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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
Morning Grain Gossip. go
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trader


Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
5000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have increased Al 1856 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased 2,325 bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 50, 600 bushels of
wheat no flour, $4,000 bushels of corn,
and 10000 bushels of oats.
The wheat condition in France has i'm
proved materially, official report says,
but there is still big decrease in acreage.
namely pa million acres. Harvest is in
full swing. Fl
The St Paul railroad crop bulletin. saws
early threshing returns from Town indi-
cate that the oats yield will average 52b
bushels to the acre. Barley is averaging
3S bushels.
The following threshing returns were re-
ported yesterday: Huron, S. D.-Wheat II
bushels per acre; weight 81 pounds. Condo
$. Dies acres average Is bushels: weight.
5915 pounds Clement, Minn.-Barley 80
bushels: rye, 30 bushels Marshall. MIMI
Barley 40 bushels. Clark. S. D.-Barley, AZ
bushels.
The Iowa corn crop is estimated at 442
million bushels in the state crop bulletin,
compared with 1857 million bushels last
year. The condition is o., an improves
ment of points since-last month and
vailed over the greater part OF the state
for harvesting and threshing last week.
Several copious showers occurred in the
northeast and the southwest counties while
sections received some rain. Corn is hold
ing its own even In the driest sections and
is in excellent condition in districts that
have had rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
WILL FAVOR TOPEKA
City To Get Favorable Recognition in
Road Fund Distribution.

Topeka will receive extensive recog-
milton by the federal government in
the distribution of funds for road
building, if recommendation of the
state highway commission are ap-
proved. Under plans approved by the
state commission Topeka will become
the pivotal point in a series of road
building projects.
In addition to action already taken
the state commission approved the
plan for a permanent road from To-
peka to Horton thru Holton. APP
proval was also given for federal aid
for a permanent road from Topeka to
Scranton. connecting with the Old
Santa Fe trail.
Other routes approved by the COM
mission included a road from Ottawa
thru Baldwin to Lawrence, connect
ing the K. T. highway with the road
to Fort Scott. A road from Fort
Scott to Kansas City, thru Pleasanton,
from Eskridge to Council Grove, from
ST. Marys to the state road south of
the Kaw river at Wamego, and the
old military road thru Crawford coun-
ty were approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
HOLY LAND STARVING
Poorer Classes Wiped Out-S.O0O
Cases of Typhus in Beirut.

New York, Aug. 9.-Conditions i'll
Syria and Palestine are declared to be
the worst possible by a refugee who
fed from there and by circuitous
routes has just reached New York
and reported to the American COM
mittee for Armenian and Syrian re-
lief. The committees informant,
whose name is withheld, said there
were 5000 cases of typhus in Beirut
when he left, owing mainly to a lack
of medicine and scarcity of doctors.
The poorer classes have been wiped
out by starvation, he said. In Leba-
non, he saw many villages and towns
without a single inhabitant. Relief
work in Beirut is being carried out in
behalf of the American committee by
Americans there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
Will GRAB MINES!
Eight Western Governors Ap.
prove Conference.
Scheme Has Approval of Offici.
al Washington, Said.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Altho the formal
Invitations to a conference If COVER
nors CT sixteen coal producing states
have not been issued as yet governors
of eight of the states already have
signified their sympathy with the
movement to take drastic steps to re-
duce coal prices to a reasonable level.
and to attend the conference here
august 16.
Word has been received from the
Governors of Missouri, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, South Dakota, Kansas. Michigan.
Indiana and Illinois. Governor Low
den of Illinois, assured tie Illinois
state council of defense OF his ap-
proval in advance and had a voice in
the action taken at the meeting of the
Council here yesterday. The plan.
briefly, is to seize the mines unless
the operators themselves reduce prices
at once. 1t is said further that the
move has the approval OF official
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
TEARS AND LAUGHTER
Happiness Mixed With Sorrow in
Court House Drama-Tragedy.

Happiness and sorrow, sunshine
and shadow, frequently rub shoulders
in the office of the probate judge.
The melody of laughter mingles with
the discords of weeping; tears fall I'M
marked by happy hearts.
While Kate Dyer, broken hearted
mother, was making the fight of her
life for Isabel Connors, he daughter;
while she was making IA plea that
touched the heart of ever. Judge
Ralph Cav who must pass upon her
case; while the little girl, fer the pres
ent merely a dimfnutive human dere-
lict, sat sobbing in a cor7ter. bride
and groom and their party in another
part of the office, were making merry
Harry L. Craig of BelvL- and Jen-
ME S. Fleck of Wamego, with the aid
of the probate judge, were launching
their ship. Mrs. Dyer who once sailed
proudly and happily from the same
port, was trying to save the wreckage
of hers.
1t was a little more than a year ago
that the probate court took hand in
the present Mrs Dyer's affairs and
separated her from her little girl. The
court held at the time that mother
love must give way to the well-being
of the child. 1t held that while in
Mrs. Dyer's care and custody the lit
tie girl did not have the proper sur
roundings nor the opportunities girl
should have.
The little girl was turned over to
people living in Colorado and has been
there since. However, financial diff
culties have overtaken them and they
turned her back upon Shawnee coun-
ty and the mother now wants her.
The mother has remarked and lives
on West Gordon street in North To-
peka. She produced witnesses from
her neighborhood who testified as to
her good conduct and that the child
could have proper opportunities with
her.
Judge Cav took the matter under
Amusement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
DAMAGED BY HAIL
CONTINUED from Page One,


Voiland clothing store was blown in
and motor car in front of the Cozy
theater was twisted around on the
pavement considerably.
Flora, at the weather bureau this
morning, declared there will be no
more rain tonight or tomorrow.
Continued Cool Weather.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Friday with con-
tinuing low temperatures tonight and
warmer Friday. The lowest temper
allure Wednesday night was So, which
was four degrees below normal. At
$3.50 O'Clock this morning the mer-
curry stood at IS and indications were
that 1t would not go above 80 today
Tonight it will go back down to
around the go mark. Tomorrow SIS
or 80 is promised. On the whole, To-
high" weather. Sleeping tonight,
Flora says, is going to be a real pleas
ure.
Railroad reports show good rains
over the eastern half Of the state. The
Santa Fe reports one-fodrth to one
and one-haif inches between kansas
City and Emporia- South OF Ottawa
heavy wind accompanied the precip-
itation. One-half inch Of rain was
recorded at Moline and one and one
half inches at independence and to
Ottawa and on the Girard district
no santa Il ISPOTtS Sdlu LneI6 was
no rain between Emporia and Newton.
Big Rains This Month.
Rainfall in Topeka since August 1,
has been 2.46 inches or four times the
amount for the entire month of July
The high temperature on record at
the Topeka weather bureau was in
1911 when the mercury stood at 104
The lowest was So in 1873.
1927 in. Rain at Atchison.
fa11 ~
amounting to one and twenty-seven
one hundredths fell here last night
The rain was accompanied by a high
wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
NOW READY TO

ence report on the first administration
food bill, providing for a food survey
and appropriating funds to stimulate
production.
This bill also will become, a law
Friday with the presidents approval.
The senate recessed last night until
Friday, so that after Speaker Clark
signs the bills upon reconvening of
the house, that they may then be sign
ed by the senate's presiding officer
and Immediately sent to the White
House.
In addition to its comprehensive
provisions for control of food, fuel,
fertilizer and farm equipment, the
control bill carries drastic prohibition
features. Thirty days after it is ap-
proved it will be unlawful to use food
stuffs in the manufacture of distilled
spirits for beverage purposes, and the
president will be empowered to COM
mandeer for military purposes distill-
regulate and restrict the use of foods
in the manufacture of wine and beer.
Gore Didn't Vote.
The final vote in the senate was
obtained by unanimous agreement
after four days discussion of the con-
seven senators voting against the bill
Senator Gore, chairman of the senate
agriculture committee, and Senator
Sherman, Republican, were paired and
did not vote. Both announced that
had they been at liberty to vote they
would have been registered in the
negative.
Absent and paired senator's an
nouncement was made in behalf OF
virtually all that they favored the
draft.
The senate's action virtually con-
cludes work of congress upon admin
istration legislative program initiated
last May. 1t puts into the president
hands for personal use or delegation
the most unusual and comprehensive
powers and. according to many mem
bers of congress, marks the innova-
ton of national socialistic experiment
Contamination of the program fol
lowed the most bitter opposition and
acrimonious debate in many years
centered in the senate, after the presi-
dent had prevailed upon congress tc
lay aside virtually all work and urged
conclusion of the legislation by July !
to deal with this years crops
Passed by House June %.
The conference report on the foo6
/ bill had been before the senate since
last Saturday, and the bill itself since
June Is. The house passed the meas
ure June %, 365 to 5, after a weeks
| debate
Opposition led by Senators Reed and
others and the fight over the prohibi
ton provisions delayed the senate
vote, 81 to s. until July 21, further
conferences requiring a week durins
! which the president caused elimina
! ton of senate amendments for a foo!
| board of th4ee members and a con
| gressional committee to supervise wal
expenditures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
RUSS ON OFFENSIVE
Drive Austro- Germans From Two
Towns on GaIician Frontier.

Petrograd, Aug. Russian troops
are on the offensive in the Chotin re-
gion, near the southeaster: frontier of
Galicia. Yesterday they drove the
Austro-German forces frClm two viii
lagos, captured a height and took
more thar 800 prisoners and four ma
chine guns, the war office announced
today.
Teutonic attack in tSe region of
Drody where the Russians ara still on
Galician soil was only temporarily
successful Counter attacks restored
the Russian positions that mad been
penetrated.
Flanders Battle Flares Up.
Berlin, Aug. 9.-Via London-Erit-
ish forces after artillery lombard
ment of drumfire intensity last night
pressed forward from Newport, on
the coastal sector of tie Belgian
front. but were driven back after
hand to hand fighting, It va official
ly announced today by the German
army hea dquarters staff. The artil-
lery activity in Flanders. the state
ment adds increased during the night
to greater intensity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
GIRL POSES AS BOY


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cried Vera, dancing away to meet a
man.
Sure. what are they worth %
Three cents
Worked a Man.
The man handed her a nickel. She
looked puzzled for a minute then look
ed up and smiled at the man.
II haven't any change she said.
That's all rigmt, keep the change"
said the man.
Miss Corning smiled and walked on
with her charge. The little girl
looked up with her engaging smile
and let Miss Corning in on the secret.
You know" she said, Il never
carry any change"
That was all. but it explained why
her funds were all nickels and why
she had excited the envy of all the
newsboys on the street. Once at the
court house, Vera sold papers to Judge
Ralph Cav, juvenile magistrate to
whom Miss Corning was taking her.
She sold papers to everyone else who
would look at her.
Later Miss Corning took the girl
home to her mother and explained the
situation. The mother stated that it
was not at all necessary for her little
daughter to sell papers and that she
didn't dream she was up on the ave-
nue. selling them.
Most of the children down here
she said, sell papers at the Santa Fe
station just for the fun of it and Vera
wanted to do what the others did, l
permitted that just for her pleasure.
but did not know she was going up
town, posing as a boy and selling the
papers all over town"
She added that while she hated to
do it, she would have to end Vera s
business capeer for the present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09

FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trader
Chicago, Aug. 9.-The Herald says: Grain
traders were somewhat disappointed over
the showing made by the government crop
report. The corn crop is the largest on
record but the trade looked for over 5000
million. On its face, however, 1t was
generally regarded bearish. The show
ing in oats vas contrary to what most of
the private statisticians estimated. there
being an increase of million bushels. The
trade is disposed to look for much larger
crop in the final returns. probably in ex-
cess of 1850 million bushels. Threshing
will not be given until the October report.
The decrease of D million bushels from the
estimates on winter wheat was a surprise
but the loss of 10 million spring wheat was
expected
It was the belief in certain quarters last
night that the short interest in coarse
grains had been extended that IL would
be no surprise TO see a covering movement
last probably a day more, and ma Ike some
what higher prices. There were also
number of close students VINO predicted
that an increased selling movement would
be today one generally follows
government report and they looked for
lower prices in corn and oats. 1t was said
that the covering corn and oats by
Patten was responsible for absorbing the
Dit surplus on the decline which left the
early sellers in uncomfortable position
and in evening up for the government re-
port they had to pay advanced prices
l New York, Aug 9.-Financial bulletin ::
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 9.-WHEAT-Altho cnsid-
cradle interest was manifested today as to
what influence the final passage of the
food control bill would have on the wheat
development in the trade was only a dis
position to await some announcement of the
policy of the administrator to be ap-
pointed under the law. Without any ap-
actment wheat opened 21ac higher at
S22112 September and in later transactions
held steady at half cent reaction. The
that the government estimate of the prob
able domestic yield of wheat this season
was much under what had been generally
expected
Subsequently, the advance was more than
wiped out owing to reports that Dutch
dered to stop loading and as a result of
sharp down turn in corn values. The
close was unsettled, Sc net lower at s.. %.
CORN-Corn like wheat advanced as a
result of the government crop estimate be-
ing. somewhat less favorable than the ma
After opening &c to &c higher with De
cember at S1.17% to s1.1s. and May at
S1-14% to S1.14A the market sagged a little
and then rose higher than before.
The ban on using corn to manufacture
distilled liquors led afterward to a sellin e
back in prices. Gossip was current also
that Dutch holdings at the seaboard might
be offered for resale. The close was steady
at &c to lie net decline.
OATS-Unfavorabl weather had a bull
ish effect on oats. Shorts were the prin-
cipal buyers
PROFESSIONALISM high record quota
lions on hogs made the provision market
firm in the face of realizing sales by hold
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09

Until the Bethlehem steel liquidation runs
its course the Industrial group is expected
to be unsettled and irregular with sensi-
tiveness to the price fixing rumors. Pres
ident Grace of the Bethlehem company
denies refusal of government orders be-
cause of low prices fixed. This may induce
4 sharp recovery retirement of shorts.
Good buying opportunities are presented
by these breaks, especially in equipment
and rails. The buying of Marine preferred,
Sugar issues and Tobacco is excellent. The
good government crop report when d.
gested, is expected to have beneficial
Influence on the rails. American inter-
national is destined for higher levels ac-
cording to our information. Pending
adjustment of price fixing active traders
are likely to get the best results from a
bull trading position which does not ignore
profits bulges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
HOLD GERMAN CLERKS
Consulate Employees May Know About
Fomendng India Revolt

clerks of the German consulate in
Chicago were being held by federal
authorities today, as witnesses against
Gustav Jacobsen, Albert Wehde and
Baron Kurt Won Reiswitz, former act
ing German consul her. who are
charged with fomenting a revolution
against the British in India.
The clerks-Richard Kulke and
Herman Neidinger-were detained on
the eve of their departure to Ger
many. They had been employed in
the Swiss consuPs office here until the
government asked that they be dis
missed.
That the government attaches much
Importance in the holding of the two
men was indicated when orders were
given to keep them separated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
DRUGS EXEMPT MANY
Federal Sleuths Search Physicians
Who Doped Army Candidates.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 9.-Arrest of
physicians who have aided men to
evade the draft is expected here to-
day following an investigation started
by federal agents last night after dis
covery that men drafted had evaded
the call by use of drugs which caused
them to be rejected by physicians ex-
aiming. Scores of men appearing
before examining boards were found
to have heart trouble ana defective
eyes. In several wards examiners
found that thru use of digitalis and
atrophine, physicians had "doped"
the men so that they were temper
arily unable to pass examinations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
.kANSANS WIN PLUMS
Three Named for Commissions in-
Army - Ft. BENJAMIN Harrison.

Washington, Aug 9.-Announce-
ment was made from the adjutant
generals office today that the follow
ing were among students at the Off
ccrs' training camp at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana, who had been CIV
en- commissions:
Missouri-Faul r. Thompson,
Springfield, second lieutenant; Harry
p. Schienberg, st. Louis, second lieu
tenant; Walter f. Siegmund, s.. Louis,
major.
Kansas-John P. Henson, jr., Gil
rard, second lieutenant; Lee NJ. Pick
EFT, Leavenworth, first lieutenant;
Harry II. Martin. Emporia, second
lieutenant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
TORNADO DAMAGE BIG
Six Persons Were Injured by Twister
That Hit Cimarron, Kan.

Cimarron, Kan, Aug. "A tornado
that swept down from IS miles north
of Cimarron Tuesday evening injured
six persons and did a great deal of
damage in this part of Gray county.
Hardly a barn was left standing here
and much damage was done to other
buildings. The Presbyterian church
was demolished and the school house
partly destroyed.
The tornado was accompanied by a
five-inch rain and a damaging hail
storm. More than 100 people had
taken refuge in two large garages
which were partly destroyed. The
property loss is estimated at 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
ANTI-DRAFTS IN RIOT
Two Outbreaks IN Chicago QueIIed by
Police Last Night.

Chicago Aug. 9.-Three youths
were being examined today by the de-
partment of justice as the result of a
riot last night in which several were
injured, when one of the trio is al
legged to have denounced the draft and
ridiculed a soldiers uniform.
Bricks and stones flew thick and
fast when Private Thomas Keough
clashed with Martin NJ. KAHN, 10,
who was addressing a street gather
ing. The police were finally obliged
to charge the crowd with drawn pis-
tolls to restore order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
|. w. W. STIR IN OKLA.
Appeal to U. S. MarshaI-Report
Dynamiting Railroad Cars.

Muskogee. Aug. Am appeal for
help was received at the United States
marshal's office this morning from the
county attorney of Ottawa county, in
the extreme northeastern part of the
state. who reported thai 1. w. w.
workers had dynamited several rail-
road cars and were otherwise causing
trouble.
Find Dynamite Under Bridge.
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Aug. 9.-Fifteen
pounds of dynamite were found by
section men on the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad bridge here yester-
day. They reported the matter to the
United States deputy marshal. The
dynamite was on a rock at the base
of a pier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
is INJURED IN CRASH
Head-on Collision on Interurban Line
Near Manhattan, Kan.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. Fifteen
persons were injured, none of them
seriously, when two cars on the Man
haitian City & Interurban Railway
company line crashed head-on on a
curve at the west outskirts of this city
last night
T. E. Mackeden. of the medical corps.
were among the injured. The in
bound car was late and an outbound
car was attempting to make a siding
when the two crashed on a curve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
CALL 1000 CARPENTERS
Fuller Construction Co. at Riley
Wants Army of Workers.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 9.-The Full
er Construction company, which has
the contract for building the army
cantonment, today issued a call for
900 carpenters.
The men are asked to bring their
own tools and report at once. They
will be paid IS cents an hour, time
and half for overtime and double on
Sunday, ii was announced.
Forty-three hundred men are now
employed on the new building which
the construction company hopes to
have completed by September Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
Close German Hotels.

principal hotels in the Harz noun
tains in northwest GERMANY have been
closed by the authorities in connec-
ton with clandestine dealings in meat,
according to a dispatch received here.
The closing of several more hotels and
food stores is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
HEART ON RIGHT SIDE BUT
HE PASSES EXAMINATION

South Bend, Ind, Aug. "a
man with his heart on his right
side was discovered here today
during the physical mination
of men for the Selectiva draft. He
is Fred Mummey, of R;verpark.
Despite the abnormal position of
the organ, it was pronounced nor
NAL by the physicians and Num-
mey passed the examination with
flying colors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-09
Kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City. Aug. -HOGS-Receipts
5000 Market &c to 10c higher. Bulk,
S155O@16.60; heavy, $16.25@16.SO; packers
and butchers, S1600G16.G0; light, $4,000
1910; pigs. $1250d14.50.
CATTLE Receipts 5000, including 200
southerns Market strong TO 1Oc higher.
Prime fed steers. $13O00n14.00: dressed beef
steers, $10.00@12.50; western steers. Ss.504
1880; southern steers. S7.00@11.00; cows,
S5.50@10.00; heifers. $7.00G110o; stockers
and feeders, $6.50G11.50; bulls, $6.00@7. so
calves, $6.00@11 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs, S13 25@14 %; yearlings, $1,000
$50; stockers and feeders, $6OO@14.5O.