The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 3, 1914

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4 fiour DoriAO. i TCdfaOnueq from Page "Pour.) Maybe many more counties will undertake this advantageous plan If the next legislature looks with favor j upona measure tnat naa atreaoy. peon enacted into law in several states, and which will presented for its- con sideration. This contemplates the creation -of a regular county office to be filled with a farm agent, who will be 'chosen under the guidance of the State Agricultural college and will work under its general direction just as is the ease with. the farm, agents now supported by the farmers' bu reaus like the one in existence in Leavenworth county. On a petition, of specified proportions, the question as to whether or not such a farm agent shall be added to ae roll of county officials will bs submitted to the peo ple,. And the salary of the agent and the expenses of his office will be paid by the county and from funds raised by general taxation. Say the ex senses' of such an agent and office were' $3,000 a year, which is more than they are In Leavenworth coun ty. The additions' tax to raise that sum would be infinitesimal. The re turn to the county within a few years would be enormous. And the plan of supporting this office by general coun ty taxation is an' eminently fal; one, for the cities ai-d towns in a county thrive, largely, in proportion to the prosperity that pre alls in its rural sections. More profitable farms mean more profits for the enterprises in the cities with which the farms do business. It would be a short-sighted city that would be unwilling to pay Its share of the expense tn developing this addlt'onal prosperity. -.The Monthly Meeting. Kansas and "opeka were well repre sented at a regular monthly meeting of the Leavnn worth County -Farmers' bu reau which was held last Saturday afternoon in the commodious and com fortable quarters oi the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce in- the Wulfe kuhler bank building, and in which the farm agent has his office. More than fifty members of the bureau attended, which is a pretty good indication of the Interest the Leavenworth farmers take In their bureau because this is the busiest season of the year for the farmers. T. A. Borman, editor of the Kansas Farmer and president of the Topeka Fair association, was down for one of the instructive talks that he has been making at similar meetings and farmers' institutes throughout the state. He motored over to Leaven worth with Jacob A. Mohler, secretary of the Kansas department of agricul ture and Samuel K. Lux, the weir known commission man, a Topeka booster of the first water aitd a di rector of the Topeka fair association. Charles Borman, chauffeur extraor dinary in the Borman family, was nec essarily in the party, and a State Jour nal man was taken along as ballast for the car. Both Mr. Mohler and Mr. Lux were pressed into service for short epeechej. and acquitted themselves hap pily. And an invitation from Mr. Lux to the farmers of Leavenworth county to attend the Topeka fair was most cordially 'sceived. A Vital Problem. Mr. Borman' s address concerned a problem cf vital importance to intelli gent farming, in Kansas, his remarks being devoted especially to that portion of the problem which applies to Eastern Kan sua He uses a coupler of maps in this talk that present -this problem clearly and significantly. One shows the average annual rainfall in eastern Kansas back to the time that records have been kept to be 35 inches. This includes snov, hail and every kind of measurable precipitation. In the cen tral Kansas section the average annual rainfall is 26 inches, and in the western section it Is 19.34 inches, decreasing to 15 or 16 inches in the tier of extreme western counties. And Mr. Borman de clared that under these conditions it is absolutely ridiculous to attempt to farm by the same methods in the different sections of the state. He also projected the information that none of the agri cultural states east of Kansas have a larger rainfall during the growing sea son, from April to September, than have Kansas and the slates on the same line of longitude and immediately north and south of Kansas. The other map shows the average annual rainfall in the eastern, section of Kansas for each month of the year. And this shows that 70 per cent of the average annual rain fall in eastern Kansas, the 36 inches mentioned above, comes during the growing season, from April to Septem ber, and the bulk of this comes in ApriL May and June. Hence, as Mr. Borman nointed out. the essential problem for the farmers In the eastern section of Kansas to solve is to so manipulate their land and their crops as to take the largest pos sible advantage of this rainfall. And of course the same is true in the other sections of Kansas, only under differ ing conditions. Early fall plowing and spring discing are methods to conserve much of the mouture that falls after and before the growing season. Early planting and the growing of a variety of profitable crops, those of the sor ghum family, for instance, kaffir. fet- erita and milo, that will grow quickly and mature early, are the means by which the largest possible advantage can be taken of the rainfall in the growing season when it is heaviest. This, according Mr. -Borman, is the only way of getting sure and good re turns from the land in this section. Of course, a crop of corn that does well Is more profitable than, crops of this sort. But It isn't every year that corn will do its best by a long shot. But the farmer who devotes some of his land to these early maturing crops also has the opportunity to devote some of It to corn and other crops, "and If the latter do welt he wilt make a killing, while he is almost certain of realising profitable returns from his earlv. ma- luring cnijn, even n me corn ana later crops should fait 'In other. words, Mr. Borman's suggestions are for the farm ing of a diversity of crops, with a specialty on those maturing early, and tha handling of these crops and the iana in a way ana at a time to get the most benefit from all of the rainfall and from the essential volume Of-K that comes during the growing season and at the. beginning of it. Mr. Borman also advised that the earliest maturing heads in the fields of sorghums should be gathered for seed for the, ensuing year. It this Is 'not done. It Is Mr. Borman's opinion that the -vltalft of .these sorghums will soon become, exhausted!,; and they will mature later and later each year, which will put them out .of the- run ning to grow and -mature- during v the time wnen me remtaii Ul neaviest. Tbe Va4sas of Good Seed, Some convincing facts as to the value of the best of seed were presented after 3!r. Borman's address by Mr. Oilman, the president of the bureau. He slated the government-la selecting ears of corn in tn corn fields In -several .states in this section of the country .last fall. These were kept, separate ana dried is. the usual way for seed. They were planted this spring In ex perimental plots on the farms In these states and along side corn that came from the sane fields last fall but which was held out promiscuously by the farmers themselves for seed.- In these experiments this spring, M per cent, of the seed corn selected by Mr. unman and the other government experts aer mlnated as against 74 per cent. oi u seed corn -from the same fields that the farmers had laid aside for seed. Assuredly the meeting of the Leaven worth County Farmers' bureau that was held on August 1, was a most prof itable one. And the farmers in other counties are losing out by not having similar organisations. READY TO VOTE. (Continued from Page One.) er towns many women will go to the polls Tuesday, but the total vote of the newly enfranchised cltisens will prob ably not exceed 75.000 to 100,000. If weather conditions permit tub farmers to work in the fields, political leaders declare the primary results will be determined by the men and women living in the towns. Just at this time the Kansas farmer is busy threshing his wheat, and it is quite probable that he will not leave the fields to go to the polls. On the other hand,, a heavy vote Is expected in many' of the towns and cities of the state. The chief Interest in the 1914 pri maries surrounds the Democratic sen atorial fight. With seven candidates seeking the nomination, the result of the contest may not be Vaown for sev eral days. Friends of HtJsJi P. Far relly, Oeorge A. Neeley, W. L. (Iron jaw) Brown, Judge Frank Doster and W. F. Sapp all claim they will win the Tuesday i.omination and the con test is by far too close for safe predic tions. It is the first real fight the Democrats have staged In Kansas since the enactment of the primary election law, and as a result of the contest. It Is probable the Democrats will poll a heavier vote Tuesday than the Republicans. In former prima ries the Republican vote has exceeded that of the Democrats by a ratio of nearly two ta one. In the Republican primaries, the con test of vital importance is the Curtls Brlstow senatorial fight. Two years aao Curtis won the popular majority in the senatorial fight against W. R. Stubbs, but failed to carry a majority of the legislative districts. Curtis has made an active and effective campaign this year and with the failure of Senator Bristow to enter the state' during the primaries, the Curtis admirers believe the Topeka man will win the nomina tion. In the fight for the Republican nom ination are also Major A. M. Harvey ana 1. H. Tucker. Both men have made a vigorous-campaign in the -closing weeks of the pre-primary campaign and will probably show considerable strength. Democratic contests, in addition n the senatorial fight, will include lieu tenant governor, superintendent of in surance, secretary of state,, attorney general, board of irrigation, and con gressional contests in the First, Sec- vna. inira, r inn ana Seventh dis tricts, ahe Republican contests Include attorney general, lieutenant governor, superintendent of insurance, board of irrl- KHiion. ana congressional rights in the Second, Fourth and Fifth districts. That state wide election news wilt not reach Topeka. until late. Is the-- general opinion of all observers. Two years ago the prtmaiT--eontets'were m doubt for J?verai aaya and with the prospect of .w ww more votes in the 114. primaries. It la hardly probabU that condition win improve this year. With the prospect of a slow count, the bunglesome work of handling the new non-partisan Judiciary vauov (mniesrs ror sen atorial and congressional nominations, these contests may not be decided until late in the week. In some of the country districts, diffi culty has been encountered in securing full election boards. Manv wnmn ii sit on the boards In the country precincts i"ir nuinuoa aevote tnelr atten tion to the threshing of the bumper wheat crop. Working with the aid of coal oil lamp, the counting of 280,000 party and perhaps 160.000 Judiciary ballots, will not h. an easy task and If the' primary returns are un nccuon Dunnu can easily estab lish an alibi. Each voter who enters the P'.mary will be given a nonpartisan Judiciary ballot, containing names of can- umtu.es ior associate justices of the su preme court and for district Judgeg in dis tricts where elections are to be held. Each voter must ask for the party ballot which he or she desires to vote. If a Re publican or Democratic ballot Is desired, the voter cannot vote for one or more candidates on some other party ticket. A cross must also be made In the square op posite the name of the candidate whom the voter desires to support. Each vote, the law declares, must be an affirmative vote. DAYLIGHT BURGLARS. Homes of W. E. Davis, Jim McFarland and Others Entered. Since circus day several burglaries, some in broad daylight, have occurred In the vicinity of Twelfth street and Fillmore and Western avenue, the lat est being reported this morning. Miss Alice Scott, of 1135. Western 'avenue. today reported to the police that a tnis morning and haa taken a pocket book containing 328. Thursday a daring- plunderer walked Into the home of "Jim" McParland, who lives on Fillmore between King and Twelfth, streets. The thief made nia entrance in the day time and eloped -with 319 he found on the man tel. A day later, a man or woman, perhaps the person responsible for the McFarland robbery.. dlaVt he same thing in daylight at the home of W.. K. Davis, state auditor, who lives at 1185 Fill more street. A purse that held real money was taken from the Davis home. In addition to these robberies, homes in the vicinity have been visited by re frigerator thieves. COSS SYTOEY QUITS State 'Fair AseMaat Joine H. I Cook -V at St. Joseph. Rosa B. Swingley has tendered him resignation as assistant to George E. j tne cumbersome, comparatively slow Clark, secretary of the Kansas State flying dirigible that a collision .was his Fair association, and Rex T. Kreipe, superintendent of speed, has. been ap pointed by the board of managers to fill the vacancy. Mr. Swingley was of fered a place at a higher salary trr M L. Cook, secretary of the St. Joe Inter state Fair and Livestock aseodatkm. He served as assistant in the local fair office during the Cook administration in Topeka and all through the past winter, spring and summer, preparing for the fair this f alL Mr. Kreipe haa had much fair ex perience, having served as secretary of the fair at Topeka for. several years, and la fully qualified for the position. IIIVACIS nussiA (Continued from Page One.) ments between cavalry outposts until 0 o'clock last evening, but an attack was then made by the Russian invad ers on Johannlsburg. which is occupied by a squadron of the Eleventh Pome ranian dragoons. The railroad from Johannlsburg to Lyck on the Russian frontier has been cut and also the light railroad running to Dlottowr a. The losses of the Russian troops are believed to have numbered aXout twen ty men, while the Germans nave not lost any killed, although several have been slightly wounded. Invasion of France. London. Auk. 1. German forces be gan the invasion of France, without. so far as Known, a aeciarauon oi war having been made. Two German detachments entered French territory, moving in the di rection of Paris. One German force crossed the French frontier near the village of Clrey, between Nancy and Strassburg, and another Ger man detachment, probably the Twentieth Infantry, invaded the Grand -Duchy of Luxemburg, neutral territory between Belgium and Germany, and continued its march on the French fortified town of Longwy. A dispatch from Brussels said there was good reason to believe this force later entered France. The German force which came Into France near Clrey, forty miles from Nai.cy, la reported repulsed wih heavy losses, but this has not been confirmed. Apparently the German army is dupli cating the first movement of the Franco Prussian war. August 2, 1870. forty-four years ago the French and Germans clashed In the first battle of that war at Saarbrucken. where the prince Imperial, under the orders of the emperor, received his famous "baptism of fire." Germany is taking the fullest possible advantage of her supposed superiority over France in rapid mobilisation. Germany's Declaration of War. TnAnn Au. s. -At 7:30 o'clock Sat urday night night the German ambas sador at at. retersourg, uu.n Pourtales, delivered a declaration oi war in the name or ms government i the Russian government and the entire staff of the embassy, immediately left St. Petersburg. Altnougn, alter me warlike speecnes aeuverea ay m wr man emperor and the Imperial chan cellor at Berlin on Friday no other re sult could be expected, hopes that the dread event might be averted had been raised by the intervention of King George In St. Petersburg and the fact that tha. fiprmaii relchstaK was not to be convened until Tuesday. Hence the actual declaration or war naa not oeen expected for another day or two. Americans to Help France. Paris. Aug. 8. An appeal to the press issued today asks the newspapers to use caution in publishing news about the war which might help the enemy. It recalls the imprudent' revelations made in 1870 and the great aid afford ed in this way to Germany at tnat time and declares any news published with out the consent of the military au thorities renders the offender liable to a charge of treason. The fact that France intends to mobilize her forces to the last man, is indicated by a bill to be introduced In parliament tomorrow permitting men who have failed to present themselves for their term of compulsory military service to join the army now without liability to punishment. Deputies -from the French colonies Issued n appeal t today Ho colonial residents in Paris to offer their; -services to the government. Some Americans here have offered to fight for France and a suggestion has been made that a corps of Ameri cans should be organised here. The mobilization has not passed off without an occasionally humorous in cident. Today a captain who was car rying his equipment along the street, stopped a horse cab and asked -the driver to take him to the eastern rail way terminus. The cabman refused. whereupon a crowd of bystanders picked up the captain, placed him in the vehicle, pulled the driver from his seat and rolled him in the street while a man from the crowd Jumped up and arove tne officer off to the station. All telegrams were refused at the postofflces in Paris for a period today and it Is assumed that the difficulties in the transmission of news and pri vate dispatches will rapidly increase. The concentration of the French troops in strategic positions along the frontiers, and the operation of .the military train service have been car ried out to the complete satisfaction of the military authorities. The pillage of a German jewelry store in Paris and other incidents of a more or less grave nature, particularly raids against the stores of those mer chants who have raised the prices of necessaries caused the prefect of po lice today to placard an appeal to Pa risians to maintain order. Vigorous measures are to be. taken against dealers raising their prices to exor bitant rates. Brussels. Aug. 3. The first battle in the air was fought today near Nancy, between a French aeroplane and a German dirigible. Every man engaged in the fight was killed. According to the reports received here Roland Garros, the French flyer sighted the Oerman dirigible shortly after it has crossed the border from Alsace-Lorraine. The dirigible was type and was manned by 25 German soldiers, it is supposea to nave Deen sent up for scout duty from the Ger man column which crossed the French frontier at Clrey. Garros, who had been ecouting about the territory for some time after news of the German invasion was received, sighted the dirigible at a height of more than 1,000 feet. He drove his fleet mon oplane straight at the dirigible. Instsntly the huge gas bag exploded with a terrific detonation, followed by a burst of flame. The monoplane hope lessly entangled in the wreck of the dirigible, crashed with ft to the earth engulfed in flames and without a possi ble chance to clear itself from the de bris. Garros and J.h 25 German soldiers probably were dead before they struck the ground. All that could be recov ered from the smoulCering pile after the flames had been quenched were some charred fragments of human flesh and bones, according to' the re port received here. I iTrr r only hope of destroying It, and that such a collision would surely be fatal to himself as well as to the German flyers. Borlin, Aug. 3. A French aeroplane was brought down at WeiseL .140 miles from the French frontier, by shots fired bv German troops. Paris. Aug. 3. While a great throng of recruits wan rushing to Join their regiments an air -squadron of eight aeroplanes flying in close formation aDoeared over the city and auicklv dis appeared in the direction of the Ger man frontier. They created the wild est excitement. Searchlights from the Eiffel tower and the root of the Auto- mobile club, PIaee .de la 'Concorde., are weeping the Hflty for possible Zep pelines. s Certificates ta Kansas City. Kansas City. Ho., Aug. 3. The Kan sas City Clearing House association at a meeting today decided to Issue clearing house certificates for settlements be tween bonks; but net for public use. A rule was adopted that the association could, at any time, restrict the payment of cash, but for the present the matter of how much cash a depositor could draw was left .to. .the discretion of each individual banky7, Fighting Man for War Minister. London. Aug. 3. A strong belief was prevalent here Uday tba. Field Mar shal Earl Kitchener is about to- be ap pointed British minister of war. His return to his poet in, Egypt was can celed today. Germans Swarm on Frontier. Brussels. Belgium,' Aug. 3. It -Is estimated one hundred thousand Ger- I man soldiers have occupied the Duchy ox luxemDurg and are massed along the French frontier. Tried, to Poison Wells. London, Aug. 8. Telegrams from the chief of the German general staff received at the German embassy here assert that a French doctor with two assistants tried to poison the wells near Metz with cholera microbes. The doctor was tried by court martial and then shot. Another French' party, according to the same source of information, en deavored to blow up a strategic tunnel nealCochem on' the Moselle. All were shot. Italy Proclaims Neutrality. x Rome, Aug. A Italy today formally proclaimed her neutrality in the Euro pean conflict. Dowager Empress Stopped.' London, Aug. aDowager Empress Maria Feodorowna of Russia, sister of Queen Mother Alexandra, was- today stopped in Berlin on her way to St. Petersburg and given the choice of re turning to England- or going to Copen hagen. bearing Belgium. Brussels, Aug. 3. According to the newspaper Etoile Beige, German troops have reached Vise, on the River Meuse, only twelve miles northeast of Liege, Belgium. Fighting on the Drina. Vienna. Aug. 3. The Mllitaerische Rundschau states that serious f iehtlna- is in progress on hte River Drina; Bands of Servian volunteers who are attempting to cross the river- are opposed by Austria Hungarian frontier guards. The Servians fired on their own river boats, killing and injuring many men. Belgium invaded. London. Aug. 8. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Paris today says German troops have taken possession or tne Belgium town of Arlon. Formal Refusal. A Brussels dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says that the Belgian cabinet's response to the- German note, offering an entente if Belgium would facilitate the movement or -German troops has been given and la in the nature of a formal rerusai. Mobilization Goes On. Berlin, Aug. 8. The mobilization of the German army proceeded today with absolute calm. An open air religious service attend ed by many soldiers in marching kit was -held today-. around the Bismarck monument outside the imperial parlia ment house. All joined In the Lord's prayer. -i A notice was Issued by the police stating that the .emperor's strength and time -were afceorbedby the work 1.' Dosed on -lmcfc tbis serious hour. and that it was hot proper for him. to- be disturbed by popular demonstra tions.' T-V In accordance with the imperial con stitution. the kings of Bavaria. Sax onv and -Wuertembenr have placed their armies under the command of Emperor William. i The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg- Strelitz and -the Duke of Brunswick are to take the field. The families of all soldiers of the re serve summoned -to the colors are to be supported by the state. BRITAIN DilAWll III. (Continued from Page One.) given to Germany yesterday of the in tention of the British navy to take in stant action in case a German soldier should set foot, on Belgian soil. In spite of this, and of the prompt refu sal by the Belgian government to ac cept the agreement offered by Ger many as the price of the violation of Belgian neutrality, .German forces, penetrated the little buffer state at two points on their way to the French frontier. The German Explanation. The German point of view in regard to the-situation thus, brought about was explained at the German embassy as follows: "The German general staff has been reliably informed that French troops r nKHAmhlins- in great numbers on i the Belgian frontier, preparatory to crossing. r 1 'The German governiwi, fore, informed the Belgian govern ment that if for strategical reasons German troops were compelled to traverse Belgian territory, this move should not be considered in any way a warlike measure directed .against Belgium, but only as a necessity im posed, by French initiative, and that if Belgium offers no armed resistance to such a movement, Germany will guarantee the Belgian government the maintenance of its territorial integrity and sovereignty and the fullest-com pensation for any inconvenience toai may be caused by the passage of the imperial troops.'' The German embassy here today 1s ned the following explanation of the recent interference with British ships by German "war vessels: "This action was merely as a police measure, and there was no intention on the part of Germany of interfering with the property of the vessels. The Castro was ordered to tiamourg Be cause it was undesirable that any commercial vessels be in the Kiel ca nal, while in the case of the Saxon, the German government had pur chased the coal on toard from the firm to which It was consigned, and had altered the destination of the ves sel to Hamburg." Up to the Sir Edward Grey requested the house of commons today to approach the consideration of the European crisis from the point of view of British interests. British honor and British obligations. The foreign secretary said the house was free to decide what the British attitude should be. Sir Edward again requested the house to deal With the Issue before It without passion, and he added: -When the documents are made pub lic. It will be seen how genuinely and whole hearted ty we have made efforts to preserve peace. Dealing with the question of Great Chicago. Aug. 3. WHEAT Despite war news coming thick and fast, wheat prices today tended downward. Absence of any immediate foretga demand was largely responsible.- The opening.- which ranged from e decline to fe advance, was fal lowed by a general setback of le to Wta. and then by a rally which was in some eases complete. Rmuwwl hurhhiM. ilaiiptunen SI a re- mi nt anuu,naa.a thU tkm WOUld be no railroad strike, Interfering wnn uw: nnnnHn u& wunmi. aim steady. Ke to 101o net lower. WBN-in the corn pit un cmei uuiucmos was lack of rain in some of the most imoortant Broductnar stlons After Start ing Vie to e higher, the market soared xurtner gains. Mews that the threatened railroad strike would be arbitrated led to a material re action. Afterward there was a break la sympathy with the weakness of provis ions, the May option falling more than 3 cents. The dose was nervous, Kc to 3Vae net lower. OATS Liberal selling on the part ex elevator houses weakened oats. PROVBIONS Provisions In general and notably lard were depressed. Shutting down of foreign call for lard,-owing to the stop-page of ocean sailings brought about a stop loss selling here. The drop In prices for lard nearly equalled a cent a pound. CUcagu Grain CThe rang oC prices tor grain futures oa the caiaago Jfoara ox iraee as reportea by Thos. J. Myers,-Broker, Colnnibiss Ulag.j Chicago. Aug. s. -Close Qpsn High Low Today Sat, WHEAT Sept. 88 88 8EK 86 87 Dee... M 9S SO. -Sl. tlW. May VI mk M 37V. .97 CORN Sept. ..71 71 7 7 71 Dec ..3 04 63 ft C3 May ..66 66 66 68 65 CATS Sept. XT ITT 36 36 37 Dee. ..39 39 37 37 39 PORK Sept. ..20.00 20.00 18.46 18.45 30.20 City Grain Market. (The range of prices for grain futures ea the Kansas City Board of Trade as re ported by-Thos. J. Myers. Broker, Co lumbian Bldg. Kansas City, Aug. 3. Open High Low Today Bat WHEAT Bept. ..81 81 79 80 -81 Dec. ..86 85 83 84 85 CORN Sept. 71- 71 -i 6 69- 71 Dec ..61 62. 66 60. 60 May 65 66 64 Chicago Grain Market, Chicago. Aug. 3. WHEAT Close: Sep tember, 86 c; December. 91e; May, 97c CORN September, 67c; December, BM: May. 65c. OATS September, 35c; December, 37c; May. 41c PORK September,"' 319.45. LARD September. 38.67: October. 36.31 -RIBS September, $11.32; October, 310.75. Grain Gossip. (By special wire to T. J. Myers.)' Minneapolis wheat stocks .decreased 55, 000 bushels Saturday. The Oklahoma state report for August estimates corn condition 52 per cent of normal, compared with 83 a month ago ana 41 a year ago. Exports from the United States and Canada Saturday were 1,387,009 bushels of wheat, 65.600 barrets of flour, 2,0000 bush els of corn ana v.uuu ousneis 01 oats. The Missouri state crop report, issued Saturday afternoon, makes the condition of corn .68. eomnared with .81 a fnonth ago and 1Q.C,a. year ago. Sixty-fly penJ cent of the-wheat Is- threshed and thf average is 17 -nusneis to tne acre, aooui the same as estimated a month ago. The oats yiera averages a ousneis, wiin oniy o per cent ox tne sown area narvestea. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas Ctfj Aug.. 3. WHEAT Cash Hard, steady; No. 2, 74078c; Na 3, 70 76c; red, steady; No. 2. 74076c; No. 3. 7 76c CORN Mixed, steady: No. 3. 74tr75c; No. 3. T3e73c; white, steady; No. 3, 770 7Hc; No. I, TOKTle. OATS Market He to 10c lower. No. white. 36c; mixed, steady; No. 2. 330 36e. RYE 63063c. HAT Market steady. Choice timothy, $14.50015.00; choice prairie, $JXOO01L5O; choice alfalfa, -814.000140. BUTTER Creamery, 23c; firsts, 21c seconds, 18c; packing, 19c EGOS-Firsts. 20e: seconds. 15c POULTRY Hens, lSc; broilers. 60 17c WHEAT Receipts 662 cars. CLOSE: WHEAT September, 80e; December. 8c CORN September, 690fOe; December, 60C OATS September, 34c. Chicago Produce "Market. Chicagao, Aug. 3. BUTTER Market higher. Creameries, Z1038c EGGS Market higher. At mark, easel included, 16020c POTATOES Market unsettled. Vtr- a-inia. 22.2662.50 barrels: Kansas. Missouri Early Ohlos, 60065c; Minnesota home rrown. 6Se68c POULTRY Market unchanged. Springs, 16W1BC IOW1S, uc New Tork Produce Market. New Tork, Aug. 3. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery extras, z3Dc; firsts, SSfifSe. CHEESE Market quiet. State whole milk, fresh white or colored specials, 14 016e. EGGS Fresh gathered extras, 36028c; extra firsts. 24025c POULTRY Alive, irregular; western chickens;, broilers. 19020c; fowls. 1701Bc; turkeys, 15015c; dressed, quiet; western chickens, frosen, 14020c;, fowls. 13019c; turkeys. 26028c Blglsi Butter Msarket. Elgln, 111., Aug. 3. BUTTER 28c. New -Tork Sags Market,..'' New York, Aug. 3. SUGAR Raw, aoss inal; refined, steady. Britain's obligations. Sir Edward said: "Up to yesterday, we had given, no promise of more than diplomatic sup nort. I was asked at the time of the Algeciras crisis If we would give armed support and l-saia 1 couia promise nothing to any foreign power, unless It received the whole-hearted sipport of public opinion. "i gave no promises, but I told both the French and German ambassadors that if war was forced on France public opinion In the British Isles would rally to France. This part of his speech was loudly cheered. Sir Edward said that if a foreign fleet came down the English Channel to bombard the French coast, "we eould not stand aside. The foreign secretary stated that the British fleet had been mobilised sad the mobilisation of the British army was taking place but that no engage ment bad yet been made by the British government to send an expedition abroad.' WOd cheering from all parts of the house greeted John E. Red mead, the Nationalist leader when he assured the government that every soldier in iretana fnight be withdrawn tomorrow ana tne coasts of Ireland would be- defended against invasion by her armed soaa, the Catholics of the south and the protest ants of Ulster. WWbHs lire Clock Wichita, Kan, Aug. 3 OOH Rseslpts ssk. Market lower. Top,. U-. boOt of CATTIJC RMhli 1 atex Wnkat alnw. Native steers, s&os0aJt; cows and heifers. WKOaOO; stockers and teeders. g4.s9C7.aVi oc cows and heifers. 4JeJ0: bulls, IMOfJSiSS;. calves. 9IM$jST a. Jonh Live ssnctr MarksS. St. Joseph, Mow. Aug.- .3. HOGS Re ceipts aos. Prospects Me tower. Top. 33.30; bulk of sales; 38.3swt.4L uutus. Kecetpts am ataraet scsaoy- Bteera. S7-0asGO cows ana Betters, hso t: calves. SLWO10.00. nmiusrv. Lambs, ST. BHKEF Receipt 660. Market slow. .06CQ0. Chicago Ltve Stock Market. CMesgo, Aug. 3. HOGS Receipts 83,03k Market weak to Be lower. Bulk of sales. I8.3563.1S; light. 81008.00; mixed. 8.100 ISO; heavy. f8.ttej.75; rough, SklOOtJft; Pigs. S7.setja CATTLE Receipts IMOO. Market rt.a A w tt .i mn tCAMA mi. as ua j f,.Hiww, avwso, a 3.40; stockers and feeders, S.0tJ4.00: cows ana neiisrs, calves, fTafSIUB. SHEEP Receipts M.030. Market strong to lse higher. Sheep, SS.1SO&J0; yearlings, H-sbcsjo; lambs. Kansas City Ltve Stock Market. Kansas City. Aug. 3. HOGS Receipts 4,000. Market 5c lower. Bulk of sales, t8.4508.6B; heavy. 3L6606.66; packers and butchers, 88.6008.65; light. 38.4508.55: pigs. 88.0003.60. CATTLE Receipts 11,000. Market steady to strong. Prime Bed steers, $6,300 9.80: dressed beef steers. BT.HtlS.26: west ern steers. $6.7509.50; southern steers, $5.60 08.50; cows. $4.2507.00: heifers. $8.3509.25; stockers and feeders, $64003.00; bulla. $6.25 06.76; calves. $6.00010.00. SHEEP Receipts 3,003. Market strong to ivo mgner. lemns. S7.sasnu6: year Ungm. $6.7506.75; wethers. $4,7506.08; ewes, $4.3505.25; stockers and feeders, 3L5907.6O. City live Stock Sales. CThe following sales were made this morning at the stock Tarda Ksnsss City, and reported over long distance iennone aireot to tne state journal oy Clay. Robinson Co, Uve stock com mlsslon merchanta; with offices at all marketa celpto n.000 head. Market weak to lower. hogd Receipts 4.000 head. Market Steady to 10c lower. Bulk of aalea. 9a.4B0 bjo; top, saw. mmkkp Receipts 2,000 head. Market KIUJNO STKKRS. No. Wt. PrleelNo. Wt. Price. Jis ss. 1 mi.. 940 35 .1301 8.65 148... 109 8.26 41 1041 8.40 I 27 1081 840 COWS AND HEIFERS. 1 1090 6.85 1 14. 931 7!S0 3 682 6.75 1 14 590 7.70 L.......1240 COO 3 1130 5.76 BTUCKGB8 AND FEEDERS. 47 631 7.20 6.00 14., 618 CIS 6.90 7.0$ 4... 14.... 11.... 70S 731 526 863 6.40 7.60 CALVES. 2... 245 1.. 130 sUeeeeeee laK 8.. 816 7.00 1.. 270 7.60 9.60 9.50 10.00 6.60 1. UO 9.00 1 ISO 10.00 1 180 9.50 HOGS. 8.60 I 38. 8.60 80. 68..; 68... 203 314 172 220 8.40 87 weighing less than 170 lbs. Do not mar Furnished by the Chas. WoMt Packing Co., yards close at noon Saturday. We cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs ket hogs unless same are well finished as we c use half fat stuff. We give neiow prices esecuve at once, until fur ther notice. Topeka,. Kan... Aug. BUUS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS. ..48.3006.46 HEAVY iao0L4S KUUUU ATI U JUiAVX... LIGHT STEERS. Good toSce"feera"fed! Fair t gooO----"- COWB. Orl ma 8.260B.SO JD0B.45 86.SSSJ7.Tt Good to sitolos (earn fd 6.64 16 50 Fair to S e.av4NC7$ Good to ebolee teorn fed 6.av-.H Fan to good m... 6 3 -6.00 Conwioa to falr.;................. ktewta VULLfJL, Prime rat fesrs fed tposltlvajy misea faO Don't send tn reoga, thin. bmw er piss, as we eaanot a Packing puipsasa and will have ta bey as tosh horn prieas and tow eaeugb to ea. 8bla ms to rsshlp to the Mver ssarket. se tto year advantage as wen as ears, ts see them buk iwtit ratshsd eatne unless sMetly Market pries asM for dry let eattto. If you win favor us with your numtrlas S1aln numher of finart aiuM. sad length e Maw ea feed, we wii auks to call ea res. Topeka Fruit and Produce Market, fSerang Priossby Sam'lE. Xm. whole sals Fruit and Produce. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 3. BARTLETT PEARS Per box, $2.50. TRAGEDY PLUMS Per crate, tl.60. CANTALOUPES Standard, $2.00. WATERMELONS Per lb., lc -PEACHES Per 6 basket crate, 82.08. PEACHES Per so called bushel basket. $2.26. FLORIDA flSt Hi arrliOS Far box. $3.1503.26. NEW APLES Best quality par be. box. $L60; choloe per bu. box. $1.26. GOOSEBERRIES Per crate. $3.75. APRICOTS Per box, $1.75. CALIFORNIA PLUMS Per box, $L66 01.66. LIMES Per hundred. $1.0001.26. LEMONS Per box. $15606.60. BANANAS Extra fancy, per rh, Se. VALENCIA ORANGES Per box, $L66$J CALIFORNIA ORANGES Per box 88.3. TEXAS TOMATOES Per 4 bak. crate. 85e. NEW ONIONS Red. pslk, Se; Yellow, per lb.. 3e; White, per lb, 9c MANGO PEPPER Per basket. 66c. ASPARAGUS Per doa, 80c NEW BEETS Per bu Sc. -NEW CARROTS Per bn fLOO. NEW PEAS Par basket. 66c WAX BEANS Per basket. fLOO. NEW CORN Per dos.. 12c CUCUMBERS Per dos., goc; la 4 dos. POTATOES Par bn NEW CABBAOTS-PSr Ihi, 2c -CHESB-lwl8e. Topeka, Ksol, Aug. X CORN 40072c. OATS SSti w. WHEAT 70074c Topeka, Kasu, Aug. 3t CHICAGO EOOtWlSlSVae. new york innnn injim CREAMERY BUTIR Chteago, 36c; N. Y-. UV&mnifii Elgin, tto; Topeka wbele- avSsHQf- tsOMSsaeMMMSMMtsM wwwL49 Mediums "jjA-jjAyjj" $1X11.81 Prime fs........-...............Atw.go sradium geod. 6.e .B prntf BHgjci A3nLAOsaV Fat wethers. Jt.$aes; a Pat lfSiMMMM,MIMHWM.MWM 8.94 SS VM haM....w.MM.MM..M....s,.M aas are. aad Cssttf stj 111 NATIOITAX LKACRCS. i i gatiiiflgj'g TlesaHs At New Tork Scores R, H. JB. Cincinnati 1 New Tork... v 5 t Batteries Douglas and Clarke; Tesreau, Wilts and Meyers. At Brooklyn First game: hub Pittsburg. 1 T 1 Brooklyn. 7 11 1 Batteries: Adams. Conseiman and Gibson; Pfeffer and Fischer. At Brooklyn Second: R. H. K. Pittsburg ltd Brooklyn 10 14 0 Batteries O'TooIe. McQuillan Coleman; Reulbach and McCarty. At Boston Score: R H h St. Louis t t S Boston.. 4 t 1 Ten innings. Batteries- Perritt and O'Connor: James and Gowdy. At Phlladelohls Score R H E Chicago. 4 7 I Philadelphia. 1011 1 Batteries: Pierce. Humphries. Hs- german and Archer, Hargrave; Mayer and Killlfer. AMKKICAIC LEAGUE. yg Resnlts. At Cleveland First game: R H New Tork t 7 8 Ckrveland. 7 14 Batteries: McHale. Brown and Nunamaker; MitcheU and O'Neill. At Chicago Score: R. H. E. Boston .........4 4 1 Chicago .2- 7 8 Batteries Collins and Carriaan: Bens, Cicotte and Mayer. At St. Paul First game: R IT B Indianapolis. 16 4 St. PauL 310 1 Batteries: Willis and Llvineston: Hall and James. At Detroit Score: R H E Washington. 1 Detroit. 0 7 2 Batteries: W. Johnson and A. wii. liams; J. Williams and Bakers. FEDERAL LEAGUE, Satarday'B Resnlts. At Brooklyn Score: R. H.-B. Indianapolis 2 7-3 Brooklyn 6 g Batteries Moselr, Mullins and Warren: Seaton and Land. At Baltimore Score: R. H. E. Kansas '.Ity 0 1 Baltimore ..5 7 Batteries JuUop and Easterly; Suggs and Jacklitsch. At Pittsburg Score: R R E Chicago. 3 g a Pittsburg. 1 g 3 Batteries: Hendrix and Wilson: Camnits and Berry. At Buffalo Score: R H E St. Louis. 591 Buffalo 4 2 Batteries: Moran, Brown and Blair; Davenport, Krapp and Simon. AMERICAN ASSOCIATIOir. Satswdayw Reeulto. At Minneapolis First: R. h. E. Liulsville ...'.6 7 Minneapolis ,;;i 4 'g Batteries Loudermtlk and Seve roid; Fiene nd Smith. 4JH1FKD8 MAKING MONET. i eaa-afaTaTa I .1 Wceghmaa Says They Have Paid AH Chicago. Aug. 8. The Chicago Fed eral LeUlM Ha an Ha II Int. m,- M enough money to pay all expenses for too ira-vwui ajawn ana is now turning out net nroflts for 0- nwnaa 1. said today by Charles Weeghman. president of the club. The mark was reacned today when 6,000 attended the game with Pittsburg, bringing the at tendance for the season, so far, up to 200.000.- It was said that the Chicago club was tba first V.JI I... Tr!w to get on a paying basis. DISROBED AN UMPIRE. Enraged spectators at Village Gasae Are Rough. Chicago, Aug. 8. Enraged specta tors of a baseball game In the suburb of Melrose park yesterday attacked the umpire and stripped him of his cloth ing. Police rescued the umpire and removed him wrapped in a blanket. The ball teams represented rival vil lages. The game ended in a simul taneous rush by partisans of both teams at a close play in the second Inning. The umpire had no oppor tunity to announce a decision. Asylum Santa Fe 4. The State Hospital lost their' first game of the season Sunday when the Santa Fe team defeated them by a score of 4 to 2. The game was fast anot interesting throughout. Nagle for the Santo Fe had thirteen strikeouts aad White for the State Hospital had nine. Tn. a?flm! n Santa Fe. ..........100 100 002 4 a State Hospital 000 100 1002 6 2 Batteries Whit anA irii...- .7 and Sawyer. BstKsr. ttggs and Pomttrv. rstesfefeed r;tae Topeka Paekiag cei '"i Topeka, Kan.; Aua-x f'- FOULTRY--Hensv I3s; springs ever 3f Iba 16e; hrotlara. 8 turkey hens to young toms. lse; aji turiwys. 14e; ducks, 7c; gease. e. EEGS 16c BUTTER 17c Iter AsssTSSlo BV iiai fTertslsbea wr T. Topeka, Kasv. Asst. J- NEW PRAIRIE HAY-$66v NEW LFAlJA-rt TOrJOIIROV o o o o o o 8 Qaeen Olives 30c (J O o VLleGnE52n ;a Xv-. 1, V 1 i 1 7 i

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TOPEICA JSIOUX 0 Cooleyites Held Them to a Shutout. Bugs Reisigl Was In Bare Form Anowed S Hits. HELPED WITH A TWO BAGGER Boyle Knocked Out In First Scout Saw It AIL Topeka Scored Three In First and Two In Eighth. Tho Cooleyites continued their up ward march by winning the opening game Sunday with Sioux City by shut ting them out by the score of o to o. Reislgl was in rare form and held tne Josh Clarke's pennant chasers to three scattered hits. The Cooleyites trampled on Bernle Doyle for four hits and three runs in th first inning and Pepper Clarke relieved him with but one man out. Clarke held the locals to four hits tout two of these followed a base on balls in the eighth inning which netted two runs. Only one Indian reached third base. The Topeka club played the usual fast pace the players have maintained since raturning home from the long disastrous trip. They hive played elev en games on the home lot and have won ten. This was the ninth consecutive victory. Reislgl held the Sioux at hi mercy from start to finish, and only on two occasions did they appear to have a chance to score. Kane beat out an in fteld scratch hit in the fourth and Josh Clnrke beat out a similar hit in the sixth. Cochran got his gloved hand on the ball but couldn't knock it down After Reisigl allowed Smith a base on balls in the eighth Inning, Pepper Clarke bunted: Reisigl was slow in fielding the ball and Clarke was safe. Bernie Doyl- got a bad start. After Cochran want out in the first inning. La Flam'oois doubled and scored on Forsythe's three-base clout. Koerner singled, scoring Forsythe and the for mer stole second. Rapps singled to left center and Koerner scored. Pepper Clarke then relieved Doyle and Tallion flew out, ending the first inning. Rapps was put out stealing second. Clarke was in rare form. He allowed only four hits and one free pass. For sythe singled to left In the third innins. Cochran singled to left in the sixth, and these two men were the only ones to reach first base until the eighth In ning. In the eighth Lattlmore led off with a pass: Wakefield flew out; Rei eittl doubled to right and Cochran, sin-, gled to right, scoring both runners. Lar Flambois flew out and ended the in ning. Joe Sugden, a veteran catcher of the American league, now employed as a scout by the St. Louis Browns, is here to watch Pitcher Bernie Doyle who was knocked off the mound by the To pekans. Sua-den has been following the Sioux Ctiy club for several days. The paid attendance was 2,070. SIOUX CITY. Players Cooney, 2b.... J. Clarke, rf. Kane, lb Le June, cf... Baird, 3b Calahan, rf. Smith, ss Murphy, c... Doyle, p C. Clarke, p.. AB. R. H. P. 0 2 11 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 A. 0 1 S 0 4 0 3 2 0 S 4 0 0 Totals 28 0 TOPEKA. Players AB. R Cochran, 3b 4 0 La Flambols, rf 4 1 Forsythe, rf 3 1 Koerner, lb 3 1 Rapps, c 3 0 Tallion, ss 3 0 Lattlmore, 2b 2 1 Wakefield, cf 3 0 Reislgl, p 3 1 S 24 16 H. 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 P. A. 1 2 2 0 13 6 2 2 2 0 Totals 28 Score by innings: 8 27 17 Sioux City 000 000 000-0 Topeka 300 000 02 5 Summary: Stolen bases Koerner. Two base hits La Flambols, Rleslgl. Three- base hits Forsythe. Bases on balls Reislgl 8, Clarke 1. Struck out By Reislgl S. Hits Off Doyle. 4 in one-third In- tiinKs: off Clarke 4 In seven and two- thirds Innings. Double play Cochran to Lattlmore to Koerner; J. Clarke to Kane. Umpire Stockdale. St. Joseph 9); Lincoln 2. St. Joseph, Aug. 3. St. Joseph bat ted Soogglns out of the box In the eighth inning of the first game of the BASEBALL League Park SIOUX CITY VS. TOPEKA Today, Tuesday and Wednesday Aug. 3, 4 and 5 Games Called 3:30 P.M. 8TANDIKG OP THE TEAMS. WESTERN LKAQOTB. 'T Wan. Lost Pet. Htonx Otr .....M' 43 MO rienver ...80- 4S .571 St. Joseph 46 M Tfm MnlnM ES 49 .619 Lincoln 61 61 JOJ rmh ....48 66 TOPEKA ....43 64 .402 Wichita .......48 S .400 NATIONAL LEAGUE. -Won. Lost. Pet. New York 63 SS .631 Chicago 68 41 .684 St. Louis .......61 46 .631 Boston 44 48 .48 Cincinnati 46 48 .484 Philadelphia 42 49 .482 Brooklyn 89 49 .443 Plttaburx 89 61 .483 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Philadelphia 81 33 .649 Ronton 65 42 -.867 Washington 62 43 .647 Detroit 69 48 -5U Chicago 47 69 .486 St. Louis 48 49 .48 New -York 43 64 .443 Cleveland 82 68 .320 FEDERAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Chicago 64 41 .668 Baltimore 61 40 .660 Brooklyn 47 40 .641 Indianapolis 49 42 .538 Buffalo 44 48 .489 Kansas City 48 63 .448 Pittsburg 40 62 .436 St. Louis 40 66 .421 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Per Milwaukee 59 47 .667 Louisville 61 49 .666 Cleveland 67 61 .628 Indianapolis 58 64 MO Kansas city 6b M .two Columbus 64 66 .495 Minneapolis 60 58 .463 St. Raul 32 67 .323 KANSAS STATE LEAGUE. Won. Lost. pet. Emporia .....................66 82 .632 Salina 46 40 .635 Hutchinson J 38 49 .437 Minneapolis 34 60 .406 series, scoring seven runs, winning to 2. Thomas held the Tigers safely at all times. Catcher Blackburne of the visitors was put out of the game for striking Umpire McOafferty. The score: R.H-K. Lincoln 2 5 0 St. Joseph ill 2 Batteries: Scrogglns, oConey and Re- hor; Thomas and Schang. Omaha 8;-Wichita O. Wichita. Kan.. Aug. 3. Omaha won the opening game of the series. Con galton, with a home run In the fourth. with two men on bases, defeated Wich ita. An error assisted in making the other scores in the seventh. The score: R.H.E. Omaha 5 7 1 Wichita .....0 10 2 Summary: Left on bases Wichita, 10; Omaha, 4. Sacrifice hits Dunlap, Crabb. Two base hits Rapp. Henry, Dunlap. Three base hit Thomason. Home run Congalton. Stolen base Nicholson. Double play Fitxsimmons to O'Rourke to Henry. Struck out Clemons, 3; Crabb, 2. Bases on balls demons. 1; Crabb, 2. Hit by pitcher By Crabb, Henry, Graham. Umpires Gaston and Barr. Time 1:50. Des Moines 2-8; Denver 4-8. Dea Moines, la,, Aug. 8. Des Moines and Denver broke even In a double header, the visitors taking the first game. Mogrldge should have had a shutout In the opening game, but Ewolt and Hartford booted the game away in the last three Innings. The score First game: R.H.E. Des Moines 2 Denver- 4 4 1 Batteries: Mogridge and Haley; Har rington, Gaakelt and Block. Second game R.H.E. Des Moines 8 10 2 Denver 3 10 2 Batteries: Hogan and Haley; Har rington and Spahr. Saturday's Results. At Denver First game: R H E Denver 7 11 2 St. Joseph 2 8 4 Batteries Covington and Spahr, Block! Vance, Brown and Griffith, Schang. Second game Score: R H E .280 10 0 Sterser Denver St. Joseph Batteries King; and Block: and Schang. At Des Moines Score: R H E Lincoln 14 0 3 11 0 and Blackburne; R H E 4 10 0 Des Moines Batteries Ehman Lakoff and Haley. At Wichita Score Sioux City Wichita ..16 C Batteries Baker and Graham; Gas- par and Murphy. KANSAS STATES LEAGUE. Sunday's At Florence First game: R.H.E. Hutchinson 3 7 6 Emporia .7 9 2 Batteries Foster. Freeman' and Clifton and Eaton; Lambeth and Smith. Second game Score: R.H.E. Hutchinson ...0 4 0 Emporia 8 14 0 Batteries Riley and Clifton, Eaton; Belts and BrammelL SaUna 14, Minneapolis 6, S. At Sallna First game: R.H.E. Salina. 14 17 8 Minneapolis 13 4 Batteries McCoy and Hale; O'Byrne, Slllis and Crane and Rlgsby. icore second game: R.H.E. Salina 6 10 1 Minneapolis 3 5 Batteries Burnett and Hale: Blue and Rlgsby. BASEBALL TODAY. Western League. Denver at Des Moines, clear, 3:30 p. m. Lincoln at St. Joseph, clear, 3:30 p. m. Sioux City at Topeka, clear, 3:30 p. m. Omaha at Wichita, clear, 3:30 p. m. American League. -Philadelphia at Chicaoo, clear, 3 p. m. Washington at Cleveland, clear, 8:15 p. m. New York at Detroit, clear, 8:15 p. m. Boston at St. Louis, clear, 3:30 p. m. National League, Chicago at Philadelphia, clear. 3:30 p. m. Pittsburg at Brooklyn .clear. 3:30 p. m. Cincinnati at New Tork (3). clear, first 2 p. m. St. Louis at Boston, duody. 8:15 p. m. Federal League. -Chicago at Pittsburg, tloudy, 3:30 p. m. St. Louis at Buffalo, clear, 3:30 p. m. Kansas City at Baltimore, clear, 4 p. m. Indianapolis at Brooklyn, clear, 3:30 P. m. Columbus at Kansas City, clear, 8:30 p. m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, clear, 3 p. m. Indianapolis at Minneapolis, clear, 3 D. m. Louisville at St. Paul, clear. S p. sa. 170(1 DOUBLE DILL Omaha Lost Both Games to Topeka Saturday. Entire Series of Fire Games Won by Home Club. SCC3E BOTH CC'ITESTS 9 TO 4 Falrcloth Sared First for Grorer Tipple Hit Hard. Grorer Sared Second for Bash ner Slagle Ineffeetrre. The Topeka club continued Its win ning streak Saturday by taking both ends of a double header and making a clean sweep of the series of five games. The Omaha pitchers could not keep the Cooleyites from bunching hits and the other members of the club aided the locals by making many costly er rors. Both games resulted In a score of 9 to 4. Grover started the first game for Topeka. against his old club mates, but was Ineffective. After allowing eight hits which netted three runs in one and two-thirds Innings, he was reliev ed by Falrcloth. This youngster was recently recalled from the Central association and lived up to his reputa tion as a "finishing" pitcher by stop ping the Omaha club. He pitched sev en and one-third Innings and allowed but one run. In the fifth Inning, Kruger doubled and scored on Schlib ners long single to left field. The other two' hits were delivered in sep arate Innings. Tipple pitched the first game for the visitors. His club kicked It away In the first inning when a walk, an error and a batter hit by a pitched ball were followed by a three base clout by Rapps, netting three runs. He settled down and did not allow another until the fifth when La Flambols hit a home run. He "Mowed" in the sixth the Cooleyites bunched two singles, two doubles, two errors and a hit bats men for five runs. The Second Won by the Same Score. The second game went by the same route by the same score, and in very much the same manner. Neither club started with as many runs but the re sult at the end was the same. The Topeka club started off In the lead by scoring in the first inning when La Flambols singled, went to third when Pitcher Slagle overthrew first, in try ing to catch him off the bag. He scored on Forsythe's sacrifice fly. Dasbner held the visitors without trouble in the first and second innings, but wavered slightly in the third. He allowed a pass, and two singles and overthrew third base which netted three runs. Slagle also wavered In the same Inn ing and the Topeka club bunched two singles, two doubles and a three base hit for four runs. Dashner'a double and error an La Flambols' single scored another in the. fourth. Following the third inning. Dashner tightened up and pitched shut out ball until the eighth Inning. In that round Thomason started by hitting safe but Kruger nit Into a double-play. Schlib ner followed with a. home run. A sin gle, an error and a pass filled the bases and Grover relieved Dashner. Dunlap was the first man to face him and ended the Inning when he struck out. Wills, who assaulted Umpire Stock- dale Friday, relieved Slagle at the be ginning of the fourth Inning, but the Cooleyites scored one In his first inning, another in the seventh and two more in the eighth. In the seventh Koerner was safe on Graham's error, McAllister sacrificed and the former scored on Talllon's double. In the eighth, Cochran tripled to right and scored on Graham's wild throw to third. La Flambols followed with a pass, went to third on Koerners sin gle and scored on McAllister's fielders choice. The scores: First Game. TOPEKA. Flayers AB. R. H. P. A. K. Cochran, 3b.. 2 3 118 8 La Flam Dots, IX 5 Forsythe, rf 5 Koerner, lb.......... 4 Rapps, e Tallion, ss 4 Lattlmore, 2b........ 8 Wakefield, cf 3 Grover, p 0 Falrcloth, p 4 3 0 11 8 3 5 8 0 0 Totals 35 9 9 27 16 0 OMAHA. Players AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Thomas, 3b.... 6 0 0 0 2 1 Thomason, cf...w.... 4 1 2 8 0 0. Kruger, c 2 2 3 8 0 0 Schlibner, lb 4 0 2 8 0 0 Congalton, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Knuc. If. 4 110 0 Graham, 2b 4 0 0 2 1 1 Dunlap, ss 4 11111 Tipple, p 3 0 3 1 S O Slagle 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .36 4 12 24 8 3 Batted for Tipple in the ninth. Score by Innings: R Topeka .........300 015 09 9 Omaha 210 010 0004 Summary: Home runs La Flambols, Kruger. Three-base hits Rapps, For sythe. Two-btu hits Lattlmore, Koer ner, Falrcloth, Kruger, Congalton. Dou ble plays Lattlmore to Koerner; Fair cloth to Lattlmore to Koerner. Stolen bun-Cochran z). La Fiamoois. or- sythe, Kruger, Krag. Hits Off Grover, 8 in one ana two-tniras innings; on f air cloth, 4 in seven and one-third innings. Bases on balls OS Grover. 1: oS Falr cloth, 1; oS Tipple, 8. Struck out By Grover, 2; by Falrcloth, 1; by Tipple, 7. Passed ball Rapps. Hit by pitcher By Tipple, 3. Umpire Mr. Stockdale. Second Game. TOPEKA. Wlanra AB. R. H- P. A. K- Cochran. 8b 4 2 2 2 1 0 Im. Flambols. If.. 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 Forsythe, rf Koerner, lb McAllister, e Tallion, ss Lattlmore, 2b.... Wakefield, cf.... Dashner. p....... Grover, p Totals .....37 9 14 27 9 3 OMAHA. AC R. H. P. A. B. Plsyirs Thomas. 3b 5. 1 2 1 21 Thomason. cf 4 1 2 2 9 9 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0,80 0 0 0 0 0 Kruger. c 4 Schlibner, lb......... 4 Congalton, rf.... 4 Krug, If 4 Graham, 2b 3 Dunlap, ss 3 Slagle.' p.. 1 Willis, P 3 Crosby 1 Totals ....35 4 8 24 16 4 Batted for Willis In the ninth. faeMKPsa, h lntlal9Fa? W Topeka 104 MS 12-8 Omaha ....003 080 sis 4 Riimm.rr' Ham ran Benllbner. Thiea base bits Forsythe. Cochran. Two-bass hits Koerner a). T all ion (2). Dashner. Krug. Sacrifice hits McAllister. Thom ason. aennee py-femm. ptayLattbaere to Koaraer. Stolen bases Cochran, La Fiamnoia Hits OS Dashner, 8 in seven and two-thirds In nings; off Slagle. 7 In three innings of! WUns, 7 la five losings. Bases on oaus OS Dashner. 3; off Willis, a. struck out By Dashner, s; oy wrover. x; by wiuia, AMERICAN" LEAGUE. Sunday's At Chicago Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia .f 5 10 1 Chicago 3 5 3 Batteries: S hawkey and Lapp; Walsh, Lathrop, Cicotte, Wolfgang and Schalk. At Cleveland Score: R.H.E. Cleveland 9 18 0 Washington ..4 11 2 Batteries: Steen and O'Neill; Boehl lng, Bentley, Altrock and Williams, At St. Louis Boo re: R.H.E. St. Louis ..1 7 1 Boston 0 7 0 Batteries: Weflman and Crosain; Fos ter and Ctedy. At Detroit Score: R.H.E. New York .....i.. 3 6 3 Detroit 4 9 Batteries: Fisher and Sweeney; Cavet and Baker. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Sunday's Games. At Kansas City First game: R.H.E. Cleveland 0 6 3 Kansas City 2 9 0 Bowman and Billings; Gallia and Giebel. Secong game: R.H.E. Cleveland .0 S 1 Kansas City 2 8 0 George and Billins, Shaestak; Gallia ana jaoore, GelDei. At St. Paul First game: R.HJC. Indianapolis ...6 13 1 St. Paul ...0 S 1 Mers and Livingstone; Karger and James. Second game Score: R.H.EJs Indianapolis 3 5 3 St. Paul 1 8 2 Laroy and Cossett; Gardner and James. At Milwaukee First game: R.H.E. Milwaukee 9 15 1 Columbus 0 3 2 Hovlik and Hughes; Cook. Taylor and Smith. Second game Score: R.H.E. Milwaukee 3 7 2 Columbus 4 8 1 Slapnicka, Hovlik and Hughes; In ge rsoll and Smith. At Louisville First game: R.H.E. Minneapolis t. 4 11 4 Louisville 11 17 1 Lake and Smith; Northrop and Sev eroid. Second game Score: R.H.E. Minneapolis. ........4 8 2 Louisville 7 10 1 Gilllgan and Smith; Leverette. Per ry, Toney and Severold. GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS. Pitcher Jack Ridgeway has been called to his home in Philadelphia, on account of the illness of one of his sisters. He received the information in a message last Saturday afternoon and left town about an hour later. He may be gone a week. The absence of Pitcher Ridgeway may weaken the pitching staff and it may not. Thero are but four games to play with the Sioux City club and Fair cloth or Jones can be used aa relief pitchers should one of the regulars "blow up." Phil Koerner is the leading run get ter of the Western League. In 372 times at bat ha has scored 88 runs. Fox -of -the Drummer is-second with 384 times at bat and has scored 77 runs. Pitcher Willis was allowed to finish the second' game with Omaha Satur day. He assaulted Umpire Stockdale Friday and the official recommended a fine and suspension, but President Tip O'Neill had nat taken any action In the affair and there was nothing to prevent the militant pitcher from play ing. His playing had no effect on the result of the game. The Topeka club had a big lead and was not forced to fight hard. The effectiveness of Wil lis was doubted inasmuch as he work ed six Innings Friday. The Denver club is trying to strengthen its pitching staff and has picked up Tex Covington of the Cleve land American Association club, who was released. Covington pitched his first game Saturday and was responsi ble for the defeat of the Drummers. Jlmmle McGill, owner of the Den ver dub, has been trying to pry Pitchers Ridgeway and Reislgl loose from the Topeka club but has not en joyed any success. He would be forced to put up a big wad of change to get Ridgeway, and as long as the Topeka club has an option on Reisigl, who is the property of the Detroit club, there appears to be no chance to secure him. If the Denver club wants pitch ers, it appears that Mr. McGill must hunt greener pastures. The Tooeka club will go to Em poria Thursday to play the Emporia club, pennant winners of the Kansas State league. La Flambois day will be celebrated in Emporia on this occa sion, as the Indian was purchased from this aggregation. Walt Mason and Mit Wllhite are hereby notified to provide horses for the outfielders. especially wnen La Flambols is at bat. Jo Sugden. "bone hunter" for the St. Louis Browns. Is watching Bernie Doyle, pitcher with the Sioux City club. Doyle started Sunday's game but got a bad start and tne Topeka club Knocked him off the rubber before the first in ning was completed. Doyle Is a good pitcher. In fact, he is one of the best in the leajrue. It is probable that the blowup was caused by the presence of the scout. Many players get the buck fever when scouts are watching them, and this probably accounts for Doyle s poor showing. Catcher Blackburne. at St. Joseph Sunday, plcyed an a la Willis stunt on Umpire McCafferty. It is reported that he hit the official. Looks like some suspensions would do these militant players some good. The fans don t care to witness such conduct. A crowd of more than 1.180 witnessed Saturday's doubleheader with Omaha and a crowd of 2,070 witnessed the game Sunday with Sioux City. The attendance is plcktaar up. but the brand of baseball which is being given the fans of Topeka warrants an even larg er crowd. In the game Sunday, "Bugs" Reislgl cad the heavy batters of the Sioux tribe at his mercy, sucn batters as Phil Cooney. Josh Clarke. Jim Kane. Sheldon Le Jeune and Baird caused the Topeka club no trouble. The Topeka pitcher was "there and over" and all batters looked alike to him. All these players belong In the .300 class. Tallion of the Topeka club should be commended for the showing that be has been making recently. While suffer ing with a painful Charley horse, he has been performing like -t. major leaguer in the short field. He has been unable to cover as much ground as usual but ha tries O THREE ORE Added to the String; of Straight Winnings. They Can't Beat Oar Present Combination. WE HAVE THE EOS To Trim All Comers, Barring; Accidents et Cet. Little More Slonx City Ef fort Today. (By Harve Parsons.) There were strangers in this village, where an old time newspaper man can spot a stranger as though he had seen him register at the hotel. They had seen the game, and they had secured seats in a crowded car nd they con vened all the way to the city. And the one gent Inquired to know: "Why, fr the love uh Mike, should a PITCHER go up and pase one for two bags?" Bird's Eye View of Sunday Game. "Search me," was the comprehensive answer of the other gent. And they were talking about the Sun day game, wherein the Sioux got three fourths of a do sen goose fruit and three scratch hits. And it may be said in passing that the Sioux bunch did not lie down and roll over. They played ball every jump in the road and were simply out-played. The game started with Messrs. Reisigl and Doyle as pitchers. Herr Reisigl was still there when the curtain fell or. the last act, and he helped material ly in yanklnsr down the curtain, but Mr. Doyle blew oarly. It may be well to review that first inning. The rest aoesn t matter, as a short, obese horse is soon curried: The Sioux went out. eln. swel. drei. yooct like that. The Cooleyites came to bat and began to make hay. They not only made hay but they got in under shelter In a hurry. With Cochran out, the Indian hit two bags' worth. For sythe followed with a three-bag ticket. scenns wo Pottawatomie. Koerner hit a single, scoring Forsythe. and Si lent Willie Rapps singled, scoring Koer ner. Then Mr. Doyle got the hook, and u piace was nuea Dy Clark. As as '"Pap" took the mound, they gigged Silent Willie at second, and Tallion Sew to Callahan. That is a boiled-down re sume of nearly all the base work for eight innings. In the eighth, der Count Reisigl hits him one py der score board oud, advancing Lattlmore to third. Cochran hit an easy one to second base where it was juggled long enough to score both Lattlmore and ReisiarL That closed one of the shortest games of the reason. The enemy came to bat in the first half of the ninth, and went cut so fast that they were all out before the audience could crush through the exit. it was the snappy finish of the tenth straight game for Topeka, and the game tnat put too ley s gasooks In second place. Tho score was five to not any, and wasn't one of those "luck" srames wherein the home team -wins while the enemy is getting the big end of tho hits. The noble Sioux got Just three scratch hits, and in the whole came but three Sioux warriors were Dermit- ted to demise on bases. Hoch der Reisigl! The Sioux have an Indian name, but choice collection of "harDs" on the staff. Prominent among same may be noted Messrs. Cooney, Callahan, Mur- pny ana Keagan. Reagan, late of To peka, will probably pitch against his ex-teammates today. In That Saturday Pair. It started with Mr. Grover nitchina-. Kruger hit a home run with Thomason on, and right there Omaha was ahead the first time since they hit our fair village this trip. But they didn't hold long. A moment later Cochran scored from second on Mr. Injun's easy one, and Silent Willie Rapps hit ior tnree stations witn Messrs. Indian and Koerner on. The Omahogs didn't hold the lead long enough to get ac quainted witn it. in the fifth, some gink got a rope and tied the score. Mr. Grover sought a higher elevation be cause he was too anxious to beat O'Rourke' s Pirates, and Rags Falrcloth relieved him. Falrcloth was there like a sack of pig iron, and the visitors for got how to score during the balance of that same. The score was even at the end of the fourth, but Topeka had two hits to their nine. It was In the fifth that Walt Mason's pet aborigine cracked one over the fence, which put Topeka again in the lead. In the sixth period, our distinguished guests got all mussed up. and about everybody on the home team took part in the attempt to put them right. The n contained a number of things. among them a double steal staged by Messrs tjoenran ana ua. s-iamoois. xne homers made but five that inning. In the seventh, Ragscloth scared himself stiff by bouncing one off the fence for three pillows, and it s a shame he couldn't score. The second game brought forth the same 9 to 4 score, but the figures were differently arranged. The enemy mad three, without taking the trouble to purchase a license tag, in the third. and the homeguard retaliated by mak ing four, Sy hitting a three bagger and scoring two who were ahead of him. Koerner scored ay ana lainon scored Koerner. In our end of the eighth. Cochran hit for three bags, and scored on a sunk throw to catch him at third. The noble red man got a walk, then moved to third on Lattimore's double, scorins; from thence on. Father McAl lister's sacrifice. The enemy: made their one in the eighth. It was in the eighth that Dashner. left-aider, gladly relinquished the Job to Grover. who blew in the first game. and had been harm ting the warming pan in the interim with a hope of be- g a Ing able to assist in trimming the Omahas at an opportune time. Dash ner went in with a two weeks, rest and many misgivings, -and a promise mnu tjooiey tnac m would be pulled when he waved the distress signal The "right" left-hander knew that his wing was weak, and his hinges needed oiling. When he pushed up the pale flag, Cooley introduced .Grover, who finished the tame in good style. The fans were surprised and slight ly disgusted to see Mr. Willis, the belligerent pitcher. hanfrlnir around the. lot and still more of the same to see him go in and pitch the second line. TIpdo O'Neill will, orobablv bark at him some day when he gets around to it, and the incident will be closed. Had a Topeka flayer pulled anything -so malodorous as the Willis stunt last Friday, our nice little team would be disorganised by this time. lie would not only can the goop who grapped the ump, but hang it on every playing spectator. HOWEVER, we take nine stralarht without the assistance of Hon. Tin O'Neill. Scores since our last hearina-: Sat urday, first game, 9 to 4. Topeka. Second game, 9 to 4. Topeka. Sun--day, one game and early supper; 6 to v, xopeKa, witn sioux City. Little Mr. Tallion works hard and hits well, but has trouble in leading his Chas. Horse around bases and in rront of infield flies. He is hittlna- so well that he can't be spa d at t res ent, and Fra Richardo will put him ana saia vnas. uorse out m the mid dle pasture for a while. Tallle is feed ing his Horse with hot water treat ments. Mr. Charles W. Horse Is a balk varmint to lead to first. Twice, during tho Saturday pair, would the noisy air. Mai lion nave made nrst bad It not been for said Chas. Horse. And another thing: Tallion should be put out In the pasture, away from the maddening crowd, where he can think up some more conversation. He is all out. House heard him say "yes" down in the dugout, and all In the press box distinctly saw him speak two words to the visiting catcher. Three words Is -his entire thirty-day ration of conversation, and he should be given time to accumulate some more. LAST YEAR'S FAME BURDENS JOE BUSH Y3I1

One reason why Coimla Hack's Athletics have been so closely pushsd this season is that Joe Bush, the hero of the last world's series, has not srivinir Mansger Mack the ice he should. The trouble is not with Bush's arm, but with his head. Like so many yonne pitchers, he has not yet- come down to earth after that strenuous 191a BBBVijBeKto96M' "ranarr' s-" i& HERE'S DAVIS CUP DEFENDER IN ACTION" yNv r J Maariee B KrtagbBa. Hera's the very latest picture of Maurice MdLsnhHn, CaKf 6ra net star and by many regarded as the bast tennis aWyer in the tsarf V. 1 is the most important member ef the American teaasa teas wii-! rJ CU-X -the Axzaana in tits mcie fa the Davis er r HE'S PINCH HITTEH AND FANCY TWIRIZX! I -a. ?tS,s 5! Pitcher .Ytaslms of the 1 Reds baa not been the least factor ft the success of Hsrsoc's ortnisevtsosi this year. Ho hag done soma fancy twirling, winning about two out of three, and la also a hitter ef class. NATIONAL LKAGTO. Sunday's No games scheduled. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Sunday's Game. At Chicaaro Score: nns Pittsburgh 1 8 1 Chicago .0 luietsner and Kerr; Pendergaat and Block. Only one game scheduled. KAIISAS FAIRS 1914. jrollowtng 1s a list ef fairs t be held la Kan-ma in 114. their dates where they have been decided on locations and seore taries. as reported to the state board of agriculture and compiled by Secretary F. Allen County Agricultural society, fir. F. S. Beattte, secretary. Iola; Sept. i-4. Allen county Moran Agricultural fakf association. E. N. McCormick. secretary. Moran: Sect. 15-17. Barton County Fair association. Porter Brown County The Hiawatha Fair as sociation. I. D. Weltmer, secretary. Hia watha. Sept 1-4. Butler County Douglass Agricultural society. 3. A. Clay, secretary. Douglass, Sept. 33-28. Clay County Fair association, W. P. Miller, secretary. Clay Center: Oct. 8-10. sjlay couniy waseneia agricultural as sociation, Eugene Elkins, secretary. Wake neio: oct. s-i Cloud County Fan association. W. L, Mcjarty, secretary. Concordia: Sept. 1-4. Coffey County Agricultural Fair assorts tion, 8. D. Weaver, secretary. Burlington. Sept. 7-13.. Cowley County Eastern Cowley Fair and Arrlcultural association. W. A. Bow den, secretary. Burden: Sept. tt-ls. Cowley County Agricultural and LrTre Stock association. Frank W. Sldln. seere tary. Winfield: Sept -VL Decatur County Fair association. J. tL Correll, secretary. Oberlln, Sept. 23-33. Dickinson County Fair association. C R. Baer. secretary. Abilene; Sept 22-aV. Douglas County Pair and Agricultural society. O. W. Murphy, secretary. Law- on r-s Rant. 8-11. Ellsworth County Agricultural Association September 22-38. G. C hardt secretary. Elk County Agricultural Fair tion. FTea K. ianier, Sept 1-8. jMsiV?

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Aa Independent Newspaper. By FRANK P. MACLENNAN. iraum jmv i. ism. aa matter at the peetofflce at Topeka, Kan.. V::aar Me set e( song res s.j fVOLUMft XXXVI. .No. 1SS OfMil State paper. Official Paper of Shawnee Coemty. Official Paper City of Topeka. .nTwrrnH Dany edition, delivered by rT; Mnti a wk to any part of Toplrm or suburbs, or at th umi prteeln MT""; sas town whtrt th papar baa a earner avtam. By mall on year.,. a By mall at mntith. By mail MO days, trial arAir. ask the State .Imirnil onerator for par ent or department desired. Topeka State Journal Oolldlne. and Mt Kanaaa avenue, corner J"1""- New York Offlee: Tlftb avenue. Paul Block manager. Chicago Office: Manors building. P" Block, manaewr. Boeton Office: n Devonahtre Street. Paul Wlock. rnuMwr. FULL LEASED WTRE REPORT OP THE ASSOCIATED PTVESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Presa and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganisation for the exclusive afternoon publication hi Topeka. v The tiewa la received tn The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. HOKE NEWS TOM AWAY. Subscribers of tbe State Journal r from home dumic me wumuw have the paper mailed regularly day to any aaaress a of sen cents a week "B7Jf"B s month (by maU only). Address changed aa often aa dranred. VVTille oat of town the State Journal will be -to yon like a daily letter from home. Advance payment to requested on these snort time subscriptions, to save bookkeeping expenses. r There can scarcely be anything that avors of "A Merry Christmas" in Europe thla yean News that the Dove of Peace is -drowning In the tears it must be shed ding may be expected any time. Without the slightest doubt, most of the patriotism that is prevalent in European countries these days is of the enforced variety. An American merchant marine of a else commensurate with- the propor tions of the nation would come in mighty handily just now. The fallacy of the theory that tre mendous armies and navies are the sur est guarantees of preserving the peace of the woria is oeini utui convincingly. 1 i As the Philadelphia., Ledger says, if 'the war causes some of the I. W. W. leaders to go back where they came from, that will be some consolation to the United States. With the stock exchanges closing the world over, the "lambs" among their patrons will have an opportun ity to obtain something for their mon ey besides experience. Trespassers on railroad property in Germany are tip against it good and hard these days. They run- the risk of being shot to death by the govern ment as well as being killed or man gled by the trains. That the state tax rate in Kansas for this year Is the same aa it was for last year is good news lor tne taxpayers, and likewise an accomplishment worth while. In most states, the rule is for the tax rate to Increase each year. Andrew Carnegie seems to be loaf ing on his favorite job. No move has been made by him as yet to Settle the European fuss. He may be working tinder cover, but that la most 'uncar- negian. It's the limelight for Andy, all the time. t So religiously inclined and such professed Christians are most of the European monarchs, that many of them are undoubtedly passing much of the time now on their, knees, pray ing, not for peace, but for the success of their armies In war and the protec tion of their own "sacred" bodies. In Ohio they are making' the mis take or fighting prohibition with dyna mite, an attempt having been made recently to blow up the, home of Edl- tor McClure of the Younstown Tele gram, one of Its ardent champions. Nothing helps a cause so much as out rageous violence against-it. Considerable fault is found in many quarters over the conditions that pre vail in these United States and the prospects for the Immediate future. But Just suppose that we-had entang ling alliances with some of the Euro pean nations that would drag us Into the horrible war. they seem bent on staging? Of course, there are doubters and pessimists who. can see nothing but failure for the legislative policy of President Wilson, .the sole object of which he say a is to develop honesty tn the transaction of businesa They are obsessed -.rith the notion that the ma terial with which the president has to work Is a sow's ear and not a silk purse. But, aa the president says. "this to a nation of honest men." V Touring Europe also has additional disadvantages when a general war de velop there. What a wonderful vi sion, "nome" must be tot the many Americans stranded there, and even among those of the wealthy class who consider life a bore unless they are basking in the. smiles of titled aristo cracy that their money can buy, or picking up the social crumbs that fall in hcir. eUrecUon -from ithe sblesrf royalty. BUSINESS AND THE SCHOOLS. -That the present movement for prac tical education la stimulated from the Industrial rather than from the educa tional aide la a fact both promising and disquieting, according to Owen R. Love- Joy, who dlacusaea "Vocational uuia anee and Child Labor" In a publication of the United States Bureau of Educa tion. The employers have a very definite program," says Mr. Lovejoy. xney know what they w-nt and are going after It. Let us not delude ourselves by thinking they are actuated by phil anthropy. It Is simply good Business. They want a crop of fresh, young la bor furnished them every year that can make a fewer mistakes and more prof its. "This Is extremely-gratifying, in one i sense. It indicates tnat ijonomio Interest is attempting to shake of the double burden society has long borne the burden of using goods worth much less than they cost because poorly ana inefficiently made, and of supporting by charity those paid leas than their work is worth because of the'r pov erty, inefficiency, and consequent help lessness. But while employers are awake to the need of efficiency, indus try is not; Industry still beckons to the Inefficient, the immature, f un prepared. v "Society ts far from having reached a decision that unskilled labor rax, be abolished. The occupations which, out side of agriculture, absor" the output of our schools are barren of any ele ment to make them of present interest to the child or to offer any hope for the future. A vocational survey in New York City exhibits in one group 101 boys between 14 and 1 years of age with an analysis of the work they are doing. For -nly 5 of them Is there any opportunity to advance or improve; 96 are In dead-end occupations. Business is now saying that if we had the right kind of schools all this would be changed; that child labor would become a blessing Instead of an abuse for children We are constantly told. that. If the schools ad the right kind of curlculum and gave the right. kind of training every child would have his natural capacity developed, and we should speedily put an end to the army of industrial misfits. 'In accepting this challenge of the business world our educators have as sumed an unwarranted responsibl y for the condition that exists. A study of the annual contribution of our city schools to the business interests of the community will show that a considera ble percentage is thrown into the dis card within the first month; that an other large percentage goes drifting from job to Job, sometimes advancing, quite as frequently receding, the in dustries complaining that the children the schools turn out are- no good, and that the children lose courage, enthu siasm and youthful idealism in the va rious meaningless Jobs to which they are assigned. That many drift into casual and thence into permanent Idle ness, is to, be expected. The only won der Is. that any ultimately Viae to .pot sitlons of efficiency and responsibility. "Our schools are not fair to them selves-In assuming that they or -the child are wholly at fault. If the schools need a better curriculum, so does the industrial establishment. If the cfc!ld needs a more definite and purposeful mind, much more does in dustry. One of the most vital services vocational guidance can render is to analyze our industries and train our youth to distinguish between a voca tion and a job. It Is futile to give spe cial training to a child. for the pur pose of fastening him to- a machine on which he shall do purely mechanical labor for life. Business says: 'Here are the jobs; what kind of children have you to offer? We must reverse the Inquiry and say to business: 'Here are our children; what kind of indus try have you to offer" 7" RABIES AND DOG-DAYS. The coming of the "dog-days." es pecially if the season happens to bring with it one or more prolonged heated periods, attracts the attention of the public generally much more to the dan ger from rabies than do definite reports of the spread of the disease at- other seasons of the year, which ought to arouse solicitude. Boards of aldermen, city councils and town officials of oth er kinds wake up from the most abso lute lethargy with regard to the disease at this time. and, especially in the smaller towns and country places, pass ordinances and revive regulations re quiring dogs to be muscled while on the streets. This is all the more amusing because the term "dog-days" has no reference to dogs, but is borrowed from the Romans, who -called Blriua. the brightest of the fixed, stars, the. dog star. At one time during the Roman epoch, the rising of this star coincided with the rising of the sun In the latter part of July. The twenty days pre ceding and the twenty days following this conjunction were for the Romans dies canto, the days of the dog or the dog-star. Rome had its fiercest heats usually during this period; therefore, the time was dreaded and came to have the reputation of an unhealthy season, though not with any special reference to the dogs of Rome- In our day the popular meaning of the "dog- days" is that dogs are especially likely to go mad at this time. The conse quence is iiiat, bile the animals are made uncomfortable by nose muszling, their discomfort is greatly added to by the foolish dread which keeps people from giving them water or caring for them properly. Rabies may occur at any season of the year; the actual sta tistics show greater frequency of the disease during the wiuter than during the summer months. It to most com mon tn the early spring, and March and April would be a much bett;r time to select for "dog-days" In a popular sense than the weeks of July and August that have by misapprehension coma to be looked on as the special period of danger. ..The recent Seattle epidemic shows how much of real danger there to from this' disease when it gams a foothold because of neglect of ttons. Surgeon Lloyd of the-Public Health Service recently reported that up to the beginning of June there had been SSI cases of canine rabies tn the city of Seattle since the .outbreak of the disease began In September.: Bit Up to this tbe disease had' not been ob served in Seattle. t This is what may occur practically anywhere in this country If the infre quency of the disease beget over confidence and teglect. Although we disapprove the Infliction of unnecessary suffering on animals, says The Journal of the American Medical Association, the popular dread of dogs during the misunderstood dog-days affords to phy sicians an educational opportunity too good to be lost. This to the .time when they may profitably emphasise the need for special precautions with re gard to the spread of rabies. The prob lem of the control of rabies is mainly the care of stray animals and of those that have no proper owner, but live more or less on the bounty of the com munity.. Careful registration of ani mals and the destruction of those for which no one would assume responsi bility to the extent of paying a yearly license would greatly limit the disease. The problem is simpler In England, but the success in practically obliterating the disease for the last twenty years in that country 'shows what can be ac complished. We need intelligent, per sistent scientific interest to prevent the spread of the disease and not the an nual attack of .hysteria that inflicts cruelty without accomplishing any good purpose. MORE SHEEP NEEDED. In the current issue of Farm and Fireside, the national farm paper pub lished at Springfield, Ohio, Judson C. Welllver, Washington correspondent of that publication, writes an. interest ing article 'showing how the sheep business heeds reviving. The' decline In the number of sheep raised ts at tributed to the injury done the busi ness by dogs. On the general decline in the number of sheep Mr, Welllver writes in part as follows: "What' 11 we wear when there aren't enough sheep to provide us with wool? Don't Imagine it's a silly question. There aren't enough sheep right now. And there is no substitute for wool In sight either. "Uncle Sam is taking this wool ques tion very much to heart.. The whole civilized world la ditto. Almost every body worth while lives In the temper ate sone, and the temperate sone must have woolen clothes. "Just at the moment, of course, the fashions in women's clothes are con tributing something Ho relieve, the strain on the overworked sheep. But the ladies can't take off much more clothes; at leant, let It .be hoped they will not. If the fashions should sud denly swing in the other direction. and the dear' creature should discover that they wanted to wear as much cloth aa could be piled on and that's liable to, occur any. time the would never survive thai ahnrlr. or .sorty years the wool tariff has been regarded as the cornerstone of the protection scheme of this country-. It has been proclaimed and commonly Deiieved that to remove pr greatly re duce that duty -would ruin the wool; growing industry. Last year the duty was cut to. th bone, and the high pro tectionists declared, and many of their opponents honestly believed that the result would be a fearful blow to the wool-growing business. "But they all missed It "Average prices of American-grown wool have been going up., not down, since the new tariff act passed. There is wide variation as to different quali ties, out autnonties say there to an average advance of about 10 per cent "How many other -products of the farm do you think of that have gone up 10 per cent In that time? "The explanation to that the tariff had very little to do with it, and that the world's increasing: demand and d creasing supplies oi wool nave sus tained and even raised prices. Journal Entries It is also touch on the company that misery :ikes.-

Many prises are not worth the efforts necessary to win them. e e Likewise it to mosv unfair to Judge ancestors by their descendants. Neither are all the good things of me tne most expensive. If it were possible to glimpse the fu ture, many folks would be better con tent with, tneir present lot J ay hawker Jots The Shavmee Chief advises that if you swat 1711 flies today it will do al most as much good as if you had picked off die first one last spring. When the other fellow does it it's bonehead, explains the Howard Cour- ant When you do It. It to simply slight mistake with extenuating cir cumstances. It occurs to the Jamestown Opti mist that if a business man put as much "pep" Into his business and dis played as bold a front and as much confidence as the candidates for office do. he would amass a fortune in little while. Human nature seems to be about the same everywhere. The Hiawatha Democrat reporter Some people never nana in an item of news for publica tion, but If -we happen to miss an Item in which they are Interested they are sure to hand us a north-note stare that would freeae the liver of a polar The Osage City Free Press tells a story of a.bright youngster down there who heard the story of the flood for tbe first time at Sunday school and was much Impressed with the fact that it rained forty days and forty nights. "I would Uke to have been there." he said to the Sunday school teacher. "Why?" she said. "Well." said th bright youtlu "Just to see.it t.farmei were i II The Euns Story II sbe I v.' Bobmtea: ae St w."-' By Donald Allen.) V The Boston Ideal Theatrical com pany was getting ready to take the road for the summer. -It would play "Haxel Kirke," "Lady lAudley s Se cret" and "A Young Girl's Love" all tremendous successes The cast was large, and every actor a star. Miss Vivian .Temple naa oeen im ported frc England, at great expense leading lady; ana ner support would be well-known Harry P. J. I Frotbingham. who had supported some of the greatest actresses of the last decade. New scenery PT tne nest artists! New costumes by Worth! Mr. H. P. J. Frothingham sat in a back room of a second-claas boarding: house in a city. So did his wife, who was the Vivian Temple of the stage. He was figuring with a pencil and rumpling his hair, and she was darn ing a stocking and saying nothing. By and by he "shoved back with a groan, and ahe asked: "Well, how do you make It?" I am figv -ing on opening at Little Falls, and that is forty miles from here." "Yes?" "When I get the company up there won't have c. dollar left" "And if you don't have a big house there, we are busted?" You've hit Itv; 'And if we had three good nights the grand summer tour wilt be a suc cess?" 'A grand success. What scheme have you got?!'- I am got- to pawn my watch and go to little Falls a week ahead of the opening, and I think I can guarantee you three good- houses." If you can -do that you are the greatest leading lady on the boards today, iet's hear your plan." Three or four days later a hand some woman descended from the once-a-day train at Little Falls and was driven tor the inn. She gave her name as Vivian Temple, and promptly stated that she was an actress in a company soon' to open there. She had not come on professional business. however. She was a widow, and had been for two years., Some husbands in dying bound their wives not to marry again. They threatened to shut off their income or to haunt them, and acted real mean about it Mr. Temple had been ricrht the opposite. When told by the doctor that he had ouly 27 minutes to live, he h 1 said: "Vivian, old girl, I am going to take vacation." She understood what' he meant and wept. i If I asked you not to marry again suppose you wouldn't?" "Not in a thousand years." "But I am not- going to ask vou. It's a mean husband that does that I shall be up there having a good time, and I don't want to-look down on the United States and see you unhappy." "That is good of you. but I shall respect your memory by refusing all offers, no matter how gilt-edged they are. Oh. but 1 can't permit It I" am worth 1200.000, and I shall stipulate that unless you marry again within two years you lose -every dollar of it It shall be given to. bow-legged men.". She promised,,! carry- out hie wishes, and be -died as hagpy s a man can after beating Unclerssm out of his. in. Come tax. The wfdOw TEprnple acknowj, edged that she was rather slow about some things. Shb bad put pa the sec ond husband matter until .'now there were only five days left Within that five days she must find f husband or lose that fortune: Who wantet- a wife and 1200.000 In cash? Who wanted half of that sum simply for going through a ceremony? She asked tne question, the two papers in town asKea it ana in a dav the whole population was aakinar it "There were widowers, bachelors and young men who wanted that cash. It appealed ti them. They could shut their eyes and see the yellow-backs. Some wanted a wife with it but -they were not going to kick if they got noth ing but the money. They were to call on her at the Inn. She couldn't stand for the conventions when so much was at stake., r -rney called. How many? She had no adding machine to keep track of the number. Some lived in the town, and others drove in on the gallop. There was a programme about if Enter John Doe. He found a smllirfg. arood- luoiung woman. uood morning. Mr. Doe. Have you wuie aa a contestant?" "Y-yes," "I am clod, of it I like the looks of you. Have you any objections to marrying an actress?" ".None. "That to nice of you. I shall out your name on the list and a red tr after it I want you to fully understand the mat ter. The Boston Ideal Theatrical Com. pany is to open here for three nights me iu Bin ana vtn. "I read it so." "To' save my fortune T miiit K. mar- rted before midnight on the 8th. The mamage win therefore take place on tne stage after the performance." woiiy. if you are the -chosen one I hone you win not be too timid to some up."- jweryone will be looking." But everyone won't eat that for tune, you know. If you feel that it will oe a trial, you come each, nia-ht and on o; get used to. the hall and to ing me on tbe stage. Bring-your friends with you. Lt them see me and give run uku- opinion. There was Deacon Sacket a widower, seventy years old.. When hum mh. ered into the widow's nreaenc ha asked: "Do you bar out a man a leetle over nxty years old?" "Not at all." was the amlllnr renlv "I hadn't thought of gittin' married again, but I dunno I dunno. I have six children, but they are all growed up." "I feel that I shall Uke each and every one of them." "I hear that the marriage to to take place on tbe atage." s "Yes, on the third night of the play." "That's It vnu Our naator would have me bounced out of the church tori even, attending a, theatre. I guess rH have to give It .up, but some other wid der woman may come along before I die. it's all the. parson's fault You never saw a man hold such a tight rein on folks. Why. because I played four games of checker with' Abe Smith, and drank five glasses of hard cider while doing it the parson said I'd never git nlgher Heaven than the outer alge!" The night of the 7th arrived. So did the Boston Ideals. They didn't need any posters. They had been- heralded better than a hundred six-sheet posters could have done-it. The people began filling the town hall an hour before the curtain was to re-up. When the hall could hold no more they paid for seats on the stove and window ttla and the floors of the atofM. Never m history FicHisvcunsnu IieaYeBworth Commty IlApf Host Saeeessfal Oae. It Was' tbe First To Be Organ ised in Kansas. FO IGEiiTS MY IVELi Every Coanty la the State Shoald Hare One. A. Bormaa Presents and Solves a Vital Problem. ieavenworth county farmers' are most proejreastve men in the pursuit of the important .calling that they follow, They are -willing to learn. Old fash ioned methods of agriculture are -not a fetish with them simply because they are old, .and. that .they were good enough to provide some kind of a liv ing for their fathers on the job. They have no prejudice against the newer methods rf agriculture for a no better reason than they have been conceived in theory. Not only are they willing to learn, but they have established the means of obtaining information at first hand. Further than that they have had the requisite courage to practice- the theories of scientific agriculture, and with gratifying and profitable results. These farmers in Lavenwortn coun ty were the first in the state to organ ize a Farmers Bureau, ana engage the services of a Farm Agent or ad viser. Tnis organisation is beginning the third year of its existence. Its permanence seems assured: And right here it might be pertinent to state that the farseeing business men of ieaven- worth city have assisted materially in the creation and maintenance oi -tnis bureau- with generous contributions for Its support. Under present condi tions, nrlvate .subscriptions are neces sary to provide the funds for such a bureau in Kansas. For while such a bureau is conducted under the direc tion of the State Agricultural college, the latter can give it only small finan cial aid from the funds that are ap portioned to the several states by the federal government for the purposes of agricultural extension and demon stration work on tne part oi tne agri cultural colleges. The dues of a mem ber of a bureau -are merely nominal. those for the ensuing year in the Leav enworth organization, for Instance, having been fixed atf 3. And as a farm agent's salary is $1,800 a year or so. and his traveling- expenses and those of his office are considerable. the difference of necessity must be met with public-spirited generosity. Leavenworth, apparently, has large chunks, of this desirable commodity What a Farm League Can Do. At least one hunlred farmers in a county must agree to Join before i bureau can be organised. The Leav enworth bureau has had as high i membership as 198. It is not quite that 'many now, but an effort to going to be -made to increase' the. present roster. There is little doubt about Its success for the members- of-the club are rightly enthusiastic over its ac complishments and: .possibilities, and among its. officers are P. H. Oilman, a farmer who has comDlnea tne theories and practices of --agriculture with marked triumphs, ana who. on tne side, is an ab e representative of Leav enworth county in the Kansas house. and Albert Wulfekuhler, one of the family of Leavenworth's prominent bankers of that name. Mr. Gilman is president Mr. Wulfekuhler is seci tary. And the hub in thff wheel of the organisation is P. H. Ross, a man fired with enthusiasm over his work and opportunities, and one of those mixers who makes friends with every body, e was a practical farmer in Jewell county before he studied the science of .rriculture at the State Agricultural college. And his abilities for the place and the real work of value that such a bureau can accom plish can be told of in no better way than by reciting some of the things that have been accomplished by the members of the bureau and Mr. Ross, working together. Leavenworth has been .settled and farmed as long as any county in Kan. sas, longer than most of them. Some of the land has been worn out Wheat especially, had "begun .to do poorly. Ten bushels an acre was the best that some of the fields would produce. The straw was so short It was almost im possible to cut the wheat with a reap er. Mr. Rosa suggested that some experiments he tried in enriching the soil with c.w peas, planting them in the spring and plowing them under in the fall. Several members of tbe club did this on an acre or so of their wheat, lands. And on- land so renour lshed the wheat production was dou bled. So satisfactory was this experi ment that many of the farmers seeded big patches of' their land the next had tbe big room held such an audi ence. It was so the second r.ight and it was worse the third. There were no aisles left and the applause was continuous. At last the act was finished, and there was a mad yell for the Widow Temple. She. appeared with, a glad smile In front of tbe curtain, and was chap eroned by Mr. Frothingham. She made a statement as .to her dying husband's wish, and as to her coming to Little Falla to find soma one willing to marry her. She had played fair with the contestants, giv ing each one an equal show. They were all nice men and she liked them all, but" '.'Who to the lucky man!" was the cry. But she Was an actress, and she wanted to remain one. Not one hus band, out of fifty would, permit her to do so, unless he himself was in tbe pro fession. Thererore "The man! The man! Who is the lucky -man In answer to this she Joined hands with the actor and a Justice of the peace stepped forward and made them t an and wife. They were cheered, and the Ideal company got. right out of town on a freight train Next day when Little Falls learned that the couple had been man and wife for five years It-was torn up by the roots again, but there was' -no one to lynch.- j- "How did we da financially, dear?" asked the wife as tbe train pounded alone "Oreatr he answered. "We can meet six -months' bad business and then have coin left to buy- an auto r'- t Copyright i- by the McClure Ne paper Kymuoate.) year trf cow peas and gave tf Heck some of the fertility It had lost They aiso naa the advantage of a crop of cow peas for fodder. On orideseble portions of he land in Leavenworth county, alfalfa did not do very well. It .was the. opinion of some that it never could be made to do Better. Mr. Ross discovered that all this land needed to make it produce good alfalfa was lime.- Many farmers followed his advice, limed their fields, and they are now raisins; alfalfa that compares with the best Nor to this condition of affairs local to Leaven worth county. Mnch Land in nthar counties In Kansas to in the same pre dicament, it won-t grew alfalfa well until sufficient lime Is added to It, And maybe some Kanias farmers elsewhere will take the hint and profit by the ex periences of their brethren In Leaven worth. A couple of years aaro the nntai of hog cholera were extensive in Leaven worth county. Farmers wept as they watched profits from pigs go glimmer ing. Mr. Ross demonstrated the meth ods used in vaccinating hogs against mis aisease, and urged that the anti hog cholera serum be used extensively. Many members of the club followed his, suggestion. They've since raised a. -cron oi nogs which nave been entire strang ers wun cnoiera. The Hessian fly has been as unwel come and eauaily ravenous arueat In Leavenworth county. The wheat fields it nas feasted on and materially dam aged have been many. Mr. Ross has en couragea his friends and employers to taxe tne usual precautions for the ex termination of this pest and urged that they delay the planting their wheat seed until what is known as the "free date." the time for which varies in the different sections of the state. But planting on or about thla date makes it reasonably certain that this pest. will not make its appearance-in that par ticular field the next season. The mem mers of the club who acted accordingly were not troubled with Hessian flies of their own this year, although some of them suffered a little from the Hessian flies in the fields of neighbors who bad made no effort to guard against them. On Mr. Ross' suggestion many of the once almost barren and well-nigh useless hillsides In Leavenworth coun ty nave been seeded to sweet clover and thereby turned into rich pastures. in wnicn cattle revel and grow fat An Example for Other Counties. Surely this is about all the evidence that is needed to prove that a farmers' bureau with, its farm agent Is about the most valuable asset that a farm ing community can have. And every county in Kansas is in this category. Yet there are only seven or eight other counties, out of the large num ber of 106 in Kansas, that have fol lowed the lead of Leavenworth county in establishing bureaus of this sort All of them should do so, for while many of them have problems of agri culture in common, there are Just aa many that have individual problems of their own, and agricultural condi tions and necessities vary greatly In different parts of the state, even in the culture and the handling of the same kind of crop- and their pests. CenUnued on Pas' Two.) J. E. BARRETT NAKED. Yates Center Man Win Be Receiver of Public Moneys. Washington: Aug. i: President Wilson today nominated as receiver of public moneys at Topeka, Kan., John E. Barrett of Yates Center, Kan. J. O. Wood, now receiver of public money for the United States land of fice in Topeka, has held his present office for the last twelve years. He was appointed by President McKinley. Before he held the office of receiver of public moneys he was for two years probate Judge of Shawnee county and before that was auditor of ShaWnee county for ten years. Mr. Wood has been connected with politics practically all his life. He held public office- in Pennsylvania be fore coming to- Kansas.. John E. Barrett Mr. Wood's suc cessor, is well known among the fed eral omeiais in Topeka.- Before re ceiving his resent appointment he was connected with a bank In Yates Center. At one time he was county clerk of Woodson county. COUNTRY IS SAFE. (Continued from Page One.) No Cause for Excitement "It to manifestly necessary tn the present state -of affairs on the other side of -the water he said, "that you should be extremely careful.not to add In any way-to-the excitement Of Tourse, the European world to in a highly excited state of mind, but the excitement- ought- not to spread to the United States.-: So far as we are con cerned, there is no cause for excite ment There is great inconvenience. for the time being, in the money mar ket ana in our exensnges, and,- tem porarily, in .the handling. of our crops, but America is absolutely prepared to meet the financial situation and straighten everything out without any material aiincuity. The only thing that can possibly prevent it is unreas onable apprehension and excitement. Beware of False Rumors. "If I might make a suggestion to you gentlemen, therefor. I would urge you not to give currency to any unverified rumor or to anything that would tend to create or. add to excitement I think that you will agree, that we must all. at the present moment, act together as Americans in seeing that America does not suffer -any? unnecessary- distress from what is going on in the world at large.- The situation in Europe is per haps the gravest in its poselbilitlee that nrs arisen tn modern times, but it need not affect the United States unfavor ably in the long run. Not- that the United States has anything to take ad vantage of, but her own position is sound and she owes it to mankind to remain in such a condition, and in such a state cf mind that ahe can help the rest of the i world., r" i c "I want to have the pride of feeling that America, -if nobody -else, has her self possession apd stands ready with calmness of thought and steadiness of purpose to help the rest of the world. And we can do and reap a "great per manent glory .out of doing it provided we all cooperatae to see that; jaobody loses nis neao.- i .Know from, my con ferences with the secretary of the treas ury, who Is :u Very close touch with the financial situation throughout the country, that there is no cause for t!rm. There is cause fir getting busy and doing the thing in the right way, but there Is no element of ansoundhesi and there is no cause for darm. The bankers and business men of the coun try a cooperating with the govern -rtenti with a seal, intelligence aad spirit wnica mac toe outcome secure." Interstate Commerce Coramla sloa llamas Down Peelsioa In the Long PeBilBf FreljL Bate Cases. i eiBBnaaBBnSBaasnsam From Mississippi Clrer to Pitts- barg aad Baffalo. East of These Points Advance Is. Denied Washington. 'Aug. Frra per cent increases In freight rates between Buf falo and Pittsburgh and the Missis sippi river have been granted by the Interstate commerce cor llssion a decision in the eastern advance rat All Increases east of Pittsburgh and Buffalo were denied. No Increases were granted on Lake and Rail rates. All class rates -within the central freight association,. territory were ad vanced, five per cent Commodity rates sot a like advance excepUng coal, coke, .tick,, tile, clay, starch, cement iron, ore. and plaster. Commissioners McChord and Dan iels at the last moment gave a dissent ing; opinion. The rates are expected to increase the incomes of the railroad approxi mately one and one-half per cent. All the principal east and west sys tems will bei fit by the Increases as their lines traverse the territory af fected. The commodities upon which no advance were allowed compose ap proximately ts per cent of the total volume of traffic In the central terri tory. The commission held the Income of the railroads was smaller than to de manded In public Interest but that no showing had been made warranting a general increase in rates.' Tbe commission suggested advances in passenger fares and elimination of costly free service to, shippers and practically all free passes, and devel opment of greater efficiency in per sonnel -'and equipment, Condemning what It characterised as a propaganda to Influence Its deci sion, the- commission said. "There can be no doubt that clamor and outcry have tended tot mislead the public and bare seriously aggravated the present commercial, depression." Commissioner McChord. held no dlf ference should have been made be tween the territories east and west of Pittsburg and Buffalo.-- Commissioner' Daniels .held a five per cent Increase should fve been .-errant "History! Oie nted generally. it The railroads which applied for the interstate commerce commission's per mission to raise their freight rate were the 52 lines In the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. The In creased asked was 5 per cent Just half the increase which these same rail roads tried to get approval of in 111 but failed. It was deemed that public sentiment, desired a prompt decision of the new application, and the interstate com merce commission immediately Insti tuted hearings, at which President Wil lard of the Baltimore Ohio; Presi dent Delano of the Monon system; Oeorge Stewart Patterson, general counsel of .the Pennsylvania, .and 'other prominent railroad officials gave testi mony Lbuis D. Brandeis of Boston, representing the commission and the shippers, was one of the leading coun? sel in opposition. The contention of the railroad man agers was that in tbe last three years the railroads had spent S600.000,00i in new ctpltal. but that in ill the earnings were 916.000.000. less than in 112; that the greatest Increases in railroad expenses had come about by. higher wages, taxes and new Invest ment tn the properties: that condi tions were such that the New York Central had since September, It It, been forced to lay off 31,000 men; aad it was strongly intimated by soma witnesses that unless the situation were relieved the railroads might have to accept government ownership as the only alternative... The Other Side. Tbm opposing contentions were In ef fect that the railroads were constant ly enjoying higher revenues; that they spent more on improvements last yeas' tnan any otner year in history; that one terminal alone, built at a cost of fiws.oQO.uuv "would have built an en tire railroad from New York, to Chi cago," and. above all, that the free Which the railroads Btrfanua for large industrial concerns, would, If paid for, net the, railroads approxi mately I J0.000.000 a year. Mr. Bran deis declared that "a sum approacblnc 100,000.00 a year la eaallv within fi railroads' grasp if methods of .con serving revenues which are being sug gested are adopted." Tne greatest opposition from ahis. pars came from those interested in coat and petroleum, and it was charged by unnvnwon miners tnat tne increased freight rates would benafit h a,. ard Oil company at the expense ot the iuuv.DuVu(. concerns. i various attempts were made to rep resent President Wllam. v.i i favor of the increase, but he took the stand that the case, J..-.1 Judicial body, and no word of the pres ident's attitude was officially aiven nut ne oia. nowever, .express the view that the case should be determined without any unnecessary delay. CLOUDY AQ W.n, Ternperatares Near or Above Kormat Are for Washington, t Aug. Generally' overcast skies and temperatures Bear or above the summer normar ar fere4 casted for the. country east- ef the? the southwest, the northwest andrha fewest geoeraWy fair vtfc?, ilJI prevail during the mtfcJTy?3',"'yMi

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