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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
ARSON To AID ART THEFTS.
Italians Dumfounded at Length Steal
erS of Paintings Go.

The police are dumfounded by the re-
port that some of the men who have
stolen priceless paintings and other works
of art from churches and galleries have
not heSitated at incendiarism to conceal
their crimes.
The police declare that in some cases
the very religious officials, who were
custodians of the art objects, have con-
spired to smuggle them out of the coun-
try, to break the law which orders that
works of art regarded national prop
erty shall not be sent abroad without the
states consent. The suspicion is that
most of the objects purchased go to
America.
There was a fire in the sacriSty of st.
Mary's church here two years ago. Be
fore the firemen arrived a Madonna,
Benedetto Siana, of Venice, and several
pieces of ancient furniture had been con-
stunned, seemingly. Not even the ashes
of the painting could be found. The po-
lice suspected that those who first en-
tered the burning sacristy stole the
Madonna" of which the national depart
ment of fine arts had a photograph.
An agent of art dealer visited the
department of fine arts a year after the
fire and, showing a photograph of ST.
ana's Madonna" asked permission to
export the painting. Inspector Munoz
recognized the painting and planned to
trap the dealer, who disappeared. The
authrities sent a photograph of the
Madonna" to every customs office
throughout the kingdom, with order to
arrest any one who presented it for ex-
port and to seize the picture.-Rome Gable
to Washington Post.
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MARKET SUMMARY.
Stocks Recede Under Reports of Ad-
verse Crop Conditions.

New York, Aug. 16.-Three days of
successive gains and active trading fol-
lowed by two sessions of less active
trading at declining prices, summarizes
the movement of the week in the stock
market. Practically all the leading is
sues were at best prices for several
months until Friday recessions based
on further adverse crop news, wiped
out a very large part of the rise.
1t is evident from day to day advices
that the government crop report as of
August, was better by far than con-
ditions as they exist today. That fur
Their serious damage has been done to
corn admits of little doubt and data
now available indicate the smallest
yield of that cereal since 1904.
Another unfavorable development of
the week was found in the steel and
iron industry, numerous reductions of
manufactured products, being reported.
There We're rumors also that some of
the independents in their desire to get
business were likely to order more
sweeping reductions.
Money was generally easier here with
free offerings from the interior whose
institutions were large buyers of COM
mercial paper. Foreign markets show
ed some relaxation though discounts
evinced no tendency to ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
PANkHURST TO FRANCE
Militant Suffrage Leader Joins Her
Daughter in French Capital.

London. Aug. 16.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst. the militant suffragette
leader, left England for France last
way of Southampton and Havre. She
had been out on license" under the
cat and mouse act for some time-an
it was reported that the police at
channel ports recently received orders
not to arrest her if she left England.
Mrs. PankhurSt was sentenced to a
term of three years penal servitude
on a Sharge of conspiracy at the Lon
don sessions on April 3 this year. In
a speech in the court she declared she
would fight to the end and since her
condemnation she has compelled the
authorities to release her on a num-
Der of occasions owing to the fear she
would die from the effects of her
hunger and thirst strike"
Miss Christabel Pankhurst, daughter
of Mrs. PankhurSt and chief organizer
of the militant suffrage organization,
has been living in Paris for some
months. She directs from there the
campaign of the militant women in
England.
Mrs. Pankhurst has gone away for
what her friends call rest cure which
they say will probably be extended to
the United States.
Miss Annie Kenney, another mili-
tant. preceded Mrs. Pankhurst to the
continent and it is expected Miss SyI-
via PankhurSt will follow as soon as
she has sufficiently recovered from her
latest hunger and thirst strike
The police authorities will not at
tempt to bar the egress of the mill
tant leaders and would in fact be only
too delighted to assist them emigrate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Pennsylvania Is COmpensating
the Various Railroads
For Hauling Veterans to the
Gettysburg Reunion.
FOUND ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Tickets Turned Up at Last and
Found Place
With One Wooden Leg and IL
Sets of Teeth.

Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. 16.-Ac-
counts for the transportation of vet
Grams to and from the Gettysburg re-
union of the blue and gray in July
are rapidly being audited and paid by
Col. Lewis E. Better, the secretary
of the Pennsylvania commission, and
some odd things are turning up.
In all, the state had contracts for
transportation of veterans with II
railroads. Two of these companies
rendered bills for 40 cents each, that
being all the business they had OF
that character, while another rem
dered a bill for so cents. another for
80 cents and one for SIPS. The bills
of ten other railways aggregated
$4,000 and % others $4,000. The
Pennsylvania Reading and other COM
panies have not filed their accounts
Every ticket is accounted for and the
checks are drawn upon presentation
of the voucher.
The commission has obtained from
the railway redemption of number
of railroad tickets found on the bat
tlefield. These tickets turned up at
the lost and found" place, along
with one wooden leg. several dozen
keys, a revolver, numerous articles
of apparel and II sets of false teeth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
PERRY VICTORY STAGED
The Naval Battle on Lake Erie Is
Reproduced.

Chicago. Aug. 16.-By touching an
electric button in the White House,
President Wilson fired a cannon here
this afternoon, which announced the
beginning of the centennial celebra-
ton of Perry's victory on Lake Erie
and of Chicago's second annual wa
ter carnival.
Shortly after that the Niagara, Com
modore Perrys restored flagship.
sailed into the harbor off Grant park
with a consort of eight vessels,
which compose the governments
Great Lakes fleet.
Following the exchange of official
courtesies, nine wooden war vessels
four bearing American colors and five
flying the union jack-replicas of the
ships with which the battle of Lake
Erie was fought, took their position
and began a historical reproduction
of this fight. The nine ships were
built in Chicago and equipped with
trick masts and rigging. They were
manned by 400 actors, 80 negroes and
Indians and AS sailors who rehearsed
their parts for two weeks. The bat
tie will be a part of the program
every day next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Topeka Fruit and Produce Market.
[Selling prices by SamI e. LUX, wholesale
Fruit and PRODUCED
Topeka Kan.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 16
ELBERTA PEACHES-Per bu basket
s1.75.
BASKET PEACHES-Per hundred. s.. %.
MOORE'S EARLY GRAPES-Per bas-
CALIFORNIA PLUMs-Gross pIums.
Kelsey's, per crate, 500; HungaTians, per
crate $500; FallenbergS, per crate, 500:
Sargents, per crate, $500; 1Oc less on 10
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box. s325
ARIZONA CANTALOUPES-St
per crate, $3.50; Ponies, per crate, s.. Is;
Jumbos, per crate, $2.2s.
ARKANSAS CANTALOUPES-S
ard, per crate, $2.75.
VALENCIA oRANGEs-Per box, $4,000
LEMONs-Per box, $ZOOa750.
LIMES-Per basket, SLIPS; per barrel,
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, $3.50
ALABAMA SWEET POTATOES-Per
cALIFoRNIA CABBAGE-New, Der
iO E;AaNSANAs-Medium sized punches. DER
bunch, $L75Q2;75; per lb., &c.
NORTHERN ONIONS-Per blI.. q. a.
RHUBARB-Per h.. &C; 100 lbs. or
more, 1%c.
per y crate. sI25; per bu; crate. $500
HOME GROWN TOMATOES-Per crate
S1.OO. r,.,
CARROTS-Per doz. punches. 45c; per
RiEANS-Per diamond basket, 500. hulk
in sacks, per lb., 10c.
BEETS-Per bu., 75c.
TIJRNIPS-Per bu., S5c.
WATERMELONS-Pe h., 11hc.
NEW CORN-Per doz., zoe.
CHEESE-1714d19c per lb.
PEACH BASKETS-Per 100, $1.25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
LUNCH AT Their DESKS
Members of /. T. U. Convention Put
in q Busy Day.

Nashville Tenn. Aug. 16.-The
eight-hour law was disregarded by
the International Typographical con-
vention when the delegates remained
in continuous session from $50 a. m.
until Sis p. m, eight hours and
forty-five minutes. Midday luncheon
was served to the guests at their
desks.
The one big feature of the long
session was the hearing and rejec-
ton of the Pittsburg appeal AS on
all previous occasions, the admins
tration won when the appeal was re-
jected and the executive council sus-
tanned by a vote of 1S9 to 54.
The '@Pittsburg case grew out of
the sending of an organizer to Pitts
burg council. acting, il is said, under
a contract made by the Pittsburg To-
cal. The contract. it was alleged,
was abrogated and the executive
council refused to pay the expenses
of the organizer, charging the sum
to the Pittsburg local, which also re-
fused to pay. The executive council
then denied the Pittsburg union the
privileges and benefits of the organ
ization. t- A4f
Charles J. Nibloch asserted that the
unionization of five Pittsburg news
papers was due to Senator Oliver and
not to the International Typogra phi
cal union organizers.
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Conyicting Testimony.

A commission in lunacy had called a
woman to the witness stand.
And. now" said the commission S
counsel to her, What is your ground
for claiming that the accused IS in
sane?"
The woman gulped, wiped her eyes,
answered:
well, gentlemen he took me to the
theater twice in one week. Each time
we went in a taxicab, we had supper
each time after the performance. and
each time he bought me chocolates and
flowers. He didn't go out to see man
between the acts, either"
But" madam" said the commission
surely these actions do not prove in
sanity on the accused's part
But you forget SIR said the lady
with a sad smile, you forget that the
accused is my husband. Argo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST.. New York, Aug. 16.-STOCKS-
Further selling pressure was observed In
the opening dealings of the stock ex-
change today; most of the leaders. includ-
ing Steel and Union Pacific, were lower
with one point decline in Bethlehem. Steel
Great Northern Ore, Rockk Island prefer
red and Mexican Petroleum. The few
gains were nominal and without effect In
staying downward tendency.
Further selling was engaged IN 2IIer the
opening but the ease with which prices
recovered suggested that short selling was
largely responsible for early declines. On
the rally, however, the market assumed
the usual weekend aspect of extreme dull
ness. 49,, .,.o,,,. In
CLOSE: The market closed strong, IN,
c-ea sing fears of crop damage caused
heavy Selling today for beth accounts
which sent prices down in the early oper,,
ations Losses of a point We're recorded
in some Instances before the list RESPOND
ed TO concentrated buying which ultimate
" wiped out the previous losses; Union ION
Pacific. Reading, Canadian Pacific ana
Copper manifested unusual strength, RS
ing half a point to a point over yester9
DAYS closing and Westinghouse rose
points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
DECIDES ON SUICIDE.
Widows Latest Explanation of Her
Husbands Death.

Duluth, Aug. 16.-According to the
police, Mrs John McAlpine today
turned from the murder or accident
theories and declared her husband had
committed suicide. In explaining the
incidents of the morning of the find
ing of the body, Mrs. McAlpine said
that about 2:45 a. m. she aWoke reel
ing ill. The house was brilliantly
lighted, cards were on the table where
her husband had been playing soil
taire, waiting for his stepson, Dale
McAlpine, and Dale'S wife to return
home.
Finding that her husband was not
in the bedroom, Mrs. McAlp1ne went
out into the corridor; from there she
saw the downstairs rooms were light
ed. She called to her husband but
there was no answer. She then sum-
moned her son Dale. He followed
through the lower floor rooms to the
basement door. which the mother ana
son found open. No shot or other
disturbing noise had been heard, ac-
cording to Mrs. McAlpine-
Troyer, young Mr.. McAlpine found his
stepfather lying face downward near
the furnace, a window opening into
the basement coal bin had been re-
moved but not set clear of the open
ing. There was sufficient space, how
ever, for d person to enter. AS soon
as he discovered the body the younger
McAlpine hurried to telephone doc
tor
A slight trace of powder was on the
scalp of the dead man, indicating that
the weapon had been fired at close
range.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16

Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Aug. Is.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 83sc; De-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
TO HAND OUT $4,000.
Bell Company Will Reward Employees
Loyal During Strike.

st. Louis, Aug. 1.-THE Bell Tele-
phone company announced last night
it would distribute bonuses aggregat-
ing $4,000 to the women employees
who remained loyal to the company
during the recent strike of telephone
operators and maintenance men. Ac-
cording to the company, $50 employees
will participate in the rewards.
Operators, supervisors, matronS
clerks and chief operators who re-
manned at their posts throughout the
strike, which lasted from June 16 to
August 5, will receive $25 each. Opera
tors employed after the opening of the
strike who remained to the end Of the
labor dispute also will receive rewards.
This disbursement" the company's
announcement says, els being made to
reward the loyal girls for their bravery
in facing daily molestation at the
hands of strikers"
During the strike the company i'm
ported telephone girls from Chicago,
Omaha and other large cities. Clerks,
matrons and chief operators were re-
CURED to take places at the switch
hoard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
DEATHS MANY FORMS
1t Came to Alta Vista Ranchman
From Kick of Colt.

William Clarke, a wealthy ranch
man of Alta Vista, was kicked and
MORALLY injured by horse last Tues
day at his ranch. On account of the
shortage of water on his ranch he was
moving his cattle to his fathers place
adjoining. He was riding a colt and
when he dismounted to let down the
fence the horse crowded him and
kicked him in the chest. He was
brought to a Topeka hospital and I'M
derwent an operation but there was
no chance for his recovery and he died
two days later. The body was sent to
Alta Vista for burial Friday evening.
Mr.. Clarke is survived by wife and
one child. He was we'll known in Alta
Vista and was a prominent busin
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
SANTA FE PICNIC.
Three Train Loads of Employees Left
for st. Joe This Morning.

More than 5000 employees of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F>e railway
in Topeka left on three excursion
trains for Lake Contrary at st. JOS
eph, Mo-, this morning. From reports
received from st. Joe, the trains ar
rived on schedule and the crowd was
carried to the lake where late this
afternoon the ball game between the
shops and apprentices was in progress.
This is the third annual picnic of
the employees in the last picnic or
ganiZation. The largest number of
employees N the history of the plant
went to the outing today.
Officials of the road in Topeka to-
day report the trains arrived at st.
Joseph without accident.
Tonight the employees will return
to their homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
OF seven
Kansas ChiIdren's Home SOci-
ETY. Has Interesting Case.
Mother, Age 35, Is Dead-Fa-
ther Is "a.

A group of well dressed children
We're brought to the receiving home
of the Kansas Children's Home Soc
ciety over in Oakland the other day
from the southern part of the state
all from one family. 1t was an in
teresting case. The mother, who was
IS years of age, died from blood pois-
oning. The father is "A years old and
unable to support the seven children
who ranged in age from to Is.
Three of the children were placed
in good homes Immediately by the
Rev. r. V. Maloney of Fort Scott, a
district superintendent for the society.
Three others were taken today by the
Rev. E. Evans, the district superin-
tendent at Emporia, and placed in de-
sirable homes.
Two small babies were received re-
Gently from Kansas City, Kan, a blue
eyed baby boy weeks old and a
brown eyed girl, aged 4 months. The
change of diet affect them unfavor-
ably and consequently they were taken
to the u and 1 club baby hospital at
the Provident building where they are
being given the best of care. D. F.
Shirk, superintendent of the Kansas
Children's Home society. is furnish
ing a night nurse for the infants so
that it is not necessary to care for
them elsewhere in the night hours.
The babies will be held until cooler
weather arrives so that a change in
diet will not prove injurious. There
will be no difficulty in placing them,
as there is a strong demand for small
infants. DR.. Harriet Adams has pre-
scribed for the babies, giving her time
free of charge.
superintendent Shirk said today:
CDR. S. J. Stewart has been very kind
about making examinations for the So
a. IoS oil ~ ~ II
On Thursday of this week Drs. F. f.
Vest and w. NJ. Mills performed an
operation upon one of the older boys
free of charge. and the sisters at st.
Francis hospital are caring for him in
the same manner The doctors of To-
peka have been exceedingly kind about
donating their services whenever they
have been called nnnn q do so
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ANOTHER GOOD YEAR.
Dun's Review Says Prosperity Is Now
Assured.

New York, Aug. 16.-Dun's Review
says: Current distribution of mer-
chandise continues in normal volume,
while steady preparations are being
made for an active fall and winter
business. Conservatism has been ac-
centuated somewhat by the damage to
corn, yet in a broad sense crop condi-
lions are still promising and with re-
munerative prices prevailing another
prosperous year is assured. The heavy
movement of agriculture products to
market contributes literally to trans
portation revenues while the exports
of grain and other commodities add
materially to credit balance abroad"
Bank Clearings.
Bradstreets bank clearings report for
the week ending August IA shows an
aggregate of $3.50, S3S, 900 as against
$2,995,9O5OOO last week and s2,935, 1877, 900
in the corresponding week last year.
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TOoAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Aug 16.-CORN-Prospects of
cooler weather tomorrow with showers
brought about a halt today in the advance
in corn. Nevertheless the market went
a little above previous high price records
for the season. The new upturn was due
to the fact that there had as yet been no
general relief from drought or heat and
that the country holders gave no sign
of letting go of reserves. The opening
was the same as last night to 1850 high
er. December which started at 697sc to
69Ac, unchanged to 14q3sc up, reacted to
69c.
Subsequent price changes were small.
The close was steady nc to A43sc net
lower for eDcember at 691sc.
WHEAT-Storm damage in Canadian
and bullish crop reports from France help
ed make wheat firm. December opened
A6Ac to 1b@5sc higher at 9024c to 91Ac,
but fell back to s05sc.
Weekend covering lead to a slight
rally. The close was steady with DeceE1
r &c net higher at 907sq91c.
OATSActive demand carried oats up
grade but the market sagged when corn
turned weak. December, which at the out
set was Acc to 461sc, an advance of ssq19c
to 1hd5sc dropped to $3.50.
PROVISIONS = Concentrated buying
credited to packers or foreigners lifted
provisions First sales were SC of to CSC
up with January options follows: Pork,
sl9O215; lard 5000 to $10.621k; ribs, $685.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Aug. Is.
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TIP. RODGERS DEAD.
Pioneer of Topeka Succumbs at Ma
tionaI Hospital in Washington.

Word has been received here of the
death of T. P. Rodgers, which occur
red at the Soldiers Military hospital
in Washington Monday. He was
buried in the National cemetery at
Washington last Wednesday.
Mr. Rodgers was brother of A X
Rodgers, the postmaster, and of A. A.
Rodgers He formerly lived in Topeka
and was a pioneer. He came to To-
peka in 1869, and with his brothers
engaged in the general mercantile
business until in 1883.
T. P. Rodgers was active in politics
an6 other affairs in early days in To-
pcka He served Shawnee county as
county commissioner for two terms.
Mr.. Rodgers lived in Topeka until
three or four years ago. In addition
TO this work, he was active in Masonic
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UNION IS UPHELD.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Dis
appears by Court Decision.

Kansas City. Aug. 1.-THE union of
the Presbyterian church in the Unit
ed States of America and the Cum
berland Presbyterian church, effected
in 1906, was upheld by Judge A. s.
Vanvalkenburgh in the United States
district court here today. Members
of the Cumberland church were for
ever enjoined from interfering with
the use of the united church proper
ty in Missouri and as the result of
the decision the title to all property
of the church in Missouri is quieted
in the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America. The prop
erty involved amounts to approximate
" $1,500,000.
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backing, transparent soap, copying ink.
and ink rollers for printing presses. Ger
tain explosives contain from 6 to 40 per
cent of it It is employed in dyeing estab-
lishments, by tanneries for filling leath-
er, and in a large number of other indus
tries.
Sugar has hardening and strengthen
ing action in mortar. The mortar used to
rebuild the Museum of Natural History in
sand. and two parts sugar. Even a very
small quantity. however. as little as one
quarter of one per cent, exerts a very
harmful effect on cement.-Youth's Com
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Aug. 16.-WHEAT-Cash;
Market unchanged to 1ec higher. NO. 2
hard, S11@Q86c; No. 3, S1qS5c; No. red,
S512@S6c; No. 3, S2QS414c.
CORN-Market unchanged to &c higher;
No. mixed. Tic; No. g. 7614c; No. white,
78@7819c; No. 3, The.
OATS-Market az@a4c higher. No. z
white. 1885 @431zc; No. mixed, 43c-
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Market unchanged
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
WHHEAT-Reecipts 213 cars.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SIC; De-
cember, S61sc; May, 91s4@917sc.
CORN-September 75A @757sc; Decem-
ber 7O1s6D7014c; May, 721zG729sc. ,..,-
OATS-September, 4S7sc; December, 1850;
May, Soc.