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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
ENGINEERS ARE OUT
All Will Have Left Camp Funston in
Few Hours Now.

Camp Funston, Kan, May 3.-Fri-
day night was the last night in a mill
tary camp for the Topeka and other
Kansas and Missouri members of the
10th engineers. The whole unit of
heroes, who dropped their picks, show
els and other tools of construction to
battle the Hun with lead and steel, the
fighting engineers" who held the line
in the famous Argonne offensive after
the infantry had been cut to pieces,
will say a final goodbye to the army
today. ,
The last paper has been signed, the
last physical examination made and
the last piece of equipment turned in.
A special Union Pacific train will take
the first bunch out at noon today.
Extra coaches will be placed on the
two afternoon trains out of here for
the east at pat and 5:15. And the
time cannot come too quickly for the
10th boys.
The rehabilitation schedule is pro-
ceeding like a well-oiled machine and
thus far the rehabilitation officers
have kept their promise to discharge
all units of the 35th division within
forty-eight hours after their arrival
in camp.
The 12Sth field artillery, a st. Louis
unit, blew taps for military life to-
day. The gunners, all wearing the
bright red chevron denoting they were
once more civilians, left this morning
and afternoon, each and every man in
the outfit wearing a smile of happi-
ness. While the 10th men will get
away today, the officers of the unit
will not leave until Sunday morning.
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TREATY DELAYED
VIII Not Be Delivered to Foe
Until Wednesday, Paper Says.
Important Progress Made
z Territorial Grants Fixed.

: Paris, May 3.-The presentation of
the peace terms to the Germans will
not take place before Wednesday,
Nay Z, according to the present indi-
cations this mornings Paris news
uhpers say.
: Important progress has been made,
however. in solving problems remain
iPe before the final shaping of the
tfeaty.
The Echo de Paris says the council
of three yesterday adopted the section
or the treaty dealing with Alsace and
lorraine, which are given to France,
the ownership of the railways includ-
cyl. The council also fixed the status
IF Luxembourg, this newspaper adds.
completely severing the grand du6hy
nom Germany.
Now that the peace terms are to be
handed over to the Germans, the
Newspapers point out that the sum-
moning of the Austro-Hungaria dele
gates seems probable, and they voice
the expectation that an invitation of
an amicable sort will be sent to Italy,
requesting the presence of her dele
gates
At the meeting of the council of
three today it was decided that no pro-
vision will be made in the peace
treaty for the disposition of the Ger
man cables beyond specifying that
they are to be taken out of the hands
Qf the Germans and left in the control
Of the five great powers.
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Morning GrnIn Gossip.

FURNISHED Oy l. D. Myers. 3U] n. E BluS.1
. Chicago; Ill, May .3:-The Tribune
GRAIN-The food administration has re
considered its offer to resell flour at S1150
per barrel, and will resell in cases of need
of bakers at a fair price, reflecting the
resale price of wheat to mills. Action of
the corn market last few days is good
illustration of the feeling existing in the
trade here. Prices at their highest yes
terday were Is cents above the lowest on
the recent break. Traders are so nervous
that they jump at any news likely TO have
material effect. One minute a piece of
news is regarded bullish and the next
bearish, depending on how they are fixed
ON the market, or how they read it. Until
stabilfzing factors develop sharp fluctua-
tons are to be expected, with sales on
the quick bulges for profits and short
lines. and purchases on the sharp breaks
for refnstating lines covering the SAT-
est, as conservative operators see it. A
great deal of investment buying of Sep
TENDER oats on the short acreage theory
was on yesterday, but profit taking by
previous buyers satisfied all demands and
carried prices off 1 cent from the top at
last making a net loss of "a for the day.
Last years acreage was the largest known,
100000 acres being harvested. A de-
crease of 4 per cent, as estimated by one
local expert, would mean 1,776,OOO acres,
leaving 42,624. 900. or 3,16S, 900 acres more
than the 1912 1916 average. winter wheat
crop of ?0J.OO00O0 is suggested by Clement
state par yield per acre, compared with
S31O0O,000 by government last month and
Clement Curtis estimate of 930.000,0O0 in
April Oats acreage shows a decrease of
4 per cent. Seeding late from central Hi
nois northward.
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JOIN LEAGUE OPPONENTS
Senators Hiram johnson and McCor-
mick Ally With Lodge.

Washington, May 3.-Two senators.
classed as doubtful" on the league Of
nations covenant, today were definitely
lined up in opposition to the revised
pact. They are Hiram johnson, Cali
fornia, and MediH Mccormick, Illinois.
johnson is preparing to break his
long silence regarding league. 1t
is understood his opposition to it will
be based on the claim that it is I'M
American, violates American sover-
eighty and therefore cannot be accept
ed by any who want Americas position
as a free nation preserved.
Senator Mccormick, in a formal
statement. said in Difference to Sena-
tors Lodge and Curtis he did not want
to speak in final judgment now, but
Il feel free to say that in IT'S present
form it is rather a guarantee of en-
pire than a, league to enforce peace"
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TALKS ON LATIN
These Features of Morning
Meeting of Professors.
Classical Association COnven-
ton Will Close Today.

Latin in the high schools came in
for a liberal discussion this morning
at the meeting of the Kansas Mis-
souri, Classical association in the Ii
brary of the Topeka high school. The
session was opened with an address
by Prof. A. D. Chaplin, of the North
east high school of Kansas City, Mo-,
and president of the association. Ad-
dresses on Latin English in the
Sankee of Neodesha, and the "Coali-
ton of Latin With Other Subjects in
the High School, by Miss Kate Har-
riman of the Central high school of
Kansas City followed. Harold II.
Chase also spoke on Latin in Liberal
Education"
At HAS o'clock luncheon was serv-
ed, after which the high school pupils
took the members for an auto ride
over the city, arriving at the Wash
burn library at 1870, Where the after
Eggleston of Westport high school,
Prof. S. G. Hefflebower of Washburn.
and Prof A. w. Jones of Friends
university, Wichita, were on the pro-
gram for this afternoon.
The feature of the opening session
in the Washburn chapel Friday night
was the address by Prof Walter Mil
Missouri university. He told of his
experiences as a Y. NJ. c. A. worker in
Italy since 1917, with particular refer
ence to the German spy system,
which he said was infinitely worse in
Italy than in America. His address
was entitled Italy in Wartime"
The program this afternoon marked
the end of the convention, the entire
proceedings of which were open to the
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SUNDAY TO BE COOLER


rains. Anthony, Horton, Scott City
and Sedan reported roads in fair
shape. They were rough at Manhat-
tan and Garden City. But they are
not in condition to make motoring a
pleasure in any part of the state.
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature registered Sc. Tonight it will
drop to about so. Tomorrow after
noon it will drop to IS. A northwest
wind will keep the temperature from
rising much higher than So degrees.
The river is now running at a depth
of SO feet. Altho streams are rising,
Flora says they were low and will take
care of all the rain up to date without
difficulty. The extremes on record
for this date were IS in 1895 and %
in 1907. At o'clock this afternoon
1 5 miles an hour from the southwest.
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REPORTS

Continued from Page One)
Italian circles feel that something
should be done to prepare the ground
foF the return Of the ItaIan dele
gates" a high Italian Official told the
United Press today.
3The official said the attitude, of the
other allies in going ahead with the
peace settlement without paying any
apparent attention to the Italia as abb
sS1ce is beyond understanding"
Want Wilson to. Back Up.
sWitheut saying so directly, the Off
cial made it apparent the Italian gov
eminent feels the peace conference
should do something regarding Presi-
dent Wilson's appeal to the Italian
people in his statement regarding
Fiume. So long as this stands the
government feels the delegation can
not return to Paris, having been pub
lely affrOnted. Just what the Ital-
tans expected is not exactly clear. tho
IL is apparent that if Wilson will take
back his statement" or if the confer
ence will formally invite the delegates
to return that will suffice
3 In some circles it is suggested that
it is entirely necessary for Premier Or
lando and Foreign Minister Sonnino to
return so that Italy may complete her
work in the conference. A way may
he found. however, for other Italian
delegates to represent her, it is said.
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NO LETUP At ST. JOHNS
Little Hope for Start of Cross Ocean
Flight Today.

St Johns, N. F., May 3.-Local
weather conditions continued unfavor-
able today and little hope was held
that the transatlantic airplane flight
would be attempted. A stiff northeast
wind was blowing in the region of
Belle Isle and fog still hung over
the harbor.
No concern was expressed by either
Hawker or Raynham over the arrival
of the United States mine layer
Aroostook, now lying in Trepassy bay.
The Aroostook carried the crew of
the American naval air station which
will be maintained as the base Of the
United States flying boats. Hawker
declared that with a reasonable break
with the weather, the British aviators
could give the Americans a three days
start and still beat them to England,
providing the Americans follow their
announced, plans.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, May 3.-CORN-Excessive rains
likely to delay planting had decided bull
ish Influence today on the corn market.
gave but little heed to other factors than
those tending to make the planting season
later Demand was mostly for small lots.
Opening prices, which ranged from 1c to
September $163A to S1.64A, were followed
by material further gains.
No important setback took place in the
later dealings. Prices closed strong at 2ssc
to sac net higher. with July $16e+s to
Sissy and September $1.64i4@1 :6474.
OATS-Oats reflected the advance of
with July 72Ac to !2@sc. the market I'M
derwent something of a reaction.
VISIONS-Provisions were strong
and hogs. Trade tho lacked volume.
Most of the days gains were held at the
finish.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City, May 3.-wHEAT-Cash ::
Market unchanged to cents higher. No.
l hard, s2.s4; No. ?, $3.50; No. red, s2.7s ;
coKS@Market 1e to e higher. No.
white: $40; No; 3: sI,7O@1T1; No. 2 yell
7311d74c; No. 2 mixed, O15@711c; No. ?
RYESs1. 62GL64.
HAY-Alfalfa. SOC higher; choice tim
othy, So. Goa $500: choice prairie. $39.JOQ
1000; choice. alfalfa. S8s.5O@ 1000
SHoRTs--S2 20@2,4o
WHEAT-Receipts II cars
BUTTER-Market 1c lower. Creamery.
soc: firsts. 53c; seconds, 51e; packing, 41c.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-Close: May, 1.72s4 July, $1.IOA ;
September, $164-
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ARMENIANS IN PROTEST.
People See in Wilson's Statement In
cIination To Partition Country.

Boston, May 3.-Assuming upon
advices from the Albanian represen-
tatives in Paris that the Volpna men
toned in President Wilson's memo
randum to Premier Orlando is the AL
bantam port of Volpna, KoI Tromara,
of the Albanian federation Vatra, sent
a cablegrdm to President Wilson yes
terday protesting against his state
ment that there was common agree
ment that the port should be ceded
to Italy.
''Albanians of America" says the
cablegram, have been overwhelmed
with grief by the publication of your
memorandum in which the perma-
nent possession of the principal Al
bantam seaport of Vo1pna by Italy is
treated as a matter of common agree
ment in exchange of Fiume. This
tentative proposal following closely
upon the attitude of American dele
gates of the committee on Greek
claims recommending cession of the
Albanian province of Arghyrocastro
and the Albanian seaport of Santi-
Quaranta to Greece indicates inclina-
ton of the allied powers, as we'll as of
America to execute clauses of the Sc
cret treaty of London of 1915 parti-
tioning Albania"
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FIXING HARVESTWAGES
Probably Around so Cents an Hour
Labor Scarcity Problem.

Labor Scarcity a Problem
Kansas City, Mo, May 3.-Wheat
farmers were to meet today in Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa to
determine the wages to be paid har-
vest hands who will gather the great
est wheat crop in history. 1t probably
will be 40, 5 or SO cents an hour.
Farmers are worrying as to where
the labor is to come from this year.
With abolition of the "1oater" class
which has hitherto proved reliable in
recruiting harvest labor, the farmers
will be forced to depend on work ers
spared from other labor. The posi-
bility of maintaining men who began
harvesting in northern Oklahoma and
followed the harvest" into Nebraska
and the Dakotas, has faded with the
increase in railroad fare to 3 II cents
mile over the former rate of 1 cent
mile.
The plan followed last year of re-
leasing employees from the cities for
one or two weeks for harvest work
will probably prove the most popular
this year.
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|. W. W. IN THREAT
Radicals, Say They'll Blow
Sioux City .'tO He'll"
Move To Gust Ma yOr Short, AL
legged Friend, Ca uses Action.

Sioux City, Iowa. NJ; ~ 3.-"We will
blow the whole town to- hell if you put
Mayor Short out of OF fice.'
That was the threat I made on a post
card addressed to f. ]. Stanson, in
strumental in trying d , secure recall
of Short. The card wa in Stanson's
mali Friday.
1T was signed Il. w. Nv. Alliance for
Short"
Police have begun ROT nding up all
suspicious characters and those known
to have leaning toward BolsheYism
or the /. w. w. ganizatIon.
Citizens are seeking to Dust Short
because he welcomed dele gat to
recent "wobblies'' conVention here.
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s-HOUR DAY ON CANAL.
Laborers on ChristobaI Piers Get
Shorter Hours-No Pay Change.

Panama. May 2.-Lieut. Col. Ches-
ter Harding, governor of the canal
zone, has established an eight-hour
day for laborers on the piers at Chris
tobal This has been done without
any change in the pay of American
employees, who work on a monthly
basis.
West Indian laborers, who work on
an hourly basis. refused to work this
morning, being under the impression
that their pay for a days work would
be reduced. They were assured their
wages would be increased from IT to
10 cents per hour, which would be
sufficient to give them the same COM
pensation for an eight-hour day as
they have received for working nine
hours. Little work was done today in
moving cargoes. but no further delay
is 'anticipated
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Kansas City. May Receipts
200 a. Market steady cad Bulb of sales $19 so
@2O$5; lights. SIS. 750i 20 20; packing sows.
SO. 00d2O.20; pigs. $14OO@1s.25.
CATTLE-Receipts 200 Market closed
lower: butcher stock, mostly 25c to 75c
lower; Gamers. steady; most calves. 81
lower; stockers generally steady; heavy
1850; cows and heifers. $1,000 1925; can
ners, $500@6J0: veal calves, $500 Il. 80;
SHEEp-Receipts 300. Market for week:
Fat wooded sheep and lambs. 25c to SOC
higher shorn stock y we st to lover feed
81. 25l 1900: ewes. medium, $11.2Je114JO; ;
breeding ewes, $9.50d17Oo.
Kansas City Stock Yards, May Ma
terial declines occurred in prices of fat
TO strong and sheep were % to 81 cents
higher. Fat steers suffered the biggest
decline of the season. reaching the low
point Thursday. and today regained %
cents of the loss. All markets underwent
change to lower price levels. and the
decline here was less than elsewhere. This
market showed sufficient demand to alb
sorb a liberal supply from up river mar
kets.
RECEIPTS FOB Ro THE WEEK AND
Receipts in the five days this week were
% 100 cattle, 300 calves. 62,G00 hogs and
csIyes s spPfaf hogs " and G sbee1
in the five days last week and 12,s2s cat
tie, 2,391 calves. G2S12 hogs and 2S.017
sheep year ago. April receipts were 1T4,-
167 cattle, 1917 calves. 2S0g74 hogs and
164 $50 sheep. a decrease of 1897 cattle
and an increase of G074 calves, 24.J53 hogs
and 1854 sheep, compared with April 1913.
BEEF CATTLE.
Twenty five cents of the decline that oc-
cured in beef steers early this week was
regained today and the net loss for the
week was 40 to 70 cents. The general mar
ket was the lowest for some months past.
Medium weight steers declined more than
heavy or light weight grades. The supply
has been fairly well cleaned up and lighter
receipts are expected next week. Offerings
came from a wide area. The top price for
native steers was $3.50, for Colorado
steers SIZE California steers sold at
$3.50 to x15.25, Oregon. Idaho and Utah
steers $3.50 to S15.I5. and the bulk of the
native steers $3.50 to $1J.7j. About sixty
carloads of south Texas steers sold or the
quarantine side at $9I3 to SIZE Fat cows
and heifers were quoted off - to 80 cents.
and veal calves 81 to $3.50. Cows are quot
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REVOLTS IN COSTA RIGA.
Exilcs Defeat Force of Frontier
Guards Thursday.

San Juan Del Sur, Mic, May g.
Costa Rican exiIes met and defeated a
force of Costa Rican frontier guards
on the Rio F'rio. near the southeastern
short of Lake Nicaragua. Thursday.
The frontier guards retired after the
fight.
1t is reported here that other revo-
lutionists have begun an attack along
the border between Costa Rica and
Panama
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French and British press treat the ar
rival of the Germans as matter of
minor importance and adds that ac-
cording to the Dutch papers the
American press had displayed a SINH
lar indifference
June 1 is given as the probable date
of the signing of the treaty.
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SYLVIA JAILED AGAIN
Miss Panlhurst Tried To Break Into
House of Commons

London. May 2.-Sylvia Pankhurst
and Amelia Mahoney, who were ar
rested yesterday when women at
tempted to force an entrance into the
house of commons in a May day dem
onstration, in police court today were
ordered to give bonds for their good
behavior. Neither would give the
necessary bond and they remain under
detention,
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IN VICTORY MARCH
Twelve Thousand British Colonial
Troops Reviewed by King George.

London, May 3.-Twelve thousand
British colonial troops participated in
victory march today
Canadian, Australian. New Zealand,
Newfoundland South African and
West Indian soldiers were in line. The
parade started from Hyde park short
ly after noon. King George took the
salute at buckingham palace where
Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales,
Field Marshal Haig War Minister
Churchill, Secretary Daniels. and 9TH
er notables were gathered
Tens of thousands of persons
cheered the marchers. Twelve Can
adam airplanes performed stunts over
head.
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DENY KANSAS HARVEST AID
Railroad Board Will Not Cut Fares to
Farm Hands.

Washington, May 3.-The request of
Kansas agricultural organization
that reduced railroad fares be granted
to farm laborers in order to induce
them to assist in the wheat harvest
this summer has been denied by the
railroad administration.
Senator Curtis of Kansas was noti-
fled today that it would be contrary to
established policies to grant such re-
auctions.
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U. s. DEPoRTING ANARCHISTS.
Bomb Plots Speed Action Along Pa.
cific Coast.

San Francisco. May 3.-Parties of
alleged alien revolutionists are being
made up in San Francisco, Seattle and
other coast points for deportation as
a result of the receipt. of mailed
bombs and other radical activities at
these points, Edward White. commits
sioner of immigration, announced
here.
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"COLD BUT CORRECT"
PhuIs Hun Press Describes French At
n titude Toward Germans.

X Paris, May I'm German wireless
picked up in Paris the first
meeting of the German delegates with
of the allies is de-
scribed at length. The attitude of the
French officials is characterized as
Gold but correct"
L The message declares that the
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129TH THRU TODAY
Missouri Unit of the Thirty-Fifth Is
Due This Afternoon.

The 129th field artillery, a Missouri
unit of the famous 35th division, will
pass thru Topeka about 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The troop trains will stop
here for fifteen or twenty minutes
and the men will be cared for by the
Red Cross canteen.
This unit paraded in Kansas City
this morning. 1t is on its way to
Camp Funston. Here the men will
be discharged and returned to civil
ian life. The sections of the train
leave Kansas City at 2:15 o'clock and
at PAS o'clock
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ed at $4.T5 to S14.25, heifers $3.50 to SIP %,
bulls 81 to $1,000, and calves IS to $3.50.
STOCKERS AMI EEEnERS


Notwithstanding the decline in beef cat
tie, good to choice stockers and feeders
sold at steady prices, common grades were
20 cents lower. Stock cows and htifers
were in active demand and strong in price.
Eastern feeders took a good many HOO to
1850 pound steers at SIG TO $3.50 Most
of the other feeders sold at $1350 to $1JsJ.
and stockers 50 to SIG Stock cows and
heifers brought $50 to 1915. stock calves
sold up to $3.50.
HOGS.
Monday hogs sold up TO S21 and today
the top price was $20.35 However. no prime
hogs were here today and they. would
have sold at 5000, or better, about so
cents under Monday and 45 cents Snder a
week ago. Heavy receipts in Chicago Mon
day started the decline, and big break
in corn added weakness Tuesday. However
the market strengthened today. and the low
point has probably been passed. Pigs are
quoted at $3.50 TO $40 and the bulk Of fat
hogs $50 to $20.35.
SHEEP AND LANES.
Sheep receipts were lighter this week
than last and prices for fed grades ad-
vanced % to IS cents, and grass fat sheep
and goats were up 80 to so cents. All the
goats offered that sold after Tuesday
brought $I.T5 to $50 The top for fed
lambs $19.25 was paid today. Few sheep
were here. Clipped lambs brought $15 to
$15.3o. CHARLES NJ. PIPKIN,
Market CorrespGndent.
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soTHERN AND MARLowE AGAIN
Famous Stars Will Return to Stage
Next October.

New York. May BE. H. Sothern
and Julia Marlowe will return to the
stage next October. according to an
announcement by Lee Shubert, their
manager. Both have been doing relief
work in France.
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WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Unsettled tonight and Sunday.
Probably showers, cooler Sunday and
north and east tonight.

to hold an even balance for the huge con-
tlicting interests affected by distribution
of the American wheat and flour supply
were mainly responsible for the wide
swings of the corn market. The weeks
outcome for oats ranged from 21sc decline
to 11ac advances for provisions from 215c
off to rise of GO cents.
Oats were governed by corn. Provisions
shared the flurries of grain but averaged
higher on account of foreign demand.
Lard reached a new high cost record.