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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
GARDEN OF ALLAH

big scenic production" was the
chief bait used to draw the crowds to
the Garden of Allah" Consequently it
was surprising to have the play itself
reveal surprising strength: 1t abound
ed in excellent dramatic situations and
the part of Boris AndrovSky was a
role fitting for the shoulders of George
Arliss Guy Bates Post created the
part a year ago and scored one of his
greatest successes therein. The role
OF the Trappist monk who rebels after
nineteen years in the monastery and
flees to Algeria, his absolute ignorance
of life, of people, his awakening to love
and his later tragic abnegation of 1t
furnish a rich vein for the mining
William Jeffrey surmounted many diff
ficulties and merits much praise for
his Characterization, which was in the
main extremely effective. Miss Sarah
Truax had rich emotional opportuni-
ties as "Domini Enfilden, which
were for the most part realized How
ard Gould as Count Anteonf' de-
serves credit for his nactment of his
minor part as does Albert Andruss as
Father Roubier" Howard Gould was
last seen in Topeka in the lead of
Prisoner of Zenda' II the Old Craw-
ford opera house many years ago.
Scenically THE Garden of Allah
was all that it alleged to be- Such
scene as the sandstorm in the third
act, can challenge the movies on their
own ground. The production was
deliberately correct in details of local
color, and the play is of value for
that reason, enabling the theatergoers
from a comfortable chair to enter
vicariously into the life of the south
ern Mediterranean countries. The
desert scenes were truly beautiful.
+ And the dance scene in the street of
1.-THE .'Ouled Males was interesting to
say the least in its realism
The close of the show found many
of the feminine portion in tears. SO the
play certainly pleased the women
Fair crowds were in ATTENDANCE at
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NO COVERT ACT"

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one child. New York City (three other
Little children apparently saved);
Miss Annie Forbes, Toronto.
Ship Was Armed.
The state department was advised
that the California mounted one three
inch gun, but held 1.-The question of
armament orders does not mitigate
Germany's offense.' -
SPAIN the department said, may
make inquiries about how Americans
Jared on the California, tho the de-
partment itself has said It will not ask
any questions of Germany in the pres
ent situation.
Three Babies Among Missing.
New York, Feb. S.-The British
consulate here today received word
that three babies were lost when the
Anchor liner California was sunk by
submarine without warning yeSter-
day.
Sink Fifth Ship Today.
Sinking of the British steamer
Boyne Castle and the Swedish steamer
Varing was announced late today,
making a total of five.
The Boyne Castle was a small steel
vessel of 245 tons, registered at Banff
SnS owned nv the Banuffshire Steam
Shipping company.
The Naring was a small steel vessel
of 30 tons, registered at Hlsnsborg.
Sweden, and owned by Rederiak
KenckeL
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so KILLED ON SHIP
British Steamer California Sunk
Off Irish Coast.
Consul Reports No Americans
on the Vessel.

Washington, Feb. Sinking of the
British passenger liner California, New
York for Glasgow, off the coast of
Ireland was reported to the state de-
partment Wednesday in a dispatch
from Consul Frost at Queenstown.
The report said there was one life
lost and two hundred hospital cases
and gave no other details of the catas-
trophe.
Say 100 Were Saved
New York, Feb. THE Anchor
liner California sailed from New York,
January 20 with thirty-one passengers
none were Americans according to
agents of the line here.
The line received a cable message
saying that there were $50 survivors
of the California out of a total of 215
souls aboard.
The California carried a crew of 1874.
She was commanded by Captain John
L. Henderson.
The California was armed with one
gun mounted astern when she left
here.
The vessel was due at GLASGOW to-
day or tomorrow and altho no details
of the catastrophe were received by
the line the officials believe that she
must have been sunk to the north of
Ireland. The officials OF the line said
they did not believe there were any
Americans in the crew
Seventeen Missing From Ships.
London, Feb. THE British steam
ers st. Ninian and Corsican Prince
were sunk today, says the Central
News. The survivors have been land
ed Seventeen men are reported miss
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TEUTONS LOYAL
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United States for military purposes.
Nearly $1,OOO,0O0 already has been
collected by the alliance and sent 10
Berlin thru Ambassador Won Bern
storff
Doctor Hexemer denied efforts had
been made to keep the meeting a Sc
cret, but he said it had not been an
nounced because the German-Ameri-
can alliance needs no patriotic ad-
vertising." John Tjarks of Baltimore.
chairman of the committee, presided.
salvation Army Responds.
Chicago, Feb. S.-Telegrams offer
ing the services of 1000 Salvation
Army nurses from the western part of
the United States and the use
CT the army buildings in the event of
war were transmitted to President
Wilson today. The MESA ges were
signed by Commissioner Thomas
EstiH, commanding the western de-
partment of the organization
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PASS STONE MEASURE
Senate Approves Break With Germany
BY IS to 5 Vote.

Washington, Feb. S-President VIII
sons severance of diplomatic relations
with Germany has been approved for
mally by the senate. By vote OF 20
to 5 the senate expressed confidence
in the presidents course adopting a
resolution submitted by Chairman
Stone of the foreign relations commit
tee endorsing the withdrawal of Amer
lean Ambassador Gerard from Berlin
and the giving to German Ambassador
Won Bernstorff his passports.
Senators who voted against the res
olution are: Democrats-Kirby, of
Arkansas, and Vardaman of Missis-
sippi. Republicans = Gronna, North
Dakota; Works, California, and La
Toilette Wisconsin.
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SOME REAL FEBRUARY

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tonight and in the southern part Of
Kansas Friday. The mercury was ex-
pected to go to between 35 and 40
degrees this afternoon, according to
S. D. Flora, local meteorologist, but
tomorrow will fall slightly short of
that mark. The low temperature hera
tonight will be about Is degrees. The
shippers forecast reads to protect 30
hour shipments north against tenn
peratures of zero; west, IS; east and
south. 90 degrees.
AT Winnipeg this morning the mer-
curry dropped to Is below zero. In
North and South Dakota readings
ranged from zero to below. No
severe weather is on the program for
Kansas but this state will feel tne
effect of the weather directly north
The wind this morning was making
fifteen miles an hour from the north.
The moon tonight rises at 1888 O'Clock
and shines the rest of the night The
highest temperature on record for this
date is 5S degrees, established in 1898
The low record, 10 below zero, oc-
Cured in 1895.
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CAN ARM VESSELS
Secretary of State Informs e
S. Ship Owners.
Transatlantic Mail Tied Up; st.
Louis Still in Port.

New York. Feb. S.-The question of
whether American ships shall be arm
ed for defensive purposes is being con-
sidered by officials of the American
line today.
The question was raised. by Secre-
tary of State Lansing, who in Inform
ing American steamship companies
that the government cannot advise
them regarding sailings said:
"a neutral vessel may, if it's owners
believe it is liable to be unlawfully
attacked. take any necessary measures
to prevent or resist such attacks"
1t is uncertain, in the event the lines
decide to arm their vessels for defen-
sive purposes, as foreign lines have
done for some months, whether they
would furnish their own guns and gun
crews or whether the United States
navy would assist.
Navy Guns for Merchantmen.
There was a report here today that
a number Of three and six-inch guns
had been shipped from the Norfolk
navy yard to various coast cities to be
used in arming merchant ships.
Shipping out of this port was in a
chaotic state today. No mails have
left for England since January 27.
The Holland-America liner Ryndam,
after having come within twelve
hours of the danger zone, is speeding
back to America today, with barely
coal and supplies enough to last out
the round trip. The liner Stockholm
of the SwedishAmerican line, will not
sail from Gothenburg on Saturday, as
scheduled, officials announced.
The American liner St. Louis, with
5000 sacks of mail and $500 tons of
general cargo is still held in port, with
her sailing indefinitely postponed. The
mail situation will remain without re-
lief unless it is decided to transfer
mails to the White Star liner Cedric,
scheduled to sail for Liverpool Satur-
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GERMANY HOLDS

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garding the detention of Americans in
Germany and adds that Ambassador
Gerard is not permitted to send tele-
grams in code.
Many Get Financial Aid.
The American embassy and Ameri-
can consulates turnout Germany are
flooded with American citizens seek
ing Information and advice. Great
numbers find themselves with inSuffi-
cient funds with which to pay passage
home. or to neutral nations outside of
Germany, and this has added to the
burdens of Gerard and his staff. Ev-
cry effort is made to extend financial
relief to these stranded Americans,
under the special appropriation avail
able for just such a contingency.
Sensational Dispatches From Gerard.
New York, Feb. S.-A special cable
to the New York Times from Copen-
hagen says:
Il am authorized by the American
legation to say that Minister Egan to-
day received several sensational dis
patches from Ambassador Gerard.
THE latter telegraphS that the Ger
man authorities will not permit Amer
leans to leave Germany at present.
He says that he, his staff and all
American consular officials will be
detained until the fate of Count Won
Bernstorff and the German crews
America have been decided.
1.-The German authorities are deny
ing Mr.. Gerard the right to telegraph
in code. All correspondence with Co
penhagen legation is now in plain
English.
| Ambassador Gerard advised Minis
ter Egan that the sailors captured on
the Yarrowdale will be detained on
the same grounds as the other Amer
| leans"
400 Americans in Berlin.
Berlin, Feb. S.-The breach of dip
lomatic relations between the United
States and Germany has uncovered
| the fact that there are some 400 ma
tive or naturalized Americans in Ber-
line, a large majority of whom have
applied to the United States embassy
| for passports or alterations permit
ting them to leave Germany for Swift
zerland or Scandinavia About one
| fourth of the total are Americans tenn
porarily in Germany on business or
to study. The other three-fourths are
either natura1ized or the children of
such who rushed to the embassy at
| the eleventh hour to secure papers
esta blishing their status, after the de-
parture of the American representa-
| tives.
The American newspaper CORE
{ spondents are still lingering in Berlin
altho the foreign applications have
been made to leave on Ambassador
| Gerard's train: Carl w. Alderman
and family, Indiana: VIM. C. Dreher-
and and family, South Carolina; Oscar
King Davis and family, New York
Philip M. Powers and wife, Boston
Raymond E Swing, Chicago;
Mencken, Baltimore.
Await Germany's Permit.
Other correspondents including
James O'Donnen Bennett, Chicago; S.
B. Conger and Cyril Brown, of New
| York; Oswald Schuette and sister of
Chicago, plan to remain for the time
being and leave later for Copenhag gen
and Switzerland.
Secretary Grew of the United States
embassy has presented to the foreign
office long list of Americans who
have applied for permission to leave
with Ambassador Gerard and whose
applications have been approved by
the ambassador. The applications
must, however, be passed upon by the
German state department
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IODAS ADJUSTMENTS

IRIS-E. H. Sothern in ..Chattels.' =.
final screen appearance.
NOVELTY-F,ive acts of vaudeville
Pathe Weekly News.
ORPHEUM-Willia Desmond in
The Iced Bullet" and comedy.
COZY-Clara Kimball Young in
THE Savage Instinct"
MAJESTIC-Mrs. Edward MacDow-
ell in piano recital.
For details. prices. ETC.. see adver-
tisements on another page of the
State Journal
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NEW BASE AT FRISCO
Navy Headquarters To Be Established
Along Pacific Coast.

Washington, Feb. Establishment
of a new naval base at San Francisco
Bay and development of the Puget
Sound navy yard as a base was rec
commended today by the board of navy
officers which made a special study of
the situation. Their report urges i'm
mediate appropriations of S1,5OO,00O,
for the acquisition of a site on San
Francisco Bay; s2,25O,000 for further
developments of Mare Island yard for
building purposes and s2,50O,0O0 for
the DEVELOPMENT of Puget Sound
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WRECK ON THE C. & S.
Engineer and Four Passengers In
jured-Two May Die.

Cheyenne. Feb. S.-F'ive persons
were injured, two probably fatally, in
a collision of Colorado & Southern
passenger trains, eight miles north of
here, early today, according to a re-
port received at local offices of the
company
Two Mexican workmen, the report
said, were expected to die and an en-
gineer and two other passengers were
seriously hurt. The cause of the col
slision had not been determined early
today -
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WOMEN VOLUNTEER
800 Offer Services at Chicago Re,
Cross Headquarters.

Chicago, Feb. S.-More than 500
Chicago women have volunteered for
work with the Red Cross to date, Of
ficials in charge of the recruiting an
nounced today Under the super-
vision of physicians, classes will be
organized and hospital and relief work
Taught to the volunteers
A large number of Chicago men
have offered their services to the Red
Cross as ambulance drivers and at
pendants.
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Chicago Feb. S.-HOGS-Receipts 10000
Market slow, lower. Bulk of sales, $12 153
1890; light, $11.70@12.25: mixed, S11.s5G
12.40; heavy, S11.S5d12.40; rough, S11.S5@I
200; pigs, S9.70M10.90.
CATTLE-I,eceipts 1000 Market steady.
Native beef cattle, S7.90@12.25; western
steers. $7.90010.30; stockers and feeders,
SG.10M935; cows and heifers, $5.15@ 1050 !;
calves $10.25M14.50
wsthers $40 lam lambs M sip lrm
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washington. Feb. Limited States
Ambassador Fletcher plans to leave
for his post in Mexico City next Satur-
day
Before going he will consult with
President Wilson on various problems
pending between the Mexican govern
ment and the United States
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Kansas City Live stock Market

Kansas City, Feb. .-HOGS-Receipts
100c Market &c to Zoe lower. Bulk of
packers and butchers, S11 .90@12.2O; light,
81. 60M12, 90; pigs, $1C00d11,4 40
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to weak. Prime fed steers, S11.25612 90 d:
dressed beef steers. $9OO@11.OO; cows, $3.50
@950; heifers. $700@11.00; stockers and
$1,000 1900.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
Lambs. $1250@ HIPS; stockers and feeders,
81. 00(d 1885.
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SEA INSURANCE JUMPS
Increase of From 125 to 800 Per Cent
Announced Today.

Washington, Feb. = Increase
ranging from 125 per cent to 900 per
cent for war risk insurance issued by
the federal war risk insurance bureau
were announced today by Secretary
McAdoo. They are effective from all
American ports to all destinations
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New York. Feb s-MoNEY: Mercantile
paper 4. Sterling 6O-day bills, 4I2; com
mercial 6o-day bills banks, 4I2: com
mercial 60-day bills. 4.12a4; demand,
1915: cables 4.76 ZIG Francs demand
5s4H cables, 5.s3t2- Marks demand
Goa. cables, T012. Kronen demand, 11k
cables, 1IA Guilders demand. 40 11-16:
cables. 4esl Lires demand, 30: cables.
re. .Rubies demand. IS; cables, 29N
Bar silver, TN Mexican dollars. 59b
Government bonds irregular Railroad
bonds heavy. Time loans heavier; co and
90 days and six months f@A-
Cali money firmer: high, 3; low, ,;
ruling rate, 21s last loan, 3; closing bid.
2lh offered at 3
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no
Shorn lambs and sheep &c under above
prices.
POSITIVELY canot use sheep or lambs
unless fat.)
Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison-D
Topeka. Kan, Feb. s
HENS-s1s lbs nd over. I6c; under
3ls lbs. 13c: springs. over lbs Ice:
. dicks, lie: geese, Sc: broilers. lbs. and
under 1sc; old ROSTERS, &c; shaggy young
Butter and EGGS.
FURNISHED by the eISItrIce Creamery Co.
Topeka. kan.)
Topeka. Kan, Feb. g.
CHICAGO EGGS-4464 415c
NEW YORK EGGS-4S61 4S1lc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 3S1s@
SOC; New York. 43c; Elgin. soc; Topeka
wholesale. S65sc.
Topeka Hay Market.
FURNISHED by y. A. Beck. 112-14 East 6th.D
Topeka, Kan, Feb. s.
PRAIRIE HAY-S9oO.
ALFALFA-S17.0o
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by I. j. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. ami Curtis St1
Topeka, Kan, Feb. s.
wHEAT-sIT5Q1 sd.
1 CORN-e4c
OATS-50G5 SIC.
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OAKLAND

Notes and personals from Oakland.
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 d. n., $3.50
other hours, 4751 K-2.
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Minneapolis wheat stocks have DECREASED
10000 bushels thus far this week
There will be no sessions of the Kansas
City and Chicago boards of trade Monday.
February Il, in observance of LincoIn's
birthday
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 1895 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 1889 bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 100000 bushels of
wheat 5000 barrels of flour, no corn, 292,
600 bushels of oats: wheat and flour com
bined, 426, 900 bushels
The directors of the Chicago Board of
Trade have appointed committee to CON
slider increasing to SO the brokerage rate
for buying or selling 5000 bushels of grain
in the future market The present rate is
$50. 1t is also proposed to put all trades
in futures on a brokerage basis instead
of paying traders salary. The brokerage
plan is followed on the New York stock
and cotton exchanges.
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only One "BROMO OUISINE"

: To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
signature OF E. w. GROVE. Cures q cold
II One Day, 25c.-Adv.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. .s.-WHEAT-Fresh down
turns in the price of wheat took place to-
day. largely as the result of unwarned
sinking of the British passenger liner
California Aside from emphasizing the
chances of a further breach between Ger
many and the United States the destruc-
ton of the ship brought into sharper
notice than ever the difficulty of trans
porting grain to Europe and made evident
the likelihood of continued stoppage of
export demand. Word that all Dutch
ports had been closed by the Dutch min
istry of marine gave an additional impulse
to bearish sentiment. Opening prices.
which ranged from the same yester-
days finish to a decline of cents with
May at S1.6S to SLIGO and July at S1.46B
to S1.46A, were followed by a material set
back all around.
CORN-Corn sagged with wheat. Selling
pressure, however, was not heavy. After
opening &c to &c down the market rail-
lied a little, but then descended lower
than before.
OATS-oats had no independent action.
Trade mainly of local character.
PROVISIONS Weakness of grain and
hogs put the provision market on the
down grade. Ribs especially were de-
pressed.
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both performances and they seemed to
welcome the return to drama after the
epidemic of musical comedy d. r. H.
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with another advance in insurance rates
and was followed by a further reversal in
rails high grade issues to lowest Levels of
the resent movement Canadian Pacific
again later Bethlehem Steel added 212
points to its initial loss and the old stock
fell 16 points with an extreme decline of
over points in United States Steel. Cop
pers and specialties of practically all de-
scriptions were down two. to four points.
Lower prices were registered at noon.
some issues then verging upon weakness
international bonds were lower, United
Kingdoms establishing new mininums-
Government bonds also receded-
Moderate unsettlment was shown by the
market at today's opening, overnight de-
velopments. particularly Germanys sub
marine activities. including fresh selling.
For the most part early recessions did not
tend beyond fractions Noteworthy eX-
ceptions were Bethlehem Steel. new stock,
which fell 80 points with loss of IL
for the rights and 212 points for Texas
Company international Paper and Allis
Chalmers preferred. Raisf were better.
Canadian Pacific recovering points with
Equipments were disposed to improve, The
entire list reacted later, however, on heavi-
ness of shippings.
Kansas city Live Stock Sales.
(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yard. Kansas City, ana
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co, live stock commission mer-
Kansas City, Feb. s.--CATTLE--Re
ceipts 5000 head. Market slow, steady.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market 10c
lower. Bulk Of sales, SILL 15d12.15; top,
$1c.2j.
strong. Lambs, 81 40,
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New York Stock MarEet
Wall St. New York. Feb. S.-STOCKS-
The setback in shipping was concurrent
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
'opeka Kan, for the twenty -four hours
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Chicago Grain Market
(The range of prices for grain futures
on the Chicago BOARD of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, New England
Bldg)
Chicago, Feb. s.
Close
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TOPEKA MARKET REPORr.

Cattle and Hogs
tPrices furnished by Wolff Packing co.
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Kansas CITY Grain Market

Kansas City Grain Market.
(The range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade re-
ported by Thos- J. Myers, Broker. New
England buildingD
Kansas City, Feb. 8.
Close
Oven High Low Today Vest.
May 1904 16s% 1e4 167ss- 1883
July .1425 IA 1401h 142R 143A
Sept .132h 1874 1917 1322a 133
May =. ss1h 1884, Rs 9s1s 9sh-
July 81 971a 9614 97A- 9IA
Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers. New England
BuiIding.)
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garding the detention of Americans il
Germany and adds that Ambassadol
Gerard is not permitted to send tele
grams in code.