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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
SNOW WAS DELAYED
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to strike Topeka some time this aft
ernoor 1t had this morning already
reached northwestern Kansas When
it reaches here the temperature will
take a long, swift plunge downward.
The Temperature Wednesday morning
is expected to go within 10 degrees of
zero TIE official forecast is: Prob
ably snow tonight and Wednesday;
much colder.
The temperature Wednesday after
noon will probably not go higher than
Is or 20, and with the cold weather
snow is expected. 1t was showing
this morning in Wyoming. Montana
and Dakota, and the storm is working
this wav. The lowest temperature on
the. map today fas 26 below zero in
EdmonIon, Canada. The temperature
in Wyoming was 6 below zero.
Shippers forecast advises the pro-
lection Of shipments north and west
against a temperature of 5 above
zero, and east and south, 10 above
zero.
The lowest temperature Monday
night was rs above at a. m. That
was 10 above normal. The tempera-
ture at was 4S, and the mercury
will probably reach SIS this afternoon
before the drop begins. The temper
ature in Oklahoma City. which rep
resents Camp Doniphan, was So this
morning. The weather there is warm
ard sunny, but the cold wave will
probably reach Oklahoma tomorrow
The highest temperature recorded
on this date was 80 in 1909 and the
lowest, S above zero in 1898.
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CAPPER NAMESJ.H.LEE
Harveyville Stockman to Represent
Kansas at X. G. Conference.

Governor Capper today commission
ed ]. H. Lee, a widely known Harvey
Vile stockman, to attend a conference
of food directors and stock raiserS in
Kansas City The men attending the
conference, which opened today, will
discuss the high prices of stock feed
and problems confronting Kansas
stock growers and breeders.
Scores of complaints have been filed
with the state and federal departments
against alleged injustice to stockmen
as a result of present market condi-
tons. While stock has sold at a high
price on the markets, the growers and
breeders have declared they were I'M
able to earn a profit because of the
high price which they were compelled
to pay for feed.
Representatives of the federal gov
eminent, as well as state food admin
istrators and representatives of the
stock growing interests, will attend
the conferences Walter Innes of
Wichita, state food director, is attend
ing the session. Lee will speak for
the Kansas stockman. He was adj
vised of his appointment by Governor
Capper and assured the governor he
would attend all of the sessions
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BUILD new CAMPS
Leavenworth and Riley in New
Army Program.
Reserve Officers Schools to Be
Located in State.

Washington, March 5.-Thirty thou
sand youths between IT and 20 now
preparing themselves to be reserve
officers IN their courses of school
study may be called in June for a
month of training in the field with
regulars, national guardsmen and ma
tional army troops. This plan is be-
ing considered in connection with ar
rangements for the fourth series of
officers training camps to be opened
about June 1.
A recommendation now is before
the war department to discontinue the
system Of locating officers training
camps at environments and to estab-
lish three great schools for line Off
cers-infantry at Fort Leavenwortl1,
cavalry at Fort Riley and artillery at
Fort Sill.
Another plan is to continue present
camps and extend admission to mill
tary schools where training units are
established.
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A CAT IN MUFFLER
DEVELOPS A NEW
SQUEAK IN FLIVVER

Boston, March 5.-A motorist may
find wafer in the gasoline. sand in the
gears, but he doesn't often find a cat
Oh the muffler.
he has the strangest cat that ever yo-
deled on a fence.
While driving thru the streets here
today Faust honked his horn and
thereupor strange, protesting sounds
came from the insides of the fliv.
Faust took the flivver right straight
to a garage and after thoro examina-
ton a back cat was found comfort
ably curled up on the muffler. The
muffler was warm an dthe cat re-
fused to bulge. Later it curled up
contentedly on the seat beside Faust.
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Marriage Licenses Not in Big
Demand These Days.
Weddings Have Dropped OF
100 Per Cent in Months.
DRAFTS HELD RESPONSIBLE
However, Weddings Still Lead
Over Divorce Petitions.
June Was Big Matrimonial
Month of Last Year.

Marriage in Shawnee county, &C
Cordipg to records of the probate and
district courts for the last six months,
is a two to one bet with the long odds
in favor of smooth matrimonial seas.
Since September l a total of 465 mar
riage licenses have been issued by
Anne Ballard, clerk in the probate
judges office. During the same period
1873 divorce cases, equivalent to one
third of the marriages, have been filed
with Mrs. Mary Chaplin, clerk of the
district court.
In the face of the number of di-
vorce cases, which is an increase over
the average, the number of marriage
licenses issued here is shown to be
steadily falling off. Despite war
weddings the decrease, the records
show. began with the calling of the
first contingent of the first draft into
training camps. Induction of young
men who have no dependents into the
army, officials point out, is bringing
about a critical shortage in matri-
monial possibilities.
June Big Month Last Year.
Licenses issued in the month of
February, just closed, set a new low
record for the Shawnee county pro-
bate court. Only 40 were issued. This
is against ITO in June, the month the
draft law became effective and 100 in
the month of September. Sixty-eight
were issued in October, SO in Novem-
Der, SO in December and 81 in January.
The 40 issued this February is against
SO in February, 1917.
: The mills of the divorce courts kept
up their steady grind today. Judge
Whitcon.b, in the second division of
the district court, gave P. H. Grange
her freedom from j. T. Grange. The
plaintiff. on the witness stand, said
her husband would get mad at her and
throw himself into a fit When he
recovered, she said, he would be vio-
lent. She also obtained custody of
the four children with stipulation
that they be left with their grand
mother until she is able to care for
them.
Wife Sues Santa Fe Man.
Maggie Clark filed suit for divorce
and alinony from William Clark. The
plaintiff charges the defendant with
cursing and abusing her and also
alleges that he was guilty of "unbe-
coming conduct with other women"
She also charges non-support, saying
she has had to work to support her
self despite the fact he makes Sc a
day or an average of $3.50 a month
with the Santa Fe at Argentine. She
asks also that the court issue an order
tying up the defendants salary.
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new PARTY MEETS
Merger Organization To Draft
National Platform.
Includes Drys, Bull Moose, So
cialists, Single Takers.

Chicago, March 5.-The national
conventions of the Prohibition and the
National parties met here today to
formulate policies for campaigns dur
ing the year.
The National party was organized
here last October by representatives
of the prohibitionists, progressives,
loyal socialists and single takers. The
National and the Prohibition parties
have q number of purposes in COM
mon, notable national prohibition,
woman suffrage and public ownership
o. public utilities. The question of
merging the Prohibition party with
the National was expected to be fought
out on the floor of the Prohibition
convention a. the session today At
the state convention of the party yes
terday it provoked controversy
which resulted in delegates to the ma
tional convention today being sent I'M
instructed on the subject. Veterans
in the prohibition ranks opposed the
merger with any other party while the
Younger element urged unity.
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Believe Germany Is Getting Messages
Find Dismantled Outfit.

New York, March Germany is
believed to be getting wireless reports
direct from New, York.
Federal agents today were endeay-
oring to locate powerful, hidden
radio plant somewhere in the city. By
listening in" from a detecting station
on the roof of the Hotel Majestic
these officers became convinced that
such a plant was in operation. They
picked up code messages, evidently
sent by German spies in New York
and destined for receiving stations in
Germany, the federal investigators be-
lieved.
The first effort to locate the send
ing plant failed. Marshal McCarty
and several intelligence officers seized
wireless equipment in the tower of
the Trinity building at Broadway and
Wall street. The apparatus was owned
by Richard Pfund, a German, but
was so diSmantled as to be useless
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Kansas City, March 5-HOGS-Receipts
5000; Market 1o@15c higher, Bulk of sales.
and butchers. s16.5o@16.7O; light, s16.4O@
1860: pigs, s13.O0@15.25.
Prime fed steers, 81 75G 1915: dressed beef
steers, S1050G13.10; western steers, S9.5061
1910: southern steers. S7.50@11.50; cows.
and feeders, s725@12.5o; bulls, s7.25G1O.25;
calves. S1.0Od12.5O.
Receipts 5000. Market strong.
1425; wethers So O0di35O; stockers and
feeders. SsOO@16.O0
Kansas City Stock Yards. March A.
Liberal receipts of cattle and hogs at all
packers grades but country demand was
fairly large and prices were steady for
stockers and feeders. Receipts in Kansas
City were 10000 cattle, 1900 hogs and
10000 sheep. General conditions we're much
the same as last week. Shipping condi-
tons are about normal, and the week start
than for long period past Western re-
ceipts were large;
Fat steers were in liberal supply both in
Chicago and Kansas City. and a decline
market tho no sales were more than dime
off and most sales were steady. Colorado
offered about 100 cars. Receipts from
western Nebraska were liberal. Most of
the. fat steers sold at 81 to $3.50, top
natives s13. top Colorados 1910 and Ne
braska steers up t. si t Ba nn cattle
was quiet Bulls and veal calves were
steady Cows are quoted ut 81 to s11. heif-
ers IS to 81. and veal calves $50 to $3.50.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Recent heavy rains in Kansas. Missouri.
Oklahoma and Nebraska encouraged larger
buying of thin cattle than late last week.
and prices were fully steady. Receipts
were fairly large, and quality full up to
a normal average. Steers weighing 80 to
$50 pounds are wanted for grazing. Some
heavy feeders costing S11.50 to S12-25 are
going to feed lots.
HOGS
Hog prices last week showed another
wide price swing, and closed the week
nearly 81 above the low point Today the
market weak ened moderately being quoted
) to 10 cents under Saturdays best time
The top price was s16.65 and bulk of sales
5000 to S16.60 Choice medium weight
hogs are bringing a slight premium over
other grades. and light weights are selling
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ROYAL FLYERS TO GO
British Corps in Texas Soon to Vacate
Camp Near FIT. Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas, March s.
Members of the royal flying corps,
stationed at Taliaferro field near here,
will begin leaving within thirty days.
ii was stated unofficially today The
three camps at Benbrook, Everman
and Hicks constituting Taliaferro,
will be, maintained permanently as
American camps
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ON LOCOMOTIVE HUNT
McAdoo Sends Questionnaires to Al
Railroads on Motive Power.

Washington. March 5.-RafI Direc-
tor McAdoo today started on a still
hunt for more locomotives. He sent
questionnaireS to all railroads asking
full data as to what engines were on
hand. what condition they were in
and full descriptions.
Every effort will be made to take
engines off the sick list and to make
use of every one in running order,
even if the road that owns it NAV
think it obsolete.
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close to heavies Quality of the offerings
remains good.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Probably snow tonight and
Wednesday; much colder.

Large receipts of lambs today and trade
was rather quiet at the start market closed
10 to 10 cents higher than close of last
active. Fat lambs are quoted at s15.75 to
$1,000 wethers S12 to $3.50, and ewes
S11. % to S1225 Because of the advanced
season yearlngs are practically done for.
Eve lambs are selling at SIT to $1775.
j. A. R1CKART, Market Correspondents
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STORY ON HINDENBURG
American Woman Observed That Hun
General Liked His Bitters,

New York, March 5.-Field Mar
shall Hindenburg drinks beer. wine
and whisky until he is purple in the
face" Nine. Laura Turcznowicz an
American girl. who married a Pole,
declared here today. She observed
Hindenburg's designations when he
quartered himself in her house in Po-
land in 1915.
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KILLING STEERS.


Chicago. March 5.-HOGS-Receipts 81
600. tomorrow $4,000. Market unsettled at
yesterdays average to 10 cents lower. Bulk
of sales. s16-20G1670: light, S1650d 1875;
mixed. s16.1o@16s5; heavy. $1565@ 1915 !;
rough. $15.65@15.S5; pigs. $12.5o@i6.40.
CATTLE-Receipts %, 600. tomorrow 9,0O0
Market weak Native steers, SS6O@14.1O:
stockers and feeders, $7.60@11.O0: cows and
heifers, S6.60G11.I5; calves. SS.506 HOO.
SHEEP-Receipts II, 600 tomorrow 49, 600
Market firm Sheep, $1O40@13.5O; lambs,
S14 OO0 176O
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Wall St, New York, March 5-STOCKS-
Shippings became especially prominent
vancing 1 to IL points. Pacific Mail
point and Atlantic Gulf 2@ points. Bald
win Locomotive rose about points and
active steels averaged one point gains
Among specialties, Industrial Alcohol
American Wooden, Central Leather, Wilson
Packing and Montana Power were higher
by 1 to 315 points. Rails became listIess
after rallying from their early setback
Liberty bonds were heavy. seconds selling
1896 to 81 and 31a's at $3.50 to 9796
Firmness was impaired in today's early
stock dealings by advances of to points
in speculative issues such as Baldwin Lo-
connective, Mexican Petroleum. General Mo
tors, Studebaker. Sumatra Tobacco In
ternational Paper and American Writing
Paper preferred. Standard shares were
variable. United States Steel and Shippings
rising fractionally while rails, notably
Transcontinental, were lower by fractions
to a point. Liberty bonds relaxed mod
erateIy.
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales

(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants)
Kansas City, March 5.@CATTLE-Re
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market 1Oc
to 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $1640@16.70;
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
staadv % lie lower
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Morning Grain Gossip
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade)

New York, March 5-Journal of Com
merce: Cotton-Liverpool and trade buy
ord for the season On March and May. In
latter part of last week it was considered
tion continues to be the big factor. Despair
ing of getting white cotton in the requisite
quantities 1t now seems that mills are buy
ing tinges land stains more freely. The
scarcity of white cotton, it is pointed out.
puts the spinners on an even keel. The
big government order for bandage cloths
are Spread out among the New England
mills in general ald not confined to Fall
River. Little rain reported in Texas. A
low barometer in western belt. Tempera-
lures too were more seasonable- In the
eastern belt the forecast was for local rains
and warmer weather
Bulletin: Stocks-Rallies are expected to
follow professional drives at prices on this
setback in the general market On such
rallies offerings will be met until the
money situation shows improvement, ac-
are checked as yet by decreasing iiquida-
ton after reactions. Active investors will
probably find the trading position giving
the best results at the moment. Good buy
ing is indicated in rails and equipments
during breaks.
Grain-A number Of oat traders are bullish
on May breaks, but are disposed TO take
profits on all sharp bulges. Under present
those inclined to be optimistic see oppor-
tunities for traders TO make quick turns
oats are afraid that cars will be scarcer
later in the month. as there is so much bus
mess that railroads are unable to handle it
as the big movement at present is due
largely to strenuous efforts by the food
administration and government officials.
Those who cold cash oats to arrive recently
at higher premiums are buying them back
at lac profit.
Provision men nave been telling the
trade that there was n big accumulation of
hog products going on on late and that
there would be plenty The food admins
tration confirms statements made by the
provision men in their removal of their eat
ing pork on Saturday. A local cash grain
handler who returned yesterday from the
northwest said Minneapolis driers and
millers were after orn in northern Iowa,
South Dakota and Minneapolis. All are
paying more for them than Chicago.
TOPEKA MARKET REPORT FOB
WAGON DELIVERIES
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Co,
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haHsas CITY Frouuce MarKet.
Kansas City, .darch 5.-CORN-Cash ::
No. 8, sI.7o@I74: No. 2 white, $1,000 30 !:
No. 3, $1.92@1.97; No. 2 yellow, S1.90@200;
No. s, S1.74@1.75.
OATS-Market h@1c higher. No. .
white, CSC; No. mixed, -S7@SSc.
RYE-S2. 5002.7O.
HAY-Market strong TO soc higher
Choice timothy. S29.5003O.OO choice prairie,
$25.00@25.50; choice alfalfa, $31. 0O@32. 90.
SHORTS-S1. 9061220.
BRAN-S1. 6502.0O.
WHEAT-Receipts IL cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 321sc.
POULTRY-Roosters, 1sc; broilers, 24@
&c.
CoRN-Close: May. s1.27k@1.e75s.
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New York, March 5.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery higher than extras, $40
49c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
tras. 3S@39c.
Gals. 254@261ac.
POULTRY-Alive, quiet; dressed, quiet,
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Because of its tonic and laxative effect,
LAXATIVE BROMO QQININE (Tablets)
can be taken by -nyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head. There
GROVES signature is ON box 30c.-Adv-
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Chicago, March 5.-BUTTER-Market
higher. Creamery 436I46c.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market lower. Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota bulk, $1.15@1 20
ditto sacks, $1.20@1.2
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, March 5.-CORN-Close: May
81 .27k @1.27A.
OAT@March, s91sc; May, S91sc.
PORK-May, $4S.30
LARD-May, S26. %; July. S26.37
SHORT RIBS-May, S2517; July S25 ):
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TODA1'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 5.-CORN-Prospects of
unsettled weather with snow gave firm
ness today to the corn market The market
was also bullishly influenced by the fact
that despite large receipts the stocks at
terminal displayed no sign of notable ac-
cumulations renewal of industrial de-
mand for low grade corn tended further to
strengthen prices After opening un-
changed with May S1.27h, futures scored a
slight general advance.
Receipts here were inadequate to permit
dryers to work "a hours a day, and to
allow maximum shipments to the seaboard.
The close was steady. a shade to 1sc net
higher for futures with March S1.27A and
May 81 271k@1.21A.
OATS-Oats were firmer owing to lack
of offerings than to any great demand.
The smallness of receipts attracted consid-
cradle notice. Opening prices, which
ranged from a shade to B@Hc higher
with March SS1sc to SSAc were followed
by a moderate additional gain.
OvISIONS-Provisions hardened as a
result of liberal shipments. Weakness in
the hog market was ignored
Demand for lard was stimulated by the
fact that lard stocks in the west are ma
terially short of the total year ago Adj
vances. tho, were not well maintained
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. March 5.-COTTON-Spot,
steady, II points up. Middling, 800
New York Sugar Market.
k-STlGAR-RaU
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Poultry and Eggs
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner Laurent and MsdisonD
Topeka, kan.,s March B
Springs over BIS. 19c: ROSTERS. l5es
shaggy young roosters. Ire; broiiers. ibA
and under. &c
Eggs are retailing in Topeka 3oc-
BUTTER-9N51c.
Positively cannot use sheep or lamos uD-
less fat
Retail Hay.
FURNISHED by w. A. GiIchrfst- 626 Quincy
Street)
Topeka. Kan, March 5.
PRAIRIE HAY-$2000-
ALFAEFA-s25.0c
Topeka Hay Market
Topeka. kaa., March Z
PRAIRIE HAY-$20.oo-
ALFALFA-S25.00
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Kansas City Grail Market.
(Tbe range of prices grain futures on
kansaF City board of Trade as reported
| by Thos. ]. Myers. 30 N. E. Bldg.)
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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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Kansas City, March s.
Close
Open Eigh Low Today Yes
CORN
May ..127s 127% 1878 1o7% 127ss
May :. sos 90 $685. 80 s91s
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market
1.-THE range OF prices on gram futures On
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Fhos. ]. Myers. e0l N. E Bldg.)
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steady; centrifugal. COOS; molasses, NOM
inal; refined, steady; fine graduated, 7.45.
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Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by ]. B. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, March s.
OATS-s0c.
YELLOW CORN@S1.55.
WHIE CORN-$1-75-
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New York Sugar Market.
New York. March -5--SUGAR-Raw.
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New Orleans Cot

New Orleans, March 5.,COTTON-Spot
steady, II points up. Middling, $3.50
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

We are at present experiencing
great difficulty in securing sufficient
raw materials to produce enough
carbon to make gas masks. AS the
British Government has asked US to
furnish considerable quantity of car
bon each month. The shortage in raw
material is very serious
The following are materials from
which excellent quality of carbon is
obtained. These materials arc going
to waste. If we can get tho hotels,
restaurants and housewives, in every
town and community in the country to
save these things for US, we would
receive enough raw material to meet
our needs during the next few
months. The situation is one which
demands immediate action, and there
is no doubt but that this call will meet
with ready response on the part of
every Patriotic American.
(a1-Peach Seeds.