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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
CLOSE COTTON MARKET
Sensational Prices for Staple Causes
Exchange at Liverpool to Act.

Liverpool. June 20.-The cotton as
ISOLATION today closed the cotton mar
ket here as the result of sensational
movements of that staple
Cotton Slump Is Result
New York, June 20.-Considering
the receipt of news of the closing of
the Liverpool Cotton exchange, the
cotton market was well in hand at the
opening here today
On the first call prices We're off
from 38 to 60 points. Heavy trade buy
ing was met by general selling and
the opening was mild compared with
what had been expected.
w. L. Johnson, vice president of
the local exchange, declared Liverpool
had closed because it had no cotton.
Prices will probably continue at a
high level here until the new crop
comes in, johnson said. but he saw no
danger of trading on the New York ex-
change being suspended.
Private adyices to cotton men here
are that the Liverpool exchange will
remain closed only few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
A $4,000 HAUL
ssWild West" Express Robbery
i'm Chicago r. II. Yards.
Wore Bandannas for Masks and
Carried Six-ShOOters.

Chicago. June 20.-Official an
nouncement that gold and silver coin
stolen from an express car safe here
late last night amounted to nearly
$4,000 was made today by G. M Cur
It's, vice president and general man
ager of the western department of the
Adams Express company.
A package of diamonds also thought
to have been stolen was found in
checking up the contents of the safe.
The money stolen was consigned to
banks in Omaha, Neb.
Chicago. June 20--Two road
agents" who blithely disregarded the
fact that the frontier has been moved
several hundred miles west were s30.-
900 richer today.
They held up two express 1essen-
gers on the Burlington Flyer in the
West side yards of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad shortly be-
fore midnight and escaled with a
quantity of money and jewels.
The settlement is in an uproar at
! this aspersion on its standing as civ
ilized community and several posses
of officers armed with revolvers,
rifles and nickel plated badges were
galloping madly about on gasoline
"caballos." looking for the 1917 modeI
James boys.
According to W I'd r. Smiley and
A. r. Andrews, the two express T. es-
sengers, the bandits wore the regula-
ton bandanna handkerchiefs over
their faces and six shooters in tleir
hands. After bin ing Smiley and An
drews, they opened the safe by means
of a combine ton dial The robbery
was discovered when the train
reached the Union station.
Smiley and Andrews have been held
for investigation.
Arrest Freight Dept. Man.
Later the police ARE ID James
Burgess, in charge of the Burlington
freight house. They are working on
the theory that the robbery was an
inside job
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
CHEERS FOR PERSHING
American General Working From
Dawn to Dusk.

Paris, June 2O.-The throng which
invariably haunts the Rue Constantin
in front of the spot where a great
American flag marks the headquarters
of Major General Pershing, got a new
thrill today and a new chance to cheer
the American commander.
Marshal Joffre, who had been con-
ferring with Pershins for more than
an hour, emerged from the building
There was an immediate craning of
necks. Behind "paPa'' Joffre the
crowd discerned the AL, erect figure
of General Pershing. The two idols
OF Paris walked together to the curb
where Joffre's automobile waited
And there Pershing swept aside the
crowd and himself opened the auto
mobile door for his distinguished Wis
ltor. The two saluted formally.
smiled informally and Joffre sped
away.
vine American general Is now work
ing on a dawn-to-dusk schedule OFFICE
work. Scores of conferences are
scheduled daily and between these
Pershfng approves reports of his sub
ordinates, consu1ts with them and
personally familiarizes himself with
every detail of the arrangements for
disposition of the army he will COM
nand when it shall arrive in France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
SCHOOL BOARD SCRAP
"Anu'' Faction Unseats Officers and
Prosecutor Probes Case.

Hoyne prepared today t. take hand
in the school board facti al war
which resulted yesterday in the I'M
seating of President Loeb. Secretary
Larson and Attorney Shannon and
election of candidates backed by May
or Thompson. The election was the
elimination of a fight between Loeb
and Thompson for control of the
board.
Il will proceed Immediately to in
vestigate the legality of the proceed
ings,' said Hoyne today. land if find
they are illegal 1 will ask leave to file
quo warranto proceedings to Gust all
newly elected officers and bring such
other action, civil or criminal, as the
facts may warrant"
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following: Weather in the United king
dom continues favorable and the crop OUT
looE fair aItho on reduced acreage.
Crors in France have improved with Inc ne
weather. Stocks show an inere. Pc, que nv ~
inK attended carefully. Dry weather In
Spain has been unfavorable Tor crops.
T1rospects are more favorable In the BAL
kan states following warm and clear
weather. Crops are making GOOD progFfe PROCESS
in italy with weather conditions satlsfac-
tory. All spot prices are high. Scandi-
navian countries have smaller average
than last season. as much was winter Kill
plies are light. The dry section Of Aus
tralia has received good rains KePorts
from Russia that winter crops are re- rly
Favorable are confirmed altho some dam
age in southern governments is noted In
spite of cold weather srring seeding was
pushed and good acreage is reported
Supplies are fair and the grain movemens
is light, owing to bad roads. STOCKS AT al
shipping ports are light.
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EVERYONE MUST WORK
Virginia InaugurateS Novel Law
Forcing All Men to Labor.

Charleston, W. Va. June 20.-Ev-
erybody Notwithstanding father
in West Virginia today. Each con-
sumner was a producer as well-or IA
law violator.
Under a state law effective today,
every able bodied man in this state
between the ages of 16 and so, must
engage in some recognized occupa-
ton, profession or employment and
contribute TO the support of himself
and his dependents
Unless these men work thirty-six
hours a week, they are liable to a
fine of 500 and hard labor on the
streets for sixty days.
Rich and poor alike are affected.
Clipping coupons isn't listed among
the legitimate occupations.
The law was passed at the sugges-
ton of the state defense council and
with the sanction of the national
council as a war measure.
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MEXICO WANTS IN WAR
Report Loan to Carranza by France
Has Been Agreed Upon.

San Antonio, June 20.-That Mex
leo may enter the great war on the
side of America and her allies, and
that France has agreed to loan Mex
leo twenty million pesos is the sub
stance of an article published in an
extra edition of La Raza here late
yesterday.
La Raza is published by Felix Diaz
Martinez, a close friend of Felix
Palavicini, former minister of public
instruction in Carranza's provisional
cabinet and head of the civilization
wing of the new congress-
The article in La Raza was based
upon kilograms purporting to have
come from semi-official sources in
Mexico. One of the kilograms was said
to have come from Palavicini's paper
Ell Universal, published in Mexico
Civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
WEATHER UNSETTLED


reported light showers falling Tues
day night. Heavy rains were report
ed from Oklahoma and the Panhandle
district, moving north and east
The official forecast promises I'M
settled weather tonight and Thurs
day, with probable showers and cool
er Thursday.
The mercury Tuesday night fell to
50 and had climbed to IS at noon to-
day.
Tonight the thermometer will regis
ter about the same as Tuesday night
and in the afternoon will register
around the so degree mark.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is SO, in 1887, and the
lowest, SIS, in 1912
The wind was blowing twelve miles
an hour from the south this morning.
The river was still falling, reading
81 feet this morning. g of foot be-
low the stage recorded Tuesday morn
ing.
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Kansas City, June 20.-WHEAT-Cash ::
Market Sc lower. No. 2 hard, 81 $50 20 !;
No. 8, 50 50@2. G.; No. 2 red, s.. 55d2. 60; No
8, 81. 50@2 81
CORN-Market 1c lower No . mixed
81 .65616 &c: No. s. S1.64@1.65: No. white,
$1.65@1 6613; No. 3, $1.641a@ 165a; No. .
yellow. $1.66; No. 3, $1.G5-
OATS-Market 1c lower. No. white,
Tic; No. mixed, SIC.
RYE-S2 co.
HAY--Market steady to zoe higher.
Choice timothy. $19.o0@20. 90: choice prairie
SO 50d 300: choice alfalfa, S1S.OOd1S50.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-Si SPA 3. AZ.
SHORTS S2@210.
BRAN-$1 41d1.4
WHEAT-Receipts % cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 29c
WHEAT-Close; July, $2.05; September
$50.
CORN-July, s1.56; September. s13sss :;
December. 81 O3M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
RADICALS SOFT PEDAL
German Junkers Now Put Limit on
Annexation Policies.

Copenhagen. June 20.-A conven-
ton of the rad. cal party in SaXony
was held in Dresaen on Sunday. Herr
Wiemir. a reichstag deputy declared
that. while the party was opposed to
boundless annexations, extensions of
frontier on both east and west were
desirable for the better protection of
German soil against invasion.
Deputy Wiemir said that the ques-
ton of colonies must also be taken
under consideration in peace negotia-
tions and that a war indemnity to COW
er part of Germany's expenditure
was highly desirable. The deputy con-
demned the Socialist propaganda for
peace without annexations or indem-
mites.
Socialist Dubious of Socialist.
Copenhagen, June 20.-The Volks
Zeitung of Leipsic, an organ OF the
radical German Socialists, publishes
an article entitled, THE Truth About
the Peace Policy of the Governments
Socialists" in an effort to prove that
Phillip Scheidemann, DIR. Eduard Da-
vid and their associates in the Social
list ma ority party are not sincere in
their advocacy of the policy of no an
nexations and no indemnities.
The newspaper commended they have
taken up this cry merely under the
pressure of the seeding Socialist
minority and the revolution in Rus
STA 1t attempts to prove that the ma
iority previously advocated both an
neyations and indemnities. The Volks
Zeitung asserts that the radical So
of peace without annexations or in
dem mites
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
RETAILERS MAKE

signed by your employees asking that
the ruling be changed and most of
these petitions state that they have
been written voluntarily, but when we
get them from all four corners of the
state containing this sentence, Our
employers have our welfare at heart
as much as the government has the
welfare of the soldiers then we are
forced to believe that such petitions
are inspired, or dictated
Following Miss Bresettes hot re-
tort to the merchants, the morning
meeting was adjourned, and most of
the delegates made a wild rush for
the lobby when they heard a pretty
girl was there demonstrating the new
style in 1ady's overalls.
Afternoon Program.
This afternoons program consisted
gan, F. R. Hamilton. of Lawrence and
ilton, of Lawrence and John
Cogan of Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Co
gan is a business development expert
and one of the big men of the west in
his line of work. The subject of his
address was New Conditions Bring
Many Responsibilities" F. r. Hamil-
tons talk was on the short course for
merchants conducted every year by
the University of Kansas. Lieutenant
Governor Morgan, who was to speak,
was unable to be in the city.
E. J. Fischer of Wamego was on
the program this afternoon for anoth-
err Question Box and Final Answers"
and the election of officers and selec-
ton of the convention city for 1918
late this afternoon were to be fol-
lowed by final adjournment
Better National Association
One of the most important things
done during the convention was the
approval given to the plan suggested
by o. L. Oliger of Emporia, secretary
of the association. for asking the ma
tional association to consider the
adoption of the method used by the
Kansas association in providing closer
organization and in training reserve
officers who may be called to duty in
cases of emergency. The Kansas as
ISOLATION pays especial attention to
training secretaries and in case of va
cancies these men are sent to fill them
to insure a continuation of the work
and policy in force.
A part of the recommendations
made by O1iger was that the national
association move its headquarters to
Kansas City and that all state secre-
taries be brought into closer touch
with the parent body
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
400 600 bushels in the past three days.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
stocks of corn decreas ed 6.S35 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Yesterday were 254 900 bushels of
wheat no flour % 900 bushels of corn and
IO3 GO bushels of oats.
Stock of wheat in Chicago elevators de
creased $1,000 bushels last week and now
bushels. increase 1900 bushes; oats, B.
OfG 600 bushels, decrease 9i4 900 bushels
4 wear ago stocks were 6,3S1 600 bushe 8
of wheat. 5,37s. 600 bushels of corn and g.
s4S 600 bushels of oats.
German crops are-being badly damaged,
as a result Of unprecedented heat wave.
and damage equal to that of 1915 is feared,
dispatch from Copenhagen said yester-
day The prolonged drought has not been
broken since early In May. Berlin had the
hottest day Sunday on record In the seven
ty years experience of the weather bureau
A foreign crop summary contained the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Topeka Board of Trad

Iiverpool-wheat weak; easy Influenced
by American weakness.
Corn firm with moderate arrivals and
sea rcity of offers. Continental absorpt on
liberal.
Argentine adyices unfavorable and actual
worlds cIearances very moderate. Spot de
mand good every where and spot holders
strong Arrivals quickly absorbed.
Oats-Easy Influenced by wheat and lib
eral arrivals from America. Argentine of
fers liberal and weekly eearances expect
ed liberal and American prospects fine
which would indicate liberal marketing.
Spot demand quiet.
Fiour-Eeasy with increased mills offers
and larger foreign arrivals of wheat. Con-
tinental demand good.-BroomhaH.
Chicago June 20-Regardless of actual
alues investors will be extremely timid
making purchases with the uncertainty of
government action of grain prices. Pending
something definite the markets will prob
ably rule with uncertain action.
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TOO MUCH GERMANY
Swiss Council Ousted for Pro- Kaiser
Propaganda ON Peace With Russia.

Paris, June 20-French newspapers
today hailed the resignation of M.
Hoffman,, from the Swiss federated
council, as marking the end of the
long continued Swiss peace moves
some of which have been so persist
ent as to create irritation in allied
countries. Hoffmann'S retirement was
directly due to his transmission of
German separate peace bait to Petro-
grad and was forced by demand of
number of Swiss newspapers, who
saw in such a move breach of neu-
trality, likely to give affront to allied
nations. Dispatches from Berne to-
day indicated that the Swiss foreign
department hereafter probably be un-
der direct control of the Swiss pres
ident, NJ. Schulthess.
Swiss newspapers have recently
been bitter in their comment on Hoff-
mann's mixing in foreign intrigues."
Hoffmann's place in the Swiss fed
Grated council was that of federal
counsellor and chief of the political
departments post corresponding to
foreign minister.
Robert Grimm, the Swiss Socialist
who bore to Petrograd, the German
separate peace proposals, has been or
dered deported from Russia and the
Russian government. it was under
stood today. had withdrawn from the
Swiss minister at Petrograd the rights
to communicate with Berne in code
Ritter Influenced by Hoffmann.
Presumably Swiss Minister Ritter
at Washington, was acting under in
structions from Hoffman, when his
persistent attempts to foster German
contrived peace plans shortly after
Americas diplomatic break with Ger
many, caused considerable adverse
comment in the United States.
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WOODMEN WAR LEVY
Special Assessment to Defray Death
Losses Current to War.

Chicago, June 20.-The Modern
Woodme.l of America, in convention
here, will pledge themselves il favor
of a special assessment of twe7l y cents
a month for each member for a spe
cial fund to defray death losses Of
members who lose their lives in the
war 1t was announced this afternoon
The charter was to be amended to
allow the increase of the boaro of
directors from five to seven members.
to allow the establishment of quad
rennial instead of triennial term for
officers and to allow a wider latitude
in fixing rates of insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20
IoD.NSAMUSfr1ENTS

OVELTY-Lionel Barrymore in
THE Brand of Cowardice;" also
the last episode of THE Great
Secret"
SRPHEUM-Norm Talmadge in
The Law of Compensation"
IRIS-Pauline Frederick in Her
Better Self
NEW GEM-Peggy Hyland in The
Enemy"
COZY-Mary Pickford in 1.-The
Dawn of a Tomorrow" Also a
Fox comedy, THE Love Fight
BEST-'fThe Voice on the Wire
Motion Features.
For details. prices ETC. see adver
tisements on page 10 of the State
Journal.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, June OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment in crop prospects gave a fresh down
ward impulse today to wheat prices. Rains
in the spring wheat region were deemed of
especial advantage to the bears. Opening
quotations, which ranged from the same
as yesterdays finish to 3 cents lower with
July at $500 to 81 Oh and September at
$1I9 to $1.S1 were followed by material
setback all around
Country offerings of new wheat to ar
rive increased to notable extent and
there was no important rally in prices. The
close was unsettled. 1c to 4c net lower with
July at 81 Oh and September at 81 so.
CORN-Breaking of the drought in north
Texas and in Oklahoma tended to e; Sc
the corn market. After opening l cent off
to like advance prices took a moderate
general upturn and then underwent a sag
to below yesterdays close.
Later the market suffered decided break
owing to reports that President Wilson was
likely soon to exercise his power to place
an embargo on grain exports that might
reach Germany thru neutral countries
Prices closed nervous at 15sc to 4c net &C.
cline.
OATS-Oats reflected the changes in
corn values.
PROVISIONS-Pork and ribs were rela-
lively strong as compared with lard.
Chicago Grain and Pork Market
tThe range OF prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Trade.)
Chicago, June 20.
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Kansas CITY Live stock Market.

Kansas City, June 2o.-HOGS-Receipts
10G0o. Market SC to Toe lower Bulk of
sales. S15 15G15.so; heavy, s15 70Gl5.s5;
paeke1s and nd butchers, SlSS9q 1a'so' hgn''
CATTLE-Receipts Ii 900. including
1,5o0 southerns. Market steady to strong.
beef steers. $40 Q0@12.15; western steers.
$9.0o@13 .; southern steers. S550@12 .;
stockers and feeders, 81 50G1O75: hulls.
81 O0d925; calves, S7.00@1e.25
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
to 10c higher. Lambs $160OQ1S.00: year
lings, S10O0@12.25: wethers, $9.O0611 90;
ewes SS.15@10.75; stockers and feeders.
81. 0O613.0 &C.
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AMERICAN I'M COMMAND
Vice Admiral Sims in Charge OF Allied
Fleet
June 2O.--Xica

william ) Sims, U. s. N. has been APP
pointed to take general charge of the
operations of the allied naval forces ir
Irish waters.
Admiral Sims will act in this capac-
ity while the British naval comman-
der-in-chief is absent from his pos.
for a period, the official announce
ment of his appointment explains. The
American admirals flag, meanwhile.
has been hoisted as the allied senior
officer in these waters
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Wall St, New York, June 20.-STOCKS-
Equipments, ship ings and war group
specialties averaged advances of a point
at the opening of today's stock market and
United States Steel, Westinghouse and
American Sugar were higher by substant a
fractions. Motors were again prominent.
Saxon making up its point loss of the
previous day in a single sale Rails were
ignored Pullman fel. . points. Higher
quotations ruled at the end of the first
half hour.
The professional character of trading
was demonstrated when early gains were
wiped out on pressure evidently based on
late foreign advices Steel fell from 1854
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Chicago, June 2O.-HOGS-Receipts o.
00o. Market sc above yesterdays average
Bulk of sales, SIS 00@16.10: light. $14 90@
1915; rough. $1515@15.35; pigs, $110o@
14.S5
CATTLE-Receipts 10000 Market steady
Native beef cattle. $S6561375; stockers
and feeders, s7-10@1035: cows and heifers.
$515M II. 20; calves, S1100@15.G5.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market strong.
Wethers. S9.10Q II 60; lambs, 1o.75@16.50;
springs. 81 25MlS.T5
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ANOTHERWAR DIVIDEND
England Gets So Million and Belgium
S7,5OO,OOO From U. S.

Washington, June 2O.--Another
loan of s35, 100000 was nadc today
to Great Britain by the treasury.
The Belgian minister also received
today $7,500,000 the second monthlN
installment of the $45,O00.000 credit
given to Belgium.
Today's loan TO Great Britain brings
the total advance to the allies to $685.
10000 of which Great Britain has re-
ceiYed S535,OO0,0OO
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Chicago Grain and Pork Market.

Chicago. June 0-WHEAT-CIose: July,
S2.01; September, S1.S0.
CORN-July. S1.52h; September, $1.411A@
141a4: December. S1.06a4 d1O6N.
OATS-July Sly @61Hc; September, 520
521sc; December, 539sc
PORK-July, $3S. 80; September S39.15.
LARD-July, $21.65 September $21.S5.
SHORT RIBS-July. S21.3O: september,
S21 Al
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tina and other Latin-American coun-
tries and also with imml grant condi-
tons both in European and American
ports.
Take Girls to South America?
That the white slave ring, Mrs
Humiston claims knowledge of, has
been stealing New York girls and TAX
ing them to South American countries
is limited at but not confirmed.
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FRENCH FLYERS HERE
Foreign Aviators in United States to
Teach Flying.

New York June 2O.-Twe1ve
French commissioned officers of the
flying corps, m3st of them wearing
one or more decorations for distin-
Su1shed service, arrived here TODAY 10
serve as instructors in American fly
France
All of the men are direct from the
front, having received only four days
notice to sail for this country
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New York. June 20-MONEY- Mercantile
paper, per cent. Sterling. 60 day bills
4T2: commercial, 60 day bills on bonds
411%: commercial, 60 day bills
471L3 demand, 475as cables 476 ZIG
Francs. demand. 5.76% cables, 575A
GuiIders. demand Al 3-16: cables Az
Lires. demand. 7.2s: cables, 7.27 RubIes
demand. 2312 cables, 2334. Bar silver
711sc; Mexican dollars. 605sc. Government
bonds, steady: railroad bonds. heavy
Time loans. strong; 60 and 90 days. 5I2m6 /:
6 months. 5M5lh.
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to 1a6. Alcohol lost ~. points. shipping
/ to 5, Ohio Gas 615, Motors and some
81 Miscellaneous issues were unsettled
Steel rallied point at midday.
Bonds were lower.