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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-17
TDDAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 1T-wHEAT-Report OF
liberal export business yesterday firmed up
wheat prices quickly today, after opening
lie lower to Ac higher with December
So. Sc to s. 365k and March $2-SI The rally
carried prices above the finish Of yester-
Wheat prices hardened later because OF
the export business report with sweden
Germany and Holland yesterday inns
caused considerable exchanging OF futures,
which sent the market upward, the close
being strong and near the high point Of the
day, prices ranging from lac 70 zAe
higher vat the finish with December being
S25sA and March $2.40A.
CORN-Fair buying OF December corn py
several strong commission houses since the
reduction in the visible small receipts ana
ish influences which strengthened that
cereal today. The trade, however, was
light First quotations ranged from Ne
lover to &c higher, with September S14594
to N.46 and December $1-23 to $1.231s, but
soon became higher than the previous I'M
ish.
Corn prices averaged higher due to scat
tered commission house and local buying
but the best prices were not maintained
This was due to profit taking and some
selling on the improved situation In Poland.
Closing quotations, however, were strong,
TENDER sl4S1s 70 SLASH and December s1'zo
to 81 -25h.
OATSEoats followed IN the wake of corn.
After opening sc to nc lower, with sep
TENDER 6S1zc to 6SMc, and December Ss1Ac
to 6s1zc the market strengthened and be-
came firm
OYISIoNS-Provisions were easy at
the start due to the disappointment show
ing in local stocks. First quotations
ranged from &c to 15c rover.
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TO DRAW Up PLAN
City Retains Engineering Firm
for WaterworkS.
Take Immediate Action on New
litigation Plant.
BOND ELECTION NOVEMBER 2
TopekanS to Vote on 100000
Proposition, Is Plan.
Cost WOULD Not Be Added to the
City's Taxes.
BOND ELECTION NOVEMBER I

The city commissioners at their
meeting this morning adopted a mo-
ton to retain the firm of Black &
Veatch. consulting engineers, of Kan
sas City, to draw up plans for Tope-
ka's new filtration plant and make an
estimate on the cost. The decision was
reached at the conference in Mayor
H. J. Corwine's office Monday after
noon.
The city and Black & veatch will
enter into d contract for. the work
Immediately, it was said. Present I'M
official estimates, not based upon in
vestigation. place the total cost at ap-
proximately 100000. It is probable
that the bond election will be held on
general election day, November 2, it
was said today.
committee has not been adopted
formally by the city commission. it is
known that the filtration plant idea is
favorahly regarded by all the commits
sioners. It is conceded to be the only
solution of Topeka's water troubles.
ordinary fire would neeessitate turning
the river water into the mains, thus
communicating the drinking supply for
many days. Even. now it is necessary
to use heavy amount of chlorine and
the city health department is issuing
warnings daily that city water must be
boiled before drinking if danger of in
lection is to be eliminated.
Bonds Won't Increase Taxes.
Under the self-supporting system
upon which the water department is
run, the taxpayers and water consum-
ers of the city will not lslve to pay
an extra penny in additional taxes or
increased water rates. The bonds are
voted as an assurance to the eontrac-
tors that the sum will be paid in a
stipulated length of time.
Under the contemplated terms OF
the contract into which the city and
Black & Veatch will enter. the en-
gineering firm will not only make
plans and estimates but will super
wise the work when the construction
of the plant begins. Black & Veateh
do net do construction work, it was
explained.
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WOULD ADVANCE RATE CASE
Judge Smith of Santa Fe Would Fight
Out IntEastnte Matter.

Judge W. r. Smith of the Santa Fe.
has filed application with the court
of industrial relations asking that the
interstate passenger rate case be ad-
vanced from September II to August
%. The application recites that
hearing should be held before the new
passenger rate increases ordered by
the interstate commerce commission
are made effective.
In the fight over establishment of
the intrastate rate T. Kansas. Judge
A. E. Helm of the Industrial court
will be compelled to fight his own
theory and brief presented against the
railroads in 1914 during hearing of the
maximum rate case. The railroads
lost that case on the same theory
which they now advance in present.
ing the new passenger rate case.
Judge Pollock held that the Kansas
rate act and left in a new tribunal,
to fix rates Such rates might be
either higher or lower. Now the state
is standing on an old law. The rail-
roads are urging that the interstate
commerce commission and the in
dustTiaf court have power to fix the
rates.
The railroads are anxious for an
early hearing. The new interstate
rates are made effective August 26.
| Other states havsDarranged hearings
TO permit adoption of uniform rates to
state and intrastate passengers and
a similar course is asked of the in
I dustrial court
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Wan St, New York. Aug. 17.-STOCKS-
Professional shorts dominated the stock
market again today, their enlarged opera
tons being Influenced mainly by conditions
IN eastern Europe. Sales appropriated 4O0,-
600 shares.
Wall St, New York, Aug, 17.-STOCKs-
The early rally was generally maintained
or extended during the first hour save for
further weakness of low priced motors and
kindred issues Heaviness was shown by
the Virginia Carolina chemical, Coca Cola
and Chino copper, while Standard oil pre-
feVred of New Jersey fell 10 points to so.
and Western suggested further accumula-
ton. Reading gained 1 point and Junior
rails, including Baltimore & Ohio, New
Haven, Missouri Pacific and Texas Pacific
were fraetionally higher. An irregular re-
versal ensued before noon, however, when
selling of oils and equipments was resumed.
Cal money again opened at z per cent
and exchange on London was steady.
Shorts were less aggressive at the opening
OF todays stock market, overnight advices
from abroad making that element more
cautious Pronounced firmness was shown
by the independent steels ana high grade
petroIeums, and some of the shippings
chemicals, textiles and motor specialties
were higher by large fractions to a point
Among rails the feature was st. Louis and
Southwestern preferred which gained Ia
The entire list improved with the first
hah hour under lead Of Royal Dutch,
American ship and commerce. CrucibIe
Pressure increased later. further selling
induced by reports that Washington might
issue another statement dealing with for
| etgn affairs The close was weak.
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POLES HURL

Continued froLi Page one.l
was known that peace conversations
were proceeding.
A dispatch from Mirsk declared the
retreating Poles had pillaged and
burned nearly every village thru
which they passed. There are "plen-
tifuI indications of extensive pogrons'
the message said. Three hundred
thousand homeless people were re-
ported seeking shelter in the wake of
the fighting armies. Conditions in the
belshevik hospitals were described as
appalling" as the Reds have not
sufficient anaesthetics for their own
wounded.
have been called to the c.olors, accord
ing to a dispatch from Posen where
many of the Polish officials have gone.
The same message reported that ten
Polish soldiers, court martialed for
cev.a rdice. had been executed.
I An intercepted Moscow wireless in
dicated the Soviets planned TO include
in the peace terms a clause demand
ing that the Polish pFoletariat be
armed 50 their rights would be guar
anteed-
| Moscow Official Report.
London. Aug. 1.-THE soviet forces
are centerfng their attacks upon War
saw in the region of NeVo Geergievsk,
thu l1cwerful Polish fortress on the
EistsYla to the northwest of the capital,
and a'eeg the line southeasterly, 1t is
indicated by Mondays official state
meat from Moscow, received today.
The connunique reflects the recent
Polish withdrawal on the southern
| front and announces the occupation
| by the Russians Of Brody and Sokal,
northeast of Lemberg. The state
ment reads:
/ Northeast of Novo Georgievsk and
Warsaw fierce fighting continues, in
which we flung back the enemy with
a bayenet attack and occupied num-
! Der of villages west of the river Vkra.
! In eastern Galieia, after fierce
| fighting on August II, we occupied
/ Tarnapol our advance is developing.
/ Looks Brighter for Poles.
+ Paris. Aug. 17.-Several successful
counter attacks have been launched
/ by the Poles against the Russians who
have been hammering against the
gates of Warsaw. In the neighhor-
| hood of ChoIm, on the Southwestern
/ section of the front. Russian soviet
| forces which had crossed the Bug
river, have been hurled back across
( that stream, while in the region OF
Modlin. northwest Of the Polish capital
/ the Poles have begun q counter effen-
sive. directing their attack in the d.
rectien of Mlawa.
! Military critics here pointed cut late
! last night that the situation was better
than for some 1me- Ihey also sac
: there were indications that the Polish
J command had decided to make saeri-
fees on the southern front in East
| Galicia.
The battle near ChoIm may be an
offensive movement designed to draw
! southward soviet forces engaged
| against warsaw, it was said. altho
some believed It was the Polish in
/ tention to merely gain time in the
! struggle.
1Iaa ad In n a
/ Polish attack near ModIin, as critics
considered that simultaneous attacks
on both TANKS of the soviet army
would be rash and almost desperate.
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CORN NEEDS RAIN BADLY
Crop Conditions in Kansas COntinu0
Good, Tho, Mohler Reports.

Crop conditions in the state have
continued good during the last week,
altho need of additional moisture to
mature the corn crop is reported from
many localities. That is the text OF
the weekly crop report issued today
by J. C. Mohler. secretary of the state
board of agriculture.
In southern and south central coun-
ties three-fourth of the fall plowlns
has been completed Cool weather
last week made Kansas a summer re-
sort, but did not greatly improve
crops. Rainfall during the week was
local and not general. IN the north-
ern counties where the big corn acre
age was planted, the need OF ram Is
imperative. In central counties dry
weather has already caused mucn
damage and many fields are belhs
cut for such forage as may De pro"
The third cutting of alfalfa is light.
Pastures in all sections of the state
with exception of western counues' re-
euire rain
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FURNISHED by Q. c. Christopher

FURNISHED by q. c. Christopher & Coz
Chicago, Aug. 17-Tribune-A great deal
OF liquidation was on in coarse grains and
there was liberal selling of September corn
and oats by longs, with increased selling
Of oats by cash houses that were hedging.
The impression among close observers was
that corn and oats are oversold and likely
to rally should any good buying appear
to start general movement in that di-
rection.
The run Of 457 cars of oats at Chicago
yesterday showed country shippers are
taxing the cars aud loading oats in prefer
ence TO corn, and are likely TO continue
for some time. What effect the break will
have remains to be seen. Houses that
predict the final figures ON the oats crop
will be far above the government August
returns, were large sellers of onts yes
ish on corn on breaks
Contract stocks Of corn in public ele-
vstors in Chicago Saturday night were
100000 bushels and of oats 3S3, 900 bushels
corn decreased 304, 900 bushels aAd oats
1000 bushels the last week.
With Chicago, Baltimore and lakes to
come. the visible supply statement showed
a decrease of q. 600 bushels wheat: 49,, 600
bushels corn: $4,000 bushels rye; and 49,
900 BUSHES barley. Oats increased 100. 900
bushels.
Dry weather has damaged the corn IN
central Kansas and the yield in northern
part Of the state is threatened unless rains
are forthcoming, according TO the weekly
crop bulletin.
Corn in Texas and Oklahoma Is made
and Kansas is well along to maturity,
shows the weekly crop report Of the Santa
Fe road.
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Kansas city Weekly Livestock Market.
Kansas City Stock Yards. Aug. II.
LIBERAL RECEIPTS OF CATTLE SELL
LOWER
HOGS HIGHER; SHEEP IRREGULAR.
Cattle and sheer receipts were the largest
Of the season and while the best grades
lower. Grass fat steers were Is to S cents
off and fed steers steady. The top price was
S16.e5 Hog prices were up IS to % cents,
top $15.65- Good western lambs held steady
and the medium kinds were Is to % cents
lower, top lambs sold at $Ie-75
ToDAY'S RECEIPTS.
Receipts today were $4,000 cattle 1000
600 cattle, 5000 hogs. and 5000 sheep a
week ago, and 81 500 cattle, $500 hogs and
1OT5o sheep year ago.
BEEF CATTLE.
cattle at steady prices, but other grades
were generally 10 to % cents lower. Fed
steers sold al $3.50 70 slees, some 80
grass fed steers sold up 70 $50, and heavy
grass fat steers up to $3.50. Most of the
pound weights and sold at sa.50 10 $3.50,
cents lower. Gamers we're IS coats low
lower. top s1325 Packers made larger
purchases Of cattle today than on any
previous day this season.
SUCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Thin cattle were in liberal supply espe-
were mostly % cents lower. A good many
country buyers were here and prices now
are in position where larger demand is
expected.
HOGS.
Moderate receipts and increased demand
brought higher prices for hogs. The mar
ket was quoted up to Is to % cents. The
top. price was $15.e5 and bulk Of sales SIS
to $3.50 Packers bought freely after the
first round and cleaned up the offerings
Pigs were strong TO IS cents higher. Fat
pigs sold up to $15.25. and stock pigs from
$3.50 down Demand for both was active
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Half fat California lambs sold at $40. %.
Idaho and Utah lambs S12.50to $12.75 and
native lambs $40 to S12.10. Few sheep were
offered. Feeding lambs were quoted up
TO $12. compared with last week the market
Is steady to p cents hover
HORSES AND MULES.
Close to 5000 horses and mules are in
sight for this weeks auction. This supply
includes liberal news of range horses The
opening auctions for the week developed a
fairly active inquiry at steady prices.
CHARLES NJ. PIPKIN.
Market Correspondent.
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U. S. KEEPS LEAD
(Contin ned from rage One.l


of the 800 meter hurdles and the 100
can Olympic contestants was at high
tide today. The fact that Frank
Leemis. Chicago. clipped a whole sec
ond from the previous world record
in the 400 meter hurdles, caused the
committee to again measure the track.
They found it a few inches short OF
standard.
Coach Moakley declared he was
greatly pleased with the showing OF
the Americans and was confident they
would hang up some more records be-
fore the contests were over. joe
Ray, long distance runner who strain
ed his leg muscles in training on the
grass. was better today. Walker
Smith, who was injured i'll the same
manner, was also improved and was
expected to start in the hurdles.
sol Butler of Hutchinson, Kan, the
negro jumper representing Dubuque
college, Iowa, was injured in his first
lump today. He strained tendon IN
the left leg and was carried off the
field.
second in the first heat of the trials
for the 10, 900 meter walk.
In the second heat, T. A. Maroney
of New York, finished third and w
Plant of New York fourth.
Butler was eliminated in the triais
of the broad Jump as a result of his
injuries. R. l. Templeton, OF san
Francisco qualified for the American
team Buffers injury was a severe
blow to the chances of the Americans
in this event Carl Johnson OF the
university of Michigan also dualifled
for the Americans.
Places Second, Tho Injured.
Pat Mcdonald. the New York cop,
took second place in the trials Tor ths
shotput Mcdonald was throwing with
his hand bandaged as result OF an
accident to his little finger while prac-
ticing aboard ship en- route to Antwerp.
His throw was X eentim eters under
that Of Nick Lander, who took first in
the trials.
H. D. Liversedge, the navy shot
putter, also qualified for the Arneri-
cans. H. G. Cam, of New York, and
G. H. Bihlman. of San Francisco, were
| eliminated.
America defeated England in fenc-
| ing with foils today. the Americans
winning their place/in that classified
ton. Each team won eight bouts. but
| the Americans scored 81 touches
against 8 for England
The American failed to finish in this
finals of the 5000 meter run whiet
was won by Guillemot of FraNce
Nurnai of Finland was second; Back
man. Sweden. third; Koskeneimie
Finland. fourth; Blewit. England
fifth and Seagrove. England. sixth
C. Furnas, Purdue university; H. H
Brown, Boston. and 1. C. Dresser, New
York, the American entries, dropped
out The time was IA minutes. 81
seconds.
Plan c. S.-England Dual Meet.
II Jack. Meakley, American heat
coach, is negotiating with Colone
Jackson of the British team for a dua
meet between the American athlete
entered in the Olympies, and the Brit
ish contestants, it was learned today
The arrangements are practically com
pIeted. The affair would be held II
London. Sept 4
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals by Mrs. H.
WHdleigt. Telephone 1852 k-1.

Mr.. Clarence Baker of Emmett street,
has gone to Minneapolis, ken'' to visit
Mrs. 4. D. Watts of Emmett street has
returned from Wichita, Kan, where she
visited her daughter, Mrs Fred Chambers
and Mr. Chambers. and her son, Mr.. Hill
airy Watts and Mrs Watts.
MI. Milton Dealy, Mr., Leslie G sr9t1,edl,
viii spend Wednesday in Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Watts. and SON.
Junior. of wichita Kan. are visiting Mr..
Watts's parents Mr.. and Mrs. a. D. Watts
in Emmett street.
Mr. Chas Hoyt of Norton street spent the
week end in Dexter, Kan.
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Chicago, Aug iT@CATTLE-Rsceipt
10000. Choice steers. steady; others, very
draggy, undertone. weak: early top, $16.75
good to fairly choice. xIa25d1650 grass
ers tending lower, $500 145o; coed and
choice COWS. 81. TJe1 1910. Gamers and cut
tiers. $40oN625: slow. steady. medium
grades, dull; bologna bulls, draggy. $50
al so: veal calves, uneven aeriy sales 70
butchers strong, mostly S15.00d 1880 for
choice; packers, bidding lower; stockers.
strong.
HoGs1Receiptz 2o.eoe- Market mostly
Toe to i5c higher than yesterdays average
early top. slaie; bulk light and butchers.
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Kansas city Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 17.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 11eoo. Beef steers, steady TO weak
top $685.: other sales $10o0d 70; bulls,
strong; other classes. mostly steady; Texas
cows. Sa.0O choice natives. $10.56; bulk
HOGS-Receipts COCO. Market mostly
100 15c higher. Top. S15.e5: bulk light and
medium, S15-3od 1865; bulk heavy, S14.SsG
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market active
and steady. No choice western lambs Of.
fered; top natives. s12oo; feding lambs
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BASEBALL GAMES TODAY

National League.
New York at Philadelphia, 1.-TWO games),
clear. 80 and 80 p. m.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis, clear. 3:15 p. m.
Cincinnati at Chicago, clear, s p. M.
(OnIy gaines today.)
American League.
Cleveland at New York, (games postponed
account death Ray Chapmanl.
Detroit at Boston, two games), clear, 80
and 3 80 2. N.
St Louis at washington, two games),
clear, 2 and 4 p.
(Only games today)
American Association.
Louisville at Minneapolis, clear. 5.
indianapolis at st. Paul, clear. 5.
Columbus at Kansas City, clear, 5 10.
Toledo at Milwaukee, clear, s.
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PICNIC FOR THE GOLF CADDIks.
Country Club Directors Plan Annual
Affair at Garfield Park Thursday. i,

The directors of the Topeka Coun-
try club will give an all day picnic for
the leo caddies of the golf course
Thursday at Garfield park. The pic
mic will be in charge of Ed Thrill see
retary, and Ernest Howard, caddymas-
ter.
Secretary Thrill and Caddymaster
Howard have gone to considerable
trouble this season to organize the
caddfes and systematic the work OF
the large body of youngsters. Great
success has followed their efforts
Monthly tournaments and treats are
given the boys at the club The Gar
field park picnic is an annual cele-
bration for the lads
Thursday will be the one DAY OF
the wear that the Country club golfers
will find it necessary to carry their
own"
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Wife DressedLike
Daughter Then
Hubby Shot Her

New York. Aug. 1.-THE recovery
% Mary Coudry. who was wounded
when her father. Emil Coudry, a GUS
toms house employee. fired six shots at
her and her mother, was expected to-
day. The metaFer was not seriously
hurt.
Coudry. according to police, said he
was tired of his wife dressing like a
girl of 81 and posing as a sister Of his
daughter
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Z. s. LOSES TUG OF WAR
Lloyd Kelsey, 2oo-pound Oakland Boy,
Member Of American Team.

Antwerp, Aug. lin the first
round of the tug of war. the British
team defeated their American oppo-
nents. The Americans had little
chance against the Britisherg. being
outraged in the first contest IN ! 3 as
seconds and in the second IN 81 sec
ends. In the second match of this
round Holland defeated Italy
On the American tug Of war team Is
Lloyd Kelsey, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Kelsey, 235 Wabash avenue,
Oakland. Kelsey weighs more than
200 pounds and is said to be the heav-
lest Of the American athletes
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WEATHER

Continued from Page one.l
States was 100 degrees at Phoenix,
AriZ. -
Showers have fallen during the last
"a hours in New Mexico and the Texas
panhandle Toledo, O., reported Ala
inches of rain.
At 10 o'clock this morning the wind
was blowing four miles an hour from
the east.
The extremes on record in Topeka
for this date are 100 in 1903 and IS
in 1896.
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s15.s5G16.oo: bulk packing sows, $14- SOC
14-50: pigs, strong to higher
SHEEP-Receipts 1s0oo. Natives. about
s s7esS iso sm WshsTs soW; e good idaho dahS
lambs, S12e5; good Montana wethers bid
$50; feeders, quiet.
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New York Aug. 17-BUTTER-Mark et
steady Creamery higher than extras seq
56lze.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ira firsts, 54656e.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, flats, current make, white and color
ed specials, - y Q2S1zc
POULTRY-Aliye, easier; brothers, $50
Soc. Dressed poultry, steady; western
broilers, fresh, 446 sc.
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Chicago, Aug. 1T.-BUTTER-Market
higher. Creamery, 44@55c.
EGGs Fi1st higasF Ese;eps sSl
4113@4212c; at mark, cases included, 430
45c; storage packed firsts, 4712 case.
3515c; springs, 3Sc.
TATOES-Reeeipts 159 cars. Market
weak. Virginia Cobblers. $5.0065.30 per
barrel; Jersey cobblers. sacked, $S10Q335
per cwt.; Minnesota Early Ohios, s.. 506
40.
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S.64%. Francs, demand, 7.29; cables. T.31-
Belgian francs, demand, It's; cables, III.
Marks, demand, z13; cables, FLA New
York exchange on Montreal. 11Ss per cent
discount. Government and railroad bonds.
irregular. Time loans, strong; 20 days, 30
days and months, 8.
ing rate, Z closing bid Z /; Offered at s.; last
loan, S." Bank acceptances, Ga.
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Chicago, Aug. 17-WHEAT-Close: De-
cember, S23sA q, $50 = March, S24oA:
CQN--.Septembber, 81 ISIS; December,
OATS-Septembber 6S5sc; December 69c
May 71hc.
P0RKNSentemheT 81 en-. SSctoher so5 &
LARD-September $3.50; October $19.oT.
RIBS-September $15.20; October S15.e5.