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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
COURT AWARDS WAGE HIKE.
Pittsburg Garments Petition Granted
Orally by Kansas Industrial Court.

Pittsburg, Kan. April 24.-An in
crease in the wages of employees of the
Joplin & Pittsburg Railway company.
an interurban and street railway, was
granted by the court of industrial re-
latiOns here.
The minimum wage of motermen
and conductors was increased from 3S
cents an hour to As cents and the
maximum from ~ cents to So, cents
by the decision rendered by the court
OF industrial relations this morning.
The decision was given orally from the
bench by Judge w. L. Higgins. who
stated the formal written order will be
issued in advance of May /, the order
to bear that date.
Judge Higgins explained that the
court does not have authority to enter
a money judgment. but that under the
law the award is prima acia evidence
that the scale fixed is a fair one and
the employees are entitled to collect it
from the date of filing the application
which in this case was February %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
GOMPERS PEEVED At UNIONS
Says Adoption of Nonpartisan Prin.
ciples Splits Labor Votes.

Denver, April 24.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, criticised the Workers-Non-
partisan league political movement in
Colorado in letter received by John
j fisherman, secretary OF the Pueblo
branch of the league, made public
to-day.
The labor leader took the local
leaders to task for furthering a move
ment which he said bids fair to split
labor's ranks in the presidential cam
paign.
Does this mean the soviet idea ?''
the letter asks in regard to plank
in the league platform, declaring the
purpose lis taking control of the law.
making and administrative power OF
Colorado and administering that pow
er in the interests of the heretofore
always neglected working men ano
women"
The Workers-Nonpartisan league
will hold a state convention May !
and 2. Labor federation leaders have
announced they will attempt &c
thwart any effort to put third party
| in tho field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
HITCHCOCK Will WITHDRAW
President Wilson's Mouthpiece Quits
as Democratic Senate Leader.

00--t-~O
Washington, April 24.-As a result
of the withdrawal of Senator Hitch-
cock of Nebraska from the contest
for the Democratic leadership in the
senate, it was believed generally
among party leaders today that the
selection of Senator Underwood of
Alabama for the post would be un-
opposed when the Democratic confer
ence is held Tuesday night.
Senators Hitchcock and Underwood
were the only candidates and the race
was so close that deadlock existed
for several months.
The Nebraska senator announced
his decision to withdraw last night in
u letter to the members of his party
in the senate. He wrote that his with
drawal would conduce to party har-
mony and would accord with his in
dividual plans which would not permit
him during remainder of the year to
assume the work of minority leader.
Friends explained that he expected
to be away from Washington at fire.
quent intervals during the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Chicago, April 2i.-Big setbacks IN me
value of grain and provisions have resulted
this week from indications of severe IL
naneial strain. Compared with a week age,
corn prices this morning were SIC TO use
down. oats were off 1se to 27sc and Jro-
visions lower, SIC to $1.9o.
All deliveries of corn. oats, rye ana par
ley were at about high record prices Tor
the season, when suddenly-the corn market
was swept By an avalanche of selling Ihe
pressure TO get rid of holdings and to seize
advantages from the break in prices went
far beyond ordinary limits before traders
began to regain their equilibrium and TO pc
guided even partly by influences other than
the violent changes OF securities In New
| York. Active export demand for wheat ana
rye helped to a material extent at TINS
| iuncture to restore comparative confidenes
on the part of the bulls in the corn market
Later however, the bearish effect of un-
usual weakness in New York stocks became
again the ruling factor and to great sx-
| tent once more flattened out the buying
| power of the corn market.
| Oats Joined the downward plunge oil
corn. hut rallied later owing to lateness Of
| seeding.
| Provisions were depressed with grain and
hogs.
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Kansas City weekly livestock Market
Kansas city Stock Yards. April %
LIVESTOCK MARKET UNSETTLED.
CATTI,E AND HOGS LOWER.

LIVESTOCK MARkET UNSEII LED
CATTLE AND HOGS LOWER.
Tho the strike among switchmen was call
ed off this week by the regular unions, fuil
operating crews have not returned to WORK
aud rail service is still hampered. How
ever receipts of livestock this week were
materially larger than last week, and prices
except for sheep. showed material decline.
Chicago, burdened with supplies and with
out normal outlet, broke , to $3.50 on cattle
aud 81 on hogs. compared with the nigh
point last week. and other markets showed
could handle. Notwithstanding the decline
here, local conditions are relatively better
out closely. Spring lambs made new high
record for the year at S2l %
THIS WEEKS RECEIPTS.
Receipts this week were 23,72o cattle. p
$50 calves, 31,3I5 hogs, and 1880 sheen.
compared with 1870 cattle, 315 calves. 3,515
hogs, and 1850 sheep last week, and 1890
sheep year ago;
Increased receipts following last week 5
meager supply and higher prices, turned
the cattle market down sharply. Fat steers
today were $3.50 to 81 lower than a week
first three days this week. Prime steers
sold at $13 to $1i, and Included both light
and heavy weight grades. and, also native
and western steers. Other good steers sold
at $12.25 to 1929 At the fun decline, prime
grades were bringing Sl225 to $3.50. Cows
and heifers declined less than l steers In
$11.5O Heifers brought $3.50 to $1325. Veal
calves were higher than last week with top
S16.25
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
A moderate increase was noted in trade
in stockars and feeders this week, and
prices were % to 30 cents above the low
point last week when all outlet channels
were closed. Many cattle this week were
driven to loading points outside of ter
minal yards where they, were shipped to
five of the principal roads were accepting
outbound shipment of livestock.
HOGS.
Hog. prices today broke 20 cents and
were 81 to 1.25 lower than a week ago.
and S1.25 to S1.50 under Monday. Heavy
receipts in Chicago caused the decline. Re
ceipts in the open market here were light,
but packers bought heavily at up rive
here for slaughter The top price today
was $14.25 aud the bulk of the offerings
sold at S1325 to 81. Shippers have been
] held out of the market by the adverse rail
road situation.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Prices for sheep and lambs showed a ma
| terial advance in the face of lower prices
for cattle and hogs. Spring lambs sold W
| to S2175, and clipped lambs up to $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
CAILLAUX is SET FREE.
Time Spent Awaiting Trial Offset
Thrnn N-nn,. n,o,r... l.. d..

Paris, April 24.-Joseph Caillaux,
the former premier, who yesterday
was convicted by the high court of
commerce and correspondence with
the enemy, has been set free. He ar
rived at his home in Paris this after
noon.
Caillaux left the hospital at Neuilly,
where he has been confined, after a
lecture by senate officials who warned
him the order of liberation forbade
him to sotourn in Paris or any of the
big French cities.
He motored to his residence in Paris
from where he will leave soon for the
country. While the former premier
was sentenced to three years impris-
onment, the time he was kept in soli-
tary confinement was credited as off
setting the sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
MRS. d. L. SCOTT DEAD.
Came TO Kansas Forty-six Years Ago
Mother of Mrs. ID. l.. McEachron.

night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. D. L McEachron. 1915 Boswell.
after : severe illness of three months.
Funeral services were held at the resi-
dence this afternoon at 2 o'clock
Burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Scott is survived by her hus-
band, her daughter. Mrs. McEachron,
and a sister who lives in Manhattan,
Kan. She has made her home with
her husband in Topeka for the last six
years, coming to this city from Bur-
lington, Kan, where she had lived for
forty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Bingham GoDns
More Expensive
ThanAre Others

Chicago, April 24.-Gingham dresses
were offered for sale in shops here to-
day for $69.5O each. =
I'VE couldn't develop the most sim
pie gown in Bingham for less than
$780," one modiste said. The price
of Bingham has gone to $3.50 and So
a yard, and labor
Lawrence, Mass. April 24.-Four
boys, attending the high school here,
were sent to their homes by the prin-
cipal for starting an overall club at the
school. They were told not to return
until they put on respectable clothes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Oklahoma Sugar Sells at 35c.

Oklahoma City, April 24.-Grocers
in the residence section of the city are
selling sugar for 35 cents a pound
The prevailing price in the downtown
stores is 80 cents but grocerymen say
as soon as the stock on hand is sold
the price will go to IS cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Kansas City. April et,-HoGS s. :, 8s !.
lights and mediums, s13.5o@ 14.OU; buiS
heavy. S12S5@14.25.
CATTLE-Receipts CSC Market for week
Heavy steers, 81 TO 81 lower; handy weight
and yearlings, zoe to 81 down.; tat she
stock and bulls, scarce and about steaay
veal calves, slow aud increa slngly loWer;,
SHEEP-Reeeipts 600 Bulk receipts u
rect to packers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
DISCOVER DOUBLE MURDER. =
Bodies of Greensburg Farmer and His
Wife Hidden in Manager.

Greensburg, Kan. April 24-A dou-
Bile murder was revealed late yester-
day with the finding of the bodies of
Wayman III. Crews and wife hidden on
the Bradley ranch near here.
John w. White was arrested. White
moved on to the farm Sunday telling
neighbors that he had leased it from
Crews. Investigation by Sheriff Ste
venson disclosed bodies of the slain
couple in a Manager.
Feeling is bitter against White and
violence is feared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
WEATHER


Scott City. Across the state Inc snow
was reported from Denver.
The low temperature in Topeka was
Al at clock this morning. Laskowslli
predicts a temperature of between 40
and As degrees tonight. which will rise
no higher than 60 degrees tomorrow
afternoon.
Extremes for this date were IS in
1906 and 33 in 1910. At o'clock this
afternoon the wind was blowing at the
rate of twelve miles an hour from the
ca CT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
SHE WANTS Is FAT MEN.
Feminine-W Weight Reducer Issues Call
MANS Cnll Was Unhecdcd.

Chicago. April 24.-An appeal for
twenty five fat men who want to be
slim was issued today by Miss An
toinette Donnelly, who will start a
class in flesh reduction here. Miss
Donnelly will undertake to make fat
men slim while DR.. John Dill Robert
son, health commissioner. is super
vising the weight reduction of twenty
five women.
An invitation to fat men, issued by
Robertson, went unheeded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
FEAR FOR SIURDERER's SAFETY
Chicago Cops Want to Find Lefty
Lynch Ahead of Union Gunmcn.

Chicago, April 24.-Gunmen and
police continued today in their search
for James ('Lefty") Lynch. believed
to know who killed Edward J. Cole
man, labor leader, here Thursday.
Several suspects were rounded up and
questioned.
Officials feared the murderer would
be slain by gangmen before police
could find him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

New York. April 24.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal 1a.J6: refined, firm
fine granulated. 1860 90
Futures were steadier on week end cover
ing altho trading was light. Prices closed
unchanged to 20 points net higher.
New York. April 24.-5SUGAR-Sugar fu-
lures closed steady Sales 800 tons. May,
1905; July, 1880. September, 1s4o; Janu-
ary. 15-fc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Would Curb Shoe Profiteers.

Washington, April 24.-Curbing of
shoe profiteers is to be sought thru a
bill to be introduced in the senate soon
by Senator MeNary, Oregon. he said
today. McNary's bill will provide
manufacturers of shoes shall stamp on
the so1es the price for which shoes
are sold to retailers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

weak to lower, later steady to 15c higher
than Fridays average; top, S15-2o; bulk
lights. $1a0n615a5; hulk go pounds up.
Sia. 25@I4.25; good many held off the mar
ket at owners request: pigs, steady
Compared with a week ago, wooled lambs
csc to soc lower; shoFn lambs, 2oe to QUO
.higher: sheep. steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Chicago, April 24.-cATTLE-Receipts
5000. Market mostly steady. Beef steers,
S11OcfI 1920; calf trade a big dollar de-
cline. mostly $500. Compared with a week
butcher stocks SOC to 81 lower: Gamers
and cutters, 25c to SOC lower; cakes, $3.50
lower: feeders. unevenfy lower
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market opened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
TWO SaIoon Kecners suad.

Kansas City, 30. April 24.-Alleg-
ing they had sold her husband whisky
adulterated with wood alcohol which
had caused his death. Mrs. Mary Nc
NuHy filed suit against two saloon
Keepers here. Coroner Hayward said
AcNully died from drinking wood al
cOhOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

New York. April 24-Liberty bonds final
81 s. 1880; first As, s. so: second as $500
first AS, $500 second AIS. 1854: third
AS. 5000; fourth AIS, $3.50; Victory
Sc. s, 900: Victory 4A's 964s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Chicago. April 4-BUTTER-Market IN
settled Creamery, 4Td65-sc.
EGGS-Narket unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
POTAT0ES-Market stronger. Receipts
. cars Northern round white, bulk and
sacked, S7-OeIT.25; Minnesota Red River
Ohios, S7-6o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Wall ST, New York. April 24.-STOCKS-
Stocks of almost every class made spirited
recoveries during teday's brief session,
the rally resulting from a better under
standing of the Mexican situation and the
ending of the Stutz controversy. Advance
of to 10 points marked oil, steel aud
equipment issues. Textile and leather
shares together with kindred specialties
made less gains. Rails and shippings re-
placed early losses with moderate ad-
vances. Realizing for profits reduced some
gains later. The closing was strong. Sales
approximated $4,000 shares
Rails and shippings were the only con-
spicuous exceptions to the vigorous rally
at the opening of today's stock market.
Motors and oils led. the reported settle
ment Of the Stutz situation evidently ex-
erting a favorable Influence. Within the
first half hour gains extending from 2
70 Is points were made by General Mo-
tors, Studebaker. Stromberg, Mexican and
Pan American petroleums. Royal Dutch.
Crucible. Lackawanna, Yanadium and
Replogle steels, Baldwin locomotive. Amer
lean wooden and Enited Fruit. Liberty
315's fell to the new low record of a3, but
other issues made a slight improvement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Street Car Hits Auto-Four Hurt.

Oklahoma City, April 24.-Four
persons were injured, Geneva Rowlett,
five. perhaps fatally when the sedan
driven by Cecil Rowlett was struck by
a street car last night. The child was
thrown thru the windshield and is be-
lieved to have fractured her skull
Chieago-Warren Pershing, IL. was TO
have met his father, General Pershing,
here. The latter missed connections and
failed to show up on time. Dads A. W.
OIL" complained the boy.
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North Topeka News

Items for this column may be left ~
Petro's drug store or Telephone Eleanor
KimbaII, 1881 after o'clock. Other
hours, $3.50.
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Dallas. Tex-Judge F. H. Alexander
arbiter of many eviction cases. today was
looking for home His landlord raised
the rent and asked him tosSave-
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T0DAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Apri: ACCOMPLISHMENTS
which manifested itself in the corn market
today appeared to be due more to lack of
buying than to any special urgency to SELL
Railway traffic embarrassments togetherl
with difficulties in credits put bulls at
disadvantage On the other hand fore
casts of wet weather tended somewhat to
rally the marke;- Opening prices. which
ranged from 1ae to 11ac lower, with May
$1.G4h to s1.65 and July $1.56Ia to S1.57.
were followed by moderate general upturns.
Later the market derived additional
strength from the fact that owing to ex-
port demand rye was commanding the
highest price yet this season; closing quo
tations were firm at 1Hc to CSC net ad-
vance with May $167A to $1.6T1a and July
SLIGO to $1.60A.
OATS-Oats were comparatively firm ow-
ing to predictions of rain likely to cause
further delay to seeding. After opening lie
off. including July at s4%c to Soc, the
market scored gains all around.
PROVISIONS-Packe buying gave
strength to provisions. Offerings were
light
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
| Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
EmDirR Commission Goa
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Son nrIeans cotton Market-


New Orleans April 24.-COTTON-Spo
quiet, . points lower: middling, 41.0a-
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Chicago Grain and Provis

Chicago, April 24.-CoRN-Close: May.
S1-67H @16I!2; July, $1GoA' September,
oAfsEMay. aeA aeeasc; July, s7lsc;
September. T4ss@T4Ac.
RYE-MaE, $2,94a.m2:o5; July. s1e7
PORK-May, $3.50; July, S37.00
LARD-May' S1o.75; July, 5000; Sept,
$21.5..
RIBs-May, s1s.o7: July, 1880
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Kew YORK. Nonev Martet.

New York. April ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tile paper. 6a4@7 per cent. Exchange,
strong. Sterling, co day bills, 3.S4ss com
mercial 60 day bills on banks. 3.S4% com
mercial, 60 day bills, 3-s35s demand. 1861 ;
cables- 3.sI12. Francs, demand. 1854: ca
bles, 1892. Belgian francs, demand, 1887
cables, 1855. Marks. demand, 163: cables.
1-64. Government bonds irregular; railroad
bonds, easy.
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Kansas city Grain Market.

Kansas City, April 24.-WHEAT-Cash
Market Sc TO &c higher. No. hard, $2.s16t
2.95; No. ?, S2.S2M292; No. 1 red, $2.TS0
$50: No. 2. S2.76@2.T7.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1c higher.
No. mixed. $L67: No. 3, S1.GI; No. :
white, $1-6IQ 10; No. 3, S1.66@I67; No. :
yellow. $172; No. ,, S1.70.
OATS-Market unchanged No white
S103@ 1.04; No. mixed, $1.o2@ LOS; No. .
red. 81. 03d 104.
RYE-S1 95d1.9T.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S2.35@2 .. IL
SHORTS-S2. 90d3.00
BRAN-$2 60G2 .65.
WHEAT-Receipts ZIG cars.
CORN-Close: May, S1.6e5s; July,
$1.5S13 September, s1.529s.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the, twenty-four hours
ending at a. IN. Saturday
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Kansas Clty Grain Market

(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Empire Commission Coz
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ceipts $12.65 per case hens, lie lower Sic.
New York Produce Market.

New York Produce Market.
New York. April 24.-BUTTER-Mar
steady. Creamery higher than extras, 771a
q7Sc.
EGGS-Market firm. Storage packed ex-
ira firsts 47hM4Sc.
CHEESE-Aiarket frm Whole milk.
flats, held specials, white or eolors, 3Ola@
311ac.
POULTRY-Aliye. easy: stays, 34@35e !:
fowls. 26I43c; ROSTERS. GOA 29c: turkeys,
30@35c; dressed, steady and unchanged.
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Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City, April 24-BUTTER-Market
unchanged.
EGGS-Market 15c lower. Current re-
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New York sto.

New York stock Market.
FURNISHED by I. Myers, Columbian Bldg
New York, April u.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York April 24.-COTToN-Spot
quiet; middling, 41.45.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-29

pected, though they will hardly prove un-
adjustable.
Conditions within Germany indicate the
need of prompt action in this matter. writer
in the New York Times, after showing how
continued uncertainty of the total amount
may have checked the Germans readiness to
get fully and steadily back to work, observes
that there is now the much more serious
question of their willingness to pay anything
at all. Just recently, he points out, they
formally requested the Supreme Council for
permission to keep a powerful nucleus of the
old army, together with the entire General
Staff and officers corps" Now If the
Treaty is to be carried out the
General Staff must be abolished. More
over as the Times writer adds, The
officers corps is organized, not for an
army of two hundred thousand, the normal
though far less than actual strength OF the
forces Germany wants to maintain but for
an army of eight hundred thousand The
reasons given by the German authorities in
asking this extraordinary concession are
significant and disquieting. AN increased
army they say sis necessary for the main
tenance of order, and furthermore the army
will not accept an order for its dlssoiutlon.
"Vill not acept!" An omnibus attitude, this.
One can understand Foch's wariness and all
Frances uneasiness'
Evidently there is need of the Allies get.
ting down to business on all the terms OIL
neace. Indecision in the matter of reparatlon
or any other eSSenIlal Call Ho loneS1 We W.
lowed without serious hazard. Ill ADVISED as
it would be to impose larger indemnify
than Germany could live under, there should
be no dilatoriness and no unwarranted con-
cessions. Justice tempered with mercy Is al
wavs right and always wise. But the TWO
must go together if either is to De e1iecIpe
of larger ends 1t is of the utmost lmpor-
lance, therefore that an indemnity consls-
tent with reasonable and humane standards
be decided upon and then, together with the
other terms of the Treaty, be pressed firmly
to fulfllment.