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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe.J

Profound truths are never expressed
in long paragraphs.
Offensive. as applied to anything the
kaiser does. is right
A man who won't support his wife
won't make a good soldier.
Don't let your commenda BILE inter-
est in war work keep you from work.
What has become of the old FASH
Toned child who was scared of Q
gypsy?
The man who Is best contented in
life is the man who saves his en-
thusiasm for himself.
Speaking about equality, all men
are equal. but there is a lot of differ
ence in brains
The people in town = csc days are
So full of opinions that IL Is hard to
get any news.
Marriage will never be a real suc-
cess until a women likes her hus-
bands friends. and a man likes COM
pany.
Miss Lizzie Muckett Is the only girl
in Atchison who really displays q
is going to war She wears a low
necked dress.
Mrs. Peter Squitzel is looking for
a cyclone or some other calamity. her
husband having taken a bath on his
own initiative the other night She
cannot decide whether his action 10
due to a disordered mind or whether
he has an affinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

The effect of government control
of our foreign trade is shown In the
great decline in the amount OF COM
modities exchanged with neutral Eu-
ropean countries. Trade OF the
United States with the neutral coun-
tries of Europe in the fiscal year 1915
is the smallest in many years, While
that of 1917 was the largest n the
history of our commerce. This term,
European nedtrals," includes the six
countries, Denmark, Norway. Sweden,
Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.
A compilation by the National city
Bank of New York shows that the ex-
ports to the six European neutrais.
above named, aggregated in the fiscal
year 1918 about s125,0OO,O00, against
practically s4OO.OOO.O0O in 1917. $500
OOO. 900 in 1916, $3.50. 100000 in 1915,
and $1S3. 100000 in the fiscal year
1914, all of which preceded the ar
On the import side there is less
change. The total imports into tn
United States from the six neutrals
were $11O,0OO,O00 in the fiscal year
1914, s122.OOO.OOo in 1917. and will
aggregate for the full fiscal year 1915
about $75.OO0,OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
Americas Fighting Service

Jumping overheard from a u. S.
destroyer into a floating mass of fam
ing and exploding powder boxes.
Frank Monroe Upton. quartermaster
third class. u S. N, rescued a man
who had been thrown into the sea.
This example of heroism took place
following the destruction of the Flor
ence H. by an external explosion in
foreign waters. April II. 1918. The
sea was strewn with wreckage and
smokeless powder boxes which were
continually exploding. This wreckage
was so thick that small boats could
not reach the survivors. In appreci-
alton of Upton's bravery, Secretary
Daniels has awarded a medal of honor
and gratuity of 500. Upton enlisted
in Denver. Colo, September %. 1914.
His father is Wallace L. Upton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

1t must be amazing to the Huns to
observe that all their efforts to fright
en- the allies have failed. Conspicu-
Gus among these efforts have been
the air raids on London and Paris.
the long range bombardments of the
French capital. the dropping of explo-
sives on hospitals and the sending OF
a submarine~raider to American va
ters. None of these operations had
any military value whatever and all
clearly were intended TO Brighten and
intimidate the people of the allied
countries. Apparently the Huns dc
not understand the character of their
adversaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
FOR ALL READERS OF
THE Topeka STATE JOURNAL.

Each reader of the State Journal Is Of
fered the unlimited use OF tine largest Al
formatiOn bureau in the world.
Tbis Service Bureau is located IN the ma
tionaI capital, where 1t is In immeala a,
touch with all the great resources OF the
United States gov eminent .,.
It can answer practically any questlen
Won want to ask, butt cannot give ao-
Vice nor make exhaustive research.
The war has forced SO many changes N
the daily life of the American people that
the services of this information bureau
will be invaluable to all who use II
Keen in touch with your government
during these trying times. 1t can help
You in a thousand ways If your wants are
only made known.
The State Journal pays for this splendid
service in order that every one Of rs READ
erE NAV take free advantage OF It ,nou
are welcome TO use IT as often as you Ike.
Write your request briefly Iyio! sign ayc entt
Sfsmn for return hostage and address the
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL INFoRMA'
frederic ]. Haskin. Director. Washing
ton. d. G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Dried Peaches.
Broiled Salt Mackerel
Fried Cornmeal Mush. Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Scalloped Potatoes with Cheese.
Warm Tea Biscuits. Honey.
Baked Bananas. Cocoa
DINNER.
Meat and Vegetable Soup.
Cold Slaw. Rye Bread and Butter.
Apple Pie. Tea.
To Save on Shortening.
In substituting a pure vegetable
shortening in recipe, leaving all 9TH
err ingredients the same, we must re-
member that the vegetable shorten
ing goes further than butter or ordin-
airy lard. When the recipe calls for
a tablespoon of butter use a scant
three quart of a tablespoon of
vegetable shortening. In substituting
oleomargar' for butter use one
fourth less of oleomargarine.
War Time Tea.
During these times of economy try
dropping one lemon drop into your
cup of tea. 1t takes the place of
sugar and cream and makes a sort of
a Russian tea where one uses sugar
ana sliCe o. lemon
Things Worth Knowing.
Cleaning Wringer-when rubber
rolls on your wringer become dirty
so that they streak the clothes try
cleanin., I; EN- with a cloth moistened
with kerosene Rub briskly and rinse
with clean water several times. Dry
with clean cloth.
Cleaning Silver-A quick way to
clean silver that is not furnished but
mercy dis ,olored. is to wash 1t in a
weak solution of ammonia water. This
remo-es the black stains. After clean
ing them with the solution they
should be washed and polished with
a cloth. This method works well on
silver spoons which have been dis
colored by eggs.
Uses of Grown Sugar-Brown sugar
| is cheaper than white sugar It has
many uses Use il for sweetening tea
coffee and norridge. Make a syrup of
ii with wat,r and see how delicious it
makes those griddle cakes taste.
Sprinkle + over baked squash. Scoop
out the apple cores ant stuff the space
with brow sugar and bake. using a
sprinkling of cinnamon and bit Of
butter. Make hot sauce Filings with
1t for cakes.
ROLES for Chair-For an invalid
or afflicted child when one cannot
afford a wheel chair take the rollers
from a pair # skates and fasten to
the rockers of q chair which is COM
Portable a d of size to be pushed thru
all doors. You will find this an ex-
cel1ent sui .titute.
Knitting bags are still the vogue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

The Americans fighting or the
Marine took literally General Foch,s
statement that n defensive cannot win
and drove the Germans back TOSS
the river. To retire in front of an
advancing enemv is -ot the American
way.
The bureau of war-risk insurance
up to June % had written $2l.5se-
0en. 600 insurance. representing D.
57O.455 applications The average
amount Of insurance applied for is
$s.ss7. and in some battalions and
regiments. some in France and
some here. every man has taken out
insurance. In some units every nan
is insured for the maximum $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKSAH
Peaceful Valley.

Peaceful Valley.
Peaceful Valley is in Spokane.
Washington. Spokane is especially
proud of the fact that it has no slums.
Peaceful Valley takes the place Of
them.
Hangman Creek used to be a rival
of Peaceful Valley for SUM honors
in Spokane, but for some time now
the Hangman Creek neighborhood
has been cleaned up and is lined with
small. tidy white homes. Boosting Of
equally small and attractive truck
gardens. Thus Peaceful Valley 10 left
alone in its disreputability.
In the old days. some twenty-five
years ago and just before Spokane's
terrible fire. Peaceful Valley was
christened Poverty Flats''-a regu-
lar Bret Harte type of nomenclature.
But as Spokane became more citified
and self-conscious. the name Poverty
Flats was changed to the more hope
PEACEFUL Valley
Peaceful Valley is tiny community
and lies on the south bank of the
rushing Spokane river. In fact. Peace
full Valley lies so close to the river
that at times during high water q
waters edge have been washed away.
While to the western mind the little
thrown-together houses and shacks OF
Peaceful Valley. which are mostly
Wnlte-WaSneQ ana Set ClOSe kOStlHeE
on narrow roadways. spell slackness
and a lack of the ambitious western
spirit on the part of the Inhabitants.
an easterner sees Peaceful Valley from
an entirely different point of view.
The easterner recalls his only too re-
cent view of the great stacks of tene-
mcnt houses in his home city on the
Atlantic coast-the narrow alleys of
| filth and crime where the clean brac-
| ing smell of river and earth are un-
known.
When one looks down on Peaceful
| Valley from one of the higher streets
of Spokane and notes the space
around nearly every little house, the
| trees, the children and chickens and
cats and dogs playing in the unfenced
| front yards and dusty streets, and the
| wide clean waters beyond. one cannot
call Peaceful Valley a slum. The west
| produces no slums. Peacefully Valley
| is merely the home of the least lucky
and most unambitious people in
| Spokane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

When Uncle Sam took over the
Philippines. the islands were largely
inhabited by race of savages and
head hunters. It seems worthy of
mention, therefore, that three Moo
girls were graduated as nurses and re-
ceived their diplomas as members of
the class of 1918 from the Philippine
General hospital. The three young
women. Miss Usna Mustafa, Miss Ma
tilda schuck. and Miss Fatima Mus
tafa. passed their examinations bril-
liantly," according to the Philippine
Review
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

Otto H. Kahn, the New York ffnan-
cier. who was born in Germany and
who s rived in the German army. has
this to say in is book, fright Above
Race" of which G second printing has
just been madei 1T do not apologize
for, nc. am I ashamed of, my Ger
man birth. But am ashamed-bit-
terly and grievously ashamed-of the
Germany which 81 nds convicted be-
fore the high tribunal of the worlds
publ: opinio Of having planned and
wiiled war: of the revolving deeds
committed in Belgium and northern
France. of the infamy of the Lusi-
tania murd s. of innumerable viola
tions of The Hague conventions Ind
the laws of nations, of abomina Bile
and pcrfidious plotting in friendly
countries and shameless abuse of thei
hospitality, of crime heaped 1p.n
crime in hideous defiance of the s
OF God and man. I cherish the mem
cries of my youth, but these very
memories make me cry out in pain
and wrath against those who have
befouied the spiritual soil of the old
Germany, in which they were rooted !"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K. MOULTON

Buy w. 8. s.
Sing a song of save and serve,
Tho thrifty. we are gay.
We're bound to beat the Germans,
And our boys are on the way.
We've pledged TO save our quarters
And they're pledged to save the day,
While we go matching to Berlin.
Side by side we'll take our stand.
Well save from morn till night.
And Ii we cannot go to war,
Well make our money fight
Our clothing may be dingy,
But we'fl keep our honor bright.
While We are marching to Berlin.
Former Gov. Chase Osborn of Mich
igan calls Uncle Hank Ford a rub
Der stamp" but in spite of that we
can hardly believe that Uncle Hank.
while he is good guy and all that,
will ever make an indelible impress
sion.
A great man is the man who likes
his own automobile. If you don't seem
to realize at Iirst glance that he Is a
great man, he will not leave you long
in doubt. He will admit 1t. But the
great man who fixes his own automo-
bile is always fixing it. Ever notice
that? He starts in fixing 1t when there
is really nothing the matter with 1t.
After he fixes thing that doesn't need
fixing, that thing never works right
again until he sends his car to the fac
tory and has 1t overhauled. After he
fixes one thing that doesn't need fix
| ing, he IL so pleased with himself that
he keeps right on fixing until he has
the whole internal economy of his
chug chariot out of place. and his Gar
makes a noise like tin peddler's wag-
on running away or a switch engine
hauling trainload of empty sheetiron
garbage cans over piece of bad track
The best way for a man to fix his owH
| car. unless he is a natural born me-
chanic, is to leave it alone. Nine times
out of ten 1t will regulate itself.
If we thought 1t was any use. we
would try to get into the intelligence
department of the army.
Now that we are permitted to know
how many men we have in France
how many are going over each week
| and what they are doing after they
happier than we have been in a year
| Som ething will have to be done te
keep our friend Enrico Caruso out OF
the poorhouse. He signed to appear
in two motion pictures last week, and
will receive only 100000 for the two
There's something the matter with
| lAdl 10Y. ne neeQS d business man
ager.
The police of New York City will
eliminate all unnecessary noises Thi,
does not include Doug Fairbanks, who
Is In New York only occasionally.
Now that we have learned to Low,
Josephus and Newt and Herbert
maybe we can, with a little practice
get used to George Creel and Do,
Garfield. Time works wonders.
Man in New York says he can tel
a woman's disposition without marry
| ing her He is either the only mar
of his kind in the world OF else he,
a liar.
Irv Cobb got back from Europe the othel
| day
And informed a lot of us guys officially
That everything is all right with us;
mat We are going to land the knockou
That the kaiser is nut and the crown
prince a fish.
That our boys over there are happy:
! fine
And that the open season for boches viii
| never close
Until the Berliners hear Yankee Doodle"
In front Of the imperial palace.
Welcome home, Iry, you little old
Portly god of joy and eontentment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
I'VE railroad men have been NV

I'VE railroad men have been ;iven
a big part of tie responsibility for
licking something spelled with four
letters out of the kaiser and his mill
tary gang" Thus Director General
McAdoo addresses his subordinates in
the railroad .7orld. The formula is
one which Mr.. McAdoo mcy find use
full as he goes from one to another of
his numerous tasks. He can speak to
the members of the Federal Reserve
bank system and say, I'VE bankers"
He can go IN with the federal farm
loan board and say, I'VE farmers. -
He can act with the war issues board
and say, I'VE business men," Poo
Bah had nothing on the secretary of
tn United Stats treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

Hindenburg or Ludendorff or who
ever it is that is engineering the Ger
man war machine, has been trying fol
a long time to induce General Foch to
throw his reserves into the fight
Now that the effort has succeeded, II
would be interesting to know how The
Hun likes it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

One of the American generals says
that this government Insurance is an
element of victory. All liberty bond
holders and all purchasers of war -av
ings stamps may feel that they had a
part in this insurance-the most just
and humane provision ever made by
any nation for its fighting men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

Henry Ford has been given another
job. He has been made one of a
board of ten, whose duty it will be to
act as umpire i'll labor disputes which
the war labor board fails to settle.
Henry is running a close race with
Secretary McAdoo in the matter OF
multiplicity of public offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

and one Gently seen was particu-
larly worthy of note: Vertical stripes
of Chinese embroidery alternating
with dark satin stripes gave .
handsome effect to a knitting bag Of
generous size
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
THE COAL SITUATION.

THE COAL SITUATION.
Two significant announcements in
connection with the coal situation have
Just been made. The first says that,
leaving all other matters largely to
his assistants" the fuel administrator
zig now practically devoting all his
time to driving prod ction. The rec
ords not only of coal-producing dis
t cts, but of individual mines are e
ceiving his personal attention. and 1t
is no uncommon thing for him to get
managers of distant mines on the
long distance telephone and PERSONAL
ly to urge them to put forth all their
energies and use all their resources
to increase production"
The other announcemnt conveys the
informa1 ion that "a slump in tho pro-
duction and delivery of coal. due to
the sluggish movement of coal cars"
has just prompted A. H. Smith, re-
gional director of railroads. ito inau-
gurate q drive for speedier coal trans
portation." Mr.. Smith has issued a
special message to all federal nan
ayers in which he says. after declar-
ing that there has been "a rapid de-
cline" in coal p' reduction: 'Tt is of
| vital Importance that our efforts be
| redoubled to obtain an improved cir
culation of coal-loading equipment
This is Of such vital importance that
we feel justif:Dl in asking you to agi-
tate it vigorously with all operating
officers"
l a. l.
those intrusted with the task of sup
plying the country with fuel are SEEM
ingly just waking up to the fact. says
the Christian Science Monitor, that
the supply in sight is wholly made
quate. So the fuel administrator is
using the long-distance telephone. and
Regional Director Smith is calling
upon his subordinates to begin to ag:-
tate for better service, while millions
of people are wondering how they are
going to keep their industries rur-
ming and their homes warm next win.
ter.
The nation should not be asked, or
forced, to face another fuel shortage
next winter. It should not be asked
even to contemplate the possibility
of such a thing There is no occasion
| efficient management
No other country in the world has
coal resources equal to those within
reach of the American miner -
cording to NJ. r. CampbelTs recently
written introduction to Goal Fields in
! the United States" issued by the Geo
logical Survey, the available supply of
bituminous and anthracite coal
reaches the enormous total of 3,554,-
900. 100000 tons. The question OF
supply. therefore, resolves itself into
one OF production and distribution.
Congress has invested the fuel COM
mission with plenary and unlimited
over to get the coal out of the
mines and place it at the door of the
| consumer. Better wages than ever
before may be paid to miners Mil
lions of dollars have been set aside
for the repairing of old and the con-
struction of new cars. The railroad
are under governmnt control. Moth
ing should have interfered with the
fuel commission in providing by this
time, at suitable distributing points
all over the country. stores of coal sc
great as to render the problem If Eel
supply negligible.
The fuel commission seems to have
given its time and thought, not to pro-
framing of admonitions to consumers
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1t will go in three lines, won't tg
mo, madam" said the clerk, after
counting. I'VE shall have to charge
you for four lines. but you can add
four words IL you WISH
Just add" said she, 'Policemaue
stationed opposite corner""
A retired army officer tells of an
army examiner who had before him q
very dull candidate. The man prov
ing apparently, unable to make re-
Spouse to the most simple questions,
the examiner finally grew impatient
and, quite sarcastically, put this ques-
ton:
Let it be supposed that you are
captain in command of infantry. In
your rear is an impossible abyss. On
both sides of you there rise perpen-
dicular rocks of tremendous height.
In front of you lies the enemy, out
numbering you ten to once. What.
sir in such an emergency. would you
do?"
1T think, sir, said the aspirant for
military distinction, II would resign"
Some of the senior boys from a
Vauxhan schools literary class were
taken to the old Vic to see THE Mer-
chant of Venice"
When Shylock, in the court scene.
was urgently demanding his pound of
flesh. a bright Cockney boy. in eager
tones, cried out to the Judge:
Hi, you! Ask him for his meat
card!"
Rather" said the small boy, what
is constru tive critirism?"
Constructive criticism, my son. is
your own line % talk which, IL Of
fered by some one else. would be
called ordinary taultfinding."
Charley, dear" said young Mrs
Torkins in a tone that was kind but
firm. did you tell me you were mp
late last night with a sick frieEd?"
Yes"
what made your friend feel sickf
Was he a heavy loser?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

power plants are kept free from ice
by the movements of an electric mo-
torboat running back and forth sup
piled with current by means of a
trolley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

After the war the old question:
'What shall We do with our presi-
dents?" may give place to: What
shall we do with the kaisers?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

The Turks have promised to look
into that affair at Tabriz and let us
know about it. They can give point
ers even to the Spaniards on the ma
mana habit.
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DINNER STORIES

A woman had entered a newspaper
office for the purpose of inserting an
advertisement in the Wants" column.
81 wish" said she to the clerk. Ito
put in this advertisement for a cook.
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ston,. sand. cement, gravel and brick
with any degree of regularity are very
slim. Moreover, many of these ma
terials are controlled by the war in
dustries board, whose chief object in
life is to conserve them for the con-
struction of war equipment. Now
that the government is building con-
cement have become even more dras-
tic.
For a while 1t looked as II road
building, with the exception of that
carried on by the army at the canton
ments, would cease altogether in this
country. despite its importance In
organization of the federal highway
council, consisting of representatives
from the war department, the railroad
administration. the fuel administra-
ton. the office of public roads of the
department of agriculture, and the
war industries board.
The war department. being in the
road-building business itself. and
vitality interested in highways con-
shipping points, is inclined to sympa-
thize with the state highway depart
ments-so long as they confine their
bodybuilding activities to those of
military Importance. The department
of Agriculture also, in charge of the
dispensation of federal aid, is DESTROYS
of promoting road building. So it is up
to the representatives of these two de-
partments to argue, demonstrate and
coax the representatives of the rail-
road administration, the fuel admins
tration and the war industries board
into giving the states what they need
in the way of supplies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23
Names in the News.

Trous-de-loup - pronouneed troo-
deh-loo-ij a French term literally
meaning wolf holes" and is applied
to holes dug as obstacles to the adj
vance of troops. The holes are small.
so that they cannot be seen at a dis
lance, and generally contain a pointed
stake.