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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

Since Illinois and Pennsylvania
pointed the way to comprehensive
statc-v ide permanent road systems at
their electors last November. other
states have been jumping into the road
game. On Febru 4, the legislature
of Minnezot" dopted a resolution to
submit a constitutional amending to
the voters authorizing the state to is
sue bonds up to $100.00O,000 for
paved highway construction. Altho
this cannot come before the voters I'M
til the general election in November,
1920. the on shows commendabIe
preparedness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

kiss you, without using force, before
three months were over. Tomorrow
is the last day. 1 was beginning to
think that 1 was going to lose out.
too. You see. when L made the wager
1 didn't figure on falling in love with
you. If it hadn't been for that I
would have stolen a kiss long ago. but
every time 1 had half an opportunity l
changed my mind. / respected you
and what you believed in too r.uch
for anything like that. l do love you
Nora, and 1 want to marry you. Didn't
my kiss tell you that"
~ have heard it said that kisses
say lot she replied, but 1 haven't
had enough of them to quite under
stand their language"
Suppose teach it to you" he sug-
gested, planting a sample lesson on
her lips.
Copy right. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
THE CURE FOR BoLsHEvIsM.

There is pending in both houses of
congress a bill which directs the Sec
rotary of the interior thru the bureau
several states in the education of il
literate peoples and in the prepare
ton of teachers for the work. The
appropriations begin at once and end
in 1925.
A state, to obtain the money, acts
thru its chief school officer and shall
not participate until it has required
the instruction of illiterate and nom
English speaking minors more than
Is years of age, in the American Ian
guage, for at least 200 hours per
year. Federal money shall be used
only for salaries or training teachers
and no federal money shall be used
for buildings or equipment or for sup
port of religious or private schools
Each state receives money in proper
ton to the number of her illiterates.
Eight and a half million persons
in the United States over 10 years of
age can not read a newspaper bill4
board, car card, sign, booklet or letter
in the American language. Five and
a half millions of them cannot read
anything in any language. These facts
demand the Immediate consideration
of the nation. The war has demon
strated some of the dangers from
large numbers of foreign-born persons
who have not been assimilated or
AmericaniZed. 1t has also brought to
light thousands upon thousands of ma
| tive-born Americans who can not read
or write.
These illiterates and aliens outnum-
Der all tie people in Nevada, Wyom-
| ing, Delaware. Arizona, Idaho, Mis-
sissippi, Vermont, Rhode Island.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon.
Maine, Florida, Connecticut and
Washington combined. They exceed
the total population of the Dominion
of Canada. AS voters, their ballots
will outweigh the influence of Greater
/ New York, Philadelphia and Chicago
in national affairs. Such people
should be educated at least sufficiently
to read the Constitution of the United
States and American newspapers and
to know something of what it means
/ to be an American.
This problem is national. The south
/ leads in illiterates. The north leads
in non-English speaking. Seventeen
and one-fourth per cent of the people
| of the east south central states are
| illiterate. but SIS per cent of the PEG.
pie in Passaic. n. J., can not read
speak or write English. Sixteen pei
cent of the people of the south Allan
tic states are illiterate and so are 49,
per cent of the people of Lawrence
ar Fan River Mass.
These persons ar beyond all helI
from printed warnings or advice in ths
English language, Their ignorance
and inaccessibility to essential public
information sare constant drags upor
progress. The time to change thess
conditions has arrived. Education
and enlightenment afford the best cure
for Bolshevism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
VOTING AWAY PUBLIC FUNDS.

The passage of the annual pork
barrel rivers and harbors bill, carry
ing more than thirty million dollars.
by the house indicates that there is to
be no let up in reckless expenditure
of public money by the present con-
gress. The public has grown accus-
toned to this sort of thing but there is
rising, turnout the country, a wave
of, protest against the continuation,
for socialistic and paternalistic eco
nomic ventures, of a vast wartime eX-
penditure and its resultant burdens.
On December 81, 1918, the outstand-
ing obligations of the government ia
bonds, certificates of Indebtedness,
war savings stamps. ETC., amounted to
s21. O0O, 100000. The interest on this
naval appropriation now being consid-
cred calls for an expenditure of s746,-
900. 900. For hospital construction
$50, 700, 900 is to be spent.
The merchant marine will cost us.
conservativeIy. about $650,000, 900.
The extra cost for war in dischargin g
men from the service will be at least
$500. 100000 and possibly double that.
The aircraft appropriation of from
SIS, 00O,0 900 to s30,00O.00O does not in
clude the proposed aerial mail, and
that undoubtedly will call for $4,000
900 more. The government operation
of the railroads already has furnished
an item of 1856, 100000 during the
first year of government control, and
this probably will be increased to
$500, 100000 before the roads are re-
stored to their owners.
Government contracts have been au-
thorized up to 100000. The
guarantee to the farmers on wheat.
conservatively estimated, will be ST.
| 900, 100000. The war risk insurance
will require $3.50. 1000, 900. The Euro
pean food bill recently passed carried
500. 100000. Extra clerk hire to
members of the house will exceed
| 100000 in the next twelve months.
The federal employment bureau is
asking for $14,0OO,OOO for the next
year. The bonus for soldiers provid-
ed in the revenue bill-$60 a man
! will amount to 255.0O0,OOO. Many OF
these expenditures are necessary and
unavoidable, but there should be a
halt in imposing uncalled for burdens
on the weary taxpayers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
your parents, consented? Do you think
father would forgive me afterward?



JANET.
Both of you are too young TO
marry. Wait until your father gives
his consent, because you may be sure
your father is right in Directing to
your marriage now. If your love is
real it will last year or two and you
can marry then. Not knowing your
father. L cannot say that he would
forgive a secret marriage.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l have a pair
of white cloth shoes. Is there a GER
tain kind of polish for cleaning them.
and if there is, what is it?
LILLIAN NAE
There are several efficient white
shoe cleaners on the market for cloth
shoes. Ask your shoe dealer to rec
ommend one of them.
Bertha misunderstood and i'm
posed upon sister,: A most interest
ing letter has come to me, which the
writer wants forwarded to you and not
published in my column. If you care
to send me your address / will see
that you get the communication. Your
address will be kept strictly private
and given out to no one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

A continuation of those commodity
prices which are being artificially
maintained or precipitate decline of
prices that are based on supply and
demand would be about equally bad
for the business interests of the coun-
try. The artificially maintained prices
are those of which the people are
complaining. Everybody is willing to
pay a just and reasonable profit to
both labor and capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Pineapple Salad-Cut into cubes
cup of pineapple and one-half cup of
mild cheese Thin a half cup of good
salad dressing with cream; mix all and
serve on crisp lettuce.
Lady FinEers-SiX eggs, one cup su-
gar, onS-Quarter cup cornstarch, one
cup flour, flavoring.
Mix according to formula. Press
the mixture thru a tube on to a bak
ing sheet covered with paper, in por
tons an inch wide and five inches
long. Dust with powdered sugar and
bake from ten to fifteen minutes.
without browning. Remove from the
one biscuit with white of egg, and
press the under side of a second bis
cult upon the first.
Valentine Cakes-These are a nov
city and are made from the hot water
sponge recipe, but any cake mixture
can be baked the same way, namely,
in thin sheet about one-half or three
quarter inch thick. After baking, cut
out with a sheart-shaped cookie cut
ter, spread with red jam OF jelly, then
cover top with whipped cream and a
little firm red jelly. These are excep-
tionally nice.
Red Heart-Shaped Gelatin-Gelatin
is made as usual. favored to taste, and
red the color. Pour into shallow pan
Che sure not to have too deep) that
has been rinsed with cold water. 1t
shout" only be one-half to three quar-
tiers of an inch thick. When cold and
firm. cut with cookie cutter end put
on individual plates. Lift from pan
with cake knife (turner.) This can
be served with whipped cream around
edge or a thin custard sauce and
makes a most attractive dessert and
can be prepared the day before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
DINNER STORIES

The following is Munchausen tale,
showing the quality of the mud in
Flanders at the present day.
A soldier walking along a road no.
ticed a hat, which he attempted to
kick out of the mud. What was his
surprise to find a head under it, and
to hear a voice calling for help.
When the man was extricated, he
said: II was on horseback So to-
gether they proceeded to dig out the
horse The horses mouth was found
to be full of hay taken from a wagon
which had sunk still further down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
RY ROY x MOULTON
BY ROY K MOO


a Little Slice o. Life.
The other evening we were invited
To eat dinner in safe
With a great friend of ours
A very Incorporating jaZbO
With soft collar N everything.
! noticed when We went in
That he insisted upon taking
The hat and coat check
For both our hats and coats.
1t Il fine dinner.
He ordered all he could read
And talked entertainingly
of recent trip thru Egypt.
Toward the end of the meal,
Or at the very end of it,
He excused himself
And went to the telephone
To call man up about dog.
The waiter brought the check.
Which amounted to fourteen bones,
And laid it in the middle
OF the table, not caring
Which one grabbed il.
Ny friend stayed half hour;
And 1 went to the phone booths
And he was not there.
Then l tried the hat checker.
He said my friend had been gone
The moral of this story is:
Always insist upon being the
Custodian of the coat checks.
The Difference.
The footpad of the good old time lurked in
ally black.
And sneaked thereout of now and then to
hit some wretch whack.
But times have changed. The bandit now
lolls in some gilded bar,
Then sallies out and holds us up in g rak-
ish Henry car.
-Tennyson J. Daft.
Accidental French.
An American lady in Paris wanted
some water. but could not make the
maid understand she wanted it hot
After several vain attempts. she eX-
planned in disgust: "Sho!" The maid
frightened up suddenly, went off and
returned with a pitcher of hot water.
1t was not until some time afterward
that the lady learned from a friend
that the girl had evidently mistaken
"Sho" for "chaud," which is the
French for hot"
When the liquor boats are estab =
lished in a solid phalanX, out in the
well-known Atlantic, we can see a
rapid decline in the sale of automo-
biles and a brisk advance in the sale
of motor boats. A man who owns
row boat will belong to the aristocracy
and as to the fancy swimmers, they
will be giving lessons twenty-four
hours day at $40 lesson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

Mr.. John Nee. Bowman. proprietor of
the Fillmore hotel New York, declares that
the question of prohibition should be CUB
mfted to referendum vote of the whole
people. He does not think it right that
only about 1000 persons. comprising Il
majority of the legislatures of IS states.
should be empowered to take away from
Ice o0o, 600 persons an ancient personal
right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

A bill for the regulation of plumb
ers has been offered-in the Kansas leg
islatufe. Unless it contain a section
which will prevent the plumber from
charging for time consumed in re-
turning to his shop for a tool it will
not greatly interest the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

reorganizat; be rendered CORE
spondingly more thcro. Sauerbeck's
index number, showing changes in
price up to the end of Janu; indi-
Gates a decline of about 5.3 points
from the FRESNO ding date month
earl - being 100, against 1916 in De-
ceInber
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

Because of the increased cost of road
materials General I. Coleman du Pont has
agreed to bear the cost of the construction
of two highways extending from Cheswold
to Smyrna, and the other from Dover to
Cheswold. Delaware. General du Points
constitution to Delaware for this road
construction will approximate a million
dollars in addition to contributions for the
already completed section of the du Pont
Boulevard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
URIC ACID POISONING
By DE- n. C COOK.

A poison as dangerous as
strychnin is manufactured within
the body, called uric acid. When
it accumulates and the kidneys fail
to carry it off, we suffer from dull
headache, sleeplessness, muscular
pains, lumbago, or it may cause
rheumatism or gout.
Drink plenty of water between
meals-a pint of hot water one-half
hour before meals is the best-and
take "Anuric. This was first dis
covered by Doctor Pierce, of the
Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y,
and is harmless to the system, but
sure and effective in carrying off
the uric acid. 1t stimulates the
kidneys. "Anuric" (anti-uric-acid)
can be obtained at almost any drug
store, and helps to counteract the
acidity of the system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
THE READING

The crew first to go after 1O.45
O'Clock: 81, 81, 6S. 60. IA. SO, 8, 81, 55,
81, 81 and IL.
The 101 first to go after 7.15 a. m.-
1O3. los, 102, 10S. LOG.
Engineers for 81.
Firemen for II. SIS, 81, 67.
Conductors for 8, 81, 62.
Flagmen for none.
Brakemen for 3, IA, SS.
| Engineers mp: Straw. Beecher, Kett-
ner. Douple, Neidlinger. McCurdy,
! Jones. Monroe Schuyler limerick. Dit
lew, Bricker. Fetrow, Kaufman.
Schuauer Barnhart. Walton, Mid
dough, Merkle. Bowman. Ruth, Hubre.
Firemen up: Fitzgerald, Degroft
Marks. Kuntz. Gates, Booth, Myers.
limerick. Miller. Deckert. Kochenour
Grove. Shomper, Schwartz, Keller,
Dearborn. Kline.
Conductors up: Shun, Fleagle.
Neck.
Flagmen up: Stahl, Hoover, Fry.
Willy. Zinc. Fetrow. Renecker, Nor
row. Spangler, Berrier. Ieibtreu.
Bruaw, Filler. Watson. O'wiIer. Pot
teiger, Swartz. Lineaweaver. Grady.
Hahn. Waugh. Fillmore. Donnmoyer.
Hain. McKim, Miller. Strohm, Smith.
Epler. Shank. Cullison. Peters. Peters.
, Mosey. Spanglsr, Lenker. Miles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
TORPEDOED!
Don't blast your Liver and
Bowels, but take
"Cascarets."

You men and women who can't
get feeling right-who have head
ache, coated tongue, bad taste and
foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep,
are bilious, nervous and upset, both
cred with a sick, gassy, disordered
stomach and colds.
Are you keeping your liver and
bowels clean with CascaretS, or
shocking your insides every few days
with Calomel, Salts, Oil and violent
pills?
Cascarets work while you sleep;
they cleanse the stomach, remove
the sour, undigested, ferment:ng
food and foul gases; take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out of
the system all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the bowels.
Cascarets never grippe, sicken or
cause Inconvenience and Cascarets
cost so little, too.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Middle Division-The 20 crew first to
so after 1 p. m.: II, 22, %, SO, 20, 80,
26, "a. 16, is, IS, so, 2s. Is, Sc, 81.
Engineers for %, "a, 25.
Firemen for 27, %.
Conductors for 90, SO, 81.
Flagmen for 26, Is.
Brakemen for %. 27(2). 80, 16, 80.
Engineers up: McAlicher, Kreiger
Smith, Sweger. Beverlin, Cramer,
Dunkle, Snyder, Fisher, Gray, Corder,
kreps, Richards. Moretz, Rathefon,
Farley, Kaufman, Letter, Leib Titler,
Shelley, Hawk, Snyder.
Ftremen up: Holsinger Gilbert. Arndt,
Acker, Gruff, Fortenbach, Reeser, Pana-
backer Wright, Bowers, Barton, Berk-
heimer, Strayer, Naylor. Burr, Turn
bach. Ulsh, Brookhart, Gutshall, Hess,
Bowers.
Conductors up: Miller. Ross, Shilling.
Crimmel, Brubaker, Biggan.
Brakemen up: Matthias, Lentz. Clous-
er, Hoffman, Hildebrand. Dephew Dick
ard. Woodward, Anders, Gross, Sherer.
Hoover, Reinecker, Forbes, Burlington,
Mcknight, Fenical, Kurtz, Hawk, Shell
ley, E. B. Hawk, McFadden, Lauver.
Steininger, Dare, Deaner, Dennis, Bit
ner Rupp, Cassatt Yingst, Alter.
Lienn. ...s
Yard Crews-Engineers for 23C, 3OC.
Fireman for 11C.
Engineers up: Harner. Morrison, Mon
roe, Beatty, Hass, Kautz, Wagner,
Shade, Coyle.
Firemen up: Burns, Houdeshel, Gard
ner, Ripley, Speese, Kruger, Henderson,
Seleray.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
RAILROAD NEWS
Fewer Women Employees
on Railroad Lines

The number of women employed
on the railroads under Federal con-
troll on July 1, 1919, decreased IT,
Ais, or ia per cent, as compared
with January 1.
Because of the heavy character of
the work, instructions are outstand-
ing that women shall not be en-
ployed tn>depot parcel rooms, as sec
ton laborers or as truckers.
On January 1 there were 99,7O9
women employed on all the Federal
railroads, while on July the num-
Der was S2,294. BY far the largest
number were employed as clerks
the number of the respective dates
being 74.744 and 64.6O2. On JAN
uary 1 there were 5,471 employed as
cleaners and on July l the number
was 4,674.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
STRONG
IN BIG MEETING
Pennsylvania Railroad Off
cials to Talk to Employees
Friday Evening

Railroad employees from the
Pennsy and Philadelphia and Read
ing lines are manifesting strong in
terest in the big meeting scheduled
for Friday night. The principal
speaker will be T. II. Carrow, super
visor of Safety, of the Insurance and
Safety Department of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. He comes here
under the auspices of the Friend
ship and Cooperative Club for Rails
road Men. The meeting will be held
in Eagles Hall, Sixth and Cumbcr-
land streets, and will open at s
o'clock.
Mr.. Carrow's subject will be "The
Human Factor In the Operation of
the Pennsylvania Railroad" A num-
ber of officials will accompany tbs
speaker to Harrisburg. Large dele
cations are also coming from AL
toona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Lewis
town. Mifflin, Chambersburg, York.
Baltimore and Reading. The local
, organization has a membership OF
500 and it is expected that there
will be n strong turnout. as this will
be the first big meeting since April.
Committee Is Busy
III addition 20 the interesting talk,
the committee on entertainment, of
which p. L. Smith is chairman, is
| arranging other interesting details.
1t is planned to have refreshments
and smokes. Plans for a public
meeting to be held in Chestnut Street
Auditorium during December CT
January will be discussed.
The Friendship and Cooperative
Club. of this city. was the first OF
the kind to organize OH the Pennsy
system. It's policy has been en-
dorsed by the Railroad Administra-
ton officials. and beginning Janu-
ary /. an active campaign will be
waged to organize similar clubs
throughout the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
Persondl-- Social

Griffith Morris. of Seattle. Wash
ington. and the Misses katherine
and Phoebe Richards, of this city,
left to-day to spend the Thanksgi"-
ing holidays in New York, Mount
Vernon and Binghampton, n. Y.
Miss Florence Cocklin, student
of Wilson College, and Miss Miriam
Cocklin, a student of Hood College,
will spend Thanksgiving at their
home in this city.
Miss Sylvia Claster, a student OF
Goucher College, will return to her
home here tonight. bringing as Eer
guest, Miss Madison, of Texas.
Miss Lenora Rosenthal, of 1927
North Second street, left yesterday
for Philadelphia where she will at
tend the Penn-Cornell game to-mor-
row.
Miss Marion Strouse is spending
some time in Philadelphia, where
she will be the guest at the wedding
of Miss Henrietta Blake, who has
visited here frequently.
Miss Rita Buxbaum, n student ol
Goucher College, will attend the
Penn-Cornell game in Philadelphia
tomorrow, coming to this city te
spend the weekend at her home
1913 North Second street.
Among the Gettysburg College
men who will spend the weekend a.
their homes here are George Spang.
Ter. George Widder and. Harold
Martz.
William Lescure, John Lescure ant
NOVEL; Hawkins are home from
Maryland State College.
Mrs. Thomas e. Myers. of Wash,
| ington Heights, left to-day to visi
! her sister, Mrs. l.. b. Tietsworth, O
Shamokin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
Defer Pass Issue Until
Railroads Are Returned

Local PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
officials have been advised by the
Federal director of the division of
operation that, owing to the uncer-
tainty of the date on which legisla-
ton will be passed releasing the
railroads from Federal control, IL
has been deemed inadvisable for the
railroad administration to purchase
and print railroad passes for 1920.
It is suggested that the Federal
managers have their lists prepared
on the basis of the railroads being
returned on December 81, as well
as having their pass stock selected
so that it can be procured on short
notice for the use of the roads when
turned back.
If the roads are continued under
Federal control for a short period
after the first of the year, it is con-
templated extending the expiration
limit of the passes issued during
1919.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

the measure, the subject under dis
cussion at present being finance
which is in charge of a subcommittee
under the chairmanship of J. Austen
Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Control of customs has
always been n point of sharpest dlt-
ference when other home rule
schemes have been debated and was
one of the rocks on which the Irish
convention was shipwrecked. Con-
troll of police is another knotty
point.
The most hopeful sign of an agree
ment is the silence which Sir Ed
ward Carson, the Ulster leader, has
preserved since the latest Irish kite
was flown. Sir Edward has not is
sued any mandates to the Ulster
volunteers ito keep their powder
dry" while the presence of two
hitherto staunch unionist leaders,
Walter Hume Long and Baron
Birkenhead, on the committee shows
that Ulster is tending toward con-
ciliatiOn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
Juniata College Chooses
Its Debaters For Season

Huntingdon, Pa, Nov. ga
hotly contested try-out for Juniata
Colleges debating team was held in
chapel in which Messrs. Quinter
Holsopple, Donald Brumbaugh, Blair
Bechtel and Preston Hanawalt won
over n large number of contestants
and will represent the college in all
intercollegiate debates held during
the season.
The managers are planning n trip
for the team which will include con-
tests with some of the best colleges
of the State. Juniata holds a most
enviable record for intercollegiate
debating, having won nineteen out
of twenty-five contests.