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rHK TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1918
U.S. CONVINCED
GERMAN REPLY
WILL BE DRIVE
This Probably Back of Order
To Clear U. S. Railroads.
Als Lloyd George's Warning
! Indicates Same View.
;N0 HUN CONCESSIONS NOW
i
England's 3Ian Power Bill Is
Preparedness Move.
I
Meanwhile Allies' Political
I Propaganda Having Effect,
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Washlnston, Jan. 19. American
and allied officialdom is now con
vinced the German military party,
firmly entrenched, proposes to make
a west front drive as its main answer
to President Wilson ana iioa
George's war aims. ,
This is the meaning international
experts interpreted today into Lloyd
fJeorge's warning; and likewise many
saw a very direct connection between
the west front situation and the hur
ried Garfield coal order to help clear
transports.
While Chancellor HertlinB will
probably make some reply to the war
aims, as officials see it, everything
received by this government indicates
that there will be no concessions -now.
Offset Increase on West Front.
Kngland's man-power bill is intend
ed to give sufficient men to offset
(Jermany's temporary advantage
gained from shifting men to the west
from the east. And it is framed to
offset any German thought that the
allies might be weakening in their
purpose of going on until their war
aims are possible of accomplishment.
The political propaganda offensive
will continue in an effort to sway Rus
sia and Austria to the allied side, but
the more important thing men and
supplies will be augmented tr offset
the Teuton .military party's plans.
Addition of new men is intended to
thwart Germany's dream of smashing
the west front. And if she can be
hurled back then, officials believe, her
tune will change and her people will
no" longer broolc the military party's
control. The need for the new men is
urgent, however. This is manifest
from Lloyd George's utterances and
from urgent appeals of Colonel
House to America to speed her send
ing of soldiers.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
One of Drastic Changes Made by Haig
in Personnel of Aides.
London, Jan. 1 S.--Among the- many
drastic changes Field Marshal ' Sir
Uouglas Haig is making at British
headquarters in France, according Xo
the Times, is the appointment of
Lieut. General Sir Herbert A. Law
rence as his chief-of-staff.
Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence
was bom in 1861 and tiad been re
tired from active service at the out
break of the war. He served in South
Africa in 1899-02 and has the French
Legion of Honor. His two sons have
been lost in the war.
WILL CONTINUE COLD
(Continued from Paga Onej
ture, either for cold or warmer weath
er, is in sight for the next few days,
and therefore the small boys of the
city will continue to enjoy a right roy
al time hitching their Christmas sleds
.on behind the grocery wagons. The
low temperature of the night was 8
above at 7 o'clock this morning, and
the promised rise to 22 this afternoon
was not expected to have much of a
melting effect on the Ice bound streets.
It, is expected that many a toboggan
party will be held on the historic hills
cf the city in the next few days, for it
& seldom indeed when the streets are
eovered with such an ideal coating for
the speedy running of the iron shod
Vehicles. ,
t A six mile wind from he north had
no terrors for the pedesrrians. and this
wind blowing this morning showed no-
judications of sudden bursts of fury.
The highest temperature ever record
. rt in Topeka on this date was 66 in
1S95, and the lowest was 23 below in
S92. It is certain that the powers
that rule the universe will see to it
that no such low temperature assails
hi city soon, at least that was the
promise of Meteorologist Flora this
niorninfr.
A light mow was falling at Okla
homa City this morning, tho the tem
perature was only 24 degrees This
indicates that the boys at Do.Mpnan
are getting a much better brand of
weather than the people of Topeka
i The forecast today says fair onisht
nd Sunday; colder tonight in south
portion; continued cold for several
days.
.- Shippers should protect thirty-six
bour shipments north, east and west
against a temperature of 5 above and
south against 10 above.
; DAItT WCUHEK TABLE.
. - Varnished by the weather bureau offics
Topeka, Kan, for tue twenty-four hour
foiling at a. m. Saturday.
Station. Hii?h j--...
Boston, Mass. :w .10 Snow
Wirtaio, n. x...... in
Calgary, Alb afl 2
Chicago, 111 4 2
glDclunati, O. ,12 0
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Corpus Chrtstl . . V4 M
XJenvcr, Colo. its '
Des Moines, la li s
EMxlge City, Kan.. 24 1
taluth, Mina. 10 H
El I'aao, Tex...... 80 2
Oalveston. Tex 54 52
Havre, Mont 14 4
Jacksonville 54 32
Kansas City. Mo.. IK 1(1
Little Rock, Ark.. 2S 22
Lot Aniielea ms 50
New Orleans. L.i . . 4S 'U
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J St. Paul. Minn 8
; Suit Lake, Itab .IS
J San Francisco 04
5 San It Ste. Marie 6
Seattle, Waah 48
l Sheridan, Wyo. .. 32
J .Spokane, Wash .IS
j, Swift Current H!
Tampa, Fla 5X
; Toledo, Ohio 6
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AUDITORIUM CONCERT
Marshall's Band Will -Give Attractive
Program Sunday Afternoon.
Music lovers will be given the plea
sure of attending the first municipal
concert of the season at the auditor
ium tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
when Marshall's band will render a
very attractive program.
No charge or collection , will be made
and the public is Invited to attend.
The following is the program an
nounced today:
March, "Land of Mea" Lithgow.
Owrture. "Cinderella Uossini
Cornet Iuet, "Autumn Leaves". . .Brickley.
N. V. McComas. F. W. Swearingen.
Waltz, "Strewing Flowers" Bailey.
Patrol, "Spirit of America". Zanieunik.
Suite, In Four Parts Atlautls.
'The Lost Continent Saf ranek.
F. A. Crawford, clarinet: N. P. Mii'nmai,
cornet; ". W. Spreng, enphonlnm.
Grand Sacred Fantasia, "Providence. ,
Tobani.
"Star Span fried Banner" Arr. Hipley.
IS TRAGEDY FOR" POOR
Suspension of Work Results In Thou
sands of Appeals to Charities.
Chicago. Jan. 19. The smokeless
chimneys and hushed machinery of
the hundreds of small factories closed
here by the coal conservation order
meant something more immediate to
Chicago's poor than winning the war
it meant hunger, cold and sickness.
Thousands of workmen who could
not read, or whose time for recreation
is too limited to read. Knew nothing of
the fuel administration's closing man
date, it developed today. They pre
sented themselves Tor work at the
usual hour yesterday only to. be told
"there is no work."
Dazed by the suddenness of the
catastrophe, they wandered about
dully in search of other employment.
The" only encountered thousands of
their fellows enacting the same tragic
roles.
Petitions 75. Per Cent Increase.
Today they turned to their last re
sort, tho -horror of every workman's
life the charities.
The United Charities reported that
"back f the yards" the cries for help,
increased 75 per cent over normal.
This was expected to extend to other
districts where "men employed in day
labor or piece work live. Ten thou
sand letters have been mailed to citi
zens by the United Charities making I
personal requests for funds. j
Tlie Salvation Army will hold a con-
ference today to, plan relief work. i
Hull House foresaw "intense suffer
ing" and a "marked increase in $he
appeals for fuel and warm clothing." j
Zero temperatures still prevailed
and will contir.ue for several days, the
weather bureau said.
THE FRUIT OF FOLLY"
Home Talent Play by Sons and Daugh
ters of Justice.
Well known home talent in college,
and high school plays will be includ
ed in the cast of the play, "The Fruit
of Folly." to be given by the Sons and
Daughters of Justice, Topeka Council
Xo. 5, at the high school auditorium
Monday evening. The proceeds of the
play will go to the soldiers' families.
The cast includes A. a. Thompson,
John Christman. David Jones, Clyde
Breeze. J. C. Lower, Francis Burow,
Maor Chriscman, Josephine Hitchcock,
Christine Wilcox, Catharine Weisger
ber and Maude Burow. A. A. Thomp
son and Mary Christman take the
leading parts.
Miss Mildred Coover is directing the
play.
GRAIN MARKET TIEUP
Traffic Congestion and More Bad
Weather Prevent Shipments.
Chicago, Jan. 19. Sweeping meas
ures to relieve traffic congestion have
only offset in part as yet advances
which took place this week in the corn
market owing to blizzard conditions
that had brought the crop movement
to a virtual halt. Compared with a
week ago corn this morning was 3-8
to 1-2 a 5-8 higher, oats unchanged
to a 1-4 off and provisions up 10 to 52.
Extreme low temperatures prevail
ing counteracted temporarily to a no
ticeable degree prospects that other
wise the government coal saving
measures would clear way promptly
for more liberal arrivals of grain here.
Meanwhile selling remained of a de
cidedly cautious sort and January de
livery held at close to the maximum
price limit allowed.
Absence of any business with the
seaboard until yesterday was chiefly
responsible for declines In the oats
market.
Provisions advanced on account
largely of curtailment of the hog sup
ply and because of liberal orders ex
pected from the government.
RAIL CRISIS IN
(Continued from Page One.)
amount of freight moved was coal.
Several thousand cars were unloaded.
The fuel was beinar riishii tn ......
somen in the order specified by the
iuei administration s order.
While there were a score of viola
tions of the order, only one a small
tailor shop was willful. The others
resulted from misinterpretation of the
rules. The tailor shop was quickly
whipped into line by federal authori
ties. Industrial leaders and business men
displayed a greater feeling of opti
mism today than any time since the
order was promulgated.
City Faces Housing; Problem.
Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 19. With a
scarcity of vacant houses now existing,
the government has sent word that
15.000 to 20,000 shipbuilders will be
sent here soon to rush work on the
Emergency Fleet corporation's ship
ping program. It is expected the
workers will begin arriving within the
next sixty days. Where they are go
ing to be housed is a puzzle. Patriotic
citizens have beeyi called upon o aid
in the work of taking care of this
extra army of workmen. Already, up
ward of 40,000 men are engaged In
shipbuilding here. 1
LOCAL 1MHTII0N
J
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt
Martin Drug Co. Adv.
Dr. Brown, Osteopath, 623 Kan. ave.
Adv.
His name is Pet, but he' isn't a
pet for Roberta McEaniel who to
day filed a suit for a divorce against
him. Mrs. McDaniel charges Pet
McDaniel with gross neglect-of duty
and extreme cruelty. They were mar
ried June 3. 1916. They are negroes.
WILD GAT STRIKES
270 in Kansas Coal Field, -Oe-elares
Union Leader.
Whit Attacks Kansas Union
President at ConTention.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. tl. The
discussion of the Washington agree
ment continued all morning and was
resumed this afternoon by the con
vention of the United Mine Workers
of America. John P. White, former
president of the union, and now as
sistant to Fuel Administrator Garfield,
consumed an hour in the defense of
the- miners' organization In agreeing
to the penalty clause. He hurled de
fiance at those who opposed the agree
ment and charged that the fight
against its approval was in reality a
well organized attack on himself,
rather than an assault on the penalty
clause
White arraigned Alexander Howat.
president of the Kansas miners, and
the leader of the opposition. He said
there had been 270 "wild cwt" strikes
in Kansas that had not been" author
ized. He drew attention to remarks
made yesterday by Howat that if he
(Howat) had had anything to do with
it, the Kansas operators would not
have been permitted to increase the
price of coal to absorb the miners'
advance and then created a sensation
by reading a letter sent to him as
Doctor Garfield's assistant by Howat.
in which the latter appealed to White
o use his influence with the fuel ad
ministrator to increase the operators'
allowance above 45 cents a ton. White
wanted to know how Howat recon
ciled his statement to the miners with
his letter to the fuel administration.
MUST GO T0PRiS0N
H. .A. Morand Sent Over the Road for
Violating Parole.
A.' H. Morand. a handsome young
automobile monogram painter, who IS
said to have played havoc with sev
eral feminine hearts in Topeka, must
do his flirting behind steel bars at
Lansing. Morand was arrested today
for violation of a parole and will serve
from one to five years in state prison
for stealing a suitcase from a Rock
Island train.
At the time of his conviction Mor
and told Robert D. Garver, county at
torney, and Judge JVhitcomb that he
was drunk when he took the suitcase.
He promised to reform, pay court
costs and pay for the suitcase and its
contents. He was paroled and given
permission to go to other towns to
paint monograms on automobiles.
Shawnee county officials were In
formed recently that Morand had been
drinking and carousing in Kansas City,
had passed forged checks and regis
tered at hotels under assumed names.
Meantime, he had not made good in
Topeka by living up to his promises.
Officers went to Kansas City Friday
to locate him.
Morand had heard of the trouble
he was preparing for himself in To
peka. He arrived in this city Friday
and had some of his "lady friends"
call up to learn, if there was an op
portunity to continue his parole.
The location of the telephone calls
could not be learned. Court houae
officials tried rn vain to locate the
number from whence the telephone
messages came. Today, Morand went
to- the court house with an attorney.
He was arrested.
GRANGERS AT C. OF C.
Farmers' Organization Met in Business
Men's Quarters Today at Noon.
For the first time it) the history of
the Pomona grange of Shawnee coun
ty, 'the representative, of the subordi
nate granges named the Chamber of
Commerce rooms as the official meet
ing place of the Pomona grange for
the meeting held today. Representa
tives of a number of the subordinate
granges gathered at the C. of C. this
noon for luncheon, immediately after
wards going into executive session in
the big reception room tor the pur
pose of electing a master for the Po
mona grange for 1918, and to attend
to some details of the inner business
of the grange.
The meeting today is probably a
foster child of the numerous invita
tions to the granges given out by
Charles L. Mitchell during the closing
weeks of his term as president of the
Chamber of Commerce. An effort will
be made to make the Chamber of
Commerce a kind of city home for the
farmers oi fhe county when in the
city.
SNOW WIND, ICE
(Contitmed from Page One.
pression of my appreciation of the
public spirited and patriotic action of
employers in the state who may deter
mine to pay the wages of their em
ployes during the suspension period
specified ? They are bearing their
share of the sacrifice which we are
called upon to make for the common
good."
Saw Mills and Munition Plants.
All saw mills working on ship con
tracts were added today to the in
creasing list of exemptions under the
Garfield industrial suspension order.
The fuel administration made this
exemption at the request of the ship
ping board.
The war department estimated to
day that the ordnance bureau alone
had asked exemptions from the fuel
order for five hundred factories which
it considers vitaito. war work. Under
an agreement between Secretary of
War Baker and Fuel Administrator
Garfield, industries which the war de
partment designates as essential will
be freed. All of these have not been
made public.
Concession to Theaters.
An order permitting theaters and
other amusements to operate on Mon
days and close on some other day next
week was made today. Numerous pro
tests have been made to the fuel ad
ministration against closing these on
days when millions of workers will be
idle. The belte is growing that they
must be given legitimate recreation on
the workless Mondays.
It was definitely ruled today that
all laundries are exempt from the clos
ing order on Mondays as well as dur
ing the five days' closing period.
Notice-
Pythian Sistersof Capital Temple
No. 2 are requested to meet at the
Bast Side Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 p. m. to attend the
funeral of Sister Elisabeth Robertson.
All Pythian sisters are invited to at
tend. ' -
SARAH WOLF, M. E. C.
CLARA ALEXANDER, M. of R. C.
Adv.
DR. SHELDON. ON WAYftrjRST BLIZZARD!
But fie Won't Be Able to Reach To
peka for Services Tomorrow.
A number of announcements have
been made that Dr. Charles M. She
dbn, pastor of the Central Cor.grega
tional church, would probably be in
his pulpit in Topeka Sunday mr.ming.
It is now definitely known that Doctor
Sheldon is unable to reach Topeka in
time for a sermon this Sunday, but "he
will be here by Thursday at the latest
and will preach- at the Central Con
gregational church Sunday, Janu
ary 27. !
Doctor Sheldon has been in Eng
land for the last three months taking a
leading part in a temperance cam
paign in that country.
HOUSE IN UPROAR
French Deputies Stage Tumult;
Adjc
ournment Ends It.
Charge Socialists Started News
paper "With German Money."
Paris, Jan. 1 ft. The chamber of
deputies had a turbulent session to
day. It was provoked by an interpel
lation of the governfTTent offered by
Deputy Paul Poncet, a Socialist, con
cerning' a subscription list opened by
L' Action Francaise, a Royali-st news
paper in favor of French soldiers. A
resolution raising a question of con
fidence was accepted' by the govern
ment and was adopted by a vote of
368 to 118.
Dominique Pugliesi-Conti, deputy
from Corsica, replied to the Socialists
and caused a tumult by charging that
Socialist deputies had founded a news
paper at Limoges with German money
and had collaborated with Swiss news
papers that were notoriously German.
Challenged to hand his proof to the
government. - Deputy Pukliesi-Conti
gave a number of papers to Premier
Clemenceau, who handed them over
to Louis Nail, the minister of justice.
Refuses to Quit Platform.
During an exchange of invectives
between Pugliesi-Conti and Socialist
deputies. M. Deschanel, the president,
consulted the chamber, which agreed
to withdraw the -right of the Corsican
deputy to speak. Deputy Pugliesi
Conti refused to leave the platform.
M. Deschanel put on his hat and left
the president's chair. The offending
deputy then started to leavj the plat
form, but returned. The galleries
were then cleared and the session sus
pended. After a -.short recess the
chamber reconvened to vote on an
order of the day reproving intrigues
tending to civil war. Victor Dabiez, a
radical deputy, proposed to add the
word "and royalist intrigues." Pre
mier Clemenceau accepted the addi
tion, providing it should read "arid
royalist intrigues or others."
BRIDGE GANG THERE
Meii
May Not Have Spiked
Causing V. P. Wreck.
Rail
Responsibility for the wreck Tues
day morning of the Solomon-Beloit
passenger train of the Union Pacific
at Bcloit is expected to be placed Mon
day at Eel o it, where an investigation
of the disaster will be held by the
public utilities commission.
Jiidge C. F. Foley, commissioner,
and Fred Jackson, attorney for the
commission, will direct ; the probe.
Amoiig oher things, the Union Pa
cific officials will be called upon to
explain the condition of the Plum
creek bridge when the train passed
over it ind three passenger coaches
plunged over the side killing four per
sons and injuring about twenty-five.
It has developed, since the disaster!
that a repair gang was working on the
bridge as the train was passing over,
and it is said that the rails were not
as securely spiked. asthey should have
been.
The Plum creek structure is the
second Union Pacific bridge in cen
tral Kansas to prove ' faulty, causing
serious disaster in the last two years.
Within this period a motor car
plunged thru a bridge on the Marys
ville branch,' killing and injuring sev
eral. BLUE" AND GRAY UNITE
Celebrate lllth Anniversary of Con.
federate General at Camp liee, Va
Petersburg. Va., Jan. 19. The blue
and the gray united today in celebrat
ing the lllth- anniversary of the birth
of General Robert E. Lee members
of the Virginia senate and house of
delegates joining Pennsylvania soldiers
of the 319th Infantry in the exercises
at Camp Lee.
Lieut. Barrett O'Hara. former
lieutenant governor of -Illinois, former
governor William Hodges Mann, who
fought under Lee at Petersburg, spoke.
STREET BATTLE
(Ccmtinned from Page One.
left, wh( are working together, have
about 150 votes and the social-revolutionists
of the center and right the re
mainder. PREVIOUS ATTEMPT FAILED.
Realizing Majority Against Rolsheviki,
Convening of Congress Prevented. t
rfthe constituent assembly, according
to a proclamation issued by the revo
lutionary government last March, will
issue fundamental laws, guaranteeing
the country the immutable rights of
equality and liberty."
Failure to issue a call for elections
to the assembly was one of the causes
contributing to the ' downfall of the
Kerensky government. The Bolshe
viki government issued a call for elec
tlons soon after the success of the re
volt of last November. The elections
were completed early in December.
L An attempt to open the assembly
was made on December 12, but no
progress was made. The results of
the elections were unfavorable to the
Bolsheviki element, the Social revo
lutionists, of which party former Pre
mier "Kerensky is a member, gaining
the greatest number of delegates. A
number of Constitutional Democrat
delegates to the assembly were ar
rested early in December by the Bol
sheviki, who have been reported to
be using various measures to gain con
trol of the assembly even going so far
as to call special elections to replace
opponents of their ideas.
A dispptch to the London Daily
News from Petrograd on January 15
said that f - seemed probable then thatJ ?J?r ?atR ianow aifed. to be primaKly
he assembly would contain a maioritv k,heJast tflDd of des'Klisra and otocracy
fcne asmoiy wouiu contain a majority j-i!a han,an government the ape old contest
aeainst the Bolsheviki. On the ore-
vious day the Social revolutionists had
issued a" manifesto denouncing the
Bolsheviki as usurpers. The Consti
tutional Democrat party was formerly
one of the strongest In Russia.
This Year's Brand Sot a Bad;
as That 30 Tears Ago. j
Temperature Drops Over Sight j
in Dak. to 54 Below.
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WIND HAD 60 MILE .VELOCITY
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2.000 Lives Were liOSt TbrilOUt
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3atlOnf 1W in lawi.
Many School Children Caught
in Storm, Froze to Death.
Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 19. Just thirty
years ago January 12-13, 1888 the
worst storm in the history of the
United States weather bureau and the
states of north-west territory, raged
over the Central west, taking toll of
more than 200 lives and killing thou
sands of farm animals.
"Old timers" asserted that there
had been a storm of equal, if not
worse proportions . in October, 18SU. .
but there ie no definite records on f
the first storm, and it is Known
have been more locally confined than
the "great storm of '88 "
The storni seems to have originated
in Nebraska, and extended to central
Iowa and Wisconsin eastward and to
the Montana line on the west. The
temperature was above freezing when
the storm cloud-approached this city.
but by the next morning it had drop-j
ped to 54 degrees below zero, orand
Forks, N. D., reported a temperature
of 52 degrees below while Bismarck
claimed to be suffering to the extent
of only 30 below. At Sioux City,
Iowa, it was 28 below.
The loss of life was the heaviest in
what was then known as the Dakota
territory, the two Dakotas having be
come states later in the same year.
After reports had been published in
some parts of the country that 2,000
lives were lost, the Mitchell Republi
can, then the only daily newspaper in
the territory, made an exhaustive
ati.fv nf the atorm's trail, and finally
published a list of 109 Known deathav.
due immediately to me tiorra. utaino
In Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, and
Msntana doubled this total.
The storm seemed to be at its
worst here. Monday morning . broke
clear and warm. While there is no
record of the temperature, witnesses
say that women hung their washings
out to dry that day without feartjf the
clothing freezing.
About noon a-.cfoud was seen in the
southwest. A few minutes later a 60
mile wind swept the town, and soon
ms wind driven sleet made it impos-
-sible to see the length of a city block.
Drop 60 lcgrees In an Hour.
The drop in temperature in the first
hour Is reported, as having been from
40 to 60 degrees. Persons who were
only a short distance from their
nomes in some cases never reached
surety. Several men were lost be
tween their barns and their homes,
and were later found frozen within
a. few feet of their doorways.
People here who ventured out of
doors that afternoon were voted either
heroes or fools, depending on their
missions. Three men. J. K. Wells
tnow mayor of Mitchell), J. 'D. Wood
and Tom Ball, all . of whom were
caught down town, each visited one
of the three schools in the city and
told the teachers to keep the young
sters in until aid ca.-ne to them, prom
ising to send food. This latter prom
ise, however, could not be-kept. Desks
were used for fuel, but, in every case
the teachers kept their charges in
doors. In the country schools there was
considerable loss. In one instance, a
teacher dismissed his pupils when he
saw the storm growing. Of the
eleven children who started out, nine
riever reached home.
A 13-year-old boy was frozen to
death rn his father's arms near here.
Frank Allen and his son were hauling
hay when the storm overtook them
within live rods of the residence. The
team refused to face the storm, and
the Ellens dug a hole in th fast pil
ing drjfts. only to be crowded out by
the cold crazed horses. After several
hours' battle to keep alive, the father
braved the storm, carrying the weak
ened youth in his arms. The boy had
been able to stand when the start was
made, but was dead when the house
was reached Th horses were frozen.
The storm accounts are not without
occasional rays of- humor: The old
Alexander Mitchell hotel "was evident
ly the "hang out" at that time, and a
fight started there over the relative
merits of the storm of that day and
tne one of October, 1880. Which side
won is not recorded,! but the few re
maining V79'ers" living here are still
positive that the first storm was the
worst.
ABOLISH GERMAN
(Continued from Page One.l
citations that the secretary wa-i over
worked and needed help ' badly was
ignored. The delegates had never
heard Secretary Pitiet complain of
overwork and. more than that, it was
firmly believed that the creation of an
advisory editorial, committee was a
scheme originating from W. D. Ross.
Recommendations that the Teacher be
kept out of politics was regarded as
camouflage, and the advisory commit
tee was seen, as an instrument toT
open the columns of the publication to
the Ross political policies. The of
fensive against the scheme was fast
and furious. The teachers probably
remembered how a nation has held
them tip to ridicule because they al
lowed a resolution condemning to
bacco for soldiers to be "railroaded"
thru their convention. They decided
that further individual idea, .would
have no place in their recommenda
tions, and went on record as opposing
the advisory editorial committee.
Pearson and L. A. Lowther, Emporia,
tried to bring the report up for con
sideration the second time, but .didn't
succeed. Some one advanced an argu
ment that the report was simply
plan to curb Pinet and the effort was
defeated r
T., iriv1!(LTi?rar-ioi mw?n a
THE KANSAS- TEACHERS' CREEBv1
Resolutions In the form of "The
Teachers' Creed," presented by Prof.
D. M. Bowsn, Pittsburg Manual Train
ing Normal school, and pledging he
confidence of 16.000 Kansas teachers
in the government, were passed this
morning at the Chamber of Commerce
session. The resolution or creed r
f'We recognize tbe traffic war in which
Government the aee old contest
in which usurper!, entrenched political for Marine preferred which continued
power masquerading nnder fivine sane- j leavy. The closing was firm. Sales ap
tion. is in conflict wita constitutional au- i proximate. 22t,000 shares. Ubertv 3's
thority whicn derives its right to rule sold at 9 54 to 98.4. first 4 s at 96.90 to
from tbe consent and approval of the gov- I tbe new minimum of 96.70 and second 4's
erncd. 1st 96-18 to 96.12. ,
"In this straggle precipitated by oar 2 The only noteworthy cnanjre in the earlr
I
nemies. we aver and declare, that since
onr nation was first to apply the role of
self-government, and first to enjoy the
fruits of free institutions and human lib-
!'.. Aiiwrica shnuiil m first to ueteni.
jinrf litnt to yield, until political freedom
- - -
"We fv Firpj it a nnr -tlon that
President Wilson voiced the judgment and
ronsvieuce of the Bat ion In his a14ress of ,
January 8 to the national congress. We
herewith solemnly endorse and approve
.his progrnm. both of iea-e and war. We
especially commend tliose declarations
which runr-ntee the fnterritv Jind self-
; government of all najimis. large and small,
; un'1 those provisions which, if. acceded to.
zzrke t ?f the
I "We Mate It h9 onr deliberate opinion.
j that the fundamental ranae of the wre-k
nj ruin (Wmnny baa bronuht upon her-
! 8flf anl upon the world, mar be traced to
the false Irteala of culture, the materialistic
j philosophy. the unsound paychology
inunni ror generations In .her schools con
cerning the destinr of the lerinan nation
and German people. Kecofcnixlnn this
truth, we deem it to '.e the im; rative duty
of Kansas teachers to banish this iileal of
culture, this psychology, this philosophy
from Kansas schools and t'aus protect
Kansas children from its baneful influence.
"We - arey aware and conscious of the
danger now threatening our beloved coun
try, and" the impending sacrifice the youth'
of our nation may be called union to make,.
This is no time for legislation lor equivoca
tion in the discharge f onr 'duty to the
nation. Iemocracy s on trial. We
urgently call upon every teacher to exert
an active and aggressive effort in support
of the .nation's cause, to the end that we
may speak with the voice, and if need fie.
strike with the force of 100 million free
men.
'With implicit fait? and confidence in
the ilistice'jf our cause, we. the mpmhpm
of the educational council, representing
lij.000 Kansas teachera. pledge onr whole
lie.irted and undivided support to the gov
ernment and Its constituted authorities, in
order that the eternal principles of truth,
iuslice and righteousness mnv be assured
( us our prosperity and to all the nations
of the earth."
Srtze German's) Yai'lit.
New York. Jan. 19. The steel
pleasure yacht .loyeuse. said to be
owned by Emil H. Kleuge. an unnat
uralized German of Englewood, N. J.,
was seized here today by United States
Marshal McCarthy. Federal authori
ties said the yacht, equipped with
wireless, with Kleuge on board and
manned by-a Swedish crew, had been
cruisins recently along the Atlantic
coast.
TODAY'S MARKET RFPnqjS
Chicago, Jan. 10. CORN" Indications
that the railroad blockade was being clear
ed up una that receipts of corn here Mon-day-snd
Tuesday would be liberal tended
today to ease the corn market. Business,
however, was almost entirely local, and
there w.is no aggressive selling. Opening
prices, which ranged from unchanged fig
ures to ic lower, were followed bv a slight
further decline and neu something-. of a
rally.
Week-end adjustment of trades brought
about fresh weakness in the last honr. The
cWS was heavy at $1.27 January and
$1.24 May. unchanged to 'V,c down as
compared with 24 hours before.
OATS Oats advanced as a result of
strength in quotations at Winnipeg.. Be
sides, receipts here remained meager. After
oneninir unchanged tn iLfrfV.i hiirhoi. vtfh
(May at 7rc to 76?jc, the market contin
ued to Marrten.
PROVISIONS Larger reoVlpts of bogs
than had been expectea weakened provis
ions. Trade, tho. was small.
Sharp reduction of the weekly total of
hog packing led to rallies durtn-' the last
half of the session.
CMcaa Grain snd Provision Market.
(The range of price on gra'n futures os
Chicago Board of Trade as retorted b
Thos. 1. Myers. 701 N. E. Bldg.)
Chicago, Jan. 19.
Low Today ?s.
Open
CORN
Jan. ..1275,
Mav ..121
OATS
Jan. .. lWt
May . . JOi
Mar. .. iH
PORK
Jan. ..4(5.80
May ..45.80
LARD
May ..23.05
Jan. ..-24.85
RIHS
May ..2. 45
Jan. ..24.10
Hijh
127s
1J4 ,
79'
76i
TS
47.10
45.95
25.10
24. So
25.55
24.10
127427
124 124
127--&
124
79'
70
7S
46.75
45.su
25.10
.24.82
79
T9
781,.
47.10
45.80
25.02
24.82
40.75
45.80
25.02
24. 82
24.45
L'4.02
24.45- 24.55
24.02 24.12
Kansas Ciiy Grain Market.
(The range of 'ces on grain futures on
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. M)l N K Bldg.l
Kansas City, Jan. 19.
Closed
Open High Low Todsy Yes. '
CORN
Jan. ..127' 127T4 127 127 127
May ..125 125 12514 125VJ 125-
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
"Chicago. Jan. 19. CORN Close: Janu
ary. fLZT.: May, $1.241,.
OATS January, 70c; March, 7814c; May,
7CK,76!4o.
PORK Jan., $47.10; May, $45.SO. ""
LARD Jan.. $-'4.82; Mav, $25.02.
SHORT KIBS Jan., $24.02; May, $24.45.
Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City. Jan. 19. CORN Casfc-r
Market 2c higher. No. 2 mixed, $L6Rfjl.70;
No. 3, 51.auil.u8; o. s white, $1.72ftl 1.73 ;
No. .3 $1.08: No. 2 yellow, $1.701.72; 'No.
3, $i.64fai or;.
OATSMarket steady to lc higher; No. 2
white. 82 y: No. 2 mixed, 81c.
RYK $l.S5fl.S7.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE $3.23-".37.
. HAT Market unchanged.
HO R T S $1 .95(22.10.
B R A N $1.80 1.82.
WHEAT-Receipts 29 ears.
KUTTKR Market unchanged.
POl'LTRY Ma-ket unchanged.
EGOS Firsts, 52c; seconds. .12c.
CORN Close: January, $1.27; May,
$1.2514-
Chicago Produce Market
Chicsgo, Jan. 19. BUTTER Market un
changed ,
Market lower. Firsts. 5ftff?.W.c
! ordinary firsts. 540i56c; at mark, cases In
cluded, 54i5Sc: refrigerator firsts. 43gH4c.
POTATOKS Market unchanged.
POl'LTRY Alive, unchanged.
w York Produce Market i
York, Jan. 19. BUTTER Market !
Creamery higher than extras, 63i J
New
strong.
EW?S Market strotag-.
Fresh gathered
extras. .(Miie.
rilKESK Market atrona. Sfcite whole
milk flats. heM specials. 24i(iJ5,
POULTRY Alive, firm; rhirkens. 30e;
fowls. 32ri 33c: turkeys, 23;$c ; dressed,
firm and uaehang?.
New' Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, Jan. 10. COTTON Spot
intton, quiet and unchanged ; middling,
81.08. - , j
New Tark Cotton Market
New York. Jan. 19. COTTON
qntet; middling ipland, 32.30.
Spot,
New York Money Market
Kew York. Jan. 19. MONEY Mercantile
paper, 5!4o per rent, sterling. day
bills. 4.72: commercial. 00 Iy bills on
banks, 4.71 : commercial. 60 day bills.
1 4.71: demand. 4.7SV : cables. 4.75 ,7-18.
Francs, demand. cables o.'W.
Uullders. demand. 4HV4: cables. 44. Li res.
demand. S.40: cabi-s. S.:l8 Huhles, demand.
, 13 ; cables. ar stiver, taisc: Mexican
dollars, 72c. Government bonds.
irreg-
alar; railroad bonds, irregular.
New York Stora Market.
Wall St.. New York. Jan. !. STtJCKS
Ooppers- Oils, and a tew specialties fea
tured today's duil stock market at extreme
rains of 1 to 5 points. The tone waa ir
regular in the early stage. Steels. Shipping
and
The
I eovei
(1 minor raiia reacting i io z points,
ese were almost fully regained in the
I eoTerine movement of the last honr. except
dealings on the week end session on the
stock exchange was 2 point decline in
Marine preferred. Other leaders were
slightly over yesterday's final quotations
except United Sfatea Hteel and Bethle
hem .Steel, which lost substantial fractions.
Uaila were neglected, as were also active
equipments and specialties. California Pe
troleum tssues were in fair demand at ma
terial gains. Liberty bonds displayed a
firmer tone.
Chlea Live stock Market -
Chicago Jan. I. HOGS Receipts M.000.
Monday :y,J0. Market weak. 5c to 10c un
der yesterdays average. Hulk of - sales.
$lli.40ftj 111.75 ; light, $15.!Wi 1(1.70- mixed.
SKi.10mlil.S5; heavy. Jlfi.l5al.s5; rough,
l(i l5(Hl.a);j,ig. 12.75ftt 15.50.
CATTLE Receipts 3.000, Monday 15.000.
marKei weaa. native steers. 38 hog i;i.KT
BtOcker. and feeders, (TOO 10.90 : cows and
heifers. $6.0011.90; calves. Ssi.00fiil6.5l.
SHEEP Receipts 5.000 Monday 14.000.
Market weak. Wethers. $!.srxi 1:1.40; ewes,
U.403I12.80; lambs. $14.50118.00.
,
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Tan. , 19 HOW Receipts
o.OOO. Market steady, ltnlk of sales. $16 00
felU.jlO: heavy. $l.2fS16fl5: packers and
butchers. $l.15t 16.35 ; Ught, W.001S.30;
ATTRen,. anon
Prl,. f...i ,on,VV-S. iI ". ; ';;
steers. S10 ..VWrj 12 Mt,n u o,
10(1- annrh.. ST '.
$0.801 10.25 ; heifers. 7.2rwall.B0 : stockers
and feeders. $7.00h-11.25 ; bulls, $0.75!, 10.00;
calves. $7.00ftt 14.00.
H km Receipts none. Market stendv.
Lambs. $lR.OO-o'l;.90: yearlings. $l:i anr-t
14.95; wethers. SlUUiii) 1:1.00 : ewes Jnoixv.i
25; stockers anc feeders. $7.0()y 15..SS
Maminr l.rain Oosaliv. '
(Furnished by toe Topsks Board of Trade.)
Dow Jones summary: For the third time
eiianceilnrs speech scheduled for Fri-
day in reicnstag postponed. v
representative ot union men headed bv
Samuel Gomiers urge president, to lake
over all packing plants of country f.r
government operation aa war measure, oth
erwise strike feared due to conditions un
der whlcn men work.
I?'", h . 1. -
President Wilson stated ho was consult.d
order, declaring it waa necessary to move
war supplies which are greatly needed.
American Ice company for year ended
October .11 last earned $0.58 a share on pre-
ferred stock compared with $5-0:'. in 1910.
Premier George in address to British
trade unionists warns them that they must
"go on or go under"' regarding urgency
of man power, said member of British war.
henate. military committee recominr-nds
bill for establishment of war cabinet 'ind
military dictatorship having power super
seding those of secretary of war. navy uid
other statntor orders of government.
Russia sends ultimatum to Russia de
manding free passage of Russian troops
thru Jassy, temporary capital of lioumaniii.
London reports serious strikes' accom
panied by rioting in Vienna ant) other
Austrian cities. -
Twenty industrials, 74.o5, up JisU 20
rails 77.91; up .01. - v
Chicago, Jan. 19. The Herald savs: An
estimate by an elevator interest savs 1.500.
000 corn and 500.000 oats re in transit in
the leading grain states, most of it east
of the Mississippi river. This Is. expected
to move gradually to terminal markets.
With present low temperatures the move
ment Is regarded as likely to be heavy at
any time. Western roads reported that
they,were fairly cleared up from the effe.'ta
of the show storm but are heavily short of
cars. Oats traders said the pit element
had covered their shorts on che late bulge
"If you have only a modest fund,
by all means be satisfied with the
safety of a good, strong mortgage,
which is certain at all times to be
worth its original cost to you."
Ask for our booklet, "FARM
GAGES AS INVESTMENTS."
THE FARM MORTGAGE CO. Torek.. Kansas.
New Line Breaks
Pressure Test
WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST for Xanana:
" Eulr tonleht anal Sunday. Con
tinued toid for several days. v ,
(By Telegraph.) , ,
The amount of pipe laid Thursday on the Blackwell line waa
sixteen hundred feet Workmen were having- much difficulty in -making
couplings because of bad weather conditions. There still'
is considerable pipe needed to complete the job; several cars of
pipe that haye been en route by railroad for some time have not
arrived at Arkansas City. In testing out the completed south sec
tion of the Blackwell line, Thursday, the line blew up tinder pres
sure. It was Tepotted the reak could be repaired In a few hour.
KANSAS NATURAL CO.
WK BOTH I.OMK.
MONET IF TOO
UON'T SELL TODS
toT.
Greea Halt
Om-n Hal
STOCK SHIPPERS
mi
X To Insure Yourself Beat Results Consign to' -
CLAY, ROBINSON & CO.
Live Stock Commission Merchants. Stock Tarda. Kan. City
We Also Hare Oiw Own rnces at Chicago. Ho. fta. Joartih
Omai. Dram-, Slons City. 4n. St. Paul, K. BuffaJoTlC. f:mZ
Fort Wonh and El Paso
i
and most of thAr. Trere long at the 1atj
Thei called oats -freelv at the finish, and
there was a big line of offers bought on
Mav at the close. Commission house wno
have been the beat buyers of late have-taken
fair profits on ail bulges and repheee-n
their -holdings .again on all declines. Most
of the pit element have sold on breaks ann
bought on bulges. Reading commission
houses who have been bearing said the
technical position of the marketa had been
weakened bv extensive short covering n'l
the late advance, there is a mixed sentiment
regarding farm consumption, of oats. Those
friendly to the. market say eats' was the
cheajiest grain to be had np to the time
one new corn crop was secured and sn
immense amount was used. Others believe
the increased use of soft corn since Novem
ber, however, more than offset this and that,
consumption now 's somewhat nnder nor-
Kin iL "ltj- their
feeHng next snmaier. being afraid vl their
1 ,rn "ot keeping. ..,
I . .
I Newlork Stsek. Market.
! (Furnished by T. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Pldg.)
! t
i
i
! Ani.con.la Minirnr
' & .S t E'
i "'. -
New Tork, Jan. 19.
-; Today
00
82
. . . . . 5t)U,
!. 4.
..I.. 52 .
. . . . 4.1
.......!J
Yes.
- -"f 'i
83' ,
SOU
a4
. 51 Uj
10
12
entral leather
i V -"''rl?.e v'uiu.
' "., C.
K. I. P
Chino Copper
Inspiration
Jreat Northern, f
Kenn. Copper
Miami Copjier ..
Missouri Pacific
Penu. Railroad .
Reading, c
Stuilcbakrf
Southern Pacific:
,..,.. 4hi
.... X7-
. . .-i : . v Ttl
3i; :it4
211, . -21V,
4l 40
72 72',
44 47
82 81
.' 111 11U
90 HOI
82 81
I'nlon Pacific, c.
: I". S. Steel, c.t.
'lian opper
l Wabash
TOPEKA MARKET REPORT.
Topeka Live Htoeh Market.
Topeka. Kan.. Jan. 19.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS..... $l4.dO-nft.70
' i.njifT 14 0O--jl5 75
i I'ms ' ' 'wSln'on
1 us .O0a,lO.0O
i ,.., ,,. ,. -'
I retiitrx sad Eggs,
j (Furnfs'.ietl by the TopeKit Pscklng Con.
pany. cornsr Laureut.snl MadisuD-i'
r
Tojieks. Kam,.Jan. 19.
I HENS 3' lbs. and over. 2tc; uuder.'
lbs.v 17c springs ovet :' lbslMc: roi'sfers,
l.'ic: staggy young rooster. 10c ; broilers.
2 lbs. and under, 2Sc. '
Kggs are retailing in Topeka 59e. '
BUTTER stijj2c.
Topeka May Mnrket.
Toieka, Kan., Jan. 19.
PRAIRIE HAT $20.0C.
ALFALFA (23 00.
Topeka Grain Market.
(Furnished by J. B. Biliarti, corner Kansas
Ave. aud Curtis St.)
. Topeki, Kan.. Jan. 19.-
OAT 7275e. -
NEW OUN $1 40
Retail Hay.
(Furnished by W. A. Gilchrist. 026 Quiary
. Street.)
Toneka, Kau., Jan. 19.
PRAIRIE HAT -$20.00.
ALFA LFA $25.00.
MORT-
in
RETORT.
HIDES
J. Brown1
tS W JUnM .a eta.
TOPEKA. KAN.
Cor FTI , No. 1 1
Cm red Hideo t. S
.14
Hora Bide (mm to alee). No. 1 ASM to a a
Hre Hldea (aa to slae). No. t..oi
Write for price nnd ship pi tr
PAyaaoaito aaado promptly
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