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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-15

ernment's work in Washington come
from every city in the United States.
The Y. w. c. A. story in Washington
is not a local story, for the girls who
use the Y. w. C. A. in that city rep-
resent the homes of the country. 81
Miss Antoinette West will entertain
the French Orphan club Tuesday eve
ming at her home in King street.
A crowd who had breakfast together
yesterday morning at Gage park and
a boating party on the river after
wards included Miss Helen Neese, Miss
Esther Thomas, Miss Ruth Rooster,
Mr.. James Lindsay, Mr.. Lyman King
and Mr.. Lawrence Woodward.
X Il II
Mr.. Ben Bear, who left two weeks
ago for Camp Funston, has been trans
ferred to Fort Leavenworth, where
he will be a member of the signal
corps. This is the branch of the serv-
ice in which Mr. Bear has had special
training. He is in Topeka today on
his way to Leavenworth.
X X X
Maj. and Mrs. Alvarado M Fuller.
Adjt. Gen. and Mrs. c. S. Huffman,
Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf and Mr.. John
Dillon have returned from a motor
trip to Camp Funston, where they
were entertained at luncheon by Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood at his private
quarters. General Wood is an oldtime
friend of Major and Mrs. Fuller They
made the trip in Mr.. billions car.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Chase enter
tanned informally at dinner at the
Country club Saturday evening. Cow
ers were laid for six guests.
x X X
Word has been received of the safe
arrival in France of Mr.. Earl LOOMS,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. LOOMS. Mr..
LOOMS is a member of the signal
corps.
Miss Irene Seery, VINO is visiting at
the Delta Delta Delta house at Man
haitian, was one of the guests at a
dinner dance given Saturday night by
the girls who are at the house this
summer. Among the hostesses was
Miss Adelaide Seeds of Topeka.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says she is used to waiting on
herself even when there are men
present but she saw something the
other morning which made her ap-
preciate the rule work or fight" A
strong looking man sat in a Ford
while a frail women ten years his
senior tried to crank the car, and all
This car and its contents should. in the
estimation of tbs woman, have been
headed towards the harvest fields
where the grain is heavy as well as
golden
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs S. ]. Bear and her daughter.
Mrs Margaret. Barnes, of St Louis.
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs William
Colvin.
Mrs ]. A Campbell returned home
Saturday night from Leavenworth,
where she has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Davis. Mr.. Da-
Wis, who has been quite i'll. is slowly
improving.
The NJ. P. Hillyer family are NOV
ing to 1913 Topeka avenue. Miss Mary
Hillyer has gone to Colorado to visit
Miss Barbara FARRELL at the Williams
cottage, where the farrell family is
spending the summer
Mrs. Clara Hazelrigg and her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-15

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trump are the
parents of son. born Thursday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-15

Mrs Fred Bowers, of st. Louis, is visit
ing Mrs. c. S. Bowman.
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tiers, Flora and Dorothy, left Satur-
day night for California, in company
with Mrs. Frank Tambly and daugh-
ter, Vera. They will stop off in Den
yer and Salt Lake City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-15
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mrs. A. J. Ewart entertained a number of
little people at delightful lawn party
Thursday afternoon in honor of her grand
daughter, Ada May McCabe, of San
Francisco. She was assisted by Miss
Ewart, Miss Ethel Merwin of Kansas City
and Miss Lulu Ewart. The afternoon was
spent in playing games and refreshments
were served on the lawn.
Those invited we're: Alice Willard,
Henrietta and Mary Alexander. Ruthie
Leonard. Hazel Mulvane, Gertrude Mulvane,
AIilIie Ware. Gertrude Hankla. Wilhelmina
Marburg. Grace Vance. Mabel Ranney.
Mary Overholt. Anna Troutmnn, Mildred
Poindexter, Margaret Jetmore. Helen
Stevenson. Gertrude Kitchell and Oracle
and Helen Sterne.
Mr. W. W. whitney has gone TO Roches
ter and New York City to spend several
weeks.
Mrs. Fred Bowers. of st. Louis, is visit
ing Mrs. c. S. Bowman
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Trump are the
parents of son, born Thursday morning.
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ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MOULTON

So far as Christmas dinners are con-
cerned. Paris will probably continue
to be a disappointment.
1t would serve him right il. as pri-
fvate citizen. the kaiser would some
day be obliged to buy q Christmas din
ner In that town. including tips.
Man under arrest is supposed to be
bling doctors.
II the jury is made up of appended
tbs victims. the man needn't fear
Having failed in his drive. the crown
prince will probably be decorated with
another medal by his adoring father.
The greatest danger to the Germans
is that the kaiser will run out of dec
orations before the war is over.
A poet tried to join the marine
corps. SO the story goes He entered
the recruiting Office and said:
Ny country calls
l wish to fight.
Tell me, kind sirs,
! want to fight
And clear the sea,
And make 1t safe
For democracy.
He went thru the physical test room
and when he came out they handed
him a slip:
If you would fight, there's one solution.
Please go and get constitution"
Poeting is such a sedentary life.
A prominent manufacturer of mems
clothing says suits will cost SIS next
year. But the young man can always
get a fine new suit for nothing by join
Ing the army.
Personally, being too fat to fight. we
feel that going about wrapped In a
horse blanket will be a pleasant thing
II II helps drive back the enemy.
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY MRS. ELIzABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Perhaps not
another person is more interested in
your column than 1. Not an evening
passes that l do not read it. I am
most interested in the question of
marriage with young people. Some
say. Il am 10. Am I too young to
marry?" And your answer is, YES"
Oh. yes a thousand times. They
dent know their own minds and after
1t is over the reaction comes which
awakens item to the fact they have
married without true love. which Is
worse than anything 1 know. l write
from experience and not from a mere
within.
Oh. you young girls and boys, never
marry in haste, for you will surely be
, sorry. for 1t is not the good, true. last
ing love which Almighty God intend
ed for our young boys and girls. and
| without that kind you are anything
but happy no matter how good he
may be to you. Nature will surely
do its work and before you realize
what you are doing you are seeking
that love among other men until final
ly you are doing something that is
anything but honorable and just
Therefore take advice from one who
has gone thru that very thing.
hope my4letter will be help to
many who feel they know better than
mother and father. s-.s
Please print this. for I have taken
an interest in your splendid advice
to our young people.
DAILY READER
am very glad to print your letter.
II Is good of you to tell us your ex-
perience and without a doubt 1t will
have great weight with some young
girl or boyJwho is about to take the
unwise step of marrying too young
and before the love Is tested.
Dear Mrs. thompson: Do you
think boy cares much for a girl il
he only comes to see her once or
twice a month when he could come
DOUBTFUL.
The boy likes the GIRL but he is not
IN love with her or he would want to
see her a great deal more
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TRAVELETTE
Mons Meg.
BY NIKSAH


Sir Walter Scott brought Mons Meg
back to Scotland. The ancient can
non, since the time of Charles the
Second, had lain in London tower. an
exile from its native land. The Scotch
people faithfully kept vacant its
former place. the Kings bastion in
Edinburgh castle, waiting the return
of their favorite. The author pointed
out the vacant spot to visiting royalty,
who Immediately ordered its return.
So Mons Meg returned in triumph, es-
corted by a regiment OF Highland SOL
diery in their tartan plaids.
The old cannon. the second oldest
in Europe, was forged in the time Of
James the Second of Scotland during
enc of the kings periodic wars with
the Douglas. The balls used were
made of granite, and history relates
that a castle surrendered after the
first two were fired. Mems Meg's
reputation was established and the
king rewarded its maker b. naming
the cannon after his wife-a rather
doubtful compliment to her.
The old cannon was used for
centuries and finally burst while fir
ing a salute to the brother of Charles
the Second. the Duke of York. The
duke ordered the old cannon taken
back to London. and there it remained
until its return in the last century.
Today the cannon stands on it's old
resting place, just outside Saint Mar
garet's chapel in Edinburgh castle.
Never again will old Mons Meg thun-
DER forth in defense of Scottish free
DOM. but it's place in the affections
of the Scottish people is secure.
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NOT CHARITY, BUT DUTY.

Support of the Red Cross is no
.charity. 1t is an obligation. This is
sthe test period of democracy. You
Unjust meet the test or take what Ger
smany proposes to give you"
! DIR. Stockton Arson, executive Sec
lretary of the American Red Cross, de-
xlivered these stirring sentences in
sspeech recently.
The import of these words should
ebe a matter of serious consideration
ffor every man in America who is not
sgiting as much as he can give to the
Support of the Red Cross. And to ev-
zery woman, who is not working as
shard as she can work for the Red
sCross. her home and other obligations
considered. And to every child who
lis not doing something-all he or she
scan do-to help along the great work
1of this most wonderful organization
Support of the government comes
first and support of the Red Cross
comes next. Support of the Red Cross
can only be second. Not only, as
Doctor Arson has said so forcefully, is
support of the Red Cross an obliga-
ton, but it is an absolute necessity
The Red Cross is the tie that binds be-
tween the soldiers home and the SOL
4 der himself. That bond must hold
z In no other way can it be made to
: hold save thru the agency of the Red
: Cross. First the Red Cross strength
& ened the backbone of the French army
: by offering to do for every fighting son
: of France what needed to be done
{ back home" And then it did it,
: Now it not only is keeping up that
on its hands the gigantic task of car
Z ing for the dependent families of
American soldiers. our own fighting
men, in the same manner
- Not only must the Red Cross succor
the wounded and the dying on the
yield of battle, but it must provide
flood and comforts on the battle line
Gsnd behind it; not only must it nurse
<the wounded back to normal. but it
unjust cheer the downhearted 1t must
keep matters at home shipshape for
1.-THE man in the field in order that he
-rmay. do his full duty in the trenches
MANY American, French and English
army officers declare the war could
ssnot be won for the allies but for the
f<work of the Red Cross in keeping
strong the morale of our troops. They
ssshould know. Those of us who are
permitted to stay at home and pursue
our peaceful avocations cannot do less
than accord the American Red Cross
our fullest support. not some support.
but all the support we can give after
We shall have done our duty toward
Supporting the government. and moth
-.ins should turn. us from this glorious
purpose.
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DINNER STORIES

They had lost their way in their
new and expensive car. There's a
sign, dear. Are we on the right
ITO the Poorho Ise." YES" he an
swered. we're on the right road and
we didn't know it,"
United States Senator Vardaman, SO
the story goes, once re.ted a plot of
several acres to one of his neighbors.
The land was to be planted in corn,
and the senator. then ex-governor.
was to receive one-fourth. The corn
was duly harvested. but the senator
did not receive his fourth. Meeting
the neighbor one day, he said:
Look here. Sam, have you har-
vested your corn?"
Yes. boss, long ago."
We'll. wasn't / to get a fourth"
Yes. sir. boss. that's the truth:
but there wasn't no fourth. There
was just three loads. and they was
mine"
A Tommy, lying in a hospital. had
beside him a watch of curious and for
eign design. The attending doctor
was interested.
Where did your watch come
from" he asked.
"A German gave 1t to me-" he an.
swered.
A little piqued, the doctor Inquired
how the foe had come to convey this
token of esteem and affection.
E 'ad to- ". the laconic reply.
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1t here just as easily as they do in
New York. Satan always finds work
for idle hands to do. and il entertain
ment and companionship are not ex-
tended to these boys there are assoc
cis tes of the other kind always OBJ
truding themselves.
The whole spirit that 1 found in
! New York was one OF confidence II
victory. I saw great many soldiers
| and sailors and officers. took
! luncheon last Monday at the Army and
Navy club with Congressman Anthony.
| On the train coming to Topeka I
talked with captain who lad just re-
turned from the front. The people
that are in touch with affairs are just
as confident we are going to win this
| like Major Simmons told us here at
the Chamber of Commerce Friday
| noon,. the Germans may bend that line
! and bulge it, but they will not break
| thru it.
| The soldiers have gone over from
this country very rapidly in the last
| few months. We are about two years
! behind, but we are in time all right.
We had thousands and thousands OF
automobiles that should have been
| shipped earlier than they were, but
| there are trucks there now. Every
thing has been expedited. They have
i men like Schwab and other big bust
ness men behind and working for the
government.
Meanwhile, it is very important we
should entertain these soldiers and
sailors that are with us, some of them
for weeks and months in training
camps. 1t is just as important to en-
| terrain them and cheer them up as II
| is to provide them with needed arti-
cles and clothing: and by the way
/ the ladies in connection with Mrs
/ Bass work have an understanding
that they will find out from these
| boys whether they have equipment OF
needed articles and If not they provide
them.
1t is fine work, and good work and
| is interesting the best people in New
York. 1t is all having a wonderful
| effect on the city itself and its citizens
They are cleaning up New York NOR.
| ally, as it was never cleaned before
Vice and crime have poorer chances
for expressing themselves than ever
! before.
This is a somewhat rambling talk
and 1 hope you caught the main ideas
I believe the Rota Club of Topeka
could do a great thing in this con-
nection. You have already mapped
out great things; you have fine Sun
day entertainment arranged for q
week from tomorrow. 1t is a great
thing. You can't do too much of it
1t will do much good.
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.W4.TEyEK You WANT TO KNOW"

=; American merchandise is forming
: Greatly increased share in the imports
Z Of all the grand divisions of the "orio'
land of most of the countries OUTSIDE
Fl. of the central powers of Europe. NOT
f, only have our allies in Europe trepieo
their purchases from the Unlteo
I. states. but the neutral sections OF the
F. world, whose chief imports are man.
-STfa ctures, have been compelled to call
upon the United States to supply the
mercha ndise which they were former
w.. accustomed to obtain from the
Factories of Europe. A compilation
10y the National City Bank of New
york shows that merchandise from
the United States now forms much
1arser percentage of the imports OF
sall the grand divisions than prior to
sthe war, while in the case of South
eAmerica our share of the imports in
zl917 was actually three times as great
sas,in 1913 and four times as great as
Gin 1910
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GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe.J

No one could live with a man who
knew everything
A lot of brilliant men have no COM
mon sense. and eventually fail.
It 10 as hard properly to conduct a
country town as 20 run a big nation.
Love in r cottage is a splendid
thing until the young couple discover
a larger house.
Eternal vigilance on the part OF
married women has made many of
them unhappy over nothing at all.
What, we demand to know, has be-
come of the old-fashioned womnn
who blew tobacco smoke into her lit.
tie sons ear when he had earache?
Mere Personal Opinion: While the
average woman does many things that
make one smile. It must be said that
there are more lazy men than lazy
women.
A man who was married ten years
ago: II don't care how many laws
they pass infringing on personal lib
erty. because / haven't had any such
thing for ten years"
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: The Pasadena board of trade is rails
cling a fund to re-equip with houses
sand wagons the Chinese peddlers who
=recently suffered great loss from
Fire Are not these heather Chinese.
ssays the Los Angeles Times, better
Emitted States citizens at heart than
sthe incendiary property destroying.
wv. WIS? If we could only deport a
Flew thousand of our l. w. WIS to
tGermany and import a few hundred
Thousand Chinese into this country
1for the period of the war, the labor
problem would be solved.
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departure, Earl bowed his head In alb
ject misery and shed big, wet tears on
g monogramed handkerchief That
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Christ
mas present-gave him an Inspiration.
and he acted on 1t. with the result that
he was soon crawling out of town on
an interurban local.
He arrived at the home of his
fiancee. the only one he had left. late
in the afternoon, and accepted an in
IT won't reveal the disaster until 1
get food" he told himself. with the
treatment from his other fiancee in
mind.
When the meal had been concluded
and the two Young people were alone.
Arthur. with considerable missgivings.
unfolded his tale OF woe.
I'm Just q poor hotel clerk" he
said with a choking voice, 80 I've
come to release you from our engage
ment."
There were tears in her eyes and
she took one of his hands in both of
hers.
N"why?" she inquired. on the verge
Of sobbing: Don't you care for me
any more?"
He felt daxed; this, treatment was
"Yes-yes." he replied, somewhat
huskily, but you don't want to marry
me, now that rye got to work for
! small wages the rest OF my lie.
She wiped her eyes with tiny
piece Of silk and then looked ardently
into his grey ones.
Arthur Calkins," she said earnest
ly. IT don't care for your money.
I'd marry you II you didn't have any
job at all, and take in washing IL nec-
essary. to support US. Fortunately
she added. that won't be necessary
That night. when he returned to the
hotel, Arthur Calkins found letter
awaiting him. 1t had been written by
Lawyer Trueman just before his death
and had been delayed in the mall. One
paragraph said:
MY dear friend:-Now that
| feel my strength going. want you
| to know that I remained faithful
| to my trust. You will find the two
hundred thousand dollars inheri-
lance in negotiable bonds. made
| out in your name. II you will pry
| up the board under the let leg OF
the foot of the bed in my ROOM"
| So Arthur Calkins fulfilled all the
terms of his fathers will: for. you
see, Winifred sheldon had turned out
to be the right kind of a real girl In
spite of her parents money. while
Miss Fox-well, sometimes there Is
something in a name.
/ (Copyright, 1919. by Mcclure Newspaper
| Syndicate)
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Stewed Rhubarb
Fish and Potato Hash leftover fish)
Eggless Corn Bread with rice FLOUR
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Vegetable Salad Cocoa
Rolled Dat Biscuit
Hot Baked Apples
DINNER
Cream Tomato Soup tthickened with
Tapioca)
Corn Oysters
Baked Stuffed Potatoes
Radish and Young Onion Salad
Rye and Bran Bread
Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding
For Strawberry season.
Buckwhcs.. Shortcake = One cup
milk, two teaspoons baking powder.
one teaspoon salt, one and one-quar-
ter cups buckwheat flour. one tea
spoon fat
sift the baking powder with the
flour. Add salt I'D milk. Beat to a
smooth batter. i'd the melted fat.
Pour the mixtu into a pan. having
it about one-haIf inch thick. Bake
twenty minutes III q rather quick
oven. Cut into squares and serve hot.
This batter may be baked in muffin
pans.
Rye Shortcake-One cup white
flour, one cup rye flour. four tea
spoons baking powder. one-half tea
spoon sat. two tablespoons melted
butter substitute. two tablespoons corn
syrup. .hree-quarters cup milk
Mix in -rder given. making a stiff
dough. Roll out onc-quarter inch
thick and cut into rounds. Bake in
hot oven twelve to fifteen minutes;
split. place strawberries in the center
and on top.
Things worth Knowing.
To Renovate Wallpaper-Buy five
or ten cents worth OF assorted school
crayons. Pick out the shades you
want to renew on your Wallpaper
where the pattern is faded out Start
at the top and follow with your work
down the strip and SO on around the
room. You can have a very nice room
with little expense and no hard labor:
no muss to clean up and just the COL
ors you like. The crayon will not fade
or wipe off.
To turn hens of table. linen easily
and accurately remove needle from
sewing machine. adjust hemmer to
desired width and pass the goods thru.
They are then ready for hemmine by
hand. This gives STRAIGHT even hem
-
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Cardinal Gibbons denoances the nstjonsl
prohibition amendment and says that
"fanattffsR seems tn be ruling us" and thar
there are many drugs more injurious to the
human system than liquor, aItho Ne wouIfl
adds, There 10 NO greater adyocate Of tenn
perauce than myself"
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Mexican congressman recently killed a
Mexican general. but under the eonstitu-
tional immunity from arrest, the murderer
will be allowed freedom until after the
Mexican congress adjourns in September.
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(Copyrightsd, 1917, by The Wheeler syndi
cate Incl
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Mrs. Bass told me that one day I
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This is drifting somewhat away
| from my subject of entertainment. but
It seems to me it is vitality important
to entertain these boys, and we can do
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Questions on the above or any SUBJ
Ject upon rhich the reader desires
intnr-natfoE. should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
Washiugtou. d. c., with . scent
stamp eLcIosed for reply.