The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-09


who fought under Admiral Dewey in
the battle of Manila Bay celebrated
the 18th anniversary of the famous
naval engagement with banquet at
Washington.
Senator Thompson of Kansas and
five of his colleagues recently called
on President Wilson and insisted that
the tariff remain on sugar.
The fiscal system of the United
States governing deposits Of federal
funds in national banks has been rev.
olutionized by Secretary McAdoo of
the Treasury Department who an
nounces that beginning June l all
government repositories will be re-
quired to pay interest at the rate of
2 per cent year. 1t is believed that
the new rule will bring into the fed
eral treasury more than $1,OOO,O00 of
revenue annually.
The Panama canal will be ready
for the first battleship to use as a
means of transit from the Atlantic
to the Pacific some time next Octo-
Der, say the officials of the canal COM
mission. The total working force now
numbers 44,773 men, divided into
three shifts of eight hours each.
The most voluminous petition ever
received by the Postoffice Department
was received at Washington the other
day, protesting against Sunday clos
ing of postoffices. 1t weighed twenty
one pounds.
The United States bureau Of educa-
tion has issued an appeal for agri
cultural teachers in high schools.
By vote 13 to / the senate canal
committee decided to put over to the
regular December session Of congress
all questions Of Panama canal tolls
including the Root amendment to re-
peal the free passage provision of the
canal law.
In decision Of momentous import
ance, especially to railroads, the fed
eral supreme court has laid down the
general principle that a creditor of
corporation, not party to reorgani-
zation, may hold for debt the corpor-
atoms successor. Corporation law
yers declared the decision was d.
rect blow at the practice Of reorganiz-
ing corporations to get rid of enor-
nous contracts or escape payment to
unsecured creditors.
Mortality statistics of the various
states and cities for 1911, just made
public by Director Durand of the CEN
sus bureau, show a decided improve
ment in the death rate throughout
the country. Seattle, Wash, has the
lowest death rate, S.S per thousand
and Memphis, Tenn, has the highest |
rate, 21.S per thousand.
Domestic Items.
Two men lost their lives as the re-
suit of fire at Kansas City which |
destroyed livery barn and the four
story annex to the Helping Hand. The |
two victims were employees Of the |
Helping Hand and were asleep when |
the fire broke out The loss was
$4,000.
Lands estimated to be worth from |
$4O,OO0,OOO to S60,OOO,OOO have been
taken from the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company and returned to the |
federal government by order of Judge !
Wolverton in the United States dis
trict court at Portland, Oregon.
E. E. Kindley, a newsdealer at COT |
feyville, Kan, was shot in the thigh |
by robber who hid in the basement |
of church. Kindley's wound is net
serious.
The main levee near rerriday, La,
has broken, turning the food waters
of the Mississippi upon 800 square |
miles Of rich farming country. TWEEN
ty thousand people are made home |
less.
While Mrs. John A. Arnold was
singing in the choir at a Muskogee,
Ok, church a thief entered the choir
loft and stole her hat and pins valued |
at $40.
A woman sent to jail at York, Pa,
on charge of larceny went on a
hunger strike" and the authorities
were compelled to release her.
An explosive concealed among some |
rags that were being fed into shred
der at paper mill at Clinton, Iowa,
was detonated, wrecking a part of
the plant, killing two men and injur-
ing three others.
At Ladysmith, Wis, Peter Fluri, a |
farmer, placed a charge of dynamite |
on the ground and then lay down on
It and watched the fuse shorten UNI
I'll the Illuminating cap exploded He
dfod