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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

A resolution authorizing the President
to invite nations Of the world to send
delegates to a conference "to pro-
vide for disarmament" was reported
favorably by the House Foreign Re-
Iations Committee.
Chairman Kahn Of the Military Com
mittse of the house demanded an in
CURRY into the escape Of Grover c.
Beradoll, wealthy convicted Aneri-
can draft dodger. who is now in Ger
many.
House Agricultural Committee ordered
a favorable report on a substitute
plan for the senate bill for federal
regulation Of the meat industry.
The proposal to honor the unknown
American dead Of the world war ~
bringing back the body Of one Of this
number>for burial with high honors
was approved by the House military
Committee.
President Wilson, acting on the recent
IN communicated request Of Presi-
dent-Elect Harding, issued a proe'a-
nation calling a special session "
the senate 20 convene March at Y
o'clock TO corfirr1 Nominations Wy
President Harding.
The house voted TO make an appropria-
ton for rnainterance after July ! ~
a regular army Of $50 900 men.
Halt a billion dollars will be required
to complete the great naval bsildin9
program embarked upon in 1916.
House Appropriations Committee re-
ported out the naval bill carr NJ
sse5. 500 .4z4.23 for 1921. OF this
sum SOC. oOoo, 900 is for continuing
construction next year.
Dse,arino he was net in poii:ics and
was not going IN. Charles c. Urvsss
Of Chicago. f3r-ner chief 81 suFp.y
procurement for the America sr''y
IT. France, bitterly attacked synss He
charged were polItesl stteuPss &c
discredt TIE achievements Of those
who won the war.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

coPENHAGEN.-A procession Of
the unemployed, estimated to number
$4,000, carrying flags, left the City
Hall square here, marching toward the
parliament buildings and the kings
palace. demanding work.
HOUSTON, TEx-A suit was filed
here by six negroes asking the court
to issue an injunction to restrain the
holding Of a "whlte mans primary"
election.
NEW YoRK.-Evidence involving SO
customs inspectors at the port of New
York in charges Of graft will be pre-
sented to the federal grand jury at an
early date.
LONDON-Reports OF new cases Of
sleeping sickness have been made by
physicians i'm this city and throughout
the country. quite an alarming spread
Of the disease being shown. There are
now more than 100 cases Of the dis
ease in London and 321 IN England and
Wales
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of all
members In arousing public sentiment
against traffic In the sale of poisonous
substitute whisky and the sale Of I'M
mature whisky" was asked in resO-
luton adopted by the Board OF Direc-
tors Of the Pittsburgh Chamber OF
Commerce.
TOPEKA, Kan.-Wild flowers are
in bloom and wheat is as green as In
spring. with almost unprecedented at.
mospheric conditions for February.
MEXICO CITY. William G. Nc.
Adoo. former Secretary Of the United
States Treasury. and Mrs. McAdOo ar
rived here on invitation Of President
obregon as the guests Of the govern.
ment. II Is rumored Mr.. McAdOO viii
be asked to take charge Of the Mexi
can railroads.
cENEVA.-The Vatican has request
Ell tie League Of Nations to Intervene
far the protection Of the Christian
i.s.-,.-iat.on Of Cilicia. Asia ~ nor.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
LIQUOR INVENTORY
OF NATION CALLED
Size of Wholesalers Stocks to
Determine Length of With
draWaI Ban.

Washington.-An inventory of all
stocks of whisky in the hands of whole
sale dealers is being made by the pro-
hibitiOn officers to determine how long
the ban against Withdrawals from
bonded warehouses and dlstiller.es
shall remain in effect.
Instructions have been sent out to
all prohibition directors to inventory
or estimate all stocks held by dealers
with wholesale permits. This includes
wholesale whisky dealers who have
stocks, as well as wholesale drugg SITS
who were permitted to withdraw up
to $50 cases of whisky at one time.
Until these so-called floor stocks are
used up no further Withdrawals of
distilled spirits will be permitted. The
inventory, it is expected, will develop
disposal of stocks that have been with
drawn. There are indications that
much of the Withdrawals have van
ished into the Illicit whisky trade.
While warehouses of the country are
closed against Withdrawals, distilla-
ton of whisky and other spirits is
going ahead and these can be put in
the warehouses under bond.
Issuance of the orders closing the
nations warehouses was hailed with
delight by the dry forces here who are
urging additional legislation for dry
enforcement and appropriation of
larger sums. They declare the closing
orders will break the Illicit whisky
traffic and make the country dry.
Representatives of distillery and
warehouse interests are, it is under
stood considering a legal attack on
the ruling
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
NEW ZEALAND HITS MOVIES
Bars Thievins, Robbery, Murder or
Suicide in Films.

Wellington. New Zealand.-The New
Zealand government in proclamation
has ordered thai no mutiun picture
depicting thieving. robbery. murder ~
suicide shall be permitted To- be shown
I'm the Dominion u New Zealand after
May ] next.
The importers Of films have been
thrown into CONSERVATION By the Urtier.
Il - expected The innovation viii
benefit juveniles.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
MORMON ANTl.TosAcco BILL
Utah Legislator Fights to Prevent
Cigarette Ban.

Salt Lake City.-The anti-tobacco
bill. which passed the Utah Senate
IA to 8, went to the Committee on
Manufactures and Commerce after the
proponents Of the measure made a
hard fight to get it before the Commit
tee on Education.
II is predicted that the 5ill will ne
amended to allow the sale Of cigar
cites. even II the other Objectionable
features are retained.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETS FEB. 81
Twelfth Gathering Of Body Called at
Geneva.

Geneva.-The twelfth meeting of the
Council Of the League Of Nations will
lie held here beginning February n,
with DR.. Castor da Chunha. Brazilian
Ambassador to France and president
Of the council. presiding.
The program includes. the nomina-
ton of mandates. economic and block
AIDE commissions and a commission to
study proposed amendments to the
League Covenant
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
sLAY HERO AMERICA DECORATED
Lieut.. Craven 5raved Reefs 70 Take
Soldiers From Transport

OUTUIETa Y NVI'' '"''~FNE
Dublin.-District Inspector Francis
worthington Craven was one Of those
Killed In the ambuscade at Ballina-
lee.
He served IN the navy during the war
and received the American distin-
guished service order While com
msuding the Tri.isi destroyer Meur-
sey. he saved Go Au -'ran ~'''iisr-
from the Amrr.tsh ifaH rfrl ti...lsi 20
when that ye ei 3D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
THE NEW TAX LAW.

President Harding has signed the
new revenue bill and it now is a law.
many of its provisions do not become
effective until ia .uary 1, 1922.
With the repeal of the excess prof
it tax. the ordinary citizen has little
direct concern. but it should make
for lower prices in many of the things
that he must buy. Besides it should
be stimulant to general business
and so be a benefit to all.
The lowering of the surtax rate only
from 65 to so per cent is disappoint-
ing to the country, but it may aid in
a slightly degrees of diverting incomes
investment in tax-exempt securities to
the channels of industry.
The changes made by the new
measure will be most apparent to the
nan of small means when he goes 10
pay his income tax. He will find an
added exemption of $500 which will
mean a saving OF $40 to him. Then
if he have dependents there is an ad-
ditional saving of So on each one.
A feature of the bill which will be
appreciated by all, rich and poor alike,
is the repeal of the burdensome trans
portation tax, a tax that never should
have been imposed, when charges for
services already were so heavy. No
longer will the railroad agent. after
January 1, hold up the traveller for
an added s per cent on the cost of his
ticket, nor will the shipper be mulched
when sending his wares to market
A section of the revenue bill that
will appeal to the shopper is the elm
ination of the stamp taxes on a large
number of articles.
The bill as passed leaves much to
be desired, but there is consolation
in the reflection that it might have
been worse and that it is an improve
ment on what we have had The
total that the people must pay has
been considerably reduced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
HEART and HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am high
school girl eighteen years old Last
winter 1 started going with a boy and
continued to do so for ten months. All
this time he treated me with respect
and neither of us went with any one
else during those ten months. He
wrote to me and asked me to diScon-
tinue our friendship and only to speak.
I answered and told him would do so.
Since then I nave been with another
boy few times and ike him. He has
higher ambitions and works much bet
ter than the first boy, but somehow 1
can't forget the first one. 1 have
thought of writing Nfor he lives in
another state now and asking him
why he quit. Would it be all right to
do so?
think can make myself like the
other boy, but how can I forget the
first boy? A WORRIED GIRL
Do not write and ask the reason
why you were dropped. The fact
that the young man asked that the
friendship be discontinued should be
sufficient to silence you, even if you
still care for him.
I would not advise you to make
yourself forget the first young man
and then make yourself care for the
second. Simply let matters take their
natural course. In time some one will
enter your life for whom you will care
so much, without any effort on your
part, that you will no longer care for
the one who commands your love at
present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
Dinner Stories

Treasury Secretary Mellon, a brill
liant talker, has a hearty hatred of
bores. He said the other evening at
a dinner:
"Bores are not always loquacious.
A silent bore is like a dead donkey
not to be found. In a bore's pres
ence it is impossible to get a word
in edgeways.
"A bore once said to me:
"'Our friend Smith is an impolite
duffer. While I was talking to him
yesterday he yawned eleven times
But said l. perhaps he wasn't
yawning. Perhaps he wanted to say
something
Diogenes was peering about the
byWays Of New York. In his hand
he bore an electric searchlight.
what are you looking for now,
old fellow" someone asked, IAN hon
est man?''
NO" answered Diogenes. I've lost
a prescription"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

of peace for every troubled, disap-
pointed, baffled life. All who seem to
have made shipwreck of some dear
design or expectation; all who have
felt their spirits crushed by the col
lapse of ambitions and dreams: all
who have laid in any grave their most
cherished hope may see clearly. amid
the darkness OF the rushing storm
that drove the great Inissienary's craft
across perilous waters upon rocks of
disaster, that Gods purposes are large
and sure and unthwartable. He leads
His own by strange ways; but He
leads them. He carries them thru
mysterious and difficult experiences
but He CARRIES them.
Gods goal for Paul was Rome But
it was necessary that he go there, not
as mere traveller. nor as an incon-
sequent1al pleader of minor points of
law before Caesars bar, but as a
marked man. as a proved personality
as friend OF law and safety, a loyal
supporter of right as Rome knew
rlght. How could he have had all the
later tokens of consideration, and of
special privilege, that were accorded
MN, had he not proved himself, in the
eyes or stern soldiers, man of hero
stutf, Virile exponent of the noblest
Roman qualities, a real leader of his
Fellow men? Thou must stand he
1ore caesar" said the angel to Paul.
ana that is the key to the whole of
ILLS strange experience.
This thrilling shipwreek story testi-
Iles against short views of life and of
Gods providence. Immature minds
want God to meet their every immedi-
ate need or demand, just as a foolish
mother gratifies each new wish of her
little one. The Heavenly Father may
seem to deny every desire of His chill
dren-cherished dreams are dashed,
priced plans are baffled, precious
loves are sundered, real needs are I'M
met-and a short or narrow outlook
upon Gods ways with US makes us cry
out in rebellion and bitterness. Like
babes we want what we want when
we want it, and regardless of all other
considerations. But God has better
plans for us than we can make for
ourselves. He may send us to our
destination by way of Crete and Malta
and shipwreck, instead of by the short,
swift, smooth route: but He is sending
us the best way Paul learned that
later. Every mature Christian can
bear witness that he has lived long
enough to see the beautiful working
out of providences which he at first
thought were disappointments or pun
ishments. interviewer in this entire
story, like the red thread in British
cordage, is Paurs word to his COM
panions, BE of good cheer; 1 believe
God"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

Q. What was the largest attendance at
a world series game? r. w.
A The largest recorded attendance at
a worlds series game was 1920 on Oc-
o. What is the unit of force? A NJ W.
a. The unit Of force is that force which,
acting on one gram of matter for one sec
end will give 1t the velocity of one cent?
meter per second. 1t is called the dyne.
1t is approximately the force exerted by
a milligFam weight under the influence Of
gravity.
England? W. B. G.
A. There are now in the United King
dom five principal Secretaries Of state,
appointed respectively for home affairs,
foreign affairs, war, the colonies, and In
dia. The first authentic record of the
office of Secretary of State is in the reign
Of Henry III, when John Maunsel is
described as "seeFetarius noster."
@. Would a tin roof affect a wireless
receiving Eete A c. NJ
a. A tin roof would affect q wireless.
It Should be we'll insulated.
(Any reader can get the answer to any
question By writing The Topeka State
Journal IHformatien Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information The
teal and financial matters 1t does cot at
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undertake exhaustive research on anv sub
teet Write your question plaia'v and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
Dorothy Dix TALES

ny DOROTHY DIX
worries Highest Paid Woman WFiter.


As a matter Of fact the effective
ness of DON'T is in direct ratio to its
scarcity. The child who has DON'T
said to him from morning TO night
gets so hardened that the prohibition
rolls off of him without making any
more impression than a rain drop on
granite But the child whose parents
enter sympathetically into its little
plans and hopes, and whose innocent
pastimes have no restrictions put upon
them. obevs like a soldier the COM
mand of DON'T. 1t knows that IT'S
parents would not say it unless there
was some excellent reason behind II.
OF course the parents excuse for
necessarily nagging their chlidren rs
that they love them so much that they
are trying to protect them ana keep
them from laundering into mistakes.
They ignore the fact that the remedy
is more dangerous than the disease,
and that nothing else In the Woe
world weakens the bond between chill
dren and parents so quickly as does
this petty tyranny.
Nagging is the unforgivable do
nestle sin. 1t is the constant dripping
of little irritations that wears away
the strongest love. No human being
with a particle of spirit Will stand
being continually told where to get on
and where to get off, even tho the
mother does 1t.
Not long ago I met a young man,
the only child of an adoring woman.
who was a widow, who had put half
the world between himself and his
mother. 1 said to him that 1t was a.
terrible thing that he and his mother
had to be parted, and he replied: 81
know. I know it is hard for her be-
cause am everything she has, but I
had to leave home to save my life
Mother nagged me about everything
did until 1 was going crazy. If I ate
a hearty meal she told me I was eat
ing too much and must not have an
other piece of pie. If I ate little she
nagged me to eat more. If / stayed
at home she told me I must go out
If I went out, she thought I should
stay at home. I found myself getting
surly and cross and actually beginning
, to hate her. and SO 1 came away to
save US both"
That's the answer to why so many
boys and girls leave home. They are
trying to get away from parental nag
ging and the atmosphere of conflict
that this produces. They want to be
some place where they can have some
, things without having an argument
about them.
There should Just be one DON'T in
the family. It is DON'T SAY DON'T
unless a child wants to do something
really wrong. If fathers and mothers
would observe that DON'T and cut
out the nagging stuff it would do
more than any one other thing to pro-
mote family affection and make chill
dren as agreeable in their own home
as they are out of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

Well, the discussi n ragged back ana
f nth r several m nths, and we nm
ally sent the d ct a check T $50
We made it a int, then as w,
never permit anyb dy Inside ur
wn family win an argument fr M
us. Acc riding his reck ming we
still we the d ct SIS. The way we
figured it ut was that if We We're
a pr minent citizen the distincti [
setting ur d right arm was W rth
S mething him and if we were Il
a pr minent citizen $25 was en- ugh.
Well. a man VIII can we're me the
bstacle ( having his d right arm
br ken in tw places-wh can get
y ut his c lumn with his Id left hand
isn't & ing t permit the triflinS
difficulty a missing V wei st p
him. The C lumn will If the re-
pair man never mes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

"A marked improvement was noted
in the tone of the foreign exchange
market generally, directly due to the
satisfaction prevailing over the re-
daption accorded to the armament
Limitation proposals." declared a lead
ing financial daily of New York a
day or so after Hughes Unfolded his
plan. In England armament COM
pany shares declined, indicating a be-
lief that the conference will not prove
frp.tless." In Wall street. ''the news
respecting the Hughes disarmament
plan was decidedly constructive and
better than generally expected" All
of which goes to show the good effect
OF craftsmanship that the delegates
have termed ''machine-gun diplo-
macy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
TARIFF MAKERS, PLANS.

| 1t is announced by well informed
! persons in Washington that the bal
anee of the year will be devoted by
congress to clearing the decks for the
passage of the Fordney- Penrose tar
| iff bill. That bill it is said will occupy
| the attention of congress to the ex-
! clusien of other legislative matters
| beginning the fore part of the new
year.
June % the bill was submitted to
the house and promptly referred to
the ways and means committee. July
it was formally reported back to
the house and debate began. extend
ing to July 81, when the bill was
passed by vote of 2sS to 1877.
While the bill was under debate,
it is explained by it's friends. "agri-
culture was threatened with a terrific
amount of competition from abroad
from the agricultural interests that
something be done Immediately for
them. They did not think the situa-
ton would wait for the final adoption
of the general tariff bill.'' So. on
May 81, the emergency tariff bill was
passed which granted protection to
farm products.
The agricultural interests" re-
ferred to consisted almost wholly CT
a few members of congress who have
constituted themselves the special
friends of the farmer and guardians
of his welfare. Certain it is that no
considerable number of agriculturists
urged the passage of the bill. And If
amp farmer expected to derive bene-
fit from its enactment he has been
sadly disappointed. Prices of farm
products have declined steadily ever
since the bill became a law.
July % the general tariff bill was
referred to the finance committee of
the senate. which determined to hold
supplementary hearings, which COM
menced July 25. and which were con-
tinued daily until congress recessed
late in August. During the recess
there was an Irresistible movement all
over the country to induce congress
to give priority in legislation to the
tax bill, and quoting from tariff sup
porters: "sinee the agricultural in
terests had been taken care of by
way of the tariff, and i'm
ports were falling off, congress was
the more ready to bow to this opin-
ion"
The truth OF about the matter IS
that the majority party found that it
had hold of the hot end of a poker
and was glad of an opportunity to
drop it.
The tariff bill carries something of
an innovation in what is known as the
American valuation" clause. which
bases ad valorem duties on the do
nestle selling price, and this feature
has raised so great a storm of dis
approval, that there is little prob
ability that the bill will ever pass N
anything like its present form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

congress shah not exercise the power
to declare war or to declare the exist
ence of a state of war until such ques-
ton shall have been submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors in the
several states" If the country were
in fighting mood, probably the dan
ger could easily be found to be $50
imminent as not to admit of delay
Congress has never declared war
without just cause. Probably it never
will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEIE PAPE
FRANK FEERNOTS NEEDLE.
A PLAY.

A Play.
Scene, the Feernots eating suppir
all except Frank.
Mrs. Feernot. I wonder watts keep
ing Frank so late. We're half way to
dizzert alreddy and he's not heer yet.
Mr.. Feernot. If he Expects to get
eny suppir in this house tonite he TX
poets rong. Watts he think this is a
hotel?
Mrs. Feernot. Maybe he's got a
Mr.. Feernot. I'm tired of Excuses.
wunt action.
Mrs. Feernot. All heer he is now.
Ware have you bin, Frank?
Frank Feernot. Noware speshil-
Mr.. Feernot. I'm tired of having
you wawk in heer late for suppir IS if
you thaWt you owned the erth. Who
do you think you are, anyways?
Frank Feernot. Nobody speshil.
Mr.. Feernot. Meny a true werd
was spoke in jest. Wat nave you bin
doing?
Frank Feernot. Nuthing speshiI.
Mr.. Feernot. And that's jest about
wat you're going to get to eat, too.
Who's that ringing the frunt bell?
wy it's a, unknown man carry a big
gold medal. Well, WELL
Man. Is Frank Feernot amung
those heer?
Frank Feernot. Present.
Man. Kindly Except this gold med
die as a site reward for saving the
life of 80 wimmin and children out of
a berning bilding jest little vile ago.
Frank Feernot. Aw that wasent
enything.
Man. I don't see how you can be so
modest. Good by.
Mr.. Feernot. No wonder you was
late. Sit down and eat your suppir
vile I run GROUND and get a lemmin
merrang pie for a exter dizzert.
The End.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-25

During the month of October the
gross debt of the United States was
reduced s464,O0O,OO0, and on the last
day of October stood at $23,459.-
100000 OF course that sum includes
more than ,OOO.OOOOOO owed US
by foreign countries. With the pay
ment of that obligation our national
debt would be almost cut in half.
England has declared her intention
OF beginning payment next year.
Meantime the treasury continues to
make fresh loans but the rate of in
terest now has declined to somewhere
near what is paid on the bonds.