The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-26
CONDENSED NEWS

Kansas and Missouri Sweltering.
/ Kansas City. July 25.-This city is
sweltering again today with a temper
allure officially given as 81 degrees.
Throughout western Missouri and
Kansas similar and even higher Their
mometer readings are being reported.
Sedaiia. Mo-. with ninety nine degrees
reported ct noon is expected to ex-
perience a temperature exceeding the
hundred mark this afternoon. Prac-
tica1ly a month has passed in Kansas
with almost no rain and for several
days readings well above that attained
here today have been recorded.
Muster Out College Students.
Washington, July 25.-A1 national
lege students will be mustered out of
the federal service in time for them
to proceed with their school work at
the fall term. 1t was announced at
the war department today the policy
of the government would be to dis
band such organizations completely
as units of the national guard and to
seek the reorganization of the college
men into branches of the officers re-
serve corps.
National guard units composed of
students who have not gone to the
border prior to August / will not be
sent forward, and similar organiza-
tons on the border will be withdrawn
on September 1 for. mastering out I'M
less some new emergency arises SO,
Fight Bad Egg Shipments.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 25.-Drastic
steps to stop the improper shipments
of bad eggs will be taken by the fed
eral authorities. The local office of
the United States food and drug in
spectors has three men now enga ged
in a field survey of Kansas, Okla
homa, Texas and Arkansas The stu
atIoE has reached serious proportions.
officials say. Recently a carload of
eggs received here proved to contain
nearly SO per cent of bad" ones.
These eggs proved a total loss and af-
feet both the price which the pro-
price finch the consumer pays. Both
suffer under the present system of
careless handling, according to the gov
eminent men. 800
Well Wear Wooden Shoes. 8,
Chicago, July 20. Wooden shoes
for Americans within two years was
the prediction made here today by
delegates to the Illinois Shoe Retailers
Associations first annual convention.
This country is facing a leather FAM
inc. Embargoes placed by the Allies
against cattle shipments is gradually
boosting the price of leather until it
will be luxury to wear a pair of
shoes" said one delegate. Shoes will
cost $40 a pair and only millionaires
will be able to afford high legged
boots" eff Uncle Sam doesn't do
something to relieve the situation,
America will not only become a wood
en- shoe nation, but also a vegetarian
nation as we'll" said R. w. Ranney.
Galesburg, President of the associa-
ton.
Thirty Million Loan to China.
Washington, July 25.-Representa-
tives of three big American banking
houses informed Acting Secretary Polk
today that they were willing to ad-
vance 10000, 600 desired by China to
rehabilitate the finances of the repub-
lie. Their proposal, which Is UNDER
stood to have the full approval of the
state department, is to furnish imnse-
diately s4,O00,000 urgently needed and
the remainder as desired. .e4i-.
Hold Riley's Funeral *s
Indianapolis. Ind, July rs Lock-
erbie street knows James Whitcomb
Riley no more Out of the little thor
oughfare a procession passed this aft
ernoon. The journey ended at d flow
er lined vault at Crown Hill cemetery
There the body of the Hoosier poet
was laid until plans are made for its
permanent burial. The funeral servi ce
was graced with the simplicity thai
marked the poets life. Eulogy of an
honest, earnest sort, was spoken by the
Rev. Joseph A. Milburn of Sewunee,
Tenn, former Indianapolis minister
and friend of Riley. 10. ~
A. & n. to Larned..
Hays, Kan, July 25.-Hays is the
next objective of the new railroad,
the Anthony & Northern railroad. now
being constructed through central
western Kansas. 1t is in operation
now between Larned and Kinsley. The
campaign to vote bonds is now on in
Ellis county and in Hays