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in the western part of the state Friday
but will not touch Topeka The. high
est temperature yesterday was 81 de-
grees at 4:30 o'clock and the mercury
last night did not go below rs. The
wind blew at the rate of twelve miles
an hour practically all night, however,
and afforded some relief.
Temperatures last night were 7 de-
grees above normal. The mercury
started on its daily flight early this
morning and by 9 o'clock had reached
go. The wind dropped to six miles an
hour and the day promised to equal
or possibly surpass the previous high
mark for this summer.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 101 degrees, establish
ed in 1895. The low record, 54 de-
grees, occurred in 1891. The Kaw
river this morning shows a fall Of one
tenth of foot since yesterday. The
stage is So feet, a real drouth mark
for the Kaw river. Water is flowing
only in the main channel of the stream
and heavy rains are necessary to bring
it up to normal
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
JUNK DEALERS
DAUGHTERS WILL
INHERIT MILLIONS

Chicago. Aug. 3.-Capt. Edward W.
Morrison. after whom the present
Morrison hotel has been named, has
obtained permission of the county
court to adopt two young girls, who
some day may inherit the fortune
once estimated at sS,OO0,o0e. left by
the captains father, James w. Nor
rison, who died in 1868. The girls
are Margaret Anna Burnstein, aged
16, and Alice B. Burnstein. aged 10,
daughters of Joseph Burnstein, who
is a dealer in junk.
Captain Morrison is 81 years old
and resides with the girls, a caretaker
ard a pair of watchdogs In a 70-year-
old frame house on West Harrison
street.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
OUT FOR RECRUITS
Adjutant General Martin Sends Guard
Posters Over State.

A campaign for recruits for the
Kansas National Guard was started in
Kansas today when Adjutant General
Charles I. Martin sent posters to every
city in the state urging young men to
join the guard. The state recruiting
officers have been static ned at their
posts and are ready to receive rec1 ui :,
General Martin said. The following
are the officers: Maj. Albert H. Her
man, Hiawatha; Capt Dennis J.
Sheedy, Fredonia: Capt. George G..
Tronjo. Paola; Capt. Charles s. Glib
bens. Niclzerson; Capt. Guy P. Sawyer,
Newton; Second Lieut.. Homer NJ.
Kunz. Emporia; and Second Lieut.
Joseph W. Murray. Clay Center.
I'VE need men to. take the place of
married men who are now being dis
charged" said General Martin. TN
less we get men our ranks will be
greatly depleted"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Grain Gossip
fBy special wire to II. j. Myers. Coiumbian
Building.l

Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
$50 600 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have increased 231. .05S bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased rs. 1s4
bushels.
August corn conditions in Oklahoma
are: Corn, CD; cotton. 81; kafir, 76; milo,
IS, alfalfa, 70; broomcorn, 76- The broom
corn area is 223,65S acres.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were G67 900 bushels of
wheat, $4,000 barrels of flour 439 900 bush
els of corn and 77S.OO0 bushels of oats ;
wheat and flour combined, s25. 900 bushels
b. W. Snow, the crop expert, put out an
estimate, based on returns made July 25.
making spring wheat 226 million, winter
wheat 465 million bushels, total 691 mil
lion bushels Corn condition. 79i; pros
pective crop. S72 million bushels. only a
little under his estimate of a month ago.
Corn has generally held its own re-
markably well and most Of it retains its
dark green. healthy color. but firing is
on light soil and poarly .cuIti-
vatedsfiel ds.r sa vs. the weekly Iowa wealth
er and crop bulletin. "The local showers
and somewhat lower temperature prevail
ing at thee lose of the week are timely
and will be of great benefit to corn. Light
to moderate and fairly well distributed
showers fell uJly 81 and August l."
John Inghs estimates a wheat crop of
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Iir Roger Easement.
refused to join Easements Irish legion.
Editorial Calls 1t Unwise Act.


The morning papers mostly deal in
the briefest and most matter of fact
way with the execution of Easement.
The only editorial reference is in the
Daily News, which says:
I'VE. cannot but reaffirm our con-
viction that the government exhibited
grave unwisdom in exacting the death
per atty. The hanging gives the dis
affected section of Ireland another
martyr, embitters feeling throughout
the island, alienates large and inn
portant body of American opinion and
enables Germany to play off the death
of Easement against the death of
Fryatt. sss4
Deaf Ear to C1emency Plea.
1.-The government turned deaf ear
to all pleas for Communication of the de-
graded knights sentence. Petitions
have been pouring in atsthe home Of
flee for weeks. 1t was in answer to
these that Lord Robert Cecil asserted
that no doubt existed as to the irish
ntar's guilt and that the only. ground
on which accumulation could be- Rsssd
would be political expediency-"a diff
ficult ground to put forth, in this
country.
3 Sir Roger Easement was arrested on
April % after, havingeiaRded on the
Irish coast from a German submarine,
which was conveying a German tramp
steamer loaded with arms and ammu-
milton for irish revoIutionists. Two
The Irish knight was taken to London
and on May IS charged with thigh
treason" without the realm. Easement
was held not only to have plotted to
overthrow British rule in Ireland
through landing OF German arms and
ammunition and conspiracy with Eng
lands enemies but to have sought,
while in Germany. to persuade Irish
prisoners there to disavow their ell
legiance. - f1 30 --.f "-9 -
The Irish leader was formally de-
graded from his knighthood fmme-
diately after conviction. An inquest
over the body of Easement held at
1890, resulted in the solemn verdict
that his death was due to execution
by hanging"
Refuse Relatives the Body.
Solicitor Calvin Duffy, who was
Easements counsel, was indignant at
refusal of the prison authorities imme-
6iately to turn over the body of the
Irish knight after the law had been
satisfied.
Representing the deceaseIs re1a-
tives at the inquest he said, ST ap-
piled to the Home office for possession
of the body. Their refusal to turn it
over to me was a monstrous act of in
decency.'' -...~
Prison Governor Davis testified at
the inquest that Easements death was
instantaneous +-,,s
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
BRfTANNlC SENT DOWN
British Liner Believed; Torpedoed-
-yt. German Gunboat Sunk.

a,London, Aug. 3.-The liner Britain
mic, owned by w. H. Cockerline & Co.,
has been sunk, it. was announced to-
day. The Britannia was unarmed. Is;
N
The liner Britannia of the Cocker
line company was a steel screw vessel
of 3,487 tons. She was built in 1904.
Hull was her home port. AS the Brit
ish press bureau confines all an
nouncements as to the loss of steam
ers to1the mere announcement of their
being Sunk whether by mine or tor
pedo, it may be assumed that the ship
was torpedoed. in view OF the state
ment that she was unarmed.
Belgian Boat Victor.
Havre, Aug. 3.-The sinking of the
German gunboat Graf Won Gotten in a
duel with the Belgian gunboat Meta
on Lake Tanganyika, is announced in
statement issued by the Belgian war
office
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
STILL A CHANCE
1t Isn't Too Late to Send Little
Brother" to Maple Hill Camp.

''If at the last moment there be
some Little Brother that you haven't
enough money to send to the camp, let
me know and I'll send in my S."
The above is the burden of many of
the phone calls received by George
Hoyes, of the Y. M. C. A. 1t is es-
sured now that more than fifty and
probably sixty little brothers will be
sent to the camp Tuesday, August s.
This morning was good growing
weather for the Big Brothers SUBJ
scription list. Twelve new Big Broth
ers qualified.
Following is the subscription record
n data
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IRISH PRISONERS 0. K.
Not Mistreated by Germans for Fall
ure to Join Easement.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-Michael
Francis Doyle of counsel for Roger
Easement in a statement given out to-
day in reply TO that made by Lord
Robert Cecil in London yesterday said
that The statement that Irish prison
ers in Germany suffered undue hard
ships because they did not join Case
ment's Irish brigade was false, and no
evidence of it appeared at the trial"
.@Fhe rations of all the captive Irish
soldiers were cut down. Mr.. Doyle
said, but in proportion to the rations
of all the captive British soldiers and
was due to the food shortage in Ger
many and not because of Easement S
presence there"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. ODILE GODDARD FROST,
daughter of the late Rev. M. E. God
dard of Topeka, died July 81 1T her
home in Evanston, I'LL, where she has
made a home for her invalid mother.
She is survived by her mother, a sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Falls, and a brother,
Emmett Goddard of California. Doc
tor Goddard was a resident of Topeka
at the time of his death eleven years
ago.
MARY K. WILLIAMS, age 6S, died
Tuesday at a local hospital. The body
was taken to Valencia for burial today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
CONFIRMED BY SENATE
McAdoo Notifies Members of Farm
:. Loan Board to Meet Monday.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Secretary Me-
Adoo, chairman ex-officio of the new
farm loan board today notified the
four appointive members of their con-
firmation. by the senate and called a
meeting . here August Z, when the
work of. organizing the new system
will be inaugurated.
Division of the United States into
twelve districts will be the first task
of the board after organization Hear
ings on the subject will be conducted
in Washington and throughout the
country.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Miners Idle Pending Contracts.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 3.-Seven
mines in the south part of the Craw-
ford-Cherokee county coal field are
idle through suspension of work by
the men since the old contract of the
miners and operators expired Monday.
At all the other mines in the district
work is being continued while nego-
tiations for the new contract are in
progress. The men at one mine re-
sumed work today following district
officials urging them to do so at a
meeting last light.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Parker, Vice President Nomi-
nee, Wants Running Mate.
Score of States Represented at
Progressive Conference.
VIC MURDOCH FOR PRESIDENT
But Kansan Is Far Away on
Trip to China.
Scrap Forecasted in Adopting
Plan of Procedure.

indianapolis, Aug. 3.-Rspresenta-
tives of the Progressive party from
score of states met here today to pro-
test formally against the action of the
Bull Moose national committee in en-
dorsing Charles E. Hughes for presi-
ittlent at Chicago, June 26, and TO con-
5sider the advisability of calling an
-tother convention to fill the vacancy
in its national ticket caused by the
ledecIination of Theodore Roosevelt to
accept the nomination for president,
The conference was called by John
IN Parker of Louisiana, nominee of
9the Progressive party for vice presi-
dent. The representatives of one ele-
ment of the party, led by Judge Albert
d. Nortoni of st. Louis. were outspok-
en- for the re-assembling of the Pro
gressiVe nationanl convention at an
y early date to nominate a candidate for
president to run with Mr. Parker
No Time to Map Out Campaign.
= Another faction regarded this plan
as impracticable and was reported to
ehe urging the issuance of a call for
! 1.ew convention to support the nation
al ticket. Influential Bull Moose"
x leaders from several states expressed
+ themselves, as opposed to these plans
= on the ground that they had no avail
s able candidate for president and that
there was insufficient time in which
to Organize for a national campaign.
q All present, however, were unanf-
NOUS the national committee az its
8meeting at Chicago had exceeded its
authority and vetoed the party's prin-
cfples by endorsing the candidate of
another political organization for
& president. The only names mentio led
early in the day for the head of the
t"TSull Moose ticket were Victor Muir
dock of Kansas, who already has de-
frclined the honor and is said to be now
on his way to China, and Bainbridge
Colby of New York.
Several Nfissourfans There.
Among those present were:
2 John NJ. Parker of Louisiana, Balm
bridge Colby of New York. Matthew
= Hale of Massachusetts,, Judge Albert
I'd Nortoni of st. Louis, Joseph P.
Candidate for governor of Missouri; 1;
i. A LaughIin of Kansas City, ana H.
III. HallH1an of Warrenton, Mo-, Pro-
fgressiVeseapdidate for congress against
SEeaker Champ Cia-k.
N Called Conference at Noon.
Representatives from several east
Nern states were late in arriving and as
IA result the conference which was set
ffof IL o'clock was not called to order
3Intil nearly noon.
Bainbridge Colby of New York an
nounced he was opposed to the en-
Endorsement of President Woodrow Will
parties.
There is no pre-arranged program
for the conference" he said. I'VE
Ehave come here with open minds and
II have no idea what action will be
staken."
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
MERCURY GOES HIGHER
Phoenix, Ariz., Hottest Place i'm the
United States Yesterday.

Chicago. Aug. "a chastened heat
wave boosted the mercury in the
plains states today. Indications were
for partly cloudy and unsettled wealth
er over the middle west and northern
portion during the next thirty six
hours, with scattered thunder storms.
Higher temperatures were predicted
by the weather bureau in the lake re-
gion and the upper Mississippi and
middle Missouri Valley.
Phoenix, Ariz., was the hottest place
in the United States yesterday with
106
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
SLAIN BY BURGLARS
Chicago Man Shot Dead Through Door
of His Home.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Frank ververs,
55, was shot and killed here today by
burglars caught in the act of escap-
ing from his home. ~
Ververs was sleeping on the back
porch when he heard a noise on the
inside. He jumped to his feet and at
the same time the back door slammed
shut. AS he tried to open the door the
robbers fired through the wooden
panel
The thieves escaped with $500 worth
of ieMelrY -
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Kansas city Live stock Mart...

.HOGS-.Receipts 5000 head. Ma rket 1oc
higher; bulk. $S.40@965; heavy, Se50@
80; packers and butchers. 3d. 55Gg 10.
light; $9;25@s.60; pigs. $s.5o@So0. -
CATTLE--Receipts $500, Including 500
southerns Market steady to strong Prime
S7.Oo@e.OO; western steers. $6.756s.5O
southern steers, s5;75@s.5O; cows. &.5o6
ers, $e00qs.O0; bulls, $525065o: caves
SO 50G11.O0. 'en'
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
strong. Lambs, $10.0O@1O7O: yearIinoa
Ss!5gS2o; ,wethers. $7.25@7.S5; ewes. SOD
mI.50; stockers and feeders, S85o693 al
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Wall ST.. New York. Aug. 3.-STOCKS-
Other points of weakness or bear attack
we're uncovered during the forenoon.
sugars and Petroleums being uncommon
ly active and heavy. Cuban American
Sugar dropped six points with2 or more
Tor Cuban cane and American beet. Pos
sfble trade or tariff regulations were given
IN explanation of the reversal in this
group Texas company lost five points in
connection with the handicap imposed by
further price reductions In crude and re-
fined oils. Third avenues one point de-
cline Offered minder of local labor
troubles and representative rails were un-
der restraint because of similar influences
bonds were irregular.
Liquidation of automobile shares was re-
newed at the outset of today's trading,
some OF those issues making lowest prices
or the year. Other specialties such as Can,
American american Car: Lackawanna Steel. Mexican
from material fractions to points There
were variable gains in Industrial Alcohol,
American Locomotive and Crucible Steel
but these were indifferently maintained.
Canadian Pacific manifested further weak
ness with Erie first preferred and Reading
but but Union nj a., Pacific madep rompt recovery
firm. Bethlehem Steel declined five points.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Chicago, Aug. 3.-HOGS-ReceIpts % nm
head Market ss,s veal sa i &c under yesterday,
rough; $s5o9s. IS; pigs, s7.75a975. '''v'
CATTLE--Recefpts 1900 head Market
western steers. se65@s.4o; stockers ana
feeders, $50o@5; 10; cows and heifer1. saS5
SHEEPAReceipts 1000 4 heaa xfss,...
strong "ethers. s6.75@s25; lambs. s7.s5
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

changed
POTATOES-Market higher. Virginia
90c; Missouri and Kansas Ohios, 75@S5c.
POULTRY-Alive, unsettled. Fowls 1I@
TIC; springs. 1S0l21c.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Chicago, Aug. 3.--wHEAT-C1ose: Sept,
81. .29M Dec. S1.S3A@I.34; May. s1.39
CORN-sept-, 19as s@4c; Dec, 6sAc; May
oATs-sept, 425sc; Dec. 45h@Ac; May
PORK-Sept, S24.T5.
LARD-Sept., s12.T2; Oct, $12.7O
SHORT RIBS-Sept., S13.42; Oct, $13 15.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

New York, Aug. 3.-BUTTER-Market
steady Creamery extras, 92s score. 30c.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gathered
extra fine, 31632c. 49,.
.CHEEsE-Market firm. State fresh spe-
Gals, 16c.
PoULTRY-Alive, firm; dressed firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

=. LIVerpoOl, aug Wv HEAT-NO.
Manitoba. lie 10d: No. 2 not quoted; No.
2 red western winter 12s Cd
CORN-Spot. American. mixed new, 1Oc
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Kansss 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
eeipts $500 head. Market strong to i5c
.HoGs-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady to 10c higher Bulk of sales So 4O6
e.65; top, $9.T0. xYf =
sHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
strong 2Sc higher Lsmbs; 5000. :
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, August 3.-WHEAT-Caeh
Market 2@4c higher. No. hard, q 1sz
@1.34; No. 8, S1.21a1.32; No. red, SLIGO
I37;. No. 5. 81 22@1.33. ---..s.
C0RN-Market lac higher No. mix
ed, S13z@S2c; No. 3, 7954@S1c. Ne; white.
SIC; No. 3, S0@S1c; No. yellow, Sl1egSzcs !
No. 3, S05h hG1S1c.
OATS-Market 1k@1c higher. No. white.
4215 @44c; No. 2 mixed, 391A@4Sc.
RYE-$1.O0
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy
$105O@11.O0; choice prairie $S.5o09.oot
choice alfalfa, $125O@13.50. -s...
KAFIR-No. white, $1.Sf
BRAN-92c.
SHORTS-$I. 10G1. 20.
WHEAT RECEIPTS-210 cars.
Butter and Poultry, unchanged.
CLOSE WHEAT : Sept s1-25A; Dec.
coRN @ Aug. 7ss&Aa%c; Sept, s7ssc;
Dec. 7O1kc
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

New York, Aug 3-SUGAR-Rav sugar
dull. Centrifugal, $614; molasses, $5.37
refined quiet; fine granulated, $5.65.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

million bushels In Minnesota, 25 million
bushels in South Dakota, total 120 million
bushels, 81 million bushels less than the
government July estimate He says: The
sudden lowering of conditions in the three
northern spring wheat states from that re-
ported by the government In July Is be-
yond precedent. The main factors were
late seeding, abundance of moisture, and
heat at too early stage of growing which
resulted in weakened vitality and blight:
His estimate of the total wheat crop is
COL million bushels, So million less than .tne
July estimate of the government
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Washington, Aug. 3.---The Business
Mems league of st. Louis won most of
its contentious in the Illinois passen-
ger fare c-se, decided by the inter-
state commerce commission today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-wHEAT-virtual fail
ure of the wheat crop in large section
of Canada was reported here today, and
the market made a corresponding sharp
advance. One of the best known experts
in the trade sent word that from Brandon,
Canadian crop would yield practically
nothing. Black rust. he said, was in every
field. and the plague was extending to
from Y off to 15k@Ac up. with Sept. at
$1.303s @1.32 and Dec at $1.351a to 81. .361s
were followed by substantial gains all
around, and then something of a reaction.
CORN-Corn rose with wheat. Asser-
tions that rains in Kansas were not gem
eral tended to handicap the bears After
opening y to h@ssc higher the market
scored further upturn.
OATS-Crop damage reports from the
northwest lifted oats. Commission house
buying orders were more numerous than
has recently been the case.
PROVISIONS-Provis averaged high
er owing to lightness of offerings. There
was considerable eastern selling, however,
of December lard. --.
Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range OF prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board Of Trade az reported
By Thos- J.. Myers. Broker. Columbian
-x -, ;fsl,fcaro 1Auc,,.t a
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board Of Trade as re-
ported by Thos J. Myers. Broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.1
Kansas City, August 3.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

Butter and E<<..

Butter and Egxs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery ca.
opeka Kan.1
Topeka, August 3.
NEW YORK EGGS-2G627bc
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chfcaeo. 27Ihc.
New York. 2gA A@2911c: Elgin. 2715c; To-
Poultry. EEss and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com.
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.l
HENS lbs: and over. lac under
IDS IDS &c, sPrings, over lbs. 1sc; ducks,
Zoe.
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by j. B. Billiard. corner Kan,
sas Ave. and Curtis StI
OATS-3Sd4Oc DE-
CORN-7Sc
wHEAT-S1- -O5H1.1o.
Topeka Hay Market
FURNISHED by 7. a Beck 212-14 n eth. I,
PRAIRIE HAY-ssoo Aa' august =
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03
DAILY wEArHEK REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
It Topeka for the "a hours ending at
a. m. today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-08-03

u 'surnished by 7. A Beck. 212-14 Z. eth.
PRAIRIE HAY-ssoo. Aa' august
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-07

The old theory that the place of is in her home
Now TO be down the church dshng oyster
supper for 20
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE FRONTIER

young college professor who suffering from ill health
GENTLY made effort to find farm proposition moderate price
He spent several months looking at properties in the western
states He had little and found nothing that he felt like buy
The farms offered for moderate prices all had de-
fects Water rights often unsatisfactory the moisture
uncertain Fruit orchards frequently suffered from pest
Plenty of good farms offered him. but prices he called pro
hibitiye for him
The professor discouraged by these obstacles that he went
into Canada and months in of the sections
now being opened to settlement 1t seemed him that would take
whole generation these lands profitable propositions
with comfortable living conditions.
He felt the Canadian blame holding
out too attering hopes for pioneers He advised stay
in the United States where the Obstacles serious they
diseouraging
With such conditions these existing it surprising that
there urgent demand for system of rural credits will
lend farm land at lower usory hopes may
doubt entertained of what be done by
But the country need of method
who want farms them under favorable
without assuming such heavy interest burdens The
disappeared good land costs high and buying
affair it few years ago.