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The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
IN AN ULTIMATUM
Allies Send Reply to Rumania's
Recent Note.
Will Not Allow Rumanians To
Strip Hungary.
ALLIES WILL GUARD PROPERTY
Will Preserve Democracy in
Former Empire.
Rumanian Note Said That Truce
No Longer Existed.
ALLIES WILL GUARD PROPERTY

Paris. Aug. 16.-Rumania will not
be permitted to strip Hungary. accord
ing to the draft Of the supreme coun-
CHS reply to the last note from Bucha-
rest which was completed at today's
meeting of the council. The Bucha-
rest government is informed that the
fixing OF the amount Of reparation to
be made by Hungary. as we'll as its
distribution, is matter under control
OF allied and associated powers and
that, until final decision is reached,
al war, railway and agricultural ma
terial now in Hungary and subject to
dtstribution will be under the common
administration of the allied powers.
The text of the reply follows:
The peace conference without re-
venting to certain number of points
which call for correction on its part,
notes with satisfaction the Rumanian
declaration that it intends to work in
agreement with the policy which the
conference adopts in Hungary. 1t in
tefprets this declaration as an indica-
ton that Rumania as a state particf-
pating in the peace conference Intends
TO conform TO the decisions of the con-
ference communicated thru the mill
tary mission delegated to Budapest
by the supreme council.
Directions sent three times by the
conference to the mission Of allied
generals and communicated to Bucha-
rest have defined explicitly and in de-
tail the present policies of the allied
powers toward Hunray. the disarma-
mont of Hungarian troops, the main
tenance of order with the smallest
possible number Of foreign troops, the
revictualing Of Hungary and the alb
stention from all Interference in the
internal politics of Hungary preserv-
ing for that country a free expression
of the national will.
The supreme council insists on the
fact that final recovery Of war rail-
way or agricultural material or of cat
tie, etc. cannot occur at present Ac-
cqrding to the principles of the peace
conference accepted by all the allies
and applied in particular in the treaty
Of peace with Germany, 1t is the right
Of the assembly of the allied and as
sociated powers alone to fix the repa-
ration to be made by Hungary and de-
termiue upon, its distribution among
Interested states. Neither the Ru-
nanian army nor the Rumanian gov
eminent has the rights itself to fix
ltumania's share, assets of all kinds
belonging to Hungary being a pledge
held by the allied powers in common"
Truce All Off, They Say.
sDelivery OF the Rumania note, in
which the Bucharest government
claimed that the Rumanians in con-
fiscating property in Hungary were
merely getting back their own prop
eIty and insisted that the armistice
Of November, 1918" no longer exists
was delayed. according to statement
by the Eumanian delegation today, be-
cause of its length and difficulty ex-
perienced in DECIDING II. The Ru-
manian delegates declared they wished
IL to be Understood that no amend
ments to the note were added follow
ing its arrival here.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
TO FARMERS AID
State VIII Save Them Money
on TWine Next Year.
Promise Is Made by Board of
Administration.
may AMOUNT TO S27O,OOO
Big Slump in the Price of Sisal
Announced.
Considerable Saving Was Made
in Last Harvest.
May AMOUNT TO S27O,OOO

Kansas wheat growers have been
promised relief from the high price
of binder twine next year by members
OF the state board of administration.
Three million pounds of prison made
twine will go on the market next year
for Kansas growers at u cents a
pound. This price means a saving of
more than a quarter million dollars
as compared with so-called current
trust prices.
During the recent harvest the state
sold its prison twine output at 1926
cents a pound. The price was cents
a pound below the trust charge of
21.25 cents. arvey Penny and A l.
Barrier, members of the state board
of administration, today asserted that
the prison twine price will next year
be 8 cents below the trust price.
Big Slump Reported.
Bib slumps have been reported re-
Gently in sisal prices. As a result of
the falling market, state board mem
a result of the prison output will
amount to $27o,000 as compared with
combination prices for this year. A
drop of Z cents a pound in the state
price will in itself mean a reduction
Of $4,000 in expenses, with $50, 900
additional saving when compared
with prices quoted by harvester in
terests.
I'VE expect to buy our new supply
Of sisal at about 9 cents" said Bar
rier today. LAS a result of the drop
in sisal prices, We will undersell our
1919 production at least Z cents a
pound. The prison output ought to be
II cents a pound. While we sold the
production this year at 1925 cents a
pound, the price was cents under
the trust price,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
CLOTHES HIS TOOLS"

BY Assuming Prosperous Air, Man
Swindled Chicago and Kidded Officials.
Chicago, Aug. 16.-with the aid of
twenty-five suits Of clothes to give ap-
pearance of prosperity. a chauffeur
and touring car and a convincing
way" with business men, Herman J.
Blumson. president of the Star Cereal
& Milling company, and president OF
the Jewish Educational alliance, ac-
cused of defrauding five of the largest
bans kin Chicago and Milwaukee, of
100000, was able to build two mills
here costing more than $375,00. This
information was obtained when the
police investigated the activities OF
Blumson, who they believe has fled
to either Europe or South America.
At the time Blumson owned the un-
usual number of suits, he lived in a $5
a week room, the landlady OF his
rooming house said, explaining that
his prosperity was all in the matter OF
dress. Blumson's career in Chicago
reads like a chapter from novel He
came here recently from South Africa
and for a time peddled rugs on the
street. He soon found that he could
make a better showing in other lines
and bought and completed a mill cost
ing 100000, with no securities except
his ability to convince business men
that he had a number of government
contracts" Later he built a new mill
at a cost of about $275,OO0. To do
this. he needed more credits, so he
went about getting more suits Of
clothes.
According to published reports of
his activities, Blumson received letters
of/thanks from both William Hale
Thompson, mayor of Chicago, and
; Robert NJ. Sweitzer, the mayors oppo-
nent at the last election. Sweitzer
wrote Blumson that 'if he had had as
loyal support from all as he did from
Blumson, he would be mayor of Chi
cago now" In his letter, Mayor
Thompson said to Blumson: Permit
me to thank you for your loyal sup
port in the last election"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16

the hog market underwent owing to In
creased supplies arriving s at at the stock
Seaboard buying helped to make the
oats market relatively stable.
Provisions gave way with corn and hogs.
Kansas City Stock Yards, Aug. 15.-An
irregular decline occurred in fat ca Tile this
but turned down sharply in the past two
days. while the sheep market was the
best of the midsummer season. both native
and western lambs selling ND to S1T-oo.
THIS WEEKS RECEIPTS.
Receipts this week were 56400 cattle, 5000
calves. 25.3O0 hogs. and $1,000 sheep, com
pared with $4,000 cattle, S,1O0 calves, $500
cattle, 1000 calves, 4O,ooo hogs. and 1880
sheep q year ago
BEEF CATTLE.
Prices for fat cattle this week were the
most irresuiar OF the season season Choice no to to
lower the cheapest grades Of grass fat
steers were off % to so cents, and the
tered grades were down IS cents to $3.50.
The biggest part or the decline caught
tseEs that sold last Ssa Seek at SSo se
81. 90 to $500. Similar declines occurred
elsewhere: Prime steers sold up to $1a;oo,
Missouri. Weighing 1465 and 1900 pounds
at otGSsls siiso a1t to $3.50 $50 We'll wintered Kansas
grassers sold up to S16.S0, and caked on
grass up to $3.50. The bulk of the pas
tured cattle sold at s10.50 TO S1a.25 oregon
steers sold up to $13.Go and Colorado
steers up to $1,000. Grass fat cows and
heifers were Is to 40 cents lower but good
young thin cows that found country out
let were higher. Veal calves advanced $500
selling up to $500. Bulls were 70 cents
lower.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Demand for stock and feeding cattle was
active with prices 25 to 80 cents higher
than last week. Several punches of heavy
Kansas grass fat steers went to eastern
feed lots at, $500 to $16.25. but the bulk
of the feeders sold at 5000 TO $3.50.
Stockers brought $3.50 to $1150. A good
many stock cows that found canning outlet
last week at 5000 to $3.50, sold this week
as stockerS at 500 to $50. Trade in
stock calves remained dull.
HOGS.
Hog prices dropped 30 cents to $50 to-
day making decline OF $1.25 10 S175 in
the past two days. In the first three days
this week prices advanced d similar amount
so that there is no important net change
for the week. Receipts remain light and
packers droves in Kansas City are costing
90 cents to $1.25 more than at other mar
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
SUNDAY A FINE DAY

(Condnuet from Page One.l
for a spell of Colorado weather that
will give relief to those who have
been suffering from the heat, but the
drouth 1t seems Is not to be broken.
An area of high pressure is settling
over Kansas and this will continue
the present cool weather.
This morning Topeka had the cool
est weather recorded since June Z,
with the mercury standing at So,
within degrees of the low record for
this date. The lowest in Kansas was
so at Garden City. where fires did not
feel uncomfortable. TomOrrow's low
temperature here will be about 65 in
the morning and 1t will not be hotter
than S5 all during the day.
There was no rain of any conse-
quence in Kansas Friday night and
Topeka got only the merest trace. At
Horton 80 was recorded and AS at
Hanover. st. Joseph, Mo, had so.
The lowest temperature ever re-
corded here on this date was 81 in
1897 and the highest 1O2 in 1909. At
; o'clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing twelve miles an hour from the
northwest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
HOGS IN TEXAS
FL Paso Stores Make 1000 Per Cent
Profit, Is Charge.

Dallas. Tex. Aug. 1s.-Charges of
"extortionate profits" by Dallas retail
were made by E. NJ. Spen-
Ger, chief of the bureau of investiga-
ton of the department of justice and
w. B. Burrell. assistant United States
district attorney. here Friday.
Gross profits of two retail shoe mer-
chants ran 129 per cent, Mr.. Spencer
aaid. while other shoe merchants
profits averaged 70 per cent. Profits
on some articles sold by women's ap-
pareI-stores were more than 1000 per
cent, the statement declared. adding
names of the merchants would be
made public as soon as authorized by
Attorney General Palmer.
Retailers profits on mems and boys
suits were found to average around
IFS per cent. the statement declared.
House rents also showed alarming
increases, the investigation showed.
Rents have increased an average of
about SO per cent in the last year. fall
ing generally upon the class least able
to bear higher prices"
No evidence of food boarding was
found, the statement concluded.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
COURT RULES on ACTORS TODAY
Two More Chicago PIayanouses Threat
encd With Closing Last Night.

Chicago. Aug. 16.-Despite agree
ments that the actors would wait for
the decision OF Master in Chancery
Zeisler in the injunction proceedings
brought by theater managers here,
threatened closings faced two more
Chicago show houses today.
Only insistent pleading by Attorney
Fuller for the managers kept actors
and chorus girls from striking last
night a half hour before the curtain
was to rise at the Woods theater,
where up in Mabers Room was
billed.
Justice zeisler was to announce his
decision today. Meanwhile perform
ances continued in all but two play
houses-the Cort and Cohan's Grand,
where lights were darkened the first
night of the strike.
Complications in the strike were
augmented today by announcement
from the Grand that a new show
would be put on. This meant that
the striking actors in "A Prince There
Was" with Grant Mitchell at their
head, were out of jobs. no matter
whether the strike was settled or not.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
WE'RE swEETHEARTs SO YEARS
Stafford Man, 60, Marries PennsyI-
Tania "Girl," 81.

Kansas City, Aug. 16.-Enoch
Thompson. of Stafford, Kan, and Miss
Anna Smiley. of Taylor, Pa, sweet
hearts of fifty years ago. were married
Thursday at the Court house here by
the Rev D. P. Mason, an Independ-
ence minister.
Employees arriving at 7 O'Clock
found the elderly couple sitting on the
court house steps violating the recent
spooning order of the police depart
ment- They spent an anxious hour
and half waiting for the marriage
license clerk, for they planned to take
a train at $3.50 for Stafford.
Thompson is So. Mrs. Thompson is
81. Their families were neighbors in
Pennsylvania when Thompson left
there fifty years ago to go to Kansas.
Thompson had not seen Miss Smiley
until this summer when he visited his
old home. He is a retired farmer.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
MAKES 2 PER CENT
w. 0. Anderson Tells Hopkins
About His Profits.
Allen and Capper Have Not Yet
Been Called.

Two per cent is the profit which
W. o. Anderson. Topeka commission
merchant. makes from the handling
Of fruits. vegetables and produce. ac-
cOrding to testimony before r. j. Hop
lkins, attorney general. Anderson
warmly resented an imputation that
he might be in the gouging game
merely because he turned his stock at
frequent intervals.
Last week Anderson had challenged
Senator Capper and Governor Allen
to show the books Of their newspapers
for determination as to the real prof
iteers. Instead Of showing their
books. II just so happened that the
governor and senator learned of An
derson's business activities thru the
inquisition route. But no summons
was issued for the governor and
United States senator.
He's Good Business Man.
Testifying that he turned his stock
as frequently as once a week during
the busy season, Anderson denied that
a weekly turn should be the basis of
figuring his annual profits. He Bit
terly denied the attorney generals in
sinuation that his multiplication OF a
per cent profit placed him in the
profiteerlng class. Instead he urged
that the rapidity with which a mer-
chant moves his stock is an evidence
of good business management and
judgment and not profiteering. At the
conclusion of his testimony Ander-
son was asked to return a report blank
which called for detailed information
as to selling prices and expenses.
Several Topeka merchants have
called upon the attorney general to
protest against his method of handling
profiteering cases. They have assert
ed that he has magnified extreme
cases in an effort to play politics and
prejudice the public against retailers
generally.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
SET WATER DATE
Lake Play VIII Be Given at
Central Park.
Girl Swimmers VIII Show
Their Skill.

The Y. w. c. A. water play at Cen
trail park will be given Saturday. Aug
ust %, according to an announcement
today by Miss Ellis Deter, director of
swimming. The water play is an orig
inal production of Miss Deter and has
been the feature event at many water
festivals given by American colleges.
The story of the play is supposed
to be a dream of Dryopa. 1t is a
fairy story and has the touch of mys-
terry and beauty which are so much
sought after. The play itself gives
many opportunities for members of
the cast to display their entire swim
ming and diving ability.
The girls who take part in the play
are nearly all first season swimmers.
They have been taught their various
stunts during this present season by
Miss Deter and their school has been
the Y. w. C. A. pool. The play is
given at Central park by express per-
mission of the city authorities.
The cast for the play follows:
Dryads.
Dryopa-Hazel Graves.
Iris-Florence Mowrer.
Ino-Margaret Ripley.
Messenger of Morpheus, God of
Dreams-Helen O'DeIl.
Nymphs.
Iole-Margaret Bateman.
Lotis-Helen Thomas.
Rhodia-Mary Higgins.
Doris-Helen Matthews.
Galena-Juanita Armstrong.
Telesto-Beulah EIdridge.
Aethra-Helen Jillson.
Diana, Goddess of the Chase and
Moon-AHce Young.
Huntresses.
Edith Wilt.
Florence Horacek.
Julia Keller.
Jennie Maxwell.
Helen Hoilar.
Helen Steele.
Lois Allison.
Elizabeth Morrison.
Old Graeae, Water Witch-Laura
Gates.
Furies.
Discord-Frances Bone.
Snake-Eye-Bernice Boggs.
Midnight-Isabelle Cawker.
Gloom-Roaming- Coleman.
Swift -Footed-Mitchel Mcdaniel.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16

increase the volume Of receipts here and
at other important terminals. Commission
houses were the chief sellers Opening
prices which ranged from esc decline to Ac
advance, with September $1.S4% to $1.Sj
and December $1.45 to $1.46 were followed
by moderate general setback and then
something of a rally.
subsequently,. new low record quotations
on foreign exchange counted against the
bulls, and there were sharp declines. The
market closed heavy. 13sc to SIC net lower
with September S1.S2 and December $1.43H
to $1-4f-
oATS--Oats were relatively firm owing
to talk of export demand. After opening
A@Ae to sc off, including September at
I1ssc to TiAc the market sagged a little
moro and then assembled to above yester
OVISIONS-Provisions had an up
ward slant despite weakness in the hog
market. Gossip that packers favored on
the buying side was more or less responsi-
BILE.
Later. weakness developed in sympathy
with corn.
Chicago Grain and ProIisIon Market.
THE rauge OF prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board Of Trade as reported by
rhos. J. Myers. 301 N. Z. Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
TO ARRAIGN MooNsHINERs.

Eldorado, Kan, Aug. 16.-The gov
ernment will push its charge against
C. D. Price and Willard Richardson.
who were arrested the latter part OF
last week. alleged to have been oper-
atipg a whisky still and making and
selling liquor on the ]. E. Hamilton
lease west of the city. Information to
this effect was made public when a
telegram was received by two federal
officers who have been conducting an
investigation into the affair. from the
United States district attorneys office
in Kansas City. 1t is probable thar
the men will be taken to Wichita the
latter part of the week and a1raigned-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
BURNED SELF AND HOME?
Human Bones Found in Chnrred
Home OF Hutchinson Man.

Hutchinson. Kan, Aug. 16.-Wil
Zimmerman. aged about as. a recluse
living in shack on a small island in
the Arkansas river near here, is be-
lieved to have applied the torch to his
humble home and then stayed in it.
The charred ruins OF the shack were
found this morning by S. n. Miller "A
farmer living near the island. and ac-
cording TO the story he tells the coro-
J1er there are human bones in the
rpins.
A bit OF paper pinned to a tree
read: "All my personal property to
Walter Blackwell" Blackwell was a
neighbor and Zimmermans only
friend.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
TO JOT 1T DOWN
Wilson VIII Meet Senators, but Isn't
Taking Chances.

Washington. Aug. 16. President
Wilson has accepted the suggestion
of the senate foreign relations commit
tee that nothing said at his confer
ence with the committee at the White
House next Tuesday, at 10 a. m. shall
be confidential.
In a letter to Senator Lodge. COM
mittee chairman, the president said he
would have a stenographer at the
meeting and suggested that the COM
mittee bring with it a second stenog-
rapher.
At the White House It was an
nounced that the stenographer's tram
scripts would be made in duplicate and
given out in sections as rapidly as the
work of transcribing can be done.
Newspaper men, however, will not
be admitted to the conference.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
WAS A MINISTER'S SON
Former Y Secretary and Evangelist
Admits Having Seven Living Wives.

Former Y Secretary and Evangelist
Admits Having Seven Living Wives.
New York, Aug. 16.-Convicted of
bigamy on his confession that he has
seven living wives, one of whom he
married twice. Charles Hugh Wilson,
4S years old. former Y. NJ. C. A. secre-
tary, evangelist and travelling. sales
man, was sentenced to three years and
six months in Sing Sing prison, where,
he announced, he will take up prison
reform work. Judge Wadhams told
the prisoner he would have given him
five years, the maximum sentence. but
deducted eighteen months, the period
spent by Wilson in a Wisconsin peni-
tentiary for larceny which another
man afterward confessed to having
committed.
Wilson commenced his matrimonial
married Elizabeth May Stanton. of
Davenport, Ia. After three children
were born, he left her and, in July,
1908, married May Bailey, at Wythe-
vile, w. Va. In less than a year he
embarked on his third venture at De-
catur. Ala, where he married Ethel c.
Moore, in March, 1903. Four years
later he was united to Louise Davis at
Detroit, and year afterward he went
thru a second ceremony with Miss Da-
Wis at Pittsburgh. Pa. The following
year he sought a New York bride and
was married to Caroline K. Morris.
He tried Philadelphia next and took
Wilhelmina c. Jaggard, of that city,
for his sixth bride in August, 1915.
His final venture was in New York,
where he married Fay Jeanette ziff,
in November. 1916.
According to report by the Park
huIgt society, to which his last wife
appealed after he deserted her. Wilson
was born at Barnesville, Mo. and is
the son of a Scotch Methodist minis
ter. He served as a Y. NJ C. A. ply
sical instructor at Sedalia, Davenport,
Ia; Kansas City. Mo; Knoxville,
Tam and Rurlington VT
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
Kansas city Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 1G.-HOGS-Receipts
1-200. Market generally steady with yes
terday's average. Packing. top, sci 30.
quality fairly good; bulk of sales. $4,000
21.O0: medium weights, $2000d2L50 lights,
pigs, S1I0062O.25.
CATTLE-Receipts $50 and 25 calves.
Market for week: Best beef cattle, steady
others zoe to zoe lower: medium butcher
stock, weak; other grades and Gamers.
strong: calves. S1.50 to $3.50 higher; pack
SHEEP-Receipts 800 Market for week :
Lambs. 25c to SOC higher: sheep strong to
81 higher; breeders, steady to SOC higher
feeders, steady.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
Accidentally KiIIs wife.

Pittsburg, Kan. Aug. IA shot
gun accidentally discharged by Peter
Stimat in his home at Dunkirk early
Thursday night, wounded his wife.
Mrs. Frances Stimat. and slightly
wounded his 4-year-old daughter Mrs
Stimat~ was rushed to Mount Carmel
hospital in a motor car with the lower
part OF her left leg shot away. Loss
Of blood on the way to the hospital
result in her death
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16

Chicago. Aug. 16-HOGS-Receipts 6 900
Market mostly soc to 75c lower than yester-
days average. Top, $21-00; heavy weights.
light weights, $1s.J0G2i.oo: light lights
s17.5o12o .; sows, s16,5o61s.25; pigs,
$1600G71T.75
a week ago beef steers unevenly 75c to 81 I'd
lower: more in spots; western. Soc to T5r
lower: butchers. soc TO 81 lower: calves
81 higher: stockers and feeders 25c lower
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. COMPARED with
a week ago, native lambs 81 to $50 higher
western, 81 to $1-25 higher: yeariinEs and
sc higher; breeding ewes and feeders, &c
higher.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16
ChIeaso weekIy Grain and Prori.iona.

together with a rapid succession of other
emergency proceedings to reduce the cost
Of neeessaries have given big setbacks this
week to the grain and provisions markets
Notwithstanding sensational crop losses
shown IN the government report Com
pared with a week ago corn prices this
morning were AZ cents to "a cents lower,
oats were Sc to lie up and provisions down
&c to $125
1t was only for single day that the
bullish influence Of the government crop
report dominated the corn market to the
exclusion of contrary effects from mea g.
ures intended to alleviate the strain exist
ing In Industrial and economic conditions
Acute weakness In foreign exchange did
good deal 10 intensity bearish sentiment.
and 50 likewise did severe breaks which
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16

Mem York, Aug. 16.-BUTTER-Market
strong. Creamery higher than extras, 55G
551.c: firsts. 521a654c.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras. 546I soc; extra firsts. 50d53c
CHEESE-Market easy. State whole
milk, flats, current make specials, 30h@
Sic: ditto, average run, 2915030c.
POULTRY-Alive and dressed, quiet and
unchanged.