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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

get up and wawk out with the rest OF
the class as if we dident feel eny diff
trent FROM enybody elts.
Sounding like a CRATE ideer, and US
other 3 sed, G, all rite, gosh, all rite,
C. Me saying. 1 got rites the same as
enybody elts and I'm going to strike
for them too. and Sid Hunt saying, So
am I, who does she think she is to
pick me out and keep me in? and
Raymin Levy saying, Me either. me
too, I got rites of my own and I don't
care who. knows it.
And we kepp on telling each other
about our rites and tawking about the
strike and all of a suddin Pubs sed, G,
holey smoaks. Meening the bell had
rang for the end of the recess and
everybody elts had went in alreddy,
and us quick ran in and wen we got
to our room the hole class was setting
down with a. Expression as II they had
bin there for about 5 minnits. ana
Miss Kitty looked at us sneeking to
our seats like people with no rites,
saying, The following boys will remain
one hour insted of half hour, Benny
Potts, Sidney Hunt, Ralmin Levy and
Charles Sfmlkins.
WITCH they did, inelooding me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
WHEAT GROWERS, PRoBLENf.

c. H. Gustafson, president of the
United States Grain Growers. Inc, Is
making a nationwide appeal to the
grain growers of the country to insist
upon early investigation of the export
grain trade by the federal trade COM
mission in order that the real rea-
1 sons for present ruinous prices may
| be determined" Charges that the
/ grain dealers in terminal markets,
who are both buyers and exporters,
are Smashing wheat prices below
the figure which world conditions of
! supply and demand would justify. are
contained in a statement issued by the
/ head Of the farmers company.
AT the same time that wheat prices
are being hammered down to the dol
lar mark and grain growers are being
led to believe that a weakened for
eign demand will not require a nor
NAL exportable surplus. we find that
more wheat has actually been export
ed than ever before" says Mr.. Gustaf-
son. with present prices for grain
driving farmers into debt and even
bankruptcy, we are told that we may
expect the market to go lower than
one dollar for wheat. The most fire.
quent expls nation is that of no for
eign demand But now we learn
that Swedish grain growers have
asked for an emil .rgo against cheap
American wheat because it is being
imported at less than the Swedish
cost of production"
The price of wheat for many years
has been fixed in Liverpool. Appar-
emily it still is fixed there. 1t is
doubtful that any investigation or le-
gal enactment can alter this situation.
If export prices of wheat be low the
fact probably is due to unwillingness
or inability of Europe to pay more.
That they are low seems evidenced
by the complaint of Swedish grain
growers.
If prices of American wheat in Eu-
ropean markets are so low as to give
rise to these complaints it is apparent
that American exporters are not
reaping inordinate profits at the ex-
pense of American producers. Meth
err tariffs nor other forms of legisla-
ton can prevent people from buying
where they can buy most cheaply.
America will accept Liverpool prices
or keep her wheat.
Mr.. Gustafson's best chance for ac-
complishing something worth while
lies in perfecting his organization of
grain growers so that the price of
wheat can he fixed before II leaves
the farmers hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
HEART and HOME PROBL LENS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
nineteen years old and have been en-
gagged to a boy for about three months
love this boy very much and know
he loves me. Do you think he should
care if 1 go with other boy friends
once in a while? We do not expect
to get married for a while yet. [ do
not love any other boy, but would like
to go with other boy friends once in
while. He says I do not love him
if I want to go with others. Do you
think so? 1 do not see him except on
Sundays, as he is going to school. Do
you think / should stay home during
the week?
His parents Go not want him to get
married, but he says he could never
love another and be happy. Do you
think it is all right to go ahead if it
means his happiness and mine too :?
He has not given me a ring yet. Isn't
it all right not to receive a ring as
soon as you are engaged?
do not blame your fiance in the
least for Cbjecting to your going with
other young men. / agree with him
that it does not look as if you loved
him very deeply. Unless you are
willing to give up company with other
young men, break your enga cement.
Since the boys parents disapprove
of the marriage, and since you feel
you ought to be going with other
young men, I would advise that the
engagement be broken until your
fiance com pletes his school work. At
the end of that time if you still care
for each other, renew the engagement.
Many a girl does not receive her en-
gagement ring as soon as she becomes
engage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
Dorothy Dix Talks

NJ DOROTHY DIX
worlds highest Paid Woman WrateR.

It's Pep.
The riddle of the sphinx, that every
married woman spends her life trying
to guess, is how to keep her husband
interested in her, for it is easy enough
TO catch a man, but it is a parlous job
to hold him, and none but the luckiest,
or the cleverest of their sex succeed
in doing it.
lem of how to retain husbands at
fections have been suggested. One is
to feed the brute Another is for the
wife always TO keep young and beau
tifuI. and preserve a willowy figure
But there are manifest obstacles in the
way of the working out of either OF
these amiable theories.
The husband who is stuffed like
Strassbourg goose is sure to develop
dyspepsia, and peck the hand that
feeds him, to say nothing of souring
upon domesticity in general. Nor can
any amount of wifely devotion stop
the devastating march of time-for
appearance at middle age with young
and blooming flapper.
So the ccnundrum of how to keep a
husband a lover has remained one or
the dundreary things that no woman
could find out and a man himself has
supplied the answer
And he says it's pep.
In a recent divorce case a woman
testified that her husband told her
that he had ceased TO care for her
and had fallen in love with another
woman
rs this woman younger and better
looking than l am ?'' asked the wife.
NO" said the husband -
What charm, then, has she that
I lack ?" demanded the wife.
''She has pep" replied the husband.
shes alert alive. You are bored, I'M
interested. Her kisses thrill. yours
are perfunctory, the kisses of habit
and duty"
There is no doubt that this man
offered the real explanation of what
has always been the greatest psyche
1 logical mystery in the world, and that
/ is why men and women, who are
wildly in love with each other when
they get married. so soon fall out of
| love with each other. 1t is because
they take no trouble to make them
selves interesting TO each other. They
| bring no zest to their daily life. They
J put no punch into domesticity, and the
I result is that when they want a thrill
they have to go away from home to
look for it
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George Matthew Adams
Daily TaLk
THE ARTIsTIC CAREER.

The true artist is known by what
he expresses and leaves behind him.
1t may be by beautiful works of col
ored landscapes or exquisitely etehe
coppers. or by what he has left i'm
the memory of great acting on the
stage or eloquent utterances on the
platform.
Under any circumstances, what one
brings out of himself and hands over
to the world as the best and deepest
expression of unselfish desire-that is
art.
The bootblack may be an artist.
Pride and pomp> do not interlock
for the sake of art. To be a tho-o
artist and thus enter the artistic ca
reer, one must keep producing and
giving away.
1t is a fact that the greatest works
from the hand or mind of a man are
born while struggle is on-and while
there lives a drive behind ones soul.
The great Blake1ock worked and
produced his matchless canvasses CT
color while a world passed by unheed-
ing. 1t was not until interested ones
came to his side in the midst of mis-
fortune and sickness that he finally
was recognized and his true merit
given justice.
Hugo wrote his undying maste~-
pieces while he had hunger in his
body and lived under the roof of a
garnet.
Sad as it is. the Sun of Poverty all
too often has lit the day of those who
early decided upon an artistic career.
Money, applause, and large acclaim
are strange to him who desires most
to express and give.
I have known SO many who We're
wonderful artists in kindness and con-
sideration-and so, breathed into the
world peace and loneliness.
Not long ago 1 read of a little girl
who was an invalid and who could
not leave her bed. So she sat all day
long near a window and waved cheer
to those who passed. Is there anyone
who would not say that she lived =
most artistic life? For to feel, and
then to give with all ones might OF
that feeling. is the highest achieve
ment.
Life is good only as we scatter it
ATARI
Copyright, 1921. George Matthew
Adams.)
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Qnestions-Answers

Q. Which is the oldest royal residence
in the world? T. NJ.
A. Probably Windsor Castle is the-oldest
royal residence. Windsor was a residence
of the Saxon kings before the Conquest.
their palace being at old Windsor. William
the COnquerOr chose the present site. built
Il castle there, which was taken down and
the present one built in the time of Ed
ward II. This has since been extended
and completely renovated.
Q. In the Homestead strike were Federal
troops called out? l.. w. 5.
Federal troops were not used. but prac-
tfcally the whole National Guard of Penn
sylyania was called out
Q. Wrat became of the assignats. the
French paper money issued by the Rev0lu-
tionary government between 1870 and 1890:
A L. NJ
A. The assfgnats were redeemed at the
rate Of 30-1 in the new form of paper
money known as territorial mandats As
much as 400, 100000 Of this money was is
sued. but it soon lost value and was re-
pudiated by the refusal of the French gov
eminent to receive it at its treasures. on
May Il, 1871 all the outstanding assigDats
were declared void.
Q. Where is the highest point in Penn
A According to the Geological Survey
| the highest point in Pennsylvania is Negro
/ Mountain. Somerset county, which has an
| elevation of $40 feet
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

Today during the joggriffy iessin all
of a suddin Miss Kitty sed, Silence.
I'm tired of this continual tawkinS.
The following boys will remain a half
hour after skoOl. Charles Simkins,
Benny Potts, Sidney Hunt and Raymin
Levy.
Me thinking. Aw heck. And pritty
soon the bell rang for recess and down
in the yard me and Pubs Siml5ins and
Sid Hunt and Raymin Levy got in a
corner and started to have meeting,
me saying, That's fearse, that is, wat
rite is she got TO pick US out and
make US stay in a half hour?
Sure, wat rite is she got2 sed Ray
min Levy, and Pubs Simkins sed, tell
you lets vat do. lets go on a strike
and wen the last bell rings lets US :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

There is now before congress
measure called the Dyer anti-lynching
bill. 1t would give the federal courts
supreme jurisdiction in lynching out
RACES. 1t would impose a fine of
$4,000 on any county in any state in
which a Iypching occurs. The bill
seems to possess merit provided it's
terms uld b. enforced. But how
would the fine be collected? The
federal government has been trying
for fifty years to force certain coun-
ties in Missouri to pay off railroad
bonds issued in aid of roads that never
were built. The county commission
crs have persistently refused to levy
taxes for the purpose. When man
damused by the courts they have re-
signed. Their SUCCESSORS have car
ried out a similar program and the
bonds remain unpaid. Even the
Standard Oil company evaded pay
ment of fine levied 10y d federal
Judge How then can a county be
made to pay? Governments are pow
crfpl tut there are things which they
cannot 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

The call of the miners unions for
military protection in the Pittsburg
district is not the first of such calls
made this year. Only a few weeks
ago strikers in the oil fields of Cali
foInia asked that state troops be sent
part of union labor marks az distinct
change in its attitude. Hitherto, it
has manifested strong opposition to
all forms of military organization in
time of peace. Some unions seem 20
have reached the conclusion that a
military organization is not a bad
thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
THE FARMERS FRIENDS.

While politicians tell the farmer
that he has no friends in finance, that
every corporate interest in the coun-
try is banded together to exploit him
there is still, declares the Wall Street
Journal. modicum of truth which
gives virility to the lie, Farm prod
ucts, everything the farmer has to ex-
change for what he cannot produce,
it points out, have been liquidated and
-liquidated. Deflation, whose
purpose is to squeeze out water, has
squeezed out blood. It is noteworthy
that there has been an Improvement
in what the farmer gets in exchange
for what he raises, comparing todays
prices with those of last April.
William T. Fenton, first vice presi-
dent and manager of the National
Bank of the Republic, of Chicago. APP
proaches the subject in this way:
Translated into terms of wholesale
prices in general, and at the 1913 bar
ter ratio. the farmers dollar in Octo-
her bought only so cents worth of
other things-this incidentally being
the highest purchasing ratio of any
month since November, 1920. By
centuated. In terms OF household
goods, building materials and clothing
his dollar in October was worth only
55 cents. 81 cents and IS cents, re
| spectively. Furthermore, were the
comparisons to be made with retail
prices, the loss of purchasing power
| of the farmers dollar-or his prod
ucts-would be still more exagger-
ated.
Mr.. Fenton elsewhere shows that
readjustment is proceeding, altho
slowly. He is the kind of banker who
| considers himself a merchant in
credit. Thru his correspondents he
doubtless draws the business of farm
ing customers, serving the banks
who serve the farmers. He probably
is in no conspiracy to exploit the fun
damental industry of the country.
For that matter, no other conspira-
tors have been exposed. The alleged
| combination seems to be the imagina
tite Pigment of the agricultural bloc
in congress, which is itself exploiting
the farmer for ends of its own. of
| which an ''old fashioned tariff is
only one. Tt tells the farmer that his
interests are identical with those OF
the labor unions-that he can in some
manner buy cheaply of things pro-
duced by wage earners paid at the
war level. Here is what the Wall
Street Journal means by the "modi-
cum of truth in the charge that the
farmer is being unfairly treated. -
But it is exactly this vital part which
the politician conceals from the
farmer.
1t all comes down to the plain fact
that farm products have been de
flated while labor has not. Wages 70,
the production of the household
goods building materials and cloth.
ing to which Mr.. Fenton auudes ar.
maintained at the cost of extensiy,
unemployment, for few favored con
spirators. These receive virtually tn,
old wages, and starve the man wiIlin.
to work, on the plea that he repre-
sents the open shop" Neither bank
ers nor anybody else can finance in
: dustrial production at a ppohibitiv,
labor cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.
THE LASTING JOY

THE LASTING JOY.
What is better than the glad
Rush of little girl or lad
Down the street to greet you when
You are getting home again.
Where's the sight that's half so sweet
AS the scampering Of those feet
And the smiles of welcome true,
Flung so lavishly at you?
Tell you this. I'd rather be
Him the children love to see
Than the pampered prince or king
Bowling to the laundering
Of the greeting of the throng
As he proudly rides along.
For they'll cheer the self-same way
For another king some day
Talk of fameI What can it give
That in memory shall live
Half SO precious as the glad
Greeting Of a girl or lad
Once the touch of skill grows dim,
Fame shall turn away from him
And forget him. while it finds
Cleverer hands and younger minds
But the children faithful stay.
None can lure their love away,
Tickle fhrongs in scarce q year
For a younger king may cheer
Fame may find a brighter Wit
And make him her favorite,
But the little girl q lad
Never meet q betteFdad
Here's a welcome that Is true
Flung so lavishly at you.
Here are hugs to cheer You So
Hugs that only you shall know
Here is where you stand supreme
Here's the ending Of your dream
Happy -aan- when flying feet
Rush to meet voH down the street
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

The house wayS ana means COM
init will take up soldier bonus leg
islation Immediately after the Christ
mas holidays and report such legisla-
ton to the house early in the new
year Chairman Fordney announces
In other words action is planned just
at the proper time to influence the
1922 election. Action has been de-
rerred on the plea that there was nc
money available. Since the bonus
first was proposed there has been a
considerable reduction in taxes. II
reducing taxes bring in more money
let's have further reductions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

It IS reported that there is being
organized in New York City what is
called the National Budget commit
tee, whose purpose will be to gain
popular support for the work that
Charles - Dawes. head of the ma
tional budget. sis trying to do" Since
the people OF this country have been
calling for a budget for many years,
It is not apparent that General Dawes
stands in need of popular support.
All he needs is congressional support.
The real object of the new commit
tee probably is to create good paying
Off for its promoters, the money
Of course to come thru popular sub
scription.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

the matter will be satisfactory to Is
Meanwhile we are willing to leave IT
to the American Legion. When the
Legion asks the release of all poliucal
prisoners the column will back up
such request.
We see by the papers that Frederick
w McMonnies has created dolphin
that deffes all ichthyologists. What
we want to knoW-and We speak, as
it were, from the cornerstone OF an
ignorance that is eolossal-what we
want to know. is that much of a feat.
We had an idea q dolphin that de-
fled all ichthyologists was a common
place sort of achievement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

II is reported that President Hard
ing w is being urged to call an in
ternational financial conference. It
is difficult to see why We need to con-
fer with anybody about finances. We
don't owe anybody. Let those who
owe us~1noney confer if It will do them
any good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

Delay in enactment of the perma-
nent tariff bill is declared by the
New Yor-- Times to be due to desire
that it shall not become effective IN
time to affect the 1922 election. But
the real truth probably is that the
delay is due to a desire to find some
way of escaping entirely from the sit
uation which its passage would entail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

only. but also to all them that have
loved His appearing
Exultant, radiant with the glow OF
the dawn of eternity, Paul cries in
jubilation he is as clear concerning
Christ, tho he was languishing in a
dungeon. as when he first met the
Master on the Damascus Road. The
truths he had taught. at great cost,
thruout a long life were true to the
limit. Christ was as real at the last
as he had been at the first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

The best evidence that the strike of
packing house employees is not sue
ceeding lies in tn fact that livestock
continues to move to market in the
usual amount. Animals would not be
shipped If they could not be sold.
They could not be sold if they could
not be butchered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

1t has been moved and seconded
that the old time teach the young
idea how to shoot" be changed to
read: Teach the young idea what 20
shoot All in favor say aye.
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A~@ ~

tCcpyright. 1920 by the wheeler Syndicate.
Lac5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16

1t may interest you to know that
among those clamoring for the releas ,
of all political prisoners is Morris Hill
quit. The revelation of Mr.. Hillquit' :
attitude in the matter came TO US as
a great surprise. Now that he has
spoken. doubtless. the New York CAL
and the Masses also will demand the
release of all political prisoners.
AS We intimated some time ago.
whatever President Harding does ia
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Will Nebraska Saue 10000 Liueso

friend, is asking America, its friend,
for help. It's the test. We must
help.
Looking at this from the humane
standpoint. While We have plenty
for food, thousands are dying daily
OF starvation in China. In the
famine-stricken district, roots and
dried leaves are being sold at a pre-
MUM: whole families are commit
ting suicide; girl members of house
holds are being sold by their parents
for immoral purposes; children are
being sold into slavery"
The drive is being carried on un-
der the direction of |. w. Carpenter,
president of the Carpenter Paper
company of Omaha. II volunteered
to take up this work." said Mr.. Car,
Penter, because | had read of the
terrible condition in China, and the
plea of the suffering people touched
my heart 1t Is the duty of every
God-fearing man and woman to do
their share In relieving the suffer,
ing in the orient. In the eyes of God
there is no race, no creed, no color
when people Is suffering. ! know
that Nebraska will do her utmost
in joining with the other states of
the union in helping these people.
There is an old Chinese saying.
Within the four seas. all men are
brothers, t -
Contributions should be mailed to
w. Dale Clark. vice president of the
Omaha National bank