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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

clad in Knockers ana golf Jacket, was
seated before the blaze. feeling tnat
life was really worth living. She Called
and in a moment the door opened
Her unknown host entered
"Ah! I see you managed to make
out" he said with a smile-quite an
attractive smile. Now let me get you
some coffee"
She was about to protest. but he had
small percolator bubbling over an
alcohol flame in a few seconds. and set
out cups, sugar and cream. Then and
only then, while waiting for the coffee
to finish "perking." did Mildred find
her chance.
"You are a remarkable young man."
she said calmly. you pick me up
without a hy-your-leave and kidnap
me here-tho I'm very glad you did
You are a remarkable young lady,
he replied equally calmly. You dld
not scream and struggle, but realized.
only thing possible under the circum-
stances. And 1 am very glad did,
too. And now perhaps you'll tell me
who you are and why you are here"
My name is Mildred Hamilton and
/ live next door. and I've always
skated on that pond; and father told
me that a horrid old-old flibber-
tigibbet named Mr.. Scroop had bought
the property and put up notice boards,
and SO couldn't stand that, and came
over. ana nate MI s5CrOOp. because
if he hadn't bought the property I
probably wouldn't have come over and
fallen in"
IT must confess that I am grateful
to Mr.. Scroop," said the young man.
busying himself with ths percolator.
But you mistake his motives. He put
that board there because he knew the
ice wasn't safe. and he thought it
would do more to keep people off than
the ordinary Danger sign. And L
don't think he is as black as you paint
him.
How could he help being mean.
with that name?''
He isn't to blame for his name.
know. because am Mr.. Scroop,"
"Oh-h!" Mildred grew red. Then
she said in a small voice, "C-can you
ever forgive me for being so horrid ?"
The young man laughed.
I've been waiting for the chance to
meet you ever since 1 found that We
were neighbors,' he said. And I'm
more than grateful to my name be-
cause it brought it about sooner than
had hoped. And-I think there'll be
cold snap tonight. Will you let me
come and call and be properly intro
duced, and then-come and skate with
me tomorrow"
Mildred dropped her eyes to hide
her bushes.
Il should love it," she whispered.
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

shall be no discrimination against any
such nation, or its citizens or sub
jects, in respect of the conditions or
charges of traffic, or otherwise
And Great Britain informed this
government that her Interpretation of
the term, "al1 nations," included the
United States. But since treaties have
become scraps of paper, perhaps the
Interpretation of the treaty may be
regarded as immaterial.
The phase of the matter in which
the public is interested is the subsi-
dizing of the shipping industry. At
tempts to grant subsidies to ship own
ers have been made from time to time.
in congress. for many years. but up to
this time always have failed. Appar-
emily it is to be given one more trial.
Passage of the measure not only
would discriminate against foreign
ship owners but against our own
railways as well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

his way of life and keeps his self
respect. Tramps of this class come
from all grades of society, and include
considerable proportion of college
men. Many of them have ways of max
ing money along the road. Some of
them are very accomplished beggars.
Many of these inveterate wanderers
are intelligent men who differ from
others chiefly in that they cannot en-
dure the routine of a settled life and
must wander. Explorers. professional
globe trotters, literary and journal
istic vagabonds, are of the same type.
but have had the good fortune to find
a way of making a living that is con-
genial to them, and approved by So
ciety.
1t is said that crime is the con-
science of society That is, every
crime points to some imperfection in
our social organization. The feeble
minded murderer would not have
killed if he had been properly studied
in the public schools and isolated.
Neither would the seasonal worker
and the hobo be menace, perhaps,
if their cases were intelligently
studied. The seasonal worker is a
necessity. Crops could not be gathered,
nor boats manned, nor ice harvested
without this army of floating labor.
But society makes no proper pro-
vision for this man who is necessary
to it. HIS numbers could easily be
ascertained, his movements directed.
Government could see to it that his
living and working conditions were
decent. as it does in the case of
settled factory workers AS it is,
when he works he is provided with
the most degrading sort of surround
ings, for the most part. The typical
lumber camp, with it's vermin and
dirt, is an example. When he has
finished his work in one place and
starts for another, he becomes a
hunted animal. The police keep him
moving, give him IL hours to leave
town. The railroads throw him off
when he tries to execute the order.
Only the tramp lodging house opens
its doors to him, trusts him and well
comes him. So he is hammered down
into the ranks of the confirmed va
grants and criminals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
Dorothy Dix Talks
The One Best Bet.-2.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman writer.

This spirit is what makes good ma
ture in a woman atone for a thousand
faults and shortcomings. She may
have a hollow in her head where the
bump of orderliness should be. Money
may slip thru her slack fingers like
water thru sieve. She may be one OF
those who never get on familiar terms
with the clock, or do things on time.
All is forgiven her because she is a
bit of human sunshine.
When we go to her house she draws
us across the threshold with so warm
a welcome, we don't spy under the
bookcase to see whether she swept
under it or not. At dinner the pota-
toes may be watery. the meat over
done, and the bread underdone, but
the jolly talk and the good stories
that go around her table, turn it into
a banquet.
Her children's clothes haven't got
as many frills on them as some other
woman's. but her boys and girls hang
on her neck, and think there is no
other human being equal to their
mother. Her husband may wish she
was a better manager, but when he
turns his face homeward of an even
ing, deep and abiding peace settles
down upon him, for he knows he is
going to = place of cheer and laugh
ter, a place where there will be no
fretting, or whining, or complaining.
No man can overestimate the value
of any easy-going, good-natured wife
one who can grin at misfortune in
stead of having Mysteries over it; one
who can turn the misadventures of
daily life into comedy instead of max
fng tragedies of them; one who can
fill a despairing man with her own
optimism until he has fresh hope in
fused into his fainting soul; one who
doesn't make mountains out of the
molehj1ls of her husbands weaknesses.
but can laugh at his little stumbles.
and set him on his feet again. and
thereby bind him to her with hooks
of steel. instead of alternating him for
ever by suspicious and reproaches-
Truly. the good-natured and easy
going wife is one whose price is above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk


We will all agree that talk is the
cheapest thing in the world, unless we
except the air.
But at that, talk, sometimes costs a
great deal. l recently read a new
story about Abraham Lincoln. 1t il
Illustrates this Talk, as we'll as throw
ing new light on the marvellous under
standing mind of Lincoln.
1t was during a law case. Lincoln's
opponent had been talking to the jury
for hours. He ranted and raved;
abused, Numbered and lightened-and
damned everybody and everything.
The jury was tired and sleepy and
worn out when Lincoln arose to reply.
Gentlemen of the jury said Lin
coin, Il have concluded to adopt the
tactics of my opponent and submit this
case without argument
The jury decided for Lincoln.
Talk is a wonderful medium. But
when it has been developed to an ex-
traordinary high value, it should be
used sparingly. For brief talk is very
powerful.
In a discussion, the thinker says the
least.
remember that when Marshall Field
died. one of the papers gave a sum
ming up of the valuable points that
went to make up his great business
career. One sentence has never left
me. This is what it was: He talked
little.'
If you have anything important to
say. say it! And the great gods of
history and literature will make note
of it. It will not be lost. Many peo-
pie have things in their system that
should come out and be recorded
but more folks say things that should
have been kept on the closet Shelf
In his great play, "Lightnin'," Frank
Bacon, who takes the title role, replies
to a boastful fellow who threatens all
kinds of things:
"Oh, no you won't"
"How do you know I WON'T"
Because you talk too much about
it!'
The silent man is the one who puz-
z1es US. The takers measure is soon
taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
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A total of s.e45.22o starving DC

total or 6,94o,22O starving people
in China are now receiving relief thru
international committees, is the re-
port made to the American committee
for China fund in a cablegram just
received from Frederick W. Stevens,
of the American committee in Picking,
which is in charge of the distribution
of American relief funds and of which
Minister Charles r. Crane is chair
man. The total of funds already SEN.
to China by the American committee
and other agencies now amounts to
nearly $500. 900. All but three states
have contributed amounts in excess of
$1,000. Among these forty-five states
Kansas ranks thirteenth in the size of
contributions, with q total of $685.
1890.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

We confess to certain sneaking
admiration for this Millionaire Stokes
whose divorce case engrosses large
and attentive audience. He doesn't
pretend either of his wives made"
him.
1t is true that Mr.. Stokess re-
luctance to give credit where credit is
due will be regarded by many as un-
manly and unAmerican; but he would
have been criticised in any event.
Those who contend we give women
the worst of it will be surprised to
learn that we have made the case OF
Peggy Joyce our own and, to the eX-
tent of our limited ability, shall resent
the aspersion cast upon her. All this
talk about my marrying millionaires
is bull Mrs. Joyce is quoted as say
ing. Mr.. Joyce is the only million
aire ever married. My other two hus-
bands were not millionaires. I don't
know what they're fortunes were, but
they were not millionaires."
Things have come to pretty pass
in this country when young woman,
not yet twenty-three years old and in
marrying three millionaires without
evoking a protest.
The column stands by the little
woman ana has only contempt for the
implied charge that her various mari
tai adventures were inspired by ma
terial considerations. She doesn't even
know what either of her first two
husbands was worth.
Spokesmen for the various organiza-
tions of railway employees have fixed
the exact sum wasted annually by the
railways thru inefficiency and mis-
management. The advance estimate
was a billion dollars, but the exact
amount is $1,276,500. 1t is a; larger
sum than we had anticipated, and we
ask the privilege of revising the plan
for the rehabilitation of the railways,
submitted some weeks ago.
You may recall that the original
plan provided for a committee of three,
machinist and a section foreman. A
larger committee is needed. We pro-
pose one of five members. consisting
of a locomotive fireman, machinist.
a section foreman, a car cleaner and
a switchman, to which the railroads
shall be turned over and the task Of
rehabiIitating them delegated.
The railroad boys found the various
leaks and traced them to their sources.
We claim they are the boys to stop
them.
Mr.. Mantel1, We see by the paper,
will present "Richelieu" and, presum-
ably, to about the usual proportion of
persons who believe Shakespeare wrote
it.
Eventually. something will be done
about the profiteering in food. If the
job is not bespoken. we ask permission
to take little dynamite and wreck
couple of washington hotels.
We do not ask permission to blow
up the barber shop which charges
twenty-five cents for a shave and fif-
teen cents for lilac" We assume it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
NEEDS OF TIE RAILROADS.

Senator Cummins has promised
that there shall be at least one more
Investigation of the railroad situation.
If with that investigation shall come
recognition that regulation and con-
troll have gone too far, and that more
scope must again be allowed to the
old American method of personal in
itiative, enterprise and responsibility,
to enable the railroads to give the
to the people, a distinct public serv-
ice will have been performed.
OF course, tie principle of supervi-
sion and regulation of the railroads in
the public interest has come to stay,
but the thing has been greatly over
worked. The decline in the vigor, vi
tality and enterprise of railroading
has kept steady pace with the enlarge
ment of the powers of the interstate
commerce commission over the des-
TIMES and the management of the
railways.
Personal initiative and constructive
development have disappeared from
the railroad business. over the des-
TIMES of the railroads nine govern
mental appointees sitting in Washing
ton hold almost absolute power, to-
gether with a wage board sitting in
Chicago, not to mention numerous state
commissions. Practically nothing of
any importance can be done without
hearing before them and without a
hearing before them and without
their approval. Initiative has been
blunted, vision deadened, daring rem
dered impossible, decision removed,
the qualities of leadership dispos-
sessed, men of commanding ability
discouraged from entering the rail-
road field.
A large part of the time, the
thoughts and the energies of the chief
executives of railroads, is given to ap-
pearing and arguing before commits
sions. The routine of bureaucracy
and the trial-court have been substi
tuted for individual brain work,
energy and action. An incredible mass
of paperwork and statistical data of
all kinds has taken the place of the
few small sheets of essential data
which Hill and Hartman used to
carry around in their pockets.
Slason Thompson of Chicago wrote
recently: The blank form for the
annual report of Glass I roads con-
tains over 10000 spaces for items.
When it is considered that some of
the items in this wilderness of data
run up as high as eleven figures, the
colossal nature of what the commits
sion requires of the railways can be
vaguely visualized if not compre~
hended.'
Mr.. Thompson calculates that the
number of railway clerks has in
creased from 42,200 in 1895, to 22S,-
$40 in 1919, and their compensation
has increased from $2S,516,000 in
1896 to $307,375, 900 in 1919.
1t is apparent that the railroads
need something more than a mere re-
duction of the wages paid to their en-
ployes, They need more freedom to
work out their own salvation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

Spokesmen for the railroad prother-
hoods complain that rents are SO mig
as to preclude their making ends meet
should wages be reduced. Is 1t pos
sible that these gentlemen do not un-
derstand that high wages more than
ANYTHING else are responsible Tor hlsH
rents? High wages start in the log
cling camps, the saw mills and the
mines and continue thru transporta-
tion channels and on down to the
building trade mechanics. Rents are
high because houses are scarce and
thew will remain high until more
houses have been built. Few persons
are willing to build houses at present
nrices. to rent because they rear
drop that would leave them with
high cost properties on their hahos'
which at lowered rents would not pay
interest on the investment. II mem
hers of the brotherhoods think rents
ore too high why don't they build their
own houses? Their answer probably
v,ould be that it costs too much. with
rents at existing levels most persons
find if cheaper to rent than to build.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

The jury that sat in judgment on
the case of the Chicago lad who stole
$772, 900 worth of liberty bonds was
unable to decide whether he is guilty
or innocent. Yet there is no chance
for doubt that he stole the bonds.
Besides he admits it. All which goes
to show that sometimes there is a wide
margin between law and justice. In
the case of Dalton it seems difficult
to determine which is which.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ LEIE PAPE.

Pop was smoaking and thinking and
1 was doing my lessins and Wishing L
Wasent, thinking, g, l wish pop would
leeve me go out for a vile and get up
erly tomorro morning and finish my
lessins. And L sed, Pop.
Do your lessins, sed pop and 1 sed,
Watts you think, pop, 1 red something
in the paper about peoples branes
working best erly in the morning, do
you believe taht pop?
Well, I've herd good authority for
it, sed pop, Edison the CRATE inventor
always gets up about clock in the
morning and starts rite in to werk as
tho nuthing had happened, and all the
CRATE men of history and biZniss have
bin lite -sleepers. so L CESS if you wunt
to amount to enything you better be-
gin to get up in the morning about
the ard time / call you insted of
the 7th.
Yes sir, it takes lot of practice to
lern how to get up erly every morn
ing, don't it pop? sed.
Everything werth vile requires
practice, sed pop.
Wen gosh, G. pop, think III start
practicing tomorro morning, shall L
pop? I sed.
You have my consent and my bless
ing, sed pop, and 1 sed, All rite. pop.
can I get up erly tomorro morning
wen my branes are working better and
do my lessins insted of doing them
now?
That sounds like splendid ideer.
sed pop. Me thinking, G herray. And
1 sed, Well can 1 go out a vile now,
pop. SO 1 can werk up a sleepy feel
ing?
ErIy to bed and er1y to rise. will fill
your father full of serprise, sed pop.
how do you Expect to get up early if
you don't go TO be early? If I allow
you to get up erIy to do your 1essins
Expect you to go to bed immeeditly-
Me thinging, Aw heck. like nit.
And 1 kepp on doing my lessins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

1t has been adjudged that judges of
the court of Industrial relations are
entitled to receive free transportation
from the railroads. But why should
they ride free any more than any
other persons engaged in the states
service? And is the state so poor that
it cannot pay expenses of its employees
while they are travelling in the line of
duty?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

Frank Morrison, secretary OF ths
American Federation of Labor Ia
ments that there are 100000 men
out of work in this country 1t Wouio
be interesting to know for how much
of this idleness Mr.. Morrisons organ
ization is responsible. Its chief busi-
ness recently has seemed to be to en-
coma e men who have quit their jobs
TO remain idle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

The editor of the Salina Union says
he has made thoro investigation of
conditions and finds that the farmer
is being Disseminated against. But
he negleets to state who is doing the
discriminating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

II seems almost certain that there
can never be complete peace IN Eli
rome until Poland shall have been
,.iven another licking. Liberty to the
poles means freedom to engage in
nernetuaI fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

Miners in the Pittsburg district
quit work every time ho"at Is
placed on trial. In this way they ru"
The banks a close race in the matter
of holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09
Dinner Stories

Harold Lloyd started to laugh when
Sunshine Sammy walked on the
"lot" one morning wearing a plug hat
with a red feather stuck in the band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

We do not ask permission to blow
up the barber shop which charges
twenty-five cents for a shave and fiji
teen cents for lilac" We assume it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

Eventually, something will be done
about the profiteering in food. If the
Job is not bespoken. we ask permission
to take a little dynamite and wreck a
couple of Washington hotels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-09

Mr. Mantell, we see by the paper,
will present "Richelieu" and, presum-
ably, to about the usual proportion of
persons who believe Shakespeare wrote
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Born, Oct 3, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Newman Harrington
Pure cream Judges SO cents per
pound at Kandyland.
Miss Veronica Tulip Of Arlington
! was in town Monday shopping.
lshmael Waite OF SALISBURY is
critically Ill at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eugene Moulton of Gage
street.
Born, Saturday October 8, daugh-
ter Marie Agnes, weighing IL
pounds, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Downer
of Bradford street,
| Mrs. William Alexander OF Rutland.
who came to Bennington to attend the
wedding of her son, james, to Miss
Mary Cole, returned home Sunday.
T. A. Davenport and Son ;1ave not
| vet received the returns from the
judges on the contest for naming their
bread but expect to hear in time for
publication in Wednesdays Banner.
Mrs. j. Guy Livingston and daugh
1 ter, Jane, WHO have been spending
several weeks in Rutland, at the home
4 Of Mrs. Livingston's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. r. s, Blue, returned home Mon
day.
DIN w. Harwood has just recovered
! a watch which he lost two weeks age
on the road between Brattleboro and
Bennington Frank Gallagher, witt
W:iom lie was motoring at the time
was passing over the same territory
on Sunday. He made several stops al
points where they had stopped on thu
Ipreyious trip. A few miles this side
OF Brattleboro Mr.. Gallagher met {
party OF hunters. Having asked ifant
member of the party had found
watch, he was asked to describe same
The description was identical anu tn'
watch was returned.