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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ LEIN PAPE

We got Extension to our telefone
in case enybody wunts to telefone
from down stairs without going up
stairs to do it, and this aftirnoon our
cook Nora made cinnamin buns and
I snaelt her doing IL and went back
and looked in the kitchin saying. Give
me one vile they're hot, Nora?
= II do it will be rite in your eye.
sed Nora. Being a heck of a anser
to a polite question, and jest then
tell her somebody wunts to tawk to
her on the fone and then Ill run up
and tawk to her on the up stairs
fone and tell her somehody wunts to
tawk to her erround the corner and
then wen she goes Ground Ill run
down and get a hot cinnamin bun.
And I went out in the hall and took
the reseever off the hook and yelled.
All rite Ill call her. wait minnit.
And I called back, Hay Nora, some
body wunts you on the fone.
1 dident heer the fone ring, sed
Nora
1t hardly dident, sed. And I quick
ran up stairs and took the other re-
Sewer off the hook and listened and
pritty soon Nora sed in the down
stairs fone, Is this q joak or wat, hello
hello.
Me diskizing my voice like a lady
and saying, Hello, hello, is this you
Nora, this is Mrs. Spoony, I'm jest
Ground the corner at the drug store,
can you run Ground minnit and Ill
| tell you all about it.
Who, wat? Wat the divvils this
sed Nora, and I sed. Hello, this is
Mrs. Spoony. don't you remember me?
No I don't, faith. and nobody elts
does, wait a minnit, sed Nora. Me
| thinking. Gosh 1 wonder If she sis
poets enything. WITCH jest then I herd
her coming up the steps heavy trying
to come up lite, and I quick hung up
| the fone and hid in the closit, and
Nora opened the closit door showing
her Suspicious nature and 1 quick ran
| out under her arm and down stairs
with her after me daring me to stop
WITCH I Gident till was all the way
| out in the street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
WHAT MAKES PRICES.

The experience Of the public in the
past year should have taught it, if it
have not done so, that the chief in
fluence in determining prices is buy
ing power. Combinations of produc-
ers representing either mana cement
or employees may hold prices up for a
time, but as goods are made to sell,
the willingness or ability of the buyer
to pay will tell in the long run.
Wages are coming down, not be-
cause, as certain agitators claim,
there is a conspiracy of employers to
reduce them. Few employers would
object to continued payment of high
wages II market conditions and the
efficiency of labor would permit it.
They cannot, however, keep up the
extreme rates of the past few years,
because business and profits have Sc
riously declined. They must either
lessen the pay of their helpers, cur
tail operations or shut down alto
gether.
Production costs, both the wages of
industrial labor and the profits of
management, must be cut. The world
has not the buying power to pay
either the wages or the profits on the
scale that has been in vogue. Where
labor insists on its present wage rates
it will suffer thru unemployment
Where prices are being held up the
products will find a stagnant market
1t is not the employing capitalist that
is trying to obtain wage reductions
1t is the irresistible force of dinin-
ished buying power that is forcing the
issue.
Industrial labor is standing IN its
own light by holding out for its high
wage scales. What it wants is wage:
not wage rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
COMMISSION RULE.

If all the commissions in the United
States, designed to regulate or control
business, could be abolished and COM
merce and industry could be permit
ted once more to operate under the
law of supply and demand and, such
other laws as would remain on the
statute books, the return to NOR
malcy" probably would be greatly
FASTENED.
Senator Reed of Missouri, in a re-
cent speech, painted a reasonably ac-
curate likeness of the average com
missioner in federal affairs. The
commissioner, Mr.. Reed asserted, was
of ordinary ability, and sought gov
eminent work because it would pay
him more than his talents commanded
in competitive labor. 1t is this indi-
vidual who, armed with commits
sion" membership authority. starts
out to control the living of a nation.
The senator announced himself a
foe of government by commission. He
finds much of the public agreed with
him. Industry, it is pointed out, has
been commission-manag to the
point of evaporation. Business is SO
messed up by commissioners of every
sort thatzonly American brains and
energy serve to save it from ruin thru
such amending interference. Educa-
ton is also victim of the commission
evil, and will suffer far more if un-
commissioned aspirants for commits
sion jobs can have their way.
Trade needs to be given a chance
So does every other good interest OF
the people. No proper concern of our
land fears just laws, but every enter
prise breads being managed by COM
mission, of being continually under
surveillance of a commission, of hav-
ing to report regularly to a commits.
sion. 1t means that the experience
and courage and finances of the coun.
| try's business must hold themselves
subservient to mediocre men and wo.
men armed with a commissions au.
thority to nose in" Commenting or
the senator's speech the st. Louis
| Times says:
Let it be made necessary for the
small-talent citizen to work his way
Government should NOT support him
at the expense of the public welfare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE MAN WHO HAS A BOY TO TRATN
The man who has G. boy to train,
Has work to keep him night and day.
There's much to him he must explain,
And many a doubt to clear away; p
His task is one which calls for tact
And friendship of the finest kind. r
Because, with every word and act 3
He molds the little fellows mind.
He must be careful Of his speech,
Fore careless words are quickly learnedi
He must be wise enough TO teach
What corners may be safely turned
He should know Just what books to read
And every game that's good to play,
He must himself be fit to lead,
And all the laws he must obey,
The man who has a boy to train,
Must thoughtful be to counsel well;
without example, speech Is vain
And it is not enough TO tell
Those youthful ears the way to go,
For little eyes are quick to see
And very soon they come to know
II you are what you'd have him be.
1t is no light and simple task,
A man must know so many things
To answer questions he will ask
And yet what joy the duty brings!
To walk with him from day TO day
And oil the ways of men explain,
He has rich comradeship for pay
Who has little boy to train.
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

of-the-world. traveller. wit and philoso-
pher. Judge Este said little-indeed,
all felt inclined to listen rather than
speak. But presently, aprcpos a story
of marvellous recognition in crowded
eastern city, he reused a bit, and said:
"It is a great gift-this memory of
faces and their backgrounds. 1 have
it in a way-sometimes to my sorrow
sometimes also to that of-the other
fellow"
Give an example," Baby piped
Judge Este looked straight at the
Swami. Traces are nearly as change
able as clothes-when you know the
trick" he said, "but voices are hall
marked, Do what you will"
ST hardly think So" the Swami said
with a bored accent, ANY practiced
speaker can change tone. accent,
everything"
HThen-why don't you do it?" the
judge demanded sternly. Before you
had said three words, knew you for
almost the last man sentenced three
years back"
THANK you," the Swami said rising
and bowling deeply. You have as
good as endowed me-your words are
actionable. as you must know. can
Not half what I can" cried Trim
Swallowed. Your woman confederate
came to me today. She had found out
your treachery-about the other girl
by whose help you planned to rob me
outright. Be sure I have followed
none of your trance-tips-so am as
whole financially as in spirit. Go at
once, if you like to go free. We want
no scandal" "And I'll forgive you
all, in the name of the family, if you'll
take Flora along with you" Baby
co yfv,d hui
no heed. Doubtless he believed "he
travels fastest who travels alone"
Copyright, 1921. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

( The Indiana woman who claims
that the late Col. Theodore Roosevelt
owed her $4,000 probably went up
against a confidence game, is seeking
notoriety, or is not telling the truth.
Trying to make a president out of
material which the people reject is an
expensive business, as Colonel Proc
TOR can testify, but it is improbable
that Colonel Roosevelt borrowed
money for campaign expenses and
still more improbable that he failed
to pay any just debt. He was not
that sort of man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
HOW THE TARIFF WORKS.

Probably the attention of the con-
summing public has been directed to
the fact that the retail price OF lem
ons was doubled suddenly & short time
ago. The advance in price was made
possible by the emergency tariff law
which was enacted to last until the
season of general demand for lemons
has passed.
Lemons were quoted at wholesale at
$3.50 to 97.75 per box on May 81. at
the port of New York, the day before
the tariff law became operative. Early
in June the wholesale prices of LEM
ons of the same grade ranged from
$3.50 to $1,000 and higher. Grooers
in New York pay now $40 box for
lemons which in May cost them
only So.
The emergency" schedule imposed
a rate of cents pound upon import
ed lemons so that a large box which
weighs between 100 and $50 pounds is
taxed around SO in tariff as COM
pared with 10 cents under the old
schedule. Dealers in the domestic
fruit naturally enough place the in
crease on the price of California lem
ons, so that they will not be inferior
in this respect to the foreign article.
But can the growers of wheat and
corn figure out where they get any,
thing out of the emergency tariff be-
yond the privilege of paying more for
lemons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

put in my scrapbook. the other to use
as q prohibition argument. Judgins
by the column, it will be funny race.
How does Adelaide feel about your
prohibition ideas? Is that why she
prefers to run her car herself?
z. s. 7.
We shrink from the publicity E. 3.
T. suggests. but we shall be in the
lobby of the Broad Street station at
o'clock on Saturday morning, July z.
We shall wear a straw hat, a dark
blue suit and tan shoes. If E. S. I.
cares for a private view, the oppor-
tunity presents itself.
We have nothing against Mr.. Kra-
mer or Mr.. Haynes. 1t merely oc-
Cured TO US that one who signalized
his advent into the office of prohibi-
ton enforcement commissioner by
talking poppycock was gift from the
gods to those of us who write of trifles
in light and airy vein.
We don't care much for the prohi-
billion joke either. when 1t comes TO
that. But our objection to it is that
it isn't funny.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

{ Announcement was made from
Denver a few days ago that a tele-
Gram had been received from the
Farmers National Council at Wash
tngton, directed to the American Fed
grafton OF Labor. pledging "joint &C
lion Of farmers and other workers."
The Farmers National Council is said
50 be a sort of one-man organization
tocialistic in its teachings, an advo-
cate of government ownership, and
pot in harmony with the economic
principles of the great majority of the
Farmers of the country. The farmers
have never approved of the Adamson
law, are not in favor of regulations
which require railroads to pay for
4ervices not rendered, and have never
been in favor of government owner
Ship of railroads, which would, of
course, require shippers and consum-
ers to pay the excessive costs incident
70 the extravaganza and waste of gov
Eminent operation. The Federation
Should not place much reliance on
help from Washington, D. c., farm
-srs. 1t will be safer to wait until
they hear from the dirt farmers of the
n1iddle west. Real farmers and trade
tnionists are about as far apart in
their views on economics as it is pos
sible for two bodies of persons to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

The Standpatters in the United
states senate, headed by Penrose.
have served notice on the Bull Moos-
ers that henceforward they (the
Standpatters) will be on the job; that
groups advocating special or class
legislation must not be allowed to con-
troll, and that restrictive or regulatory
legislation affecting business is to be
discouraged"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

Leonid Krassin, Russian minister
of commerce and trade, says: I'VE
will print enough bank notes so that
money will no longer be taken seri-
ously. Then the people themselves
will destroy this mass of valueless pa
per and the situation will be cleared"
That is exactly what has been done in
Mexico. except that the government
and not the people made the paper
valueless. There is not a dollar OF
paper money in circulation in Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

1t is reported that there are very
few persons in Washington advocat-
ing tariff on their products, and this
is being interpreted as an indication
that the producers are not caring
whether they have protective duty
or not. The producers may be slow
to learn but they can be depended
upon finally to see what is to their
own best interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

Soldier bonus legislation is held up
in congress on the plea that there Is
no way to get the necessary money.
If the government will stop building
war ships it can handle the bonus
matter easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
considerable element

A considerable element in the
American Federation of Labor ap-
pears to favor naturalization of the
coal mines. If the miners continue
to strike and the operators continue
to collect larger profits. the friends Of
naturalization may get their wish
sooner than they expect and without
effort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

Germany plans to make her pay
ment Of indemnities to the allies by
an issue of bonds. In other words.
she will borrow money from her cred
itors to pay her debts to them. The
situation recalls the story of the wo-
man who, when notified that her bank
account was overdrawn. promptly
wrote check covering the overdraft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24

One newspaper editor says in re-
gard to fashions in women's attire
that the line should be drawn some
where. The present tendency seems
to be to draw it at the waist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-24
From a Lay Humorist.

Sir-You have recently described
the faces Of two prominent prohibit
tionists as respectively roly-poly and
lean-Jawed. You don't seem to like
either. Won't you let us have q print
ed replica of your own eountenance
entirely untouched and unreformed?
That is, If Adelaide will let you put it
in the paper. If your photograph ap-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01
Contract for Road
lcontlnned from page one. }

Continued from Page one.)
the engineer, who is to confer with
the local authorities relative to the
awarding of contracts.
Hood River county, Mt. Hood
loop highway, Booth Hill section,
miles. grading, Joplin & Eldon,
s54,54e.
Clatsop county, Youngs Bay
bridge and moth APPROACH, paving,
1900 square yards, J. H. Tilman,
$1,000.
Bridge Contracts Let.
| klamath county, Barclay
springs-Lamms Mill, miles gra-
vel surface, Warren Construction
company, $2S,900.
Jackson and Josephine counties
Ashland-K Klamath Falls highway
Jenny creek Hayden creek section
grading 14.3; John Hampshire
$103,132.
Malheur county, Central Oregon
highway, Vale-Burrell section, 81
miles grading and graveling, Nor
rison, Knudson company, $41,128
John Day highway, Jameson
Brogan section, So miles grading
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01
Hardest Hitting

Continued from Page One.)
ernor Hart OF the state Of Wash
ington, Captain X. Goto, repre-
senting the Japanese navy and a
number Of city officials.
For weeks the big ship has tow
cred above the yards where she
was built, like some huge monster
summing itself ashore. Today,
amid ceremonies attended by high
navy officials and notables from
Washington state and other places
the vessel remained the center of
all eyes. AT the conclusion of these
exercises, as though impelled by
the blow from the ribbon -decked
bottle which Miss Jean Summers
daughter Of Representative j. w.
Summers, Washington, swung
against her prov, the huge thing
glided away, as though retreating
to its element, and settled in the
water. The Washington will now
be fitted out for trial runs and
then put to sea.
When she joins the fleet she
will out-rank even the giant Ten
nessee in armament and smashing
power. She will be a sister shiI
of the Maryland, Colorado and
West Virginia, now building. The
keel Of the Washington was laid
June 3. 1919.
The Washington, when finally
armed and fitted out, will have g
displacement of $4,000 tons. She
is GA feet long, 81 feet broad al
the water line and has draft Of
80 feet inches. She has a speed
of 21 knots. Her armament will
include eight 16-ineh turret guns
fourteen 5-inch secondary guns
four anti-aircraft guns and othel
auxiliary weapons.
The Washington will be pro
PEELED by electricity derived from
the latest engineering achieve
ments in turbine motors. She will
thus have great maneuverinl
ability, capable of quick reversing
and other advantages.
The Washington and her clasi
are slightly different from the
battleship class generally in sever
al particulars, notably armament
They are fitted with the lates
equipment in every detail, from
living quarters to fighting tops
and will prove a formidable addi
tion to the already powerful fleet
now guarding American shores.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

Roseburg. Sept. promptly
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
DR.. Richard Melvin Brumfield, D.
D., was arraigned before Circuit
Judge ]. w. Hamilton to enter a
plea to the indictment returned
earlier in the day, charging him
with the murder of Dennis Rus
sell.
Attired in a nobby suit of gray
tweed, his long black hair care
fully brushed back, pompadour
fashion, his collar Immediately
white, the accused dentist ap-
peared as though he had PAINS
takingly dressed for a fashionable
afternoon tea.
Judge Hamilton, stern. slow
speaking magistrate, took his ju-
dicial chair. Directing his gaze on
THE smartly dressed prisoner he
said.
'tATr. Brumfield you may stand,
Without the slightest hesitation
Brumfield arose, stood rigidly
erect, and while District Attor-
ney George Neuner read the in
dictment the doctor displayed no
sign Of nervousness.
He looked the prosecutor square
in the eye when the charge ''mur-
der in the first degree" was read.
He was apparently unmoved.
"Are you ready to enter your
plea?" the Judge interrogated.
Attorney Rice, who sat close to
his client throughout the court
proceedings, quickly arose and
asked that he be granted until
2:30 p. M. Thursday before ans
wering the indictment.
"Let the record so show" said
the magistrate. Then Attorney
Rice and the immaculate Brum-
field had a whispered conversa-
ton. which was rudely interrupt
ed by Deputy Sheriff Hopkins
who took a firm grip on the pris
oner's arm as he led him from
the courtroom down the stair
way Of sighs," back to his eel
room.
The Jail door slammed, there
was a rattling Of heavy padlocks
DR.. Brumfield. accused of one
of the most atrocious' crimes in
the states history, gazed calmly
about his surroundings, draw a
chair under him, seated himself.
picked up a magazine and seemed
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

Morrison, Knudson company. s41,-
12S.
Umatilla county, guard fence on
state highways. approximately
10000 lineal feet: Frazer & Sam
uels. $4,000.
Yamhill county. paving Yamhill
city, 5000 square yards. unit No.
1. Warren Construction company,
$11, ,405: unit No. 2, Cochran
Bros. SIS, 900.
Contracts for bridge work were
awarded as follows:
Baker county. four cuIverts and
two short trestle spans on Hunt
ington- Nelson section. Old Oregon
Trail; Rajotte Winters & Co.. $1s.-
s95.
Lane county, superstructure for
bridge between Cottage Grove and
Latham: Lane county court, 49,
73s.
Morrow county, three bridges in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01
Drunk Taken From
Cafe Jailed Here

A man who gave his name as
w. c. Johnson was taken from the
Nomking cafe here last night by
Patrolman White after a com
plaint had been received at head
quarters from the cafe. Johnson
was placed in jail and charged
with being intoxicated. He was
today being held for hearing be-
fore Police Judge Earl Race.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

Heppner: Tobin G Pearce, $16.-
ESQ.
One 30-foot concrete span in
Lexington: Tobin & Pearce. $5.-
355.
umatilla county. bridge over
Stage guleh at stanfieid: Parker
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01
SWIMMING LESSONS

OW I'M MIINU IIOJO4ND
Now is the one chance OF your
life to learn to swim, Prof. J "A.
Oberdurf. for IA years a teacher
of swimming and fOr s years in
structor at the Oaks, Portland,
has come to Salem and will be at
the Oregon Bath house indefinite
ly. Glasses in swimming will be
Iorganized, also individual lessons
given. A free. exhibition to the
public tomorrow (FTday) after
noon and evening at 2:S0 and g..
Phone $40. 2O9
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

No damage resulted yesterday
when an automobile driven by
Willard S. Bartlett, Of Rickreall,
was struck by another car driven
by man whose identity was not
learned. Mr.. Bartlett had stopped
his car on Commercial street be-
tween State and Court to avoid
striking third automobile when
he was struck from the rear, he
told the police.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

W. H. Hartman and Mrs. e. A.
Hartman of Bandon are in Salem
to spend few days, having ar
rived last night and are register
ed at the Marion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

Ben F. West has moved his real
estate and insurance office from
Darcy bldg. to room 8 over Haus-
ers gun store, 372 State St. 209*
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-01

Robt. w. Sawyer, publisher OF
the Bend Bulletin, was Salem
visitor Thursday being interest
ed in the central Oregon irriga-
tloa project now before the state
board.