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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-04
HOLD truth BACK
Governor Allen Makes Charge
Against the War Dept.
Claims March Statement of
35th Casualties Is Untrue.

in a reply to the published state
ment of Gen. Peyton c. March, Gov
ernor Allen declares the war depart
ment has withheld. from the public the
truth concerning the losses of the
Thirty-fifth division and the nation S
casualties in the war. He took the
war department to task for its action
in doing out lists of names and for
denying to relatives the right to learn
the truth concerning boys who have
been wounded in France.
Governor Allen asserts the war de-
partment is 'pettyfogging' in dealing
statement that the ''official tab
ulation of war casualties is &c.
592,y is untrue and that the war de-
partment knows it. He says the de-
partment is trying to conceal from the
public the truth concerning thousands
of MANNED and wounded.
The statement of the war depart
ment to the effect that the losses of
the Thirty-fifth division were '-only
1,733," is declared to be misleading
and untrue. ''Why did the war de-
addition to these 1873, more than
5000 wounded and MANNED were in
the casualty list of the Thirty-fifth di-
vtsion?' Governor Allen asked. 1t is
also declared by the governor that the
unexpected heavy casualties caused
many wounded men to lie in the mud
without blankets or filters because of
the shortage of transportation. 1t is
charged that five truck loads of
wounded never reached the triage,
but were sent in an ammunition train
direct to the rear. These facts, the
governor asserts, are well known in
h
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MERCURY TO GO UP
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on the north Pacific coast. The furry
of snow here yesterday was about the
only snow reported in the country.
At Z o'clock this morning the tenn
perature registered 10 degrees or 2
degrees above normal. Flora predicts
it will drop no lower than 20 degrees
during the night. Tomorrow will be
slightly warmer and the temperature
will rise to about As degrees.
The lowest temperature in the
United States was IL degrees below
zero, which was reported from Willis
ton, n. d. In Canada, Winnipeg did
better and registered a 90 below zero
The extremes on record for this
date were 73 in 1890 and 1 5 degrees
below zero in 1905. At 5 O'Clock this
afternoon the wind was blowing at a
rate of miles an hour from the
south
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Chicago, Feb. 4.-The Tribune: Grain
Export business in corn oats, rye, barley.
flour bran, peas and beans has been
thrown wide open by removal of restric-
lions of the war board. The grain cor
poration announced yesterday that it was
its policy to return to the individual and
private enterprises all trade in food stuffs
as far as such action would not unsettie or
menace any necessary American policy. The
grain corporation in the future will confine
Its buying in those articles only to the ex-
tent of supplying such foreign needs as is
intrusted to 1t, such as the relief program
now contemplated in certain sections of
Europe. This leaves the exporters free to
resume business under former competitive
trade yesterday as inquiring for offers of
all grains, to enable to get in touch with
the situation in the west and abroad. While
no business was reported as consumated.
it created a better feeling. as the large
foreign requirements are expected to result
in buying orders shortly. 1t was said late
yesterday but not confirmed, that the wheat
export company, which has bought the food
stuffs for the British government, is to go
out of business. Leading eastern shorts in
corn and oats. especially in corn. who were
the heaviest sellers most of last week. have
been free buyers the last two days and Sc
cured their profits. 1t was said that they
we're about in The trailers or eleventh
hour sellers in the east and here, have
been coming in and taking their losses
There are more of them to cover, despite
the big buying yesterday. Many came in
the largest took profits openly and thru
sales of offers. The big buying that count
ed the most in advancing prices, was by
several commission houses. Corn traders
expect more two sliced market from now
on. with liberal fluctuations. There are
many who are bearish who are ia on their
short sales and waiting for further ad-
vance or evidence of decided weakness to
put them out again. The bearish conditions
are still In evidence but are for the present
offset by the strong technical position in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-04
TELL THEM TO KEEP OUT
Poles and Czechs Are Warned Against
Occupying Teschcn.

Paris, Feb. 3.-Polish and Czech
leaders have been given a pointed
warning by the peace conference not
to occupy disputed territory in the
province of Teschen, Austrian Silesia,
according to an official bulletin issued
tonight. The bulletin reads:
Owing to the conflict between the
Poles and Czechs at Teschen, resulting
in the occupation of the Ostreau-K ar-
win mining district and the railroad
from Oderburg to Teschen and Jab-
lunkau by the Czechs, the great pow
ers have declared it necessary to re-
mind the nationalities. who have
agreed to submit territorial questions
to the peace conference, that they
must refrain from occupying contest
ed territories"
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SAVED MANY LIVES
Nitrous Oxide Gas Made by Red Cross
in Great Quantities.

Washington, Feb. Allow nitrous
oxide gas, an anaesthetic made avail
able in large quantities in France thru
the joint efforts of army medical corps
and the American Red Cross saved
the lives of many American soldiers
was told today in a statement by the
Red Cross. The value of the gas was
underestimate by medical men be-
fore the war, the statement said, but
because of it's tendency to increase
blood pressure to strengthen the heart
without producing shock and to
cause no depressing after effects, it
came into general use in the operating
rooms OF most hospitals before the
end of the war. To render the gas
available, however. it was necessary
to transplant from this country to
France a completely equipped factory,
which was esta blished in Montreal last
June. By September the Red Cross
was turning out enough of the gas
to meet all requirements. the produce
lions reaching as high as 100000 gal
Ions a daT
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session of 1911 resulted in the submis-
sion of but one amendment to the
voters in 1912-the equal suffrage
Amendment The greater portion of
the 1911 session was taken up with
consideration of the Initiative and ref
erendum and the recall. These re-
forms-that Kansas might live such
an exemplary life as Oregon and other
states with ballots as long as bed
SUBSTANTIALLY drew opposition.
One of the strongest arguments for
the convention plan is the claim that
the state cannot submit the desired
number of constitutional questions in
a single year. Friends of the conven-
ton urge that better publicity facih-
ties would be secured and the voter
would be better qualified to vote on a
new constitution than on a few specific
proposals that are not adequately
press ACCENTED. Convention opposition
may offer to accept the challenge in
homeopathic doses-by proposing to
increase the number of amendments.
Would Block Danger.
The new proposal would retain in
the legislature the right to say which
amendments would be submitted. The
plan would block any danger of a
revolutionary, socialistic or, as Colonel
Travis suggested, Bolshevistic
plank in our constitution during re-
construction period: this would still
give to the voters the right to make
numerous constitutional changes with
out disturbing the more sacred and
fundamental principles of state gov
eminent. Since records show that on
but few occasions has the legislature
submitted as many as three amend
ments, the proposed relief is declared
to be sufficient to meet all demands
and needs
Submit to Voters.
Not to exceed a half dozen really
important constitutional changes are
now recommended before the legisla-
ture. 1t is pointed out that the meas
ure increasing the number of pro-
posals might be submitted with two
other resolutions to the voters in 1920.
If they are adopted six or more reso-
lutions might be submitted for a vote
in 1922. Thus eight or nine constitu-
tional changes might be worked out in
the time required to call, assemble and
hold constitutional convention.
'AH of the relief desired could be
given the people in the time required
to call a constitutional convention
one legislator declared today. IT don't
know anyone who can think of more
than a half dozen changes which
should or reasonably could be made in
the present constitution. All of them
would secure quick action under the
plan to submit four to six amendments
at single election. In addition. thou
sands of dollars in expense would be
saved the taxpayers-as a constitu-
/ tional convention is a mighty eXpen-
! sive state luxury. Nor does the eX-
! pense stop with the convention. Some
! one must pay for the expense of court
| determination as to the meaning of the
| new constitution after it is written
! The highest court has pronounced on
the fundamentals in our present con-
| StitutiOn.'
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Kansas City Grain and Produce

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City, Feb. 4.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No hard. s2.32@2 80 !:
No. 2, s.. 30@2.32; No. red, $e-34@2.37 ;
No. 2. $2.310234.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. mixed.
$1.390I143; No. 5, SINGLED: No. 2 white,
S1.446l14415: No. 3. $1.39; No. 2 yellow,
$1.42@144: No. 3, $1.3S@1.4O.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
G1Kc; No. mixed, 59h @60c.
RYE-$1.45d1.50 so.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S2.550o .. rs.
HAY-Market weak. Choice timothy, 2S1a
@29c; choice prairie, $2S. 50@29.50; choice
alfalfa, $50. O0@33.O0.
SHORTS-S2. 4002.45.
BRAN-$2 20M225.
WHEAT-Receipts 1G cars.
BUTTER-Packing, cents higher, 21c
other grades. unchanged.
EGGS-Market &c higher: firsts, 41c.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-Close: February, S1.31Ih @1.31A ;
March, S1.2S3s; May. $1.23; July, S11S%.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago. Feb. 4-CORN-Cash February,
81 255s March, s1.259s; May, s1.17a; July,
oATs-February. ,57Ac; March, 581sc;
PORK-May, S37.40.
LARD-Feb., $22.30; May, s22.35; July,
S2:.0G.
RIBs-May, s2o.4o
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. 4-CQRN-Weakness de-
veloped in the corn market today largely
owing TO announcement that Great Britain
and Argentina would sign convention
at once without any specifications as to
minimum prices. AS quotations here adj
yanced on account of reports that Argen-
tine corn exports below stated minimum
would be forbidden. the effect of the new
arrangement was bearish. Better weather
in this country tended also to depress
values. Opening prices, which ranged
from &c off to Nc advance, with May
81 .201a to S1.211s and July 81 1888 to 81 .16s4
were followed by snaterial setback all
around.
Rallies which took place later were not
of a decided character and they failed to
hold. The close was heavy, 212c to SIZE
net lower, with May $1.17ss to $1.1tss and
July S1.135s to $I13A.
OATS-Oats declined with corn After
opening Ac to &c higher, the market re-
ceded to well below yesterdays finish.
PROVISIoNS-Higher quotations on
hogs gave firmness to provisions. Trade
was more active than has been the case
OF late.
subsequently, reports of big stocks of
meats and lard at western packing points
led to something of a reaction.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(rhe range OF PRICES ON grain futures on
Chicago isOard of Trade as reported by
Thos. ]. Myers sol N. z. Bidg.)
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in lining up legislative support. III. II.
Motter of Mcpherson. state chairman,
and ALT Landon of Independence,
chairman of the Third district Allen
organization last summer, are also
here to aid the Allen workers. On the
other hand, Martin has received an
armfuI of letters and kilograms COM
mending his stand. One telegram was
from Wichita-GovernorA Aliens home
town-and was signed by a dozen
prominent Republicans, who asserted
Sedgwick county was opposed to the
convention plan
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PICkETS OUT IN STRIKE.
q COO Silk Workers Arc Out-Say
Is Il WalkOut.

Paterson. n. J., Feb. 4.-Picketing
started here today in the strike of
$1,000 silk workers.
A number of /. w. w. agents were
on the ground seeking to organize the
strikers. However. most of the opera
tiyes showed no inclination to par
ticipate in l. ". w. meetings.
In accordance with their demand
for a 4I-hour week, the silk operatives
reported for work this morning at
1880, half anihour late. They found
the doors closed against them. There
fore. leaders assert they are being
locked out. The manufacturers, how
ever, declare it is a strike, not a lock-
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A TOPEkAN is NAMED
Guy McClintock Will Be Sup't Sedg-
wick County T. b. Sanatorium.

Wichita, Feb. Guy McClintock.
for a number of years employed in the
state hospital at Topeka. has been
named by the county commissioners
here as the new superintendent of the
Sedgwick county tuberculosis sanator-
ium. The former superintendent re-
Gently resigned. McClintock will be
assisted by his wife in caring for the
institution. Both will arrive here about
February Is to take over their new
duties, il is said.
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HOLD ALL OF UKRAINE
Russian Reds Now Master of Most OF
Larger Cities INLAND.

London. Feb. 4.-Bolshevist forces
are now masters of almost the whole
of eastern Ukraine. including the i'm
portant centers of Kharkov, Poltava,
Ekaterinoslav and the KonetU mining
region, according to a Helsingfors dis
patch to the Mail. 1t is reported that
a soviet government has been estab-
lished at Kharkoy, the president be-
ing M. Rakovsky, one of the sigma
tories to the Brest-Litovsk treaty with
GERMANY
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packing, s1s.5oa17.5o: pigs. good. sls.25@

16.25.
CATTLE-Reeeipts 1900. Market high
err. Beef cattle. good, $166oM2U.2s; met.
ium, S10.506l1665; butcher stock, cows and
heffers. $7.0O@14!5s; Gamers. $600gs o ;
stockers good, $10.65@14.25; medium. $50
0f10 Is: veal calves, good S14a5@15.T5.
SHEEP-Receipts .. 000 Market strong.
Lambs, choice, S16S0@16.90; mediums 90
a 1850: ewes choice, $10.J0@ 1915; medium.
50 2561O50
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Pal Moore Meets walsh.

Nashville Tenn, Feb. 4.-Pal
Moore, the J Memphis pugilist who
recently gained a decision over Jimmy
Wilde, the English flyweight cham
pion, has been matched to- meet
Jimmy Walsh here February IA in an
eight-round bout
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February and March. No pressure OF easn
corn exists and with May selling az nsu,
than March under FEBRUARY , ,hs.e - egirfns.
away foo much as there must be an accuIi-
ulation of corn this month to heip pus a,'
short seller; There Is i"u,TI''e me largest
known at this season against 's iii
year In the aggregsatss s7 Visible dsn in OF unit
grains 9, there is lso 1ss IL. ~ 600 more
Than Last year. of wheat and rye there y
f6i .i1SsO0o or more than enough to expers,
as,n td INV /. and leave 100000 at the
end 1t is doubtful whether ooa,s eiin o
secured to take that much In addiIioH 70
administration is figuring on being neeeee
to say nothing of the barley ana iionr-
Topeka Market Reporf.
prices furnished by7wolff Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, Feb. T.
+ HOGS
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. sl4. soeli9 re
PAckiNG soWS. good to ,.-oa,ee,
LIGHT i oS,yS1, IN
NV W. cannot use rough and thin unfinished
hogs for packing purposes. We viii nave
to buy at stock hog prices
Poultry ans Eggs.
Furnished BY the r.peks fsckinR COM
pany, corner Laurent ana hadtsouh
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 4.
Springs orer lbs. 2ac: old rsosters i5c;
t,roiisra ms tn-far eh .srus svef
81 lbs, 23c;. hens under 80 lbs. 2oc'
springs over 2 lbs, 23c; stays, 19c.
Topeka train Market.
FURNISHED Nv Derby Grain Co.. corner
Kansas Ave. and Cnrtis st NJ,
YELLOW coEe 40.
OATS-fiEc.
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Sew YORK Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Feb. 4.-STOCKS-
Firmer tendencies ruled in all sectious of
the list at the opening of today's stock
market. United State Steel. motors. Ieath-
ers and numerous specialties made gains
ranging from large fractions to point.
Further recovery vas observed In stocks
recently under bear pressure. specially higE
grade oils and investment rails. Conspic-
uous among the latter were Canadian Pa
cific, and Chesapeake and Ohio. each gain
ing point. Early quotations for liberty
bonds were irregular.
Advances in Z. S. Steel various motors
hide and leather preferred, American
Sugar, American Smelling. Baldwin Loco
motive and oils were generally enhanced
during the first hour. steel rising TO 81
its best quotation since last weeks cut
in the extra dividend. international nickel
continued strong, in disregard of yester-
days lower rate of dividend and special
ties as class. profited by further short
coverings. Profit taking and heaviness OF
Marine preferred reduced some of the more
substantial gains at noon when the market
became extremely DUH
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-HoGS-Recefpts 5000
Market higher. Bulk of sales. SIT. f09i X
butchers. s1T.65@17.95: lights. $16.75d 1T.G0
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ALIVE RRoMO QUINfSE Tablets. Lcok
for sigma ure of w GROVE. Cures a
Coidin One Day. 30e.-Adv.
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Kansas City, Feb. 4-CATTLE-Receipts
5000 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market
steady. Bulk of sales, $170oQ1l.4o, top,
SI760.
SHEEP-Receipts $500 head. Market
strong 1Oc higher Lamb $3.50.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
tThe r1age OF prices on srain futures "n
by Thos. J.. Myers. 3Ol u Ridg-)
Kansas City, Feb. 4.
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HAVE TWO PLANS

continued from Page One)
put to coming here. In other words,
the senators and representatives come
here, not for the So per day, but for
of the position and the publicity and
reputation they may secure to aid
them in furthering ambition to other
offices.
In regard to limited jury provision,
1t is said that we have gotten along for
Il generation with the present system
and we could two or three years
longer.
IN regard to the short ballot for
county reform, it is claimed that this,
too. can wait for the second series of
Fthree. because the most essential re-
forms in county government were made
by the last legislature and the one
before it: namely. changing conditions
that permitted the sheriff, probate
judge and register of deeds, for in
stance, from making fortunes during
their terms of office. This was done
by legislative enactments requiring
these and other officials to turn in
to the general county fund all their
fees above a reasonable compensation
fer their services.
These views. the State Journal be-
lieves are worthy of the most careful
consideration and may accomplish
both what Governor Allen desires and
meet the wishes of the sincere oppo-
nents to a new constitutional conven-
tio.., who are opposed to involving an
entire new constitution. There are
many members in the legislature who
earnestly advocate the same changes
that the governor advocates, but are
simply opposed to getting these
changes thru a new constitution. in
stead of by amendments to the pres
ent document. This latter is the view
of the editor OF the State Journal
Another Way Out.
Opponents of the constitutional
convention may offer another way
out Before the end of the present
fight they are expected to suggest a
constitutional change permitting the
submission of four to six or mere pro-
posed amendments by single legisla-
ture, instead of three now permitted.
This plan may be urged as a substi-
tute for the expensive constitutional
convention for which, the opposition
declares. there is no real DER nd.
Many Legislators believe the pro-
posed amendment increasing the mum
Der of amendments to be submitted
at each session of the legislature would
meet all demands for constitutional
changes. 1t is urged that less than q
dozen amendments have been submit
ted in the last dozen years. From q
flock of nearly twenty-five proposals
the legislature two years ago submit
ted but two. Both were adopted. II
1915 the legislature adjourned withou'
proposing a single change in the con
stitutiop. In 1913 the legislature sub
mitted two proposed amendments. One
1.-The recai-was adopted-while tht
second, a tax proposal. was beaten.
Only One in 1911.
The bitter fighting of the legislative
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THE following sales were made this morn,
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas CITY. anu
rect to the State Journal by clay nooin-
son Il Co.. live stock commission mer-
chanfs.l =.
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New York Produce Market

New York. Feb. 4.-BUTTER-Markei
steady. Creamery higher than extras, 49,.
6I49c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex.
tras, 43L @44c.
CHEESE-Mafket unsettled.
POULTRY-Market quiet; prices I'M
changed; live poultry, steady.
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Chicago. Feb. 4-BUTTER - Market
higher. Creamery, 3StG45c.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, &c.
POTATOESAMarket unchanged.
POULTRY-A1ive, higher.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. Feb. 4.-COTTON--Spot
steady; middling. 2T.75.
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An American soldier in France, bringing
in prisoners, recognized one of them as
his brother who had been impressed into
the German army.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by tire weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending at 4 a. lii. Tuesday.
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New York Sugar N

New York Sugar Market.
New York Feb. 4.-SUGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal. 7.2s; fine granulated,
SEQ.
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&c bltter fighting of the legiglative
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Secs Competent Delegates.


at seems to be the opinion of some
that the delegates who would be elect
ed to constitutional convention would
be selected from the asylums. 1 as
sure you this is not the case. The
delegates would be chosen by the peo-
pie who selectedSyou and who selected
me-and can you pay them any high
er compliment than thiS?'
This statement brought the audience
to laughter, but the governor con-
tinued in all seriousness:
Gentlemen, the only thing you are
asked to do is to give the people the
right to say whether or not they want
a new constitution. That is the only
thing you are asked TO do and the
only thing you can do. Surely you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-16

Sadie Barnet, a salesgirl in the
white goods department, lives with
her aunt, Dee Dee, who is also
saleswoman at the ribbon counter.
Dee Dee, who is threatened with
blindness, scolds her for her selfish
ness in accepting favors and enter
tainment with Jerry Beck, whom Dee
Dee considers INSCRIPTIONS. Sadie
leaves her in a temper and goes for
ride in Jerry's car.