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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14

Save your coal" says the powers at Washington.
This does not harmonic with that other-"You can't
have your pie and eat it,"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
"I'|I Show You How .
Corns Peel Off"
Ever Peel Banana skin9 That's It!

Ishou1d worry about those corns
Il just put some 'Gets-It' on
Corns used to poster the world into
a frenzy, enduring pain, digging
slicing toes, tinkering with plasterS
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14
JOHN SMITH, JR.,

Pronounce Korniloff "shuf-fe-off" and you've got it,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14

classification" keeps the spot
light" on your advertisement
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14

WHEN THE BOYS AND GIRLS COME BACK
1t is mighty exhilerating to note the coming back
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-14

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.

Day by day the spirit of giving to
the country grows and spreads. 1t
manifests itself in many ways. Thou
no longer young are offering them
selves for whatever service may be
asked of them. Danger and hardship
make no difference. Others are max
ing the country presents of cherished
possessions. Some give automobiles.
From some the government receives
offers of copper at half the market
price. Great manufacturers tender the
use of their plants at no profit, or only
a very small margin over the actual
cost of operation. Rich men offer
yachts as gifts. Big brokerage houses
say that they will charge no commits
sion for selling war bonds which they
expect the federal government to issue.
With this spirit growing and widen
ing it is going to be no easy matter,
says the Cleveland Leader, for any
persons having war business with the
nation to attempt extortion. Greed
cannot flourish where patriotism pre-
walls and manifests itself in sacrifices
of money. time, effort and service of
whatever kind may be possible.
There has never been any doubt
about the resources and latent power
of the American nation. Now it is
daily growing clearer that the spirit
of the country can and will rise to the
best flights of patriotic devotion it
made in the years when the republic
was young and small and rich only in
the loyalty and character of it's sons
and daughters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

NO. and he didn't know what 1
might do, either said Dick, grimly.
1t was inspiring to be a hero in her
eyes. He put her on an uptown train
and went back down to Nesey street,
with a tilt to his chin and a light in
his eyes that defied even the rebuke of
the boss and Beruies guying. What
did he care? The whole world had
suddenly turned golden and hope was
a close pal.
The next morning he met her in the
anteroom of the court The case was
the first called anu was soon disposed
Of. Both men were already well known
to the police. 1t was only one more
instance against them. Dick looked af-
ter them as they were led away, re-
manded for sentence.
II am sorry for any one who hasn't
sense enough to get a bully good time
out of living he said. And 1 felt
like shaking hands with those two.
Know why? Because they introduced
us. 1 wonder if you wanted to know
me the way I did you. Did you ever
think anything about it at ALL mean
when we just walked around the
boat?"
Il knew you like the cold air and
the walking the same as I did" said
Mollie. 81 love to walk. Saturday af-
ternoons and Sundays 1 go for long
hikes. There are some splendid walks
over the sand dunes by the shore
where 1 live
ST know" Dick came back quickly.
I'm the summer time some of us fell
lows used to charter a motor boat and
go down there, all the way along the
shore, where there was good fishing.
I've camped out around there, too,
when 1 was a little chap"
He stood outside on the courthouse
steps wishing vaguely there was some
way of keeping her with him, wishing
= H.,
days before he dared tell her that hers
was the only face in the world to him.
Something of his hearts longing must
have been in his eyes, for Mollie. meet
ing them, looked down quickly and
was silent. Slowly they went down the
wide steps together without speaking.
New York whirled about them like
maelstrom' in its daily rush of business
endeavor. They stood as if in some
magical circle, separated from life's
humdrum routine, transported into
loves day dream.
And finally Dick spoke, swallowing
back the lump in his throat, daring a
hazard at fate.
Say, don't dare to tell you yet just
what it all means to me, but I guess
you know at that. I'm coming out
Saturday, and will go for a walk out
over the shore if it isn't stormy
Mollie smiled over her shoulder at
him as she started away, and nodded.
She couldn't speak, but Dick told
Bernie later that some girls eyes
didn't have any more sense or soul in
them than Gods, and then again, you
found ONE
Bernie leaned on a packing case and
grinned at him. But Dick did not
even notice him. He was staring up at
a patch of blue sky which even Vesey
street could not hide from sight, and
he saw sand dunes and blue waves
ahead of him, and a girls blue eyes
that matched both sky and waves
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Not all innovations are improve
ments. This thought is suggested by
the announcement made by the newly
elected county superintendent of
schools, that there is to be change in
the plan of the teachers institute.
Time was when the county institute
was in reality a teachers convention.
1t usually remained in session a week.
Those with new ideas or new methods
were given an opportunity to illus
trate them by means of class drills.
These meetings were of great benefit
to the young and inexperienced teach
err. Then the sessions were extended
to a month and the old time institute
became merely a summer school,
where teachers and would-be teach
ers go to cram for examination. A
few lectures are given, usually by per-
sons who know nothing whatever of
the workings and needs of the country
district schools. The tendency to get
back to first principles in the matter
of Institutes is deserving of encourage
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
INTO THE WAR

No longer is the United States how
ering on the brink of war. 1t has
taken the plunge. The announcement
has been made to ali the world. Ac-
ton by congress becomes a mere for
mality.
In entering the conflict we go in
on the side of those nations which are
battling for democracy. for human lib
erty against autocracy, against alb
solutism in government. There can
be no doubt about the result. Sooner
or later the rights and interests of
humanity must triumph.
1t will be a satisfaction to feel that
also upholding those of mankind. The
necessity of taking up arms becomes
a privilege. The hearts of large ma
jority of the American people have
gone out to France and Belgium from
the beginning of the struggle. 1t will
be a satisfaction to be able to ex-
lenQ TO THESE nations something more
than sympathy.
The reception given to the presi-
dents address in the hall of the cap
itol leaves no doubt of the practical
unanimity of sentiment The people
are ready to meet the issue and meet
it as they always have done in the
past, when their rights have been as
sailed. They are ready to yield of
their blood and their treasure all that
may be required.
Entrance INTO the war means an
end to the period of isolation and free
dom from participation in the affairs
of the world. Henceforth the United
States must have voice in inter-
national affairs. A new era is open
ing. That the world will be bene-
fitted by the change scarcely admits of
doubt.
When the end of the war comes we
shall be in a position to aid in estab-
fishing a peace which will be everlast-
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
STILL GOING UP.

The cost of living is consistently
rising. During the month before Feb
ruary Is, reports the April number of
the Monthly Review of the bureau of
labor statistics of the United States
department of labor, the combined
price of 81 principal foods want up 4
per cent. Onions led with a II per
cent jump. Potatoes went up 80 per
cent Five articles-flour, rice, rails
ms, coffee and tea, were stationary
and eggs was the only food that de-
creased in price.
Substantially, these articles cover
the average table menu. Compared
with 1915 retail prices most comes
tibles are higher. Only three, rice,
coffee and tea, were no higher on
February Is than the average price of
1915. Some articles have risen ire
mendously; others less in proportion
OF those comparatively innocent OF
swollen value, nine have increased less
than 10 per cent.
Round steak, rib roast, chuck roast
plate boiling beef, ham and canned
salmon have increased less than one
eighth in price above the prices aver
aged in 1916. Lard, eggs, butter
cheese, flour. corn meal, potatoes
onions and navy beans have jumped tc
prices entirely abnormal. Many fam
lilies, it appears, are discarding pota.
toes in favor of rice and other food.
the prices of which remain more near.
ly normal.
In 1913 the average family food
bill within the United States was
found to be s339.sO. Like quantitie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHlP
MANAGENENT. CIRCULATION. ETC,
REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON
GRESS OF AUGUST "a, 1919,


OF The Topeka State journal, published
daily Except sunday at Topeka, Kansas
for April 1, 1917.
Before me, notary public in and for the
state and county aforesaid, personally APP
peared Frank T. MacLennan, who, having
been duly sworn according to law, depoSes
and says that he is the owner or the 10
ueka State Journal and that the following
Is 10 the best of his knowledge and BELIEF,
a true statement OF the ownership, man
ngement (and II a daily paper, the clrcuIa-
tiol) etc. of the aforesaid publication Tor
the date shown IN the above caption, re-
orired by the Act of August 81, 1912, en-
bodied in section 443, Postal Laws and
Regulations, printed on the reverse OF TINS
/. That the names and addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor, and
PnbIIsher' Frank +. MacLennan, Topeka,
Kansas.
Editor Frank T. MacLennan. Topeka,
Managing Editor, Arthur J. Carruth,
business Manager. Frank T. MacLennan,
> That the owners are (Give names
md addresses Of individual owners, or, II
n corporation give It's name and the names
and addresses Of stockholders owning or
holding / per cent or more of the total
amount OF stock.) Frank Z. MacLennan,
sole owner.
Z. Tbat the known bondholders, mort
ragees and other security holders owning
or holding per cent or more OF total
curities: Qt there are none so state')
None.
A. That the two paragraphs next above
giving the names of the owners, Stock
holders, and security holders, If any, con-
tain not only the list of stockholders and
security holders as they appear upon the
books of the company but also, in cases
where the stakeholder or security holder
appears upon the books Of the company as
tru stec or in any other fiduciary relation,
the name of the person or corporation for
whom such trustee is acting, is given; also
that the said two paragraphs contain state
mcnts embracing atlantis full knowledge
and BELIEF as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders and
Recdrity holders who do not appear upon
the books of the company as trustees, hold
stock and securities in a capacity other
than that of a bona file owner; and this
affiant has no reason to belleve that any
other perAon association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect IN the
Eaid stock, bonds, or other securities than
as so stated by him.
5. That the average number of copies
of each issue of this publication sold or
distributed, through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers during the six
months preceding the date shown above is
23, GS3 (This information is required from
daily publications onlyl
Editor and Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
2d day of April, 1917
ISeall ALBERT 4. MILhERs
my commission expires December Z, 1920
Note.-This statement must be made in
duplicate and both copies delivered by the
send one COPY to the Third Assistant Post
master General division of Classification
WashingtC n, ID. c., and retain the other in
the files Of the post office. The publisher
the second issue printed next after its
filing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
SPIKES In MAILED
FIST OF PRESIDENT

President accepts "Gage of Battle
With Germany
American relations with all powers
allied with Germany to remain status
quo.
President urges army 500, 900 chosen
on principle universal service.
Adequate credits to government sus-
tined by taxation recommended.
German submarine warfare declared
a war against mankind; a war against
all nations.
Armed neutrality now appears i'm
practicable.
United States to exert every power
and employ every resource to bring
Germany to its knees.
Cooperation in counsel and action
with the Allies.
Full equipment of navy in all re-
spects.
Protection of people against inf1a-
ton likely to be produced by vast war
loans.
Supply nations already at war with
Germany with materials; help every
nation in field in every effective way.
Neutrality is no longer possible or
desired.
United States not at war with Ger
man people but with imperial Ger
man government.
Peace can never be maintained with
out partnership of democratic ma
tons; a league of honor.
President Wilson spoke as follows:
II have called the congress into
extraordinary session because there
are serious, very serious, choices of
policy to be made and made immedi-
ately which it was neither right nor
constitutionally permissible that 1
should assume the responsibility of
making.
The president urged the organiza-
Of of nf ct
men, chosen upon the principle of
universal liability to service"
Scores U-Boat Tactics.
ION the 3rd of February last, Of
ficially laid before you the extraordin-
airy announcement of the imperial
German government that on and after
the 1st day OF February, it was its
purpose to put aside all Semblance of
law or of humanity, and use it's sub
marines to sink every vessel that
sought to approach either the ports
of Great Britain and Ireland and the
western coast of Europe or any of
the ports controlled by the enemies of
Germany within the Mediterranean.
THAT had seemed to be the object
of the German submarine warfare
earlier in the war, but since April of
last year the imperial government had
somewhat restrained the commanders
of it's underSea craft in conformity
with it's promise then given to us that
passenger boats should not be sunk.
and that due warning would be given
to all other vessels which its subma-
rines might seek to destroy when no
resistance was offered or escape at
, tempted, and care taken that their
crews were given at least fair chance
to save their lives in their open boats.
The precautions taken were meagre
and haphazard enough as was proved
in distressing instance after instance
in the progress of the cruel and I'M
manly business, but a certain degree
of restraint was observed.
1.-The new policy has swept every
restriction aside. Vessels of every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

of the same foods in February footed
up $425.54. The greatest element of
increase is in potatoes, from 1885
to s44.69 for 882 pounds. Other heavy
increases are in eggs, IS dozen at
s4307 from $33.O1; flour. Asa pounds
at $25 40 instead of S15.12; and butter,
III pounds at $54.7S in place of
S45.72. Of the whole list of goods,
sirloin and round steak only were
cheaper in February, 1917, than in
1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

man picture himself under the same
conditions. How would he like to
spend the evenings alone in the flat
if it was his wife's habit after dinner
to pin on her hat and sally forth to
some place of amusement? How
would he like to pass the hours think
ing of her spending a gay evening in
restaurants, telling and listening to
good stories, or tango trotting a little,
and holding cheerful converse with
good looking men, or having a little
game of bridge with a tabl, of good
players, while all the excitement that
he had was reading the evening paper
and listening to the baby sleep?
What would he do when she came
home around midnight or a little
later? Can't we all give a good guess
He'd beat it for the divorce court. 1t
wouldn't take much of that brand of
matrimony to satisfy him.
And what makes him suppose that
his wife likes it any better than he
would? What makes him imagine
that a woman pines for solitude any
more than a man? All the permits
ever heard of were of the masculine
persuasion. Women IRE VIGOROUSLY
social by nature, fond of the sound
of their own voices, and other people,
and no woman ever yet was known to
voluntarily commune with herself if
she could commune with anybody
else.
pecker. 1 have gone on record, more
than once, as holding firmly to the
faith that when man marries it
does not give his wife a right to police
his comings and his goings. 1 believe
that every man, even tho married, has
right to some time off, to foregather
with his old friends, and with no trail
of a petticoat over it,
At the same time, mans first duty
is to make his wife happy and to give
her his companionship. He owes it to
her to feed her mentally AMI spiritual
" just as much as he does physically,
and he fails in his obligation to her
if he does not spend his evenings at
home as a habitual thing. That is what
the woman married him for, and he
may be certain that she would never
have left her happy home if she had
had any inxling that she was going
to be chucked down into a strange
place and left alone.
| Solitary confinement is the maxi
mum punishment in a pentitentiary
| and no mans got a right to inflict that
| on an innocent wife. Moreover, he
runs many risks when he does it, and
it speaks volumes for the honor of
women that more wives, whose hus-
bands leave them alone of an evening,
don't go out and hunt up some amuse-
ment on their own score.
| AS a solution to this vexed question,
1 offer the humble suggestion that has
| been applied with success to another
| domestic problem why shouldn
wives give their husbands night off
| each week as they do Mary Jane, and
! the balance of the time why shouldn't
| husbands stay at home and make
| themselves pleasant? If a man isn't
i willing to stay and bear his wife COM
pany of evenings. then he should at
least have the decency to stay an old
| bachelor, and let the girl remain at
home where she has some compan-
| ionship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Bryan says, I'VE have not the ex-
cuse for going to war that the Euro
pean nations had" We are not go
ing to war; the war has been brought
to US. What the colonel means is that
we should turn the other cheek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Armed merchantmen are not safe
from submarine attacks. The British
steamers Crispin and Snowdon Range
torpedoed last week each carried d
gun and wireless. The dispatches did
not state whether they had search
lights in good working order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Along with the building of per-
manent roads should go the planting
of a row of trees on each side of the
highway They would not only beauti-
fy the landscape, but would afford a
welcome shade to the traveller on a hot
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Millionaires have found a way to
dodge the inheritance tax. J. p. Nor
gan has taken out a life insurance
policy for $2,5OO,0OO. A non-dodge
able tax has not yet been devised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Neither Germany's campaign of
ruthlessness nor her campaign of I'M
truthfulness is getting her anywhere.
The expectation of starving England
in six weeks has been disappointed.
The Hindenburg strategy has been a
failure up to this time. The begin
ming of the end seems to be at hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

The pacifists are looking to the
west ''to uphold the best traditions
of America" They will not be dis
appointed unless they cling to the
wrong viewpoint of what are the best
traditions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Many are of the opinion that we
must help in whipping Germany now,
or we will be forced to do the job
alone, at some future time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

The tragedy enacted in Kansas City
last week, proves that it is not safe
for anybody with a German name to
call a national guardsman a tin SOL
der"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, is
no pacifist. He proved it Monday
when he promptly knocked down a
constituent who called him a coward.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-19
FIRE INSURANCE ACT.
To Provide for Inquiry Into the
Origin of Fires.

The following act, relating to in
quiry into the cause of fires, was
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the State of
South Carolina, that the inspector Of
buildings of every incorporated city
or town in this State shall hold an
inquiry into the origin of every fire
occurring within the limits of said
city or town, and the insurance COM
missioner, either personally OF by a
deputy, when in the opinion Of the
insurance commissioner, it is desir-
able. shall make inquiry into the
origin OF fires occurring outside the
limits of incorporated cities and
towns to which his attention may be
called. The said inspector of build
ings shall have power to send for
persons and papers, subpoena wit
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-19
NOBODY IS GAME WARDEN.
Office Vacant, Says Judge DeVore in
Decision.

Columbia, April l2.-The office of
the Chief Game Warden Of South
Carolina is vacant, according to a de-
cree handed down this morning by
Judge j. w. DeVore in the case of
w. H. Gibbes, against A. A. Richard
son. The case was argued before
Judge DeVore about two weeks ago,
the contention of Mr.. Gibbes being
that he had been legally appointed
and that Mr.. Richardson would not
turn the office over to him. Mr.. Rich
ardson's contention was that, al
though his term of office had expired,
a successor had not been legally ap-
pointed. and that he could not, con-
sistently with his bond, turn the
books and money over to man un-
less he was shown that his appoint
ment was legal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-19
RESULTS SHOWING.
But Many More Recruits are Needed
for the Navy.

Charleston, April 5.-The naval
recruiting officer reports that results
are beginning to show from the presi-
dents appeal for the navy to be re-
cruited to war strength.
Since Sunday, the 25th, over l2O
men have applied for enlistment;
about 35 of these being Charleston
ians. However, due to the urgency
of this call and the enthusiastic re-
sponse with which it is being met by
the North and East, the recruiting
officer expressed himself as being a
little disappointed with the results to
date.
Lieutenant Cooper stated that,
while in no manner wishing to de-
tract from the imperative call OF duty
which is urgent and every American
owes his country, he again appeals
to eligible boys and their parents to
consider the navy as gateway to un-
limited opportunities for personal
advancement.
The life of Man-O-Warsman
should appeal to boys of spirit. Its
healthfulness, wholesomeness, et-
fciency and future should appeal to
their parents. 1t furnishes adven-
ture, ever changing scenes, new