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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

d-AA Has III i'-N- III
portant war industries.
In occasional instances
workers h ave b n
drawn from all over the
country, and then be
cause til E employers
bad been premature in
tn cir recruiting, they
had TO tell the men
Eve may need you next
month. "
To do away with this
unnecessary shifting of
men, The Government
has organized the Z. s.
Employment Service as
a part Of the Depart
ment of Labor. It has
500 branch Offices and
10000 U. S. Public
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

Service Enrolment Agents covering the
United States. It has definite knowl-
edge of all manufacturing conditions
and labor requirements the country over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
Presidents Statement

'Iadultry plays As ESSENTIAL and
hoaorabl. 4 role IN this great struggle
as % our military zrlzme1ts- We
al recognize The trurh Of this. but
We must also see IT'S necessary IN
pliczuons - namely. thar industry,
6oizE 4 vital task Tor th= nation,
must receive liz support sud Is
Es,aacs o. The pztioa-
Thsr-f5r=. I solennly urge al
employer engaged i1 var work 70
refrain after August Isl, 1915. fr3n
recruiting unskill-d labor m any
nzlaer except through this c-nt-al
agency. I urge labor 20 respond a.
Loyalty zs heretofore % any calls
issued BY this zre1cy for voluntary
culi1tm-nt N essential Industry.
And I ask them both alike 70 T.-
member that no szcrihce VIII have
been IN vain. Il we are abe 20
prove heyoud az question that The
hiEhest and best fora Of e6dency
j. th- spoutansous 7c1-opersuoa Of a
free people,"
WOODROW WILSON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

use OF the Z. s. Employment Service,
when seeking employment, IS a patriotic
service and duty. Always make use Of
nearest Office OF agent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

Workmen may depend upon this Gov
eminent employment service, because It
sends men only to jobs that are ready.
It helps a man get the right job to be
Of greatest help to his country IN help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

It isn't exactly Mendelssohn's
Spring Song" he plays-but
when you hear him play you
know spring is here!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
HOLD YOUR BONDS.

The request of the treasury depart
ment that merchants abandon the
practice of accepting liberty bonds as
payment for commodities. suggests the
importance of broader application of
this principle. Only absolute neces-
sity should lead any individual or in
stitution to sell such holdings.
There are two main reasons for tax
ing such a position, and either one is
sufficient in itself. The sale of liberty
bonds by their holders tends to
weaken their market values; these
bonds are unequaled investments. and
any one who retains them is benefit
ing himself and at the same time help
ing the government.
1t would be better judgment and
more patriotic, suggests The Wollman
Review. for one to subscribe for just
what he can afford, rather than to
try to make showing by taking more
than he can carry with the intention
of throwing his over-subscription i'm
mediately on the market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
NONESsENTIALS

Determination of what is a nom
essential product promises to be one
of the hardest tasks the government
1t is easy to think the other fellows
business is not essential. but that ones
own cannot be dispensed with.
It seems like harsh treatment for
the government to close up an indus
try which has been built up by patient
endeavor and now represents the live
lihood of its owner, stockholders. and
employees. But another idea comes
into the question. The billboards have
carried the Interrogation, Shall we
be more tender with our dollars than
our sons?'' After all. is it more of
hardship for some to lose their bust
ness profits than for others to lose
their lives or health or limbs? Men
are giving UP all they have. far more
than financial considerations, to fight
at the front.
Probably the problem will work it
self out in a natural way by the grad
ual elimination of the really unessen-
tial industries thru their inability to
proceed as they have done in the past
Demands for the production of arti-
cles the need for which is imperative
will absorb raw materials and labor
until the latter will not be available to
other non-war lines of industry. Under
these circumstances the so-called non
essentia, activities may be weeded cut
without violence to the business
structure
1t requires high degree of patriot
ism. says the Iron Trade Review, for
business to offer itself as sacrifice,
but not so much SO as for the individ-
ual who goes to fight at the risk of
FORGETTING his life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
DO WE WANT IT?

Much has been spoken and written
in the past in favor of government
ownership of railroads. Political
parties even have capitalized it at
times, but that was when there seemed
be brought about. Now that this
dream shows a possibility of becoming
reality and instead of the theory that
possibility is staring us in the face, the
pubic Is likely to begin to do some
serious thinking.
The argument for government own
ership is a purely theoretical one. 1t
assumes that the roads will be ,oper-
ated by the government as efficiently
as under private management, but the
conditions are against that result.
There is a mystery about the pow
ers of the government which is mis-
leading to many people. The govern
ment has the power that goes with au-
thority. but it does not have the abil-
ity to operate a farm, a factory or a
railroad more economically than pri-
vate owners. On the contrary. the
conditions under which public bust
ness must be done place government
operations at a disadvantage. There is
division of authority and response
bility, and a want of continuity in pol
icies. which present the best results.
The final authority is with congress,
constantly changing and cumber-
some body. and everybody below con-
gress woris under limitations. The
conservation policy which keeps cur
great resources in water-power tied
up. illustrates how confusion of coun-
ellis paralyzes public administration.
The highest officials serve short
terms and subordinates hold for life
with promotions under the general
rule of seniority, Precedent is of enor-
nous Importance. because the official
who follows it is protected from criti-
cism, while one who Introduces fnno-
vations assumes the risks of failure
without the prospects of personal re-
ward
In short, the qualifications of the
government are much better for SUI
pervision and criticism than for initia.
tive and management. The govern
ment's oversight and authority ar,
needed in dealing with the railwa.
situation, but it is not necessary foi
the government to assume all tn,
functions of a proprietor.
The government might in time b.
able to carry on the transportation
business of the country more economi
cally and therefore more cheaply tka1
private owners can because of tn
presumption that the business woul,
be done at cost. But that it would b
done as satisfactorily or that Their
would be that progressiveness essen
tial to a country only partially devel
oped is oper. to serious question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

The first United States naval Off
Ger lost in the war with Germany was
Lieut.. Clarence c. Thomas, of Caiifor-
MIA, commander of the armed guard
on the steamship Vacuum. The Va
cuum was sunk by a German sub
marine on the morning of April 20,
1917. There was only a moments
warning before the torpedo struck the
ship. Lieut. Thomas and the after
guns crew manned the gun, but two
minutes later the stern of the Va
cuum plunged, throwing Thomas and
his crew into the water. They were
rescued by a ships boat. The weather
was bitterly cold, the sea very rough
Within a short time the boat cap
sized twice, four men being drowned.
It was righted each time, but the ex-
sea were too much for the sailors
Eleven of the fourteen men, including
Lieut.. Thomas, died and their bodies
were swept overheard. At noon of the
next day another lifeboat rescued the
three survivors of the eighteen that
were originally in the boat. Lieut..
Thomas was a native of Grass VAL
He entered the Naval Academy in
1904, graduating in 1908. He had
made an excellent record in the Navy.
and was one of the first officers put
in command of a naval guns crew
when American merchantmen were
armed for protection against the
submarines. The four enlisted men of
the guns crew drowned were Donald
Alexander, seaman second class. of
New York: Charles J. Fischer. of
Philadelphia, coxswain; Charles D.
Luckan, of Baltimore. seaman; and
Frank Hazelton LaRee, of Philadel-
phia, seaman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

to show that all the world had been
eating more sugar than it really need
ed. We can doubtless safely reduce
our consumption of sugar, but we will
probably always require more sugar
than men of the same race living in
the~climate where THAI race original ed.
1t should be added that sugar-eating
has dangers as well as benefits for
civilized man. We get sick when too
much sugar is eaten at a meal because
it is presented to the system in too
strong a solution. Diabetes and vari-
Gus diseases of the liver are probably
in part traceable to this cause, and the
mortality statistics of the country
show that these diseases are increas-
ing enormo usly.
1t is well to realize, then, that sugar
is not a luxury but a necessity, and
perhaps a special necessity to Ameri-
cans; but also highly concentrated
stimulating body fuel, which must
therefore be used with care.
Questions on tn above or any SUBJ
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka state journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, >. c., with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

The government is planning for the
nancuration of a motor truck parcel
,ost system. beginning in Georgia. In
her words. Uncle Sam is going into
he express business. If the expert
neht prove successful the service
doubtless will be extended to all parts
,f the country where the condition OF
he roads will permit. When the sys-
EN- once shall be in operation every
body is going to want it. In order to
ct it roads must be built over when
motor trucks can operate. What is
Kansas doing in preparation for the
coming of the new service? The gov
rnment has dealt literally with the
LoJntry in the matter of improving
he highways. 1t has agreed to put
d cash for half the cost. So far there
las been manifested in this state lit
he apparent desire to grab any of that
money. That there is a willingness to
. O so is shown by the amount of talk
bn the subject. But the machinery
Gems to be lacking or else it is not
Working properly. The only way to
build roads is to build them. 1t can't
\ e done by holding conventions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

count her a rival" Armstrong assured
her.
After she had made her departure
the head collector turned to kfr. ARM
strong and said:
She's a pretty girl and they say
he's a handsome fellow. I wouldn't be
a DIT surprise dit what you said comes
true"
Neither would IT, Armstrong
agreed
A year later they weren't surprised
when IL did come true.-(Copyright
1918, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

IN Chicago business men, bankers
nd advertising men are reported to
ave bought and paid for half a mil
lon lines of advertising in the Chi
ago daily newspapers since May L
irst for the Red Cross campaigns.
hen the liberty loan campaigns, the
Knights of Columbus and the war saw
ngs stamps. In New York, Boston,
Cleveland, Minneapolis,
)es Moines, Portland, Seattle, San
francisco and Los Angeles and other
tiles business men have done just as
veil if not better. And in Topeka they
ave not been slackers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

The German peace terms. disguised
lnder the title of mo annexations and
10 indemnities." mean that Germany
will return. undefeated and undiscour-
Rged, says the New York Times. to the
herie from which for forty years she
watched her chance to pounce on the
Hooks and herds in the plain below
II she be permitted TO return there
he shepherds will be on their guard
|rhey will watch that aerie for the next
descent; and they will watch it with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
ON SPUR f III MOMENT
A Little slice o. Life.

A Little Slice O. Life.
The other night was invited out to dinner.
1t was a very elaborate feast.
Including all the delicacies of the season.
We had filet mignon and head lettuce salad
And ice cream and everything,
And the host never mentioned how much it
After l had eaten one filet. they gave me
another
And nobody seemed to care how much we
ate.
During the dinner they served champagne.
And afterward there was delicious cordial.
Then we stayed all the evening and
The host served champagne
Toward midnight we ali sat down TO
Supper consisting of lobster.
those who preferred them could have
1t was one of the kind of dinners they used
Serve before the war, and 1 was never so
Before. and I had a strange well-fed feeling.
go home,
We were dancing and I tripped over rug
Landing all over the floor
When l came to my head was under the
And my wife was pouring cold water ON me
She said: If you keep on having those
am going, to fasten you in bed with
The New Dances.
For instance, that dreamy dance
known as the jazz is in itself an in
spiration- The young man takes the
young lady gently but firmly around
the neck with his good right arm SO
that her back hair fits nicely into the
hollow of his elbow. Then he swings
her around gracefully until her feet
clear the floor. Soon she is giving an
imitation of the governor on an old
fashioned high-pressure traction en-
CINE. Then while he is whirling he
gives three or four somerSaults, u.s.
ing his free hand for the purpose, and
the trick is to keep the lady in the air
and not let her hit the floor or break
any of the Louis Ounce furniture
When this figure is thru he walks on
his hands and balances the lady on his
right foot, whirling her gently, tossing
her in the air occasionally as in the old
japanese barrel trick. then graspine
her firmly by the hair and dragging
her about the room SO deity that her
feet do not touch the floor. This dance
is designed for unmarried people. Nc
wife would accept such treatment from
her husband even in the dance as she
| would almost certainly fail to appre-
ciate the classic significance Of the
movements and would be inclined tt
| fight back just as she does at home
" AS an example of the unexcelled
| richness of the soA in Kansas. our es
| teemed contemporary, the Chicago
| .'Trib.,'' tells US of telegraph pole.
being broken off or uprooted."
In his official report of the sugar
/ situation our hero, Herbert Hoover
| says: Every one must reduce still
further the consumption of sugar"
Impossible, Herbie, when one hasn'
| had a grain of it in the house for {
month. Advice, advice, more advice
! please.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
TRAVELETTE
FEFOR.
BT NIK6AH.


Fefor is the fashionable center of
Norway for the national sport of ski
ing. Here the king and queen resort
to show their skill on runners. here
Prince Olaf could be seen a few years
ago, learning the art at the hands of
half Europe the upper-ciass devotees
of one of the most thrilling and sport
ing pastimes in the world.
Before the war. the sport of skiing
centered in Norway and the Swiss
Alps 1t was at its best in Norway.
however. for here the ski was orr
ginally unitarian means of trans
port, developed by the peasants and
these hardy mortimer set high
standard of performance The best
Norwegian ski-runners are the best in
the world.
The art is one calling for quick
equilibrium. The runner attains "A
tremendous speed on the long, CLASSY
slopes, and the six-foot runners call
for the most delicate handling at
Jumps and turns to prevent an ugly
fall Spills of Homeric magnitude
are of common occurrence, but the
soft snow at the edges of the track
generally prevents serious conse-
quences, altho bad accidents are not
uncommon. The unskiiled runner is
not popular on a steep runway. If he
fails to negotiate a turn, he not only
gets spill, but two or three experts
shooting down like the wind behind
| him, may trip and fly into the air for
two or three somersaults, to land head
first in snowbank. A good runner
can clear most obstacles by jumping
given, sufficient speed but a sudden
fall of the man ahead is likely to
\ make trouble on a narrow track.
| UNDERSTANDING is a character
lstcally Norwegian angle of the sport
In the Alps, the game has more of
| the elements of simple coasting, but
IN Norway long trips thru the snowy
! timber at high speed are one of the
| most popular recreations. Unlike the
Alpine runner, the Norwegian rarely
| uses stick for guidance trusting to
expert swings of the body, which ex-
| ert an almost magical control over the
| speeding, unwieldy ski.
Women as we'll as men are enthu-
| siaStic and expert. Indeed, some OBJ
servers say that the sport has trans
| formed the women of southern Nor
| way. Twenty-Five years ago the
| women of Christiania were a stay-at-
home. indoor people. of the type of
| the ladies in Victorian novels. The
SKI craze was started by group Of
peasants from the far north, who
came swinging into snowy Christiania
one winter. Since then the vigorous
outdoor exercise with its spice of
danger has not only improved the
Norwegian woman physically, but
much of her economic and political
progress can be traced to the self
reliance and courage given by what
Norway calls the king of sports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

Secretary Baker is reported to have
tarted on a personal search for the
Hun who set fire to the army store
louse in Washington. He can do no
worse than the secret service men,
Who have rarely been able to locate
my of those responsible for the nu-
nervous fires and explosions in plants
containing war material Too many
persons are at large who should be in
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

The railroad presidents want the
government to tell them when they
an have their roads back. But how
an the administrator say while con-
PRESS Is in session? Nobody knows
What congress will do about the rail-
Road situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

guns in their hands. And modern
guns cost money. In plain words, the
acceptance of the German terms
means unacceptable permanent mil1tar-
ism for the whole world, and when
those who favor it masquerade under
the misnomer of "pacifists" it is as if
the battalions of death were to call
themselves "Quakers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

So many accidents had happened in
the mines that number of miners de-
termined to join the local ambulance
class When one of their mates hap
pened to cut his finger or sprain his
wrist there was a general rush for the
wounded man by the ambulance corps,
and by the time they had finished with
him he usually looked like a cross be-
tween an Egyptian mummy and a
patient at a hospital.
All this, of course. was valuable
practice, and after many months of
hard work in the class an examination
was held.
Suppose one of your mates should
be badly frostbitten, how would you
treat the case?" asked the examiner.
why, rub him with a man who's
had touch of sunstroke. Thatd
bring 'em both around"
An old colored man charged with
stealing chickens was afrafgned IN
court and was discriminating himself
when the judge said:
You ought to have lawyer
Where's your lawyer?'
'Ah ART got no lawyer. jedge,
said the old man.
VERY well. then" said his honor,
"I'il assign a lawyer to defend you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

Probably the people of Kansas will
,e so busy with war work this year
hat they will have little time to devote
o the selection of a United States SEN
tor. But in some quarters making
his choice appears to be regarded as
he business of chief importance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Broiled Mackerel
Small Baked Potatoes
Nut Margarine
Toast Coffee
LUNCH
Cheese Cream Toast
Buttermilk Gingerbread
Tea
DINNER
Kidney Bean Stew
Lettuce Salad
Whole Wheat Bread, Nut Margarine
Apple Sauce One-Egg Cake
Tea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

Certain onilanthropic and patriotic
organizations in this country have
|aken up the work of rebuilding some
bf the French villages destroyed by
he Germans But what assurance
have they that the Huns will not de-
Jtroy them again? At a time when
he people generally are bending every
energy toward winning the war 1t
might be as well to permit the repair
-hg of wars ravages to wait.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

It Is proposed by the food conserva-
tonists to make Saturday porkless
lay. In the opinion of the Los An
relies Times this will put an end to
he passage of public building bills on
he last dag of the week. 1t Pre- badly
you'd nave included river and har-
Dor bills were it not for the fact that
he southern California metropolis has
peen sharing in this particular barrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
DINNER STORIES

After one of the famous fairs at
Tipperary a man was found guilty or
numbering another man by striking
him with a blackthorn,' said former
President Taft, illustrating q point
in ''contributory negligence" The
Judge asked the usual question-had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

"Oh, no, sub: no sub. Please don't
do dat" the darby begged.
"Wk not?" asked the judge. 1T
won't cost you anything Why don't
you want a lawyer %
We'll. jedge. Ahu tell you, sub,
said the old man. waving his tattered
old hat coafidentially- Hits dis way
All wan tab enjoy dem chickens
mahse'f"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

Trotzky and the kaiser seem to be
slnying a game to see who shall re-
,eive the Nobel peace prize this year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
Things Worth Knowing.

To Mend Blankets-When blankets
have become worn in the center, as
they usually do. especially when used
to cover children. they can be made
over and will last nearly as long as a
new pair by cutting thru the center of
thin place. both lengthwise and cross
wise. from edge to edge of blanket,
then trimming the outside corners of
blanket to the center and sewing
firmly, thus throwing the thin corners
to outside, where least wear is given.
If neatly done this does not injure
the looks of blanket and is a great
saving.
Children's sheets can also be turned
in this way.
Use fine rolled cracker crumbs for
pumpkin pie. much better than corn
starch for it makes 1t fluffy as il eggs
are used
By brushing the tops of loaves of
bread with milk that has been slightly
sweetened the crust will not become
hard and will brown nicely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

he anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him ?"
"'Weli, my lord answered the pris-
cler, all I can say is that man with
thin skull had no business at Tip
perary fair -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15

their children, there would be fewer
poor, little, forlorn half orphans in
this country and far, far fewer broken
broken hearted old men bemoaning
prodigal sons and daughters.