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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-05-09

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WIRE RATE TALK
Statement Is Issued Telling
Reasons for the Increase.
Raise In Charges Due to In
creased War Costs.

washington, April I'm making
public today a statement in which it
gives figures upon which is based the
Increase of telegraph rates, the wire
control board directs attention to the
fact that while the increase in prices
of products and service of various IN
dustrial and mercantile corporations
have increased 100 per cent, telegraph
service has been rendered at pre-war
prices thruout period when indus
trial and business profits were un-
precedented. 1.-The increase of 20 per
cenf>in telegraph rates." says the state
ment, should be considered in COM
parison with the 100 per cent increase
in other prices, and it is less than that
found necessary to add to the railroad
freight rates, and is no greater than
has been made generally in other pub
lie utility rates in order to obviate
financial collapse"
Discussing comparison of the self
sustaining operations of the Postal
company with the smaller proportions
ate earnings of the Western Union,
the statement declares that during
the six months from August, 1913, to
January, 1919, the Postal carried only
about one-sixth of the business of the
country limited to profitable fields,
while the Western Union carried five
siXths of the business, much of which
extended into fields less profitable,
but which gave a service necessary
to maintain the requirements of the
public. During the same period the
Postal carried only about one-twelfth
of the government business carried at
approximately 40 per cent of the COM
mercial rate and claimed by both
companies to be loss of SO per cent
of the operating costs. In this con-
nection the statement says instruc-
lions were issued by officials of the
Postal directing their subordinates to
avoid government business whenever
| it could be done.
After citing figures to show the
enormous cost in wages and material
occasioned by the increased scope OF
operations of the Western Union and
declaring that the purpose of the wire
| board is to make the lowest rate that
will maintain the service required by
| the country, the statement continues:
In making a rate sufficient tG
| maintain the telegraph service. of the
country discrimination could not be
made between two companies per-
forming this service. The fact II al
the Postal company could continue to
carry business at the old rates and
still earn its compensation is of prac-
| tically no significance in construct ,ne
| a fair schedule of rates for the coun-
| try as a whole. Such rates must
cover the cost of rendering service to
all points including just compensation
for the property used. The Postal
| system reaches only a fraction of the
points at which telegraph service is
rendered and at the points which il
/ does reach it could not carry one
half the business offered. Sound pub
| lie policy, dictates a schedule of rates
which shall give all the people tele-
graph service"
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by I, ]. Myers. 3o1 n. E. Bldgl


Chicago, April 1.-THE Tribune: GRAIN
Cash handlers estimate that between ten
and fifteen million bushels of corn has been
sold by farmers the last two weeks. The
greater part has been in Illinois. Farm
ers have delivered considerable, taking ad-
vantage of their inability to do field work
and in many instances secured $3.50 at
leading stations. There is shortage of
cars, which railroad officials say will soon
be remedicd. About one thousand cars
are being sent to the Illinois corn belt by
the Illinois Central and the Alton is to get
400 cars from the railroad administration.
With other traffic 10 to % per cent under
last years, there is better supply of cars
than usual ct this time of the year for NOV
Ing grain.
One Of the closest observers of trading
operations said at the close yesterday that
many locel traders have reversed sheir
methods Of late. Bulls have heretofore
done most of the buying on breaks, hut for
several days they have bought on buges
and bears have sold. Those WIFI, are
working on the bear side are picking the
oats.
a more mixed sentiment exists in corn
with enough news favorable to both sizes
to make most interesting situation. II
Is nosieea bic that some of the most active
fn!!s, after ttuyiDg early, sold out wheE
corn started TO weaken. Hedge sales are
NOT so heavy as they were, and farmers
are said to have about st0Dped selling
One thing against the short sellers is the
strenuous efforts being made by the food
administration and the British government
to move food stuffs to Europe and large
expert clearances are expected within the
next week Boston bought q cargo Of
Argentine corn yesterday.
The meat packers association. in a long
review of the worlds meat situation. saws
high prices will continue for long time
Seahoard exporters who bought cash corn
recently. agreeing to furnish permits BY
April 10, were inquiring yesterday as to
what basis the sellers would cancel the
trades Sellers are willing to do business
at ~ cents over May. The trades were
at 215 cents over.
+
heavily oyersold before the close on Thurs
day, and when some OF the shorts at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-12
PRAISES 18Th MEN
Lieutenant Colonel Billiards. Order
Received by Kansas Governor.

Lieutenant Colonel Billiards. Order
Received by Kansas Governor.
Praise for men in the 35th divi-
sion is contained in an order is
sued recently by Lieut.. Col. Robert
L. Billiard A copy of the order has
been received by Governor Allen. In
his references to the division which is
close to the hearts of thousands of
Kansans Lieutenant Colonel Bull
lard said in part:
''In September the division backed up
the>frst American army during its opera
lions in the st. Mihiei salient.
"In the end of September the division
attacked as part of the first army in the
great verdun-ArgoRne battle. 1t stormed
and took vauquois hill and Bots de Ros-
signol. two strong points Of the German
defensive line, and it afterward took the
formidable positions near Cheppy, Va
rennes. Charpentry and Baulny, and after
ward Montrebeau woods and Exermont. 1t
remained In the battle five days, exeeut-
ing five separate attacks and losing over
general of the first army commended the
division for it's fighting spirit.
During this five days battle the d.
vision was opposed by some OF the best
divisions of the German army, and from
them captured over 1000 officers and men
and large quantities of stores and material.
Relieved in the great battle of Verdun-
ArgOnne from the fighting line for rest, the
division after two weeks breathing spell,
tor southeast of Verdun, where for three
weeks it harried the-enemy with patrols
and raids and deeply penetrated his lines,
unsettf1ng his morale"
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German Government More Sta
bic Than Ii Would Appear.
Can Throw Half a Million
Troops in the Field.
KEEP STRIKES IN HAND
government BOthers Not How
Many of Them Occur.
=avarian Affair Not Serious
German Bluff Is Ready.

NGI91iN
12).-The present German govern
ment is much more stable than ap-
6aEGpn the surface. 1t can throw
Walk Ia million well trained and
equipped troops into the field. if nee
eSSaFg, and is in a position to main
tain order by force.
But the government is not averse to
the occurrence of strikes and other
tEoubles-so long as they do not get
out OF hand-until peace is made.
Then we probably shall see the Ger
mans bringing order out of chaos, like
an American business man wading
into the days work.
Communists Alone Feared.
The Bayarian affair is not serious
and will not be unless there is a gem
eral communist outbreak. Organized
resistance by the deposed Socialist
government is steadily gaining follow
ers because the real Bavarians resent
the way the Spartacans flocked to
Munich and seized control. The soviet
republic there is largely the work Of a
population that has flowed in during
or. since the war-munitton workers
and soldiers. Even if the Ebert
Scheidemann government should, by
some chance, be overthrow, the for
Foreign Minister Brockdorff-R antzau
has some sort of an agreement with
Hugo Haase and the other indepen-
dent Socialist leaders. who admire him
for his pacifism: And if Brockdorff-
Rantzau stays, his cousin, Count Won
Bernstorff, and the rest of the pres
ent outfit will likewise stay. That
means the same old machine will con-
duct the negotiations in Paris.
The Germans probably will make
great bluff at trying to scare the al
lies, that is, they will threaten to Boil
shevize themselves and try to get the
French and Italian workmen to join
them. But it does not seem possible
in view of the Germans traditional
love of system and order, the govern
ment would quit cold" Inasmuch as
the workmen are disarmed- can
not fight, the only thing able to force
out the government would be a ire
mendous strike-much larger than the
present one-which most observers be-
lieve the radicals will be unable to
swing.
Strike Now I'm Danzig.
A message from Danzig today re-
ported a railway strike in that dis
trict. The strikers, numbering 10000,
are demanding establishment of a So
Wet republic and an alliance with Rus
sia and Hungary. Three persons are
reported to have been killed in a
clash between strikers and soldiers
who We're guarding a square in front
or the principal railway station
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HIGHLAND PARK.
Notes ana personals from Highland
Park. by Mrs. o. Shaul- Telephone
020a Nj

Highland Park NJ. E. church. Sunday
school at 70 R.e PresGhing 6y the
sermon, 'sThe Fruit Of righteousness"
The Clover Hill Aid society, will meet
Tuesday with Mrs Mrs.. A B. as Smith Mf:s rr.d.
Buehrer left Tuesday for their home in
stryker, Ohio. after several weeks visit
The B. D. club of the high school en-
tertained the Kantu club with a banquet
Thursday evening at the school house
1. NJ. Plat, of Junction City, was the
guest of his brother A H. Plat and family
Mrs. Ralph Davidson entertained her S.
s. class of young ladies Friday evening.
About twenty members were present.
Miss Thomas who teaches IN the high
school entertained t,s the sopho3ores at her
The high school pupils metored to Wat
son Friday, where they gave an entertain
ment in the Grange hall
Mr. and Mrs. b. A. Blood and Miss
Beulah McCahan are spending the week
end with relatives at wakarusa.
Mrs. Roy Sears, of Quincy. Ill, is visiting
at the home of her uncle, w. H. Peters.
At the annual school meeting, G. w. Por-
ter was reelected director, and f. A. Dun
caused by the resignation of R. r. Nelson
5000 was voted for school purposes.
Mrs. Wesley Alexander and Mrs. Henry
Kirkham of Berryton are spending a few
days. with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Smith,
Michigan avenue.
MISS (iara NnuDD eHteftaiheu the ". u. u.
Sunday school class Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV. Bailey, of Topeka,
have moved into the Brown property at
Twenty third and Virginia avenues
Mr.. and Mrs J. W. Lamb returned Thurs
day from Florida, where they spent the
Mrs. r. F. Teller is i'll at her home:I Ohio
avenue. The Teller family expect to move
to Kansas City soon.
Herbert Reynolds. son Of DR.. and Mrs
T. b. Reynolds, Is here on furlo from
Camp Lee. virginia.
John Powell. who has been visiting his
sister, Mrs John Oliver and family, Jeff
Friday for Fort Des Moines, where ne VIII
enter military hospital for the trea tmeut
Of his hand. wounded in France
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HANGING THE LEADERS
Hungarian Soviet Deals HarshIy With
Heads of Revolts.

Budapest, April 12.-The Hungarian
soviet government, threatened by sew
eFal revolts, is dealing mercilessly with
the leaders.
About 200 peasants from the region
around Harospatak entered the town
and attacked the Red garrison. Sew
eral soldiers and Workmen who went
to the soldiers aid were killed and
many wounded. The peasant leader.
Anthony Becker, as well as another
peasant, were condemned to death i'm
mediately by a revolutionary tribunal
The two leaders were hanged and the
other peasants were sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment. Many other ar
rests seem to be imminent. Several
fights occurred at the Fuelles, between
peasants and Red soldiers. There
were many casualties. A priest sus-
pected of organizing the riot will be
tried by a revolutionary tribunal to-
morrow.
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IODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 12:-CORN-Higher prices
for corn resulted today from strength In
hog prices, a decrease In country offerings
and from a report credited to the food ad-
ministration that United States surplus
wheat harvested during 1919 would be dis
posed of without losing much K any OF the
d 600 100000 IF the guarantee fund pro
vided by congress. Opening quotatiops.
which ranged from Nc to 1Sse higher with
May S1.5S to S1-59 and July $1.51 to $1-511s
were followed by a slight further gain and
then something Of a reaction.
Announcement that huge shipments OF
food stuffs within the next thirty days
were vital to the maintenance of life and
order in Europe tended TO prevent any de-
eided bearish reaction The market closed
firm, re to 1Ac net higher with May $1-5S1s
to SISSY and July $1.51 to $1511ss
OATS-Oats bulged with corn. After
opening Ac to 15sc higher, with May. 6S1sc
to 6s5Sc the market continued to show
OVISIoNS-Proyisions were active
and higher owing to improvement In the
export situation. Packing interests were
conspicuous buyers.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos ]. Myers. SOL N. e. BidzD
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New York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, April 12.-STOCKS-
Stocks were firm to strong at the opening
of todays brief session but prices soon
wavered under further selling of steels.
shippfngs, motors and tobaecos at extreme
reactions of 1 to points. Bidding up of
active oils, motor accessories and food ise
sues proved only partial offset, standard
shares. including rails, showing no change
from their recent uncertain movements.
Trading lapsed as the market declined, the
total being the smallest of any recent week
end. The closing was heavy. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares. Dealings In
bonds were light with a steady under
tone.
Oils, steels, motor specialties and several
OF the popular. food issues featured the
movement to higher levels at the opening
or today's stock market, gaining /
to 11a points, while shippings and tobaccos
represented the uncertain or irregular
shares. Buying of bethlehem Steel Sim
clair, oil and Corn Products indicated
urgent short coverings. u. S. steel record
ed nominal advance but coppers eased
slightly The one distinctly heavy stock
was Sumatra tobacco which declined almost
u s.
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CLOUDS FOR SUNDAY
(Continue1 from Page One,

(Centinue1 from Page One.)
lowest temperature in the state was
20 degrees at Liberal.
There are two areas of low pressure,
one forming in the southwest and the
other in the north. These two areas
will affect the weather conditions in
this locality and cause unsettled
weather until they clear up.
The river measured IS feet at 10
O'Clock this morning. 1t reached its
climax Friday afternoon when a stage
of 14.6 feet was attained. The cX-
treme temperatures on record for this
date were SO in 1899 and IS in 1904.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of miles
an hour from the north.
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TIE UP TELEPHONE SYSTEM
In New England There Is Strike Billed
for Tuesday.

Boston, April 12.-NearIy twenty
thousand union telephone operators
and other telephone employees en-
ployed by the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company and affiliated
companies will go on strike next Tues
day morning unless some action to
avert the walkout is taken before that
time. The strike will completely tie
up the telephone system of New Eng
land.
The action of the operators followed
repeated attempts to bring about
concerning wages and working condi-
tons
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MORE SCHOOL FOR THEM
In Ontario There Is Move for Better
Education Requirements.

Toronto, Ont, April 12.-Premier
Hearst has introduced in the Iegisla-
ture the adoleseent school attendance
bill which makes compulsory part time
school attendance of boys and girls
between the ages of IA and Is. 1t pro-
vides that adoieseents between IA and
16 must have four hundred hours
education each year, and between 16
and IS, 500 hours. and that they can
not obtain employment unless they
obtain certificates of compliance with
the law or exemptions The legislation
does not apply to those who passed
university naturalization.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone company.
Clarence Edwards, IS years old,
climbed to the top of a telephone pole
and was killed by coming in contact
with an electric light wire on the
same pole. The court held that the
city was liable for the damages for
the death of the boy, but that the tele-
phone company should not be required
to nav
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NEW CORPORATION HERE
Kansas Automobile Credit Co. VIII
Make HEADQUARTERS in Topeka

NAttAC AIOt'u4ua1Htc IS IN = Ok7o1-'''
The state charter board has ap
proved an application for a charter for
the Kansas Automobile Credit COM
pany of Topeka. The company is cap
ftalized at S250.000. Incorporators in
clude: w. H. lines, w. N--Trefry. T.
H. Bridges, C. B. Jordan, A. B. Kirk
patrick, H. o. Caster and n. v. Wood,
all of Topeka.
The board also suspended the per-
NIT issued to the Pan Motor Car COM
pany of Red Cloud, MINI. 1t was held
that the company is selling its stock
in violation of provisions of the Kansas
blue sky law and the permit issued
some time ago-or because of sus-
picion of other states. The permit of
the company had been cancelled in
Minnesota, it is asserted, and that the
Kansas board played safe and followed
suit,
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OFFER JOB TO AMERICAN
Hungarians Want All Industries I'm
der Responsible Head.

Budapest, April 12.-The plan of
the Hungarian central. government for
placing separate Industries under one
responsible directing head led to the
ofter of the management of the hotels
and restaurants under this system to
an American, Misaly Gettert The
American, however. declined the gov
ernment's offer to take charge.
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New York, April 2-MONEY-Mereantil
paper, 81 @5h per cent. Sterling, 60 day
bills, 462; commercial, 60 day bills oil
banks. 4.G1R; commercial. GO day bills,
4,61; demand. 4.G4% cables, 4Gd. Francs.
lars, TIC. Government bonds, steady /;
railroad bonds, steady.
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New York, April 12.-Final prices on lib
erty bonds: 3lA's. 99.12; first As, $3.50
second AS, 1854; AIS, $500; second Az 8,
1854; third 4A's, 1856; fourth AS, 03.G2.
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Chicago, April 12-HOGS-Receipts f. 900.
Market closing weak. Top, 5000; bulk of
sales, $50. 25@20.50; heavy. $2045M20.G0
medium. s2o:40al 206o: lights $1s90@20.45 ;
CATTLE-Receipts 1000, compared with
week ago good and choice beef steers
mostly SOC lower: others 25c to soc lower
hest she stock SOC to 75c lower; Gamers and
cutters and low priced she stock steady /;
bulls mostly &c lower; calves 81 to 81. %
ers SLOW and s,eady: ali Others &c higher.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. practically all
direct to packers, compared with a week
9go, quotations show n decline generally
as follows on wooied stock: Lambs and
light yearlings, .5c to 81: wethers and
heavy yeariings. 25c to soc: ewes. 25c .shorn
lambs, zoe lower; shorn sheep 25c lower.
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1k15asas fOUuC6
Kansas City. April 12-WHEAT-Cas
Market unchanged. No. 1 hard, $2.4S@
2.52; No. 2, 81 42@24o; No. red, $2.59G
CORN-Market unchanged to &c higher
No. ? mixed, S1.65@167; No. 8, $1-62@1. 6i
No. 2 yellow. s165; 10. 5, s1.6fG1 621S.
OATS-Market unchanged to &c higher
No. 2 white, 7114c; No. mixed, zoe; No
, red, 69071hc.
RYE-S1. 5901.G0.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZES$2 43@2. GO
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, $}5.00Q36.00; choice prairie, $780, O06i
300; choice alfalfa, $3s.3 0639Oo.
SHORTS-$22 0@2.40.
BRAN-$1. S501 80.
WHEAT-Receipts IL cars.
Understanding, lie higher. 40c.
POULTRY-Broilers. sc higher, soc.
Other products unchanged.
September, $1.44% @I44%.
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tempted to cover yesterday morning they
were forced to bid prices up. Advices
from many sections indicate there is con-
siderable decrease in the oat acreage.
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twelve hours.
A few scattered showers weresthe only
precipitation reported in Kansas in the
past twenty -four hours.
Temperatures were safely above freezing
last night except in the extreme western
portion of the state.
The Kansas river VIII continue to fall
for some time.
New York Produce Market.
New York, April 12-BUTTER-Market
easy Creamery higher than extras. 6iz. q
6=lse.
EGGS-Market easy. Fresh gathered ex-
tras. 455sG4Gc
CHEESE-Market steady.
POULTRY - Alive steady: dressed
steady and unchanged
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, April 12-COTTON-Spe
quiet and unchanged; middlng, 26.25.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, April 12.-CORN-Close: May
$15S1s@1. 5sA;. July, S1.51@1, 51s; Sep
TENDER. $1.45G1.455s.
oATs@.May, 6sa4c; July, 67@67Ac; Sep
TENDER, 635sc.
PoRK-May, S5o.45; July, S4T55.
LARD-May, $29.97; July, $500.
SHORT RIBS-May, $27.97; July, $25.S2