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The Washington times., 1917-06-16
RAPS PRo-GERMAN PAPERS
Correspondent Asks Why They Are
Allowed to Continue.

correspondent Asks why IheJ HTe
Allowed to Continue.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
Why are papers that are decidedly
pro-German allowed to continue?
Viereck's Weekly is one. and there
are others too numerous to mention.
Take Viereck's Weekly as an ex-
ample. Before the declaration Of a
state OF war between the United
States and Germany this paper was
called the Fatherland. and its pur-
pose, as far as I could see. was to
aid the German nation in its war with
the allies. Now that war has been
declared between the imperial gov
eminent and our own, the name Of the
paper has been changed, but has the
policy OF the paper changed? For
merly II Bloated over the horrors OF
the U-boat warfare: now that II is
unable to show its satisfaction at the
numbering OF women and children IL
Is trying to make the people believe
that TO night with England Is a sad
mistake on our part.
II takes for an example the War
or the Revolution, when the English
hired Indians and Hessians to night
the founders Of our country. The In
dams at that time, not civilized. re-
sorted to barbarous warfare, but the
Hessians, the dear Hessians, raised in
the most educated part Of the world.
were forced to tight for the British
whether they wished to or not. be-
cause their ruler had hired them out
to night.
The colonies declared war on Eng
land for less than this. Yet you hear
many German fanatics or sympa-
thizers rave about the treatment OF
ireland at the hands OF the different
rulers OF England. But has the spirit
OF Ireland been broken like that of
the Hessians? II the Hessians or
amy part OF them had voiced an OBJ
lection, they would have been muir
dered and the rest cowed down by
the sight, and would have bowed low
with alteration to kiss the foot that
had trampled on them and their law
full rights
Has English history ever been
blackened by such horrors as the
Hun has perpetrated in the present
air raids over London,
deportation of Belgian residents.
sinking without warning OF passenger
ships?
Yet the Germans all give credit to
the Kaiser for the good things. and |
blame Germany's enemies for condi- |
lions for which they themselves are |
to blame. INTERESTED"
Good Hope, D. c.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16
THE POSSESSION OF A DEPEND

THE POSSESSION OF A DEPEND
ENT MULE SHOULD MAKE A
MAN EXEMPT. ANYHOW.
Sir: Ever since June IL. when /
registered for the military census,
have been wondering why a mule
owned by a man OF hfty-two or a boy
Of fifteen would not be as valuable
in a military way to our State as a
mule owned by a man OF eighty. Do
you know?
This has nothing 10 do with the
fact that a noted German authority
on bees bears the name Gerstung.
C. N. B.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16

The dispositions OF Constantine and
Nicholas should be included in the
next white book.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16
Takes Exception to Times Editorial
On "FoolIHh Talk From a Physician

Takes Exception to Times Editorial
On "FoOlIHh Talk From q PhysicIan.7
To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Your recent editorial, Foolish
Talk From a Physician" Is not fair. ]
have not read the address from which
you quote. but reading the quotation,
can not see that the physician, who
ever he may be, has stated any I'M
truth. Whether you or ] like II or
not, we can not alter the facts of ma
ture-the best We can do is to accept
them and make the most of them we
can.
To me. and think to all the physi-
clans TO whom the address was deliv-
ered-and II was delivered to physi-
clans, not to the general public-the
physician you so severely criticise
was simply enunciating the old doc
trine OF the corrupt tree not bringing
forth good fruit, and warning against
that emotional Imagination INDUCED
in by many, particularly novelists,
who fancy that from the conEenitally
degenerate and deformed there may
evolve the perfect.
From the quotation you have made
no one is jutified in ascribing to the
maker OF the address any other dec
laration than that the intoxicating OF
an unwise emotionalism for the con
CENTRALLY defective may entail the per-
petuation by propagation OF other con-
genital detectives. The physician
clearly had reference solely to those
born degenerate. not to those that be-
come subsequently degenerate or de-
fective by injury, or disease: he re-
feTred to hereditary degeneracy. not
to acquired degeneracy: the first is
transmissible to offspring, the second
is not transmisslble.
The crippled soldier will never be-
get one-legged infants or any other
deformities II he himself and his mate
be hereditarily sound. This Is the law
OF nature as we see II today. Do YOU
condemn us because we speak the
truth as we see II. or would you
rather that we cloak and Ensemble?
DIR NJ n
The Washington times., 1917-06-16

The function OF a court Is to trans
late into legal language the mental
confusion Of the majorities.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16

Sun rose t:t a. m Moon rises 2:iS > n
sun sets 7;3s .. m. Moon sets S:ll 4. N
Light automobile lamps At sos ,. N.
Observations At United States Weathar Bu-
reau stations taken at a. IA. today seventy.
nth meridian time.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16

TIDE TABLE.
HIGH TIDES. Low TIDES.
s:le .. n: height az i1:1 .. n: height a.
b:iS ,. m: height -
The Washington times., 1917-06-16
LOCAL rEMPERArUREG


AVerags temperature Tor thi8 data Tor D
last y years. -.
The Washington times., 1917-06-16
Much Building Necessary

But in order to get the soldiers back
to the land they must be provided
with houses on the land: 50 It is 60
ing to be necessary not only to build
extensively in the cities, but also in
The Washington times., 1917-06-16
War Questions

The Times receives every day
questions concerning service in
the war and other matters re-
lating to the war. In this column
the questions and replies to them
will be printed, as 1t is obviously
impossible to answer telephone
queries. All inquiries should be
mailed to
WAR QUESTIONS
The Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

15 per cent alcohol. 1t will not apply
to what are called in France "hygienic
beverages" such as wine, beer, cider.
1t will exclude all brandies. vermouths
and distilled liquors as they are now
sold.
A great many of the distilled liquors
testing more than Is per cent alcohol,
sit is anticipated, will be reduced SO
that their sale may be continued.
The prohibition will apply to all
whisky as well as rum and gin
Whisky drinking had grown i'm
mensely in France during the twenty
years preceding the war. American
as well as Canadian, Scotch and Irish
brands, have grown scarce since re-
strictions were placed on the trans
portation of unnecessary commodities
and prices have nearly doubled since
the total prohibition of all importa-
ton of alcohol in any form excepting
for the requirements of the munitions
factories
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
Big X. P. CELEBRATION
District Meeting of Lodge Will Be
Held Here February 10.

A district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias will be held in Topeka the
evening of February 10, to celebrate
the 53rd period of the founding or
the order here. A joint committee
from the three local lodges has charge
of preparations for the celebration
which will surpass anything of the
sort yet given by the order. The dis
trict included Shawnee, Usage, Wa
baunsee, jefferson and Jackson coun-
ties. Dignitaries frop the grand
lodge and from the supreme lodge
are to be present Brigham Young
of Ohio, former supreme chancellor,
viii. speak.
All K. P. lodges i'll the district are
invited to participate in the big affair,
and a largo list of candidates for in
itiation is assured. In May Topeka
will entertain the K. P. lodges from
all over the state. Six districts in Kan
sas celebrate the anniversary of the
order on the 18th, Kansas City, Wicn-
ita. Miltonvale. Kinsley. Yates Center,
and Topeka. A large number of K.
P.'s will be present on this occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

Paris, Feb. 3.-Since the govern
ment announced its decision to sup
press traffic in alcohol for the re-
mainder of the war, a number of sta
tisticians have come forward with fig
ures showing that the French people
may save 3,000,000.00O approximate
ly $600,0O0,O0O) francs annually to
help pay off the interest on the war
debt if the losses now incurred from
indulgence in alcoholic beverages are
completely eliminated. The figures
take into account not only the actual
cost to the consumer of alcoholic
drinks, but the cost of crimes due to
alcoholism, the distribution of char
tiles to victims of alcohol and the loss
of salaries thru alcoholic illness or
idleneSs.
French people drink altogether per
annum and per capita forty gallons Of
beer, twenty-five gallons of wine, five
gallons of cider, onexgallon of alcohol
pure or two gallons computed in al
coholic drinks, three quarts of bit
tiers similar to absinthe, and one quart
of liqueurs.
Wouldn't Prohibit Use of Wine.
The proposed prohibition of the sale
of alcoholic beverages will apply to all
those testing more than Is degrees or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
Auditorium at the University

The other day Alfred Noyes," says
a friend of the university, the world S
foremost living poet, spoke at the uni
verslty. Their auditorium seats 800
Their enrolment is over 3,4O0 Many
people from the state came to hear
him. Hundreds of students were
turned away as well as many people
from outside in the state. The OPP
portunity of a lifetime was lost to
these students to hear this distin-
guished visitor.
when President Taft talked at the
university it was necessary to with
hold the announcement of his ap-
pearance in order that the students of
the university might hear him. and
that the hall might not be filled up by
parties from the outside. The people
of Kansas are sending to the univer-
sity their boys and girls that they may
not only acquire a knowledge of some
special subject, but that they may
have the broadening information
and lecturers
Men of international reputation
who appear in Kansas City and other
places are delighted to speak, almost
without expense, to the Institution to
the 3,4O0 young men and women who
are to have so permanent a place in
to provide auditorium facilities abso-
lutely forbids this. The struggle for
seats at such times of this kind is no
great credit to the state. Kansas
should put her university in line with
other institutions of the country by
providing adequate auditorium facil-
tiles"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
Gage ark District
Mrs. Thos. J. Mackey. Phone 1901 XII.

The Community club will meet Friday
afternoon, February ,, from 3 until .. The
hostesses are Mrs. 7. +. Sheard, Mrs. c..
Burning and Mrs. Ed Carver.
The Booster club will hold a social Fri
day evening at the Gage Park school. The
proceeds will be used for sidewalks on the
south side of Gage Park district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kanatzer of Clear
water. Kan, are spending a few weeks
visiting their son, Jack, on Watson avenue.
The Live Wire society will meet with
Miss Charlotte Singleton Saturday eve
ming on Frazier avenue
Lloyd, son of Jack Kanatzer who has
been confined to his home the past two
weeks with rheumatism is much improved.
Grandma Porter has returned from an
extended visit in Colorado and is making
her home with her son, Dan, on West
Sixth street
Tommy Eaton is learning the paper
route of AZ and will help deliver papers to
its many patrons.
William Lowe of Kansas City, spent the
weekend with his parents.
proud parents of a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Henderson and
daughter Lucille, of Admire. Kan, who at
tended the editors convention spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Carver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
One Legislator Says He Doesn't
Know "Where He Is At"
Admits to Friend That Proceed
ure Is Mystery to Him.
HIS BILLS NOT ON CALENDAR
Can't Understand What Be-
comes of Blamed Things.
All His Information Cleaned
From Daily Newspapers.

One new member of the Kansas
house is waiting anxiously until the
legislature adjourns. He has spent
more than four weeks in Topeka as a
lawmaker and quietly admits he does
not know what 1t is all about Not
only is the new member puzzled, but
he is peeved and disguised.
Only the arrival of a friend from his
old home town brought out the con-
fession of the sorrows of new legis-
lator. The friend had come to Topeka
fresh from the old town with news and
gossip of all the community. In the
course of the visit, the man who had
left the bosom of his family to make
laws and protect the rights and prop
erty of the people. grew confidential
DO you know what's going on here.
George?" inquired the new legislator.
The visitor from back home thought
maybe it was some mysterious, COM
plicated. deep laid political plot which
the new member had discovered. So
he frankly admitted his ignorance as
to the inside workings of the legisla-
ture.
He Sits and Listens.
You haven't anything on me- said
the new member. 81 don't know eith-
err. Been here four weeks now and by
golly I don't understand it. Every
thing you try to do everybody else is
against. 1 sit here all day and listen
l.
paper in the evening and see where
lot of bills were passed and a lot of
other things done. was there all the
time, too. But blamed if 1 saw it,
The visitor from home asked if the
new member had secured the passage
of any legislation.
Lord; no. At least, I guess not"
said the new one. You know 1 came
here with a lot of good bills. too. But
where they are / don't know. One
of my bills was announced one day
from that desk up yonder. Then the
next day it went to a committee. L
conducted a searching party for it.
but didn't have a bit of luck. They
told me the bill had been re-referred
and then referred back again and
| then substituted After 1 got that
much information. 1 quit. See that
fellow over there
The legislator pointed to Frank L.
Martin OF Reno county. chairman of
the house judiciary committee.
We'll, that fellow gets up one day
and says. We have killed seventeen
out of eighteen bills and 1 rather
guess we should have killed the
eighteenth one, too That's the way
| they do things here. Everybody is
/ against everything everybody else is
for. 1 don't know what the thunder
it's all about and / don't mind telling
you. Say, how's Ann and the baby?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

standpoint of the officers and instruc-
tors of the university, but from the
standpoint of the $500 students at
Lawrence.
Respectfully submitted
SCOTT HOPKINS
Topeka.
MRS. JOHN A. EDWARDS,
Eureka.
r. c. RUSSELL,
Great Bend.
w. B. SUTTON,
Kansas City, Kan.
OLIVE THOMPSON,
Waterville.
]. w. GLEED,
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
Constipation Makes You Dull.

That draggy, Iistless oppressed feeling
generally results from constipation. The
intestines are clogged and the blood be-
comes poisoned. Relieve this condition at
once with DR.. Kings New Life Pills; this
gentle, non gripping laxative is quickly eff
fective. A dose at bedtime will make you
feel brighter in the morning. Get a bottle
today at your Druggist, 25c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

(Written for Topeka State Journal)
Hist! This is the song that the husbands
now hear:
"Oh, Honey the sport toys are lovely this
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

For First Glass and up to date Pain
less Dentistry, at the most Reasonable
Prices, consult
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
DRINK 'ER Down !
Average Frenchman Consumes
73 Gallons Booze Annually.
Bone Dry Nation Would Mean
Saving of $6OO,OOO,OOO.

Average drinks consumed, per
capita in France, per year:
40 gallons of beer
25 gallons of wine.
5 gallons of cider.
2 gallons of alcoholic drinks
quarts of bitters (absinthe).
1 quart of liqueurs.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21

exempted by said act Of Congresss)
are hereby required to secure on OF
before October /, 1917, a license
which license will be issued under
such rules and regulations govern
ing the conduct of the business as
may be prescribed.
Applications for licenses must be
made to the United States Food Ad-
ministrator, Washington, D. c., upon
forms prepared by him for that pur.
pose.
Any person, firm, corporation or
association, other than those herein
before excepted, who shall engage in
or carry on the business either of
importing sugar, manufacturing
sugar, OF refining sugar, or of
manufacturing sugar sirups or mo-
lasses after October /, 1917, without
first securing such license, will be
liable to penalties prescribed by said
act of Congress.
In witness whereof. l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed
Done in the District Of Columbia,
this 7th. day Of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and of the
independence of the United States
of America, the one hundred and
forty-sccond.
(SEAL) Woodrow Wilson.
By the President:
Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21
SAYS PHOSPHATES MAKE
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND
STRONG, HEALTHY, VICOR.
Gus, ROBUST MEN.

Physicians all over the world are
prescribing phosphates to build up
run down enemic conditions and
those who have treated their patti
ents with Argo-Phosphate are
changing thin, enemic women with
toneless tissues, flabby flesh, into
the most beautiful rosy checked
and plump round formed women
imaginable.
Atlanta. Ca. DR.. jacobson said in
recent interview that 80 per cent.
Of enema comes from nervous
breakdown which can only be cor
rected by supplying the necessary
phosphates to the nervous system
that is lacking in the food you eat,
and this can be quickly supplied by
taking one or two 5-grain Argo.
Phosphate tablets after each meal,
and at bed time. It will in MANY
cases make pale scrawney face ths
picture Of health in few days, I
have seen women that I expected
would have to be kept under treat
ment for months restored to perfect
health in one or two weeks time.
SPECIAL NOTICE-The Agro-
I hosphate recommended by DR..
F. H. Jackson contains phosphates
such as are prescribed by leading
physicians throughout the world,
and it will be found the most effec-
i've form for treating patients with
Nervous Dyspepsia, Stomach trou-
oles, Brain Fag, and Nervous Pros
ration. 1t will renew youthful vim
and vigor, and build up the whole
body. If your druggist will not sup
ply you with Phosphate, send
s1.00 for two weeks treatment, to
The Daily Review delivered to
our home 40 cents per month.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21
RED CROSS ISSUES MANUALS
ON MAKING SURGICAL
DRESSINGS

| Five hundred thousands Manuals
on the Making of Surgical Dressings
are being sent out from national
I headquarters to Red Cross chapters
throughout the country. The manu-
al was prepared by Dr. John \. Hart
we'll and a committee OF surgeons.
nurses, and lay workers on the basis
of the most recent hospital expert
ence, both in this country and in the
war zone Complete directions are
given for making the % standard
and special dressings now authorized
for shipment to base hospitals in
France.
The manual takes the place Of
previous publications by the Ameri-
can Red Cross and the national sur
gical dressings committee, which is
new national auxiliary of the Red
Cross. The high standards main
tanned in the last three years, before
the demands for dressings ran up to
many millions, have not been re-
Taxed. But DIR. Hartwell's commit
tee has approached the making of
dressings with view to simplifica-
ton. Directions for making each
gauze compress, absorbant pad, four
tailed bandage, and others are de-
signed to reduce the Red Cross
workers movements to minimum
and to meet war requirements from
the standpoint of economy in money
and labor.
The materials used in making the
dressings must conform to the stan
dards established by the woman's
bureau in Washington. Samples of
these materials have been distri-
buted to the chairman of Red Cross
chapters. Materials are purchased
by the chapters through the Red |
Cross divisional supply bureaus
Red Cross chapters throughout the
country have established over a
thousand workrooms where surgical
dressing classes are being held for
volunteers. The emphasis is laid on
the standard dressings asked for in
large quantities. Many of the larger
chapters are increasing their output
by using power machines for cutting
materials.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21

wholesome and paltable product at
less cost"
The excellence Of this new corn
has long been-but wrongly
ascribed to water-power and burr
stone grinding. The method of
grinding mas nothing to do with it.
Tae meal is good because it is fresh
and from the new whole grain. It
merely napp MS that in par-s OF the
South where the people krow and
appreciate the good quality Of this
fresh, sweet mead, it is ground
largely in the water-wheel mills
using the old-fashioned mill-stonos.
AS soon as the corn is ripe it is dried
in the sun and then used while it is
fresh and clean. In the CONNER
cial meals the germs have been re-
moved because the oil they contain
is likely to become rancid after stor-
age, and this tends to spoil the whole
product.
Americans, it is urged, are under
obligation to eat more corn, because
of starving nations and world
scarcity of wheat; yet Americans
are eating less corn than they ate
years ago. producing coun-
tries are the ones that should eat it,
because it is at its best when it has
not been transported long distances.
For all of these reasons, the United
States Department Of Agriculture
suggests that American families re-
turn to the simple-life ideal and
make their own corn meal and homi-
ny at home during the fall and win
ter months.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21
BILLIONS OF GERMS
600
Morgan City People Should Lear,
How to C.,,bat 'ih~,r.

You can fight off the billions of
germs which you swallow.
How about the uric acid which
your own system creates?
Can you conquer that, too?
Yes, if your kidneys work right
But if they don't, backache, dizzi-
ness or other symptoms.
Soon warn you of graver peril.
You must live more simply
That's what Morgan City has
found.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills to
strengthen your kidneys.
Easy to verify local testimony.
Read this case:
Mrs. Fahrenheit, Morgan City,
says: 81 have taken Doan's Kidney
Pills on several occasions when my
kidneys have been out Of order and
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21

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