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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board OF Tra0k.

Chicago, June 22.-The Tribune: Grain
Grain traders regarded the advance in corn
and oats following the early decline as
natural and due to over confidence Of the
bears. Many were said to have sold too
much around the inside prices and we are
disposed to stand much loss when the mar
ket turned against them. 1t was said that
the upturn was rapid and unexpected
that some OF the local operators saw good
profits disappear within a few minutes.
Considerable liquidation of July corn and
oats outright has been on the past two
days. There has also been selling OF July
August spread in oats Thursday night was
1 cents and last night 3x cents. Cash
interests have been buying carlots Of oats
freely the past few days to secure control
of as much western thru billing as possible
to use after the advance IN freight rates
which becomes effective June %.
New York, June 22.-Financial News Bull
letin: Stocks-The technical factors in
the stock market are such as to make 1t
responsive to favoring developments. The
experience Of the past few weeks shows that
the declines have not been accompanied by
liquidation Of consequence. Sound eecufi-
ties have been going into strong hands.
according to competent testimony and there
pean replacement of holdings sold out neal
the beginning of the war has been on quiet
IL In q moderate way. apparently confident
that allied victory now in sight. Latest
reports from floor channels show evidence
Of a very good quality Of buying in these
stocks, American Smelling, Reading, West
ern Pacific. A. L. O., Can, R. B. c., Pitts
burg and West Virgins. Mexissn Petroleum
and some Of the low priced industrials.
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SIME1S IN RACE AGAIN
Former County Commissioner Will
Run in August Primary.

Frank B. Simms. former county
commissioner from the North Topeka
district, today filed a declaration with
Kent Raub. COUNTY clerk, OF his can
6idacy to that office at the coming
primaries and election. Simms, who
is the only Democrat to declare can
didacy for any county office. will op-
pose Boyd Pollom, the present county
commissioner, who is asking for a sec
ond term.
Simms was county commissioner for
eight years or two terms preceding the
election of Pollom. During these two
terms he made an excellent record
Frank Bowen, county assessor, also
filed declaration today announcing
his candidacy for a second term. H
w. White. a negro minister, filed for
state representative from the North
district to oppose Link Neiswender,
who will again be a candidate,
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CORN JUMPING
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CONTINUED from Page One.I
aggregated about one million tons. or
an average of "a tons per acre on
1,131,373 acres. The quality was good
and practically all of it was saved.
The yield in the southern and eastern
was considerably reduced by cold, un-
favorable spring weather, but in the
northern and western sections, where
it starts late. the yield was fully sup
to normal The prospects for the sec
ond cutting are fairly good in most
parts of the state, altho rain would
improve the situation.
Million Tons of Hay.
Meadows-The indicated yield of
is estimated at 1,03S.662 tons an aver
age of .926 tons. This is about the
same as the yield of 1917.
Pastures-Pastures are good in
nearly all of the bluestem counties,
where the bulk of the cattle grazing
is carried on. The northeastern cor
ner of the state is suffering consider
ably, and the condition there is rated
from poor" to fair" The same is
true in a few scattering counties of
the western third.
Insects-Insects are now doing little
damage. Potato bugs and cutworms
have bothered some. but the army
worm, the chinch bug. and the Hes
sian fly are conspicuous by their
scarcity. Some grasshoppers are re-
ported in the western counties.
Condition by Counties.
The following table shows by coun-
ties the acreage planted to corn in
Kansas in 1918 and the condition of
corn and kafir. June Is, 100 repre-
senting a satisfactory stand and
growth:
CORN KAFIR
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RECEIVERSHIP OF
Continued from Page one.l
eral can be saved thru today's re.
ceivershIp action.


eral can be saved thru today's re-
ownership action.
Wrote in -Four States.
Under the claim of Kansas officials,
the Farmers Life is insolvent. Off
GERS of the company claim the COM
pany is solvent under the laws of the
state of Colorado, where the company
was incorporated. Its principal offices
are in Denver. Policy holders in four
states are affected by the action by
Kansas officials. The ceremony Is
said to have written virtually IA mil
Hon dollars worth OF business. This
business is distributed thru Texas,
Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas.
Reinsurance of the Guaranty Life
Insurance company of Texas brought
about the present financial troubles
of the Farmers and affected the pol
icy holders of the Anchor. 1t was in
the handling of the assets of the
Guaranty that the Farmers Life hit
snag.
Clifton by the Sea" is one Of the
assets of the company as result OF
the dealings with the Guaranty. This
clifton by the Sea is carried on the
books at $4,000.
Holding Said To Be Worthless.
Balmy atmosphere and much shift
ing sand is the principal feature OF
the so-called Texas winter resort The
holding is sald TO De practcaly WorlH
less.
Another hole in the assets Of the
company Is the home office building of
the company. This bui.1ing is car
ried on the books of the company at
100000. Commissioners from the
several states who investigated the Sc
curities found that the home office
building could not stand a financial
rating beyond 20.o00-or $4,000
less than the book lists. Many other
dents were made in the securities as
the result of Investigations. These IN
vestigations were made by Commits
sioner Wilson, Actuary Dryden, In
spector Hobbs and John Hunt, assist
ant attorney general.
Former Governor President.
Former Governor Ammons of Colo
RADIO has been president of the COM
pany for a number of years. He Is
still at the head of the company di-
rectly affected by today's receivershir
suit.
William Glenn. state senator during
the sessions of 190s-11 and Repub-
lican nominee from his district IN
1915. has been a member of the
board of directors for several years
He has attended meetings. Aside
from reviewing reports submitted by
executive officers of the company, Il
is believed Glenn possessed little
knowledge of the actual operation OF
the company. Nor is it believed ht
possessed a personal knowledge OF
company securities.
The receivership suit affects The
Kansas business and policies of TIL,
Farmers Life and also the policies o.
the Anchcv which had been written n
the old company before it retired
from business under the reinsuranc,
in 1914. Recently, meetings have beer
held to readjust securities. A syndi
cate was formed to make good ques
tionable paper and some additions
money was put up.
The Farmers Life company wa
capitalized for one million dollars
Paid up pital of the company, tho
was but $2So,o00.
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INVESTIGATE CHARGES
A. II. T. A. VIII Look Into Loyalty Of
President of Farmers Union.

Oklahoma City, Okla, June "a
Aroused by the resignation of three
executive council members of the Ok
iahoma Farmers union who refused to
serve with their president, John A.
Simpson. Weatherford. the executive
committee of the Oklahoma Anti
Horse Thief association has decided
to investigate alleged disloyalty
charges brought against Simpson by
the state defense council, according to
c. c. Hawks. Shawnee. western presi-
dent of the association.
Simpson will be given every oppor-
tunity to disprove the charges and IL
he fails, will be asked to resign. Hawk
stated. The committee will be called
to meet within ten days, he said.
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ENEMY IS NOW
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sOOntlnned from Page Ouet
over the food situation which appar-
emily shows no signs of improvement.
DR.. Won Seydler, the Austrian pre-
mier, who has attempted to resign sew
eral times in the past year, is report
ed on the way to Austrian headquar-
ters to again place his resignation in
the hands Of Emperor Charles
Mob Tries to Attack German Embassy
The unrest n Vienna continues to
spread thruout Austria Hungary and
much anti-German feeling is being
manifested in Vienna and in Hungary.
In the Austrian capital the police have
prevented an attempted attack on the
German embassy, the mob crying that
Germany was starving Austria Bread
riots again have occurred in districts
of Vienna and the number of NUM-
ton workers on strike there has in
creased to 10000.
Stin Quiet in France.
On the front in France and Elan
ders there has been no break in the
lull since the German repulse al
Rheims. Small raids are being car
ried out here and there, but no gen.
eral engagements appear to be in the
making.
Berlin in its official statement re-
fers to allied raids as attacks and men
tons the repulse OF a local American
attempt northwest of Chateau Thier-
ry. There has been no fighting on
that sector since Thursday when the
Americans advanced their line in Bel
leau wood a half mile against weak
German resistance.
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weekly Grain ana Provisions.

in the west has made corn soar in value
this week but notice that unlicensed per-
sons could not take delivery on future con-
theless, compared with a week ago prices
this morning still showed gains Of II to
2A cents. Oats were up cents to 81 cents
net and provisions Sic to 81 80.
Anxiety in regard to possible harm
which might be done By excessive heat
arose largely from government adyices that
grees in important sections Of the corn belt
and had reached the highest June levels
ever known.
Some impairment Of the promise Of an
extraordinary crop. Of oats did much to
force prices for that cereal to climb.
Provisions reflected the strength of grain.
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WANTED-HlRVEST HANDS!
Northwestern Kansas Sends Call to
Topeka-Enlist Hero Sunday.

C. H. Danner, head Of the United
States employment office in Topeka,
announced today that an urgent call
for harvest hands was sent from
northwestern Kansas this morning.
The men are wanted Immediately and
will be put to work Monday.
In order to accommodate the en-
listments. the office on East Fifth
street just east of the postoffice will
be open from o'clock Sunday morn
ing until 6 O'Clock in the evening.
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

steady to Sc lower. Bulk Of sales, $4,000
1G.45; heavy, .$l6.35Q1G45; packers and
butchers, SIG; 20@1640; light, $16.15@16.s5;
CATTLESReeeipts 500. including 200
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers, $16.75@1760; dressed beef steers.
southern steers, $S.50l155O; cows. $G76g
1850: heifers. $S00@14.o0: stocksrs and
feeders, $7;00@1a: 90: bulls. $s.oo@11.5o:
SHEEP-Receipts 500. Market steady.
Lambs, $1600@19.25; yearlings, $14 .0O@1!W:
wethers. sl2oo@ls:oo; ewes, Slo!oo0l4.oo;
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Exchange War Prisoners.

reached the state department today
from the Spanish ambassador at Ber
lin that the German government has
agreed in principle to a conference
with representatives of the United
States to discuss the treatment wei
fare and exchange OF prisoners.
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Chicago, June 22-HOGS-Receipts II 900.
Market about 10 cents lower than yester-
butchers, sic. 25@1635: packing, $15.65@
1920; light, 1s635@16.40; rough, $15.4o3
1850; pigs, $16.25@16.40
CATfLE+Receipts 1000. Market steady
as compared with 4 week ago, and shows
Irregular decline measuring from 10Q25c on
$500 per hundred weight on rank and file
medium and common grassers; medium
yeariings suffered most ;stockers and feed
uneyenly lower; veal, steady with . week
ago.
SHEEP-Receipts II 900. compared with
a week ago, shorn lambs, 75c to 81 10 lower !;
springs, 81 ESQ to $1.50 lower; sheep, $50
to e lower; ewes declining most
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Stin Quiet in France.
Ice cations H. X. c.

Kansas City, June 22.-This city was
placed on ice rations today as a result
of a shortage which ice company OF
ficials predicted would become serious
il the present intensely warm weather
continued. Inability to meet the sud =
den and unprecedented demand was
given as the cause of the shortage.
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GRAIN MEN BACK HOOVER
Convention of Western Mixers Pledges
Support of Rules.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 22.-unani-
nous be cking of the governments
grain and milling orders was the an
nounced pledge today of the conven-
ton of miliers from Texas. Oklahoma.
Kansas. Nebraska. Colorado and New
Mexico. A committee of four -millers
left today for New York City to rep
resent the millers at the government
grain corporation conference Monday.
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Deport the BAD Ones.

Washington. June 27.-Without a
dissenting vote the house today passed
and sent to the senate the alien anar-
chist deportation bill authorizing i'm
mediate deportntion of aliens sunscrih-
ing in whole or in par. to the tenets of
anarchism.
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TODki'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. June 22.ACoRN-Excellent crop
conditions and the effectual breaking Of the
lot wav had bearish influence today
on corn. Besides uncertainty in regard to
the scope Of the latest restrictions on trad
ing tended to make buyers cautious. Much
commission house selling was In evidence,
and there was noticeable lack OF support.
Opening prices. which varied from un !.
changed figures to Sc lower. with July
81 1885 to $1.43% and August 81 45% to
81. 46h, were followed by slight: rallies, and
then a decided downturn all around
Weekend adjustment of trades led to a
sharp upturn in the last hour. Prices
closed unsettled. $1.44 to $1.44t July and
1.46A August, Ac off to like advance
OATS-Oats gave way with corn. Offer
ings plainly. exceeded the demand. After
opening unchanged to Nc off, with July
1885. to 72Ac, the market suffered a ma
terial setback.
PROyISIONS-Shorts covering rallied
provisions from weakness which developed
at the opening Initial. declines were
ascribed to sympathy with grain.
Quotations held steady In the late deal
Ing. Business was almost entirely local.
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New York. June 22-BUTTER-Narket
barely steady. Creamery, higher than ex-
tras, 45Q451ac.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 30h@40c.
CHEEsESMarket steady. State fresh
specials, 234s Q24c.
POULTRY-Alive steady; dressed, steady
and unchanged.
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Chicago, June 22.-BUTTER-Marketu I'M.
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unsettled. Old,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota bulk,
$1.10@1.25: ditto sacks, S1.25Ql. 40; new,
Louisiana and Texas sacked Triumphs.
$25O72. SIS; ditto white. $2.0O@2. IS; Virginia
barrel Cobblers. $4.5O@5.25.
POCLTRY-Aliye UNCHANGED.
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There has been a decided cooling of over
the entire state in the past twenty four
hours.
Scattered showers fell in the western
portion of the state in the past twenty
four hours. but were not heavy enough to
do much good.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished By the weather bureau office,
Topeka Kan, for the "a hours ending at
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Crhe range oil prices on grain futures On
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos. j. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.)
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New orIean, Cotton Market.

New Orleans. June 22.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged; middhng, 31.O0.
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TOPEKA MAxkET HEPORT FOH
WAGON DELlvERlEs.


prices furnished by Wolf Parking Co
Topeka, Kan, Juns y.
ON account Of ,abof t.iffirnItios no attic
hnGs. -nivrs OF sheep viii &c received anSii
further notice.
Poultry and ExGs-
Furnished BY the rp,eka Packing C0D
pany. cor0ef t.aprpht snd MRdtsons
Topeka. Kan, June -
Springs, over lbs, 1er: old roesfers> iSc;
broilers. ID. TO lbs. and under. 35c: hens
rvnr -. his .e- mems under 81 lbs NC
BCTTER-40a747c.
Retail Hay.
Furnished by W A iiirh-tsf tn Quspryt
Topeka, Kan, June -
PRAIRIE HAs sSOOo
AIFALFA-sg9ia
fopek1 Asv s3Etket
Topeka, Kan, June =.
PRAIRIE HAY fsn<
ALFAIFA-S22 ID.
rcpeks f.e~ls MARKET.
Diminished oy Derby Drain Co. corner
Kansas Ave and Curtis ST
Topeka, Kan, June q
MIXED CORN-s10.
WHITE CORN-Sz5s.
OATS-70c.
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Kansas City, June 22.-cORN-.Cash ::
Market anchanged to lc higher NO. mix,
white. si.so@1ss; No. 3. NSoai:Ts; No. 3
yellow. 81. 60Q1 50; No. 5, S1.52@i 81.
!. OATNMarket unchanged. No. 2 white
7sc; No. 2 mixed, 74M@ISc.
RYE-S1. 7541.S5
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S267627 10
HAY-Market unchanged.
wHEAT--Receipts 2 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
EGGS-Ffrsts, 33c; seconds, 25c.
CORN-Close: July, $1.4sA; August,
s1.5lM.
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new 1Ork, June <x.-IO11ON-SpOt
quiet; middling. $30.40.
New York Money Market.
New York, June ACKNOWLEDGMENT
paper, 4 months, 6; q mouths, g; sterling
% day bills, 472A; commercial, 60 day bill.
on banks, 4 ~; commercial, 10 day bills
4.71%; demand, AS 5-16; cables, 4.76 7.16
Francs, demand, SIN; cables, $40 Bal
silver, o915c; Mexican dollars, TIC. Govern
New York Stock Market.
Wal ST, New York, June 22.-STOCkS-
Stocks became active and strong in the las
half of today's brief session after earl,
irregularity. United States Steel, Baldwin
Locomotive and, other industrials ant
equipments led the sharp rally at 1 to
advances. The balance of them showed
no material changes except general motor
which came forward at the end. Rail-
hardened but most of the trading In tina
group. was confined to low grade issues
to yield. The closing was strong. Sales sp
proximated 25C COD shares. Liberty 3h1
sold at 99.4s to $3.50, first As at $500 e
at 1854 to $685..
Speculative stocks were the only prominen
trading. Tobacco gained to almost
points, Great Northern Ore 4 point and
few inactive specialties were FRACTIONAL!
higher. United States Steel and relate.
industrials and equipments were rot ad
versely. affected by the failure of the va
were again ignored except for an adyanc
OF IA points in Atlanta Coast Line Ship
pings, coppers and motors were irregular
Liberty bonds varied slightly.
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* New York Cotton Market.
New York, June 22.-COTTON-Spot.
quiet; middling, $30.40
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New Y0rk ;tock Market.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers. N e Bldg
New York, June q.
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Kansas 'aty train Market
(The range Of prices on grain FUTURES o.
Kansas S.ty bard Of Trade AZ reported
by Thos. J. Myers 3O1 N d Bld9J
Kansas City, June %.
Close
Open High Low To-Day Yes.
July ..147N 14s 147x 14sx 14sn
July =. TN TN III. 71N 72A
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago. June 22.--CORN-Ciose: July,
SLASH CLAN August, 81 61x.
OATS-June, Tshc; July, TIN 072He
August, 6Shc.
LARD-July, $25.17; Sept, $25sS5.
SHORTRIBS-July, $22.S7; Sept, S23.35
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
SOLDIERS HANGED FOR
MURDER
Two Negroes Killed Their White
Guard in a Texas Camp.

Houston. Texas. April Sin little
arroyo within the limits OF Camp Lo-
gan score OF persons this morning
saw John B. Mann and Walter Mat
thews, negroes. privates oi Company
|, 37oth Infantry. pay with their lives
for the murder oi Private Ralph Nj.
Foley, white, Company {. I3oth In
fantry. Accompanied to the scaffold
by Father ]. ]. O'Hear. chaplain of
the IoSth Ammunition Train. the con-
demned men went to their death calm
ly. and the entire procedure lasted
only a few minutes. Six officers of
the hospital corps examined the
bodies and declared death practically
instantaneous.
The crime for which the death pen
atty was inflicted by court-martial and
approved by President Wilson was
the mur<ler of Private Foley. who was
guarding the two negroes while they
were engaged in cleaning up rubbish
amound the camp. Foley was stabbed
in the ear and died two hours later.
The negroes fled. but were quickly re-
captured and their trial begun the
following morning, lasting three days.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Former Foster Resident Killed in
Auto Accident.

Ernest l.. Noel. a former resident
OF Foster. this county, Va. thrown
from his car and Instantly killed on
a road" a shrr, distance Wc,r al EN-
-rurl;t,- ,-A;+Hs5t>, Saturday -tttr-rttit,s
Mr.. Noel. who AaS n tl.c electrical,
contracting business, maj driven to
Wichita to establish d brNuch house
and VAS OH his way back to Kansas
City when the atcid u. occurred.
There were no witnesses to tht acci
dent. but tracks in ,iic rnad showed
that the car had skiddei' ior> about 90
lcct before it turned over The car
did not seem Ia have fallen un Mr.
Noel. As there were no marks on his
body.
Mr. Noel is Survived by his wife and
two months old SON Mrs. Lee Shell
ton and !. I. Helk. ui Foster. cous-
ins. attended the funeral, which was.
held in Kansas City Sunday.
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Ohio Street Nj. E, Church.

All services were we'll attended last
Sunday. 1t WAS 4 real good day
Notwithstanding our welcome as Wis
itors with our sister church we were
glad to get back homie We are very
grateful to Bro. Starkcy and his good
people for their hospitality and real
ize the emptiness OF words to eN-
press our gratitude. Our church
looks fine and we are proud OF the
Improvement however. we should re
member that Zine feathers do not
make fine birds" il is love and ser
vice that our Master wants Shall
we give it Him:
Sunday school at p:45 a. III. ncW
Standard timed.
Preaching at II a. III. and 500 p. III.
Subject, The Cost of Disciple
ship.
Both Leagues meet 1t ZOO g. m.
4 cordial invitation TO all.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Baltimore Welcomes President.

Baltimore. Md. April 6--The birth
place oi The Star Spangiei Banner
today gave President Wilson a wei
come befitting in enthusiasm the
launching of Americas third Liberty
Loan campaign. The presidential par
ty travelled in special train. leaving
Washington at I:IS o'clock.
Not since Civil war days has Balti-
more been the host of SO many sol
diers. Twelve thousand of them. ma
tional army troops oi the 70rii divis-
ion. reached here. hiking from Camp
Meade. to pass in review before their
commander-in-chief. President Will
son. To them goes the honor OF be-
ing the first large body of troops TO
be reviewed by the president since
war was declared a year ago today.
Hundreds of thousands of persons
thronged the streets.