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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Patten Crowd Bought 5000, 900
Bushels on the Decline.
New High Records Made Before
Bear Smash Came.
TIDE WAS STEMMED
By the Furious Buying of the
Bull Leader.
Market Closed With Net Loss of
l Is on May.

Chicago, April 15.-The purchases of
James A Patten and immediate asso-
ciates during the final Is minutes of to-
days session of the board of trade are
approximately 10000 bushels of May,
July and September wheat
The market was nervous all day.
Favorable reports from Illinois and
Missouri as to the growing crop led to
steady selling of September which was
further encouraged by a five cent drop
at Winnipeg, where it was reported ex-
porters were re-selling wheat pur-
chased for the European market. The
northwestern markets were weak all
day.
Prices here, however. with the excep-
tion of September held up until near
lished new high records, thus main
tanning their record of having risen
consistently to a new high level each
trading day for a fortnight.
May on a very nervous market rose
to $1.291z and July to $1.1S5s. Septem-
Der led the break, for after selling al
$108% the bear forces made a terrific
smash at the price and forced it back
to s1.06A OIL .067s. May dropped to 81 q
@1.2614 at one time and July receded
to $1.141a.
Out in the corridor of the Western
Union building wherein are situated
the offices of James A. Patten, the
leading bull trader, the sound of a
high pitched voice talking into a tele-
phone could be heard.
BUY hundred July. Buy 200
May. Take a thousand September -
In the vernacular of the trade hun
dreds'' means hundreds of thousands.
A small crowd, hearing the voice,
gathered.
"Patten's supporting it. He's try
ing to check the slump" ran the COM
ment.
Over in the turbulent, excited pit
the high voice at the telephone was
reflected. Prices halted-stopped-
and then rebounded. But the loss was
anything but completely recovered de-
spite the voice crying, Buy, buy,
buy"
May at the close sold at s1.27h-
a IS, July at s1.15 Is a y and Septem-
Der at $1.06A. These prices showed
a net loss from last night of 1 a 1s c
for May, n C for July and IA q x c
for September.
Mr.. Patten stated that his position
as to crop and market conditions had
not changed since his interview with
the Associated Press yesterday in
which he justified his prices by the
law of supply and demand.
Slump Hits New York
New York, April 15.-A demoral-
lied break in the wheat market this
afternoon was precipitated by a drop
of more than 6 cents bushel at Win
nipeg. May wheat sold off 2 Il C from
the early high point to $1.13h with
July breaking 31s cents and sold as
low as s1.21ss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
WHEAT IS ALL SOLD.
e. j. Smiley Says Farmers Have None
at Present High Prices.

E. j. Smiley, secretary of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association, has
issued his first season report and it
contains a number of startling
revelations as to the wheat condition
He places the average condition at SO
per cent.
The report is based on replies re-
ceived from 101 of the counties in the
state and personal inspections made
by the secretary in a majority of
them. Secretary Smiley's report
shows that but 1.75 per cent of last
years wheat crop is in the hands of
the farmers or country elevators on
the first day of April. The report
also shows that 1872 per cent of last
years corn crop was held. Last year
the same report shows that there was
per cent of wheat in first hands and
that the average condition was S9.1
per cent against S3.2 per cent this
year.
Practically all of the counties in
the east third of the state show that
the growing wheat crop is below the
average, not only that but it is con-
siderably below the average and this
fact may account for the high prices
which prevail in Kansas at the pres
ent time. A carload of wheat was
purchased at Wichita Tuesday for
s1.40A a remarkable price for this
state at any season of the year. The
south central portion OF the state re-
ports great damage from the high
winds which have prevailed for sew
era1 days and consid erable part of
the wheat in this section as we'll as in
the western section will have to be
plowed up according to present in
dications
The cold and indifferent weather
conditions of early spring have done
much to keep the wheat back and
several freezes and wind storms on
top of all of this kLave not helped the
crop conditions. On account of the
dry weather last fall much wheat was
sowed late and has made but little
growth up to this time.
With favorable conditions from
this time on there is no doubt that
there will be great Improvements in
the present conditions but at that the
prospects are not as fiattering at this
time as they were at the same time
in the southeastern part of the state
is badly crippled and in this territory
much of the wheat sowed has been
pIowed under and the ground planted
to other crops. Much of this class of
wheat has been winter killed and the
portion which has not suffered from
this source has had it's troubles since
that time
Regardless of the price of corn the
supply now in the hands of the far
mers will remain there for seeding
and feeding purposes and much of the
wheat will also remain in the
| granaries of the farmers. The
supply of both wheat and corn in the
eastern third of the state IS practically
exhausted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
BODIES lie UNBURIED.
Mexican Troops Are Expecting to Add
to the Number

Torreon. Mex. April 15.-The
bodies of fourteen men, summarily
shot to death by Mexican troops after
drumhead court martial lie uncovered
in trench On the outskirts of this
city. The troops under command of
Colonel Calos GolZeaS are in COM
mand of the city and are guarding a
dozen prisoners. The men shot we're
convicted of participation in the riot
of Saturday night when the mayors
house was burned because he stopped
a religious procession.
They have not been buried because
the troops are awaiting orders as to the
disposition of the prisoners, they too
may be shot to death and placed in
one common trench with bodies of the
victims still awaiting burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
N0RDICA TO MARRY.
The Prima Donna Will Wed a New
York Millionaire

New York, April 15.-Guests at dinner
party by Nine. Lillian Nordica were given
a real shock when the opera singer inter-
rupted the festivities to announce her en-
gagement and approaching marriage to
George w. Young, the multi-mihonaire
president Of the Windsor Trust company.
No date for the marriage was given by
Nine. Nordica, but she let 1t be under
stood that it would take place in the very
near future. Although the guests had no
by Nine. Nordica for the purpose of MAX
ing the important announcement.
The names of Nine. Nordica and Mr..
Young have been linked together In gos-
sip often since Mr.. Youngs wife secured
a divorce from him and about year
were to be married at once. When these
reports were in circulation both Nine.
Nordica and Mr.. Young denied them, say
ing that they were merely good friends.
Mr.. Young's first wife secured a final de-
cree of divorce from him January G.,
1908.
In her bill of complaint she charged
that Mr.. Young had lost all interest in
her after he had acquired wealth in Wall
street. When the divorce case came to
trial Mr.. Young was not represented. No
answer was made to any OF the charges
and the court could do nothing but grant
Mrs. Young a decree. Two children, a
girl of 10 and a boy of "A were given to
Mrs. Young.
Nine Nordica was married to Zoltan
of the pair was short lived, however.
Mrs. Doehm charged that her husband
had been unfaithful to her, and began ac-
ton for divorce. An interlocutory decree
was granted in January. 1904, which was
! attacked by Doehm without success and
cree and returned to her old name of
Nine NOrdica.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
PLAYING WITH A SNAKE.
Evelyn Thaw Has Another Pet, Not
the Same Old Kind.

New York, April 15-Evelyn Nesbitt
Thaw. who has dropped almost COM
pletely from public view since the con-
tinued confinement of her husband,
Harry K. Thaw at Motteawan, is hv-
ing quietly at 81 West Thirty-third
street, New York. 1t was there that
she was served with papers in sup
Elementary proceedings in the suit of
a milliner who got Judgment against
her last September for $233. Soon af-
ter the judgment was obtained process
servers began search for Mrs. Thaw
but it was not until last night that
they were successful.
The former chorus girl was found in
her apartments playing with a snake
which she calmly earessed as she allow
ed it to coil around her arm. She ac-
cepted the service with the comment that
she would be on hand for the exami-
nation which was set for April 49, She
declared, however. that she did not owe
the money and that the suit was a
farce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
HILL IS TIRED.
Wants Tariff Put Out of the Way and
Return to Business.

Washington, April 15.-James ]. Hill
chairman of the board of directors of
the Great Northern railroad, talked to
several friends at the capitol today re-
garding tariff legislation.
1.-The people throughout the country
feel that something, has been promised
to them in the way of tariff revision -
said Mr.. Hill, land they want to get
it.
IT have no special interest in this tar
iff BILL" he continued, but 1 have an
interest in the prosperity of the coun-
try We are tired of conditions that
have existed for the last two years. We
want to get the business of the country
on a sound basis. To do that we need
to get the tariff question out of the
way"
With Mr. Hill were ]. H. Carroll, gen.
eral counselor for the Burlington, and
Howard Elliot, president Of the North
ern Pacific. They are in Washington
accompanied by representatives of COM
mercial organizations of Seattle, Ia
coma and Spokane, Wash, and Port
land, Ore, to arrange for a tour OF
the country of 80 Japanese business
men. The party expects to talk with
President Taft and others in regard to
the visit of the foreigners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Final Ceremony of the Beatifi.
cation of Joan d. Are
VIII Take Place at Saint Peters
Next Sunday.
PORTRAIT OF MAID
VIII Be Venerated by the Pope
in the Basilica.
She Will Be Proclaimed Pro-
tectreSs Of Catholic France.

Rome, April 15.-The final cere-
mony of the beatification of Joan of
Arc will take place at ST. Peters
next Sunday. The mass will be cele-
brated by the Bishop of Orleans, and
the decree of beatif1cation will be
read during the service. Following
this announcement the pope will de-
scend to the Basilica to venerate the
portrait of the Maid.
After April Is, Joan of Arc may be
publicly venerated and altars may
be erected to her in churches. The
pope shortly will publish a decree
proclaiming the Maid protectress of
Catholic France.
Trains bearing pilgrims to attend
the ceremonies are arriving here. No
less than 60 French bishops and a to-
tai of $4,000 pilgrims are expected in
Rome by Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Weather Is Unsettled

An east wind is an abombination
say the historians. Some of them
declare that an east wind has an evil
influence. There are numerous quota
tions about an east wind and its evil
ways. Talmadge preached sermon
on the subject. A character in BLEAK
House" was badly affected by it. But
if the east wind which has been
blowing over Topeka all day has
worked evil, it has not been noticed
up this hour. Perhaps it is the ex-
ception. 1t is now passing westward
at the rate of 20 miles per hour,
with trace of moisture in it's wake.
There have been sprinkles of rain
this afternoon. The lowest tempera-
ture in Topeka last night was 35. a
safe margin above freezing. Two
stations. Baker and Dresden, report
freezing weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
TAFT'S AUTO BALKED
Twice in One Evening He Was Forced
to Change Cars.

New York, April 15.-President
Taft, on the way to New Haven to at
tend meeting of the Yale corpora
ton, stopped over in New York last
ry w. Taft, and with Mrs. Taft and a
number of relatives attended per-
formance of If I Were King by E. H.
Sothern at Days theater.
The president is very fond of the
theater and returning from New Hav-
evening performance before leaving
for Washington, where he is due to
arrive Friday morning.
While President Taft was on his
way from the Twentythird street fer
ry to the home of his brother, the au-
tomobile in which he was riding came
to a sudden stop. The chauffeur tried
all the levers, but the car refused to
bulge.
The automobile in which the secret
service men were riding came up be-
hind and the officers stepped out, Civ
this second car fresh start was made
and the party succeeded in reaching
its destination safely. The detectives
followed later
At the theater the Taft party took
their seats in a box, almost unobserv-
ed. The secret service men took their
station in the presidents box and two
" ere seated under it. When Mr..
Sothern responded to a curtain call.
after the first act, the lights were
turned up and the orchestra burst
forth with 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." This brought the audience to
its feet and it was then that the presi-
dent was discovered. There was a
great craning of necks. with instan-
taneous applause and cheers. Presi-
dent Taft finally stood UP and bowed
three times and then continued to
study his program. After the theater
while en- route to Henry w. Taft's
residence. there was another sudden
halt at Broadway and Forty-third
street, due to the disabling of the au-
tomobile, making two similar Incl
dents of the evening.
The president and Mrs Taft left the
machine and in the driving rain
climbed into his brothers automobile.
Mr.. Taft took the delays good natur-
edly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
SENATE TAKES A REST.
Adjourns Till Monday When Tariff
Debate VIII Begin.

Washington. April 15.-Announc-
ing that he had intended to submit
some remarks on the tariff bilI' today
Mr.. Aldrich stated that as the house
had recalled the measure and as some
tables being prepared on the tariff
schedules had not been completed he
would defer doing so until next Mon
day. He moved that when the SEN
ate adjourned today it be to meet
on that day. The motion was agreed
to. He also gave notice that he would
then Immediately after the morning
business had been concluded, speak
upon the tariff bill
Replying to a question by Mr.. Dol
liver he said he expected that in ten
days the committee on finance would
be able to report to the senate amend
mentS relating to reciprocity and re-
taliatory measures and also upon
drawback features of the bill.
On motion of Senator Aldrich the
senate agreed to a resolution of the
house for return to the house of the
tariff bill in order that the oil sched-
ule might be amended by adding to it
the words petroleum crude and re-
fined" on the free list, the words "and
the products thereof"
There was no debate on Mr. Aid
rich's motion to comply with this re-
quest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
ALL QUIET AGAIN.
The Political Ferment in Constanti-
| nople Has Subsided Once More.

Constantinople, April 15.-The
Turkish capital is again assuming its
normal aspect and there is this morn
ing little outward evidence of the po-
litical ferment that has marked the
previous two days. The new ministry
has promptly removed Yaver Pasha
from the commandership of the First
army corps and given this post to
Nazim Pasha.
Nazim Pasha was minister of war
for a brief period prior to the fall of
the Kaimil cabinet and the malcon-
tents among the troops have urged his
reappointment to this post. He is a
mand given him today will in all like
lihood be a stepping stone to his re-
turn to the ministry. 1t is believed
his appointment will have a very good
effect toward restoring order and dis
cipline in the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
TAFT IS TAKEN IN.
President Is Made Member of Kill
winning Lodge of Masons.

Cincinnati, April 15.-President Taft
is now a member of Kilwinning lodge
of MaSOns. He was unanimously
elected member at a stated meeting
held in the Masonic temple here last
night.
When President Taft was made a
Mason at sight" February 1s, he did
not become a member of any lodge
and was until last night in the position
of a Mason at large. He at that time
expressed desire to affiliate with Kill
winning. of which his father, the late
Judge Alphonso Taft, was one of the
early members and of which his
brother. Charles P. Taft. is a mem ber
The application came up in the regu-
lar. order last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
KILLED FOR 18 CENTS.
Mexican and Mother Stabbed Because
He Would Not Pay Bill.

Guanajuato, Mex, April 15.-Be-
cause Francisco Cano would not pay
bill of Is cents for ice cream he had
procured at a nearby village Felix
Sanchez killed him and his mother.
81 do not pay bills in Holy week"
said Cano when Sanchez asked him to
pay the bill. '.Then I will send you
where they don't observe Holy week"
retorted Sanchez, and drawing a
knife he stabbed Cano through the
heart The dying mans mother rush
ed out of the house and an instant la
ter was lying near her son with the
knife which killed her son in her own
heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
A Kansas Girl There.

New York, April 15.-The American
missionaries now located at Mersina are
Rev. c. A. Dodds and wife; Rev. Rob-
ert E. Wilson and wife of Morning
Sun, Iowa; DR.. John Peoples of Phil
adelphia, and Miss Elma French of
Winchester, Kan. They all reside in
the building of the boys and girls
school conducted by the foreign mis-
sionary board of Reformed Presbyter-
ian church
Miss French is one of the teachers.
There are many Armenian pupils in the
school which has an attendance of
about go bows and girls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Is MAKING HEADwAY.
DIR. Clark Says He Sees Progress in
Christianity Wherever He Goes.

Chicago, April 15.-Dr. Francis E.
Clark, founder of the Christian En-
deavor movement, is here to attend a
meeting of the local union. He will
lecture tonight at Evansville Ind.
1T affords me great happiness to say
that there seems to be a steady gain
for Christianity throughout Europe"
says DR.. Clark. II attended a number
of conventions of this organization both
in Great Britain and on the Continent.
Everywhere 1 was struck with the zeal
of it's members. This is true in Nor
way, in Germany, and in Spain, no less
than in the British Islands,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
WALSH A FREE AGENT?
AT Least He Asks Commission to De-
clare Him Such.

Meriden. Conn, April 15-Edward
Walsh of this city pitcher for the
Chicago American league baseball
team, today filed an application with
the National baseball commission to
be declared q free agent, claimin g
Comiskey of the Chicago team. did
not tender him a contract to sign be-
fore the required time which expired
March 1St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
SHE KNEW LAFAYETTE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Dead at the Age
of 1OS Years.

New York, April 15.-Mrs Eliza
beth Hunt is dead at her home in
Brooklyn at the age of los years She
would have been 100 in August.
Mrs. Hunt in her girlhood days
shook hands with Lafayette when he
came to New York. She was born in
Lancaster, Pa. in 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Child Crushed by a Car.

Kansas City, April 15.-Literally
torn from her mothers grasp and
crushed to death beneath a street car
was the fate of Anne Benjamin., four
years old, here. The child ran into
the street and in front of a car. Mrs.
Libby Benjamin. seeing her child s
danger, ran to it's rescue but just as
her hands were ready to clasp the
child the little one was struck by a
fender and knocked beneath the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
TO CROSS THE OCEAN.
Company Proposes to Make the Trips
With Dirigible Balloons.

the idea may seem steps have never
theless been taken to incorporate the
Europe-American Navigation society,
which proposes to promote the flights
of dirigible balloons across the Attain
tic ocean. Supreme Court Justice
Hendricks approved the certificate of
incorporation and the papers were sent
to Albany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Anti-saIoon Dance Law

Des Moines, Ia, April 15.-Today
Iowa's- anti-saloon dance law went in
to effect. The law was signed by the
governor and provided a fine and a
jail sentence for any one engaging in
any "obscene, indecent. immoral or
impure drama, play, exhibition, show
or entertainment" The enforcement
of the law is left to the sheriffs and to
the police Of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Anti-Cigarette BIN signed.

st, Paul. April 15.-Governor John
son today signed the anti-cigarette
bill which makes it misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell or give away
cigarettes or cigarette papers within
the state. The bill excerpts jobbers
who do an interstate business. The
bill will become effective August 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Nordica Denies WhoIe storr.

Brantford. Ont. April 15.-Denial
IS made by Mime. Lillian Nordica, the
singer who arrived here last night on
a concert tour that she is engaged to
Geo. w. Young of New York. she
said that there was no truth in the
statement that the engagement had
been announced at a recent dinner in
New York, at which Mr.. Young was
TreSent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Autoist Charged with Homicide.

New York April 15.-Nathanie1
Platt. president of the Baker Motor
Vehicle Co., was arrested Wednesday
on a charge of homicide. An auto
mobile which he was driving killed
John Burns, an orderly in the Metro
politan hospital The accident oc-
Cured at Broadway and Eighth
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
LoNGBoAT INJURED.
Stone Bruise May End Career of In
dian Runner.

Toronto. Ont, April 15.-Tom
Longboat is suffering from stone
bruise on his heel which Manager
Flanagan says might put him per-
manently out of the running game.
The doctors who have examined 1t
fear the bone is affected. The Indian
is unable to walk without pain. In
any event Flanagan says the race with
st. Yves for $1,000 a side is off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
No Hit-No Run Game at Chicago.

Chicago, April 15.-Orvi1le Page,
the Maroon pitcher set an early season
record yesterday at Marshall Field
by twirling a no-hit no-run game
against DePaul university team and
incidentally winning the contest to
o. Page struck out eleven men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
FYve Aspiration Treaties.

Rio Janeiro. April 15.-The Brazil
ian government has concluded public
arbitration treaties during the week
with the United States, France, Portu-
gal, Spain and Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
ono SaIoon 10 a Thousand

Des Moines, Ia. April 15.-Gover-
nor B. F. Carroll today signed the
Moon liquor bill which limits the
number of saloons in any city in the
state to one for every thousand in
hahitants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
Bout Has Been Postponed.

New York, April 15.-The ten round
bout between Charlie Griffin, the Aus
tralian champion, and Benny Yanger
of Chicago, which was to have been
fought at the Whirlwind Athletic club
tonight, has been postponed for a
the boxing arena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
No Game Today at Boston.

Boston. April 15.-National Phila-
delphia-Boston postponed today, wet
grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15

Chicago. April 15.-Forecast for
Kansas: Showers tonight or Friday.
Warmer tonight