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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
SELLS HER LIBRARY
Mrs. Myra Larimcr Has Gone From
Topeka Permanently.

Mrs. Myra Larimer. divorced wife
of II. &. Larimer, a Topeka attorney,
and formerly in charge of THE Avon
on West Eighth street. has left To-
peka for good and is now at Kidder,
Mo. where her parents are seriously
i'll. Mrs. Barimer expressed her deter
mination to so into the considering
business in Chicago or some other
large city.
Before leaving, Mrs. Larimer sold
her large Shakespearean library to H
l.. K1opfer of the Gem grocery. Harry
Larimer spent years in gathering the
volumes in this library, which con-
tains more works of Shakespeare than
any other library in the state. Many
of the books are first editions The
library was given to Mrs. Larimer by
the court at the time she was granted
decree. Mr.. Klopfer stated this
morning that he intended to sell the
books
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man is expected to achieve the impos-
sible," he said. Commercial traf-
fic is today a highly intricate and spe-
cialized part of the law and one of the
greatest defects in national regulation
of traffic is the absence of a means for
enabling the shipper to perform his
part in the process of shipping" The
railroads. he declared. are doing far
more than their part in the handling
of shipments but they cannot be ex-
pected to recreate shipments in order
to secure a saving to the shipper.
Mr.. Martin called attention to the
opportunities for young men entering
the commercial traffic field which he
predicted would take its place in a
few years among the great professions.
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TALE" OF A COAT
Identity of Mystery Man Clear
ed by Tailor Record.
Shown To Be Both J. III. ThOmp-
son and Jean Saint Cyr.

New York, Feb. 9.-To clear up any
lingering doubt as to the identity of
Jean Harald Edward Saint Cyr, hus-
band of the widow of Silent Smith.
the World reproduced today fac-sim-
lies of orders on the books of the tail
or who for several years dressed Saint
Cyr.
Samuel Jacobs has made clothes
for many years for Broadway cele-
brities-actors, baseball stars, world
champions club men and financiers.
Saint Cyr avowing the ambition to
become the best dressed man in New
York" favored Jacobs with the first
patronage he could afford after max
ing the acquaintance of Mrs. Caroline
Redfield of Hartford.
He Was j. III. Thompson
But when Saint Cyr placed his first
order it was as u. H. Thompson
the name under which Jack Thomp-
clerkships at Wanamakers and Saks.
He was introduced to Jacobs by
Oscar st. Cyr, who told how Thomp-
son coveted his name and suggested
that it would be an asset in winning
an heiress
on January 10, 1908 Jack Thomp-
son gave his first order to Jacobs for
two suits an overcoat and a dinner
coat, costing $50, on which he paid
a deposit of $50.
Repeat Order Name Differs.
On April 20, 1903. the same man
gave a repeat order on the same
measurements for an evening suit and
overcoat, to cost S11O, on which he
paid $50.
This second order appears on ia
cobs' books under the name u. T.
st. Cyr' and in the index appear. as
e lack Than
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CAN'T DESCRIBE IT
But Cops Are Positive Negroes Were
Doing the Dog Walk"

What and why is a dog walk? The
fifty-two negroes who were arrested
when the Titanic went down" at the
Laura Fisher dance hall, sos Jack
SON street. Sunday evening were exc
cutting it the police are positive. How
ever a number of cops failed to give
a plausible description of the dance.
Judge Yates fined each dog-walker IS
and Mrs. Fisher $50.
Several negroes who put up SO
bond when arrested at the place and
failed to show up at the trial Tues
day afternoon are bemoaning their
luck today after losing a perfectly
good five dollars because they didn't
know what the judges assessment
would be-
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SHIFTS THE Blame
T.. j. Martin Says High Cost of Ship
ping Not Fauit of Railroads.

THE high cost of shipping is the
fault of the shippers. not the rail-
roads," declared Edward J. Martin
in an address last night to the COM
mercial and railroad traffic and rate
men of the city. in the assembly room
of the National hotel. Mr. Martin
showed some of the mistaken views
held by shippers as to their RESPONSE
bility in shipping properly. The ship
pers pay ous millions of dollars tina.
they could easily save by a better I'M
Outstanding of the economic detail of
shipping. and the commercial traffic
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Wall St, New York Feb. 9.-STOCKS-
Stocks were offered on the advance and
this together with sudden heaviness in
some of the more speculative issues. nota-
bly, Industrial Alcohol. Cuban American
Sugar and Texas Company resulted in gem
eral recessions. United States Steel fell
off a substantial fraction and CrucibIe.
Mexican Petroleum and other war and
semi war shares as well as aBltimore and
Ohio and Rock Island, were under yester-
days close Dealings dwindled to slender
proportions in the secon houdr and .frreg
ular tendencies were again manifested at
midday
Bonds were steady.
Washington advices that the Iusitania
case had been virtually settled and bullish
news regarding the Steel and Copper In
dustries caused a cheerful feeling ia finan-
cial circles here before the opening OF the
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

kansas City, Feb. 9.-HOGs-Receipts
5000 Market &c higher, Bulk of sales.
$1.1OqS03: heavy, ST90@S10; packers and
butchers, $IS0@S.05; light. $T.60@7 80
pigs, So 256lT. %.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market steady
to strong. Prime fed steers SS.50I9. %
dressed beef steers. $1OOdS40 western
steers. S6.50dS $40: southern steers, $6.006I
T.75: cows, "a. 25G6.T5; heifers. sc. 256IS. rs =:
stockers and feeders. S6O0M7.S5; bulls.
$o.25@650; calves. S6.506 1850.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Lambs, S1O.50M 11-15: yearlings. S9.00M9.S so
wethers, $I75QS25; ewes S1.25G7 rs
stockers and feeders. 5000 1000
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Discuss. River Traffic.

probable. tonnage that can be assured
if adequate river transportation and
river terminals are provided were to
be made today at the annual conven-
ton of the Mississippi Valley Terminal
league, which met here today An
address was to be made by forme-
Governor Eberhardt of Minnesota.
president of the league. Various cities
along the Mississippi river also were
to report or their plans ror nunition
terminals
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TO SUE FOR 100000
Grant 800 Shippers Right to File Suit
Against Mo. Pac. Railroad.

St Louis. Feb. Permission to file
suit against the Missouri Pacific rail-
road to collect $4,000 alleged over
charges WIS asked of the United
States district court today in a petit
ton filed by 500 shippers. The claims
are based on freight rates collected bv
the Missouri Pacific while the Mis-
souri, rate laws were in litigation The
federal court was asked to give the
claims priority.
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Chicago, Fen. --HOGS-Receipts % COO
Market strong; unchanged to &c above yes
terday. Bulk of sales SS.056IS25: light
81. S5@S.20: mixed. $700mS.30: heavy. $3.50
QS-30; rough, $7.900S.00: pigs, Sc T56I 80
CATTDE-Receipts 10000. Market weak
Native beef steers. $G3O6p.6J; western
steers, $6.600S10: cows and heifers So I00
SID; calves, $S25611.25
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market weak
Wethers. $7.6o@s.25; lambs. $S.15M11.35.
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NAMES new CAPITAL
Carranza Establishes Temporary De
FactO Seat at Queretaro.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Queretaro was
decreed the Mexican capital by Cen
eraI Carranza today. according to a
message to the embassy here.
The choice is temporary and Mexico
City is expected to be named again
after organization of the republic has
been completed. A constitutional con-
vention will meet at Queretaro Sep
TENDER 16.
Queretaro is the capital of the state
of Queretaro and is situated 10 miles
northwest of Mexico City. The EN-
peror Maximillian was shot at Quere-
taro on June 10, 1867. 1t was the last
stronghold he defended before he fell
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Feb. 9.-WHEAT-Wheat gath
cred fresh strength today Notwithstanding
that at first some uncertainty was shown.
Bulls relied chiefly the fact that the
decand at Liverpool continued to exceed
the supply and on opinions that damage
reports from the domestic winter crop belt
were likely to become more numerous. Fat
ing off in receipts northwest tended to
handicap the bears. After opening a2H sc
off to Ac up with May $1.29$4 to S1-30A
and July at S1-227s to $1.231s, the market
sagged little and then scored a moderate
general advance.
subsequently prices underwent decided
reaction as result of what seemed to be
a waiting policy in the export trade and
because OF free country marketing in the
southwest Liquidation sales assumed
large proportions. The close steady
put 2Ac to 21ac net lower, with May at
S12IA @l27% and July at $1.20ss.
COkN-SeaDoar0 demand lifted corn.
The rise was helped by the removal of
emoargos on shipments to Baltimore and
Dy publish crop reports from Argentine.
Opening prices, which ranged from ls6A c
to &c higher, were followed by further
upturns.
Later break in wheat prices led to
much weakness in corn. The close was
heavy Mt q a sc net decline.
OAIS-Oats responded to the corn
strength: There were reports of an i'm
PROVED domestic inquiry east.
fhONlSlONS-Provis advanced with
hogs ON the bulge. however, packers sold
ana caused something of a reaction.
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Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
IA 900 bushels in the past three days.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
increased 3,210 bushels Monday and corn
stocks increased $3.50 bushels
A report from Holland said that arrivals
or wheat from America continued liberal
and 1t is understood that purchases will
lished.
A cable from Australia said: Harvest
ing OF wheat is practically completed.
High estimates of yield are being realized
and quality is fine Movement is slow,
as farmers are preparing fields for the
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were $4,000 bushels of
els or corn. and 2s,O0O bushels of oats
wheat and flour combined, 995, 600 bushels
Acreage of wheat in France estimated
at 1212 million acres, compared with H.
100000 acres last year and normal area of
about 1o i6 million m acres Outlook is fair. but
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased 650000 bushels last week and now
amount to 5S72,OoO bushels; corn. 4,5T4. 900
6.115,OO0 bushels; decrease $4,000 bushels
wheat, 1I.755.000 bushels of corn and IA
100 bushels of oats.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Feb. 9.-WHEAT-Cash:
8. si17GiSo; No red si$sa i55 s'T No. NS 8,
CoRNMMarket Yale higher. No mix
ed. zoe: No. 3, 6Sd6912c: No. . white. re
TO@7012c.
OATS Market unchanged. No. white,
oo92c No mixed, 4I@4S1ac.
HAY-Market unchanged.
KAFIR-97c.
WHEAT-Receipts 16S cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged
EGGS-Firsts. 27c; seconds Zoe
POULIRH-Hens. lie; turkeys 20c;
CLOSE; WHEAT-May. S1.1s9s d11s1s
July. $114H.
CoRN-May, 72lsc; July. T22s@7224c
New York Produce Market
New York, Feb. 9.-BUTTER-Mar
steady; firm. Creamery extras 90 scre SO
@331Ac.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gather
ed. extra fine. 2S29c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, flats, held, specials, 1s@1SAc.
POULTRY-Alive, strong. No prices set
tied. Dressed, strong; fresh killed chick
ems, 161a@27c.
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30 Prerent the Grim.

When you feel a cold coming on, stop it
by taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
1t destroys germs, acts a ToI ic and Lax
alive and keeDs the system in condition to
throw off Colds and Grip. There is Only
One "BRO-IO QUININE-r z. w. Groves
signature on box. 25c--Adv.
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LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9.-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, lbs I'd; No. 3, las Id No.
hard winter. new, lbs 41bd
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new
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1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin
chants.
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Kansas City. Feb. 9.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market slow; steady.
higher. Bulk of sales, $7T5ds.OO; top, $50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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= Cnlcago, Feb. 9.-WHEAT-CIose: May,
Sl.214 d1-271s; July, S1.205s
7G%c. '' ''1sUS
00ATS-May, 4s1ke: July. 45ssc.
LARD-May. $100.33: july 500 500
SHORT RIBS-May. S11.12: JULY ST. u.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, Feb. 9.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; unchanged. MiddIing 11.62
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stock market and prices at the start were ,,'s
1 to . points. Canadian Pacific ana New
York Central were the strongest IeaI1u[Tesss
of the railroad list and scored gains OF a
each. American Car and Foundry, LnIleu
States Alcohol. Crucible Steel ana beeI
Sugar and the Coppers led the muustrlai
division upward.
New Yor. Stock Market.
fClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re
ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.I
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New York Cotton Market
New York. Feb. 0-COTTON-Spo
quiet; mfddlfng upland, 1910 No sales.
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Gain of IS Million Dollars in
the Past Year.
Total in 953 State Institutions
Is S134,673,656.
PASSES ALL PREVIOUS MARKS
w. Il. Benson, Commissioners,
Files Statement for Dee. 81.
Loans and Discounts Reach
Total of 12O Millions.

deposits OF s134.673.656.74 were re-
-ported for December 81 by 95S state
banks and trust companies, according
to a statement by w. f. Benson, state
bank commissioner The showing ex-
G-cded by s4.754.S6O.43 the former
bank deposit record of s129,91S,-
-T9S.31. established June %. 1915 The
report also shows an increase of Is
4YnHlion dollars over the report for De-
.eember 70, 1914, when state bank de-
posts totaled $11S,6 1856.
if The new bank record was received
In banking circles as the best possible
Indication of generally prosperous
conditions in Kansas. Added to the
significant fact that Kansas has brok-
ZEN another of her own records, is the
fact that the showing was made just
at the close of the last calendar year,
following the clean up of taxes and
the years business. 1t was pointed
out that thousands of dollars formerly
sent outside the state at the close of
the years business now remains IN
Kansas and is reinvested here.
Loans and discounts as reported by
the banks amounted to more than 123
million dollars. as against 100 million
in December. 1914. Overdrafts were
reduced more than so per cent. Then
as further indication that even the
bankers themselves are prosperous,
Hndistributed dividends as shown in
the recent report. amounted to SAB
$50. as against SS.361 a year earlier.
.tin.A comparison of the statements for
r.t REsCURCrS
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New York. Feb 9-SUGAR-Raw
steady; centrifugal. 4.S3M4.S5; molasses
1860 400; refined, steady.
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nm Kansas City Grain Market
Inc range of prices for grain futures on
Inc Kansas City Boardo Trade as re-
ported by Thos ] Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, Feb. 9.
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UFaIh UOss1p.
lBy special wire to 7. J. Myers. Columbian
Building.J
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Chicago Grain Market
lIne range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg.l
Chicagn Eeh O
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Wheat Aarket
F1rntSpi-'i ny Shawnee Milling I'm ,ht.A
and Kansas Ave.l
WHEAT-No 3. O5c W .
WHFAT--Na . 81 On
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W eStl1s house IIleclric $3.50 oSia
EX-Div. c NJ. & st. Z. 2Ia per cent.
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Topeka, Kan. Feb. Q.
CHICAGO EGGS-2SIkc
NEW YORK EGGS-291A M301Ac
CREAMERY BUTTER-ChicagO 3OJSc
New York. 31Rd32c: Elgin. 3015c; To-
peka Wholesale. 32c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
MAKES HIT
WITH SUFFRAG|STS
Mrs. Gait Says: '4You Have
Touched Our Hearts and
Won Our Fealty"
By Robert j. Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 9.-Presi.
dent Wilson left Atlantic City for
Shadow Lawn early today, well pleased
with the reception accorded him by the
National American Woman s Suffrage
association.
For their part, the suffragists were
openly delighted with the things the
president told them. 1t was the first
political national convention the presi-
dent ever addressed, but suffrage lead
ers said he made hit.
"It was happy moment in my life
when the president said he had come
here to fight with u.s. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the associa-
tion said today. Previously she said to
President WILSON,:
"You have touched our hearts and
won our fealty."
Although the president in his speech
last night, made no promise as to how
he would fight with the suffragists
" for the cause" the leaders seemed
satisfied that he would fight.
The president had breakfast in his
room at the hotel this morning and at
9 o'clock rolled away in big automo-
bile for the 'summer White House.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
GERMAN ARMIES ON
DEFENSIVE AT VERDUN
Great Battle That Has Been Practically Continuous for 2Ol
Days Enters Third Stage with French Slowly Winning
Back Lost Positions Fighting on Rumanan Frontier Is
Going On on 100 Mile Front nanians Advance in
Pennsylvania
BY Henry Wood.
Omitted Press Staff Cores,

Omitted Press Staff Corres dent)
With the French Army at Verdun g)t. 9-The Ger
mans are now entirely on the defensiy : Verdun
The great battle begun POI days ago mas now entered
its third and final stage. The French are steadily win
ming back their lost positions The battle will gradually
die out like an extinct volcano
1t has been learned definitely that the Germans
were forced to huge quantities of artillery and
men from Verdn to the Somme front three weeks ago to
meet the new Ango-French offensive.
This had immediate effect upon the morale of the
remaining men. In February they had been told they
to capture Verdun At the end of July they were
told it would be sufficient to simply dominate the situa
ton there But when they had been reduced in numbers
to merely defensive garrison after nearly seven months
OF fighting their morale so shattered that groups of
prisoners have been surrenderng of them going
through Verdn singing the Marseiaise French officers
declare.
The seventh and last great German massed attack
made on both banks of the Meuse July TO- The French
checked this blow Immediately and took the offensive
Ever since that time they have retained the initiative
capturing in their operations than 10000 prisoners
score of cannon and hundred machine guns.
Fighting the west bank of the Meuse has practically
ceased Hill 304 and Dead Mans hill are numbered
among the gores of the past East of the river the Ger
concentrating for final desperate struggle to
retain the forts of Vaux and Douaumont Even on this
sector their resistance has mmeasuraby weakened This
fact was able to ascertain personally Thursday and Fri
day when the German bombardmen let loose prelude
to attempt to recapture trenches captured by the
French in the VuaX Chapitre and Chenois woods on
Wednesday, This cannonading Incompatible to the
terrific fire from the German guns that marked the early
fighting around Verdun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
SPANIEL To Be Put
On Trial Next Week

I'll Paso, Texas, Sept. 9-Prepara-
tions are being made to remove Harry
J. Spaniel, secretly from Jail here to-
night to Alpine, Texas, where he will
be placed on trial early next week for
the murder of his wife and Major But
Ter. army officer, while they were riding
in an automobile driven by SPANIEL.
The grand Jury meets at Alpine Mon
day when indictments will probably be
returned for the crime. The court term
opens at the same time.
Army officers and other friends of
Major Butler are said to have raised n
sum of money to defray the expenses
of special prosecuting attorney to
prosecute SPANIEL. Since he was
brought to the Jail here SPANIEL has
maintained moody silence, refusing to
make any statement.
His defense probably will lie emo
tional insanity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
mrs. Gait IS ELECTED
TO LEAD SUFFRAG|STS
Secretary Of War Baker to
Address Convention
Tomorrow

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 9.-Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait today was elect
ed president of the National Woman g
Suffrage association. Other officers
elected were:
First vice president, Mrs. Walter Nc
Nabb Miller, Missouri
Second vice president, Mrs. Stanley
Mccormick, New York.
Third vice president, Miss Esther L.
Ogden, Elizabeth N. j.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Thorn
as jefferson Smith, Kentucky.
Recording secretary, Mrs. Frank A.
Chuler, Buffalo, N. Y.
First auditor, Miss Helen Meyer,
Lennox, Mass.
Second auditor, Mrs. Pattie Ruffner,
Jacobs, Birmingham.
Publicity reports and conferences
and a snort session winding up unfin-
ished business completed the day s
program.
Newton ID. Baker, secretary Of war,
Herbert Parsons of New York and
Raymond Robins, Chicago, will address
the suffragists tonight. There will be
a meeting tomorrow at which Mrs.
Davis Simpson of Minnesota and DR..
Effie McCullom Jones of Omaha will
speak and DIR. Anna Howard Shaw will
make the closing address, "What is
Americanism
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
BAKERS CONCLUDE
To Do AWAY WITH
FIVE CENT L0AvES
Sherman Law Permits Them
TO Only Recommend
This Course
If SMALL LOAF Is SOLD
! PRICE TO BE SIX CENTS
Big Chicago Bakers viii Make
Only Ten Cent Size
Hereafter

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Another blow has
been dealt Mr.. Average Consumer.
Bread makers, throughout the coun-
try today were expected to follow the
lead of the National Association of Mas
ter Bakers, the executive committee of
which yesterday passed a resolution
recommending" that bakeries cease to
make five cent loaf and confine their
standard output to the dime loaf. It
was also recommended that if small
loaf must be sold, the price be six
cents.
Several big Chicago bakers declared
they would eliminate the five cent loaf
at once and offer the 10 cent loaf in its
stead.
Another resolution passed bv tho
bakers called on federal authorities to
prohibit at once all expectation of this
years wheat crop in order to force u
lowering of prices for home consump-
ton.
Before acting on the resolution recon-
mending the abolition of five cent
bread. legal advice was asked. Lawyers
told the bakers thar in order to avoid
the antitrust laws they would only be
able to recommend to each other and
to the members of the association any
size, shape or quality of loaf.
President +. s. Mcdonald declared
that the public would save $4,000. .00J
annually by buying 10 cent bread as
they would get more for their money.