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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-25
Sea Captain Thwarts ReyoIu-
ton in Venezuela.
ConspiratOrs Planned to Over.
throw President Gomez.
MONROE DOCTRINE MEKACED
Were to Buy Arms and Ammu-
milton in Germany, Claim.
Revolt Was Scheduled to Take
Place This Summer.

Copyright, 1921, by, International News
Service.)
Berlin, July 25.--Amazing disclos-
ures Of a revolutionary plot against
the government of President Gomez,
of Venezuela. which might have men
aced the Monroe doctrine. If success
full, were made here today by a Ger
man sea captain, Erich Hirshfeld.
Hirshfeld also declared that nego-
tiations had been opened with Ger
many to get arms and intimates that
milar negotiations had been
preached at Rome. Hirshfeld, find
ing that he was being double
to President Gomez and the plans fell
thru.
Hirshfeld implicated DR.. xetorga
Martinez, former minister of Vene-
zuela; General Alcantara, former
minister of interior, and another
zen of Holland and banker. Follow
ing the exposure, Alcantara was ar
rested on board a ship that had been
purchased to carry arms and anirnu-
milton from Europe to South America.
Planned for 1921.
Hirshfe1d is a seaman and formerly
commanded a ship. He did not ex-
filiated with the plotters. His story,
as told to the International News
Service, follows:
Martinez and A1cantara eommis-
stoned to buy 10000 rifles, 100000
cartridges. 20 to 80 machine guns,
four field pieces of artillery, two air..
PLANES with the necessary bombs and
one rapid 10000 ton steamer for the
transportation of troops. They wanted
a suitable warship on which at least
two six-inoh guns and machine guns
could be mounted.
1.-THE revolution was scheduled to
take place this present summer.
Bases were to be established in Porto
Rico and at Curaeo. The ship would
go to Amsterdam and secure Dutch
papers and then. flying the Dutch
flag, would proceed to the Canary Is
lands to take on board Austrian arms
and ammunition bought in italy.
1.-The ship was then to go to waters
near Curaco and take on board SOL
diers sent from CuracO in schoonerS
"a ia. e rnutiny was to be staged on
board the ship near Curaco as an ex-
cuse for putting off the Dutch captain
and crew. The vessel was then to
proceed to Caru 1ano on the northern
coast of Venezuela and hoist the Ven
ezLelian flag.
THE rebel troops were to be landed
at Carupanto, occupying the banks
and public buildings. This was to be
the sign of the revolt. In the mean
time, other troops were to have been
concentrated on the Colombian bor-
der to cooperate.
Martinez planned to depose Pres
ident iomez and assume the presi-
dency himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-25

KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN MARKET.
detailed report of Cash sales at Kansas
City, Mo-, July %, 1921, furnished by EN-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-25
WEATHER
lcdAtlnuea from paEe one.l

(cdAtinued from Page One.l
those sections, altho in the extreme
northwest it Is said that more rain is
ne The rainfall included f.s2 inches at
Coidwater and 1.42 inches at Dodge
City. other reports are Garden City
SO, Macksville "a, Scott City .92. Lib
eral x26, and Dresden. in the North
west, IA of an inch.
With the forecast OF unsettled
weather more showers are likely but
no general rains are In sight.
The highest temperature in Kansas
Sunday was So, at Garden City. and
the lowest for the last twenty -four
hour period was So at Goodland. This
was lower than the lowest at any point
in North Dakota, Montana or Colo
RADIO.
That there is a cooling off else
where is evidenced in the report of a
temperature of only 96 at Phoenix,
Arizona, Sunday. San Francisco shiv-
cred Sunday with a maximum tenn
perature of 5S and a low Sunday
night of so, making it the coolest place
in the country during the past "a
hours.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 1O4
in 1901 and the lowest was So in 1887.
At 900 O'Clock this afternoon the
wind was blowing at the rate of 16
miles per hour from the south.
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RICHARD IS CALLED
Fight Promoter Is Summoned
Before Grand Jury.
Probe Transportation of Fight
Movies Into N. Y. State.

New York. July 25.--Tez Richard,
promoter of the July second fight be-
tween Jack Dempsey. and Georges
Carpenter in Jersey City and E C.
Quimby, motion picture producer,
were summoned to appear before the
federal- grand jury today to testify
concerning the alleged transportation
OF movies ofs the fight into this state
from New Jersey in violation of fed
eral law Mr.. Richards has declared
he knows nothing of the transporta-
ton of the pictures or of plans to
show them here. Mr.. Quimby also
has denied any part in their trans
portation, tho admitting plans to ex-
hibit them. His contention is the fed
eral law prohibiting interstate trans
portation of pictures of prize fights
does not apply to the Dempsey-Car-
pentier bout as that historic sporting
event was q boxing match and not
prize fight.
Several hundred persons attracted
by advertisements and electric signs
atop theater, announcing first show
ing of the fight pictures last night,
found the box office dark and were
unable ito gain any information as to
when the actual showing would take
place.
1t was pointed out by some attor-
Aeys that no offense could be shown
Under the federal law unless the pic
lures allegedly transported from New
Jersey were given public exhibition.
The only showing of the pictures in
New York SO far has been private ex-
hihitlODs
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TOPEKA FRUIT a PRODUCE MARIE

'Fq tiis &C.. 1 FL s SoHth Kansas Ave
APPLEs-CalifOrnia SUMMER per box
SS X;VYSR1cors - California Extra Fancy
ROYAL. per basket crate, $2.59; crate
lots. per crate $2.s5; 10 crate lots per
BT'LIAIcsKBERRIEs--oregon Standard. "a
pea B'ANaa gS S ID .o75; bunch lots. O7
II LIEsGoNs-c California. 27o's to 42os. per
&c NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAJ Imperial Val
lev. Standards 40 to crate $500; Poneys,
81 to crate 1925; Flats. u to 10 to Sr az.
Ponies. Der crate, S3.25.
HON HONEY DEW MELoNs-s to Il to "a
cFf hfMRR ssr fGSis per- per carton s2oo
LOGANBERRIES--or Standard. "a
pint crate per crate 500 96o,s - aoo,s no,
box S5.5076OO.
PEACHES-Texas Eiberta. per busnel
PLES-cuban, 36's to AIS, crate
q ,s Gls5 a, reddish hs,
s s5d5s s BsSia sin'a gss s2sS kss Jgss
Blue. per crate $3.50: Fcrmosa. Red" per
crate $3.50; Abundance "Red," per crate
s-IWSYAi lb. .os2B.N
! BEANS-Michigan q. 81. p. Navy, per ID
.O55; Sea. Side. large lima, per 70, oS2o;
Cleaned led Colorado Pinto. per ID. 81: home
grown green, per lb. Us; home grown wax
p@ BEETS-Home grown, per dos. punches.
''T ctABBAGE-Kaw Valley. per lb. OPS.
CARRoTs-Home grown, per doc.
punches Go.
GG{0ElSEss. per rs dos .aO no, 0n.A.
oNioNS~Red Globe. per ID. .0l5; White
Globe. per lib. .o5; Yellow Globe, per lib.
PEAs-Fresh Kaw Valley. 20 bu. basket
(about u ID. nett. per basket $50:
PoTAroE f j sE valley o single sack sack
s Sit 20 sack lots. per ewt 500.
:, MANIFESTATIONS ADJ IL grown. per dOz-
HUE naUfBARB-Home grown, per Id. .Os
SQUASH-Home grown, per bushel, 81 IS.
/ SWEET PoTATOEs-Porto Rico, per
"Reminiscences, per four basket
crate $3.50; crate lots. per crate $145;
crate lots. per crate S1.25.
| TURNIPS-Home grown bulk, per ID.
CIDER-Red Wing. per case of 6 1-gailon
GINGER ALE--Bsech Nut, per case ssSs.
GRAPE JUICE-welch's and Req Wing.
quarts, IL to the case, per case S775; pints.
to o. the he case. per ser case ssTS gallons, to
the case per case $40 80 plus 109ewar tax
HoRsEkAD1sH-Per carton, 1 dog bot
| ties $1.40; per carton. one-half gallon
OYSTER sHELL~Per sack, $1.e5.
doz 24-16 OF. Jars, in case $500; three case
lots, per doz. $500; five case lots, per dez.
81 So ten case lots per doz. .s275.
spaipirosimately. % gal barrel. per gal
dS aeE aa Th eRaeT 9 g Fs
doz:- s2.55; distilled. full quarts, per doz.
Pop CoRN-Japanese huli-less. 100 ID.
bags. per lb. 90.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. July 25.-WHEAT-Bears had
an advantage IN the wheat market today,
owing chiefly TO the outlook that primary
receipts this week might be the largest on
record A heavy increase of the visible sup
ply total was also expected. On the other
hand bulls put emphasis on Secretary
Hoover's prediction of Europe demand for
United States surplus gain. Opening quo
tati0ns which ranged from &c to 11lc low
er with September S1.20st to 81 % and De-
cenlber s1-24 to 81 PA were followed by a
moderate rally but then another sag.
Subsequently, falling off In hedging pres
sure together with improving export buy
ing gave values quick upturn. The close
was firm. &c to 1Ae net higher, with Sep
TENDER 81 231z to s1-23% and December
81 261z to S1261s
CORN-Rains tended to ease the corn
market After opening 1kc to sc lower.
including September at 60Jse to Gle. the
market rallied a little, and then declined
Export sales Of five thousand bushels
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.CH1cAGo L1YEsrock MARKrr.

Chicago, July 25-CATTLE-Recei
10000 Steers aud she stock, loo to, 25c
higher; top yearlings, early, $9.65; bulk
beef steers, 81. 50690U; bulk fat she stock,
s4.40@6l75; bulls, soc higher; bulk Of sales,
$5.25d6.25; veal calves, slow; quality,
HOGS-Receipts 10000. Market fairly
active; better grades, steady to 10c lower (;
others mostly Toe to 15c lower than yester-
days average: top, $1110; bulk better
grades. $10.006111.OJ; bulk packing grades,
$s.90@925; pigs, steady to 15c lower; bulk
desirable, $10.60910.S5
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Sheep and ma
tive lambs, opening about steady; top
native lambs to city butchers, $1,000; pack
err top, 1918: no westerns sold early; bid
ding lower fat ewes, top early, $500.
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WOMAN IN CASE
Mrs. Eva Manson Held in RAN
dolph "Kidnaping" Case.
Says She Was With Sharon
Man During His Absence.

Sharon, Pa, July '25.-Mrs. Eva
Wanson of Cleveland, Ohio, surren-
dered to the police he0e last night
after she had learned that she was
wanted by the authorities in connec-
ton with the case of Thomas d. Ran
dolph, Sharon business man, recently
reported to have been Kidnapped, and
held for fifty thousand dollars ran
som.
Randolph, who returned TO his home
last Wednesday night, is held on sew
eraI charges, including using the mails
in an attempt to defraud. A warrant
had been issued for Mrs. Wanson
charging her with conspiracy with in
tent to defraud. She denied that she
had conspired with Randolph but told
the police she had been with him at
Stoneboro, Pa, near Sharon, during
the time OF his disappearanee
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TEXAS CATTLEMAN SHOT.
Brother OF Man Whipped by X. K. X.
Found Dead.

Houston. Tex, July 25.-Torn for-
ribly by buekshot, the body of M c.
Benson, prominent Galveston county
cattleman, was brought to Houston
shortly before noon today, Benson
died at League City, a half hour after
he had been shot four times with a
shotgun by unknown assailants. He
was shot down as he walked along
the street.
Officers investigating the shooting
believe there may be some connection
with the incident and the reported
whipping by masked men Of G. G..
Benson, brother of the slain man, at
Dickson several days ago. Punish
ment, alleged to have been dealt G. c.
Benson, was said to have aroused
considerable feeling in Dickson.
Two men were implicated in the
shooting, League City citizens in
formed county authorities.
Benson's mother. Mrs. o. B. Ben
son, and two brothers, Roy H. and G.
c. Benson reside at Dickson, ana a
sister, Mrs. G. M. Todd. lives in Hous-
ton The slain man was about forty
wears old.
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K. K. K. TO TOPEKA
,COntlnued from paxe ope.1


William j. Simmons, imperial wizard
of the Knights of the Ku Klux Khan.
of Atlanta, Ga, to keep his repre-
senta tives out of Texas, was read in
the house this morning but before
action could be taken, the time for
considering resolutions had expired
and consideration of the matter went
over until tomorrow. The resolution
was not called up until after Repre-
sentative Banker of Milan had made
remarks on a question of personal
privilege.
Representative Moore of Hunt has
prepared and will offer as a substitute
for the Patman resolution a resolution
for the appointment of a committee of
five to make an investigation of the
Ku Klux Khan. The committee would
be appointed by the speaker u the
house and would relieve the governor
from handling the situation. The
Moore resolution provides for an In
vesdgation to ascertain if the Ku Klux
Khan exists in Texas.
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OPEN BRANCH Ar OSAGE CITY
Wood Motor Company of Topeka Es-
tablisEles New Agency.

A branch agency of the Wood Mo-
tor company was opened at Usage
City, Kan, Saturday, July %, accord
ing to Noel v. Wood, of the Topeka.
firm, today. Buick and Cadillac cars
for Usage county will be handled by
the new agency.
The 1nitiatory appearance of the
Wood Motor Company of Usage City
marks another step in the growth of
the organization that has had such
marked success in Topeka under the
present management. From a small
place of business below Tenth street
on Kansas avenue it has grown stead
lily until it has one of the most mod
ern automobiles sales and service
plants in Kansas at Sixth and Van
Buren, streets
The branch house will be on the
same basis as the home office at To-
peka. There will be complete stock
of parts and competent service or
ganization will be maintained
Sales of two Buick cars have al
ready been reported.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, July 25.-CAITLE-Re-
ceipts 10000. Yearlings, steady to strong,
half load So %; drey fed steers, steady to
25c higher top heavy, $500; ether gF g so
Texas yearlings, $500; best Kansas grass
ers s7.f5; many grass and cake fed steers,
Sc 256675 vanners and bulls, steady to
strong: bulk Gamers, around $500; most
bulls. S4.256I500; calves, steady to SOC low
err; practical top, $500; many calves, SCOOP
100; other classes, uneven but mostly
steady; best cows, $5T5; medium to good.
SAOO@5.25; best stockers, $3.50; good feed
ers $6.60.
HOGS-Receipts 6,50O. Better grades,
barely active; others SLOW mostly steady
to 10c lower best lights and mediums to
shippers, S10.35; top, 5000; bulk of sales,
So 30d10.30 packer top. 5000.
SHEEP-Revefpts 5000. Western lambs,
steady; Idaho, S1059; native lambs, steady
to CSC higher odd punches, 1915; load,
$685.; sheep, 256I50c higher; Idaho ewes,
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RAID HOME BREW FACTORIES
Police Rutn TopeIxa's Bid for Fame
Among Thirsty.

HOIcG KUHN 1OpekAsS DID EOF Eame
Among Thirsty.
Kansas City. st. Louis and Milwau-
kee can't claim ali of the breweries in
the country, at least they con1dn't be-
fore Saturday, because up to that
time Topeka was In the running for
a share of the honor or dishonor,
which ever it may be.
But the police ruined the city's
bid for fame among the thirsty early
Saturday night by taking charge of
the brewery which was located at the
home of G. II. GRADER. 400 West Cur
tbs street There the police found
fifty bottles and two gallon jars of
home brew which had undoubtedly
been prepared for the trade" late
Saturday night and Sunday, the police
say.
There were also found at the place
thirteen cans of malt and thirteen
packages of hops which, the police
say, was evidence that the manufac-
ture of more brew this week was con-
templated. Both the brew and the
''nnakins' were confiscated.
Searching further for damp goods,
the police found a quarter bottle of
whisky and two bottles of home brew
at the home of Katherine Tassel, 1913
Topeka avenue. and bottle of corn
whisky at Winkelman's restaurant,
ala Kansas avenue.
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WHIP BUTCHER AND WIFE.
Masked Men Charged Alabama Woman
With immortality.

3. Birmingham. Ala. July &c. C.
Cooley, AZ years old. a butcher, and
Mrs. j. w. Alexander. a widow. were
taken from their homes by masked
men here Saturday night, driven about
ten miles an the country and severely
whipped, according to their statements
to the police. After administering the
beating, the assailants drove away ana
the victims returned to the city.
Mrs. Alexander said her assailants
made a charge Of immortality against
her and beat her in spite of her denial.
Cooley declared he had received a
warning to leave the community, but
had ignored it.
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CASES IN Seventeen CITIES
Reduction of Freight Rates on
Livestock Is Asked.
Most of Time Will Be Devoted
to Telephone Troubles.

Following a hearing today in the
Kansas livestock rate case, the public
utilities commission will devote itself
for time largely to consideration of
telephone cases. @Twenty-one hearings
are Scheduled between now and Sep
TENDER /. They will be held at Topeka,
Strong City. Kansas City, ka, indie
penden e, Hepler, Fontana, Harrington,
Ontario, Wetmore, Beattie, Marion,
Elmdale, HaHston, LeonardYille, Ogden
and Eudefa-
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ron CoNrMoDoRE,s GUYS.
To Renew Historic New York Yacht
Club Tuesday.

New York, July 25.-The booming
of a solitary cannon aboard the flag
ship of the New York Yacht club fleet
afternoon will signal the renewal of
an historic yachting cruise, discon-
tinued because of the war in 1917.
The start will be made Wednesday
morning and the ports of call for sue
ceedings nights will be New Haven,
New London, Block Island and New
port. The run from Block island to
Newport, thirty-one miles, will be
made for the Commodore cups.
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The schedule of Hearings.

Inc CNAlS0uAC Ol hS%AEAnSSs
The schedule of hearings follows:
July IS, Topeka-Applicatio Kan
sas Livestock association for reduction
in livestock freight rates.
July 26, Strong City--Twin Cities Gas
company to discontinue furnishing gas
to the cities of Strong City and Cot
tonwood Falls; City of Strong City to
increase water rates to the city OF
c ttonwood Falls.
August /, Kansas City, Kan.-Kan-
sas Telephone company to increase
rates at Bethel and Vance.
August 2, Iuka-Farmers' Union
Telephone company to discontinue line
( between Byers and Iuka.
August 8, Independence - Kansas
City Long Distance Telephone COM
pany to increase rates at Independ-
ence.
August 4, Hepler-Hepler Telephone
company to increase rates at Hep1er.
August 5, Fontana@Fontana Tele-
phone company to increase rates at
August 9, erington-United Tele-
phone company to discontinue toll
service to Harrington.
August 8, WetmoTe- o.
Z H. Moulder and E. c. Gafford OF Wet
Z more Telephone company regarding
service.
August 10, Beattie-Farmers' Mu-
tual Telephone, company rates.
August 10, Naturalization Mutual
Telephone company rates.
August 10, EImdale Farmers
Mutual Telephone company. to discon-
4 tinue line between Elmdale and
Hymer
AUGUST II, Hanston-Hanston Tele-
phone company. rates.
August II, sLeonardville - Riley
County Telephone company VS.. Rocky.
Ford Milling and Power company,
z transmission line interference.
I August IL, Ogden-Ogden Mutual
Telephone company rates.
August -Euroda-Mutua1 Tele-
: phone company. reopening old case in
reswitching rates.
August 16. Topeka-Applicatio Tri
Z City Gas company to increase rates at
Cherryvale.
August II, Topeka Complaint,
Z George Robinson ct at, NOrtonville VS..
fNortonville Telephone company and
Jefferson County Light and Power
company. O.
August 23, Topeka-Appiicatio X.
&c, x. V. & W. for an order relative
Fto the use of certain tracks of Kansas
Electric Utilities company, Lawrence.
( August 20. Topeka-Hearing on
motion for rehearing Great Bend
Water and Electric company VS.. City
sof Great Bend and Hoisington.
( October 254 Topeka-Rocky Ford
milling and Power company, stock
Tissue; Riverside Light and Power COM
spany, Central Light and Power COM
pany, to increase rates in fifty Kansas
atoWns. Further hearing.
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK MARKET.

East st. Louis, July 25-CATTLE-Re-
tive Oklahoma steers, steady: lower under
tone prevailing on lower grades; light
yearlings and heifers, steady to strong
lower on beef cows calves, so 50610.00.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 Market active,
steady to 1Oc to 15c lower; best butchers
medium quality showing decline; top.
s11.15; bulk lights and mediums, s10-50@
lilo; bulk heavies, $10.35n1050; pigs,
SHEEP-Receipts 400. Market Csc to
soc lower good stocks. scarce; top lambs,
5000; bulk OF sales, $s.23GS.75; bulk med
ium, s7.506s25; ewes. scarce, $3.o0G40o
lower grades, unchanged.
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on men seek Help.

Kansas City. Mo. July 25.-In-
creased financial aid to the oil indus
try from the federal reserve bank and
recognition by the reserve system of
oil paper not now eligible for redis-
count was sought by Mid-Continental
oil men here today in conference with
officials of the tenth federal reserve
district
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Pasadena, Cal. July 25.-Judge
Septimus Hanna, n years old, former
pastor and first reader of the mother
church of the Christian Scientists at
Boston, died here today. Judge Hanna
succeeded Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as
president of the Massachusetts, Meta
physical college.
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1. 0. o. F. PICNIC Ar GARFIELD.
Entertainment Planned for Lodges of
Shawnee County on August Is.

Members of all the I. O. o. F. and
Rebekah lodges of Topeka will hold
la picnic at Garfield park August 1s
Each family will bring a we'll filled
basket for the supper which will be
served at $50 O'Clock
1t will be an afternoon and evening
affair, and the first to which all the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Shaw
nee county are invited. There will be
sports in the afternoon. Dancing will
be the main attraction of the even
ing
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Scranton, Pa, July 23-Investigation
was being directed today by E. NJ.
Rine, vice president and general mama
ger. into the wreck of the Lackawanna
limited on the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western at Glenburn. north of here,
yesterday afternoon, caused by small
nut on the rail. Two persons are
dead and more than a score injured.