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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28
StOckmen of Entire Country
Watch for Cattle Disease.
Twelve States Closed by Foot
and Mouth Scare.
AWAIT REPORT OF EXPERTS
Federal Officials Inspect Herds
Thought To Be Affected.
X. G.. Yards and Exchange
Building Are Disinfected.

Kansas City, Nov. 2s.-With en-
bargoes from a dozen states against
the receiving of cattle shipped from
the local stock yards and from adja-
cent territory except for immediate
slaughter representatives of the fed
eral bureau of animal industry ana
live stock commissioners OF missouri
and Kansas today were anxiousiy
awaiting developments in the lnfectlon
found in a shipment of cattle from
western Nebraska which has showed
alarming symptoms of the foot ana
mouth disease.
The local force of veterinarian ex-
perts was expected to be augmented
by the arrival of live stock authorities
from Illinois and other states imme-'
di1tely involved in the widening
quarantine net thrown out by watch
full state executives and live stock
commissioners. What has been the ef-
feet of the virus taken from animals
in the infected nerd and injected into
healthy cattle, horses and swine was
a matter of conjecture, according to
the veterinarians. They asserted IT
probably would be another day before
the serum would have time to show
result.
In the meantime. officers of the
stock yards were working with aug
mented forces, placing every pen, sta
BILE and sty in as clean condition as
to the Live Stock Exchange building.
a nine story structure, which was in
for a washing with disinfectant, even
to the outside walls
Result of Tests Uncertain.
Chicago, Nov. 2s.-Facing the pos
sibility of a renewed outbreak of the
hoof and mouth disease. live stock
men here awaited with some anxiety
today the outcome of the federal dag
nosis of suspected herds in Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska. DR.. S. E. Ben
nett. head of the bureau of animal
industry in Chicago. with DR.. F. G.
Day, federal veterinarian. and DR.. F.
S. Mather. an expert in stock plaques.
left here last night to investigate sus-
pected cattle in the Kansas City yards
today. ~
Results of the incubation tests.
however, will not be known for sew
eral days and it is expected that the
Kansas City quarantine will remain
effective until then. Meanwhile au-
thorities here announced that the pre-
cautionary measure taken by Dr. o. d.
Disson. state veterinarian of Illinois,
prohibiting the shipment to the stock
yards of Chicago and East st. Louis
except for immediate slaughter of any
cattle, horses, swine or sheep from
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska will
not be rescinded until all possible dan
ger of infection is believed past
Officials of the Union Stock Yards
& Transit company asserted also that
their embargo order against live stock
from all points west of the Missouri
will be effective as long as it seems
necessary as a precautionary measure
L. S. Inspectors in Charge.
Washington. Nov. 2S.-Until the
nature of the disease found in cattle
in Kansas City is fully determined, the
department of agriculture is taking
every precaution, it was announced
today. to prevent its spread
inspectors are in charge of every
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Husband Took Pennies From
Tiny Bank, Says Wife.
Then She Said He Threatened
to Kill ChiId's Mother.
PUT THUMB IN HER MOUTH
"He Tried to Break My Jaw"
Mrs. BenfOrd Declares.
He Is Now Being Held at the
County Jail.

When Charles Hixon arrested G. C.
Benford of 101 Duane street Monday
night upon the complaint of his wife.
he found in Benford's pockets dou-
BILE handful of pennies Benford ad-
mitted. according to Hixon. that he
had taken them out of bank belong
ing to one of his three little children.
Besides the pennies he haG SIS in his
pocket.
When Mrs Benford filed her COM
plant she was carrying a 6-months-
old baby She charged that her hus-
band had beaten her and threatened
to kill her. Her left eye bore mute
evidence of some sort of an assault.
II got up to warm some milk for
the baby Sunday night" said the frail
little woman, land the trouble started.
The baby had been crying and that
seemed to annoy my husband. He
grabbed me, knocked me down. then
put his thumb in my mouth and tried
to break my jaw. He told me then
that the next time he would finish
me- He wasn't drinking He was just
mad"
Benford is a carpenter and his wife
says he has been out of work. She
stated also that he has been urging
her to take the three children and go
to relatives in Missouri until he found
a job.
Benford is in the county Jail. Mrs.
Benford was afraid to go home until
he was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28
MOVING BELCIANS
Work of DepOrting Men to Ger
many Has Begun.
Two Hundred Escape by Flee
ing Into Holland.

Rotterdam, Nov. 2s.-"Germany's
deportation of unemployed Belgians
from the province of Liego to the in
terror of Germany where they will be
given work, has begun. An endless
stream of trains, carrying hundreds of
civilians of the stricken little kingdom
crossed the frontier into the Teuton
empire thruout the day. Correspond
ents of Dutch newspapers describe the
pathetic sight of the scores of heads
cramming against the train windows,
the involuntary passengers" trying to
catch a last glimpse of their father
land before being put to work by its
conquerors.
From many of the cars came the
faint chorus of Belgian folk songs. As
the trains moved out of the stations
throngs of women and children fol-
lowed them, running alongside the
cars, reaching for a last handshake
with the husbands, fathers, brothers
or sweethearts. Stalwart German f.
ficers delegated by the military gov
ernor to maintain order told sobbing
women that the departing men would
"get good wages and send them TO
you"
Nearly 200 Belgians who had fled
to escape deportation yesterday cross
ed the Belgian frontier into Holland.
Clergymen and some classes of work.
ers in specified lines of trade or pro-
fession are exempt from deportation.
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De FactOS on Border Profess
Ignorance of Situation.
Mysterious Messages Puzzle O..
s. Officials at Ell PaSO.
TREvIN0 FLEEING SOUTH
Villa Operators Cut In and Wire
TauntS to JuareZ.
Gen. TrevinO's Message Admit.
ting Defeat May Be Forgery.

FL Paso, Nov. 2s-United States
government officials here claim to
have received positive information re
garding the reported evacuation OF
Chihuahua City by Gen. Jacinto b.
Trevino, the Carranza commapder'
because of a sh ortage of ammunltloh:
These officials have sent an offlclal
report to Washington regarding this
report
Juarez, Nov 2S.-Reinforcement
for General Trevino are being assem-
bled in Sauz station, thirty-two miles
north of Chihuahua City, and Will pe
led toward the city by Gen. Francisco
Gonzales, commander OF the 1uaiez
brigade, who left here early today
with a train loaded with men and mu-
1ii.ioas it was officially announced at
military headquarters.
Washington, Nov. 2s.-Army Off
GERS on the border advised the war
department today that they had heard
repeated rumors that General Trevino,
the CarranZa commander at Chihua-
hua City, had evacuated that city De-
fore the continued attack of Villa BAN
dts. The war department. however,
had no official confirmation and was
inclined to doubt it.
Ell Paso. Tex. Nov. 2S.-Without
definite news in three days of the
siege and battle for possession of Chi
huahua City. uncertainty among Uni
ted States authorities here is verging
toward conviction today that the
"capital of the north may have been
captured by Villas bandit army. Unless
General Trevino, with his Carran-
zista army is now fleeing. Villa still
is besieging the city on all Sides
In United States department circles
these convictions are founded upon
admissions made by Carranza officers.
During last night a message purport-
ing to be from Terrazas station,
twenty-five miles north of the state
capital, told briefly of the evacuation
of the city. The message was signed
with Trevino's name.
While admitting that such telegram
| hal come, Carranza military Officers
at Juarez profess to regard it as a
| forgery.
Says villa Captured City.
Since the siege of Chihuahua City
! began, Villa telegraph operators have
cut in on the telegraph lines. catching
MESA ges. Several times they have
cut in with taunts of cowardice.
Later in the night another MESA ge
! came declaring Villa had captured the
city and that General Trevino was
hurrying south. United States depart
ment officials confess they are puzzled
by the mysterious wires.
Statements from Mexican de facto
| officials early today that they had in
| formation from General Trevino by
situation was unchanged" are taker
as the strongest Indication that the
/ Villista forces are sus-o8lding the
4 ca pital closely
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OVERRULE Mr.. WATSON
Wanted to Compare Alleged Obscene
Literature With That of Govt.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 2S.-Trial of
Thomas E. Watson of Thomson, Ga,
once candidate for president on the
Populist ticket in 1904, on charges of
having sent obscene matter thru the
mails, entered into it's second day in
federal district court here today with
the government prepared to resist ef-
forts on the part of the defense to in
troduce specimens of recognized clas-
steal literature which Watson has
claimed contains language similar to
that employed in the arCicles cited in
the indictment against him.
Watson, acting as his own counsel.
Yesterday was overruled in his efforts
to compare his works with pubiica-
tions of United States government
bureaus Admission to the court room
was by passes only and few outside of
those connected with the case, MEM
bers of the bar and newspaper men
reporting the trial succeeded in getting
po rd
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fore midnight Monday, and was in
stantly killed when he struck the
pavement. Brady had prepared for
bed. and left call for 1870 this morn
ing and had called for ice water but
a few minutes before he was killed.
He was clad only in his underwear
when he fell.
No COroner's Inquest.
As an indication that there was
absolutely nothing to the suicidal
theory advanced by published sensa-
tional reports, the coroner did not call
an inquest today. The fact that Brady
died by accident was accepted by all.
The body was taken to Parsons via
Kansas City on Santa Fe train No
this afternoon. Burial in Parsons.
Coroner Narcotic stated that the
accident occurred when Brady at
tempted to close the window
Sensationalism Advanced.
In sensational story, a morning
paper advanced a suicide theory, based
on a special delivery letter received
by Brady before he went TO his room
The letter was claimed to have been
torn to bits and thrown in a dresser
drawer in the mans room. Coroner
Narcotic failed to find these pieces of
paper. The coroner however has the
noon Fred Robertson. thru communi-
cations with his office in Kansas City,
announced the contents of the letter
The envelope contained five affida-
Wits for use in liquor cases. The affi-
daVits were to have been used TODAY
by Brady in the prosecution of cases
in Judge Pollock's court. An assist
ant in Robertson's office had mailed
the letter to Brady. The envelope
now in possession of the coroner, bears
Kansas City postmark. 1t was mail
ed in Kansas City at 1870 Monday aft
ernoon, stamped Topeka m. and
in a pencil notation by the special de-
livery clerk, marked 1908 D. m. The
letter was delivered at the hotel during
Brady's absence and was received by
him at 1890 as he left the lobby to
go to his room.
Clerk Moore saw Brady open the
envelope and take some printed legal
documents from the folder. 1t was
receipt of these documents-five
affidavits-which a reporter used as a
theory for a suicide.
Doctor Narcotic investigated the
case thoroly. He declared there was
hardly remote excuse for suicide
theory.
1T isn't probable" said Doctor
Narcotic, that a man who wants to
kill himself will jump thru a three
elghth lnch plate glass when he can
more easily jump thru an open win
dow"
All of the cases before the United
States district court for this term will
be wound up today as quickly as pos
sible. Then Judge Pollock will ad-
Journ the session in respect to the
dead man.
The lawyers friends emphaticallv
denied early reports that Brady
had committed suicide. They claim
that he was subject TO at
tacks of inflammatory rheuma-
Ilsm and light attacks of paralysis
These attacks are claimed to have
been more severe and pronounced since
Brady's recent experience in the wreck
of the Rock Islands Golden State
Limited near Topeka
Brady came to Topeka Monday to
ATTEND special session of the United
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28

States district court. He was direct
ing the prosecution of government
liquor cases. Plans for trial of today
cases had been made by the attorney
and he had discussed his plans with
court attaches during the evening. He
left the hotel shortly after 8 o'clock.
Fred Robertson's Theory.
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney, today explained Bradys
death by a statement that the assist
ant district attorney was awkward
and at times clumsy on his feet. He
believes Brady fell in his room,
crashed thru the half open window
and was killed on the pavement
Franks weight was nearly all
above his legs said Robertson. He
was awkward, at times even clumsy,
on his feet. He suffered from rheuma-
tism and under these conditions. 1 do
not doubt that he fell against the win
dow and was killed. The idea of sui
eide, advanced by morning paper, is
criminal Bradys home life was ideal.
His financial affairs were the best He
had a certain government position for
nearly five years in the future. He
had time deposits in at least two To-
peka banks and every circumstance
surrounding his Caily life was that to
make man happy and contented The
appearance of his room is the clearest
possible evidence of his mental condi-
ton and every incident shows clear,
clean cut plans Ger the future"
Robertson stated that the letter sent
to Brady was in one of the regular
official envelopes and related to office
business. He had not seen the letter,
but stated that he was positive the
special delivery envelope confined af-
fidavitS for use in court.
Liquor found in Brady's room was
probably for use in the trial of whisky
cases. the district attorney said.
Among his friends and acquaintance,
Brady was not known as a drinking
man. Altho he occasionally took a
drink. friends of the man today de-
ciared ne had never been known to
drink to excess
Shortly before HAS w. H L. Pep
peril. internal revenue collector, in
CONTINUED on Page Twol
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WHEAT STAMPEDE
Prices Go to Pieces in Excited
Rush to Sell.
Slumps 13 Cents, Then Rallies
) to z Cents.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Wheat prices
went to pieces late today in a general
stampede to sell. Extreme losses of
1888 cents a bushe! were shown for
a brief interval. the December deliv-
cry falling to $3.50, as compared to
s1.73k to s1.7S9s at the close yester-
day. Rallies. however. took place be-
fore today's session ended and the
finish, altho excited, was at a setback
of 8 to 75s net.
Embargoes announced on six rail-
roads to the seaboard shutting off
grain outlets from here to the sea-
board had much to do with starting
the wild attempts to unload. Word
of German naval activity on a big
scale seeming to indicate possibly in
creased difficulty for grain exporters
in shipping from the United States
tended also to put holders of wheat
into a serni-pan
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TURKEYS GO UP
CENTS A POUND
IN SINGLE JUMP

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-rhanksgiving
turkey. like Christmas presents. should
be bought early if the present indica-
tions of the market here now mean
anything. Prices on the holiday fowl
went up to 27 cents on the Chicago
wholesale market today. a raise of
cents.
This means that the consumer will
have to pay form 35 to 3S cents, and
perhaps more If the present active de-
mand and limited offerings continue.
Turkeys are about IL cents higher
than last year. The dealers say that
the shortage is caused by the limited
supply due to a cold. wet spring and
a hot summer.
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JAPAN Is TRADE RIVAL
Big Growth in Jap South America
Business, Report Shows.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Japan has
developed into the most formidabl
riva, OF the United States in the for
eign trade field, according to figures
of the department of commerce.
In the period from January until
October, Japan's exports to South
America increased 130 per cent, and
its imports from South America 154
per cent over the amount for the same
period in 1915. Exports to South
Africa increased 80 per cent. Japan's
gold reserve october 1 amounted to
1924, OPS, 1000.
States in other fields, Japan found a
greatly increased market for it's
products in America
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Chicago Women Join to Check
Food Speculation.
Adopt Resolution to Use No
Eggs for Four Weeks.
MOVEMENT TO Be NATIONWIDE
New York Housewives League
Champions Egg Boycott.
Movie Shows Help; N. Y. State
Officials Enlisted.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Headed by the
Woman's City club and the Chicago
Political Equity league. members of
several civic organizations and wom-
ems clubs today were to cooperate in
an attempt to check soaring food
prices.
The Women's City club and the Chi
cago Political Equality league are CEN
terlng their efforts on an egg boycott
Members of the former have pledged
themselves to refrain from the use of
them as long as the present high
prices continue and members of the
latter have adopted a resolution to
boycott eggs for four weeks and to
appoint committee to investigate the
possibility of legislative action.
In addition five measures designed
to curb the advancing cost of living
were introduced in the city council.
Those adopted include one calling
on the city health commissioner and
the chief of police to enforce the city
ordinance prohibiting regarding of
eggs.
A dispatch yesterday stated the Ma
tional Housewives league at New York
had declared a boycott on eggs.
New York, Nov. 2S.-The attack on
high food prices begun here by the
Housewives league and certain city
oAIlCldlS spread To-Day InruOuI New
York state. The promoters declared
that the movement promised to be-
come nationwide. altho the local cam
paign now centers on eggs and begin
ming today recommends a two weeks
boycott.
The motion picture exhibitors as
soctation has volunteered the use of
every moving picture theater in the
city to carry out the campaign.
Official action under the direction
of Governor Whitman was forecast in
the announcement that the govern
ment was in conference with George
w. Perkins regarding remedies which
the state could undertake. Mr.. Per-
kins is the chairman of the mayors
committee on food supplies.
While efforts have been made to
extend the boycott to turkeys and
other foodstuffs now commanding
high prices and subject to speculation,
it is believed that such action, if
taken, will await the result of the cam
paign against the high cost of eggs.
For City Coal and Wood Yard.
Chicago, Nov. 2S.-A special COM
mittee of nine aldermen today was
considering the establishment of a
municipal coal and wood yard as a
means of alleviating the fuel shortage.
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List of War Loans.
Issue Safety First Warning.


Issue Safety First Warning.
Is Washington, d. c., Nov. 2S.-Safety
for America, Americans and their
money lies behind the federal reserve
board warning, published today,
against undue loan expansion. secured
by foreign treasury bills, experts held
Some declared a possibility of unset
tied conditions ahead was the imme-
diate move for the warning. Many
read into the board statement an ac-
tua1 apprehension as to the outcome
of enormous financing of the allies
especially in view of the possibility
that they are .'biting Off more than
they can chew"
The board, however. disclaimed any
intent of reflecting on or discussing
the status of foreign nations involved
It's sole idea, said the statement, is to
keep Americas funds liquid and to
avoid tying up funds thru the pur-
chase of foreign treasury bills under
long time obligations
1.-The board deems it it's duty to cau-
ton member banks that it does not
regard it in the interest of the country
at this time said the statement,
that they invest ir foreign bills of
this character
The order was taken as reply to
]. P. Morgan & Company for approx
al of loans contemplated under the
treasury bills method.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28
SHOOT UP u. S. SHIP
Navy Vessels Stacks Hit by Bullets
From British Steamer.

New Orleans, Nov. 2S.-The U. S.
S. Neptune, attached to the federal
quarantine station near the mouth of
the Mississippi river. arrived at the
dock here today with two holes in her
steel smokestack, which were made by
bullets fired from a high powered
military rifle by some persons aboard
the British steamer Scythian of the
Leyland line while at the quarantine
station last Saturday, according to re-
ports made to federal officials by the
quarantine authorities today.
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MILD WINTER DAYS
Temperature Drops to Freezing at
Night-Colder Wednesday.

Temperatures today averaged de-
grees above normal. The wind is blow
ing at the rate of twelve miles an hour
from the southwest.
A light freeze occurred last night
with Temperatures close to normal and
MANY degrees lower than the night
before The wind was in the south
this morning and it brought a rapid
rise in temperature. Slightly. colder
weather tonight, with anothe- freeze,
is expected according to the forecast
which calls for fair weather tonight
and Wednesday,; somewhat colder
Wednesday.
Tonight the mercury will drop prob
ably to 80 degrees and Wednesday
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SANTA FE AGENT QUITS
Head of Live Stock Department at X.
c. Takes Chicago Position.

Kansas City, Nov. 2s.-Announce
ment was made here today that F. S.
Brooks, general live stock agent of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railw. v,
with headquarters in Kansas City, has
submitted his resignation to become
effective January /, 1917.
Brooks has been general live stock
agent for the road since 1909 and be-
came an employe of the road twenty
two years ago. Mr.. Brooks has ac-
cepted a position with a packing COM
pany in Chicago.
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KILLING OFF BAD men
Citizens in Chicago's Little Italy Take
Law In Own Hands,

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-A detective in
yestigating one of the many recent
murders in Chicago's Little Italy
made this statement today:
ITS the reputable Italian citizens
who are doing the killing now They
make their plans with precision; they
know just who to kill. and they are
fast wedding out the bad men of the
district. They've grown tired of muir
der and arson and blackmail, and to
them killing the bad men seems the
only solution"
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BANDITS RAID CAFE
Patrons of Toughest Cabaret in st.
Louis'' Deliver Coins and Gems

st. Louis. Nov. 2S.-Four bandits
held up twenty men and five women
in a saloon and cabaret here early this
morning and obtained S1,050 worth of
diamonds, a $3.50 watch and SIS in
cash. The bandits escaped. The
cabaret is two blocks from a police
station and its patrons are said to be
comprised, for the most part of mem
bers of the underworld 1t is known
as s'the toughest cafe in ST. Louis"
The bandits met with no resistance.