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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Announcement that the government price for wheat fixing 2.20 bushel for the highest grade tended to strengthen the corn market today. Traders found offer ings light at the start Weather fore casts of generally fair and warmer weather through the belt tended also
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01
St. Louis Produce.

St. Louis, Aug. 31.-Poultry and butter unchanged.
 Eggs, 34@35c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01
Liverpool Cotton.

Liverpool, Aug. 31.-Closing cotton spot dull; prices steady; good mid ding 1S.75d; middling 1s25d low middling 17.75d; sales 2,OO0 including l,S0O American; receipts 5000, includ ing 5,700 American. Futures unchang- ed; Sept. 16.92d; Sept.-Ocr. 16.62d; Oct.-Nov. 16.20d Dec-Jan. 15.65d; Jan-Feb. 15.55d; Mar.-Apr. 15.37d; May-June 15.21d.
 Official noon closing: Aug. 17.25d value; Aug.-Sept. 1892.
 Weekly cotton statistics: Total for warded to mills 41,000 bales, Ameri- can 33,O00; stock 232,000, American l37 900; imports 47,000, American 43.- 900. Exports, none
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01

RNTED-CLEAN COTTON RAGS
 | The Graphic office, upstairs. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01

Kansas City Produce. Kansas City, Aug. 31.-Butter, eggs. and poultry, unchanged. Potatoes steady, $1.1O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01

FOR SALE-1916 MODEL OLDS AU- tomobile; car and tires in first-class condition. Apply Henry Roberts
 S-22-6t FOR SALE-BARGAIN, 57S ACRES Lonoke county; miles south of Lonoke; on good road; fine black sandy loam; 250 cultivated; well improved; balance heavy timber no levee or drainage tax; only $3a acre. J. P. Cady the Land Man. 1271a Main street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01
E R SALE

b \ sa snaALE-sECOND HAND FORD. |e soou soo., condition; 1916 model; can A al 1oo5 West Sixteenth.
 S-28-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01
New Orleans Spots.

New Orleans, Aug. 31.-Spot cot ton quiet and unchanged Sales on the spot none; to arrive 300. Low middling 21.S7c; middling 22.5Oc; good middling 23.00c; receipts 4,O91; stock 72,561.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-01

,ru; uwu WISH TO DISPOSE OF ANY |touae tature, gas stoves, wood or coal
 bro , .. ca1l 265. Pino Bluff Furni- 6-6-tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
NEW FOOTBALL RULES
Further Steps Taken by Committee to
Stop SideIine Coaching.

New York, March 19.-The football
rules committee at its annual meeting
here took steps to prevent illegal in
reference with the forward pass by
passing a rule to give the ball to the
slider offended against when a player
receiving a pass is illegally interfered
with instead of putting the ball back
in play at the point where the foul
was committed as has been done in
the past. If this should happen be-
hind a goal line the ball goes to the
other team on the 1-yard line.
Another important step taken by
the committee was the passing of L
rule which prohibits a substitute who
goes into a game communicating with
any of his teammates until after 4
play has been made following his
entry into the game. tbs rule, it is
thought, will check coaching from the
sideline and stop coaches from run
ming their teams at critical moments
by sending instructions with the sub
stitutes.
The committee also granted more
authority to the officials in the mat
ter of inflicting penalties. A penalty
of five yards will be inflicted in the
future for running into a kicker and
disqualification for roughing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
Wife BOOTED Her BIC CHURCH MEET
Girl Acted as HOusekeeper of a
Former TOpekan.
Police Called In J. A. Beverly
Hattie BOwlby Affair.

James A. Beverly who, in 1915, was
Kansas manager of a Kansas City
insurance company with headquarters
in Topeka, and Miss Hattie A. Bowlby
who was his stenographer, bookkeep-
err and business manager while in To-
peka, were principals in a domestic
tangle which took the police of Kan
sas City to the Beverly home twice
Saturday.
Beverly is sixty-six years of age
Kansas City. A Kansas City news
paper says Miss Bowlby has served as
his housekeeper for seven years. She
is no longer serving in that capacity.
Following Saturdays trouble Mrs.
Beverly and her daughter, who had
come from Omaha, routed Miss Bowl
by and took charge of the household.
after an absence of ten years.
Twenty years ago Beverly was a
factor in Nebraska politics. He was
one of the heutenants of David E.
Thompson who dominated the affairs
of that state Suddenly he left Ne
braska and located in Texas and years
later turned up in Topeka as the
Kansas manager of an insurance COM
pany. He employed Miss Bowlby as
stenogra pher. office manager and sec
rotary and eventually, according to
the development of affairs in Kansas
City, became his housekeeper. She
was serving in that capacity in Kan
sas City when things happened Sat
urday.
Two weeks ago DR.. J. G. Poole was
called to attend Beverly at his Benton
Boulevard home. He found him sub
ject to periods of dementfa. Last
week Mrs. Beverly and her daughter
arrived and Miss Bowlby was evicted
Friday she had returned. Mrs. Bev-
erly returned also and Miss Bowlby
was again evicted. Saturday she re
turned and was ordered out. Later
in the day Miss Bowlby obtained the
services of an attorney and a police
man and went TO the Beverly home
for her personal effects and go: them.
1t was due to a letter she wrote,
said Miss BOwlby, that Mrs. Beverly
learned about her husbands mental
condition. While in Topeka Miss
Bowlby lived at the Glen-Wood hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Governor Picks Fansans to Attend Ma
tionaI Conservation Congress.

Governor Capper has announced ap-
pointment of the following delegates
to the National Conservation congress
in New Orleans, April 3-5:
r. o. Deming. Oswego: r. A. Rut-
ledge, Topeka; S. c. Lands, North To-
peka; T. ]. Strisl1ler. Topeka: J. C.
Mohler, Topeka; Prof. H. A Rice,
Lawrence; Prof. H. B. Walker. Man
haitian; A. A. Robinson Topeka: Hon.
Charles w. Green, Kansas City; Hon.
George Plumb, Emporia; Hon. ]. G.
Strong, Blue Rapids; Hon. Charles T.
Estes, Abilene; Hon. Charles E. Hall,
RUSSELL d. W. NALL, Herington; Hon.
Scott Hopkins, Topeka; Hon. ]. D.
Bowersock, Lawrence; Hon P. w
Goebel, Kansas City: Hon. W. A. S.
Bird; Hon. Samuel A Bardwell, Man
haitian: Hon. Frank W. Sponable, Pa
ola; Hon. A. L. Wilmoth. Concordia
Hon. F. O. Stone. Emporia; Hon. Will
liam Campbell. Bronson; Hon Cyrus
ID. White, Salina; Hon. B. NJ Brown,
Fall River; Hon. Nick johnson. Otta-
wa; Hon. a. G. Nelson, Chanute; Hon.
George r. Long, Kansas City: Hon. w.
A Layton, Osborne: Hon. r. NJ Noble.
Bartlett; Hon. X. NJ. Geddes. Ell Do
RADIO; Hon. S. A. Kent, Peabody; Hon.
G. T. Sellards, Solomon: V. r. Park
hurst. Topeka; Charles Wanzer, Oma-
ha N~L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
TO HAVE NO BALL TEAM
Wasilburn Authorities Will Not Put
Team in Kansas Conference Race.

INDEPENDENTLY baseball is the only
kind that Washburn students will be
able to boast this season, according
to an announcement made by the ath-
letic' authorities. Despite the fact
that the Ichabods never had a more
propitious time for making a success
of real college baseball team and
despite the efforts of a number of
students to organize a team to rep
resent the college in the Kansas con-
ference title race, the authorities have
thrown cold water on the proposition
and have given as their excuse the
fact that they are devoting all their
energies to track work.
Hank" Sullivan and a number of
other Washburn students were work
ing hard on proposition to organize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
Methodist Episcopal Conference
COnveneS Here Tomorrow.
Ministers VIII Pay Trip Ex-
penses Out of Own Pockets.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Kansas conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church will convene here
Tuesday evening. Four hundred min
listers and three hundred laymen are
expected, according to DIR. E. ]. Kulp,
of the First Methodist church. The
main business before the meeting will
be the disposition of the ministers
among the many churches, Examina-
lions of the character of eachLminis-
terial member will also be part of the
business. The missionary and miscel-
laneous benevolences of the churches
amounting to $4,000, will be turned
over to the conference treasurer.
All meetings of the ministerial con-
ference will be held at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The confer
ence of the laymen will be held in the
parlors of the First Congregational
church, Seventh and Harrison streets.
Pay Own Expenses.
Each minister and layman will pay
the expenses of the trip from his own
pocket. This is the first time that the
members of the conference have at
tempted to be Independent of their
flock in the way of finances. The
committee on lodgings has compiled
list of available locations.
This conference will be the first to
be held IN Topeka since the consolida-
! ton of the two eastern Kansas con-
/ ferences, five years ago. The organi-
cation embraces 56S churches and
402 ministers Its area extends over
| the eastern half of Kansas.
Bishop w. o. Shepard. of Wichita,
will preside and a reception in his
honor has been scheduled as the first
event on the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
8-HOUR TREATY
Eight-Hour Day at 1O-HOur
Pay Established.
Applies to Train and Engine
Men Turnout e. S.

New York, March 19.-The follow
ing agreement was signed today by
the railway managers committee and
the brotherhood chiefs, formally set
Ting questions over which they have
been at odds:
New York, March 9.-Settlement
awarded by the committee of the
Council of National Defense: In all
road service except passenger where
schedules now read: One hundred
miles or less, nine or ten hours or
less, over time at ten or eleven miles
per hour, insert eight hours or less
for a basic day and twelve and a half
miles per hour for a speed basis for
the purpose of computing over time
to be paid for at not less than one
eighth of daily rate per hour In
all yards, switching and hosting ser
vice, where schedules now read ten,
eleven or twelve hours or less shall
constitute a days work. insert eight
hours or less shall constitute days
work at present ten hours pay.
'Over time to be paid for at not
less than one-eighth of the daily rate
per hour.
I'm yards now working on an eight
hour basis, the daily rate shall be the
present ten hours standard rate with
! over time at ope-eighth of the present
standard daily rate.
tIn the event the law is held to be
constitutional, if the foregoing settle
ment is inconsistent with the deci-
sion of the court the application will
be adjusted to the decision; if de-
clared unconstitutional, the above
stands with all the provisions as
written.
I'm passenger service the present
mileage basis will be maintained. On
roads now having a flat ten hour day
In passenger service the rule will be
amended to read eight within ten
hours
For all classes of employees in short
turn around passenger service, where
,, the rule now reads eight within
twelve hours it will be amended to
read eight within ten hours
For such territory as has no num-
per OF hours for days work in short
| turn around passenger service the
eight within ten-hour rule applies.
Full Time for Overtime.
Overtime to be paid for at not less
| than one-eighth of the daily rate per
| hour.
| THE general committees on indivi-
dual roads may elect to retain pres
ent over time rules in short turn
| around passenger service or the fore
| going provisions, but may not make
a combination of both to produce
| greater compensation than is provided
| in either basis.
"In the event the law is held to be
constitutional, if the foregoing settle
ment is inconsistent with the decision
| of the court, the application will be
| adjusted to the decision. If declared
| constitutional the above stands with
all the provisions as written.
The foregoing to govern for such
roads, classes of employees and classes
of service represented by the national
conference committee of the railways
| The schedule except as modified
| by the above changes remain as al
present.
(Signed)
"FRANkLIN K. LANE,
DANIEL WILLARD,
! wv. B. WILSON,
! SAMUEL GOMPERS.
Accepted by: w. G. Lee, L. E.
! Sheppard, w. S. Stone, W. s. Carter;
The National Conference Committee
of Railways, by Elisha Lee, chair
man"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
AGED PERISH IN FIRE
Four, All Past 30, Burn to Death in
Scottish Old Peoples Home,

Chicago, March 19.-Four persons,
all past 20 years of age, persisted yes
terday when fire destroyed the Scot
fish Old Peoples home at Riverside,
a suburb. Six others, the youngest 65
years, are in a serious condition on
account of exposure and are not eX-
pected to recover
The four who died in the ruins pre-
sumably had re-entered the burning
building to recover valuables, after
escaping.
The fire, which was of unknown
origin, was discovered by "Topsy,' Il
collie dog. The frantic barkings of
the canine, which was confined to the
basement, aroused Mrs. Cora ]. Cum
mings. superintendent.
The dead are: Mrs. Janet Greenock,
70; William Mcpherson. 81; Thomas
Louttit, 76, and William Robertson, so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
COME BEFORE BUSINESS
Boys and Girls More Important Than
Dollars, Bishop Wise Says.

The boys and girls of America need
our attention more than the grind
stone of business Bishop Wise said
Sunday to an audience of 800 persons
at the high school auditorium.
America must wake to the spiritual
life. We must have different system
of human valuation. For the boy who
in early life is deeply impressed that
the real counters of life are not dol
lars but vastly finer things, there need
be no worry of the spiritual estate he
will have left behind him.
The meeting was presided over by
Governor Capper. Next Sunday a
meeting will be held at the Orpheum
theater. Rev Alonzo Bright of Albu-
querque. n. NJ, will be the speaker. :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
CAN He REPEAT?
Golfers Wonder What Evans
Will Do This Season.
East Does Not Regard Chick as
Highly as the West.
BY JACK XEIOCK.

New York, March 19.-The golfer
who is in the habit of making mental
bets with himself has probably been
looking forward to the national anna
teur championship to be held at Oak
mont this year.
And. very likely the golfer has
turned over in his mind the chances
of the present national amateur cham
pion, Charles C'Chick"D Evans, of
Chicago. for the winning of the 1917
event.
The verdict-and there seems to be
only one from this distances that
Evanss chances are brilliant.
Today the chances of the Chica-
goan to annex the 1917 amateur golf
ing skypiece are about IS or 80 per
cent better than they were before the
United States Golf association held its
annual meeting in January.
Ouimet Out of 1t.
You will remember, if you are at
all interested in the Scotch game, that
the austera- old golf association voted
20 continue the classification of one
rancis Ouimet a professional.
Well, that one act on the part of the
L. S. @ A. enhanced Evans's chances,
for in the field of golfers who are
expected to compete for the big title
Evans stands out in bold relief.
The critics who write golf back
east seem pretty we'll satisfied that
jerry TraVers is about the only golfer
who stands seriously in the path of
Chick" Evans. They admit there are
plenty Of good golfers in the run
ming, hut Evans will enter the tourna-
ment this year with the memory of
his 1915 victories when he won both
the amateur and open golf titles, to
bolster his nerves. A Id the confidence
he viii derive from those memories
viii so long way toward improving
his game
In the open tournament it may be
different for 1t is believed that Jerry
TraVers VII compete as will all the
best amateur and professional golfers
and Evans Will find himself up against
much classier field than in the anna
teur event at Pittsburg.
East Eclitties Him.
Turnout the west Evans is rated
as world beater. The golf writer's
If the west can see no other star, be-
cause the brilliancy of the Windy City
player hides others from view. On
the pTairies he is wonder, but back
east among the traps eastern critics
believe that Evans will find many diff
f.culties that ne has not been accus-
toned to-
However, eastern writer's are not
overlooking the fact that Evans plays
as beautiful a mashie as any player
in the country, and his ability to han
die tins club may pave the way for
another victory for him in the pen
touIn9ment. His playing at Philadel-
phia last year was brilliant.
At any rate, the golfing world will
st up.and take notice during the play
ing Of the two Zig events this year.
For if Evans can repeat his 1916
achievement and annex both the open
and amateur titles for a second time
lie will have set a mark that will prob
ably stand for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
CHARTER TO THE MO. P.
Name Is Changed From Railway
To RAILROAD

The state charter board has granted
a permit to the Missouri Pacific rail-
road company. The road is chartered
under the laws of Missouri. Under
the reorganization program of the
road the charter name was changed
from Missouri Pacific railway to rail-
road.
The road is capitalized at 800 mil
lion dollars. OF this amount $49,175,-
BAL will be invested in Kansas An
application for permission to issue $50
million dollars worth of bonds is now
pending before the state public utili-
ties commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
TOURNEY BIG SUCCESS
Newton H. S. Quintet Again Wins the
Championship of the State.

Lawrence. Kan. March 19.-Ath-
Ietic officials of the University of Kan
sas declared today that the high school
basketball tournament which closed
here Saturday night in which Newton
won the state title for the second
time was the most successful ever
staged. Both the boys and the girls
teams showed an unusual proficiency
in goal shooting and the playing of
all contestants was of a high order.
Newton won the boys title after de-
feating Wichita by the decisive score
of So to 81. Wichita worked thru to
the finals by defeating Atchison and
Newton by defeating Winfield.
Elsmore won the girls champion
ship by defeating Rosedale, Al to 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
s@M M@ Up to the Minute %A
IWNA SPORTINGNEws6 X@H
| ZNSN From Everywhere.

a college team and Dale Gear. former
big Lacquer and Western league man
ager. had offered his services as coach
But there will be no Washburn team
and the students who prefer baseball
to track or tennis will, if they be-
long to a fraternity, have to depend
upon inter-frat games for their sport.
If they are not fraternity men they
will have to go the sand lots unless
inter-class games are arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
Oyerton Hangs Up New Mark.

New York, March 19.-John w.
Overton of Yale, made a new indoor
record for the 1,000-yard run at the
Senior National Amateur Athletic
union indoor championship at the
Twenty-second regiment armory Sat
urday night. His time was minutes
and IA seconds, one and two-fifths
seconds better than the former rec
ord. Ray. of the Illinois A. c., Chi
cago finished second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19
At BIG LEAGUE CAMPS

Corpus Christi, Textile Browns
after two weeks work at Palestine
opened training quarters here today
and hoped into the military drill.
Rocks and regulars combined Sunday
trimmed Denison, IL to 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

Macon. Ga.-The Braves loom il
the future for the Yankees this week
devoted to preparation for the spring
series.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

Hot Wells, Textbooks like first di-
vision. One Cardinal gang walloped
the St. Paul American association out
fit at Beaumont and the other battled
the San Antonio Bronchos to 3 all
tic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

Dallas, Tex.-Doc Whites Dallas
Submarines took advantage of Dan
forths wildness and cleaned up the
White SoX to the tune of to 1. q. A
silver trophy bat presented to Owner
Comiskey by Jack Art, Woodland
Bard, couldn't even stop the slaughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

New Observation-Disclosures point to-
ward the following Indian lineup for
the opening game with Detroit, April
IL Graney, If: Chapman, IS; Speaker,
CT; Roth, Srf; Guisto, 1b; Waumby, 2b;
Turner or Leber, 3b; O'Neill, C; Bagby
or Coombe, p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

Houston, Tex-A home run by
Davey Robertson and some good work
by Catcher George Gibson left a to
2 gloom here today in the wake of
Giant regulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

Galveston, Tex.-Ferdie Schupp re-
vived only after the Giant seconds
had nailed Galveston with seven runs
in the final three innings, winning 7
TO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

San Francisco.-After taking a
drubbing from the Oakland aggrega-
ton in the morning, to z, MitchelPs
Cubs sought revenge by defeating the
Friscoans in the afternoon, to @
And for the first time in a week
Mitchell actually smiled today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL
BE FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-19

wv. B. WILSON,
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
Accepted by: W. G. Lee, L. e
Sheppard, w. S. Stone. w. s. Carter;
The National Conference Committed
OF railways, by Elisha Lee, chair
man"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
Fairmont Hiah BASKETBALL Team

Probably the greatest event which
has yet been staged in Buckhannon
will be the Basketball Tournament oil
the various West Virginia High
schools. This event will be the fourth
of its kind in the history of the state
high schools. The Fairmont high has
worked hard in the last three years
but lost the championship This year
the Fairmont boys are confident of
winning the Silver basketball from
Parkersburg, which school was victor.
ious last year Since our team being
in excellent condition the boys will
surely make things hot" for their
opponents.
Wednesday evening OF this week
Coach Moore entertained the boys to
dinner at the Marley. On Thursday
morning the team left on the seven
o'clock train for Buckhannon to de.
eide their fame in the basketball
world.
This year marked an epoch in the
Fairmont High school basketball field
for our team did not loose game on
the home floor With this encourage.
ment and the loyal Fairmont fans
cheering on the side lines. surely the
boys will be victorious at the tourna.
mcnt on Friday and Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15

fesses to know tells you, want to say
to you. you are liable to make. an er.
ror that can never be corrected during
the entire Golden Festival. Do not take
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Time, without making the effort OF
your life to secure number of these
extra vote coupons, You will need
just as many OF these as you can pos.
sibly secure. in order to win that Thou.
sand in Gold, or the Five Hundred Dol.
lars, or any of the other awards on the
list. This week is your opportunity to
lay up reserve. You should see the
handwriting on the wall.
Secure Subscriptions.
There are several OF the candidates
who show Il tendency to step into the
winning class, but who have been
working along wrong lines in many
instances. Too much attention has
been paid TO the vote coupons in the
paper. and not enough to the subscrip
ton end of the Golden Festival. In.