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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-10
No Alternative but Hanging for
Parade PIOtter.
Ten Killed by Blast in Crowd
Watching Preparedness Fete. .
AMAZING CONFESSION MADE
This Is Only One of ~ Crimes
by Same Anarchist Band.
Mooney Says He Is Labor Mar
tyr and Is Innocent.

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-Thomas
J. Mooney will be sentenced to death
by Superior Judge Franklin Griffin,
next Tuesday, following his conviction
of murder in connection with the pre-
paredness parade bomb which killed
ten persons.
Returning its verdict after less than
six hours elaboration last night. the
jury declined to include a recon-
mendation of clemency and Judge
Griffin has no alternative but to send
the convicted man to the gallows.
In the midst of the excitement
which swept the city following the
verdict, District Attorney Charles M.
Fickert created a new sensation today
when he announced that he had a
confession by co-conspfrator," re-
which. he asserted, nearly all of the
defendants in the dynamiting cases
| participated.
Only ON Threshold of Plot.
THE preparedness parade dynamit-
| ing" he declared, was merely an
incident in a conspiracy the extent
of which would amaze San Francisco.
our prosecutions. The sworn confess
| sion of the man who confessed, covers
| crimes ranging from dynamiting to
murder committed in Sonoma, Ala
/ media, Contra Costa and San fran
cisco counties.
1.-The co-conspirator has never been
/ heard of before in these bomb cases
His confession supports the convic-
| ton of Mooney but we have only
! scratched the surface in achieving
that"
| Mooney reiterated his innocence
| today.
Victim of System, He Says.
This injustice in my case has not
upset me-" he said. 1T is merely
| a single episode in the long struggle
of labor for its rights. 1 was pre-
pared for any eventuality. To an in
nocent man it becomes mockery to
repeat the plea of innocence. If peo-
pie can be procured to perjure them
| selves at the instigation of the 'sys
tenn I cannot stop them This yer.
! dict does not make me guilty. 1 an
not guilty
Prepare an Appeal.
Attorneys for Thomas J. Mooney
discussed plans today for appealing
from the verdict which carries the
extreme penalty for their client. w
| Bourke Cochran, the New York attor
ney who was MONEYS chief of coun
sci, cancelled his homeward trip to
day and will remain for a few days t
lend his aid in perfecting an appea
to the higher court.
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NO BARBER POLE SHOW
Two American Freighters Sail Disre-
garding German Decree.

New York, Feb. 1O.-Without the
barber pole Identification marks in
sisted upon by the German govern
ment, two American freight ships, the
Orleans and the Rochester, will sail
today for Europe, the first American
vessels to leave this port in defiance
of the submarine order.
The ships, according to their own
ers, will carry no contraband. They
arg not armed.
The Orleans carries a crew of 35
men, of whom, in addition to Captain
Tucker, 81 are American citizens. She
sails for. Bordeaux
The Rochester will attempt to make
ROuen, France. She carries provi-
sions, but no absolute contraba
St. Louis Can't Find Guns.
1t will be the first voyage for the
Orleans under the American flag.
She recently was transferred from
Argentine registry.
The American liner st. Louis SC
far has not been armed. Efforts tic
get guns have met with no success
altho the country has been combed
She probably will not sail until next
week.
Mails from the st. Louis may be
transferred to the White Star liner
Cedric, which will sail next week with
a huge cargo and no passengers. The
Cedric is armed
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At Same Time No Move to Put
Army on War Basis.
Progress Made for Naval and
Economic Preparedness.
KEEP MARTIAL SPIRIT ALIVE!
u. S. "Marking Time" With
First Week of Crisis Past.
Wilson, in Amy Event, Won't
Declare War, Is Belief.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-The admin
istration, fearing that ultimately war
or a estate of war" with Germany
must come, is anxious to keep awe
the martial spirit in America 1t
wishes to guard against the sapplng
influences of an undue sense of secur-
ity. on the other hand, there is no
manifest move to raise an army for
actual war. tho there has been some
-urogress made toward naval and econ
omic preparedness.
This epitomizes the government
position today at the close OF one
week of broken relations between the
United States and Germany
1t finds much of the neutral ship
ming ordinarily plying the Atlantic,
'shivering in home ports; Germany mas
slain ship travellers in an apparently
iindiscriminate sea war and shipping
has been destroyed at the rate of
about three quarters of a million tons
monthly.
With terrific possibilities ahead,
the government is anxious lest peace
propaganda-and the absence OF war
7shall lun the nation into an unjus-
tifiable calm.
Talk of Big Standing Army.
1t has prepared itself for internal
difficulties and there is talk of an
army of half a million with some dis
.cnssion Of various forms of military
service.
Thus far, however, these ideas have
not crystallized into actual action.
Insofar as an actual declaration of
war is concerned, as it was expressed
officially after yesterdays cabinet
meeting, that will be upon Germany
Responsibility.
1.-THE president himself has deter
mined to follow the literal wording of
his recent speech to congress to ask
American seamen'S and peoples lives
He will keep upon Germany the bur-
den of any actual declaration of war.
Meantime the work of neutrals to
stave off war between the United
states and Germany continues; while
in another ten days Ambassador Won
Bernstorff is expected to be aiding IN
his home land to keep the peace be-
tween the two nations.
1.-The neutrals themselves appear to
feer Germany, hence are acting eau
tfpusly. But insofar as their power
goes. they will make every effort to
prevent the conflict that authorities
regard as destined to come sooner or
later.
Raise Navy to 5000 at Once.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Wanted at
once. $4,000 able bodied seamen for
the United States navy, also several
Thousand officers.
The navy department. it was an
nounced today, wants the sailors-and
quick-to bring the line of the navy uI
TO the newly authorized strength
$4,000 men.
s.sThe officers are needed to fill out
the ranks of the officers reserve
corps, provided under the national de.
Tense act and which now numbers less
than one thousand. Those eligible tc
membership in the corps are college
or military school graduates, ex-na-
uonal guardsmen, ex-officers or non.
commissions of the regular army-un.
der honorable discharge or in the re.
serve. active non-cCmmissioned Off
GERS of The regular army or mere cit.
zens who have attended militar,
camp Such eligfbles must pass Z
military examination
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CITY OF TOPEKA WINS
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versed the decision, holding that the
stock remained in the Lavanburg es-
tate, which was bound by the laws
in existence at the time of Lavan-
burg's death.
Affirm a Belts Claim.
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cision of the Shawnee county district
court in the case of w. F. Sheahan
against the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company. The suit grew
out of a contract for building new
station at Waurika. Okla, for the
Rock Island railroad. The late ]. b.
Belts held the contract for the work
and a claim for S575 was held by
Sheahan, who sought to enforce his
claim against the surety company.
Longren Wins Suit.
A. K. Longren, the Topeka aviator.
wins his suit for damages against the
Missouri Pacific Railway company.
tt higher court upheld the decision
of the Shawnee county district court
allowing Longren damages because of
delay in delivery of his aeroplane to
a town, where Longren had a contract
to put on his exhibition. The Missouri
Pacific was late and Longren forfeited
his contract. The lower court had al
lowed him damages.
On Inheritance Tax.
The state of Kansas will have to
bring suits against the heirs of an es-
tate to collect the inheritance tax on
securities of Kansas corporations, the
Kansas supreme court held The deci-
sion of the Shawnee county district
court, first division, was upheld by the
supreme court in the case brought by
the state against the Santa Fee rail-
road to collect the inheritance tax
against a foreign heir. The inherit
ance tax was not paid, and the state
had tried to collect from the Santa Fe
on the ground that it was the duty of
the corporation to refused to transfer
the stock until the heir showed that
the inheritance tax had been paid.
Dismiss Zimmerman Case
The appeal of w R. Zimmerman
from the second division of the Shaw
] nee county court in a suit brought by
the Interstate Townsite company to
collect on a note was dismissed The
lower court had given a judgment for
! $26-16 against Zimmerman for six
months payments, with interest, on a
note for SITS.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
List of opinion handed down by the su
preme court. Saturday, February TO- 1917
By Johnston. c. j.

List of opinion handed down by the SUI
preme court. Saturday, February 10, 1917.
By Johnston, C. j.
state of Kansas. appellant VS.. The In
dependence oTaS Company. ct al, John NJ.
Landon ct al, etc) appellees; appeal from
Montgomery country. Reversed and re-
nanded with directions to enter judgment
for the plaintiff for $1,000. Dawson, j.,
not sitting)
Gertrude Barton. appellee vs. Frank NJ.
Barton appellant; appeal from Cloud cOun-
ty. Affirmed.
]. +. Corley, appellee VS. NJ F. Ehlers,
appellant; appeal from Edwards county.
murrer to first cause of action stated in
petition. reversed; and in sustaining de-
murrer to second cause of action affirmed.
Charles 5. Ergenbright, appellee The
st Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail-
way company, appellant; appeal from
Montgomery county. Reversed and re-
Elizabeth Il: Hauck, appellee VS.. The
Valley Falls Mercantile Co, ct al (rhe
Davis Mercantile Co, Interpleaderl appel
lants appeal from Jefferson county. Re
versed and remanded for new trial.
r r. johnson ct al, etc, appellees VS..
jeremiah Feik appellant; appeal from Nor
Hattie Newton Caldwell. ct al, appellants
vs. Julia Newton; ct al; appeal from
Mitchell county. Affirmed.
BY Burch, j.
Carrie W. Girardey, appellant VS.. Vic
tor F: Grardey, ct al, appellees: appeal
from Kiowa county. Affirmed.
In re Leck Cowan. Petitioner, appellant
and in re Banty Mccullough, Petitioner
appellant; appeals from Cherokee county
Both affirmed.
The Niotaze State Bank. appellee VS.. W
/ O. Cooper. ct al, appellants; appeal from
ChautaGqua county. Affirmed.
Z Rosa Kiover. appellant VS.. c. E. Rugh
appellee; appeal from Dickinson county
Affirmed.
The Ludowici- Celadon Company, appel
liant VS. The Coffeyville Gas & Fuel Co.
I appellee; appeal from Montgomery county
/ reversed and remanded with directions t
4 oyerrule the demurrer to the petition.
State of Kansas, appellee vs.. Laura Wis
j don, appellant appeal from Shawnee coun
| ty (Div. No. p. Affirmed
State OF Kansas, appellee VS.. JOSEPH
| johnson, appellant; appeal from Sedgwicl
/ county (Diy No. p. Affirmed.
/ BY Mason, j.
/ Mrs. Rose L. Malaney, appellant vs.
I Allen \: Cameron ct al, etc, appeuees
/ appeal from Douglas county. Rehearini
/ denied
/ The German American State Bank, ap
| pellee vs. w. T. Watson, appellant: appea
from Anderson county. Affirmed.
Mary Emma Harmon, appellee VS.. TIL
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IODAYSAMUSEMENTS

lklS-Gladys Brockwell in lone
Touch of SIM
NONELTY-Five acts of vaudeville
Pathe Weekly News.
ORPHEUM-W William Desmond in
The Iced Bullet" and comedy.
COZY-Francis Y. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne in The DipIo-
matte Service"
GRAND-Movie feature. THE I'm
written Law"
For details. prices. etc. see adver-
tisements on another page of the
State journal.
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers, New England
Building.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels this week
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 130,379 bushels thus far
bushels.
1T is reported from Argentina officials
that there will probably be an export duty
of per cent imposed on all grain begin
ming April 1. Insurance rates continue
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were LOSS. eco bushels
bushels of corn, $4,000 bushels of oats !:
wheat and flour combined, 1.121 600 bush
els.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
'cording to Bradstreet's, were $685., 600
last week and 11.4sO.O0o bushels a year
ago. Corn shipments this week were $685.
Shipments of wheat from Argentina this
week were 3,011,0O0 bushels, compared
with 1,I24 900 bushels last week and S66,-
since January / are 1896. 900 bushels: a
year year ago; $4,000 bushels; Corn ship
against 1.772.oOo bushels last week S and
:s6s bushels a year ago Total shipments
since Janq "a ~ oo are iss7 600 bushels
this week were 100000 bushels of the
wheat $4,000 bushels was for Brazil, l.
20. coo bushels for Italy and France and
100000 bushels for the United Kingdom
Kansas City Produce Market
hdhsdS lily req Nv ii EA1-taSn
Market lie to &c higher. No. hard. 81 TSI
q s314 No. .; S11I@1.s1; No. 2 red,
ST. SOY No. 3. S112@179.
CORN-Market &c higher No mixed.
9912c; No. 3, 9Sa4 @9914c; No. white.
e91Ad99Ac; No. yellow, $1.01; No. 3,
81. 001a -
OATS-Market unchanged TO &c higher.
No white, 5S@5S1c; No. mixed, sea
sic.
RYEs14s
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s2. 4O@2 So.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BRAN-S1 5sd16O.
SHORTS-$1 5O@175.
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGtsS-Firsts. 40c.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
CLOSE WHEAT-May 81 733k61 731.
July, 81 .46A; September. S135k61. SO.
CORN-May, 99hc; July, OSLO.
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Feb. o.--BUTTER-Market un
changed.
EGGS..Market higher. Receipts 2s29
cases. Firsts- AL. M45c; ordinary firsts
43c: at mark. cases included. 4m441ac
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Aiiye, unchanged
New York Sugar Market.
| New York, Feb. 10-SUGAR-Raw
steady; molasses. 4.13: centrifugal SOP;
refined, quiet; fine graduated, e.75
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5 DAYS In OPEN BOAT
One American in Party-An Nearly
Dead From Exposure.

London, Feb. 10.-Three English
men and one American negro, MEM
bers of the crew of the torpedoed
steamer, Dauntless. have been picked
up in a small boat at sea by a trawler,
according to a Reuters dispatch from
Madrid. The men had been without
food for five days. They were taken
to a hospital.
The DauntleSS was a British steam
er of 2,157 tons, carrying a crew of 2
men. A dispatch from Paris on Feb
ruary said that two members of the
crew were killed and the captain Sc
riously wounded when the boat was
torpedoed. A later dispatch from
London reported that the survivors
had been landed, two of whom died
as a result of their experiences
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Prepare an Appeal.
HIS REVENGE UNIQUE
Gets Even by Putting Soup and Pud
ding in Wife's Slippers.

New York, Feb. 10.-"My husband
has so much pep they call him Gin
GER said Mrs Carolyn Taylor, testi-
fying against Taylor in a disorderly
conduct charge
THE other night when he heard
had sworn to a warrant for him he
filled one of my slippers with soup
and treated the other to portion of
rice pudding.
s'I wish you could take some of the
spice out of him.
Taylor was held in $500 bail for
ava mi ma ton
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REVIEW SHOWS

(Continued from Page one.)
houses have let down the bars to
members during the closing hours for
introduction of bills and the final rec
ord for the first five weeks of the
session will not be absolutely COM
plete until adjournment
Fewer Bills All Around.
The record for this year as COM
pared with two years ago, shows
fewer bills introduced, and more bills
passed than during the first five
weeks of the session of 1915 In the
1915 session 1.720 bills had been Of
fered in the two houses in the first
five weeks of the session, with just
% new laws. The house had origin
ated 974 proposed laws, while the
senate offered TAG proposed enact
ments.
Both houses have spent much time
this winter in passing the buck. Most
of the game has been played in the
house. Their members handed the
senate the bone dry bill, repeal of the
tax rebate law, eight per cent COM
mercial interest rate and few other
little measures with dynamite in
them. Just now the senate is waver-
ing in the balance concerning the con-
stitutional convention Question APP
parently the measure is dead in the
upper house. But you never know
what a legislature may do. Some day
the senate solons may look to the
joke to check the matter up to the
house.
The senate slipped the house the
CITY manager bill House members
antagonistic to the reform were I'M
abIeSto hold the measure in the com
mitfee and the measure is out on the
house calendar under a special order
for next Wednesday. Maybe the SEN
ate will think of these things before
| taking liberties with the constitutional
program
Constitutional Changes.
After several attempts house mem
bers are now bracing their feet and
] nreparing to walk brayely and cour-
! a gecusly to the front and face all OF
/ the seven or eight proposed constitu-
tfonal changes in a special order set
for Monday afternoon Several well
fare measures will go before the legis-
/ lat1re for consideration next week, but
the one big reform asked by the fe-
male Iobby-compulsory pensions for
/ women-came home in charge of a
nurse when the house amended the
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bill to provide an optional rather
than a mandatory clause.
Committee bills in both houses viii
probably reach the hopper some time
next week. These bills will be given
a place on the calendar immediately
following introduction. They will be
advanced to special orders in the next
few weeks and as soon as they have
passed the two houses there is little
that can keep the lawmakers in town.
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IODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. 10.-WHEAT-Buying on
the part of houses with seaboard connee-
tons carried wheat prices today sharply
upward. Gossip was current that radical
change for the better would soon be evil
dent in regard to the condition of railway
facilities for the acceptance of grain ship
ments- Besides, crop damage complaints
from the southwest continued to stimulate
demand. The opening, which ranged from
&c to 115e higher, with May at 81: lO1s TO
Sill and July at $1-7ss to FLATS, was
followed by decided further advance and
then something of reaction
Adviees that thee entente allies were con,
centrating fleet that would be convoyed
by warships gave greatly increased conf
dence to the bulls. 1t was said the Brit
ish government had Communicated many
South American line boats and would ex-
pedite shipments from the United States TO
Europe. As a result the market scared
in the late dealing. The close was strong,
2Ac to $50 net higher, with May at $lI4ss
to S174K and July at $1.49A to 81. 90
CORN-Lightness of offers had bullish
effect on corn. The holding tendency OF
the country seemed to have become more
pronounced. After opening Nc to sc
higher, the market scored moderate further
gains. -
Subsequently, the market hardened still
more owing to the rise of wheat The close
was firm at Se to nc net advance.
OATS-Oats rose with other grain The
buying was of scattering character.
PROYISIONS-Strengt in hogs ano
cereals made provisions firm. Ribs agaiI
led the market up grade.
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REPORT BILL AVORABLY
Senate Committee Endorses Universal
Military Training.

Washington. Feb. 1O-A universal
military training bill was favorably
reported to the senate today by the
military affairs committee. Chairman
Chamberlain submitted the bill with
out comment. asking that it go to
the calendar. Senators Thomas (Dem }
and Brady (Rep-) members of the
committee reserved the right to sub
init minority REPORTS
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New York, Feb. 0.-MONEY-Mercantile
paper, per cent. Sterling 90 day bills
.72la commercial. 90 day bills on banks,
demand, 475A; cables, 4.76 ZIG. FRANCS.
demand. 5.s44 cables, 5.s3A. Marks, de
II; cables, 11M Guilders, demand. 40 IL
16; cables, 40%. Lires, demand, 7.29; ca
bles. 7.2S. Rubles, demand, 291s cables,
29%. Bar silver, 77asc; Mexican dollars,
6Oc- Government bonds, irregular; railroad
bonds irregular
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Kansas City Live stock Market


Chicago, Feb. 1o-HOGS-Receipts 81
sales, $i2.soa ESQ; light. sii. so@ TIs .2S:
mixed, 12.15@12.5o; heavy. S12O5G12.55;
rough. $1205G12.2o; pigs. 50 75@1110.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000 Market weak.
Native beef cattle. S7.S0@1225: stockers
and feeders, $6;1o@925; COWS and heifers.
SHE iESPi5Ri 1000 Market steodv
Wethers, $1O.60@11S0; lambs, So 1Oa14 Co
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New York Feb. 10.-BUTER-Creame
higher than extras, 45c-
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 47c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State held, spec
ials. 2515@25%c.
POULTRf-Alive, steady; dressed. nrm.
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The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect.
Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by
anyone without causing nervousness or
ringing in the head There is only one
"Bror Quinine-" E. w. GROVES sigma
ture on box. 25c.-Adv.
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tfosiffyely canot use eDeep or tarDs
unless fat.)
Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and madisonI
Topeka. Kan. Feb. 10
HENS-3h lbs. and over, lie: under
31a lbs. 14c: springs over 2 lbs lie:
ducks, 10c; geese, Sc broilers, 2 lbs. and
under. 1Sc; old BOOSTERS, &c; shaggy young
BOOSTERS. 1
RutteY and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.,
Topeka, kan.D
Topeka, Kan, Feb TO-
CHICAGO EGGS-446 441ac
NEW YORK EtGS@S64s1zc.
CREAMERY BCTTER@Chicago. 3sh6
39c: New York. 43c: Elgin. 39c: Topeka
wholesale. 36hc.
Topeka Hay Market.
FURNISHED by i. A. Beck. 112-i4 East 6th.b
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 10.
PRAIRIE HAY-S900.
ALFALFA-S17.00.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by I. j. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 10.
wHEAT-s175a1.S6 .
CORN-94c.
OATS-5OM55r
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Chicago: Feb 1o,-WHEAT-Close: May.
SI74es @1-747s; July, $1.493s @15O; Septem-
Der. $780,.
CoRN-May, $1e2h@1o2ss; July, 81 oo%
@1.O0zs.
OATS-May, 561a@565sc, July, 55G551kc.
PoRRsMay. s3e12; July, s2355
SHORT RIBS-May, S15.s5; July, s15s5.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka. Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending Z a. m. Saturday.
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New Orleans, Feb. 1O.-COTTON-Spot
nominal and unchanged; middling. 1I-lS.