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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

This AFTERNOON Sid Hunt wns stand
ing in the middle of the street hold
ing the string of q kite, the kite being
so high up in the air you could ony
1 sed to Sid Hunt, Does it pull very
hard. Sid?
1t pulls the hardest of eny kite 1
ever held sed Sid. And he kepp on
holding it and I kepp on watching
him, saying after a vile. Do you wunt
me to hold it a vile for you, Sid?
No, can hold it, sed Sid. WITCH he
kepp on doing. Me keeping on watch
ing him. and pritty soon I sed, Hay,
Sid, I'll swap you my yello key ring
for that kite jest the way it is now up
in the air. Come on, Sid, you always
wunted that yello key ring. viii you,
Sid?
No, sed Sid. and I sed, wy not. Sid
don't you still wunt it? Meening the
yello key ring, and Sid sed, Yes.
Well then wy don't you swap. Sid ?
I sed, and he sed, 1 got a reason.
And he kepp on holding the string
at one end and the kite kepp on wig
ceiling nerviss at the other, end, and
after vile 1 sed. I tell you wat. Sid
Ill owe you sent for good mcclure
Ill give you the key ring and owe you
a sent. watts you say. Sid?
No, sed Sid, and 1 sed. Aw, G., gosh
Sid, wy not? and ne sed. 1 got rea-
son, and / sed, Well then 1 tell you
wat Ill give you the key ring and owe
you 2 cents. hows that for a bargain
Sid?
Wares the key ring? sed Sid.
WITCH 1 gave it to him. and he hand
ed me the string and went away with
the key ring, and after 1 had stood
there holding the kite vile and feel
ing CRATE, Sam Cross came up. saying
G wiz. good mite, Sid Hunt had e
nerve to leeve you hold 1t after hi
promised not to ieeve go of it till
came back, give me my kite
Proving wat Sid Hunts reason was
and Sam Cross took the string and
went to look for Sid Hunt to get bach
the yello key ring and deny 1 owed
him sents-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

ways to rest on a parity with Prussia.
altho close estimates show that only
one-quarter of one per cent or $3.50
miles of our highways are hard sur
faced at the present time. From the
standpoint of absorption Of labor, fig
ures compiled several years ago by the
United States forest service show that
at that time approximately 65 per cent
of forestry funds expended in road
construction were directly absorbed by
labor. An estimate of labor involved
indirectly in the construction of equip
ment and material, would bring labor's
total participation in the road program
close to So per cent of the total.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

ono postmaster general OF the
Emitted States after another for many
Years. in his annual report to congress
Bias urged government operation of the
telegraph lines. The proposal was re-
sarded favorably by n large number of
citizens. The plan looked all right
on paper. The government was carry
mg on the mail service successfully
and satisfactorily. altho generally at
small loss. The appropriation to
plake good the annual deficit was
Scarcely noticed because mail facili-
Ties were growing better and cheaper
al the time. Within the short period
that Mr.. Burleson has been in office
All has changed. Nobody now would
think OF turning the wire lines over to
the government permanently. And
we're it not for the record of many
Years of excellent and economical mail
Service, before BurIeson's time, prob
ably many would be ready to give that
over to private management. When
Che country has been released from
the Burleson incubus it may be pos
sible for another postmaster general
to restore the mail service to its for
m position in the esteem of the pub
lie but we are likely to hear little
more about government ownership of
telegraph and telephones. The people
have had enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

public does not understand it. For
this reason the number of inquiries
which comes to the bureau is extreme
ly large. More than 500 persons
come to the war risk insurance build
ing each day seeking information, and
hundreds of others make telephone
inquiries. The bureau answers ques
tions cheerfully.
With the signing of a peace treaty
the work of the bureau of war risk
insurance will not decrease as a whole.
Allotments and allowances will gradu-
ally cease, but compensation for dis
abled men will increase, and the in
surance of those men who were in the
service will continue. and probably
grow.
For the present the new permanent
government life insurance for men
who have been in the service will be
issued in six kinds of policies-ordi-
nary life. twenty-payment life, thirty
payment life, twenty-year endowment,
and endowment at the age of 81.
These policies provide for the pay
ment of the insurance at death or on
the total dfsa bilfty of the insured, ir-
respective OF the age when that dis
ability may occur, provided the policy
is in full force.
The premiums for these policies are
the net premium5 without any load
ing whatsoever, and are based upon
the American experience table of
mortality with 8 II per cent interest.
They are monthly premiums, but the
premiums may be paid quarterly,
semi-annually Or annually.
In order to convert insurance, a
man must have continued his war
term insurance in force No medical
examination will be, required at time
of conversion. The only requirement
is that the insured has kept up his
term insurance premium payments.
The conversion may take place at
any time, but not later than five years
after the declaration of peace as
proclaimed by the president. If the
soldier does not wish to convert the
full amount of his term insurance,
he may convert part of it and con-
tinue the rest on the term plan until
he is ready to convert within that
period.
The policies are incontestable from
date and are issued free from all re-
strictions as to travel, residence, &C.
cupation, military or naval service, are
not assignable nor subject to the
claims of creditors of the insured or
creditors of any beneficiary to whom
the proceeds may be awarded, and
are exempt from all taxations
The forms of converted insurance
are officially known as United States
Government Life insurance, and ii
should not be forgotten that the
strength of the United States is the
security for these policies and that
the premiums are lower than those
charged by any company for par
ticipating insurance with similar
benefits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
DINNER STORIES

Some Yanks of the army of occu-
patton i'll Germany were waiting in
line for their pay and a German with
long whiskers was looking out of a
window. One of the soldiers saw
him and said to him: Come out from
behind those bushes; the war is over
and we know who you are!"
The oldest good story is the one
about the boy who left the farm and
got job nthe city. He wrote a let
ter to his brother. who elected to stick
by the farm. telling of the joys of city
life. in which he said:
Thursday we auto'd out to the
country club, where we golfed until
dark. Then we motored to the beach
and Fridayed there"
The brother on the farm wrote
back:
esterday we buggied to town and
baseballed all afternoon. Then we
went to Med's and pokered till morn
ing. Today We muled out to the corn
field and geehawed until sundown.
Then we suppered and then we pfped
for a while. After that we staircased
up to our room and bedsteaded until
the clock fived."
A kindly old lady approached a
severely wounded soldier and said:
Poor man, have you lost your leg?"
Yes, num-"
"Oh, poor fellow! Do have an ap-
pie"
When the old lady had departed, the
Yank turned to his chum and re-
marked: bill, I think I'll have my
other leg off before she comes next
time. 1 might get a banana"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
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1t is sensational and refreshing to
come right out and face things. with
out one bit of apology. And the pro-
cedure is so unusual that 1t should be
universally adopted
Face your issues,
They are not liable to be half so
difficult as you first imagine. Every
problem looks difficult at the start,
but the very minute you decide to take
it in hand it dwindles about half.
Take the lid off of everything
whether it is an affair of personal
feeling or of business action. Be
plain, square-fronted. and the ma jor
portion of the results will revert back
to you.
Face your issues!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MoULToN

At least one fly is about to be swat
ted-the bar fly.
If John Barleycorn is to be firmly
hog-tied, Mr.. Roper, the commissioner
to know how to do it.
A New York minister says that
there are no miracles these days. but
he is mistaken. Only last week We
got the right person on the phone
after calling him only three times.
When a certain editor offered -
make Mr.. Burleson the most popular
man in the cabinet. the offer didn t
seem to please Mr.. Burleson at all.
A Chicago critic says Mr.. Walter
Hampden is rafting good Hamlet"
Sort of a skeleton compliment, as it
were.
We noted the fact that Freddie
Hohenzollern had offered to sell his
fur coat for $4,000 and we offered
ours for $29.70. One gentleman eve
hope we make no mistake) has Of
fered us the 20. Are there any other
bids? Hurry up and get it before the
moths do. Going-going--
One of the unluckiest things to be
just now is a member of the Russian
royal family. They are not even al
lowed to stay deal. Every day or so
somebody sees a mysterious man with
whiskers somewhere in this country
and claims he is the eX-ezar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

her. as she stumbled out of the pines
to face him. and Randy covered the
last lap on the homestretch in quicker
time than he ever had any march
abroad.
Thought I'd get here in time" he
said finally, releasing her and hold
ing her away so he could see her face.
Dad wrote me you were going to
marry Tuck and the blame letter fol-
lowed me around till it hit me finally
just as we were leaving the last hos
pital."
why did he tell me you were
dead? ?"
Maybe he thought So" Randy
grinned happily. II found out how to
play 'possum good many years ago,
tell him.
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

Proceedings at Versailles are much
like those so frequently witnessed in
our American courts, where the crimi-
nal on trial plays for time, in the
hope that public sentiment against
him will be softened. The people of
the world are too busy long to enter
tain vivid memories of offenses com,
mitted against them. On this fact
Germany is basing her hope of an
amelioration of the peace terms. II
she finally refuse to sign, which is i'm
probable. further negotiations should
be placed in the hands of Marshal
Foch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

4, Following refusal of the railroad ad-
Tninistration to pay prices quoted for
steel. it was disclosed that European
buyers have been buying at such
prices or better. But this is something
that this country has been accustomed
to for many years. We have been ex-
pected to pay more Tor American made
goods than they are sold for in foreign
countries. 1t is a part of our patriot
ism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
An AID ALL ARouNn.

This is a time to encourage buying,
in order that business, now being re-
sumed, may be made normal as quick
ly as possible. Buying now means aid
in the resumption of business;.i it is an
act of patriotism, just as it was patri-
otto to refrain from buying during the
war. But now. as at any other time,
buying should be undertaken wisely;
and there is no better guide to sane,
constructive purchasing than adver-
tisements.
There is no longer any argument as
to the value of advertising for the man
who has something to sell. 1t has
more than proved its worth. Business
success is now generally. accepted as
founded on advertising, and the more
effective the advertising, the more
successful the business.
1t is still worth while, however, to
call attention to the value of advertis-
ing from the point of view of the man
who wapts to buy. Advertising rem
ders a service to the customer no less
important than that which it renders
to the dealer.
III THESE Gays OF technical methods
and large scale production it is a ply
steal impossibility that a purchaser
should know, at first hand, all the
features and details that enter into
manufactured articles. He must gain
this information by short cuts-and
here advertising helps him. The adj
vertising of manufacturer tells him
clearly and concisely just how that
Manufacturers product differs from
others; what its special merits are,
and for What purposes it may best be
used. Whether the purchaser wants a
washing machine or an automobile, ad-
vertising is his guide. for thru adver-
Using he is able to choose the model
best adapted to his needs.
| Furthermore, advertising is of great
value to the man who buys with a
| close watch on the values his dollars
return to him. By consistently follow
ing the advertisements in his daily
paper he is able to buy what he needs
] at prices that often mean considerable
savings over the usual costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

The Socialist News company, of
Pittsburgh, Pa. in an advertisement
qualifying itself as Distributors of
Revolutionary Literature" announces:
We have the most complete line of
Socialist, radical and revolutionary
postcards in the United States and are
adding new subjects to our large line
all the time" 1t may be that BAIe-
son is too busy wrecking the wire lines
to take cognizance of the existence of
this concern. Doubtless the company
is using the mails for the purpose of
carrying on its propaganda just as
Congressman Berger did before the
postmaster general stopped him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

In the matter of hard surfaced high
ways. both France and England are
far ahead OF this country in road
building as a result of continued gov
eminent expenditures on national sys-
tens, while Prussia alone had IS. 900
miles of hard surfaced roads previous
to its entry into the war. In proper
tion to size, the United States would
need / ,ef1 ,914 miles of hard surfaced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
NEVER EvADE AN ISSUE.

1t is such an inspiring thing to meet
a man or woman who has never
learned the art of evading issues.
If an unpleasant situation arises.
the easy and lazy thing to do Is to
get out of it the best way possible.
Whereas the only sensible way is to
face the whole business squarely-
evadipg nothing-and get a settle
ment on the spot.
Face your issuesi
One of the greatest way to weaken
a character is to pin a lot of hang
overs" to ito clutter it all up with
things bound to embarrass and harass
it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

one reason advanced by the Ger
man cabinet for its determination not
to sign the peace treaty is that the
document spells the moral degrada-
don of Germany. One is impelled to
wonder how anything could place the
Huns farther down in the/fnoraI scale
than they already are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

President Wilson. aided by an army
OF 100000. men has just succeeded
in saving the country from the Huns
and now the prohibition leaders are
calling upon the people to save the
country from President Wilson. For a
country forever in danger. ours sur
wives and prospers to a remarkable de-
gree. Always we are escaping from
something by hairs breadth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

Lithuania has an unusual brand of
prohibition. 1t prohibits everything
relating to Intoxicating liquor, of a
commercial character. But Lithuania
has small brewery and a still in al
most every home. 1t has little intoxi-
cation. And it has a prohibition so.
ciety with 172 branches and $4,000
members thruout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

1t is announced that the Huns have
decided that the peace terms are un-
acceptable. But this is not taken to
mean that they will not accept them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST y
Sliced Oranges. Radishes.
Poached Eggs Oh Toast.
Coffee. -
~ LUNCHEON.
I Cream of Asparagus Soup.
Tomato Salad. .
Cake. Cocoa. a
DINNER a. a.
Braised Beef with Vegetables. =
Coleslaw.
Coffee.
Tested Recipes.
Dandelion Salad-PicI1 over and cut
in short lengths as much of the dam
delion as you wish TO serve. Cut fat
Lacon into small bits and brown, add
the required amount of vinegar and
Immediately stir in a well beaten egg.
Let come to a boil and while hot pour
over the dandelious. A small amount
of tcnder onion can be added. Before
pouring the dressing over sprinkle salt,
pepper and sugar over the greens. Mix
by tossing and stirring with a fork.
Should be eaten at once.
Outline Cinnamon Cake-Made
from raised dough. good plan when
baking bread is to take some of the
sponge, say two cupfuls, to it add two
tablespoons melted shortening, one
we'll beaten egg and enough flour to
make the dough so ii can be rolled
ee-quarters inch thick; put on pie
tins and set to raise. When ii is dou-
bic the thickness. brush the top with
melted butter, sprinkle very literally
with brown sugar. a little powdered
cinnamon and bake in moderate oven
until brown. Another good addition Is
to mix two tablespoons Of peanut butt
ter with the melted butter and spread
on dough; then the sugar. but not any
cinnamon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-22

More than ton of mail comes in
each day. and the organization built
up to distribute mail within the
bureau is larger than any private
postal or mail system in the United
States. Eighty thousand pieces of in
coming mail each day are the average
and more than 600 of these are let
tiers. There are about $4,000 outgoing
letters each day exclusive of checks.
/. Reading the mail of the bureau of
war risk Insurance is a task which re-
Quires ap intimate knowledge of the
various divisions of the bureau and
the work that each division handles.
Highly trained women, most of them
college graduates. are employed as
mail readers. Each reader must de-
eide from the text of the letter where
it should be referred and there are
thirty-six different sections to which
these readers may refer a letter. Many
of the readers are capable of reading
1900 letters a day each. One hum
bred and thirty people are employed
to handle the mail of the bureau of
war risk insurance,
Questions are one of the problems of
the bureau of war risk insurance. The
war risk insurance act is intricate and
complex and the vast majority of the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27
For RENT
FOR RENT
Furnished or unfurnishod. Kitchen
etto apartment Coolest aud most uf-
truCtlye I'm CITY
LUCERNE APARTMENTS,
10Th and South Buston
Phone 1850

1000 ttRFs ranch highly improved. r#h
fertile soil ahuHIauUY vaffrrl hy
streams, SELLS trrluEs .upr.v tank with
srrs 70 AN main buildings aDd lots. good
fences. most Of which arc hog tight This
land produces corn. ya'r wheat rNr at
h.'h timothy clover ruWDpNs anH FrE
ID and kenurkV blue srass ahuriauf.N
Very sma'. amnHut uniiHgh.r land lIus
hre0 well cared Tor and boz high state of
cultivation. present crops show .fs pro
tifF lnst o 2t hours ride hv aufo and
shout same hy traH from kanfas JIty
RaHroad ',gt'uoa ioT handling grain and
stock io Md from k,uRs CIty market
arc srgs.'ont Any farmer and stookm,n
wanting q large farm cannot a''orl 10
oy,rIooE lts harrau write r 4 sT.ih
ms Gtuham Rosi kansss civ. "
BOTTOM Farm o. acres 15 u ru'u,a.
uou al will crow Nhlh. .o.htcd on
hard surface road ou Niri rrcrs This
N swap for 500 rrr acre hnf cash
rv'r Investment Go. loi ktuaeiy R.dE
Phone acl9
uNf smooth acre tract o' Nne ,oU u
Conservation Acres i,- s.NH Nonr 'hs'
chance to hny hare D g. Powers A 60.
rNonsf slt.t20
uNF NDRE corner lot gl1,a.n iot orfy
$40 small payment balance monthly.
Our At lot IH kIn.osh pars district
rrirn 'r below anything 300 This rslsh.
h,rhood - G. uowrs s Co rbouc,
sl6 b2O
FOR SALE rs acre, 90 rrc level land.
al On cultivation can lr suWrl W wheat
a, miles eo'' Of lHsa and 4 mile from
hard ,urftgcl road urI.r tlu0 per rcre
fur quick sale worth SlN1 rsr prrs fo
ON mo u acre tracts Phone 2Ep2.
ir0s V
NtW NfyIco O'l LAND
Come in frl hny somo sf 'hc ground 'oot
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27
Address L-19 Care
World.

WANTED rhteo.roo apartment iur
rishsd and modern private rcsiderre pro
f-rrsd can give good reference Address
Las care World
WANTED TO RENT-Five or sit room uu.
furnished house south sids preferred.
Phone 3i.N
CAREFUL. couple wsnt four 10 sn room
Furnished house preferably south side.
Auswsr with al details Address Lac,
care World
WANTED no ktNT.-srysu 10 nine room
house furnished ur uufuruITHtd Tor one
Nohr with garage south sldo preferred
lrone $50
MNNTFD no kENr--U 10 lgoa,rs farm,
lu northwest Artansas or Missouri. pro
fer some nyer bottom and some timber
orr hard and mutt have good building
want threryoar lease with refusal ot
buying same will huy live stock only
ovuer need write A n Morrison. h0A
Fnf German TsnA
WANTED 10 rent clean nicely nrUithsd
five room tungalov or ootiAEs per
mansn' CAL Mr Davidson 1900 or
2lrq
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

IuR RENr yrpRE Modern ,toreroo- lp
1oroon hotel fine light hFh ceiling
ns~.N decorated go0d VENT suon. good
location fur grocery or any other Iivs
lusluoss. oglJ i,U per month fout a.
West hudT Phone 'nit
tut RiN1 Modem ss. located store
lwum boo tu room totr. in heart Of Tulsa
30 month ~ NrN NAdy Phone au1i
WANTED r. RENT 40
WANTED 10 RENT tuur ot I've foom
apartment close iu family Of three
adu.u Jefferson Hotel. room .li
WANfED- smaI furnished apartment
sIih porch must hr close ln aud roo
tonAbIo md permanent Address l.-I,
rs-e World
WANrtD-ro rent uuf8rnishai hI or
seven room house With garage before
O,tobsr will Iesss for ono year rent
in advance N desired references given.
Write o. u Bov Q19 Phone 1921
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
ACREAGE ron SALE

tln.n RUNs m.f aero iu overlook Park
covered with shade trees. q |a blocks from
cor limo sf.u ra#H hnIHHtr aay per
month might consider lor1 rar o. pant
ui fHt payment Phone 1884 81
t.Afa Co. over Palace iheaIrr
FOR BALI 1850 aero, m eastern Colorado
v.I| give rcasouhb' cNiefms ur HII iraie
for Tulsa property or acreage = %
N1t ttz
HAVE five acres ~ ground 'or la'r ol
trade near Oklahoma city Phone
.HtH.I
i20 AtHE farm Improved Arsars.s va
'rr hnf. no acres in ru.uyAii0u Two
IHf wells on this farm and unN ar. .InF
another well one eighth royalty follows
iht ard located eight mites south 81
Nsst Tulsa and ono and ono IaI miles
wea' " JgukF. $4,000 cash takes 10 This
vc's. laI 90 the farm 0r write A.. &
OlU IrukautiIa
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE CHEAP

Beautiful bungalow ur South Ea-
t.moro with" east ttour r.nms and
bath price 10000 pIu 9-. ha.
aurc terms.
Six rooms. breakfast roum. base.
ment and garage lu fine location
price {o.25O, $500 cash. balance
easy Terms
Also rooms. two STORY. bed
rooms on north side good basement.
garage. servants quarter. and fre
brick foundation with rls, from.
This b. AN exceptionally good huy ,s
owner hts just reduced 20 price u
$1,000 for quick sale
n youlrc' looking for fUe home
1t the right price can