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The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Mirrors in History.

During the middle ages. from the
twelfth to the end of the fifteenth
century, pocket mirrors or small hand
mirrors carried ut the girdle were con-
sidered n necessary part of a lady's
toilet. The method OF backing glass
with metal for mirrors was well known
in the middle ages, though steel and
silver mirrors were almost exclusively
used. 1t was In Venice that the max
Ing OF glass mirrors on a commercial
scale was first developed.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
MAY Change Factory Hours.

Deroit--To conserve fuel and re
lieve congestion, fuel and ID. U. H.
Ofciais are considering the ins;alla
ton of q new street car schedule. The
new system, II put into effect. will com
pei factories to start operations at diff
ferent periods in the morning. Factor.
les along the same car line will change
their schedules, so that the bulk of
the morning traffic will be divided, thus
reducing congestion and decreasing
the number of cars generally required
to handle large crowds.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Coal shortage Next Year LIKELY.

Lansing-"Warm weather and the
easing up of the coal situation, are
apt to cause people 70 overlook the
necessity of providing against a recur.
renee of hardship next winter" said
State Fuel Administrator Prudden. IT.
therefore, warn the people of Michi.
gan that next winter is likely to de.
velop a worse fuel situation than the
present ono. Getting coal is a matter
of getting transportation. To get
transportation is going to be increas-
ingly difficulty. Get supplies early"
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Old Roman Windows.

The houses OF rich people in ancient
Rome, In the days of the Caesars, had
window panes of glass set In frames
of bronze. They were uneven and full
Of defects, so that the view Of things
outside, from inside. must have been
rather unsatisfactory. But at that
time they were doubtless regarded as
the height of luxury. Such panes were
not blown, but cast on stone. When
used for public buildings they were set
I'm pierced slabs OF marble
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
BOYS LEAVING IN SMALL UNITS
Latest Order Takeo 10 From Each
Company al Cvcter.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek--Un-
cheered. unkissed by loving relatives.
devoid Of heroics, but in silent. nils
tary manner, the boys OF Custer. in
large and small detachments, some
selected for special qualifications,
others chosen simply as fighting men
for the French line, are daily truds-
ing away To- war.
The latest order has taken TO an
eastern port ten picked men from each
infsntry company In the division.
They VIII probably be the first men
of the Michigan branch OF the ma
tional army 10 meet the Boche face TO
face in the trenches. They may be ia
on the big spring drive.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Demands of Youth.

Man wants but little here below, but
ii is different with boy. So far as
we have kept record for a single
week, that boy wants a mandolin, a
pistol, razor, false mustache, bull
pup, a magic lantern. detectives tin
badge, motorcycle, a mud turtle, a
fiddle, a printing press. stamp al
bum, tame rat, camera, squirt
gun, a baseball suit and pair Of roller
skates.-El Paso Times.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
FLOOD SHUTS OFF T0IED0POWER
Street Car Service Suspended--Facto-
ries Forced to Close.

Toledo-The Maumee river food
last Friday afternoon bested workers
building a protecting wall around the
main power station OF the Toledo Rail-
way & Light company. The engines
supplying IS per cent of the electric
current in the city were shut down at
2 o'clock.
All car service was suspended.
Hundreds OF factories, including an
automobile plant employing $1,000
men. shut down for lack OF power.
Most of the city streets were in dark
ness.
With the Maumee river 10 ID feet
above normal, the fringe Of the To-
ledo business section on the river
front was flooded
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21

Charlotte-No word has been re-
ceived by Nelson Floyd Rice. of this
city, as to the fate Of his son. Alpha
Rice, who went down with the Tus-
cania. None of the reports show his
name among the survivors and so far
no lists have contained his name
among the dead, but II is feared by rel
atives that HIS body may have been
one of the unidentified buried on the
Scotch coast. A telegram has been
sent to Congressman Smith giving
Identification marks.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Wonderful Natural Mechanism.

The value of whales blowhole is a
more perfect structure than 1t is pos
sible- TO imagine Day and night, asleep
or awake, the whale works his breath
ing apparatus in such n manner that
not drop Of water ever gets down
into its lungs.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
FUELLEss DAYS EXPENSIVE
Black Diamond Estimates Cost Of Coal
Saved at s2es . Ton.

Chicago--That s.456.oOo tons OF coal
we're saved in the United States dur
ing the eight ''fuelless" days under the
recent order of Fuel Administrator
Garfield. but at cost TO industry OF
s2S9.35 for every ton saved, Is the es-
innate made by Black Diamond, trade
publication.
The total loss during this period
in wages and manufactured products
was placed at more than $1,000, 0OO,-
600.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
VERNON CASTLE KILLED IN FALL
Daneer.Avistor Meets Death Trying to
kvers Collioion.

Fort Worth. Texas-captain Vernon
Castle OF the English royal Tying
corps. the famous dancer, wac killed
last Friday while flying. Is miles west
o; Forth Worth.
Castle, in trying to avoid a caGe'.
swcrved his machine beyond his COZ.
troll fell and was unable TO right hin
SELF
Castle was the tonth army aviator
10 meet death last week.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
What She Wanted.

Mary had gone to one of her friends
birthday parties. At the party choco-
late and coconut cakes were served.
The lady that served the cake asked
Mary what kind of cake she wanted.
1.-The cake with the noodles on IT," was
her prompt reply.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
Many interpretations Possible.

Too much silence" says Booth
Harrington, "is open to suspicion. 1t
may be retlcence, or IL may be a
vacuum. 1t may be dlgnity. or 1t may
be false teeth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
BRITAIN DAY
Seven Governors Invited to the
Celebration.
Review of Tenth Followed by
Big Program.
(From Trench and Camp

The governors of Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Colorado. Oklahoma. Ari-
iona and New Mexico. the seven
states that sent troops to Camp Fun
ston for training. have been invited as
guests of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
camp commander. at the review of
the 10th Division next Saturday, Bri-
tain Day.
An invitation to the relatives and
friends of the men III camp has been
extended and the largest crowd that
ever gathered here is expected.
special train has been arranged
to carry the visiting guests to their
homes. 1t will leave Camp Funston
en- route to Kansas City at 1880 p. m.
The review, which will be the fea-
ture of the Britain Day celebration,
will take place at 10 O'Clock Saturday
morning. In the afternoon at 2:30 an
athletic program will take place, the
principal event of which will be a
football game between Funston and
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. At
5 o'clock Major General Wood and
Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas
will address the soldiers and their
guests in the Y. NJ. c. A. Auditorium.
In the evening at O'Clock the Off
GERS, enlisted men and their guests
will attend reception given by the
officers of the camp to General Wood
and Mrs. Wood and their guests. This
will take place in the All-Kansas
lowed by a dance and refreshments.
The review, which will surpass any
similar event ever staged at Camp
Funston, will give the visitors from
the surrounding states an opportunity
to see a division at war strength and
fully equipped for overseas service.
The 10th Division, made up OF
staunch citizens of the middle-west ID
considered by the war department, &C
cording to announcement made here
as one of the best trained and most
tactful organizations in this country
This will in all probability be the
farewell review of the 10th Division
before it's dem mobilization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
TT 4 SAVED MY LIFE"
Former Trained Nurse
Speaking of Tanlac.
Is Graduate of Bellevue Hospital
.-,,, New York.

One of the most interesting of the
many remarkable statements yet made
in connection with Tanlac was given
by Mrs. Marie ]. Howard, who resides
at 4O2 Westlake Ave. North Seattle.
recently. Mrs. Howard has been a
resident of Seattle for the past eighteen
years, and before her marriage, was
trained nurse and graduate OF Belle-
yue Hospital, New York. When asked
IF she would be willing for her state
ment to be published, she said, Yes,
indeed and you may start it by saying
] believe Tanlac has saved my life.
II have suffered from stomach
trouble and disordered liver and kid
neys for five years and had gotten in
such a bad condition that l honestly
felt like was going to die. Everything
I would eat fermented in my stomach
and the gas formed by it would cause
my heart to palpitate so my breath
would almost stop. There were in
tense pains all through my back about
my liver and kidneys and 1 can't begin
to tell how 1 did suffer. / had fearful
headaches and was so nervous l hardly
knew what sleep was. l was often
down in bed for week at a time,
hardly able to raise my hand Then L
would manage to stay up Tor two or
three days, but would have to give up
and take to my bed again. l would
often go for two or three days without
weight right along and am telling the
positive truth when 1 say l was in such
an awful condition that l thought
was going to die.
"After reading and hearing so
much about Tanlac l bought bot
tie, thinking if it did others so much
good, perhaps it might help me, too.
Well, it has not only helped me. but
j have actually gained twenty-five
pounds since 1 began taking it and
have never felt better in my life. My
appetite is good and my stomach in
such a splendid condition that l can
hardly eat enough and l don't suffer
a particle afterwards. All my pain
and misery is gone. my kidneys and
liver are acting splendidly and my
nerves are perfectly strong and nor
NAL. I sleep every night like a child.
and don't know what it is to have a
headache. My husband has also
taken Tanlac with wonderful results.
In fact. 1 think it has done him as
much good as it has me, and we both
consider it the finest medicine made"
Tanlac is sold in Topeka by Tully-
Mcfarland Drug Co.-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
TURKS IN BATTLE
WAS AN ACCIDENT
SAYS THE SULTAN

Constantinople. Dec. (delayed).-
Sultan Mehmed Vasid-Ed-D the
new Turkish ruler. declared in an in
terview today that participation of
Turkey in the war was "unwise" and
an accident" and that officials guilty
of instigating mistreatment of subject
peoples should be severely punished.
THE participation of Turkey in the
war was an accident" the sultan said.
1T was clearly unwise, because of the
political situation and our geographic
cal position. The governments lack
of foresight led us into calamity. 1t
would never have happened, had I
been on the throne.
II have learned with the greatest
sorrow of the treatment of Armenians
in certain political communities. This
is now being reviewed and I intend to
punish all fomenters with the greatest
severity. Such misdeeds have broken
my heart. The great part of my peo-
pie have never shared in the misdeeds
attributed to Turkey"
The sultan, who succeeded Mehmed
V, is tall. spare of frame and slightly
stopped. His air is more that of a
college professor than that of a ruler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
TO KEEP LIQUOR AWAY
Baker Appeals to Friends of Troops
To Help Out.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Secretary
Baker today appealed to friends of
soldiers returning from the front for
assistance in discouraging the giving
of Intoxicating liquors to the men as
part of homecoming celebrations.
In the celebrations that welcome
our troops from abroad many men in
uniform have been given intoxicating
drinks" Secretary Baker said
This is contrary to law. 1t is a
breach of military discipline. 1t is an
injury to the returning troops. A
drunken soldier is a disgrace to his
uniform, an insult to the flag, a shame
to himself and a danger to the COM
munity. No loyal citizen who has the
interest of the men at heart, will offer
them the temptation of inebriety. 1
appeal to the friends Of our boys from
the front to discourage this abuse Of
hospitality. Our army in service has
had a record for cleanness and So
briefly. of which the country has the
right to be proud. 1 appeal to that
pride to help the men live up to their
record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
BRITAIN DAY CELEBRATION
Review of Troops ana Athletic Pro-
gram Arranged.
(From Trench and Camp.)

(From Trench and Camp)
Major General Leonard Wood will
review the troops of the 10th division
and other units Of the camp on Sat
urday, December 7-"Britain Day"
The review on December will be
held in the area directly northwest
of the engineers camp and spectators
will have exceptional opportunity to
see it from the high ground to the
west. All visitors will be welcome.
The review affords friends and rela-
tives Of the soldiers an opportunity
of seeing the division fully equipped
and ready for overseas service. The
aggregate number of men will be ap-
proximately 100000.
A big feature of the Britain Day
celebration will be an athletic pro-
gram, following the review. A foot
ball game between the Funston eleven
and Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana,
is being arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
Catarrhal Deafness
and Head Noises
TELLS SAFE AND SIMPLE WAY TO
TREAT AND RELIEVE
AT HOME

If you have catarrh. catarrhal deafness
or head noises caused by catarrh. or If
phlegm drops in your throat and has
caused catarrh of the stomach or bowels
you will be glad to know that these dis
tressing symptoms may be entirely over
come in many instances by the following
treatment which you can easily prepare
in your own home at little cost. Secure
from, your druggist / ounce of Parmint
add to it a pint of hot water and little
granulated sugar; stir until dissolved.
Take one tablespoonful four times a day.
An Improvement is sometimes noted after
the first days treatment. Breathing
should become easy, while the distressing
head noises, headaches, dizziness, cloudy
thinking. etc, should gradually disappear
under the tonic action of the treatment.
Loss Of smell. taste, defective hearing and
mucous dropping in the back of the throat
are other symptoms which suggest the
presence of catarrh and which may often
be overcome by this efficacious treatment.
1t is said that nearly ninety per cent of all
ear troubles caused by catarrh and
there must. therefore, be many people
whose hearing may be restored by this
simple, harmless, home treatment.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
TAKE men BACK
American Public Utilities
Pledge Jobs to Soldiers.
They Will Be Waiting When
the Boys Come Home.

Atlantic City. N. J., Dec 6.-Ameri-
can public utilities have pledged them
selves to reinstate all employees who
went to war. A resolution to this eff
feet, introduced by ]. w. Lieb, of the
New York Edison company, was
adopted by the reconstruction confer
ence today.
In discussing the move. ]. B. Mccall
of Philadelphia and Benjamin Bose.
mayor of Evansville, Ind, voiced
hearty approval of it.
The war service committee of shoe
manufacturing industries announced
that owing to the leather shortage, the
shoe industry must follow a conserva-
tive program until June 1. There will
be no more extreme styles and colors
until after that date.
Publishers at the conference ex-
pressed satisfaction at the achieve
ments of advertising in helping win
the war. These delegates adopted a
resolution demanding that congress
! repeal the zone rate of postage on sec
ond class matter. This zone rate in
creases cost of mailing magazines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
TO CALL OFF MUCH WORK
Many Government Contracts Are To
Be Cancelled Now.

Washington, Dec. General Jer-
zey, director of operations, has author
lied abandonment of the following
war projects:
Construction at Locomobile plant.
Bridgeport, Conn; construction for
the Hero Manufacturing company,
Philadelphia; alterations at State
School for Deaf, Columbus, O.; con-
struction of Elizabethport, N. J., prov
ing grounds; enlargement of Camp
Custer, Michigan; building bomb load
ing plant near Delaware City; extern
sion of Camp Sherman and Camp
Grant; construction of Clear Springs
proving grounds; work on Sea View
hospital, Staten Island; construction
OF delousing plant, California
Officers training schools at Camps
Gordon and Hancock will be COM
pleted. The department desires to
complete buildings which have so far
progressed as to make abandonment
at this time wasteful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
Dandruf Surely
Destroys The Hair

Girls-if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all
means get rid of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it if you
don't.
: 1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash 1t out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it. then you destroy it entirely.
To do this. get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips.
BY morning. most If not all, of your
dandruff will be gone. and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel a hun
dred times better. You can get liquid
arvon at any drug stove. 1t is mex
pensive and four ounces is all you
will need. no matter how much dan
uruH you have. This simple remedy
never ails.-Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06

Madison Square Garden, New York,
Dec. 6.-With all the teams pedal1ing
more than $50 miles behind the rec
ord, interest in the annual six-day
bicycle race here centered today on the
figures being made under the French
point scoring system. Mcnamara and
Magin led at a. m. with 29S points.
The race will end at midnight Satur-
day and the final prize winners will
be determined under this system of
awarding points for places won in the
sprints, fifteen of which are run off
every twenty-four hours. The eight
leading teams had covered 1,796 miles,
one lap at the end of the 1O4th hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
FOOD PRICES

FOR TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY
interpreted by the price Interpretation
board of Shawnee county. T. Montgomery.
chairman -
The new regulations supersede the 1920
rule.
wheat flour may be sold. beginning at
ing any substitutes.
The rules limiting sales by retailers Of
a quarter barrel in sparsely settled dis
tricts are rescinded.
This list is printed by order OF the
United States food administration.
Prices approved by the Topeka board are
s137saai.ssX sell sI4s@1.55. Bulk, per
PEI ps: S IS; c FL s ss Ell 7ssss '' so
ViCroRY BREAD-24-ounee loaf, cos,
12c, sell 14G15c: 16-ounce loaf. cost &c. sell
OATMEAL-Or rolled oats, bulk. per Ib..
cost 51a@.ic, sell 61sQSs; 22-ounce pack
age, cost 1O25c, sell 130I 14c.
SUGARAGranulated. bulk. per h.. cost
BEANs-white. navy or pea, cost 11Ac
ETY., per Ib, cost S1a to Sc. sell IL to 1.c.
POIATOES-Whlte or Irish. per peck
ONIONS-Per h.. cost oh@5Ac sell By
~Rf.Ais1Ns-seeded. 1e-ounce package, cost
PIE sell 15@17c.
cost 119sc; sell i5@17c per lib.
CANNED MISUNDERSTANDING grade
per 2O-ounce can, cost 15c, sell 1S@2Oc
CANNED CORN-Standard grade. pei
CANNED PEAs..standard grade. pei
20 ounce can, cost 13A to 15c, sell IL to Pc
| CANNED SALMON-Tall pink Alaska
per 16 ounce can, cost 1878 to 19c; sell p to
25c. Tall red Alaska per 16-ounce can
cost &c, sell 33Q35c.
EvAPORATED MILK--Unsweetened, pei
6-ounce en-, cost TIC. sell INC. Unswee en-
ed, per 16-ounce can. lie, sell 1sc.
14G 19c.
MILK-Bottled, quart, cost 1O@121zc. sell
BUTTER-Cost 63hc, sell 60 to Tic.
Sac, sell "a to 40.
EGGS--Per dozen. cost 62c. sell IS te
roc per doz.
CHEESE-American, full cream cut, pei
h., cost 40h to 42e; sell A to 4Sc.
LARD SUBSTITUTE-Bulk per lb., cos
24h @25c, sell 2S@3012c
BACON breakfast, sliced standard
grade)-Cost As to 45Ac, sell 55 to Coo pei
PORK CHoPs-Cost 2sh to s2c. sell II
HAM (smoked, sliced)-Cost 40 to 45c
sell 40 to Coo per Id.
ROUND STEAk-Cost IS to Csc. sell 81
to 40c per lib.
HENS year or more old, dressed
drawn. heads and feet off. cost 80 to SO,
lb-, sell dt 3S to 43c Id. Buttermilk iet
| hens, dressed. drawn, feet and heads off
cost 40c h.: sell at 50 to Coo h.
amount of sugar that they may consume cl
| buy at one time.
Grocers may not require patrons to sigI
pledges when they purchase sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
E. DAUMIG is The MAN
Who Is Responsible for .Germany's
Stand OF Today.

SCanQ OF IOOay.
London, Dec. 6.-The man who
more than any other person is respon-
sible for Germany's present policy, is
Ernst Daumig. according to the Ber-
lin correspondent of the Daily Elk
press. Until 1916. Daumig was a
member of the staff of the socialist
Norwaerts of Berlin. later he was sec
rotary Of the Independent Socialists.
He now is president of the National
council of dictates to the six COM
missaries who form the government.
Daumig told the correspondent of the
Express that peace delegates would
be selected by the present cabinet,
which undoubtedly would remain in
power until the meeting of the ma
tional assembly. He declared the
governments intention to get rid of
all persons belonging to the old reg
ime. DR.. Solf, the foreign secretary,
would be replaced by a man who had
taken no part in politics during the
war. The strength of the German
army, Daumig told the correspondent
would be decided at the peace con-
ference. He did not think Germany
would need much of an army or navy.
The Germans he said, were totally
opposed to militia rism and wished to
live in peaceful understanding with
other nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06
HURRY UP THE ASSEMBLY
946 Hun Professors Want National
Congress Held Soon.

Berlin, Dec. eight hundred
and forty-six members of faculties of
German universities have signed a
statement demanding the earliest pos
sible cOnvocation of a national as
sembly. Among the reasons given by
the sig 1ers is that the new American
congress. which comes into office on
March 4, likely will be dominated by
Republican imperialists, who will OPP
pose President Wilson's fourteen
points. The call concludes: IF we
desire an even half way tolerable
peace which would serve the vital in
terests of Germany we must at least
conclude a temporary peace before that
time.'