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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
A BOOMERANG. POSSIBLY.

Some of the enthusiasm in this sec
ton of the country over the refusal
of the interstate commerce commits
sion to grant the western railroads the
increases they asked for in grain. live
stock and other rates, might possibly
be misplaced. If the operations of
the railroads should not be sufficiently
profitable to permit them to improve
and extend their lines and facilities,
the cost to the people in the territory
they tap would be far more burden
some than would be the increases in
rates that they sought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
MAYBE SO.

In an editorial under the caption,
Considering Peace" the Chicago Til
bune says, in an evident atternpt to
analyze the primal cause of the Euro
pean war: The cosmic comprehe1-
sion may be content with attributing
the debacle to the sex impulse which
can set the barnyard in a furry of
feathers, or to modern nerves which
break under tension, or to the natural
and inherent provocativeness and
belligerency of animalism from which
humans are not exempt" However,
the Tribune is kind enough 70 an
nounce a little later on in the same
article that the rhetoric CT the wal is
over" So the offense probably will
not be repeated; and, for which there
is much Thanksgiving, undoubtedly,
among the Tribune's fans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

ten, that if one could get the plot of
the intricate workings by reason of
which unpleasant people are not
angels of light, we should probably at
once forgive everybody everything.
But it is all as tangled as the none
tary system, and only a few strong
and gentle ones remember Tout
SAVIOR, c'est tout pardonner.' Even
more likely is it that to know every
thing is to find that there is nothing
to forgive But the proverb is not
likely to be a present help in time of
trouble: when you come to think of
it, no proverb is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
THE MORNING GLoRY's JOY.

Curled up tight in a morning
glory bud, on vine on the alley fence
! there slept a tiny fairy. And as she
slept, she dreamed tiny dream about
the sunrise.
Even though it was a tiny dream,
| it was enough tC awaken the fairy.
She opened her big blue eyes and
looked out of the crack at the TOP
of the bud.
Il do believe it's most time to get
it's most morning, and that the sun
rise is going to be just like
dreamed it,"
The sky she could see out of the
even while she watched, a soft hint
of pink crept over the blue and a
warm breath stirred through the
vines. Yes, it's going to be morning,
and the sunrise is coming!' she cried
Gently she stirred and stretched
forth her arms towards the sky. And
as she moved, the morning glory bud
opened ever so little more and let her
see a bigger piece of the heavens.
A little more, little more, and
the flower was wide open The fairy
lay curled up in the center, and
She saw the dawn paint the sky
pink and yellow and amber. She
saw the stars blink good night" and
slip to dreamland. She saw the
shadows stretch themselves cool and
long over the garden
Then she looked at the world
around her. The flower buds were
all asleep. Not another fairy could
look out and see the morning come.
I'm SO sorry for them ALL" she
whispered softly. Cant wake them
up2"
Not yet" said the morning-g1ory
bud (on1y now it was a blossom);
they will wake in due time-in due
tiTnei Each has a joy of it's ownl''
And though the fairy didn't in the
least understand what the morning
glory might mean, she asked no ques-
tions-she was content 20 look and
learn
Pretty soon the garden wakened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Help, Help! Let up on Taxes!" is
the heading for an extended editorial
in a recent issue of the Los Angeles
Times. And this. in all probability, is
the first suggestion. or confession that
has ever come from a California news
paper to the effect that life is at all
burdensome in any way in that Won
derful commonwealth. 1t also hints
a hard times in Los Angeles for
when boom times, or good ones, are on
the carpet, taxes are among the last
things that anybody thinks about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
IT'S LEGAL. But is 1T RIGHT?

According to Attorney General
| Brewster, Supreme Court Justice Daw-
son mas a legal right to the rather
magnificent fee given to him while he
was attorney general by the receivers
of the Kansas Natural Gas company.
Mr.. Brewster points out that this fee
went to Mr.. Dawson for services he
rendered as a lawyer, not as the states
attorney general, to the gas company's
receivership. But it will probably con-
tinue to strike most folk unusual
that it was proper for Justice Dawson
to serve two masters at one and the
same time. 1t isn't at all likely that
the interests of the receivers of the
gas company and the interests of the
people of Kansas who were employing
Mr.. Dawson, as their attorney general
were identical. Indeed, in the very
nature of things it is reasonable to
suppose that they were antagonistic
1t is regrettable, while this important
matter is occupying so much attention
that Mr.. Dawson is absent from the
state and not at hand to present his
side of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
INSULTING WARS WOMFN AGAIN

More bunc of the war by fake
variety. A granddaughter of Brigham
Young has disclosed a "war-secret' to
q San Francisco newspaper interview
er. 1t is that the women of Europe
are ready to practice polygamy as
means of repopulating that region
after the war is over She says that
the European women say that they
will prefer this condition to spinster-
hood But the probabilities are that
she is talking through her hat and
merely giving a loose rein to a vivid
ina gination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
From Other Pens
NEWSPAPERS AND WAR.

The idea of the persons who accuse
the papers of encouraging militarlsm
seems to be that they would find war
profitable in the increased demand for
news. This would not be the case,
for, though they would sell more pa
pers, this would not mean increased
profit for the profits of a 1-cent news
paper-and the majority of American
dailies now belong to this claSs-are
not in such sales, but in advertising.
and this would decrease in war time
owing to the depression of business.
The increase in circulation would,
therefore, be more or less Of an eX-
pense. This has been the experience
of the London daily press, for while
the news is so censored that the read
ers do not get full reports from the
war, the pople continue to buy the
papers freely in the hope, perhaps. of
finding something of Importance. But,
far commercial benefit TO them
selves is concerned, those papers have
none of it on account of the war. 1t
would be the sa me here. Also il may
fairly be said of the American news
papers that even if the facts were
otherwise Few, indeed, among them
would be base enough to encourage
war for their own possible benefit
The charge referred to IS n SANDER
upon the ess.-Indianapolis Star
PREACHING AND PRACTICE.
a preacher in Brooklyn, the Rev.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hills, the success
sor of Henry Ward Beecher and Ly-
man Abbott at the ugly old Plymouth
church, which is almost a national
shrine. gave letters of recommend
ton to two nephews nine years ago
He beca a stockholder in a lumber
company they floated, and his liability
was of course limited to the amount
of his stock. The enterprise was n
failure. No one knows exactly how
much was involved, but Doctor Hills,
over period of four years, paid off
the stockholders to the extent of $50
900 and two notes the amount of
which is not specified. Sir Walter
Scott and Mark Twain did likewise,
and Doctor Hills, with publicity he
probably does not desire, joins the
company of two very brave and hon
orabIe gentlemen. Here is a preacher
who practices what he breaches. Wall
street lends on character If Doctor
Hills wants to borrow a million dol
lars down here any old time. his word
is good enough, without collateral
Wall Street Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

CURRENT SMALL TALK
When 1 am out in company,
I'm careful what l say,
If venturing to make remarks
On topics of the day.
My friends excite my wonder awe,
As glfbly they converse,
And brashly mention Langenfeldkopf,
TravenanZes-or worsel
1 sit in silence. must seem dull
When 'Ammerertzyviller' they say
Quote General Yanovskevitch,
In their familiar way.
The war they settle out of hand;
OF krasnostav they talk,
And Sedd- el-Bahr, and Ossowiec
As though they said New York"
They praise Duke Nicolaivitch,
And never fail to lug
Into their chat some reference to
That place they call THE Bugi''
Ella A Tanning, in the New York Time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Clio be tights
BY THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.

1t is also tough to have plenty of
spare time and no spare change.
More men would marry for money
if they felt confident of getting it.
Your own troubles are nearer and
look larger than the other fellows.
If Dad can't agree with them the
boys put him in the list of old fogies-
1t is also possible, sometimes, to get
an automobile before one can afford
it.
Most of the bowling for fair play
is done by those who want all the best
of it.
A lot of people who say they have
began
So many men are contrary that it
is a wonder the hung jury isn't more
common.
Neither would reform seem so UNI
pleasant We're it not for some of the
reformerS
Not knocking prohibition, it may
be said there have been too many wet
towns this year.
Alb Adkins lived on a farm when u
boy, and used to be glad to see school
begin so he could get a little rest
Among the other high explosives,
it may be said that booze and gaso-
line form one of the deadliest mix
lures.
A wife often wonders how her hus-
married him and began hunting his
clothes.
The young man who thinks he
knows more than his father is some
times right about it, and that with
out being alfred smart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
SCIENTIFIC JUDICIAL SYSTEM,

There are many able lawyers, states
Thomas w. Shelton of the Norfolk
CVaD bar in the August Case aid
Comment. who still cling to the com
n1on-law procedure of England be
cause they vainly hope to mitigate
with patchwork statutes its conceded
imperfections in both principle and
operation. The Code pleader, horri-
fled by the multiplication of minute.
inconsistent, and inelastic statutory
regulations of the courts. takes exact
ly the opposite view. and suggests that
the legislature may some time stop add
ing to it. So it is seen that one group
wants to continue legislation, while
the other group wants TO stop it. Man
ifestly their destiny is exactly the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

"a vast crazy-quilt patchwork of I'M
related, rigid statutes that tie the
hands of the judge, that set the lawyer
against him, and that thwart instead
of facilitate justice. Virginia, the
mother of common-law procedure
modified by statute. and New York,
the mother of code pleading wholly
made by statute, have both unani-
mOusly renowned and denounced
their evil offspring, and are arranging
to authorize their respective supreme
courts to prepare and to put into eff
feet and to improve from time to time
a complete, correlated, scientific sys-
tenn of rules for the regulation of trial
courts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Journal Entries

Your own faults look as big to the
other man as his do to you.
- = j.
The high cost of living is undoubt-
eddy a big boon for many a stomach.
y = +
man disposed to be fair also
stands a chance of getting the worst
of it.
If many folks had the chances Of
living their lives over again they'd
likely do worse.
70 + -
In the eyes of mercenary men, the
girl possessed of much money prob
ably has the most attractive figure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Kansas Comment
YELLOWSTONE HoLDuPs.

L EILOW STONE HOlDUPS.
The only wonder about Yellowstone
park hOldupS is that there are not
more of them. 1t is certainly a tempt
ing field for any enterprising bandit
Through the park pours a continuous
stream OF tenderfeet, all with money
in their pockets and all guaranteed to
be without means of self-defense Wv
ing to the fact that the government
takes away their guns before they are
allowed to enter the reservation.
Moreover the place is so wild and I'M
frequented, even near the main trav-
eled roads, that it's easy for a robber
to get away. The soldiers on duty as
park police are, of course, always far
from the point chosen for a holdup,
and sometimes are not notified for
hours afterward The ordinary park
drivers of the coaches and busses are
not permitted to carry arms to pro
tect their passengers Is it the idea
of the authorities that an occasional
vertises the park. adds an attractive
bit of wild west" color for the bene-
fit of adventurous eastern tourists p
Ell Dorado Republican.
A TOWN Is WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
A town is just what it's citizens
make it. The town may have ali the
natural advantages possible, but If its
public spirit. the town will never
amount to much. This country af-
fords many instances of places if
that character that have been left
high and dry in the course of
events because their inhabitants did
not care a red cent whether the place
lived or died. On the other hand. if
town is happily peopled by alert and
progressive men and women, intent
upon it's prosperity, that place is
bound to grow, even if it have but
few natural advantages. All over this
land towns have sprung up and be-
. h. IF fx-ffxr
cess for the simple reason that wide
awake people with good red blood in
their veins pushed things and won
cut.-Washington Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Neither must it be forgotten that
there are wars within the war in Eu-
rope. For example, while Italy is
pretty well up to her neck in the
major contest she is not yet at war
with Turkey. But the Italians and the
Turks are making such furious faces
at each other right now, that they are
likely to declare war against each
other at any time, and this, notwith-
standing the fact that both of them
already have their hands full.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Another bunch of prophets who
should retire permanently to the tall
grass are those who were predicting
during the late winter and early
spring that the country's peach crop
was doomed for sorry failure. Does
anybody ever predict anything that
comes to pass, excepting the geniuses
of the weather bureau, of course
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

If Great Britain gets the million
head of beef cattle that she is said to
want from the United States, what
perfectly grand excuse it will be for
the American packers to boost the
price of porterhouse steak for home
consumption to four dollars a pound
or whereabouts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Those who were insisting that the
European war could not possibly be
of lengthy duration because of the fl
nanciaI ''impossibilities' involved,
also seem to have another guess COM
ing. Germanys powers-that-be have
just voted another mere bagateHe of
money. only two billion dollars this
time, to meet their war expenses for
the remainder of this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Maybe these reports about the can
collation. of big orders for American
wheat from divers of the European
belligerents comprise merely a trick
of the wheat spectators to force down
the price of wheat TO the producers.
This happens to be the time YOU
know. when many of the wheat farm
ers are about ready to haul their this
years wheat to market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

of course, it is essential that the
governmental authorities give much
thought to the question of providing
the nation with an adequate defense.
but a more important need in the
premises is a little action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

No wonder the Kansas blue sky
law is held in light esteem in certain
quarters that it is needless to specify.
An estimate has it that under the
workings of this law the annual losses
of Kansas ''easy marks have fallen
from 100000 to 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Evidently the Germans have the
idea that the driving on the road to
Petrograd is fine. But serious things
have happened in times past to in
Vaders who have chased the Russian
bear too close to his lair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Villas Willingness to join move
ment to establish peace in Mexico may
also indicate he has reached the con-
clusion that he is near the end OF his
FOn0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Nor is old man Carranza without a
sense of rare humor, as is Indicated
by his suggestion that the United
States tackle a real job and concern
itself with The pacif:cation of Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
FULL, LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
4eIepTaph report of that great news or
ranization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Suggestions for Editorials.

THE Effect of Movies on the Sale
of Automobiles"
Wherein could be discussed the de-
crease in sales caused by lack of time
for riding among the movie fans and
the increase in sales to moving firms
that like to depict the Wrecking of au-
tomObiles
The Result of Cold Weather on
MatrimOny'
In which the decrease in marriage
caused by the inability of lovers whose
parents object. to spoon comfortably
can be compared to the increase re-
suIting from a desire to have home
of their own where they can keep
warm.
The Value of a Girl in an Editorial
Office
Wherein can be sized up the rela-
tive merits of an editorial staff kept
from duty by frolicKing with the So
ciety editor and one which loses much
time by telling naughty stories in the
absence of a feminine member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Russia may be exacting heavy
toll on her German invaders, as the
advices from Petrograd declare, but
Germany is evidently able to pay the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Pointed out by the Chicago Herald:
Seven out of eight nations have agreed
on a definite plan to quiet Mexico.
The eighth nation is Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

With the football coaches getting
ready for business, matters are row
about in shape for the fall opening of
the higher educational institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY X. MoULTON.

Popularity.
The automobile statesmen hover round me
by the score
And every day find a touring car before
my door.
1 get a ride or two each day, and some
times three or four;
1 don't think / was ever quite SO popular
before.
The secret of it is explained. You see, it
My neighbor told friend of Lis that he
had heard me say
That possibly, if someone dies ana leaVes
Perchance consider buying me runabout
some day.
What's Our Idea of an Optimism
An optimist is a man who will
cough 81 for ticket to an amateur
violinists' concert--W. L. L.
The champion optimist is man
who secures a divorce from one SUI
fraget to marry another-Constant
Reader.
An optimist is person who expects
to get an 11-cent article In lucent
store.-Veritas.
There are many optimists, but none
who equals the man who starts to rails
ing chickens as a side line.-A. G.
An optimist is a man who can get
a laugh out of a musical comedy
Theater Goer.
An optimist is man who dyes his
mustache and can make hlmself pc
lieve he is fooling anybody.-T. A L.
An opt1m1st is a man VINO stops III
front of a millinery window with his
wife.-A. K. J.
An optimist is a man who cheerfully
puts on his rubbers when the ship is
sinking Reader.
The Victoria.
l cannot sing the old songs;
l do not need to try;
1t would be wasting lung power
When records l can buy.
l entertain each evening
My many neighbor folk,
And out our way they're saying
That sleep is but joke
1 do not sing the old songs
In voice that's apt to skid,
But still l think my neighbors
Would be glad if 1 did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

All of Texas that the Mexican ban
dts will be able to annex could be
neatly placed in the cavity of a small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Farewell.

He used to go to church each week,
Nor missed the Sunday School;
To all the services he went,
And never broke the rule
But something happened to this man
Who'd been so good that far.
He hasn't been to church since then
He bought a touring car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

The flower buds opened, the fairies
here and there jumped up wide ava he
and began their day. The sun crept
higher in the sky. The Gay grow MIC
and warm.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-11-26
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HAYWOOD ITEMS

+ I. j. 1. I! + + I. I: + I: I. + + 1. + +
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Bell aud son
John. Mr.. aud Mrs Lee piaii aud Mrs.
l.. Dot>on motorcd Ia Old Town fr,,n
Tyrone.
Ms Ruth Mea >day. the teacher ~
SWai1>. spent the week end with Mi,
l.nih Merrill.
Mr. Johnston made rip To- Iiurlc,
The first of the week.
Mis- Annie MAY Hale spent the
week end with her parents. Mi,>
Hale i attending the Lima count,
High School al Dcmine
Mr.. j. &. Sinclair ha> been hauli -
corn into Demine for the past t,o
weeks.
Mr.. j. j. Jnr"h~rn and daughter,
Anne and Josephine spent rhc week
end ~ their ranch
Mis- Re>-lr Hale. MIS- brryl R,h.
~ and Jack Bishop were prmine VIZ
iiors last week.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-11-26
Cheer Up

ana ''' ''"rh naN' l''f the w"rld.
"' >""""" "i war : heavier than
" ~, 1t" m'"r'' Whatever their
''"i"'"'''' "er" i htl" "Nniiailon
w." '''' ~ VICTORIES '"r "" Know ut
""'' i'''' N'l"rH l. won. Bu'
',"'' "r' many 'h''lg> besides war ~
'"'' "''"' Except Tor our actlvs
''''S''''''''"'' "'">l "I H. would feel
'un'""s "'' pretty hllrh ~ us
"''' Lh'r' t. the same sunshine, the
'''"'' "i'-9'''ha ar III" same an-
'a"''' ''''r>' tue -"'h" Joy ~ hnrNr~tS.
"''' - ."' ,'''ie Hri"i Satisfaction
>'"' I""' ma AWAY come with
'''' NV ,''"'''' whether ~ country ar
'''|' "''"' ~ our American i>"la-
'''' "' '''' our ''"~ ~ >plic Of wars
''"'' '""''r> '' war; ihcr" l. need.
!" :" '"r'' 81 '"k'n. th"nshl tor The
'"'"''' I'''"''''. against the Inn,
"'" var "'"H "i''9 nome I" II, the
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-11-26

Roadway ron>l rnrii"n should as
~i~l III the distribution "f prosperity
{" manN who need work.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-11-26

Cheaper 10 ride than walk lOr
iuio l'hont 263 day or night IT,.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-11-26

Snow drift. perfect shortening. now
hn- united coupon IN every pai. Save
them aud rrl valuable prize. tfs9