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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
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picnic. He'll be tired-but he can
say II had a days outing" Waving
banners will bring the latent spark to
the surface on the thief.
Business Houses Will Close.
The doctor and the lawyer will
perhaps play golf or maybe they too,
will take their families for a spin over
the county's famous driveways. Yes,
even the Indian chief will celebrate.
He will come down from Mayetta and
prove that he can be independent in
all things even in a prohibition state
by illuminating with firewater.
Practically all business houses of the
city will close Monday. Railroad Of
fices and shops will be shut down for
at least part of the day. Pienics by
the hundreds ranging in size from
family affairs to organizations will be
held in adjaceLt country and in the
parks.
The Bell Telephone company will
hold an employees picnic at Gage
park.
The Shawnee golf club course will
be opened with .'propriate ceremony.
Contests in the afternoon with a bas-
ket dinner for. members in the even
ing are being arranged.
The Topeka street railway company
will run double service over a number
of lines. Cars to Gage park will be
run every five minutes.
At Garfield park an elaborate pro-
gram is being arranged. MarshalFs
band will give two cornerstone at
o'clock in the afternoon and another
at s O'Clock in the evening. A. dis
play of fireworks costing hundreds of
dollars will be shown in the evening
The concessions will be in action from
early morning until late in the even
ing. Boating on Soldier creek is fine
The company in charge of the boats
at the Garfield park landing expects
a rushing business.
At all the city parks the usual rou-
tine of amusements will be enlarged.
1t is expected that Gage, Garfield and
Central parks will draw the largest
crowds. Offices of the city hall, court
house and state house will be closed.
Wheels of the business world will be
practically at a StandStill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
New York Stock Market.

Wall St. New York, July 3:-STOCKs-
Stocks were only temporarily depressed
today on news of the shooting of J. p.
Morgan. The market showed an uncertain
tone at the outset, mainly as a result of
renewed weakness in st. Paul United
States Steel which is regarded as a a., Nor or
Selling was at its height with losses of
to 2 points in other industrials, including
some of the shares. Railroad stocks,
particularly the Pacifics and Garngers, had
shown early inclination to react in sym
pathy with st. Paul. Reassuring adyices
regarding Mr.. Morgans condition caused
a general wiping out of losses The close
ing was irregular.
Bonds were easy.
selling of st. Paul shares was resumed
at the outset tOday's short session with
general irregularity elsewhere. The first
quotation for St Paul was only at slight
decline over Yesterdays close, but 1ncrea sed
pressure soon caused a drop Of IA to 81;
from which it recovered to S31a 500"
shares were off 2 points, Rubber lost a
substantial fraction while Northern Pacific
fell ~ and Southern Pacific Erie firsts
preferred and Kansas and Texas preferred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

bushels.
Reports from France say consumption
Foreign importation will continue There
are some complaints of lodging and weeds
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 233,000 bushels of
els of corn and 631 900 bushels of oats ;
wheat and flour combined, 494, 600 bushels
United States and Canada last Week. ac-
cording to Bradstreet's were 5653, 600 bush
es week with da bushels the
bushels.
Exports of wheat. and flour from the
United States for the crop year ending
June 80 were about 1888 million bushels,
June, for which official figures have not
been printed The official for ten months
Year exports e were 144 million lie pf BUSHELS.
and the largest exports in any preceding
year were 2s5 million bushels gda is in 1902;e8.
wheat, this week, compared with 1,6ss,0OO
bushels last week and 100000 bushels
gregate Sc 7s6, DO busheis : year. I ago, S.
0S0,000 bushels. Corn shipments this week
sst week sSsh snd s ssat
January q ! are are 3, o2s 900 bushels; year
this week were 100000 bushels.
Kansas City Produce Market
Market unchanged to Be lower. No 2
hard, 81 .296l1 33; No. 3, 81. 2sd132; No. 2
red. $1.21@122; No. 8, S1.17@119
Tie; No. 3, 731ac; No. white, 75c; No. 8,
14@741ac; No. 2 yellow, 751ac; No. 8, 741a@
Toe.
OATS-Market unchanged. No white,
47c; No. 2 mixed, 4419@451ac.
RYElS1 .05a1 06.
HAY-MarEet unchanged to s1.o0 higher.
Choice timothy, $1500@16.00; choice
prairie 1$3.50Q14.50; choice alfalfa, $11, 50@
1850.
WHEAT-Receipts "A cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULPRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-Jniy, $1o47a; Septem-
Der, 9634 196sc; December, 99%c.
CoRN..July, 72Aci September, Toe; De-
cenber. GIG
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Bradstreet's Report,
Jew York, July S.-Bradstreet's

New York, July 3.-Bradstreets
says:
Further improvement notwith
standing Vagaries of the weather and
slow improvements at some points is
the outstanding feature of the weeks
reports. Where the weather has been
favorable, SeaSonable goods have
moved from the counters of retail
dealers in larger volume and though
clearance sales have been a stimulus
to this line, faith in the future is
marked. Crops, collectively consid-
cred, are promising, some of them
more so than ever War orders are
of enormous proportions; brass mills
in New England, sold far ahead, are
intensiyely active; machine tool plants
are overlooking with orders, sub
letting of contracts being a feature;
steel mills are doing more; specifica-
lions for finishe' steel are larger; the
melt of pig iron is increasing: idle
ness continues to decrease. effects of
war orders are spreading out to other
lines, percolating, as it were. through
general trade; money is easy and
country banks are drawing funds for
crop moving purposes
Bank clearings, $3,26s, 5Os,000 for
the week.
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4 America for England and the other
Service to Humanity.

America for England and the other
allies.
Service to Humanity.
The prisoner this afternoon reiter-
ated statement that he shot Morgan
because of Mergan's connection with
the war.
81 shot him as a service to human
ity," said the prisoner at the Mineola
jail this afternoon. II am willing to
die for it because the war must be
stopped. Morgan is the man who
started it and he could stop it at any
time"
Physicians examining the prisoner
say there is no doubt that he is men
tally unbalanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
Star Athletes Compete Today.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 3.-The fastest
field of athletes ever gathered in a
afternoon in the annual event of the
Central Amateur Athletic union. Col
leges and athletic clubs furnished their
stars and the meet will serve as a pre-
Hminary to the Central try-outs July
IL for the National A. A. U. meet at
San Francisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

St Louis, July 3.-WHEAT-Market
higher. Track No. 2red. 81 19@1. %: No 2
$1.00H.
CORN-Market steady. Track No ..
September. 71M@71Ac.
OATS-Market steady. Track No. ..
4914c; No. 2 white, 51@52e; July, 43al C /;
September, 355se
RYE-Nominal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Fuin isted by special wire to T j. Myers
Stocks of breadstuffs at United Kingdom
ports amount TO Is million bushels. COM
pared with IL, 900 bushels a year ago.
Shipments of wheat from India this week
are estimated at q million bushels Ton
mage is scarce and ocean freight rates
high.
have decreased 3i,904 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks decreased 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
New York Produce Market.

New York, July 3.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery extras (g3 score), 2Sc.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 22m23c.
CHEESE-Market weak. State whole
milk, flats and twins, fresh colored spec
ials, 1515@15Ac.
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged. Dressed,
irregular.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. July 3-WHEAT@Close: July
81 90: September 81 .O2A December, 81 06
CoRN-July. 74Ae; september, 725sc;
December, 635s G634c.
OATS-July, 46%c; September, $3.50
3T%c: December. 39Ac.
PORK-July, $16.75; September, S17.O5
LARD-July. 1925: September, S9.45
SHORT RIBS-July, S10-32; September,
$1,000.
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Kansas city Produce Market.
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, July 3.-BUTTER-Market un-
changed.
EGGs-Market lower. At mark. cases
included, 14@161hc.
POTATOES-Market lower. Virginia
Cobblers, $1.550160; Arkansas and Okla
homa sacked Triumphs, 50G55e.
POULTRY--oAlive, lower; fowls, 1214c
springs, 1sQ19c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Chicago, July 3.-HOGS-Receipts 10000.
Market easy shade under yesterdays aver
age. Bulk Of sales, ST;457.10; light, $500
7sS: mixed mixed s $a a5a rs s21 heavy ses5@
CATTLE--Receipts loo Market steady.
Native beef steers, $6.S5@9.9O; western
steers, SI-2oHS.4o; cows and heifers 81 2561
$50: calves, $725@105O.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Sheep. $5.75@6.S5i lambs S7.OOaloIO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
EIgin Butter Market.
Elgin, ILL.,, July 3.-BUTTER-3Tc
New York Money 1Iarket.

New York, July ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
bills 4.T2.5O; demand, 4.76.50; cables A. IT %
francs, de e1 PCS; gables; 5;61 marks
56s; 514 cables 5.13; rubIes, demand, 81
cables, 311a. Bar silver, 4SHc; Mexican
dollars, 37c. Government bonds, steady
railroad bonds, easy.
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Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool July 3.-WHEAT-Closing
Spot firm No. L Northern Duluth. lis Sd
No. hard winter. lis Id; No. Manitoba
lis Cd: No. Manitoba, lis 4d.
CORN-Spot, steady; American mixed,
new S.
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Butter and ERxa.

FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co., Topeka. Kan.l
CHICAGO EGGsN18dai61tc. July o.
NEW YORK EGGS-1sG1915c
CREAMERY Observation-Disclosures &c.
New York, Csc; Elgin, 27cj. Topeka whole.
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Wichita Live Stock Market.
Wichita, July 3.-Ne market today
St. Joseph Live stock Market.

St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
st; Joseph, July 3 HoGS 81 sz gt
bulk of sales S7.40@1.55.
CATTLEReceipts 100. Market steady
steers s750M95O; cows and heifers, $3.50
SHEEP-Receipts 200. Market steady.
Lambs, $9.OO@9.S0
Kansas City Live Stock Market
Kansas City, July 3.-No live stock mar
ket today. Holiday.
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Topeka Hay Market.


PRAIRIE HAY-S1OOO.
ALFALFA-S12.O 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Kansas City Grain Market.
THE range of prices for gram futur~n OH
The Kansas City Board Of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. N.ers. Broker Colum
biaD Bldg.l
Kansas City. July s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner Laurent and Madison.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Chicago Grain Market.
THE rnrRe If pr.ces for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by This. J. Myers. Broker Columbian
Rlog.1
Chicago, July 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

New York Stock Market.
Close of prices for the Leading stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers broker. Colum-
Gian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

POULTRY-Hens. all sizes. ioc; broil-
ers, 1 to lbs, 1Sc; ducks, &c; geese, 20;
keys. lie;
EGGS-14c.
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Wl1eaa MnrkA

Wheat Market
Furnished by Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka, Kan, July q
WHEAT-No. 3 hard S113.
WHEAT-No. 2 soft, Si.15.
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"Ecccntric'' at Vanderbilt.

Nashville, Tenn, July 3.-Frank
Holt taught French at Vanderbilt
university during the college year CT
1911-12. He came to Vanderbilt from
the University of Oklahoma. His
former acquainta noes at Vanderbilt
today recalled that he was regarded
as somewhat eccentric in his thinking
and actions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03

Furnished by Chas.- Wolff Packing 10
Topeka, Kan, July 8.
Yards will be closed July 9th, Independ-
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picnic. He'll be tired-but he can
say Il had a days outing" Waving
banners will bring the latent spark to
the surface on the thief.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

come in this good section of our
county. -.
The following programme has been
prepared by the committee and we
hope to have a good attendance of
teachers. trustees, supervisors. and
all friends Of education
The program viii start at 10
o'clock.
Song America.
Invocation.
Welcome address = Hon. NJ. L.
Payne.
Reading of the constitution of the
association.
Paper or address on regular at
tendance and how to secure it-Miss
Katherine Salter, principal of Eel
Iowship school.
Discussion led by Miss Abbie
Stokes, teacher of Shilo school.
Paper or address on the Importance
of making school work interesting
and attractive to pupils-Mr. ]. M.
Feagle, principal of the Citra school.
Discussion of how this may be done
led by Mr.. ]. J. Beard, principal of
Pedro school.
The afternoon session begins at l
o'clock.
Song-Battle hymn of the Republic.
Address-Dr. John A. Thackston,
state high school inspector and dean
Of the department of education of the
University of Florida.
Question box.
Report of programme committee.
Selection Of the next meeting place.
Good bye.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24
BERLIN

Berlin, Dec. 23.-We have been hav-
ing some very wet and disagreeable
weather but the indications are that it
viii be fair for Christmas.
Miss Fac Beck arrived last Satur-
lay to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Beck.
Mr.. S. M. Kicks is moving his
household goods from the DeHon
place, where he has made his home
for the past few years, to the Nc
Bride place on DR.. B1itch's farm.
The stork has been very liberal in
his visits to Berlin in the last few
lays. On the 10th of this month he
made a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Pickett and left fine baby boy. On
the 18th he left fine boy with Mr..
and Mrs. A. n. Brooks and on the
18th pretty baby daughter at tn
home of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Prisoc,
also another little boy with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chesser. All the fathers and
mothers are very happy over the ar
rival of the little ones.
Mr.. Lloyd Mills of st. Petersburg,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. P.
Frink. Mr.. Mills expects to move his
family here soon to make this their
future home. We welcome them in
our midst.
The Fellowship school teachers
have prepared a Christmas program
and vii 1present it to the public on
Thursday night, Dec. 23rd. They will
have Christmas tree for the little
ones (and the big ones too).
The Woodmen of the World of Eel
lowship camp at their first regular
meeting night in December elected the
following officers for the year: Consul
commander, S. D. Atkinson; adviser
lieutenant, C. w. Roe; banker, n. J.
Nc Gully; escort, T. j. Triton; watch
man, F. A. Bitch; sentry, ]. ]. Ed
wards; physician, S. H. Bitch; man.
ayers, w. r. Roe, A. S. Pickett.
Quite number of Berlinites were
shopping in Ocala last Saturday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24
FROM SUPT. CRIMSON
ocala. Fla. Dec. %. 1915.

Ocala, Fla, Dec p, 1915.
To the Teachers and School people
of the County:
Holiday greetings and best wishes
for a pleasant season and safe and
happy return to your school work On
the first Monday in January.
/ must call your attention to the
annual meeting of the state teachers
association which conyenes in Tai
lahassee on the evening of Tuesday,
December %. The railway rate from
Ocala will be $40 and by leaving on
the s. A. L. train on Monday night
at 2:30 we can make connection with
the educational special from Jackson
vile at 1920 and get into Tallahas-
see about 500 that afternoon. It
will be very important, interesting
and pleasant session of the associa-
ton and it is positively to the inter-
est OF every person to attend who
can afford to do so.
I want also to call attention to our
coutry association. For number of
years we have maintained an associ-
ton meeting on the Saturdays after
the regular meetings of the county
In Ocala. A number of our teachers
have been very faithful in attendance
and participating in the exercises and
have derived much pleasure and
profit from the meetings. A great
many of our teachers were SO stu
ated that 1t was impossible for the to
attend.
At our last meeting we decided to
meet in different parts of the county
and upon invitation we selected Fair
field as the first place of our meeting
and will there select some other
place. We have good programme
and can be assured of a hearty well
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24
DEPOT AT WILDWOOD
SOMEWHAT DAMAGED

Wildwood, Dec. 23.-In backing
some freight cars up to the depot to
be unloaded, the engineer failed to
stop at the end of the track and ran
his train into the shed of the depot,
tearing away considerable part of
the shed and doing about 500 dam
age. Luckily, nobody was hurt. Tie
cars were pulled out and put on the
track again within a few hours.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Make this an Electrical Christmas
by presenting her with one of our
Electric SMOOTHING IRONS. Fl. w.
Tucker, North Main street. 1856
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

An ivory manicure set in pretty
leather case would please HER for
a Christmas present. Our line is
large and complete one. Look 'em
over. The Court Pharmacy. 2O-5t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24
MAKE IT AN ELECTRIC XMAS

Why not make this an electcical
Christmas by giving presents that are
useful and lasting-a Percolator,
Grillo or Toasto for the kitchen. HI.
w. Tucker. 1857
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Save auto troubles-buy Diamond
tires and tubes from the Marion
Hardware Company. 11-16
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Don't shiver in the cold. Buy J
stove from the Marion Hardware Co
and keep warm. 11-16
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Santa writes from the North Pole
that he will be at Fishel's this Xmas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Fresh seeds of all kinds at the
Ocala Seed Store. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-24

Fresh Nunnal;y's candies by express
/ twice a week at Gerig's. If
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-29

OR y
r 900
OF ARMOR is ONE
t LONG SCANDAL.
Clyde II. TaVenner.

by EOlyU0 II. dFOlucl.
Washington, D. c.
would require several volumes
Ter all the transactions deserv-
lblicity concerning armor. Let
sufficient in passing to say
the Government purchase of
has been a scandal from start
ish. The conduct of the arm
IL in dealing with the Govern
averages Throughout at least
cent rotten.
re have been nine official es-
IS as to the actual cost of the
acture ,iof a ton of armc'r plate.
Nerage estimate is $247.17 per
Yet since 1887, we have pur-
I 217,379s tons CT armor, pay
les armOrs ring an average of
45per ton, or a total of $685.
49, believe am we'll within
ounds Of conservatism when I
lat IL all this armor had been
actured in Government plant
ST $35. 100000 would have been
Ito the American taxpayers,
NOR is only one of the things
purchased by the Army and
under similar conditions.
) powder We have purchas-
100000 worth of powder from
lst since 1905, paying for it
way from SO cents to so
per pound. We are manufac-
powder in Government plants
for IS cents per pound, and
ticers in charge state that the
We manufacture, the cheaper
produce it. There is little
but that from eight to ten
dollars of the twenty-five
dollars paid the Powder
could have been saved by
tment manufacture. Secretary
has asked Congress for an
riatloD for a, Government ar
III. factory, but thus far Con-
las refused him.
e Government builds an ar
liant and a paddock is placed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-29

On It's doors as It is comple ted, and
1T is never used, it will in the opin-
ion Of Secretary Daniels, pay for it
self, simpl ystby enabling him to OBJ
tain fair; treatment from the armor
manufacturers. fFa r.,
Army and Navy officers generally
are opposed to complete Government
manufacture Of munitions Of war, TAX
ing the position that it is the part of
wisdom for the Government to en-
courage private manufacturers to op-
crate plants so that they may be
ence has shown, however, that in
stead OF periodically coming to the
relief of the Government in time Of
of the necessities of the Govern
ment, which is at their mercy, and
boost their prices. For instance,
the armor manufacturers practically
issued an ultimatum to the Govern
ment that they would not manufac-
ture a single piece of armor plate
unless the Government should agree
to pay them $500 a ton more than
the price fixed by Congress after
it is also worthy OF notice that
their patriotism did not prevent
them from selling armor to Russia
for s249 ton, while they were ask
ing their own Government $616 a
ton.
If the Armor and Powder Trusts
in time of war because they have
of Sc
but if they repeat the performance
because they are a second time per-
mitted to have the Government at
ment's fault.
Every man who Opposes war and
favors peace can support a policy
Of Government manufacture, because
as long as these hydra-headed CAPT
talistic cliques which thrive and and
fatten on International dlstrust and
remain in our midst we
are in danger, not so much from the
peoples beyond the seas as from
the war traders at home, who, if
permitted to ply their trade to it's
final analysis, will lead us to the
very brink Of desolation and then,
to satisfy their sordid greed of gold,
plunge us headlong into the bottom
less abyss of war itself.
Permit me here to quote the words
Of Minority Leader Oscar w. Under
wood, uttred in the debate on the
Naval Bill in the House of February
S, 1915:
II blieve we ought to have a -ea-
sonable army, but l do not want to
see my country have either a navy
or an army that will invite us to
make issues that may precipitate
our people into the caldron CT blood
shed and disaster. ,(Applause). be
lieve that if you propose to enter
into a race of ornaments the end
of the story will mean war. ZAP
oadraanu ia .artahsc
plause)."