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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

Yestidday was watching pop
smoaking with his feet up, and sed,
Pop, if 1 give you a Example, wilt-you
do it for me?
Wen I was a boy the ony one in
skool who could beet me in arifme-
teck was the fletcher herself. and
Suppose 1 could of beeten her if I'd
wunted to- forget, sed pop.
Meening he would do it for me, and
sed, Heer it is on this paper, pop
are you reddy?
Shoot, sed pop, and I sed, If a man
and half can bid a tents and a
half in a hour and a half with 1s
boards and a half. how meny men
would it take to bid 10 fentses and
a half with a half of a board?
Holey smoaks, I was thinking of
sumthing elts, reed it to me agen, sed
pop.
Wich I did, and pop sed, Let me
see, if a man and half-are you sure
you red it rite?
Yes sir, I sed, and pop sed, Wen I
was your age they dident use to wish
eny sutch job as that on US, no WON
der the children nowerdays get bald
hedded before their time-hoWever,
lets see, man and half tents and
a half, hour and a half 8 boards and
half-say. your fletcher must be out
of her sentses to hand you an Example
like that, I think Ill go and see her
and give her peece of my mind,
don't wunt you getting brain fever
GROUND the house.
The fletcher dident give it to me,
pop. I sed.
Well wat ass did, then? sed pop.
No ass, pop, 1 jest made it up, I
sed.
You ungratefill child, after all I've
done for YOU if you ixpeck- to be per-.
mitted out tonite you better get a
move on before I change my mind and
make you stay in till you've done that
devilish Example yourself, sed pop.
Yes sir, 1 sed And 1 got one on
and Pubs Simkins and Ed Wernick
was outside and we went GROUND and
got Leroy Shooster and Sam Cross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
CITY DEBTS LARGE
Kansas Municipalities Bonded
for Ga Million Dollars.
Big Increase in School District
Issues Last Year.

Bonded Indebtedness of Kansas mu-
inequalities for the last fiscal year
amounted to nearly "a million dollars,
according to a report today by Fred
w. Knapp, state auditor. Knapp's
report SHOWS the greatest burden of
bonded Indebtedness the towns of this
state have ever known. The big jump
was in city and school district debt
and the increase for the year was in
excess of three and three-fourth mil
lion dollars.
At the close of the last fiscal year
the bonded Indebtedness of Kansas
municipalities was S63,967,55779, as
against s60,127,105.70 the previous
year. Township indebtedness was re-
duced nearly 100000 and county
debt reduced $35O,O00 during the
year. No change was. made in drain
age district bonds. School district
debt was boosted nearly two millions
and city bonds increased a million and
a half. There was a slight increase
in road bonds.
County bonded debts at the close
of the last fiscal year were $S,441,-
558.92 as against $S,795,S0S.52 in 1917.
City bonds last year showed a grand
total of $3S, ,615.76, while at the
close of the previous year they had
reached but $35,9s5, 6S0.60. Township
bonds in 1917 were S2,539,112.S1. Last
year they had been reduced to 3d.
359,360.
The big jump was in school district
bonds. Last year they attained a total
of $12, S74, 009.S7, as against s10,922,-
062.49 at the close of 1915. Drainage
bonds remained stationary at $1,S62,-
722.24. Road bonds in 1917 had
reached a total of S22,219.04 and last
year stood at $36,291.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record of Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York, May 1.-The transport
Finland locked at Hoboken today.
bringing headquarters troops of the
2sth pennsylvania division) and
units of the 103rd engineers, 2sth di-
vision.
Fourteen officers and three enlist
ed men of the headquarters company
go to Camp Dix.
The engineer units arriving were:
Field and staff heaquarters First bat
talon. headquarters detachment, sani-
tary and ordnance detachments. Com
panies A to E, inclusive, to be dis
tributed to Camps Dix, Devens. Gus
ter, Taylor. Upton, Sherman. Grant
and Dodge.
The Finland entered the harbor during
the night and docked early today.
In addition to the troops named afove.
she carried 2nd convalescent camp for
Camps Dodge. Caster, Dix. Upton and
Grant: 10th convalescent camp for Camps
Dix, Pike and Upton; Ord base hospital
for Camp Upton: 46th base hospital for
Camp Lewis; 96th base hospital for Cam -
kearney and Lewis: 102nd infantry de-
tachment; 654th casual company. Virginia /:
B63rd casual company, New York; G64th
casual company. Ohio: 6B5th casual com
'pany. Kansas and scattered casuaIs.
Newport News. May 1.-The transport
Koningen Der Nederlanden arrived this
morning from France with 2.2tS; Officers
and men of the A f. F., including many
OF the Rainbow division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
MY HUSBAND AND /
BY JANE PHELPS

over and see if 1 am not right she
said, turning to Lorraine, who looked
as puzzled at Mrs. Orton's explana-
ton. as 1 had felt.
"Yes-I-guess you are-right," 1
said slowly Il remember, when Neil
brings home a. clever, interesting man
to dinner 1 never have the slightest
trouble entertaining him; but when
he brings some stupid man, l am so
tired when he is gone, and can't think
of anything to say to him while at
dinner without an almost visible eff
fort"
"Of course am right I have en-
tertained both kinds often enough to
know"
We then gossiped for little before
we left On our way out we passed
one of her maids carrying a huge
American Beauties by the stems,
which stuck out from the end of the
box.
Some one is attentive to the
widow" Lorraine said after we had
won't be a widow long"
of course she wont-she's too
beautiful Never even to myself,
had I failed to acknowledge Blanche
Orton's cleverness or her beauty. 1t
wasn't my way.
That was great idea of hers
her best before men who bored her ?"
Lorraine unused. Il think it's awfully
clever of her to think it out like that.
I wonder whom she is having. She
said noting of any woman, did she p
''No-she said company" re-
turned.
''IH bet she meant men, said Lor-
raine. she hasn't any intimate wom-
en- friends; and if she was giving a
dinner 1 should be sure to have heard
of it, even tho I were not invited. No
its a man AFFAIR."" she finished de-
cidedly.
But why ask men who bore you %
I queried- "One is sometimes bored
by one or the other of a married cou-
pie whom one has to ask; but can't
see why a widow should feel obliged
to entertain anyone who bores her"
1T may be a business affair." Lor-
raine said carelessly as she babe me
goodbye
Tomorrow - Barbara's father and
mother come to yisit-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
CALLS UPON BLANCHE
ORION.
CHAPTER LII.


After that conversation neither of
US again mentioned the men he
brought home. Occasionally he would
still bring some business man to din
ner, but not often, and Invariably a
very correct, very Incorporating
man. What he did with the other
sort, interested me so little that I
forgot to ask.
Lorraine Morton and I were shop
ping one day. 1t was about 5 o'clock
when we finished
Lets stop at Mrs. Orton's on the
last dinner CALI she said as We got
into the car.
That's a good idea. I haven't paid
mine, either, and it is of such long
standing 1 am almost ashamed to CO."
She will, perhaps. be dressing for
dinner. Still we will co.
1 was surprised to realize sudden
ly that I was anxious that she would
be at home, and able to receive me.
1t was a peculiar feeling, so strong
that it rather puzzled me as to its
cause.
Happily, she was at home. She
received US in her boudoir. She was
lying on the chaise-longue. She looked
very lovely-but rather tired.
A lovely, pale, creamy-yellow silk
tea-gown chung to her figure. making
her svelte gracefulness particularly
nOtlcea0le- she seemed 10 De pledSed
that We had called, a1tho Lorraine
said afterward that it was because
she knew she looked lovelier than
either of us ever could hope to. But
Lorraine was bit 'catty' at times.
II am to have company to dinner
she explained, land am resting.
have been up very late for several
days, and am showing the fatigue.
want to be at my best, for expect to
be bored to death"
why be at your best if you are
bored ?" 1 asked, smiling.
Then is when one needs to be. If
you are being entertained. it is easy
and natural to be entertaining. But
If you are bored, it just as surely is
almost impossible to keep yourself
from being boresome. Think that
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.

Menu Hint
BREAKFAST
Steamed Prunes
Cereal and Cream
Broiled Ham Rolls
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Corn Frittersi Sliced Tomatoes
Canned Cherries Tea
Tomato Canape Radishes
Braised Beef Liver and Onions
Mashed Potatoes String Beans
Celery Salad
Rice Pudding Coffee
Breakfast Cakes.
Apple Ro1I-Two cups flour, four
teaspoons of baking powder, one-half
teaspoon salt, two tablespoons of SUI
gar, three tablespoons of shortening
one-half cup of milk. Make this into
a rich biscuit dough and roll out about
one-half inch thick. .+qi..
Take four apples and chop fine;
sprinkle over the dough, then roll into
long roll. Cut into pieces about two
inches long. Place in well creased
pans, cut part down. Bake until
golden brown. Make syrup of one
half cup water and three-quarters cup
of sugar.
When buns are done lay on platter
and pour the syrup over the top of
rolls.
Muff1nS-One-quart cup of but
ter, two cups milk (scant), one-third
cup of sugar, one and one-half cups
of flour, one egg. two and one-half
teaspoons baking powder. 80. o. -
Mix and cream butter, add sugar
and egg well beaten. Sift baking pow
der with flour and add to first mix
ture. Alternate with milk.
Bake twenty-five minutes.
Discoveries.
White Spots on Furniture-To re-
move white spots from furniture, try
alcohol. Wet a flannel cloth and rub
on the spots; will soon disappear Use
this where hot dishes leave places on
the table.
Take them off and iron the lace
You will also find that the lace edging
will wear much better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
MORE PEP"- MAYOR
Corwine Takes City To Task for Poor
Parade Spirit.

In his talk at the Chamber of Com
1nerce this noon, Ole Hanson. the Boil
shevik fighting mayor of Seattle.
Wash, gave ample evidence of the in
herent courage of the man.
He was introduced to one of the
biggest audiences ever gathered in the
Chamber of Commerce by Mayor H. S.
Corwine of Topeka. In his introduce
ton. or rather just before it. Mayor
Corwine seriously took the citizens of
Topeka to task for the somewhat short
lived enthusiasm displayed when the
10th engineers paraded in Topeka
Wednesday night Mayor Corwine ex-
pressed the hope that in the future
Topeka will be able for the time being
to forget to be undemonstrative and
give the boys real reception of noise
such as is accorded them in other
cities
Following this Mayor Corwine
plunged into< short introduction of
the nationally famous mayor of
the western city, hailing him as a
man who. right or wrong. is endowed
with the courage to back up his con-
victions to the limit. Mayor Corwine
was introduced by J. R. Burrow. chair
man of the victory loan committee of
Shawnee county, as the chairman for
the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
START 8-HOUR SHIFTS
Topeka Police Go on New Working
Schedule Today,

The Topeka police force today, May
1, began working on an eight-hour
shift. This is one of Mayor Corwine's
official acts to cut down the old 12-
hour shift.
Under the new program the first
shift goes on duty at o'clock in the
evening and works until o'clock in
the morning; the second shift begins
at 2 o'clock and quits at 10 o'clock
and the last shift goes on at 10 o'clock
and quits at o'clock. 1t was asserted
at police heaquarters that the new pro-
gram would call for no additional men,
as the beats of the patrolmen had
been changed to conform with the
shorter hours without Gripping the eff
ficiency of the force. There are forty
eight men employed on the police
force, not counting the chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

at last Postmaster General Burle-
s6n is showing indications of desire
I'd take shelter from the storm which
is hurrying in his direction. He is
about to relinqrish control of the ca
bles and expresses a Willingness to
give up the land wires also. In sizing
up the postmaster general, Col. George
Harvey in n recent edition of his
Weekly says: There are degrees in
Incompetence. They range all the
way from those which inspire con-
tempt to those which awaken emo
tons of awe and reverence. That the
gifts of varied and al1-round inepti-
tude which the politicalmaster general
has so long exhibited to suffering
country are of the latter class, is
AROMATIC. They mark an epoch
They establish a standard. Hopeless
" beyond possibility of being matched.
they will yet remain for generations
unborn a measure and fixed high
water mark of incapacity by which to
establish for ages the relative impo-
tence of the politicalmaster generals
Successors in office"
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right We are not going to have eth.
er Revolutionary socialism" or "an-i
archy" or anybody who stands for
either-much longer. It has become
a matter of indifference to us how
long the rest of the bunch stay over
there, but we miss you, William, yes
we do. So william, dear William.
come home; there is nothing particu-
lar the matter with Kansas. but you
have been away long enough. Only
don't please fetch your colleague.
Emporia wouldn't stand for Heron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
LOCAL MENTION

Topeka architects will submit plans
for the Buchanan street school build
ing to the board of education Monday
evening. Floor plans were drawn up
by the building committee of the board
and copies given to each of the arcfi-
tects. The architects then worked out
plans for the rest of the building.
Highest cash price paid for liberty
bonds John Kleinhaps. s22 w. 9th St
ADV ss'-+ t4 3
Charley E. Felker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Felker. 100 Woodward
avenue. has arrived in Camp Upton,
New York, according to word received
by his parents. He is with the head
quarters company of the both field
artillery.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
Ter than new. 25c-55c doz. Eruut-
Marrin.-Adv -F
- .-gAa
DR.. Lyngar, Dentist. 500 Kan. Ave.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

William Allen White writes to the
New York World that the choice of
mankind lies between the revolution
airy Socialism" of Wilson and the AN
archy" of Lenine. This having fallen
under the eye of Col. George Harvey.
he bursts forth as follows: william
Allen, don't you believe it! Get out of
that foetid atmosphere and come back
to Kansas. Why, God mless you. Old
Top. the U. S. a. is going to be right
here doing a large business on small
margins for years and years and hun
dreds of years after Wilson and Le-
nine and the whole kit and kaboodle of
their ill1 have been gathered into the
bosom of whoever happens to be on
duty wherever and whenever they ar
rive. We simply don't want somebody
to put anything over on US; that's all.
And it isn't going to happen; that's
settled. So don't worry. We are all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
ITALY STAYS OUT
VIII Not Return to Paris Until
Allies Yield Point.
Delegates Meet King. After Or
lando Confers With Page.

London, May IA news agency dis
patch from Rome today quoted the
Epoca as declaring that Premier Or
lando and Foreign Minister Sonnino
will remain there until the allies are
officially disposed to confer with Italy
on a new basis"
(By the Associated Press.)
Rome, May April S0.-The Ital-
ian delegation to the peace conference
met late today under the chairman
ship of Premier Orlando to consider
the situation. The meeting came after
conferences the premier had had with
the king and American Ambassador
Page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
DEMAND YANKS' RETURN
Chicago, Relatives and Friends OF
Archangel Forces Cable Wilson.

Chicago. May 1.-Relatives and
friends of Chicago soldiers serving
with the American forces in northern
Russia were On record here today for
the immediate withdrawal of the
troops.
A cablegram to that effect was sent
to President Wilson last night fol-
lowing a meeting of a thousand men
and women. A permanent organiza-
ton was formed for the purpose of
carrying on a campaign for the re-
turn of. the soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
OUT AFTER BURLEsoN.

The Democrat organization of Mas
sachusetts, the New York World, and
other institutions and persons loyal
to the national administration, have
called upon the president to rid the
government of Burleson. described as
the most incompetent man that ever
presided over federal department.
He brings confusion to everything to
which he puts his hand. So far as
the postoffice department is con-
cerned. the difficulties of it have come
from inefficiency and a firm purpose
to serve political ends. But in the
case of the Postal Telegraph company
his methods seem little short of vi
cious. If he be given free hand
much longer, there will be little sys-
tenn and less organization left to be
claimed by the owners when the gov
eminent is ready to return the prop
erty to them.
The postmaster general seems deter
mined to destroy the organization of
the Postal company root ard branch.
Not content with dismissing the ex-
ecutive officers of the corporation and
turning the system over to the direc-
ton of officials of a corporation in
competition. he has set about to dis
miss subordinates. He is getting"
them by system of espionage that
would do credit to the old Russian
regime.
Postal employees have been warned
that they must not criticise any act
of his or in any way express their
opinion of his control. He has sus-
pended publication of the house or
gan of the corporation, which had to
do with mere matters of operation
and with the activities of the SYSTEMS
personnel. His idea seems to be to
erase from the minds of the employees
all thought of Postal organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

The initial issue of Commerce
Monthly, journal of commerce and
finance. has just been published by
the National Bank of Commerce in
New York. The contents of the mag
azine present a comprehensive survey
of business. The purpose is described
as being ito serve as a medium thru
which the experience and investiga-
tons that have proved useful to this
bank in the fields of industry, COM
MERGE and finance may be shared
with its friends"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

The farmer is reported to be be-
coming the most enthusiastic booster
for good roads. Time was when he
regarded road improvement as pecu-
liRrly for the benefit of the city
dNeller who owned an automobile.
Now he owns one or more gasoline We
hieles himself. Besides he finds that
where good roads have been built his
laid has trebled in value; the mer-
chandise for which he has telephoned
in the morning can be delivered by
moon of the same day; the market for
his own produce is brought hours
nearer; the winter and its following
spring thaw possess o terrors for him
-fhll this because of the improved
highway which makes his farm only a
suburb, as it were, of the nearest city.
He naturally becomes a working
and hard-voting enthusiast for good
roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

"Neurasthenia.' said Mrs. Hoover
list to her cook, Il think we will have
some chicken croquettes today out of
that leftover pork and calves liver"
"Yes'm." said Neurasthenia, called
Teeny for short. An we got a little
bread dressin' what went wild the pork.
mum. Shall make some apple sauce
out,n hit, mum %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

Wall St. New York. May 1.-STOCKS-
Traders resumed their bulIish operations
in the stock market today, shippiugs. oils
and motors leading at extreme gains on
TO . points. Sales Appropriated 1,2JO.-
900 shares
U. y steel's rally and n belated inquiry
for high and low priced rails gave greater
breadth to the later dealings. The close
was strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
BOOST LOAN S7O,OOO,OOO
Kansas Subscriptions to Victory Issue
Now Total S15,SS5, 200.

Washington May 1.-Over night re-
ports boosted the victory loan total
about s70.00O,000. according to treas
ury officials today.
In the ST. Louis district, bond selling
is going forward rapidly. A total of
517,222 individual subscriptions was
reported by the Chicago federal re-
serve district
Subscriptions in Kansas totalled
$15,S85,2o0; Missouri, $14, $40, 500;
Oklahoma, s15,012,5O0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

sFoodstuffs increased in price in
March aftet public hopes of a return
10 normal levels had been raised by
decrease in February, said a report is
sued last week by the bureau of labor
statistics. As a whole, twenty-five ar
tlnles of food were per cent higher
last month than in the preceding
month and were IA per cent higher
than in March, 1918. For n six-year
period, March. 1913. to March. 1919,
the Increase in the retail prices of all
foods was so per cent, with flour, ba-
cor, lard and cornmeal increasing
Ii3bre than 100 per cent each. Butter
dkclined 10 per cent in February,
then increased 16 per cent in March.
Other increases in March were sirloin
steak, 1 per cent; round steak and
chuck roast, per cent; coffee and
tea. 3 per cent. Navy beans. potatoes,
rice. eggs and milk declined in price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

premier Orlando's chief complaint
appears to be that President Wilson
closed the doors both of advance and
retreat when he made public his stand
Oh the Adriatic question. He init
mates that Italy would like to relin-
qdish her claims on Fiume if she could
see any way to do it without absolute
Surrender. Italian pride has taken the
place of Italian greed.
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New York Stock Market
FURNISHED by I. MYERS. 3nl n. r.. BIDS. }
New York, May 1. 4
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DR.. Lyngar, Dentist. 500 Kan. Az
Adv