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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIT MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am q
woman thirty-one years old and re-
Gently / met a man few years my
senior whom l like very much. We
are both from the same town. but
never met until we went to a sum-
same time.
This man has never married. He
was in love when he was about
twenty-five, but he did not have
money enough to marry at the time.
and before he could afford 1t his girl
married another man.
He has asked me to marry him and
am undecided what to say! AL
tho 1 like him I am not deeply in
love, and I know he is not deeply in
love with me. We like the same
things and I think we could get
along very well together.
Should 1 marry him? n. j.
No one should decide for another
whether or not it is best to marry.
If you and the man are congenial
of course that is the big thing So
very often, however, two persons
imagine themselves congeniai when
they are really putting themselves
out to please each other. If you have
neither love nor congeniaiity you
cannot possibly be happy.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a stem
oerapher and I am working for
young man who Is married. His wife
Is going to visit her mother in a week
and he says he will be very lonely. He
has asked me to go automobile riding
with him some evening. Don't you
think ii would be all right to go with
him under the circumstances?
MARGARET.
It would not be right to CO. II he
takes you riding it should be some
time when his wife goes along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Both big and little business, from
the steel mills and packing houses
down to the hotels, movie theaters.
l1undries. contractors. lumber men.
restaurants, fur dealers-every one
almost without exception, made prof
its in the past two years that look as
founding. The running up of prices
has become a mania and. in most
Eases. still continue to be such.
Among the packers the largest con-
Germ, listed with a capital Of $780,
100000, earned $49,0oo,00O profits in
1917 against $3o.0O0.ooo in 1915
After deducting its war profits taxes
of $5.32s.e0o this company had left
the neat little sum of s43.s1o.o0O for
two years net profits. Yet we are
told profits on each head Of cattle
run slightly more than 1 per cent
per hundred pounds. or Whereabouts.
Steel men reaped fruitful harvests.
One concern with capitalization of
$50, 100000 turned up as net income
1856, 100000 in 1917 against S111,-
0G0, coo in 1916. It had left $751;
100000 after paying its taxes. An
other corporation with a $4,000, 900
capital. earned s46.o0o.ooo in 1917
against s20.O0o.oO0 in 1915. A s17.-
100000 concern made s17,000,o00 in
1917. against s19.000,ooo in 1916.
Blast furnaces showed increased
profits running over 100 per cent.
The lining industry did not over
look the opportunities. The Pennsyl-
vania anthracite mining companies
made profits of IL to no per cent in
1916, and in 1917 their excess profits
ran all the way from 4 to 123 per
cent. The Ion ore mining companies
profits in IT, Lake Superior district
we're from $50 to 700 per cent for the
larger col mics. Copper. mining
| Companies c. -gs ranged from 105
per cent, she lowest, to s72 per cent
The oil mems path was well creased
The big OIL producing companies
| made from % to se6 per cent profit
in 1915 and enormous e-.ess profits
IN 1917.
Bituminous coal operators made un-
| usual profits. One mine made 1.626
per cent IN its capital in 1915 and
ss7 per cent in 1917. Another
made 1879 p, cent profit in 1915
and $3.50 per cent In 1917.
| Automobile manufacturers alse
p fits by the times. The lars est au
t1mobile tire plant listed in the report
Of the federal investigating commit
tee, with a capital of s12.0O0.o00
rcade los per cent profit in 1915.
And all this has been accomplished
| in the face of a steadily increasing
wage scale. For every dollar added tc
production cost, the consumer appar.
entity is made to pay about two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

rails. Nearly every man who travels
on troop train has some one at home
who is anxiously waiting to hear from
him, to whom he wants to write. AS
matter of military expediency soldiers
are forbidden to mail letters en- route;
indeed, in most cases they are not even
told where they are going for fear the
information will get to the ears of the
enemy. But the canteens of the Red
Cross have been able to overcome this
difficulty by giving the men Red Cross
postal cards on which to write and
then cenSoring them before they are
mailed. Some of the canteens have
writing rooms, but others merely pro-
vide the men with pencils which they
are allowed to take with them. Before
the train departs, member of the
canteen committee goes about with a
canvas bag and collects all, the cards.
They are then carried back to the hut,
censored and mailed
Some of thes cards. for want of
sufficient addresses could not be
mailed and have been kept as souvenirs
by several canteen committees. Most
of them disclose the unique fact that
the men believe that Red Cross nurses
have been serving them. Beautiful
Red Cross nurses waited on us today
is a phrase often encountered, or
Red Cross nurse giving us cigarettes,
chewing gum and soft drinks. Gee.
they sure are good to u.s." One card
ddu1 CSSCO ~ yOuIS ldQy, pul WILL
out q complete address, said: I'VE
are on our way. The Red Cross down
here makes me think of you and
shows me in a way how much you
mean to the soldiers going thru b.
One of the incest features about
| the canteens, as suggested by the
| above messages. are the women who
i run them. Most of them>are mothers,
with sons in camp. who manage to
assuage the pain of their loss by taking
| care of these sons of other mothers.
| They come from all classes of society;
women who have no financial anxieties
and women whose life is a constant
battle with the high cost of living.
| Here in the canteen they meet on
| common ground. Society women are
! often found washing the canteen
dishes, while the wife of a plumber
buys the supplies because she has a
faculty for getting low prices. Every
canteen committee member must be
ready at a moments notice to answer
a call. The other night, for example
| the woman in charge of this canteen
was enjoying a quiet evening at the
| theater when a messenger suddenly
| brought her a telegram announcing
the arrival of a troop train. Without
| a complaint she left in the middle OF
| the second act and hurried over to the
| station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

President Wilson kept hands off the
senatorial primary contest in Nebras-
ka- Senator Norris has been .nomi-
mated for reelection in that state by
the Republicans. Perhaps the presi-
dent did not feel called upon to inter-
fere in the politics of the opposition
party. Then again he may have been
willing that Norris should be renomi-
mated, on the theory that he could be
easily beaten by a loyal Democrat.
Norris is one of the little group of
willfuI men," He voted against the
declaration of war. He insisted that
We had no right to go to war; that it
vas an unrighteous act on our part:
that we were governed in it by love
for the dollar and not for the flag.
He voted against the select draft. He
voted against the anti-sedition acts.
He voted against taxation to pay the
expenses of the war. When it is re-
menbered that Nebraska leads all
ether states in per capita subscription
&c war savings stamps, which may be
construed as an evidence of the 10y
atty of her citizens. 1t looks as tho
Senator Norris may find it extremely
difficult to negotiate the return trip
to Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Up to July. 1914. the sentiment
against war had made great progress.
Large numbers of people. especially in
tkis country. had grown to believe
that wars were unnecessary and might
easily be avoided. Andrew Carnegie
even went so far as to build at The
Hague an international court house
where the differences arising among
nations might be- threshed out in a le-
gal and orderly manner 1t was not
contemplated that any nation would,
without provocation or excuse, save
its own ambition to rule all mankind,
plunge the whole world into war.
When that took place, all peace the
cries collapsed. There was nothing to
do but submit or fight. The world
has chosen to fight. When war has
ended. previous peace plans must be
revised or amended. Some means
certain to prevent war must be sought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
TRAVELETTE
By NIKSAH


The American doughboy leads .
life of vivid contrast. For q certain
length of time he inhabits a ditch Of
mud, sleeps on the ground, eats camp
rations of a tin plate listens to the
crash and roar of big guns, smells
blood and powder, thinks of death
and eternity.
Then comes leave and he is literal
~ and figuratively transported For
leave means away to the leave-area,
and the leave-area of the American
expeditionaryr forces is the Savoy,
where are locate, such famous FASH
ionable resorts as Aix-fes- Baines and
Challes-le-Eaux.
In these sumptuous cities the erst-
while trench fighter becomes the Guest
of Uncle Sam at some of the finest
hotels in the world. He may quite
probably occupy a room which was
formerly reserved for the king of
Italy, and take mis- morning plunge In
a tiled pool of curative water which
formerly assuaged the govt for grand
dukes and viscounts. He will dine
and take afternoon tea to the music
of mastery orchestras. and in the
evening he may choose between grand
opera and the Coincide Francaiss.
After the theater. between II and IL.
there is dancing with American girls
the real imported article, guaran-
teed genuine.
Between times. he may ascend
Mount Reward by Way of the funicu-
lar railway, or play golf over a course
that kings have fond satisfactory, or
have a game of ten lie or baseball or
pool or billiards or chess OF ping pong.
He will be able to buy all .he real
American smokes hat ne can con-
sumo and hi only duties will be to
report to his hotel once~in twenty
fnrTr hnura n
duct himself in a gentiemanly man.
ner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MOUITON

The Germans plotted war here in
The one best BET
y They won't be plotting war here in
1913.
Camouflaged automobiles - the
latest idea. It is easy to mabke a
flivver look like a carpet sweeper.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the laven-
der nightie Bengalese poet, has been
acquitted of any complicacy in the
plot to foment revolution in India.
We can easily believe that. If he
did try to raise a plot, few would I'M
derstand him-especia1ly if it were a
poetic plot
We heard Rab several times when
he was in our midst. What did, he
talk about? Well, now really we
don't know. He didn't say.
In other words, the president says
that Arthur Guy Empey can have a
commission in the army IL he earns
it. which sounds fair enough. Hope
that settles-the matter forever.
+ Kulture's attack on our lighthouses
was to be expected. The one thing
kulture cannot stand is light
Speaking of the o1d-fashioned and
justly famous "cool of the evening"
Lnere ain [ no Such animal any more
After rising in the morning with at
ear full of sand and our ancient time
piece and chain missing. we are of the
opinion that sleeping on the beach
| these hot nights has its disadvantages
There il always some drawback Il
the sweet and simple pleasures of the
poor.
A lot of men would rather write
than be president, but there is one
| man who can do both.
If the c. P. wants to take a trip or
his vacation and see som ething he
never saw before, let him go and take
a look at No Mans Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

ponds. not victory or defeat, but the
duration of the war. The Huns may
succeed In checking the advancing
force of Marshal Foch but they can
never come back. The territory now
being surrendered is gone from them
forever. But the allied armies still
are 400 miles from Berlin. The road
is not only long but it is difficult. it
must and will be travelled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Guess 1dat's cause he had a birth
up at his house.
What did old Sam git, boy or girl %
Twins, OATS what he got"
Man, o. man, I don't call dat no
birth; dat's what 1 calls section"
A farmer went one day to buy a
bushel of buckwheat for sowing. The
man who sold the grain was away.
and his wife waited on the customer.
She took a peck measure and they
went to the granary. After filling
the measure twice she poured the
contents into the bag and began ty-
ing it.
But" demonstrated the farmeu
1t takes four pecks to make a
bushel.'
"Oh. does it?" returned the woman,
untying the bag. you see, I never
had any experience in measuring
grain before 1 was married. 1 always
taught school"
Little Willie had seen several sets
of twins in his young life, but he
never had seen tripIets. One day
while out walking with his mother
they came upon some tiny trfplets in a
baby cab
"Oh. look, ma" exclaimed Willie
There goes twins and one extra"
The minister was filling out a mar
riage certificate and was trying to
think of the date.
Lets see. this is the fifth. isn't
| it 90 he said.
NO. certainly not 1t is only my
third" indignantly exclaimed the
groom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

There is being fought in Europe at
this time the greatest battle the world
has ever seen and the fighting line is
being steadily extended. It now
reaches from Rheims to a point north
OF Ypres. All this ground has been
fought over before but not on the
same day. 1t cannot be called the de-
cisive struggle of the war because
the war is already decided. 1t turned
permanently and forever against the
Huns at Chateau Thierry. where the
force of America was first felt in the
struggle. In the present battle the
allies are everywhere successful and
on the measure of their success de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

A long time before the act en1arg-
ing the draft-age limits could be
passed, Provost Marshal General
Crowder had the blanks ready for
registration of the men newly made
subject to military service. If the
whole war department, from Baker
down. had the pep of Crowder. there
would be a different story to tell when
the war is over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

The Philadelphia North American
quotes Postmaster General Burleson
as saying that it would be a good
thing il half the newspapers of the
country went out of business. 1t might
have added that Burleson has done
all he could to put them out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

a Hun military writer says Ger
many miscalculated the strength of
Foch's reserves, This means simply
that they failed to count on America.
Foch's reserves have been increased
by approximately a million men since
the beginning of Hindenburg's often
sive in March of this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

In Alsace. the Americans are re-
ported to be but eighteen miles from
the Rhine. This distance should be
negotiated easily and quickly If the
roads be good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
Names bal the Neus

A pontoon may be either a fiat
bottoped boat or any light floating
structure used by armies in construct
Ing temporary floating bridges. The
type of pontoon varies in different
countries, but modern military pom
toons usually consist either of an open
unlocked boat or a hollow cylinder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

While the Huns are trying to win
the war by bombing hospitals and
sinking fishing smacks. the allies are
winning it in the only way that it can
be won-by hard fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men IN
Americas Fighting Service

Crippled and dead tired. the United
States marines OF the send company.
stood under fire, before the most
malicious of the machine gun nests
in the battle of Belleau wood They
were desperate, foiied in rush after
rush against the nests that breathed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Secretary Baker suggests that con-
scientious DIRECTORS who are now re-
cSiving prison sentences shall be re-
leased after the war and deported.
But no country will want them unless
It be Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
DINNER STORIES

Two Pullman porters met in front
of the La Sale street station recently.
Where's Sam Brown, Tom? He's
been missin' round here for de las
two or three nights"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Baked Apples Cream
Corn Flakes Milk
Rye Gems Butter
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Rye Bread Plain Omelette
flashed Potatoes Sponge. Cake
Tea
DINNER.
Baked Potatoes Cheese Souffle
Dreamed Young Beets Johnny Cake
Lettuce and Onions French Dressing
Carrot Pudding
Coffee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Canning Don'ts.
Don't use artificial personalities
or canning compounds" They are
not only harmful to health. but I'M
necessary when using the cold pack
method.
Don't use anything dirty-inside
or outside. Spend part of a day be-
forehand, If necessary. in washing
and securing to make things clean.
Don't ignore directions in any de-
tail If you haven't time to can right
you won't have food in the can left
Improperly canned food will spoil.
The Table.
Goldfish nd CreaL- lex and soak
without boiling a pint of salt fish for
ea :. fo-r persons to be served. Scald
or quart of milk in double boiler.
with butter size of small egg, and
when at boilir point add enc round
ing tablespoon of corn flour carefully
BILE = cold milk. If an egg can
b. spared beat it well and add it with
the flour to the hot milk. Drain fish
c stir into the cream. Add salt IL
nee sary.
Have ready two lard boiled eggs
and a tablespoon of chopped parsley.
p c dish and cream on to a large
platter. Around the edge place
strips or rings of the hard-boi1ed egg
vniteS. Crate the yolks over the
whole. Sprinkle with paprika and
chopped parsley and serve with
mealy baked potatoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Hello spafnl Come on in; the wa
tcr's fine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

If the c. P. wants to take trip or
his vacation" and see som ething he
never saw before, let him go and take
a look at No Mans Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

A lot of men would rather writ
than be president, but there is on
man who can do both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

Speaking of the o1d-fashioned and
justly famous "cool of the evening"
there amt no such animal any more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

J Kulture's attack on our lighthouses
was to be expected. The one thing
kulture cannot stand is light
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
TO SAVE SUGAR
ON CANDY SALE
Not Over One Pound of Sweets Can
Be Purchased by One Person
Zach Occasion.
Will MEAN VAST SAVING
EuIs Does Not Apply to Soldiers
Organizations May Obtain a
Permit.

A communication from the state
food administrator emphasized
again that II is p-ohibitory for
dealers to sell more than a one
pCaua box of candy 10 one purchas-
ct al one time. NJ o. Griswold,
Rock Island food administrator, an
rounced today. The display of
LANCER than one-pound boxes is also
prohibited.
Practice Of corporations present
ing their feminine employees with
hve-pound boxes of candy as holt
day gifts is to be prohibited, the
communication states
1t is said that violations have
been reported by the sugar depart
ment OF the food administration in
cities where the order has already
been placed in effect, and that re-
pcated violation will cause any
such candy store proprietor an
amount of trouble
Soldiers Exempt
Candy in the bulk must not be
sold IN more than one-pound guam
titles. This does not apply in eth
er box or bulk sales made to SOL
diers. Churches or other organiza-
tons will be allowed to purchase
more than the stipulated amount in
case a permit is obtained. Rea-
sons for desiring TO make larger
purchases must be submitted to Mr..
Griswold before a permit can be
issued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
BANKS ANNOUNCE
p BUSINESS HOURS
FOR TOMORROW

Officials Of the Rock Island Clear
ing House association today an
nounced Saturdays revised banking
hours.
Local banking institutions will
transact business from g o'clock in
the morning until l O'Clock in the
afternoon, and in the evening from
o'clock until 100, it is stated.
Due to the influenza epidemic and
its resulting quarantine in this
city, enforced about three weeks
ago, closing hours of all business
houses were affected and shortened.
The revised hours result directly
from the change decided upon at
Wednesday evenings meeting of the
board Of health, which allows all
business con Germs to remain open
during the week until $50 and on
Saturday until 1880
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
STRANGERS ARE
HELD BY COURT
Two Men Picked Up by Police Yes
terday Believed To Be Mental
" Unbalanced.

Two men have been taken into
custody for offenses perpetrated on
the streets that lead the Rock Is
land police to believe that the men
are unbalanced mentally.
Joe Crist was arrested yesterday
afternoon while intoxicated. He
was sentenced to 10 days in the
county jail this morning and will
he held this length of time pending
developments.
Nels Hallrick was apprehended
last night He was sentenced to five
days in the county jail He came
to this city about a week ago from
Minneapolis. MINI. The offense
which brought about his arrest and
his actions since, lead the police
10 believe him TO be mentally IN
balanced.
II. 4. Hamilton was fined SIS this
morning on charge of disorderly
conduct preferred by Fred Jannish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
FRIDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS-NOvEMBER 8, 1918.

asked the guard officer to take 1t
away from him. and carried 1t to
the guard room Later it transpir-
ed that 1t was taken, for some rea-
son or other. to the town hall. Fine
officers who dare not refuse com
mon soldiers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

diary also reveals his great affec-
ton for his family and mother to
whom he always affectionately re-
fers as dear mother"
An incident with former Crown
Prince Alexis toy gun revealed TO
Nicholas the changed conditions in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

Nicholas thoughts were wholly
occupied with his own personal
well being, and such entries as Il
have slept soundly' frequently ap-
pear even under dates Immediately
following the great events which
deprived him of his throne- The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

the army. He tells OF it in the fol-
lowing entry:
Il finished saving the tree trunks
Of the first section. Alexis was
playing with his gun on the island.
The sharpshooters who were walk
ing In the garden noticed ii and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
CZAR'S DIARY HAS
LITTLE COMMENT
ON NATIONS FATE

Moscow -I1dfffermc to the fate
Of Russia was betrayed by Nicholas
Romanoff, the former emperor. in
parts of his diary made public by
tine soviet authorities The welfare
Of Russia was scarcely mentioned
in entries for several weeks after
the Kerensky revolution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
Your Government $ Request

The government has asked you to start your
Christmas buying now-don't wait until the
last few weeks as is generally the case-Mer-
their delivery system thesefore Christmas shop
ping must be spread over several months rather
than few weeks. .sD.-