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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
THE HOUSEHOLD
Here Are Nwe Ideas for Lighting.
Edited by ANNE RITTENHOUsE

The idea this summer seems to be
to save the daylight and to make the
lamplight just as attractive as possible
while yrou have it. Every housewife
must have discovered by this time
that her electric light or gas bills are
less than in summers previously.
good many women who have always
made it a rule 10 dine by cand1elight
have been immensely relieved this
summer because with the new sched-
ule they are able to dine by daylight
and dispense with the candles entirely.
Candles are rather more expensive
than usual, and besides they are dread
fully drippy things to have on ones
table when the windows and doors are
open to let in any passing breeze.
One woman who knows just how much
she used to spend on candles a week
the amount wasn't large but 1t was
worth saving-regularly puts just that
sum into thrift stamps and the thrift
stamps she gives to a needy child in
the neighborhood who otherwise
would have none.
Much has been made of late by way
of making lights go the longest way
thru he use of inverted shades and
clever women have found that with
very little help from an electrician they
have been able to construct their own
inverted lights by means of the basket
work frames that come for this pur-
pose or inverted Chinese hats or Jap
anese parasols.
To make homo constructed lights of
this sort especially attractive one can
depend long Oriental tassels trimmed
with beads from the center or from
the sides.
One attractive way that can be en-
ployed to use a pair of attractive Jap
anese parasols in a room or piazza
where only low light is wanted is
| this. Have the handles of the parasols
cut off a little short of a foot from
| the base Now open them almost to
\ their full span and bring them to-
| gether with the cut ends of the ham
| dies meeting. The parasols will now
| form a large flattened globe that pre-
sents one nearly opened parasol on
one side. fitted evenly to another
nearly opened parasol on the other
side. This should be held firmly to-
gether in some way and then raised
to the place where the light is to be
! shaded. On a screened porch it is
attractive to have a center light rath-
er high toward the ceiling shaded in
| this way. One such pair of parasols
in the center of the room is attractive.
| but better still would two or three such
| globes appear at even spacings in the
| room.
Have you seen the new service lamp
! shades? They are white translucent
glass globes that fit down over a table
electric light and in the center OF
which is a space showing one. two or
three service stars. This is rather
unusual nighttime substitute for the
regular service flag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
|a|r DRESS )! S.
" .Wl hRl By 6r>.e Rite nhouse
Copyright by the Newspaper Syndicate

lace which serve only once before they
must be freshened.
1t is limited that we of America will
! ear the colored shirtwaist next win
ter with our severe tailored suits. and
this is quite probable thru the influ-
ence of the thousands of women who
are in uniform and who have adopted
economy and fitness.
Separate Waistcoat Instead of a Blouse
This summer the French and also
the American suits are showing not
only the long panel waistcoat which
straightens the figure from collar
bone to below the waistline, but also
sleeveless blouses that fasten in the
back and have the appearance of a
long waistcoat in front
These are very smart and as
straight and simple in line as a child S
pinafore. They have nothing in COM
mon with the sleeveless waistcoats that
have been offered to US for the year.
The latter have short fronts with a
row of buttons down the middle, the
former show no signs of fastening:
they do not curve in at the waist, and
they reach from seven to ten inches
below it. They are made of linen, of
and many of book muslin and even
dimity.
The sketch shows a new suit for
constant usage which has one of the
waistcoats in front that save shirt
waists. 1t is of thin navy blue cloth
with Robespierre collar and cuffs of
fine velvet The vest of white taffeta
is embroidered in black and silver
threads. There is an immense black
and it is managed in quite now way
as you will notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

the field as fast as it can be equipped.
This is p vast displacement which
women are called upon to remedy.
Up to this time American women
have been able to do their duty with
out greatly altering the normal cur
rent of their lives. Red Cross or Y.
NJ. c. A. work knitting, bandage roll
ing, kit making, organization of en-
carried on with great zeal and are i'm
portant features of immediate prep
aration. But we are rapidly ap-
preaching a time when women are to
be called upon, as British and French
women have been, to step out of their
accustomed womans routine and take
up the places vacated by men.
A Canadian officer writing home of
the England and France of today
says, This war is proving that women
can do anything if they will" A Brit
ish high commissioner told US last
built entirely by woman's labor. The
diversity of service performed by
women in the belligerent countries is
one of the striking aspects of the war.
Y x X
Bingham parasols have not yet
made their appearance on the streets
of Topeka but Bingham hats have.
coming and make a most comfortable
looking sport hat.
X x X
THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN
Who thinks that the best way to
reduce" in the world is to meet troop
trains. She says that she has lost ten
pounds since she became an active
member of the canteen committee.
X X X
A collection of paintings which have
been given lately to the Kansas State
Historical SnciRtU c fn a hun in "a
museum at the Memorial building this
week. These paintings were donated
by Mrs. Henrietta Briggs Wahl, of
California, formerly from Hutchinson,
Kan. Mrs. Wahl will be remembered
as one of the pioneer suffrage work
ers of the state. She has spent the
past ST. years in California, but has
kept her home furnished in Hutchin-
son until the present time when she
is moving her furniture to California,
where she expects to reside perma-
nently.
One interesting picture in the col
lection is an Italian scene entitled
The Overflow of the River Po,'' from
the art gallery of a former United
| States minister to Italy, Mr.. George
| Briggs-Wahl about twenty years ago
/ by Mrs. Marsh, his widow
! Another picture in the collection is
/ American Woman and Her Peers, y
| which was exhibited at the Chicago
! Worlds fair in l Ss3. The idea of this
! picture is said to have been conceived
| by Mrs. Wahl when working for the
| suffrage cause in the early eighties.
| X X
! Mr.. and Mrs. Roland W. Sibert, OF
| Centerville, Iowa, are the parents of {
| daughter, born Sunday, June so. Mrs
Sibert was before her marriage Mis-
GLAD Cav. She is the daughter o.
Mr.. and Ms. r. H. Cav, of 1921
! Fillmore street. Mr.. and Mrs. Siberi
( left To 2eka a few months ago fol
! Centerville. where Mr.. Sibert is com
munity director of the Y. NJ. c. A.
/ x x X
| THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who holds the record for beins
loyal to his native state. He was at &
| summer resort where the temperature
was all that could be desired last weeI
| while Thermometers in Topeka were
standing around one hundred most o
the day. On conversing with {
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
Looking Backward In Stote
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mr. and Mrs. A. Marburg and their
daughter will leave next week for Wiscon
sin; they are going to spend a month in
Wisconsin and around the lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bowman and Miss
Georgianna WATSON are going to spend the
Fourth in Kansas City.
Mrs. Wheeler and daughter, Jeanette. of
Lawrence, are going to spend Tuesday In
Topeka.
Miss Lola Mcmahon has returned from
Horton where she has been for the past
two weeks.
Miss Lola Mcmahon has returned from
Horton where she has been for the past
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Handy left Thursday
for Michigan.
Miss Horner and Miss Sarah Horner
have issued invitations for a card party
next Thursday morning at their home on
Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

New York-The long waistcoat
that shows as wide panel down the
front of the modern jacket is not a
novelty even in this year.
1t is a garment that has fickered in
and out of history. 1t was worn by
kings and peasants IN Europe during
the reign of the grand monarque,
and once Nine. Paquin tried to bring
it into vogue, but failed.
About eight years ago there was a
decided tendency in France to wear
Separate waistcoats of brocade with
rhinestone buttons, slashed pockets
below the waist and lace collar and
jabot at the neck. A few of these
were brought to this country, but
again the impetus of the movement
slackened long before 1t reached sue
cess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

The Camp Fire Girls of Oakland will meet
at 30 O'Clock Tuesday evening at the home
of the Guardian. short hike will be
taken. The council fire will be held at
this time at which the new members Will
be admitted to the fire. Mrs. Newell Abra-
hams will not be present at this meeting
because of a previous engagement The
girls will return home at 8 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
Reconciliation with vatican.

Lisbon, July 1.-The Portuguese
government soon will re-esta blish re-
lations with the Vatican after an in
terval of seven years, it was learned
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

French Women Have Abandoned the
Blouse and Substituted the Waist
coat in Coat Suits, and America Is
Beginning To See the Economy of 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Lowell, Mass. July 1--Seventy-five
per cent of the $4,000 cotton mill
operatives here went to work as usual
today despite a strike order voted by
the Lowell Textile council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

stranger whom he met on the train,
the subject of the ideal climate hap
pened to be mentioned. How is the
weather in Kansas these dayS?" asked
the stranger. "Oh, we have it just
about like it is here most of the time"
replied the native son of Kansas. The
strangers smile broke into a laugh. 81
lived in Lawrence most of my life" he
said.
The Sigma Alpha Iota alumnae will
meet tomorrow evening with Miss
Hazel Bruce at her home, 1135 Grant
street.
X x x
Miss Annita Veale has arrived from
Los Angeles, Cal, where she was
graduated in law from the Univer-
sity of Southern California this spring.
She is with her mother, Mrs. Walter
Veale, who is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Wilson, at Avalon Place, Valen-
cha, and Mr.. Veale's mother, Mrs.
George w. Veale, in Fillmore street.
X X X
Mrs. William Stair, of 1921 Quincy
street, celebrated her eightyninth
birthday today with a family dinner
party. Mrs. D. L. McIntire, her daugh-
ter, of Kansas City, was an out OF
town guest.
Mr.. Paul Van Ness and Mr.. Hugh
Smith have Joined the navy, and will
leave soon for training.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

The Rota club gave their usual Sun
day afternoon party yesterday at the
Chamber of Commerce, for the SOL
diers who were in town for the day
Miss Glen Davis is chairman of the
committee in CHARGE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Men by the millions are being called
away to our expanding navy and mer-
chant marines, and to fill up the ranks
of the great army we are sending into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Cards have been received in To-
peka announcing the marriage of Miss
Mary Effie Sollars, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Sollars, of Independ-
ence, Mo-. to Mr.. Carleton S. Proctor
on Tuesday, June rs. They will be at
home in Great Falls, Mont.
DR.. and Mrs. George Port Ashton,
who were in Kansas City for the we'd
ding, are spending this week at Excel
sior Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Miss Isabel Crawford, Miss Mar
guerite Stewart, Miss Mary Rogers
and Miss Jane Bone went to Lake
View Saturday afternoon and re-
ing boys motored down and came
home with them: Mr.. Philip Fable
Mr.. Chester Bunger, Mr.. Russell
Parker and Mr.. Glen Davis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
THEREs a Man mn OUR TOWN

Who holds the record for being
loyal to his native state. He was at
summer resort where the temperature
was all that could be desired last week
while thermometers in Topeka were
standing around one hundred most of
the day. On conversing with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Judge Charles McGaw of Omaha is
spending a few days with friends in
He was guest of honor at an
informal dinner party which Mr.. and
Mrs T. NJ. Lillard gave Saturday
night at the Country club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Mrs. T. S. Stevens entertained with
an informal luncheon today at her
home in Fillmore street in compliment
to Mrs. E. P. LaInan of Quincy, Ill,
who IS the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Neil. Those asked
were a few neighborhood friends of
Fha honor quasi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Cards have been received from Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Dolly of Topeka, an
nouncing the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Esther, to Lieut.. Grafton Town
shend. medical reserve corps, which
took place Tuesday, June 25, in New
York City. Mrs. Townshend will be
at home until after the war at To-
peka, Kan. Mrs. Townshend has q
number of friends in the city, and
several times she has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Albright
TO0et
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
GEORGIA RAILROADS ARE
ASKING FOR AN INCREASE
Wants to Charge Two and Quarter
Cents for Mileage.

A petition for an increase in the
price of mileage books has been filed
with the railroad commission by the
railroads of Georgia which sell and
honor them for transportation.
Books containing transportation
for 1000 miles are now sold in Geor-
gla for $50, which is at the rate of
two cents mile. The petitioning
carriers ask the commission to al
low them to charge $3.50 for a
1000 mile book, which is at the rate
of 2 "A cents a mile or an increase
OF 121a per cent. above the present
rate
Ever since concessions were made
to the railroads by the interstate com
merce commission in the matter of
the mileage rate it has been expected
the railroads would ask the Georgia
commission to grant them the same
privilege. The Interstate commerce
commission recently allowed the rail
roads to increase their charges for
mileage books to 2 Il cents for inter
state travel, although they held the
size of the book to 1000 miles. Now
the Georgia carriers are asking the
same rate they have already gotten
from the Interstate commerce COM
mission. 1t has asked that the in
crease be granted not later than Nav
lst No date has yet been set for a
hearing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
EXPECTS HIGHER
PRICES FOR COTTON
Mr.. FERRALL SAYS THE WORLD
is FACING SERIOUS FAMINE
IN THE FLEECY STAPLE.
PROMINENT new YORK COTTON
MAN RECENT GEORGIA VISITOR

In Southern States He Has Visited
Farmers. They Are Devoting Their
Attention to Cattle and Hogs and
Profitable Food Crops.
with the world facing the most
serious famine in cotton in years,
badly depleted stocks the world over,
prospects of another small crop. due
to inferior fertilizer, inadequate la
Dor and activity of the boil weevil. no
one with common sense believes that
the government will regulate the
price of cotton" emphatically de-
clared James P. Ferrall, manager of
the cotton department of J. s. Bache
q Company, of New York. who was
in Georgia a few days ago.
Mr.. Ferrall came from Alabama en-
route to New York after few weeks
pleasure trip through the South.
He is aggressively bullish on cot
ton, and predicts that through the
law of supply and demand cotton will
go considerably higher-higher than
it has ever been since the civil war
before midsummer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
WAR DICTATOR
ACT IS CHANGED
COMPROMISE NEAR, FOLLOW
ING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
SENATE AND PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, D. Carly
compromise in the senate legislation
for further coordination and regu-
lation of the governments war-mak-
ing agencies appeared in sight to-
night as result of negotiations for
revision of the Overman bill. which
would give President Wilson greater
freedom Of action.
Amendments virtually agreed up
on promise largely to harmonic diff
ferences.
Original Powers Stand.
As it is proposed to amend the
measure the president would not be
given any new substantive authority
and provisions in the Overman bill
which republicans have regarded as
comforting new and too broad pow.
ers upon the president are to be elm.
mated. The amendments, however
would retain the principal provision:
authorizing the president to transfer
departments, bureaus, commissions
and other agencies and their person
mel as he might deem necessary tC
effect greater coordination and eff
cheney in prosecuting the war.
1t is proposed to strike out {
clause giving the president power etc
employ by executive order any ad
ditional agency or agencies and t.
vest therein the performances of sucF
functions as he may deem appro
priate," thereby limiting the execu
tive's authority to changes in exist
ing agencies and without power tC
! create any new ones.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26

Mr.. Ferrall said there is little feel
ing in Washington to place a maxi
mum price on cotton and that most
of this kind of talk can be traced to
few bearishly inclined houses. He
SAID that with the exception of a few
Wall street houses all cotton, bank
ing and other financial institutions
IN New York are bullish on the mark
ct.
The recent decline in the price
OF cotton was due to heavy Western
and Wall street liquidation, based on
an idea that the cotton acreage would
be materially increased-fo founded by
Theodore Price and a few others
together with feeling that the gov
eminent would regulate the price of
cotton" he said
There is a determined effort to
increase the acreage in cotton this
year, but there are five prime factors
which will work against any larger
area in the staple. First labor short
age, not sufficient fertilizer, boil wee
WI menace, another draft soon, and
the appeal of the government for
iNNNth Abpu sillu 1OIdBG CROPS.
However, whatever acreage is
planted the ultimate outturn depends
entirely upon weather conditions.
Large Acreage Impossible.
Il have just left Alabama and |
heard absolutely no talk about cot
ton. The farmers are devoting their
attention to cattle and hogs and food
and forage crops. Western people
are buying thousands of acres in the
black land sections of the state and
planting it in grass and a little corn
for feeding cattle and hogs.
In Georgia there is more talk
about growing heavy food and feed
crops, raising livestock, etc, than
about cotton. Farmers throughout
the south are Independent and banks
are overlooking with money eager to
lend the farmers, but little borrow
ing is in evidence"
Mr.. Ferrall said that the world
needs fully 100000 bales of cot
ton without peace, and Lord only
knows how much with peace.
There is not a mill in the United
States running 100 per cent capac-
ity," he said "They can't get labor.
They are swamped with orders from
the government, civilian needs and
from abroad, but it is impossible for
lu0soId q4!M Kl!0Pdeo o. u!ds on Iu7Ul
labor conditions"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Other
Wealthy Folk Denied Private Cars

Mr.. Duke was that a statement from
his brothers physician would have to
accompany the request.
Private cars also may be obtained
for forty persons, as the cost
amounts to that many fares, but the
government insists that the forty
persons be carried in the flesh.
The three lucky persons who have
ridden in private cars in the last few
months are the Duke of Connaught,
then Governor General of Canada,
who, accompanied by the Duchess of
Connaught, came here for a visit to
the late Sir Cecil Spring Rice; Lord
and Lady Reading, on their trip
from New York to Washington, oc-
cupied a private car, and a similar
courtesy was extended to a French
commission which made the trip
from New York to Richmond to pre-
sent a gift of the French nation to
the state of Virginia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
BIDDY NOW A WAR BRIDE BY
EDICT OF FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Granted Stay of Execution, But
BOOSTERS, Not Being Needed on
Firing Line, Not Considered.

The order of the food administra-
ton the shipping, selling or negotia-
ting the sale of live or freshly killed
hens or pullets, for the purpose of
insuring increased egg production, is
now in effect.
Hens and pullets killed or shipped
prior to February II to markets for
sale as food may be purchased, shipp-
ed and sold Live hens for egg pro
duction purposes may be bought and
sold during the life of the embargo,
under the terms Of the order.
Big advances in the price of poul-
try before the expiration of the pc
Rod of prohibition is predicted by
commission men, who say that hotels,
restaurants and private consumers
must depend wholly upon the cold
storage supply Of chickens.
All that is now available is the
frozen hen, the supply of which may
last until May /, if it is carefully
conserved by the public. Should that
supply become exhausted, chicken
will necessarily be eliminated from
the bill of fare. An advance in prices
Is to be expected.
BOOSTERS and cockerels probably
will flood the market, as the food adj
ministration prohibition does not ex-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
DIRECTOR MADOO REFUSES
PERMITS FOR EXCLUSIVE
SERVICE TO THE RICH.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The day
of the poor" millionaire is with us,
for the rich and ultra-fashionable
have encountered force money can
not move.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt today
sent a request to Director General
McAdoo that private car be placed
at her disposal for a trip from New
York to Palm Beach. Her request
was refused.
James B. Duke, head of the Amer
lean Tobacco company, felt the need
of a private car for a journey from
New York to Baltimore. His request
was based on the illness of a brother.
The rule may be bent in case of
death or illness, but the answer to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
IS DEAD AFTER SAVING MORE
THAN SEVEN HUNDRED LIVES

Charles f. Clark, picturesque life
guard of Atlantic City, is dead at
Philadelphia, at the age of 80 years.
Gap Clark, the velvet-coated hero, ="
was generally credited with saving
107 persons from drowning. Capt.
Clark served as a cavalryman in a
war with Apache Indians, and later
served through the civil war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
COUNTRY MAY GO FROM
FUELLESS TO ICELESS DAYS
Is Forecastcd in Statement Issued bv
Fuel Administrator.

Iceless days are expected to re-
place fuelless days The United
States fuel administration today is
sued statement that the manufact-
ure of artificial ice may nave 70 be
curtailed next summer.
"There is danger of serious
shortage Of ammonia and steps are
being ta.icn to have as large as pos
sible a harvest of ice"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26
A Grippe Epidemic

Every winter Health Boards
warn against this weakening
disease which often strikes
those who are least prepared
to resist it. You should strengthen
yourself against grippe by taking
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-02-26

Another compromise amendment
proposed would allow The president
to transfer appropriations made by
congress from one federal agency to
another, but only for use in connec-
ton with the purpose specifically au-
thorized by congress in making the
appropriations