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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

The serious illness of Congressman
James r. Mann of Illinois, floor lead
err of the minority in congress, leads
the Minneapolis, Mimi, Tribune to a
discussion of what it terms very
short leadership crop" and to cite the
fact that there is a striking contrast
in present conditions with those of
only a few years ago when nearly ev-
cry state delegation in congress con-
tanned men who were actual leaders.
The Tribune says:
"A roll call of the house today shows
that state by state no members have
risen to the commanding positions
held by Dolliver, Hepburn, Lacey ana
Smith of Iowa, Moody and Mccall of
Massachusetts,, Tawney and Stevens OF
Minnesota, Sherman and Wadsworth
of New York, Hemmenway and Lands
of Indiana, Scott and Curtis and Long
of Kansas Hill of Connecticut, Powers
and Littlefield of Maine, Dalzell of
PENNSYLVANIA and scores of other men
who left their impress on the legisla-
ton of a decade ago. In their stead
chiefly are men who have served from
one to five terms in the house without,
except in rare instances, registering
above the dull level of mediocrity.
'Pathetically small as the list of
able Republicans in the house is, the
Democrats fare no better. Witness the
selection of Claude Kitchin for floor
leader of the majority"
AS matter of history this is GER
tainly complimentary to Kansas with
Charles F. Scott a candidate for the
United States senate leading the list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
TRAVELETTE
By NIKSAH.
The Gargoyles of Notre Dame.


Visitors to the Notre Dame cathe-
dral in Paris are more apt to remem-
Der the gargoyles ornamenting the ex-
terror of the building than the won
derful galleries and arches inside. In
fact they are apt to remember them
when waking in the middle of the
night or just after turning off the
electric lights. They are lobster sup
per Nightmares come true, hobgoblins
of nursery days They gaze down
from grotesque postures, grimacing
with delight at their victims.
One peculiarly awful creature
perches on a balustrade of one of
the towers. In his claws he clutches
what appears to be a baby gargoyle,
chewing the unfortunate little crea-
lures head with unmistakable relish.
city with dreamy, contented, faraway
gaze quite horrible to behold.
The destroyed cathedral at Rheims
was noted for it's gargoyle ornaments
and the strange use to which they
were put. Uncanny monsters sup
ported pedestals for angels and apos-
ties. Often the beasts were horrible
caricatures of the saints they upheld
Sometimes they were monks and nuns.
One particular roguish brother has
pursed his lips in the face of an aston
ished angel for centuries.
"A CONSCIENTIOUS SdTSoyie has Cuty
to perform other than soaring the
sightseer and looking terribly indi-
vidual. He is a mouthpiece for rain
gutter. Few ,gargoyles. however. per-
form their natural duty. They prefer
to sit on balustrades and chew less
fortunate members of their species.
There are those, however, that are
old-fashioned and really work. For
example the ones at Milan. Here real
rain water pours from their open
jaws. But since they are<so busy they
have less time to be fashionably hor-
rible, and are not so famous as
their kindred of Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

The attitude of Senator La Toilette
toward the war may be better under
stood when one is conversant with the
situation in Wisconsin. In Sheboy-
gan county" writes Samuel Hopkins
Adams in Everybody's, sis a small
area claimed to be the richest four
miles of farming land in the world
which it probably isn't. But rich it
certainly is, and the farmers would be
regarded in the east as agricultural
magnates. Yet, strangely enough,
when the liberty bond statesmen made
their rounds they encountered this
Identical response at every farm:
Klein Geld'5C'No money The men
didn't want to argue. They had moth
ing to say about the war. ISein Geld
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
GLOBE SIGHTS
lFrom the Atchison Globe. ]

(From the Atchison Globe1
Did you ever see a colored man
cry?
Most of life's picnics are rained
upon.
A wish is fine thing if backed up
with some work.
The man who is telling you how to
do it probably never did it,
The hardest part about business is
organizing the janitorial department.
Don't waste much time on a person
who specializes in being discouraged.
If abuse killed, the average man
would have been down and out long
ago
The high cost of living is not the
highest thing in this country-it's
taxes.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who asked if he could use
your telephone?
who expects more of atfriend than he
is willing to give.
You are three persons. You are
what you are, what you think you are,
and what people think you are.
There are a lot of crazy people in
the world-you can tell by the crazy
marks and drawings on the inner
walls of telephone booths
An automobile will run along fine
for a time and then begin sulking and
you can't imagine what is the matter
with it Most women are like an au-
tomobile in this respect.
When a man comes back to the
"old home town" for the holidays he
is sure to meet several big fat women
whovyho were slender and pretty when
he saw them last last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Breads.

Bran bread is healthful. cheap and
very easily made. That raised" with
yeast is best. 1t should be baked
slowly and is more wholesome if al
lowed to stand twelve hours before
serving.
To have red cheeks. good teeth, red
blood and a good digestion, eat bran
or whole wheat bread. You will also
have the satisfaction of knowing you
are getting all the food value out of
the wheat.
Use one quart flour, one quart bran.
one even tablespoon salt. Mix these
together. Make 'welP'Ain the cen
ter and turn into it two and one-half
cups of tepid water. to which has been
added two tablespoons molasses and
one tablespoon melted lard.
Dissolve one cake compressed yeast
in one-half cup tepid water and add
to the other ingredients.
Stir mixture and beat it at least ten
minutes. Cover bowl with a heavy
cloth and let rise over night
In the morning shape into loaves,
put into creased pans and allow to
double its size. Bake in very moder-
ate oven for one and one-half hours.
This will make two loaves.
The success of bran bread depends
largely upon the thoro beating and
slow baking.
The Table.
Mock Cherry Pie-One cup cram
berries cut in halves, one-half cup
raisins, one-half cup hot water. one
cup sugar mixed with tablespoon
flour, one teaspoon vanilla.
Pumpkin Pie-Use three large cups
cooked pumpkin, one-half grated nut
meg, one large cup sugar, four round
ing tablespoons cornstarch in one-haf
cup sweet milk, one tablespoon melt
ed butter, little salt, two pints milk.
Cook on top of stove till it boils.
then stir in cornstarch dissolved in
one cup milk. Boil minute or two
and put into baked crusts
This will make four large pies.
Economy Pancakes-One pint sour
milk, one teaspoon soda, one. teaspoon
salt, one teaspoon baking powder.
four tablespoons cornmeal Save all
your bread crumbs when cutting
bread and all of the leftover bread
pieces. Put into the sour milk first,
let stand few hours. This way you
use very little wheat sour to make
your cakes in a thin batter.
Mincemeat.
New England Mincemeat-Mix to-
gether two pounds cooked tongue and
one pound fresh beef suet, both finely
chopped. Add four pounds Baldwin
apples that have been pared, quartered
and cored before chopping, two cups
thick honey. one small cup moIasses,
one quart cider, two pounds raisins
(seeded and cut into pieces), one and
one-half pounds acurrants, one-uuarter
pound finely shredded citron one
quarter teaspoon paprika, salt to taste,
two ounces minced candied lemon
peel
Turn into kettle with one-half cup
liquor in which tongue was cooked
and simmer about one and one-quarter
hours. Half hour befor% cooked stir
in 7one-half teaspoon mixed ground
cinnamon and mace, one grated nut
meg, one tablespoon powdered cloves.
one pint boiled cider
Mfncemeat Without meat-One
pound suet, three pounds brown sugar
two quarts apples, two pounds raisins,
one pound currants. one pound citron,
one nutmeg (grated), one teaspoon
each of cloves and cinnamon.
Chop suet fine, also raisins apples
and citron; thin with boiled cider OF
fruit juices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

and there was an end of it, The
whole community, German to the core.
reading nothing but German, speaking
nothing but German, thinking nothing
but German, having none but German
associations. singing in German. pray
ing in German, was secretly but i'm
movably in sympathy with Germany
and against the United States. From
that district there came into court
as witness a bright-eyed. well dressed
native born youth of twenty-one. He
had to have an interpreter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

Trotzkv is proclaiming the necessity
Of the conclusion of a peace, unoer
which Russia is resting. Since he ana
his partner, Lenines are wholly re-
snonsible for the existence of that ne
cessity, he is not likely to win any
great amount of sympathy. But I'M
less an agreement on terms be speed
ily reached it seems probable that
Germany will be compelled to deal
with a new government. 1t is unpe-
lieyable that a great people like the
Slav nation will long submit to the dc
tatfon of a small unwashed rabble Oh
inserlopers who doubtless are in the
nav of a foreign power and have no
interest in the country beyond the
qualification of their own desire for
mower and mischief making. That
the tide in the affairs of Russia is
turning is evidenced by the defea- OF
the Bolshevik army by the Ukrain-
ians and Cossacks. The feverish de-
sire of the rulers at Petrograd to ne
gotiate an immediate peace probably
IS brought about by the knowledge
thai without the powerful support of
Berlin they cannot hope long to re-
main in control of the government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

The taking over of the railroads by
the government doubtless will call for
a congressional investigation sooner or
later. Everything the government
does or fails to do, it seems, must at
some time be a subject for an inquiry
by a committee of congressman. And
yet congress is a big part of the gov
eminent and is as much responsible
for whatever is wrong as is any other
branch. If it would attend to it's part
of the business better perhaps it would
not so frequently feel called upon to
pry into the actions of others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
AFTERMATH OF WAR.

Over 100000 men are under arms
in Europe, whose energies have been
turned from production to destruc-
ton. Over 10000. 900 men have been
killed or permanently injured since
the war began. the killed alone num-
bering OYER Z, 100000 over 800, 0oo,-
900, 900 las already been expended by
the nations at war, and at present
rate of rising expenditure the cost will
exceed Si50 900, 100000 when the end
of the fourth year is reached next
August.
When 1t is remembered that for
every man at the front from three to
five are required at the rear for his
support, 1t follows that between 15O,-
100000 and 20O,000.000 men have
been withdrawn from the normal
channels of production into the alb
normal. No wonder, says Henry
Clews in his annual Review, that the
world is facing serious economic
famine, not only in food and clothing,
but also in the innumerable materials
required for human comfort and sup
port. the loss in life and money only
damages. which will be a crushing
burden for generations. Such a bill
must also include the setback to moral
and spiritual forces, the inheritance of
bitterness, the detrimental effects
upon art. literature, science, education
and all the varied social and political
activities which are part of our civil
ization. These are losses that will
leave their impress upon the nations
for many future decades The ma
terial losses such as destruction of fac
tories, railroads, ships, cities, etc, tho
less important than those just men
toned are visible and more readily
offset by new energies and resources
that will promptly develop with the
advent o. peace
The huge cost of. this war can be
appreciated when it is considered that
the six great wars preceding-the
Russo-Japanese. the Boer, the Franco
Prussian, the American Civil war the
Crlmean and the Napoleonic wars
cost about $1,000, 100000, as against
$3.50, 00O. 100000, the estimate of this
war up to next August. Great Britain
will then have spent sS4, .OOo, 900,
including s6.000.O0o. 900 in loans to
allies. and good authorities estimate
that in these three years the warning
powers will have quadrupled their
debts. the interest on which already
amounts to. $4,000, 100000. 1t would
seem that such burdens would break
the back of any nation, yet the ire
mendous development of resources,
and the great potential recuperative
powers of the various nations afford
good basis for the belief that recov-
cry will be more rapid than expected.
This country will recover with
bound when peace comes, and the
gain from our exports and newly
opened markets will largely offset
present losses. Great Britain will GER
tainly recuperate rapidly, as she has
always done after each war. Germany
will make tremendous efforts at re-
covery. tho handicapped by impaired
finances and the break up of her for
eign trade. France, too will also show
great resiliency. One of the most
serious after-war problems will be
that of deflation; Germany. Russia
and France have trebled or quad
rupled their issue of paper money.
England is the only leading nation in
Europe redeeming its obligations in
gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

Louisville, Miss, people will have
nothing to do from now on but read
about. the war and go fishing The
city council at a recent session passed
an ordinance forbiddipg all amuse-
tnents, including 'circuses, shows,
theaters, billiard tables, pool rooms.
bowling alleys, medicine shows. shoot
ing galleries. pet bear exhibitions. for
tune tellers, lung testers. museums,
menageries, muscle testers, flying
horses, skating Kinks and roller coast
ers."
But not a word about gum ma
chimes.
A slogan for every home: Do your
Christmas scrapping early.
Change Billy Sundays favorite
hymn a bit and then go and sing it to
your sugarless groceryman: "Sweeten
up the corner where you are"
Great men all have their peculiar
tiles
J. Ogden Armour never wears pink
pajamas on the street.
President Wilson rarely eats corned
beef and cabbage for breakfast
Governor Wilson never plays golf
al night
Mr.. Taft never affects straight-f front
corSetS.
Pittsburg papers are telling the
troubles of a rich widow. But if she's
right. there's no reason why she
should he a widow
A man from Denver was arrested
last Wednesday night for carrying a
piece of timber cheese in his overcoat
pocket He said he was half Scotch
and. the other half soda He is be-
lieved to be the original siphonated
American.
Amos w, Goldfoogle, waiter in
the Last Chance Cafe, expired sud-
denly last Thursday night. A Gus
toner tipped him a perfectly good
quarter. it being the first time this
had happened since the war broke
out last spring. The ambulance sur
geon said Goldfoogle had a weak
heart
Time for the Heayies Now.
It's easy enough to be pleasant when
life goes along gay and pert,
But the guy who's worth while is the
one who can smile when he's
wearing a new flannel shirt
Hiram Powers's masterpiece "The
Greek Slave" is to go on the auction
block. This is believed to be only
Greek slave who has never been tied
down to steady job in shoe-shin-
ing parlor.
H. Hoover is busy reviving his IA
nous old food conservation play, en-
titled Come Out of the Kitchen
The price of beef has gone down
three cents, but ii must be a secret.
Nobody has told the corner butchers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

into tears. ITO think you read that
last paragraph"
THAT paragraph made me the hap
piest man in the world dear" he said
Let US walk down the beach 1 want
to tell yon of a little plan 1 have that
will fix it so you won't have to go to
normal school next term.
right, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Snydicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT
BY ROY x, MOULTON

The Soldier.
The soldier is a lucky dog,
In some ways, sure enough
Altho it may be said with truth
His average life Is tough.
Collectors cannot bother him,
He stands were danger thrills:
The only place where one is safe
From gentlemen with bills
He cannot run a touring car
And all his earnings blow
FoBAgas and tires and other. things
To make the darn thing go.
No. talky gent can come along
And sell the soldier man
A set of books he doesn't-want
On the instalment plan.
He has no furnace fire to feed,
He does not pawn his soul
Once in two weeks. as We do here,
To buy g ton of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

1t is announced that many passen-
ger coaches will be converted into
freight cars under government opera
ton of the railroads. This move, of
course, is designed to increase facili-
ties for moving commodities. The
public will be interested in noting
whether the order will include the
many luxurious private cars now in
use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

Fifty-siX hours of unbroken and
unflagging vigilance as a signalman
has just gained recognition for Hugh
NJ. Lanman. a seaman second class of
the United States navy. Serving
aboard the British ship. Valacia, this
sailor was doing his duty surely and
steadily with his signals when the
vessel went aground. Realizing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

Secretary McAdoo is in a fair way
to become the Poo-Bah of the ad-
ministration. Already he is secretary
of the treasury and director general of
transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

Loans to our allies since We en-
tered the war amount to more than
four billion dollars. This leaves but
a small part of the proceeds of the two
liberty loans for our own use. But we
have scarcely begun to spend money
on our own war account. In the
meantime the war taxes are pouring
into the treasury in a steady stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

A campaign has been inaugurated
to induce men to cease wearing belts
and revert to suspenders. The belts
are charged with responsibility for ap-
pendicitis and other abdominal all
merits. The accusation may be iusti-
fled and then again it may be merely
clever advertising on the part OF the
suspenders manufacturers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

The prevailing chill in apartment
houses is attributed by the Los An
geles Times to efforts of the janitors
to warm them with the sun of the
preyiouS day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

In these days of conservation, no
body seems to have thought of cur
failing the expenditure of useless
words which prevails in so many
nlaces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
DINNER ST DRIES

Mr.. Smithers,'' said his wife, eff
remember rightly, you hav- often said
that you disliked to see a woman con-
stanNy getting herself in print
1T do" said Smithers, positively.
"Yo- consider it unwomanly. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02

Wash.ngtOn, D. z =. ~
B-Inouirers should be careful TO Cd
nerve two points: Enclose a Scent stamp
and address their letters to Washins to az
es above and not 70 Topeka, otherwise oe-
Law and needless expense are lncurreu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
INEORMATI0M BUREAU
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN. Director.
Washington, d. O.
WHAT BOOKS MEAN TO SOLDIERS
They Are Priceless as an Escape from
the ActualitieS of War.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 2s.-Maga-
zines that reach the front in France
are frequently cut into sections SO
that several men may read them at
once, and they are so thoroly used
that they soon wear out. Even news
paper wrappings from parcels are
carefully smoothed out and read.
When a supply truck with books ar
rives at the trenches. there is wild
scramble for the contents, and if there
are not enough books to go around,
the unlucky soldiers set up a demand
that some of the others read aloud.
These are some of the facts given
by Theodore Wesley Koch of the Lii
brary of Congress, who has spent
much time in London and Europe
since the war began, to illustrate the
urgent need that soldiers have for
reading matter. In former wars many
of the fighters have been illiterates,
but this is a war of educated men, of
moderns who have lived by print as
much as by bread. and miss nothing
so much as the morning newspaper
and the evening magazine or book.
In England there is a famine of the
cheaper editions of books caused by
the insatiate demand from the front.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-21
VAUDEVILLE

This week Friday and Satur-
day, Feb. %, %, the Majestic Of
|fers one of the biggest vaudeville
bill ever seen in any but the lar
ger cities. The bill is headed by
THE marvellous Chas. Glass, the
musical encyclopaedia, direct from
the F. F. Keath time; Clifton and
Dale in, Just Oddos and Ends"
will please, but the act that will
suit everyone is Hohenadeles AMI
mails. or A Circus in Miniature.
This act is given by two ladies
land one man, lots of trained dogs
I land cats and rats. There will be
good singing, dancing and music
and trained animals. Then an O.
Henry western photoplay, Sun
l.shine comedy and the Mutual
Weekly, making a show that is
we'll worth going miles 10 see.
Oh, yes, there will be a matinee
given on Saturday afternoon,
starting at 2 p. m. You can
bring the whole family or let the
.children come TO our vaudeville
\ shows with our guarantee that
there will not be anything smutty
on our stage and that
there are always not less than six
to nine people take a part in all
vaudeville given here and that
every act will be standard.