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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-08

An explanation of the circumstance
that Lucy CASTOR has been separated
from her job with the Anti-cigares
league may lie in the fact that she
was not delivering the goods. De-
spite her efforts cigarets are gaining
in popularity. according to the inter-
nal revenue reports, as their produc-
ton in J1ne of this year was S.S paF
cent in excess of the corresponding
month in 1920. For the same month
there is a noted decrease of IL per
cent in the production of cigars and
8 per cent in that of manufactured
tobacco. During June, 4,223,6S9, 1873
cigarets were manufactured, against
4.O5s, 962,9S4 in June of last year and
for the first six months of this year
eigaret production shows a gain OF
5.S per cent, the production being at
the rate of 81. S4O,OOO.OOO a year.
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college, commented Hazel. "she
keeps the faculty in hot water all the
time.'
The following morning Mr.. Elston
again summoned Bob to his office.
THE shoplifter is continuing opera
tions," he announced, land the week
you gave yourself is nearly up. Silks
were stolen yesterday and laces the
day before Have you a clew?"
Il have" bob declared. IT believe
assure you dislike revealing her iden-
tity.'
What" exploded the boss. you
mean to say you know the guilty party
and yet want to shield her? What
do pay you for, young man? 1 de-
mand that you solve this mystery"
Very well, I shall do SO before the
day is over"
He waited until Miss Elston arrived
and entered her fathers office. Then
Bob tapped at the door and was told
to enter.
Mr.. Elston, am about to reveal
the identity of the shoplifter. She is
standing beside you now"
The propFietor's face turned livid,
and he seemed about to make an at
tack on Bob. But Miss Elston stepped
forward, smiling sweetly.
Father, your astute detectivR has
solved the mystery When 1 came
home from school and learned you had
hired a detective 1 saw an opportunity
for some fun-to match my wits
against the smart s1euth.- So have
been taking things from the store for
a month. This is such a prosaic estah-
lishment; nothing ever happens, and
thought it was up to me to create
some excitement as well as puzzle this
bright young man. Clara Summers
had talked SO much about her detec-
tive lover that I decided to show her
he wasn't so much. L was terribly
brazen ABOUT it; even went so far as
to give Clara a rag doll 1 had taken;
and the other day dropped a piece
I of stolen lace in her parasol. right
under Mr.. Detectives eyes-and today
II got away with some silk while he
was talking to his sister and fianeee.
I've had the whole store guessing, and
it was a lot of fun-and now I'm ready
for the penitentiary- father. if you
wish it."
You had me guessing" confessed
Bob. 'I thought it was Clara-untii
saw you take that silk today"
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
EeWspaDer Syndicate1
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Q. When were horses first shod? J.
A. II is impossible to state definitely
when horseshoes were first used A coin In
the British Museum. from Tarentum. made
about 300 B. c., is supposed to represent
horse being shod. 1t is not likely, how
ever, that shooting with iron was at all
common in the early part of the middle
ages. william the ConQueror Is believed
to have introduced the art into britain.
For centuries the art Of the ehoesmith
ranked with that of the scholar and bard
in England and France, and even kings
practiced the craft.
the National Museum In August 1918.
@. What is copra used forg 3. NJ, g.
A. Copra is the dried kernel OF the
eocoauut. It is valuable for the oil which
IL extracted from It.
o. Is 1t true that cases Of hydrophobia
are unknown south of the equator? G, M.
A. The Public Health Service says that
hydrophobia occurs in all parts of the
world. There is no truth in the statement
that It does not exist below the equator.
O. Where do the martin birds winter ?
They are leaving Ohio already. +. J. C..
A. The Biological Survey says martins
do migrate early, but do not make the en-
tire journey at one time, going part of
the way and forming roosts before setting
out to finish their trip. The birds winter
In South America.
o. Did John Galsworthy ever write I'M
der nom de plume? NJ. ".
A The early fiction written by Gals
worthy was published under the pen name,
John Senjohn.
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HEAvY GnAIN ExpoRrs.

The effect on business resulting
from lowered freight rates is seen in
the grain export business OF, this coun-
try. Figures made public by the de-
partment OF commerce for the first
seven months of the calendar year
show an enormous increase in exports
of grain as compared with the same
months of previous years. For the
first seven months of 1921, wheat ex-
ports were 14S.o14.OOO bushels. This
Is twice the exports of wheat for the
first seven months of 1920 and 1919.
1t is greater than the exports of wheat
for the first seven months of any of
the last ten years, the nearest ap-
proach being in. 1915 when the exports
were a little over 123,O00,0O0 bushels.
The exports of corn show even a
months, 72,72O,0OO bushels were ex-
ported. For the same months in 1920,
approximately 100000 bushels
were exported and in 1919 only $780,
900 bushels. The nearest approach to
this years record was that of 1917
when approximately 100000 bush
els of corn were exported during the
seven first months.
Two elements entered largely into
the tremendous Increase in exports of
grain. First the shortage of crops in
Europe, where the harvests this year
will be the poorest in many years on
account Of the unprecedented drouth.
The second element is the rate which
the shipping board has made on ag-
ricultural exports to. European points.
A year ago the ocean shipping rate on
wheat to London was 40 cents, today
it is 81 cents; to Copenhagen it was
SO cents, today it is IS cents; to Havre
it was 80 cents, today it is 22h GENTS;
to Genoa it was IS cents, today it is
As cents. Approximately the same
rate of reduction has been made on
other agricultural products, on flour
and on canned goods.
This low shipping rate. in conjunc-
ton with the recent reduction of
freight rates on grain intended for ex-
port from middle west territory, en-
ables the American farmer to place
his products at European ports rs
cheaply as his competitor in Argen-
tina thing he was never able to do
until now. The reduction in freight
rates for grain export amounted 10
rs per cent, or from 80 cents to 22H
cents per hundred pounds.
There appear to be available no
figures to how to what extent the
emergency tariff law has served to in
crease our export trade.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
THE WIND.
By LEE PAPE

THE WIND.
Wind is air going some place. 1t Is
one of the principle parts of the
weather.
Wen air is standing still peepla jest
breeth it without even thinking about
1t, but as soon as 1t moves GROUND
little everybody starts to notice it.
Proving If you stay in one place pee
pie forget you are there.
A little air is a breeze, a good eel is
a gale and the most there is is a sy-
clone. People who take their hat OF
in a breeze and think they're crate are
the ferst ones to get mad wen q sy-
hard to please the same people all
the time.
Wind going in one window and out
another makes a draft and is one of
the best things to catch a cold In
The ferst thing you do wen you sneeze
is look GROUND for a draft and If you
don't see one you injoy your next
sneeze mulch more. The first part of
cold is a sneeze but that don't say
the last part of q sneeze has to be
cold, on account OF there being more
sneezes than colds.
In summer wen the wind blows in
peoples houses they brag about it, but
in winter wen it blows in they are
ashamed Of It This proves there Is
time for everything.
One of the funniest things the wind
does is blow off other peoples hats
and one of the werst things it does is
blow off yours. Proving we don't
realize we are always somebody elts
to others.
The wind is a CRATE help to a bal
loon if its going the same way but on
the contrary II its not
The 4 cheef winds are north, east,
south and west. and this prevents eny
from blowing either strate down or
strate up.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Tdlk
EFFORT.

William james once wrcte a chapter
on Habit. To me 1t is ore of tho
greatest things ever written in It's clear
and inspiring form. 1 first read it in
my college textbook as a part OF his
book on psychology. 1t may now be
purchased separately in a little book.
This book should be read hy every
bedy-young or old-but mostly hy
every young man or woman.
HI bit is what we are.
But back of all habit must come thu
willingness to do, in other words eff
fort must be spent. James says in this
notable little book, keep the faculty
of effort alive in you by q little gra-
tuitous exercise every day"
Another inspiring sentence is this:
Let no youth have any anxiety about
the upshot OF his education, whatever
the line OF it may be. If he keep
faithfully busy each hour of the work.
ing day, he may safely leave the final
result to itself. He can with perfect
certainty count on waking up some
fine morning, to find himself one of
the competent ones of his generation,
in whatever pursuit he may have sin
gled out"
Many of our efforts go unappiauded.
Most, in fact of all that we do goes
of day by day effort that finally brings
out the task that the world is COM
PEELED to notice.
The hero has to give place very
quickly. And it is so with the best
efforts that we make. We have to
keep improving on the best that we
do-fer that too else must pass and
be forgotten
But let satisfa elton and a medium
amount of contentment come about by
simply doing our best. each day and
making the best effort that we know
how.
For the greatest credit Is due to the
one who makes the greatest effort!
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Dinner Stories

An old negro butler in a southern
family came upon the lady of the
house finishing on Sunday some work
neglected the day before.
Miss Ginniel Miss Ginnie!" he re-
monstrated, you shore is breakin' de
Sabbath day."
But, Uncle Clay she argued, "the
OK is in the ditch and"
Miss Ginnie." broke in the old
man, that OK amt nothin' but a
stumblin' block for folks to hide be-
hinst- De Scripture do say if he is in
de ditch to pull him out, but it don't
nowhere say to push him in on Sat-
urday SOS to have chance to pull
him out on Sunday"
There are two kinds of men in
this world thundrede the orator.
There are just two kinds. the rich
and the poor!"
you're wrong" shouted a barber.
There are two kinds: those who
shave themselves and those who get
shaved"
You're wrong, too" said the mani
curist. There are two kinds: easy
marks and tightwads."
You are all wrong" said the egoist.
There are two kinds: myself and
others"
Which merely goes to show that
anything can be proved from the
point OF view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-08

The interstate commerce commits
sion has granted to both rail and wa
ter carriers permission to reduce
freight rates between the Atlantic sea-
board and gulf ports. While assur-
ance is continually being given the
public that transportation rates can
not be reduced under existing condt-
lions, the reduction of rates continues
to go forward and the business of the
carriers and of the entire country
continues to improve. The railroad
managers are welcome to their con-
tention so long as the public obtains
the lowered rates.
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BIRTHS REPORTED

Births reported to the city clerks office
reg the week beginning September 8, were
AI Eugene "a D. Bossrd and wife, 1912 Topeka,
Al, AlFam David Blossom and wife, e16 N,
Maalsen' august ID, boy. Clarence Leonard.
sa Frank EMIL Baird and wife 1928 West
Ciyae Il Conway and wife, 1404 N Kan
sas, August 10, boy. Clyde Earl Jr
russell Allen Clark and wife, 1853 North
len. Jr. = ''s' -Ntesei Al
John a, !catron ana wife, ITO North
Fg 49, Auggst 4, girl, Duleie Louise.
n Lester A. Dressed and Wife, isSi1 North
j. AHHs sst and SlE ye f c nS1 tPst
gust Q, girl, Helen Louise
q. R I. Jamison and wife. ST., Clay, August
n boy, James Leroy.
Lester W. Kendell and wife, Tepeka
han'. Noute 5. August ?, girl, Gleda Le-
Paul b Larkins and wife. o2s Brooks
August 10, girl. Lois Cathleen.
Robert 4. MeNish and wife, 9a3 Easi
Eiesy ~osaa, Ausgst Il, gin, Elsie May;
r, Q. Moore and wife, Topeka. Kan.
Route Z, August Is, girl, Helen. olive
West Twelfth, August II. girl Bette Eu.
George A. Mems and wife, 27s2 Michi.
gan, august n, girl, Ada Louise.
George A. Mems and wife, 2T32 Miehi.
gan, August Al. girl, June Constance
Fred K, Petrick and wife, 2i24 Adams
August 20, girl, Barbara Mary.
Joseph RRhofke and wife, 194 Merton
August n, boy, Joseph, Jr
Frank C.. Short and wife, 1913 z, Curtis
August 7, boy, Charles Harrison
Robert A.. WeiheunI and wife. 1898 Clay
August %, boy, Eugene Thomas.
Joseph a, White and wife, 100 Eas
Eighth. August is, boy, Albert Austin.
Hayward Williams and wife, 913 Nortl
Tyler, AuEusE %, boy, John Elmer.
Arthur LconardzAuderzon and wife, To
paka, KaH., August 10, girl. .
Robert, Badsky- and wife, 1892 Byron
July 10. boy
Harry Y. Disney and wife, 1910 Monroe
August IL, girl
Harvey W. Fuller and wife, III Emmett
Charles Il. Hollis and wife, 11s1 Ran
dolph. August O, girl.
I Clarence Lee Johnson and wife, 526 VIII
low avenue, August "a. boy.
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Dorothy Dix TALKS

BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Worlds highest Paid Woman Writer

There is nothing more curious than
this: That the one boon in life that
each of us Graves above all other
blessings is personal liberty. yet the
one thing that we are most loath to
accord to others Is this same personal
liberty that we desire so ardently for
ourselves.
Riches, success, love; they are dust
and ashes in our teeth without free
dom. What is money worth If we
can not spend it as we individually
choose to crafty our individual whims
and taste? What a mockcry the
plaudits of the world if some tyrant
behind the scenes is crushing all the
joy out of existence for US! What
sweetness is there in love that binds
US hand and foot with a thousand
silken letters!
we all know this. We have all felt
this in a bitterness of soul beyond
speech. We know that no slave, how
| ever pampered, is happy, and that
when we rob those about us of their
personal liberty that there is no ade-
quate atonement that we can make
to them for their loss, but our desire
to boss is so great that we go on de-
Wasting the lives of even our best be-
loved. We will give them anything
but freedom. We will make any
sacrifice for them except the sacrifice
of letting them do their own way, in
stead of making them do ours.
This is the real fly in the ointment
of matrimony. This is the secret of
| the increase in divorce. This is what's
| the matter with domesticity general
/ ly; this is the answer to the conpn-
drum of why children leave home,
and why brothers and sisters SO often
| fly to the uttermost ends of the earth
to get as far from each other as pos
siblc.
When the average man and woman
get married they are in love with
each other, and they go into matrl-
mony in good faith, intending to try
to make ii "go" of it. and establish a
happy home. One out of twelve OF
these marriages ends in the divorce
court, and most of the remainder de-
generate into an endurance contest.
Very few are successful from the point
of view of bringing any well being and
contentment to either husband or wife
| Yet the man and woman are fine,
upright, honorable, intelligent people
Nobody can explain why they couldn't
! get along together, nor why their love
persisted SO soon.
1t is because neither one was willing
to accord the other any personal lib
ierty, and Cupid simply turns up his
the prison atmosphere is particularly
fatal in these days when the breath
of liberty is the very breath of life to
us all, and when without it we had
rather be dead than alive.
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Anthracite producers in the Schuyl-
kill region of Pennsylvania have re-
Gently submitted to the federal trade
commission some facts concerning the
relative costs of producing coal now
and in 1914. The figures apply only
to anthracite-the kind ordinarily
used in the heating stoves of house
holds. The figures show that the to.
tai cost of ton at the mine in 1921
is 1854 as compared with s242 in
1914. or an increase of about las per
cent. The cost of materials consumed
in producing ton of coal has ad-
vanced from 80 cents per ton to St.0+
per ton, while the cost OF miners
wages has increased from 90 cents tc
$1.94. The other items of increase
were chiefly in labor other than min
ers' wages, such as tunneling. labor
after the coal has been mined. taxes
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MUSIC ON ROTARY PROGRAM
Albert Haberstro, of Washburn Coll
lego, Gives Several Numbers.

lego, Gives Several Numbers.
Albert Haberstro, a new member of
the musical faculty of Washburn col
lege, furnished music at the regu-
lar luncheon Of the Rotary club. held
at the Chamber of Commerce at noon
today.
fIabel stke will be added to the
voice department of the Washburn
musica, faculty with the opening of
college next week. He sang three
numbers for the Rotarians today;
Comrades in Arms" by De Koven;
Bye and Bye" by Burleigh, and the
'Tnvictus." by Hahn.
The demonstration of telephone
switchboard operation, by the South
western Bell Telephone company. was
under the direction or Fred L. Howe,
local manager of the company.
The Rotary program included only
the music and the demonstration.
Fred Derby, delegate to the Interna-
tienai Rotary conference at Edin-
burgh, Scotland, was not able to be
present to make a report on the con-
ference.
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It is being asserted that the corset
Is an aid alike to better health and
morals. Years ago when all women
were determined to wear corsets they
the laws of God and man. Now when
a marked tendency to leave them off
is noted it is asserted that they should
DO worn. The Hartford Courant in
dulges in the prediction that the next
amendment to the constitution will
probably settle the question for all
time,
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and administration. The figures also
show that the ton of coal produced a.
a cost of 1854 was sold for $5.71, or
a profit of cents. Probably these
figures would apply. relatively, to the
production of bituminous coal. Now
the public would be pleased to see e
statement from dealers who handle
the COAX after it leaves the possession
of the mine operator and before it
gets to the bins of the consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-08

The Boston & Maine railroad has
met competition by motor truck with
a reduction in rates on all branches
within fifty miles of Boston. 1t is a
low with profit. 1t Is expected that
the increased business incident to the
lower rates will raise the total reve-
nue.. A similar course toward passen-
ger business also might prove advan-
tageous to the roads.
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UNIQUE MOTOR TRUCK
Many Inspect IL As Appearance Is
Made on Topeka Streets.

Many Inspect IL AS appearances rs
Made on Topeka Streets.
An unique motor truck attracted
great deal OF attention on the Topeka
streets this morning, when it arrived
from Lawrence. It was the first truck
Imanufa ctured by the Universal Gas
Electric company, of Kansas City, Mo-,
and to be produced by that company
~. H. Edwards, of Topeka, president
of the Kansas Life Insurance company,
is also president of the Universal Gas
Electric company.
The truck in Topeka this morning is
the largest ever seen on Topekas
streets, and instead of having two rear
drive wheels, has four, all of them
equipped with 40 by 8 inch pneumatic
tires. With its six monster wheels,
and the hood standing well above six
feet high. it could easily be disguised
as q locomotive.
The mechanical feature of the
trucks construction is the fact that il
has no gears. The gas engine Is used
to drive an electric generator, which
furnishes power to four motors-one
! for each of the monster drive wheels.
The more power needed, the faster the
gas engine is run. The elimination OF
, the gears, universal Joint and clutch,
result in a snoothness and elasticity
of control hitherto unique in truck
electric driving principle is not new,
| W. r. Hostetter, the designer of the
truck, says. 1t is new, however, when
applied thru an individual motor to
each of the four drive wheels.
The truck was built and assembled
lat Cleveland, Ohio, and driven over
land to Topeka, as test It is to be
returned to Cleveland. torn down, and
then reassembled there. The trucks
will be assembled and distributed from
Kansas City, Mo-, when production on
a commercial scale is started. Mr.. Hos
latter said this morning.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Funeral services for Nicholas Mason
Holt, age II, the son Of Rev. NJ r. Holt,
aisa 70pssa, now q bsid hS
Holt moved his family a short time ago
@ V sssss O. q ,be .rrs
high school.
age 2e, route No. 5, who died Tuesday at
q local hospital, viii be held at o'clock
Friday xfteFroon at the North Topeka
BAPTIST church. Burial in Rochester Gene
terry.
Funeral, services for Jerry Francis o'Con,
home, 119 Madison street. will be held at
9.o'cloek Saturday morning at the Church
es ne assumption Burial in In Mt Calvary
Louise o'connell and Mrs. walter Lung.
stfom-
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
SaT h eos sd Emmett nett, street died wsd1es
game. KaR.s for burial.
MS hs ssgsE sEYRsoLp age - died tsasy at
nouneefnents later.
:. R fas sEYRoLD, age 10. died today
announcements later.
dOaAHNlNd, age ~, died
WeuHeaday at local hospital. The BODY
VIII be taken to Baldwin, Kan, his former
home, for burial.
Funeral services for S. p. Hawkins. sns
20 who dtsa Monday at the home Of his
dHn1igateF. Mrs Hester Hardeman, 1926
this sser xe ts held St ESQ o'clock
ehurch. His widow and nine children who
survive are here to attend the funeral They
trude Winisms. st. Louis Mrs Eva Porter
JenVer, Colo: Charles Hawkins, Denver
MIs. Hessie Bell, Chicago, Ill. Oscar Haw-
Atas, ClnclRnati, o.; Mrs. Lutte Elliot, En-.
poria Mrs. Ara Harness, Emporia, ana
mrs Hester Hardeman, Topeka. Hawkins
IL II Deen resident of Topeka since 1850
&c Mas porn IN Tennessee, but came north
te give his children a better education. six
o. them have been school teachers and five
OF them have taught in the Topeka schools
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel SAL