man
and wife or middle aged lady. House
close in to town. Phone 1873. diff.
Rev. c.. N Guse is remodeling and
making extensive improvements on
the residence on Davis street, which
he purchased some time ago from R.
II. Maddox. His family. will move
here from Sloan Springs to reside
this fall.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-20

Auto Livery, phone 3S1.-5-17dtf
Auto Livery, phone 381.-5-17dtf
Mrs r. C. Morehead is a visitor in
Little Rock today.
Fresh catfish tomorrow at Central
Meat Market.-d1t
John A. Mode and Miss Fora Mode
are in Little Rock today.
For Sale-A few choice mich cows
Erbacher Bros.-4-1dtf.
Mrs. j. A. Pence has hardy shrubs
and pot plants for sale. Nice cut
flowers end peonies for the next two
weeks.-5-1dtf
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-20
DENvfR'S CENSUS
70 PER CENT GAIN
DRY United Press

Washington, May 20.-The popula-
ton of Denver, Colo, is 255, 1863, the
census bureau announced today. This
is an increase of 42,988, or pol per
cent over the population in 1910,
which was 213,381. The population
of Denver has almost doubled since
1900, when the census showed 1885, 1859
The bureau announced the popula-
ton of Ellsworth, Kan, as 2,069
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-20

Have tuned so pianos in Conway
Ask your friends if they are pleased
and let me please you. | guarantee
to do so. w. A. Webb.-5-14d6t
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-20
PERSONALS

]. Observation-Disclosures +.
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cIAFL1M FOR ExEaLAssE&
.LEPER invasion"
Of DC. IMPROBABLE
Head of Louisiana Institution
Scouts Rumored Pilgrim
age of Patients.

| Nuns in charge of the leper colony
at Carville. La. do not take seriously
the report that a number of their pa
tients are planning to come to Wash
ington to make Il demonstration be-
fore Congress for national lepro
sarium
Health Officer Fowler today received
a letter from Sister Edith. head of
she made the following reference to
the reported Invasion" of Washing
ton by lepers:
Frankly. l do not think YOU need
fear the gathering of lepers.' 1t is
true that absconding from the home
is not difficult thing. but ! am of
the opinion that Early himself would
be slow in leaving u.s.
The Early referred to is John Early.
who has been in Washington several
times. and on each occasion was kept
a prisoner of the health department
in cottage on the Eastern branch.
DR. Fowler had written to the state
health officer of Louisiana. telling
the effect that Early was planning
another pilgrimage to the National
Capital.
DR.. Fowler's information was that
Early expected to bring a paten,
Lame4 Pratt with him. Sister Edith
told DR.. Fowler in her letter that
George Pratt has been confined to a
rolling chair for months and could
hardly leave if he so desired
Sister Edith said the Carville col
ony has a few discontendcd patients.
as have all institutions. but for the
most part. our patients are as salts
fed as their lot permits and are CRATE
full to be able to take advantage of
the only hope held out to Them
Sister Edith mentioned in her letter
the fact that the residents of the sur
rounding country buy ice manufacture
ed at the leprosarium to show that
the presence Of the afflicted men in
their midst no longer causes UNI
easiness in CaPville.
No arrangements have been made
by the public health service for the
return to Carville of Willard Cent
nvre. the leper who came here about
a month ago and has been patient
of the health department at the quar-
antine station since.
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IDEAL TOUR.


Leaves ~ y. T-I0-2o. Visit all important
hnttlefcIds and American cemetery. rs well as
Ecgium. Italy. etc. Address Box :o1-S. star
office.
\OTICE-I WILL NOT HE RESPONSIBLE
for debts contracted hy any one hut myself
W. T.. HINSON. 1876 Thomas st. NV. A.
TIE MEMBERS OF THE FOUR BopIES OF
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Kite OF
Ireemasony are requested to asSemhie AT the
Cathedral. Sd and SITS NV. on the evening
Of Tuesday. May 4. at o'clock. for the pur-
pose of el"ctins a building trustee at large to
serve for thre years; by order OF w.
STIRLING KERR. 33 Degree Hon, Deputy.
Attest: ELMER +. SIMPSON. 33 Degree
Hon. General Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
holders of the East Washington Savings Bank
day June =. 1920, in the boardroom of the
bank. The meeting will be called to order at
CHARLES A. MCCARTHY.
Sccretary-TreaSurcr.
4 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK,
holders of the Atlantic building COMPANY WIN
he held on May II, 1920. Mt the Office of the
company, 119 South Fairfax street. Alexandria
Va. N. NJ. PARKER. President.
LOUIS BEYER. ir.. SECRETARY
THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
and directors Of the Washington Six Per Cent
Permanent building Association VIII ne held
st the office of the association. 6os ST. nv
on Wednesday. May 5, 1920. Polls open from
L. C. oSTERMAYER. Secy.
THROUGH FREIGHT CARS FOR HOUSE
bold goods and personal effects. San Diego May
IS: Los Angeles May 100 Seattle. May
1n-15 Security Storage Co. 114O 18th at.
OFFICE OF THE lAANSrON MONOTYPE MA
chine Company. Philadelphia. April Il. 1920 -
The annuai meeting Of the Stockholders nf the
1.anston Monotype Machine Company VIII be
held at the Elks Home. corner Prince and Royal
streets. Alexandria. Va. at twelve o'clock
room. on Thursday, the 9Th day OF MAY. 1s2O
for the purpose Of clecting a board Of directors
20 serve for the ensuing year and transacting
such other business may properly come be,
fore 1t. Transfer books will be closed on April
osth at four o'clock pm, and will be reopen
ed on May 11th at ten O'Clock am. BY order
of the board Of directors. W. ARTHUR SELL
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TAKOMA PARK, Nd, VOTES
Mayor and Three Councilmen Be
ing Balloted for Today.

The voters of Takoma Park. Nd. are
today casting their votes for a mayor
and three councilmen to serve a term
of two years from June 1 next. The
polls opened this morning at 6 O'Clock
and will close at o'clock this even
ing.
At the eleventh hour Morris Bien.
who was nominated at the caucus last
Tuesday night with James l.. VIE
meth. director of the bureau of en-
craving and printing. for mayor.
withdrew his name, leaving the field
open to Mr.. Wilmeth. The six coun-
cilmen nominated at the same eau
Gus were John r. Adams. Louis D..
Bliss, H. F. Taft, Scott Lilly, +. L..
Lewton and ]. W. Shade. Three of
these candidates. H. F. Taft. who de-
clined to be nominated for mayor.
Scott Lilly and F. L. Lewton. are
members of the present council.
The voters cast their votes in the
basement of the Takoma Presbyterian
Church. The judges of election are
l. NJ. Mooers. S. r. Kyle and E. Nor
man Jackson.
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COUSIN OF SLAIN MANS
WIDOW PLACED ON TRIAL
Lloyd Provost, Charged With Muir
der Of ]. Stanley Brown, Will
Try to Prove Abb.

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich. May 3
Lloyd Provost. a local youth. went on
trial here today. charged with the
wealthy Mount Clemens man. whose
body was found crouched over the
steering wheel of his automobile on
a country road near here December
"A last with three bullet holes in the
back of his head.
More than Seventy-five witnesses
are expected to testify. Tho trial was
halted shortly after 1t began in circuit
court. because of the death of DR.. w. T..
Lungerhausen. brother of enc of the de-
the tra, would be resumed Thursday.
The accused man. Il cousin of
Browns widow. had been in Jail four
months awaiting trial. At the pre-
liminary examination he set up an
alibi which the prosecutor announced
would receive much attention during
the trial.
The grand jury investigation re-
vealed that Brown left Mount Glenn
ems in his automobile late at night
December %. Testimony was intro
duced to show that man. as yet un-
identified. accompanied him. His BODY
was found by farmers early the fol-
lowing morning. Mrs. Ruth Provost
Brown, the widow. and Provost were
held as material witnesses. a for
NAL charge was later made against
Provost following testimony of Mrs
Cecil Vester of Battle Creek. VINO
claimed to have been Browns close
friend.
Brown, the son of a former wealthy
Detroit manufacturer, was described
by his friends as an eccentric. 1t was
lid he was in the habit of carrying
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ator or representative. comes pAshing
into his office. claiming that Podunk-
VILE has suffered in the announce
ment of population returns. while
Bushtown. its rival. has far less than
the census bureau has announced. Mr..
Rogers doesn't get excited and wire
the census enumerator in fodunk
VILE. He asks the irate persons to sit
down and then rings u bell which
calls his file clerk. The clerk gets all
the records in the case of both towns
and exhibits them to the delegation.
Usually they are satisfied with the
accuracy of the census count
Mr.. Rogers admits that it is possible
that some few persons may have been
missed and that there may he reason
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Estrada Cabrera. whose regime has
been overthrown in Guatemala. lived
in constant fear of assassination dur
ing the more than twenty years that
he held the presidency of the repub-
lic He kept himself constantly sur
rounded by a big guard of soldiers.
and such was his fear of being
poisoned that for many years he had
all his meals cooked by his own
mother.
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HEARS CENSUS "KlCKS."
Director Rogers Busy Checking Up
Alleged Errors in Count.

Sam l.. Rogers, director of the CEN
sus.>is husily engaged checking up on
preliminary census returns Wheh
have been declared incorrect by resi-
dents OF towns or cities who think
their particular locality has been
Sighted in the population count.
Mr. Rogers has been through the
game for several dccennlai censuseS
past and these kicks" don't worry
him a bit. When u delegation from
rodunkville. headed by an irate SEN
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Poindexter to Return Soon.

United States Senator Miles Poin
dexter will return here within a few
days. in response to urgent tele
graphic requests sent him by Senator
Albert b. CumminS. chairman of the
Senate committee on interstate COM
merce. and other republican leaders.
who desire early action on the anti
strike bill which Senator PoindeNter
recently int reduced.
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Ironclad Roof Paint will put your
roof in good shape and keep it so.
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