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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

from dinner until o'clock il. the
morning, Mr.. kimena requested pei
mission to translate his book into Jap
anese and went back home to straight
en- out Toxic.
Moody has fired another gun that
is being heard around the world. And
you get the impression that he never
ceases firing except for meals and
sleep. Moody himself insists that he
is not a city planner. He says that
he is simply a promoter of city plans,
which are made by architects and en-
gineers. Promotion. he says. is what
most city plans lack. Some two hun
bred American cities have city plans,
and not half dozen of them, ac-
cording to Moody. hold forth any
trouble with most of them is that they
are only plans for a part of city, not
for a city as a whole.
He says the first thing to do is to
get a plan for the whole city which
will benefit all parts of 1t equally and
direct its growth as a whole. The
next thing Is to sell that plan to the
people. That Is where the promoter
comes in. He must convince all the
people of the necessity for that plan.
and of its equitable and democratic
intent. Then it is time enough to pass
a law and ask for n bond issue. Most
cities are starting at the wrong end
OF the PROCESS.
Moody says that city planning is the
real problem of reconstruction, and
especially for the reason that war
checked and confused the orderly de-
velopment of cities. More than half
Of the American people live in cities,
and less than half of those live in
health and comfort. The great mod
ern cities exercise irresistible mag
netism. Like giant squids, they suck
into themselves life from all sides.
They are constantly drawing in clean
blood and strong muscle from the
country, and from across the seas, and
they give success and comfort only to
few. Disease. undernourishment
congestion and death are the lot Of
the many. The cities consume hui
man life. The draft law made the
cities vomit up much of what hey
had taken in, and it brought forth
horde of weaklings, starvelings and tu-
berculars. It revealed the undeniahle
fact that American cities are, consum-
ing American manpower.
Moody thinks there is no excuse for
this. American industry and science
are capable of housing all these peo-
pie well, and Re ading them well. 1t
Is possible to provide them with play
grounds and amusement and educa-
ton. And most of these people, are
willing to work Tor these Things, ana
they do their share in creating these
things for others. Say what you will
about the survival of the f1ttest, the
majority Mt to survive is getting small
err all the time. 1t could be made much
larger II the conditions of the strug-
gle were little less hard. The world
owes a mar a chance to develop him
self in return for his labor. 1t owes
him a good place to live in, and clean
air and recreation. The cities owe
these things to the people, for it is
the people who have piled up the
wealth of the cities And this is not
socialism or radicalism of any kind
It's equity and common sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

The purchase OF government bonds,
and saving stamps by the people has
increased rather than decreased saw
ings deposits in the banks Of the coun-
try. Recent statements from various
sections. from Los Angeles to New
York. show that since the armistice
was signed the savings banks of the
country have been flooded with de-
posts. New York state recently pass
ed the $4,000. 600, 900 mark. with the
number of depositors running up to
more than 100000. People who
thought they couldn't save money have
proved that they can. They have a
real title to the money now, in bonds
or savings stamps; they have had two
years of experience in saving; they
have a two-year-old habit, which will
help them to continue saving. They
also have the pleasure and the sense
OF power that come from successful
saving. The habit and the perform
ance Of it should. and probably will,
he continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
THINGS THAT WILL MAKE YOU

THINGS THAT WILL MAKE YOU
BIGGER.
Start your day with a definite plan
and carry it thru.
Say little each day and do more
Smile outside and radiate smiles,
no matter how you may feel inside.
Always keep a brave front and
carry a fighters heart. Never admit
failure.
Keep your mind clear and your
heart clean.
BE generous to q fault 1t may
sometimes hurt. but il will never harm
Time given to the help and happi-
ness of others Is never wasted.
Never learn to love money.
Put your condolences into your
own heart Then lock them up and
throw the key away.
Learn to listen.
Never divide your attention. II a
thing is important enough for a part
of your thought, it is important
enough for all. When you concen-
trate. burn q hole into the thing at
hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

to the move of the tricksters. The
opponents OF the law and they rep
resented the minority-nothing de-
TERED by their failure to pass the
agricultural appropriation bill with its
repeal rider over the presidents veto.
returned to the attack with another
rider to wipe the measure off the
books. But they were defeated by an
even wider margin than on the veto
test.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
CHARGED TO THE WAR.

The railroad Administrations deficit
now exceeding $500, 900. 900 might as
well be classed as a war loss. Chairman
Clark. of the Interstate commerce
commission. told the house interstate
commerce committee. considering the
Esch bill for regulation of carriers
after the period OF federal control. 1t
was obvious. Mr.. Clark said. that the
roads must be able to increase operat-
ing incomes by increasing rates. as
reduction of wages was out of the
question.
The Esoh bill, which has the back
ing OF the interstate commerce com
mission. provides that when the rail-
roads are returned to private opera
tion the commission shall exercise
practically supreme power in the fix
ing of rates. and gives it no instruc-
lions as to how it shall regulate them
except that it shall make them reason
able and in doing so shall take into
consideration the cost Of labor and
other operating costs.
The present crisis in the railroad
industry. says the Railway Age, de-
mands frank speaking. With the past
record and present views of the mem
bers OF the commission before 1t, it
should be plain to congress that if the
commission be given. as proposed in
the Esch bill, complete authority over
rate making, with no express instruc-
tions to make rates sufficiently high
to enable the carriers adequately to de-
velop their facilities. OF so to make
them as to enable the roads to earn
an average of say, at least per cent,
it is as certain as any future thing
can be that the commission. as at pres
ent constituted, will not make rates
that will be adequate. II the commits
sion do not make rates adequate the
expansion of railroad facilities will not
be revived and private management
will break down.
But if private operation is to be
foredoomed to failure from the start"
continues the Age, why reutrn to It?
II we cannot get needed reforms in
our policy Of regulation now, after Is
months experience with government
operation, we never shall be able to
get them; and If we are never going to
be able TO get them we should frankly
recognize the fact that government
ownership sooner or later is inevitable.
II the government ownership sooner or
later be inevitable, let us take it now
II we don't want government owner
ship either now or later, let us adopt
policy of regulation under which
private management can be made sue
cessful."
The war has been over more than
eight months. A large part of the
huge railroad deficit has been accumu-
lated since the signing OF the armistice
How then can the continuing losses be
charged to the war?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

VISIONS.
There are hill too steep for our feet 70
There are goals too far to gain.
And In every breast there's n glorious best
The dreamer shall never attain.
For the poet dies with his songs ensuing
And the artist ut last grows faint
Ana he sinks 70 sleep and the grave must
The pictures Led planned to paint.
We never can finish the work Of life,
Nor live 20 our fullest here,
we must carry away from its honss Of
Tho vision we've cherished dear.
we dream fair dreams for the years to be,
But merchant aud toiler too,
Ann TIE soldier brave. take into the grave
some deeds they had hoped TO do.
Perhaps they sing Mt their sweetest now,
Those poets Of yesterday
Ana nave caught the themes OF the golden
dreams
which came from the far away.
FerEnps the painters on canvas true,
NOW soc with clearer eve
And paint the things of the v!sioninca
That were theirs IN the days gone by.
Oh, never we reach 20 our fullest hight,
And never we do our MI.
We must turn away. at the close Of DIV
When the tools from our fingers falL
But Il isn't failure to hold n dream.
Tint never on earth comes true.
For the .rEks Of worth that We mss on
earth
i Are reserved for our souls TO do.
Copyright 1919 By Edgar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Cakes and Cookies.

Maple Sugar CookIes-One cup
granulated sugar, one cup maple
sugar, one cup butter substitute, two
well-beaten eggs, two tablespoons
water. two teaspoons baking powder;
sufficient flour to roll out; bake in
quick oven
Coffee Cake-One-h half cup of sugar.
four tablespoons of shortening, one
egg. three-quarter cup of water, two
cups of flour. three level teaspoons of
baking powder. one-hah teaspoon
nutmeg.
Beat to mix and then pour in we'll
CREASED pan and spread smoothly
when greasing. Now prepare the
crumbs as follows: Six tablespoons of
brown sugar, four tablespoons of flour.
tablespoons OF shortening.
Rub between the hands until crum-
bly, and then spread evenly over the
cake. Bake in a moderate oven for
thirty minutes This amount will
serve eight people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
DINNER STORIES

Gene Green, the entertainer, has a
bunch of new stories that he heard
at the rehabilitation camp in the
east Just before his departure for
California. One of them concerns
two colored soldiers who were discuss
ing what they were going to do when
they got out of the army.
"Me?" said one Swapping colored
boy. "Ah got my mind made up! De
fust ting Ah'm going to do when All
doffs dis UNIFORM is to go down to
dat second lieutenant's tent and bus
him squar' in de jaw!"
The other regarded him solemnly.
mo. you isn't, Sam" he replied,
you is gwine to git in line an wait
your regular turn!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
NEIL PAYS THE LAST OF HIS
OBLIGATIONS.


How we both enjoyed that month
| together. Father and mother only
remained a week, then once more
Neil went into town to business A
business that must now once more be
readJusted to meet peace require
ments just as 1t had to be adjusted
to meet war conditions. But his
months rest had done him all sorts
of good. He looked and said that he
felt different man. Then one day
he came home a subdued look of Joy
on his face.
"They are all paid Bah, every one.
Thank God I am a free man once
more" he threw back his shoulders
as if he were throwing off load.
Really Neil! oh. 1 am so happy.
and so glad for you" Then I added
trying to speak lightly: Now we
can begin to save for our old age. 1t
won't be hard, We are so accustomed
to it,
You have been the best wife a
man every had" he replied as he took
me into his arms. Some women
would, under the circumstances. eth
er driven man crazy with regrets,
or have left him."
mot if they loved-as do you"
You never have cared for anyone
else have you Bah? Even when neg
lected you and left you alone SO
much"
mo. Neil. never have cared for
anyone but you, never will
do you know 1 used to sort of
! imagine you liked Frederick, altho
1 knew he was not lady's man. But
J you seemed to be so pleased to see
him. to repose such confidence in him
NOT that 1 blame you for that, but
then I at times used to wonder II you
weren't falling in love with him"
Nonsense! he is confirmed
bachelor"
| You needn't blush like a school
girl at the idea of falling in love with
| him. 1 know you didn't. but ASH said
1 used to think you liked him a lot"
'I did. and do now. But not the
way you mean.
He is coming out Sunday. He'll
motor down about noon.
II didn't know he was in town"
Game yesterday. Is only going to
stay a day or two. and seemed very
pleased when asked him down. Said
he would like to see you and Robert
again. Asked some leading questions
as to Roberts tastes, I imagine he will
| come loaded"
II shall be very glad to see him, -
1 meant it. We owed everything we
were to him. Scott never would have
spared Neil.
Better get a woman in to help with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Pnid Woman Writer
Don't Complain.


II I could give one piece of advice
more earnest than all the balance TO
women, it would be to resist the temp
tation to complain of their troubles
and to bite off the ends of their
tongues before they permitted them
selves to tell the sad, sad story Of their
lives.
am perfectly aware that should
this advice be taken, it would deprive
millions OF ladies of their chief in
door sport. For there are multitudes
of women who are never having such
a good time as when they are making
shower baths of themselves with their
tears, and who find no other recrea-
ton quite so full of thrills and enjoy
ment as pulling the strings OF the fam
iiy skeleton. and making it dance be-
fore an inQuisitive audience.
Nevertheless. it is a horrible and q
dangerous diversion. II is horrible
because when woman begins 20 COM
plain she takes leave OF every decent
reserve, and bids farewell to all sense
or loyalty and duty to those nearest to
her. And It is dangerous because she
blabs things she has no right to tell,
and she becomes mother of rumors
that fly back like boomerangs and an
affiliate her.
If 1t was traced to its source. nearly
| all of the scandal in the world could
be tracked right back to some whin-
| Ing woman who couldn't resist telling
her grievances, real or imaginary, to
some listening ear.
What's the good of recounting your
woes. anyway? Half the trouble in
the world could be stopped by Just
stopping talking about them. A griev-
ance is like an incipient boil. The
more you think of 1t, feel it and pinch
| and prod it, the more it swells and the
sorer and more inflamed it gets.
BY careful attention you can de-
/ veiop n harmless pimple into a raging
abscess that requires a surgeons
on every little offense, and turning it
and twisting it. and probing into 1t
you can make Of it a cancerous sorrow
that will eat into your very life, and
poison your whole existence.
This is particularly true of domestic
| troubles, and it Is not too much to say
| that 1t is woman's mania for posing in
the role OF martyr that paves the way
| for nine-tenths of the divorces.
Many woman would gladly put
up with an Indifferent husband for
the sake OF the good home, good
clothes, and good social position he
| gives her. She has yielded. however.
to the allure of cultivating 6 griev-
| ance against him, and has wept on so
| many bosoms over what she has had
| to endure. and complained so often
| about what poor, prosecuted, neg
| lected wife she is, that she is at last
actually driven against her will to the
| divorce court, and to her consterna-
ton finds herself with a decree abso-
lutte and no home, and the necessity
OF supporting herself.
i Copyright. 1919. by the Wheeler Syndicate,
| Inc)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

watching on the Rhine and wob-
bling on the Rio Grande" is the way
one writer characterizes the present
policy OF the United States. There
will be trouble with Mexico just as
long as we maintain our present course.
The time has come for a definite,
foroeful policy TO guide us in our re-
lations with that country. The Amer
lean people have no desire to war with
Mexico or with any other nation. But
they must insist that the Carranza
government suppress the border bandits
and that the lives and property rights
OF Americans and of Europeans in
Mexico be protected. The European
nations in interest look to the United
States to protect the rights of their
citizens, and under the Monroe doc
trine we are under obligation to do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

It is estimated that the United
States contains considerably more
than one-third Of all the boss in the
world. Hogs are less numerous than
either sheep or cattle in the world at
large, but are more numerous than
either in the United States. which this
year has more hogs than its 10 near
est competitors combined. And this
estimate probably does not include the
profiteers, since no mention is made
OF them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

J. Ogden Armour has issued a chal-
lenge to the government. He says: II
know there are rumors of agreements
and combines and I am aware that
there is branch OF our government
machinery that is proclaiming loudly
that such an agreement exists. but 1
say to you that there Is no such agree
ment as far as I am concerned or
aware, and that IL there were such an
agreement this same governmental
agency which is largely responsible for
the suspicion has the power to Initiate
proceedings that would decide the
matter in court" 1t looks as If it is
Uncle Sans next move.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY x. MoULToN

A Little Slice O. Life.
Under our house
There Is a large cellar.
That's the place to have cellar
Under the house, we know that.
OF the main cellar
There is a fine sub-cellar.
About six months ago
We discovered this small cellar.
And it looked like n good place
For a certain purpose.
After we began using the cellar
For the certain purpose
We noticed that We
Couldn't keep grass cutters.
We had a new one every
Two or three days.
1t seemed that they would
Get locked up for intoxication.
One after another they disappeared.
And we never heard Of them again.
Well, yesterday
We had some company for dinner
And we FASTENED down to
TIE little cellar for n bottle
OF the stuff we had stored away.
There wasn't a drop left.
Hereafter we are not
Going to own cellars.
We are going to be
A grass cutter.
A few days ago we set out to re-
name the town of Rye. n. Y, to make
It fit in with prohibition. Three con-
tribs, Dick, Aaron L. Moses and Jim
Clark, have suggested Drye. N. Y. SO
we will let II go at that. U. s. post
office department, please notice.
More Statistics If all the safes made
in the United States in one year were
placed in a mass on the bosom of the
Atlantic ocean-they would sink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

The Santa Fe railroad is reported
to be doing business up to its capacity
and making a profit despite the handi-
cap of government operation. The
Rock Island is reported to be in bet
ter condition financially than it has
been for years. Il should be a mat
ter OF pride and satisfaction to Topeka
that she is the headquarters of one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

The United States and England
again are being urged to adopt the
metric system of weights and meas
ures on the plea that they are the only
countries in the world in which this
system is not in use. But why should
the two greatest nations in the world
adopt the usage OF inferior countries?
Let the smaller nations come to us.
It is contrary to established usage for
the tail to wag the dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

a reader of this paper. who posses
ses an inquiring turn of mind, asks
II prices will ever come down. Yes,
prices will come down when produc-
ton has overtaken the consumption
demand and the government has re-
leased its strangle hold on the bust
ness Of the country and ceased to med
die with trade and industry. But
prices probably never will return to
the prc-war figures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

The-attaching OF a rider to an APP
preparation bill to accomplish a pur-
pose like the repeal of the daylight
saving law is a method of LEGISLATION
so vicious as to invite and deserve Sc
we're criticism. 1t is an old and famil-
lar trick, but resort to Ut amounts to
a confession that the object desired
by It is one that could be gained only
by unfair means. 1t is to the credit
OF the house that 1t had the good sense
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

often, Walt, so I could see you" she
whispered. And I did choose the
willow set, you know"
copyright, 1919, BY the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22

AS city planner. Moody has be-
come something of a national figure.
One hundred and thirty-six American
cities have applied to Chicago fo= aid
and advice I'm city planning, which
means that they applied for and re-
eeived the aid md advice of Walter
d. Moody. People come from all over
the world to see Moody about city
plans One of his recent visitors was
A. Kimena, commissioner of prefec-
ture. Toxic. Japan. A commissioner
Of prefecture in Japan seems to be
about what we would call a city en-
Gineer. After listening to Mr.. Moody
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
ARMY AND NAVY
 CAME SATURDAY
 WILL BE CORKER

New York, Nov. 25.---The Harvard Yale game having been duly laid away with lamentations and rejoicings, as the case may be, the affair between the Army and Navy is declared in or der. The prophetic eye of the expert may now be directed full on the ser vice elevens without fear of distrac- ton by other comentous happenings
 Perhaps, after the rather startling course of the current campaign it is necessary to freshen up the memory and indicate that this golden game will be played at our own Polo Grounds next Saturday.
 The experts have been so uniformly succe this year that they will doubtless feel encouraged to pick a winner in this battle. The fact that the Navy has not played outside of Annapolis this season and few have seen the team in action, only adds a little zest to the problem of prognos- tication. No critic worthy of the name will hesitate to face such a sit uation boldly. In fact there are those unkind enough to say that the less the expert knows the nearer ribht he is The two service elevens have had no common opponent this season; the Army has been beaten twice and the Navy once. It is a pretty quarrel as 1t tsands, so on with the guesses-