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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

gets home from the honeymoon and
then. especially after the birth of the
first child, the husband and wife
start on different paths that go far
Their and farther apart until by middle
age they are hardly within telephon-
ing distance of each other.
The man has absorbed himself iq
business of which the wife knows
nothing. The woman has absorbed
herself in the children, in society. in
clubs of which the husband knows
nothing, and the result is that they
have got nothing even to talk about
and they bore each other to extinc-
ton.
If husbands and wives want to
make their marriage a success they
must keep it interesting. And to do
this they must work together, and
play together. They must do team
work. That alone makes for chum-
miness and conrad eship is the rock
OF ages on which the happy marriage
is really founded.
Don't argue, don't boss, play fair
and square, and play together; that's
the whole secret of how to be happy
tho married"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

have it that I Aught to take an aldsE-
manic nomination"
TOO young, sir-too young as
said.
'aFhe alderman from one OF our
wards was elected by only forty ma
jority. 1 can get majority OF lz4
il that ward
But you must have the nomination
first" was the sulky reply.
"Oh, the Daily Times will help me
t.. that for whatI can dig out OF the
cement bridge divvy two years ago
Is your advice to me. Mr., Andrews, TO
go into palitics?'
Il don't say yes. and don't say no"
Then Miss Nellie spoke for the first
time:
Il have also question to ask you.
father. Are you willing that | should
fall in love with a young politician :?
IF he is in politics to get the office
of city clerk. yes. If he's after my
aldermanship scalp as well as my
daughter, no. by thunder!"
Father. isn't it a better thing for
young man to be the son-in-law of a
politician than to be a politician him
selfe'
at strikes me that way" was the
thoug..tful reply.
And it strikes me that way, too"
added Mr.. Garnett.
And as the three of us are struck
alike"
And then and there two Of the
three went out of politics, and the
third one said he would have the
check ready at the wedding breakfast.
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate,)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Above each succeeding storm and
turmoil in Petrograd. Kerensky is ever
seen a triumphant figure. He waves
his hand and the elements of anarchy
and disloyalty subside, only to burst
out again with renewed vigor. Thru
1t all the Russian premier remains
calm but determined, while the world
looks on in wonder at his power. No
greater aggregation of discordant ele-
ments has ever been seen than that
which has been gathered in the Mus
covite capital since the revolution was
accomplished. With each recurring
outbreak of the opponents Of every
form OF law and order. Kerensky has
seemed to grow stronger. One by one
the opposing organizations have been
pacified or overcome. When the his
tory OF the Russian revolution and the
months following shall be written it
VIII read like nothing else ever before
recorded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Final returns. just completed and
sent to J. z. Morgan, treasurer of the
100000 pension fund for the sup
port of retired Episcopal clergymen.
show that the fund was oversub-
scribed nearly rs per cent, total sub
scriptions amounting to $S,712,00O.
Of this S5,164,555 has already been
psid. Missouri contributed $25. 629;
Arkansas, $2,O94; Texas, s45,156;
Kansas. $3.50; Oklahoma. s9,O2S. and
New Mexico. $4.O52. The church pen
sion fund is the largest of the kind
eyer raised, and, next to the Red Cross
hundred million dollar fund, the Iarg-
est charitable fund ever gathered in
America for any one purpose. Il took
just a year to do it. While five mil
lion dollars was the goal originally set,
it was announced from time to time
that an oversubscription was desired
In order to give the fund the soundest
hacking possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

The next administrator to be ap-
pointed, whether under the provisions
Of the food control bill or otherwise,
may be an administrator of labor. AS
things now are, the private enter
prises of the country are in ruino1s
competition with government con-
tractors who. having-a 'cost-plus' ba-
sis upon which to work, are draining
the factories and the mines and the
fields of laborers to whom excessive
prices are offered. The costs of coal
production. for instance. are steadily
mounting because unskilled labor is
being tolled off to the cantonments at
So a day; and many small mechan-
teal plant engaged in government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
THE NEW IIBERTY LOAN.

Bonds of the second liberty loan
can be purchased by filling out an ap-
plication blank made on the form pre-
scribed by the secretary of the treas
ury, which can be obtained from any
bank or liberty loan committee. and
sending it or having it sent to the
treasury of the United States or any
federal reserve bank or branch accom-
panied by the payment of per cent
of the amount of bonds applied for.
These applications must reach the
treasury department. a federal reserve
bank or branch thereof, or some in
corporated or trust company in the
United States on or before the close of
business October 81. 1917 Practical
ly every bank in the United States will
willingly receive these applications
and handle the whole transaction of
the purchase of bonds for any sub
scriber.
A purchaser may pay in full for his
bonds at the time of making his apph-
cation or if he so prefers, he can take
advantage of the installmept plan and
ray per cent on application, l 8 per
cent on November Is, 1917, 40 per
cent on December Is. 1917. and the
remaining 40 per cent on January Is,
1918.
Altho so far as the government is
concerned the purchase price for the
bonds must be paid as above, nearly
every bank in the country will make
arrangements by which liberty loan
bonds can be paid on an installment
plan providing for weekly or monthly
y; yments. and a great many employ
ers will make the same arrangements
for their employees.
Payment can be made to the treas
ury department or to any one of the
federal reserve banks, but purchasers
are urged to make their payments to
the banks or other agencies with
hom they placed their subscriptions.
1t is believed that the second liberty
loan, like the first issue of liberty loan
bonds, will be heavily oversubscribed,
but no matter how largely oversub-
scribed, the policy of distributing these
bonds as widely as possible among the
/ eop.a of the country will be followed,
and every subscriber to an amount not
greater than $1,000 is sure to receive
the bond or bonds subscribed for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
NEW HELP IN THE FIELD.

Unity of sentiment and purpose of
the people of the United States in
doing whatever is necessary or posi-
ble to win the war has had no better
illustration than in the action of the
knights of Columbus. That organiza-
ton is working side by side with the
Young Mems Christian Association in
the army camps and environments.
One of the striking features of the or
der's entrance into this work is the
fact that it is beyond and outside the
scope of effort ever before undertaken
by this organization until times very
recent. A large part of the work is
entirely new to its members and Off
GERS.
It is an added reason for praise of
the Knights of Columbus endeavors
to point out that only a short time ago
they had no prior experience ready at
hand to be turned to their present pur-
pose. In the Catholic church which
either has not felt or has not discov-
cred, in more than a very few cities,
the need of an organization similar to
the Y. M c. A, no association of its
kind existed. The church itself suf-
feed to the religious life of it's COM
municants: similar social advantag es
were offered in one way and another;
but the Knights of Columbus. before it
took up this war work, was concerned
with activities quite different from it,
They had, however, a thriving or
| &c nization; and it was to them first
Of all, among American Catholics, that
the appeal seemed to address itself to
share in the work very much needed
on the Mexican border when the mo-
bilization was ordered there only a
few months more than a year ago.
The response was immediate. Indeed,
1t was due to the good opinion, widely
, held at the war department, concern
ing the excellence of recreation centers
provided by the knights in Texas and
New Mexico, that the department nat
urally turned once more to this order
on the outbreak of the present war,
/ for the renewal of similar service
here and in Europe.
Coupling with this official request
the prompt recognition of the Catho-
PIC people and hierarchy that the
Knights were especially suited to full
fiji it, the groundwork for a signal
success was all provided The only
thing else that was needed was the
patriotism and loyalty of the Ameri-
can Catholics to make the whole cam
paign a success.
Within no more than ten days time
during the month of July, a fund OF
100000 was raised. 1t is constant.
" being increased. and Knights of Co
lumbus buildings have already beer
installed at eighteen camps and can
comments while others are nearing
completion. Such is the progress o.
the first few months of a new activity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

u ork taken at fixed price is suffer-
ing from the same condition. A man
With a -'cest-plus" contract would
rather pay high wages than not, be
cause his 10 per cent is thereby made
larger in amount. But the man who
mas contract taken on competitive
basis cannot afford to swell his pay
roll Clearly. an administrator of la
hor is necessary if industrial condi-
tions are to be remedied-"stabil ized,
we believe is the word just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
THE SEARCHLIGHT
latest News from the Fields OF
SCIENCE. EDUCATION INVENTION
Sanitary soap Bubbles

A recent invention has made the
blowing of soap bubbles as safe and
sanitary as drinking pasteurized milk
No longer need the youngster steal the
soap from the laundry for his bubbles.
Instead he uses tiny paper tubes pur-
chased from the nearest drug store
Thse tubes contain a small piece of
sterilized soap at one end. The tube
is dipped in a glass of clear water.
Nor is there any danger of the child's
cutting himself on a broken pipe, as
the tube is so constructed that it col
lapses under pressure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
ON SPUR RE Fl MOMENT
Higher.
BY ROY X. MOULTON


(Paris cable announces that dress
makers there have decided to use only
Az yards of material in a gown in
stead of " yards.)
The skirts will be higher next season
The shortage of dressgoods is felt.
There seems to be no valid reason
Why the skirt shouldn't soon be belt.
Each time there's a battle in Flanders
And the makers of cloth fear a pinch,
Regardless of gossip and ISLANDERS,
They cut off the skirts one more inch
They say long war is before us.
Fen now the fair girls ON the street
Look like a Ziegfedian chorus.
Pray hurry that German defeat.
Mr.. Hoover has not urged US to
conserve the food for thought No
OF that sort of food to go around, and
the longer the war lasts the more
plentiful it will be.
An Indiana woman married to, and
divorced from, the same man seven
times finally shot HIM the other day.
Probably there was no other way to
set rid of him,
If we ever foreclose our war loans
we will become the United States OF
America and Europe.
The Kansas City Star says: -. Full
Ter Gloom. of Winfield, Kan. has
been appointed to the second officers
training camp at Fort sheridan, M
If properly peeved, he ought t.
spread considerable discomfort alona
the German line in France
For the Family.
We had an egg the other day
We thought we were i'll heaven.
To make it do We scrambled it
And served If IN our savpn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Glohe1

IFrom the Atchison Globe
When a man offers odds it is a sign
he thinks he has a cinch.
AS one grows older he loses his in
terests in stunts Intended to be clever
A mans way of looking for any
thing is to scream at his wife that he
can't find it.
Look after your disposition or it
will be bringing you home on the rim
half the time.
If a woman has a good figure. her
clothes are meant for emphasis rather
than concealment.
Real philosophy should be a code
Whereby poor people could be happy,
though poor, and rich people could be
happy though rich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

having fun! Why didn't you call me ?
/ didn't know you were in such a
rush about repairing that dam"
And then she noticed how Father
Beaver had cut the tree up into short
pieces.
II never saw you do that way be-
fore" she asked in puzzled voice,
why did you cut the pieces so short?
Father Beaver couldn't for the life
OF him, think of an excuse; and he
wouldn't tell about his raft, so he
just pretended he was sound asleep
-(Copyright-Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Ed Howe's The Story of a Coun-
try Town" has been brought out in an
illustrated edition by the Harpers.
Earlier editions of the book have been
widely read in Kansas. Mr. Howe's
admirers, and there are many of
them, probably will increase in num-
her as the result of the placing of the
new edition before the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

The recent activity of the depart
ment of state in giving publicity to the
ong-continued G er m n intrigue
against the United States may cause
feeling of curiosity as to why this
Information was so long withheld from
the public. 1t must have been in the
governments hands a long time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hints.

Menu Hints.
(Meatless Day)
BREAKFAST
Usage Melon
Corn Cakes with Maple Syrup.
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Dreamed Eggs
Tomatoes on Lettuce with French
Dressing.
Bran Rolls. Peanut Butter.
Fresh Plums. Water Crackers
Swiss Cheese.
DINNER
Hot Stuffed Peppers.
Baked Potatoes
Dreamed Wax Beans
Salad of Celery and Raw Carrot.
Cranberry Conserve
White Bread. Butter.
Cream Pie.
War Coffee.
Two quarts of bran, one cupful Of
molasses, one quart of corn meal or
corn that is dried in the oven. then
shelled and ground in a coffee mill
Mix thoroughly, working together
resembles brown sugar, then spread
in a large baking pan to brown in a
slow oven, stirring very often. SO IL
does not scorch or burn When done
1t is a rich seal brown in color. In
making the coffee use two table,
spoons and cup and a half of water
per person. Roil the coffee for is
or more minutes Use hot milk. II
cream is not at hand, and serve hot
This makes satisfying as well as a
healthful drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Senator Carey promises plenty of
coal at reasonable prices. He is un-
dertaking a bigger job than getting
the state fair away from Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Copyright. 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate.
Incl
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
SCHWENK HURLS WE'LL
 CHICKS WIN OVER WARES TRAVELLERS

Little Rock, Ark, September 1.--Little Rock could do nothing with Vance's
 pitching until the final inning today
 and lost to Memphis, ? to l.
 In the ninth Covingtcn singled and Walsh tripled, but two were out and Stutz ended the game with weak
 grounder to the pitcher. Memphis won in the seventh. when Wick singled Rratch walked, and Dohard beat out a
 bunt, filling the bases with none out,
 Beairs single and Manda's sacrifice fly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
JOHNSON ORDERS
 GAMES SPEEDED

Chicago, September 1.-Ban games in the American league will be speed ed up hereafter, according to Presl. dent Johnson, who has instructed his umpires not to tolerate any unneces sary delays.
 The order today is the outgrowth of a complaint made by President Com siskey of the Chicago Americans who said that protests of some managers and players about the condition of the ball in recent games has made it nee essary to play two hours or more.
 President Johnson said he would en force the rule against the discolora- ton of the ball. but he has given out no bulletin on the shine ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

balance, 30 per cent, to go to the clubs. This 70 per cent to be divided as fol- lows: Sixty per cent to go to the win ming club. and 40 per cent to the losing club. The players to participate in only the first four games and the receipts from all games played over four are to so to the clubs. less the 10 per cent for the league and other incidental expenses as mentioned above.
 WINNERS GET MOST No. G The players fund is to be equal ly divided between the players and man. agers on the basis: Sixty per cent to the winning club and 40 per cent to the losing club. The club fund to be equal " divided between the eight clubs of tho Southern association.
 No. 6. The league is to pay the salaries of the three umpires and secretary, as agreed upon by the committee.
 No. !. The Southern association rules to prevail, especially regarding fines, which shall be deducted from the amount due the player.
 SCHEDULE OF GAMES No S. The games are to be played in tho following cities
 If New Orleans wins the pennant, the first game is to be played in that city on Sunday, September Is; second game in Birmingham Wednesday, September IS; third game in Atlanta, Friday. Septem- Der 2l; fourth game in Atlanta Satur- day, September 9; fifth game In Memphis, Sunday, September g; sixth game in city which has largest attendance, on Monday. September ai. and seventh game in city that wins the pennant
 If New Orleans does not win the pen- nant, the first game Is to be played in Memphis Sunday, September 16: second, third and fourth games to remain as above: the fifth game to be played in New Orleans on Sunday, September B. and the sixth and seventh games to re- main as above.
 No g. In case of rain. any conflicts. de- tails, etc, not covered iis plans adopted by the committee, the chairman is to decide.
 The committee:
 R. H. BAUGH, Chairman.
 CLYDE SHROPSHIRE.
 THOMAS R. WATKINS.
 FRANK T. PARKER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
CRACKERS AGAIN
 DEFEAT PELICANS

New Orleans September 1--Atlanta took the lead in the Southern association pen nant race today by defeating New Or leans by the score of to o. The start of the game was delayed nearly an hour rain and was called after seven innings had been played on account of darkness. Bressler held the local batsmen to three hits while the visitors had little diffi- culty in solving Smiths delivery. Man ager Dobbs was sent from the field when he protested against the umpire's ruling on a foul strike. Score:
 NAVY nrlao D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
GUN CLUB SHOOT

pr. Frank Majors made a most phs- nomenal record. breaking the entire pros gramme without miss, thus winning the 50- target race This IS the most phenomenal record ever made on the present grounds of the Birmingham Gun club, and the first record of 1oo or more straight in over three years on the los cal grounds in practice.
 Majors was followed by Fletcher. who broke AZ in the 50-target race and 9s in the 100 T. K Lee tied Fletcher in ths 5o-rarget race but did not shoot ths
 loo Score-50-target race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

ball throughout.
 Ralph Comstock hurled the shutout ball for the Barons in the first engagement The Gulls made strong effort to Win but found Comstock's work on the mound too effective. Pope hurled for the visi- tors and wild1~ss, coupled with timely hitting, accounts for his defeat
 The second game was somewhat of a farce, speeded by both teams to get in a full game befre the rain started The Barons gathered a tally in the second and third rounds and when rain threatened began to get out Intentionally. The Gulls didn't offer much resistance and worked in harmony with Moley's men.
 MILLIGAN WORKS WELL
 Markus Milligan did the twirling for Moley in the second game, opposed by Dink Ching, product of Spring Hill col lege. The Barons didn't hit Ching so hard, but they found no difficulty in tal- lying twice, which proved sufficient to win the game.
 For six innings in the first game the Barons and the Gulls battled, n ~ her be- ing able to cross the pan until Pope grew
  passes, coupled with infield outs, which produced one run.
 Mcdonald walked to start the sixth and stole second. Sheehan also walked and Southworth sacrificed the runners bag. Johnston went out Pond to Pope, on hard hit ball. Mcdonald scored on the rap Smith and Coomps walked but Dun ran flied to center.
 BARONS SCORE THREE C
 In the eighth the Barons tailed trio and cinched the game. Sheehan walked and took second on Southys inneld out. He scored on Johnston's S single to center. Doc swiped second and scored on Red Smiths double to right field. smith crossed the pan on Pat Duncan's safe wallop to center.
 The Gulls had runners on the paths in several innings but never seriously threat ened except in the ninth, when they had runners on third and second with only one down.
 The Barons scored once in the sec 6ond inning of the second game when Johnston walked and smith was hit by a pftclpsd ball. Coonlbs sacrificed and Doc talied on Duncans intield out. The next run was scored on hits and infeld outs.
 PLAYED QUICKLY
 The third and fourth innings were played in record time. The teasns ran off and on the field, although the Gulls ioafed at times. The Barons got three hits Tn the third inning but ran until they were tagged out on the paths. No sooner had the game been legally played than nara downpour began which caused postpone ment of further play
 Interest in the games was lar below part, and although fair sized crowd Witnessed the clashes, it was not gath ering up to the standard Saturday crowd. The Gulls were woefully weak and 1t IS easy to understand why every team to stoppose them lately has made clean sweep of the series.
 The double defeat which the Rarons ad- ministered yesterday made it IS consecu- five losses. The Gulls play Atlanta next and come back to Redwood the latter x,art of tha week for four more games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
MRS. LIFTS RETAINS
 WESTERN HONORS BY
 WINNING IN FINALS

Chicago September 1-Mrs F. c. Let's of Indian Hill retained her title as champion of the women's Western Golf association. defeating Miss Elaine Rosen- thai of Ravisloe. north and south cham pon, in the finals at Flossmoora Equntrv club today, up and to play SfCN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
BOXING CARNIVAL AT
 AKRON IS CALLED OFF

Akron, O., September 1.--Bernie Strapp, promoter of the Labor Day boxing car nival here called the show off late today when Jack Britton of New York, substi- tuting for Ted Lewis of England, in a
 12-round contest agaist Johnny Grif- fiths of Akron, wired Strapp he could not fill the date on account of illness, and Griffiths refused to box another substi-