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Juneau Ferry & Navigation ''' Company
 FERRY SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE JULY 21. 1921.

EFFECTIVE JULY 21, 1921. Leave Juneau for Douglas, Tread stl we'll and Thane. *7: 10a.m. 8: 10 p.m.f 9:40p. m. *9:3Oam.t *4:40pm. 11:30p.m 12:30p.m.*" 6:30p.m. s1:00a. m. N2:O0p.m. s7:3Op.m. Leave Douglas for Treadwell and Thane *7::25a.m. 8: :25p,m.f 9:55p.m. *9:45a.m. "4:55p.m. 11:45p.m. 12:45p.m. 6:45p.m. s1:15a.Tl.
 Leave Treadwell for Thane. 7:30a.m. 3:3Qp.m.f 5:00r.m. 9:50amt Leave Thane for Treadwell, Do, glas
 and Juneau.
 Sloan. 4:05p.m.f 5:45p.m. 10:05a.m 1:05pm.** Leave Treadwell for Donglas and Juneau.
 8;25a.m. 4:20p.m.f 10:00p.m. 1O:2Oa,m.t . 5:3Op.n. 11:5Op.m. 12:50p.m. 6:50p.m. s1:2Oa.m.
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 *-Thane.
 **-Thane, Sundays only.
 t-Freight will be accepted.
 G-Douglas only.
 s-Saturdays only. ~
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WANTED = To buy household goods. P. O. Box 1133, Juneau.
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WANTED-WOrk by day or week. Good references. Florence Duyal. over Britt's Pharmacy, Seward St
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
LITTLE BENHY's NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

Pop was smoaking with a satisfied
Embroidery and 1 was wishing 1 dident
haff to do my lessins, and ma sed,
The gas bill came today, Willyum, its
an exter big one.
Nuthing can make me mad, not
even a gas bill. that's the way 1 feel,
love all the world, HI bet enybody
quarter they cant make me mad,
sed pop.
Me thinking, G, I bet I can. On
account of me knowing the 2 things
that always make him mad, one
being the people that wunt to make
blue Sunday laws and the other be-
ing the people that say smoaking is
bad for you and awt to be agenst the
law. And pritty soon I sed, Hay pop,
did you see wat it says in the paper
about the blue Sundey laws going to
be passed?
Me jest making it up, and pop sed,
The dooce you say, which paper ?
Confownd the low down lying hippo
critts, they think they're better than
enybody elts but they've got about as
a cross eyed yello dog.
Now Willyum, don't Excite yourself,
sed ma, and pop sed, o, 1 hate to think
OF them, the ignorent pussy-footed
simps. And he kepp on smoaking. ony
not as injoyably, and after vile l sed,
| Hay pop, I saw some lady with a bis
crowd GROUND her making a speetch
about people not awting to smoak.
WITCH I did, ony not lately, and
pop thawt it was another one doing
| it and he sed More hippocritts, more
poor deluded fish face hyenas ID
| like to get them all in a bunch and
set fire to them that's how mulch
/ like that crowd of flap ear idiots.
Wares the quarter pop? I sed.
Wat quarter? sed pop, and 1 sed
G pop dident you say you bet a quar-
ter nobody couldent make you mad
Come over heer, sed pop taking off
one slipper. Which I did, and insted
of a quarter I got something mulch
verse some place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
JUST FOLKS

TO BE A YOUNGSTERS IN THE SPRING
The kids are playing marbles in the street,
A ball games in full swing across the
way,
Outside hear the sound of eager feet,
The air is fillea~ with shouts of noisy
play;
A kite is riding bravely in the sky,
The tops are spinning yonder IN ring.
But all these pleasures now have passed me
by
It's great to be youngster in the spring !!
A youngster and his dog go racing past.
I smile and stand to watch them till
they're gone;
l fancy winters grip is Slipping fast,
l hear a little fellow shout: scrub one r.
Across the street a boy has climbed tree,
Another group makes merry with a
Where'er T turn real happiness 1 see
It's great to be q youngster in the spring
I'd like to be among them spinning tops,
l envy him today who flies a kite.
I'd like to pitch the outshoots and the
drops,
Or CLIMB tree with all the old delight
Now overhead the skies are shining blue,
And every day new joys to youth viii
But / have learned what once I never
knew
It's great to be youngster in the spring A..
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest)F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
Dorothy Dix Talks
Marrying an Invalid
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer,

Marrying an Invalid.
= A young woman is in love with a
man who is a seni-invalid. and wants
to marry him. Her mother opposes
the match, which seems very cruel to
the girl, who thinks it would be per-
fectly lovely and sweet to devote her
life to being a ministering angel to
one afflicted with a combination of
rheumatism and stomach trouble.
Somebody page the POOL KILLER.
Quick. In time to save this precious
little idiot from wrecking her life.
Husbands are hard enough to get
along with, goodness knows, when
they are strong and husky, with I'M
impaired digestions and steady nerves,
without taking any chance on one
whom il-health has made as irritable
as sore-headed bear.
If, after,a couple are married, either
one should have the misfortune to be
stricken down by disease, it is the duty
of the other one to meet the situation
with tenderness. and patience, and
courage, and do everything possible to
alleviate the sad lot of the afflicted
one. That is part of the chances of
matrimony to which we pledge our
selves at the altar when we swear to
take our life partners for better or
worse, to cherish them in sickness or
in health.
To meet misfortune with a brave
front is one thing. To go out of your
way to hunt for trouble and invite dis
aster, is another, and just as the man
and woman who turn their backs upon
an invalid wife or husband are quit
ters and ours of the yelloWest, so the
man and woman who deliberately
marry invalids are imbecileS who need
to be locked up in safe place until
their temporary fit of insanity is over.
And the woman who marries an
invalid man is IN a degree more batty
than the man who marries an invalid
sifl- For women have a talent for
being sick that men do not possess.
They can ameliorate the physical I'M
attractiveness of disease with boudoir
caps and pink and lace negligees. They
can even "enjoy po' health" as our
colored friends say, and get a GER
tain pleasure out of lying around on
couches. and talking about their
symptoms, and feeling that they have
acquired a certain distinction because
they can't do any of the things that
other women do.
Thus you sometimes see an invalid
woman who is calm and serene, and
gentle and cheerful, but the sick man
achieves no SUCH pitch of grace. He
| is ugly, and cadaverous, and generally
needs a shave and a haircut. He
RACES against the fate that has shut
him out from the lot of other men,
and he is just about as soothing a pet
! to have around the house as a fretful
| porcupine would be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
Observation-Disclosures

Q. What does 1t cost the government
to have mails carried on the raiiroads!-
A. For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1920, the transportation of the mails by the
railroads cost the government approximate
O. What is the difference between a
limousine and sedan as applied to auto
mobiles f-F. B. T.
A. The American Automobile association
says that limousine is car having d
place outside the enclosure for chauffeur anc
footman, while q sedan is closed car with
Q. Can a man in government service get
patent on an appliance r s
that only employees of the patent office are
barred from offering inventions to the gov
erGmept or getting patents on ont them M, 20
that white streak in the heavens known as
the milkmaid's path Il. W. NJ.
A The Naval Observatory says Is, that l /, you
The nearer stars in the Galaxy are probably
distant 1000 light-years, or 90 Quadrillions
Of miles; semicircuiar arch Of this mag
nitude would measure more than $50
quadrillions of miles.
q, Please tell me why champagne is
used in christening. ships ?-L. NJ. p.
A. In oIden times it was the custom for
a priest to bless ship and its crew when
setting out on voyage, particularly a
was used and champagne, being one of the
finest of the wines, became popular for
such occasions. The date when this custom
Q. In the Navy has the use Of right
and ',ieft'' been substituted for "starboard''
and port "A NJ
A. The Navy Department says that durin z
the time Josephus Daenieis was secretary
of the navy he considered that it would
probably be more simple for the naval au-
thorities TO substitute the terms right ana
left for starboard and port, the latter he
ing strictly nautical terms not generally
understood by the new men who were in
the service during the period of the emer-
gencv- This was a temporary substitution,
the Navy Department having resumed the
former method.
tAny reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The topeka State
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic ].
Haskin. director, Washington. D. c. Yhis
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Bureau cannot give advice on legal. medical
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
THE UNEVEN FAIL IN PRICES

A fresh reduction of prices, amount
ing to perhaps 6 per cent. during
March is shown by the reports of conf
mercial agencies. and according to re-
liable figures the average level of
prices is now down practically to as
per cent above it's pre-war figures.
The staples which have most sharply
fallen were already at CIR below pre-
war levels and show no symptoms OF
return to higher figures This applies
to such necessities as cotton, copper
and many others. The number of in
dustries in which a moderate upward
tendency of production and employ
ment is noted has somewhat in
! creased.
Labor costs are still, in a very large
number of articles, the almost i'm
movable obstacle to a further decline
in prices. Wholesale prices affecting
living costs have fallen off materially,
but retail PR. es have no: tollt wed in
proportion and the cost of living still
stands in the way of suhsta ntial re-
duction in wages.
The index number of ninety six sta
Pie commodities reported by Brad
street shows a decline of Al per cent
! during March. All of the different
classes in the list, except fruits, par
ticipated in the. decline. and building
materials were among those showing
the most reduction for the month
Prices reached their peak on Feb
ruary l, 1920. Most of the decline
since then took place during 1920
since January of this year retrogres-
sion has slowed up.
The war has developed. in labor. a
stubborn refusal of readjustment.
This is the case not only in this coun
try, but all over the world. and es-
pecially in England. Labor policy
| generally refuses wage cuts and in
sists on short hours. In many direc-
tiens readjustment has taken its
course. and results have been accept
ed. The agricultural community. for
instance, has been hard hit, andfthere
appears to be no remedy.
The most patent obstacles to re-
turn to normally today are railroad
rates and railroad wages. Until these
come down in proportion to the de
cline in commodity prices there can
be no stability of values and no gem
eral resumption of industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
Household Hints
Recipes for a Day.

Bread Griddle Cakes-Heat one and
one-half cups milk, put in one and
one-half cups fine bread crumbs and
two tablespoons butter. Cover and let
stand about fifteen minutes, or until
bread is soft. Press thru sieve. Add
two well beaten eggs and pour this
mixture into dry ingredients, which
have been sifted, consisting of one
half cup flour, one-half teaspoon salt
and two teaspoons baking powder.
Shepherds Pie-Mx two cups of
chopped meat (packed), one teaspoon
salt, one-quarter teaspoon of pepper,
one teaspoon onion juice, one teaspoon
chopped parsley and enough gravy
stock or water to just moisten the
whole. Put into creased baking
dish, srread over with two cups
mashed potatoes, dot with butter and
reheat and brown in a hot oven.
The potatoes must be light and
creamy. but not very soft, else the
juice from the meat will bubble thru.
Leftover cooked rice or spaghetti
may be substituted for the potato and
the whole covered with buttered
crumbs This is an economical and
attractive way of using left-overs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
Dinner Stories

The woman in the crowded down
town department store wore very
irritated expression on her face.
"I've been waiting such q long
time" she complained to one of the
clerks.
Sorry, madam he said, "but we
must take our customers as they
come"
''Wretched service!" the woman
was heard to mutter.
NOW, what is it, MADAME the
clerk asked, returning to her.
could you tell me how to get to
the railroad station?" she asked.
1.-THE reparations plan is strongly
opposed by the Germans, L see"
Yes, they think the indemnity
should be paid the other way about
by the allies to Germany-becaus
the allies let Germany start the war;
A baby will make love stronger.
days shorter, nights longer, bank
roll smaller, home happier, clothes
shabbier, the past forgotten and the
future worth living for.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
RANK, RICHES AND REPUTATION.
Most peoples lives are regulated by

RANK, RICHES AND REPUTATION.
Most peoples lives are regulated by
externals.
The man with a few babies, com
panion who is tactful and who under
stands, a small roof over his head, and
a little patch OF garden in which he
may draw a hoe, is one of the rich
human beings of the earth.
Such a man is able to listen to the
inside voices of his God makeup.
But the one with rank, riches, and
reputation, has something to defend,
something to live up to. something to
worry about. The externals rule him.
With rank on your hands you have
something to SHOW off'-but when
that task is done. the hollowness of it
all echoes in your soul. With riches
ensTossing your mind and aspirations,
you enter zone populated by the dis
satisfied and lonely-those who are
all the time grasping for that which
dies before it is fully attained. Whereas
with reputation, it often comes
to look after it, being a thing also
that never quite expresses all that you
are.
Happiness is always found playing
in the midst of the commonplace and
serene.
The Gagged canary in its gold frame
may have every attention in the world.
with food and shelter always assured
1t may give to its captors music from
its very soul, too, but I am inclined
to think that its song is bathed in sor-
row as it longs for its wide home
among bushes. trees, and soothing
waters.
The norelwe get, the more We long
to be takep back again tosthe simple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
THE FARMERS, PROBLEM.

The plan CT the Committee of Sew
enteen for marketing the wheat Crop
of the country is being strongly op-
posed by the head of the Farmers
Union in this state. He declares that
the proposed sales contract is a one
sided affair and places the producer
at the mercy of the association. Since
the association is to be under the con-
troll of the producers themselves, it is
difficult to see how they can be given
the worst of it.
It viii b. unfortunate if the aims
OF the Compsittee of Seventeen shall
be defeated by captious critics and
rival interests. The committees plan
embodies the first practical attempt
to put the marketing of the country S
wheat crop on a business basis. A
similar plan as regards fruit is in
successful operation in California and
Florida. There seems no good reason
why it should not be equally success
full when applied to wheat.
The farmers of the United States
are a large number of manufacturers
with an enormous productive capac-
ity, in the aggregate. They manu-
facture their wares without any orders
obtained beforehand from their con-
suming customers. as to quantity re-
quired or prices to be paid. They have
not the slightest idea of how much
they will produce or how much mon
ey they will receive therefor. They
manufaeture all they can. They have
done so always.
Farmers only know how much theS
will get for their production after
they have it made. When they pro
duce large crops they receive whaf
their customers are willing to pay
and frequently find out that they can
not sell at any price whatsoever
They violate all the rules of eco
nomics.
Imagine q large clothing corpora
ton, manufacturing millions of dol
lars worth of clothing without sin.
gle order obtained from the retail
dealer therefor. Then imagine the
same corporation going around beg
ging the retail dealers to pay it a cost
splus a profit price for the clothing.
What the farmers need is to fint
u practical way to obtain a -plu.
a reasonable profit price for theil
farm products in each and every year
The cost of all labor, of transports
ton, of storage, of interest on invest
ment, taxes, insurance against the ele
ments, an allowance for depreciation
and a reasonable profit are the prin
cipal items which in the aggregat,
make up. a cost-plus a reasonable
profit price. What is it that prevent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12

Leaders in congress seem deter
mined to take up the matter of enact
ing a tariff law at once, to the exclu-
sion of other and more important
legislation. They are being pressed to
this course by certain agricultural ana
livestock interests which seem actual
ly to believe that their welfare will
be promoted by placing a prohibitive
duty on importation of grain, meat
and wool. We have a surplus of all
these things which we are anxious to
sell abroad. If we turn the surplus
of other countries from our shores to
other markets. where shall we find
customers? Low freight rates are the
greatest need OF the American pro-
Queer to enable him to compete with
foreign products at the Atlantic sea-
board. An increased tariff will not
add one cent to his net income.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12
SALES TAX IN GREAT FAVOR.

Six months ago the Fidelity & De-
posit company of Maryland sent out
900 representatives to all parts of the
United States, to gain, by actual in
terview, the views and opinions of
business men in the respective COM
munities to which they were allotted.
The subjects taken up included indus
trial opinions of a wide variety, also
financial, agricultural and general
questions pertaining to business. I'm
der the latter head, taxation was in
eluded, and the questions were as to
whether the excess profits tax should
be abolished and what substitutes
should take its place.
The stand for the abolition of the
tax was widely taken. AS much as 65
per cent of the replies from all parts
of the country were in favor of the
sales tax.
The same company has again COM
pleted a survey on similar lines. This
survey is based on the answers to
questions. presented this time by
1000 selected representatives of the
company in all parts of the country.
1t is, as before, a review by business
men.
The same questions as to taxation
were asked, and every part of the
country gives the same answer. The
questions asked on this subject were:
First: Should the excess profits tax
be abolished? From every one of the
regions, the answer is unanimously
yes"
Second: What substitutes for the
excess profits tax would be favored {?
The answer here is also unanimous,
and from every part. of the country
comes the one insistent demand. 1t
is for the sales tax
The public is coming to recognize
that in the condition which confrouts
the country there is only one sure
source of revenue in the volume that
will be required by the stupendous
financial needs of the government it
is the sales tax. The world over this
tax has met every test as a revenue
producer. As industries, businesses
and individuals must buy their sup
plies and spend money on their needs
whether they are making profits or
not, whether they are growing richer
or poorer, there is always in the sales
tax the sure source of revenue upon
which the government must be able to
count absolutely.
Furthermore, the sales tax has the
Incompatible merit of collecting from
the average individual of the great
mass of the public a quite negligible
amount, altho the aggregate from all
is large. The man who spends $780,
600 a year on his ordinary living will
contribute to the treasury even at so
low sales tax rate as 1 per cent the
sum of $1,000. And of course the
man able to spend as much as that
also will be paying a heavy income
tax. But the man spending $1,000 n
year on his ordinary living will con-
tribute at that rate only $40 to the
treasury whereas now perhaps his
theater ticket taxes alone count up as
much as that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12

b A year ago statements that labor
was stacking on the job were indig-
nantly denied. Now Engineering
and Contracting" a journal for build
ers, submits these figures from the
record of a Chicago firm of contrac-
tors: on four jobs involving brick
laying this voluntary speeding up of
work was shown. a year ago the av-
erage number of bricks laid in day
by each brieklayer was 400; ten
months ago it had increased to SIS;
five months ago to $50. and on the
fourth job, which was completed six
weeks ago, the average was 1900
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the farmers receiving such a price ?
1t is lack of control of market for his
wares. This he can obtain thru or
ganization and in no other way. But
there should be but one organization,
not two or three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-12

sincerity of few things, few friends.
little money-and lots of WORLD!
Rank, riches, and reputation-each
in turn may be secured. All of them
may be held, at least for a time by
many-but the price at which each
and all must be bought, is beyond the
ability of any mortal fully to pay dur
ing his short, strange lifetime
Contentment is something that you
have to resolve upon How few there
are who make the attempt to get it!