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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-24
A RECORD IN CORN


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hands However, the harvest is later in
these sections and much labor in south cen
trail Kansas will be released before wheat In
northern Kansas is ready for cutting.
SII}ING WHEAT. Indications point to
a yield for the state of approximately a
quarter of million bushels.
OATS. based on assessors returns so
far received, to which has been added wheat
land on which oats was sown, the acreage
this year Will be approximately 2,216,5OO,
or G64 900 acres more than that sown in
1919. The prospective yields per acre are
very good, espec' lily in sections having the
larger acreages. most Of these counties re-
porting. from 80 70 % bushels; The plant
start Of its growth, but heads are we'll
filled. A total production of "a, 100000
bushels, or 29.l per acre, is forecast.
BARLEY. Assessors reports indicate
that the barley acreage this year. after
adding the wheat land which WAS sOwn to
or 569 per cent more than sown in 1919,
and but 81 per cent less than the previous
record area of S5j,250 acres in 1917, Re-
porters suggest the yield will be apbroxi-
mately. 19.77s,000 bushels, an average of
24S per acre.
CORN: The month has been exception
ally good for the growth and development
OF corn and farmers have been able in
most sections to keep the cultivation of
me crop gong steadily forward. Indica-
tons are that the acreage Of corn this
year VIII show 5,29S.OO0 or 265 per cent
more than that planted for the 7crop of
1913, but smaller by 14.T per cent than the
average planting of the five years preeed-
ing. The condition Of the crop on June
10 was So per cent, 100 per cent repre-
setting satisfactory growth and develop
ment. This is As per cent higher than
the condition In June n year ago, and
but is per cent lower than in 1918. Soil
conditions are reported favorable for vigor-
Gus growth Of the crop with the excep-
ton Of strip two or three counties wide
extending from Barber to HarDer on fine
south to Washington and Marshall on the
northern border, which section has moi
received sufficient moisture
SORGHUMS: The grain sorghums this
year had a poor start owing to late seed
ing and dry weather soon after planting
Reports on June 10 suggest that but 9S
per cent OF the expected acreage had beer
planted, the condition Of that growing be
ing given as SIS per cent. Delay in plant.
ing Is especially noticeable in the south
eastern section where in some counties but
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Arrow and General Motors. High grade
oils also gained L to 212 points, and food
products, Cuba cane sugar and Industrial
alcohol extended their early gains There
was also a moderate demand for specialties
in the leather and textile divisions Liberty
bonds continued to ease but the new
Belgian ~ per cent bonds were active
and strong. Call money opened at per
cent.
Speoialties as featured by chemical, sugar
and tobacco issues, were firm to strong at
the outset of today's stock market session.
Shippings and equipments also hardened,
but oils were again regular on further sell
ing of middle states and Royal Dutch. Rep
resentatfve steels and rails manifested no
definite tendencies. recording only minor
gains or losses. Early quotations for ex-
change on London were easier.
Tendencies toward improvement in the
stock market today were checked by firmer
money rates with demand loans at the
months highest level. Sales approximated
32j, 600 shares.
Leaders continued to fall back later when
call money jumped to Il per cent few
stocks, however, notably Mexican petroleum
Crueible and Baldwin. rallied sharply. The
closing was irregular.
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so to So per cent was planted up to the
time of making reports.
POTATOES: In the commercial potato
regions of the skaw and Arkansas river
valleys shOY a decline In condition from
last month caused by dry weather just
state as a whole is given as 79.1 per cent,
compared with Sc per cent on May 10.
Commercial growers, however. say that the
crop is in good condition and If rains
come within a week or ten days an ex-
cellent crop of tubers will result.
ALFALFA: The first cutting of alfalfa
amounted to 100000 tons of hay, SIG
per cent of which was saved in good con-
ditiOn. Rrain at cutting time delayed har-
vest in many southeastern counties and
caused considerable damage. Lack OF sub
soil moisture in central Kansas and dam
eastern sections has held back the growth
of the second crop ten days or two weeks
in many localities.
PRAIRIE HAY land promises yield OF
but Sc of a ton per acre this year. or
S55, 600 tons. e.-..
PASTURES in eastern Kansas are get
ting dry and a shortage of stoek water as
mentioned in the cattle country OF the east
central section
Insect damage has been less than usual
this year, the army worm and cut worm
being the cause of much damage lately.
The Hessian fly is reported as working
in wheat fields of Ellis, Trego,. Rocks,
Rush andNess counties and young grass
hoppers are causing alarm in counties OF
the southwest. Poisoning campaigns are
being waged, however, and it is hoped that
damage may be kept to minimum.
Corn Table
The table below gives, by counties the
probable acreage of corn, and its condition
on June 10:
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Army of Colonies
To Go After Villa
Mexican Officers Are ordered to Earn
Their Pay Working as Privates in
the Ranks

San Antonio, Tex, June 24.-Four-
teen Villista men were killed. the
leader, a bandit captain captured and
executed, and the command routed
Tuesday morning by Gen. J. Q. Esco-
bar in a battle six miles north of Casa
Grandes, a confirmed report received
here today states. The name of the
bandit captain could not be learned.
A reliable source states that about
one hundred Mexican officers ranging
from colonies to Neutenants have been
reduced to privates in a mounted
company to go after Villa and his
band. Gen. Joaquin Amaros comman-
der Of the northern Chihuahua dis
trict, is said to have been responsible
for the reductions. He ordered them
to earn their money
Villa was last heard of at San Carlos,
Chihuahua, which is just across the
i Texas border near the junction of the
Conchos and Rio Grande.
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Diminished by d. c. christopher & Col
Chicago, June 24-Tribune: The advance
in corn yesterday was due to an over
extension of the short interest and to make
the upturn more aggrayating to those Dear
-ish the news was all in their ,fayorS -
President Gates of the Board Of Trade
calls meeting committee of sixteen July q
to discuss the plans for re-opening of trad
ing in wheat futures, with harvest OF the
new wheat crop on and the movement
near at hand, combined with the increasing
disposition on the part of interior cash
handlers to seek security thru hedging
Railroad embargoes were issued that
were as much bearish as bullish, and In
the sample market the spread between July
corn and cash narrowed to around 212 cents
at the last against cents at the close OF
the previous day.
Persistent buying of July rye by houses
with seaboard connections advanced that
delivery to 30 cents over September at the
last, the spread being about the widest
known.
Iowa bankers lend committee to Wash
Fington seeking preferential order for freight
cars for Iowa to move vast store of grain
and livestock. Committee estimates Iowa
has about 100000, 600 bushels of grain and
much livestock which is ready for market
but cannot be moved because OF the trans
tportation situation.
Decline in imports into the United States
for May attracts attention. Suggestion
made that decline may be representative of
the big slump in general buying power and
may reflect an important economical move
ment in the United States.
Crop outlook begins to attract attention
in New York financial circles.
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CURB OIL FAKES
Federal Officials Start Drive
D., Against Misrepresentation.
Indictments Returned Against
Four Offending Companies.
ONE CONTROLS KANSAS WELLS
New York Brokers Blamed by
Company Officials.
Say Great Western Sold Dollar
Stock S. Per Share.

New York. June PA drive
against alleged Misrepresentation in
the sale of oil company securities was
started today by federal officials here
with an announcement of indictment
of four oil companies. several stock
selling concerns and fifty individuals
by a grand jury in United States dis
trict court.
Use Of the mails in a scheme to de-
fraud was charged. Five indictments
were returned. Federal officials
claimed they had evidence that the
public had been defrauded of more
than 81 900 900 thru the schemes in
voived in the indictments.
Postoffice inspectors were working
today from Maine to California"
federal officials announced, rounding
up men mentioned in the indictments.
Several Wall street brokerage firms
were among the accused.
Ranger Co. First Accused.
The first indictment was against the
Ranger Oil company of Texas, the
Curtis-Packer company, Wall street
brokers and officials OF the two con-
Germs. Federal officials alleged this
company was capitalized at 81 900, 900
and 100000 shares Of stock were sold.
The United Securities company,
Connecticut concern, was also accused
OF having used the mails to defraud
in this indictment.
The second Indictment accuses the
W. p. Williams Oil company, Della
ware corporation owning Kentucky
oil land stocks, officials of the COM
pany. and Joseph Bird, Lexington, KY,
promoter.
Also mentioned in this indictment is
the Day-Pollak company now operat-
ing under the name of the H. Morgan-
Pollak company. a New York concern,
owning Texas oil land and thesbroker-
age company Of Stickney, RawlinsOn
and Colclaugh of Boston, md officials
OF the concern.
New York Broker Involved.
The indictment also mention the
following New York brokers:
H. L. Kent Homes & Company:
Thomas, James q Company; william
r. Heffron, Crossman- Sherman &
Company
The third Indictment is against the
Crown Oil company, a Delaware con-
Germ owning kentucky oil lands; the
+. NJ. Fuller & Company. Wall street
brokers; b X. Dawson, New York
broker; b. V. Hole, Burlingame,
Calf, president of the Crown Oil COM
pany; C. y. Pratt Lexington, and w.
p. williams, Ervine, Ky.
Kansas Company Named.
The broker firm of Greenbaum,
Bigelow & Greenbaum is accused of
using the mails TO uetrauu III the "a le
of stock of the Charles United Oil &
Gas company in the fourth indict-
ment. The officials of the oil COM
pany did not know of the alleged mis-
representation, federal agents said.
The company was said to have sold
10000 shares of stock.
The Great Western Petroleum cor
pOration with offices in Chicago and
wells in Kansas and Kentucky, and
the Geodge A. Lamp company of New
York were accused in the fifth indict-
ment The latter company is alleged
TO have purchased stock for 81 a share
and sold it for SIS.
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Kansas City, June 24-WHEAT-Cash
Market generally unchanged. No. 1 hard
So TSd 80: No. hard, S2.73M2s0; No.
hard. $2T362.7s; No. red, $273; No. red
$2.T062.73.
CORN-9Iarket unchanged to 6 cents low
err No mixed, S174G1.76; No 3 mixed
81 72Gi1 IA; No . white, 81 "a: No. 8 white
$1-92; No. ? yellow, $1-s2@ 1S3; No vel
low, S1.7TM1.79.
- OATS&Market unchanged. No. 2 white
s1.15; No. mixed, s1.12@1.13; No. red
$1.116119.
8 ,RYE-$219.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S255G2.5I
SHORTS-S2S0.
BRAN-se4a.
HAY-Market unchanged
WHEAT-Receipts 109 cars
CORN-Close: July. S1.70% September
S1.6614; December. S1.4Si5-
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Chicago, June 24.-The United
States railroad labor board has reach
ed a deadlock in its efforts to fix
road workers demanding salary boosts
totaling 100000 annually, it
was believed here today.
According to information here, the
board is undecided whether the wage
increases shall apply to outlaw
switchmen. A majority of the board,
it was said, favors the Outlaws"
John Gru1eau, president of the
Chicago Yardmen's association, has
called a meeting of OUTLAW" strike
leaders for tomorrow in Chicago.
Board members favoring recognition
of outlaws" do so, it was said, be-
cause of necessity. Tho the rebel
strike has been broken. it was held
there is still enough out to cause seri-
Gus delay to traffic. Manufacturers
say transportation delay is causing
many plants to shut down.
Applies to All at Work May 4.
Chairman r. M Barton declared the
board is working diligently and hopes
to announce it's decision shortly.
The board recently stated thru one
of its members that all railroad en-
pfoyes who were at work May 1 would
benefit by the award. regardless of
date.
Wilson Wants Temporary Award.
Receipt of wire from the president
urging it to speed its activities was
admitted by the board today.
The wire from the president is the
result of pressure being brought to
bear by railroad union leaders on the
White House.
The president is believed to have
urged a temporary award at once.
| Board Split Three Ways.
A well confirmed rumor in labor
circles today said the board is divided
three ways. the labor group holding
| out for an award which both the COM
! pany and public representatives think
! is exorbitant and the company group
refusing to. ooncede an award that the
public group think is reasonable. Mr.
Hanger declared today that there was
nothing in the present situation, how
] ever stoi warrant the assumption thai
| the board faced a deadlock. There is
every indication, he said, that sat
/ isfactory agreement will be reached
within a reasonable length of time.
Union leaders here, however, are not
| so optimistic. The brotherhood men
who adopted a stand of passive neu-
| traIity when the board was created
and later became openly hostile wher
/ the decision was delayed, declare they
/ believe the board will be wrecked or
/ the same deadlock that ended Presi-
dent Wilson'S attempt to settle the
/ railroad problem last winter thru an
other tripartite organization. Judge
! r. A. Barton, chairman of the board
declined to comment on this report
| 1T takes time for nine men. represents
| ing three different viewpoints, to agree
\ on anything" he said.
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SOCIALISTS ARE BARRED.
Oklahoma City Refuses to Allow Par
To Be Used for Meeting.

Oklahoma City, June 24.-Socialists
of four Oklahoma counties have petit
toned Joe H. Satterson, commissioner
of public property here for use of one
of the city's parks to hold a mass
meeting Sunday, where they will be
addressed by Seymour Stedman, So
cialist vice presidential nominee.
The use of one of the parks here
was refused the Socialists as the COM
missioner decided parks were not for
political gatherings.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, June 24-CoRN-Larger receipts
than were looked for had bearish erect
today on the corn market, values lacked
support and there was general selling in
which an eastern interest appeared active.
Pressure from the bears, however, was not
well maintained. Opening quotations which
ranged from KS Re to &c lower with n "a Su ~
81 1Oi5 We're followed by a moderate fur
ther setback and then something of a rally:
The close was nervous, 212e to 41sc net
lower, with July $176A to SLIT and Sep
TENDER $1.671A to $1.6Taz.
OATS-0ats were easier with corn: After
opening at A@3sc decline to 1sc advance,
including September at s59sc to S5Bc, the
market showed n tendency to average below
yesterdays finish.
ROViSIONS-Provisions reflected the
weakness of grain. Pork, tho, was relative
~ firm as compared with lard and rlps-
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
(The range Of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Empire Commission Co., 301 New England
Bldg.)
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Kansas City, June 24.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000. Market slow and uneven, but
mostly steady on all classes top native
steers, $16.50: bulk Texas, $1210: bulk
bologna, SI75; bulk cut vealers, $1,000
1880; odd lots, $13.5c@1400.
HOGS-Receipts 1000. Market 10615c
lower than yesterday. Bulk heavy and
medium, $1,000 1850; bulk light, $14.S5@
1915: top, $1555.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Best sheep and
lambs, steady to strong: other grades, slow
and barely steady; top lambs, $1,000.
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New York, June 24.-AIlan A. Ryan,
chairman of the Stutz Motor Car COM
pany, who became involved in a con-
troversy with officials of the New
York stock exchange at the time it was
alleged a corner existed in Stutz. has
been expelled from the exchange. ac-
cording to an announcement today by
the board of governors
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ARREST 1. w. w. ORGANIZER.
Declares There Are 10000 Members
in Kansas Wheat Fields.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 24.-Jack
Gaveel. alleged 1. w. w. organizer, has
been arrested here and is being held
in the county Jail pending arrival of
representative of the attorney general
of Kansas. When arrested Gaveel had
a quantity of 1. w. W. literature on his
person and openly admitted he was
y,ol king out of the Omaha .headQuar-
tiers as an organizer.
He declared the I. W. w. would
have 10000 men in the Kansas har-
st field this season.
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BRASS WORKERS ARE WARNED.
Demonstration at Strikers Funeral
Forbidden by Waterbury Police.

Waterbury. Conn, June 23.-Police
and state militiamen on guard here to
prevent further disorder during the
strike of 5000 brass workers, today
warned against any attempt to stage a
demonstration in connection with the
funeral services for Striker sIiberto
Liso, killed Monday in an affraY with
police
Waterbury is not under military
domination. Practically all of the fac
tories here are affected.
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BANK ROBBERY IS FOOLED.

Stillwell, Kan. June 23.-Watchful
members of the -Anti-Horse Thief as
ISOLATION foiled an attempt to rob the
State bank here last night. After sew
erel exchanges of shots and a wild
auto chase. the five bandits escaped.
Because of many thefts A.. H. 7. A,
members have been maintaining a
nightly guard on the town. They
opened fire on the robbers as they
tried to force entrance to the bank.
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Morning Daily
Zoe Per Copy

. New York, June 24.--Owing to in
creased cost of labor and materials,
the New York Morning Telegraph will
sell at 10 cents a copy. it was an
nounced here-The week day edition
price has been 8 cents.
The Sunday edition will remain as
at present 10 cents.
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TACOMA MAN IS PoTENTATE
Shriners Mt Portland Elect Heads OF
the Imperial Council

Portland, Ore, June 23.-Ellis Gar
rison, of Tacoma, Wash. was elevated
to the post of Imperial Potentate of
the Imperial Council of the Mystic
Shrine at a meeting of the council here
today.
Ernest A. Cults, Savannah, Ga, was
chosen Imperial Deputy Potentate and
James S. McCandless. of Honolulu, was
made Imperial Chief Rabban.
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TWO MORE PLAGUE DEATHS
Rail Service From Vera Cruz to Mex.
leo City Is Resumed.

Vera Cruz, June 23.-Twos persons
died of bubonic plague today and sew
eral more cases developed, despite ac-
tivities of Doctor MITCHELL the Ameri-
can physician in charge of sanitary
arrangements here.
Railroad transportation has been
restored Between Vera Cruz and Mex
leo CITY
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Wall St, New York, June 24.-STOCKS-
The market took definite upward turn
within the first hour, equipment. independ
ent steels and automobile issues leading at
gains of ! to ; points. Prominent features
Of these groups included American car,
Pressed Steel car. Crucible. yanadium,
Sloss-S Sheffield, Great Northern Ore, Pierce
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HAS SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.
Harding Writes Kansas City Man Let
ter on Independence Question.

Kansas City, Mo. June 24.-Senator
Warren G. Harding, Republican can
didate for president, has a very SYM
pathetic feeling for the movement to
bring about the independence of Ire
land" according to a letter he wrote
last March and made public here by
Frank P Walsh, former chairman OF
the industrial relations commission.
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WEATHER
fContin led from Page ons.l

tContin led from Page One.l
temperature than IS and tomorrow
afternoon the red line will be no high
er than so. Showers are still hitting
and missing all over the states from
Pennsylvania to Colorado.
The wind, at o'clock this afternoon
was blowing Is miles an hour from
the south. Extremes in temperature
on this date were 100 in 1911 and 81
in 1919
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BOSTON EDISON HIKES WAGES.
Ten Per Cent Raise July 1 Will
Benefit 1000 Workers.

Boston, June 24-An increase of 10
per cent in the pay of all its employees
effective July 1, was announced today
by the Boston Edison company.
About 1000 workers will benefit
by the increase. At the same time the
company will make reduction of
per cent in the price of electricity
for lighting to its $4,000 retail
customers.
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Chicago, June 24.-BUTTER-Market IN
settled. Creamery. 43G SEC.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 3S15d
391Ac; ordinary firsts, 34@36c.; at mark,
cases included. S7M3Sc: storage packed ex-
tras. 4113c; storage packed firsts, 4O1z@
POULTRY-Alive. unchanged.
POTATOES-Narket firm. Southern Tri-
umphs sacked. ST-O0G7.T5 cwt.; eastern,
barrels $4,000 1873
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New york PRODUCE Market.

New York. June 24-BUTTER-Market
firm Creamery higher than extras, 500
591bc.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gathered
extra firsts 46M4Sc.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole milk,
flats. current make. white and cOlored spe-
Gals ga 29c.
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New York.-They smoke young in South
Carolina John Wood stuck a cigarette in
the mouth Of Mrs. Nelson's baby. He told
the desk sergeant they did that in his
home state. Thirty days.
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New York, June 24-SUGAR-Raw,
nominal; centrifugal offered 1856; refined,
steady; fine graduated, 22006 A.00.
Futures were less active early but the
undertone was steady and prices at noon
were. 20 to % points higher on covering
and buying by commission houses.
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New York Liberty Bond Market.

New York. June 24.-Liberty bonds noon /:
rs 9f92; first As, $50; second As, $40 +;
first AVS. S610: second AIS. $40; third
4A's, S9.16; fourth MAS, S5.74; Victory
SA's, $500; Victory AXIS, 1886.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Mar

$1-76%; September, S1.6714@1. 6TA; Deem
OATS~JuIy. s1os@1o31s; September
S45sc: December. sea4c.
RYE-July, s214h; September. S1.s419.
t PORKAJufy 81 As; September, $36.25.
LARD-July, $20.32; September, S21.32
RIBS-July, $500; September, $19.05.
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MEETS a GREAT NEED

Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Is very beneficial for exhausted condi-
lions due to heat, over-work or insomnia
Adv.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka. Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at Z a. m. Thursday.
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Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, June 24.-BUTTER-
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTLTRY-Market unchanged.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .