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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
FOR new GUARD co.
Organization Is Being Recruit
ed by Company III.
Sixty Recruits Have Already
Joined the New Unit.

An active campaign is now under
way to recruit another infantry COM
pany in Topeka for the Kansas Ma
tional Guard. Members of Company
H, the present organization, have been
instructed by their officers to assist in
every way the upbuilding of this new
company. sixty recruits out of total
required number of 1913 officers and
men have already enlisted. making il
necessary to obtain only forty-three
more. A>grcat many applicants have
been turned down owing to their in
ability to pass the required physical
examination.
The new company, altho it is to be
part Of the Fifth regiment X. n. G..
while Company H is part of the
Fourth regiment. nevertheless will &C.
cupy with the latter the fine new
armory which is being fitted up at the
southeast corner of Fourth and Quincy
streets. This armory is rapidly being
supplied with all kinds of comforts for
both officers and men. and it is in
tended to make it a national guard
club house with equipment equal to
any armory in the middle west.
1t is to their distinct mutual advan-
tage to have all the national guard
organizations in Topeka share the
same armory, as in that way they
can pool their armory allowances and
thereby secure much better equipped
headquarters than would be possible
should each company attempt to have
its own armory. About $500 year is
allowed the captain of each company
for armory rent.
Many of the men who are returning
every day from the army camps and
from overseas service will be urged
to enlist in the new Kansas National
Guard, and every effort will he made
to induce them to do so. Any man
desiring to enlist is cordially invited
to report to Lieut.. P. c. Scheer at 1880
p. m. Tuesday at the old armory, liz
East Seventh street, or between the
hours of 100 p. NJ. and $50 y. m
| Tuesday at the officers quarters in the
new armory, 400 Quincy street, vi
stairs. Enlistments will also be taker
and dav during business hours by
w. b. Wolfe, 70S Kansas avenue.
There are more than n dozen non
commissioned officers to be appoint
ed for the new company. and nationa
guardsmen now receive from s125 VI
for attendance at each of the foul
regular drills held each month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

stuff" Walter inquired of the hatch
te-faced man behind the counter
The man was too busy reading
magazine to look up.
NO operator" he condescended to
grunt
That settles it," said Lucille in tones
that bordered on anguish We've
10th lost OUT
Walter had some further converse
ton with the man at the ticket win
dow. after which he went over to
Lucille and said:
Can YOU dictate your story to the
wire? You won't have time to write
IT.
She laughed. almost iayztericaly.
Sure ! can dictate to the wire but
what good will that do? We have to
have an operator first
There was something of triumph in
his eyes.
We have" he declared. Pm the
operator Didn't you es er know that
graduated from q telegraph office to
u newspaper
She looked up quickly. with mingled
surprise and admiration showing in
her face; but quickly she sought to
| hide it Turning from him, she look ed
out the window A farmer boy was
having difficulty with a calf that be-
trayed a pronounced prejudice for
some grass that stuck up in the middle
of the main track.
''Oh. 1 can't do it." she said. you've
earned the right to send your story,
and yours alone. I couldn't let you
send mine. too. I'm sick of the game.
and I'm going to watch that boy get
that calf off the track while you rat
tie the key and-I lose my job. ! don't
want the Job any more. anyhow. IT'S
more important that you keep yours.
and maybe this scoop will bring you
/ raise You see, I've decided to let yogr
pay envelope provide for US botk--if
you're still of that mind"
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure Sexspa-
per Syndicate-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
BUILD 3 BRIDGES
Contracts Will Be Awarded
Soon, Tandy Says.
Paving Petitions May Be Filed
Up to April 1.

1t was agreed at the city commits
sioners meeting this morning that
paving petitions would be accepted d 5
late as April /. Heretofore the sea-
son on petitions closed the first of the
year in order that they might be
checked up. considered in. one bond
issue and handled under one contract.
by which method a great deal of un-
necessary labor and expense could he
saved to the city. Since the armistice
was signed, according to Commission
er Tandy. business has not opened up
as much as might have been expected.
Only a very few petitions are under
going half heartedly pushed career.
1t may be. however. that before
April l other petitions may come UP
with the gradual opening up OF bust
ness.
TandS has in mind the letting of
two bridge contracts some time in the
near future. Both Of these will be OF
reinforced concrete type and will be
constructed across the Shunganunga
creek. -one at Fourth street and the
other on Eighth street. There is an
other bridge contemplated at Twenty
first and Butcher creek. in which both
the city and the county will partici-
pate in the construction expense. Tan
dy says he is ready to go ahead with
the citys side of the proposition as
soon as the county is ready to take ac-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
RED TERROR OUT
BOlshevistS Burn, Murder and
Pillage in Poland Now.
Slacken Their Advance and
Buy Guns From Germans.

Warsaw, Jan. is delayed. BIOL
shevist troops have slackened their
advance at the Polish frontier. The
Germans are delaying their evacuation
of Grodno for several days. altho Gen.
eral Falkenhayn has retired to Suwalki
and General Hoffman has gone to
Koenigsberg.
POLISH leaders allege that Germans
are selling arms to the Bolshevists I'M
der the pretence of aiding the society
for provisioning Ukrainia. In Lithuan-
ian and Ukraine the Bolshevists are
issuing proclamations that they have
come to restore order. Dispatches
state, however, that Bolshevist SOL
diers have been seen carrying banners
the Red Terror" and Death to Nom
workers"
Paid Hugh Sums.
Men have been arrested at Wilma
and other places and have been re-
leased later, it is said on payment of
sums ranging from fifty to fifty thou
sand ruOles. the size of the ransom
being in proportion to the terror of
the victim and his power to pay. The
BolsheviSts are especially bitter against
the Poles, il being reported that the
declaration of a holy war against Po-
makes it right and the duty of every
Bolshevist to kill the Poles as enemies
of mankind"
There are fewer burning houses
than formerly but it is charged that
where houses are spared their inmates
are slain. I'VE have saved the nest
but destroyed the BIRDS" is a remark
attributed TO one Bolshevist leader.
Miss Shebeko. a supporter of a
member of the imperial council, sue
ceeded in escaping from Mohilev and
has reached Warsaw. She says that
she. with two aged aunts, was driven
from their home, which was turned
over to peasants. They considered
themselves fortunate, as many of their
neighbors were massacred, she de-
clared. Two brothers living in Ser
dowski were tortured to death and
their wives and little children were
mutilated. according to her story.
An Educated Gang?
The officer of the Polish legion,
who went to visit Serdowski, is al
legged to have been murdered because
by the Bolshevists. Miss Shebeko
says the sentence was approved when
it was learned that the officer knew
how to read and write. One of the
speakers at the hearing was reported
to have declared:
There will be perfect equity in the
world only when nobody knows how to
read and write
Miss Shebeko says that many we'll
bred women in Russia have committed
suicide thru fear of outrage. Many
of those escaping from the country are
disguised in old clothes and hide the
marks of refinement on their hands
and faces with dirt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

Many perhaps have found it diff
Cult to understand why the four issues
lof liberty bonds are quoted at so vary
ing prices on the market. The fol-
lowing is submitted in expla nation;
.]Not only do the different issues Of
siberty bonds bear different rates of
sinterest. varying from 81 to Az per
scent, but no two issues thus fan ma
ature at the same date. Some are def
initely payable at a distant date, with
sthe right reserved to retire them soon
ser if the government desire. The third
tissue is absolutely redeemable in gold
.ten years from the date of issue. These
5bonds command the highest prices
samong the ~ per cents because the
term is so short. Buying them around
sos means that there is one-kalf per
scent per annum of profit aecruing.
which means really so much more in
sterest Other bonds have longer, to
srun. The first loan is untaxable for
5any purpose. and hence commands the
highest price. The others are liable.
in the case of large holders, to super
;axes only. Should the nation at any
time suspend supertaxes on private in
comes, these bonds would increase in
selling value. The original per cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
WHO WILL TAKE THE LEADo

The war has taught the lesson that
are necessary to the comfort and well
fare of the population may be very
much greater than it has been in the
past. This lesson ought not to be lost.
1t points the way to a larger, more
general prosperity than has ever been
known. to be achieved by unity, organ
ization and corporation. The country
cannot afford to have a period of ap-
parent prosperity during the war sue
ceeded by a period of unemployment,
depression and discomfort. There can
be no argument over the proposition
that idle men and idle machinery
mean waste just as truly as the de-
struction of their products in war
means waste.
1t is necessary in order to overcome
the wastes of the last four years. for
the good Of all society. that the entire
productive capacity of the country
shall be promptly, and regularly en-
ployed in the peace industries. The
danger will be from disorganization
and lack of coordinate effort. In
time of peace the industries are de-
pendent upon one another and it is
difficult for them to act together
where an extensive new program is re-
quired. 1t is natural under such cir
cumstances that they should look to
the government for leadership.
There is an especial reason at this
time for looking to Washington. The
railroads are the most practicable
agencies for creating an extensive pro-
gram of construction work, and the
railroads are now under government mt
control. 1t would be impossible for
the companies under the present cir
cumstances to undertake upon their
own responsibility large expenditures
for betterments the results of which
could not be realized for years to
come, because of the unsettled state
of their relations with the government
but it might be possible for the COM
panies and the government to agree
upon a more or less elastic program
of development.
The municipalities are also in posi-
ton to do much. Their expenditures
| for improvements have been curtailed
and might be expanded above the av-
erage rate. The states and counties
might develop an extensive policy OF
highway construction. Drainage and
| irrigation furnish other fields of op-
GRAFTON.
| II a general policy of this kind were
developed and the cooperation OF
! communities the country over were
asked, sufficient work probably could
be brought into sight to stabilize thu
situation. and once assurance was Civ
en- that the situation would be sup
ported private enterprise would be en-
couraged to go ahead of its own &C
count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
A DEBT WE OWE.

Deferred building construction is
one of the first portions of our war
debt which must be met for it pro-
vides facilities for paying the remain
ing portion of the war debt and also
decreases the cost of living. 1t is an
economic waste to allow labor and ma
terials to remain. even temporarily in
idleness, when they may in the mean
time be put into wealth and tax-pro-
ducing structures.
Money is not consumed in building
operations. but passes from one hand
to another, and still remains in the
nations banking system. yet leaves on
its way a permanent evidence of
Wealth-such as a highway, railroad,
sewer or other necessity to the earn
ing power of society. A thrifty farm
er reduces his luxuries in order to inn
prove his land and his buildings; a
thrifty nation keeps up its construc-
ton program. Public credit is ample
for all public works. The money used
circulates thru the state ten times in
the twelve months and largely remains
in the state, while the structure en-
durcs for the benefit of society.
Since the beginning of the European
war, construction has decreased, until
now it is almost at a standstill. There
is. therefore, an accumulated need for
building. The shortage of construc-
ton is indicated by high rents. The
increased cost of building materials is
only about half that of other commod-
tiles. Investment in building has al
ways been considered the safest invest
ment for the individual and his de-
pendents.
The country is probably a full year
behind in its civil construction pro-
gram, amounting to at least three bill
lion dollars. This amount must be
caught up and normal building con-
tinued; condition of permanently ara
rested development of the country is
inconceivable. At this time of quiet
in the industry, the foresighted who
have need for building will naturally
receive better service than when the
rush comes on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The Mechanics & Metals National
bank of New York has made an -ex
haustive study of the war obligations
of Europe and the United States, and,
according to the banks figures, secur-
tiles now outstanding against the sew
en- nations which chiefly financed the
war represent a sum greater than the
developed wealth of any single nation
of the world. other than the United
States. They represent a sum six
times as large as the deposits of all the
blanks of the United States, twelve
stimes as large as all the gold and sill
yer mined since the beginning of the
world and twenty times as large as the
value of our annual foreign trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
wofld's Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Little Paths 10 Happiness.


1.-The only thing that ever shakes
tellect is the stupidity that men show
in their dealings with women" said a
woman the other day.
when 1 see aeroplanes flying like
birds in the sky and mighty bridges
flung across torrential rivers. and
think of guns that fire a shot that hits
its objective seventy miles away, l am
filled with awe of the mighty brains
that conceive and execute such mar
vels.
But when 1 observe the absolute
lack of all human intelligence which
the average man brings to bear on the
solution of his domestic problems 1
wonder where the fool killer is, and
why the home for incurable male i'm
beetles is not crowded to Overlooking.
For to a man, as to a woman, the
most important thing in life is the do
mestic relationship. He must find his
happiness or misery inside of the fam
lily circle. The applause of the world
is poor thing compared with getting
the glad hand from his wife. If he
finds contentment, peace and affection
at home all is right with his world,
and if he doesn't everything is wrong
no matter how much money he makes
or how famous he becomes.
This being the case, you would
think that a man would spend a few
minutes, now and then, in making a
slight study of the feminine psychol-
osy and try to find out some of the
things that women like and that en-
dear a husband to a wife. But they
don't.
Whether they think it is too much
trouble to try to please a mere wife.
OF whether they hold to the cheerful
theory that they are so fascinating
that their wives can't help adoring
them no matter what they do, or
whether they believe that a woman
ought to be thankful to get any sort
of husband, 1 don't know. The fact
remains that tens of thousands of
good men go laundering along thru
forty or fifty years of matrimony.
making the whole weary expanse of
domesticity an arid desert to their
wives, when they could so easily and
with such a slight expenditure of eff
fort and thought have made it an
earthly paradise to the women to
whom they were married.
This is not because men are indif-
ferent to their wives happiness. Far
from it. I don't believe there is man
in the world who wouldn't like to
know that his wife went down on her
knees in thankfulness every time she
thought of her luck in getting him for
a husband, and this is what makes it
SO strange that men wilfully shut their
eyes. and refuse to see the road that
leads to domestic bliss.
Surely it is some sort of mental as
tigmatism that keeps men from seeing
that it is the little things that count
with wOmen-the little remembrances,
the little touches of romance and senti-
ment, the little compliments and cour-
tesies. and if a husband will show
these to his wife he may neglect all
the weightier matters of the law, and
she will never find it out. Or IL she
does she won't care"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
Froa the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

January 20. 1884,
David Ove-myer and :. r. 1senhart
have formed n partnership. and will in
few lays remove to the Office block on
Fifth street.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Gertrude keeier and Mr.. Ed Small
February 1.
About $50 members of the Kansas Demo-
cratic Flambeau club met at their club
rooms last evening and installed the fol-
lowing Officers: President. J. f. Schmidt !;
vice presidents A. W. Earnest and T. NJ.
Haniey; corresponding secretary. H. q.
Staley: recording secretary, T. NJ Hauley !;
trea surer, Mike Heery: trustees. Thomas
Foy, w H. Hanson and D. r. Markham :;
sergeant arms. s ]. Perkins Eugene
Wolfe was master of ceremonies.
Mrs E. NJ Sheldon gave a thimb,e party
Friday afternoon for her guests. Miss
Clara OImstea1 Of Green Bay. Wis, aud
Miss Daisy Copeland OF Rockford. III.
Among the guests were Misses Franc Lit
tIefield. Elsie VALENTINE. Margaret Weiss.
Henrietta Thompson. Helen and Fannie
Moon. Edna Rest. Daisy Lakin. May Was
son, Kate Knowles. Maud Parker Arlie
Ewart. Nellie Fits of Ottawa. Alice Short
Of Boston, Alice Prescott and Ollie Brown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The proposal to abandon the tax
rebate system should be given careful
attention by the legislature. 1t is held
that it costs the state 100000
year. If that sum can be saved and
the tax lexy can be reduced proper
tionatelX. the plan to abolish the re-
bate may command support sufficient
to put it into effect. Relating on
taxes was adopted years ago when
cities and counties generally were
hard up and out of money by the close
of each year. 1t was designed to re-
plenish the treasury promptly, even
ztho it were done at sacrifice. Condi-
tions have changed so that it might
easily be possible for the same cities
and counties now to pull thru with
the payment of half the tax in Decem-
Der and half in June. The rebate con-
rfers a benefit only on the man with
ready cash to meet his taxes in De-
cember. When no tax is paid in De-
cember penalty of per cent now is
added. 1t is proposed to change this
10 one per cent a month. This seems
flair. A man who can not pay in De-
-cember might be able to pay in Jan
uary, in which case the addition to his
bill would not be large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

of Kansas, in convention assembled,
recorded approval of government OPP
Grafton of railroads and asked for its
continuance. Yet Kansas farmers al
ways have been loudest in protests
against the high freight rates charged
by the roads Since the rates have
been advanced 25 per cent under gov
eminent control, it seems that the
Kansas farmer must have experienced
a change of heart. He has felt GER
tain for years past that the railroads
were robbing him. Does he prefer to
be robbed by Uncle Sam and on an
increased scale? Truly the workings
OF the agricultural mind are past find
ing out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
DINNER STORIES

Bishop Sanford Olmsted said in
Denver:
"Bigotry, even in it's mildest form.
makes me smile, for it calls up the
story about the old lady.
An old lady and John. her coach
man, were SO bigoted that no recog-
nized church service suited them. and
so they used to worship together
every Sunday in the drawing room of
the mansion.
"A friend demonstrated with the
old lady one day.
DO you really think that you and
your coachman,' she said, are the
only true members of the only true
church on earth2'
well said the bigoted old lady.
thoughtfully. I'm none too sure about
John"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
SEND THREE TO PRISON
Johns and Smith to Penitcntiary--
Gilbert Goes to Reformatory.

Three men were sentenced to i'm
prisonment this morning in the dis
trict court Clarence Johns pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny and was
sentenced to serve a term not exceed
ing five years in the state penitentiary.
He was charged with entering the
house at 622 Quincy street last May
and stealing jewelry and wearing ap-
parei of the aggregate value of s161.
Charles Gilbert, 20 years old. plead
guilty to stealing a car from J. w.
Griffith of Merider last fall at the
free fair and was sentenced to serve
not more than five years in the state
reformatory at Hutchinson.
George Smith, colored. who was
convicted in the last term of court of
burglariZing a house on West Sixth
street, was sentenced to the state pefli-
Tertiary for five years on a larceny
charge and seven years on the charge
of burglary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
MEET
Now Officers To BE Elected ny AsIo-
citation Thursday.

The meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the local Y. w. c. A. Will bc
held Thursday. The board members
will have luncheon together. and will
elect the officers and organize the
board.
The association has two new work
ers in the local office. Mrs. Amory
Lee has entered the office in conuec-
ton with some new work proposed by
the association in the interests of the
extension OF Y. w. c. a. activities in
the state. Miss Reita Work of Ellis
worth. Kan. who is ia king Y W. c. A.
training. also has n desk in the local
association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
TOPEKA BOY KILLED
Charles NJ. Hickox Joined Caviar.
Unit Two Years Ago.

Word has been received in Topeka
OF the death of PVT. Charles NJ. Hick-
OK, who is reported by the government
to have been killed in an accident in
France. Hickox was the son of Mrs.
Villa Hickox. and the home in To-
peka was at 2e5 Hancock street. The
young mans mother has now moved
to California.
Hickox enlisted in the army in a
cavalry unit two years ago, at the age
of ,. The last word, previous to the
notice of his death. received by To-
peka friends was about q year ago,
when the young man was in a hospital
in Italy. No details of the accident
which killed him are known here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

which were not converted. command
the lowest price of any, but even these
have an approximate yield, on recent
market prices of 4.45. and with their
income tax exemption are the equiva-
lent of a security yielding 4.65 and
subject to the normal income levy
The third series of bonds has an APP
proximate yield of 400.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
COTORED TROOPS REBEL.
Will Not Work Until They Arc Fed
Bcttcr-Trace Trouble

Columbus. Ohio. Jan. 2U.--Seven
hundred colored troops at the govern
ment storage plant, East Columbus.
rebelled today
They demanded more food. refusing
10 go to work until II was promised
them by Major y W. Foyie. comma nd
ant.
Foyfe says the trouble will be traced
to a few leaders. He took steps i'm
mediately TO identify them and indi-
Gated that they would be punished.