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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18
GOOD Mr.. BOWSER
He and a Tramp Do the Monday
Wash.

| Mrs. Bowser was frightened when
she woke of a Monday morning.
Mr. Bowser still lay on his back
snoring, but she felt that it was long
past the hour for their getting up. She
| had a feeling also that the COOK had
/ not returned from her visit TO her
mother Sunday night.
| She had a cold. and sore throat,
and a headache, but she slipped into
a kimono and ran downstairs.
Half an hour latei No cook! No
preparation for breakfast She ran
upstairs and woke Mr.. Bowser and ex-
claimed:
"Oh, Mr.. Bowser, but what shall we
do 1t is an hour late, the cook
hasn't got back and am too SICK TO
get your breakfast! Please don [
raise a row with me-
mo one is going to raise a row with
you, DEAR he replied, as he got out
of bed. mo one can help being sick.
You get right into bed and lay there,
fast
but this is wash day." she walled.
''If Maggie don't come back, don't
know what we shall do. There isn't a
towel or napkin, but what is laid out
for the wash"
DO? Do? Why. will do the
washing myself if Maggie is not back
by the time 1 finish my breakfast
But I guess she will be. Don't worry
will come up to see you in about
fifteen minutes.
Mrs. Bowser was too astonished to
say more. She had seen times when
Mr.. Bowser wanted to take her head
off for far less, and yet he was as
good as pie over this.
Mr.. Bowser may boast that he is
chef of the first water but it is only
a boast. He is not even seventh
class cook when it comes down to
brass tacks. Without coat or vest and
in his old slippers, he moused around
the kitchen until he found some cold
potatoes and a dozen egges. Then
he built a fire and started in on the
coffee first. No matter how much
water he used to half a cup of the
ground coffee, nor how long he boiled
it. he was satisfied with it. The fry
ing pan was made red hot. a chunk
of bacon put in to furnish the grease,
and while three eggs were burning to
cinders, he sliced in four or five po-
tatoes and his morning banquet was
ready He was devouring it on the
dining table, when there came ring
at the basement door and he said to
himself:
There's Maggie now, and that let's
me out of a fix
But it wasn't Maggie. 1t was a
great big tramp, instead, and he want
ed something to break his morning
fast.
"See here, Willie" said Mr. Bow
ser, as he stood in the door. Did
you ever do a family washing
did 1? Did II" replied the
tramp. well, you can bet your life I
have-thousands of them. Didn't I
do all the washing for my invalid
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say no more-Tm your man.
Breakfast comes first and then the
easy work. 1t was always joy to me
to do washing"
Mr.. Bowser told him he would have
to get his own breakfast and led
him to the kitchen. The tramp
smiled as he saw the nine eggs in a
box, and the cold potatoes left over
by Mr.. Bowser. He took one smell
of the coffee pot, and shook his head
in doubtful way, and soon had a
new supply Steaming away on the
stove. He used a liberal hunk of
Accent butter to grease the way for
the whole nine eggs, and then he
broke them all into the frying pan
When his sliced cold potatoes were
warmed up, he was ready for his
m cal
You took the whole nine eggs."
said Mr. Bowser, as his eye caught
the frying pan.
Yes, sir, but I usually take
twelve!" WIS the quiet reply.
While the tramp was eating visit
was paid to the patient up stairs. Mrs
Bowser was not asleep. She was too
much worried for that. She at once
asked if the cook had returned, and
Mr.. Bowser replied:
She mas not, and I rather hope
she won't 1 nave hired a big strong
tramp to help me today, and that
washing will be done on the fly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18

Motor Washers at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18
Big WHEAT SHOW
1t Will Be Held at Wichita, October
IL and IL.

October IL and IL were the dates
set for the International Wheat show
at Wichita as the result of a meeting
of w. c. Edwards, Mayor o. H. Bent
ley of Wichita and President H. ].
Waters of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college, held in Topeka today.
The International Wheat show is a
new venture and a big one. 1t will
be held in conjunction with the Wich-
tia fair and exposition scheduled for
October Ala, inclusive. 1t is the idea
of the officials of the wheat show to
awaken more interest in grain farm
ing. Seven hundred and fifty dollars
in prizes are to be awarded for wheat
alone. Governor Arthur Capper of
Topeka is one of the board of COVER
nors. ]. c. Mohler,t secretary of agri-
culture, is another. Delegates from
all parts of the country will attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18

ood Denmark yearly produces 271, 0a~ ,
ooO cigarettes in % factories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18
Card of Thanks

we desire to thank our many
IrlenoS and relatives for their kind.
ness SHOWN during the death of our
fSn nay And also for the beautiful
M X & MRS. MARION LASSWEL.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18

wife. who is now in heaven for twelve
long years? Then her happy soul
passed away, and 1 went to a laundry
and / would have been there yet earn
ing my $50 week if an Internal Ger
man craft had not torpedoed the
whole business
My wife is sick and our cook has
gone, said Mr.. Bowser, land there
is a whole Monday wash to do. If
you will help me through with it, I'll
give you your breakfast and lunch
ana 4 big round dollar in cash,
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away Mr.. Bowser kept his eye on
her and his ears open, but no remarks
were made. How could they be? Mr.
Bowser had been good-very, very
good.-(Copyright 1915, by the Nc
Clure NewSpa per Syndicate)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-03

must suffer terrible agony without
medical assistance does not trouble
those profit-made brutes bit. What
words can adequately describe the
contemplate, selfish motives of such
men. How account for their lack OF
human interest. Can 1t be due to mis-
anthropy or just callousness?
No better condemnatory reason can
be found against the present indus
trial system than that II is the cause
of all war. It is the cause of wars OF
Industrial competition which eventual
ly lead to the bloody wars Of militar'
ism" Hasten the day when the eyes
of people may be opened and they can
see things in the true light, then war
stripped of its ''tinsel glory will stand
forth in all its hideous nakedness
Hasten the day when the minds of the
people may be free from the esthetic
influence of ignorance, for then the
causes of war will be understood and
they will then Danish forever that
method of settling arguments
Yours respectfully,
JACK. ADAMS.
Honolulu. Hawaii, July %. 1916.
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and intelligent must resort to methods
which are but inventions of the devil
in the Warehouses of hells as the only
possible means of settling their quar-
rels and especially so since the basis
of those quarrels is money. Ii is also
,depIorable that merely for the sake of
private gain men will engage in the
business Of supplying money and ma
terials to enable nations to carry on
their atrociods. scientific, mathemati-
cal, cold-blooded, murderous contests
and that such traffic is regarded as le-
gitimate and in according with cur So
called civilized and Christian princi,
pies. What CHASTITY mockery these
terms have come to be.
T The moral caliber of such men is
revealed in an advertisement of the
Cleveland Automatic Machine Com
pany, as reproduced in the July NUM-
Der of Popular Mechanics. Describ-
ing the 13 and 1Spound high explosive
shells, made of their material and on
their PEDESTAL Base Machine it
says, :" - but 1t differs tfrom the
shrapnel) in that two explosive acids
cause terrific explosion, having more
power than anything of its kind yet
used Fragments become coated with
these acids in exploding and wounds
caused by them mean death in terrible
agony temphasis mine) within four
hours if not attended to immediately. 7
The utter lack of human sympathy is
shown in the crafty way they have
taken advantage of one of the condi-
tions of war as the following extract
from their advertisement makes clear:
From what we are able to learn OF
conditions in the trenches, it is not
possible to get medical assistance to
any one in time to prevent fatal re-
suits. The thought that the wounded.
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moLo.kAI NEWS.
Pdkoo. Molokal. InIy ~ 1gI

Pdkoo. Molokai. July 81. 1915.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
4 SIR: just = .ttle ne-ys from our lit
&c island. Our roads are beginning TO
look Ike Honolulu roa1s new, with
l. ldic Dlyauchelle. vino Is showing
what he learned from the Honolulu
road board under Sam Johnson's time.
He has sold his share in the fishing
business to his brother Eugene, and
will put all his time in road-making.
0. Tollefsen's boat. with Rex Hitch
cock as passenger. mistook the lights
OF some Honolulu boys fishing and ran
the boat right along the fish pond wall.
All our ex-road oyerseer did was to
walk ashore. The boat was got on
after two days OF hard work.
A big school of akule was seen of
Kaunakakai, hut disappeared again.
hope yOtI win find little space
in your paper for this.
PETER KNEW.
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Mss katherine Page. daughter Of
the United States ambassador to
Great Britain. will be married to
Charles. p. Loring in London on Au-
INST
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CITIZEN ARMY NEEDED.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletfn.
Sir: was reading in some main
land paper recently of IA party who
proposed the creation of citizen army
and the more one thinks Of it the
more enc. Is impressed with the idea.
1t should be exactly what the promoter
Of the scheme implies citizen army
The events Of the past few weeks
must be proof positive that the war
germ Is abroad In the land and that
the prospect OF this nation being
drawn into the squabble is ever pres.
ent.
'Unpreparedness. We have that
for meals and between meals. If we
really are unrrepared the nation as a
whole is responsible; at the same time
the chief executive of the nation, with
the cabinet about him, represents the
people and should in the parIance OF
the street, "gct busy"
This condition of being filled with
| the fighting spirit when needs be and
nothing to fight with. spells national
suicide. War is just what Sherman
said It was, and athing to be avoided
up to the last notch, but il we are not
able in honor to avoid war, then let's
look the thing right In the eye and
start In today with the construction
OF defensive material.
fully agree with the writer in the
states that most important factor
in the construction work, looking to
preparedness, is a standing citizen
army. This vital need is made most
evident through the manifestations OF
approval of the presidents act regard
ing the notes of protest to Germany
and the national Willingness to back
him up to the last ditch.
Every true thinking American rea-
Lies that the near future may unfold
all sorts of complications, and he must
experience shudder at the thought
/ OF our alleged unpreparedness.
There are undoubtedly hundreds
of thousands of citizens husbands,
fathers, brothers-in our country who
would not be liable to military duty
at the first call of the president, but
1t would seem that there should be
some branch of the service where
l0eSe U0I1 uifHt Stt the u aims Shae
would make them most valuable to the
defense Of the nation II war condi-
lions became such that these men
must be called to the colors, Citizen
army training would make ethese men
valuable to their country. their homes
end Old Glory.
Take us right here in Hawaii, for
instance. Supposing that unpleasant
ness developed between the United
States and some country on the other
side of the Pacific. The regulars
would be on the job. of course, and the
N. G. Fl, would have an mixing OF
what was going on and where to get
in line. but there would be great big
bunch of us boobs running around
with no more idea of the art of war
fare than a. cow. 1t is these latter
that should organize a citizen army
end get some training. If only in a
slight decree, so that if needed they
would be somewhat removed from the
raw state.
Let us have peace if we have to
fight for it. II that most desirable
quantity is worth a fight, it is certain
" worth the preparation for the fight
NJ. F.
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WHlTC0MB BEGINS HIS !
NEW DUTIES AT Y. M. C. A.

Richard S. Whitcomb, the Y. Nj. G..
As new assistant office and boys
work secretary, began his duties
today, acting as one of the leaders for
the boys department hike Of 10 days
duration, around the island
The young man is college gradu-
ate, having received his diploma last
June from Washburn College, Topeka,
Kas., where his parents live.
Mr.. Whiteomb has had experience I'm
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The Staf-Buiietin ibyhse fi,. -.
frank discussion 50 this cs,l. mn or ~
legitimate subjects oi current intsrsr
GnInBlun,catinLs are curSssbily
ceived 20 which no signature 10 Al
,sched This paper will treat az con
'ideniiaI sign lures to letters ~ tn,
srtiers so desire. bm cannot civ.
space for anonymous eommunics
tions)
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SELLING WAR MUNITIONS.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: Every year we send mission
aries to heather lands to convert the
.,poor unenlightened natives to Chris
tianity. And on our coins we have
engraved this motto: In God We
Trust. And we strut about the earth
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association activities. both In student
Y. AZ. C. A. and state college commit
tee work. He also was on the edt
toriai staff OF the Topeka Daily Capital
for two years. during his college
course.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
Federal COURT
Does Nothing Today as Judge
Dayton Could Not Arrive
B. in City in Time.

In the absence Of Judge A. G..
Dayton, who had been detained. the
April term of the federal conrt here
was formally opened by court officers
at y O'Clock Tuesday morning and
adjournment was taken until 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
It was announced that. the civil
docket would be called at o clock
wednesday morning.
There will be bait little cri1.1inal
business to look after as there is To
be no grand jury and ma-prit; cf
the few cases now on the .:Dcket are
not to be tried. For this reason. Stu
art M. Walker. OF MartinsburE.
United States district attorney, will
not attend the term.
The term is not expected to con-
tfnue more than two or three lays
Judge Dayton will arrive III the
city tonight and be on hand when
court opens tomorrow morning.
Court officials present today are
Charles B. Kefauver. Of Parkersburg.
clerk; J. j. p. O'Brien, OF Wheeling,
assistant district attorney; Harry
Dyer. of Elkins. assistant district at
torney, and Clarence s. Smith, OF
Fairmont, marshal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
ICE FLOES CRUSH
MAIL BOA q IN BAY
AS Result Of Which Three Men
Are Drowned and Two
Narrowly Escape.
taYAasoucr.TrprrEs.1

BAYFIELD,. Wis. April is Three
N en- were drowned and two others
narrowly escaped death in Chequama-
gon bay within sight OF shore late
Monday when the United States mail
boat between this city and Lapointe
was crushed by ice foes
The dead are Nelrs Sizen, ST., Clar-
ence Wright and Charles Russell. all
of Lapointe. IS
W. $. Johnson. carrier Of mails be-
tween Lapointe and this city and Rus
sell Angus We're rescued after a long
struggle with ice and waves. john
sons condition Is serious.
Two Lapointe men. John Wright
and William Peterson, who went TO
the rescue of the drowning men.
brought Johnson and Angus to shore.
The other three occupants of the
overturned boat were benurrbed be-
fore the rescuers reached them and
shipped into the water and persisted.
All three OF the victims are survived
by large famlnes. Their wives and
fchild ren were among the crowd that
stpod helpiess along he shore while
1.-THE reaEl,srs isl ca cir sllll. j iyax.
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Is the Message of Field Mar
shall John French to His
COuntrymen.
GRADUAL WEAKE IN G
Is Discovered by an Eye Wit.
ness in the Western
Theater of War
.ur ASSOCIATED rHEssls

LONDON. April 1:':-Field Marshal
Si.. John French's message to his
enpntry1nen at home that II know
raaan the time comes for Us to make
f5ttF great move We ean break through
the Germans ard Etsf British eye wit
ness statement "a! yesterday that
1ilere arc pl1tii. signs Of the gradually
weakening of the German resistance"
arc accepted here as an intimation
that the present steady pressure on
The western. front will shortly develop
Tito events Of vaster scope. lit is thus
expected that the next three months
:a!tl be especially memorable in this
epocknaking war. Military writers
are OF the opinion that the reported
French successes between the Meuse
..id the Mosel1e. an important region
between the rival fortresses Of Yer
dun and Metz. have given a promising
opening for the spring campaign. They
.egard it as the signal for the gem
eral offensive movement The suspen-
sion of infantry fighting in this all
important Verdun district has been
quickly broken down as was expect
ed by the gallant German attempts to
recapture positions Of Les Esparges
possession uf which enables General
Joffre to give another twist to the
screw of the wise whercwith he hopes
10 grip the German position of ST.
N1ihiel.
The Russian offensive in the Carpa-
ihians continues to meet a strenuous
defense on the part of the combined
Teutonic armies and. although 1t APP
gears to be slowly winning its way
forward toward the plains of Hun
t.ary it has encountred enormous diff
iculties. The Austrians have been
IL ffF1r%
throughout the period which has in
terrened since the Russians first raid
ed this same .lf rritory. To relieve
the pressure on the Russians is an
additional reason for the activities Of
their allies in the wEs-. The report
that Emperor William personally is
directing the operations In the Carpa-
thians is bted. as is also the ru-
NOR in Cologne. Field Marshal Won
6Hindenburg has asked for re-enf orce-
nlent to the extent of 100000 men to
undertake another campaign against
+ Warsaw. Its thought TO DC far more
likely that he will attempt to divert
the attention Of the Russians by a
thrust from the direction Of Cracow
Reports Of battle in the North
Sea. which have come from so many
different sources apparently are myth
Teal.
The reported German declaration
tt.4at British officers had been impris-
cned in the military detention BAR
racks in retaliation for the refusal OF
The British to accord the same treat
r1ent to crews of German submarines
as to other prisoners is expected to
place additional labor on the should
#ers Of American diplomats. Their
good Offices probably will be requested
In this connection. According to a
message from Amsterdam the German
foreign minister has presented note
to Amba ssador Gerard protesting
against Great Britain's course and
asking Mr.. Gerard to arrange al per-
sonal investigation by member O.
Tihe staff Of the American embassy in
London. 81
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R:IE|-EF FIRING.
Near the Border Causes Much
Excitement in Browns
vile, Tex.
tsY Assoe,4rrp.r.rs41

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 10. --
Children were dismissed from school
in West Brownsville today because of
heaFy rifle firing in the woods on the
Mexican side Of the river near West
Brownsville.
The excitement started when the
Mexican end Of the international
bridge here was closed and a consid-
cradle force of Carranza cavalry and
infantry were observed making a sor-
tie from the trenches which defend
the west side of Matamoros. These
forces crossed the clear places of a
quarter mile breadth in front OF the
trenches Without beng lnolested BY
the Villa line.
After the aCrranza column had en-
tered the brush and the wood the
Eillastas began firing. "A
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
!. THORN / RESIGNS
AS Member Of School Board
because of Election to
City Office.

The board OF education OF the
aClarksburg Independent School Dis
trict met late Tuesday afternoon
in the Empire building for
the purpose Of receiving the res
5ignation of Arthur x. Thorn as |,
member. naming his successor and
3transactins routine business.
Mr.. Thorn resigned his member.
ship. which he capably held several
years, because he was recently elect
ed collector and treasurer Of Clarks:
burg. His term expires June 30. and
the board will probably elect as his
successor to fill out the unexpired
term DR.. Jesse u. Williams. who was
chosen at the city and district cleo:
ton held April s for the regular
term beginning July L.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
F|R|ii|..E| {: {: LECTURE:
On TeIegraphy Will Be DeIiy-
cred in This City the Conn
ing Monday Might.

The Story OF the Telegraph will
be the subject of a free lecture to pc
given in the West Virginia Business
College building at 8 O'Clock Monday
evening by representative from the
Pittsburg Office OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
The lecture will deal with the his
tor OF telegraphE and show the
methods of signaling as they have
been used more than 1000 years.
TeiegraphE will be traced from the
primitive stage to its present high
efficiency.
More than 100 lantern slides will
be used in illustrating the lecture
which will consume an hour in deliv-
cry. All interested are urged to at
tend. AS stated the lecture will be
free
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
LUNATICS RESCUED
From a Fire at the Chicago
State Hospital for In
sane Persons.
nv ASSOCIATES FREsE.

convaiescent patients Of the Ghicago
state hospital for the insane were
rescued today from fire which de-
destroyed a frame structure used as
an annex to the institution at Dun
ming. northwest of the city. Warned
by previous blazes in the building the
hospital authorities had prepared q
fire drill which worked without q
hitch. Some 1000 other inmates Of
the: Institution were guarded to pre-
vent panic or undue excitement in
the main building few hundred feet
away. The loss was estimated at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
TO MARCH
IN the Church Procession Are
Members of Two United
Brethren Churches.

The pastor OF the United Brethren
churches at Stealey Heights and
Northview requests the members OF
these churches to meet in front OF the
postoftice in Clarksburg at O'Clock
Thursday evening to join in the pro-
cession of church members In ClarkE-
burg and vicinity and march with
them TO the tabernacle for the even
ing service. and TO occupy during the
service the section of the tabernacle
reserved for the members OF the
United Brethren churches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
GERMAN 4: l REQUEST
To Have Vessel Examined for
Repairs is Transmitted to
the State D department..

WASHINGTON April 13.The
German enn bassy today transmitted to
the state department formal re-
quest Of Captain Hhierfelder. of the
auxiliary cruiser. Prinz Wilhelm, for
permission TO have his vessel exam
med to see what repairs were neces-
sa1y to render it seaworthy. and also
for permission to have those repairs
made. The request is similar. to that
submitted recently in the case or the
Prinz Eitel Frederick when that YES
sci put into Newport News.