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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
WHEAT HOOVER SAYS
u

Au over this country there is be-
ing waged campaign of visualized
puplclty TO promote the conservation
OF food thru substitution. This is
done thru the medium of window dis
plays in cooperation with hundreds
of mercantile associations These dis
plays of the comparative nutritive
value of various foods are governed by
the briefly defined policy of the food
administration, that our national
problem is to feed our Allies by send
ing them as much food as we can of
the most concentrated nutritive
Nalue.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
ON SPUR 4 4E MOMENT
A Little Slice o. Life.
BY ROY K. MOULTON

was going to Boston
To try and sell a publisher something
That l. knew he didn't want,
And, child-like, l was figuring expenses.
Ny wife said: why don't you write
Henry StevehS
home.
You can cut down expenses that way"
My wife suffers from intuitions.
hadn't thought of Henry in nine years.
But l sat down and wrote him nice letter
Telling him l was coming, and everything.
His reply today was: 'Glad you coming.
will meet you at the station
And viii show-you where
You can find a good hotel"
He Will not meet me at the station.
1 don't want that kind of a hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

Possessing practically one-third of
the wealth of Shawnee county, the
farmers subscribed approximately
one-thirteenth of the county's $4,000
quota of the Y. NJ. c. A. fund The
town man cannot co much toward
providing food for the world but when
it comes to denying himself certain
articles of customary diet and hand
ing cut his money he makes a record
to be proud Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
DINNER STORIES

Some time ago the stork visited
the home of a happy young couple
and wishing to notify her girl chum
the mother sent the following tele-
gram, says the Pathfinder:
For unto us child is BORN
Isaiah tx, g.
"Oh. John" exclaimed the girl
chum to her husband on receiving
the dispatch. Il have just got a tele-
gram from Gladys and what do you
Think"
You have got me chucked out at
first in the conundrum game" in
diligently smiled John. Whats the
answer?'
Gladys has baby boy!" enthusiasts
tieally responded little wiley. His
name is Isaiah, and he weighs nine
pounds and six ounces"
What's the matter, old mann" he
said. as they met the next morning.
You look blue
Il feel blue"
But last night YOU were the joln-
est member of our party"
Il felt jolly"
You acted like boy just let out
of school"
Il felt like one"
you said that your wife had gone
away for the first time in three
years, and there wasn't anyone to
say a word if you went home and
kicked over the hall clock"
II remember it,
You said that if you stayed out
until 4 o'clock there was no one to
look at you reproachfully and sigh
and make you feel mean"
" es, and 1 stayed out until then.
didn't I?''
You certainly did
And 1 gave a war whoop on the
front doorstep"
Yes, and you sang verse from a
comic opera song and tried to dance
jig"
Yes. and my wife missed that train.
Now, please, go away and let me
alonei"
The man who had built up the new
town and was showing a prospective
settler about the place pointed with
pride to pretty little church jusf
completed.
DO you belong to the church %.
asked the visitor
snouId sa not replied the head
man nlal WIN a Al OF injured pride, the
church belongs to me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

me- a mother will weep. Il was a
belle when I was a girl, and I had
always looked forward to the time
when Mary would make a great
splash in society. and l had her so
carefully educated for a society ca
reer. and all she will do is to study
and devote herself to what she calls
uplift work. We haven't a single
thing in common"
And there you are. Perhaps there
is no easy solution of this problem, but
one thing is certain: If this wall be-
tween parents and children is ever
broken down it viii be by parents
dropping the attitude of demigods
towards their children and meeting
them on common plane of hui
mainly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Thc CLERKS Contribute.

Department store clerks have from
time to time sent in the following
sayings of their customers:
Il want to buy a shirt for my hus-
band. He wears a six and seven
eighths hat
''They amt wearing those hats. You
don't see 'em in any of the funny car
toons."
Are these s1.29 cufflinks solid
gold? If not, I don't want them"
II want to buy a corset for my
wife. She's a panatela shape
To judge by the proud look upon
the face of the young man who has
just been admitted to membership in
Greek letter fraternity you would
never think that nearly all of the gem
uine Greeks are engaged in running
shoemakil.g stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

tell Won this Young man, who has been
SO kind to you, is Jack Porter. the
man 1 am soon to marry"
rs that really your decision,
Pears2" JackNasked eagerly.
Yes, Jack. dear. it is. she an
swered and was glad the others heard
--(Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

Bitter discussion has E-e-l created oven
the sugg -tli of the German government
that after lac war IL will propagate hurnan
beings as cattle are bred. to develaEa
human race Of higher qualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

There are only two things in tn
world at the present time: The wa
and the high cost of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

The Topeka State JcurnnI information
Rureau at Washington furnishes readers
free Of charge. accurate md authoritative
answers to questions o. INV md alI sub
fects concerning which Information can
BE- had from the unparalleled resources OF
The vnrious federal government dppart-
mentR and the great library NJ conEress.
a 3-ceut stamp for return postage must
accompany each inquiry. State clearly the
Information wanted. write plainly and ad-
dress
THE TOPEKA STATE JOT-rNAL IN
FORMATION 2TREAU.
Washington. u. c.
y B.-Inquirers zhould be careful to OBJ
servp two nnints Enclose 3-cent stamp
and address their letters to washington
as above aud not 10 Topeka. otherwise de-
lay and needless expense nre incurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
II You Don't Believe 1t, Try to Writ
Column.


There are only two things in the
world at the present time: The war
and the high cost of living.
They are doing more tricks with al
falfa than a monkey can do with a
cocoanut. 1t remains for some genius
to invent an alfalfa tea which will
cure rheumatism. 1umbago, misery in
the back. tonsilitis, that rundown
feeling, sleeping sickness, corns, bun
ions, appendicitis. color blindness,
spring halt, SPAWN, stiff neck, falling
hair, erysipelas hay fever, house
maids knee and badness. A man
ought to be able to get a dollar a bot
tie for that.
Some of the older residents can re-
member the time when we thought
the Mexican situation was Serious
In the way of trouble, we are much
more ambitious in this day and age
than we used to be.
Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Headline in Chicago Evening
SHOT TO DEATH.
HE REFUSES TO GIVE
NAME OF HIS ASSASSIN
viscount Ishii. of the Jap commits
sion, says the heart of the great west
is all right. The heart of the great
west has always been all right. What
we are worrying about just now is
the heart of the far east.
Our neighbor is bitter.
His wife is a knitter.
She sf knitting for rockies.
Mule drivers and cookies
His desolsAe wall can be heard for two
For he walks around with no feet in his
socks
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07
JOHN r.. BUCK DEAD.

Hartford. Feb. 7.-Former Con-
gresham John r. Buck, died at his
home here yesterday after a long ILL
ness, aged SO years. For many years
he was a prominent figure in repub-
lican politics and was a leading mem
Der Of the bar
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07

pany, New Haven.
Defiance Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia.
Kilbourne & Jacobs Manufacturing
Company, Colum bus, Ohio.
Root & Vandervoort Engineering
Company, East Moline, Ill.
Ordnance Engineering Corporation,
New York
John Thompson Press company,
New York.
Hopkins & Allen Arms Company,
Norwich.
Marlin Arms Corporation, New Ha-
ven.
Bethlehem Steel Company, South
Bethlehem.
The Midvale Steel Company, Phil
adelphia.
Remington Arms Union Metallic
Cartridge Company, New York.
Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company, Giesboro Manor, D. c.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07
OPPOSE SUNDAY BILL.
New Haven Episcopal Ministers OBJ
ject to Liberalism.

| JcCC l1O6TaauSIH.
New Haven, Feb. THE New Ha-
ven District Methodist Episcopal Min
listers association will oppose both
the Whitney and Martin liberal Sun
day bills at Hartford. The ministers
voted yesterday afternoon to favor the
Sabbath bill introduced into the state
legislature by the federation of
churches of Connecticut, which linn
it's with very close bounds Sunday
amusements. The Rev. DR.. Rockwell
Harmon Potter, pastor of Center
church, Hartford, Is secretary of the
association and copies of the associa-
tons bill were sent by him to an
) the ministers who atte2ded the meet
ing here yesterday.
The Rev. George Benton Smith, Of
New Haven; Rev. E. A. Dent, of New
Haven; DR.. Beech, of Middletown,
and the Rev. H. E. Scarborough, of
Hartford were named a committee to
represent the Methodist ministers at
the legislative hearings. They were
instructed to favor the church asso-
cations bill. This bill does not in
clude the local option feature that
stands out in the Martin and whitney
bills. 1t provides for amusements and
sports at certain hours on Sunday, but
insists that no fee be charged or col
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07
Chestnut Street Resident Says That
He Received Wonderful Results From
the Famous Remedy, Lax-a-Tone
Mr. John Schweitzer 391 Chestnut St. This City, Is Only
One of Many Endorser of Herbal Lax-a-Tone.

I4axa
S
signed
NOR Of Mr.
miserable symptoms
to recommend
weight ana
with the of
Taxa Toner man s
Britain pubic
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07

lected. Thus all sports and amuse-
ments would have to be free on Sun
day, under this bill.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07
LOST.

LOST-Between Bardeck's, Arch ST.,
and Schwab's, West Main St., one
heavy skid chain. Finder please
notify Cremo Brewing Co., Inc.
2-6-tf
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07

street 1-26-tf
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07

TO RENT-Seven room fiat steam
heated. Modern improvements. Ap-
ply Buckley & Anderson, 296 Park
ST 2-1-6dx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-07
FOR sALh

FOR SALE-Bob sleigh. Inquire
John Pinches & Sons. 62 Chestnut
st. 2-6-3d
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-15
JOHN EASTMAN DIS

MRS. JOHN EASTMAN DIES
Eva Harter Eastman, wife Of John
C. Eastman, publisher of the Chi
cago Daily Journal, died today at the
family home, 2718 Michigan av.,
after a prolonged illness. The East
mans were married in 1885, Mrs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-15

Ill
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The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03

oscar BeyeT, nedQ meat cutter d!
the Berringer meat market, left on
Saturday evening for Big Timber,
Mont, and other western points.
Mrs. J. w. Currie returned on No.
1 Thursday morning from New Rock
ford, where she spent about two
weeks with a sister and other rela-
tives.
Attorney j. K. Swihart came down
from Medora on Monday to get his
wife and baby. Mrs. -Kendley Of
Medora was also a Dickinson visitor
that day.
Miss Gertrude Leutz of Taylor was
a guest Of Mrs. w. R. Veigel last Fri
day, and her mother, Mrs. Herman
Leutz, came up during the week for
adjustments.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Shepard Of
Bismarck e guests last Friday Of
the latter's brother, DR.. F. M. Gil
breath. Mr.. Shepard is cashier Of
the First National Bank at Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wetch and
family moved IN Tuesday to the farm
home of Mrs. Wetch's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wock, northeast of
town, where they will spend the
winter. Mr.. Wetch was engaged here
as plumber for J.. w. Molloy.
George Gardner and Howard Young,
two of Medora's hustlers, stopped over
here Wednesday for a while on their
way home from St. Paul, where they
took a load of cattle. George insists
that Howard is the only one of the
two who saw the bright lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Whitney and
daughters, Misses Alton and Edmes,
who have been visiting their son, F.
P. Whitney, manager of the Golden
Rule store, and their daughter, Miss
Verna, for the past several months,
left on Tuesday. MI. Whitney went
to look after his business interests at
Rexburg, Idaho, and his wife and
daughters departed for New York
City to spend the winter with a
married daughter. They expect to be
joined by Mr.. Whitney a little later.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03
LOCAL NEWS

November Records on sale at
Benzic's. 1t
L. M. Olson, pleasant ticket agent,
spent Sunday with his folks at Bis
marck.
Matthias Baycr, Jr., is slowly re-
covering from an attack of blood
poisoning.
T. H. Faughan, assistant freight
claim agent Of the N. P, was here
Tuesday between trains.
John Stumper and family, living
south of Gladstone, visited at the
Matthias Bayer home last week. Also
came for a short visit last week, Mr..
and Mrs. Watreng and daughter, Anna.
The latter will remain at the Bayer
home and will attend school in this
city. She is a sister to Mrs. Baycr.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03

Frank Bayer, a prosperous, pioneer
farmer of Gladstone in the Lefor
country, after ~transacting business at
Glendive, Mont, last week, stopped in
Dickinson Saturday to visit with his
son, Matthias Bayer.
Mrs. Raymond Cuskelly left on
Tuesday for Sturgeon Bay, Wis, to
spend several months with her mother.
Mr.. Cuskelly, who is at Dunseith, N.
Oak, sanitarium, is making steady
improvement in health.
Peter Remme and Jake Stillingwarf,
prominent farmers of the Daglum vi
entity, were Dickinson business visi-
tors on Wednesday. Mr.. Remme
farms a half section of land, and the
latter an entire section. They report
a very poor wheat crop this year,
only realizing about five bushels TO
the acre.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03
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SCHOOL NOTES:
@ O @ @ @ @ O @ @ O O {

High School Honor Roll for October
Thora lessen again leads the high
school with an average of 96.2.
Music is called Il subject)
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03

Oscar Boyer, head meat cutter at
the Berringer meat market, left on
Saturday evening for Big Timber,
Mont, and other western points.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03

The early part of next week Mr..
N. p, is here checking up the local
warehouse for stray shipments.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-03

Let the Press print it.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
DOUGLAS RESIDENTS PROTEST EXECUTION
 OF MEXICAN YOUTH
Relatives of Trinidad Moreno Charge He Was Shot As Villa Recruiting A gent Without a Fair Trial.

TelegTams were sent yesterday from Douglas to Venustiano Carran- ga. president-elect of Mexico. Roberto V Pesquiera, congressman from the first Sonora electoral district, and oth CT officials in Mexico City. urging that an official investigation of the execu- ton of Trinidad Moreno. aged g. who was shot in Agua Prieta Monday by a military firing squad, for the alleg- ed offense of being a Villa recruiting agent.
 Similar telegrams were sent Gener- al Francisco k. SerranO. military com mander of Sonora. General P. Elias Gales. candidate for governor, and Adolfo de Ia Huerta, governor ad in- terim.
 Jesus Moreno. brother of the dead man. as well as number of friends in Douglas say they told the officials of Mexico in telegrams that the charg es against Trinidad Moreno were false and he was sent to death with out a chance to prove his innocence. They said also they requested per mission to bring the body to this side of the line for interment.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
PLANT A GARDEN OR RAISE CHICKENS IS
 DIRECT0RS' ADVICE
Commercial Club Adopts Re- solution Urging Navy League And Red Cross To Take Interest In Recruiting From Here.

A resolution urging the Navy Leag- ue and Red Cross to take a special in terest in local boys who have enlisted in the army and navy since the de- claration of war. was adopted last night al a meeting of the board of directors of rne Warren District Com mercial Club. [. It was the sentiment of the directors that the youths wh~ have recently offered their services to their country are entitled to every aid that can be given them by residents of the district
 The directors also went on recOri as requesting every resident. who has the room. to immediately plant a gar den or start raising chickens. in order that Bisbee and vicinity do its share in conserving the national food supply
 The committee on the paving Of Subway Alley reported progress and expressed the belief that all property owners on the thoroughtare would be willing to pay their share of the proposed paving A resolution urg- ing that Naco Road be paved from the depot to the top of Slag Dump Hill was also adopted. The city council has already set aside a sum equivalent to the city's share of the expense of paving this stretch of road. which is at present in bad condition.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
KENNECOTT COPPER
 CORPORATION EARNS
 S1O FOR EACH SHARE
tBy Review Leased Wire).

NEW YORK, April 25.-The first annual report Of the Kennecott Copper Corporation covering operations for the calendar year 1916 shows that sur plus earnings after deduction of all charges, but before deductions of div idends amounted to S27 ,SS4,623, or ap- proximately $10 per share on the 2'- 7S6,55O shares outstanding. Including the company's equity in earnings Of the various corporations owned or con trolled by it, its surplus available for dividends after deduction of charges, including nearly $4,OOO,0O0 for depre- citation, etc, were equal ro $14.O5 per share.
 The balance sheet of the Kennecott shows total current and working as sets of S19,235,111; current liabilities s1,7I1,092, and undivided profits of S1S,915,22S. The combined income ac- count of the company showing equity in earnings of affiliated companies fol lows:
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26

lost 300 men killed on the field. 200 prisoners who were summarily exc cuted. 200 horses. 253 rifles in good condition, besides a large number of rifles put out of service, one machine gun and a medicine case belonging to his sanitary corps.
 In this action. the government fore es lost twelve officers and forty two men killed while & were wounded. including General Favela.
 Villas brOther-in-law, Marcos Cor ral. was captured some days ago by the garrison at San Andres and i'm mediately put to death. His family was also arrested.
 During the fight this week at Car men. General Hernandez inflicted further loss of 800 dead on Villa.
 On account Of military operations along the line of the Mexican Central railway an order was issued here to- day suspending travel with Juarez until further notice.
 General Amaro. who came up here from the south with endorsements for General Murguia. has been named military commander of the state of Durango. The forces of General Mar tinez have been incorporated into General Murguia's division.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
CARRANzA SPEECH ON NEUTRALITY IS
 APPROVED BY U. s.

MEXICO CITY. April 25.-The Am erican ambassador. Henry P. Fletcher. called on General CarranZa today and informed the president-elect that the United States is perfectly satisfied with the declaration of neutrality made by President Carranza at the opening of the congress in a state ment identical with that made by the ambassador to the Mexican press last night.
 Ambassador Fletcher's visit was not an official one and was not for the purpose of making any representation. General Carranza expressed gratifica- tion at the statement of the ambas- sador saying he hoped and believed it would have the effect of clarifying the situation and promoting a true and better understanding between the peO- ples of the two countries when it was known Mexico's attitude was sincere and satisfactory to the United States.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
Two German Spies
 ProUe To Be Irish
 Real Estate Agents
Gentlemen From California Converse In Mysterious Tongue And Government Man Is Notified In Early Morning.

Several days ago a local nut" called up the military intelligence department at Naco, and the fol lowing conversation resulted:
 Say. lieutenant. did you hear about the spy captured in a Bis bee restaurant tonight?"
 No. What kind of a spy was it?"
 "A mince pie"
 Bingo,
 But that is no worse than the two spies" discovered early yes terday morning. Here is the story:
 A loyal foreign-born American citizen. living in Lowell, noticed two well-dressed strangers in that city Tuesday night. He watched them. One seemed particularly attentive to the other, and both moved about with a mysterious air. The foreign-born citizen be- came suspicious. Both strangers continued to circulate abou the tCwn. taking in the sights and talking in strange language The attentive one continued his air Of respect to his comrade. At last the citizen had brilliant idea.
 'Ilah." he thought. "A German count and his servant in disguisei T Ee government authorities should be notified"
 One Of them, Deputy [. s. Mar shal A. A. Hopkins, was. At two o'clock in the morning he was awakened by the jingling of his telephone bell and informed that two spies were at work in Lowell. Hastily donning his clothes he went to Lowell and the two men were pointed out to him. He in vestigated and found that the sup posed German spies were in real ity two Irish real estate dealers from California, who had adopted the mysterious attitude and were cOnversing in their native tongue in order to make an impression on the residents of Lowell before attempting 10 dispose of lots in the new tract which they repre- sented.
 This is the first time in history that an Irish real estate dealer was mistaken for German count. according to Attorney w. B. Cleary. expert local authority on matters pertaining to Old Erin.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-26
U. 5. ID PUT SEIZED GERMAN VESSELS IN
 USE IN TEN DAYS
(Br Review Leased Mirel.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Legisia- ton to give the government direct con trol of American shipping will be ask ed Of congress soon, it was learned to- day after a conference between the shipping committee of the council of national defense with members of the shipping board Under the measures to be proposed the President and the shipping board would be authorized to direct the movements of AmericaL ships so that they could be operated where most needed.
 Within thirty days, it was brought out at the conference, the shipping board can put into transatlantic ser vice 65.0OO additional tons of shipping 25,000 tons from the coastWise trade and the rest German vessels now un- der repair. The German ships will be ready for service within less than 1G days.