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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
NATIONAL GUARD


Continued from Page one1
brought to morgues in this city last
night and this morning. All the seri-
ously injured there are in hospitals
in this city.
A delegation of citizens went to An
dale from this city this morning with
instructions to provide whatever
financial aid is needed
Near Sedgwick.
ELMER CORKLE.
CORKEL GIRL, g.
MRS. MARKES
JOHN NORRIS.
MRS. HOWARD TANNER
TANNER CHILD, 6 months.
ADOPTED DAUGHTER WILLIAM
FINN, 10.
EMPLOYE TROWBRIDGE FARM
PENCE COBLE, JR
Near Newton.
MRS. S. T. BANNER.
DEWEY FAY.
Andale Injured.
John Heiger, mother of John Heig-
er, infant son of Alex Schmidt Mary
Heiger. John Buscher and Mrs ]. a
Fischer.
Injured Near Newton.
Mrs Finn, Mrs. VIM. Finn, Mrs. H
P Coble, Mrs. L. E. Fife, Fay boy and
S. T. banner.
Injured Near Scdgwick.
Charles Watson.
U. S. Officers in Path.
Hutchinson, Kan, May 26-CoI
Elwood w. Evans, U. S. A, and party
who are selecting sites for army mo.
bilization camps, had a thrilling ad,
venture with the tornado near Sedg-
wick They were en- route from WITCH
tia to Hutchinson in a special car or
the interurban. The motorman saw
the tornado coming across the prairie
from the southwest, and for a time
there was a desperate race. The tor.
nado crossed the interurban track bu
| 100 yards behind the car with the
army officials aboard. 1t tore dowI
the high-power transmission line
| twenty-one poles being leveled, anc
/ the special car with the military party
aboard was marooned in the storm 6
mile from Sedgwick. A woman wa:
/ killed in a farm house not far from
where the military party was, and
| five bodies were brought in from the
| path of the storm. The army officer.
assisted in rescue work.
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He HEARD PIPE ORGAN
Story of 1925 Told by Visitor to To-
peka and Suburbs.


From The Topeka State journal, May
20 1929
John A. Anderson. general man
ager of the industrial and commerce
department of the United Republics
of Europe and America, is in Topeka
today, arriving this afternoon on the
C1rcum-Globe companys air-liner
America" after inspecting yesterday
the Sahara desert reclamation project
in northern Africa. He expressed great
admiration for Topeka's up-to-date
city-suburb and interurban atrial
service, and complimented the music
heard on the auditorium pipe organ
which was finally paid for last week
He was particularly impressed with
the plant for extracting nitrogen from
the air, which was recently completed
at 6643 Kansas avenue.
Mr. Anderson is the guest of John
L. Brown, 1853 Topeka avenue, as Mr..
Anderson's nephew was a comrade of
Mr.. Browns in the great world war
OF l914-17. Mr.. Brown enlisted soon
after the United States entered the
war, and was present when the en-
tire German army in northern France
was annihilated by Thomas Edison
and 9th rs
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PUSH PRICE down
All Grains Recede; Wheat
Down 91a to IL Cents.
Week Likewise Sees Sharp De-
cline in Provisions.

Chicago, May 26.-Shrivelins of the
trade in future deliveries of wheat
has been accompanied this week by
price losses of 8 n to II cents Op-
ticns in other commodities also be-
come less expensive, corn declining Is
to SIS. oats 2 q to 5 q q 6. and provi-
siCns IS to 80 cents. Despite the al
most uniform downward movement
of wheat values it was a fact that SELL
ers at first overreached themselves
The reports were current that en-
tente nations had agreed to liquidate
European holdings of future contracts
in the United States but no evidence
Of any liquidation developed, and
temporarily the market went soaring
when short sellers who wished to
even up trades attempted to switch
to the buying side. After this incl
dent, however, the volume of transac-
ticns in wheat became extremely
small in view of pending legislation
at Washington and because of strin-
gent existing restrictions.
Harvest Time at Hand.
A beginning of the 1917 wheat
hG rvest was reported from Texas on
Wednesday but it was said that cut
ting would not be general there for
ten days or two weeks and as a result
would be a little later than usual, new
ertheleSs the nearnesS of general har-
vest operations has counted to some
degree in depressing values, especially
as the latest estimates Of the domestic
yield this season literally surpass the
1916 total. Enlarged country offer
i:1Ss broke the corn market after
there has been a series of bulges due
to scarcity of receipts and to misgiv-
| iugs about the effect of unseasonably
cold weather. Excellent crop reports
| lad a bearish effect on oats which
were also depressed by a stoppage OF
seaboard demands.
| Weakness of grain and hog quota
| tions eased down provisions Selling OF
| lard by houses with foreign connec-
tons was at times a leading feature
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. May 26.-WHEAT-week-en end
evening up of trades lifted the wheat mar
ket today after early decline. The rally
was looked on natural in view of the
severe breaks in prices of late.
Setback at the start today were ascribed
to bearish estimates of the total yield in
the United States this season one authority
putting the total as high as $50 600 600
bushels Opening quotations which ranged
from 12c to &c lower, with July at 81 IT
and September at S1.SS, were followed by
an upturn all around to well above yes
terdays finish.
Reports that foreign governments had
been to some extent sellers of futures
counted later a decided bearish in
fluenee and brought about sharp down
turns in prices. The close was heavy, 4c to
612c net lower, with July at S2.11 and
September at $1.S4.
CORN--Bearish crop prospects made the
corn market average lower. Demand how
ever, was active and there was a big gen
eral trade. After opening unchanged to
&c higher, the market underwent n de-
cided sag.
Arrival of Argentine corn at New York
and assertions that the improved car sup
ply was taking much corn east for which
there was no immediate domestic or ex-
port demand, led subsequently, to pro
nounced weakness. The close was weak al
3&c to &c net decline.
OATS-Oats dealers took their cue largely
from corn Selling though was less ag-
gressive than in that cereal.
Observation-Disclosures reflected the
firmness of the hog market.
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FAIR, FINE SUNDAY

Continued from Fare onel
perature prevails. Rain, according to
the weather office in Top "a, totaled
AS of an inch for the last twenty-four
hours. Reports from Wichita give
precipitation as As; Concordia, 40; St.
Joseph, 80: Kansas City, IS.
The official forecast promises fair
tonight and Sunday and cooler in the
east portion tonight The mercury fell
to SIS Friday night and had climbed to
81 by o'clock this afternoon.
Precipitation this month, in spite of
the seemingly continual rains, meas
ures far below the normal May rain
fall. Two years ago on this date the
Topeka weather office recorded PIG
inches of rain. The record for this
month was established in 1892, when
Il inches of precipitation was re-
c1rded.
The lowest temperature on record
for this date is 40, in 1901, and the
highest 81, in 1912.
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GLOOM FOR SOCIALISTS
U. S. Action Final Blow for Pro-Ger-
man Peace Conference.

Stockholm, May 26.-Secretary of
State Lansings refusal to issue pass
ports to American Socialists to the
German-inspired peace conference"
dismayed and depressed the delegates
already here for that meeting. The
news was received today. The repre-
sentatives could hardly credit it.
THE report is either false or else
the, result of a misunderstanding of
tie purposes of the conference" in
sisted Chairman Branting-
Meetings of various groups of the
Socialists still continue today, but it
was apparent that the German plan of
a general meeting is now a failure.
Branting and Secretary Huysman, the
Swedish and Dutch Socialists who
have been the real brains of the meet
ings so far. declared today's contin-
uance of the present separate con-
ferences. even if there is no general
session, will strengthen the interna-
tional Socialist bureaus place.
They aspire to a place on the peace
conference board, or at least some lev
er by which their influence will be
felt at that meeting ending the war.
Among the delegates as a whole
the news that no American Sc cialiStS
would be present, added to knowledge
that the British and French Socialists
would likewise be absent. was body
pended upon to strengthen the i'm
mediate peace composed for
the most part of representatives of the
central powers.
All Show National Spirit Only.
With the general conference scheme
doomed, it was becoming increasingly
apparent today from tie proceedings
of the various groups that even if such
a general session could have been held,
its deliberations would have been prac-
ticaIly valueless. The group confer
ences all show a national spirit, rather
than an international one. The action
CT the Finnish delegates is typical.
When they met with Dutch and Scan
dinavian Representatives the Firms
principal point of discussion was of
measures to obtain autonomy for Fin
land. 1t was authoritativeiy reported
that they showed little interest or I'M
Outstanding in the various information
al aspects of disputed questions on an
nexations and indemnities. Their own
concern over-topped everything else.
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renewed weakness of rubles inducing mod
crate selling The closing was strong; Sales
were estimated at 100000 shares Bonds
were irregular.
business at the beginning of the Week
end session was less active because or the
absence of many traders. The market
yielded little of its recent gains. however,
United States steel again claiming leader
ship at the new maximum of 134A an over
night gain of Is. Independent steels aud
the prominent equipments and coppers also
advanced from fractions to over point
equal gains being registered by shippings.
Texas company advanced points and Gen
eral motors "a. Rails moved within mar
row limits very small dealings Spe-
which rose q point on heavy accumulation.
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REGISTER ALL ALIENS
That Is the Order Given to the Topeka
Board Today.

Alien citizens, living in Topeka,
must register June 5, it was announced
today by the city registration board.
following an investigation of the mat
ter brought about from an English
man playing in a Topeka theater. The
actors home is in London. He asked
the board if it would be necessary for
him to register. The board took the
matter up with the adjutant generals
office and was advised that the actor
must register in the precinct wherein
he is boarding or living.
Already the city board of registra-
ton is receiving filled out registration
cards from Topekans now living in
other places. These Topekans are reg
istered voters here Their cards are
being placed on file and June theiI
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BERGER is TURNED DOWN
Lansing Refuses Socialist Delegate
Passport to Stockholm Convention.


Washington, May 26.-Victor L.
Berger, Socialist leader and former
congressman, came to Washington to
get passports from the state depart
ment in order to attend the interna-
tional Socialist peace conference at
Stockholm. He went to the state de-
partment. accompanied by Meyer Lon
don. Socialist representative from New
York, and conferred with Secretary
Lansing.
He was refused a passport and as
result, Representative London de-
clared he would bring the matter to
the attention of the house
Refusal to grant passports would
place the United States in a queer
light before the world" was the gist
of Berger's argument. Secretary Ian
sing stood on the position made pub
lie by the state department two days
ago. Berger came to Washington as
representative of the committee ap-
pointed by the American socialists to
represent them at Stockholm. The
other members are Morris Hillquitt
and Algernon Lee of New York.
The former congressman, who is an
Austro- Hungarian by birth, declared
he would make no attempt to go to
Stockholm without passports.
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Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade)

Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 126.7IS bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 20,219 bush
els
Shipments of wheat from India are lib
eral at high prices said a cable from Liver
pool. France and Italy are buying freely
and supplying the tonnage.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were $4,000 bushels Of
wheat, 1900 barrels of flour. $4,000 bush
els of corn, 3S4 900 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 2s9000 bushels.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States this week according to Brad
streets. were 4.5+5,000 bushels, compared
with 460S. 900 bushels last week and g.
100000 bushels year ago. Corn shipments
| this week were 81 600 bushels.
Shipments of wheat from Argentina this
| week were SIS, 900 bushels, compared with
1859 900 bushels last week and / 1872, o0C
bushels year ago. Shipments since JAN
uary l aggregate p. $50 900 bushels; year
ago IS 567 900 bushels. Corn shipments this
week were $4,000 bushels. against 211 ,o0t
| bushels last week and 1,167 900 bushels q
year ago. Total corn shipments since
January 1 are 23.s59. 900 bushels; a veal
ago, 2S9S1 900 bushels. No oats were eX'
ported.
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wall St, New YORK, May 26.-STOCkS
Trading during the days short session
was attended by further activity and a
fair average of higher prices in all stocks
except rails. United States steel more than
maintained its record of recent days, ad
I345s from which it reacted almost a
point. Other shares Of the same class rose
? to points with prominent equipments
and munitions. The motors were higher
by to over five points and Texas COM
pany rose s. Coppers added to advances
of the pas few days. Specialties were
represented by Industrial alcohol. corn
products and South Porto Rico sugar. the
latter rising % points to 200. Prices
eased for the most part toward the end,
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Berlin Tells Where They Hit.

Berlin, May 26.-German air
squadrons yesterday dropped bombs
OH Dover and F'olkstone, says an Of
fetal war office announcement.
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AUTO SMASH KILLS FIVE
Parts of Car and Bodies Scattered
1000 Feet Along r. r. Track.

Akron, Ohio, May 26.-F'ive Akron
young people, two girls and three
men, were instantly killed at mid
night last night at Mantua, near Ra-
VIENNA, when their automobile was hit
by an Erie train. One man was in =
jured.
The Dead.
DAVID F. MUNSTON, Akron.
JAMES BARBER, Akron
MISS B z u L A II SNODGRASS,
Wheeling, w. Va.
w. E. VAN HORN, Akron.
MAY HARRIS. Akron.
The Injured.
Henry Rosen, Akron.
Parts OF the automobiles were scat
tered 1,0ct feet along the track. All
the dead were badly mangled.
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ANDERSON THE v. P.
Topeka Commission Man Honored
When Elks Elect Officers.

Atchison. Kan, May 26.-With the
election of officers for the ensuing
year, the Kansas Association of Elks
closed its twelfth annual convention
here Friday The elected were:
President, DIR. C. H. House of Arkan-
sas City; first vice president. w. O.
Anderson, Topeka; second vice presi-
dent, E. L. Brooks, Wichita; third
vice president, E. Seidel, Lawrence;
secretary, w. H. McKane, Lawrence;
treasurer, H. H. Johnson, Newton;
trustees, Walter E. Brown, Atchison;
w. r. Falkiner, Lawrence, and r. NJ
Johnson, Osawatomie.
The convention passed resolutions
urging Elks to buy liberty loans and
indorsing President Wilson's course in
the war
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GERMAN AIR RAID


tiveness of human life was that Of
March 81, 1915. Six of seven Zeppe-
Inns were part of this raiding force
and their depredations extended over
six eastern counties, the victims total
ing So killed and 1O1 injured
Bombs Hit Crowded Street.
A town on the southeast coast Of
England Friday evening, via London,
May 26.-The most ambitious air
plane raid yet undertaken by the Ger
mans on Great Britain occurred here
late Friday afternoon while the
streets were crowded with shoppers,
promenaders and workers returning to
their homes. The raiders dropped a
large number of bombs, apparently
in haphazard fashion from a mile or
two above the town killing 76 per-
sons, mostly women or children, and
injuring nearly IT'S more. The first
raider to arrive was the leader of a
squadron of five. 1t was flying at
such height that it could not be seen
against the brilliant sunlight which
flooded the cloud flecked sky, except
by trained observers with good glasses
The raider was followed by the other
four at a slightly lower elevation
They sailed in a bee line across the
town, dropping bombs continuously.
Many persons in the streets first
learned of the air raid when they
heard explosions of bombs around
them. The zone in which the bombs
were dropped cut a wide sWath across
the city, with the chief damage in
the shopping and residential districts
The bombs. which were of large size
demolished completely houses and
small shops which they struck.
Berlin Tells Where They Hit
Berlin, May 26.-German air
squadrons yesterday dropped bombs
OH Dover and Folkstone, says an of
fetal war office announcement.
Dover is British naval base oil
great Importance. 1t is situated on a
small bay at the eastern end of the
English channel, directly across thai
waterway from Calais. The popula-
ton, including the garrison. numbers
about $4,000. The town is sixty sin
miles southeast of London and is one
of the chief ports of communication
between England and the continent
Folkestone is a municipal borough
in Kent, five miles southwest of Dow
er. 1t is a we'll known watering place
and is ono of the principal points OIL
| departure for steamers plying be
tween England and the continent. Il
has population of about $4,000.
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Kansas City, May 26.-WHEAT-Cash
Market &c to &c lower. No. 2. hard, S2.79@
200; No: 3. $2.7sG2.s0; No. ?, red, SIS
No. 5, SIT.
CORN-Market, Sc to 4c lower No .,
mixed, $1.5701.5S: No. g. 81 56Cl1 81; No. .,
white, 81 IS; No: 5. sl:5e@1. No. 2, yell
loW Sl;9eM z NO: 3; sl;oI@ los ,
No. >, white, 71@1ac; No. ., mixed, 70h@
Tic
RYE-s2 O5@e O6.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s3. 55@s So
HAY-Market steady to $50 lower.
Choice timothy, 1S.5O@195o; choice prairie,
SIS. 50@ 1880; choice alfalfa, $4,000.
SHORTEST S061 80.
BRAN-S1. 50@151
Wheat receipts 10 cars.
Kansas City, May EXAMINATIONS
May, S2.75; July, S2.161a Sept, sissy.
CORN-July, $1-47h@A; Sept, S1.29b@
40; Dec, 91A@3sc.
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JOLTS THE PREACHERS
Old Soldier Preacher Frowns on Re-
cruits Seeking Chaplainships.

Chicago, May 26.-The Rev. Joe
Bell, former superintendent of the
Galesburg district of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who enlisted in the
ranks during the Civil war when he
was fifteen years old, criticised min
listers who seek chaplainships in the
army, at banquet of the Methodist
union.
IT don't think much of the men
who are trying to enlist as chaplains, -
he said. Enlist in the ranks and if
the men want you to be chaplain let
them elect you"
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GOV. CAN FIX PRICES
Massachusetts Legislature Adjourns
Giving Executive Drastic Powers.

Boston, Mass, May 26.-The legis-
lature was prorogued early eoday after
the shortest session since 1881 War
time legislation occupied a large place
in it's five months deliberations.
To meet possible emergencies that
may develop before the next session
in January, the governor was given eX-
traordinary powers including auth
oritv to regulate prices and distribu-
ton of foodstuffs and to eXpend state
funds up to 100000 for war pur-
noses
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New York Money Market.

New York, May ae--MoNEYIMercsn-
4.I2; Commercial 60 day Bills on banks,
any commercial 90 day bills, AM; de-
mand. 4.75 9-16; cables, 476 ZIG.
Francs demand, 5I2&: cables. 5.71%.
Guilders demand, an cables. G$ Lires
demand; a;o11a cables, 7.o055. Rubles de-
Mexican dollars. ISIS. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds irregular, on de-
mand.
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registration certificates will be mailed
to them. The city board notified all
Topekans coming under this class that
they must send in the address at which
they will be after registration day.
According to the board about 100 To-
pekans, who will be out of town June
5, have sent in registration cards.
The board also issued a statement
today to the effect that persons who
will be 81 years old a few days after
regiStra ton daY must register
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GERMANY NEEDS RAIN
So Dry Farm Fires Become a Great
Menace-Worry for Crops.

Copenhagen. May 2e.-The German
papers daily contain long lists of farm
fires, for which the protracted dry
weather IN north Germany is partly
responsible. The military authorities.
under martial law, are taking stringent
measures to prevent the starting of
fires thru carelessnesS IT i,-tent.
The dry weather is causing some
anxiety about crop prospects in north
ern Germany, but the condition in the
south is reported to be excellent.
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BAR GERMAN SINGERS
Theatrical Association in Germany
Penalties Those Who Sing in U. S.

Amsterdam, May 26.-German sing
ers who contract for appearances in
America will be excluded from all
German opera rendered in German
theaters for a period of five years, ac-
cording to a resolution which Berlin
dispatches today said would be adopt
ed by the Berlin Actors association
conference in June. The resolution is
fostered by Count Seebach, manager
of the Royal theater of Dresden.
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Joplin Buys Bonds.

Joplin, Mo. May 26.-The city of
Joplin has made application for $780,
900 of liberty bonds according to an
announcement by Mayor Hugh Nc
Indoe at meeting of business men at
noon today. The mayor said that the
city council had voted to take that
amount las an act of patriotism" Jop-
lin banks already have taken S25o,000
worth of the bonds.
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TO CONFISCATE SHIPS

Rio Janeiro, May EFT is stated in
official circles that parliament will
order the confiscation of all German
ships in Brazilian ports as soon as the
official report of the inquiry into the
torpedoing of the Brazilian steamer
Tijuca, made at Bordeaux is receiv-
ed. At the same time, parliament will
decree the revocation of Brazils de-
claration of neutrality
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Chicago, May 26.-WHEAT-Close: July,
Sc11: Sept, S1.s4.
CoRN-July. .. 4e1a@A; Sept, s1.3o14@
q: Dec, 94A @%c
oATs-Juiy. 5s1s@5sc; Sept, 521k@ssc.
PORK-May, 1878; July, S3027.
S21. So.
SHORT RIBs-May, 5000; July. s2o15
Sept, S20.36.
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c,,.a,o Iiv, stock Market

Chicago, May 26.-HOGS-Hog receIPts
5000; market strong at Yesterday aver T5
* 90: mixed, SIS 40@16.10; heavy, S15.304
1915; rough. s15.soQ15.45; pigs, slo.5o@
14.5C.
steady Native beef cattle, $1,000 126O ;
stockers and feeders, s7.40@1o;20; COWS and
heifers Sc 506114 40; calves, $1Q.50@1o.50.
SHEEP-Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. Wethers, So 25@1+75; lambs, $500
M1725; spring lambs, S1450@21-O0.