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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
JUST FOLKS
ARGUMENT
By EDGAR A GUEST.

ARGUMENT
fancy to the end of time
Men Will dispute with one another,
And for the dollar and the dime
Brother will quarrel with his brother
Sages will gravely streke their chtns
And argue questions wise and deep.
And then at last with all their sins
Fall into long unbroken sleep
Meanwhile the ho1lyhocks will bloom
And overhead the skies be blue,
Laughter will ring within the room
Where hearts are light and friendships
true;
And while men quarrel. birds wiH sing,
And as they fret their hours away
Debating some disputed thing,
Night viii have closed a lovely day.
Men will aft down in solemn wise
To wrangie questions most profound,
But meanwhile under sunny skies
Uncounted pleasures will abound;
Orchards will bring their trees TO fruit
The woods will fairly ring with song,
And joys that are beyond dispute
VIII cheer the traveller along.
I would not spend my years with doubt,
Nor ponder dry and dusty books,
When there's SO much OF joy about.
But Ike the laughing streams and
brooks,
I would go downward TO the sea
Trusting in God for what's TO be,
Nor answering Him with argument
tcopyrigAt, 1922, by Edgar A. Guest.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

Employers OF labor are accused or
having entered into a conspiracy to
disrupt the unions. But labor lead
ers themselves. just now. are doing
more to disrupt the organization than
employers ever thought of. Dissen-
sions in the ranks of the United Mine
Workers and in the building trades
unions of Chicago threaten the exist
ence OF union labor as a force for fu-
ture good. If organized labor do not
speedily clean house it soon may have
no house to clean There are many
indications that the Foster element
still is busily engaged in boring from
within.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK

Sid Hunt was in his fathers automo-
beel and it bunked into another auto
mobeel, causing a axsident. and Sids
name was in the paper amung those
injured, and this aftirnoon wen went
GROUND to Mary Watkinses who was
setting on her frunt steps but Sid with
his he'd all tied up like a axsident, and
Mary Watkins was looking at him as
If he was a CRATE hero or somebody,
me thinking. Aw heck, enybody can
get in a axsident
Giving me a ideer, and after suppir
tied a peece of white stuff Ground
my rist and put some red ink on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

children. what would you do if told
you Doctor Van Dyke was going to
lecture here today2" They all an
swered: 1--WE would rise promptly,
put away our books, then quietly and
without disorder file into the street"
what is your favorite musical in
strume %
at have none just at present" re-
piled Mr.. BIBLES. but 1 once saw
a photograph that took my fancy
nightly"
II thought you detested photograph
music. %
81 do but the playing mechanism
had been taken out of this machine
and it was used exclusively as
ceiIaret''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

Within the remaining period of the
Harding administration there will be
so great progress that the present in
cumbent OF the White House will be
reelected by a plurality practically
the same as that he received in 1920.
phenomenal tho it was.-Republic
Publicity Association
This conclusion is all right in theory
but the man who relies on the graft
tude OF the people for services rem
dered frequently is disappointed. The
voters do not always appreciate what
is done for them Mr.. Wilson had an
experience which illustrates this.
After obtaining thru the presidents
influence the passage of the Adam
son law by congress, the railroad vote
went TO the opposition party in the
congressional election of 1918. and
President Harding's huge majority in
1920 was swelled by the votes of those
who were indebted to the Democrats
for favors received. There is little
gratitude in politics. The people can
not be given so much that they will
not feel that they are entitled to more.
When they go to cast their ballots
they frequently are governed by con-
siderations of what they do not get
rather than by what they do get. The
officials only sure reward is the con-
seiousness OF a duty well done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
CHARITY AT HOME AND ABROAD.


Topeka pledges hundreds and
thousands of dollars annually to take
care of starving Bolsheviks and good
ness knows what all else, and one of
the most spIendidly efficient relief or
PLANTATIONS in this country, the To-
peka Provident association, cannot get
sufficient funds from Topeka to care
for starving children right on our
doorstep" A. A. Rodgers told the To-
peka cooperative club at It's meeting
this week.
The difference pointed out by Mr..
Rodgers is due to the fact that col
Iecting money for outside charities
has been carried on by trained and
paid agents-persons with a consider
able pecuniary interest in the success
of their work. If the people had been
guided solely by their own charitable
instincts, probably the Bolsheviks. the
Armenians and the Chinese would
have received little help.
The public's heart strings are being
unduly strained by unethical charity
appeals. says Geddes Smith in an arti-
Gle in Better Tines New York's
welfare magazine. Mr.. Smiths posi-
ton as acting director Of the National
Information bureau brings him in
contact with the methods of thou
sands of organizations. supposedly al
truistic, which appeal to the public
for funds.
The public is, he says, no longer so
easily stirred as it was a few years
ago. 1t is a little tired of giving and
tho it still is moved by an emotional
appeal. a pretty strong case must be
made out and salient facts presented
before it actually opens its pocket
book
Methods OF charity solicitation have.
Mr.. Smith points out, undergone a
considerable change during the last
few years. and the giving public is
much more critical than It used to be-
Since the "flfty-fifty boys of the
war drives, the commission method
has been in bad repute and is no long
err employed by welfare organizations
with high sense of responsibility to
the giving public. The sending out of
tickets or merchandise with a request
to remit or return is open to criticism
MIS- entertainments are a
doubtful device fer raising money I'M
less they are so managed that ex-
penses are held down to not more
than so per cent of the gross receipts
I'm the long run" says Mr. Smith,
solicitation is good when it deals
frankly with the public. stimulates
the brain as well as the heart. and
produces intelligent sympathy for a
program as well as immediate cash.
1t is less good. tho perhaps for the
time being necessary, when it tricks
by amiable subterfuges which conceal
the real amount and nature of the
gift. 1t is downright bad when it is
based on mis-statement. when it
wastes money or when it cloaks
commercial purpose"
The whole matter OF charitable Civ
ing has suffered relapse. probably
because the giver has grown tired of
seeing so cents or more of his dollar
used to defray the expenses of an
elaborate dinner. or a ball, or a show,
designed primarily for the dedication
OF the solicitors and workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

The nations gasoline stock is stiu
increasing and had on April passed.
by some 100000 gallons. the high
record mark Of sOT.OOO.OoO gallons re-
ported in storage March l. according
to statistical summary just issued
by the bureau OF mines. Stocks Of
S54,2s2,o eco gallons were on hand
Aprii !, a supply 20 per cent greater
than for April 1, 1921, and Sc per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

Negotiations are now under way for
the formation of a claims commits
sion, composed OF Americans and
Germans. to take up the private
claims OF the citizens of one country
against the other. including the Lusi-
tania claims. Claims for American
property seized in Germany are said
to amount to about $415, 100000,
while our own government has about
$3.50, 100000 worth of &c rman prop
erty. Had it not been for the delay
in peace. caused by the senate. settle
ment might have been had long ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

cent greater than for April I, 1920.
What then is the explanation of the
recent advance in price? DO the oil
men need money?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

During the nine months ended
March 81. 1922, the United States ex-
ported 1872 ,2s1.557 yards of cotton
cloth. compared with 321,1O5,766
yards for the same period of 1913.
Is the cotton industry one of those
needing protection?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
Dinner Stories

The superintendent of the school
was proud of the way the pupils were
trained for a fire drill.
One day he said: Now, children,
what would you do If I told you the
building was on fire2"
A hundred children gave the an
swer.
One day a lecturer came to visit
The superintendent said: Now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

City planners, with an eye TO max
ing Topeka more attractive. should
not overlook the binboards- A city
cluttered up with bulboards looks
cheap in the eyes of visitors. and con-
seauently suffers in a business way.
Anti billboard legislation in various
forms has been upheld by the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

Seventy per cent OF all passengers
sailing from Argentina to the United
States last year. it is reported, were
carried on American vessels. Yet
ship owners continue to insist that
they must be subsidized by the gov
eminent in order to continue in bush
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

Friends OF the direct primary arc
pointing TO the result OF the senatorial
contest in Indiana as justification of
the system. These OF course do not
include the supporters of Senator
New.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

The Kansas Wesleyan university
announces its annual college love feast.
to be held Sunday. May IS. Is Kan
sas Wesleyan a co-educational insti-
tution2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
HEART And HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
Is years old and I am in love with a
young fellow. My heart is broken. 1
went out with him four times. He
kept every date except one. I waited
for him, but he did not show up and
SO went for walk and met one of
his boy friends and he told me he had
seen him and he said he was not COM
ing down.
have seen him once since and he
spoke. I can't understand why he dis
appointed me. Please advise me what
to do, for love him dearly.
HEART-BROKEN.
am sorry not to advise you in
way to bring happiness and to win
back the regard of the young man.
but that is impossible. Your only
course is to try to forget him. The
sooner you make up your mind that
he has dropped you and that there is
no benefit in suffering from a broken
heart, the better it will be for you. II
you take the right attitude you can
put him out of your mind and in a
short time will find yourself inter-
ested in some one else.
BABY OF THE FAMILY: Do not
marry the man you do not love. 1t
would be far better to leave home
when you are of age and live with
port yourself until the young man you
1 would not advise you to marry now,
prepared financially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18

AS for Mr.. Wilson, we wish him
health and happiness and beg the
privilege of a ringside seat when he
busts the New York World in the
slatsA We assume he is going to bust
the World. He has busted everybody
else who made a hero of him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
Erskine ChiIders Breathes Defiance
To His Foes AS He Walks to Death

WIFE GLORIES IN HIS DEATH.
Erskine CEilders' American wife,
an invalid. who directed from her
sick-bcd fruitless fight to save his
life, has issued through The News
Times and NEA Service the follow
ing statement:
~TIe has died as could have
wished and I am prouder of him now
in death than ever IN life
II there is a God in Heaven he
Will take note of what has been done
and in His own time will punish the
guilty.
Il have but one thought now and
that is that the cause for which he
died should be the gamer by his
death To my countrymen and wO-
men i'm America | would say:
My husband has been slain for
his devotion to liberty as we Ameri-
cans understand it. Republicanism
as it is known in American states
has been our ideal and we have
drawn inspiration from the lives of
the great men who built up the glor-
ious republic OF the West.
Those who cherish the memory
and the teachings of those great ones
will not deem my husand unworthy
TO rank with them as one of those
who have sealed with their lives
their devotion TO the great cause"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

LONDON. Dec 2I-Ersk.ne Chill
ders. British-born fighter for Irish
independence, went to his death al
the hands of Irish Free state execu-
TONERS breathing defiance and de-
claring that the Irish people some
day would repudiate the Anglo-Irish
treaty and form an independent state
Of the type for which be died
This is brought out by last state
ment from Childers issued in prison
and printed today exclusively in the
News-Times through NEA Service
Childers' last words were:
Il am proud TO die for principle
gre1ter than any government or any
country. II is true l am English in
the strict sense Of the word but l
deny that accident OF birth can limit
the human mind and / have been
ready TO fight for the liberty Of man
kind against tyranny wherever
found.
Il am condemned to death by men
who were ready to condemn tyranny
when exercised by the English in
Ireland. but who take another view
when it is a question Of maintaining
their own positions. positions won by
betraying the cause for which so
many of their countrymen died.
"One day the people of Ireland
will awake to the fact that they have
been betrayed and that it was left to
this damned EnglishmaH,' as l have
been called, to remain true to the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
Chicago Youth admits
Killing OiCn Father

CHICAGO. -2l.-tBy T. y. -
Robert ReSch. %. walked into a
police station early ttday and an
nounCed he had shot his father
Joseph Resch. during q quarrel in
which the latter beat him and tried
TO throw him out OF their home.
The police found the elder Resch
dead with two bullets through his
heart Furniture was overturned
and the room in disorder.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
L. 5. SEEKS TO AID
EUROPE. SAYS BARNES
BY FRANK CHARLTON.
O.. y. =. STAN Correspondent

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Julius
Barnes president of the United
states Chamber of Commerce. today
officially confirmed that the United
states government is exploring all
avenues i'm effort TO assist the allies
90 solve the German separations is
sue. lie denied that the initiative to
have .he United States intervene
had originated with Chancellor viii
helm Cuneo OF Germany. as report
cd.
THE whole thing is i'm the hands
Of the United States government at
Washington and the United States
Chamber of Commerce is interested
only aS q means of stabilizing the
worlds business" said Barnes.
Asked whether he believed that
Herbert Hoover. secretary of COM
merce. would accept the post OF
American reEarations commissioner.
Barues said.
The whole thing is up to on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
ST. LOUIS MANS
DEATH Is PROBED
Maher Found Dead Sitting
Upright in Chair; Empty
Acid Vial on Table.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21-An investi-
CATION was started today to de-
.ermlne what killed - G. Maher. Of
81. Louis" in HIS room at a loccI
hotel Tie was found dead sitting
upright in a chair with an empty
ca-bolic acid bottle on table beside
him. Examination disclosed that lie
had taken no acid.
stubs OF several check books
found in the room showed "MaheI"
several times had a bank balance as
high as $4,000
The SUIT he wore had been made
hy Rochester tailor for 81. T.
stewart" two years ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
MODEL EMPLOYE
HELD FOR THEFT
Department Manager in Bank
Charged With Embedding
$4,000 of Funds.

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-(By I. y. s.
Seth G.. Anderson. age 35. a de-
partmeut manager OF the First Ma
tonai bank. under arrest charged
with having embezzled $4,000 Of
the banks funds. today declared he
had not taken the money
Anderson and his wife lived quiet
~ in a modest home Mrs. Anderson
was astounded at the news Of her
husbands arrest and insisted he is
innocent
4 have never even owned an au-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
SARAH BERNHARDT
CONSENTS TO TAKE
MUCH NEEDED REST

PARIS. Dee. 2t.-tBy L. ~
sarah Bcrnhardt, Famous actress.
today consented To take a rest,
which she previously claimed
for me means death
Physicians. who ANNOUNCED
that she has passed the crisis OF
her Illness. let IL bc Known that,
after making many objections.
she agreed Co remain i'm bed for
- days OF -.
The doctors ceased issuing
bulletins This wa taken TO
mean that they consider her well
on the road to recovery. although
she remains weak.
Nine. Bcrnhardt has become
rccOnciicd 90 her inability to ap-
pear at the opening Of Guitry's
new play set for Thursday. IL
was said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

tomobile. Anderson told the police.
Bank officials claim that Arder-
son. when first confronted with evil
dence OF manipulation OF his books.
had admitted defalcatlon OF S55.oQo.
Anderson had been considered
model emp,oye having been with
the bank for 20 years. starting as
an Office boy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

through the Chamber Of Commerce.
The proposal for American ac-
tion is part of "a general movement
on the part of the leading powers
of the world which are coming to
realization that the German repara-
lions problem must be settled quick
~ The American officials are ex-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
UNITED STATES
NEAR SHOWDOWN
WITH POINCARE
America May Ask France to
Place Cards on Table in
Preparations Tangle.
BY \. J.. BRADFORD
United Press stan correspondent

United Press stan correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-France
soon may Doe asked by the United
states TO place all her cards on the
table
With the success or failure Of the
American move looking toward a
solution of the old Worlds ecouOm-
b. crisis virtually hanging on the att
titude o. France. this government ls
understood to-. be preparing to asS
Premier Poiucare Tor definite
statement az 90 the utmost couces-
sio1s he Us willing 90 make ON re-
parati0ns end kindred questions ln
order 20 relieve the situation.
This government realizes the Po.n-
care government faces % difficult
political situation because OF the
strong demand Zoo France for the
use OF force iu the nope of compel
ing Germany 10 poy the huge rec
partitions figure which has been im-
posed upon her. and the inquiry TO
the French government viii be pro-
pounded lu The most friendly man
ncr
L. =. Receives Proposal
This government has received the
German proposal calling for "a com
mission Of experts. preferably Ameri-
cars. 90 revise the separations down
20 the highest possible figure that
Germany can pay. This proposal
was revealed exclusively by the
United Press and caused unusual in
tcrest i'm official circles. It Is be-
lieved that any plan the United
states agrees upon viii bc acceptable
in the main 90 Great Britain. thus
making 10 necessary 10 harmonic a.
much as possible the wide differences
between France and Germany III a
solution Of the problem is TO be
reached.
The plan OF this government is 10
Ret the views of all the powers and
then outline common ground
upon which negotiations could be
opened with the United states acting
as sort of q mediator.
State department officials today
denied that the Informal discussions
between this government and the
allies had reached the stage where a
definite American propOsaI had been
framed and said there was no truth
in reports from London that the
United States at the request &C "A
trade commission headed by Ger
man Chancellor Cuno had proposed
an American commission OF business
men 20 revise the separations fig
Ure.
Pay To The Limit.
This government is inclined TO be
Heve that France. while so far as
Stunning an unyieldinS attitude i'm
direct negotiations with the Ger
mans will manifest more concilia-
tory attitude i'm response to direct
inquiries from the United states.
George Clemeuceau it is believed
here soon Will confer with the
French government and state that
American public opinion demands
some concessions be made, but that
Cp any be forced 60 pay repara-
teu o. the limit of her ability.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

Gals i'm Washington and of course /
cannot speak for Mr.. Hoover. The
idea Of American participation orig
mated with American officials at
Washington. 1t is not true that the
initiative was taken by Chancellor
Cunco of Germany. and that pro-
posals were made to Sec'y Hughes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

principles for which the best and
brayest sons of Erin have given their
lives gladly
Friends OF liberty the whole world
over will realize that ! have no.
sacrificed my life i'm vain.
Il face my fate proudly conscious
Of the great privilege that is mine
of dying for the cause Of liberty. a
cause more often betrayed than
served these days
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
hnIN THIS QUE NOW

The easy way TO alve is 90 join
the American Trust CO. Christmas
Savings Clu5 PUT aside a small sum
weekly. next year you get You saw
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

Jewelry is not only a desirable
gift but lasting one. tn be to
your advantage to see our big dis
play. Cleis & Goetz. 10 L. Jefferson
blvd. Advt.351-57.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22
&C, on CHRISTMAS SAVING

You earn as well as save by join
ing the American Trust CO. Christ
mas club. Az plane from few cents
TO $40 or over. Join now. adv-356
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-22

ploring powers in a solution of this
program