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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The row between England and
france over Upper Silesia brings back
memories of pre-war conditions IN
Europe. The war appears to have
settled little and unsettled much.
What has become of that beautiful
principle known as the self determi-
nation of peoples?" True, the inhabi-
tants of the territory in dispute voiced
their choice in the matter thru
plebiscite, but their action seems not
10 have settled anything. Germany
appears to have checked the activities
of the Polish disturbers by refusing to
feed them. France has interposed to
the extent of forbidding German
armed interference but she can't make
Germany supply food to the hungry
Poles. The whole situation is fraught
with possibilities of bringing about an
other international war. About the
only thing in the way of such a result
is the depleted condition of European
treasures. The trouble spot has been
shifted, temporarily at least, from the
BaliSans to Poland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
THE B. OF l.. Il. WAY.

To those members of labor unions
who are dissatisfied with existing con-
ditions and are DESTROYS of operating
the industries in which they are en-
gagged, for their own exclusive bene-
fit, the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers has pointed the way. What
ever else may be said of their plan It
is an improvement on the Russian
method and on the Plumb plan.
Only a few months ago the B. of L.
E. established a cooperative national
bank in Cleveland, Ohio. with a capital
OF 100000 and surplus of $780,
900. On November 1, 1920. it had re-
sources of s65O,00o: DECEMBER l,
1920, $1,410,o14; January 1, 1921,
s2,243.13S; February 1, $4,916,967
April l. se,o06,s1s; May 1. T,O12,S7S.
The bank pays per cent on check
ing accounts where the daily balance
is $500 or more, and per cent on saw
ings accounts from date of deposit to
withdrawal. Interest is compounded
quarterly. The brotherhood as an or
ganization owns 81 per cent of the
stock, the remainder being owned by
individual members. One of the re-
strictions to individual ownership is
that the shares cannot be sold private
ly, but must be sold to the bank, If at
all. Dividends are limited to 10 per
cent per annum. Excess earnings go
first to building up of a surplus re-
quired by law, and after that are to be
j distributed to savings depositors and
trust funds on a pro rata basis.
The brotherhood owns a mammoth
office building across the street from
the bank. This structure is the second
largest in Cleveland. The brother.
hood bought the land from the Lake
Shore railroad. Now the New York
Central, which owns the Lake shore
occupies two floors in the brotherhood
building. The Brotherhood has bought
nearly one-quarter ola block on TIL,
side street adjoining its bank and al
| soon as building conditions clear a bit
is to erect a 2o-story skyscraper tina
will dominate the skyline OF the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
lust FOLKS
PLAYING FOR KEEPS.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

run AAEGH
I've watched change from his bibs and
things, from bonnets known as cute"
To little frecks, and later on l saw him
don suit;
gave him joy,
Until the day we all agreed twas time for
corduroy.
say I've seen the changes come 1t seems
with bounds and leaps,
But here's another just arriyed-he's play
ing mibs for keeps!
The guide posts of his life fly by,
The boy that is today,
Tomorrow morning We may wake to find
And in his place viii be lad we've never
known before.
Older and wiser in his ways and filled
with new-found lore.
Now here's another boy today, counting
his marble heaps
And proudly Boosting to his dad he's play
ing mibs for keepsi
His mother doesn't like this change.
She says 1t is a shame
That since he plays with larger boys, he's
bound to lose the game.
But little de l mind his loss; I'm more
concerned to know.
The way. he acts the times when he must
all his marbles go.
And oh, ] hope he will not be the little
boy who weeps
Too much when he has failed to win while
= playing mibs for keeps.
Playing for keeps! Another step towards
manhood's broad estatei
This is what some term growing up, or
destiny, or fate.
Yet from this game with marbles. played
hope will come 4 larger boy, too big
to lie and cheat
And by these mibs which from his clutch
another madly sweeps,
l hope he'll learn the game of life which
must be played for keeps
Copyright, 1921. by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The idol of the 1. w. w. in America
has crumbled to dust. big Bill"
has ducked out of the coun-
try leaving his bondsmen in the lurch
But this is not all. 1t is reported that
with him went $4,000 of the organ
ization's funds. The I. W. w. appears
to be helpless in the matter. 1t, of
course. would not think of appealing
to the hated courts for redress, even
IL opportunity offered Haywood has
gone to Russia where the picking is
said to be better than it is here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

3 Representative Madden of Illinois,
Is the author of a bill to provide for
equal and Identical rights, accommo-
dations and privileges for all persons
applying for interstate transportation
and prohibiting discrimination on &C
eount of race, color or previous con-
tlition of servitude This measure is
Resigned to do away with what are
hailed "Jim Crow" cars so far as in
terstate commerce is concerned. If
the majority party wants to lose the
tee-hold it gained in the south last
November, it can find no surer way
to do so than the passage Of the Mad
den bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Dorothy Dix Tails

The Unit of Value.


This is why the women who want
to marry, and who are frankly and
boldly out on husband hunt. nearly
all die old maids Once let a man
realize that woman desires him for
mate, and is determined to have
him, and it's all off with him. The
woman may be pretty, and attractive,
and intelligent, but the mere fact
that she is pursuing him, instead of
him pursuing her, puts him on the de-
fensive and makes him use every
ruse to escape her.
Everywhere you see girls who never
nave any beaux, who have never had
any attention from men, whose only
lack of charm is that they want the
attentions of men too much. Thei.
mothers scheme for them too openly,
and try to bride men to come to see
them, and take them about FEEDING
them and automobiline, them, and the
slris themselves are too pleased, and
TOO grateful when men notice them.
Their trouble is that they are too
willing. They are not difficult
enough. Any man knows that he can
nave one of them whenever he asks
for her, with a nice chrome from
papa thrown in, SO he never asks.
Men are the artful dodgers and when
woman throws herself at ones
head, he 1.early always sidesteps her.
Nothing aueers a girls chance OF
him see that she wants him. 1t is to
be remembered that our grandmothers
always played coy, and reluctant, and
always told the sutton when he pro-
posed that they were so surprised.
and had never thought of such q thing
1t is also worth bearing in mind that
! there were few spinsters in those days.
and that the tactics of our ancestresses
| in handling men have never been inn
proved upon.
| ~ Inc h. e.,
| to marry the woman who is least
p, anxious to marry him, so is the man
! most anxious to please the wife who
| takes the least trouble to please him,
OF course, men will rise with one
voice and denounce this statement.
| but every woman knows that it is
true.
| Theoretically, the most cherished
wife should be the woman who works
| her fingers to the bone to make her
and patient, and forbearing. and
thrifty, and saving, and who spends
her days in alteration of the godlike
creature TO whom she is united in the
holy bonds of matrimcny.
| Practically nobody ever saw a wo-
man who made deormat of herself.
who didn't get trodden upon and
| kicked about. The woman who is
| queen of her husbands heart, and who
| keeps him a lover to the end Of the
| chapter, is the astute dame who de-
| n1ands much Of him, who is hard to
please, and who keeps herself looking
SO desirable that he doesn't see why
sorne other man mightnt want her.
So he keeps wanting her himself.
The French have a proyerb that
! says that in love one kisses. and per-
| mits oneself to be kissed. II a wo-
man desires to be the kissee, she must
never be the lisser.
/ AoA N 49,
! Copyright 1920 by the wheeler cyndtcate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The legislature of Pennsylvania has
repealed the states full crew. law.
This action was taken the day after
the reduction in the Pennsylvania
railroad dividend to 1 per cent. The
cost of this statute to the Transport
tation companies of Pennsylvania
during the ten years it has been
in effect is estimated to have
been $4o,o0o.0o0. Such laws Continue
in force in a number of other states,
with an estimated annual charge on
national transportation Of approx
inately ten times the cost of the Penn
sylvania statute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
ON JUDGING TOO QUICKLY.

I have nothing but contempt for the
mud singer. There is no place for
him in a healthy world.
Several months ago the telegraph
wires began to click the story that
Charles NJ. Sehwab had been impli-
Gated in wrongly receiving very large
sum OF money from the United States
government thru his connection with
the building of ships during the World
war.
In The first place President Wilson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The continued reference to the Sub
sidi2ed press by spokesman for or
ganized labor will not benefit the
cause which they espouse. They know,
as does everybody else, that there is
no such thing as applied to news
papers. In discussing questions in
which the general public is interested,
it always is better to adhere to the
facts. Lincoln's famous saying about
feolins the people is as true today as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

ever it was. The only subsidized
press in this country is the labor press.
It's cost of publication is met by ap-
preparations from the union treas
uries. If labor papers were compelled
to depend for existence upon indi-
vidual subscriptions, probably most of
them would go out of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The Railroad Labor board in its
decision not to make wage reductions
effective until July l probably has hit
upon the most successful plan that
could have been devised to bring
about a further curtailment of bust
ness. Everything that can be put off
until after July will be put off until
after July 1 on the chance that freight
and passenger rates will come down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
FEDERAL SERVICE REFORM.

Legislation is pending in the present
congress which. If enacted, will revo-
lutionize the United States govern
ment service. Not one, but half n
dozen bills, designed to put the gov
eminent business on business basis,
have been introduced in response to
the obvious demand for greater eff
cheney and better management. The
problem is being approached from
ment, and from the side of personnel.
1t is proposed to reorganize the execu-
tive departments, thereby to improve
the government machinery.
An illustration of the confusion as
well as waste that results from dupli-
cation of work was seen in the senate
recently when Senator Overman of
North Carolina and Senator Stanley
of Kentucky had a dispute over to-
bacco statistics. Senator Overman
had made a statement relative to to-
bacco production in his state, showing
value of product in excess OF the
value of Kentucky tobacco, and STAN
ley questioned the accuracy of the
statement. The next day Senator
Overman placed in the Congressional
Record a letter from the census bu-
reau substantiating his assertion, the
figures showing that for the year 1919
the value of the North Carolina to-
bacco crop was $151,2Ss,o00, while
that 81 Kentucky for the same year
was only $117,730,000.
Those figures seemed to settle the
question. But Senator Stanley was
not satisfied. He turned to the Agri-
cultural Year Book for the year 1919
and found statistics showing that the
value of the North Carolina tobacco
crop was $166, 100000, while that of
Kentucky was $174.33S.00O. That
placed Kentucky in the lead as a to-
bacco producer. Incidentally the fig
ures of the census bureau and of the
department of agriculture disagreed as
to quantity as we'll as to value
Senator Stanley explained that the
statistics gathered by the department
of agriculture are compiled under a
| special act of congress for the purpose
of placing in the hands of growers de-
| pendable statistics concerning produc-
! ton, so that they may be able to jud ge
what is the best course for them to
pursue in pooling and selling their
crops. 1t was designed to give the
| growers as complete and accurate in
formation as is possessed by dealers
and manufacturers. That the infor-
nation obtained and published by one
department or the other Is undepend-
able is indicated by the fact that the
department of agriculture gave the
North Carolina production as 10000
600 pounds greater and the Kentucky
| production SIS, 100000 pounds less than
shown by the compilation of the cen
sus bureau. The difference in each
| case amounted to more than 10 per
cent.
/ A situation such as this demon
strates that the government is paying
two sets of officials for gathering sta
tistics, two sets of officers for tabu-
lating and computing totals, two sets
of editors for getting out copy for re-
ports, and is paying twice for publica-
ton of statistics covering the same
subject matter, while the work of one
set or the other, or possibly both, is
incorrect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

There has been heard recently a
loud demand from egg producers for n
protective tariff, on their industry.
Whatever reasons they may advance
for their demand. there is no denying
the fact that the result of compliance
with it would be the raising of the
price to the consumer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

rents from a mountain source they
rushed into each others arms" And
let us hope they lived happy ever
after.
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

Those to whom has been assigned
the task of planting trees along the
proposed Victory highway probably
will do their part. but who will make
the trees grow?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

The Christian View of the Fam
lily; or What Christian Home
Should Be-" Luke 10:3s-42; 1851,
So; Q Tim. s:14, Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

When Mrs. De Isle said she would
have to tell Keith what / had said,
and called me an innocent I was
terribly embarrassed. She saw it and
laughed merrily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

copyright. 1920. by the wheeler Eyndicate.
Incl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Bieg's Body Found
Former .Alexandrian Lost Life In
ZR-2 Crash.

Hull, Aug. 3O.-Five more bodies
were recovered from the wreckage
OF the ZR-2 yesterday. They are
those of Air Commodore F. NJ. Matt
land, of the British flying force; Mr..
Campbell superintendent of the
Roval cir works. where the dlrlglble
was built; C. W. Duffield, of the ma
tional physical laboratory; Charles l..
Al!er, an American rigger, and Lieut..
Comdr. Valentine \. Bieg, formerly
Of Alexandria, Va.
Commodore Maitland's body was
enmeshed in wires and before it could
be freed these wires had to be cut.
The body was badly mutilated and
his hand was still grasping a control
cord. Two American officers, with
two other Americans acting as es-
cort, brought Commodore Maitland's
body ashore.
The right leg of Mr.. Duffield, like
that of Lieut.. Comdr. Emory Coil, U.
S. ~, whose body was recovered yes
terday was fractured.
The control car of the airship is
believed to be among the wreckage
brought ashore yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Three United Nine Workers
Indicted For Murder

Williamson, ". Va, Aug. 29.-ln-
dictments today were returned by q
special grand jury in session here
against c. F. kenney and Fred
Mooney, president and secretary, re-
spectively, of District II United Mine
Workers of America, and c. II. Wort
man, an international organizer for
the miners union, in connection with
the deaths last May OF Ambrose
Gooslin and Dan Whit.
The two men were killed during
the three days shooting IN Mingo
county during the week Of May 13.
David Robb, an international or
ganizer for the miners, also was in
dicted as an accessory before the
fact in connection with the death OF
William McMullen, a State trooper,
last June. McIIullen was shot while
on guard duty.
Prosecuting Attorney S. D. Stokes
tonight announced that he had sent
capiases for the arrest of kenney and
Mooney to the Sheriff of hanawha
county. The men will be called to
trial, he said, at the regular term Of
court September 5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Bills For Nations Relief.

Although every possible concession
has been made to the so-called agri-
cultural bloc in Congress, Republican
leaders in both Houses are still doubt
full as to whether this bloc has been
sufficiently placated to stand aside
for the passage of bills intended to
give relief to the business of the ma
ton. The bills that this agricultural
bloc is now holding up and threaten
ing to emasculate are the railroad
funding bill, the tax revision bill and
the tariff bill. This bloc has refused
to approve any of these measures in
their present form and has asked for
time to study the bills. In the mean
time, Chairman Penrose Of the Fin
ance Committee has left in the hands
of special committee from this agri-
cultural bloc the writing of the agri-
cultural in the tariff bill in the hope
that the farming element in the Sem
ate may support whatever tax reyi-
sion plan is decided upon by the Fin
ance Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Celebrate Wedding
Anniversary
Mr.. And Mrs. William Ayers Cele-
brate Twenty Fifth Wedding
Anniversary

Mir. and Mrs. William Ayers en-
tertained last night at their resi-
dence, sos Franklin street. at Il
pretty silver wedding. the occasion
being their twenty-fifth wedding an
niversary. The house was beauti-
fully decorated and all present had
an enjoyable time. After music
and singing, the guests were ush-
cred to the dining room where a
bountiful table was set with refresh
merits IF everything in season, and
was soIemnized by beautiful pray
er by Mr.. 7. P. Ayers, father of the
host. The presents were both num-
erous and beautiful. Among those
present were, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. P.
Ayers, of Gum Spring. father and
mother Of Mr.. Ayers, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Monroe, Mr.. William Ayers,
Jr.. Miss Catherine Dobson, Miss
Waisncr, Mrs. Dcbie Lyons, Miss
Lille Lacey, Mrs. Emma Welch,
Mrs. Susie Downey, Miss Eleanor
MaNder. Mrs. Maggie Booth, Mrs.
Herbert Blunt, Miss Edna Ayers, Mr..
Fate Parker, OF Gum Springs, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vernon, of
Washington, sister of Mrs. Ayers.
At late hour the guests departed,
after a most delightful time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Held For Burglary
Cases of Two Colored Boys Referred
To Grand Jury.

Following a preliminary hearing
the police court today, Francis Lee
Jackson and James Lucas, small color
ed boys about y years old each,
charged with breaking to into the
store of Allen Brothers, northwest
corner of King and Payne streets, last
Sunday afternoon and doing damage
estimated at $500 were held for the
action of the grand jury.
A youth named George Anderson
told the court he saw two small color
ed boys in the store and when they
saw him they threw bananas against
the window.
Both lads denied entering the store,
although young Jackson admitted to
the court that others were in the
place and he waited outside of the
store. The Jackson boy also was
charged with the theft of a bicycle
which was received from the garage
in the rear of the residence of Fred
erick, Ayers, 912 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY

In the Advertising section of the
Gazette there appears an advertise
mcnt stating the need of labor at the
mills OF the N!ots Throwing Co.
This plant at the present time is en-
ploying about 70 people, both boys
and girls. The plant offers excellent
working conditions and the work is
of very light and clean nature. They
offer good wages while the beginner
is learning. H. A. Zeigler, superin-
tendent of the mills, states that he
can use at least fifty more girls. The
employees are now working a fifty
hour week.
Work done at this plant is the prep
aration of the yarn for the weavers.
The yarn is received as it was shipped
from China and Japan, in skeins,
from these skeins the silk is trans
ferred to spools and from these
spools to other spools in order to OBJ
tain thread Of the desired size. The
silk is then spun and put on quills
ready for the weavers. This indus
try, while new to Alexandria, has
every prospect of becoming one of
the most important features of our
commercial activity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Accept Resignation
Meeting Of Police Commissioners To-
morrow Night To Fill
Vacancy On Force

Policeman T. Douglas Lunsford
rendered his resignation to the board
of police commissioners at a special
meeting held last night in the Of
flee of Mayor Duncan and it was ac-
cepted. The board will mold spe-
cial meeting al 1880 o'clock tomor-
row night in the Office of the mayor
for the purpose of filling the vacan-
cy. All applicants are expected 70
appear in person, otherwise their ap..
niications will not be considered. 1t
IS not necessary for those who al
readv have applications with the
hoard TO make out new ones: Inc
annlicants, however, as stated above,
viii have to appear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-30
Stampede Follows Firing or
Three Shots In Odd Eel
lows Hall, Col0red.
ONE MAN is HURT
Three Washington Negroes Charged
With Being Disorderly, Arrested
and Fined 500 Each.

A dance given at colored Odd Fell
lows Hall on South Columbus street
was brought to an abrupt termina-
ton at II o'clock last night when
someone fired three pistol shots IN
rapid succession when the hall was
packed with men and women. There
was a stampede on the part of the
dancers for places of safety: Many
jumped through windows and others
pushed pell nell to the street.
The police arrived in short order
in the patrol wagon. James Short
er, colored, who said he was from
Washington, was knocked out with
either a stone or blackjack and he
was taken to the hospital. The in
iuries were to his forehead.
The police took in custody Robert
Shorter, James and Harry johnson.
They were fined 800 each in the. po-
lice court today, although all three
denied being implicated in any dlsor-
der.
According to the testimony brought
out at the hearing the dance was
progressing satisfactorily until
about twenty colored men and women
from UeOESetp"H aAilNCo - eH -
tomobile truck. Some Of these who
were without tickets were denied ad--
mission to the hall. 1t was testified
one Of the crowd said: eve are from
Georgetown's bloody field" and
want admittance. The doorkeeper
was assaulted and in the melee that
followed the shots were fired. The
affair caused considerable excite
ment. All of the Washingtonions
hastily returned in the automobile
truck except the three apprehended.
Who fired the shots is not known.
The police, however, have been furn-
ished with the names of Washing
ton colored man who is alleged to
have been the ringleader and, the
Washington authorities have been
reuuested to apprehend him.