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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
JUST FOLKS
wEATHER-PRooF.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


am no grinning optinist that laughs at
every grief and care;
Life sends us burdens now and then thai
are most difficult to bear.
Ny failures take my smile away and when
my woes fall fast and thick
And disappointment comes to me, I fire.
Quently am known to kick;
I grumble when I'm Justified and when fate
hurts me / complain;
Bud I'm not one who sits and scowls and
mope5 about a little rain.
Some cares there are which make me fret
and take the joy right out of me;
III raise good old fashioned growl when
things aren't as they ought TO be;
But this l say,~it has to be real grief to
make me blue,
Some trouble that L couldn't stop in spite of
all that l could do
Ger broken hopes and ruined plans and
shattered visions FL complain.
But III not sob and sigh and scowI about
a day or two Of rain
III take the weather as it comes, and pIOd
along my little way
And, tho it's raining cats and dogs,
III rever have word to say.
I'll save my scowls and ,frowns and kicks
for honest hurts and honest woes.
And not go moping round the world be-
cause it rains halls or SHOWS;
For when at last / go above and tell my
earthly tale again
I'd hate to let the angels know I'D kicked
about a little rain
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A Guesr9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

every day, and that this mechanism
would serve to pump water to the
highest stories lew York. Skyscrap-
ers quickly and cheaply- ! Present
pumps are expensive and must be run
by coal or gasoline and help must be
employed to operate them. a by
drautomat would keep a continuous
stream O. water passive from the
ground to the highest story.
There are of course millions of acres
of land in many parts of the world
which could be made productive if
properly irrigated. As a rule water
can be made available if it can be
raised very slightly. But the cost of
pumping water in quantities often
proves prohibitiye. If water can be
made to pump itself the problem is
greatly simplified. Even small
streams, with a slight head, can be
made to raise themselves to any>de-
sired level automatically.
Mr.. Allen says he is assured that
his invention can be used to utilize
the power of the tides. That means
tapping a practically unlimited source
of power and would be such an out
standing accomplishment that specu
lation as to its possibilities may we'll
await a thoro demonstration that the
hydrautomat is the mrvel it would ap-
pear to be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

There is rate war among the ships
plying between the Atlantic and the
Pacific thru the Panama canal In
consequence of the competition steam
ship lines are handling freight which
originates as far west as Chicago. and
in some instances even as far west
ward as Minnesota points, this being
carried by rail to one of the great
Atlantic ports. loaded into steamships
and carried via the canal to the Pa
cffic coast at rates lower than it could
be carried directly westward to the
coast from the points of origin 1t
may be noted in this connection. that
not much now is being said regarding
free tolls for American ships Ship
owners know how to make money
with their vessels Left to their own
resources they Will find way to OBJ
tain profits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
THE FARNlER,s WAY our.

It is reported that the largest co
operative wheat sales agency in tn,
world, which, according tic its organ
izers, will handle 100, 900. 900 bushel:
in it's first year. has been formed a
n meeting of six competitive organ,
izations representing ten states. Tn,
new organization is known as tht
American wheat growers association
and was formed at a meeting of trus-
tees of the Northwest wheat growers
association representing five states
and the trustees of five other CO.
Operative bodies representing five 9TH
err states. The states represented al
the meeting We're: Oregohs washing
ton, Idaho. Montana, North Dakota
Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado. Okla
homa and Texas
An organization of such magnitude
should be able to fix the price at
which wheat shall be sold and must
do so If it be of benefit to the pro-
Queer. Agriculture is the only indus
purchasers of its products to set the
price
The world must have the wheat pro-
duced in the above named states and
VIII pay for it whatever price itOis
compelled to pay. When the farmer
shall be in a position to name the
price at which he will sell his crops,
he need not bother his head abSut
freight rates. Ievator~charges or any
thing of that sort. He will charge
all such expenses to the overhead
and the consumers VIII pay them just
as is done in every line of business
except farming.
Labor unions xtle wages of their
members Manufacturers, merchants.
oil men all name the price at which
they will sell to the public and the
public pays or does without. There
is nothing to prevent the farmer from
doing the same. That he can do so
has been demonstrated by the fruit
growers of California and Florida. And
their products are not a necessity in
the sense that wheat is. The public
may do without fruit but it must have
bread.
If congress honestly desire to ex-
tend financial aid to the farmers it
cannot do better than to supply them
with funds sufficient to enable them
to establish remunerative prize for
the products of their labor. The
farmer needs to make money rather
than borrow it. He cannot do this
while somebody else names the price
at which he must sell, nor can he in
many cases repay his loan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
OUR TAX PROBLEM

The problem of taxation always is
with us. 1t may confidently be ex-
pected to occupy much of the time
7 of the legislative session, which will
begin next month. When the session
has ended the people probably will
find themselves confronted with the
usual number of bflls payable. When
ever there is a lowering OF rates it
usually is accomplished by raising the
valuation, still leaving the same or
an increased amount to pay.
The people themselves really are re-
spensible for the taxes. They insist
that certain things be done which cam
not be accomplished without money.
There is no way to get the money
except to collect it in the form OF
taxes or borrow il. For a consider
able part of our tax bill the federal
government primarily is responsible.
In transmitting to congress the fed
eraI budget for the next fiscal year
President Harding called special at
tention to the important part that
federal aid has come to play in the
national expenditures. The president
pointed out that this is not normal
part of the governments functions.
After expressing concern at the
startling increase of-state, county and
municipal Indebtedness the president
said: II am fearful lest this condi-
ton may be in part attributable to
the expenditures made by the govern
ment pursuant to its federal aid laws.
as many OF these laws require state
contributions as a prerequisite 10 the
extension of the federal aid"
In telling congress that7''these ex-
traneous activities have flowed from
laws enacted pursuant to popular de-
mand." the Chicago News says the.
president is moro courteous than ae-
curate. He might have said that in
some of these cases skiliful campaign
ing by well-oeyanized minorities con-
trived to confront congress with clever
limitations of popular demands tina
were accepted as genuine by the i'm
pressionable-- lawmakers Thus the
policy of projecting federal aid into
purely state or local affairs has been
carried to extraordinary lengths and
is still being pressed in novel direc-
tons The News continues as follows:
If the patient taxpayer should take
the tTOupie 70 ISlteCI that AouStAl anu
brings him nothing except what he
pays for, since his contributions to
the cost of governmental activities
flow to Washington as readily as they
flow into local public treasures. he
woul6 be less ready to think he is be-
slowing benefit at no cost to himself
thru federal aid. This aid, which
stimulates the lesser governments in
to new ~tax-ra.sing adventures, oper
ates directly to raise all taxes.
Offers of nlOneN from a distance that
have to be accepted everywhere on
the terms laid down if each section OF
the country is to get its share of fed !
eral aid are extraordinarily effective |
in winning increases in state and local /
taxation Manifestly those who mis- 7
take federal aid for benign system 4
OF getting something for nothing are 1
badly deceived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

for .@TeItix'' Now. is everybody
happy? DIETITLAN.
May we repeat the injunction issued
a day or two ago: If people must read
the column, won't they please kindly
concentrate? We never asked ''Dieti-
tam or anybody else what he made
don't care what he makes of her.
And that reminds us, if Old Art
Crabb will supply his street address.
we'll mail to him the information no
asked. We sent Old Art letter con
tanning it. but the postman couldn't
find him and brought it back.
Fancy being so obscure and un-
known that Philadelphia postman is
foiled in the effort to deliver plainly
addressed letter!
AS to the differing views of Die
titan and "Teltix'' on the subject OF
Conrad, we promise readers of the
can get them fighting in public. Die
titan is SINCE cat. "TeItix.' when
the mood is on him, writes in worm
wood and in gall.
In case anybody wants to know.
James James is the name of the gem
tleman who has had the temerity to
write and have printed a volume
called "A Guide Book to Women"
You probably wilf~be unable to find
any point to the preceding paragraph.
We are frank to say it has none. We
make this admission in order that
readers of the column may be saved
needless mental effort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Plasterers in wichita. it is reported,
are demanding that their wages be in
creased to $40 a day Plasterers are
scarce and this demand probably will
be granted But one thing is still more
nearly certain and that is that unless
the steady climb of plasterers' wages
be arrested, builders will find a way
OF dispensing with their services.
When the price of anything becomes
so high that people cannot afford Il,
they do without or find a substitute
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

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fered the unlimited use of the largest m
formation bureau in the world
This Service Bureau IS located IN the
national capital where II is in immediate
touch with all the great resources OF tue
United States government.
IL eau answer practically any question
you want TO ask, built Sant give auNlce'
or make exhaustive research
The war forced so many changes IN the
daily life Of the American people thai tne
service OF this Information bureau VII De
Invaluable to all who use II
Keep in touch with your government %
an times Ii can help you in thousand
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The state Journal pays fGr this splenuid
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WELCOME to use il as often as you ike
Write your request briefly. sign your
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

When we contemplate the made
chacy of today it is easy to believe the
next few decades will witness the par
aiysis of our transportation-using So
ton on some new baSiS.-PreSiden
Harding's message.
- They certainly will unless the atti-
tude OF the public and the government
toward the railroads change and the
roads be permitted to carry on their
business in a way that will enable
them to interest capital for the pur-
pose of making extensions. improving
terminals and buying rolling stock.
The government has discovered that It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
observation-disclosures

Q. Should an automobile be re-varnished
in the winter time? f. H.
A Vanishing should not be done with
temperature below 30 degrees +.
O. How much are air mail aviators
paid? /. E. T.
" The base pay of aviators-in the
United States Mail Service is 50 900 In
addition they receive cents awhile for each
flight.
g.. What green vegetable is most pro
ductive? G. W. S.
A. Common cabbage is said to be the
most productive. for 1t is believed that an
acre of ground will yield a greater weight
of green vegetable matter in the shape of
cabbage than in that of any other vegetable
whatever.
(Any reader can GET the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau. Frederic j
Haskin, Director, Washington. d. C This
offer applies strictly to information. The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters 1t does not attempt
to settle domestic troubles. nor to under
take exhaustive research on any subject.
Give full name and address and enclose two
cents in stamps for return postage AID
Write Your question plainly and briefly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Despite all the denunciation of the
Fordney tariff bill on the ground that
IL would shut out from this market
foreign goods. our impOrtauons con-
tinJIe heavy, and the revenue receipts
therefroH are now running on the
estimated basis of more than $780,
oO0. 600 a year in excess of the highest
amount the country has ever before
collected from imports-Manufac-
turers' Record
And American consumers not only
are paying the s1OO,OOO,O00. but they
are paying other hundreds of millions
IN added profits to American manu-
lecturers thru increased prices which
the tariff enables them to collect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
HEART And HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
By ELIZABETH THOMPSON

B. X r.: Say nothing to the man
because he Will not betray your secret
Tof do so he would betray himself
Do not-let the past spoil your life
Profit by your lesson. but put il out
of your mind and live in the future.
would not advise you to keep your
secret from the man you will some
tine marry. Because you would al
ways worry and a cloud would hang
hang over your life If he is broad
minded and loves you deeply, he VIII
forgive GOT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

It was borrowed capital which en-
abled z. H Hartman to carry on the
vast operations for the expansion OF
the facilities of the Union Pacific and
the Southern Pacific. 1t was borrowed
capital which enabled Hill to work
the miracles wrought by him in the
development OF the northwest. But a
railroad promoter would have a hard
time borrowing any money today. re-
CARELESS of the fact that the bank
vaults are filled to overflowing and
interest rates are low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

The district attorney at Los. Angeles
has dismissed the cases against NADIA
lynne Obenchain and Arthur c.
Burch. charged with murder. on the
ground of insufficient evidence He
must have known all the time that he
did not possess enough evidence TO
convict. Why then were they kept in
Jail eighteen months2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

The killing of Father McNieve and a
lay brother of ST. Mary's by a Rock
Island train Saturday brings the grade
crossing problem close to home, and
should serve to arouse the people OF
this county to some action designed to
bring about the elimination of such
death trans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11
Dorothy Dix Tails
why Bachelors Are Bachelors-1.
BY DOROTHT DIX
Weeaa's aishess PaiA W0naz WEatnB.


1t is one of life little ironies that,
so far as men are concerned. the world
advocates matrimony.. and puts a
premium upon celibacy. An unmar-
ried man is a perpetual storm center
OF interest to every woman in the COM
muntty in which he lives. As soon as
he is married none are so poor as to
! do him reverence-bot even his own
wife. And we wonder that we'd
ding rings are at discount
Now, there are three classes of I'M
married men. There are men who are
born old bachelors. men who achieve
Lold bacne1orhood, and men who have
old bachelorhood thrust upon them.
The man who is born an old bach
elor deserves no more credit for what
is freak of nature than the man who
is born dumb deserves credit for not
talking too. much. He can't help it.
He was made that way,
In his cradle he evinces a dLstaste for.
feminine society He bites, and kicks
and screams at his nurse, and while
still in pfnafores he displays a con-
tempt for the femiine intellect, and
refuses to be controlled by his mother
A little later, at school, he eats his
red apple instead of presenting it 70
some little girl with pigtails; and he
buys marbles with his pennies instead
OF investing them in chewing gum for
the behoof of a juvenile flame.
He is also unlike other boys in that
he is possessed of a spirit of neatness
and order, and keeps his pocket hand
kerchiefs in orderly piles in his bureau
drawers, in place of using them for
kite tails.
As young man, he views every girl
with suspicion. as having designs of
marrying him against his will, and
while other youths are raving over
Maud's eyes, he is, figuring up how
much it costs TO pay a modern mum
dane angels dressfnaker bills.
Occasionally the born bachelor gets
married-mistakes will happen-but
no matter how many times he is
dragged to the altar he reriaainz "A
bachelor still. 1t is impossible ITO
domesticate him, and he never be-
comes broken to driving double har-
ness.
He is a sort of husband who is al
ways critical and captious, who looks
under the bed. and on the mantei
shelf for dust, and who invariably
audits his wife's dressmaking bills
The man who achieves old bache-
lorhood is of quite a different calibre
He is Gmong the cIeverest, and most
of men,. Unlike the man
who is born an old bachelor the man
who achieves single blessedness, does
not shun the thought of matrimony
He delights in it, and plays with it,
He recognizes it as an ever present
danger, and it gives to his life the same
sort of awful zest that the sportsman
feels in bunting big game when he
realizes that at any moment the tables
may be turned, and the pnrsuer be-
comes the pursued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

erred in destroying railroad COM
bines. Now it wants the roads to
unite into systems. Possibly the gov
eminent has been wrong In its man
agement of the railroads in other par
4ic,,IarS ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

The Association Opposed to Prohi-
hition has filed a report with the clerk
OF the house in Washington showing
the expenditure OF sass in the re-
cent campaign under direction of its
rational headquarters. Total contri-
buttons were s2.ss2. This looks like
a criminal waste OF good money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Henry Ford now has an opportunity
to put into practice on his own<ac-
count his theory that criminals can be
made over into honest men. A time
keeper in his plant has robbed him Of
10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

How did it work out? Well, we
understand the folks out there still
are getting their liquor, such as it is.
We lost the friendship of the boot
leggers'' and failed wholly to gain
the approval of the pgohibitionists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-11

Fancy being so obscure and un-
known that a Philadelphia postman is
foiled in the effort to deliver a plainly
addressed letter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-04
OILERS COME BACK IN SECOND GAME
AND WIN OVER CHICKS IN THRILLING
BATTLE DECIDED IN NINTH; SCORE 5-4

Principally because 0f the hard
and timely hitting OF Manager Johr
G.. FAINT. Duncan oyened the series
by winning yesterday afternoons
game. TO 4.
The final outcome was not deter
mined until the ninth inning when
Fanl'a double. his fourth hit Of the
game. scored Jack liellah. who waf
hit by a pitched ball. with the win
ming run. In addition TO pounding
out the smash that gave the oilers
the verdict. rant hammered out two
home runs and n double. One OF
the fourbase knocks went Into deep
left field. The second. made In the
third inning. went Into the right
field race track. Pants wallops
scored all OF Duncan's runs except
one. Ills first homer was made In
The first inning with Yourec on first
and with two down. None were on
base when he sent the ball far In.
TO right field for round trip.
Up 10 the seventh inning. Huey
lad things his own way. lie had
allowed the Chicks only four hits
and had held them scorelcss. But
II proved 10 be the lucky seventh"
for the homeings and they put over
three runs with a base on balls,
Lilies double. Gaines single and an
error by Blair. who threw the ball
away at second In an attempt TO
catch Gaines. The Chicks knotted
the count In the eighth when. with
two down, Buddy Graham. pitcher.
outflelder led off with a triple into
right center. lie scored on Mabry's
single into right field. Whereupon.
Huey was sent 20 the showers and
Streny chosen 10 relieve him.
Strepy was bit wild and after
he had walker Dugan and hit Gaines
In the back, Miller was sent in 10
replace him. with two on. Miller
made Kitterman hit hard drive 10
him, ending Chickasha's chance to
lie the score.
President 4. A. Daniels. recently
elected head of the states infant
baseball league, witnessed the game.
lie was highly pleased with the af-
fair. saying, "Twas a real game OF
baseball" Both Chickasha and Dun
can have real class ID clubs and the
fans in both cities should patronize
them"
After n conference with heads OF
the local club. Mr.. Daniels left yes
terday evening for Clinton where he
will witness the Clinion-Guthrie .
game this afternoon Before leav-
ing the city last night, Mr. Daniels /
stated that in all probability. no /
changes will be made in the sched-
ule for the second half pennant race. |
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-04
ONO FAIR BUILDINGS BURN.

Columbus. o.. Aug. "a group OF
seven buildings on the Ohio state
fair grounds valued ut 100000 we're
completely destroyed by fire today.
The blaze. which started from COM
hustion of n paint mixer In n repair
shop. was under control before noon.
Five firemen were injured fighting
the flames. They viii recover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-04

Summary: Twobase hits, FAINT,
Lilies. Three base hit, Graham.
Home runs, Fant 2. Stolen bases,
Fant, Mclean. Struck out, by Huey
/, by Strepy /, by Morris 4. Double
plays, Tooley to Wiburn to Speer.
Bases on balls, off Huey 2, off
Strepy /, off Morris l. Hits and
runs, off Huey, eight and four in
seven and twothirds innings. Hit
by pitched ball. Tooley (twice),
Gaines, (by Strepy). Left on bases,
Duncan s, Chickasha Z. Earned runs,
Duncan A. Chickasha 2. Time of
game, 1:4O. Umpire, Miller.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-04
GAMES TODAY.

Oklahoma State League
Duncan at Chickasha.
El Reno at Wilson.
Guthrie at Clinton.
Western League.
Denver at Wichita.
Des Moines at Tulsa.
Sioux City at st, Joseph.
Omaha at Oklahoma City.
American League.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit.
National League.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Western Association.
Okmulgee at Springfield.
McAlester at Joplin.
Pawhuska at Henryetta.
Enid at Fort Smith.