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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
WORLDS Highest Paid woman writer.
Genteel EnploYmcnt.-2.

Ocltcct GIupiug1nCut>-<.
1t is this idea that they must fol-
low some profession that is genteeI
that keeps thousands OF girls from
going into domestic service. Many
girls are born cooks. Their inherited
instinct takes them straight to the
kitchen. Nothing else ever raises the
same thrill in their breasts as does
shining rows OF pots and pans. and
they could fall on the face of a gas
range. and kiss it for the love of IL.
These girls will always be aliens
who will never be at home in an
office. or a store. Standing behind
counter IL an abornination to
them, and typewriters and filing cabi-
nets a WEAKNESS to the flesh, ana
they'll never get much pay because
they'll never learn much. But in a
kitchen they would find the work they
love and are fitted to do, and for
which they could get big pay. But
they prefer to starve in han bedrooms
rather than have comfortable quar-
tiers and good food. working at an &C.
cupation that they do not consider
genteei.
In the course Of year I get hun
drcds of letters from girls telling me
of their aspirations. and asking how
they can get a start at making money,
and everyone of them wants 10 be a
writer. or an actress. or a moving pic
ture star, or an artist, or follow some
career that she thinks is hieh-fallutin.
None of them want to do good. plain
sewing. or heusework. or any ordi-
nary, necessary everyday work.
And the saddest part of 1t is that so
many of them, in trying to do genteel
work, waste their lives in futile en-
deavor when they might have achieved
a splendid success along humber lines
When one thinks of the poverty
stricken little near-artist girls who
/ never sell a picture, except those who
buy them for charity. but who could
have made fortunes by applying their
sense of color and feeling for lines to
dressmaking; when one thinks of the
patience and labor that would-be au-
thors put in on stories and poems that
no editor will accept, and the money
these women could have made II they
had applied the same energy and per-
sistence to running a store or a board
ing house: when one thinks that the
hand that can never learn to play the
piano can juggle symphonies out of
cook stove. one could shed tears of
pity over the terrible mistake that
women make in worshiping this shrine
of genteel employment
For all work is noble and honorable
so long as 1t is well done. and the
only degrading work is the badly ac-
complished job. Furthermore. II lies
IN the nanOS OF women themselves 10
raise the despised occupation up into
the realm of the aristocracy of labor
by doing it we'll
There was time. not so long ago.
either. when the writer. the actor. the
singer. the artist were outcasts from
society. looked down upon far more
than any servant or waitress is today,
and II was only because men and wo-
men put their hearts and souls into
their work that they raised these
despised occupations into fine arts.
The sooner women forget all about
genteel work and do good work, the
better for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

seem confident OF being able to reach
her destination, whatever it might be
At last they were landed. and the
girl surprised Bruce by Raging the
canoe clear of the water with him in
it, almost tipping him out.
There" she breathed, rather heav-
lily. Now for the car"
She left him, and presently a flood
of light from the spotlight of an auto
surrounded him. Again she aided him
to walk. and presently he was reclin-
ing in the tonneau of the car speed
ing over the road.
Soon they came to a branch road,
which they followed for a short dis
lance. stopping finally in front of a
comfortable looking cottage, In which
CHEEKY lights were burning.
Half an hour later Bruce was in bed,
a fresh bandage over the wound. the
girls brother having come to help look
after the patient.
Father will be back soon." the girl
told him. Hes a doctor, and he'll fix
you up right but 1 know you'll have
to stay here three weeks. It's lucky
we didn't go back to the city yester-
day as we had plannedW
Three weeks later Big Bruce was
back in Lovers Lodge" practically
recovered from his wound.
One day one of the boys came tear
ing into the shack with a packet of
mail in one hand and a lone letter in
the other.
"Helpt help" he cried, in mock dis
tress. Here's a letter for Mr.. Bruce
Forrester-and it's pink and got per-
fume on it."
Bruce took the letter, his face blaz-
ing, and retired to his bunk. The
others gathered round and looked on
in open-mouthed establishment while
he read to himself smiling the while.
Presently he finished perusing the
rnissive and when he looked up he ap-
parently noticed for the first time that
he had an audience.
Whats the matter with you
boobs ." he snorted. Cant fellow
fall in love if he wants to? Say,
where in thunder's some ink, paper
and penn"
(Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
pepper, Syndicate.l
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THERE STILL Is HOPE.

Friends of the daylight saving law
have not given up the fight. The
National Daylight Saving association
has been formed and 1t plans to de-
vote its best energies to obtaining a
re-enactment of the law. 1t will de-
mand that the clocks be set forward
on the last Sunday in April instead of
in March. and back again on the last
Sunday OF September instead of in Oc-
tober.
Commenting on the movement The
Review says:
Two presidential vetoes were not
enough to deter a few farmers and
their strangely Jealous friends from
robbing the people, Of the United
States of one Of the few undoubted
benefits that recent legislation had
conferred upon them-the added hour
OF summer daylight. For their loss
thank. And how great loss it Is, and
how shamefully they let such a boon
slip from their hands. they may now
at last begin to realize.
1t is the old story of a huge, care
less, unorganized majority made the
victim of a small, determined; and
narrowly selfish minority.
1t Is no longer necessary to dwell
on the benefits arising from daylight
saving. The people have had a taste
Of them and 1t Is not likely that they
are going tamely to surrender them.
Fort nately, 1t lies quite within their
power to retain them, II they but
choose to exert themselves a little.
II the cities and towns. thru their
boards OF aldermen, will vote to set
forward the hour-hand of the clock.
forward II goes, and there. after a
little preliminary confusion. Is a
| happy end OF the matter. Happy even
for the farmer. for in a few years he
| will grow accustomed to the change
and drop his nonsensica1 talk about
people trying to fool themselves into
! thinking It's later than tits.
The Dutch farmer. tho he grumbled
at first quite as loud as his Ameri-
can brother, accepted the arrange
| ment cheerfully at the end OF a three
year trial
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Touch. 1t must be backed by a 100
per cent desire.
There are always jobs plenty open.
ready and waiting for the man who
knows-who uses the tools Of talent at
his command, as tho he owned them.
Watch that executive as he takes up a
knotty problem and disposes of it In
five minutes-it took him 20 years to
get that Master Touch of decisioni
There will always be folks in crowds
to laugh at the plodder. But. they
never laugh at him after he demon
strates to the world the greatness of
his Master Touch.
''Trifles make perfection-but per-
lection is no triflel" Never did a say
ing so aptlys express the truth hidden
behind the Master Touch.
For the very first things to master
are-the trifIesl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

Since the outbreak OF the war. this
country has received net imports of
almost exactly $1,000. 900. 900 in gold
from the rest of the world. This has
represented no permanent increase in
our volume OF goods to correspond.
In a measure. it represents reduc-
payment for goods sent to Europe.
During the same neriod more than
S4O0,0O0.r@' IN gold has been pro-
duced from the mines Of this country.
Nearly all OF this new gold has found
its way into monetary use. The coun-
try's stock Of gold coin, including gold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

The advance in our price level has
been smaller than in the countries OF
our allies. The department OF COM
merce and war industries board re-
Gently compiled figures which showed
that since the beginning of the war,
while prices had advanced in the
United States about 100 per cent. they
had advanced about 40 per cent in
England and 200 per cent in France.
These were the advances up to De-
cember. 1918. It is on the basis OF
such prices as these that the people
OF those countries are bidding against
our own people for the products of our
farms and factories.
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held in the treasury for the redemp-
.tion of outstanding gold certificates
and the federal reserve gold settle
ment fund, rose from total estimated
by the treasury department at ST.
ss1 .0Oo. 900 on July 1, 1914. to $2,-
$50 900. 900 on August 1, 1919. an in
crease Of $I.1oo, ooO.O 900. or nearly 50
per cent. This gold increase has been
the greatest single monetary influence
on our price level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11
EvERETTS LETTER DIsAPPoINTs
SANDRA

SANDRA
CHAPTER XL.
1 wen: Immediately home. To my
surprise there was a letter from
Everett lying on the table in the hall.
I took it upstairs with me and waited
until had made myself comfortable
in a negligee before I opened it !
did not try to explain the feeling ]
had, even to myself, but had a sort
of hesitation about learning the con-
tents of this letter-an intuitive feel
ing that I should not be pleased.
Dear Sandra:" he commenced, Il
had no time to caution you as to
what yol should DO or should not do
while I am obliged to be away. !
find that 1 am TO be detained here
longer than 1 expected. 1. am sorry
to find that 1t is so. and that you
necessarily must be alone until 1 re-
turn. I shall expect you to act in all
things the same as il i were with
you. Accept no invitations until I re-
turn. Take a ride each day, also a
walk would do you good and help pass
the time. But 1 prefer that you re-
ceive no company, or rather that you
invite none. Read, practice your mu-
sic-you should spend more time at
the piano-and you have enough to
fill your days. Go to bed early. L
desire you to keep your health as that
is one of your greLtest attractions
your perfect health.
Il shall probably be obliged to re-
main here a week or ten days longer.
You may spend a few moments each
day writing me what you are doing.
shall be glad to hear. Tell Peter
not to drive you too fast when you
use the car. He is apt to be reckless,
and I hate to trust you with him
when 1 am not there to caution him.
Your husband,
EVERETT"
Tears of disappointment and rage
filled my eyes as I read his cold let
ter. I tried to derive a little COM
fort from the last sentence. He must
care a. little or he wouldn't care
whether / was killed or not. But the
letter was terribly depressing-terri-
bly, annoying also.
I wouldn't be treated so!
I'll not stay at home! And I will
invite people to come and see mel"
l said aloud, the tears flowing fast
people meaning principally Barrett
Edmonds.
I wiped my eyes and reread the
letter. 1 was to accept no invita-
tons until his return" IT might ride
and walk"-alone. / might read and
practice"
How kind" I muttered. I was to
go to bed iearly SO that I might keep
myself attractive for him; and he
would do nothing for me.
was to stay practically a prisoner
for week or ten days. He'd see
whether I would or not! Leola
wouldn't have paid any attention to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11
THE MASTER TOUCH.

Have you ever noted the great plan
list at his instrument as he strikes the
keys with precision and sureness? He
has the Master Touch! He knows
and. knowing. puts his entire soul into
interpreting what he knows.O
The Master Touch in all things is
the touch OF certainty.
1t matters not whether it is the mu-
sician. painter. writer. speaker. or the
man at his desk-the man with the
Master Touch knows his job. And
everybody else knows that he knows
it. too. For there is character back
of the Master Touch.
A man has to be serious about the
thing he does to acquire this Master
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soap wear away more quickly than a
non-floating soap.
Transparent soaps are made in va
rious ways. some of which tend to
purify the soap, while others do not.
On the whole transparency Is not to
be taken as an indication of purity.
The liquid soaps which you COM
monty find in public wash rooms are
of g composition different from that
OF the soaps you buy in cakes These
liquid soaps are almost all made of
cocoanut oil and potash instead of
tallow and soda Either sugar, alco-
hol or glycerol is usually added to pre-
vent cloudiness and to keep the soap
from foaming in the container. Rela-
lively few OF these soaps contain alco-
hol, so do not try drinking them. The
glycerol rather improves the quality
of the soap. but the sugar is objection
able. 1t is what makes so much of
this liquid soap feel sticky.
good deal has been said about the
purity and wholesomeness of soaps
made from vegetable oils, and the inn
plication has been pretty we'll inn
planted in the public mind that there
is something impure about soaps made
from animal fats. According to the
scientists. there is nothing in this.
Soaps made from cocoanut oil. olive
oil and palm oil are not necessarily
any more pure or effective than those
made from tallow, as nearly all soaps
are. Even refuse fats, which are not
fit for human food. are just as good as
any others for making soap provided
they are properly treated. In fact,
from the standpoint of national econ
omy, the facts which are not fit to eat
are just the ones that should be used
in soap.
Remember, then. that an inexpen-
sive soap is just as good as an expen-
sive one; but whatever kind you use,
use plenty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

In an address at the annual meet
ing OF the National Civic federation.
George w. Perkins took strong ground
IN favor of an adjustment of labor
difficulties thru q profit sharing plan.
He opposed the ordinary method OF
handing out cash bonuses to workmen,
but would compensate them by turn
ing over stock in the concern, thus
leaving the money in the business. I'm
der such an arrangement, he said'
each employe becomes a working part
ner in the business. He is on the same
footing as the financial partners, for
II the concern is a partnership with,
say, four or five members, the part
ners themselves are drawing out each
year what. in a way. might be called
salaries. viz. Approximately the
amount of money necessary to meet
their general living expenses, leaving
their surplus profits IN the business.
kny partnership or any profit-shari
plan that divided up the profits and
withdrew them in cash at the end OF
every year could not last very long.
No better place to try out Mr.. Per-
kins's plan could be found than in the
railroad business. While congress is
legisiating on the subject of railroads,
II might find a solution OF the per-
picking problem by considering Mr..
Perkins's suggestions.
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sEEKING THE LIGHT.

Under the caption, Proposed Reg
ulatory Legislation" the Kansas
Stockman, in its issue OF September
presents an exhaustive review and dis
cussion of the Kenyon bill for the reg
ulation Of the meat packers. 1t should
be read by all who feel an interest IN
the subject.
The Stockman editor says he has
studied the Kenyon bill for days in an
effort to see in it what Senators Cap.
per. Kenyon. John Edwards. Ed Houx.
Rodney Edward and others have seen
a panacea for the ills of the live
stock producer-but so far he has
been unable TO see the light. The
more we studied over it. the more
dynamite we have discovered" he de-
clares.
The opposition to the Kenyon bill
which has developed outside the
packing interests. he says. comes from
the stockmen, who will be indirectly
affected by this legislation. and from
the conservative people thruout the
country. Stockmen named who are
opposing the bill are such men as w.
- .
NJ. NJ. Sherman. George Donaldson, L.
V. Mink, Jas. r. Plumb. Ed. Root. Ed.
Dunn, Pet. Nation. Arnold Berns, NJ.
c. Campbell. Otis Lasswell and 10.
Southland of Kansas; Sherman p.
Houston, c. E. Yancey and A. w. Nell
son of Missouri: J. D. Brown of In
diana: Ex-Governor Stuart of Vir-
ginia, and J. G. Imboden of Illinois. It
is added: There are hundreds OF sue
cessful stockmen of this type all over
the United States. who firmly believe
that the passage of the Kenyon bill
would injure their business. These
men are not under any obligation to
the packers and owe them nothing.
they know that the stand they are
taking is very unpopular in SONG
quarters. but being of the conviction
that the Kenyon bill is not to their
best interests or that of the livestock
industry. they Will oppose it to the
end"
The editorial says further:
If Senator Capper would abjure
from calling the packers liars and
thieves long enough to talk sense to
the producers OF MS STATE ne HllShI
be able ultimately to render them
some service. This lie and thief talk
does not get results-tho sometimes
it does get votes. 1t is not unlikely
that a majority of Kansas stockmen
would like to see a federal supervision
of the packing industry. We person
ally know of hundreds of them who
favor such legislation. but who are bit
terly opposed to the Kenyon bill.
Would 1t not be better for Senator
Capper to get in touch with them be-
fore declaring himself?
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This Service Bureau is located in the ma
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al can answer practically any question
sou want 20 ask. but-it can't give ao-
vice. nor make exhaustive research la.
The war forced so many changes IN the
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In the running fire directed toward
everybody who is making money, the
farmer has not wholly escaped. For
the first time IN a long period of years
the farmer is making money. But
why shouldn't he? He is a real pro-
Queer. He isn't clamoring for higher
pay and a reduction in working hours.
He isn't going on strike for a six hour
day and a five-day week. His hours
OF toll. IL anything, have been length
ened by his effort to respond to the
worlds necessities He is antly
striving to increase his output instead
OF reducing it. If anybody deserves
higher pay. the farmer should be in
cluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

It is reported that the old idea Of
limiting production is being abandoned
by British workmen. and there is be-
ing substituted a better understanding
OF the necessity OF enlarged produc-
tivity. Trade unions clearly. recog-
nize and openly advocate the economic
effect of increased production. and
there is no evidence OF insistence upon
the reinstatement Of pre-war restric-
tons OF output.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Oranges
Bacon and Waffles

Sliced Oranges
Bacon and Waffles
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Fried Tomatoes, Cream Gravy
Potato Salad
Junket Cocoa
DINNER.
Fruit Cocktail
Cold Cuts of Ham Loaf, Russian
Dressing
Potatoes au Gratin Bvttered Beets
Lettuce
Blackberry Pie Coffee
Bacon Omelet-Cut thinly sliced ba-
con in small squares; there should be
one-half cup Wash, pare. slice and
cut potatoes in one-quarter-inch
cubes; there should be one cup. Fry
bacon until crisp and brown, and
drain. To bacon fat add potatoes and
fry until delicately Drowned; then
drain and mix with bacon dice. Make
a French omelet. Fold half the bacon
and potato with omelet, turn on a hot
platter and surround with remaining
potato and bacon. Garnish with
parsley. Oeft-over potatoes may be
used.)
Carpet Cleanser-Grated raw potato
is a splendid cleanser of stained and
dirty carpets. Rut it over the surface,
then finish off with a warm, damp
cloth.
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The editorial saws further:

Instead OF profits for the English
government in the operation OF rail-
ways from the opening of the war
down to the end OF 1918. there was an
actual net loss of about s11s.OoO.OOO.
1t is declared by Commerce Monthly.
For the present year it is estimated
that the charge on the public for gov
eminent operation will run to about
S37o. 100000. A business man would
get out of an enterprise so disastrous
to him financially. but nobody expects
government to be conducted on bust
ness principles. Governments appear
to be carried on largely for the bene-
fit OF politicians.
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II one OF those senators who are
fighting the meat packers will show
the people where they can buy better
and cheaper meat than is sold by the
big Five" no legislation affecting the
meat industry will be necessary. The
consumers will do the rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

The steel workers have Issued an
ultimatum to the head OF the United
States government. He was given
forty-eight hours to reply. This hard
~ allows sufficient time to pass an
other Adamson law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-11

Topeka restaurants charge 10 cents
q glass for milk. MIX at 10 cents a
glass figures about s2.1O a gallon. Is
this what is meant by the word prof
iteerinR?"
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please give me some advice as to how
to win her affection?
DISTRESSED.
Hardly notice her, and see how she
likes it. 1t is natural for a girl to
want most boy she cannot have.
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ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K MoULroN

This Country Is Ready for Anything.
Dear Roy-Adams county Pennsyl-
vania, ought to be the home of Adams
ale, containing as it does such post
offices as Clearspring. Springvale,
Fountain Dale. Spring Forge and York
Springs. but study of the map dis
closes other p. o.'s with these names:
Two Taverns. Porters Sideing. Hunt
erstown, Johannesburg, McSherry.
McSherrystowp. Bendersville and
Edgegrove-not to mention Seltzlard.
J. L. B.
I'm case of DEATH" advertises a
phone. no matter where you may be"
But some people are apt to be where
the telephone wires are liable to melt.
More statistics: II all the silk hats
in this country were gathered together
and towed out on a huge scow and
placed on the bosom of the Atlantic
ocean, nobody would care a rap.
Ubiquitous.
Sign in window of empty store in
Broadway, BROOKLYN:
THIS PLACE IS NOW ACROSS THE
STREET"
Art has seen the following sign on a
truck: We dress and clean furs with
a conscience"
Our own opinion is that when an
animal is skinned the conscience goes
with the animal and not with the fur.
Most of the furs we have seen have
had no conscience at all.
Statistics are wonderful. II some
mechanism could be devised to fiat
ten out the Rocky mountains, the
United States would cover much more
territory than at present, but we don't
know just how much more.