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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22
STOCK SALE HERE
Annual Auction of HOlstein-
Freisian Association.
Finest Dairy Cattle in Kansas
at the Fair Grounds.

Beginning Tuesday and lasting thru
Wednesday the annual auction sale of
the Holstein-F reisian Breeders asso-
citation of Kansas is to be held at the
Kansas free fair grounds in Topeka.
More than $50 head of the finest
dairy cattle in the state are to be Of
fered on the block and will be sold to
the highest bidder.
The first day of the sale eighty-five
registered Holstein-F reisian cattle will
be sold. These animals represent the
finest stock from twenty-one of the
leading herds of the state. The Tues
day sale is the official breeders sale.
Wednesday eighty registered ami
mails from the herd of A. B. wilcox &
Son of Shawnee county will be sold
at auction as a part of the annual
sale. Both the Wednesday sale and
the Tuesday sale are under the man
agement of w. H. Mott of Herington.
secretary of the HolsteinFriesian as
ISOLATION.
Kansas Avenue Parade.
A novel feature of the sale this year
will be the parade of the 165 animals
promptly at 1 o'clock Monday when
in single file the animals will move
down Kansas avenue.
Sunday a special invitation is issued
to all persons interested in cattle to
"Visitors are to be very welcome"
Mott said today, land every effort
will be made to show the cattle
Annual Banquet Monday.
The annual meeting and banquet of
the association will be. held at the
Chamber of Commerce Monday after
noon and evening, with the Chamber
of Commerce acting as host. Marco
Morrow will be POSTMASTER at the
banquet. Speakers to be called upon
include w. A. Biby, Carroll B. Mer-
riam, w. H. Mott. secretary of the
Holstein- Freisian association, J. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture; NJ. N. Beeler of the
Pierce Publications; George A. Wheel
er, of Topeka; Sem ]. NJ. Hackney, OF
| st. Paul. Mimi; and Ben Schneider
| of Nortonville, president of the asso-
| citation.
The reception committee of the
| Chamber of Commerce includes: q
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Biby. Mr., kand
Mrs J. c. Mohler, Mr.. and Mrs. Gull
| ford Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Ia
Dor, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. A
L. Oliger, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Gray
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fansler, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. o. Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E
Griest, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Marco Morrow. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Dillon, Mr.. and Mrs. H
w. McAfee, Mr.. j. r, Burrow, Mr.
| William Wolfe
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WORK ON SENATE
Wilson To Fight To Force APP
prOvaI of the League.
Plans To Make Senate Ratify
Treaty With Huns.

Paris, March 22-President Wilson
is prepared to make a strong fight to
compel the senate to ratify the pre-
liminary peace treaty containing the
league of nations, his intimates declar-
ed today.
Press reports that certain senators
will attempt to separate the league
from the treaty brought out the state
ment that Wilson is a good fighter"
Asked whether, as previously intim-
ated to the United Press, the president
is ready to stump the country if he
deems it necessary a person close in
his confidence, replied:
That's a good guess
The president is represented as
ready to carry his fight to the people,
after which, if his stand is endorsed,
he will tell the senate it must accept
or reject the treaty as it stands, Ieav-
ing the responsibility for rejection
wholly up to that body. Experts say
the treaty, when completed, will be in
Invisible, and that the league must be
considered an integral part.
Wilson is giving ,considera BILE atten-
ton to departmental finances but has
not yet reached any conclusions. 1t
has been foreseen that some govern
ment branches will encounter diff
Guilty after May, but the president is
unable to give any more from the
emergency appropriation. While the
president has not confided to any one
his ideas concerning an extra session
of congress, persons close to him said
today it is likely he will return home
by May Is or earlier
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 22-coRN-Week-en
adjustment of trades helped to rally the
corn market today from weakness which
developed at the outset, initial declines
were ascribed to selling based on opinions
that something of a reaction was due-after
the recent step advance, on the other hand
fresh upturns in the values of rye and
barley tended to hasten covering on the
part of shorts. Opening prices which
ranged from unchanged figures to 11sc
lower with May 81 40 to s1.451a and July
S1.36sl to $1.371a, were followed by a ma
terial setback all around and then Il rise
to well above yesterdays finish.
May advanced to a new high level for
the season. Best prices, however, were not
held. The close was unsettled, 1sc net
ioyer to re advance with May s1.45A to
$1451a and July $1.37h to $1.319s.
OATS-Oats reflected the action Of corn.
after opening kc off to sc up with May
ca sc to 6SA c<the market sagged but later
scored moderate gains.
PROVISIONS-Provisio lacked sup
port, firmness in the hog market seemed
to be virtually ignored
Subsequently the market was strength
ened by the bulge in corn.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices ON grain futures on
Chicago BOARD of Trade as reported by
Thos. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bld2)
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is THE LAST GREAT LOAN
Secretary Glass Says Victory Drive
VIII Be Final One.

Chicago, March 22.-Addressing
1900 victory loan campaign leaders
and organizers of the seventh federal
reserve district here last night, Secre-
tary of the Treasury Glass declared
the next loan will be the last great
popular flotation in America.
THE loan is attractive to me with
out 5 per cent interest" said Glass.
because 1 had two boys in the
trenches when the armistice was
signed. I know this is the sentiment
of thousands of other American fami-
lies"
Glass declared Americans will not
haggle with the cost of victory. The
readjuStment incident to a transition
from war to peace is well under way,
Glass said.
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Building Material Price vii
Feel the Knife Now.
Representatives of Industry
Meet To Talk of Future.
OTHER LINES FOLLOW STEEL
Lumber Did Not Increase So
Much as Others.
Additional Conferences Are To
Be Held in Country.

Washington, March 22.-Lumber
next to steel as a basic building ma
terial is to come under the price cut
ting knife today.
Representatives of the lumber in
dustry, together with the industrial
board, are planning to lower price
schedules in much the same fashion
as the steel men. The lumber mar
ket has shown as much stagnation
as the steel, because of the inactivity
in building and the representatives
have assured the board they are anx-
ious to fix schedules that will put in
motion vast building projects now be-
ing held up.
The substantial slash in steel prices
is taken by trade experts as indicative
of the reductions that must come in
other lines. With the board insisting
ules stand in spite of price reductions,
it is clear that prices cannot be sent
to pre-war levels at this time
Steel Is the Barometer.
But steel is regarded as a barometer
and it is believed lumber and other
prices will be reduced in about the
same proportion which averaged about
22 per cent below the war figures.
Lumber, however, did not increase
during the war quite so much as steel
and, the lumber men are believed to
be prepared to insist on somewhat
smaller reductions. Labor Is Dig
factor in their industry. they point
out, and they are planning to submit
their producing costs to prove that
big slashes cannot be made now.
But John H. Kirby, head of the
Lumbermens delegation, has told of
board ne realizes reductions must be
made and that the industry is willing
to make all adjustments possible.
Meanwhile, the various industries
being called into conference with the
board are being given assurance that
the price fixing agreements reached
are not in violation of antitrust laws
While no public statement has been
made by the board. the schedule OF
steel prices was held up yesterday I'M
til after members conferred with At
torney General Palmer and this is
taken to indicate that Palmer has
given his approval to the plan.
The board emphasizes in a state
ment on the steel situation that its
work is an effort to effect co-opera-
ton between the government, capital
and labor, and has in view due and
just regard for all of these interests
and. therefore will endeavor to strike
a balance which, while calling sooner
or later for some sacrifices or adjust
ments on the part of all, yet, will MOI
subject any of the interests to undue
hardship"
Regarding efforts to reduce wages
the board states lit is fully understood
and expected that the present wage
rates or agreements will not be inter
fered with, the approved prices hav-
ing this in view
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York. March 22.-STOCKS
An early rise in today's stock market
was met by heavy profit taking; incidental
to the week end session. United States
steel reacted from its additional advance
to the new high of 10O4s for the current
movement, falling to 99A, fraction under
yesterdays final price and other steels
declined proportionately. Oils also yielded
with metals and the further weakness of
local fractions and other utilities encour
aged an extension of short selling. Later
an inquiry for several speculative issues,
notably American Can and Hide and Leath-
err preferred. caused partial rallies. The
closing was heavy. Sales Appropriated
600 900 shares.
Bonds, including liberty and foreign is
sues, were inclined to ease.
United States Steel was again the CEN
trail feature at the opening of today's stock
market. its first offering consisting of
one lot of $1,000 shares at 33Z to par. This
was followed by numerous other transac-
lions up to 100s, overnight gain of
almost a point. Related shares scored
similar advances, also equipments of the
type represented by Baldwin Locomotive,
Central Leather and the motors and their
specialties.~ Industrial alcohol. Fennecott
copper and sugars were included among
the other strong issues Local fractions
were the only heavy stocks, Interborough
common and preferred losing further
ground with associated bond issues.
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UNSETTLED AND RAIN
Continued from Page one.)

No zero weather occurred in the
United States in the last twenty-four
hours. The coolest report, IL degrees
above zero, came from Havre. Mont
The lowest temperature in Topeka
was SO at o'clock this morning. To-
morrow temperatures will range be-
tween 80 in the early morning and
between 55 and so in the afternoon.
Altho scattered showers have been
reported from various parts of the
country, principally the east and west
coasts, no precipitation has occurred
in Kansas.
The extremes on record for this
date were SO in 1907 and IA in 1888.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of miles
an hour from the east.
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WILL HOLD FUNSTON
General Staff Recommends Retention
of Fort for Special Purposes.

Washington, March 22.-Secretary
Crowell said here that the general
staff has recommended that the fol-
lowing camps he included in the war
departments program for various spe-
cial uses:
Camps Doniphan, Oklahoma; Eustis,
Virginia; Funston, Kansas: Holabird,
Maryland; Humphreys. Virginia; Jes-
sup, Georgia; Johnston, Florida;
Kearney. California: Lewis, Washing
ton; McLelland. Alabama; Normoyle,
Texas; Pike, Arkansas; Sill. Okla
homat Travis. Texas, and Benning,
Georgia.
Aviation and balloon fields now
owned by the government to be re-
tanned.
Langley field and Lee Hall, Vir-
ginia; Kelly No. 1, Texas; Post field.
Oklahoma; Rockwell field. California,
and Fort Crook, Nebraska
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Chicago. March 22-HOGS-Receipts o.
coo. Market steady to higher Bulk Of
1885: mediums. s19.G0G19.s5; light, s1T.50d
1915: COWS. S1T25d191o: pigs. S16T5G1T 80.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 compared with
n week ago. Beef steers, soc to 81 lower
bulk of decline on cattle from $500 to
$500; choice she stock, % cents TO 80 cents
lower. all other grades SOC TO &c lower
hest weight feeders. steady: others mostly
2jc lower; veal calves. 500 to S1-25 lower.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900, compared with a
week ago. Good to choice wool lambs and
yearlings, 30 to 10 cents higher: good
wethers mostly 81 higher: fat ewes. 20
cents higher; medium killing and feeder
classes % to 80 cents higher; shorn stock,
steady to strong.
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MONEY FOR GOVERNOR
Father of Boy Says He Gave Attorney
$4,000 for Harding of Iowa.

Des Moines. March 22.-Wm. Rath-
bun, an Ida county farmer. in an afh-
davit introduced today at Iowa house
Judiciary committees investigation of
the pard IN of his son, Ernest, after
conviction of criminal assault, de-
clared he gave George Clark, his at
torney, $1,000 for the express purpose
of delivering it to Gcv. W.T.. Hard
ing for the pardon. The affidavit was
presented as evidence by H. NJ. Hav-
nor, state attorney general, the first
witness called. It was dated February
25, 1919, and was dictated in the
presence of five other members of the
Rathbun family, the affidavit stated.
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Kansas City Stock Yards, March 21.-
the belief that feed lots hold an inadequate
supply to meet the demand in the next two
months added rene wed strength to the live
10 cents to 81 Hog prices were up 80 to
60 cents, compared with the lQY level last
week. and fat cattle were stronY to 80 cents
rs cents. Demand showed considerable
urgency, especially for fat lambs and the
better class of hogs and feeding cattle.
THE WEEKS RECEIPTS.
Cattle receipts this week were s;147,
calves 2,4S1, hogs So ,439, sheep 27.40G. Last
week 34,7S9 cattle, $3.50 calves, 5O,529 hogs;
calves 1868 hogs and 29,575 sheep. Com
pared with a year ago cattle receipts were
short p per cent and hogs ID per cent.
BEEF CATTLE.
Killing steers sold at $3.50 to $1S.25 this
weight caused the price spread. In most
cases prices were 10 to % cents higher than
last w zee and the highest prize OF sne
Most of the Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
steers sold at $3.50 to $3.50, few at Sits
ing finish in. most cases Sales at $13.76 to
$17.10 were made. Idaho pulpers brought
$40 to $16.s5. Some hayfeds sold at
and eleven loads of South Texas steers in
the quarantine division brought $1l.6Q to
weghts to IS niger
sold up b SIS in small lots, heifers s15.T5,
and yearlingS $3.50. Calves brought $40 to
$14.50. Pulp fed cows sold up to ST. and
bulls $11.5O.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
A brisk demand prevailed for stock and
feeding cattle, and breeding cattle sold
more readily than for some time past.
Prices averaged 90 to 20 cents higher, ex-
tremes as much as 81. Some 1000 pound
Missouri steers brought S16.35 from feeders
and $14 to. $15.2o took the bulk. stock
Some Kansas Whiteface stock cows brought
$3.50. There is a wide demand and all
classes of thin cattle are needed in the feed
ing and grazing sections.
HOGS.
The hog market today was 10 to 10 cents
higher, top $3.50, bulk of sales $1S.15 to
S19.35. These prices are 40 to 80 cents
higher than a week ago and the highest of
the past six months. Receipts were some
larger this week than last week, but the
movements from all directions is at the ex-
pense of weight. The bulk of the hogs
of the light weight there was a wide spread
in prices
The food administration says today that
it has no authority to regulate hog prices.
demand basis.
SHEEP AND LANES.
Lambs sold to $2065 Thursday, and the
bulk of all the fed lambs this week brought
$50 to 5000. or a full dollar above last
weeks average. Some weakness appeared
in the market today, but it had the indica-
tons of being only temporary. Fed ewes
wethers SIS. Feeding sheep and breeding
stock were in light supply few ewes
went back to the country at SIS. Kansas
and Colorado lambs have the market t9
themselves as few are to come from either
state. CHARLES NJ. PIPkIN.
Market Correspondent.
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CALL IN CONGRESS
Continued from Page One.l

L
return from Europe he will make an
views of the issue directly to the vot-
ers in the states whose senators are
opposed to the ratification of the
league plan.
Return About May I.
Washington, March 22-It was said
unofficially at the White House toGay
that President Wilson might return to
the United States by May 1, leaving
Paris Immediately after reaching an
agreement on the principal features of
the peace treaty, without waiting for
the actual signing of the document.
An extra session of congress not
later than May Is now is regarded as
certainty among officials and leaders
in congress, and if the president is
able to return as early as May l both
houses NAV be called to meet very
shortly after that date. Government
departments, by resortilg to various
expedients, are meeting the situation
created by the failure of appSopria-
ton bills in the last congress-, but it
is regarded as essential that these
measures be passed before the end of
the fiscal year June 80.
The suggestion in Associated Press
dispatches from Paris that the presj-
dent might summon the senate in spe-
cial session to consider the peacs,
treaty in advance of the meeting of
both houses was received here with
interest. 1t was noted in this CON-
nection that the Republicans who will
control the senate haze taken no steps
toward organization, altho the house
Republicans virtually have eompleted
their work.
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BAKER FOR A LEAGUE
He Says He Will Not Be Alone in
Stand, Either.

FL Paso. March 22.-"When President
Wilson comes back from France with
the treaty of peace containing the
league of nations designed to save the
world from a repetition of that awful
catastrophe thru which it has just
passed I am going to be for that
league and will not be alone" Sec
rotary Newton D. Baker declared here
last night in an address.
over in France they are writing
a treaty of peace to end this war"
he continued.
We have a champion there plead
ing that the constitution Of the league
of nations. which will substitute intel
hgence and arbitration for war be in
cluded in it. This is not a partisan
question in this country and rightly
so. The most effective advocate of
the league of nations is ex-President
Taft, whose speeches have been elo-
quent in its behalf. 1t is a question
of making such arrangement that will
unite the forces of intelligence of
mankind and substitute arbitration for
force in deciding international ques-
lions.
shall we believe a league of ma
tons founded on secret covenants or
a league in which every nation MAY
be a member of a body formed for
the purpose of bringing together the
intelligence of mankind on interna-
tional disputes and thus ending the
war?
THE difficulty with us is we have
not looked war in the face"
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SHEEP AND LANES.
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED BY the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Chicago, March 22-The Tribune: GRAIN
Corn has had six days advance, with
% " '7 iatt ~rii on oiJ JuiY March corn
which went from cents over May to IA
cents premium this week, was back to 9as
on the cash corn last few days, and prices
in sample market are no higher on the
speculative buying continue to" boost
prices. the May might get to an even break
with the cash grain, unless there is de-
mand and n reduction in receipts. There
has been nothing but the oversold pit con-
ditions and the bullish sentiment on part
of the country and SOME professionals, to
warrant buying, other than the balief that
corn is selling below feeding basiis, but
the public has run away with the market.
A number of the most conservative men
in grain trade regarded corn and oats as
badly over strained by the late bulge in
necessary to keep prices advancing The
light movement offsets the small shipping
chases by the east- Set backs are to be
expected from time to time and all have
and rapidly fluctuating market is to be
expected for some time. Three big commits
sion houses who have been free sellers
Of corn oats futures for some time past,
especially when markets showed weakness
were the largest buyers in last half hour
yesterday. and caused the greater part of
the advance. 1t was attributed to eastern
men, Omaha interests. vino have been
right on market and bought on all good
breaks were heavy sellers yesterday Trad
ers who watched the aeti0n of the market
and the attitude OF local traders said
that the more bearish the litter became
the easier ii was 10 advance the price Of
oats as they were regarded as mostly
short 1t is said that much Of the short
selling by commission houses recently has
been for locals who are bearish becarse
the war is over while country spectators
who have been balIish have bought stead
lily on all dips ard made money.
Topeka Market Report.
prices furnished nv Wolff Packing In \
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DEMOS GO ON TOURS
Leaders Go to Home States in Behadf
of the League.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Several
Democratic senators announced today
that they had made arrangements for
making speaking tours in their home
states in behalf of the league of ma
tions.
Senators Mcclellan and Shields of
Tennessee will address the Tennessee
legislature in the near future and
Senator Pomerene of Ohio was to
speak today before the Cleveland City
club. Senator Kirby of Arkansas will
leave Sunday for his home and it was
stated today that he would make a
number of speeches thruout his state.
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Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City, March 22-WHEAT-Cash ::
Market steady to &c higher. No. 1 hard,
$26O@265; No. 2, 81 55@26O
CORN-Market steady to 4c higher No .
mixed, $1.571a to $3.50; No 5, S1.55@1561a
No. white, $15S0160; No 8, $15S; No 2 yell
low, 81. seal 60: No 8, 81. IS
OATS-Market He TO 21ac higher. No.
white, 71@71Hc: No. mixed, 70@701ac F.;
No. 2 red. 10@721ae.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-s2 53@2 20,
HAY-Market higher. Choice timothy.
$3350@3400; choice prairie, $36.00@36.50
choice alfalfa, $37.50M3S.00.
SHORTS-$2. 4502. 80.
BRAN-$2. 0O@2.1O.
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars.
EGGS-Market firm. FirSts, 411ac.
BUTTER-Creamery, firm packing, lie
POTATOES Market o0625c higher.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-Close: March, $155h; May,
s1.47s; July, $1.391s September, $1.33.
New York Money Market.
New York, March 22.-MONEY-Mercan-
tile paper, 5A d54 per cent: Sterling 60
day bills. AGO; commercial, 90 day bills on
banks, 4.59h; commercial, 60 day bills
ass; demand, AGA; cables, 4.63 Francs,
demand, SIC; cables, So. Mexican dol
lars, TIC. Government bonds, easy; rail-
road bonds, easy.
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New York Produce Market-

New York, March 22-BUTTER-Market
unsettled. Creamery higher than extras
6S6i6S1c.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras. 431A644c.
CHEESE-Market firm.
POULTRY-Aliye quiet; dressed. ouiet
and unchanged.
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New York, March 22-Liberty bonds
Final prices: 3A's, 9910; first As, % *
second f,s, 1896: first AIS. 81 IS: secon
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.

Chicago March e2-CORN-Close: March.
S15a May 5A g !53i ,; July $1S714@
OATS-March, &c May, 671a@67% July,
$685. @6615c: September, 621ac.
LARD--May, SOS Is; july $27.55.
SHORT RIBS-May, S25.17; July, $24.02.
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Kansas City, March 22-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market steady to Zoe higher. BuIk
Of sales. S1s75H19-z0: heavy s1S-e567 Il. 60 I:
packers and butchers. $1S.156l9G0; lights
$lS25619-25: pigs. $1550IIS2J.
CATTLE-Receipts coo; no southerns-