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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
THE FAIR AS AN EDUCATOR.

A visitor to the big Free Fair which
is being held in Topeka this week
cannot fail to note that a great change
has taken place since the days when
Josh Billings wrote that what the
American people like is genuine
Agricultural boss trot.' From a place
of entertainment and amusement the
fair as illustrated by the Topeka ex-
hibition has become a great school
for the public, where it's educational
features predominant.
Fair visitors are not now so much
interested in the biggest hogs, the fin
est cattle and horses having the best
points as they are in how these ami
mails were made to reach their vary
ing degrees of perfection. They also
want to know the methods of cultiva-
ton pursued in order to produce the
premium grains, fruit and vegetables.
their reach at the fair.
The Topeka Free Fair affords in
struction in the arts and implements
of war as well as in those of peace
Not only are the methods of killing
and wounding men shown, but also
| the means of caring for them after
| they have fallen in battle
Almost every home activity growing
out of the war is represented on the
grounds and the workings of the va
rious patriotic and charitable organ.
| izations are illustrated The work OF
the schools and the Sunday school:
has not been overlooked. Another
thing not thought of a few years ago
| but now regarded as of the creates
| Importance to the people of cities anl
| country alike is the good roads de-
partment, including machinery TO,
building and improving the hishways
The Topeka Free Fair has thus be
come great school for the education
of persons in every walk IF life ant
its value to the people of Kansas can
not be overestimated. That they ar,
learning to appreciate 1t is shown b,
the annual increase in attendance
Few will leave the great exhibitio,
without taking with them new idea.
and suggestions which will aid then
in their business and prove an in
centive to future efforts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

bling Historically "Calm yourself. my
good woman he said, land tell me
what is the matter with the little
chap
"Oh, DOCTOR" she walled, she man.
aged to get hold of the dictionary.
somehow. and chewed three pages out
Of it."
Have you given him an emetic?''
asked the medical man.
'Yes-oh, yes!'' was the mournful
reply. But can't get a word out of
him."
sThirty cents for that bit OF Ice?
queried the man OF the house.
Eyes, but there's no use kicking.
Stop incoming over it and put it in the
refrigerator before it disappears"
81 wasn't incoming. I was Just try
ing to compute the value of that pond
skated over SO carelessly last De-
cember."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
WINNING THE WAR.

1.-THE work that one man does at
home may seem to him very small too
small to be measured on the battle
front" says John Mitchell, former
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, but it is only thru the
toll of the industrial workers. each do
ing his part, that the big job can be
done"
1t is a wonderful opportunity for
service in defense of human rights
that is now presented to the wage
earners of America. We hear it said
that food will win the war, that ships
will win the war, that men and NUM-
lions will win the war. Men. NUM-
lions. food. and ships are all abso-
lutely vital to victory, but we can re-
duce them all to one thing when we
say that work will win the war.
To put the strength of our great ma
ton on the battle front of France, to
back up the men who have been call
fed to the colors and are now giving
their lives that democracy may not
perish from the earth. we here at
| home must work as we have never
worked before.
With our hands and brains, by toll
and sacrifice. we must provide the
ships and destroyers and aeroplanes
the guns and ammunition, food, fuel
and clothing, all the infinite variety
of war necessities without which our
armies will be powerless.
| Millions of our people are now
toiling on farms. in factories. in ship
yards to produce cargoes and carriers
to be sent across the Atlantic. This
is the great work that must be carried
on by the army that stays at home
the army of the workers.
| And to provide the money necessary
for carrying on this great work it will
Ibe necessary for everybody to sub.
scribe to his utmost ability for liberty
bonds and war savings certificates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
TOPEKA PROTESTS TAX
City Officials Against Kitcilin Bill
Assessing Bonds.


In line with movements instituted
in other prominent cities in the coun-
try. Topeka, thru Mayor House and
Commissioner WATSON. has entered a
protest against the taxing Of munich
pal bonds.
The bill providing for the taxation
of municipal bonds was proposed by
Representative Kitchin.
\ Mayors of Kansas towns met in
Kansas City Tuesday to frame a united
protest to the Kansas delegation in
congress against Kitchin's amendment
to the federal tax bill.
The tax is held to be confiscatory
as the law allows cities to issue bonds
bearing interest at not to exceed 6
per cent. A tax upon the income from
such securities, says CoVmissioner
WATSON. would hurt the future sale OF
city bond issues and serve to cause
depreciation in the value of bonds
already sold.
kilograms were sent from Topeka
to Charles Curtis and D. r. Anthony
asking their support in the fight against
| this proposed form OF taxation. Com.
| missioner WATSON has already heard
| from Senator Curtis stating tn. /. he
| will do all he can to assist the evident
dissatisfaction of Kansas in its pro-
| test against the idea of municipa
bond taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

There has been discovered a con-
Germ in Massachusetts, that has been
selling a fertilizer. put up in small
packages. for use in war gardens at a
price amounting to between $50 and
$50 per ton. A chemical analysis of
the preparation reveals the fact that
it's real worth is SO cents per ton. The
company that manufactures tits cap
italized at 100000. The fact that
it has reached that high state of or
ganization and been able to foist its
product on the market for any length
OF time is a remarkable commentary
on federal agricultural investigators
| and postoffice inspectors. 1t remained
for one of the chemists in Amherst
college to discover and publish the
| fraud. The matter having been called
| to their attention it is stated that the
| food administration has sent protest
to Washington asking that the COM
pany be no longer allowed to continue
! business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Peanut Butter Soup-One-ha cup
peanut butter one and one-half cups
hot water, one and one-half cups milk,
salt to taste, slice of onion if desired.
Add water to peanut butter slowly,
mixing to a smooth paste. Simmer
for fifteen minutes. Add milk, reheat,
season and serve.
Milk Vegetable Soups-One quart
milk (skim milk may be- used), two
and one-half tablespoons flour. two
tablespoons butter or margarine or
other fat, one teaspoon salt, two cups
thoroly cooked vegetable finely chop
ped. mashed or put thru sieve.
Spinach. peas, beans. potatoes. celery
or asparagus make good soups. Stir
flour into melted fat and mix with the
cold milk. Add the cooked vegetable
and stir over the fire until thickened.
If soup is too thick, add a little water
or milk.
Maize and Nut Roast-One-half
pound maize meal 1.-TWO cups corn
meal), one pint water 1.-TWO cups). four
ounces split peas, one onion. one-ha1f
pound cooked mashed potatoes. one
half teaspoon mixed herbs. salt and
pepper, one-half ounce fat Zone table,
spoon). one-quarter pound peanuts or
walnuts. Soak the maize In one cup
cold water for twelve hours. soak the
| peas twenty-four hours. then boil
| them for two and one-haf to three
| hours, reserving the liquor for soup.
Bring to boiling point two cups OF
| water. ada to this the onion peeled
and chopped finely: stir into this the
soaked maize, and cook thoroly; then
add the cooked peas potatoes. mixed
herbs, salt and pepper and other in.
| gradients. Mix welt and form into
| a roll in well creased baking tin
| cover with a well creased paper and
bake for about an hour. Serve witt
i a nicely seasoned gravy, or else mush'
room or tomato sauce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
MAKE IS ARRESTS
Police Spend Day in Running Down
Petty Crimes.

Petty Crimes.
Eighteen arrests were made Tues
day, the charges covering a number
of petty crimes
Pete Lang and Betty Lang, colored.
were arrested charged with keeping
disorderly house at $50 Kansas ave-
nue. Sid Nelson, J. steele, Resale
Davis @hd Maggie Johnson. all colored.
who were in the house at the time.
were taken into custody by the Off
GERS. Both the owners and visitors
were released on bond to appear in
police court September 20. G. c. Low
EFT was booked for being drunk and
resisting arrest, but plead guilty and
paid q IS fine. E. p. Walter, Jitney
driver, was arrested for reckless driv-
ing and was released on bond TO APP
pear lin police court September 20.
Clifford Frost, co1ored, plead guilty
to the charge o: <bootlegging and was
given the MAXIMUM sentence of thirty
days in jail and a 500 fine. Bill Cow
gers was picked up for investigation
but was later released. Alex. Thamer
and Lite Simon, Indians, and T. F.
Ryan were arrested on the charge Of
being drunk. The Indians plead gull
ty and each paid a SIS fine, while Ryan
was released on bond to appear in
police court September 20. Maggie
Lyons is booked for selling liquor and
Nels Robinson, colored, for disorderly
conduct. Both gave bond. c. Thomp-
son and M. Beard were picked up by
the Santa Fee special police and are
being held for investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

+ba foremost educators and psychology
lists In America are on duty here at
the Walter Reed hospital. They cues
ton the man as to his past history
the amount OF educaaon ne mas lau.
his vocational experience. the NUMBER
of years he practiced profession OF
plied his trade, and ask him to- state
his vocational preferences by means
of certain examinations called t!aoe
tests a man may be rated IN three
man and expert. II a man has had
no particular trade. and voices no
special preference. he is helped select
a trade. always bearing in mind his
physical handicap. il any: the serv-
ice has q list OF trades and professions
with the rate OF inteihgence .eaasrea !
for each. Civil engineering stands az
the head of this list, as requiring the
highest degree of intelligence, and
unskilled labor is at the bottom.
An example Of how the educational
officers work their system Is an Incl
dent which occurred the other DAY.
A man who had lost his right arm
was sent to the laboratory for voca-
tional assignment. He had been q
carpenter before he had entered the
army. His examination showed that
with a little more training he would
be eligible for the Job of carpe inter-
foreman. Inc laDOIdloHy NHCtoAoAei
recommended that he be allowed to
brush up in elementary mathematics
to take a course in business English
and a course in architectural drawing
On the same day man with
broken tendon was sent in with rec
onamendation from the medical officer
attending him that he be put in tbs
automobile shop. The mar assured
the psychologist questioning him tina
Re was familiar with automobile me
chanics, but an examination by ths
ir structor in auto mechanics SHOWED
that he did not know spark plus
from a fly wheel. A further intelli
gence test showed that he would prob
ably make a. good cook.
In this way the education service
helps each man to choose an occupa
| ton congenial to him; one that viii
not overtax his mental ability. ant
one that willscure, II possible. hi
| physical disability. It does more thar
this, too. By means of special ap
paratus invented here in the labora
tory, it is able to measure a mans i'm
| provernent in the use of a manned
limb. and show him the results. there
by encouraging him and prom noting hi
cure. For it has been found that tn
chief medicine wounded soldte
needs Is encouragement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

We are fighting this war to pre-
vent war. Our chief object is to save
the world from a recurrence of inter-
national strife, and we believe that the
struction of Prussian militarism and
autocracy which are bent on world
dominion in violation of the rights OF
other nations After peace is restored
a League of Nations to support an in
ternational court of arbitration must
the violators of the rights of nations
are to be enjoyed by future genera
tions. When England and America
became Disguised with the brutality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

One by one the government is doing
things which in the past it has forbid
den to citizens to do, creating monop-
olies. eliminating competition and
fixing prices. Yet we have been told
that the people are the government
and that public officials are merely
public servants. The founders of the
republic would find many things to
surprise them if they could return to
earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
FEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
War Investments Put Crimp in Issu.
auces I'm Kansas.

War investments have put a crimp
in the issuance Of Improvement Donos
in Kansas. In a report today. FREQ
w. Knapp, state auditor. stated that
the August bond issues for the state
showed slump of s2s1.ss5.S5 over
the corresponding month year ago.
Strict government regulations con
corning heavy local bond Issues, az
well as declining market for local
bonds, has caused the slump. Auditor
Knapp stated.
In August, 1917, Kansas oommunt-
ties registered q total bond issue OF
s993o9956. For the same month TINS
year, the issue was but sTll'zS4-zi'
SUNNI Of 1881, 865.3s.e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
HUN REGIMENT QUIT
Holland Paper Reports Mutiny at
Cologne ON August 81.

Amsterdam, Sept. ia German
regiment, the Twenty fifth, mutinied
at Cologne August 81, according to
the Telegram.
An eye witness of the incident said
that the soldiers on being oordered to
leave Cologne for the western from.
refused to board train. Another
regiment was then ordered to force
the refractory troops to enter the cars.
but they refused to fire on their COM
rades.
A detachment of the home defense
guard composed of youths was then
ordered to undertake the task and a
fight followed in which eleven boys of
the defense guard were killed and
many others were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

and folly of the dueling system, 1t fell
into disrepute and the courts enforc-
ed the law with the support of public
opinion. Cannot the world. sick OF
war, set up a court that will do away
with it and combine to enforce the
DEGREES Of that court, by means of an
international police force Of a League
of Nations?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

wall St.. New York. Sept. 11.-STOCks-
Further drastic liquidation Of speculative
issues due largely. TO restrictive loans .ea-
fured today's stock market. Sales approx
imated 35e. 00a shares.
Stocks recently under the Influence OF
pooi recorded extreme losses of to
pnints in the active selling of the final
hour, Investments yielding 1 to points.
The closing was weak Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

From this time forward the Huns
will feel that they are doing well If
toy can holi their positions on the
fighting line. Probably we shall hear
no Lore of projected great German
.offensiyeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY z. MOULTON

"Next!"-sept. II.
YOU'RE next, old SCOUT
You Of forty
Or thereabout.
Uncle Sam. barber.
Is at the chair
Waiting to trim
Your citizen hair
And make you"fittin'
For lover there.
You'll have your chance
To hurl your lance,
Before we're thru.
oh, We know you.
Old timer of forty.
Forty? What's that?
The prime Of life
We tell you, flat.
You've always been +
A-wanting to go 81
we know it You rsf.
Always to1d~us so. 81, .,-. >
. Good luck, old scout, =.
You can't lose out. 4
So long! Shoot straight N-e ~
At Willie's pate. -r.f..
Your Uncle isn't veXed.
He's in a hurry, that is all,
And calling your number:
Next"
Now that we have the self-starter-
less Sunday. let us go right on down
the line with:
Motor1ess Monday
Tinlizzieless Tuesday
Whizwagon1ess Wednesday
Toaringcarless Thursday
Flivverless Friday
Sedanless Saturday.
When the bone-dry bill was agreed
upon to take effect July /. the prof1i-
bitionists ali clapped their hands and
cried, "Bevo! Bevo!''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

1t is reported that the "Woman's
party will launch campaign against
Senator Thompson in Kansas. The
senator may need assistance of that
sort. 1t will be recalled that this
same party made vigorous war on
President Wilson in 1916. in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

Germans against the British in Elan
ders. The name is derived from that
of Bertha Ktupp. the principal owner
OF the great Krupp iron and steel
manufacturing plants in Essen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
LOCAL MENTION

The Woman's Missionary society of
the Westminster church has postponed
it's meeting until September IS.
Several Topeka buzfness institu-
tons, including the banks, will close
Thursday afternoon for the fair. The
dry goods stores will not close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

BY Hun retreat expert" probably
is meant a man who can keep up with
the rapidly fleeing troops of the
kaiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

Boats and railroad cars now are be-
ing made of concrete. Perhaps we
may yet see the flivver constructed
of crushed rock and cement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
DINNER STORIES

Little Jack was i'll, and the medical
man had been sent for. His mother
rushed up to the doctor as soon as
he entered the house and started sob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

Los Angeles has women taxicab drivers.
The Wisconsin Industrial commission
is making a survey Of the state to ascertain
the number of women who have replaced
men in industries since the beginning OF
the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
WORK OR GET OUT
Onion Head Issues Ulumatum I
Strikers

Strikers.
Washington, Sept. 11.-Striking ma
chinists who have almost completely
tied up all Bridgeport. Conn.,, mum.
ton factories. have been given forty
eight hours to return to work. and
abide by the war labor boards de-
cision. or lose their individual menu
berships,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

The armies of the allies continue to
move eastward while those of the
Huns are going SOUTH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ALBERT POWERS, jr.. 1912 Locust
The funeral was held at O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon from the Stonestreet chapel
Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
CHARLES MILLER age 80. died Tu.s-
day morning at his home at 205 Mast
Eighth street. Funeral announcement later
J. NJ. STEELE. age p years, died at his
home. 1855 West street. at 3 80 Monday
noon at 8 o'clock from the residence :
ANNA CHADEv. age 1 year, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Chadev, died Monday at
her home at Pleasant Place Funeral
this afternoon at o'clock. Burial in Mt
Calvary cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel. ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

fCopyrtehted, 1al7. by The Wheeler ayndi
cate fucb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel ST.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

Names in the News.
big Bertha" is the nameagiven to a
type of large shell first used by the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
No PEACE UNTIL
HUN IS CRUSHED,
SAYS PRESIDENT
Speaks at Washington's Tomb on
Independence Day.
SETTLEMENT MUST BE FINAL
Says "BIinded Rulers Of Prussia Rave
Reused Forces They Knew Little
Cf-Forces Which Once Reused
Can Never Be Crushed to
Earth"

Mount Vernon, Va, July 4.-Presi-
dent Wilson in his Independence day
address at George Washingtons tOmp
here said that the father of his coul-
try and his associates spoke ana act
ed, not for a class, but for people
and that it has been left for US TO see
to It that ii shall be understood that
they spoke and acted, not for single
people only but for all mankind anu
were planning that men of every class
should be free and America a place 10
which men out of every nation might
resort who wished to share with them
the rights and privileges of free men,
The president then referred to the
present world struggle and said that the
peoples of the world find themselves
confronted by a selfish group OF ma
tons who speak no common purpose
but only selfish ambitions of their own
and by which none can profit but
themselves and whose people are fuel
in their hands. He declared that these
governments are clothed with strange
trappings and the primitive authority
of an age that is altogether alien and
hostile to our own. He said the past
and the present are in deadly grapple
and the peoples of the world are be-
ing done to death between them. The
rulers of the central powers even fear
their own people, said the president.
He declared that there can be but one
issue In this war and the settlement
must be final; that there can be no
compromise and no halfway decision
Is conceivable.
The president urged the establishing
of an organization of peace which will
make it certain that the combined pow
er of free nations will check every in
vasion of right and serve to make
peace and justice the more secure by
nffording a definite tribunal Of opinion
TO which all must submit.
The president in closing his address
said: 1.-The blinded rulers OF Prussia
have reused forces which aroused can
never be crushed to earth again-for
they have at their heart an inspiration
and purpose which are deathless and
of the very stuff of triumph"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
AUTO HELPS TRADE BALANCE
Motor Vehicles Require Little Cargo
Space In Shipping in Proportion
to Their Value.

Importance of maintaining trade re-
latlons In motor vehicles with foreign
dealers was considered at a recent
meeting Of the export committee Of
the National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce. Motor vehicles require lit
tie cargo space in proportion to their
value and serve to maintain the trade
balance and the par value of the gold
dollar in such countries as Chile,
whose nitrates are required for am
munition, and Argentina, whose beef
and wheat are in great demand by
America and her allies.