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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-19
MORE GOOD WEATHER
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then done it -heartedly. Bet some
that the kaiser thinks it was a cloudy
day when he forced America to go to
war, But unlike the weather there
will be no breaking thru of the sun
for the modern Atti1a, and his days
will become thicker and thicker with
fog and clouds till he chokeS and
breathes no longer.
The boys at Doniphan are having
the same kind of weather that prevails
here in Topeka, and all you have to
do to know what that is, is to just
step out of doors yourself. OVercoats
will still be generally worn today and
tomorrow, but the hardy ones can al
ready be seen parading about in Just
suit coats.
The 12-mile wind from the south
Joined with a little sunshine now and
then has kept Kansas temperatures
nearly equal with that in Florida This
morning the temperature here and
that in Florida were. only degrees
apart. But Florida has no temDera
ture like that low record of 1901.
when the mercury dropped to be-
low, but it does often rival the To-
peka high record of 81 in 1882 No
material change is expected in the,
weather tomorrow, except that il NAV
get somewhat warmer
The official forecasts for TODAY as
issued from the office of S. D. Flora,
LOCAL meteorologist, indicates general
ly fair weather tonight and Thursday
with not much change in temperature
Shipments west should be protected
against 80 degrees but shipments
north, east or south will be in no
danger of freezing as the temperatures
in those directions will be about IS
degrees.
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RED CROSS
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pass up houses in the business district
where service flags are displayed.
The canvasser, when finding such
a house. should find out if every
member has had a chance to sub
scribe" Albaugh said. ''It is our aim
to give everyone the opportunity"
Women TO Guido Men?
This afternoon general reports from
the residence districts, turned in by
women coming in or sending in to
headquarters for additional supplies,
were to the effect that the women are
threatening, to Guido the men in their
sensational business section drive.
Only one unfortunate thing, so~far,
has Inarred the great patriotic drive.
Not long ago the war council of the
Red Cross appropriated 100000 for
surgical research. Someone has start
ed a story over the country to the eff
feet that the money was to be used for
vivisection. The story has been heard
in Topeka and it threw a furry into
Red Cross headquarters here today.
The report is branded as false and
the denials are backed up by detailed
was used for. The money went to re-
search of remedies for new wounds
and new ailments appearing every day
on the firing line. Similar research is
conducted on a smaller scale in every
university and medical school in
America.
Not a cent of the money went for
vivisection. A Christian Science paper
of national circulation printed the
story. yet an investigation of mem
berships here show that Topeka Chris
tian Scientists are buying Red Cross
memberships on a scale of nearly 100
per cent
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KANSAS FIRST TO


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dry bill. He led the demonstration
which surrounded the signing of the
bill making mere possession of liquor
in Kansas a criminal offense.
The first kilograms to Governor
Capper urging the calling of the spe-
cial session came today from Kansas
members of the Anti Saloon league
who are now in Washington. The
delegates to Washington saw the final
move in the passage of the prohibit
ton resolution by congress. Now they
want Kansas to lead in the ratifica-
ton of the amendment.
kansas should be first to ratify the
prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution" was the text of a lengthy
appeal to Governor Capper today by
J. Hayden Kershner. chairman of the
prohibition central committee of Kan
sas Kershner's brother was a candi-
date for congress in the Seventh dis
trict last year. and polled the biggest
vote ever received by a prohibition
party candidate for congress in this
state. The letter to Governor Capper
urges that the state Legislature be
called into special session Immediately
after the holidays.
THE matter of a special session for
ratification of national prohibition ap-
peals as a matter of sentiment, but is
not necessary to show the country
where Kansas stands" said Mrs. May
Belleville Brown, prominent Salina
club woman and temperance worker.
Mrs. Brown told the State Journal
she was willing to leave the matter in
the hands of the governor and would
trust to his wisdom to the action
advisable at this time.
Action by Organizations.
Miss Martha Roark, answering a
telegram to her mother. Mrs. w. 8.
Roark of Junction City said: Mrs.
Roark is in Texas. l am sure, how
ever, that she would be very proud
and anxious to have her state first to
ratify national prohibition"
1t was reported in Topeka today
that many of the local and branch
temperance organizations of the state
would take united action looking to a
special session. While the immediate
action of the Kansas legislature is not
necessary to the ultimate success or
defeat of national prohibition, imme-
date action will keep Kansas in the
front rank in the fight to make Amer
lea bone dry. Indications today point
ed to the receipt of several hundred
letters by the governor urging the
calling of the legislature into extra
ordinary session to ratify the federal
amendment. Appeals for home guard
relief and for state laws to conform
with new federal enactments have
been made by residents of Kansas and
by government officials and officers of
the national council of defense.
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GREATEST AREA

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been urged upon farmers by the de-
partment of agriculture in order to
supply the needs of the cO-belliger-
ents of the United States in the war.
This years short crop of wheat has
necessitated adoption of methods to
conserve the supply by having cen
sumers in the United states cut down
use of that cereal The wheatless day
and the use of cornmeal a substi-
tute are measures food administration
officials are urging in order to IN
crease the quantity of wheat that may
be sent abroad.
While last years soWings of winter
wheat were on the second largest area
ever planted to that cereal, severe
winter conditions caused an abandon
ment of more than 81 per cent of the
acreage.
Last fall 4O.534,OO0 acres were
planted to winter wheat. revised fig
ures show, but the area harvested was
only 1853, 900 acres, a reduction of
12.sS1.000 acres from the planted
area. The 1915 sowines were on 3d.
100000 acres while the harvested area
that season was a. S29, 600 acres.
Last years abandoned acreage was
the heaviest on record.
The average abandonment of acre
age due to winter conditions is about
10 per cent, the lowest abandonment
IN the last Iltteen years being rs per
cent in 1903, and the highest, except
ing last year, was POI per cent in 1912
Too Dry in Kansas.
Conditions for planting and the
early growth of this years crop have
not been the best. Dry weather de-
layed termination of late sown seed
and in some sections prevented plow-
ing and seeding. 1t was one of the
dri st Novembers on record in Kan
sas, the principal winter wheat grow
ing state. Rainfall during that month
was less than rs per cent of the
normal from eastern Kansas eastward
across Iowa, northern Missouri, cen
trail and northern Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio, which states form the principal
winter wheat growing belt. The de-
partm of agriculture, however, says
the yield of winter wheat-is not de
termined entirely by the rainfall dur
ing the late summer and fall.
The condition of winter wheat or
December 1 compares with S57 pei
cent of a normal on that date last
year, ST. in 1915 and S9.3 the ten
year average.
The December 1 rye condition com
pares with SIS per cent of a normal
on December 1 last year. 91.5 in 1915
and 92.2 the ten-year average
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PEACE
THROWS FEAR IN
HUN SOCIALISTS
Declare They'll Oppose Separ-
ate Pact With Russia.
FOresees Heel of Imperialism
Stamp Out Their Party.
MILITARiSIS ALREADY BOAST
Stirred by "Audacity of TeutOn
Rulers War Aims"
VIII Sanction Only General
Peace. Assert Leaders.
MlLITARISTS ALREADY BOAST
Ply JOsEPH sHAPLEN.

StockhoIf. Dec. 19.-Socialists OF
the central powers oppose separate
peace with Russia
They fear such a step may so
strengthen the German imperlahsts
that Germanys socialism VIII Dc
wiped out forciblyy
Word to this effect was brought
here today by International Soclahs'
bureau officials.
The bureau is exerting strong pres
sure on both Russian and German
Socialists against such a peace.
Call Socialist Congress.
The central powers Socialists, it was
stated, viii call Immediately a con-
e,ress to discuss formal rejection of a
separate peace.
Secretary HuysInans of Internation-
al Socialist bureau, implored Philip
Scheidemann, leader of the German
majority Socialists, now here, to re-
turn to Berlin and oppose separate
peace.
other German Socialists have stated
today that their objection to a sepa-
rate peace would soon be formally
registered. Their opposition, 1t was
stated, was due to growing audacIty
expressed in the war aims of rulers
of the central powers added to the
open boasting of the imperialist Ger
man press. Socialists of the central
powers are apprehensive that peace
with Russia might permit Germany to
mass enough men for a victory on the
west front, increasing the prestige of
the mi1itarists in Germany and giving
them an opportunity utterly to crush
out all German Socialists.
See Danger to Democracy.
Doctor Weltner, leader of the Hun
garian Socialists, arrived here today
in company with HuySmans He told
the United Press that more than 120,-
900 people attended a great demon
stration at Budapest on November "a,
which demanded a generaI-not a sep
arate-peace and that the central
powers openly state their war aims.
The gathering, Doctor WeItner &C.
clared. rejected a separate peace plan
with Russia, openly holding such a
move to prevent the greatest posi-
BE danger to democracy"
subsequently, according to Weltner,
n congress of Hungarian Socialists
discussing the same subject. adopted
resolutions urging Huysmans and the
International Socialist bureau imr'e-
diately to call a general conference OF
Socialists at Stockholm to prevent
contamination of the plan.
Huymans said today he had tele-
graphed Arthur Henderson, leader of
the British labor party and French
and Italian Socialists regarding this
request for an 'Internationale" at
Stock hOlO
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ODESSA SETTLES


: envy in the air and the anti-air craft
: defenses subjected him to a heavy
fire. The casualties and damage
caused have not been announced.
Russian representatives have been
.ordered by Leon Trotzky, the BoIshe-
Wiki foreign minister, to demand of
the Central powers at the peace con-
ference at Brest-Litovsk whether they
agree to make peace without annexa-
ton and indemnities and ION the prin-
ciple Of seh-definition of nations"
Trotzky is reported to have invited
allied participation on the threat that
threads will be broken and a separ-
2 ate peace arranged Clear indica-
q tons of the internal situation in Rus
STA still are lacking.
The old French cruiser, Chateau
Renault, was torpedoed and sunk in
the Mediterranean last Friday and the
submarine which attacked her also
was destroyed. The cruiser was be-
ing used as a transport and carried
military passengers. all of whom were
rescued.
Ten members of the crew of the
cruiser. which displayed 1898 tons,
were lost
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Wall St New York. Dec. 19.-STOCES-
War stocks and prominent specialties were
moderately lower at the beginning of to-
days trailing. the market showing a con-
tfnuance of the recent Irregular trend.
Dealings were again <ery light on the fur
ther absence of public interest, rails being
almost ignored. Domestic bonds were low
but the international group was firm
and liberty issues were steady.
Rails became active later on further price
impairments. Transcontinentals. Changers
and Coalers lost to . points, Great North
ern. New York Central and Pennsylvania
making new low recor-.s. American Tele-
phone and Texas Company also continued
to yield. Steels and other equipments aver
aged one point recessioHs from their best
with Marine preferred. Bonds also became
more reactlonary. United Kingdom SIS.
burlington As and New York Central
debentures being among the new minimums.
Liberty Is were quoted at 91.0S to 81 and
the 31a at $3.50 to 9S44.
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$4,000. Market Zoe to roc higher Bulk Of
sales. SO Boo 1G.2o; heavy, S15.756i16:s5 +:
packers and butchers. $4,000 1925; light,
$1525@ 1900: pigs. S12.50@1i.25
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. including no
southerns. Market steady Prime fed
steers 513.00Gl 14.T5; dressed beef steers.
$11OO@12-30; western steers, $SJ0M IL 90
southern steers. $7006f9.O0; cows. $500
500: heifers. $6.00M10.5O: stockers and
feeders. $I.00@100O; bulls $600@S.O0
calves. $G.0U6i 1900.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 5000. Market steady
Lambs, $15.50@ 10 p. yearlings. $1,000
HOO; stockers and feeders, $T.O0@16O0.
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MOFning Grain Market.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board Of Trade

Chicago Dec. 19-The Herald says: Corn
and oats have disappeared so rapidly in
the pit of late that the trade is becoming
rather skeptical about selling on declines
1t is said by some corn traders that there
are too many waiting for a break in cash
corn to .lepress the futures Sentiment in
oats was a trifle more bullish last night.
Provisions traders inclined TO look for
a smaller run of hogs as the result Of
Washington messages in which food ad-
ministrator counseled farmers TO hold back
their hogs to prevent a decline. Congested
transportation which prevents packers
from operating to best advantage was given
as the reason for the advice.
New York, Dec. 19.-Inclined to view that
the next movement Of consequence will be
in the direction of higher prices.
New York, Dec l9.-Financial Bulletin ::
Trading market with bullish activity
largely confined To specialties suggested
by the latest developments indicating an
oversoId condition and slightly easier
money.
There should be some window dressing
operations and move to make an atmos-
phere of Christmas in absence of unfavor-
able war news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-19
PARADISE" TONIGHT
Famous Hawaiian Play Appears in
Topeka at Grand.

Selected by the author of the play
in the country where the scenes of
the drama are laid, photographed
under the shadow of Mt. Pele in ma
tive costume among the palms and
given an opportunity to learn the Gus
toms of the people on the island was
the unusual experience of Miss Mar
ion Hutchins, who this season appears
in the role of ''Luana' in THE Bird
of Paradise" coming to the Grand to-
night
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1910; light. s15.2oGs16ao; mixed, $15.7o01
1855, heavy, SIS 70A16.J5; rough, $15.10d
1885: pigs, $11.006I14.00.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market firm.
Native steers. N.25M 14.35; stockers and
feeders. $3.50 1920: COWS and heifers, $500
a 90: calves. $9OQ6l16.25
SHEEP-Eeceipts II, 1000 Market firm.
Wethers. $9.00@1310; lambs. $12.G5G16S5.
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Five More Miles of Ditch Dug
WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Generally fl ir tonight and Thurs
day. Not much change in temporal


the interruption by sustained
early December.
liners will
work was
when the 12inch
o
miles the Slightly
this of
Blackwell
melting s
Slow railroad pipe the chief
this time Yesterday m OF
making OF
Independence. o City.
KANSAS
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DIR. KULP SPEAKS AT T. OVER.
Topeka Minister VIII Give Patriotic
Address EridnY.

Dover, Kan, Dec. 19.-Dr E j.
Ku1p, pastor of the First Methodist
church in Topeka, will be the princi-
pal speaker at a meeting here Friday
evening, December 81.
The meeting will be a patriotic one
and will be held in the Odd Fellows
hall.
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New York Dec. 19-BUTTER-Marlle t
steady Creamery higher than extras. 501a
Gi51c.
Eggs Market steady Fresh gathered
extras. 6:s6f64c.
CIIEESE-Market steady. State fresh
231z@2S2c. Dressed poultry firm
chickens and fowls unchanged: turkeys. %
d39c.
Live poultry, firm. No prices quoted.
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Kansas City. Dec. 10


CHICAGO, Dec. 19-CORN-Close: Decem-
Der, $1-26A January. $1.2Ia4@1.21k; May.
%. 07tATs-Decembe-, TIE. March, Toe; May,
PoRk-Jan., $4545; May. $500
LARD-Jan., S2405: May, s2435
KIBS-Jan.. 81, %. MAY sd
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prices. PoS1tlvefy cannon ubS sbeep OF
amhs unless fat
Poultry and Eggs.
(FurnIshed by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent ana Madison
Topeka. Kan. Dee. 10
HFNS-o12 lbs 'nd over 1Sc; under ia
lbs. 1Jc: springs. over lbs. $50: roosters.
i2c shaggy Young ROSTERS. 13c; brollera
lbs. and under. 23c.
ECGS-44c.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka. soc.
BUTTER-5@47c.
Retail Hay.
tFurnishcd by " A Gilchrist. &c Quincy
Street
Topeka. Kan. Dec. 10.
PRAIRIE HAY-S20.00
ALFALFA-$25.06
Topeka (irofn Market.
Furnished by J. 3. Billiard co YER Kansas
Ave. and Curtis St
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 10.
OATS-1S67Oc
NEW CORN-$130
Topeka Hay Market
Topeka, Kan, Dec 10.
PRAIRIE -1Ay-S11O0
ALTA LFA-S20 u.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE Tab
let's. Druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. f. W. GROVES signature is on each
box. 30c.-Adv.
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Only One "BRoMC QUININE"
To get the genuine, cali for full name, Ian =
ALIVE BEUMO QIININE. Look for sig
nature of L. ". GROVE. Cures Il Cold in
one Day. 30c.-Adv
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KANSAS City, Dec. 19@CORN-Cash
Market steady. 10 mixed. 81 5S6I1 81
No. 3. $1:35@ 1-5T; No. . white, $1.6301 "a
No. 3, $1.55; No. yellow, S1.65d1 GS; No. 3
nominal
oATS-Market &c higher No. white,
1Se; No. 2 mixed. 1914 a roc.
RYE-$1T5.
kAFIR-$33e
HAY-Market unchanged
SHOHrS-$2.J Goa :. 49,
BRAN 81 90611 93
WIIEAT-Receipts CO ears
BUTTER-Crea-nery 431ac; firsts, 11sc
seconds, :912c; pa king. 34c
EGGS-Firsts. 47c; seconds. 31M32c
POCLTR1-Hens. 21c; BOOSTERS, 15c
CORN-Close: December 81 Is: January
s1-23A May, 81 2Oa4 a 1207s.
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New York, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
steady; centrifugal. 5.92; refined. steady ::
fine graduated, S.15dS.35; mOlasses sugar.
nominal
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(The following sales were matie this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to The State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.
Kansas City, Dec 19-CATTLE-Receipt
HOO0 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts $1,000 head. Market Zoe
TO 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $15.T5d16.25
top. $1G.3G.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
steady to pc lower Lambs $1,000.
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Chicago, Dee. 9.-BUTTER-Market un-
EGGS-Market lower Firstss soc; ordi-
nary firsts. 44I 49c: at mark cases includ-
ed. 44M51c; refrigerator firsts, 36J4 "a 363l C.
POTATOES Market lower. wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota bulk. S1.T0@1 So
ditto sacks. S1.S06f1.90
POI LTRY-Alive, steady: fowls, 1Sd22c
springs, poe; turkeys, 246f35c.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec 19.-CORN-Corn rose to-
day TO the highest price yet this season,
December delivery selling at $1.26 Scarcity
of offerings brought about the advance.
Receipts also were meager. fact said to
be due in a large measure to want. of
sufficient motive power. as well as to lack
Of ears. Opening prices, which ranged
from k@Ac to 80 higher with January
81. II and May $1191S@ E19H were followed
Icy moderate additional gains
A circumstance which tended to uphold
the advance me fact that weather con-
d tons were unfaVorable for handling low
Grg de corn. Prices closed firm. Ilc to 11kc
net higher. with january S121% to $1211s
and May $119A.
OATS-Scantiness of arrivals had bull
ish effect on oats. Sellers were hard to
find.
DEMONSTRATION assembled rap
idly. owing to advice by the food admins
tratiOn that farmers hold back hogs. De-
mand was chiefly from shorts.
Buying credited to packers kept the mar
ket on the up grade.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka, Kan, for the a hours ending at
Z a. m Wednesday
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Ransa. city Grain Market.


1.-THE range of .ces on grain futures, on
by Thos- ]. Myers. 301 ~ e BIdgD
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Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago Dec 19.-HOGS-Receipts 10000
tomorrow $4,000. Market strong, 25c above
average. Bulk of sales, $1o-S0I
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(The range of ,rices grain futures on
Chicago Board of TRACE as reported by
Thos. j. Myers, 201 N. L. Bldg.j
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-07
MiZpah Extension

The cross-cut on the 10O0-foot
level of the MiZpah Extension COM
pany passed through 5 or 8 feet of
broken quartz during the week. and
was continued to the farther side
Of the occurrence. No values were
found in the quartz, on the other
side of which the formation was
found to be eddie rhyolite. Work
was t~hereupon discontinued in the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-07
C.. THOMSON
ENTERS U.s.. ARMY
GOES TO ENLIST WITH CALIFOR-
MA REGIMENT AS
CHAPLAIN

Rev. Fred C.. Thomson, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, left
this morning for Los Angeles, where
he will visit his mother for a few
days before going to San Francisco
where he will join as chaplain the
first regiment of California field
artillery, having received his APP
pointment recently.
Rev. Mr.. Thomson preached his
farewell sermon last evening at a
union service of the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches in the Me-
thodist church. The church was
filled, both congregations being we'll
represented.
During his stay in Goldfield, Rev.
Mr.. Thomson gained a place in the
community and its work and his
leaving is generally regretted.