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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

FAIRMONT.- AS result Of hav-
ing a tooth pulled, Peter Longo. a
coal miner, died at the Cook hospital,
blood poisoning having developed
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY r r
TIME TABLE.

IN effect Sunday, Jure ~, 1914
xDaily except Sunday
sDaily.
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GAINESVILLE, Jan. 4.-Mr. lie
land Stewart and wife, of Pittsburgh,
called on several friends here Sun
day.
Miss Evelyn Wilson. who's pent the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Underdonk, returned to her home Sun
day.
Messrs. w. H. Wright and William
Brown were business visitors in Noll-
Vile and Martinsburg YESTERDAY
Mr.. w. Fl. Wright went to Winches-
ter today to attend to business af-
fairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Wright are
spending a week in Martinsburg Wis
iting the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary
Butler, and sister, Mrs. Knox Keat-
ing.
Miss Margaret Johnson, of Cable
town, is visiting Miss Ruth Shroades.
GLENGARY, Jan. 5.-Mrs, Joseph
Barney and Mrs. George DeHaven,
are guests today of Mrs. Jennie Ash
ton, at Shanghai.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abiiah Barney are
visiting ]. d. Barney today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

HUNTINGTON Thomas Dudas.
aged 80 is expected TO die Of a self
inflicted bullet wound when rife
he was holding was suddenly dis.
charged. lie said he playfully placed
the weapon to his breast and while
meditating on the possibility Of what
would happen if the gun were to go
Off. accidentally pressed the trigger
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

FARM 0NT Simon ID. Goodman,
field director of the Fairmont dis
triet for the three Jewish orgnniza-
lions which are subscribing funds To
be sent to the Jews in foreign lands
stricken by war. has collected con-
siderable sum which will be forward
ed TO New York;. where II will be dis.
tributed to the distant lands, princi-
pally Palestine. The local B'nal
Firth has raised additional funds
which have been sent to New York.
BUCIlFAiNNON. - Upshur county
has suggested r. b. Curtin, of Harri-
son county, and G. u. Howard, of
Webster county as delegates to rep
resent the Republicans at the nation
al convention for the Third congress
sional district. Republicans will
make an effort to agree on two men
without opposition, owing TO the fact
that the primaries will be held In the
state June 6, and the Chicago conven-
| ton opens a day later. too soon to
know results II there are contests in
West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

CHARLESTON ]. Melton,
former sheriff of Kanawha county
and long one OF the wealthiest and
most influential citizens Of West Vir-
ginia. was shot and killed by a Mex.
lean bandit at Big Springs, Tex &c.
eording to information received here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

BUCKHANNON. Republicans
have nominated the following ticket
to be voted on for municipal officers
In January: Mayor. c. N. Pew;
recorder. A. y. Clark; councilmen
First ward, G. A. Bailey, Second
ward. G. u. Skidmore: Third ward.
r. Post; Fourth ward. J. r. McCue,
and FIFTH ward. Ernest Phillips. Tho
city committee was nominated as fol.
lows First ward. ]. r., Martin; Sec
ond ward. s. C. Weaver; Third ward.
y l.. Post. Fourth ward. G. X Me-
Cally; and Fifth ward, Claude Burr
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

fUNTINGToN-A romance of Flu.
ropean battleiields will eliminate here
in few days when Miss Eugenia
Lyons. Red Cross nurse will he
come the bride of Or, Donald G.. Rus
sell, q surgeon. They met and fell
In love while stationed at the Cha.
tetu de Passy hospital in France.
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is not feeling so we'll today.
Mr. F. E. Pearren and wife were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Beard yesterday.
BERKBEET STATION, Jan. a.
Deputy Sheriff Sprinkle, Of Martins
burg, visited MS mother, Mrs. Aman-
da Sprinkle yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Williams
and son. visited Mr., and Mrs. r. s.
Williams yesterday
Mrs Charles Williams and children.
returned home yesterday after spend
ing several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs T. s Williams.
Mr.. Lloyd Stricken was a visitor
ir Bunker Hill Yesterday
Mrs. Efber tCouehman and little
babe are quite Ill at this time
Mrs. Leonard Siler has returned
home from a visit with her mother
in Bunker Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Croft have re-
turned to their home in Gerrards-
town. after spending the past ten
days here with their daughter, Mrs.
w r. Gordon
Mr.. T. S. Williams, who has been
sick of grip, is better.
JONES SPRING, Jan. 3.--Mrs. John
Butts is very poorly with dropsy.
Mrs. Amanda Snyder slipped on a
stone Friday evening and hurt her
left side and back severely The jar
was so severe Mrs. Snyder has since
become helpless. Owing to her adj
yanced age her injuries are very Sc
rious.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Snyder visited
Miss Pearl Kitchen in the City Hos
pital, Martinsburg on Sunday.
JONES SPRING, Jan. Mrs. Am.
anda Snyder is still very i'll.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Everhart, who has
been suffering with rheumatism. is
somewhat better today.
INNNOOD, Jan. 3.-Miss Evelyn
Wilson, the popular operator at the
Cumberland Valley Telephone Ex-
change, resumed her duties this morn
ing after spending the holidays with
her parents and friends.
LNWOOD, Jan 4.--Mr. Raymond
Snapp resumed his studies Monday
at the Martinsburg Business College,
after spending the holidays at his
home here.
INWOOD, Jan. 5.--Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Barbaree, who have been visit
ing the latter's mother, Mrs. D. w.
Hutzler, left yesterday for their home
in Washington.
Misses Grace Shickle and Marie
Staub are spending the day with
Misses Janet and Marie Pitzer.
GANOTOWTN. Jan. 4.--Mr. and Mrs.
r. c.. Durham were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. DeHaven Monday night
Mr.. David Slonaker is very Ill with
grip.
Mr.. VIII Frye, who his been on
the SICK list for some time, IS not
SO well today.
GANoTOWN, Jan. 5.--Mr. David
Slonaker. who is i'll. has become very
much worse and his children have
been summoned home.
GANOTOWN, Jan. 3.-Mr. and Mrs,
f G. Durham, near Winchester Wis
tied friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Slonaker
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Slonaker.
Misses Edith and Leota Slonaker
near Gerrardstown, were weekend
visitors of friends in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs King Masters spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Slonaker re-
turned home Friday after spending
two weeks with relatives in Martins
burg.
GAINESVILLE, Jan. AIR. Le-
land Stewart and wife, of Pittsburgh,
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Il. A. Riddle. Gen. Pass. ACT
]. Fl. Tonge. Supt.
Ma Gard. Agent. kartinsburx. viva
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

FAIRMONT--The latest wrinkle
In the enforcement of the prohibition
law Is the employment OF special
women officers whose work in plain
clothes" has resulted In a number
of arrests here. The women are EN-
death when she set fire TO her clothes.
prohibition.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08
.ELVIE DAVIS FACES
|. CHARGE OF MURDER
Morgan County Grand Jury lndiets,
Him. II Being Alleged He Murder
ed Adopted Mother.
Especial to The worldJ

Especial 10 The WOrldD
BERKELEY SPRINGS, Jan. a.
Circuit court began here yesterday
with Hon. Judge J. NJ. Woods on the
bench. Quite a number of attorneys
are present The grand jury, which
has been discharged. returned three
indictments, as follows
Elvie Davis, felony.
10y Rosehart felony.
Mary ISLANDERS, misdemeanor
Mr. Davis was arrested and placed
in Jail several months ago. charged
with having murdered his adopted
mother, Today an indictment was
found against him.
New Postmaster Entertained.
Just before vaeating the postoflloe
here, as postmaster. regardless of the
fact that the Buzzerd was chased out
by the Hunter, through the assist,
ance of Lawyer, the Buzzerd, whose
title is Simeon s., entertained the
Hunter, w. Jack. and his assistant.
Herbert Lawyer, by giving a regular
''blow out" There were also pres
ent Mr.. Lewis Buzzerd and Miss Mel.
lie V. Hawvermale, assistants to the
former postmaster.
Hotel Arrivals.
Dunn-S. w Walker, w c. Kilmer,
II. IT. Emmert, Allen h. Noll, Clar-
ence Martin, r. w Stake, H. Wear.
tendall. b. Dunn, J. Crawford, VIM.
A. McKeffrey, of Martinsburg; H. r..
Wiseman, Va: S. d. Moser Paw
Paw, w Va; J. W Swalnn and J.
A. Phillips. local
Washington II. Hammersla,
North Mountain; f. p. Hunter, Mar
tinsburg; w X. Miller, Baltimore;
Forrest W. Brown, Charles Town +.
l.. Denny. Baltimore; George s. Bail.
ey, Winchester; II. o. Trout, Wash
ington; r. G. Ringgold, Shepherds
town Samuel Perrin Pittsburg; Sam.
uel Houek. Cumberland: FRANK H.
Moore, Winchester; J T. Ffaring ard
Mrs. Francis Haring Alexandra.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08

FAIRMONT. Agents OF the Bell
telephone system, which also controls
the Consolidated telephone system,
are taking votes from subscribers on
on proposal TO consolidate the two
telephone systems Similar votes re-
Gently taken at Morgantown, sutton,
Buckhannon and other places gave a
large majority in favor OF consolida-
ton.
CTTARLESTON.---The will OF the
late Col William Seymour Edwards.
oil operator and capitalist. provides
that his widow be paid $4,000 a month.
r. she dies, each of their three chill
dren Is to receive $500 a month un-
I'll they become 81, when the estate
will be equally divided.
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BEDINGTON, Jan. 3.--Miss Lee
Mckee, of Shepherdstown. is visiting
her brother. Mr. William Mckee.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Proctor and
Mr.. Roy Proctor are spending today
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Proctor.
near Berkeley Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. Kellar ana
daughter. and Mr. and Mrs. George
Aikens, were visitors of NJ and Mrs.
F. f. Hoffman, on Suandy.
Mrs. William Mckee and Miss Lee
Mckee spent Saturday with the for
mer's mother. Mrs. S. A. Lemaster,
near Falling Waters.
NORTH MOUNTAIN, Jan. 3.--Mr.
T H. Newkirk. of Little Georgetown
was caller here today.
Messrs. Oscar and George Gather
are visitors in Martinsburg today.
Mrs. Hattie Robbins was called to
Brunswick because Of the illness of
her sister. Mrs. Cora Manor.
Mr. David Weller has returned
home from Keyser. where he visited
his son. George Weller.
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NIPEToWN. Jan. Mrs. Law
renee Glover who has been i'll with
typhoid fever suffered a relapse and
is not feeling so well today.
Mr.. f. E. PearreI and wife were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John D..
Beard yesterday.
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SIIEPHERDSTOWN, Jan. 5.-Mr
and Mrs. Charles Speck today NOV
ed their household goods to Hagers.
town where they lived before com
ing here. When worltmen began The
construction of c. n. Writings mill
IN this place, Mr. Speck was called
here to operate the old one known
as Billmyer's mill about three miles
west of town. His wife and family
will live in Hagerstown and he ex-
poets to work in Philadelphia.
Messrs. Donald Myers and Charley
Walper, of this place, left this morn
ing with number of mules for Ports
mouth Va. Mr. Walper said that
while mules are stubborn some times,
he thinks they will get there in a
week or ten days.
Mr.. Stewart Criswell, who is study
ing law in New York, spent the past
few days with his mother in this
place.
Messrs. Norman Crowl and Edmund
LickIider, who spent the past week
with their parents here, returned to
their duties in McKeesport yester-
day.
Mr.. Ernest Crowl, of this place,
spent Monda in Martinsburg listing
friends.
Prof. S. 0. Bond, who spent the
holidays in Lost Creek, with his par
ents returned to his duties here yes
terday
Mrs. A. P. Northam, of Sharpsburg,
returned to her home yesterday after
spending several weeks with her
her daughter. Mrs. George Cross, of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
CHANCE FOR Three
Members of X. N. G. May Be Admitted
to West Point.

Three members of the Kansas ma
tional guard will have an opportunity
to compete for scholarships at West
Point in June, according to announce
ment which Governor Capper today
received from Adjutant General Nc
Cain in Washington. Names of the
Kansas men to take the examination
in Fort Leavenworth June 6, will be
certified to General Mccain following
a conference which the governor will
this week hold with Charles I. Martin,
adJutant general of Kansas.
In telegram to Governor Capper
today, General Mccain stated that
twenty-five scholarships to West Point
would be awarded in June. The schol-
arship awards would be based on COM
petitive examinations of three candi-
dates from each state. The Kansas
examination will be held at Fort
Leavenworth June and the names of
the Kansas men who will compete for
the scholarships will be selected this
week by the governor. The selections
will be based on military records and
service. Candidates must be between
the ages of nineteen and twenty-five
years and unmarried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
WASHBURN MAY FETE
1t Will Be Combined With the Shakes
peare Celebration.

Preparation for the Washburn May
fete and Shakespeare Precautionary
celebration has been completed and ev-
erything is ready for the big time next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
The fete starts at 3 o'clock with a
pageant in which all the departments
of the college will take part. Then
comes the browning of the May queen,
Miss Mildred Marsh, of the senior class
by Mrs. Farley P. Womer, wife of the
president of the college. This will be
followed by an Old English Maypole
dance.
The rest of the afternoon is given
over to stunts by the various de-
partmental clubs of the school. Among
them are "A Moment Musical" by the
fine arts department.: a representation
of an Engineers Camp" by the En-
cheering club; two dances by the
Gamma and Alethean literary socie-
ties; stunt by the w. c. and w. G.
literary societies; a dance, Reeds and
Rushes," by the Biological club; and
German dance by the German clubs.
After a picnic supper in the Wash
burn ampitheatre the Shakespeare
part of the festivities will commence.
There will be several dances by the
gymnasium classes under the direction
of Miss Juliet Brown. A feature of
the evening will be the unwilling of a
Shakespeare statue in which Leon
Holman of the junior class will repre-
sent Shakespeare. Prof. E. D. Schon-
berger will read scene from Shakes
peare and program will close with the
presenting of the Shakespeare masque
"All on a MidSummer'S Eve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
READY
Preparedness Is Shown ON the
New Mexico Lines.
National Guard Can Be Moved
as Soon as Ready.

BY 8 o'clock this morning, all equip
ment necessary to move the New Mex
leo National Guard had been placed in
readiness for call by Adjutant Cen
eral Harry T. Herring, in command of
the troops, according to reports re-
ceived in Topeka by the passenger de-
partment of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fee railway.
Immediately following an order
Tuesday morning to assemble equip
ment for the New Mexico Guard. the
passenger department of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway in Topeka
cleared the wires of ordinary business
until arrangements were completed to
handle companies of the guard from
the line. Within half an hour after
the first message was received in To-
peka, district passenger agent from
Albuquerque, N MI, was on his way
to Santa Fe to assist in the assem-
bling of equipment.
More than a thousand men are to be
handled by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, according to reports re-
ceived in Topeka. They will be mob
iliZed at Albuquerque, Clovis, Portales,
Roswell. Artesia, Carlsbad and Santa
Fee. Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the road to handle the men
from all of these points as soon as
General Herring issues the call for the
movement.
Equipment assembled by the Santa
Fe to handle the New Mexico troops
consists of eighteen coaches, three
standard sleepers, seven baggage cars
and eighteen freight cars for accom-
mediation of the New Mexico batteries.
Shortly after Z O'Clock Tuesday
night, the passenger department of the
Santa Fe in Topeka was notified how
much equipment would be necessary
to handle the troops from points along
their road. A wire advising the de-
partment here that the equipment had
been placed II readiness reached To-
peka before noon, Tuesday, when the
passenger department of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway was ad-
vised to commence to assemble equip
ment for the movement of the New
Mexico militia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JoURNA-WEDNFsDAY EVENING MAY
MONEY COMES BACK
Cash Furnished Farmers to Buy Seed
Wheat Is Returned.


Men and women who helped save
the 1913 wheat crop through subscrip-
tions to a seed wheat fund, have re-
ceived S3 per cent of their money.
The final payment on notes given by
wheat producers have been returned
to original investors. From the $751;
600 in subscriptions all except s6,400
has been collected.
Some months ago 60 per cent of
the original seed wheat investment
was returned by W. F. Benson. state
bank commissioner. Further collec-
lions have increased the returns to
subscribers to S3 per cent of the to-
tai Commissioner Benson believes
the balance of the fund is in the main
uncollectable and investors will prob
ably lose 5 per cent. Through their
subscriptions, however, they helped
hundreds of families produce a wheat
crop in 1913 and to a large extent
saved the agricultural interests of
wheat producing countries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
BISSELL'S PLEA
He Wants to Return to Shaw.
nee County Jail.
Writes Letter to That Effect
to COdding.

Fred Bissell wants to come back to
the Shawnee county Jail and wait for
trial
He says so in a letter written by
him to Warden ]. K. Codding of the
penitentiary, and forwarded to Topeka.
BisselI says he would be treated much
better in Jail than he is being treated
in the penitentiary.
warden. he says, 'T haven't had
a chance to smoke or read a newspa-
per since I have been in here"
He also talks about securing law
yer to defend him when his case
comes up for hearing. He wants to
come over to the county Jail where he
can talk the matter over with some
attorney and arrange a. defense.
81 was crazy when / committed that
crime" he says, 'but don't know that
it would be a wise thing to enter an
not what they're cracked up to be-"
Bissell asks the warden if he does
not think it is punishment enough to
know what his fate is to be without
being deprived Of such luxuries as to-
bacco and newspapers.
Don't you think it bad enough for
me to know I have committed crime
for which I must spend all the rest of
my days in prison and according to the
Word of God, an eternity in hell?'' he
asks.
County officers have no hankering
to bring Bissell back and care for him
in the county Jail until the time for
his appearance in court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
ADDS To ORCHESTRA
Orpheum Management will Employ
From Nine to IL Musicians.

AS soon as workmen can complete
the enlargement of the orchestra pit
in the Orpheum theater, harp, a solo
violin and several other pieces to be
decided upon later, will be added to
the orchestra, according to an an
nouncement this morning by J. H.
Cooper, manager of the theater. En-
largement of the pit was started early
in the week and is being continued at
times when it will not interior with
any of the programs.
With the enlargement of the orches-
ira, the Orpheum will have the largest
musical organization of any theater of
the city. According to Cooper it will
range from nine to twelves pieces.
FOLLOWING the increase in the size
of the orchestra several other features
will be inaugurated," Mr.. Cooper de-
clared this afternoon. Innovations
that are being contemplated have not
been sufficiently des eioped to warrant
announcement yet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
GIRLS IN BOOMERS
VIII Wear National Gymnasium Uni
form at Nav Fete.

All of the girls in the Combination
drill in the Y. w. c. A. May fete
at the City Auditorium next Friday
evening will wear uniforms.
White middieS and purple bloom
ers are the National Gymnasium uni
for moi the association and when
worn by seventy-five of the prettiest
looking girls in the local 'sY.'' it
makes the neat khaki U. S. A uni
form look like collection of elderly
and disreputable gunny-sacks.
The uniform is worn only during a
few of thee many feature events on
the program. Every variety of ma
tional garb on every variety of young
lady will be present at the big cele-
bration, from the wooden shoes in
Dutch dance to the fairy slippers in
the Dance of the Cupids'' and from
the dainty costumes of the 1.-The
waited skirts and brilliant colorings in
the Spanish IL Esprana.'
The combination drill is the largest
of the program numbers. Following
are the seventy-five people who will
engage in it: Mrs. J. B. Doncyson,
Mrs. E. E. Carpenter, Mrs. H. c. Bur-
dick, Mrs. W. A. Fieger, Mrs. George
Knauer, Mrs. Grace King, Miss Mar
garet Jacquemin, Mrs. Arthur Mitch
ell, Mrs. Albert Neese, Mrs. E. S. Pet
tyjohn, Mrs. w. R. Perry. Mrs. N. C.
Porter, Mrs. Rose Richmond, Mrs. A.
0. Rosser, Mrs. W. l.. Stations, Mrs.
f. H Scholle, Mrs. F. w. Thomas,
Mrs. F. B. Whelan, Mrs. J. r. Wood
hull, Mrs. Charles Sutherland, Mrs. D.
B. johnson, Mrs. Roy Johnson, Mrs.
A. B. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Robert Mer-
rick, Mrs George w. Greenwood,
Miss Carrie Coffman, Miss Helen
Johnson, Miss Sylvia Kettering, Miss
Jane Peterson, Miss Lena Schoenfeld,
Miss Martha Wetzle, Miss elena Boil
lard, Miss Marie Mathew, Miss Helen
Sholume, Miss Alma Lyosis, Miss Hell
en- Thomas. Miss Velma Marleatt,
Miss Opal Stricken, Miss Tava Elliott,
Miss Edna Atwell, Miss Bernice Boggs,
Miss Ethel Brown, Miss Carrie Bush,
Miss Frances BRENNAN, Miss Eleanor
| Caldwell, Miss Christine Fisher. Miss
/ Elsie Johnson, Miss Dorothy LIGHT,
Miss Minnie LIGHT, Miss Mabel Nom
kin, Miss Pearl Main, Miss Erla Pryor,
Miss Beatrice Peak, Miss Gladys Ro-
gan, Miss Bessie Sawyer, Miss Ethel
McC1ements, Miss Lucille Gates, Miss
Helen Brown, Miss Helen Chinchodl,
! Miss Helen Campbell, Miss Myrtle Gill.
Miss Hazel Graves, Miss Charlotte
Keller, Miss Julia Keller, Miss Mayme
Mitchell, Miss Florence Mowrer, Miss
Clara Schmalz, Miss Velma. Swearin-
gen, Miss Dorothy Overmyer, Miss
Mary johnson, Miss Iona Carver, Miss
Lillian Metchen, Miss Elsie Campbell,
Miss Ada. Rippy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, May 0-WHEAT-Dry, hot
weather southwest reported to be causing
the wheat crop to deterioriate led to de-
cidedIy higher prices today in the market
here. Contrary to predictions no showers
over night fell in Kansas and it was said
unusual winds were depriving the soil of
all trace of moisture. At some Kansas
points. sand storms were reported Open
ing prices, which ranged from &c to u a
&c higher, with May at $1.15A and July
at 81 1875 to SLIT were followed by a sub
stantial further advance.
Reports that seed had been blown out
of the ground in thousands of acres in
North Dakota had a further bullish effect
and so. too. did words that dust storms
were sweeping Nebraska. The market
closed strong, 15sc to 1szc net higher with
May at 81. 1914 and July at s1.17ss@11TA.
CORN-Corn shared in the wheat
strength. Offerings were notable scarce
after opening a shade off to &c up, the
market scored a moderate general up
turn.
Subsequently assertions that corn acre
age this season in the southwest would
break all records tended to weaken the
market Prices closed unsettled at u 4&c
to 1aG5sc net decline.
OATS-Destruction by green bugs in Ok
Iahoma tended to harden the price of oats.
On the bulge. however, elevator interests
wera active sellers.
PROyISIONS-Forecas of heavy sum-
mer packing in the west weakened pro-
visions. An early advance which took