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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-17
BOYCOTT URGED.

CONTINUED from Page One.1
pressure, by which 1 mean the COM
mercial and financial boycott of any
nation which goes to war without sub
hitting its dispute to judgment or
inquiry.
THAT boycott could be of progress
sive severity. In the first, and what
would be probably the usual and suf-
ficiently effective stage, the nations
forming league for international law
and order would refuse to buy from or
sell goods to the offending nation. If
its offense, however, were a very ag-
gravating one and continued despite
the first measure, so that greater pres
sure were needed. the nations of the
league could practically sever all in
tercourse with it and refuse to enter
into financial or commercial transac-
tionS, refuse to receive or send it's
mail or to clear its ships.
To Arms as Last Resort.
"And then, finally, if such measures
were ineffective, military force would
be resorted to-
Theodore Marburg of Baltimore.
former United States minister to Bel
GUM, declared the growing purpose
of the world is justice and this should
be the real object of a league of peace.
'The present plan,' he said, stops
at having the league act as an inter
1awbreaker into court, using the
united forces of the league if neces-
sary to bring 1t there, and insisting
that there shall be an investigation
before any member of the league is
allowed to go to war"
John Bates Clark of Columbia 11ni-
versity said:
TT is not necessary to create a
wholly new league. The entente and
alliance are in full vigor and each was
formed for a pacific purpose-thc
protection of members from attacks
At present they are pacificists mill
tant. but they will drop the militancy
when they can gain their chief end
security against another war with
out it
A Protective Union.
"A league of many states formed for
nothing but Cancellation and arbitra-
tion-one that would aim at nothing
but the peaceful settlement of inter-
nal disputes-might do it's full share
of good only on condition that such a
circle of nations as constitute the en-
tente should join it and still keep their
present league alive and vigorous. 1t
would then act as a protective union
within a larger union for a judicial
purpose. More would be accom-
plished if the entente should merely
enlarge its membership, and then for
tify the enlarged body against inter-
nal troubles by adopting the best pos
sible measures for peacefully settling
disputes. Every state in the great
Union would then be protected against
perils from within and from without
To keep their union intact and firm,
they need means of settling issues with
each other without quarrel or vio-
lence. They need to adopt provisions
for arbitration and Cancellation such
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DR.. Meyer Gerhard.

department at Washington in regard
to published stories that DR.. Anton
Meyer-Gerhard, the ambassadors en-
voy, was in reality DIR. Alfred Meyer,
privy councillor of the first rank,
chief of the department of army sup
plies of the Imperial Germany minis
try Of war. Count Won BernStorff re-
turned to the Ritz Carlton hotel here
today from a motoring trip to the
Catskills.
1t was said in his behalf that he
would make no comment today to the
newspapers about the charge and that
the whole matter was in the hands of
the state department.
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T0DAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, June -WHEAT-Although
wheat today scored an advance on account
of stormy weather in Kansas and Ne
braska and of frost in Minnesota, the gains
wer soon wiped out The reaction was due
to reports that foreigners were trying to
can Gel purchases of new crop wheat here.
Selling was led by one of the largest con-
Germs in the trade. After opening %@Hc
to IL @13sc higher, the market receded to
below last nights level.
Unfounded rumors that British and
French had silenced the Dardanelles led to
a further drop in prices but continued re-
ports of heavy rains throughout the west
and southwest caused rail- y. The close
was unsettled at k@1c off to A@asc ad-
vance, compared with last night.
CORN-Corn eased off with wheat. At
first the market had shown a tendency to
Opening prices, which ranged from 1sc
down to A@Ac up, were followed by a
moderate setback all around.
On the break houses with country con-
nections were persistent buyers of scale
orders. The close WAS steady at unchanged
figures to SIC advance.
OATS-Oats had Independent siren 9Th
Prices headed downward almost from the
start. f1- 81 $3.50 2 2Ez
PROFESSIONALISM prices for hogs
helped to prop up provisions. The demand,
however, was chiefly from shorts.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. June 17.-HOGS-Receipts 49,,
OOO Market strong to &c above yester-
days average. Bulk of sales. Sz.25@7.55;
S6:s5@75 rough, $650@7.0O; pigs, s6.00@
T.35.
CATTLE@Recefpts 5000. Market strong.
Native beef steers, $6S009.50; western
steers, $6S0@S.10; cows and heifers, $3.25@
900; calves. $7.25@10.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market weak.
Sheep. S550@6.40: lambs, $6.75@9.25;
springs, $5.25@9.90.
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SCORE HURT BY STORM
Property Damage in and Near Blunt,
S. D., Placed at $25O,OOO.

Sioux City, Ia, June ia tornado
at Blunt, S. D., is estimated to have
caused a loss of S250,000 in Blunt and
vicinity and injured score of persons.
No loss of life has been reported.
The storm swept a path forty miles
long.
One OF those seriously injured was
Miss Clara Wright of HiShmore, a
cousin of Orville Wright, the aviator.
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Grain Gossip.


FURNISHED by special wire to T j. Myers.l
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 60, SSS bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased II, 495
bushels.
Exports from the United Sites and Can
ada yesterday were 352. 900 bushels of
wheat, 5000 barrels of flour, So, 900 bushels
of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 36S. 900 bushels.
A report made by E. w. Snow yesterday
made the following statement: The actual
damage to wheat from Hessian flies shown
through straw fall heads develop is be-
coming increasingly evident and it is
probable that a fresh wave of damage re-
ports will come with harvest"
A report from Tulsa. Okla. reads
follows: Rain, which is an almost daily
occurrence, is seriously interfering with
wheat harvest in the Arkansas Valley
Probably one-fourth of the crop is in the
shock. Although wheat is standing the
excess of moisture we'll, some of it is down
and will be partially lost. Some farmers
have equipped their binders with motor
attachments and are cutting in the mud"
The Iowa weekly crop report says: Con
siderable corn is not yet planted and much
replanting is to be done. Growth of corn
that is up, and field work is about two
weeks behind average of last wear Fields
on bottom lands grassy and some of
them If not cultivated soon will be lost.
Two or three days of clear, drying weather
will change conditions entirely for the bet
ter. Oats and rye heading. Some
fields of wheat are beginning to show
slight golden color. Hessian fly damage
is reported in southern counties"
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Hailstorm Damages Wheat.

Norton, Kan, June 17.-Thousands
of acres of wheat in this vicinity were
destroyed by a hailstorm that pre-
vailed late Tuesday. A five-mile strip
extending from Clayton and Edmond
was almost wholly devastated. The
rain amounted to one inch. A hail
storm also swept district in Adams
and Hall counties, Nebraska. In that
territory the storm cut swath be-
tween two and three miles wide, re-
sulting in great damage to crops.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, June 1-WHEAT-CIose
July, 81, e3A September, Slopes; Decem-
CoRN-July, 75hc; September, Toe; De-
cember 65%c.
OATs-Jufy, 45Ac; September, $3.50
40c.
PORK-July, $16S5: September, $3.50.
LARD-July. $9.45; September. $9.72.
SHORT RIBS-July, $1,000; September,
S1O.62.
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Kan.a. city Live stock Market.

Kansas City Live Stock Market
Kansas City, June 17.-HOGS-Receipt
$500. Market &c to Zoe higher. Bulk of
sales, S7.35@7.5O; heavy, S7.30@T.50; pack
and butchers, S7.0O67.521a light, $40
@7-55: pigs, S6.250725.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Prime fed steers, SS.65M9.30: dressed beef
steers. SSo0@9-O0; western steers, Sf-ooN
$50: southern steers. S6-25d $50; cows, $3.50
dS-00; heifers. S700Q9.30; stockers and
feeders, S6.oo@s.O0; bulls, S6.25@7.00;
calves. S5.60M10.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market slow to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-17

st. Joseph, June 17.-HOGS-Receipts
$500. Market 10c higher. Top, $3.50; bulk
ATTLE-Receipts 1000 Market active
and !i strong Steers, $1,000 e o 60; eeWs and
SHEEP-Receipts 700. Market lower.
Lambs, SIS. GOA $50.
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ALFRED MEYER. OR MOP
Bernstorff Communicates With Lans-
ing; Cut Out Newspapers.

New York, June 17.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
has, according to a statement made by
an official connected with the en-.
bassy, communicated with the state
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, June 17.-STOCKS-
The market showed tendency to harden
after the early reaction but heaviness in
Copper which followed sharp break in
quotations for the refined metal in London
caused another reversal and gave partial
confirmation to reports of price cutting
in this market. Metal shares were less
heavy, however, than certain of the more
standard issues Union Pacific, Reading
and Pennsylvania falling back a point each,
the latter on fairly large offerings. There
was q moderate revival of pool operations
in minor specialties with extreme dizziness
elsewhere.
Bonds were steady.
FirEness ruled at the outset of todays
trading leading issues adding to yester-
days late gains. United States Steel gave
promise or resuming it's former prominence,
opening with sales of 1000 and 1000 shares
at a material fractional gain, while the
preferred rose a point New York Central
was strongest of the railways with one
point advance. Copper and Motors were
moderately higher, but war specialties were
variable, Westinghouse declining over
point on extensive offerings. Prices
acted before the end of the half hour.
New York Sock Market.
[Close of prices for the leading stocks on
Tho New York Stock Exchange
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wichita Live Stock Market.

Wichita June II -HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market higher. Top, $40; bulk of
sales. S7.200T.35.
CATTLE@Receipts 200. Market steady
Native steers, s!.O0d9O0: cows and heifers
stock cows and heifers, 1928; bulls, 5000
6.5O: calves S6.OO6900.
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Kansas City Live stos.k Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City and
reported over long distance tsiephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co., live stock commission Iner-
chants. with offices at all markets.
Kansas City, June 17.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head Market 56
Zoe higher. Bulk of sales. S7.30@7.5 so; top,
81
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market 25c
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Liverpool Grain Market

Liverpool. June 17.-WHEAT-Spot No
l Manitoba, lis Cd; No. ., lis Sd No. 3
lis 2d: No. l Northern Duluth, lis; No.
hard winter. lis.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new, S.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.
Kansas.

Following are observa tons of the United
Staten weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock this morning:
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New York. June 17.-MONEY-Me
paper, 31a@3% per cent. Sterling eX-
change, 60 day bills, 4.74; demand, 1850;
bles, SAG; marks, demand, S21a; cables,
s2A Tires, demand, 5.95; cables 5.941 y !;
silver, 49la: Mexican dollars, 3sc Govern
ment bonds, irregular. Time loans, easy ;
60 days, 21a@2A six months, 3.
Call money steady; high, 2; low, IA !;
ruling rate, 1a4 last loan, 2; closing bid
1A; offered at 2.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, June 17.-BUTTER-Marke un-
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market lower Michigan
and Wisconsin white. 30eI 35c: Texas new,
sacked Triumphs, $4,000; Northern Caro-
lima Cobblers, S275@3.O0.
POULTRY-e5Alive, lower; fowls, 13c;
springs, 1S@23c.
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kAn8AS CITY tIFaIn N8fkek.
1.-THE range of prices for gram futures ou
The Kansas City Board of Trade as rs-
ported by Thos. ]. A.,ers. Broker. Colum.
biaD Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-17
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago Grain Market.
THE range of prices for grain futures
The Chicago Board of Trade reported
by This. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg.l
Chicago, June II.
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Poultry, Eggs and Butter.

Furnished ny ch- / opera taC~ '-nr71-
any. corner Laurent and Madisnn.l
Topeka, Kan, June II.
POULTRY--Hens. all sizes; 101ac; zroil-
ers, / to . lbs, 19c; ducks, Sc; geese, &c
young Tom turkeys. 13c; old Tom tur-
keys. lie;
EGGS-14c.
PACKING STOCK RUTTER-17c.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City. June 17.-wHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged to &c higher. o. hard,
S1-14@1.20; No. 5, $112@I20; No. 2 red,
81 10@1: IL: No. 8, $1.07@1-0 90.
al C92aR PIN. IA A3@lc higher No. nix
555c; No: ), 7314@74c; No. yellow, 7334c;
No. 3. 74c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4oc; No mixed. 4012 @43c.
RIE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Receipts ~ cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, Csc; Septem-
Der, 96Ac; December, 99c.
CORN-July, T3@c; September, 72h@
129sc; December. 6315c-
New York Produce Market.
ew York, June 17.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery extras. SO score, 2S14 q
EGGS-Market irregular Fresh gather
ed extras. 22@23c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, fresh, flats and twins, specials, 14@
14Ac.
POULTRY-Alive, irregular; western
chickens broilers, 25c; fowls, 15c; turkeys,
1O@11c. Dressed, quiet; prices unchanged.
New York Sugar Market
New York, June 17.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal, 4.S9; molasses, Az =;
refined, steady.
New York Cotton Market.
ew York, June T.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling uplands, $50. No sales.
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Topeka Grain Market
furnished by J. 3. Billiard. corner SAa
sass Ave ard Curtis St-1
Topeka, Kan, June II.
CORN-70c.
OATS-44c.
WHEAT-$1.00
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FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka. Kan, June II.
WHEAT-No- . hard, s1-o5-
WHEAT-No. . soft, 81 .05.
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New York Cotton Market.
ew York June 17@COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, $50. No sales.
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New York Sock Market.
TClose of prices for the leading stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. broker. Column
bian Bldg.l
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Topeka 'taJ Market.
Topeka, Kan, June II.
PRAIRIE HAY-slU.~
ALTA n = Sl7O
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New York Sugar Market.
New York, June 17.-SUGAR-Raw
steady; centrifugal, 4S9; molasses, Alp
refined, steady.
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sacks; Containing 100 lbs. per h. BIC.
UNION SETS-Red. per bu.. S1.T5: yell
CHEESE-Per h.. 1Sa1oihc
HORSERADIsH-Perd oz bottles, Doc
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Kansas City, June IL.

Open High Low Today Y,
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as are afforded in the excellent plan
that is before this conference for dis
| cuSSiOn."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-16

WINGED that feed for the stock and
supplies for the home cannot be paid
for with cotton and have any surplus
left. They are also convinced that
an all-cOtton crop enslaves every
member Of the family for twelve
months in the year, leaving no time
for recreation and for self-improye.
ment, with the exception Of few
months school for the smaller chill.
dren Of the family.
or course II will be years before
cotton ceases TO be the money crop"
in this section Of Texas, II indeed
that time ever comes, but our farm.
ers have at least determined to make
themselves self-supporting, to divorce
themselves In part from cotton. to
surround themselves with all Of life's
necessities produced at home, and IN
this way they will make cotton in.
deed the money crop. Particularly
will It he the money crop because the
money Il brings will not have to be
expended as now for food and feed.
It will be the cash surplus crop.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-16

appropriations for the maintenance
and support OF both institutions; and
Whereas, The Texas Federation OF
Women's Clubs has consistently ad.
vocated and fought for the enactment
OF every measure calculated TO ad.
vance the educational interests OF
Texas; and
Whereas. Under existing conditions
both the University OF Texas and the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
OF Texas are suffering from made.
quate support;
Therefore be II resolved by the
Federated Women's Clubs OF the
Fourth District OF Texas, in conven.
tion assembled, That we heartily en-
dorse the adoption OF said constItu-
uonal amendment, believing that the
best interests OF both institutions i'm.
peratiyely demand complete sepera-
ton.
Submitted by Mrs. w. Il. Spell OF
Waco.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-16
FRIEND OR FOE? ASKS GERMANY

Some Of our German friends across
the seas and particularly some OF
our German newspaper brethren have
permitted themselves to become un'
necessarily wrought up over the feel
ings Of the people Of United States,
and the position Of the Washington
government with respect TO the
titanic and regrettable struggle pro-
crossing in Europe. We are charged,
as a people, with adverse sentiments
10 Germany, and as a government
with trucking to England, permitting
her to do as she pleases, and the
charges come little short Of an out
and out accusation that we are sub
ject to England's bidding.
All Of which charges are extremely
unjust. because the American people
are pre.eminent in fair mindedness,
in fair play, in giving credit where
credit is due. The following is an
example Of the sentiment that seems
TO be gaining ground and crystaliz-
ing in that country:
The Hamburger Nachrichten, com
menting on the German memorandum
TO the State Department at Washing
ton recently given out for publication
by Count Won Bernstorff. the German
Ambassador, declares that the United
States allows England to act as she
pleases and supplies her with all the
war materials she rerquires, and con
tinues:
MANY a one who has cause to OBJ
serve this procedure Of the United
States has struck the table with his
fist: the anger created in Europe is
greater than the people over there
allow themselves to imagine.
"our Foreign Office now has found
the right language against France.
against England. and without any
sort Of consideration, against the
United States, too. With considera-
tion and forbearance we get no fur
Their forward. The German people
will gradually finish with their de-
clared enemies, although tremendous
efforts will be required, but behind
them stand our enemies who pretend
TO be neutral and claim from us the
rights OF neutrality, together with
every consideration. but who, never.
theless, continuously and zealously
support our enemies and assist them
in their war against MS.
ut is time that a strong word went
TO Washington. In expression It will
be polite, but its meaning can only
be: Are you neutral or are you our
enemyy"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-16
DEVlTALlZED INDUSTRY.

Prosperity comes to those who lay
the proper predicate. An abundant
feed crop for home and stock strikes
us as the right thing. Should you
grow a heavy cotton crop and get 10c
or 12c for it, wherein comes the profit
IL you buy your feedstuff?-Sulphur
Springs Gazette.
There doesn't come any profit.
There comes a deficit Under extra
ordinary conditions, farmer some
times squeezes out profit from an
Affection crop. But such an outcome
is extremely rare when cotton Is less
than 12c a pound and feed and food
prices average high. And II that
farmer would count out the deprecia.
tion of his lands and farm tools and
livestock, his small profit in most
cases would disappear. II is within
the experience of every Southerner
more than FIVE years old to know
farmers who have tried and failed
time after time to prosper with an
agricultural system which implied
sole dependence on a single crop. The
hundred thousand farmers, and thrice
three hundred thousand others, who
have grown gradually poorer while
pursuing the ignis fatuus lit and
borne by the cotton devil can testify
out OF the depths OF bitter experience
that an all-cotton crop is lure that
leadeth to bankruptcy. Yet every
year that fascinating experiment is
tried over again by half a million I'M
convinced agriculturists. Who shall
oensure them? Not We. Rather shall
we sorrow with them in their fore
doomed failure.-State Press.
Our farmers in this section are at
last seeing the light. They are con-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-16
MRS. w. II. sALeE DEAD.

The Eagle was advised by tele-
phone today Of the death OF Mrs. w.
II. Salge of College. wife of Mr.. W.
II. Salge, manager of the Shirley
Hotel. Mrs. Salge had been III some
two or three weeks and the end came
at O'Clock last evening. She was a
splendid lady, having many friends
and being held in the highest esteem
by the residents of the campus.
She was laid to rest in the college
cemetery at o'clock this afternoon,
Rev. Charlton II. Storey, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, con.
Quoting the funeral services.