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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
VICTIMS ALIVE

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without doing anything to eliminate
the dangerous condition.
Two deputies from the coroner's
office. George b, schrivner and
George Webster, are conducting an in
Vestigation to ascertain whether the
disaster was caused by criminal negli-
gence and to ascertain if possible the
number of missing.
Chicago. Feb. Five persons are
known to be dead and police estimate
that at least thirty others lost their
lives in a gas explosion that wrecked
an eighteen-flat tenement in the con-
gested Ghetto district of the west
side early today. Two thousand, half
naked and barefooted, We're driven
from their homes into the streets with
the temperature degrees below zero
when buildings for several squares
were rocked by the conclusion. Shat
tered windows caused untold suffer-
ing.
Following the explosion, which
came with such force that the build
ing was completely demolished. u
yawning crevasse was torn open in the
street Out of the fissure leaped a
blue flame, which, by the time fire
men arrived, had spread to the wreck
age and transformed the debris into a
roaring inferno. Rescue of injured
men, women and children, and recov-
cry of bodies was practically impos-
sible.
Recover Five Bodies.
Seven o'clock this morning five
bodies had been taken from the
wreckage. Police estimate that at
least thirty more are buried under the
ruins. Many will be completely Gre
mated. firemen say.
Immediately after the explosion,
emergency alarms were sent to all the
fire stations in the city and prompt
rrirr Of Of tvs
saved many adjoining tenements. With
clothing coated with ice, firemen, po-
iicemen and volunteers risked their
lives carrying women and children
from the wrecked and adjoining flats.
Several firemen, badly frozen, were
taken to hospitals with those they had
rescued.
26 Children in the Tenement.
Twelve namilies made their home in
the tenement. Each family had a
number of roomers, so it has been
impossible to secure an accurate esti-
mate of the number of persons living
in the building. The exact death list
probably never will be learned, police
say. Some estimates run as high as
fifty
There were twenty-six small chill
dren in the tenement. All were under
10 years of age. Some, who escaped
were thrown from third story windows
by frenzied parents. Clement S. Da-
Wis, d SWllcHIIldI, on MS way nome
from work, passed the building short
ly after the explosion occurred. Three
small children were tossed into his
arms from a second story window. A
fourth struck him on the read, render
ing him unconscious He was taken
to the hospital. The child was unin-
1ured.
Three small children, in night
clothes, were seen to crawl out of a
basement window soon after firemer
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. 2.-WHEAT-After a eau
Gous start the wheat market today in
fluenced by limited purchasing, scored a
moderate advance. Uncertainty at the out
lations between the United States and Ger
many Some of the more venturesome trad
ers, however, took to the bull side on the
ground that the absence of any rupture
as yet between the two countries gave hope
that break might yet be averted Elk
ter crop tended also to lift prices. Opening
quotations, which ranged from ne de-
cline to &c advance with May at $1.62 to
Sl.63 and July at $1.42 to S143h, were
followed by slight down turns in some
cases and then a hardening of values all
around.
Advices telling of added lack of snow
protection in major portion of.the winter
wheat belt prevented any decided setback
until after midday but in the last hour of
owing to selling by prominent houses that
had successfully anticipated yesterday s
big break In prices. The market closed
unsettled at $1.60A to $1.61 for May and
$1.43B to $1.433s for July with the market
a whole 21ac off to 21sc up as compared
with yesterdays finish.
CORN-Active demand from the sea-
board put strength into corn. The nervous
ness which was evident yesterday seemed
to be entirely gone, after opening 1sc off
to NC up, prices made substantial general
gains.
In subsequent transactions profit taking
on the part of early buyers caused the
market to sag. The close was nervous at
Ac decline to 1sc advance compared with
the windup yesterday.
OATs-0ats rose with corn Buying.
VISIoNs-support from packers
carried provisions up grade. Offerings
were scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

bacillus infection as a result of a
gunshot wound.
would Hunt have lived if the leg
had been amputated right after he
was shot?" asked Schenck.
1T is probable he would" replied
the witness.
What causes such infection?"
Germs either on the clothing. on
the surface of the skin or on the bull
let's which get into the blood"
Did you take out any bullets?"
NO"
Did you examine to ascertain if the
the body"
only on the surface" was the re-
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COOPER TRIAL


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a licentious reputation Hunt was al
legged to have possessed in those days
and told of alleged instances that
would tend to bear out the reputation
Hunt had at the time. This testimony
was unprintable in its character and
Robert Carver, county attorney, de-
clared it would not be permitted in the
district court.
Physician on the Stand.
Dr. J. w. Farley, a Santa Fe sur
geon, who had charge of Hunt, testi-
fled that death was caused by gas
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paper 4@4h per cent Sterling, GO day
bills. 4.721a: commercial so day bills on
banks. 4.121s commercial 60 day bills,
Francs, demand, 5.s4A: cables, 4.S3A
Marks, demand, 81; cables, 61A; Kronen,
demand; 10as; cables. IoA. ,Guilders, de
80; cables. $50. Rubles, demand, 2SSs
cables 20. Bar silver, 764c; Mexican dol
lars, 59Ac Government bonds, steady
railroad bonds, weak. Time loans, steady
60 days. 8: 80 days, 3A 6 months, 3lA.
Call money. firm: high, 3; low, 2; ruling
at 3
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Kansas City, Feb. 2.-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market Zoe to 15c lower. Bulk Of
packers and butchers, 11.50@11.7O; light,
$11 20@11 40; pigs, $950@u.75,
CATTLE-Receipts 500 Market steady.
Prime fed steers. $11 .00@11. rs: dressed beef
steers. SS.75@1090; cows, $600@9.50: heif-
ers, S7.00G11.00; stockers and feeders, $675
G10.00: bulls, $6.50@S.50: calves, 81. 0O112 10
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market 10c to 15c
higher. Lambs. $12.75@14.Ge; stockers and
feeders, $7.00@13.S5.
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Withdraws Oregon Alien BIZ.

Salem, Ore, Feb. 2.-Oregon's anti
alien land bill was withdrawn from
the legislature here today by Senator
George R. Wilbur, Democrat, who in
troduced it, because, as he said, he
did not want to handicap President
Wilson with possible japanese COM
plications during the present interna-
tiOnal crisis
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Chicago, Feb. -HOGS-Receipts 1900.
Market steady. Bulk Of sales, $11.60@11.7 IS
light, S11.15G11.S5: heavy. S11.15G11 90 F;
rough. 81. 15@11,45: Figs. $9.5O@1O75.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Native beef cattle, $775@12.OO; western
steers. S7.75@1015; stockers and feeders,
$6.00@910; cows and heifers, $5.00@10.25
calves. S10.00014.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market firm
Wethers, $10.40@11.75 lambs, S12-15@1460.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
fake LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
cts. Druggists refund money if it fails to
,ure. p: w. GROVES signature is on each
0ox. 25c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02


Building)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 207,0S bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks decreased 361 ,613
bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada today were S21, 900 bushels of wheat.
1900 barrels of flour. $4,000 bushels of
corn, $1,000 bushels of oats; wheat and.
flour combined, S9S000 bushels
Estimated shipments of wheat from Ar
gentina this week at l. 100, 900 bushels COM
pared with 2,117, 900 bushels actually ex-
ported last week and LOOP 600 bushels n
year ago Estimated corn shipments are
100000 bushels.
The February crop report for Oklahoma
makes the winter wheat conditions so per
cent, against 81 in January and rs wear
ago. Farm reserve of wheat are estimated
at Z per cent, corn SO per cent and oats %
per cent. Last year reserves of wheat were
16 per cent, corn 40 per cent and oats SO
per cent.
The Minneapolis flour output last week,
according to the Northwestern Miller was
260,905 barrels, a decrease of 13,7S5 barrels,
compared with the week before and 1903 72J
less than a year ago. Business approved
somewhat, altho Minneapolis milIers and
grain men report increased difficulty In
getting cars. Export sales last week were
10000 bags of straight, 10000 bags of Sec
ond and 1000 bags of Red Dog, chiefly to
London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
$4,000 Fire in Yates Center.

Yates CenterJ Kan, Feb. 2--Fire
destroyed the Harder & Heide elevator
here early this morning. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
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Kansas City, Feb. ?.


Chicago, Feb. 2.-WHEAT-CIose: May,
$1.6Os4 @I;61; July, $1.431s @1.43as Septem-
CoRN-May, 96& @9s7sc; July, 95N@sec.
0ATS-May, 52a4e; July, 517 sc:
PORK-May, S2s.27; July, $2S.O7.
LARD-May $1617; July $i6.S2
SHORT RIBS-May S1512; July $15.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Wall ST., New York. Feb. 2.-STOCKS-
A brisk inquiry for Steel and other leaders
caused a general strengthening of the mar
ket before the end of the first hour. Steel
rose to 1041s, an extreme advance of 2h
points. with equal or greater gains in
Coppers, Equipments, Oils and Sugars.
Shippings also hardened, averaging .
points over yesterday. Utah Copper and
Beet Sugar were the outstanding features,
the former gaining almost points. with
over 8 for Sugar. Rails were comparative
ly backward except the prominent Coalers.
Prices shaded again before noon on realiz-
ing sales.
Bonds were heavy, Anglo French fives
making a new minimum price.
entire list then making lowest prices of
the day on further liquidation of rails.
The closing was weak.
Stocks yielded again to pressure today,
average prices of standard shares, rails
and industrials falling considerably under
Yesterdays lowest levels. Sales were esti-
mated at 100000 sharesJ
, the opening of today's market as to suggest
a conflict of opinion among traders. The
uncertainty in the situation between Wash
ington and Berlin was the cause of further
caution on the part of the prospective buy
ers and the short interest evidently hesi-
tated to press its advantage. Nevertheless
some important stocks such as Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies. Crucible Steel, Bald
win Locomotive and Erie made new low
records for the current movement. United
States Steel fluctuated narrowly but Sugar.
American Locomotive, Utah Copper, Read
ing, Lehigh Valley and Northern Pacific
were firm. The market became more irreg
ular later on the heaviness Of Steel.
mo Stock Table today; wires DOWN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Topeka Hay Market.
tfurnlsned by j. A Beck. 112-14 East 6th.I
PRAIRIE HAY-S9OO
ALFALFA-S17.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending at Z a. m. Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the elsatrIce Creamery Co..
Topeka, Kan.)
Topeka, Kan, Feb. ..
CHICAGO EGGS-41c.
NEW YORK EGGS-2hc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 371ac :;
New York 4115c: ElgiD-- SOC; Topeka
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by I. ]. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis St)
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2.
WHEAT-S1.75@1s6.
CORN-94c
OATS-50@55c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Poultry. Eggs and Butter
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison
Topeka, Kan, Feb. .
HENS-3la lbs. no over. I6c: kinder
312 IDS lie; springs. over 2 lbs Ice
ducks, lie; geese, &c; brothers, Q lbs and
under, 1sc: old ROSTERS, &c; shaggy young
roosters. &c
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mo Stock Table Today.l
New Orleans Cototn Market.
New Orleans. Feb 2-COTTON-Spot,
nominal and unchanged.
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New York Cotton Market

New York, Feb 2-COTToN-Spot,
quiet: middling uplands, 1890 No sales.
AID WALL ST
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New York Money Market.
New York, Feb. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tile
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Kansas City Grain Market
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported 5y Thos J. Myers. Broker. Colum :
oian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City, Feb. 2.--WHEAT-Cash :
III; No 3, S1.65@1.G9; No. 2 red, $3.50
169: No. 3. 81 .62G1. &C.
CoRN-Market 1c to 1lae higher No. 2
yellow. 96a96iSc; No. 5, 951SGeec.
oATS-Market steady to &c higher. No
RYE-$1. 40d1.41.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-s2.3 s@2. 3d.
HAY-Mafket unchanged.
RRAN-S1. 55@I5S
SHORTS-S1. 66@172.
WHEAT-Receipts IS cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts 42c.
CLOSE: wHEAT-May, $15s1a; July,
s1 G9p sePtembe Isl g S s9c 1u,v osnc
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago Feb. .-BCTTER-Market un-
EGGs--Market higher. Receipts 1924
cases. First. 441ac: ordinary firsts. 42G43c
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
New York Produce Market.
New York, Feb. 2-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery. higher than extras, 43@
EGGS Market excited. Fresh gathered
extra fine. 4s1z@49c.
GHEEsE1Market steady; State whole
POULTRY-Alive, irregular; dressed,
firm
mo Stock Table Today.l
New Orleans Cototn Market.
New Orleans. Feb. 2.-COTTON-Spot,
nominal and unchanged.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Feb. 2-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; mtddling uplands, 1880 No sales
AID WALL ST
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Chicago Grain Market
(The range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. j. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bidg)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son x Co., live stock commission mer-
chants.)
Kansas City. Feb. 2.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 500 head. Market slow; steady.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head Market 1Oc
lower. Bulk of sales, $11-5O@n.15; top.
S11.S5.
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new INHERITANCE TAX

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and a fee of 81 for the certificate. The
bill also covers the shipment Of
hides, providing a fee of ) cents for
each hide shipped and fee of so cents
for the certificate.
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FURNISHED by T. J. Myers, Columbian
Building)
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New York Suxar Market

New York Sugar Market
New FORK, Feb. 2.-SUGAR-Raw, quiet
fine graduated, 6.75.
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prices.
POSITIVELY canot use sheep or iarbi
unless fat)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
No Baby Carriages In Japan.

Ones first impression reaching
Tokyo is that 1t is exceedingly well
provided with means Of transportation
Up through the middle Of the city runs
the elevated trestle. under which scores
of warehouses and shops utilize the
covered space, and on this four-tracb
trestle electric and steam trains enter
and leave In steady streams. The
streets are filled with automobiles, mo
tortrucks, bicycles, man-drawn carts
every type of vehicle except the baby
carriage. The baby carriage OF japan
is the mothers back or the daddy's
shoulder, and have no doubt that this
closeness of mother and child through
out months and years has much to dc
with the excellent behavior Of the
bright little babies. Street cars pass Q
given point every minute or two. and al
a crossing there are always a half
dozen big trans in sight.-The Chris
tan Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04

embroidered and beaded with silk In
Joffre blue. The same model, shown
In sand color, is frightened with en-
broidery in coral pink. The tiny but
tons used are usually satin covered
and Of the same color as the embroid-
cry.
Sleeves continue long; collars open
at the throat and have more or less
of a cape at the back. Seine Of them
are convertible and there are models
specially designed for thin women
with satin vest fronts extended into a
narrow panel at the front Of a stand
ing collar. Seams are hemstitched.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
Concrete Chimney Stack.

A concrete chimney, 300 feet high,
built recently at the plant of a Texas
smelling company, and embOdying in
dts construction number Of new Ideas,
is described in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The shell, or walls, form
ing true circle and tapering from
2O3s inches thick ut the bottom to D
inches at the top, was built up with
the aid of patent cOllapsible, or adjust
able, steel forms, used in sections.
These made it easier to secure the ex-
act amount Of tapering required as the
chimney rose in height, the concrete
being mixed and tamped in the forms.
The upper part Of the chimney was
built with patent top, including a
number of 4-inch pipe inlets, regularly
spaced around the stack for the admis-
sion Of air from the outside. This re-
suits in arresting many of the prod
ucts of combustion carried up with
the smOke-which then fall down the
chimney into a hopper provided near
the base.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
Six Feet Tall at Twelve.

A girl who has been growing for the
last three years at a phenomenal rate
and is now more than six feet tall, al
though she is only twelve years old, is
interesting the physicians Of Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, who ex-
pect to see her become a giantess.
without loss of normal mental powers.
For the last three years the girls
growth has been phenomenal, surpas-
sing all records at the hospital and
cases known to the scientists there
who are studying giantism. Until she
was nine years old she was simply a
large girl. She now weighs 117h
pounds and is above the average intel
lect.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
Justice White Good Walker.

Chief Justice White could give the
noted Edward PaysOn Weston a good
handicap and beat him in a walking
match. Mr.. White brims over with
good nature, and he is welcome Wis
itor on any street which he picks for
his rambles about Washington. He
probably knows more women and chill
dren in the poorer sections, between
the capitol and the exclusive northwest
of the city, than any other Washington
ian. Frequently he is seen .trudging
along in the midst Of lot of urchins
none of whom show the slightest
regard for the great dignity of his Of
flee, but who bask equally under the
radiance Of his beaming smiles.-Eli.
sha Hanson in Cartoons MAGAZINE.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
Elbows,

Everybody has elbows and especially
famous people, so that occasionally
they can rub them with the masses.
The elbow is a symbol of democracy
and If people hadn't discovered how
to rub them we might still be living In
an age Of feudalism. The elbow is
very useful and some people who
haven't q brain in their heads elbow
their way through life and don't seem
to mind the difference. Science has
frequently been asked what people
would have done IL they had no elbows
and has explained the battling question
in this way-they would probably have
something else just like them. The
elbow is a valuable organ, or member,
and If you have an arm to cut off you
will need an elbow on it so that the
arm can be cut off either above or be-
low the elbow. Elbows are Of all sorts,
such as ragged, wrinkled, shiny and
rheumatic. Elbows are we'll enough in
their way, but great nuisance at
Quick-lunch counters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04

blues and in crossbars and inconspicu-
Gus checks and stripes.
These dresses are just the sort that
the everyday average woman likes to
own, to slip on for dinner at home and
to wear for all sorts of informal dress.
A very quiet md1el is shown in the
picture of gray taffeta, with sleeves of
georgette crepe and hemstitched col
lar of white geOrgette. The sleeves
have deep cuffs of the taffeta and
when satin or the softer silks are used,
the entire sleeve Is made of the same
material as the dress. The bodice is
plain with diagonal opening at the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04
POWER FROM THE SUMS HEAT
Scientific Records Show That Efforts
to Utilize Old SOILS Rays Date
Back to 1915.

Scientific records show that at
tempts to utilize the heat of the sun
date back to De Caux, who in 1913
undertook some solar work, and includ-
ed the experiment Of Button, who In
1747 succeeded in setting fire to
tarred plank by solar rays reflected
from a combination of fiat mirrors at
a distance of $50 feet. He did this to
show the possibility of the legend that
Archimedes thus set fire to the fleet
Of Marcellus at Syracuse in 212 b. Z.
One handicap, so far, has been the
fact that the efficiency of solar en-
gines has not been over 4.32 per cent
Of the heat value received, while that
or the ordinary steam engine Is about
Ills per cent, and the gas engine as
high as 25.5 per cent. 1t appears,
nevertheless, that with experiments
lasting over number Of years
through which the cOal-fed steam boil
ers have been improved, sun boilers
will be brought to a far better state
Of efficiency. This view Is said to be
ICSCAt CAPCAAhShsS WV
Quoted at Meadi on the Nile river, sew
en- miles south of Cairo, during two
years work. The plant was composed
of five 206-foot boilers placed on edge
and in the focus Of five channel-shaped
mirror refectOrs Of parabOlic cross
section, tOtaling an area Of 1920 feet
The maximum quantity Of steam
produced was II pounds per 1OC
square feet of mirror surface ex
posed to the sun, and the maximum
thermal efficiency Of the mirrors was
4O.1 per cent. The maximum output
for an hour was 55.5 brake horse
power, a result about ten times as
large as anything previously attained
and equal to 60 brake horsepower pei
acre Of land occupied by the plant.