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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

The national debt of the United
States is $1,000, 600, 900. or $40 per cap
tia. or $40 per adult male; that of Ger
many is $4,000. 900, 900, or $3.50 per
capita, or $1,000 per adult male; that
of France is $14,OOO.0O0,OOO, orS$35O
per capita, or $1,4OO per adult male;
that of Great Britain is $15,OOO,000,-
600, or $3.50 per capita, or 1890 per
adult male; that of Austria Hungary is
1000, 100000, or $3.50 per capita, or
$640 per adult male; that of Russia is
$12. 200. 900, 900. or $50 per capita, or
1920 per adult male.
Calculating interest on the public
debt at per cent per annum and as
Stunning that the salaries of $40, 200, 900
per annum of emperors and kings and
the expenses of civil government
would be paid by women and from
other sources, the interest on the pub
lie debt would cost German male
adults ST. per annum, Frenchmen
$50, Britishers $3.50, Austrians
$3.50 and Russians $3.50. while in
the United States it would be but
$3.50.
When the war is over, says the Los
Angeles Times, will a working German
stay in Germany where he can earn
but $500 per annum, out of which he
must pay $72 for interest on the pub
lie debt. when by coming to the United
states he can earn $500, and pay only
$50 for interest? Not if he can man
age to cross the Atlantic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Those of limited understanding are
apt to ridicule what they cannot COM
prehend.
X x
Many drinkers who plan to stop
when they've had enough over esti-
mate their capacity
x X
The world demands originality and
then criticizes the independent per-
son as eccentric.
Y x
The edge of despair is often sharp
enough to cut out the past and make
place for a new start. .,-I .-
y X Y
The power of the proofreader is
becoming known in the land. They
are to be allowed to make corrections
in copy of state laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

cook about five minutes longer, add
stalk celery, cover all with about
pint of hot water, simmer about an
hour, add more water when necessary,
salt and pepper to taste. When done
there should be enough gravy to cover
the meat. Thicker with a heaping
teaspoon flour stirred into half cup
water. Meantime have a pound of rice
boiled and drained. Serve rice in
stead of potatoes.
Grilled Oysters-Put large piece of
butter into hot pan; when 1t smokes
drop in oysters, a few at time. When
oysters are Drowned remove to hot
dish and pour over them a sauce made
of the oyster liquor and melted butter
thickened with flour. Season with
Worcestershire sauce, salt and cayenne
and serve on toast. Garnish with pars-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

ty-five minutes. Break them apart.
Never cut when hot.
pop-Overs- Two eggs. two cups
milk, two cups flour, pinch of salt.
Beat eggs, then beat eggs and milk
together; last add flour and salt Beat
thoroly, turn into kissing hot pans
and bake thirty minutes in very hot
oven.
Corn Pone-Two pints corn meal,
one pint flour, one-haf cup sugar,
two tablespoons melted lard, two eggs,
one tablespoon salt. Mix meal, flour,
salt, sugar, then stir in lard, then the
eggs well beaten. Dissolve one tea
spoon soda in one pint sour milk.
Mix all together; bake. This makes
good-sized pone.
Pumpkin Communicating a pan
put one teacup sour milk or butter
milk, one heaping tablespoon lard
! (melted), two tablespoons sugar, scant
half teaspoon salt, one scant teaspoon
baking soda dissolved in a little water
Gf the milk is quite sour you will need
to use one teaspoon of soda); one tea
cup cooked and mashed pumpkin or
squash. Stir these ingredients well to-
gether and sift into the mixture one
and one-half teacups cornmeal, one
teacup flour and one heaping teaspoon
I making powder. Beat well, pour into
creased baking pan and bake in mod
crate oven until Drowned to suit taste.
! (Use less lard If rich buttermilk is
uSed.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

ried out by the greatest minds in the
universe equipped with supernatural
powers, things could not have been
whole or fewer mistakes have been
made
We have still to climb down from
the heights-the attitudes of inflated
prices and expanded money supplies
when the war is over, and it is impos-
sible to map out any direct process of
action but it is cause for the greatest
thankfulness that. as far as we have
gone, we have a condition wonderful
in it's newly acquired sources of ma
terial strength and financial fitness to
meet the problems of the future.
If we steer clear of conflict. the de-
scent to peace levels may not be as
serious as is sometimes contemplated
The action of the market in December
under the awe-inspiring effects of
peace prospects, may be some indica :
ton of happenings in the industrial
world when peace actually comes
There was most drastic decline ac-
companied by an enormous turnover in
ownerships, and yet this great trans
mutation was effected without disaster.
The public holders of securities were
so well fortified with the profits of
the last two years that, altho losses
were severe. there were no failures.
1t is fair to assume that the transfer
nation in the industrial world. which
will take place when peace conditions
actually materialize, will be met with
similar fortitude and absence of
| calamity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

here and I-hic-dunno which thang
my hat on.'
His wife laughed and said in sooth-
ing tones:
But, dear, you've got two hats,
haven't you? Hang one on each
rack and come on up to bed. 1 know
you're tired"
why, Mr.. Frontpew," exclaimed his
pastor, reprovingly, Il am surprised
and grieved to see you coming out of
a common liquor saloon
''Well-er-you see," stammered
Mr.. Frontpew, 'I-er-just stepped in
there to look in the mirror and see
if had a smudge on my nose
A little girl who was trying to tell
a friend how absent-minded her
grandpa was said: He walks around
thinking about nothing; and. when
he remembers it. he then forgets that
what he thought of was something
entirely different from what he want
cd to remember"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

Andrew Jackson's way of dealing
with European nations that inter-
fered with American shipping is re-
called by the Boston Transcript as fol-
lows: "Once the French cruisers,
during a war. seized or stripped some
American merchant vessels. alleging
contraband. Jackson sent a message
to congress recommending a law
authorizing the capture of enough
French vessels by our navy to make
up for the French seizures! The
French government threatened war
unless Jackson apologized. Did he
apologize? He did not. Standing to
his guns, the French government
came down and paid for the ships"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
How to Say "Venison."

We have noted methods of cooking
venison, but how should it be pro-
nounced-as a two or three syllable
word? Most of us pronounce it as if
spelled with ''z' and as it is derived
from the French venison, that is as it
should be. Shakespeare. it is true.
treated it as a trisyllable, and appa-
rentIy regarded the So as hard. for
in LAS You Like IT, the duke asks,
shall we go kill us venison?" But
his contemporary Chapman made but
two syllables of it. and that there
might be no doubt as to the pronun-
citation he favored, even spelled it pho
netically, thus-venzon. London
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

NO, 1 didn't" answered Bushy in
a very small voice. And then he told
Redhead all about how Father Beaver
had worried and how he had started
out to find their friend
Now, that's kind of you," said Red
head aplreciatively. and I'm sorry
you had such a bother for nothing"
1T wasn't a bother and it wasn't
for nothing" replied Bushy. i've
learned more than il / had taken a
long journey. My quest was success
full even if it didn't turn out as 1 ex-
pected; 1 found you and I learned a
lesson I'll remember
IF you search both far and wide,
Have a care before you roam;
Things you search for sometimes hide
Very close to home. &c Copyright
Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

Expenditures for education in 1914,
partly estimated, by the federal bu-
reau of education totaled close to
$500, 100000. An estimate, making
due allowances for the intervening
two years and for items necessarily
omitted, would easily bring the ma
TONS current educational expenditure
TO a billion dollars. Public elementary
schools cost in 1915 approximately
$500.OOO.000; public high schools.
100000; private elementary
schools. $50. 900; private secondary
schools, Sis, 900, 900; universities, col
leges and professional schools, $780,
100000; normal schools. 5000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

Health experts long ago declared
that kissing is a means of spreading
disease. Now hand shaking has been
placed in the same class by Berke-
ley, Cal, bacteriologist. If his discov-
cry shall place restraint upon the
politician and the man who desires to
Illustrate the strength of his grip, he
will have conferred a substantial ben
eft upon humanity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

The authorities have announced
that there isn't going to be any Nobel
peace prize this year. 1t will be added
to next years and thus form a little
nest egg of about $1OO,5O0. Here is
an opportunity for President Wilson
to do a little profitable business on the
side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
DINNER STORIES

The banqueter let himself in nois-
lily, and then he began to growl and
swear at a fearful rate down in the
hall.
What's the matter?' called his
wife.
Matter ish," the banqueter called
back, there's two hatrackS down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

Constitutions are troublesome but it
seems we must have them. The one
adopted by Kansas made thoro pro-
vision for its own perpetuation. If it
require eight years to obtain new
one it may as well be left alone. By
that time, taking into account the
rapid progress of events, we should
need a new one again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
IN THE NIGHT

IN THE NIGHT
He struggled down the twisting road,
Lost in the black, barbaric night;
Stumbling beneath bitter goad,
Crying Alas. There is no light!
His strength was gone; his spirit quelled.
He stopped, and in a desperate mood.
He raised his eyes 10, he beheid
The stars-a conQuering multitude.
Louis Untermeyer in Eyerybodys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

When a Kentucky mob starts out
after blood it is not over particular
whether the victim be a negro, pros
ecuting attorney, judge or a gov
ernor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

In seeking the cause of the destruc-
ton of the munition plant at Kings
land, N. J., the detectives should first
find the Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
The Table.

Economy Meat Dinner for Six Peo-
ple-Get about pound of round
steak, have butcher add a little suet.
Cut suet in small pieces, put into fry
ing pan over slow fire to extract the
oil; cut round steak in small cubes,
add to hot drippings, brown Che care
full not to let it burn), when nicely
brown add a pound of sliced onion,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

1t is suggested in Paris that the Rue
de Sifia in that city, named after the cap
ital of Bulgaria, have its name changed to
Rue de Serbia in honor of Frances Serbian
allieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Candies.

Candies.
Annie Taffies-Select red. juicy ap-
pies and insert in the core of each
meat skewer obtained from the meat
market. Make a tick syrup as Tor
butterscotch, and while it is hot dip
the apples in long enough to take a
thick coat of syrup; then place each
one on a buttered platter, a little
apart, to cool. Easy to make and
harmless for children.
Sugar Panoucha-Boil one-half cup
milk, one cup sugar and one-fourth
cup butter together; add a little cocoa.
boil again until it forms a thread
when dropped from tip of spoon. Cool
and beat edo not beat too long because
the candy will turn to SUGAR. Pour
on buttered pan; when cool cut in
squares. Put half of walnut on each
square.
|, Peppermint Creams@Dissolve two
cups granuated sugar in half cup
water. As soon as sugar is melted
take out spoon and boil sirup eight
minutes; then take from fire, add sew
en- drops oil of peppermint and beat
strip vigorously until it is thoroly
creamed. Drop it by teaspoonsfuls on
waxed paper, making each cream as
round as possible.
egg Boycott Cake
With the cost of everything so high,
here is an eggless cake recipe that
may help some.
Take three cups flour two CUPS
brown sugar and one-half cup oleo
Rub all together until it crumbs Take
out one cupfu1 and save for frosting.
Put one teaspoon soda and two
| tablespoons vinegar into cup and fill
up with water.
Wet the crumbs with this and pour
in creased pam
Sprinkle over the top the cup of
crumbs you had saved out and bake in
slow oven
Biscuit and Hot Breads.
Baking Powder Biscuits-Two cups
flour, two teaspoons baking powder,
one cup milk and water mixed, two
tablespoons lard or lard substitute,
one egg, pinch of salt. The desired
results cannot be obtained unless d.
rections are implicitly followed. Be
sure and handle dough as little as
possible and very lightly. Sift together
flour salt an6 baking powder twice.
Cut in shortening with silver knife.
Add milk ard water Gone cup); cut in
with knife again If a soft dough does
not result, add water until it does
Sprinkle entire amount with flour.
Pick out with Toured hands. Mold
into a loaf with very few strokes
Press down until about three-fourths
inch in thickness. Cut with silver
knife into squares biscuit size)- Bake
in hot oven twenty minutes or TWEEN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15

s A Pasadena, Cal, man is training
police dogs for army work. Are these
The dogs of war" that we have heard
about?
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
|NDETERM|NATE |. |SM|NER' $ TERM

Denying the motion for a new trial, Judge Stanford yesterday sentenced H. B. Miner, convicted by a jury of mau- slaughter, to not less than one nor more than 10 years in the state penitentiary at Florence.
 After deliverating for A hours the jury in returning it's verdict asked the leniency of the court.
 While I realize that this court is not in duty bound to follow the recom- mendations of the jury said Judge Stanford, in passing sentence, q am doing so in this instance, because believe that a verdict was reached only with the understanding that such rec concentrations should be made to this court, believing that this court was legally bound to follow such recommen- dation. But even under the circum- stances the best the court can do is to name an indeterminate sentence rang ing from the minimum to the maxi num-.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
KRUPP GUN GIVEN
 TO CONNECTICUT
(Hartford Courant)

Long before the great Krupp works started to turn out monster guns they made a twelve pound cannon of an- cient appearance and this gun present. ed by Henry S. Sanford, minister at the court of Brussels, Belgium to the state of Connecticut. This was in 1S61- The gun, dusty and creaking with its age. is now standing in a dark corner of the state armory basement, along side an ancient ambulance.
 It is in charge of the quartermaster's 8 department. Coptain Hanford L. Cur tis of the quartermaster's department said that he didn't know what disposf- tion would eventually be made of the relic, but he guessed it would remain where it is, for the present. On the top of the gun breach is engraved the words, hardly discernible, 'To the State of Connecticut by Henry s Sanford, Brussels, 1881"
 Col. NJ. J. Wise of the quartermas- ters department said the old gun used to stand on the grounds of the old arsenal on Windsor avenue. Then it was brought to the state armory and there it remained all these years.
 "A principal reason why the gun was never used in the civil war was that Connecticut had no ammunition to fit it." was the comment of Colonel Wise ''They sent us the gun but no shot"
 In the report Of Quartermaster Gen eraI William A. Aiken, dated April 1 1862, reference to the gun is made il the following words: 'The magnificen steel rifled gun presented and sent t the state of Connecticut by the Unite, States minister at the court of Brussel will be appropriately mounted Tn carriage is being constructed iron drawings received with the gun. It was intended to have it completed by tn first of May when it will be kept fol
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15

short time for general inspection at the manufactory of the builders, Messrs. G. and D. Cook & Co. of New Haven.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
POWDERLESS GUN FIRES BY GASOLINE
Birmingham Age-Hsraldl

A machine gun, which, in it's opera ton. requires neither gunpowder, cap or shell. is bound to revolutionize pres- ent methods of offensive attack, ac- cording to its inventor, w. M. Quick, a young man of Huntsville, Ala.
 MT. Quick and R. NJ. McLain, his as- sociate in the Quick McLain Machine Gun company, are confident that as soon as they are in position to give officials of the war department thor ough demonstration the gun will be perfected to the highest degree of ef- ficiency and adopted for use by the American army.
 The gun is fired by gasoline explo- sion. It has been thoroughly tested by it's inventors, and two hundred shots a minute have been accurately fired a distance of two hundred yards. Mir.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS
MAJOR LEAGUES ID
 PLAY FULL SEASON
 IN SPITE IF WAR
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 CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-There will be mo curtailment of the playing season, no slashing of the player limit, nor limitation of the training season in the major leagues next year. Tho club owners of the National and American leagues decided at their Joint meeting here today that there was no cause for alarm in baseball at present. They agreed that if the war forces them to retrench, it win be time enough to adopt a war policy when they actually face conditions next spring.
 The two leagues decided to open tho 1918 season on Tuesday. April l6 week later than last year and Co play a l54 game schedule, which has been tho program for years. The National league agreed to the Ameri- can league plan for the collection of the federal war tax. It was decided 10 collect only what the government imposes-three cents on bleacher seats, five cents on pavalion seats, eight cents on grandstand and ten cents on box seats. The leagues alsv decided to collect a ten cent tax on every free admission.
 There is every indication that the plan for a new division. of the worlds series prize, which previously had been opposed by President John son of the American league, will be adopted. President Johnson and August Hermann, president of the Cincinnatti Nationals and chairman of the national baseball commission, were empowered to decide on the advisability of adopting the scheme, which provides that the four first division clubs in the two leagues shall share in the purse.
 T was much impressed with the thought" President Johnson said to- night. "lt came from MT. Herr mann and I believe I shall vote for If. We propose to pool the worlds series money and also the receipts of city series, which will make rich prize
 Two baseball deals. one of which ri- Naled the famous sale of Alexander and killifer. the star Philadelphia battery, 10 the Chicago Nationals carly in the week, were made today. The transac- uons involved $75,0 in cash and nine players.
 Bullet Joe Bush. the star pitcher of the Philadelphia Americans. and his two teammates-Walt Schang, a catcher, and Outfielder Amos Strunk- were sold to the Boston Americans for s60.OO0 and Pitcher Vean Gregg, gsot- fielder kopp and Catcher Thomas.
 While baseball men were still blink ing in surprise at this trade, the St Louis Americans sold Outfielder Bert Shotton and Shortstop Lavan to Wash ington for $15,000 anw Pitcher Gallia The sale of Lavan caused no surprise as he and Second Baseman Pratt of the St. Louis club have a S100,000 suit pending against Phil Ball, president o1 the club. who is alleged to have charged these players with Having down." It is expected that a deal in- Volving Pratt will be made.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
Quick says that the gun can be made Ia fra hat1raora oieriat hitrdrad nd nna

Quick says that the gun can be made to fire between eight hundred and one thousand shots a minute.
 The invention will represent a re- markable saving in that it requires nc powder, no cartridge and no shell. Fur thermore, where as three men are nec- essary to handle one machine gun on the battle field at present, one man car handle thy ee of the Quick McLain guns.
 q will return to Washington within few days" MT. Quick said, "and will be prepared soon to give the war de- pertinent a demonstration. The de- pertinent has announced that 1t wall attend a demonstration as soon as we are prepared to give one. We feel confident that we have struck upon the idea and equipped a gun which will eventually mean a new era in offensive Warfare'
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
ARMY CALL KILLS RUN
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CHICAGO, Dec. 14-The annual sen- for run of the Central A. A. U., which was to have been held in Humboldt Park was called off today. The ma
 jority of local clubs have lost a large number of their stars to the army and the navy and could not get together enough-track men to enter full teams.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
FRATERNlTIEs PLEDGE AID
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Fraternal insurance society representatives in conference here today with Secretary McAdoo pledged their support to the governments war loan organizations, agree to form war savings associations among their members and to invest hereafter only in United States secur- tiles
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
GERMANY PREPARES
 FUR WESTERN DRIVE
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GENEVA, Dec. 14.-swiss travellers crossing the frontier from Germany tell of immense preparations going on there for an offensive on the western front. Ammunition, provisions and materials of every kind are being concentrated in upper Rhine towns, through which military trains pass frequently bound west. Ordinary freight traffic has been suspended for ten days.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB
 DISSOLVED BY WAR
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CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The whole basketball squad of the Illinois Ath- letic club, which won the national championship last spring, has dis banded and gone to the colors. Al Pressler, captain and forward, has enlisted and passed the examination for the aviation service. He will leave for San Antonio, Texas, within a few days. Harry Frieling also has applied for admission to the aviation service. Johnson and Slight are in the navy and Cochrane has applied for admission to that branch.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
HoLTZ IS FINED
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CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Theodore Holts was fined S200 today for reviling Pres ident Wilson. and Police Lieutenant Patrick Hogan, who had rebuked Dan iel Ecklund. a private citizen, for ar resting Holtz, was severely criticized by Judge Labuy.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
FISHER ENLlSTS
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 NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Ray Fisher, veteran pitcher of the New York Amer jeans, notified his club today that he has enlisted in the army.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-15
WORK TOO MUCH Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

CHICAGO, Dec. 14-Four of the orig inal eight women who began Tuesday a trial as letter carriers have sent in their resignations. it was announced tonight, and asked for jobs in the mail ing department instead of on the streets