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The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
JUST FOLKS

BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

MY BEST
If 1 were loyal to my best
should not whimper at the test
From dawn to dusk / should be fair,
And braVely stand my bit of care;
should be friendly, just and kind,
And big Of heart and broad OF mind,
And find in every circumstance
I'D made the most of Time and Chance.
IThe best of me, nor do boast,
Would keep me faithful to my post,
'Twould guard my tongue from bitter
things,
The speech Of malice and its stings.
'Twould spur me on in times of stress,
And bring me safely to success;
The best of me would never let
Ne stoop to things that I'd regret
If to my best would be true.
Men would rejoice in all do;
With merit would my toiling glow
And none its worth could overthrow.
Then scornfully man could say:
Your hand has injured me todayf
And no pale sufferer tell that /
Had seen his want and passed him by.
But oh SO often 1 desert
And speak the petty things which hurt,
And shirk the task and spoil the day
By madly rushing on my way;
when selfish interests come first
Then l am living at my worst.
Lord, till the night brings me to rest,
Let me be loyal to my best
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A GueStD
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

The voluntary 20 peg cent advance
in. wa Ses of common laborers made by
the big steel companies illustrates the
superiority of the law of supply and
demand over strikes, as a means of
regulating wages. There was no SEN
timent connected with this wage in
crease. There was no consideration
of what the workers needed to live on.
The companies simply realized that
their men might leave them to take
Jobs where the pay is better. When
jobs are plentiful wages advance.
When jobs are scarce wages remain
stationary or decline. If there should
not be another strike for ten years
every worker would be getting good
wages
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

In the untimely death OF william d.
Deyeny. superintendent of the Santa
Fe shops in Topeka. the city loses a
valued citizen and the railroad COM
pany a man whose place will not be
easy to fill He was born and reared
here and thru his forty-seven years OF
life he has never failed to command
the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens. During the last few weeks
superintendent Deveny occupied a
trying position, owing to the disor-
ganized condition of his working force
resulting from the strike. But no
word of criticism has been heard
against him. His loss will be keenly
felt not only by those who have
worked with him but by all who were
so fortunate as to know him The
sympathy of all goes out to the be-
reaved family.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE-

This aftirnoon was standing down
by the empty wall waiting for some
thing to happin, and started to prac-
tice standing on my hands agenst the
wall being pritty good at 1t. ana all
OF a suddin saw Mary Watkins COM
ing honle from the milk store with
milk, me thinking, G, 1 know wat, III
be standing ON my hands agenst the
wall wen she goes past ana shs IL
think I'm CRATE.
WITCH 1 started to- do. ony nobody
went past and kepp on standing that
way thinking; Gosh. she certeny must
be wawking slow, this is getting mo-
notoniSs.
And l kepp on standing that way
and I could feel my face getting red
outside and dizzy. inside, and after a
vile I herd somebody starting 70
wawk past, me thinking. G, wat Il
she don't see me after all, and sea.
Hello Mary, and somebody elts sed.
Who you calling Mary?
Being Puds Simkins me thinking.
Heck On account of him always
thinking he's Mary WatlSfnses best
fello, and I quick got off my hands
and on my feet, saying. I knew who
you was all rite, cant you take a
joak?
Joak nuthing. you thawt it was
Mary Watkins because I Jest passed
her coming up and she forgot some
thing and had to go back. you thawt
l was Mary Watkins and that's wy you
was standing on your hands. haw haw
the joaks on you, you thawt was
| Mary watkins, haw haw who got
stung that time, hello Mary. the joaks
! on you.
And he bent all the ways over as
IL he was Iaffing so hard he couldent
stand UP strate and 1 I~wawked away
proud, to prove he dident effect mo
, eny, and the last time looked at him
vile was terning erround the corner
he was still bent all the ways over and
going haw haw.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

the Individual is the individual HIM
self? Isn't it about time to start the
story that the man who does his vprk
capably and well, and who keeps his
word and is careful of his obligations.
has nothing to fear from capital and
much to expect from 1t !:
There is one matter of knowledge 50
common that those of the most limited
intelligence should be able to grasp it
1t is that the world is crying for men
who know how to do something, VINO
have the will to do it and who come
to work in the morning without
grievance and delay their prepara-
tions for departure until the 5 o'clock
whistle has sounded. 1t is matter. OF
record that the men who are getting
along, or who have got along, are
those who observed these simple pre-
cautions The banks are full of mon
ey to loan on character. a reputation
for honesty and an ambition to get
along. Any workingman who can fill
the bill in these particulars can get II
up to his capacity to expend II wisely.
The man who has these qualities has
no reason to worry about social JUS
tice. Social justice Is achieved by
those who deserve 1t. 1t is a matter OF
Individual effort and not of legislation.
The correspondent hitherto quoted
thinks our attitude in the matter may
be prompted by the condition de-
scribed by Upton Sinclair in rhe
Brass Check" We know what that
only by hearsay. We wouldn't read
one of Upton Sinclair's books on a
bet. But we take occasion to say to
our correspondent, in the connection.
that nobody tells us what to write and
we'd like to see anybody try 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
observation-disclosures

Q. What is a person called who can see
we'll or better in the dark Wv. A. Il.
a. The state of being able to see In the
dark is known as heineramOpea or day
blindness. A person who suffers from this
may be known as hemeramopeal.
=. When was sugar first made from
beets? K. A. c.
A. The manufactur Of sugar from beet
roots was first attempted by Margraff
the Berlin Acadamy Of Sciences, but It
was nearly 80 years later that his pupil,
Achard actually solved the problem and
produced this sugar in Berlin in 1877.
.. At what age are people most apt to
have hay fever? NJ. 4. e.
A. In 415 cases observed at the same
time, the ages of the patients varied from u
to 81 years, the general average being "a
years. The common period for the develop
ment of the disease is between the ages Of
20 to 40 years.
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Delaware, which is the seat of Ohio
Wesleyan, was the victim of an epi-
denio of typhoid. Salt placed in
cesspools and deep vaults promptly
passed into many wells. AS this was
positive evidence that many wells
were polluted. chemical analysis of the
water in SIS wells in the city was
made and the results were posted in
conspicuous places. The connection
between well water and typhoid has
long been established. 1t seems
strange. therefore. that whole COM
munities continue to use water from
wells.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
HEART and HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
young man of nineteen. I have been
going with a girl eighteen for two
years and we are engaged. Lately she
has been running around with other
fellows altho I think she loves me. L
am afraid that if 1 don't marry her
soon I will lose her, but at present I
am out of a job. What would you ad-
wise me to do? PERCY.
I would advise you to wait until
you are in a position to support a
wife before you think of marriage.
Let the girl run around with other
men if she wants to. Surely you do
not want her for your wife unless
she loves you enough to be faithful
even if she meets other men. In case
you lose her. it is better to do so be-
fore marriage than after. I believe.
however, if you give her her freedom
and doNnot show jealousy she will love
you more than the rest
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
girls fourteen and fifteen years old
We live on a ranch and are very
lonesome. We have a girl friend liv-
ing in your city who has given US the
We want to know il 1t is proper for us
to write to these boys and carry on
friendly correspondence?
TWO RANCH GIRLS
I am sorry to disappoint you, but
1t would not be correct for you to
write to the boys. For a few years
content yourselves with reading and
corresponding with your girl friend.
When you are older you can leave the
ranch. and get work where there is
more opportunity to meet people
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
Dinner Stories

A retired naval officer said that
he could not understand all this dis
armament nonsense No, sir! What
would Britain do without her navy? :?
Had we forgotten Trafalgar? Was it
not our glory and our tradition to
maintain the freedom of the seas?
II was pointed out to him that this
was an attempt-wise or MOTTO re-
move the menace from the seas.
Hang il all, siri" roared the old sea
warrior bristiing, Whats the con-
founded sea for 90
All were quiet in the cinema watching
a comic character .counterfeiting intoxica-
tion. The silence was broken by a small
boys shrfH voice: That amt thewway to
be drunk, is il, faryer 7''-Londoh Morn
ing Post,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

tremendous caAh indemnities and
payments in kind. Italy also received
big expanses of territory that she had
long coveted.
The United States. on the other
hand, asked and received nothing.
Our war expenditures were. and will
remain, a dead loss with no compen-
satory credits whatever. Added to
that is the probability that a large
part of the moneys loaned TO Europe
will never come back to US.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

bear me the least malice for fighting
her father!"
Bear nalice." cried Paul. why.
you poor simp, she secretly engineered
the whole thing. She knew. If you
didn't that the only way to handle
J. J. was to hit him in the eye poEti-
cally. She got me to give you the
nomination and furnished US with
points for the campaign" But Henry
had seized his hat and was on his way
to the palace of the caliph and the
arms of his Annie. Is 1t necessary for
me to state explicitly that, in due
time, Annie and Henry were married
and lived happily ever after? I trow
not.
Copyright. 1922 by The Mcclure News
Npaper Syndicate.l
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

Supporters of the Fordney-McCum-
Der tariff bill promise that it will
bring into the federal treasury $4O0,-
O0O, 900 annually in duties. It is ex-
tremeIy doubtful that it will do any
thing of the sort. But if it should.
every dollar of that sum will cost the
American people So or more thru in
creased prices
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

A new wave of unrest-caused by
unsatisfactory prices on both the buy
ing and selling ends-is sweeping over
the farmers of Kansas, it is reported
by certain gentlemen who are in q po-
sition to know what they are talking
about But it is safe to say that the
farmers will not strike. However,
they may vote in a way generally un-
expected, in November.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

his audience and talks to them in
stead of declaiming over their heade.
The silyer-tongued orator has been
a great tradition in this country The
eioQuence of our great speakers Is re-
sponsible for. many of the thrills in
our history. They used the technique
of 4heir slime. and they used it with
discrimination. 1mpassioned oratory
fitted Unto the atmosphere of their
time. Now IL has about Joined the
batwing collar and the broad-brim
statesman's hat.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24

If Kansans were disposed to brag
abe 1T their climate as are the Cali
fornians they could point to the fact
that for four successive days this
week the Jayhawker state recorded
the highest temperature in the
United States and4hat no heat pros
trations were reported.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
|. B. WILSON'S MOTHER
PASSES AWAY SUNDAY

Mrs. Ida. Z. Wilson, mother Of
L. B. wilson and aunt of E. Y. Will
son of the Fair Store, died suddenly
Sunday morning at about 2 o'clock
at the home of l.. B. Wilson. Mrs.
Wilson was slightly past 70 years Of
age at the time OF her death. She
came to Bemidji about a week ago
from California where she had spent
the winter, to remain here for the
summer.
The remains will be taken to
Mortified where funeral services
will be held and interment made
Wednesday.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by one
daugtcr, Ida May Wilson of Mimi
eapolis, one son, l.. B. Wilson OF
this city, one grandson, Mark and
one granddaughter, Blanche Paul
son, both of Minneapolis. Mr.. Will
son proceeded her in death.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Wilson will
accompany the remains to Mortified
and attend the funeral services to
be held there Wednesday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
OLD TIMERS TO BE MUCCCCEE'D AS THEY LOOKED
BEFORE PROHIBITION BROUGHT M0ONSlllNE

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in to create add
interest the biggest affairs attempted by tins h county
out tne
the
that time close that The Pioneer now
the
publishing be just divorce acton
the present lights OF Bm
be
Daily Pioneer Wed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
BEMIDJI HARDWARE TEAM
LOSES GAME TO BECIDA

The Bemidji Hardware baseball
team journcyed to Bccida and took
mild beating from that team by
score of 2 to /, and but for the
decision of the umpire in the ninth
the game would have been 2 to 2.
One of the Hardware's players MAIN
tains that he beat the throw to home
plate which the umpire decided was
an out and lost them the chance to
put the game into extra innings.
Nevertheless, it was good game
of ball and the boys from the hard
ware team are satisfied that they
gave the spectators run for their
money. The lineup for Becida was
as follows: Jim Petrie,c; Nat Petrie,
IF; Ole Amundson, 2b; Otto Hanson.
IS; Erick Landgrcen, 3b; Albert
Kechr, 1b; Clarence frog, If; Ban
cy, p; Bill Hogan, CT. -.
The Hardware lineup contained
the following players: Emery De-
Kushia. 1b; George German, 2b;
George Gravellc, RI; Clyde Petric, G.;
Sanford Ralph, p; +. Declusian, IS;
Oscar King, 3b don Jones. If; Hans
Bling, CT. The umpires were Hen
ming Hcdeen of Bccida and Omar
Gravcllc of Bcmidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
CASS LAKE MAN HURT
WHEN CAR OVERTURNS

]. w. Hough, Of Gass Lake suf-
fered a few broken ribs and Carl
Blattman few minor scratces when
the automobile, in which they and
Pitcher Camp were driving to Black
duck Sunday, overturned a short
distance below Blackduck on the
Scenic Highway. These men were
on their way, to Blackjack where
Cass Lake was to play, base ball.
Coming over a short raise in the road
they found the road blocked and a
detour to the left. In attempting
make this detour, the car overturned
pinning Mr.. Blattman, the owner, un-
der it. Victor Dugas Of Cass Lake
was also a passenger. ~
Camp escaped without injury and
pitched an excellent game of ball
for Cass Lake, the latter team win
ing by score Of 6 to 2. The car
was damaged slightly. Mr.. Hough
was Immediately taken to is home
on a stretcher, but it was reported
this morning that he had spent a
very favorable night and would with
out doubt recover rapidly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
TULL PLAYERS FEATURE
TONIGllT'S CHAUTAU0UA
"a Pair Of Skies, . Comedy,
To be Presented Tonight; =
Quintette Tomorrow

4, Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua he
gan its third day here this afternoon
with the Tull Players featuring Fern
Casford in musical and dramatic
gems. Tonight's program is sched-
Buled to begin at o'clock and will
consist of "a farce comedy, "A Pair
of Skies" to be presented by the
Tull Players. This is the same play
which the graduating class of the
Bemidji high school presented here
this spring, but it is expected that
"a large number of those who missed
this comedy at that time will attend
tonight while others who did attend
the high school production will at
tend "to see if this company can
put it over as gpod as the high
school graduates did,
The Chautauqua program opened
Saturday afternoon with a concert
by the Nipple Concert company,
very entertaining program indeed.
Saturday evenings program was al
so considered very good, being op-
ened by concert by the Nipple
company and followed by an inspir-
ing address by Hon. Edward Taylor
Franks on "National Development
Through Vocational Education"
Mr.. Franks presented number Of
interesting! facts concerning the
present agricultural, industrial and
BODYBUILDING situations in Ameri-
ca, calling attention to the need of
vocational education.
Sunday afternoons program con-
sisted of a concert by the Joy Max
kers Male Quartet and this also was
considered very entertaining. The
Joymakers also opened the evening
program, followed by an address by
Alex Miller on "The Other Side of
Main Street." Opinions seem to
vary greatly as to the import of Mr..
Millers talk, some as much as saying
that he talked on "a little Of every
thing and not much Of anything"
The Premier Artistic Quintette
will open the afternoon program at
3 o'clock tomorrow, followed by an
address by Bagdasar K. Baghdigan
on "Back to the Fundamental Ameri-
canism." The Premier Quintette
will furnish the evening program.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
MRS. KOBE ENTERTAINS

Mrs. 3. A. Kobe entertained few
friends Thursday afternoon at her
home, 111G Bemidji avenue, as a
courtesy to Mrs. William Belts of
St. Maries, Idaho, who is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. nj. w.
Knox of this city, A number Of
the ladies, who have since removed
to Bcmidji, were acquaintance a
few years ago Of Mr.. and Mrs. Belts,
when Mr.. Belts was logging super
intcndcnt for the Crookston Lum-
Der company, with headquarters at
Kcllihcr, and plans were made Tor
them all meeting together again.
The guests convcrsed while they Gro
chctcd, the hours passed pleasantly
for all and Mrs. Kobe served a dam
ty lunch Those present were Mes
danes M. L. Matson, George Clifford
John Duracha. c. G. Easton, Is. A.
Kobe, Higbc, Erickson, and Boyd OF
Minneapolis, Carl Jones of Neblsh,
and the guest Of honor, Mrs. Belts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-24
Situation at Coke.burg (Pa.)
Bad as Mines Atteiln.apt to .
Resume Operations
-
STRIKE-BREAKERS At
WORK UNDER NEW PLAN
British Miners Not to Balk
at Mining Coal for u. S.
Is Belief Today
(By United Prsss)

With the militia in the field at
Cokesburg, Pa, July a. State
troops, on duty here under Presi-
dent Harding's plan for resumption
Of operation of the mines, were fired
on by the strikers in the Denvo mines
today. Several shots fired in volleys
at intervals came from different d.
rections. .-.> .l, -. = 81. -~
Captain Mclaughlin is command
ing troop "E". No casualties were
reported. An attempt to hasten
fuel to the Tri-State region in an
effort to stave, off famine met with
only partial success today. Strike
breakers are being rushed by the
carloads, further endangering peace.
The sheriff Of Washington county
issued an oredr forbidding the carry
ing of firearms into this county.
State troops have occupied every
important town. Agents have been
sent to various sections in the sur
rounding region to mobilize enough
men to mine coal in large quanti-
ties. Special orders have been OBJ
tanned from the railroad to trans
port strike-breakers.
Machine guns and other equip
ment have been received by the mill
tia men, and a permanent camp has
been established. . Meanwhile large
American flags flying from coal tip
pies single out those operators which
re-opened under President Harding's
plan. The Wilson mines flew the
Stars and Stripes today and other
mines re-opening are expected TO
fO1InyU ss.Fra!s1Ss = -: q
AVAS"'- .z@tsyt6.. ~. NJ ~ > .' we ~
The situation is tense. The present
week is expected to reveal whether
the operators could mobilize enough
workers to replace the strikers or ad-
nit failure.
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Greatest Wheat Crop Since
+, 1916 Nears Harvest; Other
Crops Called Good
RAILROADS ANNOUNCE
LOW RATE FOR WORKERS
Minneapolis Office Established
to Direct Incoming Labor
Traffic; Wages Good :,
(By United Press)

Fargo, N. D., July 24-With the
greatest wheat crop since 1915 near
ing the harvest, North Dakota is
confronted with labor shortage.
Approximately one hundred million
bushels of wheat alone will be har-
vested this season unless hail pre-
vents.
To meet the extraordinary labor
demand, railways today announced
from St. Paul SIS fare to any point
in North Dakota from Minneapolis
st. Paul, Duluth and Superior, eff
fective Aug. LIST to 18th. Parties
of five or more must apply in group
to secure the rate.
The rates was secured through the
activities Of Gov. R. A. Nestos who
called a conference of general pas
sengcr agents and traffic managers
Of the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern. 500, and Milwaukee rail-
roads at st. Paul last week.
Mobilizing to meet the emergency
are the state department of agri-
culture, the farm bureau, the ex-
tension department of the agricul-
tural department, the farm agents,
farmers, business men and bankers
The state department Of agricul-
turc and labor will establish head
quarters at III Marquette avenue,
Minneapolis to aid in directing the
incoming labor traffic.
In addition to the tremendous
wheat crop, prospects July l were
for a yield Of $4,000, OUO Bushels Of
rye, 2O,OOO,OO0 bushel Of potatoes,
and big crops Of oats and barley
1t is estimated that $4,000 labor
crs will be secured. Wages are
good: SO per day for shocking; 1926
for field pitchers in threshing fields
$3.50 for tcamstcrs; 1878 for spike
pitchers where two are used on a
rig and 81 where only one spike
pitcher is used. b. A. Catron, dep
uty commissioner of agriculture,
will have charge Of the Minneapolis
Offices.