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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

wen get the general introductiens
over with"
And that was all that Tom would
say.
At the club the mex. night, when
the preliminaFies OF introduction were
over with, Mrs Ciaverly looked long
and intently at the girl.
Excuse me for staring" she said,
''but 1 couldn't believe that you were
really the girl in the picture. So
you're Toms occult sweetheart, after
alir Isn't it wonderful to feel
Wasn't it the funniest thin 90
giggled Eleanor. 'Ard we are so
much obliged to the medium too, be-
cause if it hadn't been for the picture
I never would have been able to find
Tom. You know how it was? You
see. Tom stopped for the night at the
hotel where my aunt and I were
stopping. I admit that 1 was at
tracted from the first and knew that
Tom had noticed me, but of course
there was no way of our getting an
morning, quite by accident, left my
! little camera in the lobby.
Fred Gage had taken a snap of
me with it the day before, but we
hadn't turned it. And Tom must
have left his camera in the lobby,
got mine. That was just before he
went away. knew right off that I
had the wrong camera and I rather
thought 1t was his. 1t somehow didn't
look like mine. I was so anxious to
find out what Toms name was, but
auntie wouldn't let~me ask the clerk
or look at the registration book. I
rather thought he'd find that picture
of me in the camera he took. He
took one over it and made a double
exposure. Then when M picture APP
peared in the paper, of course aunt
insisted on our writing and asking
him to explain. All my friends recog-
nized it as me and leased me I'M
mercifully about it. So we wrote and
right away Tom came out to see
us and-well, won't it be rich! When
we send the announcement OF our
engagement to the papers we're going
to let them have the little story about
the camera, not that we like pub
licity, but that will let the world
know that there really wasn't any
thing spooky about the pictures after
all, because of course there never
is, t..-4s-
And so impressed was Aunt Claver-
Iy by the fluency of her nephew's
fiancee that she merely murmured,
"Of course not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK

Pop was smoaking and thinking,
and sed, Hay pop.
Yes indeed, pop sed. Meaning wat,
and sed. Do you think fello awt to
run away from a pleeceman weather
they've did enything or not?
Certeny not, this Is a free c6untry.
in meny ways. and as long as you have
cleer conscience the thing to do is
stand your ground and not bulge for
enybody. pop sed.
Yes sir, that's jest wat I did, sed
Wen was this? Wat was that? pop
sed. ~
This AFTERNOON, sed, and pop sed,
Yes yes go on, and sed, Well us fell
lows vas jest standing there not doing
enything and Flatfoot the cop came
up saying, Go on, get out of heer, you
kids cleer out.
He must think this Is Russia, pop
sed, and 1 sed. Yes SIR, and all the
other fellows started to run but I Jest
stood there because I had a cfeer con-
Silence.
Good for you. a cieer conscience is
everything, well. and wat happened
then? pop sed.
Then some Vaughn came up and
umpdumped a hole load of stones rite
next to ware was standing. and II |
hadent of jumped some OF them mite
of bin umpdumped on me, 1 sed.
Confownd 1t, do you wunt 10 get
yourself killed by your stubbernness,
you mite of known there was some
good reason for 1t or the officer
the future you move weneyer enybody
tells you to, no matter who II Is, pop
sed, and I sed Well Suppose have
cleer conscience?
Don't argew, pop sed.
WITCH dident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
Questions-Answen

Q. In what part Of an oyster is a pearl
A. By far the greater number Of round
pearls are found in the thick fleshy portion
of the mantle near the inhalent or exhalent
orifice, and generally near the mantle edge.
Q. What was the era Of good feeling !
A. In American political history the two
administrations Of President Monroe. up
to the time Of the campaign for his success
sor. 1s1T-1S24, was known as the era Of
good feeling. There were practically no
issues and but one party, Monroe being
unanimously reelected IN 1870 except for
the personal whim of one elector.
(Any reader can ger the answer to any
question by writing. The Topeka Stats
Journal information Bureau. Frederic j
Haskin. Director, washington, d. c Thiz
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Burea rannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters- II does not attempt
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Give full uaIne and address and enclose tvs
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
PROSPEROUS KANSAS

J. C. Mehler. secretary of The stat
board Of agriculture has issued an
other of his brochures about Kansa
under the title: "a Prodigy of Pro
duction." Among the many salien
features of an Aggregation OF inpor
tant facts therein contained are-foun'
the following:
Kansas produces more wheat
than any other state in the Union
and is the greatest producer Of
hard winter wheat of any political
unit in the world
Kansas ranks seventh among the
states in acreage of corn. The s.
100000 acres in this crop this year
is greater than the total acreage in
all crops in eighteen other states.
The average yearly value of Kan
sas corn for the last twenty years
has been $s7,67s.01e.
Kansas record yield Of corn was
an average of 4s.4 bushels per acre.
This is a higher average than was
ever recorded in Al of the 4S states.
Corn and wheat give Kansas
fourth Place among states in the
production of cereal crops.
In the 81 years since alfalfa first
entered the inventory of Kansas
agriculture, this state became the
largest grower anong all states of
this important crop.
Kansas has more cattle than any
one of As other states. Three
fourths of the total number are
beef animals.
The value of butter made in Kan
sas last year was &c million dollars.
The value of surplus poultry and
eggs sold from the farms of Kan
sas in 1921 was more than % mil
lion dollars.
During the last twenty years the
farmers of Kansas have produced
approximately 400 million dollars
worth of hogs. or 20 million dollars
worth each year.
Kansas has more hogs than. So
of the other states.
Kansas ranks fourth in petroleum
and zinc production among the
forty eight states of the Union.
The value OF the yearly produc-
ton of petroleum. in Kansas alone
usually exceeds the value of the
yearly production of gold in the en-
tire United States, including Alaska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

That the American Federation of
labor will attempt an affiliation with
the farmer vote in the presidential
campaign in 1924 is declared to be
foregone conclusion among the la
Dor chiefs. They declare that their
selection of a candidate for the presi-
dency will be a startling surprise to
followers of the old parties. Probably
they have Henry Ford in mind, but
that hardly would be a surprise. How
ever, he is their best bet But an at
tempt to form political fusion be-
tween organized labor and the farm
ers would be much like trying to mix
oil and water Their interests are
Numerically opposed to each other.
Labor unionists want high wages for
themselves and low prices for what
they buy. Farmers want low wages
for everyone else and high prices
for what they sell. The labor unionist
buys the farmers product while the
farmer buys the products of the fac
tories and mines and pays all the
freight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

That was a great victory that Sem
atof Hiram johnson won in Cali
fernia. Now every consumer of olives,
dates, figs, lemons. almonds and wal
nuts will be called upon to pay the
cost of his nomination. In a tele-
gram during the campaign he told
his constituents that. much as he
would like to be among them, he
had to stay in Washington till the
duties on California products had
been accepted by the senate. They
were. The San Francisco Chronicle
says of him: He has so cared for
the interest of California as to give
great boost to the prosperity of the
state. He will continue in Washing
ton to promote the welfare of Cali
fornia."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.
COLD BOILED HAN.

The greatest friend of woman-k kind
Forgot to leave his fame behind;
Today he fills a nameless grave
Despite the treasure which he gave.
Unhonored and unsung he lies,
Perhaps at rest in Paradise,
And vet big helpless slave ] am
Whenever she serves me cold boiled ham.
The man who to the world first told
That ham is edible when cold
Gave woman-kind tip which she
Has followed up most eagerly;
Here is q meal she can prepare
With little fuss and little care,
She needs but time enough to slam
Upon the table cold boiled ham
She need rot hurry home from town
to cook meal, or change her gown,
And should the bridge game drag q bit
There Is no need for her TO quit,
Long years ago some soul sublime
Arranged q meal that takes time,
She will not serve roast beef or lamb,
Tonight she'll give him cold boiled ham.
Oh. what glorious boon he gave,
This man who fills a nameiess gravel
And wives End others. near and far,
To-day his-gratefui debtors are
Tho husbands suffer now and then,
Who heeds the woes Of srumbling men1
The supper's ready. come and cram
But first give thanks for cold boiled ham
Copyright. 1922, by Edgar A. 0uest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
THE CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT

Rail strike leaders are urging the
impeachment of Attorney General
Daugherty and Judge Wilkerson for
granting the injunction against them.
The two officials named are acting
only as the agencies of the president.
They are proceeding according to the
letter of the law as laid down by con-
gress. 1t should be noted that there
has been no demand for impeachment
on the part of the public which is a
sufferer from the strike.
The rail strike injunction, appa-
rently. has two main objects. First:
movement of transportation and the
mails against all obstacles, which Is
the governments duty; and, second:
to make It impossible to prevent any
man in America from working If he
wants to do so.
To say that, in pursuit of either of
these objects, the presidents action
takes away constitutional rights, is
absurd. The injunction does take
away or will If it be made permanent,
the power of labor unions to order
workers to quit collectively, suddenly,
| without warning and, as in this in
stance, in defiance of the government
itself, represented by the official Rail-
road Labor Board. 1t also paralyzes
the power of union leaders to exercise
threats and coercion; to prevent 9TH
ers from taking the positions deserted
by the strikers; and to strike at the
vitals of industry.
This Is the threat which confronts
the country, not perhaps for the mo-
ment, but for the future; the threat
that the power of organized but un-
incorporated labor may take the pub
lie by the throat and furthering only
its own ends, may shut up transports.
ton and cut off fuel, unless its de-
mands are complied with. This Ii
not only conspiracy in restraint Of
trade, but it is menace to the wei.
fare of the whole people.
Tho government injunction IL made
permanent with perhaps some Sigh
modification of it's sweep, so as t.
concentrate more effectually upon the
object sought will stand in the future
as bulwark against such happen
ings as the coal strike and the rail
road strike with their records of saw
agery emphasized by the Herrin mas
sacre and the Arizona desert aband
. onment.
It is government Intervention
, against industrial warfare by a singh
class-a warfare which is inaugurateC
and engineered for the express pur
) pose Of bringing about general col
> lapse of the nation, If the demands o
| union leaders are not complied with.
This is not the fight of the railroa,
managers alone. If strikers can in
: timidate workers on the railroads the,
can intimidate them in any other EN-
D ployment. If a man has not a RICH
to work with protection of the govern
= ment on the railroads, he has no RICH
= to have protection anywhere. If tn
C man who refuses to work on q rail
road can prevent other men from
!, working on a railroad, then men VIII
e refuse to work on farms or in fac
9 tories can prevent other men fror
g taking the jobs they refuse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

Government comes high but we
must have it. Getting back to nor
malcy cannot be made to apply to
federal expenses For instance in
terest on the public debt for 1928 in
creased over the pre-war year $685.
100000; the sinking fund on public
debt retirement increased SS09, 00O,-
600; appropriations for pensions,
ss4,OeO.00O; appropriations for the
Veterans Bureau. from nothing
to s41S,OOO,o0O; for the shipping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

The suggestion that the United
States send representatives to a Euro
pean debt conference has been re-
eeived in washington, with little en-
thusiasm. There appears to be no
reason why this country should par
ticipate in a conference of that sort.
We know how much Europe owes us
and we want payment. There is no
call for a conference so far as Uncle
Sam is concerned. When our debt
ors get ready to pay a receipt win be
awaiting them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

= Another plan has developed for
causing the federal government to do
something that could as well be done
by the states. owen R. Lovejoy, gen.
eral secretary of the National Child
Labor committee, urges in the cur
rent issue of the American Child, the
adoption of a constitutional amend
ment empowering congress to limit or
prohibit the labor of children under
sixteen and pledges his support to
the Mccormick senate resolution.
which proposes such an amendment.
All the safeguards which the found
ers of our government threw around
the constitution seem powerless~ to
preventsa persistent tampering with it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

The dye trust is determined that
the American people shall be forced
to buy inferior dyes at the price of
those of good quality. 1t succeeded
in having the dye embargo clause re-
iustated in the tariff bill after both
houses of congress had voted it out.
on account of this the house has sem.
the tariff bill back to conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

board. stee.eao.eoos for the postal
service. s241. 00o.o00s for internal
revenue, including prohibition en-
forcement.. $4,000, 0a0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

Argentina seems to be unmindful of
Benjamin Franklin's saying that the
surest way to make an enemy is to
loan money. She is planning to make
a loan to Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

Two local fisherman who were re-
counting their experiences in a trout
stream to a crowd were receiving
much applause when an interested
listener dryIy remarked: "Don't cheer
boys, the poor devils are lying" San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15

The coal strike is settled but, says
the Philadelphia North American, the
Victims of the Herrin massacre still
are dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
MEN AND MATTERS AT CAPITAL
q = . u u
Interesting Sidelights on Capital Activities
= q = r Il + 4
BRIEF BITS OF WIT AND WISDOM

, known the real thrill that comes but
once in a lifetime.
Life Long Friends.
After getting an eye full of boots /
then looked at Booth. He, had on a
little white dress. The combination Of
that dress and the boots made the pic
ture which has never gone from my
memory. Booth was about three years
old. We became friends at once and
have always remained So"
AS Indiana seems to have the floor
today it may not be amiss to relate
one more story 'emanating from and
a~ppertaining to the Hoosier state.
The story was called forth by the fact
that George Lockwood. secretary of
the republican national committee. ad-
mitted at the Adams dinner that he
had spent a goodly part of his young
and eventful life in Peru, not the South
American Peru. but Peru, Ind, and
thereby hangs the tale.
1t seems that George AIDE. or per-
haps it was Booth Harrington, together
with a friend from George Lockwood's
home town, were touring Europe a few
years before the war and somewhere
in the wilds Of the Black forest, or
somewhere. they CHANGED to meet Wis.,
count Lascelles, who married Princess
Mary a few months ago. Lascelles Is
described as being at the time an al
most exact counterpart of Lord Dun
dreary-tall, bearded and drawly.
There were introductions all around and
Lascelles was interested to know where
the foreigners came from. Tarking-
ton announced he was from I%ndianapo-
lis and his friend announced he was
from Peru.
"Ah. how very extraordinary" re-
marked the Viscount. do you know /
have always wanted to go out to Peru.
you know, for I've always wanted to
shoot an inca or something"
Indiana is a great old state. 1t also
boasts a town called Santa Claus. If
Viscount had met a Hoosier from that
neck of the woods he would probably
have wanted to know If he was a
descendant of Father Christmas.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
German Song Back
After Three Years

Berlin. Aug. 13.-(By The Associate
ed Press. )-"Deutchland Uber Allies
hes come back as Germany's national
song after three years of d%isrepute.
during which it was looked upon by
the supporters of the republican gov
as an anthem fitted only for
imperialists.
In his proclamation on the observ-
ance of the third anniversary of the
ratification of the republican constitu-
ton. President Ebert termed the SONG
a "rallying cry for all defenders of
the new Germany and its redition by
the band while he reviewed the troops
before the reichstag building was greet
ed with applause.
The newspapers say the presidents
proclamation has restored the anthem
to the meaning originally intended for
it. and freed it from the stigma of
party politics.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
Monday, August Ia, 1922.

houses where he has given his stere-
opticon lecture on the life of Brother
Van" the Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel, and
the work of the Deaconess school,
which is the only Protestant school Of
its kind in Montana, Idaho or North
Dakota.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14

height. constructed of brick and con-
crete and f%ireproof throughout. will
permit OF the accommodation of 100 chill
dren in addition TO the Is now being
housed in the original building.
During the IA years the school has
been In existence, it has cared for 1900
children, giving them the benefits Of
home care and education.
The campaign for the raising of this
fund has been underway for two years
and would undoubtedly have been
closed long ago had not the task been
made difficult BY the conditions exist
ing throughout the state in the agricul-
ture, livestock and mining industries.
Mr.. Chirgwin has been lecturing not
only in the churches and halls of the
state but also in the moving picture
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14

To the hazards of life in Mexico
Mr.. Ford will add the flivver.-Colum-
bia Record.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
GERMANY SLIPS
UP ON LEv|ES,
SAYS TARD|EU
Guarantee Levied Two
Years Ago Never Was
Enforced, He Says.
Lack of Good Will and
Coz Operation Called
Bane of Conference.
~ ANnRE

Special CORRESPONDENT OF Great Falls Tribune
Copyright. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune
ut remained for the London
conference to develop that guar
antees levied In May, 1921, against
Germany never haG been enforced
and that Tardieu thinks the dis
cussions there can hardly be
taken seriously. The American
efforts to rebuild the devastated
regions are deeply appreciated, he
Says.)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-14
COMPLETION
OF BROTHER VAN
HOME THIS YEAR
Omen Bids on Structure Within
Short Time; Have Fund
Nearly Raised.
(Tribune's Helena Bursau)

Helena, Aug. 13.-With the inten-
ton Of having the su~perstructure OF
the Brother Van" memorial building
at the Montana Deaconess school COM
pleted and under roof before Christ
mas, bids have been called for by the
architect and will be opened shortly.
The campaign for the raising of the
500. 900 fund necessary to construct
and equip the memorial building has
been constantly pushed by the Rev.
John Chirgwin, field secretary for the
school, and in the face Of adverse fl
~nancial conditions, he has succeeded
in obtaining in cash and subscriptions
over $4,000.
The foundations and basement Of
the building were completed early in
1921. the cornerstone having been laid
last summer by the grand lodge, A. F.
& A. Nj.
The building will be four stories in