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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
Found Child in Shoe Box.

The unidentified body of small child
that had been placed in a shoe box and
of the ground by a pillow by John Metzger
three miles north of Topeka The body
had been placed in quilt and blanket,
and then tucked into a shoe box and
buried. Human tracks between the spot
where the child had been buried and the
road showed where somebody had gone te
bury it The condition of the body showed
that the burial was comparatively recent
DIR. J. H Rinehart, county coroner, held
an inquest without jury and ordered the
body buried. The mystery surrounding
the identity of children thus discovered
rarely is solved. presenting one of the
most difficult problems for the local OF
GERS There is nothing in the present
case that will even help the officers to a
solution.
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the parting statement of Secretary
Bryan. He said:
II am going hopefully, but with a
1u!I realization the responsibility in
President Wilson made the announce
ment that he had not authorized
Mr. Bryan to draft an alien land bill
such as would be suitable to the ma
tIonal government and satisfy the
S5a ap people. He said he would
rotary of state to make the California
lawmakers understand the possible
consequence of Legislation which
would be directed exclusively at the
Japanese Control in California.
Sacramento, Cal, April 26.-The last
census returns show that on April Is,
1870 there were approximately Il, 1856
japanese in the state of California
Immigration statistics show that since
then approximately 1921 more have
settled there. This makes the total
Japanese population as officially re-
ported Sc 607
The official returns show the jap
anese strongholds in the state to be-:
Los. Angeles county s,461; San Fran
cisco county, 4,51S; Alameda, 1926;
Sacramento, 1874; Santa Clara, 2,2s9;
Fresno, 1888; San Joaquin, 1904; Mont
Grey, 1,121; and Contra Costa, 1,0O9.
Three-tenths of the farmers in the
state OI CdIl1Orn1a until April 10, 1SlU,
were foreign born whites. Out of the
3,0S7 foreign born n-n-whites 1876 were
japanese. OF European farmers there
were 2S,491. OF these 1869 were Ger
mans 2,457 Italians and 2,365 English
men.
The total land area of California is
approximately SO, 81, 2S0 acres The
total acreage under cultivation in
April Is. 1910 was 81. 931, AL acres, valued
at 1914, 694, 5S4. The Asfatic exclusion
league, with headquarters in San Fran
cisco, is authority for the statement
that Japanese own 331 farms in 30
counties and that hundreds of leases
have been secured by members of that
race which have not been recorded.
League officials also stated that the
japanese have invaded practically
every occupation, skilled and unskilled;
that picture brides have increased and
that 81 per cent Of japanese arrivals
are women.
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FOR FARM LOANS
American Investigating Com
mittee on Tour Today.
Will Spend 3 Months Looking
Into Foreign Methods.

New York April 26.-Men and women
composing the American commission
on AGRICULTURAL cooperation, sailed Tor
NapIes on the steamer Saxonia today
to spend three months in IA countries
of Europe studying systems of rural
credits From the detailed knowledge
which they will thus attain they hope
to submit to the United States gov
eminent upon their return compre-
hensive plan for easing the difficulties
by American farmers in obtaining long
time loans upon their lands.
One of the methods advocated by
Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to
France, who will probably accompany
the commission during a portion of its
tourney abroad is the issuance of 20
to so year bonds, backed by chain
of so-called farmers state banks and
secured by farm realty. These bonds,
it has been suggested, could be listed
on the stock exchanges of the world
The French and German systems OF
rural credits will be closely studied.
Members of the commission represent
officially the United States government
and. nine state governments. Senator
Fletcher, of Florida chairman of the
body and Senator Gore of Oklahoma,
were among those sailing today. The
commissions report will be placed be-
fore congress and the next governors
conference to be held in August at Col
orado Springs. The last governors
conference adopted a resolution calling
for united action on the part of all
governors in the union to secure It's
adoption by their legislatures should
two-thirds of the governors approve it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
CASE OF HANS WAGNER
Is Flying Dutchman Out of Game for
Season?

Pittsburg. April 26.-Is baseball about
to lose one of its greatest players?
Although the owners of the Pitts
burg Pirates are trying to minimize
the facts, there is little doubt that
Hans Wagner, great shortstop, is out
of the game perhaps for half this
season and possibly for all time. He
has a bad floating cartilage on his
knee.
Efforts at osteopathic cure having
failed. Wagner is to be operated on
by New York surgeon at the ex-
pense of the club. but the success of
the operation is problematica1. If it
fails, Honus is done with active par
ticipation in baseball. Even if it sue
ceeds, there is a grave question as to
how much longer he can stand the
wear and tear of the game.
Wagner is one of the oldest play
ers actively engaged in baseball, and
many consider him the greatest, not
only of the present time, but of all
time. For all his Is years of big
league service he has consistently bat
ted over 300, never falling below .305
and one year rising to $780, For many
years he led the National League bat
tiers. Last year he was the best field
ing shortstop in the league.
His absence, temporarily or perma-
nently, will seriously cripple the Pirates
and lessen considerably the force of
the hopes they had of winning the
pennant this year.
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NEXT To BASEBALL.
New York Spends Million for Fight
Game Every Year.

New York, April 26.-The public is
spending nearly million dollars a year to
see boxing contests in New York state.
According to report of the state athletic
commission, published today, the exact
total gate receipts at boxing contests for
the year ending November 80 last, is
$685., 1876 out of which the state has re-
ceived a per cent commission or $40, 191.
Since the athletic commission was ap-
pointed in August, 1911, the grand total of
gate receipts has been 81, PIG, 1873.
Students of sporting statistics declare
that the figures indicate that boxing is
second only to baseball in popularity in
New York state. At the end of the year
for which the report is issued there were
rs boxing clubs operating under the di-
rection of the commission. OF the total,
SO licenses granted since the commission
was organized, 40 were in clubs operating
in the netrOnOliS
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BRYCE IS PLEASED
British Ambassador Makes His
Goodbye Speech.
Has Great Admiration for the
United States.

New York, April 26.-James
Bryce, on the eve of his departure
for home after six years as ambassa-
dor to the United States from Great
Britain, said his farewell to the Amer
lean people last night in an address
here before the Pilgrims society of
the United States. He referred with
feeling to his cordial relations with
the three presidents who had been
in office during his service in Wash
ington and said he had no words to
convey his sense of the kindness with
which he had been received during
his travels in America. Four trips
every state in the Union. he said,
had given him acquaintances in all
sections.
Referring to the friendship exist
ing between America and Great
Britain, Mr.. Bryce expressed the hope
that this might be extended to en-
brace other countries. He did not
touch directly upon any issue now
pending between the American and
British government. This state
ment, however, was regarded as sig
nfficant: with good will and with
conviction that one of every ma
TONS highest assets is that sense of
national honor which will make it
live up to its international obliga-
lions, all questions between nations
can be adjusted and I am sure that
any questions between this country
and mine will be adjusted in that
way"
Mentioning that more than a dozen
important treaties between his gov
eminent and the United States had
been concluded in the past six years,
Mr.. Bryce said he had come to adj
mire not only the brilliant gifts of
former Secretary Root, but his fair
ness of mind and his genuine love of
peace" He added that he felt sure
that Mr.. Bryan would show no less
earnest wish to work for accord and
good will, and Mr.. Bryan, indeed, has
given evidence of this
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, April 26-WHEAT - Lower
Liverpool cables and repetition of favor
able domestic crop reports weakened
wheat today. Arrival here of 100000
bushels from Duluth also depressed values
May started 1sc to &c at 921zc to 929sc and
dropped to 921sc. July began unchanged
to &c lower at 9214c to 921sc and declined
to 92c.
Further declines were made on in
creased selling pressure but there were
slight rallies.
The close was firm with May at 9ZW
921sc, a net loss of 5sdAc, and July sc
off at 917sc-
CORN-Increased country offerings low
cred corn. July opened unchanged to sc
down at 551ac to 555sc and went off to 5514c
Weakness in southwest market further
depressed prices but there was sngnt
reaction. The close was steady with July
at 5534c, a net loss of NC
OATS-Oats fell with other grain July
first prices were 34ssc to 341zc, a shade to
k6Ac lower. A drop of 1s@Ac followed.
PROVISIONAL easy tone in provis-
ions was caused by Iightness of demand.
Opening figures for July products We're:
Pork, 1910; lard, $10.S71z; ribs, Sll-o212.
The initial range for the market as a
whole was a shade to 10c lower.
RYlNo- 2, 6312c-
BARLEY@64foc-
TIMOTHY-S2 S5Q365-
CLOVER-S16. 0oQ21.0O.
PORK-S196712-
IARD-s10 9712-
RIBS-sn-75.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Market unchanged. No. 3 hard ssasic;
No. 8, $4,000; No. red, s1.OoQ1.O4; No. 8.
90c@$1 .02.
CORN-Market AQ1c lower: No. mix.
ed, 55A G56Ac; No. g. 55H@55%c; No. 2
white, SIC; No. 8, 551kc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
36Q361hc; No. 2 mixed, 3411c.
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures GA cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT May. SSM@s6Ac;
July, S5s4 @85Ac.
CORN-May, 541sc; July, 541a@545sc.
OATS-May, 34z @347sc; July. 34Ac.
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BIG COLLEGE RACE
Athletes From Over Country
Compete at Pennsylvania.
Championship of America i'm
Relay-Field Sports.

Philadelphia, April 26.-The Univer-
atty of Pennsylvania carnival of relay
races and field sports, one of the red
letter events on the calendar of school
and college athletics will be held on
Franklin field today with one of the
most representative entry lists in the
10 years history of the games. More
than a thousand quarter mile runners
will wear the colors of institutions
from all over the country in the 81
relay events while the ten special track
and field events will bring together
many olympic and intercollegiate rec
ord holders.
Starting at 1 o'clock grammar and
high school athletes contested in the
first fifteen races on the program after
which the heats of the hurdle race
were held. Among the athletes who
at the Olympic in Stockholm, are
Case of Illinois, Nicholson of Mis-
souri, and Wendell of Wesleyan.
After the hurdle the preparatory
school and academies will hold the
stage.
From 3:3S to ALB the colleges will
compete in their relays, and from 4:22
until $50 the championship events
will be held. In the meantime the
field athletes will be busy in the 100
yard dash. 12O yard hurdle, pole
vault, shot put, hammer throw, high
jump, broad jump and discus throw.
The three events of greatest impor-
tance are the one, two and four mile
relay races for the college champion
ship of America.
The one mile relay championship is
expected to be record breaker. Penn
sylvania was looked upon to have a
chance in this race as three of her
quarter milers are credited with doing
the distance in less than 90 seconds,
but today it was announced that Mer-
of w 10
to compete because of illness. Pennsyl-
vania will thus be compelled to put in
a substitute runner and the team is
expected to be about three seconds
slower. The race now seems to be be-
tween Illinois, Chicago and Michigan,
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all of whom have men who can do SO
seconds and better.
With the exception of the two and
four mile events all relay races for
high schools, prep schools" and col
leges will be one mile, and each relay
race will be final, as the colleges and
schools have been classified into groups
according to past performances.
The weather is clear and pleasant
Missourian Equals Record.
In the first heat of the 40 yard
hurdle race, j. P. Nicholson, Missouri,
equalled the worlds record of Is LIS
seconds; A. L. Jackson, Harvard, was
second in this heat in Is As.
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But Senator Thompson of Los An
geIes, Senator Boynton of Butte and
other progressive leaders in the con-
fidence of the governor, are working
all the time on the measure they are
preparing to submit to Bryan be-
fore offering it in the legislature.
Have Statutes Before Them.
They have before them the statutes
of Washington and Arizona that go
as far as California ever proposed to
go in anti-alien land legislation. They
are fortified with the laws of other
Sibly hold lands by purchase or lease
hold. They have the United States
statutes themselves that prevent Jap
anese and other aliens from becom-
ing property owners in the terri
tories and the District of Columbia.
And fortified by these, they and
Governor johnson are determined that
California shall not be singled out and
Disseminated against as the dumping
ground for Japanese, Hindus and 9TH
er Asiatics and aliens who never can
become citizens or amalgamate with
the people of the state.
1t is a sub-comment all along the
Progressive line that however Demo-
Gratis who are chasing Office may
abandon the historic states rights doc
trine of their party, Secretary Bryan
will be met with very forceful state
ment of California's stand for her dig
nifty and that Notwithstanding the
extraordinary visit an anti-alien law
will be passed along the lines of the
laws already existing in other Pacific
coast states and contemplated in Brit
ish Columbia.
Bryan Carries Olive Branch.
Washington, April EFF an ad-
monition which is directly contrary
to the expressed wishes of the people
of a sovereign state can be called an
olive branch, that was what Secretary
Bryan carried with him when he
started for California
Mr.. Bryan made the White House
his last stop before leaving Washing
ton He was in conference with Pres
fdent Wilson for more than an hour
and received instructions to urge that
no anti-alien legislation be enacted
which will represent an infringement
of the treaties already entered into by
the national government.
How much President Wilson hopes
to accomplish through his messenger
of peace can only be surmised from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
BUNCO RING EVIDENCE
Grand Jury at Frisco Returns Indict-
ment Against Hotelkeeper.

San Francisco, April 26.-The spe-
cial grand jury investigating charges
of police graft as a result of confess
sions made by convicted confidence
men, returned an indictment last night
against Lello Pelligrini, hotelkeeper,
accused of having "steered" victims
into the hands of the members of the
''bunco ring" Pelligrini disappeared
Some time ago.
Significance attaches to the indict-
ment, as it is taken to indicate that
the grand jury is placing credence in
the stories of the convicted men who
are principal accusers of the eight po-
lice officers involved.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST, New York, April 26-STOCKs
The tone of the stock market was inn
proved at the opening today and most
stocks made small gains. Canadian Pa
cific with an advance of 49, was the
strong feature. Several stocks which have
been conspicuously weak recently, made
new low records. Among them were
Northwestern, c. and o. and RumeIy
the latter falling a point to %.
Acute weakness developed under a flood
of selling orders which depressed many
of the representative stocks from one to
two points. Reading, Lehigh Valley
Union Pacific, st. Paul, Great Northern
preferred, Smelling and Chesapeake and
Ohio were subjected to heavy pressure.
High priced specialties, such as American
Tobacco, Liggett and Myers, Sears-Roe-
buck and Wells Fargo Express fell to 8
points.
The market closed steady. The decline
in stocks continued today after brief
period of steadiness, influenced by his
London prices at the opening. The alb
sence of demand for any class of stocks
was still conspicuous, which encouraged
bear trading to increase effort and selling
was on a heavier scale than for some
time. The depression was heightened by
evidence of liquidation, a wide variety of
investment stocks being sold.
Low records were registered by COM
prehensive list of issues. Before the close
of the short session the volume of selling
tapered off and there was some improve
ments in prices on short covering.
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Big LOSS TO PENNSY.
Recent Floods Cost Road So, 10000
Loss of "a Bridges.

Philadelphia, April 26.-Three mill
lion, six hundred and ten thousand
dollars was the amount of the dam
age sustained by the Pennsylvania
railroad company through the recent
floods in the middle west, according
tonight.
"'Twenty-four bridges were destroy
ed and fifty were damaged says the
statement.
I'm order that the movement of
trains should not have to await the
permanent replacement of bridges, it
was necessary Immediately to con-
struct an amount of trestle work
equivalent to 4.2S miles of single
track
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HE FOUND FISH GLUE.
DiscOverer of Product Dead-Detected
Substance on Spoon.

Gloucester, Mass, April 26.-Benja-
min Robinson. the discoverer of fish
glue. died yesterday, aged "a.
While eating fish chowder many
years ago he noted a gluey substance
on his spoon and after experimenting
for some time established an industry
which has become one of the largest
in the city. He was a fisherman and
a sailor in early life.
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See Goes to Prison.

Chicago, April 26.-Evelyn Arthur
See, the absolute life" cult leader who
was convicted of abducting Mildred
Bridges was taken to Joliet prison to-
day to begin his indeterminate sent
ence. The trip was made in company
with ten other prisoners who were con-
victed of various felonies.
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EDITORS SEE HATCHERY.
Interstate Editorial Association Enter
tanned at Pratt.

Pratt, Kan, April 26.-The Inter
state Editorial association is in session
here with representative from west
ern Kansas and Oklahoma present.
The editors were shown about the city
and visited the state fish hatchery.
They were further entertained at the
home of Editor Gebhart of the Pratt
min
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, April 26.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery, 27@30c.
EGGS-Market firm. At mark, cases in
cluded, 1714 @1Sc; ordinary firsts, 16A@16%c;
firsts, 171A@17Ac.
POTATOES-Market unchanged to 1g3c
higher.
POULTRY-Live poultry, higher; chick
ems and springs. 1712c.
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BEWARE, HUSBANDS!
County Attorney Says a Man Tells
Wife Truth When Drunk,

Wichita. Kan. April 26.-"When a man
is drunk he is more liable to tell his wife
the truth than at any other time" de-
clarde County Attorney George McGill in
prosecuting an alleged bootlegge- in the
district court here. The complainant had
testified that her husband had come home
intoxicated and told her he bought liquor
from the defendant.
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Topeka Hide Market.

fluctuations furnished by James G. Smith
Hide Co.. 108 East Third St1
Topeka. Kan, April 2s
GREEN CURED HIDES-Natives, No
1 lac; No. 2, 13c; Side Brands 10dfIc:
Bull sand Stages. s3zq1O5kc; Horse Hides
No. 1, s.. O0d3.50; No. 2, $3.50.
TALLOW-4z4q5Ac.
DRY HIDES-Butchers' heavy, 20a21c.
dry salt, 13G15c; Mink, $1.5017. 90; Raccoon
5Od375; Skunk (black). $4.O0Q1.50; SKUNK
short stripe), $3.00G1O0; Skunk (narrovv
stripe), s2.35975c; Skunk broad strfpeC
81 25G 3Oc; 'Opossum, 15190c; trash, worth,
less Muskrat. large, 75Q30c; Nuskrat
medium 50d25c; Muskrat, small, 35020c
The above prices are for prime furs.
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New York Produce Market.

New York. April 26-BUTTER-Mark
unsettled. Creamery extras, 3114@3115c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, fresh white specials, 13AG1313c.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed dirties No. 1, 151z@16c; No 2, 14G15c;
fresh gathered checks, 13@15c.
POULTRY-Live, firm; chickens, south
ern, 30Q32c; fowls, 19c; turkeys, 15c.
Dressed. steady; fresh killed western
fowls, 161z919c; frozen turkeys, 15G25c
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New York Money Market.

New York, April 26.-MONEY-Money
on call nominal. No loans. Time loans
easy; 50 and 80 days, per cent; six
month, ~ per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 5hq6
per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at $3.50
per cent for 60 day bills and at 1876 per
cent for demand. Commercial bills, 483A
per cent.
SnVER-Bar silver, 6Oasc; Mexican dol
lars, 4sc.
BONDS-Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds heavy.
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sd. Joseph Live Stock Nfarket.

st. Joe, April 26.-CATTLE@Receip
100. Market steady. Steers, H.256s. rs;
cows and heifers, $4.c0dS.50; calves, Sc. 500
S.75.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 Market SC lower
Top, $50; bulk of sales, $S.50QS60.
SHEEP-Receipts 15O0. Market I'M
changed. Lambs, S7.5eGS.75.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago April 26.-HOGS = Receipts
1O.O00 head. Market weak. Bulk of sales,
s8 SOFAS 95: light, s880Q9.05; mixed, $500
900; heavy, ss55Qs-s5; rough, sS.55Q8. 10;
pigs, IS 0OdS.90.
CATTLE-Receipts 100 Markekt steady.
Beeyes. 81 4Od9. 80: Texas steers, $6.S0d7. 80;
western, s7.00qs.1o; stockers and feeders.
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Wichita Live Stock Marker.

Wichita, April 26.-CATTLE-Receipt
100. Market steady. Butchers steers,
s7.O0G8.5O; COWS and heifers, S66007. rs;
stockers and feeders, S7.00G6.O0; bulls, s.. so
al. 90; stock cows and heifers, $55006. 70 /;
calves, s7.O00s75.
HOGS-Receipts 500 Market lower. Top,
s. 20; bulk of sales, ss50d8.65..
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Rank 0earincS.

New York, April 26.-Bradstreet's bank
clearings report for the week ending April
"a shows aggregate of So, 140, All, 600 as
against s., 402, 020, 600 last week and $3,192,-
10000 in the corresponding week last
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED

FURNISHED by The continental CREAMERY
Co., Topeka, Kan.I
Topeka, Kan, April 2s
CHICAGO EGGS-I71kdISc
NEW YORK EGGS-18g1SHc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-ChfcaRo 31c
N. Y. 361zc; Elgin. 33c; Topeka whole
sale, Csc.