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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01

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2-Gussie Morrow Gage.
Noon lunch Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
Misery loves company and day by
day observation leads one to believe
that those whose closets are filled with
bones are those most fond of telling
about others troubles.
Topeka begins the New Year with
arrests on the decline. barks full to
the brim but homes filled with mere
domestic trouble than in years. All of
which might prove that money and
booze aren't the only evils in the world
needing attention.
In France last year the Topeka
boys one hope was that he might
spend this New Year in Topeka. This
year he wants something else equally
as bad.
A Topeka housewife, like many
others, can't help but wonder why a
man like Kemper isn't needed to
standardize grocery prices. She can
buy can of a well known brand of
condensed milk for 20 cents in one
store, 8 cents in anorher, II cents in a
third store, and 6 cents in the fourth.
| A fire at S13 North Kansas avenue
damaged clothing in a wardrobe to
the exent of 500 Wednesday night
The rooms were occupied by H. L.
Longworth and family. The origin OF
the fire was unknown. Fire companies
were called out twice to put out small
| fires at 1920 College avenue and at
COS West Tenth.
There will be big Boy Scout open
house at the Westminster Presby-
terrain church Friday night at 1880
/ with the members of Troops 3 and A
as hosts. All scouts are invited to
attend, and an especial invitation is
! extended to boys who. are not scouts.
The Mothers club is handling the
| eats"
! Mrs. Harriet w. Albert. 7O1 West
street, is asking the city for $4,000
! damages for alleged negligence on the
! part of the city in permitting "a mob
! to congregate and place explosive on
a street railway track" Mrs. Albert
was injured when a cap exploded
| just as she was getting on the car,
a fragment hitting her just above the
knee. The injury resulted from a
Halloween prank.
The war department has offered
tools for use in trade schools of Kan
sas at fifteen per cent of their trade
value. Notices from the federal de-
partment have been sent to H. L.
Kent director of vocational education
/ for Kansas. War department offers
extend to all trade, technical and
manual training schools in the state
Kent has urged that the schools buy
as large a supply of equipment as
possible in order to take advantage OF
! the unusual offer.
It was the first fight of the New
Year at 1890 o'clock this morning in
which Julian Bayless, $40 Lane street
and Miss Ella Jackson, ITO West
| Sixth avenue. were attacked by two
men on Sixth avenue between Kansas
avenue and Jackson street The two
men escaped. The girl suffered g
number of bruises The trouble
started, Bayless stated, when the two
men accosted them on Quincy street
near Seventh street. They were fol
lowed and attacked later. Bayless
chased after the two men who rar
/ into an alley. William Meaghers Q
| policeman, saw the chase and over
took Bayless. He thought the youth
the guilty man and before Bayles.
convinced him of his mistake, the. two
men had escaped. Miss Jackson snf
fered several bruises on face and body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01
PROSPERITY IN TOPEKA IN'19
Bank Deposits, Business ana Build
ing ALI Show Big, Substantial
Increase
Increase.

In the history of Topeka no greater
prosperity has been experienced than.
in 1919. according to Topeka mer-
chants
Bank deposits, $26.7s5.219, showed
an increase of 7S.5 per cent. APO to
40 per cent increase in volume of
business done is reported by retail dry
goods and clothing stores. Retail gro
GERS quote a 20 per cent increase.
Altho running at full capacity manu-
featuring plants are behind orders.
Following the signing of the armi-
stice a general business expansion took
place thruout the entire United States.
This accounts partially for the larger
amounts of money handled by banks.
1t is contended, however, that the
public is saving. some of its money
Erection of new buildings and re-
modelling of old structures was found
necessary to take care Of increased
business A million dollars has been
spent in building activities in the last
twelve months.
AItho prices were from so to 100
per cent higher, more clothing was
purchased here than in any other year.
The principal applies to ractically all
lines of clothing and wearing apparel
One outstanding feature of the years
business, agreed upon by all mer-
chants, was that practically every per-
son wanted the highest grade mer-
chandise. very small demand for
lower priced merchandise was notice.
able. Despite this unusual feature
bank deposits show increases.
Thrift habits, gendefed during the
war have continued since its cessa-
tion judging from increased numbers
of savings accounts. Many banks re-
port the number of accounts almost
doubled.
I Merchants are buying cautiously on
account of a drop in prices catching
them over-stocked. Sales have pro-
ceeded, however, with such rapidity,
necessitatine recorders, that many be-
Heve outstanding orders would re-
lieve them The difficulty, however,
is in obtaining the goods they order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01

Bismarck, N. D.-"The Legionaire' is
to be the official title of the magazine
pulisbhed by the North Dakota branch of
the American Legion. Miss f. N. Barry,
Fargo, won the prize for suggesting the
name in a state contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01

The Golden Rod club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Earl Slaybaugh. 40 East Eighth avenue.
Three new members were received into the
club and are Mrs. Donald Bigham, Mrs.
Albert Curry, Mrs. John Layden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01

Mrs. John Ash of Kansas City is spend
ing Thursday visiting Mrs. Mary Norwood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01
SNAP SHOTS

AT HOME NEWS

Cupid Condemned
The ''love triangles," that~of late,
Caused death of one, unaware.
Is ample proof of that Cupid's not
Been acting on the square.
f-Gussie Morrow Gage.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
UNTITLED ORDERS
OF u. S. STEEL GAIN
Corporation Had l1,118,46S
Tons on July 81.

The United States Steel Corporation
monthly report OF Its untitled orders at
the close of last month was made public
yesterday, and shows an aggregate OF
II, ,llS,46S tons. against 10.97ss7 tons at
the close Of June. or gain OF l39 ,65l
tons. The figures for July were the
highest since June, 1917. when the ag-
grcgate tonnage OF that character was
ll,SS3,2S7, and is little moro than a mill
Ion tons less than tho high record Of
II, lS,0SS. established In April. 1917,
Wall Street was not surprised by the
increase, because It has been known
that the railroad situation has been 30
bad that the Steel Corporation. like
other manufacturers. has had consid-
cradle difficulty In shipping It's products,
and Is therefore. held up In It's opera
tlons. For that reason It's plants have
not been able to function at their nor
NAL rate and untitled tonnage has
piled up.
Financial interests see In the report
little reflection OF any important i'm
provement In the steel business. II Is
maintained that new business taken
during the month was probably much
below the actual capacity OF the cor
poration's plants, but the inability to
ship finished products and the difficulty
In obtaining some raw materials, due
to railroad congestion, has caused a
back up OF products at the plants.
which slowed down production and re-
Elected itself In the untitled orders.
The following table shows the fluc-
tuations in untitled orders as reported
monthly by the corporation since jan
uary. 1911:
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Pools Die the Death.

Around the first Of July, when the mar
ket appeared to be headed for higher
levels and bulllsh operators were ham,
mering out statements that the upward
wave had started, several pools were or
ganized in behalf of particular stocks.
One of them was In Baldwin, one in
Middle States OIL, another in Southern
Railway, another In Reading and an
other in Pan-American Petroleum,
with the exception Of the pools in the
railroad stocks they have naturally
curled up and died and r. I. p. is en-
graved over their headstones. PrSc-
tically every one of them has lost money.
Some Of them fairly cleaned out a few
active participants They were accumu-
lating stock at about the highest point
in the last two months and have not had
a single opportunity to get out with a
profit. As a result. pool operations are
very, very infrequent on the tape these
days. with the possible exception Of some
rail-pool trades. That is one reason
for the slowness OF the market In
many quarters the opinion that the clean
ing out of those industrial pools will
have a good effect on the general mar
ket situation Is expressed,
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
MAXWELL'S AFFAIRS
LEFT TO COMMITTEE
Company viii Need Loan Of
$4,000, 900 at Once.

Announcement that the affairs of the
Maxwell Motor Company In the way OF
reorganization. &C., would be worked
out through the medium OF manage
ment committee representing all inter-
ests' was made yesterday. The MEM
bershlp is composed OF Walter p. Chrys-
ler former vice. president OF the General
Motors Corporation; ]. II. Harbeck,
vice. president OF tho American Can
Company; George w. Davidson, presi-
dent OF the Central Union Trust Com
pany y. II. Everett OF Detroit. q. r.
Tinker Of the Chase National Bank,
Ralph Van Vechten Of the Continental
and Commercial National Bank Of Chi
cdgo, James c. Brady and Leo Butzell,
representing tho First Old Detroit Ma
tlonal Bank and other Detroit interests,
and Hugh Chalmers.
"The failure to promptly ratlfy the
negotiations" yesterdays announcement
said (which have been pending for
some months between the Maxwell and
Chalmers interests, has resulted In the
postponement Of the company's definite
financial plans and this has been re-
sponsibe for the serious condition re-
Gently confronting the company. AS
surances are given that with the join
ing OF strong financial interests to the
enterprise and the settlement OF nego-
tiatlons between the two corporate in
torests there will be n speedy return to
normal operating conditions"
The company will need an immediate
loan Of approximately $4,000 900 in
order 10 go ahead with its plans, and II
Is expected that tho Chase National
Bank, the Central Union Trust Com
pany and other interests connected with
the company will supply that need soon.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Time Loans Mt 0M Per Cent.

Several hundred thousand dollars put
out yesterday afternoon on time by a
Wall Street bank for ninety days at u
per cent established a new high record
for that class of accommodation. II
was the first money that had been Of
fered on time for several weeks, and was
quickly snapped up, even at the high
price. In addition 10 that loan several
renewals were made at rates ranging
from 9 to 913 per cent, Commission
houses are securing the district for time
money and will pay high rates for it. A
few houses have bid 10 per cent. un-
successfully. One house was notified
that II could have that sort Of an ac-
commodation II bonus were attached
to the offer The proposal was rejected
Several brokerage houses are borrowers
from their customers, 1t is learned. In
a private deal- arranged early this week.
the wealthy customer OF one house lent
the firm $40O, 900 at 9h per cent. for
ninety days. with a five day option. Call
money changes continue unimportant.
The opening and renewal rate yesterday
was Z per cent. and the rate later
dropped to 8 per cent, at which II loaned
for the balance Of the day. The call
money demand Is relatively small. With
drawals by the Government on Thurs
day Of $4,500000 from the banks of this
district may tend to sti!fen the rate
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11

EXCHANGE MIDWEST SHARES.
Large Holders Reported in Trade
for s. o. of Indiana Stock.

According to reports from Denver,
large holders Of the Midwest Refining
Company's stock have exchanged l00,,
900 shares of their personal holdings
for $4,000 shares OF Standard OIL Of
Indiana stock In the ratio OF four shares
for one. The proposal to make tho ex-
change was made by the indiana COM
pany to large individual shareholders In
the Midwest company, but was not made
10 the company direct, and therefore II
II not believed that there will be any
OFFER to all Midwest stockholders for an
exchange.
The deal will give Midwest the oppoi-
tunity 10 take advantage OF the Stand
ards marketing facilities and leave II
free to so ahead with It's development
work In the field. II also affords the
Indiana company large and continuous
supply OF gasolene and kerosene The
100000 shares taken over represent
about Is per cent. of the Midwest Re
fplng Company's outstanding stock,
The deal explains the reason for the
Standard oil of Indiana's recently In
creasIng It's dividend rate TO sac share
annually and placing It on the four for
cne parity with Midwest's sS annual
dividend
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Gold From France.

One item Of news tucked away in the
reports Of the plans OF France to dis
charge her share OF the Anglo French
loan to this country did not receive the
attention in the market or In Wall
Street that II warranted, II was the re-
port that approximately $4,000, 900 in
gold would be shipped TO the United
States this fall from France to aid in
paying the loan. Coming at time
when the strain on the banks probably
will be heaviest because of harvest and
crop moving demands II should be a
welcome addition to the supply already
lodged in the Federal Reserve Bank
vaults. A suggestion that France as
well as England might ship gold to this
country was made several months ago
to bankers, but at that time they de-
clared such n traffic well nigh impossi-
BILE because of the inflated condition Of
Frances currency. Small shipments of
gold continue to arrive from England,
most Of 1t being metal purchased in the
open market by American bankers. Yes
terday's imports of gold were valued at
81 ,555,000.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
U. S. COAL EXPORTS INCREASE
Gain in BituminOuS shipments Is
100000 Tons I'm Year.

WASHINGTON, Aug 10. - Exports OF
bltumnous coal from the United States
during the fiscal year Just ended ex-
ceeded by more than 5,OOO,O 900 tons
bituminous shipments during 1919 ac-
cording TO foreign trade figures issued
to-day by the Department Of Commerce.
During the fiscal year 1920, 22,976, 1926
tons Of bituminous coal, worth $l32,299,-
918, were exported, against lS,l62.337
tons, valued at $75,S26,696, a year ago.
In addition bunker coal laden on ves-
sells engaged In foreign trade In 1920
amounted to SS6,453 tons, at S7,233,47s.
Canada took nearly half Of the btu
mInous coal exports of 1920, receiving
lO,47O,5l6 tons. Italy. with total OF
2,S62,773 tons, stood next as an export
market for American coal, and Cuba,
with total OF l,24S.O9S tons, was third,
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
BARNES TO ENTER BUSINESS.
Whcnt Director WII Head Chain
OF Grain Concerns.

Julius Barnes, United States Wheat
Director, will retire shortly from the
OF grain concerns. Tho chain will con-
sist OF the Barnes, Ames & Co. of Du-
luth and New York, the Zenith Grain
Company, Ltd, of Winnipeg the Barnes
Irwin Company of Philadelphia, the
Barnes-Jackson Company of Baltimore.
and the Smythe- Barnes Company. Ltd.
Of London. The last named merges the
interests Of the Ross T. Smythe Com
pany Of Great Britain and the Barnes,
Ames Company OF this country for the
direct handling Of European business.
All Of those companies will conduct
their business separately and In their
fields. All of them are organized for
tHs export and cash wheat trade.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11

Walter p. Chrysler, formerly vice
president of the General Motors Com
pany, a recognized authority on motor
production, has been selected as the
Moses to lead the Maxwell Motor Com
pany out OF the wilderness, and group
OF NeM York and Detroit bankers will
aid him in that task. Maxwell was ex-
tremely soft at the markets opening
yesterday and reflected the unsettled
conditions of the reorganization. The
first sale was at S%. against Mondays
close of II. The stock sold down to
7k before rallying back to . 10 and
closed with a fractional change from
Monday. In connection with the report
that an assessment would be made
against present stockholders. II Is point
ed out that no personal liability at
taches to any holder OF the security and
that the only way that such an assess
ment could be levied would be through
a receivership, which, of course, will be
avoided II possible by the bankers in
charge Of the corporations affairs
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Copper Production Declines.

Production of the porphyry copper
companies In July was reduced greatly
In comparison with their production In
other months of this year Utah pro-
duced S,500,00O pounds against 10000
600 In June Ray Consolidated $500, 900
against 100000 In June, Nevada Con-
solidated 4.650,000 against 4,650,000 in
June, while Chino the only one to es-
tablish gain. produced 4.360.9 932 against
4,Ol0,o69 in June. Greene Cananea pro-
duced 9,5o0,000 pounds of copper. 130,-
750 ounces of silver and ITO ounces Of
gold In July. while United Verde Exten-
sion produced 3304,S7s pounds OF cop
per in July against 2,22s,02O In June.
Calumet and Arizona produced 3,52S. 900
rounds OF copper In July against 3,sl2.-
600 In JunA
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Boost Intrastate Rates in Penna.

/ PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.--The Public
Service Commission In Harrisburg
granted to-day the request Of the rail-
roads Of the State for permission to
make Increases for intrastate rates
That action on an intrastate increas Sc
was made necessary by the granting by
the Interstate Commerce Commission OF
Increased rates, which become effective
on August 26
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
OFFER NATIONAL CLOAK ISSUE.
Syndicate OF Bankers Ia Floating
'SB,OOO.OOO OF Notes.

Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs
Il Co. are at the head Of a syndicate
which is Offering a new issue Of $4,000
900 OF National Cloak and Suit Com
pany ten-year s per cent convertible
sinking fund gold notes, due on Sep
tember 1. 1880. at 100 and interest to
yield per cent.
The notes will be n direct obligation
or the company and will constitute It's
only funded debt. A sinking fund will
be created to retire per cent OF them
In 1891 and 1922 and 10 per cent an
nually thereafter, The company's net
profits available for interest on this Is
sue from 1915 to 1919. both inclusive
averaged $2,428,l36
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Awaiting News From Europe,

Although fluctuations In yesterdays
market were unlmportant Its gains
about balancing Its losses, indications
pointed to the fact that the pressure OF
liquidation had been lifted, for the time
being at least. The undertonc was gem
orally firm, and many professional op-
orators who anticipated and forecast the
inauguration Of robust rally pointed
"a tho fact that the very quetness OF
the market was It's most hopeful sign,
One reason for the quletness OF course,
was the lNk OF news from the Russian
Polish frontier, or at least news i'm
portant enough TO provide market
trend, Traders, who apparently hold
the market In the hollows of their
hands, hesitate TO act either way while
the foreign situation Is In the balance.
There was reported to be some very good
buying for the account OF large banking
interests and particularly In United
States steel. In many quarters the pre-
dictlon was made that stocks have es-
tabllshed the low prices for 1920. The
bear clique. however, Is big, strong,
powerful, we'll upholstered with cash,
flushed with victory. and is not likely to
let go without lively battle An eX-
ample Of just how hard that clique will
fight was given yesterday In the skr-
mlsh OF dollars around the Baldwin
post. Aided and abetted by some real
inside information about the condition
OF banking loans on some Baldwin stock,
. piece of information which II is claimed
the bears were not entitled TO, the clique
went after II with hammer and tongs
The results were unimportant, From
an opening of 1884 II sold down TO
i62A but met sharp resistance at that
point and closed at 1903.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Crucible steel.

The remarkable strength OF Crucible
Steel during the period when all steel
stocks touched new low levels has COCA
stoned some interesting gossip as to the
reason for its remarkable market support,
One story going the rounds is to the eff
feet that the executors Of the estate Of a
big trader who recently died have been
purchasers of several thousand shares
IN the market to cover short commitments.
At any rate. Crucible has given re-
markable account of itself, particularly
In view of the market action Of other
stocks of its grounp.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Deposits Gain In Granite state.

CONCORD, N, H., Aug. lO.-An in
crease of nearly $l2OOO,OOO IN savings
bank deposits in New Hampshire for
the year ended on June 80 was dis
closed to-day In the annual report of
the State Bank Commission Total de-
posits are S142.294,9lO. The increase
was the largest In the history of the
State. There was an increase Of 10000
In the number Of depositors.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
London Money Market.

LONDON, Aug. 10.--Bar silver, 59%d
an ounce; bar gold, 113s, 3D. money, 5
per cent Discount rates-Short bills,
6 l1-16 per cent. three months bills,
So per cent. Gold premiums at Lis
bon, 140
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Paris Bourse Trading.

PARIS, Aug. 1O,--!Tradlng was quiet
and prices were firm on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent. rentes 56 francs
20 centlmes exchange on London. so
francs 80 centimes; per cent. loan, 81
francs 30 centimes; the dollar, 10 francs
96 centimes
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
Name 1890 Rnisin Prices.

FRESNO, Aug 10.--The California AS
sociated Raisin Company has named
prices for the 1920 raisln crop on
basis of 10 cents to the grower, This is
an increase Of cents pound over last
year.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
CALL MONEY.

CALL MONEY.
High ....'........ 7 Last .;........... 6
Low ...........,. 9 Renewals ...... Z
Years. high % Years low........ 8
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
Clearing House exchanges, 1890. .lo1 14s
balances, $67 ,037 076 Sub-Treasury debit
balances, S446.ST1; Federal Reserve credit
balance, $56.A 033.
CANADIAN EXCHANGE.
New York funds in Montreal. $l2SI2 pre-
MUM per $1,000; Montreal funds in New
York, $f13.57 per $1,000
SILVER MARKETS.
omcial bar silver In New York: Domestic.
9ehc. per ounce. unchanged; foreign, 95bc.,
off &C.; London. 59%d., off I'D; Mexican
dollars, 72%c., off &c.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11

The production OF steel lngots during
July totalled 2.S02,S1s tons against
29SO,690 in June and 2,50S,176 in July
OF last year. according TO the American
Iron and Steel Institutes report. which
includes thirty companies producing
about So per cent of the countrys total
output. In the first seven months Of
1920 total lngot production has been
2o,497,252 tons against 17,370.s56 in
the corresponding period a year ago
The July production was divided as fol-
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-11

NoTodd lot transactions
ere made At price outside Of ranea