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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-06-17
Judge Webb Flags ProfIteers.

A severe arraignment of the
people of the country who are
guilty of the crime of profteer,
ing, a announcement of the prac-
tice, which is spreading to an al
arming extent, of using money in
the elections, a discussion of the
prohibition law and a general
outline of the duties of a federal
grand jury were the principal
features of the charge delivered
by Judge E. Yates Webb, of
Shelby, to the grand jury which
is serving at the term of the fed
eral court at Greensboro t h s
week, says the News. Herald.
In speaking of what he states
is commonly known as protiteer-
ing he recalled that last October
% the Congress of the United
States, having viewed with alarm
the perfect orgy of money max
ing by fair means or foul which
was at that time being carried on
by numbers of people of the
country, passed a law making it
a crime punishable by fine not
to exceed $1,000 for any person
firm or corporation to charge an
excessive rate of profit for any
article. His talk on protiteering
was the most severe denounce-
ment of price initiation which has
ever been heard in Guilford coun-
| ty. He termed it both treason
able and sinful.
Profiteering is one of the black
clouds which arises to dim the
bright rays of the boys who went
over the top in defense of their
country, he said, and the shame
is all the greater that after these
men have gone forth on the field
of battle and demonstrated the
greatness of the American people
that men in this country should
bow themselves down before the
golden calf and worship only the
god of money. A profteer is far
worse, he stated, than the miser,
for the miser is one of those un'
fortunate men who hoard their
gold, but who rarely harm any
one but themselves, while the
profiteer grows fat on the blood
of women and babes whom he
has caused to 60 to an untimely
grave by refusing to sell them
the necessities of life at a price
which they could pay.
All wars he declared, are fol
lowed by an orgy of overcharges
but the Congress of the United
States has anticipated this and
last October passed the law
whereby prohteers could be dealt
with and he said, II charge you
to indict any man brought before
you with sufficient evidence that
he has been practicing this most
heinous of crimes. However
Judge Webb stated that he hoped
that there were no such persons
in the district and that the granC
jury would have none of these
persons to deal with.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-06-17
United States Has Had 107 Years Of War
Out Of las,

Out OF 145.
This statement is rather amaz
ing, but nevertheless true, as
shown by figures compiled by one
of the war department statisti.
cans, that the United States has
been at war 106 years and nine
months fits existence, says the
Washington correspondent of the
Asheville Citizen.
1t has been l45 years since the
shot fired at Lexington was heard
around the world, and since that
time the country has been com,
pletely at peace only 80 years.
Beginning with the Sac and
Fox Indian war of 1881, there
was almost constant warfare in
the United States, most of the
time with Indian tribes, up to
1896. Although eclipsed by wars
OF greater proportions, the In.
dian troubles were almost contin.
uous throughout the whole per-
iod. And since the Senate has
rejected the peace treaty, Amer
lea is still technically in a state of
war with Germany.
The following information from
the statistics branch of the war
department shows the various
wars in which the country has
been engaged and their duration.
War of the Revolution, began
April 10, 1775; ended April II,
1888; time consumed, 8 years.
Wyoming Valley disturbances
and Shay's rebellion began 1882;
ended Jan. 5, 1887; time consum-
ed, five years.
Northwest Indian wars and
whiskey insurrection, began in
January 1890, ended in August
1875; time consumed, five years
and eight months.
War with France, began July
9, 1899; ended September 80,
1900; time consumed, two years
and three months.
War with Tripoli, began July
10, 1901; ended June 4, 1905; time
consumed, three years and eleven
months.
Northwest Indian wars, begar
November 1911, ended October
1918; time consumed, 2 years.
War with Great Britain and va
rious Indian wars began July 1S
1912; ended February II, 1915
time consumed, two years ant
seven months.
Yellowstone expedit o n Qn'
diam, began July 4, 1889; ended
September 1919; time consumed
three months.
Blackfeet Indian wars, begar
April /, 1923; ended Oct. l, 1923
time consumed, six months.
La Fevre Indian war, begar
June 1927, ended September 1872
time consumed, three months.
Sac and Fox war, began Apri
/, 1881; ended October |, 1881
time consumed, six months.
Black Hawk war, began Apri
26, 1882; ended Sept. 2l,. 1882
time consumed, six months.
Notification troubles in Soutl
Carolina, began November 1882
ended February 1888; time con
sumed, three months.
Cherokee and Pawnee disturb
ances, began June 30, 1888; ende
1889; time consumed, six year
and six months.
Seminole Indian war, begal
Nov. 1, 1885; ended Aug. 13, 1874.
time consumed, six years an
nine months.
War with Mexico, began Apr
"a, 1S46; ended May 80, 104'
time consumed, two years an
one month.
Various Indian wars with Ca.
use, Navajo, Comanche, Kickapo
Snake, Sioux, Seminole, etc. b
gan 1S4s, ended 1861; time col
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13

vides competent tribunal to adjust
all labor grievances, and awards to
railway employees every just consider
alton? I believe it not only consist
ent but a distinct advance in behalf
of the public and workmen alike.
IF the government representing all
the. people can not guarantee transpor-
tation service under any and all con-
ditions. it fails utterly. If that same
government cannot provide just con-
sideration OF the workmen operating
the transportation system, it fails
again. It ought and must do both.
1T is far afield from the main
question to talk about enslaving the
laboring men. Nothing is farther
from the truth. Nobody holds such
desire, or the sembIance of such q
thought. The law specifically pre-
serves to the individual his right to
quit his employment. It provides the
governments guaranty of just treat
ment while he remains in the railway
employment. Government itself is the
lawful agent of Justice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13
SOMEBODY STACKED CARDS
Young Topeka Married Man Runs
Up Against Straight F1ushcs,
Then Into His ''In-Laws."

There were too many jokers in the
deck for the young Topeka married
man Monday night. He was out o'luck
all around.
A bunch OF boys had gathered at one
OF the crowds home for a friendly
little game-at least it was supposed
to have been friendly The Y. T. NJ. NJ.
was in fine fettle the earlier part of
the evening and had amassed a good
iy mass of chips in front of him, in
which blue was the predominating
pigment. But, as the hours became
'.wee-er." his stack shrank cores
pondingiy-or more so-and what
there was of it was of a CHASTITY pale
hue. When adjournment came at
o'clock in the morning. the 7. T. NJ. NJ.
was considerably in
The sleepy ace seekers went home in
taxi, taking the Y. T. NJ. NJ. home
first. There were noisy farewells in
front of his home. He went in to one
side of the porch under the window
of the room where he supposed his
wife was sleeping and whistled for
her to come down stairs and open the
door. Finally after he had He'd sew
eral bars. she came. with fingers to
her lips in sign OF silence.
"Sh-h-h." she Missed. THE folks
are here"
Gas! Y. T. NJ. NJ. had had four big
juicy aces beaten by a straight flush;
he had been sitting on the top of the
moon with an ace in the hole and an
other showing only to have it bested
by two little pairs in the hands of an
opponent; he had sunk from creditor
to debtor in the turn OF a card. but
these were as gentle caresses COM
pared with the blow DEATH by those
four words.
THE folks are here" Great Caesar,
and he had been serenading under
their window at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. He sneaked upstairs, shoes in
hand. and snatched two-hour nap,
getting up early and hurrying off to
work before 1.-The folks" came down
stairs. Then he called them up from
the office. expressed his apologies for
not being at home when they arrived
and invited his father-in-law out to
lunch with him.
No casualties reported yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13
Dorothy Dix TALKS
Partners in GuiIt.-2.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
WoEi6's Highest Paid Woman wriss.


never see a drab of the streets
without thinking that it is her mother
from whom we should draw away our
skirts, and not her. poor soul. If her
mother had inculcated modesty and
purity in her, II her mother had
taught her strength and virtue. and
ingrained into the very fibre of ner
soul that feeling that makes a woman
hold her chastity above her life, no
man could have lured her into the
primrose path; no want or poverty
could have driven her TO the streets.
But her mother was weak and care
She taught her daughter indirectly, if
not directly, that dress was the most
important thing in the world for a
woman. and that she must have finery
no matter how she got it, and so the
girl was hardly to blame II she sold
her soul for a yard of chiffon.
Or she let the girl go about half
clothed and her modesty persisted, fer
modesty can only exist when it is COW
cred by the seven wells of reticencc.
Above all, the girls mother never
warned her that a woman is always in
more danger from herself than she is
from any man. And so the girl fell,
and her sin is on her mothers head.
never see an unhappy home. or
hear of a divorce that I do not think
that the real correspondents who
should be named in the suit are tho
parents on both sides. They have
brought their children up to
be selfish, with no idea of owing a
duty to anyone but themselves and
when they find out that matrimony
consists of more bills than billings.
more caking than cooling they have
fices it demands.
If mothers would prepare their
daughters for wifehood by teaching
them to be thrifty managers and good
housekeepers, and that marriage
means a woman buckling to and doing
her duty, no matter how hard it may
be in the estate unto which she has
called herself; and il fathers would
teach their sons that it is a solemn
thing for a man to take a girls life
into his hands, that he doesn't full
fill all his obligations to her just by
feeding and clothing her. but that he
must do all in his power to really
make her happy. why marriage would
cease to be failure. 1t is the parents
who wreck their children's domestic
happiness by not fitting them to be
good husbands and wives.
And it is the parents who are re-
sponsible for the failures of the poor
weaklings who have not the grit to
stand up and fight the battle of life.
and so are conquered by fate. Mother
and father couldn't bear to see John
ny and Mary work and so they let
them grow to become lazy loafers.
Mother and father hadn't the heart to
hear Johnny and Mary cry, and so
they let them develop into soft cow
ards who gave up in the face of every
difficulty, and became parasites that
hung onto the strong instead of stand
ing on their own feet. And Johnny
and Mary have the right to curse
mother and father for what they are.
We are all partners in guilt when
things go wrong. and we may well
pray. as did the little priest whenever
he heard of any one Committing a
crime: May God forgive you and me
for that mans sim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

Last mite it was late and was sip
posed to be in bed, and after a vile
ma opened my door and looked in and
1 was setting on the edge of my bed
reedinx Fred Feernots Adventures in
the Air, and ma sed, Benny Potts.
Meening wy wasent 1 in bed asleep
insted of all dressed reeding, and L
sed, I couldent unite my shoe lace,
ma, its in a fearse hard not.
Wich it was. and ma sed Are you
trying to get it undone by reeding to
it,
Being sourcasm, and sed, No nam,
1 thaxt if Id reed a little vile Id feel
freshed wen I tried to unite it agen-
Give me that book. sed ma Wich I
did, and ma went out with it. saying.
Now you hussle out of those clothes
and into bed bubble quick time.
WITCH 7 started to do, ony l started
to think OF the base ball game the
Invisibles was going to play the Park
Wonders and after vile ma looked
in agen on account OF seeing the lite
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WHERE HARDING STANDS.

Because he voted for the anti-strike
clause of the Cummins bill, Senator
Harding has been under attack. Prior
to his nomination for the presidency
a demand was made upon him for an
explanation of his vote and he gave
this reply:
II favored the anti-strike clause be-
cause It applies to a public service IN
der governmental regulation, in which
congress exercises its power to limit
the return on capital invested, fixes
rates at which the public must be
served. enacts the conditions under
which service must be rendered, and
finally, in the anti-strike clause, pro-
vides a capable tribunal for the ad-
justment of all labor grievances. so
that no interruption in transportation
need be apprehended.
In our modern life, all the people
are dependent on railway Transports
ton for food. comfort. health. security
and the necessary materials for pro-
ductive activity and attending Iiven-
hood It has become a prime neees-
sity. This transportation Is a public
service, and is no longer a speculative
private enterprise 1t is not competi-
tive. except as to quality of service;
it is limited in profit, and the invest
fnent comes under governmental re-
strictions. Expenditures are limited
because earnings are limited. All this
assumption in regulation is designed
fer the public good.
rs it not wholly consistent and fair
then. that the same governmental au-
thority should prohibit the paralysis
of the 5ubIic service. so long as it pro-
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states" This seems a very acceptable ex
PLANTATION of the origin of the term, which
has been the subject of so much discussion
O. When does the fiscal year end:-E-
A. A fiscal year is the time between
one annual time of settlement or balancing
of accounts, and another. Unless otherwise
specified the fiscal year regularly ends on
December 81 The governments fiscal year
In Great Britain and in Germany ends
March 81, in the United States June 80,
and in France, December 81.
.. What provision has San Francisco
made to guard against such fire one
which devastated the city In 1906?-R. U.
A. San Francisco has an auxiliary high
pressure fire protection system which cost
81 100000. 1t includes a reservoir T60 feet
above the level Of the harbor with capaci-
ty of 100000 gallons, pumping stations,
and - miles of high pressure mains. A
pressure of 900 pounds Is obtained.
ANY reader can get the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskins. Director. Washington. ID. c.
This offer applies strictly % information.
The Bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical, and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor TO undertake exhaustive research on
any subject Write your question plainly
snd briefly. Give full name and address
and enclose two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct to the
inquirer.
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FOR ALL READERS OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.

Each reader of The State journal Is Of
fered the unlimited use of the largest IN
formation bureau in the world
This Service Bureau is located IN the
national capital, where It is in immediate
touch with all the great resources OF the
United States government. ..
il can answer practically any question
YOU want TO ask, butt can't give ad-
vice nor make exhaustive research
The war forced SO many changes IN the
daily life of the American people that the
services of this information bureau Will be
invaluable TO all who use it
Keen in touch with your government At
all times IL can help you in a thousand
ways If your wants are only made knoS sil;
The State Journal pays for this splendld
service in order that every one Of its
readers may take free advantage OF It
You are welcome 10 use 1t as often as you
like.
Write your request briefly, sign your
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VETS HERE TOMORROW
Spanish War Veterans Encampnent
Opens at II O'Clock in Morning.

Spanish War Veterans Encampnent
Opens at If O'Clock in Morning.
The thirteenth annual encampment
of the United Spanish War Veterans
of Kansas will open in Topeka to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock at
Memorial Hall. Scores of veterans are
expected from all parts of the state.
The convention will continue until
Thursday night, July Is
An important proceeding of the con-
vention will be the organization of a
women's auxiliary for Kansas. under
the direction of Mrs. Minnie R. Len
hart. national president of the
Women's Auxiliary OF the U. S. W. v.
The convention is expected to be the
most important in years, for the or
ganization has been strengthened by
unusually active work during the past
year.
Proposal will be made at the, con-
vention that the death and burial ex-
penses of Spanish war veterans be paid
by the government. whether they are
members of the u. S. w. v. or not.
Senator Charles Curtis will be one
of the principal speakers before the
convention Members of the G.. A. R.
and the American Legion and their
wives and friends are invited to attend
the convention sessions.
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Questions-Answers

O. who was the tallest man in our army
during the World WARP. A. r.
A. Homer Parks. n sergeant who meas
ures s feet, 81 inches. is probably the
talIest man who served with our troops.
@ VIII you please print the following
explanation Of the way that the South came
A. "A monograph in the London Finan-
ciaI Times on the history of the old Citi-
zens' Bank Of Louisiana. at New Orleans.
Land'-the term applied now to all the
southern states and preserved in the fam
Gus southern war song. Dixie Prior
to the Civil war the Citizens bank. having
the power TO issue paper notes. issued sew
eral millions Of bfifs in denominations Of
$40 and $50. but mostly $40 The SO bills
were engraved IN French with the French
word Dix featured on their backs The
hills became known as 'Dixfes.' and this
sfeapey becoming popular, Louisiana was
PSferred to the Land Of the Dixies,' or
Dixie Land Eventually the term was so
broadened as TO apply to all the Southern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13

still lit. and 1 was still setting on the
edge of the bed with nuthing more off
exsept my blouse. ma saying, Now.
this Is too mulch.
Well G. gosh, ma. holey smoakes, its
heck of a not. ] sed.
Let me see 1t, sed ma. And she
quick lifted up my foot and did sum-
thing to the not and 1t came undid rite
away, ma saying. There, is that wat
you call hard
Wei gosh. jimminy crickits, holey
smoakes, no wonder it was easy for
you after me working on it for so tong,
l bet l can tie 1t in a not you cant
undo, ma. watts you wunt to bet?
bet If you're not in bed with lie
lite out in minnits your father will
be up heer with his slipper. sed ma
And she went out agen and it ony
took me about a minnit and a quarter
insted of 3.
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came up to him and. touching his hat.
exclaimed: I'VE all like you better
than the last one sir
'Thank you" said the new official,
pleasantly. And may 1 ask why?"
well. sir" replied the lunatic,
you see you are more like one Of
u.s."
whats worrying you. Jim?" asked
a collier, as he met a mate at the
club
These women replied the other,
newly married man. They are
queer cattlei"
How do you mean?''
We'll" said the young husband,
this morning the missus chased me
out O. the house wi frying pan, and
when I went home tonight she was
crying her eyes out because 1 hadn't
kissed her when 1 went out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13

The allies who steadfastly have
refused to recognize the Bolshevik
government of Russia at last have rec
osnized it by proposing an aTmistice
between Russia and Poland Accept
ance of this proposal would be fol-
lowed b. an international conference.
Lenine and Trotzky appear to be grad
ually getting the rest of the world
where they want it. Theory again
has given place to facts. 1t was freely
predicted that the Soviet rule could
not last but it has lasted two years
and has gained steadily in strength.
The other nations may as well face
the situation. They are confronted by
a condition and not a theory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13
COUNTY KIDDIES TO PICNIC.
County Would Appreciate Auto to
Carry Detention Home Family.

The children of the Shawnee county
detention home will go to the Capper
picnic at Garfield park Thursday. Miss
Eva Corning. girls probation officer.
said today, but the offer of a motor
car to take them to the park would be
appreciated. There are now nine chill
dren in the home, some of whom are
so small that it is difficult to manage
them on street cars.
Five of the children at the home,
ranging from four to fourteen years
old, are from one family. The mother
of the children Is in the hospital and
the father is unable to care for them
properly. They are all undernour-
ished and are under the special care
of the Public Health Nursing associ-
alton Three of the children are from
another family, their mother also in
the hospital and their father has
disappeared. The ninth child in the
home is a small colored girl being held
as a witness by the county for a GER
tain case. In addition to the nine chill
dren being cared for at the home, six
other neglected children have been
made wards of the Juvenile court in
July, and are now paroled back into
their own homes
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Local Mention

Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new, 25c-35c doz. Culver Hard
ware Co.-Adv.
Plastering. mason and cement work.
Phone 1899 Black. 1884 Kan. Ave
Adv.
If you aren't gettirg the garbage
collection service you want, call 1887.
ADV.
DIR. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.
Adv.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans. s27 Quincy. Phone 2761-J.
ADV.
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Mr.. Bryan said after the San Fran
cisco convention that his heart is
in the grave with our cause" He was
careful to add, however. that he must
pause until it comes back to him.
Shakespeare makes Mark Antony say
something similar to this in his ora
ton at the funeral Of Caesar What
the willy Roman politician said was:
Ny heart is in the coffin there with
Caesar
And I must pause till it comes back
to me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13

Old H. c. L. is fighting hard for his
life. The trend OF commodity prices.
according to Bradstreet's. was down
ward in June, as in May. but outside
OF textiles, which went off freely. the
easing tendency was less precipitate
than in the earlier month, and as
meats. dried fruits and coal and coke
displayed strength. the proportionate
decline was less than half that shown
a month earlier. The net result, in
fact, was to bring out more clearly
than previously the fact that raw and
manufactured textiles and hides and
leather. the crude forms of wearing
apparel. have been the chief sufferers
by the decline in prices accompanying
the quoting down of trade and the
price-cutting campaign which has dis
tinguished it. Ninety-six articles of
common use or sale in the markets.
on July l. 1920. showed a decrease of
rs per cent from June l and of ~
per cent from the high point touched
on February I. 1920. but a rise of "a
per cent as compared with July l a
year ago and Of about 1 per cent as
compared with July l. 1918.