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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
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know before new year starts. Don't
answer if you refuse. Hube. ="
I'm a meddler as well as forger."
thought AL as he retraced his steps
toward camp after loading up with to-
bacco.
Shortly after the engineers had fin
ished supper a knock sounded on the
door and when Hubert opened it a
man flourished telegram in his face.
Hubert signed for it, opened it and
read while AL got very busy with the
T squares and the compass and the
triangles.
Not a word was said about the tele-
gram during the entire evening Both
men busted themselves with their
drafting for an hour or two. then got
out. books and read, waiting for the
new year to dawn. 4F
The only timepiece in the shack
was an alarm clock, and this had been
set to ring out the old year.
Shortly before the hour approached,
Hubert seated himself at his desk and
became active with writing materials
AL kept one of his eyes on his book
AMI chuckled softly while the other
surreptitiousiy watched Hubert.
Presently the clock tangled the mid
night hour.
Happy New Year, Hub. called AL
How are you starting it?''
Hubert continued scratching with
the pen.
None of your COMPOUNDED bust
ness!" he growled, without looking up.
AL laughed aloud.
TIL hand you that five tom orrow,''
announced Hubert, as he started on
the eleventh page.
Never again." mimicked Al.
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

Recently, the Mexicans have been
showing signs of again going on the
war path They should not place too
much faith in the declaration made
some time ago that we are too proud
to fight. We changed our mind, a
fact which certain persons across the
water have reason to remember A
league of nations. league ito enforce
peace or whatever the proposed or
ganization may be called, may not
necessarily include every organization
of thieves, and assassins in the world
The Mexicans and the BoIsheviki are
entitled to no consideration from or
ganized society. Carranza not only
has made nc effort to check the ac-
tivities of his people along the Ameri-
can border but there is reason to be-
lieye that he has encouraged the kill
ing of Americans and the destruction
OF their property. A general plan of
dealing with Mexico. Turkey and Rus
sia should come out of the 'deiibera-
Tons at Versailles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
WARS LESSONS.

Our country has the greatest found
alton on which to build lasting pros
perity. Should we build wisely and
well prosperity will come and con-
tinue.
Lessons of previous wars must not
be lost sight of in the United States.
There must be no letting down in in
dustry, and there must be no mad riot
of extravaganza. The United tat :
of America is now industrially. polite
ally, and from viewpoint of capital, the
In four years we have grown from
a debtor nation to a creditor nation
almost every country on earth owes
greater or lesser amounts to the peo-
pie of the United States. The nations
associated with the United States in
the war against autocracy owe the
United States more than eight billion
dollars in money actually advanced.
With the changing of the United
States as well as all other leading
countries of the world from a war
basis to a peace basis there must
come many readjustments. The en-
ergies which have been devoted to
war industry AMI the prosecution of
the war must be directed with just
as full force to the work of peace as
to peace industries.
The lesson of substantially all pre-
vious great wars in recorded history
is that prosperity, which has followed
such wars, has depended upon econ
omy and hard work The Civil war was
followed by eight years of great indus
trial activity. but the depression which
followed these eight years indicated
that the activity had not been that
of real prosperity. The Franco-Prus-
sian War of 1870 was followed by
great industrial activity over the en-
tire European continent, but one
strange fact was that six or seven
years after the war had ended it
was found that France, the defeated
nation, was much more prosperous
than Germany, the victorious nation,
Saddled with huge indemnities, and
with her territory devastated and
robbed of almost everything portable,
the French people had to work, and
work hard; they had to economic. and
to see that every franc spent was spent
for the good of the spender and of the
nation.
Germany, the victor, made wealthy
by the spoils of the campaigns on
French territory, as well as by the re-
ceipt of that indemnity, had been care
less and extravagant. 1t is said that
the lesson of this six years was not
lost upons9the leaders of thought in
Germany, and that these leaders al
once began an intensive campaign OF
education in hard work and economy
which resulted in the wonderful indus
trial and economic development of the
German Empire, ended only by the
mad flinging of that country into a
war for world domination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
A school for In-Iaws.-1.


A Philadelphia man wants to start
a school for mothers-in-lawt which
every woman should be committed for
a six months term on the eve of her
children's marriages. Needless to
say it is a reform school with dis
cipline that makes any other penal
institution look like a gay and care
free summer resort.
1t is impossible to say how such an
experiment in foreibly intoxicating
virtue in the breast of a woman with
n arried children would turn out.
Criminologists are much in doubt as
to the ethical value of correctional in
situations. The mother-in-laW might
come out of the mother-in-law re-
formatory with all of her vices shOrn
from her. She might come out with
a fresh supply of mother-in-law tricks
and nagging that she had learned
from hardened mothers-in-law who
were serving their third or fourth
sentence
However, there is no denying that
the crying need of the day is for some
place, or some way, in which women
can learn the gentle are of being an
in-1aw. 1t is the in-law question that
is at the bottom OF nine-tenths Of the
divorces, 1t is the in-law problem
tl-at causes more suffering and heart
break and tears than all the other
sources of human misery combined.
And the problem of the in-Iaw is
an essentially feminine one. Men seem
to have solved it successfully Most
fathers-in-law and sons-in-law are
able to smoke the pipe of peace to-
gether, and to exist on neutral, even
If not affectionate terms with the fe-
male relatives they have acquired by
marriage. But when two women are
brought together in the relationship
of in-laws there is something about
the artificial connection that seems
to bring out everything that is mean
and catfish in their disposition as a
hot poultice brings out the measles.
They hump their backs and spit at
each other at sight in spite of the
fact that they are perfectly aware
that by SO doing they are going to
jeopardize not only their own happi-
ness, but that of the unfortunate man
no is the bone of contention between
them, and H..lom both of them think
they love.
Certainly a school for mothers-in-
law that would teach them to deal
with forbearance, with tact and dis
erection with their sons and daugh-
ters-in-law is a much needed institu-
ton, and it is not hard to suggest
what it's curriculum should be.
1t should begin with combating the
old fallacy that when a woman's son
marries she gets new daughter, and
when her daughter marries she gets a
new son. She doesn't. This miracle
no more takes place psychically than
it does physically.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
DINNER STORIES

Ex-Ambassador Walter Hines Page
used to be an editor. and like all edi-
tors he refused a great many stories.
A lady once wrote to him:
Sir: You sent back last week a
story of mine. I know you did not
pasted together pages IS, 10 and 20,
and the story came back with these
pages still pasted. and SO I know you
are a fraud. and turn down stories
without reading same"
Mr.. Page wrote back:
Madame: At breakfast, when ]
find an egg is bad. I don't have to
eat the whole OF it in order to make
sure"
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsyl-
vanfa is nothing if not a strict party
man. Listen to this one that his
friends are telling on this political
leader, who has rounded out more
than a half century in single bless
edness."
one of his longtime supporters
said to him recently: Now, Boies,
you are going to be chairman of the
next finance committee. You would
have a good deal better standing
down there in Washington. socially
as well as politically, if you would
get married"
"All right" said Penrose. "Have
the organization pick me out girl
and I'll marry her"
There are places in the world
where the weather has been better
the last few weeks than in the Ameri-
can section northwest of Toul, bu1
the prevailing dampness never tar
nished the American sense Of humor
The colonel of a regiment, making
a night tour of the trenches. was
challenged by sentry who had been
standing at mis- post for two hours in
a driving rain.
who's there?' said the sentry.
Friend" replied the colonel.
welcome to our mist!" said the
! sentry. And the most serious thing
the colonel did was to laugh.
One of the first men a young ser
, geant ran into after having been
| transferred from one camp to an
| other was a fraternity brother from
| his home town. During tAe CONVEX
sation the sergeant spoke of having
met another fraternity brother at his
| former camp and asked his friend il
| he knew him. Know him! Well, ]
should say do! He owes me
$125.'' Another soldier standing neal
whom neither of them knew said: 90
know him better than that. He owes
me two hundred"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Is YEARS AGO III TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
January 2. 1868.

january 2. 1904.
Sheriff-eIect David N Burge today an-
nounced the appointment OF his UNDER
sheriff and of thu deputies.
Tom wilkerson was made undcrzhertff
end Dan Jones deputy Tom Wiikerson
has been deputy since John WiIkerson
has been sheriff AM. is brother to Sheriff
Wiikerson- Dan Jones Is assistant 5ailor
at the county Jail and is negro
The fifth wedding anniversary Of Tlr srd
Mrs. L. II. Powell was remembered By
their friends who sur; r1sed them -. ~
ming by taking possession ofstLeir home
The guests who presented DIR. and Mrs.
Powell With q handsome arm chair. were
Mr.. and Mrs. o. u. skinner. A. l.. Stnmp,
C. G.. Efrho.Eon, II. H. Fowler. the Rev.
q w Browning. W II. iDayidsoJ. Chas-
Bennett. James KiciarGs son. Mrs j. VI.
Clock. Misses Barnes. Nora Mccoy. Viola
Troutman. Mary Powell, Dora Kirk. Anna
Henry. ClelIand. Sue Stevenson, Eva Ran-
kin. Messrs- L. He'll. W c. Clock, r. Alder
holt. Harry Larimers Ar. and Mrs J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

Premier Clemenceau's idea is that
an alliance of the United States. Eng
land. France and Italy could stand
against the world and it could. But
these powers cannot afford to see
other nations fight among themselves
and disturb the peace of the world
with their petty quarreIs. Such a
league of nations as the premier sug-
gests should extend farther than
mere self preservation. It should be
the foundation of IN international po-
lice force. There appears to be some
divergence of opinion between Prem
Ter C1emenceau and President Wilson,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe-1

Kindness pays dividends.
So many persons who start out to
clean up are cleaned out
You choose most of your friends
from among those who fiatter you.
Today's temperance lesson: The
man who eats too much is a drunk
ard.
How many of us are blessings?
Let's change the subject, and talk
about the weather and everything.
A man should get up early enough
to see the sunrise with the view of
getting to work early, and not with the
view of writing poetry.
The average man who works at
nights assumes that he is not expected
to know anything. This reporter sell
dom can get an item out of any man
who works at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds OF men in
Americas Fighting Service

The navy department has COM
mended Joseph E. Humphreys, yeo-
man. 1st Glass; L. S. n. r. F., for his
heroic conduct in jumping overheard
on October "A: 1918, and rescuing
LIST class, u. S. n. r. F., who had fallen
overheard and was helpless to move
himself. Had it not been for the
quick decision of Humphreys, the life
of Crowley would undoubtedly have
been lost The enrolment of Woman
Humphreys was made on December
IA, 1917. His mother, Mrs. n. A.
Humphreys. lives at 121 West Goth
street, New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

The prize war profits story comes
from Boston. There has been found
a man in the employ of the Fore Riv-
er shipbuilding company whe received
an average of 1920 per day for a per-
iod of four months. The employe is a
die cutter, and was paid by the piece.
Some time ago he was given a new
machine TO operate that greatly in
creased his output. His method of
payment. however. remained un-
changed. and his fortune increased ac-
cordingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

More than a century ago the rab-
bic set up machine in Paris for the
purpose of cutting off the heads of
the people higher up in the social
scale. 1t may become necessary at no
distant day for the higher ups to
revive the use of the French machine
in Petrograd and other places in or
der to rid the world of the Lenines
and the Trotzkys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

The cafeteria idea is being rapidly
extended. Following its planting in
the field devoted to supplying cooked
1ood to the people it was taken up in
tAe grocery trade. Now Rochester,
y. Y. has a department store con-
Quoted on the ait-on-yourself plan.
1t is reported to be pronounced sue
cess and sales are said to have in
creased greatly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

but England can be depended upon
to bring about a concert OF action.
Great Britain, for centuries has been
the balance wheel of the world ma
chine and the protector of weak ma
tions. 1t is only 20 years ago that
she did Uncle Sam a good turn. We
are great nation, but let us not for
get that Their. are others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

It is not a charity. 1t is merely the
payment of a draft of honor which
the United States of America accept
ed when it selected these men, an.
took them in their health and strength
to fight the battles of the nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

It is reported that the Russian fleet
has started out to meet the British
fleet in the Baltic. 1t is easy to see
the finish of the Russian fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

full of cranberries each day, when rich
ladies are wearing them for beads,
We suggest that this course be
tried on come of the beauty chorus
es'' in the new shows. If it makes
them beautiful, it will have passed
the supreme. test.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


. Cream of Carrot Soup-Two cups
sliced carrots, one pint boiling water,
one andsone-half teaspoons salt, two
and one-half teaspoons butter (sub-
stitute), one quart milk, one table,
spoon sugar, one and one-half table
spoons flour. Wash carrots and
scrape them, cut in thin slices until
you have two cups. Put in stew
pan with a tablespoon of butter sub
stitute half the salt and all the sugar.
Cover and cook over a slow fire until
carrots are tender, then add the boil
ing water and rub thru a sieve. Add
the milk, half scalded, and when it
reaches the boiling point the rest of
the butter cook with flour until thor
oily blended. Mix flour and some of
the milk to smooth paste before add
ing gradually. Let boil for a minute
or two. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with a dash of paprika and If
desired a sprinkling of chopped pars-
ley on top of each portion.
Peanut Brittle-Shell and chop
roasted peanuts, to measure one pint.
Put two pounds graduated sugar in
clean frying pan. Stir over slow fire
it will lump and then melt. When
pale coffee color and clear, add nuts
and pour quickly in buttered tin sheet.
Roll thin as po1sible. When cold
break in pieces.
Tasty Salads.
Cabbage Salad-Shred the cabbage,
salt and blend with it sweetened may
onnaise dressing Serve in individual
salad plates. Over the top sprinkle
grated raw carrot. This looks at
tractive and also gives it a nutty taste.
Do not prepare the salad until just
before serving the dinner.
Tuna Fish Salad-One can tuna
fish; flake this, using fork, add one
and one-half cups diced celery and
on, tablespoon minced onion. Mix all
together with salad dressing.
Bean and Celery Salad-One can
of kidney beans. six sweet pickles,
one-half cup of celery chopped fine.
Mix all together with mayonnaise
and serve on lettuce leaf.
Eird's Nest Salad-Choose fine
white lettuce leaves and the crisp
yellow ones, but none of the green.
Arrange the lettuce on Individual
salad plates in the form of y nests
Dress with little oil and vinegar and
salt and cayenne. Fill the centers
with ribbons of theN green leaves
shredded and on these place to each
person one whole hard boiled egg yolk
with a spoonful of thick mayonnaise
over it. Run the whites of the eggs
thru a potato ricer and let fall deli
cately over each salad.
Cherry Saiad-Stone carefully large
red cherries, arrange them neatly or
crisp lettuce leaves. pour over French
dressing and serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

If Mrs. Henry Allen had known be-
forehand how unfit to live in is the
governors mansion at Topeka. Mr..
Allen would not have run for governor.
Fort Scott (Kan.) Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20
READY FOR PRESIDENT
War Revenue Bill is Passed by
the Upper House.
Treasury Officials Already Have Laid
Plans for Collection Of Taxes
Based Upon Rates.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Final legisla-
tive action on the war revenue bill
levying j$6,O00,OO0,0OO in taxes this
year and $4,O00,00O,OO0 yearly there
after until revised was taken by the
senate.
Without record vote, and with but
few scattering mos" the conference
agreement on the measure was adopt
ed as approved last Saturday by the
house. After the bill is signed by
Vice President Marshall and Speaker
Clark, it will be sent to the White
House for approval by President Will
son after his return from France, about
the end of the month.
Only brief debate preceded the SEN
ate vote. Senator Smoot of Utah, Re-
publican, spoke in criticism of several
features of the bill, deploring especial
ly elimination of the amendment to
repeal existing zone rates on second
class mail matter. Senator Townsend
of Michigan, Republican, announced
his opposition to the conference agree
ment principally because of its excess
profits plan of taxation.
Formal approval of the bill by the
President is regarded as assured and
treasury officials have laid plans for
collection of taxes based upon the
rates.,
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20
Declines to Prevent Deportation
of Aliens Being Held at
Ellis Island.
RIGHTS NOT VIOLATED
Judge Knox Declares That He Must
Frown Upon Any Practice Of OBJ
tanning Blanket Writs Of
Habeas Corpus.

New York, Feb. 14.-Federal Judge
Knox dismissed a writ of habeas
corpus sworn out in an attempt to
prevent deportation of So aliens
brought here from western cities.
The court held that the petition for
the writ failed to show any violation
of the rights Of the deportees.
However, in view of the contention
of attorneys who claimed to represent
the prisoners, that refusal of immigra-
ton authorities to give them access to
Ellis Island, had prevented from from
obtaining information necessary to
specific allegations, Judge Knox an
nounced that the dismissal was with
out prejudice. II inspection of the de-
portation records revealed indications
of injustice to any of the prisoners, he
stated, the writ, as relating to them.
might be renewed.
Frowns on Blanket Writs.
The court declared that he must
frown upon any practice of obtaining
blanket writs of habeas corpus to re-
view the cases of persons, Perhaps
hundreds in number, ordered deport-
ed from various sections Of the coun-
try.
This statement was regarded by at
torneys as significant in view of Com.
missioner of immigration Caminettfs
announcement that approximately
5000 persons were awaiting deporta-
ton, several score Of whom are al.
ready on the way to New York and
other ports.
The judges announcement was OF
interest also as relating to statement
by attorneys who argued Tor the writ
that the National Civic Liberties asso-
citation and the New York bureau Of
legal advice were cooperating in an
effort to assure Justice" to men and
women assembled here for enforced re-
turn to their native lands.
Fifteen Glad to Leave.
OF the 81 men and one woman
named in the writ, the government
announced, 20 had signed statement
requesting Walton Nellis to inquire
into their detention, while Is or 16
others, according to immigration off,
Gals, declared they wished Ito return
to the old country"
When the writ was sworn out Unit
ed States District Attorney Matthews
announced, none of the prisoners had
authorized any lawyer or society to
act in his behalf.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20
EBERT ACCEPTS PLACE
Chosen President of Germany by
National Assembly.
DISPATCH From Weimar Says New
Ministry Will Consist Of Four
teen Members.

Basel, Feb. 13.-The German ma.
tional assembly elected Friedrich
Ebert president Of the German state
by a vote of 277 out of 379 votes.
Herr Ebert accepted the election.
Count Won Bosadowsky Wehner re-
ceived 40 votes.
Cabinet Membership Named.
Copenhagen, Feb. 13.-According to
a dispatch from Weimar, an agree
ment has been reached by the Ger
man National assembly on the COM
position of the new ministry, which
will consist of IA members, Phillip
Scheidemann has been elected chan
cellor; DR.. August Mueller, minister
of economics; Herr Bauer, minister
of labor and Herr Lansberg, minister
of national defense and justice.
Another portfolio will go to DR.. Ed
ward David, who resigns the presiden'
cy of the national assembly at
Weimar.
The Socialists have seven seats in
this cabinet, the Democrats three, and
Centrists three, including Matthias Err
berger. who will hold the post of minis
ter without portfolio.
Count Won Observation-Disclosures, anti
Socialist, will be foreign minister.