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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02


was all tore up and they was rePaper-
ing the parlor and fixing the front
porch and YOU and Mira Harding teek
them over to the Marion club ana
showed them the times of their lives.
Adelaide has been for you ever since.
tore up like you was who could stand
visitors and lock pleasant like YOU
and Mrs. Harding done is all right
The first thing She done after we was
married was to teach me to say Pres
ident Harding" 1t took her nearly -
year to get me ietter-perfect. but she
sure accomplished what she set OUT
to do. -.
well, Warren, as said don't want
anything and don't care who you APP
point in your cabinet. but thHy are enc
piece of advice 1 am goinE to give
you and yeu can take it. or leave IL.
and whichever you do the people will
not be heartsick. because the people
do net give a dang about what YOU
and I do. All they want is to set away
frem the store in time to 60 to the
first picture show, and IL you let them
do that the country is safe as far as
they are concerned. Be that asit may.
When I came home from the Chicago
convention in 1e16the first thing Ade-
laide asked me was i out with any
ladies, and the second thing was hew
did Mr.. Harding do. Well. says
to her practically ignoring her first
question. "Mr. Harding walked on
eggs for pretty near two hours ana
never cracked a SHE'LL Now, what
l want to tell you to do is to go ahead
and crack some shells. You take Gen.
Dawes. Two weeks ago Gen. Dawes
did not have no more reputation than
any other soldier who fought in the
war. Well, the Gen. went out and
crackedR lot of shells and IL they are
another hero In this u. S. at this writ
ing ask you to tell me who he Is.
some shells. They are just one per-
son the American people loves TO
death and that Is the guy who kicks
them in the Stats. You go ahead and
tell 'em where to get off and where
to head in and your administration
will be a grand success.
Adelaide still has the kodak picture
which was took with her standing be-
tween you and Bert Crexton. the one
where you wore a linen buster. 1t was
lost for several years. but she found
IL as soon as you was nominated for
president and it has hardly been out
of her sight since. She thinks a lot
of that picture, but as l said before.
/ don't want thing. / have a good,
Job here and could not afford to give
II up for any ordinary office. ex-
pect we are coming down to the in
auguration, but don't suppose will
get any further than the hotel. I
start a lot of places, but i always fin
ish in a room in the hotel. So-if you
do not see us when you get up to
make your, speech do not be disap-
pointed. If you happen to want to
talk anything over with me, I expect
1 will be either in the lobby of the
hotel or in the barber shop. Yours
respectively. ID. CASTOR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02
Observation-Disclosures

@. Is it proper TO say THE man was
hanged" or "The man was hung2 L. l.. 3.
A. When referring to the death penalty,
hanged.
O. What is meant by "saeresanet'? 1
have seen 1t used several times lafely.-G
I. T.
A. As an adjective the word means
sacred or inviolable. AS a noun, that which
is most holy or sacred
O. What is the total annual cost fer
each house Of congress wv b. n.
A. The report of the treasurer of tie
United States says that -ehe expenses 81
the senate in 1919 totaled $a112.571Ta
while the entire cost Of the house of rem
q. When viii the the 3 sac csIifornia g u
put in commission w. L. p.
A The Bureau of Construction and Res
pair of the Navy Department says tat
the U. s. S. California will probably re
commissioned during the month Of JULY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

one case right after another until
over so had been disposed o.. No one
was excused from paying q fine while
the reporter was present. Taxicab
sportsmen, a burlesque actress, q
popular soprano. business women and
wives of all classes and descriptions
all paid the penalty seriously. bitterly,
or cheerfully-
One of the multitude of guilty wait
ing in the court room told the reporter
that, in his opinion, few people are
ever accused unjustly. 1t was often
possible to persuade the cop to forget
it, but once in court escape from fine
was unheard of.
~"Once I was arrested unjustly, and
argued the cop out of it, he said.
The old boy had just stonped the car
ahead of me, and ! explained that he
couldn't possibly trail two cars at once
that if he knew what the other car.
which had passed me, was making, he
couldn't know what l was making.
He finally agreed that perhaps he
couldn't and accepted a friendly
cigar"
While all of this filming smust pro-
vide a certain deterrant to speeding,
and while it furnishes an excellent
source of revenue to the city, an after
noon in the traffic court is apt to con-
vince one that other measures are
urgently needed to reduce the ever
rising motor mortality rate Judge
House suggests, for one thing, that
better and further traffic supervision
Is required in New York, and he says
that certainly more Inspectors are
needed.
The state of New York has Just six
inspectors giving road tests to persons
seeking licenses to operate autoTno-
biies," said the Judge, while New Jer-
sey has thirty-four and Connecticut
forty. If New York Is to reduce it's
of motor accid ants, it must sec
that licenses ara not isisled to drug adj
diets and the feeble, minded, but to
persons who arm physically and mem
tally capable OF driving; cays.' !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

Under the bill passed by congress to
limit immigration from any nation TO
3 per cent of the number of that ma
tionality residing in the United States
in 1910, between 100000 and 100000
foreigners can enter in one year. OF
those entitled to entry. Germany can
claim nearly half, If peace shall'be es-
tablished between that country and
the United statcssr The total net gain
in population by immigration thru, the
port of New York in 1920 was about
266. 900. or about so per cent of the
yearly average for the five-year Pc
riod preceding the war. Prior to the
war we received on an average about
one million immigrants year, but
during the five-year period OF the war
we received total or OILY 1,sS0,00o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

Government interference in bust
ness received another jolt when the
United States supreme court on Mon
day declared the Lever act to be I'M
constitutional. The law never did any
good but did a vast amount of harm
Also attempts to enforce it cost the
government a lot of money. When
ever the government interferes in
business it makes a mess of things.
The railroad situation affords a case
in point. The railroads were told how
much they should pay their help and
how much they should charge for
service. Nobody seems to be satisfied
with the result. 1t is being pointed
out that private management is as
much of failure as was government
management. But there is no such
thing as private management. 1t is
dual management that the country is
witnessingand all agreeing dual man
agement is working badly. So if the
point be reached where it is consid-
cred necessary that the railroads
should have but one set of bosses
probably the government will get
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

Denald's way was a bit unusual. She
smiled up at him. Her eyes then lin
gered on the blushing Girl who had
risen to such splendid heights both as
a woman and writer.
There was a lovely glow in the girls
eyes as she looked up.
Il have not as yet been annoyed by
attentions" she said softly.
But look out from now on
laughed Donald, and swept both
women into a great bear hug.
Copyright 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndieate1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

The Fordney emergency tariff bill
finally has been passed, in the conf
dent belief of many of its Supporters
that Abe president will veto it. Pas
sage has been delayed SO late in the
session that Mr.. Wilson needs only to
allow it TO remain on his desk to kill
it. If by any chance he should sign
it there would be a lot OF disappointed
and embarrassed members of con-
gresS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

Harry had been studying his grand
fathers face, which was very much
wrinkled.s
..well, Harry" said the old gentle
man, loosely, do you like my facet"
'sWell, grandpa" said the boy. 'its
an awfully nice face, but was won
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

A statement by the department of
labor shows that while wholesale
prices of s27 selected commodities fell
off 6 y per cept in January. as COM
pared with December, the retail prices
of 4s household commodities in 81
cities showed a decline of per cent.
On this same basis a decline of 2Sk
per cent in wholesale prices has taken
place within the year. while the retail
price decline for the same period was
II per cent? Both wholesale and re-
tail prices I'M January last were about
rs per cent higher than in January.
1918. The fact that retail price de-
clines are not keeping pace with those
in the wholesale market accounts in
large measure for the prevailing slack
business and the steady resistance of
labor to wage reductions. Wages were
increased to meet living costs. Re-
ductions should not be expected up-
less accompanied by lover cost OF Nv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

For the second time in recent weeks
Pittsburgh, Pa, has passed Kansas
City in amount OF bank clearings 1t
is up to the city at the Kaw's mouth
TO see that it does not become habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

tCopy right 1920. by the wheeler Syndicate.
Incl y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28

TINE chleftainship of every greal
Il nation still passed from father t.
son until the presidency of the United
States was created, when the frsl
free fOr-all race and an even start foi
the highest prize was opened to the
sons Of men regardless of the accidents
OF birth. In this fair test, new blood
has won every time with only two ex
ccption in century and quarter.
Even John Quincy Adams did not
win the race, but was outrun at the
polls by Andrew Jackson. the son OF
an immigrant. Political parties hay-
ing disappeared in 1924, four men en-
tered the contest and deadlocked the
electoral college, which left the houst
OF representatives TO choose from
among the three highest candidates.
This eliminated the fourth man-Hen
ry Clay-who aided in the election OF
Adams and who received from the
new president the appointment OF
secretary of state.
The only non-partisan administra
tion the country ever has had was not
a shining example of success. Uncom
promising. alone, John Quincy Adams
stalked his solitary way, never once
turning TO the right or TO the left from
the strait and narrow path Of indepen
dence. With no sense OF humor 10 re
lieve his sense Of self-righteouSness It
light up his view Of his fellows or L
a 4, a.. q TN,
possible for his supporters to feel any
enthusiasm for him.
John Quincy Adams led the simple
life In the White House. Getting NJ
at 8, he built his fire. read his daily
portion of the Bible and while the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28

government clerks still slept, he tool
his walk or swim.
John Quincy Adams alone has solveC
the problem of ex-presidents. He forge,
that ne had been president at all anC
went to work like any other citizen
With his houses in Quincy and Bos
ton mortgaged and the income from
his estate too slender for the supper
of his family. John Quincy Adams
heard the bark of the wolf at his door
as in his gloomy fancy he closed il
upon public life in his sixty-second
year. When some neighbors ventureC
to ask the next year if II would be be
meath his dignity 10 represent the ole
Plymouth Rock district in congress
this great American, who had been 9
senator, a minister at the courts Of
The Hague, Berlin, st. Petersburg anC
London, secretary Of state and 2
president. replied that he was not
above serving the people as one OF
the selectmen Of his town.
Washington was aghast at the sight
of an ex-president taking his seat ir
the hurly-burly Of the lower house
only two years after leaving the
White House. Without joining the
Democrats or the Wings, with no fac
ton about him. John Quincy Adams
faced alone the Jackson administration
which had supplanted his own and
alone he met a swarm Of his old-timo
critics on a level. Under his incessant
pounding the majority against the
right Of petition fell session by SEES
sion until 1t disappeared entirely in
1914. lie had won his long fight
against the gag rule and his diary is
lit mp with his rejoicing in victory
His life was crowned. His work was
. done. Still he labored on. Although
he fell in n Boston street under a
stroke Of paralysis, he insisted upon
returning to his duties in congress
where the members stood as he en-
tered the hall and cheered him on his
way 10 his seat. A year afterward, as
he seemed. about to rise to address
the speaker, he suddenly pitched for
/ ward upon the floor.
The veteran had been MORALLY
stricken on the field. Although he lin
gered two days. he was not removed
from the capitol, but remained in q
| little room off the old hall OF the
house. There, still at his post, diet
this old and devoted servant Of hi:
country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
RIDE ON SUNBEAM EXPRESS
Journey That Would Be Remarkable
for Speed and for Wonders
Seen Along the Way.

Emile Belot, the French astronomer,
suggests that. If one were able TO
straddle light ray (Which travels
$4,000 miles a second) and thus voy-
age through space. observations along
the route would be exceedingly inter-
estlng.
It would take only n little more
than second 10 reach the moon and
in minutes and 90 seconds one would
arrive at the planet Mars. One would
get as far as Jupiter in 80 minutes,
10 Saturn in 70 minutes TO Uranus In
2I2 hours and 10 Neptune in 4 hours.
On the way one would come across
a great many comets without tails
nebulous bodies OF spherical shape
which are rarely seen from the earth.
1t would take two years to get out
side the sphere Of the suns attraction,
and by that time our orb Of day
would look like nothing more import
ant than a big star.
The star nearest 10 us, Alpha Cen
tauri. would meanwhile be looming up.
and the wayfarer through space might
expect TO arrive there In a little more
than four years. BY this time he
would have journeyed 2i,OOOOOO'OOO
miles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
Painfully Thrilling Game.

The natives Of the Philippine islands
have a game known as shaping" II
is played by two men. Both are
nude, and after tossing a shell TO de-
termine who is cit" one of them, the
at" man, takes a seat on a log in
such a manner as 10 expose his right
thigh. He then lights a cigarette and
endeavors TO maintain an air of con-
temptuous Indifference.
The other man steps back so as 10
get good swing, and then slaps with
his hand with every ounce Of strength
he can put into 1t. The report sounds
like a pistol shot. A judge examines
the spot where the blow fell. II a
blood blister Is shown-that is, If the
blood can be seen just under the skin
the victim has no chance TO come
back at his antagonist. If it does not
show. then he can swing at the other
fellow.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
The CharacterIess Derby.

The derby was as void Of character
as an iron pot yet Mr.. Howells wore
II for a time. Can one fancy Mark
Twain in n derby hat? Walt Whit
man always wore a broad-brlmmed,
gray soft-felt hat. One thinks Of Lin
coin with a stovepipe hat on, as he
wore this in most Of his pictures.
Roosevelt liked a wide-brimmed felt
hat, like that of the cowboys. While
he was President l once saw him 60
Ing TO church with a shining silk hat
on his head. The first time l saw EN-
erson he had on a stovepipe hat, one
much the worse for wear. He proba-
bly, never wore any other kind.-John
Burroughs, in the Dearborn Independ'
ent,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
WHERE BUNGLER DOES HARM
Always Makes a Mess OF His Own Life
and Too Frequently the Lives
of Others.

Bunglers are frequently takers
above their ability TO perform. To be
sure they want TO be rated well among
their friends and frequently GO TO the
limit in telling others what they are
going 10 do. That's how George got
into the hospital. Ii seems George
and another colored chap did the gar
denlng on a certain mans estate in
the Middle West. one morning George
didn't turn up. The master went TO
Sam and said: "Sam, where's George?'
I'm de hospital, sah." "In the hos
pital; how did that happen?' "Well,
you see replied Sam. George is mar
rled and he's ben telling me for long
time as how he's goln' to lick his wife,
cause her naggin', and yisttidy she
done hear him ut II. OATS all" And
how many there are like him. They
are going 10 turn the world upside
down until they meet face TO face with
the facts.
After the bunglers get in their work
it's impossible for anyone else TO make
a good Job of il. They take perfectly
good regulations and leave them pretty
poor examples of what is good. No
wood butcher ever made bigger mess
OF good lumber than has many bun
gler made Of other peoples lives And
these artists even bungle mp their own
lives. They get their heads full of no.
tions that lead 10 folly. Like guns,
they 60 off half-cocked and the dam
age can never be repaired. Careless
of the facts, they frequently make as
sertions that are far from true and
act according TO what you expect OF
such creatures. Every effort added
seems to add TO The cOnfuSiOn.-Grit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AT special meeting of the City
Commission in session at the council
hambers in the City of Alma, on
Wednesday, April 18th, 1921, at
o'clock p. M, the following resolution
vas offered by Commissioner Archer
IS follows:
Resolution
WHEREAS, n petition has been
lied with the city commission by in
crested property owners and others,
skiing and praying that the city
commission vacate, discontinue and
lbolish an alley located and being on,
Trough and adjoining block one %
# Michigan Heights subdivision TO
he city of Alma, according to the
ecorded plat thereof, or such portion
hereof as said city commission shall
leem advisable and without detri-
nent or injury to the public;
AND, WHEREAS, said city COM
mission deems and declares that the
whole of said alley or such part or
portion thereof as it may hereafter
determine upon hearing, should be
acated, discontinued and abolished
Is not being injurious and detriment-
Il to the public interests;
AND, WHEREAS, notice Of hear
ng upon said petition should be Civ
n to the public and all other parties
n interest Of this resolution that full
fearing may be had thereon;
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that the city commits
ion Will be in session at the city hall
consider any objections to said
proposed vacation and adjustment
f said alley on Tuesday, the 18th
lay Of May, A. ID. 1921, at the hour
f eight o'clock p. m. of said date,
It which hearing all persons may be
leard in regard thereto and full
caring had thereon.
The above resolution was support
d by Commissioner Chick, which
vas adopted by a yea and nay vote
S follows:
Yeas: Commissioners Chick, Glass,
archer and Mayor Murphy.
Nays: None.
Commissioner Creaser absent and
not voting.
Francis c. Hayward, Clerk
has. r. Murphy, Mayor. 95-3
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
Men Short In France.

The average height for men is 8
feet 5 inches, and for women is feet
inches. The observation indicates
that $50 per cent of the French peo-
nle have chestnut hair. The blondes
are next I'm order, forming only 1882
per cent of the population. Pure black
hair IS found in 1888 per cent-that is,
slightly more frequently than red hair,
which altogether was found In only
O.72 per cent Of cases.
Pure black hair, so rare IN France,
,s the rule In certain Mediterranean
countries (for instance, in definite re-
gions of SPAIN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
They Speak Well of 1t

Il frequently hear Chamberlain's
1ough Remedy praised bv friends and
lcquaintances which only tends to
itrengthen my good opinion of it"
writes Mrs Fred AFTER, GAINESVILLE,
ohio Try it when you have a cough
r cold and see for yourself what an
EXCELLENT medicine it is. 94-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
His Great Talent.

BLANKS a great artist, isn't hep"
mo"
"But he gets big prices for his
work"
ayes. he's a mighty good salesman"
Boston Transcript
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28

Comingl Successful comedy-"Mr.
jim" Watch for the date.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28
For Those WI. Believe In Dreams.

To dream of chickens, you will be
tho victim CT cowordly act. To eat
one. you will expose a treacherous
friend. To XII them. honor and glory.
To cook them. you will inJure friend
unIptentionally.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28

Comingl Successful comsdy-'Mr
lin" Watch for the date.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-28

We would be pleased to show you
samples of Canaan coal. Brown
Ward Co., phone 27.-6Otf.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-10-07
THE MAKING OF COLOGNE.

The Southern part of France makes
much OF the perfume used in this
country. The sum realized in the
wholesale prices to the French, equals
$5.00O,0O0 each year. They cultivate
gather, and extract the oil from 1000
tons OF orange flowers. 1900 tons Of
roses, 1900 tons Of Jasmine. 400 tons
of violets, 300 tons OF tuBeroses. 100
tons Of minosa, so tons Of reseda, and
10000 tons OF jooquil, besides small
or amounts of other flowers. Thyme,
rosemary and lavender must be ex-
tracted right in the fields. Roses
must be taken when just ready to
open. Violets must be picked early In
the morning when the sun is not so
hot.