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The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
ROUND ROBIN

tercepted at Pratt. Kan. Altho the
substance of the protest has not been
made public, signers declare there was
a general protest, chiefly against being
held upon the border when their
presence was unnecessary" The pro-
test also charged that neglect and
carelessness of certain officers and OF
the medical corps were responsible for
the death by pneumonia of Rodney
Lapp, recently, and included COM
plants against conditions at the camp
and the food.
The entire camp of the Ohio guards
men is stirred by the investigation and
a meeting of officers has been called
to discuss the situation.
Military officers are disposed to re-
gard the incident in the light of a
prank, led by discontented guardsmen.
with nothing in it of a mutinous ma
ture.
Incident Merely a Prank.
whether any action follows de-
pends upon the results of the investi-
CATION said General Bell today The
incident itself is of no importance, but
we cannot encourage such procedure.
The preliminary investigation shows
absolutely no foundation for any of
the charges contained in the protest
It is the work of a few trouble ma akers.
The food and camp conditions at the
Ohio guardsmen's camp are as good
as any on the border"
In the camp of Company C, where
the protest originated, the men who
signed the petition discussed the COM
plants, but none wished his name
made public. Sure 1 signed because
1 am tired of staying here for no rea-
son. said one. Conditions are ali
right. but 1 want to go home"
"Altho lumber has been standing or
side tracks here for weeks it is Just
being issued to u.s." said another. "Oul
tents are cold and we have not suffi-
cient blankets"
Sour Hash for Breakfast.
I'VE had sour hash for breakfast
another declared. Medical officer.
give you pills for everything from sor,
| feet to colds. I'd be willing to sta,
if we were going to fight, but it's thi.
monotony," said another guardsman
Others admitted they were satisfied
with conditions but signed the protes
! because they were requested by 9th
/ ers.
Col Edward Vollrath stated toda.
| that the charge that the death o
| Lapp was due to neglect was withou
| foundation and that the food wa
| good and the only justifiable com
plaint of the men was that of lack o
flooring in the tents. The lumber TO
/ tents now is being issued.
/ There is in some cases a spirit o
restlessness and dissatisfaction amoni
the men-without reason said Col
onel Vollrath today. But not tn
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
DO WE GET MORE GAS?
Certain 1t Is That 1t VIII Not be
Cheaper, Says Doherty.

Advance notices to the effect that
Kansas will not receive gas under the
2S-cent rate order made by j. Bristow
and his utilities commission, were con-
firmed in conference which Henry L.
Doherty held with the commission.
Doherty is at the head of the corpora
ton which planned the purchase NJ
the Kansas Natural Gas company. But
Doherty was emphatic in his state
ments that gas can not and will not be
sold at IS cents a thousand feet.
Doherty came to Topeka from his
home in Now York TO talk over the
ga 3 situation. He declared that prom
ises by representative OF the com
pany for 2S-cent gas were not author
lied and would not be complied with.
Doherty spent several hours in the
state house. He called on Governor
CaDper. where he made clear the COM
pany's plan to refuse to accept the rate
ordered by Bristow and his associates.
Then he went to the commission.
There he left no doubt as to his plans.
When announcement was made of
the plans to sell the Kansas Natural
to the Doherty interests, members of
the utilities commission heralded the
sale as a confirmation of the justice of
the 2S-cent rate order of December,
1915. Members of the commission
stated that the new company would
supply gas at a 28-cent rate. But
Henry L. Doherty, president of the
company, had the last guess in the
matter. His guess was TO the effect
that the company will not and can not
supply gas at the price demanded by
the state commission. In a statement
before the commission this week Doh
erty is reported to have told the MEM
bers that his company will rescind its
contract to buy the gas property rath-
er than comply with the rate ordered
by the commission.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
NO SATISFACTION
British Fail to Answer Holland
on Mail Seizure.
PaIembang and BIOOmersdijk
Sinkings Still Unsettled.

London. Dec. IA Reuters dis
patch from The Hague says that re-
plying to a committee report on esti-
mates of foreign affairs in 1917, the
foreign minister said that the British
government had not replied to the
Dutch note of April II, regarding the
seizure of mails. He said that in reply
to a Dutch protest in November. Great
Britain had declared her readiness TO
come to an understanding similar to
that reached with the United States by
which universities and public bodies
in oversea countries might obtain Ger
man scientific and technical publica-
tons this arrangement including GER
tain private persons.
Regarding torpedoing of the Palem-
bang. the minister said that he was
unable to adduce facts to contra dict
the positive declaration of the German
admiralty, and that the German gov
ernment was not ready to submit the
case to an international committee.
In respect to the sinking of the
Rloomersdijk questioners were re-
ferred to an "orange book" which will
be published shortly.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
HANDS OVER COMMAND
Generals Joffre and Nivelle Toss YER
bal Bouquets at Each Other.

Paris. Dec. 1e.-General Joffre
handed over the command of the
French army of the north and north
east yesterday morning to General
Robert George Nivelle, recently ap-
pointed commander-in-chi of those
armies.
congratulated General Nivelle upon his
appointment. The principal officers
of the grand headquarters who will
remain at their posts until General
Nivelle forms his own staff likewise
rendered their congratulations.
General Nivelle replied. expressing a
declaration for the high military quail
tiles of the victor of the Marne, whose
selection as president of the allied
military council he alluded to as a
merited promotion.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
REDUCE GUARDS

CONTINUED from Page One.)
New York, stationed at McAllen:
Ambulance company No 1.
GROUP TWO:
Missouri, stationed at Camp Wilson:
Company A, signal corps, brigade
headquarters and Second infantry.
Twenty-third infantry, Second field
artillery
Wisconsin. stationed at Camp Will
son: Brigade headquarters. First in
fantry.
Virginia. stationed at Brownsville:
First infantry.
GROUP THREE:
PENNSYLVANIA. stationed at Ell Paso:
First cavalry ambulance company No.
1 field hospital No. l.
Michigan, stationed at Ell Paso:
Thirty-second infantry and brigade
headquarters.
Indiana. stationed at Llano Grande:
First field hospital.
Wisconsin, stationed at Camp Will
son: Field hospital No. 1.
Illinois, stationed at Camp Wilson:
Seventh infantry.
Minnesota, stationed at Llano
Grande: Second infantry and brigade
headquarters.
Kansas, stationed at Camp Wilson:
Company A, signal corps.
North Dakota. stationed at Llano
Grande: First infantry.
Utah. stationed at Nogales: Field
hospital.
Rush Mastering Out at Fort Riley.
Fort Riley Kan. Dec. 19.-Thg
work of mastering out of the federal
service the Missouri field artillery
which detrained at the military reser
walton here yesterday was being
rushed today so that troops might
reach their home stations by Christ
mas. 1t was reported about the mil
itary post that the three. batteries
would probably receive their final dis
charge here Sunday morning and be
started for their homes at once In
that event the Kansas City and Inde-
pendence units should be at their
homes Christmas. eve, with the ST
Louis battery arriving there the next
morning. Officers would make little
comment. saying only that they were
rushing the Decentralization.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
CITY MAY ASK

Continued from Page One.)
company Mr.. Patten has signified
that he will not consent to Mr.. Catons
cutting out entirely the going value
placed by Burns and Mcdonnell in
their valuation of the Edison plant.
But he has signified that he might
consent to the reducing or cutting out
of certain items in orcer to arrive at
an agreeable settlement and avoid the
bitterness and expense of extensive
court litigation. Several days prob
ably will elapse before a conference is
held between Edison officials and city
officials. Both sides have indicated
that they desire time to study over the
situation as revealed by the Cation
report.
May Ask Valuation
The city of Topeka will ask the
public utilities commission to place a
valuation on the holdings of the To-
peka Railway company. That prob
ably will be the next step following
the submitting of the Cation report on
the conditions of the finances of the
railway company. Such was an adj
mission made bY city commissioners
this morning.
The Cation report on the street rail-
way company is not quite completed
Yet, the main point that will be en-
phasized has been announced by Mr..
Caton-"that there is too much water
in the capital of the company, which
makes it impossible for the earnings
to ever become sufficient to net the
city any income under it's contract
with the city"
Wording of Franchise
Also that the wording of the con-
tract, or franchise, tends to make
the water" possible. In the fran
chise of the Topeka Edison company
it IS provided that the city pay into
the city treasury 10 per cent of its
annual net earnings over and above
10 per cent earned by the company
upon the actual cash value of the
investment"
The wording of the street railway
franchise is practically the same until
the last eight words are reached.
There the words actual cash value do
not appear. Instead, the street rail-
way franchise reads upon the value
of the investment
Cash Value Necessary.
1--WE must get a reproduction cash
valuation of the property before we
can ever determine with any certainty
whether the city has any money COM
! ing to it," said a commissioner. Then
we can go before a court if necessary
and have something upon which to
base the actual earnings of the COM
pany.
However, the idea seems prevalent
/ among the commissioners that it will
not be necessary to go thru any ex-
pensive litigation to arrive an an ami
| cable understanding with the officials
/ of the Street Railway company. But
| it is believed that before an UNDER
standing is reached a reproduction
cost valuation must be placed on the
/ holdings of the company.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
LABORLEADERS COMING
Kansas Federation Officers Meet Here
to Prepare Legislative Program.

The five members of the state
executive committee of the Kansas
State Federation of Labor will meet in
the office of the state labor commits
sioner Wednesday and Thursday to
discuss and decide on labor legislation
to be asked of the next legislature.
The mem berS of the committee are
A. j. johnson, of Wichita, president
organizer; Charles Hamlin, of Leaven-
worth. secretary treasurer; J. E. Wins
by, of Pittsburg, first vice president;
5. b. Weaver, of Topeka. second vice
president; Clarence Madison, of EN-
poria, third vice president.
The members of the committee will
arrive in town tomorrow morning for
the opening session at 10 o'clock
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SON, 20, EXECUTED
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only once in his lonely vigil from 8
O'Clock until the hour of death did the
boys father speak and then it was to
utter a plea that he be permitted to
see his son.
..Just See Him a Minutev'
"I lust want to see him for a min
ute. Just for a minute" he begged.
His mother is nearly crazy over
this and I can't, I just can't go back
to her without some word from him."
The guard was sorry but his orders
were from the warden and he could
do nothing.
A boys voice called out, goodbye
everybody" and young Millstein step
ped into the death chamber. Behind
him came Father Cashin, intoning
prayers for the dying, to which Mill
stein made calm and ready response
A tall black-haired boy, with even
pleasing features, he did not appear
to be more than eighteen years old.
kissing the crucifix grasped in his
hand he suffered the electric helmet to
be fitted over his head and his face,
masked in black Leather.
Death Whines Thru Wires.
The electrician showed home the
clutch and sent the charge of DEATH
whining thru the wires into the pray
ing boys body.
The body stiffened against the
straps. Three additional shocks of
five seconds each were administered.
As four men unstrapped and carried
the body out on their shoulders. Faith
er Cashin returned thru the little gray
door for KumroW.
In a moment the chair again was
ready and the second death march had
begun.
Kumrow was pronounced dead at
6.I3 a. m.
They were just a couple of foolish
Lids - ~ id E,a her CO shin,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
Kansas City Live stock Market

Kansas. City, Dec. 19-HoGs-Receipt
10000: Market steady TO 10c lower. Bulk
packers and butchers; $9:90@1o2o; light,
$9.5o@1OO0; pigs. $so0Ms.I5.
soufherns. 1 is Market Steady HfH to 1oc lower. 1G:
rrme fed aGessed beef
$50; heifers. S6oO@ 1850; stockers and
feeders, sG.oo@s.5O; bulls, s. -50@7-25 ;calves,
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
lambs 81 2oa ,5 5earIinss@ = S1os@
Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec. 19-An
choice to prime steers. which showed some
weakness. Prices are steady to firm today,
market active rreeseipts 1900 Hogs oss sold
s1o.25, same as top, in Chicago today. Sheep
and lambs s,ld 10 to Is cents lower. top
BEEF CATTLE
The best steers here today sold at 5000
to s10.75. The specialties have all been
ma arketed prices In the last two weeks
s1125 to SO, highest ever paid for Christ
mas cattle here. Short fed cattle are hold
! to common steers sell at S675 tos7.75. Forty
cars of Colorado and Utah cattle are on
the road for tomorows market Gamers
and common. cows sell higher relatively
medium COWS % to 81 good TO choice cows
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
/ oMre of the run is stockers and feeders
today than for three weeks. and there is
ample outlet for them at firm prices 80
cents to dollar above two weeks ago. De-
| mand calls for all weights and grades,
fleshy feeders going out at IS to $500, thin
feeders S7.25 to $7.S5, stock steers SO to
$775 stock cows and heifers S525 to $50.
! Purchasers now get the benefit of shrink
age of all the grass sap, which made
weights heavier month or two ago.
| HOGS.
| Strong demand Kept prices advancing
| regularly last week. and the supply sold
steady to firm today. best heavfes $40 25
medium weights 5000. lights S10.05; bulk
! of sales 50. .75 to 5000. Quality is improvin z
/ each week, and Eastern killers are fncreas-
ing their orders here, Kansas City hogs ap-
pealing to them more now than any time
since the first of November. Normally hogs
bought at Kansas City kill out two to five
per cent better fer Eastern killers than
hogs bought at other markets. Receipts
/ were 10000 head last week, which included
ten thousand head brought in by packers
from other markets, the supply here falling
short of their requirements
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Prices off 10 to 10 cents today, best
lambs S12.75. A good many feeding lambs
are included, prices of same $11 to $11. so,
choice light weight lambs quotabie up to
S12 The decent fat lambs sold at S12.G0
to S12.75 today short fed lambs S11.75 to
S12.35 Fat ewes sell at $175 to 1918 year
/ lings S10JO to S11.2J. Weather for feeding
] has been extra good all fall which together
4 with anxiety to get in while prices are high
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
BLIZZARD COMING
South Dakota a reading of % belc
was recorded.
Monday Night Moderate.

tSOntluutl tToh dkt -fifesB
South Dakota a reading of % below
was recorded.
Monday Night Moderate.
Temperatures were moderate in all
parts of Kansas Monday night tho the
sky was cloudy over practically the
entire state. The minimum here was
27 at 5 o'clock this morning. At l j.
m. the mercury climbed to 32 degrees.
higher than the highest point Monday
At o'clock it had only reached 20
degrees. and it was not expected to
reach a point much above 80 this
afternoon. An eight-mile wind from
the south helped toward higher tenn
peratures but the clouds prevented a
rapid rise.
The shippers forecast reads to pro-
tect 36-hour shipments north against
temperatures of zero to 5 below; west
zero to 10 above; south and east. 10
above.
The mercury here tonight, accord
ing to MIR. Flora. will drop to Is to-
night and probably will tend down.
ward all day Wednesday. By Wed
nesday night reading of 10 degrees
or lower will occur.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 81 degrees. established
in 1889. The low record, below
zero, occurred in 1901.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
RULER VISITS FRONT
Emperor Charles Makes initial Call OF
Commander at Trieste.

London, Dec. 19.-Emperor Charles
of Austria has reviewed the Austrian
armies on the ieste ~ront, according
to a Reuter- dispatch from Amster-
dam. The emperor, accompanied by
General Rorovich, commander of The
Austrian forces on the ISonzo. first
visited the troops on the line Of that
river and later went to Trieste, where
he is reported to have received an en-
thusiastic reception. The notables
were presented tc the monarch in the
government building and he addressed
former Burgomaster Sandrinel1i in
Italian. Afterwards he visited the
troops on the Carso plateau.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Kansas City. Dec 10.-WHEAT-Cash !:
n MaE6s1 ss1 e NO to hjE6sT No No haed red
81 16s@175; No. 8, $1.61d1.72.
CoRNaMarket 1e to 1h3e higher. No. 2
white, 9oIS@sic: No. g. 90G904c; No. 2
yellow. 91@91Hc; No. 3 9O1a @91c.
OATS-Market 15c higher. No. white,
541a GI55c: No. mixed, 5315@54c.
RYEAS1. .320I1.33
HAY-Market unchanged.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$1 91Q2 .02.
BRAN-S1. .30@1.3 81
SHORTS-S1.4 .45@ LIS.
WHEAT-Receipts 100 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 401ac; firsts, 39c :;
seconds, &c; packing, 2Sc.
EGGS-Firsts. SIC.
POULTRY-Hens, 166c; roosters, 1219c
turkeys. 24o
CLOSE: wHEAT-December. s1.G21a
May. S1.6212@163: uJly, S1.3601. .36A.
CORN-December, Soc; May, S91a@S95sc
July, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
TEN MILLION FOR STAMPS
n. y. and Chicago Only Cities to Ex-
coed This Mark in Receipts.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-New York and
Chicago are the only cities in the
country whose postoffice5 showed a
s. mp revenue of more than 10000
600 for the last year. according to
comparative figures com lied by
Daniel A. Campbell. postmaster here.
According to the figures made public
today New York leads with S32,159,-
$50, Chicago reached a total of S26,-
67O.746. Philadelphia s9,14O.143 and
Boston SS.610.64O. the cities ranking
In the order named
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
TOPEKA STATE JoURNAI-TUEsDAY evening" DECEM

slightest disobedience or sign of mu-
tiny has appeared. On the contrary
the men exhibit remarkable patience
Release More Missouri Troops.
Laredo, Dec. 19.-The orders re-
leasing the Second Missouri infantry,
the Missouri ambulance and hospital
units, troop. Missouri cavalry, and
Gen. Harvey c. Clarke's headquarters
from border service reached here to-
day and General Clark said he ex-
pected to leave in ten days for mus
fRrinP out
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Chicago. Dec. -HOGS-Receipts $4,000.
Market steady at yesterdays average. Bulk
of sales S975@10;1o; light. $9-20@ 1900 ;
rough. s9.70@9.s5; pigs. $500.
CATTLE-eceipts 5000. Market STEADY
Native beef cattle. $7.00d1100; western
steers, $1,000 1000; stockers and feeders,
$5.00@S.10; cows and heifers, $3.S5@1000; !;
calves, $s.o0M11.50
SHEEP--Heceipts $1,000. Market weak.
Wethers, $S.S5@9.S0; lambs, $11.00G13.00.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone III
rect to the State journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.
Kansas City. Dec 19.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 24OOO head Market
steady, sc lower. Bulk of sales, $9756I1 10. 10
top. 5000.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Chicago. Dec. I9.-WHEAT-Close: De
cember. 81 53; May, S1.64A @1.651s; July,
$1.3S34 01.3SH.
CORN-December, 92Ac; May. 917se;
July, 91as @91Ac.
501ac.
PORK-Jan., s2665; May, s26S5.
LARD-Dec., $16.50; JAN, $15.S1; May,
1855.
RIBS-aJn., s13.65; Ma. S14o5
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

New York, Dec. 19.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. higher than extras, 41h@42e.
EGGS-Market easier. Fresh gathered
extra firsts. 50M51c.
CHEESE-Market easy. State held spec
ials. 241Ac.
POULTRY-Dressed, strong.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
Chief Engineer Dead.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec 19.-T e. CAL
vert, chief engineer of the Chicago,
Burlinton & Quincy railroad system,
died at his country home near here
today. He had been i'll about six
weeks
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Wall St. New York. Dec. 19.-STOCKS-
There was brisk rally from the early ir-
regularity Steel. Utah Copper and distinc-
tive war shares being among the first to re-
cover at advances of one to three points
Shipping shares also participated in equa
measure with Petroleums, Texas Company
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Chicago. Dec. 19.-BUTTER-Market un-
changed, except seconds, slightly higher at
33d34c.
EGGS-Market unchanged to slightly
higher. Firsts. 4Oc to 41c; ordinary firsts,
356I36c: at mark, cases included. 320l 40c.
POTATOES unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

will cause fed stock to move thirty days
earlie- than usual this sea son from all Sec
tfons. J. A. RICKART,
Market Correspoudent.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Liverpool, Dec. 9.-WHEAT-Spo No. !
northern spring lis Sd; No hard winter
16s 10d: No. Manitoba, new, It's Cd; Nc
B. los TO-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

New York Dec. 19-SUGAR-Raw. dull :
centrifugal, 514. molasses. 4.27; refined,
dull; fine granulated. I-00@7.O3.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

THE range of prices for grain futures
The Kansas City Board of Trade re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, Dec 10.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Chicago Grain Market
(The range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg9
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19

Butter and Eggs
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.,
Topeka, Kan.)
Topeka, Kan, Dec 10.
CHICAGO EGGS-3763sc.
NEW YORK EGGS46647c
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago Sec:
New York, 3s@S914c; Elgin. SIC; Topeka
wholesale. SIC.
Poultry. Eggs and uBtter
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.)
Topeka, Kan, Dec TO-
HENS-3h lbs. and over. 14c; under
81 lbs. 12c; springs, over lbs. 15c;
ducks, &c; geese, 10c; broilers, 2 lbs. and
under, 1Sc stacy young ROSTERS 13c
Topeka Hay Market
FURNISHED by T. A. Beck 1914 Fast 6th)
Topeka, Kan. Dec. 49,
PRAIRIE HAY-sg.00
ALFAFLA-$17.00.
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by T. j. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis S.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 19
wHEAT-s1. .55@IGO
CORN-Sec.
OATS-5O@4c.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending at a. III. Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-19
prices furnished by owlff Packing Col

prices.
unless fat.l
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-02
SLIDE KELLEY. SLIDE!

The other day some sort of club the members of which are young men, full of life and ready to go anywhere with a leader wanted to take trip. At last they found leader whose name is said to be Kelley" They took the notion to go up Goat Noun tain" Everything was lovely until they started on their way down. Go ing up, while the snow is deep, the crust kept them on top. It was not so. however, on their way down. They stayed on the top of the snow at the same time they slid down and times and again found themselves piled up at the foot of an incline, mixed up every which way. Tt was awful" !" the reporter said. We were often on the top of our leader. It was shame. He is a good leader too, they say, and he can slide to beat the band" The slogan on the way down was Slide Kelley, slide; and slide was right.