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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
CAPITALIZE
COOPERATIVE
ENTHUSIASM
o-,no.ers Of Highly centralized
schemes Solicit Peoples Money for
he Purpose Of Establishing So
ealIed Cooperative Store.

Several Illinois eities--Champaign
"a lfrbana included-are being
worked by agents for so-called CO
s',.rafive concerns who wish 10 es-
.sblizh cooperative stores in the
sgreral communities. About such
concerns. "Ce-operafion." the official
.phlieafion of the Rochdale System OF
Cooperation, says
croi1ns of individuals with highly
centralized schemes. claiming TO run
WHOLESALERS, are sending out organ
GERS. after the peoples money. They
capitalize the cooperative enthusiasm
which Is to be found everywhere; they
make big promises: they claim to be
connected with everything that 10
descended from the Rochdale pio-
ncers. and the people let them take
their money. The people are prom
ised a cooperative movement with
strong and sustaining connections
aust like the British c. w. s." These
false eo-operators give their dupes the
fiction that societies In the United
states all fail unless they are con-
nected with some strong central or
ganization--and they are it" Then
the game goes merrily on.
These organizations, with their
"whnlesale- attachments. keep going
so long as new capital can be kept
coming in. The service they perform
for the societies connected with them
is utterly inadequate to justify So
cieties joining them. In every In
stance. so far as their so-called
.'wholesales. 70, the societies could
buy cheaper elsewhere. With sys-
TEN of rosy .colored reports instead of
actual service. and with promises in.
stead of performance, the branches
are kept loyal
In the meantime the organizers
are out bringing in new members and
organizing new societies. BY open
ing fewer stores than societies are
eorganized,p by postponing the open
ing of stores in some cases. and by
collecting the money and showing no
signs Of opening a store in other cases,
capital is always on hand at the CEN
trail Office to keep the bubble afioat."
A large amount of money Is spent
in travelling about and quieting sns-
plcion, publishing explanations. and
discreditng legitimate cooperative
organizations which are in position
TO point out what true cooperation
really Is.
This is going on in many states. The
fact that some OF the organizers are
well-meaning men. and that honest
people have been induced to serve on
their boards will not save them. They
are dangerous because they have not
the quality OF service TO justify the
money they are taking, and because
they are kept alive on the capital
which should be invested Ia goods
and equipment to serve their mem
bers
These things are sure to blow up
as did the Ponzi scheme of trading in
futures The methods of high finance
have no place. In the Cooperative
Movement
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
UNEMPLOYMENT
BILL INTRODUCED
In WISCONSIN
Would Guarantee Workers Against
un~arranted shut-doNns By EN-
pioyers--slli Much Opposed ~ 40
seeates Of '.oper-Shop" Plan.

Last week The Review commented
upon the strike insurance plan where
by employers are guaranteed so per
cent OF their average income In case
of strike. II was suggested that work.
ers should also receive Insurance
against lock-outs. shut-downs, etc. on
the part OF the employer.
A bill has been introduced In the
Wisconsin legislature to compel EN-.
ployers to pay unemployment dement's
to their workers when unemployed.
The measure was drafted BY Prof.
John X. Common of the department OF
economics at the University OF Wis
consin. The bin would require employ
ers to form mutual insurance com.
panies to pay benefits to the workers
they discharge. At the rate OF 81 SO
a day for adult men and women. and
rs cents day for boys and girls be.
tween the ages OF is and Is years.
Workers Idle as a result of strike or
lockout would not be entitled To bene.
fits. II Is said That the open shoppers
in all places where they have organ
lied have sent protests against the
enactment OF the bill. We believe II
labor of Illinois would have such a bill
introduced In our legislature the sen.
ator and representatives from this
district would be swamped with mail
from local open shoppers protesting
against the passage of the unem-
ployment pension measure. Right now
they would have to pay out a lot Of
money in such pension.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
OFFICIAL ssARNlNc- GIVEN
TO COAL MEN TO REDUCE
RETAIL PRICE OF COAL

Boston. Mass. Feb Ie.--Coai deal.
|ers are again warned - the state fuei
adzninazsxasor that "deanfte action
|uili be taken against them Il they
DO net reduce prices.
Dealers wink the other eye - they
assure the official that prieee win -
Irearrznged But the cid prizes =
main and The fuel administrators
grinds out smother threat frum Ais
publicity department. The process
keeps the public In hopeful state Of
mind.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
WALKER AGAIN
HEADS STATE
LABOR BODY
Prominent Member of Miners Union
Secures Endorsement Of State
Unionlsts-victor A. oIander Re-
elected Secretary.

John II Walker, coal digger" by
trade. has been reelected president of
the Illinois State Federation of Labor,
according to a tabulation of the re-
suits of the election held on December
20 Victor A. Olander. seaman. re-
tains the seeretaryship OF the FEEDER
alton.
Following Is a list of those elected
TO the various Offices
President-John II Walker, 74.753:
First INSTRUMENTATION p. Nc
Grath, 3S.Sss. r. G. Fitchie, 22.S54;
Henry Van Arisen. 1916.
Second Yiee-President-Ed Carbine,
1895 Henry F. Feldewerth, 2S,412;
William J. fancy. 1886.
Third resident-Michaei j.
Whalen, 4o,624; J. T. Bauer. 27.7ss
Fourth Observation-Disclosures KEEL
ly, 50,Sss
Fifth vice-President-- w. Nor
ton. 1861.
Sixth e-President--Al Towers.
4s.eSs
Seventh vice-President- Emil Rein
mold. 32,SeS; l. J. Salch, 15,415: Mar
Tin Sisk. 1908.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures b. Con.
hors, Sl,3l6, Fred Heidi. 1880.
Ninth Vice President-Waldo Gross,
1879; William r spinnenweber. H.
24.25l.
Secretary Treasurer - Victor A.
olander, 50,sss
Auditors. 4. Kahn. 2g.os6: Phil
y saner, s5.65i. Agnes Nestor, 25..
~; Peter Donneliy. 2S.sss: Geo. L.
meyers, 1853. J. II. Hoyf, 1883.
Sohn j. kearney. 1859. MAGge Argo.
I-'9ss; James NJ Lynch. 1886; ].
Fred Richter. Is.ss0.
ielers-A Agnes Johnson. q $50: Pc.
yer link, sz.4ll; Fernand Bernard. 90.
sse, John J. Ganigan. 1914. Ed
SssSnlekianz, lo,345. Dominick Oberto,
1S'<esi chas Muendlein. 1891; John
= Fenwiek, 11.S56: Robert r. Berfo.
isio, e494; chas. Blase. s.52s; Thos.
n Heath, s.342: John Mulligan, 10.
49, ~, Joseph Roycroft. 1861. Rud Far.
heu' SIS; F. C. Stecker. s.40S.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11

Save a ehilds life.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11

These come in hid and caIfskin.
high heel. Each pair carries our
own and the makers guarantee.
They are strictly solid leather.
Formerly sold for or nE
$1,000; sale price 1885, 1J,JJ
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
Another Dead One.

EtItF UgHf 1asfirF eIrhfean
1 DAas. during which the Jewel Tea
company refused 10 recognize nnion
~ atss ..fs' that company has gone out
VI business n Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
observation-disclosures

O. In what year did Carrie Nation
come into prominence as saloon smasher:
A. Carrie Nation instituted her cam
paign against liquor in 1900.
Q. Has science proved that the moon
does not influence the growth of plants p
A The Department of Agriculture says
that the growth of plants depends upon
air that is available for them, and upon
temperature, light and moisture. The
moon obviously does not affect the charac-
it affect the composition Of the atmos-
phere. The only remaining way in which
It eould Influence 1il plant growth, therefore fore
ever, show that full daylight is about 60o,-
coo times brighter than full moonlight. yet
daylight pi it thrives little better than in
absolute darkness. If 1-100th part Of nor
NAL daylight is thus too little to simulate
a plant, it seems certain 60O,OOOth part
cannot have any effect at all.
Q. Was a plan ever consiered to have
as many members in the senate of the
A. Two tentative plans were laid before
the Constitutional Convention, one by Ed
William patterson of New Jersey. The
Virginia plan provided that in each branch
of the national body representation should
be according to population, while the New
Jersey plan called for equal representation
of the states in each branch. The Con-
neEtieut Compromise, which iva. was ADOPTED,
4
branch and in the other, representation ,ac-
eording to population.
Q. What portion of mans life is spent
in eating and drinking? In dressing ?-I.
| o. L.
A. 1t has been estimated that, taking 20
years as a base, the average civilized
human being spends six years and ten
months IN eating and drinking, and two
years In dressing.
Q. When was the first president of the
United States inaugurated 1T. Il. S.
A. George Washington, Erst president of
the United States, was inaugurated on
Thursday. April so. 1889.
| Q. Which was the first mems fraternity ?
u. NJ. II.
A. The first Greek letter society was
Phi Beta Kappa, the letters standing for
a Greek motto which is translated "Phi-
| losophy. the guide Of life" 1t was organ
/ lied at William and Mary college December
| 8. 17f6, as a secret social club and literary
| society. 1t has become an honorary fraterni-
| ty to which mel and women are elected
on basis of scholarship.
tAny reader can get the answer TO any
| question by writing The topeka State
journal Information bureau, Frederic 7.
| Haskin, Director. Washington, d. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
1 bureau cannot give advice on legal. medical
| and financial matters. IL does not saHder-
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Undertake exhaustive research on any
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY IKlE PAPE.

Satidday aftirnoon my cuzzin Artie
came GROUND and me and him was
argewinS about wat to do to have the
most fun and ma came in saying,
cert this aftirneon, Mrs. Hews jest
stopped and left 3 tickets and there's
no use wasting them.
Aw ma, wat kind. of a concert
will there be enything funny in it :?
L sed.
There will be some nice music, and
singing and things of that sort and
its sure to be very Enjoyable, sed ma,
and I sed, Aw well gosh ma. G, wat
goods music and singing? Amt there
going to be enythine funny2sand ma
sed, O. there mite bey there mite be,
hurry and PIT your things on or well
be late. And she took us down town
to a big place with a stage but no
curtin and lot of people was setting
here waiting for something to hap
pin, wich' we sat down and did too,
me saying, 1 bet there's going to be
something funny, you'd never see all
these people heer if they dident ixpect
something funny happin.
Wares the curtin, how are they
going to be funny without a curtin :?
sed Artie. WITCH jest then some lady
in wife came out with violin and
started to play it with sick ixpres-
sion. and after a vile 1 sed, Aw heck.
watts funny about her, and Artie sed,
She amt funny. she's jest funny look
ing.
Shh. shh. sed ma. And some man
in frunt of us termed errund, being
a man half bald headed and half not.
saying, Shh, shh, ware do yu boys
think you are? WITCH 1 felt like say
ing, At a fewheral, only I dident out
of politeniss, and then another lady
came out and started to sing in a
forrin langwige. being verse than ii
she'd had a violin, Artie saying, Gosh,
good mite, who sed she was funny
and me saying, If 1 wasent eny funnier
than that Id go and live in a ceme-
terry.
Shh, shh, sed ma, and about six
other people sed Shh, shh, as if they
thawt they was getting in game, and
some man in back of US leened over
and sed to ma, Madam, if those boys
don't keep still Ill call an usher Being
a skinny man looking even SKINNER.
and ma sed, If this is all the better you
boys can appreciate music you better
go home, come on,
WITCH we did, and if enything funny
happened after that we missed it, ony
! nuthing proberly did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
SCHWAB CHARGES NOT TRUE
Committee Probing Shipping Board
Declares Injustice Done Defendant.

Washington, Jan. Discharges
that Charles NJ. ScRwab had received
payment from the government for ex-
penses while serving as director gen.
eral of the emergency fleet corpora
ton were not proven and not true, the
Walsh investigating committee de-
clared today in an authorized state
ment.
The opinion of the committee was
expressed in a statement by Represen-
tative Steel, Democrat, Pennsylvania.
who said it was based on testimony
and documentary evidence. while he
individually felt a great injustice had
been done Mr.. Schwab.
Il am indeed grateful Charles NJ
Schwab today told the Associated
Press when he learned that the Walsh
committee had issued a statement in
Washington clearing him of charges
of receiving payments from the gov
eminent for expenses while serving as
director general of the emergency
fleet corporation. ut is the best news
have ever heard he said, his voice
shaking with emotion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
PAYNE HEADS TRUST co.


Walter L. Payne. former state treas
urer, is to become president of the
Union Trust company of Topeka, for
merly the Kansas Bank Holding Cor
poration. Frank L. Travis, state super
intendent of insurance, may resign
to become secretary of the company.
Organization of the million dollar
bank holding corporation was formed
a year ago. Its operation was held up
thru court action by the attorney gen.
eral, tho, after the state official had
himself approved the plans of the
company and it's program of opera
tons. Recently. however, an agree
ment was reached to change the name
of the company and it will be known
in the future as the Union Trust COM
pany. C. E. Seaman of Sedgwick and
j. E. Hayden of Topeka are vice pres
idents of the company. j. H. Lee lis
treasurer. The company has a $780,
900 capitalization and $500, 900 surplus.
I The directors include Chester
O'Neal, Hutchinson; w. S. Thompson.
Hutchinson: f. G. Bergen, Manhat-
tan; C. A. Seaman, Sedgwick; George
Godfrey Moore, Topeka: J. f. Hayden,
Topeka; George L. Kreecll. Lawrence;
C. r. Silyerthorne, Topeka; ]. r.
Anspaugh. Gridley; Walter L. Payne,
Burlingame; Donald Muir, Anthony;
NJ A. Nation, Topeka; J. H. Lee. To-
peka; Earl Akers, Topeka; John NJ
Landon Independence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
PAY UP WEEK CAMPAIGN
Topeka Merchants Association VIII
Announce Date Later.

Trade extension is going to be one
OF the most important planks in the
Topeka Merchants association pro-
gram for 1921. At a joint meeting of
the directors and budget committee
today noon it was decided to limit the
advertising expenses for sales to 5000
for each sale. The trade extension
will be of special benefit to many
members who by the very nature of
their business are not benefited spe-
cially by the Dollar Day and other
sales event.
These sales are a direct benefit to
some of the biggest merchants. how
ever, and the secretary will give a
great deal of attention to the cam
paigns preceding these sales.
1t was decided to hold a Pay Up
Week campaign. the date to be de-
eided upon later Dates for the Old
Fashioned Clearance Sale were fixed
for February IA and Is. Details OF
the work for the year were discussed.
The program will officially begin next
Tuesday, when Milton Tabor, newly
elected secretary. takes over the man
agement of the association. A men,
bership campaign is planned for one
of the first activities for the new year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26

must pay soon. besides some other
bills Dick knew nothing about. The
$40 would come in very good.
/ wondered what I ought to do
about the $3.50 Mrs. Stoweli had
loaned or given sne, the day she found
me weeping because I could not pay
the grocer. She had told me to keep
it until my ship came in, had even in
timated it was a gift; that she wanted
me to accept it as such. But should
she hear Dicks father had left him
some money she might expect me to
offer to return it2
Perhaps Dick would make what he
called a killing" in some way. If he
did / would offer it to her; but l
would pray at the same time she
wouldn't accept it.
You see I am candid.
Dick did take Mr.. Markham's adj
cice. He made nearly 5000 in less
than an hour-so he told me when
he came in to dinner.
And when you can make money
like that you keep me without every
thing woman wants. l, said to him.
Not everything, Nan. Doesn't my
love. my wish to do right, count?'
(Tomorrow-Dick longs for a
home.)
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
Dorothy Dix Talks
Which Has the Most Fun?-e.
~ DOROTHY DIX
'sia's Highest Pad womsa

No woman can really have a good
time in the world unless she mas
either an unlimited shopping ticket,
or else is one of the sloppy creatures
who doesn't know the difference be-
tween a grass mat and Par-s con-
lection.
All the balance of womankind are
so harried and worn out getting the
proper clothes for an occasion that
they cannot enjoy the occasion ITSELF
Furthermore a man has better
time than a woman because his looks
do not matter. A woman's pleasures
are in a direct ratio to her pulchrl-
tude. If she is a peach, she has a
peach of a time. If she is homely. she
has a fome-staying tine. No matter
what charms of intellect, or grace OF
conversation. or beauty of soul a girl
may have, it avails her nothing if she
is not also easy on the eyes, and
n.mble of toes
No girl who was fat and red-headed
and freckle-faced, could by any pos
sibility be the belle Of her set, rushed
by all the men who knew her. the
fayorite partner at dances, and always
in demand for every frolic.
Yet that tyre of man is frequently
the leader in social circles, popular
with all the girls, and with half a
dozen of them willing to say yes" f
he pops the question.
And convention gives man a right
to have his good time at bargain rates
while woman has always to pay the
full score and more. for it is eternally
true that we invite the man whom we
know to have sinned to dinner, while
we shut the door in the face of the
woman whom we only suspect of hav
ing been indiscreet
So while he is young, man has the
world in sling. 1t is his to enjoy to
the uttermost. 1t is only when age
comes that woman has her innings.
For the time does come when the
pleasures of youth lose their allure,
when old and rheumatic bones dry out
for red flannel and liniment instead of
! the dance, when one has neither teeth
nor appetite for the banquet of life,
and all that one can do is to sit in the
chimney corner and wait for the end
1t is then that the old man is the
forlornest figure on earth. His hands
are empty, his days never ending, be-
cause all the interests he once had
are taken away from him, and the
bitterest curse of boredom is upoa
him, because there is nothing left that
he can do.
But the old woman always has some
/ little niche which she can fit into
| She has her knitting, and the small
gossip of the house, and the children
and the grandchildren and the knowl-
edge that she is still useful keeps hel
happy and contented. And that's
life's consolation prize to woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
REGULATION OF COAL.

Senator Calder is the author of q
bill designed to bring about federal
control of the coal industry. Federal
control of the coal industry during
the war cost the people enormously
head of a committee considering the
coal problem Senator Calder reports
that coal 'profiteering, assisted by
priority orders, has continued I'M
checked by the department of justice,
'tand is a national disgrace" Coal
speculation has bled the home own
ers, public utilities and the indus
tries" 1t has resulted in a reckless
and unwarranted reputation OF con-
tracts and the substitution of inferior
quality of coal at higher prices. In
deed, coal contracts are so drawn as
to be breakable in delivery. in quality
and in price"
The private interests now in control
of the coal industry, in spite of the
prevent q continuance or a repetition
of the present deplorable situation,
and it is the duty of the government
to take reasonable and practical
steps to remedy the evil. "To assure
the mining, transportation. and dis.ri-
button of coal at fair prices is a pub
lie duty from which the government
cannot escape" The committee rec
ommends:
THAT all coal operators, wholesai-
ers, jobbers and retailers be COM
PEELED by statute to file at regular and
frequent periods with some federal
agency reports on the total tonnage
produced or handled, the size and
quality thereof, the amount of ton
mage contracted for. the amount sold
on contract and at spot sale, to whom,
together with the prices made or re-
ceived under such contracts or sales,
and producers and distributors to
make regular reports sufficient to de-
tern1ine their costs and profits, and
the corporate interrelations or the
communities of interest, if any. be-
tween companies producing and dis
tributing coal.''
This sounds much like the early
laws passed for the regulation of rail-
roads. 1t would mean an army of
clerks whose salaries the consumers
OF coal would be compelled to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
January &c. 1895.

January 26. 1895.
The charter of the Comstock Motor, COM
pany of Topeka was filed with the secre-
tary of state today. This company, which
has been organized with capital stock of
$1,000, proposes to manufacture the Com
stock motor engine, a little triple engine
invented by f. A. Comstock, who until
recently has been employed at the Capital
Iron Works. The directors Of the com
pany are G. J. Mulvane, d. A. Mulvane F.
III. Comsteck. d. W. Muivane, L. II. Mum
and C. C. Baker.
The Nautilus club held its regular meet
ing with Mrs. Holland last week. This was
the second of the four days to be devoted
to domestic science during the year. A
debate on the proposition: Resolved
That modern inventors have lessened Wo-
mans work. having been arranged. Mrs
Z. d. whittemore took the affirmative. and
Mrs. Z. B. Cowgirl the negative.
Miss Marie Brooks entertained four tables
at whist last evening
The Misses Ranney will entertain at a
O'Clock tea tomorrow evening. compliment
tary to their guest, Miss Newman of Ar
kansas City.