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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-27

Chicago. June 27-The Tribune: Grain.
Traders have } been bearish on corn
advance yesterday, Commission houses and
, some Of the local bulls who bought on
taxing profit on the a ADVANCE vance confirma.
ton Ss. Of damage to the crop by frost Of last
Of corn in public houses that is deliverable
and %
commission houses have bought on all good
breaks OF late and sold on bulges. They
are publish, but are not encouraging gen.
eral buying.
Elevator interests with July corn sold
ae The m Mas een. ons
time and a few days ago. when one of the
largest houses turned their corn over. get
houses were doing it yesterday Mt 2Adah
cents spread: as also were some Of the
sousht M fey r az have
sold July ana secured good profits. The
disposition Of the trade is to get out of
| terest is noticed in August. Trading in
September Is expected to start next week
| and good deal Of trade will go into that
New York, June 27.-The Financial News
Bulletin: stocks-A buying power greater
well Informed Investigators to be under the
market from the public. 1t is discriminat-
ing. according to this testimony but is act
| mistic on the steel outlook. We believe that
r. B. c., U. 8. S.. Lackawanna and Crucible
a prominent stock exchange institution.
For the present the general market is ex-
pected to be. a trading affair" Steady ac-
for two weeks, talk Is now being taken
more seriously in the street than at any
| time in the past, prhnps because Of a be-
lief that the government IL behind 1t. Pro-
fessionals seem to be reluctant as a rule
to take a decided stand on the hull side of
the stock market just now because OF warn
ings from London that another German
drive of great power Is about TO be launch
ed and it IL desired to measure the posi-
bilities before making important commit
ments. The spectacular advance In General
Motors is Understood to have attracted a
considerable outside following to the motor
group aud w. O., Pierce Arrow and Stude-
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ALL KANSAS TO
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Continued from Page Que,
amount of cash Immediately but he
does pledge himself to buy a certain
number of the war savings certificates
before January 1, 1919.
Topeka's quota is $933.000. The
city fully expects to go over this
amount.
School Meetings.
The schoolhouses where the meet
ings will be held the district quotas.
and the section of the city which each
schoolhouse is expected to represent
are:
McKinley--s1. 900. All colored people in
North Topeka:
and west 70 the middle of Kansas avenue
Quincy-$70,OO0. All north of the river
and east of the middle of Kansas avenue.
State Street-$2O, 900. All north of Santa
Fe main line and east of Atchison branch
Branner-s2o,oo 900. East Of the Santa Fe
line on the north and the shunganunga on
'ng a sSu,ni sooooo No-.h -, s.r..
street % the east to the etS
limits, including territory east of Ripley
park to city limits, to Santa Fe main line
ParkdaIe-s5,00o South of Seventh street
to city limits. east Of the shunganunga to
the city limits.
river to Ninth street, all east Of Kansas
avenue to Santa Fe tracks.
Washington-$2,00 900. All colored people
Monroe-$2.O 900. All colored people west
of the Shunganunga to center Western ave-
nue..
cluded within line starting at Shunga-
nunga and Ninth street, west ON Ninth
street to center of Kansas avenue, south on
Kansas avenue to Fourteenth street, west
on Fourteenth street to Western avenue,
and south on Western avenue to Euclid
with city limits as eastern and southern
boundaries.
.ouinton Heights-s2,oOo. All south Of
Central Park-ss0, 900. South of Hun
toon. west Of Clay to city limits and all in
Martin and Dennis and Steeles addition.
- Poik-S100, 600. All district south of
bounded on south from Kansas avenue to
Western avenue by Fourteenth and from
Western to Clay by Euclid.
Harrison-S150,0O0. All west of Kansas
avenue to Polk street, north Of Tenth
Sumner-s5o,ooo. Buchanan street and
Kenwood on the west, Polk street on the
east, north ao Of e. Sixth street to the river
Sixth and Tenth from Polk street to West
All territory from Sixth to Eighth from
West to city limits.
Lowman-s67,0 900. Between Tenth and
between Eighth and Huntoon from West
street to city limits.
Potwin--s67, 900. All Of Auburndale. Pot
win and keRwood, to Sixth street on the
Buchanan-s2, 900. Center line of West
ern avenue west to city limits.
Meetings will be held in the Catholic
parochaial schools Of the Assumption. st.
Joseph and Holy Name churches also in
the st. Johns Lutheran school. No quotas
have been assigned for these schools, as
the pledges will be counted in with those
in the. district in which these schools are
located.
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TAKE MINDS OFF WAR
Gardening and Pets Offset Bayonet
Practice in Army Training Camps.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Associated Press.)
Headquarters of the American
Troops With the British Army IN
France, May 16.-American boys IN
the war zone learning from British
officers and soldiers what the war has
taught in the way of battle tactics are
getting an antidote for the mental ef-
fects Of the their fighting education.
This is offset by compound OF gar
dening and pets.
Need to Get Fighting Off Minds.
'"It is not a good thing for these
boys that their minds be centered
solely on stabbing. shooting and throt-
thing" said a young colonel OF the
British army 10 The correspondent OF
the Associated Press today. This or
ficer, who won his promotion at
little over thirty by gallant conduct
at Loos and other places where the
Black Watch distinguished itself, now
commands one OF the British army
schools where musketry. machine-gun
fire, the use of the bayonet and jiujitsu
are taught.
He pointed to an American boy who
was jndustriousiy spading future po-
tato patch. This is how we try to
tighten their thoughts" he added
A New Zealand band was playing
lively airs on the green, litter of pigs
was squealing an accompaniment FROM
a sly hidden behind thicket and just
around the corner hens were clucking
to their broods from an enclosure
along side which was a pen of highly
bred rabbits. Meanwhile two pet dogs
barked in answer to the rattle Of ma
chine guns from the ranges where
newly arrived allies were trying their
craftsmanship.
The men who were not shooting,
cultivating ground already sown or
preparing for further seeding, were
| trimming the lawn or tending flower
| beds. There Is everything here to sug-
gest the opposite of war.
Americans Keen to Learn.
The commanding officer. who hap
pens to be one of the men under whom
the regretted Johnny Poe served,
would say little of the work Of his
pupils with the bayonet and the gun
further than that the American boys
were keen to learn and quick to alb
serb. The fighting education he left
to his instructors.
This policy prevails at other British
schools of the same character. Some
of them add Bookkeeping to their pro-
gram. All of them have their pets and
most of them their gardens. All of
| them will give their American pupils
much to relieve The depressing effects
of continual thoughts Of bloodshed
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SHOWERS ON WAY
CONTINUED from Page One,

row the mercury will climb to IS or
80 again.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
skies, with probably local thunder
showers this afternoon or tonight in
the east and south portions Of the
state. 1t will be slightly cooler in the
west portion. and Friday will be
cloudy again. Provided the same
brand Of hot weather continues the
rest of the month, this month will go
on record as the warmest June in the
history of Topeka. 1t still lacks one
degree of tying the record made in
June, 1911.
Rain is falling in parts of Okla
homa and the panhandle of Texas. A
few scattered showers have also fall
en- over ansas in the last "a hours,
the heaviest PRECIPITATION being at An
thony, where SIS of an inch fell
Coldwater received ga, Mcpherson "a
and Lawrence .01.
Phoenix, Arts, captured the hot
weather honors Wednesday with a
temperature of 10 degrees. Fort
Worth was a close second with los
degrees and Sedan, Kan, took third
prize with 106 degrees. Cool weather
continues in the east, Chicago and
Pittsburgh enjoying a temperature of
6S degrees and New York City "A
degrees. The temperature in Topeka
at 9 o'clock this morning stood at "a
degrees and was climbing rapidly.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was 101 in 1900 and the
lowest was Sc in 1904. The wind at
8 O'Clock this morning was blowing
ten miles an hour from the southwest.
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DREW NUMBERS

NCOuIluueu 1EOm IdE- Ouc.b
the list in each class in their respec-
tive districts in the order in which
their numbers are drawn today In
that respect only will today's drawing
affect the registrants.
VIII All Be called Before January.
Statements made recently by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder and
Secretary Baker indicate that all of
the new registrants placed in class /
will be called before the end of the
year. Accordingly not more than q
few months will elapse at the most
between the calling of men in class 1
whose numbers are among. those
drawn first and those whose numbers
are among the last to be taken from
the bowl
First Numbers Drawn by Baker.
The first few numbers to be drawn
were taken from the bowl shortly
after $3.50 o'clock by Secretary Baker.
Later attaches of the office/of Provost
Marshal General Crowder were blind
folded and withdrew the capsules
from the bowl. AS the numbers were
drawn, they were announced and
written on a large blackboard. When
the blackboard was filled, it was re-
moved to be photographed and an
other substituted. This operation was
repeated during the more than three
hours required for the drawing.
only 1.2OO NUMBERS.
In comparison with the 10000
numbers required to be drawn a year
ago. only 1900 numbers were drawn
today. The district having the larg-
est number of men to register June
reported somewhat less than 1000
registrants. To provide for late reg
istrants and emergencies, it was de-
cided to draw 1900 numbers. In the
larger number of the districts, how
ever. orly the lower numbers will
apply.
Lists Will Be Sent to Boards.
Official lists of the numbers as
drawn based on the photographs
taken of the blackboards, will be sent
within a few days to all local draft
boards to be used in placing the men
when the missionaries have been re-
turned.
Apply to Number on Cards.
The master numbers" drawn to-
day apply to the numbers on the reg
istration cards of the registrants. In
the drawing of a year ago serial num-
bers were assigned. but this was
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Street RAILWAYS
may Be HANDLED
BY u. S. AUTHORITY
One Way To Solve Problem OF
Wages and Rates.
Matter Is Up in Hearing Before
War Labor Board.
CONTROL MIGHT BE- PARTIAL
Companies Could Still Run
Lines Under Supervision.
IT Is Believed That the Presi-
dent Has the Power.

washington, June 27.-As the out
growth of the hearings here before
William H. Taft and Frank Walsh OF
1he war labor board, on the question
of costs of living and fair wages Tor
street railway employees. the PROPOSE
ton has been advanced and apparent
lv has met the informal approval OF
the board that the president should as.
sumo control of street railways, az
least far enough to take 1urlsdlctloh
of rate making during the war.
Attorneys representing street rail-
way interests, together with certain
municipality representatives. notice.
ably Detroit, are working on form
of an order to carry out TINS plan. Inc
matter will be heard further today
and then probably checked up to Pres
ident Wilson. What attitude the pres
ident will take toward the matter and
whether he would consent to take jur-
fsdicton in the subject is not known.
In fact, the proposal for the president
to step in and fix street railway rates,
where it is necessary to put into erect
wage scales decided upon by the war
labor board, only has developed in the
last two days of the wage hearing.
There probably will be no definite ac-
ton in the matter for weeks.
VIII Affect Cities in Kansas.
Indirectly the hearing and testimony
presented will affect the street railway
situation thruout Kansas and Missouri.
With threatened strikes on in a half
dozen cities and controversies over
wages on in many other cities between
companies and employees, the war la
Dor board Jumped all the cases into
one general hearing on street railway
wages and the increased cost of living.
To Work Out Scale OF Wages.
The idea was to work out a general
standard of wages for street railway
employment. OF course. the scale
would vary some according to living
conditions in various cities but the
hearings are intended to develop q
general basis. Only a half dozen odd
cities are Immediately involved but
whatever wage scale was decided on
probably would be asked in other cit
les. The companies in turn say they
have to have a six cent fare or they
can't consider wage increases.
A Radical Proposition.
For the government to step in and
override municipalities and state COM
missions and establish war time fares
it was admitted, was a radical PROPOSE
ton. But the brief presented by the
interests involved argued that the
series of general acts giving the presi-
dent broad powers, especially the re-
cent Housing Act, gave the president
that authority.
At the conclusion of the reading OF
the brief Mr.. Taft was heard to say
THAT satisfies me-"
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X. & l.. OF S. COUNCIL WINS SUIT.
Eldorado Council Will Build a New
Home Mt Once

Eldorado. Kan, June 27.-The Ell
dorado council of the Knights and
Ladies of Security will soon have a
new $4,000 home. The announce
ment was made following the decision
of Judge A. T. Ayers that the >coun-
ellis lease on the present building be
terminated and the property be turned
1. The council has ! cen trying to
gain possession of the property for
the last three months. but the trans
fer was d layed on account of a con-
trover between the owners and the
council regarding the terms of the
lease. emcdeling of the building
will be started at once.
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CAN'T FOLLOW AUSTRIANS
Italians Might Be Thanked by Enemy
Forces in Mountains.

With the Italian Armies in the
Field, June 27.-Most OF the fighting
yesterday was confined TO the noun
tain sector on both sides of the Brenta
river.
The Italians are improving their po-
sitions there, for as long as the Aus
TRANS hold their present line in that
sector, an Italian advance across the
Piave would leave their flank and
rear communications exposed to the
bulk of the enenly's reserves in the
upper BreEta and upper Piave val
leys.
1t is reported that Emperor Karl
presided at the final council OF war
and decided on the Austrian with
drawal across the Piave.
Minor Operations Only.
London. June 27.-Fighting on the
Italian front apparently is confined to
comparatively minor operations. pend
ing the expected resumption of the
Austrian drive in the mountain region.
Neither the Rome nor the Vienna
communique yesterday detailed any
important action.
Paris reported successful raids and
London mentioned only artillery ac-
tivity.
The German war office reported the
repulse of British attacks on wide
secto:5 south of the Scarpe.A Regard
ing the American success in Belleau
wood, Berlin said:
"A partial attack launched by the
enemy northwest Of Chateau Thierry
was repulsed."
Concerning the same operation,
Paris said:
Marines Took 1854.
The number CT prisoners cultured
by the Americans in the course OF
their operation in the neighborhood
OF Belleau wood was 264.''
Make Local Gain,
London, June 27-British troops
last night took German strong point
west OF Vieux Berquin. east of Haze
brouck and captured prisoners and
machine guns, says the official state
ment from Field Marshal Haig today
The German artillery has been in ac.
ton on the Lys salient.
French Took Prisoners.
Paris. June 27-Lively artiller,
due!s south of the Afsne are reported
In the official statement from the wal
office today. In the Vosges the French
took prisoners in raids.
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Her NAME is LOUISE
Wife, Asking Divorce From Husband,
Mentions Another,

Mary L. Wells, formerly Mary L.
Holloway of this city, filed suit for
divorce today in the district court here
against w. Emmett Wells, 32S East
Central avenue. Wichita Among
other things, the plaintiff charges
that when she asked her husband for
money to pay household expenses he
threw it at her" He also, the petit
ton says, told her repeatedly that he
wished she would leave him; that he
didn't worry about her as he had
another girl by the name of Louise
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TOPEKAN "GONE WEST
G. ". Yates Dies at Camp Lewis,
WASH, After Short Illness.

George Victor Yates, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. w. Yates, 323 Greenwood
Avenue, died Tuesday at Camp Lewis,
Washington, according to word re-
ceived in Topeka by his parents.
Yates was well known here. Prior
to enlistment he worked for the Crane
printing establishment and at the
Santa Fe hospital. He was rs years
old. His death was preceded by
brief illness. The burial will be held
in Oak Hill Gem tery at Lawrence
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ToDAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, June N-ORN-Excessively
high temperatures in the southwest where
influence today ON the corn market Be-
sides improved demand for cash corn was
acknowledged, and some reduction Of the
ed owing to greater need Of cars for the
new harvest Of wheat Opening prices.
which varied from unchanged figures to
sc higher with July sl.4615 to $1.46N amt
August 81. 4sh to $1.4SN were followed by
material gains all around.
OATS-Seaboard buying gave strength to
oats. The unexpected hot weather counted
as bullish factor. After opening
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baker are icing bought for this account.
Bullish operations are expected to continue
in American Car Fndy., Reading. Inspira-
Influential sentiment is favorable TO the
market whose technique is very responsive
t. Ss fSf real
to be far behind its market.
TOPEKA uAn = fsf MEsUku roxe
WAGON OELlvERlES.
prices furnished by woifi packinE Col
Topeka. Kan. June q.
On account Of .nbUr difficulties no .'attie,
nogs. calves Or sheep will De received until
further notice.
Poultry And Esgs. \
Furnished By the Topeka. PACKING Com
pany. corner '.aurent sud Mndis"n.b
Topeka. Kan, June p.
Springs over 2 lbs. 100: old roosfers Ice:
broilers. ID. to lbs. and under. 35c : heno
'v.r ~, ~. 2sr hens under ~ lbs -
BUTTERN4704sc.
Retail Ray.
,Fusnished oy W A ,Hlchrist go ouincyl
PRAIRIE Hal a. 5000.
Topeka Hav Ms-sket
Topeka, Kan, June n.
PRAIRIE HAY-$t700.
ALFALFA-$17.O0.
copeks train Market.
FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co., corner
Kansas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, June q.
MIXED CORN-$1.4O.
WHITE CORN-$1.50
OATS-7Oc,
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

Kansas City. June 2I--HOGs-Receipts
sales. s164oalG.6o; heavy, s1e55G i6.65:
packers and butchers, s16.45@18.65; light.
$16.3O@1655; pigs, $16.Oo@16.50.
southerns. Market strong. Prime fed
steers, $17.25Q1S.00; dressed beef steers.
$13.50@11.O0: western steers. $1050@ 100:
1880; heifers. $s.ood14oo; stockers and
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Chicago Live Stock Market,

StUcK
Chicago, June 27.-HOGS-Receipts n 600
Morning trade on good to best light ami
butcher hogs steady to SC higher; others
slow; common, mixed and heavy packing
grades tending lower. Bulk Of sales, $16.35
@16.9O; butchers. s16.55@ 1886; light. SIGH
@17.O0: packing SIS. 15@16J0: rough, S15.33
@15:I0; pigs, good and choice, $16.25@
1915.
CATTL&Receipts 10000. Market steady
to strong; most strength in-between
kinds; calves opening steady with yester-
days best time.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Best spring
lambs, steady; others slow to lower: prime
Idaho spring lambs S1S15: best natives.
S1S.60; some plain range wethers bid 80
cents lower.
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NUMBERS UP TO
Confined from Page one.
showed rs numbers in the first 1856
read

Names of First Men.
Names of men, with their registra-
ton numbers and addresses in the list
of the first 1875 read. follow:
Topeka District No. 1.
No. Name of Registrant. Address.
20 Alfred A. Arthur. 1907 Madison.
= Frank Frost; 1903 East Tenth Ave.
G E%s1 g g. Ha.ssS 1 1aSo zisr
20 Elijah B. Eshom, 1925 Jackson.
e Emert Hnney. 1890 Jackson.
u Melvin r. johnson, 921 Lane st.
Carl c.. johnson, 112G Locust.
20 Ralph II. Fisher 1135 Brooks Ave,
10s Royal f. Tyler, 1871 Lincoln.
S SSfaP Gabriel liz ao 9uineyy
80 Emmett Meriweather, 1920 Adams
= Harold H; Hoverstoek; 1922 Lane.
Y James G. Allison, 1924 Clay.
81 William J; Rider, 1911 Morris Ave.
q Harry Harry G Gi st. s21 II. East Center St
6s Willis NJ. Martin. s04 Kansas.
Topeka District No. 2.
154 Edwin II. Jones, 700 Clay
10 Charles J. B; Jones. 623 Western.
q F 1s1t eco1sd Ave
q Louis Il. Peyla. 700 Topeka Ave.
1875 Harry o. Gross.s30s East Third
145 Huey L. Williams, 1901 East Fourth.
81 William A. Lux, 626 Locust.
lS wafer Sm1fh, 14O5 North jackson.
122 Wallace Bailey. ST. North Monroe.
81 Raymond b. Merritt. Ala Harrison.
4 Euenio Lopez. 2oS North Chandler.
1so William Warner. 81 North Jackson.
20 John w. Cutrow, Santa Fe Hospital.
g e Edward EaE osee; AZ North Kansas.
Isl Leroy W. Anderson, 12O North Logan
tcolored).
90 Zoe A; ,schu!meister, 500 Monroe.
60 John w. Orbach, GIG Leland.
10 Arthur b. Boon, 329 Harrison,
q Oscar Y. Bailey, 21s North Lake.
81 Raymond Larsen. 71e Lawrence.
81 Julius F. yogel. $40 Quincy.
81 Cecil W. Rogers. 624 Locust
6S Henry E. Rausch, 429 East Locust.
Shawnee County Board.
10 Orlie Wilson. Rt. s, Topeka.
2e Harvey z; Hummer. r.: 8, n, Topeka.
q John b.; Anderson. Rt. II. Silver Lake
1870 Frank A. Spanfgler, Riehiand;
% Mitchell Slaughter. 123 Madison. To-
IS Floyd .. Upchurch, State Hospital.
81 Guy 4. Richardson, 1is winfield. Oak
b, a. ! Ma Martin L, = Engler; RI, Topeka.
% Clayton paum. Rt. g, Topeka.
8 carr T. k IT sSe1 nase
50 Clarence M. Daugh. 273 Winfield, To-
90 william H. Reader, Silver Lake.
65 George Cowan, Rt 2. Topeka.
125 Charles P. Kendle, 5Rt. "a, Auburn.
q Glenn L; Holford; Rt; 25 Topeka.
1s5 clayton Miller. Richiand.
81 John Dobbins, 731 Golden. Topeka.
g Willard a. Mattmiller, Silver Lake.
g Arthur W. Anderson, Rt. II, Silver
Lake.
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deemed unnecessary in the present
drawing because of the fewer regis
trants and of the less Importance at
tached to the, order in which the
numbers are drawn go $500
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Temperatures continue to range consider
degree mark at the majority of the stations
over Kansas. Light to moderate showers
fell IN eastern and central Kansas in the
The rivers Of the Kaw watershed are at
low stages and will not change much in the
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feeders. $7:5o@13eo; bulls. s7.oo0115o;i
sHEEP-Keceipts 1000 Market steady
Lambs. $15.0O01sOO: yearlings, $13.OO6s-
1870; wethers. $12.e0@14.5o; ewes 10000
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ACT ON RUSSIA SOON
First Step Probably VIII Be to Send
Commission to Investigate.

Washington, June 27.-American
action as to Russia will occur soon
The first step will probably be dis
patch of a commission to Russia to
check up ON Russian needs and de-
sireS, with power to act thereon.