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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

WHAT WINS.
It's the everlasting climbing that gets you
to the top,
And the everlasting sticking to the task
you'd like to drop.
It's the grit and vim and muscle
In the rough and tumble tussle
That will bring you home to victory and
the distant goal you seek:
It's the ever up and working,
Never lying down and Sinking
That eventually will land you on the noun
tain's sunny peak.
It's the patient perseverance to the plan
which you have made
That will bring you thru the dangers and
the pitfalls which are laid;
It's the steady. constant driving
To the goal for which you're striving,
Not the speed with which you travel, that
will make your victory sure,
It's the everlasting gaining.
Without whimpering or complaining
At the burdens you are bearing or the woes
you must endure.
It's the holding to purpose, and the never
giving in,
It's the cutting down the distance bv the
little that you win;
It's the sure aud firm endeavor.
Not the brilliant stroke and clever.
That shall bring you home to gladnt SIS and
to days of joy and song.
It's the iron will to do it.
And the steady sticking to it,
So whateer your task, go to it. Keep
your grit and plug along.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A, Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Spanish Salad-Four medium boiled
Irish potatoes (cold), one cup coarse
chopped celery, two pimentoes cut in
small pieces, small bit of finely
chopped onion; cut potatoes in small
cubes; mix in celery. onion and pi-
mentoes with mayonnaise; when
ready to serve put a little mound of
mayonnaise on top and small strips
of p:mento running from center to
Sides SO as to look like petals of a
flower.
Rice and Apricot Dumplings-One
cupful of rice, one cupful Stewed
apricots, on. cupful sugar, one' tea
spoonful salt.
Wash and boil the rice twenty min
utes; divide into four parts. Take
sfour nine-inch squares of cheescloth,
dip in cold water and spread the rice
on one inch thick; put two half april
cots in center of rice and one table
spoonful sugar. Bring the corners of
cheesecloth together and cover the
fruit with the rice. Tie tightly and
put in pan of boiling water and boil
a half hour. Remove from the water
and let stand five minutes; then I'M
wrap. Place in shallow bowl and
cover with apricots that have been
mashed with the sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

to do and your ability Immediately to
do them-upon recognition-and your
measure of success in this world is 60
ing to be judged in the same way. in
regard to every decision that comes
up to you for action.
Keep ever in mind that the water
is never SO cold as 1t looks. Take the
plunge And think of the things that
are eliminated just the minute that
you have taken the plunge.
Days and weeks and months-per-
haps years. of worry and indecision as
to whether you should or should not
all wiped out in an instant-on TAX
ing the plunge.
Life at its best is not very long, you
know. and its ebbing should be toward
happier and better things.
So-Take the pIungei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MOULTON

In an Airship.
Gently the ground sank from me ere
knew;
My heart ieaped up as breaking earths last
The trees in huge bouquets a moment
swlyed
Like rushes round a pond.
Busy within their pigmy colonies
Below l saw the toiling human ants,
Then they were gone. All! Now 1 know
Our dreams; they dwell where sun rays
wink and glance
Among the rose-hued clouds, which break
In fragments as soft breezes earthward
And sailing by. saw dim forms that knelt
Before an altar like pale nuns in gray.
| was a bird-on pinions wide J. swept
fst eaTthv fetfeq Snpr kep
For l, at last, was free.
Last Wednesday night Harry
Swartout was driving a car to Pleasant
HILL" says the Pleasant Hill Times,
land about dusk just in front of the
lonely White Cloud school house, he
heard something hit the back curtains
with a loud slap. He didn't know
what it was and didn't stop to look
just sorta leaned on the accelerator d
bit. Half a mile or so and some one
put a hand gently on his shoulder
little more gas. Something was on
his head next-acd the boards under
the foot feed began to crack and
bend. Several more miles and still
Harry had not been stabbed nor shot,
nor robbed. He grew a little drawer
and cautiously reached for the thing
on his head. A small owl of the
screech variety is now in captivity at
the Swarthout home"
The Mexican troops killed General
Banquet and then sent his head to
Carranza, which. among other things,
shows the tremendous strides that
have been made in the past few CEN
turtles by our western civilization. The
Aztecs never used to do anything Ike
that.
There is an occasional ray of sun
shine to light us on our way. Chill
dren under 2 will not be obliged to
pay amusement tax.
The Lawrence Journal-World prints
very attractive list of things 500
will buy, including house furnishings
and musical instruments, and So. forth,
but the joker in the article is that the
S10G will buy all these things in for
eign lands. The article is published in
the interest of a foreign mission fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

Business circles are giving thought
to- the establishm Mt of scientific
budget system by the national govern
mint. Under the present system
waste and extravaganza are unavoid
able, however honestly congress may
strive to prevent. Many committees
of the house now play politics with the
various appropriation requests sub
mitted by the executive branch of the
government. The remedy lies in the
creation of one budget committee, in
place of the dezen or so that now con-
slider appropriation bills and in the
submission by the president to con-
gress OF a complete, comprehensive
budget or estimate of expenditures and
methods of raising the needed funds
for the next year. The responsibility
would then be determinable readily by
the people and the public business
would be administered economically
simply and more effectively than at
present. The two principal political
parties have placed themselves on.rec-
ord in convention as favoring the ma
tional budget system. and there ap-
pears to be no good reason why the
matter should not be taken up in the
approaching extra session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

Beside patriotic reasons for a sue
cessful victory loan. there are SUBJ
stantial material reasons that are not
to be lost sight Of The loan comes at
a time when we are looking out on
what we believe to be a bright pros
pect. Full success is needed to .fortffy
the business structure of the country
and firmly establish the integrity of
our credit. A partial success at this
time would impair the outlook and
completely alter present calculations
for expanding business in the future.
BY most people it is recognized that
the business interests require unham-
pered credit accommodation, and that
the banks must be permitted to oper-
ate freely to facilitate the commerce
and Industry of the country. without
being restricted thru holding large
amounts of government issues. Still.
the financial arguments for a great
popular subscription bear frequent
repetition, for the public is prone to
lose sight of them. and say. Let the
banks take the loan; the people have
done enough" All of our war loans
have been placed upon the principle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

had climbed upon the bulwark and
was gazing across the ocean to the
far horizon. My boy, did you ever
before see such a glorious stretch of
ocean-as far as you can see, only
ocean,"
yes" answered the boy.
Hardly" said the man. where
do you think you saw it?"
ION the other side of the ship" re-
piled the youngster.
An amateur authoress who had
submitted a. story to agazine, after
waiting several weeks without hearing
from the editor concerning it. finally
sent him a note requesting an early
decision, as she stated 'she had other
irons in The fire"
Shortly after came the EDITORS re-
ply: Dear Madam have read your
story. and l should advise you-to put
it with the other irons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
TAKE THE PLUNGE.

People do things because they
THINK they can do things.
To break the ice--to take the mi
tiaI plunge-stands out as the biggest
barrier-always.
But this is a fact that should never
be lost sight of-the water is never SO
cold as it looks to be- And the fellow
who has already taken the plunge is
always the man to exclaim THE
waters fine-come on i'm!
L would like to put it a little strong
er than the weH-known statement
that He who hesitates is lost"
would say "Hhe who hesitates is
dead"
Your individuaIN happiness today is
going to be measured by your quick
ness to recognize the things you ought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Victory Lonn-1.

> The government Is calling upon you
to subse.ibe to the victory loan. What
are you going to do about it?
Are you going to shut your fist on
every dollar you possess, put Yale
lock on your pocketbook and salve
your conscience by thinking over the
number of liberty bonds you bought
and how many war savings stamps
you have tucked away in your safe
ty deposit box, and recounting how
much you gave to this and that war
fund?
Or are you going to open your hand
still more generously for your coun-
try's last great need, and dig still
deeper down. into your pockets, and
add a little more to that collection of
bonds that is the measure of your
loyalty and patriotism and the out
ward and visible sign thereof?
For, believe me. few years hence,
when the Daughterers of the Great
War for Democracy and the Sons
of 1917-191S are organized, the card
of admission is going to be in the
shape of a Liberty Bond and a Vic
tory Bond, and those who can't pro-
duce them needn't apply. The sons
and daughters of ,slackers will be
barred.
Our government is asking us to
buy Victory bonds. Victory bondsI
Doesn't the very name sing III your
heart. like a strain of martial music?
Can't you hear the beat of the drum
and the tramp of marching feet as
the long brown lines of khaki swing
down the street, as you looked thru
tear dimmed eyes for some one young
face that you knew lou might be
seeing for the last time?
Victory loan! Isn't there a crackle
of a starry flag flung to the breeze
in the very sound of 1.-THE flag
that never went back, but that was
borne on and on thru the hell of ma
chine gun fire and rain of shrapnel
to the greatest triumph that any
battlefield ever knew?
Can you even think of holding a
Victory bond in your hand without a
Tightening of the throat and a feeling
that you are touching a part of the
very robe of glory that envelopes your
country?
If a Victory bond meant nothing
| more than its symbolism. surely there
| is no man or woman with SO little
| imagination, so little romance and
| poetry in his or her SOUL as not to
| long to possess one just because it
| stands as a memorial of the greatest
| event in all history.
Think of the Victory loan in terms
| of flamboyant patriotism. Think of
it also in terms of marvellous accom-
| plishment If, a year ago. some
| prophet could have assured us that
this year the great guns would be
hushed and the war won, our country
| safe and our boys coming home to us.
we would have fought with each other
for the privilege of paying the price
| of peace. Now that that miracle has
come to pass shall we withhold our
help to our country, and haggle over
the cost of victory?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

that a wide distribution makes better
and more loyal citizens, inculcates the
lessons of saving and thrift. and
makes people partners in the finan-
cial affairs of the nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

The Germans threaten to quit the
peace conference and return home I'M
less there be better time made in sub
hitting the treaty. This is the first
time the Huns have done anything
calculated to win commentator.
Their efforts to obtain speedy action
will accomplish nothing but will be
approved by the people everywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

AS a means of retardins develop
ment government operation of utili-
ties cannot be excelled. Improve
'Inents, betterments and extensions on
the part of the railroads and wire
lines have been almost at a standstill
since the government took them over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

Belgium has reconsidered her first
decision regarding the peace treaty
and will sign it. Italy's peace dele
gates are returning to the conference
and they also will sign. The fact is,
everybody will sign because there is
nothing else to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

What sort of peace are we getting
in. Europe that renders it necessary to
continue to send American soldiers
across the Atlantic? The dispatches
announced the embarkation of 1000
men Monday and the government is
calling for a total of $4,000 volunteers,
5000 for service in Siberia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

It is noted that the 1. w. w. leaders
who advocate abolition of wage sIav-
cry never fail to collect their own
salaries for the propaganda work they
are doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
DINNER STORIES

literal Interpretation of a COM
monplace remark is sometimes anus
ing. In Midsummer Motoring in Eu-
rope" Mr.. De Courcey NJ. Thorn tells
of a traveller who said to very small
boy then making his first VOYAGE. who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

IT. has been charged that govern
ment operation of public utilities pro-
notes autocracy. To prove this one
has but to observe the administration
of Burleson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

Copy righted. 1919, by the Wheeler syndl.
cate, Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

Another kitchen. which lasted four
years. was started in Evanston. Ill.
about this time. A working capital of
5000 was raised among ninety per-
sons. who took one share each. A
communal dining room. tastefully fur
nished. was established, but meals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

\ tAny reader Of The State journal who
wants the facts on any subject can e..nre
prompt service by writing The Topeka
stare journal Information bureau. Frederic
). Haskin, director, Washington. H. c.
state your question briefly and enclose 4
threc-eent stamp for return postage. All
inquiries are confidential. the replies being
sent direct to each Individually
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

There is an occasional ray of sun
shine to light us on our way. Chill
dren under IL will not be obliged to
pay amusement tax
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
274.860 MEN
~ AAA w.
U. S. Le!'s;5rS

Washington, April 1S.-Includ-
ing the names 81 men on the cas-
ualtv list which also gave the to-
tai casualties from beginning, Of
the war as of 274, $50 men, which
include 32,3S4 killed in action
13, ,435 died of wounds received in
action; 22,656 daed Of disease,
PAS died of accident and other
causes 1877 ,574 missing in action
(of which S5 per cent returned) :;
1868 missing in action (not in
cluding prisoners released and re
turned, it is intlmated that casual
ty lists will continue to be issued
as returns. are received
In todays casualties are found
eight North Carolinians, as fol
! lows:
Private Julius O. Goodwin, OF
Raleigh was woundede severely.
Corporal Dewitt w. Rector u
Andrews was wounded to d de
gree undetermined
/ Sergeant William A. Lay, q
Belmont was wounded slightly
Corporal Pender Farday Rector
Of Marshall was wounded Sigh
ly.
Corporal Francis l.. Morrison
Of Statesvllle was wounded sl.
ghtly
Private Walter r. Lassitcr, o
Sanford was wounded slightly.
Priv pte William B. Kerr, OF
Charlotte was wounded slightly.
Private Griffen Gold Rollins
Of Shelby was wounded slightly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
REDS ASSAIL
GOVT BUILDING
(Bv Associated Press

Vienna, April lS.-Bolsheyiki
svmpathizers attempted to storm
the Austrian parliament building
Yesterday but were soon dispers
ed with few wounds. The city
generally is quiet
The attempt caused on speciaI
excitement i'll the city. 1t was
the first Bolsheviki outbreak her
since last November.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
COUNCIL OF FOUR
RESUME SESSIONS
LLOYD GEORGE RETURNS FROM LONDON AND CABLES
STATE GOOD PROGRESS Is AGAIN BEING
MADE
PRES WILSON HAS FULLY RECOVERED

Paris, April lS.-With the re
turn Of Premier lloyd George
from visit home for his House
Of Commons address the Council
Of Four, comprising the British,
French, and Italian premiers and
President Wilson, resumed its de
liberations today.
The meeting was held at the
Paris White House.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
COTTON MARKET
No Market Today
being
GOOD FRIDAY

the release in one week OF IVU
from the army.
Influenza caused the great IN
crease in the death rate, the mum
bcr Of victims from that disease
being 9s.99S, or II per cent OF
the total deaths for the period.
Lack Of physicians is held re>pon
sibIe for the failure to curb the
epidemic. At the beginning OF
men Of the army had had been
denobilized, only 800 out Of II
900 physicians nai. been released.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
CERMANS OVERTHROW
| lETTlSH GOVERNMENT
o7p1v SEIZE LIBAU, DIsARM AND INTERN LETTIsH
roacEs AND TO ARREST THE MINISTER OF
THE INTERIOR
,fu Won DER GOLTZ DENIES KNOWLEDGE
pr Associated Press

roenhagen, April fisherman
troops on the Baltic have forclbly
o;1s1 Ijbau and overthrown the
! .ttish Provisional government,
accordiny to advices received by
.ba I.pttisb Press Bureau, as fol-
lows:
~Tbe German troops disarmed
,nd interned Lettish forces and
later arrested the Lettlsh minister
of the interior and several offi-
cials.
~Premier UlIman has protested
f. General Won Der Goltz, com
mauder of the German troops IL
Iptteria and the latter has eN
pressed his establishment over tht
incident.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
PETLURA'S MEN
KILL, MANY JEWS
(By Associated Tress)

Paris, April 1S.-Ds tacF1a ent>
of troops Of General Petlura, the
| hraEian peasant leader, have
been carrying out oxceses again
S. the Jews IL Galicia, according
to Information reaching the Pol
ish National Committee here.
At Husiatyn and Fastov, it i
declared, twenty five hundred OF
the Jew, have been killed or hay
been wounded. At PaI,niarla two
hundred and fifty are reported
to have be i killed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
MEXICO JAIIS
NEWSPAPERMEN

Mexico City, April 1S-Advic
es from the state Of Tabasco say
that Marcos Torres Collado, di-
rector Of the newspaper, Tabasco
Nuevo Of Villahermosa. has been
shot. and several other Of the we'll
known newspapermen imprisoned
by the dominant political-mllltary
faction of that state known as
the "reds'. The Association Of
Mexican Journalists Of this city
held meeting and paraded thru
the streets Of the capital as a pro
test against the treatment Of the
newspapermen in Tabasco.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
BUSY
In FRANCE

Paris, April 13.-That Cupid
was nearly busy as Mars with the
members of the American En-
peditionary Force and that TO
nance bloomed in France in spite
of wars alarms is shown by the
fact that more than six thousand
French women have been wooed
and won by American soldiers in
one wear. The majority Of the
French girls who have become A
mericans through marrying pep
and officers Of the American EX
peditionary Force are stenogra
pliers, salegirls or teachers with
4 sprinkling Of peasant girls and
those Of the middle class or bour
raoisie.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
DEMAND FOR CALIPH
FOR EGYPTIAN EMPIRE
MUrINY REIGNs THRUoUT CAIRO ALEXANDRIA AND
PORT SAID CAUSING GREAT CONCERN TO
BRITAIN
COMPEL EVACUATION or OFFICIALS
BY Associated Press

aris, April 1S.-Newspapers
here feature the report as to the
gravity Of the Egyptian situation
and it is said that there is great
concern among British authori-
ties over the natiOnalistic move
ment.
Dispatches state that mutinuouS
conditions prevail at Cairo, Alex
andria and Port Said and that
the insurgent leaders demand
that European officials resign and
that English citizens leave the
country.
1t is further demanded that a
Mussul lman Empire be founded
with Caliph at Cairo.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
If GERMANY
REFUSE TO SIGN SIGN
By Assocjat cd Press

Paris, April 1S.-Military ex-
perts under the direction Of Mar
shal Foch have been charged with
drafting a report on what should
be done if Germany refuses to
sign the peace treaty
1t is indicated that methods Of
coersion the allied nations would
adopt may include the occupation
Of more German territorN: the
blockade Of enemy ports and dis
continuance of dispatch Of food
supplies to Germany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
FLU" STRIKE
LONDON THRICE

London April London scicn
fists who are observing the opera
tions of Spanish Influenza say
that. so far as the British Isles
are concerned. it moves IN waves.
The country i, just recovering
from the third wave within the
year.
The disease first made its APP
pearance here last July and be
gan to Subside toward the end
Of August. Eight weeks later in
October, it reappeared, and by
the middle Of November had ap-
parentlv run its course. The
third wave came in january and
by the latter days Of March had
apparently done its worst
Physicians point out that if the
disease is to remain for' an indcf-
mite period another wave may
be expected toward the end OF A
pril. and are warning the peo-
pie 10 III necessary precau-
fiOnS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
MILAN STRIKE
CLOSES CITY
By Associated Press

Milan, Italy, April lS-The a
hour strike, called as a protest a
gainst the killing Of four and Of
woundinn forty others IN clash
between the socialists and anti
socialists caused a complete cessa-
tion in business, even the cafes
bars and restaurants being closei
and nosneWspapars were publish
ed
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
PRINCE EOF WALES
HIGH STEWARD

Plymouth. April 1o.-The town
Council has decided to invite tn"
Prince Of Wales to accept the hon
orarv freedom Of the borough
and the office of Lord High Stew
ard. The latter office has been
held by a member Of the Royal
family for $50 wears.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
SNOWST0RM
STOPS FLIGHT
(By Associated Press)

St John n. F., April 1S-A driv
ing snowstorm which covered the
ground with six inches Of snow
and which is still III progress at
noon put d stop today to the ac
tivities which await only favora-
ble weather conditions to attempt
the transatlantic flight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
EICHHORN HAS
BEEN CAPTURED

London, April Is Eichorn,
the former Spartacan police chief
Of Berlin, has been arrested by
German government troops at
Brunswick, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph Company $
dispatch
When the troops took Bruins
wick Eichorn tried to escape by
.airpIane but the machine was
forced to land and he was captur-
ed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-18
DIRECTS PRICE
STERILIZATION
B, ASsoc1aued Press

Washington, April tS=-Presi-
dent Wilson has directed the In
dustrial Board Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Railroad
Administration to reopen the dis
cussion Of price stabillzation and
endeavor to find common
ground on which they can agree