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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
TO REBUILD FACTORY
Big Steel Fixture Company Decides to
Remain in Topeka.

The steel Fixture Manufacturing
company whose plant was destroyed
by fire last Saturday morning will re-
main in Topeka, it was announced by
Henry X. Brooks, president of the
company today. Following the burn
ing of the plant at a loss of more
than 100000, the company received
offers from other eastern cities, in
Guiding St Louis, to move the con-
Germ east.
The plant will be rebuilt here altho
it will not be as large as heretofore
on account of the loss incurred by
lack of insurance. In the new build
ing, the finishing room in which the
fire in the old building started, will
be separate from the rest of the plant
The sixty expert iron and steel
workers employed at the plant will he
given employment in the Capital Iron
Works until the building is finished.
The Capital Iron Works is the parent
company of the Steel Fixture concern
Immediately following the reports of
the fire practically all of the workers
received offers from eastern firms Of
fering them tempting wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Feb. s-WHEAT-Prospects of
an increased supply of railway cars here
brought about a decided manifestation of
strength today in the wheat market. 1t
mission orders sending eight hundred cars
a week to NJ neapolis had been cancelled
and that the outlook was for consequent
material enlargement of the number avail
able for shipments east from Chicago. The
bears were also handicapped by continued
west. Opening prices, which ranged from
the same Mondays finish to 3sc higher
with May at S1-1IA to S1.1SL and July at
S1.55$4, were followed by substantial gains
all around.
Subsequently brisk additional upturus
took place as a result of reports that the
British government was trying to charter
as grain carriers all possible neutral YES
sells at three times ordinary rates and was
offering to guarantee owners against all
uons were active buyers. The close was
unsettled, 35sc to 3ssc net higher with May
at $1.S1A to S1.S1ss and July at $1.541a to
$154%.
CORN-Corn was lifted chiefly by notable
rise in the hog market, the strength of
fluence. After opening 1sc off to 1ac up,
corn prices scored moderate gains all
around.
In later transactions the wheat strength
became more pronounced element in
favor of higher corn prices. The close
OATS-Oats rose with other grain. Cash
houses were good buyers.
PROV1SlONS-Provisi jumped to
new high record quotations, said to be the
topmost ever known if civil war prices
were reduced to a gold basis. European
scarcity and the upward sweep of the hog
market formed the chief accepted reasons
for the advance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
EGGS AMERICA ON
British Press Expects Uncle
Sam to Draw His Sword.
Ambassador Penfield to Receive
Austria's Reply Today.

London. Feb. 2S.-England expects
America to act.
Editorial comment in all newspa
pers reflected the attitude of the gem
eral public today that the Laconia
cannot be construed otherwise than
IAN overt act" Just how America
will "act" other than to adopt the
armed neutrality policy outlined in
the presidents speech, was not Sug-
gested in the editorials, but the infer
ence was clear that England thinks
nothing short of the most drastic
steps will satisfy American dignity
and honor.
difference between America and all
Teutonic agencies was heightened to-
day by Vienna dispatches indicating
that American Ambassador Penfleld
the Austro- Hungarian government to
his recent request for a statement of
the dual monarchy's position on the
unlimited submarine warfare.
YarrowdaIe Case an Aggravation.
Dispatches from Switzerland re-
porting conditions in Austria indi-
Gated this answer would announce
'.ruthlessness" and limited that a
break with Austria. similar to that
with Germany, by the United States,
was close at hand.
today to the conclusion that Amer
lea will have to go farther than
mere break in relations with the leu
tons was the report from Berlin that
the Americans taken prisoner on the
Yarrowdale were still being held
this time on the preteXt of quarantine
necessity.
Fear for Gerard's Safety.
The London Times published to-
day "a dispatch from Corunna de-
cIaring that friends of former Amer
lean ambassador Gerard embarkng
there for the voyage to the United
States were anxious for his safety.
According to this dispatch, Gerard
was warned by a German friend,
high in the councils of the empire
just before he left not to make such
a trip. The German navy, the Times
said, hates Gerard believing that for
year and a half he has prevented
the full force of Germany's subma-
rine weapon from being felt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
PLEA COMES TO WILSON
Boy Who Would AvenSe ReIative-Vic-
tins of U-Boat Cables President.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The dramatic
plea of Austin Y. Hoy, son of Mrs.
Mary Hoy and brother of Miss Eliza
beth Hoy, who We're killed in the UNI
warned torpedoing of the great Gun
arder Laconia, demanding that the
United States avenge the death of his
loved ones was received today by
cable by President Wilson.
Speaking as IAN outraged Ameri-
can" Hoy demands that the United
States preserve its citizens self re-
The cabIegram. sent from London,
follows:
4 am an American citizen. rep
resenting the Sullivan Machinery
company of Chicago, living abroad
not as an eXpatriate, but for the
promotion OF American trade.
Il love the flag. believing in it's
significance.
My loved mother and sister,
passengers on the Laconia have
been foully murdered on the high
seas.
LAS an American citizen outraged
and as such, fully within my
rights-as an American son and
brother, bereaved, | call upon my
government to preserve its citizens
self-respect and save others OF my
countrymen from such deep grief
as l now feel.
am OIL military age, dDIe ~
fight.
IF my country can use me
against these brutal assassiDs, 1 am
at it's call.
IF it stultifies my manhood and
my nations by remaining passive
under outrage. 1 shall seek a mans
chance under another flag"
Died of Exposure.
London, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Mary Hoy.
the American woman who persisted II
the Laconia disaster, died at 1880 u.
m. Monday. and her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, an hour later, according to
details obtained by American Consul
Frost at Queenstown and forwarded
to the American embassy today.
Both died as direct result of ex-
posture in an open boat which had
been partially svvamped in launching.
The mother and daughter were buried
in the sea at daybreak-
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FEB. WAR TOLL SMALL
British Casualties, 1S,42S. But Half
That of Preceding Month.

London, Feb. 2S.-British casualties
during February reached total of
1,243 officers and 17,1S5 men.
The February figures for British
casualties show a total but little more
than half that for January, despite
the fact that there has been consid-
cradle fighting on the Somme front
during the month. The February
total of 1S,42S compares with a total
of 32,354 officers and men, for Jan
uary. Officers casualties for February,
however. were considerably greater
than for the month preceding, when
they were $50 compared with the
past months 1.243.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
INJURED IN AUTO SMASH
o. A. Fleming and Daughter Pinned
Under Their Overturned Car.

o. A. Fleming, vice president of the
Lux Mercantile company, anu his
daughter, student at Washburn,
were severely injured Tuesday night
when the heavy touring car in which
they were riding turned completely
over after colliding with taxicab at
the corner of Eleventh and Buchanan
streets
Ray Bassett, who was driving the
taxi. stopped his car and helped Mr..
Fleming out from under his machine
1t was necessary to use a jack to raise
the car before Miss Fleming could
be rescued. Bassett took Fleming
and his laughter to their home at
1870 Garfield, and DR.. A F. Harrison
was caiied. Miss Fleming suffered
several deep cuts about the head but
was not otherwise injured. Fleming's
injuries We're also cuts and scratches
about the head, probably inflicted by
the glass of the broken windshield
Angelus Burch, son of Justice
Burch. was riding in the taxicab, but
was not injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
WANTS COLLEGE MEN
Secretary of Wars Plan Gives Prefer
ence for Commissions.

Washington, Feb. 2S-To speed the
obtaining of second lieutenants for
the regular army, Secretary Baker in
an order made public today, directs
that distinguished colleges des-
ignate ten honor graduates from the
1917 class and ten from the 1916
class to be examined in April for pro-
visional commissions. Under previous
regulations such colleges designated
one honor graduate a year. These
men, it is specified, upon appropriate
examination, are to be accepted into
the service ahead of any other candi-
dates for commissions from civil life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
GERMAN PUBLIC
CALMLY AWAITS
WAR FROM U. S.
ChanceIlOr'S Speech Prepares
Nation for Move.
Sensational Press Bulletins Say
America Preparing.
TEUTONS ARE NOT EXCITED
Now Depend on U-BOats to
Bring Home Victory.
Ocean Warfare Now Eclipses
Chances on Battlefield.

Berlin. Feb. 2S-The prominence
which Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg gave, in his address to the
reichstag yesterday, to discussion Of
relations with the United States is re-
garded here as indicating his purpose
to prepare the German public for the
eventuality which is expected in many
quarters. There was much confusion
of opinions and prophecies en- this
point today on account of the contin-
ued absence of authenticated news
from Washington, as well as the re-
ports which are being received in re-
gard TO the state of public opinion in
America The German press con-
tinues to serve up fragmentary but
sensational bulletins indicating fever
ish war preparations in the United
States.
At this hour it may be said that
declaration of war from Washington
would find the German mind quite
prepared for it Less of a ripple
would be caused here than was occa-
stoned by Rumania's entrance INTO
the war and a final break with tue
United states would be likely to meet
with stoical Indifference, so far as
the public at large is concerned. The
nation is now pinning its faith TO its
U-boats.
Chancellor Cheered 10 the Ecno.
Chancellor Won Bethmal- n Holt
weg's speech to the reichstag in which
he discussed relations between Ger
many and the United States in de-
tail was received with great applause
aDy a crowded house. Almost every
sentence he uttered, the Overseas
News agency says, brought forth ex-
pressions of approval and at the con-
clusion of his address there was
demonstration on the part of the
members of the reichstag and spec
tators in the galleries. Almost all the
diplomatic representatives still in Ber-
lin were present.
-(NOTE.-A generous portion of
g n a n Ell or Bethmann-Ho llWeg's
speech is published in the State Jour
nal ON another page.O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
SERB GENERAL LOST
Leader Down With Nearly 1000 Sol
diers on Torpedoed Transport.

Nice, Italy, Feb 2S.-The family of
the Servian general, lila Goikovitch,
was officially informed yesterday that
the general lost his life when the Ital-
ian transport Minas was tOrpedOed
February Is. The Servian colonies,
Dragoutin. Doulitch I'D Milan Ristch,
persisted at the same time and their
families have been so notified by the
Italian government.
An official statement issued by the
German admiralty on February %,
announced the sinking of the Minas
by a German submarine.
1t was stated that the transport
was carrying one thousand soldiers to
Saloniki and that all on board, with
the exception of two men, persisted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
WON'T ATTEND DRILL
Three Members of National Guard
Arrested Under New Law Today.

The first arrests of members of
Battery A, Topeka, for nonattendance
at drill were made on Tuesday by
Sheriff Larimer, upon complaint of
Acting Commander James B. Hughes
Under a recent law the officers of
the state militia have power to swear
out warrants for the arrest of mill
tiamen who do not attenddrill. The
first complaints we've made against
George Edwards, 452 Ohio; Lee V
Pepper. 395 Forest, and Rollo Cuff,
1873 Grafton stret,who were ar
rested.
This recent law further empowers
the officers to establish a court, try
the offenders and to pronounce the
penalty for such occasions. These
three men We're turned over to Act
ing Commander Hughes this after
noon and will be tried before the
officers court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
GERARD THREATENED
German Friend Cautioned Him
Against Sailing-Some Left Today.

Corunna. Spain, Feb. est be-
came known today that on the day he
left Berlin, eX-Ambassador Gerard was
warned personally by a German friend
in high official positions against sail
ing from Spain for the United States
The fact that the warning was given
has not yet become known except to
those men who are in Mr.. Gerard's
confidence, but among them there is
feeling of anxiety in regard to the
Americans sailings today on the In
fanta Isabel. 1t is known that Mr..
Gerard regards the warning as hav-
ing been given in all seriousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
DRYS GROW ANXIOUS
Lineup Today in National House on
Prohibition for Washington

Washington. Feb. 2S-Prohibitio1
and anti-prohiibtion forces in the
mouse, lined up today in the fight 10
make the District of Columbia dry.
Another determined fight in con-
gress on the prohibition question also
Is in prospect as a result of the ac-
ton of the conferees or the postof-
nee appropriation bill in abandoning
the deadlock. A resolution continuing
the existing postal appropriate ons for
another year and embodying the Reed
amendment has been introduced in
the house and the anti-prohibitiop
forces are preparing to offer strong
resistance to its passage Prohibition
lists are plainly worried. over the pros
poets of the failure OF the amend
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
AMERICAN SHIPS SAFE
Liner Finland Arrives-AH 6 Now
Will Await Aiming.

= New York, Feb. 2S.-With the ar
rival of the American liner, Finland
from Liverpool early today, all six
of the American line vessels are in
New York for the first time. All
will be held here unless it is decided
to arm them.
Among passengers on the Finland
We're DIR. Henry Van Dyke. former
American minister to Holland; Col
oneI Frederick Hale of Portland,
United States senator-e1ect from
Maine, who has been two months
abroad studying war conditions and
Mrs Wesley Frost, wife of the Ameri
can consul at Queenstown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
FOR OMAHA LAND BANK
ID. p. Hogan of Massena. Iowa. to
Head New Federal Institution.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-Officers and
directors of, the Federal Land bank at
Omaha, Neb., were announced by the
federal farm loan board as follows:
President and director, d. P. Hoo
gan, Massena, Ia.
Vice president and director. ]. NJ.
Carey, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Secretary and director, F. G. Odell
Omaha.
Treasurer and director. E. D. Nor
com. Sioux Falls, 5. d.
Director, Warren c. Baker, Mitch
ell, s. d.
Registrar and attorney, NJ. L. Carey,
Hastings Neb.
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Cattle and Hogs

prices.
unless fat
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AN UP-TO-DATE PLANT
KceIe Electric Company VIII Spend
$4,000 on Its Factory Here.

The deal for the purchase of a new
plant at 215-17 West Sixth street was
completed Tuesday afternoon by Johh
w KeeIe, president of the Keele
Electric company. at present located
at 706 Jackson street.
The new plant of he keele COM
pany will be equipped with an inside
driveway for automobile ba cry serV-
ice. The contemplated improvements
will cost in the neighborhood of S16,-
600. The buildings On the site are
among the oldest business buildings in
the city being built more than half
a century ago. The company Will
move into the new plant as soon as
TIE improvements can be completed.
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.
3O1 New England Bldg.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
100000 bushels in the past three days
The Atchison Board of Trade has re
ports showing growing wheat conditions of
81 per cent in western Kansas.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 319.SG1 bushels thus far
this week corn stocks increased SS.462
bushels. and oats decreased 460.S90 Bushels.
Contract stocks of wheat i'll Chicago
elevators decreased 5000 bushels last week
and now amount to 100000 bushels, corn
POI. 900 bushels increase 1000 bushels, oats
s. 1:i9 COO bushels, decrease 1,9S9. 600 bushels
A year ago stocks were 1.936,000 bushels of
wheat. 1.097. 900 bushels of corn and 1,055,-
000 bushels eff oats.
A foreign crop summary yesterday con
tanned the following: Weather In the
United Kingdom is unreasonable and com
plants about the condition OF wheat are
general. The acreage will be reduced.
Many interior mills are closing on account
of light supplies. Snow flurries are re
ported turnout France with continued rain
in parts, especially the southern districts
The plant is weak as proPeF Suit1vaf non
weather and crop conditions are favorable
in Spain Abundant precipitation it is
Africa. Severely cold weather with the
snow covering light, is reducing prospects
for the Russian wheat crop Interior
free port. as tonnage is scarce. Storage
facilities at Australian ports are being
to secure vessels. Wet weather has recent
ly. lowered prospects and damaged crops
altho Bombay has had excessive rains and
the Punjab has experienced mild drought"
New York Sugar Market
New York Feb. 2S-SUGAR-Raw. firm
sales % 600 bags; second half March ship
met Centrifugal, 5.2I; molasses, 40; le-
fined firm; fine graduated, 7.00MSO0-
Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City Feb. 2s.-WHEAT-Cash
Market steady to &c up. No hard $1.ss to
81 81; No 3. $1.1J to S1.sS; No. red, S1-Ss
to 81 81; No. 3 1.S3-to $50.
CORN-Market unchanged to 12c up. No.
mixed 9SI5c to 99c: No. 3. Csc to 9S12c;
No. white 9S34c to 99c: No. 3. Csc to
.sslhc: No. yellow, 9915c to s1-o0l4; No. ;,
oATSEMarket steady to &c up. No. >
white 5sa4c to J9c; No. mixed, SIC to
Sc.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-s2-4s to
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
s13 30 to S14.oo; choice prairiss, 60, Sl2-oo to
SHORTS-s1.s0 to s1.95
BRAN-S1.7G to SLI5.
EHEAT-Receipts 133 cars.
BUTTER-Creainery, &c; firsts, 4oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Captain Crawford wrote a number
of plays, stories and poems and was
known as the poet scout" He was
chief of scouts under General Custer
at the time of the Custer massa ere,
but. it is said that he was on his way
to Clusters headquarters with dis
patches when this event took place.
Later he played an active part in the
pursuit of Sitting Bull
Crawford was born in Ireland in
1S47. He served in the Civil war and
the story is that he learned to read
and write while in the hospital recov-
ering from a wound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
AGREE ON BIG BILL
Senate Committee Gives President Au-
thOrity to Arm Ships.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate
foreign relations committee late to-
day agreed upon a bill to give the
president authority to supply mer-
chant ships with arms and gunners
and to use other means necessary to
handle developments in the subma-
rine situation. A motion to direct
the president to arm the ships was
ad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
Advance on Tigris Eront.

London, Feb. 2S.-The British are
ceatinuing to advance rapidly on the
Tigris front. Official announcement
was made here today that on Mon
day the Turks were being engaged
on the left bank of the river more
than 80 miles west and northwest of
J<ut- el-Amara.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
EGG PRICES GO DOWN
HenfIuit Sells in Topeka Today for
Thirty Cents a Dozen.

Eggs can be bought this morning at
80 cents a dozen, the first time any
thing like a normal price has been
reached in six months. Henfruit
dropped a nickel a dozen Monday, bus
spring weather and large receipts of
fresh eggs paved the way for further
downfall.
The drop in price is almost nation
wide, even New York reporting a de-
cline of cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-The whole
sale price of eggs dropped cents a
dozen here today, following previous
declines of l cent daily on Friday.
Saturday and yesterday The price
quoted today, after the scent de-
cline, was % cents. The approach Of
spring and increased receipts was Civ
en- as the reason for today's cut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

New York. Feb. 2s.-In an effort to
have extradition proceedings against
Harry X. Thaw, given preference over
the lunacy hearing in the PhiladeI-
phia courts, District Attorney Swami
today dispatched Deputy Assistan
District Attorney Black to that city.
Mr.. Black will try to persuade Cover
no. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania to
sign extradition papers for Thaw's re-
noval to New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Chicago. Oct. 2s.-BUTTER-Ma Market I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market lower. Receipts 2,56O.
Firsts-29c: ordinary firsts, 2I12@2Sc; at
mark. cases included. 2S@29c-
POTATOES-Market lower. Receipts %
cars Washington and Michigan white;
S.6OM2.S0: Colorado. Oregon, Idaho aud
Washington. S2.156I2 20 80.
POULTRY-Alive unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
NOTED SCOUT DIES
Was With Custer at Time of
Sitting Bull Massacre.
Capt. Jack Crawford Gained
Fame as "ScOut Poet"

New York, Feb. 2S-John Wallace,
ter known as Captain jack Craw-
ford, a noted Indian fighter of early
frontier days died last night at his
home at Woodhaven, Long Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

seconds. SEC: packing, 2ec.
EGGS-Firsts. &c. 4
POULTRY-Hens, 1S15e; ROSTERS, 1oc;
CLOSE: wHEAT-May, s1.79l2 July.
S.a13s; September, S1.39ss.
CORN-May. 99Ssc: July, 991sc; Septem-
Der. 957sc
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STILL THERE'S NO RAIN

for this date is 20 in 1895 and the
lowest below in 1890. The wind
was blowing from the northeast this
morning with a velocity Of II miles
an hour.
The moon sets at 2:25 a. m. tomor-
row morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Wall St. New York, Feb 2s.--STOCKS-
Trading was almost at "A standstill during
the forenoon. the first hours sales of less
than 100000 shares being followed by in
creased dizziness toward midday. Liquida-
ton of Motor shares and subsidiaries, par
ucularlS- Lee Rubber. which yielded almost
points, together with heaviness in other
equi. ments and specialties was temporari-
~ offset by moderate demand for metals
and the relative steadiness of United States
Steel. Lehigh Valley set back. ascribed
TO Indifferent earnings. affected other
coalers and the representative rails which
receded fractionally.
Bonds were irregular on the lower quo
tations for international issues.
Caution resulting from the international
crisis made for further restraint in to-
days early dealings which were in very
light volume and without material price
changes, except among the more specu
lative issues. United States Steel, Copper
and Shippings were fraetionalIy higher or
lower, but declines of 1 to IL points were
recorded by Colorado Fuel. Industrial AL
cOhol. General Motors American Sugar and
Federal Mining preferred. with is for
Lehfgh Valley and 80 for Wheeling and
Lake Erie preferred. Steel and other lead
ers became reactionary later.