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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11

no principles. bat that each iudivid-
nal each group, each generation
must follow it's own instincts. Such
teaching reduces man with all his
history To the level Of an animal"
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BuInstead's WormSyrup

ITO children IN angel OF mercy" Wher,
directions arc followed. 1T NEVER PALS
Desplte scarcity and enormous cost OF
sANToNIS. 1t contains full dose. Stood
sixty years. test. SolA everywhere or bS
mail, Soc bottle.
Eat O A. Voorhees,. II D.. PhIladelphis
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CHARMING COLLECTION
OF VERSE PUBLISHED

continued From Third las')
yiyfdIv tho good old days OF Rev
John Jasper This ana the March
nf tn, Lodges" are The gems of Ia"
irnro'ocu,s which form tn" latter
norton 81 the work. Here ono must
not fail 10 remark in passing OF the
dcl!uiou~ message contained III TN
i,.sSiulsU ur "Huuiuau"ns, Will"
the RACE Question" Us vital ser
mon III itself.
The impression lct, when one
closes "Old Marstvr and other
Verses" IS that they are perfect IN
characterization. the poet has ana e.
lived the old-timc uerros viewpoint.
and synthctizcd his system OF reas-
ouiug with un,rrins accuracy. From
cover To- cover there is not haltinE
line. Meter and rhyJnm sing them
selves into The rcader's mind in
simultaneously. ana hav, boon handlcd
with polished technique. OF course
the tcchniCa! merit lies ia the negro
dialect developed To the Nth degree,
and in the sAilltul use OF mataph"r.
Genius sparklcs from every page.
These poems are not the mere work
"f literary rec!usc--SonethinS TO
catch the passing tancy-and hc read
no more, they have the vital spark
Of originality. and w!l ho!d per
mnreul ana unique position IN Ann
er can literature. What Chandler
Harris ala fo; negro dialect prose,
Benjamin Il. Valentine mas done for
negro aleot poetry
.,. G95e ,ae.e 2. '"a Z. , a;,'o T., G2n
!n- volume. ;'7an't6 quote iu Fan the
pue,s iu.u table rcunicatment,
tCtf-f. v.r,. -h.. execution Obj. Gin p.I
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ECZEMA | YEAR
IN PIMPLES
On Face and Arms. Itched
and Burned. Face Disfg-
ured. CutiCura Heals,

Eczema broke out in pimples on
ny face and arms. The itching and
burning were so severe that I
scratched ard irrita,ed the affected
parts, and / could not sleep at night.
by face was disfigurcd and my cloth
ing aggravated the breaking out on
my arms.
The trouble lasted about a year.
n friend advised Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and after had used two
cakes Of Soap and four boxes of
Ointment l was heahd. in about
four weeks" (Signed) Mrs. Carrie
Gtigsby $40 PeatlSt. Huntsville, Ala.
Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Tall
cum promote and maintain skin
purity, skin comfort and skin health
often when all else fails.
sAnpi. Each Pre- by Hsil Address: "CSuerr. Lab
ortieriai. Dept Il Maiden -, hass" Sold every.
vhc-s SI'sp &c. ontro< Mt 6 snd-sae 1,Icnn ne
| i--aE< Cuticura Sosp fhaves without mug
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GEORGE DAVIS DEATH
RECALLS KINDLY SPIRIT
Must Of Them Gone Now.

.ash, Comrades" II Rel.evc !, Tor
Ny Mother Told Ne So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01

railroads come to the government ask
ing for support when the problems
should be solved by them alone"
Railroads are purveyors of trans
portation. This should be furnished
to users at rates providing such mar
gins above cost as will permit the rail-
roads to sustain their credit in keep
ing with sound maintenance and ex-
pansien requirements. The rate
should not be so high as to disrupt
the normal flow of traffic. and drive
shippers to resort to abnormal iocali-
ration of traffic or the employment of
unusual hauling methods.
elf the rate which the business and
travelling public is able to, pay without
cansing disiocation will not permit the
railroads to make living return the
remedy obviously lies in reducing
transportation costs. II give II
artkeie is not returning a profit at a
certain sale price and IL the price cam
not be raised. the cost. of production
must be reduced. or financial diff
culties and possible bankruptcy ensue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

FEET.
I. got cowlick, an it stands
Up straight, an / got dirty hands,
An If it shows a single speck
/ have to go an wash my neck,
An every day Ma squints an peers
But / amt ever really neat. a..
All on account of hayin' feet.
These feet of mine are always wrong,
/ mustn't shuttle em along
Or Kick a stone that's In the way,
Or If l do someone will say:
Il wish you'd lift your feet bit,
The way you walk gives me a fittr
Those shoes were new week ago
An now you've busted out the toe.v
They're always peckin' at me, too.
For standin' like the fellers do.
An just because my toes turn in,
The teachers make the pupils grin
By tellin' me ten times a day:
"Please turn your toes the other way
An even when I'm in my seat
She kicks IL 1 Just swing my feet.
II get nervous an I put
One shoe upon the other foot,
Or scrape the floor, they saw my laudt
Is that. the way a boy should standi"
An If / rest 'em on chair,
Ma says: Don't put your feet up there z
An If l sit on them they roar:
please put your feet upon the floorl"
I'm gettin' tired OF all this talk
About the way 1 stand fer walk, -
An anyhow il seems to me,
at least as far as / can see, 81
Ny feet aren't any different than
The other feilers round here, an
Some day my temper will explode
1t amt my fault I'm pigeon-toed.
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest. }
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Questions-Answer

Q. Where may obtain a fiux to solder
aluminium cooking Utensils !=-E. y.
A. ,The bureau of standards says II Is
impossible no. solder aluminium cooking
utensils and obtain a repair ,thatswiil salts
factorily resist corrosion.
O. Is there material called bombast:-
n. S. k
A, In the time OF James of England.
mixture of cotton and silk yarn was called
bombast. 1t was used to pad the enormous
breaches worn at that time Hence bonn
bast Is applied to anything written or
spoken in an inflated style.
q. What is the seating capacity Of the
Mormon Tabernacle al Y.
4. The seating. capacity of this edifice,
gallery included, Is 10000.
tAny reader can ger IN. answer 10 any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington. d. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
urean cannot give advice on legal. medicaL
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GETTING NOWHERE.

Nothing that has transpired in the
hearing before the railway labor aoard
at Chicago has cast doubt on the gen.
eral belief that the nigh wage scales
of the emr' Dyes have L'nced an insu-
perable burden on railroad operation.
The figures on the tremendous in
crease in payroll in the last few years
speak for themselves.
1t would be difficult and probably
impossible to support the claim that
the roads might institute economies
that would offset the expensive labor
agreements made by the government
with the employees. Trainloads may
be increased, traffic efficiently routed
and minor wastes eliminated. But the
stubborn fact remains that railways
are paying war time wages and are
forced by union regulations to make
vast OUTLAWS for work that is not per-
formed.
On the other hand the railroads are
charging for service. rates above the
highest collected IL war time. And to
these the government adds an extra
charge for passenger fares. 1t seems
unreasonable. therefore. for the roads
to demand a reduction in the wages
paid to their employees, without max
ing a corresponding reduction In
freight and passenger charges.
Justice to railroad labor does not
demand that wages De maintained at
their war time poaki when all other
classes of employees are submitting to
reductions. This immunity to world
readjustment would be purchased at
stoo dear a price If the railroads are
to be bankrupted to foot the bill or the
Taxpayers are forced to make up the
sdeficit. But the railroads would be
THE gamers in reducing rates to q
ipolnt that would stim0ate business.
| Besides they would reduce living
costs and place their employees in a
! position TO accept a cut in wages with
out actual loss.
4 THE time has come" says the Woll-
lmsn Review. "for the railroad execu-
.tives and railroad management In
! general to proceed along the lines of
private operation, or to throw up their
hands and confess their ineptitude.
III those now in charge are unable to
tcope with their difficulties, they ought
to make way for others who Gang Our
lrailroad structure cannot be hybrid
affair - half government ownership
land half private ownership. II must
he one or the other. The people of
the country have said that they prefer
.prlvate ownership Congress should
.SSl-
make it successful. nor should the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS or
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Each reader of The state journal Is Of
fsred the unlimited use of the largsrt In
formation bureau in the world.
This Service Bureau Is located In the
national capital, wheresit is in tmmedinte
touch with all the great resources OK the
United States government
1t can answer practically any question
you want to ask, butt can't give advice.
Or make exhaustive research,
The war forced so ma y chang ! In the
daily life of the American people that the
service of this information bureau Will De
invaluable to all who use 1t.
Keep in touch with your goVerpment at
all times. 1t can help you In a. Thousand
The State Journal pays for this splendid
service In order that every one OF Its read
ers may take free advantage of 1t. You ake
welcome to use It as often as you IKE
Write your request briefly, sign yorr
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
LITTLE BERHY'S NOTE BOOK
BY IMla PAPE-

/: Me and Pubs Simkins and Sid Hunt
was up in my setting room Sunday
AFTERNOON and weqF started to tawk
about wat a meen soaksLew Davis was
for not reporting for spring baseball
practice jest because he twasnt elected
captin Of the Inyisibles,i Pubs saying.
I tell you wat lets do, lets send him a
insulting letter.
Like fun, we mite all be arrested
for corrupting the mail, sad Sid Hunt
G, never thawt of stnat, sed Pubs.
and I sed, I tell you wat. Fit get the
dictionary and wen take a lot of
long words out. of 1t and make a let
ter and it will sound insulting without
enybody being axuilly able to prove it.
WITCH we started to do, taking US
about a hour to write II and this be-
ing it. LIZ
Barometer bodkins g.
We take this Byzantine oppor-
toonity to tell youSwe think you are
a Carpathian cassowary and a. dithy-
rambic duplication, and not only that
but you are a big electro chemical
embassy of a expostulation and a fl
hrous fioeculated finnikin of the ,werst
fossiligy. If you don't beleeve' that.
you can gavot to gazetteer, you dried
up gIobular gyroscope of a Infatuated
heterodox. You .Jarassic Jurisdiction,
now you know wat we think of you,
you marsupial megatheriiifn.
Respectfully, Kenny Potts. Pubs
Simkins and Sid Hunt.
Being pritty insulting looking of
letter, and jest wen we was. going
to take it out and mail 1t we found
out we dident have eny stamp
I tell you let's wat, let's stick it
under his door, I sed.l
wieh we went out to do, and on
the way who did we meet but Lew
Davis himself eating candy out of a
bag, and we stopped a vile to give
him a chance. to give US some, and he
gave us each 2 hunks and we tore
UP the letter out of gratitude.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01


hoy stopped to give me = bug and twe
or three resounding kisses. But we
met Aunt Mia on the way home and
she lugged him off to look for some
book she seemed awfuIIy keen about.
Dad seems sort of dippg over Aunt
Nita- I noticed it wheP was home
before She's some locker all right.
was stunning this morninG'
what did she have en- =, asked to
cover my emotion, AT the boys frank
remark about his father.
"Oh, some soft white thing. and
big lacy parasol-no hat"
well, never mind her Take your
bag upstairs and then come down and
help me. We're having q big house,
warming tonight. Dancinsr
"Huly geei never thought them
fellows getting the measles would get
me such a good time You bet III
help. Say. mother. you'il daiee with
me. won't you?"
s'you bet wiilI'' siansiiy replied.
comforted. I had my boys love no
matter what happened.
tTomorrow-A contretemps.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
ToPEKA's NEXT MAYOR.

1t is most evident, from the large
corwine in the recent city primary.
that Topekans are DESTROYS of a
change in the executive office of the
city hall. It is net what Mayor Cor
wine has done that has turned the
tide of public sentiment-but what
he. apparently, has not done In the
handling of civic affairs.
Altho the mayor, as chairman OF
the board of commissioners and as
head of the fire department. has
made no mistakes of public nature.
he has, as head OF the police depart
.ment, allowed condition to get be-
yend his control. It was necessary
for public spirited officers outside the
mayors office to bring about a
change.
The commission form of govern
ment provides that the mayor must
be responsible for the police admin
istration. Mayor Corwine's police
protection has been woefully lacking.
The investigation forced by Judge
Hugh MaeFarland for the purpose of
acquainting the public with the facts
b u-g h I out enough department
weaknesses to indicate that the mayor
had been submitting to a situation
that is vital to every citizen of tho
community.
Topeka has been weak in police
protection. Mr.. Corwine has had two
years to strengthen It and he Nas
failed. 1t is not necessary to give him
two years more.
w. L. Porter. nominated with Mr..
Corwine. has proven to Topeka his
worth as a progressive, wide awake
public official. In his experience on
the commission and in civic matters
he is well acquainted with the needs
of the police department. To trust
Mr.. Porter with the responsibility of
such an important task is, at least, an
worth while.
! There is one feature in the cam
paign that is not in accord with the
full meaning ana intention of the
commission form of government.
Shawnee county Republicans have
taken action in supporting Mr.. Por-
ter. The commission government is
strictly. nonpartisan and 1t was, voted
into power in Topeka for the purpose
OF eliminating party politics and elect
ing to- office the men best qualified
for the positions. The party emblems
preferred by Mr.. Porter or Mr.. Cor
wine should not be considered. To-
peka is a sixty million dollar "corpo-
ration" and for the next two years
this concern" is to be managed by
five men known as the "city commits
sion." 1t is no time to swing politics
into line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
Dorothy Dix Talks
They Also Pay--a.
BY DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Pnid Woman Writer.

-"of course. the y4ars. and hard
work. and care told on my wife. Just
as it does on other women" the man
continued. "She got to be middle
aged and faded. and grey-hairea, and
a little stout; but no more SO than
just the average woman she had
physically than had. but ] never
thought of that.
My position placed me where I
came in contact with many young
women They fascinated me with their
looks their freshness. their high spfr-
it's. They fiattered me--they vamped
me--for l was the boss. aud l had
money to spend on them, and I was
fool enough not to be able TO see thru
their Establishments and cajoleries-
81 began to think that i was young
again. that ] had right to romance.
that I was tied down by my old wife;
and commenced running around with
these girls. and spending nay money on
them. I came to hate home. to be
cross. fault~finding, and dissatisfied
when was there, and when looked
it with the fresh young beauty of the
girls in my office. it became I'M
bearable. .,
Finally I imagined myself in love
with one of these young women, and
I literally forced my wife into getting
utSOTsc 50 tfat L COuld marry HSf-
81 expected to. be perfectly happy.
but am the most miserable man on
earth, and my very soul is torn with
remorse. = After my iufatuation had
tended. and it didn't last six months. L
found that 1 had nothing in common
with this young creature to whom L
am married. She wants to- be dancing
and gadding- around ALI the time, and
to have the amusements she Graves.
want to lead a quiet life. We think
alike on no subject on earth, because
!, she has the viewpoint of her day. and
/ of mine, and she considers me fossil
lied in my opinions. She Is selfish,
and grasping, and greedy, and feels
that the only way she can be paid Tor
| having married an old man, as she
| thinks me, is by having the run OF his
| pocketbook.
II can but compare her with my old
wife, the one who fought by my side
| for SO many years, whose loyalty I
proved million times, who never had
a selfish thought where was con-
eerned, and whose pride was in my
,, achievements; and when I do hate
! the hard young beauty across the liable
from me. and wonder how / couldiever
Ehave been food enough 10 prefer Ut. to
the gentle. old face that love Tor me
+ Lam ltersily erazed with grief ana
kenvy, whenever E see an old couple,
who have walked since youth together,
/ going down the long wall hand in
| hand. Theirs is the only true hapPi-
ness, for they are bound together by
! the ties of lifetime, and there.is that
| between them that can never be be-
tween q niddle-aged an and q Youhg
girl. Believe me, there is no happi-
ness for the man who. forsakes his old
wife for a new one. Nothing but re-
morse. There is particular devil set
apart to torture him."
Which is even true, AS we SOW, we
reap. No real happiness was ever
| built on another persons misery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01

The excess profits tax levied dur
ing the war represented an effort to
carry out the policy expressed IN
President Harding's inaugural address
wherein he said: "AIl above the nor
NAL shall flow into the defense chest
of the nation" But the, excess profits
tax did not work out in practice as
planned in theory. Thosesssubject 10
the-~tax increased selling. prices to
such extent as to pass the tax on the
consumer. 1t no longer should be
permitted to cucumber the statute
books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01

Much is being said and written re-
gerding slack business, with a tend
ency to regard it as result of a
diminishing buying power. But t. z
reluctance of everybody to buy on a
falling market should not be disre-
garded. When prices are falling, the
public buys only enough to meet
actual needs. while waiting for the
bottom to be reach d. When prices
were at the peak. attention was
called in these columns to what
would happen when prices began TO
fall. Those prophecies have been full
filled. General prosperity 'ands- full
employment of. labor come only with
stabilized or rising prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01
The Won1ar,
H Married
BY JANE PHELPS


II.
sort or ear,v summer lethargv
SUI ~ aattIas s.,an,, E,,sy
AZ lannine ~ y,ssr nartv the first one
Nc bad e-sisy s;nSs1 arr ha,,ss was fin
fs,ad - ,s,,,s. 80 ~ ;ntarsst
DI tsStss 80. - - 49, NC
:. - 2
$50 e.o.s 49, ~ II ~ - sa.a.s
eueu. no edIu 1911 10y e e..s- -
20 MneNl hs hau sapiiiilesgs Hts Hisnu
ssNpt oo ne saiu, anu nsu 5000
snae HS eoo NJ tvuss ~ teaaa1"
,aie, y nSi : urseo INV uss tess,
1911 nc Naiiuele9 ~ " ua MIA =.
va ~" ~ nae vi Ny s,sz,,
Tune Wouiu sik spy tue wlhuoN
ana wait 1hlnklng iong. harro~ Tsi,;
tnouehts- oiuce ths nisnl wnen Oieh
nau repuise4 me WIZ. pIppoSeI ~
~ ofsar s RAJ 1'N sn.x, nh ha
nc & ,.z;ah ~. ,eits $3.50 ,atcrtrr
80 49, +ter.,,~ sss.ss - sss,,,f,,t
II ~ ,Sn,ss;o NJ, 1stsal;,,a 49, p,,,,
.s =
II si.,, ai.e
away. someone's ESD oausnt nun waecn.
sS rns III. ey a.
g o.
a. ss.ia as wou.o luoAa ~ 6sa,,
80 Ia ~
+ho1t - -; sme ss., 10
LINES sIeuieS ~ utes' ~.
VIII, t p poM i1ohsu ehsh upon win
tbe 80 ,si,ss+ts t'io
J,arita %. me o.,s, freo,,.n,,,
tbosa few 5aus hefo1-a nc ~. ~
WAYS with a question as to INV need
of her n hurt mo 10 see DicI flush
with Measure when he greeted her
A. t;,,,as ~ annaanas -. s,seu.sa,,
late With bs ppiness@or sisa IN, :
agined if he Was So o,,iet Nv mind
was chaotic, At one time wand
believe 1 was taking the right course,
at another wol,Id' won n ~ as,
serted mvseIf Iet nick know thai T
disliked his intimacy with .Iuanita' If
If would not neshaps nroya the hetter
way
NV preparations were about COM
pleted. i had sent out INV invitatians
On ragged eSred n;eees ~ hari sn5
with a Quotation from soma fan,oms
auti3or bun,oroI,s or o ea1 isl'iot1
lend them interest2end o oddst, WIS., 20
engaged two m,usieiansWa 'surnrise
for n;cir xybo ba5 v;shad -, a. - 20 :
co,,ld bave sometbins hesi6 1s.e das W., We
frola. for dancing haid made Ont
my supper menu. We had decided If
more Tea Sil,Ie thar forr,aI $780,
because Of the size of our dininr room,
L had bought a new go1yr, which 7
knew vas becornfpa. vet tfa1t
heavy-bea rtad anprabe,si,,s
Yet of what9 Nothina more bad
hannened 10 cause me 70 fsar had
heard nothing seen nothing sara
what with narfsct nronriet,- e.
between fvva closa @,friends- s,,ch
Dick and JiIar,ita1 vvea,.e--or- c,ai,,,aa -
be. But intIIitively sonetbing saauaS
to tell me tbaf + uras 80, tr,,st;r,n 49,
! ea siIy daceina5a 60, w aetis, 700
eoTIJ 80. =; ~ ,,.:,s}e - ouio.
! Tban ~ ,,irh. 1870 e,.e iuea' .....
sonetbing h. nner,ea - ~ II party
tbine ,,,s -. 20 ~. ~ put an pul one
cn,,,f, Nv y. nay iii'hu' junior was
'oi AM en, home. ., s,s. ,as ,ua,.o,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01

1t has been suggested that one of
the duties of the new state oil in
spcctor will be to pour oil on the
troubled political waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-01


The editor of the Manufacturers
Record has written an open letter to
President Harding in which he says:
THE decrease during the last twelve
months in the value of the products
Of farms. mines, factories and securi-
ties has aggregated about $e5.00o.-
100000, or largely more than the
actual cost of the war to this country.
This tremendous decrease which has
staggered the business life of the ma
ton, which has Impoverished mill
lions of farmers and thrown out of
employment several million men, has
been almost wholly due to an unwise
effort to bring about in twelve months
a deflatien following four years of in
flatlon. In explanation 1t might be
said that the government giveth and
the government taketh away. 1t gave
producers s25. 600. zoe, 900 by Initiating
the currency and then took it sway
by debating the currency, leaving the
producers right where they were in
the beginning. In other words they
had s25, 900, 900. 600 on paper and the
paper has been destroyed. 1t cannot
be shown that they have lost much
actual money.