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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
NOT IN RIVER DISTRICT
Picture Concerns Representative Was
Arrested on East Sixth Street

Supreme court decisions obtained by
out of town peddling concerns placing
their business on an interstate COM
merce basis, tied the city hands in
police court and freed Charles Schaf-
fer. representative of an enlarged
picture concern with offices at Kansas
City and Chicago. Schaffer was ar
rested Wednesday for selling without
a license.
1t is a shame that these people
can come in here and compete with
other concerns without paying a Ii
cense," said George P. Hayden, city
attorney. But they have the supreme
court decisions to back them up and
for the time being we are helpless
Schaffer takes exception to a charge
made that he was arrested in the riv-
city license collector arrested him on
East Sixth street. He also takes ex-
ception to a published statement that
a woman who could neither read nor
write was selling ris pictures in To-
pelka. The statesmen are not iIIiterate
according to Schaffer'S attorney In
formation was turned into the license
collector that one of the purchasers
was a person who could neither read
nor write. Schaffer also objects to
his statesmen being described as a
gang. They are bona fide statesmen.
he declares.
''Schaffer has offered to pay what
he considers is a reasonable license, >"
said his attorney today. but he con-
siders the fee demanded by the city
attorney exorbitant."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

A perplexing situation has arisen for two
members of Battery A, and two girls living
two members of Battery A, and the East
Eighth avenue girls declare they are mar
ried while the eight parents of the four
young people announce positively that
they are not married.
Leo f. Vaughn, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Vaughn, East Seward avenue, has gone to
the training station at the Great Lakes
for apprentice seamen.
The H. II. club met with Miss Katharine
Fischer Friday afternoon. The guests of
the afternoon were Miss Bessie Parker,
Miss Sarah Reser. Miss BESSIE Glenn, Miss
Thelma Stitt and Miss Alice Brownlee.
mittee from the Second United Brethren,
churches, it was decided to hold Chris
tan Endeavor rally September 0, Sunday
afternoon. program will be arranged
Mrs Walter WombIes has gone to Kan
sas City after visiting Mr.. ana Mrs w. L.
Jury She will go later to Omaha. Neb., to
join Mr.. Wombles in a permanent home.
Clyde WATSON, Reno avenue, will leave
soon for Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, where he will
enter the officers training camp.
Miss Edith Bradfield and Miss Florence
Bradfield will be dinner guests Saturday
aT Mfs Miss p dte has East Just @
ished a nurses training course at Kansas
City.
tanned Friday afternoon for Mrs. w. 7.
Neal East Sixth avenue. The guests were:
Mrs. NJ. w Lungstrum, Mrs. Elmer Harris,
Frank Warren, Mrs. Harry Walters, Mrs
Jess Stafford, Mrs. Luther Philips, Mrs
Harry De Jean, Mrs. Carl Yocum, Mrs. Lee
Ticehurst and Miss Grace Stafford
Charles keiser of Kansas City is spend
ing the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A
Mitchell, 1922 Lawrence street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Root, 334 Lafayette
street, are the parents of son, born Fri
day.
The Rev. F. Sutton will talk Sunday
morning on 1.-The Importance of the Frag
ment-' at the East Side Methodist church.
In the evening union services viii be held
in the Second United Brethren church, the
Rev. Mr. Robey speaking.
John Clifford, son of Mr.. and Mrs F.. n.
Clifford, who has been i'll with the humps
for a week, is recovering.
Miss FIoy and Miss Mamie Higgins have
nue., after spending several days at Au
rora, Ill.
II. S. Wise, Scotland avenue, spent Fri
day in Kansas City on business.
1.-The Science and the Sense of the Pray
err Meeting" is the top to be used for the
! Avenue Methodist church. In the evening
Mr. Wise will talk on neighborliness. using
/ as his topic, What Is True Neighborli-
I ness 2"
Mr. and Mrs Ranlaeys. 219 Locust street.
are spending Saturday and Sunday in
| Kansas City.
! Ethel Tuggle, little daughter of Mr.. and
! Mrs. c. H. Tuggle, ZIG Lake street. who
i Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Terry have returned
! after weeks visit to Mr.. Terry's paents
! at Omaha. Neb.
/ Mrs f. B. JoIley has purchased the con
dictionary store at ITO East Fourth ave
nue. formerly managed by K. w. Stock
we'll Mr. and Mrs Stockwell and family
/ will leave soon to make their home in
/ California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

Mr- and Mrs Thomas Prout and son Ed
win will return the first of the week after
spending one month at Three Lakes Wis
A J. burrows, travelling passenger agent
for the Nickelplate railroad, was a BUSH
ness visitor at the depot Friday
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Golden will spend
the week end with Mrs. IfoIden's father
Mr. F. Borst, Poplar street.
Archie Dyal and Miss Mary Happy will
return to their home in Ottawa Sunda.
after spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pollinger- Mrs Pollingers mother,
Mrs. J. H. Eason, who has been her guest
three weeks. will accompany them home
RoHa Campbell of the electrical depart
ment has gone to Chanute ON a business
trip.
j. S. johnson of the car sheds has been
i'll at his home, lilo Lawrence street, sew
eral days
Miss Louise Jury. Miss Prudence and
Mr.. Harold Jury. daughters and son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Jury. are spendin q
their vacation in Springfield, Mo.
John Isaacson of the test department
came to the city Friday from Los Angeles
T.e left Friday evening to spend severa.
days in New York City on business.
Clarence Dolstrom of the machine shops
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Minnie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

The Oakland w. c. L. u and their fam
lilies will picnic Tuesday afternoon and
evening at Ripley park. Supper will be
served at O'Clock and all members are
asked to bring well filled baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w Mohler and family,
Atlantic and Wabash avenues, are spend
ing the week end in Eskridge
Miss IneZ Vandeventer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Vandeventer. 407 Sumner
street, has been quite ill for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bump of Clarinda. Iowa.
together with their chauffeur, Guy Reeves,
who are motoring to Oklahoma. were Fri
day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Cole
Laura and Clifford Dodge are spending
short time with their grandmother ut
Atchison. They expect to spend Sunday
with several boy friends at camp at Fort
Riley.
Edward Gregory of Mount Ayre, is
spending the week with the J. L. Gregory
family, Oakland avenue.
Mrs. E. A Peters and children have
gone to Wil1iamstown to spend Sunday
with Mrs. Peters father.
Mrs. Roy Weeks has returned to her
home after attending the Epworth Les gue
convention at Baldwin.
Mrs. w. G. Granville has been called to
Lecompton by the death of her sister in
law.
Miss Virginia Biscoe will spend the week
end with Miss Amanda GoodeIl at Tecum-
sch
Sunday morning at the Oakland Meth
odist church the Rev. A. e. Peterson will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry. who for the past
two gears has been in command of the
central department of the United
States army. with headquarters here,
went to Rockford, H.. today to as
sumo command of Camp Grant. where
men will be trained for the national
army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

The house of representatives paws
in one year more than S1,500,00O in
salaries for clerical and ianitor help
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notea and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between.S and 10 a. M, $3.50:
other hours. 4I51 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

r. B. METCALF. died this morning Flu
pleted-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

Mr.. Folker is here to help the farm
ers of Shawnee county. He represents
the United States department of agri-
culture and the State Agricultural
college. He knows a lot of things
about farming that farmers never
learn from the soil until they are
looking for information.
You'd be surprised at the things he
does in his little office at the court
house. Besides being the official adj
wiser of the farmers of the county he
is ready to serve as a go-between III
finding markets. 1t isn't particularly
difficult for farmer to find market
for all he raises but occasionally he
has some surplus grain or livestock
for which there is no Immediate or
convenient market. Mr.. Folker is
ready to aid in finding the market.
Right now he has twenty five hun
dred bushels of seed wheat listed with
him. also one hundred bushels of al
falfa seed, Shetland ponies, seven
hundred bushels of rye, some two and
three year old Percheron colts, choice
Holstein bulls and stock hogs. Besides
that he has a market for and wants
to know who has male Duroc-Jerseys
and alfalfa hay. The service is free.
VIII War on Chinch Bugs.
Mr.. Folker has reports of chineh
bugs in some parts of the county and
is urging the farmers to start the
fight this fall-fight with fire. He
advises burning the weeds and trash
along fences and roadsides.
This" he says, should be done as
late as possible so the bugs will per-
ish this winter. Notify the county
agent of the situation in your COM
munity and demonstrations in control
will be conducted, if needed"
Mr.. Foll1er is believer in fairs
and is urging the people of Shawnee
county to be loyal to the Kansas Free
Fair to be held in Topeka next
month.
Its a good time now to decide
what products you can enter at the
Big Free Fair" he said Shawnee
county people have a rare opportunity
to capture many prizes this year. Get
a premium book. Give the boy or girl
some encoura cement to get into the
contests. The new Junior department
with Miss NJ Edna Corbet in charge
offers some splendid prizes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland.
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street,
Telephone between S and 10 a. NJ, $3.50:
other hours. 4151 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
SANTA FE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan atreet.
Telephone between s and 10 a. M, $3.50.
other hours 4751 k-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

The funeral of Mrs. Ira McGfothlon will
be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the Seabrook church. Burial in Mt. Hope
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
HIGHLAND PARK

Notes and personals from Highland
E ark, by Mrs. o. ShauI. Telephone
1929 MI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
To Command at Camp Grant,

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel s27.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
CO. FARM BUREAU
A. ID. FOlker, Agent, Is Busy
With New Job Now.
He Does Many Things To Help
Shawnee Farmers.
WILL WAR ON CHINCH BUGS
One of His Duties Is To Help
Market Crops.
He's a Believer in and Booster
for Big Free Fair.

Shawnee county farmers have learn
ed in the last five weeks that this
county has a farm bureau and coun-
ty agricultural agent. A. D. Folker.
the agent, came quietly and opened
up an office in the court house. There
was no blare of trumpets but he has
managed to make it known to most
of the farmers that he is to be found
on the job every day and that he pos
sesses a lot of acknowledgement in
formation-that can be utilized by
them. The following summary OF
his work in five weeks indicates his
activity, also the fact that the farmers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. June 30.-Today's bank
statement showed actual conditions as
follows:
Loans. discounts, etc. ss.s7s.4ss.ooo;
increased sl15.3l7.oo0
Reserve in own vaults. of which SILL
7s5, nha in specie. 253.4S5. 900: decreased
Sil .62s.oOo.
Reserve in federal reserve bank.
1884. 3e5. 600: increased sl07. 100000,
Reserve in other depositaries, z. S.
deposits deducted. s325.076. 900. S55.o6s.-
600: decreased $1.3S3.0oo.
Net demand deposits. $3.4o7.0lB.o 900:
increased sSo9,oo0.
Net time deposits. s1s4.124.ooo: in
crea sed sl2.795.oO0.
Circulation. ses.s1s.ooo; decreased
sl5i.ooo.
Aggregate reserve. sss2s5s.ooo.
Excess reserve. $l04.s14.320: increased
2.9S1.0s0.
SUMMARY Of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not in
cluded In clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts, etc, sS62,SS4,2oc:
Increased si.549.60o
Specie. se3.s53. 700: decreased $I,12l-
Legal tenders. s1o,sso.s4o: decreased
500. 500.
Total deposits. sl.o2o.o7e.5eo: in
creased s11.l6I.4Go.
Ranks-Cash in vault. sl3.523.o0o
49, cnnpanieS-Cash in vault, $50.
SeH.or1. &smac ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01

restricted by inability TO obtain the
needed grain in the west. High tenn
peratures in Kansas and Nebraska to-
gether with fears Of scorching winds
there, tended farther to increase bull
ish sentiment. The weather elsewhere.
however. was favorable and this fact
caused at first considerable transient
weakness in the new crop months.
Wheat and oats hardened in sym
pathy with the corn bulge. Wheat
bears had an advantage in the early
trading, though. on account of an
nouncements that tho first new wheat
this season had arrived at the Atlantic
seaboard ready for shipment to Eu-
rope. There were also advices at hand
that harvesting OF new wheat was in
progress in Illinois. and that cutting
was being done as far north as Alton.
Considerable apprehension for tho
safety Of oats resulted from word of
high tempera tures in prospect 1t was
said that rank growth. due to recent
excessive wet weather. had left the
crop in no position to Withstand ex :
treme sudden heat.
Provisions declined. owing to oon-
tfnued slowness OF cash demand and to
further weakness In the hog market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
Pershing Ignores Etiquet.

Maj. Gen. Pershing, true to his demo
cratic principles refused to haggle or
delay over the niceties of etiquette
when the question was raised whether
Admiral Gleaves should call on him or
he on the admiral. 1.-The point is that
want to see him." the general declared.
1t was accordingly arranged. as moro
convenient, that Gen. Pershing should
go to the flagship as soon as he was
free from the task of inspection.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
Gen. Pershing returned ashore and he
probably will go to Paris tomorrow
(Friday). The debarkation of the
American troops has become almost an
interest of the inhabitants has conferred
all day around the commander of the
forces. The weather has been so In
clement that only moderate sized
crowds have been present to welcome
the strangers. The streets. however,
have been enlivened with swarms of
soldiers and sailors.
Their activities occupied all of yes
terday and last night. Many of the in
habitants watched in wondering fash
ion the marching and counter marching
as if to question whether the French or
the Americans owned the town.
The preparations for the completion
of the camp are proceeding rapidly and
were SO far advanced this morning that
the troops were comfortable notwith-
standing the rain. Gen. Pershfng ex-
pressed his satisfaction with the condl-
lions and the soldiers say they are de-
lighted with the camp. which stands on
high ground. Although drinking water
must be brought from considerable
distance. 1t is of an excellent quality.
The sudden influx of the American forces
has almost exhausted the towns stocks of
supplies. such as tobacco, matches and
other articles not In the army ration, and
prices are gradually rising. All the ne
ceGsities however. are abundantly pres
ent
notwithstanding the concentration here
of thousands of soldiers. sailors and ma
| rines, there has been minimum of dis
order and the strangers from overseas
are proving more welcome to tho town 8
folk every hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, June 30.-Urgent demand
today for corn for immediate delivery
brought about the highest prices ever
reached in the corn market here, No.
yellow. regular contract grade.
commanding 1.76 a bushel. The market
closed unsettled at gains of " to IL.
Wheat showed an advance of " to
net, with July at ZOE and September
at 1872. Oats wound up " to y higher.
In provisions the outcome ranged from
CSC decline to a rise of sc.
Influential traders in corn appeared
to be much impressed by scarcity of
corn available for ready shipment In
this connection seaboard messages were
received telling of a good export de-
mand. but saying that business was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June 3o.-Flour-Easy
spring patents. 119oa1215; winter pat
ents. 11.40a11.G5: winter straights.
11.05a11.30; Kansas straights. LISA
1915.
wheat-spot. easy; No. hard, 2a3
t. o. b. to arrive.
Corn-Spot. steady: No. yellow,
18TH C. 1. t. New York.
Oats-Spot. steady; standard. 75ha
75A.
Feed-Firm: western bran. 100-pound
sacks. 33.1oa33.6o. Standard middlings,
do. $3.50.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 2o.4oa2o.6o.
Tallow-Easy; city special. loose. Tx
Other articles unchanged.
Evaporated apples-Slow. Prunes and
apricots awaiting new crop prices
Peaches. quiet. Raisins. steady.
Butter-Steady: receipts. 1892 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras.
37& ASST: creamery. extras (92 score),
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01

37lk: frsts. 3sa37: seconds. 34isa35N
Eggs-Steady: receipts. 1898 cases.
Fresh gathered extras. 36a3-: fresh
gathered storage packed frsts. 35a
S5i1 Fresh gathered firsts. 33ka
34is; seconds. 21isa32is. State. Penn
sylvania- and nearby western hennery
whites. fine to fancy, 4oail; state. Penn
sylvania, and nearby hennery browns.
37a39
Cheese-Firm: receipts, 1908 boxes
Fresh. specials. 231:a23A. do. average
run. 23a23A
Live poultry-Firm: chickens. s0a32.
fowls. -: turkeys. Is. Dressed quiet
chickens. laa26: fowls. 1915 /:
turkeys. 1Sa33.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
u. S. TROOPS QUICKLY LANDED
ON ARRIVING AT FRENCH PORT
Yankee Twang, Southern Drawl and Western
Burr Already Familiar on Main Street of
Gallo Seaport Where Americans Are

I every transport, as it passed through a
| certain narrow passage within arm
| and nickels descended upon the crowds
of children. who were cheering Les
Americans" The French soldiers,
| drawing 5 cents a day. cannot afford to
| ever much they may desire to do SO.
Americans are more than ever regarded
as a nation of millionaires as result
of this coin scattering from the trans
ports.
AS far as the bands are concerned
| they have exerted the most stirring In
ffuence upon the townsfolk who sell
dom hear music of any kind and never
military bands. French bandsmen have
all become stretcher-bearerS nowadays.
Although very few of the enlisted
men have any knowledge whatever of
French one discovers them chatting
anicably with the natives on every
street corner. Already a large propor-
ton of the towns fair sex has been
enrolled as voluntary instructors to the
would-be linguists in olive drab. The
soldiers engaged in learning French in
this pleasant manner are generally
French damsels invariably register their
admiration by putting flowers in the
heroic ones buttonholes.
Interested in German Prisoners.
The Americans are taking an almost
morbid interest in the German prison.
ers of war. of whom there are consider
able numbers employed in and about
this port They have captured the
enemy with their frank. impersonal
kind of curiosity. to which the Boche
replies with sullen, sidelong chances.
stood alongside group of prisoners
who ceased work to watch the Ameri-
can regiments go by. None of them said
word except one non-commisSioned
officer. who. cycling the column with
professional interest. suddenly NUT
tered: They look like recruits"
On my way out to visit the American
camp I passed a field where a ball
team from one of the naval vessels
was practicing for the game 1t was
going to have with another navy nine.
A little crowd of French spectators
was watching with mouth agape at the
activities, which they doubtless con-
sidered bit light hearted. I venture
the prophecy that base ball will become
as familiar as tennis to the Inhabitants
of this section of this country before
long, for the army intends to organize
a league of its own as soon as it finds
the time. The navy's league already is
in process Of organization and games
already are scheduled.
The camp is situated on particularly
well chosen grounds. The troops are
lodged in wooden huts which stretch
there are electric lights and running
water. There is already splendid ac-
commodation for a great many men
just how many 1t is not permissible to
say. American sentries are posted at
every entrance to the camp and French
territorials guard the roads leading
to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
Blow for U-Boat Campaign.

THE safe arrival Of a force OF this
size and character is not exactly an
vertisement for the infallibiiity of
the U-boat campaign. and II the German
had any power of Independent thought
he might well demand how it was pos
sihle for. America to send her troops
through the danger zone without mis-
hap.
They are but the advance guard"
said the Westminster Gazette, "of
great army which our allies viii send
il the war lasts long enough. and he
would be bold man to predict that it
will not We congratulate the United
States on the fortitude upon which 1t
sent Gen. Pershing and his expedition
AIRY force. and we have not the small
est doubt but that this advance guard
will, when it goes into action, glo-
riously and gallantly uphold the honor
of the great country it represents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. June 3o.-Priccs fluctu-
ated irregularly In tho cotton market
here this morning with trading quiet
and believed 40 be largely in the way
of evening-up commitments for over the
week end and the government report of
Monday. After an early decline to 1927.
October rallied to 1851 and closed at
1855. with the general list closing ir-
regular, net ! point higher to points
lower
Two more private crop reports were
issued. one making the condition $50
against 6s.3 last month. while the other
showed 4 condition OF 20 2 against 700
last month, being the only one Of the
eight private reports recently published
to suggest Improvement
NEW ORLEANS. June 30-LiGuida-
ton was the most prominent influence in
the cotton market here today and It
worked against prices moderately It
was stimulated ny expectations of the
bureau reports due Monday and. also
to some extent, by the rains in the
eastern half of the belt. The weather.
however, was fairly evenly balanced.
rains being offset to a great extent by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01
the droush. and high temperatures in d.


Around the opening and toward the
middle OF the session. the market was
at a net advance. active months at their
highest being 3 TO points over yes
terday's closing prices. The selling out
OF contracts by the long side put the
market TO n net decline of i2 to II
POINTS Closing prices showed . net
loss OF 1e to Is points.