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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
Rain and Forecast of Increased
Argentine Shipments
Are Among the Bear Influences
Upon the Market.
CORNAND OATS HIGHER
Selling by Packers Causes a De.
cline in Provisions.
Both Cattle and Hogs Quoted
Steady to Strong.

Chicago, April 6.-WHEAT-Benefic
rain, reported today from various points
in the spring wheat belt weakened the
price of wheat. There was also forecast
OF increased shipments from the Argen-
tine The Ohio state summary was like
wise in favor of the bears, the condition
of the crop being given as 81 per cent
against So last year. Opening figures
were 1sc to 3sQ1zc lower May started al
Sos4QSSsc, to Sc, loss of 14c to 3sGdzc
and rallied to S61sc.
The high flour sales led to sharp ad-
vance but none of the gain was held. The
close was weak, with May 5sQslc net low
er at S513@S5ssc.
CORN-Firmness developed in corn ow-
ing to wet weather. May opened I'M
changed to sc up at 477sc to 4Sc and held
to the higher level.
Llghtness of pit Offering strengthened
prices There was reaction, however, with
wheat. The close was steady with May
at 47S4c, a net loss of 1sc.
OATS-Oats followed corn. May start
ed unchanged at 301Ac, touched 3O3sc and
then rose to 3O5sc.
VISIONS-Provisions at the outset
appeared firm but suffered a material de-
cline owing to packers selling. First sales
were unchanged to nc higher with May
at $15.221s to $1425 for pork; $S.071A for
lard and $500 for ribs.
RYE-Cash: No. 3 91d911zc.
BARLEY-Cash: 75cG$1.11.
TIMOTHY-Cash: S.00d11.00; contrac
grade, $1175612.O0.
CLOVER-Cash $s.o09145O; contract
grade, $1,000.
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TO CUT OUT POLITICS.
Chicago Council Will Be Organized
Along NOn-Partisan Lines.

Chicago, April 6.-Plans for the or
ganization of the new city council
along non-partisan lines were perfect
ed yesterday, when the committee on
committees, representing fifty-four of
the members of the new council, met
at the city hall and agreed to proceed
to the work of arranging the COM
mittee appointments this week.
The committee will go to Hot
Springs, Ark, for its deliberations,
leaving the city tomorrow. The num-
Der of aldermanic changes will make
the work of the committee more diff
cult than in recent years.
Mayor-Elect Carter H Harrison let
it be known that while he would not
interfere with the non-partisan or
ganization of the council, he wants the
chairmen of the committees which will
have charge of carrying out of the ad-
ministration policies to be men in har-
mony with his plans for the civic i'm
provement of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
WILL HUNT FOR MRS. TROY.
Judge Dana Issues Warrant for Her
Arrest.

Judge A. W. Dana of the first division
of the district court, today issued IN
alias warrant for the arrest of Matte
Troy, charged with the murder of her
foster son. The Troy woman has been
in the state hospital for several months.
Just before the January term of court
convened, she escaped from the asylum,
but was later found at Atchison.
A short time ago the woman again
escaped. The murder charge against
the woman was never dismissed and
her case was on the docket for trial to-
day 1t is probable that the case will
be continued until the September term
when she will be rraigned-providing
the officers find her.
1t is charged that the Troy woman
fed the boy ground glass in order that
she might secure the payment of u
small insurance policy on his life. After
the boy died Mrs. Troy was arrested
charged with the murder. While in the
county jail she became violently insane
and was taken to the state hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
GOATS CARRY DEATH.
Loaded With Billion Disease Germs
They Wander From Laboratory

New York, April ga squad of New
York policemen is out today searching
for billion disease germs, lost, stray
ed or stolen during the last "a hours
from the research laboratory of the
Willard Parker hospital on East Six
teenth street. The germs had been in
1ected in the course of an experiment
into the bodies of four goats. which
were then tied up to browse in the back
yard of the laboratory.
An hour or two later the goats dis
appeared. The hospital authorities fear
that they have become captives in the
hands of neighboring east side fami-
lies The use of their milk for drink
ing or cooking will be certain to re-
suit in serious epidemic.
One of the goats, according to the
police statement. is loaded with small
pox germs, another is inoculated with
diphtheria, a third carries millions of
the things that make scarlet fever,
while the fourth is loaded with whoop-
ing cough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06

was commended so highly that she
decided to try for the Sage scholarship
at Cornell. 1t was awarded to anyone
IN the United States who excels in
philosophy and it carries with it $500
10 oefray expenses, besides entrance to
the postgraduate classes of Cornell.
MISS Stephenson prepared a thesis and
sent 1t to Cornell. The scholarship
was awarded to her. BY winning it
the second time she finished the post
graduate course at Cornell.
A year ago she was informed of
travelling scholarship from Vassar
which allows her year in Europe.
She took the examination and passed
with the highest grades.
Miss. Stephenson will sail from
Philadelphia in August and will enter
the University of Berlin in September,
remaining there one year. Then she
will go to Heidelberg. study until the
following August, and return to Cor
nell to receive the degree of doctor of
philosophy.
Miss Stephenson is a daughter of
the Rev. r. p. Stephenson of Lebo,
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, April 6.-WHEAT- Cash:
Market unchanged to 1c higher. No. 2
hard, S4d91c: No 8. s0dSSc;. No. 2 red,
S5dS7c: No 5. S2@S5c.
CORN-Market &c higher No. 2 mixed,
461Ac; No. s, 451a@46c; No. white, 46@
461ac; No. 8, 45d4512c.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 31@
3215c; No. mixed 30d3011c.
RYE-No. 2, 75@79c.
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy,
S14O0d14.5O; choice prairie, $12. 25G12. 90.
POULTRY-Market firm. Hens, lac;
springs, 15c; turkeys, 141zc; ducks 15c;
geese, size
BUTTER-Creamery. 2oc; firsts, lie; sec
onds 15c; packing stock, PKG
EGGS-Extras, 1870: firsts 1412c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 20 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S11z@S15sc SELL
ers; July, 2OH@90ssc sellers; September,
S5c.
N471lc sellers; September, 47Kd4Sc.
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New york stoc... Market.

Wall St. New York, April 6.-STOCKS-
The stock market held steady at around
yesterdays final prices on the opening
transactions today. Trading was quiet.
American Telegraph and Telephone,
American Wooden and American Canad-
ian preferred gained q each and Great
Northern Ore Gifts Is. National Biscuit
lost point.
Speculative interest centered to a large
extent in the miner specialties. Ameri-
can Canadian rose u, Peoples Gas re-
acted a point to its low level of yester-
day.
Speculation in the Standard stocks was
at a minimum through the morning and
prices barely steady. Traders were not in
clined to enter into fresh ventures until
news was received from Washington as to
the probable action of congress in regard
to the tariff and Canadian reciprocity. The
movements were among the secondary in
dustrials and the prominence of these is
sues in the market had deterring effect
on operations in railroad stocks. There
were unconfirned reports of possible in
crease in dividends various industrial
issues. United States Rubber made gain
of nearly two points on rather active
dealings and Pittsburg Coal gained /.
American steel Foundries lost two points.
Bonds were steody.
Large profit taking in United States
Rubber and selling by traders forced the
price a point below yesterdays closing;
there was also a somewhat easier tone to
the general market.
Market closed dull and steady. In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
SOCIAL STUDENTS WED.
Wilbur c. Phillips and Miss Elsie Cole
Will Live in Milwaukee.

New York. April "a wedding of
unusual interest in socialist. philan-
thropic and woman suffrage circles,
will take place here in June, when Miss
Elsie Cole, principal of the New York
trades schools for girls. will become
the wife of Wilbur c. Phillips, head of
the New York milk commission. Miss
Cole is a Vassar graduate and Phil
lips left Harvard with high honors in
1904. Both became interested in the
study Of social problems during their
college days and decided to make well
fare work their life occupation.
In order to work out the theories
which they have developed in their
studies here, the pair will move to
Milwaukee, where the socialists con-
troll the municipal government. Phil
lips will head a new city department
there, the division of child welfare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
MRS. ARMOUR ROBBED
Securities Amounting to Over 100000
Taken From Her Safe.

Kansas City, April 6.-Stocks and
bonds to the value of 100000 were
stolen recently from a safety deposit
box in this city owned by Mrs. S. b.
Armour, widow of the late Simeon B.
Armour of the Armour Packing COM
pany, and sold.
All but a few thousand dollars have
been restored to Mrs. Armour and no
prosecution will follow.
None of those who have acted as ad-
ViSers in the case for Mrs. Armour feit
at liberty to make public the name OF
the guilty person. The theft came to
light through purchases made with
money derived from the sale of the
stock and bonds. The securities were
taken from the desk deposit vault and
the same were negotiated through brok-
ers in Kansas City.
1t was the custom of the person who
took the securities TO send them by
negro messenger to the brokers with a
note asking that they be sold. The
broker who sold the securities believed
the money was being used by Mrs.
Armour for charities and that she pos
sibly was hiding her generosity in that
way. Mrs. Armour is 76 years old
The thief, who is close to Mrs. Ar
mour, has confessed and been forgiven
No prosecution will follow. partly on
account of Mrs Armour sympathizing
with the guilty person and also be-
cause of the advanced age of Mrs. Ar
mour.
Bonds worth s25,OOO were found in a
dog kennel near the Armour home, to
which place the thief directed the
searchers.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature
of the theft is that every bond was
taken while Mrs Armour was in the
room where the bonds were kept in
safety deposit vault. Yet she never
suspected she was being robbed until
the entire $685. worth of securities
had been taken.
At one time, the thief confessed $685.
900 worth of bonds were taken. The
next haul was for $4,000. The remain
ing $25, 900 worth of certificates were
taken at different times.
The money obtained from the sale Of
the bonds went for jewelry, works of
art, Oriental rugs, rare etchings and
decide which piece of jewelry was the
most fascinating, the thief would pur-
chase five or six different designs. in
tending to select the prettiest at leisure.
Much of this stolen goods was found in
store houses. 1t was sold and the pro-
ceeds of the sales turned over to Mrs.
Armour.
The person who took the securities
purchased in New York two blooded
dogs for $1,000. They have been ordered
shipped here but have not arrived.
Mrs. Armour resides at 1920 Warwick
boulevard with her "retary and COM
panion, Miss Harriet iyington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
CRIMINAL COURT AS CLUB
C. w. Taylor Says 1t Is Often Used as
Collection Agency.

Hutchinson. Kan, April 6.-Declaring
that a Hutchinson man, John Hous-
man, is a victim of an attempt to use
the criminal court as a collection
agency, and that he is one of many
men in this state who are subjected TO
coercion. in which the court is used a 8
a tool. G. w. Taylor will ask the district
court today to quash a case against his
client.
Housman, who is highly respected in
Hutchinson, was employed by an east
ern concern. During his connection
with them a dispute arose while making
a settlement.
Instead of trying the dispute out in
civil court, the company swore to a
complaint and had Housman arrested
for embezzlement. Furthermore, they
employed an attorney to prosecute the
charge against him, taking it out of
the hands of the county attorney to a
certain extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS.
One Turns TurtIe-Other Is Hit by
Street Car.

Two automobile accidents in one
evening" and of a nature which might
have proven fatal to the occupants
was the record of yesterday.
About o'clock, NJ. c. Plank. the con-
tractor, A. r. Springer and L. Biscoe
were returning from a shooting trip in
the vicinity of Kingsville, and were
running along at the rate of 80 or 4C
miles an hour two miles this side OF
Silver Lake, when in trying to nego-
tate a turn in the road which the driv-
er and owner of the car, Mr.. Plank, did
not see until he had actually reached
the bend, the car turned turtle, lan1-
ing the occupants on the ground, and
then owing to the speed at which the
car had been running righted itself,
thus turning completely around.
THE wheels of the car passed over
us. but we had a miraculous escape,
said Mr. Springer today. 1.-The car was
not sufficiently damaged so that we
were unable to get into town. The
tenders We're broken, and one axle Was
bent
The second accident occurred a few
minutes before IL o'clock, and was a
collision between a car being driven
man of 519 West Eighth, and south
bound Highland Park car which lett
the transfer station at 10:40 o'clock.
The result was that Mr.. Hickman had
his arm badly bruised, and the machine
was badly damaged, the hind wheels
being smashed. The fender of the
street car was bent.
No blame is placed for the accident.
It was simply matter of not being
lie to stop in time to prevent the
clash. The motorman said that his air
was not working properly or otherwise
there might have been a chance of
avoiding the accident. Both the street
car and the automobile were going at
a fairly high rate of speed.
A piece of glass tore through the
clothing of Mr.. Hickman, and cut his
arm, but his injuries were not of &
severe nature.
Travel on the Vinewood line was sus-
pended. the last car leaving the trans
fer station at 1880 a. m, and conse-
quently many commuters are sleepy to-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
TURN TO NEWSPAPER
New York Minister Tells of Assistance
Given by Press.

Cambridge, Mass. April 6.-"Keep
in touch with the newspaper men," is
the advice of the Rev. C T. Reisner a
New York pastor. who is the chief
speaker at the New England confer
ence of Methodist churches, in session
here this week.
cit is a great mistake for some
clergymen to keep aloof from news
paper men and refuse to be inter-
viewed" said DR.. Reisner. Every
BODY reads the newspapers and if you
want to get your interests before the
public, you must advertise in this inn
portant agency. They will always treat
you fairly if you give them reason for
doing SO. l never could get a con-
gregation in my New York church did
I not get the newspapers on my side" y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
Presbyterians to Hold state Meeting

Seven members of the Sunday school
committee of the Kansas State Pres
byterian synod met in Topeka Tuesday
afternoon and made arrangements for
a state gathering to be held here
sometime next fall The meeting will
probably bring about 800 Kansas Sum
day school workers to Topeka for a
several days convention. The conven-
ton will be held in the First Presby-
terrain church. Among those who at
tended the meeting in Topeka were:
Rev. ]. H. Fleming, Larned. chairman:
Rev. G. A. Morrison. Girard; Rev. A.
H. McQuestin. ElDorado; Rev. ]. w.
Bradbury, Lincoln; Rev. D. c. Smith.
Osborn: Rev. D. E. Ambrose, Blue Rap
ids. and S. r. Ferguson, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. district Sunday school superin-
tendent.
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NO MORE PAROLES.
Judge Declares 1t Will Be Customary
Not TO Give Them.

Salina, Kan. April 6.-"No more pa
roles
This is the substance of the declara-
ton of Judge Dallas Grover in district
court which is being discussed by law
yers here.
The statement was made in open
court when counsel for prisoners con-
victed Of bootlegging put the question
to him whether these prisoners could
be released after they had served 10
days.
This court will not make a practice
of granting paroles Judge Grover an
swered. I'm fact it will practically be
the rule of the court to grant no pa
roles at all"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
TO HEAR MRS. McCARTER.
Topeka Writer Will Make Commence.
ment Day Address.

Wellington, Kan, April 6.-Profes-
sor Butcher of the Sumner county
high school announces that he has
secured Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter
of Topeka to give the commencement
address here to the graduating class
of the Sumner county high school on
May II.
Margaret Hill McCarter is the
author of THE Price of the Prairie, -
sCuddys Baby I'm Old Quivera."
and several other interesting short
stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, April 6.-BUTTER-Market
steady Creameries. 14q21c; diaries, $50
15c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts. z, $50
cases: at mark cases included, 1S1sQ14c;
firsts, 15c; prime firsts, 151Ac.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 14@
141c: Twins, 13@13Ac; Young Americas,
13sz @14c: Long Horns, 1874 @14c.
POTATOES-Marl1 strong. Choice to
fancy 63a65c; fair to good. 60@62c.
POULTRY-Marl5et firm. Turkeys,
dressed, 19c; hens. live, lie; springs live
VEAI-Market steady. so to 60 Id. WITS,
617c; so to So lb. WITS, 1880; So to ITO ID.
WITS, 91L010c.
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GIRL TO GET $4,000.
Kansas Woman to Benefit Through
Death at SI1agate, Wash.

Falun, Kan, April 6.-Depositions
we're taken here this week before Olof
F'orsse. notary public, in the case of
the estate of Charles Matson, who
died some time ago at Skagate. Wash,
and by whose death Mrs. Nellie Peter
son of this city stands to inherit
legacy of from one to ten thousand
dollars.
Mrs. Peterson made some time ago
a sworn statement of her relation to
Matson, at the direction of the Wash
ington authorities, but they were not
satisfied with this and the dispositions
Ivere made at their direction.
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Kansas city Live STOCK Market.

Kansas City, April 6.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900, including 300 southerns- Mar
ket steady to strong. Native steers, $500
$50; southern steers, $5.00@6.10; southern
steers, $5.00@6.10; southern cows and heif-
ers, So 10000; native cows and heifers,
$3.OOd6. 20; stockers and feeders, $4'75@5. So;
bulls, $4.O0q5.50; calves, S40od7-00; western
steers IS OO66. %; western cows, $3.24G5:25.
HOGS+Receipts 12,000 Market strong to
sc higher. Bulk of sales, $6-00a6.3O; heavy,
Sc 25d6. 20; packers and butchers, $6.35Q6.60;
lights. $655Q6.70-
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady
to 10c lower. Muttons, $400q5.25; lambs,
$550a6. %; fed wethers and yearlings, 81. %
@5.60 fed western ewes, 81. 0004S0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06

Title Holders From Most Important
Clubs to New York.

New York, April 6.-Title holders
from nearly every club in the country
at which squash tennis is played are
included in the list of entries for the
national championship tournament
which is to be held here on Saturday.
The tournament, organized by the new
National Squash association: is the
first meeting ever held in this country
to decide the supremacy of the game.
There will be thirty-eight contestants,
the entries including names from Chi
cago. Boston, Philadelphia and other
rffieS
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WINS DEGREE BY WORK.
Corinne Stephenson Makes Her Way
Through Schools on Scholarships.

Lebo. Kan. April 6.-Miss Corinne
Stephenson of Lebo, Kansas, has gain
ed the degree of doctor of philosophy
by winning scholarships. Miss Steph-
enson is % years old. She graduated
from the high school at Olathe and
entered the Ottawa university on a
scholarship, an honor granted on her
record for breadth and thoroughness
of her work.
Her work in Ottawa was brilliant
In her junior year at Ottawa her work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06

This simple little afternoon frock is
of amethyst crepe meteor. The one
piece peasant BLOUSE has deep round
yoke of seff-tone SIX embroidered in
an effective design, similar band
trimming the sleeve. The cuffs and
collar are of Venetian lace. The plain
close skirt has a deep band at the bot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
Ne,v vorL Produce Market.

New York, April 6.-BUTTER-Market
2011621c.
CHEESE - Market irregular. State
whole milk, September quality fancy
colored, 131l014c; ditto while, 13c.
ECGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered,
selected extras, 1S01S1zc; storage packed,
first, 1714@171kc; fresh gathered, firsts,
16617c; ditto seconds, 154614s4c. State
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery brown
and mixed, 1615@171sc.
POULTRY-Alive, firm. Roasting chick
ems, 14615c; fowls, 190D191hc; turkeys. Nc;
dressed, irregular; western fowls, 15617c;
turkeys 1562Oc.
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Ben Gives Way to Page.

c. A. Bell a negro of Wathena, who
has been a clerk in the Office of ]. n.
Dolley, bank commissioner, has re-
signed. Emmett Page of Wabaunsee
county will succeed him. Page has
been the speakers messenger for the
last two sessions ~ the legislature.