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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
WASTE MUST STOP.

The postal system by winch let
ter is carried a thousand miles for
the same price charged for a five
mile journey has been productive of
little complaint from the people. But
when the government attempted to
impose a similar principle on railroad
operation it laid the foundation for all
sorts of troubles.
The federal administration plas-
tered upon the railroads five agree
ments and 1s2 rules and working COM
ditions which make wages and work
ing conditions identical turnout the
United States, They apply, therefore,
to territory where there is scant bust
ness as well as to territory where
there is dense business, to service
where the men do little or no work as
we'll as to service where they do hard
work, to labor classifications where
slight skill or responsibility obtains as
we'll as to classifications where heavy
responsibility and high skill are re-
quired. And all this. with no equiva-
lent returned to the roads and no
commensurate service performed for
the public.
The result is the wanton throwing
away of hundreds of millions of dol
lars a year. This must be stopped or
the public must be assessed another
rate increase to pay the costly bill.
And the public does not want more
transportation charges when every
thing else is on the way down and
traffic rafoS should ua doun with
them. The public demands, first a
halt on and then a drop of its co1os-
sal transportation bills.
High rates have reduced the volume
OF railroad business and the gross in
come, but a certain amount of trav-
Ell and shipping must be done. 1t can
not be avoided. Shall this be made to
pay for the upkeep of a system that
is paralyzing the business of the caun
try?
By abrogating the national agree
ment on working conditions it is as
serted by Chairman Atterbury of the
labor committee of the American AS
ISOLATION of Railway Executives, the
railroads can save at least three hun
dred millions year. If this estimate
be correct, and it has not been shown
to be wrong, it would seem to be de-
sirable to get rid of the agreement
The public is weary OF paying the
high cost of inefficiency on the rail-
roads and is read to support any rea-
sonable plan for the stopping of sys-
tematic loafing and overcharging to
the end that good service may be had
at rates that are not practically pro-
hibitive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
Dorothy Dix TAILS
The Stitch i'm Time-2.

Mothers have two accursed phrases
with which they dope their con-
sciences and stultify their intelligence.
0ns viii n tafn a aae Psay !hs he o s
is something about their children out
growing their faults.
Yet in her heart, every mother
knows that chance plays no more part
in the bringing up of children than it
does in the multiplication table, and
that unless a child's faults are cor
rected, she does not grow out of them,
but grows into them more deeply.
If mother gives little Mamie every
thing she howls for as baby what
right has she to expect that Mamie
will be a self-denying grown girl? IL
Mamie never has a wish thwarted in
her childhood. who can expect her to
be willing to forego her desires when
she is older? If Mamie's temper is
never controlled, If she never learns
obedience. or to sacrifice herself for
others. when she is little, who can
expect her to be Il dutiful, consider
ate daughter when she is at the time
of life when ones craving for the
pleasures of youth are at their high
est?
If mother has taught Mamie. direct
ly or indirectly, that fine clothes and
amusement, and the admiration of
men are the chief objects of a wo-
mans life, whose fault is it that she
gets them how and where she can, in
the hey-day of her youth?
If Mamie has not had the habit of
obedience bred in her, IL sense of
duty has not been ingrained in her IN
til it is a part of the very fibre of her
being, how is one going to expect her
to yield to the mother who has never
taught her to respect her, or to have
any higher law than her own selfish
pleasure?
Mothers can't raise their children
wrong, and then expect them suddenly
ito face about and go right, and that's
why the woman with the Maynard
daughter can do nothing with her. BY
the time a girl is seventeen, her char
acter Is formed for good or evil. IL
she had been brought up from her
babyhood to be obedient. and with
sense of her responsibility to others:
if she had been bred to Tnodesty and
high ideals: If she had been taught
moderation and self-control, she would
not have run wild. She would have
had that within her own soul that
would have held her to the right road.
She would have saved herself. as we
must all save ourselves in the end.
A mothers influence has been g,ori-
fled in song and story as the most
sacred of all things. It is well to rea-
lie that mothers influence Is as
all-powerful for evil as it is-for good,
and that it can send girl or boy to
perdition, as well as take them to
Heaven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

had never believed in ghestsEbut-
horrors! The man in the boat was
Walter Granger! But he was twice his
natural sizei
The boat came ct a standstill, for
all of the powerful current, and Walter
turned slowly and looked across the
narrow stream, apparently directly at
me. There was a baleful look in his
eyes, and his teeth grinned dendishly
thru the separated lips
Then, as I watched, Walter reached
up with one hand and-great heavens!
That apparition or phantom, or what
ever it was, calmly removed its own
head and hurled it into the river -
fled-into the land of unconscious
ness.
yes" remarked my host across the
dinner table in the little cabin, Il was
well equipped to defend myself"
munched a piece of bread and
grinned ruefully out of the window at
Lone Lake.
st should say you WERE" agreed.
How did you happen to do it,
81 knew the best way to keep an
Indian away was to scare him." he
explained. $50 had a movie of my
self made before I left New York, and
II operated the machine out there
against the wall of the pass with the
aid of dynamo, which was connected
by belts to the rear wheels of my car.
The car being lacked up behind, when
I threw on the gears made electricity.
My strong voice thru a megaphone
helped in the performance"
eyes, growled, swallowing some
bacon; "hut you might have called off
your show when I came along. It's
lucky you came thru the pass and
found me this morning. Otherwise you
might have had cempetition-from a
crazy ghost"
copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure News
paper SyEdicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

The source of the typhus invasion
at New York probably has been To-
Gated. Assistant Surgeon General
Blue, now in Paris. reports that the
hnmigra ton inspection service at the
port of Danzig has completely broken
down. and that immigrants for the
United States are leaving without RI
striction. The reason for the laxity
is a controversy over authority be-
tween the Poles and Danzig officials.
Dunzig is the free port" set up by
the League of Nations in order to give
Poland egress to the Baltic. The
'.free port" of Danzig appears to be
entirely too free for the well being of
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
JUST FOLKS
WHERE'S MAMMA:
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

Comes in flying from the street,
where's mamma 2"
Friend or stranger thus he'll greet:
where's mamma 81
Doesn't want to say hello,
Home from school or play he'll go
Straight to what he wants to know:
where's mammal"
Many times a day he'll shout,
where's mamma? ?"
Seems afraid that she's gone out,
where's mamma Z"
Is his first thought at the door
She's the one he's looking for.
And he questions Ger and Ger,
where's mamma 2"
Can't be happy till he knows
where's mamma 20
So he begs us to disclose
where's mammal"
And it often seems to me
As I hear his anxious plea,
That ne sweeter phrase can be:
where's mamma !"
Like to hear 1t day by day.
Where's mamma -
Levrfiest phrase that lips can say:
where's mamma -
And pray as~time shall flow,
And the long years come and go,
That's he'll always want to know:
"Wheres mamma -
Copyright, 1921. BY Edgar a. Guest-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

The action of the railway unions In
trying to prevent the government from
paying the railroads what it owes
them looks like an attempt to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg" The
workers demand that wages be MAIN
tanned but are unwilling that the
roads shall obtain the money to pay
the bill in the only way that seems
omen to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ BED PARE

Miss Kitty red US story in skoel
today, coming to part saying, And
then suddinly he paused, for he herd
voice speaking to him and it was
the voice of his conscients. WITCH
Miss Kitty stopped reeding and sed.
Do you all understand wat that meens,
the voice of his eenscients?
WITCH nobody sed enything as If
everybody in the class know wat it
ment or elts as if everybody dident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

The United States senators are de-
termined to do something for the
farmer. They have just voted an ap-
preparation of s5.000.000 to buy seeds
for agriculturists in drouth stricken
districts. Where these districts are
located has not yet been made public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

where is your, hpsbend tonight.
honey?" ~
HE said he had to Sit up all night
with Jack"
Did he say Jack who?"
mo, dearie."
"Thsn it must have been Jack Pot"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

An optimist is a man on his way t,
enter his dog in the kennel show.
pessimist is a man leading his dol
away from a kennel show.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Secretary-- wanted to speak to
him. Something was said on the
other end and the private secretary.
blushing, said he meant to say Sec
retary -. mentioning the name of
the new secretary. The private sec
retary had used the name OF the
former secretary instead of the new
incumbent.
All yesterday afternoon q stream Of
pedestrians and automobiles passed
the new home OF Woodrow Wilson on
S street. between Twenty third and
Twenty-fourth streets. At several
times the crowd was so dense that
automobiles were hardly able to get
through the street
CROWDS JAM LAWN.
The house directly opposite the Will
son residence has a vail around the
front yard and this afforded seats for
several hundred. The houses across
the street from the Wilson home are
on a.terraee md II was with Ndlfncuity
that the servants were able to keep
the crowds off he lawn and walks.
Most OF the people were Washington
ians. The sightseeing automobiles
yesterday added to their route the
street on which the Wilson's live and
at frequent intervals they would
round the corner and go slowly
through the street while the lecturer
pointed out the house.
At the White House the crowds
took advantage of the open gates and
walked through the grounds at will.
pausing in front OF the portico to
view the surroundings.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
CITY CLUB TO BEGIN
NEW FORUM POLICY
Will Shift Meetings From Noon
To 8 O'clock in the
Evening.

The City Club will launch a new
policy beginning Wednesday. when
its weekly forum meetings will be
shifted from the luncheon hour to 8
o'clock in the evening.
The initial evening address will be
delivered by the Rev. DR.. John A
Ryan, professor of moral theology
and industrial ethics at the Catholic
University CT America and a director
OF the department of social action OF
the National Catholic Welfare Coun-
Gil. whose subject will be American
ism in Industry"
The change IN time will enable the
club to accommodate twice as large
an audience. as the tables will be re-
moved from the dining hall and chairs
substituted. this new policy. which
was adopted by the board of gov
ernors in response to numerous re-
quests. also will make possible the
business duties have kept them from
attending the noon luncheona
Members Of the club have been in
vited to take their friends to the eve
ming meetings.. Dinner will be served
In the grill ano the sunken room. on
the first floor. from 8 to Q. for those
who care to avail themselves of this
service. There will be no admission
fee for the forum meetings.
In his address DR.. Ryan Is expected
to lay particular stress upon the
open-shop movement. OF which he has
made a special study. DR.. Ryan ia
widely known as a sociologist and has
gained a reputation throughout the
country because Of his efforts to es-
tablish the Justice of the doctrine OF
the living wage. For years he has
been a director OF the National Con-
sumers' League. He Is the author OF
"a Living Wage" "Distributive JUS
tice.- Social Reconstruction" and
'"The Church and Socialism"
The clubs public health group Will
meet at o'clock tomorrow evening
at the clubhouse to discuss pollution
of bathing places In and near the
city. The public safety group will
meet Friday evening, according to w
Pearce Rayncr, the chairman.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
FRONT PORCH BOSS
WANTS lob HERE
Charles Lee Patten, Major 0omo
At Marion, Graves White
House Berth.

Among the Marion admirers of
President Harding who came to the
Capital to attend the inaugural
ceremonies and who intend to linger
longer is Charles Lee Pstten, eighty
years old, who was the major domo
around the home headquarters. where
he proved to be a keen political
prognosticator.
The octogenarian. who is affection
ately called Uncle Sam OF Marion
by reason IA gray spray Of hirsute.
was at the white douse early today
awaiting for some assignment un-
der the new Administration. He is
n veteran OF the Civil War and real
iyes that his age may be n bar TO
anything but some post requiring
little labor, but he says he wants TO
be near the President
my wife ~ dead and my three
daughters are grown up and married,
and nothing would suit me better
than to rojourn here in Washington"
said 'Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam" kept the famous front
porch OF the Harding home at Marion
swept clean. and rather Graves some
such Job al ound the white House.
Twenty-six years ago he was en-
pioyed at the Capitol
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
SOCIALISM IS DEBATED
BEFORE SECULAR LEAGUE

"The survival of the slickest" Is
the result Of the present competitive
system
This was but one Of the statements
made last night in a debate on RE
solved, That Socialism Is An Ineffec-
tive Substitute for the Present Sys-
tenn before the Washington Secular
League. Prof. N. B. Fagin. who is
responsible for the quotation. argued
the negative. Prof. David Eccles sup
ported the proposition, maintaining
that an attempt to artincially make
men equal 'is to fly in the face OF
nature" The survival of the fittest
in the order of nature. he declared.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
lEPERS LEAVE
D.C.FOR SOUTH
CentllWe and Young Taken to
Louisiana by Or. Norris.
Secrecy Marks Exit.

Wsshington's leper colony is va
cant.
Willard Centlivre. twenty-seven
years old, and Charles II. Young.
nifty years old, inmates OF the Dis
trict leper hospital, left the city at
10:45 last Saturday night. bound for
the Federal Leprosarium at Car
vile, La
SECRECY MARKS DEPARTURE.
Accompanied by DIR. John L. Nor
ris. Assistant District Health ofh-
osr. the exit of the two lepers was
engineered with the utmost secrecy.
DR.. william C. Fowler. District
Health ofncer. supervised the trip
to the South.
Other than the statement that the
lepers left for Louisiana by train
Saturday night DR.. Fowler refused
10 comment. He said he had prom
ised not to disclose the details Of
the trip.
The iepers were due to arrive in
New Orleans at 9:46 o'clock this morn
ing. Up to noon. today, DR.. Fowler
had received no word of their safe ar
rival At New Orleans. the lepers
will change trains and proceed to
Carville.
There was no difficulty in remov-
ing the lepers from the city. Cent
hvre and Young were told last Thurs
day to pack their belongings. Several
trunks were purchased and packed
and sent away Friday afternoon.
GIVEN SHORT NOTICE.
Only several hours notice was
gtven tho lepers as to the leaving
time. DR.. Fowler and DIR. Norris yis-
tied the leper hospital about o'clock
and completed last-minute prepara-
tions. How the men were transport
ed to the train, and how and where
they rode, on the train. remains q
mystery.
The departure OF the two lepers Is
- great relief to the Health Depart
ment and the public. Centlivre has
threatened to escape several times.
On one occasion, several weeks ago,
he did get free and spent several
hours in downtown Washington. He
later gave himself up.
The lepers have been in the city
for about eight months Cen:iivrc
escaped from the Carville Leprosar-
ium to come to Washington to urge
upon Congress the need of national
leprosarium. Young was taken into
custody when he applied to local
physician for treatment. Both men
have been afflicted with the disease
for several years. Neither II In q
serious condition. y. ~ b !.
In Carviile the two lepefs Will
Join Joho Early. well-known leper,
who spent several years rNin the
Washington Leper Hospital. Early
is said to be in a pretty bad condt-
tion.
1t has taken DR.. Fowler more than
six months to get the lepers removed
from Washington. 1t was only re-
Gently that he was able to get the
Public Health Service to authorize
the removal Of the lepers to Carville.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
LEESBURC PIKE
TO Be REBUILT
Colonel Harper Heads Group
|, Which Has Pledged $4,000
For Resurfacing.

Plans TO improve the historic
Leesburg pike, and thereby open up
to automobile traffic one OF the pic
turesque parts of Virginia. are being
worked out by Washington and vir-
ginia residents.
Col. Robert N. Harper. president
of the District National Bank. an
nounced today that he is behind .
movement to raise $4,000 to re-
surface the old Georgetown-Less-
burg pike from Langley to Drans-
Vile.
DIRECT MOTOR ROUTE.
This plan will give q direct motor
route from Washington to Great Falls
on the Virginn. 0aAe.
The project to snt>s~ve the pike has
been under consideration for some
time, but nothing definite was ever
started. Thousands of motorists have
been deprived Of the pleasure Of the
scenery along this historic road. Mr..
Harper said today. on account Of the
poor condition of the surface. The
man who have pledged themselves to
raise sufficient money to carry out the
plan with Mr.. Harper are: Herman e
Gasch. of the firm of Gasch & Birge.
this city: B. A. Bowles, cashier OF the
Potomac Savings Bank Of George
town: d. s. Mackall and Frederick q.
Carper, of Mclean. Va; 8. N. Folliil
Mark Turner and John w. Preston.
of Forestville. Va. and Ralph T. Pow
ell. of Great Falls, Va
STATE MAY TAKE TT.
The old Georgetown-Leesbur pike
Is one OF the oldest roads In the coun-
try. and is the road over which the
valuable documents were carried at
the time the British threatened to de-
stroy the Capital with nre. 1t IL re-
plete with historical associations. not
only OF early history. but down to civil
war days. Colonel Harper thinks that
once the road Is put in passable con-
dition il will be taken over by the
State, which will thereafter provide
for its maintenance.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
BIRTH Of LEGION
|. TO Be CELEBRATED
George Washington Post Ar.
ranges Varied Program for
Affair Tonight.

The birth of the American Legion
will be celebrated at s o'clock
tonight in the auditorium Of the
Cosmos Club. when George Washing
ton Post No. !, the pioneer post VIII
present a varied program of speak
ing, followed by an old-fasnioned sup
per.
Tho principal speaker will be
Major General Wendell c. Neville. who
led the Marines in their famous dash
on the western front. He will relate
in dramatic style his story "From
Paris to Coblenz." Past Department
Commander L. Lester Jones will tell
of the early history of the orgnniza-
ton, while Department Commander
James A. Drain will detail the Le-
gion's more recent doings. Other fea-
lures will include musical selections
and brief remarks by Commander How
ard S. Fisk. who will preside.
There wil be placed On exhibition
a leather-bound book containing the
signatures of the THOUSAND or more
charter members of this post. The
sixteen former service men who Sc
cured the charter from the national
organization included Z. Lester Jones,
Howard NJ. Peter, S. Fisk, NJ. G. Green
.feld, J. Bentley Mulford. Henry Leon
ard. Charles +. Johnston tdeceased)
L. Clarkson Hines. Donald MacGre-
gor. Sergt. Prentiss Knut. Ralph A.
Wolfe, N. c. Turnage, Lewis p. Gle
phane. John Lewis Smith, William q.
Glenn, and Frank A. Connolly.
The original cablegram sent to
General Pershing announcing the for
nation of the post. which was at first
named after him, will also be shown.
The interior Of the auditorium will be
appropriately decorated.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
'AL|EN|STS TO
STUDY CROCK
Ex-senator Henderson's AssaiI-
ant, Freed on Bail, Rearrest-
ed for Observation.

Immediately after securing con-
tinuance until Wednesday Of pre-
hearing at Police Court on
the charge Of shooting Senator Hen
derson Of Nevada last Saturday,
Charles August Crock was this morn
ing arrested as he left the courthouse
and will be sent to the Washington
Asylum Hospital for mental obser-
vation.
ASKS CONTINUANCE.
Crock. who was released on 5000
bond, appeared this morning. before
Judge John p. Mcmahon In the United
States branch Of Police Court. Crooks
attorney, John Murphy. asked for
continuance of the case for two
weeks. Upon the statement Of United
States District Attorney Ralph Given
that he was ready to go ahead with
the case. Judge Mcmahon effected a
compromise by setting the case for
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock.
Senator Henderson, with his arm
bandaged and appearing slightly
nervous. was present when Crock was
brought before the court. He was at
tended by his secretary, Mrs. Frank
Healy and George B. Messer. secre-
tary to Senator Broussard, of Louis
ianna, who disarmed Crock after the
shooting.
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
As Crock left the court he was
placed under arrest by Sanitary In.
spector Phillips and Detectives Dar-
nall, Morgan. and Keck. An affi.
davit that he was mentally deficient
was sworn to by Detective Sergt Fred
A. Cornwell and Precinct Detective
Charles Whitlock. Crock WIS taken
to police headquarters. 1t is ex-
pected that he will be sent to the
asylum hospital early this afternoon
Chief William Moran. of the Secret
Service. who ordered investigation of
the shooting Immediately, upon re-
ceipt of the report Saturday, stated
today that several years ago Crock
had sent letters to the Secret Service
Bureau complaining of injustice done
him by Senators Henderson and New
lands.
WROTE TO SENATE.
Letters addressed the Senate by
Crock, in which he expressed the
hope that president Hardings Bible
kiss would not be q Taft or Wilson
Judas kiss" were made public at the
Capitol today.
This letter, written February %. di.
rects attention to Nevada Crime
Trust" which Crock elaine has been
persistently prosecuting him.
Other letters dating back as far n
1915 denounced the Pastors Fedora.
ton Of Washington because of the
dismissal of q H. Cox. probationary
officer of the Juvenile Court. who de-
clared in a sermon things would be
different IL God were in the White
House."
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

ton, and many bills for the necessities
OF life remain unpaid. Owing to Po-
liceman Bradley's efforts to pay of
the mortgage, he was unable to keep
up his insurance In the Police Asso-
citation. and the widow received moth
ing but the pay due him up to the
time he was killed.
Donations intended for Mrs. Brad
ley should be deposited with the
cashier Of the Security Savings and
Commercial Bank, Ninth and @
streets northwest Arrangements
have been made with Julius l. Pey-
ser and r. @. Addison. president and
vice president of the bank TO furnish
The Times with q complete list Of all
donors 80 that public acknowledge
ment may BE made of the contribu-
tions. As soon as a sizable amount II
raised It will be forwarded to Mrs.
Bradley.