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Evening star., 1918-07-14

cities in this state. has q canning
instructor and something like zoo
girls enrolled who will take up the
canning work In July. Ths acting
merce Of Missoula says, Everything
possible Is being done to increase the
food supply" There are LOO
school gardens alone in this city and
large community plots containing
60 gardens in addition to individual
gardens scattered about the city.
i
Perhaps one Of the most remarkable
gardens that has come to the attention
Of the United States Agricultural De-
partment. IL that Of Mira William F. R
Leigh Of Larchmont N. T., who
from a little garden plot q by -
feet was able to keep her family
Evening star., 1918-07-14
The Peace Offensive.

vaY STANLEY HAWKINS, director
W. Of camp singing. said at Camp
Dix:
when the kaiser's battle. the 1918
offensive. began. the kaiser ordered
Strauss to compose . victory march
that should be played on the German
troops triumphal entry into Paris
MI. Hawkins chucked.
II understand" he added. that
Strauss has now been called on his
victory march The kaiser has asked
him to try his hand at q peace over
ture."
Evening star., 1918-07-14

Community canning and drying
kitchens is a phase Of the conserva-
tion program which is attaining wide
spread recognition. owing to its prae-
ticabiIity. and its usefulness is unit
ing a community in war work. There
n a feeling Of fellowship eneendefed
6V the community kitchen which
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
By MRS. EL1zABErH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs Thompson: always
lived on a farm until I married and
came here. I had a high school edu-
cation and have read a great deal.
After I had been here about three
weeks my sister-in-law called on me.
She is a society woman and spends
most OF her time going to card par
ties.
A few weeks later she invited me
to card party at her house and
accepted. When I got there I found
that she was making a convenience
OF me. One of the guests disap-
pointed her the last minute and she
had to get some one to play in her
place. She also called upon me to
assist with the serving and help the
maid and 1 had most of that to do.
I had a miserable time and made up
my mind I would never go into her
house again. But she had a dinner
party for my father-in-law and
tried it again. She was SO cold and
sarcastic that day that my husband
said he would never take me there
again and advised me not to associate
with her.
1t has come to me that my sister
in-law is telling the women that I
am very common and that she does
not care to make a sister of me.
This hurts my feelings terribly, and
keeps me, I think, from making many
friends, because the people are afraid
of my sister-in-laws opinion and they
think if they are friendly to me she
will look down on them.
get very lonely. What can I do
to make more friends?
CAST OUT.
Attend church and Red Cross. In
both places you will meet various
people and will have an opportunity
to make friends.
Do you worry about your sister-in-
laws remarks and appear not to have
heard of them. People will like you
regardless of what she says if you go
half way to be pleasant and yet do not
appear too eager to make friends.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
girls of nineteen. Both of us work
during the day and have only one
night free during the week. Could
you suggest something that We could
do at home to make some money?
THANK YOU.
About the only thing you can do is
sew or iron. Peahaps you could darn
stockings for some family, or do fancy
ironing. You really ought to have
| one night for recreation.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Keeping Up With Hubby.-2.

1t is a matter of common observa-
ton that a mans success in the out
side world SO often brings disaster
upon him, and that about the time the
self made man acquires a place in the
sun he generally also acquires a di-
vorce.
This is invariably set down as the
mans fault, and many tears are shed
over the pathetic lot of his forsaken
old wife. The truth is that in the ma
jority of cases the blame is wholly
the wife's, and the reason that she has
been left behind is because she re-
fused to come along. The man would
have been glad for her to come along
with him If she would have done SO.
but she refused. She wouldn't keep
step with him. She wouldn't prepare
herself to go where he was going. and
the result was the fate that happens
to all laggards. The procession swept
on without her.
In such cases the husband is just
| as much entitled to our sympathy as
| the wife. If it is said for the woman
| who is left behind, it is equally sad Tor
| the man who must go on without her
, He too is lonely, and his loneliness is
| tinsed by a sense of injustice because
| he knows that the tragedy might have
| been ayerted II only his wife had had
| the strength to break away from old
i ideas and habits thar she had, and If
she had had the pluck and industry to
improve herself and raise herself as
| he has done.
| The shadow and the triumph of
many a great man that takes all of
! the glory out of his day is the grubby
little wife of his youth. who doesn't
even try to understand the things that
interest him. and who nags and frets
| for her petty economies. and clings to
| provincial ideas that she tries to force
i him down to.
Women are more completely the
victims of habit than men are. They
! find it harder to change their point
/ of view and their ways of doing things
! than men do, but unless they acquire
dexterity in adjusting themselves to
| their husbands and their husbands
! fortunes, they can count on qualifying
| for the role Of the well known neg
| lected wife of whom we hear SO much.
| Indeed, it may be said that wife S
salvation consists in her being a light
ening change artist. especially If she
American man. Fpr 1t Is quite as like
| " for her to need to know at one time
of her life how to spend money as
1 it was at another time to know how
| to save it. Also, it may be just as
much her wifely duty to help her hus-
| band eat fine dinners at restaurants as
| it once was to cook dinners for him
at home.
Moreover whether It is her duty or
not. it is her safety. and her only
| chance of keeping her husband. For
(; the man who wants to 'play is going
| to play, and there is no lack of fluffy
little playfellows looking for such
game as he is when he wanders forth
alone.
| You've got to keep up with hubby
| or lose him. Take your choice. ladies'
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
WASTING LABOR,

Those who expect a lack of employ
ment for the soldiers soon to return
to their homes, or a decline in wages,
apparently fail to take into considera-
ton the influx Of European labor
which was continuous before the war,
but which now has almost ceased.
In the five years before the upheav-
al of Europe by Germany the number
Of immigrants coming into this coun-
try averaged. annually more than L.
100000. In the two years Immediate
ly preceding the outburst of the Gen.
tral Powers the average was more
the middle of 1914 immigration into
the United States from the Old World
dropped like a shot. In the twelve
months following there were only
$4,000. and this, of course. largely
from the countries not aflame with
war. In the next twelve months there
was fall below the 300,000 mark, and
since then the fall has been steady
There is no doubt that if there had
been no war in Europe this country
would have received from all the
world between August l., 1914. and
today 100000 more workers than
came here. With the enormously en-
larged productive capacity of the ma
ton. with its industrial activity great
ly increased, with its economic energy
exceedingly intensified. we should
need today, II the country were back
on a peace basis, all those foreign
workers that did not come to us in the
last four years and a half and many
hundreds of thousands besides that
would have come in response to the
natural laws demand for more and
more labor.
! Yet, with the war ended nearly q
month ago, it is pointed out by the
Investment News. the United States
government continues to squander
material on making munitions and
other war supplies. to squander coal
in providing power for such mills and
| factories, to squander labor.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10

Speaker Champ Clark took an op-
timistic view of the future in his
speech in Baltimore this week, when
he declared that President Wilson
would succeed in bringing about free
dom of the seas at the Versailles con-
gress. Any agreement on this sub
1ect probably would stand just as long
ms Great Britain willed it and no long
er. She has made it plain already
that she has no intention of reducing
her naval armament. With freedom
of the seas established. what need
could any country find for a huge
navy. 1t is to prevent just that thing
that navies are maintained, primarily
Is It conceivable that England would
permit an armed force to pass thru
the Suez canal to attack her Indian
possessions? Can anybody imagine
this country's allowing transports
bearing an armed force to traverse the
Panama canal for the purpose Of at
tacking one of the Spanish American
countries? Nobody pretends to know
what the president meant by freedom
of the seas, but 1t is improbable that
he will obtain its adoption in its literal
sense
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
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Il can answer practically any question
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The war forced so many changes in
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Keep in touch with your government
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The State Journal pays for this splendid
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The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10

stiff Grabbed jes' cause you shot your
cigaret stump in her room, an now
she's yelpin' cause she got some liquor
on her hat. Why. seen tn time
when I'd "a been tick1ed stiff t. get
whiff O. tn joy-water.''
"Guess she's a prohibition pill"
agreed the other. matter of-factly.
How'd she grab Bart Fendall, won
der? 1t gets me how these guys III
fall fer baby-do1l milkmaid.''
Bart had heard enough. With four
bounds he cleared the steps to the
second floor and flung himself into a
room at the end OF the hall. A tired,
disheveled little girl with moist eyes
and dropping figure turned in sur
prise to meet HIM.
Jean, I'm so sorry. he gasped,
brokenly. "I didn't know. L"
She drew back stiffly, but her eyes
had a hurt look.
Don't apologize-Bart," she an
swered in a low tone; - suppose
you'll you like s,,ns her. ,frImn 1rn don't blame you
Like her?" echoed Bart, puzzled.
"a frump-you? Never! You're the
sweetest. darlingest little girl in North
America, Europe, Asia. At"
leaned toward her eagerly. "I know
all. II can't blame you. MabeFs
an awfully pretty girl-a-"
whats all this?" he queried. daz-
| edly. Mabel? Mabel who?"
Il saw-for myself she asserted,
quietly. II was looking for you in
| B, and I saw her things Then 1 de-
cidedly to go home-back to Sails
bury
Bart stared at her dazedIy. then his
vision cleared and, leaping toward
her, he drew her into his arms. despite
| her weak resistance and laughed
aloud.
You saw her in B?" he guffawed.
shaking with laughter. "Oh-oh.' u
Then he grew serious. "Why. you
little dear. they changed dressing
| rooms on me tonight. 1 gave mine up
| willingly, as I'm going to take a vaca-
ton. II thought I'd work a couple
| Of week later-to get a little honey
moon fund-for you and me. Er-I
got fooled on a stump and you got
! stumped on a fool. Why. Mabel can't
hold g candle to you-you little darl-
ing. So let's both quit being fools and
take to tn stumps-th' old moss
grown stumps down by tn cool Chop
i yuh?'
And thu answer she dreamily whis-
pered partially accounts for the Dane
ing Darrets' present occupancy Of the
room over the alley. with a window
! thru which to shoot their stumps.
Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure News
| paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10

One of the first articles of COM
merce to show a decline in price, since
the end of the war is motor cars. The
reduction in price serves to illustrate
how intimately price is connected with
the volume of production. The out
put of automobile factories was great
ly reduced by the action of the gov
ernment, while We were engaged in
the war. The factories now are getting
back to a peace basis and prices al
ready have begun to decline. Food
prices must follow a similar law. As
production overtakes and passes de-
mand, prices will decline. When food
costs have fallen there may appear
some lessening Of the wages paid to
labor but not sooner. As long as food
prices keep up. wages will keep up.
As long as wages keep up, the price of
steel and copper. and almost every
thing else will keep up. Wages are
the big item in operating expenses
AS long as present wages are being
be sold profitably at a price closely
approximating the present price level.
The future therefore depends on the
farmer and stock raiser. He alone can
reduce the general level of prices The
decline in the price of motor cars
shows merely that manufacturers took
advantage of the curtailment of the
volume of output to reap profits, pre-
viously impossible.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10

but pithy statement of it's most boast
ed characteristic"
Jaw, that's it? hain't paid much
attention to the matter. but, speaking
off-hand, 1 reckon our state yell is
a yawn."
When these soldiers from the An
tipodes were in New York a little
while ago a woman was heard to say
to another:
There goes one of them Austria
ians"
How do you know"
you can tell by the kangaroo
feathers in his hat"
During the voyage of a great liner
a wag was approached by a fellow
passenger, who said:
I'VE are getting up a tug-of-war
between a team of married man and
a team of single men, You are mar
ried, aren't your"
NO" replied the wag, II am only
seasick: that is what makes me look
like this
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
A HERO EVERY BAY
Brave Deeds of men In
Americas Fighting Service

The secretary Of the navy has com :,
mended Axe1 J. P. Adolphson. chief
machinist's mate, L. S. fleet naval re-
serve, U. S. S. Barney for his self
sacrificing heroism displayed on
board October 10, 1918. While
safety valve was being tested, a gas
ket Of a steam drum boiler blew out,
causing the fire room to be instantly
filled with steam. Adolphson, realiz-
ing that a heavy fire was being car
ried, that water in the steam drum
was getting low, and that all valves
permitting water to be renewed had
been closed. entered the steam filed
apartment at the risk of being scald-
ed, and opened the necessary valves
to permit the water to enter the boiler.
When Adolphson enlisted he gave
as next OF kin bis father. Thorvald
Adolphson, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
NJ ROY X. MoULToN

We will take this opportunity to tell
several of our numerous and regular
contributors that SO far as this column
is concerned, the war is over. Give
us something about love. or peace or
pineapples or prunes or prisms or the
eternal triangle, but forget the sob
stuff.
that 11-11-1s19, Peace day, adds up
to the former kaiser's age. Did you
notice that each numeral, 1-1-1-
1-1-9-1-8. adds up to 23-Skid-
doc for the ex-kaiser Them figures
certainly don't LEE. F. S. E.
A Satisfied Owner.
We have with us this evening the
satisfied lizzie owner, who runs on as
follows:
Most of my life I have ridden in
buggy, and the lizzie appealed to me
because 1t bears a greater resemblance
to u buggy than an auto.
Then, again, when 1 am humping
along 1 feel at home, because it re-
my father. Many an argument we
had about that milk wagon, too. but
later father gave in and had springs
put on.
The appearance is another reason.
People in my neighborhood go in lit
looking car of advanced design. the
chances are they would have gained
the impression I was stuck up. With
this machine many people never knew
but what 1 made it myself.
Then there's the engine. Many cars
have motors you can hardly hear.
With my car, IL / should be struck by
a train, I have a chance to collect
damages, because can prove that
neither I nor any one within a block
heard the locomotive whistle.
have in mind to equip my Henry
with a cuckoo clock. When the thing
| reaches the speed limit of twenty miles
an hour the bird will come out and
sing Nearer My God to Tee"
The kaiser's change
Has been complete.
Once absolute.
Now obsolete.
What has become of the old-fash-
ioned wife who had to ask her hus-
band for money?
A Well Known Ailment.
Sir-I have read with interest the
| statement that the kaiser's ailment is
! hydrophobia- do not agree with this
| statement. I am thoroly conversant
| opinion that he is suffering from red
ants in the pantry.-H. A. H.
| When a good many things seem to
be going to the bow-wows es fast as
they can, it is pleasant to note that
Enrico continues on the even tenor of
| his way.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10

Government expenditures in Novem-
Der reached the new high record of
1895 900, the treasury depart
ment has announced. Officials at
tributed these huge expenditures to
the fact that the government is now
paying for the tremendous output of
war munitions reached a month or two
ago. They also expect that the ex-
pense of liquidating contracts and pay
ing lump sums to contractors will keep
the monthly outlay at high figures for
some time. During November ST.
G55, 5,051, 600 was spent for war pro-
suction and other expenses incurred
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFro,n the Atchison Globe.l

A reporter nets more news from
busy men than from 1oafers.
An Atchison institution employs
SO much system it is all "balled up"
Wilson will go down in history \
president who also kept the public
guessin8
Actual experience, and not advice. IS
the only thing that will teach a man
10 be humble.
That word democracy has been
overdone to such an extept it has be-
come sickening.
An Atch.son woman is this polite:
She never criticizes her hostess while
the party is going on.
OF course, the average pastor APP
preciates praying members. but pay
ing members also come in very handy.
When a person sneezes these days.
people jump and look as scarce as
they would should they come face to
face with q bomb about to exnlode.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
INFLUENZA AND BUSINESS.


Health before business-most as
suredly.
But isn't it possible>to enjoy both?
Topeka. at this time, is suffering in
health andNbusiness.
Is this necessary?
That is the question that is of no
little concern to the business that rep
of the city.
The influenza ban undoubtedly has
been a severe blow to down town busi-
1t has regulated shopping hours
to such an extent that the Christmas
stocks are still weighin:: down the
shelves when at this time of the sea-
son the buying @hould be at it's height.
The city health board allows the
stores to open at 9 o'clock in the
morning and remain open until 4:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
The health authorities without a
doubt are sincere in their belief that
this is of advantage in controlling the
epidemic.
But does it?
That is the question.
The board of health made these
rules on the assumption that they
would prevent shoppers from crowd
ing the street cars during the rush
period of the day. Possibly the health
officials are correct in their view.
To the citizen who is able to main
tain proper fear for the spread of dis
ease and sympathy for the business
man who is bound to lose heavily on
the Christmas trade, it seems that an
amendment to these rules could be
health of the community.
Is it more dangerous to crowd the
stores during the short hours than to
crowd the street cars?
1t is apparent that all Topeka shop
pers are not street car patrons. Hun
dreds Of persons do their buying after
coming down town by motor car or on
foot-hundreds Of them. In these days
when street car riding is discouraged
the pedestrian population undoubtedly
has nearly doubled. People are awak-
| ening to the fact that health can be
gained and disease avoided by relying
upon tho sidewalk for ''transporta-
| ton" The great decrease in surface
car patronage in the last week indi-
Gates this. Furthermore, the curbings
along Kansas avenue are lined daily
with automobiles.
It must be remembered that the
business men of the city are carrying
a great load on their shoulders. They
bought heavily for the state teachers
convention. The convention was called
off on account of the influenza. AL
other state conventions in the city
| have been postponed indefinitely. The
| out of town trade is almost nothing
people are afraid to risk contracting
the disease. The farmers have practi-
cally confined their trade to Chicago
catalogs. Now comes the holiday shop
ping near-ban and the merchants mus
suffer-and they have suffered.
! Rather than jam business into the
short hours now in force wouldn't Il
be 3ustifiable for the city board o1
health to add an hour to the presen
schedule? Granted that bushes!
would be spread over q larger time
area, that street car traffic naturall,
has decreased, that walking and motor
car traffic has increased, 1t seems on1.
fair to the business man.
This argument, of course, must no
be construed to be applied only as
means of increasing business. 1t Il
made on the belief that 1t would no
endanger public health. Health al
ways must be given first consideration
The Topeka state journal., 1918-12-10
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
December 10. 1893.

December 10, 1893.
The United Erethre. chnrch Of iOi. =
has purchased Il lot snd half al The
southwest corner of Tenth and Madison
streets for the location Of a church. 5. &
Coblentz, the pastor, who came here Few
will reside In the Lcuse now on these lots.
until the society Is prepared to built its
church This denomination now holds
services In BelIeyiew school house In Parh-
dale.
Twenty members Of the ministerial union
in special session at the Y. NJ c. A. rooms
this morning discussed what would be
the most advisable ways of providnS help
for the poor of the city. Besides the min
isters Councilman Harrison. Poor Commis-