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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - December 26, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin\ -FROM------- A READER'S NOTEBOOK / / T OYS are m ade lancer, m ore e la b o ra te and m ore co stly th an ev er before. L ife -size toy bears, and toy g ira ffes a s h gh a s th e ir p rices s ta n d beside m echan ical toys o f a lm ost incred ib le in - TO Y 3 FOR te n u i ty In th e to y shops T H E th is C h ris tm as. K ID D IE S K in d e rg a rten teach e rs who have m ade p lay th e ir life s tu d y say ch ild ren freq u en tly d e � rive m ore p lea su re and benefit from sim ple Inexpensive toys. l i t t l e g ir ls o ften p re fe r tin y doll d ishes to la rg e r ones. I t 's th e sam e w ith toys fo r boys. T he belief th a t a child'� lik ing fo r a toy in c reases w ith th� to y 's Size la a n Illusion of ad u lts . E lizab e th H arriso n , a n a tio n a l au - J th o rn y , say s: "T h e cholo� o f toys should' be based no t so m uch on w h at a toy la as on w h a t a ch.Id can do w ith It. "The InHtlnctive deligh t in p u ttin g Ih e ir ow n th o u g h ts Into th e ir p lay - I th ings, in s tea d of accep tin g the thought of th e m an u fa c tu re r, exp lains Why sim ple toys a re o ften m ore p le a s � ing to ch ild ren th a n expensive ones." s s * Thens t" no m is ta k in g th a t F ilip inos w an t th e ir Independence. W h a t 's m ore, o u r little brow n OUR cousins w a n t It rig h t BROW N aw ay , qu ick! A nd it Is C 0 U 8 IN S Ju s t possib le, as th ey In � sis t, th a t th ey In the Inlands, b e tte r th a n we A m erican s over bere, ar** th e b est Judges of w h e th er they A re fitted fo r Independence. Of A u r a e , no A m erican d o u b ts b u t th a t V s p h ilip p in e s will he free som e day, x h e q u estio n Is: W hen? I .e t It n o t h av e to follow a F ilip ino rebellion . T h e U n ited titk te s w an ts no o u tb u rs t In th e p h ilip p in es as E n g lan d fa r as in Ire land . Th� eas ie s t w ay to head off a rebellion Is to g ive the islands th e ir independence before they j have cause to rebel. B y th e by*, d id you no tice th a t th e oong ressm an m ost o u tsp o k en In his advocacy of freedom fo r th e P h ilip � p ines is F r e e r T W e'll ben t th e p e rt paragraph� T to th is : F re e r w an ts free r F ilip inos. . . . A g a in you k e a r ab o u t th e "crim e wave." You ar� told th a t a "w ave of c r .m e " Is sw eep ing over E P ID E M IC S th e co u n try , a n d esp e- OF d a l ly in large c ities avo C R IM E lives and pocketbooks in g re a te r d an g er now th an they w ore a few sh o rt w eeks ago. New York, C hicago, C leveland, S an F r a n � cisco, Lo* A ngeles, In fac t, all th e c en ters o f popu la tio n a re w restlin g w ith th e c rim e-w av e problem . I t Is n o th in g new fo r an A m erican c ity to exp erien ce an ep idem ic of crim e. I t is n o th in g new in fo reign c ities. T h ere h av e been c rim e w aves as long a s th e re h ave been c rim inals. W hy th e re should be w aves of crim e no one know s. B ut m any th in k ttoej know . T he police co m m issio n er of New Y ork th .ilk s the n ew sp ap er head line Is re sp o n sib le fo r c rim e w aves. H e In s is ts th e poor, deluded c rim in a l read s a s to ry of c rim e in th e even ing p a p e r and th e n ru sh e s o u t to "s tick u p " a ne ighbor, or. pick a pocket on a crow ded s tre e t-c a r . T h is in face of th e fa c t th a t th e men who read th e m ost n ew sp ap ers , an d h ave read them longest, seldom get in to th e m u rd er or p ickpocket claws: those w ho seldom . if ever, read .n ew sp ap e rs , c lu tte r up .v e ry police co urt in th e land. A rrive a t y o u r own conclusion. D u rin g tho h igh w age era . ou t of w hich we ace Just passing , th e re w as a no ticeab le ebb of crim e. T h ere w ere few er h o ld -u p s and few er pockets p icked (ex cep ting , of course, tho p ic k � ing done by p ro fiteers). T he reaso n ? M ore m en a t w ork; and h ig h er w ages. W ith in th e la s t few w eeks th e l in e of u n em ploym en t lias g ro w n ; w ages have dropped. W in te r is a t h and . So is th e crim e w ave. Do u n em p lo y m en t an d low w ages have a n y th in g to do w ith c rim e w av es? I If th ey d o n 't, w hy is it th a t c rim e I w aves a re h ig h es t w hen bread linen a re lo n g est? C rim e w aves a rn h ig h es t In early J w in ter, w hen lack of em p lo y m en t an d ' m oney a re m ost keenly fe lt. T hey ar� h ig h est Just before C h ris tm as , when th e fo r tu n a te u re m ak in g th e m ost liberal d isp lay o f th e ir a b ility to buy w h a t they w an t. You h av e tho ev idence before you, w hat is y o u r v e rd ic t?. . . As th e new y e a r ap p ro ach es , it m ig h t be well fo r fo lks to tak e sto ck of tin* re so lu tio n s they m ade a t th e b eg ln n .u g of th is y e a r-an d m ost of th em p ro b ab ly will d iscover a deficit. Iii fh ost, cases the books sim ply w on 't balance . In th e av era g e life re so lu tio n s b roken fa r exceed re so lu � tio n s k ep t. R eso lu tion is th e m ost p e r is h a b le flower o f hum an c h a ra c te r . I ts c u ltiv a tio n is th e m ost difficult of e n te rp rises . I t 's e a s ie r to w ink a t o n e's fa u lts th an to fight th em off; to com prom ise ra th e r th a n to in s is t on th e s t r ic t le t te r of th e new y e a r c o n tra c t one. m ak es w ith on e 's self. A m an. m ak in g a b u sin ess a g re e � m ent w ith an o th e r, d em an d s a s tr ic t in te rp re ta tio n of every com m a, period and sem icolon. B u t ho is m uch eas ie r .with h im self. C onscience sa y s: "B u t you p ro m � ised me fa ith fu lly to do th is ." T he m an an sw ers : "Oh, well, w h a t's th e d ifference?" and b re a k s flite co n � t ra c t w ith conscience. T he tro u b le Is th e a v erag e re so lu � tion is a so r t of secre t t rea ty , lf r e so � lu tio n s w ere open co v en an ts , open ly a rriv e d a t, m ore re so lu tio n s w ould l^e kept. O ne m an re a liz e d this. So w henever he decided to m ak e a resolu tion , ho to ld h is w ife a bout it. And w ha t his conscience could not com pel h im to do, p ride w ould no t perm it h im to evade. Ho d id n 't w a n t his wife to th in k him u w eakling . O th e rs m ig h t ro p y h is exam ple. . * . S t. P au l m erc h an ts h av e d iscarded th e in d iv id u a l delivery sy s tem and han d ed th a t po rtion of th e ir T H E b u sin ess over to U ncle P A R C E L S Sam . * No longer does each P O S T s to re su p p o rt d e liv e ry s y s � tem s, each covering the sam e te rr i to ry , a t g re a t expense to th e u l tim a te consum er. O ne delivery system now does the w ork. T h a t is p a rce ls post. T he s to re h an d s a ll p ack ag es o ver to th e p o s t� office; m ail w agons an d tru c k s do th e rest. O th e r c itie s well m ay w a tch th e S t. P a u l e x p erim en t It is p ro b ab le th a t th is m ean s a decided red u ctio n in th e cost o f m erch an d iz in g . S t. P a u l m e r� c h a n ts th u s reduce th e ir d e live ry cost o n e-h a lf, a sa v in g w orth th e effo rt. It isn 't th a t p a rce ls post is m ore econom ically m anaged . B o t It is m ore efficiently ru n becau se of th is : P arce l post new! not d u p lic a te its de livery ro u tes . One m ail w agon can Ihewisco Ie Journal Badger WeatherS now S u n d ay ; M onday prob ab ly fa ir and colder. VOL. 136, NO. 85. 81�l Year. MADISON. WIS., SUND AY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1 9 2 a EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FACE BIG FOREIGN PROBLEMS $ Ms Ms Ms Ms Ms Ms Ms . Ms Ms Ms Ms NEW POST OFFICE HERE NEXT FALL? A C T I O N I S ANTICIPATED BY SUMMER New Congress to Vote Appro� priation Soon, Belief of Monahan; Nelson Must Push BUI ENGLAND TOIT^ n T he"te w GENEROUS CITIZENS HELP SANTA MAKE ALL MADISON HAPPY 1000 N eed y P eop le Enabled to Celebrate Christ- SUPREMACY m as Through A id o f O rganizations Led by ______ YIELD OCEAN NEW jFor S ta rv in g WILLOver to Fund REGIME TACKLE E irp ty Stocking C lub and P ublic W el� fare A ssociation C ANTA ( LA I S made a thorougl ^ and Christmas this year saw feast K E E P IN G Y O U R R E S O L U T IO N B Y B E T T Y P R U E T T F A R R IN G T O N /?A BHl NG T O N - T ho a p p ro p ria � tion b t $550,000 fo r a new postoffice in M adison, provided fo r in a bill now before congress , w ill bo av a ilab le som e tim e nex t fall, in th e opinion of Rep. Ja m e s G. M ona� han. D arling ton . I le 'sa id th a t, w hile th e re w as little hoj>e to r jiassage of 1 the bill in th is session , I t w ould, in . h is opinion, be adop ted in th e sp ec ia l i session of congress, p rovided it is re - j in tro d u ced by h is successor, Jo h n M. N elson. "T he im p e ra tiv e n ecessity of a new I postoffice in M adison is genera lly rec - . ognized, so a s soon a s th e h ouse re - I p o rts o u t a public b u ild in g s bill, I am j m ire th is ap p ro p ria tio n will be in c lu d � ed. . H ut I believe no �ueh bill w ill be s p o r te d o u t th is sessdon, b ecau se of th e p re ssu re of ro u tin e b u siness. "A s a m a t' c r of fac t. I h av e r e � ceived d ire c t w ord from th e ch a irm a n of th e bouse co m m ittee on public b u ild in g s an d grounds, M r Ixxngle'y of K entucky , an d the rep u b lican le a d � er, Mr. M ondeli o f W yom ing, th a t no such b ills will be considered in th is aesaion. H ow ever, 1 a m a lm o s t c e r � ta in defin ite actio n will be taken In th e sum m er, so M adison m ay be ab le 'o s ta r t th e c o n s tru c tio n of h e r new postoffice in tho fo llow ing fa ll." . . . Air. and M rs. M onahan a re p lan n in g to leave fo r a t r ip to P a n a m a nex t W ednesday. T hey ex p ec t to be gone fo r only a sh o rt tim e, re tu rn in g to W ash in g to n be tw een J a n . 12 and 15. S ev eral o th e r m em b ers of c o n g r e e a l � s o an - p lan n in g to m ak e th e tr ip to P a n a m a o v er tile ho lidays. . . . D ean H. L. R ussell o f th e C ollege of A g ricu ltu re of th e U n iv e rs ity of W is � consin re cen tly v isited sev era l m em � b e rs o f th e W isconsin d e leg a tio n in W ash in g to n in co n n ec tio n w ith the t ra n s p o r ta tio n o f a largo q u a n tity of T N T from S p a rta , W in., to N ew Mex leo. H e told som e m em b ers th is e x � plosive could be u sed ad v an tag eo u sly , if tu rn ed to p e a c e - tim e purposes, in c lea rin g land in W isconsin . . . . M iss E lizab e th Fox, fo rm erly of M adison, now w ith th e R ed Oro***, w a s am ong th e w om en a p p e a rin g b e � fore th e house in te r s ta te an d fo reig n com m erce co m m ittee th is w eek iii b e � h a lf o f th e S h o p e rd -T o w n er bill. M rs. Soiie Grove K enyon, fo rm erly of S p a r � ta . w as am o n g th o se w ho ap p ea red a g a in s t th e bill. M rs. K enyon now lives in N ew York. Jo h n J. Each, I .a C rosse, is c h a ir � m an o f tho co m m ittee b efo re w hich th e h ea rin g s a re b e in g held. T h e bill u n d e r co M adera Hon p rov id es fo r p ro � tec tion of m a te rn ity an d in fan cy and h a s received w ide su p p o rt from Wom� e n s c lubs th ro u g h o u t W isconsin an d o th e r p a r ts o f th e co u n try . . * . A v is ito r In W ash in g to n la s t week ?was E. I* G ootzm ann. fo rm erly m a n � a g e r of the L is t m an Mill com pany . Tai h success of his job iii .Madison ting and presents in every needy home in the city through the efforts of more than 45 organizations working under the leadership of tile Empty Stocking club of The Wisconsin State .Journal and the Sea Control Will Pass to United States, Rejection of Naval Rivalry Plans Indicate B Y J. W . M A S O N Nf i t w Y O R K -G rea t B rita in is p re - j c a rin g to give up the com m and of th e se a s to th e U nited S ta te s SUB-DEBS ARE AGITATED B Y CORSET WAR IN D IA N A P O L IS - A w ar which th reaten # to sp lit the sub�deb society of the Hoosier cap ita l w ide open is on here over the question of w h eth er or not high school g irls shall w ear c o r� sets to dances and other social functions. The question w as brought up when one g irl to ld her m other she d idn 't w a n t to w ear a corset to a dance because the boys called the g irls who wore them "old ironsides," and w ith such a m onicker a g irl m ade a b e a u ti� fu l w a ll-flo w e r. T h e m oth er took th e proposi� tion up w ith P rin c ip a l Buck of SH ortridge high school. The p rin c ipa l issued orders th a t the girls m ust w e a r corsets and th a t the sh im m ie w igg le and other m odern dances are barred. G irls com plied w ith th e orders to w ear corsets but the high school fa c u lty learned th a t, at the dance, th ey w ere removed and the dressing room was piled high w ith corsets. P rinc ipal Buck called fo r po- lice-w o m an supervis ion of the dances. G irls contend th ey are unable to do the new dances w h ile w earing corsets, saying th a t they res tr ic t th e ir m ovem ents to such an ex ten t they cannot do the new steps. Public Welfare association. ANIMALS GIVEN CHRISTMAS FEED M IL W A U K E E H O R S E S A N D B IR D S G E T D IN N E R A T H A N D S OF M IS S L E N O R E C A W K t R M IL W A U K E E - W hile M ilw aukeo's ch ild ren y e s te rd a y p layed w ith p re tty th in g s S a n ta C lau s left them , anil stuffed th e ir l ittle s to m ach s w ith goodies, a n o th e r S a n ta saw th a t j>oor horses and biriLs a lso had a Christina� . T he S a n ta who fed the an im als wa� M ise L enora II. C aw ker, the l�est friend a n im a ls h ave here. M iss C aw ker, w ith h e r s is te rs , v is � ited e ig h t b a rn s w here they found h orses w ith l ittle food. T hey w ere poor an im als th a t pull ra g w agons and o th e r ca rts , to help m ake a living fo r P H th e ir m u sters , w ho w ere unable to give end on de� v e lopm en ts o f th� n e x t few m o n th * Ib-es d en t W ilson h a s �"onsenUd to m ed ia te betw een th e Am een tan a an d T u rk s , an d has n am ed a m ediato r, h u t bolshev ik co n tro l iii A rm en ia h a s p re � ven ted an y s te p s to w u rd m ed ia tio n th u s fa r. N O T E T O E N G L A N D A n o th e r fo reign issu e is re p re se n ted In th e recen t U n ited S la te s no te to G re a t B rita in , a sk in g equal r ig h ts fu r A m er can s in th e p ro d u c tio n of M esopotam ian oil. B r ita in h a s riot yet an sw ered th e A m erican note. In tho A m erican d em and fo r a a �qual p a r t in th e o p e ra tio n of th e fo r� m e r G erm an cab les, it a lread y ha� been de te rm in ed th a t th e incom ing ad m in is tra tio n will m a in ta in th* it*- sia ten ce th a t tho U n ited S ta te s stn r� eq u a lly w ith th e o th e r pow ers in I lie a llo ca tio n of th e cable� seized d u rin g th e w ar. R ecent developm ent, it is s ta ll 'd in d ip lo m a tic circles, in d ica te th e ditty- c u llie s pending be tw een th is g overn � m en t and Mexico w ill not be se ttle d u n til a f te r M arch 4. IRISH WOMEN DEFY A R M Y L A W D U B L IN - N urse E d ith C avel! v a l m ade a model to d ay by th e A ssocia- ? Hon of I r ish W om en w hich pre** lairmxl defiance to th e B r itish go v ern m en ta l I m a r tia l law . "Ig n o re th e m a r tia l law ." read a p ro c lam atio n p re p a re d by th e w om en. T he p a r tic u la r re g u la tio n to w hich th ey ob jec ted w as t h a t d ec la rin g t l ia t any perso n h a rb o rin g m en b earin g I a rm s m ay be su b je c ted to th e d ea th J pen alty . "Ign o re it," th e w om en said . "Ard I os N u rse Cavoll dbl w hen th e German� m ade th e ir th re a ts In B elgium ." T h e p ro c lam atio n dec lared every m an o f m ilita ry ago shou ld h ea r a im s in defen se o f hi� c o u n try , d esp ite tho d ra s t ic re g u la tio n s u n d e r m a r tia l law . A second a tte m p t to b u rn the Pre�- i m a n 's Jo u rn a l w as m ade S a tu rd ay , b u l th e fire w as e x tin g u ish e d before dam* age h ad been inflicted . STEAMER WINS RACE WITH FIRE QI TTHNISTG w N , Ire lan d - W ith th ick sm oke tra il in g he r, th e B ritish st e a rn e r N avarino envied a race w ith dea*h w hen she w a s b eached in t in h a rb o r here la te tod ay . C ity und h a rb o r o fficials Joined to th e effo rt to quen ch th e b laze w hich th re a te n e d th e sh e ll o f th e Teasel, a f � t e r do ing se rio u s d a m a g e to hor reirg* T h e vi ss el raced 200 m l lew w ith t in b laze th re a te n in g *.o overw helm he* E very m an who could lie spared front n a v ig a tin g the N a v a rin o wa� se t th w-ork in a b u c k e t-line , w h ich ap p ea red tu h av e lit t le effect o n th o l i r a k I

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