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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
BANK SHORT $4,000?
Loose Business Methods Responsible
for Closing NiotaZe Institution.

Shortages of F. ]. Erhart, cashier
of the NiotaZe State bank may aggre-
gate $4,000, according to statements
in Topeka today by Examiner Hemp
hill. who has been in charge of the
Chautauqua county bank since it's
doors were closed here last week.
Erhart has not been arrested. He has
turned over to the state bank exam
iner property sufficient TO cover all
losses it is believed.
Loose methods of bookkeeping and
handling banking accounts may have
been responsible for the shortages of
the bank. The leaks have been grow
ing almost since the establishment of
the bank eight years ago. A speci Il
examination last week showed that
the bank was insolvent.
II don't believe Erhart has profited
dollar by the shortages" said Hemp
hill 1T was just a loose sysem in
a one man bank and 1 don't think he
realized the leaks
Erhart's records and the books of
the bank failed to tally. 1t was found
thru an examination by Hemphill that
the bank had nearly $4,000 in de-
posts. Records by the cashier, tho,
showed about $4,000 in deposits 1t is
probable that a receiver will be APP
pointed for the bank. The institution
is not under the bank guaranty act
| Property turned over to the state,
however, is expected to meet all short
ages and to pay the despositors in full.
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stock steers-up to $40 today, feeders Sf050.
Killers bid on all fleshy feeders, and eoun-
try buyers have paid pu to 5000 III the
last week.
HOGS
Early prices were highest today sales
up to So bulk of sales $14.4O to S174 90
Railroad embargoes interrupted shipping
orders, and fewer hogs went to order buy
ers today as a result. Receipts are not
sufficient for the needs of killers and
packers here are shipping in great many
hogs bought at Omaha, Sioux City and
Fort Worth. The general belief is that the
market will work higher, tho not as rapid
ly as in the last few weeks.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
After some depression on lambs middle
of last week the market has recovered
sales 10c to 15c higher today, and the top
only cents under extreme top of the
season, reached first of last week The
good lambs sold at SLID and $14.sQ today
some fair to good lambs around S14.5O
and heavy lambs worth around S1425
Prime ewes are worth s12.25, some Next
can wethers at $12 today. 20 lbs. average
Feeding lambs sell at Sf3.o5-to S14, shear
/ ing lambs slightly more.
| J, A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
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adorned the great square had been
taken away by the Germans and a
gaudily clad dummy left in its place
The railway station was completely
wrecked, including the tracks and
crossing bridges. Germans signs had
been substituted turnout the station
and on a bulletin board was time
table of trains for Lille. Munich and
other points within the German lines.
Wanton Wrecking of Homes.
The. Germans left many relics to
show their occupancy of the French
military barracks. In some of the
rooms Christmas trees gaily decorated
with tinsel were still standing. 1t was
strange to find in some of the shelter
ed and partly burned houses remnants
of children's toys, including doll car
riages and bits of dolls themselves.
These had been left behind with all
other household belongings when the
French inhabitants first fled before
the German invaders. In some of the
finer residences, the Libraries had been
wrecked, the books torn to pieces and
scattered in the streets. The Germans
had left several foot-bridges across
the Somme which were apparently in
tact, but on close examination showed
that false sections had been inserted
that gave way at the first foot pres
sure The correspondent investigating
one of these bridges too closely had an
icy bath in the Somme. On the blank
walls of the city there were many
printed proclamations to the soldiers.
Had 7Germanized the City.
The invaders had Germanized the
city during their occupancy-or at
least had attempted it. All the streets
have been renamed after such army
heroes and generals as Hindenburg,
Mackensen and others.
But the townspeople themselves
were far from GermaniZed. twenty
four hours after the Germans evacu-
ated Roye. the eight hundred remain
ing of the city-s4 civil population had
unearthed long hidden French flags.
The tri-color was waving everywhere
when the French troops entered.
Americans Feed Populace.
All is movement-and yet so meth
odically is it executed that beyond
Roye the Partisan newspapers were
being distributed to the soldiers today
with the same regularity as in Paris
itself.
Turnout the German evacuation and
the French occupation of Roye, the
American bureau which has been
feeding the civil population continued
its work uninterruptedly.
The Hindenburg Defense Line.
Therefore the Germans began con-
Struction of a new line OF retreat
now known as the Hindenburg line.
1t runs south from Arras, past San
Quentin and rejoins the old front in
the vicinity of scissors. On these
new defenses, the Germans forced the
French civil population to work many
days.
Returning refugees who were forced
by the Teutons to work on the new de-
/ lenses on the "Hindenburg line" stated
today that the Germans hoped by
shortening their lines on the western
front to release thirty divisions Of men
for strategy elsewhere. Thirty divi-
sions is approximately 500, 600 men.
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IoD.NSAMUSEf1ENTS

COZY-Max Under in Max Comes
Across" is on the program for to-
day and tomorrow. "Mutiny, a
Blue Bird production is also part
of the entertainment.
GEM-William A. Brady presents
Ethel Clayton in "a Mans Wom-
an" also a comedy film.
IRIS-"Great Expectations" adapt
ed from one of Dickens's famous
novels. featuring Louise Huff and
Jack Pickford The fifth episode
of "Patria," with Mrs. Vernon
Castle.
NOVELTY-Five acts of vaudeville
and the fifth episode of Pearl
of the Army
ORPHEUM-Clara Kimball Young
in 1.-The Foolish Virgin" also a
new Mack Sennett comedy, The
Nick of Sime," featuring Teddy"
the famous dance dog.
For details, prices, etc. see adver-
tisement on page 10 of the State
Journal.
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Reporter Described Her Bub-
bling Over With Happiness.
In Fact, She Was on the Verge
of Hysteria Attack.
IN Topeka TO BURY Her SISTER
Actress Still Ill From Effects of
an Operation.
She Was SObbing When Report
er Thought Her Laughing.

Chief mourners at funerals have
been described in a hundred different
fashions. All flights of imagination,
however. were distanced today when
a morning paper reporter described
Fay Tincher, movie star, here to at
tend her sisters funeral as follows:
From her room on the same floor
penetrated delicious little bubbles of
enthusiastically at the interview
er's plight Then came another burst
of laughter. such childish tinkle of
mirth, that the interviewer was quite
able to conjure up with the aid of his
memory of certain Keystone films, an
adorable little miss, just feet, 2
inches high. with brilliant color, coal
black hair and eyes and an expressive
little mouth"
The truth of the matter is that Fay
Tincher never felt worse in her life.
She was on the verge of hysteria. Re-
covering from a serious operation at
hospital at Los Angeles, she was in
formed last week that younger SIS
| ter, Mary Tincher, had died suddenly
at FL Paso. Fay Tincher was hardly
able to make the trip to Topeka to
attend burial services and upon her
arrival here Monday night was on the
verge of nervous prostration.
At the home of her cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles NJ. Figg, 211 Edgewood
avenue, Fay Tincher was asleep this
morning. Mrs. Figg stated that she
| had been up all night with Fay and
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Tincher.
Il have a message for all news
paper reporters from Fay" said Mrs.
| Figg "She says to tell you that she
| knows business is business but that II
you had a sister and felt as badly as
she does, you wouldn't want to talk
either and she would rather not be
| interviewed. Now l am sure you are
not offended"
| Sister Died Suddenly.
| Then, the story of the sudden death
| of Mary Tincher at FL Paso was told
The younger sister had been ill only
a week. Fay Tincher, her two sisters
Ruth, of FL Paso, and Mrs. Julia Dick
| of New York, and her mother, Mrs
! Elizabeth Tincher. of Ell Paso. are all
| in Topeka attending the burial service
! of Mary Tincher at Topeka cemetery
this afternoon. Fay Tincher will leave
tomorrow for Los Angeles to enter Fog
| comedies, providing her health i'm
| proves.
The popular movie actress left To-
| peka twelve years ago to enter a the
atrica1 school at Chicago. She hoped
to play in drama but instead she en-
tered comedy and vaudeville. first ap.
pearing in THE Prince of Pilsen.
Later she tried vaudeville and made g
hit both in the east and in Europe
She's in the movies now, and is mos
popular in comedy altho she made &
hit in the original vampire role IL
| THE Battle of the Sexes
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"a renorted at Liverpool were 7.656,OOO
bushels, compared with e,212,0O0 bushels
in the previous week and 5:4o2, ooo bush,
were 5.094, 600 bushels, including 1.732, 900
bushels Is flour India shipped 100000
bushels, Australia shipped 100000 bush
LOG, 900 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decrea sed 375.615f bushels last week and
now amount to 6377,O24 bushels; corn,
41O627 bushels, decrease 51,2sO bushels !:
oats, 2,OS2, 42S bushels. decrease 346,G64
9.555 bushels; rye, 1896 bushels, decrease
III bushels; barley, Ss,961 bushels. de-
crease 7.457 bushels. year ago stocks e.,
bushels of corn and 716,66S bushels of
oats.
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LOOK FOR SHOWERS!
Continued from Page one.)

ond time this year reads to protect
36-hour shipments against more than
freezing temperature in all directions.
The lowest temperature Monday
night was So. At 8 o'clock this morn
ing the mercury registered As and
will probably go to so before evening.
Tomorrow will be practically a dupli-
cate of today, an east wind, clouds
and showers.
The only cold weather reported in
United States is in the north, around
st. Paul, where they have a 32-inch
snow and Is degree weather. Other
sections of the country are enjoying
the same weather as Topeka has had
for the last two days.
The lowest temperature on record
for this date is in 1906, and the
highest SO, in 1916. The wind was
blowing 2 miles an hour from the
east this morning at 9 o'clock.
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Kansas City, March 20.-WHEAT-Clos !:
Market lie to &c higher. No. hard, $194@D
2.O1; No. 3, s192@1.99; No. red, s., $50
200: No 3, S1.90@1.9S
CORN-Market lie to &c higher. No. .
mixed S1131hM114h: No. 3, $1.12136i1.1 IA /;
No white $1.14@1 Is: No. 3, 81 13M1 IA ;
No. . yellow, $1.16@1 .161a No. 3, s1;l5
No. white, 63@63hc; No 9 mixed. 61@
&c.
RYE$1. 54d1.5s
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S2. 51@2.70.
HAY-Prairie, $3.50; other hay I'M
changed.
BRAN-S1 S561S7.
SHORTS-S1. 9Sd .. 05.
WHEAT-Receipts 4 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POUETRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts. &c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. S1.S4A; July
S1.54h September S1.41d1.41
CORN-May, $1.101s; July. $1.09 ;Septem-
Der, $1.06.
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BOMBS ION ACCOUNT"
AS Reprisal for Burning Bapaume
French Raid Frankfort on the. Main.

Amsterdam, March 20.-A telegram
received here from Frankfort-on-the-
Main says that on March 16, a hostile
airplane flew over the town and
dropped six small bombs, one of which
slightly damaged the roof of a house
The others fell in the river or in fields
and caused no damage. The ajrplane
was fired on by anti-aircraft guns.
The French war office announced
on Saturday that Fra nkfort-on-the-
Main has been bombarded by a French
airplane in reprisal for the setting
afire of Bapaume.
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Kansas City, March 20.z-HOGS-Recei is
1000 Market SC to 1oc higher. Bulk Of
Saifs and Butchers 5a i5oS light
81; so Il, 20; -igs, $1o.ooM13o0. 200
southerns Market strong to ioc higher:
Prime fed steers. S11 75@12.o5; dressed beef
steers, s95o@11-50; western steers, s9.00@
S6.OOd1O0O: heifers, Ss.00@1 HOO; stockers
and feeders, s1;5o@105o; bulls, $7.0O@95o;
sHEEPwReceipt 1000. Market strong
to Zoe higher. Lambs, $14.25@ 1890; year
lings, S13.O0@13.75; wethers, S11 50M1250 (;
ewes, $10.50d 1928; stockers and feeders
81. OOd HOO
Kansas City Stock Yards, March 20.
Embargoes ON live stock shipments held
receipts down today, tho there was fair
run OF cattle here, $500 head. The market
was strong to 15c higher, best steers here
fattened on beet pulp, selling at SLID,
record price for that class of cattle Hogs
today 1000. market 15c higher at the start,
A't' NO. BEEF CATTLE.
The price limit on prime steers has not
been determined here recently, but il is
somewhere around $3.50 for the right
kind. Medium kinds at s1025 to s11.25,
very little better than stock cattle. Pulp
SLID, weights 1924 lbs, drove OF GO
of that class at s10-s5 to S11-6o, and some
plain and rough pulp steers at 500 to
500 today. 1911 lbs, average, One car Of
Oklahoma steers and heifers sold in the
quarantine division today at $1o35, 629
Cows and heifers and bulls were strong
today, veal calves 25e higher; up to So.
Prices ruled 10c to 15c higher first half
of last week. but after the strike began
to look threatening demand fell Of and
/ is back TO normal today. and the market
is as high as Wednesday of<iast week.
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TOO MUCH DECOLLETE
Illinois Scion Wants Legislature to
Regulate Nursery Scenery"

Springfield, ILL.,. March 20.-The
state senate, today. tabled an amend
ment offered by Senator Boehm of
Chicago, to forbid the appearance in
any public hall of women whose
gowns should be lower than permitted
by a straight line drawn from Shout
der tip to shoulder tip.
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WHEAT CROP SHORT

Washington, March REPRODUCTION
of wheat in Argentina, Australia and
New Zealand for 1861 was 80 per
cent below normal, according to A
cable to the bureau of crop estimates
from the International Institute of
Agriculture at Rome today.
The production of wheat in the
countries mentioned, for that period,
was 226. 900 bushels. This amount
is III per cent below the five year
average.
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New York, March 20.-BUTTER-Marke
barely steady. Creamery higher than ex
tras, 425% 043c.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 2S1Ac.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State held
specials, 21@2Tlac
POULTRY-Dressed, steady.
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Kansas City, March 20.
Tl@aA


May. $1s65s@Ls6a4 July, $1.57as @1.577s +;
September: 81 AZ a 441a ,o.,
September S1-0S7ho11 %:
6ATs-May, 5sA @5s1sc; July. 56% q
'PoiRK-May, s3427; July, sss.4o
LARD-May, 1910: July. $19.6IG19.10
RIBS-May S1S.02; July, $1S.12.
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heavy, S14.50615.20; rough, S1450@14.T0;
pigs, S1G.60M1350.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Market strong
Native beef cattle SO. 25612. 65; stockers and
feeders, S6.100I9.S0: cows and heifers, $50
@1o.S5: calves, $1O.25614.5O.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market firm.
Wethers, .2O@12.7O; lambs, $12.65@151O.
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1.-THE following saIes were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yard, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone Ill.
rect to the State journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.)
Kansas City, March 2O.-CATTLEARe-
ceipts 1000 head. Market 10@15c higher.
-HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market 5n
Zoe higher. Bulk of sales. s1435@ 14.95
top, $1,000.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
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Wall St, New York, March 2O-STOCKS
The spirited movement of the first half
hour gathered fresh momentum, sales of
the forenoon being estimated at about 7OO-
600 shares. OF this United States Steel
yielded it's advance to 1851 contributed
fully 20 per cent. Bethlehem Steel new
and old. increased their lead to 61 and S
points with and 4 points for popular
equipments, International Nickel General
Motors and Oils. Shippings also bounded
forward, Marine preferred showing a gain
of So points and Coppers averaged adj
vanees of ~. Rails more than held their
early advantages. especially Union Pacific
and Baltimore and Ohio
Bonds were firm.
Further advances were made in today's
early dealings. Stocks In which initial
gains ran to point or better included
such specials as Union Pacific, st. Paul,
Chicago & \. western and Reading. N. Y.
Central, Mexican Petroleum, Central
Leather and American and Baldwin Loco
motives United States Steel opened with
a block of 5000 shares at 115K q of a
point up; this soon extended. Bethlehem
Steel new stock, Crucible Steel ReoubIic
Iron and leading metals were higher by 1
to points with 21a for General Electric.
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Chicago, March 20-BUTTER-Market
higher. Creamery, 321a0 40c.
EGGS-Market unchanged
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged.
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Hau.o. civ Grain Market.

(Tbe range Of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re.
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 3ol
New England Bldg.l
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 20.-WHEAT-Notwith
standing that profit taking by numerous
holders gave the wheat market material
setback today, the effect was only trans
lent. Purchases for strong houses soon
took the slack out of the market and
carried quotations up grade.
War preparations by the United States
government had a tendency to encourage
the bulls, and so, too, had administration
dangers to American shipping. Opening
prices, which ranged from &c decline to
15e advance. with May at $1.S71a to S1.SSA
and July at $1.5S to S1.5S1A were followed
by a sharp general break and then a rise
all around to yesterdays finish or con-
siderably above
subsequently bearish crop reports from
the southwest acted as a depressing ele-
ment and there was word from Minneapolis
of liberal offerings of Canadian wheat. The
close was unsettled. &c to 11sc net lower.
with May at s1.S6& to $1.S6A and July at
S1.57& to S1.5I3.
CORN-In corn as in wheat, realizing
sales were quietly absorbed Demand
proved sufficiently active to lift the mar
ket to a new high price record. After open
ing NC off to &c up. values underwent
net gains.
OATS = Oats showed independent
strength. Commission houses were the best
buyers.
PROVISIONS-N top-notch quota
tons of hogs lifted provisions. Packers
supported the advance.
Chicago Grain and Pork Market
iThe range Of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 301
New England Bldg.1
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co,
301 New England Bldg.)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels the past three days.
Worlds shipments of oats last week
were 100000 bushels, including 1,72A000
bushels from America
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 92I 600 bust IS of
wheat; flour, and 279,000 bushels of
corn.
Worlds shipments of corn last week
were 2,49i 900 bushels compared with l.
910.0OO bushels IN the previous week and
All 600 bushels year ago. America
shipped 1,1S2. 600 bushels.
Worlds shipments of wheat last week,
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Piles Cured in to II Days.
Druggists refund money If PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind. Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles. First applicatio
gives relief. 50e.-Adv.
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New York Sugar Market


New York, March 20.-SUGAR-Raw,
firm; centrifugal. 5.39; molasses 4.52:
fined, steady; fine graduated, 7.000 500.
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DAILY wEATHEk REroRr.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending at ID. IN. Tuesday.
In. I.aaI1r IIrn1 4 l.<=
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price,
positively cannot use sheep or lambs
Unless fat.)
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by j. B. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis STD
Topeka, Kan. March 20
wUEAT-s1.75Q1.so-
CORN-S1 05.
OATS-55GG0c.
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Chicago, March 20.-HOGS-Receipts l.
900. Market firm. SC to 10c above yester
days average. Bulk of sales, 81. S00i15.1 10 !;
light, s1420@15.00; mixed. S14.55Q 15.15;
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Butter and Eggs.
Furnished by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka. Kan.)
Topeka, Kan, March %.
CHICAGO EGGS-261kc
NEW YORK EGS-21hM2Sc
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, zoe:
New York. 41h@42c; Elgin, 4Oc; Topeka
wholesale, 39c.
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PRARIE-s10.oOd12.o 90.
ALFALFA-S15. 00Q17.J0.
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Topeka Hay Market.

by T A. Beck cl2-214 r. sth.
Topeka, Kan, March %
PRAIRIE HAY-$11.OO
ALFALFA-x17.00
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TOPEKA MARKET REPORT

Cattle and Hogs
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Coz
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TOuitfy HHu EIxBb.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
fany. corner Laurent and Madison.)
Topeka, Kan. March 20
HENS-3H lbs. and over. lie: under
32 lbs, lie: springs. over 2 lbs lie !.
ducks. Zoe: geese. Sc: broilers. lbs and
ROSTERS. lie.
FGGS-25hc.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka 2762oc
Dozen
Pntfer from, Ok 10 IN
The Sauk Centre herald., 1917-07-19

Your local boards will post list OF
all persons selected for military SER
vice in place at the office of the
local boards accessible to public view
The local board will also give lists OF
persons selected for military service
to the press with requests for publica-
tion.
XX.-Notice That You Have Beer
selected for Military Service VIII Not
Necessarily Order You Into Service
The notice to report for military ser.
vice will come when the government
is ready to receive you.
E. H. CROWDER,
Provost Marshal General.