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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Grain Gossip.

FURNISHED by special wire to T. J. Myers
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased loo,-
600 bushels Friday.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas city
decreased 9212, 900 bushels last week and
corn stocks decreased 13S,6S7 bushels.
Exports from the United States and
Canada Friday were $4,000 bushels of
els of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats );
wheat and flour combined, $1,000 bushels.
A Russian cable reads follows: Wet
weather is delaying planting of spring
wheat Interior reserves are light and con-
sumption is on a larger scale than usual.
"Ice is breaking up in the port of
Archangel."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
we'll, THAT IS fine.
Two of Kansas Delegation Are Now in
Washington.

Washington, April 26.-Two MEM
bers of the Kansas delegation are now
in Washington-Cong Joseph
Taggart of the Second district and
Congressman Phil P. Campbell of the
Third. Both recently returned here
from a trip made to Kansas following
the adjournment of congress. They
will remain for an indefinite period,
attending to congressional chores
before the departments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
MUSIC HATH CHARMS
Pipe Organ Prevents Panic When Ex-
plosion Wrecks Church

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2s.-The
playing of the pipe organ prevented a
serious panic and loss of life SUNDAY
when the interior of the First Baptist
church in this city was wrecked by the
explosion of the huge hot water tank
in the basement. All of the 500
members of the congregation escaped
serious injury. The damage will
amount to several thousand dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Job Hunting in Alaska.

washington, April 26.-Secretary
Lane is still receiving applications for
Jobs on the Alaska railroad, despite
elaborate explanations for many weeks
that there are no jobs to be habitat
the only government employees are
comparatively few experienced en-
gineerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, April 26.-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market DC lover, Bulk of sales,
butchers. 81 ;35@745; light, $7.35@75O I;
pigs, $6.75@7.25
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady
to 10c lower. Prime fed steers $S.O001S go /:
dressed beef steers, $7.25@sOO; western
steers, $7.O0@S;10; southern steers. $625@
stockers and feeders, $6.5O@S.5O; bulls,
So 25@625; calves, $6.Oo@1O.O0.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market 1Oc
higher. Lambs, S9.OO@1O9O; yearIings
S7.75@960; wethers, $7.25@S.75: ewes, 500
@S00; stOckers and feeders, $6.OO@925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, April 26.-STOCKS-
Early Early gains were materially reduced by
neavy profit taking, but the setback was
OF Drief Duration, renewed buying on a
larger scale soon overtaking any reaction
before noon. Reading recovering much of
us per cent dividend and Their Investment
or l to points were general and only
weak features being railroads like Missouri
Pac1f1c and Missouri, Kansas and Texas
bonds were irregular with buoyancy in
Indications of continuance of stock mar
ket activity was seen at the beginning of
today's operations. Specialties were again
conspicuous with gains of 1 to points in
bethlehem Steel, National Lead, Mexican
Petroleum, Baldwin Locomotive General
leaders were fractionally higher. American
Can was up almost points on initial
the smallest fraction on offerings of five
thousand shares, but soon lost full point.
standard hallway shares were relatively
backward, but New Haven and Rock Is
land advanced a point each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, April 26.--WHEAT-Spot,
firm; No. hard winter, lbs I'd; No red
14s I'd; No. 3, Ditto, not quoted.
CORN-Spot, firm; American mixed. new,
IS Cd American mixed, old, IS I'D; La
Plata, mixed, IS 11ad.
FLOUR-Winter patents, 49s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
PENSION PREACHERS.
NJ E. Conference Creates Fund OF
S3O0,0GO for Aged Ministers.

San Francisco, April 26.-The sum
of 100000 has been set aside as a
pension fund for aged Methodist min
listers by the Methodist Episcopal
Book concern which has been in con-
ference here since last Tuesday, it be-
came known today. Final sessions
are to be held today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
Slater weather bureau for the twenty four
hours ending at O'Clock this morning:
Stations il Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

Chicago. April 26.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
600 Market slow, DC to 10c under Satur-
days average. Bulk of sales, $7.3567.55
light $7.35@765; mixed. $7.2O@765; heavy,
6.25.
CATTLE+Receipts 10000. Market weak.
Native beef steers, $6.1O68.65; cows and
heifers, $2.90@S.40: western steers, $5.656D
7.40: calves, $65O6D9OO.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market strong
Sheep, $75o@s.60; lambs, $s.3O@1O95.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Chicaeo Produce Market.

Chicago April Neutrality-suspicious.
higher. Creamery; 22@2sc-
Included 17@19c; ordinary firsts, T12@
1sNc firsts, 1S@19Ac-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unchanged
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 145M
15c; springs, 1Sc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

New York April 26-BUTTER-Market
firm Creamery extras, 90 score, Soc.
EGGS+Market easier Fresh gathered
CHEESE Market firm. State whole
milk fresh, 15h@16c-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

New York Sugar Market.
New York, Sept. 26.-SUGAR-Raw
steady; centrifugal, 464; molasses, 3.S7
refined, steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

New York Cotton Market
New York. April 26.-COTTON@Spot,
quiet; middIing uplands, LOGO. Sales, 400
bales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, April 26.-wHEAT. = May,
$1645s July, $1.371a September, $1.26%.
CORN-May, TIC; July, s01sc; Septem-
oATssMay, 561a@565sc; July, 555sc :;
PoRK@May, S1747; July, s1s.o7
SHORT RfBS~May, S1O1o; July, S1O.47.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
st. Joseph Live stock Market.

st. Joseph, April 26.-HOGS-Receipts
1000; Shippers, &c lower. Packers doing
nothing d Top, $z.45; bulk of sales, $3.50
CATTLE-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Steers, $6.OO@S.5O: cows and heifers. 81 S0
$50; calves, $6.o0@9O0;
SHEEPEReceipts, $500; Market strong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

established. Dressed, firmer: western
frozen rosasting chickens, 16h@211 nc !;
fowls, 141a@171sc; turkeys, frozen, 15@2 1c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

Sunshine Loaf Cake Saves Work.
Raisin, Chocolate, Claret Wine,
Angel, Creole, Devils Food, Orange.
10c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Wichita Live Stock Market.

Wichita, April 26-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market lower. Top, $745; bulk of
CATTLE-Receipts $50 Market weak.
Native steers, $6.0O@SOO; cows and heff-
ers 81; 50@7.25; bulls, $45O@6.O0; calves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Kansas City Liv. Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City. AMI
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State journal by Clay, Robin.
son Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants, with offices at all marketsl
Kansas City, April 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market SLOW steady.
Stockers and feeders strong.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady and 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $3.50
7.45; top, $7.55.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
strong and 10c higher. Lambs, $10.s5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
: The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by This. j. Myers, Broker. Columbian
Bldg.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Chicago, April 20.
10 City Grain Market.

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures Oh
The Kansas City Board of Trade as
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Colum-
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Wheat Markel

Wheat Market
lFurnished ov Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka, Kan, April %
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, $145
WHEAT--No- 3 hard, S143
WHEAT-No. soft 81 Al
Topeka Grain Market
IF Furnished by J. 9. Billiard. corner
sase Ave ard Curtis ST
CORN-72c. April ID
OATS-5Oc
WHEAE-$1.2501-3o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

F'ireless, cookers at Forbes ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

The State Journal has installed g
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4
so please call that number when you
want the score
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-27
MAUI AMATEURS GIVE splendid
VASHINGTON's BIRTHDAY PARTY

And BAY as they go, IF the walidns,s
We'd advise you to run for while. s
Now we've tried to portray in very
{. BRIEF way, @'~S ~ 5>
The days OF long ago: r
How the people all dressed in their
f.. Veriest best, ..>......
And we trust you'll think well of our
show.
But / shudder to think, will they call
me gfnk,. -. i 49,
Won't you please tell me mo" with
: q smile, ,.a.E
But IL not, ! must go, and If walking's
too slow. ..@s. - ~
shall certainly run for a while.
-.r- - CHORUS. p 4z.ss.
II was not Ike that In the olden days,
Which have passed beyond recall:
In the rare old fair old. golden days.
II was not like that at all
Then we all did just as we ought to do,
Or il not We never told;
sigh In vain to live again
In the days of old. -
In all. so people took part on the
stage. and fully 300 people were in
the audience. Directly after finish
ing the program delicious refresh.
Hents we're served in the dining hall,
after which old-fashioned dances. were
INDUCED in until a late hour.
Rev. and Mrs. A C Bowdish, Mr.
and Mrs, F. W. Hardy and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. O. Aiken were the hosts and
hcstesses for the evening. The Gus.
tom OF having six people act In this
capacity will be followed from now on
IN all affairs OF this kind in the COM
munity house. &ss
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-27
Colonial Dresses and Powdered
Wigs Help Make Per-
formances Realistic / i.

Especial Star-Bulletin C6rresponoencel
WAILUKU, Feb. 24.--One OF the
hest amateur performances ever given
J on Maui was the Washington's birth.
day party last Friday evening In the
PaIa community house. This was the
first church entertainment 10 be given
in the new building. and was in the
form Of a Literary. The custom Of
giving these community entertain
ments has been constantly kept up
for the last Is years.
The heading. In Days Of. Old, in
Fourteen Az" Immediately gave peo-
pie the cue that the affair was to be
funny from start TO finish and such IL
was--a pleasure from the every open
ing, when Mrs. Steele rendered a
beautifnl overture. Directly after.
Harry Washburn Baldwin. who staged
the affair. was pounding at the last
bit Of stage scenery when the cur
tain was drawn aside and he stormed
at the helpers that they should be such
ounces IN allowing people to see him
in. his shirt sleeves before the stage
was actually ready. Half Of the and
fence did not know whether this was
nart ~ the nrogran1 or not Mr.. Raid.
p I'm 7 MS -, shaolnt ely natural IN every
,,,rye,rsnt ha mada ana every word he
n,s,sd Tha roar that greeted this uro.
,nsye Vac f,ll NJ expectancy and .set
tba sveniny.s narforn,a ,ce r,ff in great
sty,e When finaFIy. he came for
wsrd q the and "a fRp nrnlnr1,e. and
ssiT that fba -, c,,rt.ain Womb mt work
srd ,h.t Ne nust have sameona nom
ths audience n helm him the climax
,rs rsachsd Tor the beeipning Of the
noe, ,nsarestinp nraeram the Maka-
, NC naoSle have seen FOR many s
wee, So 8
c,o,d Rinnau na,ntad tho soenic Of.
tasts s.hich , renresantea the roclky
shnrs !, Ne. Msssachrsetts for the LANDING
- ~ = 1rs.,si~wer pohhia nurdocf
"a -, tts wsr,Sg for the stare eel.
s,ry which was most - 4. eyfectiye Frank
ra &c.,, 4, s,,,ta ~ the fact that be
~ 49, orIx w. one :, s am was an admirable
stsss 80. esrna-.sr Miss Pond was or.
s sssstrs 400 ana nlsvad heautif,,Iiy
1880 1880. ~. syar,n Altbo,,eb eos.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-27

Mr.. Ralph Walker. who some time
ago was appointed head luna OF the
Kihei division OF the H C. and s. Co..
moved into the Kihei house recently
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Nc
Leod. on the 10th OF this month. Mrs.
Walker was the recipient of the gift Of
Q Ford r,inabout recently sent her BY
a relative
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-27

r. B. Lyons has been APPOINTED as
sistant secretary to the senate. Lyons
went to Honolulu on last Wednes.
day nights Claudine.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08

and sent her to Folcroft, Pa, in a
Pullman.
1t was sheriff she shot He start
ed to arrest her at Elko, New, as
hoboess. Then he tried to make love
to her, she says, so she put bullet
in his leg. He accepted the rebuff
and let her go.
81 couldn't walk far at first" she
said. 81 spent the first night at
farmhouse near San Francisco and
did little homework for my supper
and breakfast. l was stiff the next
morning, but started out just the
same. The farmers wife had given
me little lunch that l ate at noon.
l went along that way, from farm
house to farmhouse, until got into
Nevada
F'By that time 1 was pretty strong
and a little bit lazy. So decided to
kill a hundred miles or so in a box
car. 1t was at EIko that was caught
by sheriff.
~Afterward 1 caught a blind bag
gage that helped me along for quite
a distance. But walked most of the
way through Nebraska. At Ki1nba1,
Neb., worked in a restaurant for a
week and earned another pair of
shoes. Ever since then I've been
walking"
CAP. DOES RUSH BUSINESS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08
Harriet Madison

So Harriet started to walk to
Pennsylvania
She didn't know at that time she
would have to shoot two coyotes and
be arrested in Chicago. But she did.
She told about it when she reached
here. Chicago police raised purse
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08
CAP. DOES RUSH BUSINESS

CAP. DOES RUSH BUSINESS
The District of Lake Michigan was
not dry yesterday The common
wealth where Cap. Streeter holds
forth as ruler was very wet indeed.
Returns were SO great the cash regis
ter OVERLOOKED early in the afternoon
1t could not keep up with the rush of
coin, so the Cap. put beer tray on
the counter and used it in making
change.
. Judging from what Cap. Streeter
said himself he sold much more than
10, 700 bottles of beer at Is cents a
bottle.
Villa has been refused recognition,
but you certainly can't lose him
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08
COLLEGE GIRL TURNS HOBO AND SHOOTS A
SHERIFF IN HIKE ACROSS COUNTRY

When Harriet Madison, Swarth-
more college girl, was released as
cured from a San Francisco hos
pitaI last July they told her:
"An you need is plenty of fresh air. 3"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
by WILLIAM n. HANNA.

A bunt started the Giants on the way
to dlslntegration at the Polo Grounds
yesterday. This vas in the ninth in
ming, and before the cessation Of the
general debility which followed. begin
ming with Marquard and extending to
his support. the Braves made enough
runs to win. The champions Of all out
ninth. but they regarded the circum-
stance Of being laggards at that moment
as paltry to the point OF nothing at all.
inasmuch as they were ahead when the
game was over. The score was Z TO 5.
Winning a game on home grounds on
a Saturday before a big crowd seems to
be a mental hazard for the Giants. which
causes them regularly to fiub the ball
into the rough. And when the hazard
IL complicated by the presence OF the
Braves as opponents the pitfalls become
deep and numerous For eight innings
the Giants simulated a club about to
grab a victory from the lords OF diamond
creation, but In the ninth they became
their own usual selves when stacked up
against the Braves and allowed a blight
ing rally to be put across on them.
Strongly as the Braves went at them
in tho ninth the Giants weren't beaten
entirely by the developments OF thai in.
ming. Failure to have a lead large
enough to cope with the Boston rush to
the tape could be traced to the quick
petering out OF hitting spells earlier In
the game. thus leaving men on bases,
also to a costly mum by Doyle. Ths
weakening OF Marquard was the primary
cause Of What transpired in the ninth
The Braves found him for four add.
tional raps after the bunt which set his
goat to bleating.
Marquard had help in losing the game
In the ninth from Merkle. Snodgrass
also made an err Or. but II cost nothing
and as S~nodgrass batted in three runs
he was a help and not a hindrance.
Merkle's error let In two runs and the
Braves won by that margin, but up
to that Merkle had played a superb
game at first. He scooped erring thu ows
all afternoon. but then. as luck would
have II, made a misplay which turned
the game into a defeat for his side.
The Giants rallied In their half of the
ninth and went so far with II as "a
have two men in and the tying runs on
first and second with nobody out. Here
Burns dampened the ardor OF the rooters
by feebly striking out. No effort was
made to sacrifice and put the two base
runners in position to tally on a hit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
TURF NOTES.

Andrew Miller was not present to see
his great racer Rosmer beaten. A slight
indisposition kept the owner at home. and
he was. perhaps the only prominent racing
man who was not present to take part In
the opening day festivities.
There were two new stewards in the
stand. Schuyler l.. Parsons acted in that
capacity for the FIRST time this season.
the leading spirit OF racing at Juarez,
Those who have been Erumbling at
Lilley all through, the jamaica meeting
vii! be out OF a Job for a While; The boy
viii be on the ground for ten days,
Getting set down by the stewards was
down more suddenly by San Vega in the
NTH race, San Vega bumped. into Gilt
Edge going to the post and Lilley was
thrown to the track.
The fractional times In the BROOKLYN
Handicap were; Eighth, L? 49,; quarter,
ve:eishths. 100: six furlonss. i":is: one
mile, l :ss: one mile and a furiong, l 80 as,
Tartar Rosmer and Borrow are AL
fTt% y a an" Tea ,me h it seins H iSs nrspe iiihmnss
In this country that geldings have taken
all three places in a big handicap.
Sleuth. winner of the NTH race, wa.
bid up and his owner had to pay s20J
over his entered price to retain him.
Tartar's victory marked the first Brook
lyn Handicap for r.. 7. Wilson, Jr. lie
the race said that the race was one OF tn,
cleanest run In years. also that the time
proved that we are still breeding good
horses in this country.
Simon Hesly has turned ouver his light
weight rider Ryan to Tom Healey az he
has few opportunities to give him mounts
and does not wish TO keep a good hoy on
the ground.
The first race Tomorrow will start Al
?:15 in order to give the horsemen tim'
to make the trip from s~heepshesd Bay
where the sale OF the Elmendorf ant
Ellerslie warnings will be held, m
Ing at noon,
Among the well known turfmen noticed
In the clubhouse were August Belmont
Perry Belmont, James Butler. G.. X. @
Billings, Harry Payne whitney, Payn,
whitney John Higgins, James Milton
senator Christie sullivan, l.. $. Thompson
tinted states senator william =. Hughes
Frank Il. Hitchcock. Thomas Hitchcock
former state senator William II. REYNOLDS
Congressman u, W, Loft, W. n. Edwards
Frederick Johnson. George johnson, senioi
and junior; Martin Dolan, an eN-M. =. 10
Galway; Philip J. Dwyer, Edward Adams
Matte Corhett. Jesse Lewisohn an,
schuyler La Parsons,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
K PULL ONE FROM
FIRE. THREATEN IN OTHER
Crowd Five Runs Over on Foster and Scare Joe Wood
From Box in Second Game of Double
Header With Red Sox.

filled the bases and a pass to WARRIOR
forced Hartzell home.
Then Boone was picked off third and
High. who started the inning. enied II
wi'h n g%founder to Wagner. The Rcd
Sox touchel up Warhpp Cor two h Is in
| 1t, NINTH. Lu: T., ckinpaugh chec' ID he
rally when .,c grabbed Hooper's ave
ir his gip,or hauL ..gged seconl ~ d
threw to first, Doubling Gamer and
! Hooper.
The second ana ahowed the Yankees
q. the mercy of smoky Joe Wool Until
| the ninth inning, when the Red Sox star
lost control and voluntarily walked from
the box to the Boston bench, Carrigan
had been warming up three pitchers In
right field and he selected Mays TO do
the twirling. Mays did 81 well that the
Yanks collected only one run In this
inning after having the bases filled with
none out.
No. a clean hit was made of Wood.
In the sixth Boone hit through short
and Janvrin backed up for the play. but
the bal took a bad bound and hoped
off his glove. This was the only hit on
Wood until the ninth. when Caldwen.
batting for Brown, hit a high FOUNDER
over Woods head. Heinle Wagner
feldsd the ball cleanly. but got IL too
late to make "A play at first base.
Carroll Brown, making his second
| START of the year. the first since April
l6, scattered the six Boston hits through
five innings. but when he was hit the
bah went far away. There was only
one single In the Red Sox hit collection.
| four drives going for tHo bases and one
for a home run. Wood got the homer,
n terrific drive over the high left field
fence, in the seventh inning. The scores