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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26
REMITTANCE TO UNIQUE
Fund NOW AMOUNTS TO
NEARLY HALF MILLION
FIRST CONTRIBUTION
MADE l05 YEARS AGO
NEW YORK MAN RECENTLY
SENT $4,000 IN BILLS;
HISTORY OF FUND

Washington, D. c. July 26.-One
hundred and four years ago the secre-
tary of the United States treasury 70
ceived a letter from resident of the
state of New York inclusng 81, with
the statement that the contribution
was in restitution of fraud upon the
government and done 10 clear the
writer's conscience 1t was made a
matter of record, but fifty years
elapsed before another person, bat
Ting with his conscience, concluded
to follow the New Workers. example.
In 1861 the treasury received $4,000 in
bonds, accompanied by a statement
ment that the sum had long been due
the government and was prompted as
a matter of conscience. It was then
that the conscience fund' was open
ed in reality, and today it amounts 10
/ $453, ,922.03 .
Considered from It's inception the
payments have been. at the rate of
about $4,4OO per year, but from the
1861 payment, 1t has been at the rate
Of $500. Officials Of the treasury
have long pondered over the question,
what is the price OF a clear cohsei
ence% and have come to the conclus-
ion that no other commodity fluctuates
SO greatly, since the payments are an
the way from a &c stamp to sums OF
more than $4,000 Remittances como
almost every week. Some are ac-
companied by statements showing in3a
general way what they are forS others
have no marking at all, and mafEed fti
envelopes which bear only postnafk.
But the officials know what they arc
for, and credit them to the conscience
fund. n
Names Never Disclosed. n
When large sums are sent by5mail
the packages are usually registered.
Whether the name and address Of the
sender is fictitious or not the govern
ment never inquiries. 1t is contrary
to the policy Of the department to
prosecute persons sending conscience
money in given cases, where the sender
has been troubled by some fraud b6hie
mitted. Names are never DISCLOSED By
the branch recording the money tn1g
The contributors are believed tD be
those who have defra1ded the govern
ment while acting as agents andeofft
GERS, or have evaded the internalsress
enue taxes or customs duties, andaEe
thought TO have arrived at the.eea-
clusion that in order to travels the
right road properly they must make
restitution. 1t is not infrequent that
they are signed by ministers of the
gospel at the request of the penitents.
A few days ago the treasury received
$4,000 in bills from New York, CON
stituting the third largest contribution
ever received. The sender said that
be had already paid the government
the amount he stole, but that his CON
science was not yet satisfied. The
largest contribution came from New
York, also, on Nov 2SS. 1901, AMOUNT
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26
Russ putting Up Stubborn Fight.

London, July 26.-Three German
armies continue their advance on
Warsaw. The nearest army is TWEEN
ty-five miles from the Polish capital.
The second army is thirty-five miles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26

Chicago, Jn!y 26s-ThEee inFesu,
cations are In full swing here today
to ascertain the cause of the East
land disaster and after that where
to lay the blame
D. N, Hoover, government inspect
or, of Washington, and Federal Sup
ervisor Charles Westcott arrived
Sunday and conferred with the local
inspectors, who began to gather facts
for. the federal grand jury ordered i'm.
paneled byDistrict Judge lands Tor
Tuesday.
A grand jury was empaneled today
and many witnesses have been call
ed f
The entire police department is ac'
tive. That evidence of criminal neg
ligenceg in connection with the wreck
had been obtained by them was hint
ed at today by Chief of Police Chas.
C. Healey. He said valuable infor'
nation was found in the inspection
papers seized Saturday in Captain
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26

London, .wy 26-The British
steamer, Gransewood, from Arch
angel, bound for Havre, was torped-
oed and sunk by German submarine
today. The crew Of the ship was
saved.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26
LOOKS LIKE KAISER
HAS CHIP ON SHOULDER
BRITISH STEAMER ALSO
TORPEDOED; WAR IN
EAST GROWS FIERCE
tBy Associated Press,)

London, duly 26.-The American
steamship. Lee-Lanaw. bound froh,
ArchanseI for Belfast, with cargo
Of flax was sunk today by German
submarine of the northwest coast Of
Scotland. All members of the crew
are safe and went to kirkwall In their
own boats.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-26
TOTAL NUMBER
Of DEAD WILL Be
MORE THAN 1900
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE is
CHARGED FOR DEATH OF
ExCURSIONISTS
EIGHT HUNDRED BODIES
T HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
WORK OF SEARCHING SUB
MERGED SHIP is SLOW;
MANY STUCK IN MUD
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, H., July 26.--Diyers today
reported to Coroner Hoffman that they
believed that two hundred bodies still
remain In the hull of the Eastland
Many OF them are in such a position
that they can not be removed until
the vessel is raised.
Work OF searching the submerged
interior OF the boat and dragging the
river is progressing very slowly. At
noon today three additional bodies had
been recovered. The total count then
was eight hundred and ten bodies.
Coroner Hoffman now believes that
the total number of dead will reach
twelve, hundred.
Arrangements have been completed
forsraising the steamer and dynamit-
ing the river to release bodies that are
stuck In the mud.
~ H. Avery, who has charge of the
divers, reported that the men are able
to see many bodies in the hull which
they arc unable to reach. Tho West
ern Elssttie sepspany has begun the
preparation OF list of the missing
employees To be used In checking up
the c0mpieta number OF dead. One
hundred and seventy.eisht men failed
to answer to their names when the
roll was called at the plant this morn
ing investigation, undertaken by the
federal, states county and city officials
is being steadily pushed in an effort to
fix the responsibility for the disaster.
New figures made this afternoon in
dicated the total loss of life to be !
twelve hundred and eighty. All but
nine OF the recovered bodies have been
identified. Charles II. Westcott, su-
pervisins Inspector of the eighth dis.
trict. federal steamboat inspection
service. has Been subpoenaed to ap.
pear at the states attorneys office to
be, questioned regarding the Eastland
disaster,
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Classified want will sell,
trade or rent Il. There are
bargains In want section.
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Evening star., 1915-04-16
AMERICAN To RETURN
As CH|NA'S ADVISER
President Goodnow Of Johns Hop
kins Goes Back to Peking
in June.

! PEKING, April 16-President Frank
J. Goodnow Of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, who is still the adviser OF the
i Chinese government, will return to
Peking in June
| The Tientsin-P Peking branch of the
| American Association, which includes
virtually all the American business men
| of those two cities. recently called the
attention of Secretary Of State Bryan,
through the American minister. Paul
| S. Reinach. to what was termed 'the
serious nature of the Japanese de-
mands." and asking the American gov
ernment to take measures to protect
American interests.
The appeal recently cabled direct to
, President Wilson was signed by seven
prominent American missionaries. The
whole missionary body numbers sew
eral hundred, but the great majority
of them have not seen the document
Some of those who were requested to
sign it refused.
The american board sent a circular
to its missionaries. instructing to
refrain from making any public an
nouncement on political affairs. The
Young Mems Christian Association re-
fused to join the petitioners. American
IllSSIOHdTleS generally 1aFOr the DO-
sftIon taken by China. but few indulge
in publicity or political activities, in
the belief that the questions which
have arisen between China and Japan
can be better left to the legation and
the State Department.
No Progress Made.
NO specific progress was recorded at
the conference yesterday between the
Chinese foreign minister, Lu Chens-
Hsiang, and the Japanese minister, Eki
Hioki, over the Japanese demands. The
conference lasted the usual four hours
and questions concerning eastern, or
inner. Mongolia. were discussed.
Eastern Mongolia was originally
grouped with South Manchuria, and the
japanese demands with reference to
these two territories are virtually the
same, relating to right of residence by
the Japanese and ownership of land
mining concessions, obligation on the
part of China to obtain Japan's con-
sent to the granting OF railway con-
cessions to any third power or to the
raising of loan from any power for
railway construction; transfer OF rail-
ways.
Asks Demands Withdrawn.
Lu Cheng-Hsiang asked that Japan
withdraw group dve. which contains
some Of the most important demands
made by Japan. including the employ
ment of Japanese political, financial
and military advisers, and Japanese
police: Japanese supervision Of the
manufacture or purchase of China's
war munitions ana railway and mining
concessions.
NJ. Hioki said that he would commu-
nicate the request to Toxic
1t Is understood that China will COM
municate with the powers If Japan in
Evening star., 1915-04-16
EMPLOYEES OF NAVY YARD
OBJECT TO SHOP SYSTEMS
Protest the Introduction of 1nnova-
tions, Including Progress Section"
and ESTIMATING Department"

Employees of the Washington navy
yard feel that point has been reached
when protest should be made not only
against the further extensions of the
present system of shop management
in the yard, but also against such por-
tions of this system as have already
been put into operation. This was the
sentiment expressed at called meet
ing Wednesday night of Columbia
Lodge. No. ia. International Associa-
ton OF Machinists. which is composed
of approximately 1.4oO members. all
of whom are employed at the yard.
The attendance at the meeting is an
nounced as having been exceptionally
large.
Oftentimes, state the advocates of or
ganized labor, it has been necessary
TO protest against apparently inno-
cent innovations for the reason that
several of these when combined may
form an oppressive shop arrangement.
Protest Progress Section"
The crisis in the present instance. it
is announced, is due to the proposition
to introduce progress section"
which will have for it's duties the
keeping of closer watch on the progress
VI tHe Work. me meeting went on
record as against not only this progress
section. but also against the estimating
department. the work of the latter
being characterized as unnecessary,
likely to add to the cost Of production
and annoying to the men, without COM
pensating advantages to the govern
ment.
A committee Of the lodge has been
appointed to take these matters UP
with the proper authorities with
view to arriving at conditions at the
yard which will be satisfactory to the
employees.
Evening star., 1915-04-16
FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE.
Cessation Of Industries Supplying
Bellgerents Urged in New York.

NEW YORK. April 16.-Resolutions
calling upon organized labor through
out the United States ito seriously con-
slider at once the proposition Of a gen-
eral strike among those industries en-
ployed in the production Of ammunition
and food supplies" for the use OF war
ring European nations were adopted
last night at mass meeting called by
the Central Federated Union of Greater
New York and vicinity to consider a
peace movement.
Speeches denouncing the war and de.
manding cessation Of work in Indus
tries which furnish war supplies to
belligerents were delivered by Meyer
London, socialist representative i'm Con-
gress. and others.
Evening star., 1915-04-16
FLAGS AT HALF-MAST FOR
w. R. NELSON'S FUNERAL
Many Pay Tribute to Late Kansas
City Editor at Obsequies-Busi-
ness Houses Close.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. April 1s.-Flags
were set at half-stan here today, schools
and public libraries were closed and
hundreds Of business houses and fac
tories suspended operations during the
hour of the funeral of William R. Mel
son. editor of the Kansas City Star,
whose death occurred Tuesday.
The services at the Nelson home were
open to the public. Private services
were held at Mount Washington Gene
terry.
Bishop Cameron Mann. Episcopal bishop
Of Florida and lifelong friend of Mr..
Nelson, had charge of the ceremonies.
Employees Are Pallbearers.
Pallbearers were selected from among
the employees of the Star. various de-
partments being represented
Many civic and commercial organiza- :
tions gathered to attend the services in
membership bodies and scores of friends
Of Mr.. Nelson from other cities were
present
Employees of the Star visited the home
in the morning hours to pay their re-
spects to the memory of the editor. The
paper printed but one edition today.
Evening star., 1915-04-16
HOLLAND AROUSED
OVER LOSS OF SHIP
Great Indignation Against
Germany Owing Torpedoing
of Steamer KatWyk.

LONDON, April ia submarine
sank the Dutch steamer katwyk
which went down yesterday near the
North Hinder Iightship. according to 9
report of tho examination of the yes
sells captain and crew published-by the
Dutch department of marine
The sinking of the vessel has aroused
the indignation of the Dutch people. as
evidenced by the editorials of the news.
papers in Holland.
Consigned to Government.
The Katwyk which was loaded with
grain from Baltimore consigned to the
Dutch government, is reported to have
been lying at anchor at the time OF
the explosion and to have been flying
the Dutch flag.
The fact that the Dutch government
vas directly involved in the Katwyk' $
cargo and that the news of the sinking
of the steamer came Immediately on
top of the announcement that four
Dutch trawlers had been seized by the
Cci.nans and taken to Zeebrugee ap-
farently heightened the feelings of the
Eollanders.
Say They Saw Periscope.
dispatch to Reuters from Flushing
reports the arrival there of the crew of
the Katwyk The men say that while the
night watch was being changed a severe
shock was felt and the ship began TO
take in water. AS the steamer was sink
Ing the crew took to the boats. and while
rowing away saw the periscope OF sub
marine which quickly disappeared
Comment of Papers.
The Amsterdam Telegram. commenting
on the occurrence. says;
We must expect that the German gov
ernment will, without loss of time. be
made responsible for this severe violation
of the rights of neutral powers. The talk
of there being pyrites among the cargo
of grain or that the ship was about TO
,.e chartered by the British government
cannot now be discussed
The plain fact is that Dutch ship,
chartered by the Dutch government,
has been torpedoed of the Dutch coast
10y state pretending to maintain
friendly relations with the Netherlands.
How many similar proofs of friend
ship must we receive before we de-
clare we prefer open enmity?'
Sees No Connection.
The Rotterdam Maasbode says Of the
in .ident:
III is quite impossible to establish a
connection between the sinking Of the
katwyk and the commercial war be-
tween England and Germany, even In
its Interest form While the actions
of German submarines formerly were
regarded as a regrettab1e consequence
of the general rules made by the bel
ngerepts, similar Interpretation now
no longer is possible, if the particu-
lars thus far available are true and the
sinking of the vessel was due to a
German submarine
Evening star., 1915-04-16
Employees Are Pallbearers.
Concerning Marriage.

Il never intended to maryland
then you came-and before l knew
1t We We're engaged. and it's all been
such whirl. 7 know It's disgrace
full to act this way at the eleventh
hour; but l can't help it. I can't go
on So speaks Miss Page Amberly
to the man she promised to marry.
Read This Matter of Marriage, by
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, in the next
Sunday Magazine of The Sunday
Star
Evening star., 1915-04-16
Ed Walsh's Arm Improving.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. April 16.-Ed
Walsh. the Chicago American League
pitcher, was told yesterday by the med
ical expert who has been treating his
arm that he would be in shape to re-
turn to Chicago within three weeks
and take his regular turn in the box.
Evening star., 1915-04-16
Debate at Law School.

THAT the United States government
should inaugurate a movement to main
lain the integrity of China" is to be the
subject of debate May IL in the audi
.orium of the Georgetown University
Law School between teams representing
the debating society of the school and the
Philodemic Society Of Georgetown Col
ege.
Evening star., 1915-04-16
New President of Fordham.

NEW YORK. April 16.-Rev. Joseph
A. Mulry has succeeded Rev Thomas
J. McCluskey as president Of Fordham
University of this city. Father Mulry
comes from st. Peters College in Jsr-
sey. City. Of which he had been presi
dent since 1911 Father McCluskey
Eose to Boston as pastor Of the I'm
naculate Conception. Church Of that
Evening star., 1915-04-16
Mai. Pullman to Deliver Address.

Mai. Raymond Pullman, superin
tendent Of police. is to deliver an ad-
dress at mass meeting to be held at
the Cosmopolitan Colored Baptist
Church Wednesday evening, April 81.
The meeting is to be held under the
auspices of the United Colored Citizens
Alliance and the Henderson National
Memorial Civil Rights League of Amer
lea.
The Keota news., 1915-04-02
GOOD USES FOR KEROSENE
ExesIIent for cisanIne Glassware
viii Remove Rust From Kitchen
Stove-For the Refrigerator.

A little kerosene added to very hot
water will make windows. looking
glasses and picture glasses bright and
clear. Use . small. clean cloth. wiring
It dry and rub It over the glass. after
wiping down the framework with an
oiled cloth. Then proceed to the next
window and treat 1t similarly on both
sides. After that 90 hack to the nrst
one and wipe 1t dry with {. hrte clean
cloth. No real polishing 10 required
and the window or glass Will look
clear and shiny.
Kerosene will clean your hands bet
ter than anything else after blackin1
. range or stove. Pour . little In tho
water. wash your hands In 1t. then
wash them in tepid water. and dnaIly
with plenty Of soap and . stin brush
in hot water. II possible finish up BY
rubbing the hands with lemon and
rosewater and glycerin.
When your kitchen sink 70 rusty rub
It over with kerosene.
SQueaks in shoes may sometimes be
prevented by dipping the soles in kero-
sene.
The white spots appearing In the
spring on the lining of your refrigera-
tor will disappear II you rub the zine
with kerosene. Leave the refrigerator
open several hours. then wash with
water. soap and ammonia. The re-
fngerator will then be clean and
sweet and all spots will have disap-
peared.
To clean painted walls wipe them
hrst with . cloth vet in kerosene and
let stand is minutes. Then wash the
walls with good warm soapsuds, but
do not rub soap on the cloth. or the
paint will be streaked. Rub spots Of
tar or pine pitch ON clothing In kero-
sene before washing them.
The Keota news., 1915-04-02
TRENCHES ONE TURN

vas not deep enough. OF course sleep
was practically impossible. though
most OF NJ negotiated 40 winks at in
tervals when not on watch.
Our feet were wet through the
whole time. also our neither garments
During the long nights we just longed
for daylight. although we knew 1t
would bring renewal of the lombard
ment. Some OF our men were hardly
able to crawl ont of the trenches
when our turn came to be relieved.
Il hardly think human aesh could
possibly stand the conditions prevail
Ing moro than three days 1t tho most.
The night we came out and into bill
lets put on dry socks. had the most
peculiar sensations in my feet all that
night-a kind Of pins and needles.
This. l suppose. was the returning Of
circulation.
Ny hands were also much swollen,
but two days rest soon put me all
right again. feel absolutely none the
worse for my experience. but some Of
the men had to go to hospital. and
others were unit to march and bad to
ride In transports. myself have been
able to stay with the best of them. nj.
The Keota news., 1915-04-02
EDISON THE WIZARD

on the method of extracting Il from
coal gas in preference to the petro
leum system Of Prof. Walter RittmaI
Of Columbia university. Then he Dc
signed q system Of apparatus thai
would combine cheapness and speet
Of construction.
SO well did he succeed that the
first plant. which II In Johnstown, Pa
and on which work was started TWEEN
ty-nine days ago. now In turning out
800. gallons Of benzol . day. Edison
is planning another plant in Sydney,
Nova Scotia, and still another 1t .
yet unknown location. The total ben.
zol production thus IL expected to be
brought to 1000 gallons daily.
The benzol apparatus devised by
Edison, II easier to build. is some
what less permanent than the usual
type. It II. however. serving its pur
pose. Edison IL getting all the ben.
zol he needs and has had . little left
over for his friends. There 10 not
much prospect. however. It was said
at the Edison laboratory yesterday,
that there will be much for public
sale.
The Edison plant in Silver Lake. N.
j.. is said to be the first synthetic
carbolic acid plant In the country. II
Is turning out one and one.half tons
Of acid day.
The Keota news., 1915-04-02
Builds Benzoi Plant Complete in
Twenty-Nine Days.
First In United States since War De.
san, Turns Out 800 Gallons Daily
supply Was. Formerly
From Germany.

Orange, N. J.-Completion of the
first benzol plant built in the United
States since the war has been an
nounced by Thomas A. Edison. 1t
was finished In the record time OF
20 days. from six to eight months
usually being required.
Benzol IL used In making aniline
dyes and synthetic carbolic acid.
Practically the entire supply always
has come Eom Germany. and the war
had not been long in progress before
there was q scarcity.
Edison uses . ton Of cafbolic acid .
day in making phonograph records.
When the war made carbolic acid
scarce he decided to make 1t synthet-
ically. But he needed ben1ol. and ben
zol was even moro scarce. So nrst
he had to make the benzol
With Characteristic directness. Edi-
son gathered the latest information
ON benzol manufacture. He decided