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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Chicaeo Crain A1arikee.

C0C3GO Grain MaEk06
THE range of prices for grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade n reported
by Thos- J. Myers, Broker. Columbian
biog.J
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Idverpool Grain Market.

No. red western winter. 7s I'd: No.
Manitoba, Is Sd: No. 2, Is 21zd: No. 8.
Is 1kd.
CORN-Spot, American; mixed. IS Sd.
FLOUR-Winter patents, 2Ss Cd.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

Cicago, Feb. s-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries, 2hQ27c.
EGGS-Market lower. At mark, cases
included, 25Q27c:: ordinary firsts, 26Q26hc;
ftrsts. 271xc. r.-s
POTATOES S-Market steady. Michigan.
Minnesota and Wisconsin red. 6OQ65c:
ditto white, 6S06c.-
POULTRY-Alive, higher; springs, 1S1sc;
fowls, Ice; turkeys. 16c.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

HIDE Co. I@ r. " lanes g. smith
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

Topeka Hay laarakee.
lsafn''nsa oS :. fo,!s A. Beck, als-a1l =. sth.,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York. Feb. 9.-STOCKS- =
The supply OF stocks was not large when
trading began today and although busi-
ness was on a comparatively small scale.
prices rose smartly. American Tobacco
made the best showing, advancing 81
Gains Of about point were made by
Reading. Union Pacific. Canadian Pa
cific, New York Central. Rock Island pre-
ferred and American Car and Foundry.
International Harvester fell 1.
After a brisk advance in the early ses-
sion the market grew quiet today, but
prices were well maintained; the steady
absorption for investment account recent
ly apparently reduced the floating supply
Of stocks, and shorts who attempted to
cover were forcedrto raise their bids.
The market closed heavy. Unloading
Of stocks bought 4or the long account
and selling by the bear faction completed
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City. Feb. 9.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market unchanged to NC CHER. No.
hard. S@S7hc: No. 3. S31s4so11c; No.
red, SS1zgSshc: No. 3. S51zQSSc.
No. mixed. 64Q6411c; No. 3, &c; No.
white. eSQ6S7kc: No. 3. 64hc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
401sc; No. 2 mixed. 391xc. ke
RYE563c.
HAY-Market steady, Choice timothy.
y, choice prairie, $16.0oQ17 90:
stSf BUTrERcressSss as sssiYss; ssc: firsts, &c;
seconds. CSC; packing. Tic. ss.
EGGSLFirsts,7 2s331c; seconds. 2oc.
POULTRY-Hens, 13c: springs, &c. =
WHEAT-Receipts los cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. 87NQ8Sc: July.
S31sQ83Ac.
CORN-May. s6Nc: July. es0e63kc-
OATS-May. S9@39Ac.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

el3.osI : UAee: NA Z
e,saE ME" ALs'ALFA-cnoics. s17.oe: Ne. !,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

cas- Ave ana Curti. s8f:nee * kas-
NEW coRN. ..2SsESsd .E2SSESsska, Kan. rsA !.
OATS-l0c.
WHEAT-BQo0a
OLD CORN26o -srs
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Topeka Butter. Eggs ana Poulsrl.
FURNISHED BY the Topeka Packane -.
Butter and Eeea
FURNISHED by The Continental, Cress..-
Co.. Topeka. Kan.1,

.c,.,c.oo Topeka. Kan. rsA. :.
. NEW YORK E00e-s71S01sc.
I CREAMERY BUTTER-ChnacA. -.
n =: H0nsac: Elsin. 1s5ic; TonsS:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
JONES DEFENDED BY
MINORITY MEMBERS
Has Restrained the MonopoIiS-
tic Activities of the Har-
VeSter Trust.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The re-
port of the minority members Of the
banking and currency committee in
behalf of Thomas d. Jones of Chicago.
nominated TO the federal reserve
board gives Mr.. Jones credit. which
he had not claimed, for restraining
the mOnopolistic activities Of the Har-
vester trust since he became a mem
Der Of the board of directors in 1909.
The minority members are Senators
Lee OF Maryland. POmerene. Shafroth
and Hollis.
That the majority of the commit
tee are bent on extreme measures,
that their attitude is a dangerous one
toward both the peace and industry Of
the country is evident from their crit
icism of this nominee" says the report
made public Wednesday night
"A choice is offered the senate in
this case between an appeal to pref
udice and hostile feeling and the wise
and kindly purpose Of the president.
mo defense of the Harvester COM
pany is necessary or attempted in this
report. Every act of Mr.. Jones in
connection with that company seems
to have been entirely proper and to
have been part of a general business
experience we'll qualifying him 20 pro-
tect the public interest as a member of
the federal reserve board. He ex-
pressly states that he is not in SYM
pathy with these big consultations
and that ne is in thorough accord
with Pres. Wilson's policy in destroy
ing monopoly.
Apparently Mr.. Jones and others
with him have restrained a monopoly
from the inside which should com
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
ROOSEVELT NOT TO
BE GIVEN HEARING
Colonel is Offering Evidence OF an
Old Happening, Says
senator Stone.

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Not in so
many words but in substance no less
scalping United States Senator stone,
chairman OF the senate foreign rela-
tons committee. informed former
Pres. Roosevelt Wednesday that his
committee did not care 10 have him
appear before it to give his version of
the Panama canal revolution in Co
lOmbia.
Col. ROosevelt's plea 10 be heard by
the committee in opposition to the
Wilson Bryan treaty offering TO pay
so 900, 600 for the canal route would
interest the committee more If ROose-
Welt were not offering evidence of
something that happened 10 or Il
years ago." said Sen. Stone. 1--WE are
dealing with the present.
If Col. Roosevelt has an argument
for the senate committee he can easily
put il into writing and submit ii 10 the
committee. | know OF no reason why
his appeal TO appear in person should
be granted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
MELLEN EXPECTS TO
BE REAL BUSY MAN

BOSTON. July 23.-"I presume the
directors will have TO stand suit for
robbing the New Haven of a few hun
dred millions" said Charles S. Mellen
in an interview Wednesday. so lone
as political demagogues can continue
TO make these absurd charges and the
press continues 20 print their clap
trap, just so long will a superficial
public believe that the former New
Haven directors are really guilty even
before they are tried.
Il want to be let alone he con-
tinued, but il looks as If / shall be
kept pretty busy for sometime an
swering TO indictment for all sorts of
imaginary crimes. Well, anyhow, il
will serve TO give me mental exercise
and 1 never was much OF a hand at
being idle"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
FOUR CHILDREN ARE
KILLED IN COLLISION
Two Others Dying and Forty
More or Less Injured as
Result.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July %
Four children are dead. two are dy-
ing and forty girls and boys lie in the
Bridgeport and Norwalk hospitals
more or less seriously injured as re-
suit OF the head-on collision Of a
church mission picnic car with a
beer car" on the Connecticut's COM
pany trolley line six miles out Of this
city Wednesday night.
The dead are:
George r. Fuller, 13. Bridgeport
Fred Fisher, II, Bridgeport.
Frank Nagray. 8. East Bridgeport.
Unidentified girl, 10.
Harold Navin. mOtOrman OF the eX-
cursion car. is believed to be dying in
the Norwalk hospital and Clark Smith,
a boy Of Il, is suffering from a frac-
tured skull.
The cars came together at Nashs
curve three miles out of Norwalk
There were fifty children and their
parents aboard the excursion car re-
turning home from a days outing Civ
en- by the Point Union mission Of
Bridgeport.
Navin, the motorman of the car,
rounded the curve at high speed be-
cause a second car also filled with ex-
cursiOnists was close behind him. AS
the car reached the sharp twist at it's
lower end. a freight trolley car hove
in sight also running rapidly This
car was filled with cargo of beer.
Before either mOtormen could
clamp down brakes. the two cars had
crashed head-on. The heavy beer car
flung itself seven feet through the
special splitting the wooden frame
work of the excursion car. hurting
children 20 feet away or grinding
them beneath it's wheels
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
TRY NEWS TIMES WANT AID.
Kills PeSky
8eel Bugs
70. .. Q,

A full quart of the strongest bug kill
Ter on earth can be made At home with
3 25c box of z. ID. ..
The new chemical, P. D. O., pesky
devils quietus, actually puts the ever
acting to Bed Bugs, Reaches, Ants,
Moths and Fleas. Pesky bugs can't ex-
st where P. d. @. has been used, as it
leaves q coating on their eggs and
where they habit and prevents their
Matching.
A box of P. D. @. goes farther than q
bs-rel of old-fashioned bug killers.
Look FOX she devils head on every box,
aleo patent spout enclosed with every
box of p. d. @. ?. D. Q. kills feas on
dogs. Sold by Ri druggists,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23

mend him rather than Subject him
to a sort of attainder Of blood which
the majority Of the commission i'm
plies he took by official descent. Here
seems TO be a blind and passionate
confusion OF good with evil. which
cannot be accepted without disas-
trous public consequences. a citizen
who has no financial interest in the
concern becomes a director from mo-
tives OF personal friendship and pub
lie interest. He and others with him
prevent the concern which was organ
lied "a a monopoly and has the bad
name OF monopoly for continuing TO
act unlawfully and as a monopoly.
He certainly is not 10 be con
demned for this"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
CAR is DRIVEN UP STEPS
Duplex Car Goes Through Demonstra-
ton at Court House.

Demonstrating the power of their
four gear motor truck, representatives
of the Duplex Four Wheel Motor Co,
of Charlotte, Mich. drove their truck
up the steps on the east side of the
court house Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. A large crowd collected to
witness the performance and watched
the heavy motor truck driven from
the street TO the top, Of the steps and
down again. The four wheel drive is
an innovation in the automobile indus
try and the representative of the
Charlotte company are in South Bend
demonstrating the motor 10 prOSpec-
tive customers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23

ike new girl and am now relieved
Of all these troubles. / hope all young
girls will get relief as have. never
felt better in my life. Miss BERTHA A.
PELoQUIN, Box 116, Sterling. Conn.
Massena, N. " have taken Ly-
dia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write TO me l will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
q bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. had pimples on my face
and bad color, and for FIVE years / had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called il 'Anemia and Exhaus-
ton, and said / was all run down, but
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com,
pound brought me out ali right. - Miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful o;
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging down sensations, faintin1
spells or indigestion. should immediatel,
seek restoration 20 health by taking Ly.
dia Z. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Compound.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
ROCK ISLAND THE NEXT
Investigation OF Railroad TO Begin
Next Week.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Investiga-
ton OF the Rock Island by the inter
state commerce commission. it was
learned Wednesday will begin next
week
Joseph w Folk, who conducted the
interstate commerce commissions in
vestigation of the New Haven road, is
expected to appear n the offices of
the company, IA Wall street, next
week with a corps of expert account
ants to make a preliminary examina-
ton of the cOmpany's accounts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
TWO CONFESS TO MURDER
Man Lost His Life Because He Hao
1915 i'm His Pocket.

CHICAGO. July 23.-Frank Ford, =
negro. and Dave Goldberg. Is. confess
ed, according TO the police, that they
murdered a man whose body was
found on the lake shore near 18th
street with a gag having a skull and
cross bones. in the mouth. According
20 the police. the man lost his life
because he had S3.75 in his pocket
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
\TO URGE NnssoURIAN.

WASHINGTON. July eS.-Gov. Ma
jor OF Missouri Wednesday will ur-e
Pres. Wilson 10 appoint Walter ".
Graves of Butler. Mo. Justice of the
supreme court OF the United states
succeeding the late Justice Lurton.
Missouri has never had a place upon
the supreme court bench.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
AEROPLANE HITS FENCE

OCONTO, Wis, July 23.-Frederick
J. Hoover, narrowly escaped death
after dropping 200 feet from a so
horsepower Nome aeropiane Wednes-
day, striking a high fence. The ma
chine was totally wrecked. The stop
ping Of the engine and the dead wind
were assigned as the cause
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
TENNIS PLAYERS PICKED
Four Men Will Try to Wrest Contest:
From Invaders.

NEW YORK. July 23.-Maurice f.
Mclaughlin Of California, Richard
Norris Williams Of Philadelphia,
Thomas c. Bundy of California, and
Karl II. Behr of New York, were nom
mated Wednesday night to defend the
Davis cup for the United States Lawn
Tennis association.
The Davis cup committee decided
that the quartet named was best
fitted to carry the colors or the coun-
try when the challenging team from
either England, Australia, Germany Oh
Canada steps on the courts of the
West Tennis club in Forest Hill or
August 13. IA and 1 5.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
HEAR FROM SHAMROCK
LiptOn's Boat is Meeting With Good
Weather.

LONDON. July 23.-The following
wireless message was received We'd
nesday from the steam yacht Erin
THE Shamrock is sailing splendid
~. She has proved very steady in a
big sea. The wind is fresh. Our run
to date is PAS knots"
Capt. Pascoe of the Erin sends the
following by MarcOnigram:
I'VE are rolling across the bay at
nine knots. Shamrock is meeting
good weather"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23

month and was very
weak. l was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. l
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and / saw how
9th ers h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
decided to try it, snG
it has made me fee
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
MOTORCYCLE STRIKES POLE
Man on Rear OF Machine is Instantly
Killed.

CHICAGO. July 23.-Walter Rass-
mussen was killed and Guy c. Ander-
son was injured seriously Wednesday
when a motorcycle on which they were
riding crashed into a trolley pole while
going at the rate Of sixty miles an
hour. Rasmussen, who was riding
on the rear seat, died instantly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
LEAPS TO DEATH.

NEW YORK. July 23.-John X.
Murphy, A. of Columbus. Ohio, Jump
ed overheard from the steamer Adj
vance on July I ,. when the vessel was
FOUR miles from Cristobal. il was re-
ported on the liners arrival Wednes-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered AS Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.

Sterling, Conn. am a girl of %
years and l used to faint away every
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08

tax of to 10 per cent; beer, an
increase of so cents barrel; domes-
tic wines and whiskey, an increase of
Is cents a gallon; proprietary ar
ticles, tobacco and tobacco products,
chewing gum, soft drinks, playing
cards.
The proposal to tax railroad tickets
was not received with enthusiasm by
mebmers of the committee, although
it was estimated that a per cent tax
would raise $40,0O0,000.
Bill Will Be Hurried Through.
Chairman Underwood said the ar
ticles suggested would be gone over
and a list of taxable articles agreed
on by elimination. This list would
be submitted to the treasury depart
ment probably early next week.
When the bill is completed in COM
mittee it probably will be brought in
to the house under a special rule and
hurried through.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
FRENCH IN AMERICA RAISE FUND
Reports From Paris Tell Much Mis-
cry i'm Train of War.

WASHINGTON, D. ca French
relief fund is being formed for the
purpose of assisting sick and wound
ed refugees, not only French, but al
so Belgian, English and other ma
tionalities, now swarming Paris and
other French centers. An organiza-
ton will shortly be perfected among
the many people interested in
French-American activities through
out the country. Meantime individ-
ual subscriptions are being received
by the French embassy at Washing
ton, which will see that the funds are
properly distributed.
Reports reaching here from Paris
and other places in France tell of the
misery, particularly among the poor
er classes, following in the train of
war. These came from American
and French residents of Paris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
FOOD DEALERS INDICTED
WILL URGE IMPRISONMENT OF
ALL WHO ARE CONVICTED.
Are Charged With Fixing Prices in
Violation of Sherman Law. Gov
eminent Men at Work.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Thirty-one
food dealers were indicted here to-
day by a federal grand jury under
the Sherman law on counts charging
price fixing. 1t was the first big de-
velopment in the investigation the
department is conducting against the
food dealers who are alleged to have
seized upon the European war as a
pretext to increase the cost of living.
All the indicted men are local pro-
duce dealers or commission mer-
chants. No nationally known firm
was indicted.
At the department of justice it was
said government agents working in
many states for evidence of price fix
ing were expected to make reports
soon which officials hoped would be
the basis of other indictments. At
torney General Gregory said:
Under conditions now existing
throughout the world capitalization
of misfortune and oppression of our
own people by the arbitrary increase
of the prices of foodstuffs are so pc
culiarly reprehensible that whenever
convictions can be obtained the gov
eminent will insist upon sentence Of
mprisonment-n fine or civil rem
edy will be deemed adequate. Unit
ed States attorneys are being in
structed promptly to ask for indict-
ments whenever the facts will permit.
to push these to early trial and, upon
conviction, to insist upon prison SEN
fences"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
four PRISONERS BREAK OUT..OF JAIL
Case Knife Only Tool Used to Gain
Freedom at Lumpkin.

Notwithstanding the fact that
Stewart county has a splendid new
two-story brick Jail and that the
white jailer and his family occupy
the building four negro men, pris-
oners, broke out a few nights ago
and made their escape.
They had the run of the halls up
stairs. A dull case knife was the
only tool found near the scene. They
ripped off window facing, worked
the brick loose and then made rope
by tying blankets together, by which
they swung themselves down from
the second story.
A posse of officers with track dogs
is on the trail towards the Chatta-
hoochee river.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
HORROR OF WAR IS SEEN
TORTURED BELGIAN REFUGEES
IN MOST PITIABLE CONDITION.
Almost Impossible to Believe the Tor
lures and Cruelties Poor Dew
ills Have Undergone.

PARIS.-Mrs. Herman H. Harjes,
wife of Paris banker, who with 9th
er American women has been deeply
interested in relief work, today visit
ed the North railroad station and
was shocked by the sights she saw
among Belgian refugees.
THE station" said Mrs. Harjes,
presented the aspect of a shambles.
1t was the saddest sight l ever saw.
1t is impossible to believe the tor
lures and the cruelties the poor I'M
fortunates had undergone.
II saw many boys with both their
hands cut off so that it was impos-
sible for them to carry gun. Ev-
erywhere was filth and utter desola-
ton. Helpless babies, lying on the
cold. wet cement floor and crying for
proper nourishment, would bring hot
tears to any mothers eyes.
Mothers were vainly besieging
the authorities, begging for milk or
soup. A mother with twelve chill
dren said:
" What is to become of us? 1t
seems impossible to suffer more. l
saw my husband bound to lamp
post. He was gagged and being tor
tured by bayonets. When I tried to
intercede in his behalf I was knock
ed senseIess with rife. never saw
him again.
"The work the Red Cross is doing
is excellent, but unfortunately II
has not sufficient members to cope
with the situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
50. 900, 900 YEARLY Is THE
PROFIT FROM SKUNKS

WASHINGTON. - Just common
skunks are worth 100000 annual
ly to trappers in the United States.
Their fur is regarded in Europe as
equal to the Russian sable. And still
only thirteen states protect the ami
NAL by game laws.
These facts are emphasized by the
department of agriculture, which has
just issued a bulletin on the eco
nomic Value of North American
Skunks"
In 1911 100000 skunk skins
were sold by American trappers in
London.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
THE COMMON PEOPLE MUST
BEAR THE BURDENS OF WAR

WASHINGTON When this fear
full conflict is over Senator Burton
predicted in the senate today, refer
ring to the European war, 1--WE may
safely anticipate that the common
people, who must bear the burdens of
this strife, will have the decision as
to whether nations shall go TO
war.
In attributing the conflict to mill
tarism which would result in "conse-
uuences beyond the widest conject-
ure," Mr.. Burton placed the respon-
sibility upon the "overweaning ambi-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMS ARE
MOVED INTO NEBRASKA

TABOR, S. Dak.-By an extraor-
binary feat of channel cutting the
Missouri river has cut off about 595
acres of valuable South Dakota land
miles east of Springfield and trans
ferred it to the Nebraska side.
The tract was filed on 81 years
ago, when it was in Dakota Terrific
ry, but it is said its transfer to the
Nebraska side makes it subject to
re-entry. The new occupants expect
to start milling lumber at once and
put up set of buildings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08

ton of certain sovereigns not yet
come to realize that they are not the
state"
The senator was attacking the riv-
er and harbor bill carrying $50, 000,-
600, which he characterized as the
climax of waste and injudicious ex-
penditure. He said he found no en-
couraging prospects for the United
States in the war. While some forms
of agriculture and manufacturing
might temporarily be stimulated he
predicted general confusion and de-
moralization in operation of trade. y
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
GEORGIA HAS 1928, 600 HORSES.
They Are Worth $131 Each, Or a To-
tai of Nearly $17,OOO,OOO.

The Georgia horse is now worth
$131 per head, according to report
just issued by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, while the
average value a year ago was 1928.
There are 128,000 horses on the
farms of this state and they are
valued at $16,768,O00.
In 1910 the number of horses in
this state was 10000 and had an
aggregate value of SIS, 100000.
In the entire United States there
are '2O,962, 900 horses and they are
worth $2291, 639, 900, or $1O9,32
each.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-08
THE NIEANEST THIEF.

Stole Light Globes From Chandeliers
of Atlanta Methodist Church.
The meanest and most sacriligeous
thief who has puzzled the Atlanta
police for years is he who stole a
bunch of electric light globes from
the First Methodist church this week.
He was evidently taking the churcn S
induction, LET there be light, in a
very literal way.
The church has an open-air pavil-
ion for summer evening services, and
the lights were strung across this.
When they tried to turn them on at
night they were missing.