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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

said, bring gaudiness and extrava-
gance; but taste, with little means,
can work wonders in a home. Home
appointments should reflect person.
ality without mediocrity, individuality
without eccentricity, and quality with
out extravaganza.
THE home designed by a compe-
tent architect and furnished by an
owner with mediocre taste is like q
full dress suit in a dairy lunch con-
tinued Mr.. Hekking. And a home
furnished by an expert, with an un-
appreciative owner for an inhabitant,
is like a necklace of pearls around a
Jersey cow. Art in good taste-as
Whistler said--is something that no
princely palace can depend on or
pauper's shack be safe FROM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

serve organization. Less than half that
number have been appointed so far
The east and north ana central south
sections of the state have made a re-
markable. showing in the preliminary
work
The boys working reserve is to be
organized among the young men of
the state between the ages of 16 and
p with the special purpose of caring
for the increased crops of Kansas in
1918 and to take the places of men
that have been called to war
W. L. Porter, city commissioner, has
been named as state manager for
Kansas and is now busy trying to get
all the communities of the state I'M
der the supervision and direction of
public spirited persons County and
city school superintendent have been
appointed as local managers in most
districts of the state-excIuding the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
CALLS JUDGE "RALPH"
Boy in Orphanage Writes Asking To
Be Discharged.

If being familiar will get anyone
anywhere Theodore Nichols, a Topeka
lad in the Orphans home at Atchi-
son, will get out of the orphaLage. In
a letter written to Ed Rooney, former
probation officer. Theodore encloses
the following note to Probate Judge
Ralph H. Cav:
Dear Ralph:
1 hear you are a good judge and 1 be-
lieve it, too.
l would do all I could to help my mother
If 1 could only come back home. My sister
has tried to get me out of here but she
cannot as long as her husband has sold
his shop. l will close for this tiIue.
From your old friend,
THEODORE NICHOLS.
Theodore's mother, who lives at
Curtis and Van Buren, streets. is
obliged to work for a living. While
Theodore lived in Topeka he fell in
with some older boys who induced
him to become a persistent truant
from the school room. Ed Rooney
was probation officer then. Theodore
has opened a correspondence with
Rooney since he became a state ward
and Rooney is trying to get him out
of the Atchison home. Theodore was
advised to use his influence with
Judge Ralph H. Cav and that called
for the Dear Ralph" letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
THEIRENKER HOTEL
Granted "a Charter to Do Business
Here.

The Renker Hotel company has
been granted a charter at the hands
of the state charter board. The COM
pany is capitalized at 100000 with
100000 preferred and 100000 COM
mon stock Among assets of the
company is an option on lots at Tenth
and Kansas avenue.
According to recent statements OF
]. F. William Renker, who is a dealer
in oil properties and who is back of
the proposed Renker hotel at Tenth
street. the hotel will be built at Tenth
and Kansas avenue. The incorP ora
tors of the company are: ]. L. Bowl
ing, Omaha; j. F. William Renker,
Robert Stone, James Wall and r. NJ.
Mcconnell, Topeka.
The company says it will offer pre-
ferred stock at $40 a share and COM
mon stock at 81 per share.
This is the second hotel project
inaugurated in Topeka and has no
connection with the North American
Hotel company which has several no
tells in operation and several others
under roof and which will be opened
next spring; and to whose stock prom
inent Topeka people have already sub
scribed over 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH
Chance for Home Economics, Prof.
w. NJ. Hekking Tells Teachers.

That the public school teacher of
home economics has a golden oppor-
tunity to encourage American youth,
during the impressionable age OF their
adolescence, TO study one or more of
the fine arts in addition to the letters.
was the essence of w. NJ. Hekking's
talk before the household arts round
table this afternoon. Mr.. Hekking.
who is professor of drawing and
painting at the University of Kansas,
talked on Applied Art in Home
Economics
The character of a home depends,
Mr.. Hekking said. on the individual
taste and the economic success of the
owner and the size and age of his
family Means without taste,'' he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
NEW CHIEF FOR ITALY
Create Military Committee of Allies
for Italian Front.

Italian Army Headquarters, Nov. 9.
-(By the Associated Press. 1.-The
conference of British. French and
Italian representatives has resulted in
the creation of a permanent inter
allied military committee. New lead
ership for~the Italian army has been
provided.
General Cadorna. who has been in
supreme command of the Italian army
since the beginning of the war, has
been given a place on the new COM
rnittee-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
SCHOLARSHIPS MEET
Banquet of Kansas Club at Chamber
of Commerce Today.

An informal banquet and meeting
of the Kansas SchoolmasterS Club, an
organization of Kansas educators, wa s
held at noon today at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms. No program was
followed and the purpose of the get
together meet was to renew old ac-
quaintanceships. The club was or
gained at the teachers convention
several years ago and the membership
is made up of Kansas high school and
college professors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

larger cities where very little re-
Spouse has been made to the call for
organization.
The first meeting of appointed d.
rectors and supervisors of the re-
serve organization will meet in the
commission chamber at the city build
ing at o'clock this evening. Prelim-
mary plans for the work to be done
this winter will be explained and fur
Their organization will probably be eff
fectAd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

the occupation of railway stations
and government institutions. The or
ders are promptly obeyed by the
troops and the red guard. Detach-
ments of sailors are arriving from
Kronstadt, while a cruiser and two
torpedo boats are anchored in the
river near the Nicholas bridge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
TAKE OVER GOVT PROPERTY
Orders Carried Out by TrOOps-Head-
quarters Lively Scene.

London, Nov. 9.-Scenes in and
about the Smolny institute, the head
quarters of the workmen's and SOL
diers' organization in Petrograd and
OF the revolutionary committee are
described in a Reuter- dispatch dated
Thursday as follows:
THE Smolny institute presents a
scene of extraordinary animation
There is a perpetual coming and go
ing of representative from the prov
inces participating in the congress,
delegates on the way to convey orders
to soldiers, sailors, militia and the red
guard.
"A strong armed guard occupies
the interior and surrounds the build
ing, while several armored motor cars
bearing anti-craft guns are stationed
on adjacent streets to insure the pro-
lection to the headquarters.
Lenine Arrives.
1.-The gardens around the institute
are filled with motor cars with which
to carry the delegates around the
town. Nicolai Lenine, accompanied
by his lieutenant, Zinovieff, received
an enthusiastic reception on his ar
rival. They We're scarcely recognized
Lenine having shaved off his mus
tache and Zinovieff having grown a
beard
From the institute the revolution
AIRY committee is issuing orders for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
GROCERIES

GRAPEs-Tokay, Fancy (from fresh
car just I'M, to h. square
HoNEY-Rack, i9c: strained, b. . . zoe
EGGS-Strictly fresh, dozen. ....... .3Sc
BAKING SODA-Arm and
Hammer. Toe package. .......5c
FLOUR-Rye, 915-lb. sack. ........6 Csc
FLOUR-Graham. 91A lib sack. ..... Soc
PUMPKINs-No 3, large cans,
Tor Observation-Disclosures .23c
VINEGAR-white, Distilled.
gallon Observation-Disclosures. .20c
OATMEAL-Steel cut, 3 lbs. for. Csc
COFFEE-Fresh Rio. lb.............I5 e
santos. ID ------.------- -SOc
SORGHUM-Large No. 10 can.......75c
DILL PICKLEs-New. large
size, dozen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .2Oc
CABBAGE-Fa Fancy Northern. b., .2Ac
WHEAT GERM-,Breakfast Food,
GID sack OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sac
TURNIPS-These are fine, peck. I5c
FLOUR-Big T, highest patent,
4s-lb- sack ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S2.75
OSIONs-Red, medium size. peck - 4Oc
POP CORN-Shelled. 2 lbs. for. - :. .25c
WASHING POWDER-Hippo,
&c packages, 6 for. .................2 5e
COFFEE-"Turnsti (our own
brandt, lb. pkg. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27c
Walter Bakers,
42-lb. cake ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS zoe
FRASER BROS. Phone i
GROCETERIA geo
Sixth and Jackson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
HoRsERADIsH-Fresh grated,

HORSERADISH-Fre grated,
BEEF-Plate boil, lb. ......... .1214c
Rib Roast boned and rolled, lib. 80 .22c
Sirloin Steak extra quality, lib. =. 25e
PORK-Pork Chops, lb.........sSc
HAM SAUSAGE-lb. ...............-25 c
COMPOUND-5-lb. lots, per Id. csc
SALT FISH-Lake Herring, lbs. 15c
HAMBURGER-Our own make, Id. lie
BUTTER-Plain wrap. III. -43c
Meadow Gold Butter. lib. ......... -4tc
CODFISH-1-lb. package. III. csc
Observation-Disclosures each $500. sc
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
The SOuth'S Responsibility.

Mr.. Clifford Pinchot states the agricultural
problem of the in true we'll striking
fashion when he says that if the conflict lasts be-
yond another year, ut will be settled by the
who pillow the soil Of the Southland" Our allies
as we'll as the Central Empires already under
iron test Of their powers of economic endur-
ance. For nearly three years England and France
have been compelled to concentrate all their
giles on military needs and they will be compelled
to continue doing to the end 1t is for America,
therefore, to supply the foodstufs and other neces-
saries without which the Entente nations who
fighting battles at the front cannot stand up
under the ever-increasing economic strain.
But America cannot meet this responsibility if
West and other regions for upwards of a billion
dollars worth of grain and meat and other basic
commodities. Every surplus bushel of wheat and
every surplus pound of meat which the West can
produce will be needed for the manufacturing CEN
tiers and for expectation. II the Southern States
raise their food necessaries, they easily
do by turning their fertile resources to energetic
use, they will release for the needs OF our allies
more than a billion dollars worth of food for each
year the lasts; and in a prolonged contest
hat contribution would prove decisive.
Hence the supremacy patriotic well the
premely practical duty of Georgia and its neigh
Dor States to make themselves, nearly posi-
BILE, self-sustaining.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
. TIME MASTERS BY H. Addington Bruce

But tfathey do not respond favorably, II they
plead that they are too busy" too tired, II
they otherwise seek to excuse themselves hence
forth give them wide berth Keep away from
them. Let them clearly understand that their atti-
tude is not the attitude you would expect from a
true lover Of his country. And pass the word toI
other friends to try then out as you have tried
them. - ts3 -71>r ~
Somebody else may be more successful with
them than you have been. 1t may be that some
other friend of theirs knows better how to appeal
to them than you do.
Give them this further chance to get into line
with the patriotic workers. If they persist in
fusing to get into line and persist in wasting their
time as before, let the policy of all be to leave
them severely alone.
No afford to shirk today. No
afford to encourage Sinking in others. And
habitual time wasters in this period of crisis,
shirkers of the first order. Treat them such.
But, again urge, be first of all to make
certain that they wrapped up in themselves
be unwilling to do any work for their country
Don't adopt the harsh method of Iostracism until
the gentler one of persuasion has failed.
If you can by persuasion induce them to bestir
themselves, they will work twice as we'll as they
would IL reluctantly forced into work by hostile
public opinion. Give them the benefit of every
doubt until you know that further effort by persua
sion is useless.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

TTABITUAL wasting of time is always vicious
II Today, with the nation confronted by the
- heaviest tasks in its history, am tempted
to call it a crime.
The habitual time waster-such as the street
corner loafer the store lounger the club idler the
parasitic whose hardest occupation is to
find agreeable means of amusing herself-has al
ways been out of place in efficient society. To-
day the habtua time waster is doubly out of place.
When the toilers, and women, are called
on to- intensity their efforts for the common good,
should the time MASTERS be permitted to go on
wasting time? Are they privileged beings, exempt
from the responsibilities of, the rest of mankind?
thousand times, No.
Possibly in not all cases can they be .dragooned
into helpful activity But in almost all cases they
can be shamed into it by the force of an indignant
public opinion.
Time MASTERS proverbialy hunger for company
Having few resources within themselves they must
needs depend other people to keep them en-
tertained. Here is the opportunity to rouse them
to their duty.
Let those who have time MASTERS among their
friends acquaintance tactfully suggest to the
MASTERS the great desirability of busying them
selves in patriotic work of some Sort If they res
pond favorably to the suggestion, we'll and good.
Cooperate with them heartily, transform their
newborn interest into enthusiasm, assist them to
make their efforts really count.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Put the L0afers to Work.

AT time when every American citizen
should be doing something for his country
there should be no sympathy with Ioafers The
police should make their campaign against
this gentry thorough. The navy wants men,
the army wants men, needed in the
foodstufs campaign-and street corner deni-
zens should be made to get busy at something
useful. What an army could be raised If all
the loafers were made to drill! And drilling
would be a good thing for them; maybe 1t
would teach them that there is something
better than killing time.-Savannah Morning
News.
This sound and seasonable advice should be
put into Statewide South-wide and nationwide
practice. An unsparing and persistent campaign
against loafers in every American town and city
would have results Of tremendous value if con-
ducted as 1t easily could be, in connection with the
demand for agricultural labor and army recruits.
The passage of the selective draft bill will have
wholesome effect no doubt in turning to the farms
large number of loiterers. But the draft bill is
not designed for that purpose indeed, it is not de-
signed primarily to reach the slackers but rather
to safeguard the productive industries while
great army is being raised There will be thou
sands OF habitual idlers whom the draft will not
bring into service because they will be beyond the
military age or will lack physical fitness. All these
ought to be put to some sort of useful work.
and legions of them will be, II police efforts to
them down and line them UP are duly vigorous.
Chief Jet has started campaign to this end
in Atlanta, and the results will be as wholesome in
a moral as in an economic The confirmed
loafers and Migrants will be given choice of going
to work, joining the army, serving long SEN
tence in the city stockade. If it is necessary, the
police department and civic and commercial
CARNATIONS will cooperate in finding work for
those who themselves are unable to do But
there will be scant difficulty that score at
time when the demand for all kinds Of labor is so
pronounced as now. very community that dis
perses its loafers and puts them to work will be
rendering substantial service to itself and to the
country.
Every city farmer should by all means have
pair of bees.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
TRAVELETTE-By NikSah
A PERSIAN MARRIAGE.

The sc ceremonies which soemnise a wedding
among the Mohammedans Of Persia among the most
curious and elaborate in the world Any American
bridegroom disikes what wont to describe
as the bother" a formal wedding should
regard his Persian brother and take heart
The Persian ceremony may take from one to two
weeks it's completion. often the betrothal is
matter many years standing, having been arranged
by parents when the principals still young
children When the time for marriage arrives, the
guests summoned by heralds who go about the
neghborng villages bearing gifts of apples cloves and
to accompany the invitations. When some power
full is to be invited father of the groom
does send herald, but goes himself, bearing as
rich a present he can afford to give.
Before the wedding there is also curious little
business arrangement entered into This the matter
Of "kaben," the price of divorce. is agreed
husband put aside his wife any time When 1t is
desired to make divorce difficult the kaben is set at
some impossible commodity The husband may
be required give the bride hundred-weight OF
mosquito wings, of mis- or legs before he
divorce her a condition which generally makes the
marriage a permanent affair.
The actual wedding festivities extend over days The
guests given in the house and served with
rich foods and sweetmeats Musicians and dancing
girls hired to entertain and If the families
bride groom rich the favorite sport of the
Persians may staged by a pair Of professional
wrestlers.
After the celebration lasted three four days,
bride rides. heavily yelled to her home
horseback She is followed by porters bearing her
dowry their backs. The wedding celebration then
continues for several days longer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
The Patriotism of the PloW.

In his admirable address at the Macon con-
ference for increasing food crops, DR.. Andrew NJ.
Soule, president of the State College Of Agricul-
ture, pointed out the impressive fact that If the
pebble of Georgia to feed themselves this year
they must undertake to produce for every man,
woman and child in the State more than thirty
dollars worth of foodstufs above what they pro-
duced in 1916.
This requirement appears the more interesting
when we look into its particular items. In 1916.
for example. raised a million bushels of Irish
potatoes and nearly eight million bushels Of sweet
potatoes but it will require eighteen million,
seven hundred and fifty thousand bushels of each
kind TO meet our normal necessities. Last year
Georgia produced only thirty-fve million dozen
eggs. whereas We needed an additional hundred
million dozen. 1t produced only one hundred mil
lion gallons Of milk. whereas We need more than
three hundred and nnety-three million gallons. In
such staples grain and meat, the discrepancy
between our native supply and demand calls for
extraordinary exertion. The fact that we grew
sixty-four million bushels of in 1916 is deeply
encouraging. but IT must be remembered that every
surplus busheI OF corn possibly produce will
be needed to make up the wheat shortage and to
support some four million head of farm animals.
The lesson OF these figures is unmistakable.
They mean that there viii lie demand for all the
,potatoes all the poultry and dairy products all.
forth in Georgia this year, matter how much en-
ergy and how many acres devoted to this pur-
pose This would be true il the United States were
at peace for there is world shortage of food
sares; but il is especially true that nation
is at war and faces the imperative duty of provi-
soning England and France we'll fits own
mics and its own people. Dr. Soule well observes
in this connection that persons vho fear that
abundant crops this year will result In produc
ton and consequent slump in prices to the grow
ers are much mistaken because:
Even should the stop tomorrow, it
would take the world several years to accumu-
late sufficient stores OF food to put ii the
basis of aptebellum days. Then. too, we must
remember that the winter wheat crop of the
United States promises to be fifty million
bushels short OF what il last year. The
visible supplies of wheat all have been
hausted and shall enter another
without any reserve This condition of af-
fairs never before obtained in the history OF
the United States"
There is no peril Of slump in prices, but there
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
THE CALL-By DR.. Frank Crane.

You have twenty-four hours day, Just the
same as Woodrow Wilson.
What's the matter with you?
Why don't you make good?
All the wide want ships; where is yours?
The quarres full of stone waiting to go
into houses, the mines gorged with ORE the
forests thick with building material.
Bridges need building, inventions are pleading
TO be born, the world is hungry for interesting
books. Build, invent, writei
Every magazine editor is searching diligently
in his mail for the real story; send one in
Every business house is crying for statesmen
every woman wants good husband, children want
teachers the demand for the right man everywhere
Is tremendous.
What seems to be your trouble?
What do you mean you have no chance?
Opportunities knuckles are all skinned knock
ing at your door.
Farmers can't find laborers housewives can't
find cooks, theatrical managers can't find the right
plays, churches can't find sufficient pastors
The scarcest thing in this world is man. a
real man.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

You have much sense as the next man. Use
it. Rely on it. And 1t will grow.
You have two good hands, two good eyes. two
good ears your liver and lights are in good work
ing ORDER you have just good physical machine
as Vincent Aston. Use them
You have as much faith as st. Francis ever had,
If you'd use it,
You have as much hope and cheer as Mark
Tapley. Use 1t.
You have as much strenuosity as Roosevelt
Use 1t.
You have as good an education as Rockefeller
had.
You can read the same newspapers, magazines,
and books Mr.. Howell reads
You can see the same pictures in the galleries
that Charles Dana Gibson can see.
You have many funny experiences as George
AIDE.
You have pen and as much paper as Rudyard
Kiplng.
There's as much adventure calling you as ever
called General Funston.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

The vicar of mining village sent pair OF boots to
the cobbler's REPAIRS but Bill who had been mbb-
ing rather freely felt inclination for work. the
boots were not touched that day. Next morning his
nerves were rather shaky he looked for "a hair of
the dog that bit him."
His own boots rather dirty, he thought
there was no harm putting the parsons which
he accordingly did, and started off for the village pub
to get "reviver.' He had not gone very far when
whom did meet but the vicar, who said:
81 sent my boots down for repair, william Are they
finished YETI
why. mister" answered Bill calmly they're not
mended yet, but they're the road"
Some Of inmates OF asylum engaged in
saving wood and attendant thought that old
man who appeared to be working hard anybody
had not much to show for his labor
Approaching him. the attendant soon discovered
the cause. The old had turned the upside
down. with the teeth in the air, and working away
with back of it.
Here I say, my man." remarked the attendant
what are you doing? You'll never cut the wood IN
that fashion. Turn the over"
The old man paused and stared at the attendant
Did you try to saw this way?" he asked