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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
Oddities CuLled
From Days Ne.Os

Ironton. Ohio =. Hundreds of
sheets of ragtime music were
burned after Rev. John Cow,
colored revivalist, declared it was
lone oh de most demohalizun in
f1uenzes of de present LAY and
menace to de mohals OBJ any COM
munity."
Sandusky, Ohio-Because of
stormy city commission meetings
a policeman will be stationed out
side the door hereafter to pre-
vent members doing personal 40
lence to one another.
Greencastle, Ind-Fifty stu
dents at Depauw, Methodist
university attended a dance in
violation OF rules and were sent
home.
Cleveland, Ohio-Because Mrs.
A Dubyna, "a, his fiancee, backed
out and refused to wed. Sam Oar
finuk, IS, irate, led her into court
and made her refund $35 he had
spent on her.
Kokomo, Ind.-Mrs. J. F. Ehr-
man will never again shed a tear,
physicians say. Both tear ducts
have been removed.
Washington - G o TN m n
bunch on good lawns: Plant your
grass seed at once, either on light
snow or on mornings when the
ground is frozen.
Woonsocket, R. dynamite
on the tracks" of the New Haven
railroad near here yesterday mad
the town worried but when the
chemist had a look he said it was
moth but grease
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IS LIQUOR CASES UP
Judge Dana Has a Busy Time Ahead
for Next Week.

Eighteen liquor cases will come up
for trial before Judge Dana in the
first division of the district court next
week The first case on the docket
will be called Monday morning and
officials say it will be that of the state
against Max Cohen, alleged travelling
wholesale liquor salesman who was
arrested at the Chesterfield hotel a
short time ago by Hugh Larimer, IN
derSheriff
1t is understood that Cohen will
fight the case. He has retained ]. j.
Schenck as an attorney. W. E. Atch
attorneys force expect to try Cohen
on 20 counts or more. The state will
attempt to prove that Cohen Travelled
for years in Kansas as a salesman for
a Kansas City wholesale liquor firm.
Defendants in a number of the 9TH
err cases on the liquor docket ire ex-
D. eted to enter pleas of guilty
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Girl Slayer Says She Is Is;
Others Say Age Is Is.
HER MOTHER BLAMES SOCIETY
Too Much Dancing, Drinking
and Cabaret Pastime.
Mrs. Harrison Not in Jail
Tells Story to Grand Jury.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 2.-On the
question of how old is Mrs. Harrison,
the girl bride who slew w. L. Warren,
depends the disposition of her case.
She says she is Is years old. The
statement was MADE today that she is
18.
Two persons say they will try to
prove she is not a minor and. there
fore, not entitled to the protection the
Texas laws give minors who have COM
mitted homicide They are John
Mrs. J. NJ. Taylor, his sister.
Tells Story to Grand Jury.
Mrs. Harrison appeared today be-
fore the grand jury and told how she
killed Warren. Her recital was a rep
etition of her confession of last Sat-
urday The grand jury is to report
on the case within day or two.
Katherine's mother. Mrs. Bessie
Tackett, asserted that efforts to prove
the bride is more than Is will be
fruitless. She blamed the modern
pursuit for pleasure which has be-
fallen her daughter
Gay Life Responsible.
There is too much drinking; there
is too much dancing, there are too
many cabarets and I must admit, too
much immodest dress in this coun-
try.
License has been more or less a
custom in this country. See what
this life had done for my other daugh-
ter. She was careful to shun evils
which set pitfalls for young girls and
yet she was ensnared."
Katherine remains secluded in the
home of her father-in-law, James
Harrison, the banker. All efforts to
| obtain an interview have been de-
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by special wire to T. j Myers Columbian

lBy special wire to I. j Myers Columbian
Building
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
10000 bushels thus far this week.
have decreased 49, 29 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 54,S15 bush
els
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Yesterday were u million bushels of
wheat, $4,000 barrels of flour 209 900 bush
els of corn and 397 900 bushels of oats:
wheat and flour combined, $780, 900 bushels.
The Oklahoma state report for March es-
Inmates condition of wheat at 10, compared
with rs on February l and S3.5 year ago.
Oats acreage promises L. per cent reduction
from last year. Farm reserves of wheat
are estimated at AZ million bushels; com
pared with million bushels a year ago !;
lion bushels; oats, 10 million bushels; a
year ago million bushels.
b. w. Snow estimates farm stocks of corn
at 1,1S9.94O,OOO bushels, or 3S1 per cent of
the 1918 crop, compared with 951, 235, 900
bushels a year ago and an average of 1,037
milIin bushels for the past five years. This
included 93s millio bushels of understandable
corn and 202 million bushels that is I'M
merchantable but possess certain feeding
value and the use of which upon the farm
will permit marketing of an equivalent
amount of merchantable corn. Farm re-
serves of wheat are reported at 223. 300 600
bushels: last year, 16S 931 600 bushels: b
year average, 160 million bushels. The
amount estimated as of merchantable quail
ity is 210 267, 600 bushels. Combining present
farm and commercial stocks there is suffi-
Gent supply to meet four months exports
and leave ia million bushels remaining on
July 1. Oats stocks are figured at GA, S76-
600 bushels, the largest on record, including
year ago reserves were 361, 37S,0 900 bush
els.
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TOPEkA'S NEEDS
II ID. Albert Speaks to Crowd at
High School Auditorium.

A practical lecture on Topeka's
needs was made last evening by Allen
d. Albert at the high school audi
forum. During the afternoon he
merly president of the Commercial
club, on J. VIII Kelley, secretary, n
w w. Webb. president, and IN the
mayor. Then at his lecture last eve
ming he advocated the following:
A new fireproof auditorium, which
might serve as the city building, COM
munity house and meeting place for
city clubs.
improvements of he city health de-
partment, with $4,000 enlargement in
budget
Improved parkings and boulevards,
worked on small. scale at first Ind
gradually enlarged.
Better support of the Commercial
club and similar organizations, whose
object is to boost the city's projects.
Enlargement of city industries, as
well as an endeavor to get more peo-
pie to come here.
Mr.. Albert has no use for the tax
howler' and invites that class of peo-
pie into the office of city officials and
give them an opportunity to try 20 do
better, if they can. Then he pointe j
out that such people are usually -he
same persons who complain because
the appropriations are not enough and
I because the taxes are too high.
Further Mr.. Albert declared hat
Topekas trade territory is to the west
and not the east where a larger city
mas the greater advantage. Transpor-
tation problems, with their important
relations to Topeka, were discussed
in detail.
Every city, to a greater or less ex-
| t t, is benefited by traffic bureau"
said Mr.. Albert. at assists in han
benefits both in direct and IN in
direct way"
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BAN ON GERMAN GOODS
Even After War England Will Prohibit
Imports From "Fatherland."

London, March 1.-THE Daily News
learns that the inner circle of the cab
met will recommend the incorporation
in the budget of an announcement that
German imports will be prohibited
after the war and also that measures
will be taken, probably in the nature
of preferential duties, for the pur-
pose of encouraging exports from the
British colonies to the countries of al
lies,
No decision is likely to be reached
in the matter, adds the newspaper I'M
til it has been considered by the entire
cabinet as well as by the economic
conference of the allies the forthcom-
ing meeting of which Reginald Nc
Kenna, chancellor of the exchequer,
announced in his speech at the Guild
hall Yesterday.
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Wall ST., New York, March 2.-STOCKS-
Gains largely cancelled before the
end of the first hour, Washington adj
vices regarding international conditions
inducing fresh selling. Alcohol yielded
much of its advance and Petroleum. Ma
rine preferred. Erie and Northern Pacific
were lower. Metals were affected bv ca
bles stating that drastic steps had been
taken to prevent speculation on those
products abroad. There were various
items of favorable import. including the
review of domestic business conditions by
the federal reserve board, but those were
ignored Trading was wholly professional
and diminished materially, but prices
hardened again at midday. Bonds were
firm.
The rally that attended yesterdays late
dealings was fully maintained at the open
ing of today's market, numerous active is
sues advancing 1 to points. Industrials
including the war group, Coppers and such
specialties as Industrial Alcohol and Dis
tfller Securities figured prominently in the
rise, Alcohol soon gained four points to 1856
on its remarkable statement of earnings
for the past year. Rails and United States
Steel were distinctly firm. Reading gaining
a point over yesterdays close. Trading
was moderate with an absence of recent
feverish conditions.
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VERDUN FORT



be the signal for the resumption of the
ordered to shield troop movements to
other sectors. French guns are reply
ing to vigorous attacks near Fresnes,
southeast of Verdun- Both in Paris
and Berlin the impression prevails
that the 36-hour lun in the Verdun
fighting is only preliminary to grand
assault on the Verdun forts.
although modern conditions of at
tack and defense vary, the old time
flux between battle and rest cannot
be avoided" declared the Frankturter
Zeitung. Enormous material must be
forward by the Germans over hilly
country. Moreover, the roads prob
ably have been demolished by French
and German Shells"
Crown Prince Ousted?
A few modern military critics. how
ever. asserted that the crown princes
offensive against Verdun has come to
an end because of heavy German
losses and predicted fresh attempts
to break the French front at other
points.
The Rotterdam correspondent of
the Daily Mail reported that the
kaiser left Nerdun front on Tuesday.
The Geneva correspondent of the
Chronicle asserted he had learned that
posed to continuing the offensive and
that the crown prince has been SUP
planted by the duke of Wurtemberg.
The crisis in the battle for verdun
came on Sunday when the Germans
threw heavy forces against the
French front from Pepper Heights to
Douaumont, Paris reported today.
22O Trains of Wounded.
Until they were within close range
of the French guns the Germans
were under the protection of small
hills Emerging from the ravines,
they came under the fire of hundreds
of French field pieces and machine
guns and were thrown back in a six
hour battle.
Thousands of French wounded are
trainloads of German wounded
streaming through northern France
and Germany. One report stated al
220 hosp al trains with German
wounded have reached AK LIE Chap
ellie
Bravo for Wilson!
London, March 2.-"Plucky" and
courageous" were terms used by the
London press today in describing
President Wilson's move to force a
count of noses in congress on the
question of upholding his position with
regard to Germany.
Frenchmen Sacrificed in Vain.
Berlin, March 1.-THE official
German statement of today says the
French sacrificed men unsuccessfulIy
in a counter attack on, Fort Douau-
mont, one of the outlying defenses of
Nerdun, which was captured by the
Germans. The situation on the
Franco-Belgian front, the commune
cation says is unchanged.
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MOEWE IS CAPTURED
Continued from Page one)

from rage OueJ
16 and Feb. 9 sank five British steam
ers off the coast of Brazil. A vigorous
search for the Moewe was begun by
the British admiralty.
Room Capture Denied.
The Moewe was reported to be a
tramp steamship fitted with guns for
preying on commerce of the entente
allies The German cruiser Room was
the latter captured the Appam. A re-
port that the Room had been captured
by the British cruiser Drake off Ber
muda was published last month but
subsequently was denied.
The island of Trinidad is one of the
British West Indies, lying off the coast
of Venezuela.
Eighteen Drown; Eleven Saved.
London, March 1.-The Russian
steamship Alexander Vented has been
sunk. Eighteen of the crew were
drowred and eleven rescued
ed in latest available shipping records
as having arrived at Cardiff on Janu-
airy 20. The steamer was 800 feet long
and As feet beam. She was built in
1899 and was owned by the Northern
steamship company of Petrograd. She
is believed to have been sunk by a
submarine.
Neutral Ship a Victim.
Stockholm, March 2.-It has been
learned that the Swedish steamer
Knippla was sunk about 500 yards in
side the limits of Swedish waters
On February 20 it was announced
that the Knippla. vessel of 531 tons
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Kansas City, March -WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No. hard. $1.03@1. 0S
No. 3, $1.01@1.07; No. red, S1.05@1.0S; No.
3, 99c0$1 05.
CORN-Market unchanged to 15c higher.
No mixed. 6615 Q6Tc; No. 3, 64d6414c: No.
white, 6I@6Sc; No 3, Coo; No. yellow,
Toe; No. 3. Csc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
Az M451ac; No. mixed, 41@42c.
RYE-S6MS7c.
HAY-Market steady; slov trade; I'M
changed.
KAFIR-No. 3 white 9O@a1c.
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
EGGS-.Ffrsts. 22c; seconds, zoe.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, 81. 02% al. OPS
July, $1.O2
CORN-May, 6SAc; July, 69Ac
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

Kansas City, March 2-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market 1Oc to 15c higher Bulk of
sales IS 55MS. So; heavy. S. 756IS.90; pack
RS and butchers, SS.600S.65; light, $500
SIS: pigs, S7.00d800.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market strong
steers, S7.5O@s50: western steers. $1,000
$50; sutfiern' steers, S650HS.00; cows. s. 90
G725; heifers. $6.50G900; stockers and
feeders. S6.25Qs.60; bulls, s5.50@700; calves
So. 5001100.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 1000: Market strong.
Lambs. $40. TO611.10: yearlings. $9.25G1OO0;
wethers, 81. 75dS.40 ewes, S7.25Gs 90; stock
ers and feeders, $6.00Q10.60-
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BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births have been re-
ported to the city clerk today:
To A. NJ. PATTEN and wife, 1925
Western, February %, a boy.
To WILLIAM A. CURREY and wife,
R. d. No. %, March 1, boy.
To A. w. TYLER and wife, 1925
Boswell, February 27, a girl
To JORDAN MURPHY and wife,
No. Pleasant Place, February 27, a
girl.
wife, 1O4 Jefferson. February 20. a
boy
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villa Murder Report Untrue.

Washington, March 2.-The report
that Grover c. Warn. an American, mas
been murdered near Durango City by
Villa forces, was announced today by
the state department to be untrue. The
announcement Of his death made yes
terday was based on a message dated
Febr, airy Is, the contents of which
were deni : in a message dated yes
tsrday.
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Increase in Illinois Revenue Tax.

Chicago, March 2.-About 10000
more persons will pay income tax this
year than did last year and the
amount of the income tax to be col
lected in this district will be about
$4,000 900 more this year than last, in
the opinion of Frank Hemstreet, chief
clerk at the internal revenue office
here. Today, the last day for filing
income tax schedules, Mr.. Hemstreet
estimated that $4,000 persons would
pay an aggregate of s10,0O0,OOO.
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Chicago, March 2-HOGS-Receipts 29.00O
Market strong &c above yesterdays aver
age, Bulk of sales; S; $4,000; light 9; 55@
rough, Ss60GS.7o; pigs, $7.25GS25.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000: Market strong.
Native beef steers, S7.25M9.10; western
steers 81 1OGS.25; stockers and feeders
S5.7517s6: cows and heifers, S3.35@s.45
calves, IS 5001 20
wethers, sT.90Gs.G0; lambs. S9.25G11.35
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REFUTE THEIR CLAIM
American Crew Support Contentious
-. Against Austria.

Washington, March members of
sthe crew of the American tanker
F'etrolite have made affidavits to re-
ffSte the contentious of the Austrian
government in connection with the at
tack on the ship by an Austrian sub
marine in the Mediterranean some
time ago.
90 The affidavits support the original
information on which the state depart
ment made representations to Vienna.
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mo, THANKS"--FORD
Peace Party Promoter Won't Be Cam
didate for President.

Detroit. March 2.-Henry Ford
shas stated that he was not to be seri-
tously considered as Republican can
ldidate for the presidency.
81 do not want anything to do with
Dolitics or political Offices" said Mr.,
Ford. THE filing of my name at
Lansing was . joke"
one of Mr.. Ford's close friends said
the primary petitions were filed by
admirers of the manufacturer.
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Paris, March 2.-Advices received
received by the admiralty thus far
concerning the sinking of the French
auxiliary cruiser La Provence in the
Mediterranean give no evidence that
she was sunk by a submarine. The
latest information is contained in the
last official statement.
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CONDENSED news
CentraIize Ticket Offices

Kansas City, March 2.-Twelve rail-
roads entering Kansas City here
signed leases for centralized uptown
ticket offices. The row of offices will
occupy all of the east side of Walnut
street from Seventh street to within
two doors of Eighth street TIE
bringing Of the ticket offices together
in one location has been under consld-
Grafton for months.
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The iolle wing 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-
rhants.l
Kansas City, March 2.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market strong.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head Market 1Oc
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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Reorganization Plan Rejected.

jefferson City, March 2.-The
modified plan for the reorganization
of the St. Louis & San Francisco rail-
road submitted by Festus ]. Wade of
St. Louis was rejected today by the
Missouri public service commission
No reorganization plan now is before
the commission.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, March 2-WHEAT Wheat
showed increased weakness today, largely
as result of the unsettled outlook as to
American relations with Germans and be-
cause of the difficulties of shipping A
general snowfall in the winter crop states
tended. also to handicap the bulls. Lower
quotations. from Liverpool counted further
to weigh down prices here. The opening,
which ranged from the same IS yesterdays
finish to nc down, with May at Sill to
S1.11A and July at S1.0S5k to 81 .0S5s was
followed by sag all around with suisse
quent sharp rally, but then another declre
all around.
Reports of the capture of the German
sea-rafder Moewe helped afterward to
cause aother upturn but the effect failed
to last The close was nervous at Mc to
&c net decline, with May $1.11L and July
CORN-CoIn swaye1 with wheat There
was persistent selling in small lots After
opening shade to 1b013kc lower the market
fluctuated within a range of about &c and
chiefly below yesterdays latest figures.
The fact that receipts were light and
the prospect of better domestic demand
gave a slight transient advantage to the
bulls The close was unsettled at a shade
to nc net decline
OATS-Oats had no Independent action
Floor traders who did the bulk of the trad.
ing. seemed to incline to the bear side
FROVISIONS-Higher prices on hogs
gave Only transient strength to provisions
Subsequent downturns resulted from the
weakness of grain.
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New York, March 2.-SUGAR-Raw,
firm; centrifugal, sos; moIasses, 4-31 : re
fined, firm, 10 points higher; cut loaf,
$50; crushed, lbs: Mould A and Cubes.
6.S5; powdered, ESQ., powdered fine, GAS /;
fine graduated, 6.35; Diamond A, 635 !;
Confectioners' A, 6.25; No. l, go.
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New York, March -2--BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery extras, 90 score, sea
361ac.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gather
ed extras, 2S11 G29c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, held flats, colored specials. 1s@1SAc C.
POULTRY-Dressed quiet; prices UNI
changed. Live poultry, weak.
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ORN-May, 6SAc: July. 60Ac.


firm. Creamery, 25@34c.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 21%@
22c; ordinary firsts, 20A @21c. At mark,
cases included, 20@21c.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged. -al1-
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Kansas City, March 2.


Chicago, March -wHEAT-Close May,
s1115 July, $1.OS3z.
CokN-May. 537sa74c; July. 7s7sc.
PoRk-May, $21.20; July, 81 10.
LARD-May, $10.57; July, $1O.T7.
SHORT RIBS-May, $11.62; July, $1175.
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Manitoba, 14s Cd; No. ? hard winter,
gulf, 12s 3D. No. red western winter,
13s Id.
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1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Boardo Trade as re-
ported by Thos- j Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.l
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New Orleans. March 2.-COTTON-Spo
firm and unchanged. Middling, 11.13.
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New YORK, March 2-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling uplands, 11.55.
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Chicago Grain Market
The range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker Columbian
Chicago, March 2.
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Senator Gore declared the impeI-
ing reason for his course was report
that President Wilson had told Ger
tain congressman that a war between
the United States and Germany
might not be ungratefuI and might
result in advancing civilization by
bringing about the end of the Europe
war by midsummer"
Senator Stone vehemently denied it.
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16 and Feb. 8 sank five British steam
ers off the coast of Brazil. A vigorous
search for the Moewe was begun by
the British admiralty.
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On February 20 it was announced
that the Knipp1a. a vessel of 531 tons