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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

Our gold stock continues to increase
while silver stocks are diminishing
Gold imports in January were s4,-
100000 and for the seven month Pc
Rod s7S,694oOo. Exports were val
ued at sS,746.Ooo in January and at
s41,1S6.O00 for the seven months end
ed with that month. The imports of
silver in January totaled $5,997. 453
and for the seven months. SAL, 10000.
Exports in January were valued at
s6,62S000 and for the seven months
ended with January. $50. O32 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

.Halnful davs'' is the term used TOT
,,,eatle and wheatless days at one
1as New York hotel. which reports
tE,at savings on a meatless day approx
,,t,ate a ton of beef. with $50 POUNDS
of beef at a meatless meal, -ana ~
,,o,,nss of pork on a porkless day
1s-beatless days effect savings of -FOUR
1,ss,.r Is of wheat flour, and separate
,ne-s about 200 pounds. somel hlns
1iha eight barrels of wheat flour oeih6
saved altogether each week from the
food of 1900 guests and loo EN-
Moves. The saving in cream IS ABOUT
$50 quarts monthly. and savings IN
lsssltter 1900 pounds monthly. stale
bread waste has been reduced to 80
nsr cent of the former amount Ex-
nsriments are now cling made to see
II potato flour can be used entirely
for pastry, instead of wheat flour
savings of sugar aggregate l'ooo
,,aunds a month. Grease and gar
bage. formerly sold at . to cents
agtpound respectively, now bring IL
and 51t cents. Close watch on kitch-
ans makes it possibls to save stale
bread, soup, celery and salad trim
114ings. cheese. cream, milk, butter.
ete.. as we'll as to guard against over
ordering ofsupplies and their spelling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
JAPAN COMING IN.

Apparently Japan has been accord
ed a free hand in Siberia by her part
ners IN the war. The position of the
United States seems to be that it IS
more of our business. Lack of trans
portation has not been the sole reason
why japanese troops have not figured
on the European front. Between
China rent by internal faction. on one
side. and a Russia rapidly falling 20
pieces on the other, Japan supplied
the only effective bar against wide
spread anarchy in Asia.
A cable from London intimates that
no doubt is entertained there that ia
pan could establish order in eastern
Siberia with a very small display of
force, and 1t is argued that she could
thus provide the nucleus of stability
to which whatever elements of order
remain in Russia might rally. This
may be true and it may not.
Two months ago the fact was noted
by a newspaper correspondent in Pc
king that there a nearly 10000 0G
German and Austrian prisoners,
trained soldiers. in Russia, many of
them in Siberia. L was recognized
that with German aid it would be
ponsible to reconstruct from this mass
great army, and that any interven-
ton on the part of Japan would re-
quire the mobilization of all her re-
sources
The first call for help came from
Hardin. before Christmas. where the
arrival of a detachment OF Chinese
troops proved sufficient for the pres
ervaticn of order.
These troops were found to lie
equipped in an up to-date fashion;
perfectIy-well disciplined. smart in ap-
pearance and we'll behaved. In these
respects they offered a marked con-
trast to the troops they had been sent
to displace. An observer on the spot
remarked that the liberty which the
T-u.sIan soldier enjoys has deterior-
ated him beyond recognition He has
i forgotten even the way to bear him
slovenly object to look upon. 1t is a
picture calculated to arouse reflections
that of the slouchy and demoralized
Russian soldiery left in Hardin gain g
with pen-mouthed establishment on
Chinese troops as they march by with
| In all of this there may be the po-
tentiality and the promise of a trans
| formation as momentous as any which
this war has called upon the world to
witness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
ON SPUR 4 Fl. MOMENT
BIZ Roy 4. MoULToN

I'm not afraid of hoodooos
Not superstitious, see?
For l was born on Friday.
The thirteenth. Yep. that's me.
i walk right under ladders.
1 spill salt that is true.
L am not superstitiouS, y
But there's one thing I won't do.
1 won't step up to any old ult con-
sumner on the street and ask him: us
there war enough for you?"
How tame the "Perils of Pauline
look since the war started, and as to
the Exploits of Elaine" and the
''Tribu1ations of Tilly"-nothing to
them. The modern girls are some
heroines.
Formerly Mexicans were deter
mined to exterminate all Americans.
Now their aim seems to be to exter-
inmate all Mexicans-one at a time.
The Kansas City Star" tells of a
trooper at Camp Funston who is shar-
ing his tent with a mule.
Speaking of personal heroism, how
about that?
Headline says: "Pershing overcomes
Great Difficulties in Making Our
Troops Efficient
Not mentioning any names, of
course.
''Shoes keep on going higher" says
a trade journal. So do skirts.
A s15-a-week clerk posing as a
French marquis tried to borrow $780,
100000 from J. p. Morgan & Co.
And the joke is that he nearly got it.
One person we don't envy is the
man who must write the history of
Russia during 1917 and 1918 for DOS
terity.
If he gets it right he will be the
greatest historian of all time.
Order Your Shrubs for Spring
Planting Now" screams a nursery
concern Is it possible they are going
to let us have a spring this year?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

Whale meat was the principal arti-
Gle of food served at a luncheon CIV
en- to thirty members of the American
Museum of Natural History. New York
City. February 8. the affair being
planned as a demonstration of the
possibilities of this food. Henry Fair
field Osborn, president of the mu-
scum, states that l 100000 pounds of
meat from more than 1000 whales
caught yearly on the Pacific coas'
and now used chiefly as fertilizer, is
equal in food value to beef. and should
be marketed in New York City at
about 1919 cents a pound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

combustion in such a way as to more
than double that waste.
According to this estimate, our coal
production for 1917 was in effect
$4,000, 600 tons short of that of 1916,
while our needs have grown by 10O,-
100000 tons. This enormous shortage
can be made up only by careful and
efficient use of coal, and every coal
consumer from the householder to the
great manufacturer must do his
share.
Questions on the above or any SUBJ
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation. should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin. Director,
Washington, D. C., with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

The deepest well in the world, al
ready 363 feet deep, is now being
drilled near Clarksburg. in West Vir-
xfnia Until January "a the record
for depth had been held by a boring
ct CzuChow, in Silesia, which had
sreached a depth of 7.s49 feet. but on
that day DIR. I. c. White, the state ge-
ologist of West Virginia. announced
that the Hope Natural Gas company
had driI IN the bit to a depth of 1850
feet, one good American foot in excess
of the German record. Moreover. the
drilling Is still in progress and as suf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
GLOBE SIGHTS
tFrom the Atchison Globe.l

from the AtchlsOn GLOBE
Women don't get over a love affair
nearly so quickly as men.
What has become of the type of
man known as a tin-horn gambler?
Did it ever occur to you that the
battlefield of France. rhymes nicely
with the kaisers pants?
The only good we can think about
an Atchison man is that his bones
would make good fertilizer.
While stirring up a row is far from
our intent we still maintain that what
is wrong during Lent is wrong all the
rest of the year.
If a man misses one copy of his old
home newspaper, he can not resist the
temptation of telling lie to the eff
feet that he hasn't received his paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

Among the names of the new con
srressmen elected in New York City
Tuesday appear those of Delaney,
Cleary and Donovin. Sounds like the
election might have been held in
Dublin. Why do the Irish stay in
ireland and fight for home rule when
they can come over here and run a
bigger and a better country?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
DINNER STORIES

My friend, there is really no ex-
cuse for your not looking neat and
Clean
Sorry, mister" explained Plod-
ding Peter. but I'm conserving my
bit along wit de rest o. de folks. You
jes' happened to hit me on my soap
less day."
"Incarcerating offenders is the
wrong idea. We ought to try to pre-
vent crime"
Just So" said the old-fashioned
judge. And you can prevent lots of
crime by putting the right people In
Jail"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

one war-savfngs stamp will buy one
hundred cartridges or a cartridge belt
or a scat bard for a bayonet; two will
purchase two pairs of wooden trou-
sers or two flannel shirts; two and a
half vii! buy gas mask. Three war
savings stamps will buy an overcoat
o., two wooden service coats; three and
a half will buy three pairs of wooden
blankets. four will buy a rifle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

f:cient length of cable and adequate
power and tools are at hand the pros
poets arc good for driving still farther
down lnro the crust of the earth and
winning the pennant by consider
able margin. provided that the heat,
which already measures $50 degrees,
does no. melt the drill point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

One of the ships taken over from
Austria after the entry of the United
States into the war has been provided
with an appliance which is designed to
render it unsuitable. Expert opinion
IS divided on the question of it's sue
cess. 1t is difficult to see how the
matter can be determined unless the
vessel allows submarine to shoot
ef If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

Poor little Rumania at last has been
compelled to give in and make a sep
arate peace with the Huns. In max
ing the terms Germany looked out
for Bulgaria. She has now handed
out bits of territory to each of her
allies. Yet~she insists that she is wag-
ing \ defensive war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

The Russian government. it is re-
ported, is being removed from Petro-
grad to Moscow. There is so little
of government in Russia that the task
of making the removal should not
prove {. heavy one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07

There seem to be two opinions re-
garding La Toilette in the Wisconsin
legislature. In the remainder OF the
United States there is but one.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
WEATHER and CROPS
SMALL GRAIN IN PROMISING;
CONDITION, SAYS WEALTH
Err BUREAU.

Huron, July 8.-The government
weather bureau makes the following
report for the past week:
The average temperature of the
past week was considerably below
normal Saturday and Sunday show
ing unusually low temperature. Pre-
cipitation was unevenly distributed
over the state. In most sections IL
was ample for the needs of vegeta-
ton. In localities, however, but lit
tie rain fell and vegetation is begin
ming to feel the need OF moisture,
The precipitation of the week was
least in northeastern counties. Sun
shine averaged somewhat less thar
normal.
Wheat, rye, barley and oats con
tinue In very promising condition
over most of the state though In 10
calities more moisture is needed tt
enable the grain to fill properly
Corn is growing rapidly and Ii o
! good color. Cultivation was pushes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
Meets in MADISON
SOUTH DAKOTA RETAIL CLOTH,
IERS' ASSOCIATION.

The third annual convention of the
South Dakota Clothiers' association
will be held at the chautauqua
grounds, Lake Madison, Tuesday and
Wednesday, July % and "a. r. j.
Sutton, of the firm of Hackett & SUIT
ton, of this city, is the president of
the association, and John II. Conley,
of WATERFOWL, is the secretary. 1t
is expected that the attendance will
be large in view of the fact that the
Mems Apparel association of South
Dakota will meet jointly with the
convention of retailers. This associa-
ton is made up Of travelling men en-
gagged in the sale of mems apparel.
r. T.. keenan,, of Sioux Falls, is the
president of the apparel association
and Mr.. Fulton, of the same city, is
the secretary. The convention will
be of considerable importance to the
commercial interests of Madison, and
business men generally will assist In
entertaining the visitors.
The following program of business
of the convention has been arranged:
yoe { Tuesday, July %.
ID a. m. ;sRegistration.
1918 a. m. Meeting to convene.
1890 a. m. Opening Address,
j. Sutton, President.
1O:45 a. m. Secretary-Treasurer's
IReport.-John III. Conley.
1915 a. m. National Director!
Report-Chas. Delaney.
1880 a; IN. Appointment of Com
mittees.
11:45 a. m. Address of Welcome
IL m. Lunch.
1880 p. m. Are You Coming O.
Going. Enter Mr.. Merchant; Ext
Mr.. Storekeeper."-E. ID. voorhis.
2:3O p. m. Profitable Advertis
ing."-Tony Hingel.
8 3. m. How / Made a Success o
Ny Young Mems Department.
III. Weatherwax.
$3.50 p. m. Better Selling
Ben Katz.
4 p. m. War Time Merchandis
| ing."-E. C. Olson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
MADISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CON
SUMERS.

The wilful, or otherwise, neglect
of your electric light obligations in
the past has put the city to consider
able expense and in many instances
to a direct loss, because some of them
have allowed their money to go into
other channels until the electric total
became too large and had to be aban-
doned, thus the city had to discon-
meet and lost the amount involved be.
sides the future business of said GUS
toners.
Today, eight days after the bills
came into the hands of the city treas
urer, there remains more than IS per
cent unpaid, and with but two days
left.
You were respectfully advised last
month concerning the procedure re-
quired by your city ordinances when
the statement becomes overdue. You
may expect prompt execution of the
same on the morning of July IL.
Consumers having bank accounts
should promptly make arrangements
with the city treasurer to present
your statement for settlement at your
bank before the 10th of the month.
Others having no bank accounts
should pay bills at the city treas
urer's office.
Kindly give this the prompt bust
ness attention which from a patriotic
and economic standpoint it justly de-
serves.
E. G.. Quarnstrom,
Electric superintendent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08

House for rent at once, Lee avenue
N, one block south of Normal. See
N. b. Porter.
Take her to Heine's for that cold
drink.
We have just received a very nice
line of military watches. It's a pleas
ure to show them. Come in.-Por-
ter Drug & Jewelry Co.
For Sale. 1917 motorcycle and
side car completely equipped, Al con-
dition, a bargain, run less than 600
miles. Must sell in two weeks, draft
ed.-Sidney N. Sollitt, SOC Washing
ton avenue N. Phone 3102.
Select the military watch today
and avoid the rush before the boys
leave.-Porter Drug & Jewelry Co.
Our stock of military watches il
now very complete. Get it today.
Porter Drug & Jewelry Co.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sing
er, jr., a daughter.
For Sale. Good leather couch and
bedroom suite.-Mrs. Ripe.
Lost. Auto number 1435S. Re-
turn to this office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08

4:30 pm General discussion of
10 minutes on each of the following
subjects:
How Has Business Been Affected
by Enlistment and Conscription?"
will Advancing Prices Curtail
Sales to the Consumer During the
Coming Season."
SIS it Safe Merchandising to Carry
Heavy Stocks Under Present Condi-
tions?"
rs the Present Tendency Towards
the Elimination of Discounts to the
Advantage or Disadvantage of the
Retail Clothier?"
Under Present Conditions, Is II
the Best Business Policy to Confine
Purchases in All Lines to as Few
Houses as Possible?"
$40 p. m. Dinner.
Wednesday, July "a.
$50 a. m. Report of Committees.
10 a.. m. Special Address. - Mr..
McAdam.
IL a. m. Question Box.
IL m. Lunch.
1880 p. m. Unfinished Business.
3 p. m. Election of Officers. Sc
lection of Place for 1919 Convention.
Shall We Have a Mid-Winter Con-
vention? If So, When and Where?'
$50 p. m. Dinner.
Adjournment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
ATTENTION, LADIES OF MADISON

Do you know that thousands of sol
diers in France are dying because of
the lack of surgical dressings to bind
up their wounds?
Do you know that we are supply
ing only 25 per cen of the surgical
dressings demanded at the front?
Perhaps some of our splendid Lake
county boys may die of neglect be-
cause of the lack of these things.
Perhaps your indifference and
-carelessness in not going to the sur
gical dressing room in Madison and
working may be the direct means of
causing the death of some of these
brave boys who are over there fight
ing for you. They are not taking any
vacation during the hot weather.
| Why should you?
Some days there are less than 10
ladies there at work when there
ought to be so there every afternoon
and evening that the rooms are open.
There are nc special days for cliques
or societies, every lady in Madison or
Lake county is welcome there any
time. We want your help In this
great work of mercy; we need ii
sorely. The Red Cross is religion
under shell fire; now is the time for
you to show your religion. We APP
peal to you to show your loyalty and
willingness to do your bit, by conse-
Grating yourself to this great work,
Won't you make some sacrifice fol
the boys who are making the SUI
preme sacrifice for you?
H. H. Holdridge,
County Chairman
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
SUNDAY AT LAKE
A LARGE ATTENDANCE - Lee
TURES BY FATHER DE
VILE THE FEATURE.

AS predicted, the attendance at
Lake Madison chautauqua assembly
yesterday was only second to that of
the Fourth of July. The ticket sales
at the gate exceeded $500 somewhat
and receipts from all sources reached
s1,700. The day was not blessed
with altogether favorable chautauqua
weather. A heavy rain all afternoon
Saturday throughout this section
made the roads heavy for automobile
travel and all' day yesterday thick
clouds filled the sky, the sun failing
to peep out once during the day.
This condition no doubt reduced the
attendance considerably, but lots of
people took chances on threatening
weather conditions to enjoy the pleas
ures in store for them at the lake.
The usual routine of chautauqua
proceedings occupied the time until
3 p. m, when an overflow audience
had assembled at the auditorium to
hear the lecture by Father DeVille,
Back from Belgium" The lecturer
opened with a fine eulogy of Ameri-
ca, lauding the country for entering
the war for humanity and paid high
tribute to the Allies for their deter
mination to forever put an end to au-
tocratic government. His recital of
conditions as he found them in Bel
GUM was intensely interesting and
his description of the stubborn will
of the Belgians to die fighting for
their freedom from the Hun yoke was
calculated to inspire additional pa
triotism in the hearts of his Ameri-
can audience. His reference to the
atrocities of the Germans in Belgium
was a complete confederation of the
reports which have been contained in
the newspapers since the beginning
of the war, the Belgians being the
first to suffer at the hands of the
monstrous Huns.
In the evening Father DeVille de-
livered a second lecture, telling of his
personal experience in leading desti-
tute Belgian women and children
out of the stricken country, more
than 1900 of whom he landed on
American soil. Many were the pa
thetic instances he told of the WON
en- clinging to apparently insignifi-
cant family heirlooms which they
carried in their hands out of their
devastated homes across the sea to
the land of a free and untrammeled
people. Both lectures were intense
ly interesting and calculated to
strengthen American men and wom-
en- in their determination to labor,
serve and make sacrifices to bring to
account the monstrous German ma
ton which has been the cause of so
much suffering among the peaceful,
homeloving people of Europe.
During his stay in the city Father
DeVille was a guest of Father Flynn,
departing by a morning train.
Today is a sort of rest day at the
lake, the only entertainment being a
concert by the DeLuca orchestra al
the pavilion this evening and dane
ing. Tomorrow's program will con-
sist of musical numbers and moving
pictures in the evening, Douglas
Fairbanks in Say, Mister"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08

during the week wherever weather
conditions permitted. In southeast
ern counties some fields have been
laid by. Over most of the state fields
are clean. Flax is in very promising
condition. Potatoes and gardens con-
tinue to do we'll. Alfalfa, meadows
and pastures are mostly doing well,
but many correspondents state that
rain is much needed for these crops.
Haying Is in progress. Stock con-
tinues in good condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
FoR SALE.

Thoroughly modern, nine room
house across the street east Of the
Normal. Two lots. garage, barn ana
henhouse. Fine shade and fruit
trees.
This is z good opportunity Tor
omeone to get 4 home and make n
pay for itself Is the upstairs looms
rent for over $40 = month 81 Normal
students.-E. "A. Keller.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat dL JAIN ..
Broken Lenses accurately dupIi-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks. y
For Rent. Modern house three
blocks west of the Methodist church.
Phone 2152.
For Sale. Inside platform scales,
basement elevator and lighting plant
formerly used in postoffice.-Wm
Huntemer.
For Sale. One Smith form-a-truck
attachment, capacity one ton; one
Jackson roadster.-Madison Tank
Line.
Eat at Jacks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08
THE CITY.

Fair tonight and Tuesday;
somewhat warmer Tuesday.
Weekly forecast: Showers
forepart of week; fair there
after; temperature about normal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-08

Wanted. Woman to do family wash
ing at house, two in family. Phone
3425.