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some of eighteen holes at medal play
on Friday. August 16. and the club
championship event. open to members
only, begins on Monday. August 10.
on Thursday, August 30, will be the
start OF the ladies' championship event.
also limited to club members, The clos
ing tournament event will be nine hole
handicap at match play on Labor Day.
September 2. Throughout August there
will be putting contest for which
prizes will be awarded.
Preliminary to the tournament were
some interesting matches. in one OF
which G.. Il. Plant OF New York. who is
spending the season at Deers Head Inn.
made the eighteen holes in 76 strokes.
Mr.. Plant and Edward Flammer of New
York. also sojourning at Deer's Head
Inn, defeated f. G. Behrman of New
York. who is at the Windsor. and Ben
jamin +. Stetson, 2 up.
The good roads for which Pleasant
Valley is noted have proved a great in
ducement to lovers of horseback riding.
and many of the young people are now
enjoying the sport, including Master
Archibald Atkins. Miss Jessie Atkins.
Miss Hobson, Miss BraZell. Miss Marie
Schultz. Mrs Stella Frgon. Miss Cathe-
rine Dunlap. Miss Marie Letzleter, Mas
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bert are New York visitors at the Mon
ticello. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Hartman.
New York. are at the Royal Palace.
Miss &. f. Lang, New York, has
Joined friends at the Wellsboro. Mr..
and Mrs James C. Brouthers, New
York. are at the Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Cornelius. New
York, have apartments at the Garden
Inn. Charles Wilson, Brooklyn, is at the
Kingston. Mrs. f. A. Brooks, New
York Is accompanied by Miss Virginia
Brooks during a fortnights visit at the
Traymore.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest NJ. Stires, New
York. are at the Marlborough Blenheim
for July and August. Mr.. and Mrs.
George l.. Goodman. New York. are To-
Gated at the Chalfonte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Loclchart. New
York. motored to the AIamac on Thurs
day for a prolonged visit Mr.. and Mrs.
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York, are guests at the Royal Palace
MIR. and Mrs Henry Herring. New York.
are registered at the Breakers. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Goodman. New York. are
arrivals at the Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wilson. New
York. are spending month at the
Wiltshire. Mrs. A l.. Saunders New
York. is a visitor at the Phillips House
Mr. and Mrs, g. +. Ellis. New York, are
guests at the Ostend. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
r. Williams. New York. are Grand At
lantic guests
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PORCH CONCERT A FEATURE AT
MAPLEWOOD.

MArLEwoop. n. H.. July 27.--The
concerts by the Maplewood orchestra
on the porch during the past week have
been attracting motor parties from Beth
iehem, Twin Mountain. Franconia and
Sugar Hin. Miss Erna Cavelli, who fig
ures in the special programmes for the
sunday evening concerts. has been
Joined by her sister, Mrs Austin Of
Brooklyn. and the latter's two small
boys. and they are occupying the Har-
ris cottage near the Maplewood.
Arriving at the Maplcwood for the
season this week were Mr. and Mrs
William +, Brinckerhof' of Mount YER
non. Emmons S, Smith and party are
also here. Emmons Smith, Jr, al
though but II years OF age, Is already
making his mark as "A golfer.
For other Resort News see Pnge
q, Section 7.
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MOTOR PARTIES TO DIXVLLE
NOTCH ARE POPULAR.

DIxvnLE NoTCH, " H.. July 27.-The
Balsams is having an unusual amount
OF patronage from other White Mountain
resorts this season, many parties com
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The German and Austrian high
commands had no illusions as TO Rus
sian belligerency. There came to the
Allies reports that the Central En-,
pires were taking the pick of their
forces from the Russian front ana
concentrating them for drive
against some part of the line in the
western theatre. Then came intima-
tons that the blow was against Italy.
The storm broke at Caponctto on
October % and almost Immediately
the whole Italian line was thrown into
disorder. Pouring through the passes,
where in some instances disaffected
italian troops held positions, the Ger
mans and Austrians made progress
which from the first was a'a~-.,'.,:
BY wise generaiship the Italian line
was Withdrawn from the Isonzo. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-02
BIC COLLEGE MEET
Kansas Association in Session
in Topeka Tuesday.
Well known Educators on a
Full Day Program.

The annual meeting of the Kansas
College association will be held at the
office of the state superintendent of
public instruction January 8. This
association is made up of all of the in
stitutions in Kaisas accredited by the
state board of education.
The program this year is largely
concerned with the effect of the war
upon the colleges and universities.
The president for the year is Chan
cellor Frank Strong and the secretary,
Dean D. L. McEachron.
The program follows:
Morning Session 1890 a. m.
Call to order
Report of secretary and treasurer.
Paper, What Change in Our Ath-
letics, if Any. During the War?"-
President Brandenburg.
Discussion led by Vice President
King.
Paper, What Credit shou,d Pa
Given by the Colleges to Students Who
Enlist or Are Drafted ?"-President
Price.
Discussion led by Vice President
King.
Appointment of committees.
of Commerce
Greetings from President Tough.
Baker university.
Afternoon Session, 1:45 D. m.
Paper, How Far Should We Chr
tan the Expense of the Social Life of
our institutions During the War ?''-
Dean Willard.
discussion led by President Lewis
Paper, The War League of Anoer-
lcan Observation-Disclosures Strong
symposium, Three-minute ranor+s
ION institutions represented upon the
erect the war is having upon orr o.
tendance, Curriculum. teachire 0t ee
and finances. staII
BUSINESS session; reports of conn
iiil.tees; election of officers, etc.
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Half Crop Prospect Is All for
Oklahoma Yield.
Elevator Stores Show Heavy
Marketing of 1917 Grains.
MILLS RUN FULL CAPACITY
This Largely Due to Distribu-
ton Grain by Food Dept.
Hogs Marketed Is Per Cent
Heavier Than Last Year.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 2.-The
wheat prospects in the three big crop
states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Ne
braska, get a black eyes in the esti-
mates made in the monthly report of
the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas
City. The bank issues general
statement of conditions in all lines of
business in the Kansas City and ON
aha branch reserve bank district each
month. The January statement issued
today estimates that Oklahomas win
ter wheat crop has shrunken to a 81
per cent prospect, Kansas to 20 ana
Nebraska to so. The last goVernme nt
report for conditions on December /,
gave Kansas prospects for 10 per
cent crop.
The agricultural division of the re-
port reads:
."The wheat movement in November
was less than one-half as large as a
year ago and less than ene-third that
of two years ago. Under the super
vision of the food administration mills
have been able to operate at practical
w full CAPACITY for the first time in
some months, with an increased out
put of per cent over the same month
a year ago and some wheat accumula-
ton in the smaller mills. MlllerS are
complying with the regulations OF the
authorities in the finest spirit OF CO.
to set flour prices within the rules, as
a slight fluctuation in wheat receipts
produces fluctuation in cost. the
steady decrease in stocks of wheat and
& corn in the elevators during the past
months has been checked, whea'
stocks increasing 60 per cent during
the month and corn supplies douphns
those of october.
The car shortage slightly affected
the corn movement for November
which was, however, about normal
Z while an urgent demand kept the
E prices higher than ever before. With
hay selling at more than double the
price a year ago, there was larger
movement on the local market tnan
for any previous month this year The
hay crop of Nebraska is now estimated
at about % per cent less than last
years.
Labor Shortage and Drouth.
81 owing to continued genera
drouth and a shortage of labor, Kan
sas farmers failed to reach the WI ca
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C0SSACK VICTORY
Capture Towns and DiSarm
BOlsheyiki GarrisOns.
Scores Killed in SmOlenSky-
Fighting in Odessa.

London, Jan. 2.-Cossack troops
have occupied the town of Alexan-
drovsk without opposition and the
Bolsheviki garrison was disarmed, ac-
lcording to reports received here from
Petrograd, regarding the civil war in
Russia. 1t is not stated which Alex
androvsk was captured. (There are
several towns and villages in Russia
named Alexandrovsk, but the nearest
to the Cossack territory are those in
Ekaterinoslav and in StavropoL)
Other Bolsheviki regiments are
said to have been disarmed by the
Orenburg Cossack leader, Kazatin,
who returned the arms after the Boil
sheviki Swore never rs fight against
the Ukrainians and Cossaclls. The
Cossack commander at Rostov reports
that the Bolsheviki have liberated a
number of prisoners of war and armed
them Bolsheviki troops still occupy
parts of the Don mining district, but
they are unable to send coal to Petro-
grad. There was more street fighting
in Odessa on Monday but it apparently
was not serious.
The Bolsheviki authorities, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Petrograd, have received
information that the situation on the
Rumanian front is very serious. The
relations of the Bolsheviki with Ru-
manian officers are said to be becom-
ing alarming. 1t is said the Ruman-
ians have occupied the Bessarabian
town of Loevo and have arrested and
shot several Bolsheviki leaders.
Ukrainians Fight Bolsheviki.
Petrosrad. Jan. 2.-Scores were re-
ported killed in fighting between Boil
sheviki and Ukrainian forces at Smo-
lensk today. No details were received
! here.
All Cossacks of military age were
ordered modified.
Fighting in Odessa.
| Odessa, Dec. 31-(Delayed via Lon
don, Jan. Prolonged street fight
| ing between UkrainianS and Bolshe-
Wiki occurred here today.
| 1t was reported here trains are DOW
running again between Riga and Pet
rograd and that service will ultimately
! be established between Finland and
| Germany via Petrograd.
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BLAZE
Three Separate Fires Wipe Out
Part of Norfolk.
Two More Break Out Early To-
day-Origin Suspicious.

Norfolk Jan. 2.-Marines and blue
jackets stood guard today over the
downtown section of Norfolk where
three separate fires yesterday wiped
out five of the city's largest buildings,
entailing loss estimated at 100000.
Police Chief Kizer and Fire Chief Nc
Loughlin today were less inclined to
place blame for the fires on incen-
diarism, altho both declared that the
circumstances were suspicious. Mill
tary guards, however, were IN no way
relaxed and during the night all per-
sons who could not give an account or
themselves were warned away from
the business section.
Two fires early today one across the
Elizabeth river at Portsmouth and the
other across the bay near Camp stuart
broke out while the ruins OF the Two
blocks destroyed here were still Smok-
ing, but neither resulted in extensive
damage. A few small houses were de-
stroyed in each case ana the nreS
We're thought to have been accldental.
Revised lists of the casualties from
the fire, which engaged the attention
of Norfolk, Portsmouth and SuffolK
firemen all day yesterday and into the
night, showed that Charles Mccoy, a
fireman, was the only person known
to have lost his life. Four flremen
were seriously hurt and a score OF oth-
men said it was possible the removal
of the debris would show other deaths
from falling walls.
Hold Twelve Suspects.
Twenty five suspects were arrested
hut all but twelve of these have been
freed. These twelve are being held
pending investigation into the cause
of the fire The fire is under control
but not out Ne new blazes occurred
during the night Sailors, marines and
home guards were on duty all nlght.
The town has been placed under mar
tial law. Entrances to the IRE zone
are guarded by men with fixed pay
nets.
Late last night marine guards and
al unidentified white man had a duel
with revolvers near the Old Dominion
Marine railway. The stranger was
challenged when Sthe marine caught
him looking around British steamer
which was undergoing repairs he
opened fire upon the guard who re-
turned it. Several shots were ex-
| changed but none took effect The
man escaped.
| Hugh Schmidt, who has been ar
rested as a suspect, has been under
surveillance by government detectives
ten days.
Big Garbage Plant Burns.
New York, Jan. Fire, which fol-
lowed a violent explosion, today de-
stroyed the two and half million dol
lar plant of a private corporation on
Staten Island which has a contract
for the reduction of all garbage from
the city of New York.
Eighty Automobiles Burn.
Shelbyville, Ill, Jan. "A new
garage containing eighty automobiles
burned here today with an estimated
total loss of $4,000.
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MERCURY HITS A SNAG
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than either Kansas or northern Flor
ida.
The lowest temperature of the night
in Topeka was recorded just at day
break, the official record being 35
degrees at o'clock. But the temper
atures were steadily dropping thru the
morning, the mercury standing at %
degrees at 10 o'clock. A cold wind
was blowing from the north at this
time and f1urries of sleet were sweep
ing over the city. There was a slight
sprinkle of rain here early this morn
ing, but reports from over the state
showed no rainfall at all in other sec
tons.
The temperature at Oklahoma City
this morning was AZ degrees. The
skies were clear, and altho n cold wind
was blowing from the north no excess
sive cold was anticipated for the day
In his official forecast this morning
Meteorologist Flora says. fair tonight
and Thursday; colder tonight in east
and south portions; warmer Thursday
east portion
Shippers will need to protect thirty
six hour shipments north against a
temperature of Is degrees; east and
west against %, and south against So.
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Wall ST., New York. Jan. 2.-STOCKS-
A general air. of confidence characterized
exchange Initial quotations were only
moderately higher but these were mined
for Shippings, Steels and Coppers. which
lifted those shares 1 Il to points Among
the specialties the features were General
Motors at an advance of IL points and
Texas Company at IL. The rise in full
swing at the end of the first half hour.
Liberty bonds Were unchanged.
Rails we're the only prominent issues to
hold back in the active movement of the
forenoon, losing to 21a points Gains in
war issues and allied equipments were
generally extended, shippings. metals and
speciaIties also increasing their advantage.
Selling for profits provoked some sharp
reaction toward noon. General Motors and
Texas Company yielding points each and
some of the steels and equipments 1 to 2.
Liberty As sold at 1920 to $40 and the
313's at $3.50 to $3.50.
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Fighting in Odessa.
BABY SHOT SELF?
15-Months-Old Son of Soldier il
Serious Condition Today.

Jack Manley, 15-months- son of
Private John w Manley, a soldier in
the regular army, is in a serious con-
dition at his home, 209 East Seventh
street, with a bullet hole piercing
both lungs and his left arm, the re-
suit of an accidental shooting. The
baby and Harvey Estes, a 9-year-old
boy, were the only witnesses to the
shooting. The Estes family lives in
the same apartment house with Mrs.
Manley and her son.
The shooting occurred about Z
o'clock New Years night. At the
sound of the shot, the Estes boy ran
from the room screaming. The lad
told his mother that the baby fired
the shot. He says he saw the revolver,
a 3S caliber,~ lying in a dresser
drawer, took it out and replaced it
and began playing in another part of
the room. The ba by, he says, got the
revolver and pulled the trigger
The nature of the wound, which en-
tered the body -hru the shoulder and
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acreage goal of 100000 set by the
national food administration The to-
tai wheat acreage of that state is nine
and a half million, or l per cent less
than for last year. The general con-
dition of winter wheat in Kansas is 10
per cent, in Oklahoma 81 per cent,
and in Nebraska about so per cent a
strenuous effort has been started in
Nebraska to secure a large acreage of
spring wheat to offset the winter
shortage.
THE value of Colorado crops for
this year is said to be a half greater
than for any other previous year, and
the cultivated acreage about Is per
cent greater. The bean crop in that
state has been greatly increased till it
will be nearly a sixth of that for the
entire country last year. Notwith-
standing some damage by frost, the
potato crop of that state shows third
increase over 1916.
Condition of Livestock
THE demand for hogs has been
strong, with prices maintaining a high
level, prices declining during early
December from the former high fig
ure. Those offered have been of the
highest grade marketed this season,
averaging IS per cent heavier than for
last year. Receipts for November de-
clined 40 per cent from year ago,
owing to the shortage of last years
corn crop and the lack of late summer
feed.
1.-THE prices for cattle broke from
81 to SO, but rallied so cents by the
end of November. The big range
movement of cattle is almost over for
the year. 1t continued this season
longer than usual because of the
drouth conditions in the southwest,
wheat fields and in the grass regions
of southwest Texas. The larger war
contracts for meat resulted in a de-
mand for the common class of cattle,
but the demand for higher grades used
in local trade was right.
IAN increase in sheep receipts was
registered, due to the late movement
of feeding lambs thru the market.
Prices we're much higher.
Six Times as Many Hogs.
1.-The movement of both cattle and
hogs from the markets for feeding on
tine farms has been strong all year.
The soft con 1ition of the corn became
apparent in October. This greatly
stimulated winter feeding, so that
during November shipments to the
farms increased over November last
year, nearly a half for cattle and six
times for hogs. For the first eleven
months of the year compared with the
SINE period a year ago the stocker
movement increased a fifth for cattle
and one and one-half times for hogs.
The former prediction of a more
plentiful meat supply for next year
seems now to be even more justified
than when it was made"
Financial Condition Fine.
The continued business activity is
SHOWN in bank clearings during No
vember, two-thirds greater than for
the month last year and more than
twice as great as two years ago
Money rates have not changed and the
demand remains about the same, be-
ing perhaps slightly less than for the
previous month.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board OF Trade.

New York, Jan. 2.-Indications are. not
lacking of pool preparation for speciality
bullish activity in the forepart of January.
Meantime as there is not longer any neces-
sity for window dressing support. reactions
are anticipated prior to- any upward move
ment of Importance. The review of peace
talk is influencing Spurchases of stocks in
many parts of the street. The shorts are
retiring from the copper. group. in which
good buying is reported for Inspiration.
Absorption of United States Steel is
derstood to be of high grade. Buying of
Car Foundry is reported very good There
is a persistent demand for A. q. and w. 1.
from well informed channels Realizing is
not worthy in railroad stock where the.
! natural earnings are not large. Offerings
are short Shorto are retiring from Cen
eral Electric and Canadian Pacific.
Chicago, Jan. 2-The Herald says; Most
of oat traders were rather bearish ,ast
I night. Even those who have been bullish
said there might be a further setback in
values. Traders who had good profits in
their short sales came in on the closing
break. 1t was noticed that cash houses
took the December on the slump at the
last, while wire houses and eleventh hour
longs who had orders i'll to sell at the
close went out of their holdings at bottom.
The six million oats admitted as held by
the United States quartermaster were
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SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY
Two Weeks of Freedom and :Jov ~.
Over

AFTER two weeks of freedom ana
play the small boy of Topeka is once
more in the throes of agony brought
on by forcing his reluctant mind INTO
the paths of study. The effort is
sometimes poor but then the fields
ana the streets are calling, and it is
only IN desperation that the said small
BOY furtively watches the slow moving
hands of the clock and wishes Az,
! wisht o'clock I'd hurry up and get
here
In number of the schools the va
cation has been used to renovate and
thoroly clean the buildings, and one
room at the high school is sporting a
new ceiling and new paint-the old
ceiling came down in the wake of a
bursted water pipe. A full attendance
was recorded at all the schools this
morning.
= During the two weeks the furnaces
in the schools have burned Just
enough coal to keep the buildings
warm enough to insure the pipes
against freezing. Owing to this econ
omy the schools are fortunate in pos
sessing a good supply of coal TODAY
The school board has been PURCHASING
coal right along to meet any unex-
pected shortage that might come up
and so prevent the untimely closing of
the city's educational institutions on
account of lack of heat. This accord
ing to NJ. c. Holman, clerk of the
school board.
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ranged downward thru the lungs and
out thru the left arm, leaves a doubt
in the minds of officers called in by
D A. B. Jeffrey, attending physician.
The revolver, a double action type, re-
quires a considerable grip to dis
charge it.
H. B. Estes, father of the 9-year-old
boy, is a driver for the wv laundry
Only one cartridge, the empty one
from which the fatal shot was fired.
was in the revolver when it was turned
owe" to Doctor Jeffrey by the elder
Estes. John Manley. father of the
wounded baby, is at jefferson Bar
racks. ST. Louis Mo.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Jan. 2-CORN-Corn prices
showed tendency to ease down today
owing to warmer weather that promised to
help bring about more liberal receipts.
Selling. however, wac not aggressive, and
the market soon rallied when oats develop
ed strength. Opening quotations which
ranged from the same as Mondays finish
to &c lower, with January $1.26as and May
81. 24% to S1.245s were followed by a little
further setback and then a moderate gen.
eral upturn.
Subsequently some renewals Of peace
gossip counted against the bulls. The close
was weak at the same as Mondays finish
to 15c lower, with January $1.26as and May
81 .24E al. 24%
OATS-Export buying lifted oats. At the
outset, tho, the bears had temporary ad-
vantage a result of prospective better
traffic conditions.
PROVISIONS-AbseQc of selling pres
sure led to an advance in provisions. The
best demand was for ribs.
On the bulge, realizing sales increased
and the market took a downward swing,
influenced by lower quotations on hogs.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range Of prices on grain futures on
| Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
! Fhos. J. Myers. POI N. e. BldgD
u
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Kansas City Live Stock Market

Ma Gts iSa ldMeG Bas
sales, $1645 a 1910; heavy $166O@16.S5
packers and butchers, S1650d 1850; light
S16.4O016.60; pigs, $13.0O@ 1880.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market steady
Prime fed steers, $12.00@1 i.25: dressed beef
steers, S11000 12.40; western steersA S9.00@
11.15; southern steers, $I00M9.00. cows
Sc 75d 1880; heifers, S6.50@11 80: stockers
and feeders. s725M11.5 so; bulls 90 q 1000
calves. S1.0O01350.
to strong. Lambs. S15.50@16.5O: yearlings
S12500I4.1O; wethers, S11.5O@12.75; ewes
So. 500 1900; stockers and feeders, $1,000
1900.