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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-13
RIOT in GALVESTON.
Soldier Is Stabbed by a Negro and
Trouble Follows.

Galveston. Texas, March IA
race riot was precipitated Sunday by
the stabbing in a resort of Winfield
Joel, a soldier from the camp at Fort
Crockett, by. an unidentified negro.
One Mexican and four negroes We're
severely beaten and the house in
front of which the stabbing took place
was set on fire and burned to the
ground. The entire police force of the
city was called out to quell the dis
turbance.
Joel. who is a member of the One
Hundred and F'orty-fourth company,
coast artillery, stationed at Charleston,
S. c., lies in Sealey hospital seriously
wounded. He probably will recover.
The policeman patroIling the beat
was stabbed in the back by another
soldier in the melee following the
woHnding of Joel. He was not seri-
an insidious remark made by one
of Joefs companions about the color
of the occupants of the house where
the trouble occurred is supposed to
have caused the attack. Joel was
about to open the door of the place,
it is said, when some one leaned out
of an adjoining window and stabbed
him.
Immediately a crowd gathered, COM
posed of soldiers and civilians of both
races. The soldiers and white civil
ians attacked every negro in sight and
set fire to the house.
A riot call was turned in and soon
every available policeman in Calves
ton appeared. The fire department
had great difficulty in fighting the
flames because of the crowd. In the
meantime, another house nearby was
set on fire, but the firemen easily ex-
tinguished the blaze.
The soldier who is supposed to have
stabbed the policeman was arrested
on the charge of assault with intent
to kill He is Alfred Burkwalter, a
private in the Fifteenth company from
Fort Barrancas, Florida.
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FIGHTS A MANIAC
Rock Island FIagman Is Shot
Twice and Beaten.
He Had Given Shelter to a Crazy
Negro.
PROBABLY WILL DIE.
ASsailant Attacks Him Without
Previous Warning.
Struggle for Revolver Precedes
the Shooting.
PROBABLY Will DIE.

Chicago. March 13.-Out in the
sparsely settled country at Holland
road and Ninety-f1rst street, Matthias
Hammel, 60 years old, fagman en-
ployed by the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad, fought a desperate
battle last evening with a crazed ne
gro. The negro shot him twice with
revolver, and then beat his head
with the butt end of the weapon, frac-
turing his skull.
At the hospital, where the victim
was taken, it was said he could not
live.
The negro appeared at the f1agman's
shanty about 4 o'clock in the after
noon and asked for shelter. Hammel
consented. but at 6 o'clock he told him
that he would have to go.
You're not going home l am go
Ing to shoot you" the negro said.
There had been no previous trouble,
Hammel said.
They fought in the small shanty for
poSSeSSio nof tn -erevoIver which the
negro had drawn, until they fell out
side, where finally the older man was
overcome. The negro struck the flag
man over the head with the weapon
and as he fell to the road his assail-
ant shot him twice. Stooping over the
old man, the negro beat him with the
butt end of the revolver fracturing his
skull Then he fed
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

4. 4$5k5s Mol, aGhstahs taoin mn
Chicago. March 1S.-CATTELE-Rec Receipts
estimated at 1900. Market steady. Beeves,
So 1506.S5; Texas steers, s.. 3505. IS; western
steers. $4.70G5.75; stockers and feeders,
$400Q5.75; cows and heifers, $2.6005. so;
calves, $6.75GS.75-
HOGS-Receipts estimtaded at 60, OOo
Market 15c to Zoe lower. Light, $6.S507. Is
mixed. s6.7O@70O: heavy. $6.55G6.95; rough,
$655d6.T0; good to choice heavy, Sc. 70GD6. 95i
pigs, $6.5067 10; bulk of sales. $6.S5a7-00
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 10000
Market steady. Native, $3.000490; west
ern, So 15d4.90: yearlings, 81 75@5. IS; lombs,
native. $5O0@6. 40; western, s.. 2566.45.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1850 bushels; ship
ments, 21,0O0 bushels.
CoRN@Receiptsf, 26S,7OO bushels; ship
ments, ISL 800 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat Is cars, with
of contract grade; corn 202 cars, with OF
contract grade: oats. SO cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 472 cars.
compared with $50 cars last week and 8. 755
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
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VETOES ORR BILL.
Governor Stubbs Says 1t Contains
PrOhibitory Joker.

Governor w. r. Stubs has vetoed
the Orr bill putting the office of the at
torney general strictly on salary
basis and abolishine the fees in con-
nection with the office. His reason is
that he found joker in the bill which
would prevent the enforcement of the
prohibitory law.
Governor Stubs says in his message:
ITO the House of Representatives:
Il return herewith, without my ap-
prevail, house bill No SS2, entitled: An
act relating to the attorney generals
department, prescribing the compensa :
ton for the officers and employees
thereof and providing that their fees
in all cases shall be turned into the
state treasury. and repeating all acts
and parts of acts in conflict there
with
This bill on it's face is intended to
increase the salary of the attorney
general from $500 to $4,000 per year:
also to increase the salaries of two as
Gistant attorneys general from 81, 800 to
81, 800. respectively, to s2,400 each per
annun. 1t also increases the salary of
the chief clerk from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annum, and the stenographer from 5000
to $1,000 per annum, and provides for
another stenographer at $1,000 per an :
mum and another copyist at 5000 per
annum.
at removes from the attorney gen
erdI one great incentive to prosecute
persons by repeating the law which
provides that he shall receive fees for
prosecuting persons who violate the
I prollibitory law, and further provides
that all fees collected under this law
| shall be turned into the state treasury.
If the fees are taken away from the
| attorney generals office by this session
of the legislature. it is not unlikely
that the next session of the legislature
| may proceed to take away the fees
| from the county attorneys and place
| the entire burden and expenes of law
enforcement upon the taxpayers of the
various counties of this state instead
of the present law which provides that
| the law breakers themselves shall pay
| into court the necessary expenses of
| prosecution and conviction.
Paragraph 1878 of the general stat
utes of Kansas authorizes the attor-
ney general to appoint as many assist
ants as he shall see fit to assist in the
enforcement of the prohibitory law il
every county of this state where the
county attorney fails to do his duty
/ One of the best attorneys in Kansas adj
vises me that in all probability this
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WHEAT WAIVERS.
Cables Higher But Moisture in
Southwest Is Reported.
Some Good Buying Pulls Corn
Prices Upward.
PROVISIONS ARE DULL
With Early Sales Five to Ten
Cents Off.
Big Drop in Hogs; Cattle Steady
to Higher.
PROVISIONS ARE DULL

Cricago, March 1S.-WHEAT-Whea
showed tendency to waver today. Trade
was light. Cables came higher influenced
by the lightness of Russian shipment and
by less favorable reports from India. The
weather map told of a moderate amount
of moisture in the southwest. Shipments
were not so large as expected. The open
ing price was unchanged to 14c lower. May
started at 907sc to 911sc and rallied to
91Ac.
Denials later from experts that there
had been severe damage by Hessian fly
turned prices downward. The close, how
ever, was steady with May H@1c net low
er at 901sG9014c.
CORN-Some good buying pulled corn
upward a little when wheat had a recov-
cry. May opened shade down at 90 cents
declined to 493zc and rose to 1870.
Subsequently the market S1umped with
wheat. The close though was steady with
May at 491aq49ssc, a net loss of II cent
OATS-In the oats pit price changes
were narrow. May started unchanged to
a shade higher at SIC to 3I1s@3114c, de-
clined to SIC and rallied to 310S11zc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dull
first sales were sc to 10c off, with May OPP
tons at $40 for pork, $9.O5 for lard and
| 40 for ribs.
RYE-Cash: No. 3 ssc.
BARLEY-CaSh: 60GI90c.
TIMOTHY-Cash: $S.00@11.00; March
| 11.6Oq11.7O.
| STATS.
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bill No. S82 repeats the above provis-
ion and leaves the attorney general
without authority to appoint assistant
attorneys general in the various coun-
ties throughout the state. Section 2 of
this bill authorizes the attorney gen.
eral to appoint two assistant attorneys
general and section 4 provides that all
acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with are hereby repealed
Under the present law the attorney
general has received during the past
four years salary which aggregates
approximately $4,000 per year, $1,500 of
which was fees which were paid into
court by the law breakers.
My observation in Kansas during
the past two years convinces me that
the present law is a good one, and the
brewers and distillers should not under
any circumstances be permitted to tear
down and destroy the machinery with
which they We're once driven from our
borders. Respectfully submitted,
wv. r. STUBS. Governor
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New York Produce Market.

New York. March 13.-BUTTER-Market
steady, Creamery specials, 271kc; extras,
2@26c frsts 2oa2se state dairy f. finest fsi
15Gi9c: process, specials, 1S1sG19c; extras,
skinned. first 161sa19c; seeon Tslis,l lSal0c;
milk. specials. 141a@16c; ditto September
quality fancy colored. 14@a4Ac; otto 2
white 131hGD14c; ditto summer and ran
make coiored choice, 121a@13c; ditto
white, 121Ac; ditto late make, good to
prime 12c: ditto winter made, best, lo12c'
EGG E6;esWMarket easy. Fresh gathered,
selected extras. 19620c; ditto first, TAO
16c asked: state Pennsylvania and near
bv flennery white, 23q25c; ditto gathered
white. 22d24c; ditto hennery brown, 2l0
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kansas CITY Produce Market

Kansas City, March 3.-WHEAT-Cash
Market steady. No. 2 hard, S7GD97c: No
g, S5@94c; No. red. 94G96c No. g. 90@94c
CORN-Market nc higher. No. 2 mixed
45G451sc; No. 8, 44@4415c; No. white, 441z0
45c; No. g. 44ll4455c.
OATS-Market unchanged No. white
31d32c: No. 2 mixed 301ad31izc.
RYE-No. 2, 1920.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, $13.5oQ14.0o; choice prairie. S12OOd
1225
springs, 15c; turkeys. 1411c; ducks. 12c
geese, SIC.
BUTTER Creamery, &c; firsts, &c; sec.
onds, zoe; packing stock, 13c.
EGGS-Extras, nc; firsts. 15c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 81 cars
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S61sc sellers
CoRN~May, 4sss@4S1zc bid; July. 1880
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Kansas City, March 13.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000, including 1900 southerns.
Market steady to 10c lower. Native steers.
s5.50Q5.25; southern steers, $. 3@6:00; south
erns cows and heifers, $500. IS; native
cows and heifers, $3.25G6. %; stockers and
feeders, 81. 25G5 50; bulls, $4.000i5 25; calves,
4. SOFAS. IS: western steers, $500. Is; west
ern cows IS. 25G5. 25-
HOGS-Receipts 11,0O0. Market 10000
lower. Bulk of sales, s6.S0d6.90; heavy,
Sc. 335Qt6 80; packers and butchers $6.SOno. 50
lights. $6.90q7.O0.
SHEEP-Receipts, 20. 900. Market steady.
Muttons, $4.O0G5.O0; lambs, S5.4OG625; fed
wethers and yearlings $425G5.75; fed
western ewes, $4.O0@475.
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Chicaro Produce Market.

Chicago. March 13.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries, 16@26c; diaries. 15Q
Bic
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts. 1855
cases; at mark, cases included, 1419Q15c;
firsts 16c; prime firsts, 1870.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, IS a
131ac; Twins, 13s4@14c; YoYung Americas,
13126114c: Long Horns 1374@14c.
POTATOESMarket steady. Choice to
fancy 40642c; fair to good, 36d3Sc.
dressed. iSc; hens. live, 13c; dressed, 1Sc;
springs, live, 13c: dressed. 13c.
VEAI-Market steady. so to go Id. WITS,
sac; go to IS Id. WITS, S49c; s. to 10 h.
WITS, 10011c.
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ARRIVED AT FEDERAL PRISON.
Two of the Principals in the OIeomar-
garine Cases.

Leavenworth. Kan. March 1S.@Two
of the principals in the oleomargarine
cases which have attracted much at
tention in the federal courts in Chi
cago have arrived at the federal peni-
Tertiary to begin sentences of five
years each for the Illicit manufa cture
and sale of of the colored near-butter.
They are Frank Coll and Charles
Grunewald.
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Topeka, Kan, March L.
GREEN CURED HIDES-Natives, q.
S., No. !, 10c; No. 2, &c. Side brands, over
AZ flat, No. l, Size; Side brands, under 10
flat, No. l, 71sc; Bulls and Stays, No. l,
&c; No. q Sc. Bulls and Stays, No /,
No l, 712c. Green sailed glue flat, 51zc;
Slunks, each, 25Q15c; Green frozen hides
are No. 2. Green uncured hides IL less
than same grade cured. Green half cured
q less than cured Horse hides, green
Horse hides, NO. ?, S2-0Oa2.5O. Green pony
hides, 75c@1-50. Sheep pelts, green. 35c41.eo;
dry, according to wool, per h., s91oc.
TALLOW-6G5c-
BEESWAX-i5d25c
DRY HIDES = Dry flint, butchers
heavy, 1sc; dry flint, fallen. heavy, 16c;
fin flint, culis Zoe: dry salt, heavy IS lbs.
and up, lac: dry salt, light under IS lbs.
i2c; dry sheep pelt. s@1oc-
FURS-Mink-Nor thern and Central: No.
large S500G400; medium. $3.506D2. so;
small 81. 5OdI50; No. 2. s2.2561.50; No. 3.
edaSaoc: No. 4, 29@1oc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and cent aadi no small Harg sa SsO 10 me-
fasoc. No. 8, 35G20c; No. 4, 20Q10c. Skunk
Northern and Central: No. I. black. $3.50
g1a5 sis5S75c; broad Stripe. g6025c; NO.
8. S0d25c; No. 4, 2oal5c. Opossun-North-
ern and Central Contra NH. 15 large, s5g40i
msa. no. B. SC: No. 4, worthless. Musk
g g9e Northern and Central: No. /, large.
So@ sS@15c niS No. g. ioc; No. 4 ioa5c civet~
Northern and Central: NO. l large. 400
5oe medium 9 3sa9Sc s No 93 Sc No
zV N wi and Central: No. l. large, $50
soc: medium, 5oaS5c; small. 40G25c; No. 2.
a5 o6hsTs oo wo No s EsSsed r fsx
Timber. NO. No. i. $35oa75e; No. 2 s1.oo@soc;
F-aadMVild cat No. /, sOa20c: No 2. ESQ
Sc: house cat. black. zoe; colors. 10c.
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New YORK. STOCK Market.

Wall ST., New York, March 13.-STOCKS
The stock market was duh and inclined
ian Pacific lost II; National Railway, of
Mexico second preferred 1, Central Leather
Is and American Smelling and American
Agricultural Chemical II. Atchison rose
Is:
The tone of the market was improved
by active buying of Atchison. which ad-
vanced a point and other stocks rallied
slightly. 500, National Biscuit and PITTS,
burg Coal preferred gained a point and
Federal Sugar 8. Minneapolis and St
Louis preferred sold at So compared with
1854 the previous transaction in November
last 1t afterwards rallied to SO.
Bear operators attempted at the outset
TO make capital out of the Mexican situa-
ton and the possibility of decisions today
cases, but met with very little success.
After some uncertainty the market rallied
gradually and at noon showed advances
over Saturdays closing, amounting 70 a
point in Union Pacific. Southern Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Reading, Pennsylvania
and United States Steel.
The bond market was steady.
Business shrank to nominal proportions
and there was another slight recession.
At O'Clock prices were on the upgrade
again and showed numerous advances of
about point.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
| The following sales were made thia
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay, Robinson & Co. live stock commits.
sion merchants. with offices al ALL mar
sets.l
Kansas City. March 1s.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 11,O00 head. Market weak to 1oc
, HOGs-Receipts 1000 head. Market zoe
to 25c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.S0q690; top.
S695.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
Lotto II 70 NJ
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22c; western gathered. white, 1920; west
ern duck eggs 30qS2c; southern, 26dS3c
POULTRY-Dressed easy; western
chickens, 14c; fowls, 131&Q16c; turkeys. $50
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Topeka Grain Market.
rFuruished by ]. B. Billiard. corner Kan,
sas ave-. and Curtis st.

Topeka, Kan. March IL
wHEAT-No. =. S0QS5c.
CORN-40c-
ssod32c-
ALFALFA MEAL-Per cwt. CSC.
RRAN-Per ton 81.
SHOPTS-Per ton. 49,
KAFFIR CORN-Per cwt.. 750s0c-
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Slun.)
advising number of head, Quality, age.
and length of time on feed, we viii make
you la. an offer or arrange for our buyers
Market s pTI9s g2id for ORD dry lot cattle
FURNISHED by The CONTINENTAL Creamerv
cu,c. c.o Co; Topeka; kan.l
N Y. EGGS-175k@1sc.
CREAMERY SUPERINTENDENT 2sc.
y; Y; 25qe51kc; Elgin, PC.
City Market Housed
EGGS.Fresh country. candled, 14c
ers, H. and lbs, lac; ~ and s1s lbs.
12c; course young ROSTERS, Sc; old roost-
ers. &C.. Turkeys, lbs and over, Ice; Old
Toms. 14c. Ducks F. F. F., 12c: Geese F.
GUiNEAs-Per doz.. s2.25.
BUTTER-Packing stock per In 1oc.
Dairy butter in Jars and pound prints.
Wholesale FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
Fruit and Produce.I
bunch. s2oo@5.2s: large ou ncSes' per per
bqneR, ssSS 81 Is; per r lb;; $%c;
hd BOX APf Fa5sv GaSSys Ben Davis. per
Fancy Winesaps, per box, $500: Fsnc 20;
Missouri Pippins. per box, Sis: Fa arcy
| box $500; Few Smith elders, per b psi
JONATHAN App R, EIaSsu7Per bog. $500.
CALlFoHNiA hEMoNs-Per box. $l.6s
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box, s.. son
FLORIDA GRAPE FRuIT-Per boz
s4i bUxED CRANBERR1Es-Per bor
'' HOT HOUSE PIE PLANT-Per Ib 1oc
| HONEY-Per rack. $S.75.
CELERYIJumnboo;s per bunch. 75c; Mann
PED GLOBE ONIONS-Per bu uzo
SPANISH oNIoNs-Per crate, $40
lows UNiU oer bu. s.25: Whites per q bS 6e; gel
RUTABAGAS-Per lb.. 11Sc S-'0'
FLORIDA HEAD LETTUCE-Per
HOT HOUSE LETTUcE-Per basket.
FLORIDA ToMAToEs-Per 6 basket
HOLLAND CABBAGE = Per cwt.
ROOT VEGETABLEs-Beet per bu..
! 75c; parsnips, per bu.. SIC; carrots. Der
b1 Sc; K, Rq It qafsfiiz per b., PC
per doz., punches, 4oc; Long radishes per
| doz. punches, 40c.
SPINA SI bq sl;oc
CAULIFLowER-P crate s275.
CoL0 0a;ar9do ,,r p1TA Ad Es Western
sl %Rfsc CoS PoTAPfo eG gu Wisconsin VIZ
N y. f. PEE E. o. 9. SEED PoTAroEs-psr
r. r. BLISS TRIUMPHs-Per bu., 81. e5
r. r. EARLY ROSE-Per bu, s10O
| TABLE SWEET POTATOES-Pe bu..
/ $1.40.
Jerseys, per bu., s1.00; Yellow. Nansa-
mand, per bu.. s1.oO; Red Jerseys. per bu..
| S1.25: Red Bermudas. per bu., $50:
Southern Queens, per bu., s1.5O: Black
| Spanish. per bu., $3.50
| CHEESE,-L H. cheese. per h., lie.
Limburger, per h., Ice: Wis. Yellow, 20
| lbs, per h.. Ice; Wis. White, 80 lbs.
| per ID. Ice; New Wis. Brick per Id
I Ice; Wis Daisy, 20 lbs. per lb.. 16c; Block
| Swiss, 20 to 80 lbs. each, per h., 17c
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. per can g5cs
| New York Plain Selects. per can. 1oc:
New York Extra Selects. per can. 80:
J New York Counts. per can 50c; Stand
| asds. per gallon. $50: New York Plain
| Selects. per gal, sl.S0: New York Extra
| Selects, per gal. 500: New York Counts,
| per gal, 81. 20; Baltimore Standards, gal,
l Sl.z5; Shell oysters, 140O size. per 100 s. 20.
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New York sugar and Conee MARKET.

New York, March 13.-SUGAR-Raw
firm; Muscovado. SO test, S. &c; centrifugal,
eS test, 1914; molasses, 50 test. $3.01; re-
fined, steady.
COFFEE-Spot, steady.
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ToneAa Markets.

FURNISHED by the Chas Violin Packing
Co.. yards close at noon SatW day. We
cannot use pigs. thin sows hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
rs We cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once, until FUR
ther notice.l
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Cotton Market.
KANSAS City Live Slock Marke,.

Galveston, Tex. March 13.-COTTON-
Market higher, 143sc.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, March Is.
Open High Low Close Close
Yes.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Quotations furnished by James =. Smith
Hide Co.. lbs East Third St.I
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]. w. Dolley believes that the BLUE
Sky bill passed by the lest legisla-
ture will drive the fake investment
company agents out of Kansas. The
threat of the law alone, and the power
that it gives the state bank commits
sioner, will, he believes, put these blue
Sky merchants. as he calls them, on
the run. But the commissioner will not
neglect to employ the machinery of the
new law in the interest of prospective
investors.
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Bank Commissioners Dolley las writ
ten John Dawson, the attorney gem
eral. to protest against the latter's
charge that the state banks render aid
and comfort to the enemies of the pro-
hibitory law by making collections of
liquor debts in the desert state of
Kansas. Mr.. Dolley. having stood mp
for the banks and proclaimed their in
nocence. there is nothing more to do
except let the incipient controversy
drop. The two state officials have both
shown their zeal in behalf of the anti
liquor laws. the banks are not making
any complaint. and the rumsellers are
on the run in Kansas since the legis-
lature made bootlegging penitentiary
offense, so what's the use?
Will Davis. the new state auditor.
has appointed George Wiley of Reno
county as bond clerk in place of Wade
Payne, resigned to take a place with
the Santa Fe. M Payne has served
many years in the auditors office and
made many friends over the state The
new bond clerk was docket clerk in the
senate during two sessions of the leg
islature and served once in this ca
pacity in the house. He is also an ex-
member of the legislature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
LOW WAGES BREED
CRIME AND SHAME
So Declares Assistant Labor CON-
missioner For the State of
Washington.
Girl Clerks in Spokane Paid as
Low as Three Dollars
Per Week.

The. moral delinquency of young
girls in the state Of Washington is
directly due to the low wages paid
them, according to Mrs. Mason, the
assistant commissioner of labor, who
has been investigating conditions. Her
statement is that innumerable girls
are working for as little as So per
week, and thus, unable to support
themselves, find it hard to resist the
temptations which assail them Mrs.
Mason has been making an investiga-
tion of conditions of employment I'm
Spokane's stores for over a month,
and If she can do so she will have
some of the merchants prosecuted for
not adhering to the woman employ
ment laws Of the state. .-.ssTT Ts4s =
prosecution will Immediately fol-
low any violation of the. female or
child labor laws, urlsanitary condi-
tions OF the non-provision Of seats
for the girls in, the stores" said Mrs,
Mason in speaking on the matter.
She continued: ''One Of the most
important features Of the working
girl is her salary, but unfortunately
this does not come under my juris-
diction. eventually will advocate
minimum wage for girls in the
stores Of $10Ja week. In Spokane
one OF the stores is paying many OF
is clerks only $3 q week. .''-sattle
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