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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By IEE PAPE

Me and Leroy Shoester and Skin ~
Martin was wawking along tawking
about different things, sutch as Wlc1
is the best kind Of dogs, little size or
big size, and which is the best kind of
baths, shower or ocean. and We came
to some little kid holding a toy bal
loon by a string in front of iadys
hat store, me saying. G, look at that,
would you, 1 bet if he ever left go of
that string that balloon would go
straight up and never come down.
WITCH Leroy and Skinny wunted to
say it wouldn't, and we stood thera
argewing about it vile, and Leroy
sed to the little kid, Hay kid, do us a
favor, will you? Leeve go of that
string a rninnit.
No, sed the little kid.
Aw watts the matter with you, Jest
leeve it go for a second and then
grab it agen, sed Skinny.
No, sed the little kid.
Then jest leeve go of it for a half a
second. watts a half second? 1 sed.
You 1eeve my balloon alone, the kid
yelled.
Aw, whose touching your BALBOA,
amt you got eny spoarting bludd? sed
Skinny -Iartin.
No, go away frum this balloon,
yelled the kid. And he kepp on yell
ing as II he thawt the werld was com
ing to a end with him underneath t,
and some lady came running out. with
a green hat in her hand and a red
one on her he'd. saying. Edgar darling
watts the matter?
These boys are trying to take my
balloon away, yelled the little kid, and
the lady sed, Aren't you ashamed. big
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THREE MEN.


Bill was a good fellow" He wore
good clothes-sometimes too good.
He was handsome-and knew it. He
was brilliant-and he knew that too.
He was a misunderstanding his abil-
ity to extremes at times.
Bill liked to brag about his achieve
rnefltS He was always getting the
information to his boss in some shape
or other, that the business would quite
likely dash on the rocks were he to be
separated from it. Bill felt indispen-
sable.
Bill knew not only the ins of the
business-but the outs as well. The
business was important, but Bill was
just a little more important. He never
let a payday go by.
George was different. He was a
plain shirker. He was most always
the day~was done. If some one else
could do what he should do, he usu-
ally saw that they did it. He was in
terested in himself-but only passably
in the business
George didn't like Bill. And he
didn't like George very well. He al
ways got the idea that he was being
mistreated and kept down. George
was all the time holding secret con-
ferences with the others in the office
and telling them how unfair the boss
was and that he would quit in min
George was always underpaid.
Sam was a plodder. He was only
moderately gifted. But he was al
ways at his desk and at work prompt
ly in the morning, and was not too
particular about the time of day when
it came to quitting. You see. Sam
loved his work and was all the time
trying to get just a little more out of
his job than was commissioned to him.
Sam thought that his boss was a
better judge of the results of his work
than he was himself. He looked
ahead. He tried to get the viewpoint
of the head of the house.
Sam had a pleasant way about him.
He kept his own COUNSEL He never
complained or gossiped. Sam worked.
He kept the job ahead of him in mind.
He did all he could to aid others in
the organization. When he had some
thing to do-he did 1t. He was de-
pendable.
But I won't tell where Sam works
fer too many would want him tofner-
rowi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By jar .. HOUSE
{Fron Phfiadsiphis Public Ledssf.)

Our spriehtly contemporary. Life,
this week issued its 2.oe0th number;
but surprising as it may appear, 1t stiil
is putting the nilkmaid on the WRONG
side of the COW.
The New York Drama League did
not ask Charles Gilpin to its annual
dinner. There is considerable discus
sion about it. and some seem to think
the. Drama League pulled a "boner."
We are not sure about it. Mr.. Gilpln.
who is a distinguished actor. Is also
a negro. Probably the only way the
Drama League could demonstrate the
superiority of the white race was py
not inviting Mr.. Gilpin to its dinner
We don't pretend to speak for New
York nor do we cavi1 at it's social DIS
tinctions, whatever they may be. But
in the section OF the country with
which we are most familiar the poor.
ignorant, no-account white man was
the only one who feared the social or
Industrial competition OF his colored
brother.
Is He s'BawIiiig Us Out?"
sir-Billie, at nine years of age. was
a precocious child. She dotted on
Shakespeare and despised Alice in
Wonderland; read Tennyson avidly
and seorned Hans Christian Andersen.
Her mother thought this class OF
reading a little advanced and en-
deavored to lead the child into litera-
ture somewhat lighter and more suite
to a childish brain; il the child de-
spised perhaps she might be interested
| in Dickens, but Billie fatty refused 10
be diverted AS a last resort the
mother offered her a quarter II she
| would read "Oliver Twist thoroly and
conscientiously. Billie accepted the
| commission and at the end of three
days demanded the honorahum. Did
you real it all thru?'' asked the
| mother. Billie nodded. Gimme the
quarter" she said. How did you
| like it," asked mother. little I'M
| certainly. oh" said Billie with fine
scorn, "the story's all right; styles rot
| ten-bores me stiff" e. A. c.
Billie should have been provided
with a copy of whispering Smith,"
That would have intrigued her.
The Hon Bob Benchley's contention
| that no dance is really worth the
labor of undressing unless it is grace
| full seems sound enough. We'd in
dorse it if We had the slightest notion
the undressing could be stopped, or
even. checked, by such expedient
Meanwhile, we horn in" with
another crude. western notion II is
that most of the so-called interpreta-
i've uaneinS is a huge bore and that
those who go crazy over it have an
! inconsiderable distance to travel
One Word Is as Good as Another To Ia
Sr-Aren't you ashamed of your
| colleagues on the Public Ledger? A
few weeks ago the Americans were
called "viru1ent" race and twice
lately have seen them credited with
exciting potential Influence Fo-
all your nagging of the highbrows we
LOOK to you among the editors to hold
It's professional conscience.
e. j. w.
A question of social usage assails us
as We mop to press. If mans white
gloves pain him is it permissible to
remove them while an opera is being
sung we shed ours during the prog
ress of Andre Chenier'' and tbe fas =
tnat We may have pulled a "boner,'
haunts us. $50 80 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

iA A week before congress adjourned
Representative Nicholas Longworth of
Ohio. a member Of the ways and
means committee, introduced a reve-
nue. measure embodying his ideas of
financial reforms. The bill provides
for a repeal of the excess profits tax
and the levies on transportation and
soft drinks. In place of them Mr.
I.ongworth would substitute Is per
cent tax on the net income of corpor-
atoms. 1t is claimed that the repeats
would bring a loss in revenue of $780,
900, 600 while the new taxes would
Yield $45O,0OO,000. The difference of
$3.50, 100000 it is proposed to obtain
thru increased customs duties. A re-
peal of the excess profit tax and the
tax on transportation probably would
be welcomed by everybody, but why
norporations. more than anybody else,
Partnerships for instance, should give
up Is per cent of the profits of their
business does not appear. About the
only thing that can be said against
The tax on soft drinks is that it is a
nuisance. Those who pay it would
rather pay in some other way. In
creased customs duties is an uncertain
element. Sometimes we collect these
duties and sometimes we don't. 1t all
depends upon the amount of foreign
products we buy. why seek out these
lnakeshift remedies for the revenue
problem when a sales tax is conven-
IDENTIFY at hand?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10
ON THE WRONG TRACK.

The desire of the railroad executives
is said to be to decrease rates to ship
pers and travellers, and the only way 1t
is possible to bring this about is to
reduce the labor bill. With a reduc-
ton in the cost of living this ought to
be possible without making any great
hardship on employees.
Some of the roads have made con-
siderable reductions in payrolls by
cutting down the number of men en-
ployed. No doubt this process will
enough in this direction to accomplish
what must be done. Efficiency must
be maintained. but it can't be main
tanned unless the necessary money be
received. AS it is now, the cost to the
public is excessive while the railroads
are still running behind. Such a sit
uation cannot long continue so the
knife must be applied at the root of
the trouble-which is an over burden
some payroll.
A reduction in the wages of those
who remain in the pay of the rail-
roads, however, without a correspond
ing reduction in living costs manifest
ly is unfair. Especially is this true in
view of the fact that the people are
being taxed in order that existing
wage scales shall be maintained.
1t looks as tho it is up to the rail-
roads to start the process of reducing
the cost of living by reducing freight
and passenger charges. The effect
of such a course should be to increase
business, remove the necessity of dis
charging men and lower the cost of
living to the workers, thus permitting
a reduction of wages. Apparently it
is the only way to increase revenue
and decrease expenses. The roads are
beginning at the wrong end of the
problem.
No one will contend that if the
wages of railway employees are reason
able, as judged by existing standards
and surrounding conditions, they
should be reduced simply because the
employing companies are passing thru
a period of hard times. On the other
hand, we have come to a pass where
we must abandon the theory that
railway workers must be paid an
amount sufficient to maintain a Ger
tain standard of living, regardless of
the prosperity of the roads or sur
rounding labor conditions. The roads
are in no position to continue high
wage scales and grant highly favor
able working conditions, particularly
when the general labor situation
makes such a policy all the more in
defensible.
The roads, themselves, have not the
resources to warrant them in continu-
ing such a policy. AS for the railway
labor board, no matter how extraor-
binary may be its powers. it has not
the power to nullify the operations of
economic law, which call for a reason
able balance, a working equilibrium
between income and outgo, in the
country's most important corporate
industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

There still is a job awaiting a pres
snt-day Napoleon in Russia. The
revolution now in progress may bring
him to the front. If it do not do SO
there will be other revolutions. Peo-
bles that cannot govern themselves
must have somebody TO govern them.
The one-man government, however,
must be in the interest of the whole
nation or it cannot stand. The people
may not know how to conduct gov
eminent but they know when the gov
erning is done as it should be done
and will not long tolerate any other
kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

brain or his arms, is a laborer, and
any man who saves money and puts 1t
to good use is a capitalist. There
have been radicals and malefactors
who have committed crimes in the
name of labor and depredations I'M
der the banner of capital. They have
done incalculable damage to both in
terests. 1t is hard to overcome hui
man selfishness What one man re-
CARDS as his rights" is often regard
ed by smother as a crowning act Of
injustice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

We have become accustomed to
speak of capital and labor as tho they
eemprised two distinct species of hu-
mainly. we think of them as being
eternally at cross purposes. AS mat
ter OF fact. says Thrift Magazine. the
only progress ever made In business
and industry has been during the Pc
RODS of harmonization even tho at
times such unity of action were forced
and artificial. Most people are both
lAborers and capitalists. ANY man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

Kerensky is reported to have bobbed
up again in connection with the new
Russian revolution. He was one of
the ablest and most patriotic leaders
Among those who overthrow the gov
ernment of the car. but he lacked
something which goes to make up a
successful leader of men. In the three
years that he has been hiding out he
may have learned something to his
own advantage as well as to that of
his country. At least he would be a
great improvement over Lenine and
Trotzky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

boys like you to do sutch a thing to a
little boy like him? and me and Leroy
and Skinny ssed. Aw. he's crazy, we
never tortched him. he don't know wat
he's tawking about, we never even
went neer him. aw. he's crazy.
WITCH he was, and we kepp on
wawkiIiz.
Proving that's wat you get for tawk-
ing nice to little kid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

You must take Mr.. Williams away.
His lungs are affected and he must
live. at least for time. in different
climate"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-10

A question of social usage assails us
as we hop to press. If a mans white
gloves pain him is it permissible 10
remove them while an opera is being
sung? We shed ours during the prog
ress OF Andre Chenier." and the fear
that we may have pulled a "boner,'
haunts us.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
INSURANCE IS
TAKEN OUT BY
: ENTIRE FAMILY
Four Members of KneiSel
Household take Policies
Today
MAKE SPLENHID OFFER
This >Newspape, Gives
Chance to Get Protec-
!, ton Cheap

Whole families are taking out
traYel-accident Insurance which
The West Virginian is Offering to
al subscribers to this paper for the
small sum Of 90 cents.
Today four members Of a family
asked for the insurance and Mrs
L. Kneisei, Frances, Carl and Flor
euce Kneisel, OF 90S Fourth street,
sane now possessors Of the policy.
lFhis paper will give members OF 4
Ifamfly where the paper has been
isls fribed to. the traTel-accident
INSURANCE for Is cents over and
above the 90 cents each. In other
words, II you take the paper and
want the insurance, you pay so
cents for yourself and get your
spfplicy. II you have a brother, and
Sstfst0 sisters as members OF %Our
family who wish policy. you pay
~ 5 cents each for these three per-
IFons. This means members OF a
amily may have the policy for rs
Isents. if the paper comes 10 tho
! Iouse to one OF the family.
IA travel-accIdent insurance
policy is a mighty nice thing TO
sliave. Some people are so provl.
dent they will even buy it for a
Christmas present along with
other gifts. What would be nicer
sthap a new book, for instance,
with THIS ,S2licy which can be OBJ
tained so easily and q receipt for
The West Yirginan for a length
of time, tucked inside, With tue
travel accident Insurance policy
Which The West VirEinian Is CIV
inf for so to all subscribers Of this
paper: one may feel secure. In
Gase OF accident, death or sickness,
tsbeneflts derived from this
! 6iTC are thoroughly provEd ential.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
Fear Irish Meet
Will Break Down

LONDON. Nov. 30-Govern-
ment circles today expressed belief
that the Irish conference would
break down almost Immediately as
a result Of the difficulties which
have arisen and that the rcsump-
tion of armed hostilities could not
be postponed. Tho alternative
settlement plan submitted to the
Sim Fcln government last even
ing included the necessity for a
definite undertaking by tho Sim
Fein to take the oath OF allegiance
to the crown. The Sim Fe!n has
many objections to the govern
ments new plan but even II 1t
agreed to discuss this plan 1t will
not nav give it's assent to the oath
of allegiance proviso, It Is stated.
Thus it appears that the breach in
the negotiations If 1t comes as now
Is feared will take place over tho
allegiance issue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
Little Raid on Jackson St.
This Morning spoils
Game
FINED BY THE MAYOR
Drinks Being Sold for 50
Cents; All Brands
',,'.', Same Price

Ten colored men caught by City
Police who ralded a gambling joint
in rooms occupied by Lud Burrows
at 200 Jackson street at 2:30
9 clock this morning we're fined
$40 each by Mayor w. W. Coma.
way at today's session Of police
court. Two other prisoners, one q
plain drunk and tho other arrested
for allowing his horse to roam the
streets at night were also handled
by his honor. The drunk drew S.
and costs and in default was sent
to Jail for five days. The owner
OF the horse agreed to have 1t shot
MS 1t was no good and he was re-
leased.
The raid -5n the colored Eamb-
ling den was a complete surprise
and when Officers Arnett, Dtgnan.
Shroyer and Hawkins entered the
rooms occupied by the gamblers
they found two poker games on In
full blast and three pints OF whis-
kew on tho table and a small glass
1t is alleged that the men running
the game were selling tho whisky
az so cents o glass.
A number Of the occupants of the
room tried to escape and on ac-
count OF the size Of the raidtng
squad, five OF the. men got away
but they are known to the police
and warrants were issued for their
arrest today and officers are
searching for them. The officers
captured 10 mon and seized the
throe 2ints OF whiskey and the
"K!ttie" box which netted $12
when opened at the police station.
Six OF the meA paid their fines and
we're released while four were
sent to jail for ten days.
Chief Snyder stated that the
whiskey would be turned over to
the county officers with what in
formation the city Officers had as
to rs DISPOSAL and that warrd8ts
will probably be issued for the ar
rest OF some of the men OH charges
of violating the prohibition laws.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
Men to Serve An
Oyster Supper

Announcement was made today
that tho Social Brotherhood OF
Grace Lutheran church Will hold
IN oyster supper in the bnsement
of the church on Tuesday evening,
December 18th, from to 5 o'clock
In order to raise funds to cover
the $500 It pledged toward tho
church debt. Fried and slowed oy-
sters will be served. The mon
promise to put the sffair on a Ia
style and It was recently discover
ed they have a number OF expert
culinary artists among thom. Rain
or shine, hoodo datos or any hand.
Icaps will not molest the men, who
will do all the cooking and serving
themselves. Prices will be SO and
rs cents and tickets will be sold
by Sunday school classes,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
CLUB
ASSISTS POOR
Answers Appeal for Little
Children at Salvation
Army Home

After Kiwanis lunch at the J to-
day, the tables resembled the desks
OF a bunch OF busy bank clerks.
James A. Meredith brought an S.
o. S. call from the Salvation Army.
Almost at score OF needy children
are housed there, many of them OF
school age. but not sufficiently
clothed to be able to attend school
Mr.. Meredith stated the facts, and
then suggested that the members
of the club who felt so inclined
might leave their donation at the
table as they went out. Secretary
Jack Abbott did the Burroughs act
for time and announced that one
hundred dollars had been donated.
Capt. Carr and wife. who are in
Washington were notified by wire
Of the clubs action.
Clay D. Amos, chairman OF the
nomination committee, made re-
port, placing IN nomination the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year.
For president, Major Earl H. Smith,
James A. Meredith, Hon. o. S. Nc.
Kinney, L. D. Howard, Rollo ].
Conlty. For vice president, Glenn
Barns, Ira Nicodemus, E. L. Live
ly, J. B. Clinton, c. H. Layman, Lee
N. Satterfield. For district trus-
tee. R, E. RIghtmire, ]. G Broom
field, B. F. Evans. For directors,
Earl H. Smith, ]. a. Meredith, o. S.
Mckinney. W. D. Evans, Bert Leo
pold, NJ. C. Lough, L, D. Howard, j.
II. Thomas, Glenn Barns. Ira Nico-
demus, ]. B. Clinton, Rollo ]. Con-
ley, E, L. Lively. ]. R. Sheridan,
c. II. Layman. Tor treasurer. Ward
Downs, c. Il. Hall and Jas. H.
Thomas.
The club listened to propositions
from The Fairmont hotel and from
Jack Cash OF the Y for furnishing
the luncheons to the club for the
coming year, and tho club voted
unanimously to remain with the Y.
DR.. Middlemass, OF Cape Town, ad-
dressed the club in the interest OF
African Missions IN which he is
deeplngt tateFested. Major Smith
welcomed a number Of visitors who
were present. The announcement
was given out that tho program for
next week will be IN the hands of
the educational committee OF which
Prof. Lively is chairman. Mrs. Dun.
hams piano numbers we're very en-
tertalnlng and led the members at
times In spirited singing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
nlREcr CONTACT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. ~ Ar
ranGcments have been made, It was
said today. in conference circles for
direct negotiations between the
Japanese and Chinese delegations
ovor Shuntung. The negotiations
arc expected to start immed diately
and in ordor to give the Japanese
and Chinese delegations a free day
for their discussions, the confer;
ence committee on Pacific and Far
Eastern questions, adjourned today
until Friday. The question OF Shan
tung came up today In the meeting
OF tho Far Eastern committee and
It was suggested that The CHINESE
and Japanese delegates should talk
over the subject quietly before the
other members OF the committee.
took It up. Both Chinese and Iaras
nese delegates agreed to this and
they are to meet tomorrow and re-
port on Friday. The prospects were
considered In American quarters as
good that the Japanese and Chinesa
would be able to settle the Shan
tung dispute outside the conferences
The Car Eastern committee did
not conclude discussion today OF
China's request for withdrawal of
foreign troops from China and the
matter went over. The committee
took up another Chinese request for
restrictions on the use Of foreign
telegraph and radio Systems.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
More Rules On
Liquor Traffic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30-For-
eign importers of American
liquors would be required to fur
nish bond in this country that the
liquor would not be returned I'M
der proposed regulations being
drafted today by the treasury.
Drastic rules governing exporta-
ton Of liquors are being drawn,
officials said. to prevent the diver
sion Of liquors withdrawn from
bond for medical purposes to IL
legal channels. Liquors have been
shipped to Canada and other coun
tries, ostensibly for medical Dur-
poses and then returned to this
country for distri:Aitlon by boot
leggers. In order TO prevent this,
officials explained, bond of not
less than $1,000 would bo requir-
ed Of foreign importers that the
American liquor would be retain
er abroad.