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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
The so Members of the Mime
apOlis Symphony Orchestra
Arrive in Topeka Today in
Their Special Cars.
TO OPEN The SPRING FESTIVAL
First Concert To Be Given at
the Auditorium Tonight.
Will Play With Musical Art
Chorus Tuesday Night.

The famous Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra, SO pieces strong and head
ed by its conductor, Emil Oberhoffer,
arrived in the city this afternoon from
Kansas City.
The noted organization came on
special cars and shortly after arrival,
Conductor Oberhoffer visited Kansas
avenue and was greeted by a number
of admiring friends whose acquain-
lance was formed on previous visits.
He expressed qualification at being
back in Topeka. He likes Kansas and
likes the west. 1T is so big, you
know" said he, so inspiring. Il
broadens our view, appeals to our
ina gination. oh, this is a wonderful
country! We have just been all over
it."
The orchestra is on the final lap
of the longest tour it has ever made.
It has visited every section of the
country from the New England states
to Louisiana On the present tour it
makes a number of cities in Kansas
besides the capital city.
Open Spring Festival.
Tonight the orchestra will open the
spring musical festival with concert
at the Auditorium. Miss Leonora AL
len soprano soloist, Louis Graveure,
baritone, and Richard Czerwonky, the
concert master, will be heard in spe-
cial solos, in addition to the run Or
chestral numbers.
Tomorrow afternoon the orchestra
will give a matinee concert, at which
Miss Jean Vincent Cooper, contralto,
Albert Lindquest tenor, and CorneIlus
Van Vliet, cellist, will be the solo stars;
Tomorrow night 'H1awatha VIII
be sung by the $50 voice chorus of the
Topeka Musical Art society. The Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra Will as
| sist and the four famous soloists will
| sing the principal solo parts me
entire performance of "Hiawatha' viii
be directed by Dean Horace White
house, the director of the chorus;
| Seats for tonight's concert and sea-
| son tickets for the entire Festival were
| in good demand today at Guild
music store. Large audiences of mu-
sic lovers from Topeka and nearby
towns are expected to attend.
The Program.
| Tonight's program is as follows:
MY Jubilee" from symphonic
symphony No. 4, in F minor, OPP.
&c " .Tschaikowsky
| / Andante Sostenuto-moderato
| con ANNA II. Andantino in
modo di canzona. III. Scherzo:--
Pizzacato estimate. w. Finale:
| Allegro con fucco.
Aria, "Ah, Mon Couer." from
''Mireille". 49,. ....-..-. Gounod
Miss Leonora Allen. :
Fantasy for cello, 80 Cara Memorial
Mr.. Cornelius Van vlfet.
(a) Dance of Nymphs and satyrs..
~ ........G C. Schumann
OBJ Shepherds Hey "a Morris
Aria RanG !s9 Tu., from Masked G BalFe
Mr.. Louis Graveure.
Preclude to Die Meistersinger"
|
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

graph operators at MADEIRA and Cusa
confirmed the report that the body of
Villa had been found
Following closely the first bulletin
came another, telling of the betrayal
of the burial place of the chieftain by
an officer promised clemency for Civ
ing the information. In the same
message was information to the eff
feet that when the body was exhumed
it was found that the left leg was in a
gangrenous condition as a result of
gunshot wound in the knee. Later
another bulletin announced that Con-
sui Garcia would have the body
brought near the American border for
Americans to view and be satisfied
that Villa was really dead.
No sooner had the first bulletin
been posted on that quiet Sunday aft
ernoon than it was discovered that
Kansas avenue was far from being de-
serted. Hundreds of Topekans seemed
to rise from the ground to read the
dispatches. Automobiles stopped,
leaned from their cars to read the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago. April 7.-WHEAT-Reports
that owing to unwelcome rains many fields
in the northwest were in bad shape again
display of weakness at the outset Bearish
rallied the wheat market today after some
ca bles and favorable weather in the winter
crop states were responsible for the early
downturns. The lateness of seeding i'll the
spring wheat region, however, seemed to
make the trade unusually sensitive to any
fresh development of adverse conditions.
Opening prices, which varied from Ne to
&c lower. with May at S1-15 to S1151s and
July at S1.13k to S1141s. were followed by
further declines. but then advanced to well
above Saturdays finish.
Big stocks and the nearness of the open
ing of Lake navigation tended later to
cause a decided setback and so, too, did
the fact that any urgent export call was
lacking and that the submarine issue with
Germany was eliciting renewed anxiety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
NIP JAIL BREAK
Bold Plot Disclosed by Con-
fessed German Spy.
Tgnatius Lincoln Planned to
Make Good Escape Boast.

New York, April 1.-Two keepers
guarding Ignatius T. T. Lincoln. the
self confessed German spy, in the Ray
mond street Jail, Brooklyn. have been
dismissed for alleged completely in
plans made by Lincoln to make anoth-
er escape, it was announced here by
Commissioner Lewis of the depart
ment of corrections. Lincoln, who is
in Jail awaiting federal court decision
on an application for his extradition
to England on a charge of forgery
escaped from jail some time ago and
was recaptured.
The attempt was to be made on
April 1 and was frustrated
Lincoln's plans, which he disclosed
to the prison authorities, provided
that "a well known gang leader" was
to be in charge of the Jail delivery.
This leader and another man were
to come to the prison at night in the
guise of federal officers with a prison.
er. Six confederates were to be con-
cealed outside and as the keeper
opened the door, these men were to
cover him with revolvers, bind and
gag him.
Other keepers were then to be called
into the warden's office separately. on
the pretext of a might inspection
and bound and gagged. The last keep
er called was to have been compelled
to open the cells.
Commissioner Lewis said Lincoln
latest plan was the sixth he had maze
while in prison: Lincoln said he had
taught Danbeck a code and was to
communicate with him through news
paper advertisements after he gained
his freedom
To the gang leader Lincoln promised
AN easy job, where you can clean UP
at least $4,000"
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INFANTRY RESTS
= Verdun for Days.
BOmbardment Heavy on EXten-
siye Front Sunday.
nAIMIAcT MInuT cave nApIH
CALM LAST NIGHT, SAYS PARIS
Only Ripple Was Artillery At
tack at HaudremOndt.
Riot, Shots and Police Feature
of Athens Mass Meeting.

Paris. April 17-French positions in
Avocourt wood and on the front, from
Dead Man hill to Cumieres, were bonn
ebarded Yesterday There We're no in
sfantry attacks, the official report of
the afternoon says To the east OF
The Mouse the night was calm except
for artillery activity at Haudremondt
Wood
Report From AustrO Fronts.
Berlin. April l7.-Austro-H Hungarian
military headquarters today issued the
Following report:
4 Russian front-Only the usual ar
Iillery gcments.
italian front-On the coast land
front there have been only moderate
Engagement. In the sector of Douber-
edo Heights there has been great ac-
4ivity. In the PIock district, Austro-
Hungarian artillery shelled some sec
lions of the Dolomites.'
Z Paris. April 1.-THE official French
Communication issued py the war Of
4fice last night reads:
81 ION the left bank of the Mouse the
enemy violently .bombarded our posi-
tions in the Avocourt wood and hill
S4O.
"On the right bank, both artilleries
NveIe active in the region of Douau-
mont and in the Woevre in the sectors
nj Moulainville, Haudimont and Les
1spa rges''
= The Belgian official communication
-Teads;
4 There was a somewhat spirited ar
-sillery action north of Steenstra etc. To
the east of Ramscapelle we destroyed
Ban enemy observation post and con-
Lcrcte shelters"
= . Riot Ends Patriotic Meeting.
= Athens, April 17.-An attempt to
break DIP a meeting held Sunday by
-ndherents of former Premier Nenizelos
-pnded in riotous demonstrate
Speakers were greeted with cries of
'down with the traitors and long
hive the king" Efforts were made to
eject the disturbeTs. The police cleared
-the hall from disorder.
London, April 17.-Reuters Athens
Correspondent says that several shots
were fired in the riot which resulted
efrom the campaign meeting of the
FVenizelos party yesterday and that
many followers of the former premier
4fwere arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
STATE JOURNAL FIRST
Bulletins Concerning Villa on Window
Sunday Afternoon.

First news of the alleged death of
Francisco Villa, the bandit chief, was
read by Topekans from bulletins post
ed in front of the Topeka State Jour
nal office Sunday afternoon. Hun
dreds gathered in front of the office
and eagerly devoured one bulletin aft
er another and by nightfall intelli-
gence of Villas death had been con-
veyed throughout the city.
An initial bulletin received by the
State journal from the Associated
Press early in the afternoon from FL
Paso announced that Consul Garcia
was in receipt of a message from the
interior that the body of Villa was be-
ing brought to Juarez by Colonel Car
los Carranza. nephew of General Car
rama, in a special train. Further the
Associated Press announced that tele-
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there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican of
Meals as lending strong support to
the report that the bandit chiefs ca
reer had been closed by death
The facts are:
That Villa had been suffering for
more than year from a virulent form
OF blood poisoning. He was treated
for this disease while in Juarez by one
OF the best known physicians in Ell
Paso.
The physicians stated that the con-
dition of the bandit was such that
even minor wound would be fatal in
ten days unless treated promptly and
with the best medical skill and care
Even under the most favorable condI-
uons such a wound would be of the
gravest character.
1t is certain that if Villa was
wounded he could not have command
ed anything but the most primitive
treatment.
Another message from Chihuahua
city received here today stating that
rlotlng had broken out there, was re-
garded as in a measure confirmatorv
of the bandits death. Villa is known
10 nave had numerous Sympathizers
among the lower classes in the city
and 1t was considered probable that
their sympathy would take the form
I OF violence if they learned the body
of their hero was being brought to
Chihuahua to be exhibited as that of
criminal
Disappearance Lends Proof.
A point upon which the greatest
emphasis is laid is: Nothing positive
has been known of Villa since the
battle of Guerrero. at which time re-
ports of his being wounded were ac-
cepted by General Pershing and other
American officers. If he had contin-
ued south as was assumed, he must
by this time have reached either Tor
rem, or Durango City. in which event
some news of his movements would al
most positively have become known
Only one message was received n
Juarez giving any details of the sup
posed finding of Villas body. This
message was unofficial and was sent
to private Individual. According to
/ it, Villas death and burial were re-
vealed by a former colonel of the bar
/ dit band who had been captured and
was under sentence of death. This
! colonel offered to show his captors
Villas grave in return for his life. He
] led a detachment of Carranza soldiers,
under the command of Colonel Cava-
EOS to San Francisco Borja, a small
/ town, thirty miles south of Cusihui-
rachic, with which it is connected by
a vague trail Near the lonely spot,
exhumed the body of the bandit. One
/ leg was said to have been swollen to
enormous size and to be in such a
! gangrenous condition that there was
no doubt as to the cause of death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
THIRD MAN SLAIN
Major Howe Reports Trooper
Killed. Two Wounded.
Declares He Located Villa After
Clash With Bandits.

San Antonio, April 17.-Lacking Of
ficial advices of Francisco Villas
death, Major General Funston today
ordered General Pershing to rush
detachment into the mountains west
of Parral, where Villa was reported to
have taken refuge. Other forces total
200 men hastily were finishing defen-
sive works at Santa Cruz to meet any
move on the part of the Carranzistas
in Parral Major r. L. Howe re-
ported he had definitely located Villa,
in the mountains following a clash in
which one American trooper, named
Kirby, was killed and two severely
wounded
Reinforced Tompkins Force.
Howe and his forces were making
a detour in the region of La Borja,
northwest of Parral, when they ell
countered a Villista band. A sharp
clash followed. he reported. The
Villista casualties were not stated.
tachment of the Tenth cavalry leaped
the American forces had retreated
after being trapped at Parral and
aided them in turning back the Mex
leans.
Despite official Mexican advices of
Villas death, there was a disposition
at headquarters to await word from
Washington or General Pershing to
that effect before relaxing the pursuit
Though War Minister Obregon was re-
ported to have received official advices
that Villa had been slain, officials here
did not give the report full credence
and expected the chase to continue.
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No. 3. s1,o7@1.17; No. red, s1-15@1-2o:
No. 3, $10T6L15
CORN-Market 1se1c higher. No.
mixed, I015c; No. 3, 69@70c; No. white,
I11zc; No ,. 70@7O-c; No. . yellow, 12@
12lac; No. D. I1MT115c.
OATs-Market unchanged No. white.
asa 4a1se; No. mixed, 40d41c.
RYE-STc
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy.
81. 5O@ $50: choice prairie, S1O.5O911-OO;
choice alfalfa, $155CM16.0O.
kAFIR-No. 5 white, S103.
WHEAT-Recefpts 240 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 35c: firsts, CSC;
seconds, Bic; packing, 261zc-
EGGS-Firsts, dc
POULTRY-Hens, 15c; turkeys, zoe;
springs, 25c
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $107%; July.
81. 06A al. 062s
CORN-May. 7oh@7Oase; July, 721kc.
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The close was unsettled sc to 1A@1%c
July at 81 13sS =. :
CoRN-Corn paralleled the action Of
wheat Cash interests were buying, and
offerings were light. After opening 1s@Ac
off to 1sc up. the market scored a sub
stantial gain all around
Reports of unfavorable weather in Ar
gentina and of chances that much re-
planting would be necessary in Oklahoma
prevented any material reaction The close
was steady at " to 15@5sc net advance.
OATS-Oats seemed to have no indie
Pendence. Narrow changes reflected the
course of other cereals
Observation-Disclosures demand for
lard strengthened the provision list Weak
ness in the hog market exercised only a
transient depressing influence.
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CONDENSED NEWS
Increase for Employees.

Youngstown. Ohio. April 17.-Pres-
ident James A. Campbell, of the
Youngstown Sheet & Tube company.
today announced a general 10 per cent
increase in wages of all employees,
excepting those on salaries, effective
May l. Nine thousand men will bene-
fit and it is expected other steel mills
in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys,
a total of $4,000 men, will
follow suit soon. The Youngstown
Sheet & Tube company plant was the
scene of the strike which resulted in
rioting in January, when
the militia was called out, lives lost
and millions in property destroyed.
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brakeman Killed by Explosion.

Muskogee, Okla, April 17-DoIa
Erick, brakeman, was instantly killed
and Engineer c. Y. Fuller and Fire
man A. w. Warren were injured,
probably fatally, as a result of an ex-
plosion of engine 402 on the Missouri
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad here. The
engine. pulling a local freight, was
drawing up to the station in. Hoff-
man, Ok, small town g. miles south
of Muskogee, when the explosion oc-
Cured. The roof of the station was
blown off and two unknown men
were scalded by the explosion. The
cauSe is unkOrWp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

Kansas City, April 17.-HOGS-Receipts
$1,000. Market steady to &c lower Bulk
of sales, S9.5Od9.70; heavy, $9.65G9.I5;
packers and butchers. $9.55@9.75; light.
80. 45d965; pigs. $S.25@9.O0.
CATTLE+Receipts IL, 900. Market steady
Prime fed steers, S935@9.T5; dressed beef
steers SS.25d925; western steers, $1,000
So. 50CdS %: heifers. $1.25@975; stockers and
feeders, s6.75ds.75; bulls, $5.75d7.75;
calves, S650M10.25
to 15c lower Lambs. $1O.75@1160: year
lings S9.50M11.00 wethers. SS50@9.5O:
ewes $715@S.75; stockers and feeders, 90
T1C5O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

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 & Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.
Kansas City April 17.-lCATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market steady. 10c
lower.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market DC
TO Zoe lower. Bulk of sales, S9.5Od9o5:
top. 1915.
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000 head. Market
o5c lambs S11
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suspend Chinese Telegraph.

New York. April 1.-THE CONNER
cial Cable company today announced
a suspension of telegraph service over
its lines with the Chinese province of
Che Kiang, except for government
messages which are accepted at the
senders risk The independence OF
Che-Kiang was declared by revolution
lists on April IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

Chicago. April 17.-HOGS--Receipts 40
600. Market weak; unchanged to a shade
under Saturdays average. Bulk of sales,
S9S5d995: light, $950d10.OO; mixed, $9.55
d1O.O0; heavy, $94oQ9.95; rough. 5000
$50; pigs $7.40G9.20.
CATTLE Receipts $1,000. Market weak.
Native beef steers S7.90d995; western
steers. S7.75@S.65; stockers and feeders.
S5.S5dS.55; cows and heifers, $4.OOQ9.1O;
calves. ST.25@10.50.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market weak.
Wethers, $6.90M9-15; lambs, $7-65g11.65.
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Chicago, April 1T-BUTTER-Marketu nm
settled. Creamery. 31d34c.
EGGS-Market steady. Firsts, 20L a
20S4c; firsts, 191a@20c; at mark, cases in
cluded. 1Sd2015c.
POTATOES-Market lower. Michigan.
Wisconsin. Minnesota and Dakota white.
15@s5c Minnesota and Dakota Ohios, 709
tic.
PoULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 1s1ae
springs, zoe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
SLABS BILL COLLECTOR
Missouri Farmer Stays Merchant Who
dFe Presents Unpaid Bill

Springfield, Mo-, April lin an
encounter with James Doris, a farm
er CT Lac1ede county, Joseph Brum-
biey, formerly a merchant who lives
at Falcon, Mo, was stabbd to death
with a pocket knife late Saturday aft
ernoon. The men quarreled over a
bill which Brumbley sought to collect.
Relatives of the two men witnessed
the killing Doris escaped but was
arrested last night by the Wright
county sheriff
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MORE BAD WEATHER
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page one)
of &C. feet, a rise of two-tenths of a
foot since Sunday morning
Temperatures today averaged 2 de-
grees below normal. The wind is
blowing II miles an hour from the
southwest. Following are hourly
readings for the Gay furnished by the
weather b1Irean-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

Il suppose your daughter will start her
scholastic career with some special rudi-
mentary studies2'' No, indeed. There
amt going to be nothin' rude about it.
She's goin to take only polite literatoor."-
Baltimore Arnaricar-
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firm; centrifugal, COZ; molasses. 5.25; re-
fined, firm; cut loaf. $50; crushed. s-l5;
no%dered aa@ fine grs31lpted u.s. DiS
mond A, 7.15 Confectioners' A, 7.05; No. !,
OO
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Liverpool, April 17.-WHEAT-Spot No.
| Manitoba, lbs sd; No. 2, 13s I'd No. i
Northern Spring, Us Cd; No. red west
ern winter, lis I'd.
CoRN-Spot, American mixed, new,
FLOUR-Winter patents, AIS.
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New York, April 17-BUTTER-Mark
steadier. Creamery extras, 81 score, 361ac-
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras 2314 d24c.
CHEEsE-Market steady. State held
specials, 1S12c.
POULTRY-Dressed, steady.
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Snicago April 1-WHEAT-Close Nav
$$1i4A @1.l4ss; July, $1.1s9s September,
coR EaS1May. 757sc; July, 7eHc; septem-
- oAT rs 451sc; July, 1870; septem
PoRk-May, $500; July, $500.
LARD-May S1167@11.70; July, S11S5
SHORT RlBS-May, $12.32; July, $3.50
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the Local Office of the
Weather Bureau. Topeka. Kansas for the
"a hours ending at a. m. today.
Stations In Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

Grain Gossip.
lBy special wire to T. j. Myers. Columbian
BuiIding)

Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas CITY
decreased 346,7SS bushels this week and
corn stocks increased T3, 737 bushels.
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased no.
O00 bushels Friday Total stocks are TO-
Ie9,OO0 bushels, compared with 1854, 900
bushels a year ago.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Saturday were $50, 900 bushels of wheat
$4,000 barrels of flour, 297, 600 bushels of
corn and 314 900 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 914, 200 bushels
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Wall St. New York, April 17-STOCkS-
The speculative character of the early rise
was demonstrated before the expiration of
the first hour by which time most gains
were forfeited Industrials and equipments
related to the munitions group were the
heaviest features, some of these issues fall
ing under last Saturdays quotations with
actual weakness in Crucible, Baldwin and
Industrial Alcohol. United States Steel
Steel dropped 3S3 to 430. Rails also re-
ceded but in more moderate measure.
Progress towards completion of the new
French loan was foreshadowed by the fur
Their Improvement of exchange on Paris
Bonds were steady.
Latest advices from Mexico formed the
basis of strength at the opening Of today
market shares of companies operating in
that country making initial gains of 7s to
points with Mexican Petroleum as the
foremost feature. United States and Cruc-
ible Stees, American and Mercantile Ma
rine preferred well as Motors and cop
pers, were materially over last week
final figures. New York Central. Union
Pacific and Canadian Pacific rose material
iy fractions.
New York Cotton Market.
New York. April 17.-COTTON-Spot
steady; middling uplands 1900 Sales, GOO
bales.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, April 17.-COTTON-Spot
steady; unchanged. Middling, 11-sS-
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, April 17.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No. hard, $1.1Od11s;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

Jacob A Lott, general agent of the
Equitable Life Insurance company of
Iowa, is a new member of the Topeka
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17

/ The range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
BY Thoa. J. Myers. Broker Columbian
Bldg.l