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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
BOYS MAKE GOOD
Topeka Lads Promoted by
Naval Instructor O'Mara.
Forty-Seven in Y. NJ. C. A. Wig
Wag Glasses Now.

Eight new members were added to
the signal class of the Y. M. c. A.
boys this morning. There are forty
seven in the class now. ]. B. O'Meara,
Instructor. says he will have a. full
class of fifty tomorrow morning.
Ratings were given this morning to
Richard Matthews and Eldon Covert
as signal instructors. ivan Willis. Carl
White, Roy Baer. Edward Timen
Nesbitt Fink, Howard Lyngar, Perry
Pitcher, Charles Suit, David Thomas
Clarence Hill, william Fisher. STAINS
field Smith. Robert Maynard were
rated first class in signaling. yinnon
Hart was rated acting first class in
sending OF the semaphore.
Tomorrow morning the class will
drill on the state house grounds. AL
the Y. NJ. C. A. boys who wish to
Join this class are urged to do SO al
once. Any boys who wish to get in
the class but are not members of the
Y. NJ. c. A. may get in by Joining the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
TODiY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 1e-coRN-Buiiish sentt.
ment continued uppermost in the corn
market today. largely owing to unfavor-
able crop reports. Scarcity OF offerings,
however, rather than any urgent buying
characterized the trade. The market was
easily influenced by small orders. Opening
prices which ranged from 1sc to &c higher
tober s16s1a to s1.63z. were followed by
slight additional gains.
subsequently good rains brought about
rather free selling and carried values we'll
below yesterdays finish. The close was
unsettled 1Ac to Le net lower with Sep
to 81 .63A
OATS-oats hardened with corn. Com.
mission houses we're purchasing TO q
a nc higher with September e9izc to 69asc
the market scored a little further advance
PROvISToNS-Provisf lacked sup.
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SHORT ON FUEL
War Industries Threatened
With Coal Famine.
Government May Build Roads
and Open Mines.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Shortage OF
fuel which threatens to hamper the
output of vital war industries is caus-
ing concern to officials Of the indus
tries board and the fuel adn1inistra-
ton, it was learned today
Conferences are in progress for the
purpose of devising means to stimulate
output. 1t is proposed that new mines
be opened. in territory close to plsnts
suffering for coal.
Whether the government Will oper-
ate any mines subsidize private COM
nanies. authorize construction Of new
railroad lines to make the fields avail
be decided. Fuel officials say present
new coal sources available remains to
be decided. uei officials say present
facilities are ample to get all needs II
cars and labor are provided but this
was not shared in many quarters.
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Wall ST.. New York, Aug. 1G-SToCKs-
The market drifted idly after the first
hour. developing uncertain trend, U. s.
large fractional rise of the opening. but
oils and Fertilizers offered occasional evil.
dence Of pool activity and averaged gains
of one point and shippings and Central
Leather retained their early advances. st.
Paul issues were almost the only rails to
emerge from the general stagnation in that
group. Liberty 3h's made yet another
maximum for the year at 10012.
A sale of liberty tax-exempt 31h's at the
year's new high record of 100.10 was the
feature of the early trading on the stock
exchange today. Leading shares, especial
ly equipments and shippings were firm to
strong and feathers supplemented their
substantial gains Of the previons day.
Changes among other specialtfes were
rather confusing, Sumatra Tobacco yield
ing points while General Cigars gained
Ia. Rails were dull but mainly higher,
Northern Pacific gaining point
The common stoe K Of the General motors
company in which there have been spectac-
ular price movements from time to time,
was stricken today from the list of issues
cleared by the New York stock exchange.
This restriction will reduce trading in the
stock to a minimum.
The official statement of the clearing
house committee of the exchange says the
stock lis not widely enough distributed to
warrant its continuance on the lost Of
stocks cleared"
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Above sic, 100000. 40 per cent.
Life Insurance Included.

Life Insurance policies above $4,000
are included in the Inheritance tax Tor
the first time.
Next come luxury taxes, hitting
practically everything of every day lie
except necessary minimums OF food
and clothing.
On seventeen articles. including Jew
eIry, monographs. pianos. electric
fans, thermos bottles, tapestries, athle-
tic goods, brass ornaments and paint
ings regarded by the committee as
"out and out" Inquiries, a tax of 10
per cent is levied. Platinum jewelry
is taxed 10 per cent extra.
On perfumes, cosmetics and pracu-
callv all other toilet articles there is
levied a tax of one cent for each ten
cents in sale price or fraction tneIe-
of. The same tax applies to proprie-
tory medicine. On miscellaneous lux
uries, the committee levied twenty
per cent tax on the sale price over a
certain figure. A partial list Of these
follows: Fibre carpets and rugs cost
trunks. over $50: valises. travelling
bags. and other luggage over S25:
Mems and boys suits. exclusive or
uniforms $50; women's ready-nlade
cloaks and suits more than $40: same
articles taiIor-made over $50; men
hats over SIS; caps over So; all shoes
over $40: mems and boys silk stock
ings above 81; womens 81; pajamas
over s32
Heavy Auto Taxes.
The Joy rider will have to pay his
bit to Uncle Sam whether he travels
on land or on water.
Gasoline is taxed cents a gallon
A 10 per cent manufacturer tax Is
levied on automobiles and motor
cycles: motorcycles in the hands of
the owner are assessed SIS as license
tax and automobile owners must pay
on the following schedule:
Cars of % horsepower or less, $40;
"a to 80 horsepower, $40; 81 to 40
horsepower, $50: over 40 horsepow-
er. $50.
Electric cars are taxed SIS for each
horsepower and SO cents for each 100
pounds in weight and wagons and
trailers must pay per cent Motor
boats must pay $40 and yachts up to
so feet must pay 81 per foot; between
so and fc0. So for each foot, and over
100 feet. 81 a foot.
Tobacco Rates Up.
Present tobacco rates are more than
doubled. Tobacco and snuff must pay
thirty cents a pound, cigars weighing
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USTRiANS USELESS
Troops of Dual Monarchy Will Do
More Harm Than Good in France.
BY J. w. r. MASON.

New York, Aug. 16.-Nothing shows
more conclusively the desperate search
for manpower by Germany than the
kaiser's demand for war weary Aus
tro-Hungarian troops to fight along
the west front.
Only as a final expedient will Won
Hindenburg dare to trust any part of
his line to the keeping of the Austro-
Hungarians. With the Germans them
selves unable to hold fast before Mar
shall Foch's blows, there is no pos
sibility that the Hapsburgers can pre-
vent Germany's defeat when Ameri-
cas- massive strength is put to the
task.
The terrible fact now is beginning
to be realized at German headquarters
that when Americas millions have
taken over their predestined front
along the Alsace-Lorraine border.
there will be no quiet sector anywhere
in the west from the North sea to
Switzerland. The Austro- Hungarians
therefore cannot be sent to hold a
peaceful part Of the line and release
Germans for the active areas. wher-
ever Won Hindenburg puts Austro.
Hungarian divisions, Marshal Foch is
certain to strike at that point as a
subsidiary offensive.
Austrians Can Not Hold.
The record of the Hapsburg mill.
tary mcahine in Russia and Italy con-
clusively demonstrates that it can not
hold before British, French and
American attacks. It may, in fact,
give highly valuable aid to major op-
erations by the allies, ror a complete
break thru against Austro- Hunsarians
would be much easier of accomplish
ment than against the Germans.
These facts ere well known at Ger
man headquarters. The German mil
itarists have been unsparing in their
criticism of the prowess of the Aus
tro-Hungarian armiea Germany has
mad to come to the relief of the Haps-
burgers too often during the past four
years to be under any decisions now.
Therefire. when the kaiser calls upon
Vienna for men for the west front. 1t
is certain that he has no further Of
fensive ambitions. Defensive fighting
and slow retreat heretofore are the
best he can count upon. Nowhere can
he trust the Austro-f1ungarians to
hold any large sector Of the front. If
used at all they must be brieaded
with Germans. He is now confronted
with the crushing fact that none of
his allies can supply adequate reserves
TO relieve the continual Slaughter of
German power while the entente ma
tons have as their reserve force the
United States of America
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GOT THE LABORERS
Indianapolis Police Rounded Up Loaf
ers and Put Them to Work.

Indianapolis. Aug. 16.-Police of this
city, cooperating with the county
food administration, have solved the
labor shortage in the ice industries
here, which has threatened to cut off
the ice supply in this city for the last
several days.
A series OF raids" conducted In
places where the actions Of the police
were likely to attract a large crowd
was arranged. When the crowd COL
lected they were surrounded by the
police and queried to determine if
they were employed. Those who were
not were given the opportunity to
work in the ice factories, while those
who refused were lodged in Jail. AS
a result of the raids 80 men were
added to the working force Of the ice
factories while s were sent to prison
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Kansas City, Aug. misunderstanding
5000. Market i5c to zoe higher. Bulk of
sales. sls.25g1890; heavy, s1s.e0G19 90 !.
1so0@1o.O0; pigs, s1G5601T.5e
CATTLE-Keceipts 500; no southerns
steers. weak; cows strong prime fed steers
1850; western steers, s10.0o6 500; south
ern steers, 5o@14.5O; cows, $6:25@12 90
heifers. s. .5o@1300; stockers and feeders.
@13.56.
sHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs, s16.oo@1s.25; yearlings, s11.00G
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K. l. S. AT RIPLEY PARK
Entertainment and Dance for Member
ship Campaign This Evening.

A big entertainment and dance will
be given at Ripley park tonight by the
Knights and Ladies of Security coun-
ellis OF Topeka as a part of the cam
paign to increase the local member
ship to 5000 before the dedication of
the home and hospital, September 1.
W. A Biby. national treasurer of the
order, will make the speech of the
evening. The orchestra of Columbia
council. No. so, will furnish the music
for the dance. One of the features
of the entertainment will be a drill by
the ladies drill team of Columbia coun-
ell.
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Sunday Concert

A municipal concert will be given
by Marshall's band at Ripley park
Sunday afternoon, August Is, at 3
o'clock. The progra mwill be as fol-
lows:
March-vanguard of Democracy. =. King
Overture-The Wanderers Hope. -. Suppe
Saxophone Quartet-A night in June King
DR.. 4. 81. Marshall, Leo Elmore, Herman
Jungk, Harry Jungk.
Idyll-Evening Bells. Eilenberg
Selection-Carmen. Observation-Disclosures. Bizet
Patrol-Salvation Army Williams
Deseriptive-Jolly Blacksmith. -. Suckley
Star Spangled Banner. arr. RIPLEY
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KiIIs Son I'm Starting for Doctor.

Dixon, III, Aug. 16.-Samuel
Smith. a farmer liking near Franklin
Grove. backed over his son. Herbert.
aged 4. with an automobile. killing
him. while hurrying to call a physi-
clan for his wife, who suddenly be-
came ILL a baby boy was born in the
Smith home a few hours later.
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BROKE UP ASSEMBLY
Soldiers Dispersed Irish Who Had
Gathered for Pro-German Meeting.

Dublin, Aug. 16.-Police and 500
soldiers dispersed a meeting at Omagh
where John Dillon was about to de-
liver an address. There was no yio-
lence.
Dillon refused to the last TO desist
from efforts to speak, claiming the
right of q member Of parliament TO
address his constituents Officers ad :
Vlsed him to dispense those who had
bloodshed.
=, Inc gathering was broken up and
the Sim Fem demonstration Stoned
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BIG INCOMES ARE
HARD HIT IN new
WAR SCHEDULES
Maximum Rate Is Made Seven
ty-Five Per Cent.
New Tax To Produce s Billion
Practically Done.
COhFISCATE INHERIT AhCES?
Rainey of Illinois Will Fight
for Drastic Measure.
Schedules Still Run a Little
Short of Revenue Needed.
COKFISCATE INHERITANCES?
Rainey of Illinois VIII Fight
for Drastic Measure.

The new sS,OoO.OOO.Ooo revenue
bill provides fer taking more mon
ey than there is in circulation in
the United States.
Experts figure our maximum
in circulation is SIS, 100000.
The payment of these enormous
taxes on one day would bankrupt
the country temporarily, but this is
avoided by providing for payment
n installments.
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Correspondent wounded.

Paris, Aug. 1s.-Floyd Gibbons. war
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune,
who was wounded by machine gun
fire in the battle Of Belleu wood in
June. is en- route to America. One
eye was destroyed by a bullet. He
received the croix de guerre.
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port, declines took place Notwithstanding
firmness OF quotations of hogs.
The market remained weak thruout the
day. bearishly affected to considerable
extent by the semi monthly statement on
lard in warehouses here.
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Washington, Aug. 16.-Within less
than a half billion of its $S,000,O00,-
900 goal, the new revenue bill was
rapidly nearing completion today. The
house ways and means committee still
had to draft the excess and war prof
it's questions.
Some few minor taxes will have to
be added. Some Of the language OF
the bill and perhaps some of the less
important rates may have to pc
changed as the committee writes Its
report in preparation for submitting
the bill to the house
But the practically complete draft
of the measure. made public for the
first time today. which Will stand in
all its essentials, gives an adequate
idea of the greatest revenue bill in
history.
Income taxes are in some cases
doubled and in the cases or inter-
mediate, incomes trebled in the bill as
compared with the one passed by
congress a year ago.
I,xemptions of 81 900 for a single
man; $4,000 for married man with
$500 additional for each child under
IS. stands.
The normal rate Of the first $4,-
600 of taxable income Is per cent
After that the rate goes up to 10
per cent with the following schedule
of surfaces.
The Income Rates.
On portions of income between
5000 and $500. 3 per cent. Be-
tween $500 and $4,000, per cent.
Between $4,000 and $4,000, 10 per
cent. Between $4,000 and $4,000,
Is per cent Between $4,000 and
$50, 900, 20 per cent. Between $780,
600 and $4,000, rs per cent. Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000, 80 per
cent Between $4,000 and 1000,
40 per cent. Between $4,000 and
$4,000 As per cent. Between $780,
900 and $4,000. Al per cent. Be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, 4S per
cent. Between $4,000 and 100000.
40 per cent. Between 100000 and
100000 so per cent Between $780,
600 and 100000, SIS per cent. Be-
cent. Between s500,000 and $1,000
600. IS per cent. Between $1,000 900
and s5,0OO.000. 20 per cent. over So
100000. 75per cent.
May COnfiscate Inheritances.
Inheritance taxes are boosted more
than so per cert and Representative
Rainey, of Illinois, has warned that
he will lead a fight for a program
leading to virtual confiscation of es-
tates when the bill come before he
house. The rates agreed upon after
an exemption of $4,000 are:
$4,000 to $4,000, per cent;
$4,000 to $250,0O0. per cent; $780,
to 81 900, 700, Is per cent.
100000 to 100000, Is per
cent; $2,OOO,OO0 to $3,O6O,OOo. Fl per
oa1+. 60 mn n0n IN 81 O0OaO00 "a nAr
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To prevent heavy emigration after the
war. Germany has passed a law taxing all
those leaving Germany 20 per cent of their
capital or property holdings.
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Appoint Federal reserve Examiner

Washington, Aug. 1e.-The federal
reserve board today appointed John
A. VIII and w. w. Paddock, federal
reserve examiners. VIII has been au-
dftor OF the federal reserve hant a,
st. Louis and Paddock was federal re-
serve bank examiner at Philadelphia
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Widely scattered showers in the eastern
part of Kansas only precipitation re-
ported in the state in the past twenty-four
hours. and temperatures have ranged close
to the 100 degree mark turnout the state.
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Chicago Poduce Market.

firm Creamery, 4od44Mc. " ~ Ae'
EGGS..Market higher. Receipts 7.715
cases. Firsts, 37@3slac: ordinary firsts,
37iac.
POTATOES Market higher. Receipfs
q cars. Minnesota Ohio bulk. So 256 IS ;
@225.
PoULTRY-AIive. higher; fowls, esq
30hc; springs. 31Ac.
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New York, Aug. 16-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery higher than extras, 461aG
EGGs-Market irregular. Fresh gather.
ed extras, 4eM4oc
CHEEsE-Market finn. State whole
milk, flats, fresh specials, 25% d26Ae.
pOCLTRY-Altve, firm; chickens. boil
ers. 3fc: fowls, 3oc; old ROSTERS. 24c; tur-
keys. sd 30c; dressed, firm and unchanged
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Kansas City, Aug. 1G.-WHEAT-Cash
Market steady. No. 1 hard, S2.1StaMo1 10:
No. 2. S212G213; No. 1 red. s2.15@2.1512 ;
CoRN-Market steady. No. mixed.
S1s3@1so: No. 3, nominal; No. 2 white.
-N95Q19I; No. 3. nominal; No. 9 yellow,
S1.STG1.30: No. 3, nominal
OATS-Market steady to 1ac higher. No.
white, l1QI112c: No. . mixed, 70ad71c.
RYE-$1. G26f65.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S3.43 03 SAT
HAY-Market unchanged
SHORTS-$1. J2a1.60
BRAN--S1.426150
WHEAT-Receipts 456 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POCLTRY-Mar'let Unchanged
CORN-Close: September, $1.65S Oc-
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l15so: wethers, s1oooala75; ewes YES s; sss os
Chicago Live STOCK Market.


Chicago Live stock Market.
Chicago, Aug. 16-HoGs-Receipts H.
age Butehers. sis,aoa IS; light. sl9oog
. s5S st ssIs saIss pigs good
CATTLENReceipts 1000. Market slow
and steady at yesterday's decline; calves
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Lambs gen.
orally steady; sheep slow
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board OF rradel
Chicago, Aug. 16.--The Tribune: Grain
Corn has been SO cratic of late that mum,
Der Of the largest traders have deserted
and gone into oats. as they are regarded
as much safer TO trade In the market. hav-
ing balance wheel. II was noticeable
were fair buyers of oats in the last hour
yesterday. giving the market considerable
hedges were removed than were put on
yesterday. AS soon as the big rush of
wheat is over, lash interests look for an
some of the best posted corn traders Is
becoming. more hearish. The continued
in the face of sensatienally bullish crop
try does not feel like backing them with
Ssa' the nfsq on nf the sfap
OUTLOOK One OF the big bear factors
Of CORN e flour being eliminated as a wheat
white have sold at 500 Of late. there is so
little of this grade that they believe such
New York. Aug. fdEThe Financial Bull
letin: stocks-The stock market may be
chases on reactions should be made among
the best rails, equipments and oil stocks.
do% s are rs me
on breaks in the steel group, according
to our reports. Marine Preferred expect-
are holding speculation in exceptional re-
straint. prominent institution says it
sale is about closed and intimations are
given that the preferred IL being steadily
absorbed on reactions closely connected
ire being made in conservative channels
to buy st, Paul preferred for substan-
tial speculative profit. 1t is limited that
the stock and that transfers from common
to preferred have been taking place in past
few days.
Topeka Market Report.
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Coz
,Topekn, Kan, Aug. 10.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. -. .s14. 5o@ 1898
I IEATf ,-.:....:.... 1s ssSc5 Il Is
FIGS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il.O0I1i 30
Poultry and EsEs
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan. Aug. 15.
Springs, over lbs. 24c: old roosters. l5c;
broilers, Id to lbs and under. 2Gc: hens
over lbs, CSC; hens under lbs. zoe.
EtitiS--37c
| BUTTER-46G1+9c
Topeka Grain Market.
! FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co, corner
Kansas Ave. and Curtis ST.
|
| Topeka, Kan, Aug 16.
! MIXED CORN-S1. DO
| WHITE CORN-S1.65. i
OATS-65c. A
Topeka Hay Market.
| Topeka, Kan, Aug. 16.
| PRAIRIE HAY-S1S.G0
| ALFALFA-$2000.
| Retail Hay.
! ALFALFA--$1s.0 90.
/ PRAIRIE HAY--se0O0.
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Kansas CITY Grain Market. 4
fThe range Of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Boa d of Trade as reported
by Thos.; J. Myers. 80. N. E. Bldg)
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Chicago drain and Provision Market. ;
(The range Of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Roard of Trade as reported by
Thos. j. Myers, 30l N E. Bidg.l
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New York. Aug. S1e-sUGAR--Raw,
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DAILY wEATnEK TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka. KIM. for the twenty -four hours
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Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co. corner
Kansas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 16.
MIXED CORN-S1 DO
WHITE CORN-S1.S.
OATS-65c
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Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Conn
pany, corner Laurent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan. Aug. 15.
. Springs, over lbs. 24c; old ROSTERS. loo |:
broilers, Id to 3 lbs and under. 2Gc: hens
over lbs, 23c; hens under 8 lbs. zoe.
E(itiS--37c
BUTTER-46a+ 9c
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Topeka Market Report.
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Coz
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Topeka Hay Market.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. It,
ALFALFA-$20.00