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The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
For the twenty four hours ending at a.
m, 10Th meridian time Monday.

A few widely scattered showers were the
only precipitation reported in Kansas the
past "A hours. with temperatures ranging
about normal over the entire state.
Stations reporting rainfall for The 24
hours ending yesterday morning are as
follows Horton -, Hanover 40, and st
Joseph las.
The Kansas and Smoky Hill below abb
lene are at fairly high stages and a further
rise OF feet IN the next 24 hours is indi-
cated at Topeka.
The roads were rough at all stations re-
porting This morning. with the exception
of Anthony. Fort Scott, Horton. Manhattan
and Scott City where they are fair and lola
muddy, and Emporia where they are re-
ported to be good.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. May 5-CORN-Fresh upturns
in the value of corn resulted today from
continued wet weather which made both
hauling and planting difficult If not i'm
possible On the new advance July de-
livery touched the highest price yet this
season. Profit-taking sales, however, led
subsequently to something of a reaction.
Opening figures, which ranged from Ac
to 2%c higher, with July $169H to Sill
and September S1.65 to $1.66 were followed
by moderate additional gains and by rallies
from the ensuing setback.
sensational break in prices took place
just before the close as a result of heavy
selling and of a sudden lack of all support.
The extraordinary change in the temper of
the market was due to announcement from
Minneapolis that the United States govern-
ment had arranged to import wheat from
Canada. and that n downward revision of
prices of foodstuffs was anticipated. In
the. furry, the extreme fall of values was
about Il cents but the market also reacted
with great abruptness. The close was
excited, 3 cents to &c net lower, with July
$1.65A to $1.651s and September SLIGO to
S1.6015.
OATS-Oats were stronger with corn.
After opening 1sc to 13sc up, including
July at I25sc to 72Ac, the market remained
compare tivaly firm.
PROVISlGNS-Provisi rose on ac-
count of bulEes in grain and hog values
Selling was of only a scattered character.
Virtually all of the days gains In the
provision market were wiped out When
grain markets crashed downward near the
end of the day. Trading iu provisions tho
lacked volume.
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Chicago, May 5-HoGS = Receipts
80, 600. Market higher. Top, $21.05; bulk
of sales, $20T5@21.O0; heavy, $20.S31 81. .05; ;
medium, $20.65@ 21e0; lights, $19.00@2l .O0: |:
heavy packing sows, smooth. $20.00G 20.J0; ;
$11.I56f19.25.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000 Market steady
to strong. Beef steers, heavy weight, '1.JO
d20.0O; light weight, s10.506i7.S5; heifers,
$S.00G 1925; COWS, $T.15d 1900; Gamers,
S6.256I1.I5; veal calves. $1S.000 140O; feed
ers, $40. O.25@I 1850; stockers, $S.500l 1879.
SHEEP-Receipts 12,00O Market strong
TO higher. Lambs, $1T.15@20.J0; culs,
$1300@ 1850: yearling wethers.S1G OOd 1850; /;
ewes, $12.25d 1865; culls. $1,000 12.25.
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C. OF C. TRAIN STARTS
Kansas City Delegation, Touring the
Southwest, ut EIDofado Today.

Kansas City, Mo, lay 5.-El Do
RADIO. Kan, today was to receive 125
representatives of the Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce, who will ar
rive there aboard the victory special,
en- route on the twenty eighth annual
trade trip into Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas.
The longest and finest equipped
train of any previous year left union
station last night on its 1,500-mile
tour of the grain, oil and stock rails
ing belts of the southwest
The delegation will stop in Pratt
Kan, tonight. The victory special
will conclude its trip Saturday night
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Wall St, New York May 5.-STOCKS-
Despite incessant profit taking in the more
speculative issues the stock market today
resumed its upward swing another
broad movement. Sales approximated L.
100000 shares.
Oils, leather and shippings, at further
gnins. contributed TO the active final hour
The closing was strong
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Returned Hero Sees His Little
Daughter First Time.
Mrs. S. ID. Thacher and Baby
Down Town Early.
HUSBAND FATHER IN F. S. B.
Wife Stood in Shadow as He
Faced Death in France.
She Won, Daughter Lived and
Now "Daddy" Is Back.

When the 110th field signal bat
TALON arrived in Topeka this morn
ing. Sergt S. d. Thacher was met by
a smiling wife and baby who had al
most made the supreme sacrifice while
he was overseas. 1t was the smiling
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Kansas city, May 5.-HOGS-Receipts
10000. Market higher. Packers, top. S2U.65
bulk of sales, $20.OUd 20.40; heavy, $20.506r
20.60; medium, $40 20@ 20.G0: lights, $lS.Tj6Q
20.35; packing sows, $10.50G2040; Wigs,
$14 4O0I1S.50.
calves Market steady to strong. Heavy
steers, S13.00G1s:I5; light steers. $l0.256p
1850; cows, $0d5@ 1925: Gamers. 5000
@1G.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 10,50O. Market steady
to strong. Lambs, S16.750 10. 10 ;culls. S1l T5
@165O; ewes. medium, $11.25@ 1850; breed
ing ewes, $9.50@ 100.
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New York May 5.-MONEY-Merean
paper, A@5h per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills, 4.64%; commercial, GO day bills on
4.641h: demand, 4.67a4: cables. 1854
Francs demand, GA; cables. 6-12. Next
can dollars. 9I3c. Government bonds.
steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Time
loans, strong: 60 days, 90 days and G
months. 515I5A.
Call money, weaker: high. Az: low.
81 ruling rate, 4A; closing bid 3H Of
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
MEANS CONGRESS CALL MAY &c
Clearing of Italian Situation Will
Speed Action by Wilson.

Washington, May 5.-The statement
in Paris that the Italian situation is
apparently clearing led to the authori-
tative prediction here today that
President Wilson will call the extra
session Of congress before June l.
possibly Nav 26.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
REST OF FOE COMING
Peace Conference Prepares for Bui-
garian and Turk Delegates.

Paris, May 5.-Preparations were
being made today to receive the Bull
garian and Turkish peace delegates.
French officials examined the hous
ing facilities of the st. Cloud and
Bellevue hotels with the idea of es-
tablishing quarters for them in those
hotels
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Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner of Laurent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan, May 3.
Springs over lbs. 24c; Old roOsters. l5c;
broilers, lbs and under. 2Ic; hens. over
3l5 lbs. Csc; hens under 3I2 lbs. 2sc;
springs over lbs. 2;Ic: stays. 10c.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Wall St. New York, Mfy 5.-STQCKS--
Firmness marked the opening session OF
the week on the stock exchange the rove
ment showing few traces, however. of the
extraordinary activity OF the. past fort
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

FURNISHED by Darby Grain Co, corner
Kansas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, May 3.
YELLOW CORN-$ITO 40.
WHITE CORN-S1.7U.
OATS-10c
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

New York, May 5.--Liberty bonds close:
3Jz's. 9s.63; first As, $3.50: second 4's 94. 80:
first 4A's. 96O0; second 4kss. 94.36; third
4h's, 95.4S; fourth ANS, 94.3S.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

FURNISHED by Witchey Poultry & Egg
Co, 5IT. Quincy,D
Topeka. Kan, May s.
We are paying delivered: Heavy hens.
lb. 15c; broilers. 1919 IA lb 10 lbs. elch
40c per b. Eggs IN new cases at S12.1o.
Loose eggs per doz. use: guineas, $3.50 per
doZ.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

New York, May 1.-Liberty bonds IL 30
a. M: 3h's. 9s.7O; first as, $500; second
As. 94.2S: first AIS, 5000: second Az s,
"a. ~; third 4A's, $3.50: fourth 414's, 94.40. !
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

New York May 5.-BUTTER-Mar rket
steady. Creamery, higher than extras, 55lA
@56c.
tras. 4715 G4Sc.
CHEESE-Market firm.
POUBTRY-Alive, easier; dressed, steady.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

centrifugal. 7.2s: refined, steady: cut loaf.
1850; crushed, 1925; Mould A, $50: Cubes,
975; xxx powdered. $40; powdered, 915
fectioners' A, 500; No. 1, $50.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
Kansas city Live stock sales.

1.-THE following safes were made this mor;4-
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas city. Hnd
reported over long distance telephone di-
son X Co.. live stock commission mer-
rlants.b
Kansas City, May 5.-CATTLE-Receip
1900 head. Market slow; steady.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market 2jc
higher. Bulk of sales, $l0.9O@ 20.J0; top.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
steady.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Chicago, May 5.-CORN-Close: May.
81 G6k q COZ July, $l.65h @1659s; Sep
tember, 81. .80l1 6015.
OATS-May, 69c; July, 7O@70Sc; Sep
PORK-May. S537o: July. $51.5o
LARD-May, $3345; July, $S2.1O; Sep
SHORT RfBs-May, $500; July, s2s17.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan. for the twenty-four hours
ending at a. IN. Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

New York Cotton Market
New York. May 5.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling, 1920
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

fered at az; last loan. aA. Bank accept
nnceS. AZ.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Kansas city, May 5.-wHEAT-Cash :
Market &c higher No. hard, $2.s5: No. ..
$2.S1: No. l red, S2.1s; No. 2, s. !2d2.T5
CORN-Market &c to 4e higher; No.
mixed, $1.71M1.TS: No. 3, S1.75G17G; No.
white, 1.1T@1I71A; No. 5. $1.T6@1.77; No. =
yellow. SIT: No. 8. S1.15.
OATS-Market 1h0l1c higher. No. white,
Toe; No. 2 mixed, Hare; No. red, 71GT3c.
RYE-$1B5.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S2.G0@2.S0.
HAY--Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy. $37.00@3S00: choice prairie. $39.50U
1000; choice alfalfa, S3S.50Q3900.
SHORTS-$2. goa :. 40
wHEAT-Receipts 81 cars
CORN-Close: May, $1.e0; July, S1.0sh |;
September, $1.61L.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos. ]. Myers. 301 N. f BldG)
Chicago, May 8.
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New OrIenns COTTON Market.


Now OFAchHs SottVH NAhiAet'
New Orleans, May 5.-COTTON-Spot,
steady and unchanged; middling, $500.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

Chicago. May 5-BUTTER-Market un-
settled. Creamery, 51@55i4c.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 42d44c.
POULTRY-Alive, steady.
POTATOES-Market weaker. car lots.
northern bulk and sacked white, $1,000
215; Red Rivers. S1.90 cwt.: new stock,
Florida jobbing Speulding Rose, 900 bar
reig
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05

kansas CITY GFazn Mufker-
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City BOARD of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. 301 N. f. Bldgo
Kansas City, May 3.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-05
WELCOME NOTES

Continued from Page one.l
a number of girls walked outside
the lines, following the parade and
beating tins as they kept abreast Of
the soldiers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
QUINCY
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Quincy, Fla. May 2.-The United
States naval air station troupe from
Pensacola We're given the city keys
when they reached quincy. A crowded
house greeted them and enjoyed every
stunt and song to the uttermost. a
dance at the Eiks' club home was
given in their honor after the play.
A fine Victory Loan subscription was
secured during the evening.
The boys and girls of the high school
department presented Daddy a clever
little comedy at the Empire theatre
Thursday night. Mrs. Joe Youngblood,
wife of the principal-of the school, got
up the play and "Theda Bara" was
also a movie feature. A crowded house
encouraged the players and a splendid
sum was realized for the benefit of
the athletic association of the school.
Messrs. James Sharon and Melville
Ellis, OF Tallahassee. came TO Quincy,
Wednesday night, to attend the naval
air station players performance.
Mrs. S. w. Love and Mrs. Mary
Ellis entertained Friday evening with
a dinner party. Their guests were Mr..
and Mrs. j. H Trump, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Hearin, Mr.. and Mrs. CEas. Cur
it's, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Love.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
CORN WEEVL
CONTROL IS
Being URGED

Conserving corn from weevils In
the Gulf Coast States is the title of
farmers bulletin NO. 1923. just issued
by the U. S. Department OF Agricul-
ture. Washington. D. c. This bulletin
says the state marketing bureau.
should be in the hands Of every farmer
who raises corn.
great future is assured to the
corn crop of Florida and other states
of the south, but it must be protected
from insect pests. 1t is etimated that
weevil Destroyed over a million and a
quarter bushels of F1orida,s crop In
1916. with corresponding and even
greater losses according to reports
from other states
Conservative estimates place the
average weevil loss of southern corn
at 10 per cent. In very many instances,
particularly on the small farm. it is
much greater. It is loss that can
be prevented. Preventing weevl dam
age pays handsome returns. Control
OF weevils is simple. if given proper
place in farm economy This bulletin
gives information that, il needed, will
save the southern farmer millions of
dollar every year. The results will
be immediate and visible.
The farmer can keep his corn safe
from weevA attack until he can sell
to advantage or turn it into meat.
The farmer can do for himself what
the Spectator has found it profitable
to do for the farmer. 1t is unbusi-
nesslike to sell corn in the fall, or as
soon as weevils are discovered. merely
to avoid further weevil loss. Where
attention is given to weevil control,
farmers are saving money.
Remember, no matter how unfavor-
able the conditions, you can save
your corn if you will exercise your
own ingenuity and call upon your
county agent to help you. He is
there for that purpose and can pay
for himself hundred times over If
you will make use of him.
Send also for farmers bulletin No.
1o46, devoted to a discussion of the
newly imported European corn borer.
declared by experts to be menace
to the country's corn crop, as serious
as the boil weevil is to cotton. 1t
has already secured a foothold along
the North Atlantic coast. If it spreads
to the south and west irreparable
damage will follow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12

Caryville. Fla. May s.-Last Sunday
morning, April 81, Mr.. S. H. Apple
white passed away at his home in
Caryviile, he being suddenly stricken
with heart failure while sitting on the
door steps.
Mr.. Applewhite was 50 years old
and was born in Wilson, N. C. He mar
ried Miss Fannie H. Evans. of Marion.
s. c., and was the father of ten chill
dren, five of whom are living, and were
at his hirne shortly after his death.
He was buried beside his wife in the
cemetery at Westville. Fla, surround
ed by his family and a host of friends.
Mr.. Applewhite was an employee of
the Henderson-Wa its Lumber Com
pany, of Caryville. for the past several
years as chief shipping clerk at the
planning mill, and his genial and gra-
cious manner endeared him to all with
whom he came in contact.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12

for keeping record that will enable
the tax assessors to get a correct list
Of the cows owned by ell persons for
taxation purposes, The chairman OF
the committee explained it had been
the tntentiea to include all amendments
the house had already adopted, but
this had been overlooked. 1t was in
corporated by an amendment by Mr..
Wicker.
Mr.. Scruggs. of Leon county, offered
an amendment cutting down the time
cattle may be held by the dipping agent
before dipping from "a to 8.hours This
was adopted and later on Mr. Hagan.
Of Waukulla county, got through the
same amendment as to the time the
agent may hold the cattle after Dip
ping them.
Mr.. Williams. Of Leon county, pro-
posed an amendment striking out Sec
ton 8, and changing it SO as to pro-
vide the live stock board shall con-
sist OF the comptroller, the commits
| sioner of agriculture and the state
superintendent of public instruction,
the commissioner of agriculture to be
ofilcio president of the board. The
leaders for the bill went up in the air
at this, but it was adopted.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Williams
section 10 of the bill was changed so as
to conform to this provision. Then
followed number of amendments from
| the same source to make the remainder
Of the bill conform to the Williams
amendment as to the personnel of the
board.
Mr.. Chavons, of Lafayette county
proposed referendum clause at the
! end of the BILL This was tabled on
a tie vote. Mr.. Chavons called point
of order on the speaker, stating he
was under the impression that tie
vote lost the motion to table. The
speaker turned the laugh on him by
calling his attention to speaker had
counted himself to unite the vote.
Mr.. Scruggs, of Leon county, tried
| to restore the $500 lost to the bill
by the Edge amendment, by Offering
a rider appropriating that amount for
defraying the expense of looking after
hog cholera and other contagious dis
eases among hogs and cattle. The
| house refused to accept this. The bill
passed. So to 20.
Just before the vote was touched
| It was freely talked about the Hobbies
of the capitol by parties claiming to
know, that the bill in its present form
will vetoed by the governor.
The friends of the measure do not
propose to let it go to the governor
| in it's present shape, though, if they
can help it. They say they will fol-
low it to the senate and do all they
can toward having it restored to its
original shape.
Both sides are claiming to be SAN
guine about what the senate will do.
but others point out that body usually
does its own thinking and acting.
1t may be said though the fight
is not yet ended by long odds, but
the scene of activities has changed
from the house to the other end of
the capitol. and all hands are devout
ly thankful for that.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
AIR SERVICE
CAPTAIN AN
ADVERTISER


1. Men interested in aviation are
sending in their names and addresses
for the specially prepared circular so
rapidly and in such volume that /
predict the request you published win
bring in one hundred thousand names.
2. Having been interested directly
and Indirectly in newspaper work for
many years must frankly admit that
that this is the most remarkable re-
Spouse to call of its character ever
recorded.
8. 1t demonstrates emphatically that
the only way to reach the people is
through the columns of the press.
4. 1t was my privilege recently to
address the Advertising association of
the southeastern states at Atlanta,
and I quote.
5. The work of your association is
conveyed in one word. Advertising
the basis of success. It builds up a
business or enterprise and keeps it GO
ing, and the more successful, the more
one should advertise; never allow the
steam to go down.
s. Il was born and lived Is years
in an advertising community, and when
name the goods advertised you will
know the city-"Ayers Sarsaparilla,,'-
Hoods Sarsaparilla,'' and other patent
medicines.
4 when we wanted to float q. big
bond issue to extend the telephone
business in which I was interested we
advertised. When we wanted to build
up the telephone business we adver-
tised. In the early days when the
long distance system was first opened,
had all the newspapers throughout
the territory under my management
publish the following advertisement on
the first page: Use the long, dis
tance telephone"
8. This was the foundation for the
building up of the extensive long dis
long distance service. In a short time
had to double our facilities and you
know the enormous long distance tele-
phone business that is daily transact
ed throughout the United States and
Canada.
g. THE government was rather slow
to advertise at the beginning of the
necessity, and the work of the press in
war, but later found it an absolute
putting before the people the bond
issue and other matters is highly COM
mendab1e.
10. while in Boston representing
the War Department, the papers of
New England, over 1110o. carried locals
handed them setting forth the adj
vantages and requirements of the Air
Service, resulting in New England Sc
curing within a short time four times
its quota III aviators and balloon
pilots.
II. I'm Omaha I sent out similar
material In behalf of the balloon di-
vision which was carried in 5000 news
papers in various sections of tho coun-
try with results that in February.
1918. all the balloon pilots required
for the war had been obtained.
IL. Articles on my eight years
tour of the world with the automobile.
purely tour for pleasure, were pub
lished in every language throughout
the world, and the head of q large
New York newspaper said that the
publicity could not have been OBJ
tanned, if at ALL for less than IA mill
lion dollars, at advertising rates.
13s The value of newspaper adj
vertising is unlimited
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
IRELAND AFLAME
FOR REPUBLIC rs
VERDICT OF dunno

Dublin, May II -Michael F. Ryan
and Former Governor Edward F.
Dunno, representatives of Irish socie-
ties in the United States, returned to
Dublin today. after having received
the freedom of the city of Limerick.
They were greeted at the station by
a large crowd which escorted them
over the three-mile route to their tenn
porary residence.
Mr.. Dunno. in speeches to the crowd.
said he was convinced Ireland was
afiame for a republic Mr.. Ryan said
the delegates might leave Ireland next
week and il they did. ireland should
keep up the battle and victory was
certain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
RELIEF FELT
PASSING OF
DIPPING BILL
teY JOHN c. TRIcE.1

Tallahassee, May 11s-There il q
general feeling of relief at the passing
Of the compulsory dipping fight from
the floor OF the house to the senate.
chamber. Considering they were at
first looked upon and referred to as a
few obstructionists, those who opposed
the bill say they think they have done
pretty we'll They have forced the re-
duction Of the state appropriation down
10 exactly one half OF the amount the
original bill carFied-that is it now
carries $4,000 instead Of twice that
amount. They have looped off the two
members Of the board outside the gov
errors cabinet and made many other
changes.
At the very time the bin was taken
M a bitter fight was started by the
friends OF the measure proposing to
recess the house for the purpose Of
listening to Mr.. Rauls of the bureau of
animal industry, who was present in
the hall. The suggestion was made by
Mr.. Watson, of Dade county, and was
opposed by Mr.. Phillips, Of Columbia
county. The invitation was extended
and the speaker declared q recess for
twenty minutes.
Mr.. Rauls assembled the rostrum. He
was quite noticeably at disadvantage
in trying to crowd the salient features
of 2. speech of an hour and a half or
something like that into one of 30
minutes. But he made an impression
on his hearers.
Then the fight proper was precipitat-
ed by Mr. Edge, of Lake county, who
proposed an amendment cutting the
appropriation from $150,o00 to $4,000
Mr.. Mathis tried to throw scare
into the friends of citrus canker erad4-
cation by warning them they might
expect the same fight on their bill IL
this was successful.
An effort was made to table the
amendment but it failed to carry.
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Uutnam county, Of
fered a substitute for the Edge amend
ment, striking out $4,000 and insert
ing $4,000. 1t was pointed out that
this would cripple the provision in
the bill directing the board to pay for
cattle killed by dipping, and the sub
stitute amendment failed by very
few votes to successfully stand up
against a motion to table. The Edge
amendment was then adopted.
Before the vote was put on this,
however, Mr.. Scruggs, of Leon county,
unsuccessfully attempted to get in an
amendment for $125,000.
Mr. Crews was successful in amend
ing the bill so that no interested party
on either side could act as one of the
appraisers, in the matter of determin-
ing the value Of cattle killed by dip
ping.
Mr.. Futch, of Lake county, by
amendment reduced the amount of
travelling expenses OF agents of the
board from $500 to $500 per day. This
is to include the 'tips" to walters,
hotel and depot porters. The revela-
ton that these items were actually
provided for in the bill created a laugh
and was the cause of some caustic
remarks by Mr.. Futch, of Lake.
Wicker Amendment.
1t developed that the committee in
preparing the substitute bill had omit
ted the Wicker amendment providing