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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
THE PAPER SHORTAGE.

It. is announced that another ad-
vance in the price of newsprint papes
is in prospect. Consumption of news
print paper in the United States has
increased 81 per cent in the last five
years, during which period domestic
production Of the commodity has
shown gain of only per cent, &C
cording to survey of the newsprint
paper situation published in Com
merce Monthly, the magazine of the
National Bank of Commerce in New
York. Altho the present acute news
paper shortage is partly due to great
ly increased use of paper in newspa-
per advertising, this lack of a normal
increase in production is one of the
principal causes of the stringency. the
bank says.
In 1909, it is pointed out, the United
States produced all the newsprint pa
per it used. but by 1919 it had become
dependent on foreign sources for a
third of its supply. Between 1899 and
1904 production Increased 60 per cent.
But between 1904 and 1919 the in
crease amounted only to As per cent
"Canada's recent development as a
newsprint producer has been much
more marked than our own" the arr
tiole states. while only one plant
has been constructed in the United
States since 1909. Canada has in
creased her pulp mills 81 per cent in
that time. Her production in 1917
was GS9S4T tons as compared with
1853, 012 tons in the United States.
Canada uses between 10 and Is per
cent of her own production and ex-
ports the rest almost entirely to the
United States. Most of our foreign
Supply comes from Canada, but small
amounts are also imported from Nor
way and Sweden"
Altho imports of newsprint paper
increased 90 per cent in the last five
years. this country's exports during
the same period increased 81 per cent.
Argentina led the countries of the
world in purchasing newsprint from
the United States During 1919 this
country exported nearly a sixth as
much newsprint as it imported.
Why doesn't the government set an
example in the economy of paper? ?
The paper shortage is acute. 1t is
difficult to obtain enough for the dis
semination of information and news.
Federal measures to relieve the short
age, or, at least, to bring about more
equitable distribution, have as yet had
little effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
GERRY REVIEWS HER DErERMI-
NATION.
CHAPTER 102

CHAPTER 1UZ.
I said nothing to Robert about my
ask questions, and i had no wish to
repeat any part of her conversation,
altho / had not forgotten a single
word.
She had said he couldn't come back
in a month or a year to where he was
when 1 married hin-that he was no
longer the gay, ambitious Robert they
all knew. 1 would net believe her. 1
had awakened his ambition-of that
was sure. He had become serious,
too serious for one who was as fun
loving as he used to be. / would at
tempt to help him come back to him
self in this too-thank Marion for the
hint, l said to myself as l watched
him.
1 had been a little early at the shop
and was waiting until the rest should
be gone. 1 sat where 1 could study
Robert without his knowledge. Yes.
he looked old, too old, and his face
had q settled look, like that of man
who has had trouble who has worried.
He had told these people-Marion
and her father-who were his friends
no matter how I now felt about them
that was going to make his life all
that he had dreamed. He had spoken
proudly of me. And she, Marion. had
said 1 had ruined him.
L wondered If she had been honest
when she said she was glad he was
happy with me. could hardly believe
that. yet at the time her voice carried
conviction. she had seen the discon-
tent in my face. 1 resented that
think more than anything she had
said What right had she to talk to
me like that?
Come on, Robert! They've all
gone!" l spoke gaily, wondering why
he had seemed so unconscious of their
departure. so detached. "A penny for
your thoughts" I said.
met worth it. Gerry. 1 was think
ing of you
Thank you for the inference"
81 didn't mean that-yeu know
didn't"
'tOf course, silly. But what about
me?"
you have been in my mind all day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
JUST FOLKS
MOTHERS DAY.
by EDGAR A. GUEST


Let every day be Mothers Day,
Make roses grow along her way
And beauty everywhere.
oh. never let her eyes be wet
With tears of sorrow or regret,
And never cease to carei
Conc, grown up children, and rejoice
That you can hear your mothers voice
A day for her, For you she gave
Long years Of love and service brave,
For you her youth was spents
There was no weight of hurt or care
Too heavy for her strength. to bear,
She followed where you went:
Her courage and her love sublime
You could depend on all the time.
No DAT or night she set apart
On which to omen wide her heart
And welcome you within:
There wss no hour yeu would ret be
First in her thought and memory.
Tho you were black as sin
Tho skies were gray or skies were blue
Not once has she forgotten you.
Let every day be Mothers Day
With love and roses strew her way.
And smiles Of joy and pride,
Gene. grown up children, to the knee
Where long ago you used TO be
Aud never turn eside:
or never let her eyes grow wet
With tears because her babes forget
Copyright 1870 by Edgar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

The disadvantage resulting from
having a congress of one political COM
pisxien and president of another was
never more apparent than it is today,
While the two branches of the gov
eminent wrangle and spar for political
advantage, the country suffers fer
lack of needed legislation. The pub
lie might well exclaim with one of
Shakespeares characters: "A plague
an both your houses!" For instance,
the president is held responsible by
the Republicans for the high price of
sugar, because he did not buy the
Cuban crop. The Democrats retort
that he did not buy the Cuban crop
because Congress refused to enact leg
islation which would enable him to
control the handling of the sugar.
While each side blames the other the
people are paying an eXorbitant price
and experiencing difficulty in obtain
ing enough to supply their needs 'at
any price. 1t may be that elections
come about with too great frequency,
for the best interests of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

Emma Goldman has made it known
kind in Russia and would like to be
back IN the United States. The infer
ence 10 be drawn from her letter.
which is quoted in the dispatches, is
that this country and its institutions
look much better to her than they did
when she was here engaged in an ef-
fort to upset them. If Emma had
been content to let well enough alone
she might still have been enjoying the
free institutions of the finest country
on earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

tinue, our shortage is bound to grow
more severe rather than less severe.
There are many elements in the stu
alton difficult to predict. On one side
the bad conditions in European coun-
tries. especially those of central Eu-
rope will doubtless cause an urgent
desire on the part Of workers in those
countries to come to America. On
the other side are our immigration
laws, and the possibility that labor
unions will bring pressure to have
these made even more stringent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

delegates. In the Ohio primary GEN
eral Weed will attempt to wFest the
delegation from another favorite sen.
senator Harding. 1t follows naturally
that IL, in the convention, 1t becomes
apparent that neither Lowden nor
Harding can be nominated. the dele
gates from both states will rush madly
to the support of General Wood
We don't know who is managing the
Leonard Wood campaign. but We eer-
tainly do admire his strategy.
And that word Intrigue" 1t is
borne upon us that we have been using
il rather freely. IL It occurs 10 you
that we are overworking 1t, we shall
be glad to give 1t the customary two
weeks vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Dinner Stories

An old Scottish lady was asked as
She replied:
IF the ice is as thick as Henry
thinks It is, he Is skating: If it is as
thin as I think 1t Is, he is swimming"
Why do you address that gentleman
as major Sam? Has he ever been
in the army?
mot dat I knows or boss. But he
don't never come in heah dat he don't
give dis old niger a quarter. Praise
de Lav'd! Use gwine to make him
.ginrar befor' l diei"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

The present congress does not meet
the approval of Samuel Gempers. He
calls it veto" congress and he calls
for the election of an action con-
gress. The federation presidents
idea of action congress probably is
congress that will take up the Plumb
plan without delay and enact it into
law, buying all the railroads with
treasury funds and then dividing the
profits OF operation between the en-
ployes and. the public. Also a con-
Sress that would grant six-hour day
end a five-day week to the. coal min
ers. together with a 40 or so per cent
increase in wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Dorothy Dix TALKS

M. DOROTHY DIX
worlds highest Paid Woman wFites.

Did yeu ever know of widow with
money whose boys did net get the bulk
of the fortune? Isn't il the boys who
go off to college and buy racing cars.
while the girls stay at home and
economic because mother cannot deny
her darling sons anything, but she can
say mo" fast enough TO the daughters.
Haven't you known a mother TO rob
cent OF her Inheritance to pay
scrape- grace son out of trouble. You
have often.
The mothers of working girls. one
would think would be peculiarly
tender to them. fer the girl who tells
all day long and then lays every cent
of her earnings in her mothers lap, is
making the most marvellous and beau
fifui offering ever laid on the altar OF
filiaI dvotion. She is giving her life,
her youth, her beauty, all the play
time and jeytime of existence to keep
ing soft, warm, and comfortable the
mother who bore her
Surely you would think that a
sacred trust, but 1t is not sacred to
enough to want it. She hands 1t over
To them without a murmur.- What is
the girls WEAKNESS to her IL they can
pay for the boys good time? What
are the odds If the girls are killing
themselves earning money behind
stuffy counters, or in dark offices, Il
the boys are fed with it, and can take
life easy?
OF course neither doesn't put it this
way to herself She says the boys are
hungry and must be fed. They need
money and must have 1t. But the
bald truth is, she is willing to sacri-
flee the girls il necessary for the boys
comfort, for that is the result of her
taking her daughters earnings to sup
port worthless sons in their loafing.
1t is pity that mothers cannot
realize that when they let their gus
graft on their sisters, they are doing
the boys a far greater wrong than
they are doing the girls. There is one
thing that no manhood survives, and
that rs parasitism on a woman.
man may climb up from any other pit.
but whenever he sits down idly and
lets some woman work to feed and
clothe him he has descended to the
last depth of degradation, and there
is no hope OF his ever being rescued.
It is for a mother who has con,
to see that he is saved from being this
contemplate weakling by raising him
up to feel that he must take care of
his sisters, not that they must sup
port him. And II he Is cursed by lack
of energy. and q yearning for self in
diligence, she should force him to de-
pend on himself by refusing to shelter
and feed him. For even the LATEST
will work rather than starve.
As for a mother taking her daueh-
ters' money to give to a parasitic son,
it is a dishonest thing to DO. The
thin pay envelope of the working girl
is a trust of honor that mothers should
use wisely and well for the girls in
diyiduaI behoof and benefit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

Personal liberty is a high sounding
phrase, looks wen in resolutions and
wins applause in public meetings. OPP
penents of prohibition made much of
- in trying to save liquor from the
ban. But the lawmakers show little
regard for it when it comes to coRsid-
GRAFTON of the public welfare. Per
tenah liberty is made. the basis of the
working mans claim to the right to
strike. And so long as the exercise Of
his right does not menace the public
welfare nobody takes issue with him.
But men employed in industries Vim
which the public has an interest are
finding their right to strike disputed.
Particularly is this true in the Tail
road service. The publics interest in
transportation is so great that the
government assumed control of the
actions of the owners of the prop
erty. It is logical to assume, there
fore. that it will find way. sooner or
later. TO prevent strikes on the part
Of large bodies of railroad employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

Large numbers of Mexican laborers
Are being transported to the sugar
Beet fields of Colorado. The Mechan-
les Metals National bank of New
York says in its May letter: What
Is OF present concern is whether the
labor shortage will diminish or be
come more acute. A great deal rests
upon the tide of immigration" In the
twelve months Immediately preceding
the war. 1900, 600 immigrants arrived
at our shores. and the arrivals in the
five years previous to the outbreak
of the war were more than 1,ee0, 900
yearly. In the five years that have
elapsed since the outbreak of the war,
the yearly average has been a little
hstter than 100000. and that rate of
immigration has been largely offset
by emigration. In former years our
coal mines have depended upon the
fereign-bern fer so per cent OF their
labor, and half OF the unskilled rail-
ROAD labor has been foreign. II i'm
migration do not expand largely. and
n the present demand for labor con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

The cut price movement has reached
from New York and Philadelphia to
Topeka in one jump. There are indi-
cations that soon it will spread over
the entire country. Probably mer-
chants who are pieneers in price re-
duction feel that it is better to act vol
unfairly now than to be forced to sell
for less later, when everybody will be
doing IT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

In the interest OF Governor Low
denis candidacy it might have been
better to withhold the advance in
Pullman rates until after the Chicago
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

O. Who wrote "westwar,l the course of
empire sets its way:>-C. T.
a. The first verse of a poem-by Bishop
'.Westwart- the course of empire takes its
way, The first four acts already past. a
fifth shall close the drama with the day,
Times noblest offspring is the last This
refers to America aud was written about
o. How large was the horse originally,
and how many toes did he haFe?- R. d,
A. The earliest known ancestors or the
horse were small animals. not larger than
the domestic cat, with four complete toes
on each fore foot and three on each hlnd
foot There is reason to believe that still
o. was there band Of patriots by the
name Of "The Liberty Boys ?''-T. Il. !.
THE LibsGty b Boy Tib.TtT fq%l lar
der was found in all of the thirteen
colonies, having come into existence as a
political organization about 1864. John
Lamb and Isaac Sears of New York were
active members and also Paul Revere In
o. How much does it cost to produce a
copy of the Saturday Evening Post "A S.
A. This magazine. which sells for five
cents is produced at cost OF forty-two
cents.
(Any reader can get the answer to any
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director. Washington, .. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal, medi-
CAL and financial matters 1t does not
attempt OF settle domestic troubles, nor to
undertake exhaustive research on any sub
Jet Write ySqr question plainly plainly ana nd
enclose two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct to
the fnquirerD
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Copyright. 1919. By the wheeler syndicats
Ipc.l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

Miss Margaret Dale is home from her
school III Connecticut.
pr. ]. ID. Jones of Bournemouth, Eng
lan1, preached at Mount Hermon Sunday
lr. and Mrs. Draper Phelps of Worces-
ter have been guests of Mrs. David Ball
and family.
Jurors drawn for the superior court
at Greenfield are c. l.. Williams and
Jones J. Fisher
Sherman n. Bartlett of Rockville,
Conn, is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Russell.
Mrs. Clara Moody Buck of New York
city is at her former home here, the
Isaiah Moody house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney of New York
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Frank May
nard. Mrs. Whitney is their niece.
Miss Esther, Miss Constance, Miss
Mary and Miss Peggy Moody went to
Christmas cove on the Maine coast Fri
day for vacation. S. i. Walker took
them in his automobile.
The women's town meeting was held
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock in Alex
ander hall. About 30 were present and
Miss Annie. Campbell. chairman, of the
hall committee, presided. A musical pro-
gram was rendered. Mrs. c. II. Webster
and two daughters, Miss Marion and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

SATURDAY. evening. The first ands second
degrees were rehearsed and at the close
of the meeting birthday treat was
served by the June members. The fair
committees also were appointed for the
different projects.
A lawn party and strawberry supper
will be held on the church common
Wednesday evening, June 30, by the cit-
zens of West Chesterfield. Supper viii
be served from to s o'clock. The pro-
ceeds will be used toward buying fur
mace to heat the church.
Memorial day for the departed mem
bers of Spafford Grange was observed
Sunday. A few of the members gathered
at the hall at O'Clock and went to the
West cemetery, where the graves of all
Changers were decorated After the
ceremony nearly all attended the ser
vices in the church.
Edw. L. Welcome, local crop reporter
FOX the United States department of
agriculture. had a number of crop blanks
sent him to be remailed to the prominent
farmers of this town, to be filed out by
them and returned at once, to place des-
ignated. This is done for the purpose of
giving the farmers in all parts of the
country an idea of what the local condi
lions are and to help them in their mar
| keting business. 1t is to be hoped that
every farmer receiving a blank will fill
+, it out, as it is necessary adjunct to the
success of agriculture.
The graduating exercises of the local
grammar school were held Friday after
! noon in Citizens hall and a large mum
Der of parents and friends We're present
The salutatory was given by Helen Wei
come, the class history by Beatricl
Brown, class prophecy by Doris Carey
presentation of gifts by Charlotte Farr
and the valedictory by Cecil Farr TIL,
parts We're all given in a clear and con
else manner, the class prophecy and pre-
sentation of gifts causing a good deal o
merriment among the pupils. There wa
singing by the pupils between the mum
bers and at the close, remarks were mad
by Supt. Best and William L. CLARK
!, teacher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

Miss Bernice, rendered piano trio; Miss
Annie ODonnell sang two selections and
Mrs. >. Il. Walker gave piano solo.
Mrs. Samuel Cochrane of China gave a
talk on The Women of China, which was
much appreciated. The following new
members of the Alexander hall commit
tee were elected: Mrs. Frank Evans,
Mrs. A. G. Moody, who succeeds Mrs. w.
c. Roberts, and Mrs. c. L. Williams /;
Miss Mary button continues as she is a
life member; Mrs. E. +. Howard, chair
man; Mrs. Z. r. Calender, secretary and
treasurer. Reports of committees were
heard and accepted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
HALIFAX.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker and three
children of Greenfield, Mass, visited Mrs.
Annis Green Sunday.
II. J.. Learnard of New Haven, Conn,
was guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Learnard, recently.
Miss Mildred Stetson of Greenfield,
Mass, spent Sunday with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Scott
Miss Clara Crosier underwent an
operation on her throat at the Memorial
hospital i'll Brattleboro June "a.
Alva Fairbanks and =. E. Crosiel
moved load of goods for Mrs. Pierce
by motor truck to Quechee Friday, re.
turning Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
WILMINGTON.

Harry Hotchkiss is moving into Mrs
Redway's tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs Grin Buell. of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting his father
Prof. Marcus Gorham of Montpelier
seminary was in town last week.
Chidren's day was observed at the Uni
versalist church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford James of Brook
lyn are visiting at Heman Wares
+. l.. Stanclift and son have been very
Ill with measles, but are improving.
Rev n, A. Wood went to Searsburg
Sunday to hold an afternoon service.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Boyd returned to
their home in Athol, Mass, Sunday
Mrs. F. l.. Schuster returned this week
from a visit in Holyoke and Springfield
Mrs. Marion Colby returned Sunday
from visit to her sister in New York
Mrs. Albert Buell. and daughter, FL
eanob have gone to Beverly, Mass, to
visit
The amount raised in this town for the
Vermont tuberculosis commission was
$llCs7
At the special village meeting Friday
evening it was decided to sprinkle the
streets.
Mrs Frank Alvord is recovering slowly
from her recent fall but is still unable
to walk
I Mrs. Lulu Fowler and Miss Gladys Bas
! sett went to Adams Monday to stay
| few days.
| Mrs. John Carrier and daughter, Eliza
| beth, of Readsboro were guests of Mrs
Sawyer Monday.
Frank Hager and Eva Bishop of Wood
| ford were married by Rev. w. c. Clarl
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage.
Rev. w. c. Clark went to Boston Mon
dag to attend the international Congrega
tional Council. There will be no ser
vices at the Congregational church mex
Sunday.
! A committal service for Mrs. Ashle,
Stone will be held in the Wilmington
village cemetery Saturday afternoon
July 3, at 3 o'clock. Rev. n. A. Woo
will ofIiciate.
Mr.. Rideout, who has been visiting hi
sister, Mrs. Laura Smith, went to Bosto
Monday to attend the International Cor
gregational Council He will return t
Wilmington later in the summer.
Friday morning Miss Hazel Whitne,
Miss Goldie Courtemanche, Marion an
Edith Haynes, Dorothy Mathew, and Carl,
ton Brown started OH a trip to Boston
automobile, with Alphaeus Shaw for chau
. feur.