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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-18
COURIERS ARE READY
VIII Be Sent to CaldeIariaA Tex, With
$4,000 Ransom Today.

Maria, Tex, Aug. Is.-Arrange-
ments were practically completed to-
day to- send couriers 10 Candelari ria,
Tex, with SIS, 900 ransom money for
Lieuts. Paul H. Davis % years old.
of Strathmore, Cal, and Harold G.
Peterson. rs, of Hutchinson. Mimi, re-
ported held by the Mexican bandit
Chico Cano in the canyons of the
Mexican Big Bend district.
According to unofficial information
the demand of the bandits for ransom
has been agreed upon by army Off
Gals as the only way to save the
aviators. Negotiations will be thru
Dawkins fitzpatrick. a storekeeper at
Candelaria. well. acquainted with
Mexicans over the line. Fitzpatrick
was reported to be in touch with the
bandits today in am effort to get them
to postpone their time limit-set for
tonight.
= The flyers have been missing since
they started a border patrol flight
August 10. 1t is supposed they mis-
took the flood waters of the Rio CONGO
for the Rio Grande and followed that
stream into Mexico According to in
formation here the two descended
near Presidia De Pilares. forty miles
southwest of Maria. This district has
been hotbed of bandits for several
years and American soldiers have fol-
lowed hot trails over the line several
times in chase of cattle thieves
Army officers heve admitted they
considered the situation serious. Prep
arations for prompt military actium, IL
necessary were completed.
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TO ARRAlGN |. w. WIS,
Crowd of Fifty Tried To Force Hash
ers'' Strike in Chicago.


Chicago, Aug. ia half dozen
men who admitted membership in the
Industrial Workers of the World were
Ito be arrafgned in court today on
charges of rioting last night, when the
police with revolverS and clubs scat
tered crowd of fifty who attempted
to call a. strike of employees in the
Thompson, Weeghman and Messenger
chain of restaurants in the down town
district. Guards were posted today at
all three chains of restaurants to pro-
tect against an attempt to- renew the
trouble.
More. than 100. shots were ex-
changed when uniformed and plain
clothed police resisted an attack on a
restaurant three blocks from the /.
w. w. headquarters during the night.
truck load of agitators. including a
woman who proclaimed herself a
real Russian Bolshevik," caused
most of the disturbance.
Battered up afte- trying to close
up one restaurant. in efforts to inquce
walters to join the "Wobbly" organi-
zation and to force all the loop res
taurants to close, the invaders were
chased thru downtown streets by de-
tachment of police and engaged in
considerable random firing
Thwarted in efforts to gain recogni-
ton from the Chicago Federation of
Labor, several radicals among the dis
contented walters requested aid, from
the /. Nv. VS. At a meeting last night,
said to have been attended by Big
Bilr' Haywood, convicted 1. w. w.
leader who had recently been re-
! leased from Fort Leavenworth prison
on bail, aid was offered and course. of
sabotage decided on, according to po-
Open threats TO BLOW UP the place"
were hurled BY the indictments as
they entered the lunch rooms and
clambored over counters. Little DAM
age was done to property. however.
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Prussia Again Shows Disregard
of Terms of Treaty.
MilitarizatiOn of German PO-
lice Force Already Begun.
TRYING TO SLIP ONE OYER
These Soldiers VII Be in Ex-
cess OF Authorized Army.
Germany Admits 1t, but Hopes
Allies WIZ Be Reasonable.

4 Coblenz, Aug. Standardization of
Herman police contrary 10 the terms
Of the treaty OF peace has already be-
gun. according to information reach
ing American authorities
In the city Of Cassel the police
We're recently completely organized on
military lines. by the Prussian govern
ment. 70 is said. and are now equipped
with steel helmets and rifles and fol-
low the routine Of a military company
81 their barracks. OF the 900 state
4oliCe in office in Cassel 100 have
Elected to be transferred to the new
hrga nization and the remainder have
been given places in the civil service.
Sec Great Significance.
The ultimate size of the new mill
tnrized police Orca piZatiOn has not
been announced. Americans studying
che rehabilitation and reorganization
Of the German array say that the sig
nificance Of miiitarizinG police in Ger
many is great. American officers
hive records of an announcement that
the Trussian state government, quite
apart from the national government.
was 10 organize a mountaineering
or state police force, turnout Prussia,
which would be virtually military
units in Earrisons with full infantry
Equipment. but would be under control
OF the minister of the interior and
used only for the repression of inter
nal disorders. These troops. accord
Ing To the plan, were to be quite apart
and in excess Of the army permitted
Germany under the terms of the peace
treaty.
scmi-Official announcement. how
ever. states that it, is appreciated that
these troops are not permitted under
the terms Of the peace treaty. but the
hope Is expressed that the allies will
be reasonable" and permit their
Organization. The Cassel incident. it
IS contended by American officers, &C
curing long after the treaty was
signed but before the allied and inter
allied commission on military control
81 Germany had begun to function.
Shows that the Prussian government is
Proceeding to organize military force
Trusting that the allies will not take
any action against it.
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DEPEND ON GOVERNMENT
Lieut.. Davis Father Feels U. S. Do
ing All 1t Can for Flyer.

Strathmore. CAL. Aug. 1s.-"Army
officers at Fort Bliss wired us that
the government would pay Paurs ran
som IL necessary, so we have felt that
everything possible was being done for
the return of our boy and Lieut. Peter
son." said DR.. Waldren B. Davis today
when told that both army officers and
Texas cowboys had raised the SIS, 900
ransom Mexican bandits asked for
Lieutenants Davis and Peterson.
Major Walton wired me that the
government would pay the ransom and
take whatever steps were necessary to
secure the safe return of the boys
said the father.
Davis is %. and was a student at
Stanford when he enlisted at the out
break of the war He was sent to
Columbia university to specialize in
radio and wireless telephony. After
receiving a commission he was sta
toned at Kelly field as radio and-wire-
less telephone instructor.
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New York .stock Market.

Wall ST., New YorksAug. 1s.-STOCKS-
Unsettled conditions prevailed thruout the
morning on nominal deuIlngs. Several car
~ losses were temporarily recovered. while
the few initial gains gave way under re-
newed pressure Trading was again -pafked
by the absence of public interest. except
for liquidation OF long stock Local util-
tiles were relatively steady at opening
quotations. Feeble rallies were succeeded
by fresh declines at noon, selling eoncen-
trating in steels. equipments. shipments
and tobacco where initial reactions were
extended.
Developments over the double holiday an
Guiding the Mexican situation and the local
traction strike, accounted mainly for the
heavy tone Of the stock market at the
opening of today's session. Declines of
one to almost three points extended thru
ont the general lists, oils. equipments.
steels. motors and tobaccos proving most
susceptible to PRESSURE. High clnss rails
also yielded out shippiRgs were Irregular.
PETERBOROUGH RAPID Transit and Inter
borough Metropolitan were only fraction
ally lower with Brooklyn Transit
The market rallied slightly Ggain at mid
day. probably on the easler call money
rates with no discrimination against indus
tidal collateral. improvement was short
lived. however fresh selling in large vol
Ume causing another and more sweeping
reversal among leaders.
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civilians We're held as hostages, ran
sums were paid with the approval of
The state department and belief was
Expressed that this course would be
followed in the case Of the two avi-
atOrs.
VIII send Ransom Today.
Isl paso. Aug. 1S.-Every effort was
being made today to expedite the res
cue of Lieuts. Paul II. Davis and Har-
old G. Peterson, aviators of the United
States army, who are held for ran
som Of $4,000 by Mexican bandits
somewhere in Mexico south of the Big
Bend district Of west Texas.
F. While no official announcement was
made by the military authorities, it
was understood that the ransom
money had been arranged for at To-
cal bank and that a messenger would
be started during the day for Candle
hTia, Tex, where he would receive
Instructions about handing over the
suld to an agent of the bandits. Cat
tIcmen attending the cowboy camp
meeting at Fort Davis, Tex. also
raised 81 1000 in fifteen minutes Sun
day and placed it at the disposal of
the military authorities.
After eight days of suspense since
the aviators patrOlling the border dis
appeared, messages were received by
military authorities at Maria, Texas.
yesterday demanding payment of the
fansom in gold 10 Dawkins Fitzpatrick
OF CandeIaria, Tex, before tonight or
the Americans would be killed, accord
flg to the message. Another message,
signed BY the aviators accompanied
the demand for the ransom in which
they stated practically the same facts
as contained in the message from the
bandit leader.
Kill Captives, II Pursued.
They also sent messages to their
Relatives IN Baltimore. Cal, and
Hutchinson. MINI, urging them to see
that the ransom was raised at once,
Another message was later sent to
Candelaria, Tex, addressed to Daw-
Rims Fitzpatrick. an American and
signed by one of the bandit band say
ing they would kill the aviators II
there were any signs that the Ameri-
pairing to pursue the bandits.
Replies were received from the par
ants OF Lieutenant Peterson stating
they would furnish the ransom de-
handed for release of their son and
his companion IL the government
failed to furnish the money, accord
ing to messages from Maria. These
courier who attempted to reach this
bandit rendezvous south OF the border
Whether he succeeded was not known
here OF at Maria early today. - Thii
and other developments have led army
officers here to believe the bandit!
are not far from the border and are
holding the American aviators In sons
cut OF the way canyon until the ran
som is paid, whereupon they will re
Tease them and permit them to go L
the border. Nothing has been hearC
af the scout biplane which the meI
eew when they were captured.
The Big Bend district and the OIL
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KING GEORGE A JAILER
Frank p. Walsh Says Whole World
Locked In by His Keys.

New York, Aug. 1s.-Frank p.
walsh. chairman of the American
commission on Irish independence,
characterizes. the world as "a vast
Jail with King George v OF England
as its keeper" In a statement issued
here today. protesting against the al
leged acquiescence OF various state de-
partrnents in permitting England to
deny passports for their citizens to
travel in Great Britain and its posses
sions. he urged that joint secretariat
be set up in the league of nations to
protect citizens OF all nations instead
Of having a secretariat lin the shad-
ow of the steeple OF Westminster"
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Konsas cIty drain and Produee MarI.e

Kansas City. Aug. 1S-wHEAT--Cash :
Market unchanged 10 &c lower. No. bard.
s. 1892 z; No. SAT-: No. red, $219;
CORN--Market unchanged TO sc lower.
No. z MIXED. 81 9.@I,Ss No :, 81 90@ :
No 2 yellow. $1.916I9o: No. :. $1.9JC1 1.96.
OATS-Market NC to 1c lower No. ,
white. T5c; No. mixed. T0GTo1sc; No. ?
red. 70h6TIc.
RYESS1.52 -.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$s.55@3.7 20.
SHoRTS-$2. 65@2S0.
BRAN-$1.95
WHEAT-Receipts S3e cars.
BFTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-MArket unchanged
POTATOES-Hoine grown, $1.95G21O
CoRN-Close: September, $i.7Sh De-
cember, $1.41; May, $1.35N.
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chIcnEo Produce Market.

Chicago. Aug 1s.-BUTTER-Afark
higher Creamery. 4S653c
EGGS-Mnfket steady. Firsts. 41G42c !;
ordinary fItsts. 3615@3T1sc; at mark. cases
42z643c.
POULTRY-AliEe higher; springs. SAC /:
fowls 30c.
POTATOES-Market weaker Wisconsin
red and white varieties. sacked. car lots.
81 cwt.: Minnesota Early Ohios sacked. ca r
lots, $3.25et335' ewt: Irish Cobblers, New
Jersey sacked, car lots.s $4.40d4.50 cwt /:
New York Giants, sacked, car lots. 5000
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Kansas City Aug. 1S-HoGS--Rece
5000 Market 25c lower. Top. $21 90: pack
er. top, $1,000; medium. s19.I5@ 2O.oo;
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000 Market steady.
lower. Heavy beef steers, choice and prime.
s17.0Od1S.50; medium and good. $l4.15q
and choice, $14.50G 1870: butcher heifers.
s6.50G1460; cows, $6.25I12.60: Gamers,
$5.256i625: veal calves Sf5.50G17O0; feed
617OO.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market steady.
higher. Lambs, 81 pounds down. $13O0Gi
I7'75: yeariing wethers. $0.75dIs.0o: ewes.
S5.256e25; breeding ewes, $o.0011600;
feeder lambs 81. 506714.5O
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DEALERS TO GIVE UP
of Alleged Chicago Suea
Profitecrs Expected Today.

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-John F. Camp
bell and John E. Bunker were expect
ed to surrender here today on federal
warrants charging them with sugar
profIteerinEs
Bonds of $1,000 each were to be
placed for each man before United
States Commissioner Foot Hearings
were expected to be set for the first
week in September ~.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug 1s.-CORN-There was a
rush 10 sell today when the corr market
opened and first trades showed a lack OF
buying support particularly on the nearby
generally favorable weather for complet-
ing the crop and developments in the fight
against the high cost Of living were CON
sidered factors in the bearish trend. Open.
ing prices were sc te size lower. Septem-
her showing the. greatest decline. The
figures for September were $1-I6Ia to
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STEAL $1,000 IN GOLD
First Robbery in Colorado Gold Dis
trict in Years-NIiss Dust

Cripple Creek. Colo. Aug. 1.-two
masked men who secured $1,000 gold
ore at the Independence mill in Victor
overlooked dust" valued at many
times that sum, according 70 Off
cials today. 1t was the first robbery
In the gold district for years. recalling
frontier days The robbers waylaid
the two watchmen, smuggling one, and
escaped in an automobile
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FEAR FOR GOLIATH
Big AirpIanc Last Reported Across
Sarnha on Way to Dakar.

Paris. Aug. 1s.-Anxiety is felt here
over the lack of news of the arrival
of the giant airplane, Goliath, at Da-
kar. The airplane was last reported
Saturday morning at $3.50 O'Clock
passing above Portetinne, 500 miles
from Dakar. At that time the ma
chine had accomplished the worst part
of the journey from Magador to Da-
kar, having crossed the Sahara.
The crew OF the Goliata-were- well
armed against possible attack by can
nibalistic bands II forced to land.
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LOCAL TEAM WON 1T

kansas Citians Defeated by Santa Fe
Stars Sunday.
The Kansas City Santa Fe baseball
team was defeated by the local Santa
Fe club at League park Sunday after
noon by a score of IL to 4. The Wis
itors got ten hits off Simpson. but they
were scattered, while the locals bunch
ed hits off Smith and Wells.
1t is estimated that about 1899
persons attended the game.
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Morning Grain Gossip
Furnished BY the Topeka Board OF Iraoo.'


Chicago, Aug. 1S-Thc Tribune GhAlSS.
1t is the belief among many Of the treao
leaders that irregulariy lower prices I"r
grain and provisions are TO prevail LoE a
time. Sentiment In the grain trade NJ IN
close Saturday was very bearish, the mant
factor being the absence OF good nutsiuee
buying and the unloading by numDeI %
local bulls who have tried to sustn1n
values. especially In oats but seeing ~, nSG
situation against them, they sold out ana
assisted in making tho closing prey
Traders were especially Impressed by nc
poor buying Euppart anc the ease VIII
mission house advices sent out last niEhe
were IN favor Of lower prices. There mas
been some hedging ia oats, hut few country
traders or farmers have hesged corn "
at too great discount under the Septeni-
Der and old cash corr. The cnfl crop -
making good progress and altho spotted
in some sections has better promise than
Use of any of the big corn states.
New York, Aug. 1s.--rhe Financial News
Bulletin: STOCKS: The sudden develop
together with the starting demonstration
of unrestrained and irresponsible labor
strike power and Its malevoient expansion
possibilities cannot fail TO unsettle senti-
ment and inspire ultra conservatism IN
new bull commitments IN the market. On
sharp breaks purchases Of selected Issues
for turns are expected to be profitable.
the persistent reports If new stock issue
by the American Electric and Telephone
CO., despite denial rumors of reduction
in. dividend rate next month. talk Of q
vancing. costs without higher selling prices.
complaints OF bad service that are Justified
and professional short selling on rallies
In anticipation Of liquidation because Of
spreading utility labor troubles like the
l. X. T. strike II may he well TO examine
carefully into any prospective purchases.
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Chicago, Aug. 1S.-HoGS-Receipts a.
heavy Weights, SIS. S5G2i.oo: medium. ' tiaS
az. 25; light $1H.S5I21 20; sows Sii e5sn
1865: pigs. $16.50d1S.00.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000. Market. BE.
cattle steady to &c lower; beef stock,
mostly 25c lower; calves, steady to SOC low
choice, prime, S17.356yiS.s5: medium ami
good. Si4 35d1T.25; common, S12156I IA. 25 !;
lights. good and choice. $14.5o611I IS :bntch-
er heifers. S65Qd IL so: cows. $G.25M12G0 (;
Gamers. sn25676 u: veal calves Si5.50aH
100: feeders, seI5dl4oo; stockcrs. 500
6711-5o.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market strong.
Lambs S15.5OdIs.50: yearIing wethers,
S1O.50d 1850; ewes, &7.T56O.T5.
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Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank friends and
neighbors for Kindness shown at death
of our loving mother. also beautiful
floral offerings. Mrs. NJ. Mack and
family; John Smith and family; Robt-
Smith, James Smith; Mrs. S. c. Slich-
ter-Ady
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View York sugar Market.

New. York, Aug. 1s-SUGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal.fT refined. steady
cut loaf. 1880; crushed. STOPS; Mould A.
$50; Cubes. 975: xxx powdered. 900:
powdered. DIS: fine eranulated and Dia-
mond A.eD.00; Confectfoners,A, s. 90; No. /
soft sugar S.85 -EE
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New York Produce Market.

New York. Aug 1s.--BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery higher than extras, J6n
5611c.
EGGS--Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras 54M55c-
CHEESE-Market easy. State whoe
milk, flats, current make. special, 301AM
Sic.
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New York Liberty Bond Marked.

New York. Aug. lS-Liberty bond price
SECOND As. 1920: first AVS. $3.50: serond
4As. $3.50: third AZ s. $3.50: fourth AZ s.
a312; Victory 3A's, 90.70: Victory AIS,
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Nor1nnI Rain scrrlce AGAIN.

Boston, Aug 1s.--with the return
to work of shopmen who have been
on strike the Boston & Maine railroad
gave-Rirtuaily normal passenger serv-
ice today.
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Kansas city 1--we stock sales.

The following sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, ana
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son &c Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.
Kansas City. Aug. 1s.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market slow, steady,
lower.
HoGs-Receipts 1000 head. Market,
steady.
SHEEr-Receipts 10000 head. Market
Efrnnn 95c HIGHER. InmhE. al1.2n.
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ZONE RATES
PostofIlcc Department Aids Sale Of
Army Food.

Washington. Aug. 1s.-Zone postal
rates. insofar as they would apply to
shipments of surplus army food, sale
OF which begins Monday, were, in eff
feet, suspended today by the postof-
flee department.
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Furnished by Darby Grain Co. eOrnsr
Kansas Ave anr Cnftie MI
Topeka. Kan, Aug. IL
YELLOW CORN-$i.oo.
WHITE COHN-s1.Oo.
OATS-S0c..
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Poultry and Eggs.

FURNISHED ny witchey Poultry Egg Co,
SIT Quincy ST.
Topeka. Kan, Aug. ~.
We are paying delivered: Hens, &c
rocsters. 15c: broIiers. 30c: springs, Use
Loose eggs 5Sc: new cases, s1l.7o
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c. NJ. Hill & Son sell Devoe Paints
.S26 Kansas aye.-Adv.
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DAILY wEArHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka. Kan. for tine twenty -four hours
ending ut a. m. Monday.
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Only a few scattered showers are re-
ported in the state in the past two days
Temperatures have been fairly pleasant
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$3.50 and for December, $l.42k to s1.43H.
Later there was a moderate rally but
prices held generally within the opening
OATS-Oats were weaker with scattered
selling but held within closer limits than
corn. Opening prices were from sc to I5Ac
lower with September at T29sc TO T3c.
Observation-Disclosures fell eff, sell
ing orders more than offsetting the ad-
vance in live hog prices.
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ropehs Martet Report
ropeka Fnultry and EEEs.

(FurniRhed nv che Topeka Packing Com
Topeka, Kan, Aug. Is.
Springs over 2 Ibs.. sc old ROSTERS. 1ie;
lbroilerE lbs and under. SOC; hens over
31s lbs, &c; hens under Sis lbs, nc
stays. lac
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Kansas City train Market.
THE range OF PRICES on grain fatureB on
Kansas city foRrH Of Trade as reported
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Chicago. Aug Is.

tThe range Of pricee or grain futures %
Chtaago Board Of Trade as reported BY
Thes. j Myers 500 N. E Bldg.l
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U. S. BREAK WITH

Continued from rnge one.l
civilians were held as hostages, ran
soms were paid with the approval of
Inc state department and belief was
exurcssed that this course would be
followed in the case Of the two avi-