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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Increase of s1O,OOO,OOO Ordered
for Distribution.
MAY SELL VARIOUS BONDS
Not Only Federal, but City
County-State Bonds.
More Than a Million Gained in
Revenue.

Washington, May 1.-The fiscal Sys-
tenn of the United States governing
deposits of federal funds in national
banks was revolutionized by Secretary
McAdoo, of the treasury department.
with an announcement that all gov
ernment depositaries, whether actl'e
or inactive, would be required to pay
interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, beginning June 1, on deposits
of the government.
simultaneously with this action the
secretary authorized an immediate in
crease of $4,000, 900 in government de-
posits in the national banks, making
the total $52,649, 1854, from which the
federal treasury will earn under the
new interest order 81, 053, 600 annually
There are indications that Secretary
McAdoo intends to release still more
surplus money from the treasury
vaults and place it in general circu-
Iation through increased deposits with
the national banks.
Mr. McAdoo also announced radical
change in the character of securities
which the treasury department would
accept for government deposits. In
stead of requiring that the national
banks secure treasury deposits ex-
cIusively with United States or pro-
vincial government bonds, they VIII
be allowed in future to secure 20 per
cent with government bonds and the
remaining 80 per cent with high class
state, city and county bonds, accept
able to the secretary of the treasury to
be taken as security at rs per cent of
the market value, but not to exceed
par.
First Interest on Active Deposits.
This is the first time in history that
the treasury department has called
upon banks to pay interest on what
are known a active deposits, or &C
cepted, except in period of financial
stress, securities other than govern
msnt bonds. Active depositaries are
those which conduct a checking ac-
count for the government, cashing
checks of the disbursing officers and
replenishing their authorized govern
ment deposits from customs and in
ternaI revenue receipts deposited with
them. There are 900 inactive deposi-
taries, each holding $1,000 of govern
ment funds. Upon these deposits which
are not distributed by checking ac-
counts, he government has drawn
per cent interest for the past five
years These are the only govern
ment accounts which ever have earned
interest.
Secretary McAdoo declared he did
not anticipate any serious resistance
on the part of the banks to the new
policy If any bank was disposed to
surrender it's account by reason of the
order he said there were many others
willing to take it up.
The 2 per cent interest charge will
be based upon the average monthly
balance of the governments account in
each depositary payable January l and
July l of each year. The $10,00O,O00 Or
dered transferred from the treasury
vaults to the national banks will be
distributed over the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
new JAP MOVE
Survey RancadOr Island for
COaIing Station Sites.
Uncle Sam Prevented Them
From Purchasing Islands.

New York. May 1.-George T. Burns,
superintendent of the Caribbean Guano
company at Rancador island, fifty
miles off the coast # Panama, arrived
on the United fruit steamer SixaoIa
with the news that Japanese engineers
have been making a survey of Ranca-
Guano company with a view to estab-
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, to run
between Japan and New York via the
canal.
The islands owned by the Caribbean
Guano company of which George E,
Carter, of Brooklyn, is president, are
Pedro key, Petral island, Quinta and
Sueno island and Rancador island. Mr..
Burns declared that each Of these
islands has deposit of from twenty to
thirty feet of fertilizer and that Ran
cadOr island has fine natural harbor
and facilities for the storage of 300 900
tons of coal.
Mr.. Burns added that japanese inter-
ests had tried to purchase the islands
from the Caribbean Guano company,
but that the sale had been prevented
by government officials of the United
States.
The Raneador islands are within 100
miles of the Atlantic entrance to the
Panama canal.
George E. Crater, jr., president of
the Caribbean Guano company would
not comment on Burns statement, but
said his concern is about to pass into
control of foreign capitalists, princi-
pally Belgian and British, through an
underwriting scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Courts Had Given Wife $4,000
Because of Death.
TOLD HIS STORY HERE TODAY
Says Left Home Because Wife
Nagged Him.
Insurance Company Now Wants
Judgment Set Aside.

After an absence of more than sew
en- years, during which time his wife
has secured judgment for $4,000 in
surance on his life, w. H. Caldwell
has returned to Kansas and today
appeared in the office of Ferry, Doran
& Dean to give deposition that he Is
Jane Caldwell's husband and that she
is not entitled to the money which
the court has allowed. The appear
ance of Caldwell in Topeka today
came as a sensational concluding
chapter in the famous Caldwell in
surance case from Sedgwick county.
in which the supreme court recently
held that the mans absence of seven
years constituted a legal death and
that his wife was entitled to the in
Surance money.
Eight years ago Caldwell owned a
little grocery store in Hutchinson. He
failed. Subsequently Caldwell and
wife quarrelled, the husband says, and
following one of the domestic upris-
ings, Caldwell left home. In his tes-
timony before a notary public today,
Caldwell testified that after leaving
Hutchinson, he went to California
and has been engaged in the under
taking business in Berkley. Twice he
has written to his wife, he says, but
the woman never made reply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Continued on Page Eighty
new WAR CLOUD
England and America Against
Germany Is RumOr.
British WOrkmen Appeal tC
Unions of United States.

London, May An extremely hos
tile attitude toward the British dele
CATION now on the voyage to the
United States to arrange for the Anglo
American peace centenary has been
taken up by a section of British work
ingrnen. At the head of the working
men referred to is Ben Tillett, Secre-
tary of the Dock Warkers' union. An
appeal sent by cable today to Samuel
Gompers, is as follows:
British workers appeal to the
American trades unions not to mask
the Carnegie peace delegates mission
not support the suggestion that she
should assist England in making war
against Germany.
The subject was brought up by Ben
Tillett at a labor meeting in Hyde park
this afternoon. He uttered strong in
Vectives against Lord Weardale and
other members of the peace mission
to the United States as we'll as against
Andrew Carnegie. Tillett's words met
with frantic appreciation. He said:
There never was a more mischiev-
Gus or corrupt mission sent from this
country. 1t is financed by Carnegie
gold which comes from the sanguinary
hands of a man who crucified labor at
Homestead.
"The whole population of the British
isles is anti-German, but stand up for
my German comrades and 1 demand
that the comrades of our mOVeme ent
shall resent the selfish conspiracy OF
these socal1ed patriotS-the Krupps OF
Germany and the battleship makers of
this country to foment and all the
horrors which arise from the blood
lust of capitalists"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Minority Is Wearying of Its
Long Losing Fight.
MOTORCYCLES A NUISANCE
This Is UnderwoOd's Answer to
Luxury-Necessity Question.
Leaders DoSot Fear Caucuses
-ApproSsd Schedule.

Washington, May 1.-The Wood
schedule involving the fight of the
anti-free lumber advocates was the
target of attack when the house to-
day resumed debate on the tariff bill.
Democrat leaders, however, expected to
make great progress in the reading of
the bill for amendment by the con-
clusion of tonight's session.
The agricultural schedule, involving
the contentious of the minority that
the majority has put almost every
thing that the farmer holds dear on
the free list, the wool section, which
will precipitate the struggle of the op-
position to free raw wool and the in
come tax, with its graduated system
that is expected to bring $100, 900, 00O
into the treasury Golfers annually, were
in sight when the discussion began to-
day. The leaders were confident, how
ever, that there would be no disturb
ance of the caucus-approved bill and
the minority was wearying Of the
steady fight, with scores of constantly
rejected amendments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Continued on Page Eighty
RUSSIA STEPS IN
MOntenegrO'S Best Friend Or
derS Her to Retreat.
Curt Note Today Demanding
Evacuation of Scutari.

Cettenji, May 1.-The Russian n
minister to Montenegro presented a
curt note to the government today
urging immediate compliance by
Montenegro with the demands of the
European powers for the evacuation
of Scutari and intimating that a poll
Icy of defiance was likely to lead to
the ruin of Montenegro.
Other Powers Go Slowly.
London, May 1.-The powers will
not take steps to coerce Montenegro
for the present The ambassadors at
their meeting this afternoon came to
the conclusion that in view of the
conc1I1atory attitude shown by Mon
tenegrO it was unnecessary to proceed
with immediate measures of coercion.
"A proposal that the Montenegrin
seaports of Antivaria and Dulcigno be
occupied by joint force of Austrian,
Italian and British troops as a further
demonstration to King Nicholas that
the powers are resolved to carry out
their decision in regard to Scutari,
was made at today's meeting of the
ambassadors in London
The reply of Montenegro to the de-
mand Of Europe for the evacuation of
Scutari was received today by the
powers. 1t is non-committal in char
acter and keeps the doors open for
further negotiations.
The little kingdom of 1.-The Black
Mountain tells it's neighbors that it
has the greatest Difference for them,
and declares that the capture of Sou
tar1 to be in no way defiance of
their announced difficulty to give the
former Turkish fortress to Albania At
the same time Montenegro suggests
that there is room for discussion and
reserves the right of bringing up the
question of Scutari in the course of
the peace negotiations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Refuse to Increase the Pay of
100000 Employees.
BURDEN ON DEAR PEOPLE
Roads Says Denial Is to Inter-
est of the Public.
Would Cost Lines ApprOxi-
mately $17,OOO,OOO a Year.

New York, May 1.-The conference
committee of managers of Eastern rail-
roads declined today to grant the re-
quests which conductors and trainmen
had made r higher wages. The man
ayers reply says the present rates are
liberal and in many cases excessive
and that the request for an increase
is declined, "in the interests of owners
of railroad securities, in the interests
of all railroad employees, in the inter-
ests of the public as a whole"
'The wages and working conditions
which you request" says the reply,
would increase the pay of the 100000
conductors and trainmen of the rail-
road in the eastern district by ap-
proXimately $17, 100000 ~ per cent
per annum.
THE increase would be equivalent
to placing on these properties a lien of
$425, ,O00, 900 of four -er cent securities
which would have preference over first
mortgage bonds.
eff the railroads are forced to pay ex-
traVagant wages to men in train ser
vice the burden must fall on the pub
lie. You will readily see, therefore,
why in considering your demands we
hold the public interest paramount.
'Already the traffic of a growing
country has oVertaxed the existing ia
cilities; and the heavy burdens in
Cured through ill-advised legislation,
such as extra crew bills-for which
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men is alone responsible-have forced
on their railroads and consequently on
the public needless expenditures OF
millions annually All of these fac
tors are making it impossible for many
of the roads to provide those facilities
which prudent foresight demands and
which the interests of the public re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
TARIFF BILL NEAR END,
Leader Underwood Says House Will Be
Through Saturday Night.

Washington. May IT think we
will finish with the tariff bill in the
house by Saturday night" said Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood, after an all
day debate on the iron and steel
schedule.
The metal schedule is only the third
of the fourteen schedules which are
followed by the free list, the techni-
caIities of the administrative pro-
visions and the income tax plan and
many of the members of the house are
prepared to see debate stretch into
next week.
Mr.. Underwood does not believe a
special rule will be necessary to put
the bill through. The plan is to have
the measure adopted within an hour
after the reading for amendments had
been concluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
TODAYS GAMES.

Western.
Topeka at Wichita, clear.
Denver at Lincoln, clear.
Omaha at ST. Joseph, clear.
Des Moines at Sioux City,
cloudy.
National.
ST. Louis at Pittsburg, clear.
Cincinnati at Chicago, clear.
Boston at Brooklyn, clear.
New York at Philadelphia,
clear.
American.
Chicago at Detroit, clear.
Cleveland at st. Louis. clear.
Philadelphia at New York,
clear.
Washington at Boston, clear.
Association.
Minneapolis at Columbus.
clear.
St. Paul at Indianapolis, clear.
Kansas City at Toledo, clear.
Milwaukee at Louisville, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Unsettled Weather in Sight.

June temperatures have prevailed
today; Friday there will be the May
variety if the prediction of the gov
ernment weather department comes
true. Weather conditions are expect
&c to be unsettled tonight and Friday
There is the possibility of a shower to-
night or Friday. There will be in
creaslng cloudiness. Today the tenn
peratures have averaged IL degrees
above normal for this date.
The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
FLY over The SEA.
Miss Ruth Bancroft Law of Boston
in AeropIane Over Atlantic.

III A0FOpIdIIt ONVT ZAIIIHtIC.
Boston, Mass, May Miss Ruth
Bancroft Law and her brother, F.
Rodman Law, are to try flight across
the Atlantic in a biplane. They ex-
pect to make the trip in July.
THE flight will be from Newfound-
land to the Irish coast said Miss Law
today, "and I shall take my brother. !
do not think there is the slightest
doubt that we can do it. We shall
carry no pontoons or boats, but under
the wings of our machine we will have
three floats of hollow tin, so in case
of a fall the apparatus will float.
I'VE shall have to carry from 80 to
100 gallons of gasoline and this will
be enough for about so hours flying
We expect to make one hundred miles
an hour on our way across
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
QUIET MAY DAY.
No Usual Labor Disturbance in Paris
to Mar Occasion.

Paris, May 1.-For the first time in
many years, May day appeared des-
tined this morning to pass off without
any distur bance of the peace, the gen
eral confederation of labor having de-
cided not to call upon its members
to demonstrate in celebration of labor
day The government, however, took
the precautions of posting forces of
police in various quarters Of Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
BIG FIRE AT OSWEGO.
Two Men Burned While HeaIy House
Is Damaged.

burned to death early today and
three fatally injured in a fire which
nartIv Destroyed the Healy house, a
three story structure of brick and
wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Swedish Vessel Sinks.

CuXhaven, May -Four of the
crew of the Swedish steamer Flora
were drowned when that vessel sank
today after a collision here with the
British steamer Mozart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Cloudy, with probably showers, and
cooler tonight and Friday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
TO COMPETE FOR
MORRIS TROPHY
Thirty Clubs Have Entered in
Memorial Com
petition.

Reports from Secretary Willard of
the Western Golf Association indl-
cate a large entry for the Tom Nor
ris memorial trophy competition,
which will be played on Monday
throughout the country. More than
thirty clubs have announced their
intention to compete and several 9TH
ers will be heard from, 1t is expect
ed, before the entry list closes on
Saturday night. Each club will
nominate eight men to play against
par of the course. The official dis
tances by which par scores are com
puted follow: Up to 225 yards, par
is 3; from 226 to AIS yards, 4; from 426
to 500 yards, 5; from COL yards and
upward, 6. The Los Angeles Country
Club team was the winner last year.
Sleepy Hollow, with all its romance
and legend, was invaded for the first
time YESTERDAY by small army of
fifty odd golfers, whose special inter
est was the qualifying round of the
invitation tournament over the new
links Of the Sleepy Hollow Country
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
SOUTH ORANGE.

( South Orange Lodge No. 1854, B. P
%. E., will hold its first public FLAG
Day exercises in the auditorium Of
Columbia School tomorrow night
The committee in charge consisted
of James F. MacGrath, Frederick
Audrey, L. J. Doolittle and Marsha
of Police Thomas F. Mcguire.
Herbert G. Weston and John H
Magee, both of Second street. VII
leave on June % on a visit to Gettys-
burg.
Miss Marie Maher, of Academy
street, and Miss Kathleen Mcclure, of
Irvington avenue, are visiting IN
Dover.
Mrs. Patrick Herman, who has been
seriously i'll at her home, 39s Valley
street. is somewhat improved.
The South Orange and Englewoo1
Field Club baseball teams will meet
in an Amateur League contest at
the local clubs grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
The Rev. Timothy M. Donovan,
rector of the Church of Our Lady Of
Sorrows, will pitch the first ball In
the baseball game between the South
Orange and Orange Holy Name So
city mines on the Seton Hall College
grounds tomorrow.
The dramatic society of the Church
of Our Lady of Sorrows is arranging
to give an entertainment and dance
in the auditorium of Columbia School
some time next month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13

B. S. Bottome, of Fox Hills, won
the medal for the best gross score,
with a card of 39-40-79, two strokes
lower than w. Eugene Conklyn. of
Dunwoodie.
While players of national reputa-
ton were missing, the field contained
many a wellknown golfer. Third on
the list was Percy R. Pyne, I'd, of
Princeton, followed closely by Charles
H. Brown, of st. Andrews; Gilman
P. Tiffany, present Hudson River
| 'title-holder; Archie M. Reid, the
monopolist of the ST. Andrews Club
championship, and Harry v. Gaines,
of Wykagyl, who furnished sensa-
ton at Fox Hills recently by going
round in rs and equaling the record
for the course. In the match play
resumed today the draw is as fol-
t, lows:
]. M. Rhett VS.. Conklyn, Reid VS..
Browh, Pyne VS.. Posey, Allen VS..
Comstock, Maxwell VS.. Gaines, Bot
tome vs.. Johnson, Tiffany VS.. Palmer
and e. L. Rhett VS.. Adams.
BY the one-sided total of IS matches
L
defeated the Metropolitan Golf As
ISOLATION team in the start Of the
series for the Griscom cup on the
Brae Burn links at West Newton,
Mass, yesterday. According to the
conditions, singles were played in the
forenoon, followed by foursomes af-
ter luncheon, and the only points
scored by the visitors came in the
: singles, when Miss Georgianna M.
Bishop, Mrs. NJ. Calm and Mrs. M.
d. Paterson counted for their side.
Although Miss Bishop had failed to
get going In anything like her true
form In the Eastern, the former ma
tionaf champion rose to the occasion
today and defeated Mrs. Barlow by
3 up and l to play.
Mrs. Paterson downed Miss Ethel
Campbell by 3 to 2 margin, while
Mrs. Calm defeated Mrs. e. H. Filter
In a match that was carried to an
extra hole.
Provision had been made for fifteen
on a side in the singles but the met
ropolitan team was compelled to
forfeit one match. Even so, Mrs Pat
erson, president of the association,
felt gratified at the showing as COM
pared with two years ago, when New
York failed to send a team over.
If Miss Marion Hollins, the new
champion of the Women's Metropol-
itan Golf Association, and Miss LII
liam B. Hyde had been able to go,
.ew York would have done consider
q better.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
BELLEvILLE.

Division No. 5, Ancient Order of
lowing committee to act in conjunc-
ton with the committees from other
societies In making arrangements for
the laying of the cornerstone for the
new st. Peters Church on September
Ia: William Burke, John Burke,
John Hughes, Bartholomew Kin
nealy, James Smith and Thomas
Hannigan.
Two cases were disposed of in the
Belleville Police Court last night by
Recorder r. Harry Ashworth. In the
case of Ralph Alberts, of Wallace
street, on a charge of not sending his
child to school, preferred by Truant
officer Andrew Alexander, sentence
was suspended. Charles Connolly,
of William street, was fined IS and
costs on a charge of disorderly con-
duct. preferred by his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Eta Conley, of Cortlandt street.
Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Grace Baptist Church
strawberry festival will be held this
afternoon and this evening on the
lOl at w dSuihSloii anu MdioliO ave
nues.
The regular meeting of the Beile-
vile Democratic Club will be held
tonight. The members will attend
the public meeting in the Town
Council chambers. Freeholder John
H. Waters, who caused the call fol
the meeting, has arranged to have
the county engineer and Freeholders
Evans, Gilbert and Malta present
The meeting has been called for the
purpose of getting the views of the
citizens in regard to improvements
to Washington avenue and a new
bridge over the Passaic river.
The field day games of the Sunday
School Athletic League, which were
postponed from last Saturday, will be
held tomorrow afternoon on the
Hornblower avenue grounds.
The new raft built by the Essex
Field Club along the river front in
the rear of their clubhouse will be
used for the first time Sunday morn
ing, when the Weiland Association,
of Woodside, will embark on their
pleasure trip down the river. The
association will be accompanied by
Reilly's band.
At the commencement exercises of
Villanova College. Philadelphia, yes
terday the Rev. Francis A. Barrett
o. S. A., son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Barrett, of Van Rensselaer, street, re-
ceived the degree of NJ. A. Father
Barrett was only recently ordained
TO the priesthood.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13

Otto E. Lohrke and family, of Pros
pect street. East Orange, leave today
for Shelter Island.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
BLOOMF'LD-GL EN- RIDGE

The members of the Bloomfield
Town Council, with Mayor William
1Iauser, will hold a conference to-
night.
The Misses Emmie Warren and
Isabel Harris, of Manhattan, are
weekend guests of Miss Marie
vogelius, of 225 Washington street.
The Misses Jessie Ellor and An
ME Ellor will accompany Raymond
Ellor, of watsessing, on trip to
Sullivan county, N. Y.
+. Bloomfield Council No. $50, Royal
Arcanum, gave fine entertainment
last night in Central Hall before a
large assemblage. The entertainers
were Will Lyle, banjoist; Miss
Schneider, piano solo; Herbert Aue,
cello solo; julius and Anna Arnold,
duet, and Mrs. w. F. Schiebler, ac-
companist. Dancing and refresh
rnents followed.
Jacob Weinberg, well-known
business man of Bloomfield, will
leave next week for tour of Rus
sia, Germany. Italy, France and
England.
A strawberry and ice cream festi-
val will be held by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Church Of the As
cension on Wednesday night.
Frank j. Wilson, of Decatur, ILL.,,
is visiting relatives in town.
Arthur Devore, of Montgomery
street, has gone to Asbury Park for
a month.