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, 1922-03-15
BAD HOMESTEAD CITIZENS.

at is enough to make anyone's heart sick to go
through the slum districts in large cities" says the
Newark Advocate. "It is not strange that people get
disconnected in these dfngy districts, in which build
ings are in poor repair and dirt and disorder prevail
And in most cities and towns there are some houses
that approximate the same condition
~The living conditions prevailing in a town have a
great deal to do with the morale of the people. Those
who reside in forlorn and i'll kept tenements get dis
satisfied with life, and are rebellious against the so
cial system. II you move those people into attractive
little apartments or homes, and induce them to main
tain that condition you reconcile them to life. You
incite them to pull themselves up and show ambition,
and check the tendency to engage in vices, which often
result. from the disbursement of discontented people.
"The landlords of poorly kept homes usually say
that the tenants are careless and would not keep the
property up IL il was improved. That is true in many
cases. II discontented people who are sick of their
unhappy surroundings, would show more responsible
ity for Improvement, they would encourage real estate
owners to keep their property in better repair.
at would pay landlords to make special induce
ments to such tenants. An owner can well afford to
make : discount on his rent to any family that would
keep their building and grounds in attractive cordi-
ton, and do something to beautify them. Or he could
make the rate higher to those who refused to cooper
ate in this way.
"nl-kept homes are a blot on the nation and the
community. A combined effort should be made to pro-
duce neat and cheerful conditions for the people who
occupy rented quarters"
, 1922-03-15
Enigma

I have known loveiiness that broke
my heart:
Pale aspens through an evening wet
with rain;
A dusty road whercon the nttiins
w-nt cracking homeward from Some
crowded mart
A road that wandered like . thing
apart,
And made me dream of lost youth
once again
And what of with their Grim
son stain
Against q wan that crumbied from
the START
I drink an wonder avidiy. lest I
Be absent from this world within a
day.
I scarcely dare to sleep. or turn
away,
Fearing that Death may whisper.
Say goodbye
To this bright scene and follow mer'
oh. why
Is Life so brief? Why can we not
delay?
Charles Hanson Towne.
, 1922-03-15

themselves. and through themselves
IN. Of this goodly land and 20 uprear
upon les hills and its valleys a p7,Ifi-
cal edifice Of liberty and equal rights:
tits ours only to transmit these-the
former unprufaned By The foo Of an
invader. tho latter ~undecayed by tie
lapse OF time and uniform by usurpa-
ticn-to the latest generation that fate
shall permit the world to kno~. This
task OF gratitude to our fathcrz Jus
tice to ourselves. duty TO ~posteritS. and
love for our species In general. all
~inperatvely require Us falthf ally &c
perform . .
"I<st every American, every lover Of
liberty. svery weil.wisher to his pos
terity. swear by the blood Of the Revo-
luton never 20 violate in tho least par
ticular b avs Of tho country, and
never to tolerate their violation by
others As the patriots Of 'Ts did to
the support OF the Declaration Of In
dependence. and so to the support OF
tho Constitution and laws. let every
American pledge his life, his property
and his sacred honor-let every man
remember hat to violate the law is
to trample on the blood Of his father.
and to tea the charter Of his own and
children's liberty Let reverence for
the laws be breathed by every Ameri.
can mother to tho lIsping babe that
prattles on her lap: let & DO taught in
schools. in seminaries, ard in colleges;
let II be written in primers, in spelling
books. and in almanacs. let II be
preached from the pulpit. proclaimed
In legislative halls. and enforced In
courts OF Justice. And. in short, let II
become hi political religion OF the
nation; and let h old and the young.
the rich and the poor. tho grave and
the gay Of all I and tongues and
colors sacrifice unceasingly upon its
altar
, 1922-03-15
Public Servants Or Vote Seekers

secret treaties among he powers rep
resented by their guests and knew
that oldEworid diplomacy would be
overthrovn By tho program sug-
gested
President Harding and Secretary
Hugheu had the -nerve' to do these
thin@ What we need Is . congress
OF Hariings and Hughesos and Legs
iatures Of tho same type and stripe
and executives ~everywhere Of such
big-bore 0iibcr.
And we'd better b Eetting them.
too. In . hurry. OF some day the long
suffering pubic WIN form . union On
q bloc or . cooperative society.
headed by n man OF power and or
gunizing ability in whom n people
have faith. and when that day comes
the scared rabbits who then may be
posing as leaders win AVE to scurry
to the undcrbrush.-Wrbur Z. Sutton
, 1922-03-15
BUT NOT FOR A BoNUsi

It has been proposed in France that laws be passed
to encourage the immigration of young American
men, with the idea that France needs youthful males
to marry and have children The proposal includes
the paying Of q bonus to such young American men
as viii come, give up their American and take out
French citizenship and agree to marry the French
women.
It is not a matter for worry, but for laughter. Any
American man who would give up his American citi-
zenship for a bonus would be well lost to this eoun-
try, and but a poor gain for France Some Ameri-
cans do become naturalized citizen of France, just as
Frenchmen become naturalzed citizens of this eoun-
tIy. America welcomes as citizens good men and true
of other countries, as France welcomes an American
who wishes to become French
But not for a bonusl
, 1922-03-15
Goat Mix Cut
To Fifty Cents

CHICAGO. March Is-The high cost
Of living on goat milk has been
knocked ia here. The Evanston
Goats MIX company. newly formed.
after two years experiments at the
Evanston General hospital announces
that the price per quart will be 30
cents Tho average price has been SIS
cents
The experiments were begun In
March 1870. with OBS soat- Yesterday
n herd Of IS was delivered to the zoe
pitai and the announcement made that
Mrs James A Patten. hi sponsor.
would combine business with her phil
a~nthrophy. To those IN Strengthened
circumstances who require milk for
invalids or infants there will be nc
charge All who can afford Il win be
charged 30 cents q quart
William Henry. goat milk man, has
tho bigger herd One goat, he says
win not give much milk for it gets
lonesome
, 1922-03-15

In the end. dollar popularity Is always a. hollo~ As it
is expensive
Cannot my opponent and myself, with our respect
i've committees, at once get together and agree TO =
limitation OF the amount to be spent in this primary
contest, which amount will appeal to the common sense
and common honesty Of all the people as a proper
sum:
~Abovs all, it would set an example to the entire
nation Hereafter candidates of all parties in every
state Of the union would adopt-public sentiment
would compel them to adopt-the Indiana plan. Why
rot abandon, throughout the republic, competition in
political money ornaments! And why should not In
diana lead the way7S
, 1922-03-15

Probably - great q need es DE ma
ton Possesses At his time n legisla-
tors who legtslate not for reelection
but for n public good-men who
would rather be right than gain the
approval Of the noisy but unstable
minorfoes. men who are not afnld
Of '7biocs" nor associations Of indL
vfduais with selfish ends to serve and
who only aro afraid not to % the
things that their conscicncs and
their common ems say should be
done
It has come &c be that almost any
organised crowd can get the Close st-
eention and the final support of men
m public office IL Il can stir up
enough clamor. while unorEan-
lied public Is made to suffer for the
benefit OF the few. II requires cour-
ago to stand out against the below
ing OF Q few while the majority 70
main silent It Is n matter Of com
mon knowledge that especially In the
last few year one pieoc of class
legislation after another has been en-
acted because some special interest
was to be served
Mon OF small minds play politics to
gain votes but IL they would read his
tory they would know tina tho best
politics Is that OF sincerity and that
the public officer who Is honest with
himself first in the long run gains
h respect OF everybody, including
those who may oppose him from time
to time for selfish >
"A leader leads-he does not follow
the mob. a weather cock blows with
b wind. A trimmer who trims his
sails to sui. the breeze never knows
where he is going. but finally he
lands IN the port Of oblivion where
a done ~incalculable harm because
Of his shiIly-shalfytng.
The public finally woobles right, but
Il sometimes isn't even given the
chance to wobble at all. nor To go
straight forward. It is DETECTED from
IT'S course by class ~partisanship ana
its best endeavors finally stopped be-
u OF a lack of courageous leader
ship.
Defeat of a man often means the
promotion OF n cause. We see our
manhood go unselfshiy into battle for
the sako OF principle, knowing that
death may be their portion. A frnc-
ton OF that courage is needed by men
in public life who possess the spirit
OF tho old Americanfsm which would
rather suffer defeat at the polls than
see the public veal trampled upon by
those who have only their own self
ish gains in mind.
Tho war developed men of high
courage for the conflict of arms. We
now are engaged in a great war upon
selfish forces that followed the war.
and to fight them we need montreal
men with rcd blood in their veins and
stout courage in their souls.
1t took courage for President Hard
ing to call the nations of tho earth
together and demand hat they make
some decided IND practical move to-
ward insuring the peace of the world.
1t o courage for Charles z. Hughes
boldly to tell the diplomats Of the
great powers on the first day OF the
limitations conference what he be-
lieyed they should do to bring this
thing about when both he and tho
president knew of the existence of
, 1922-03-15
The RANrINcs OF JAMES.

James NJ. Cox has selected safe hunting grounds
when he goes to South Carolina to perform a sur
gieal operation on the Republican party. He can get
by with it in that vicinity. Anywhere else on earth
he would be arrested for malpractice, pinched for pre-
varication, thrown in for exaggeration, and incarcer-
ated for impious utterances-
Having but recently regained his consciousness,
James is not apparently aware of the death Of the
league of nations He still wines for it He was
whining for It when the avalanche hit him IN 1920, and
it is quite natural that it would be the first thing in
his mind on recovering his sensibilities.
Likewise his venom toward Henry Lodge The
country WIS ringing with the words Of Senator Lodge
Remove the last vestige Of Wisconsin from infu-
enee upon the government of the United States" when
James went out Quite natural again that this would
be sticking in james crop. Because at the time Cox
ism assumed to be a reflection of wisconsin. Made
so by the famous "at one" statement It may have
been a weak reflection but It was the best that could
be supplied from the source.
At the safe distance of Columbia, South Carolina,
and in that sympathetic environment, James says: 'Tn
no period of American history has there been a pub
he official who has been such an evil influence as has
been Henry Cabot Lodge"
These are strong words and James win have 10 stand
upon their utterance. 1t makes no difference to him
at the moment whether he can substantiate them OF
not The people know he cannot and they will make
him and his party pay the penalty. Senator Lodge is
too great and unselfsh an American citizen, too great
a patriot to be harmed by scurrilous statements by
James Cox, that is not the point. But that we have
a man who has once attained high position in the CD.
position party who has proved himself unfit to even
touch the hem of the garment of greatness, guilty Of
such irresponsible statements.
, 1922-03-15
A HOOSIER IDEA.

Whether Albert J. Beveridge wins the primary
nomination for United States senator in Indian against
the present Incumbent, Senator New, or not, he lays
down some perfectly good Republican proposals that
can hardly be ignored by his opponent:
Let this nomination be decided without rancor and
purely on merit; and may the best man win.
Il hold in my hand, that you may see for your-
selves, paid advertisements that have already appeared
all over Indiana Professional newspaper men esti-
n'ate that if this continues until May the cost of this
one item alone will mount into scores of thousands of
dollars
unless 1t has a sinister purpose, it is all nonsense
not wlckedly meant, but depiorable in result. and. IN
oeniabiy' 1t puts our party at serious disadvantage in
inc battle we must wage with the Democrats next fall
, 1922-03-15
RARTR TO GO

As winter approached last fall and we prepared to
go into winter quarters it was with every promise of
suffering and hardship on the part of many people.
Especially did We fear for the unemployed and the
improvident.
Yet somehow, through a kind providence we have
reached the time when spring comes again and most
OF US have survived. It was not as bad as we believed
1t would be. In fact it was not bad at all. We have
come through with considerable vigor and lots of hope
remaining. Incentive to do things occupies our minds.
We have visions of activities in a hundred different
directions. In Wyoming it is building, plowing, plant
ing drilling. road making, and other efforts crying for
at1ention- VIII the capital and the labor at hand COM
b.ne to make dreams come true7
, 1922-03-15

The silver greyhound" is the off
cial badge OF Kings Messengers. n
body Of men attached TO tho British
foreign office and employed TO carry
confidential dispatches from White
hall to embassies and important per-
sonages abroad
, 1922-03-15
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1922.
DKNIEp.

WASHINGTON. March Is. The
supreme court has denied the mo
don Of M attorney general OF New
York state for a re-heartng In the
Consolidated Gas cases decided b. the
court on March s.
, 1922-03-15

Tho pipe which Sir waiter Raleigh
smoked on the scaffoid. in 1918. is now
In the private museum belonging to a
london firm OF t~obacconists.
, 1922-03-15

Tr.nso Gnr-Union Made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
SUES Topeka BANK FOR 81, 600
Trustee for Auto Parts Company Into
Federal Court.

r. L. Thomas as trustee In bank
ruptcy of the Auto Parts company. a
partnership composed of Edward
Blacker and D. H. Huntington, and
Edward Blacker and D. H. Hunting
ton, individually. today, filed suit in
federal court against the Central Ma
tional bank for the collection of 81
600 which it is alleged was paid to the
within four months immediately prior
to the filing of the bankruptcy petit
ton.
The Auto Parts company was ad-
judged bankrupt on June %. 1921, fol-
, lowing the filing of the petition the
day before. Thomas alleges that on
May 4. D. H. Huntington sold to c. H.
| Trap a 99-year lease on lots 146. 14S
and $50 Quincy street for a considera-
ton of S4,7OO and that a part of the
transaction was for Trapp to pay the
alleged, was done. At the time the
alleged transaction took place, it is
charged that the Auto Parts company
and its owners were insolvent and that
the bank was not entitled to priority
rights over other creditors in collect
ing the $4,000.
A similar suit was filed in federal
court today by A. H. Schumacher, as
| trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of
| J. d. Lachuk. against the Citizens
| State bank of Ellsworth, Kan. Within
| four months Immediately preceding
! the filing of the petition in bankrupt
cy, it is alleged that Lachuk paid to
! the bank the sum of $2,200.65, and the
! suit is brought on the ground that the
/ bank was not entitled to priority
| rights over other creditors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
LEWIS is VICTOR
President of Z. NJ. A. Catches
HOwat Faction Mapping.
PROVISIONAL Delegates From
Kansas Are Given Seats.

Indianapolis, Feb. 16.-Three success
sive defeats in the national convention
of United Mine Workers were turned
to victory for the administration of
John L. Lewis, international president,
at today's short session when the
Lewis forces adopted the credentials
committees report seating twenty
delegates in addition to the provision
al delegates from Kansas.
A last minute attempt of the Howat
faction to upset the report availed
nothing for the reason that Harry
Fischwick, vice president of district
IL, who led the attack. slept at the
switch. His drive was not made until
the convention had gone on record
in favor of the committee report and
while he was permitted to speak, was
ruled out of order
Following the final adoption of the
credentials committee report, the con-
ventiOn adjourned until tomorrow.
when it is expected that copies of the
report will be in the hands of all dele
gates. Then the roll call vote on the
question of whether grievances of
Alexander Howat and fthe Kansas
OUTLAW miners should have an air
ing before the convention can proceed.
The Kansas question once disposed of,
the convention will be in a position to
take up the matter of wages, the
prime question before the delega ates.
The credentials report was brief and
was quickly disposed of. The report
made no mention of the Kansas situa-
ton. but inasmuch as the provisional
delegates from district IA are seated,
final adoption of the report means
the Howat forces have no right to par
ticipate in the deliberations
Lewis supporters frankly admitted
that adoption of the committee report
= h.
forces, but they declared that on the
roll call tomorrow, they look for their
second and most decisive score of the
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
BLou0 O0er the Eye
Brings Sight Back
to Girl Long Blind

Joliet. Feb ia blow over the
left eye, blind since babyhood brought
sight back to Miss Maud Ann Naismith
here last night when she and her
brother were performing gymnastic
stunts at their home. Miss Naismith
is a daughter of Professor John Nal
smith. physical director of the Uni
versity of Kansas and inventor of the
game of basketball.
She came here from Kansas re-
Gently to live with her brother,
Jack" physical director IN one of
the high schools here. She is IT and
pretty. and for more than twelve years
has been unable to see with her left
eye. The defect was not noticeable
and her eyes are most attractive.
, While going thru some exercises
with her brother in their apartment
last night Miss Naismith bumped her
eye on a bar. Instantly her sight was
restored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
Will PROBE PACT
Hitchcock Leads Obstruction
lists in Committee Hearing.
Harding To Be Asked for Four
Power Pact Details.

Washington, Feb. ia resolution
calling upon the president for all
available information regarding the
making of the four-power Pacific
treaty, was adopted by the senate to-
day by a viva, voce vote.
senator Hitchcock of Nebraska con-
tinued to express dissatisfaction with
what he described as the lack OF
available information regarding the
secret negotiations which led to the
making of the treaty.
Senator Walsh of Montana and 9th
er Democratic senators who still re-
fleet the League of Nations views OF
former President Woodrow Wilson
were said to share Hitchcock's dissat-
isfaction and to be prepared to- Joir
him in inquiring further into the
treaty.
He had expected, Hitchcock ex-
planned, that the secret negotiations
resulting in the treaty and the sup
Elemental agreement to eliminate the
Japanese homeland from it would be
fully set forth in the minutes of the
which were laid before the senate by
President Harding when he submitted
the seven treaties and twelve reSolu-
tions evolved by the conference.
The complete absence of any record
of the circumstances and conditions
under which the treaty was entered
into, Hitchcock SAID, was a surprise tC
him and other Democratic senators.
Hitchcock said it was his purpose
to press for immediate consideration
of his resolution calling upon the
presid ent. for complete information
regarding all secret negotiations and
private conversations regarding the
treaty unless such information was
forthcoming at today's session of the
senate foreign relations committee.
Republican "irreconcilables," in
Guiding Borah of Idaho. Brandegee oi
Connecticut, Moses of New Hamp-
shire, and Johnson of California, who
are members of the committee, said
they were entirely in sympathy with
the purpose of Hitchcock's move.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
REMODEL AVE. CANDY SHOP
Reklites Firm Dissolvcd-New Bust
ness Is Going In.

The candy store and soft drink par
lor at 500 Kansas avenue has been
taken over by George Reklites. who
has for several years operated the
business in cooperation with his
brother, Tom Rekltes. Tom will leave
for an extended visit in Greece within
a few days. 1t was said today.
The building which was originally
erected by the Reklites brothers, is
being remodeled to form a room at
each side of the Kansas avenue en-
trance. The room on one side will be
occupied by an exclusive hat and cap
shop and that on the other by an up
to-date cigar store, it was stated. The
overhead expense of the Reklites bust
ness will thus be materially reduced.
Construction of the individual rooms
is going forward rapidly and it is ex-
pected that the two new shops will be
open for business within a month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
CHAUFFEUR IS FIRE FIGHTER
Courtney Irving Prevents Damage tC
Ingleside Home.

Courtney Irving, chauffeur for C.
W. Merriam. 901 Buchanan street,
while driving past the Ingleside Home
for the Aged at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing. discovered that the roof of the
home was in flames, as a result of
sparks from the chimney.
Mrs. Merriam was in the car. Irving
stopped the car, and ran into the
home He turned in an alarm and
then seized a fire extinguisher in the
hall, made his way to the roof, and
had the blaze under control when the
fire department reached the scene
There was no panic among the in
mates at the home. so quickly, silently
and efficiently was the work of en-
tinguishment done The damage while
serious, is being repaired rapidly. it
was stated this afternoon. Only the
roof was damaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
Killed Two, Then
Slayer Dies With
Valentine in Hand

Los Angeles, Feb. 16.-Three chi!-
dren last night mourned a triple
tragedy that took the lives OF their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Boz
den, and the latter's mother. MrA
Julia Taylor.
Boden shot and killed his wife after
he had failed to effect a reconciliation
following her filing q suit for divorces.
and her mother and then took his own
life. according TO the police
A sister Of Mrs. Boden. Mrs Bessie
Walters OF Bakersfield. Calf. escaped
by plunging thru a window The
three children. ranging in age frorn 3
to II years. were in school
In Boden's hand was a note. writtea
in a childish hand. It read:
Il guess I'm rather stupid can't
cay pretty things to you. but honest. II
you will let me. I'd be awful good TO
you. Your valentine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-16
Pair of Pliers His
Weapon, Bandit
Raids Too Stores

Seattle, Feb. 16.-Armed only with
a pair of pliers, John Luttley held up
two places of business here. one In
broad daylight, the police charged
today.
He thrust the pliers forward. pistol
fashion, yelling them in a pocket of
his mackinaw. and carried off 1910,
according to police.
He required two women clerks in a
millinery store to lie face downward
on the floor and while police sought
him, repeated the ruse in restaurant.
He was apprehended as he left the
restaurant.