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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
EXPANDING WORLD TRADE.

: The chief causes of the growth of
International commerce from less
than $2,000.000.000 in 1918 to approx
imately $50, 100000 in 1918 were
the subject of a lecture delivered re-
Gently before the class in international
trade and commercial geography in
the educational department of The
National City Bank of New York.
Growth in population. cheapening in
transportation, and a division of labor
among groups of men the world over
were. in the opinion of the lecturer,
the chief causes of this growth.
<''We can scarcely realize" he said,
that man, who had only been able to
build up a world trade of $2,OOO,O0O,-
600 a year in all the centuries of his
life upon the globe, should have sud-
denly in one century increased it to
$4,000, 100000. When Daniel bod, a
Virginia engine builder came in 1918
to New York. then n village of 10000
people. filled with the idea that he
could build an engine which would
drive a vessel across the Atlantic, and
persuaded Francis Fickei to build the
ship for him. they Jointly laid one Sec
ton of the foundation for the tre-
nendous growth of world commerce
The other sections of the foundation
upon which world commerce has
grown are the railroads. the tele-
graphs. the telephones. and the finan-
cial and banking systems
1t is difficult to realize. said the
sneaker. that only 100 years ago the
world had no steamship crossing the
oesan. not mile of railway or a foot
of telegraph or ocean cable. while, as
tor telephones. wireless telegraphy or
flying machines, they are the product
Of the present generation.
The principal cause of the tremen-
deus international exchanges which
have grown with such unexampled
rapidity within the last century can
be- stated in a single and very brief
phrase-a division of labor, the as
signment to certain areas and their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

:. Government operation of railroads
had been talked of for long time be-
fore the war, but there had never been
any estimate of it's real costs. When
the roads were taken over it was with
the belief and indeed the explicit pre-
diction in some quarters, that the con-
sequence would be a saving in outlay,
which would result in economical
operation and consequent profit. Sec
retary McAdoo now states that the
Immediate necessity of the situation
~ an outlay of at least 100000 900 a
year for five years, and it is the ex-
pressed belief of practical railroad
men that even with this outlay for bet
terments and with rates at their pres
ent figure the cost of operation and of
wages. being what it is today. will
hardly permit of profitable returns
Further advances in rates are sug-
gested by the facts as a probability
The roads. in other words. are a large
liability and il retained by the govern
ment will be a cause of outlay run
ming into the hundreds of millions
each year. Whether this additional
outlay shall be covered blythe issue of
bonds or fall as an actual burden
upon the proceeds of taxation is a
case the government. If continue, is
likely to be compelled to provide the
funds from some source.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

make. use of its airplanes and its
knowledge in peace times, and these
ways would multiply with the de-
velopment of the industry.
Carrying mails is of course the most
obvious of these uses. But profession
al foresters say that there is also an
immense field for the use of aircraft
in the protection of national and other
forests. This year millions Of dollars
worth of property was destroyed by
forest fires in the northwest. and the
same thing has happened several times
within a decade, while the loss from
smaller forest fires reaches an alarm
ing total. Yet this loss is preventable.
The difficulty of patrol1ing great areas
of wild .forst land and of reaching
fires with men and tools after they are
desicovered is at the root of the trouble.
Airplanes could patrol to perfection
areas wh.-h are now observed with
great difficulty from towers and
mountain tops. and large planes and
the small dirigibles used now by the
navy department could bring men to
the scene of trouble in a fraction of
the time now consumed.
Airplanes could also be used by the
coast geodetic surveyNin its work of
charting the coastal waters Of Alaska,
according to experts of that bureau.
And in the far north and in the
IOplCS, COuiQ ne uSGu 1OI
mapping and exploration.
In general, airplanes are extremely
useful in the protection of any proper
ty threatened by any danger. For ex-
ample. in a great munitions plant fire,
airplanes flew above the burning mass
and located the lanes by which men
and apparatus could approach the
heart of the blaze. Again, in the pro-
lection Of the Panama canal, air
planes are useful. They have already
demonstrated their value as a means
of moving government officials quick
ly from point to point, often multiply
ing a. mans working time manifold.
An example is the carrying by q Brit
ish airplane of General Salmond from
Cairo to Calcutta, a distance of be-
tween three and four thousand miles
in about forty-eight hours. The jour-
ney would otherwise have been made
by water and would have consumed
five or six days.
In such ways as these, it is argued,
the government can make practical
use of airplanes in peace-time long be-
fore they can be made safe enough or
cheap enough for general use by the
public, and by SO using them it can i'm
measurably hasten their development.
All this, of course. does not neces-
sarily preclued the private manufac-
ture and use of airplanes, and private
manufacture and use under govern
ment control and direction is admit
tedly another method which will
doubtless have its advocates and its
hearing in due course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe.1

If you are a CAD you never will get
over it.
There are worse lies than the one
about Santa Claus.
Some fools think a man can't be
good without being a mollytoddle.
He meant well'' is an apology your
friends make for your mistakes.
they were forced to fight their way
you dor't liEe. and refer to him as a
big Slob." (
The trouble with most of us is that
we think the sentiment prevailing in
our block is universal opinion.
If conversation could be condensed,
no one would ever think of complain
il & about weak gas pressure.
Most of us believe an Brotherhood
III til some poor devil asks us for a
dollar. Then We begin to preach
Thrift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

This has been a wonderful year, de-
clares Col. George Harvey. in the
, North American Review. Never be-
fore within our recollection have the
American people been So fully war
:ranted as now, he says. in confronting
a New Year with the confidence be-
gotten of faith in the great republic.
Never have they been more firmly knit
together in mind and soul. Never
have their feet been placed more
fixedly upon the solid foundations of
popular sovereignty. Never were their
heads higher.<their vision clearer, their
prospects brighter. Well, indeed. as
with Hezekiah of old, may their hearts
be lifted up in joyful anticipation!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
Americas Fighting Service

The nSsy has commended Paul Ar
thur Wilcox, chief machinist's mate
(A) L. S. n. Z. F., for his daring ac-
ton during the test of the Martin
aerodynamic control on aeroplane A
1040 (H-16) in which he acted as
mechanician- Voluntarily risking his
life, Wilcox took the plane into the
air in order to make the test complete.
altho he realized from the perform
ance of the control while being tested
in the air he was practically helpless.
Wilcox enrolled March 5, 1917. His
mother. Della H Wilcox, lives at 1SS
South Main street. Warren. r. L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Wssld's Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Appc-taining to and Concerning

Appcrtaining to and Concerning
Love-.
Think over the happfest married
couples you have known, the couples
in which the husband has been the
most oontented Darby. and you will
find that they have not been those in
which the wife was exceptionally
beautiful or brilliant, or in which the
husband started out as an impassioned
Romeo. --f-
On the contrary, the blue ribbon
domestic prizes have gone to the in
significant, commonplace little wives,
who have had no talent except the
talent for loving, and who have made
of their affection and admiration an
unbreakable silken bond that has held
their husbands to them.
After the honeymoon is ended the
principal things that q man asks of
marriage are peace. cheerfulness, and
physical comfort at home, and these
he is far more apt to get, from the
wife who did the counting than he Is
from the woman whom he broke his
neck to win. For the woman who
does the counting never forgets that
she has to make good, so she's up and
husband and keep him satisfied. while
the woman who permitted herself to
be persuaded to marry him feels that
in getting her he got more than he
deserved, and that It's not incumbent
upon her to do anything more than to
accept the worship and services of a
devoted slave.
Also, the woman who married the
man she picked out from all other
men for a husband is a happy woman
and happy woman invariably makes
a happy home. No man ever gets
tired of coming home to a house that
Is gay and cheerful and full of love
and tenderness that circles him US its
center and it's king.
As for its indicating that a man is
a nonentity for him to permit the
woman to take the initiative in love
making, that's nonsense. If 1t were
true it would practically brand the
whole masculine sex as nincompoops.
because in ninety-nine marriages out
of a hundred it is the woman who
saw the man first and marked him for
her own.
Unfortunately, we are not yet ad-
vanced enough for a woman to be able
to come out openly and honestly and
tell a man that she loves him and ask
his hand in marriage. and thus give
him a fair show to turn down the
proposition II 1t does not appeal to
him. Custom forces a woman to go
about achieving the same end by
out, and that don't give their poor
victim even a sporting chance OF es-
cape.
OF course men do not suspect that
women do the counting or that their
wives married them in spite of their
subtle determination to remain bach
elors. Nevertheless. such is the case
or else there would be fewer wedding
ellis than there are now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

they were on their way back to Sara's
apartment, and Sara herself was
strangely silent.
. mere was really no danger" he
trieu to assure her as he was leaving.
II know better" she contradicted,
and then shuddered Bit "She would
have killed me horribly, Martin, if you
hadn't saved me-" Brown would have
laughed the matter off and turned
away. but her slim hands were on his
breast, and Somehow he found her in
his arms. "It was worth it, Elephant
Man." she murmured, Just to see that
look in your eyes,
And Martin Brown smiled down into
her serious glance. las an elephant
fancier 1 seem to be a fortunate wife
hunter" he said.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
StaWed Prunea

Menu Hint.
s,ss. BREAKFAST ..--4-s-
Stewed Prunes
Corn Flakes with Cream
--. Toast Honey ssr~s-,,
Coffee
LUNCHEON
. Tomato Bisque with Croutons)
Bacon with Scrambled Corn, Camp
Style
Green Tomato Relish
Celery, Nut ana Apple Salad
Graham Gems
Conservation Pudding Tea
DINNER
Sir1oin Steak with Mushrooms
Mashed Potatoes
War Garden Salad CelerX Hearts
Butterscotcn Pie Cuftee
Different Pics.
Pineapple Pie with and without
meringue)-Lipea pie plate with q
good crust ami fill with calinsa,
crushed or grated pineapple mingled
with Cupful of sugar, O tablespoon.
full OF softened butter, the well-beaten
yoIke of two eggs and lastly the whites
OF two eggs beaten stiff and folded in
Cross strips of crust over the top. II
preferred, a teaspoonful of cornsta rch
dissolved in little water may be add
ed to the pineapple with the yolks Of
tAS Ce6Sp anu Tic Wnllcs Vi tDe eBSS
reserved for meringue. After the pie
is baked whip enc whites of the eggs
with two ta5lespoonfuls of sugar, pile
lightly on top of the pie and set in q
cool oven to puff and color a golden
brown. --.r..-.....s
Lemon Pie-Three- quarter cup su.
gar. three-quarter cup boiling water.
three tablespoons cornstarch, two egR
yolks. three tablespoons lemon juice,
grated rind of one lemon, one tea
spoon butter.
Nix the cornstarch and sugar. edA
the boiling water. stirring constantly.
Cook two minutes, add the butter, the
egg yolks and the rind and Juice of
the lemon. Line a plate with pastry.
Put a rim one-half inch wide around
the edge or cut the pastry larger than
the plate and build up a rim; flute
with the fingers first dipped in flour.
Turn in the mixture which has been
cooled and bake until the pastry 10
done. Cool slightly and cover with q
merineue. then return to oven and
bake meringue.
Mer.ngue-Beat whites of two egRs
until stiff. add gradually two table,
spoons powdered sugar and continue
beating; then add one-haIf teaspoon
lemon juice or one-quarier teaspoon
vanilla.
Try These.
Drying Squash-If your winter
squashes are not keeping well, slice
about one-quarter inch thick and drv
on plates in the oven. When wanted
for use soak several hours or over
night and cook like fresh SQUASH.
Stopping Leak-When water rines
burst from frost and the plumber
cannot be had. sheet of hardened
oil from the to- OF can Of old paint
placed over the break and then
wrapped with bandage. will stop the
leak and last for a year or more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K. MOULroN


Our poor, fat friend, Irwin S. Cobb,
who is making the lamp and wick cir
cult on Mr.. McAdoo's more or less
railroads and has penetrated the heart
of Texas. stopped long enough be-
tween lectures the other day to emit
the following:
"All the hustle and uncertainty of
travelling over the country on a leo
ture tour makes me wish for the soli-
tude of the trenches. There you are
pretty sure you will be blown up @.
at least shot at pretty freely; but you
don't know anything for sure when
you are travelling. Even the attacks
on the front are made according to
schedule, but somebody writes a new
railroad schedule every day or two.
II have no sympathy with the Ger
mans when they say they are hungry.
They are not hungry. They would
realize Just how lucky they are if
they were forced to fight thier way
thru sleeping cars and then eat one of
those foodless meals. Some bug among
the railroad officials has gotten the
idea that fresh air is poisonous and
has ordered that Pullmans be hermet-
ically closed"
Learn-to-Lecture club. Stuff life.
Paying Up.
The dead in Flanders cannot rest nor win
the living sleep
Unless. in wisdom and In truth, our faith
with them we keep;
Well heap dishonor on the dead; the living
We'll betray
If we acquit those German lords or fail to
make them pay.
We do not want iarren peace nor one not
We're willing to be generous and treat all
people fair:
little Belgium, too,
We'd like to take a cut-cross saw and rip
those Huns in two.
Just mention III the kindly acts and leave
Just figure up the total cost produced by
Then send the statement DER the mime
and let 'em pay the bill.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned President Whiskers of Mexico,
who congratulated the kaiser on his
birthday recently?
"Joint Disease Fight Planned
Headline.
Anybody suffering from any joint
disease is undoubtedly invited to par
ticipate.
A western paper suggests a new mo-
ton picture entitled, How We Won
the War, in eight Creels."
Berlin has fifty cabarets in full
swing. Jazz music is very popular
there. The sufferings of the Germans
are greater than We thought they
were.
II you yell loudly enough and wave
your arms. people will know that you
understand at least American French.
The trouble is that too many people
are trying to talk about the freedom
of the seas without knowing what it is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

Lloyd Georges administration was
endorsed overwhelmingly at the polls
in the recent British election. Presi-
dent Wilson might find 1t interesting
to compare notes with the premier.
The president should take him to one
side and ask him how it is done. 1t is
notable in this connection that Her.
bert II. Asquith and Arthur Hender-
son. both pacifist leaders. were de-
featcd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30
DINNER STORIES

He got her name and address in a
Red Gross package and that was all
he knew about her. So he did the
thing that q lovesick soldier usually
does-wrote her sweet little letter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-30

In Sweden it has been discovered
that alcohol can be made cheaply and
abundantly from white moss. But
what's the use?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
ST. JOHNS REGULARS
BACK TO THE GAME
Recher. Boiling, Cunningham And
EiIer Are Available Against Hop
kins This Afternoon

ST. Johns. which plays its old rival,
Maryland State. in Baltimore this aft
ernoon. has big surprise in store for
it's opponents. when it will trot out
Recher, former captain and center,
and Boiling, the guard, during the
early portion of the season. who have
been separated from the squad for
the past two weeks and at an officers
training school. Because the camp
was discontinued, they are back at st.
Johns and Cunningham, good line
substitute, is also with them. A lesser
surprise will be the presence of Eiler,
who has been out of condition for some
weeks, at left half. So on the whole.
ST. Johns will have the strongest line
up of the year. and hopes to redeem a
somewhat unfavorable season, marked
by defeats by Western Maryland and
Johns Hopkins.
The game will be the last of the sea-
son for st. Johns, and will be part
of a double attraction, the contest be-
tween Johns Hopkins and Western
Maryland being the other. The play
ing of these games will clear the way
for the match between Johns Hopkins
and Maryland State at Homewood on
Thanksgiving Day. On seasons form,
the odds favor State to win today, but
the good old st. Johns spirit must al
ways be reckoned with, and John Will
sons lads are going to make desper-
ate effort to come through.
ST. Johns will start with this ar
rangement: Left end. Sullivan; left
tackle. Batty; left guard, Brown; cen
ter, Recher; right guard, Boiling;
right tackle. Tower; right end, Norris;
quarter, Sender: left half, Filler; right
half, Troup; fullback. Ridgely
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
DIR. MAGRUDER PREACHED
Former Chaplain AT Meade Hospital
Fills Pulpit At Pro-
Cathedral

The RevSDr. James NJ. Magruder, of
this city, recently in charge of the
ministerial work at the United States
Army Base Hospital, Camp Meade, by
appointment of the military authori-
ties, and now acting canon-in-charge
of the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
University Parkway and ST. Paul
street, Baltimore, preached at the
Cathedral yesterday morning on the
text. Jesus saith unto Phillip. whence
shall we buy bread that these may
eat? And this he said to prove him,
for he himself knew what he would
DO" The subject of DR.. Magruder's
evening discourse was The Testing
of Our Political Principles and Our Re-
ligious Life by Jesus Christ"
In the afternoon Canon McComb's
address was upon THE War and the
Future of Religion" Canon McComb
feels that the war has evoked most
powerful reactions in the human spirit
IN every department of thought and
activity. Assuming that religion is the
deepest motive known to man. he in
quired how the war has affected it and
what changes we may expect TO find
in the religious realm
Bishop Murray will preach at the
Pro-Cathedral on Thanksgiving Day at
1870 a. m.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
CAPT. H. HOLT
GIVES LECTURE

A large and enthusiastic audience
of representative people assembled
last night in st. Johns College Gym
nasium for the lecture given by Capt.
Hamilton Holt, editor of the New York
Independent.
Capt. Holt who is a member of the
League to Enforce Peace. and will be
a delegate to the Peace Conference at
Versailles, spoke at some length on
conditions in the army overseas where
he has spent some month. He gave
graphic descriptions of the men in
both the Army and Navy and their
surroundings in all phases.
His address lasted over an hour,
but was so interesting and instructive.
the interest did not abate for a single
moment, and he was given marked at
tention throughout.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
REASSURING LETTERS
RECEIVED FROM FRANCE

A number of letters have been re-
ceived by Annapolis parents of sol
der boys, which make 1t improbable
that losses in the organizations to
which they belong are great. Letters
received from members of the Ma
chine Gun company were dated as late
as November End. and state that the
company was in good shape. and was
leaving the advanced trenches for a
rest. If that is correct, they probably
did not return to action before the
armistice was signed November 18th.
Letters from members of Company
NJ, written as late as October '2Sth,
indicate that all is well with that or
ganization up to that time.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
E " ENIN C A T
ADO UT EOPL E

Mrs. A. NJ Nagle, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her son-in-law and daughter,
the Rev. Maurice S. White and Mrs.
White, at the Manse, Duke of Glouces-
ter street.
Lieut.. Busch, U. S. n, and Mrs.
Busch, have been visiting friends
here for few days. Mrs. Busch was
formerly Mrs Brotzman. of this city,
and resided here on Charles street for
many years. She was greeted by
many old friends.
Miss Mary Knight Linthicum, daugh-
ter of Postmaster and Mrs. t. j. Lin
thicum. spent the weekend with her
school friend. Miss Jesse Kyle at
Boone.
Mrs. J. o. Purvis, wife of Capt Pur-
Wis, of the Army Medical Corps. has
returned home from New York after
spending the week with her husband
who is on duty there.
Miss Evelyn Haines. of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Elizabeth Davis. Duke of
Gloucester street
Mr.. Robert Barber, of the U. S. s.
Ozark. is at home on a ten days fur
Tough to visit his parents. Mr.. and Mr..
William E. Barber. Prince George
street
Mrs. Allen Bowie Howard was called
to Newark. n. j.. by the serious illness
of her sister
Mrs. Lawrence Jones and son, of In
dian Head, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Jones' parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Bat
ger. Duke of Gloucester street
Mrs. ID. vandewart, of New York. is
with her daughter. Mrs. Philip Miller,
1S7 Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs R. G. CLANCY viii at
tend the performance of the York
symphony at the Lyric Theatre. Balti-
more tonight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
MAILING TIME EXTENDED

Christmas parcels for men in the
armies and auxiliary services of the
Allies may be mailed from this coun-
try up to November 80 without the
need of an expert license. under an
order by the Postoffice Department.
Nov. 20 had been designated as the
final date of mailing. but this rule was
amended to correspond with 10 days
extension of time for accepting Christ
mas parcels for the American Expe-
dictionary Forces in France
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
WILL SPEAK AT
ST. JOHNS TONIGHT

Prof. Scott Hall. representative
of the Government, who spoke so
forcefully and entertainingly last
night before the midshipmen's Y. M.
c. A., and gave an interes ing talk
yesterday afternoon before the men at
the Rife Range, will make an adj
dress tonight at st. Johns College,
before the student body and the S. A.
T. C.
The subject of Prof. Halls address
is the clean life. He is an unusual
speaker of force and responsiveness.