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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-29
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade

New York Dec. 29.-The Financial News
Bulletin says: Realizing for profit and
commitments made for accounts which are
belatedly grasping the favorable features
of government railroad guarantee are ex-
pected to operate for cross currents in the
market, but on reactions think CON
servative purchases in the general list will
give fair results in view of the fact that
until over the end of the year the large
| financial institutions will be found sn5
porting the policy of window dressing made
much easier by the presidents proclama-
ton. As we see it, the rails have been en-
deavoring by recoveries to bridge the gap
between the intrinsic value levels and the
ard issues unjustifiably declined. When
that movement is satisfactorily effected
we think specific Establishments to accord
with the interest rates for money will be
seen. Speculative sources are not over
! looking the international stipulation which
has temporarily become more complex. In
dustrial speeialties are expected to be more
Prominently bullish.
Dow Jones summary: British organized
| labor declares its virtual agreement with
war aims of President Wilson.
American railway commission to Russia.
Stevens in Vladistock interview says a
choas is every where. in Russia but he
still has faith @that Russia will not give
in to Germany and that separate peace is
Bradstreets says business outlook for 1918
is deemed encouraging altho not by any
| Twenty 'ndustriaIs 72.13, up 1.64. Twenty
| rails 1886, up 1-S4.
Chicago, Dec 29-The Herald says: Sen
| ish last night owing to the advance in
| prices Bears regarded the bulge as only
| temporary and do not expect its renewal.
! 1t was said that the short interest had
been cut down by the late bulge.
| The advance in oats yesterday was a sur
prise to many in the trade, who expected
the opening break to hold. Unexpected
buying of cash oats for export via the Gulf
and Newport News where steamships had
/ to be filled. made the bulge. Their buying,
coming at a time when trade mostly
bearish. showed how easily the bears are
/ scared by buying a few big local traders
! when the market has had break. 1t was
said that three times as many oats were
bought for May by the locals as were sold
! Tor export.
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QuartermaSter General Sharpe
In for PrObe-Strafe.
Camp DOniphan Men Got No
OvercOatS Until Dec. 3.
GUARDS Died FROM EXPOSURE
Camp Commanders Bare COndi-
lions at Congress Inquiry.
GuardSmen Ordered to Camp,
but No Equipment Provided.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Amazed over
disclosures of cantonment conditions,
m embers of the senate military af-
fairs committee today we're prepared
to go after Quartermaster General
Sharpe rough shod.
The committee wants Sharpe to tell
clearly why men in Camp Doniphan
Fort Sill, Okla, got no. overcoats until
December 5 and those in Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth, Texas, none until Decem-
Der Is.
Why such flimsy blankets were
shipped to Camp Bowie that three of
them would not keep men warm.
Why there have been draft calls
before adequate supplies were ready.
Testimony of Maj. Gen E. t,IJohn
Greble. commander at Bowie, and of
Major General Wright, commander at
Doniphan, gave the committee posi-
tive evidence that the thousands of
complaints that have poured thru the
mails to members of congress for
months have had considerable founda-
ton.
Drill With Wooden Guns.
Both these officers declare men died
because they were insufficiently
clothed and that repeated appeals to
the war department for more clothing
were turned down.
Neither of the national guard divi-
sions commanded by these two Off
GERS has machine gun. They lack
thousands of pieces of other equip
ment, but both generals cheerfully as
serted they are giving their men real
training by letting a few at a time
use what equipment there is.
Both emphasized the fact that a
man is not a soldier until he has made
his rifle part of him, by unremitting
practice in its use. But the men at
Bowie had to play at soldering with
wooden guns, General Greble said,
! while Sis of those at Doniphan can
not call rifle their own.
National Guards Sighted.
Both said the only reason they know
why they have not been equipped is
that their divisions are national guard
units and the war department plan
ned to equip the national army men
| first. In view of this, committee mem
| bers will try to learn why the first
section of the national army was call
| ed out whenrt was patent to officials
| it would be imposs BILE to equip them
| in addition to the national guard
! which was already in service.
Conditions at every cantonment will
| be gone into. General LitteIl, ii
| charge of cantonment construction
has been called to testify either today
| or early next week. In addition tC
Iittell, the committee will hear more
cantonment commanders.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago Dec. 29.-CoRN..corn prices
hardened today on account of unfavorable
conditions for the movement of grain.
Forecasts pointed to only a slight diminu-
ton of the prevailing extreme cold. Mean
while receipts were meager. Opening
prices, which ranged from unchanged fig
ures to &c higher, with January 81 .261h to
1265s, and May $1.24A to $1.25, were fol-
lowed by a slight general upturn.
No important reaction took place. The
market closed steady at the same as yes
terdays finish to &c higher, with January
81 265s and May 81 25%.
OATS-Oats advanced to the highest
point yet this season. Likelihood of ex-
port business appeared to be the chief
factor.
PROvISIONS-Lower quotations on
hogs failed to have a lasting bearish eff
feet on provisions. Initial declines were
overcome by the strength of grain.
Later the market advanced owing to
stockyard buying, said to be based on
opinions that the cold wave would largely
shut off the movement of hogs from farms.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of 3rices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos. J. Myers. 301 N e. BIdg.)
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gressmen regarded as railroad author
tiles say legislation must be passed
now to give the president the rights
he has assumed in the matter
But there will be little time lost in
giving him anything he wants to ex-
pedite transportation. There are too
many communities suffering from
lack of coal and other supplies who
expect help from government railroad
control to warrant risk by any solon
in opposing the presidents action.
The president will go before con-
gresS January to outline what he has
done and what legislation he wants.
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paper, 51h@5& Sterling. 60 day bills,
4T1A commercial, go day bills on banks
All: commercial, 60 day bills. 4-701a de-
mand. 5.731a; cables 5.T1as- Rubles. de-
-mand, 1214 cables. 1213. Bar silver, s63se;
Mexican dollars, Csc Government bonds,
firm; railroad bonds, strong. Guilders,
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FAVOR FORCED RATIONS
Labor Party in England Finds VoIun-
teer Rationins Not a Success.

London, Dec. 29.-ResoIutions
strongly favoring compulsory ration
ing for all Britain were adopted unani-
mously today by the national trades
union convention and the congress of
the labor party and war emergency
workers.
The working men protested that
suffering would result and was re-
sulting from negotiable distribution
of foodstuffs thru the present volun-
tary rationing scheme.
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Wall St, New York, Dec. 29.-STOCKS+
Gains of the last two days were added
to in the first half of today's active stock
market Much of the advantage was lost
at the end on extensive selling for profit,
Minor rails were 1 to- points higher at
their best and munitions and the motor
group also developed marked strength
United States Steel moved fractionally
over and under yesterdays final price.
There were some decided gains in special
stocks such as Industrial Alcohol and
American Tobacco. The closing was ir-
regular. Sales Appropriated 100000
shares. Liberty As sold at 97.14 to 96.9S
and the 21A's at $3.50 to 9S.42.
Trading on the stock exchange today
was somewhat curtailed by adverse
weather conditions which caused Interrupt
ton with out of town points. Such in
terest as was manifested again centered
mainly around low priced rails, in which
additional gains of to 219 points were
made. The Rock Island issues were again
the most active features War shares
were firm with Motor and Metals but
United States Steel soon forfeited its
slight advance. Liberty bonds were
steady.
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DR.. Henderson will sing accompanied
by Miss Florence P. Campbell
All comrades of the G. a. r., all
Union and Confederate veterans, the
Sons of Veterans, members of af-
fiHated associations, the friends and
relatives of the deceased comrades.
and the public at large are cordially
invited to attend
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U. S. TAKES OVER JUICE
RequfsitOns Niagara and Buffalo Pow
or for War Work.

Washington, Dec. 29.-To assure the
adequate supply of electric power for
Establishments engaged in war work
at Niagara Falls and Buffalo, the gov
eminent today requisitioned the cleo
trio power produced, imported and
distributed by the Niagara Falls Power
company, the Hydraulic Power COM
pany of Niagara Falls and the Cliff
Electric Distributing company.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas CITY, Dec. 29.-HOGS-Receipts
$500, Market steady to loo lower. Bulk
of sales, $1640@16.75; heavy, $16.60616.S5;
packers and butchers, $16.5O@167 rs; light,
S16.40d16T0; pigs, $125o@15.00.
CATTLAReceipts 500. Market steady.
Prime fed steers. So O0d14.5O; dressed beef
steers, $1,000 1910; western steers, $4,000
u-75; southern steers. $7.O0G9.O0; cows,
$6.00@10.50; heffers. $6.O06110O; stockers
and feeders, 81 .00@11-25; bulls, $6.o0@1O 90
calves, $6.50@13.50.
SHEEPo-Receipts 500. Market steady.
Lambs, $1500@16.25: yearlings, $1,000
1410; wethers, $11.O0@ 1915; ewes, $1,000
11.35; stockers and feeders, $7.00@15.00.
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ON THE EVE OF THE NEW YEAR

We deem it most fitting and proper,
and we take this opportunity to thank
our many friends who have helped to
make the year nineteen hundred seven
teen the most prosperous of our career.
We ask the continuance Of your pat
ronage and pledge you our word that
the same prompt and efficient service
which has been responsible for the
building of our business to it's present
magnitude-and if possible better ser
vice will be given you during the year
nineteen hundred eighteen.
Again we thank you.
JONES & BIRCH
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TO COMMEMORATE DEAD
Lincoln Post VIII Hold Services for Fl
Departed Comrades Sunday.

The death roll of the Lincoln Post
during the past year numbers twenty
one. Sunday at 3:15 p. m. at the post
hall on Sixth avenue between Kan
sas avenue and Quincy street, exer-
cises will be held in memory of the de-
ceased comrades. Rev. Dr. A. 5. En-
bree will deliver the euIogy, and Mrs.
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Kansas City, Dec. 29.-CORN-Cash
Market unchanged. No. mixed, S1.700
l. ~; No 3, s.. 646l1. IS; No. white 81 726
/ 70: No. 8, 81. 65@1.6 S; No. 2 yellow, 81 IS
n175: No 8. S169@1.71.
OATS-Market nc to 1c higher No. .
white. 81 a Size; No. mixed, 1919 @S0c.
RYE@$1.75
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S3 14td317.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTSS1. SOd1-S5.
BRAN-S1. 7OdIT2.
WHEAT-Receipts % cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged-
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, soc: seconds. 290I30c.
CORN-CIose: January, $127ss; May,
81 &c split.
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Chicago, Dec. 29.-BUTTER-Cream
39649c.
EGGS-Market higher Firsts, 56m57c
ordinary firsts, 52@54c at mark. cases in
Guided, so "a SOC; refrigerator firsts, 400
OTATOES-Receipts 10 cars. Market
unchanged
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 100
23c; springs, 2319c.
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Gazing bitches Delay
Pipe Liners
WEATHER REPORT.
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Generally fair tonight and sun
day. Slowly rising temperatures.


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the sxeen-inch a
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U. S. CONSULATE BURNS
Destructive Blaze Sweeps Block at
San Jose, Costa RIGA.

o # the American consulate at San
Jose, Costa Rica, by fire today is an
nounced in state department dis
patches. The fire swept an entire
block.
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Chicago, Dec. 29.-HOGS-Receipts u 600.
Monday $1,000. Market steady, Soc lower.
Bulk of sales, s1650@16.75; light, $15.75@
1860; mixed. $1620@16.S0; heavy, $161O@
1910.
CATTLE Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Native steers, $7.5061425; stockers and
feeders. $6.60@10.20; cows and heifers. s. 20
11.3O; calves, $500 1900.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Wethers, $910@13.10; lambs, $12.75@16.75.
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WORST STORM THIS WINTER.
F'rigid Blast Finds New York With No
Reserve Coal Supply.


New York, Dec. 29.-Zero cold, with
swirling snow and marrow chilling
winds brought another crisis in New
York's coal shortage today.
The worst cold wave of the winter
found the greater city with practical
ly no reserve supply of fuel and with
snow threatening still further to clog
transportation. The thermometer
touched the zero point on downtown
street Thermometers early today.
Thousands of dwellings, and apart
ments in the city were down to their
last few tons of fuel and found frantic
pleas for more fuel in vain. The stu
alton was extremely critical on the
lower East side, where coal is doled
out by the bushel.
All the east reported cold weather
and blizzard raging today. All large
cities likewise reported shortage of
coal.
Coolest in Three Years.
Boston, Dec. 29.-The most severe
cold wave experienced in New England
since 1914, swept in from the north
west early today and caused wide
spread suffering because of the gen.
eral lack of fuel.
From a maximum reading of 81 de-
grees yesterday, the temperature
dropped to 4 degrees below in Boston
at $50 o'clock this morning and held
close to that mark an hour later, with
little indication, weather bureau Off
Gals said, of any rise during the day
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9 BELOW TODAY


prevailing here this morning, TINS
part of kansas is in the grip of the
most severe cold spell of the winter.
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New York Dec. 29.-BUTTER-Mark
strong. Creamery higher than extras, 5101
5115c.
EGGS-Market excited. Fresh gathered
extras. 636I64c.
CHEESEIMarket steady. State whole
milk flats, fresh specials. 23I5 G24e; ditto
average run. DC.
POULTRY-Alive,. steady; dressed, steady
New York stock Market.
FURNISHED by t. J. Myers, 301 N. E. Bldg.I
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New York stock Market.

demand, 49, cables, A. Lires, demand,
S.37; cables, $50
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,rices. Positively cannot use sheep or


FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison,
Toneka, Kan. Dec. 70.
HENS-31s lbs. ard over. 19c; under 3ls
lbs Ice: springs over : lbs. 1slxc ROSTERS.
l2c staggy young roosfers- 1Jc; broilers.
lbs. and under, BE.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka. JOc.
HI7TTER-4Gfq 49c
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka. Kan, for the "a hours ending at
a. IN. Saturday.
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TOPEKA MARKET REPORT.

Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. 3. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, Dec 20.
OATS-T2d75c.
NEW CORN-S1.30
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Chicago. Dec. 2a-CORN-C1ose: Janu-
airy, 81 .264s May $1.232s.
OATS-December, S015 @So3sc: March
79c; May, 771sc
PORK-Jan., $3.50; May, S45.25.
LARD-Jan.. $3.50; May, $24.30
SHORT RUSSIAN, $23.95; May, $24. so
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New York Produce Mark,

New Orleans. Dec. 29.-COTTON-Spot
steady; niddling, 3G.13.
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New York Dec 20.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands. 31.S5.
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Kansas City. Dec.

(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers, 301 N. E Bldg.)
Kansas City, Dec. %.
Closed
Open High Low Today Yes.
May .126 1854 1855 12e 1257s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
YOUNG MACHINIST HIT
BY TRAIN AND KILLED
His Death Duplicates Tragedy in
Which Fellow Workman Lost
Life a Month Ago

Walter H. Griffin. twouty-one years old
1853 South Ffty-flrst street. was instantly
killed by siNty-mle-an-hour express train
from Washington this morning as he was
crossing tho track at the SNtieth street
station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
to Sc, train at 6 80 o'clock for Eddystone
where ne was employed as Il toolmaker in
the Remington Arms plant He had
descended to the track level from Woodland
avenue, intending to jump over the guard
fence between the two tracks. instead Of
reaching tho southbound platform by the
cntrance nearest SNticth street, it is
thought
Remarkable coincidence marks the tragic
death Of Griffin and that one month ago
of John COoncy twenty-one years old. of
ST. James street west of Fifty-eiEhth also
machiuist employed at Eddystonc The
two men were killed in exactly the same
manner In the same place. at the same
hour, by the same train,
Grfiu's widow. twenty years old, is pros
trated at the homes sand under the care Of
physician The couple had been married
about seven months and had come here
from PcaChand. ~ G. Cooney had also
been recently married,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
MISS GROSS CRITICTZES
NATURALIZATION LAWS
Suffragist Who Has Just Become
Citizen Thinks Statutes
Unjust
CALLS THEM "MAN-MADE"

The first thing the Pennsylvania woman
should do after she gets the ballot is to
change the naturalization laws, according
to Miss Olga Helen Gross, Of 2229 Natrona
street, Russian girl who was naturalised
yesterday so she will be ready to vote
when the ballot is given to the women
Of the keystone State.
"The naturalization laws arc really Ri
dcuous you know" she said with n laugh.
did YOU know that even now that I have
my naturalization papers out, If happened
to marry an alien who did not have his
naturalization papers out, I would lose my
citizenship? And did YOU know that II
an AmeriCan-born woman marries for
oigncr. who is unnaturalzed, she too loses
her right OF citizenship? That does not
mean just the right to vote. That means
too that If she goes to foreign country
she is not entitled to the protection Of tn,
American flag any more. Just because she
has married n man who Is not n citizen.
This. remember. in spite of the fact that
she is a nativc-born American citizen
"Do you wonder that say these laws
ought to be changed she asked But !
want to give the women Of this state some
advice from one who has had experience
An foreign women should get naturalizcd
and as soon as possible. As far as know
| am the only woman who has applied for
naturalization papers for long time
There are thousands OF fOrCtgn-hOrn women
in this State right now lust as interested IN
its welfare as I am. My message to them
ia Take out your papers at once. 1t will
take two years before you are a citizen. and
you women OF Pennsylvania are going to
have the vote before you know It. BE ready
BE prepared. Get busy and get out your
papers.
Speaking Of these naturalization laws"
she added in closing, they are man-madc
laws and they are not right. | have no
complaint to make OF the treatment re-
Ceved from the men in the court. They
We're courteous and respectful and did every.
thing they could to help me and make the
getting Of my papers and my citizenship
possible, but the laws themselves are at
fault"
Miss Gross came to this country from
SterltnRmak, a little town In the extreme
eastern part of Russia. in 1898 She has
hccn n hard worker in suffrage ranks for
five years. She was among the first women
TO do open-air talking for the cause For
three years she took her two weeks vaca-
tion each summer and gave her time TO
suffrage, campaigning in New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and New York. She herself is
working girl and talked from the vcwpoint
of the working woman.
She has business ability, which has placed
her now among Phadephia's business
women. She has organized a paint and
decorating company and is now one of the
partners in the business at 1908 North
Eighth street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
GREAT MERCHANT NAVY
ASSEMBLED IN PORT
Fifty Vessels Loading or Dis
charging Cargoes-Represent
Tonnage of 100000

FIFTY steamships engaged in foreign trade
are loading or discharguE cargoes In this
port today according to Director George :
Webster uf the department OF WharVc8
Docks and Ferries. This is probably the
largest fleet of its kind ever assembled here
at one time and carrying capacity Of
about 100000 tons is represented The car
goes which are being loaded consist mainly
of coal grain and general merchandise
"'rhe vessels came To this port" said
Director Webster, because 1t Is not com
gested and because it offers unsurpassed
facilities for handling foreign trade At
the close Of the business hours Saturday
without news Of British steamships move
ments which is withheld, thirty-ninc liners
and hfty-two transient steamships We're
headed for philadelphia
one Of the features Of the port business
for the year 1916 was the large number of
vessels engaged in foreign trade and tly
ing the American flag which came to this
port a total Of 2li arrived in Phila-
delphia from foreign ports, and 2l3 sailed
from here for foreign ports,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
Creates $4,000 Trust Estate

\ trust estate Of $4,000 for the bans-
lit Of II relative is created by the will Of
Mary Il, Crandle, who died In st, Josephs
HOSPITAL on January :, leaving an estate
valued at S23,0S0 The Will as probated
today, provides that on the death OF the
beneficiary Of tho trust the money is to be
divided between ST Malachy's Il. G. Church
and the St Vincent de Paul Society con-
nected with that church. The remainder
of the estate goes to ST. Nincent's Home,
st. Joscphs orphan Asylum and Miseri-
COrdia Hospital Other wills probatcd were
those OF Christian BenedtlSt 1871 Frank
ford avenue which in private bcquests dis
poses OF property valued at S&2.O72; Mar
garet Harvey, tAgnesiS Hospital $4,000,
and Benjamin CaIyerly gOio Turner street,
$1,000