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GAIN MJEPOSITS
Twelve Million Dollar Increase
la Kansas in S Months.
In State Institutions Total Sept.
12 Was $11308,000.
LCCXS FC1 h RECORD THIS FULL
Bank Commissioner Sawyer
Sees Good Times Ahead.
Marketing of Wheat Brings
Money to the State.
Deposits in Kansas state banks have
Increased 112,000,000 in three short
months, according; to a report issued by
Charles M. Sawyer, state bank commis
sioner, showing the condition of 937
state banks and trust companies at the
close of business September 12. The
deposits totaled $113,208,207.38, as against
' a little more than $101,000,000 June 30.
Commissioner Sawyer believes that
the big gain in the deposits means a
new high-water mark in Kansas bank
deposits this fall. When the June call
was issued, all banks and investment
companies were caught at low tide. The
Kansas wheat crop had just been cut.
The money loaned to farmers to move
their crops had brought no returns. It
was the end of the fiscal year. The
state had sent $18,000,000 in cold cash to
neighboring states to buy feed for stock
during the winter months. Now some
of the money is beginning to come back.
"Wheat has been going steadily to
market," said Commissioner Sawyer,
"but I do not believe that one-third of
the crop has been moved up to this
time. When we have realized on the
rest of the crop, deposits will show a
substantial increase."
Showing in Figures.
The condition of the state banks Sep
tember 12, is shown in the following
table :
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $100,619,609.05
Overdrafts 992.608.09
Other real estate owned 887,881.41
Bank building and furnltuure
and fixtures 3,942,126.93
Guaranty fund with state
treasurer 401, 233.97
Bonds and warrants 3,164,086.64
Cash itr-ns and clearing-house
items '.
Cash and sight exchange
Other resources
767,115.32
35,739,501.79
6o2.313.73
Total resources $147,069,466.92
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock $19,390,300.00
Surplus 8,197,477.61
Undivided profits (net) 2,519,875.03
Dividend declared but not paid 22.873.68
Total deposits 113,208,207.38
Bills rediscounted and bills
payable 2.865.847.52
Stockholders' reserve 679,048.32
Other liabilities 186,337.3a
Total liabilities $147,069,466.92
Legal reserve, 31.6 per cent.
ANTWERP SURRENDERS
IContlnued from page One.
"This forenoon several forts of the
inner line of the fortifications of Ant
werp have fallen. The town since mid
day has been in our possession. The
commander and the garrison evacu
ated the fortifications. Only a few
forts are still occupied by the enemy
and this is without influence on our
position in Antwerp."
Belgium's Last Stronghold.
London, Oct. 10. Antwerp, the last
and strongest citadel of Belgium, has
fallen before the rain of huge shells
' which the Germans began throwing
into the city at midnight of last Wed
nesday. The civilian population has in
large part fled, the seat of the Belgian
government has been moved to Ostend
and the Germans are in occupation.
Because of . the chaotic conditions
during the last few days in the be
leaguered city and the interruption of
telegraphic communication, there has
been much delay in the transmission of
news from Antwerp to England. Never
theless, England has been expecting
ana aiscountlng the fall of the Belgian
position and newspapers are speculat
ing on what strategic use the Germans
will make of it now that it is in their
hands. The battle line in France is
now so long formng as it does a rough
curve of 350 miles from Lnrratn to ths
Belgian frontier that the battle of the
Aisne and the operations before Ant
werp had become so closely knit as to
be, from the military point of view,
iiisepuraDie.
The hope of the allies to deliver a
crushing blow against the German
army in France before the occupation
of Antwerp by the enemy is now of
course a thing of the past. The German
right wing under General Von Kluck
apparently 1b still Intact and the offi
cial communication given out in Paris
last night recorded no change in the
situation merely emphasizing that there
was sharp fighting In the region of
Roye nearly 100 miles south of the
northern extremity of the fighting line,
where opposing bodies of cavalry were
clashing within sight of the North sea.
What Will They Do With It?
Commenting on the situation in Bel
gium before It was known officially
that Antwerp actually had fallen
English newspapers asked this morn
ing, with optimism, what the con
querors were going to do with Ant
werp when they had it, particularly
in view of the fact that it is conceded
that no fort can stand against artil
lery such as is used in modern war
fare. The opinion was generally ex
pressed that should the allies later at
' tack Antwerp, there would be a repe
tition of what already has taken
place, that is to say, the German gr-
rison could not hold out against them.
Dispatches attempting to analyze
the German plan of campaign with
. Antwerp in their hands, declare that
the German purpose is to sween over
northern France with the object of
taking possession of the channel ports
ana tnus Dring me warrare nearer
England. It is said here that Ger
man newspapers are predicting' the
use of this northern Belgian position
as a base for operations against Eng
land. - Of one thing there is no doubt.
Antwerp suffered terribly from the
bombardment and the losses among
the civilian population have been
heavy. The city was crowded, not
only with its normal population of
800,000 persons, but with other thou
sands who had sought refuge there on
account of the German invasion.
Terrible Suffering.
All stodies coincide In relating the
terrible suffering and mental torture
of these unfortunates struggling to
leave the danger son. Many, are said
to have been marooned by th ' de
struction of a pontoon bridge over the
river Scheldt. While the vast bulk of
th refugees are bow burdening Hol
land, thousands later will come to
England, where ether thousands al
ready are being cared for.
Just how much damage - has been
done to Antwerp, particularly to the
edifices of historic interest it will take
some time to determine. Some of the
refugees say that the cathedral of
Notre Dame has been badly damaged,
while others say this is not so. All
reports agree that the Germans enter
ed the city by way of the suburb of
lie rc hem.
With Antwerp taken, the Germans
will now be able to detach the con
siderable force used during the siege
of the city and transfer these men to
their right wing near the French-Belgian
frontier which has been sorely
pressed. The moral effect of the fall
of Antwerp is not minimized in Eng
land. The city was called by Napo
leon: "A pistol pointing at tne neart oi
England." The seaport long has Deen
one of the greatest in Europe resem
bling in a sense Liverpool and the riv
er Mersey. It is estimated nere tnat
there are no fewer tnan uu,vvv u
mans in Belgium today.
There is nothing new this morning
In the eastern arena of the war. The
reports that the Austrian city of
T-mvKi i. on fire lacks confrimation.
Th Austrians insist that the Russians
before this position are being repulsed.
Took It in Ten Days.
Th siege of Antwerp, which culmin
ated in its fall on Friday, October .
began on September i. so that the
Germans took Just ten days to reduce
the formidable fortifications which sur
rounded the temporary capital of the
Belgians. The Germans had, however,
for a long time previous prepared the
way for the attack on Antwerp by
taking a numoer oi towns in v -
cinity.
The first direct attack on Antwerp
fortifications was against the forts at
Waelhem and Wavre-St. Catherines.
These were reduced in two days, by the
aid of the big siege guns. Meanwhile
the forts at Llerre and Koningshoyckt
had also been attacked and these and
others of the outside line of fortifica
tions were taken last week.
The last few days has seen the fight
ing advance to the Inner line of forts
and along tne ocneiat priiiui"ijf .
n.innnsirrlo. At the last named place
severe fighting took place for several
days but the superior artillery of the
Germans gradually forced the Belgians
back until in the last day or two the
fighting had reached practically to the
anhnrh. of Antwerp. On Wednesday,
Oct. 7, came reports that the population
was fleeing in terror and panic toward
the Holland frontier. z,eppenn uumra
which did much damage ana Kiuea
scores of people added to tne terror or
the inhabitants.
The German forces which have taken
Antwerp are said to consist of five
army corps. They were unaer we com
mand of Gen. Hans H. von jeseier, a.
veteran of the. war of 1870, who was
taken from his retirement to do the
work of reducing Antwerp.
leneral De Guise, was in command oi
the Belgian defenders. King Albert
aided them by his personal direction
almost to the last, having quit Antwerp,
according to reports only yesterday
morning, probably wnen tne ena waa
seen.
Antwerp is 180 miles from London and
in England the fear has been expressed
that with this city as a lierman case,
Zeppelin airships could be used to at
tack the English coast line and even
London. The distance from Antwerp
to the English coast is less than 100
miles. '
Antwerp is on the river Scheldt. This
river, before it enters the North sea
flows through The Netherlands terri
tory Under existing conditions it would
be impossible for Germany to use Ant
werp for a naval base without violating
the neutrality of the Netherlands.
Antwerp in History.
The ancient city of Antwerp, Bel
gium's last resort redoubt on which
the Germans are now advancing, has
had perhaps the most checkered his
tory of any city in Europe. It is no
new thing for Antwerp to stand a
siege and fight invaders. It stood Its
first siege in the seventh century
when the Northmen swooped down
down upon and destroyed the town
which had existed since the fourth
century. Antwerp's position on the
Scheldt, a broad, deep arm of water
extending for fifty miles to the sea,
was a natural location for a great
city. It recovered from the North
men's raid and advanced steadily in
commerce and population until, in the
middle of the sixteenth century, it was
the most prosperous and wealthy city
on the continent.
Antwerp began to decline in the
reign, of Philip II during the religious
wars. The Duke of Alva banished
thousands of its richest and most in'
dustrious citizens.
A century later saw Antwerp a
ruined city. The Scheldt had been
closed to navigation by a clause in the
Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
Antwerp was at the lowest ebb or
its fortunes when. Napoleon, recogniz
ing its strategical importance, secured
concessions from the Dutch and Dullt a
new harbor. Napoleon's work was
completed in 1803, and the next few
years saw Antwerp leap back into
prosperity.
The Belgian . rebellion in 1830
brought an army of insurgents
to its gates. Antwerp, which was
growing rich and powerful under
Dutch rule, opposed the revolution, it
was occupied by the insurgents and
was bombarded by the Dutch general.
Chasse, who finally captured the city.
Chasse in his turn was besieged in
Antwerp by the French in 1832. Dur
ing the time Chasse was besieged In
the citadel he amused himself by bom
barding the town. It was almost in
ruins when the French finally drove
Chasse to surrender.
Since then until the present time
Antwerp has been left in peace and
has advanced steadily in wealth and
commerce, until today it is one of the
greatest seaports in the world.
FIND MOTOR GAR.
Thieves Flee From Topeka Machine
Near Ottawa.
The Hudson Six touring car belong
ing to H. S. Morgan, stolen Thursday
night, was found late Friday after
noon near Ottawa. E. E. McFadden,
a deputy sheriff, and Frank Pratt,
both of Wakarusa. followed the
stolen machine all day. Five miles
south of Ottawa it was found by the
side of the road, deserted. Sheriff
Kiene had sent out word to the sur
rounding country to be on the lookout
for the machine.
Last night, two men answering the
description given of the two men in
the Morgan machine, were seen com
ing out of a moving picture show in
Ottawa. Franklin county officials saw
them and fired at them when they re
fused to surrender. Despite the fire,
tne men escaped, and later a posse
was organized to take up the' chase.
PiiAISE JOIj FAIR
Iowa Farm Paper Compliments
the Topeka Exposition.
Compares It With the State
Fair at Hutchinson.
EEST EVER HELD H TCFEKA
...
That Is the Verdict of This
Farm Publication.
Credit Is Given Secretary
Clark for Bis Efforts.
The Farmer and Stockman, published
at Des Moines, Iowa, devoted two col
urns of space to a highly complimentary
write up of the big fair,. Topeka.' Sep
tember 14-18: It was pronounced -by
all to be the best fair that Kansas had
ever seen at Topeka. While compari
sons are odious and usually unneces
sary, it is interesting to note that the
pendulum of popular patronage, which
has been swinging back-and forth be
tween the two fairs in Kansas, this
year seemed to favor Topeka with the
largest, stock show. Very capricious
and fickle is the goddess who controls
the destinies or state lairs, Dut appar
ently barring the early weather dis
turbances this was Topeka" s year. It
is unfortunate that there was the con
flict in dates this year, as many breed
ers shippings from the north were de
sirous of making both state fairs and,
although entered at Hutchinson, stop
ped at Topeka to avoid the long haul.
It is to be hoped that another year this
conflict will be eliminated in order that
both fairs may make a healthy growth.
which they deserve.
"Surpise and Delight,"
The surprise and delight at the suc
cess of the live stock section of the
fair at Topeka was noticeable every
where. The strong draft horse show.
200 per cent larger than last year, the
well-filed classes in the beef division
and the excellent-swine display, spoke
well not only for the people and the
state of Kansas, but for the prosper
ity of the season as well.
' Indication of Progress.
No better indication of the progress
which Kansas is making as a dairy
state could have been shown the skep
tical person than was to be seen in
the show of dairy cattle. The Jerseys,
fifty-three in all,, the thirty-six Hoi
steins' and the sixteen Guernseys, made
an aggregation worth .while. Besides
the regular classes for each breed,
which were well filled, there were milk
ing and butter-fat " record contests
which at the end clearly showed that
Kansas is already the home of a num
ber of high producers.
An entirely new feature of their fair,
and one that proved extremely popu
lar as well as profitable was tne nigm
horse show.
Praise for Clark.
A word regarding the new manage
ment of the Topeka State fair seems
both necessary and deserved. It was
agreed by all that Mr. G. E. Clark was
proving to be as good a secretary as
his friends, had predicted, he would be.
It was also agreed that: much of the
success of the stock show this year was
due to the untiring efforts ox Mr.
Clark, who had in person visited most
of the fairs this year and succeeded
in bringing many of the cattle herds
to Topeka. -v;
Agricultural Displays. :
The usual display of attractive
grains, grasses and fruits made up an
important side of the fair that is ever
popular and attractive. A consider
able increase in the number of county
exhibits was noticeable. All showed
the care as to selection of material and
good judgment in arrangement which
makes them pleasing to the eye and
profitable as a study.
Better Than Last. Year.
All in all the Kansas State fair at
Topeka was considerably better than
the year previous and displayed many
outward signs of a healthy growth
which gives promise of better fairs yet
to come. No fair in the grain belt can
hope to suoceed if the live stock sec
tion is slighted or allowed to deterior
ate. The management of the Topeka
fair has been especially wise in recog
nizing this fact and pushing this side
oi tne lair ana it has paid them.
IN SUPREME COURT.
tContlnued from page One.
Chumos. The court ordered that the
certificate should be deposited with the
clerk of the court and applied upon
the judgment for alimony and could
not be used by Chumos for any per
sonal liabilities. The action of the
supreme court today means that the
orlgianl judgment for alimony will be
revived and that the Topeka candy
maker must pay the balance of the
$12,000 to A. D. Chacona, executor of
the estate of Marica Chumos, the late
divorced wife.
Regulars Win Insurance Case.
The supreme court today refused to
issue a writ in quo warranto ousting
the regular officers of the Alliance Co
operative Insurance company from their
jobs. The application for a writ was
directed against W. B. Gasche of To
peka and other officers of the company,
An Insurgent crowd in the Alliance
Co-operative sought to oust the old of
ficers and directors in January, this
year. Both the ins and outs held meet
ings and elected officers, including a set
of directors, president, vice president.
secretary and treasurer. But the regu-
lars refused to yield their jobs. Quo
warranto proceedings were then filed in
the supreme court, but the court today
refused to recognize the application and
decided for the defendants. It was held
that since both factions held elections
and no recognized action taken, that the
old officers were still in power and
should not be separated from their jobs,
The court refused to hold with the pe
titioners upon the theory that the old
crowd participated in the insurgent
meeting because they were in the room
at the time of the meeting, or that their
jobs were vacated because they had
faild to qualify.
The Alliance Co-operative is a Topeka
corporation.
Johanna Adams Loses
This was another bad day for Johanna
Adams. The supreme court said she
must pay the penalty for interfering
with an officer in the discharge of his
duty and affirmed the decision of the
Shawnee county district court.
The Topeka woman was convicted on
a charge of assaulting an officer en
gaged in serving a process. The defen
dant claimed the officer sought to ar
rest her nephew without a warrant and
based her defense on that issue.. - The
officer swore that he had a warrant.
Testimony in the case showed that the
Adams woman scratched the officer.
tore on bis. badge of authority and hit
him with a brick. When a crowd gath
ered, several women came to Johanna
Adams assistance. They. too. threw
bricks at the officer and the evidence I
showed that the defendant threatened
to kill the officer. She was arrested.
when convicted.. The burt- toaay-saia
she roust .pay the penalty for her of-
iense. , - .
Weisman Wins Point.
Jake Weisman. the' Leavenworth
county jointlst, who will Monday go to
trial for the shooting of J. K. Codding,
former warden of the state peniten
tiary, today won his habeas corpus case
in tne supreme court. Through the oe
cision in the case. Weisman escapes
one thirty day jail sentence for con-
lemm in uquor cases. v
The court held that -two sentences
were imposed simultanously ana for the
same length of time upon Weisman
and were to run concurrently. Conse
quently when the first sentence expired,
the second sentence expired automatic
ally with the first. Weisman had been
sentenced to thirty days twice in the
county jail' for contempt' of court in
selling liquor. The state sought to com
pel him to - serve sixty days but the
supreme court today ruled that he could
be neid. ior Dut thirty days.
SUrREEE crax OECISO
BY JOHNSTON, C. J.
Maria Chumos. etc appellant, va.
Constantine G. Chumos. appellee; ap
peal from Shawnee county (Div. 1).
Reversed and remanded with direc
tions to allow the motion to revive
and enter an order to that effect.
L. D. Arnold, appellants, vs. The C.
Hoffman & Son Milling Co. et aL, ap
pellees; appeal from Dickinson coun
ty. Affirmed.
Ada Han-el, administratrix, etc.,
appellee, vs. George H. Johnson, ap
pellant; appeal from Comanche coun
ty. Affirmed.
John T. Giles, appellant, vs. John
P. Ternes, appellee; appeal from
Sedgwick county (Div. 2). Affirmed.
BY BURCH. J.
Archibald Black et al., appellees, vs.
Ralph L. Funk, appellant; appeal
from Brown county. Modified by af
firming the judgment except that the
cause is remanded for a new trial of
the issue of undue influence and fraud
on the part of Dr. Funk with respect
to the provisions of the will benencial
to him.
W. R. Benn, appellant ,vs. E. W.
Slaymaker et at, appellees; appeal
from Harvey county. Affirmed.
Emma A. Parks, appellee, vs. Char
lotte Baker et al appellants; appeal
from Washington county. Reversed
and remainded with direction to en
ter judgment for the defendants on
the findings of fact.
Ralph Purdy, etc., et al., appellants.
vs. Anna Lou (Purdy) Ernst, appel
lee; appeal from Neosho county. Af
firmed. BY MASON, J.
Ernest F. Boger, appellee, vs. Rich
ard Rohrer, county clerk, etc, et aL,
appellants; appeal from. Geary coun
ty. Affirmed.
The Alliance Co-operative insurance
Co. ef a., plaintiffs, vs. W. B. Gasche
et al., defendants; original proceed
ings in Quo Warranto. Judgment for
defendants.
J. C. Rice, appellant, vs. John Ard,
trustee, et al., r.ppellees; appeal from
Allen county. Affirmed.
BY SMITH, J.
J. C. F. McCauley. appellee,, vs. W.
A. Custer et al., Appellants; C. D.
McCauley,. appellee, v.'W. A. Custer
et al., appellants; appeals from
Meade county. Affirmed.
E. P. Dunlap, appellee, vs. C. R. I.
& P. Ry Co., appellant; appeal from
Norton county. Reversed and re
manded for a new trial. (Burch, J.,
and Porter, J., dissenting.)
E. F. Rlchey, appellee, vs. T. J. Fer
guson et al. (C R. Dollings, sheriff,
etc, interpleader,), appellant; appeal
from Hamilton county. Affirmed.
BY PORTER. J.
J. J Miller, appellee, v. The Founda
tion Company, appellant; appeal from
Wyandotte county (Div. 3). Modified
by reducing judgment $230. (Burch. J.,
dissenting.)
Melissa Thompson, appellant, v. Will
iam H. Millikin. appellee; appeal from
Chautaqua county; reversed and re
manded for further proceedings.
Mark Falk. appellee, v. William
Burke, appellant; appeal from Atchison
county; reversed and remanded for an
other trial.
In re Jake Weissman; original pro
ceeding in habeas corpus; judgment en
tered for petitioner.
BY BENSON, J.
Ralph Martin, appellee, v. City of Co
lumbus, appellant; appeal from Chero
kee county; reversed and remanded for
a new trial. (Johnson, C. J., Smith and
West, JJ., dissent.)
Mary E. Rogers, appellee, v. Ray Vic
tor Rogers et aL, appellees, and Ida
Jane Rogers, appellant; appeal from
Linn county; modified and remanded
with directions to award one-tenth of
the land to the appellant; costs of ap
peal taxed against Ray Victor Rogers.
Ida Jane Rogers, appellant, v, Ray
Victor Rogers, appellee; appeal from
Linn county; reversed and remanded for
further proceedings.
E. D. Terry et al., appellees, v. The
Kansas Gravel Co. et al. (interveners),
appellants; appeal from Lyon county;
reversed and remanded for further pro
ceedings.
BY WEST, J.
J. H. Hardin, appellee, v. M. C. Baker
(defendant), M. W. Dey, appellant; ap
peal from Harvey county; affirmed.
XT. G. Charles, appellant, v. Asa M.
Black, appellee; appeal from Sumner
county; affirmed.
S. T. Fear, appellee, v. Asa Barwise
et aL (H. E. Sadler, appellant). Appeal
from Elk county; affirmed.
state of Kansas, appellee, v. Johanna
Adams, appellant; appeal from Shawnee
county (Div. 2); affirmed. '
(MILL IS PRESIDENT
Topekan Chosen to Head Twentieth
Kansas Association. -
J. J. Corkill of Topeka heads the
Twentieth Kansas association. He was
named as presideit at the closing
business session of the fifteenth an
nual reunion Friday evening.
Other officers: Vice president,
James A. Lewis; secretary-treasurer,
John M. Padgett.
The "boys" of the Twentieth will
return to Topeka next year. They
like to meet here, and tor that , rea
son they decided at the meeting last j
year to make this city tne permanent
headquarters for reunions. The fif
teenth reunion closed with a smoker
at the Armory on Jackson street at
eight o'clock Friday night. -
Decision, was made at the business
session to solicit the aid of the Kan
sas legislature in sending the original
Twentieth Kansas band to the Panama-Pacific
exposition next year.
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Despite near? Bain 7C9 Turned
. Out for Speeches. .
fecile curas ct
First Heal Woman's Sleeting
Developed Hbc1i Talent.' -
New Toters Entitled to Reeosr.
nitlon on Stump.
Probably' 70S men and women- at
tended the opening of the Republican
campaign ' at the . Orpheum theater
Friday night and listened to the
speeches of Mrs. E. E. Forter. Mrs. W.
Y. Morgan, Miss Esther ' Dykes - and
R. R. Brewster. A heavy rain no
doubt cut down the attendance at the
meeting, but the Republican men and
women who attended heard ' a' brand
of Republicanism that was - right from
the heart and sound as granite. - --
That suffrage in Kansas will develop
a new class , of campaign orators, was
made evident at the meeting . ad
dressed by the three Kansas women.
Mrs. O. 'L. Moore -of -Topeka presided
at the meeting and made clear that
she was not without ability as a
speaker. It was primarily a woman's
meeting. It was the first real women's
political meetng in Kansas and the
new voters made clear to Topekans
that tney were entitled to recognition
on the stump.
If the rain kept a few hundred peo
ple away from the meeting, it only
added steam to the gathering of the
few who sat in the theater and re
fused to leave until the session ad
journed at 10:30. Preceding the
speaking, a few reels of motion pic
tures were thrown on the screen, an
orchestra furnished music and the
picture machine operator displayed
slides bearing campaign slogans.
These brought noisy hand clapping
from the crowd and cheers for the
mention of the names of state and
county candidates.
It was 8:30 when the meeting started.
Charles Sessions, secretary of state, in
troduced Mrs. Moore, the presiding of
ficer, and Mrs. Forter was presented as
the first speaker.
Mrs. Forter Was Firm.
Mrs. Forter lives in Marysvllle. She
is a sister of W. A. Calderhead. Repub
lican congressional nominee in the Fifth
district. Her Republicanism is of the
true Calderhead brand. In her discus
sion of the issues, she was firm, serious
and uncompromising. She nayed tne
Progressives. She criticized the Demo
cratic state and national administra
tions and urged a Republican party that
was true to name and tradition and did
not stoop to the use of hyphens.
Reading from the Democratic text
book for 1914, Mrs. Forter sarcastically
referred to the policy of watchful wait
ing. "President Wilson is entitled to no
more credit for the fact that there was
no war in Mexico, than you or I, saw
Mrs. Forter. "The fact is there was no
demand, no feeling, no sentiment for
war with Mexico and no occasion for
war. The little trouble in Vera Crux
was straightened out when he sent Fred
Funston down there. '
Mrs. Forter criticised the underwood
tariff bill, the one hundred million dol
lar war tax. She declared that the
business interests had lost confidence
in the nation under Democratic rule and
would not invest capital under existing
conditions. Then Mrs. Forter closed her
speech with an endorsement of Curtis
and Capper.
"We don't need any hyphenated name
In the Republican party," declared Mrs.
Forter. "We do not need a compromise,
we are lust plain, straight Republicans,
Kansas never had a higher class or
higher grade man than Charley Curtis,
and oh what a stroke of ill fortune re
tired him from public life just when he
was most needed and most valued. Ar
thur Capper, on the other hand, has
proven himself a successful business
man and will give the same care and
attention to the office of governor that
he has given bis private business."
Miss Dykes' Talk.
Miss Esther Dykes of Lebanon, fol
lowed Mrs. Forter. Miss Dykes is i
daughter of Dr. J. B. Dykes of Lebanon,
congressional nominee in the Sixth dis
trict. She has been active in the cam
paign for several weeks and is a pleas
ing speaker.
In a thirty minute talk. Miss Dykes
pleaded with the new voters to cast
their lot with the Republican party.
"The Democratic party has no use for
women," she said, "the Progressive
party cannot win. We should not throw
our votes away. Let us make certain
our vote and cast our first ballot for
Republican candidates."
The Smith county young woman crit
icised the Democrats for their national
stand on suffrage and prohibition and
declare that the attitude of Kansas
Democracy on these issues did not carry
the sympathy and support of the en
tire party. Miss Dykes took a stand
opposite Mrs. Forter. She pleaded for
a truce with the Progressives and
Prograsstve-Republlcan party.
Mrs. W. Y. Morgan, wife of the
Hutchinson newspaper editor and nomi
nee for lieutenant governor, delivered
a clever 20 minute talk that was filled
with wit and sound argument. Mrs.
Morgan said it was her first political
speech and that she was scared.
"If there had been any respectable
way to get off this platform tonight.
would be nearly back to Hutchinson
by now." said Mrs. Morgan. "My ex
cuse for being in this campaign and I
assure , you I am not in very deep is
that I am kin to a candidate. It seems
he hasn't been mentioned quite enough.
Really, now, I don't know Just where
Billy is he's back east attending some
sort Of world's series or games of some
sort and he doesn't know-that I am
out here trying to make a speech."
"You know I heard about this suffrage
business, until I grew to hate it, although
I was always for it. I always pictured
a suffragette as a woman with a hat
on one side and a feather pointing the
wrong way. But let me tell you. We
wouldn't . be any place tonight if it
wasn't for the Republican party. Why,
it gave us the jallot, and it made it a
felony for you men to run away and
leave us."
Mrs. Morgan urged the women to
register, to vote and to be sure that
they voted ; the Republican ticket
straight. -
R. R. Bbewster closed the meeting
except for a few remarks that Mrs.
Moore made as a final word. Brewster,
who is a brother of B. M. Brewster,
nominee for attorney general, spoke at
"-. STOCK SESMS
To Insure Yourself Cast Rcm&s Cone
CLAY,. KOBINSON 6 Q.
lira Stocks
Bra Ow Own
at.
For
the Kansas Dav hanauet in Toneka In
January and is a whirlwind orator. He
said that be came to Kansas to pay his
respects to the Progressive party and
he did It. He not only kicked and
pounded the Progressive party as an
organisation, but he took a few short
swings at the individual candidates and
leaders of the party and to the news
papers that give the party a hearing
He concluded with a plea for Curtis and
urged Kansas voters to support Capper
and the state ticket.
USING SIEGE GUNS
Japs Mount Hear Artillery
Before Tsing Tan Forts.
Beport of Sinking of German
War Craft ia Harbor.
Pekin, Oct. 10.- The Japanese have
mounted siege guns on Prince Henrv
mountain, which entirely dominates
au tnree or the Tsing Tau forts, ac
cording to advices reaching Pekin to
day from Kianchau. These forts are
named Bismarck, Molte and litis and
are between three and four miles from
tne mountain.
The attack on Tsinar Tau mav haarin
any day. Prior to it a demand for the
surrender of the place will be made.
London, Oct. 10. An Exchange dis
patch from Pekin says:
"It is reported here that the Japan
ese heavy artillery have sunk four
Bmall German war craft at Tsing Tau.
"The Japanese seised about 800
cars and 15 locomotives on the German '
railway at Shangtung but found the
principal coal mines had been flooded
or otherwise destroyed."
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS
ChlCBSrO. Oct. 10. WHBAT- Auertlnna
that Portugal was to declare war on
Germany at any moment gave the wheat
market an upward turn- Disquieting re
poprts regarding the hostile attitude of
Turkey attracted also considerable atten
tion and so. to. did the falling off in re
ceiptee In the American spring crop belt.
The opepnlng, whleh ranged from c off
to c up. was followed by a moderate
general advance, a reaction that followed
was quickly overcome.
Export buying at Duluth helped later
to strengthen prices still mora Close was
nrm, e to e above last night.
CORN Wet weather threatening to de
lay receipts had only a temporary
strengthening influence on mm. mt
speculators were generally on the selling
mae. Alter starting uncnanged to 14c
higher prices underwent an all around
sag.
No important rallying power developed;
The close, however, was firm at the same
as last night to e down. -
OATS Hedging sales from the north
west made the oats market weak. Sea
board demand appeared to be lacking.
PROVISIONS provisions rose with
hogs. The best call was for November
lara.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago. Oct. 10. WHEAT Close
De-
cemoer, ji.oivi: May, xi.15.
CORN December, 67c; May, 69Sc.
OATS December, 47c; May, 60c.
PORK January, 318.97.
LARD October, 310.06; January, 39.92.
RIBS October, 310.85; January, 39.80.
Cblcaeu Grata Market.
.The range of prices for grain futures oa
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thoa. J. Myerc Broker. Columbian
Bldg.
Chicago, Oct. 10.
Close
..-a Ttula Ves-
pen H'.sh i
V ''7AX-
Dec. ..109
May ..11514
C- R?.-
Dec. .. 6714
May .. 69
UW4
116
67
9
47
60
109
115
S9
47
60
110
116
67
69
47-
60
106
116
67
69
47
61
Dec. .
May .
P- - UK-
47
60
Jan. ..18.80
18.97 18.80 18.97 18.75
Kansas City Grain Market.
The range of prices for grain futures on
tne Kansas ny ooara ox Trade as re
ported by Thoa J. Myers, Broker, Co
lumbian Bldg.
Kansas City, Oct. 10.
Close
i ,. r Today Va
WHEAT
Dee. ..101
May ..106
CORN
Dee. .. 63
May .. 67
July ,. 68
102
109
63
67
66
101
108
63
67
66
102
109 101
108 63
67
66-
43
67
66
Liverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, Oct. 10. WHEAT Spot, eas
ier; no. l juanitooa, 9s zd; No. 2 red
winter, new, 8s 6d. Futures, steady;
October, 8s 4d; December, 8s 6d.
CORN Spot, weak; mixed, 7s 80. Fu
tures, easier; October, 6 7d.
Grain Gossip.
(By special wire to T. J. Myers.)
Minneapolis wheat stocks Increased two
million bushels this week. A year ago
the increase was 1,372,000 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat at Kansas
City have increased 637,193 bushels thus
far this week and corn stocks increased
6,634 bushels.
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were ESl.OOO bushels of
wheat, 55.000 barrels of flour, 2,000 bushels
of corn and 838,000 bushels of oats.
India shipments of wheat this week
were 800,000 bushels, compared with noth
ing last wee'E and 616.000 bushels a year
ago. Exports next week are expected to
be 1 million bushels.
A cable from France reads as follows:
"Paris wheat prices are declining. Na
tive offers are liberal, as farmers In the
north are selUng freely, fearing a return
ing of the invaders, and confiscation of
holdings. Prices are attractive."
Argentina exported no wheat this week,
compared with 240,000. bushels last week
and 712,600 bushels a year ago. Shipments
since January 1 aggregate 36,236,000 bush
els; a year ago, 104,374,000b ushels. Corn
shipments this week were 3,706,000 bushels,
against 4,804.609 bushels last week and
4,404,000 bushels a year ago. Total corn
shipments since January 1 are 89,036,000
bushels; a year ago, 161,812,009 bushels.
Oats shipments were 110,009 bushels.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac
cording to Brad street's, were 8,127.608
bushels, compared with 0,440,009 bushels
last week and 6,148.000 bushels a year ago.
Corn shipments were 341,000 bushels.
Kama City Pmd or-e-M rk r t
Kansas City. Oct. 10. WHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged to tfcc higher. No. 8
Merchant Stock Yard Kaau -C&
m.cwomsv a. k Mr tA.
, Ycacrccfoifitba-
ALL
DIRECT FACTORY BRANCH
822 Kansas Are.
hard. 99Hcl.M; No. S, 97Sc; No. 1 red.
tl.O0ei.OOH: No. 3, tTOScHS- .
CORN M arket tt&lc lower. No. 3 mix
ed, 677Hc; No. 3, K7c; No. 3 white, T4
16c; No. 3. 73w73c.
OATS Market unchanged to He lower.
No. 3 white, 4fi04Stt; No. 3 mixed, 410
42Hc.
RYE Market unchanged.
HAY Market unchanged.
BUTTER Market unchanged.
EGGS Market unchanged.
POULTRY Market unchanged.
WHEAT Receipts 303 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT December. BL02H9
1.02 : May. $1.08.
CORN December, CSKc; May. 7e.
OATS December, 4A4c.
ChlraEo Prral '- Marki '
Chicago, Oct. 10. BUTTER Market un
changed. EGGS Market unchanged.
POTATOES Market lower. Michigan
and Wisconsin, 406f0c; Minnesota and
Dakota. 4360c.
POULTRY Alive, unsettled; springs,
ISttc; fowls. ISOUe.
Sni York Prmlttre MnrVet.
New York. Oct. 10. BUTTER Market
barely steady. Unchanged.
CHEESE Market steady.
EGGS Market Irregular. .v..
POULTRY Live, firm; western oh"Ak
ens, broilers. UumCc: fowls. ITHCTUc:
turkeys. lT018e;; dressed. Arm; western
fowls. MOSOe; turkeys. 180130.
New York Sugar Market.
New York, Oct. 10-SUGAR Holiday In
sugar market.
New York Monrjr Market.
New York, Oct. 10. MONEY Mercantile
paper, 67 per cent Sterling exchange,
steady for 60 day bills, 4.9304.9350; for
cables. 4.97.7K4.98; tor demand, 4.96.7S04.I7.
Bar silver. 81c.
Wlei f.lve Slnrk .tlnrfcet.
Wlehlta, Oct. -10. HOGS Receipts 80S.
Market higher. Top, 37.76; bulk of sales.
87.6097.70. -
CATTLE-rRecelpts 100. Market steady.
a live steers, 86.0068.25; eows and heifers.
85.008.00; stockers and feeders, 86,0007.26;
stock cows and heifers, 34.(006.75; bulls.
65.00.g6.00; calves, 87.0000.03.
St. .Ti.vrl l.nr iin5 Irt;rt
St. Joseph. Mo.. Oct. 10 HOGS Receipts
2,500. Market steady. Top, 87.75; bulk of
sales, 37.4607.70.
CATTLE Receipts 150. Market steady.
Steers. $6.00910.25; cows and heifers, 34.31
9.00; calves, S6.0O10.00. . ,
SHEEP Receipts 2.000. Market steady.
Lambs, S7.007.60.
Ran. Mly ? trr Wivk Market.
Kansas City, Oct. 10. HOGS Receipts
600. Market 5c to 10c higher. Bulk of
sales. 87.6097.95; heavy, 87.6097.80; packers
and butchers, 37.6097.96; light, 87.50fi8.00;
pigs. 37.0097.50.
CATTLE Receipts 1,000. Market steady.
Prime fed steers, 10.0010.90; dressed beef
steers, f7.759.75; western steers, $6,609
9.25; southern steers, 85.0007.25; cows, 34.60
97.25; heifers, 86.5O9.00; stockers and feed
ers, 86.0008.25; bulls, 85.0006.75; calves, 36.00
010.50.
SHEEP Receipts none; Market steady.
Lambs, 87.1507.5S; yearlings, 36.3606.2C:
wethers, 35.0005.65; ewes, 84.2595.00; stock
ers and feeders, $4.2507.00.
Chlcnco Live Block Mitrkr.
Chicago, Oct. 10. HOGS Receipts 5.009.
Market strong, 5c to 10c above yesterday's
2.v.S2?e- Bulk of sales, 87.4008.05; light.
87.9008.40; mixed. 67.3&S8.45; heavy, 87.0(9
8.80; rough, $7.0507.20; pigs, $4.7508.10.
CATTLE Receipts 6,000. Market steady.
Beeves. $6.60011.00; steers, $6.1509.00; stock
ers and feeders, 35.3098.36; cows and heif
ers. $3.0009.16; calves, $7.50911.26.
SHEEP Receipts 600. Market steady.
Sheep, $4.7506.90; yearlings, $6.5006.4:
lambs, $6.0007.85. ww.
Topeka Market.
Furnished by Chaa Wolff Packing Co.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 10.
nous.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. .
HEAVY
ROUGH AND HEAVY
LIGHT
.47.4007.97
.. 7.4O07.8S
.. 6.0007.10
7.3507.35
ToprfcK ftnt' r. Rgrs ami Poultry.
(Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co
Corner Laurent and Uadlaon.
Topeka, Kan., Oct 16.
POULTRY Hens, lie; springs o vtr I
lbs.. Uc; broilers. 3 lbs. and under lie
turkeys, 14c; ducks. 7c; geese 6c- eld
roosters, Tc '
"egg-ISc: 7C; ree"e
BUTTER ISO.
Tooeka Grain Market.
(Furnished by J. B. Blllard. corner sr.
sas and Curtis et. "mm
. Topeka, Kan.. Oct. 10.
Waw VC
OATS 350X1C
WiUU
lKAT-4609Oe.
Ratter and
(Furnished by The Uudunuh.i rieamen
TmmIi. tr.. . -
Topeka. Kan.. Oet is.
CHICAGO EGGS-210I2a
NEW YORK EGO 8 24026c.
STORAGE EGGS 23614c.
CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago SMte
NY.. Sic; Elgin. 29c; Topeka wholesale.'
Topeka Hay Market.
NEW PRAIRIE HAY 810.0. '?
NEW ALFA LPA $J6v$7 !
Topeka Fruit and Produce- Market.
(Selling prjeesby Bam I e. lix, whole,
sale Fruit and Produce J -
ITALIAN PRUnIP
BURREL OEM CANTALOUpS-Far
HONEY Per M rack ease. $8.7L
CALIFORNIA LKMON8 Per box. -mm.
VALENCIA ORANOES-Pw boxTtSS.
8.6U.
. GRAPES Per basket. 30a
TOKAY GRAPES Per basket. SL93.
, NEW ONIONS-Red. PeTbuVjETaU
low, yer bu., 31.35; white, per baTTaa
MANGO PEPPBRS-pertasketTata. '
HOT PEPPKRS-Per lb?. Seu :
EGG PLANT Large, par doa, 0e. '
NEW BEETS per buT JJeT
NEW CARROTS Per ba.r90e.
GREEN BEANS Per baskatToSe.
WAX BEANS Per baskMsiZsT
CUCUMBERS-Pe, dt7 Mc.
KAW VALLEY POTA roKB-Per bu,
SWEET POTATOFS per tm OJa.
HU3BARD SQUA&H-Per lb? 1 '