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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
Kansas Labor Organizations
Want Legislature To Meet.
Plan To Ask Governor Allen To
Call Bodies Back.
REVISE COMPENSATION BILL
Want Entire Law Rebuilt for
Greater Allowances.
House Committee Measure
Failed at Last Moment.

Kansas labor organizations want the
legislature to come back, according to
latest after-the-session gossip. Ru-
mors in state house circles are to the
effect that the demand is to be made
upon Governor Allen for a special ses-
sion next winter.
slevision of the workmen's COM
pensation act is the big demand of the
labor leaders. They sought to jam
the house committee bill thru the leg
islature in the closing hours of the
session. But their efforts failed. Some
of the trouble which the Kansas en-
ployers met in an attempt to pass the
new labor board bill fell in the path of
the labor lobby. Both tried to come
under the wire too late.
According to many authorities the
present compensation law is fair and
just But these reports do not come
from a number of labor unions. They
want the allowances increased and the
entire law overhauled and rebuilt.
That was stheir plan in the early days
of the recent session. But the bill to
create the state board of labor and
industry came along and the labor
lobby was called to a defensive rather
upon to explain the Shideler libel bill
and a number Of things just hap
pehed" to take the mind of the lobby
off the real issue.
Senate sat Down on 1t.
Not until the session was in its
final week or ten days did the COM
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it had q, 100000 bushels, and 1t was said
to have been sold for export. but trade
fell thru. 1t has 100000 on hand and
within a few days has offered 100000
abroad. The report that the government
was to resell rye caused realizing and a
break.
Chicago handlers bid 5Is cents over
Chicago July for a cargo of Argentine
corn c. l. f. Galveston, but sellers asked
6h cents over.
Chicago Herald Examiner-Germany is
making a plea for hog products, that
country fs nearly bear OF fats. as well as
pork meats. The food administration is in
a position to furnish fish. beans, rice and
canned goods in large quantities, but that
body Will not furnish all the hog products
asked for. II IL furnishes any at all. Gable
advices from Liverpool report the supplies
for bacon and lard as ample. and demand
Tor those commodities continues on a dis
appointing scale. Continental inquiry for
fats IL still active Large amounts have
been destined to these consumers. Argen-
tine shipments of beef are gradually in
creasing. with a good portion going to the
continent.
New York. March 2i-The Financial
News Bulletin: STOCKS-American Can
strength and activity Is traced largely 10
the effect Of constant accumulation hereto
fore noted for western inside account in
anticipation of a big movement this year
because Of the necessity Of large canning
season to supply foods for Europe and do
nestle use during coming winter. Com
pany - In splendid condition. according
TO reports received in til street by feIia bic
Institutions Purchase Of American Can
stocks on moderate recessfOns are expect
ed to be profitable Large additional bull
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HUN BLOCKS MOVE
Hungarian Revolt Explains the
Tactics of German Leaders.
They Try To Hold Up Allies at
Every Point.

Paris, March 24.-The Bolshevik
movement eliminating in Hungary
setting up a soviet republic and de-
claring war on the allies. was be-
lieved today to have furnished an ex-
PLANTATION for Germany's dilatory and
obstructive tactics toward the peace
conference.
Germany, playing for time, has now
reached a point where she will offer
to oppose a Bolshevik invasion of
western Europe in exchange for less
severe peace terms, in the opinion of
many delegates.
This is not such a preposterous sit
-uation as at first appears, according to
the opinion expressed in some quar-
ters: The entire situation south of the
Baltic is chaotic and full of dyna-
mite" 1t may possibly grow entirely
out of allied control, it was pointed
out, unless it is met squarely at once
One solution apparently will be to
raise an inter-allied expeditionary
force. The alternative is to allow the
Germans. who are in much better
strategic position to deal with the sit
uation. Germany would thus virtual
ly become the allies mandatory in
eastern central Europe.
Germany Blocking Allies.
Germany, in the meantime, is
blocking the allies at every point pos
sible. Many are convinced she is TAX
than to force permission for her to
play "Horatius at the bridge"
Menaced on two sides, one by the
Germans and the other by the Boil
sheviki. Poland is desperately in need
of food, equipment and assistance of
her troops that fought in France.
Yet Germany is refusing to permit
these troops to land at Danzig, plac-
ing the peace conference face to face
with the alternative of backing down
or disembarking the Poles under the
guns of allied warships. The situa-
ton in Rumania is darker still in
many ways. Added to the threat of a
Bolsheviki invasion from the east is
the new menace of a soviet Hungary.
Poland and Rumania desire a COM
mon boundary so they may form
buffer states against the Bolsheviki
under protection of the league of ma
tons. But it would require some time
to bring this about and the situation
apparently demands speed of action
above everything else.
A Great Job Ahead.
The feeling is growing here that
making this international jigsaw puZ-
zle of peoples and nations fit is the
most important problem before the
conference, and that whether the pre-
liminary treaty with Germany is ready
for signing next Saturday matters lit
tie unless strong measures are taken
by the allies to stamp out the mis-
chief brewing thruout eastern and
central Europe
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of rrade)

Chicago. March 24.-The Tribune: GRAIN
1t is the general impression of the trade
that grain prices have advanced too RAPIDLY
for the best interest Of all the exchanges
The public have the market. and with the
help Of a few large traders are able to
shape the action Of values There are
many operators who are bearish on corn
and oats. and they are covering on all the
bulges- The action of the market of iate
has indicated that the more bearish the
local traders get. the greater IL the ad-
vance IN prices Situation is one that calls
for caution in trading on both sides, as the
public are not in shape to stand rever-
sal Of attitude for the leaders for any
length of time. The break In corn and
oats late Saturday was due to heavy rea-
LIKING sales against weekly offers The
largest buyers of Friday were principal
sellers late Saturday It's understood that
the government il to sell its RE. Recently
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Wall ST., New York, March 24.-STOCKS
Disturbing foreign advices and tomor-
rows holiday combined to effect consider
able irregularity at the outset of today's
stock market. This was most evident in
shares which recently were the center of
bullish speculative interests. Steel opened
with a sale of 5000 shares at 9Sss to 9Sa
against last Saturdays maximum of 1009s.
Later steel recorded a further reaction,
oils, motors and equipments also yielding
variably, trading in rails was exceedingly
light, marked firmness being shown by
Reading.
Trading was cautious and moderate dur
ing the morning but a better tone develop
ed after the first half hour. This was
mainly due to the strength of coppers
which rose to points on an unexpected
demand by consumers at materially higher
prices. Food shares such as American
sugar and Wilson packing. also Industrial
alcohol and Royal Dutch oil were strong,
but other oils, equipments and the entire
steel division denoted further pressure
which relaxed partially at noon. Foreign
exchange, ESPECIALLY Italian remittances,
continued unsettled,
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SHOWERS OVER STATE
Continued from Page OneJ

weather is moving slowly toward
Kansas says S. D. Flora, state meteor
oIogist, and at present there are no in
dications that it will miss this district.
The showers are expected to arrive
here before night and will last until
tomorrow afternoon.
No low temperatures occurred any
place in the United States during the
last twenty-four hours. The coolest
weather reported was % degrees
above zero which occurred at Helena,
Mont.
This morning at o'clock the tenn
perature in Topeka registered "A de-
greeS. Tomorrow temperatures will
range between about Al and SO de-
grees. The extremes on record for
this date were 81 in 1907 and % in
1903. At o'clock this afternoon the
wind was blowing at the rate of II
miles an hour from the southeast.
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pensation bill come from the house
committee. The Montee bills in the
senate never saw the light of day
probably never expected to-and the
chance for relief lay in the fight
which could be made before the house
committee. The Graves bill was
amended and substituted as a COM
mittee measure. Almost without de-
bate it passed the house in the final
hour for consideration of original
bills. But the measure came too late
for consideration in the senate. The
senate voted down every attempt to
push the compensation measure to the
front.
Once the fight on the compensation
bill gets a fair, square start on the
floor it ought to furnish a full week
of oratory. The rights of the en-
ploye and the rights of the employer
are always in dispute when the COM
pensation bill is given hearing. The
house, tho, passed the buck to the
senate bill voting for the bill almost
without consideration or careful read
ing.
Governor in a Plea.
A demand for a special session is
based on the hope that adequate time
will be given for consideration of the
compensation bill and that under the
call the legislature would be COM
PEELED to consider a new bill. Gov
ernor Allen sent a special message to
the legislature late in the session
when it was apparent that no compen-
sation act would be written by the
lawmakers. He asked provision for
the appointment of a commission with
power to investigate and report at the
next legislative session. A measure
was offered providing for such a COM
mission and appropriating $4,000 for
the work. But the bill did not re-
ceiVe action
In consequence the labor lobby-the
largest and most industrious the
ntions ever sent to Topeka-received
neither a new law nor a commission
to propose a new law. Now, it is re-
ported, they may ask Governor Allen
to recall the legislature next winter
for a special session.
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revolution and the reported alliance of
the new government with the Russian
soviet which is considered here as a
grave menace to Europe has given rise
to new criticism here of delays in the
peace conference proceedings. The
Globe referring to the situation in
Hungary says:
THAT is the natural consequence of
the delay of the peace conference in
making peace and if the delay con-
tinues we will have worse consequences
still. All this discussion of the league
peace has been reached simply en-
courages the spread of Bolshevik di-
sease and gives our chief enemy oppor-
tunities for intrigue
Men Are to Allied Work.
London, March "a (via MontreaD.-
Hungary's adoption of Bolshevism is
regarded most seriously by the Anglo
French press, chiefly as endangering
the efforts of the entente to build up
the Rumanian, Polish and Czecho-
Slovak states as bulwarks against Ger
man domination of central Europe. All
these three states are menaced by ad-
vancing Bolsheviki armies.
According to a Vienna dispatch it
was the establishment of the neutral
zone on the Observation-Disclosures mar
frontier which the peace conference
had decided upon which precipitated
the Crisis. Th1S zone was intended to
make the Hungarians desist from at
lacking the Rumanians and to close
the gap between Rumania and Po-
land. The entente note defining this
zone was dated March 10, the Vienna
advices state The zone was fixed as
a belt 140 miles long and 40 miles
wide, virtually shutting Hungary be-
hind the rivers Thesis Szamos and
Maros and including the towns of
Grosswardein, Dezreczen, and the en-
tire country behind them. The note
required the withdrawal of the Hun
garian troops behind the western
boundary of the belt within ten days
and authorized the Rumanians to adj
vance to the eastern boundary. The
civil government of the neutral zone
was to be exercised by Hungarians un-
der allied control but the important
points would be occupied by allied
troops.
Say Entente Forced 1t.
Statements issued at Budapest &C
cuse the entente of forcing a revolu-
ton but the crisis is held here to be
more probably due to the occupa ton
of parts of Hungary by Czecho-Slo-
vaks and Rumanians. while common
tators declare the signs are not want
the Bolsheviki.
DR.. Bernard Dernburg. the former
German colonial minister. writes to
the Berlin Tageblatt something which
evidently has a bearing on the situa-
ton when he says that Germany,
threatened with dishonor instead of
security on the west, must turn east
ward to satisfy her needs and realize
her future.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 24-CORN-Corn showed
considerable weakness today Influenced by
larger receipts and by fine weather that
movement. Reports that the government
was to sell some of its rye and barley gave
a further advantage to the bears. On the
ensuing decline. however. demand improved
and it was said there was some export in
quiry. Opening prices. which ranged from
1c to CSC lower with May 81. 43% to S1.44A
and July S1.35 to S1.36, were followed by
rallies which in some cases amounted to
almost complete recovery
Later a sharp advance took place as
result of confirmation of export sales here.
the first that have been in some time. Top
prices, tho, were not held something of
setback occurring because of official pre-
dictions of cheape- values for food stuffs-
The close was unsettled. &c net lower to
a gain of 2 cents with May S1.47 to STATS
and July S1.31Z to $1.3I5s-
OATS-Oats were governed by the ac-
ton of corn. After opening &c to &c down
with May 665sc to 6I1sc the market scored
a decided upturn.
PROvISIONS-Lower quotations on hogs
pulled down provisions Support was lack
ing.
weakness continued unchecked turnout
the day.
Chicago Grain md Provision Market.
fThe range of prices ON grain futures on
Chicago Board Of Trade as reported by
Thos. J. Myers. 30t ~ E. Bldz1
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Kansas City, March 2l-HOGS-Receipts
$500 Market active, 10c lower than Sat
urday's average. Bulk of sales, S1S6G6
weights. S1s75@19.45. lights, s1s.OO0 10 10 |;
light weights, $r.50@1S25: packing sows,
S1S0O@1S.15; pigs, $14.O0017.5O.
CATTLE-Receipts 1880. Beef CATTLE
steady to 15c lower; other killing stock
steady; calves weak feeders: strong heavy
S9.S5@1IS5; butchers cows and heifers
So. 1900; Gamers and cutters, S5.500
6.15; veal calves. s11 .00G14.25; stockers and
feed steers. S9.50d15.6O.
SHEEP-Recdpts $500. Market steady
to 2oc lower than Friday. Lambs, 81
more. s1790@20.5O; culls and common,
S15.25611.75: ewes. mediumN to choice, So. so
OHIO; breeding ewes, S10.I5Q17.T5.
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KEEP ON SIDEWALKS!
High School Society in Campaign To
Protect Topeka Lawns.

The Pia Societas society of the To-
peka high school, of which Jane Bone
is president and Mrs. Lutte Emble-
ton adviser. has started a campaign
to cut out cutting corners and injuring
lawns and parks. They are asking
students to pledge themselves to keep
to the sidewalks, and all who promise
are being given badges of honor.
This society is the patriotic society
of the Latin class, and has been in
terested in many good moves. one of
which was sending Christmas boxes to
soldiers. They also have charge OF
the book exchange of high school.
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Chicago March 24.-HOGS-Receipts TO-
600. Market active; lower. Bulk of sales,
S19.50@19.65; heavy. $19.65@1975; medium
$19.50@19.7G; light, S1s.95@1965; light
lights, $17:50@19.00; sows, $17.25@1s.9O;
pigs, $16.75617.50.
lower. Heavy beef steers. S1I5O6 2OO0
light beef steers, S975Q1S.50; butcher cows
and heifers, $6.75Q 1900: Gamers, $3.50
$S00G14.2J.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market steady
lower Lambs, 81 pounds or less, S1s.50M
ewes. medium and good, S12.OOQ15OO.
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MAKE NEAR-BEER NOW
Four Massachusetts, Breweries Turn to
Harmless Beverage.

Springfield. Mass, March 24.-The
Springfield Breweries company will
not follow the lead of tie Massachu-
sets Brewers association in testing
the war prohibition act by the manu-
facture of beer of low alcoholic con-
tent, but instead, it was announced
today, all four plants will begin Mon
day the manufacture of non-alco-
hOlic near beer"
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SAVE MONROE DOCTRINE
Amendments to League Constitution
Would Preserve Great Policy.

Paris, March "a. Amendments
safeguarding the Monroe dictrine and
a japanese amendment for just racial
treatment were among the large num-
bers of proposals before the peace
conference commission on a league of
nations which met at American head
quarters at 8 o'clock Saturday after
noon under the craftsmanship of
President Wilson.
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VILLA FORCES BEATEN
General Amaro Defeats Large Body of
Them Near Satevo.

Chihuahua, Mex, March 24.-Gen-
eraI Joaquin Amaro defeated a strong
Villa force believed to have been I'M
der Villa and Angeles command at
San Andres de Los Chacones. near
Satevo, fifty miles south of Chihuahua
City last Thursday, according to
military telegram received here to-
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O'Leary Jury Reports.

New York, March 24.-The jury in
the case Of jeremiah O'Leary, charged
with violation of the espionage act,
returned a verdict of acquittal on four
of the five counts named in the in
dictment. The jurors deliberated
more than fifty-three hours.
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SECRET OF LONG WEAR
IN SHOES FOR BOYS

Nothing could be more of tax on
soles than the hikes and games of the
Boy Scouts, but for durability, COM
fort and protection in the rain /
certainly recommend Neolin Soles. I
have two pairs of shoes equipped with
them" Scout c. K. Spaulding, of
Newton. Mass, who wrote this,
speaks from experience.
Thousands and thousands of other
active boys who have shoes with
Ne6lin Soles vouch for their long wear.
Parents who pay big shoe bills will
be interested in this, for Neolin Soles
cut those shoe bills down. Buy Neolin-
soled shoes, not only for the boys, but
for every member of the family. They
come in many styles.
Have your worn shoes re-soled with
Neolin Soles, too. All good repair shops
have them. They are made scientific
cally by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co, Akron, Ohio, who also make Wing
loot Heels-guaranteed to outwear any
other heel.
no1lSn C01oe
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New York, March 24.-BUTTER-Market
easy. Creamery hihger than extras, 65A@
66c.
extras, 44c.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State cur
rent make, specials, 331 nc
POULTRY-Dressed. quiet: alive, firm
chickens, 32c: fowls, sec; old ROSTERS. 2Oc
turkeys, 32@34c.
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SHIPS STILL THERE
Only Nine Hun Vessels Leave Ham
burg-Remain at Bremen.

Berlin, March 23.-The German
mercantile ships in the harbor of Bre-
men were still in port today, but nine
food ships left Hamburg during the
day in compliance with the shipping
agreement with the entente. Among
the steamers which sailed were the
Auguste Victoria and the Graf Wal
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New York Liberty Bond Market.

3h's, 1902; first As, 94.2S; second As, 3d. IS
first as. 94.34; second AIS. $3.50; third
AIS, $500; fourth Al g, $3.50.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, March 24.-BUTTER-Market
lower. Creamery. 57@631ac.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts. 39@3914 C.,
ordinary firsts, 3S@3SAc; at mark, cases
included. 3S@39c.
POUBrRY-Alive, higher; springs, 33c !;
fowls. 34c.
POTATOES moderate. receipts
us cars. Northern white stock, sacked and
bulk, $1.65@1.S0 cwt.
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ish response 10 the strength and activity
in stock market the steel Developments
Is expected to meet a good deal of profit
taking and professional theory that may be
made on a lower level The underlying
trend we see IL continues upward and
on reactions comm. nsurate with advances,
purchases of a discriminating character
would appear to be advisable In the general
standard list.
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tThe following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the Stale Journal bv Clay Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer-
chants.)
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New York, May 24.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal, 7.2S; refined. steady
cut loaf, 1850; crushed, 1925 Mould A.
$50; Cubes, 9.75; fine graduated and Dia-
mond A, 900; Confectioners' A, 500; No. L
SIS.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending at m. Monday.
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A Cold in One Day

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE Bf,OMO QUININE (Tab-
lets) 1t stops the Cough and Headacne
and works off the Cold G. w. GROVES
signature on each box. 3Oc.-AdY.
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Kansas City March o4@CATTLE-Re-
ceipts Il 500 head. Market steady
HOGS-Receipts 1880 head. Market 1Oc
to 2Oc lower. Bulk of sales, S1S.GO6 10. % ;
top. $3.50.
sHEEP--Receipts 1000 head. Market
stendr lambs 500 %
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New Orleans COTTON Market.


New Orleans, March 2i.-COTTON-Spot
quiet and unchanged; middling, 200.
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Topeka f;ralr M.rket

fFhrnished by i,erby f;raib Co cofaer
Kansas Ave and curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan, March n
YELLOW CDHS-S15U.
WHITE ~ORN-S1-30.
OATS-fDc
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Kansas City Grain Market.
Kansas Fe city Board Of u Trade as reported
By Thos. ]. Myers. 3UI N. E. Bldg.l
Chicago. March "a.
Open High Low Today Sat.
Mar. ..15G 1865 15G 1865 1851
oa aaly -iSS@ la0'A iS''s 1881 1885
S Saly 81 81 So 81 81 ST s. S S. S
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Chicago. March 2HCORN-Close: March,
81 A; July; s1.s7A September. s.;
0AT rs, 6,Ae; May, 6sQ6S1se;
PORk-May. $500; July, $1,000.
LARD-May, $3.50; July, S2735.
SHORT RIBs-May. $3.50; July, $500.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City. March 24.-wHEAT-Cash !:
Market &c higher. No. 1 hard. 81 49@2.51 !;
No. 2. $40; No. 1 red, $2.65@2T0; No 2,
CORN-Market unchanged No mixed
1853; No. 3, S1.56@1 561a No. white, SLIGO;
No. 8, $157@L5s; No. yellow, s159Q16o:
oATS~Market unchanged to &c lower
No. white, 70k@71c: No. mixed, 7O@
8o3as; No; 2 red, 7o@72c-
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-s2.5 sd2.7O.
HAY-Market higher. Choice timothy,
$50. 0O@3s00 clsoice prairie, s3s.5o@ 1000;
BRAN-s2.6 0@21O.
WHEAT-Receipts "a cars.
fiTstsi s7lxs; seconds; 5?lze; packing, 4oc.
P0ULTRY-Hens, Zoe; ROSTERS, 16@21c;
CORN-Close: March. s1.561s; May,s149;
July, s1.a9%; September. $1.31K @1.SS.