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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED b, T J. Myers. Columbian
Building.I

Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
325 900 bushels thus far this week.
Stocks of wheat in Kansas City have
decreased 0,721 bushels thus far this week
and corn stocks increased 9.3S9 bushels.
Locusts have covered a large part of the
corn area, said a cable from Argentina yes
terday. Flying locusts have also appeared
and are causing serious alarm.
Exports of wheat from the United states
and Canada yesterday were 2S6. 900 bushels
of wheat, II 600 barrels of flour, $1,000
bushels Of corn, $4,000 bushels Of oats
wheat and flour combined, $4,000 bushels.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased $4,000 bushels last week and now
amount to 5,S63, 600 bushels; corn, 241 900
bushels decrease 5000 bushels: oats. d.
25S 600 bushels, decrease 10000 bushels. A
year ago stocks were 2.s01 900 bushels of
wheat, 1.547, 900 bushels of corn and $780,
600 bushels of oats.
The British board Of agriculture reports
the yield of wheat in the United Kingdom
50, $50 bushels, as compared with 6S mil
lion bushels last year. Barley and oats
made an average crop. Imports OF wheat
are running about 100000. The difference
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CARRANZA is HOST
Entertains Diplomats Before Horse
back Trip to National Assembly.

Mexico City, Nov. 15.-General Car
rama will give diplomatic representa-
tives here a farewell dinner tonight
before he leaves early tomorrow for
Oueretaro on horseback. He goes to
attend the constitutional assembly
which meets next Monday. Carranza
will be accompanied by strong mill
tary guard and several high officials
of the provisional government
1t was announced today that ar
rangements have been made with the
Banko Nacional whereby its entire sill
yer reserve will be exchange for Amer
lean currency to provide for payment
of the army and purchase of supplies.
The exchange will be at a ratio of
two for one and has been authorized
by General CarranZa
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U. S. misunderstood?
Believes America Now Sees "Black-
list Policy in New Light.

London, Nov. 15.-The Times, COM
menting on Viscount Grey's note to
the United States in regard to the
British blacklist, says:
'sThe reasoning of this convincing
document must satisfy the govern
ment and people of the United States
that they have misundere TODD the
measure against which they thought
II right to protest. Their note de-
cIared that these measures were in
consistent with the rights of neutrals..
''Viscount Grey joins issue upon his
contention and proves that they do not
impair neutral rights as the statute
IS a piece of purely municipal legls-
Iation. We have too high an opinion
of American sense of justice and law
to suppose that our rights, legal and
moral, to adopt these measures can
seriously be disputed. once their true
character is understood
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WARMING UP SLOWLY
Confined From Page one.l

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by $50 o'clock, and it was expected
to go to a point between 35 and 40
degrees this afternoon, according to
S. D. Flora, local weather observer.
The temperature has been below
freezing continuously Sor more than
eighty-four hours.
Tonight the temperature will not
drop below rs degrees, Mr.. Flora stat
ed this morning, and tomorrow it will
climb to between As and so degrees.
The highest temperature on record for
this date is IS degrees, established in
1899 The low record. Is degrees, oc-
CURED in 1889. The weather today
was of the Christmas variety.
The wind this morning was making
six miles an hour from the west. LAS
long as the wind stays in the west the
rise in temperature will be Slow said
Mr.. Flora this morning. TT will have
to get in the south to make real warm
weather"
The moon tonight rises at 10:08
O'Clock and shines during the remain
der of the night.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicr 20. Nov. 15.--wHEAT-Prices made
a quick upturn today as a result of an
unexpected advance at Liverpool where
arrivals were light and millers' demand
increasing. Besides Argentine crop ad-
vices were dgain unfavorable and the pro-
spect was that the Argentina exportable
surplus would be small foreigners seemed
active in the buying OF future deliveries
hree. T. = opening, which ranged from &c
to &c higher with December at S1.S7 to
81 SO and May at 1892 to $193A was fol-
lowed by material gains all around.
Talk of peace parleys within four months
as voiced by the new Austrian ambassador,
led afterward to a pronounced setback in
prices here. The close. though. was strong
at &c to &c net advance, with December
CORN-Corn developed strength owing
to the strength of wheat. Adverse reports
regarding e Argentine corn crop tended
ing unchanged to ! ii marne
scored decided general advance.
Subsequently assertions that the country
was offering freely caused a reaction.
especially after wheat began to sag. The
close was nevertheless strong at Nc to Sc
to sc net advance.
OATS-In the oats crowd the chief fac
tor was the rise of other cereals. Houses
with seaboard connections were liberal
PROvIsIoNs-Big receipts of hogs
thhruout the est had depressing effect
on provisions. About the only demand
was from shorts.
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TOO MANY VOTERS
Idaho starts Wholesale Probe-More
sVotes' Than Ballots.

Boise, Nov 15.-All county prose-
cutting attorneys of Idaho today began
an investigation into alleged frauds at
last weeks election. Attorney General
]. H. Peters in an official letter called
their attention to the large vote polled
and to the general abuse of the swear
ing in of voters election day.
In several counties 1t has already
been ascertained the total of votes cast
exceeds the number of ballots actually
used. Grand jury Investigations are
authorized by the attorney general
Suspicion of officials was first aroused
by the increase in Idaho's total vote
from 10000 in 1914 to about lao, 900
this year, altho the population has not
greatly increased.
Anxious Over w. Va, Returns.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 15.-No of
fetal election returns have yet been
received at the office Of the secre-
tary of state, but it is expected the
vote of the smaller counties a1n
recorded by tonight. Changes already
are reported from the unofficial
count, and contesting candidates are
watching them carefully. In Ohio
county with seven districts out, Re-
publican electors and Howard Suther-
land, candidate for United States SEN
ator each gained ten votes. Senator
Chiffon declared today that official re-
turns SO far show an unaccountabl BILE
discrepancy in the vote for United
States senator and that for president.
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SEES PROSPECTS
CONTINUED From Page one)

Continued From Page One)
Wilson should not be acceptable as an
intermediary.
I'VE feel. of course" he said, that
resident Wilson has not treated us
fairly and that he has departed from
the way of strict neutrality but even
tho one does not like a person that
is no reason for rejecting las sets-~~-
when these may be useful
Won't Give Back Alsace-Lorraine.
The Hungarian statesman believes
that the war should not only end be-
cause of what ne regards as the fu-
tility of further hostilities but because
of his expressed conviction as to the
menace of Russia. He declared that
the western states of Europe must
band themselves tog Their for defensa
against Russia, which country ne
characterized as the great menace to
the future peace of Europe and the
world. In his opinion Frances eff
forts to regain Alsace-Lorraine are
doomed to failure and France may as
well ceconc;le herself to peaceful re-
lations with her eastern neighbors.
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BRITONS SEIZE

tContinned from Page one.s
which was isolated by the British
curtain fire. They declared they were
glad to surrender.
A tank which helped to destroy ma
chine gun trenches in the valley south
of the Ancre, was attacked with
bombs by the Germans who swarmed
about it in large numbers. All of the
attackers were killed by the guns of
the tank.
The total British losses were lighter
in proportion than in any previous
operation Of the past four months. The
British attack was pressed 'contin-
uousIy last night All ground as far
as Beaucourt has been well consoI:-
dated and the troops are pushing be-
yond Feenele.
The Germans so far have not at
tempted any counter attack
Completely Secures New Hold.
London, Nov. 15.-With no abate-
ment in the fury that attended its init
ial smash, the British storm of metal
and men against Germany's Wanted
sub-surface Qualifications on both sides
of Ancre brook continues. All late
dispatches from the front said German
counter attacks have been futile
against the British, who are holding
the outermost sections of positions
taken at Beaumont, Hamel, Beau
court and st. Pierre-Divion.
General Haig officially reported to
the war office today that he has COM
pletely secured the ground recently
won and that he has taken more
prisoners. He announced he would
send a more comprehensive report
later.
Railway Center. New Goal.
The lavish outpouring of high ex-
plosives and shrapnel from the British
big guns appeared to center on the
German lines drawn about Miramount
to the north and Grandcourt to the
south Miramount is an important
railway center and affords an avenue
to Achistle Grand, which is opposite
Hebuterne and slightly more than two
miles northeast of Bapaume. Grand
Court on the Ancres south bank, is on
a southeastern branch of the railroad
that centers at Achietle Grand after
passing thru Miramount
The terrific effort spent on the cap
ture of Beaumont. military experts
said, coupled with operations de-
scribed in late press dispatches from
the front, led military experts that be-
lieved that General Haig has begun a
flank movement, with its pivot at that
village. to encircle Miraumont
Numbers of the prisoners taken
continue to mount. More than 5000
are in tile British rear. when General
Haig filed his last report. And the
German losses also are reaching seri-
Gus numbers. For the first time since
the battle of the Somme began, a gen.
eral whose forces have been on the
offensive said the defenders losses
have exceeded those of the attackers.
according to General Haig.
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ARREST 8 SUSPECTS
Oklahoma Police May Have Located
Santa RE Robbers.

Oklahoma, Nov. 15.-According TO
reports reaching here from Blackwell,
Okla, three men were arrested there
today suspected of being implicated
in the holdup of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe train near Bliss, Okla,
early in October. The men have been
taken t. Guthrie. They were captured
by federal officers. Reports from
Guthrie are to the effect that the men
a ested are being questioned by their
captors and that statements as to the
identity of the entire band are prob
able later One of the men is said 20
have confessed to having participated
in the Bliss holdup.
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CANADIANS .vICTORS.
With Bomb and Bayonet They Carry
Famous Regina Trench.

London, Nov. 15.-With bomb and
bayonet a terrific barrage fire, the
Canadians have taken the last section
of the famous Regina trench from the
Germans.
The whole objective was consum-
mated within half an hour, the
Canadian official report to the war
officed stated. The victory gained rep
resents a front of one thousand yards
stretched in a semi-circle.
Owing to the effectiveness of the
curtain fire, the oversee fighters suf-
fered few casualties. The enemy, the
report said, counter attacked vainly
turnout the night One hundred men
and three officers were captured.
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Steel Rails Advance.

New York, Nov. 15.-The United
States Steel corporation today an
nounced an advance of SIS per ton in
the price of standard steel rails, Bes-
semer being quoted at s3S and open
hearth at $40. 1t is expected that all
other manufacturers of rails will take
similar action. The prices quoted rep
resent an advance of $40 over those
in vogue for many years up to the
early part of this year, when the rates
stood at $2S and $50, for Bessemer
and open hearth. respectively.
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aKnsas City, Nov. 15.-wHEAT-.Cash /:
1e0; No. 3, S1.S0n1.Ss; No. 2 red, $1.S2@
1.s6; No. 8 $1.7sG1.s5:
CORN-Market unchanged to nc lower.
No. 2 mixed, 97@gsc; No. 96@9@14c; No.
white, 9915c; No. Q, 99c; No. yellow,
csc; No. 3, 91@971ac.
OATS-Market steady. No. 2 white, 571a
@5Sc No. 2 mixed, 55@57c.
RYE-$1.43.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$2. 40.
HAY-Market unchanged.
.65611.75.
BRAN-$1. 4od1.42.
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
! EGGS-Firsts, SIC. y,
z CLOSE. @WHEAT-December, $1.94% I;
May, $1STA; uJly, $158.
CORN-December, 92H @93c; May, 951sc !;
July, 951hc.
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Kansas City, Nov. 15.-HOGS-Receipt
1900 Market loo to 15c lower. Bulk Of
sales S930@9.75; heavy, S960@e.s0; pack
ers and butchers. 50 40@e.75; light, $9.250
9.65; pigs, $7.50@S.5O.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000, including 100
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers. $10.00@11.50; dressed beef steers
$7.50@9.15; western steers, $6.50Q1OOO:
southern steers. $5.75@s,25: cows $4,000
7.75: heifers. $550@10.0O; stockers and
calves, S6.0O@10.50.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
to Zoe higher. Lambs, 81. 25@12. 90: year
lings, sS.75M10.0O; wethers, $7506S50;
ewes $7,o0@L75; stockers and feeders,
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President Announces Date-WiH Issue
Proclamation Soon.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The usual
Thanksgiving day proclamation will
be issued from the White House with
in the next few days. President Wilson
told inquirers today that he would
follow custom and designate the last
Thursday of the month, which is No
vember 80. Because the date is close
to Christmas, there was e movement
among some business men to set an
earlier day for Thanksgiving.
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Convened: Confesses 10 Murder

Grand Junction. Nov. 14.-Follow-
ing his conversion at religious meet
ing last night. Andrew ]. Daniels told
the police today he was member Of
a gang that killed Policeman Thomas
Russell in New York city during =.
street fight five gears ago He is held
nending advices firm New York civ
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Chicago, Nov. 15-wHEAT-close: De-
cember, sl.sIA @1.s75; May, $1.e2ssQ1-92A
July. SLIGO al G1.
CORN-December, s614c; May. 97Ac;
July. 96Nc099: y
PORK-Dec.. $3.50: jan, S21-22; May,
LARD-Dec, s16.so; jan, 1927: May
SHORT RIBs-Jan., SAT; May. s14e0
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100000 TERMINAL
Largest in q. S. To Be Constructed al
Bayonne, N. ". to Relieve N. Y.
HarbOr

New York, Nov. 15.-Plans for
what will probably be the largest ma
rine and industrial terminal in the
try to be built at Bayonne. N. J.,
at an estimated cost of over $1,000, 900
were made public here today
The site is easily accessible from
New York and one of the principal
objects of the proposed expenditure
is to relieve the harbor congestion in
this port
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ORDERS FOOD PROBE
Federal Judge Calls for Investigation
of HI. C. of l.. in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Federal Judge
Carpenter today ordered grand jury
investigation of the food situation
here to begin Monday. Charges that
Chicago commission men have cor
nered produce and forced prices up
will be investigated.
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PROBE POTATO PRICES
Government After III. C. L. Problem
at Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 15.-An in
vestigation of the alleged conspiracy
to force up the price of potatoes in
Kansas City is being made by agents
of the United States government, it
was stated here today. The inquiry
is at the direction of department of
justice which has ordered similar in
vestigations in Chicago and other
cities it fs said
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FIND LOST NIMROD
Chicago Broker Wandered in Blizzard,
Misguided by Compass.

Ely, Mimi, Nov. 15.-Misled by a
compass DETECTED by iron deposits.
Horace E. Jackson, Chicago grain
broker wandered deeper into Mime
sofa woods north Of here and was lost
five days in the fierce blizzard still
raging. Searchers found him exhaust
ed late yesterday.
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FILMS UP IN SMOKE
Million Feet of Picture Reels in Fire
Entailing Loss of $15O,OOO.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Fire early today
caused damage estimated at s150,000
and destroyed about a million feet of
moving picture film in a building oc-
cupied by the Lac mmle Film corpora
ton in the down town district here.
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Chicago, Nov. 15-HOGS-Receipts 5000
Market dull, 1Oc to 15c under yesterdays
average. Bulk Of sales. ss2o@9.s5; light,
d1065: rough, s9.45a9 90: pigs, se.5oGS 20.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000 Market steady
Native beef cattle, $6.S0@12.O0; western
steers, $6-65@10.25; stockers and feeders
81; 15@7S0 cows and heifers, $3.75@9.5o;
calves, $S50112.25.
wethers, $7eO@S.00; lambs. ss25@195
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NAME FOOD DICTATOR
Hungary Creates Position to Control
Distribution of Provisions.

Budapest, Hungary. Nov. 15.-The
appointment Is announced Of Baron
Kuerthy to the newly created position
of food dictator for Hungary. The
new official, whose post is regarded as
of almost equal Importance to that of
a cabinet minister. is practically un-
known in the. capital. He has held
for some time past the position of
governor of northern province,
where his work won the admiration
unit T;sZa.
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BEEF UP TO S11.60
New Record Today 20 Cents Over
World Beaten of Day Before.

Kansas City, Nov. 15.-Beef cattle
prices continued to soar today. and
yesterdays record price of S11.40 per
hundred pounds was advanced to
$11.60. The shipment of twenty
head averaged 1856 pounds EACH
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New York, Nov, 2.-BUTTER-Market
strong. Creamery higher than extras, 391a
@40c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ira fine, 43G45c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State fresh spec
ials, 24c.
POULTRY-Dressed, quiet
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Cancel Rate Hike.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Cancellation
of proposed general increases in
freight rates by rans-continental
railroads on traffic from and to the
Pacific coast and the inter-mountain
country and the oast was authorized
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion. Notice was given Ct compro-
mise between carriers and shippers
for a maximum increase of 10 cents
per hundred pounds on carload ship
ments and rs cents per hundred
pounds on less than carload traffic to
coast points.
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hie eSafasC crea nsT ss Msihh-Aarke'
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 36@37c
ordinary firsts, 34Q3512c; at mark, cases
included. 30@36c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So cars. Market
unchanged
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 15c;
springs, 17c.
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ODDITIES CTTLLED
FROM DAYS NEWS

New York-Eleven-yea old George
Cutwater walked in on his weeping
family and denied that a corpse in the
n4orgue was his.
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DAILY WEATHER. REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
at Topeka, Kan, for the twenty-fO hours
ending at a. IN. Wednesday:
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East Long Meadow. Mass.-Speak-
ing o. climate, Alexander Snyder says
he gathered four baskets of straw
berries from his garden this week.
New York-Elizabeth Mary Robin
sons unusual interest in housekeeping
and marketing for many months past
was explained when she produced
wedding certificate dated May. 1915.
Whittinsville, Mass.-They speak
better of booze here since six barrels
of cider saved farm buildings from
fire when the water gave out.
Oberlin, Ohio-Life is hard for the
co-eds at Oberlin college. They even
have the college barber shop denied
them now. 1t was the only place they
could get their shoes shined.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Shades of old
Ireland and the later patch" Aris-
tocratic spuds all wrapped in tissued
paper, are on the market here at forty
cents a dozen.
Kenosha, Wis.-Tony Stella used his
mouth for a bank some times. He put
in a hall dollar it lodged in his throat.
1t cost him $500 to get it out. Bad
business" the surgeon advised.
Chicago.-Baby Helen Hetzel was
cold and her small sister held light
ed candle close to her crib to keep
her warm. Baby Helen was buried
today, dead from burns
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Kansas City, Nov. Is.
Liverpool Grain Marks

Liverpool, Nov. 15.WHEAT-Spot No. 2
hard winter, Is 11hd; No. Northern Du-
luth, 15s Hid; No. Manitoba. los 21ad /;
No. 2, los; No. 3, not quoted.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new, lbs
pair, nice shade, good neighborhood, COG
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Only One "BROMO QUININE."
To get the genuine, call for full name,
signature Of e. w. GROVE. Cures a cold
in One Day, 25c.-Adv.
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Total, Total stocks OF, Of wheat and flour are esti-
they were 9,S00000 bushels.
New York stock Market.
Wall ST., New York. Nov. 15.-STOCKS-
Reactions resulting mainly from the heavi-
mes of rails, wiped out most initial gains,
Industrials being accelerated by So ad-
vance in the price Of steel rails Republic
Iron. sloss- Sheffield and Gulf States Steel
Shipping shares were in further request
ments became increasingly irregular at re-
displaying q similar trend; Pressure was
renewed at midday WITH another : setb s
Bonds were irregular.
Over night developments In the railway
labor situation were again reflected In the
relative hea viness of rails today's open
ing. Reading yielded rs with less severe
r Sf to
point We're registered by Mexican Petrol
cum; Republican Iron and United States
were more than counterbaianced by the
per issues. American Ca. Industrial tai Alec O.
hol. Virginia Iron and Gulf States Steel.
Bethlehem Steel rose IA points.
Kansas City Live stock Sales.
THE following sales were made this morn
rep rted over long distance telephone III
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co. live stock commission MGR
chants.l
Kansas City, Nov: 15.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market: Best steady;
others weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head Market Zoe
lower. Bulk of sales. 50 25@9.75; top 50 90.
SHEEP-eceipts 5000 head. Market
strong. Lambs S12 co.
KILLING; STEERS
No W. PrIcelNo. VT. Price.
cows AND HEIFERS
So s...i ssS s sss t. 1879 sso SO go
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
"a. 80. 691 6.65
-. $50 1850 S.. go ESQ
BULLS.
e. e.: SO SO S S.SS Lilo 600
HOGS.
IT,. 154 $50 2s..... 212 0.70