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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
FEDERAL ROAD FUND

congress are 100000. For the four
succeeding years they are, respective
ly. s1o,ooo,o00, $15,0o0,0o0, $4,000
600 and SIS, 100000. The law pro-
vides, however, that no government
money shall be available unless the
states spend an equal amount, match
ing the government contributions dol
lar for dollar.
funds, the act provides, shall be spent
to build new roads. Maintenance costs
thereafter must be borne by the states
alone.
A limit of $40. 900 per mile, however,
is the maximum fixed by law to pre-
building costly boulevards which
would not assist in rural development.
Approval of Secretary of Agriculture.
The machinery for cooperative &C
ton is substantially as follows: States
desiring to secure their share of the
federal funds will. through their high
way commissions or departments, file
formal applications, submitting the
route and character of roads proposed
to the secretary of agriculture.
Selection of road routes, as we'll as
their type and structural composition,
is also left primarily to the state Off
Gals, subject to approval or rejection
by the secretary of agriculture
-Four states Haven't Required Board.
To secure a share of the federal
funds, state legislatures or counties
must appropriate sums equal to the
federal allotments. The act also re-
Quires formation of state highway
commissions, or a similar state agency
to have charge of the states part of
the work. -Four states, Indiana, South
Carolina, Georgia and Texas, have no
such commissions or corresponding
organizations, but to secure federal
funds they must be organized Other
states have no highway commissions
but have substantially similar depart
ments or agencies.
Where states, like Illinois. are pro-
h1bited by their constitutions or other
wise prevented from acting under the
proposed contributory plan, the act
provides that the federal appropria-
tons may become available to sep
arate counties when they shall match
the governments contributions, such
roads, of course. being built only
within the contributing, counties
Development of a federal corps of
highway engineers is one of the re-
suits expected from the new law. Civil
service examinations will be held Au-
gust for many more highway en-
gineers needed by the government
Other state appropriations as an
nounced today. are:
Arizona. $6S,513; Arkansas. ss2,-
ss9,ssO; Idaho, sso.4ss; Iowa. s14s.-..
2O7; Kansas, s143,207; Kentucky.
ss7,471; Minnesota, s142,3e4; Missis-
sippi, $SS,905; Missouri s169,720;
Montana, s9S.2s7; Nebraska, s106.770;
Nevada, s64, 398; North Dakota, s76,-'
143: Oklahoma, $115,139; Oregon.
s7S,6s7; South Dakota, $sO,946: Ten
nessee. s114,153; Texas, S291,927;
Utah, s56,195; Washington, S71,sS4
Wisconsin,, s12s,361; Wyoming, SOL
1875.
Missouri Gets Word.
Jefferson City, July 26-The state
of Missouri has been awarded $169,-
72O for road building for the year
ending July 1. 1917. as its share of the
appropriation recently made by con-
gress for this purpose. This infor-
nation was received by Governor
Major here today in a letter from
Secretary Houston at Washington The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
LINE UP FOR HUGHES
All Districts in Shape Now Says Mao
Weightman.

All districts in L lnsas will line I'D
behind Hughes and Fairbanks in No
vember, according to Matt Weightman.
candidate for Republican nomination
for state treasurer. Weightman bases
his claim on a visit to 1873 towns in
the state.
II have been in three-fourths of the
counties of the state and have visited
13S towns since last fall" said Weight
man. From the support my can
didacy is receiving, 1 am confident I
will be nominated next week The
Republican state ticket will win in
November by an overwhelming ma
jority and the state will give a ire
mendous majority to Hughes and
Fairbanks"
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topeka Hay Market

Furnished by T. A Rerk eiS-14 r stb
PRAIRIE HAY-$sloS' 49, 'Aan.' 'uiy ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
IOWA SOLDIERS
RESEMBLE PICK
EUROPE ARMIES
Would 0utshine Famous Potts
damer Guards of Berlin.
Iowa Also Has Only Quaker
s.a-s Cavalry in World.
And WORLD CHAMP RIFLEMAN
captain Hird Won Worlds
Olympic Cup in 1912.
Shirt Didn't Move 40, So They
Became S1ackers.
Iowa Also Has Only Quaker
..-s Cavalry in World.
And WORLD CHAMP RIFLEMAN
aptain Hird Won Worlds
Olympic Cup in 1912.
ipirit Didn't Move 40, So They
Became SIackers.
z WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

.5BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
brownsville. Tex, July 26.-Bigger
Than any of the average run of SOL
diers I saw in the armies in Europe
are the men of the Third Iowa regi-
nnent, who today are fighting the cac-
tns and crossword on their camp
GROUNDS near Brownsville.
They compare in size and appear
auce with the hand picked" grenadier
guards of the royal household in Lon
Put them in the splendid uniforms
OF the Pottsdamer Guard in Berlin
and in physical appearance they would
Undoubtedly outshine the famous or
ganization. One crack Italian reg1-
nent of Tyroleans, the biggest men
saw in Europe, is the only thing that
prevents the statement that the
1ewans are bigger than any troops in
the European conflict
Why They Are Slackers.
Forty Iowa cavalrymen aren't com
ing to Brownsville. They're called
.islackers" by the troops When L
spught information about the torty
-slackers'' 1 ran across Captain Fred
s. Hird He's nobody in particular,
only the Iowa rifleman who went TO
Stockholm. Sweden, in 1912 and won
the worlds Olympic cup.
You think we've got about the big
gest soldiers in the world?" he re-
marked. well, we've got something
else unusual in Iowa.
u We've got Quaker cavalry, whole
squadron of them. It's the only layout
of its kind on earth. There are ESQ
of them and they were organized a
year ago, in the Quaker district of
+ Iowa
~ 'sWhen the call came for mobilizing,
the cavalry was in a camp right in the
heart of the Quaker country. The
wives and sweethearts of the Quaker
cavaIrymen came to the camp and
talked peace. There was nobody but
Ouakers around the camp and when
the time came to take the federal oath,
4 over 10 of the ESQ refused to swear in.
lii Quaker Influence Too Pacific.
iii I'VE moved the camp right away to
another part of the state, where the
p Quaker cavalrymen mixed with other
4 militiamen and got the war spirit
from them. At last we got all but
forty of the Quakers to take the fed
eraI oath. and the squadron will be on
the border in a few days.
rs All Quakers are excused from mill
II tary service in England, though the
Quakers have a Red Cross hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
COL. PHELPS DEAD
Prominent Missourian Sue
cumbs to Operation.
Prominent in Missouri Politics
for Half Century.

Rochester. Mimi, July 26.-Coi. w.
H. Phelps of Carthage, Mo, who un-
derwent major operation at a hos
pital here last Saturday, died today.
He failed to rally after the operation
and his condition gradually became
worse.
Model Dairy Farm to County.
onel Phelps was not altogether unex-
pected here, as he was known to be
in poor health for the last year. Two
weeks ago while in Joplin he attended
luncheon given by local business
officials of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road At that time he said he felt
much improved, but that he was 60
ing to Rochester and undergo an oper-
alton which he believed would entirely
remove the kidney trouble from which
he suffered.
Oldest Man in Missouri Politics.
Colonel Phelps has lived in Jasper
county for fifty years. He has a
model dairy farm, one of the finest
in the United States, near Carthage. 1t
shall become the property of the coun-
ty to be used as an experimentation
Colonel Phelps was the Oldest active
man in Missouri state politics. He
served in the Twenty-eighth assembly
under the old state constitution and he
has been identified and actively in
terested in politics ever since. He
served in the house in the Forty-sixth
and Forty-seventh assemblies and two
years ago was elected to the state SEN
ate. He established statewide rep
utation in Missouri politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
A RUSH FOR JOBS
Long List of Names Before Wilson on
Tariff Commission.

Washington, July 26.-President
Wilson is scanning a long list of names
presented for the new tariff commits
sion proposed in the general revenue
bill The commission, If created,
would have five members. Several
hundred men have been suggested
for it.
The revenue bill, which has been
passed by the house, will be passed by
the senate probably just before ad-
journment Duties of the commission
would be to investigate the country
customs laws, relations between the
rates of duty of raw material and
manufactured products, effect of ad
yalorem and specific duties, tariff
relations between the United States
and foreign competition.
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Fighting There Most Desperate
of Entire War. -
Gain Strategic Position on
Drive to Bapaume.
TEUTONS BARRICADE RUINS
Mount Machine Guns on the
Wrecked Masonry of City.
Convert TombstOnes of Gene
terry Into Strong Fortress.

London, July 2s.-After three days
of desperate hand to hand fighting,
grubbing in mud and crumbled ma
sonry, the Amaze soldiers of Great
Britain's armies have finally taken the
whole of the village of Pozieres--
THE whole of Pozieres is now in
our hands, General Haig' reported
briefly today. Westward the terri
torials have further advanced, cap
turing two strong trenches and a num-
Der of prisoners. including five Off
GERS. Elsewhere there is no change"
The war has seen no more desperate
fighting than that which has resulted
in the election of the Teutons from
this French village. An important
point on the main highway toward
Bapaume was the objective of the first
great thrust of the British offensive.
Australians and New Zealanders Lead.
Late last week Australian and New
Zealand soldiers gained a foothold in
the village itself A series. of furious
German counter attacks failed to dis
lodge them. Clinging desperately to
makeShift barriers to the southeast of
the town-barriers for the most part
made of the crumbIed ruins of the
towns houses-the British forces stub
bornly repulsed their assailants and
steadily pushed them back almost inch
by inch. The rain of machine gun
flre was fncessant save when forces
on both sides swarmed out from their
barriers and with dubbed rifles and
payonets swayed back and forth in
hand to hand grip. ss5If77 =
= threatened for weeks. the Germans
hao time to make empIacemenis in
houses for their machine guns to but
tress up their positions with concrete
and steel They turned a windmill
70 the northwest of the town into a
veritable fortress, from which ma
chine guns ratified death.
Cemetery, ShambIes Above Ground
Nearby was cemetery and among
the graves of the dead were paced
the terrible modern death dealing i'm
PIGMENTS of war. The cemetery IS now
sham bles above the earth.
Capture of the whole of Pozieres en-
dangers the German forces fighting in
The salient from ThiepyaI to. Poziercs
At was noted here today that the ter
r1torials having elected the Teutons
from the village. Immediately began q
westward encircling movement, men
acing the enemy contained in this looI
of. the line. A retirement from thi.
curve is expected. A further British
enveloping movement eastward from
Thiepyal was anticipated today to in
crease the pressure on this "kink'' il
the line. forcing the Germans tt
straighten it out by a retreat.
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TRIED TO BEAT THE TRAIN
Colorado Coroner Makes Report on
Death of kansans.

Denver, Colo. July 26.-'They tried
to beat the train across" was the cor
oner's report today closing his inves-
tigation of yesterdays grade crossing
accident in which Mr.. and Mrs w. G.
Waugh of Coldwater, Kan, were killed
in a collision between their automobile
and electric interurban car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
NAME new PRESIDENT
CaryajaI Chosen Provisional Head of
Santo Domingo Government.

Santo Domingo, July 26.-Frederic
Henriquez Carvajal was proclaimed
provisional president of Santo Do
mingo by congress today.
President Carvajal succeeds Juan
Isidoro Jiminez. He was elected by
the chamber of deputies on May II
but confirmation by the senate was
postponed at the request of Admiral
Caperton, commanding the American
naval forces in Santo Domingo.
The disturbance in the republic was
the cause of Admiral Caperton's re-
quest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26

paper, per cent. Sterling, 60 day bills
4.711a: demand. 4,75N; cables, 4.76l9.
Francs, demand. 5.90A; cables. 59OL
Marks. demand. To- cables. T2k Kronen
demand. 12.4O; cables, 1890 Guilders. de-
mand, Al = cables. A ZIG. Lires. demand.
6.45; cables, ga. Rubles. demand, so. 40 !:
cables. $3.50. Bar silver, 6SA. Mexican dol
lars. 4SA- Government bonds firm; rail
road bonds easier. Time loans easier; 90
and 90 days, 312@3% six months, 464L
Call money steady: high. ~: low. .:
ruling rates, 2A ; last loan "a closing bids
2 offered at 2N
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MONTH WITHOUT RAIN
Continued from Page -

CONTINUED from Page II
warmest night in a week. a wind Of
from five to eight miles an hour from
the south, keeping the temperature up.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather with continued high temper
atures tonight and Thursday. The
mercury probably will not go below
the low mark of this morning which
was ~ degrees at 6 o'clock. Tomor-
row will probably see a reading of 100
degrees or above,
The mercury started on the climb
early this morning and Mr.. Flora
stated that 1t would in all probability
reach the century mark before even
ing. A brisk breeze from the south
kept the heat from being quite so
noticeable. The highest temperature
on record for this date is los degrees,
established in 1910, The low record,
50 degrees, occurred in 1891. The
Kaw river today shows a fall of one
tenth of a foot since yesterday morn
ing. the stage being 81 feet.
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Heat Kills Canadian Children.

MotreaI. July 25--The extreme
heat of the last week has been re-
sponsible for the death in Montreal of
more than two hundred and fifty chill
dren. At 3 o'clock today the tenn
perature registered 90, the hottest in
five year. In Quebec city twenty
eight children have died since Sunday,
owing to the heat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
Kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City. July 26.-HOGS-Receipn
$500 head. Market steady to SC lower
Bulk. $9.50@9.70; heavy So. 6O69 77E pack.
ers and butchers, s9.55@e.75; light, 3d. 400
9.60; pigs, $S.75Gl9O0.
1000 southerns. Market steady to IOc high
er- Prime fed steers, $9.75610.5O: dressed
beef steers. $7-50@9.50; western steers 81 90
1925 southern steers. S6.009S.50; cows
S45047.50: heifers, S600Q9.50; stockers and
feeders, So O0@S-15; bulls, $5.5O@7.OO; cal
yes, $6.50011. 90.
-SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head Market Toe
higher. Lambs, S9.60G10. Is; yearlings,
also; stockers and feeders, $7.O0Q9Oc
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throughout the United States this
year out of the total appropriation of
S85, 00O,0 900.
Governor Major declared the state
of Missouri expends about 100000 a
year on highways and would qualify
easily to obtain the government funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
SETTLE BLACKLIST ROW
Spring Rice's Formal Assurance Ac.
cepted by Washington.

Washington, July 25.-The state de-
partment today accepted from Am
bassador Spring Rice informal assur-
ances that the British blacklist is not
intended to affect neutrals ant would,
in general, not affect existing con-
tracts. The acceptance was with the
understanding that this government s
liberty of action is not affected, if it
sees fit to enter formal protest
against the principle against Great
Britain in her blacklist policy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
MOOSE 0. K. HUGHES
Nebraska Progressives Give Repub-
Iican Candidate Their Support

Lincoln, Neb., July 26.-The Pro-
gressive party convention here passed
resolutions praising the Progressive
national platform and declaring the
party worthy of continued and loyal
support, out also strongly endorsing
the candidacy of Hughes for president
and Judge A. L. Sutton, Republican
candidate for governor. They call
upon all Progressives, however, to
continue loyalty to the Progressive
Darty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26

Wall St, New York, July 26.-STOCKS-
United States steel was the center of inter
est at the opening today the extra" one
percent dividend coming a surprise TO
the short interest. Steels initial offerings
consisted of 1900 shares at S65s to q. fol
lowed by 500 shares at 81. a maximum gain
of point Other shares of the same clas7
rose point or better with similar advances
in munitions, motors and equipments and
almost twof or Industrial Alcohol heac-
lions of fractions or more followed the sell
ing for profits. There werel arge transac-
tons in new French notes at as light con-
cession
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
AUTO OFF HIGH CLIFF
Mining Man Meets Sensational Death
at Roosevelt Dam.

Phoenix, Ariz.. July 25.-Ollie NJ.
Lanham, manager of the Outlay Min
ing Company, formerly of Indiana =
apolis, was killed at the Roosevelt
dam today when the automobile in
which he was riding went over high
cliff. An Arizona National Guard
company on duty, discovered Lanharn
pinned under the car with a broken
neck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26

fBy special wire to T. J. Myers. Columbian
BufldtnG.l
Minnea polls wheat stocks decreased 275.-
600 bushels In the past three days.
A report from st. Louis said that lots of
corn in that vicinity would have no yield
whatever. .s.s5- t--.
125.3o1 bushels Monday and corn
stocks decreased 1886 bushels
hurricane with rain and hail passed
over Central Europe Monday, according to
a report from Liverpool, doing much dam
age to crops
SPANS wheat crop this year is 153 mill
lion bushels, Is million bushels more than
last years, and the Italian crop is 191
than last year, according to latest official
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Yesterday were 1.10S, 600 bushels of
wheat 10000 barrels of flour 149 600 bush
els of corn and Gas 600 bushels of oats
wheat and flour combined. $4,000
a message from Donnybrook, n. D.. said !:
1.-The entire Minot territory is suffering in
tensely from lack of moisture. Wheat is
heading at fourteen inches and badly fir
ing. The average Will perhaps not be over
fourteen bushels. The same conditions
exist as far as the Canadian line"
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased 5000 bushels, last week and now
bushels. decreased 1888 900 bushels; oats B.
BOG 600 bushels, decrease 644 600 bushels A
year ago stocks were 1900 bushels of
wheat. I14.0o0 bushels of corn and 3J6OOO
bushels of oats.
The Santa Fe crop report yesterday said :
1.-The recent hot and dry weather with little
precipitation has been hard on corn. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
GERMANS EXECUTE SLY
War Treason Is Charge-Take French
to Germany to Labor.

London, July 26.-Six civilians have
been executed by the Germans at
Client, charged with war treason"
according to Reuters Amsterdam dis
patch, quoting the TELEGRAPH.
The dispatch also says that the Ger
mans have removed 1000 men, 1000
women and $50 pupils of the Turgot
institute from Roubaix presumably
for agricultural work In Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
Kansas city Live stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son d Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City July 26.@CATTLELRe-
ceipts 1900 head. Market steady and Use
higher.
HOGS Receipts $500 head. Market
steady and Zoe higher. Bulk Of sales So
@970 top, $3.50.
sHEEPsReceipts- 1000 head Market
10@20c higher Lambs, SOLO.
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Chicago, July 26.-HOGS-Receipts "a
900. Market unsettled, &c off to a shade
above yesterdays average; bulk 50 4O6
go; light, S9.35Q1o10: mixed. So O5a 10 10:
heavy. se00@101215; rough, s9O0d9I5:
pigs, $7.5OG9.40.
CATTLEEReceipts 10000 Market strong.
native beef cattle. S7.O0d1O60; western
steers. SO. 75QS6O; stockers and FEEDER
calves, SS50G12.
SHEEP--Receipts 10000 Market strong
Wethers, 6-s5Qs.35; lambs. $6.75d1o6O.
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New York, July 26-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery extras, 90 score, 29c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ira fine, 29td30c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State fresh
specials, 15& G16c
POULTRY = Alive, irregular. Dressed,
firm.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, July 26-WHEAT-Wheat prices
took an upward swing today largely e.
cause of warm weather in the northwest
threatening to make black rust damage
worse Advices were at hand that the pest
was increasing in Manitoba, and that in
Saskatchewan the crop would show a big
shrinkage as compared with last year Min
nesota. near the Canadian border. also was
said to have been badly hit by black rust.
Opening prices. which ranged from 81 to
2Nc higher, with September at $1-20A to
$121M, and December at S1.239s to 81 "a,
were followed by additional gains and then
a moderate reaction
In the last half of the day weakness de-
veloped as q result of heavy selling based
on opinions that the advance had fully dis
counted for the present, the losses in sight
on the northwestern crop. Prices closed
unsettled at $1.199s@&; Sept, 81 .225s al % !;
Dec. Is off to 1s@Ac up, compared with
yesterdays finish.
Bullish crop reports carried corn up
grade. Lack of rain was the chief COM
plant After opening II to 1A@1%c high
er, the market scored a slight further ad-
vance before beginning to react. -z5=s9-s-fsl
Sales here for shipment to the seaboard
tended to favor the bull side but the late
weakness in wheat acted as more than an
offset. The close was nervous, ranging
from &c decline to rise of M@Ac net
OATS hardened with other cereals. Offer
ings were scarce
PROVISIONS-Provisio showed no de-
cided change. There was not much pres
sure to sell.
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BURDICK VICE PRESIDENT
Kansas University Law Professor
Holds Executive Position.

Prof. w. L. Burdick, professor OF
law at Kansas university, has been
promoted to the office of vice presi-
dent of that institution. Announce
ment of Burdick's appointment has
been made by the state board OF
administration.
In his new position. Professor Bur-
dick will assist Chancellor Frank
Strong in the management of the big
state school. His salary will be in
creased from $3.50 to $3.50. The
promotion will become effective next
fall