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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-02

OLANDER "CALLS" REDFIELD-
WANTS TO TESTIFY
Signed statement of Victor Olan-
der, sec'y Lake Seamen's union, in
this weeks bulletin of Illinois Fed
Grafton of Labor:
Immediately on learning of the
Eastland disaster I charged that the
U. S. steamboat inspection service, a
bureau of the department of COM
merce, was responsible for the condi-
tiOns that made the disaster not only
possible, but inevitable. Since April
16, 1914, l have been trying to in
duce the secretary of commerce to
investigate the inspection service in
order to compel officials to perform
their duties.
"In my letters to Mr. RedfeId I
cited case after case in which inspec-
tors had failed to perform their du-
ties. Since the Eastland sinking 1
have tried my best to put this infor-
nation before the public so that any
attempt to 'whitewash' the RESPONSE
BILE parties might be exposed and
l shall continue this work. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

edness and is a cause of cross-eyes-
We often have astigmatism in chill
dren, and, in order to see, they must
hold the book close, and squint the
eyelids; another cause for cross-eyes.
We occasionally see a child that is
exceedingly far-sighted, and who to
see properly, fequires a lens even
stronger than does the average person
at sixty years of age. Poor vision
often accounts for the nervous con-
dition, so often found in children,
headaches and so-called growing
pains. Errors in vision very frequent
ly cause cross-eyes and if a child be-
gins to show symptoms of cross-eyes.
no matter how young, the eyes should
be properly tested, and if necessary
treated, as such conditions usually in
crease, and after they have reached
the stage where one eye only is used.
the other eye loses its vision to
greater or less degree. If child
needs glasses they should be worn,
but cheap stores and peddlers should
be avoided. Reputable eye specialists
should be consulted, for there are
many children and young persons
wearing glasses today who do not
need them, and many are wearing in
correct and injurious glasses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
From Other Pens
A REAL GIFT.

Mr.. August Belmont, as treasurer
of the committee of mercy engaged
in relief work for the Serbians, has
been enriched by the sum of Al cents
contributed by a little girl in New
Orleans, who is too shy to give her
name. She is six and a half years old,
at that critical period of childhood
when some teeth are going out and
some are coming in. Whenever she
loses one THE Bunny" leaves Is cents
under her pillow as a light reward for
her good behavior. Recently she lost
three Instead of spending her As
cents for candy or other things dear
to childhood, this little lady, in
laudable spirit of self-sacrifice, put the
money in an envelope and sent it away
to help the Serbians. Possibly she is
as happy now as if she had invested
it at a New Orleans headquarters for
sweetness. Without undue moraliZing
we may perhaps profit by an ex-
ample which cost her much in her
small way. Her childish act is one
of those tiny sparks that stand out
with pathetic brightness against the
great and sullen background of the
war.-New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
Jayhawker Jots

There is one thing a doctor of medi-
cine cannot cure, insists the Lost
Springs News. and that is a fit of
jealousy.
If life-saving medals were equitably
distributed. a majority of them would
go to mothers, declares the Salina
Journal.
1t is hard to tell a woman by what
sh saws, advises the Minnea polls Bet
ter Way, but if one tells you her age,
beware, for she will tell anything.
AS the La Harpe Enterprise under
stands the report of the board of in
quiry. Our submarines are all right
but for one thing: When they sink
they don't come up again.
Who says there's nothing new under
the sun? The Delphos Republican
reports that the winds have been so
light this summer that the windmillS
have had to take turns using 1t.
THE Progressive party is growing"
declared George w. Perkins in an in
terview a few days ago, notes the
Lawrence Journal-World,a and it COM
ments: No doubt about it: it is grow
ing smaller
The Leavenworth Post declares that
the cheapest kind of meat at present
is chicken meat. But the Post seems
to forget that the bones of a chicken
are no inconsiderable part of it, and
you cannot buy chicken meat without
paying chicken meat prices for the
chicken bones
Most people ri6icu1e the suggestion
that a calamity is a divine visitation
upon the community suffering it, OBJ
serves the Fort Scott Tribune. but the
law is less doubtful. 1t holds that
flood damage is an act of God. A law
professor in the Kansas university
suggests that the legal phrase be
changed to make it read IAN act of
the devil"
An alibi, from the editor of the
La Cgyne Record: The COLLINS of
grip, or hay fever, or whatever 1T is,
fastened on the Record man Sunday
night, and for a time it made him
reckless of consequences. Some peo-
pie took look at our red nose and
inflamed eyes and diagnosed it as
case of plain drunk; and we don't
blame them. If there'd been any
booze lying around handy we might
have been fool enough to soak up a
little of it by way of experiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
EDening Chat
Cruelty to Animals.
BY RUTH CAMERON.


1T would not count among my list
of friends, though Blessed with pol
ished manners and fine sense, yet
lacking sensibility, the man who
needlessly sets foot upon a worm.''-
Cowper
Is there anything more intensely
abhorrent to any one of decent feel
ing than man who IS disagreeable
to animals or children?
1 have Just charged one of my
tradesnen, not because of the quality
of his products, but because his ar
rival at my door is a blot on my day.
In the middle of the forenoon 1 hear
rattle-hang outside my window. then
a harsh voice. 1t Is he. He is shout
ing harshly at either the horse or the
little boy who accompanies him and
helps deliver.
The atmosphere of ill-leashed tenn
per, the pity I feel for the child and
the horse darkens my day. 1t is as If
a cloud shut out the sun.
Other factors entered somewhat
into the case, but that was the chief
factor in making me rise up and dis
continue ~ dealings with him. And
to my everlasting discredit didn't tell
him the reason, but offered some fee
BILE, trumpet up explanation.
1t is cowardice and subterfuges like
that Of mine that keep people from
seeing how their faults hamper them.
A man discharges a stenographer for
inaccuracy and tells her he has de-
cided it would be better for the office
interests to have man in her place.
And the girl naturally makes no effort
to overcome her inaccuracy.
However, that's another story alto
gether. It's the man who is wantonly
unkind to children and animals es-
pecially the latter, that I'm hot
against today. believe there is
something very important lacking in
the soul of a man who will kick a dog
or abuse horse.
I once read a story of a man detec-
tive who had to pick out from two
men the man who had been brutal to
his wife. One of the men kicked a
dog. The detective imme diately de-
cided upon the other man who de-
Tended the dog on the ground that the
man who is kind to dogs is not kind
to women.
I can't place the author now, but
remember that he was a person of
authority. Nevertheless his reason
ing seemed at fault to me- At any
rate, from what I've seen of men, I'd
trust myself to the man who defended
the dog every time.
The dumbness, the helplessness of
animals is an appeal to the nigher
side of human nature. The man who
can ignore it shows a dangerous deaf
ness of the SOUI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
STEPS TO SUCCESS

1t is an excellent idea to plan your
mornings work as far as possible,
writes Paul Ellsworth in October
Nautilus. 1t is important for you to be
able to get started without delay, for
your energy is increasing then rather
than diminishing. In planning in de-
tail the days work, it will be advisa BILE
for you to use a couple of lists of
things to be done; one an immediate
list" whose items must be seen to
without delay; the other a future list
to be taken up later. Look over both
lists every evening, check off the
things accomplished, and notice those
which are becoming pressing. Let me
assure you that this habit of taking
your business home with you and de-
voting to it a little attention every
night will not give you brain fever or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

later than usual, Miss Meloney. Hope
you don't mind It's very important"
''Oh, that's all right" the little old
lady said hastily. Its a lovely night
kinder cool, though. Hadn't you bet
ter have something around you, Miss
Edwards"
''She has, thanks" called up Tom,
and there was silence, a grateful,
happy silence. Presently Laura whis-
pered:
81 love boarding houses; don't you,
Tom?'
Tom smiled up at the brownstone
front, at the little brass strip an
nouncing Rooms With or without
Board" at the familiar cat beating
around the lilac bushes, and he felt
a wave of thankfulness toward them
together someway, somehow out OF
the flotsam and jctsam of life's tides
You bet I do, honey girl" he re-
d.-(Copyright, 1915, by the Nc
C1ure Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Probably it makes little difference
to the bulk of the people of China
whether their country has a repub-
lican or monarchical form of govern
ment. So many generations of them
have received nothing but the worst
of it that none of them expects any
thing more. The average Chinaman
is content If he can keep just a trifie
the other side of the starvation line.
Then, besides, the republican form of
government that has been his for the
last few years is one IN name only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
Kansas Comment
MARKErING OUR WHEAT.

MARKETING OUR WHEAT
We will have no trouble in moVlne
our export wheat out from this part
of the world when we are ready TO
sell. That is not true of the Wneat
raisers farther north. The spring
wheat section of Canada and the
northern states are dependent upon
lake transportation, and there is al
most certain to be a congestion in
traffic before navigation closes. AL
ready the tonnage offered is affect
ing the freight rate there which has
jumped from " cents per bushels to
cents and above. Altogether the crop
will reach about one billion bushels
We will be able to spare sbout half of
that for export Last year Canada
and the United States sent abroad
425, 100000 bushels and the demand
will be greater the next few months
than ever before. An early freeze-up
on the lakes will make this situation
north of us doubly bad and to our
advantage. Undoubtedly there is no
great disposition in this market for
the farmers to unload carly They
have in mind their last years expert
ence, and a rather large suspicion
of present manipulation against the
price of wheat. 1t seems to be the
part of wisdom not to rush too quickly
to market. An alert watchfulness OF
the market conditions for the next
three months will mean many a pretty
penny for the farmers of Oklahoma
and Kansas.-Wichita agle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
CHHDREN,S EYES.

The eye is the organ that gives us
the sense of sight, and makes it posi-
bic for US to enjoy the beautiful, as
the Journal of the American Medical
Association says, and it goes on:
Without it man is placed at a great
disadvantage; and yet many men who
would leave no stone unturned to save
the eyes of a horse, will let their chill
dren go through childhood or possibly
through life, with diseased or de-
formed eyes and do little or nothing
for them. They could barter the
horse for more dollars If the eyes were
perfect. but they can not see far
enough into the future, to realize that
the child would have a greater earn
ing power when grown if his or her
eyes were perfect, or as near perfect
as possible. Children should not be
allowed to enter school before six
years of age, nor should the child be
allowed to look much at pictures.
blocks or anything requiring close
vision for long at time. as fusion of
the vision does not take place until
about the age of six, and for that
reason children of four or five years
of age should not be sent to the
kindergarten, as close application of
the eyes at this age causes more near
sighted people than any other factor.
holding their books close to the eyes
while studying; this causes a strain of
the muscles of the eyes both within
and on the outside of the eyeball,
which is another cause for near sight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Jimmy Soulful Breeze settled down in
a corner of a hole in the old pine
tree and heaved a sigh of relief. "At
last I have a minute to rest he said
to himself. 81 think 1 am the most
rushed person in this whole busy
world"
Eth? What's that?" asked Old Man
Owl from his perch in the self-same
hole. Who is the most rushed per-
son? I'd like to see that silly fellow
.SiIly fellow" cried Jimmy, for
getting all his fatigue. I'm not a
silly fellow.
eff you are rushed you are silly.
a very silly fellow" replied Old Man
Owl positively; you ought to know
that. Anybody who rushes around in
this nice quiet world is silly. I say
so and that proves it. So there! Who
are you, anyway?'
81 am Jimmy South Breeze, the sec
ond son of Mrs. South-Breeze, who
politely. You surely do not know
much about us breeze people, my
friend, or you would know that breezes
have to rush around. Who would do
the work of the winds if we didn't?
Tell me that"
Old Man Owl just sat there on his
perch and hooted. The idea of you
silly little breezes doing the work of
the winds, Such conceit! And any
way the work of the winds is not i'm
portant- What do they have to do?
Not a thing but blow around as they
please and ruffle up my feathers. The
garden would be much better off
without any breezes."
"Oh, please, Friend Owl, don't talk
that way" cried Jimmy. now thor
oughly excited. You only show how
little you know about breezes and
winds. We have a great many inn
portant duties. Ruffling your feathers
is only very unimportant pastine.
We don't need to do that at all, If
you dislike it,"
Old Man Owl was quite Modified by
such politeness on Jimmy's part, SO
he said very graciously (for him),
Then please don't do it in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

And the numerous bitches in the
negotiation of the billion or half
billion dollar war loan by the Allies in
this country indicates that the pluck
ing of that much money even from
su.h a wealthy people as those of tn :
United States is not as easy as divers
of the European powers evidently
thought it would be. They've got SO
in the habit of dumping billion after
billion of their own money into the
war that they have probably lost their
sense of proportion as to just what a
billion of dollars amounts to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
From the Philadelphia Record.1

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The one thing a woman positively
won't exaggerate is her age.
Turn about is fair play. Many a
bouncing boy grows up to be bounced.
Beauty is only skin deep, and you
can sometimes see through it, at that.
High words often indicate low con-
versa ton. In fact, the higher the
lower.
Hope is the quality that influences
a man to take a substitute because it
is ''just as good"
If there is plenty of room a the top.
why tell a girl you love her from the
bottom of your heart?
The photographer may be suspicious
in spite of the fact that he likes to see
everybody in the best possible light.
The Cynical Bachelor observes that
the ideal married life fully demon
strates the difference between the
ideal and the real.
Youngpop-"Don'ty you think that
boy of mine is cute kid?" Oldbach
well, for my part I'd rather have
him acute than chronic"
Muggins-"Have you an encyclo-
paedia ?' Buggins- no, not ex-
actly; but my daughter graduated
from a young ladies' seminary last
June"
Nell-"Don't you think Mrs. Dash
Belle-"Oh, 1 don't know. She doesn't
look a day younger than she did five
years ago."
'It is impossible to do two things at
once" quoted the Wise Guy. Yes.
agreed the Simple Mug, some people
find it almost impossible to do one
thing at once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
WARS HEAVY HAND.

Undoubtedly, the war will become
more unpopular than ever in Eng
land, now that it has begun to hit the
pocketbooks of all the people such
tremendous blows. In order to pro-
vide some of the enormous revenues
that the war demands, the British in
come tax is to be revised SO that it
will reach even working men who
earn as little as $14 a week while the
fellows with the big incomes that
range from $4,000 a year up will
have to turn over from one-fourth
to one-third of them to the govern
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
On the Spur
of the Moment
Genuine Reform.
By ROY X. MOCL-ON.

Genuine he1Orm.
On some of these days, when 1 round up
a billion,
I'll do a whole lot of commendable
stunts;
The fake Charlie Chaplins who number a
million,
VIII all be bought off from their antics
at
The sport shirt fanatics I'll order re-
warded
If they'll but dispense with those strange
looking things;
Most wonderful treatment they'll all be
accorded,
If they'll just redeem they'll be treated
like kings.
The girls who affect those white furs in
summer
VIII find it will pay them to lay them
aside,
And each will be given a set that's a
hummer,
To warm her in winter, and fill her
with pride.
What's that? I'm crank? Well I'll
never deny it -
The wrath of the freaks must be part
of the toll.
We need some reform, and I'm willing to
buy 1T,
Just hand me a billion, I'll shoot the
whole roll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
POLITICAL PROPHETS BUSY.

Where the wish is father to the
thought. Victor Murdoch is predict
ing a terrific explosion in the Demo-
cratic party inside of six months. But
suppose the Democratic party should
divide in factions that would go to
the presidential polls with rival candi-
dates. That wouldn't be as liable to
help the Progressive party as much as
it would be to make the success of the
Republican party certain. Of course,
Mr.. Murdoch probably figures it out
differently, but there is no good reason
why he should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

nervous prostration- Men do you
work themselves to death-Brights
disease and arteriosclerosis and the
other organic breakdowns to which
the workers of the world are particu-
larly subject result from a com bina-
ton of emotional causes. They are
caused by short circuits in the emo
tons, from lust and worry and anger,
combined usually with wrong eating
and muscular stagnation. Scientifically
directed work hurts no man, even
though it be vigorous and long con-
tinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
Journal Entries

It's not what a man was but what
he is.
+ = +
Most folk could just as easily steer
around trouble as into it.
IL 10 IL
Neither does it take a great deal
to cause some folk to wax enthusiastic
+ j.
Rich men are apt to become con-
servative, but few conservative men
become rich.
= =
And the vacation season also pro-
duces a fresh and an abundant crop
of fairy tales, as we'll as romanceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
President

Undoubtedly, former President
Tafts brother is perfectly sincere in
his declaration that the former presi-
dent will not be a candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination.
But suppose the Republicans, in ma
tional convention assembled, should
reach the conclusion that William
Howard Taft is the most available
presidential timber within their party.
What then?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.1

[From the Chicago News
Gossip is the mother-in-law of lies.
The price of liberty often depends
upon the judge.
Love in a cottage is another name
for a labor union.
If you have a skeleton in your
closet, train it to stay there.
If you don't believe art is long, visit
a moving picture show.
According to accepted standards the
right side of politics is the inside.
Sometimes a man will boast of his
virtues after he has been scared into
being good
Many a man rides downtown on the
water wagon in the morring-and
tries to walk back that night.
If a diamond is hard what about the
heart of the pawnbroker who refuses
to advance more than 10 per cent of
its value?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
REVELATION.

REVELATION.
If could come again to that dear place
Where once 1 came, where Beauty lived
and moved,
Where, by the sea, I saw her face to face,
That soul alive by which the world has
loved.
If as I stood at gaze among the leaves,
She would appear again once before.
While the red herdsman gathered up his
sheaves
And brimming waters trembled up the
shore,
If, as gazed, her Beauty that was dumb,
In that old time, before 1 learned to
speak,
Would lean to me and revelation come
Words to the lips and color to the cheek,
Joy with its searing-ir would burn me
wise;
1 should know all; all powers, all mys-
teries.
John Masefield in Harper's Magazine for
September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

One of the side-shows to the Illinois
state fair is a Famous Fathers club
to which are eligible all of the men
in the state who are the fathers of ten
or more children. Still, this qualifi-
cation probably makes it a reasonably
exclusive orga nization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

AS good way as any to catch sew
en- million gnats and other small in
sects, including a few mosquitoes, ad-
vises the Toledo Blade, is to paint
you house. Any color will do, but
better results seem to be obtained
with some light color.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

If Victor Murdock's announcements
in the premises are all that is needed
to assure a Bull Moose ticket in the
presidential field next year, there will
be one without doubt. Mr.. Murdoch
says so about every day, or every time
he can get a newspaper reporter to
listen to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
. Clara h@ramJudson

And while you are here, 1 might lis
ten to your account of what you think
you have to de-"
Nothing pleased Jimmy better than
chance to talk about his work,
which he really loved in spite of his
complaining. Our most important
work is scattering the Seeds" he said
eagerly; land this season of the year
the seeds form so rapidly that we ara
kept busy from morning till night
blowing them to their proper resting
places
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Generous France. She is going to
increase the pay of the privates in her
army to five cents day. On such a
basis of pay, the present military ap-
preparations OF these United States
would provide an army of rather
enormous proportions in comparison
with the one in existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Being a neutral in Europe is also
somewhat expensive. So far Switzer-
land has expended not less than $685.
100000 for army mobilization pur-
poses. But then it is costing England
within 100000 of that sum a day
to pay her share of the cost of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Kansas school children are to cele-
brate Willard Day next Tuesday. And
some of the more up-to-date young
sters are almost sure to size up the
event as a testimonial to Jess, rather
than to the mother of the w. c. T. U.
movement