The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09

w. A. Smith, Mrs. S. S. Beggs. Mrs
o. j. Dutton and Mrs. w. c. McDon-
ough. Mrs. F. w. Watson is treasurer
of the committee.
Members of the committee report
that the club members are responding
beautifully, realizing that buying lib
erty bonds is as much a patriotic
duty, where it is possible, as joining
the Red Cross. Each club member is
asked to give one dollar.
The first lady" of Kansas ordered
a sack of potatoes from her grocer
by way of celebrating the opening of
potato week Monday. and today the
humble tuber is recognized as the
staff of life at the executive mansion
In the governors household good
Kansas wheat is being saved for the
allies, while all the members of the
house are enjoying the food which
saved Ireland from famine
After a breakfast at which the po
tato was an important item OF food,
Governor Arthur Capper wired to
Walter P. Innes, U. S. food administra-
tor for Kansas, that he is glad to as
sist in the potato week campaign. He
indicated that he is helping the Colo
RADIO farmers dispose of their surplus
crop.
The Kansas method of food con-
servation is at a variance with the
PruSSian system. Over where the
Hohenzollern rules food is conserved
by the lowly. but the rulers and
wealthy can have what they want. it
being their right, according to the
Prussian system.
Grocers and wholesalers reported an
unprecedented demand for spuds to-
day. Economy and patriotism were
mingled in buying a food which will
save wheat.
The Good CyOVernneQt club will
meet Thursday at $50 at the Y. w.
c. A. and all club members are asked
to bring in their knitted quilt blocks
at that time. Those unable to attend
the meeting may leave their finished
blocks at the home of Mrs Lee Mon
roe, 900 Harrison street, before Thurs
day. The club expects to have enough
blocks for two quilts
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THERE'S 4 MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who doesn't seem to be able to
live down his past reputation Tales
of his "diddi14gs' in his days of single
biessedness are continually arising to
cmbarras him. And even tho he de-
i MES the truth Of these reports which
say that he always asked each young
lady on whom he called once, how
much she thought of him before the
evening was over. They say, too,
that he always got a favorable an
swer even tho he had to resort to ex-
IRENE mems to do so. On one occa-
sion he is said to have taken along
a white powder which he called
strychnine. but which really was tai
cum powder, and to have swallowed
it in the parlor of a young lady who
had not looked upon his attentions
with favor. But his wife who has
always had a reputation for veracity,
says that these stories are one and
all true. She hasn't said. however.
{ 10 in
the case where the talcum powder
was swallowed as tragically as tho it
had been the terrible deadly poison.
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The concert given last night by
Mr.. Paul Lawless and five of his ad-
vanced pupils was delightful to the
audience an entertainment and
from a technical standpoint, proved
Mr.. Lawless to- be a successful vocal
teacher. Those on the program were
Mr.. Horace Bowman. Miss Jessie Cor
bet. Miss Marie Hobbs, Mrs. Mabel
Joss Williams and Mrs. Alice Wors-
wick.
THERE'S a BOY IN OUR TOWN
Who is not willing to stand for any
camouf1age. He has the mumps on
one side and he says it isn't the
''mumps'' at all. but only the "mump.'
When he gets it on both sides il will be
! the mumps, but not until then.
| THE Cruise of the Trundle Bed
will be given by one hundred children
/ of Central Park school Wednesday
! evening at the assembly room of the
school THE Cruise of the Trundle
, Bed" is an operetta written by George
| Lowell Piracy. 1t is especially suited
/ to children of this age and is very
successfully given by these children