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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

THE automobile flat levy proposed
blythe treasury is protested on the
ground that the states haXe pre-empt-
ed this form of impost and that feder-
al taxation would be double taxation
and. therefore, unjust" says the Osh-
kosh Northwestern. But when has
any legislative body permitted "un-
just" or double" features of a tax
bill to stand in the way of its enact
ment? Our statute books are filled
with provisions for double, even trip
pie and unjust taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY TEE PAPE

Loretter Mincer had q party last
mite and me and Pubs Simkins wasent
invited on account OF, her being mad
at us, and We was setting on Pulses
frunt steps tawking about how mulch
we dident give a darn how meny par
ties she had and weather we was in
vited or not, me saying, Wat do care.
Id drather be setting out heer getting
the fresh air than setting in her old
parler pretending to be injoying my
self jest to be polite.
So would I, sed Pubs, I'm glad she
dident invite me, because IL she had
of 1 mite of went jest out of politeniss
and had a heck of a bum time.
Sure, me too, lets wawk past her
house and laff rite out loud to show
we consider it's more of a joak than a
party, sed.
Witch we did. laffing like enything
jest wen we got outside Loretter Min
GERS parlers and all the fellows and
gerfs ran to the windows to see who
was doing all the laffing and me and
Pubs laffed even louder and kepp on
wawking past is if we was so glad we
wasent at the party that we couldent
help laffing. and wen we got down to
the corner Pubs sed, Lets wawk back
and it it agen.
Sure, all rite, we'll show them wat
we think of their old party. / sed.
And we wawked past agen and
started to laff loud as enything, going,
Haw haw haw haw haw haw and
bending almost in half as IL we had to
on account of laffing SO hard. and jest
then wat came down on US but a. lot
of ice waiter from the 2nd story win
dow, and me and Pubs quick stopped
laffing and ran, and wen we got q lit
tie ways away we stopped agen, me
saying, I tell you let's wat. lets wawl1
past on the other side of the street and
do it agen jest-to prove we amt dis
couraged.
WITCH we did, going over to the other
side of the street and laffing all our
mite for about minnits and then go
ing back and setting on Pulses steps
agen feeling little wetter but other
wise Jest the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

each individual contribution toward
maintenance of the government be-
comes apparent. This analysis indi-
Gates that rs cents of every dollar Of
present government income is re-
quired to pay for current military ex-
penses alone. The army and navy es-
Inmates for 1922 exceed one billion
dollars-or more than the entire gov
eminent expenditure in 1914. Indus
try and commerce are levied upon to
contribute the vast sum thus diverted
from productive uses. Ultimately the
individual citizen pays his share of the
bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09
! Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
TEE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


August o. 1896
William T. Boyd of Holton. 2 nephew of
F. c. Bowen/of the country treasurer s
office in this city, sustained an injury to
his right eye Saturday morning and came
to Topeka for treatment, Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Boyd IS a blacksmith and while work
ing Saturday morning a piece of-red hot
iron flew upwards and struck him on the
eye, laying the eyeban open.
VIII Wadsworth has gone to New York
to sesIu rehearsaIs with the Alabama
company.
Frank FARRELL has returned from a trip to
Manitou-
A swimming party chaperened by Mr.
and Mrs VIII w. Webb went out to Cages
lake Friday evening. They were Miss Alice
Prescott Miss Ollie O'Brien- Miss Carrie
Lockhart of Boston, Mr.. john Waters and
Mr.. julius Wedding.
Mr.. H S. Gundry. Miss May Short Mr..
Roy Short and Mr. Harvey Davis went out
TO Maple ain today TO join the party which
is camping on Mil creek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

at is not the single freight rate but
the cumulative effect that creates the
damage" says a manufacturer of
farm machinery, who illustrates by
showing that steel mill must buy
and transport six tons of raw mater
ial to produce, one ton of finished
product. The farm implement, maker
must buy and transport three tons of
raw material to get one ton of fin
ished product. The cumulative freight
rate is that on eighteen tons of raw
material before one ton of finished
product can be shipped to the farmer.
The increases in freight, over 1914, on
a gang pillow that sold then for $40 be-
tween Chicago and Missouri river
points, is s1s.75. The increase-no.
the entire freight-on the farmers
corn with which he may pay for the
pillow. between the same points, is $40.
The total increase is 40 per cent of
the 1914 selling price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

Secretary Mellon favors an increase
in the tobacco tax rates. With the
cigaret put out of business it will be
necessary to make tobacco in other
forms pay more, if the existing in
come from the weed shall be main
tanned,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

He rose with a sigh and held out q
big hand to Henrietta.
Thanks for the coffee; It was a
thousand times better than the one
I almost had downstairs. And please
let the water run over again tomorrow
Il want awfully to see you again"
Thus Brown met Brown And it
was a distinct relief to the telephone
company, to the boys who left pack
ages, and to the postman who
brought letters when Miss Henrietta
Brown became Mrs. Henry Brown and
the first floor apartment acknowl-
edged its permanency as a receiving
station for the family.
Copyright, 1921 by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

The whole country with the excep-
ton of munitions makers joins In
wishing President Harding success in
his efforts to bring about reduc-
ton in ornaments. If any one be in
clined to. doubt that disarmament Of
nations has a direct effect on his per-
sonal income. he need only consider
the statistics covering the government
expenditures in 1s2O-21. These show
that out of every dollar spent by the
United States government last year.
s2.S cents represented outlay for OBJ
legations arising from recent and pre-
vious wars and current military ex-
penditures. AS approximately $5.-
100. 900, 900 was required to meet the
outlay during the past year-an av-
erage OF about $50 per person of pop
ulation-the relation of military
spending, both past and present, 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

1t is estimated that there are sums
amounting to $4,000, 100000 in bank
deposits belonging to the organized la
Dor movement in the United States,
international and local unions. APP
parently labor has not been doing so
badly as it sometimes seems to think
ii has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

Mr.. Hoover's plan for obtaining the
release Of American prisoners in Rus
STA. in return for food. if put into eff
feet promises to increase greatly the
American population of that country.
Almost anybody would be willing 10
become an American long enough to
get out of Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

held virtually subject to England and
their nation under British domination
thru the annual payment of a large
sum to the ruler from the British
treasury. This payment was omitted
last year, and the ruler was so upset
that he is seeking to establish "diplo-
matte relations with the United
States. It means that he wants Amer
lea to subsidize him, in return for
which America presumably would get
special treatment which would be to
her advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

A Washington court has held that a
city owns it's streets and can rule off
1itney busses If it desire to do so.
Since the city owns the streets one
might be excused for asking why It
does not pave them instead of requir-
do II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

A telephone cable composed of 4os
pairs of wires has been laid between
Windsor, Can, and Detroit, Mich, but
the fact probably loses some of its
interests when it is remembered that
none of the wires Is hollow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09

Senator Smoot over two years ago
predicted the slump in revenue from
existing tax rates. He is also right
about a straight sales tax, paid only
once and without any calculations as
to future profits, but politicians and
business men who fail to see in 1t an
opportunity to pyramid profits have
made its early adoption improbable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
HARDING USES 4
 W|[tYS-KN|GHT Well-KnoWn Toledo Car Had Part In Campaign of the
 PreSident-e elect

Long famed because of it's popula arity-
 With royal families of Europe, added
 distinction has been given the Willys-
 knight car by reason of the fact that
 President-elect Warren G. Harding has used a Willys-Knight 20 sedan for the
 past several months.
 President-elect Harding acquired ths Willys-Knight sedan early in his cam paign for election to the presidency on the republican ticket Despite the fact that his was a front-porch campaign. the President-elect used the car exten- sively for short trips in and about Ma rion. Word from Marion is to the ef- feet that the car, because of it's dependa- bility, its smoothness of operation, it's high quality and fine appointments. made distinct appeal to Mrs. Harding. Notable among those who appreciate Willys-Knight car quality, economy, quietness of operation and dependabllity is King Alphonso of Spain. He has Leen a WilJys-Knight enthusiast for many years and these cars dominate his
 royals garage. The Spanish King has 2O Willys-knights.
 Brand Whitiock. American minister 10 Belgium, is another Willys- Knight owner. The car was delivered to him upon the occasion of his visit to Toledo, home of the Willys-Overland company,
 with King Albert of Belgium few
 months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
EDWARDS PASSES OUT BONUS CHECKS Employees Also Start Thrift Club" at Meeting at the
 TutWiIer

The Edwards Motor company gave a banquet for their employees at the Tut wiler hotel last Thursday night at which time bonus checks were dis tributed. w. $. Edwards, Jr., head of the firm, presided a the banquet and passed out the checks to all of his em- ployes at the conclusion of the pro- gramme.
 E It was the annual meeting of the Edwards Motor company and one of the interesting parts of the meeting was the authorization of 70 per- cent ot the employees to open savings ac- counts for them and deduct 10 per cent or more from their weekly salary for the purpose Of placing it to the ac- counts of the various individuals
 Mr. Edwards stated yesterday that he was very much pleased over this action of his employees for he is anx- ious to teach them thrift, believing that. a thrifty employe will also be thrifty when it comes to working for the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
FORT PAYNE METHODISTS
 HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
 ADDITIONAL STEWARDS

Fort Payne, January Especial )-- At the first quarterly conference Of the Fort Payne Methodist church held yesterday the following additional, stewards were selevted: Mrs. J. B. Haralson, Mrs. A. l.. Campbell, Jr., Miss Annie McSpadden, B. F. Driskill and J. w. Cook. Members of last years board who were retained for the pres ent year are w. V. Jacoway, W. NJ. T. Wear, c. l.. Driskill and L- F.. Erwin Dr. S. T. Slayton. presiding elder of the Gadsden district. presided over the conference and the report of the treas urer showed that collections for the support of the church for the present year were well under way. It was de- cided to install the monthly collection system Instead of the quarterly system, which has been in use for several
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
GETTING BACK ID
 NORMAL BUSINESS
Don Drennen All "Pepped Up" Over Conditions as He
 Sees Them

Don Drennen of the Birmingham Mo z tor company returned last week from A Chattanooga. where he attended a con- vention of Buick dealers. Buick dealers from all over the south gathered within the shadow of Lookout mountain for the purpose of going over business con- ditions and placing their orders for the first six months of 1921
 All of the Buick dealers are very op- tinistic regarding the future" said Mr Drennen yesterday. I've have felt the pulse of the buying public, and founa that there has been a slight improve ment since the advent of the new year and that it is getting better all the time. We firmly believe that by May, after constant improvement and steady growth, that business will be going at a good clip, and that verybody will be satisfied. We feel that the state of nor malcy which we have heard so much about is just in the offing, and that we arc going to reach it sooner than many people think at the present time.
 The Buick Motor company of Flint, Mich, based their prices for 1921 on a production of e0,000 cars for the year. That production has been trimmed to 12.00O cars for the year, and yet Buick is keeping it's organization intact, and is keeping the price where it is, not withstanding the slowing up in produc- tion, because that company has un- bounded faith in the future and in their distributors.
 "At this meeting in Chattanooga this week, the Buick dealers placed their or ! ders for the first six months of this year and good sized orders were placed in each instance. These dealeres voiced their confidence in their product and in business conditions, and are planning aggressive sales campaigns without giv- ing any thought to the panicky feelings that have crept into so many busi- nesses."
 J. W. Norris, who has charge of the Federal truck sales for the Birmingham Motor company, is just as optimistic re- garding truck prospects as is MT. Dren- nen regarding the Buick.
 T have noted a trend toward better and bigger business since the first of the year. said MT. Norris yesterday. Truck sales were slow during Decem- ber which is only natural, but with the coming of 1921 has come brighter pros- poets in the truck line. Merchants are beginning to buy trucks, to plan their transportation problems for the year, and there is more activity manifest in all lines. We are finding good business; we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
OVERLAND COMPANY IS CL LOS|NG t OUT I
pr. Barnes States He Is Forced to Return Home to Care for
 Fathers Business

The overland Motor Car company, 210S Fifth avenue. an organization which has distributed the overland and Willys- Knight automobiles in Birming- ham, is going out of business. having sold their new stock of cars and parts to the Cruse-Craw ford Manufacturing company.
 Dr. W. Barnes, president of the Overland Motor Car company. plans IT, turning to his home at Ariton within the near future. Dr. Barnes stated yesterday that his father, banker at Ariton, is seriously i'll and that h- necessarily must return home to look after his business interests there.
 z. M. Martin will remain. here and look after pr. Barnes interests and close out the automobile business. All of their used cars, office and shop equipment and lease on the building will be sold as quickly as possible.
 pr Barnes stated that he conten.- plates entering another line of busi- ness in Birmingham within the course or few months and that Mir. Martin will have active charge of it. After that time Dr. Barnes hopes to be able to divide his time between Birming- ham and his home at Ariton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

We know thefe are other thoroughly good cars, some even that can well wear the name of great cars, and we acknowledge the ability, application and loyalty to ideals which alone could have produced them
 Yet today, more than 100000 Hudson Super are in service. It is, and has been for five years, the largest selling fine car in the world. Consider if its title to leadership were less deserved if the flaw would not have appeared in five years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
4 Situation That Was IneUitcbLe

Now once more the task of supplying the motor car demanded devolves upon the build CTS whose organization, experience and product have proved their fit1eSS to survive through years of competition that recognized none's right to live except by superior merit.
 We could not, in candor, urge that Hudson and Esscx afone are deserving of consideration to the exclusion of all other cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
The Same Men Also
 Build Essex

And Essex shares this prestige. Not merely because Hudson builds the Essex, and there fore pre-pledges to it all the experience and knowledge gained in building the Super-Six. Rather because the Essex, not content with this endorsement, has established its own place with such famous records as four times breaking the transcontinenta record with four different cars, and in establishing the worlds 5o-hour endurance mark And nearly 5o,Oo0 owners also, know and acclaim its worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

oeective buying again rules the autome- bile market
 Inability Do secure delivery of his first cholce DO longer forces the buyer to accept less wanted car
 The retmn of competition to basis Of merit is welcomed by Hudson and Essex in common with all builders of established repu- tation.
 They have not regarded competition on the bass of ability 10 deliver as at all good thing tor the motor industry. That situation in- vited marry to plunge into automobile nlanu- fracture aud exploit the quick profits seizable from unprecedented demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
H U D s O N
Hudson and Essex Lead the New Competition

CA Statement the Company Es Motoys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
SCHOOLS OVERFL OWING

Fort Deposit, January S.-(Spe pecial.) The second session of the scholastic year finds the schools of Fort Deposit with the largest enrolment in his- tory. The large dormitory is filled to capacity. The faculties had to be re, inforced in order to give justice to the increased students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
PISTOL WOUND FATAL
Boy, 13, Dies of Accident Received
 During Holidays

Roanoke, January s. Specially )- services were held here yes- terday for Hugh Causey, 13-year-old boy, who died at West Point, Ga, Thursday of pistol wound received during the holidays. The wound, it Is stated. was not serious, except that blood poisoning developed. He was the only son of Mrs. yerna Causey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS

Troy. January S.-(Special) )-A spe- cial train passed through yesterday on the Atlantic Coast Line carrying the stitute to Florida. The students, pond few weeks in Florida evary winte-. A special trainload of ChtnAmen also: passed through this week en route tN Cuba to work on tobacco plantationa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
Church Concert Benefit

Troy, January 8,-tSpecial)---C. Guy Smith of Montgomery. who is teaching class in voice here, will give con church on Friday night. January .s. Mrs smith will assist Mr. Smith in the concert <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

are digging for it. The harder we dig, the more we find, and that holds true for all businesses and will hold true for some time to come'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-11-25
NINE BURNED IN N. Y. FIRE
Five Unidentified Bodies Are Found
HuddIed In Doorway

New York.-At least nine persons
are believed to have been burned tC
death in a tenement house fire here
Five bodies, all unidentified were
found huddled together near door
way on the fifth floor of the building
and firemen later found three more
bodies, none of which was identified.
Two men and one woman were SER
lously injured. while 80 others were
treated for abrasions and shock.
The building five-story tenement
was occupied by Is families. Investi-
CATION showed the fire had originated
In the basement and roared upward
through a shaft.
Many of the people who lived in the
tenement CROPPED their way to windows
where they chung to lodges and
screamed for help.
Postoffice employees from substa-
tlon across the street saved many be-
fore the firemen reached the scene.
One man became exhausted while
clinging to n window ledge and fell to
The street, suffering fractured SKULL.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-11-25
PROGRESS OF CONFERENCE
TO GOVERN F0CH'S TOUR
Marshal Still Undecided Whether He
VIII Visit Pacific Coast
Cities

San Francisco Whether Marshal
Foch. will visit Pacific coast cities hat
not been decided definitely. according
to Col. G.. II. Blethen. publisher of the
Seattle Times, who is In San Francis
co TO attend meeting OF the advisory
board OF the Associated Press.
Colonel Blethen left Seattle some
time ago for the east to persuade the
commander-ln-chlef of the allied mr..
mics to include the Pacific coast In
his tour of America.
Marshal Foch expressed himself as
being willing to extend his visit out
here II II were at all possible for him
to do So said Colonel Blethen.
whether the French delegation to the
limitation of arms conference can al.
low the marshal to visit us is problem.
ntlcal, II he does come. however, 1t
Is certain that San Francisco, Seattle
and Porifand win be the cities which
viii have the honor of entertaining tho
distinguished soldier"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-11-25
Railroad Chiefs In conferenc.

thicago,--Warren S. Stone. grand
chiet OF the brotherhood of Locomo-
i've Engineers; w. s. Carter, pres,.
ueht OF the brotherhood of Locomo.
i've Firemen and Enginemen: Timotbv
nhea' vice president of Carriers union :.
l. T. Cashen, president of the Switch.
mems Union of North America and n
number of general chairmen and other
oiiicialS OF the brotherhoods, have
gone into conference here. Stone and
Carter refused to discuss the nrrnoaa
vi me conference or say whether II
n"o any connection with the recent
threatened railroad strike