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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. Ollie NJ. Thoren, Twelfth ana
Randolph streets. was adjudged in
sane Friday afternoon after a hearing
before Judge Ralph H. Cav in the
probate court and will be committed
to the state hospital Bob Miller. who.
with Sheriff Larimer, arrested her
Wednesday afternoon, said she tried
to nit him with a pair of tongs. She
was also said to have threatened to
smash UP her husbands automobile
with an axe.
= Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 2oc-35c doz. Brunt- Mar
tin.-Adv.
For relaxation and excitement at the
same time the leader should read on
page Is today the great detective story.
one of a series now running in the
State Journal Saturdays 1t lis entitled
the Adventures of PhiIo Golf. the
Emfninent Correspondcnce-Sc School De-
teckative." The author IL Ellis Parker
Butler. who now writes for the State
Journal and who wrote the side split
ting story entitled Pigs Is Pigs" n
you are railroad man and have NOT
read the latter, buy. beg or borrow Il
and read it.
A children's day program will be
given tomorrow night at the Sw edish
Lutheran church. corner Fourth ana
Harrison streets. j A. Jacobsen vas.
tor Tho program will begin at 4
O'Clock In the evening and the usual
services will be held during the dsy a.
follows: Sunday school. 9:45: serviee.
1l:o0; Luther league, 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
.wHArEvER you WANT TO KNOW.

Germany's progress in gaining con-
troll Of Russia is arousing in some
minds visions of a German-Jalanese
alliance. 1t is argued that Japan can
not afford to have a possibly hostile
neighbor next door after the war. the
suggestion argues that the Nipponese
are not capable of learning anything.
All the world, including Japan, knows
that any agreement signed by Ger
MANY is not worth the paper on which
it is written The only way Tor any
country to withstand Teutonic agrees
sion is to fight. Japan may be as
selfish as She has, by some, been cred
tied with being, but her statesmen are
not fools. She can be trusted to make
no bargain with a nation which she
knows will not stick to it's terms any
longer than that nations interests
warrant doing so. She can be trusted
to remain. faithful to her present al
lies. even tho one of the most power
full of them is holding her off from
taking measures for her own protec-
ton. If she shall ultimately take the
bit in her teeth and enter Siberia in
force sufficient to make that territory
safe from the Huns. her action will be
endorsed by everybody except a few
American statesmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

plete in six years an education that
formerly required eight years. An in
vestigation of the all-year schools in
one city made last March showed that
2S3 pupils had been graduated who,
under the regular plan, would have.
still been in school. In another city
study of the progress made by I'll
pupils in the sixth. seventh and eighth
grades, showed that "a had made no
gain; 81 a gain of one-third of a year;
SO had gained two-thirds OF a year.
while 667 had gained full year and
years. Many Of the students included
in the first two numbers had not at
tended the summer sessions sufficient
ly long to make a conspicuous gain.
some of those who had gained only
one-third Of a year, for example. hav-
ing attended only one summer session.
Under the all-year plan the pupil
is able to complete his elementary
education in 2S8 weeks; under the
regular plan 1t requires 800 weeks.
When you consider that the average
cost of educating one pupil is 80 cents
by no means negligible. On the 2S8
Lupils graduated in the city men,
toned above, the board of education
figured a saving of $1,000 year.
Another far-reaching benefit is
seen in the summer school by one
prominent educator, who says: Tho
we may feel chagrined that in this
Hand of wealth the economic condi-
tons force many students to leave
school as soon as they are able to
earn money, we must recognize it as
a fact. These pupils attending school
the year around would be part way
thru high school by the time they
reached the age limit. and experience
has shown that after a person is half
way thru high school he generally
finishes. Hence, we can feel assured
that the year-around school will mean
that the next generation will be much
better educated; that a bigger per
cent will be high school graduates"
Names In the News.
der Tag-pronounced "dair tahg''
meaning the day." For many
years it has been the toast of the
German army and navy, referring to
the day when the war would come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
By MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: % I am
engaged to a young man who is ex-
pecting to be called in the draft any
time. do not think we should think
of marriage before he leaves, do you?
(2) I nave no engagement ring and
did not care for one if he could stay
here; we could use the money so much
better in our house. But now that lie
is leaving want a ring. He is SO nice
and has given me SO many nice
things and he can easily afford ring.
for he makes good money. 1s there
any other stone except the diamond
used for engagement rings?
90 Shall tell him that I want
ring? We have been going together
for three years and I know he does
not care for anyone else, but don't you
think he should not ask me to be true
to him and wait until he returns I'M
less he gives me ring? HATTIE c.
% think you should wait until he
returns from war before marrying
him.
(2) The girls birthstone Is some
times used instead of a diamond. A
diamond is not necessary; any ring
worn on the third finger of your left
hand would signify an engagement.
ca I think you should tell him
frankly that you want a ring. 1t is
only right that you should have one.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a young
girl twenty-five years old. I have
been going with young man for
some time and l care a great deal for
him. He came to town a short time
ago on his last furlo. He talked
camp and just in fun 1 pretended to
be jealous. He laughed and thought
he took it all as joke. After he got
back to camp he wrote me letter
and mentioned her. In the same spirit
I had pretended to be Jealous while he
said about her. He was very angry
and said that he had always consid-
cred me too fine girl to stoop to
jealousy and that he wanted me to
girl and he valued her friendship as
much as he did mine.
L have been very deeply hurt by
the lette.'. 1 am sorry now that 1
| was SO foolish. I would take back
every word I said If it would do any
everything 1 said was in a spirit of
fun and I don't feel that did any
thing to apologize for. What would
you advise me to do? S. L. M
Write the boy a friendly letter.
! Tell him briefly that he misunder-
stood what you said and that prob
! ably you did go too far in your fun.
|
friend. If you ignored his last let
| ter and did not write at all he would
| attribute your silence to jealousy and
think that you were too angry about
| the girl to write.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
| girls, both Is years old. Do You
| think we are too young to go to
! dances without chaperon If our par
| ents do not object? CHUMS,
You are too young to go to dances
without a chaperon.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have been
invited to shower for a baby. What
| are some suitat ie gifts 70 take, not too
| expensive? A READER.
Little Iashs BILE tooties made of
linen, knitted sweater coat. a dainty
bonnet, a little bed quilt or an en-
| broidered pillow cover for the tiny pill
! low. miniature hot water bottle with
a wooden cover in the shape OF q doll
or pet animal would be acceptable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hints.

Menu Hints.
BREAKFAST
Cooked Cereal with Figs.
Top Milk
Corn Bread Coffee
LUNCHEON
Escalloped Cabbage and Cheese
Rye Popovers Rhubarb Sauce
DINNER
Baked Corn Beef Hash
Stuffed Beets Bread and Butter
Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce
Breads.
Mixture Bread-One pound pota-
toes, one pound rolled oats, one
pound white cornmeal. one table,
spoon lard, one cup milk, one-half
cup sugar, two cakes compressed
yeast, one tablespoon salt.
Peel and boil potatoes well COW
cred with water: when soft mash
in potato water and add TO that, while
hot. the rolled oats. cornmeal. lard,
milk and sugar. When cool add yeast.
Knead it down stiff with as much
white flour as 1t will take. let rise
twice the size, knead it again and
let rise. When it has increased to
double its size, put in pans, let rise
again and bake.
1t takes but a short time for the
rising and you will find II makes
finer bread combining the cereals If
this course is followed.
Liberty Bread-Cook two cups
rolled oats, add one cup mashed po-
tatoes. dissolve one cake yeast In one
half cup 1ukewarm water. add to the
oats and potatoes: also add one
tablespoon shortening, two table,
spoons molasses, one cup lukewarm
milk. one teaspoon salt; then add
two cups rice flour and enough
wheat flour to finish the batter.
Let rise about three hours, knead,
let rise again until light, then put
in pans and bake one hour in slow
oven.
Oatmeal Bread-Two and one-half
cups water. five cups white flour!
one-half cup molasses. one half
Yeast cake, one tablespoon shorten
ing. one tablespoon salt. two table,
spoons sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

But the editor dismissed him with =
curt nod. to Bert's chagrin.
His lessons in patriotism progressed
till the town wondered il Bert would
stay in Hays or Mary go to the noun
out Mary was not worth living. But
Mary tearfully but firmly refused
him, dearly as she knew she loved
him; she could not marry man
younger than herself-she was past
twenty. Bert did not tell her he had
enlisted, but said goodbye and took
the first train back to camp. A dreary
journey, but more than one indifferent
chap who talked to Bert had his views
changed about his duty to his country.
His camp fellows met him eagerly.
glad that he was back; tnat nao
missed him: Had some mail for. him.
too.
It was a belated letter from his
mother, telling of sickness, discour-
agements and in ability to get mail. but
the paragraph that held his attention
read: You are now of draft age. my
dearest son, because after you were
hurt and missed school, I gave you the
birthday of the baby that died. so
you'd not SEEM so behind in school
work No one Knows this. dearest. but
mother and you. Do as your heart
bids you"
Hearts all right. mother dear" hi
whispered. kissing the letter. Then to
| the camp:
! well, fellows. came back to tell
| you the news. I'm engaged to the
| prettiest girl in Ellis county, and have
| enlisted in Uncle Sans army-ln Col
orado-didn't want to stand in the way
Of any Hays patriots-so better be
good to BERTHE while you've got a
| chance
OF course, the announcement of his
enga cement was bit hasty, but Mary
corroborated 1t when told the particu-
lars.
| Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspape,
| Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

ant, was following him. you are
somewhat of an architect, aren't you,
DOCTOR" asked GorrelI.
How's that?" asked the professor.
You are making blue prints"
nut that Hoorl" yelled the rough
IAN. w e were you raised-in a
barn ?" TIE nan addressed meekly
and il Ltly complied. but the speaker
looking ct I'm a oment later OBJ
served that he was n tears. Going
yer his victim ~ apologized.
ooh, come" he said soothingiy. you
sh ouldr.'t take it -. heart because
" re raise in barn"
IT'S it: thu it," sobbed the
Ter man. IT was raised in q barn.
and il makes m homesick every time
car an ass bray"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

General Foch's forces in the region
of the Marine are dey clipping an often
sive which may yet grow to proper
tions sufficient to cause an extensive
German retirement. 1t appears that
once started the Americans are un-
willing to stop. They desire to con-
tinue on the road to Berlin. A new
feature appears in the dispatches
when reference is made to the fact
Mat the Yankees take advantage of
cover wherever it can be found. 1t
is the American way. Uncle Sans
men make targets of themselves only
when it is necessary They put sense,
judgment and initiative into their
fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
GLOBE SIGHTS
lFrom the Atchison Globe.

Cut out the cut-out nuisance.
A woman never eats when she has
anything else to do.
A man who admits he was mistak ell
probably is right most of the time.
When a woman starts out to re-
form she only thinks of the faults Of
the men.
Advertising is worth its weight in
gold. That is why so many mooch-
ers try to steal It.
When a boy breaks anything, ne
is a naughty boy, but when a girl
breaks anything, it is an accident.
We admire a man who is patriotic
for hupanity's sake. We hate a man
who is patriotic for politics sake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

1t is reported that, by order of the
state council of defense of North Da-
kota, all idle land in that state is to
be broken up and cropped. The own
er is to he given one-tenth of the crop
grown from breaking, and one-fourth
of the crop grown from used land.
The council has full power under the
law which created 1t to enforce the
order. The one-fourtb clause is for
the second year crop-which is usu-
looks like a good one for everybody
concerned and worthy of adoption in
other parts of the country. There ap-
pears to be no reason for objection on
the part of the land owner or any
body else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

1t is highly desirable that the cam
paign for selling war savings stamps
shall be general. 1t will be better to
have a thousand citizens buy 81 worth
OF war savings stamps each than to
have some one individual buy $1,000
worth. 1t will be Better for the gov
eminent to sell its bonds to mary in
have the banks and the rich buy the
securities in large blocks. Let us have
a campaign that VIII get everybody
interested in buying war savings
stamps Thus shall we doubly help to
win the victory over the nations that
seek to destroy democracy turnout the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

Caesar lasted awhile: his friends
murdered him, for the good of the
state, writes Arthur Brisbane in his
Washington Times. Napoleon lasted
awhile; the British Gagged him and he
died in their cage. The kaiser sends
his hordes thru France, burning and
destroying. He sends his submarines
to America. efficient and defiant. But
France and England and Italy and
America will take care Of him. He
has begun that which can end in only
one way. He is entitled to thanks for
the lesson and the inspiration that he
sends with his submarines to the
shore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
WAS COUSIN OF JOHN D.
Philip Henry Rockefeller Found Dead
In His Homo Today.

New York, June S.-Philip Henry
Rockefeller. eyed 70, third cousin OF
John D. Rockefeller. was found dead
from gas err today in his room at
the ONE CT his daughter. Mrs. Ed
ward Macarthur.
1t Is believed that he turned on the
gas accidentally by striking a con-
triva nee he had arranged in the room
requl lfc a let
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
ATTACKED BY NEGRO
Wife of Soldier Robbed in Kansas
City Apartment House.

Kansas City. Mo-. June ga negro
Intruder robbed the wife OF a soldier
now in training in the east. and then
attacked her in her apartments early
today. according to a story the woman
told the police today.
The woman, whose name the police
are Withholding. lived in the Council
apartments. The negro janitor was
arrested as the suspected intruder.
More than $500 worth of jewelry was
taken by the negro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
NO LABOR PEACE WITH HUNS
Gompers Says Germans Must Give Up
Stolen Territory.

St. Paul, Mimi. June S.-"Back.
back, you Huns. from the country
where you have dared to overrun the
homes of democratic and peace-loving
people. Back into your own country.
learn the meaning of respec tfor your
fellow men, and then we will be able
to talk peace with you and not until
them"
This was the expression of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, here for the On
nual federation convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
Accused of X, C. Murder.

Kansas City. Mo-. June S.-Nicholas
Miller. a bl.dge contractor. today was
charged with assault with intent to
kill Curtis Hill. city engineer of this
city, I'D former state highway engi-
:ieer. and held Without bond in
the county Jail. His preliminary hear
ing was set for June 81. Hill was
shot and s'riously wounded Friday
afternoon n the office of the board OF
publ.c works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
IOWA RIVER DAMAGES CROPS
Breaks Lcvccs and Floods Fields Of
Grain.

Burlington. Ia. June S.-By the
breaking of levees on the Iowa river
near Oakville. last night. 5000 acres
of small grain was inundated.
Wapello, Ia, June S.-The Iowa
river was rising today at a rate which
threatened the overflow of the levee.
Thousands of sand bags have been
used to elevate the barrier protecting
q great ia rming area
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
Russian General Gives Up.

London, June S.-The activity OF
General Semenoff, as a military factor
against the Boishevik is near an end.
reports from Hardin tend to show.
says a dispatch to. the Daily Mail
from Toxic dated Monday. A dispatch
from Picking to the Asahi of Toxic
says General Semenofrs troops will
shortly dfsband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
HITS NONPARTISaN LEAGUE
Contains All the Pro-Gcrmnns In MIN.
ncsota, Says Congressman.

Washington, d. c.. June 8.-The
Non Partisan league was condemned
in a speech in the house today by Rep
resentative Miller. of Minnesota, as
containing all the pro-German ele-
ments in Minnesota, either in it's Or
ganization or affiliated with 1t. Mr..
Miller said that some of the members
appear to be positively anarchists"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

A great deal of discussion is going
on in this country as to what treat
ment to accord the German language
in our schools and colleges. That IS
easy. Treat it'as we do Hebrew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
Anna Held Improving.

New York, June S.-Physicians at
tending Miss Anna Held said today
her Improvement during the last week
had been remarkable. Miss Held has
suffered a protracted illness from a
rare disease affecting the marrow OF
her bones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
DINNER STORIES

- DR.. J. p. Naylor, head of the physics
department of DePauw university, was
walking down a slippery sidewalk
and. hitting a particularly icy place.
fell down.
H. M. Gorrell. DR.. MAYORS assis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MOULTON
A Little Slice o Life.

A Little Slice o Life.
The other day 1 saw a great parade
And my friend Hank was with me.
We had on our new Il 60 straw hats,
And we each had good 6-cent war cigar.
1t was bright and fair and pleasant
There on the curb where We stood
In the midst of thrOng of
A million parade watchers.
Down the avenue came the great procession,
Numbering fifty thousand nurses
And soldiers and police and bands.
suddenly there was tumult of cheers
Which rose and fell and rose again,
And hats We're thrown in the air.
And men yelled and women screamed,
And Hank and 1 looked to see
What was going on. What we saw
Was Man 18th gray hair and tanned
face
Marching at the head Of the parade.
He wore a silk hat ana frock coat,
And he marched like soldier,
While ever and anon he raised his hat j
And smiled, a wonderful smile Of hope.
OF faith and of love for the great
Throng of comomn people who cheered him
And when he had gone by Hank said:
II thought he looked sad and worn,
In spite of that wonderful smile.
There was heap of care behind that grin.
I'LL bet right now Woodrow Wilson wished
He were you,
Or me, and was standing on the curb in a
sligo
Straw hat and smoking a good 6-cent war
cigar, and
Watching somebody else march by"
l wonder II Hank was right?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
Troubles.

Troubles.
Pack up your troubles in the old kit
bag and then throw the bag away.
Styles in troubles change SO rapidly
that it really isn't any use to keep
them about very long. Your partic-
uIar trouble Is out of style as soon as
you pick up the next edition of the
paper.
We are getting to the point where
small things don't worry US any more.
Remember how troubled you used
to be hen the chicken was a little
tougher than it should have been. or
when the eighteen-pound larded roast
was not just Up to the handle?
And when the garbage man was
late, or when there was a leak in the
kitchen sink-how troubled we used
to be. We thought the world and
everything in it were conspiring
against us.
But nowadays they can shoot trou-
Bile at us with a seventy-mile gun an
we catch it and toss it back.
This war is doing something for
us.
"villa's Bands Again Approaching
the Border. "-Headline.
This is not the psychological mo-
ment for Villa to monkey with the
buzzsaw.
Women have been drawn into the
loneliest occupation in the world-that
of herding sheep.-Cheyenne Dispatch.
Next to the loneliest, please. The
loneliest occupation is that of sitting
away out in a Long Island country
house writing the lyrics for a Broad
way show and seeing no one for six
weeks but the garbage man.
Bolshevikism isn't more than skin
deep, after all. One Of the whiskered
officials in Russia has refused to ride
in a flivver.
Saw a man helping his own wife
off street ear the other day. and
still they say the age of chivalry is
passing!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-19
ARE THERE RED
 CROSS SLACKERS?

Chairman H. w. Moore and Mir. w. M. Taylor, stated last night that Red Cross campaign was going good in all business and industrial districts, but there were yet many in the city without Red Cross buttons.
 "lt is gratifying to report that the business and industrial districts of the city are now about 95 per cent, and before the drive is over we confidently believe that these will be 100 per cent strong. But we cannot be as compli- mentary for some other sections. I hope every man in Pine Bluff will be a wearer of the Red Cross emblem be- fore the drive is over.
 '"The managers of the drive cannot help put feeling proud of the Cotton Belt force Many of the units of these industrial men are now displaying 1O0 per cent flags, and others are working for perfection. Yes, all the shop force are in earnest in making their depart ments 100 per cent.
 ''The managers in charge of the wholesale meat and produce business went OCT the top several days ago, as did the legal graternitp and the news papers, printers and publishers. The latter, however, were short only in one shop-that of a colored office. This was 50 per cent, but will likely make up the deficiency"