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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-04
IS HELD IN SECRET.
Coroncr's Investigation of the Walling.
ford Wreck. ,-e-.---

New Haven, Sept. THE formal in
quest into the wreck of the Bar Har-
bon express which cost the. lives of 81
passengers began behind closed doors
this morning in the offices of Coroner
Eli Mix. The facts adduced will be
turned over to the states attorney as
a basis for criminal prosecution should
they warrant such action. That pre-
mature publication of these facts
might prejudice the states case and
the interest of justice was the reason
given by the coroner for holding tho
inquest in secret. He declared that
such procedure had been his practice
in criminal cases during his Is years
tenure of office and that the law up
held him.
H. w. Belnap, chief inspector of the
Interstate commerce commission which
will begin public inquiry tomorrow,
was present at the inquest. A. 3.
Miller, engineer of the White Mountain
express, which crashed into the Bar
Harbor train. and Flagman Charles H.
Murray of the doomed express, the
most important witnesses, were the
first called. Both have been locked
up since Tuesday night without bail
chiefly because the coroner wished to
make certain that neither talked about
the case for publication until testify
ing. The coroner was ready to accept
bail for them as soon as they had told
their stories
The condition of five of the injured
who We're last night lowering between
life and death, was described by the
hospital surgeons this morning as
critical. All but two of the bodies of
those killed have been shipped to their
homes.
Commissioner McChord of the inter-
state commerce commission, who will
preside at the investigation instituted
by that body, is expected here tonight
Inspector Belnap's four assistants con-
tinued today their examination of data
showing the operation of trains on the
morning of the catastrophe.
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AMERICANS WON'T GO
They Protest Against Order to Leave
Mexico.

Mexico City, Sept. members of
the American colony here propose to
hold a meeting to protest against the
order of the state department warm
ing Americans to leave Mexico. Lead
erS of the movement declare there
never has been any danger of an
anti-American uprising and that there
is less chance now than ever of such
a development.
Very few Americans are leaving for
Vera Cruz.
1t is stated that three thousand
Americans at Tampico, mostly oil
workers, have decided not to heed the
warning to leave. The Tampico col
ony is reported to be well provided
with arms. Feeling there is reported
to be somewhat tense
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JAIL BREAKERS ARRESTED.
Military Prisoners Who Escaped Cap
fured by Officers.

Junction City, Kan, Sept. 4.-To be
recognized and captured by an army
officer as they were attending a NOV
ing picture show at Chapman was the
fate of three general prisoners, Harry
Learch, Raymond c. David and James
r. Worthing, who escaped from the
Fort Riley guard house on Saturday
morning, by saving three of the bars
out of the rear end of their cage.
The men, dressed in civilian clothes,
were in the show when they were rec
ognized by Lieutenant Irwin, form
er Chapman boy, now in the regular
army. They were at once placed under
arrest and were taken back to Fort
Riley by a detail of men in command
of two officers.
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TOPEKA HORSE WON.
Slip Past Won 2:3O TrOt in Straight
Heats at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 4.-The an
nual Leavenworth county fair opened
Wednesday with a good crowd in at
tendance. Despite the fact that this
is considered an off year for crops in
Kansas. an unusually good agricul-
tural display is exhibition, the corn
being especially good. There were three
good racing events.
In the 3-year-old pacing event Cliff
ford Hoyt took first money, winning
in straight heats; Greyson Rex, sec
ond; Billy the Kid, third. Best time,
2:17A.
Slip Past. owned by George E.
Thompson, of Topeka, won the 2:30
trot in three straight heats. Franzio
and Heir Reaper divided second mon
ey. Best time, 2:21A.
In the running race, Stalbia made
the half mile in :51A.
The fair will continue for four days,
closing on Saturday with a good roads
meeting with Gov. George H. Hodges
as the principal speaker. f.-a-
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Ottawa Getting Busy.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE city
commissioners of Ottawa have started
proceedings to condemn the Marais-
Des-Cygnes river for a distance of
Is miles up stream in order to have
the right to dredge the stream, re-
move distractions and build dams #
necessary to conserve the water sup
ply without interference from land
owners along the stream Appraisers
were appointed this afternoon in dis
trict court.
Ottawa's water supply is very limit
ed, and much blasting has been done
to open deep pools. A high power
pump was brought here from Kansas
City yesterday to pump water from a
deep hole. A movement has been
started by citizens to raise money by
subscription to build a big concrete
dam across the river. Several public
wells may also be drilled soon to
furnish water.
Ottawa is now about ten inches of
rain behind on the average rainfall
for the first eight months of the
year. Last month was the driest
August on record with less than one
inch of rain.
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New york Stock Marked

Wall ST., New York, Sept. 4-STOCKS-
Specula ton approached a deadlock today
although the predominating tendency of
the stock market during the morning was
downward.
Operations on the long side were dis
couraged by the ease by which stocks sue
cumbed to the sporadic selling. Special
pressure against Reading and Union Pa
ciffc undermined efforts to rally the list
and caused throwing over of holdings
bought to support prices. Later business
all but came to halt.
Bonds were firm.
The downward movement in stocks was
continued in the first transaction today,
although pressure was not severe and
losses were confined in most cases to
small fractions. The most active selling
was in Union Pacific and Reading, which
declined about a point each. Canadian
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Topeka Fruit and Produce Narl.et
tSeiiing prices by SAM E. Lux. wholesaI.
Fruit and Producei

-, Topeka, KAN Sent
alberta PEACHES-I to 3 bssixats
$2.25; 10 TO IS basket lots, $2.15
MOORES EARLY GRAPES-Per has
ket, 28c. "s-
ITALIAN PRUNES-Per crate. $40
$3.50. crate
CALIFORNIA PLUMS-Gross n,ur,s
per crate, 500; Giants, per crate s. ~,
Kelsey's, per crate, $500; Hungarians oer
crate. $500; Fallenbergs, per Crate 81 M
Sargents, per crate. $500; LOG less on 10
crate lots. vi l"
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box. s21
ROCKY FORD CANTAIOTTPES De-
standard crate, S1.90; per flat crate ooc
VALENCIA ORANGES-Per boy 81 OoSa
LEMONS-Per box s725a7.75.
LIMES-Per basket, Slips; per barrel
ALABAMA SWEET PoTAroEs+Per
CALIFORNIA CABBAGE-New. NJ,
ANANAS-Medium sized buncbes
bunch, e$1.75a2.25: large punches - per
bunch, $1.75@275; per H., SIC. .| go
NORTHERN ONIONS-Per h,, 9, an
RHUBARB-Per h.. &c: 100 lbs or
more, FAC.
TEXAS CUCUMBERS-Per baslxet q m.
per ~ crate, $1.25: per 70 blu. crate 90 m
HOME GROWN TOMATOES-Per crate
* KAw VALLEY PoTAToEs-Per bu
MANGO PEPPERS-Per basket. m
CARROTS-Per doz. punches sc: ne,
bu., Sc.
BEANS-Per diamond basket. 81 90. b,,u,
in sacks, per h., 1Oc. '
BEETS-Per bu., 75c.
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USED WATER WITCH.
Emporia Locates Salt Water Well
Out $500.

Emporia Kan, Sept. A test
well located a few weeks ago by a
water witch and drilled to depth
of 25e feet at the expense of the city,
has developed a flow of salt water.
The well has been abandoned, as
the city is looking for drinking water,
and the $500 expended in putting
down the we'll is q. loss. Preparations
are almost completed for connecting
the citys water mains with the Cot
tonwood river, thereby securing an
ample supply of water. A twelve days
supply of water remains in the Neo-
ShO river
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Hide Co.. los East Third ST.
Topeka, Kan, Sent 4
SALT CURED HIDES-SaIt ci1rad e.
No L 141zc; No. 2, 1870; salt cured h.'5
and stays No. 12c; No. 2, lie; side br ouiis
over 40 Id. flat, No. 1, 12c; side br an9s
under 40 ID. flat, No. /, lie; side braa LuS
pulls and stays flat, No. l. I0c: saIf o-'.e1
glue hides flat, No. l. NE: salt c,,.1
deacons 4Oc to 60c; salt cured sII,nLs ~ 81
to CSC: green uncured hides 11zc less ~ .oc
same grade cured; green half cured h shah
&c less than same grade cured. Hores
hides No. /, $3.0oa3. so; horse hides H5orse
q. S. hog skins, 15G30c; sheep pelrs er ra,SO'
25c6is1 90; dry, according to wool ner ~
7G1Oc: tallow No. 1, 5a51zc: talIpv, NJ NJ
2 40I4Ac; bees wax, 15925c. = ->o-
DRY HIDES-Dry flint butcber ,baa,,., .
nc to 23c; dry flint fallen heavy 2oc e.
22c: dry flint under is h., 1Sc to 51c. dr ~
flint culls flat, BE- dry salt heavy oIey.
IS b., lie to 1Sc; dry salt light, 14c to 1sc
KANSAS, NEBRASKA AND OKLA
HOMA-Bright medium, I5QI6c: dark
medium, 13Q15c; light fine, 1IgI2c; heavy
fine, 9Q10c.
COLORADO, NEW MEXICO. UTAH
AND TExAS-Light medium. 12Q14c; light
fine 11d12c; heavy fine. eq10c
ANGORA MOHAIR-12 Mo-, 15M19c
BURY and Detection at halfprfce. BURY
wool from 8 to 5 cents per pound less
Short, earthly and detection wool pro-
portionately lower
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Eight Employees Cut Off Salary List
Beginning September 10.

first order from the board of admin
istration cutting down the pay roll of
the Kansas Agricultural college was
received here today. 1t informed j.
c. Christensen, financial secretary and
purchasing agent and his seven as
sistants that their services would not
be required after September Is, and
asked that the books of the depart
ment be ready to be turned over to
the board at that date.
An auditor sent here by the board
was refused access to the books of the
department this morning by MI.
Christensen.
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VIII Pray for Peace.

New York, Sept. 4.-One hundred and
thirty pilgrims from Mexico who are
relying on the efficacy of prayer as a
means of bringing about peace and
prosperity in their country arrived here
last night on the Steamship Montserrat
en- route to Rome and the Holy Land
The party is in charge of Archbishop
Leopold Ruiz, of the diocese of Michoa-
can, Mexico. who said that the pilgrim
age was the result of widespread be-
lief in Mexico that prayer would bring
peace to the country.
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LAUGH At DR0UTH
Old Settlers of HeringtOn Meet
and Talk Prosperity.
Founder of City Tells Residents
of Days Gone By.

Harrington, Kan, Sept. 4.-Nearly
forty residents of Neutrality-suspicious.
who settled here before the year 1888
gathered at the city park last night
and talked about everything except
the drouth. One man in his speech
made reference to the dry weather but
the crowd hooted him down declaring
, that the present season. was only a
luIl before the storm of prosperity in
Kansas and that no one would pay at
tentlon to calamity howl concern
ing the Sunflower state.
Harrington was founded in 1887 by
NJ. D. Harrington, a man who still lives
on the old homestead and who told
the crowd last night why he came to
the location where a city was named
after him. Just to prove that Her
lngton was one of the best cities in
the state forty arrivals of the boom
times in 1883 Vent to the, celebration
last night and talked over the old
days. 1873 - SO
The reunion is an outgrowth of a
meeting at the home of w. N. Hawley
three years ago when several Herring
toniteS were called to celebrate the
birthday of DR.. E. NJ. Blachly at Crest
lyme, Hawleyplace. The birthday party
was made into an annual affair and
called an old settlers picnic. The 1913
reunion drew out nearly every person
now living in Harrington who came to
the town in the nucleus period of the
railroad construction days.
D. E. Lamb of the Petit & Lamb
Mercantile company was POSTMASTER.
c. E. Shepherd spoke on Origin of
This Anniversary" M. E. Calkins on
"Reminiscences Frank Grass on
Trail Days. Mrs. L. StAmand on "A
Womans Belief in Herington.'' F. E.
Munsell, "Daguerreotypes." NJ. d.
Herington, Why Came Here o. II.
Pattison, why 1 Staid Here" J. w.
Ross. People Have Met in Herring
ton" M. Wyatt, "Heringtons First
Business Houses A NJ. Crary, 1.-The
Absent Ones
Those who attended the reunion:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Munsell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. n. Hawley, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. Shepherd, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Grass, Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Hull, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Murray, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. T. Rush, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Houston, Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Lapham. Mr.. and Mrs NJ. E.
Calkins, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ketchem,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
George McClave, Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs Milt Wyatt, Mr.. and
w. Krause, Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Car
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Childs, Mr..
and Mrs. c. n. Tufts, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
E. Lamb, Mr.. Samuel Farrer and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Liggett,
DR.. f. NJ. Blachly, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Kandt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Kennel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hampton, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs.
G. w. SHELTON, Mrs. Belle StAmand,
Mrs. S. Ruthruff. Mrs. L. A Allison
and Mrs. G. c. Phillips.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Sept 4.-WHEAT-Cash:
Market 1s@1c higher. No. hard, 1870
S71kc; No. 8. S31saS7c; No. red, S7@8S1zc;
No. 3, S60SSc.
CORN-Market 1s@1c higher. No. q
mixed, 76A@7612c; No. 8, 76c; No. 2 white,
7711c; No 8, TIC.
oATS-Market unchanged. No. white.
43c; No. mixed, 42c.
RYE-701ac.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Receipts So cars.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., sac;
December, $3.50; May, 9414@945sc.
CORN-September, TIC; December.
747sc; May, TIC.
oATS-December, 1855 d461kc; May. 1870
1910.
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stole sunday school Offering.

COTTONWOOD rails. Kan, Sept. 4
After attending Sunday school in the
morning where he was member of
one of its classes. IL year old Eddie
Fades later in the day entered the
church and stole the entire collection
from the contribution box, amounting
to several dollars, which had been
taken up at the morning services.
For a previous offense which the
boy had committed several weeks ago,
when he stole money from an Office
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New York Money Market.

New York. Sept. 4.-MONEY-Money on
call firm, "a @41a per cent; ruling rate, pa
per cent; closing bid 3@31z per cent. Time
loans, firm; 60 days, 4 per cent; 80 days,
Az per cent; 6 months, per cent.
CLOSE: prime mercantile paper, ga to
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm at $4.S260 for go
day bills and at 81. $3.50 for demand. Com
mercial bills. $4.82A.
SILVER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dol
lars, Acc.
BONDS-Governmentb bonds, firm. rail-
road bonds, irregular. srtsrt
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UP TO JOHN DAWSON.
County Officers Salary Hinges on
Population in Ford.

Dodge City, Kan, Sept. 4.--Whether
Ford county has a legal population
of more or less than 10000 is a ques-
ton Attorney General John Dawson
will be called upon to decide. The
matter will be checked up to him by
three county officials whose salaries
will be raised 500 a year each if the
population is over $4,000.
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Continued from Page one)
some other court in some criminal
Did They Waive Rightso
Judge Frank Doster, appearing with
Attorney General Dawson for the
state, argued until 1 o'clock this after
noon regarding the merits of the case.
His argument was built largely around
the theory that the MounDays, beca use
OF their aftidavits in the supreme court
and partial answers before the recejv-
er, have already waived any constit,,-
tional rights which they NAV now
| claim and that they must either an
s"er questions or be punished for con-
tempt.
Unless the evidence tends to show
fraudulent use of the mails, the defend.
a ants nave no Immunity SO far as the
questions don't show that D11rnosa Of
facts" said Judge Doster.
bas 1t cannot be urged that the receiver
can only use peaceful methods to discover
and take property and hold il for the dis
suned that it might be necessary to hold
l ltiy and that could only be done by
Eestlng some one with broader powers Of
a referee And in this case the receiver
Is merely acting as a servant of this
Says Questions Don't Incriminate.
Judge Doster then argued to the court
that the questions submitted by the re-
uO IOl leHQ IN any manner to in
eliminate the defendants and that thev
cannot urge constitutional right in re-
tuslng 10 answer He stated that the re-
celFer merely sought to learn what prom
erty was owned or had been accunulated
fEom the business of the defendants and
to know what had been done with this
property These questions, Judge Doster
said, could not be regarded as of an in
eliminating nature.
The objections which have been raised
by counsel for the Defense declared
Judge Doster, ARE a fair example of the
obstructive tactiees we may expect to be
resorted to in this case
1t was the theory of the state through
out the morning hearing that the receiver
has power to take testimony and to ad-
minister oaths to witnesses and that the
information sought was not of a nature
which permitted MounDay and his wife
to reserve a constitutional privilege and
refuse to answer. Two days will be
necessary to determine this issue and
decision VIII probably not be rendered I'M
til some time next week.
A Sudden Termination.
This afternoon the motion to Cuash was
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brought TO a sudden termination when
attorneys for both the state and the de-
PENDANTS agreed to submit supplemental
briefs and waive further oral argument.
This means the elimination, perhaps, of
an entire days oratory.
Decision on the motion to quash is ex-
pected early next week. In event the
motion of the defendants is overruled, one
day next week will be set aside for the
fight on the merits of the contention as
to the admissibility of the contention as
tinony before the receiver
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-HOGS-Receipts 1900.
Market slow, &c to 10c above yesterday S
average. Bulk of sales $765@S.25; light,
IS. 2OdS.s5; mixed, $7:4oas.S5; heavy, $3.50
$50; rough, $7.25G755; pigs, $3.50dS.2o.
CATTLE-Receipts $500. Market slow,
steady Beeves, S690@925; Texas steers,
s67O@775; western, $610qS00; stockers and
feeders, S550@S.00; COWS and heifers, $1,000
$50; calves, s9.O0a1235.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady
to 1Oc higher. Native, s3.50@4.70; western,
$36od4.6o; yearlings, 81 s545S5 lambs, ma
tive 5.5007. IS; western, S5.7oQ7.75.
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DONMYER FAMILY REUNION.
More Than 500 Attended and All
Were Related.

SaIina, Kan, Sept. 4.-The family
and descendants of the late Daniel
Donmyer who settled the town of
New Cambria, held a family reunion
Wednesday at New Cambria. There
were more than 500 persons present
and with the exception of two all were
near or distant relatives of the orig
inal Donnyer family. A program was
given and a dinner was served.
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Kansas City, Sept. 4.
Chicago Grain Market

Chicago, Sept. 4-WHEAT-C1ose: Sep
TENDER, $3.50; December, $3.50; May, 97s4c
CORN-Ceptember, 77Ac; December,
1850; May, 753sc.
TS-September, 1870; December 4s1sci
May, 487sc.
PORK = September, $22.25; January,
$40. So.
LARD-september s11.SO; October, s11. 40;
January, S11.25.
RIBS-Septembebr, $11.35; October, $1.35
January, $10.75.
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girl. he was sentenced to the reform
school, but on his earnest plea for
zone more chance to be good the
Judge had suspended sentence on con-
dition of future good behavior. Young
Fades will this time be taken to the
state reform school at Topeka.
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This afternoon the motion to cuash was
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New York Produce Market.

New York. Sept. 4.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Imitation creamery firsts, 25G251kc.
CHEESE-Market firm. Receipts 2,30.
state whole milk, fresh, colored or white
specials, 1524@16c.
EGGS-Market firm. Western gath
cred white. 23@30c.
POTTITRY-Alive, weaker; western
chickens. 1870: fowls, Ice; turkeys, Ice.
dressed irregular: fresh killed western
chickens, 17G23c; fowls, 15d19c; turkeys,
1S@20c.
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Kansas City, Sept. 4.-HOGS-Receipts
5000. Market sc higher. Bulk of sales.
butchers, ss.1OaS.5o light, SS.00@8.50; pigs,
S.. 75d7.O0.
CATTLE+Receipts 9,000 including 5000
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers, $8.50a90O; dressed beef steers, $3.50
@8.50; western steers, $6.26Q7.75; southern
steers, S5.00Q6.60 cows, S3.50Q675; heifers,
s.. 5OG9.OO; stockers and feeders ). H4S.O0;
bulls, $4.2596. rs; calves, S600a10.O0.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs, $6.75G17.40; yearlings, $4.50q5.25;
wethers 81 25@4. rs; ewes, So 50Q4. 10; stock
ers and feeders. So OO@6 60.