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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-14

Wall St.. New York, Oct. 14.-STOCKS+
Rumors that banks were calling loans
caused general recessions in the forenoon.
Baldwin, Continental Can, Crucible and
others of that group fell 2 to + points
United States Steel at S31s was rs under
yesterdays final Reading, again manifest
ing especial pressure: Extensive gains
Porto Rico Sugar making a new record
on its Is point advance to 146. Prices
hardened again at noon. Sale of 500. 600
Anglo-French notes at 9S one quarter I'M
der yesterdays high, featured the bond
dealings.
War shares and kindred specialties main
Iy those comprising the Automobile group
were again the outstanding features of
today's early market. Bethlehem Steel
made the new record of ACT point
rise Willys-Oyerland sold at new high
with a gain of points to 253. Stude-
bakers rise. of a point to 165 marked
record and Maxwell first and second pre-
ferred broke into new ground mod
crate advices- Other strong issues were
Lackawanna Steel. Tennessee Copper,
and Continental Can. Newly listed issues
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|. 0. 0. F. ORPHANS

lConGnued from Page One.1
stalled. Mrs. Grace G. Kemper, who
will take the presidents chair will
celebrate her thirty-first wedding an
niversary. For a year Mrs. Kemper
has been looking forward to the cele-
bration CT the two important events
in her life.
The other officers who will be in
stalled are: Sadie v. Holmes of Os-
wego, vice president; Cora Taylor,
Yates Center, warden; Katie A. Horne,
Gra1nf1eld, secretary; and Madge Wig
gins, Lawrence, treasurer. There may
be a contest over the office of warden
because 1t is claimed that Mrs. Tay-
lor did not receive forty per cent of
the entire vote cast. 1t is expected,
however, that this trouble will ne
ironed out without much friction. The
Rebekah's will close their meetings
with thee election of a representative
on the Odd Fellow home board, which
has charge of the Odd Fellow home
at Manhattan.
Penwen Is Elected.
In close contest with w. H.
Roadruck of independence and Frank
Ohlhausen of Leavenworth, L. II.
Penwell was elected warden of he
grand lodge which is in session for
PenwelPs margin was 26 votes
At the installation of officers of the
grand lodge today the following took
their places: w. w. Gordon of Kan
SOS lily, SAduo IIdSeeI, L. M fenWSlI
of Topeka, grand warden; Will j. Rus
sell, Topeka, grand secretary; H. G.
Stevens, Topeka, grand treasurer.
The grand lodge decided on Wichita
fer the 1916 convention.
One of the spectacular events of the
convention was the degree OF chivalry
which was conferred on candidates by
Major General T. c. Frazier assiste
by the Wyandotte canton. The work
was given in the rotunda of the state
house Wednesday night. The follow
ing received the degree: Mrs. Daisy
Wolf, Smith Center; G. w. Duntou.
Lebanon. and Christ Hanson, Beloit
Preceding the decoration of chiv-
airy the drill team of Capitola Re-
bekah lodge put on a fancy drill.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, Oct 14-wHEAT-Wheat prices
underwent a setback today, influenced
largely by the failure of the Liverpool
market to respond to the advance yester-
day ON this side of the Atlantic There
were bearish advices also of shipments
aggregating nearly one million bushels
from North Russian ports to France Elk
cellent weather to promote the movement
from farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
tended further to handicap the bulls Open
ing prices. which ranged from 1ac to 1%c
lower with December at $1.06B to $1.07%,
and May at SLOTS to 81 .0S%, were follow
ed by some additional declines, and then
a rally.
Buying of future on European account
here and on the part of millers at Mime
apolis led afterward to decided upturn
but the effect failed to last Reports of
the possibility of new foreign credit in
the United States accompanied the tenn
porary bulge. The close was heavy, 177s@
&c TO 21sc net lower, with December at
81. O6A 61.O63s and May at $1.0715.
CORN-Corn sagged owing to improve
ment in the weather and a result of
the depression in wheat. There was none
of yesterdays urgent covering by shorts.
After opening 9s@%c off to a shade up,
prices steadied at little under the lowest
figures at the start
Subsequently the market rose with wheat,
but the recovery was not held. The finish
was weak N@fc down to Nc up compared
with yesterdays close.
OATS-Traders in oats took their cue
from the action of other grain. Demand
was slow.
PROVISIONS Selling by packers weak
ened provisions. AT first, however, the
market had upward slant with hogs.
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RAILWAYS To BLAME.
Senator Reed Says Dishonesty Has
Hur. Them y orse Than Legislation.

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Oct. 14.-U. S.
Senator James n. Reed of -Iissouri,
addressing Democratic rally here TO-
day said that the great problem be-
fore the nation is to regulate wisely
the business of t country.
The purpose of regulation, he said,
should be to conserve the business in
terests of the country and at the same
time to conserve the interests of all
the people.
1T is not true" he said, that all
the I.isfortuneS of railroads have
come from legislation. 1t can more
justly be said that the greater part of
the misfortunes have been the result
either of dishonesty, imprudence or
miscalculation'
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TAX RICH men HEAVIER
Poor Bear Disproportionate Share,
Says Income Tax Brief.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Heavier taxa
ton on big incomes a relief from
"the disproportionate share" of gov
ernmental support borne by the poor
under indirect taxation was defended
Tuesday by the government in brief
filed with the supreme colurt in the
pending income tax cases. The brief
bears the names of Attorney General
Gregory, Solicitor General Davis and
Assistant Attorney General William
Wallace, jr.. and represents months of
study by the governments legal talent
of all the various attacks on the in
come tax, the success of which would
reduce the governments income SS2,-
600 600 a wear
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SLABS HIS ATTENDANT
Drunk Man Kills Hospital Orderly
With Pen Knife.

New York, Oct 14.-While strap
ping violently intoxicated man to a
stretcher at Polytechnic hospital We'd
nesday night, John Cavanaugh, an
orderly, was stabbed and killed by the
patient. The man entered the hos
pital and asked to be treated for a
wound sustained in falling down stairs
The patient was turned over to
Cavanaugh, who took him into pri-
vate room. At the sight of the
stretcher, the man pulled a pen knife,
stabbed Cayanaugh in the heart and
escaped
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Street Chr strike.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Oct. IA
street car strike today tied up traffic
in this city and adjoining towns for
the second time within six months
Employees of the Wilkes Barre rail-
way company at meeting early today
decided to go out on an immediate
strike because of the unsettled condi-
ton of the war dispute between their
executive committee and the company.
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U. S. WOULD KNOW.
Turkish Ambassador Asked Concern
ing Armenian Slaughter.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Ambassador
Morgenthau has been directed to in
quire of the Turkish foreign officer,
as to whether concessions regarding
exemption from persecution of Prot
estant and Catholic Armenians were
being carried out The concession
were made in response to recent repre-
sensations by the United States, but
unofficial information has reached
here indicating that the prosecutions
were continuing.
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New York. Oct. 14.-MONEY-Mercv
paper, 1884 per cent Sterling, 60 day
bills 4.63.50; demand, 1915; cables,
46S.25. Francs, demand, 5.s615; cables,
5s519- Marks, demand, S25s cables. s2A
Lires, demand, $50; cables, 6.3S. Rubles,
demand. 1914 cables, 33M. Bar silver,
1850; Mexican dollars, 3s1ac.. Govern
ment bonds. steady; railroad bonds. If
as; 80 days, 8; six months, 1854.
Call money, steady: high, 2: low, ~
IL offered at 2
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Chicago Live Stock MARKED.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-HOGS-Receipts1 10000.
Market firm unchanged to sc above yester-
day Bulk of sales $S.206S.75; light, $500
MSSO; mixed, $S.OO@S.95; heavy, $790@8 90 !;
rough, $7.90@S.10; pigs, $500@7.50.
CATTLE+Receipts 5000. Market weak.
Native beef steers, S6.O0@1O.4O; western
steers. $660@s. 65 cows and heifers, $2.s0@
S.25; calves, S7.75G11.50.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market slow
Wethers, S6.OO@IOO; lambs, $6.75@s.S5.
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Weather Man Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 14.-Charles
Dill, associated with P. Connor in the
United States weather observatory at
day night at his home here after a
long illness. For four years he was
an editorial writer for the Kansas City
Journal, practically the only period of
his mature life when he was not con-
nected with the weather bureau
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WASN'T ILL AFTER ALI
French Foreign Minister Resigned Re
cause He Was "At Outs.''

Paris. Oct. 14-Theophile Delcasse,
the foreign minister, in his letter of
resignation yesterday did not invoke
poor health as the reason for leaV-
ing the cabinet, but rather dissensions
between himi elf and other ministers in
regard to French foreign policy
The resignation of NJ. Delcasse ns g
produced a profound effect on the
French public although it has been
known for some time there was fric-
ton between him and the rest of tine
"a loinef
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Wholesale Fruit and Produce.
FURNISHED by y. e. Lux.I

Topeka, Kan. Oct. Il
ITALIAN PRUNES-Per crate, soc.
VALENCIA ORANGES-Per box. S4.75G
CALIFORNIA GRAPEs-Tokays. per
BANANAS-Extra fine. per h.. sHc.
LEMoN Ms g, as size; per box; $500: 800
size 4P 2sT esx PaoGb aT 1aG S,ze $3.50
LIMES-Per carton, $1.25.
CONCORD GRAPES-Per basket. 25c.
=, CRANBERRIES-Per barrel. $7.75; per
CUCUMBERs--Per dozen, soc.
per .doz 45c: a-5 bn. baskets. per doz. 55c::
baskets With Slated tops each Sc. '"A>
COLORADO CABBAGE-crated, per h..
MANGO PEPPERs-Per basket, 6oc
TURNIPS-Per bu., CSC.
ONIONS-Red, per bu-, soc; yellow, per
bu SOC white per bI, 9oc
s% 8E2EAR9 R2q6AgoFsbP s sI c0c
KAW VALLEY PoTAToES-Per bu.
HOT PEPPER. 10. lsc.
COLO. CAULIFLOWER-P Ill.,. 1oc-
CARROTs-Per bu. csc
PAcKaGE DAfE Esspe1 box. s275.
Dr C41rslMg dat dates, per bog. $2s5,
s SPANISH 10 oNI9 pSgs crate. sles
d 52g ERssNNPsr c lSi ssss -,
55c; Etra Eelects. per can, 5Oc: pain Sc
lett sbLE 4s Tn {O
gallon. s235: Extra Selects. Der esiiI pT.
s. 25: Plain Selects. per gallon s. Is: Ai Bat
HoRsERADIsH-Pe carton 9oe
CELERY-Per punch, Soc.
Topeka Hay Market
DD1m Topeka, Kan, Oct. Ia
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Kansas City, Oct. MISUNDERSTANDING
1000. Market 1oc higher; Bulk of sales,
butchers, Ss2O@6.e0; light, ss.20@s.55 pigs,
$65O@7.75.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to 1Oc lower. Prime fed steers, SO. 60011000 I;
dressed beef steers, ssO0@95O; western
steers, S6.4O@960; southern steers, $500
500: cows. 81 00d6.75; heifers, $60069 25 |;
stockers and feeders, S5.50G7.9O; bulls, 1925
0625; calves, $6.00Q10.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Lambs, $S.25GS.60; yearlings. $650@7. % !;
wethers $5.75Gn650; ewes, $55O06.1O stock
ers and feeders, $5.00GS.30.
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KANSAS BANKS FULL
continued from Page one. ]

CONTINUED from Page one.l
is predicted that bank deposits in
Kansas this winter in both state ana
national banks will reach 230 or 24O
million dollars.
The report for September Is, shows
deposits of $129,057 ,097-78, as against
$11S, 2O8,207.3 on September IL, 1914.
In addition to this increase of nearly
16 million dollars in one year, the
loans and discounts took comparative
ly big jumps. Loans and discounts IN
September, 1914, were $500, 9.6o9-o
This year they climbed nearly 8 mil
lion to the $3.50, $685. mark me
reserve decreased from 31.6 per cent
in 1914 to 27 per cent this year. AS
the legal reserve is IL per cent, the
banks are far above the requirement
Only Slight Decrease
When the report for June % vas
issued, it showed deposits of $129.-
91S, 1881, the record for the state
From June to September Kansas vas
penses without additional revenue. AS
a result it We believed that a slump
of five or six million collars might De
expected in the report OF september
OF only $4,000 and leaves the banks
in excellent shape for tremen dons
gain in deposits this inter.
kansas has laid her bills and is
and is only beginning to gather her
corn said Commissioner Benson In
view of this condition, it is remarkable
that the September showing reached
such proportions. 1t is the second
largest deposit record ever made
Only a small per cent of the 80 mil
lion bushel wheat crop has been sold,
it is claimed. None of the big corn
crop has gone to market. Because OF
prevailing prices, Stockmen nave Deen
holding their cattle and hogs. Yet the
state has not suffered a loss through
her bank showing and is now ready to
market her products.
The record of the $50 banks and
eleven trust companies, as shown un-
der their sworn statements for Sep
TENDER Is, is as follows:
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St. Joseph Live Stock rYarket.

St. Joseph, Oct. 14.-HOGS-Receipts
$500. Market 5@10c higher. Bulk of sales,
SIS. 2OQS.55; top, $500
CATTLE-Receipts LOO. Market steady
to strong: Steers, $7.o0@100o; cows and
heifers, $4.00I9.50; calves, S6001 1880
SHEEP-Receipts 800. Market steady
Lambs $S.OO@S65.
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Robbed Indiana Bank.

Canton, Ind, Oct. 14.-Robbers en-
tered the Smithfield State bank today,
blew open the safe and escaped with
$4,000. The sheriff of Fulton county
started search for the robbers.
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wichita Live Stock Market.

Wichita, Oct. 14-HOGS-Receipts 800
Market higher. Top, $500; bulk of sales.
$7.95@S.15.
CATTLE-Receipts 400. Market weak
Native steers, $6O0@9.50; cows and heifers,
$4.750IS00; stockers and feeders, $4,000
$50: stock cows and heifers, $4.O0@7 90;
bulls, $4.5005.75; calves, $600@9.50.
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, Oct. 14.-CATTLEARe-
ceipts 5000 head. Market slow and weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market 5@
10c higher. Bulk Of sales, $S.25QS60; top,
SIS. go.
Receipts 5000 head, Market:
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 14.-BUTTER-Marke
weaker. Creamery extras, 90 score 2S12c
EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gathered
extras, 34635c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk. fresh flats, specials white and color
ed, 15015Ac.s
POULTRY-Dressed, firm; alive, weak.
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OATS-December, 3S3sc; May, 1850
PORk-October, $1515; December, $500.
LARD-October, $9.62; December, 500.
SHORT RIBS-October, $9.S5; December.
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Topeka, Kan, Oct. IA.
,PoULTRY-Hens S1s lbs; and over.
2 lbs. and under, 15c; ducks, Sc; geese.
&c; young Tom turkeys, 13c: old Tenn tur
keys: lie springs over lbs. lie.
EGGS-19c.
PACKING STOCK BUTTER-lse.
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Kansas City, Oct. IA.
Liverpool Grain Market

liverpool Oct 14-wHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, 12s 215d; No. 2, 12s Id; No. {
lbs I'D; No. 1 Northern Duluth, lis Cd
No. 2 hard winter, 12s I'd
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new
IS Sd.
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included United Cigar Stores and Burns
Brothers, the latter rising at 81 Rails
were dull and lower.
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New York Sugar Market.

New York Oct 14-SUGAR-Raw, barrel
ly steady centrifugal 4.01; molasses, 3.24
refined, quiet.
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Chicago Grain Marikef

The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker, Columbian
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New York Stock Market.

IClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. j. Myers. broker. Column
bian Bldg.]
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Chicago Produce Market

chicago Produce Market-
Chicago, Oct. 4-BUTTER-Market IN
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 13c
springs, 14c.
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New York, Oct. 14.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, 1910 Sales, 60
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The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos- J. Myers. Broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.l
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 14.-wHEATLCash
Market irregular. No. hard, $1.07@1.15
No. 3, $1.O6@1.13; No. red, $1.1661. 10
No. 3, 10.SSG1.16
CORN-Market higher. No mixed, &c
No. 3, 601a @61c; No. white, 6O@6019c; No.
3 59@591ac; No. yellow, 62@621ac; No.
3, 60061c
OATS-Market unchanged to &c up. No.
2 white, 371a@3S13c; No. mixed, 34@35c.
RYE+90@91c
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
$12 0O@12.50; choice praie, $1O.50@11.O0:
KAFIR-$1 02l1.04.
WHEAT-Receipts ISL cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 27c; firsts, 25c
seconds, 23c; packing, 1910.
EGGS-Firsts, 2413c; seconds, 1910.
POULTRY-Hens, 12c; ROSTERS, &c !;
broilers, 15c.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $1.O2ss a
CORN-December. $3.50; May. 561s @56Ac
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Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the oTpeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.l
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New York Money Market.

New Orleans, Oct. 14-COTTON-Spot,
steady, ID points off; middling, 1900.
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Topeka Hay Market
PRAIRIE HAY-ss.O0. 20
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Grain Gossip.
Furnished by T. J. Myers. Columbian

If urnlsneo Dy J. j.. Myers. Column b1an
Building.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels thus far this week.
cable from Rumania and Bulgaria said
that they have refused to export any
more grain to Italy.
Elevator stocks Of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 1888 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks decreased 49,
S13 bushels.
The European visible supply of wheat in
creased 1,424, 600 bushels last week and
now amounts to 63,672000 bushels, COM
pared with 6S.100, 600 bushels a year ago.
The CANADIAN visible supply of wheat
increased 3,473, 600 bushels last week and
now amounts to 13,SO0O00 bushels, COM
pared with 3,0S7, 900 bushels a year ago.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1855, 900 bushels of
wheat, &c., 900 barrels of flour, 1000 bushels
of corn and ia, 900 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 2,761. 900 bushels.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators in
creased 81, 900 bushels last week and now
amount to 1125,00O bushels; corn, 1928 600
bushels increase 1,519,O00 bushels; oats
4.267,000 bushels, decrease 21,OOO bushels.
A year ago stocks were 4,7S3. 900 bushels
of wheat, $685. 900 bushels of corn and TO-
925, 900 bushels of oats.
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Wheat Market.
Topeka Grain Market,

Furnished by j. B. Billiard, corner Kar
aas Ave. and Curtis StJ
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kANSANS AMONG THEM
Missionaries in Territory Occupied by
Turks Call for Aid.

New York. Jan. 21.-Christian mis-
sionaries and converts in Urumiah,
recently occupied by Turks, are en-
dangered and urgently in need Of
help, as also are $1,000 refugees at
Tifis. according to cable message re-
ceived from T:flis by the Presbyterian
board of foreign issions. The cable
gram read as follows:
'Urumiah is in the hands of the
Turks and Kurds. Cut or from all
communication. Situation mission
aries and Christians critical. Help
urgent there and for $4,000 refugees
here. Reply care consulate
The Presbyterian board expressed
the belief that the American mission
aries in Urumfa- and in Tabriz (the
second largest city in Persia, occupied
last week by the Turks) would be pro-
tected by Turkish troops. The state
department has been communicated
with. however, III regard to the stu
alton.
American missionaries in Urumiah
include the Rev. and Mrs. E, r. Al
len of London, Ont; Rev. and Mrs e.
w. Mcdowell Of Altoona, Pa; DR.. and
Mrs. H. H. Packard OF Pueblo, Colo. :;
Miss L. r. Schoebel of Holton, Kan. !;
Miss M. E. Davis of Exton. Pa, and
Miss E. D. Lamme Of Wellington,
Kan.
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Senator stavely would Give
Townships New Income.
Abolish Wild Sign Posting by
Charging for Space.

Every county crossroads In Kansas
may soon be surrounded by big bill
boards telling the passerby OF the good
tnat VIII come by taking Doc. Fakem's
FINK Pills or how long a harm will
stand by using Leadandxinc paint. Sem
ator Stavely OF Usage county has In
troduced q bill that will enable the
townships Of the state to collect q reve-
nue. from btllboard4 The bill prohibits
the posting Of bills ON fences and poles
ana buildings. or the painting OF adj
vertis1ng signs along the public roads
or on buildings or bridges owned by
the public. By obtaining the consent Of
the property owner signs may be paint
ed on barns OF fences or bills posted.
Then the law provides that the town.
ships may establish bulletin boards at
any crossroads in the township or may
join with adjoining townships In MAIN
tanning bulletin boards at the corners.
me Dill does not attempt to fix the.
rates Tor space on these bulletin boards
but leaves this to the discretion Of the
township boards The board ID also to
determine where the bulletins are to
De erected. how large they may be and
the rates for spaces on each board and
whether the advertising bulletins are
to be pasted on or painted. The town
ships may fix a different rate for bill
posting and for painted signs on the
township bulletin boards.
Along some of the main motor roads
now established at all OF the important
turns and many at other corners. These
signs advertise motor car tires and 9TH
er accessories and hotels and local bus
mess houses. Some of them give direc-
tons and the mileage to various points.
The chief purpose Of the new law
would be to remove all of the signs now
appearing on the public roads, let the
townships build billboard Of its own
ana get revenue from the use of
space. 1t would stop the building of
signs of all shapes. sizes and with all
the colors of the rainbow.