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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Left WHY THEY
HAVE MOVIE GEN.
SORS. A closeup
very much so--of
May Collins (you re-
member she was re-
ported engaged to
Charlie Chaplin) and
Frank Mayo in l.
scene from 1.-THE
Shark Master" Ac-
cording to the press
(agent) dispatches
May comes into her
own and out-vamps
EN- all in this new
South Sea Isles fea-
ture by Universal.
RigAt--MORE POP
ULAR THAN HER
DAD. Miss Laura
Volstead, daughter Of
one Andrew J. Vol
stead, the Rcpresen-
tative from Minneso-
ia. Miss Volstead, d
law graduate, and
confidential secretary
to her father and il
most popular in the
younger Congression-
al set. Prospective
members of the new
Capital country club
for Congressman have
informed the men,
b ership committee
that If Miss Laura's
dad is elected they
may be counted out
afraid he might walk
unannounced into the
locker room.
PsNAs~sses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

A 1900 YEAR OLD
BILLIKENS. "The
most interesting find
ever made on the
Pacific Coast" says
Prof. Charles H. Hill
Tout. noted Ethnolo-
gist, after examin-
ing this carved stone
image discovered re-
Gently in Selma Park,
Vancouver, B. =, by
some schoolboys. The
face of the image
greatly resembles the
scientifically recon
structed from skulls
found) prehistoric
man who inhabited
western Europe some
5000 or more years
ago. Underwood
Left A LUCKY
GUY. Charlie c.
Davis, of Columbus,
Ohio, new world !
champion horseshoe
tosser who recently
won the title from
another native of the
Buckeye State, Char
lie Bobbit, of Lancas-
ter, after a remark
ably close match (the
judges had to Use
calipers) that kept
some 400 quot fans
on their toes for over
three hours.
Underwood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Right-HOW'S YOUR BAL
ANCE! According to Dave
Gardiner, comedian, juggler
and dancer, his is 1000 de-
spite the fact he was tenn
porarily incapac1tated by
wounds received in France.
He recently called on some
of his Washington buddies
and staged a series of stunts
atop one of the tallest build
ings to show how completely
he's recovered. International
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

A NOSEY DIRIGI~
BILE. "And things
are not what they
seem" judging by
this unusual photo Of
the British RIB
swinging at its new
mooring mast at
Croydon, which is
just cuS off by the
corner of a quaint
English villa.
CentrW Nesps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

A WINNING QUALIFIER. Miss Genna Collett,
eighteen year old golf star of the Rhode Island
Country Club of Providence, who led top-heavv
field Of players in the qualifying round OF
the Grswold Cup competition the Shenecosset,
course at New London last week with the fine card
of as, 41-87. l,~..t;o,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Right-MISS CAR
ROLL McCOMAS,
star of Miss Lulu
Bett," as Lulu pro-
badly looked after
Ninion, bought her All
evening gown. Miss
McComas recited q
new Cosmo Hamilton
prologue at the dra-
matte festival in aid
of the Near East
Relief at the Rose
mary Theatre, Hun
tington, l. l., yester-
day and Friday even
ings.
WA9ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Above-A DOZEN
FINGERS AND A
DOZEN TOES are
the strange heritage
of this wee Chicago
lad, one Joseph Wit
kowski. Each Ct the
extra fingers and
each of the extra toes
are perfectly formed
and the child is heal
thy in every way.
What a pianist Joe
should prove to be
when he grows up
and what a lot Of
work these extra
''piggies" are going
to make for his cob
bier and chiropodist.
International
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

more or less irregularly broiled, salad
made with fruit and cherries from
Hefen's emergency shelf and the rest
of the salad dressing reserved for sup
per. toast, French fried potatoes. and
a bakery pie whose cost had been out
Of all proportion to its depth or the
richness Of its Ingredients. Helen and
Sue. who had dropped into a small
place of refreshment for sandwiches
and Russian tea, could not do Justice
to the repast.
Somewhere from regions upstairs
five-year-old Billy was emitting muf-
fled sobs. "He insisted on making
your toast" explained William, and
when he burned It and made hin
desist. he took to sulking, SO sent
him up to his room for an hour. II
it's spelling your dinner. I'll go up and
spank him." he added anxiousfy.
WILLIAM is crazy over the children"
said Helen, "but he believes in strict
discipline, and altho sometimes it is
hard, leave it all to him"
The following day Sue kissed her
sister good-by, Rugged the children,
and shook hands with William Never
had the halo of his domesticity shone
brighter than it did in the last picture
she had of him, wiping the sticky
mouth Of little Betty. who had leased
for a milk chocolate.
Perry notified by telegraph, met
Sue at the station with roses and an
expression both hopeful and anxious.
Something in her face led him to touch
her hand as his car sped them home
ward. us it to be-"
"Yes-without a reservation" and
Sue returned the quickened pressure
of his hand and then OF his eager lips.
Helen. continuing to be present for
the wedding. asked anxiously, rs he
domestic, darling?"
Sue smiled deprecatingly. Perry
doesn't know a porterhouse steak from
loin chop, nor which end of a broom
you sweep with" There was a world
of apology in her voice for the short
eomings of her chosen husband. but in
her eyes shone the light of satisfac-
ton unalloyed.
(Copyright, 1891, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

come to those who are fit for the COM
monplace minutes. 1t was only a mat
ter of lack of oil in their lamps-a
trif1ing evidence of carefulness and
prevision-that hindered the foolish
virgins from being ready for the great
event of the wedding. To be fit for the
day is to be fit for destiny: for no
person can tell when his opportunity
will arrive with a shout, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh!"
"If only we strive to be pure and true,
To each of US will come an hour,
When the tree Of life shall burst into
And rain at our feet a glorious dover
OF something grander than ever We knew"
Both ways of looking at tho truth
are right. To be ready for death is
to be ready for life. To be ready for
the Bridegroom is to be ready fer all
lesser experiences. They who live as
in expectation of Christ and of HIS
kingdom, have their lamps burning
for any other need that may arise.
That is why the best general equip
ment for these portentous days that
lie ahead of the world is a general
turning toward the Lord and His will
for us. Gods men can meet mans
emergencies. There is no lesser con-
tingency that is not fully prepared for
by being ready for Christ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
POWER.

Power is an inspiring thing. Espe-
cially when it seems most latent-with
only its face just peeking outi
We are young in the use of the
power that has been given US by God
in Nature. Our bodies are a network
of power-much of it never developed
but merely asleep.
Not until a man thoroly wakes up
and begins to pick up the tools about
him, which are his inheritance. does
he really understand the grip that
power has.
And power is cumulative. It grows
just like the muscles of the athlete
do when they are given attention. 1t
stalks ahead and leads the man with
it. And altho power itself comes from
many sources and is really greater
the power that pulls him on and up.
Just as the horse or automobile or
locomotive is guided by his will and
hand.
Some day the unused power in the
sun is going to be utilized. The use of
electricity's enormous power is only in
it infancy. In a few years all trains
huge design. And there will be
smoother travel and better time made.
There will be added efficiency all
around
( Mems plans are daily being upset.
He is just beginning to see that he
must build far into the future-and
this means looking into ways for the
developing and concentrating of
power.
The reason why the lives of so
many grow unfnteresting early in life
is because they outwear their original
clothes-made only for a little while.
We must begin to think of the terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
LITTLE BENNy's NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

Last mite ater suppir I was doing
my lessins from dooty instead of from
pIezzure. and pop was smoaking and
thinking with his feet up, and l sed,
Pop?
who. me? sed pop, and sed. Can
I go out and. see if eny of the fellows
are out, and get up erly tomorrow
morning and do my lessins, pop?
No, sed pop. Being short but not
sweet, and l kepp on doing my les
SINS agenst my will. and after a vile
sed, @ gosh pop, watts that. fire
engines?
1 don't heer enything, sed pep.
Well gosh g pop. maybe my heer-
ing is better than yours, / sed, and
pop sed, Maybe you have wat you mite
Jest made the fire engines up. witch
did. and sed, Well can jest go out
long enuff to look and see II there's a
fire enywares in site?
No, sed pop. And I kepp on do
ing my lessins and wishing all ! had
to do was wish they was done ana they
would be done, and pritty soon 1 sed
selling for me, did you heer them?
Il herd a stray wissef outside, but
It sounded like somebody wisseling
for their dog, and even If, as you sug-
gest. it was some Of your little friends
wisseling for you, it wouldent make
the slightest particle of differents as
far as you are concerned, sed pop.
Proving it wouldn't of bin eny good
of a argewment even If won 1t, and
1 kepp on doing my lessins and trying
to feel glad dident have twice as
meny to do, only all 1 could do was
feel sorry I dident ony have half as
meny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

Topeka has heard Miss MacSwiney
on the subject of Ireland's troubles
Now, what will Topeka do about
them? Or for that matter, what can
or will anybody in this country, with
power to act, do about them? If talk
would have solved the Irish problem
it would have been solved long ago
The opposition of the world to soviet
ism has not ended its grip on Russia.
The opposition of the world will not
cause England to release her hold on
Ireland. Neither can the Irish them
selves accomplish it. The solution
must come thru mutual agreement
md the sooner the better. In defense
of her country's cause Miss Mac
Swiney cited the fact that the world
went to the defense of Belgium'se in
dependence and that France extend
ed recognition to the colonies when
they were struggling for freedom.
But no principle was involved In
either case. England and France
would have taken little note of Bel
GUMS plight if their own interests
had not been in danger. France came
to our aid not because she loved
America more but because she loved
England less. We have no quarrel
with England and don't want any.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
Quesfions-Anstuer

Q, When does the astronomical day be-
A. The sstron9mical day begins at noon,
and the hours are numbered from one to
Q. How is the name of the japanese Am
bassador pronounced &C. L. A.
A. The Japanese Embassy says that
Baron Shidehara's name is pronounced Shee
O. Is It true that someone once tried
to kill Queen Victoria &C. D..
A Records show that there were three
toria; the first took place on June 10, 1910,
when a man named Edward Oxford fired
two shots at her with pistol, while she
ingham Palace to Hyde Park corner. The
second occurred on May so, 1913, by John
Francis, and the third on July of the
same year, while she was driving in the
Mall with the King of the Belgians.
Q. Is the vocabulary of the average man
Of today as varied as that of Shakespeare!
A. The vocabulary Of the average man
today is not so varied nor extensive as
that of Shakespeare, who used over % 900
words in his writings. 1t is estimated that
the vocabulary of the average educated
person Of today seldom exceeds 25oo words.
United States army be reduced to the
commissioned officer cannot be reduced to
the ranks of a non-commissioned soldier
under present regulations. In historic
times It was possible for an officer to be
@. How much Indian blood must a per-
son have in order to claim some of the land
the government gave the Indians FIX. K.
A. The Bureau of Indian Affairs SAYS
that there is no law fixing the percentage
of Indian blood a person must possess in
order to obtain an allotment 1t is re-
quired that the names of the applicants
ancestors are on the rolls of the tribe
Q. What play holds the record for con-
secutive performances IF. G. f.
A. Frank Bacon in ''Lightnin," holds
the record, having played for 1,o27 eonseeu-
tive performances up to January 20, 1921.
g. Where is the Panhandle?-L NJ. C.
A The Panhandle that is probably best
known is the northern extension OF Texas.
This is also the popular name for the
northern part of West Virginia, project
ing strip lying between Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and for the northern extension OF
Idaho.
Q. who was known as the Founder of
Peace?-J. o. H
A. This name was given to st. Benedict
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
THE ROAD TO PEACE.

The price of practically every prod
uct is falling and taking down with 1t
the rate of wages that entered into its
production. The rail wage schedules
alone have not suffered, being pro-
tected by an arbitrary and artificial
arrangement known as the national
agreement, which the roads them
selves are prohibited by law from
abrogating.
1t is encouraging to note, therefore,
that the railroad workers are evinc-
ing a Willingness to talk over the sits
uation with their employers. Better
than all else, they say there will be no
strike and intimate that if it can be
shown that the national agreement Is
unfair to the railroads they will con-
sent to changes.
How the operation of RULES and
Working Conditions" established I'M
der federal control, compel the rail-
roads to overpay shop labor, often for
work not actually performed, is illus
trated by an instance brought out in
hearings before the United States rail-
road labor board in Chicago, as fol-
lows: Six men, composing a gang
completing repairs of an engine in
shops of the Chicago. st. Paul. Min
neapolis & Omaha railroad. were each
paid five hours wages for one-half
hours work. There was no interrupt
ton IN work, but the extra half hour
was claimed. and allowed. to be an
additional shift.
The circumstances of the case as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

set forth were that at the close of the
regular working day. the testing of the
engine on which the six men were
working had not been completed. A
leak developed which made 1t neces-
sary for the gang testing the engine
to work thirty minutes past the ninth
hour of their employment. 1t was de-
cided that this thirty minutes work
entitled each of the men employed on
this job to five hours wages.
This case illustrates the operation
of Rule No. of working agreements
which the railroads are seeking to
lave Gbrogated on the grounds that
these rules make efficient and eco
nomical operation impossible. Now.
the way to better understanding
seems to have been opened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
Dorothy Dix Talks
The Best Gift-2.

IF were a good fairy,'A said the
second woman, 81 would give the baby
beauty. If she had that, she wouldn't
need to be born with your money bags.
She could marry them, and she would
have your gift, with mine added to it.
II have always thought that the
most wonderful sensation in the world
must be to be able to look into your
mirror and admire the reflection that
you saw~there. 1t must be heavenly
to be able to gloat over yourself as
masterpiece of nature, to love your
own face for its sheer beauty
And the beautiful woman is the I'M
crowned queen. Wherever she goes.
she receives the homage of the world.
Every eye brightens with pleasure as
she passes, every head turns to follow
her.
The beauty does not have to strug-
gle for what she wants. The world
lays its tribute at her feet. She is
loved, admired. feted. Everybody
gives way before her. She may go
where she pleases. She may have what
she likes. She may break every law
of God and man. All is forgiven her,
for the sake of her face. Believe me,
beauty is a woman's best gift. and a
peach is what I would lay in every
girl baby's cradle"
eff I were a fairy godmother, I
should give her joy in living" said the
third woman, land my gift would be
better than either of yours because it
is one that she could carry with her to
the grave, and of which nothing could
rob her. The time comes when mon
ey, of itself, no longer buys happiness.
Years are bound to take a woman's
beauty away from her, but if she has
the joy of living, she has the magic
that gets pleasure of whatever befalls
her.
Poverty has no terrors for her,
because she can turn a howell into an
abode of sweetness and light. and she
can scintillate just as brilliantly over
cornbeef hash and tea as she could
over terrapin and champagne. She
can get more advantage out of going
to market on the street car than
many another could out of a. tour de
luxe around the world.
eff her beauty fades, ana her figure
loses It's lightness. it does q6t matter,
She is the jolliest of grizz1ed -tea ed
fat women. Age cannot fwitherA her,
because a perpetual youth of high
spirits bubbles up from the inexhaust-
ible spring of her joy in living.
Happiness is not from without. It
is from within, and so if I were a fairy
godmother, I'd give every girl baby a
merry heart and laughing lips to carry
her thru life
And if I were a fairy godm other -
said the baby's mother with shining
eyes, II would give her none of your
gifts. 1 would give her love. That's
all that really counts to a woman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18


Judge Gary. head of the United
States Steel corporation, has an
nounced that his organization contem-
plates no reduction either in steel
prices or wages From the standpoint
of sentiment, comments the Wollman
Review, this attitude may be COM
mendabie. Viewed from it's practical
side, the policy may be considered
bad. both for the steel industry and us
labor. 1t is doubtful whether any in
dividual, or any corporation, can say
whether steel prices or wages stay up
or come down. Economic law decides
these questions and if steel prices or
steel wages be out of line with the
prices for other products and the
wages in other industries, the disloca-
ton can easily become serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

One Of the undoubted causes for the
voters of the country turning en-
masse to the Republican party last
November. declares Senator Elkins of
West Virginia, was that they were
heartily sick and tired of the intru-
sion of the government into private
business This congress apparently
places no such Interpretation on the
election returns. 1t has before it bills
to regulate the meat and the coal in
dustries and both measures are re-
ceiving much Republican backing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
JUST FOLKS
DOING THINGS WORTH WHILE.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

DOING THINGS WORTH WHILE.
This is doing things worth while
Meeting people with a smile,
Being cheerful, keeping true,
Doing what you find to do.
Planting roses lat your gate,
Walking head-erect and straight,
Being helpful when you can
To troubled, fellow-man.
You don't need the stamp OF fame
Or its lustre on your name
To be truly useful here;
You can serve in any sphere
Be 1T high or humble post;
Serving where you're needed most,
You can always play the friend,
Staunch and faithful to the end.
If the old red. white and blue
Has a loyal friend in you,
II the ones who know You best
Find you faithful to the test,
If within the home you keep
There is little cause to weep.
If you help the world to smile.
You are doing things worth while.
1921, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18
Dinner Stories

As two friends were conversing an
old college professor passed them in
the street.
1.-THE professor is a wonderful man."
one of them remarked. Hes q sreat
mathematician and boasts that he
can figure out any problem"
mot any more" returned his friend.
1.-THE landlord boosted his rent and has
him sitting up nights trying to solve
the housing problem"
Employer-You want an increase
in salary? Why, I've been thinking of
taking you into the firm. In that case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

1t is generally conceded that the
slump in railroad business is due
largely to the fact that the rates
charged for service have been raised
to a point beyond that which is known
as what the traffic will bear" Yet
the government continues to collect a
tax from the travelling public, and the
railroads levy an extra tax on the oc-
cupants Of the Pullmans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

OF the many-of nations and of ages
We must remember also that We
are but atoms in the one great plan
OF the Universe.
And If we would gain the greatest
amount OF individual happiness, we
must earnestly seek to bring out the
most power Of which we are capable
and to use.it to the full in the work
of our. everyday lives. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

No product can be continually sold
below cost without wrecking the dis
tributor. Distributive systems cannot
be eliminated without adding new ele-
ments to the costs of production, all
of which must be eventually met by
the consumer. These gentlemen in
congress who are endeavoring to set
up government control of the coal
and meat Industries should keep
these truths in mind. Government in
reference with business Invariably
results in poorer service and higher
prices to the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-18

would you still want an increase?
EmpIoye-Oh, mol Under such cir
cumstances I should be firmly opposed
to any increase in our running expen-
ses.
Willie Willis-We had a dandy
meeting OF our debating society last
night.
Grandpa Willis-what was the
topic? Resolved: that Washington
was a greater man than Lincoln?"
Willie WiIlis-Naw. It was which
is worse, the postal service or the tele-
phone service ?'
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1920. by the Wheeler Syndicate,
Ine.)