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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Cake Recipes.

Plain Cake-One-half cup lard sub
stitute, two cups sugar, two eggs, one
cup milk. three cups flour, three tea
spoons baking powder. vanilla or LEM
on flavoring.s
Beat the fat first with a fork, add
sugar and beat to a cream, then add
the yolk of eggs, well beaten.
Sift baking powder and flour to-
gether two or three times and add
milk and flour alternately to above.
Last, fold in stiffly beaten whites of
eggs.
This recipe makes three large layers
or two layers and six cup cakes Use
any, filling.
Lemon Filling: Grated rind and
JUICE or two small lemons, one cup SUI
gar. one egg, one heaping tablespoon
cornstarch, two-thirds cup of water.
Cook in double boiler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
REAp1NG THE HARVEST.

Wheat harvest is under way in
Shawnee county and there is every in
dication that early promises of a big
yield will be fulfilled. Nature is bless
ing the west richly this year. and
an enormous purchasing power for the
country.
A distinct spirit of optimism per-
vades every part of the United States,
and so many favorable things are be-
ing talked about that, for the moment,
they dominate the public mind and
cast a spell of hopeful confidence over
the country. In trade confidence has
found its concrete expression, says a
bulletin issued by the Mechanics and
Metals National bank of New York,
in the placing of large number of or
ders that for some time had been held
back, and in a speeding up of the
country's industrial activity. General
business is still far beneath its peak
enough to be described in mercantile
agency reports as assuming in several
directions boom characteristics, while
the chairman of the United States
Steel corporation recently described
| industry as showing "perceptible and
gradual improvement" adding that
after what has occurred during the
past few years it is wonderful that
conditions are so good"
| Both our domestic trade and
foreign trade having held up re-
markedly well during the months
that have elapsed since the ar
nlistice, continues the bulletin, the
signs of betterment which are now be.
ing given by the expanding demand
quickening distribution OF textiles
have been made the basis of many in.
dulgent hopes for both the immediate
and remote future.
There is no present reason why
bright hopes for the remainder of the
year should not be fulfilled. The
money market continues on an ever
keel. with accommodations readil,
available to meet every legitimate de-
mand. Many domestic orders fol
goods. held back in wait for a declin,
in prices, have piled up, while the for
eign demand for our products is larg,
and will be larger when credit ar
rangements with Europe, for paymen
against our peace time exports, ar,
perfected. The crops are progress
ing SO well that the promise is held gu
for the harvesting of the creates
wheat yieTd ever known in this coun
try, while the acreage sown to othe
grains granted seasonabie weather
will yield crops in excess of all forme
records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
a. By DOROTHY DIX 49,,
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Blessing of Poverty.

49,
The one thing about poverty that
the poor, woman finds it harder to en-
dure thanteverything else combined is
therthoughtz that she cannot give her,
children the advantages that rich peoz.
pie can give. theirs * ~
The sacrifices. the privations, the
anxieties, the labor that are. the lot of
the poor, she can bear for herself
with philosophy and resignation. but
when she sees her boy forced into the
ranks of the toilers at an age when
other, boys are starting off to college.
and. when she thinks of her daughters
having to stand behind counters in
stead of pouring tea at fashionable
functions, the iron of poverty enters
her soul.
It is a pity that these mothers can
not comfort themselves by realizing
that wealth is far loftener a curse than
blessing to the young-that. indeed,
IL is only the most exceptionally we'll
balanced boy or girl with an extraor-
dinarily strong character. who is not
ruined by the possession of much
money.
The temptations of life are great
enough for any boy. but when y6lI fill
his pockets with money and keep his
hands idle. you have simply creased
| the skids to perdition for him. He is
the foreordained prey of evil men and
women who show him the short cuts
! to all the pits into which youth may
stumble. You cannot pick up a news
paper without reading an account OF
some young millionaire who is suing
| for. "a divorce from some adventures
whom he married during a sdrunke
orgy, or who has been suspended from
college for gambling, or who has beer
| injured in an automobile accident
while joyriding at sixty miles an hour
with a lot of disreputable compan,
| ions. .-.....- ---.t
There is no such safeguard against
| dissipation as lacking the price. Those
who can only afford cold water run nc
risk of becoming drunkards.-a The
youth with a thin pocketbook is never
a. welcome guest in the: haunts of vice
| The women whose kisses have a. price
tag on them save their lips for the
man who can pay.
These are a few cold, hard fact.
that the mother; who grieves that hel
son can't have the advantages of rich
mems sons, may we'll lay to heart
Also. the further fact. that Satan still
finds work for idle hands to do. ant
| that if youth Is not expanding its en-.
! ergy, and its enthusiasm, and its rest
| lessness on some worthy object, it will
be wasting them on an unworthy one
Therefore, the boy who has SONS
definite job to do. who has some thing
worth while, something real andSvita
to occupy his thoughts and that re
quires all the skill of his hands, and
the strength of his mind to do, is ter
thousand times safer than the you'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
THAT BARBARA
LEAVE EARLY.
CHA TEP XCIX
CHAPTER XCIX.

OF course, I understood very little
of what they discussed. I noticed,
however, that not only Mrs. Orion but
Ae, bther stwo women as2welr as the
neht seemed perfectly familiar with
all the details Occasionally the
hostess would interrupt with some re-
mark, and / noticed that whatever she
said received attention. 1t was not SO
With the Others. As I observed this
I recalled 1w4lat Frederick had said:
they were invited to amuse and en-
terrain men. like. Tearle and Conner.
When. the coffee was served the dis
cussion had become quite heated.
Mrs .Orton. Neil and Tearle talking
fast and earnestly. She and Neil
were trying to prove TO Tearle that if
he put up large amount of money,
his returns were bound to be. -enor-
nous. I noticed that Frederick had
not once Joined in the conversation.
Finally we all rose from the table
and adjourned to the drawing room.
where card tables. had been placed
while we were at dinner. -
Mrs Forbes does not play" Neil's
voice startled, me. I played an ex-
cellent game of bridge, but never had
played poker, the game they intended
to play s sN
That is too bad!s Suppose we do
villa Ctldt Will A1rS. fOrDeS. You
do not. need me in the game" Mr.
Frederick interrupted. He at once
placed a chair for ma some distance
from the table, and sat himself near,
asking permission to, smoke. Then:
Why did you do it?'
Il had to- 1 did not pretend to
misunderstand him. Il must find
some way to. help Neil--instead OF
having him come here" L spoke very
low.
GU We're very brave. I don't I'M
oerstand now you accomplished it,
- WILL tell you some time. I will
tell you now, however, that I never
liked Mrs. orion SO well as L do to-
night She came to my aid wonder
fully" - H.
many ways" he returned slowly.
Then for few moments we did not
speak. noticed that both Neil and
Mrs. Orion frequently glanced in my
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
LET'S KEEP THE HOME IN LAUGH
TERLAND.

LET'S KEEP THE HOME IN LAUGH
Let's keep our home in Laughterland,
Where tyranny gives no commando
Let's keep all hate and greed away
And dedicate its ground to play,
Beneath its roof let nothing mean
Disturb the peace of love serene.
Nor shelter needless troubles there,
But may our home by every test
Become a symbol of our best
Let's keep our home in Laughterlaud
Where kindness reigns on every hand;
Let's fill it full OF small delights
OF happy days and merry nights.
Let us not move It into town
Where restless men march up and down
Forever seeking gold and fame.
A room beneath jts humble roof.
Let's keep our dwelling commerce proof
Let's bolt the door and bar the gate
To selfish strife and bitter hate
And when the evening settles down.
Let's keep our home secure from signs
And dropping lips and angry eyes
And cruel words; let us be fair
To them who wait to greet us there,
For soon enough the grief will come
To chill the heart and leave it dumb.
Let's keep our home in Laughterland,
Unmarried by any vandal hand.
Let US go forth from day to day
To strive for fortune. as we may,
Sustained by this triumphant thought
That when at night the fight is fought
And all the pretty chickering's cease
We shall return to restful pence
That spite of all. our home remains
A haunt where gentle laughter reigns.
Copyright 1919 BY Edgar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From Lhe columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Friday evening the Aeolian Mandolin and
Banjo club, under the direction Of II. s.
Lawrence, will give its first public con-
cert at Library hall. Fr
The proceeds VIII go towards buying
new Instruments and 10 furnish a club
room. which the club has taken at 504
West Tenth avenue.
The personnel Of the Mandolin club 10
as follows: H. s. Lawrence, leader; o.
o. s. CharIson, first mandolin; W. r.
Holmes and c: B; Durham. second man
dolins; +. II. Durham, A K. Holmes and
Banjo club. Al. Evans and H. s.
Lawrence, banjeaurines; E c. Brennan,
piccolo banjo: z. B: Keilam and 7. A.
a. E. Stewart, second bkn3os: +. II. Dur
ham, A K. Holmes and A A Roby.
guitars; o. c. s. Garrison, mandolin
Banjo Mr.. w. r. Roehr will play the
piano with plectaphone attachment. imitat-
Ing a mandolin and harp. Henry worral.
famous years ago as gnitarist, and more
famous as the composer Of the "Siege Of
sebastapol' for the guitar, will play II II
public for the first time in twenty years.
The following young men will be ushers:
Paul TorrIngton, C. b. Merriam. L. c.
Bronson, II. L. Armstrong. ". A.. AIexan-
der. chas. L. Holman and Julius Wedding.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

Yestidday in skool Miss Kitty told
the class about CRATE men. saying. A
CRATE man is one who helps his fellow
men by his deeds. Charles Sinkins,.
can you name me 2 Examples of CRATE
men?
WITCH. Pubs Simkins stood up. say
ing, Cristofer Columbus and Ty Cobb.
Who on erth is Ty Cobb, How meny
boys heer ever herd of Ty Cobb? sed
Miss Kitty. WITCH everybody waved
their hands like enything, saying.
Base ball player. base ball player.
All rite, put your hands down. sed
Miss Kitty.
WITCH everybody did. and Miss Kit
ty sed, Charles Simkins. do you AK
uilly think that this man, watts his
name. Ty Cobb. is as CRATE as Cristo,
fer Columbus. the Explorer who dis
covered America?
Yes nam. sed Pubs.
Wy, pray? sed Miss Kitty.
Because enybody could discover
America, but nobody can bat like Ty
Cobb, sed Pubs.
Benny Potts. witch do you consider
the greater man. this baseball player
Kitty.
Ty Cobb, sed
Wat, you too?" sedl Miss Kitty, well
wy ?-can you name reason?''
Yes mann, I sed, and Miss Kitty sed
Well name it. and sed, Because eny-
body could discover America, but no.
body can slide like Ty Cobb.
A wonderful reason, I'm sure, does
enybody elts agree with Charles and
Benny? sed Miss Kitty. Wich all the
rest of the class put up their hands
meening they did. and Miss Kitty sed
| Good grayshiss, let US go on to the
drawing lessin.
WITCH we did.
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America is facing the greatest Pc
Rod Of activity and expansion it has
ever known. An extremely acute
shortage OF labor looms ahead. vir-
tually the whole world will soon be
clamorine for American foodstuffs,
American metals. American raw ma
terials, American merchandise. amer
lean financial giants are planning to
finance foreign purchasers on Scale
beyond all precedent. Europe's pro-
ductivs capacity has been thrown seri-
ously out Of gear and cannot be fully
restored for one to three years. Ev-
erywhere normal extensions. renewals
and repairs have seen held back or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
DINNER STORIES

There is a little Chinese boy who at
tends night school regularly and is de-
cidedly bright. The other night. how
ever, in a test, he met his Waterloo.
The question was:
where are glacial morafnes
found 2" and Sing Lee answered in his
very best style:
t'Maraines alice samne blong
United States. Some flight in air,
some flight in ocean and some flight in
France. Alice samee everywhere
flight like Sam Hill. Ask kaiser
him say she does!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
THE PACKERs AND THE PuRL1c

THE PACKERS AND THE PUBLIC.
Under the caption, why Meat
Prices Are High" the American Meat
Packers association. thru its bureau
OF public. relations. has issued state
ment setting forth as the main reason
5000. 900. hungry persons in Europe.
Added to this the circular points out
are high prices for live animals and
creased cost of labor and materials.
Apparently there are other. reasons
which the packers fail to mention.
Among these are the fact that the
food storage warehouses of this coun-
try are full to bursting and the fur
Their fact that the government is hold
ing millions of pounds of meats in
various forms, meats for which it has
not now and will not have any use.
Regarding the thigh price for live
animals" it lie worthy of note that
beef steers. at the packing centers
have declined SIS a hundred within a
short time without any apparent eff
feet on the price to the consumer.
Probably the main reason that meat
prices are high lies in the fact that the
packers, desiring to keep their plants
running, pay for living animals a fig
ure sufficient to keep UP a steady flow
to market, and, being without compe-
tition, sell at such price as they them
selves may determine. Their policy
appears to be to charge all that the
traffic will bear and in these days of
high wages the traffic seems capable
Of carrying a heavy burden.
The lower price at which they are
now able to purchase beef cattle is
due largely to the marketing of grass
fed animals from the south. But the
reduction has not been passed along
to the consumer.
Perhaps no blame should attach to
/ the packers. They are not in business
for their health; neither are they en-
gagd in a philanthropic enterprise.
| Whatever fault there is lies largely
with the government, which is aiding
the packers to maintain prices by
failure to place its meat holdings on
| the market.
The packers doubtless were as loyal
the war and did their full duty to I'm
Gle Sam but if they made any finan-
ciaI sacrifices they have-been amply
reimbursed. They are not entitled to
further favors. 1t is time, to give the
American people a chance.
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Those senators who in the latter
days of the past winter decided that
under no circumstances would they
support a league of nations have dis
covered that they grabbed the hot end
of a poker and are Fastening to drop
it. In the language of the sporting
world, they are beginning to hedge"
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cent on their investment. This will
have amounted TO about sixty per cent
at least, or over half the total value
of their property since the passage
of the alley law.
'The elimination of inhabited alleys
will not only Improve the health and
morals of the capital, but it will add
greatly to the beauty of Washington,
helping to make 1t the cleanest and
most beautiful city in the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

The Huns are finding consolation
in the promises of the allies that the
treaty shall be open TO future revision.
II this pledge were worth no more
than one made by Germans 1t would
be u poor stick upon which TO lean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

Senator Borah threatens to quit the
Republican ranks unless the party OPP
pose the League of Nations. This
should be regarded as an extra induce
ment for Republicans to back up the
league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

years. Rehabilitation demands win
fall chiefly upon the United States.
Turn where one will, says Forbes
Magazine. the prospect of extraordi-
nary demands upon Americas re-
sources are met, just as there likewise
lie ahead extraordinary demands for
American capitoA Everywhere there
is a crying need for rehabilitation and
development
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A Serious Problem. - -,
You've often heard OF the best
husband in the world when he's So
Der? There will be many. Of that
kind good for keeps after July l. Hut
status of the man who was good hus-
band before prohibition came in. He
probably will grow respondent at
finding himself in second place. and
no doubt will take to drinking two
cups of coffee for dinner.--Kansas
City Star. r..
we are glad to see the ''Star"'~aas
taken this matter UP. It has worried
US for some time. 90. 4 III.
We know thousands of men who
"are world beaters when SOBER" who
are "whirlwinds when they leave
liquor alone" and who ARE the best
in their line when they don't drink"
We have heard of them for years, but
they have never offered serious COM
petition because they have been drunk
all the time. Many of US have man
aged to get by because we have stayed
sober. --4-
But what will happen now? This
flood of genius will be released, per-
fectly SOBER, to take its place in the
world 1t won't be able to get drunk,
and will hit on twelve efficient cylfu-
ders twenty-four hours a day.
What will become Of the rest. of US
the plodders? re-.
Mr.. He's-a-Great-Gen -But-It's-a-
Pity-He-Drinks will simply step in
and NOW US down. We could lick e m
when they were Handicapped by liquor
but now-oh, now!
Us for a nice Straightforward pick
on the section. =.--..---< .-z-4.-.=-=
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

The Huns still contend that the
peace treaty is one of violence. But
what could be more natural than that
a war of violence should be followed
by a peace of violence?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

dred from war prices at the packing
centers. Has anybody noticed a cor
responding drop in the price of steaks
and roasts?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25
ON. THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K MoULTON

Peace Counsel. q
We counsel for the sake of peace
And kindly Christian cheer
A pair of good, fat roasted geese
And exc key Of beer.
- = 8
Or still it wouldn't be so bad
In bitter days to come
To have a broiled and homeless shad,
A glass or two Of rum.
Or lobster salad That's the Thing q
To Danish all our bane- =.
And with it-ah-l long live the king,
The king of drinks, champagne!
RPerley A. Child. ?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-25

So long as every nation interested
can have it's own way about everything
any league of nations IS bound to be
success.
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That momentous date-Juiy the
Thirst So - a.
Evening star., 1919-04-14
FIVE IN s. A. RELAY
OF PENN CARNIVAL
G. U., North Carolina, Mary.
land State, Hopkins and
c. U to Compete.

! Five institutions in the South At
| lantic intercollegiate, Athletic Asso-
citation are to send teams to the Penn
| syivania relay carnival to compete in
| the s. A. I. A. A. championship race in
| that meet. North Carolina, Hopkins.
Catholic University, Maryland State
and Georgetown are to put teams in
| the competition. according to an an
nouncement by the management OF
the meet.
Catholic University has drawn the
pole IN the race. Hopkins is second.
while Maryland State. North Carolina
and Georgetown follow in the No. 3. q
and positions.
The South Atlantic I. A. A. track
and field meet this spring will take
place on one day instead Of taking up
the customary two days. There will
be no preliminary meet on Friday. 1t
having been decided to run the pre-
liminaries on Saturday in connection
with the finals. This will enable sew
eral schools to send teams that other
wise would not do So
Entry blanks for the meet will be
gotten out within the next day or So
A games committee is to handle the
meet and the blanks are to be sent
out by G. H. Evans OF Hopkins. secre-
tary of the association The annual
meeting of the organization will take
place Friday night. May 9. tho night
before the track and field events.
Firor. star athlete at Johns Hopkins
and the best high jumper in the south
Atlantic section. is' threatened with
tuberculosis. He Is now under OBJ
servation in the Hopkins hospital.
Curtis. a mile runner on the Naval
Academy squad, is expected to clean
up all his opponents this spring, ac-
cording to Coach Jimmy Mulligan.
Curtis in trial mile Saturday COW
cred the distance in minutes and 20
seconds. breaking the Naval Academy
record.
Maryland State is cheduled to play
Delaware College today at College
Park. The game wsS held over from
last Friday after being stopped then
by rain.
Evening star., 1919-04-14
RUTH FOUND OUT WHAT
"TARZAN" LOOKED LIKE

Babe Ruth. the slugging southpaw
of the Boston Red Sox: champion Of
the base ball universe. has the gem
eral appearance of stone age man.
So Joe Bush, who quite fancies him.
self as a humorist. started calling the
Babe "Tarzan" When Ruth wanted
to know why. Bush gravely explained
that "Tarzan' had been mighty
hunter, a hero seventeen times over
and generally was considerable pump
kins.
Ruth was satisfied. and all went
we'll until the film picture of "Tarzan"
struck the town where the Red Sox
were playing one day last week and
Eabe saw the posters in front or the
local movie theater. One had Tar
zan" minus most of his clothes. hang
ing from the limb of tree and grin
ming amiably at big gorilla. Ruth
began TO get hot back OF the ears. but
held his temper in check until he
could get a squint at the show. For
he. figured, maybe, the picture was just
a fake.
But when he saw "TarZan" in the
first scene Of that famous thriller.
s.Tarzan of the Apes" Ruth didn't
wait for the second act, but hot-footed
it out to the ball park, grabbed bat
and started for Bush. Joe saw him
coming, however. and at the end or
half hours chase was clean out of
sight. Ruth finally calmed down. but
no mNnber of the team has had the
temerity to call him '"rarzan" since.
However, it's more than likely the
fans in rival cities will remind him of
the incident quite frequently this
summer.
Evening star., 1919-04-14

League. Except for brief intervals
they have for two years spent most
OF their time in the American Asso-
citation.