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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03

being metcd out to the band which
early yesterday burned a trestIe north
of Brownsville and murdered two
Americans. Early DOnaldon and j. s.
Smith. The Americans were tortured
before finally killed by volley of
bullets.
The county officers who killed the
three MeXicars last night are reported
to have In their possession several
rifles ard bags of cartridges, left by
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03
KRUG AND BREEN SOLD
Omaha Manager and Catcher Go to
American Association.

Omaha Neb.. Sept. 3.-The sale OF
Marty Krug. manager of the Omaha
Western league team, and Dick Breen,
captain and second baseman to the
St Paul American association club was
announced today.
Krug and Breen will join the St.
Paul team at the erd of the Western
league season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03
CONTINUED on Page 21

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Partly cloudy with showers in west
portion: not much change in tempera-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03
Widow Arranges Funeral.

The funeral of DR.. Mohr, which was
held today, was arranged in all it's de-
tails by the widow. She halted her
duties at her home today to receive a
newspaper man and indicated a pur-
pose to break the silence heretofore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03
1000 men DROWN
Another British Transport Goes
to Bottom?
Berlin Reports Disaster to Foe
at DardanelleS.

Berlin. Sept. 3.-"Telegrams from
Sofia says the Overseas News Agency
today. state that at the entrance to
the Dardanel1es a British transport
struck a mine and sank with $50 Of
ficers 1850 soldiers and 800 members
of the crew, all of whom were drown
ed. Six hundred bodies were recov-
ered.".
The British government officially
announced on August IT that the
British transport Royal Edward had
been sunk on Saturday, August IL, in
the Aegean sea, by a German sub
marine. The number of troops on
board was given as $50, with 22O Of
ficers and men of the crew, and it was
said that about 500 were saved. In
the absence of a dave for the sinking
of the transport reported through
Sofia it is uncertain whether this re-
fers to the sinking of the Royal Ed
ward or to the loss of another trans
port by the British.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-03
WIDOW IN TEARS
Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair
Mohr Breaks Down.
Fit of Weeping Follows Declar-
alton of Innocence.
WOMAN OUT ON $40, 900 BOND
Has Full Charge of Funeral OF
Slain Doctor.
She Tells Police Welded Life
Was Very Unhappy.

Providence, Sept. S.-In the midst
of preparations for the funeral of her
husband. in connection with whose
death she is accused, Mrs. Elizabeth
Tiffany Blair Mohr, today lost her
composure for the first time since
suspicion fell upon her. She had at
tempted a formal interview, but it
was soon interrupted with sobs and
ended in an outburst of weeping.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
TAFT HAS KNOCK FOR
PRIMARY ELECTIONS

BLOOMING1ON. Ind. Jan. gil
say without hesitation. that the selec'
tion OF candidates at general
primary has not tended To the elm
ination OF corruption OF political ma
chine rule and the selection OF better
representatives OF party said Tor
mer President William Howard Tait'
speaking here today in honor OF Foun'
dation day for Indiana university /,
Nor is II true that the general pri-
mary Is any less subject TO the control
of a machine and the boss and POI
litical organization, than conven'
tion." he added.
In his address Mr.. Taft reviewed
the, conditions of the country rs no
views them and declared IL was halt
ing In business and progress, but was
learning the ''unwise steps that have
been taken"
He said these steps should be re-
traced with justice, equity and mod
Grafton.
Referring TO the railroads, he said:
I'VE must grant increased rates TO
the railroads when conditions require
II and grant them quickly. Their
prosperity is important to the pros
perity of the country"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
SUBMITS REPORT OF
INSANITY COMMISSION

A synopsis OF the report OF the
commission which Investigated the
extent OF. insanity. feeble-mindedness
and epilepsy in Michigan was given
by DR. A. M Barrett. OF the state
Psychopathic hospital, THURSDAY
morning. In the ,mid-winter meeting
OF the joint boards OF trrstees OF
the state hospitals OF Michkgan, IN
Eloise, Trustees of the Kalamazoo.
Pontiac. Traverse city. lonia ana
Newberry state hospitals attended,
Probate Judge III. s. Hubert told OF
the needs OF epileptics in the state
and DR.. r. A. Christian, OF the Pom
tiac State hospital. spoke on the
desirability OF definite policy for
future provisions for the mentally
defective. DR. j. S. Hall, of the De-
troit poor commission, described the
work OF caring for the poor OF this
city.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
MARKETS and FINANCE

white 55c; No. 4 white. sac
Rye: Cash No. ., Sl.lo.
Beans Immediate, prompt and Janu
airy shipment, S2.95, February. s3.O2'
MAY. S3.25.
Cloverseed. Prime spot. $3.50: March.
1915: sample red. 60 bags at 81 20, -
at sS75. as at sS,25; prime alsike. S. 80.
sample alsike, "a bags AT tI.t5,
Timothy: Prime spot S3.4O.
Receipts in the Detroit market
Thursday included 1000 bbls. OF hoW,
cars of wheat. 81 OF corn. Is OF oats,
? OF rye and or hay. Withdrawals
were 5000 bhls. OF Hour. 5000 bu OF
wheat, / :, 500 hu.- of corn and 5000 bu.
OF oats Stocks are 403 900 bu. or
wheat. SOC, 500 bu. OF corn. l,l00 bu.
OF oats, ! 900 bu. OF barle" and 23.soo
bu. OF rye.
Broomhal says the Argentine eN-
portable wheat surplus Will he between
"rl0 and l15 million bushels.
Liverpool corn closed a, q higher
creased lSO, OO@ bu in five days.
Primary wheat receipts were 100000
bu. against $4,000 bu. a year ago.
Exports OF wheat and flour Thurs
day. 1,349, 900 bu.
Receipts OF wheat. Thursday: Duluth,
SO cars, against ~ year ago, Mime
apolis. 343 cars, against 26S; Winnipeg.
70 cars against 81: Chicago. 81 cars,
against 81; southwest, 1870 900 bu.,
against 1874 900 bu
Argentine wheat exports this week.
400 600 bu
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
FATHER vs.. SON
In COURT BATTLE
Michael B0hOrski Loses Suit To
Regain Property He Started
To Buy

Michael Bahorski. father OF six chill.
dren. and brother OF School Inspector
Joseph Bahorski made futile al
tempt in Judge Hosmer's court,
thursday morning. 10 regain posses
sion OF a home he had started to buy,
and which fell into the hands OF his
father and afterwards his brother.
The plaintiff brought his parents, his
brother, Joseph, and the latter's wife,
into court as defendants. School
Inspector Bahorski appeared for his
father
IL was brought out in testimony that
Frank Bahorski had tried to have his
brother evicted from the home he
started to buy for failure TO pay rent.
Michael Bahorsh testified that he
had paid down $l25 on house and
lot at No. 935 Frederick-st.. six years
ago. Then he had family difficulties.
and his first wife. Kate, sued him for
divorce. She agreed TO settle all
claims for alimony for 500. Bahorski,
having no money, obtained the amount
from his father by turning over TO him
his land contract, with the under
standing he said, that II would be
given back TO him when he paid the
NOR ey he borrowed.
Mrs. Bahorski dropped the divorce
proceedings; and a reconciliation was
affected Bahorsh testified that he
gave his wife large sums of money to
pay on the contract, after his father
had returned IL 10 him when he start
ed housekeeping again.
"But found out that she never paid
IL, she spent ii for other things" testi-
fed the plaintiff.
In the end, he said. his wife eloped
10 cleveland with man, and there
was arrested. Bahorski said he again
turned the property contract over to
his father for safe-keeping His first
wife died, and he remarked. He is
now ION his feet again." he testified.
and ready 10 pay the amounts ex-
pended by his father In keeping up
payments, interest, and other obliga-
tions.
The father said he paid up the con-
tract. after his son had failed TO give
him money for several years.
II finally decided the property over
to my other son, Frank" testified the
father Frank rented the house TO
Mike, and Mike was there the day
when decided II TO Frank. He didn't
make any claim that the property was
his"
Michael testified that he did not wit
ness the deciding of the property 70
his brother Frank
"a came IL when IL was just being
finished" he said. IL didn't know
what was being done"
Judge Hosmer held that Michael
surrendered claim 10 the property
when he turned the contract back 10
his father second time, and lapsed
in his payments for several years.
Tho father, he said, could not be held
responsible for the acts of Mrs. Kate
Bahorski.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
BY N. II. MACK.

The cattle markets OF the country
still continue to be glutted with half
fat cattle which are being rushed to
market TO avoid possible slaughter by
government authorities. In many
portions of the country, new out
breaks OF the foot and mouth disease
are reported nearly every day. In
Illinois, conditions are still very seri-
Gus, the number of herds that have
been slaughtered, to date, being near
ly 600. In some parts of the country
the farmers are resisting service and
concealing diseased animals, in the
fear that they will not receive pay
for them il they should be slaugh-
tered.
So far, this fall and winter. until
last week, Gamers and bulls held
their own better than any other kinds,
but even these had to succumb and
recent arrivals in these two depart
ments, have Sound bad market. The
supply OF steers has been greatly In
excess OF the demand for several
weeks, and many cattle have been
sold for IS toesS.50 that on the recent
high spot readily brought SO to $3.50.
Bologna bulls were the last to expert
ence a break, but prices melted away
when the break finally came, and the
business done in bulls during the last
week, has been at values from so to
75 cents per cwt. lower than those
that prevailed a fortnight ago.
Cattle feeders are becoming dis
couraged and are selling their cattle,
in many cases, for prices much lower
than they paid for the same cattle
few weeks before.
A soaring grain market Is one of
the influences driving the cattle in
from all points of the compass, and
the belief is now quite general that
the heavy receipts will continue until
the middle OF February, at least One
OF the strongest bear arguments used
in the cattle division Is the large
amount OF foreign beef on the water.
bound for New York. Australia Will
have some cattle for us, too. as soon
as matters can be arranged. The
stock and feeder trade is said to- be
fairly active in the west, prices for
likely steers ranging from 81 TO $3.50.
on the whole. the outlook for higher
beef is not encouraging The coolers
of the country are full 10 overfiowing.
and killers are loath 10 increase their
holdings further until the present
glut works on.
The sheep and lamb market Is in
better shape than any other branch
OF the trade. but even here the de-
mand lacks strength and staying
qualities Only a few mature sheep
are coming. but only a few are want
ed, and prices do not respond to light
arrivals, as they would were IL not
for the fact that the trade Is over
stocked with other kinds OF meat
The demand for heavy mutton was
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

so per cent on list; large. 20. 10 ana
on list
oIIs-Raw nnseed -oil, csc: boiled lin
seed. 6Gc per gal in barrel lots. kero-
sene tankwagon or iron barrels! Dla =
mond headlight. &c. perfection, &C,
pslacine, lc. crown gasoline. lie per
gallon
ProvIsIons- pork. sl950; fam
ily. S2OG2l clear backs, Sls-50W y
smoked hams. l5Ql6 Ac. briskets. ii
Wl2c shoulders. lt4c; picnic hams
l50 l5i2c. tacon. 16alsiac; lard IN
tierces lie. kettle rendered. &c 10.
sugars Corrected daily by W. II
Edgar a Sons Crystal dominoes 2-lb,
Ss.9g do 5-lb:, .s4g, eagle tablets
S705. cut loaf. s6.55 cubes. $500
NNNN powdered. $3.50; standard pow
dered. s5.S5 granulated. extra coarse
$3.50 do. fine ia bulk. s5Ab do. IS
10 cottons. IS so; crystal domina
gran. 2-lb and 5-lb. cartons. in cases
s5I5; crystal domino gran. HF cases
SSS5, diamond A, $3.50 confectioners
4 $50; 10 :. 1885; 30 8. !sse 70
9. So 10; No 10 s5.05 No u s. No
~, sl,95; No. iS. $40. No. -, ~ 80
No. rs. $3.50: non-caking mixture
1926; beet granulated. S5-S5 per lot
lbs; household powd, rs 20 20 case
$3.50. do. iS 10 case $3.50 per case
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
AUTO MAN DEFENDANT
IN ISLANDER ACTION

Albert Fisher. builder and design
er OF automobile bodies. is named as
defendant i'm $50 600 slander suit,
fled in the cIrcu!t court. Thursday,
by William x. Alderman. prom
inent figure In, the Detroit automo-
bile industry.
The SANDER, according TO Acker-
man. consisted OF remarks made 10
men In the automobile business by
Fisher 60 the effect that he had In
his safe sufficient evidence OF an In
eliminating character TO send Acker-
man to prison n he made any re-
marks harmful or detrimental to the
Standard Motor truck.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
PASSPORT PLOTTERS,
FREED, REARRESTED

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 Released
from custody today on a habeas cor
pus writ in the German passport fraud
case, Karl Ruerode, OF Brooklyn. Aug.
ust r. Meyer, Walter Mueller and
Henry Wegener were Immediately re-
arrested on new complaint sworn
to by Assistant United States Attor.
ney Wood before United States Com
missioner Hogan.
Ruerode furnished bond OF $4,000
and the others $4,000 each TO appear
at their hearing set for Jan 2S
In the new complaint II is charged
the men entered into a conspiracy
with Maurice Deiches to trick the gov
ernment by securing passports under
names OF native or naturallZed citi
zens by which foreign residents. prin.
cipally German reservists. could re-
turn TO Europe under protection of the
United States.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Jan. 21-Close The earlv
tone In wheat was firm and tradin z
nsht. some disappointment was shown
at the failure OF Liverpool TO adyance
In proportion TO the American strength
OF "Wednesday
Reports come from Europe that
ports are blocked with wheat ships
that cannot be unloaded but huvers
from abroad were quick 70 take hold
ON Wednesdays decline II "a douhtfui
how much they took, but IL Is beIieved
the purchases were heavy. although
the grain Will not get out of the conn
try for some time owing to dIfhcultv
In securing ships American farmers
are holding their wheat 10 such an exs
tent that the prinAry movement is
running less than a million bushels q
day and this constitutes one ~ che
bullish features IL Is supplv ana
demand market and dealers look for
no., no serious rio ,. decllns az Is long as farmers
Minneapolis Is receiving a good dear
of wheat. largely winter grain nrs.
viously included in primary receipts
but stocks IN the milling city are De
creaeing. Argentine news on Tl1ursda, I,
was OF a bullish trend, showing tbat
threshing has beer checked by-bad
weSther and shipments from there are
not liarge. The new crop II eVnected
20 move freely I'm February. The mar
kef I'm India ia firm.
Wheat had n good advance. A shern
decline and finally closed 1c higher
July
Corn advance NC and cloyerseed ad /.
yarced 10c.
Wheat quotations: cash no red.
sffa: May opened without change nj
Sf.as, advanced 20 s1.4T. declined 10
sf.fbh and closed az $40: July open-
ed at $3.50. advanced 20 st.3f and de-
clined 20 tf.s0: No l white, $40.
Coarse grain Quotations-Corn. Cas-
No ;. 74c. No yellow. 2 cars az 7tikc.
closing at 75c. No. yellow, 74c
Oats: Standard. ? cars az 55Isc: No.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21


sponsibility for her child. have
talked with this girl and am not yet
convinced that she is telling the truth.
although she may be She is not a
girl OF the highest intelligence. While
the prisoner. Polgar, strenrously in
sists upon his innocence, her uncle,
Peter Molnar,, whom she now accuses,
is equally strenuous in maintaining
his innocence.
II do not feel safe in proceeding
against the uncle upon the unsupport.
ed testimony of this girl. who, IL her
story Is true, now practically admits
she perjured herself. Certainly /
could not hope to secure conviction
OF the uncle on any such testimony.
especially when | am in doubt myself
as TO its correctness. IL would also
involve charging the girl with perjury
upon the trial or Polgar, and TO see
the girl and talk with her. only inn
presses me that she is In some meas
ure. an irresponsible kind OF a talker.
This case has been passed upon
by a jury and the court on Polgar's
trial. and though all the new facts and
this recent situation would be enough
for the governor TO exercise his eXecu-
tive clemency in the case OF Polgar.
should he see fit. il is not sufficient
to warrant a%--fn placing the uncle,
who stnntly maintains his innocence
In the matter? on trial for the affair.
|. therefore. have decided to let mat
ters stand as they are, releasing Peter
Molnar, and counsel for Polgar will
submit the matter 10 the governor for
his clemency. and in which am will
ing 10 furnish a statement OF the situ-
alton here as | view it,"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
BEANS NOT POPULAR
ABROAD, SAYS GROWER

The European soldiers are not bean
eaters, according TO the statement OF
Carl p. Buckland. member of tSe
Michigan Bean Jobbers' association.
which held a mid.winter meeting in
the Hotel Tuller, Tuesday. Michigan,
the greatest bean state in the union.
has as yet not shipped bean TO the
waTring nations. auckland attributes
the present high price OF beans TO the
rrmors that they would be wanted as
. food in Europe. Michigan bean
growers are now combating a curious
blight which attacks the plant and
sIoils the beans.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
LIVESTOCK
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCK YARDS.

DETROIT Jan 21-Cattle. Dull
and unchanged; outlook weak. Prices
ranged as follows Choice steers, av-
eragtng from 1.0OO TO 400 lbs. AZ
y150qs; choice handy killers. }625 "
5.25; light TO good butchers steefs and
heifers Si.50H6. common killers and
fat COWS. $3u6, Gamers cows, S2s75 "a
4; common TO prime shipping bulls. 50
q6; light butchers and heavy sausage
bulls. y3U5.50 Veal calves: Easy at
81 $3.50 per cwt Sheep and lambs:
Active, l6425c higher quality fair:
choice lambs. $Sl0as25; light TO fair,
$6. 500 1.50; common TO prime sheep, 81
n 5: culls. s34i per cwt. Hogs. Dull
and nd SLOW ss quality fsiT prime mediums
Receipts. Cattle. 7S5: calves, BIS:
sheep. 3.629. hogs. 8.l55.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-lf Great
Britain admits charges or hauling
down the cotton steamer Greenbrier's s
American flag. this government un-
doubtedly will demand reparation.
The state department today had its
International law experts busily en-
gagged in searching precedents TO de-
termine whether this alleged act con-
stitutes an insult 10 the stars and
stripes.
Some doubt existed as 10 whether
Great Britain was not within her
rights when she replaced the flag
with the union jack, following deten-
tion OF the Greenbrier, But the state
department insisted that Great Brit
aims general procedure was apparent
ly entirely arbitrary
The British consul had certified the
cargo There was no good reason.
the department believed, why in
these circumstances British ship
should detain the neutral Greenbrier,
cotton-laden, search her, and subject
her TO the ignominy OF hauling down
her ensign.
AS far as the American investiga-
tioE now goes, there is no ground for
belief that Great Britain could have
claimed the vessel as prize II
this is true international law furnish
es no precedents for the flag incident,
experts were inclined 10 believe.
Aegravating the situation, In the
view OF some authorities. was the fact
that the incident occurred only four
days after this government had voiced
a strong protest to the British foreign
Office against England's alleged high
handed treatment OF American com
merce.
The state department will not off,
cially pass judgment on the case in
advance OF receipt OF the British note
OF explanation. There was q feeling
in official circles, however, that the
incident is serious affair, and that a
strcng demand must be made upon
England
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
JOBBING PRICES.

Canned Goods Apples. gals. y225m
$50, baked beans. -lh..~ 80 0GOc. Lima
beans, 81 i.25. Corn: Fancy Maine,
ulQ. standard, soc. Table beets. 81 25
q 40. Peas. Fancy early June. 81 30:
standard, 81. baked. 5Oa zoe. salmon
Sockeye tail 81 80; fiat, S25O: Alaska
reds. yls5, Alaska pinks. 81. Toma-
toes 81 10. Marrowfat peas, S1:- early
June: SL30. sifted. early June. 81 40
per doz.
Feed -Jobbing prices In 1OO-lb. sacks:
bran, t26. standard middhngs, 527; nne
Iul1uilnss, SS2 cracked corn, S31. corn
and oat chop, s27 per ton.
fIour.-J obbing. prices Best Michigan
pa,tnI P.se second patent, $40,
s,iaight 80 80. pure rye, So 80: spring
patent 800 per bbl. in paper SACK
Hardware Nails. tias case. anneal-
ed wire, 80 vase, painted barbed
wire. p..nt ace; galyanized sheets
~ gauge ". 26 gauge. t3I5; 27 gaug.
$50 % gauge. t3.4b. so gauge. Ss.ss.
6iasE she, ~ vro%nzea % axes, s725 per doz.
go. 20 gauge. 81 80; % gauge. 81 IS;
~ gauge. $40; carriage bolts. small
lec. lOc and per cent on list: large
fVe ana 10 ons machine bolts. small,
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
FORMER DETROIT WOMAN
STRICKEN IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. George w. smith. OF Los
Angeles. former resident of Detroit
and well-known for her activities iH
the work OF the Haven and Simpson
Methodist churches. was stricken
with paralysis. Sunday, and her
daughter, Mrs w r. Clifford King
ston. No. &c Beresford-ave. now on
her way 10 the California city TO
Mrs. Smiths bedside. Mrs, Smith
has lived I'm California the last year.
hoping TO benefit her health.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Cattle Market Glutted With Halt Fat Stock;
Sheep and Lamb Trade Dull: HOQs Are HiQher

hardly ever before so small. Wool is
fiymly held, but the probable future
Of this commodity is not discernible.
England has removed the embargo,
recently levied against the shipment
OF Australian woods to the United
States, but she has placed restrictions
upon transportation which will make
II very expensive for Australian wool
growers to market their crop in this
country.
With large falling off in receipts,
the live hog market seems to be
rounding to a trife. and prices are
hardening, The members of the
packer crowd don't seem to be fight
ing the rise, just now. but when values
rise little higher, one may confident
ly look for them to hit the provision
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
25 NEW POLICEMEN
GO ON DUTY MONDAY

Twenty-Five new patrolmen will be
sworn in Monday, and assigned TO
duty in the various precinct stations.
several OF the new men being detailed
for duty in central precinct,
The class was graduated from In
81 ector William Rutledge's police
school, Friday, with high averages.
and the Inspector declares that he be-
lieves il one Of the best classes he
has yet turned out.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

list on the head Mess pork can be
made, just now. for fully 50 per bar.
rel less than this commodity is selling
for in the May option. and the stun
must have sharp break before the
market will be on healthy basis.
Stocks of cured meats have increased
rapidly during the last month and the
big provisioners are going to be hard
to deal With. at least until the ship
ping demand for the stuff increases
materially. Pedigreed hog dealers In
the west are having hard time TO
sell and deliver their breeding Nock
owing 20 the fact that many OF them
are located in infected territory and
the government Will not allow them
to ship stock, except for immediate
slaughter.