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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17

serious. having doubled II one month.
It is aiu"Sl impossible (" %rt freight
from PITTSBURGH, and II frequently
takes six days Tor Ill express package
Ia reach this cit: from Pittsburgh. \
very important rropnsi'inn will BE- that
uf the organization "f company TO
"pcrat,' packets On thu chi" river from
Pittsburgh - larkrrShurc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17

OF the Northern Ohio Traction ant
Light company for Il live cents an hour
raise. effective November |. motorrnen
and conductors IT The Akron city lines
and intcrlrbans To Cleveland. Kent
and Ravrnna and Rarbcrton and WadS
worth tonight ended the strike. which
began last Monday morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
WOOL MARKET
BOSTON. Nov. ii.-Tlm

BOSTON. Nov. ii.--Tm rnmunrrial
l:ull"tin will say tomorrow
'''rlr market for wool has h"cn hut
moderately acliv" during the past week.
interest here hrInE confined N.ry large
~ to The medium and tn" low grade
secured wunlS suitable for military TO-
uuirrInentS. Prices arr exceedingly flrm,
Manufacturers are well occupied on old
orders. hut lind nrw business on clvilinn
account rather slow. Nrw gnrrrnrnnn
Contracts untinp. 10 h" placed ru"r"
OF loss steadily"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
CIen1enCeau Announces
Makeup Of New Cabinet

\ lrw French cabinet has hc,,n |
formed under IN" Membership Of |
ti"nrE,'" i'l"mrur"au. one u: |
Franrr,S most virIl" statesman. !
VI. Cl"rn"'c"au III addition I" his !
post - premier. has assumed the I
p"rtiuil" at minister OF war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
Island Merchants
Notice To Patrons

Owing to the changed business conditions within the
past few months undersigned merchants Of the Island
have found it necessary to make change in credit
system.
The small margin of profit upon almost every article
handled by u.s. together with the fact that the wholesale
dealers reduced credit limit to place our
trade with them upon practically cash basis especially
the following articles Feed Flour Salt Sugar Cheese
Dried Beans, Canned Dried Beans Seeds Carbide, Pro-
duce, Meats, Lard Butter, Oleomargarine Lard Com
pound Cooking Fats, Corn Meal Fish, Dried or Cured,
Carbon OIL necsitaes shorter credit period to our GUS
TONER'S now requires from fifty to one hundred per
cent capital conduct business than formerly
Under these circumstances compelled to insist
upon payment IN FULL each settlement, as we can
not carry any balances from settlement to another.
c. E MUHIEMAN EMIL FAUTH
SETTER BROS j. D. hilEvEo
m-oc - ,nooDr J. q. DAVIDSON
~" -. J. E. HOBBS
W. Z. GAInES WARD & SCOTT
A G. ROBB LOUIS GAUS
c. q DUNAWAY EDWARD MAILISTER
NELSON THORNBURG WARREN DNSMORE
RALPH r. MOORE VIM. WEYMAN
SCHENERL4EN ROOFING SUPPLY co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
FLOUR PRICES DOWN
Topeka Dealers Say Drop in Wheat
Quotations Is Responsible.

Following the cash wheat slump on
the board of trade Tuesday, the price
of flour began dropping in Topeka to-
day. Up to this afternoon the job
bling quotations had fallen off 20 cents
a hundred pounds, making the whole
sale price $6.40 cents a hundred
pounds.
Because of the fall, retailers were
today putting the commodity on sale
to consumers at $40 a sack, 10 cents
lower than Tuesday
Whether or not this slump is per-
manent or temporary reaction depends
upon the price of wheat, retailers and
jobbers declare. If wheat continues
to slump flour will follow, and vice
versa.
The sugar situation today remained
practically the same as Tuesday
Prices remained stationary the con-
sumer being able to obtain 10 pounds
for 81. Jobbers continue to allow re-
taiiers only sacks a day each.
Heavier buying than usual of fresh
vegetables and the few fresh fruits
received by retailers was reported to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
Kansas Defense Council Gets
Down to Work Today.
ZOO Letters Sent Out to All
Parts of the State.
INFORMATION FROM FARMERS
That Is the First Thing Desired
by New Organization.
MOhler Has Work for Those
Who Volunteer Services.

First steps toward the organization
of Kansas farmers, bankers, mer-
chants and others in a campaign for
a food production increase sufficient
to meet the war crisis, were taken to-
day by the Kansas Defense council
Five thousand letters, asking for de-
tailed farm conditions thruout the
state, were sent out from different
state offices under the supervision of
]. c. Mohler, secretary for the state
board of agriculture and secretary for
the council.
to collect data which will enable it to
go about the mammoth campaign for
more foodstuffs in a systematic man.
ner. Soil and crop conditions are ask
ed for. The number of tractors in
each county will also be obtained.
That efforts will be made to supply
men and horses to farmers, or will
cooperate in doing so was forecasted
in different questions in the letter
which asked for the number of men
county and locality and the number
of horses owned and obtained by far
mers and the number needed in TAX
ing care of the next crops.
Get Many Volunteers.
A query is also made as to the sup
ply of seeds which is obtainable to
farmers and gardeners.
Since its organization the council
has received the offers of not few
kansans who want to cooperate in
bringing Kansas up to war strength
Alphabetically. This morning Theo-
dore Hammatt, 4 wealthy Topeka
miller, appeared before Secretary
Mohler and offered his services to the
council
II am willing to do anything" he
told Mohler. Where can I go to
work?
Right this way" said Mohler, and
showed Hammatt a desk covered with
letters yet to be sealed and stamped.
In another minute Hammatt was the
busiest man in the state house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
''DRYS" GROWING!
"Big Push" in Illinois Puts Out
$50 Saloons.
"Uncle JOe's" Town, Danville,
Leads, Voting Out ~.

Chicago, April 1S.-Illinois "drys"
are elated today over yesterdays cleo
tions which from early official returns
placed more than $50 saloons out of
business.
Danville, the largest town in Illi-
nois outside of the state capital, to go
into the prohibition column. voted out
seventytwo saloons by a 232 majority.
Danville is the home of Uncle Joe"
Cannon.
Morris, the county seat of Grundy
county, was carried by the dry"
forces by 167, thereby eliminating
twenty saloons. Women showed six
teen saloons out by SO votes, and
Henry kicked ten out by a margin of
"a votes.
Besides winning back West Chicago
and Gardner in Grundy county by
close margins, the ''wets' also
achieved some notable successes. Ga
lena, HavaRa, Carlyle, Tamms, Elm
hurst and Nauvoo remained wet by
small majorities. Pana stayed wet by
$50 majority and other places which
followed suit are Amboy Maple Park,
Carlinville, Elmwood Park, Herrin and
New Douglas.
Zion City gave the Volivia ticket a
lead of 68S and remained in the dry
list and Litchfield. already dry, piled
up 1905 to 567 vote as an endorse
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
COAL "CROP" ASSURED
20 Per Cent Increase for 22o,OOO Min
ers a Guarantee for War Output.

New York, April 1s.-Having set
tied their wage differences, the BIZ
luminous coal miners and operators
of Ohio, western Pennsylvania. Hi
nois and Indiana, will now unite to
cooperate with the Council of Ma
tional Defense in maintaining the pro-
duction of coal to meet government
requirements. A joint committee for
this purpose was appointed by the
wage conference before it adjourned
last night.
The conference, according to a
statement by John p. White, interna-
tional president of the United Mine
Workers of America, set new mark
for the prompt adjustment of rela-
tions between employers and employees
in a spirit of patriotism and mutual
accommodation worthy of good citi-
zens in this time of emergency"
The increase in wages agreed upon
averages 20 per cent to 225,00O min
ers. 1t is effective from April 5 and
will continue in force until March 81,
1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
IT'S FREEzE0UT!
Wall Street Perturbed Over z
Billion Bonds.
Fear Liquidation of Stocks in
Order to Buy Them.

Washington, April 1S.-Wall street
is much perturbed over the proposed
method of floating the 100000, 900
bond issue.
]. p. Morgan and other financiers
of the country are in Washington to-
day attempting to have the present
floating plan modified 50 as to show
a little more consideration for the
street"
Their fears are:
That appeal for popular subscrip-
ton to the issue will result in many
small and even large investors in
stocks unloading to purchase the gov
eminent bonds because they are ex-
empt from taxation.
That, if this is done, there will be
a falling market and the big New
York and Chicago financiers would be
unable to sell the bonds at a rate of
only 3 " per cent.
The street feels that the bulk of
the great issue must necessarily fall
on the New York financiers for pur-
chases. Therefore they want the is
sue to carry a higher rate of interest
so that they may successfully re-dis-
tribute them.
Administration Deaf to Appeal.
They also don't want the bonds ex-
empted from taxation.
The administration is deaf to these
appeals.
The issue will be launched as pro-
posed, thru the treasury department
without provision for commissions
and McAdoo feels that there will be
great public response turnout the
country. Meantime he has arranged
! a series of conferences with invest
ment bankers to get their ideas on de-
tails.
1t is the purpose to make the first
issue between $4,000, 100000 and $3.-
| OO0,0OO,0O0, depending largely on the
immediate needs of the allies.
This question will be settled when
the international commissions get
here and have an opportunity to dis
cuss their requirement with officials
! of this government.
| The issue will be inaugurated with
a great advertising campaign thruout
| the country to show every man. wo-
man and child how the bonds can be
purchased. 1t is proposed to spend
about a million dollars of the small
| sum allowed for the cost of floating
| the issue, in advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
GUST PORT COLLECTOR
Move Follows Robbery of His Private
Vault at Frisco.

San Francisco. April 1S.-J. J.
Scott collector of internal revenue for
the first district of California, whose
office handled nearly $17,000,0O0
worth of business last year, was alb
sent from office today. He was tenn
porarily suspended yesterday by Will
liam H. Osborn, commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington. No
reason for the suspension was made
public. His chief deputy, Andrew
Scott, brother, was included in the
suspension.
In a statement today Scott said a
private vault in his office to which
only his brother and himself were sup
posed to have the combination had
been robbed of 100000 in cash, wine
tax stamps to the face value of $500
and important papers. Some of these
documents, Scott said, bore on the case
of B. M. Thomas, former special
agent of the internal revenue office
here under indictment by a federal
grand jury on charges Of having sold
stolen wine tax stamps. Thomas, who
is a former newspaper man, was
prominent in the organization of the
first Wilson campaign in California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
WED IN TRUE FORM
Kansas Avenue Aghast as Mexi-
cans March to Court.
CriStObal Reyes and OtillO POr-
tiIlO Dressed in Their Best.

Transfers held their horses and
even chauffeurs. not long away from
lines and whips. gripped their steer
ing wheels tighter when the Reyes
Portillo bridal party rounded the cor
ner of Fifth and Kansas avenue to-
day and headed for the court house.
AS might be suspected Cristobal
Reyes and Otillo Portillo are Mexi-
cans. Where they live in Topeka they
qua not say But it must not be- far
from Fifth and Kansas avenue be-
cause diligent inquiry failed to disclose
any runawayS or other accidents up
to the time they reached that point
The1r tr1umphal march was herald
ed before them and there was {. line
OF spectators from the German-Amer-
lean bank to the court house
First came Portillo and his bride,
Crlstobal And by the way it was
Cristobal who innocently created con-
sternation down on Fifth street Por-
tiiio was very plainly dressed. Along
side Cristobal, his bright blue suit, his
yellow shoes, his red necktie and
broad white hat, his belt with a nickel
buckle and his flag looked as solemn
as funeral. His witnesses, all men,
were as meekly CARRIED as he Taken
all together they would not have given
heart failure to any horse accustomed
TO working around a perpetual Fourth
of July celebration or in the army
close up to the front
I
BUT 1t was Cristobal who-wore the
plumage- Ignoring rain and wind she
had scorned hat and wrap. AS she
floated down the Fifth street hill on
Portllo's arm she was completely
| dressed for the ceremony even to
| powder and paint, and she carried
nothing in the way of excess bag
gage.
Some Description.
After she had passed. a hostler who
reeds and curries the jitneys in a West
Flith street livery, described Cristo-
bars costume. This amt agoin to
! be no society reporters description -
J he said, but this is the way that SEN
| lorlta was logged out. She wore some
kind of a thin white overdress over
some kind of a thick pink underdress
with white flowers on it. 1t reminded
me OF lookln' thru one of these here
decorated windows in a church. Then
| she had some kind of a broad band of
red with big flowers on it under the
| white oVerdresS running from her
| right shoulder to her left waist
! thought at first she was carrying a big
| bouquet, but she wasn't. Around her
| waist she wore a yellow pink sash
| about four inches wide with long tails
| to it that waved in the wind Then |
| don't know what the idea was but she
had some kind of a bright red ribbon
wrapped around her wrists up towards
ner elbows and more red ribbon in
| her hair. 1t was some dress and I'm
| sorry IN not up on this society stuff
so L could give you better descrip-
. ton. But believe me it was some
dress and some girl"
Cristobal and Otillo were married by
Ralph Cav, probate judge. Otillo
sort of faded into the background
when Critobal puffed out her skirts,
picked at her sleeves and ruffled her
hair. But he was there some place for
he answered all the questions put to
him by the judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
WHEAT UP AGAIN
Price Reaches $40 on the To-
peka Market Today.
E. J. Smiley Makes Report on
Crop Conditions.

Cash wheat recovered partially
from its slump on the Topeka board OF
trade to S262 a bushel Tuesday and
went as high as $2.70 a bushel today,
q car changing hands on the floor OF
the local orga nization for that price.
The market today was strengthened
considerably locally by the report OF
E. j. Smiley, secretary of the Kansas
Grain Dealers association, which was
to the effect that only 4,79S,O5O bush
els of the 1916 Kansas crop remain in
the hands of the farmers and that a
big acreage has been abandoned. All
advances today were steady after
weak opening.
May Wheat Quotations.
May wheat on the Kansas City wire
registered as low as $2.34 and as high
as s2.4712, the latter at the close.
Cash corn in Topeka sold for
s1531a. May options on the Kansas
City wire opened at S1.40h, which
was low and closed at s1.45 Y, which
was high.
Smiley Report.
The Smiley report states that g.
8S7,O77 acres of fall wheat were
planted in Kansas this year. OF that
number of acres, 4,04O,64S acres have
been abandoned.
The report states further that much
of the wheat left standing is very thin
on the ground and very backward. In
the north-central counties, there is
little sign of life in the fields. Owing
to the high prices prevailing, many
fields will be left until the middle OF
May before being planted to other
crops Owing to the scarcity of kaffiI
and feterita seed, a large part of the
abandoned wheat acreage will be
planted to Indian corn and thousands
will remain fellow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

during the six days campaign, which
opened officially today.
There are sixteen teams working,
ten men to a team. The teams are
divided into divisions under the lead
ership of c. E. Bascom, L. Z. Rahn,
B. B. Eitelman and w. c. Carswell.
Each team has a captain, who each
noon, will turn in a report of the days
work. This report, in turn will be
tabulated on a black board by E. F.
Kestler, a professional subscription
worker for the Y. NJ. c. A. The va
rious teams are seated at separate
tables and the names of the captains
appear on large printed placards on
the center of each table.
The division collecting the most
money each day has the distinction
of a banner being placed in the center
of that division. The prize banner
went to w. C. Carswell's division to-
day. That division raised $S12.60. The
team in each division collecting the
most money will be given a smaller
banner bearing the words, I'VE Are
1t"
Richard wilson's team won the
banner in w. c. Carswelrs division; F.
B. Parker's team won in B. B. Eitel-
mans division; F. c. Squires's team
w. Bomgardner's team won in c. E.
BaScom'S division.
A total of $2,347.50 was collected
by the various teams during the morn
ing. At a pep" meeting held Tues
day evening at the Chamber of Com
merce. E. L. Copeland. president of
the association. announced that $1,000
had been obtained as initial subscrip-
tons At that meeting John S. Dean.
c. E. Eldridge and Fred Derby deliv-
cred addresses. The total subscrip-
tons up until noon today amounted
to SS3975O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
GREETINGS TO U. S.
House of Commons Cheers
America as New Ally.
Tributes Paid by BOnar Law
and Asquith.

London, April 18.-In the house of
commons today unanimous approval
was given amid cheers to the resolu-
ton moved by Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the exchequer, and sec
onded by Former Premier Asquith,
expressing appreciation OF the actions
of the United States in joining the
allied powers in war upon Germany.
In moving in the commons this
resolution, identical with one moved In
the house of lords, Mr.. Bonar Law
said:
Not only the members of parlia-
ment but all the people of the British
empire and the allied countries well
come the new ally with heartfelt SYM
pathy.
This is not only the greatest event,
but the turning point of the war. the
new world has stepped in to restore
the balance in the old.
"Feeling in the United States has
already shown that her enemies must
beware of her and despite the fact
that the path hmm diately before US
is more difficult than ever before, l
venture to express the bel1ef that p
change is coming-that the long night
OF sorrow and anguish which has desc
lated the world is drawing to a close.
Seconding Mr.. Bonar Laws resolu-
ton. former Premier Asquith said:
~ doubt whether even now the
world realizes the full significance OF
the step America has taken 1 do not
use language of flattery or exaggera-
ton when 1 say it is one of the most
disinterested acts in history. For
more than one hundred years it has
been the cardinal principle of Amer
lean policy to keep clear of foreign
acknowledgements. war such as this
must necessarily dislocate interna-
tional commerce and finance but on
the balance 1t was doing little appre-
ciable harm to the material fortunes
and prosperity of the American peo-
ple,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
TO DECIDE FRIDAY
Business Men Will Meet to Vote On
Merchants Week Plans.

Topeka merchants will decide defi-
nitely Friday noon whether they will
hold a Merchants week this spring.
All merchants interested are urged to
attend the meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce. About a dozen merchants
attended a meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce this noon to discuss the
proposition. 1t was decided to call
another meeting and obtain a better
representation of business men.
Railroad fares will be refunded to
all out-of-town shoppers during that
week, if a plan to launch such a pro-
ject is decided upon. This will in
clude automobile shoppers coming
into Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
CHANGE NAME OF FAIR
Big Topeka Show Will Be Known as
Kansas Free Fair.

The board of directors of the To-
peka Fair association at a meeting to-
day at noon formally changed the
name of the association from the Kan
sas State Fair association to the Kan
sas Free Fair association.
When the recent legislature gave
Topeka her appropriation for the fair,
an amendment was introduced and
passed with the appropriation bill
making it compulsory for the associa-
ton to strike out the word state in its
name. The directors met at the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
HE'S KIN TO FUNSTON
But Even This Qualification Failed to
Pass Patriot, 13.

Chicago. April 1S.-Fred L. Fun
ston, aged 13, and Dale Patterson, Is,
of Sullivan, Ill. ran away from home
to enlist, and were taken into custody
here today when they appeared at the
marine corps recruiting office.
I'm related to eGn. Fred Funston
and they ought to let me do like him, -
protested the youngster of that name,
but he protested in vain and will be
sent back to his father, a deputy sher-
iff of Moultrie county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
New York Money Market

New York. April 1S.-Mercantile paper,
4A@44 per cent. Sterling 60 day bills,
472 Commercial 60 day bills, 4.71A de-
mand, 4.75A cables 4.7612
Francs demand, 5I1 cables, SO. Guild
ers demand, 4O7s; cables, Il. Lires de-
mand, 100: cables, los. Rubles demand
2sA cables, 2s5s. Bar silver. "A cents.
weak. Railroad bonds Irregular.
Time loans firm; 90 days, 3a4 a per cent
90 days, 3& "a per cent; six months, 4Q
AZ. per cent. Call money steady: high,
2Z low. .; ruling rate, 21S last loan,
215 closing bid, "a Offered at 21a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
New York stock Market

Wall St, New York, April 1S.-STOCKS
Persistent selling of speculative issues at
extreme recessions of two to five points
proved an offset to the firmer tendencies
shown by rails and seasoned industrials
in today's professional operations. Sales
were estimated at $4,000 shares.
With few exceptions all forenoon gains
were effaced in the last hour the list
dropping on increasing weakness of mot
ors and other specialties The closing was
irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

Sprin- brings ell kinds of weather and
with it come colds and the revival of win
ter coughs and hoarseness. DIR. Bells
Pine Tar Honey will head off !. cold
or stop the old one, the soothing balsams
relieve the sore throat and heal the irrita-
ted tissues. Get a bottle today and start
treatment at once. At you druggist, 25c.
Formula on the bottle.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Bird Lovers to Form Permanent
Organization at Grace Cathedral.

A meeting of all Topeka bird lovers
has been called for tonight by Dean
James P. deb. Kaye, temporary chair
man of the bird club organized while
Harold Baynes was lecturing here a
month ago. A permanent organiza-
ton Will be effected.
The meeting will be held in Guild
hall of Grace cathedral at o'clock
Mrs. S. A. Thurston is temporary
treasurer and Mrs. B. B. Smyth tenn
norarY SecreIarY.