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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
PUSH ROAD WORK
Shawnee Part of Highway Will
Be Completed Soon.
Jackson County Gets Busy on
FOrt-to-FOrt Stretch.

Work of paving the Fort to Fort
highway between Topeka and Law
renee is progressing at a most
satisfactory rate, and unless entirely
unforeseen difficulties arise, all OF the
work from Topeka to three miles east
OF the Shawnee county line. should be
completed easily before the heavy
The Cook-O'Brien company. which
has the contract to lay the concrete
from Topeka to four miles east of
town, had completed its work by Sat
urday night to a point two hundred
yards east of Deer creek and about
two hundred yards west of the en-
trance to the colored Industrial in
stitute grounds. As from ESQ to 800
feet of concrete is being laid every day.
it means that about one-third of mile
of road is finished each week.
J. o. Patterson e. Company of Kan
sas City have the contract for paving
from six miles west of the Shawnee
Douglas county line, to three miles
east of the same. They began pouring
concrete Saturday near Tecumseh.
Road IS Feet Wide.
The pavement on the Fort to Fort
highway is eighteen feet wide. On
either side of the permanent way a
gravel shoulder will be constructed. so
that in dry weather the hoofs of draft
animals may be spared the pounding
they would get from the hard unyieid-
ing concrete.
The Cook-O'Brien people at present
get the water required for mixing the
sand. cement and rock from a pipe
attached to the city mains and laid
along the side of the road. When the
work has progressed beyond the In
dustrial institute, water will be OBJ
tanned from the wells at that place,
and a boosting" engine will be placed
at the we'll to force water to the point
where it is needed.
The aggregate now used by the
Cook O'Brien company for concrete,
is pink granite. shipped from Wiscon-
sin. which shows that none but the
very best materials are being used in
the road. 1t is said that there are
veins of blue crystalline limestone in
Shawnee county Of sufficient hardness
to make very good concrete. Perhaps
some of that material may be used
for local road building later on at d
considerable saving of time and
money.
All of the bridges on the road are
constructed of ferro-concrete. The
Deer creek bridge-one of the largest
has been finished.
Build Approaches Later.
The surface of the approaches to
the larger bridges will not be hard
surfaced for several months. so as to
allow the filled-in earth plenty of time
to settle, otherwise the dirt would fall
away from the concrete, causing the
latter to crack from lack of support.
These bare spaces will be temporarily
surfaced with macadam.
1t is safe to say there will be no
trouble to get the farmers to take
hold Of any good roads proposition
after the Fort to Fort" highway has
been open for a few months.
L. Iar- 4l,.,k
ing was started last week. east and
south of Hoyt. Jackson county, pre-
liminary to the paving of the road
from Topeka to Holton. This road ex-
tends,north from Central avenue. past
the county farm. and will have a
branch to Meriden. The kind of pave
ment to be used has not yet been de-
ternined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
Big ICE DEAL HERE
CONTINUED from Page one)

tCOnunued from rage OpeJ
Kaczynski.. In with these two part
ms, a brother of r. F. Hodgins, Miss
Gertrude Kreipe and William Pull
liam. The combined interests now.
since the death in 1917 of Mr.. Kaczyn?
ski, include Richard S. Hodgins, Mrs.
Vincent Kaczynski, H. A. Hodgins,
william Pulliam AMI William r. Col
win. The officers are:
Richard F. Hodgins. president.
H. A. Hodgins, vice president and
manager.
Mrs. Vincent Kaczynski. treasurer.
William K. Colvin, secretary.
William Fulliam, chief engineer
Thomas Steward and Jerome Slagel
are in charge of the Kansas City plant.
Man of Many Friends.
All Topeka knows Dick" Hodgins.
He is a friend of man. He is a type,
who with only a grammar school
education in Ireland. came to this
country. settled on a farm ten miles
west of Topeka with his father and
ten brothers and sisters, worked his
way from one job to another and
finally with unsurinountabIe nerve
and the support of his friends
launched out into a business that un-
doubtedly has made him independent
ly wealthy and gloriously happy and
contented.
1t was in 1877 that William r.
Hodgins brought his big family over
to this country from Ireland.
I'VE settled on the poorest 80 acres
in Shawnee county" Dick asserts. MY
first acquaintance with Topeka was
when l used to bring big load Of hay
mere from that farm and for two and
three days and nights I would stand
with 1t trying to sell it for 81 that I
might take a sack of flour home to
the family. I would sleep nights on
that hay under horse blanket"
That same load now would sell for
$40 and the man delivering it would
probably stop at a hotel and go home
in a Ford.
A few years later Dick came to To-
peka and took his first Job-the first
of the only three he has held in a life
time-that Of driving a hack For ten
years he drove hacks along Topeka
muddy or dusty or snowbound streets.
The happiest job l ever held" he
maintains today. II made more
grasp more ideas than before or since.
I'll never forget my hack driving
days"
In 1888 Mr.. Hodgins became deputy
United States marshal-even tho still
| only a kid" under r. L. Walker dur
ing the Harrison administration. In
1890 he was appointed steward of the
Topeka club, at the time of its organ
J ization. It was here that Dick per-
fected and enlarged his friendships of
the old hack driving days. It was here
that he met the best known men in
Topeka-the men who eventually per-
suaded him to venture into a business
of his own
With Vincent Kaczynski who came
here from Leaxenworth in 1874, Hold
gins formed the Topeka Ice and Cold
Storage company. Going deeply into
debt the two opened this business.
which in years grew into, wonderful
proportions. Kaczynski died IN 1917
! and Mrs. Kaczynski entered the firm.
She was born in California and came
here in 1865. She has proven q thoro
ievel-headed business woman.
Dick" Hodgins always has taken
an interest in Topeka civic and politi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
let FOOD SPOIL!
Two Million Pounds Rotted Due
to Unnecessary Delay, Charge.
Chicago Officials Say Huge
Waste Responsible for HI. C. L.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-Two million
pounds of foodstuffs shipped to Chi
cago in 1918 was spoiled and had to be
condemned and destroyed because of
delay on railroads or improper han
ding by the producer. shipper. com
mission men or retailer. according to
Health Commissioner Robertson. 1t
included S12,06S pounds Of meat. 63,-
233 pounds OF poultry, 49, $50 pounds
of fish, $4,000 pounds of fruit, 240,53
pounds of vegetables. 102,272 pounds
of canned fish, 369,s12 pounds of
canned fruit, 527.943 pounds of canned
vegetables and 1852 pounds of eggs.
Doctor Robertson believes this enor-
nous and unnecessary waste of food
is an important factor in the high cost
of living and he has asked the city
health departments bureau to consid-
er plans for eliminating this waste.
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KEEP BIT ON HUNS
German Concerns Can't Mako Pur
chases Except Thru Allies. 4,


Washington, Aug. Bernard NJ.
Baruch, economic adviser to the Amer
lean peace delegation, told the foreign
relations committee here that no pur-
chase could be made in the United
States or elsewhere by German con-
Germs except thru the reparations COM
mission to be constituted under the
treaty OF Versailles. This provision
was put in the treaty. Mr.. Baruch said.
so Germany could not evade any part
OF her indemnity obligations by send
ing money outside the country pri-
vately and thus reducing her industrial
resources ito a mere she'll"
+. W. Taussig. who advised the
American delegates on customs provi-
sions. was questioned by the commit
tee as to the part the delegates had in
framing the economic program in the
treaty. He said that "in some re-
spects" the Americans exercised a
greater Influence than any other
group. because they frequently were
called upon to arbitrate the proposals
of the other nations. He declared
there was no foundation for the sug-
gestions that the British delegates had
dominated" the financial decisions of
the peace conference.
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has sent a reply to NJ. Clemenceau
stating that the new government Is
prepared to fulfill the armistice con-
ditions as speedily as possible. and
that it requests the allied and asso-
ciated powers to lend support by each
power sending one regiment to Buda-
pest.
Grant Bella Kun Asylum.
Vienna, Aug. 4.-Bela Kun. former
virtual dictator Of Hungary, and his
assistants, have been granted asylum
by Austria to avoid disturbances and
unnecessary bloodshed in Budapest.
according 10 an official statement ex-
planning the presence of Bella Kun in
this country. The statements say they
will be allowed to remain in Austria
under detention until Hungary is able
to receive them but will not be per-
United to carry on political propa-
ganda.
Paris. Aug. 4.-Soviet newspapers
in Budapest have been suppressed. ac-
cording to a dispatch from the Hun
garian capital, received here by way
of Innsbruck. The city is reported
as being calm. the workmen's bat
talon preserving order there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
SEEK ALLIED FRIENDSHIP ;
New Hungarian Premier Outlines Pol
icy; Establish Order First.
BY EDWARD BING.

Budapest August 2.-The new Hun
garian government. succeeding Bella
Kun's soviet regime, desires to estab-
fish friendly relations with the allies
Immediately, Julius Peidl. the new
premier. declared today when he re-
ceived the United Press correspond
ent and granted his first newspaper
interview.
In outlining his program. Peidl said
the new cabinet regarded itself as a
temporary government, but added
there were certain policies whiche il
intended TO put in force at opce.
Negotiations already have been
opened with Italy, he said. with the
view of obtaining immediate cessa-
ton of hostilities.
Establish Order, First Task.
"As a temporary government"
Peidl said. "our first and most i'm
portant task is to establish order and
safety. At the same time. we must
organize an election based on uni
versal suffrage. and call the assembly
which will decide Hungary's new form
of government.
The composition of the present
government is proof that we wish to
maintain friendly relations. with all
peoples. We will do everything in our
erty of the Hungarian population. as
well as foreign subjects.
Evacuation of the parts of Hun
gary now held by entente forces would
improve the situation Immediately.
Our government. which will strive to
create normal and orderly conditions,
counts upon the benevolent support of
the allied governments and peoples"
The food situation in Hungary is
grave, Peidl said. declaring the en-
tente's greatest help at this time would
be the sending of food supplies. This
would enable the establishment of
order. he said.
Peidl said Hungary must also have
coal and raw materials.
Budapest was under a strict state of
siege today and perfect order pre-
vailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
COMPLETES. DRY BILL
Senate Measure Said To Be Less
Drastic Than Houses.

Washington. Aug. 4.-Work on pro-
hibition enforcement legislation prac-
tically was completed Saturday by a
senate judiciary subcommittee, which
plans to present the bill to the full
judiciary committee next Monday. The
measure is said to be less drastic than
that passed by the house. In its prin-
cipal features, however, 1t follows the
house bill.
Consideration of the legislation in
the Senate is regarded improbable I'M
til the peace treaty is disposed of.
Leaders do not expect final action
before October.
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cal affairs. He Is a man OF means
and has made the most OF them with
the Improvement of his city and the
accommodations of his friends. His
promise not to leave Topeka and his
intention to always make the Kansas
capital his home, comes as gratifying
news to his associates and acquaint-
ances here.
Upon the transfer to the Railways
Ice company the same organization In
office and plant will be maintained
here. Mr.. Hodgins will carry an inter-
est in the concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
BRITISH TRAINMEN STRIKE

Waizout Fails to Entirely Tic Up
Southwestern Railway.
London, Aug. A strike of one
of the branches of the Associated Lo-
connective engineers, involving six hun
bred men failedNto entirely tie up the
Southwestern railway this morning.
The strike was called soon after mid
night. The superintendent of the
Southwestern stated today that the
steam trains had left Waterloo sta
ton and that the entire electric serv-
ice was operating.
The company later made an an
nouncement that train service may be
considerably restricted and trains are
being run as engines can be found for
them"
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Board Of Trade)
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 4.-The Tribune
GRAIN: Drastic Iiuidation has forced an
immense unloading by local and outside
longs In corn who had bought on crop
damage reports and suffered severe losses
1t was said at the close that at the rate
local traders, have forced the decline the
selling will be overdoue. The break has
put the market in better shape and good
buying was on around the bottom, houses
buying September against cash sales. II
being the first time in several months that
any business has resulted. Traders re-
garded the break yesterday as largely
pit condition following in the wake Of con-
tinued reiteration of reports from WASH
ington regarding efforts to lower food
values. From speculative standpoint
bulges are expected to follow breaks but
for the present local sentiment is extreme
ly bearish. Estimates on the oat crop are
for 1,2S3, 00o, 900 to 1909 100000 compared
with the government last month OF 1,4O5,-
10000. Immense buying was on against
sales TO the Seaboard. The buying. how
ever. waited to help the market Sentiment
at the close was bearish.
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Burned to Death in Wreck.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 4.-Engineer
A. F. yesterday, of Mena, Ark. and
Fireman Fred Holt. of Heavener. Okla.
were scalded to death and a number
of persons were seriously injured
when Kansas City Southern passenger
train No. 3, Kansas City to Port
Arthur, went into a ditch Saturday at
Bunch. Okla, about thirty miles from
Fort Smith
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20 ,s0oi 10. No. 2 s2i5G2.15M; No. i red,
s2ls: No. 2, Sab. 80,
CORN-Market nominal, pros poet 10 loW si I.
No MIXED 81. S5411.oO; NO g. Si-6 oo o.
No. 2 white, 06d1.os; No 3 Sl;2 80. t-S ~,
No. 2 yellow, 81 GOA 81 No y sl-e" s1 a,ov'
OATS-Market nominal. prospects l9M ~ ::
No ? white. T3GT5c; No. mixed IOa'lc'
No. . red. marc.
RYE-$1-55. rz- 81 eoe72 *
.S0d12.OO.
BRAN-$l 90dI92
WHFAT-Receipts 1,0f0 cars
aac. firsts. arc; seconds. 45c; packing, 44ise
EGGS-Market unchanged Firsts' 4Oc
seconds. 38c. . ro,.
POUTTRY-Market unchanged. hens
2sc ROSTERS 15c; broilers. 31ns2c. -.
CORN Close: September, SA-i'4i be
cembcr. S1.491a; May, S1.4S.
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Belgium Wants WhitIock.
Thy the Associated Press.D

Brussels, Aug. brand Whitlock,
United States minister to Belgium. left
Sunday for the United States
The newspapers expressed the hope
that Mr.. Whitlock will not be trans
ferred to the embassy in Rome. They
say that after his services in Belgium
during the war they consider there is
no person better qualified to be the
first American ambassador to Bel
GUM.
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seneca Papers To CONSOLIDATE.

Seneca, Kan, Aug. THE Seneca
Tribune will be consolidated with the
Courier-Democrat and beginning this
week, only one newspaper. to be called
the Seneca CourierTribune. will be
issued here. Dora and George c.
Adriance. who have been publishing
the Courier-Democrat. will be the
owners and publishers of the new
paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
SANTA FE HIT AGAIN
Bridge Washout Again ParaIyzes Road
Engineer Buried in a Wreck.

Flagstaff. Ariz.. Aug. AFTER
Santa Fe railway employees had built a
track around a washout at Hack berry;
near Seligman. last night, restoring
traffic over that road after many
hours delay. the large Santa Fe bridge
over the Puerco river was washed
away. paralyzing the road again, The
bridge Is one of the largest and most
expensive along the Santa Fe in this
state.
At blackberry an engine and seven
cars of a freight train yesterday ran
into a washout, burying the engineer.
Fred Fuller. of Needles. Cal. under a
mass of wreckage. His body has not
been recovered
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OHIO WANTS BOOZE
1883 Votes Ask State Dry Law Re
peaI-Ask Intoxication Ruling.

pShh--ASh AAANOAAS0tOh AAuAiiS'
Columbus Ohio. Aug. A petition
bearing the signatures of 142,54
voters, asking the submission to the
Ohio electorate at the November cleo
ton of a constitutional amendment
repeating the statewide prohibition
amendment and establishing the
liquor license system and home rule
local option, and defining intoxicating
beverages as those containing in ex-
cess of 2.75 per cent alcohol. was filed
with Secretary of State Smith Satur-
day by L. P. Gibson. manager of Ohio
Home Rule association.
Tho association. late yesterday. filed
with the secretary of state a petition
for an amendment specifically defin-
ing a Notwithstanding beverage as one
containing 2.75 per cent alcohol by
volume, or less. This had $4,000
signatures, or $4,000 more than neces-
sary.
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Plane FaII-14 Are Killed.

Rome, Aug. A Caproni airplane.
flying from Venice to Milan Saturday
with fourteen persons on board. fell
to the ground from a height of 1000
meters near Verona. All on board
were killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-04
KEEP NEGROES OUT
Stop EnlistIng Them in Infantry
Authorized Number Exceeded.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Instructions
were issued by the war department
to discontinue enlistments for negro
infantry because the authorized num-
Der of enlistments of colored men has
been exceeded
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WILL CONTINUE WARM


ture of SO degrees was reported from
Helena, Mont.
The extremes on record for this
date were los in 1918 and so in 1894.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate Of 20 miles
an hour from the southwest.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 4.-CORN-Big breaks in
the price of corn resulted today from a
decided broadening out Of selling pressure;
Most of the selling was on the part Of
owners discouraged by general movement
to reduce ne cost of breadstuffs and other
necessities. There was much other sell
ing. however. by commission houses and
spectators, with buyers hard to find.
Opening quotations. which ranged from Nc
to 41tc lower, with September $1S0h to
S1.S2 and December $1.51 to $1.54 were fol-
lowed by sharp further setbacks that soon
amounted to as much as cents in Septem-
Der and cents in December.
Turnout the rest of the day the market
flctuated rather wildly but showed no sign
of any enduring rally. Crop news was ig-
lower with September S1.796L70A and De-
cember 81. 4SA to S1.4SA.
OATS-Oats tumblcd with corn after
opening &c to nc off at 72%c to 73Ac
September, the market rallied n little but
then descended lower than before.
OVISIONS-Provisions shared in the
general weakness. Lard and pork were
especially depressed.
At the close pork was off more than 81
a barrel. and lard about ? cents a pound.
The selling was chiefly of stop loss char
acter.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range OF prices on grain futures on
Chicago BOARD Of Trade as reported By
Thos. ]. Myers 3o1 N. E BldR.l
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Kansas city Live stock sales.

The following sales were made this morn,
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer'
chants.
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Kansas City. Aug. 4-CATTLE-Receip
Is 600 head Market slow, steady.
HOGS-Receipfs 10000 head. Market
steady and zoe lower. Bulk Of sales, $22.6O
a %. 90: top, $23.10.
SHEEPEReceipts 5000 head. Market
STEADY T.omhs SIG
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Topehn Arnrket Report.


FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
Topeka. Kan, Aug. 4.
Sprfngspver 2 lbs, 3Oc: old roosters. lie /;
broilers, ? lbs and under, SIC; hens over
81 lbs, 2Sc; hens under 3H Ids, &c ;
stays. lac
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Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by witchey Poultry & Egg Co,
517 Quincy ST.
Topeka. Kan. Aug. 4.
We are paying delivered: Hens, 2Sc:
ROSTERS. 15c; broiiers. SIC: springs, 30;
Loose eggs, 3Sc; new cases, SLID
Topeka Grnln Market
FURNISHED by Darby Grain Co.. corner
Kansas Ave anr CurtiR St.l
Topeka, Kan.r Aug. {.
YELLOW CORN-$1.e0
WHITE CORN-S1.Oo.
OATS-S0c.
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chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Aug. 4-HOGS-Receipts 20 ;ooo
Market mostly 25d +0c lower. Heavy. 81 90
M22.75 medium. S21o0M22.S So; lights. 81: 700
90. IS.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market firm.
Steers medium and heavy, choice, $lH;Iod
d1225: lights, good, $13.I5d II so; cows,
ST, 756l 1875: Gamers, $5.75M6I5; calves,
$16.O0d1T00; feeders, $1,000 1880; stockers,
81 0Od11 90: western steers, $1,000 1900
cows and heifers. S7.25dI275.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market unset
1878: yeariing wethers, SO. oO012.5o; ewes.
medium good and choice, $7.00@9.00; culls
and common, $275G6.50.
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Chicago. aug, 4L ~ tsIEc Ae' ="
ESGS-Market higher. Firsts, 4l15 g
4ofLc. Ordinary ffrsts. 3o@4Oc; at marx
cases included, 39d4o1sc; storage packed
iP5oeSutLTRY1Alive. higher; springs, 500
''f TIATOEsEKansas, Missouri, Illinois
and Minnesota Early Ohios. sacked, car
lots, So .25G350 cwt. /: Irish Cob6leTs' Ken
lucky, ear lots. sacked, $4lOG4.so cW s1.
virginia and Maryland, barreied, IS barrel
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan. for the twenty-four hours
ending at Z a. m. Monday.
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eidt has Of the
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New York, Aug. 4+-Prices on nbeEt;
bonds II 80 n. m: Forst 4s' y4lS; seG i} !.
SEQ; third as. S5.o2; fourth AIS; 1890
victory 81 9asS; victory ANS, s9.Ss-