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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
TRAWELETTE
Dinner a In Mode.

1t is quite the thing in New York
to dine once or twice a month in some
unconventional radical" restaurant.
The patrons are divided into two
classes-the one who naturally would
eat there, and the others who come
for sport" The former class should
get free meal tickets, for they consti-
tute an important part of the attrac-
ton that brings in visitors and dollars.
Fashions in bohemian dining-rooms
change as completely as fashions in
dress Those of US who are really old
can remember when the little bohem-
ian eating place with an atmosphere"
was a German restaurant. 1t would
be over somewhere east of Third ave-
nue. and below Fourteenth street, and
it would serve vast quantities OF COZ
fee and delicious. indigestible pies.
Sometimes it would be the back room
of a bakery. and then one had to
have the self-denial of St. Anthony
to come out with an unchanged dl-
gestion But the little German res
taurant passed long, long before the
war Some of the proprietorS got
rich, and some of them were crowded
out by immigrants of other nations
Not so long ago, the daring thing
to do, if you lived way up town, was
to take dinner at some heavily atmos-
pheric Italian tabled 'hote,- down
as low as the tips. Here you got
much spaghetti with grated cheese in
a shaker and bottle of red wine
thrown in. Literature can be dated"
by the kind of bohemian restaurant it
deals with. o. Henry's Italian table
! d'hotes calendar him as effectively as
mention of incidents at court date the
plays of Shakespeare.
The restaurant of the moment is
quite different from its predecessors.
The German atmosphere of coffee and
endless talk, the Italian atmosphere
of cheap wine and excited discussion,
lectual atmosphere of new art and
epigram. These new restaurants are
scattered over wide area in lower
New York They are generally To-
Gated in some staid old residence, so
that the newcomer feels as tho he
were raiding strangers home when
he walks in. The sign in front is lit
tie help, for it is so futuristic in de-
sign that it is impossible to tell wheth-
er it marks a tailor's shop or a Bel
gian Succor commission. The dining
room is furnished with chairs and ia
bles, no two of which under any cir
| cumstances must be alike. The wallis
are adorned with sketches in the man
| ner of day-aftertomorrow. of vivid
color and uncertain import. The spice
| of adventure is lent to the dinner by
the very superior waiter. Perhaps he
will regard tip as an insult and chal-
| lenge you to a duel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
zwHATEVER you WANT TO Know"

The railroad control bill as agreeu
unon by the house and senate CON
ferees provides that states cannot III
crease the tax rate levied against the
reads. If the owners of the roaos hdu
possessed some, of the prlVheseS
which are being exercised by the gov
eminent. federal operation would not
have been necessary. The measure
also contains provision which "io
the government responsible ioi 1ne
short line roads. In this clause shoplo
he found a way out for the LeaVeh-
u,nrth & Topeka line. There is little
roonn for doubt that judicious man
agement and operation of TINS ROAD
Would make of it a paying property
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BRYAN NO PACIFIST!
Not Any More-Going Straight Thru
German Line, He Declares.

Sherman. Tex, March live are
going to win this war by whipping
Germany; going straight thru the Ger
M. line is the only way we can do
it
This was the declaration of William
Jennings Bryan here this morning
rpon his arrival from Mckinney. Tex.
fter a short interview with newspa-
per men he left for Sulphur. Okla.
'All of us have got to get this idea
OF going thru into our systems.
Eryan said. =
"The worst thing that has happened
since the war began" Bryan declared,
was the investigation, or examina-
ton, of Secretary of War Baker.
Baker has outiived all criticism and
has proven the wisdom of President
Wilson in appointing him. Baker Ii
Zig enough for the job" -
Speaking of prohibition, Bryan de-
clared: There is not a single excuse
for the existence of John Bar1eycorn
and the American people are awaken
il & to this fact. 1 expect to see the
nation dry. The American people are
standing behind the president in a pazz
triotic manner and one of the biggest
things they can do to help win the
war is to Danish the liquor traffic"
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is BUSINESS eLACKING.

The campaign for economy in ex-
pcnditures and a curtailment of en-
terprises not directly connected with
the war is showing results m indus
trial and financial centers. The out
put tf new enterprises shows a per-
ceptible falling off.
Papers filed in the eastern states
during February for companies with a
capital of 100000 or over. amount
ed to only s120, 900. This is a de-
crease of sss.6s5,ooo from the pre-
vfous month and s16s. 165. 900, as COM
pared with February year ago.
tiThis showing is natural enough in
view of the government program to
limit. as far as possible, the issuance
OF new securities for nonessential pur-
poses in order that essential financing,
Including the government financing
itself. can be made possible. The
stringency of money which is asso-
ciated with war conditions can also
be assigned as an important factor in
the past months unfavorable showing
The grand total of all companies in
cnrporated last month with a capital
of 100000 or over. covering the lead
ing states, reached $1s2,1S3,o 900
against $2S7.641.000 in January. In
corporations in February a year ago
amounted to $3.50. 509.5 500.
The concerns that figure most
prominently in the compilation for the
past month were oil and gas, shipping,
chemical and munitions corporations.
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ON SPUR re FL MOMENT
Oh: Trotzky, where Art Thou?
BIZ Roy X. MoULroM

oh: Trotzky, Where Art Thou?
When Leon Trotzky left New Y erk
suddenly some months back, to go to
Petrograd and clean out the banks,
he left a little furnished flat. He had
bought the furniture on the INSTALL
ment plan. The well-known Jewish
poet, Sholem Asch, had gone security
with him for the stuff. Now Asch
has been informed that he will have
to pay $500 due on Trotzky's furni-
ture. Trotzky should be worth several
millions by this time. The incident
has inspired the following poetic out
burst:
AT times. as l rule here in Russia
The master of this and of that.
| wonder who paid the instruments,
The regular monthly instruments,
ON the stuff that l bought for my flat.
I'm IT in the cars Winter Palace.
All Petrograd comes at my call.
They give me a hand on the Nevsky,
The populace cheers on the Nevsky,
Or bow at SITS. Peter and Paul.
I'll stand in the midst of the nations,
A figure for war or for peace,
And all will await my decision
The voice of new Russias decision
And all opposition shall cease.
THAT little brass bed in the bedroom,
That excellent dining room set.
/ rule all the Russ yet 1 wonder
If any ones paid for em yet"
Al: the Golfers iIf~the Z. S. navy
ire named after heroes of mythology,
which seems perfectly all right in
view of the fact that coal is such a
myth nowadays.
at is impossible to say whether
Russia is an ally, a neutral or an
encmy.'-Lord Cecil
And the Germans don't know any
NOR. about it than we do.
"It takes a heap O. Twin in a house
TO make it home" says Eddie Guest.
Especially if it's a poorhouse.
1. is suggested that, on account of
the war, all Lenten observers cut
their sackcloth close and carefully
sift their ashes.
The West is planning for drive.
Hear how the dopesters there connive,
Each seeking ways and means to place
Our old time friend well in the race.
Do you believe that he will run:
Oh ask us. please an easy one
Rough riding statesmanship's the play.
Eternal Fate, please speed the day.
A young lady who lives near US
received letter from her soldier
sweetheart in France the other day.
He ended his letter very abruptly by
saying: 81 must close now, my dear;
the general wants to have battle"
Save your old overcoats," says a
warning. They will be scarce next
year"
Whoever heard of > scarcity of old
oycrcoaIS?
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jaw or black his eye without him
feeling it?''
MY dear sir, of course, -
1T lasts about half a minute,
doesn't it?"
Yes"
With a whoop of joy and relief the
excited man threw off his coat and
waistcoat.
Now" he yelled, as he tugged at
his shirt, get yer gas engine ready
l want you to pull a porous plaster off
my back"
Miss Ethel is a long time coming
down." said the youth to the servant,
ALTERNATING some, time for the young
lady's appearance. Perhaps, he add
ed with a laugh. perhaps she is max
ing up her mind whether to see me or
not"
mo-" said the servant with an icy
smile. @it isn't her mind she Is max
ing up t
DO you know that fortunes are
made by sailing soft drinks at base
ball parks 2" $500
'Trn not surprised The fans APP
preciate and encourage a business like
that. For a nominal sum they not
only get refreshing drink. but the
empty bottle serves as an ideal missile
to throw at the umpire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11

In this country the married man
With an income of $500 pays an
income tax of $40. In Great Britain
the man with an income of $2,5OV
paws a tax of 1925 and $500 If his
income is not earned but is from in
fe-est OF. bonds or the like. This lat
ter provision is an equitable one and
Should have been Incorporated into
5ur income tax law. 1t is not falr
that a man who derives his income
from his labor should pay as high a
rate as the man who derives his in
come from investments.
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TIME TO STOP 1T.

Now IT is the caulkerS' union that
is reported to be holding up a large
part of the nations ship building pro-
gram. 1t can hardly be believed that
any considerable number of the mem
bers of any labor union is so unpatri-
cite as to place distractions in the
way Of our winning the war Their
action doubtless is due to their leader
ship. Some way should be found to
handle these labor leaders The stu
alton is too serious to be overlooked
C. neglected
Sir Joseph Maclay. the British ship
p1ne controller, is reported as saying
recently that the submarines are still
sinking Considerably more than twice
the number of ships that are being
turned out in British shipyards" This
surely is not being fully made up else
where, but Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
af the admiralty, takes a more cheer
ful view. In his address in the house
eff commons about the time this state
me mt was made, he said that, while
fhere had been a slowing up in build
ing iE the British shipyards, there
statements of the tonnage sunk. Sub
marines, he said, were being destroyed
in increasing number and the chance
that one would return from VOYAGE
in the waters around England was not
more than one in four or five. He
expressed the belief that for some
months I'VE and the Americans have
teen sinking submarines as fast as
they are built AS to the loss of
merchant vessels, he said the "curve
| continues downward" tho there has
been a serious drop" in new produc-
ton on account of labor unrest and
strike difficulties
Sir Joseph Maclay lays great stress
upon how much depends upon Amer
lean shipping. He speaks of the va
rious heavy tasks with which the
British men have been loaded till they
are war weary" and their NERVES
have been strained by more thar
three years of unremitting toll
Americans, he says, are putting q
strain upon shipping in getting men
munitions and supplies over. The At
lantic is the neck of the bottle" thru
/ which boundless supply on this side
must get over to meet a boundless
demand on the other. For the ships
to enlarge that bottle neck America
Is now relied upon, to the saving OF
all that depends on victory.
II the British withdraw men from
the army to build ships, Sir Joseph
says. they throw away their militar,
training and experience, but American
men in the shipyards instead of train,
ing camps are performing just a.
great service to the common cause
-'hey are working where the food is
where the steel, SO to speak, grows
and the ships, when completed, arr
WI ere they are needed
It is hardly possible to exaggerats
the importance of getting out Ameri.
can shipping and getting it to worl
as speedily as it can be done. Tn.
situation is critical. according to thi.
British authority, who says: 1--WE
cennot scrap our army. but you Amer.
leans have the men. the skill and tbs
material to save the allied cause"
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Heart and Beauty
Problems
BIZ MRS. ELIzABErH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: About the
only girl relative 1 have. with whom
| am OF intimate terms. is cousin
of whom 1 think the world. A mutual
friend who lives in the same town
where my cousin resides has written
me that she, my cousin. is engaged.
She has witnessed the fact that my
cousin Is wearing a diamond ring. l
am very lonesome in the place where
1 am stopping temporarily on account
OF work, and L want to write my cou-
sin and 1 don't know whether it would
BE- proper for me to mention the fact
that I>euspect, not to say know, that
she is engaged. What shall I do?
would like to congratulate both and
tell them how happy am about them
have never been hit myself. at least
not that hard. so l am entirely ignor-
ant as 20 how it affects people. to say
nothing of girl cousins. Please an
swer at cnce. 1 do want to be prop
err don't you know? JEAN.
Your cousin is hiding nothing or she
would not wear the ring. Say what
ever you want to. 1t is not considered
proper tc congratulate the girl. Get
around it someway without using the
word Congratulate" to her.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am 20
years Old and | do not seem to be like
other s,irls. 1 know l am not bad
looking and 1 have enough money to
dress as well and spend as much as
the other girls in my crowd. but some
now 1 cannot make myself as well
liked as the rest. Perhaps 1 am too
quiet 1 do not like dancing very
well. but I do dance. I like to read
and l have several boy friends who
really Injoy me-
There is one girl in the crowd who
is especially mean to me and she
seems to be the best liked by all the
rest. She takes pains to make fun
of my boy friends and of everything
in the world that l care especially
for. She also talks about my big
head and she says 1 would be good
looking if my eyes weren't too big.
wish 1 didn't feel SO badly about these
remarks, but I can't help it. If 1 drop
the girls L will be unhappy too, be-
cause l SO thoroly like the rest and
know they like me. What would you
advise me to do?
HELEN C.
Do not be SO sensitive. If the girl
were not jealous of you for some rea-
son or other she would not make
such remarks. l can assure you abb
solutely that if she really Thought
your eyes were too big she would be
kind enough not to say so. Above all
do not show that her remarks hurt
you. Laugh at them. because she
only says unkind things to bother you
and when she sees that she has sue
ceeded she glories in the fact.
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MERIDEN PIONEER DEAD
John william Moscr Was in Business
for Thirty-five Years.

Word has been received from Merf-
den of the Seafh of John William
Moser, president of the Moser Mercan-
tile Co. He died Sunday night after
an Illness of four or five months. =
Moser was 81 years of age, and up
to the time of his last illness, was ac-
lively engaged in the mana cement OF
his business He has been in the rner-
camille business in Meriden for IS
years, and is one of the earliest estab-
lished merchants of Jefferson county.
as well as one of the most successful
He was the father of Abraham Moser.
who was representative in the state
legislature from Jefferson county.
The funeral will be held Wednea-
day afternoon in MeEiden-
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new RUSS Govt!
Former Premier LvOff Plans
Republic of Siberia.
He Is Both Anti-German and
Anti BOlsheviki.
By j. w. T. MASON.

New York, March 11.-Reports
from Japan that Prince Lvoff is con-
templatiEgr the establishment of a
stable government in Siberia do not
suggest that the German menace
against Siberia has reached formid-
able proportions.
Prince Lvoff was the first premier
of Russia after the car had been
overthrown and he directed strong
anti-German policy at Petrograd dur
ing his tenure in office. The Ger
mans would strongly oppose Lvoft
government in Siberia. So, however
would the Bolsheviki.
Lvoff is a liberal of the old re-
gime, but Russia is now experiment.
ing with far more extreme principles
than are approved by him.
Lvoff government. therefore, while
anti-German would be also anti-Boi-
sheviki.
IN "A Democracy Runaway:
If Lvoff could be restored as pre-
mier of Russia, the Russians would
re-en+er the war under vigorous d.
recticn But for this to be possible,
the new spirit of democracy now
rampant in Russia would first have
to become far more conservative than
it is Intervention by outside forces
not curb Russia's runaway gallop for
democracy. but would probably result
in - far more confused revolutionary
condition.
Won Hindenburg's creation of Fin
land into a vassal Hohenzollern state
is causing a strong reaction in Scan
dinavia and Holland that must result
in Germany's disadvantage during the
rest of the war. Scandinavia and
Holland have lately shown much rest
lessness under the necessary food re-
striction regulations of America and
the allies.
Huns Menace in Finland.
Ge-many's laundering arrogance in
Finland. however. must cause the
other Baltic countries to realize that
the German menace has become per-
mancrt for them unless the allies win
the war.
Even sweden, after all that her
diplomats have done for Germany, is
now ignored by the kaiser, in the
Finrisn settlement. Won Hindenburg
has done; q good days work for the
allies in Finland.
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GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Giobe.l

CFrom the Atchison Globe.
A funeral is a social event with
some people.
Preparing for black times is the
best way of averting then.
The good old days" were also
pretty tough in many ways
If one couldn't look to the future.
the present would be unbearablo.
He'll isn't a nice word. but one has
- raise it once in a while to get what
Is coming to one.
When the average farmer gets the
rain he longed for, he begins to figure
that a freeze will follow and ruin all.
AT Atchison young man Is now
known as a Monaghan, because his
yellow streak has spread all OVER MS
person.
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Contributing to the above showing
also is the fact that much of the bust
ness of the country now is carried on
by the government itself and the fur
Their fact that much other business has
been placed under governmental re-
strictions. Then, too, there are so
many imperative calls for money to
be met that issues of industrial secur-
tiles find it difficult to obtain a mar
ket
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Written by Rev. W. A. Franks.
Admire, Kan.
Tune america"
Lord help our President,
our noble President,
Thy spirit lead.
Make him victorious
Ger those so barbarious
Thy peace restore to us,
Our Savior King.
Lord bless our Governor,
Our faithful Governor,
Thy spirit bless.
W0le fighting for the right,
Our state and land so bright.
To lead with all his might,
70 liberty.
Our own dear boys we give,
That peace may ever live;
Bord save our boys.
Help them thy laws defend,
And keep them to the end,
And send them home again,
Lord save our boys.
Help all our boys today.
Thy laws, o Lord, obey;
Lord save our boys
Their lives and ways improve,
With thine own perfect love,
While they are gone abroad.
Lord save our boys.
Our soldier boys so dear.
We've met to honor here,
Our own dear boys.
By raising of this flag.
Our own dear service flag.
Bedecked with stars of blue,
Lord save our boys.
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HARDIN NEW GOVERNMENT SEAT
Intervention in Siberia Strongly APP
proved by Japanese Public.

Toxic. March 11.-After a confer
ence of prominent Russians at Pekin.
it was reported today that Hardin had
been made temporary headquarters of
the provisional Siberian government.
and that Prince Lvoff was mentioned
for premier.
The first meeting of the foreign adj
visory council of Japan since the Rus
sian situation became acute, was
awaited with intense interest. Some
definite announcement of Japan's
policy Is hoped for. At present the
air is full of talk of mobilization. but
the censorship is most strict and Of
ficials are silent
Consider American Sentiment.
Intervention in Siberia is approved
here. but America is hesitatfng, not
wishing to run the risk. of mourning
united Russian hostility. according to
belief in Toxic.
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The latest war credit voted by the
British houses of parliament brings
4snglands war debt up to $4,000
100000. It will require some time for
the United States to reach that figure,
even at the rate at which we are
travelling. Then it should always be
Remembered that a large part of Uncle
SANS borrowings is reloaned to the
ellies and brings a rate of interest a
little higher than our government
Paws
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DINNER STORIES

Wild and disheveled. watery of eye
and trembling limb. he burst into the
dentists consulting room and ad-
dressed the molar merchant in gasp
ing tones:
DO you give gas here?"
Yes" replied the dentis-
Does 1t put a man to sleep?''
''Of course
Nothing would wake him.
Nothing But
wait a bit; you could break his
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look over theevast array OF prin-
ciples embodied in the platform or the
new National party must convince
ANYBODY that the organization Is al
ready doomed to failure. All the po-
iftical parties in the history OF this
country that have attained success
have done so on a single issue, such
80 slavery. the tariff. honest money
and even turn the rascals out"
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servative use of meats will again be
inaugurated so that surplus may
be built up.
Questions on the above or any sub
jet upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. c., with Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
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Under a commercial agreement be-
tween the United States and Spain, not
only will General Pershing get sup
plies from Spain for his troops, but
French credit in Spain is arranged and
the Spanish government permits free
export to the allies of pyrites, minerals
and manufactured wool. This ar
rangement probably will cause the
kaiser to declare war on the dons.
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serious" she insisted. Never more so.
And I'm proposing to you as hard as
can without particle of encourage
ment, either. Won't you help me a
little, Captain Seaton?"
And he Immediately swept her into
his arms without a single word which
seemed to help her a great deal.
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The visitor from England who com
plains that American houses are so
Mot that sheehas to go outdoors To
breathe PROBABLY never lived IN an
American city flat during the winter
months,
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10 DEAD IN AIR RAID

Paris. March lit is now report
&c officially that thirteen persons
were killed and fifty wounded in Fri
cay nights air raid.
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JAPAN GETTING READY
Bill Introduced at Toxic to Mobilize
All War Industries.

Toxic, March 1.-THE government
today introduced bill in the diet au-
therizing the mobilization and requi-
sition for war purposes of ali factories
producing war supplies.