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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Quesfions-Anscers

O. Where is the quotation The Sabbath
was made for man and not man for the
Sabbath? w. l.. C.
A. This quotation is from the Bible
Mark 2 20.
Q. Which has tine best port, Norfolk,
Boston or San Francisco?
A. The coast and geodetic survey says
that it would be impossible to give any
one port first place These are all first
class ports and each has some advantage
that the others lack.
Q. When was radio first used on ships !:
A The radio inspector says that radio
was first used on shipboard July 20 and
%, 1893, on the Flying Huntress, to re-
port the kingstown regatta for Dublin
the same year races between Chaumont
and Columbia were reported from an
ocean going vessel for the New York Her
aid. In 1900 wireless apparatus was placed
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
O. Who is the ruler of Egypt? A. II. F.
A. The reign of King Faud has re-
Gently commenced in Egypt.
(Any reader can get the answer TO any
questions by writing The Topeka State
journal Information Bureau, Frederic ].
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. c. This
offer applies strictly to information. The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal medi-
cal, and financial matters. 1t does not at
tempt to settle domestic troubles. nor TO
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY TEH PAPR

Fred Feernot Amung the Lions
Scene, Fred Feernot in the 5ungles
with a guide.
Fred Feernot. G. these certeny are
dark jungles.
Guide. The werst is yet to come.
They get darker insted of lighter.
Fred Feernot. Heck. is that so?
Guide. Yes, and the darker they get
the more lions there is.
Fred Feernot. Well hay, I ony got
one built left.
Guide Well then if a lion comes
after us. watever you do don't fire till
you see the wites of it's eyes.
Fred Feernot. Good mite heer comes
one now. Holey smoakes look at the
size of him. He looks more like a
elefunt in size. This Suspense is awful.
Guide. Don't fire till you see the
wites of his eyes.
Fred Feernot. Lissen to him roar
ing. Look at his teeth. Gosh sutch
Suspense.
Guide. Never mind his teeth, wait
for the wites of his eys or we're both
lost forever.
Fred Feernot. C wiz this is fearse.
I've saw Suspense before but never like
this.
Guide Yee gods he's got red eyes.
Run like heckt
(Which they DOB
The end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

the basis wage rate must be suffi-
GENTLY high to enable the miner to
live If he is employed only three or
four days a week at the most Here
again is another big item added to the
cost of coal that might be saved if the
industry were developed along sound
lines
chief among the organic ills of the
diseased industry is the variation in
mining conditions. In one mine the
vein. free of slate, ct cetera, while in
another-even in one comparatively
close at hand-these advantageous
conditions are reversed. Accordingly,
properties in the same field. one mine
may be able to produce coal much
more cheaply than another, altho the
wage rates and other such items of
production costs are identical. Obvi-
ously, IL there is no regulation of the
industry aside from the free play Of
economic forces, the one mine shortly
will put the other out of business,
or, If its advantage is not SO decided.
it will be garnering the big end OF
the profits and holding the more de-
sirable and more efficient miners be-
cause it can pay higher rate or Of
fer more favorable mining conditions.
Thus it is that there is something
wrong with the coal industry besides
and beyond wage Quarrels between the
operators and miners Agreement on
a new wage scale, or arbitration in
event of failure to agree, will not cure
ills which are in no sense attributable
to the relations of employer and en-
ployed. for the public at last is
learning that something must be done
to establish conditions under which
the nations fuel requirements are met
without somebody's paying for idle
mines and idle miners one-third of
the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
MIN RENTs RENIAIN HIGH.

While prices in many ltnes of mer-
chandisc have declined and in many
industries there has been a lowering
OF wages. it is noted that there has
been no reduction in rents. The
building OF scores OF new houses ami
some apartments in Topeka has had
no effect on the rent situation except
10 increase somewhat the number OF
vacant places offered to tenants.
writing on the subject why have
not rents declined with the unemploy-
ment and the falling wages7" Paul
Clay in Forbes Magazine says: The
answer is that rents always move
tardily as compared with the rise and
falI of prices. wages, and general
prosperity Turnout known CONNER
ciaf history-they have been slow IN
moving upward. and always slow In
coming down again. 1t was the same
in the Napoleonic period. and in the
Civil war initiation and deflation."
Or. il one wishes to look at the
definite practical causes which, are
operating right now. he continues. the
answer is that tens OF thousands Of
new landlords turnout the United
states cannot afford to reduce rents
while most of the others do not want
to. During the years of 1918 to 1920.
both inclusive, he points out, there
was a craze for buying real estate.
Millions of dwellings. farms and bust
ness properties changed hands at
prices anywhere from SO to geo per
cent above the pre-war values. These
new owners paid so much for their
properties that If they reduce rents
they cannot get a fair return on their
Investment. OF course. they paid too
much and ultimately they may have
10 sacrifice a fair return as a penalty
for their mistake; but the point is
that they will not do so until they are
compelled.
This latter cause can hardly be re-
garded as operating in Topeka. While
much buying. has been done at high
prices the purchasers in most cases
have occupied the property bought
themselves
There is another practical reason
Why rents are slow IN falling" de-
clares this writer. "and this is that
sven now they are only a little above
incomes. Statistical indications are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

in spite of her good record elsewhere.
approached Doctor Gregory in consul
tation, and somehow the understand
ing old professor found out that Mary
/, Jefferson was worrying over Noah.
He overheard bits of student gossip
and decided to set matters straight.
That is why he chose as the sub
ject for his lecture not long after
ward the subject of color blindness.
That it was more usual among men
than women he told his class. Then
with a whimsical smile he added:
Some men go thru life never
They wear atrocious color combi-
nations-red and yellow striped ties
and purple socks and all that sort
of thing. and get the reputation for
lacking taste when really their taste
is not at fault. Il is all very curious"
Not long afterwafd, Mary Jeffer-
son, smiling shyly, waited until after
class to consult DR.. Gregory. He
greeted her with the good news that
her work on the test few days ago
had shown marked Improvement. If
she continued to work as we'll there
would be danger of failing at her final
examination.
at wanted to tell you," she said
b1ushing, ''of something that has
: made me very happy 1t was the Cd
dest coincidence that you lectured
tell you because 1 want to thank
you. L don't know just how to say
it-but Noah and 1 are engaged and
it never could have happened If I
hand't realized that he was just color
blind. OF course he can't help, the
kind of ties he wears. And after
this I'm going to pick all his socks
and ties and things out for him.
Pretty Mary Jefferson didn't finish
college, because she consented to
marry Noah as soon as he was grad
uated and to go with him out to west
ern mountains where he was engaged
on an engineering expedition. Before
they went Noah sought out old DR..
Gregory.
81 want to tell you something" he
said. Perhaps I ought to call it q
confession. From that lecture of yours
on color blindness Mary decided I was
color blind. I had to take test for
that before I could get my job with
the engineering company. I passed
100 per cent. But Mary doesn't Know.
If you hadn't just happened to lecture
on color blindness when you did she
would never have forgiven me for the
awful ties and socks 1 used to wear.
Wasn't it an odd coincidence that you
happened to lecture on that subject ?''
"A very curious coincidence" said
DR.. Gregory who was also keeping a
little secret of his own.
Copyright, 1922, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

1t is becoming more and more diff
cult for human imagination and HUI
man understanding to keep pace with
the rapid advance being made by
science. Now comes Nikola Tesla,
who is quoted by Popular Science
Monthly as saying: 1T will soon be
possible to see as we'll as to hear by
means OF electricity" Television,
Tesla declares, will, be employed as
generally as teIephoning. As one lis
tens to a voice at the other end OF the
line, he will also see every expression
of the speakers face. It will be pos
sible to see as well as to hear either
by the wireless telephone or over the
regular wire circuit. There will be no
limit to the distance OF such trans
mission, so that we shall be able to
talk to a person in any part OF the
world and watch his face at the same
time. I'm q general way" says Tesla,
the instrument used for teIevision
will closely resemble the mechanism
OF the human eye.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.
THE FAIRY AND THE ROBIN.

THE FAIRY AND THE ROBIN.
written especially for little friendly
A fairy and a robin met
Beside a bed of lnignonetfe.
The robin bowed and raised his hat,
And smiled a smile as wide as-that-
Then said: Miss Fairy, declare,
I'd kiss you, only 1 don't dare"
The fairy curtsied low and said:
Your breast is such lovely red,
And you are such a handsome thing.
And, oh, such pretty songs you sing
I'd gladly kiss yon now. but
May only kiss a butterfly"
The robin spoke silly word:
I'm sorry l was born bird.
Were l q fairy-m instead.
The fairly laughed and said: Ny dear,
God had to have some robins here
BE glad you're what you are and sing
And cheer the people in the spring
/ play with children I'm told.
And it seems always strange to me
I'm one the old folks never see"
The robin spoke: Perhaps it's best
I'll sing my songs and show my breast
And be n robin. and you stay
And share in all the ehildren's play.
God needs US both SO let us try
To do our duty-you and l.
How do I know they said these things1
saw the robin spread his wings,
I saw the fairy standing up
Upon a golden buttereup-
hid myself behind a wall
And listened close and heard II all
Copyright, 1922. by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Much Of the money lost by farm
ers during the deflation period now
,rnarcntIv is being recovered in huge
chunks Governor MeheiVie OF NC
braska is quoted as saying: Ne
braska has turned the corner and IS
now well ON the way back to norman
and permanent prosperity The iarln
value Of principal agricultural prod
ucts in Nebraska increased $6S,SSF =
600 between November, 1921, and
March. 1922. While the prices for
farm products have increased, the
prices OF things for which these prod
tIcts must be exchanged have de-
clined. There is profit now in nearly
all branches of farming" Losing
money is not so serious matter II
one can get it back in little while
without any effort on his own part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

The chief aim OF the Genoa confer
enco appears to be so to shape mat
ters that needy European nations wIll
be able TO borrow money from Uncle
sam. Incid entally. those that already
owe him large amounts hope that
there will be evolved at the meeting
some way of escaping the necessity OF
making payment. Probably Secretary
Hughes foresaw some such situation
when he decided that this country
should keep out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

papers, but it seems to US that throb-
bling sentence ought to be preserved
in more enduring FORM We there
fore suggest that twin tablets be
reared beside the imposing steps lead
ing to the Metropolitan Museum a
Art.
On one of these tablets should be
craven Hon. Ruth's historic Washing
ton utterance. On the other his sug-
gestion that Judge Lands go jump il
the lake.
From a Western Correspondent
Sir-A correspondent writes me
from Conception Junction. Looked
the town up in the Missouri Postal
Guide and find its in Nodaway county.
Rather appropriate. isn't it? Do you
suppose the east would grasp It? 7.
As to whether the east will get it is
pure conjecture Wen try it on them.
All we know about it is that we don't
get it.
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Up to this time the Russians in the
Genoa conference have failed to bluff
Lloyd George. He has informed them
on every occasion that they must
come to his terms or get out. Setting
up claims for damages to offset what
their country actually owes does not
meet with favor among the allies.
England. France and Belgium are out
for cash and they viii get it or know
the reason why.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

It is reported that Russia readily
ssrced to pay her debts to foreign
nations and then promptly put in a
claim for much larger amount
which She declared was due her in
Inrarntions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Russians at Genoa express. a will
ingness to pay their debts Talk IS
cheap. but it takes money to hQuidate
financial obligations. Utter repudia-
tion by nation is hardly expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

why don't you eat your apple.
johnny
I'm waitin' for Peter. It tastes
much better when another Teller is
lookin' on."-Karikaturen Chris
tiania).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Copyright. 1929. by the Wheeler Syn
dictate Inc.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
The Car Problem.

No Industry IS SO dependent upon
transportation as is the soft coal in
dustry. Coal. when it comes out of
the mine, must be loaded directly
from the mine car into the railroad
car and moved away from the mine,
for storage at the mines is impractical
and uneconomical. Hence the oper-
ator is absolutely dependent upon the
number of cars he can secure from
the railroad for the regularity and ex-
tent of his production. In the alloca-
ton of cars by the railroads the mines
are rated according to their maximum
productive capacity, and cars are as
signed on that basis.
Thus IL a railroad on a given df-
vision has mines aggregrating 100
cars daily capacity, and on a given
day has eighty cars. each mine on
that day will get only 50 per cent Of
its rating in cars Naturally il is to
the interest Of the operator to have
as high a rating as possible in order
that re may be assigned the greatest
possible number of cars at the times
when abe demand for coal is at the
maximum. Therefore he wants on
call at his mine always a force of
miners sufficient to operate his mine
at the maximum capacity. altho he
may actually need such a large force
rarely or never and altho in order to
have the miners constantly available
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
THEFT OF TIMBER
AT MINES TO STOP

The police department has been
advised concerning the repeated
thofts of timber and other supplies
at the Monarch Pittsburg mine, and
a search is now being made in an
effort to .apprehend the guilty par
tics. 1t is said that the thefts are
the work of young boys who are
sent out to gather wood. R. H. Dal-
zoll, acting chief of police, has an
nounccd that anyone caught plunder-
ing at any of the mines in this dis
trict will be arrested and prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law. He
feels certain he can lay his hands
on two young fellows who have car.
ried away lumber from the Monarch
Pittsburg, but is making a complete
investigation before proceeding n
making any arrests
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
TRIAL.
Of gutierrez
Being HEARD

The trial of Trinidad Guitterez,
a Mexican, charged with the murder
OF Eugcnio Perez, a fellow country
ran, was called in the district
court this morning, The selection
of jury to sit in judgment upon
the guilt or innocence of the defend
ant is progressing slowly, and it is
doubtful if a jury will be empaneled
before tomorrow noon.
Guittcrez is charged with having
wilfully murdered Perez on the night
of December 30, 1921, when the two
men engaged in a rock battle on
lower Main street. During the fight
Perez was struck on the head with
such force that he suffered a frac-
tured skull, dying the following day
at the Mine Operators hospital.
Guittcrez is being defended by AT
torney Charles A. DeFlon, while the
state is represented by its duly con
stituted officials.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
RAILWAY MAN STATES
FALL OF SNOW HEAVY

l. b, Stinson, travelling agent Of
The traffic department of the South
eFn Pacific company, is a visitor to
lohopah t day. having spont yos-
'erday in Goldfeld, and not here, Us
local publication would have Its
ioaders believe. There are l67
mches OF snow on the summit" re-
marked Mr., Stingon, "the greatest
amount during any period in the last
I'VE years. This snowfall is of far
'eaehing Importance by reason OF
'ne fact that it will fill Lake Tahoe
" normal and result in en- abund
enco OF water for both power and
irrigation purposes for many years.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
T0N0PAH GIRL is
MARRIED ON COAST

Miss Thekla Wright, former To-
nopah girl, was united in marriage
Tuesday to Charles Mayette the
ceremony being performed at the
Palace hotel in San Francisco. Mrs,
aayeJte was clerk in the TonOpah
anking Corporation previous to a
Atle more than year ago when she
Font to Carson City to accept a po-
Ston as committee clerk in the last
general assembly. Later she was ap-
pointed a clerk in the office Of the
collector Of internal revenue Mr.,
Aayctte was also a former resident
d Tonopah, having boen employed
Oy the Divide Extension Mining
company in the engineering depart
ment latcr going to Virginia City
who're he holds a position with the
consolidated Virginia Mines com
pGny.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
BELMONT DISASTER
IL YEARS AGO TODAY

Eleven years ago this morning the
greatest disaster in the history Of
TOnopah occurred, when II men lost
their lives in the great Belmont mine
fire. A fire in the mine trapped the
men at work, and II were overcome
by gas and could not be rescued.
ThCe are many men residing in
TOnopah today who were employed at
the Belmont at that time, and the
catastrophe is still fresh in thoir
memories John D, Grant was
shift boss at the time and he had
a narrow escape from death in the
fir. He remained with the company
almost two years, finally severing
his position to become associated
with the police department of Tono-
pah.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
FORMER TREASURER i. s. IN BROKERAGE CLASH
U. OF O. NO HURRY
TO NAME CAPTAIN


(Ey ASsOCInSrO Fresa
EUGENE, Ore, Feb, % Univor-
sity Of Oregon is the only member
Of the Pacific Coast conference which
has not yet elected football cap
tain for 1922, and Coach Shy"
Huntington makes no mention of
calling the squad together for an
election.
Campus discussion of the situation
recalls the football days of 1916
when huntington, then a player on
the team, was competing with an
ether member Of the squad for the
position Of captain. Rivalry was so
keen that Hugo BeZdok, Oregons
famous coach Of the early days, was
afraid an election might split the
team, so he refused to permit any
choice, saying that he thought foot
ball captains were superfuous and
generally useless.
Perhaps Huntington remembers
those days now, for there is close
rivalry between two players, Tiny"
Shields and George King, for the
past Of 1922 leader.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23

BLANKET RESERVATION
TO TREATY OPPOSED


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 23.-
\ modified blanket reservation to
the Pacific treaty was today laid be
fcre the senate foreign relations
committee by Chairman Lodge, after
Il conference with President Harding.
and met immediate opposition from
several Republican as we'll as Demo
cratic senator's 1t provides that
nothing in the treaty would be con
strued as committing the United
States to exercise armed force with
cut the consent of congress.
Although Senator Lodge did not in
form his colleagues specifically as to
the attitude of the president, other
committee members gained the i'm
preston that the modified reserva-
ton would be acceptable to the
White House. Senators Borah and
Johnson pronounced the modified
craft unsatisfactory.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
MRS. MILDRED Won DORMAN
GRANTED ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

Mrs Mildred Hart Won Dorman
was yesterday granted a divorce
from John Won Dorman, 10 whom she
was married in Tonopah on August
II, 1919 Plaintiff was given the
custody Of their 2O-monthsold son,
and by order Of the court allowed
% resume her maiden name, Mildred
Hart
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
POLICE DOUBTFUL
OF FIELDS STORY


DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 23.-Inclined
to doubt the story of Harry NJ.
Fields, prisoner in the county jail
here, that he was implicated in the
slaying Of William Desmond Taylor,
Of Los Angeles, the local authorities
are endeavoring to trace his move.
ments Immediately preceding his ar
rest in Buffalo on February 6. Last
night he told the officers he had
driven two men, one a Chinese and
a woman to Taylor's home on the
night of the killing, and received
5000 for the work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-23
RAcEIVlCH FUNERAL
LARGELY ATTENDED

Many friends of long years stand
ing assembled at the bier of the late
Mike Raceivich, whose funeral took
place this afternoon from the under
taking parlors, showing the esteem
in which deceased had been held by
his friends and acquaintances. The
services we're brief, following which
the remains we're escorted to the
local cemetery where they were ten
derly laid to rest.