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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
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Washington Indignant Over
ChancellOr's Misstatements.
'.TOO Absurd for Discussion,
''Palpably" Untrue.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Surprise
bordering on indignation was voiced
early today over Chancellor Won
Bethmann-H ollwegs speech to the
reichstag. State department officials
are amazed that the-chancellor should
seek further to confuse German
American relations with a series OF
statements which they say are palpa-
bly, opposed to the most obvious
events of recent history.
The chancellor's statement that the
United States severed relations
ebrusauely' is viewed as too absurd
for discussion. Ii is pointed out that
tho American corresponds ce has
plainly threatened such action; that
Count Won Bernstorff had said fo-
several days beforehand that he ex-
pected to be dismissed, andN that the
German government had shown its
realization of the coming break by
sending out orders to disable it's mer-
chant ships in this country.
1t also was pointed out that while
the United States delayed three days
in taking the action it had clearly
foreshadowed in several notes, Ger
many put into effect its campaign of
ruthlessness on eight hours notice
after months of assurances that she
had no intention of taking such a
step.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
SUSPEND SEA TRAFFIC
Report All Passenger Service TO Be
Abandoned by Great Britain.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Reports that
passenger traffic on all the vessels
leaving England for America and
France, had been suspended We're
brought here today by passengers who
arrived on the steamship Finland. the
last American line boat to leave
Liverpool and the third unit of this
fleet to sail from that port after Ger
many's proclamation of unrestricted
submarine warfare.
James F. Egan, of Philadelphia and
Robert Wilson Of New York, Euro
pean representative of large American
business interests said that before
leaving England they had been in-
formed on what they considered reli-
able authority that the British admir-
atty had decided to employ all YES
sells. passenger carriers, as well as
freighters, solely for transporting sup
plies or moving troops. They did not
know they said how long this situa-
ton would continue.
with the sailing of the Finland no
other Ame<ican passenger ship was
left in an English port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
!alea1S
k..<z EO.akxrsnAla.az5 SIS
THE sUNBEAM's CLOAK.

once upon a time a sunbeam wan
dered through the air in search OF
good place to land on earth
1--WE been around so many places"
he said to himself thoughtfully, ION
water. in the meadows, on mountain
tops and across snow covered plains
I wish l could find some new place to
explore."
est.
.Ho. ho." he exclaimed. there's
forest | guess that must be the very
same forest the fairies told me about.
They said it was full of great trees and
that brooks frolicked through it and
flowers bloomed on their banks.
Il had forgotten all about it. but
now that I am right here so close, L
think l will explore"
cloud he was travelling on, and
dropped down and down till he
touched the nearest tree top.
There he rested and got his breath
minute before looking around
| Up there in the highest tree he
could see glimpses of the dark forest
! This is very different from the
meadows I have SEEM he thought,
very different; and I don't wonder
the fairies thought it beautiful
But it is all SO strange L must eX-
| plore slowly"
| SO very slowly he dropped from the
| topmost branch, daintlly ne chnloeu
| down, from leaf to leaf, from tW1g 10
twig, sliding over the shining surfaces
| of the dark green leaves.
| At last he reached the trunk OF the
! tree and stopped to look around
isn't it beautiful" he exclaimed.
| Then without even waiting to be care
| full any longer, he laughed gaily and
| slid down the trunk of the tree in one
| glad swoop!
All around him were other happy
sunbeams who had also explored past
the tree tops and found a playground
| to their liking.
All the morning and the noon time
they played together. romping and
| frolicISing as only sunbeams can.
/ About the middle of the afternoon,
when their fun was at it's height. a tiny
voice said, It's time now"
Time for what" asked the sun
| beam.
Thine to put on your cloaks,',, an
| swered the voice.
! "Cloaks," exclaimed the sunbea ms
I'VE haven't any cioaks. We are sun
beams. we don't wear cloaksL What
| eyer do you mean"
! "Of course you have never worn
cfoaks because you have never visited
a forest before" answered the mystic
rious voice
I'm the forest every sunbeam puts
/ Oif his Cloeih III lflC IIlltldle dltSI1iOOi.
But what are they made OFF,
asked the sunbeams.
. Shadows" answered the voice
| here they are"
| Down from the tree filtered some
| soR dusky shadows, right over the
sub'beans they fell.
The sunbeams wrapped them tight
| ~ around them and resumed theil
games.
But nobody could see them. nobod!
can ever see sunbeans in a forest il
| the afternoon.
Why?
Oh, because the sunbeams are al
ways wrapped up tight in their dusky
sha dow -(Copyright-Cla
| Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

are you doing down there?" Gould
inquired.
Then Fiske said; Il have the fire
nearly all out and have got corner
on birthstone"
1t seems to require a government
constituted differently from ours. to
prevent a man from buying as much
as he can pay for. of any article,
keeping it as long as he chooses and
selling it for what he can get,
The only remedy in sight is to re-
fuse to buy at extortionate prices and
this one the public will not adopt,
There are too many persons with mon
ey to make this course practicable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
LOCAL MENTION

Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1869
ADV,
Topeka Auto Livery. Phone sos or
3737, 11d w. 9Th. Open day and
niSht,-Adv.
A meeting of the East Fourth ave-
nue. Tax Payers association will be
Ee1d this evening at O'Clock at 502
East Fourth avenue. Harry e. Cav
lit. president of the association, has
asked that all persons interested in
the improvement of the streets and
roads leading into Tecumseh, Oak
land and the building of bridge over
the river at the east end of Seward
avenue to connect Granville with To-
peka and also the securing of the
kaW Valley interurban street car route
from Kansas City over this bridge. at
tend this meeting. The farmers liv-
ing along these proposed improve
ments are especially invited to attend
Dance tonight at Moose hall. Ad-
mission 25c. Saunders orchestra
Adv.
Woman dance tonight Bates hall.
9th and Jackson, for members and
friends Labach's orchestra.-Adv.
Spiritualist Temple tonight-free
class in Yoga, 4th and Monroe St. 7;45
p. m.-Adv.
Application for the issuing of stock
of the Barton County g. Santa Fe
railway has been made by the Santa
Fe. The application made to the
public utilities commission asked that
500 shares be issued and put on the
market
The Christian Womans Board of
Missions will hold an all day meeting
at the Third Christian church Friday
Ha n inc
sists of devotional exercises directed
by Mrs. Mary Marshall. business
meeting, special music and an ad-
dress by Mrs S. L. Wilson. Luncheon
noon, talks will be made by Miss
Alma Evelyn Moore. Miss Daisy June
Trout of indianapolis. and Mrs.
Boggs- Rev. Clifton E. Rash will all
SO speak.
DIR. S. T. Willard has removed his
office to 713 Kansas avenue, over Full
terton Bros.-Adv.
Social dance. Kirkpatrick's hall,
Saturday night. Saunders Union
orchestra Admission 35c--Adv.
The condition of Professor I. D.
Riser head of the zoology depart
ment of Washburn college, who has
been critically i'll at his home for
some time is improved today. Pro-
fessor Riser is suffering from hard
ening of the arteries.
The probate court room was liter
ally packed this afternoon with wit
nesses in a delinquent parent case be-
ing prosecuted by Robert d. Carver,
county attorney. Joe Bullock is the
defendant and his witnesses. coupled
with those of his wife. are so nuner-
Gus that il is feared the judge must
burn midnight oil to end the case
today. Charges and counter charges
are made by Bullock and his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
PASS FOOD PROBE BILL
House Votes for 100000 for Nation
Wide Investigation.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The house
today passed fhe Borland amendment
to the sundry civil bill providing
100000 wherewith the federal trade
commission shall investigate enor-
nous food prices.
The vote on the amendment was 247
to SIS and the sundry civil measure
itself passed without a record vote.
Vote on Revenue Bill Tonight.
In order to assure passage of the
emergency revenue bill the senate fl
nance committee has practically
agreed to withdraw all its amend
ments when time for voting begins at
o'clock tonight. This would obviat
any necessity FOR a conference and the
bill could go to the president after
the senate votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

ton to the seaboard from any point
west of Buffalo-whieh is more than
four hundred miles from New York,
The barred zone on the sea for
Great Britain is twenty miles wide
The barred zone" for the United
States, on our own soil, is twenty
times as wide.
Yet at the first notice of the pro-
posed U-boat blockade. President
Wilson proceeded to hand passports
to the German ambassador and to go
to congress protesting that this coun-
try cannot recognize such a restric-
ton of our rights upon the ocean
highways. There could be, however,
no more effective manner of recog-
nizing the Illegal procedure than is
indicated by the blockade and en-
barge which our steamship lines and
railroad lines are now experiencing.
The consequences are likely to be
most embarrassing to our own peo-
ple-and this too, without reference
to the issue of peace or war. The
east, which needs foodstuffs. will soon
be unable to get them if this situation
is not soon remedied The west,
which sells foodstuffs. will not be
able to reach its natural market if
something is not done. The block
ade which was intended to starve Eng
land into submission may starve the
United States instead. The president
has asked congress for authority to
protect American rights. There
should be no hesitation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
GOOD GIRLS SAFE
But Bad 'Uns Must Re Off Streets at
1890 O'clock. Says CHIEF Parsons.

The good little girls are a<lot safer
on the streets of Topeka than the bad
little girls. For the good little girls.
# they can prove such qualities, will
be free to continue their way on the
streets after 1890 o'clock at night.
But the bad little girls, under an
order of Harvey Parsons, chief of po-
lice. if caught on the streets at 1890
O'Clock, will be taken to police head
quarters. In short. all girls with
spicy reputation had better settle
themselves for the night before 1880
O'Clock. unless they have escorts. This,
on account of the large number of girl
juvenile offenders discovered in To-
peka recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

If every householder in Topeka,
that can do so will plant and tend
his own garden this year there shoulo
be IA marked decrease in the cost OF
living The soil in Topeka and VI
entity is productive, but it is Ia
mentabIe fact that the bulk of the
vegetables and fruit consumed here
comes in on the railroads. These
articles must pay four profits: one
to the producer, one to the trans
portation companies. one to the COM
Mission man, and one to the retailer
before reaching the consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
HOME FOR WOMEN
House Passes Bill Providing for Fe
male Penitentiary in Kansas.

The lower house of the state legis-
lature late this afternoon passed a bill
providing for woman's detention
home in Kansas and appropriating
100000 for the purchase of land and
the salaries of employees.
The senate last night passed a SIM
liar measure.
The bill now goes to conference
committee and undoubtedly will meet
with the approval of both houses be-
fore the session ends.
The matter of selecting a site for
the home lies with the state board of
administration or the state school gov
erning body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

The Connecticut legislature is con-
siderinp a bill to license journalists.
Such action IS natural outcome u
the schools of journalism whlch nave
been established turnout the country
Graduates of these schools, having
prepared themselves for moulding
public opinion, will of course want
10 keep everybody else out of the
business. A similar course is pur-
6 ed by the medical profession. The
esta hlishment of barber colleges was
soon followed by barber examining
boards. When there is Journalist
Examining board what is to become
Of the newspaper men?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Dessert of Three CoIors.

This is an original recipe for blanc
mango with yello'v sauce that makes
a pretty and palatahle dessert when
served in sherbet glasses Use any
recipe for blanc mango adding
enough cocoa to make a dark ehoco-
late color, about three tablespoons to
a quart of milk, and using only the
whites of eggs, saving the yolk for the
yellow sauce.
Recipe for yellow sauce is as fol-
lows: One-half cup sugar, one table,
spoon corn starcn, one cup milk, salt,
vanilla and yolks of two eggs This
sauce ls a bright yellow when cooke !;
place chocolate blanc mango in bot
tom of sherbet glass, pour over this
the sauce, then put on a top of whip
ped cream and one has an inexpensive
three-colored dessert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
TIE Spring Poet.
BY ROY X. MOULTON.

TIE Spring Poet.
How sad sight! This wretched man
Is racked with colds and kindred aches,
He shivers in the cold and shakes
But struggles on as best he can
Observe the fever on his brow.
And hark-k-chew. he sneezes now!
He sneeZes late into the night.
Yet ever at his stint he works;
What tho most nightly it inks?
What tho he is too cold to write?
With chattering teeth and frosted nose,
He seeks to scribble and compose.
or tinkling rills and blooming leas,
OF balmy winds and April skies,
OF birds and bees. Alas, he signs,
That l must write of such as these
When all about is bleak and chilli
He turns to take another pill.
But so he must. The bard of spring
Now strums his Tyre, tho to be sure,
1t seems a little premature,
But now of April skies he'll sing;
He simply has TO if he means
To land in April ma gazines1
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occupy the principal table in this cafe
and order only one bottle of ginger
ale?"
McTavish-"Who are you that's
speakin' to me like that?
The manager"
McTavish-''The vera man L want
ed to see. What for's the band no.
playin' ?''-Life.
IN heavy clouds the smoke was
rising from the burning building. but
no flame appeared. and the night was
very dark as the little local brigade
put forth its best endeavors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
WHATCHAMA COLUMN
BY "GM."
UMBRELLAS.
BY "GM."
We mention umbrellas con

We mention umbrellas contrite-
ly, for we are addicted to them.
sane; but once loose in a crowd
with a furled umbrella and human
safety is no more to US than one
broken leg to a centipede.
We have overcome most of our
other bad habits, like rubbers, and
ear muffs, and sauer kraut- And
we don't insist on making our own
salad dressing wherever we so any
more. But umbrellas are things
we can't resist. We are fiendishiy
adroit with them.
Isn't there something we can
put in our. coffee to help us?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

The Man Who Takes his Hat off
in the elevator was talking to the
Man Who likes to Talk to Conductors
They had been chatting pleasantly for
some while Oddly enough the topic
of mules came up.
81 remember" began the first Man
Who, "a mule we used to have around
the place when 1 was a lad. Will l
ever forget him, I cnce caused this
old mule an annoyance. Boylike, I
was tempted to tickle his heels with a
straw He burst forth into hearty
laughter at the recollection. 80
kicked YOU in the head, of
course!" said the second Man Who
Joining the first in hearty merriment.
viii you believe it? The same hap
for some while.
Very odd coineidence." they
agreed.
But while the rest of US had not
been sure SUCH had happened to both
of them we have always suspected it.
Pet Pests.
Get OUT l always want to say
To anyone like Binkley Bay.
He comes to borrow all the time.
Two bits, a nickel or a dime.
You are Q pest, you poster me-"
Someday I'll say to Binkley B.
Today's Sheer.
Some people can swallow a great
deal, but a real Crab will disagree
with anyone.
There are more crabs in the world
than there are in the sea.
There's something about a very fat
person that's hard to stomach.
Lots of men who would like to be
married wouldn't like to be husbands.
Health Hint.
Drinking water at your meals
When with thirst you itch,
You either should shouldn't,
But we've forgotten which.
The Way 1t Goes.
Wherever one is working,
Whatever be his chore. he
VIII always find that he can pick,
If fret he must, Il cause to kick
1t is the same old story.
And at yeur very office.
Tho you may boss or clerk there,
Most every day shall things arise
That make you want to curse the guys,
The trails as well, who work there.
Perhaps you think the treatment
You get is rather shoddy.
Perhaps your boss, he doesn know
Your actual worth, you think but so
Does almost everybody
An office free of fretting,
OF any little spleen it
Is possible there's such, altho
Just where it is we'd like to know,
Nobody's ever seen it!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Charles Evans Hughes is in the class
with William Howard Taft, says the
Oakland. Cal, Tribune-he is a good
loser. There are men. defeated for
the presidency who never could or can
get over commissioning the nation
for what it missed in that defeat. The
reader can have two guesses as to
whom the Tribune had in mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
SUES FOR $2,528.1O
Albert Knox Asks Personal Damage.
for Fall From ScaffoId.

Albert Knox, s12 North Harrison
street, today filed a suit against Char
ley r. Robinson for $2,52S.10 personal
damages. Knox alleges that he was
working for Robinson on scaffold at
1925 Monroe street. June 81, 1916
when he was injured.
The scaffold was thirty eight feet in
height and defective, according to al
legations in the petition. On account
of its effectiveness a portion of it
broke, hurting Knox to the ground
and causing damages to the amount of
S2523.10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

up some body to get her brother re-
leased he looked at the girl he had
declined to meet and who, after all;
he decided, was far and away ahead
OF any one he'd ever seen
Yves, wish I had" he said IN
tensely. sit just served me right. -
Copyright, 1911, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

The Home Rule bill has been killed
and the farmers from the short grass
country will continue to legislate for
Topeka and the other cities of Kan
sas. altho knowing nothing of their
needs, The cities can do little that
they want to do without asking per-
mission of the legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
PETIT is SINKING
Beatrice Creamery Officer May Not
Live Thru the Night.

Word received from Albuquerque
today of the condition of S. c. Petit,
Topeka man who was recently stricken
with apopiexy while on business
trip to New Mexico, indicated that
he is slowly sinking and fears are en-
tertained that he may not live thru
the night
Mrs Petit is with her husband. Mr..
Petit is secretary and treasurer of
the Beatrice Creamery company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Los Angeles will continue to drink
her whisky straight The proposed
law limiting the alcohol in drinks to
21 per cent was defeated at the polls
by a big Majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
Muster Out at TT. Riley.

Fort Riley, Kan. Feb. 2S.-The
Fourth Missouri infantry. last of the
Missouri units to leave the border, was
mustered out at the federal service at
the military reservation here today
and entrained for the home stations
of the various companies in three
special trains. Two of the three sec
tions left before noon and the third
was expected to leave early this af-
tat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

The closing down of Topeka flour
mill brings the German submarine
Warfare nearer home than anything
else that has taken place since the
embargo was put into effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

s Admiral Peary says the United
States is at the mercy of German
submarines and airplanes. SO is Eng
land for that matter and England has
the greatest navy in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
HOLD HOSTAGES
Four American COnsuls Still
Detained in Germany.
Awaits Guarantee German Con-
suls Safely Out of Z. $.

Washington, Feb. 2S--Four Amerl-
can consuls are being detained IN
Germany, while the Berlin govern
ment awaits official advices that all
German consuls in this country Or
dered to Central and South America
have been permitted to proceed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

New York Feb, -MoNEY-Mercant
paper 4MiM per cent Sterling 60 dav
bills 4.72; commercial GO day bills on banks.
4.12: commercial 60 day bills, ana de,
mand, 4-75ss; cables, 4.76 7-1G Francs. de
0s; cables, Gsh. kronen. demand. n.O3 ;
cables; 11oS ;uilders. demand, 40ss ca
bles, 40 ZIG Lires, demand, 761: cables
I.6o- Rubles. demand 2sSz cables. 2s5..
Bar silver, TIE; Mexican dollars, 50asc. Gov
ernment bonds, steady; railroad bonds
heavy. Time loans, flrner: 90 and 30 days
az at: six months. 4AM4E
Gan money steady; high, "a low, "a /;
ruling rate. ~ last loan, ~ closing hid
IA offered at "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

> Those persons who have been advo-
eating an embargo on the shipment
Of food stuffs to Europe have got
what they asked for thru the courtesy
of Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Suddenly, from a assure in the
roof. a fame shot out. and almost
simultaneously the man at the nozzle
attracted his stream of water straight
upon it,
The excited captain seized him by
the arm.
BE careful, mani" he shouted.
keen the water off that blaze, Can't
We see it's the only light We've got to
see to put T. fire out by?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Grief.
sat beside the cold and lffeless form,
That once had glowed with warmth, and
ardent charm;
And there l watched in vain; L thought
perchanee
That life was not extinct; but one more
glance
Revealed to me the truth, beyond
Doubt
l looked again; and 10 the gas was out.
Nell Scribbler. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

The proposed state oil inspection
law is calculated to provide jobs for
the faithful to a number limited only
by the amount of revenue it pro-
1t1cos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Late dispatches indicate that the
British army at last is getting into
action. 1t is about time for the Rus
sian steam roller to get in motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

4 At the dinner given by the Topeka
Press club Saturday night it was de-
ciared that the present legislature is
Che best one in IS years. 1t must be
due TO the votes of the women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
DINNER STORIES

The place is one of our most eX-
pensivc and therefore popular res
taurants.
excuse me. sir. don't you think
it out of the question that you should