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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-01

porters. In the old days when rail-
road passes were easy to get the ex-
pense of moving from one county seat
to another was not as great as it now
is and the profits of the stenographer
and Judge relatively greater. Now the
stenOgrapher has to spend SO much in
some of the big districts that, accord
ing to- Senator James Malone Of
Thomas county, the job doesn't pay
enough to attract a good man. Despite
an able defense by Malone, Bowman
and Price of Greenwood, who intro
duced the bill. 1t was voted down Sat
urday afternoon.
Lieutenant Governor w. Y. Morgan
made an address before the Railroad
Y NJ c. A. Sunday afternoon. Sena-
tor Arthur NJ. Kinkel of Council Grove
made an address before members of
the Central Y. NJ. C. A. at the after
noon meeting Sunday.
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FOURTH WEEK
- IN LEGISLATURE

lCOntlnU00 from k08O OuS.J
feet to the department. A cruel.
heartless committee merely cut off the
appropriation which the. bill carried
proposed initiative and referendum
has not been considered. The eff
cheney and economy committee In the
house has reported on but one bill and
has rejected the efficiency and econ
omy committee plan and threatens to
offer Governor Capper a civil service
law with teeth in 1t as fitting sub
atitute. The fight over appropriation
bills between the house and senate
ways and means committees is far
from settled. The house COMMITTEES
has stood out for reductions and the
senate has retaliated that they will not
be a party to cheap politics at the ex-
pense of state institutions ALL OF
which has not improved the spirit OF
fellowship between the two houses.
Failure to promptly enact platform
promises into law and the fact that the
appropriation bills are meeting rough
shedding, IS said to have worried the
administration. AS result, 1t is re-
garded as probable that Governor Cap
per will send a special message to the
legislature urging them to get down to
real work and do something.
Calendars in both branches of the leg
islature are heavily loaded. Both the:
house and senate have made slow pro-
Gress. Too much oratory has been the
tfouble in the house. The new crop. OF
lower house statesmen brought q num-
Der of speeches to Topeka and the weak;
ness of that body has been to spend two
hours on bills that will later be merged
into bulk roll calls.
In the twenty days of the session.
tust six bills have actually passed both
branches of the legislature and gone to
the governor for his signature. One of
these bills permitted a man to change
His name. another exempted member
lawyers from trial Of cases during the
session, another excused members from
court attendance. one provided for leg
isiative expenses, one authorized incor-
poration of concerns to promate LEARNED
Professions, another. legalired an cleo
tion at Zenda, Kan. and a sixth bill
purely local Kansas City registration
measure. lost of the other bills that
have found their way through one
branch of the legislature have been of
like Importance. And now the admins
tration leaders are beginning to worry.
Apparently. they may well do SO. Two
fifths of the time for which the law
makers draw pay. has slipped away.
And there is a mighty short crop of
legislation to show for the 21-days har-
vest. - yE i
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Kansas cemetery associations which
desire to undertake a campaign of
general Improvement of burial
grounds, will be enabled to levy q
tax against all the property in their
enclosures under a bill recommended
Tor passage in committee of the whole
IN the senate Saturday. There were a
number of assaults on the measure
by senators who based their opposition
on the assertion that man should be
left at peace by the tax assessor after
he has folded his hands for his last
sleep.
Members Of the senate committee
on penal institutions have been visit
ing the state reformatory at Hutchin-
son and the state penitentiary at Lam
sing since Saturday. Appropriations
Tor both institutions are pending in
by members of the committee will in
fluence allowances for new under
takings. fsfH'
Senator George Nixon of Sumner
county explained his bill now before
ject Of which Is to take away from
sheriffs the duty Of travelling over the
county and mailing up election notices,
by relating the experience Of his own
county whose sheriff served two
terms. retired to let his undersheriff
serve couple af ferms while he be-
came undersheriff kand> then ran for
the office for the third time and was
elected. The combination might still
have been working had not the sheriff
died. '"The election notice is a mere
formality in these days Of newspaper
advertising" declared Nixon, land tho
practice of paying mileage for
sheriff in posting them simply gives
him chance to campaign for re-
election at public expense" The Nixon
bill makes the sheriff mail the notices
to the township officers who are to
nail them in place.
Stenographers in the big judicial
districts will learn with grief OF the
death in committee of the whole Of
the senate Of the bill to allow travel
ing expenses to judges and official re-
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month is SO of an inch. The depth
Of STOW for the month was So inches.
Moro Than Two Feet.
Including the snow carly this morn
ing. the depth for the entire season
has been 1858 inches, or more than
two feet. This is the greatest depth
of snow in the twenty-eight year his
tory of the Topeka records up to this
date. The winter has been a favora-
BILE one for the farmers.
January temperature was two de-
grees above normal, there was more
than the usual amount Of precipita-
ton and just a little less wind than
normal. The most noticeabl features
of the weather were the exceptionally
mild days from the LIST to the 18th.
and the cold days from the 18th to
the 28th and the heavy snowfall.
Considerable wire trouble has been
experienced as result of the storm
Then railroads report some difficulty
in that direction and the Bell Tele-
phone company at Topeka reports
that there were thirteen long distance
circuits out OF commission. However.
business was not completely demon
allied in any one direction. A. J..
Mackey. manager, stated that he ex-
pect. to have all lines in working
order by night.
Wire Trouble In Topeka.
A 400 pair of under ground cable
which affected phone in tho business
district on the east side of Kansas ave.
nue. and north of Fourth street and In
Oakland was disabled on account of be-
coming water soaked. Friday the road
engineer near Wakarusa. by an un-
usually heavy blast in road work, put
some lines out of commission temper
arily
If there is anything to the old ground
hog theory it is likely that spring will
come early. Tuesday is Ground Hog
day, and the chances are that Mr..
Ground Hog will not see his shadow
and will consequently not be frightened
back into his hole.
The forecast: MOSTLY cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; snow in the east portion
Of the state tonight and colder; strong
winds.'
Cool Northwest Wind.
A northwest wind is increasing in
velocity today. This afternoon 1t Is
fifteen miles an hour and by tonight
it will be whistling to the tune" of
between Is and 80 miles. There will
be a drop in temperature. too. The
minimum is expected to be IL or IA
degrees. The temperature today was
one degree above normal.
Shippers forecast: Protect &C.
hour shipments north and west against
temperature Of II degrees; south, Is:
east, 16 to 90" There was q trace of
snow between z o'clock this morning
and 2 this afternoon.
The hourly ypadfngS.
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Mobile. Ala. Feb. 1.-Twenty-two
cargoes of lumber were cleared from
Mobile for foreign ports during the
the latest available figures. Large
shipments In sailing vessels have been
made to Genoa, Italy. and q number
OF steamships have carried lumber and
timber to the Clyde river. South and
Central American countries and Cuba.
and other West Indian islands have
taken their share. Lumber dealers are
optimistic. seeing . speedy rise in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-01

AtchisOn Gets Rain and Snow.
Atchison, Feb. Following an all
night rain, an inch of wet Snow fell
here this morning. The storm was
general over northeast Kansas.
No Snow at Lawrence.
Lawrence, Feb. 1.-The weather Il
damp and disagreeable today. but no
snow fell this morning.
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Kans.as City live stock Aaafkes.

Kannas City Live STOCK Rlafke4. s.
Kansas City, Feb. 1.-HOGS-Receipts
Il 600 Market q st<s steady sS to &C loweE Bulk
packers and butchers. S6.75(l6S5: light.
$665@6.90; pigs, $6260600.
CATTLEEKecefpts 23,OOO Market
steady. Prime fed steers, $S.5O@925:
dressed beef steers, $7.25@S.50: western
$50: southern steers, eaOO@760; COWS.
$425Q725; heifers, 96.5O6S.s5; stockers
and feeders: $6o067.s5; bulls. $b.26007o;
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to loo higher Lambs. $6.250615; year
ewes $6s00650: stockers and feeders.
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New York. Feb. Mercantile
paper, 315Q4 per CENT. Sterlinr exchange,
4S5.15: ford emand, 4.8465. Bar silver,
1850; Mexican dollars, 37Ac. Government
bonds steady railroad bonds: firm. Time
~ as; six months, 3X@31S.
Cal money, steady; high, 2; low, IL !;
offered at Q 'e'
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St. Joseph Give Stock Nearket

ST. Joseph, Feb. 1.-HOGSI Receipts H.
600. Market lower. Top. 1915; bulk of
sales S6.6O6670
CATTLE-Receipts $500 Market slow,
10c lower. Steers. HO0GS.75; cows and
heifers. A.6@S50; calves, $600@9.75.
HEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to strong. Lambs, $S.OO@S.6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-01

Crawford--"Does your wife beg you for
Christmas money?"' BRADSHAW ST
wouldn't put it exactly that way. She
issues an ultimatum.
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wichita, Feb. 1.-HOGSLReceipts 1900
Market lower. Top, $685.; bulk Of Sales
$6.6OGl6SO.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market weak
Native streers, $66@S5O; cows and heifers.
$50; stock cows and. heifers, $4.5va6.75;
bulls, $5.O0@6.O0; calves. $8OO@9.5O.
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I00aY'S MARKET REPORT.

CnicAgo. Fob I-WHEAT - Buy6rD
came after wheat today With : xush ana
eu,ck.y brought about new high record
cash and future deliveries and it seemed
a nearly every commission house in
to purchase Liverpool Dispatches, ssaid
wneat was advancing there With = strong
qsmand In sharp contrast domestic ad-
the United States were selling virtually
nothing from reserve holdings The mar
ket: after opening y to 2hc higher. scored
Notice. that Italy ana Sweden had sus-
pended the import duty on nj grain result
The market was also affected by 4 notable
cutting down OF the United States visible
supply total Nervousness prevailed ct the
close. which was 29sc to 43ac above Satur-
coRN-Corn was drawn upward With
more than half cost. busi5el Tor busheI
Rough weather had also bullish ,effect.
The opening, which varied from 4 to Nc
niener. Was followed by . general further
:. Subsequently enlargements Of stocks at
The close pal 1s5mfnsis ~ led to esstlon
0ATEExport call furnished impetus to
large volume of transactions with prices
steadily tending to harden.
. PRovISIONS-Provi reflected the
influence Of tho grain bulge. weakness
In the hog market was lost sight of.
Chicago Grain Market.
-ns r cn, Of prices fcr s.e,n future. or
BY Thos J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Chicago. Feb: l.
Open High Low Today Yea
M 3siy "a, ,ssx a assz 1ss assS a ,.xx
5 S;!E : 81 ST. $ 81 g ssssx s.
S SsIS IS: IS. 81 s 81 g ssx- Sex
Msy 1875 , 1873 Is ,ss ,ss 1sss
Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range Of prices for grain futures on
pSst aaP Sy rS Sy ase
Kansas City. Feb: !.
WHEAT ,pe" H'~h - Today Yea
s s S;S H. i: is:x iss 81
ssiy :: s g ssss$ s g s sasx- sssss
Chicago Grain Market.
.-licago. Feb 1-CLOsE: WHEAT
May. 1861; July, n.Hh.
IORN-May. s2ssc; July. M%c.
OATS-May, Gle: July. $3.50:
PORK-May, 1882: July. $19.S.
LARD-May. $11.N; July $11.42.
SHORT RIBS-May, sos; July $10.65.
Liverpool Grain Market
Liverpool Feb. 1.-WHDAT-Spot, No
/, 2 and Manitoba, no stock: No. hard
winter. IFS Cd. Futures, nominal.
C~ORN-SpOt American mixed new -
esd: American mixed old. Is 111td; Feb
ruary 70 SID; March Is I'd.
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Topeka Market
FURNISHED by Chas. Wol6 Packing Cal
Topeka. KAN. Feb. I.
HO0A fi@-
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. -. 256a35
HEAVY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a 96<60 a
ROuGH AND HEAvY-........ H00&0.1O
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New YORK s',ns1use Aaarhes.
New York, Feb. 1.-HGGS Fresh gather
g extra nne. So0s1c; extra firsts. 2e1Sc;
ni SHhF Ss1s . Market. f, i'm STAT. xs s.
BUTrEEH.1lIEeess f spscial %@,ee sxtr.
s as ssson ;Sstss Us
PouLTRY;-AMye: firm; western chick
Creased, nrm; western fosstinS chickens'
17c; fresh fowls. 1sG1sc; turkeys. Is02ac.
Kansas CITY Produce Market.
Kansas City. Feb Cash: WHEAT
! Ill sd;l No; : g1@l. ~: No. red. Sl.5o6
mixed. NH@7c; No. ). 75@7S5xc; No.
~ o&rs SaSs9e Nc .S1e ssa higher No.
WIZ" RTE ssSs e No. mixed. bsasssAc.
az H !. Y. re steady. Choice timothy.
choice alfalfa. $15.Oo@1s5o
MEEAT-Receipts lis cars
Bu. -ER-Creamery sc; firsts. s1hc:
seconds, &c: packing. isc.
;, FrsoULTRY~Hens.' issss: BOOSTERS. lo,.c:
close: wHDAr-May, n.4sx: July.
H.31M@1ss2: September, N.Sh.
.. CISRN. a! slAc: July. ss1sGssAc: Sep
S~-' o1>' 80
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago. Feb. L-BUTTER = Market
EGGs-Markst lower. . IT. marx case.
included, s 24Gz731c: ordinary first. 2s@26hc:
PoTiAToEs-M.rket higher. Michigan
and Wisconsin. red. s7@42c: ditto white, 70
PoULTRY-Alive. higher: springs. 14,.c;
fowls. lie.
New York Sugar Markes.
Centrifugal. 40: moiasse. as: refined.
New York Cotton Market.
on New x,ork. Feb. 1GsCOTToN.spo
Now York Stock Market
wal St. New York. Feb. 1.-STOCKS-
Active isues like Reading and Amalgn-
msnd sent prices higher IN st the yf,nsi
hour. United States Steel sold at 10. The
Closing was strong.
from last Saturdays close. Advances in
tinisned steels products and copper were
were centers of interest during today's
early market session.
,rs Saeers initial sds1 sales: Of 500 sold off
While Sears Roebuek In recognition Of Its
90 Per cent stock dividend, moved forward
70 SU01a, gain of almost IA points. Steel
later recovered from its minimum on fair
" large dealings to 1855. Other active is
sues showed some regularity. Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific and St Paul, Atchi-
son, making small recesions. while Reading
ana AmaIgamated Copper rose fractions
oOLn, however, soon reacting.
dealings were on q moderate scale
The entire list sold lower during the first
hour, but recovered later. steel common
continued to hover a fraction over its
mil minimum .. ,. and the preferred shares, sell
Ing ex-divtdend" of X per cent showed
q loss of Y of q point. Canadian Pacific
lost points with point decline in North
western, Atchison and Missouri Pacific.
Reading was the most active railway is
sue, rising and falling within a 2-pont
range Coppers were Uniformity heavy
ana Bethlehem Steel also fell back.
Gains. aside from those already mention
ed. re mostly in unimportant special
ties.
Honds were steady.
Announcement of a general price adj
vance by one OF it, leading subsidiaries
caused q further rise in Steel and Cop
pers also rose on new high quotations for
metal The entire list made favorable
RESPONSE. tho average level being the best
of the day ~
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Chicaeo Live stock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 1-HOGS-Receipts 80 600.
Market weak to &c under Saturdays aver
G6s5: mixed. $66o@6.90; heavy, $845@
$50; heavy, $6.45@6.9O; rough, $645@6.60;
pigs. $5.5O@66O.
CATTLEIReceipts 6,OOO Market strong.
Native steers, $6.OO09.25; western. $1,000
OBS; western, $5.O0@7.5 50; cows and heifers,
S. 106l8.0O; calves, $7.5O@1O.5O.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market firm.
Sheep, $6.OOQ6.90; yearlings. $7.1O@S.O0;
lambs, $7.4O0S.95.
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Butter and Ego.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co.. Topeka. Kan.l
Topeka. Kan, Feb 1.
CHICAGO EGGS sih@a2c =
NEW YORK EGGS-36637c
STORAGE EGGSL2e@29c
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 3oskc;
New York, S211c; Elgin. Sohc: Topeka
Wholesale. SIC.
Topeka Grain Market
Furnished by ]. b. Billiard, corner Kan.
sase Ave. and Curtis 6t.1 Z
CORN-75c.
OATSA4606Oc. $50
WHEAT-$1.250l 80
Topeka Hay Market.
FURNISHED by T. A. Beck .12-2l4 e. eth.1
PRAIRIE HAY-Si6.oO
ALFALFA $500
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Chicago Grain Market.
chicago. Feb. 1.-CLOSE: WHEAT
May. $1.56A: July, n.HH.
LORN-May, 82stc: July. S43sc.
OATS-May, Gle: July. $3.50:
PORK-May. $19-32: July. $3.50.
LARDAMay. $1-N; July $1l.2.
SHORT RIBSEMay, sos; July $10.6S.
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rAveruool Grain Market.

I1VeFpOOl Vst1m 1aFKrt.
LIVERPOOL. Feb 1.-WHEAT-Spot, No:
/. and Manitoba. no stock: NO nard
winter. IFS Sd. Futures, nominal.
CORN-Spot, American mixed new. Is
esd: American mixed old. Is u1d; Feb
ruary, 70 SID; March Is I'd.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range Of prices for grain futures on
the Kansas City Board Of Trade ~ re-
ported by Thos. ], Myers. BROKER Co
Kansas City, Feb. I.
.-CYoan-- :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-01

Stenographers In the big judicial
districts will learn with grief Of the
death in committee of the whole Of
the senate of the bill to allow travel
ing expenses to judges and official re-
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Kansa. city Live stock saies.

Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
rThe following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal BY
mission merchants. with offices at all
marketS.1
Kansas CITY. Feb. 1-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900 head. Market: KILLERS, 1Oc
to 13c lower; . steady T. ooo n..a M.~...
Toe lower. Bulk Of sales, $6.65@6.75; top,
$3.50.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
loo to 15c higher. Lambs, $50.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York. Feb. l-COTTON-Spot
net; midling uplands, $50. No sales.
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New York Sugar Market
| New York, Feb. 1.-SUGAR-Raw, firm;
centrifugal. 40; molasse, 3.l3; refined.
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Chicago Grain Market.
f-he range OF prices for grain futures ON
: Tbs Chicago Board of Trade ~ reported
by Thos. ]. Nyers, Broker. Columbian
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month is SO Of an inch. The dept
of Stow for the month was So inches
Moro Than Two Feet.
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improvements are under way In the
jail The .arge south hallway on the
first Moor. now rarely used, will be re
modelled soon to make q more suitable
jail0r's once and the present lobby will
be enlarged. A new toilet has been 1n-
stalled Ia the "buu PEN sszsssssssssss :
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Announcement of a general price ad
vance by ono OF its leading subsidiaries
caused further rise in Steel and Cop
metal The entire list made favorabi,
RESPONSE. tho average level being the hes
Of the day 1854
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Kansas C9ty Produe,e Ngarkee

Chicago Produce Market.
chicago. Feb. 1-BUTTER = Market
higher. Creamery, 24@s2c
EGGS-Market lower. AT mark, cases
included. 24QN1zc: ordinary first, 26@26hc;
firsts, TIC.
POTATOES Market higher Michigan
and Wisconsin red. s7@42c; ditto white, 70
fowls, 1Dc.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
ASSEMBLY CUNNING
FOR MORE BOARDS
Favors Further Reorganization
Amends Tallett Bible
Reading Bill.

lIrCm a star Correspondent o. The 1rtaue
Albany. March 50. The Assembly
voted 10 reOrganizc state departments
to-day. One bill. introduced by Ma
iority Leader Hinman, abolishes the
fiscal supervisor Of state charities and
creates a board of regulation for all
state charitable institutions.
Minority Leader Smith was thc only
member to vote against the Knight bill,
which rcorganizeS the State Depart
mert Of Agriculture. reduces the salary
of the commissioner from $4,000 10
$4,000 and abolishcs the positions OF
four GCDuty commits sioncrs, with sal
aries agGregating $4,000.
The Iallett bill, requiring Bible
reading in public schools. was amend
Cd 10 authorize the Commissioner Of
Education 20 appoint a committee Of
persons Of all religious faiths which
should select passages from the Bible
acceptable to all faiths 10 be read in
the schools. The bill with this amend
mcnt will be considered later in the
week
Without opposition the bill of Ham
ilton Fish. jr.. Of Putnam County, per
mitting the use OF schoolhouses and
other public buildings for registration
and voting on Election Day was passed.
The bill Of ASsemblyman John Leo
Sullivan doing away with the exewp-
ton from ta%atIon Of all motor vchi-
clcs which have been used for more
than four years. was also passed. Mr..
Sullivan estimates that 100000 will
be added 20 the stato's revenues by this
measure.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
CITY PAYS 100000
FOR UPSTATE ROADS
Bill Passed by Assembly picks
New York'S Pockets"
Saws Smith.
From stsr Correspondent Of Tho Trbun..l

From . star Correspondent Of Tbs Triounel
Albany, March 3O.-Minority Leader
Alfred f. Smith told the Assembly to-
day that in passing bills appropriating
approximately ss,000,O0O for highway
and barge canal work it was "handing
New York City the biggest lemon il
had been favored with in years"
"Of the total Ss,O0O.OOO." he shouted
New York viii have 10 pay more than
S6,000,000. and yet you refuse to give
its officials a hearing! It's just like
sticking the big city up in front OF a
gun and picking its pockets"
While Mr.. Smith was giving vent to
his Indignation the upstate members
dozcd away in their seats, and when
the vote was taken on the two Sage
highway bills they rolled up a big ma
jority for them.
These appropriations aggregate about
$4.000,000" said Mr.. Smith. (Which is
S2.000.000 more than was appropriated
for highway maintenance last year.
The increase is not necessary, for the
Highways Department OF last year
stored away lot Of highways building
material which can be called upon
now
The barge canal bill, which was in
troduccd by Chairman Macdonald Of
the Ways and Means Committee and
was on the order of second reading,
appropriates s4.5OO,000 10 finish out
standing canal controcts.
Mr.. Smith moved that the bill be
recommitted, so that the New York
officials could be heard. but the mo-
ticn was lost and the bill advanced.
Mr.. Smith said Republican leaders
were piling up appropriations to make
good their declaration that direct tax
to raise SiS.0O0.000 was necessary.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
NEW TOBACCO INQUIRY
Jobbers Charge Trust Methods
Have Not Been Stopped.

Independent tobacco jobbers want tc-
bacco companies enjoined from making
the Metropolitan Tobacco Company
sole agent in New York. A. the request
Of the jobbers Claude A. Thompson, As
sistant United States Attorney, began
preliminary inquiry into the tobacco
business yesterday Henry II. Hunter.
counsel for the jobbers. made the COM
plant.
Il is alleged that the Metropolitan
Tobacco Company and the remnants OF
the dissolved tobacco trust" are con-
tlnuing monopolistic methods which
they promised 20 abandon last April.
when federal nvestigatior was under
way. Mr. Hunter asserts that the
American Tobacco Company Withdrew
from the open market agreement in
January.