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OLD WOMAN'S TALE

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go through the ordeal again in the
district court, she and her son con-
scented to having the charge amended
to assault and battery.
The change was made following the
argument at the end of state testl-
mony of d. D. Mote, appointed by
Judge Fisher to defend LonJers,
Wgler Mote moved the court to make
the amendment, a whispered consul
tation was held between the state at
torneys, Rad Lee and w. e. Atchlson'
who refused to relax the charges un-
less requested to do so by Lee and
Mrs Lane They preferred the amend
ment in preference to trial IN the
district court
Mrs. Lane was broken considerably.
The alleged assault occurred last FIJI
dav at the womans home in Willard
Mrs. Lane, sitting alone in her nome
heard noise, and said she turned her
head toward the door just in time to
see Ioniers enter ana take seat. She
said. she had never seen him be1ore
and that he was under the influence
of liquor.
.'Then in a few minutes he jumped
at me- she said. Il tried to get away
He said we would get married and said
other things.
Stuck Him With Needle.
Mrs. Lane testified that Lonjers's
actions during the struggle were I'M
pTOpSl-
Il was mending something when he
came in, she said. II had the needle
in nv hand during the struggle anu
1 drove it into his arm Then he left-
i went and called my daughter-ln-
law, Mrs. Rice. The struggle made me
sicIx and weak. Later LonjerS cama
back and offered me money to let the
matter drop"
Lonjers, prior to his arrest, had
been working on a farm with a hay
baling gang near Willard. After the
affair he was arrested and brought
into the justice of the peace court al
willard However, the case there wa
dismissed as it would have necessitate6
a trip to Willard by the county attor-
new forces, and Lonjers was brought
to Topeka Immediately, as there was
and is considerable feeling over tht
T1oatter in that part of the county.
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Grain Gossip.
ISr snacial wire to II i Myers Col


MINNEAPOLIS wheat stocks have increased
10000 bushels in the past two days.
Worlds shipment of oats last week were
1119,0OO bushels, including 10000 bushels
from America.
The Canadian visible supply of wheat in
creased 2766 900 bushels last week and
now amounts to 1S,066,O00 bushels, COM
pared with p, 1929, 900 bushels a year ago.
Worlds shipments of corn last week were
3,S42 600 bushels compared with 7,644O0O
bushels in the preceding week and 2,725,oOO
bushels a year ago.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1,676,0O0 bushels of
wheat, %, 900 barrels of flour, 1000 bushels
of corn, 175000 bushels of oats; wheat and
flour combined 1,TSS, 900 bushels.
Worlds shipments of wheat last week
were Il, 10000 bushels compared with a.
36S, 900 bushels in the previous week and
TO- 131, 600 bushels year ago. Shipments
from America, according to report from
Liverpool were - 16s, 900 bushels, including
2SO4 600 bushels; Russia, 10000 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas In
creased 154, sos bushels last week and now
amount to 70O.130; corn, BTU bushels,
decrease 10,7S4 bushels; oats, 317,247 bush
els increase 35,103 bushels; kafir, SO 1913
bushels, increase $40 bushels; rye, 1929
bushels, decrease 534 bushels; barley, A.
T4O bushels decrease 6706 bushels year
ago stocks were S,452, Ill bushels of wheat,
"a 337 bushels of corn and 761, 255 bushels
of oats.
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OF FATE
Joseph PIamOndOn Killed in
Automobile Accident.
Another Chapter in Tragedy OF
Former Topeka Family.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Another chap
ter in the tragedy of the Plamondon
family of Illinois and formerly OF
Topeka, has been written in the
death of Joseph Plamondon of Mo-
mence. Ill, who was killed saturday
nv the overturning of his automo-
bile.
Joseph Plamondon was second
cousin of Charles A. Plamondon VINO
with his wife, was drowned IN the
Lusitenia disaster.
Mrs. Charlotte P1amondon, now
Mrs. A. B. Ripley, a dughter OF
Charles A. Plamondon, escaped death
by a narrow margin in the Iroquols
theater fire. Mrs. E. K Plamondon,
another member of the family was
drowned and several relatives mar
-roIyly escaped death in the Eastland
disaster last summer.
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New York Stock Market.
Wall St., New York, Oct. 26.-STOChSr-
Erie was the. most active issue OF tine tine
morning session, it's sale exceeding, any
other by large majority. The stock az.
vanced rs to 405s, its best price IN eigne
years, with increased strength in the flrst
and second preferred shares. United states
Steel rose a substantial fraction over yes
terday's close but was freely offered on
the rise. Profit taking caused the usual
setback, some representative stocks losin
initial advances, while specialties ike
Baldwin and the automobile group were
to under. Later, rails, notably C. r.
made material improvement, also coppers
and some low priced specialties.
Bonds were firm.
Irregular price changes were recorded at
the opening of today's market but special
ties continued their recent advances with
new high records for the several MaxWeli
Motor issues which rose to points vir-
ginia Iron Coal and Coke advanced i've
points to the new maximum of IA. Among
the other strong and active specialties were
National Enamelling, American Car, Beth
| lehem Steel preferred, American Linseed,
| Virginia Chemical and United Cigar, Read
| ing selling ex-dividend, rose a point with
| similar gain for Union Pacific, while Erie
| yesterdays conspicuous figure, added a
substantial fraction
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twelve miles on the Danube front, not
withstanding their numerical super
iority.
THE line now held by the Bu1gar-
ians may prove to be perilous to them.
You may say the French are fully
alive to the situation. and not dis
couraged."
Slavs to Aid of Serbs.
Paris, Oct. 26.-RuSSia has COM
pleted preparations for the dispatch
of strong forces of troops to help the
Serbs at points where they are most
needed, according to the Petit Pari-
Sien.
French Checkmate Teutons.
Paris, Oct 26.-Fighting has con-
tinued in the Champagne district at
Lacourtine with limited fluctuations.
according to the announcement made
by the French war office this after
noon. The stubborn French resistance
and the offensive activity of the
trench troops checked the counter-at-
tackS of the Germans.
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Kan.a. civ Produce MARKET.

Kansas City, Oct. 26.-WHEAT-eSCash :
Market steady. No. hard. $1.0001.0S; No.
8, 97c@$1. O6; No. red, $1-14@1.15; No. 3,
S.. O5@1.13.
mixed 8Oc: No g. 5S1% M591bc. No. 2
white, S591ac; No. 8, 5s@5s1ac; No. yellow,
62663c: No. 3, 60@61c.
361h 637c: No 2 mixed, 34@35c.
RYE-9524 96c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
S12OOG13.OO; choice prairie, $1.50@11.OO
choice alfalfa, S1450015.00.
KAFIR-S1 O0G1.02.
WHEAT-Receipts 166 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
CLOSE: WHEAT-December $3.50
CoRNNDecember, 54%@5411c; May. 5615
M565kc
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STERLING AGAIN FALLS
English Pound Declines Before Flood
of Exports.

New York, Oct. 25.-The enormous
excess of exports over imports caused
further weakness in almost all
branches of the foreign exchange mar
ket today.
Demand sterling fell to 4.61 5-8, a
decline of almost IL points in the
pound from the recovery which fol-
lowed the Anglo-French loan negotia-
lions, and within IL points of the low
record of August, when demand was
quoted at 4.5O, a depreciation of about
per cent from the normal rate.
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.SLAVS BUY MORE CARS
Russ Follow Up Completed Contract
With Another Huge Order.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 26.-It became
known here today that the Pressed
steel Car company. having completed
an order for $500 steel freight cars
for the Russian government, yester,
dav closed a contract for an additional
$500.
These cars will be made and set up
at the company's shops here, and,
after inspection by Russian engineers,
will be knocked down and shlppeo TO
their destination.
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BRYAN BATTLES BOOZE
Nebraskan Up and at 1t Early i'm
Ohio Dry Campaign.

Lancaster, Ohio. Oct. 26.-William
]. Bryan began the second day OF his
campaign for statewide prohibition
in Ohio here this morning with q
speech delivered shortly after he had
arrived here He refrained from dis
cussing politics not involving the
liquor question
The proposed prohibition amend
ment which will be submitted to Ohio
voters in the election of November 2,
was the speakers chief topic.
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to 1oc lower Prime fed steers Ss.Oo Western
dressed beef steers. $S.25@s sfeers. $500
75o cows. $4oo@s75s;5 h hes sSUiIs,$5S5
@S25i ealve Rss SSUtystoSoo 900. Market steady
TO ioc higher Lambs. s.. 25@s;sso9i; 6S yea ar
ings $3.50 stockers snd feeders $3.50
e Ss.s5 s'-sOIS''O''
Kansas CITY Stock Yards, Oct. 25.-Kill..
ing cattle sold strong to 25c higher lass
week most gain on choice peer SEA-
stockers and feeders ranged from steauy
80 ISc higher. COWS and bulls steady 10
S0c lower. Heavy shipments arrived 70
day 6S0S9 f,c SaIt Count viii be close that
number the heaviest run ever farge
here for single gle s sayply IS stockers and
FEEDERS. and these kinds are selling wear ,t
10 15c lower; although t tneTe a5d for good
feeders. The small percentage OF knilt ny
grades resulted in steady prices e LOT nf the
steers. cows steady to 10c lower; No
strictly prime cattle are lnet91ee mn aI TO
$40 "a. medium to good fed steers $50 to
$3.50 Best Kansas grass steers prins S 1s,I'
maIIv Getting into the fed column, and VIII
be quoted as such exclusively VIM addIa
short time. A fair number sa m OF 70 ns99 7S'
Quarantine receipts are 10 cars steers TOE az
Sc to s675. Every possible grade OF s fron
eVery Quarter hence is equally as Divers
| fled Kansas and Missouri are the Dig
| buyers. Oklahoma taking heavy numper,
| illinois and Iowa in SECTIONS where they
| have corn. buying more heavily than mere
| tofore Prices stockers range TO-DAY
| from $3.50 for common off color steers 70
| $3.50 for high bred Panhandle white race
The hog market shows returning
strength, sales to. 10 cents higher today,
| the order buying features of the market
being operative, hogs for shipment selling In
| at Isl. 80 to $50. Packers did not exhibit
any enthusiasm. though paying slightly
| stronger prices, largely $40 to $50. Ke5
ceipts are 1000; Future prices VIII depend END
| not be able to hold prices down witnont
| the support of continued liberal runs, al,
| though temporarily successful in their RAID
last week. -. -, -,.A.
| ly lower, largely due to lack of quality IN
| the offerings. Today the supply Is SUI
| and prices are 10 to 10 cents higher. tor
! lambs SS.75. Strength underlies the mar
ket because of the big falling off in re
ceipts since the middle of the month
Scarcity insures a high market for month
or two ahead, in the opinion of dealers
here. Yearl.ngs sell at $3.50 to $125, fai
ewes $40 to Sc, feeding lambs $3.50 t.
SIS Is, feeding yearlings $685. to 81, feeding
| ewes around IS, breeding ewes $3.50 to To
J. A RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Oct. 2e.MoN S1E1;na Sa dde
paper, 1884 per cent; 80 ste nah1e; o. S
Francs. demand 5;951A cables ., 5f-s94 4as
Marks, demand, s1A cables; b SaH demand mres,
33iR: cables, 335s Bar silver, 4s% Mex
can dollars, 3712c. Government n,o p 1oa9s
easy: 60 DAYS, 21a@3 per cent; 30 days and
6 months, 2A@3 per cent 1n.
Cali money easy; high, 2; o, low, II Ri
III: offered at 2.
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xv,oh,ta Live stock Market.

Wichita. Oct. 26.-HOGS- Receipts 1900
Market lower. Top, $1.15; bulk of sales
$o SSTTLE- 1000. Market firm
Native steers s6.o0@95o; cows and m o hsife rs
SstocTers cows and heifers $4.00@7.OO
huIIs' 81. 5O@55O; calves, $7Oo@9.25.
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Long Live the U. s.-Mexico.

Vera Cruz, Oct. 26.-Thousands OF
working men paraded the streets yes
terday in honor of Mrs Francisco I.
Madero, jr, widow of the late presi-
dent of Mexico. Many cries Of Long
life to the United States" were heard
from the throngs that greeted the re-
|cipient of the days honors. Mrs. Ma
dero left this morning in a special car
for Mexico City.
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CONDENSED NEWS
Akron Rubber Wages Up.

Akron. O., Oct. 26.-AII nachlnlsts
employed by Akron Rubber COM
panies and allied industries about
1900 in all, today were notlfled tnaI
their wages would be increased Is
per cent. The wage increase is made
Voluntarily by the employers. The in
crease adds about $1,000 per day to
the salaries of local machfnists.
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Chicago, Oct. 26.-BUTTER - Market
firm Creamery, 221k@27zc-
EGGS+Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged
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Kansas City, Oct. &c.
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-WHEAT-Decemb
81. 0o3s May; $102% @102%.
CORN-December, 5sAc; May, 6OA@
OATS-December 3s1ac; May, 391ac.
PORK-October, $13. 20; January, $3.50.
LARD-October, $S.45; January, $3.50.
SHORT RIBS-October, 1925; January,
$S.7.
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g. .oseph Live stock Market.

Ct Joseph 26.-HOGS-Receipts $500;
Market Sc to Zoe lower. Top, $40; bulk OF
sa1es' Ss iiE@Receipts 2,7Oo. Market slow
and lower. Steers, $700@9.75; cows and
heifers. s4O0@9:O0; calves, S6o0as.oVt:
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shows a decrease of $2,746,159, or 6.12
per cent in net revenue from railway
operations and a decrease of $751;
sos, or 1928 per cent in net income.
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LiverpooI Grain Market.

Liverpool. Oct. 26.-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, lis 41ad; No. 3, lis sgd; No.
hard winter, old, lbs Sgd; No. Chicago,
new, lis I'd.
CORN-Spot, LaPlata, Is Cd.
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Prixate Moore Dies.

Brownsville, Oct Z6.-PrlVale ier-
,,aJ, = Moore of the Fourth infantry.
who was wounded in an engagement
with Mexican bandits last night, dleo
today His home is in French LICK
SDri1ps Ind. Moore is the eleventh
soldier killed in fights with bandits
since last July.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

chicago, oct 26ma9Gs.K Reeeape 1g BuiE
% of sales ssso sSsG heavy rough
S. eo@ss5i pigs, o St;oo@oTo,SSo Market weak
No Ia beef steers, IS 9O@10.40; western
steers So JO@S.60; cows and heifers, Sz'SoQ
*: calves, S7.00@10.50.
O. SHaEEP-Receipts 5000. Market firm
wethers se.OO@6.6O; lambs, S6.6oGs-So-
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New York Oct 26.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Creamery extras, 81 score, 2SA @29c
ECGS-Market steady Fresh gathered
eA GfHu1E.ESELMarket firm State whole
milk. fresh flats, white and colored spec
ials, 15% @16c- ...a
Dressed, quiet
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sontbe,-n Pacific Revenue on.

New York, Oct. 26.-The annuaI re-
mort of the Southern Pacific company
and its numerous subsidiaries Tor inc
year ended June 30 last issued TO-DAY
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago Oct 26.-WHEAT-Declin
took place in the wheat market today on
account of unresponsiye cables and because
of favorable weather in the northwest Re-
newals of gossip that the Canadian duty
was likely to be removed tended also to
handicap the bulls. Besides, messages
were received that the apparent lightness
of receipts at Minneapolis was due only
to the temporary holding back or cars so
as to prevent congestion of terminal fac1li-
ties. Opening prices, which ranged from
ss61hc off to &c up, with December at
ST OF to $1.01H and May at $1:O3 to 81 :03as:
were followed by a material setback all
around.
An additional break followed reports
that Germany might offer terms Of peace,
but buying for seaboard air rallied the
market The close was steady, sc to u c
net lower with December at $1.OO3s and
May at $1.02% al. OPS.
CORN-Corn eased off with wheat. Favor
able weather more than offset strong ca
bles. After opening unchanged to AQasc
lower, the market underwent moderate
Corn advanced when wheat showed "a a
recovery. The close was steady at net
gain of u "a &c to Sole.
OATS-Traders in oats took their cue
from the bearish action of other grain.
However the market showed little pressure
to sell.
PROVISIONS-Lack of support weaken
ed provisions. On the other hand, no I'M
portant liquidation was in evidence.
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Kansas City. Oct. 26;-HOGs-Reee1pt
1 1aieo 81 Goa 40; heavy. s6;sOa7; %; pack,
srs and butchers, $7.1067.40; light. $7.OO0
Al. nigs S6.O0G6.75.
SkTTEE-Receipts 1900 Market steady
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~. 80. snrar n1arket.

New York Sugar Market
New York, Oct. 26.-SUGAR-Raw noml-
nal; centrifugal, 4.39; molasses, S.oz; re-
fined, quiet.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Following are the observations of the
Tinted States Weather Bureau for the "A
hours ending at o'clock this morning:
High Low Rain or
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Tonelxa Hsy Market.

Topeka. KAN, Oct. %.
PRAIRIE HAY-SSm
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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.l
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New York Cotton

New York Cotton Market.
New York, Oct. 26.-COTTON--Sp0nG OF
quiet; middling uplands, 1910. Sales IoV
bales.
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New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. Oct. 26.-COTTON-Spot
steady, points off; mfddling, h9S-
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Kansas City Grain Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Column
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x..sa. Citx Live stock saIes.

ITbe following sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards Ksnses d
IF 70 fue State Journal by Clay. Robin
SON & Co. live stock commission mer
chants.1
Kansas City, Oct 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900 head Market AL be STEADY Market
s+aadv TO 1Oc lower Bulk of sales, $1,000
''S Rehabilitation HEP, 1900 head. Market
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IFurnished by SHAWNEE MIIIinR Col
Topeka. Kan, Oct. 26.
WHEAT-No 8, SIC.
WHEAT-No. 2, 90c.
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
Topeka Kan, Oct. 20.
NEW YORK EGGS-29633c.
CHICAGO EGGS-261A 127c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 27hc;
New York. 2815 @29c; Elgin, 271ac; Topeka
wholesale. SOC.
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Topeka Kan, Oct. 20.
POULTRY-Hens 3H lbs. and over.
lie: hens under 31a TBS. 915c; broilers,
lbs and under, i5c; ducks, &c; geese.
7c; young Tom turkeys. l3c: old TcuI tur-
KEYS lie springs over lbs. 1ec-
P4CKING STOCK sUTTER-1sc.
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positively cannot use sheep or lambs
unless fat-l
Topeka Grain Market .--.-a
Furnished By ]. B. Billiard, corner Kan
sas Ave. and Curtis SE1
Topeka. Kan, Oct. 20.
OATS-30632c
WHEAT-S5@90c.
CORN-60c.
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Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
L Finished by the oTpeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent AMI Madtson.l
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Chicago Grain Market.

rTbe range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Columbian
Bldg.l
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-22
NEW YORK FUR SHOWS
 SPREADING DISEASE

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-State in- spectors of the Industrial Hygiene board, who have been Investigating the rumors that disease was being spread by furs, have reported that two cases of anthrax, caused by the transmission of germs on furs, re- suited fatally. Anthrax is a malig- nant febrile disease of cattle and sheep and is rarely known to have been transmitted to humans. It is characterized by carbuncular swell angs and infected cattle and sheep are, killed and their carcasses burn ea. A warning has been issued against buying furs unless they have been passed upon by government in- apectors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-22
MANN WONT TAKE WILSON'S ORDERS
Leader of Minority in Congress Says He Is Participating in Non-Par-
 tasan Campaign for Defense

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 22.- President Wilson is lining up the forces in support of his national de- fense program and has invited the support of the Republicans to insure the passage of the measure. He has summoned Senator Jacob H. Gallin- ger of New Hampshire, leader of the Republican forces in the upper house and Representative James R. Mann, of Illinois, leader of the minority in the house of representatives. to a conference at the White House.
 Representative Mann, in an inter- view published Saturday, says that he is participating in non-partisan campaign for greater national de- fense, but that he will refuse to take orders from President Wilson re- garding national defense, which he regards as one of the most important measures ever coming before con- gress.
 The advocates of national defense believe that President Wilson may be required to make sacrifices from the administration measure but do not doubt that the program will be car ried out substantially as advocated by President Wilson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-22
STAJE L0OTED BY. FORGED WARRANTS ]! l
 sI v f' II '
Employe og Industrial Insurance
 Commission Believed to Have L Stolen State Warrants.

SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-It has been discovered that the Washington State Industrial Insurance Commis- sion has been footed of twenty thou Hand dollars by means of forged war rants having been used. .....
 The footing of the insurance fund was discovered Saturday when an unusual number of warrants were deposited by local saloonkeepers who had cashed them during the past few days. The warrants are undoubt- edly. drawn on official paper and it is evident that they were stolen from the commissions office and that aD employe of the commissions of- nce will be arrested for connection with the frauds.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-22
CONSP|RA10RS ARE ;. PLACED Fl ON TRIAL
Officials of Hamburg Com pany Aided German Raiders
 of Commerce.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Four off, cials of the Hamburg-American Steamship company line, who were indicted some time ago for obtaining false clearance for their ships from the United States customs officials, were placed on trial here today be- fore the district court.
 The government prosecution in it's complaint charged that the officials of the German Steamship company ob- tained clearance papers for several steamers after the beginning of hos tilities in Europe by making false affidavits. It is asserted that the off, cials who are now on trial knowingly made false oath as to the nature of the cargo of the vessels which were asserted to be non-contraband when in reality the vessels were carrying supplies and munitions to the Ger man warships which were ravaging the commerce of the Allies.