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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
HOUSEHOLD MTNTS
New WAYS to Use Apples.

Tart. juicy cooking apples should
always be selected for all obituary
purposes.
perhaps the simplest methods of cook
ing, yet these can be so varied that
this useful fruit will answer for the
simple course most in keeping with
the home breakfast and luncheon, or
may be dressed up" for quite a
company dish"
In preparing apple sauce-when it
is to be strained--do not peel the
fruit Simply wash and remove the
cores, then cut in quarters. This
method gives more of the sauce and
saves considerable time in preparing
the apples. Also. when the fruit is
red-skinned it gives s. pleasing pink
color to the sauce.
Bits of lemon or orange peel, the
strained juice from lemons and or
anges a few cloves, stick cinnamon
sonihgs to use with apples.
Apple rings fried in a little bacon
dripping or clarified beef dripping are
just the thing to serve with tiny, crisp
sausage cakes. AS with the addition
of the fruit only very small quantity
of sausage will be required, this will
be found an economical as well as a
savory dish when a hearty family has
to be provided for.
Apple Pancakes-Beat together
two eggs and one cupful of skinned
milk. Sift together three cupfuls of
flour, hair a teaspoonful of salt and
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
Gradually add the liquid to the dry
ingre1.en.s. mix smooth and add two
tablespoonfvls of strained honey, one
tablespoonful of melted margarine
and two small cupfuls OF peeled,
chopped apples. The mixture should
be of the consistency of a drop batter
Fry in small cakes in a frying pan.
browning on both sides, and serve
with thick strained honey favored
with grated cinnamon.
Apple Flaps-Mix together one cup-
full each of whole wheat and wheat
flour and add one taespoonfuI of su-
gar. half a teaspoon of salt and two
teaspoonfuls of bs king powder. Then
rub in with the finger tips two table
spoonfuls Of chicken fat or any other
fat and mix to a soft dough with cold
water Have a dough so it can be inst
cut with a spoon Grease very deer
muffin pans and half fill them with
the dough.
Pare. core and cut fine, tart i,,ic,,
apples. Put a layer of them in each
paa on top of the dough: sprinkle
thickly with grated ma pie sugar ana
pour over each a quarter of tee
spoonful of melted margarine that bas
been mixed with a little grated mt
meg Bake in a quick oven and serve
with thin cream or the top of the min
bottle. -''''-A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

Rents became exorbitant This was
largely due to the fact that the gov
eminent had offered five per cent
on it's war loans, so that everybody
was anxious to call in his loan bearing
a lower rate of interest to buy war
bonds. Renewals OF mortgages were
made only at higher rates of inter-
est, which further increased the rents.
Disputes between house owners and
tenants reached a dangerout pitch,
and rent strikes were threatened.
Rents, Interest and Mortgages.
Finally, the government had to pass
another bill, providing that for the
period of the war rents must not be
increased; the rates of interest on
mortgages must not be raised, that
mortgages should not be foreclosed,
except under unusual and special cir
cumstanceS.
This has served to restore order
for the period of the war, but it does
not dispose of after-war conditions,
when it is anticipated that private
capital will be as cautious as ever.
It is estimated that over 100000 men
are employed in the building trade of
Great Britain. A third of these are
now in the army; another fifty thou
sand are employed in munition fac
tories, and the others are engaged in
war construction. The end of The
war will see all of these men thrown
out of employment.
The reconstructionists urge, there
fore, that the government can kill
these men to work on the construc-
ton of small houses, thus providing
them with employment and at the
same time alternating housing condi-
tons. For many years this housing
question has been a plank in various
party platforms The Unionist party
advocated housing families in healthy.
/ r. n ritz Iii
| the loss from those who could not
afford to pay it back to the govern
ment by state grants On the other
hand, the Liberal party also advocate ed
| building appropriate houses for the
people, but it held that the wages of
workingman should be raised SO that
he could pay the government for his
house. Both of these plans are COM
| bined by the Labor party'S platform.
! 1t is quite likely that one of them
Will be put thru at the end of the
war. The British government has
learned many lessons during it's three
years struggle. among them the
value of national health and the value
| of national spirit. The people are
now supporting a great war with their
lives and their money. 1t is esti-
mated that the war is costing England
| 140.OOO.OOO pounds every four weeks
This sum alone would build all the
houses necessary for those now living
under insanitary overcrowded condi-
tons; 1t would buy many farms for
! returned soldiers, and it would help to
prevent an Unemployment crisis.
| Questions on the above or any sub
Ject upon which the reader desires in
formation should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information Blu
| reau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director
washington, D. c., with Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
GLOBE SIGHTS

CFrom the Atchison Globe.
An Atchison man leans well.
Every successful business man
wears a muzZle.
No one but a boys mother ever
thinks he may be tired.
A foolish controversy or heated ar
gument equalizes fools and wise men.
knowledge and timber should not
be used until after they are well sea-
soned.
A lot of men who worked ideas in
stead of themselves are in the peni-
Tertiary.
A financial genius is one who can
make money out of a minor league
ball club
If a grass widow smiles some old
Puritan will suspect her and begin to
peddle gossip about her
In a high priced hotel one is sup
posed to be paying for service instead
of food. and metimes he doesn't get
the service.
Conscience doesn't get its growth
for fifteen years. Previous to that
age children do bad things and sleep
all night as though they were inno-
cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

Never before have newspapers and
periodicals been so eagerly sought by
some of the largest interests that in
the past never thought of advertising.
These are finding that they can make
an impressive appeal to the public
thru the leading publications of the
country by buying sufficient space
and using it as their own. Recently
the Pullman company. for the first
time in it's history, has been using lib
eral space in well known periodicals
to set forth the service it renders so
effectively to the public The Bethle-
hem Steel corporation presented in a
most logical way its side of the mat
ter when congress was discussing the
high cost of munitions. The brewers
are explaining their attitude toward
the cause of temperance. The bank
ers. the railways and large industrial
corporations of all kinds. says Les
lies. are just realizing that they can
say anything they desire to the Amer
lean public by buying space for the
presentation of the fact they wish to
present. We are entering upon new
EZRA in the advertising field. AS an in
cident Of this new trend in modern
business in the local field may be
noted the interesting advertisements
being put out by the Kansas Natural
Gas company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
ON SPUR 4 IF MOMENT


A Little Slice o. Life.
My wife is a saving soul.
Poor woman, she knows no better.
For long time she saved cork and rubber
And old bottles and meat tins and rags and
old iron.
She was saving them for Uncle Sam. but
Uncle never called for them
And finally We unloaded about four van
loads of the stuff
On the junknan and got thirty-seven cents
for it. -
Saving junk was no use, and my wife had
to save something,
So she. began saving foou. This was the
finest
Little job of saving she ever did. Women
are peculiar.
They either serve too much or too little
They don't strike a happy medium any
where
Outside the spirftualistic seances.
She saved up scraps and made hash
We always have plenty of scraps.
She made up enough hash to last a week,
Now that we are saving, let us do it
right.
Let us also save the hash" And we did so.
l hadn't the heart to eat that hash when
l knew our boys over in the trenches didn't
have any hash.
So now We are saving all sorts of food.
We are not eating at home at all.
Men are confined to the gallery at
suffrage banquets in New, York.
Since the recent suffrage election it
seems necessary to change the name
of Manhattan to Womanhattan.
Kerensky seems to have about as
many friends as a man who is broke.
Missouri mules now sell for 81 a
pound
On the hoof. of course. In the meat
market, camouflaged as rib roasts,
they are slightly dearer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

The Halifax disaster is affording an
obiect lesson in the workings of the
Red Cross and the Importance of that
oreanization to the world. Not only
vas the work of organized relief tax
en- up promptly by local members but
relief trains bearing doctors, nurses
and supplies were at once dispatched
from eastern cities of the United
states. without these means OF re-
lief ready at hand the Red Cross
workers would have been powerless 10
have afforded immediate help
Thanks to the generosity of the Amer
icau people the Red Cross was not
compelled to go out and raise the nee
essarv money. II had it on hand as
well as everything else needful IN
such an emergency. Those who nave
contributed to the fund are given an
opportunity to see where their money
goes and must be impressed with the
necessity of keeping the organization
well supplied with cash. Wherever,
in the world, there is human distress
and suffering there is the Red Cross
with food, medicine and a corps OF
faithful workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
OUR RIGID RATE SYSTEM.

TO rerpadv the abuses incident to
-, 49,. .es,o --,,,,a ha.
'he system u so'ei ii4iiei-'
railroad rates was adopted. One con-
sequence of this plan has been the
establishment of a rigid system OF
rates difficult to change and corre-
spondingly unresponsive to the de-
mands of business. No doubt many
persons hesitate to see advances in
rates granted in consequence of ad-
vances in prices, because of a belief on
their part that these advances in
prices are temporary, and when cut
off or checked will leave rates at an
unduly high figure. Such reasoning
is unsatisfactory. but it represents
real condition of the public mind.
If persuaded that the present in
creased costs of supplying railroad
transportation were permanent, or
that the roads would consent to a re-
duction in rates when costs were re-
duced, the average shipper who wishes
to see a reasonably fair adjustment of
prices and charges probably would not
oppose an advance in rates for trans
portation. He knows, however, or I'M
consciously recognizes, the present
fi1dty of rates. and so hesitates to do
justice.
During the period when the rail-
roads were developing most freely and
effectively changes in rates were COM
mon- Roads made their schedules to
suit conditions. They sought to de-
Velop trattlc ana pursued poIlcy OF
experiment rather than OF adherence
TO preconcelVeo theory II commodl-
ties would not move at a nigh rate
they lowered the charge and "hen
they moved 100 freely the charge was
raised II rates proved unprohtaole
ana unproouctlVe' they were aoan-
doneo. conversely when new classi-
Ilcatlohs were Iouho exponent they
were introduced
ABUSES uouo'less occurreu anu
caAieu iof CUT ee'ion' out tae system
aS W"oie prouuceu results Inc
raliroaos were oullt with unpreceoent-
ed sPeeo' anu oy their alo the country
was oeVeloPeo IN way that would
other"lse nave oeen out OF the ques-
lon'
10 remedy the ABUSES incident to
the pan oh charging "hat the traftlc
VIII pear we nave introduced the sys-
tenn OF close government control
more than anything else perhaps,
the rlsiolty OF raliroad rates with all
the oao erIects consequent there
upon says the New York Journal of
commerce. tends to support the view
that the detained working OF the pres
emf plan OF regulation and oversight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

The estimates of the federal
treasury are for an expenditure of
over s12.OOO,OOO.OOO in the year end
ing June 80 next on our own account
and loans of $7,oOO.OOo,OOO to our al
lies Actual expenditures for our
selves have been about $1.75S. 1000. 900.
with loans of 2,241,629,75O. The
treasury officials adhere closely to the
estimates, and they alone are in posi-
ton to know how fast expenditures
can be made in the last half of the
year. but with about $4,o00,o0O 900
expended and loaned in nearly five
months. it seems improbable that &C
tual disbursements in the next seven
months will equal the estimate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
TEE SEARCELNGHT
Latest News from the Fields OF
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, INVENTION


An important new process for ex-
tracing petroleum from the enormous
banks of oil-bearing shale of certain
western states is indicated in an
nouncements from Nevada. Such a
process, if successful. would help
greatly in solving the ga soline prob
lem. The new process, which is now
being tested, was developed by a pris-
oner in the Nevada STATE prison. A
special pardon was granted him to
give him an opportunity to continue
his chemical work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
WHAT HOOVER SAYS

XVIII.
1.-The work of our splendid soldiers
includes many uncongenial tasks, like
peeling potatoes, but they meet and
master every situation cheerfully.
Those who cannot serve in uniform
can help by enlisting in the food
the sacrifice of our sons and BROTH
ers, it is but little to ask And it is
a service which, if given now, will not
be without interest returns for the
future"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

American exports made great
gain in October. reaching a total value
of $542, 900, 900. This is an increase of
$50, 100000 over September. accord
ing to a statement made public by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. The exports for the ten
moHRhs ended with October of this
year amounted to $5.149.O0o,Oo as
against $4.44s. 100000 for the CORE
spending period last year. October
imports are placed at 1921, 100000, a
falling off of s15.OOO,OOO compared
with September. For the ten-month
period ended with October the imports
into the United States were valued at
s2.5O4. 100000, as compared with So
O1O,0O0,OOO for the first ten months
of 1915. Seventy-six per cent of the
October imports entered free of duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

right, honorable woman or man than
you can grow a white lily in a sewer.
Losing her children should be the
price that such a woman pays for her
sin.
And if the law took cognizance in
this, and If the husband and wife,
tempted to stray from the straight and
narrow path, knew that their wrong
doing would separate them from their
children, perhaps there would be
fewer divorces and more unbroken
homes, for the painted kiss of passion
is a poor exchange for the sweet lips
OF a little child.
A~@ ISL
Copyright. 1917. hy the Wheeler Syndicate
Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FOENATION BUREAU.

n B.-Inquirers should be careful 70 oD-
serve two points; Enclose a 5,eent sIt MI
and address their letters TO ashihB '3 ~
az above and not to Topeka, otherwise ue-
lnv md Needless expense are 1ncurreu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

Lord Lansdowne can read the an
swer to his recent letter in PRESIDENT
Wilson's address to the American con-
gress.- delivered in Washington last
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

Did anybody notice that the in
crease in letter postage cut down the
number of bills received on the first
day of the month?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
..IIIATEYER You WANT TO KNOW"

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Bureau at Washington furnishes readers,
free of charge, accurate and authoritetlVe
answers to questions on any and all SUI
fects concerning which information can ne
had from the unparalleled resources OF lIe
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

Questions on the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information Blu
reau, Frederic ]. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. c., with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08

lFrom the Atchison Globe. ]
IN Atchison man leans well.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

names of tho boys of the church who are in the service.
 The monthly meeting of the official
 board will be held on Wednesday eve- ming following the harvest supper. The Queen Esther circle will meet this evneing at 7:45 o'clock at the home of Miss Edna Eighmey 93 Blackrock avenue. The girls are asked
 to bring donations of vegetables, caned fruit and jellies for the barrel to be sent to the Bradley orphanage. l The Woman's Foreign Missionary society met this afternoon at the home of Mrs. o. Sheldon of 45 South High street.
 First Baptist Church. The church night service will be 1 held on Thursday evening. The Women's Foreign Missionary circle will hold it's regular meeting in the chapel on Friday afternoon, Octo- | Der 5, at 3:3O o'clock. Mrs. William | Sly, state director of the w. A. B. H. 1 M. s. will speak on 'The Conquest of 1 the South"
 Next Sunday will be Church Rally 1 Day. Brotherhood cass will hold it's l first session at 12:1O o'clock in the
 gallery of the church next Sunday. All
 men over 25 years of age are invited
 to join the Brotherhood and the 1 Brotherhood class. pr. Earle B. Cross l is to be the teacher. The class will
 study Dr. Smaller Matthews book:
 ''The Social Gospel
 The first evening congregation of the
 season will also be held on next Sun
 day. Dr. Samuel z. Batten, who is l active in much of the work that is
 being done for the boys with the flag,
 will be the speaker of the evening.
 Stanley Memorial Church. l The Boy Scouts will meet at the
 church this eveding at 7:15. l The meeting of the trustees has 1 been postponed till Tuesday, Oct. 9. 1 The Ladies Aid Society will meet
 on Wednesday at 2:30. Work for the Christmas sale will begin and re- l treatments served.
 l The Endeavor Circle will meet at
 the church on Friday, 7:30 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

founded the principles of justice, and for which We live and are ready to die and sacrifice for, if need be.
 Therefore the mission of the church in these days is greater. Your boys and her boys are marching to the front to fight for the standards of civilization that our forefathers fought for. The church is praying for these boys but more than that they have sent their ministers to the camp to improve the morals of the troops. Also back of every Y. M. c. A. are the influence of the church and Christian men. Therefore, should the church not stand for these prin- ciples, it would fail, and, God help ing her, she will not fail.
 "The inevitable condition that fol- lows war-destruction, disease, bru- tality, bitterness, sorrow, hate, greed and the unfaith among men and na- tions, the selfish greed, pouring from the rot of souls, the black night of men gone mad through passions of mind, body and soul, in such a great hour shall we forget the one great cure, the fountain that through years to come shall cleanse the soul Of the world? We must not neglect the power which God has made possible for every man to keep himself steady and calm within these serious days
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

held at the church on Friday, com-
 mencing at g o'clock in the morning. The semi-annual meeting of the Woman's Congregatioal Home Mis- sionary will be held at Milford at the Plymouth church on Wednesday, Oc- tober 3, at 10:3O a. m.
 The budget of expense for the Bur-
 ritt Mission has been prepared and the committee Is now ready to receive subscriptions. The work of this mis- sion has been very successful during 1 the past year and a much larger work 1 is to be done this winter. All the churches unite in support of this work. The chorus choir will be resume ed on the first Sunday in October. The first
 rehearsal will be held on Sunday eve-
 ming, October 6, at o'clock. South Congregational Church. l The first of the Autumn series of
 organ recitals by MT. Beebe will be given at the church on Wednesday af- , ternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
 The Foreign Missionary society will 1 hold it's first meeting of the season on 1 Wednesday, October 8, at o'clock
 in the old chapel Miss Tuck will have
 charge of the program and there will l be important business to transact A
 full attendance is desired,
 On next Sunday morning special i offering will be taken for the purpose
 of sending copies of the New Testa-
 ment and Psalms to the boys of the
 parish who are now in service; and 1 also to help provide comfort kits for | them.
 1 An informal musicale and recep- l ton is to be given in honor of the new l teachers in the public schools and the l incoming students in Normal school
 on Tuesday evening, Oct. 2, at 7:30
 o'clock in the old chapel. The recep- ton is under the auspices of the Phil 1 athea class, who request the presence 1 of the members of the church to assist
 them in welcoming the guests of the evening. Next Sunday, October 7, will be ob- served by the cooperating churches
 as "Rally Sunday, the desire being l to start the work of the Autumn and Winter with everybody at church. The regular Red Cross sewing meet 1 ing will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. This will be preceded | by a service of devotion by Rev. Dr. ] C.. w. c. Hill, who will also during the evening read some poems and ab- 1 stracts from prose works on the war. Trinity Methodist Church. Next Sunday will be "Rally Day" for the Sunday school and will be marked with graduation and promo tion exercises.
 The ladies of the church will hold
 their annual harvest supper on We'd l nesday, October s, at 6:30 o'clock. The ladies have decided to give up ; their usual Fall fair this year on &C., count of the war.
 The all-day Red Cross sewing meet ing will be held at the church on Fri day from g o'clock in the morning l until o'clock in the afternoon. In the afternoon there will be a special class in knitting uder the direction of Mrs. Fred Platt
 1 Miss Fanny Holmes has charge of ] the Honor Roll which Is to bear the