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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
KILLS S0N-|N-LAW
Young Man Had Come to Ask
His Blessing
After Eloping With His Daugh-
ter Last Saturday.

Haverstraw, N. Y, July 24.-In his
cell in the county Jail at New City,
where he was taken after he had shot
and killed Eugene B. Newman, his
19-year-old son-in-law, William ".
Cleary, prominent in county politics
and for fourteen years town clerk. re-
fused today to discuss the murder or
tell why he shot the young man.
Young Newman, son Of one of the
owners Of the Rockland County Mes
senger. secretly married Cleary's IS
year-old daughter, Anna Cleary. on
last Saturday in Weehawken, N. ].
Yesterday the couple confided in their
respective mothers. and Newman was
advised to tell Cleary and ask his for
that Newman was shot.
He entered the town clerks ONCE,
where Cleary was talking with three
friends, Bernard Fox. brewery agent.
Patrolman Sheridan and Josiah Fell
ter, county supervisor. Newman ex-
tended his hand and asked for Cleary' s
blessing. Cleary, with hardly word
and before his friends could interfere,
fired four bullets into the young mans
body. Newman died instantly, and
Cleary shortly afterward surrendered
himself to the authorities.
Newman and Anna Cleary had been
sweethearts from their first meeting
six years ago. 1t was an established
thing in the village that Newman was
to marry Anna. His parents did not
object and Cleary himself never had
shown any bitter opposition to the
match. although 1t il said he did not
look upon it with favor.
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One Taken From Body O
Morals Squad Detective
Shows That He Was Shot by
Lovee Gunner.
SECRET PASSAGES ARE FOUND
In q Raid on . Notorious Chi
cag0 Resort.
Under Street and Hid.
ing Places In Caves.

Chicago. July 24.-A mushroomed
bullet taken last night from the hip
Of Joseph c. Merrill. the morals squad
detective shot during the vice district
revolver battle. q week ago. in which
Detective Stanley Birns was killed. was
in the hands OF States Attorney Hoyne
today. The bullet conclusively proves.
1t was said by Hoyne, that levee gun
men began the shooting with the in
tention OF killing the morals squad
men. Police revolver bullets are or
an entirely different size and make.
Merrill. who will be crippled for life
struck by the third shot fired. Merrill
reiterated his declaration that he was
shot by a man in a light gray suit who
sheltered himself behind a woman while
he shot at the morals squad men. The
states attorney expected to have In
custody today the levee saloon and re-
sort keepers for whom he caused war
rants charging murder to be sworn out
yesterday.
A maze Of tunnels, secret passages
and hiding places was uncovered by the
police in q raid on q notorious levee
resort. Dressers. with no drawers In
them, the vacant space furnishing a
hiding place. a wall case that in real
ity was an entrance to a tunnel under
the street. hiding places In caves built
under closets were among the devices-
Freiberg's all night dance hall, which
was threatened with closing by the
new police captain. remained open
until a. m. today as usual
Raids Are Continued.
Captain Nootbaar, the new head Of
the levee district police station. today
continued raids on questionable places
in the territory under his Jurisdiction.
His efforts were directed today against
houses in Chinatown, where women
were said to be harbored. Two of the
men against whom charges Of con-
spiracy were made by the states at
torney gave bonds for their appearance
in court when testimony was given
concerning their alleged completely in
the attack last week. which resulted in
the shooting Of Stanley Birns. police
detective.
Rocco Venille. charged with the muir
der Of Birns, and said by the state
attorney to be New York. gunman.
imported to Chicago to kill w. C..
Dannenburg, inspector of morals. Is
still in a hospital under police guard.
Throughout the morning the states at
torney was busy preparing his evidence
for the grand jury.
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Chicego, July aL-WHEAT = Wheat
prices bulged today on buying, due large
~ to reports from 9 leading crop expert
that although the forwardness Of growth
THIS season would prevent . complete
disaster from black rust the attack Of
the plague was fully a. vtrulent other
wise a. in 1904 Foreign demand was also
said to be undated. After opening Nc
on to h0Ac up the market scored ma
ter1al advance. all around which. however.
was not well maintained.
Tnere was moderate rally on Austrian
war gossip: ,the close was unsettled, Nc
on TO 2 rise Of &c.
CORN-Showers weakened the corn
market. The fact though that the mois-
ture was not general or adequate led to
renewed buying on the break. The OPEN
Ing. which was the same Al last night
to &c lower, was followed by further
losses. before prices began to react
Good rains in Nebraska, Illinois and
elsewhere brought about . renewal OF
bearish feeling. The close was nervous.
x036c to 1x61xc on.
OATS-Oats sagged with corn. Trade
was small.
PROVISIONS prices for hogs
carried provisions down grade. Most OF
the selling came from longs.
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use MACHINE GUNS.
,nsaclks Quickly Restore Car Service
In St. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg. July 24.-Stern
measures were taken by the authori-
ties today to suppress the strike riots
which have been in progress for sew
eral days, in the streets Of the capital,
during which a large number Of cas-
ualties have occurred in the conflicts
between the police and Cossacks on
one side and the striking workmen on
the other.
Considerable leniency was shown
during the presence here of Raymond
Poincare, president Of the French re-
public. but Immediately after his de-
parture four regiments Of cavalry of
the guard and two regiments of
Kasnakon arrived from Krasnove-
eelo, to assist in suppressing the dis
orders.
They brought with them a number
Of quick-flring machine guns. A
squadron of the newly arrived cavalry
At once came into contact with the
strikers charging and dispensing a
crowd of them.
The street car service which has been
interrupted for forty-eight hours wa
restored today. This fact incensed the
strikers, who hurled volleys Of stones al
the cars and their drivers as they pro-
ceeded through the streets.
Several demonstrations were attempt.
ed but the manifestants were quickly
dispersed by Cossacks.
In the meanwhile the police fred q
few shots at the windows of private
houses from which stones had beer
thrown down at them. One significant
feature Of the strike Is that the move.
ment has been Joined by many gov.
Ggument employees. ~
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the embarrassing question. In February
the Democrats lodged the issues when
they wrote a tentative platform. They
neither endorsed nor denounced the
policies. and they sought to heal the
wounds OF the Billiard following by
making no reference whatsoever to the
liquor question. Since that time, how
ever. Billiard has announced that he
governor. The words in Governor
Hodges Columbus speech are still
fresh in the minds Of Billiards. friends
and they will stanl out fatty for re-
submission. Governor Hodges Is an
advocate Of national prohibition. He
wanted the plank in the tentative
platform. but his wish was not grant,
ed. Now. it is believed. he will fight to
have the measure Incorporated in the
state platform.
Minimum Wage Problem.
On the question Of endorsement Of
q minimum wage, leaders Of all par
ties are equally at sea. The enactment
welfare organizations. But the gun
seems to be loaded The politicians
do not know about it. Besides, stu
dents Of labor questions are not en-
thusiastic for the bill.
Plan Wage Commission.
| Tho Democrats will hardly be hasty
in indorsing the measure. They
had the matter under advisement and
will probably advot ate a wage COM
mission to work out the details of
Kansas labor conditions and report to
the 1917 sessio of the state legisla-
ture. Miss Lena Bressette, female
factory inspector and one Of the
brightest women appointees under the
Hodges administration, has given the
question serious study as viewed from
existing conditions She has visited
shops and factories in every town OF
consequence in the state AID perhaps
knows first hand more about the con-
dttions OF the Kansas working girl
than any man or woman in Kansas.
Miss Bressette Is opposed to q mini.
mum wage law. She favors com
mission. And it il most likely thai
} whatever recommendation Miss Bres.
settle shall make. will be incorporated
In the Democratic platform.
The Progressives and Republican,
} Will both probably endorse national
} suffrage without blinking an eye lash
The Progressives will also put the
and r.. and the recall in their platform
The Republicans may not be hasty IL
the matter. The Progressives are ex
, fpected to advocate the minimum wage
while Republican leaders seem yet un
, decided ~ to their course In the mat
, ter.
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TO OPEN AUG. IS.
The Panama Canal Is Ready
for World Commerce.
No Formal Ceremonies Until
March of Next Year.

washington. July 24-Opening Of the
Panama canal to the worlds commerce
on August Is, is announced by Secre-
tary Garrison. Probably the first YES
sci to pass through the great waterway
win be the Cristobal. a Ward steamer.
now at Colon.
There will be no formalities in con-
nection with the epoch-making event.
all ceremonies being left for the OF.
ficial opening, when the international
fleet passes through the canal In
March, 1915. Mr.. Larrison's announce
ment was made in this brief state
ment:
than thirty feet OF water, on and after
August Is, 1914.
:, ''The official opening Of the canal, as
heretofore announced. Will be IN the
month of March, 1c-5. An appropriate
announcement will be made when a
greater depth of water than thirty Feet
has been secured.
ION the 18th of August. Colonel
Goethals will inaugurate the CONNER
eial service by sending government
boat through the canal.
without Ceremony.
There will be no ceremonies Incl
dent to the occasion. but American
representatives present may do SO. The
others who will be present on the boat
will be determined between now and
the time mentioned"
When the Cristobal steams from it's
slip to the Atlantic entrance Of the
canal it will mark the conclusion by
American enterprise of the greatest
engineering task ever undertaken and
the elimination of ten years of the
hardest kind Of work against physical
obstacles which have severely taxed
the abilities of the army engineers
under Colonel Cocktails.
Some things remain to be done to
perfect the waterway The channel
through the Culebra cut must be deep
ened and widened so that IL will not
be necessary for the great liners and
battleships to pass through the tricky
s'slide'' at Cucharucha and Bid hill in
single file. Much excavation must be
done in both approaches, and many OF
the buildings which will house the Of
nee forces, the mechanical department
and the supply divisions remain to be
completed. While with thirty feet of
water in the canal some of the great
dreadnoughts might pick their way
though after August Is. Secretary
Daniels said he would not be likely te
order any such movement except in
an emergency. He will wait until there
10 more water in the great ditch.
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ESTIMATE IS Low.


NOuut1uucQ AIOLn rage OHcsy
wheat raising district. he stopped and
visited with many harvester crews, and
not only met the wheat growers per-
sonally. but learned conditions as they
actually exist.
All Good There.
1.-THE wheat in Trego this year is.
as the Kentuckian said of whiskies.
ers,'" said Mohler ''It was great to
see the golden stream of grain pouring
from the separators into the keyboard
wagons, whence 1t was transported to
the elevators. The whole countrywide
IL bustling with activity and on every
hand il heard the hum of the thresh-
ers. Some wheat tests as high as 81,
and it il all Of fine color. The grow
ers' countenances are wreathed with
ineffacable smiles, for this years crop
spells Prosperity, with a big p.
Most of the wheat was headed, and
direction the broad prairies are dotted
with wealth-laden stacks, eloquent
tributes to the SURPRISING richness Of
the soil and the favorable season.
wheat. and william Shrenkler. pio-
neer, believes Is bushels to the acre is
a conservative estimate Of the prob
able yield. Practically all the wheat
thus far threshed is from the shock.
while the yield is extremely graft
flying, it is pleasing to observe that the
farmers are not being carried away
with the years successes and there
seems no disposition to put everything
to wheat this fall. Some of the more
prominent wheat growers are planning
for more live stock, more kafir and
silos. In this system the farmers be-
lieve they will realize still greater
prosperity, and upbuild a permanently
profitable agriculture that may be de-
pended upon for sure returns every
hn not ~
dry.
Increasing Acreage.
Wheat. Of course, Is the principal
crop, for the climate and soil are Pc
culiarly adapted to maturing the high
est quality of the famous red Turkey
wheat, but there are increasing areas
in alfalfa. kaflr, millet, cane and corn
and diversity. with greater attention
| to animal husbandry, is the order OF
the day. 1t is not considered q corr
country. but the corn looks excellent
1t IL In the tassel
An air Of optimism pervades the
people of Trego They like the coun
try and believe in 1t and it's resources
and possibilities. Those who have beer
! there longest are well to do, and theil
experience suggests the outcome fol
others who will stay with it and intelH-
gently till. Yes. indeed. things ar
perking up in Trego, and the beautiful
stretches Of prairies TEEN with crop
rich in yield and promise.
when at leisure the only way on
can tell the farmers IL by their bette
clothes and latest model motor carr
Most Of tho farmers have their auto
mobiles. and those who haven't auto
mobiles have Fords. And Trego. wher'
all this prosperity abounds. and thes
happy people live, 10 on the sunset sid,
Of that old bugaboo. the Tooth me
!ridian.''
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The following births were reported
to the office Of the city clerk today:
10y Wnfred Griggs and wife, SO Clay
street, July n boy.
william n. Linton and wife, 1173
Clay street, July q. boy.
Pedro Lopez and wife. LIS Branner
street. July Is. girl
Claude r. Anderson and wife, SO
East Thirteenth street, July u. boy.
william A. SHAGGY and wife, 11O6
Topeka avenue, July ~, 9tE
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Chicaxo Live stock N1arket.

Chicago. July 2A-HOGSLReceipts Il. 900.
Market 1Oc lower. Bulk Of sales, $3.50
500: light, Ss.55@s.06: mixed. $s-5o@6071k:
heavy, s. 4o@8.65; pigs, S775@s.00.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
ers and feeders. &. COOS 90: COWS ana heff-
ers, s. 6s@9.2 Is: calves. $7.B011. Is. -
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Sheep. $5.159690: yearlings. $5.500660:
lambs IS. 0Q@aO6.
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NEW API.EsLBest quality per blu. box,
81 30; choice per blu. box. N.26
GCOSEBERRIE8-Per crate. ez.M
6AIREEI1fT9TS1f p sG1i st bog. use
ITMEs-Per hundred. 800.
LEMONS-Per box. $5.50@7.1.
BANANAS-Extra fancy. per h., 3c.
VALENCIA oRANGEs-Per box. 500
&c CALIFORNIA ORANGES Per box.
texas; texas ToMAroEs-rer bsk. crate.
new oN1oNs-Red. Per ID; &c: Yellow.
MANGO PEPPERaPer basket. &c.
ASPARAGUS-Per dox-. COO.
NEW BEETsPer bu.. &C.
NEW CARROTS1Per bu.. 31.0o.
NEW PEAs-Per basket. &c:
WAX BEANS-Per basket. 7Sc.
NEW CORN-Per doz., 121kc.
CUCUMBERSPer dox., sc: in 5 dog.
'o RAM " v 121.i f PorAroEs-Per bu..
NEW cABBAGE-Per h.. 1Ac
CHEESE
Butter and Egsa.
'''n'd o = 4so: Sas'l R:s.i ''an's'
Topeka, KAN. July n.
CHICAGO EGGS181<@19c.
NEW YORK EGGSz1@z2c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. ia
z73hc: N. T.. 28@29c; Eigin. z7kc: Topeka
wholesale, sc.
Topeka Butter. Eexs and Poultry.
FURNISHED ~ the 1opeka Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, July ~
PoULTRY-Hens. lzAc: springs over :
1bs.s 14c; broilers, lbs. and under, Ice;
tmrsey hens to young toms. lee: old tom
turkeys lie: ducks. &c: gee1e. &c.
EEGS-16c.
RIITTER-17c.
TOPEKA Grain 1laEkea
nwp1Shoa BY J. h Billiard. corner Uao
- ave o0d Curtis I'll
coRN-ss0Nc
OATI28630c.
WHEAT-e6850c.
Topeka Hay lGaF1kee.
frunaBnon ~ =. ~ Beck. zl3-z11 = osAS
Topeka. Kan-. July -
lGKVGYRAlRIB HAX-uAM
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Kansas city Live stock sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay. Robinson & Co.. live stock com.
mission merchants. with Offices At all
markets1
Kansas City, July 24-CATTL1E-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market steady.
HOGSReceipts 200 head. Market 10c
lower. Bulk Of sales, $S.75@890: top. |e.96.
HORSES AND MULES-Receipts $50
head. Trade quiet with prices steady.
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Chicago Grain Market.
The range OF pEtces for grain futures on
the Chicago Board OF Trade ~ reported
BY Thos. ]. Myers. Broker. Columbian
sids'l
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Chicago, July "A.

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade a. re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Co.
lumbar Bldg.l
Kansas City, July "A.
Close
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Wichita Live Stock Market.
Wichita, July M.-HOGeReceipts 100.
Market lower. Top, $8S6; bulk Of sales,
@o.e5@&o0.
Native steers, $6.O0@@S.50: cows and heif-
ers $660@8.50; st0ckers and feeders. 5000
TBS: stock COWS and heifers, N.50@6. Is;
bulls. $6.00@6.00; calves, $7.0099.&
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago Grain Market
Chicago. July n. WHEAT-Close: July.
S23zc; September, S1&c; December. 837zc.
CORN-July. TIC; September, 6S%c; De-
cember, 5S5sc.
Ts-July. SIC: September. a7lc; De-
cember. 37kc.
PORK-July. $z2a; September. $9o.12.
LARD-July, 1917: September, $3.50.
RIBSDJuly, $12.16; September, $1172.
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liverpool July A.-WHEATINo,
Manitoba. 70 SID: Ne. 2. % ID; October.
Is lid; December. C. I'd.
CORN-American mixed. 6s ID; Septem-
Der, Is 6zsd.
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st. Joseph. July M-HOGSReceipts
900. Market 10c lower. Top, $eS6; bulk
Of sales, $066@&00.
CATTIE-Receipts 100, Market steady
Steers, $760Q9.e0: cows and heifers, 1900
$50; calves, @5.5O@1O00
SHEEP-Receipts 700. Market steady.
Lambs 02607.90
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Topeka Market
FURNISHED by the Chas. WoIn Packing
Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. we
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished
a. we car use half fat stun We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
Their notice.1
Topeka Kan Julv ~
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Kansas. City 1.-Two Stock Market.
Kansas City, July Receipts
1000. Market 1oc lower. Bulk OF sales,
$8.e0@S.S5; eavy, $S.S66890: packers ana
butchers, $S.7O@8.90; light. $S60@8.S0; pigs
$S.50@8.B.
CATTLE-Reecipts 1000. Market steady
Prime fed steers. $9.25@0.90; dressed beef
steers, 81 90@9.6; western steers, $3.50
$50; southern steers. $5500S.E; cows. A.25
OH; heifers, S6.50@9.5 50; stockers and
feeders. 36.0o@s.50: bulls. $5.25@6.5: calves,
&6.00@1025.
sHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady.
Lambs, N.a6@7sO; yearlings. 9e.000676 !;
wethers. $42606.75: ewes, e4.0o0460: stock
ers and feeders. $3.106.60.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-07

had come with him from Ossiuing were never more than ten feet away from him.
 Leaving the Grand Central station, Hawkins struck Co the eost and board ed downtown Third avenue elevat- ed train. He went an the way to Park row.
 In one of the more widely read of the penny newspapers he sought a means of finding the woman he want ed He entered the Park row newspa- per office and. counting his cash, found that he had S2 and some odd change He inquired of clerk and found that a personal" would cost him ST. He was given pencil and an advertise ment blank The personal was written and paid for. and Bill departed.
 As the probationer reached the side walk the two men who had followed him separated One kept on his heels and the other. with look of triumph in his eyes. hurried inside and to the advertising clerk He showed a police badge.
 I'm Captain Kearney Of central of. fee" he said briskly and I want to
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CHAPTER xI.
Out For Purposs.

HW\HE silent influence of Eve years
 with a man who prayed tO his
 God morning and night and
 kept a brave heart in hls bosom. although he was suffering bitter inJus- ice. had a lasting effect on Bill flaw klns
 The old burglar had come to look upon James Montgomery as if he were his own son grown to manhood, and this affection. which had grown within blm gradually, drove bitterness from his heart 10 was as 1T the tragedy of his own life had been yelled by kind ly hand.
 As the days passed in Sing Sing and
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glimpse the personal the old man just left with youn
 The clerk produced it. Kearney read it slowly: Jennie Hawkins Send address this office. Want you, my wife"
 (To Be Continued)
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-07

E. M. (Ted) Lewis, who was a mem ber of the Boston National champions of lS9198, is now dean of the Massa- chuse,ts Agricultural College at Am herst.
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tbe boy wos not brought back Co bis cell Blu found his spirits gradually hrlghteulug
 He learned Co conform Co the prison regulations. and his new course of con- duct was not without its good effect. His red disk was gone forever, of