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The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26


O. I have heard that If rope is laid
not cross it. Is this true III B. r.
A The Bureau of Biological Survey says
there is no basis in fact for the super
stittion that n rope placed in circle
around a camp will prevent snakes from
O viii an electric light consume moro
electricity If kept burning steadily for an
hour. or if turned off and on repeatedly p
NJ. &c. r.
measured by the exact time the light burns.
Power is not consumed by the action oe
starting or stepping the flow of the current.
N Q. Where is the capital Of Australia p
A. The temporary capital of Australia is
Melbourne, Victoria. The capital is TO be
located at Canberra as soon as the town Is
ready for occupancy: :.
Q. Please give origin and meaning OF
"a a. The name ozark is derived from
the French words AUX arcs" meaning
with bows" The term is descriptive OF
the Indians that inhabited that part of the
country.
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of the so-called dance hall, Grace had
sense enough to perceive that it was
hotel So she had turned and fl ed
to the subway station. where the man
had followed and argued with her
Grace, it seemed, was a Philade1-
phia girl, who had become rebellious
of parental discipline and had packed
her suitcase and left home a few days
before. after her family had retired
for the night. She arrived in New
York at 3:45 in the morning, and,
calling a taxicab, asked the driver to
take her to a ho~el. At moving pic
fure theater the following day she met
another older girl named Anna, who
took her to a dancing studio. Here
Grace had danced with several strange
men, and had been instructed by Anna
in the art of picking up men who
would take her to the theater. Grace
had tried it for the first time the night
she was found by the G. S. L. member
When Grace's father came for her,
after she had been at the club several
days, the director was surprised to
learn that she was not IS years old,
as she had claimed, but only IA
Thus, from the foregoing, it may be
seen that women are not as indiffa ar-
ent to the welfare of their sex as com.
monty supposed. As gallantry de-
clines among men, it apparently rises
among women. For the ideals of
these girls are the ideals of the
medieval knight--to succor weakness,
and especially the damsel in distress
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26
\ BRIEF FOR "pRoFIrEERs.

John Hays Hammond, collaborating
with jeremiah jerks has written
book entitled Great American Is
sues" published by the Scribners. In
it is found the following brief for the
so-called "profiteers:''
| We have heard much of the profit
teers who are supposed to have taken
advantage of the abnormal conditions
to amass huge fortunes. Doubtless IN
many 'instances, owing to the impera-
tive need of the government for prompt
supplies and for practically un-
limited production, the establishments
equipped to turn out such products at
the least cost benefited greatly. Since
enormous quantities were needed, the
government called into its service prac-
tically air establishments available,
even tho the cost of production was
high. A uniform price for a product
gave great profits to the best equipped,
lowest cost plants If the producers
delivered a product of the highest
Iquality and with the greatest speed
possible. thus rendering the best serv-
ice, should they be branded as profit
ieers? Such establishments, of course,
paid a larger percentage of taxes out
of their profits than did those who
were producing at higher cost and pre-
lsumably at less speed. Are they not
then to be looked upon as economic
The same distinction should be made
lin the case of many industries not di-
lrectly furnishing war supplies whose
business was affected by war condi-
ltions. In the building trades, pro-
lducers of steel and lumber and equip
ment of all kinds. especially if they
Iwere the owners of the raw materials.
lofren made enormous profits. They
had purchased their supplies in times
Iof peace. Both the government and
Iprivate individuals were ready to offer
them prices several times as high as
before the war. and the privilege of
buying at these high rates was eagerly
lsought. Business men are hardly to
Ibe blamed if they accept such an OPP
iportunity when it offers.
When manufacturers were compelled d
Ito buy their raw materials at rapidly
increasing prices. it was natural that
lthey should ask for their products
lprices not only high enough to meet
1.-THE immediate added costs of pro-
Iduction, but alsezhigh enough to. in
Isure themselves against the increased
costs of raw materials and wages likely
to come IN the near future.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE FUTURE.
In spite of the burdens that fill up the day,
In spite of the care and the sorrow,
Life holds but the lure of roster way
And bids us to live for tomorrow;
There is always the promise of gladness
TO be-.
And the spring when the blossoms shall
come to the tree.
In spite Of the trials and fear and despair,
In spite of the storm and the rain,
The future holds many n day that is fair
And many a joy we shall gain;
Beyond the gray clouds which at times
-hoyer low.
There are sunshine and beauty which we
shall knowA
oh, the road may be long and the goal far
away
And useless the struggle may seem.
But in spite of the gloom and the fear OF
the day.
Still cling to the glorious dream-x
Still cling to the faith and go swinging
along.
Some tomorrow shall bring you to laughter
and song.
Always the future is tinted with rose
and the blossoms return to the tree;
So shall joy bring all our care to a close.
: For many glad days there shall De:
We shall pass thru the winter of sorrow
and strife
To the glorious springtime and summer
of life.
Copyright. 1921. by Edgar A. Guest3
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

Kansas wheat growers at last have
evolved a plan for selling their own
wheat, thru their own agents, when
and where they please. 1t is the plan
to which The State Journal has been
directing their attention for months
Instead of depending upon aid from
congress or from the federal treasury.
they have taken the marketing OF
their grain into their own hands. Pol
iticians, who are ever on the alert
10 seize an opportunity to do some
thing for the farmer, will find much
of their occupation gone. The farm
crs are preparing to do for them
selves, what nobody else could or
would do for them. They will do
their own marketing thru a salesman
of their own selection, a man pre-
sumably trained in salesmanship.
They will do their own financing with
their own money. They will run their
own business-a thing they have not
done in the past.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26
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of big guns came the thunder clap and
all was black.
The spatter of raindrops preceding
a deluge, hit his uptupned face and
Stagg once more fixed his gaze to the
spot where he had last seen Micheal.
shapeless form he knew must be
there. Tho the early evening street
lights shone out, nothing marred the
glistening Smoothness of the pave
ment. Then the downpour came, blot
ting even the street lamp to a lunin-
Gus blur and driving the professor to
the shelter of the school building.
Now it is mine. all mine.'' he said
aloud No one cSn contest me. I
will be famous. 1 will be Professor
AlonZo Stagg, discoverer of the elus-
i've fourth dimension
Still talking to himself. he regained
his basement room. gathered up his
darkness of the room with a familiar
ity of blind man. With his hand on
the door OF the closet from which he
had taken hat, cloak and umbrella. he
suddenly halted. His lips began NOV
ing silently, stopped. started again
and then halted again.
His clothing and bag fell from his
hands as he sprang for the desk, where
gropingly he reached for the electric
bulb and flooded the room with light.
The blackboard before him was a
smear of white, where an eraser had
passed over many chalk lines
In the morning they found him
there, crouched over the desk, mutter-
ing crafty:
Like the diameter of a sphere.
Shadow of the other three.
1.-THE diagram. the diagram-it's
gone, it's gonei"
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26
LITTLE BEHHY'S NOTE BOOK
RY TEE PApE
The Park Ave. News.


Weather Papers blowing every
wich way.
Spoarts. Last Satidday Skinny
Martin CHALLENGED Puds sSimkins to
fite him 6 rounds with boxing gloves
on, Puds ansering by saying he will
accept the CHALLENGE, if he can bring
himself down to Skinnys weight on
account Of him not wunting to have
eny unfair advantage and he don't
know if he can lose 40 pounds by
next Satidday but he will be glad to
try.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People. Sam Cross don't believe in
lies and never tells one unless its
absilootly Necessary and even then he
don't ixaggerate eny more than he
has TO.
Pome by Skinny Martin
A Free Country.
A ship sailed proudly out to sea
Saying, 'Herray, look at everybody
looking at mel"
And a match stick went down the
gutter that day
Saying, &c I'm attracking attention,
herray, herray.''
Sissiety Miss Mary Watkins inter-
duced her funny looking cuzzin to
different members of sissfety last
Thersday without saying it was her
cuZzin on account of being too mod
est 10 admit she had sutch a funny
looking gerl for a cuzzin- Among
those who got interduced was Mr..
Benny Potts. Mr. Leroy Shoester, Mr..
Sid Hunt and Mr.. Charles (Puds)
Simkins.
Skool Notes. Sid Hunt and Puds
Simkins both dident pass the ixam-
ination in history last Monday and
they both made the same mistakes
and they both sat next to each other
during the Examination.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

buIeing and feverish with unsatisfied
yearnfngs; when you feel bad the only
yearning you have is to feel good
again. When you are all dolled up
YOU never have any place to go: when
your clothes are shiny on the surface
and split at the seam and sagging at
the knees you are deluged with invita-
tions.
No. It simply cannot be done, 1 have
sat here during the greater part of
cold gray Sunday afternoon, twizzling,
my fancy as j looked out across the
snow banked spaces of Independents
Square, lingering on until the twilight
crept up from the river and the lamps
began to blink in that old square, but
never a Joke has come. There is not q
funny quip or a ticklesome thought
or a lightsome jest in my locker.
And. after ALL why should I. a
weary and dissipated philosopher. rest
ing for a moment upon the banks of
the stream of time before drift out to
the ocean of mist and mystery. try to
make a Jest and vanity out of life
for the edification of the fat and pros
porous patrons of this column? They
are too happy now. They have been
fed too high. What they need is to be
toned down a little and saddened as
they dwell in the house OF mirth.
But 1 will admit that my stuff is
too serious and often too sad. 1 have
a tendency to turn out manuscript that
could be used for the plume of hearse-
But the soft. sad note hath ever been
my forte. A brave, gay heart season.
eth a simple dish, I know, but, then,
, soft speech giveth flavor to the cup
of misfortune.
And one more word before I go. I
want to tell you why / have always
liked this column. 1t strikes at shams.
IT flaws the fourflusher. 1t wallops
| the grandstander. 1t has the courage
| of its convictions, all the way; all the
time. And damme if that can be said
of many columns that have been
printed on white paper since Guten-
/ berg and Faust invented the print
| ing trade.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

Livestock growers and feeders are
engaged in, an effort to devise a plan
of cooperative marketing. They are
confronted with difficulties which are
not found by producers of cereal
grains. Chief of these is the fact that
when animals are ready for market
they must be sold, without much de-
lay. regardless of market conditions
Attempts to hold for a rise result in an
expense which may not be covered by
the advance should one come, while
the producer of grain can hold his
crop indefinitely with little added
cost. But the stockmen are on the
right track and may yet find a way
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

- speech in opposition to the
Winslow- Townsend bill in the senate,
Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin, de-
try should be required to repay to
the government the enormous debts
which they have incurred under the
bounty of congress-" instead of being
permitted to collect several hundred
millions of an additional gratuity from
the government in such a manner that
"tney would leave the door of the
treasury ajar so that they may come
back year after year, pyramiding new
claims upon the old. adding fresh
items of loss, unearthing new indem-
mites, and gradually swelling the to-
tai amount of CONGRESSES generous gift
of public money in taxes from the
people until that gift, instead of being
$6S1, 600, 900. will reach a billion and
still not discharge the claim" Sena-
tor LaFollette presented figures to
show that the railroads are now in
debted to the government to the sum
of $1,292, 900, 900, and said that it was
doubtful if they could ever discharge
the debt Without questioning the
truth or falsity of the senator's state
ments, it may be pertinent to call at
tention to the fact that whatever the
situation may be it is not of the rail-
roads soliciting. The roads were
going ahead with their business 20
the best of their ability when the gov
ernment took them away from the
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26
A RULE OF THREE.

A ten years struggle torregulate the
lmeat-packing industry of this coun-
try reached the end of one era when
a regulation bill was passed by the
United States senate with thirteen
eral livestock commission which is 20
exercise large powers over the indus
| try. In part, the bill is like the Sher-
man act. in that conspiracy is made
punishable. and for the rest the COM
mission is to have Supervisory and
regulatory powers" as well as access
to all books, etc. The stoekyards are
to be disposed of to independent own
ers within two years.
The Gronna bill wpuld establish a
commission of three members, each
receiving a salary of ten thousand dol
lars a year. and it clothes them with
extraordinary powers. In fact, the
commissioners would have more pow
er than any federal law now gives to
any group of men. They are author
lied to write the code of laws which
the industry
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
| objects, on general grounds, to the
Gronna bill, BECAUSE it is more than
ever convinced OF the wisdom of con-
tinued opposition to governmental
interference in and control of busi-
ness. 1t objects specifically to the
bill. it says, because the future OF the
livestock industry in Alabama would
be blighted by the deadening and par
alyzing control of an industry which
is yet in the early stages of it's devel-
opment.
1t is surprised that the old Kenyon
bill to put the cattle and packing in
dustry in the hands of government
vived. Surely, it points out, there is
nothing in the steady record of fail
ures and muddling by the government
in private business enterprises which
would rouse any hope that the gov
ernment could do better with the
packing business than it has done
with the railroads, the telegraph and
the telephone lines, and other enter
prises which it tried to run.
Thru the history OF every attempt
by the government to take over and
administer business and industrial en-
terprises there is revealed one invari-
able and definite fact-no matter
what the industry was, that industry
ceased to grow and. develop when the
government put the paralyzing hand
of politics upon it. Every experiment
in government controlled and admin
istered business has had one certain
end-it increased the burdens borne
by the taxpayers. The inevitable re-
suit has been that these government
administered enterprises have been
operated at a loss which the taxpayer
has been compelled to shoulder.
The same plan, principle and sys-
tenn for the taking over of the live
stock and cattle industry, outlined in
the Gronna bill, constituted the frame
work of the Kenyon -Kendrick bill
which was up for a hearing last Aug
ust and September before a senate
committee and which was killed by
the testimony of a hundred and
ninety-five witnesses, most of them
practical hog and cattle raisers, who
opposed the measure and begged the
senators to keep the government S
hands off the industry.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

Mr.. Harding has named an excellent
cabinet and one which seems to meet
with general approval, but one may
be excused from wondering why he
overlooked William Howard Taft Il
may be, however, that Taft is being
saved for a possible vacancy on the
supreme bench. Really big men are
none too plentiful.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

Friends of Herbert Hoover claim
that under his management of the
department of commerce, in the
Harding administration, the depart
ment will be elevated from practical
obscurity to one of the most impor-
tant posts of the cabinet. Probably
the same would be true of any other
department given into his keeping.
Hoover is that sort of man.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

1.-THE United States shipping board
has on hand 2S5 wooden ships, the
disposition of which is causing It
much trouble If General Goethals
had been permitted to remain on the
job as head of the concern when the
government began building ships
there would have been no wooden ves-
sells
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

over to persons who knew nothing OF
railroads. If Uncle Sam had left the
roads alone there would have been no
question of debt between them.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-26

Borah and johnson are said to have
given silent approval to the entry of
Hoover into the Harding cabinet.
Now let us hear from Penrose.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-11-09
Nov. 9-23

Nov. 9-23
CITATION for Hearing on Petition to
Sell, Mortgage or Lease Land
ESTATE OF JOHN SkOOG
State of Minnesota,
County of Marshall.-ss.
In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Skoog, Decedent.
Ti,H State OF Minnesota to Skogs
Jon Jonson, Anders Bass, Margit Jon,
son, Anna Jonsson, Lars Skoog, and
all person interested in the sale or
certain lands belonging to SAID decd
emit. The petition of A N. Eckstrom
as representative of the above named
tlecedent, being duly filed in this court
representing that it is necessary ana
for the best interest of said estate
and of all interested therein that GER
tain lands Of said decedent described
therein be sold and praying that a
license be granted to sell the same.
Now, Therefore, You and each or
you. are hereby cited and required to
show. cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court
Rooms, in the City of Warren County
of Marshall, State of Minnesota, on
the 3rd day Of December, 1921, at two
O'Clock P M, why the prayer OF SAID
petition should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said court,
and the seal of said court, this Sth
aY of November 1921.
PETER H. HOLM.
4 Judge of Probate Court
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-11-09
(Court Seal)

|, Oct. 26-Nov. 8 ~
Order for Hearing on Petition to Con-
vey Lands Contract.
State of Minnesota ->
County of Marshall.-ss.
In Probate Court
Special Term, October 25th, 1921
In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN E.
STRANDQUIST, Deceased.
r On Reading and Filing the Petition
of J. "A. Northrop claiming to be en-
titled to conveyance of certain real
estate from the adminstra triN of said
estate, setting forth that John E..
Strandquist deceased. was bound by a
contract in writing to convey said real
estate to the said J. A. Northrop upon
the terms and conditions therein stated
with a description Of the land to be con-
veyed, and the facts, upon which such
praying that the Probate Court make a
decree authorizing and directing the
said J. n. Northrop to convey said real
estate to said petitioner as the person
entitled thereto. =
appear before this Court, at a special
term thereof to be held on the 18th
day Of November \. d. 1921 at two
o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate
office in the City of Warren, in said
County. and oppose said petition.
And it is Further Ordered, That this
order shall be published once in each
week for three successive weeks prior
to- said day of hearing jim the Warren
Sheaf a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Warren in said: County:
Dated at Warren, Minnesota, the rs tn
day of October a. D. 1921.
BY the Court,
PETER H. HOLM,
Judge Of Probate
court Seal)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-11-09
Oct. 26-NON. 30
Notice Of Mortgase Foreclosur


Take notice that default exists in the
conditions of that mortgage given by
Peder c. Rud widower, mortgagor,
10 Hoag Security Company, a Mime
sofa corporation, mortgage, dated No
vember 10th. 1919. and recorded in the
office Of the Register of Deeds of Mar
shall County, Minnesota, on the 1st day
of December. 1919, at $50 o'clock A. M.
in Book 80 Of Mortgages on Page 500.
The amount claimed to be due on said
s6l.20 and for interest paid on prior
mortgage by this mortgage is 1882,
a total of $160.12 claimed to be due this
date by virtue of said mortgage in
debtedness. The premises described in
said mortgage and situated in Marshall
Northwest Quarter (NWA) of Section
No. Twenty-Five (25) in Township Nos
One Hundred Fifty-five Q55l North of
Range No. Forty-one CAD West Of the
the power of sale contained in said
mortgage and pursuant to<>the statute,
and no action in law or otherwise hay
ing been instituted thereon, same will
be foreclosed by the sale of said prem
Uses at public vendue to the highest
bidder for cash by the Sheriff of Mar
shall County. Minnesota, at the front
door of the Court House in the City of
WARREN, Minnesota. on Saturday, the
9th day Of December, at 1880 O'Clock
=. M. to satisfy the amount then due
N said mortgage with the interest,
ANes if any and costs Of this action,
lcluding. twenty-five dollars attorney
'es as stipulated for in said mortgage.
Dated at Minneapolis, Minnesota this
Il day of November, 1921.
HOAG SECURITY COMPANY.
Mortgage.
-. NJ HOAG,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Minneapolis. MINI.