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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
WHISPERS
Strenuous Campaign Tells on
Hughes Famous Crop.
G.. o. p. Standard Bearer Into
South Dakota Today.

Mitchell, S. D., Oct. 17.-Republi-
can Nominee Hughes was beginning
to realize today that it is "a pretty
severe contract to attempt to address
all the people of the United States"
as he himself put It. Starting on
hurried sweep , into South Dakota
here today, the candidate found his
voice more strained than at any time
since he began on August to lay
his policies before the people.
The former supreme court Justice
has changed great deal since talking
to more than two million people of
the United States in the ten weeks
he has been stamping. The CORE
noted the fact that Hughes is now n
finished campaigner after starting out
a little shy, a little awkward and a
trifle backward in public speaking,
following six years seclusion on the
bench But his appearance has also
changed.
Trimmed Close Now.
Those famous whiskers are now
trimmed closer than at any time since
he began wearing them. His cheeks
are almost clean shaver. And this
reveals d deep wrinkle, deepened to-
day by the fatigue of his labors as a
campaiGner. His eyes are a little hol-
lowed by the physical and mental eff
forts of addressing audiences. These
evidences of fatigue, however, are Off
set by a healthy Sunburn on his
cheeks and a sparkle of enthusiasm
in his eyes.
Hughes heard the commotion and
voice today, althc he has four
speeches cheduled-Mitchell, Sioux
Falls. Yankton and Sioux City. He
planned to emphasize and enlarge on
his speeches of yesterday on the Dem
ocratic treatment of agricultural in
terests and tc discuss the effects OF
the Democratic tariff on farmers.
100 Miles for Handshaxe.
The governor was amused and inter-
ested today when in leaving the train
here an insistent old gentleman tried
to push past one of the bodyguards.
Don't hold me back" he yelled
I've travelled a hundred miles to
shake this mans hand"
Hughes heard the COMMISSION and
stopped the entire procession while he
shook hands and thanked his admirei
for the compliment. Those in charge
of the Hughes tour said the Omaha
| speech last night was more "punchy'
| than any which he has yet delivered
Hughes himself seemed greatly
! pleased over the way In which his au
ditors caught the point of his ''puT
of there being three houses" now
meaning the two houses of congress
and Col. E. NJ. House, the president
unofficial spokesman.
Into Michigan Next.
Mr.. Hughes is due at Sioux City
Iowa, at 6:45 p. m. and expects t.
leave for Michigan shortly after max
ing his night speech. Tonight ant
most of tomorrow will be spent trav
/ cling.
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WILSON GIVES UP

Continued from Page One.t
ing the powers to conclude a definite
settlement
The presidents letter to the Eu-
ropean rulers, pleading the cause of
Poland, was also made public today
Its text follows:
Text of Letter to Rulers.
your Majesty:
I'm view of the overwhelming dis
asters which have befallen the mil
lions of non-combatant inhabitants of
Poland, feel justified by the univer-
sal and honest expressions of the SYM
pathies of the American people re-
gardless of race. origin or political
that the subject of ways and means
for the saving of those of those people
who still survive be given the further
benevolent consideration of Your Maj
esty's government.
while no one can fail to appreciate
the sufferings and sacrifices of the
people engaged in the existing war,
nor the difficulties in the way of al
leviating the hardships of those who
are the incidental sufferers from the
war, the death by slow or rapid star
walton of millions of innocent people
is so awful a fact that such an out
the compass of human effort to avert
it.
I'm the effort to avert it conf
IDENTIFY pledge the cooperation of the
people of the United States if only
the way can be found to make their
cooperation effective. May I there
fore be permitted to suggest that an
entirely fresh consideration be given
to the possibility and method of relief
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Oct. Observation-Disclosures ing
demand at Liverpool and lessened fear of
submarine activities gave an advantage to-
day to the bulls in wheat. Bears were
ish government would sharply re1nce
vessel rates on grain In addition, dis
patches from Argentina continued to tell
of drought and of resulting damage to
crops. The opening here. which ranged
from &c to &c higher, with December and
May both at $1.5s to S1.5s1A, was followed
by moderate further advance.
Subsequently a big reduction in esti-
mates of the Argentine exportable surplus
tended to cause unusually steep advances
in the market here. Foreign buying was
heavy, and 1t was said the British gov
eminent was taking measures to cheap
to q radical degree the cost of ocean ship
ments from the United States and Canada
The market closed excited, near the top
most prices of the day at gains of 5ssc to
&c net with December at 81. 633s to 81.
and May at s1.64% to s164%
CORN-Corn rose with wheat. Specu-
lators who sold yesterday were the chief
buyers After opening a shade off to nc
up the market scored fair general gains
OATS-Oats reflected the upward course
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FAVORS PUBLICITY
Bishop Wise Wants Press
Agent for Church.
Efficiency System for Handling
of Episcopal Funds.

st. Louis, Oct. 17-Use of efficiency
eysterns in the conduct of the business
of the church coupled with larger
publicity for church propaganda is
being urged by the delegates to the
general conference of the Protesta mt
Episcopal church, in session here to-
day.
AS a step toward this end, the Rev.
James Wise of ST. Louis, suffragan
bishop-elect of Kansas said he had
drafted a resolution for presentation
to the convention looking toward the
establishment of a permanent church
publicity commission having for its
purposes the furthering OF the work
of the church
I'm our churches we can reach
many, but it is thru the newspapers
and other periodicals that>we can best
reach the man outside" he said.
On Business Basis.
DR.. Wise pointed out that the
church has large investment in
church plants and that to get the best
returns from it, publicity is neces-
sary.
The house has before it a report OF
the joint commission on business eff
cheney showing systems of handling
parochial, diocesan and provincial
| finances and the regular auditing OF
the funds by outside accouD ia hts
together with the handling of such
finances in trust funds.
Both proposals probably will come
up for discussion in the house o.
deputies, the lower body of the con
vention, early next week.
Discussion of proposed changes il
the liturgy as recommended in the
report of the joint commission on tht
! book of common prayer, was on to
days calendar
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the United States does not compel the
American farmer to Join these CO.
operative groups ana thereby secure
his rural credit, and many doubters
are of the opinion that the character
of the American farmer is such that
he cannot be induced to cooperate on
the all for each and each for all ba-
sis necessary to make rural GREATS
success. They point out that the en-
vironment of the European farmer
has made him essentially co-opera-
tive citizen. There each farmer does
not live upon his farm but each farm
er lives in a farm village to which he
resorts each evening at the close OF the
days work; in the village he enjoys
community life that is not enjoyed by
the American farmer who is isolated
on his farm. In Europe the farmer
never sells his land nor moves away
from the farm village. The farm
lands of America are continually
changing hands and the averaoe resi-
dence on a farm lasts but five years.
The same farm stays in the same fam
ilv for many generations in Europe
and there is so much intermarriage
that in some farm villages every one is
related to every one else.
There is not this continuity of own
ership and winding power of blood in
American rural communities. All
members of the family including the
women and children work in the fields
and at harvest times relatives to the
thirty-second cousins pitch in and
help. In America the women and
children do not work in the field and
even exchange of help at harvest times
has passed away and crops are har-
vested by transient hired help Unit
activity on the part of European farm
ers is made natural and easy by the
fact that all members of the farm
community belong to the same race
in America there may be dozen
nationaIities in one rural community.
All members of rural community in
Europe believe in the same religion
and belong to the same church, while
in America there are &nany religious
sects in the same rural community.
The standard of living of the Euro
pean farmer is much more simple than
that of the American farmer and at
the close of the crop year he has
more proportionate money left to pay
his interest and reduce his principal.
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for. Poland and to tender the friendly
offices of this government in negotia-
tons to this end, it being understood
that any plan proposed shall tie of
such a character as to be adapted to
the accomplishment of no other re-
suit than that of the relief of the dis
tressed inhabitants of Poland?
No Interference in War.
I'm conclusion 1 can only add that it
is my sincere hope that your majesty
will see in this note no intention to in
terfere with the rights and policies or
your maJesty's government but merely
the attempt to express to your majesty
the sympathy and compassion toward
the starving inhabitants of Poland felt
by the citizens of the United States
sympathy and compassion which
they do mot desire sh--ll be evidenced
merely by idle words, but which they
hope they may be permitted to ex-
press by assisting in the actual work
by furnishing food to the starving m
habitants of Poland.
Il have the honor to be, your maj
esty, Faithfully yours,
(Signed.) WOODROW WILSON"
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SEE "OPERA FAMINE"
Military Duty and Ocean Dangers
Keep Foreign Singers in Europe.

New-York, Oct. lit will be diff
cult to maintain the opera here for
another season after the one soon to
open, if the European war continues
thru the winter of 1917-1S, says Gu
lilo Gatti-C asazza, impresario of the
Metropolitan opera house. The rea-
son for this. he said, was that it is
now virtually impossible to engage
singers abroad because the men can
not obtain release from military duty
and the women singers fear to cross
the ocean because of the danger of
submarines.
Mr.. Gatti-Casazza is not assured
that all the artists that he already has
under contract will be able to come to
America as some are being detained
for reasons known only to military
authorities. The impresario said the
coming opera season would not be
seriously affected but that the singers
probably would be recalled home if
the war continued thereafter
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INDIAN SUM MER AGAIN

CONTINUED from page -
This is 5 degrees below normal and
is IA degrees below the minimum of
Monday morning. The mercury had
reached Al degrees at $3.50 o'clock and
was not expected to go higher than
60 degrees this afternoon.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Wednesday with higher
temperatures tonight. The mercury
tonight, according to Mr.. Flora, will
not drop below so degrees and We'd
nesday afternoon it will reach a point
between IS and 70 degrees.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 81 degrees, established
in 1894 The low record, 30 degrees,
occurred in 1898.
The moon tonight will rise at 1922
o'clock.
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LIVING STANDARD DOWN
Increase in Prices Exceeds Wage In
crease, Says Economist.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE average
citizen constantly is being forced into
a lower standard Of living because the
increase in prices exceed increase IN
wages, w. Frank Persons, economist,
announced today as the result of
series of Investigations. Persons said
his investigation shows a family of
five cannot live on less than STATS a
week. This, he declared, is equivalent
in purchasing power to a SIT income
four years ago.
Foodstuffs have increased so per
cent in four years, according to Per
sons's figures. Flour is up almost 100
Der cent. coal has advanced from
$5.25 to s7.45 a ton; hardware has ad-
vanced go per cent; lumber 80 to 40
per cent and all textiles and dry goods
have made big Jumps
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STAMPEDE BACK
. TO SOIL IF U. S.
/. WILL PAY BILLS
VIII Farm Loan Banks Finance
HOmesteaders?
Must Cooperate to Make Rural
Credits Law Succeed.
U. S. SPENT 100000, 900
On Irrigation Projects in Last
Fourteen Years.
"Past Achievements Dwarfed
by Promise of Future"
Must Cooperate to Make Rural
Credits Law Succeed.
U. S. SPENT 100000, 600
On Irrigation Projects in Last
Fourteen Years.
"PaSt Achievements Dwarfed
by Promise of Future"

FL Paso. Texas, oct. 1.-THE ques-
ton Of financing settlers on irrigated
lands under reclamation projects,
whether public or private. was one of
the most important topics discussed by
the rural credits and land settle
1nent" section of the International Ir
rigation congress at today's session.
Elmer Mead. head Of the department
OF rural institutions in the University
OF California and an eminent authority
on the subject of rural credits, is in
charge of this section of the congress.
Professor Mead and other authorities
on the subject OF credits, present at
the session. formulated plans whereby
she settler with small capital will be
enabled TO become successful farmer
OF irrigated lands
Can L. s. Farmer Cooperate?
If the American farmer can CO.
operate and If the rural credits law
can be fully adapted to American con-
ditions the farm area of the United
States will support twice the popula-
ton. dry-farming and irrigation will
open new areas. and ethere will be a
back-to-the-land stampede" said
Prof. II. NJ. Colvin in an address be-
fore the International Irrigation con-
EreSs here today.
Speaking on the origin and growth
of rural credits. he outlined their pur-
pose by saying: The modified farm
er gets modified money at a very low
rate of interest by modified security"
The essential factor is the mobilization
Of the farmer.
Reviewing the terms of the rural
credits bill. and questioning whether
It would work well in America. he
said;
Unlike Austria, the government of
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KAISER CARRYING

Continued from Page one.l
between October and October Is are
to be r. -oped among the greatest ac-'
lions c the whole Somme battle"
says the Overseas News agency. THE
detectives of these great French and
British efforts were Bapaun1e and
Peronne. Moreover, numerous hostile
attacks of violence were directed
against the front from Courcelette to
ST. Pierre Vast Wood north of the
Somme, and between Fresnes and
Mazancourt. and against Chaulnes.
south of the river. OF these engage
ments those north of the Somme were
most severe.
ION October 9. % and II, the main
centers of combat were north of
Sailly-Saillisel and in the vicinity of
St. Pierre Vast Wood. On October
~, a great and well co-ordinated at
tack was launched over the whole
front from Courcelette to Bou-
chavesnes."
Moved Down Anglo French.
Berlin, via Wireless to Sayville. L. L,
Oct. 17.-"The tragedy on the Somme
seems near Climax" said an semi
official statement reporting frightful
French and English losses in recent
unsuccessful attempts to break the
German lines north of the river
when the British rushed forward for
an attack near Guedecourt, the Sixth
German infantry division left their
destroyed positions and standing in
the face of the approaching enemy
turned loose rifle and machine gun
fire into dense masses of advancing
enemy troops. These crowded columns
were in some places literally moved
down.
The objects of these huge French
and English efforts were Bapaume
and Peronne.'
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KILLING STEERS.
New York stock Market.

Gains were irreguIarly reduced in the
profit taking of the early advance, some
stocks falling under yesterdays final quo
tations. The setback did not go far, how
ever. fresh buying on a larger scale soon
resulting in another upward swing which
carried important issues well above initial
high levels Reading was prominent in
this movement. also Western Union,
Sugars, Fertilizers, Motors and Substitutes
with General Motors at the new record
price of 100. Minor rails and Industrials,
principally Rock Island and Southern
Railway, various paper issues and Amer
lean Wooden, were to higher with ap-
preciable gains in Petroleums.
Bonds were firm.
The activity and strength of yesterday late
dealing made further Roadway at today's
opening, leading stocks being confidently
taken in large Individual lots. United
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DIDN'T KILL DAUGHTERS

Pensacola, Fla, Oct. he. j.
Fudge, prominent Pensacolan, today
pleaded not guilty when arraigned on
a charge of numbering his two daugh-
tiers, Tenni, aged IL, and Ethel, Z. The
case was set for hearing Thursday
The girls were shot to death The ia
Their said one had shot the other and
then taken her own life
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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 d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, Oct 17-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $4,000 head. Market steady; others
10c lower
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Bulk of
sales. S10.00G1005; top, S9.4569.S0.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
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Chicago, Oct. 17.-HOGS-Reeeipts 1000
Market strong at yesterdays average. Bulk
Of sales, s9.S5@9.s5; light, IS; 0o@9;9o; mix
ed, $9;10@1ooo; heayys 50 Oo9e-so rough
CATTLE-Receipts 10000 Market weak
Native beef cattle. $6.50@11.40: western
steers $61o@92o stoe bifsr AND a feede So
calves. S7.O0@115O.
sHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market weak
Wethers, $6.75@S.25; lambs, $S.00@10.40.
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States Steel was the noteworthy feature, Its
initial offering comprising 5000 shares at
an advance Of a point. Gains Of to 3
points were made by the Bethlehem Steel
shipping shares, prominent munitions and
Motor stocks. Some heaviness was shown
by Industrial Alcohol International Paper,
Crucible Steel and Baldwin Locomotive.
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Kansas City, Oct. 11-HoGS-Receipt
Of of'v sales, ss5oas.so; heavy, sseo@s. s5 !;
80. 4oas.s5: pigs. ss.5ode.25.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000, including 800
southerns. Market steady to lower: Prime
fed steers, $9.5o@11.Oo; dressed beef steers,
s9@g2s t %estern g. fesss g
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
Lambs. $95o@10,5o; warnings, s. So@ $50 ;
wethers. S700QS.0O; ewes. $6.75@7. 35 stock
ers and feeders, $5.25@9.S5.
Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct 16.-Cat-
tie were better distributed thru last week,
and a larger percentage were stockers and
feeders than heretofore, conditions that
helped the market, medium grades of kill
ing steers gaining Is to % cents during the
week, other classes steady to strong. Re-
ceipts today are $4,000 here, and heavier
at outside markets than any day prev
iousIy this fall, markets here steady to 15c
lower, killing steers and best stockers
aDou' BEEF CATTLE.
1t was q run of thin cattle today, Few
good killers included. best heavy fed steers
at $1,000 Grass beef steers included less
good cattle than heretofore. a few at IS
or better, short fed grass steers AROUND ~,
medium and light weights Sc to 81. There
is fair run of Oklahoma steers here, med
Jun and light weights at 1913 to $7;35, and
several trains of Colorado CATTLE, the beet
to oe 81 The stuff tn is weak today, Gamers
around s4.65, thin cows S5.25. good cows
$685. to $3.50, corn fed cows SI.Zo or oetter.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
More than so per cent OF the supply to-
day is thin cattle, and this will be another
good week for bgyers se cG fTom ali
over the west. High bred Panhandle year
I lings sold at S717o to s7.75 this mPrning,
81 so. best twos around 81, a large number
OF cheap stock steers here, around So either
good many buyers here from Illinois and
steady, ranging from sd.25 to $3.50.
Receipts were 10000 head. and early
prospects favored a sharp break. which was
modified later. sales 10 to 10 cents lower,
ers are keen buyers and paid up to $3.50.
and their sharp competition forces packers
bid up RaaeF rs t9p foea the op PRICE
Local prices have been running Sharply
higher than Missouri River markets. be
cause of the double demand here, from Or
der buyer and from packers. Many PIGS
and light hogs are coming, suggesung
scarcity later, with possibility OF high
"in'e' SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts are much smaller today, 9o9e
cents, disregarding, weakness at otne d
! points Most of the gain was on aged
S Sas rpinr rsl ssa5 While best lambs brought
even. and sell around s9.s5 for best here
/ about like natives. Feeding lambs sell at
925 to s9s5, but do not get as quick &C
s sisa as at asS to $50 s.
! to $3.50. J. A. RICkART,
| Market Correspondent
Topeka sr='u MARKET
Furnished by ]. 3. Billiard. corner Kan
sas ave. nd Curtis Stl
Topeka, Kan. Oct II
oATs-4@isc
| CORN-S5c.
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of other grain Offerings Were rather
scanty.
IoBuIoBlsst lBsqM 10 sIsusnq 159'ctc sIsA
The runaway market in wheat later
gave a decided hoist TO corn Closing
prices We're nervous at an advance OF 1ssc
TO S1A 61Ac net
PROVISIONS@Higher quotations on
hogs lifted provisions Lard for OCTOBER
delivery went to new top figures.
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New York, Oct 17.-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery, higher than extra, 3515 a
36c.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gather
ed extra fine, 3SG39c: nearby hennery
whites fine to fancy, $4,000.
CHEESE-Market easy. State fresh
specials 21@21Ac.
POULTRY-Alive steady; dressed firm
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Kansas City, Oct. IT


Chicago Oct. 7.-WHEAT-Close: De
cember, 81 .esh@1es1A; May, s164as@
coRN~December, 7sAc; May, 1850.
OATS-December, 4S%c: May, 511sc.
PORK-December, $23.S7; January, S23 30
LARD-October, $15.37; December, $14 Al :;
sHokT RIBs-october, s141o; January,
$3.50.
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Chicago, Oct. 7.-BUTTER-Market I'M
changed
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market higher. Minnesota
and Dakota white Ohios, 81 .25@1.35: Mich
igan and Wisconsin white, S1.2061.35.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 16hc
springs, 161ac.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 17-SUGAR-Raw, firm
centrifugal, 6.21: molasses, $50; refined
steady; fine graduated, 7.25-