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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
WARMEST THIS YEAR

northwest tonight and the mercury
will not reach the mark of last night.
Fresh wind indicates a velocity of
about % miles an hour.
The lowest temperature reading last
night was 63 degrees. This is 8 de-
grees above normal for this date and
is the ordinary night temperature for
June. The mercury tonight will prob
ably drop back to normal.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is SO degrees, established
in 1908. There seemed, this morn
ing, to be a good chance to equal or
probably break this record as the
mercury was rising rapidly. At $50
o'clock the reading was 10 degrees.
The greatest rise of the day usually
occurs near o'clock. The Kaw river
is stationary at GA feet
Temperatures today averaged Is de-
grees above normal. The wind blew
at the rate of &c miles an hour from
the south.
Hourly temperature readings fur
nished by the weather bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19

Wall ST., New York, April 19-STOCKS-
Extreme nervousness accompanied the
mornings operations, dealings in the first
hour being on a large and diversified
scale. Early losses were generally supple
mented, specializing issues recording ex-
treme declines of 3 to points The mar
ket showed irregular Improvements and
dizziness with the approach of noon. Firm
ness of rates on Germany was the sig
nificant feature of the exchange market.
Bonds were heavy with further extensive
trading in the Anglo French issues and
rails.
Wall Streets grave view of the latest as
poets of the German controversy was re-
Elected in the weakness of stocks at todays
opening. Specialties of all descriptions,
but mainly the war issues, were lower by
one to three points with a break of 10 for
Bethlehem. There were wide openings in
some of the more popular stocks, notably
United States Steel whose first offering
consisted of 1850 shares at a decline of
point. Standard stocks showed some re-
sistance to the heavy selling which was
augmented by liquidation from interior
points. Secondary prices were confusing
some stocks making slight recoveries while
most others manifested increasing weak
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
BANKERS, HALDEMAN
Confined from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page One.l
out how one women could save 10 per
cent of her coal bill by being pre-
pared" with money to buy coal by the
load when it was cheapest, while an
other woman who did not have the
money would pay more for her coal.
Helps Retailer, Too.
"In addition to helping the farmer
and the householder, the mixer in
the small town lends special assistance
to its retailer" Miss Haldeman con-
tinued. I'm helping the merchant in
his home town the banker really rem
ders a nationwide service. For, as
the retailers discount their bills with
the wholesale houses so the latter. in
turn, are able to discount theirs with
the manufacturer.
Nothing is too big nor too trivial
to warrant attention. The small banks
do not hesitate to give their full heart
ed backing to enterprises too numer-
Gus to mention. 1t is the banks bust
ness to back up the people.
Other Aids.
Education is not the least impor-
tant function of the banks Nearly all
now are centers for the distribution of
helpful literature that deals with every
important subject. Information con-
corning the grading of stock, rotation
of crops and even the best schools for
patrons.
THE Kansas people and the kansas
banks. How closely they influence
each other. This is not a Big Bush
ness but a Peoples Business state.
Let us try to keep it so. We may
have full confidence in the common
sense of our people. So long as the
farmers. the workingmen and the
merchants know that their banks are
sturdy pillars of society, so long will
they give their substance to advance
Kansas to a higher and nobIer plare
of existence"
Address by S. E Cobb.
Preceding Miss HaIdeman. s. F.
Cobb, president of the Bank of To-
peka. advocated the abolition of eley-
en- of the federal reserve banks leav-
ing one to handle the governments
business This would effect a saving
of One-half million dollars a wear 10
member banks. Mr.. Cobb asserted. He
urged the state banks to become mem
bers of the federal reserve system as a
matter of duty and gave his ideas on
the changes in the system.
4 would suggest a head examiner
whose territory would not exceed
three states, and who would have I'M
der him a corps of examiners whose
duty it would be to examine the
banks he said. This one federal
reserve bank would have no caDitaI
stock and would therefore have no
dividends to pay, thus eliminating the
Objectionable feature of the capital
that member banks had furnished
coming in competition with them
selves
Much Rivalry Now.
AT this time it is easy to notice
the rivalry between the present re-
serve banks, which as time goes on
will grow, each one trying to make
the best earning or its capital, that
the salaries might he i0Prea sod
through pride of making the best
showing, and for many other reasons.
can see no special use for a capital
stock in which the subscriber must
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take all the chances with a possibility
of earning only 6 per cent.
Under the plan of no capital in
vested and expenses reduced, every
bank eligible in the United States
WOULD become a member 1t would
then be practicable to reduce the per
cent of reserve carried with the fed
eral reserve banks to 25 per cent, and
allow the remainder of the required
reserve to be carried with CORE
spondents. 1t would admit to mem
bership every bank in the United
States that could bring a standard
certificate from the state department,
and there should be no classification
of member banks. Each bank should
have the same rights and privileges
according to its capital and SURPLUS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
FLOCK
Continued from Page One.

continued from rage Oue-b
of the state legislature from Shawnee
county, was a strong Taft advocate in
1912. Now he is out for the colonel.
The Man of the Hour.
Everyone knows I was for Taft
four years ago." said Bird. After the
State Journal editorial of Friday,
which was one of the strongest argu-
ments l ever read, I agree that the
colonel is the man of the hour"
Col. ]. w. F. Hughes, widely known
Topekan and former adjutant general
of Kansas, is now just as strongly for
Roosevelt as he was for Taft in 1912.
In 1912 Colonel Hughes preached the
Taft gospel without ceasing. Now he
is willing to go into the campaign a
strong Roosevelt advocate
THE State Journal editorial con-
verted me- said Col. Hughes. TT also
converted four people in my office and
a score of others whom 1 have met in
the last few days.
Added to the list of standpatters
who see in Colonel Roosevelt a logical
national leader, is W. c. CarswelI, To-
peka manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company
II was for Taft in 1912 and suppose
that up to within a few daps ago I
would have been c1assed as a rank
stadpatter," said Carsweu today in
discussing the presidential outlook. Il
am for Roosevelt now. Your article
Is well nigh unanswerable"
Many other former Taft supporters
are quietly dropping in line, according
to gossip in political circles. In many
instances, prominent Republicans have
stated their personal preference for
Roosevelt but declined publicly to go
on record in advance of the convention.
The delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton are not instructed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
HOLD GERMAN lieut..
Emden Commander Escaped British;
Captured in Sicily.

Syracuse, Sicily. April 19.-(Via
Paris. )-Lieutenant F'ikentscher of
the famous German raider Emden.
which was destroyed by the Australian
cruiser Sydney at Cocos Islands in
1914, after performing many daring
exploits, has made his escape from
Malta whittier he had been taken as
a prisoner by the British. The lieu
tenant is now a prisoner here
Il will commit suicide rather than
return to the hands of the British"
the lieutenant said. He maintains
that as Germany is not at war with
Italy the Italian authorities cannot
surrender him to the British
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
NO CORPSE There
Message From C"si Says Moth
ing About Incident.
It's Possible "PunitiVe EXDedi-
ton" to Find 1t Failed.

Ell Paso. April 19.-Offsetting Con-
sui Gaviras announcement that the
story of finding Villas body had been
affirmed, was a code message from
Cusihuirachic received from E. P.
Ryan of the Cusi Mining company's Ell
Paso offices, making no mention of
the reported death of Villa.
Gavira's advices Sunday were that
the body was being brought to Cusi-
huirachic. The telegram from En-
rique, as given out by Gavira, indi-
Gated that the body may not have been
located
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
FRANK DYER DEAD
Former Kansas Assistant State Sup't
Passes Away in Pueblo, Colo.

Wichita, Kan, April 19-Frank R.
Dyer of this city. former assistant
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton in Kansas and for many years
superintendent of the Wichita public
schools, died in Pueblo, Colo, last
night. He became ill while serving as
principal of the Pueblo schools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19

New York. April 1S.-Demands for
an increase in wages for five thousand
telegraph operators and signal men on
the lines of the New York Central be-
tween New York and Chicago will
soon be presented to the mana cement
of the road, according to announce
ment made here today by H. B. Per-
ham, president of the Order of Rail-
Road Telegraphers. The men want
an increase of 1917 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19

to weak Prime fed steers, S925@9 70 !;
dressed beef steers. $sO0@923; western
steers, S7.75G9.35: southern steers. SS.00G
S75; cows, S555@S.25; heifers, $7.00d1OO0 /;
stockers and feeders. S6.65@S.S5; bulls, So. %
QT.50; calves, S6.0O@1O.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
Lambs, $40. I5@ LBS; yearlings, S9.j0d 10 90 !;
wethers, $S.75M9.50; ewes, SS.O0QS7o !;
stockers and feeders S6.00d1050.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19
SEIZE MEX ARMS
U. s. Military Authorities Hold
Up Carload Munitions Con-
signed to across the Border

Eagle Pass, April ia car of
arms and ammunition arriving here
and consigned to Mexico was seized by
United States military authorities to-
day and placed under guard pending
an investigation as to its ultimate des-
tination
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. April 19.-BUTTER-Market
unchanged.
EGGS-Market unsettled Receipts 3d.
356 cases; firsts. 20@20Ac; ordinary
firsts, 19@191ac; at mark, cases included
PoTAToEs-Receipts 20 cars. Market
unchanged.
PoULTRY-Alive. lower; fowls, 1s1ac
springs, zoe.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago. April 19-wHEAT = Lower
prices for wheat resulted today from the
critical state of relations between the
United States and Germany. News from
Washington much more than offset the
bullish effect of heavy rains that greatly
hampered seeding in the northwest For
the time being. too little attention was
given to reports of reduced acreage in Great
Britain. France, Italy and Australia. Fears
Of inadequate vessel tonnage, owing to sub
marine activity. counted somewhat toward
a decline Sin in prices The opening. which
May at $1.13 to S1.13A and July at ST. to
$11312 was followed by a slight rally and
then further down turns.
The close was nervous, 14c to 11ac net
lower. with May at S113 and July. $112a
CORN-Corn took the same course as
wheat. Bullish crop advices from Argen-
tina appeared to be ignored After opening
&c to Il 0ssc lower, the market recovered
somewhat but soon sagged again.
Prices closed firm at u c to &c net de-
cline.
OATS-Oats were governed chiefly by the
action of corn. Breaks in price, however
brought about considerable buying on rest
ing orders.
PROVISIONS-Lowerq quotations on hogs
carried down provisions. Receipts at the
yards here were larger than expected.
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Manitoba, lbs Id; No. .. 13s; No.
Northern Spring. 12s Cd; No. red West
ern Winter, lis Sd.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new.
los Cd.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, April 19.-COTTON-Spot
steady; unchanged. Middling, 11.sS.
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New York, April 19-BUTTER-Marke
unsettled. Creamery extras, 90 score, 35A
136c.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 23A d24c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State held spec
ials, 1871 G1SAc.
POULTRY-Dressed firm
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Petrograd, April 8.-Trebizond, the
most important Turkish city on the
Black sea, has been captured by the
Russians.
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DAILY WEATHER. REPORT.


Furnished by the Local Office of the
Weather Bureau, Topeka. Kansas for the |
"a hours ending at a. m. today.
Stations in Kansas
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Kansas City. April 19.-wHEAT-Cash
Market 1@2c lower. No. 2 hard, 81. 0S@1. ID
No. 3, $1.0501.15.
CoRN-Market unchanged to nc lower.
No. 2 2n;te ,n@7lAc; No No 3. Ss1a@7os
low, re; No. 3, 71@112c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
45@4519c; No: mixed, 40@41c.
RYE-S60 SIC
HAY-Market steady; unchanged.
KAFIR-No. 3 white, $105.
WHEAT-Receipts 100 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, SIC; firsts, 32c
seconds, 30c; packing, 2612c.
EGGS-Firsts. dc.
POULTRY-Hens, 15c; turkeys zoe
springs, 25c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. $1.o41a; July,
$1051s.
CORN-May, 7O15c; July 721sc.
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lbs. 12c; ducks. &c; geese, 1c; broilers. .
lbs. and higher, DC; stays, lie.
HENS AND YOUNG TOM TURKEYS
lac; old toms. 12c.
EGGS-1Sc.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-sc. At
WHEAT-No. 2. csc. IA
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To3eka Hay Market.
Furnished ny 4. A Beck. 212-14 E. 6th-l
Topeka Kan. April Ia
PRAIRIE HAY-$sOO
Wheat Market.
FURNISHED BY Shawnee Milling Co.. Third
and Kansas Ave.
Topeka, Kan. April Il
WHEAT-No. g. 9Oc.
WHEAT-No. 2, CSC
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Grain Gossip.
by special wire to T. ]. Myers. Columbian
Building.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
100000 bushels in the past three days.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 25.597 bushels Monday, and corn
stocks decreased 76.301 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 66S,000 bushels of
els of corn and 1000 bushels of oats wheat
and flour combined. $4,000 bushels.
report from France says that many
mills have closed owing to light reserves
of wheat and small arrivals. The parlia-
ment has voted to pay a premium of one
franc per 100 kiles (about five cents a
bushel, which is expected to stimulate in
creased acreage of spring wheat and offset
reduced winter wheat area.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators in
creased $4,000 bushels last week and now
amount to 4,531 900 bushels; corn, 1854,
900 bushels, decrease $4,000 bushels; oats,
5.0I2, 900 bushels, decrease 1882, 600 bushels.
A year ago stocks were 1,149,000 bushels
of wheat, 1076s. 900 bushels of corn and IL,
605,000 bushels of oats.
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka. Kan.l
Topeka, Kan. April IS.
CHICAGO EGGS-201z a 20szc.
NEW YORK EGGS-20a4 a DC.
CRE Tl s71l c7B11 LlIElK,LGhisSago, SSc
wholesale, Doc
Poultry. Exgs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.l
Topeka, Kan, April is.
HENS-Au sizes, 14c: springs over z
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New York April 19-SUGAR-Raw. firm
centrifugal, Cos; molasses, 531; refined,
firm cut loaf, $40; crushed sos: Mould
A. 1.15: Cubes. rs: powdered, 7.40 pow
dered, I-35; fine graduated and Diamond
A, I-25; Confectioners' A IT'S; No. l. TO
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Chicago, April 9.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
0OG. Market slow, 10c under yesterday s
average. Bulk of sales. S9.756I9.S0; light,
SO. 35G9.s5; mixed, 50. 45d9.s5: heavy. se.3od
9S5; rough, $9.3009.50; pigs, ST.30G $40.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market weak.
Native beef steers. ST.S5Q9,90; western
steers, S1.150S.65; stockers and feeders.
$5.S5@S.45; cows and heifers. S4.00G9 20 /;
calves. $7O0G10.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market weak.
Wethers $6.85@910; lambs, ST.G0H11.50.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by ]. B. Billiard, corner Kan
sas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan. April IS.
OATS-3663sc.
CORN-6Sc-
WHEAT-s0G90c.
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Price.


Kansas City, April Receipts
IL 900. Market steady to &c lower. Bulk
of sales, $9.3009.65; heavy. s9.55@9.TO;
packers and butchers. $9.40d965; light,
$9.20G9.55i pigs. $S.O0Qs.65-
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Market steady
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New York Stock Market.

New York Cotton Market
New York, April 19.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middltng uplands, 1900 No sales.
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lClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker. CoIum
bian Bldg.l
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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
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City. April 19.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market 10c to 15c lower.
HOGS-Receipts Il, 900 head. Market 10c
lower. Bulk of sales S9.30G9 so; top. s.. 65.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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Chicago Grain Market
fThe range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thoe- J. Myers Broker. Columbiau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-19

If the state legislature from Shawnee
was a strong Taft advocate in
1912 Now he is out for the colonel.
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Liverpool Grain Market
Liverpool, April 19.-WHEAT-Spot No.
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,N-May, 7O1ac; July, 721sc.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Boardo Trade as re-
ported by Thos- J. Myers. Broker CoIum-
bian Bldg.1
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Witnessed Stirrinn Sinhts.

The last of the women who went to
the Crimea with the Highland regi-
ments died recently in Dundee, Scot
land. Her husband was a sergeant.
She possessed a remarkable memory,
and could give vivid description of
her experiences. She kept the hut in
which Sir Colin Campbell resided.
From a distance she witnessed the
storming of the heights of Alma on
goth of September, 1854, and was pres
ent at Balaklava with two other WON.
en- belonging to the regiment. They
were little behind the spot occupied
by Sir Colin Campbell and his staff.
and in front Of them was the famous
thin red line" She could recall
the pleasure with which the soldiers
regarded the coming OF Miss Florence
Nightingale and her nurses. and was
herself eor time engaged in tending
the wounded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Fat Woman Has Liqht Finqers.


Step lively. Watch your step. Also
keep your eye on any fat woman rid
ing in the subway. To add to the vari-
Gus and extensive difficulties of sub
way travel there has appeared over
the underground horizon within the
last three weeks very stout woman
with big and light hands who is col
lecting pocketbooks. She is very
quick very crafty in her general con-
duct and has been very, very success
full. Last night while one of the wom-
an passengers was absorbed in read
ing the back of a newspaper which be-
longed to a man across the aisle, the
door opened, many left and as it was
about to shut again the stout woman
leaped up, hit the tired-looking man
on the hat and fed, announcing that
it was their station. Everyone pres
ent smiled and so did the woman, who
was reading the other mans newspa-
per, until she looked for her pocket
book, which had been on her lap. The
train had left the station and there
was nothing to be done. Scores of
complaints have been recorded, and
unless the stout woman exercises with
frightful energy to disguise herself
business is going to slow up abruptly.
New York Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
Couldn't Feaze Fat Man.

One of those post-Christmas stories
that are told. Bene Zene.
"On a Payne avenue car, Christmas
eve, a meek-looking man occupied a
front cross seat in the back end of the
car. ct can be done. ED A $50
FOUNDER came in and slammed himself
down upon the vacant end of the seat.
The meek-looker fidgeted, showed
signs of distress, rose and crawled out,
and as he went he said: You can have
it. Help yourself. This is Christmas
He took side seat and said to a pas
senger, He wanted my seat. He got
it. Take a squint at him-looks like a
funny picture in a paper Some of
the passengers smiled, some guffawed,
but it didn't feaze the big fellow.
When a few blocks further on the
meek-looker got off, the fat man gave
him a generous grin, waved his hand
and shouted, Merry Christmas! ~
Cleveland Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
DIG UP MAN-BIRD FOSSIL
Head Like Human Being, With
Body Like a Fowl.

A strange fossil, which some credu-
lous persons say was a. creature that
was half man and half bird, was
placed on exhibition at the Billings
(Mont) chamber of commerce. 1t
was found near Fromberg in the foot.
hills and is composed of the sedimen-
tary rock of the Mosozoic period,
which has furnished most of the geo.
logic data on which the Darwinian
theory of evolution is based.
The fossil is about az feet high
and the head is shaped like that OF
the human, with a well-developed pro,
lection over the base of the brain, a
larger forehead than that CT the ape
and prominent jaw. The body is
shaped somewhat like that of a peli.
can with large projections at the
sides and the well-defined breast of a
bird. That the fossil, despite it's hu
man suggestions, ia that of a creature
half bird and half reptile is suggested
BY students.