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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
JUST FOLKS
THE LAKE.
~ EDGAR q. GUEST,

THE LAKE.
Hearing the thunder of a lake.
Which always the rushing waters make,
1 watched the waves come in and break
Like men with silver in their hair,
Who'Ye lived their time and breasted care,
They came to shore and vanished there.
Oh. they had travelled far and been
Thru troubled days, and days serene,
Much they had known and much they u
seen.
Gray boards, they seemed, of many years.
Wise men in laughter and in tears,
Ending their turbulent careers
And then. at last. they reached the shore
And with one glad, eXultant roar
Found rest and peace foreNermore-
Wave followed wave, the great and small,
Even the gil nts, towering fall.
Sharing the common fate Of all.
Waves on-the Sea of Life are we.
Journeyfng shorewards constantly
Where we shall find eternity
Oh, man Of might-oh, giant mind.
Reaching the port that all will find.
Would you could turn to look behind!
If you could stay to look upon
The sea DER which your life has gone,
You'd see the millions rushing on
Millions, like waves upon the lake,
Seeking the shore, at last to break
Where worldly pomps no difference make
Home come the toiiers one by one,
Finding the graves oblivion,
But always Life keeps laundering on.
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
A SUNSET ON THE DESERT.


1 had been reading all afternoon,
SO did not note that day had begun
to wane
I looked out of the window-and
there in the west was one of the rare
sights of beauty one gets in this rare
country of dreams.
The sun had already crept behind a
great rocky mountainous of a chain
extending as far as the eye could see
far into Mexico.
Above was an extended cloud, dark
at the edge but fading upward into
grayiSh light Below was picture
resembling a great fire, fully ablaze.
To the left a marvellous fan-shaped
g1oup of clouds shot into the heavens
like the fingers of a hand, or a spread
ing wing, each separate cloud tapering
until it became lost in the pale blues
beyond. And this remarka BILE forma-
ton was shaped at its lower side in
a half circle, like an umbrella over
the sinking sun.
I watched and each moment a
change took place-each moving mass
of color more beautiful than the last
was lost. I crossed the great
plains of sagebrush and cactus. l
climbed the rugged rocks. My eyes
were riveted to this incompara BILE
scene. Gold-yellows, crimson, fire
reds, purple-playing and dancing out
therei
But soon all this glorious color
melted into the night. I looked to the
other side of the sky and saw stars in
heaven OF velvet, like diamonds on
rampage.
And folks say that there is no God!
Where DO the sunsets come from,
then?
/ turned to my book again. But
I could not bring my thoughts back
from their setting way out there in
the distant sky.
Then the stranger beside me spoke!
isn't this the most forlorn Cod
forsaken country you ever saw" I
made no answer but merely smiled
and said that I thought it was time
for me to go to bed-where dreams
are fed.
Copyright. 1922. George Matthew Adams,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Dorothy Dix Tails
The Husbands Magma Charta-a.

The Husbands Magma Charta-l.
Three down-trodden married men
have filed a petition in the supreme
court of New York, skiing for a char
ter establishing a bill of rights for
husbands.
And much good it would, do them
even if they get their Magma Charta,
for matrimony is under the jurisdic-
ton of no court save Cupid's dart, and
the rights that a husband or wife do
not get by subtlety, they cannot get
by process of law.
You might enjoin a nagging woman
from nagging a million times, and she
would still go on nagging. You might
forecloSe your first mortgage on the
affections of a flirtatious husband,
but you would never get the goods.
You might swear out hundred peace
warrants against your husband or
wife, and yet have to live in a house
that was in a perpetual brawL
The long arm of the law is not long
enough to reach into the privacy of
the home, nor is it powerful enough
to protect a husband and wife from
each other, and whether a married
man is henpecked, or the head of the
house, depends upon the kind of a
woman he married, and his own abili-
ties as a diplomat. Also whether a
woman is treated by her husband as
parlor ornament, or a door mat de-
pends upon the kind of a man she
married, and her own firmness-
Neither one get what is due them
as a matter of justice, for in matri-
mony there is no justice. 1t is all
privilege.
Nevertheless, both the party of the
first part, and the party of the sec
ond part, have rights which said party
of the first part, and said party tof
the second part, are in honor bound
to respect.
Among the things that a man has
right to demand of his wife are:
1. That she shall go fifty-fifty with
him in the matrimonial partnership.
She shall be a working partner, will
ing to do her share to make the firm
a success instead of expecting her hus-
band to bear all of the burdens, and
make all of the sacrifices, and do all
OF the labor, while she reserves to
herself the privilege of wasting the
money he earns by his hard toll.
2. He has a right to demand that
his wife shall do her part in making
a comfortable home. That is her part
man who doesn't do that is just as
much a gutter and a Stacker as the
man is who is too lazy and shiftless
to support his family.
An untidy- house, feeding a man out
of paper bags, and tin cans, and
neglecting to put clean towels in the
bathroom. ought to be an universally
recognized cause for divorce. More
over, any man who is married to
wife who drags him around to board
ing houses, and hotels to live should
have a right to return her to her par
ents on the ground that they have
gold bricked him, and foisted a eoun-
terfeit article of wife on him.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

There are indications that the Dem
ccrats are already laying plans for
capturing the presidency in 1924
Various would-be leaders OF the party
have their lightning rods up hoping
that the nomination will strike them,
and give them chance to pilot their
party to victory. as a sequence to the
election last month. But probably all
OF the other prospective candidates
will take to the woods when AL Smith
shies his hat into the ring. With the
Grover Cleveland precedent in view.
Mr.. Smith seems to be the most likely
choice of his party for the presiden-
tisl nomination. and there are indlca-
tons that he will be a hard man 10
beat at the polls.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.

Sundey aftirnoon pop was taking a
nap on the setting room sofer and
snoring to himself, and ma called
him about 4 times on account of din
mir being reddy and after a vile pop
jumped up and stretched himself and
quick put on his collier and tie. putting
his collier on rite but putting his tie
on rong side out, me saying, G, pop,
do you know wat you went and did J.?
No, wat did I go and do? pop sed,
and I sed, You went and put your
neck tie on rong side out.
No, the dooce I did, pop sed. And
he stopped t7own stairs in the hall and
looked in the hat rack mirrer, saying
So L did, o well, watts the diffrents,
with the werld full of reel trubbles
sutch as starvation in Russia and the
coal situation rite heer.
And we went in the dining room
and ma Sed, Well heer you are at last,
never saw sutch family for not
coming down to meels, a persin mite
think this was some kind of a hotel
and now wares Gladdis, o Willyum
for mersey sakes your tie is on rong
side out, the seam shows.
So it seems, pop sed.
Now how in the werld did you ever
come to do that? ma sed, and pop sed.
Well Ill tell you, I suddinly realized
variety is the spice of life SO 1 put
my tie on ronS side out.
L never herd of sutch a thing, ma
sed. Wich jest then my sister Gladdis
came down, saying, Wy, father.
My ties On rCng side out pop sed.
o, you know it, Gladdis sed and pop
sed Certeny / know it and not ony
that but I'm proud OF it,
And we ate suppir without enybody
saying enything elts about pops neck
tie but Jest looking at it every once
in vile and pop leeving on he dident
notice US.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Dinner Stories

In Georgia they tell of the old cook
who was Mortified to discover that
one of the young negro women, a
helper in the kitchen, had been caught
stealing.
Now" said Aunt Mandy "I don't
believe in stealin'. 1 never takes
nothin' 'cept it's something to eat or
something to wear, or something what
L thinks de missus don't want, or
somethin' de boss is got too blind to
miss!"-Los Angeles Times.
II never hear you say anything
about the TwobbIes next door"
They are the most exasperating
people I've ever known" said Mrs.
Gadder.
How SOP"
Time and again I've opened up my
heart to them. but they never tell me
a thing about themselves. s.'-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Ouesffons-Answers

Q. How long have we had insurance
against burglars? II. L.
A. Burglary insurance was first written
in this country in 1892.
O. What is chevon7 p. S. W.
A. This is the new name for goat meat
1t is a combination of the French words
chevre. meaning goat, and moutOn, mean
ing mutton
c. {. G men were siAs' eyes "''' ''eu
A. The invention of glass eyes is lost
in obscurity. Records show that they
were used by the Egyptians, Romans and
Venetians, many centuries ago. The priests
as early as 900 =. c. were known to have
made them The earliest known mention
of the modern form Of artificial eye oc-
ours in an illustrated work on surgery
written by a French surgeon-Am broise
Pare, published in Paris in 15G1
Q. What is the difference between blue
laws and Slue sky laws? J. D.
A. Blue laws is term commonly ap-
piled to legislation rgulatfng, rstricting,
or prohibiting, certain activities. en- the
Sabbath or Lords Day tn term blue is
also applied to certain other legislation reg
uIating the selling OF stocks and bonds. 70
prohibit fraudulent dealings. These are
known as blue sky laws, and are operative
in many states
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

''The purpose of the pending ship
ping bill as defined in the text" says
the X. c. Journal, sis to Coordinate
rail and ocean transportation SO as to
provide as nearly as possible adequate
and continuous transportation from
farm and factory to warehouses in
foreign ports" But the purpose of the
biH as defined in the minds Of the
people is to pay a campaign debt to
the ship owners by handing them over
a large sum Of money collected from
the taxpayers.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
TWO OPPOSING VIEWS.

While the governor-elect of Kan
sas is telling the people that the in
dustrial court law is a bad thing and
must be repealed the present governor
is in the east telling the people of that
section of the great good that has
come to the state as the result of the
law. While the good or evil effects
OF the Industrial court law may be
open to debate, that the law is correct
in principle can hardly be disputed.
Individuals who interfere with the
public peace in attempts to settle their
own controversies are thrown into Jail
because they disturb the public tran
quillity. altho their controversy is of
but local interest and affects but a
very few of the people.
The public interest in personal con-
troversies is nothing like so great as
it is in Industrial disputes. Disputes
between individuals over the title to
property or the fulfillment of a con-
tract affect only a small portion of a
community. whereas Industrial dis
putes which directly affect the prices
OF commodities are OF much more Vi
tai interest to the public than per-
sonal disputes which must go to the
courts for decision. Disputes between
groups OF citizens, therefore, should
be settled by the courts. just as are
disputes between individuals.
Labor disputes usually grow out of
a desire on the part of wage earners
to obtain better working conditions or
to increase wages. These purposes are
laudable. should not be discouraged,
and should in every way be met in a
of the land and acting under its con-
troll.
In the past, strikes have been the
wea.>on in the hands of labor with
which to force its demands. In every
other field of controversy disputes
which cannot be otherwise adjusted
are necessarily submitted to cour- for
decision. Labor disputes have been
put in a class by themselves and the
proposals OF having these disputes set
tied by judicial methods have been
opposed first by the employers when
they believed they had the power to
control and later by the labor unions
when their power grew to the extent
where they felt able to coerce the
employers.
Industrial disputes paraIyze a ma
tion's Industry. waste millions OF dol
lars and frequently endanger the lives
and health of the people by cutting off
the supply OF food and fuel from large
centers Of population to which the
flow must be continuous if suffering
IS to be avoided. The public has
right to protect itself from such con-
ditiOns by the sar1e means that it uses
to protect itself from any other situa-
tion inimical to its welfare. There
appeared to be no way to do this and
it became necessary to make one.
There seems little room for doubt that
the people of Kansas will uphold the
principle involved in the Industrial
court law.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

President Harding appears to see a
necessity for a more vigorous enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. POSI-
bly, a law so amended and enforced as
to visit equal punishment on buyer
and seller might help It seems al
most certain that as long as there ex-
lists a demand there will be a supply
forthcoming from somewhere. Per-
sons who have lived in Kansas during
the past forty years readily can real
ize what the federal government Is up
against.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
HEART and HOME PROBLEMS.
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs Thompson: am twen-
ty-two years I'D and have been mar
ried fourteen months. We have lit
tie baby girl four months old. My
husband is very good to me, but he
has had a lot of hard luck since we
have been married and so we have
had to move home with mother. 1
have two sisters and a brother who
are living at home too The house is
small and crowded now, but we en-
joy being together.
My husbands mother is a widow
and lives all alone in a house she
owns. She wants US to come and
live with her. Before we were mar
ried she made it very evident that
she did not like me and she did
everything she could to stand in the
way of our marriage Since we have
been married I have tried to forget
the way she used to act and I have
had her in my home and gone to
hers, but even yet I can feel that she
doesn't like me but has to put up
with me because I am her daughter
in-law.
She thinks it is terrible for US to
stay where We are so crowded when
we could have plenty of room with
her. She has convinced my husband
please and go or stay L don't want
to go, but do you think I ought to go
for my husbands sake? B. J.
1t would be a great mistake for
you to go under the circumstances.
You and your mother-in-law have
patched up old scores and can get
along amicably if you do not try liv-
ing together. But I am afraid that
once you lived in the home of your
mother-in-law she would make you
unhappy Since you are happy where
you are. stay there.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
young man in high school and would
like what advice you can give me.
1 have a girl friend with whom I cor
respond She likes me very mIfeh L
suppose by the letters she writes, but
still she treats me as tho she were
ashamed of me When we meet I al
ways speak and sometimes she speaks
and sometimes she doesn't 1 have
asked her not to be so friendly with
other boys. but she says she will do
as she pleases- Do you suppose she
likes me at all? 1 admire her greatly
and yet she treats me as if were her
IGNORANT HERMAN OF HORTON.
Girls who are in -gh school are
sometimes ashamed to admit even to
themselves that they are growing up.
They avoid 4 ything that would give
the appearance that theS have passed
out of childhood This may seem
strange. but I know for a fact that
many girls do not speak to boys when
they are with some one else, simply
because they feel embarrassed. If the
girl you like consents to go to school
parties with you, you may be sure she
likes you Do not ask her to give up
other boys. because she is too young
to 80 with you ard no one else.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

uncle and finding that Martin had
left with him a power OF attorney to
act in the matter of the mortgage. the
young man gave evidence of being in
a highly satisfied, even gleeful, frame
of mind. He and Millie were married
in June and Fra nkIin is now one of
the largest fruit growers in New Eng
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin visit the
Nadisons every summer. Caroline
win believe to her dying day that
Franklin married Millie in a fit of
wild desperation and despair at the
loss of herself
Copyright, 1922. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

The southern Democrats n the SEN
ate filibustered against the anti
lynching bill on the ground that 1t
seeks to invade states rights. while
at the same time Louisiana appeals
for federal aid in regulating the Ku
Klux Klan in that state. 1t is cur
rently believed that the Klan might
engage in a lynching, If sufficient
provocation We're offered.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

Henry Ford's motto Is: "Cut the
price in two and treble the business .
He recommends it for consideration to
Detroit in connection with the opera
ton OF its street cars. What is good
for the Detroit railway. probably
would be good for any other urban
railway. Street car arrangements In
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

1t has been charged that the Great
War cheapened human life. Possi-
bly,. therefore, the war is responsible
for the valuation OF $3.50 placed on
the life of each of two men killed in
Kansas City. The man responsible
for their death was convicted on a
charge Of manslaughter and the court
imposed a fine of $500.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

The Irish question has been settled
once more. But the Irish question
has been settled so many times in the
past seven hundred years that the
world is not warranted in drawing
hasty conclusions from the latest news
from the Emerald Isle. Yet there is
no denying that there appears to be
ground for hope
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

time may discover that they must re-
duce fares in order to compete sue
cessfully with motor busses, and to in
crease revenues AIR. Ford has tried
out his theory and knows from expert
ence what he is talking about The
street. car companies never have
dona so.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

La Follette's plan to have congress
meet at the beginning rather than the
end of the year probably results from
a. desire on his part for more time to
talk
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

Samuel Gompers is reported to ia
vor the reorganization of a new politi-
cal party. But when voting time
comes around Mr. Gompers probably
viii be found lined up with the Demo-
Gratis as he always has been.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

the memory of the late James #.
Mann, representative in congress
from Illinois. is that he voted against
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

For the first time in history. Ulster
and South Ireland have agreed. The
new Irish state has voted to leave UI-
ster out and Ulster has voted to stay
o-sf
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

Turkey finds herself between the
lion and the bear and scarcely knows
which way to turn.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

For December 10 is "'The Good Sa-
maritan." Luke 10:25-27.
a n-,sH,T,Ifrc- Tax-arss ronR,,eso,,
, 1922-04-24

GUM. Benes, Czecho- Slovakia. Skirmunt.
Poland. Ninethitch, Jugo SIavia. Dr.
mandy, Rumaria.
Paris, April 19th.-The reparations
commission is to be asked to consider
whether the Russo-German treaty signed
at Rapallo on Sunday, violates the treaty
OF Versailles in respect to the German
owned property in Russia. This property
under the Versailles pact, is pledged to
the commission for payment Of repara-
tions.
Belgrade Jugo Slavia, April 19th.-A
terrific explosion occurred today at Mon
astir, in the Eastern pert of old Serbia.
when an ammunition dump blew up. The
railroad station was destroyed and enor-
nous damage otherwise done by the
blast. Ike number of killed ard wound
ed, avs the despatch from Monastir re-
porting the explosion is still unknown.
Ottawa, April 19th.-A monument to
Sir Wilfred Laurier will he erected on
ParIia ment hill in the near future. This
statement was made in the House Of Com
mons this afternoon by the Premier, il
reply to a question by Mr. Stpere, Libere
Hochelaga. Mr.. Mackenzie King furtht
minated that the general policy whic
has been pursued in the past in regaI
to this subject would be continued by Il
present administration.
Ithaca, N. Y. April 19th.-The Ok
ford Cambridge Lacrosse team defeated
Carnell University here today 5 to The
British team showed strong defence
against the Comedians.
, 1922-04-24


.uy injustice IS done the pu0lic (Which
NEAR all of the people, hat the press
should give publicity to it, being sure of
the facts. But. we do Dish tbi8 und8r-
stood. that, THE HERALD does not re-
present all Of the people" and >onse-
Quently does not speak for all of the 40
pie. For this time it is not a public eau,
that brought about the present dilem-
ma of the learned and highly cultured
editor. Counsellor at Law etc. as we ali
know, it was for the repairing of private
roads, hence we feel that the matter
concerns the editor of The Herald and
his clients and not ALL OF THE PEG
PIE"
Yours respectfully
ANTIHUMBUG.
50 Croix 2lst April 1922.