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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LE1E PAPE

Sundey aftirnoon it was raining and
pop was in the setting room reeding
the Sundey paper and me and my
cuzzin Artie was in there waiting for
it to stop raining. witch it dident, and
I whispered to Artie, Hay, lets pertend
we know a lot of guys with funny
names, and serprize pop.
WITCH we started to do. me saying
out loud, Hay Artie, how about Ru
dolf Pretzelfinger, amt he the biggest
dumbell you ever saw, if that guy ever
had to have a operation on his branes
it would take the doctors a week to
find them ferst and by that time the
operation would be unsuccessful.
He amt as mulch of a dumbell as
Heinie Axelgrees, sed Artie. ho1ey
smoaks. that guys so dunn he don't
know the difference between long d.
vision and short subtracktion.
Well maybe not but all the same he
amt as dunn as Gertie Snoothauser,
she's so darn dunn if it started to rain
she'd squert a hose on herself insted of
putting up a umbrella, I sed.
Yes, but speaking of dumbel1 gerls.
how about Lizzie Sniisselweed, sed
Artie, gosh, that gerls so dunn if her
house cawt on fire she wouldent know
wat all the firemen was doing around
there.
WITCH jest then pop threw the Sun
dey paper on the floor, saying, Help,
Geese firing.
Sir? sed, and pop sed, wunt to
ask you one question and I wunt the
truth and nuthing but the truth. do
you or do you not know eny people
with sutch names?
Sir, sir; I sed, and pop sed. Thank
heaven, L was jest about to rite 8, let
| ter of protest to the immigration Of
| ficials for allowing sutch names into
the country. Its not raining eny more,
for the love Of Peet get out.
Witch it wasent, so we did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
Dinner Stories

The railway board had met to con-
slider the case of old Tom Jones. who
in a train accident had become deaf.
WELL" said a director. "old Tom
has been with us a long time and we
want to find him q. new job. What do
you suggest 2"
Il know" said the chairman Lets
put him in charge of the complaint
department.
When a young man says, I'll take
that matter up with the directors" he
likely has been with his firm as long
as a week. When he says. Now. my
experiences in cases of this kind has
been,'' ETC., he has been there longer
maybe six months. But when he says
II dunno, but III ask the boss" he
probably is an old-timer there, and the
boss thinks the world of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
JUST FOLKS
THE LIVING WORLD.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


Let all who will, sing after Death"
The sky is blue today,
The blossoms everywhere about make
sweet the breath of May,
The dead have passed from pain and care
but here the living throng
Need beauty and the friendly smile to
cheer their way along,
And life is good and life is sweet az men
are brave and true
And laughter lives and joy Is born when
kindly deeds they do.
know there is a heaven to be- but let me
prove my worth
By tightening the loads OF care which bur-
den men on earth,
And let me sing the living Joys, the
fragrant morning breeze,
The roses jeweled fair with dew, the sun
light the trees
Tho after death comes rest and peace to
every weary brow,
There is a wealth of happiness for all
who're living now.
So I would sing the living world, the
world that now we see,
With children playing IN the sun and BIOS
SONS on the tree:
And 1 would sing the friendly hearts which
help us all to smile,
The deeds of kindness everywhere which
make the world worth while:
And 1 would walk the ways Of men, and
with them take and give
And learn, with all the care and strife, that
it is good to live.
Copyright 1921s by Edgar A. Guestl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

It is urged by protectionists that
without support of a tariff certain
American industries will be driven out
of business. Enterprises of this sort
havo been built up thru artificial
stimulus of the tariff in the past, and
at the expense of American consum-
ers. When the interests of the public
are under consideration the govern
ment frequently has shown little con-
Germ for vested special interests. This
was shown in the passage of the pro-
hibitory law by which breweries and
distilleries representing millions of in
vestment were rendered comparative
ly valueless. The federal action re-
garding the railroads affords another
case in point, altho the railroads have
not yet been completely ruined. If
the governments interests
cannot hold their own in the future
they may be forced to do like the
brewers. distillers and railroad own.
ers. make the best of. to them, an un-
fortunate situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

mainder Of the war, while enemy
submarines were busy all the time
sinking American and allied ships. If
there should be another great war, it
is certainly possible that development
of naval aircraft may be such that
submarines may be spotted easily
from the air and destroyed by some
kind of depth bomb. The result of
a development Of this kind would be
to render submarine craft almost USE
less for any purpose.
Many government experts even now
are maintaining stoutly that the most
powerful and swiftest first line fight
ing ships will be destroyed with
ease, should another great sea war be
fought, by seaplanes lowering high
out of reach, dropping huge bombs of
terrible destructive power with suf-
ficient precision to annihilate the
greatest array of surface and sub
surface craft any nation of the world
could put on the face of the waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
GROWTH OF FARM rENANrRY.


A marked increase in farm ten
antry is shown by the fourteenth GEN.
sus. The number of farms operated
by their owners decreased 23,632s or
o.6 per. cent, between 1910 and 1920.
The total number of farms oper-
ated by their owners in the United
States on January 1. 1920, according
to the census. was S.s25,OsO. OF this
number it is estimated on the basis
of the census returns that 1,611.37
or moro than Al per cent, were mort
gagged and 2,31s.712 were free from
mortgage. The figures actually re-
ported were 1,461,11S mortgaged and
2,074,734N free from mortgage, while
for SSs,24s farms the mortgage status
was not reported.
The bureau of the census does not
attempt to obtain mortgage data for
farms operated by tenants or man
ayers, since the tenant or manager, it
is pointed out. in very many cases.
would not know whether the farm
was mortgaged or not.
In 1910 there were 3.s4s.722 farms
operated by their owners. OF this
number 1,327,439, or 1915 per cent,
were mortgaged, and 2.621,2Ss free
from mortgage. These figures include
the 1902 farms with no mortgage
reports. distributed in the same pro-
portion as those with complete re-
ports. The number of farms actually
reported as mortgaged in 1910 was
1,312.034.
While the number of farms oper-
ated by their owners decreased 1859,
or O.6 per cent, between 1910 and
1890. the number of such farms mort
gagged increased 2ss.s3s. or 21.4 per
cent, and the number free from mort
gage decreased S07,571, or lit per
cent. The percentage OF owned farms
nlortgaged increased from 33.6 in
1910 to 41.3 in 1920. This increase
does not necessarily indicate any lack
of prosperity, however, says the bu-
reau, since much of the money is Dor
rowed for profitable investment in
improvements or in additional land.
The states having the highest per-
centage of farms mortgaged in 1920
include North Dakota, where the Nom
partisan league flourishes, with 1853
per cent of the owned farms mort
gagged. Montana, with 64,6 per cent;
South Dakota, with 63.1 per cent;
Idaho, with 62.8 per cent; Wisconsin,
with 81 pei cent; and Oklahoma, with
60.z per cent.
In general, the percentage of farms
mortgaged is relatively low in all the
southern states except Oklahoma, and
relatively high in a group of North
Central states. extending from Mich
igan on the east to Idaho on the west.
The states having the lowest per-
centage of farms mortgaged in 1920
were: West Virginia. 1873; North
Carolina, 1872; Virginia, 1913; Ten
nessee, 2s.5; Florida, 24.5; Louisiana,
PAT; South Carolina, rs; and Ken
lucky, 25.s.
The states reporting the largest
numbers of mortgaged farms in 1920
were: Wisconsin, 9S,957; Missouri,
94.413; Michigan. s2,s02; Texas. TO-
s65; Minnesota, 1851; Iowa, 1894;
and New York. 71.115.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

The action of the house in placing n
tariff on hides will be welcomed by
the interests which have large accu-
mutations of hides bought at the low
prices that have prevailed for a long
time. The tax, of course. will be paid
by the purchasers of shoes, but who
cares about the purchasers of shoes /?
The farmer, who, it is claimed, will oe
benefited thru higher prices for his
hides, will pay out all his gains in
enhanced prices for footwear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

Kansas has lost her long drawn out
fight for the maintenance of railroad
rates below those fixed by the inter-
state commerce commission, as it has
been certain from the first she would
do. It has come to pass that the
states have few if any rights that the
federal government is pound to re-
spect Kansas citizens now will pay
the same freight and passenger rates
within the state that are charged for
similar service in other states. The
fight that has been put up has saved
the people more money probably than
it has cost. The higher rates should
serve to increase the pressure for a
general reduction that would apply
to the entire country. If rates were
reasonable there might be less de-
nnand for special privileges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

The revolution which has broken
out in the vicinity of Tampico is fol-
lowing the customary course of upris-
ings in Mexico Troops sent to queil
the disturbance promptly go over. to
the insurgents. Obregon seems rap
idly to be approaching the limit Of
his rule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
Ouestions-Answers

@. Please give the characteristics of the
different food groups T. NJ.
A. Proteins are building foods I;
carbohydrates give strength or energy for
work: fats give bodily heat: mineral salts
regulate body processes and build up bones
and other tissues; fat soluble vitamines
promote growth of body; water soluble
vitamines protect the body, preventing
various diseases; water liquefies blood and
other body fluids, regulates temperature,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18

All the world must produce In or
der to supply the needs of it's inhabf-
tants. The idea that any nation,
Germany, Japan or England, can
dominate the markets of the world is
a mistaken one, because no single ma
ton or gwoup OF nations can produce
enough to supply the worlds needs
The ideal condition would be for ev
cry nation to produce that which it
can produce most cheaply. Attempts
OF any nation to produce at costs
above those in other parts of the
world are certain to fail in time de-
spite tariffs and subsidies. because for
both these stimulants} to production
the great body of consumers must
pay. 1t does not benefit a man to put
money in his pocket with one hand
while taking it out with the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18


The federal constitution requires
the president to act on bills in their
entirety as they are sent to him by
congress. It frequently happens that
items of expenditure are included in
appropriation bills of which he thoro-
~ disapproves, but. rather than deny
needed funds to the executive depart
nlents, he attaches his name to the
measure. and the good and tho bad
provisions together become laws. To
relieve this situation there is proposed
another amendment to the constitu-
ton authorizing the president to veto
parts Of appropriation bills that do
not appeal to him as sound, while APP
proving and making law of the re-
naming provisions. Already the con-
stitution has been amended until its
framers could scarcely recognize it.
Let responsibility for appropriations
rest on congress. where it belongs.
The president will do his part in TAX
ing care of the budget.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-14

Frances wine output for 1920 was
about 20 percent greater than that
OF 1919.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-14

Marjorie Bertelins Galloway pre-
scented her pulls in studio recital
Saturday afternoon az 2:3O o'clock.
Tho program proved 90 be one u
unusual quality. The rendition Of
every number was marked 10y a skill
OF technique and finish Of produc-
tons. rare in an amateur recital.
Many Of the pupils presented verged
on the professional in ability. Mrs
Galloway played two numbers.
"Cadiz" by AIbeniz. and Country
Gardens" by Granger, that proved
the key to the success OF the after
noon.
The contributors and their num-
beers are AZ follows.
PlzziCati ..-.......-... Dehbes
Virginia Drcsch
TIL They Hear the
Ding Ding DOng ....-..... Hoist
lean Graham
Eskimo Lullaby .......A Blake
Frances O'Brien
Little Papoose
Down by the River rockingham
Marion Camden
Revere -........-..... Schuett
Ethel Wass
Song Of the Arnorer
Evening Song .......-.... GaynOr
Phyllis Ellsworth
Circus Elephant
Pussy Willow ........... Harrison
Alvah Muessel
Christmas Eve-Folk Tune
ROck-a-bye Baby ....... Gaynor
Virginia Page
Brownies Dance
Cradle Song ............ Martin
Lillian Shidler
Would You Know How Doth The
Peasant
The Bee
Elf Man -FOlkTuncs
Margaret MCGOWAN
Prelude ....... Rachmaninoff
Elizabeth DresCh
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-14
COP. SQUABBLE
CAUSES GOVERNOR
TO KILL" COURT
Marshall County Republicans
Blamed for Veto of Sep
arate Court Bill.

Special 20 The News-T Iu.s-
PLYMOUTH. Star. 1s.-As re-
suit Of Marshall county republicans
entering into a bitter political squab-
be with their own party. Marshall
county viii not have separate
judicial seat This was reported
here today when Gov. Warren T..
McCray announced vetolng OF the
HumrichOuser BILL providing Tor a
court separate from Fulton county.
II IS reported here that three
corner night among the republican
elements sounded the death kneII
OF tho bill. sam PomIimson, Mar
shall county G.. %. II. chairman. and
Samuel Boys. editor IF the Plymouth
republican newspaper, favored the
appoin trnent Of Alvin Marsh az
Judge OF tho new court. other re-
publicans sponsored the cand!dcy Of
EX-Judge William Hess Henry
Eumrichouser. the Marshall county
representative who pushed the
measure through both branches Of
the assembly. at first espoU5od the
candldcy of l.. W.. Lauer. later
seeking 20 have himself appointed
judge.
Various factions went 20 Indian
apolis. ~ Is said. 10 have their
"hand picked" men chosen. as a
result OF which the governor vetoed
the measure. The effect OF the gov
errors action is 90 cause % wide
breech i'm the G. o. p. ranks.
On them falls the blame for the
failure Of Marshall county 20 OBJ
tain a separate court The court
presided over by Judge r. @. Carr
~ Rochester will continue TO serve
the counties jointly
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02
WALKER NAMED
FOR WEST POINT
Grandson of Admiral John
G. Walker Wins APP
pointment.

The District Commissioners yes,
terday nominated Robert Walker
rs Eighteenth street northwest
for. appointment to West Point.
Walker. who was the leading can
didate, is the grandson of Adml
John Grimes Walker. at one timC
head of the Isthmian Canal Cbm-
mission. Elyin r. 'HigAberg, jr.
2O16 Sixteenth street northwest.
and Parker NJ. Reeve, 1912 SIX,
teenth street northwest, were the
'yO alternates.
Although the District WIS emit
tied to nominate eight .candidatcs
for the examination to fill the two
Vacancies at the Naval Academy
only five were named. They arr
Joseph l.. Byrd. 1928 VI street
northwest: Wilhelm X. Busck, 2l7
Rock Creek Church road: W. w
Kenner, 44G Park road northwest
John Z. Reyelle. 4SO G street south
west. and w. W. Fuller. 1929 Ma
comb street northwest.
At West Point next June Freder-
lex S. Lee, son OF Ralph Lee, Will
be the Washington hoy to be graGu-
ated. Allen Richardson and Bcv-
erly VI. Coleman are the Distr,c.
Of Columbia boys who viii recc,rI
commissions at the Naval Academy
in the June. 1922, graduating class
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02
REMEDY FOR WARS
In CHRISTIANITY
Speakers at ConvocatiOn Urge
Need of Cut in World
Armaments.

Christ 'anity is the first requis te
of all nations in the present effort
to eliminate wars, was the keynote
of the convocation on limitation of
armament. held by the National Re
form Association. at Central High
School. last n ght.
ITO get rid of the vast national
ornaments We must get rid of the
thing which produces war IN
christian national ideals, nation
dominated by selfishness, pride and
greed in their dealings with each
other" declared DR.. Renwick H
Martin, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who
presided during the meeting.
Addresses decrying competitive
armamcnts, and explaining that the
United States in assuming the lead
in calling a conference for the re-
duction of ornaments was doing
what the people of this country
demanded and what the nations of
the world expected, were delivered
by Henry Van Dyke, former Ameri-
can Ambassador to Holland. and
Bishop william r. Anderson, of Gin
ciDnati. war bishop in France, Italy
and Russia. Bisnop w. F. Mellow
ell, of this city. offered the invoca-
ton. m
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02
INJURIES TO SEVEN
IN DAYS TOLL OF
ACCIDENTS HERE
Man and Wife Hurt When
Run Down by Auto
mobile.

Accidents in the District yester-
day resulted in the injury Of seven
persons. Early yesterday morning
IN different parts Of the city two
couples were run down by autos. AZ
another place an Is-months-old
child was run over by a trolley car.
The child's foot was mashed 90
badly IL may have to be amputated.
Morris Jaillett and wife, as r
street northwest. were both severely
injured early yesterday morning
when they were struck by an auto
mobile at the intersection Of New
Jersey and Massachusetts avenues.
The couple were walking south on
New Jersey avenue and failed 60
see the approaching auto. Both
were removed TO the Casualty Hos
pitaL Jaillett was badly bruised
about the body. and sustained LAGER
ations Of the hands and legs. His
wife received a Iaceration TO the
right side Of the head and body
bruises The auto was operated by
Harry s. Kicks. 23I4 Sherman ave-
nue. northwest
Aeeo eArhAen Two men
V. H Boeck. 30 years old, 1870 II
street northwest, and Harry c.
Smith. IS years old. residing At a
downtown hotel. both sustained Sc
we're decorations about their faces
and arms when they were struck
by an automobile on Fourteenth.
nfar I street northwest. early yes
terday morning. They were both
treated at the Emergency Hospital.
The auto was operated by william
Fl. Stevens. al CavanaUEh court
northwest
struck and run down by a trolley
car Of the Washington Railway ana
Electric Company directly in front
OF her home shortly before 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. lS-month-oId
Dorothy A. Ballinger. 1880 Wiscon-
sin avenue northwest. sustained a
crushed right foot and body bruises
The child was rushed to tn,
Georgetown Hospital. where her
condition is reported as serious
Policeman Ballinger. OF the Seventh
precinct station. who witnessed N.
accident, reported that the child
ran In front OF the car. which was
operated by u. c. Engle.
TRUCK tolltdes with Car.
BENJAMIN Collins, 72l Eighteentt
street northwest, was severely cut
about. the face when the automo.
bile in which he was riding wag
struck at Rock Creek Church roas
and Park place northwest yester.
day morning by the truck operated
by James Hin, OF Lamond. d. c
Elizabeth L Hopkins, IL months
mH LM-MN =
Emergency Hospital for cuts ane
bruises about the head as a result
Of the automobile in which she wa
riding being struck at Twentieth
and NJ streets by governmen
truck operated by John II. Queen
1922 d street northeast The ma.
chine in which the child was ridinE
was operated by Murray d. W. Hop.
kins. Of Bethesda, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02
WOMEN AID IN MEMBERSHIP "
DRIVE OLD C.. FEDERATION
National Anthems of Five Nations Feature
Program of Meeting.

of William b. Wcstlake, president
OF the organization. This is the
first time, he announced. that
women have taken active part in
the affairs of the federation, and he
welcomed their activity and infiu-
enCe.
Mrs. William Winter, president
Of the General Federation. spoke
briefly Every American feels
that Washington is his city" she
said. And 1 always think of ev-
cry civic community as an ancient
philosopher defined the state-a
mutual association of friends.
am a suffragist because l believe
men and women are eternally diff
ferent, and the world is a joint job"
Samuel Gompers Endorsed wom-
ems activity as an aid to develop.
msnt and greater services.
Mrs. Paul sent the Girl Scouts,
who were acting as ushers, to get
further subscriptions through the
audience.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02
FOWLER OPPOSES
FOCHT MILK BILL

District milk distributors won a
point in their war against the Vir-
ginia and Maryland Milk Producers
Association yesterday with the in
PRODUCTION Of bill in the House by
Chairman Focht, of the House Dis
trict Committee, to legalize the sale
Of pasteurized milk here.
If the bill is passed, District Health
Officer Fowler will be forced to issue
licenses to milk producers who have
the product pasteurized. He is now
advocating the issue OF license only
to producers who have their cattle
tuberculin tested and their milk pas
teurized. The producers are largely
confined to members of the Virginia
and Maryland association. DIR. Fow-
Ter is strongly opposed to the bill, he
declared last night at simply means
that this milk may come from farms
that are not inspected, cattle that is
not tuberculin tested, and be sold in
the District after it has been pas
teurized," he pointed out last night.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-02

There was only one dissenting
voice to the theorem that the woman
voter is the great potentiality in
modern national and international
life, at the meeting held by the
women's committee of the Fedora
ton OF Citizens Associations drive
for membership. at the New Ma
tiOnal Museum last night
That was the voice of Madame de
-Neyra, wife of the Commissioners
for the Philippines. I'VE Filipino
women have never felt the need OF
the ballot" she declared. I'VE hold
the purse strings; we are what you
call the power behind the throne
Philippine husbands must give their
wives all their pay, and when they
want money, they must ask for it,
Program Recalls War.
The program, which was ar
ranged by the women's committee
of which Mrs. Nanette Paul, 2OO7
Columbia road, is chairman. was of
a tone reminiscent of the war. The
Army Music Band played the ma
tiOnal anthems of America, France
Britain. Belgium and Italy.
Mile. Jindra Mala, recently OF
Prague, accompanied by Mile. Donna
Oumiroff, wearing their native cos
tunes, sang the national hymn OF
Czecho-Slovakia. and 'Hej Slovani.'
the great air of all the Slavic peo.
pies. Signorina Celia Floravant
sang two Italian songs, and Mile
Limoges gave a French recitation
\ final foreign touch was given
the gathering when Mr.. Tong. OF
the Chinese Embassy. spoke, sug-
costing that possibly the back
wardness of China ives due to the
position her women were forced
into for centuries. Mr.. Tong was
not sure, he said. whether or not
the Red Cross was a ladies' aid So
ciety, but 1t had done wonderful
things for China.
Adds from 5000 10 10000.
Between 5000 and 10000 new
members as the result of the drive
in the federation was the estimate