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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
DOUBLE TRACK
OUT OF Topeka
Additional Consideration of
Rock Island Plan.
Reorganization May Mean
Many Betterments.
believe uCAW nnunCcTlnu
RELIEVE HEAVY CONGESTION
Too Much Traffic Between To
peka and HeringtOn.
More Talk Now About Horton
Shop Removal.

To relieve a heavy congestion on its
lines between Topeka and Harrington.
officials of the Rock Island railway
are considering serious plans for build
ing more than eighty miles of second
track between the two points. it be-
came known here today in railway cir
cles- The construction of second track
which may be commenced as soon as a
reorganization of the property is I'M
der way, is one of a number of i'm
provements, which it is said is being
considered by the road following an
exhaustive report of it's condition.
The second track probably will be
built from the end of the Topeka yards
of the Rock Island west to Mcfarland
where the Kansas City-Denver line
turns off and on to Herington- The
exceptionally slow rate of speed made
by trains operating between Topeka
and Harrington over the Rock Island.
as compared with time made on other
sections of the line, is pointed out as
evidence of the congestion west of To-
peka.
Line Into Kansas City.
The construction of its own line from
Cameron, Mo, into Kansas City is an
other improvement which it is
understood the Rock Island is consid-
ering- The road at present uses Burl-
ington tracks from Cameron
Steps also are to be taken soon by
the Rock Island to reduce grades at a
number of points along the line. it is
said. 1t is considered not improbable
that the grade may be reduced on lines
between Mcfarland and Harrington
and south of Harrington to the Red
river at Terral, Okla. The grades can
be reduced at comparatively small ex-
pense, it is said.
Considerable speculation is also
stirred up in local railway circles as to
the location of shops, which it is un-
derstood may soon be built to replace
those at Horton There is well de-
fined belief here that the Horton shops
probably will be moved to some point
on the main line between Kansas City
and Harrington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
NOT NECESSARILY 7. R.
Perkins Carries Olive Branch to G. o.
P.-Hilles Predicts Reunion.

Chicago, June George w. Per-
kins brought the olive branch to the
G. o. P, again today The Bull
Moose chieftain after greeting Chair
man Hilles of the Republican national
committee at the Blackstone, an
nounced fatty that the progressives
will stand on the statement outlined in
January indicating they will support
any candidate-not necessarily Roose-
velt-who stands for progressive prin-
ciples.
AS Perkins entered the Blackstone
he shook hands with Chairman Hilles
of the Republican committee, Senator
Reed Smoot, of Utah. one of the old
guard, and several other Republicans
They laughingly expressed hopes of
getting together
Thanks for your statement regard
ing the Republican platform the other
day." Perkins told Hilles-
In this statement Hilles had an
nounced the Republicans were for
America and preparedness and that
this was the big issue
Hilles told interviewers today that
he believed the progressives and Re
publicans would get together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, June OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
quotations in Liverpool had a depressing
effect today on the wheat market here
British advices told of heavy arrivals of
supplies and predicted, that abundant re-
ceipts would continue. There were also re-
ports of beneficial rains in Australia and
of an available stock there 80, 600 600 bush
els larger than at this time last year. Open
ing prices, which ranged from A63c to
ss@Ae lower, with July at s1.05 to $1.O5A
and September at S1-065s to 81 .07, were fol-
lowed by further losses and then a mod
crate upturn.
A decided break in prices took place
later as result of reports that battle
IN the North Sea had resulted in the loss
of eight British warships. The market
closed weak, 2d2hc to 21scM2Lc net lower,
with July at S1.051a and September at
$1O5%c.
CORN-Corn eased off with wheat. profit
taking by shorts. however, tended to pre-
vent any radical decline. After opening
Ac to %sM@c lower, the market underwent
an additional sag.
News of the North Seat battle had but
little influence on the worm market. Prices
closed steady at 1z15sc to sc net decline.
OATS-No independence was shown by
oats.
OyfSIONS-Provisions had no agrees
s1ve support
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
ROOSEVELT
FAIRBANKS
COMPROMISE
Root for Secretary OF state;
Burton in Treasury.
That Said To Be Bull Moose
Offer TO the Allies.
OUTLOOK IS HUGHES OR 7. R.
Colonel Is Conceded 1S2 on
First Roll Call.
His LieutenantS Decline to
Stand Sponsor for Slate.
His Lieutenants Decline tc
Stand Sponsor for Slate.
nv PERRY ARNOLD.

Chicago. June 2-The migh.iest
preconvention log jam of presidential
possibility timber that has clogged up
the smooth running of Republican wa
tiers in a score of quadrennial con-
claves was on today
Although the Roosevelt lieutenants
refused to stand sponsor for the State
il was definitely established along can
didate row today that they had let the
allies and old guard know of the COM
promise which will be most acceptable
as the basis for the marching back
into the fold of the Progressive hosts.
That slate was Roosevelt for presl-
dent; Fairbanks for vice president;
with the tacit understanding that Root
was 10 be secretary of state and Bur-
ton secretary of the treasury
Judging from hotel lobby gossip,
such a slate is far from pleasing just
now to the allies or old guard hosts.
But they have no counter proposal to
make which would take care of the
various favorite sons and lntimations
that they would be willing to trade
the platform for the nominee-that is,
accepting RooSeveltS Amer1canlSm IN
their enunciation of principles but
name some other leader as the stan
dard bearer-was known to be unsat-
isfactory to the Roosevelt leaders
Press dispatches from New York
ten days ago told of the inception of
the compromise slate suggested above.
1t was said at that time on authority
close to Roosevelt, that he would flat
ly refuse any olive branch which
merely proposed adoption of his
Americanism as a platform without
granting voice as to the nominee
The Roosevelt Fairbanks slate was
the first concrete compromise sugges-
ton to be heard along candidate row.
1t was frankly accepted by the boost
ers of all the presidential booms as a
preliminary and II was welcomed as
some relief from the insistent demands
of other camps that their candidate be
nominated without any provision for
taking care of the booms of other IA
Vorite sons. ~ s-.s
The allies today maintained Roose-
welt would be able to command not
more than 1872 votes on the first roll
call.
The outlook is still Hughes or
Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
FRAUD VICTIMS
Oily Talk Wins Savings for
Putman's Oil Stock.
Man Testified He Sent S11,3OO:
Got Only Advice.

New York, June "A continuous
line of women took the witness chair
in federal court today and told of in
trusting their money to DIR. John
Grant Lyman, alias John H. Putnam,
who is trial charged with using the
mails to defraud.
Miss Margaret j. Patterson of
Brooklyn. said she met the defendant
who she then thought was Putnam.
She was SO impressed with his story
of important oil stock she gave him
$3.50. She never received the stock
Walter w Slack of Springfield, VT,
told of sending $11.30O in cash and
securities to John H. Putnam & Co.,
with which oil stock was to be pur-
chased. He said he never received
anything in return but letters and ad-
vice.
Is His Own Lawyer.
Mrs. Lyman continued to assist her
husband, who is acting as his own
lawyer. She was attired today in a
gown of robin egg blue, set off by a
small black hat, trimmed with aig-
rette-
Lyman is expected to present his de-
Tense tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
HE CHARGES MALICE
John r. Sprague Brings a Damage
Suit Against C. III. Burge.

Alleging malicious prosecution in a
former case in the court of Topeka,
John R. Sprague, a Santa Fe en-
ployee, has filed a damage suit in the
district court against C. H. Burge. The
case grows out of garnishment case
brought Burge against Sprague.
Sprague asks for $1,S22 DANA ges.
He alleges that on May IL Burge
brought an action in the court of To-
peka to collect $4S rent which he says
he did not owe, that his wages were
garnished and that his money was
tied up so he could not use it for medi-
cine for a sick daughter and for other
necessities. He states that he was I'M
able to work full time while his
daughter was sick and that Burge
knew of conditions in the home, yet
brought the garnishment proceedings.
Now Sprague asks for damages di-
vided as follows: $12 for loss of time,
81 o for attorneys fee, 500 for physical
and mental suffering, $500 for injury
to credit and standing in the COM
munity and $1,000 exemplary dam
ages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
STILL ABOVE NORMAL
fcsntinued rom Page one.l

FContfnuEd from Page One-l
Sixty 1.-TWO degrees is two degrees above
normal for this date but the days
average was below normal.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Saturday; rising tempera-
-tareT Sat urday. This according to the
weather bureau. indicates another cool
night followed by another fine crop
growing day.
A light sprinkle fell early this morn
ing and the sky was heavily clouded
all day. More rain was expected to-
day. but the sky will clear tonight.
The mercury yesterday mounted to
80 degrees, breaking the record by 3
degrees. The early part of last even
ing was hot and sultry but the wind
came up about 10 o'clock and the rest
of the night was cool. The highest
temperature on record for this date
is 81 degrees, established in 1911 The
low record. So degrees, occurred in
1883. The Kaw river is falling slowly
The stage this morning was 81 feet.
No measurable precipitation oc-
Cured in the district in the past "a
hours except a shower at Kansas City
Yesterday was warm and suItry in
the eastern half of Kansas and the
southwestern counties, but it was
somewhat cooler in all parts last night.
The sky this morning was mostly
cloudy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
TABLE TAEk
AT TIE ZYl

Charles E. Gault has returned from
Bartlesville with a number of oil
stories. One is to the effect that two
young men recently struck well.
cleaned up 100000 and have gone
east to spend it.
Charles L. Mitchell is pouring oil
on troubled waters by declaring in an
interview that he merely expressed
the attitude of the people in New
Mexico and Arizona. 1t doesn't mean
that he isn't just as faithful stand
patter as he was four years ago
Harrison Clarkson is the most faith
full diner at the Commercial club.
After luncheon he goes into the read
ing room, pores over the daily paper
and takes a nap while sitting in his
chair.
Where are w. w. Webb and J. Will
KelleV2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
$4,000 MAY STRIKE
In Kansas City Trades Walkout Con-
sidered to Help Laborers.

Kansas City, June 1.-THE building
laborers, who left their work yester-
day following the refusal of contrac-
tors to grant a wage increase of five
cents an hour, appointed a committee
The committee will report tonight
to the building trades council in a
meeting at the Labor temple, and that
body will decide whether a general
walkout of $4,000 men of the building
trades unions shall be called to aid the
laborers in securing their demands.
Seven firms. employing approx
mately one hundred men. today signed
the new scale calling for 40 cents an
hour and work kas resumed on build
ings controlled by those concerns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
new R. |. Time CARD
Trains No. 81 and 20 Are Restored to
the Service

Under a new schedule which be-
comes effective Sunday, the Rock
Island railway will add two trains to
their service here. The new sched-
ule also provides for a change in time
of five trains now in operation
through Topeka
Trains No 81 and No. IS, which
were discontinued some time ago, are
to be re-esta blished, under the new
time schedule. No. 81 will arrive here
daily at 1910 p m and will leave ten
minutes later. No. % will be due here
at 2:45 D. m and will leave at 2:55
o. m Both trains will carry dining
cars
Under the new schedule train No. 35
will arrive and depart ten minutes
later than under the present schedule
1t will reach here at s:45 p m and
leavesa 1855.
Train No. II under the new sched-
uIe will arrive here at 1920 o'clock
and will depart at 1880.
No. will reach Topeka at 1880 p.
m. and will depart ten minutes later.
No. 81 will arrive at 9:35 p. m and
leave five minutes later.
No. will arrive at 5:25 p. m. and
depart at $685.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
MAKES MONEY DECREE
Mexican Government Will Control
Rate of Exchange Absolutely.

Mexico City. via Galveston, June ..
One of the most far-reaching none
tary DEGREES yet promulgated by Car
rama has been issued. It prohibits
all banking houses from changing
money of any kind. making this the
exclusive province of the government
Commission banks are forbidden to
sell foreign drafts or to cash the same
here in legal currency.
All individuals are prohibited by the
same decree, the object of which is to
put in the power of the government
the right to regulate absolutely the
rate of exchange between its money
and gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

GODFREY wETTLING, age IS,
died at O'Clock this morning at the
home of Mrs. RUDE, ia North Lake
street The funeral will be held at
2:3O O'Clock Sunday afternoon at Con-
wells chapel. Mr.. Wettling was born
in Wurtemberg, Germany, November
9, 1S4s. He came to America at the
age of years. He entered railroad
service on an eastern road at the age
of 81. He came to Kansas in 1887 and
was employed as a brakeman on the
Santa Fe. He continued in this work
until 1908 when he was appointed car
inspector on the eastern division. At
ter several months illness he was
transferred to the store department
and worked there until pensioned in
May, 1914 He is survived by three
children, H. S. Wettling and G. F.
Wettling of Topeka, and Mrs. J. o.
Niccum of Tecumseh; and a sister,
Mrs. Caroline Buck of Stroudsburg,
Florida.
JOHN F. WRIGHT. The funeral
will be held at O'Clock Saturday af-
ternoon at the home, 635 Garfield
avenue. Mr.. Wright was a veteran of
the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
"SUICIDE or EUROPE"
Pope So Styles Bloody War, and Is
Hoping Peace May Intervene.

Rome, June cardinal Gasparri,
papal secretary of state, in an inter-
view today with a representative of
the Associated Press declared the pope
was influenced in his peace efforts
solely by a desire to stop the Suicide
of Europe"
THE Holy Father" said the cardi-
nal, in his most ardent desire for
peace has no particular interest in
view despite what newspap ers that
are enemies of the pope state to the
contrary.
IF peace is concluded through the
friendly intervention of the president
of the great American republic OF
through his Catholic majesty. the king
Of Spain, His Holiness will equally
thank the Almighty that an end should
at last have been put to the butchery
which is the suicide of Europe'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
NEED OF EXPERTS
Secretary Daniels Points Out
Wants of America.
Great War Points Out Value of
High Efficiency.
INDUSTRIES CAN Be AN AID
Ability to Manufacture NUM-
tons Is a Requisite.
Expert Information Most Need
ed in the Navy.
INDUSTRIES CAN Be AN All

Annapolis. June 2.-Secretary Dan
iels today welcomed the graduating
class at the Naval academy into ac-
tual naval service with an address
counseIing a steady continuance of
their part of the training and studies
begun at Annapolis in order that the
navy. dependent upon their knowledge
for efficient expansion and keeping.
might remain equipped and prepared
always for any emergency. The secre-
tary told the graduates they were COM
ing into the navy at the period of its
largest expansion. its highest eff
cheney and when lessons from Europe
point directly to the need of trained
men in war if human life is to be
spared
I'VE have learned as never before
during the present world war" the
secretary said, that courage on the
field of battle is the commonest as well
as the most glorious attribute of our
humanity The man who in patriotic
outbursts hurries to volunteer on land
or sea often fails to appreciate the
fact that his service lacks the highest
value unless he is trained in arms.
The pathos of human lives sacrificed
in war because of unreadiness is the
saddest lesson taught by the European
to awaken America to the need of
training men"
Prepare in Industry.
The training that produces skill and
efficiency. said the secretary, should
be encouraged among naval officers
after they are graduated if the navy is
to profit by their services.
Another lesson of the war and one
needed in America" he continued, lis
that industrial preparedness must go
hand in hand with building battle
cruisers and other naval crafts and Sc
curing more trained officers and men,
Most of the nations had but dimly I'M
derstood that ability to quickly
mobilize the resources and convert in
dustrial plants into munitions factories
was as important as to mobilize men"
knowledge Chief Demand.
Secretary Daniels paid high tribute
to the naval consulting hoard which he
said already had undertaken the pioneer
work of industrial preparedness in the
United States and would soon provide
the army and navy with this essential
feature.
IT counsel you," he Continued,
early to marry yourself to special
branch of the service for an ounce of
expert knowledge in the days that are
before you will be worth a pound of
general information. A man who is
to win the highest place in the navy of
the future will be looked up to because
he has made himself a master of his
speciality. The time will come when
expert knowledge will be the chief de-
mand upon you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02

Kansas City, June 3
Open High Low Today Yes.
Close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
Grain Gossip.
[By special wire to T. J. Myers. Columbian
Bldgl

Minneap polls wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels thus far this week
Elevator stocks of wheat at Kansas City
have increased 134.533 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks decreased 353.S19
bushels
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1,O01 600 bushels of
wheat 1000 barrels of flour $40, 900 bushels
of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, .033 600 bushels.
Estimated shipments of wheat from
Argentina this week are 200 600 bushels.
compared with 1192.000 bushels actually
exported last week and 3.232, 900 bushels
a year ago. Estimated corn shipments are
/, As. 600 bushels.
The Oklahoma June report estimates
that n per cent Of the wheat area has
been Abandoned, leaving 2.o42.OO0 acres for
harvest. Twenty five per cent of the oats
acreage has been abandoned and 26 per
cent of the corn area had to be replanted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
GET ALLEGED sWINDLER.
Arrest Smith in Chicago in Fake Race
Swindle-Police Seek Evans

Chicago, June Police are search
ing for a man known as H. Davis and
are holding in custody Henry E.
Smith, an insurance agent who was
arrested yesterday for attempting to
aid Davis in cashing a draft for S1O.-
600 drawn by W. H. Matteson. of Nor
ris Ill.
According to Matteson, he met Da-
Wis in Florida last winter. where Davis
was said to have posed as a real estate
broker. Matteson said that he was
allowed to bet on horse race without
putting up any money and was told
that he had won $4,000. Davis then
undertook to get the money for him,
he said, but he was required to ad-
vance $4,000 to show evidence of
good faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
HORSE RACES AT NIGHT
Speed Contests by Electric Light at
Free State Fair.

At a meeting of the board of man.
ayers held Thursday evening it was
decided that the racing events should
include horse races, automobile races,
motorcycle races and running races at
night on an Illuminated track The
plan for the night show is to hold
horse show in front of the grand stand
and in connection with the horse show
to hold running races For these
races the track will be illuminated by
electricity and the people of Kansas
will have an opportunity of Witness
ing the novelty of running races by
electric light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
HEIRESSES IN CAMP
Daughters of Wealthy n. Y. Families
Try Military Life.

New York. June Between thirty
and forty young women, daughters of
well-to-do New York families. left the
city today to take a course of military
training for the next three weeks at a
camp at Erskine, n. J.. near Pomplon
lake They will undergo the sa me in
structions in modified form. that their
fathers and brothers will receive at
Plattsburg.
The work will be directed by for
mer army officer. General z. z. Stew
er, U. S. A, who will have the assist
ance of Lieutenant Lurdon of West
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02

For Sewer Pipe. Phone SIS. J. B
Wheian & Co.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
COLD WAVE IN RUSSIA
Snow Hats Street Cars; at Freezing
Point in Some Localities.

Petrograd. June 2.-PhenomenaI
cold for this time of the year prevailed
throughout Russia The street cars
at Kazan have been stopped by snow.
The temperature at Nizhni-Novgorod
is at the freezing point.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin on
May % gave a report of a crop dis
aster in Russia rs the result of q Sc
we're frost. 1t was said in the Volga
district and in the governments of
Eazan and Samara, in southern Rus
STA, the crops. which were well ad-
vanced owing to the early spring. were
frozen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
Kansa. city Produce MARKET.

Kansas City. June 2.-wHEAT-Cash
99c@ $1.05: No. 8 96c61 %; No. red. 9scSa
$1-04 No. 3. 94c&S1. oS
CORN-Market unchanged to &c lower.
No 2 mixed, 6612 G6Te: No. 5. Csc; No.
white osc; No: 3, 6Td6T1sc; No. 2 yellow.
0ATS-Market unchanged No. white,
i2G 42l2c: No. mixed, 3S@39e
RIE-S6d SIC.
HAh-Market steady to SOC lower. Choices
timothy. $14506d 1850: choice prairie So con
300; choice alfalfa. S1a 50a1 1870.
kAFIR-No. ) white S103.
BRAN-90c
SHORTS-S1. O4d11O
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POCLTRI-Market unchanged
EGGS-Firsts. 21Ihc
CLOSE: wHEAT-July. 965sc; Septem-
:. CoRN-July, 65I5ae5%c: September.
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Kansas city Live Stock Mark.t

Kansas City, June 2-HOGS-Receints
5000 Market sc to 1Oc lower Bulk Of
sales, $920G9.5o. heavy. 50 45d955: pack
ers and butchers, S93019. 80
CATTLE-Receipts 800. Market steady.
Prime fed steers, $40. 40G10.s0: dressed
beer steers, $s-O0d1025; western steers.
cows. $5.5oGs-75; heifers, S7.50d9. Is; stock,
ers and feeders, 6.75GS.60; bulls, S6OOa
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady
to 15c higher. Lambs, $9-50d1IT5: year
lings, $S-2N110.O0; wethers. 81 25G %
ewes, s7.ooQ7.75; stockers and feeders, 500