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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
| HEART and HOME. PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs Thompson: I am a
Young woman twenty-five years old
and have been married five months
NV husband and I live with my moth
err I was very much in love with my
husband before I married him and he
was with me. Now it scenes to me I
love him more than ever before. but
at times feel he does not love me
so much.
Ny husband wants to go to house
keeping. but if we went we would
have to start on a. very small scale,
having only two or three rooms, and
nv mother could not live with us that
way. Besides, she has her home and
she does not want to give it up and
she does not want me to leave her
alone, either.
Mother ssies to be good to US, but
she nags my husband Nothing he
does seems to be right Several times
she has told me TO do certain things.
such as insisting that my husband
wash out the bath tub after himself
or empty his ash trays, and after in
sisting he does it, but he is so silent
and offended that feel very unhappy.
Ny husband is very good to me. He
gives me as much money as he can
afford, encourages me to buy pretty
clothes. brings me candy, and in many
ways is an ideal husband He hates
to work around the house, tho. He
never. seems to realize that the lawn
the things that go wrong. 1t is much
easier for me to do certain things than
to ask him TO do them, but mother
says I. must make him do them so 1
won't spoil him. 1 wonder If it
wouldn't be better to let him do as he
wants to and be happy than it is to
make him do things he hates? He is
very unSeIfish man and would do any
thing il the world for me, especially
when he thinks OF doing it himself,
and he thinks often,
Should I follow my mothers advice
and make him do the things he hates
WORRIED BRIDE.
The happiest thing for US to do is
to adjust ourselves to the natures of
other people and not try to make over
the natures of those people None OF
US are perfect and if we don't have
faults in one way we have them in
another Altho it would be a fine
things if your husband washed the
tub after himself, moved the lawn.
fixed broken things and spent his
time at home tinkering. it seems to
me Just as fine that he is a. good hus-
band TO you in other ways Keep him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

President Harding appears to De
abundantly supplied with that quail
ity which in this country commonly
is known as backbone" In early
stages of the soldier bonus movement
he took stand. to which he has ad-
hered steadfastly. And after weigh
ing all the facts regarding the Genoa
Ct inference. Mr.. Harding decided that
it was not such a conference as the
United States should take part in,
since its purposes were political
rather than economic. The confer
ence came to naught and Immediate
" a subsequent conference was
planned and an Invitation cabIed to
the United States. On the same day
of receipt of the invitation, President
Harding declined it, saying that the
same reasons which prompted the re-
lection OF the former invitation are
applicable now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

Encouraging reports on the BUSH
ness situation all over the country
reached Bradstreet's last week. THE
weekly bulletin says: There is more
optimism in trade reports, grain crop
advices are better and collections
have made another step forward,
while in most leading industries pro-
duction is apparently larger, despite
the continuance of the coal strike and
the refusal OF New England cotton
mill hands to take reduced wages"
Detroit reports 5000 more men added
to pay rolls. and auto plants have or
ders for months ahead. Chicago SAYS
auto men are buying steel freely. St.
Paul notes wholesale trade as being
better than last year at this time.
Some towns note trade helped IN west
Kentucky coal fields by activity by
union men who are under contract to
stay at work. Chicago is getting more
coal from that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
THE URGE To STAND FIRM.

The New York Independents is ont
with a strong appeal to the people to
give their support to the Republicans
in the coming election. .gThe tir,as
are out of joint" it saws. when an
independent paper feels called upon
to urge its readers to give vigorous
support, not to an individual nor-to a
particular measure, but to a political
party Yet the present time calls for
Just this. 1t continues as follows:
1t is easy to find serious faults in
the Repu blican party. Congress. espe-
claIiy, has fallen far short of expecta-
lions But IN spite of its faults. the
republican party is, at the present
time, the one strong buIwark against
certain disastrous tendencies the world
over There are weak and irresponsi-
ole men, and there are strong and
stable men, in both parties; but the
Democratic party, as at present led
contains the seeds of rash experiment
and emotional unrest The Same can.
not be said of the leadership Of 4be
Republican party. Take the admins
tration's stand on the most important
question OF the hour-the RECONSTRUCT
ton of Europe. To hold out for a
principle, when to compromise might
IN the long run undermine the fabric
OF democracy everywhere. we regard
as wholly admirable; it conforms to
the highest standards of American
craftsmanship and deserves the most
effective support that journal can
give.
Popular government is on trial
among all nations, and America is the
recognized leader in democratic insti-
tuuonS. II our system of individual
ism-of wholesome competition with
in the LAWS permitted to break
down; if the present epidemic of peck
ing at our social traditfons-no doubt
a reflex of the Russian experiment.
is not checked, democracy will receive
a tremendous setback. Now, the Re
publican party is the present guardian
OF democracy both because it is an the
saddle and because it is opposed
much more than is the Democratic
party as now constituted-to any tri-
fling with the fundamentals of the
existing social order. If the Repub-
lican party should now be discre dited.
the drift towards government owner
ship and other socialistic experiments
would be greatly accelerated. and
there would be but slight chance of
getting back to the sort of economic
stability to which this country owes its
traditional prosperity and character.
The election of a Democratic ma jor-
ity IN the next congress would have
another consequence. perhaps even
more serious. 1t would paralyze the
administration IN its dealing with the
world questions which are today of
overshadowing importance The par
alysis caused by want of harmony be-
tween congress and the executive is
an acknowledged weakness of our
constitutional system In ordinary
times this IS endurable- 1t IS part OF
the price we pay for the benefits of
our scheme of checks and balances
But at such time as this, when the
influence of our country is vital
element In weathering a worldwide
crisis. the paralyzing of our govern
ment would be a calamity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY RE rAPE

Us fellows was standing Ground
the lam post tawking and argewins
and all of suddin 1 saw something
shining in the street like a diamond,
and 1 quick made a grab for it and
felt a fearse wack on my he'd, being
Pubs Simkinses he'd hooking agenst
mine on account of him grabbing for
it at the same time, saying, Hay, who
you hooking, watts your hurry?
1 found a diamond. I sed.
And held it up and it looked CRATE
as if it jest dropped out of somebody
dimond ring without knowing it, the
fellows saying, Holey smoaks; some
people are born lucky, good mite look
how big it is, o boy, G WIZ. jimminy
crickits. gosh, good mite
Meening they wished they was me.
and Pubs Simkins sed. Id of had 1t if
your old he'd hadent of bin in the way,
it's half mine by rites, Ill give you a
cent fo- it
A cent for diamond. like fun. watts
you think, good mite, nuthing doing,
I sed.
III give you cents for 1T. sed Sid
Hunt.
III give yau 3. sed Sam Cross. and
Leroy Shooster sed. Ill give you a
nickel cash on delivery, take it or
leeve it. watts you say?
WITCH jest then had a ideer, saying,
Waite a minnit, III be rite back. And
I ran up to Klumby Avenue fast as
Tightening ana ran into the 9OOlry store
and the 5oolry man was taking a
watch all apart and looking at the
pieces. saying, Wen son watts the rush,
watts on your mind
Is this dimond reel? sed. showing
it to him and he looked at it, saying.
not so you could notice it. Meening 1t
wasent, and 1 sed, Wen amt it eny
good? and he sed. Sure it is. if you
had a hole waggin load jest like it
you'd have a good load of glass
And 1 went back to the fellows. say
ing to Leroy Shosters All rite, wares
the nfckel2
Like fun, ware you bin2 sed Leroy
Shooster. and sed. Watts that got to
do with it? And I asked Sam Cross
if he still wunted 1t for cents. wich
he sed he dident. and neither did Sid
Hunt for 2 and neither did Pubs SIM
kins for one
Proving sometimes if you cant make
up your mind quick, there's no use
making it UP at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

All Europe, apparently, still hopes
- borrow money from America 1t
has been said that business follows
the flag, but Secretary Hughes has
pointed out that credit follows conf
dence. The nations of Europe, there
fore, have little chance OF being ac-
commodated with additionaF1oans I'M
til TIA y have made some arrange
mcnt L. meet the debts they already
owe. AS regards Russia, there is
plenty OF money in the United States
seeking investment either in industry
or in the securities of other govern
ments. Russia included Money of
that sort has no national prejudiees
Safety of the investment and a rea-
solable return are the sole consider
aiiOns, and whenever the Russian
government or the industries of Rus
STA can hold out to the capitalists of
the United States or of any other ma
liz n a reasonable assurance of repay
lnent, there will be little delay in OBJ
tanning all the assistance that is rea-
'sonably needed in the restoration Of
tpat country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

clean kitchen and the whirr of the
sewing machine made a pleasant.
homely sound. The cat on the braided
mat glanced up sleepily as the tall
Young man hesitated on the thresh-
hold: Il beg your pardon" he began
as the girl in the pink-trilled frock
half-turned, Il thought Minnie was
here"
Minnie rose, cycling him in perplex-
ity: whats the matter, Tom ?" she
demanded
.'Why, you look so pretty" he SIAM
mered, keen eyes surveying the trim
little slippers, the dainty gown and
the shining brown hair of his sweet
heart; ''I thought you didn't dress up
much unless you were going some
where, and I fancied you had a guest
here. Minnie his gaze rested on the
heap of lavender dimity with tiny
purple spriggs, lis that party dress
you are sewing on ?"
That's just a little house dress I'm
running up for mother; she loves Law
ender.' said Minnie slowly. I'm glad
you stoppeG in. Tom, because 1 want
to tell you that I'm going to cut out
dances for a bit. THAT is-I'm 60
ing to be busy
The young mans face grew radiant.
With long stride he reached her side
and picked up the little be-sashed
figure. Il like your plan" he said.
turning up her flushed face until the
soft red lips were very close; II
wanted to let you get your fill of
Dances but L began to think YOU
would never be ready to settle down
and be just n poor mans wife. Your
dresses of silk and satin scared me
A man needs a girl who will make a
home. not one who thinks of nothing
but gadding. You look sweeter in
that thing you are wearing now to
work in than you ever did when
tricked out for a party. Suppose we
go to Acacia Row tonight and speak
for one of those cottages? Want to-"
Yes" agreed Minnie shyIy, and her
mother. passing the open door took
off her glasses and wiped them as she
saw Minnie's brown head against
Toms blue overalls.
Copyright 1922. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

The citizens of New Orleans believe
in striking while the iron is hot. A
movement has been started with a To-
cal committee OF one hundred to:
cooperate with all other agencies and
communities in the Mississippi valley
TO obtain for all regions in the valley,
such comprehensive or local meas
ures of flood control as the best engi-
neering skill and talent may recon-
mend, and the best and broadest
legislation may authorize" AS Is usual
in such cases the program starts off
with the request for an appropriation.
The committee has adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions: That this com
mittee most earnestly urges upon all
authorities and representatives of our
government. both federal and state.
and upon all private individuals. that
they Join in advocating the prompt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

appro21 iation and expenditure by the
United States government and the
state government of the funds neces-
sary to the rapid completion of the
entire levee system and bank protec-
ton program adopted and recon-
rended by the Mississippi river com
mission and agreed upon by the gov
erninental authorities and that we
tender our fullest cooperation and
support to these authorities in the
completion of said program"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
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Dorothy, Dix Tails
The price of Admissions.
BX DOROTHY D1I
WOz16's HigheSa Paid Woman Writes.


. 'Of course, our families endure US
! because they have to, and friends our
| own age, and who are in the same
boat, cling to us, and find US enter
tanning because we have the same
canned memories, and swap the same
dried and withered "reminiscences, but
there is nothing in this that is thrill
ingly interesting to strangers. Nobody S
idea of spending a gay and pleasant
evening is sitting up listening to some
old woman maunder on about when
she was a girl or some old man re-
late his adventures during the Civil
war.
Therefore, those of US who are
wise, realize that when we grew old
we are like a pound of poor tea. We
have to give away a chrome with our
selves in order to sell ourselves to the
public. We have got to surround our
selves with enough attractions to draw
people about u.s. We have to sugar
coat our pill, SO to speak, to get our
acquaintance to swallow it.
"A lot of women when they grow
old draw into their shells. Because
it is troublesome, they quit entertain
ing. They never give dinners or par
ties. They never have guests to stay
in their houses. They never have at
tractive people about them, and pretty
soon they begin complaining about
how lonely they are, and that nobody
ever comes 10 see IneI1l, OF invites
them anywhere.
They are women who are shut out
of society because they won't pay the
price. They refuse to give the chrome
with their pound of tea. For of this
you may be sure, that as long as a
woman lakes her house a charming
place to come to, people will come to
it. AS long as she gathers interesting
people about her, other interesting
and brilliant people will come. Above
all she who is a noted dinner giver
never lacks for guests. People may
refuse to come and spend an hour
with you by yourself in a stuffy room,
but you can always get company for
an automobile ride.
1.-The greatest argument, to my
mind, for thrift in your youth, is to
save up enough money to make it
worth while for people to be polite to
you when you are old. We all see
how much warmer the welcome Aunt
Jane. with a fat pocketbook, gets
when she visits around among her
relatives, than poor, old Aunt Jennie
receives, and with how much more
patience everybody listens to a dod
dering. rich old lady than they do to
a senile pauper.
Even father and mother, with gifts
to bestow and money to leave, are far
more tenderly cherished by their
children than are pauper parents.
And it all comes back to the very
human and natural principle of get
ting what we pay for. and whenswe
have no longer personal charm to
make us attract people TO us, to give
them something else in its place.
ITS just paying the price of adj
mission"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
Questlons-Answer

O. When was the House Of Windsor
established? f. c. y.
A. A proclamation dated at Whitehall
December IL, 1917, began George the Fifth
by the Grace of God-First of the House OF
Windsor"
A. Castor sugar was the old name for
what IS now called graduated sugar. The
term is usually found in cook books writ
ten 30 go years ago.
O What is the religion OF Clifford Pin
chot. candidate for governor of Pennsyi-
Yaniaf J. II. s.
A. He is IN Episcopalian.
O. What country has the smallest pop
ulation to the square mile? i. -. f.
A. Arabia has only one person to the
square mile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE HURDLER,

Once upon time-and this is a
true story-there was a boy who had
some sort of hip trouble from the
time he was a very small boy.
As the years went on and he saw
the other chaps wax strong and be
come runners, jumpers, baseball play
ers in school, he too longed to excel.
But the doctor said-NOl
The boy, however. figured that he
had stood&t silent, tho open pris-
onry long enough. So he determined
to disregard the doctors orders-or.
rather, SO to build his body that he
also could he among those who earned
honors on the athletic field.
He began modestly. The days
brought encouragement with signs of
improvement in his condition. Soon
he became a hurdler. And soon he
was taking off all the honors of his
school-and later of his college.
\ And the day came when he was put
to the supreme test of his athletic
career.
All these years in which he had been
perfecting his ability as a runner and
hurdler, he had paid little attention to
the crowds and the rounds of applause
as they had come to HMM fact, he
confessed that he had never heard
his own applause, so intent had he
always been on winning his race.
But before this greatest of all his
races, he determined that he would
make the opportunity for listening to
the applause that would be his.
The race was on. Hurdle after hur-
die had been leaped. He was far in
the lead. Only one more hurdle stood
between him and victory. Here was
his chance. So he turned his head to
get one glance at the wild throng and
to hear just for one brief second or
two the applause that he had never
before heard.
But as he turned his head, he caught
his toe and feIl-and lost the race.
MORAL: So work as tho no grand
stand or applause existed at all!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

Mr.. Gompers recently declared that
Judge Lands was unfit to arbitrate
building labor disputes in Chicago be-
cause he had judicial mind" Now
he declares all courts unfit to pass
upon the constitutionality of law NJ.
Gompers's position recalls the days OF
Populism. when the Peoples Party
nominated for judge in a Kansas dis
trict a man who never had even-read
a law book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

once more a California jury trying
Arthur c. Burch on a charge of muir
dering ]. Bolton Kennedy has failed
TO reach a verdict. Failure to agree
illustrates the reluctance of juries to
convict of a capital crime on circum-
stantial evidence, in state where the
penalty is death. Another trial prob
ably will result in Burch's acquittal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE

Congressman Simmons wants the
New York World to arouse the nation
against the tariff. We trust the World
will oblige. Watching the country
in the throes of excitement over a
tariff measure is a spectacle we should
greatly enjoy. Since Schedule K no
tariff measure has induced a lather
in this country, and we pine for the
good old days.
Probably you were one of those who
were worried ABOUT Schedule X. Do
you recall what it was all about?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-23

Copyright. 1922 by the Wheeler Syn
dictate IncO
The New York herald., 1922-10-05

AJJ'f CaJhi~S
w. F. MooRE
!. S. GREGORY
n. NJ. BucKLlN
w. A. Rush
GEo. S. DOWNING
r. s. MAcDoNALD
o. G.. ALEXANDER
G. w. CAPEs
y. w. KErcHAM
w. S. MILAN
ELLIS WESTON
w. L. HOPKINS
The New York herald., 1922-10-05
u. S. OPPOSES CUTTING
WAR DEBT PRINCIPAL
Officials Say Mckenna Plan
Is Impossible at Present.

WASHINGTON, oct. 4.-Suggestion Of
Reginald McKenna, formerly Chancellor
of the British Exchequer. before the
American Bankers Association iu~New
York of the advisabilty of definite post
ponement of any payments to this coun-
try on war debts by foreign nations, ex-
cept Great Britain, until the amount
such nations could ultimately pay could
be determined. was regarded at the
Treasury to-day as merely stating the
status quo of negotiations by the debt
funding commission so far as interest
is concerned.
With respect to the possibility of a
reduction of the principal of foreign
debt. as suggested by the British finan-
cier, high Treasury officials declared
that the debt commission was entirely
governed by the wishes of Congress,
which in the present law authorized
the commission only to arrange for the
payment Of the wartime obligations upon
suitable terms.
AS to the principal OF the debts, 1t
was conceded that after investigation
by the debt commission and conferences
with foreign representatives the facts
as to conditions in some particular ma
ton might be laid before Congress with
view of having the commission en-
powered to make such terms as would
enable payment. But as to any general
cancellation or wholesale reduction of
foreign debts Treasury officials were
of the opinion that such a step would
be injurious to the welfare Of the
world.
The New York herald., 1922-10-05
LONDON TIMES PRAISES
MR.. M'KENNA,S SPEECH

LONDON, Oct. ASSOCIATED Press). -
The Times editorially gives great praise
to Reginald McKenna's speech before
the American bankers convention at
New York. saying that Mr. McKenna
rendered good service by emphasizing
the fact that I'VE have the capacity to
pay our debts. and Il is our determina-
tion to honor our bond in fun and
proceeds:
"If. as we believe they will. the
British funding mission also make this
point crystal clear to our friends on
the other side of the Atlantic, the mis-
chief the Balfour note did may yet be
undone."
The New York herald., 1922-10-05
BANKERS MAIL is HEAVY.
Long Time Postal superintendent
ILas His Hardest Job.

The post office on the convention
floor of the Commodore is I'm charge of
a superintendent of forty years ex-
perience assisted by four clerks picked
from tho finest of the City Hall station
staff. The superintendent says that
he has never had such hard work in
his post office experience, and that
more mail Is handled there daily than
in the General Post office. This in
cludes circulars, magazines. samples
from shops and advertisements as well
as personal mail.