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said:
HE used a combination of his
magnificent command of the English
language and his experience in poll
tics to make this attack.
snail show you that with his con-
troll of publications at least four mill
lion persons and probably more, had
access to the newspapers of this coun-
try IN which the statement was print
ed. Because he was the most power
ful political and intellectual factor in
the United States, he was able to Sc
cure wider publication of his remarks
than any other citizen could
Now he is here and he will have
to prove his own truthfulness to your
satisfaction.
"An answer has been filed to the
complaint. In the motion to dismiss,
counsel for Colonel Roosevelt said
nothing personal was meant to Mr..
Barnes and Mr.. Murphy in the allega-
ton and that those names were what
might be termed algebraic terms. !
want you gentlemen to pay particular
attention to the evidence offered by
the defendant and determine for your
selves whether anything personal was
meant
Mr.. Ivans concluded as follows:
I'VE come into court under the
great principle of liberty, the quality
upon which our action rests. We
come in not only for ourselves. but for
the benefit of all mankind"
William H. Van Benschoten of Col
onel Rooseveltss legal staff, opened
the defendants case. He said in part:
''Mr. WINS referred to the fact that
yesterday was the anniversary of the
shot that was heard around the
world, and that shot was fired in the
cause of liberty. 1t was fired as a
protest against corrupt government in
England.
Colonel Roosevelt having been a Cit
izen of this state nearly all his life
certainly had a right to stand up and
demand good, honest government.
Coming down to 1914, the lawyer
read a series of sentences dealing with
corruption in the government of New
York such as in the prisons, the pad
ding of payrolls, differences of graft,
stealing of public moneys. and so on.
The sentences he read, counsel said,
were copied from Mr.. Barnes's news
paper, the Albany Journal.
Counsel then read editorials from
the same paper in which Colonel
Roosevelt was lauded for his efforts
to secure clean politics and clean gov
eminent. The name of Thomas c..
Platt was first brought to the attention
of the jury when Van Benschoten
mentioned it in sketching the actions
of Colonel Roosevelt in Albany. 1t
was there, counsel said, that the COL
Onel and Mr.. Barnes first came to
know each other well. Mr.. Plat,
whom counsel described as the easy
boss, was then a political partner of
Mr.. Barnes.
Mr.: Barnes's counsel placed only
one witness on the stand. He was
John McGrath, Colonel Roosevelt
private secretary, who testified he
gave out the statement complained of
to newspaper reporters at Oyster Bay.
A partial list of IS newspapers in
which the statement appeared was
then read and counsel for the de-
PENDANT conceded the statement had
appeared in them. They also conced-
ed a detailed statement of the
calculations of each of the newspapers
mentioned was correct.
The case of the plaintiffs was rested
after counsel for both sides had de-
Hvered their opening addresses to the
jury and one witness heard.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, April 20.-WHEAT-An unusal
accumulation of small sized selling orders
in the May delivery brought about a
lfghtning-like overthrow of prices today
for the option of wheat. As soon, however.
as the little rush of selling had spent itself
the market for May quickly recovered and
swung into line with other active
speculative deliveries which meanwhile had
been only moderately influenced by the
weakness of the old crop month, May. In
ageneral way, the chief bearish influence
came from vague peace talk and from i'm
proved reports regarding the crop outlook
in southern Illinois. After opening I'M
changed to TIC lower, prices steadied at
a range Ac to 21ac under last nights
level.
Selling by cash houses on account of
purchases to arrive here from the country
tended later to make the market recede.
The close was unsettled at sc to &c net
decline.
CORN-Corn declined with wheat. The
volume of trade, though was rather light.
Opening prices, which varied from A@%c
lower to a shade advance were followed
by a moderate setback all around.
alter some inquiry from the seaboard
helped to cause rally. The close was
firm, 7sc off to B@Ac up, compared with
last night.
OATS-The sag in other grain affected
oats but not to any radical extent Buy
ers were scarce.
PROVISIONS-Provisio gave way on
account of the break in cereals. Neverthe-
less. selling by longs did not assume more
than a scattering character.
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Government Opens Bids for
"Zeppelins" Today.
Two Dirigible Balloons for
United States Navy.
CARRY CREW OF EIGHT men
ssShips" Will Garry a Load of at
Least 1000 Pounds.
Effort to Raise Efficiency to
Big Powers.

New York, April 2O.-Uncle Sam
today opened bids for the construc-
ition of two dirigible balloons for the
United States Navy. This is regarded
as the first step towards the testing
out by this government of the value
of the Zeppelin type of aircraft, which
has already played prominent part
in the European war.
1t is the latest effort on the part OF
the navy to bring it's air craft efficiency
up to the high standard maintained by
European powers.
The proposals call for the nanufac-
ture of two dirigibles of the non-rigid
type, which will not be over IT'S feet
long by so feet high and 35 feet wide,
capable of carrying load of 2,OOo
pounds of more. Uncle Sans new
to at least 5000 feet with full load
without disposing of ballast and must
be able, also, to come down not slower
than six feet per second.
It's not an easy matter to build an
air ship under such rigid qualifica-
tions. Not only must the craft have
a speed of 25 miles or so per hour
but must be able TO keep up such
speed for at least two hours. She will
carry a car with an enclosed body, suf-
f1cient to carry a crew OF eight men,
Another unusual feature of the new
navy airShipS will be their ability, as
specified in the proposals of contrac-
tors, to rest lightly on the water with
out damage and also to move through
the water at slow speed.
The navy department is throwing
upon the contractor the responsibility
for training a pilot and crew, drawn
from the navy ranks, who will be
taught to manage the big aircraft In
til the contractor has given them a
thorough course in aeronautics, $4,000
of the contract price will be withheld.
The dirigibles specified in the navy'S
contracts are the first bought by this
government and New York dirigible
enthusiasts regard the outlook as very
encouraging. z
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of the government to establish reserves to
insure adequate supplies for any contin-
gency. Consumption of oats is very heavy.
Stocks are much under normal
Worlds shipments of wheat last week
were 13, 491, 900 bushels, compared with H.
500, 900 bushels the preceding week and g.
792, 600 bushels year ago. shipments from
America were 1911 600 bushels including
2. 1924 600 bushels in the form of flour The
Pacific Coast shipped 294, 900 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 277, 256 bushels last week and
now amount to 1,047,200 bushels; corn, l.
SS9,559 bushels, decrease 396524 bushels
oats, 800, 800 bushels, decreased 81, 039 bush
els Kafir, S4S,7 10 bushels, increase 10,7S6
bushels; rye, %, 5S3 bushels, increase 1892
bushels barley, 147, $50 bushels, decrease L.
592 bushels.
A year ago stocks were $3.50 800 bushels
of wheat, ,451, 465 bushels of corn and 704,-
$50 bushels of oats.
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SLUMP IN WHEAT.
May Option Experiences a Violent Fail
But Receivers.

Chicago. April 20.-May delivery
of wheat suffered a break today of
more than z cents a bushel. Free SELL
ing of small lots of the May option at
the opening caught a number of stop
loss orders and in the absence of any
strong support the market dropped
with startling rapidity. May. which
closed last night at s163 Il, sold quick
ly today as low as S156 II, but reacted
with almost equal suddenness to with
in 1 cent of last nights close. New
crop months, July and September, i'll
which most of the speculative BUSH
ness has conferred of late. were COM
paratively unaffected by the furry in
the old crop delivery May
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COMES TO AMERICA.
Mime. Montessori Will Introduce Child
Teaching System in California.

New York, April 2O.-Mme. Maria
Montessori, originator. of the famous
system of child teaching, arrived from
Italy today on the Duca DegH Abruzzi-
She will remain America four months,
having been engaged to teach in Cali
fornia by the state board of education.
She was met by the Misses Grace
Parsons of Brooklyn, Clara Craig of
Providence, Annie E. George of
Washington, and Adelia Pyle of New
York.
Mrs. Catalina Catasus, wife of the
former Mexican minister to the
United States under Diaz, and her
family were also passengers
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Grain Gossip.

Furnished by special wire to 7. J. Myers.
MINNEAPOLIS wheat stocks have decreased
100000 bushels in the past two days
worlds shipments OF oats last week were
< 257 600 bushels, including 4,327, 900 bushels
from America
The Canadian visible supply of wheat in
TO IA 543.OO0 bushels, compared with p, S53,-
600 bushels compared with 1,S53. 600 bush
els year ago
Worlds shipments of corn last week were
2 $4,000 bushels, compared with 2.S6S, 900
bushels the previous week and 5,603, 600
bushels a year ago. Shipments from Ameri-
ca were 2291 900 bushels
Exnorts from the United States and Can
ada Yesterday were 1,223, 900 bushels of
wheat, 81, 900 barrels of flour, $1,000 bushels
of corn and SIG. 900 bushels of oats wheat
and flour combined /, 593, 600 bushels.
A cable from France reads as follows
have advanced sharply. 1t is the intention
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End of the War Would Benefit
Only Germany.
MILITARISM MUST Be CRUSHED
That Is Word Given Col. House
in Paris.
Further Interference Would Be
Considered Unfriendly Act.
(By William Philin simms ,

Paris, April 2O.-"This is no time
TO suggest peace talk. Stoppage of the
war at this time would benefit only
Germany. The allies have assumed
the task of crushing Prussian militar-
ism and must refuse to be diverted
from that task
M. House, personal friend and lob
server for President Wilson, who is
now in this city. Because of the va
rlous stories in circulation coupling
the Texas-New York financier with a
real peace mission, a high official of
the government visited him today 1t
was desired to prevent embarrassment
and the visit was unofficial. The posi-
ton of the allies, however, was made
very plain.
In blunt but very courteous Ian
guage, Colonel House was told that
If he desired to institute a movement
for peace, this was not the time Such
a mission was worse than useless. Any
real or attempted movement to end
the war with German troops holding
the long line through France and Bel
GUM would give Germany a great ad-
vantage. And Colonel House was told
that France could view only with dis
favor the initiation of a movement for
Germany'S benefit.
The allies are now prepared, he was
told, with men, money and ammuni-
ton, to continue the war until Ger
many is completely defeated. The
countries are united on the necessity
of continuation to ultimate victory
The allies daily are growing stronger
while the Germans daily are growing
weaker. Any attempt by the United
States to bring about peace now would
be regarded by Frenchmen, so Colonel
House was informed, as an unfriend-
ly act on the part of America.
1t is understood that Colonel House
will communicate the substance of the
statement presented to him to Presi.
dent Wilson at Washington.
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Kansas civ Live stock Market.

Kansas City April 2o@ I "f s4 ts
@4Ss Market sea1S Glk pa iss:
butchers. s74oG7.55; light, $74o@7.eo'
pc cAT $T2fS 5000. Market steady
to strong. Prime fed steers; $soO@S,S0;
dressed beef steers tee 25@s strs w sa5o@
so: cows, $4.OO@7.OO; heifers, $6O0Qs.0Oi
stockers and. feeders. s6:5o@s.Oo; bulls.
'' SHEEP!Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Lambs, S. 5o@1o6o; yearIings S555o@ :;
ers and feeders, $575@9.10.
Kansas City Stock Yards April 19.-The
cattle market closed last week 10 to p cents
higher for the week on all kinds of cattle
sold Toe higher for the week. stockers and
feeders showed great activity, 1o,0O0 head
total receipts of cattle last week Receipts
today are IL 900, market strong TO 1Oc nigh
err and active No prime me- heavy eaVy steers eer,
was present, selling freely at $3.50 to $500
Buyers were out early, and took some cattle
round Baby beef from the Panhandle sold
at IS, weighing 500 pounds average brought
fed steers brought $7.55, weighing 1125
lbs. Colorado sugar mill steers brought
$40 to $7.95,. twenty loads of North Texas
silage and cake fed steers sold in the quar-
antine division at $6.S5 to $3.50 number
made at IS. Butchers grades of eattls
sold actively. and higher, cows up to 81,
session the cattle market has seen since
February. Veal calves were the only dis
cordant note, selling lower, good veals at
$3.50 to S. too many dairy calves at Chi
cagO being responsible for the weakness.
| Hogs sold sc higher today, following adj
vances amounting to Soc to soc last week.
top $7.65, bulk $40 to $3.50, receipts 1000.
| Order buyers have been setting fast
pace, and packers have kept well in line.
The order buyers got one-fourth the re-
cefpts today, the smallest quota they have
acquired any day in a week. the packers
being very anxious for hogs because of
the small number they have had since We'd
nesday of last week. Packers are willing to
participate in an advancing market at this
time, having large stocks of product to dis
pose Of the same moving more advantage
eously on rising hog market.
| Sheep and lambs reached new figures to-
day, market 10 to 10 cents higher, receipts
1000 Top lambs sold at $1,000, bulk of
the lambs around $1,000, clipped lambs $50,
fal clipped Texas wethers around 5000,
clipped Texas yearlings $685. Low grade
slick haired goats sold last week at 1913.
but Angora brushers worth $500 to
$3.50, fat Angoras So to $3.50, Texas NUT
tons $6.75 to $780, Arizona spring lambs
$1,000 to $10.75. ]. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York,ApriI 2O-STOCkS-
Uncertainty prevailed throughout the the
distinct recoveries from early declines:
Chairman Gary's. statement to United
States Steel stockholders was regarded as
the keynote to existing speculative con-
ditions. Rock Island rivaled Steel in ac-
tivity declining points on receivership
proceedings. Much of the early selling was
traceabIe to the short specialties suffering
more severely. By midday another recov,
ery was in progress, a loss of ~ to
points in Rock Island issues was the fea-
ture of the bind list.
Irregular Tenderness were again operative at
the opening of today's stock market, a nat
ural result of yesterdays confusing close:
Rock Island was the feature with an initial
sale of four thousand shares at ~ to 81,
against yesterdays close of 81 Lehigh
Valley was strongest of the railway issues,
rising three points, with advances of 1 to B
points in Coppers and some of the special
ties notably Mexican Petroleum Later the
entire list moved forward a contributing
factor being the announcement of further
advance in metal prices.
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swoboda. says the Petit Parisien
Captain Bouchardson, the officer ap-
pointed to investigate the case, is cred
tied with having expressed the opinion
that there is not sufficient evidence
against the prisoner to obtain con-
viction on this charge. He still faces
an accusation of espionage. however.
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Kansas city Live Stock saiea.

Kansas City Live Stock saiea-
JThe following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, an j
reported over long distance telephone d.
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants with offices at all markets
Kansas City, April 20.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market strong and 10c
higher
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady and &c lower. Bulk of sales, $3.50
755: top, $3.50.
SHEEP 5000 head. Market 10
@15c higher: Lambs, 500.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, April 20.-wHEAT-Cash
l;551k No. 8, s1;5235@l55; No. red, sl;S4
3, 76!ac; No ? yellow; TIC; No. 3. 7619c.
OATS-Market 1ac lower No. white,
561a@57c; No. 2 mixed, 53@531ac.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
S15. 50@1600: choice prairie, $12.50@13.50;
choice alfalfa, $1600@17.00.
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars.
CLOSE WHEAT-May, S1.521a; July,
SIPS; September, S1.151s-
CORN-May, 755sc; July, 771ac; Septem-
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New York Produce Market.

New Yrk, April 20-BUTTER-Marke
easy. Creamery extra (92 score), 29A q
2911c; creamery, higher scring, 30@301h.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 23@2313c; storage packed, extra
firsts, 221a@22Ac.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk fresh specials. 1914 @15Ac.
POULTRY-Live, steady; western chick
ems, broilers, 45@4Sc; western fowls, 1910
lie; turkeys, 13@14c; dressed, quiet; west
ern frozen roasting c11 tdee !o1aM nc
frozen, 15@21c.
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ONE SEVENTH OF
WEDDINGS FAIL
CONTINUED from Page one.l

Her record is $50 for the year as
against 400 in Wyandotte and 240 in
Sedgwick county. Montgomery coun-
ty is fourth on the list with 10 di-
vorces and Crawford county is fifth
with a showing of 1O7 unhappy homes.
Seven counties reported no. divorces
granted during the year. They are:
Anderson, Clark, Greeley, Kearny,
Logan, Sheridan and Wichita. Ander-
son is the largest county in the state
with a clean divorce record. The
county has a population of $4,000.
Stanton, Trego and Grant counties
each reported one divorce. In u
other counties there were but two df-
vorces. In 10 counties, less than IS
divorces were granted during the year
The following shows the number of
di,-c,rces- ted in oh Mt
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Chicago. April 20-HOGS-Receipts A.
900. Market slow at yesterdays a aver &c,
mixed S7.35@7.75; heavy, S7.00@7-65 ) rough
81 .OO67.2O; pigs, $5.75@6:00.
Native steers, $6.25@S65; western, $500
6.s5; cows and heifers, $S.1O@s.3O; calves
So 756S.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady,
Sheep. S75O6S.65 lambs, $S.25010.S0.
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Chicago Proc1ce Market.

Chicago, April Observation-Disclosures
lower. Creamery, 22@2sc.
. EGGS.Market higher. At mark, gases
1s1zc: firsts, 1911 @191ac.
Market lower. Michigan
3S043c.
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 15c;
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Evidence Is Lacking.

Paris, April 20..French military
authorities have decided to drop the
charge of setting fire to the steamer
La Touraine, which was preferred
against the man known as Raymond
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Topeka Grain Market

FURNISHED by ]. 3. Billiard. corner Kan.
sass Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, April 20.
CORN-72c.
OATS-50c.
WHEAT-S1.2 561. 80
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Open High Low Today J
Chicago Grain Market

Chicago; April ca 2O~MaEA 3 ,, Y
CORN-May. 1850; July. 797s@s0c; ;
opATs@May, 57Ac; July. 56ssc; septem-
PoRK-May, s1752; July s1s.e5.
LARD-May, $10.17; July, S1047.
SHORT RIBS-May, S1017; July, $1,000.
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LiyerpooI Grain Market.

Manitoba. 13s 10d: No. 3, lbs 71ad; No
hard winter, 13s sd; No. red western
CORN-Spot, American mixed, SIS Sd
American mixed, old, SIS I'D; LaPlata
mixed IS Id.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Slater weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at z o'clock this morning:
Stations in Kansas.
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st Joseph Live Stock Market.

st. Joseph, April O.-HOGS--Recelpts
5000. Market steady to strong Top, S1o5
bulk of sales, $7.45@7.55.
CATTLE-Receipts LOO. Market steady
to strong. Steers SI0O@ss.5 oG7 COWS w and
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market loo
higher Lambs, $1000@10.5O
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wichita Live stock Market.

Wichita April 20.-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market lower. Top, $40; bulk of
sales, 81 25@7.35.
CATTLEEReceipts 400. Market firm.
Native steers Sc. O0@S.OO: cows and heifers
S4.75t07. Is; bulls, $4.50@5.75; calves, $1,000
$50
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New York, April 20.-SUGAR-Raw
easy; centrifugal, 4.S3; molasses, 4.06; re-
fined, steady.
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Topeka MarkeA.
Butter and EggA.

Butter and Eggn.
tFus nisheo by The ContinetaI Creamery
Co.. Topeka, Kan-l
Topeka, Kan, April 90
CHICAGO EGGS-1914 @191ac.
NEW YORK EGGS-21022c.
CREAMERY BUTTER@Chicago, 2Shci
New York, 3Oc; Elgin, 29c Topeka whole
sale, SOC.
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POULTRY-Hens. ali sizes, 12c; springs
and broilers, lie; stage young BOOSTERS, SC
old roosters, &c; ducks. &c: geese Sc; hens
and young Tom turkeys. 14c: old Ton,
turkeys, 12c.
EGGS-17c.
PACKING STOCK BUTTER-15c.
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w NN5bs
FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Topeka, Kan, A

Furnished by the Topeka Packing Conn
ANY, corner Laurent and Madison.1
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You'n like the effect of Devoe We
Adv.
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1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by This. j. Myers, Broker, Columbian
Bldg.]
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Kansas City Grain Market.

Kansas City Grain Market.
TThe range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos J. Myers. Broker. Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, April 20.
Close
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-26
IN A
SUNBEAM LEADS
IN AUTO CLASSIC
Makes Time of 49 Minutes and
II Seconds for Eighty Miles,
-TWenty-0n Cars Start lin
Race on New Speedway.
BULLETIN.

SPEEDWAY. CHICAGO. June
26.-At the end of so miles Por-
porato in Sunbeam was leading.
His time for the distance was149
minutes and IL seconds.