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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

Clothing dealers who have been
meeting in Topeka this week appear
to be engaged in an earnest and hon
est effort to find the basic cause of
the high price Of clothes. Probably
much of the increase in prices can be
traced to labor 1t is stated that the
wages paid garment workers have in
creased 249 per cent since the begin
ming of the war. The pre-war scale
price for making a coat. in some To-
calities. was $3.50. An increase of
24o per cent would bring this amount
up to SAT. Add to this the cost of
making vest and trousers. the cost of
material entering into these garments
and the profits of manufacturer. job
Der and retailer and it is not difficult
to see why a suit of good clothes costs
anywhere from $50 to 500. The low
priced clothes bought before the war
often were made by sweat shop labor.
Now there is little If any of that class
of labor left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
The Woman Who Loved-and
Earned A Modern Stosy Of Home and Business
RI, TANE PHELPS
Blu JANE PHELPS

now that he too was married. 1t Is
one thing for a bachelor to accept hos
-pitality without always returning It;
quite another thing when he is mar
ried.
s.I'll think up some way to do our
share" I said to myself as, after we
had played cards for a couple of
hours, Betty with James help got sup
per. I felt so helpless, SO useless so
like a piece of bric-a-brac which was
of no possible use to anyone, that
determined to teach myself some of
the things these two girls knew. The
supper was delicious: creamed chick
en-. delicateiy Drowned toast, a fruit
salad and drip coffee.
This coffee is something like"
Robert said as he asked for a second
cup 1.-THE coffee in our boarding house
is rank stuff. 1 can't see why anyone
can't make good coffee" He had
said nothing to me about the coffee
in fact had not once complained about
the food.
I was really embarrassed because
of his remark. and tried to change
the subject. But he was enjoying
himself. his food as l never had seen
him. and in spite of my repeated at
tempts he would talk of nothing else.
your friends will think you are
half starved, Robert" I said finally
mot If they look at me- he
laughed. ''but everything tastes so
of it" I think, however, that he saw
felt chagrined, because he said no
more. That is until we were on our
way home
ibid you enjoy yourself. sweet
hearth" he asked holding my arm
closely as we walked from the Weed
to the street car.
Indeed I did. I think your friends
are lovely. 1 will plan something nice
for them, Robert. Just because I can
sell hats you needn't think cannot
learn to do other things. too
IT know you could Why. I'll bet II
we had a little housekeeping apart
ment you'd cook as well as either of
i them in a month";
"Oh, how men do love their stom-
! achs!" 1 replied, but all the rest of
| the way home, and long after Robert
| was asleep. L was wondering how I
could prove to him that a woman
could be a good business woman and
also a good wife.
That was just what I was deter
mined to be.
| (Tomorrow-Mary Ryan, tells Gerry
that Robert is discontented.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

you want possession. John" Miss Rand
asked when the check had been pass
ed over and a brief memorandum or
agreement of sale had been signed.
why - er-I hadn't thought of
that" he replied soberly.
The girl laughed merrily at the per-
picked look on his face. at which
Powers frightened. ''Well I guess you
people can stay for a while, anyhow"
he flashed. joining in the merriment.
Helens face glowed with eagerness-
do you mean you will rent the prop
erty to us and we won't have to move
right away?" she exclaimed.
well, I can't run even this little
farm alone. I'm still a bacherior. you
know" he replied brusquely.
? 'Oh!" Her eyes fell before his
steady gaze.
Unless" he went on, his voice
thrilling and his lips brushing her
cheek. you are willing that We run
the place together as Mr. and Mrs.
Powers? What do you say?"
"Oh, John, do you really want to
do that?" she murmured.
He drew her to him. more than
anything else in the world, sweetheart,
now that I've found you again." came
the whispered answer.
copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndieate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

wasent allowed 20 go ont last mite
on account of all the streets being SO
slippery ma was afraid 1 mite fall
down and brake sumthing and after /
had argewed about a half g. hour to
prove wou1dent' pop sed. Lets settle
this thing by compromise-Ili let you
slide GROUND to the segar store and get
me some segars pervided 1 heer nuth-
ing but silence frum you the rest of
the evening.
And he gave SO sents for the segars,
saying. Now don't run across eny
streets in frunt of automobiles they're
libel to skid and hit you, let them go
past before you cross over.
Yes sir. yes rnam, I sed.
And went out and slid all the way
down to the corner in slides thinking.
Gosh I wish l dident haff to go back
so soon. WITCH I looked to see If there
was eny automobiles coming, witch
none was, and had ideer, thinking,
G. pop told me INTO to cross the street
till the automobiles went past, maybe
1 better waite rite heer till one goes
past.
WITCH I started to do, sliding up and
down on the pavement to keep myself
cornpinny an nothing went past but a
Vaughn and / took out my new
Christmas pen kife and made harris
on the TELEGRAPH pole Supposed to be
mine and Mary Weaknesses and moth
ing went past exsept more wagons,
and I started 10 slide agen and Jest
then pop came to the f~unt door and
saw me and called me, and / slid back
and jest then Pop sed, Wat the
mischief do you meen BY soaring your
mother and me staying out about an
hour wen I ixoreIly told you to come
rite back. and me half ded for a
smoak in the bargain-eome rite in
heer with those segars
I amt got them. pop. I haven't weat
yet, l sed.
You haven't at2-wats that? sed
pop, and I sed, I was waiting for a
automobile to pas so Id be sure not
to run in frunt of eny, and none dident
go past yet
Come in heer, sed pop.
Nich did to my sorro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

But il the chief of staff take prece-
dence over all other officers In the
army. and If General March Is de-
NOTED to brigadier general on June
80, in accordance with the present
plan, a brigadier general would out
rank a full general, which Is impos-
sible. So there is a nice Kettle of fish.
Congress has shown q pronounced
tendency TO favor Pershing and to
deny March recognition. 1t voted
down the proposal>to make March a
general of equal rank with Pershing.
Now there is a bill in congress which
proposes to legislate Pershing into the
position of chief of staff. Assuredly
there is much in all of this which
might well prejudice these gentlemen
each against the other So far, how
ever, there is no evidence of peevish-
ness on either side.
Those who know him well doubt il
Pershing wants to be chief of staff.
He has been the man on horseback
riding in a limousine" with flag out
in front for three years He has been
the man of action in the field. As
chief of staff he would be a desk SOL
der. 1t would be a task of study and
detail. Maybe he would like it Maybe
he would rather go from the big war
into retirement. He has intimated an
intention 60 retire.
Then, of course, there is the matter
Of certain bee that is today buzzing
in many bonnets. PCrshing may yet
be a candidate for the presidency.
military leader in time of war becomes
the chief executive in the peace that
follows still holds good.
There is, however, still worry over
what to do with Pershing. The solu-
ton will probably wait on time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
Moulton Musings
By ROY X. MOULToN.

Service.
A New York woman pulled an alarm
box. Within the space of a. minute
and half there reached her side the
following array.
Three fire engines, two hook and
ladder trucks. one fire insurance
patrol. two deputy fire chiefs. two
battalion chiefs, seventy firemen, and
twenty reserve policemen.
A tip for any lady who needs help
in hooking her gown up tn, lack w;aen
Friend Husband is away.
There were twice as many divorces
in France in 1919 as in 1914 An
armistice seems to bring everything
except peace.
A. Conan Doyle says one may drink
in the next world. Then the Anti
Saloon league is not operating under
an eternal charter.
The undertaken who was in the
wood alcohol distributing business
probably figured on getting them
Coming and going.
One editor asks anxiously: "What
would you do If John D. Rockefeller
gave you 500. 000, 000?" Personally.
if he ever gave us S10o.000.o00 we
would give it right hack to him be-
cause we couldn't afford to pay the
income tax on it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

ries about in his own mind
There are the pictures OF our VIC
tories as well as our defeats. There
are shown every phase of our desires
some in magnificent colorings, and
some in tints of quiet gray But they
all have become a part of US and we
would regret to lose a single picture
from this mind gallery-this Institute
of Experience.
But we should keep adding all the
time to this mind gallery of ours
and keep improving it.
What sort of pictures are you hang
ing there7 Do you love to go to them
again and again? Do you thrill as you
show them, in your life actions, to
your best loved friends? What kind
of collector are you, anyway? Do
you like to walk thru your mind gall
lery?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
Dinner Stories

They met at a dance. He was tan
and staiwart. she-oh, SO sweet
They Jazzed, they one-hopped. thew
two-whirled. they-well, they did tust
what everybody's doing now.
After the seventh dance with his
charmer the young fellow stopped
suddenly and glanced suspiciously
round.
TITS funny, Mable," he said. see
the glum-looking chap over there.
He's been following us about all the
time. Who is he and what's he after?"
Who-that miserable, hai9-staryed
fellow in the spotted red tie ?" re-
marked Mabel. casually. Don't
worry about him; he's only the fell
low who paid for me to come in
Guess I'll have to go without any
Couldn't you get any"
1t isn't that. I have quite iiffie
But I've lost the key to my safe de-
post box"
Was your first meeting with your
wife romantfc7"
..Naw; We used to make faces at
each other over the back fence when
We were kids"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

1t is probable that one of the ques-
tions that will confront the people at
the Eext election will be the League of
Nations. On November 81, two days
efter the Democrat senators had re-
fused to ratify the treaty with the res
e-vati0ns included, Senator Lodge
issued a statement in which he well
coruel the prospect of laying the
proposition before the people at a
regular election. In that statement
MI. Ledge said, "All I ask now is that
we may have the opportunity to lay
those reservations before the Ameri-
can people. To that great and final
tribunal alone would 1 appeal. 1 wish
TO carry those reservations into the
campaign." Mr.. Wilson has accepted
the challenge of Senator Lodge that
The question be put before the voters
for determination. 1T there is any
Goubt as to- what the people of the
cauntry thIrk on this vital matter"
says he. 1.-THE clear and single way out
is 10 submit it for determination at the
next election to the voters of the ma
ton. to give the next election the form
of a great and solemn referendum"
Meanwhile the United States will re-
main. technically in a state of war
with Germany 1t is an unfortunate
situation. because the discussion GER
eyes of the people to more important
matters. those which more directly
concern them in their daily life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

Conservative persons are express
ing alarm over the tendency of state
legislatures and congress to pass too
drastic anti-radical laws. There is no
cause for uneasiness. These laws are
intended only for political purposes.
They are not designed for enforce
ment. Wherever there exists a genu-
inc need to deal drastically with radi-
calism there already are laws in ex-
istence sufficient for that purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

Thru the medium of interviews pub
lished in the Pictorial Review, the
chairmen of the national committees
of both big political parties have made
a bid for the woman vote. Chairman
Cummings contents himself with
pointing to his party's past record.
Chairman Hays confines himself to
promises. He lets 1t be known, how
ever, that there will be no woman's
party within the Republican ranks
with his consent, remembering prob
ably certain things that happened in
1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
A BIG YEAR AHEAD.

While forecasting a continuation of
existing prosperity thruout the year
Henry C1ews. in his Financial Review,
sees little chance for a drop in prices
at an early date. He says:
Reports multiply to the effect that
business men the country over are
looking forward to a year of pros
porous business on a large scale.
Many of them believe that prices will
continue to rise thruout the year. Act
ing upon this opinion retailers are
buying goods far in advance and mills
are booking orders well into the latter
part of the year.
In spite of unfavorable conditions of
foreign exchange, the demand for our
goods in Europe continues very
strong. The year 1919 has yielded us
a net balance of far over $4,000. 0oo.-
000, according to the latest returns.
while there would thus far appear to
be little slackening in the value of
our shipments for 1920 even under
titles being more than made up in
value as measured in money.
Industrial plants are running full
blast and are giving full employment
to labor. Reduction in the value of
their shares and securities on the ex-
changes is thus not due to any actual
or perhaps prospective shrinkage in
the volume Of trade, but is ascribabIe
to financial difficulties and tight
money as well as to the continuance
of unfavorab1e taxation conditions OF
the part of the government
Most observers agree that there is
every indication of continued activity
in manufacturing and continued de-
mand for goods at substantial and
satisfactory prices even if not at ma
terially higher ones than are now ex-
acted The problem of the securities
market is thus once more reduced to
a question primarily of the money sit
uation. troublesome as this has been
for some time past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

a new style of strike has developed
in Japan. 1t is called the lazy
strike. Instead of walking out and
refusing to return until their demands
are complied with. the workers pre-
sent themselves daily at their regular
hours. prepared to work and remain
prepared to go to work until closing
hours. To go to the factory, loyal and
ready to work if only conditions are
made just and fair, seems to TIE Zap
anese mind, it is said, yobieT atti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

tude than that OF the man who walks
own terms. It puts the employer in
the awkward position of having to dis
miss his whole staff il he cannot come
to an agreement. This he does not
wish to do. both for material reasons
and because he breads it's effect on
Lublic opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
THE MIND GALLERY.

Mental pictures act upon the soul
in quite the effective manner that
actual pictures do upon the mind thru
the eyes.
Beautiful pictures inspire. for they
visualise the real to us.
I have often walked thru great art
galleries and watched the effect that
the wonderful pictures had upon diff
ferent people. 1 have watched those
with every evidence of wealth in jew
els and raiment, as well as those who
seemed to have but little in a ma
terial way.
And 1 have noted that the effect is
about the same-inspiring in every
case.
But the greatest gallery in the
world is the one that each of US car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
OUR TAXATION METHODS.

Among the various causes for the
high cost of living there is one on
which public attention should be CEN
tered. because it is in the power of
congress to remove it. This is the ex-
cess profits tax. When the time came
for the passing of tax measure for
the purpose of raising money to carry
on the war public clamor demanded
that wealth be made to bear the larger
share of the burden. Hence followed
the graduated income tax. the surtax
and the excess profits tax. The latter
is a distinct obstruction in the prog
ress toward normal conditions. If this
tax be continued far into the future,
it's effects promise to be most unfa-
vorabIe and paralyzing.
To keep production from falling off
and to increase it is now more essen
tial than ever. The present taxation
policy is to seize huge percentage of
profits which should be allowed to ac-
cumulate in business for the purpose
of: first, renewal, because wear and
tear every year eats enormously into
capital in the aggregate; second, for
extending the plant and its functions
conservatively; third, for starting new
enterprises. The present tax idea is
to allow just enough in a business for
fair sustenance, fastening upon all the
rest and sweeping it into the public
treasury. The ability to make profits
honestly is penalized by the uneco-
nomic methods used to deprive it of
the very reward. without which sue
cess Is not stimulated.
These methods cannot safely be con-
tinued. The large amounts now need
ed, and which will be needed for some
time to come, If raised on the present
lines, will throttle and wither business
enterprises. The amounts needed can
be raised by scientific methods, sug-
gests the Bache Review, so that the
burden will be widely distributed, and
split up and spread around so that the
levy ceases to be a burden. 1t is con-
tributed to by millions of people in
such practically infinitesima1 amounts
that the operation becomes a painless
one.
The Review holds that a tax on gen.
eral sales of even so low a scale as
one-half of one per cent would raise
billions of dollars every year. would
be easily collected, and the ordinary
consumer would not feel it at all.
while in larger transactions 1t would
weigh no more heavily than a stamp
tax on documents. This, in addition
to the income tax. 1t believes would
raise all the funds needed. The writes
advances figures to prove that this tax
could not easily be passed on to the
consumer.
AS an example. he points out that:
THE tax which would be paid to the
government on single hog, on all
sales from the farm to the consumer.
would amount to about 800 per AMI
NAL. The number of hogs packed for
twelve months ending March I, 1919,
was s6.26s.733. This tax. If It had
been in operation, would have yielded
a revenue of the same number of dol
lars"
Thoughtful persons now realize that
the excess profits tax is not a tax on
wealth, but is a tax on industry and
business and is paid by the consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

Consul General Skinner cabled
from London to Washington under
date of January 13 that since January
] five shipments of sugar. totaling
B,183,320 pounds. have been for
warded to the United States, with an
aggregate value of 100000 Since
England produces no sugar, the ques-
ton naturally arises: Where did she
get it2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22
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Like to 60 a-fishin' when the skies above
are blue
An the summer sun is shinin' In the way
you want it to-:
Like TO go a-flshin' when Miss June is
smiiin' gay,
But Lordy! how I'd like to go now ice is
on the bay.
Like to 90 a-fishin most any time at all,
Like 1t In the springtime an like 1T in the
fall;
But now the winds are dreary an the ice
Is in the bay,
I wish that it were summer 50 that could
go today
oh, winters long an cherries an its skies
are seldom blue,
1t never lets you do the things you really
want to do:
Your tackles ia the attic an your creel is
put away,
An dreams are all that's left you when
the ice Is on the hay.
Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

1t is estimated that it will take six
years to make this country absolutely
dry. This will be good news to the
professional prohibitionists, since their
salaries will continue thru that period,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

A Detroit judge who heard 1S4 d.
vorce cases in one month says war was
responsible for seven per cent of them
Time was when the other SO per cent
would have been charged to whisky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-22

Copyright, 1919, by the Wheeler Syndicate
Inc.)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-10-29

Madras Shirtngs in beautiful patterns, formerly
sold at Use, close out price per yard
Toe Du Nord Dress Ginghams in plaids and
stripes. soc quality, slsse out price per yd......
32-inch Dress Ginghams. beautiful quality and
patterns, $10O quality, close out price per yd..
Outing Cloth, solid colors checks and stripes SOC
value, close out price per yard
Yard-wide Lonsdale Cambria, worth Use, close
out sale price per yard. Observation-Disclosures.
A beautiful range of patterns in Cretonnes worth
Coo per yard. close out price per yard.
Birds Eye Diaper Cloth, 1O-yard pieces worth
$3.50, close out sale price per piece 80. S:
One lot of Dress Silks latest Fall patterns worth
up to $2.75 per yard close out price.
Cotton Down Comfort Bats $3.50 value, close
out sale price, each. .......................
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-15

"FinisP is written by the manu-
facturers of children's clothes, so far
as the winter seasons offerings are
concerned. They must busy them
selves now for spring, even though
winter has just begun, and have ready
in January dresses, made Of cotton
materials, because the new cotton fab
RIGS are put on display at that time.
January brings demand for styles as
well as materials, and for ready-made
children's clothes. Foresighted moth
ers prefer to get the children's spring
sewing out Of the way early and the
first two months in the year find
them engaged with children's clothes
and acknowledgements which the
stores all over the country prepare for.
Therefore the little coat for a kinder
gartener and the wooden dress for a
little school girl, presented here,
make their bow and then their exit,
the last to join host of winter COM
panions. Their places are soon to be
filled by harbingers of spring-frocks
Of gingham, chambray and the like.
A heavy, double-weave cloth, plain
on one side and plaid on the other, is
the sort of material to choose for a
warm school coat like that shown in
the picture. 1t is equal to all require
ments Of its little wearer, with its
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-15

Friday rote a mother pome &
sent it = Jane today. 1t run like
this-the sun is in the westrun sky.
The lite of love is in yure eye. And
when you look at me | sigh. If
this amt trew | hope 2 die. She
blushed when she had red it & then
he went on & studyed her rith-
metic. Which was a awful hard
lesson. l got 60 five in mine. AL
so got KEEP in after skool.
Saturday-Lester Aims called me
a sissy & l swore l wood get Even
with him & ma sed l must not
seek revenge & must forgive him.
But | amt forgiving that burd be-
cause whats the use when l can
whip him. l mite forgive Pug stew
ems. Some kids says they know
whom Gilky is. So do |. Gilky is
me.
Sunday eat a lotta mince pie
e got sumthing like cute indi-
gestism. The Histology give a
gang of reasons why you shouldn't
ought to eat mince pie but | could
not reckoleck emmy of them. 1t is
very good.
Monday-Jane acks very uppy
today. Women is the biggest rid
die in the World. But even if We
cant guess them us men don't seem