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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
THE HOUSEHOLD
Preparedness Indeed!
Edited by ANNE RITTENHOUsE


If you want to try and find some
thing that is more difficult than find
ing a competent domestic employe of
! the sort that we used to call girl
for general houswork," try finding a
competent baby's nurse-one that has
been trained along scientific lines or
that can give indicc ton that she is
capable of following out up to date,
cannot be found. Or rather when one
is to be released from her present post
there are so many petitioners for her
services that there is no need of her
taking employment in any household
that cannot offer her the congenial
companionship of other nursemaids,
governesses and domestics and that
cannot provide the best set table, not
to mention enough motors in the gar
age so that she may be sure that she
need never depend on the tender mer-
| cies of jitneys or other public con-
veyances on her way to and from her
place of employment.
| 1t is just one of those things that
are hard to understand. For the
nursery governess or skilled child's
nurse gets rather more than the aver
age office worker and she has besides
| board, and keep including laundry and
practically all incidental expenses.
And this shortage of baby nurseries is
quite a serious affair, for babies are
no respectors of labor conditions and
| continue to make their entrance on the
scenes as frequently as ever. And say
what you will there is quite a lot
besides mother instinct" to do with
bringing baby up past the reefs and
shoals of baby ills and accidents. 1t is
much like trimming hats. You may
have knack for it but you cannot
be an expert until you have a little
practice.
There are baby hospitals and orphan
asylums in various places-every large
! women can be trained in a years
or nursery maids. They are under no
| expenselw training, and after that
time are secure in their experiences
ing schools are really crippled by lack
of young girls to take training.
In one of the training schools con-
nected with a large hospital there are
at the present time two young women
just thru boarding school whose es
tablished family fortunes put them
well above the possibility of having to
support themselves. Apparently it is
with the conviction that they will be-
fore long be married and raise a
family that they are now putting in
hard hours of work and study to the
end that they may become efficient
to care for their own children. Then,
when baby nurses fail they will be
able to assume these responsibilities
themselves without the nerve rack that
so often accompanies it when the
young women who have depended only
on mother instinct" attempt the re-
spOnsibilitV.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
WHY COUGH and
COUGH AND COUGH?
Relieve it with DIR. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey

a RE you going to let it stick and
~ become chronic condition.
= - Of course notI Not when you
know you have preparation like DR..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey to loosen it up
The first dose will produce gratifying
results. The second and third will con-
vince you that DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey is an enemy to a cold.
The preparation is second to none
for its soothing, relieving effects.
Coughs, la g1ppe, bronchitis. asthma
quickly relieved by Dr. Bells Pine T. ar
Honey. SOC. 6Oc., $1.2O. All Druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
bA HENRY L. FARRELL.
UNITED PRESS SPORTS EDITOR.


-'A M l-ktSS SRORTS EDITOR.
tbattins for Margaret RoheD
Somewhere in L'Exposirion des
ChapeauX, New York, Nov S.-As
near as l can dope it out. womer's
head harness this winter is going to
run the gamut from a plain knockout
to a riot.
When it comes to shapes and styles.
women's hats appear to be as erratic
as preliminary boy in his first
fight; and as for coIors they certainly
are as wild as a. bush-Ieague south
paw. The price tags resemble nothing
so much as Willie Hopes high runs
in billiard tournament
Ihere was one lid that sure was
reminiscent of the home plate. 1t was
five-cornered. dust -colored and had a
little stick-up jigger on the back that
iooked like Umpire Bob Rigler's
whiskbroom. OF course. they didn't
call II that, but there was also one
that was real grandstand model.
1t had concrete -colOred rim with
an overhanging roof and a bunch of
bird-nest effects under the caves.
To Play Sun Field.
isn't this one Just too cute -
sursled a Mary Pickford model, as She
slapped a peaked cap like the Ath-
letics used to wear, on her head. then
pulled it over one eye-just as tho she
were going to play the sun field.
For the golf incurables there was
center like niblick sticking up over
a bunker with a lot of sod hanging
to it. There were some others with
few blades of grass sticking up
around the edge that made a fellow
think of the eighteenth hole.
The favorite color seems to be a
brown, just like the derby Garry Herr
mann sprung on the world series But
there are other hues, from a sort of
automobile tire grey TO an aucuoneer'I
red flag with all intermediate shades
Wells are in as great a variety as
hats. Some have a wide screen like a
catcher's mask, some have finer
mesh like a fencers face protector.
while others look like a slice of a ten
mis- net.
After giving the whole show the
once over 1 agreed that women's hats
this winter will be sporty-but it
seemed a shame that the spoTtiest
function they'll probably grace will be
a tea fight or a tango rassle.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
BoIshevists Marching On.

London, Nov S--Occupation of .
series of villages seventeen miler
southwest of Peterhof Gin the Petrc-
grad district) is claimed in a Boil
shevik communication received here
by wireless.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

New York-Right to hang out the family
wash is inalienable-even II II defaces an
apartmentScourt Magistrate Sweetser ruled
when Samuel Ginsburg complained the su-
perintendent three times removed the
clothes line
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

Mrs John S Downes and Mrs. Maude
c. Brickley. They will be at the Elms
hotel for about ten days. Mr.. and Mrs
Downes will go direct from Excelsior
Springs to their home in New York
City. Mrs John S. Downes will go to
ST. Louis for a week or two to visit
her nieces. Mr.. Downes is the owner
of Clason Point Amusement park and
bathing beach, which compries fifteen
acres and is known in New York City
as the Coney Island of the Bronx.
DIR. c. N Mertz. 625 Mills Building.
Practice limited to the extraction OF
teeth and X-ray work.-Adv-
The young women of the Mission
Study class of the Westminster Pres
byterian church will serve supper at
the church Friday night. for those
who will attend the New Era confer
ence to be held Friday. November Is.
Admission will be by ticket, and all
reservations must be made by Wednes-
day night. Notify either Mr.. ]. A.
McAfee, Mrs McAfee, Mrs S. A. Max
we'll or Mrs kaler.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
E Better Loo king-Take
Olive Tablets

A~ DNLIOL AOO h4A45 d4AO
Olive Tablets
To have q clear, pink skin, bright
eyes, no pinples, a feeling of buoyancy
like childhood days, you must keep
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets "a vege-
table compound mixed with olive OILY
act on the liver and bowels like calomeI
yet have no dangerous after effect.
Take one nightly and note results.
They start the bile and overcome
constipation. That's why millions OF
boxes are sold annually. lOc and 25c.
CAdvertisement)
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The Cosmos Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. H. A. Black, 1924 Tay-
Tor, Thursday. November 13. The
luncheon will be at one-thirty and
will be followed by the program.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The Day Nursery Club will enter
tain Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. T P. Elmore, 1403 West
Tenth. She will be assisted by Mrs,
o. D. Myers and Mrs. G. L. Warnocsk.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The Priscilla Club will meet at tn
home iof Mrs. A. w. Hummell, So
Harrison, Friday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The Tuesday Study Club will have
a guest day meeting Tuesday. Novem-
ber IL, at the home of Mrs. Gaylord
Lawrence 1859 College avenue. The
assisting hostesses will be Mrs. F. w.
Capps, Mrs. J. A. McAfee, Mrs. A. NJ.
Thoroman, Mrs. J. A. Seeley, and Mrs.
Glenn H. DeaYer.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The n. N, s. club will meet Tues
day. November II. at two thirty, a.
the home of Mrs. L. F. Sherman. los
E. Tenth
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

The Military Sisterhood will join the
American Legion in celebration of
Armistice day, Tuesday, instead of
having their regular meeting. They
will meet at the south wing of the
state house at ten thirty and autos will
be furnished for the parade. All
members are expected to be present
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08
CLUB NOTES.

Mrs. T. ]. Myers will entertain he
Tuesday Bridge Club, Tuesday, No
vember IL.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

SPORTS and HATS
"Omen's Head Harness Is Real
Athletic This .Year.
COlors Are as Wild as a Bush
League SOuthpaw.
GOLFERS SEE A RESEMBLANCE
One Looks Like N.bIick Stick
ing Up Over Bunker.
Wells Appear Like a Slice of
Real Tennis Net.
GOLFERS SEE A RESEMBLANCE

me United Press received n tin that
RomelS $ hats were to be sporty this winter
ii.roceeulng on this information II assigned
IT'S sports editor to cover the biggest miIiin
cry uspiay In town. Batter upiI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
Hunger Strike OF
Reds Broken; Only
Five Refuse Food

NEW YORK, Nov 20. The nungcI
strike of the "E'Hs Island soviet "aa
broken today All but five Of the 0S
radicals who had refused to eat since
last Monday eagerly answered the eau
for breakfast. 49,. .,., r,,,.
After n five day fast they were raw,
enous and we're first in the Immigrants
dining hall Thev devoured pruness
mush, bread, substitute butter ana col
fes and asked for more Second help'
ings we're refused. however. not onN
hcosuso one WAS considered adequate,
hut the radicals might have rrade them
selves III by eating too much,
Those who continued the huhBW
strike in an effort TO have removed an
IRON barrier separating them from VS.
,tors included Ethel Bernstein and Dora
Lipkln, arrested in Rid on a new
York Russians headquarters, They were
the only women on hunger strike
The silence strike Of the 6S also mas
collapsed Word that the department
Of Justice was providing the island WIN
| eight husky guards to force them te
attend deportation hearings before mn
migration inspectors was brought I.
| Inc radicals by their counsel tht
guards had not arrived today, but th'
| inspectors found no difficulty, IN Eet
| ting radicals to go from the detentlol
room to the hearing room once theS
had been Identified
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
! MUST RkY'TAXE3S
Court Holds That Building Is
Not Used for Charitable
Purposes.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 20. tSpl)~-
The court Of civil appeals handed down
several important decision here today
In the case OF the city OF Nsshvtlt
against Nashville Aerie OF Eagles II
which the complainant sought TO COLI
loct certain municipal taxes against tho
property Of the defendant the court
held that the property should be as
sessed and reversed the decree Of the
chancellor in Diminishing the bill and
remanded the cause for the purpose OF
ascertaining the amount Of taxes due
the city the opinion
Judge owen set forth the contention
OF the defendant that the lodge was
not organized for profit. that II WAS a
fraternal order and that II had made u
number of donations TO the charity and
coal funds in Nashville The opinion
says:
1--WE find as fact that the domi-
mating purpose OF the defendant and
the ultimate use Of It's property was the
social entertainment OF It's members,
Tho social entertainment In Its parlora
With liaud refreshments from its buffet
were the governing features, ii was for
the purpose Of establishing and con-
Quoting this club that the building was
purchased. 1t Is Il significant fact that
when the defendant moved from It's
| rented lodge or apartment to that which
| II purchased II ceased to give donations
| for coal to the poor,
The only items Of charity testified
| to by the witnesses for the defendant
since the purchase Of said home were
a few isolated cases, a cancelled loan
| to "A needy brother and carriages and
flowers for tho funeral OF deceased
| brothers. X
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
----------|I-l--
"SiIent Forty
Malta Letters
Threat Ignored

Sheriff Perry and Judge j, Ed Rich
ards. OF the First criminal court, have
without doubt eluded the wrath OF a
Black Hand gang, II II could be dig
nifed with that name, In ordering and
taking Allen J Mcnamara to the state
penltentiary at Nashville TO await ex-
ecution for criminal assault II the su-
premc court does not intervene or the
governor does not act
A letter mailed to the sheriff. but al
dressed on the inside to both that d.
fetal and Judge Richards, threatens
that II Mcnamara be taken to NASH
vile and not allowed TO stay In Mem
phls, you all " meaning apparently the
officials. can not stay In Memphis ;"
A black hand and the signature, The
silent Forty were scrawled At the
bottom Of the letter opened by Charles
Garibaldi chief deputy to Sheriff Perry.
/ The epistle reeited at length alleged
good behavior Of Mcnamara who Is
pictured as a good boy" wanting fair
trial before the supreme court and
wanting to stay in Memphis where his
parents and family are
Inasmuch as the prisoner and the
sheriff have arrived in Nashville al
ready and ma overt act was attempted,
| less attentlonNthan usual was given the
| threat OF the Amateur Malta bandP
composing THE Silent Forty
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
INDUSTRIES, THEATERS
HAVEFUEL ENOUGH

The local fuel situation appeared
somewhat better Saturday After heav-
fer deliveries than usual had been made
Friday there still remained more cars OF
coal in the Memphis terminal than
there has been on hand for over a
week. No additional freight embargo
had been issued and the railroads have
sufficient coal to meet their immedi-
ate needs. The essential industries and
retail dealers are being protected and
those in charge of the local situation see
no reason for alarm.
Charles Roach vice chairman OF the
Memphis district operating committee
for the federal railroad administration.
reported 144 cars Of coal in the local
yards Saturday, as compared with lSS
Friday.
No formal request for the closing Of
business houses and offices, the elimina
ton Of street and window display light
ing or the limiting the hours Of theaters
had been received Saturday noon.
Local theaters are preparing to OPP
crate without interfering with an,
measures that may be adopted for the
| conservation OF coal, it was stated Sat
urday. The abundant local supply o.
| fuel oil which can be quickly installed
| for heating purposes solves the heatini
problem for the theaters and II 1t be
| comes necessary to conserve electri'
| light to save coal the theaters are pre-
| pairing to install temporary privat
| lighting plants operated by gas motors
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
RAILWAY
( MEN ON STRIKE
AL Roads Entering Kansas
City Except Rock Island
May Be Affected.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov 29.--Two
thousand railroad trainmen and yard
men of Kansas City will so on strike
at o'clock this afternoon, according To
an announcement by local Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen officials. All Of
the railroads entering Kansas City will
be affected, with the possible excep-
tion OF the Chicago, Rock Island a Pa
eific. The strike vote was taken al al
early hour this morning
w. M. Corbetty president Of the Kitn7
,sas City terminal and the government
railroad representative here. sta psie
fisa E9Fini nal tx fil str
was sAid tho III Ike order resulted
from iortA grievances and It was limited
that d radical element among the rail-
road workers was Responsible for its is
suanee.
Union officials of the trainmen said
the national issues Of the railroads be-
ing discussed at Cleveland had no part
in the strike. A strike of -trainmen
here would tie up coal shipments for
a great part of the Southwest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
TS$5OO,OOO TO
DESTROY ISLAND
Memphis Harbor in Deplorable
Condition, Says Senator
McKenar.

~ am going after an appropriation
probably $500 ,O00--to do away with Mud
island when | return to Washington
said Senator X d. Mcclellan Saturday
morning y"Something has got to be
done for our harbor, II Is in an awful
condition I went down there in the
rain Friday 20 look the situation over
andtit couldn't be worse
With .the assistance Of Congressman
Hubert r. Fisher, Senator Mcclellan got
an appropriation f $25G,oOO at the last
session OF the congress to pay Tor the
elimination OF Mud island. But It does
not seem like, that's enough" he said
saturday. II want $500 900 r. finish the
lob" He is OF the opinion that II Will
require this amount Of money 70 COM
nlete the dykes being constructed up
Nc river TO throw the current against
the island and cause tendency to wash
II away.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
NO ONE SATISFIED
WITH COAL MINE
CRISIS OUTLOOK
Only Inaction Produced In
stead of Settlement and All
Factions Seem Utterly An
tagonistic and Dissatisfied.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
Especial Correspondent Of The News
ScImitar.)

WASHINGTON, Nov 29,--Nobody
satisfied neither miners nor operators,
neither the cabinet representing the
nor the public; coal miners
getting ready to fight until starved into
submission, operators worried over their
to satisfy the world wide de-
mand for coal; government, agencies,
such as the war department and the
department Of justice getting ready TO
protect those miners who do desire TO
work all this Is only part Of one
Of the most tragic situations In the
history Of the American government,
President Wilson lies i'll at the White
House. His cabinet is split. Good feel
ing prevails, but honest differences OF
opinion have produced only inaction, not
"A settlement of the biggest industrial
controversy that ever faced the cabl-
net
The main difference Is between Sec
rotary Of Labor william b, Wilson ant
the fuel administrator, DR.. Harry a
Garfield Each respects and credits tn
others figures and statistics, but eacl
doubts the others method Of computa'
ton on basis OF fairness. DR. Gar
field insists that the public shoudn
nav any more for coal, Secretary VII
son admits that such thing would b.
excellent in theory, but that the coun
try is faced not with a theory, but will
a condition.
The cost Of living has risen, Bot
sides, operators, miners, Or. Garfield
Secretary Wilson, everybody, admit
that But DR.. Garfield has figured, b
his method OF calculation, which Ia
simple method of striking an averag
within an industry Of all the classe
of work, and coming to a final per
centage of IA per cent as the. increas
in wages. while Secretary Wilson say
| IL is futile TO take averages when
leaves dissatisfied more than half {
| the men engaged in digging coal.
! He insists that the public and n
| operators should split the cost OF tn
Increased wages, so that both minel
| and operators would have the incentiN
j to go back to work ann
! on top of It all Is serious diffel
ence Of opinion as to authority insit
The government itself Here are n
facts and the public can draw its uw
conclusions as to relative responsible
ity: -. -.
ington at the request OF the goveri
Continued on Page 5, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29

FATHERS AND SONS
BANQUET AT C0RlNTH

coEINTH. Miss, Nov 20 lspl -
The browning feature OF the Thanks-
giving events was father and son
banquet at tho courthouse THURSDAY
THE youug men Of the high school had
az their guests their fathers, and In
addition to the service OF a most A. a..
tractive menu, there were q number
Of talks from the boys and their fath.
ers, all in spirit Of oomradery that
was somewhat unusual .-.,--,-
PeSnonding to the toast, ~ father 8
highest ambition for his boy" A. Is:
Weaver emphasized the thought 81
character and education The boys
toast 10 the fathers was made by, wal
ton Bryant and this was responded 70
hvH u Ray III an exceedingly Thought,
a., and happy vein. The optimism OF
youth and the opportunities OF ne
present furnished the thought for MI
RAYS talk.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
SKEP-A-ST0P PLAN
REMAINS IN EFFECT

The petition Of r. H. Tutwiler and
Frank s. Elgin, receivers Of the Mem
phis Street Railway company. for an
injunction restraining the city from. en-
forcing the recent ordinance abolishiug
the skip-stop system, was taken under
advisement Saturday morning by Judge
Mccall. Requests OF, Henry J. Liyings-
ton, city attorney. that he be given ad-
dtienal time In completing an answer
probably will delay final action in the
case for some time as Mr.. Livingston
and L. P. Miles, counsel for the street
railway receivers. win be In Nashville
several days next week. Meanwhile the
skip stop scheme remains in effect.
The forenoon was consumed entirely
in pointing out different phases of the
system. Mr.. Miles on one occasion de-
ciared that the only Inconvenience Of
the plan was a little additional walking
and concluded by saying.
Exercise is not injurious TO any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
Lad COnfesses 4.
Trying To Slip
In Much Liquor

Four suitcases Of l. w. Harper
whisky containing six cases in pints
Union station by D. S. Deputy Marshals
Bert Bates and McWaters. G. n. Gar
ner, a youth who gave ms address as
SOL Edith place, was arrested charged
with violation OF the Reed amendment
Garner, according to Marshal Stanley
Trezevant made confession sayipg
that he left Memphis Thursday night
for Louisville where he purchased the
whisky for $500 and was returning to
Memphis with it. Garner, the marshal
said, intended stopping at Lenox, but
became afraid when he saw a crowd
at this station. He proceeded to the
Union station where he was taken In
custody by the deputies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
BELOW NORMAL MERCURY
PREDICTED FOR STATE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.---Weather
predictions for the week beginning Mon
day, issued by the weather bureau TO-
day are:
Middle Atlantic States-Fair weather
first half of week, except probably snow
Monday in New England, with tenn
peratures below normal, probably much
colder Monday and Tuesday; unsettled
weather with rains probable second
half of week, with temperatures nearly
normal. ,..,.
south Atlantic States and East Gull
States--Fair weather with temperatures
considerably below normal iirs' nan
and nearly normal second half -,
West Gulf States-Fair weather lndi-
Gated with a return to normal tempera
lures after Tuesday
Ohio valley and Tennessee-Falrt irst
half of week with temperatures below
normal early days, Some prospect o.
occasional rain second half of week
nearly norpal temperatures