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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
OUR NEW COLONY.

Two hundred and fifteen United
Domingo have landed in the Virgin
Islands, formerly Danish West Indies,
to form the first United States garri-
son in this newly-acquired island pos
session.
AS a protective outpost of the $375,-
100000 investment at Panama, this
latest territorial acquisition of the
United States may prove. before an
other fifty years roll around, to be as
profitable an investment from the
strategic standpoint as the purchase of
Alaska fifty years ago has been from
the commercial standpoint.
Fifty years ago the United States
embarked upon a colonial policy, in
that it began to acquire territory sep
arated by hundreds of miles of land or
vast expanse of water from its con-
tinental boundaries. The expansion
then inaugurated has gradually de-
veloped until, at the end of half a CEN
fury, this country is now the owner or
protector of eight outlying territories
Five of these colonies are located in or
border upon the Pacific ocean; two
are in the Atlantic, and one is in that
narrow neck which formerly separated
the two oceans and Joined the two
American continents, but which now
connects the waters and divides the
land.
The first step in this, colonial de-
velopment was taken March 80, 1867,
when the United States obtained from
Russia the territory of Alaska for the
sum of $7,2OO,0OO. On this invest
ment of a half a century ago the ter
ritory has given return of $780,
COCOON gold, copper fish and furs
and the resources of the vast store
house of the north have only begun to
be unlocked. Thirty-one years later
the second territory was acquired,
when. on August IL, 1898, Hawaii was
formally annexed to the United States,
following five years of political dis
turbance in the islands.
Three territories were added to the
United States colonial possessions as a
result of the Spanish-American war
By the terms of the Treaty of Paris
signed on December 10, 1898, Spain
coded to the United States Forto Rico
the Philippines and Guam.
The next territory to be acquired BY
the United States was the island OF
Tutuila and all other islands of the
Samoan Group east of III degrees Of
west longitude
The seventh colony to be acquired
was the Canal Zone. Rv the 4er,,,s .,
the treaty between the Republic Of
Panama and the United States, rati.
fled February %. 1904. facilities wer.
provided for the construction an6
maintenance of an interoceanic canal
and Panama granted to the United
States in perpetuity the use of zon,
five miles wide on each side of tn.
canal route, and within this zone tn.
exclusive control for police, judicial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
WON'T FIGHT U. S.?
Germany Is Making No Effort
to Meet American Foes.
TeutOnic Papers Continue to
DenOunce President Wilson.
BY KARL III. Won wIEGAND.

WIN
Berlin. April -(Deiayed)-The
immediate effect of the American
presidents message on one hand was
10 give impetus to the proposed lib
eralizlng reforms and on other hand
to shake the German people out of
their state fatalism and galvanize
them to renewed determination Ger
many will make no efforts to meet
Americas war preparations.
For the present at least Germany
viii be even less than passive toward
military preparations across the Att
iantlc, government officials told me
today. No cognizance will be taken of
any declaration of a state of war. Ger
rnany's energies will be concentrated
on the battlefield in Europe and diplo-
matte efforts to end the war.
Denounce Wilson,
President Wilson is being de-
nounced in the newspapers. His words
are interpreted as meaning Mr.. Will
son made the submarine situation
secondary and freeing the German
people" first; that he placed Ger
many on a par with Russia and that
| he is seeking to interfere in Ger
many's internal affairs and dictate to
the German people how they should
| President Wilson has an entering
wedge to divide the people from the
government.
! A high government official charged
President Wilson with trying to in
cite the German people in revolution.
His words follow:
| President Wilson not only declared
war against Germany, but in way
| tried to incite revolution by the peo-
pie against their government. In
| that he will fail. His efforts have
only united the German peoples and
their government mores solidly than
| ever"
German editors have expressed the
deepest indignation over the CHASING
of Germany with Russia. They de-
clare the German people can say they
have no quarrel with the American
! Dobnle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

physical Improvement wrought in the
young men who have returned from
a few months of service on the border.
the thought is suggested that the
same thing could be accomplished
earlier in life. if proper effort were
made. Physical training and develop
ment should be carried on in the
homes and in the schools. Every boy
should be made eligible to the football
squad and incidentally to the army
and navy. Defects should be remedied
early in life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
FROsT-PROOF CORN.

In this age of wonderful achieve
ments a frost-proof corn is declared
to be among the possibilities of at
tainment. When a corn is bred that
will withstand spring and fall frosts
and grow at low temperatures, like
rye. the reign and territory of King
Corn will be extended and his powers
increased.
Recent work Of the office of corn
Investigations. bureau of planr indus
try. United States department OF agri-
culture, indicates the possibility of
producing varieties of frost-proof corn
and varieties that Will continue
Srowth at low tenn eratures. Some
kinds of corn have been found to
Withstand freezing. both in the spring
and in the fall, and afterwards con-
tinue to grow. Still moro encouraging
is he fact that some individual plants
of these hardy varieties are more en-
during than other plants of the same
.ariety.
vt the first signs of spring, with
patches of snow still on the ground,
says the report. seed of these varieties
ity to withstand frozen ground and
spring frosts and ultimately to yield
well. Planted in February, 1917,
plants which were several inches high
withstood a freeze of March 5. which
froze the ground to a depth of two
inches.
OF still more importance than the
possibility of producing frost-proof
corn is the possibility of producing va
rieties of corn that will continue to
thrive and produce grain at lower tenn
peratures than existing varieties There
lis much territory with long frost-free
periods. where. during nights or for
several weeks during the growing sea-
son, temperatures remain too low for
ordinary varieties of corn to grow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

~ While the nation at large has hung
expectant on the momentous words
and acts at Washington, the iron and
steel industry has been moving swiftly
towards it's essential and appointed
place in the first line of national de-
Tense. Conferences at New York of
Leading steelmakers. with official rep
resentatives of the administration,
have paved the way for the formal
tender. by the industry as a unit, of
preferential service to the government,
which for some weeks already had
been rendered in various forms by in
dtyidual companies. In its hour of
supreme need, says The Iron Trade
Review, the government finds the iron
and steel industry keyed to the high
est pitch of production and of eff
cheney in its history and peculiarly fit
Z ted by the more than two years of
: commercial relations with European
belligerents to discharge fully the most
extensive duty in the purview of mil
itary necessity that may be required of
[ il sby the nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
RECRUITS FOR NAVY
Four New Seamen From Santa Fe
shops; Battery Gets New Men.

In addition to five recruits from
Lebandon, it was announced today
from the naval recruiting station that
four men. employees of the Santa Fe
shops, will be sent to the Great Lakes
Naval training station this week They
are: Harry P. French, AmieI H.
Knight, Dewey E. Peterson and James
Rolla Hunt.
Battery A today received five new
applicants. Recruiting officers said at
late hour this afternoon that the
Washburn men who declared inten-
tons of enlisting today had not ap-
peared. However, it was said that thev
were expected later in the day.
Five applicants were recorded at
the army recruiting station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
DINNER STORIES

In an office building there is
club on an upper floor, with an ex-
press elevator service for members.
The other day two men emerging
from the dining room consulted the
elevator floor indicator. The arrow
moved in two shafts, one of them the
club elevator express. It's wonderful
how much time a man can save by
these expresses" remarked one of
the pair. Nonsense" said his COM
a local and beat you" Bet you $40
you can't" was the reply. The cages
in both shafts opened with a click,
and without further parley the two
men entered different elevators. The
local got away a fraction of a moment
ahead of the express. When the man
in the express stepped out on the
ground floor his acquaintance was
waiting for him. How did you do
it ?" gasped the express passenger, dig
ging down for the forfeited banknote.
Easy said his companion. 81 gave
my elevator man half the bet-in ad-
vance-and he didn't make any stops"
At a monthly dinner of a local club,
held in a downtown hotel one day this
week, a group of diners were quietly
criticiZing the effort of a postprandial
orator who had just consumed about
half an hour of the ten minutes al
conversation was productive of an cpl
gram which passed rapidly around the
table. Say what you want to about
| JONES' asserted one of the group; II
maintain he is a brilliant talker"
What do you mean brilliant talker %
well, sir, he can express less in more
words than anybody ever heard
The men enge ged in cutting off the
ends of protruding ties on the elevated
| lfas4
| the sake of innocent passers-by on the
| street below, never to allow a piece
of tie to fall to the street without a
rope attached to it.
One day as the end of tie was saw
| ed off the man on the job threw the
rope, tie and all into the street.
Hey. there, what'er you doin ?''
yelled an indignant foreman.
''Ye told me not to let anything
down to the street without a rope at
tached.r rejoined the man, in a surly
tone. well, amt 1 obeyin' orders %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Chance of immediate action in the
ranks of the men who operate our
battleship guns in submarine defense
is bringing many red-blooded Ameri-
cans to marine corps recruiting sta
tons Seventeen hundred and fifty
eight men have applied for enlistment
in the soldiers of the sea- during the
past week at their various recruiting
stations from coast to coast, according
to recruiting officials. The marine
corps is still short about 1000 men
for war strength ard is making
strong appeal to youths of spirit to
''do their Bit in the first line of de-
fense.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
SLAP AT SENATE.
Senator Fall Scores Upper
House for Killing Time.
Debate Opens Pro and Con on
CONSUMPTION Measure.

Washington, April 10.-Congress
debated war plans today over wide
range in the broadcast generalities.
In the house most of the debate was
devoted to emphasizing the necessity
of realizing the Importance of an ade-
quate food supply and in the senate
the debate turned principally on the
question of universal service. Selec-
tive CONSUMPTION was opposed by sew
eral senators.
"I have very grave apprehension re-
specting this idea of CONSUMPTION as to
whether it will appeal to the people of
the United States said Senator Gal
linger, the Republican leader. Il do
not know, however. if we can raise
volunteer army unless We emulate
Canada in paying our soldiers. We
should tell our young men that we
are not asking them to fight our bat
ties for a paltry SIS a month. There
ought to be a more liberal policy to
encourage enlistments, which have not
been very satisfactory"
Favor Increase Army Pay.
Senators Thomas of Colorado and
Vardaman of Mississippi, Democrats,
also favored increasing the pay of
soldiers and advocated voluntary re-
cruiting.
AS a means to stimulate recruiting
the senate agreed to an amendment
to army appropriation bill offered by
Senator Hitchcock authorizing The
secretary of war to accept gratuitous
services of a puolic agency and also
space from newspapers and magazines
for advertising for recruits. Another
amendment also Authorized the secre-
] tary to pay for advertising services
| and space.
Senator Hitchcock said:
Newspapers ought to be asked to
contribute yoluntar ily all the publicity
the war and AMY departments desire
1 have no doubt but that the newspa-
! pers will respond. If this country is
to be aroused as it should be there
ought to be united, spontaneous and
gratuitos service of the newspapers
Ten million dollars would not pay fol
the space which will be given gratui-
| tously.'
Publicity did not get 10000 mer
when our Mexican border was threat
ened," replied Chairman Chamberlain
of the military committee. Senator
Chamberlain questioned the response
from newspapers opposing the wal
policy.
Urges Senate Get Busy.
Each community" Senator Hitch.
| cock answered, will take care of its
newspapers of a copperhead charac.
| ter"
Senator Fall urged the senate t.
stop talking and get down to actor
on war measures. This bill is a peac,
measure not a war measure" saiC
the New Mexico senator. I'VE are a
war now and congress is now to pro
vide for raising an enormous army
the greatest this world ever saw. Here
we have the senate of the. United
States yesterday and today wasting
times of war we ought to advertise
| for recruits - s9rfr7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
WORKING ON RUSSIA
Kaiser Is Bending Every Effort to OBJ
tain Separate Peace.

Amsterdam, April 10.-The kaiser is
bending all efforts toward obtaining a
separate peace with Russia.
Philip Scheidemann, noted socialist
leader, has left Berlin on a secret mis-
sion. according to dispatch received
here. 1t is intimated freely that
Scheidemanns mission is to get in
touch with leaders of the socialists in
Russia, many of whom are known to
favor peace.
1t also is learned that the kaiser has
agreed to let the armies on the east
front rest while~the socialist leader is
making his peace overtures. This will
be done to make the path of Scheide-
mann easier in his attempts to reach
fellow party men in Russia
Scheidemann is leader of the Social
lists in the reichstag and is a close
friend of Chancellor Bethmann-von
HOllWeg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
The COStofIiVing.
BY ROY z. MOULTON.

Theme of a thousand jests. Though oft
bemoaned
Though cursed in fury and reviled in
rumOrS.
Most often you are damned, it must be
owned.
By housewives and by ultimate con-
sumers,
These tear the hair, these threaten and
berate you
And try so vainly to investigate you.
And you, aloof. the head erect with pride.
You go your way. despOiling of our
purses,
Though many moan and many curse your
hide,
A fig you seem to care for all the courses.
But see. while others rail in phrases biting
A little gem of rhyme We are inditing,-
A little gem of rhyme to sing thy praise.
Theme of a thousand jests; Tho many
mortals
Have damned you well We wish you happy
days.
And thank you for the many jokes and
chOrtleS,
The many wheezes we have penned about
you; go
Ours would have been a harder lot with
out youi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

A large number of young men ap-
plying at the recruiting offices, for
enlistment are being rejected on ac-
count of physical defects of some sort.
This fact indicates that there is some
thing wrong at the base of our ma
tional life. There is no substantial
reason why this condition could not be
largely removed. An earnest effort on
the part of the state and nation could
bring about a race of physically bet
ter men. Much has been written and
spoken on this subject. but little has
been done. When one looks at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Shuddering is done by clenchinS the
jaws and running a culver down the
spine. 1t is important to be able to
shudder well at a time when there
is so much news of a shuddering ma
ture. A few moments spent each day
in the simpler exercises of shudder-
ing will soon make you proficient
Compose your features and sit quietly
for a while Then think of some
thing horrible. You may not be able
to -shudder at first, but in time you
will find you can shudder at any
length on slight provocation. 1t is al
ways embarrassing TO be unable to
shudder we'll when you are giving
sympathetic ear to a friends account
of his operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
WAR PLAN OUT
Federal Government Will Bear
the Recruiting Burden.
State Troops Must Merely En-
roll to War Strength.

Washington, April IO.-Plans for
the National Guard were definitely
outlined today by the war department
Adjutant Generals of the states have
been informed that no new units of
the guard will be recognized eXcept
such special forces as may be neces-
Sary to complete divisional organiza-
ton of the present establishment and
those which have armories, have been
recruited in definite localities and
have other indications of probable
permanency.''
The purpose of the department is
to prevent organization of purely vol
unteer regiments under the guise of
national guard units and which would
not in all probability last beyond the
duration of the war. An official cir
cular issued today points out that the
present emergency is one which can
not be met by the regular forces and
the national guard alone and adds
that the existing law docs not con-
temple that the federal government
shall call on the states to form more
national guard troops in order that
they may be called into the federal
service"
THE laws" the circular continues.
placed this responsibility of organ
izing more troops for strictly federal
use upon the federal government
where it properly belongs. Both from
TIRE StdHupolnt OF justice TO the state
and of efficiency of the forces, the
federal government should have the
duty and responsibility of organizing
all forces additional to the national
guard after the guard has been called
into the United States service
Washington, April 10.-Representa-
tive Henry T. Helgesen of North Da-
kota. Republican and member of con-
gress since 1911, died here today after
an operation for appendicitis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

sanitary and other pull poses. inns
strip of land was acquired by an initial
payment of $4,000, j00-to the Re-
public of Panama and to the Panama
Canal company, and. starting with
1918, by yearly payments of s250,0O0
to the Republic of Panama
Almost fifty years to the day since 1t
embarked upon its colonial expansion
the United States formally took over
the eighth colony. the Danish possess
sions in the. West Indies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Apparently. almost any law regulat-
ing wages and the hours of labor can
get by the United States supreme
court, as at present constituted. The
power of the states in this direction is
no less than that of the federal gov
eminent. The Oregon statutes limit
ing the working hours of men and
establishing a minimum wage scale for
women have been upheld
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Gin the Casanova, Mich, Herald)
The only reason THAT some fellers
are still on earth is because they are
too doggoned lazy to take the trouble
to die.
It's getting so they have a prize
fight after every dance. Two amuse-
ments for the price of one admission.
When Kent City boys take the Cas-
novia girls home, they ought to be
careful to ascertain whether the slip
pers are on good or not. It's really
quite exasperating to have to get a
lantern to hunt up lost lady slip
per-
NV! but doesn't Neva Saur like
cookies She simply loves them. Ask
Fred Blush for particulars
Ada Millard's favorite song, kiss
Me Good Night-Father Coming" {.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
FOR ARMOR PLANT
Secretary Daniels to Name Site for
S11,OOO,OOO Works.

Washington, April 1O.-Secretary
Daniels will announce tomorrow or
possibly late today the location Sc
lected for the 81, 100000 armor plant
and 100000 projectile plant. Rear
Admiral Fletcher head of the selec-
ton board, has submitted recon-
mendations to the secretary after a
thoro inspection of more than 900
sites thruout the country
Construction of the projectile fac
tory will be begun almost immedi-
ately
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

- The congress of the United States
might learn a lesson from Cuba
When that republic decided to enter
The war congress told the president to
90 ahead and fight it in his own way.
enerely requiring that he make reports
rom time to time. In war as in every
other business. a responsible head is of
Brine necessity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
BIG WAGE INCREASE
Six Thousand Colorado Miners Get 10
Per Cent Advance

Denver Colo, April 10.-Six thou
sand workers of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company are affected by a 10
per cent wage increase, announced
today by the company effective May .
The announcement follows that of
twenty-five coal mines, granting a 10
per cent increase to $4,000 coal miners
in the state. The latter increase affects
80 per cent of the miners in the state
and represents an increased payroll of
S15O,0OO monthly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
Pass Bone Dry" Bills.

Des Moines. Ia, April 1O.-The
house today passed the two bone
dry bills remaining before the as
sembly. The Wilson bill fixing Oc-
tober Is for the special election on
the prohibition amendment was pass
ed by a big majority and also the
Whitmore bill relating to the seizure
and condemnation of liquor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Billy Sunday has cleaned up about
100000 the past year. He has not yet
offered the use of his plant to the
government during the war, like the
steel trust. Henry Ford and other big
Z money makers have done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Germany has announced that she
will not recognize a state of war with
the United States. 1t soon may be
brought so forcibly to her attention
THAT she will find it impossible to ig
more it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MARiARET LYNN, age 20 died
this morning at the home of her daughter
Mrs. ]. II. Colvin. at 1922 Western avenue
Funeral arrangements have not been com
pleted.
RICHARD HARDY STANTS, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs E. X. Stants died this
morning at the home of his parents at 63l
Garfield avenue. The funeral was held
this afternoon at 80 O'Clock. Burial in
Mt. Hope cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10

Austria has aligned herself as an
enemy of the United States. Turkey
and Bulgaria are yet to hear from.
Doubtless they will do whatever their
imperial master. the kaiser, directs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
SPAIN. TO BE NEUTRA'
No Sides Will Be Taken in the L. S.
German Controversy.

Madrid, April 10.-Spain has Off
cially declared her neutrality in the
war between the United States and
Germany. The procla nation was pub
lished in Mondays official journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-10
OH!

The actor on his cot he tossed
- And aehed in every limb. 49,.
For when his acting was a frost
They made it hot for him.