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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
EXPERIMENTS IN SOCIALISM.

Owing to necessity arising out of
onr entry into the great war. this ma
zion has been making a number of
Experiments in socialism. and if one
F7pay judge from sentiments publicly
and widely expressed, the people are
tnot pleased with the result. They
now are afforded an opportunity of
observing an experiment in state
Socialism without being a party to it,
land without its costing them cent.
North Dakota. under the leadership
-of the Nonpart:sRn league, has just
REMARKED on a program of state
Sownership and control of industry the
slike of which none of her sisters in
sthe Union has ever attempted. Pop
suiism struggled to attain some of the
sobjects provided for in the bills Gov
sernor Frazier signed recently, but the
Peoples party never reached the point
sof actual accomplishment the Nom
81 rtisan league has attained in its
sendeavors.
The new North Dakota laws provide
flor State Bank of North Dakota,
Estate owned Nand operated grain ele-
eNators and flour mills. and State
slIome Builders association to help
linen own their own homes. and State
Industrial Commission to manage
these enterprises and any others that
may be undertaken. This extension Of
estate activities has been made legally
1possibIe by amendments to the con-
Sstitution approved by the voters last
sfan. and those amendments were the
result of the campaign carried on for
three years by the Nonpartisan
zieague. political association run on
astrictly business principles.
The state where these experiments
care being tried has an area of 7O.S37
square miles, and according to the
--latest available statistics had a budget
kof S4.123,S54. debt of $4,000. and
treal and personal property assessed at
sS394.723,3OS. 1t stood 1hirty-seventh
lin inhabitants among the states in
1910, and its estimated population in
1913 was 791.437. The principal.
practically the only industry within its
limits is farming. II this ambitious
state be successful in its venture. to
sits people will so the credit, and if
Failure results from its departure from
abe conventional they will have the
Ebirs to pay.
The experiment doubtless will be
whole country. accompanied by a well
defined belief that it will fail. Mean
while if the people of North Dakota
want it and are willing to pay the
price. it is solely their affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

When baking a shell for a cream
or other one-crust pie put in pan as
usual, crumpling edges and trimming;
then prick and put in oven with an
ordinary cooking kettle lid over it.
Keep lid on until crust is nearly done.
then remove lid and brown. You will
ma you have crust which has not
biistered much and which has not
pulled all out of shape in baking. This
Is much better than the usual methods
employed.
To bake pies a golden brown and
not leak juice-after the top has been
rolled and printed, dip clean cloth
in new milk and rub over the top.
Wet with water the edge of the lower
crust. Put on the top. Crimp the
edges together and bake in quick
oven.
For door that always sticks at the
top try vaseiine instead of the usual
soap.
Cottage Meat Pie-Cut beefsteak in
pieces two inches square; ITh pan with
fat and fry meat on 1s)th sides; place
beef in casserole. add hot cooked car
rots, tomatoes and any other cooked
vegetables desired and a thin gravy:
nave ready enough hot mashed pota-
toes to coyer; put them over stew and
place In oven until potatoes become
brown.
Vegetable Soup-Dice the desired
number of carrots and potatoes Boil
until tender. then add one bouiilon
cube for each bowl of soup desired
season and serve with croutons.
Red Apple Salad-Pee1 and core
medium sized apples and boil in a
syrup OF water, sugar and tiny red
cinnamon candies. Boil until apples
become red: cook slowly SO that APP
pies will stay whole: remove from
syrup; fill centers with chopped rails
ms and nuts; serve on a lettuce leaf
with mayonnaise or whipped cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BAB ENCOUNTERS NEIL AND
BLANCHE LAUNCHING TOGETHER.
The telephone sh.'illed-

The telephone shlilled,
Pm coming for you to go to the
museum with me. I'll be there in fair
an hour Lorraine Morton's voice
informed me. There's new picture
hung that | want to see"
..TIi be delighted I told her. and
I meant it, 1 knew 1 should be think
ing of what had occurred between
Neil and AIr. Scot; what rad been
said Neil was determined to tell me
nothing of his affairs; and so long as
ne refused, wilnt was the use of max
ing myself unhappy over them? L
was convinced now that it was more
because he was smarter than these
other men, that they were in sense
jealous of his success, ard that was
the reason. and that only, why they
had flung out their insinuations-
l really enjoyed the morning. Lor-
raine was always good company even
tho she was inclined to gossip a lit ie
perhaps more interesting because of
this, She Insisted that 1 stay out and
lunch with her. l was nothing loath,
and we fixed upon Sherry's as the
place where we could see more people
we knew.
The head waiter, who knew us both.
gave us a very nice table on the bal
cony. looking out upon the Avenue.
We ordered and were waiting 10 be
served. whsn, hearing a loud voice
obiecting to being given a certain Ia
bIe l turned. To my surprise, the
owner of the objeeting voice proved
to be MIR. Scot. Blanche Orion was
his companion. They were finally
seated to please hirrS but to nay dis
appointment, where could neither
see nor hear them 1 own frankly
that ! should have been glad to hear
what they were talking Of
Why should they be together? Neil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12


The bright spots my life are when the
servant quits the place.
Altho that grim disturbance brings a frown
to Nellie's face:
The week between the old girls reign and
entry of the new
Is one that's filled with happiness and
comfort thru and thru.
The charm OF liv1ng's back again-a charm
like the home l like the meals, when
Nellie's on the job.
Ehcre's something IN a servants ways.
however fine they be
That has cold and distant touch and frets
the soul of me.
The Old home never looks so well, as in
mat week or two
That We are ServantleSs and Nell has all
the work to do.
There is sense of comfort then that
makes my pulses throb
And home iS,as it ought to be when Nellie's
on HE tSb.
Think not that I'dA deny her help grudge
the servants pay.
When one departs We try to get another
right AWAY,
l merely state the simple fact that such
joys I've known
As in those few brief days at home when
we've been left alone,
There is gentleness that seems to soothe
this selfish elf,
And oh like to eat those meals that Nellie
gets herself.
You cannot buy the gentle touch that
mother gives the place,
No servant girl can do the work with just
the proper grace,
And tho you hired the queen of cooks to
fashion your croquetttes
Her meals would not compare with those
your loving comrade gets.
So. tho the maid has quit again and she
is moved to sob.
The old homes at its finest now, for
Neilie's on the job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
What's the Matter With Mntri-


4 man wants to know what is the
matter with matrimony.
why is marriage so generally a
failure, and why do SO few people find
any happiness in the holy estate?" he
asks
Marriage is a failure because men
and women enter into the most bind
ing of all contracts with less thought
and consideration than they give to
buying a new hat
If they were going to buy a house
they would hire a lawyer to look up
its title. but they marry people with
out ever investigating what sort of
mortgages rest on their past lives. If
twenty-five dollars for dog. they
would be careful about its pedigree,
but they do not bother to find out
what rotten strains of blood may flow
in the veins of the men and women
they marry and that they will inflict
on their children.
No other enterprise in which people
engage in which they exercise as little
forethought as they do in marriage
would turn out any better than mar
riage does.
Marriage is a failure because peo-
pie deliberately picI1~out one kind of
husband or wife when they want an
other. expecting the marriage service
to work some sort of miracle that will
change the individual they have
chosen for a life mate into something
entirely different. The man who de-
sires an industrious. thrifty. econom-
ical wife doesn't marry a domestic
girl who has taken the blue ribbon for
bread making. He picks out a little
fluffy ruffles whose idea of heaven is
to live in a smart hotel and look like
a fashion plate.
The girl who yearns to ride in a
limousine and wear Paris frocks, and
have box at the opera doesn't pick
out for a husband a business man
who thinks in dollars and cents and
who has the gift of gathering dollars.
She selects a dreamy poet or an up
inthe-air idealist who will never be
more than one lap ahead of the
sheriff.
And because fluffy ruffIes can't
cook and won't cook and the dreamer
will Aever learn how to make money
the man and the woman are disgrun-
tied and discontinued and bat matri-
mony- Yet their position is no more
unreasona BILE than it would be il they
had bought a buHch of violets that
took their eye and appealed to their
taste. and then found II wasn't beef
steak when they got IL home.
Matrimony is failure beca use> hui
man nature lacks adapta bility. When
you think of a man and woman who
con of different heredity. who have
had different environment and a
different education, different ideals
and different tastes, undertaking to
live together in the intimacy of the
home circle, it is not strange that they
get on each others nerves The Won
over everything from politics to pie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

The crucial question in every indus
try in the existing period of recon
struction is not a theoretical or senu-
mental one, but the practical one
whether the products of the industry
can be sold in sufficient volume on
given level of prices to afford employ
melt 10 all the people who are look
ing for work in that industry. There
may different theories aboct it in
advance. and the opinion of the wage
earners may be as good as that of the
prUprietors; certainly one side has as
good a right to its opinion as the 9TH
err But eventually there will be
demonstration, and then it will be
good policy for both sides to conform
to the results. The publ: is the final
employer. and it d 'sn't pay anybody
to quarrel with the public for not buy
irg his products or swing him en-
ployment. The public buys what it
pIeases to, and the wise man adapts
himself to its wishes. and if he cannot
attract it's patronage at one price or II
one line shifts to another price or an
other line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas and Cream
Dreamed Eggs on Toast
Fried Salt Pork
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Soup
Salmon Salad Waters
Hot Mullins Grape Jell
DINNER
Cottage Meat Pie Dreamed Peas
Bread and Butter
Red Apple Salad
Home Made Coffe Cake
Coffee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
Work
BY GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS

The other night I saw a juggler. He
was the most wonderful artist in mis-
line that l had ever seen. He threw
great butchers knives into the air by
the doze-1 caught them all. and &C
tually played with them while they
paced circle in the air.
| watched 9 dancer whose 1.-THE.
subtle form seemed like some super
fairy, just dropped from Imaginary
land Her form seemed to move in
unison with the notes that gave rhythm
to her movements back and forth.
Round and round she moved. and
smiled.
listened to a man play upon a
seemed as tho the tones. at times.
played hide and seek-and then, like
lightning. they would meet again. to
trot in single, now double, now triple
file, while the audience sat spell
bound, their hearts almost in stop
The crowd applauded. But sat
still, fascinated-buried in thought
that wouldn't leave me. For. / had
been watching and listening to artists
ALL.
And then I wondered about the Sc
cret of it But it wasn't difficult For
this was the secret-WORK!
Houdini, who is probably the great
est magician in the world. recently
told in a magazine story, of some of
Gus success. But the one that inter
ested me most. was where he told
how. on reaching a town where he
was to perform. he Immediately hired
loft building put up his traps and
things. and began to-WORK, And
he told how. on trains. he would sit
for hours and hours and evolve new
tricks and mysteries. with WHICH the
next ssason, to dazzle millions.
The greatest actor that ever sat
before. was Joseph jefferson. Pc
cause you never felt that he played a
part-he WAS the part. But the Sc
cret. here. again. yyas-WORK,
There never was. and there never
will be. a royal road to achievement
or anyth ng. But the road called
Work is paved with stones so pr,
ious that any man may walk with i'm
punity over it-without one word of
apology
If you want the immortal gods on
YOUR side-WORK, If YOU want yo1r
dreams to come true-WORKi
There is nothing distributed free. in
this world, without payment in
WORK. Unless it be the air-and
even that is taken away from you IN
less you-WORK,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
CURRENT HISTORY.


Our esteemed Governor Henry
Allen pays another personal political
debt. according to the announcement
today that "a thoro sportsman" is to
be appointed state fish and game war
den. That's the trouble with poIiti;
clans like our governor, and COVER
nors are good deal alike They use
state patronage to pay political debts
instead of putting the best men in Of
flee for the places. The governor
himself says. according to his inter-
view in the Capital this morning. MIR.
Tegmeier has a fine lot of endorse
ments from leading business men and
bankers. legislators and county chair
men," The governor comedies that
Tegmeier has made a very efficient
game warden and that nearly all
sportsmen urge his re-appointment.
The state has thousands and thou
sands of dollars invested in the fish
hatchery. Mr.. Tegmeier-s has had
years of experience. He knows how
to breed fish. He is something more
than a sportsman. He loves his call
ing; is devoted to it. He knows how
to propa gate and distribute fish as
, we'll as how to catch them.
What encourageme is there for
man to make good state official and
DO his duty? Political pull upsets it
ALL The state senate ought 1ot to
confirm Clapp's appointment if the
governor makes it, as the Capital says
he will make 1t.
What right has the governor of our
state to throw efficiency and enthu-
siasm to the winds? Governor Allen
promised Governor Bailey he would
appoint this man. He seems to be
fulfilling his agreement. Now let the
senate look after the interests of the
state and refuse to permit Tegmeier
TO be unjustly removed, by declining
to confirm Aliens appointment. Then
Tegmeier can hold over until a safe,
ne and business-like conduct of the
states affairs is considered.
We were told some time ago that
Governor Allen came into office
without prejudice and promises"
The State Journal did just as much
as Governor Bailey did for Governor
Aliens nomination and election. The
State Journal has asked no favors of
Governor Allen; but Governor Allen
knew this paper believed the governor
should recognize Tegmeier's efficiency
and devotion to the state, by reap
pointing him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Former Secretary ofAhe Treasury
IcAdoo was commenting on the war
savings stamp campaign. and remark
Ell that great many giyers lived NJ
to the letter but not up to the spirit
of Datriotism.
They remind one of the man who
was aceosted by a beggar who asked
Tor a dime to ret some brea kfast
but aren't YOU the sa me chan I
gave dime to day before yester-
da y -
II wouldn't be SURPRISED, sir. re-
niIed the mendicant. but | hope YOU
don't think that dime would make me
Independent for life.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
DINNER STORIES

A venerable citizen of the Straddle
Ridge neighborhood entered a lunch
room in Polkville, Ark, dragging after
him a gander-necked, lop-eared youth.
What kind O. pie have yer got
yere?" he asked of the brisk waitress.
Peach apple mince raisin
= apercot - lemon - blackb'ry and
cokernut- cuStardi' she answered
with considerable rapidity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Under the Bolsheyiki regime. the
open season for Russian grand dukes
appears to have been extended thru
out the year. Four more have just
been killed in Petrograd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Henry has so nearly succeeded in
placing a Ford in every home that he
is now planning to locate factory in
every town. Home grown flivvers
soon may appear on the market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

1t is announced by the Atlanta Con-
stitution that on a proposal to increase
the local tax rate, the negroes voted
solidly against it. When did the
negroes begin to vote in Atlanta?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Senator Malone. who was opposed to
Senator Sparks's slow combustion
method of disposing of the bill. got at
the crux of the matter and moved to
strike out the enacting clause. Sem
alto Snyter made telling argu .ents
against the bill. Senator Getty moved
the previous question, which was Ma
lone's bludSeo at the enacting clause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

The government is promising that
prices soon will come down. Does this
mean that the government is planning
to quit m 1dling with them?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

The other day, Governor Allen, who,
more than any. other governor ever
elected in this state, went into office
without any strings tied to him or any
promises made another of the most
important appointments in his power
to pay a personal political debt. That
is to say, he appointed C. w. Green,
of Kansas City, Kan, on the public
utilities commission, removing Judge
c. Z. Foley, who was the only mem
Der of the commission who showed
any backbone, when it came TO the
real interests of the state of Kansas.
Judge Foley had courage and was of
great service to the state, and would
have saved Kansas million or more
dollars had there been one more COM
missioner like him out of the three.
Green's appointment, it is alleged, was
made at the instigation of the Kansas
City Star, to which paper Governor
Allen it is said felt indebted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

The senate buried the Bergen bill
last night. There was a long discus
sion before the obsequies were con-
cIuded. The principal funeral Grafton
was delivered by the gentleman from
Marshall who fathered the instru-
ment. He was assisted in the born
ing and burial by the gentleman from
Coffey county. Senator Montee ap-
piled oxygen gas, but it was too late.
Senator Sparks was in favor of tortur-
ing the bill to death. He was willing
that Senator Anspaugh should talk it
to sleep. He was simply opposed to
any solar picks like Senator Malone
finally delivered in his motion to
strike out the enacting clause. which
was done by an opposition of only s
votes out of 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

they passed the two million dollar
mark. So muc-l for that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Senator Bergen. we are sorry for
him, is one of the very best senators
in the body, able, conscientious and
industrious. He labored long and
we'll for his unfortunate and untimely
measure. He was sincere. He be-
lieved in his bill. No zone questions
that be believed his bill would aid the
state and the banking interests. He
was mistaken and misguided, that's
all, if we are to judge by the last clods.
twenty of them, which dropped
on the coffin last night, with only
eight roses to sprinkle the top of the
casket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

About this Getty anti-primary bill,
known as Substitute Senate Bill 293.
There is, beyond doubt, a widespread
feeling in Kansas against the primary
law. While the people like the prin-
ciple of it. they are not pleased with
its practical workings out in all re-
spects. There is a feeling on the part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

Does the Chamber of Commerce
know where it can invest $4,000 and
get a million dollar hoteHfor Topeka
in any other way than taking hold of
the North American? Or will it con-
tinue to do nothing and permit its
attorneys to exploit another ten-story
hotel which has not yet procured per-
mission to sell the stock here?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12

There had been several amend
ments when Senator Price moved to
strike out section 4. Section was
one of the vicious sections. There are
1.05S state banks in Kansas and sec
ton proposed to put every one out
of business. forfeit its charter, rights
and privileges if each and every one
of them did not join the proposed
State Reserve Bank within one year.
Senator Anspaugh said that there
were 21.000 state and national banks
in the United States and of this num-
Der 1000 were national banks. He said
there were LOSS state banks IN Kansas
and $50 national, and he saidthat only
six state banks had joined the fed
eral reserve. He failed to say that
the Kansas State Reserve bank of To-
peka was one of the six.
Senator Anspaugh is the senator
who said. some time ago. that unless
the State Journal stopped its opposi-
ton to the Bergen bill that Mr. Mac
Lennan's bank"-his name for the
Kansas State Reserve-would be like
ly to lose some deposits. Since that
time the State journal has continued
to oppose the bill. which it believed
was not a good one, and the deposits
in the <ar-as Reserve have mounted
by leaps and bounds, until last week
Evening star., 1919-03-28
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Tafy Fresh From 49,

Fresh Chocolates. i'll a large
assortment OF tlavors. At SIC lb.
LanSburgn x Bro. Special
Chocolates, iii all t1avors. At
o9c ID.
Purple Cross Marsllrlallows.
Regular 00c value. 55c.
First Floor - Lansburgh &
Bro.
Evening star., 1919-03-28
Boys Wash
Hats, Special

Middies, Tam ShanterS, Rah
Rah and Sailor Hats, in plain
white khaki or white and color
combinations. Very serviceable for
play.