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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

How happy must the mortal be
content with only three or four; tho
many are the folks we know and 10
our lives a cheer they lend, how -ew
are there to whom we go when we
whose friends ne numbers by the
score, for most of us, indeed, must be
would have a helpful friend. The
ways of this nice world are such that
you are paid for VIVA you earn and
few will like you very much if you're
not pleasant in return. When imps
of gloom and woe appear, when We
are stepped in dole and rue to pour
1t in a friendly cart is a pleasant
thing to do. And yet the greatest use
of friends is not the cheer and friend
ly ear, their greatest use has he who
lends his thoughts to bring them the
cheer. He's wise who has the sense
to see who looks about him and OBJ
serves, whatever sort of friends his be,
they're just the sort that he deserves.
The Little Fays.
How prettily they fit along
AS to and fro they troop.
lovely little fairy throng,
A very woodland group.
That fairies are, oh, who can doubt?
For surely there are these,
And there are lots of them about
Most every time you sneeze.
In crowds they be and on the car
They gaily dance and skip,
The tiny fays, the elves that are
The little germs of grippe.
John and Sadie.
John Dough, he was hayward and youth
full
A dissolute lad.
The care OF his dad.
Disorderly, coarse and untruthful.
Immodest, loose, wanton and bad.
Yvette Angelina DuBarry,
She sang in a show,
Displaying her toe,
Bewitchlng and ravlsh1ng, very
(The third from the end of the ROW.
Her real name was known to be Sadie
O'Keefe: anyway,
We. started to say
That John fell in love with the lady.
He her one night at the play.
He asked her to wed, all a-twitter.
My dad. don't you know,
Has oodies of dough,
WE'LL spend it - says he with a litter.
III buy you six autos or So
Said she. Yes. I know that your father
Is wealthy, l do,
HE told me so, too
So feel on the whole, that Id rather,
Well-Just be a Mother to you-
Ballad of the Distressed Costumer.
youthful clerk with curly hair,
And twenty-three or four,
Lay dead and many viewed him there,
All prone upon the floor.
Great bruises were about his head,
His nose was much awry;
Alas, how sad the people said,
He is so young TO die"
And who has done thing so low,
Who killed this pretty youth:
For he should get a month or So
In jail, TO tell the truth.
And then from out the crowd did one
Step forth and say, said he.
This hand, alas. the deed hath done
That here, alas. We see.
Il asked to see some Underwear
He took from off the shelf
A box and then did he declare,
I'm wearing this myself.
And so 1 killed him then and there,'
He paused to wipe n tear,
When. 10. there rose and filled the air
A long resoundine; cheer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

The natives of Santo Domingo are
said to have gone wild over horseshoe
pitching, introduced by the United
States marines. Don't the marines
play poker any more?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

The Mexican constitution makers
have turned out a product that must
command the respect of the world.
The senors may not be able to estab-
lish and maintain a stable govern
ment with the material at hand but
they have laid a good foundation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

One of the most meritorious bills
introduced at the present session of
the legislature, the. one exempting
mortgages from taxation. has been
killed. probably on the theory that the
state needs the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

In case of war between the United
States and the central powers. which
does not now seem so far away, prob
ably incl Sans first move would be
to confiscate German and Austrian
ships in American ports, said to reach
a value of s5O,OOO,OO0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Professor Gerry of the American
Stationers' association says that Amer
leans are writing more notes than
ever before. Following the example
set by the president, il seems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

This must be a great country. The
congresses and the forty-eight state
legislatures that meet from time to
time appear to be unable to harm it
seriously
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Having finally ousted all the Re-
publican postmasters the Democrat
administration is now ready to place
the entire postal service under civil
service rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

A relic of the dark ages has been
brought into the light of day by Sen
ator Delaney, who has introduced a
bill providing for the collection of a
poll tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

why go out of doors to look at
the thermometer wher the weather is
cold? The gas flame in the kitchen
stove tells the story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

If Mann shall be elected speaker of
the next house he will have the first
word but We all know who Will nave
the last one when the lady from Mon
tana is present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

If the Rumanians went into the war
for what they could get, they ought
TO be satisfied. What they are getting
is plenty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Perhaps the mistake in Mexico was
made when General Funston did not
go himself to "get villa" We all re-
member how he put over that Aguin-
lido inh-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

CALIFORNIA; prune crop last year
sold for $9,5OO,0OO. What a lot of
boarding houses there must be in this
countr-vi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Those persons who have been de-
manding an embargo on the exporta-
ton of food stuffs, appear to have
been granted their desire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Probably the reason more city men
don't go back to the farms Is that they
can't accumulate fortunes big enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

If the Danish West Indies are to be
renamed, why not turn the job over
to the person who christens Pullman
carS2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Sometimes / think / must have been
star once, for L look like star and L
always want to go up and up--up to-
wards the big starry sky
so do l." confided the flame fairy.
come. The fire is dying down now,
let's go up and explore towards the
sky"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Evenuif the war not end soon
there seems to be fair chance that
some of the nations engaged in it will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
DINNER STORIES

An individual called Lie Williams
was hailed to court to answer a COM
plant arising out of a broken bar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

The fire was dying out-the red
hot ashes glowed and paled as the
flame fairy gave one last f1frt to her
brilliant wings and darted upward.
And the spark fairy glittered and
glowed as he followed up the long
black chimney into the lane of mo-
body knows where. x Copyright-
Clara Ingram Judson)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Does it tell how to get rid of a pes
tering book agent" asked the busy
woman.
ut does. madam" returned the
agent serenely. 1T says you should
buy something from him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

However it be with the sins of the
rooster, the eggs of the hen are visit =
ed upon even the third and fourth
generations.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

Durango, Colo, April 28.
The Durango Herald:
As you published last evening an
article from Mr.. A. F.. Hood, City
Manager, regarding scarcity of wat
er, and his reasons for curtailing the
hours for its daily use, | request that
you give space to few remarks
thereon.
He says his "hobby' is the dead,
whilst think it were much better
if he were to switch his hobby TO
what will benefit the living. If there
is not enough water to supply both
the cemetery and the vegetable gar.
dens, | believe, under the present CON
ditions, the large majority of citizens
and tax payers would rather have
what supply there is utilized for the
needs of the latter am in no wise
dsprecisting or slighting the duties
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
- - - Et
NEBRASKA CONCENTRATING
ON CORN AND BARLEY

LINCOLN, Neb., April %. IN
der the direction Of University of Ma
braska agricultural experts farmers
of Nebraska today are fighting for
the greatest corn and barley crops
ever grown in the state. Baked in
their efforts for bumper wheat crops
because winter wheat was killed and
Dlowed up, the state is planning to
do its share of the national food mo-
bilization campaign thru new plant
ing and increase of acreage. Barley
will be practically new problem for
most Nebraska farmers, as it has
been grown but little in the past, tho
the climate is admirably suited for
II
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
BELIEVE ALL VICTIMS OF
MINE EXPLOSION DEAD
Resuers May be Several Days Reaching fntombed
Men as Explosion Had Terrific Force in Mine
Blocking tunnels Investigation Started
lBy United Pressl

TRINIDAD, April 2S. - 1t seems
certain now that every one of the 100
persons entombed in the Hastings
mine met death. Seven bodies, ter
ribly burned, have been recovered
The Victor American Fuel company
searchers who rescued these express
little hope that any of the others will
be found alive.
Rescung parties are continuing
their effort to reach the imprisoned
men beyond the fire, three quarters
of mile in the tunnel of mine num-
Der two. The presence Of "after
damp" is retarding the rescue work.
1t is feared that several days will
lapse before the reseuers reach the
eutombed men. Explosions that are
scarcely audible. but which are ter
rifle on the inside of the mine, are
causing rocks to fall and block the
tunnels
State officials, company represen-
tatives and labor union officers are
investigating the cause of the explos-
ion, although the theory of bomb
plot has practically been bandoned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
"a Aa Ha -
MORE FOOD Is PATRIOTISM"

MADISON, Wis, April 2S. :
"More food is Patriotism" the slogan
Of the state agricultural college, is
being spread broadcast thruour Wis
consin today on war stickers', on
bill-boards and on buildings in the
farm sections.
Wisconsin was a leader in the food
mobilization movement, the legisla-
ture having passed a law creating a
council of state defense several weeks
ago Since then the farm movement
has been jammed home thru many
agencies, even phone companies are
helping by spreading broadcast daily
weather reports for the guidance OF
farmers.
Senator Roy Z. Wilcox, Eau Claire
is fighting to get bill thru the leg
islature providing civilian soldiery
for Wisconsin. The bill would require
the taking of muster roll of all
those disqualified from enlistment and
have them serve the country in some
other capacity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

NE owe to the dead, nor the satisfac-
tion it gives to the bereaved to see
the resting place of their loved ones
made and kept beautiful; but in times
of ouf country's need the wants and
necessities of the living should be
first considered And if there is to
be any curtaiiment of the use of our
city's water supply It should be ap-
piled to the cemetery and not to the
vegetable gardens of the needy.
Also whilst | am remarking on the
City Managers proposed action in
this matter | will add few words
about his method of improving our
alleys. A street drains to the gut
ter and curbing and should therefore
be properly crowned but the only
proper drainage of alleys for their
convenient use, and so as not to be
. detriment to the entrance TO barns
and garages, is down the center.
l have noticed that all cities of any
size persue that plan. For all alley
buildings, abutting directly on the
passage way, it is rather nuisance
to have ditch directly in front of
their entrances, and to my mind this
method Of alley work is an unneces-
sary wasteful and detrimental man
ner of using up our Street and Alley
appropriations.
Again several months ago he pub
lished notice requesting all house
holders to dump ashes in the alleys,
now nine-tenths of the kindling used
in this city is old boards, boxes, etc,
full Of spikes and nails, hence, as
consequence, whenever an auto is
driven thru an alley, to the owners
garage, there is now great danger of
punctured tires. ask this to be
made public, not that | have any i'll
will towards the City Manager, for
he is a personal friend of mine, but
as de does not agree with me on
these subjects, l wish to call them
to the attention of others of our
towns-people so that they can ex-
press their ideals to him if they
wish to do so.
Respectfully,
F. R. GRAHAM.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
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TESSlE BATTALIONS
OFF FOR THE FRONT
(By United Press,

4
LONDON, April 2S. - Two Tessie
battalions, composed mostly of mar,
riagabe blondes, are ready to sail for
France to take up their work as the
pioneer units of the Women's Auxil,
iary army. They are clerks, house
maids and mattresses and are gener-
ally easy to look upon.
In response to the howl of the
trenches, it is hoped that the next wo-
mems brigade will be the cooks.
Soldier girls dress whole lot like
Soldier Boys. They wear khaki suits
caps, puttees rough boots and kha.
XII overcoats.
What? Certainly not! Why, skirts
of course.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
IOWA'S FARM MOBILIZATION
PLANS MOVING FAST
lBy United Pressl

DES MONIES, April rs. -Arous-
ed to the need of Increasing the ma
tion's food supply as war measure
Iowa today is resounding to the
greatest farming campaign in its
history.
Governor W. l.. Hardings special
message to the Legislature which inn
mediately appropriated 100000 to
push the campaign, resulted in a
commission of farm experts being
appointed to lead the movement for
increasing and conserving the food
yield.
The commission at once announced
that labor shortage was the most
threatening sign. Among the steps
it took to mobilize farm LABOR was
a call upon high school boys to work
on farms. Farm labor bureaus are
to be established thru out the state
Churches, schools, commercial bodies
and individual business men and
manufacturers are being urged to CO.
operate by encouraging city dwellers
to help on farms during rush per
iods.
Nearly two thousand vacant lots in
Des Moines are being planted under
the auspices OF city gardening COM
mission. Railroads are considering
seeding the soil along their right of
the question of cultivatng waste
places along public highways. The
home gardening movement is sweep
ing the state. Women suffragists, in
spired by a special plea from Gov
ernor Harding, are planning to mo-
bilize women for farm labor and to
engage in canning and preserving on
a large scale. The home economies
movement, with emphasis on using
every table scrap and cutting out the
garbage waste, has taken on new
life.
The state commission is planning
TO send flying squadron of experts
thru the state, urging farmers to
their utmost efforts as patriotic
duty.
Anticipating long war, the COM
mission called upon farmers to save
breeding animals, cut down losses
from animal diseases, put in more
poultry and more hogs and use bet
ter seed.
Better marketing systems are to
receive the commissions closest at
tention this summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
If IT'S A HORSE SAY
so; OR GET SIPS FINE
lBY United Pressl

Wy Ouiteu ITesSl
GRIMSBY, England, April %. -
If old Dobbin drops between the
shafts and is sold at the butchers to
take his place between the crusts
of a meat pie, he has got to be label
ed "horse-flesh.' Charles Robinson
who runs a string of local meat-mar-
&ets received this information from
the bench of the police court at a
cost of $125.
Food inspectors prowling around
for pre-war bread and historic eggs
happened on Robinson's meat
ter with its display of "pie-beef."
"What is pie meat? asked one of
the inspectors.
"Pie-beef' returned the clerk "Oh
pie beef is a sort Of beef, you know.
It's beef for making beef-pie. Hence
the name pie-beef. Quite simple"
There was no mention of the late
lamented carthorse so the inspectors
bought literally.
Borough analysts got, busy in their
laboratory and revealed the ignomin-
ious fate of a once more or less gal
liant steed.
There is no objection to the sale
Of ex-horse in England, the magis
trate said in pronouncing the, fine
But never may horse be sold as COW
or anything else but horse.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
NO DUTY ON VEHICLES

Automobile and other vehicles win
be permitted to enter Mexico free of
duty during this month ac-
cording to an order recently issued by
the government. This provision will
permit farmers to bring in vehicles
which are urgently needed. 1t also is
intended to establish automobile COM
munication between many points now
cut off from railroad traffic. Tho
state government Of Sonora has ord
cred 800 csrs for this purpose.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
Protest Against
Closing of Mine

Realizing the seriousness of the sit
uation confronting the section as a
result of the Porter Fuel conpany's
arrangements to retire from the com.
mercial coal field and close the Hes
perus mine, the business men are
trying to devise some means whereby
the mine can be kept in operation.
All days groups nave gathered at the
Exchange to diseass plans to prevent
this business disaster. j. A. Clay. gem
eI'al manager OF the Western Colo
RADIO Power company, phoned District
Superintendent Matt Harrington to
get In touch with the Exchange and
determine if soiSe plan could not be
reached to meet the situation.
movement is on foot whereby lo-
cal capt may be induced to take
hold Of the mine and continue opera
tlons, IN order that this section may
not experience coal famine next
winter, and the pay roll at Hesperus
may continue.
In the opinion of the Herald, the
foremost among the contributory
causes resulting In the closing Of the
mine, may be placed overregulation
upon the part of the government and
the unscientii'ic application of regu-
latory measures, principally in the
attitude of the Federal government
upon the question Of a railroad corpo-
ration entering into other lines Of
commercial endeavor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
~ "a pa pa
JOE TURNER ENLISTS IN ARMY

Joe Turner, well-known La Plata
county boy who has been check and
supply clerk at the Smelter for the
past year, has enlisted in the army
for the war period and leaves for
Denver for his final examination the
last Of next week For the present he
will be stationed at Fort Logan. Prob
ably he will be assigned to the quar-
termaster's department In accordance
with the patriotic policy adopted by
the smelter his present position or a
better one will be awaiting him upon
his return from army duties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
SENATE DEBATE NEAR END AND
BILL WILL PASS BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Volunteer Plan Amendment Authorizing President to Try Volunteer System
first Rejected Roosevelt Division Plan Oveshadow Other Issues
in Senate Debate Famous Senators Are in Favor Of Plan

q WASHINGTON D. C, April 2s.-The United States will
= raise by concrpon Just before noon
t. and the will midnight barring completely un
= expected developments.
V The house of President Wilson's
h plan to raise by CONSUMPTION
Z Jeanette Rankin voted the
The
y calling fol volunteers first, rejected not
record vote but the while the
= house a committee + a whole.
Il The Roosevelt division osershadows all
u debate Lodge
Il Williams of Mississippi Harding urge an
1 amendment authorizing division.
NJ ~ NJ ~ pa ~ vi kx "a
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
Turkey Ready for
Peace or War
(By United Pressl

BERLIN, April 2s. - Turkey is
ready for peace or for continued war
declared Talaat Pasha, the Turkish
witch comforting with Berlin offic-
ials. He declared the country does
not desire territory but has strength
enough to hold out indefinitely. The
food prospects are reported good.
Turkey has not altered its treat
ment of Americans on account of
American belligerency," says the viz
ier.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
STUDYING
RUSSIAN PROBLEM
tBy United Press)

WASHINGTON, April 2s. - The
allied commission today devoted con-
sideratiop to the Russian problem.
Realizing the seriousness of sue
cessful effort by Germany to con-
Glide separate peace with Russia,
plans Were formed for having the al
lies join hands led by Elihu Root In
"A Democratic effort to keep the
spark of freedom slight in Russia p
Root is in conference with the ad-
ministrntion, viviani and Balfour,
concerning the details Of the Ameri-
can mission to Russia,
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
$4,000 Greet
I. R. in Chicago
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, April %. Colonel
Roosevelt was greeted by $4,000
cheering supporters when he arrived
here to tell the middle west how to
''lick the kaiser and do it quick.
At banquet given in his honor
at noon, he was officially welcomed
by Governor Lawden and others.
He will speak at the Stock yards
stadium.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
BRITISH STRIKE
TREMENDOUS BLOW
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES,
April 2S. - The British have turned
the "Wotan line" and half the village
of Oppy was captured in desperate
fighting today. Arleux and North
Oppy also fell.
LONDON, April rs. -Haig struck
another tremendous blow at the Ger
mans in powerful offensive for sew
eral miles on the front north of the
river Scarpe. 1--WE are making good
progress, he reports.
Dispatches indicate that fighting
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
Germans Plan
Strike for May I
lBy United Pressl

tBy United Press)
AMSTERDAM, April 2s. Directly
contrary to the governments appeal,
the Socialist minorities in the reich
stag and the Prussian landtag passed
resolutions favoring general strike,
May lst, according to Berlin dispatch
es.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
Guardsmaa Shot
at Minneapolis
(By United Pressl

lBy United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS. April Is. - John
Kalkhoven, guardsnnn on sentry
duty at grain elevator, was shot
by two strangers whom he tried to
halt. The men escaped. kalkhoyen
was hit in the leg and slightly wound
ed
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
"a Ha Ba ~
EXTEND DANGER ZONE
iBy United Pressl

(By United Press)
W WASHINGTON, April 28. Great
Britain has extended its danger
zone" and has issued warning to
shipping of the fact.
~ "a "a "a
OPEN LETTER FROM
+. r. GRAHAM
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
HOUSE FAY0RS C0NSCRPT0N MEASURE BY VOTE Of 279 TO 98
Quake Destroys
Italian Villages
lBy United Pressl

ROME, April 2S. The entire viii
lage of Monterchi was destroyed by
an earthquake yesterday, according
to word received here today. Ten
We're killed and thirty injured.
Angjiari, San Sepocio and Citrena
and other villages We're damaged.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
U. S. Will Use
Guatemala Resources
(By United Pressl

(By United Pressl
GUATEMALA, April 2S. = The
government has offered the United
States the use of its territorial wat
ers, ports and railways for common
defense.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
is still in progress.
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is still in progress.
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PARIS, April IS. - Since April l6
,Nivell has taken 20,7S0 prisoners, IT'S
guns, 4l2 machine guns and 119 NOR
'tars. says the official statement.
The war office reports French raids
and German counter attacks in pro-
gress.
BERLIN, April %. - Tremendous
fighting along both the British and
French fronts, but with the enemy's
advance repulsed, is reported in the
official statement,