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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIT MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson; I kept COM
pany with young man about four
months, but I knew him for fye years
before we started to go together.
He is poor and not very good look
ing, 'but he has always treated IA b,
fine-with honor and respect and
never wanted me to go with boys he
knew did not have a good reputation.
AS 1 had a good nape he wanted me
to keep it, But l longed for the COM
pany OF those boys and what !
thought was a good lime, and SO
gave him up.
Now they have my name down and
don't care anything for fe. ! have
tried to regain this young mans
friendship. as 1 have found love him
and it will break my heart to give
him up.
He is going with another girl and
I Iheard she thinks great dea. CT
him and he has the same respscG for
her he had for me.
= How can / win his love back? l
can't think OF giving him up, and so
please give me some encouragement.
kEN-HEARTED.
The price which a girl has to pay
for some mistakes is very great. L
am afraid you will find it so. But il
will be worth while to pay it and be
square.
Stop associating with undesira BILE
people of either six. 1t will be bet
ter to be lonely for a time and in the
end you will rega:n a better class of
friends. If / were you l would take
up some study. This will help to oc-
cupy> your mind and will improve II
at the same time. Read and attend
lectures. because this will assist great
ly in making you interesting to bet
ter class of people.
Almost nothing is impossible to the
person who wants a thing enough to
go after 1t in the right way. 1t will
not be easy to regain the friendship
OF the young man. but you can do it II
you work hard enough. When he sees
your effort to change and to get away
from undesirable associations, he will
respect you very much. If you make
your personality lovable and cultured
there is a chance that he will love you
again.
Have you the strength of chara cter
| to work SO bard? / believe you have,
Dear Mrs Thompson: Several
weeks ago / was going with a young
man who took me several places
Then 1 was taken aick with the in
fluenza and L did not Lear from him.
1 have been well for two weeks, but
I have not heard from him. Do you
think it would be all right for me to
write him note and ask him to come
| to see me? w. J.
l would not write him a note. if I
were you. Wait until he sees you and
he will probably ask to call again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

Our class was trying to make a. rec
ord for nobody being late, and yestid-
day AFTERNOON Miss Kitty sed, Boys, 1
am highly gratyfied by the attendance
record, if nobody is late tomorro with
out a good Excuse it will make a hole
week of perfeck attendance and 1 will
dismiss the intire class an hour erlier
than usual as a reward. zoos
Us fellows thinking, c, herray, And
this morning it was so late wen
I better run WITCH l did, and jest out
side of yskool who came running up
the other way but Pubs Simkins, say
ing, G, we're late, 1 bet the other fef
lows will be mad at US 2. "a
Lets think up a good Excuse, if we
have a good enuff of a Excuse it will
be all rite, / sed, and Pubs sed, G. all
rite, lets BAY we dident know wat
time it was and we wasted so mulch
time finding out that 1t made us late
That a~punky Excuse, I sed, lets say
we was wawking along tawking about
our homework and we got SO intristed
we wawked about 5 blocks past skool
without noticing it.
Aw, that a heck of a Excuse, sed
Pubs. WITCH it was, and 1 sed, We'll
then lets say we helped old lady
across the street and she was SO old
she took a long time to help.
And we went in, and all the fellows
looked at us fearse, and Miss Kitty sed
Well, now izEent this too bad. to break
our nice record-wat have you to say
for yourselves?
Meeening me and Pubs, me feeling
too nerviss to say it and 1 looked al
Pubs and Pubs started to say it
tmies without commencing. and Their
he sed, Some old lady helped US across
the street and she was so old and
everything We could of got across
quicker by ourselfs.
That absolootly the most idiotick ex-
cuse 1 ever lissened to. the rest of tht
class may go erly but you 2 will re-
name till dismiss you.
WITCH we did, being about hour
after the rest had went
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

the houses will lie sold. il possible; if
not, they will be rented. Naturally.
somessagency viii have to administer
these properties, and the Housing Cor
poration, or some successor to it, will
probably remain in existence for that
purpose for some time to come; but
its building operations will be termi-
mated as soon as possible. The twen-
ty-seven projects which are being con-
tinued are now 81 per cent completed.
The Corporation had already spent
or contracted for the expenditure of
$40, 900, GOO when the armistice was
signed. Some of the remaining funds
will have to be spent in completing
these projects. But from what is left,
and from rents and sales, the Corpora
ton expects to return to the treasury
about $3O,O00,0O0.
In selling its properties, the housing
corporation will take care not to upset
the local real estate markets by lower
ing prices. Cooperation with real
estate men has been its policy from
the first. In buying land it asked local
real estate men for appraisals. These
were given free of charge, and were
so fair that in many instances the
government has been able to sell the
land back to its former owners at the
same price it paid.
The success of the housing corpora
ton in building good houses for mod
crate sums, anu III 7duAHiiiise " 9 10
properties, has been pointed out by
some persons as proof that the gov
eminent iss better fitted to handle the
national housing problem than is
private capital. The country is nearly
a million houses short. and private
CAPITAL is admittedly slow in making
up this shortage. In England, the
government has entered into a long
postwar building program as the only
possible method of providing working
people with good no -ses. In this
country. however, the sentiment, at
least as reflected in congress, and es-
pecially i'm the senate, is opposed to
the "paternalism'' involved in the
building of houses by the government.
Therefore, the housing corporation
will dissolve as rapidly as possible, and
will hand over its plans and the bene-
fit of its experience to American
huildAra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
THE VICTORY LOAN.

Business men particularly should
support the victory loan, says Henry
Clews in his Financial Review, for
they are in better position than or
binary investors to appreciate the ne
cessity of relieving the banks from
the burden of carrying this loan.
The banks performed fine service
in the last loans without compensa-
ton. They have carried the govern
ment during the interval between
bond issues by taking on vast amounts
of treasury notes, which have been
dealt IN in sums sufficient to -antici-
pate the present loan. 1t is advisable
for business men to help relieve the
banks of this huge burden in order
that these Institutions may perform
their legitimate function in fostering
industry and commerce.
Business has been materially re-
stricted during the war by govern
ment absorption of banking resources,
and in proportion to public subscrip-
lions to these bonds business will be-
come more active thru the release of
funds for legitimate borrowing.
announcement OF terms OF the new
victory loan. recites the same author
ity, gave decided encouragement to the
financial community. The most inn
portant feature was that the loan
would be only $4,000; 900, OOc; not se,-
900, 100000 or $1,000, 100000 as once
feared.
There is every reason to believe that
the loan will be a brilliant success.
Its relatively short period. az years,
| is much in its favor. as it will give the
bonds Increased stability. Another
attractive feature is the higher rate
of interest, AZ per cent, SO thai with
the conversion privilege and the par
tial exemption from taxation added
these bonds constitute a prime invest
ment, the safest and best in the world
| On its merits alone the issue should
| be promptly taken, and there is nc
! doubt that the loan committee in
charge of the drive will profit by past
experience and make it a grand
achievement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
NEIL FORBIDS BARBARA TC
VISIT HIS OFFICE AGAIN.
CHAPTER XLVI.

CHAPTER ALNl.
I had waited nearly an hour before
Neil came in.
Hello, Bah, what are you doing
here?" he greeted me.
"Oh / had the closed car, for shop
ping, so I didn mind the rain. and
wanted to surprise you, but thought
you'd never come. 1 want to talk to
YOU
An expression of annoyance crossed
his face.
Without saying much about spend
ing, l let him SEE wherein we could
save without being unduly incommo-
ded. I noticed the frown on his face
but kept on.
Where did you get that economy
bug? haven't stinted you in any
way, havc L? 1 wish you'd let me run
my business as I see fit. EconomiZe-
now" he said the last two words so
low I scarcely caught them.
Just then my eye caught the blotter
"Oh. Neili what in the world did
Mrs. orion give you such big check
for?''
What are you talking about?" he
asked, but 1 noticed a change in his
expression.
Il opened the table drawer, think
ing / would clean it out nicely for you
found thai blotter. and tried IAN ex-
pertinent / had read about-1ust to
pass the time held II DeIoFe tne
mirror and the writing on the check,
signature and all, CAME out very
plainly"
"A regular Sherlock Holmes. aren't
you?" he sneered.
Il told you 1 did il only to pass the
time. Don't be nasty about il But.
Neil dear tell me what it means
Such a large amount. too."
II told you once. long ago, that Mrs
Orion owned stock in some of our
companies
rs she still Interested
Yes"
Il see this check was made about
the time that horrid Mr.. Scott was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

In declaring that Fiume and the
DaImatian coast shall not pass to
Italy President Wilson is right and his
position will be sustained by disinter-
ested persons everywhere. If his de-
cision shall prevail the time will come
when Italy will thank him for it. The
granting of the Italian claim would
lay the foundation for future war.
Italy has no moral, legal or economic
right to the territory claimed. She
is standing on the treaty of London,
made at a time when conditions were
entirely different from what they are
naw, as President Wilson points out.
Italy will DO well to accept his deci-
s.pn. If she fail to DO SO and quit the
conference, the leagu, of nations can
easily find a way to handle any future
trouble which may arise as the result
of her refusal to abide by the decision
OF the other powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

N hSbe deemed desirable by the
remainder of the world to crush the
Boisheviki power in Russia, that end
appears to be in a fair way of accom-
pHshment. T3olshevik Russia is being
Approached by hostile forces from
three directions. A victorious Siberian
aFrny is marching westward in the
region of the Ural mountains; an al
lied army. is moving down from the
north and another is operating in the
vicinity Of the Black sea. In the
meantime q considerable Bolshevik
fqFce is being kept busy by the
Ukranians. The Red Guard is said to be
made up largely of mercenary SOL
diers. recruited among the Germans,
Chinese and other natlonalities from
outside Russia. The real Bolshevik
appears to be as averse to fighting as
he is to work. 1t is difficult to see
how a power so constituted and so be-
set can last any great length OF time.
The world fairly may take hope that
the reign of terror in Russia is rapid
lytnearing its end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From The column. Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April "a. 1894.
The North Topeka Baptist church was
organized twenty-five years ago this month
and il preparing to celebrate the occasion
by a rally and roll call tomorrow. Services
will be held all day In the church. the
Rev, Joshua Barrett presiding iu the morn
ing The Rev. ). ]. Davis will preside in
the afternoon. Addresses and talks will he
made by the Rev. Mr. Barrett, Mrs. J.
Lapp. Mr.. J. A. Lukenx. Mrs. II. A.
Mitchell. the Rev. J. VI. whitehead. Prof.
f. -. Simmerweli. Miss Emma Evans and
Mr.. II. y. Davis.
T. @. Noel and George Seward. Of the
state treasurer's office. are exactly the
same height. They were weighed last
evening. Mr.. Noel tipped the beam at 2jO
and Mr.. Seward at 1J7.
The ]. O. II. L. club Of Oakland enter
tanned their men friends one evening last
week OF the hofhe of Mr. aud Mrs. A. g
Sowle. and were assisted by their little
friends. Jessie Kelsey. Jennie Jordan and
Alma Ament. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. VIII johnson. Misses KIttie Rusfck
Mabel Jordan. Ida Sowle. May Ampnf. 5iyr-
tie Williams, Prudence Kelsey. MfrnIs
Iiankin, Eta johnson. Matte Stockweii
and Mimic Oliver: Messrs. Roy Williams.
chas Suit Bert wrdleigh. Frank Sickle
Raila Stockwclt. Dan Wlckman James
Graft and Frank Sims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
THE TELEPHONE STRIKE.

The New England telephone strike
appears to have ended by the opera
tors returning to work. The strike
has afforded a glazing instance of how
refusal to confer, eventually brings
about open ruction. 1t appears that
applications ! for wage adjustment
were made at various government de-
partments and that the petitioners
were turned from pillar to post, each
authority Sinking responsibility, until
after months of fruitless waiting, the
women operators struck. The people
of New England have been given a
sample of what government control
and government ownership mean. The
story of the telephone strike. as out
lined in the Boston papers, is about as
follows:
Last August the telephone lines of
the United States, together with all IA
cilities for public communication by
wire, were taken over by Burleson,
and the whole country has been bad
ly served since that time. The womea
! operators in New England, up to the
time of the entrance of the govern
AhGilis NCIC OH pT6-NdT wages
and were agitating for an increase.
Collective bargaining between the
companies and the workers was al
lowed under private control and was
| satisfactory to both sides. Collective
bargaining, however. was abolished
when the government took control.
and system was set up by which it
\ would saan rohod1r xvas 1i,,aY a,,tho,
ity to do anything.
| In October the operators asked the
/ New England company for an in
crease. and were told to see the gov
eminent, as the company had no au-
thority. Miss Julia S. O'Connor, pres
ident of the Telephone Operators
union. covering Boston and vicinity
and representative of the women
workers, went to Washington with a
petition. She was told to leave the
case with the Ryan commission, which
she did, The chairman of this COM
mission was informed the Companies
had declared they had no power t.
act and was given the schedules OF
wages which the operators proposed
These schedules, it appears, have beer
pigeon-holed there ever since.
The representative of the operators
says she spent three months in Wash
inGton, buffeted from ono COMMITTEES
to another, but getting no satisfaction
as to how to proceed. In an inter.
view with q representative of tn.
Christian Science Monitor, of Boston
she said:
I'VE would be willing to arbitratt
with the officials of the New England
company, but we know they. have NJ
authority in the matter. Our. opera
tors remained in the telephone servic
during the entire period of the war
tho opportunities to earn much highe
wages presented themselves. The,
never would have contemplated strik
action had they not been thoroly dis
couraged over the prospect of obtain
ing recognition otherwise"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

Advertising in every useful medium
the things that our people really want.
the things that they had to deprive
themselves of during the war, writes
Roger W. Babson. will bring back
prosperity by the shortest cut. Let
every business man make a larger ap-
preparation for advertising than usual
this year; the results will justify his
effort IL his commodity be one that
the public needs. Let us all. within
the limits of our means. have those
things we want and need. BY buying
now we shall do our part to put bust
ness under way. and once under way
business will take care of itself for
good many years. This is the psy-
Geological time for large production
and for widespread distribution of the
goods produced. Unlike the usual
time Of crisis. there does not now ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer
Timc dine Adiusler.-I.

A voung married woman, whose
own domestic life was full OF stress
and strife, once said to a calm anu
placid elderly woman. II wish tnas
my husband and l were as congenial
as you and your husband are. There's
never a particle of friction between
you. You never seem to be even irri-
lated with each other.
"Ah, my DEAR" replied the old wom-
an, smiling wisely, lit has taken US
each other. and to reach the under--
standing that you admire so much.
Believe me, IL takes time id which TO
acquire the matrimonial graces.
1.-The trouble with you young crea-
lures" the old woman went on. lis
that you are too impatient. You make
everything final, and in that way you
precipitate tragedies that could have
been averted, if you had only had the
courage to endure for a little while
longer.
For time. my dear. is the great
magician. 1t takes any situation and
turns it in its miracle working hand,
and 10, everything is altered. Black
becomes white, dun is changed into
rose color, tears are dried and smiles
take their places, defeat turns into vic
tory, the things we broke our hearts
about we come to laugh at
Every passing day alters our old
point of view, and the point of view
of those about us, and brings us a
fresh outlook on people and things
Our ideals. our affections. our desires
shift, and that Is why it is always the
| part of wisdom never to make de-
cision In a hurry, and when in doubt
about what to do, to do nothing, and
give time a chance to solve the diff
Guilty.
| Especially is this true in all cases
| of domestic infelicity. 1t is the GUS
| tom nowadays when a husband and
| wife are disappointed in each other
or one or the other of them stumbIes
off of the straight and narrow way.
to rush to the divorce court. This
might be well enough if divorce was n
panacea for domestic misery.
But 1t isn't. 1t cuts the tie that
binds together the mismated, but il
| does not give them any substitute for
/ the broken home. 1t does not keen
their children from being half or
phaned. 1t does not take the bitter
ness out of their souls, or blot out the
sense of having failed in a great and
high undertaking.
Ihere is something mystic, super
natural in the married tie and we
cannot-break 1t without paying a great
price in suffering. That is what makes
II SO pitiful that so many people snap
1t on the mad impulse of a moment
IN which they are angry or hurt, when
they need never break II Mt all IL only
they had patience enough to wait a
little on time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

Q. What Is the origin of the term COB
as used In the American navy. II. q.
A. The theory of the origin of this term
which seems most probably correct is that
1t comes from the Chinese word -"gob"
meaning sailor. and was INTRODUCED into
has been used among the men In the navy
for long time, but has found its way into
prnt a ax d ofs a the rIsE w4r
pare in size with other insurance agencies?
tt world has ever known. 1t is equal to
twenty of the largest insurance companies
privately operated.
O. What is good to put on shoes to keep
them from becoming dry and cracking p
A. Castor oil IS excellent for this pur-
pose. 1t will keep the leather soft and
can be made.
on the Turkish flag E NJ. G.
A.. The crescent moon and star were
originally the symbol of Diana. the patron
ess of art of Ryzantium or Constantinople.
1t was adopted by the Ottomans as sign
OF triumph during the siege of CONSTANT
the Great Eas rne T An attack IT, of f6e
enemy who were attempting to undermine
the walIS of the city was betrayed bv
in acknowledgment of their escape. the
Turks adopted the crescent and star sym
bols on their flag.
Q. What is n logan?-D p.
A A logan is a peak of nature in the
form Of a mass Of rock so finely poised
as to move backward or forward when
pushed by the hand: 1t is a rocking stone
created by evasion.
9. What is white gold Pc. r. v
A. White gold is an alloy of gold in
which silver predominates. The ratio is
about twenty parts of silver to four of
gold. 1t is used a great deal in jewelry
manufacture as n substitute for platinum
O. Are there any divisions of the Amer
lean Expedftionary Forces composed of
negro troops Wv. B.
A Two divisions of eolored troops were
overseas: the Ninety-seeond and Ninety
1 third Both have been returned to the
United States and demobilized-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-24

list any surplus of goods; there. is a
shortage OF almost everything. 1t is a
mental attitude that lies back of the
indecision threatening our future.
Every physical fact urges speeding up
of business at once, and to create the
mental state that will accomplish the
result we seek he urges a widespread
advertising campaign upon merchants
generally. Let the public learn the
necessity for adopting as its course of
conduct, he adds. Buy wisely, but
buy now"