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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-27
IS THIS LOYALTY?


favoring the Hutchinson fair is de-
sired by the Reno county voters. So
it was but natural that Hutchinson
men and women al owed their appre-
citation of Mr.. Capper's speech In Ia
vor of their big show.
Under the caution, "Capper Stands
for the Hutchinson Fair" the Hutchin-
son Gazette and the News both report
the Capper meeting. The Gazette
says:
I'm the presence of the largest audi
ence that has -.ttended q political
meeting in Hutchinson this year-the
Roosevelt meeting always excepted
an audience of easily more than 1000
and estimated by the Republicans at
publican candidate Tor governor, last
night announced that he was for the
Kansas state fair at Hutchinson.
81 want to set r-yself right in this
matter of state fair" he said. The
legislature Of Kansas, after a long
drawn out contest, established and To-
Gated the state fair at Hutchinson. I
am loyal to my home city and its in
StitutiOns, of course, but am Kan
san before II am Topekan. and want
be personally ahd officially for the
state fair at Hutchins00 1t H. a state
institution and IsshAll be loyal to it.
just as I would besto the &take, fnsti-
tutions located at ay homsNcitS or at
-,
The Hutchinson News says: sA.s@
II am for the Kansas State Fair at
Hutchinson The legislature has made
the fair state institution, and as gov
ernor. will do an in my power to
make 1t a success. the. same as will
for any other state Institution. AS a
Topekan, i am loyal to Topeka insti-
buttons. but I am AKansan before !
am a Topekan.' sss
arthur Cappers words, endorsing
the Hutchinson Fair, were greeted
with storm of applause which cap
ped the climax of the largest and most
enthusiastic political meeting held in
Convention hall. :;
There were $500 voters at. the big
Republican rally, the meeting which
ended day of trfnmphs for the Re-
publicans- of Reno county. Not in
years have candidates been greeted
with SO much enthusiasm as Arthur
Capper and John S. Simmons encoun-
tered in Reno county on Saturday,
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PENSION AGE FOR EGGS
Produce Men Decide That 16 Months
Is About Right.

Chicago, Oct PA recommended
ton that federal inspection of pro-
duce In cold storage be provided. to
take precedence over city and state
inspection and supervision was made
to the convention of the National
Poultry, Butter and Egg association
when it opened a three days session
in this city. The recommendation
added the age of eggs should be re-
ported to the secretary Of agriculture
and sixteen months was given as the
time of retirement for eggs which
have been preserved on ice.
The poultry men predicted an adj
vance Of 1 cent a pound on poultry
shipped to. Chicago if the railroads
put in effect a new rule charging not
only for the weight of the poultry in
transit but on Is per cent Of the
weight of the ice in which the poultry
is packed. Wayde Madlin of Anna,
ILL.,, predicted that IS per cent of the
small poultry raisers would be forced
out Of business by the advance.
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itants meet our cyclists with kisses,
while at the next one the roads Will,
in all probability, have trenches cut
across them and be blocked with bar
ricades and machine guns. Under these
circumstances, an incautious advance
u severely punished and it is impos-
sible for large bodies of troops to push
on until the front has been thoroughly
reconnoitered. This work requires the
highest qualities from our cyclists and
advance guards.
ArmOred Motor Cars.
"Armored motor cars equipped with ma
chine guns are now playing a part in tho
war. and have been most successful in
dealing with small parties Of German
mounted troops In their employment our
gallant allies, the Belgians who are now
selves nobly. have shown themselves to
be experts. they appear to regard Uhlan
hunting as form of sport. The crews
display the utmost dash and skill in this
form OF warfare often going out several
miles ahead of their own advance troops
and seldom failing to return loaded with
spOfls in the shape OF lancer caps, he'll
NETS. lances, rifles and other trophies,
which they distribute as souvenirs to the
crowds in the market places of the from
tier towns
Although the struggle in the northern
area naturally attracts more attention
than the one in the Aisne, the fighting
in this region still continues, although
there has been alteration in the general
situation. The enemy has made certain
changes in the positions of his heavy ar
tiilery with the result that one or two
places which formerly were safe are now
subject to bOmbardment while others
which were approachable only at night or
by crawling on hands and knees. now
serve as recreation grounds. At one point
even a marquee has been erected.
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is but little pie on the political counter
and to reach it seems to require a
special act of the legislature and an
amendment to the constitution.
When the Democrats came into pow
er two years ago, they took no chances
on the patronage question. History
had taught them that their time in
office was short and the memories of
the recent campaign gave them to
know that they had won because of a
fight within the Republican party. So
when the legislature came to town, the
willy leaders had perfected a plan.
When the governors appointments
were sent to the senate for cOnfirma-
ton, the combinations were made for
four years instead of for two years,
prevented. Now the jobs are taken
and most of the men holding office
have been confirmed for a term of
four years.
Democrats in Power.
In the distribution Of the soft
$500 jobs, the places on the educa-
tional administration board and on
the utilities commission, the Demo-
Gratis are in power for some time to
come. The same situation exists in
the board of control, the bank COM
missioner's Office, the oil inspectors
Office, the Office of grain inspector, one
of the jobs on the tax commission is
filed for four years, the wardenship
at the penitentiary is held by a DEM
ocrat, a Democrat is superintendent
Of the state reformatory, a Democrat
is state accountant, another is live
stock sanitary commissioner, and the
heads The state institutions where
changes have been made are Demo-
Gratis. To the average voter, this sit
uation means nothing. But to the
man who follows politics closely. it is
big, serious problem.
/ Suppose, for instance, that Hodges
should be beaten by Capper or Allen
or by Billiard or Mitchell. Naturally
their political friends would recall
the whispered half promises of the
campaign and journey to the state
house to claim an easy job. And
then imagine the political workers
jobs-that the political cupboard was
bare.
Here's the Lineup.
But suppose again that Governor
Capper or Governor Allen or Govern
or Billiard or Governor Mitchell
should decree that they would have
the spoils Of the Office or refuse to
play ball. Just suppose they should
| so state. And then suppose the gov
ernor-whichever governor you pre-
fer to suppose Is elected-should ar
bitrarily send the name of John Jones
or William Smith to the senate for
confirmation as-wel1, as a member
of the administration board. The
senate would receive the message
the same Democratic senate that re-
ceived messages in 1913. And after
looking over the message would de-
eide that having confirmed one ap-
pointment for this position in 1913
they would not back up and make q
subsequent confirmation. There yor
are. That is the situation that face.
the politicians. The senate holds the
keys to the situation and the Demo
cratic senate will hardly vote to re.
move Democratic appointee unless
there is good and sufficient reason.
So the advance reports on the out
look for a bumper crop of politica
jobs is not encouraging.
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FIRING AT SEA.
Heavy Cannonading Reported on the
Virginia Capes.

New York, Oct. 27.-Wireless sta
tions were on the alert today to catch
messages which ships at sea might
send regarding reported naval en-
gagement last night off the Virginia
capes, 24O miles south of Scotland
lightship.
The first news of heavy firing off
the capes was received here from the
Ward liner Saratoga. northbound from
Havana, which last night said by
wireless that heavy guns were in ac-
ton. with frequent flashes of powder
the firing was heard. The wireless
operator at Sandy Hook picked up a
fragment of the Saratoga's message.
THE great cannonading afforded
much excitement according to the
Ward liners operator. ''Many anxious
cabin asking details of this possible
great naval engagement. The firing
continued at intervals until p. M,
when it ceased altogether, or we be-
came out OF sound range"
Naval men here who discussed the
possibility that American warships
which left Old POin. Comfort, Virginia
yesterday might be engaging in gun
practice, declared It was not customary
to practice at night and pointed out
that no warning had been sent recently
to shipping along the Atlantic coast
! that such practice was to be held The
/ haTlSrun and the dresden, German
| cruisers, have been a constant menace
to British shipping in the Atlantic in
recent weeks, and it is known that
British war vessels have been seeking
to destroy them.
Probably Our Ships.
Washington, Oct. 27-Four battle
ships of the Atlantic fleet and IA de-
stroyers are at battle practice off the
Virginia capes at the same location
from which heavy firing was heard last
night. The battleships New Hampshire,
Michigan. North Dakota and Della
ware with IA destrOyers, which recently
went out to sea from Lynnhaven bay.
are drilling.
Naval officers here are confident
there was no battle of European ships
of the capes, but that the sounds of
firing and the flare of searchlights re-
ported by wireless. by the liner Sara
toga came from the American squad
ron.
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CONTINUED from Page One.1
the explosi, n would prevent their es-
cape.
The explosion occurred in the
northwest corner Of the mine where
from $50 to 800 men were working.
Men in the southern part Of the mine
heard the explosion and hurried to
the cages that took them to the sur
face. This part Of the mine was sep
arated from the section where the ex-
plosion occurred by thick walls of
coal. Three hundred and seventy-two
men were employed in the mine, but
as the disaster occurred about five
minutes before work was to be begun
fifty had not entered the shaft.
Rescue Car Arrives.
Up to IL o'clock the rescue parties
were unable to penetrate more than
1900 feet in the workings, but at that
hour the rescue car from Benton, I'LL,
with four hours supply Of oxygen ar
rived. This made possible further
penetration of the mine by the rescue
parties.
General Superintendent Mitchell said
he could not account for the explO-
sion as the mine had been in con-
been detected.
Lines of hose were carried down
two shafts of the mine and an attempt
was made to direct streams of water
through CROSSES IN the SnaIIS 10 the
burning level. The gases made it dan
gerous for the fire fighters to APP
proach close enough to fight the
flames effectively. Experts said the
fire could be controlled only by sealing
both entrances of the shafts and
pumping water into the mine until all
chambers were flooded. This, how
ever, will not be done until all hope
of rescuing the imprisoned men is
abandoned. Twenty physicians ac-
companied the rescue car from Benton
and when they arrived they had their
hands full looking after the wives and
daughters of imprisoned miners who
had become hysterical or had tainted.
The mine belongs to the Franklin
County Coal company.
Rescuers sought to check the
flames in the lower level where 100
men were entombed by dropping
blankets soaked with water. This
| temporarily checked the flames, but
the poisonous gases drove the fire
fighters back.
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TAX ON CONVERSATION
Telephone War Revenue May Be Ell
fective December 1.

According to word which has reached
the public utilities commission, the new
war tax on conversation will become eff
fective after December 1. when a tax
OF one cent for each extra minute long
distance conversation will be charged
The tax will be paid by the party send
ing the message and not by the tele-
phone company, it is asserted.
The new war tax enacted by congress
this month, provides a special def
cheney tax on numerous articles. wares
and necessities. On the list of affected
articles is long distance telephone mes
sages as well as telegraph messages,
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IODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Oct N-WHEAT-Wheatp prices
weakened today owing to the absence Of
any important speculative buying. In the
face Of heavy receipts, traders appeared
to be ignoring the large export business
that continued in progress. Disquiettng
crop reports from Argentine which were
said to have had bullish effect at Liver
pool received little or no attention here.
After opening &c on to &c up. the market
sagged all around, and failed to react
with any spirit
The bears made much of the fact that
stocks in the United States are now ten
million bushels more than at the corre-
spending time year ago. The close was
steady, lie to INC under last night.
CORN-Clear, cold weather gave an adj
vantage to the bears in corn. 1t was said
the conditions were ideal for maturing the
crop and for shipping. The opening was
Nc to Nc lower. was followed by a further
moderate setback.
Eastern demand continued small. The
close was steady at &c to z9Hc net de-
cline.
Notwithstanding a fair demand
from the seaboard, oats declined with 9TH
er grains. Option dealings were only of
a scattered character.
PROvIsIONS-Provis were easy a.
ings, however. especially from packers,
proved rather scanty.
ChScA&u Grain MaRkee
.le ..tn.- oi prices Tor gram fufur>S
the Chicago BUard OF Trade a. reported
hy ThosL J. Myers. Broker Columbian
sidsJ 81
Chicago. ess; 2:
|. Open High Low Toda, SAL
ssz :s 1ssg TX 1'ss 1 1ax 81 1s sx
!. Dee. !. ssk ssx !. s7st sx- ~k
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FLEEING FROM CALAIS


London, Oct. 27.lTwo thousand refu-
gees from Calais, fearing a German adj
vance have arrived in Havre, says a
Reuters Telegram company dispatch
from that place. Most of them have
been distributed in towns in the CEN
ter and north Of France.
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theater tickets, wines and liquors. toilet
articles. medicines and drugs. The war
tax on telephone messages will apply
to calls where a minimum charge in
excess of Is cents is made.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the Unit
ed States weather bureau for the. twenty
four hours ending at o'clock this
morning. Rain or
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rheue me- cattle wsre lillsd for ~ Ftse
Harvey dining car eervice ana 3ssCSS3tS
steers viii be exhinlteo ~ tne ~ new
depot. Some Of the beef VIII % eeIxeo -
the banquet celebrating the openin9 2.
the new depot this week. tne CS ccmnsnv
are furpishing the Fred Harvey people
$4,000 w6rth Of choice meat for an exhibit
mort led kansas steers brought es-1 here
today. Colorado beef steers around 49,
lbs, $50 to 9&8. Colorado feeders y. fair
TO TO s scSa eood to choioe up to $50 fancy
yearlings and calves p to $50. Ninety
loads arrived today from below the TICK
line. steers at sb@ to 80. cows $s.D 10
Hogs sold to 10 cents higher today.
receipts a00o. Most Of the advance wss
bulk s7.io to SIS. This il season when
packers require liberal supplies OF hogs.
ana the market will stand good sti1
course, few people believe prices vim al
appears much at this time, but the market
appears to be on . healthy foounes SONY
sick hogs have been coming Tor q couple
Of weeks, but complaint on that score
has been less this fall than normal.
Sheep and lambs arrived 20 tne numDes
10 to Is cents higher. top lambs WV. CnI-
cago had 60.0o0 and a ten cent lower mar
ket. showing the evil OF uneonsi ci ,.rgsSv
over. although Colorado. which state tur-
nished the tops today. and New Mexico
will send in good many range animois
yet. Fed stocks will be scarce. and the
market appears to be approaching q pare
spot. which means strong prices here.
Best ewes bring 5 to $6.26. feeding lambs
- to 9eS0. breeding ewes. el.B to $50.
J. A. RICKART. Market Correspondent.
Note:-American Royal Show and sales
will be held here week Of November 16 to
q. Live Stock Show. days; Indoor Cir
Gus, nights
Kansas City Tive Stock Sales.
IThe following sales were made thia
morning At the Stock Yards Kansas
City. and reported over .cng distance
telephone direct to the state Journal by
Clay. Robinson 4 Co. i've stock conn
mission merchants. with sfeices at AL
markets.1
Kansas City. Oct. 27.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts 1900. Market steady, 10c higher.
HOGs-Receipts 1900 head. Market
strong to shippers; others slow. Bulk Of
sales. 1.10@7.56; top. $40.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
strong. 10c higher. Lambs, $40.
KILLING STEERS
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Novel Combination Coal and Gas
Ranges at Forbes'.-Adv ~
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Kansas City, Oct. N.-WHEAT-Close
Hard, steady; No. 2. $1.063kDI. 06h; No: 9
$1.04@1O61h; red, steady; No. 2. N.6MV
i.O61k; No. 8, $1O41k@1.051k.
CORN-Mixed and white, steady; No. l.
72@72hc; No. 3, n@72c; No. red. 7b1xQ76c;
No. 3, 74@75c.
OATS-No. white. 4711c; mixed, steady;
No. 2, 43@431zc.
RYES6G87c.
HAY-Market weak. Choice timothy.
$500; choice prairie. $12.50Q13.00; choice al
falfa $14.0OG14.60.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December. Q.061S TO
$1.O6@1.O61s May, Q.12A.
CORN-December. 6sHc: May. 6s3sc.
OATStDecember, 47Hc.
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Liverpool GRAIN 9larkea.
Liverpool Oct. H.-WHEAT = Spot.
steady; No. Manitoba. 50 I'D; No. 2,
- ND; No. 3, 60 1O3kd: hard winter.
IS 113zd. Futures, firm; October. DC: De-
cember, % I'D.
CORN-Spot, quiet: American mixed.
q I'd. Futures, weak; November. b z11o.
ChIcs..- Grain Market
Chicago, Oct. x.-WHEAT-Close: De-
cember, $L14x; May, $1-1oA.
CORN-December. 67x067zc; May, 7V7sV
70,zc.
OATsDecember, sic; May. ENC.
PORK-January, $1AU.
LARDeOctober. $10.60s January, $3.50
9.S71z.
SHORT RIBS October. $lo.47a4: January.
&96@9.77z.
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Grain 0osslp.

(By specia; wire to T. j. Myers)
Minneapolis wheat stocks Increased SuOs-
900 bushels in the past two days.
Worlds shipments of oats last weak
were 2,045 900 bushels, OF which z0ab BUSH
els were from America
Exports from the United States ana
Canada yesterday were $4,000 bushels OF
wheat, 81, 600 barrels Of flour. 1900 bushels
Of corn and 433 600 bushels OF oats.
Worlds shipments Of corn last week
were 2, 735. 900 bushels compared with 4.266. :
600 bushels in the preceding week ana
$4,000 a year ago. America shipped To-
OC0 bushels.
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Chicago, Oct. N.-BOTTER-Mark
higher Creamery. 23h031c.
EGGS-Market higher. At mark. cases
included, 1S@24hc: ordinary firsts. 22@2Sc;
firsts, 24@25c.
POTATOES Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive. higher; springs. 12c;
fowls, 101k @11c.
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Rausas city Grain l1Arke2
fTho range Of prices for grain futures on
tAe Kanoao C1ty BEARD of Trade ~ ~
ported hy Thoa. J. Myers. Broker. Co
Kansas City. Oct. a.
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Topeka Market.
FURNISHED by Chas. Wolff Packing Col
Topeka. Kan, Oct. q.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS, e6 10<76 AZ
n E<<1 I 0VQD6.SS
ROUGH AND HEAVY............ 6.10d7660
LIGHT 6600696
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market.
higher Creamery 2s14@s1c.
included, 18@24.xc: ordinary firsts. 22@2sc;
PoTATOEs+Market unchanged.
fowls. 10h@11c.
New York f'r'.stu.-r Market
New York, Oct. Neutrality-suspicious.
firm. Creamery extras sS1zc; creamery
CHEEsE-Market steady state whole
milk; fresh, white and colored. 16c.
extra fine, s4@ssc; extra firsIs. s1assc.
roasting chickens. 1si4@2oc; fresh fowls.
14@ls1zc; turkeys. frozen. lsQ2zc - =
New >ork Money Market.
New York. Oct. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
paper, 6@6h per cent Sterling exchange.
z.soeS4 $3.50; Tor demand. 4.ss.5o@4.se.75. Bar
silves 48Nc.
New York Sugar Market.
New York. Oct N.@SUAR-Raw, easy;
molasses, s.A; centrifugal. 3.ss. Refined.
quiet.
Wichita live Stock Market.
Wichita, Oct. 7.-HOGS- Receipts LOO
Market weak. Top. $7.25; bulk Of sales,
$7.00@7.20
CATTLE-Receipts 800 Market steady.
s5.oo@775: stockers and feeders. $soo@7;o 90;
stock cows and heifers. H5oa6so; bulls.
$4.B@575; calves. $7O0910oo.
ST. Joseph 1--we SICK MARKET
st. Joseph. Oct. N.-HOGs-Receipts
$500. Market steady to SC lower. Top,
/, ST. IS; bulk Of sales. $7.15@7.30
to strong. steers. $s.5o@1o.oo: cows and
heifers. $4.2509O0; calves. 36.0O@l060
SHEEP-Receipts 800. Market 16@2oc
higher. Lambs, $700Q7.75.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, Oct Receipts %. 900.
Market wes a x. Bulk i1.s Of saies 1 SeaxS
. ;7.oo6zsc; rough. s7.oo@715; pigs. s4.2s@7;oo.
CATTLE-Receipts7 1000. Market steady.
Ssa fess1s ssesTs and hsif
ers, s. 25@8.75; calves $.00@1075.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market strong.
Sheep. N.s0@e:so; yearlings. $66S0s.4o;
lambs, $S.Oo@7.75.
Kan>s. city ive Stock ..rk-,
Kansas City. Oct. 27.-HOGS-Receipts
Market o ste. sa to &c lowsT n1 Ak
packers and butchers. T.1oa7ss; light. 500
j OTIS: pigs. $6.25@6.75.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market steady d
dressed beef steers, s7.5o9sz: western
| steers, 365O@8.75; southern steers, 5000
100: cows, $4ZoWo.Ios netIerSs $o1C4S.W,
stockers and feeders. $5.50QS.0O; bulls. $A75
ass: calves, $6.00010.5O.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to IOc higher Lambs, $1,000. IS: yearlings.
S 5O@6 IS; wethers, $5.00@5.75; ewes. 1850
-5.25; stockers and feeders. s.. 750700.
J Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct. a.
Heavy runs Of cattle at all the markets
last week put the situation everywhere in
to the hands OF buyers. There was no
getting away from the lower prices Ship
III hui Tow vf73v n
other markets from here all lost money
by the process. Today the run is 1900
head here. only three-fourths as many as
came in last Monday, and the market 10
materially improved over the close Of last
F; week. Killing steers are fully steady to-
day. cows are strong to sc higher, and
stockers and feeders ar 10 to Is cents high
er, with plenty Of buyers for all classes
Of cattle. Everything points to smaller
receipts from now on, ana . good market
here Prime natives brought I'll last week.
The previous week Morris& Company paid
S11.25 for a carload Of fancy steers, high
est price ever paid on the market here.