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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
Dorothy Dix Tails
BY DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
To Marry or Not to Margy?-f.

A poor young man, whose mother is
dependent upon him. and who gets
only a modest salary, asks me whether
he shall marry or not.
1t all depends on the man and the
girl, themselves.
If the man is one of the easy-going,
unanip bilious kind who will be content
in a Humble sort of a way to the end
of his days he may marry whenever it
pleases him. Probably an early mar
riage is best for him, because he will
find most of his happiness around his
own hearthstone. He will be the man
who will blissfully water a pocket
handkerchief suburban yard, or potter
around, putting up new shelves in a
two-by-four flat, and who will reach
the measure of his aspirations when
he gets five dollar increase in wages
Perhaps this kind of man has the
best of life because he is never torn
by any of the strivings towards the
unattainable, nor. does he know any
of the despair of baked ambitions
Wife, and home, and childrenShre his
reward in life, and the sooner he gets
them, the longer he has to enjoy them
The poor man who is ambitious,
handicaps himself by marriage Sue
cess is d Jealous mistress, and de-
mands of the one who wins her all
that he has to give of time, and eff
fort, and devotion, and she flouts
those who give her half-hearted al
legiance, and prefer a wife before
her. $50,
The man who wants to climb ia st
and go high, should have as little on
his back as possible. He should be
free to spend his evenings in study
and in meeting those who cam adj
vance his fortune. His mind should
be clear of petty worries that distract
! his thoughts from the main issue
He should have-no encumbrances that
! tie him down to any one part ieular
| spot. % He should save his moasv SO
| that he can take advantage of what
Fever comes his way. 7--'--~-------t.A
IL, of these things areg impess4ble
\ to the poor man who =nlarries young.
/ His wife naturally feels that She has
a right to much of his time and at
tention, and that when he is at home
he should devote himself to enter
| tanning her. Many a young doctor
| and lawyer fall behind in their pro-
/ LESSONS because their pretty wives
weep, and think themselves neglected,
when their husbands try to study at
| home in the evenings.
| ALI domestic life is as full of worry
as an egg is of meat. There are the
| inevitable conflict of wills between
| husbands and wives; the babies with
collie; the water pipes that burst; the
| coal that gives out too soon; the argu-
ments; the squabbles; the sickness:
| the wife's isagreeable relatives; the
| little daily pinpricks that a man has
/ to resolutely put out of his mind be-
fore he attacks his big problems, and
of which the single man is free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Organized labor in Kansas, it is re-
ported. is making preparations to go
into politics, independent of all other
organizations. Perhaps there is &c
better way to find out what the people
think of its demands. If its platform
meet with public approval there is nc
reason why it should not be adopted.
The farmers of Kansas tried this plan
for redressing their grievances ABOUT
thirty years ago and attained consid-
cradle SUCCESS. While their platform
was not enacted into'laws at once, ow-
ing to their failure to obtain control
of the legislative machinery, gradual
~ almost all the things for which The
Farmers Alliance stood have been
placed in the statute books. Among
these are the Australian ballot, the in
come tax and election of United States
senators by popular vote. These re-
forms of course were in the interest of
the whole people and not OF the farm
ers as a class. If organized Iabor will
take similar broad grounds it may ac-
eomplish something for the general
good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
George Motthew Adams
Daily Talk =
SPRING.
I like spring

L ike spring.
For to me beginnings are always
fascinating. To watch little buds
waking up and then to see them poke
their tiny heads out into world that
they have never seen before, leads me
and somehow inspires ME into better
ways-for then 1t is that Ee1esl very
much akin te@ the ct efnA of
growth. - = ~ ~
There is such a freshness 10 spring.
Just as there is to a new baby. with
its soft skin and wondering eyes.
No wonder SO many poets have SO
often spoken of ian eternal spring"
Planting time, pruning time, fra
grant time, singing time. love time
that's spring. = 81
With what mystery and wonder do
things unfold as the sap starts its way
upward and the green leaves sprout
and spread And before one knows 1t.
there are lilacs, apple blossoms, tu-
lips, vielets, pansies. dandelions but
tereups, and all the multitudes Of
flower families which went to sleep in
the fall.
And what has age tefsay as it. pauses
to watch the small boy at his marbles.
or as he swings his nice new baseball
= bat? Does it not smile and tuck into
its ripening heart just few more full
blood beats that they may whisper
back that age and youth are only a
little way separated at the most?
oh, spring is the time OF dreamsi
Let us, then, not take it idly as It
comes and goes. but wrap its fervor
about us, listen to its music, and enter
into all its play,
For spring is here right now-the
spring of fresh rains, warming waters.
/ happy birds, busy animals and work.
ing men--the spring that promises
summer and OVERLOOKING harvests,
Is not spring time for hope and
courage?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
JUST FOLKS
THE THINGS THAT MATTER,
BY EDGAR a. GUEST.

THE THINGS THAT MATTER.
When a fellows gettin' old
An his tale is mostly told,
When he knows life has in store
At the best a few years more,
An it's settled in his mind
That he isn't goin' to find
Any mine of gold, or claim
Special notices from fame,
Then he gets in closer touch
With the things that matter much.
Youth looks ever far away
To some better, other day
That is always gein' to be,
When he'll gain the victory;
Then he's always got his eyes
On some glittering future prize
Which he faneies he may win
Spite OF all his blundeFin',
Tellin' all along the way
He'll do something big, some day
But the champions areN few
An the great deeds hard to do,
An the dreamers by an by
See things with clearer eye
An discover not to all
Can the pomp of glory fall;
Most of US must settle down
Findin' peace without renown
Glad that we can come an go
Loved by those God lets US know.
When a fellows gettin' old -
An his tale is mostly told, --rs-s,s :,
An the fame he's dreamed about
From his life has faded cut,
Then he finds that friends are more
Than the gold he'd hungered fore
An he'd rather spend his hours
With his children an his flc wers
An his neighbors. for in such
Is the peace which matters much
(copyrightAN 1921, by Edgar A. Guestl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21


sperts writers awarded it to the New
York Americans early "Wednesday
evening, the American League PEN
nant fer 1921 still is in litigation
Having faithfully observed HUMANE
tartan week, Tom Brown suggests tnat
one in which everybody is compeleo
to attend to his own business be now
set aside for observance
We string alohs with Mr.. Brown.
and having picked Mr. Harding for
president in April preceding the CEN
yention and having nominated hin
thirty-six hours in advance Of any
other eastern correspondent, We eugnt
to stand pretty we'll at the WhAe
House. We therefore suggest that ne
issue q proclamation setting aslae t4e
week fer which Mr.. Brown and a.
ss1,66s of his fellow citizens respect
fully petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
BOOSTING THE SALES TAX.

The retail dry goods trade of the
country will cordially endorse Senator
nSmoot in his arguments in behalf CT
the enactment of a general sales tax
IN place of the present excess profits
tax and the existing taxes on sales. in
Guiding the luxury taxes, but with the
exception of the taxes on beverages
and on tobacco, declares the Dry
Goods Economist.
I'VE assert" says the Economist,
that the trade will endorse the sena-
tor and will give support to his bill
for such a reform because we have
good reason to believe that the great
majority of retailers in the dry goods
and department store field are strong
ly in favor of replacing the taxes
above named with tax on sales" 1t
is admitted that the excess profits
taxes stifle enterprise. that they cree
ated great extravaganza during the re-
cent flush times and that the revenue
so raised is rapidly dwindling The
sales tax is the only practical, concrete
! plan proposed as a substitute for the
excess profits taxes. Moreover, as Sen
ator Smoot points out, and as hassbeen
urged by Others, even tho there be
pyramiding Of the amounts levied un-
| der a sales tax law the consequent in
crease of prices to the consumer would
be but a fraction of the 20 per cent
which a department of justice investi-
Cation showed was added to the prices
of certain commodities as a direct re-
suit of the unwise and complex provi-
sions of the excess profits tax law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Much time. valuable in the coun-
try's business, is being consumed in
the hearings before the railroad labor
board. No tedious investigation is
needed to prove that rates are too
high and that the railroads cannot be
seIf-supporting on the basis of pres
ent costs. If the railroads cannot
operate on self-supporting basis
without excessive freight and passen-
ger rates, the remedy must be found
thru the medium of lower costs. If
wages are too high they must come
down. They will come down regard
less of efforts to sustain them if rail-
way labor is not producing enough to
pay it's way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Promoters of the proposed new la
Dor party announce that the organi-
cation will take care of the interests
of those who work with their brains
as well as those who work with their
hands. This takes in about everybody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Let me kiss those tears away" he
begged tenherly.
She felr into his arms and he was
busy for the next few minutes And
yet the tears flowed on.
Can nothing stop them2" he asked
breathlessly-
NO" she purmured. at is hay
fever. you know. But go on with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

copyright, 1920. by tbe wheeler Syndicate
Ine.b
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11

which are the mainstay of the bust
ness. was slipping with increasing
force, and thus the time came when
the big play, II carried out. would
be at the expense Of time which
could not be taken for Il. The inde-
pendent refiner had grasped the sit
uation and got busy. The big play
seems to have failed in what most
producers considered it's main OBJ
ieCtivc, namely. the acquisition oi
extensive properties at cheap prices.
The number ot purchases Of prop
critics has been remarkably small
and most Of these have fallen to the
British monopoly. the Dutch Schcll
BY the way the growth OF that con
Germ I'm this country is reminder
Of some interesting phases OF the
international character OF tho oil IN
dustry AT this time in view OF the
handiCaps under which American
capital may operate In oil In the
British empire. There will he some
thing TO take note Of in that aspect
of the business before very much
longer. our present dispute how
ever is wholly domestic--we need
not cross the international bridge
until we come 20 IL.
Another factor that entered upon
/ the scene to add to the ga"cty or
| things and to watch the operations
| OF the hest laid plans O. mice and
mon" was the organization OF the
! independent producers and inde-
pendent refincrs Our association
| began I'm June. About that time a
dozen other district and state nsso-
Citations. east and west, organized,
| The Gulf coast producers renewed
| old activities and then Mr. Gray
| formed his national independent
PRODUCERS organization 10 unity the
/ efforts OF all the district and state
associations. There have been at
work gathering data and dissemin-
atlng information, although mainly,
/ 90 far. building the ground work
/ for effective performance in the
| future. They have caused II to be
! known as a matter Of deep convic-
! tion among producers that admit
ting that there should have been
roadiugmeut In the OH husinefs'
there never was any Justification In
. conditions for marking down or
crude values lower than so per cent
Of the high price Producers know
thla. and II is a part of tn" publ"
/ oDiniOn. which Of course alWaNH
/ eventually asserts ITSELF. Tn"
chances are that that which was
taken away from the producinS
Interests by arbitrary market max
ing below that so per cent decent
minimum viii, hy the laws OF busl-
ncss and nature. which are set
against the best laid plans % mice
and men" have 10 be returned to
thcm before "uormalcy' again PIE
walls.
Tn. seasons lessons have been
well learned bv the producers OF oil
Iand are not liable to be entirely for
gotten. Ono purpose that has been
awakened by the experience of the
Ipasl few months on the part OF the
very many producers H. 10 strive for
certain plainly attainlble reforms
lin tho business, particularly In
transportation, which win eliminate
the illccitimate factors In market
making and thus make insane
slaughteriug of values in the indus
try Impossible. More VIII be heard
ON this in time. At present, organ
lzation has fully justified itself II
is the key to progressive improve
ment.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
by LESTER B. COLBY, Editor of PetrOlt
written Exclusively for The Tulsa Daily

by B. @ Age.
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the mills
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the better situation Once time judged
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11

These immense loans had two plain
effects which could not be observed
without n plain design being
asCribCd. These effects were the dry
ing IN Of the streams OF investment
capital for all others who might
need capital. thus adding to and
aggravating the tightness OF money
conditions, and the placing in the
hands Of the borrowing monopoly
immense reserves by which might be
acquired at slaughtered values pro
ducing and refining properties in all
fields. A part Of these immense re-
serves were used TO multiply the
production in Mexico, with tn"
seeming purpose TO build an over
production there beyond the worlds
needs. this latter seeming 10 he AS
sumed to lend 10 the big play its
one aspect Of Legitimacy, The de-
signs seen in this big play were
little alike. in this queer world Of
ours, that happy little line of Burns
has application THE best laid plans
o. mice and men gang aft aglcc,"
The government at Washington
fell down on it's allotted part TO got
the income tax revision across in
time to make sales possible at the
tactical time. The government ~
Mexico came athwart the plan with
number OF Obstructive proposals
and questions, some Of which, when
| they come fully to light. may make
! Interesting reading. Suffice II 90 SAY
/ that MeXicO's tax revision, effective
/ July / was very disconccrting Big
ger than all else. perhaps, was the
COLLAPSE Of Ncyico's best frields.
Mexico js st!ll & big producer % OIL
and no doubt will continue 10 he, hut
! plainly il was not the design 81 the
| Big House that Mexico should he
| merely a big producer. What she
| should have been, as per design was
an over producer. At the time when
! the monopoly group put ON a boy
colt OF Mexico for purposes necos-
sary to monopoly interests in Mex
| leo, naturally upheaved with phe-
nomenal salt water intrusion. After
which n dependable over production
| in Mexico could be had only at the
| expense Of an entirely new ana very
expensive drilling campaign.
In the meantime there has been
a rather gradual, though constant
and persistent revival Of business
conditions. There has been con-
sequent increase Of consumptive de
mand. Strangely, this obtains in cN'
port markets as well as domcsti"
In the meantime. also, production
ESPECIALLY in the high grade oili
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
Big House Appears to Hare
Overpiuyed Cold Deck Hand
BY J. J. MORONEY,
Scretary OkmulEcc District OIL and
Gas Association.

me suddenness with which the
upNatd trend Of prices In oil set in
a. time when the judgments of
ueu IN the business We're so varied
WAY some were looking for a further
~ ana hardly any dared look for
i iiue comeback until many months
.,T, Is bit disConcerting one
ss,ee' OF this is that there is still
Ionle leell9g Of nervousness prcva-
u" II might be set down as the
sSVehsus Of opinion among the best
A"lOluleu that any extensive rcsump-
~. 49," vi drilling In the fields at this
IN would be ill-adyised The come
~. ol general business conditions,
i'm Whlch, OF course, prosperity in
v NV vi telds largely depends, has
ny I progressed as yet to an extent
rh would warrant confidence in
-ullohs taking care OF an in
,'"'eu production. The vast major
81. VI independent producers before
n. s market rises last week fully cx-
,LsVea thr influx OF Mexican oil in
d.. Oohlng few months 70 continue
tession. Also the seasonal
,t"P III gasoline use, due to set in
s,. another month or two, was as
M al" naturally TO have It's effect.
~ were the reasons, based upon
n,et, legitimate factors in market
c"hs' which set the date Of the
s,,i "a'k IN most mems minds sew
80 80. months away Then there were
na.,.ita based upon some OF the
".Llate factors in market MAX
~ mere are very few who deny.
~, none who deny with success.
,ba mere are illegitimate factors in
w5, making OF the oil market. Those
,o-e ,o a%ert that the illegitimate fac
ao ~ .n market making have more to
ali Nn the sudden collapse in the
tbs market In the early summer than
sont sllmate factors had may cite
,has qule potent facts I'm proof Of
,bs' assertion, Facts which point
VA, 'he slaughter OF values In oil
Ths.sS part Of a projected big play.
msn1 was, for Instance, the i'm
rrbuSe loans by the monopolistic
L. ~ OIL concerns las. year from
fSns PUBIC through preferred stock
man, uvNa Issues running up into the
msnS. hundreds OF millions, and i'm 70
runnt, soans by the same interests
\ frora INTO hundreds of millions
thron., ,he Federal Reserve bank
4 feputed Standard OH banks.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
Sinclair Refinery
on FuU Time

The Houston, Texas refinery OF
Sinclair Consolidated on corpora
tion, which has been running on part
time. Is now reported TO be r1nnsng
at FUN capacity.
That the refinery has an era OF
prosperity is evidenced by the fact
that II has orders booked for sew
eral months ahead. The output runs
principally to lubricating OIL
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11

(By J. w Harreld, United States Senator from Okhoma
Independent Oil Mems Chi
ago this week.
good faith.
Mexican production has fallen claimed widespread
the flood of production from Colombia and other
will take place
for
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
A REPRESENTATIvE GROUP PETROLEUM
1Vhv Not Hold Convention in Tulsa in 1922?
(By Colonel P. J. Hurley).

T.
lis Oklahoma.
Oklahoma the base supply greatest producing
he world.
oil business conducted through Tulsa
the world
information concerning the production distribution of petroleum
available in Tulsa than other
Tulsa S the oil capital of the world.
the facilities to handle convention Of the distributors
hum and its by-producs.
Association of Petroleum.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
Adrance in Price CHANGES Things Miqhtilg

"Let,s preserve American markets I
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-07-07
DATE OF PRIMARY
SEPTEMBER 3RD.
Democratic Mass Meeting A
Most Harmonious One

The Democratic Mass Meeting call
Led by temporary chairman, E. l..
Mitchell for the purpose OF re-organ-
izing the party in Putnam county,
and to name a date for the primary
election in which nominations for the
various county officers are to be
made, was we'll attended by repre-
sentative number of men and women
of the party, last Monday at one o.
clock, and the business was dis
patched without ripple of discord.
d. L. Mitchell called the meeting
to order, and stated the purpose for
which it had been called. In a brief
talk Mr.. Mitchell stated that while
he had been importuned by number
of Democrats to become candidate
before the meeting for the perma.
nent chairmanship, he did not want
his name to go before them if there
was to be contest, for he did not
believe in fights in the party and re-
fused to be party to contest which
might stir up strife in the ranks. D.
C. Whitteaker was recognized by the
chair, and in short speech placed
in nomination for chairman, B. c..
Huddleston of the first district. The
nomination of Mr.. Huddleston was
seconded by Mrs. Rutledge Smith,
and there being no other nominations
he was elected unanimously by the
mass meeting as the Chairman Of
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Putnam County for the next two
years. w. Y Bennett was nominal
ed and elected secretary of the COM
mittee.
A resolution was adopted empowe"-
ing the Chairman and Secretary
with the assistance of five to name
the executive committee on the ba-
sis of one man and one woman to
each 25 Democratic voters in the
county, and to formulate rules and
regulations to govern the primary
election, which was called for Satur-
day, Sept. 3, 1921. The committee
named by the Chairman were, O. X.
Holiday, Mrs. Rutledge Smith, W.
r.. Carlen, Mrs. Otto Grimsley, and
Mrs. w. L. Swallows.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-07-07

which was a fine fiddle was won by
Mr.. Dunn.
The track meet was held from 10
to II o'clock with a number Of ath
letes contesting for the several priz
es offered Joe Mccormick carried
away two or three prizes, while Guy
Wilhoite and M. Hickey were also
successful contestants.
Miss Hayes of the Model School
had her class to give folk dance
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who witnessed it.
The Jackson county delegation put
on pageant under the direction of
Prof. Chas. McClanahan which prov
ed to be one of the most interesting
features Of the day. 1t was an illus
tration of the progress of the past
century in Jackson county, showing
the modes of travel and of farming
from the old Indian-pioneer days
down to the present time. They had
the OK teams and wooden plows along
side the latest improved automobiles
and up-to-date agricultural imple-
ments.
After rest spell of an hour or so
at noon during which time dinner
was eaten, the crowd re-assembled to
hear the speakers of the day. The
principal speaker was Prof. J. w.
Brister, Asst. High School Inspec.
tor for Tennessee, who made most
interesting and eloquent address,
which was punctuated throughout
with patriotism. The other speak
ers were Pres. @. M. Smith, Jere
Whitson and Rutledge Smith.
The baseball game was staged at
$3.50 in the afternoon, and despite the
uneven score of II to s, it was one
of the most interesting and exciting
games witnessed here in a long while.
Livingston and Cookeville are old
time rivals in the national diamond
sport and whenever they cross bats
there is sure to be battle royal. 1t
was anybody's game until the ninth
inning, as the score was first in one
teams favor and then the others,
but the Livingston players decided
to celebrate in the final round and
this thed did to queens taste, for
they piled up Z or s scores in rapid
succession, burying any hope the To-
Gals might have entertained for a
ninth inning win. 1t was a clean
game from start to finish, and the
visitors undoubtedly deserved the
honor they won.