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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
TRAWELETTE
BY N1kSAH.


| The allies advance in Palestine has
has taken them thru Jerusalem to the
little village of Jericho. The plain of
Jericho, the scene of SO many historic
! incidents in the past is once again
| caught in the old glare of the spot
light Such light reveals, too plain
ly the hopeless poverty of the people,
walls of the novels, the fields and
gardens fallen by neglect into riot
of weeds and wild flowers growing
rank. s
| 1t is better to look at Jericho at
sunset, and not too critically even
then. In a soft light, the wretched-
ness of the matched huts is less in
sistent, tn jasmine and oleanders
seem sweeter, and the ragged Bed
ouins acquire picturesqueness in
Ispite of dirt and squalor.
1t is only d short walk thru he
plain from this Jericho of the present
to the two other sites which have
/ borne the same name. One, the Jer-
icho of Old Testament, destroyed by
| Joshua, is only a memory, its reality
proved by bits of unearthed walls and
pottery. The third Jericho of the
triangle is the Jericho of the New
! Tesla ment, the city of palm trees
which Anthony bestowed upon Cleo
patra, and which she later sold to
| HeroC, the Great. Made gorgeous in
the reign of Herod as a city of pal
aces, it is now only wreck of stones
and battered towers. The palms for
which it was famous are gone, with
tie palaces and circus which they
sha ded. The plain of Jericho is a
| wilderness. bound to civilization by
! its many highways and its tiny vii
lage. A few miles to the southwest
lies Jerusalem. connected with the
village by the robber-infested road
along which the good Samaritan trav-
eled. All about the plain rise the
cliffs, mounted by steep and winding
| trails. 1t is not an attractive region.
but even if it were more wild and
desoiate than i is it would still be
much visited, for at every step are
landmarks of history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

dinner time, leaving word with her
mothers maid that she had gone 10
dine with a chum and would De pich
right after dinner. The chuH with
whom she wished to dine was not al
home and what refreshments she dio
have that night she got at a french
pastry shop. because she thought thai
no detective would ever suspect
German spy of making her headquar-
ters in such an establishment Besioes
Fritz was very fond of sweets and sne
knew they would rot. refuse him ad-
mittance there.
When she came back. she found hel
mother and father, whom she had moi
seen before that day. and there was
something in her mothers manner a.
she greeted her in the hall that too
her that a guest was present. ana tiia'
she should be on her best behavior
The guest was Henry Drew. Her
father had recently discovered him to
be the son of his best friends He
had dined with hem, and. expressing
disappointment at not meeting .ne
daughter whom he had hoped TO
meet, he had come up to their apart
ment with them Everything in
Freda's parents manner showed su-
preme approval of the young man.
Il especially tried to get in touch
with you this morning" Mr.. Dire"
told Freda as soon as they could have
a little tete-a-tete conversation 1T
was awfully impairment OF me, out
you see I'm working for my uncle
the one that has a detective business
and I'm on a shop-1ifting case
trying to locate some stolen goods L
intercepted a letter written by the
shop litter to the person that disposes
| of the goods and I'm trying to trap
one of them by writing another let
ter, forging the handwriting. arrans-
ing a rendezvous. 1t seems simple
enough, but you see they were Ger
mans. L wanted to write the letter in
German, of course. / could have gene
| to some German teacher, L suppose,
| but l wanted to keep the matter dark,
and since the war native Germans are
so scarce. I Just had an idea that
| you could and would help me out
but l was sorry to intrude-
I Then you-you don't think I'm a
ispy ?" she said. And you don't think
n m that Gretchen girl with the dachs-
| hund they've been trying to find ?"
| Il think you are the most charm
ing little girl in the world" said Mr..
/ Drew, which was perhaps indiscreet.
| Perhaps it was not. For already Mrs.
| Van Bergen was making plans for the
/ engagement that she was sure would
| come about and Mr.. Van Bergen was
ref1ecting that if he had a really
worthwhile son-in-law like that he
| could set him up in a business that
| would be much more worth while
| than that of trailing shop-lifters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

On the first day of February, 1918,
there was an explosion in a seaplane
hangar on an aviation field near
Washington. d. c. The explosion
started a fire which set abalze the
clothing of a chief petty officer of the
navy. The death of the petty officer
and the destruction of the costly
hangar were imminent. Private Will
liam r. Lawton and Raymond ]. Bur
nap, United States marines from the
Washington Navy Yard, were on duty
nearby, and arming themselves with
fire eXtinguishers, they dashed to the
rescue. The life of tthe petty officer
was saved and the destruction of the
hangar prevented. Secretary Daniels
wrote a personal letter to each of these
marines, commencing him for his
GOODNESS and presence of mind in the
face of sudden danger. Private Law
ton enlisted in the marine corps on
August 4, 1914, at Norfolk, Va. His
mother, Mrs. Rhoda L. Lawton, lives
al PASS East Chase street, Baltim ore,
Nd. Private Burnap Joined the Sol
diers of the Sea at Philadelphia on
July p, 1917, and is a son of Mrs.
Anna Burnap, Ivoryton, Conn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
DINNER STORIES

The Missourian visiting in New
York had run out of breath. then got
a fresh start and said.
well. if we could only have the
same ocean in our city nat you've got
at your doors. Nev York wouldn't be
one. two. three with Us"
you can have the ocean,. re
marked the New Yorker. dryly.
Have it? What do you mean p"
demanded the westerner.
well, if you can draw in your
breath as hard as YOU can blow it
out, pulling the ocean over to your
burg would be small task
The Producer have engaged a
new prima donna, and l want you to
make an appointment with her and
go over the songs. You will find she
is a nice, agreeable woman You
ought to get on we'll with her. Her
name is lima Blank. Do you know
herr
The Conductor-Of course 1 do.
wa, married to her once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
..YHATEyER~ you WANT TO Know

The allies are calling for more men
from America. 1t is not many mohIiiS
SINCE they were saying that they hau
enouch men and wanted only yam
KEGS sufficient for the moral effect
their presence would give. What they
needed. they said, was food To the
Iayman it must appear that turnout
the war there has been much mlscal-
cuIation. Not only have American
troops which should have been III
France ready for this great offensive
been kept at home. but there appears
to he a, similar situation in England
Estimates of British reserves on the
home side of the channel have run
into the millions. A letter from d 10
peka man, who enlisted in the Cana
dian mounted rifles a year ago, has
been received recently by friend OF
his in this city. 1t contained the IN
formation that he was still in England,
where he had been for months. In
spite of all seemingly unnecessary de-
laws, there has never been any doubt
here or on the other side regarding
The ultimate outcome of the war But
ii does seem sometimes that victory
is being permitted to cost more in
blood and money than it should.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
A CHANCE TO SERVE.

The United States public reserve
shortly will begin a national campaign
to enroll at least 500, 600 men for war
emergency farm service this year.
This reserve. with the 100000 boys
now being registered for farm work
by the Boys Working Reserve and the
full time labor recruited by the United
States employment service. should be
ample to cultivate and harvest the
great crops which farmers are called
upon to plant this spring.
This force of a half million is to be
essentially a reserve. 1t will be COM
posed of men who are ready to give
from one to two days a week to work
on farms in their neighborhood or a
month or more wherever they may be
most needed. Men who are able to
start at once and give all their time
during the greater part of the farm
season should not enroll in the reserve,
but should find work on farms imme-
diately by applying to the nearest
branch office of the United States en-
ployment service. Agents of the pub
| lie service reserve should urge men
who have had farming experience to
obtain regular farm employment at
once.
| There is available in the United
States a great host of men who will
! be able and glad to devote a part of
their time this summer to farm work
/ if they are advised of this opportunity
to render invaluable patriotic service.
| College students, professional men.
clerks, and other employees who have
vacations should be willing to devote
them this year to productive work out
of doors. Those who have had farm
ing experience are especially needed.
| Already employers in many sections
are agreeing to release employees for
limited periods for service on nearby
farms. In Canada and in parts of this
country last summer employers even
made up the difference in pay to the
men thus released. They did this not
only because it was patriotic, but be-
cause they considered it to their in
terest; they recognized that the eff
| cheney of a community may depend
upon the ability of the local farmers
to raise a food supply adequate for To-
| cal needs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am mar
ried woman and / have three dear
children. I have been so happy with
nv husband until a few months ago
There is a young woman IN our neigh
borhood who has taken a great liking
to him and she even comes over to our
house when he is home and talks to
him and does not bother to say word
to me.
the time when / am putting my babies
to bed and she stays while I do that
and while | wash the supper dishes.
and she doesn't offer to help. She and
NV husband are interested in music.
We have a player piano and they have
a good time with that and don't care
what I do. I believe my husband
loves me because when we are alone
he talks to me and asks me if I am
happy and if there is anything he can
do to make me happier. / have not
said anything about the other girl yetA
because I don't want him to know how
Jealous | am, but it breaks my heart
to see them together. After working
hard all day taking care of my home
husband just a little i'm the evening.
Sometimes l get desperate. What
would you advise me to 6o2 =
GLORIA.
You are fortunate because your
problem can be remedied very easily
nuSDdHu loves you. out
enjoys companionship which you can
not give him on account of your chill
dren aid the supper dishes
Have the children uudressed before
he gets home. If you want to. give
them their supper and put them to
bed but at least arrange ii so that
they will not keep you from your hus-
band after your supper is over. Prob
ably the children will object to this
arrangement, because children are
such little tyrants. You will be f,,s
titled in bribing them to be good
Give them penny or piece of CANDY
when they are good and deprive them
of something they want very much
when they are naughty.
Leave your supper dishes until the
next morning Then you can be with
your husband during the evening and
enjoy the player piano with your hus-
band and the other girl.
You are right in not showing iea,-
ousy- 1t would be a great mistake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
ON SPUR 4 GH MOMENT
BY ROY 4. MOULTON

The horrors Of war,
We have 'em here, too.
They're sure to beset u.s.
There's naught we can do
The horrors of war 81.
Can be told by their looks
They come around selling
1nstalment war-books-
And now we must give little space
to NJ. NJ, a contributor, who has said
the last word on the Jericho bust
ness and has driven all other iokesters
on that subject from the field:
The British, everybody knows. proverbially
slow,
Have oft impatiently been told to "go to
Jericho"
The British are so literally minded, you
They took it at face value and they went to
Jericho.
The British like themselves. yet no trumpets
They simply took couple of guns and
captured Jericho.
The farce in Russia is about over
Lenine and Trotzky have delivered the
goods to the employer. and are no
doubt waiting to receive their money
Our only hope is that they don't get it
Painted salmon is a Boston meal
dealers latest contribution to the
camouflage craze, giving the fish )
pleasant pink color, which INCREASED
sales.
Let eamouflage pink be confined tt
the actresses. There is such thing
as carrying a pleasant art too far.
The fortune of an insane New Jer-
Sey woman has increased from $50, 00t
in 1895 to s396,221 thru Investment:
and saving
1t must be great to be crazy
We have been almost sane during
that same space of time and our for
tune has dwindled from $365.75 II
$7.45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

More and more our industries are
coming under government control.
Each week sees an inevitable widening
of powers in this respect; also a closer
and more effective coordination of
the various industries for the purpose
of more vigorous prosecution of the
war. Before this war is ended there
will be a far deeper intrusion of gov
eminent into business affairs than the
most ardent socialist ever dared to be-
lieve three short years ago; and in due
season the problem will be how to un-
scramble the huge and cumbersome
government machine we have created.
The telephone and telegraph lines APP
pear to be next in line tie come under
government control.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

The beginning of the end has come.
The great war cannot last much long
er. Germany, in launching a long
promised offensive, has lost more than
she has gained-and she will never
again make another drive as success
full as this one. Altho the battle is
not yet over. the victorious star of
destiny is shining over the allies. Ten
million prayers-yes. ten times ten
million prayers are going up to the
throne of God for the brave men at
the front who love honor and Justice
and right above power and gold, and
above life itself. In the minor matters
of life evil often seems to triumph,
But in this most stupendous contest in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
THOSE DUTCH SHIPS.

The most important result of the
taking over by the United States and
Great Britain of the Dutch vessels
lying idle in their waters is that it
will place just that much additional
shipping in active service. Either di-
rectly or by the release of other YES
sells this additional shipping will
make possible greater movement of
supplies across the Atlantic for the
United States and the allies; it will
afford ample facilities for carrying to
the European neutrals, Holland in
Guided, the foodstuffs of which they
are in need; it will mean more &C
commodation for the exchange of es-
sentiaI commodities between the
Americas, and it will enable the Dutch
colonies to dispose of an increasingly
embarrassing accumulation of native
products.
1t brings to an end a situation
which had become impossible, From
500, 900 to 100000 tons of ships will
be brought into the ocean-carrying
trade. These ships have been lying
| idle, two-thirds of them in American
J.
of nine months. When situation has
arisen in which ships count above all
other considerations, the world at
| large cannot afford to allow other sea-
worthy vessels to remain idle. And
about the only countries that will not
be satisfied with this requisitioning
are Germany and its allies.
| Naturally, Holland must protest
| against the seizure of the vessels as
a matter of form-German pressure
| and threats would make any other
course suicidal, for the time being at
least; and as matter of sentiment,
| Holland will be very sorry to see so
large a part of it's national shipping
pass from it's control. From the more
practical standpoint, however. the
Dutch government and the Dutch
shipowners have many reasons to be
entirely satisfied with the arrange
ment. 1t will relieve the Dutch gov
eminent from making a decision in
a most delicate matter, and it will af-
ford the Dutch shipowners fair inter-
est 'on their investment and protect
them against possible losses.
AS matter of fact, the taking over
of these vessels will merely carry into
effect in a slightly modified form an
| agreement which Holland volunteered
and has been anxious to enter into
with the United States for some
months. Around the end of last year
when the negotiations had been prac-
tically completed, pressure by Ger
many and a threat of a submarine
zone around Holland against all trade
to and from America alone prevented
the ratification of the agreement by
Holland. A temporary arrangement
was entered into, however, under the
terms of which a limited number OF
Dutch vessels in American ports were
! chartered for period of three months
for voyages in the South American
and West Indian trades, and in other
trades which did not take the vessels
in the danger. zones.
Great Britain and the United Stases
will not now be bound by the restric
tions as to their use contained in the
three months agreement. which ST.
| simultaneously becomes null and void
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

To clean enameled tubs easily
moisten a cupful of table salt with
turpentine and rub the tub with this
Boiling starch is much improved
by the addition of salt or a little gum
arabic dissolved.
Clean the keys of a piano with
cloth moistened with either alcohol or
milk.
If stove polish is mixed with very
strong soap suds the luster appears
at once.
To preserve flowers. place little
saltpeter in the water.
To prevent maple syrup from crys-
tallizing, put a little cream of tartar,
with it when boiling.
Many times the metal end on shoe
Iaces come off before the lace has
worn out If you use the white of
an egg usually left in the shell after
breaking the egg you will find that,
after drying on laces, you will be able
to lace your shoes asNeasily as when
the end was metal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
GLOBE SIGHTS
GFrom the Atchison G1obe.1

GFrom the Atchison Globe
In police court three or four
beers means about ten
Beware Of the man who wants to
put you in way to easy picking.
In life the telephone in the base
ment rings when person is in the
attic.
Jim Orr: Il hope nothing but Ger
man will be spoken in hell the next
century,
Mothers seem to grieve more over
their sons who have gone to war than
the wives do over their husbands who
have gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

Statistical Investigations have brought
f,ut some remarkable figures as
to the results to be expected from
daylight saving. The United States
chamber of commerce has pointed out
that when the clocks are moved ahead
one hour. between April 1 and No
vember 80, the saving in coal used for
lighting thru gas and electricity will
amount to more than one million tons,
or p per cent of the total ordinarily
required. The saving thru substitu-
tion of a morning hour of moderate
illumination for an evening hour of
maximum use of electricity and gas is
illustrated in figures prepared in con-
nection with the Commonwealth Edi-
son company of Chicago. The peak
load" of this company is needed for no
more than one and one-half hours a
day. The average load is less than SO
per cent of the peak The invest
tnent and equipment to produce the
4-peak" is upwards of one-fourth of
the whole and equals s25. 900, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

the worlds history justice will show
her face and every nation shall came
to know that right is Gods law to
the end of all orlds.'-Los Angeles
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.

Menu Hint.
(WheatIesS Day.
BREA kFAST.
Uncookeo Cereal with Prunc Pulp
Scrambled Eggs with Diced Salt Pork
and Tomatoes
biscuits from Rolled Oat Flour
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Baked Peppers (using up last of
Mutton)
Warmed over Biscuits, Fruit Salad
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup with Mutton Bone)
Boiled Whiting Lemon Sauce
Rice Potatoes Baked Tomatoes
Lettuce French Dressing
Date and Apple Scallop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

others an individual faith that has
nothing to do with churches.
Questions or the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires
information. should be addressed the
Topeka STATE Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin, Director.
Washington. D. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

The kaiser and Ludendorff are re-
ported to have shad violent quarrel
in which the former demanded to
know who is emperor Of Germany
anyway. While Ludendorff did not
dispute Williams right to the title. it
is well understood that the general is
the man who is running this war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

. That German long range gun prob
ably was intended primarily for the
destruction of the remaining schools,
churches and hospitals in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

II takes more than 20.GOO bales Of co,,o~
year to provide absorbent eotfo1 -
staunch and bind the wounds Of The IT,
jured- "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

The German newspapers have be-
gun to count the kaiser's chickens
while the period of incubation is yet
incomplete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

i serious drouth impends in Kan
sas City. The bartenders are reported
to have gone on strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
How Jesus Would Now Work.


of old, Jesus sent forth His disci
pies fter the fashion of His land and
lime He hurriedly worked in ac-
c. dance with the customs of Pales-
tine in the year 80 A. D. He pic
tu-ed in parallels the coming of the
new order which He alone envisaged-
All that He said and did looked for
ward to a large service and large
results.
To-day Jesus is sending out His dis
cipIes in Y. NJ. C. A. and Red Cross
and chaplains'' uniforms. They are
facing elemental human nature and
needs Much. that is customary and
conventional in church life is sloughed
off in their activities And surely Je-
sus approves. He would not have His
servants in a crisis like the present,
busy themselves about denominationai
names or usages or prestige Can any
sound thinking person conceive of a
Presbyterian detachment and Meth
odist detachment and an Episcopal
detachment and a Lutheran detach-
ment. each Jealous to care for its own
UNCONVENTIONAL interests. going out to
the Holy Land with the present relief
expedition? There are many welcome
signs that professional ecclesiasticism,
and narrow sectarianisnn, are to be
among the major casualties of this