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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15


file From the day the fair opened
until it closed there was a steady pro-
cession of visitors interested in
chickens.
Birds of every kind and description
We're to be found in the building
They were from all sections of Kansas
Many of them were entered by BOYS
ana girls who are growing into the
exhibition business through the Junior
department.
Blue Ribbons to Topekans.
1t was noticeable Friday afternoon
after the awards had been made that
most of the blue ribbons were hanging
on pens belonging to members of the
Topeka Fanciers' association. This
association was organized about a
year ago, and has a membership of
sixty breeders. They hold regular
monthly meetings. The association
includes in its membership a number
foI pigeon and pet stock breeders, and
they had their exhibits at the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
AUTO LIGHTS NOT DIM
County Attorney Issues Warrant for
j. b. and Johanna StambauSh.

Robert D. Carver. county attorney,
issued his first warrant today under a
new statute providing a fine, or i'm
prisonment. for driving on the country
highway with auto lights not properly
dimmed. J. B. and Johanna SIAM
baugh are the persons cited in the
warrants for breaking the new. state
statute.
Nichols of Barnes and Rachel Bay
singer, 932 Washburn avenue, told
the county attorney they nearly lost
their lives as a result of the bright
lights on the Stambaugh automobile.
They are the complaining wit
nesses against the Stambaughs.
Rookstool and his companions were
driving at night on the Golden Belt
route when they met the STAN baugh
machine near a culvert, the witnesses
told Carver. They drew to one side
opposite the culvert according to
their story, and on account of the
binding lights of the Rookstool ma
chine were unable to see that their
machine was headed for a 15-foot en-
bankment.
Passengers in the Stambaugh ma
chine shouted a warning and by
twisting the steering gear they were
saved from going over the embank-
ment. Then, they drove into Topeka
and swore out a complaint against
the Stambaughs who live in Washing
ton county.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer is endeavor-
ing to locate the Stambaughs over the
long distance telephone to inform
them that they are defendants in the
case. The state law provides impris-
onment not to exceed go days, or
fine not to exceed 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
BIG BIRD SHOWING
Poultry Exhibits at the Fair Were
Unusually Large.

Thomas Owen knew what he was
talking about when he wrote to Phil
Eastman, secretary of the Kansas
Free Fair, a month before the fair
opened and protested that there would
not be sufficient room for the entries
in the poultry department.
Mr. Owen, a Topeka resident, was
superintendent of the poultry depart
ment at the fair, and he brought
together what is considered altogether
one of the finest poultry exhibits ever
shown in Kansas, even at the profess
sional poultry shows.
The big building on the hill devoted
to poultry has been so thoroughly
filled that visitors had only narrow
aisles between the pens and most
places were required to walk single
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
SHORT ON RIFLES
However, Supplies Will Be
Available Soon.
None of New Troops Will Get
to France for Year.
BY IRWIN BARBOUR.

Washington, Sept. 15.-There are
few rifles for the draft army. Thous-
ands of men will have to drill for
weeks without uniforms.
None of the troops can be moved to
France for more than a year because
of lack of field and heavy artillery.
These things were admitted by Sec
rotary of War Baker who, at the same
time, refused to discuss statements
that the air fleet program would not
be complete for two years.
Against these admissions Mr.. Baker
made the following statements:
The rifle shortage will be filled by
Christmas. according to present indi-
cations. The uniform shortage is pure
ly temporary. lack of transportation
facilities being principally response
BILE.
There will be no more delays
from present prospects-in the mobili-
cation of the drafted men"
No less than $4,000 men will each
have to have one of these rifles. In
addition great reserves will be neces-
sary. The European war has con-
sumed as many as seven rifles per
man per year.
The situation respecting uniforms
has resolved itself into a question of
shipment.
There is a large shortage of uni
forms for the selected men, that is
true" said Secretary Baker. but the
production is equally large. There
have been transportation difficulties
which are now being overcome. 1t
may be sometime before all the men
are uniformed, but there are plenty of
uniforms
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ARREST KORNILOFF


believe the idea sprang full grown into
his brain at the dramatic moment
when the great army commander
stood on the platform in the city hall
of Moscow, acclaimed a hero in five
minutes 'tumultuous demonstrations
Cheered Him Five Minutes
A splendid audience of bankers,
merchants, manufacti rers and intel
lectuals, in complacent confidence,
arose from the boxes and galleries
They cheered the militant figure
tumultuously. For five minutes the
noise continued undated. Even
korniloff'S stOiciSm melted under the
warmth. He visibly expanded. That
was the moment as 1 see it today,
that the idea of power was established
in the commander in chiefs mind He
believed the cheers were those of all
Russia.
But in one corner of the vast hall
assem- blage-sat grim and silent thru
out the cheering. The frenzied ones
jeered at them. Yel1s demanded they
arise and join. But they sat silent
Kornilotf, the general, the military
man par excellence, did not know
them. He was ignorant of what was
happening away from the battle front
Constantly surrounded by military af-
fairs, constantly studying military
strategy. ever thinking in terms of
army life, the generalissimo thought
the voice of all Russia spoke to him
in this great demonstration.
Silent 800 Significant.
If Korniloff thought at all about
the silent 800, he thought they were
a minority. He was wrong. They
represented the armed citizens of Rus
sia-the majority Every man of the
800 had been elected by the vote of
thousands of soldiers at the front and
by workers thruout the nation.
To them, Korniloff represented ev-
erything in Russia that they had over
thrown by the revolution-the cold
power of military force. Yet Korni-
loft disdained to look at them. In his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
MEXICO TAKES No ACTION.
as to German Spy System
Not of Official Interest"

Mexico City, Sept. 15.-Mexico will
take no action in the Eckhardt-C ron-
holm affair unless the United States
makes further disclosures directly af-
fecting the Mexican government
Such policy was announced today
by high officials. The government re-
CARDS the revelations as mot of Off
cial interest"
Former Swedish Charge Cronholm
was still in hiding today, and German
Minister Won Eckhardt, who yesterday
found the American revelations damn
uninteresting. barred all interview
erS.
Ell Pueblo, however, today printed
an interview with the German envoy
in which he fatty denied writing any
letter recommending a decoration for
Cronholm. He said, according to FL
Pueblo, that he was merely ''acquaint-
+ ed with Cronholm, having met him at
official ceremonies and receptions, -
and added that he had never had
further relations with him"
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week has been one continuous night
mare for him, but he doesn't admit it.
l.. M. Penwell, president, has also
spent great deal of time at the Of
fees. He has done his share
STRENGTHENING out tangles. He has
served as sort of general superin-
tendent, willing to so anywhere at
any time and do anything that would
add to the success of the Kansas Free
fair. He and Secretary Eastman have
given their best to the fair for two
months.
Charles Mitchell deserves the credit
due because of the way the night
crowds were handled in the grand
stand. He had charge of them. He
was everywhere Thursday night when
the grandstand began to overflow.
The program was in his charge each
night and this week is the first time
in the history OF the KANSAS Free fair
that the night programs have pulled
really big crowds.
Work of Superintendents.
Every superintendent of every de-
partment deserves special credit for
every department was better handled
under greater difficulties than ever
before. 1t is impossible to go down
the list and mention all as they should
be mentioned, but here is the addi-
tional list of men and women to whom
the success of the 1917 Kansas Free
fair is due:
Tickets-Charles H. Trap, Topeka.
Guard-Frank Leach, Topeka
Agricultural Halo. K. Swayze,
Topeka.
Good Roads Departmental s.
Putney, Topeka.
Machinery Department H H
Pugh, Topeka.
Horse Department-Prof c. w. Nc
Campbell, Manhattan.
Cattle Department-Prof A. M.
Patterson, Manhattan.
Swine Department-W. J. Cody, To-
peka.
Sheep Departmental. J. Cody, To-
peka.
Poultry epartment-ThomasO Owen
Topeka.
Dairy Department-Prof. George S.
Hine, Manhattan.
Agricultural Department p. E.
Crabtree, Scott City
Horticultural Department-Tho
Van OrsdOl, Silver Lake.
Apiary Departmental w Priddy.
Topeka
Textile Department-Mrs. J. F. Nc
Cormick, Topeka.
Art Department-Miss Marie Wit
wer, Topeka.
Culinary Department-Mrs Harry
T. Forbes, Topeka.
H o m e M a d Experimentation
Olive Jones Whitmer Topeka
Boys and Girls Club Department
Otis E. Hall, Manhattan.
Junior Department-Miss M'Edna
Corbet, Topeka.
Speed-O. NJ. Keats, Topeka
Sanitation-W. L. Porter, Topeka.
Veterinarian-Dr. George c.. Pritch-
ard, Topeka.
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ears there resounded the sweet sound
of 2,700 wildly acclaiming delegates
and he forgot the chorus was not
joined by the grim 800. 1t must have
been at this dramatic moment that the
idea of revolt came to Korniloff.
Thus it happened when Korniloff's
troops met those of the provisional
government forty miles from Petro-
grad, there was no fighting. On the
contrary the men on the two sides fra
ternized. Not a shot was fired. Men
in the ranks on both sides understood
each other. They conferred at length
and then returned to their comrades.
Before Korniloffs own eyes, his COM
mon soldiers arbitrated the differ
ences of a nation. Korniloff and his
officers were powerleSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
SOLDIERS STILL HERE
Ambulance Corps Has Not Received
Orders to Entrain.

No orders to entrain have been re-
ceived by the Red Cross ambulance
corps, No. "A, now modified on the
Washburn campus, and the men prob
ably will be in Topeka over Sunday,
according to Capt. G. H. Lerrigo.
Men in the company living in To-
peka will be granted short leaves of
absence from the camp, Captain Ler-
rigo announced this afternoon, and
will be allowed to go home for Sum-
day dinner. Men from out of town
will probably be permitted to go sight
seeing but will not be allowed to leave
Topeka.
The company is now encamped in
the Washburn gymnasium, ready and
anxious to entrain. The men, how
ever, are making the best of the de-
lay and are enjoying short visits with
the Washburn goods who have just
returned to school for the fall term.
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FIND s4OO,OOO BURIED
Arizona Cowboy Unearths Hidden
Spanish Treasure.

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 15.-The dis
covery of $500, 900 cashed in the hills
of Graham county, this state, is re-
ported by H. R. Whitman. of Solomon
vile, who is now in Chandler, near
here. The discovery was made by Joe
Walsey, a cowboy.
While hunting stray cattle north
west of Solomonville, Walsey found a
tree trunk from which the handle of
a shovel protruded~ Digging disclosed
an iron box containing old Spanish
gold coins and gold vessels, the intri-
cate working of which is said to bring
the value of the find above $500. 900.
The gold has been taken to Sanford,
seat of Graham county.
Old residents of hat section declare
Walsey has discovered a hiding place
of priests who left that section about
seventy-five years ago when 1t was a
part of Mexico. 1t has always been
thought the priests buried the church
wealth before fleeing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
Early Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of

Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
$4,000 bushels this week
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas CITY
have decreased 53.354 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased Z SOC bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 10000 bushels of
wheat, no fiGur. 90. 900 bushels of corn and
3I6eoo bushels of oats.
The Winnipeg Free Press estimates the
Canadian wheat crop 21f million bushels:
oats. Isl million bushels: barley. rs 100000
bushels; flax, 6,600,000 bushels The final
official estimate last season was 212 million
bushels of wheat, 33S million bushels Of
oats, "a million bushels barley and & mil
lion bushels of flax. Oats were damaged
by late frosts. The Northwestern Grain
Dealers association estimate of the wheat
crop of the three Canadian Northwestern
provinces is POS million bushs.
Argentina exported 424 600 bushels Of
wheat this week. compared with 392. 900
bushels last week, and $4,000 bushels II
year ago. Since January 1 shipments ag-
gregate 33.113.0C0 bushels: a year ago. Co.
OS0.OO0 bushels. Corn shipments this week
were 100000 bushels, compared with 49, 600
bushels last week and 2.5I9,O00 bushels a
are 1881, 600 bushels year ago 81. 49,
900 bushels. Oats shipments were $4,000
bushels. Tonnage is scarce and demand
is food with freight rates high.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week ac-
cordfng to Bradstreet's were $500 900 bush
els. compared wit. 2.S26 900 bushels last
week and 9,605.000 bushels year ago.
Exports of corn were Az. 900 bushels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
N. Y. BANK STATEMENT
Weekly Report Shows Excess Reserve
of More Than rs Millions.

New York, Sept. 15.-The actual
condition OF clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold s75,6S4.41O reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $11, 413,020 from last
week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition.
Loans, discounts, ETC., S3,795, 261, 900; de-
crease So, 1871 900.
Cash in own vaults, members federal
reserve banks (a), $S0,992O0O; increase
81, 10000.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
Der banks 1896, 900; decrease, S5.S7S, 900
Reserve in own vaults, state banks and
trust companies OBJ, SOB 1884, 600; decrease
81, 101, 900.
Reserve in depositaries, state banks and
trust companies, $93,567 900; decrease, $4,-
739, 900.
sNet demand deposits, $500, 537, 900; de-
Net time deposits, 500, 095, 600; increase
Circulation, So, 1888, 900; increase, S42s, 600
Specie included in (a) and OBJ, $146,-
131. 900,
'Unfted States deposits deducted, s153.-
Aggregate reserve, 1854 900.
Excess reserve, $756S4,41O; decrease
81, 413,020
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc, 1887 ,422, 300; de-
Specie, $50, 165 200 decrease, s310,3OO.
Legal tenders, $16,506,5o0; increase,
Total deposits. ssss. s22,soO; decrease
banks: Cash in vaults, So $4,000.
Trust companies: Cash in vaults, $685.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Tradel

Chicago. Sept. 15.-The Herald says:
notable change was apparent in sentiment
among the grain traders at the close yes
terday, especially in corn. At the top
prices December corn was Ice above re-
cent low. This was regarded as enough
to discount all bullish conditions for the
present. Much of the advance has been
due to the frost scare coming on an over
sold market. As pit conditions have
changed the last few days there was not
the same incentive to take the buying
side.
large number of local traders who have
been bullish took profits on corn yesterday.
Their selling, coupled with that by several
of the strongest local traders who are
bearish was more than the buyers wanted
Those who have bought the breaks and
taken profits on bulges reversed their ac
ton yesterday. J. A. Patten was credited
bearish for several days. He thought the
damage from frost light and that there
will be no likelihood of the maximum price
being removed at present. He was quoted
as saying that he regarded 1t as for the
best to remain for the present.
Large cash purchases of oats were made
early yesterday by the wheat export COM
pany, the allied buyers. Recently it has
been mostly for shipment to. Newport News
and Baltimore. Traders in September oats
which have not been settled Of late are now
settling readily
Liquidation has been heavy by interests
on both sides and there are a number of
traders who have been bullish who adyo-
cate the selling on all bulges-
Liverpool: Wheat-General situation
steady with supplies ample but export Of
fers lighter and worlds shipments expect
ed to be moderate.
Corn-Market firm with offers light ami
consumptive demand good. Worlds ship
ments will be light and floating quantity
very moderate. American holders reserved
and American clearances smaller. Spot
situation rather acute. Continental bids
advancing.
Oats-Market dull and easier as arrivals
keep liberal.
Argentine offers good at declining prices
and American crop accounts good.
mi fDhf .t-a
there moderate and this serves to keep
prices firm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
BIRTHS REPORTED

Following are the births reported to
Miss Eta Covell, city clerk. in the last
week
Chas. E. Cole and wife, 319 Polk
St, Aug. 20, boy-Gerald Edward.
Glen Albert Demoss and wife, 1903
Kansas ave-, Sept 5, boy-Richard
Milo.
Clements Frank and wife, 228 N.
Chandler St. Sept 3. girl--Marguerite
Barbara.
VIM. Mitchell and wife, 500 East
18th St, Sept. Z, boy-Cecil Mitchell.
Homer Karl Reed and wife, 1880
N. Madison St, Sept. 5, girl-Barbara
Alice.
L. E. Stimson and wife, 32s Lin
denwood ave. Sept 2. girl-Francis
Marie.
Melvin Slater and wife, r. r. No.
8, Sept. 8, girl-Rosemary
Claude r. PEBBLE and wife, 422
Quincy St, Sept. 6. boy-Glenn War
rem.
Peter Lachman and wife, $50 Ger
man ave, Sept. 10, boy-John.
F. B. Henry and wife, 1927 N.
Monroe. Sept. 9, boy.
J. NJ. Kessler and wife, PIT w. 21st
St, Sept 10, boy.
Chas. N. Stitt and wife, 1917 Mad
ison St, Sept 8, girl.
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IRON OUT STRIKE
Two Hundred and Fifty Orient Rail-
road Worlmen Get Increase.

Kansas City, Sept. 15.-An arbitra-
ton of the differences of the shop
men of the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient railroad has been reached and
the $50 striking workmen will return
to work Immediately, A. De Bernardo.
general manager, announced here to-
day The arbitration agreement gave
the shopmen a SIX cents an hour ini-
crease for Kansas. five cent in
crease in Oklahoma, a three-cent in
crease in Texas and a two and one
half cent increase for apprentices
The strikers had demanded a flat
six cents an hour Increase
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Wall St, New York, Sept. 15.-STOCKS-
Reactionary tendencies were uppermost in
the stock market today. The trend was
attributed to variety of unfavorable in
f,uence, including the less satisfactory Rus
sian news the rumored presence of a hostile
submarine in the western Atlantic and re-
ports that industrial taxation would be
increased largely. In the face of these
factors possibilities of the bear side became
more promising for the moment and spe-
cial issues were sold very freely. The Cop
pers We're the, main points of weakness.
Inspiration lost more than three points.
Toward the close the list stfffened
demand for Coalers and Motors but sub
sequently yielded again on an Increased
weakness of Steels and Coppers. The
closing was heavy, total sales approximated
$4,000 shares Bonds were irregular. Lib
erty bonds sold at 99.96 to 100.
Trading was in reduced volume at the
opening of the stock market today and no
efforts were made to follow up yesterdays
advantage. On the first transactions move
ments were small and irregular but as 1t
became apparent that support was lacking,
the market eased off. Traders found buy
ing of the Coppers of poor quality and
hammered these shares energetically. Utah,
Inspiration and Anaconda lost one to two
points and the Steels. Motors and War
shares large fractions.
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FALL WEATHER HERE

NOOnlluuCu ~ a6C OuCJ
probably be the last of the summer
weather. Semi-summer w t h g r,
however, will hang on for a week or
two.
According to the almanac. summer
is not over until September ga
week from today, but the fall fashion
will arrive ahead of schedule.
Partly cloudy weather was on tap
for the last day of the fair-but there
is little chance for rain, according to
S. D. Flora, local meteorologist. Cool
er weather will come tonight and will
mark the opening of the fall season.
The official forecast promises part
ly cloudy weather and cooler tonight;
Sunday fair and cooler in the south
east portion The mercury Friday
night remained above the 65 mark
which is s degrees above the normal
temperature for the season. By 2
o'clock it had reached "a.
Light scattered rains were reported
from over the state for the last "a
hours. Dodge City reported oil of an
inch; and Kansas City, .08; while
Wichita, Concordia and St. Joseph
reported no rain.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was "a, in 1891, and the
lowest, 40, in 1916.
The river was still falling this
morning reading As feet.
Weeks Forecast.
Good corn weather was predicted in
the weeks forecast issued this after
noon by the local weather bureau.
Warm, sunshiny weather for the week
in general, with showers Tuesday or
wednesday. The forecast reads.
Fair weather for the beginning of
the week followed by light rains Tues
day or Wednesday,. Remainder of the
week fair. Temperatures slightly
nlgher Monday and not much change
for the rest of the week
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

chicago, Sept. 15-CORN-Better weather
man expected gave an advantage today to
tne pears In the corn market Over the
southwest especially, conditions for ma
turing the crop were excellent Reports
OF German submarine operating off the
New england coast tended further to
nandlcap the bulls. Opening prices. which
ranged from Ac to 5sc lower with Eecem
per az S1.1sA to 1.1SI6 and May at s1l5ls
70 Sll6 were followed by a moderate adii-
tional decline "N'N-
=, OATS-Oats weakened with corn Asser-
tons that yesterdays sales to exporters
nored. -
,WHEAT-Slightly increased receipts of
wheat here were noted. In the northwest.
however, arrivals fell off somewhat
PROVlSIONS-Large purchases for Bel
gum put firmness into the provision mar
ket. offerings were scarce
chicago Grain and Pork Market
tIne range of prices grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Tradel
ct 'ldaS 'oSBotU0
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Kansas City, Sept. 15-CoRN-Cash
1.97; No. 3. s195a1 90; No. 2 White. $9.ie@
PIP; No 8, So. 09@210: No. . yellow, s.. O2Gi
2.04; No. 8, $2OG@2O2
OATS-Market 1c to &c lower No. .
white, SIC; No. mixed, 591a 66Oc
RYE-$1.SO
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S4 2O@435.
HAY-Market unchanged
SHORTS-S2 10@225
BRAN-$1. 45@1.4S
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars
CORN-Close: September 81 81: Deem
Der. $1.154 @1.157s May, $1.125s.
BUTTER-Market unchanged
EGGS-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Hens, pic; ROSTERS, 13bc
broilers, &c.