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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
Heart and Beauty
Problems
Y MES. ELIZABETH THoMPsoN

Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have been
gong with a young lady who comes
from a very good family and seems
to be a sweet girl. She likes me very
much and talks as if she was very
anxious to have me call on her and
shows, but one thing she is in the hab-
it of doing puzzles me very much. At
ter l have taken her out several times
in the course of a week she refuses to
go with me for while. She gives no
reason, but just says she cannot go. /
have found out that she does not go
with anyone else. What do you think
her reason for this is?
WILLIAM w.
Do not puzzle too long over her ac-
lions, but take her decision as she
gives it If you care enough for her
to go with her a couple of times a
week continue to do so. 1t would
be an excellent plan for you to ask
her to go once a week. or even twice,
and then keep away from her entire
" for a while. 1t may be that she
likes your but just gets tired of being
case the plan will be successful. If /
were in your place I would take her
out once a week for a while and let
her be the one to wish for your COM
Dany instead of you wishing in vain
for her so much of the time.
Dear Mrs Thompson: am a
Young girl of sixteen and 1 am good
looking My mother does not con-
sent to my going with fellows or for
them to come to the house Do you
think am too young and should ]
| take my mothers advice and do as
she says: A SCHOOL GIRL
You are too young to go with boys
and rather young to let them call al
your house. Follow your mother:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
OVER ONE-FIFTH IN.

Continued from Page One.)
that 205 honor flags had been award
ed, and fifty other cities had in claims
for flags
No let-up in enthusiasm. the wire
concluded.
San Francisco awards by states
were: California 70: Washington IL;
Utah IA; Oregon 80; Alaska 8; Ne
vada 5; Arizona and Idaho 1.
West Virginia's first honor flag was
raised at White Sulphur Springs last
night with Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador to France. and Vice Chair
man Paul Warburg, of the federal re-
serve board. making addresses.
The flag contained two stars. Just
before it was raised an additional
$4,000 was subscribed. adding third
star.
In Pittsburg today 5000 volunteer
women workers began a canvass for
the loan.
Many Germans Subscribe.
A new feature in the subscriptions
from Kansas is the large number in
the German-sp eaking communities
Marion county has adopted the slogan
bonds in every German-speak king
home by May first
The Kansas City district has
awarded 135 honor flags
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
ON SPUR i Ri MOMENT
Still Room for Improvement.
By ROY x. NoULT0N

GUN AbOOAA loI
We were in a big cafe the other
evening, and at the next table sat a
prominent clubwoman, whose lame
is seen often in the magazines. The
orchestra struck up The Star-Span-
gled Banner" and everybody stood up
and tried to sing. The clubwoman' S
voice was pointed directly at US, and
we could hear perfectly. She had a
good voice for music, but a. poor one
for words. This is approximately the
way she got away with it:
20 say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What So la la la la
La la la la last cleaning
Whose proud stripes and bright stars
La Ia la la la la
La la la la la Ia la la Ia la la la streaming.
Ira la-la la la la
IRA la-la Ia la la
Ira la-la la la la
La la flag is still there.
The star-spangled banner
La la la la wave.
Ger the home of the free
And the land of the brave"
The Supreme Sacrifice.
Pittsburgh women have been asked
not to talk unnecessarily over the
telephone.
If the kaiser lacks words to des-
cribe his tremendous victory, we will
lend him the services of the Barnum
& Bailey press agent.
There is a new play entitled IAN
American Ace
Why not write one about La Toilette
entitled AN American Deuce?''
Copperheads al Jackson, Mich, were
taken out and given a coat of red ink
What's the matter with the tar crop
Has that failed too:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds OF Men In
Americas Fighting Service

In the columns of this newspaper
there appears each day in this space
short story of the real heroism of
some man in the service of the United
States. Three months ago a newspa-
perman and two officers of the navy
met on stairway of the navy depart
ment. and planned this daily story of
heroic service One of thos. officers
has gone to war; the other remains
in Washington and prepares these
paragra phs. Today he writes of the
third member of the trio, Frank NJ
Spitz of Frederic ]. Haskin's staff
whose enthusiasm and energy made
this feature a success. Death claimed
Spitz when he was needed most Night
and day he made his work count Tor
his country. He proclaimed a message
that was true mad patriotic in the lest
sense. And this man who told the
reading world of heroes passed away
with touch of laurel upon his brow.
for he was waiting to be called to the
colors-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

throwing her arms around her aston
ished sister-in-law. said: Agatha,
can you forgive me for my selfish
rudeness?"
why. I have no idea what you
mean, sister, was the response.
what is the matter? Has anyone
told you 1 did not like your pretty
| things?''
Mo- responded Avis, somewhat
! grimly, you have not told me, but l
see with the eyes of others-some-
times. In future, Agatha, when 1 go
in to town to shop for myself you are
to come with me, and whatever 1 get
you are to have it's equivalent in val
| ue. 1 am deeply ashamed that 1 ever
seemed to think otherwise"
Protests were of no avail. and so a
new order of things was instituted.
But my-your-pretty .hings"'
said Agatha.
"Oh, we'll go in town tomorrow and
get everything newt" exclaimed Avis
"But-but-" Agatha hesitated, u
| haven't time for much shopping!"
Haven't time" repeated her sister
| in-law, why of course you have time
What else have we to do:"
Then Agatha Kenmore told her
great secret-saying with some con-
fusion: We'll, sister, Brother James
! knows that ten years ago 1 was about
| mother needed me. and 1 decided not
to marry. but today, when I was COM
ing out of the newspaper office 1 met
the professor. and-and-
And Avis finished for her. ''you
are going to marry him, of course"
| When kisses and tears had been in
| dulged in, Avis exclaimed in great
| glee: "Of course you will have tC
! have a trousseau, and 1 promise you
shall attend TO every bit of it myself
| Again came the scarlet of remem-
brance in her cheeks. she said
None of my old clothes shall you
keep, either!" And under her breath
she whispered: I'll show those ole
| gossips thing or two.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
Follows Late Expose OF Aus.
trian Peace Designs.
Probably Was Unable To Ex-
plain to German Kaiser.
CLEMENCEAU SAID HE LIED
CZernin Recalled From Visit to
Rumania Recently.
Said France Should Have
AlSace-LOrraine.

Amsterdam. April 15.-Count Ger
min the stro-Hungarian foreign
minister, according to a dispatch
from Vienna has resigned.
Emperor Charles accepted the
resignation and entrusted Count Ger
min with the conduct of foreign af-
fairs rnti his successor is appointed.
Tn recent publication by the
French government of the futile peace
appeal by Emperor Charles of Aus
tria- Hungary in March, 1917, and
the efforts of the emperor and the
Aust o. Hungarian foreign office to
explain this letter to the satisfaction
of German and the German emperor,
probably were the most potent influ-
ence in bringing about the resignation
of Count Czernin.
Has Been Active for Peace.
Since he was appointed foreign
\ minister on December %, 1916. in
succession to Baron Barian, Count
| CZern:n has been very active in at
tempt ng to bring about peace and
the moderate tone of his speeches has
/ been in sharp contrast with that OF
| the German chancellors and foreign
| secretaries. However. his participa-
| ton in the forced peace upon Russia
| as we'll as that upon Rumania, did
| not show that his actions kept step
with his words.
In the peace offensive of the pres
ent year, Count Czernin in the Aus
| trian reichsrath on January 25 sug
gested an exchange of views between
| Austria Hungary and the United
! States. He announced also that Aus
| based her negotiations with Rus
STA on the policy of no anneXa tons o.
| indemnities, but there always wa
some doubt whether his pacifist man
euvers were honest or were inspired
| by Berlin in an effort to bring abou
a split among the entente allies.
In Recent Word War with France.
Count Czernin on April 4, in an ad
| dress at Vienna declared that Premie
| Clemenceau had sought peace nego
! tiations with Austria. The Frencl
premier replied that Count Czernil
Continued on Page Two.i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
TWO HUNS IN SIX MINUTES
American Filters Brought Enemy
Craft Down Quickly

With the American Armies in
France, April 15.-Six minutes after
the front line signaled German air
planes crossing the American trenches
Sunday morning. Lieut.. A. S Winslov.
of Chicago. and Lieut. Douglas Camp
bell of California. had brought down
two enemy aviators
One of The German machines was
set aflre, while the other was Drac-
tcaIly unchanged. Both pilots were
made prisoners.
Campbell is believed to be the first
American aviator trained entirely by
Americans to bag an enemy plane.
Both he and Winslow have received
the Croix de Guerre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
a NEW WAR INDUSTRY.

The flying machines above the battle
fields in Europe are making new call
upon the farmers and manufacturers
of the United States. Not content with
the large quantities of gasoline which
they are drawing from this, the great
est gasoline producing country of the
world, they are now demanding castor
oil. Under the rapid changes in tenn
perature and air pressure which these
machines must encounter in constant
transitions from low to high eleva-
tions, they must have a lubricant
which will flow under all conditions of
temperature and atmospheric pres
sure, forming a thin film over every
bearing and which will not carbonize.
Castor oil has been found the most
satisfactory lubricant under the cir
cumstances, and as consequence
hurry calls have come to the United
States, which is a limited producer of
castor oil, for such supplies as may
now be available and for a great in
crease in production as soon this
can be accomplished.
The United States is probably the
second world producer of castor oil,
of which the worlds demands have so
constantly and Unexpectedly de-
veloped. A compilation by the Ma
tional City bank of New York shows
that the production of castor oil in the
United States prior to the war aggre-
gated something more than $1,000 900
per annum in value. Much of this
output of the factories of the United
States was produced from castor beans
/ imported from India, the worlds chief
source of that product.
Formerly the United States pro-
duced, especially on the Pacific coast
and in the southern states, consider
able quantities of the castor bean, but
when the development of the petro-
leum industry produced a more salts
factory lubricating oil and at much
less expense, the castor bean and oil
! industry failed to keep pace with the
tries of the country. AS a conse-
quence most of the castor beans used
in producing the more than 100000
worth of castor oil annually turned
out in the United States have been i'm.
ported. the quantity entering the
United States having been in 1913 344
600 bushels: in 1916, when the i'm
portance of the oil for aeroplanes be
gan to be recognized. 1,035.00(
bushels, and in 1917 1,041, 00(
bushels.
The department of agriculture an6
1.-THE war department are combining t
stimulate the production of the castor
bean by pushing the movement for {
great increase in the production of tn,
castor bean in the southern states. Tt
accomplish this they have contracted
with certain individuals for casto
beans at $3.50 per bushel. permitting
them to guarantee to the growers O
; sub-contractors SO per bushel. and tn,
south is now being canvassed with tn
hope of inducing farmers to devot
; the necessary area to the production
of this requirement of our flying ma
chimes and those of our allies, and in
creasing the annual output of on
factories from less than s2.0o0,000
year to s1O.OoO.OO0 or perhaps $40,
100000 annually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

IA writer in the Holton Recorder
calls attention to a scarcity of birds
this spring and attributes the short
age to cats. The attention of the pub
lie has frequently been called to the
cat nuisance, thru the columns of the
State Journal, but apparently with lit
etle effect. Cat owners appear to be
entirely willing that all the cats of
stheir neighbors shall be killed but
prefer that the birds shall be eXter-
Eliminated rather than their own supply
of cats be diminished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

Behind the lines women are prose-
cutting the war on tremendous scale.
There are millions of men as we'll as
women who can not fight in the
trenches. who can not even drive mo-
tor trucks or work in munition fac
tories There are some people who
can not even successfully raise a vege-
table garden, but there is not an adult
man or woman outside the poorhouse
and the hospital who can not either
buy or help to sell liberty bond 1t
Is the least they can do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

matter may be it is one of the sub
jects which this new committee on air
plane production will investigate and
report upon. The reorganization
which will follow the report of this
committee should put America on a
par with her allies as a maker and
user of airplanes-
Names in the News.
Gen. Ferdinand Foch pronounced
'Fosh"), now in supreme command OF
the allied armies in France. is of
Basque origin. He was born at Tarbes.
Lorraine. in 1851, but removed to
France upon the annexation of that
territory to Germany General Foch
served thru the Franco-Prussian war,
1901, as a subaltern and entered
the present conflict in command of the
10th army corps. He has repeatedly
demonstrated his ability as a tactician
and leader of men, more particularly
in the battles of the Marine, Ypres and
the User.
Questions on the above or any sub
Ject upon which the reader desires
Information, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. c., with Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

! The fact that the government has
esta blished a naval base in tn: Azores
has Just been made public. Washing
ton seemingly apologies for letting
1.-THE American public in on the secret,
in the announcement that Germany al
ready possesses the information. The
explanation was unnecessary. Berlin
usually knows what is going on in
connection with Americas prosecution
s of the war before cur own citizens do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

There must be, says the Los Angeles
Times. minimum of disturbance to
American business in the prosecution
! of the war activities. This country is
able to buy billions of dollars worth
of liberty bonds, to ship millions of
tons of supplies to Europe, to con-
struct hundreds of ships and otherwise
/. contribute with a liberal hand to the
cause as result of our prosperity.
That prosperity should not be stopped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
TROOP TRAIN WRECK
Two soldiers Arc Killed and Ten
Seriously Injured.

New York. April 1.-two soldiers
were killed, ten seriously injured and
25 slightly hurt when five cars of a
troop train were derailed on the
Long Island railroad at Central Islip.
Long Island. at $40 a. m. today
The fifth car from the locomotive
left the rails carrying four other cars
with it All turned over. The train
was made up of twelve cars carrying
troops from Camp Upton to Long
Island City All cars in the train
were of steel construction which
prevented more fatalities. according
to railroad officials The seriously
injured were taken to the Central
Islip hospital. Ambulances were al
so rushed to the scene of the wreck
from Camp Upton.
The cause of the wreck. which IL
will take all day to clear No. has
not been determined
Names of the victims were not OBJ
tanned by railroad officials here. Head
quarters at Camp Upton, Yaphank.
L. l., withheld all information
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

and I'll punch your face for you he
cried.
But, my dear sir" said the humor-
list calmly, it is quite against the Gus
tom. You know. Who ever heard of
ordering off the glasses before the
punch was Served?'
The new teacher. addressing the
children, said: Now, my little boys
and girls. l want you to be very still
so still that you can hear pin drop"
They were all silent for moment,
when one cried out at the top of her
voice, Let her DROP"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

Edwards, president Kansas Life, s2e,-
900; George G. Moore, manager. Guar
dian Life. $4,000; VIM. Horley. man
ager. Midwest Life, $4,000; F. b.
Parker, MANAGER. New England Life,
$4,000; j. J.~Carlan, general agent,
Pacific Mutual $1,000
1t is expected that other compa mics
will add to this amount during the
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

The way in which the British on the
western front have been potting Huns
rs likely to bring a charge of unsports-
fnanlike conduct from Berlin. The
wing shots will get busy later when
the child killers start toward home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

AS the stout man. whose voracious
appetite excited the envy of the other
boarders. turned to leave he CHANGED
to glance down at his waistcoat.
81 declare" he exclaimed ruefuIly.
IF haven't gone and lost two buttons
off my vest"
II think IL highly probable chilly
answered the landiady. that you will
find both of them in the dining
room"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

There has been another day of re-
joicing in Berlin. A shell from the
I long range gun struck an orphan asy-
-lum in Paris Now if they can only
. hit hospital the joy of the Huns will
be complete
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
DINNER STORIES

The near-sighted humorist hap
pened to bump into a pedestrian who
had a crouch. The pedestrian grew
pugnacious Take off them glasses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

Copperheads at Jackson, Mich, were
taken out and given coat of red ink.
What's the matter with the tar crop
Has that failed too:
New-York tribune., 1918-09-16

sissippi to find the mouth Of the Ohio, up.
reading the book now, one gets the
thought that except for the accident of
having been written a quarter of Il CEN
tury too late, "'Thc Adventures Of Ilucklc-
berry Finn" might have been a close sec
ond to "Uncle Toms Cabin" as abolition
propaganda Ilucll's naive recognition
Of human qualities he had not supposed
could find Judgement under the black skin
Of "nigger' may have escaped you as
a boy. but it adds to the charm of the
book for the mature reader. lIuck is
surprised, for instance, to find such sen
timent in a slave as is revealed by Jim's
poignant remorsc for having once struck
his little Girl for not obeying him when
she had not heard him because a recent
attack of scarlet fever had left her deaf.
"De Lord God Almighty fo'givc po' ole
Jim, kaze he never gwync fo'givc hissclf
as longs he livci' was the slaves prayer
that stirred lluck.
And finally comes to IIucll the realiza-
tion that in helping a slave escape he is
that most despicable of things s'nigger
stealer" and a great sinner, and his
tortured and untutored conscience leads
him to write a letter betraying jim. I'M
mediately there was all the relief Of one
fresh from the confessional. Hucll felt
'all washed and clean of sin" for the
first time in his life and he realized that
at last he could pray. But he didn't
pray right away, and pretty soon dis
quieting thoughts began to intrude Of
Jim's trust in him and Of his love and de
voton during the exciting adventures on
the raft. IIuck writhcs for he knows he
has reached crisis; he n Just either save
his soul by betraying Jim or continue to
help him and thus send himself to hell.
Il studied a minute says Hucl> as he
sits with the letter of betrayal in his
hand, "and then says to myself:
"'Afl right, then I'll 90 to help-and
tore it up"
It's a long, long way from the war
news and war literature of to-day to
Huck Finn and Nigger Jim, but in these
days Of stress such journeys might be
made with profit by those with sick
nerves.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-16
Mr.. Gompers s Errand

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: note that in last Sundays review
of the United States labor news The Trib
une quotes story purporting to have been
an official announcement of Mr.. Gompers's
purpose in visiting England and France.
According 10 this supposedly authorized
announcement, Mr.. Gompers went to Eng
land chiefly for the purpose of combating
Mr- Henderson and those associated with
him in the beliefs he holds
Several New York newspapers published
this announcement, taking for granted. of
course that it really was an Official an
nouncement authorized by some one in
position to speak for Mr. Gompers The
announcement, however was not Official.
and no one in a position to speak for Mr..
Gompers or for the American Federation
of Labor has yet been able to find out
Just how 1t got into print, beyond the fact
that 1t was furnished to the newspapers
of New York by "freelance" reporter
New-York tribune., 1918-09-16
A Panacea From the Bookshelf

Do you suffer from mental and emo
tional indigestion as a result of a too
steady diet Of war news? One should be
permitted to confess SO much and still
keep his reputation for loyalty at least
80 44-100 per cent pure. When such an
attack does befall one, there being moth
ing in moteyio mcdico to effect cure, a
panacea must be sought elsewhere.
Herewith is offered a prescription that
is guaranteed to have resulted in a cure
in at least one case where the malady
had made marked progress.
The remedy prescribed was a quiet
hour in the company of that tried and
true friend from the bookshelf, "Huckle-
berry Finn"
In order that Huck's benehcent infu-
ence be felt to the full it is rather essen
tial that the patient should have made
his acquaintance not less than twenty
years ago, possibly up.er circumstances
surreptitious, Huck in those days being
uerboten in some of cur best libraries,
both public and private.
One returning to Huck Finn for the
first time after a lapse of years will be
astonished to find that time has worked
a marvellous change in the character of
Tom Sawyer's disreputable chum. 1t is
as though not you, but Huck, had grown
with the years and developed phioso.
ply, pragmatic type of philosophy, he
did not possess when you had rendez-
vous with him in the haynow, or, if you
were city boy, in whatever place it is
to which city boy resorts when he de
sires to investigate a type of literature
not sanctioned by the paternal censor
But in those days you took no thought
Of PHILOSOPHERS and were content Just to
go adVenturng with Huck Your Young
imagination was caught by the charm of
the vagrant life led by Huck and Jim.
the runaway slave, in their refuge on
Jackson's Island, where the loaf of bread
set adrift to find a dead boys body gave
comfort to a live boys hungry stomach
and by their adventures on the raft after
they began their journey down the Mis-