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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

hlanning Is doubly impertant during
the war; when food Is scarce and
prices high is shown by statistics gath
cred from health departments turnout
the United States, which disclose the
fact that the increase Of nal -nutrition
among school children ranged from 5
per cent to 81 per cent in the period
between 1914 and 1917. 1t Is believed
that the statistics Tor 1918 will show
even higher percentages.
The results accomplished by 1ne
first American cooked food service sta
ton in New York were so successful
during the first few months OF its
operation that similar project was
launched In Princeton. N. J.. and a
movement is now on foot to establish
such kitchens in many other cities.
Fortunately, the methods of installing
a cooked food service have been
standardized, so that it can be rapidly
extended thruout the country.
Tn w4shingto,i q station cannot be
nut into operation too duickly--a fact
Which Mrs. Arthur Woods. wife of the
former police Commissioner OF New
York. was quick~to see as soon as sne
came to the national capital. She
discovered that many war workers,
after a hard days work. were least
ing off cold and unattractive food
D0uEnL III SesAA
spread on the corners of their bu-
reaus- or waslistands. rather than ex-
perienoe the Inconvenience of dining
cut. "why don't you have an Ameri-
car cooked feod service here?" Mrs.
Woods asked a group of society wom-
en- who are taking an aitrHistic inter-
est in the many young girls who are
coming to Washington. At which the
group of society women wanted to
know what an American cooked food
service was,
Mrs. Woods explained the many
admira BILE featpressof the service to
them and aroused considerable en-
thusiasm. A meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Robert Lansing. where
the project was thoroly discussed, two
representatives of the New York serv-
ice being present. and the first stock
subscribed. 1t requires $4,000 to
start kitchen. The stock for the
Washington kitchen has been sold in
shares of from 500 to $4,000 and the
buyers are privileged to divide this
into smaller shares and sell it. Thus
a large number of citizens are share
holders in the corporation. 1t took
sone time to raise the capital for the
New York enterprise, but then the
project was an experiment. Today it
is a success, and people are clamor-
ing to invest in its>{or one kitchen is
able to serve only 500 persons, and
the stockholders are given first con-
sideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
LET'S FIX 1T NOW.

What is known as the Permanent
Income Amendment" to the constitu-
ton, providing for a stated annual tax
levy for the support of the states ed
ucational institutions will be voted
upon by the people at the November
Aection. It should be approved by ev-
! cry person who goes to the polls. 1t is
endorsed by the Kansas council of de-
tense, by men prominent in education
al work. and many others in public
life. 80
Former Governor e. w. Hoch.
member of the state board of admin
istration. has this to say regarding the
proposed amendment:
The great war has demonstrated
and emphasized, as nothing else ever
did or could, the supreme value to
nation of a trained citizenship.
I'm every field of warsactivity, men
and women trained in American
schools have made the winning of the
war possible. Without these people
we could not have hoped to win.
'In the field of chemistry. in the
engineering field, in the countless
fields OF mechanics. in inventive labor
.atories, everywhere, the trained man
has been indispensable.
IF this has been true in the hour of
a nations war peril. it will be equally
true when the time to rebuild and re-
construct the world has come.
ITO MARI democracy safe for the
world is cute as important as it is to
make the world safe for democracy.
1.-THE schools thru their product will
be quite as important after the war
as they have proven themselves to be
| in its MISREPRESENTATION, and to
promote their greatest possible eff
cheney is as patriotic duty as it is to
| lick the kaiser.
'In voicing these views, I am only
echoing the sentiments of men like
President woodrow Wilson, and all
thoughtful men. hence the supreme
| Importance of the people of this state
adopting at the next election this con-
stitutional amendment providing for a
permanent income for our state
schools"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY z. MOULTON


Tho it has always been considered
light literature. one edition of the
Congressional Record weighs upward
of fifty TONS .as.-4~ -
Now that we have dur regular little
war-meat scandal and have got it out
ofethe way. everything will be lovely.
There's a long. long trail a-winding
Into the land of Berlin,
Where the Yanks and French are going,
There to hem the kaiser in.
It's been long. long time a-coming
: And the kaiser. don't feel well,
For Old Nick is waiting for him
ION that long, long sroad to-well- -
Corp. Leo Snyder. Camp Wadsworth. :
We met Hank Purdy from the old
home town yesterday He was. here
in uniform and an ready ito take the
boat.
...Are you going to France?" we
asked. -. ~ g.
Not On your life" he replied. I'm
going to Germany"
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
THE PREsIpENrs REPLY.

In the battle of diplomacy, Presi-
dent Wilson has outgeneraled the
German imperial chancellor just as
Marshal Foch has outgeneraled Hin
denburg on the western front. Like a
true Yankee the president has an
swered the Huns question by asking
another. He would like to know first
of all whether the German peace pro-
posal Is meant in the ordinary sense
or in Pickwickian sense.
Mr.. Wilson did not slam the door in
cellor as many expected and hoped
he would do. but he asked to be shown
that persons ticket of admission. He
has, in western parlance, passed the
buck.
Without mentioning 'unconditional
surrender" the president has made 1t
clear that no other course is open to
the enemy. He has left an opening
thru which the Hun leaders may be
able to save their faces among their
own people. The German people
have proved themselves\to be SO guilt
Bile in the'past that they may be fooled
again but the remainder of the world
will not be deceived.
All the world outside of Germany
knows now that she is whipped and
the Hun leaders know it. The presi-
dent has given them a chance to es-
cape acknowledging the fact in words,
There is an adage that actions speak
louder than words" and the evacua-
ton of occupied territory by the Ger
man armies, which President Wilson
has declared to be the first requisite
to peace negotiations, would proclaim
more loudly than any words could do
that the central powers are beaten.
1t has been claimed by the kaiser
on>pumerous occasions that Germany
is, fighting a defensive war. She is
now placed in the position of carrying
on a defensive peace campaign. She
must work out her problem in what
ever way she can. 1t has been made
plain to her that she can expect no
further aid from her enemies. Prob
ably few of them will begrudge her
snch consolation as she may be able
to extract from President wilson's re-
ply to her latest peace overture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
ANSWERS TOs
. CORRESPONDENTS
How was Kelly field named,

How was Kelly field named?
ANSWER-Kelly field was PANIED In
honor of Second Lieut.. G. e. Kelly.
,rhirtieth infantry, who, after training at
the Curtis faviation~camp, San Diego, Cal,
was ordered to San Antonio, Texas While
attempting to land in order to avoid run
ming into tent and thereby possibly in
Juring several others, he fell to the ground
and was killed May 10, 1911
When is the earth nearest the sun?
ANSWER-The earth is nearest the sun
about January 1. The date varies in diff
airy 3.
What does 1t cost to make postage
stamps?
ANSWERING postoffice department
states that 1T costs the government Cos
cents per thousand to make stamps
What are the age limits for military
service In European countries?
ANsWER-The original age limits were
France. 20 to 4S: England. Is to II: Italy,
20 to 80: Germany. II to As: and Canada.
20 to 40. Many of the countries have
recently altered these limits.
What relation are the ruling families OF
Europe to each other?
ANSWERING ex-cZar Of Russia. King
George of England and the kaiser are all
cousins, being grandchildren of the late
Queen Victoria of England The queen
of Greece is the sister OF the kaiser. The
queen of Holland is also related to other
royal families of Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
DINNER STORIES

what is the name Of that hand
some prisoner" asked the imprea-
sionable young woman
mo. 220e. miss" replied the guard.
How funny! That can't be his real
name"
American tourists who are shsky as
to their French. have often been en-
barrassed by the voluble replies which
their carefully studied phrases bring
forth from French lips. Just now the
tables are frequently turned, and the
French man or woman is puzzled by
the fluent American vernacular. An
example:
Yankee Trooper: "ParIy VOC Eng
Esh, MAIDEN oiselle?"
French Maid: Yves, a VARY 1eetle"
Yankee Trooper: Good work! say,
could you put me wise where I could
line up against some good, eats In this
burg! F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
WILL FURNISH DATA
Agricultural Advisers to District
Boards-W. j. Tod Named.

Agricultural Advisers to District
Boards-W. J. Tod Named.
The department of agriculture today
announced the appointment OF the fol-
lowing men to act with the district
draft boards of Kansas as advisers re-
sarding agricultural needs:
W. ]. Tod. Maple Hill. Kansas
Agricultural adviser to district board.
division No. /. with headquarters In
the Memorial building. Topeka. Kan.
W. c. Edwards. wichita, Kansas-
AGRICULTURAL adviser to district board.
division No. 2, with headquarters on
the third floor OF the Federal build
Ing, Wichita, Kan. -
The agricultural advisers are not to
be members of the district boards, but
are to furnish to the boards facts reia-
tive to farm labor requirements. not
only of their own district but of the
entire country. Such information will
be supplied to the advisers by the de-
partment OF agriculture.
The advisers also may concern
themselves with Individual cases be-
fore the district board. CouAty agents
of the department Of agriculture have
been supplied with missionaries to
be sent out for the purpose of securing
the facts about farm labor needs in
the countieA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
WORKS. Hishsst Paid Woman WEltsr.
The Hoop Lat.


L used to know little woman who
was bareback rider in a circus, and,
deploring the barFenness of American
| life, she would say:
! "Ah. madame, it - that you Amer
leans leave out the hoop-la! That is
why you are so dull and bored. When
I come into the ring to do my act the
drum makes the big boom, and smile
and wave my arms, and I cry hoop-la.
hoop-la! and the people smile with
me, and they sit up, all excitement,
and look for something that is gay
and charming. and they give me, the
applause.
But il I came into the ring with
out any hoop-la, without any smile, or
not waving my arms, and with no
boom of the drum. there would be no
applause, tho I jumped thru forty
| hoops and did my act to a perfection.
cit Is the hoop-la that does IT.
could not gainsay the little wo-
mans philosophy. After all it is the
heop-la-the little appeal to the inag-
ination. the little thrill Of expecta-
ton, the little spice of romance that
drab to gold. that changes our daily
| bread into angels food, even as a
bunch of flowers and the best china
convert a. boiled dinner into q feast.
That is a fact that we Americans
have sadly overlooked. In our pas
have forgotten that to make life worth
living we must have the things of the
| spirit as well as the things of the
body. and that it is just as necessary
to cultivate the graces as it is the vir-
tues.
We haven't come to doing that yet
We haven't learned how to wear life
like al rose in our breasts. Rather we
make of it a cross of thorns on which
we are daily crucified. We take even
/ our pleasures sadly. and do our con-
| scientious best to make any situation
| in which we find ourselves as bare and
sordid, and unattractive as possible.
| Yet we are starved for thr;2fs. for
| beauty. for suavity, for something
smooth and soft something silken and
! lovely, as witness the ease with which
| we fall victims to those who proffer to
; cur hungry souls the food for which
I! they pine Practically any sinuocs
siren can mark any man she pleases
as her own. as is amply proven by the
prosperity oftf1e vamp business while
the most puritanical mAtron, with the
most rigid moral principles .reverts to
the Mother Eye type rhen a glib
tonsued talker Comes along who whis-
| pers in her ear the things her hus-
band never says to her any more.
I It's rather pitiful to think what we
could do with our humdrum existences
! by wreathing them with a few flowers
and tying a saucY bow of ribbon on
them, and stifNmore pitiful to-think
/ that we are too dull andtstupid, or too
/: lazy and Indifferent to do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

city hotels. Margaret went to see
Lloyd. His eyes lit at sight OF her.
but in his bronzed face there was
suggestion of WEAKNESS. hint of a
mind not at ease.
DO you want to be married before
you go-would you Ike to be married
For a. second he paled and some
thing like CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTED
his mouth. then he tried to smile.
Margaret laughed softly and held
up her bare left hand. mot to me-
know where your heart is. Lloyd-but
to Frances Thompson. You see, mar
rIed to you, even tho you're away. with
your allowance and the government
allotment she'd have an easier time.
I'm going to pay for Philips operation
at once with the money Daddy gave
me for a new car. Tell me. do you
want to be married, Lloyd. to her this
afternoon?"
As she rested her eyes on his brown
Xace and watched it go white. then
red, then white again she did not
need to be told his thoughts.
Does she-does Frances know
when he could bring his voice to up-
steady speech. a=NA
mo, but saw she was breaking her
heart because you were going so; and
brought her down here with me.
She thinks we're going on in an hour
or so. She doesn't even know we're
near the camp you're in"
He tried to take her hand. rI feel
an awful cad, Margie!" he groaned.f
Margaret's dimpling smile would
have deceived the/elect.
You don't need to! You've been
an angela blessed clumsy angel
but I haven't been deceived a bit!"
She laughed softly again. i've known
all, along you just turned to me for
comfort. and I've been intending all
along to set you free at the psychology
ical moment! Oh. Lloyd. I'll take you
to her. and it's up to you to explain
to her how bad you are wanting herr"
I In the early dusk. at her home.
Margaret helped her weary aunt off
with her wraps, then sped to her own
room and locked the door. Quivering
she flung herself down by her bed.
20 Cod" she cried. don't let me
forget it's right to give everything for
the country-even ones life! It's my
life I've given-for I love him. Fa-
ther. love him."
Copyright. loIs. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syadicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

The Huns are wasting time and
brain power in specializing about what
they are to get back when the war
ends. The serious question for Ger
many is going to be what n1ope 1t will
have to give up by way of -atonement
for bringing on the most wicked war
in the history of the world. Adequate
indemnity to Belgium or France or
England or Serbia is impossible; but
there may be some approximation TO
it The REIMBURSEMENT of her colonial
possessions is a very small portion of
the price Germany should pay for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

Probably no recommendation made
by the state auditor in his annual re-
port will find greater favor among the
people of Kansas than the one calling
for the abolition of the public utilities
commission. This body of tax eaters
not only has been useless and expen-
sive but it's activities frequently have
proven injurious to the best interests
of various communities. Boards and
commissions, state and federal. ever
have been established for the purpose
of affording places for politicians out
of jobs. Perhaps there are boards and
commissions in Kansas other than the
p. U. c. that are equally useless and
expensive, altho less detrimental to the
best. interests of the people. The chief
purpose of the. establishing of the pub
lie utilities commission, that of harry
ing railroads, has been nullified by the
federal governments taking over the
transportation lines. Every taxpayer
should make it his business to see that
his legislative member shall be fully
informed regarding his views on the
subject of boards and commissions in
general and the P. u. c. in particular.
A united effort on the part of the peo-
pie should obtain the removal of the
incubus. Auditor Knapp doubtless
will find that he has struck a popular
chord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
There is no letup on the part of the

There is no letup eh-the part of the
men who are doing the fighting.
There mast be no let up on our part
in supplying the government with
the money it needs. What would be
thought of soldier who. when or
dered to advance on the enemy, would
hang back and try to put off action
until tie next day? In subscribing to
the fourth liberty loan We should emu
late the man in the trenches: do 1t
with all our might and do it now. It
will be hard for the men lover there"
to understand why the loan is not al
ready 'oversubscribed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

1t has been estimated from calcula-
ton. made from death-rates in recent
wars that the rate of casualties and
per thousand. The annual death rate
for disease of men of military age in
civil life is 81 per thousand. A report
from our American Expeditionary
Forces and the troops stationed in the
UNITED States shows an annual death
rate from disease of only 10 per thou
sand, or less than two men per thou
sand~per year. The fact is, says Les
lies. that today an enlisted soldier
will live longer and healthier where
he is than if he stayed at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
'CALLSIT ''sCARE"
Business College Head Objects
to Closing School.
Only Two Deaths From aFlu''
Here, He Asserted.

Despite q report dated October In
the city health office to the effect that
Miss Mable Which. rs Topeka avenue
was a, victim Of influenza and was also
a student in his school, NJ. H. Striek-
Ter. of the Topeka Business college.
this morning appeared at the office of
DR.. H. L. Clark, city health officer to
Inquire whether or not the closing or
der affected business colleges.
He was informed that it did.
''Strickler then offered the argu-
ment." Doctor Clark says, That the
government was bowling Tor stenoS-
raphers and clerks which he was
training in his college and commended
that this work should be allowed to
go on. He expressed doubt as to
whether there was anything serious in
the influenza epidemic besides a news
paper scare.
He responded to the suggestion
that people were dying of this disease
by the hundreds by saying that only
two had died in Topeka. and that
other causes had there not been inful-
enza to blame with it. He was not
stubborn or warlfke in any respect but
was merely contending for what he
seemed to think the business colleges
should be granted above, the other
schools"
He asserted that many OF his out OF
town students would be losing money
Perhaps they will-so will Washburn
students, speakers. theaters and innu-
merable other people who will be at
fected financially by the order, he was
told.
Doctor Clark answered Strickler's
argument with the following strone
suggestion:
IF the percentage of deaths due to
Influenza in Topeka should come up
to the death rate experienced in the
many military camps and cities, II will
mount into the hundreds. 1t is just
this sort of thing that we are trying
to avoid"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
WHAkI0ND0n SAYS
Papers-of British Capital Find
Wilson's Answer o. h.

London. Oct. 9,-The Globe said
that wilson's reply is not a point
blank refusal. but amounts to the
same thing" =
The Standard characterized the
American reply as a 'thoro test of
the enemy's sincerity"
president Wilson's answer eff
fectually tests the sincerity of the
German overtures." says the Pail
Mall Gazette.
and expectations of the allies" the
Westminster Gazette believes
Attic clothed in diplomatic han
guage, President Wilson's reply
means an unconditional surrender"
is the Evening News opinion.
He has again said the right
thing in the right way" declares
the star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09

More women are employed in war
work in and near Philadelphia than
in any other part of the United States,
according to James Il. Mccoy, an Of
fetal connected with the Philadelphia
office of the United States department
of labor. The Pennsylvania. railroad
now has $500 girls in its service. and
the Frankfort arsenal 1880. There
are 1900 at the SchuyIki1l arsenal, and
the Du Pont powder plant, which has
now several h1ndred girls at work,
! has been adding them at the rate
of about 100 a week. There are many
smaller plants in the locality that en-
ploy from 80 to 100 women each.