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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-13
SLAVS ESCAPE SACK"
Russian Armies Reported to Have ESS-
capped EncircIing Germans.

Petrograd. Aug. 13.-The Russian
armies, having successfully extricated
themselves from the Warsaw sack in
which the Germans tried to enclose
them are now stubbornly opposing the
German advance toward Bialystok, on
line seventy miles to the east of
Warsaw and on both sides of the rail
road between the Polish capital and
BialystOk.
The German Baltic campaign APP
pears to be at a standstill with the
Russians astride the highway between
Vilkomir and Poniewerch threatening
the communication between these in
vading armies.
The Germans are approaching
slightly nearer to Kovno. They are
pounding that position with their
heavy guns, to which Russian artillery
is replying effectively. Peasants who
describe the deliberate preparations
for the ASA ult on Kovno which were
begun three months ago. The Ger
mans imported an enormous mass of
structural materials, built paved
roads from the westward and dug
foundations fifteen feet deep for NOR
tars, taking endless pains in preparing
the cement platforms.
When the refugees escaped no Az
centimeter guns had arrived but those
of smaller calibre, each requiring
three large tractors, were being
hauled into position.
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Mission (Tex.), Chamber of Commerce
Wires Request for Arms.

Washington, Aug. I3.-MisSion,
Tex, chamber of commerce today
wired the National Rifle association
here asking for rifles and ammuni-
ton imm ediately lin view of the reign
of terror in this section and the urgent
need of arms and ammunition for pro-
lection"
The National Rifle association dis
tributes condemned army rifles to
rifle practice clubs.
Lieutenant Albert S Jones, secre-
tary, said the Mission people would
have to form a club before the guns
could be issued. That would take
three or four months.
Lieutenant Jones says many rifle
clubs have been formed IN New Mex
leo and Arizona during the last two
months and that many have been sup
piled with rifles
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100000 bushels of wheat by repre-
sentatIveS of the allies
All the Morgan orders for wheat
and other supplies for the allies have
been under the supervision of e. r.:
Stetinius, president of the Diamond
Match company, who is in charge of
the export department of the Nor
gan firm. Through his secretary, Mr..
Stetinius repeated today a previous
statement in which he asserted that
j. p. Morgan & Co. had not cancelled
any orders and that the suggestion
that they had done so was ridiculous
When the statement of Messrs. Marcy
& Rosenbaum, telling of the cancella-
tions were brought to the secretary S
attention with the suggestion that MIR.
Stetinius might care to comment on
them, the secretary brought back
word that these were matters with
which the Morgan firm was not con-
cerned.
During the time that J. P. Morgan
& Co, have been handling war orders
for Europe the firm has maintained
policy of silence concerning the
amounts of orders and all other de-
tails involved. 1t was understood the
firm would continue this policy.
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NAMES 46 DELEGATES.
Governor Capper Appoints Represen-
tatives to Irrigation Congress.

Governor Capper has named forty
six delegates TO the annual meeting
of the International Irrigation con-
grsss, to be held September 1914 in
congress will also be held in Fresno.
The California sessions will close Sep
TENDER 80.
Delegates named by the governor
are:
Charles w. Green, Kansas City:
President H. J. Waters, Kansas State
Agricultural college, Manhattan; A.
w Logan, Quenemo; E. J. Fischer,
Wamego; Erick Swanson, Clay Cen
ter; H. b. Avery, Wakefield; Roy CAT
ford, Minneaolis; E. E. Frizzel,
Larned; George w. Lee, Larned; John
Ferriter, wichita; ]. w Tough, Scott
City; E. w. Wellington, Ellsworth;
ton; David j. Hanna, Salina; Otis l..
Benton, Oberlin; w. j. Tod, Maple Hill;
J. NJ. Huston, Belleville; 3. E Will
son, Williamstown; Prof. H. B. Walk
er, Manhattan; James f. Cochran,
Kansas City; W. f. Behiery, Bennirg-
ton; Charles E. Lawrence, Kansas
City; George w. Hanna, Clay Center;
J. b. Findlay, Lawrence; a. H Moi
felt, Larned; George c. Sterl, Abb
lene; John T. Denton, Grenola; ]. C.
Mohler, secretary state board of agri-
culture, Topeka; J. c. Hopper, Ness
L. L. Northrup, lola; w. M. Glenn,
Tribune; George Plumb, Emporia; l.
T. Purcell, Wakceney; j. M Averill,
Osborne; Edward Arnold, Chapman,
Jacob Buher, Enterprise; Dan Sase-
mant, Manhattan; j. H. Nelson, Ben
nington; h. f.. Mullaney, Hill City;
w. F. MuenZenmayer, Junction City,
J. H. Wilkinson, Russell Springs; D.
Foley, Syracuse; G. d. Schmidt, juno
ton City; J.. Is. Case, Abilene.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Aug 13-WHEAT-Excited
breaks that reached as much las, as S2sc t,a
wheat market today as result of asser-
tions that sales of nearly two million
As the sales, however, were conceded to
show a profit to the buyers, the excitement
about cents under last nights level. Trad
ers generally were inclined to believe that
difficulty in filling the export contracts
the cancellation, and. that chances of the
opening of the Dardanelles only in
remote way if at all responsible.
Opening prices of wheat with September
at $1.071a to $1.10 and December at 81 06
to $1.os ranged all the way from 1@11sc
When the rush at the opening was over,
ae rkt anS Tss oPEof op at for
Despite a rally that ensued after the
sharp declines at the start the market
market closed nervous, 11.c to 3as@3@c
net lower for the day with September at
81 OTIS and December at S1.07A.
Later the market underwent a fresh de
cline, influenced somewhat by unexpectedly
said also that largely owing to the semi
demoralized condition of the sterling eX
change market. the buying of wheat on
temporary halt The close was nervous
at $1.077s for September and $1.07A for
December, loss of Ice to 3as@312c from
last night.
CoRN-Weakness in wheat had de
which ranged from pc to &c lower, was
followed by some slight further losses.
Subsequent price changes were narrow.
The close was steady, &c to sc under last
night.
OATS-Oats like corn gave way with
wheat. Country offerings of oats were
materially enlarged.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by shorts made
provisions average higher. Lower quo
tations for hogs were virtually ignored.
Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures
The Chicago Board of Trade as repC ted
by Thos. J. Myers Broker. Columbian
Rldg.I
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TOM THUMB PARADE.
The Last of a series of Fairgrounds
PageantS.

Hundreds of children dressed up to
represent Srown-up characters, par
ticipated in the Tom Thumb parade
this afternoon on the state house
grounds The event was original in
its nature and attracted much atten-
ton. \ good-sized crowd gathered to
watch the little tots who were made
up to represent familiar characters of
the newspaper supplements. the NOV
les. history. etc. The parade was the
last of series of events of the kind.
Four o'clock was the hour set for
the parade. The children marched
through the state house grounds to the
corner of Tenth avenue and Jackson
street, north on Jackson to West
Eighth avenue, west on West Eighth
to Harrison street. and back to the
north steps of the state house.
The parade was under the general
Supervision of w. p. MacLean. The
children Of the various Fairgrounds of
the city were represented.
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ARMY LINES HOLD.


Continued from Page OneI
reported in connection with the gu, out
cans had been killed several hours
previously and twenty-five horses be-
longing to the raiders captured.
Numerous unconfirmed reports of
killings and battles between the raid
ers and soldiers reached here
No Fight at Edinburg.
Reports of fighting between Mex
lean bandits and citizens last night
at Edinburg today are shown to have
been erroneous and to have origina ted
through failure of a messenger who
calls Brownsville by telephone to give,
any details before he left the inStru-
ment The messenger had beer sent
from the scene of the impending at
tack to call for aid and without having
definite information told the Browns
vile end that fighting was in progress.
\ few armed men were seen, but
there was no firing.
Officials here. in answer 10 the
statement of General Naffarette, Car
rama commander at Mate moras. that
he had only 500 troops on the border.
say there are more than 1890 tToo1t'
in the zone described by the Mexican
general.
Naffarette had made the statement
to show that the supposed 1000 Mex
leans reported to have crossed into
Texas to breed uprisinES were not fol-
lowers of Carr3nza. as was reported
Another Mexican Killed.
One Mexican was killed today near
I.yford. Tex. a short distance north
of here, by soldiers and peace officers.
The soldiers shortly before daylight
went tC a ranch house near Lyford,
where it was reported that a Mexican
accused of woundinS Night Watch
man Fritz George at Lyford. last
week. was in hiding. The Mexican
was arrested and was shot when he
made a break to escape from the au-
tomobile in which he was being taken
to IyfCrd.
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VILLA TROOPS ROUTED.
Carranza Soldiers Also Defeat Forces
Under EmiIianO Zapata.

vices from Gen. J. Maycott, San Juan
Del Rio, state of Queretaro, today re-
port a rout Wednesday of Villista
troops with a loss of 200 dead for Villa
and the capture of a large amount of
food supplies and ammunition.
General Francisco Coss reports that
in fighting Wednesday near the limits
of the federal district, in the state of
Morelos, the Carranza troops defeated
the Zapatistas commanded by Emil
liano Zapata
The strike of oil company en-
pIoyees continues at Tampico and the
output of the companies is greatly cur
tailed. Military authorities are main
tanning order.
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BLOCK GERMAN DRIVE
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checked on the right and left flanks,
has given rise to the impression in
England and in Russia that the stout
resistance offered by the Russian
wings will insure the safe withdrawal
of the main body of troops from the
Warsaw salient.
Petrograd Line Not Cut.
Contrary to many reports, the main
line of communication between the
Polish capital and Petrograd has not
been cut through. 1t would be cut If
the Germans were to take Dvinsk.
The approaching meetings of both
the Greek and Serbian parliament
give promise of bringing the Balkan
situation to a head, though for the
moment Greece and Serbia remain OBJ
durate in their refusal to concede ter
ritOry.
Austrians Hurled From Mountains.
The italian war office reports the
complete repulse by Alpine troops of
simultaneous attacks by the Austrians
through two mountain passes 10, 900
feet or more high in the Furva valley
zone No movements of Importance
elsewhere are mentioned.
The most recent Austrian statement
reports the repulSe of Italian attacks
on the Doberdo plateau and near Ia
CORA.
The sinking of the British steamer
British crafts, the Osprey and Sum
merfield, and the Norwegian steamer
Aura, presumably attacked by Ger
man submarines, is announced. Three
persons, including one woman, were
drowned.
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*. c. MARKET NERVOUS.
Decline of 21a Cents Recorded: Ex-
pOrters Knew of No Cancellations.

Kansas City, Aug. 13.-Reports of
cancellations of foreign purchases of
wheat which became current late yes
terday caused an excited and lower
opening in the wheat market this
morning with initial sales for Septem-
Der delivery at S1.10 to $1.O9 in Kan
sas City. Extreme declines were 2 II
cents here Prices rebounded about
Il cents from the bottom and then
fell moderately, but the market re-
manned very nervous
Kansas City exporters declared that
they knew nothing of any cancelIa-
lions of export purchases and they
could not understand why they should
be made, as all the wheat that has
been contracted for by foreigners was
bought considera bly, below current
prices
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lie STAMP is ORDERED
BurIeson Authorizes New Sucker to
Meet Parcels Post Demand.

Washington, Aug. 13.-An eleven
cent stamp, the first of this denomi-
nation to be issued, has been author
lied by Postmaster General Burleson,
to meet the parcels post demand.
The new stamp is dark green, and
bears the profile head of Benjamin
Franklin from Houdon's bust
The new stamp is designed to meet
the demand for one stamp to cover
insurance and c. o. D. shipments on
parcels post matter. In addition, all
parcels for local delivery weighing
twelve or thirteen pounds carry eleven
cents postage, as do parcels weighing
seven pounds in the first and second
zones.
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Kansas City Produce Market

Market 1@2c lower. No. 2 hard, $1.27@1 40
No. 8, $121@1.3S; No. red, $1.1901.21
CORN-Market unchanged. No mixed,
nc; No. 3. 1612c: No. white, 77@7712c
No. 3. 7601612c; No. yellow, soc; No 3,
7S0l79c.
OATS-Market nominal. No white, 81
@6112c No. 2 mixed, 4404Sc.
RYE-$1. 00d1.02.
HAY-Market dull Choice timothy,
$12.00@13.50; choice prairie, $3.50; choice
alfalfa, $13.00@1350.
WHEAT-Receipts 156 cars.
sBUTTER-Creamery, 27c; ftrsts, 25c; sec
onds, 23c: packing, 1915c.
EGGS-Ffrsts, 1Sc; seconds, 121ac
POULTRY-Hens, 111ac; roosters, DC
broilers, 15c.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1.OS5s
December, $1.04% May, $1.O7N.
CORN-September, 71H@19sc; Deem
Der, 608c; May, 63@631sc
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BATH SLAYER IS HANGED
George Joseph Smith Expiates MUIR
der of Three Brides.

London, Aug. 13.-George Joseph
Smith, the wife murderer, was hanged
today at Maidstone.
Smith was found guilty by jury
July l. He was accused of numbering
three wives, to collect insurance
money on their lives. In each case
the victim was found drowned in a
bathtub soon after the wedding cere-
mony.
After Smith was sentenced the
court, mplimenting the jury upon
it's verdict, declared the prisoner mad
gone through the ceremony of mar
riage with two other women, both of
whom he had robbed of money.
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ALLIES CANCEL GRAIN.

CONTINUED from Page One.I
something important or they would
not have cancelled purchases that
show such profit and give them away.
Possibly it is that the Dardanelles are
to be opened. But we have no infor-
nation. England wants to hold her
gold and by buying wheat in Canada
and Australia she can use her credits
and keep her gold with which to buy
munitions. If Europe does not buy
our wheat freely, it will mean much
to US and make a great deal of differ
ence in prices
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Grain Gossip.
IBy special wire to T. j. Myers, colam

IBy special wire to T. j. Myers. Column
bian Building.
Minnea polls wheat stocks have decrease
220 600 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
week and corn stocks decreased 9,462 bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
wheat, $1,000 barrels of flour and 10000
bushels of corn wheat and flour combined.
725. 0O0 bushels.
The latest estimate of the wheat crop
of Spain is lbs million bushels compared
with early indications Of 152 million bush
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BORDER TOWN TERRoRIzED.
kingsVilIe. Tex. Nienaced by Bandits,
Guarded Day and Night.

Houston, Tex. Aug. 1S.-Rumors
that border bandits are crossing santa
Gertrudis ranch and are headed to-
ward Kingsville have led to the or
ganization of night guards to patrol
the residential sections of that town
by night The street lights burn all
night. instead of being turned off at
IL p. m.
Sheriff Scarborough and deputies
are seeking two MeXicans who appear
ed at the dairy of Robert Simmons,
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Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, Aug. -HOGS-Receipts b.
days average Bulk of sales. Sc 70Gd7 80
light, $7.10G7.S5; mixed. S6.5O0775; heavy
100
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Native beef cattle, S6.1OM1O2O: western
steers, S6.75@9.O0; cows and heifers, s3.1O@
90; calves, SS.00sd IL 50.
sHEEP p od 1000 Market weak.
Sheep, S5.90M6.65; lambs, $6.75MS.95
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els and 100 million bushels last year Much
of this is expected to be of low quality.
Estimated shipments of wheat from
Argentina this week are 100000 bushels,
compared with 504, 900 bushels actually
shipped last week and $4,000 bushels a
year ago. Estimated corn shipments are
100000 bushels.
A cable from France says weekly con-
sumption of wheat averages 61a million
bushels. The wet harvest caused alarm,
as reserves have been allowed to run low
in anticipation of native offerings.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-BUTTER-Marke I'M
changed.
EGIS-Market unsettled At mark, cases
included, 15@1S@c; ordinary firsts. 16@
lie: firsts. northern, 1S1a @19c; frsts
southern. 17$4 @1S14c.
POTATOES-Market higher Virginia
Cobblers, $1:40@ 1.65 Jersey bulk, 57@62c
Minnesota. 4S0 SOC.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 131ac;
springs, 1615M1S1ac.
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Wichita, Aug. 12.-HOGS- Receipts 800.
Market lower. Top, $3.50; bulk of sales,
S7.10M1.25.
CATTLE-Receipts 30. Market steady.
Native steers. S6.00d9.25; cows and heifers.
S500@S.25; stockers and feeders S6.OOG
80; stock cows and heifers S4J067 % (:
bulls, S4.I5M 5.35; calves, $6.OOM9.25.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock Market

Kansas City, Ang. MISUNDERSTANDING
Of sales, s7oo@ 20. heavy. Sc. so0l7. 30 !:
packers and butchers. ST.1O0T.5; light,
$T-25G750: pigs, S7.O007-25
CATTLE-Receipts 600. Market steady
to strong. Prime fed steers. 50. J0Q9 % /:
dressed beef steers, $800dSJ0; western
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New York Produc. Marke,.

New York, Aug. 13.-BUTTER-Ma
easy. Creamery extras, 90 score, 26c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered eX-
tras. 241aM26c.
CHEESE - Market Irregular Whole
milk, fresh flats, colored specials, 1850
lie
POULTRY-AIive. weak: dressed. quiet
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St. Joseph Live stock Market.

st. Joseph. Aug. 13.-HOGS+Receipts
$500. Market &c lower Top, S7.45; bulk
of sales. S6.6O07 40
CATTLE-Receipts 100 Market steady.
Steers, 81 .J0tG 1000; cows and heifers, $500
G9.25; calves. S7.50d10
SHEEP-Receipts 800. Market steady.
Lambs, SS.O0GS-J0.
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from half to two thirds of their declines
War specialties were again very active al
Bethlehem Steel preferred, Crucible Steel
Allis- Chalmers and the Motor stocks.
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NOT BY MORGAN FIRM.
Financiers Profess to Know of No
Grain Order Cancellations.

New York, Aug. 13.-Nobotly in
authority at the offices OF ]. P. Nor
gan, it was said today. knew anythb g
about the cancellation of orders for
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New York, Aug. Is.


Chicago, Aug. 13.-WHEAI-CIose Sep
TENDER, SLOTS; Decembr, S1OIA; May,
$1115s.
CORN-september. 745sc; December.
oATS&Septembe 3ea4 a 395sc; Deem
Der, 391sc: May. 42sz d427sc.
PORK-September $14.05; October, S14. 10
LARD-September. $50; October, SS.15.
SHORT RIBS-September, $500; October,
1897.
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Liverpool Aug 1S-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba. lis Cd; No. 3. lis I'd; No. 1
Northern Duluth, lis I'D.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new, 9s Sd.
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New York, Aug. 13.-SUGAR-Raw, firm
centrifugal, 4.S9@495; molasses, 412@41S
refined, steady.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty-fou
hours ending at O'Clock this morning:
in
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

1.-THE fnIl".i1hg sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal ~ Clay, Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer
Kansas City, Aug. 13.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts $500 head. Market ga
Zoe lower. Bulk of sales, $7.o0@740; top,
$7.45.
sHEEP-Receipts 500 head. Market
off
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New York Cotton Market.


New York. Aug. 13.-COTTON-Spot
steady middling uplands, $50 No sales
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fClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. broker. Column
bian Bldg.l
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APPEALS FOR RIFLES.

two miles from Kingsvil1e, and de-
manded he round up his live stock.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
TTbe range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board &. Trade as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.l
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Continued from Page one.I
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A G. o. ID. order will be the thing,
if you cannot get to the store.
Phone 4198.
All Kinds of Fruit and Vegetables.
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Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as repC tied
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
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Governor Brumbaugh
Looks Into State Jobs

According to stories in circulation
on the HILL" effort is to be made by
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh to
stop the practice of creating positions
by legislative appropriation and
through the medium of contingent
funds. Whether or not an attempt
through a statute fixing the number
and salaries of all state employees has
not been fully determined as it is a
gigantic task.
The Governor has made up his mind
that this Legislature will be urged to
discontinue the practice and he has
conveyed his views to Chairman James
+. Woodward and Clarence j. Buck
man. of the House and Senate appro-
priations committees. The situation.
which was not generally known, was
brought to light through the report of
the Economy and Efficiency Commits
sion.
If it is decided to stamp out the
practice at this session and establish
every position on the Hill by statute,
there is possibility that number of
places may be abolished. The Gov
ernor is making considerable investi-
cation into the needs of various de-
partments and will later formulate his
plans. In the meantime legislators
will be slow to encourage any more
jobs by the appropriation and contin-
gent fund routes.
The work of preparing departmental
appropriation bills is under way and
they viii specify every place instead OF
making lump sums for clerk hire