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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
FOR clean LIVING
State Purity League to Carry
on New Uplift Work.
DIR. Dora Martin Will Conduct
Headquarters in Topeka.

AS a result Of the meeting of the
Anti-White Slave congress which
closed Thursday night, "Clean Life
and Happy Future" department is to
be added to the State Purity league,
and DR.. Dora Martin, who left this
afternoon for Columbia, Mo-, will re-
turn to Topeka after the first of the
year to push the Kansas campaign.
All literature necessary for the
establishment of clean life bands can
be secured at once by sending 2-cent
stamp to DIR. Martin at the Topeka Y.
w. C. A., and when the doctor returns
after the first of the year she will at
tempt to introduce the work and make
the organization a part of the various
churches of the state.
The object Of the movement is to
encourage boys and girls to lead
cleaner lives and to build up the
morality Of the nation by working on
the coming generation and showing
them the evils Of sin before they fall
into them.
Clean Living Unpopular.
1.-The boy or girl who wants to lead
a clean life is made fun OF and called
a sissy" DR.. Martin says, land for
this reason clean living is about the
most unpopular thing in the world to-
day.
1.-THE only anti part about this
movement is that it strives to be an
4
innocence and neglect cause the
downfall Of 80 per cent of the girls
and boys who go wrong, and as long
as living clean lives is unpopular a
better nation cannot be expected
DR.. Martin said that she did not be-
lieve 20 per cent of the girls who go
wrong do SO wilfully and over 80 per
cent of them do so because they are
weak in mind and their nerves are
unstrung by unclean living.
| Zone ont of oVerV twelve marriages
: in the United States ultimately ter
inmates in the divorces courts" the
, doctor said, land believe that IL all
! unhappy marriages were annulled
! there would be one in every six.
! "Unhappiness in the homes come from
unclean living-from tobacco, liquor,
+, bad language, gambling, vile company
and nervousness. If a woman wants
to marry.a clean man she discovers that
1t is almost impossible to find one. and
a man also takes q great chance az
he is more likely to get wife who
care more for dress and society than
she does for her home and family and
children.
Bulldog Comparisons.
"A prominent educator recently said
that the trouble with the country ie
that the women think more of theil
bulldogs than they do of their children
say that women have better chance
Of raising bulldogs and the dogs are
usually better born. 8
Il mo child can be well born or prop
erly raised in an unhappy home. and
the only way to eliminate the unhappy
homes as well as the ill born chill
dren is to make clean living popular and
to show people that no kind Of immor-
/ atty pays" the doctor concluded.
Also, DR.. Martin said that the white
slave traffic is steadily On the fncrease
and women are enseged N Il nearly -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11


Pigeon club at Auditorium.
A resolution was passed favoring
consolidation with the Kansas State
Poultry association which will hold a
show in Wichita, January Ills. 1t is
thought that unless consolidation is
perfected there will be no chance that
he Legislature will appropriate money
for the support of a show in Kansas.
y Executive Board Members.
The executive board of the Kansas
State Poultry Federation, which is
made up of a member from each con-
gressional district, is as follows:
First district. Charles Swan. Of Ian
sing; Second district. Mrs. I; N.
E. Inman, of Fredonia Fourth district.
J. L. Carmean. of Neosho Falls; Fifth
distri Baker aGsn of ABILENE; Sixth
Seventh district R. ?. Krum. Of Stafford:
Eighth district, E. D. Martin. of Newton.
Today's Program.
There were large number of persons
in attendance at the show Society
Packing ccmpany's poultry and egg plant
was a feature this morning. This after
noon a poultry institute was conducted
in the commission chamber at the city
building.
Saturday Farmers Day.
show. AN exhibition of-various grades Of
dressed poultry will be. made Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. Prof. w. A. LIP
pincott will deliver lecture.
Hold Pigeon show Here.
Decision was made by local pigeon
fanciers at meeting held in the COM
mission chamber of the city hall Friday
night to arrange for an exclusive pigeon
show in. Topeka the. latter part of jan
,suary. -
Temporary officers were elected. They
are: PRESIDENT w. o. Howa1d; first vice
president, w. w. Nichols second vice
president, Joseph Aigner; secretary, c. ~.
sDuffy: Charles KiussYnan, assistant sec
rotary and treasurer. The next meeting
will besheld FridaS Aysning. December =
Company, IL west FIFTH street.
Topeka is knownzas pigeon center
Many good shows were held by the West
erns pigeon club and the meeting Friday
viving interest In pigeons in Topeka and
the organization Of the club. The Topeka
fanciers have an excellent display Of
pigeons at the poultry show in the Audi
toriunl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Furs cleaned. Phone ss5s.-Adv.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
Searchli8ht
The Quality of Royalty.

Are kings better than other people,
and If SO. why? This is a question
which the world has been putting to
itself with varying success ever since
there were kings. way back somewhere
just after the time of Adam. The
question in this form is decidedly pop
ular. However. the same question re-
Gently has been propounded, in part.
after the scientific manner. The in
vestigator proposed the question: Are
kings. sovereigns, mentally more cap
able than the average. and II so. is
this owing to the environment and op-
portunities going with kingship or to
heredity? An interesting and scientific
answer has been elucidated to the prob
lem.
The scientist, who. it may be put in
stituted exact proceedings to pass upon
the divine right of kingship. made a
complete survey Of all reigning SOW
ereigns. together with all adult male
members Of reigning houses. With this
wealth of material assembled. he de-
grades eight, nine and ten represented
unusual Intellectual attainment. This
preliminary work done, he sorted his
sovereigns according to grades. Other
male adults Of reigning houses we're
also classified.
The result Of this investigation seems.
after a fashion, to uphold the divine
right Of kings. They were found to
grade intellectually far above the aver
age. And. to determine how much this
superiority was due to opportunity and
how much to heredity, it was assumed
that younger brothers would represent
heredity. without opportunity. and. as
they also proved out better than aver
age. 1t was concluaively shown that
royalty is naturally of a superior
metal.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-Private predic-
tions for better weather in the southwest
over Sunday caused quite a sharp break
in the cotton market this morning, but
the decline was partly recovered owing
to the failure Of the official forecast to
hold out any definite promise of rain
west Of the river and numerous private
reports that droughty conditions and hot
winds were hurting the Texas crop. The
close was barely steady at a net decline
of to 8 points.
Liverpool was evidently Influenced by
the talk of better weather, which ap-
peared to be based on the shower re-
ported at Oklahoma City and expecta-
tions that lower temperature would be
followed by more general precipitation
within the next day or two. At any rate,
cables were lower than due. and after
opening at decline of 2 to 5 points the
local market sold II to 13 points net
lower under liquidation and a renewal
of local bear pressure The south was a
seller here on the decline, and private
wires from New Orleans, as we'll as local
map readers, said there were better pros
poets for a break in the southwestern
drought. but business was by no means
general and the market rallied during the
middle of the morning. Active months
sold nearly 10 points above the early
low level on covering. but prices eased
off 2 or 3 points from the best in the
late trading under realizing by early buy
ers. Reports from domestic goods mar
kets showed no special change in condi-
tions and nothing further was learned
regarding the short-time movement
abroad
Evening star., 1914-07-19
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, July 1s.-Hope that cool,
dry weather had conquered the worst of
the danger from black rust brought
about general unloading by spectators in
wheat. In consequence. the market al
though steady at the close, was p to q
under last night. Corn suffered a net de-
cline of Is 10 12 and oats of /, to Aa3s.
The outcome in provisions ranged from
unchanged figures to a loss of 10.
Doubt whether any further spread of
black rust would occur dominated the
wheat pit from the start. Some crop
experts even ventured the opinion that il
atmospheric conditions remained auspi-
cious. the impairment of the. yield OF
spring wheat taken as a whole would
not prove to be of a serious character
Disappointing cables and liberal accep-
tance of bids sent from here TO the coun-
Try tended further to depress the market
Bullish percentages in the Canadian
government crop report led only to a
slight temporary upturn in wheat values
The effect was more than offset by the
prospect of a decided largement of the
domestic visible supply total on Monday
Corn weakened with wheat and as re-
suit of beneficial rains said to have fall
len in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma
Generally cooler temperatures act also
at Liverpool due to belief that the bulk
Of the outstanding Argentine surplus was
dnmerchantable had little if any indu-
ence on prices in Chicago. Free move
ment of the new crop held buyers o1
oats in check.
Provisions opened firm. but developed
some weakness before the close. There
was considerable realizing by longs
whose cue was the sag i'll grain.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
GET CONVENTION FUNDS.
Chairman John Dolph Pleased by
Several Contributions.

Joseph Berberich and Morris Hahn,
special subcommittee of the joint con-
vention's finance committee. represent
ing the Board of Trade, Chamber of
Commerce and the Retail Merchants
Association. have reported to John
Dolph, chairman of the general COM
mittee, that they have received dona-
tions from several merchants. Mr..
Dolph is greatly pleased with the re-
suits and Is hopeful that substantial
fund will soon be on hand for the
work of the conventions committee.
In a statement just issued by the
committee it is declared:
"The convention work has been prac-
tically at a standstill because of lack
of a fund, but with it's renewal Wash
ington can enter the field again. and
as in the past. win out against the
liveliest convention cities in the coun-
try. Experience of committees sent
to Des Names. ST. Paul Detroit, New
York. Atlantic City and Chattanooga
during the active campaign under the
first fund demonstrated that Washing
ton, with an expenditure of one dollar
can win out against other cities spend
ing ten. The enormous returns for
every dollar expended make this the
most lucrative form Of activity for the
citys business organizations 70 fol-
low"
Evening star., 1914-07-19
SUPREME COUNCIL IN SESSION
Colored Masons of High Degree
Meet in Washington.

The colored Supreme Council. An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Free Masonry for the southern juris-
diction. territories and dependencies
throughout southeast and southwest
United States of America opened it's
sessions yesterday afternoon in this
city. It's officers are w. T. NJ. Grant,
ST.. most puissant sovereign grand
commander. New Orleans: James T.
Logan. puissant lieutenant grand COM
mander. Natchez. Miss; William B.
williams. illustrious grand prior, New
Orleans; Andrew Maker. ilIustrious
grand minister of state. New Orleans;
Leon v. Taylor. illustrious grand chan
cellor, New Orleans; H. c. Scott, Illus
trious grand treasurer general. Wash
ington. and ]. v. Alexander. jr.. illus
trious grand secretary general. New
Orleans.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-F1our-steady.
Rye fiour-Steady.
Cornmeal-Quiet.
Rye--Quiet: No. . western. 81 c. i. (.
New York export.
Barley-Steady.
wheat-spot easy; new No. hard. s7x,
and new; NO. 2. red. s6X: July shipment
luth. 1.ooA; and No. l, northern Manitoba,
99A t. o. b. afoat. Futures easy under
liquidation: July. s9A: September. SIS.
Corn-spot steady; No. yellow. 7sN C.
/. +. to arrive.
Oats-Spot dull.
Hay-Firm.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Firm.
Beef-Firm.
Cut meats-Steady.
Lard-Easy: middle west, 1Oo5a1O.35;
refined steady; compound quiet.
Tallow-Quiet.
Wool-Steady
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Dull
Evening star., 1914-07-19
COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-scattering COM
mitments appeared to have been pretty
well evened up on the somewhat cratic
fluctuations of the earlier week and the
coffee market was quiet today. with the
ments. Opening prices were points low
er, and the market closed unchanged to
8 points lower. Sales. 11.OOO bags. July,
8. .43; August, S.45; September, 8.55; Octo-
Der, s64; November, S.74: December, S.S4:
January. $50; March, sos; May. 9O5;
June. S.9J.
Spot coffee. quiet: Rio. No. Z. 81: San
tos, IA 12d. Mild coffee dull: Cordova, 12h
a.8 nominal: Havre. 4 franc lower; Ham
unchanged. Brazilian receipts. $1,000
bags: Judiahy. 2s.O00 bags. Today's San
tos cables reported As unchanged: futures
q to IS reis lower; Sac Paulo receipts,
33 ~ bags.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. La, July 1s.-selling
on expectations Of rain in Texas and
Oklahoma caused a decline Of IL to IA
points in the price of cotton today be-
fore the session was very old. Fresh
long buying and some little profit taking
by shorts steadied the market at the de-
close was at a net loss of to points.
The weather map indicated light show
ers widely scattered in the extreme north
western portion of the belt. This caused
selling around the opening. especially as
bears considered the chances good for
more rain over Sunday.
Cotton futures closed steady. July,
12.95; August. 1872; October. 1920; De-
cember, 1870; January. 12.35; March,
12.44.
Spot quiet. unchanged: middling. ID g.
16; strict middling, 13 11-16. Sales on
spot, 235 bales; to arrive, none.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
OPPOSES FLAG CHANGE,
Cushing Camp Adopts Resolutions
Against "Old Glory" Innovation.

William B. Cushing Camp. No. 80. Di-
vision of Maryland. Sons of Veterans.
U. S. A.. has adopted resolutions op-
posing any possibl change in the
American flag by the insertion Of the
Confederate cross in the field Of blue.
The resolutions. in part, state: I'VE
hereby place ourselves on record as
being decidedly and unequivocably op-
posed to this contemplated mutilation
Of old Glory the flag for which
our fathers. both living and dead. sac
rificed SO much, as being insulting to
their memory and unpatriotic in the
eyes of those who hold dear the noble
traditions of Washington and those
who fought with hi min the cause of
liberty"
Good progress is reported by the or
ganization in the sale of tickets for
an excursion to be held to Chesapeake
Beach. August 81.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON, July 1S.-The miscellaneous
selection offered at the wool auction sales
today was steadily absorbed by buyers
from all sections The tone was firm and
secured pieces were In eager request by
breds were taken by America. The Offer
ings today were Il, ,4OS bales Following
is the sale in detail:
New South Wales. 1900 bales; secured,
71sda11hd: greasy. s1zda1s 4d; Queens
greasy, 1Oda1s 41kd: Victoria. 500 bales
secured. 9Aa1s I'D; South Australia, 7OC
bales; greasy, 9da1s I'D; West Australia,
500 bales: greasy. 7da1s 31kd; New Zea-
land. s,1Oo bales; greasy. 9da1s3d: Cape
of Good Hope and Natal, 500 bales;
secured. 1oda1s I'D: greasy, 6bda1Ohd
Puntas Arenas, $500 bales; greasy, 0da
Is 3Hd.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

10000 head: weak; bulk. s.S0as. 90: light,
s65as.1O: mixed. S.55a9.1o: heavy. S.45a
80; rough. s;45as.6o: pigs, 7.75as.so.
cattle-Receipts. 200 head: slow;
beeves, 7.70a9.90: steers, 6S0aS. 80; ;
stockers and feeders. 5.75aS00; cows
and heifers. 39Oa9.1O: calves, 7.50a1 !. 90.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head; slow;
sheep. 5.25a6.0O; yearlings, 560a7.00;
lambs, 6.O0aS60.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition of the United States
Treasury yat the beginning of business
yesterday was: Net balance in general
fund, $14S,894.564: total receipts Friday.
$2.629.s79: total payments Friday,
$6, 6,OO0,396.
The surplus this fiscal year is $6,291,-
051. against a deficit of $1s.321,113 last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
Anticipate Business Expansion

IL IS not surprising under the circum-
stances that business men in manv marta
of the country. as a canvass Of hanker.
ana merchants made by the Times has
proven believe that the country is on
the eve OF a considerable expansion in
business. The change from business re-
action to business recovery, it is also
pointed out, would be a most welcome
one. and 1t is not necessary to be pre-
pared to prove that a business boom Is
soon TO De under way to justify the state
ment that the situation is a promising
one. But there is another factor which is
contributing in no small degree to i'm
provement in business sentiment. The
attitude which the White House has
adopted toward the business world is CIV
ing distinct encouragement. One hears
these days in business and banking quar-
ters commendation of the stand which
President Wilson has taken in this mat
ter coupled with regret that the attitude
at the Capitol toward business questions
in the widest sense of that phrase does
not more closely approximate the attitude
OF the White House. At the same time
commence is increasing that the ultimate
outcome of proposed legislation will be
much more acceptable to the business
world than were the original drafts Of
the bills now under consideration. The
financial community is inclined to believe
that IN this matter Congress VIII be act
ing under what would seem like personal
necessity in the hope, Wall street believes.
that the opposition of the business world
to the party now in power VIII be miti-
gated Thus political Developments are
going hand In hand with economic devel-
opments In strengthening the hope for
better business during the later months
of the year. W. s. COUSINS.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-cotton goods
easy. Burlaps were quiet, with knit
goods and linens in fair demand. Job
bers report slight increase in fall
business.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
LACK Of VITALITY
SHOWN IN STOCKS
Compensation, However, in
Emphasis Placed on Other
Fields of Investment.
QUESTION IS TO CHOOSE
CHANNEL THAT is SAFEST
Average Bond Prices Lowest in Year.
Claim That Business Skies
Are Frightening.

NEW YORK CITY, July 1S-Duu days
In Wall street have had their own COM
pensation in the transfer of interest from
the purely speculative offerings to the
more substantial, though supposedly less
productive. dividend-paying Industrial,
municipal and corporation securities
While 1t is true that business on the
regular stock exchange has so dimin-
ished that not even a semblance of former
active days can be maintained, it must
not be assumed that investors are any
less thrifty. or that there has been any
great diminutton of savings available for
investment. 1t is only a question of
choosing the safest channel of operation.
and in this process investors have more
and more forsaken stocks and chosen the
paths which offer more safety as to prin-
cipal. even at sacrifice in the net re-
turn thereon. 1t is unfortunate that in
| many instances the securities that have
fallen into disrepute have been the vic
tins of circumstances beyond their con-
troll. Thus our leading railroads and in
dustrial corporations have in recent years
been subjected to such criticisms and at
tacks by state and federal legislative
bodies that their securities have become
consequence they have suffered heavy
fluctuations in their quotations with
the exception of the New Haven roao
very few instances of fragrant misman-
agement or unwise appropriations can De
cited as cause Of the almost universal
decline in railroad stocks. Ten years ago
railroad bonds and stocks were In such
| high favor, and the cost OF eapltai SO
| low, that the better grade of such secur-
ties yielded but 3 per cent to the In
ToIa ircn
per cent is declined in favor OF one that
| pays to az and even 8 per cent
Bonds Versus Stocks.
| With the rapid increase In the wealth
of the United States and thus with the
corresponding increase of the savings
available for investment, 1t Is only
logical that new outlets for these funds
must constantly be developed. and 1t Is
| just here that the investment banker
| has been finding and developing MS
golden opportunities. Perhaps IN, no
| sphere of financing has there been such
gratifying development as IN that OF
| investment banking. which has created
i a new profession and rendered an IN
valuable service to the investors OF
| the United States. Investment bankers
report that they are now reaping the
rewards of their efforts and are stead
| lily increasing their business. while
many Of the staid and unchang-
ing stock exchange commission houses
have preferred to march along in the
| same old rut.
The first break of investors from rail-
road securities was to the shares and
| bonds of the large industrials, espe-
cially the preferred shares Even
these industrial securities have now
been superseded by another class that
are the product of the natural develop
! ment of the resources of country like
the United States. These are what ar.
Evening star., 1914-07-19

Experience is q great teacher. but there
are some conceited men who imagine
they can give experience cards and spades
and beat it at the teaching game.
Evening star., 1914-07-19

It pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1914-07-19
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business July 18 at the
New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

following table shows highest closing ptces
mo-
to
Evening star., 1914-07-19
Brighter Business Sentiment

urtner evidence of the sound condi,
'ion OF business at present and the proa-
pects OF prosperity wave in the autumn
are not lacking. and these have been
sreatiy enhanced by the optimistic ut-
'erances or the representative business
men who have visited the White House
IN recent weeks. The government cron
report, the monthly report of untitled
steer orders, the decrease in idle cars.
ciear;ne. ;ne more an favorable showing in bank
clearings are accepted Indications of fair
weather In the business barometer In
tnis respect America is well in advance
OF all European countries, where bnsie
mes ness depression Is greatly emphasized by
the steady slowing down of trade anS
production. Though up to Jun. ao ~
the present year bank clearinps were 4
per cent below the June period last year
is pointed out that the July clearines
aaye nas, exec exceeded the the 1913 record. For the
showed an increase Of "a per cent. anJ
last week they increased to tha IT.
nomenal extent of 14.3 Der cent and
aggregated the largest sum for the weaL
IN Thas ane ms history 1 OF the United states.
ed in any way consistent with 9hard
times. In all previous periods or var.,
severe depression in business hsnI
ciearings nave fallen off from 10 to 20
nao,aI pea SGn', me raiiroads have had their
capital mas been exceedingly apprehen-
slve. but the fact remains that fhe cow
try has kept on doing a volume of hmai-
ness ness tnas nat w would have excited a few
iataIS 1so -. me e, wonder OF those who have
country grows so fast in population and
expands Its manufacturing enuinrnant o.
rapidly that volume of trade no larger
man tnat OF the year before last makes
sion. "opies
Evening star., 1914-07-19
THE YEAR 1914 TO DATE
ON LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE

W Hbbs Co.
anda also the range o