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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
THE NAVY ROW.

So great a row has developed over
the conduct of the naval department
that ground is afforded for a suspi-
cion that there is more to it than poll
tics or jealousy.
Admiral Sims testifies that the
morale of the navy has never been
worse than it is now" He declares
that failure on the part of Secretary
Daniels to recognize that the imme-
date superior in command is the only
one who knows what each officer did
has shot the navy morale to pieces"
Rear Admiral Washington. chief of
the bureau of navigation, which has
immediate charge of the operation of
our ships, says that the morale of the
navy is lower than at any time in
years. Admiral Sims has refused to
accept the distinguished service medal
until the officers and men in his over
seas command have been suitably re-
warded. Commander Bagley, the Sec
retary's brother-in-law, mas likewise
refused the distinguished service cross
because he could not consent to being
singled out among other destroyer
commanders for special recognition.
Out OF 5000 officers and $4,000 men
in his command Admiral Sims recon-
mended only three for the navy medal
of honor, the highest decoration, and
bestowed only for exceptionally gall
liant service in actual contact with the
enemy. Every one of these recon-
mendations was turned down by Mr..
Daniels.
1t is not to be wondered at. there
fore, that the admiral is indignant
and has blurted out things that he
otherwise might have kept under his
hat. Secretary Daniels is being given
an opportunity to explain to a senate
investigating committee. 1t should
not be overlooked, however. that the
navy got the boys over and got them
back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

Turnout the great roundup of
reds it may be noted that no Japan
csc nor Chinese have been caught in
the governments dragnet. We have
encouraged the immigration OF the
foreign element which is causing US
trouble and we have steadfastly dis
couraged the immigration of the races
that are Industrious and law abiding.
It is inconceivable that the yellow men
within our borders could be organized
in opposition to the government as
have been many of the whites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
HUNTING AND FINDING.

A collector of books for a great re-
search library had been hunting for
years to find a certain book to COM
plete a rare set, He had searched the
worlds book shops, libraries: he had
advertised. and at last he had almost
given up ever finding what he wanted.
Then he found the book in an OBJ
scure home in South Africa mis-
sonary. had it among his few treas
uresi
Life is really a grand hunt. And
there is something to- it that has all
the thrills of the chase-if we enter it
hoping to find something before the
search is over.
And the curious thing is that we
usually find what we are looking for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

Another instance of the baneful
results of government operation of
railroads has been found by the Man
ufacturers Record, which says: "At
the union station in Birmingham, two
men were employed as firemen, one
having the day and the other the night
shift. One of them was required to
turn on the station electric lights in
the evening; the other to turn them
off in the morning. The electricians
>entered into a new working agreement
with the Southern railway A walk
ing delegate appea. ed and told the
two firemen that they were entitled to
be rated as electricians becaused they
turned the lights on and off. The
firemen thereupon applied for the ad-
vance rating. They got it. More than
that, each was given $4,000 in back
pay under a retroactive clause"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

-"Life," who usually sees sanely upon
the really great issues:
"Of course, the primary job of the
churches, is to conserve and lmpart re-
ligion. What they DO in the line of
good works. so-called, tho important
and beneficial, is all secondary to the
duty of holding, realizing and impart-
ing the faith. Their great office is to
connect things visible with things I'M
seen. If they don't do that, all their
organization for benevolencies, and all
the dollars they entice from submissive
contributors, won't save them from
failure as-churches. Their errand is
spiritual. 1t cannot be pfshed
by mere material activities. tho such
activities are bound to follow if the
spiritual errand really prospers.
The great need of the churches is
to get the clergy interested in religion,
and to contrive that a larger proper
ton of them shall know something
about it, and have more of it in them
than they can comfortably contain.
When people have so much religion
in them that it keeps splitting over
naturally into other peoples minds,
they are in about the right state to be
preachers. But what usually happens
is that the ministers, like other people.
have to pump up religion for use as
occasion requires. They know about
organization, sanitation, legislation,
penology, theology, how to raise
money and how to spend it, but those
that know the road across from the
visible to the. unseen are fairly scarce,
and doubtless always were. so. prob
ably, the most important thing that
can be done for the churches is to get
the ministers really interested in relig-
ion."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

work that exceeded his most ambi-
tious dreams The model became the
boss. When he suggested a pose she
took matters into her own hands and
improved it.
Don't put all the color on the
robes" was the way she went on.
Make them harmonic with the sur
roundings. That line is too straight;
| it doesn't look natural. Take out some
of the contrast like this" and she took
| the brush from him and demonstrated.
Thus things continued for a month,
and Aiphonse'S funds became exhaust
ed. Nevertheless the girl did not de-
Sert him. He pawned various articles
and she insisted on adding some rings
to the collection.
So she labored with him and shared
his frugal repastS in the studio, while
every evening he walked home with
her. All this time he worked on one
picture, and when it finally was fin
ished her verdict was:
1T will be a success. I will get it on
exhibition in the library display next
week My fathers name will help"
A week passed. Alphonse was
model had gone to the library to see
how the picture was taking" He sat
and smoked and thought - just
thought. A rap on the door inter
rupted his cogitations, and when he
opened it Clara Lennox stepped in.
inquired, and her lip curled as she
surveyed his surroundings. Are you
ready to give up?"
NO" he replied. I'm just getting
started. I'm going to be success"
Every we'll" She shrugged her
shoulders. 1--WE done what can. But
if you insist on remaining in this hole,
let it be understood that it's all over
with US. It's matter of choice be-
tween your art'-she gave the word
unnecessary emphasis-"and me-"
| The door was pushed open and a
radiant face. framed with yellow
curls, peeped in.
Clara took the roll of bills from
Alphonse and stalked majestically to
! the door.
IT understand" she said coldly and
! Significantly, and-was gone.
The little model looked after her
and her eyes snapped. Then she
turned to Alphonse.
You wini" she exclaimed The
| Girl of the Sands takes the prize. 1t
brought ,O00-from. old Jacob Geer-
| ling, the famous art collector
| She seated herself on a three-legged
stool and sighed.
| 81 don't want to seem inquisitive,"
she said, 'but is that the girl you're
going to marry?"
Alphonse went to her and with an
arm around her drew her head to his
breast.
mo" he told her scThe girl am
going to marry is right here in this
room now. That is, I'm going to mar
/ ry her if she"
| Copyright 1920. by the Mcclure News>
| paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
JERRY REFUSES TO BE JEALOUS.



We played cards. bridge. until about
II o'clock. AS we pivoted no one
played with any one partner for very
long. But noticed that whenever
Marion Hoyey and Robert played
together they talked and reninisced
constantly. I hadn't seen Robert so
gay in a long time. I recalled, too,
how he whistled while we were get
ting dressed, and how happy he had
appeared
had to agree with them all as
to the salad. I think 1 never had
tasted better mayonnaise- l praised 1t
unstintedly, which seemed to please
Robert out of all proportion to the
cause. Then when we were leaving,
he astonished me by saving:
I'VE shall expect you all at our swell
hotel a week from tonight. Can you
come, Marion? You, too, Tate?"
Indeed, 1 will come" Marion spoke
I'D quickly, and all the rest also &C
cepted. Marion and MI. Tate went in
the same direction as Robert and L,
SO we two girls walked on ahead, While
Robert and Mr.. Tate followed.
II think you must be terribly
CLEVER Marion said.
I'm what way?"
why, to be married and keep right
on with your work. don't think many
women can do ii" ~.
II don't see why"
"Oh, Jane tried it for whiles but
poor Carson was so miserable and
made such a fuss that she had 20
give it up. 1 guess men, most of them.
like their women folks at home. My
father and brothers have fit If they
come home and find me out. But
Robert is so easy-going, SO good-na-
tured, that he'd not object If he
thought you were pleased. He was
always like that in everything.
you and he were good friends"
| Regular pals! He used to come to
the house a lot. I hope you will come
now, both of you
Robert called to US just then. saving
me a reply, We separated soon with
the usual formalities.
Isn't Marion a peach?" Robert
asked. Then without waiting: She S
the dandiest little housekeeper. Gerry.
Runs that house like clock work.
Hasn't much money to do it with,
either. Her father doesn't earn much
and the boys are too young-both of
them in school She's a born cook,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
A CALL TO CONGRESS.

Business men, newspapers and class
journals turnout the country are TAX
ing up the fight against the excess
profits tax. When it was included in
the revenue bill it was hailed as a
means of making the wealthy men of
the country bear. the burden of the
wars cost. It is now realized that it
does nothing of the kind.
1t is becoming increasingly evident
that the excess profits tax is one of the
grave evils confronting the business
stability of the country, and that it
cannot be too soon repealed. The fact
that the tax greatly increases living
costs without any corresponding bene-
fit to the consumer should serve to
stir lie general public to appreciate
something of the Ubiquitous features
of the tax anG to urge that congress
take the necessary action for the laws
repeal.
In the course of a recent address
before the National Wholesale Dry
Goods association in New York, Fed
eral Trade Commissioner William B.
Colver said:
81 would like to urge in detail what
have hitherto said many times con-
corning the excess profits tax, but 1
will only say that the excess profits
tax, in my opinion, is one of the COR
nerstores of the present unhealthy and
intolerable price structure in this
country"
The excess profits tax was never
designed to be and never was a reve-
nue. measure. At the time that the
government was fixing prices on vari-
Gus commodities, it found that the cost
of production in different mines, mills
and factories covered a very wide
range. But since a certain quantity of
a given commodity was imperatively
needed, a price was fixed high enough
to bring out the needed production
from the high-cost producers. This
gave abnormal and undue profits to
low-cost producers. and the excess
profits tax was intended as an equal
izer to bring these undue profits back
to the public treasury. Prices are nc
longer fixed by the government, and
therefore the only reason for the ex-
istence OF the excess profits tax sys-
tenn has absolutely disappeared.
The excess profits tax" declared
Mr.. Colver, lis passed on and multi.
piled until about four or five dollars
is taken out OF your pocket, my
pocket and the pocket of the man or
the street for every dollar that finalI,
gets to the public treasury. The tai
is difficult and cumbersome to collect
and bears inequitably upon differen
concerns of the same size and profit
ableness. As a matter of fact, it is &
bonus for inflated capitalization and &
penalty on conservative capitalization
1t should be repealed at the earlies
J possible moment, and its repeal. 1 an
certain. will result in an almost i'm
: mediate lowering OF the whole un
} healthy price structure which is
burden alike upon every citizen
whether he be consumer, merchan
; diser, producer or taxpayer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
THE PROTECTING FLAG.

THE PROJECTING FLAG.
It's the laughter of the children that Old
Glory guarantees.
It's the safety Of our women on the land
and on the seas;
It's the little homes we're building and
the peace that evening brings
That the Flag above is shielding, and q
thousand other things.
Oh, don't you catch the vision that is shin-
ing thru its folds.
Can't you see the glorious future that our
Starry Banner holds.
Don't you see the glad tomorrows for this
nation Of the free
And the happy men and women that your
children are 10 be-
You shall never know contentment save
that Flag is over head,
II you turn from tt and scorn 1t you shall
dine on bitter bread,
It's your promise to your children that
when you are dead and gone
They shall lave a wise protector and in
safety journey on.
Guard the Flag that flies above you, true
TO Sod and true to man,
Stand forever Il its service, deaf to every
cruel clan =,
For there is no dream. yot, cherish, and
NO deed you hope to do.
But Old Glory in its beauty guarantees
to yours and you.
Copyright 1920 By Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

The New York World has a big job
on it's hands. 1t has undertaken to
land Herbert C. Hoover in the White
House. II it shall succeed it will be
because the times and the public have
undergone a great change. Hitherto
the partisan politicians have named
the presidential candidates and have
selected them for reasons of their
own. Unless the people can be in
duced to take matters Of this kind into
their own hands there appears to be
little chance for Mr.. Hoover. The
men who have made presidents have
expected to use them to considerable
extent. BY these men a candidates
ability to get votes and his qualifica-
tiOns for the office are not regarded as
the only claims to the nomination.
Political leaders prefer to see the OPP
position candidate elected when con-
WINGED that they cannot WELD their
desired influence over the candidate
of their own party. 1t was this sort of
sentiment that brought about the cleo
ton of Cleveland in 1884 and Wilson
in 1912. But rarely can the past be
depended upon as a guide to the pres
ent. When the American people take
it into their heads to upset precedent
they do not hesitate to do so.
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Dorothy Dix Talks
Tho Mothers Union-2.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.


It makes every woman who knows
life, turn cold with horror when she
sees her daughter dancing the dances
that were imported from the brothels
of South America, and borrowed from
the sensuous savages of the Pacific
Islands, and with her fresh young
cheek laid against that of some de-
generate or roue, but mother cannot
stop her Sally, or her Mary, because
all the other girls are dancing the
j shimmy, or jazzing, and il Sally and
Mary ont they will be wall flowers.
So the mothers individual influ-
ence, even with her own daughter.
fails to work when it is put to the
test, but if the mothers of any COM
munity, or any city. or of the whole
country were banded together they
could stop any social abuse they
pleased in ten minutes.
| Suppose the Amalgamated Order of
Mothers issued an edict that wisp of
tu1le would no longer be considered a
substitute for a bodice, and that skirts
must be made wide enough, and long
enough, not to make every girl an
| anatomical study of limbs. Fashions
would change over night because in
| the little black handbag that mother
! clasps in her stubby hand is the money
that enriches dressmakers, and turns
cloak and suit manufacturers into
millionaires.
And if mother served a notice on
them that the union would only pur-
chase decent frocks, decent frocks
would appear in the shop windows as
| if by magic.
| Nor would any cabaret permit sug-
tgestive dancing, or any theater put on
| Improper shows if they knew that the
! Mothers union would blacklist it il
| it did not conform to the standards of
propriety the union demanded of the
/ places where its daughters went.
! And the Mothers union could set
tie the divorce problem by practically
assuring every girl a good husband
and every boy good wife, If women
could only be brought to feel that the
whole sex is one great sisterhood, and
that if they save their children they
must stand together, and work as one
woman.
| For every mother determines the
kind of husband or wife some other
woman's daughter or son gets. sIt
fevery woman, as she looked on heI
new born babe would say:
! ct must bring this boy up so he
will be kind, tender, generous con-
siderate husband for some girl Or
81 must rear this girl so that she will
be a faithful, loving, competent
thrifey wife for some boy" it would
put an end to the domestic misery
that drenches the world in tears
All of this and much more the
Mothers union could accomplish. God
speed the day of it's establishment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Mouhon Musings
Should a Wife Be Homemaker or n
HaymakcP?
BY ROY *. MoULTON.

Should Wife Be Homemaker or
Haymakcr?
Dear Roy: 1 am a young husband.
married a wonderful little girl for
love. We lived happily until the war
came.
And then I heard the call and vol
bad eyesight and flat feet. My wife
volunteered, too--for the motor corps.
/ did what little could in a civilian
capacity to help win the war. But my
wife-on her seemed to rest the bur-
den of the entire world cataelysm.
And Our home, my ideal, was
broken up. Not just broken apt
was shattered, like that of THE F'a-
nous Mrs. Fair" when she left for
France.
We had no children, which made
the smashup worse. This condition
lasted until after the armistice.
And then I bethought myself of an
attractive young physician. a nerve
list-psychoanalyst, he called
himself-and on a false pretense in
duced my wife to visit him.
She did-and fell in love. with him.
She neglected her corps and was dis
honorabiy discharged after three
weeks.
But the physician was in the secret
with me-and also dismissed her curt
ly after her election from the corps
She was cured-and she came back
to me, her old sweetheart.
That's how 1 solved the reconstruc-
ton problem for women war workers.
]. ARCHIBALD McNUTT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
The Woman Who Lovcd-and
Earned : Medem s!e:y 3! Home and Business
BIZ JANE PHELPS

tool have had some great feeds at
1T seems TO me. Robert. that you
think a great deal Of whst YOU eat
I never knew you were so keen about
food"
81 don't think I really am, Gerry.
Only L have boarded SO long, that
home food seems to represent home.
to cook and eat it in. guess 1t is
that more than the food itself"
wen have home one of these
days when we can afford it.
As often, when 1 made such re-
mark. Robert started to say sonhe-
thing, then caught himself. l can't
explain why. but I never asked him
what he was going to say. when he
been only natural. And I went on:
you see we will save enough to
have things real nice. Then we can
entertain and do things right"
During the days following our eve
ming at the Murphys, I often thought
of Marion Hovey. Had Robert been
just a bit in love with her. 1 Won
dered He had said they were "only
good pals" but his face had lighted
up when he greeted her, she had
seemed so delighted to see him, that
had 1 been of a jealous disposition
think the thought of their pleasure
in each other might have made me a
bit unhappy. But I was not jealous
| 1t would take a great deal to make me
soto make me doubt Robert. I die
not realize that were my Jealousy
awakened it would be far more intense
than had it been easily aroused.
Robert had not told me that Jane
Murphy went on teaching after she
| had married. I must ask him abou
| it. l wondered why she had given i
| up. They had a nice little apartment
of four. rooms, but everything was yer,
simple. the furniture, her table ap
pointments. everything showed tn,
need of economy. She was yer!
! bright. and must have earned a fai
| salary. How foolish to give up unit
they could live in a more refineC
| neighborhood, and have little bettel
apartment.
= with Betty it was different. Franl
Weed earned more than either Car
! SON or Robert. He was a little olde
| too, and had saved enough so tina
they had furnished nicely. and hvet
very well indeed In a better neigh
borhood too-one thing considered
absolutely essential. Our boarding
house was in a really aristocratic por
ton of town, a fact which made M
overlook mahy things, not as agree
able as they might have been.
(Tomorrow-Apple pie lures Rober
] away for dinner.)
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Dinner Stories

THAT girl of mine is the most ten
der-hearted in the world said old
Mrs. Struggles.
"She doesn't look itl' thought her
nearer, but, aloud, said politely:
What makes you say that, Mrs
''Well. you know" said Mrs. Snug
giles. "she stays in her room every
Monday-can't bear to see her old
mother doing the family wash"
'Your little dog" remarked Jenk-
ms. "looks very old. What did you
have his tail cut off for?"
I'VE simply had to do it," replied
Dobson; ''he wagged it so much, and
we live in q fiat, you know