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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14

FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
100000 bushels this week.
An official report states that growing
crops in Argentina are in excellent condi-
ton. The weather continues fine.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 1876 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks decreased co.
bushels
Exports from the United States and ca.
ada yesterday were 649O00 bushels a
wheat, no flour. 900 bushels of corn and
309, 900 bushels of oats.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
cording to Bradstreets, were S.647, 900 BUSH
els, compared with 5.409000 bushels last
week and 1896, 600 bushels year ago.
Corn shipments this week were 973,000
bushels.
Argentina exported 307 900 bushels of
wheat this week, compared with 1888, 900
bushels last week and 1,56S, 600 bushels
a year ago. Shipments since ia. 1 aggregate
30,S 900 bushels; year ago, 55,312. 600
bushels. Corn shipments this week were
215,G00 bushels, against 10000 bushels last
week and 1.215,000 bushels a year ago.
Total shipments since January 1 are 20 6f2,
600 bushels; year ago 1.404, 600 bushels.
Oats shipments this week were sos, 200
bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
NELSON PLEADS GUILTY
He Admits Whipping Chi1d-Is Sen
fenced and ParoIed.

Guy Nelson, the father arrested on
complaint of Kilmaurs and Miss Kate
King two weeks ago, charged with
whipping his three-year-old child
with a riding whip until his flesh was
cut and swollen, pleaded guilty before
Judge R. NJ. Lee in the court of To-
peka this afternoon.
Judge Lee sentenced him to six
months in the county jail and granted
a parole with the understanding that
Nelson is to support his family and
not repeat the whipping of his child
Nelson pleaded extenuating circum-
stances and the court and Hugh Fish
er, county attorney, agreed to give
him one more chance. Nelson was
brought back from Ell Paso, Texas, a
few months ago by the sheriff's office
on the charge of wife desertion. A
little more than year ago the Kings
complained that he was mistreating
the same child so severely punished
this time.
In pleading. Nelson pointed out that
his wife was in the hospital with an
other baby, that he was working hard
and losing great deal of sleep and
lost his patience with the three-year-
old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
WILL GET MORE RAIN
Confined from Page One,

(Continned from Page Onel
cial forecast promises unsettled
weather today and Sunday, probably
showers and not much change in tenn
rerature. The mercury Friday night
fell to 65-just points above the low
record for this date. By o'clock
this afternoon it had barely reached
the 81 mark and promised to stay be-
low the so stage all day. Tonight the
thermometer will again register
around the 65 mark, rising in the
afternoon to 80 or So.
Rains in the last twenty-four hours
were general in the eastern sections
of the state and fairly heavy, while in
the west no precipitation was report
ed this morning. At Topeka .02 of an
inch of moisture fell Friday night and
another .02 this morning. Kansas
City reported IL; st. Joseph, .0S; Con-
cordia, OIL, and Dodge City, none.
The lowest temperature on record
for this date was 60, in 1891, and the
highest, 104, in 1901.
The wind was blowing 8 miles an
hour from the southeast this morning
but promised to shift to the northwest
tonight or in the morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
GIVE BENEFIT DANCE
Topeka Radio Company to Raise
Funds for Mess Equipment.

A dance for the benefit of Company
"A, signal corps (radio) mess funds
will be held Friday night at Kellam
hall. it was announced by the COM
mandtng officers today.
The radio company is made up
mostly of Topekans and is comprised
of seventy-five men and three officers,
the latter being Captain Elmer G..
Stahl, Lieut. W. c. Carswell, jr., and
Lieut.. Chester H. Thomas.
The dance Friday night will be a
brilliant affair. The radio company
will appear in full uniform.
For the last several weeks members
of the company have been training
themselves for active service as they
are included on the call for August
5. Drill is being held three nights
every week and a fully equipped radio
school is being conducted every eve
ming at the high school.
r The radio branch of the signal corps
is the highest and best paid branch
of the army. Its duties are to keep
communication open on the battle
field and in the trenches by means of
wireless and other signals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
TO INSPECT ROADS
Fifteen Kansas Highway BOOs-
tiers Leave for Chicago.
Tour of Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin "PavemeDts."

A party of fifteen Kansas road
boosters leave tonight on a three
days tour of inspection of permanent
roads and streets of different kinds in
Chicago and Cook county, Illinois, De-
troit and Wayne county, Mich, Mil
waukee and Milwaukee county, Wis.
The party was organized Dy ]. Frank
Smith, president of the Kansas Good
Roads association, who is endeavoring
to give the people of Kansas all of
the valuable information that can be
obtained by personal investigation re-
garding the values and desirability of
different types of permanent roads.
In each county, the party will spend
one day out in the country talking to
the farmers, land owners and road
officials and inspecting the roads per
sonally and thus getting first hand in
formation concerning the cost, up
keep, benefits, desirability and effect
on real estate of all of these perma-
nent roads that have been built for
several years.
Following is a list of the members
of the party: Henry McAfee. Topeka.
county commissioner, Shawnee coun-
ty, who is also the owner of one Of
the biggest dairy farms in Kansas;
o. NJ. white of Emporia, president of
the New Santa Fe Trail association
and one of the best known road boost
L
CO, chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Cloud county and
one of the big land owners and bust
ness men of that section; DIR. F. J.
Ernest of Topeka, member of the road
committee of the Automobile club and
Chamber of Commerce of Topeka;
Roy Jacques of Hiawatha, an extern
sive farmer and stock raiser and vice
president of the K. T. Trail; L. W.
Webb of Salina, manager of the H D.
Lee Hardware company and CHAIR
man of the road building committee
of the Automobile club of Saline
county; Will Townsley of Great Bend
editor Great Bend Tribune, who has
been one of the most prominent ad-
vocates of permanent roads in central
Kansas; w. S. Henrion of Wichita
chairman of the board of county COM
missioners of Sedgwick county and
also builder and contractor; Senator
w. F. Schoch of Topeka, member of
the highways committee of the Kan
sas senate and prominent advocate of
permanent roads; ex-senator W. p
Lambertson of Fairview, chairman of
the building committee of the Pixies
Peak Ocean to Ocean highway in
Brown county: G. W. StansfieId of
tee of the Chamber of Commerce and
prominent business man and very act
i've road booster; John Dudley of
Wyandotte county, banker and land
owner and prominent advocate Of per-
manent roads; w. r. Wells of Belle
Vile, an extensive farmer and banker
and member of the road building
committee of the Ocean to Ocean
highway in Republic county.
Representatives will also be there
from Smith Center, and two or three
Kansas newspaper reporters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14

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FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)
Chicago, July little Herald says:
Sentiment of the grain trade last night was
bearish The short interest said to
have been increased in peace talk and the
longs. in corn and oats having really re-
duced their holdings. Conservative people
in the trade said they hoped the peace
rumors were true, but they were inclined
to regard them move part of the
enemy to induce this country to slow up
in its preparations for sending men and
munitions abroad. Anything tat would
cause shorts to- cover might easily send
prices higher
To see cash corn advance and futures de-
cline as they have in the last two days is
something that seldom happens under legit-
innate conditions. September advanced to
161 yesterday. The highest so far and
within 4c of the maximum. At the lowest
prices yesterday it was off 2Ac while dis
tant futures showed decline of BIC
from the high of Wednesday. The Sep
TENDER is old and other deliveries new crop
futures A difference of 81 existed before.
1T is too great as many see it, but at pres
ent the relative value of the new and old
as the bears regard it. cuts no figure.
Should peace come they think prices
soc too high. Bulls expect high values for
corn all season. t4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
HITS CORN PRICE
Slump Follows Speculation Ban
= by Chicago Board.
July Wheat Down 9 Cents, Sep
TENDER Up ga During Week.

Chicago, July 14.-wider use of
maximum price limits has proved eff
fective this week as a curb on up
Turns in the corn market A ruling
by board of trade directors that tran
sactions involving new crop deliveries
of corn should not be allowed at above
value fixed in harmony with the gov
ernment war policy brought about
substantial declines which left De-
cember and May options ~ to &c
lower this morning, as compared with
a week ago. On the contrary earlier
deliveries which did not come under
the provisions of the new measure
show gains of nc to &c net.
Wheat fell SC for July, but rose
X for September. Oats are up q C
a Is to 2Hc. Provisions vary from
soc.
Unseasonably cold weather and vir-
tual exhaustion of the stock of corn
here, together with assertions that the
Herman chancellor bad said peace
was far distant were apparently lead =
ing runaway market when the board
of trade directors on Wednesday de-
.ctded that Intervention was necessary.
Even the suspicious tenor of the gov
ernment crop report was only temper
arily effective in checking the upward
swing of the market.
Due to Congress- Delay.
=. CYhSA SSoiOhal ueidy III acting on the
food control bill reduced intelligent
trading in wheat next to an impos-
sibility. Roughly the change in price
corresponded to the favo able prog
ress of the winter wheat harvest and
10 somewhat pessimistic advances re-
Rarding the crop outlook il. the spring
wheat belt.
Enlarged substitution of oats for
-other cereals gave strength to the oats
market.
Provisions averaged higher than
corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14

Wall ST., New York, July 14-STOCKS-
Rails, shippipgs and few inactive spe-
cialties, notably the sugars, were the fea-
lures today at the short session at gains
of one to three points, while industrials
advanced one to two after an irregular
heavy opening. Dealings retained all of
their recent professional chafacter the
trend of the usual weekend covering of
short contracts. The spirited. advances in
rails led by Canadian Pacific, New
York Central, Union Pacific and the coal
ers American international corporation
rose 3A points and American sugar 3A.
Equipments reversed early losses to a gain
OF a point The closing was strong but
at material reduction from best prices
Sales approXimated $50 600 shares Liberty
bonds ranged from 90 45-50ths to 80 40 5Oths
for regular lots down to 80 20-5o for odd
lots.
The short interest was again extremely
aggressive at the outset of today's opera
tions, leading stocks making further re-
cessions under strong pressure United
States steel opened with a sale of 5000
shares at 122 to 122A, maximum decline
of * of a point. Other steels lost as much
or more. with metals, Union Pacific and
International paper. The market rallied
almost Immediately, however, on support
of the prominent industrials, shippings,
motors, oils, sugars and some of the equip
ments. Reading was about the only inn
portant railway issue to display more than
slight strength. Liberty bonds were un-
changed from yesterdays closing quota
ton at 90 1870.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
PERIL WAR CREDIT


tcontinued from raae ones
them, eventually replacing the fed
eral council. The newspaper adds
that this replacement in the scheme
would probably be postponed until
The Vorwaerts Socialist organ, ridi-
cules the proposal as "fit to inspire
the comic newspaper"
Peace Terms Demand Grows.
Berlin, July 13., (Delayed) -CVia
London, July 14)-The Center partys
demand as to Germany's peace terms
is finding support in the reichstag be-
cause it is felt adoption of these sug-
gestionS by the government would be
effective answer to the entente's
claims that Germany must be crushed
to achieve its democratization. If the
government approves the center par
tvs policy. it is held this act would
show Germany's democracy at this
present time. For this reason the sit
uation in the reichstag today was re-
garded as having an important bear
ing on the wars end.
Rumors of the resignation of Chan
cellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg arose
thru the fact that prior to the meet
ing of the crown council, he, with all
other Prussian ministers, rendered his
resignation to the emperor. The cab
met officers desired that the kaiser be
not hampered in dealing with the sit
uation.
If the chancellor yields to the reich
stag demands for parliamentary re-
form, there is no reason why ,-e
, should resign. The Centrists peace
resolution is finding majority support
altho most National Liberals oppose It
Today IL was held the kaiser:
promise OF Prussian electoral reform:
had solved the question which started
the present crisis. But this was helC
to be of minor interest to the parlia
mentary reform now foremost in tht
agitation of the Centrists.
A number of officials, however. helt
that this question would never have
been raised if the Prussian reform!
had been promised at an earlier date
Today there were repeated confer
ences between the emperor, the crown
council, the chancellor and the crown
3 prince with their confidential advisers
and parliamentary leaders. Thest
meetings attested the earnestness with
which the crown council is consider
ing the situation.
a great debate is expected in the
reichstag Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
TO BREAK
Germany's Reply on U-boat Outrages
Is Not Satisfactory.

Buenos Aires, July 14.-Argentina's
formal rupture of diplomatic relations
with Germany is a matter of hours.
On the highest authority today it was
stated that the government has prac-
tically decided on this course, due to
lack of any satisfactory reply from
Berlin on Argentina's demands for
immediate decentralization for past
submarinings and definite pledges for
future immunity.
Called Ships "Rat Traps"
The German minister to Argentina
sneeringly referred to Argentina ships
which have been lost thru torpedoing
by German submarines as rat traps"
The German minister was under
stood to have made his remark to
President Irigoyen in the course of a
long conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
CALL SURPRISE STRIKE
without Warning L. w. w. Notifies
That All Workmen VIII Quit. Z

Hoquaim, Wash, July IA gen.
eraI strike in the logging camps and
mines of Hoquiam and the Gray's
Harbor district to take effect this
morning at 8 o'clock was called with
out warning late last night by the In
dustrial Workers of the World. No
demands were presented by the In
dustrial Workers as an organization
and in their call for the strike no de-
rnands were set forth except for an
eight hour day.
Members of the organization de-
clared they had members enough in
the camps and mines of the district to
force practically all to close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
CITIES HAVE KICK
Call Draft Population Figures
Ridiculous, Outrageous.
Fictitious Imitation; Penalized
for Large Registration Lists.
BY WEBB MILLER.

Washington, July 14.-Storms of
protest are gathering in every section
of the country today against the CEN
sus bureaus paper population" esti
mates used in apportionirg the draft
toll of men They are causing un-
| easiness here.
The war department is being bonn
barded with kilograms from indig-
nant cities demanding their popu1a-
ton estimates be revised or correct
ed. Other. cities content themselves
with terming the figures Outrageous"
From the figures announced by the
census bureau, the quotas of men that
each city and county must furnish
to the draft armies is being comput-
ed. The higher the population the
heavier burden the city must bear in
filling the army ranks
Chicago Boosted Million.
Some of the middle western cities
cannot see why they should be penal
lied because they secured an unusually
heavy registration.
In announcing the estimates the
census bureau made it plain that the
figures were for use solely in the
draft" and that they were based
| largely upon registration figures and
statistics of abnormal shift in popula-
ton due 70 war Industries But De-
| troit Mich, fails to see why her pop
ulation estimate of $4,000 made by
the same bureau just before registra-
| ton should be boosted to 521, 942 for
the draft AT the time of registration,
the bureau asserted that the estimates
| for registration were liberal. Other
boosts in estimates hit the following
cities hard:
Chicago boosted from 2,o47,201 to
3,639,957 for the draft quotas; New
York 5.S96,044 to 6,504, 1s5; Cleve-
land, 69O,S37 to 1.125,440; St. Louis.
| 76S, $40 to S27,264 and Sar Francisco
| city and county. All ,023 to $50. 1913.
Raised, 81 1000 to 177,OOO-
One of the most bitter protests
came from Canton, Ohio. That city
was raised from 62,566 to 1T7,586 for
! the draft.
Never in our rosiest dreams have
we aspired to more than $4,000 in
habitants," said kilograms from there.
In some of the coast cities and
| counties where the registration was
| only ST per cent of the earlier esti-
mates, the estimates are lowered pro-
portionately; for instance, Portland,
| Ore, is cut from 30S,399 to 2O4,592.
Denver also gets a cut from 26S,439
to 1876, 500.
| Many of the cities are inquiring
why the quotas were not based in a
| common sense way upon the actual
registration"
10000 Registration Error.
Chicago, July I4.-Thru an error in
| Implications of footiEgs, Chicago's en-
rolln.ent in the draft registration was
| 10000 too large in reports sent to
| Washington and upon which this
| city's quota for the draft will be based
| according to a statement yesterday
| BY Chief Clerk Egan of the election
board. In the event Washington Off
| Gals refuse to revise their figures
more persons will be drafted here, in
proportion to the population, than in
any other section OF the country. it is
said. Protest has been made to the
office of Provost Marshal General
| Crowder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
ALL MADE
Nine Military Organizations To
Honor Belgian Commission.
Order of Parade March Decided
Upon Today at Noon.


The military display to be given in
honor of the Belgian commission.
which will visit Kansas July 20, will
be the most elaborate celebration ever
given in Topeka, according to the final
plans for entertainment of the mem
bers made this noon. The plans for
the military and civic display were
completed.
Included in the marching forces will
be nine military organizations, two
bands and officials of the state, coun-
ty and city as we'll as hundreds of well
known citizens from other sections of
the state. The parade will be divided
into two sections, one military and the
other officials
according to these plans accepted by
the parade committee of the celebra-
ton will be as follows:
Division 1.
Platoon of police.
Marshals of the parade-George
Godfrey Moore, chief marshal; ]. E.
Wilson, aide.
street, north of Fifth street, facing
south.
Third Regiment band.
Reserve battery.
Supply company.
Hospital corps.
Company K, Missouri National
Guards.
Battery A.
Three troops of cavalry from Fort
Riley.
This section will form on Jefferson
street between Fourth avenue and
Fifth streets, facing north.
Division 2.
Il T. ;af
Austin, aide; H. s. Putney, aide
This section will form or the east
side of Holiday street. south OF
Fourth avenue, facing north
MarshalPs band.
Governor and state officials.
Mayor and city officials.
County officials.
This section will form on the east
side of Holiday street south of Fourth
avenue.
Automobiles for the reception COM
mittee and guests, forming from the
rear of the county Off ears south to
the express office. facing north.
In addition to the military feature
of the display motor cars and school
children will have a conspicuous part
in the spectacle. Motor cars will be
banked on Kansas avenue from Fifth
street to Tenth avenue, facing the
street. Every motor car owner has
been requested to display the Belgian
flag and to make the black, yellow
and red the most popular display OF
the day. At least one flag should be
flown from every car.
Children to Carry Flags.
| The school children under the d.
rection of E. E. Bearg, supervisor OF
the Fairgrounds, will assemble on the
south side of the state house grounds,
each carrying a Belgian flag More
| than 1900 kiddies are expected tc
| turn out for the parade.
The line of march will take the
visitors and the reception committee
from the Santa Fe station, west on
| Fourth avenue to Kansas avenue,
south on Kansas avenue to Tenth ave-
nue., then west on Tenth to Harrison
street and north to Eighth avenue
ending the parade at the city audi
| forum.
Kansas avenue promises to be liter
ally covered with the Belgian banners
and flags. Every building, light pole
and street car pole will be decorated
with the black, yellow and red. Five
| large Belgian flags, Is by "a feet, will
be suspended from a cable stretched
across the avenue. Then the motor
cars, lined on each side of the street
all draped and decorated in the color:
will complete the Belgian color
! scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
GAGE PARK FOUNTAIN
New Water Source Furnishes Cool
Drinks for All Corners.

A new fountain, in lieu of a con-
demned well, has been erected near
the big concession stand at Cages
park. The fountain is located exact
ly where the pump stood and is con-
neeted with city water by a pipe thai
runs to the bottom of the well. The
pipe was lowered to obtain cooler
water.
The experiment was successful as
water from the fountain tests So de-
grees, which is IL degrees below water
obtained from any other source In
the park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
Gave ss.1s2.e7 to Red Cross.

Formoso, Kan, July An the
campaign for the Red Cross fund just
closed in Jewell county, Grant town
ship including the city of Formoso.
raised S3,1s2.67, or an average of
s3.33 for each man, woman and child
living in the township. The county's
apportionment of $25.000 was over
subscribed several thousand dollars.
and this township raised more than
was allotted to the entire Formoso dis
trict, comprising three townships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-14
POSTPONE MINE TIEUP
Leadville Miners Agree to Wait Seven
Days for Mediation.

Leadville, Col, July 14.-The tie-up
of all Leadville mines, scheduled for
today, has been postponed for a seven
day period, according to statement
given out early today after a meeting
Of miners which lasted until o'clock
this morning
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washington Decorated Today.

Washington, July 14.-America
Joined with France today in celebrat-
ing the 12Sth anniversary of the fall
of the Bastile.
French flags float from the homes
and buildings of Washington.
Tonight there will be a dinner
at the French embassy to which Pres
ident Wilson and other high officials
were invited. Abroad the Sammies
will celebrate the day in common with
their French comrades in arms