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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
From, Other Pens
EXPORTS OF WHEAT.

Europe is buying our wheat on an
unprecedented scale and Is not at all
particular about the price. The exports
are accordingly enormous and the west
is enriched by the Old Worlds hunger.
The foreign exchange thus created has
helped US to solve some very complex
problems in finance. for exports of cot
ton were small, despite the low level
of value, and we must have sent huge
quantities Of the yellow metal abroad.
If wheat had not been SO scarce be-
yond the sea and SO high. But the
day is approaching-if, indeed, the day
has not already past-when the presi-
dent and congress must ask themselves
whether these abnormal exports Of
wheat can continue without creating a
famine at home. Last years winter
crop OF that cereal was a freak Of ma
ture; every condition was perfect from
seedtime to harvest. So great was the
yield that the shrewdest operators sold
short with light heart. at 80 cents
and below. The outbreak of war revO-
1utionized the speculative environment.
the bulls made fortunes. and the
farmers rolled in wealth. What would
happen if the crop of 1915 were a fail
ure? Such a turn of events is fairly
certain, for nature works on the law of
average and dearths follow Rluts with
almost absolute regularity. In normal
seasons. Europe would send back our
wheat and take gold, or securities. n
the basis were made advantageous to
thea But EtsFepe-is ahungpss- 4nG IN
eat neither gold nor securities.A We
may. therefore, assume that not a
bushel would return. even il the price
scared to g in Chicago. The govern
ment will be powerless II action is de-
layed till we have over-exported our
selves and the new crop is seen to be
inadequate for next years domestic
consumption. The problem must con-
sequently be solved at once. or not at
all. But, as VIC usually lock the stable
door after the horse is gone. we shall
doubtless wait for famine to teach US
that we can eat neither gold nor ex-
change. Experience keeps a dear
school, vet fools will learn in no other
New Orleans Picayune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25


catch cold ont here. IN ma her ma
IAh right. Much Obliged. And the
big policeman and the little one
walked on In the drixxIing rain.
Donald Grey raised his hat. TIM
soFEy-
oh. it was quite natural. I'm sure.
Don't Apologies / only hope they
md the baby's mother soon It's not
. day for little ones to be out long,
The girls tone dismissed him and
Donald strobe on. This time he felt
desperate. II he had wanted to know
her after q single glance at her. he
songed more than ever now that he
had seen her smile, had heard her
speak. had stood beside her.
| He would have felt utterly hope
less IL he had not been a firm be-
lever In the good Presbyterianism
that everything that happens il for
the best. If this was the way he was
to meet her, never to see her again.
why-that was all. If she were meant
for him-and with his youthful, hope
full outlook on life. he believed she
was-he would find her somewhere
For nearly two years he sought her,
and then. at benefit dance given to
aid the widows and children of SOL
dfers who had fallen in the war. he
was presented to her by a patroness
Of the evening.
| AT last, Miss Atwood he said.
And although the girl only smiled.
he had the satisfaction of seeing in
her eyes q glad look, as IL she. too.
had been hoping. And If it is fate. .
he said to himself. in a fash. ..of
course, she has been hoping. too."-
Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

64k1Ax AU4kx1kN&9s
AN through the country. II the autusnn
stiffness, p 9
A web oe gray spreads strangely. rim
to rim;
And you may hear the sound Of knitting
needles
Incessant. gentle. dim.
A tiny click OF little wooden needles.
Elfin amid the gianth0od Of war:
Whispers 0R women, tirele1S and patient.
Who weave the web afar.
Whispers OF women. tireless and patient
Foolish. inadequate.' we hear you say;
Gray wool on fields OF he'll II out Of
fashion
And yet We weave the web from day u
day.
Suppose some soldier dying. gayiy dying.
Under the alien skies. in his last hour
Should listen. in deaths prescience 20
vivid,
And hear fairy sound bloom like a
flower
1 like to think that soldiers. gayly. dying
For the white Christ ON fields with
shame sowE deep,
May hear the fairy click Of women'a
needles
AS they fall fast asleep.
katherine Hale, In the Toronto Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

BY their walk you shall know them
Here is professor who has invented
machine for recording the human
gait "A person can be Identified by
his manner Of walking as easily as by
finger prints" contends the professor.
watch the man who drags his feet
along the ground as IL every step were
an effort. If he has any of this
worlds goods 1t is because it has been
thrust upon him. He is the kind of
man who would be in the first life
boat that put out from a sinking ship.
me man with the dragging gait is the
man without a heart
The woman who has diff1cultv IN
lifting her heels from the ground
Wnen she walks is a wilmer She be-
lleves the best she ever gets is the
worst OF 1t, and she will 20 into the
m1nutest detail about trivialities The
woman with dragging gait IL the
woman without spine,
watch the man who hurries alons
as II ne were anxious to part COM
pany with the pavement. His stem,
are quick and snappy. The man with
the snappy step has plenty of pep
Wnen you see woman planting he,
rect firmly on the ground and walk.
ing with free swing you may be
sure she is wholesome. to he denenaaS
upon, capable. She will be you,
friend, your pal, your sweetheart or
rainy days, just as much as or more
tnan when the sun Shines"
ana q lot of wives whose husband,
are given to hitting both sides of tn.
street and the middle coming hoyns
Will hnd the gait machine q handy lit
tie household Object.-New York cor
respondence Pittsburg Dispatch.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Kansas comes to the fore again
with the statewide assemblage that
has been called by Governor Capper
for the consideration and promotion
of a permanent worldwide peace
Such a condition of affairs can be OBJ
tanned only as the interest of the peo-
pie all over the world can be aroused
in it. If it ever comes, the United
States and Its people will probably be
q large factor in bringing it about,
and they won't be ready to play their
part, il hey haven't some cogent
idea as to what best should be done
Such an idea can only be developed
by a large attention being given to
it. There cannot be too much dis
cussion on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Spain probably will not be the only
European country that isn't repre-
sented by a battleship at the naval
parade which will be an incident of
the ceremonies attending the formal
opening of the Panama canal. Most
OF them are likely to have other uses
for their ships of war about that time.
Even Switzerland that was invited by
Mr.. Bryan to participate in this naval
display would have some difficulty in
transferring any navy it might have
on its inland lakes without violating
the neutrality that it is endeavoring SO
hard to maintain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

lfrom the chicago News.1
Two rights always make a wrong
speaking of shoes.
The girl with the most cheek does the
least blushing. -
A man never tires Of attempting to
lower his record. s~s.7~s.7. lasri -;r.1s. .
Wall flowers are society girls who have
been nipped in the bud.
700 many sermons are aimed at pocket
books instead OF at hearts.
Nobody is entitled to wear a halo lust
because he has never been in Jail.
A few months in school teaches some
children how little their parents know.
No matter how homely q minister is a
woman always says he has a good face.
1t is easier for a girl to throw q young
man over than it is for her to hit what
she throws at.
Even when the doctor doesn't know
what is the matter with the patient-but
he usually knows enough to keep his lack
Of knowledge to himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
By ROY K. MOULTON.

Memories.
Oh. once loved maiden fair,
Who had = wealth OF golden hair.
She WAS beaut.
There's no dispute
She ran on withsa strange galo0t
And wrecked my life right then and there.
4 fell in love again, did l.
"A dark haired maiden caught my eye
Another beau,
She spurned my xait
I And hooked up with new recruit.
q felt as though I'd like to die.
Then followed live or six years more.
And I had love affairs galore.
Each one refused,
+ And was excused.
But still on Romance sea 1 cruised.
wondrous ocean to explore
I knocked around from port to port.
And at each one was wont to court.
And so did you,
Yes, all of YOU
If you viii mike confession true.
You know you were turned down. old
But then it's bound to be confessed.
We usually find the one that's best
She's just our style
And by a mile
The kind we favored all the while.
And then we're glad we lost the rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

He walked out Of the woods and
looked around There Is mouse: !
as he started off on a trot he heard
someone say: Good morning, my
fine fellow Where are you going so
fast?"
Billy Pig stopped and looked
around Good morning" he said. II
am going for my breakfast
1t was Mr.. Fox that spoke to Billy
Pig, and he invited him to come home
with him.
"Oh, my DEAR" he called to his
wife, "see who is here
Mrs Fox came out, and from the
way she showed her teeth Billy Pig
coulcs not quite make out whether
she was smiling or not
Mr.. and Mrs Fox went into the
back Of the house and Billy Pig heard
Mrs. Fox say: He il too big. and be-
sides that don't like pigs. Why don't
you bring home fat hem
Billy Pig could feel his hair stand
on end. and he was trembling so he
could not stand.
He lay on the ground with his nose
in the earth, when suddenly thought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
UNION FUNDS AND WAR RELIEF.

The use made of trade union organ
ization by the British insurance act
is more significant than ever now that
important part of the measures taken
to relieve or prevent distress due to
the war. says the Survey.
Part two of that act provides that
any trade union, whether its men,
bers are in an insured trade or not,
can claim a refund OF one-sixth of the
total sum which it expends on out-of-
work benefits. Already over a mil
lion and half trade unionists in
most of the great Industries are COW
cred by. this provision. Under war
pressure. the maximum of twelve
shillings. to which this refund was re-
stricted, has been removed and it is
now proposed that one-half, or even
all, such expendit. re shall be re-
funded.
The cordially of the unions. Coop
Grafton with the voluntary war relief
agencies is strikingly demonstrated
by the South Wales miners. What
they levy upon their members who are
at work for the support of their I'M
employed membership they turn over
to the Prince Of Wales fund, having
the assurance that the fund will re-
lieve the unemployed in South Wales
This arrangement. however, is crit
icised by those who demand that the
government shall deal directly with
unemployment. These claim thai
| part-time workers should share this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
Euening Chat
The Social Hfghway-Woman.
BY RUTH CAMERON

There is a certain species of high
way-man-usually. by the way, they
are of the gentler sex, so perhaps I'd
better say highway-wOman-wh which.
though it is less dangerous to society
than the ordinary kind, is rather more
obnoxious and annoying. 1 refer to
those marauders who go about hold
ing up their friends and acquaintance
for information at the point of a con-
versational revolver. And that con-
versational revolver is a point blank
question.
How Much Rent Do You Pay?
A letter friend tells me that she
has one such acquaintance who stops
at nothing. How much rent do you
pay?' was one of her holdups. An
other was. us there a mortgage on
your homer" And on still another
occasion she fired the point blank
question. rs your sister engaged?"
OF course the most obvious way out
is to refuse to quail before the high
way-woman's point blank questions
and firmly deny her the information
she demands. But this is not always
SO easy as it at first appears, for there
are some questions which to refuse to
answer is to answer. To be sure you
can balk her desire to know how
much rent you pay by saying that you
prefer not to tell her. But how about
"Is there a mortgage on your house,
or ''Is your sister engaged?" If you
refuse to answer will not the inference
be that silence gives assent?
Your Information or Your Reputation
Besides, the social highway-wOman
demands your information or your
reputation. Give her one or she may
| try to take the other. And she is not
a. all a good person to anger.
! Once upon a time there was a per-
fectly shameless highway-woman and
she ash a young girl if she loved 9
young man who frequently called or
her, enough to marry him. AS the
| young man had never even remotely
limited that he wished to marry her
| the girl was much upset at the ques
| ton and told the social highway-wo
man that Of course she didn't low
him and that it was none of her bust
ness anyway. Whereat the socia
| highway-wOman. who knew intimate
| friends of the man in question, re
venged herself by permitting the in
| formation to leak through to him tina
! the girl disliked him and was. will
difficulty, concealing her aversion t.
his visits.
That was some years ago and thu
| girl, after a period of grief at thu
break which followed, has since mar
ried a better man, but you can be SURF
! that wasn't the social highway-wo
| mans fault.
| OF course. we would like to ignore
the social highway-woman or trea
her with the scornful contempt which
she deserves, but then that's VIVA
germs or snakes deserve, yet wher
you meet diphtheria germs or a rat.
tlesnake you do not ignore them OF
treat them with scornful contempt
What is one to do, then. with thu
social highway woman? Don't ash
me. / entirely lack the fiber to cope
with her. OF course we-meanina
society n the big sense OF the word
ought to be able to punish social high.
| way robbery with social imprison.
i ment; in other words, ostracism. bu
I'm afraid we haven't yet reached tina,
stage of civilization where such con.
certed action for the punishment o.
moral crime is possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
Journal Entries

The best advice is usually worth the
most money.
Better late than never doesn't work
out very well at times.
Among the least profitable of pur-
suits is trying to be good fellow.
=
Some people never smile except
when they have their photographs
taken.
A few more seasons will have to be
injected into the year to keep pace
with the changes in womenss FASH
ions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25


On her birthday 1 gave my wife. as 2
bit of gentle and refined satire, COOK
book for a remembrance Yesterday i
came to the hospital. where am now 90,
ing as well as can be expected. Several
weeks elapsed betweenn these two events
and 1 have nearly elapsed myself
Young man. never give your wire
cook book, even in a spirit Of merriment.
or you will live to regret It, or, perhaps,
you will not live. 1t all depends upon the
state OF your constitution.
We were having plain, Old-fashl0neo
cooking when l conceived the brilliant
cook book idea. ] thought 1t would put
her wise to the fact that there were 9TH
er things in the world besides corneo oeei
and cabbage and pork and beans
NY wife Is not a dull woman. even
though she did marry me- She tumoleo
to the hint as readily as though 1t were
bargain sale in shirtwatsts ana the Gay
after 1 gave her the cook book she be-
gan to make things out OF 1T. she began
to sit up nights with the cook book IN one
hand and the eggbeater in the other oop-
ing out a line of polite and aristocratic
food for the next day.
We had cheese rammikins, scunles and
three or four kinds of a Ia modes Tor
hreakfast- which made my stomach feel
like a motion picture show. She was get
ting even. 1t was easy to see that In Two
weeks she had me groggy ana in -FOUR
weeks / would have given - Tor gooo
dish of old-fashioned pork and beans.
never saw a woman So devoted to any
thing as she was devoted to that COOK
book. 1t was her religion
She used up about $40 worth of fancy
groceries and meats every day and when
kicked on the bills she politely but ilrm-
ly referred me to the cook book.
With my digestive apparatus hitting on
only one cylinder I sought my physician
He said: you come to me just in time
One more month and lot OF people
would have been looking down at you
and saying. Doesn't he look natural?
When 1 get home from the hospital
am going to hire burglar to preak into
my house and steal that cook book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

committees working along right lines,
If the estimate is correct that they
have killed already u full hundred of
the bills that have been introduced
during the first twelve days of the
session. Let such good work proceed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Another common fallacy is that war
Is profitable to the newspapers. Con-
vincing proof that it is not is to be
found in the report that since the
European war began no less than 212
German newspapers have suspended
publication, and at least half that
number have died in Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Some of the folk with mean dispo-
sitiOns will. be sure to insist that war
Is not without its compensations in
asmuch as more than a thousand
German lawyers have thus far been
killed on the field of battle. But how
would the people make connection
with all the troubles they seem to
need to be happy if the lawyers were
not on hand to help them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

benefits allotted to the unemployed.
Unemployment should therefore be
measured not b. weeks. but by days.
No solution for low paid women
workers is found except in a national
grant to organized working women.
This leaves non-unionists dependent
for relief only upon local distress
committees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

That the United States is enjoyins
a real trade balance for the first time
in it's history would be much more
gratifying were it not due in the maiT
to the war which is ravaging Europe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Neither does the Kansas weather
experience any more difficulty in be-
coming extremely cold than it does in
getting exceedingly warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Mexico will soon have as many
capital cities as it has political ma
rauders of distinction. Villa is now
planning to set up one in the north
ern section of the country, probably
at TOrreOu -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

With ]. f. House definitely in the
race for mayor. the chances are that
the cont municipal campaign in
Topeka will be trifle more inter-
esting, at least. than several which
have preceded it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

Neither is the Topeka state fair any
better at producing rain than the excel
lent Topeka Nidwinter exposition is at
ushering in brand of weather that is
in keeping with it's name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

After Billy Pig escaped from the
farmers pantry (you will remember
that Mr. Dog had urged him to go In
there and then left him) he went into
the woods and fell asleep.
When he awOke it was morning.
and he wondered where he could get
his breakfast, for, as usual, he was
hungry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

How fortunate for the nerve of
the British Isles that this is not the
season of the year when the busy
bee is 1t work. Each buzz from one
would be sure to be taken for the
whir of a Zeppelin motor .,.,..-~s--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

II what possible value is the en-
dorsement of Bald Jacky Rose of
the character of one of Mr.. Bryan's
diplomatic appointees, or Of any other
mans, for that matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

No doubt about them being accom-
modating in Wisconsin. A Kenosha
woman charged with arson was ar
raigned in her taxi and permitted to
put her jewels for bail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news Or
ganization, 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, 1915-01-25

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
CALL LEGISLATURE
Of CALIFORNIA IN
SPECIAL SESSION

San Francisco, Dec. 31.--Governor
Johnson announced today that he
would Issue within "a hours a call
for an extra session OF the California
legislature to convene January s, at
2 D. m.
In statement issued, the governor
gave his reasons for calling the ex-
traordinary session, and declared 1t
should not require more than four
days nor cost more than $4,000.
The legislature will take up, with a
view to repeating, the primary regis
tration statute passed by the last
legislature, which has thrown the
election laws OF the state into chaos,
The proposal to utilize the California
building ut tho exposition for the
state normal school, and additional
legislation for the continuance Of the
San Diego exposition will also come
up,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
ALL REPUBLICS Of AMERICA PLAN
TO FORM A DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE

convention, and subject to call for
the defense Of any one republic
Creation of navies along similar
lines.
FORMULATION OF code of laws for
regulation not only Of boundary dis
putes, but also to deal with CONNER
clal, Industrial and financial matters.
An agreement that no one will
make an offensive or defensive treaty
with any government outside the
western hemisphere.
Establishment OF a court from rep
resentatives of the subscribers to the
pan-American alliance, to settle all
disputes.
Establishment OF an International
police force. distinct from the regular
army and navy, to put down revolu-
tlons when the court decides such
outbreaks are not supported by ma
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
CRUISER
NATAL SUNK WITH
800 MEN ABOARD

London, Dec. 31.--Three hundred
and twenty-five men aboard the 49,
660-ton British cruiser Natal, sunk
by an internal explosion in a harbor
yesterday, have not been accounted
for. Four hundred were saved The
admiralty announcement Of her sink
ing said merely:
"The British cruiser Natal was
sunk by an internal explosion in a
harbor."
Details as to what harbor or the
reasons for the explosion were not
given.
The Natal, 480 feet In length, with
a 73-foot beam. was built in 1908.
Her speed was 30 knots an hour, and
she carried six 90 and four rs inch
guns.
Immediate investigation OF the sink
ling has been ordered. The govern
ment withheld news OF the disaster
for nearly a day in order that 1t
might ascertain the number OF sur
viyors. II is believed that many, II
not all. OF the survivors we're on shore
at the time Of the explosion and owed
their lives to this fact.