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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

one bright winter morning an ener-
getic little dog was trotting along Sc
dately when he happened to notice he
was passing near a certain place in
which was a favorite bopeyard of his
All one summer he had carefully
buried his choicest bones under TINS
same bush and he remembered II was
a very good place
I'm perfectly sure l dug every one
of those up.' he said to himself, st1ll
if would do no harm to look
So with a flick of his left ear and a
cheerful wag of his tail he turned IN
to investigate. .-
4 bit of careful digging soon con-
WINGED him that there was nothing m
tarestine there and with a final
scratch at the half frozen earth he
lazily turned away. -.-..,s
Now at this very same minute a
robin sat perched up in a tree near
by. wondering what in the world ne
better do next Pickings hadn't been
very good that day and he was mid
ding hungry, which means he was
hungry enough to be cross but not
hungry enough to hustle around IN
the cold and find something. -e.
He spied the dog scratching under
the bush and thought, There must be
something good to eat in that dirt
he's Scratching up-I guess III watch
my chance and get some
He watched. and the very minute
the dog turned to go away he was
down pecking at the fresh turned
earth. -.
Mr.. Dog heard a voice and turned
to see the robin digging industriouslI
| in the hole he had just made T.,
That's queer" he growled, -
thought that hole was my very own
guess I'll wait and see what the ole
robin is after
| So he watched and saw the robir
hunt diligently and then fly back II
| the tree.
! wonder what he found" muset
| Mr.. Dog, "Pll hunt again myself
+. Back he went and set to diggini
vigorously
! Now the robin really hadn't foun'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
RUTH ROBINSON AGAIN
Topeka Actress Granted IA Divorce
From Frank c. Carter.

Mrs. Frank c. Carter, known to To-
pekans as Ruth Robinson" was to-
day granted a divorce from Frank Z.
Carter, while earning a good salary
failed to provide her with the neces
cities of life and abandoned and de-
serted her.
Mrs. Carter was Ruth Robinson, a
we'll known Topeka girl In the old
days of stock at the Majestic. she
was favorite with Topeka audiences
appearing with the North Brothers
company and later in the CarRob
stock company. At present she is
starring at the Morosco, a high class
stock company theater of Los An
geleS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
LGCALNEfFlON

The Church of the Temple Build
ers has recently purchased new pi-
ano and installed it in their church at
Fourth avenue and Madison street
Dancing tonight. Kellam hall
School p. M, social dance 9 p. IN
Adv,
The postal card found in the Pound
can of Rumfo-d Baking Powder will
admit you free to the Midwinter Ex-
position.-Adv
Manhattan Cleaners Phone 1868.
ADV.
F. A. Rooster. d. b. s.. 10 Minis
Bldg Special attention given TO pyor-
rhea and oral propfiylaxis.--Adv
Safety razor blades sharpened bet-
ter than new. -26c-35c doz- Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.1Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atcbison alobe.1

You were born to make an effort.
A house that is cold in winter usual
ly is hot in summer
Nature abhors a vacuum. That's
why there is so much bone in some
heads.
There may be exceptions to all
rules. but the chances are YOU aren't
the exception.
People might know more. except
that they had rather be entertained
than instructed.
Perhaps bad news travels faster
than goods news because there is so
much more of it.
There is a lot of useful information
in the encyclopedia, and most of US
will let it stay there
The crook who is still at large is
apt to think he is smoother than those
who have been caught.
Get over the notion that your anger
is always righteous indignation, and
learn to curb your temper
One who tried it once says the
Bohemian life consists largely of an
effort to make booze take the place
of real food.
What has become of the ld-fash-
toned man who said of his neighbours
son: There's hemp seed sown for
that young rascal?''
| A man can easily forget a lot OF
| laws made by statesmen, but he never
! forgets the rules of boyhood games
and that is why he frequently knocks
| on wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
REPLY FORWARDED?
Run,or 1t Warns Germany. Threaten
ing diplomatic Break.

Washington, Feb. 1.--while all of
fetal information was withheld this
afternoon there were indications in Of
ficials quarters that a communication
actually had been sent or was about
to be sent to Germany
There was no official indication OF
its nature but view persistentiy' held
was that it was in the nature of
warning against unrestricted subma-
rine warfare and placed severance OF
diplomatic relations in order as the
next step if Germany persisted II
breaking her pledges to the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
BENEFITS OF FARM LOAN ACT.

By reason of the facilities created by
the federal farm loan act, which was
passed last summer, it will be easier
in the future for a farmer to secure
money to make needed improvements
will be easier also for the landless man
to purchase a farm, according to a
recent publications of the department
of agriculture entitled. How the Fed
eral Farm Loan Act Benefits the
Farmer"
The federal land banks established
under this act will stand ready at all
times, it is expected, to lend money to
farmers on farm mortgage security.
The interest charges will be not more
than per cent. nor more than 1 per
cent above the rate paid on the bonds
sold by the banks. If Ala per cent
bonds should be issued, therefore, the
rate charged on loans would be 5 4
per cent or less. There will be no
commissions or bonuses The loans
will be made for periods of time
ranging from five to forty years. thus
doing away with the trouble and ex-
pense of frequent renewals.
The payment of a certain part of the
principal annually or semi-aiinually,
with the interest, will be required.
The total payment. including the in
terest, will be the same for each year
and will be just large enough so that
the entire principal will be paid off al
tie end of the period. The annual
payment thus required to pay off a
loan of $1,000, with interest at per
cent. in twenty years. is sSO.24.
After a loan has run five years the
borrower will be permitted to pay off
the whole amount, if he desires. or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
DEAD WOOD IN TEXT BOOKS.

Announcement is made that the
General Education board will open a
modern school, under the auspices
of Teachers college. 1t is to be an
experiment station in which new
methods of teaching and administra-
ton can be studied under the most ex-
pert scientific control to be found in
America.
1t is generally recognized by persons
who have given thought to the subject
that there is something lacking in the
public school system. With one of the
finest pieces of educational machinery
in the world. established and kept run
ming an an immense cost, the public
is not getting the results that it should.
If this new school shall become the
starting point for an improvement in
method it will have done a most valu-
able work.
What has been said in this column
in regard to time wasted on arithmetic
is equally true when applied to gram
mar. The necessity for any text book
on grammar is debatable but if we
must have a grammar let it be shorn
of the mass of useless and dead mat
ter which the text books in use in our
| public schools contain
| As an example take the declension
+ of nouns. In foreign languages, where
the case of a noun is indicated by a
: different ending of the word this di-
vision is necessary. But in English a
noun in the objective case is not diff
! ferent from the same noun in the
! nominative case. When it takes the
I possessive form it becomes a qualify
ing word and should be classed as an
adjective.
Another useless division is that OF
gender. In foreign languages this is
expressed by different endings of the
same word. In English 1t is expressed
by wholly different words. The few
feminine endings we once had have
been generally abandoned. Nobody
writes administrative or "poetess'
now.
| A reform in text books is needed nc
less than a reform in school methods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

Senator Kimbal1 of Parsons has in
troduced a bill giving cities more
power in the matter of forcing prop
erty owners to remove snow and ice
from the sidewalks. The city owns
the sidewalks. Why shouldn't it look
after it's own property? There is no
more reason why the property owner
should clean the walk in front of his
house than there is that he should
clean the street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

In silence they scattered the dirt for
few minutes. then the robin pfped
out. What is it you are digging for
anyway, please ?"
I'm after the same thing you got, -
growled the dog, whatever that isl
81 didn't get a thing" said the
robin; 81 was just hunting what you
found"
i.You don't mean to say" began the
dog.
Eyes, I do answered the robin
GROSSLY, as With d flick of his tail to
show he didn't care a bit. he flew to a
nearby tree.
The dog sneaked clear round the
house and resolved never again to be
curiousr(Copyrigh Ingram
Judsono
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
Sight Four Canadian Troop ships

New York, Feb. -Four large
steamships having the appearance of
passenger vessels and escorted by two
warships, were sighted January 20 off
Sable Island, n. s., by officers of the
Dutch steamship Zuiderdijk, which
arrived. here today from Rotterdam
From the fact that the ships were
steering in an easterly direction anG
We're evidently from Halifax, the of :
ficers said they believed them to re
carving troops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

Augusta, Ga, Feb. 1.-Augusfa
cotton exchange members today
adopted a resolution providing that all
cotton exchanges be required to close
during the uncertainties caused by the
German sHote. The Savannah eX-
change answered that it was consider
ed sucn action would be well taken.
No definite steps were taken here
otEer than omission of the posting Of
snot nrireS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
SEC. OF STATE MUM
Absolute Secrecy on U-Boat Reply of
United States.

Washington, Feb. 1.-When Secre-
tary Lansing received the newspaper
correspondents this afternoon, he
said
Gentlemen: l have nothing to tell
you; neither will 1 answer any ques-
TONS
Secretary Lansing followed this
statement by adding that it stood good
for the remainder of the day and that
there was no prospect of his making
any announcement tonight.
Mr.. Lansing did say, however. that
he had had no COMMUNICATION during
the day with the German ambassador.
Count Won Bernstorff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

REELIN PHILLIPS. age 3, died
today at the home, 216 North Branfier
street The funeral will be held at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon in the home.
Interment in Topeka cemetery
MRS. SAMPSON BARTRAM died
Wednesday in local hospital The
funeral will be held at o'clock Sun
day afternoon in the Elmont NJ E.
Church. Interment in Halsday ceme-
terry
MRS. IRENA BLEDSO. age 81, died
at her home, 1915 West Norris street.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon in the B Street Bap-
fist church in charge of Patterson
Temple No. %, Sisters of the Myster-
ious Ten. Interment in Mount Au-
burn cemetery.
NJ. S. MULLIN, age rs, died last
night at his home, 1853 Woodward
avenue Funeral arrangements will
be made later.
ELLA BERRYHILL will be buried
Friday in Topeka cemetery. Services
will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday in
the First United Brethren church,
Members of the Royal Neighbors of
America will attend.
KENNETH CLARK. age IS. son of
Mrs. George clarke OF lOpchd- uicd AZ
Phoenix. Ariz. Funeral arrangements
will be made later.
MRS. CAROLINA CHARLSON. age
81, died Wednesday at her home. SIS
west Fifth street The funeral will
be held at 2:30 O'Clock Sunday after
noon in the Swedish Bethel Mission
church. No flowers.
E j. COyELL, who died Tuesday
night. was buried today in Mount
Hope cemetery. Services were held al
2:30 O'Clock in the homie. 513 Yves
Tenth avenue.
CHARLES E. DUCK. who died
Wednesday at his home. S02 North
Van Buren, street. was buried today II
Mount Auburn cemetery. Services
were held at 2 O'Clock in Penwelf:
! chanel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
new SHOWS COMING
Musical Plays with Motion Pictures
Program at Majestic.

Roy Crawford, manager of the Ma
jestic theater, announces today a new
policy in the management Of this
play houses, located on East Eighth
avenue between Kansas avenue and
Quincy streets. Musical plays with
motion pictures in weekly changes
will be offered beginning in a week or
two.
The Boston Ideal Musical Comedy
company will present the plays. This
company is in Topeka now rehearsing
for the coming performances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

wilwaukee. Feb. IA blizzard
swept Wisconsin last night and tied up
trains and snapped telegraph and tele-
phone wires. Trains are from two 20
four hours late. Vessels were notified
of the storm by the government
weather bureau and Rugged the har-
Dor Wind reached a velocity of i5
miles an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
Denver Man Kfils wife ana Self.

Denver. Colo, FEB. William c.
McGrath, IS. shot and killed his wife,
Goldie. "a, at their home here early
today and then killed himself. follow
ing a brief quarrel. Juanita, their
s-year-old daughter, was in the room
when the shooting occurred. The Nc
Graths came to Denver from Des
Mofues four months ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

The belief seems to be prevalent
that anything can be accomplished hy
legislation. Instead of turning the
clock back an hour during the sum-
mer months let congress pass a bill
adding an extra hour to the twenty
four
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

Those business interests which have
e.xnressed alarm over what will hap
pen to them after the war are being
given ample time in which to prepare
for what is to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

1t is proposed by member of the
house to add to the already overbur-
dened schools by introducing another
text book-the Bible, 1t does seem
that the religious education of Kansas
children is sufficiently provided for
in the Sunday schools. the Christian
Endeavor societies. and the churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
BED Time TALES
BY CLARA INGRAM JuDSON
ALL OVER NOTHING.

anything at all, but when he saw the
dog digging again he thought he must
nave missed something SO he flew
down to the cif!t" side Of the bush
and began to Gig as hard as he could.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

The constitution which is being
framed for Mexico has much to COM
mend it and if lived up to gives prom
Use of becoming the basis for the for
nation of a real nation. The idea of
Mexico for the Mexicans probably has
grown out of the exploitation of the
country by foreigners in the past and
the belief-knowledg perhaps-tfiat
they have had much to do with pro-
noting innumerable revolutions. I'm
der the new constitution foreigners
intending to do business in that coun-
try must become citizens. Another
important provision is that one which
wipes out the political power of the
church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

fThe labor unions of England have
voted that the war must go on. They
are like Artemus Ward, who was will
ing to sacrifice all his wife's relations
on the altar of his country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

Bills have been introduced in the
legislature providing for city man
ayers and a. state manager. Now let
us have a United States manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

The Russians are good winter fight
crs. Their victories usually are won
81 cold weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

dove into lake to save skates" is
a headline in the Chicago Herald.
'rhis looks like taking an unwarranted
liberty with our language.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

II the hypnotistn bill becames law
y is understood that it will apply to
III future Kansas legislatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
Hogs sl2.e5 at st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. IA new rec
ord in i1ogs tor central western mar
kets was set today when the top pric.s
on porkers climbed to STEPS, a boost
of % cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

BERYLE ALBERT GRAY. five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. walter
S. Gray, died last night at his home.
412 ParamOur street Funeral ar
rangements will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
Report Q Ships Sunk.

London, Feb 1.-The sinking of
nine vessels, causing the death of
eight men and the injury of one, was
announced today by Lloyds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01

REELIN PHILLIPS. age 3, died
today at the home, 216 North Branfier
street The funeral will be held at 3
O'CLOCK Friday afternoon in the home.
Interment in Topeka cemetery
Evening star., 1917-01-14
The Key Bridge.

Plans for the new bridge between
Georgetown and the Virginia shore, to
replace the old Aqueduct, contemplate
q two deck structure, which will give a
maximum of accommodation for both
general and street car traffic. This will
be the first bridge Of this character to
be erected here. The old Aqueduct was
in a way a double-decker in that the
canal was carried over the river in the
lower part Of the superstructure, with
the general traffic above. Electric trac-
ton between the District and Virginia
is constantly increasing and under the
proposed trackage arrangements there
will be a much heavier use Of the bridge
in the future than has ever been pos
sible in the case of the present means
of crossing the river. It is to be hoped
that there will be no delay in the ap-
proval of the bridge plans and the COM
meneement of the work, as it must al
vays be borne in mind that this bridge
is to replace a structure that IS def
nitely under suspicion as insecure. The
enactment providing for it was obtained
under pressure of public apprehension,
and the new bridge should be put into
commission at the earliest possible time
compatible with sound construction.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
st. Johns Church.

Today one of Washington's most ven
enble and most venerated institutions
IS celebrating its Tooth anniversary,
st. Johns Episcopal Church. This house
Of worship. founded a century ago. has
been one Of the landmarks of the cap
ital. In il have worshiped many of
the nations most famous people. 1t has
been attended by several Of the Presi-
dents. In the course of the decades of
its long life il has numbered among its
rcctors some of the ablest Of the Epis-
eopal clergy in this country. Though not
in point of physical size a large church,
IL has always stood as one of the fore
rost religious institutions of Washing
,on, and now it is eommemorating the
Completion of its first century in cir
umstanecs of prosperity and great use
.nlness and receives the congratulations
Of all Washington upon its remarkable
record as a factor in the moral develop
inent of the capital.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Junkshop Supervision.

Legislation has been proposed that
will put the junkshops OF the District
under the strict supervision of the po-
lice As a means of preventing their use
for the disposal of stolen materials. Ex-
perience has shown that under the pres
emit law it is practically impossible to
trace plumbing fixtures and materials
Of that character that are stolen out of
buildings in Washington and presum-
ably sold for junk in the shops. There
is no law under which the receiver of
such goods can be punished save upon
specific classification Of the materials.
Obviously it is very difficult to identity
plumbing fixtures and pipes after they
have been ripped from their places. The
law now puts all burden of proof on
the owner. The junk dealer, if not
serupnlons in his dealings. may with
Evening star., 1917-01-14

perfect impunity buy goods Of this sort,
knowing full we'll that it has probably
been stolen. Under the proposed law deal
ers would buy this class of materials at
their risk and would assume response
bility.
It has been suggested by the super
intendent Of police that the proposed
law would be more effective if the junk
shops were confined to a certain terri
tory instead Of as now scattered over
the District. In present conditions
supervision over these places is practi-
cally impossible, but with their COIL
centration in a certain district they
could be watched as effectively as the
pawnshops are now watched for stolen
goods The suggestion is excellent and
should be incorporated in the proposed
measure.
There is no reason whatever why junk
shops should be immune from police
supervision while second hand shops are
SO closely watched. The former are for all
the purposes of the thief safe places of
disposal. even us the pawnshops were
before they were brought under close
police inspection. The prompt introduce
ton and consideration of this proposed
measure will strengthen the hands Of
the police in the detection of thefts and
the restoration of property to owners.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
PICKETING THE WHITE HOUSE.

took to picket the White House it
would be besieged by a mob reaching
from Baltimore to Richmond.
From the baltimore American.
And all around the White House will
rcsound in strong suggestion that
classic. Thy Sentinel Am t.
From the New York Times.
However, no one can imagine the So
cialists. the prohibitiOnists or any other
party conceiving of a performance at
once SO petty and so monstrous: one
could not imagine even the 7. w. w.
attempting it.
From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
One argument in favor of universal
suffrage is that women of the type who
are now engaged In hanging around
the White House and making up faces
at the President every time he sticks
his nose out of the door are I'm a very
small minority.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
There must be sufficient law to deal
with their pernicious activities. II
there is not, law should be passed
forbidding them. The nation, not the
President, is shamed by the acts Of
these deluded campaigners.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

From tie PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
"Picketing' the White House is a
piece of impudence that would not he
tolerated for moment if it We're done
by men. In other words, those suffra :
gsts are relying on their sex; IN tact,
ia king advantage of it. in order to get
what they term equal rights"
from the Philadelphia Prssa.
No great cause is ever won by = sys-
tenn OF mere annoyance. The desire
of men to confer suffrage on women
all over the United States is not In
creased by painful proof how great a
nuisance women can make of them
sesves when fully enlisted on a political
cause.
From the RichIaond Times Dispatch.
IT is bound TO react to the disad-
vantage of the suffrage propaganda
It is. or will be, just as fragrant a
breach of good manners as any other
OF the many means adopted by the
militant element to substitute some
FORM OF disorder for reasonable argu-
nent.
From ;iie New York wesld.
II everybody who wanted some par
tIcuiar measure OF legislation under