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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
COCKTAILS OPPOSES FREE TOLLS.

COCKTAILS OPPOSES FREE TOLLS.
Without pretending to be an inter-
prefer Of treaties. Col. George w.
Goethals. who built the Panama canal,
opposes tolls exemption for two sound
economic reasons, says the New York
World.
First, free tolls to vessels engaged
in the coastwiee trade result in a sub
sidy to class of shipping already
fully protected and not in need of
subsidy These free tolls would
benefit stockholders and not ship
pers."
Second, "this canal will need all the
revenue it can get to pay its current
expenses and Indebtedness.
Even Senator O'Gorman will hardly
| undertake to prove that. having built
the canal, Colonel Goethals 10 trying
to give 1t to Great Britain"
Colonel Goethals's testimony il the
testimony of sound common sense.
aside from any consideration Of treaty
obligations. If the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty had never existed the part OF
wisdom would be to do what he ad-
| vises and make the canal as near self
sustaining as possible. This is a gen
erous government. but 1t cannot at
ford to give away everything. As
Colonel Goethals says, Established
steamship companies fix rates afteI
conference, and, as they are in the
business for profit, will demand the
highest rates the traffic will bear
Everybody knows this to be the fact
| The Goethals statement is a smash
/ ing blow to the whole campaign OF
subsidy grabbing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
Joyhawker Jots

Aiming high is a waste of effort. Ad-
vises the Independence Free Press. un-
less your gun is loaded.
When a mans business is all run
down, it doesn't take long to wind II
up. points out the Gridley Light.
1t occurs to the Newton Kansan-Re-
publican that that Wichita baby which
is being raised in a chicken incubator
should be able to crow well.
A rainstorm is an irrefutable argu-
ment, insists the Ottawa Republic. IN
advocacy of the excellenctes OF Oio
Dobbin as an emergency motor.
Another call to arms. from the Great
Bend Tribune: Swat the pepper
grass! 1t is getting to be g. worse pest
than the dandelions but 1t ought no,
to be SO hard to get rid OF.
An explanation and protest from
Walt Mason, in the Emporia Gazette;
A long time ago somebody imagined
that the leaf OF the dandelion resem-
bled a lions tooth. and called the plant
dent de leon, not having plain English
at his command. That name, after be-
ing used a while, degenerated into dan
deiion, which is an absurd name for
plant that is neither a dandy nor q
lion.
Related by the Independence Free
Press: A well dressed lady, having
given the signal that she desired to
alight, the trolley car was brought to
a stop. but just as the rear step wal
! directly over a mud puddle. The lady
looked an instant, and then asked:
How do you think I can get on here? 2
And the conductor replied: Il cannot
| tell you, madam, but do know that
we can't wait until that puddle dries
up
Reflections and Remarks. by Verd
Napier. in the lola Register: It's toe
bad some OF the old skinfltnts VINO
have money to burn can't take it with
them when they die. "A little out.
side trouble is the quickest cure FOL
national or family difficulties.
The fashionable color scheme this
season is not quite loud enough te
| Justify a charge of disturbing the
peace .... If you can't go to war yot
can walt a couple Of weeks and go &c
| the picture show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
CANCER CAUSE AND CONTRo

CANOE1S OAOS6 AMI YIN AAeOA<s-
It 10 frequently said that we do not
know the cause of cancer. In one sense
this is true. What it il that starts
the growth of cancer in the body Is.
as yet, en- inscrutable mystery. Years
OF experimentation and research have
not solved this riddle and the disease
still remains the foremost problem of
medicine. according to the Journal Of
the American Medical Association.
On the other hand we know much
more than is commonly supposed
about the causes of cancer, II by
Causes we mean conditioning fac
tors" We know. in some cases almost
to a certainty. the combinations OF
circumstances which result in this dis
ease. A noted authority recently I'M
dertook to write prescription for
cancer" He said that he could name
certain states of the body, which. If
they occurred together. would be like
ly to be followed by cancer: for in
stance, syphilitic subjects with bad
teeth, who were confirmed smokers.
might reasonably be expected to de-
velop cancer of the tongue. Irritation
for a long period in any part Of the
cancer.
While we do not know just why can
Ger cells set up a growth of their own
outside of the law and order of the
human body, we can nevertheless de-
scribe a great number of conditions
under which they have been observed
to do SO. The influence of racial.
local and personal habits on different
organs, heredity. the evidence and ma
ture of constitutional predisposition.
the influence Of chronic infection of
wounds and other injuries, and many
other factors may be profitably studied
in connection with the development of
cancer. incidentally. this il one of
the ways in which cancer research hos
pitfalls are of value.
1t Is not necessary to know the ulti-
mate cause of cancer in order to con-
troll the death rate from 1t. We can
remedy many of the conditions under
which the disease develops by in
creasing the knowledge as to the facts
about cancer. Campaigns Of education
have as their object the spreading of
Information about the disease. and
pointing out the need of the earliest
possible recognition of the symptoms
in order that competent medical and
surgical advice may be sought In time.
The American Society for the Control
of Cancer has recently been formed
to encourage and direct this kind of
educational activity in all parts of the
country. The society plans to cooper
ate with all existing agencies engaged
in studying the disease. and to publish
in every city, town and village Of the
country the message Of hope which
! lies in the early recognition and ,prop=
er treatment of cancer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

TFrom the philadelphia Record.1
Can't Is longer word than can. but
II seems easier to use
Mighty few OF W are strong enough to
laugh at our own weakness.
The love of money IL almost as potent
as baseball In producing the rooter.
The man with a sunny disposition is
naturally not the one who stands In his
own light
Lots OF fellows are yelling for Huerta's
scalp who can't even pronounce his name.
The modern woman's skirt can put 1t
all over the theater In the standing
only" business
The only aim in life some people seem
to have II to live near other people who
live in glass houses.
The difference between an optimist and
Q pessimist II that OF two evils one
chooses neither. the other both.
Blobhsb-"What don't like about him
ID that he IL SO free with advice Slobbs
Most men are, except lawyers and
Doctors
Mrs. F1atdweller-''The mother Of that
child next door seems to neglect It fright
fully Mr.. Flatdweller-.sYes. It's q
crying shame"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
Hur,or Of the Dav

Judge-'Have you anything to say for
yourself before sentence you, prisoner? p
Prfsoner-"Yes. your lordshlp; / taueht
your wife and daughter the tanCo."
He 10 the most tender-hearted man
ever saw" kind to animalsr'' ~
family cat insisted on sleeping in the CO.
bin, he Immediately ordered a ton Of soft
coaL"-Bunalo Express.
Are you looking for work. .sNo.. -
Piled Flooding Pete; ''Im tea loolein' a.
e I'm one Of De army Of de unem-
pioyed I'm eeoutin' 30 ~ to warn me
comrades 81 any ambush on de line a
march. Star.
n. D.-'sWouid you have the price n
said you needed - operation?s Ifan
Ming ou1d you 6ay I needed N oSser
alton e yoo thought didn't have -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
Journal Entries

Sometimes the talk INDUCED In by
money is rather foolish.
e
Every man who measures himself II
apt to stretch the tape a little bit.
Almost every poor man Is Keen TO
take a chance with the troubles los
tered by riches.
AZ a rule, the man who starts trou-
BILE IL always willing for some one else
to finish the job.
=
Neither is It necessary for some of
the married men to go to the front to
get q taste OF war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
By the Way
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

Notwithstand1ng the threat to put
General Funston on the job az soon a.
he landed, General Inaction was still on
the job at last reports.
Lovely winter weather we are having
this spring. II 1t not? But not 30 lovely
as winter weather, an the summer
weather we. mad earlier in the spring.
nec'est pas?
Jack Supp says he doesn't object to
the chicken display on the Avenoo. but
he does object to so many mere eggs
trying to make q noise like chickens.
Lots Of weddings occur that might
have never occurred had he taken her
out to some place where she would
have a chance to hear him eat soup be-
fore the banns were published.
Upty Sinclair, whose wife advertised
him as an essential monogamfst." IL
trying to bump her estimate. He was
welded to his art, but IL now flirting
with Miss Trouble.
OF course the Mexicans are not get
ting the full A. p. report at present. but
IL they did. they might marvel at our
alarm over the Mexican situation,
| while hve times as many people are be-
ing killed in Colorado. U. S. A., as are
being killed in the colorado-maduro
/ SCAAASOAy "a XACA1CO.
The Army Of T. w. W. has not, as
yet, declared war on Mexico. Their war
II against the jobs that have any form
Of manual labor attached.
There il an expression, blood is
| thicker than water" that is supposed
| to have arisen from an incident over go
years ago, when an English ship was
attacked by foreign pirates and an
American gunboat Clipped in without
consulting the secretary OF state or the
| international code. Whatever England
owed to that episode has been squared
by an obscure Englishman named
Tweedie, whose nerve and British pro-
family brought a herd of defenseless
Josiah Tatnall started something in 1855
that Whatsisname Tweedie finished in
1914. Hoo-raw and q or more guns for
the flag OF England!
And a few more guns and hoo-raws
for the Tweedie person.
| Give 1t to our blood parents, the Eng
lishmen: they may be slow to grab a
| Broadway joke, but they are MEN. We
put through an equinoctial storm. with
associate tidal wave. with a Second
Son: he didn't get" any of the hay
seed jokes then current in Florida, but
he was q 45-calibre man every minute.
He sat down, with a good night" ex-
preston on the one pane of glass in his
face when we told him that the Jig was
more or less up, and ten minutes later
was pushing the boat into safe anchor
age with a broad shoulder. He was a
man, from the keel up, and he made US
ashamed Of our efforts to josh him.
Believe us. the Englishman is no joke
in a case Of trouble. He will fight with
tooth pick when he needs an axe; he
Will stand up under pressure that
pushes lesser nationalities into the
mud. Any efficient officer could take
ten properly equipped regiments OF
mixed Americans and Englishmen and
whip the rest Of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
WHY FOREIGNERS COME HERE

u
In the May American Magazine
Mary Antin, Russian Jewess who has
become celebrated because of her writ
ings about immigration. contributes
another article in her new series en-
titled 'They Who Knock at Our Gates"
Miss Antin regards immigration ia
vorably. She holds that the immigrants.
who come to our country, in large
measure have the spirit and courage of
pioneers and that they give our coun-
try q needed influx of force and ability.
In the following passage she shows
how immigration on a large scale il
only natural:
Enumeration on a large scale into
every country as thinly populated as
ours must go on, will go on. as. long as
there are other countries with denser
populations and iscantier resources for
sustaining them. Right through his
tory, the needy peoples have gone In
and taken possession Of the fat lands
of their neighbcrs. Formerly these In
vasions were erected by force; nova
days they are largely effected by
treaties, laws. international under
standings. But always the tide howa
plenty. Nature II behind this move
ment; man mas no power to check II
| permanently. We in America may. II
we choose. shut ourselves up In the
midst Of our plenty and gorge till We
are suffocated. but that will only post
pone the day Of fair division of ouI
country's riches. We shall grow inert
from fullness. drunk with the wine OF
prosperity. and presently some cul-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Where does the dog. that most faithful
friend or man. come from! AZ Prof. W.
Bate:on pointed out In his lecture At the
Under Demonstration" the origin of the
dog IL . mystery.
1T was undoubtedly one of the earliest
1t become domesticated? A very probable
theory to answer tho latter question is
that it became domesticated by hanging
about man for leavings and scraps. at
taching itself to particular groups of
nomads, and ultimately losing Its liberty
as q wild animal. But when you ask
creature. you find yourself faced with
practically blank ignorance. AS far ~
history goes back man has always had
his dog In ancient Egypt and Assyria
dachshunds. greyhounds. and the pro-
fesscr threw on the screen pictures Of
dogs which were pets in 900 B. c.
The wolf or the jackal were the most
probable stocks from which dogs may
have sprung. said the lecturer. The fox
could be ruled out Of the question alto
tirely different from those OF the dog. and
an instance Of cross between q dog and
n fox had never been recorded. Until last
year there had never been any example
Of . cross between q rabbit and hare.
but recently successful experiments had
been made to this purpose. and the results
investigators were faced with the same
difficulties in regard t. the cat Unlike
the LOS. the cat was not known in the
course. in ancient Egypt ~ q sacred an
imal.
Prof Bateson pointed out that the do
. great part Of mans power. with the
aid Of the horse he could move swiftly
and carry out heavy work. BY domesti-
iivine In cities. Until wheat .wss dsvsl-
oped to produce human food In large
qu.ntities Il wes i@DossibIe Or consider-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
Eue Chat


Enough.
Do you know when you have had
enough?
We usually hear that question ap-
oiled to one particular form u ex-
cess. but I mean to give 1t q broader
gauge-do you know when you nave
had enough Of anything?
Enough is q small word but 1t IL
big fact.
There are few things in this world
30 bad as to be intrinsically harmful.
The harm usually lies In the people
who do not know when they have had
enough.
on the other hand there are few
things in the world SO good that they
cannot be made harmful by people
who do not understand the meaning
Of that big. little word enough.
Eating is necessity and pleasant
process. but over-eating kills both
body and mind.
Exercise strengthens the. muscles
but over-exercise tears them down.
A reasonable amount of study
sharpens the mind. Over-studying
dulls it.
The ancient Greeks, perhaps the
wisest people who ever lived, had two
great notices., One was KNOW Thy
self" tho other Nothing In excess. -
1t would be hard to tell which Of theEe
two IL the greater.
NO AuAOl1lty ~ IcdAAN0 WhSn VsAo
has had enough shows itself IN q
thousand little ways.
have q friend who IL unusually
intelligent, Of excellent presence and
very persevering. He makes pleas
ant impression upon everyone he
meets. He ought to be great sue
cess in a business way but he isn't
And the reason Ia. that although he
makes a pleasant impression he does
MT leave one. He meets \ man. talks
the power of his personality. Then he
talks to him a while longer and loses
him by his long windedness and his
inability to know when he has had
enough.
Writes seldom know when they
have enough. 1t is one OF the sure
signs Of an unskilful writer that he
isn't content with ono adjective but
continually uses two or three. Any
amateur can pile word on word and
phrase on phrase. and description on
description. 1t takes the skilled man
to know when to stop.
A great many people do not know
when they have enough furniture in
q room. Out of q dozen rooms nearly
half dozen have too much in them.
For one room that is spoiled by hev-
ing too little in 1t, you will probably
find q hundred spoiled by people who
do not know when they have had
enough.
Learn to know when you have had
enough, be it OF phrases. GOOD. furni-
ture, or anything else in the world.
For, as q friend of mine frequently
says, Enough il enough"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

who declined the place as chairman
OF the board Of trustees that II to have
the management of the Boston 4
Maine railroad, on its divorce from
the New Haven system. and where he
would have had the best possible OPP
portunity to put his fine theories OF
railroad management to practical
test.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

From the New York World: No
matter what President Wilson says or
does. Senator Bristow is irreconcil-
able. Even the president of the United
States is entitled to a white mans
chance, but the choleric gentleman
from Kansas will not give 1t to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Huerta agrees with President Will
son in one particular. He insists that
what has happened SO far between the
United States and Mexico is nothing
that might properly be labeled war.
But he promises the real thing in this
line later on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

General Funston Is also the real
thing in the citizen-soldier line. About
his first important act at Vera Cruz
was to establish civil government
for the conduct of affairs. This also
Indicates that he wants his hands free
Of other things In case he has to do
q little fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Mexico's territory comprises 767,-
s66 square miles. This makes 1t about
nine times the size of Kansas. And
relatively the same proportions pre-
vail in the matter OF population. Thu
1910 census of Mexico gave it a pop
ulation of 15.115.612. of whom ~ per
cent were of mixed blood, mostly In
dian and white: 80 per cent Indian.
and 10 per cent white.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

John ID. Rockefeller. jr., asks for
fair play. And that is what his min
ers in Colorado have been demanding.
Only they are willing to arbitrate the
matters in dispute. but Mr.. Rookie
Teller Is not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Secretary Bryan, as rear admiral Of
the U. S. s. Pif1ie. still seems to have
faith that the manipulation of his
craft will make further activ1ties on
racaooory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Not a few OF the Americans still
In Mexico. and especially those under
arrest and in jails and at the mercy
of Mexican monsters. must be wishing
that they had taken the advice of the
United States officials to get out Of
Mexico while the getting was good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

A rather unusual situation will arise
II the United States troops that are
on their way to Colorado find 1t nee
essary to chastise the national guards
men of that state. who appear to have
overstepped their duties as peace Of
fcers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

At any rate. war isn't more terrible
than some of the pursuits of peace.
Note the mine disasters Of the other
day in West Virginia where the lives
of 200 men were snuffed out in an
wrS1n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Not enough importance appears tc
have been attached as yet to the fact
that Richard Harding Davis Is with
General Funston and the Fifth brig.
ade at Vera Cruz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Louis Brandeis continues his oppo-
sition to a living wage for the rail-
roads Mr.. Brandeis holds the distinc-
tion of being the gentleman who
knows exactly how the railroads can
be operated with q maximunf Of eff
cheney at . minimum Of expense. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

The hosting of the Stars and
Stripes over Vera Cruz is described
as having been most impressive. So
are the pictures of the sailors and
marines who were killed in the pre-
liminarics to that event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Huerta seems to be losing his cum
ming. This Is evidenced by his ac-
ceptance of the mediation proposal
without attaching a few strings to it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Senior Huerta is gaining in wisdom.
He has decided not to attempt to try
conclusions with the American forces
at Vera Cruz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

These be chilly days for those who
were SO credulous as to take 'em off
when the warm weather staged a tenn
porary performance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The etste Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun oay
ganixa ton for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka
The news 10 received In The State jour
al building over wires for this sole pr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

When the pay. or the opportunities
to loot. is eliminated the chances are
there won't be nearly SO many Mexi-
can patriots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

The seemingly impossible is always
happening in New York city, where 8
receiver has just been appointed for q
pawn-shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
From Other Pens
sARD1NEs FROM GAL1LEE.

1t will soon be possible to buy sardines
from the Sea of Galilee. A company
has been formed to establish q plant for
the capture and canning of the sue
culent little fishes at the village of
Tfberias. The Sea Of Galilee." or Gen.
nesaret, or Chinnereth, or Liberals, is
q fresh water lake, IL miles long and
miles in breadth at It's widest part.
Liberals. which IL now a place of, 5000
Inhabitants. most Of whom are very
Door. was an important city In the time
OF Christ ant II WAS then regarded az
uAciean by the Jews. because 1t was
built over ancient tombs. One Of the
interesting places ON the lake IL Mag
dala. which gave it's name to Mary
Magdalen. The miracle Of the fishes
was performed on this lake, but 1t is
believed that Jesus never entered the
city OF Liberals because Of its unholy
associations. In Capernaum, however,
which is quite near, he dwelt after he
left Nazareth, and there he began his
preaching; 1t was called His Own
City" Capernaum is gone now, and
the place where it stood Is known only
as the little hollow" while wicked
Tiberias still stands. AS Simon Peter
and his brother Andrew and James
and John. the sons Of Zebedee, were
all fish rmen Of this lake. the privi-
lege of eating sardincs which are taken
from its waters will no doubt be APP
preciated by all godly people.-New
York Evening Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Lincoln Beachey has nothing on
Kansas weather when 1t comes to
looping the loop.