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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K. MouLToN

We are always deeply interested in
Mr.. Condo Nast's sprightly journal,
Vanity Fair" For the first time we
must take issue with him. In the de-
partment headed For the Well
Dressed Man" the first figure pre-
scented is that of a pale-faced society
man in high hat and full-dress suit
with the customary long-tailed coat
Condos news editor should have in
formed his fashion editor that the war
industries board will abolish coat
tails. 1t is going to be a tough season
for Mr.. Nast's fashion heroes, but war
Is war. We would suggest that the
weil-dressed man" No. 1 be present
ed with a pair Of shears so that he
may do the patriotic thing, just as in
Japan they present a person with a
Snfckersnee and tell him to go out in
the backyard and eliminate himself by
hari-kari.
1t takes a lot of sand to be soldier
Against horrendous Huns TO ma Ike a stand.
But. tho in other things there is a shortage.
Inank Tod, We've never yet run out of
sand.
1t Is significant~that General Wurm
of the Austrian army has not been
able to execute a turning movement.
The Old Guard.
Drafting men up to forty-five will
add 100000 physically perfect fight
ing machines to Uncle Sans army
News Item.
Our amiable friend and neighbor,
Life" says that Harry Garfield has
got his coal in for the winter, which
is the best bit of information our
amiable neighbor has slipped us for
some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

the unspeakable Hun. Its 11,214
members are American men and wo-
men who formally and finally refuse
to condone brutality, forget crime and
renew relations with degenerates.
They have elected to be done forever
with murderers, burners, liars and
traitors to all the human virtues.
Among the names Of the trustees is
that of John P. Fritz, formerly of To-
peka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

Hundreds of car loads of Kansas
wheat are going to market every day.
If a small percentage of the money re-
ceived for this wheat were put into
war savings stamps, the state would
not long remain indebted to the gov
eminent for s6.Ooo.OoO of its quota
of the war savings stamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

Women who are doing work in con-
nection with our armies in Europe
are sedulously kept away from the
from Picardy. This is to minimize the
risk of their being taken prisoner.
Here is a commentary upon kultur
more effective than any which could
be put into printable form of words.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

This war is still being fought on al
lies territory and an aggressive cam
paign is certain to be a sanguinary
enc, as the Huns have learned. We
may win in a few months, but that is
a very remote possibility. The only
wise and safe course to pursue is to
plan for a war covering several years,
and to save, and give, and prepare &C.
COrdinPly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

For August Is Is. Working in the
Church."-Acts 2.4147; 4:3235;
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
AVERAGE PRICE 0F
 CORN WAS HIGHER
Oats Market Collapses on Good Crop News and
 Slow Shipments

Chicago, April 29.-Corn prices av- eraged much higher today owing to clearer knowledge of the attitude of the food administration in regard to hedg- ing sales. The market, however, failed to hold advances and closed unsettled at the same as Saturdays finish to ss c up, with May $1.27ss and July s1.49 @149% Oats lost 7s@2Ac net, and provisions 15c to s1.
 Sharp upturns at the outset In the corn market promptly showed the in- fluence of q fresh statement defining what kind of transactions would fall under the ban of the anti-hoarding law even if similar business had hereto fore been able to escape explicit off, cial disapproval. The reassuring de- velopment from bullish point of view was that the government does not make it obligatory on grain handlers to hedge holdings. Unfavorable weather tended also to lift the market, but sympathy with break in the value of oats led to realizing and to conse- quent pronounced setback from top prices.
 Favorable crop conditions, together with clowness of eastern shipping, made the oats market collapse. Advances due to corn strength were thus far more than offset in the late trading.
 Selling pressure on pork carried down all provisions. The market had no aggressive support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
EXTREME ACTIVITY
 SHOWN IN COTTON
Rains in the Belt and Low Temperatures Created
 Some Apprehension

New York, April 2s.-While business was not extremely active, there have sell dom been more rapid or more violent fluctuations than occurred in the cotton market during todays trading. After ad- vancing from 24.S5c to 26.1l, July con- tracts broke to 24.60c and closed at 24.S5c, with the general list closing steady at a net decline of Is to "A points.
 The less favorable average of weather and crop news appeared to be the chief factor of the early advance. There had been selling toward the end of last week on talk Of weakening spot markets and bullish features in the new crop outlooks attracted little attention. The decline of some Sc to Sc from recent high records. had left the market in a Grmer technical position, however, and after opening ir- regular at decline of 8 points to an advance of points, prices advanced rap idly on covering.
 Futher rains in eastern and central sections of the belt and complaints of undesirably low temperatures, created apprehensions that the weekly report of the weather bureau Wednesday would be bullish. Southern spot advice also made rather more bullish showing and the advance met very little cotton until May was selling at 26 45c and October at 25.50c. or 105 to 109 points net higher, and 1lO to 136 points above the early low level
 Demand then tapered off and prices broke even more rapidly than they had advanced. There appeared to be no change in the general average of the news, but southern selling here revived the talk of weaker spot situation, early buyers for a reaction liquidated, and for time there seemed to be very little support around the ring. Stop orders were uncovered, with the break extend- ing to 25c for May and 23.90c for October, or into new low ground for the move- ment and 40 to 52 points under Saturday s final. This made a break of 145 to leo points from the high level of the morning and the close showed rallies of 20 to 2S points on covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, April 29.-F1uctuations were swift and wide in cotton here to- day, the market rising 124 to 152 points in the morning session, only to lose all of the gain in the afternoon and fal 40 to 50 points below the close of Saturday on the most active months. Net results for the day were decline of Il to q points.
 The early rise was due to heavy rains over the belt which were reported as do- ing much harm by washing fields and delaying planting The decline of the afternoon apparently was based almost wholly on the marking down of spot by 100 points and the selling came about despite the fact that even at the reduc- tion. middling stood at 29.5Oc as against A.54c as the low price on May. the spot month. a premium of almost exactly cents pound.
 The tone in the early trading was firm and the market presented an oversold appearance. IL responded readily to buy ing. much of which appeared to be for the account of satisfied shorts. The sud- denness of the slump in the afternoon caused many expressions of surprise Once the market got under way it fell rapidly. responding to selling orders just as readily as 1t responded to the buying. of the morning. The extreme range of prices was 165 to 174 points,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Camp Upton--the- Melting Pot

Frances Fisher Byers, in World outlook
 We're all Sammies just the same even though we don't sing The Tanks Are Coming every time our battery hikes down Upton boulevard, and we can't tell each other in the dark-after taps-about our Mayflower grandfathers, like those Johnnies did over in the barracks where used to be when was a casual; but you know and we know that over there Wen Open Up Gap That'll Push the Kaiser Off the Map just as quick as you chaps who were born here in America
 Private Yap, 3O4th field artillery, na- tiofial army, the only native Hawaiian in the Seventy seventh division of 33.0O0 sol diers at Camp Upton, paused for breath. Shouts of appreciation from his brothers in arms, gathered around the hospitable campfire, interrupted his patriotic speech.
 .Hooray for you, Bob-never mind about ancestors-you're all right"
 When y come to look into this here business of the army bein' born in the United States of America broke in Wit ger. familiarly known as Oatmeal" be- cause of his initials H. 0. (christened Henri Ouimet), T don't see but what most of us is in the same boat wit our fren Robbie. None of me folks wuz in Ill Olen United States before l WuZ. Hey, Bob, wake up! Dye hear that?' And the Alsatian gave his Hawaiian com rade whack across the shoulders that nearly threw his ukulcle into the fire.
 speaking of fren's we make in this here military game continued the ire pressible Witzer here's Artie Field, me bunkie,'' jerking his thumb with an inimitable gesture toward a slender fair haired youth sitting somewhat apart from the others vainIy trying to read.
 "T1es jes' as proud of me wit me fghtin' ancestors to be his fren' as I am of him wit his gran folks what tide Urroop to America wit a rope onct an him, too. bout as real n 'Merican as we get 'em in this here camp town
 Young Field and his friend typify many friendships that develop between boys and men who come froyt widely diff ferent social environment. They repre- sent thousands of Izzies Witzers Johnnies Mikes and Tonies in Camp sCp- ton who are doing their level best to make themselves over into good soldiers for their Uncle Sam. Upton is the great melting pot.
 Lieut. John Oxley, who wears serv- ice bar as long as General Pershings, in speaking of the soldiers of his race. said. There is one thing that we don't have to teach our men. and that is patri- otism Some of them come from the far south and speak a sort of patois, a mixture of Louisiana French and darky dialect. and we have literally to teach them English. but never the meaning of patriotism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Over w. E. Campbelrs Wire

New Orleans, April 29-Strong in the early session today and weak in the aft ernoon, cotton moved over a very wide range. Heavy rains in the belt and pross poets of more rain to come caused buy ing on which the most active months rose 124 to 15g points above the level of Saturdays close. From this, in the aft erroon, around the quoting of the spot market there was severe break which wiped out all the gain and replaced the net advance with net decline, which late in the session amounted to 70 or 50 points. Spots were quoted 100 down, but with middling at 29.50c, as against about 25c as the price of May at the time of quoting spots. We can see no reasons for selling on such an adjustment.
 Official and private accounts made it plain that the crop is getting altogether tral and eastern sections of the belt ex perienced a heavy downpour, amounting to over six inches in two days in some localities. Fields have been washed and planting is being delayed. The critical month of May is at hand and should tho wet spedd continue into May. the start Of the new crop would be anything but favorable The realization of dangers in the new crop situation caused a heavy buying movement. The break in the aft ernoon looked very artificial. Ther was nothing in the developments of the ses- sion to justify it. Such operations make for an oversold market and the market is plainly beginning to act oversold. At the lowest levels the most active months were 70 to 50 points under the close of Saturday Last prices showed net losses of Il to 21 points.-Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
RAILS RELEGATED
 ID BACKGROUND
U. s. Steel Makes Good Start, But Loses Lead
 Later in Session

New York. April 2S.-The spasmodic activity of pools in low priced speciaities saved today's stock market from abso- 1ute inertia. Trading in the usual leaders was of the most slender proportions, rails being relegated to the background. Overnight war bulletins and those re- ceived during the day were in themselves sufficient to restrain speculative arGor and domestic advices offered only partial ( Encouragement.
 Reports of leading railroad terminals dIfered as to business prospects, tonnage slowing little change from the corre- spnding period last year Trade condi- t7ns, it was indicated, depend largely on Ns Quickening of deliveries in the inn fdiate future.
 United States Steel which led the list sY far as it displaced any leadership, w&s S watched for some intimation of to- nPrrow's action on the dividend. Steel mfde an extreme advance of a large fIfction, all of which was later for fe|ted.
 Early gains of to 1h points in Beth leR Ren1 Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, Gen. t1 Leather, Studebaker and Atlantic q If were mostly cancelled in the sag il trend, which marked the final deal-
 Few Haven was the only railway is- s to show even temporary strength, al 'pite the interstate commerce comi n ssion's severe arraignnient. Persistent hI kviness was manifested by American ~ ephone and Sumatra Tobacco
 Hires, or Italian exchange declined td the low record of g, or fires to the A erican dollar
 onds were irregular, liberty issues re- ing with. nominal changes in inter- n} tionals. Total sales, par value, ag- g gRgated $6,335, 900. United States bonds. o issues. were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Pool Activity Saves Wall Street
 From An Otherwise Dead Session
By JOHN c. MOSES

C. MOSES
 tracts up to %.11c and ocspber to 2s.5oc in the afternoon with active months sell ing 1o5 to 1o9 points above Saturdays close. Buying then subsided, and there were reactions of 1c or more. before 2 o'clock under realizing. although there was no change in the general character of the news. Southern spots were more or less bullish. The general list closed Is to "A points of.
 With clearer knowledge of the food administrators attitude on hedge trad ing. the pit sent corn upward yesterday ssc. There were reports also of unfa- vorable weather in the belt. Favorable crop conditions. with slowness of eastern shipping. caused the oats market to par tialiy collapse. Pressure on pork selling carried down provisions. The market was without support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Dreams of the Plow :. .h. Farm and Preside. this IS


 prase asom. days run so smoothly We
 ,,r without the alarm or pelhs saI,aS We get up early ana nave t,,,s to harness and feed before oreaK- fast and maybe pet the cat as ne col,.s u... sIs lking down the haymow 2 . stretchy and sleepy-eyed rom 'he night before. . ana havo . ,,ttI. time to read the paper-some- shinr to think about at odd times duf : inc the day when everything is going .ood Breakfast comes and the coiiec is as smooth as velvet. the eggs arg done to a turn, the bacon IS 1ust as crisnv as we like 1t. and the toaS' ia as chummy as . smoking toeacco advertisement. ,. rh r,orning passenger whistles at I'eS ana. looking across the ground we have already turned. we suggest to ourselyeS Say. this is going 10 pc some day to work? The furrows turn so easily that we drowse orr into DIiss, ful half-unconsciousness our mfnu wanders. Now we build wonderful house. or make a vast castle out or the farm. A rich friend dies and leaves us immensely wealthy and we try spend the money; but we can't spend the interest on it, he left us 70 much. We buy a lot of things we always wanted, we give to friends who ousEt .to have more. Perhaps before another round is finished we have refused the nomination for governor, and made a speech to the clamorinE thronE, tell inE them we can best serve the coun- try by following the blow
 "And the horses never sweat or fret. ,rx -,n.y follnws fhA tAam and f11rruW as naturally as the hand finds the levers at the turns. It's noon before we know it. As we walk across the stretch we have plowed during the morning, and pick up the jug. we can't help reflecting that farming's pretty good job at that-why it's simply great when things are going good.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
nvriebt les by The Association York Tbunes
Merchants Get Away Monday to
 Bad Start, But Expect Good Weel
Rx JOHN c. MOSES

The bad weather practically put stop to business early yesterday morning, both among wholesalers and retailers. How ever, as the rain ceased, business im- proved. and dealers in all lines felt bet ter.
 The recent showers are putting vim into the home gardens, which cuts trade in this line
 A few changes in prices of hay are made this morning.
 The federal list has 'nurber of changes.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-1 to 11a pounds, 60c lb.; lbs. 59c lb.
 Guineas-40c each. Roosters-25c lb. Turkeys-Live, 35c ID. Ducks--20@25c ID, Hen-30c h.
 ggs-WholesaIe, 35Q36c Eggs-Retail, 3SQ42c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Meal and Feedstuff

Hen Feed-s4.25 per 100-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-s59Q69. C. s. Meal. per cent-s54. Cremo Feed Meal-$4l. Old Style fulls-$29. Lintless Hulls-$20. Corn-$2. 15.
 Corn Chops-$4.50. No White Oats-$1.l5 per bushel Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-$3S per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-$3s. No. l Timotry Hay--$S7. No. Johnson Grass-S8. Clover and Timothy--$37 Shucks-$12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

Activity in pools saved what would have otherwise been a dead session on Wall street. Leading issues were scarce ly noticed, rails taking back seat. War bulletins were of such value as to cause extreme caution on all trades. United States Steel made good gain, but lost the lead later in the session. Specialties recorded further minor changes in the stagnant final hour. The closing was ir- regular Liberty s1as sold at ss.o4 to es. 2s, first 4s at ss 70 to sSs2 and second As at 96 76 to 96.s4.
 Cotton trading was extremely active, with violent fluctuations throughout the session.
 A rush of covering sent July con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Hubbard Bros. & Co

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square 4 Y. Members New fork Cotton ksN change, New Orleans Cotton Excha e New York Proddce Exchange. Associ "a. Members Liverpool Cotton Associa. oa Orders solicited for the purchase azi sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil fol future delivery. Special attention ant liberal terms given for consignments o spot cotton for delivery. Correspond ence invited,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

lambs, s1s. .eodoo. .s5; yeariings, s1s. 5o@1s; wethers, $15aa5. 75; ewes, sl5d17; stockers and feeders, S. 50d19. St. Louis. April 2s.-Hogs: Receipts, Il, ,7oo market, higher; lights, $l7 7sdls; pigs, s15. .50@a7. .25; mixed and butchers.
 s17. .7OQpl7 9; mixed and butchers. N7 .7oq II. 90; good heavy, $i7 S5@17.60 bulk. VT 50 @17 30.
 Cattle: Receipts $500; market, higher;
 native beef steers. $. 50@17 10; yearling
 steers and heifers, $s. 5Od15; cows, q 500 12. 50: stockers and feeders, s 5o@a2; fair
 to prime southern beef steers, $l0@lo 50; beef cows and heifers, $SG13 30; southern
 yeariing steers and heifers, S5oGlo;- na- tive calves, S.75@15. 5o Sheep: Receipts, 800; market, steady; lambs. so. 5O@21. .2; ewes, N6@l7; wetners, sls 5O@17; canners and choppers, $o.0oa g. 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
w. E. Campbell
Cotton

Stocks. grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard & G1uck. New Orleans: F. w. Wagner &, Co.,. New York and Chicago. Continu- ous quotations: private wires to all exchanges.
 016 and 617 Woodward Dldg.
 Telephone Main 6f4f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Cash Grain

Chicago, April 2s.-Corn. No. yellow s17s; No. yellow. s1.63@i.e5: No. vel low. s1.5oda .5s. Oats, No. 3 white, s5@ s5x; standard. s51yassc. Rye, No. z, nominal Barley. sl. .s5. Timothy, $500 @soo. Clover, $1s.oo@S.O0. Pork. nominal. Lard. s2452. Ribs, s2i s2022-55.
 St. Louis, April 29.-Corn. No. 7. S.'zg .72h: No. white, $1.s5@1,Ss; July slSo's. Oats. No. 2, S3@S4c; No. white. sols@ ss,1c; May, sossc; July, 72%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
LiyerpooI Cotton

Liverpool April 29.-Cotton, spot quiet prices weak. American middling fair. 22.76d; good middling, 22.0Sd; middling, .56d; low middling, 2l.04d; good ordi- nary, 20.13d; ordinary, 19.51d. Sales, 490O bales. including 37OO American receipts, 5000, no American, Futures closed quiet New contracts: April, 21,97d May, 21.0ld; June, 2066d; July, 2026d; August, 19.s5d Old contracts, fixed prices: April 20.6ld; April May, 20.53d; May-June, 20. 45d June- July, 20.37d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

fered from second hands. Dress goods markets were quiet, but exceedingly firm, as consequence of further loom age taken by the government for shirt ing flannels. Raw silk was barely steady in the local markets.
 Cotton duck manufacturers held a meeting today and formed an organ ization to cooperate with the govern ment in supplying much large quanti- ties of cotton duck for war pur- poses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
s. R. Stewart x Co.

401-2 Woodward Bldg, BirminGhnm, Cotton, stocks. bonds, grain, provis and cotton seed oil New Orleans
 respondents Jno. F. Clark & Co. Dsr private wire, continuous quotatiou
 Phone Main 56s ". I. PHELPS. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Fish
Perch-10c.

Salt Water Trour-1Ec. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, IS Q19c.
 Gray snapper-Headless and drawn. uhc
 Mullet-9@10c.
 Spanish Mackerel-200l22hc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Was He Figlst?

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 s.whats the dispute about demanded the proprietor. .Remember. in thiss store the customer is always right" .Hz says you're an old shark" replied the clerk briefly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Economics

From the Washington Star. Your speeches are setting shorter and shorter.
 ator Sorghum, there are more waya of
 saving daylight than turning the clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Fruits and Produce

Bananas-$1. .75QI2. .25.
 Bananas. Jumbo-$o. 5013. Oranges California. $6.50G7. Oranges-Florida, s. Limes--Imported 90@$l. Florida Celery-$2.50 crate. Snap Beans-$3 Lemons-T.50 English Peas-$3 hamper,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Dry Goolls

New York. April 29.-Cotton goods and yarn markets here today held gem erally steady. the only concessions be- ing in gray goods and sheetings of-