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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

A correspondent OF the Bache Re
view in the southwest writes to the
firm as follows: AT the present time,
the wages being paid railroad labor.
building workers, etc, are such that
the country is being rapidly depleted
OF common labor. Many a tenant has
lost so much money in the past year
or two that he has sold out what he
had In the way of livestock and farm
implements, and gone to work for
wages in a factory or elsewhere. and
the farm production will be dimin-
ished by the amount which he had
produced 1t will not be long under
these conditions, I mean by that a
year or two, until the reduction in
farm produce in this country will be
so marked that prices must advance
materially" However, al this may not
be so serious as at first glance, it ap-
pears. for just as soon as prices of
farm products advance. there will be
a rush back to the farms. The land
always is there waiting to be titled
and it will be utilized whenever it is
profitable to cultivate it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

"A raid on the public treasury to
create another privileged class of
profiteers," is the way the leaders OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and other labor and civic or
ganizations characterize the ship sub
sidy legislation. They point out that
the measure would simply place a pre-
MUM on inefficiency. be a source Of
untold corruption. bring no economic
advantage to the country as a whole,
and only increase the tax burdens of
the people for the enrichment OF a IA
vored few. 1.-The ship subsidy BILL the
statement continues. sis the most vi
cious piece of legislation sought by
special privilege in a decade"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

Pupils in the public and private
schools are depositing their savings
thru school banks with more enthusi-
asm and in larger amounts than ever
before, according to the savings bank
division of the American Bankers as
sociation. In one of the New York
City systems, it is pointed out the
number of school accounts jumped
from 11.763 in October. 1921, to 49,
15e in october this year. altho the
number OF schools was increased only
from II to "a. The receipts per
month increased from $4,000 to s1S.-
600 and the balance on deposit in
creased from s14,e0O to $4,000.
The number of regular savings ac-
counts opened by pupils during Octo-
Ter was 1913 in 1921 and 541 this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

Senator eddie has introduced a bill
providing for a federal bonus of Is
cents a pennyweight on newly mined
gold. In justification of the measure
it is pointed out that gold production
is declining rapidly. But, since We
already have,more gold than we know
what to do with, why should the peo-
pie be called upon to pay for add
tfonal production? Gold seems to be
becoming about the least useful prod
net of the country We can get more
than we need without mining it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29
little story. about your school would
be interesting. ~

little story, about your school would
be interesting. ~
speaking of early rising and VIZ s
tue." conn dnicates 'HTeltf. there -
profundity in the remark of an eIosIS Fly
friend of mine that he could lie ii peG
as late as he pleased because ne nau
established a reputation for peing az
early, riser.
And that reminds US of the earliest
riser we ever knew. He was Oncie
Jim Castor, who farmed IN Jackson
county. Missouri. Uncle Jim slept
little nearly every night AFTER the
morning chores were done ana oreak-
fast eaten he used to sit down ana
sleep peacefully in his rockins-cnalr
in the sitting room until it was light
enough to go to work in the feids-
But the fear that he wouldn't get up
in time to get an early start always
kept Inn awake thru the earliest hours
of the night.
Uncle Jim has passed TO his reward
He was a good man and true II ne
has any influence in Heaven, there is
very little loafing going on inside the
pearly gates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

Better a subsidy than money spent
in keeping the merchant fleet at an
chor.-Boston Transcript.
Fortunately it is not necessary to
choose either way os1t of the govern
ment's dilemma Uncle Sam can sell
his ships Nothing Ike their extrava-
CANT cost could be obtained for them.
but anything realized would be much
better than continuing TO pay out good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

In the same month last year. and two
millions above 1920. The midsummer
low was sIs.54s.15s in July. which
was more than two millions greater
than in 1921 and more than a million
above 1890. For October of this year
the receipts. s24.777.s2s, show an in
crease of more than three millions
over last year and more than two and
a half millions over 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-29

Prof. Vernon Kellogg. in an ard-
Gle in the North American Review
calls attention to the fact that there
J,as baen war ever since the peace
conference and saws: "a war to as
s,,ra neace was followed by q peace
that assured war" The responsibility
or the United states may never be
known. 1t is certain that our entry
into the League OF Nations could not
have made conditions worse, while II
might have made them better.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

HARRY A. FRANCK. on his
way to China to walk over the
vastness Of It and put It on paper.
writes from Yokohama OF . mean
trick time played on Harry A.
Franck. jr.. who. with his mother.
Is accompanying the author as Far
as Peiking. Young Franck was
born Of American parents on April
rs on board a British ship in n
Colombian port. 80 that by law, he
Is English, Colombian and Amsri-
can. N.
KATHLEEN NORRIS new
novel. Certain People OF I'm.
pertance." which Doubleday.
Page d Co. viii publish in the fall,
win not be sesiaiised. The book
h said to depiot not only q drama
Of individuals but Of . famiiy and
Of q oiass.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
GOOD LIGHT FICTION
FOR SUMMER READING

TWO DEAD MEN. By Jsns Anker.
Alfred A. Knopf. ,-s'...l
ELINoR DOLLHOUSE. By Stephen
Hudson. Alfred A. Knopf.
THERE GOES THE GROOM. BY Cor
don Arthur Smith. Il. p. Dutton
q Co.. ... r.E
HENRIErrA's INHpRrTANcn. By
. Leila Horn Richards. The Page
Company. ~ -s..
THE RED CAVALIER. BY Gladys Ed
son Locke. The Page Company.
sAcRIFICH. BY Stephen French
Whitman. d. Appleton q Co.
DOORS OF THE NIGHT: By Frank
I. Packard. George H. Doran
Company
THE BALANCE. BY william Dana
orcutt. Frederick d. Stokes Com
pany. "r.
suNNY-sAN. BY onoto watanna.
George II. Doran Company.
THE HAUNTING. By c. A. Dawson
Scott. Alfred A. Knopf
THE BLUE CIRCLE. BY Elizabeth
Jordan. The Century Company.
SALT LAKE. By Pierre Benoit. Al
fred A. Knopf.
DANCERS IN THE DARK. By poro-
thy spears. George II. Doran
MENDOZA AND A LITTLE LADY.
BY William Crane. @. p. Putnam's
Sons.
THE RED SHADOW. BY W. L Blen-
nerhasset. London: Duckworth q
JANE JOURNEYS ON. BY Ruth Com
fort Mitchell. ID. Appleton q Co.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

FRESH EVERY HOUR. BY John
Peter, Toohey. Bont q Liveright-
ARIUs THE LIBYAN. BY Nathan O.,
Kouns. ID. Appleton a Co.
THE CITY IN THE CLOUDS. BY c.
Ranger Gull Harcourt. Brace q Co.
THE LONGEST JOURNEY. BY e.
N. Forster. Alfred A. Knopf.
A MAN OF PURPOSE. BY Donald
Richberg. Thomas Y. croweh.
BARBARA JUSTICE. BY Diana Pat
rick. Z. p. Dutton 4 Co
AFTERGLow. BY Edith Thompson
u. p. Dutton d Co.
HOMELAND. BY Margaret Hill Nc
Carter. Harper q Brothers.
PLASTER SAINTS. BY Frederick
Arnold Hummer. Maoaplay.
PIRATES HOPE. BY Francis Lynde.
Scribners. . ~
THEN CAME MoLLIE. BY Harriet
v. C. Ogden. Penn Publishing
Company.
THE LOVE CHASE. BY Felix Gren-
don. Small. Maynard q Co.
MARGEY WINS THE GAME. BY
John v. A. Weaver. Alfred A.
Knopf.
THE YELLOW POPPY. BY d. X.
Broster. Robert N. Mcbride q Co.
FRANK OF FREEDOM HILL. BY
ssmusl 4. psrisu1. Doubleday
HIDDEN GOLD. By wilder Anthony.
Macaulay. !
COPPER STREAK TRAIL. By Eu-
gene M. Rhodes Houshton Aifflin
Company. -
FREE RANGE LANNING. BY George
Owen Baxter. Chelsea House.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
DON MARQUIS, POET,
NOVELIST, .HUMORIST

~ ON MARQUIS is so reticent,
30 self-effacing an artist
~ that few Of the many
thousand readers who enjoy the
comradeship Of his virile pen
know much about him m an In
dividual. The philosopher they
know. the humorist. and kindly
critic Of human foibles: some
times the mystic and the poet,
a wistful dreamer sensitive to the
nearness and reality of the un-
seen; his brain children,
"Hermione," "The Old Soak
Captain Peter Fitzhurse," "Archy
the Coc<roach." even "Mehitabel
the Cat" are friends and
familiars--but the man himself
they do not know. What sort
of life he leads, whether he is
q cliff dweller or q commuter,
where is his favorite restaurant,
what brand Of tobacco he smokes
or any OF the little personal
prejudices and habits that char.
acterize the individual, one does
not discover in his work.
Yet Don Marquis is one Of
the most picturesque personalities
that clicks the editorial type
writer. Heavy shoulders. pro.
jecting eyebrows. a shock Of
white hair parting in two un-
ruly waves. quiet, vigilant black
eyes and q chin, oval and sensi-
tive in contrast with a square
cut face. a slow, unhurried free
dom of movement that suggests
spaciousness and a quiet geniality
far removed from the back
slapping, hail-fellow-well-met type;
these are ones first impressions.
Born forty.three years ago in
Walnut. H., Don Marquis lis
another argument for the literary
supremacy of the middle West.
It was In the village paper.
'The Walnut Gazette" that his
maiden effort appeared. Don
was eighteen then and tn,
pecuniary returns from his first
venture in literature did not at
tract him to the profession. e..
Schoolteaching, clerlSins In drug
stores, selling sewing machines,
baling hay. attending preparatory
school. these were the varied
occupations Of the next two years.
Then he came to washington and
studied art In the Corcoran Art
School. But after eighteen
months devoted to drawing char
coal studies Of plaster hands and
feet, he gave up this ambition
and secured a position in the
census office. In spare time he
reported for The Times. Several
years later he, became an editorial
writer on the staff Of the Atlanta
Journal. There he met Joel
Chandler Harris. whose staff he
afterward Joined as the as
sociate editor OF the .Uncie
Remus Magazine" II was during
his association with Mr.. Harris
that Don Marquis collected the i'm
pressions and material fer
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

to climb up and slide down the
sleeps, to rejoice In the sunrise, to
lie beneath the canopy Of stars.
As always, this author does not
neglect such humors Of the tramp
as appear. and agreement viii be
general that this book Ia q splendid
rising to the occasion offered by
wonderful country in the best Of
company. Perhaps the finest
memories of the trip recoried are
the conversations between these
two remarkable men on all kinds
Of topics, az they sat by roaring
camp fires In the Rockies.
ONE Of the most delightful fea-
= lures Of Jay william Hudson's
novel. "Abbe Pierre" IL the ad-
mirabie feeling for nature which
it's pages display. For Able
Pierre's entertaining comments on
life and for the love Of Germaine
sance and the young American.
David Ware, the quaint countryside
Of Gascony provides the author
with . quite perfect setting. That
he has made the most of his op-
portunities cannot be denied; and
among the scenes of "Abbe Pierre"
are ones surely unforgettable. =
Others IN briefer mention are
Caravans by Night" Harry Har-
vey's colorfui love-adventure-mys-
terry story Of India and Thibet;
Gilbert Franltau's Love story of
Aiiette Brunton," q clean story of
a great love which takes place
outside the law; '-rhe Truth About
.vignolles." six ensrossing episodes
Of widely variant scenes, written
charmingiy by Albert Kinross;
"shoe-Bar stratton," a thoroughly
entertaining love story Of the
cattle country by Joseph B. Ames:
''The City In the Clouds" in
! which G. Ranger Gull fuifills all
the requirements Of q good ad-
venture story; and "Aftsrslow," a
story by Edith Thompson. which
is partly located In Washington,
which relates pleasantly the
tribuiations Of q woman who 10
married 10 q husband much
younger than she 10.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

shadow Of st. Thomas spire, lives
Lord Lombard. grumpy. tyran.
nical scotchman. dying Of a linger-
ing disease. With him is his
young wife, Jucretia- Not far
away is the, home of Judge Curfan,
whose life centers around his
young ward, Mimi, and his nephew,
Stephen. Mimi adores Steve, and
the family have always desired
their marriage. Loving her in q
big-brotheriy sort Of way. Stephen
drifts into an engagement.
Then comes his meeting with
Lucretia, an accomplished and bril-
liant woman Of the world. and a
great passion In kindled in the
heart Of Stephen. Lord Lombard
dies. Stephen desires Lucretia
moro than anything In the world.
but at the same time wishes to
play fair with Mimi. We really
got quite harried at the predica-
ment Of Stephen. and admit Mrs.
Norris wrought valiantly to
straighten out the tangie satis-
factorily. r..'
Like all this authors stories,
this IL erninently good reading.
She has the ability Of quick and
accurate portraiture. and she tells
what she glimpses in skilfui style.
II not taken too seriously 'Lucre-
tia Lombard" can be enjoyed as
an adventure into the emotions
under guidance Of q past-mistress
sof entertaining fiction. at5t e.
A BOOK in q thousand is Tramp
ing With a Poet in the Rock
ies," delightful record Of tramp
ing tour through Glacier National
Park and the Canadian Rockies,
undertaken by Stephen Graham
and the poet, vachel Lindsay, both
veteran trampers.
This coming together of two
spirits ever keyed to appreciation Of
the out-of-doors world was. indeed.
q notable occasion and in this book
by Stephen Graham readers are
privileged to accompany the two
on their pilgrimage through scenes
OF miraculous natural beauty. stop
ping with them to bathe In the
mountain streams. TO chat With the
few human beings Of the waysids.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
.ALL THE WAY By WATER
IDEAL BOOK FOR VACATION
OTHERS IN BRIEF REVIEW
BY AMES KENDRICK

IF we were going away for vacation, which we are
not as the publishers absolutely insist on turning
out books and just stubbornly insist on read
Ing the not that must but because we really like
to- but anyway, If we were going away, the chances
are baggage would consist mostly of books. And
the first would toss into carpetbag as the
ideal book for vacation reading, is volume bearing
the title "All the Way by Water written by Elizabeth
Stancy Payne.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
LITERARY EDITOR.
LOSES VALUABLE
DICTIONARY
Funk q WagnaII's ''Nsw Col
Iege Standard" Disappears
Immediately After Arrival
IN Our Office.
BY AMEs KENDRICK.

"OH o ueeting h0ur We re-
joiced in the possession Of
- Funk q wagnalls' new
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

Garter" the story Of q mulatto
which is a remarkably true and
vivid study Of negro psychology.
After marrying a Southern
girl, Miss Reina Meloher, MARQUIS
went 10 New York, where he has
created, in the Sun Dial column
of the New York Sun, one Of the
most brilliant examples Of this
peculiarly American art. Among
his books are "Danny's Own
Story" "The Cruise Of the Jas
per B." "Hermione and Her Little
Group Of Serious Thinkers"
Dreams and Dust" The Old
Soak" and HAL and Farewell"
"sonnets to a Red Haired Lady"
and Poems and Portraits" And
with Poems and Portraits" has
come wide recognition as q
serious poet, "a definitive poet"
says Louis Untermeyer, "and an
even more definitive personality"
ALTHOUGH Margaret Deland's
new novel. "The Vehement
Flame" was published only
a few weeks ago. It is already
listed as q best-seller. Which
brings UP a point made by a
local dealer, who said that one
out of every ten customers who
call for the book pronounces
Il "The vee.hee-ment Flame
with the accent on the second
syllable instead of the. first.
Customers should remember that
the tendency of the English
language is to move the accent
back. 1t has now reached the
first syllable. as demonstrated by
list of such words as compar-
able, exquisite and balcony.
EDNA FERBER's "Ths Girls"
has been published In Eng.
land, and the London Observer oon-
graduated the author for ''her pic
ture Of the reactions to convention
and necessity Of three different
generations. three dissimilar ira
ditions."
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

T)HYLLIS BOTTOME gives serious thought to the
4 neW social order brought about 6y the great Iar
"The Kingfisher," her nsW noveI Just published by
Doran ortrays the love story of Jim Barton. child Of
the slsn,s and girl of scedh and social standing.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
NOW FETCH FICTION; OF HEAVY READING, HOLD, ENOUGH

I,LINOR GLYN has another book hot OF the press.
T. the title Of this one being Man and Maid" For
the benefit Of those ho haze never made the GcdNdnt
of Mrs. Gl, the story Is l0cdted IN Paris and
details the Iopes Of a titled EngKshmon.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
Books I'm Demand
FICTION.

'".. F1CIloN. #t
Gentle Julia, Booth Tarixing-
ton. ...... ....
One Man In His Time. Ellen
Glasgow.
Moon Out Of Reach. Mar
garet Pedler. -
The Secret Places Of the
Heart, Fl. @. Wells.
The Vehement Flame, Mar
saret Deland.
Love Story of Aliette Brun-
ton, Gilbert Frankau..
NoN.FICTIoN.
Revolt Against Civilization,
Lothrop Stoddard.
Public Opinion. Walter Lipp-
mann.
Parody Outline Of History,
Donald Ogden Stewart,
Books and Characters, Lytton
Strachey.
The outline Of Science, ,. 9.
Ny Memories Of Eighty Years,
Chauncey Depew.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-21
TURKS WEAKENING
WITH ALLIES UNITED
Believe KemaIists VIII Materi-
ally Reduce Their Demands at
Lausanne Conference.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

t3t RS9Drlaten tfesS TO i4NefF lINeNlNr
Lausanne. Nov. Delegates to
the Lausanne conference, with the
preliminary oratory concerning the
close relations Of Great Britain, France
and Italy behind them. faced this
morning the real test Of the strength
Of the ties which spnkesmen for the
three powers have insisted existed
among them
The conference meets in private Sos
sion today for purpose Of organization
and TO start the actual work of max
| ing peace with the Turks. For cen
turtles Turkey has been able IN protect
| herself by getting European nations "a
quarrel among themselves over Near
| Eastern questions The rivalry oi
| France, italy and Great Britain for
supremacy in the Levant has been the
| protection of weak suitans In tho past
and il remains to he seen whether II
will also be If service 20 Mustapha
| Kemal Pasha and his Angora associ-
ates
Ismet Pasha and his associates ri
! the Turkish delegation to the confer
ence appear less confident than whar
/ they arrived and the feeling is grow
ing that they viii reduce their progra n
materially in the hope Of restorine
! peace and re-estsblishing trade rela.
tions with tho outside world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-21
DELAY OF ONE DAY
IN THE SEATING OF
SENATOR bAYARD
Senate lgno' usiness to Pay
Respect to Memory Of
Deceased Member.
MANY WERE DISAPPOINTED
Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
STAFF Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Stan Correspondent.
Washington. Nov. 21.-when the
Congress of the United States reas-
scmbles after recess or adjournment.
the event is regarded as of unusual
i'.terest by. very many citizens. Resi-
dents of Washington, long accustomed
10 such incidents. may not be in the
least disturbed. but in all other sec
tions Of the country many others feel
a special interest in the opening pro-
ceedings. from variety of motives.
And especially when there are new
members awaiting admission is this
outside interest excited. The con-
stitutents of these new members in
Guide many personal and political
friends who feel a special interest in
the occasion of their induction into
Congressional honors, and they flock
to Washington to have a close per-
sonal view of Senate or House when
those whom their votes elected to Of
flee appear for the purpose of being
formally sworn in.
This was the situation that pre-
vailed here yesterday, when the Sen
ate reassembled with two new mem
bers awaiting admission whose sue
cess in attaining senatorial dignity had
attracted the attention of the entire
country. One was Mrs William II
FELTON, of Georgia, the first woman to
hold a commission as a duly appointed
Senator of the United States. She had
been selected by Governor Hardwicll
as temporary successor TO the late
Senator Thomas E. Watson of that
State, and as a special courtesy was
given permission by the successor
chosen by the people at the recent
election TO present her credentials and
Continued on page 16.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-21

of our eagerness to make up for
the omissions of peace. and to
meet the war emergency we build
ed and otherwise acquired the
vast merchant fleet which the
government owns today.
In the simplest way | can say
It, our immediate problem is not
TO build and support a merchant
shipping. which I hold to be one
of the highest and most worthy
aspirations of any great people:
our problem Is to deal with what
we now possess. Our problem Is
to relieve the public treasury Of
the drain It is already meeting. Let
us omit particulars about the
frenzied wartime building. Pos
sibly we did full as well as Il
could have been done In the anxious
circumstances. Let us pass for
the moment the vital relationship
between n merchant marine and a
commercially aspiring nation. Ave.
let us suppose for a moment the
o'S"'"i's thdN WITH ono Ho,UuU,-
100000 experience and with the
incalculable costs In lives and trea-
sures which may be chargeable 10
our inability promptly To apply our
potency-which God forefend. han
pening again--let us momentarily
ignor all of these and turn 10 note
the mere business problem, the
practical question of dollars and
cents with which we are con-
fronted.
The war construction and the
later completion of war contracts.
where completion was believed TO
be tne greater economy to the
public treasury. left us approxim-
ately 100000 gross tonnage In
ships The figures are nearer
12,oOo.000 tons now, owing 10 the
scrapping of the wooden fleet.
Mote than half this tonnage rs
government-own and ap-
proximately 2.250,OOo tons are
under government operation in
one form or another. The net loss
To the United States Treasury.
sums actually taken therrfrom In
this government operation. aver
aged approximately $4,000, 900
per month the year prior to the
assumption of responsibility by
the present administration.
Continued on page 8.