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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

FURNISHED by Witchey Poultry ESg
Co.. 517 Quincv.i
Topeka, Kan, May %.
We are paying Grlivered: Heavy lens.
ID. .Sc: light hens. 1b. 2Sc: stays I.c rocks
10. he: br,,iIers. 1919 ia III fo lbs each
45c per Id. Eggs in new eases at $3.50.
Loose eggs Der doz. 40c; guineas, $3.50 per
tluz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

broilers. lbs and under. &c; hens. over
3Is lbs. 2SC; hens under 3l5 tbs, 2ee;
springs over 2 lbs. &c: stays. t5c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Why We Fought.

Now that the war is definitely over it is well
to recall the words of President Wilson when
he stated why we got into it, He said:
1t is plain enough how we were forced
into the war. The extraordinary insults
and aggressions of the imperial German
government left US self-respecting
choice but to take up arms in defense of
our rights free people and of our
honor as a sovereign government.
The United States took up arms to defend
its honor and it fought to defeat Germany.
Incidentally we helped. as we believe, to make
the world safe for democracy" but that was
not our original object. We foughtfor exactly
the same reason as our allies did. Our altru-
ism did not manifest itself noticeably till peace
talk began. When Germany was licked our
enemy humbled our greatest concern lay in
the suddenly manifested disposition of our al
lies to grab everything in sight If the peace
arrived at is not "peacesof justice" we are
justified in pleading that it was not our fault
This country did not wage a war of con-
quest but neither did its allies. The latter
some of m-prosecuted a peace of conquest
while we were consistent to the end. If cir
cumstances had been such that we could not
have SO well afforded to be unselfsh or if
there had been anything in sight that we really
wanted-but why waste time with Ifs" when
there are so many worth while things to
cousider9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Today's Events

Last farewell appearance of John
Barleycorn on the American stage
Centenary of the birth of VII
liam A. Wheeler, nineteenth vice.
president of the United States
Cardinal Gibbons of BaItimore
today completes flfty-eight years as
a priest and thirty-three years as
cardinal.
Rear Admiral VILLAIN B. Caper-
ton, L. S. N, until recently in COM
mand of the Pacific fleet, will DE-
retired today for age.
The fourth annual conference Of
the federation of College Catholic
clubs will begin its sessions today
at Cliff Haven, N. Y.
! A statute of the late Thomas J.
Stewart. for many years adjutant
general of Pennsylvania. is to DE
unveiled today in the rotunda of the
capitol at Harrisburg.
Several hundred delegates from
all parts of Canada are expected il
Vancouver today for the opening OF
the Dominion convention tof the
Great War Veterans association.
DIR. Talcott Williams, who Ras
been director of the School of Jour
nalism Of Columbia University since
its foundation in 1912, will retire
as active head of the school today
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Educational association,
which will get under way in Mia
waukee today, is expected to be the
most important as we'll as the
largest convention ever held by the
association.
Following several months of
preparation. Northwest peace
jubilee and carnival is to be open
ed at Tacoma today for the purpose
of raising funds for the erection of
some suitable memorial to the men
of Tacoma and vicinity who fought
in the great war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
HQart 90HOmQ
11,!IDrObTO1nCv
%1 MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
by TEMPLE
''Dey Got ME- Wrong"

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / have a
friend whom / like very much. l
have known him for several years.
About a year ago l started going
with this boy. have always liked
him as a friend, but when l start
ed going with him loved him all
the more. He was always a gen.
tIeman and he was a favorite
among the teachers and girls and
boys at school, but he wasn't one
of those sissy kind of boys. He
was just q good all-around sport.
He told me he loved me more
than any girl and he asked me to
promise / would wait for him, but
l didn't promise because | thought
he was only teasing. Did l do the
right thing?
Now we don't go together and I
miss him more than any one have
ever gone with. have gone with
several other boys just to try 10
forget, but it seems an impossible
ity. Several have told me of the
different girls who like him, but
they all seem so much older than
he. Do you think he goes with
them because he likes them or just
to pass away the time? Their
fathers have cars and have consid-
cradle money.
I am going to attend a house
party soon and do you think it
would be all right to send this boy
a card with the address where 1
am visiting? Do you think he
would think I was trying. to get
him to go with me again? Do you
think he would answer It?
WORRIED BLUE EYES.
His request that you wait for
him was of no Importance. He
wasn't really serious or he would
have proved faithful TO you. Be
thankful that you did not promise
Several have told me OF the
different girls who like him." you
say. Do not imagine that this is a
one-sided attraction. When young
man goes with a girl he enjoys
her company. 1t is pleasant for
you TO believe that he is true to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Today's Anniversaries

1S59-M Blondin crossed the Nj
agara river, just below the
falls, for the first time on a
tight-rope.
1S79-The completion OF the SUI
tro Runnel, four miles long,
was celebrated in the Carson
valley, Nevada
1S91-The triple alliance of Ger
many. Austria and Italy was
renewed for six years.
1904-Dr. Silas C. Swallow OF Penn
sylvania was nominated by
the national Prohibition con-
vention at Indianapolis for
president of the United
States.
19o5-John D. Rockefeller gave
$10,000,000 to the general ed
ucation board for the endow-
ment of small colleges.
1909-The statewide prohibition
law went into effect in Ten
nessee.
915-Russians began the retreat
from the Vistula river in
Poland.
1916-Roger Easement condemned
to death in London for high
treason.
1917-Eighty-seven German yes
sells interned in American
ports were turned over to the
shipping board for operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

! for a second time robbed of his
senses by the drug.
'Oh, mammal" exclaimed the lit
tie child, as she CHANGED to open
the door, and, startled, noticed the
PROSTATE man. Here's someone
sick. or asleep, and. oh, my shoes
all fixed up beautifully, and, oh.
mamma! they are full of money!"
Lost in amaZement the mother
viewed the situation.
When Rodney Price aroused
again he lay on a couch in a neat
but poorly furnished room. He
fancied he was dreaming as a ia
miliar, long-sought face seemed TO
flash across his vision. He review
ed the past, wife abandoned, two
years of reckless inebriety, a for
tune won in mining camp, a
search for the woman be still low
ed, despair, return to strong
drink, but now
One word she spoke-his name.
One look she bestowed-of love.
One treasure he had not known
the little child she held towards
him, and Rodney Price realized
that he had reached the end of a
long journey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
In the Days News .

Rear Admiral William B. Caper-
ton. who will be placed on the re-
tired list today on account Of age,
was until recently in command of
the Pacific feet Of the U. S. navy.
Admiral Caperton is a native of
Tennessee and a graduate of the
Annapolis academy in the class of
1875. During his long career in
the navy he has seen seen service
in European and Asiatic waters and
performed important professional
duties on land. such as supervision
in the Gspdetic survey. inspector
of ordnance, inspector of light
houses and commander of the New
port naval station. Upon attaining
the rank of rear admiral in 1913
he was put in charge of the At
lantic reserve feet and in 1914,
following the outbreak of the war,
he was assigned to special cruis-
er squadron that did duty in Mexi-
can and Haitian waters. While on
duty with the Pacific feet, after the
United States entered the war. Ad-
miral Caperton cooperated with the
British and French naval forces in
clearing the South Atlantic of Ger
man raiders and in maintaining a
naval patrol Of the east coast OF
South America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Brad's O. Verse
Good Bye John.


Old John has hiked his last long
mile and weary are hfs bones; the
water cart has drowned his smile
and turned his glee to groans. My
heart is not with sorrow bowed to
see old John expire; I make no
lamentation loud nor twang dole
full Tyre; it is to me no knockout
biff; for, like my good friend Dan.
81 reckon 1 can stand it if the 9TH
err fellow can" 1t might be worse.
The old town pump is still upon
the scene, and there the anguished
topper chump can cool his burning
beam and quar- a stein of Adams
ale and muse on days gone by when
he Quaffed lager by the pail and
walked knee deep in rye. Not all is
lost The ripping rill flows by
to quench ones thirst, and there a
guy can drink his fill-five gallons
if he burst; the soda fountain has
a kick that's lusty, swift and cool;
and there's a jag for any kick at
bubbling wayside pool. Fate might
be sadder. We can chew the pro-
duct of the vine, or guzzle for our
MONDAY brew a quart of pickle
wine. So while the foolish topper
sobs to bid old John good bye, wen
eat his health in flowing gobs of
loganberry pie
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30

circumstances and conditions vary great
ly, OF course, in different parts of the
country and in different Industries.
1t is impossible to measure by the
same yardstick everywhere, but the prin-
cipIes OF fairness can be stated, the de-
sire can be stated to do everything pos
sible to bring about good feeling and
good understanding between labor and
capital, and willingly and freely to Co
operate so that labor shall receive its
fair share in the fruits of industry, not
only by way of wage return. but Of an
adequate return also in those less tangi-
Bile things which make for contentment
and happiness.
Obviously, the observance by all parties OF
a few simple rules respecting the rights oil
others would solve the labor question. as well
as nearly every other one of social and indus
trial relationship that arises from time to time
to vex and puzzle those involved. The trouble
is that there are too many who refuse to rec
ognize their obligations and who insist upon
getting for themselves as much as possible OF
everything, whether they are justly entitled to
1t or not.
Mr.. Kahn offers a perfectly good remedy
but wanting detailed directions for applying
it, we are about as far as ever from the
millennium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
HEALTH TAH Kg
. BY WILLIAM Ar ~! BRADY RAJ, ND.

ANY clinician who has walked
through long wards o. soldiers
desperately sick with pneumonia,
every man lying with his head and
chest next to an open window
through which On cold days and
nights cold and often damp winds
are blowing. who has seen these
men with pinched, blue faces and
cold hands and feet and has heard
them again and again request that
the windows and doors be closed
to keep them from feeling chilly.
cannot help but be convinced that
this form of management for sick
patients with an acute disease like
pneumonia is unwise"
I should put it stronger than
that. Such management would be
unwise for even well people, in
my opinion. l may be wrong, but
I believe the first principle in any
open air treatment is that the pa
tent must be kept comfortable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
LONG JOURNEY.
BY Wiuifred L. Jewell
Copyright, 1919. by the Wester

tCOpyTlgnL, 1918, Dy the WeSLeIu
Newspaper Union.)
Rodney Price was mad and ashan1-
ed. both at the same time. People
stared at him and he was humilia-
ted from the fact that they stared
also at the big policeman who had
Just led him from a drinking place
and now kindly. though reproving-
ly, took him to the corner with tho
words:
Go home now. young man. and
thank me for saving You your mon
ey and perhaps your sense. l fam
cy you don't know the reputation
OF the joint you went into"
Rodney Price did not reply He
traced in going into 1.-The joint" a
step down an incline whittier he
had been headed for some time
past He had gone into the place
because he had not the moral
strength to resist a panacea for a
headache. q trembling frame and a
general sense Of collapse, due to
over-tndulgence the night previous.
The dutiful and friendly officer
saw 10 il that the man he had res
cued was not followed or headed
OF. He kept his eye on Price I'M
til he had turned corner. Half 3
square further progressed, the lat
ter stumbled where there was a
loose sidewalk tile. He steadfed
himself and did not fall. although
his head waS dizzy and a subtle
drowsiness was overcoming him.
Contact with the obstruction had
ripped off the heel of one shoe.
Price pIekad It uD and passed on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Applying the Golden Rule.

Otto H. Kahn is one OF the foremost stu
dents Of the country with respect to industria
and social questions. He would settle the is
sues between capital and labor on the basis O
the golden rule. In a recent address he said
I think that the formula should be
that, first, labor is entitled to a living
wage; after that capital is entitled to a
living wage; what is left over belongs to
both capital and labor in such proper
lions as fairness and equity and reason
shall determine in all cases.
The application of that formula is Of
course complex and diffcult, because
there are many different kinds of la
Dor, and there are so many different kinds
of capital Not infrequently the laborer
and capitalist overlap and merge into
one. You have skilled labor and I'M
skilled labor and casual labor; you have
the small employer, the large individual
employer the corporate employer, the in
ventor, the prospector, etc And then,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30

you and passing his time with
some one else. Do not deceive
yourself in this way. however, be-
cause as long as you do you will
not be in a frame OF mind to give
him up. 1t is useless to hope for
him, and the sooner you forget
him the happier you will be-
Do not send him the postcard.
him, and you do not want TO do
that He might answer and again
he might not.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am Is
years old and live in this city. At
my aunt's there are two boys board
ing. One boy is always asking
asking about me. He wants to
call, but ! have never asqed him.
He is very bashful and only talks
to me a little. Would it be all
right for me to ask him to call?
MILDRED.
You might, some tine when you
are leaving, ask your aunt TO come
to see you soon. Then turn 70 the
young man and say you would like
to have him come over some LIlne'
too. This would not give the i'm
preston that you were running
after him. II he does not ask 10
come after your informal invita-
ton, let the matter drop.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am
girl of 10 and used to go with a
young man of % before he enlisted
in the army. He used to care
great deal for me. but / didn't care
for him. Since his return he only
speaks to me. l have learned TO
care very much for him. How can
I win him back? Do you think no
still cares for me?
DOLLY DIMPLES.
The young man no longer cares
for you, or be would want to see
you. Probably you imagine that
you care for him, and, in truth, II
he cared for you. you might md
him very tiresome. Forget about
him and see If you can't like some
one else just as we'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30

! his way seeking shoe shop and
at last came to sign telling that
repairing was done inside.
A woman, her back to him, was
holding out two little shoes and
explaining that she wanted them
ready by noon, when she would
call for them. AS Price plunged
heavily into seat she addressed
the cobbler.
TITS my little ones birthday, Mr..
Akers," she said, and I've prom
Used to take her to a movie this
afternoon"
The cost will be nothing,
ma am" observed the gentle-heart-
ed cobbler. I'll send them over
before noon. and you can tell your
little one that the mending was
my present, and If I was a little
better of I'd give her a brand new
pair.
Rodney Price held his senses
dizZying and muddled. Somehow
however. he reused up as a vague
recognition OF the eoft, low tone of
the woman reached his hearing,
but he could not trace out the sug-
gestion. In a maud1in way he
gained the counter unsteadily.
"Just fx my heel. will your" he
spoke, and handed it and the shoe
he had taken of to the cobbler.
And let me snooze for an hour;
I'm terribly dozy. When you wake
me up have the little girls shoe
fixed, too. I've got an idea. See ?''
The old shoemaker did not "see"
anything further than an fnebriate
talking incoherentiy. When the
hour had gone by. however. he
came from behind the counter, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
Another String to the Harp

AEVeAC1 OA 1uS " tAC HAL p
DIR. Brady is continually harp
ing on the cold air treatment, etc,
so / think the other side should
have an airing declares an es-
teemed colleague who apparently
tires of one tune all the time. He
sends the editor a clipping of an
article recently published by Ma
jor NJ. c. Head, chief of medical
service at Camp Wheeler tGa.)
base hospital, describing the exper-
fence of the staff of that hospital
in the treatment of pneumonia,
first by the open air method and
later by what DIR. Head terms the
''no-chilling" method. Let 'me
quote as much as possible Of DR..
Heads article.
The pneumonia epidemic began
Oct 5 and continued we'll into jan
uary coincident with the influenza
epidemic. Up to Nov. "a all win
dows and doors in the wards were
kept open day and night regardless
of weather conditions, no screens
or blankets were hung before doors
or windows, soldiers with pneumo-
mia were encouraged to keep their
heads close to the windows so
they could breathe in the cold air
sweeping in from the outside, and
if a soldier complained of a draft
he was told that it was good for
him, that the fresh air would make
him well. No cotton jackets or
chest protectors were permitted,
but patents were kept well sup
piled with blankets. Ward fires
were allowed to go out at night.
On cold, damp nights the wards
were always chilly. of course. In
der such conditions 966 patients
with pneumonia were treated, with
1856 deaths, 1913 per cent.
Nov. "a radical change of treat
ment was made. Windows and doors
were kept closed. pneumonia pa
tents on outside porches were
moved into the wards, a cotton
jacket was applied to every SOL
der with pneumonia, surgeons and
attendants were cautioned to han
exposure from chilling, fires were
never allowed to go out, and the
wards were kept free from a feel
ing of chill Except on very cold
days when it was impossible to do
sol, special nurses were provided
for the desperately sick. bathing
was discouraged except for clean
Illness. Under these conditions ABS
pneumonia patients were treated.
with Il deaths, 80 per cent
DR.. Head candidly reminds the
reader that several authorities
have stated that mortality rates
are higher and the disease more
severe in the earlier stage of in
f1uenza epidemics. He observes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Peroxide as a Preservative.

Some time ago you mentioned
something to drop in milk to keep
it from souring. Would esteem it
favor if you would tell me what
it was. l do not like to boil milk
unless | am compelled to.
NJ. P. J.
Answer-It is better TO boil milk
FIVE minutes to prevent too rapid
souring in farm weather, if proper
refrigeration is unavailable. Hy-
drogen peroxide was the preserva-
tive / mentioned. From 10 to 80
drops in a quart of milk.
Death to Flies.
/ think I am a neat housekeeper,
yet we have flies in the house all
summer. Is there any effective
poison or other means OF destroy
ing them? MRS. C. +. z.
Answer-F1ies breed in filth in
or near the house. Your flies may
be bred for you in your neighbor' s
unscreened garbage can or dump.
A teaspoonful of formalin (the 40
per cent liquor in a saucer of wa
ter attracts flies and kills them. A
half teaspoonful of salicylate OF
soda dissolved in a glassful of
sweetened water, the glass cover
ed by a white blotter and inverted
over a saucer, with a tccthpick IN
der one edge so that the solution
trickles out enough to keep blot
ter wet, kills flies that drink OF it.
Castor oil is a fine fly poison; il a
drop or two of croton oil be added
to a few spoonfuls of castor oil in
an open vessel, flies Will come and
partake and drop dead. Odors
pleasant to man are usually repel-
liant to flies, and vice versa; spray
oil of lavender or any other agree
able perfume about the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30

, mended shoe in his hand. He had
some difficulty in arousing Price,
who unknowingly was the victim
of a drugged drink. The latter put
on the shoe, produced a well-filled
pocketbook, selected a bank note
and threw it on the counter.
mo change" he ordered. Hello"
as his eyes fell upon the little
passed over his brow confusedly.
"Oh, yes. l remember now, poor
woman, the child's birthday And
you, good, old soul, was to fix the
shoes for nothing. A capital job.
too, neatly patched and polished
up nicely Here" and he rendered
second bank note to the aston
;shed cobbler And here he add
ed with a reckless laugh, iii do
NY share" and he stuffed a hand
full of bills in one of the tiny shoes
Now. then, you let me deliver
them. won't you? Where does the
little one liver
Second floor. No. 1S2. six doors
west. There's a sign in front
'dressmaker.'
''All right. Poor little shoes. Poor
little child. And me a regular
goody two shoes, Ell? Well. some
body will be happy" and the be-
wiidered shoemaker's visitor lett
the place unsteadily, the two little
shoes In his hand
His gait was unsteady, his sight
blurred, for the drugged drink had
not yet lost its effect. He located
1872, however. and the sign dress
maker" and the second floor. About
TO approach a door he slipped to
the floor Of the hallway instead,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
With Other Editors


Not few people have the impression that
the colored race is steadily gaining in num-
bers upon the white race in this country
Birth statistics of the census bureau, just made
public however, fail to bear out this impress
sion.
In the birth registration area, which in
cludes northern and southern states having
about half the population of the country, data
for 1917 are now available. They show that
the colored birth rate was 258 per thousand
and the white birth rate 24.5 per thousand,
the difference being not nearly enough to Off
set the greater death rate among negroes. The
Death rate per thousand among whites
1877 per thousand, while among the colored
people it was 22.5. Excess of births over
deaths among the whites was 1913 per cent,
while it was only 14.9 per cent among negroes.
For each 1000 white infants of 1 year or less
there were 9O.5 deaths, while deaths among
equal number of colored infants numbered
1907
1t is true that there are more colored peo-
ern cities than a few years ago, but the in
crease comes through an influx from the south.
Vital statistics for 1917 average. They
show the colored population increased 3.5 per
thousand, while the white populations growth
was 1913 per thousand. Instead of becoming
more acute year by year as some people would
have us believe, the race question seems to be
gradually solving itself by the increasing pre-
ponderance of the white population.