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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest P,ir Woman Writer.
Love Letters.@l.


A young girl asks me If will teach
her how to write love letters.
will not. l would just as soon
supply a young girl with a formula
for taking dope as 1 would with a
formula for writing sentimental siush
to men. 1 think that the morphine
habit is no more pernicious and de-
moralizing than the love letter writing
habit, and that the pen in a girls
hand can be every whit as dangerous
to her as the hypodermic needle.
The only proper way for girl to
write q love letter is for her not to
write it vat all, or, If she is SO oyer
has to get 1t out of her system, and on
paper. is to burn the letter as soon as
she has written it, and never, never.
commit 1t to the mails.
For a young maiden to tell her loye,
and wear her heart upon her sleeve is
bad enough, but there is no folly un-
der heaven eq >al to the idiocy of put
ting it down in black and white. and
if girls could only realize how indeli-
cate, actually vulgar their words of en-
dearment look when written out, they
would no more think Of penning the
twenty sheet -effusions they dash off
to any Tom, Dick or Harry they hap
pen to know than they would dream
of putting their hands in the fire.
The absolute recklessness with
which birls write love letters is one
of the most amazing vagaries of the
feminine temperament, and the
queerest part of it is that they say
things on paper they don't mean and
| that they would never say by word OF
, mouth.
The majority Of love letters girls
write would be bad enough, in all
consciousness, II they were absolutely
sincere and really the hearts outpour,
ing to its mate-the grand passion
| nat breaks down all barriers of re-
serve, and that must cry out its long
| ing OF die of suppressed desire.
| STRANGELY enough, however. half the
| time the girl who writes these incrim-
mating documents is not really in love
with the man to whom she addresses
them. She is merely gratifying her
| feminine instinct for doing something
/ that she thinks is romantic and poetic.
AS a matter of fact. when girl
| dips her pen in ink she goes off on
| sentimental Jag. She loses her head,
| and no more knows the import OF what
| she does than the drankard who weeps
maudlin tears on the breast of the
! nearest stranger. and swears eternal
devotion to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
Americas Fighting Service

It~was in BelIeau Wood and before
the advance Of the marines was
blocked by German machine gum
Corporal Cone gripped his automatic
rife. He crept forward firing as he
went. The engine of death that for
merly had aimed at hundreds now was
concentrating its fire on one man, but
he refused to give way.
Circling closer. the stream of bull
lets made their way toward Corporal
Cone. At last the full charge caught
him. He struggled on a moment
more, then fell dead. The Germans
had effaced one adversary, but they
had failed to efface the memory OF
Corporal Cones brave action. The re-
suit was an official commentator for
bravery, issued by the resimental
commander. Corporal Cone was .
son of Mrs Bertha Cone. 324. McGraw
street, Detroit. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

could have been paid in that period.
In the administration of the federal
aid road act, sol projects, involving
construction of 7.377.s3 miles, at Z
total estimated cost of s52,67s,SsS.74.
of which federal aid comprised s19.-
43,315.02. we're approved by the sec
rotary of agriculture in the perfod
from July II, 1916. when the act be-
came effective, to October I. 1918.
The total amount of federal aid avail
able to October /, after deducting per
cent for administrative purposes, was
$2g,1OO,O00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
RACKwARD AND FORWARD.

Returns from Tuesdays election
may be summed up in statement that
this is a Republican year. Not infre-
quently in the past has the country,
in presidential mid-term election,
reversed itself and chosen a congress
in political opposition to the admins
tration.
That party spirit was aroused to
high pitch is shown in the fact that.
many of those congressman who voted
wrong" on war measures have been
returned. Many others who have
stood loyalty by the president and his
war policy have been defeated.
Republicans should not regard the
vote this year as an earnest of what
will happen two years from now. This
country cannot be said to be normally
Republican or normally DepaScrat.
Elections are turned one way or the
other by the great body of independ-
ent voters, body which seems to
grow larger from year to year.
In seeking the causes of this years
reversal in political sentiment it is
necessary TO dig below the surface.
1t probably would be found that there
is feeling among the people that
their rights and their business have
been unnecessarily in'erfereS with by
the government.
While they have complied cheer
fully and-loyally with every request
the plea of war necessity. they have
kept much in their minds, with the
intention of resenting it when they
could do so in a way which would not
do harm to the business of winning
the war.
Then again the people have seen
power over their destinies gradually
To this there has been no outspoken
objection because everybody was anx-
ious to win the war at any cost. But
now, when the war practically is over,
| there was fear of an effort to continue
this one-man power in case the pres
dents appeal for a partisan congress
were needed. AS an example of this
sentiment might be cited the remark
of q voter in Topeka during the cam
paign, that his only reason for voting
against Thompson was that there were
too many Democrats in congress.
Another influence in the election
was a feeling that the south was be-
ing favored at the expense of the
north, both in legislation and in pub
lie expenditures. q
In the campaign Of 1920 there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

For unlessfa considerable percentage
Of these soldiers are enabled to aulti-
vate the land instead of going to the
cities for work, the future for food
production in America Is not bright.
The details. of the ADMINISTRATION
plan. so far as they are worked out,
will be presented in a second article.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

Railroad Administrator McAdoo
seems to have squared himself with
Fuel Administrator Garfield, for in
the latest report of deficit in produc-
ton of bituminous coal there is no.
on the per cent OF loss due to car
shortage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

Illinois has tried limited suffrage
for women and apparently liked it.
The full rights of franchise were ex-
tended to them on Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
DINNER STORIES

The restaurant manager stood be-
hind the cashiers desk wearing his
smile for each GUS
toner. An old gentleman waikiki in.
81 notice." said he, that you adj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

IlDlS IypOkIdpHltdl CEtOI AiO GNOA Do "
was in a paper that lett the '.f' out of
Louise.
Less you isolate 4 germ
So he cannot kick or squiFm.
And travel round
And land on iolks 4
He'll 20 forth and multiply
And he'll never never die,
But 90 on ana ON and on
Al infinitum.
A Memphis bride went back to her
Job la a mill and sent her husband on
the honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls.
wife, as Mabel Urner might say.
Trouble.
Some people think they are in trou-
BILE when "a tire blows" or when the
vacuum cleaner refuses to suck or
when the baby cries at night. Such
folk should read the following list of
things that happened to q Missouri
man, as told by the village bard:
His horse went dead and bis mule went
And Ne lost his COW in a poker game;
And cyclone came on an autumn day
Then an earthquake came, and when that
And swallowed the ground that the house
Then a tax collector he came around
And charged him up with a hole in the
ground. =,
Just to show what a war can bring
about. We were over at the Greenpoint
theater the other evening and heard
an Italian chief singing a song in the
Greek language. II this isn't grabbing
the entente cordiale by the tail and
beating it into submission, we will
m ke anofhar crns~
u There are other things which work
toward happiness just as much as the
habit of cumming around with an
undertaken out of business hours.
Atchison. Kan, has isolated itself
from the flu epidemic. according to
the Globe" 1.-THE big bridge across
the river has been closed and it is
well known that germs can't SWIM"
One epitsph that will tell the truth:
Here Lies Wilhelm H."
The captain called his company to
attention. He wanted to find out
about sanitary conditions. He COM
handed:
"All you men who-have coolies step
forward. Company, HALT"
"How long will my steak be, wait
err" asked the cafe customer.
( About six inches" replied the
waiter.
I'VE like to read this old Joke over, u
says the Transcript" at recalls such
pleasant pemories. The answer to-
day would be about ~ inches"
I'VE had better get our increased
prices while the getting is good" say
the BARRIERS. This war isn't going to
| last forever"
A young lady writes in to find out
the best way to become a star. Our
expert opinion is that the best way tt
become q star is to have the play re-
viewers either praise you to the skie.
or knock you numerically. Either
will accomplish the desired result
The only tragedy in theatrical life il
to be ignored.
| A correspondent claims that 90 pei
cent of the swGiish matches that yo,
buy in a penny-in-the-slot machin,
are "duds." We wish to add only tina
it is quite possible for a correspond
| ent to be right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY X. MouLToN

Old Charlie Leedy says the most ter
rible typographical error he ever saw
was in paper that left the "f' out of
Louise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

< There are other things which work
toward happiness just as much as the
habit of cumming around with an
undertaken out of business hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

Atchison. Kan, has isolated itself
from the flu epidemic. according to
Ehe Globe" 1.-The big bridge across
we'll known that germs can't SWIM"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30
| V

When comes peace to thee, COIumbid--
Peace on earth, good UiH to men
And the WOrLd shall be ,rebuilded,
Ven come home TO thee; and then
You shall tell in song and story
How uUe heard, ten million strong,
H0W We dRaCered, HOW We bdttled;
HOW aUeRged the German WrOng!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30
| |

We hare heard your caH, Columbia,
And Ue come ten million strong;
We are girded for the battle
For the right against the Urong!
We WiH cross the, seas, Columbia;
We DiU reach the kaiSer's lair,
And the huns WiH feel the thunder
OF our guns, When zoe are there!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30

We hare heard your call, Columbia
We hare dnsUered in our might
With ten million saying "Presenf,"
Lined up ready for the fight.
From the mills and mines pe an
sWered o..,
From the office, farm and banks,
We're ten million, strong, Columbia,
And pe're ready for the ranks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30

Wen come back to thee, Columbia,
Back TO home and fireside;
Ven come back to thee, the HUinq--
Bringing those Wh0 there hare died.
And the memory OF the fallen
win be blessed With smiling tears,
And the ICOrId be SdUed, Columbia,
Throughout all the coming years.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30
C0lunnbiao We Have Answered!
By CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS
| | I
Copyrighted, 1917, by Clarence b. Douglas.

We hare heard your call, COIm,bi0,@ .
And With steel and shot and shell
We WiU sWeep the German trenches
Til the ydHniRg Gates of Hell
Haze receiUed their OWn, COIumbid-
Kaiser, prince and hussar, too,
Then the WOrId WiH bOW, Columbia,
In a prayer of thanks to you.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30

it is founded spon mercy, Justice and good OW.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
A Modern Cinderella

Cinderella Of tho films, Gloria Joy,
has at last been found by the Fairy
Prince, and now her baby troubles are
over, for some rich men of Los An
geles, her own home town, have capt
ured her and she Is to be starred equal
to any of the big ones.
This beautiful little girl, aged nearly
seven, was discovered by Balboa after
that company had lost Helen Marie
Osborne, who was featured in the Lit
tie Mary Sunshine stories, but just as
Gloria was about to nave her chance
at the spotlight the Balboa company
failed and the six pictures she had
been featured in were held up eight
months.
Only recently have two of those
pictures been released through Oak
dale Films-"The Locked Heart" by
Dan +. Whitcomb, and "No Children
Wanted" by VIII NJ. Ritchey. Gloria
Joy does not do the "baby stuff; she
is an actress with dramatic iatelli-
gence and finish, but entirely unspoiled,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
|Netu Films
At Theatres
This Week

William S. Hart will be seen at tho
Rialto this week in "The Border Wire
less" This time Bill Is seen as one
OF Uncle Sans soldiers, but before he
can don the much desired uniform he
has on his hands the cleaning up Of Il
gang of Mexican marauders and the de-
feat of a couple Of Hun spies.
q Wanda Hawley is given more to do
in this newest Aircraft picture than
in her previous photoplays, and as the
telegraph operator of border town
railroad station she contributes in no
small way to tho general excitement Of
the story.
A Happy Hooligan animated bit Of
nonsense, called "A Bold Bad Man.:
MIR. Rothapfcl's skilfully edited AMI
mated Magazine, and a selected scenic
and educational picture will complete
the pictorial portion of the pro-
grammc.
The Rialto Orchestra, under the lead.
ership Of Hugo Riesenfcld, will play
al Guarany," by Gomez, as the over
turc, and selections from "Alma,
Who're Do You Live?" as the interlude
number. Miss Josephine Forsytho, So
prano. will sing Gilbcrt's popular "Bon-
nic Sweet Bessie" Martin Brefel will
sing an aria from Martha"
Geraldine Farrar will be seen at
Loew's New York Theatre and Roof
Monday in "Turn to the Wheel" The
daily attractions for the week will
be j. Warren Kerrigan in "Prisoner of
the Pines on Tuesday, Peggy Hyland
IN "Bonnie Annie Laurie" on Wednes.
day, Margaret Fischer in "Money ISM
Everything" on Thursday. FRITZ Bru
! nette in "Thc Velvet Hand" and Claire
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

and because she is an actress her
hackers are convinced that she will b.
good bet at any age, and they expect
to grow up with her.
l. w. Kcerl, the man who made
success of Dustin Farnum productions,
is the fairy godfather of Gloria JOY
Worldwide exploitation has been
planned, and new kind Of feature film
is promised to the fans.
Dan F. Whitcomb, who wrote Little
Mary Sunshine" the very first film
production to feature a child in the
star part, and who has also written
for Mary Garden, Jackie Saunders, Gail
Kane, William Russell and many other
headliners, has been retained to write
the Gloria JOY features, while Sher-
wood Macdonald, formerly a New York
attorney, will direct her.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

ington as the feature Of the programme
for the opening Of tho fourth Liberty
Loan campaign
J Stuart Blackton, who is now
titling and assembling "Thc Common
Cause" his forthcoming release. under
the auspices of the British-Canadian
Recruiting Mission. for Vitagraph dis
tribution, has loaned Sylvia Dreamer,
one of tho featured players in that
production, to Maurice Tourncur for
his next feature, "My Lady's Carter"
BY special arrangement with the
Press Service Bureau. the Affiliated
Distributors Corporation has sue
ceeded in placing the story of their
first release, "Lafaycttc, We Comc!"
with the aforementioned syndicate for
publication in newspapers throughout
the country.
BY special arrangement Douglas
Fairbanks is to show his Liberty Loan
propaganda film, "Sic En-, SAM" in
States for the benefit of the boys who
are preparing to go "ovcr there"
Antonio Moreno will co-star with
Carol Holloway in q new serial called
"Thc Iron Test" which was written
by Albert E. Smith and Cyrus Town
send Brady.
The attraction at the Symphony The
atrc commencing to-day and continuing
through until Wednesday, inclusive, is
kiss or KILL" featuring Priscilla
Dean and Herbert Rawlinson. This
screen drama is offered as a COM
panion piece to "Come Through" The
comedy number on the bill is Cupid
Versus Art" an Alice Howell produc-
ton of the type in which she has be-
come famous. News reels Of vital top
les of the day and the twenty one
piece Symphony Orchestra complete
the bill
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
''The Wanderer" to Ret,,r,
To Manhattan Opera Hou..

After playing continuously FIR :,
most two years and TRAVELLING ,e.
than $4,000 miles on a tour to the Pa.
cific Coast end Canada "The Wand
er." the big Elliott, Comstock T. c..
production Of ancient Jerusalem :.
coming back to the Manhattan On.
House for special limited ensa..
ment beginning next Monday njrb,
The cast includes many of the oriy;s.,
players who first appeared in ar
Wanderer," among them Miss Nsr.s
O'Neil in the role of the MOTH.
Charles Dalton as the elder bro,s.
Gaal; Frederick Lewis as the prodje,,
son, Jether, and Mile. Franceska H.
menova, premiere Of the ballet.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
MOTION PICTURE WORLD

, Anderson In "The Gray Parasol" on
Friday. June Elvdge In "Tho Appear
ance of Evil" and Norma Talmadge in
"Tale Of the Forbidden City" on Sum
day.
Theda Bora in n William Fox vor-
sion of "Salomc" will come to the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre for linn
tied engagement, beginning Sunday
evening, October g.
Fred Stones much-heralded photo
dramatic debut will take place at the
Strand Theatre, where he will be seen
In "The Goat" new Aircraft photo
play, written especially for him. Mr..
Stone, who is celebrated as musical
comedy star, has a role which affords
him many opportunities for effective
work. He Is an acrobat as we'll as r
comedian, and it is said that many Of
the athletic feats performed by him in
'The Goat" are remarkable and quite
unsurpassablc.
A new Birmingham travel scenic will
also be shown. 1t Is picture Of rare
beauty, taken on Mount Pilatus, Swift
zerland, and surrounding picturesque
scenery, including Luzerne, with it's
beautiful lake and the Bernese Alps.
Tho Allied War Review, released
through the Committee on Public In
formation, has some very interesting
war pictures, just received in this coun-
try, and taken on the French and Ital-
ian battle fronts. The Topical Review,
edited by Harold Edel, contains the
latest American and European news
! pictures of interest. Charlie Chaplin
will appear on the screen in Liberty
Loan film Sunday night only. Mr.. Edel
will present another miniature opera
the Venetian scene from Offenbach's 5
"Talcs Of Hoffman," with Alys Michot
and Dorothy Pilcer. Herbert Waterou;
will sing a special patriotic number
The overture will be from "Mignon."
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Shado1us on the Screen

Enrico Caruso, it has just come to
light, has been married four times.
No. he is not out -Goodwining Nat
Goodwin nor is he Mormon. Several
weeks ago his marriage appeared on all
the front pages of the newspapers, but
since thef he has been married three
times, although the world at large does
not know about it.
p. S.-The last three weddings we're
not real weddings. they were only reel
weddings.
John S. Lopez, who has just COM
pleted the adaptation and direction of
Harry Rapf's latest production, "The
Sins of the Children" begins next week
the direction of an elaborate six-recl
production for r. s. Moss.
The Strand Theatre has new corps
of ushers. Although not one of them
would admit being outside the draft
age, not one will be called in the draft,
and the new uniforms which they are
wearing so jauntly will probably be
the only ones they ever will wear.
They are all girls.
Frieda Hempel has taken her first
plunge into the movies. She made her
debut at Lake Placid last week, staff
photographer for the Screen Tele-
gram," of the Mutual Film Corporation,
directing. According to reports it was
a brilliant performance.
Mrs. Charles A. Van Rensselaer,,
chairman of the Natiopal Aeronautic
Committee, in association with the War
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities, has obtained for that
committee one of the most remarkable
official motion picture films of aerial
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

activity yet made on the West front
and at training camps in this country.
~ Is entitled "Our Skirmishcrs of the
oKles, and this week the committee
VIII send it on a tour of the fashion
able resorts and largo cities, the pro-
ceeds to be used for the purchase of
athletic equipment and installation of
swimming pools for our numerous t1v-
ing fields.
Julian Eltinge is going to put his
talents to a new use in picture called
"Over the Rhine" Mr.. Eltinge appears
as an American college man finishing
his education at Heidelberg, Germany,
at the outbreak of the war. Using his
cleverness at impersonating beautiful
women, he succeeds in learning the in
nermost secrets of the German General
Staff. The story is approached from
an entirely different angle from any
war picture yet made and shows the
workings of the Kaiser's spy system
in America prior to the war. The
picture is from the story of Fred j.
Balshofer, written in collaboration
with Charles A. Taylor.
Bert Lytell has started work on "Thc
Spender" at Metros West Coast studios
in Hollywood. "The Spender" is from
Frederick Orin Bartlett's original story
which appeared ip "The Saturday Eve
ming Post" and was adapted for the
screen by George D. Baker, Metros
Western manager Of production.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the
Secretary of War, will play the accom-
paniment for Geraldine Farrar when
the Goldwyn star sings at the meeting
of the National Press Club in Wash
Evening journal., 1918-04-15
.ROCK-A-BYE BABY.S

Selwyn d Co.. known the country
over as lavish producers Of plays, with
scores OF successes in The field Of farce
and comedy to their credit. have turned
their attention at last 10 the musical
play Their FIRST venture along this line
is 'Rock-a-Bye Baby" to be seen at The
Playhouse on April %. for one week
only. The principals and those playing
the smaller parts-every girl in the
show, and there is no end OF them. has
small part-have earned regulations
which put them in the foremost rank Of
the artists on the stage today. Adele
Rowland needs no Introduction. Her
vivaciOusness is infectious and gloom
hides from her like clouds from the sun.
The legitimate stage has been deprived
Of two Of its best known farceurs In
John Cumberland and Edna Hlbbard TO
/ help add to the fun In the new musical
piece. Frank Morgan Is counted in the
/ foremost rank Of motion picture IA
vorites Paul Ker has repeatedly proven
his worth as a character actor.