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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1921-07-15

--
En- Uge efter modtog Grew Konrad ct Brew
fra Horst. Den Fortvivlelse, som ct Menneske
f9ler, der har Kniven paa Struben, markedes
belt igennem. ,Hjelper du mig like, er jeg
fortabt!!" skrev han. ,,Cohn, som like har fact
de Tracer, der var blevet lovet ham, truer med
at melde Diet til Obersten, og du we'd, hvad Diet
betyder for mig: der er da intet andet tilbage
end at skyde mig en- Kugle for Panden."
Med den dybeste Foragt slaengte Konrad Brew.
ct hen ad Bordet, og ct 0jeblik for som ct Lyn
Diet Sp9rgsmaal gennem hans Hoved, hvad Yer
den vel Wide tabe i ct saadant Menneske! Men
.al]erede Ojeblikket efter dadlede han sig SEW
for denne Tanke. Havde han da slet intet til
overs for sin Broder, sin Faders S1n?.....
Hans Beslutning var hurtig fattet. Endnu sam
me Aften rejste han til Breslau, overnattede
paa ct Hotel og ops9gte Broderen den neste
Morgen.
Sk9nt Klokken al]erede var over ii, fortalte
~Oppasseren ham, at Hr. Greven SOW endnu, da
han i~Gaar var kommet meget sent hjem fra ct
Glide med Damer. Konrad rpdmede at Harme.
Dertil havde Broderen dog altsaa endnu Lyst og
'Tanke, trods at Kniven sad ham paa Struben.
Var Horst da i den Grad sikker paa at faa
Hjalp fra Broderen? ...!..
Han befalede Oppasseren at vaekke Greven
eog melde, at Diet var hans Broder, der var kom-
met for at tale med ham ON vigtige Ting.
I det lille, meget elegant udstyrede Varelse,
hvori Oppasseren forte ham ind, var der just
ingen udprseget Orb PAa Stole og Borde laa
allie Slags Toilettegenstande, som vel sagtens i
sGaar Aftes i Farten var blevne kastede, hvor
Diet kunde falde sig. Konrad frigjorde en- Stol
for odeL;11ino Genstande no satte sip ned 40
ventede.
bet varede en- god lid, linden Horst kom ind.
Han saa' forsviret nd, og under hans DINE laa
der dybe Furer.
Han hilste. paa Broderen med en- Hjertelig-
he'd, som ON Diet sidste Optrin paa Tworrap.
mldstendig var forsvundet fra hans Hukom-
ymelse; men Konrad var faamselt, alvorlig og til
Fbageholdende.
,Jeg kommer i Anledning at dit Brew" sagde
han; linen Diet kan vel like staa saa slemt til
med dig eftersom du endnu har Lyst og Penge
til at svire hele Natten."
Diet var en- K@rlghedssouper, som jeg like
~kunde trekke mig tilbage fra, jeg er virkelig
paa Diet sidste, og hjelper du mig like, maa
jeg tage min Tilflugt til. Pistolen. Den ligger
allerede ladt der paa Skrivebordet.
Konrad vemmedes after we'd Broderen. ,ySkal
-det vare en- Trusel?"
Alvor."
MEN du har ingen Ret til at gore Ehde paa
dit Liv, naar du her paa Jorden endnu har store
% hellige Pligter at opfylde."
Horst saa' forbavset paa ham. Maaske mang-
lede han j Dag paa Grund at sine Tanner
mend"" den n~odvendige Fatteevne. Han forstod
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1921-07-15
Viking Distriktet
Alberta, Canada,

(skandinavisk Settlement 80 Mil sgd
ut for Edmonton paa Grand Trunk
Linien) er bekjendt for sine sikre
aarlige Afgr9der. ALE Kornsorter
rejses med Sukces, ca. 20 Tom. Regn /
sesonen. Heste og Kreaturer fardes
ude hele Vinteren. Ingen Snestorme,
Oykleo . } Godt Marked. for ale
Farmprodukter. Mejeri, consolidated
gkole, 1. ri. Hotel, nyt Hospital i Vi
king. Code Veje, Telefon og Postrute
over alt. Kvaliteten af Jorden e1
svnr, sort Loan med Clay Subsoil. Ri
yeligt Wand fra Is til 25 Fods Dybde.
Raa Prairieland kan endnu faas fra
81 til $2b pr. Acre. Improved Farme
ira $25 til $50 pr. Acre. For ale OPP
gsninger skriv paa Dansk eller En-
gelsk til
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
WEATHER


sas north to Canada, south to the Gulf
Coast and west over Colorado, but
the bad weather has moved to the
east, and is now lowering over the
states of Michigan and Minnesota. 1t
is raining in the eastern states. and
there is bad weather generally, from
the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast.
The temperatures over the entire
country, however, are very mild.
There was no zero weather reported
anywhere in the United states this
morning. The temperatures in Mon
tana are higher than those of Kansas.
and higher than the temperature in
Shreveport, La, at o'clock this
morning. At Helena. Mont, at that
hour the temperature was "a degrees,
and the temperature at the same hour
was 80 in Shreveport, La.
The highest temperature in Topeka
Thursday was 2S degrees at 3:45
o'clock, and the lowest in the past %
hours was % degrees at o'clock this
morning. This afternoon the mercury
will go to about 35 degrees, and will
drop again to about 20 tonight. Satur-
day afternoon it will go again to IS
degrees. which means that most of the
snow will have melted by tomorrow
night.
The ground underneath the snow is
not frozen. and the moisture will pene-
trate as it melts. This means that an
adequate supply of moisture will be
stored there, and nothing could be bet
ter for the crops at this time.
The lowest temperature in the state
last night was IS degrees at Goodland.
The lowest in the United States was
IL degrees, reported from Modena,
Utah, and from Williston, n. D., at the
same time.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 6 8
degrees in 1901, and the lowest was
IL degrees in 1883.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at eighteen miles an hour
from the northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Usage City. Kan. first ceckerei, first pull
Single Comb Black Minercas-J. p.
Jacobs, Topeka, first and fourth cockerels
first aHq second pen. first second and
third pullet; 2 II; Perkins, Topeka. sec
fifth and seventh puIlet; Henry Bell, To-
Peka, sixth h,p ullet; Thomas =. Harrison.
GoIden Wyandottes-w. F. Sanders,
Light Brahmas-Modlln, Poultry farm;
pen; L. Tfnkelaae. Wichita. Kan. second
cock, second and third hen, third, fourth,
fourth pen; j. p, Graham. Topeka, first
and fourth cock, first and fourth. hen, frist,
Sne fn rat pe1 Moun ah1 yaey
Dark Brahmas-wa1ter Rigdon, Topeka.
Light Brahma Bantams-Red Horn Poul-
try farm. olathe, Kan, first cock, first
hen, first cockerel, first and second pull
Silkies-Afthur Altman. Turon, Kan,
second and third pullet; r. P. Krum, Stat
ford Kan; first Sd hen first pullet Krum
STAFFORD Kan, first hen. first cockerel. =
glaek Tan Japanese Ra anita s;-lt ,s 2.
Bone. Tope sDs Walter B. Long, Trsdenia
hfBal Black ss acsin sse
hen, first coekerel, first and third pullets,
second pen; IL. p. Krum, Stafford, Kan.
third and fourth hen; 7. slpsheF, Topeka.
Elizabeth Thompson. Topeka, fourth cock
peka, third eoekerel, fifth pullet;
White Cochin Bantams-R. p. krum,
hen; Constance Glare. Topeka, first hen,
second cockerel, second pullet; Hinshaw 4
Erskine, Topeka, first cockerel. first pull
! let.
Buff Cochin Bantams-J. c. Baughman,
Topeka, first pen F. c. Spurrier, Topeka,
and second cock; F. c. spurrier, Topeka,
cock; J. S. baum. Topeka. fifth cock: ]. c.
Baughman. Topeka, first and second hen,
| first and second pullet; f. c. Ispurrier, To
| peka third hen, third and fourth -pullet
| first and second eeekerel; Il. III Inman
Americas, Kan, fourth hen.
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys-Earl Eriek-
son, Clyde, Kan, first and second cock
| first, second, third and fourth hen. first
second and fourth cockerels, first and second
| pullet; Red Wing Poultry farm, Milton
| vale, Kan, third and fourth cock. third
| fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cockerel.
Rouen ducks-LaRoy Catten, Alta. Ia.
! first cock, second hen.
| Museevy ducks-Goodrich & Harper, To-
peka, first cock, first hen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
New Elixir, Called Aspironal,
Medicated With L latest
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by Euro
pean and American Army
Surgeons to Cut Short a
Cold and Prevent Compli-
cations.
Every Druggist in u. S. In
structed to Refund Price
While You Wait at Count
er IF Relief Does Not Come
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm-Up.

The sensation of the year in the
drug trade is Aspironal. the two-min-
ute cold and cough reliever. authorita-
lively guaranteed by the laboratories:
tested, approved and most enthusiastic-
ally endorsed by the highest aIthori-
ties, and proclaimed by the common
people as ten times as quick and effec-
! tive as whiskey, rock and rye, or any
other cold and cough remedy they
have ever tried.
> All drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir, so all
you have to do to get rid of that cold
is to step into the nearest drug store.
hand the clerk half a dollar for a bot
tie of Aspirenal and tell him to serve
you two teaspoonfuls with four tea
spoonfuls of water in a glass With
syour watch in your hand, take the
drink at one swallow and call for
sy-ur money back in two minutes if
you cannot feel your cold fadir away
like a dream within the time limit.
Don't be bashful for all druggists in
zvite you and expect you to try it.
sEverybodys doing it.
When your cold or cough is re-
elieved take the remainder of the bot
stIe home to your wi and babies. for
sAspironal is by far the safest and most
defective, the easiest to take and the
smost agreeable cold and cough remedy
for infants and children.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
State Poultry Show Sets New
Attendance Figure.
More Than 5000 Visitors Here
For Exhibition.
COWDREY is NEW president
Giving Away of Trio of Chick
ems Adds Interest.
Miniature Cup To Be Awarded
Prize Bantam.

Already the attendance at the state
poultry show now in Topeka has
broken all records by 1000 persons, it
is estimated by Thomas Owen, secre-
tary-treasurer. In Wichita in 1920
the number of tickets sold was 1,67S.
In Topeka in 1919 the number was
1854. Thursday night the record
showed that more than 3,345 persons
had bought tickets. Friday and Satur-
days attendance, expected to be large.
probably will bring the total of visitors
to at least 5000.
Topekan Heads Association.
J. r. Cowdrey of Topeka was
elected president of the Kansas State
Poultry Breeders association at a
meeting of'the association members at
the Chamber of Commerce Thursday
night. H. F. Hicks of Cambridge was
elected treasurer and Thomas owen
of Topeka was reelected secretary
treasurer. F. w. Ford of Caldwell, was
reelected one of a board of managers
to serve q three-year term. New
members of the board of managers
elected Thursday night were: A. L.
Kingsley, each to serve three years,
and H. F. Hicks, Cambridge, to serve
two years.
Winners Do Not Claim Chickens.
Strange to report the trios won by
lucky numbers Thursday night have
not yet been claimed. The numbers
drawn were 4717 and 1888. The for
mer number gives the holder one OF
the most valuable tries during the
show, composed of Barred Plymouth
Rocks contributed by F. w. Ford
Caldwell. The latter number has a
trio of Buff Orpingtons for its holder
the gift of Carl Moore, of Topeka.
1.-THE giving away of trios a new
idea at the poultry show, is largely re-
sponsible for our increased attend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
PORCH INAUGURAL TOO

Congress Accepts Harding's Idea Of
Economy For New Administration.
Washington. Jan. 1s--President-
elect Harding's suggestion that his in
auguration take place on the east
portico of the capitol was ratified for
mally today by a joint congressional
committee in charge of the ceremonies.
The front porch" plan, members
said, would be carried out literally
and every possible dollar of expense
eliminated. No spectators stands.
benches or even camp stools would be
provided, they added.
Members of congress. the supreme
court and efficiols will assemble on
the capitol portico, a small stand will
be built on which Senator Harding will
stand in full view of the assembIage.
Sound simplifying devices will be in
stalled over the resident-elect's head
so that all in the crowd may hear his
inaugural address,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
VIOLATED BLUE SKY LAW?
Two Kansans Arrested Charged With
Selling Oil Stock.

Milwaukee, Jan. 13.-John J. Bowa-
ter and Clyde w. Barrett, members of
the Bowater- Barrett Oil company,
Paola, Kan, were arrested today on
charges of violating the blue sky law
in selling oil stock in Wisconsin with
out a state license. The operations
are said to have begun last September.
Bowater said he met Barrett, lately OF
Minneapolis and more distantly from
Wichita, Kan. The men said their
concern is a legitimate enterprise and
that they have 200 acres of land In
Kansas for which they agreed to pay
100000, of which all but $4,000 is
paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Wall ST.. New York, Jan. 14.-STOCKS-
Pressure against speculative shares made
additional headway at the heavy opening
Of today's stock market Sears Reebuck,
whose directors yesterday declared a scrip
dividend instead of the usual cash pay
Crucible Steel, selling ex-dividend also re-
acted to the same extent. Other steels,
as well as equipments, oils, motors, ship
pings and allied speeialties showed mod
crate losses. Rails were dull and irregular,
tho mainly lower. Preliminary exchange
rates on London and Paris were firm.
Trading dwindled during the morning,
dealings falling to comparatively nominal
proportions, further recessions by oils,
feathers, rubbers, motor specialties and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Jan. 14.-wHEAT-Urgent need
of rain in India tended to bring about an
advance today in the wheat market here
Famine reports from some provinces OF In
dia gave further emphasis TO the unfavor-
able crop conditions reported. Buying,
however, lacked volume, initial quotations Ions
March Sis to $1.7s1k and Nay s1G91a to
S1.7O were followed by an advance all
around te, well above yesterdays finish
led to setbacks The close was heavy, Ac
81. 771a, and May $1.7O to S1.70A.
against any upturn in that cereal. After
opening unchanged to &c lower: including
May at 744c to 747c, the market recovered
OATS-Oats like courn seemed inclined
to lag, starting a shade to C off, May
4s@c and Telling to get much above the
ROVIsIoNs-Provisions were weak in
line with hogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Chicago, Jan. 14-BCTTER-Market low
er. Creamery extras, 4Sc; standards, 47c.
EGGS-Market higher. Receipts 1927
cases. FiFsts, Tie; ordinary firsts 63@67e
at mark, cases included, 66@6Sc; refrig-
orator firsts, Csc.
PoULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, Csc
springs. 25c.
POTATOES-Market dull. Receipts 81
cars. Northern white. sacked, $l.2091.3 Sd
cwt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

New York, Jan. 14-BUTTER-Market
weak. Firsts, 43@5Oc.
EGGS-Market Irregular. Firsts, 74@76c.
CHEESE-Market firm. Whole milk,
flats. speci1ls, early, 2S@2shc.
POULTRY-Alive, irregular; broilers, 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

New York, Jan. 14.-SUGAR-Raw, quiet
centrifugal, 5.52; refined, steady; fine gran
ulated, 7.75.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Topeka Grain Market.
furnished Ly Derby Grain Co.., $50 New
England Bldg.]
Topeka, Kan, Jan. IL.
WHEAT-No. 2, $1.S1
Market called lie lower.
CORN-Market unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

New York, Jan. 14-Priees Of liberty
second as, $3.50; first aus, s.. so; second
AIS. $3.50; third AS, SEQ; fourth Ans
500; Victory S&'s. 97.14; Victory 4A's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

sundry shares. American Hide and Leath-
er was the weakest issue, losing almost
four points, American Car, American To-
baeco, Wells Fargo and Union Bag and
Paper lost two points each and c. P. and
N. H. about one point. Irregular rallies
of the second hour were led by Mexican
Petroleum, Royal Dutch, the popular sh p
pings, Northern Pacific and Reading, the
latter gaining two points Sears Roebuck
loans opened and carried into the coming
week at O per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Chicago, Jan. 14.-CATTLE-Receip g.
coo. Beef steers and she stocks slow, low
err; beef steers, best, ss.50ds.97; bulk fat
cows and heifers. $525@7.5 bulls, steady !:
S5.75; veal calves, steady: bulk to packers,
$1050@11.00; stockers and feeders, steady.
HOGS-Receipts 10000. Market fairly ac-
tive, Zoe to loo lower than yesterdays aver
age; top, SEQ; bulk of sales, S9.30@9 60
pigs, mostly Zoe lower; bulk desirable 90
100 pound pigs, $9.7O@aS5.
SHEEP-Receipts 13.000 Lambs, 10@25c
lower. Top, s1175; bulk of sales, $10.75@
IL so; yearlipgs, 25c to SOC lower. early top,
50. 90: prime lat ewes Sc so; bulk of sales,
$5.0o@5T0. Sheep and feeder lambs, steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending at a. m. Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
Kansas City Grain Market.

Kansas city, Jan. 14-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged to Sc lower. No. 1 hard,
81. so@1.s5;. No. 2 s1.79@1.S5; No. 1 red,
S1.9S; No. , S1.97Q1.9S.
mixed, 63@e4c; No. s, 62c; No white, 64c
No. B. 62@621ac; No. yellow, Csc; No. 3,
OATS-Market unchanged to nc higher
No. 2 white, 471ae; No. mixed, 49, @47c
No. red, 4c% @47c.
RYE-S1.62.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-95c@$1o4.
.30@1.35
BRAN-S130.
wHEAT-Receipts 292 cars.
WHEAT-Close: March. $1.TB; May
$1.6G.
CoRN-May, 67Xe; July. 691kc; Sept.
71h@71ssc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
Chicago Grain Market.

orange of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Beard &C Trade. as reported
BY The En- pire Commission Co.. 301 New
England Bldg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Kansas City. Jan. 14-CATTLE-Receipt
1.4o0, Beef steers, steady to 25c lower
steady to weak: good heifers, $3.50; year
ling. heifers, $3.50; most cows below $3.50
stockers and feeders, steady to weak; all
other classes, steady; best yealers, S11.50
HOGS-geceipts $500. Market uneven.
Light and light lights to shippers, around
10c lower; ether classes to packers, 25G35c
lower than yesterdays average; top. SO.
bulk of sales. S9.30@960; good and choice
fat pigs. sc. 25Q965.
SHEEP-Receipts $500 Market steady.
Ewes, $500; lambs and yearlings, fully 25e
lower; "a Eeund Colorado lambs, s10.s5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing Mt the Stock Yards, Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
SON & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chantS)
Kansas City, Jan 14-CATTLE-Receipt
800 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts $500 head. Market 15e
to 25c lower. Bulk Of sales, s9.35@9.65
SuEEp paoa;n+s 6no Ngari,,. 4a,ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Jan. 14.-EGGS-Market 1c
higher. Firsts, CSC; seconds, 57c.
BUTTER-Markes unchanged.
POULTRY-Hens, unchanged; springs,
1c higher Sc; ROSTERS, unchanged to lie
higher, 14921c; turkeys, unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

To Cure q C.id in One Dag.
Take Groves LAXATIVE PROMO QUI
NINE tablets. The genuine b airs the sig
nature of e. W. Grove. 30c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14
Topeka Poultry and Egg

Topeka Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, Jan. a.
Hens, lbs and over, 26c; under lbs
22e; springs over lbs, 22c; old ROSTERS,
14c; stays, zoe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-14

Kansas City Grain Market.
Grange of prices on grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade, as reported
by B. c. Christopher & Co.. 326 New Eng
land Bldg.
The Washington times., 1921-01-23
OPPORTUNITY.

Master Of human destinies am /
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait
Cities and fields i walk: penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovels and mart and palace, soon or late
l knock unbidden, once, at every gate
"a If feasting, rise; if sleeping, wake before
turn away. 1t is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death. But those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and carelessly implore;
l answer not, and i return-no more. !
JOHN Z M0ALxA 4
The Washington times., 1921-01-23

Here is a frst-cIass McCay cartoon. Shop it to
the young Who is beginning the year BY STAY
ING IN THE SAME OLD PLACE. +
The picture in1presses you making its meaning
clear at once, because McCay makes the anchors
VISIBLE. In real Lie unfortunately for those that
are held tight the anchors uisibIe. And they
are not of iron steel But they are heoDier than
iron, and can be broken only by invisible WILL
The Washington times., 1921-01-23
Irsai Britain RIGHTS Reserved.

POWER in the mind. No file cut these chains.
When you ship staying in place, on The
.gater, unmoDsd BY wind or the tide. you knoW SOME
THING IS HOLDING that ship. You see the heavy
chain running dotDn at the boW, and you knoW the
anchor at the other end of it, although you don't
SEE the anchor.
When you find you ore standing still, you ought
to examine yourself and find out What particular
ANCHOR is holding YOU. -..-'---... 90 ...
The Washington times., 1921-01-23

ME passes, opportunity goes
with ii. Twenty-three days,
moro than three of the nifty
two weeks have gone in 1921
Soon Winter will end, then
Spring. then hot Summer
best time for working while
The Washington times., 1921-01-23

In accordance with Mr.. McCay's request we
print here as end to this editorial the lines on
opportunity written by John J. ingalls,, the
brilliant man from Kansas:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-05
IF CIVILIZATION FAILED

So much has been said recently about the posi-
bility of civilization crumbling that good many
people are asking themselves what would happen if
that disastrous event should happen.
Judging from the history of long periods before
civilization arrived, we may assume that conditions
would be about these:
Old established governments would be shaken
or overturned by revolution The machinery of
production and distribution would refuse TO func-
lion, and famine would prevail over large areas
The cities would be depopulated. Hunger would
drive the people back to the country Respect for
law would weaken and banditry along with other
disorders would become common Suspicion, hate
fear and intolerance, often mingled with fanaticism
and superstition, would grip the populations of
the great countries. Repeated wars would waste
the accumulated wealth of the world destroy its
monuments of culture and decimate its inhabitants
Rulers of large countries would lose their grip,
great empires would split up into countless small
nations. Crminaly would increase Thought and
feeling would cease to have any uniformity. Greed
and petty ambition would be the dominant motives
Moreover the world would not suspect that any
thing wrong with it, 1t would cling to the de-
fusion that its ills were transory, and the laugh
of the professional optimist would resound over
the cries Of the sufferers.
But why enumerate the symptoms? They are
described in detail in the news columns of the
daily papers. -