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The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
BANK DEPOSITS
HERE INCREASE
Financial Institution Gain as
Result of Temerity on
Part of Investors.
OTHER FINANCIAL NEWS
Strong Undertone in Local Bond LIS
Although Little Trading Results
Stocks Are Slow.

The call Of the Comptroller OF tne Eui
reney for the condition of national oahKs
as NJ Nav 7. which was issued yesterday
will show a big increase in bank deposits
in WASHINGTON, and the belief Is that
washington in this respect but rehects
the situation throughout the country viz:
That the banks are being made the re-
ceptacles OF large sums Of money which
Investors are unwilling to put out in-the
present state of uncertainty as to our
International obligations.
The last call was as of March I. and
Indications are that an increase OF $S.Ooo'-
900 will be shown between the two dates.
Among the increases known are: Riggs
National Bank, 900; American Secur-
lty and Trust Company. $4,000; Union
Trust Company. $4,000; National Savings
and Trust Company, s1S,355; National
Metropolitan, $575,695; District National.
$40, 900: Comercial National, $2e4.0 and
American National, $4,000
A strong undertone in the bond list.
though with little trading featured the
action of yesterdays session OF the local
stock exchange. Stocks were in little de-
mand.
Charles w. Fairfax. secretary OF the
board Of directors OF the Second National
Bank, was host to the officers and dlreo-
tors of the bank at a dinner last night in
celebration OF the growth of the bank in
the last year.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York May s-Ths-. were many iu,po-tapt
movements in the Broad Street curb market wholly
independent Of the fluctuations caused By the va
rlouS aspects Of the German diplomatic situation
and the oourSe Of prices indicated more Of resist
ing power to the disturbing factors than was Ebor
On the stock sxcharzs
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
q. S. Treasury Statement.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yester-
day was:
Net balance in general fund, s1s2, ,s44 $50;
total receipts yesterday, 50, 72S,e73; total
payments yesterday, s, 1884
The deficit this fiscal year is $50 osS, 0os.
against a deficit of 800. 6SsS Ss1 last year,
exclusive of Panama Canal and public
debt transactions.
Revenue receipts this fiscal year up
to the close of business on May S, $685.
l69, ,0S1.6S; revenue receipts at the close
of business on May 5, 1915, $50 OF, 49,. 90.
Ordinary disbursements this fiscal
year, Up to the close of business on
May 5, sos, ,4ss, ,57974; ordinary disburse-
ments at the close of business on May
5. 1915, $621, 800, ,e23.43
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
BEST FINANCIAL PAGE IN WASHINGTON

ing all nations rights 20 the high seas
and for other equitable reasons that have
been disregarded in time Of world war"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

Water power electricity Is gradually
replacing and saving coal
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
BOSTON STOCK MARKET,

Boston, May 6-The- market continued active and
strong United Fruit, West Indies Stsarship.
Shoe Machinery and United States Smelling lead
ipE
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
COTTON MARKETS.
Furnished b. n. L. Capent9 & 90.
LiyerpooL.
New York

NiddlinS. SIS; yesterday. SD. Sales, 400 bals'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
FATHER DOESN'T WORK
Mrs. Ella b. Travis Asks Court for Di-
vorce Because Husband ''Sits by
the Fire"

Everybody works but father around
the Leland hotel and rooming house,
1872 Kansas avenue, according to suit
for divorce filed with Charles Bow
ers, clerk of the Shawnee county dis
trict court, this afternoon by Ella B.
Travis against her husband, Lawrence
Z. Travis.
The petition states that the couple
were married at Yates Center in 1908.
The plaintiff claims that her husband
IS able bodied but refuses to work
and repeatedly tells the plaintiff that
he does not have to work but can
live without it. Mrs. Travis says she
is compelled to do all kinds of drudg-
cry around the rooming house, which
she says she runs, including the work
of laundress, chambermaid and por-
ter.
Yet in spite of all this the defen-
dant sits by the stove all day." she
alleges and brings undesirable per-
sons into the rooming house to help
him. Mrs. Travis also says that in
the presence of roomers he calls her
vile names and assaults and injure
her minor son, Arthur.
In her petition the plaintiff claim
to own, besides the Leland house,
considerable property at Burlingame.
She asks a divorce and temporary or
der restraining the defendant from
mOleSting her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
SOLVES The PROBLEM
Hupp Mail Snatching Device Is Being
Shown in Topeka.

The Chicago and Alton railroad has
closed a contract with the Hupp
Automatic Mail Exchange company
for the installation of Il system of
automatic mail exchange between fast
trains and stations. w. 2. Houston of
st. Louis. representing the company
is in Topeka today showing several
Topeka friends the new system.
Quite early in the handling of mails
on railway trains the necessity for
such exchanges became apparent and
in 1865 the present primitive device,
known as the Ward Hook, was tried
out at Lemont, Ill, on the G d A II
was inadequate and inefficient but In
the absence of anything better II was
placed in general service, and Whlle
the railways and the postoffice de-
partment have been constantly on the
alert for some system with which TO
replace it, up to this time no satls-
factory solution of the problem has
been found.
The new device, invented by Albert
Hupp, meets every requirement and
condition of service, exchanging at all
speeds, practically any quantity OF
mail Of any kind, handled in mail
bags fragile, perishable or otherwise
with absolute certainty and safety
Eggs packed for parcel post ship
ment may be handled without break
age at sixty miles an hour.
Mr. Houston is showing letter
from the minister of commerce, in
dustry and posts and telegraphs, the
director of department Of posts for
the French republic. The government
Of France is contemplating looking
into the system as soon as war condi-
tions will permit England is also in
vestigating the automatic device.
If the Hupp mail exchange system is
adopted generally it will mean that
the small town will get the same mail
service as the larger cities. In ad-
dition to that it will serve to cut down
the time now used at stations where
trains are forced to stop to take on
mail.
Several Kansas people are heavy
stockholders in the Bupp company
Among them are ]. L. Brady, former
ly of Lawrence. Kan, eX-state senator
and widely known Kansas newspaper
man; Mrs. w. A. Harris of Lawrence,
wife Of the former United States SEN
atOr and MANY others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
BREWERY CASES UP
Supreme Court Listens to Argument
on PoIIocx's Motion.

The supreme court today heard the
first chapter in the brewery contempt
cases from Wyandotte county. Or
ders in the actions involving the brew
ers' rights to sue a state receiver and
also to recover property seized in a
raid, will probably be made by the
court late today.
T. A. Pollock, a Kansas City lawyer,
appeared before the court to argue his
recent motion for a permit to bring
suits against Winfield Freeman, re
ceiver for the state in the custer suits
against Missouri side brewery inter
ests. Pollock also argued for the re-
turn of wagons, teams and liquors
seized by Freeman in his recent raids.
S. NJ. Brewster, attorney general, OPP
posed the application by the Kansas
City lawyer.
No action was taken Immediately
following the presentation of argu-
ments. Supreme court Justices,
however. indicated that an order
might be issued late today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03

board ana interested friends, includ
ing some of the hest known resi- :.
dents of the city sat through hours
of testimony and legal bubble hoping
to hear something thas would throw
just 4 little light on the situation.
Sometimes the monotony was broken
by clashes Of attorneys and a litter
ran around the court room once in
while as a freak answer or question
was heard.
Picked Able Lawyers.
The litigants picked from among
the most prominent lawyers in the
city to fight their cause.
All last week, Ed McKeever, attor-
ney for the plaintiffs, sometimes sit
ting on che righ- of the table, some
the judges railing or often sitting at
the railing, objected, argued cross
questioned, condU cted direct eXamina-
ton or consulted with the crowd of
girls, friends or relatives Always at
McKeever's side was A. o. Rosser
father of one of the girls Rosser is
not a lawyer but was at McKeever's
elbow every day of the trial. c. NJ.
Hill, father of another of the girls,
was also az McKeever's side most of
tho time.
On the other side of the counsel
table J. B. Larimer ard Judge 7. f
Carver, veterans of the Topeka bar
defended the school board. Quiet, and
standing only for argument. the two
attorneys fought their cause with
great detail but never wasting ques-
ton. Behind them grouped the school
board and the high school officials.
History of the Case.
The case was the outgrowth of a
dance given December 8 at kellam
hall The girls claimed that the affair
was given under supervision ana by
their mothers. The school officials
claim that the dance was given by
the girls and the presence of the
mothers at the affair was just an ex-
cuse." The school board and school
officials also attempted to show that
tho group of girls at the dance We're
in reality connected with the Lambda
Alpha lambda society. The girls
claim that they were just a bunch; :"
set grouped together for q good
time. They introduced testimony to
show that the charter of the L. a. L.,
Topeka chapter, had been surrendered
several months ago. They also claimed
that the dance was given with the
knowledge of Mr.. Wilson and under
his direction or as he directed it to be
given. Wilson admitted on she stand
| that Miss JESSIE Burnett came to the
| office some time before the affair and
asked if the girls" could give a dance.
He stated he told them that if an af-
fcir was given it must be given by the
mothers No more was said about it,
he testified, and the girls did not con-
suit him further.
The next day after the dance Miss
| Burnett was summoned to the prin-
| cipal's and superintendent offices. A
| few days later the fourteen girls were
suspended for the term. Following
the action of the board which backed
up the action of Wilson and Stout
the girls took their troubles to court
and filed suit for injunction against
the board. Last weeks hearing was
on the question of . temporary in
| junction to be in effect pending the
hearing for permanent injunction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
Two MORE Jailed
Bulgaria Gets Even, Arresting
French Diplomat.
Athens Report Says Norwegian
Consul Also Seized.

Berlin. Jan. 3.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. THE Bulgarian government
has arrested the French vice consul at
Sofia in retaliation for the arrest Of
the Bulgarian consul at Saionilki, ac-
cording to the Overseas News agency,
which adds that the vice consul had
remained at Sofia with the permission
of the Bulgarian government in order
to assist the Dutch minister. charged
with the affairs of French interests.
Arrest Norwegian Consul, Too.
London, Jan. 3.-Reuter's Athens
correspondent says the Norwegian
consul at Saloniki was arrested at the
time the Austrian, German, Bulgarian
and Turkish consuls We're taken into
custody on the order of the French
commander. General Sarra1
The arrest of the Norwegian official
is said to have resulted from the dis
covery u the Austrian and German
consulates of documents duplicating
him in connection with espionage. The
Greek government. the message says,
well as against the arrest of Greeks
suspected of espionage.
u. 5. Consul in Charge.
Saloniki, Jan. 1.-(via Paris, Jan.
3)-At the request OF General Sar-
rail, commander of the French forces
here, John E. Kehl, American consul
at Salonil-i, has taken charge of the
Turkish ant German interests. The
.consulates will be delivered to him to-
morrow.
The German, AustrO- Hun garian.
Turkish and Bulgarian consuls at Sa-
loniki were arrested last Thursday by
order of General Sarral as a reply to
Ia bombardment by Teutonic aero
planes. a dispatch Saturday said that
the American consul had taken over
the Austro- Hungarian interests.
London, Jan. Sit is stated that in
case the measures taken by Greece do
not lead TO their release, the porte
will make reprisals against the sub
jects of the entente powers.
Greece has made a protest to the
entente powers in connection with the
arrest of the consuls of the central al
lies at Salonil1i.
Protest by Ottoman.
London, Jan. 3.-The Amsterdam
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
sends the following:
According to a Constantinople tele-
gram the porte. through the inter
mediary of the American embassy, has
protested energetically against the
arbitrary arrest of the Ottoman consul
and officials at Saloniki.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
He IS PRIZE DAIRYMAN
VIII Maxwell Makes Highest Score
for the Year.

". H. Maxwell is the prize dairy
maSn of Topeka, according to the
scores for the year 1915 worked out
by J.. w .Rowles, city milk inspector
Hi% average score for the year is S5.S
pen cent-1G0 per cent being the per
fec1 score. His monthly score did not
fail below rs per cent during the
twelve months while one month it
reaEhed 95 per cent.
ENxo other dairymen who made eX-
cellent scores and who ran neck and
aeclk the whole year are r. c. Obrecht
of g'airlCa farm. and Ano Saueressig.
ObtechtS average fer butterfat tests
fartthe yeac was Al. Saucsessig's was
j; Db-eC is average count for bac-
teria waa 4fG. SaueressIg's was
7.1a0. 60 is score for the year
way 7S.6. while Saueressis's was 77.6.
There we kali dozen other dairy
men who were not far behind the
scores made by Obrccht and Saueres-
siEE The Woodlawn dairy made Il
score of rs. But the four mentioned
here are in advance of most of the
diaries, according 10 the table worked
up by DIR. Rowles.
The average score for all the dairy
mes for the year is 62.47 and that is
said TO be higher than in any other
city in the United States with one ex-
ception. Consequently The high scores
made by the dairymen mentioned
above are booked as excep-
tiohal. Frequently Gairyman
makes extremely high scores for two
or three months but he gets bumped
by something or other and falls down
forj two or three months. But appa-
steady run of luck all through the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
topeka is "SORE"
.
Rock Island Departure Has
Stirred Up Business Men.
.f.--
Capital City May Be Given
Other Offices Soon.
FREIGHT CLAIM AGENT HERE?
RumOred w. o. Burger VIII
Move From Chicago.
George HetheringtOn Still Re-
Misunderstanding House!

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Rock Island offices have moved away,
gossip still percolates through the
rush of clearing up department work
an& the latest piece of news IS that
WE o. Bunger, of Chicago, freight
clas1n agent, will move here with his
large office force. This report cannot
be Verified aud the caange is not con-
sidtred likely TO occur, according to
tho few Rock Island men who are still
left here.
Il Burger could be brought 10 To-
peKa it would mean that the Rock
Island offices Jould be filled to over
flowing, because tho freight claim de-
pattment employs more people than
thd general managers office, which
ha$ moved away
Another rumor which was denied
toby is that the offices of the di-
vision freight agent and city ticket
agent are to- be removed from the
firE to tn2 third floor and that big
eadng room VIII be established on the
first floor. 1t is thought by some that
a aohn Grier lunch room would be
POPULAR here.
20 position has yet been named for
Gekogo r. Hetherington. formerly
chNf clerk to A. e. Sweet, the de-
pared general manager who is now in
Deliver
As a whole, the Rock Island situa-
tiof seems to be just what it was
wtAn the Commercial club delegation
caEed on T. II Beacon last Friday
Chicago officials now have the word
thad Topeka is sore" and it may mean
a Change for the better and the Kan
saS capital city seems to be in a fair
WaE to get few gooC offices But all
is yague ut present. except for the
nunnerous rumors w ich have been
creeping out the last few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
TABLE TALK
AT THE NsAETAAkM
COMMERCIAL ctU8 GA

The balloting for the new board of
directors of the club ended today. To-
morrow at noon the nominating COM
mittee will count the ballots and an
nounce the new directors for 1916.
out of this list of men the officers
nual meeting OF the club. which will
be held January IA. Until the direc-
tors are known there can be little
speculation as to the clubs new presi-
dent.
At meeting of the publicity COM
mittee of the club held this noon it
was decided to give the next know
our Town Dinner" on January p. G.
c. Stuckey was elected chairman of
the program committee for the din
ner. and he chose w. o. Rigby and
Charles Dillon as his assistants. 1t is
planned to give these dinners once a
month at the club. The first affair
given on December was such a sue
cess that the publicity committee is
making arrangements for a series of
dinners to eliminate in one grand af-
fair at the end OF the year.
The New Years resolution, Let's
All Pull Together for a Bigger and Bet
ter Topeka" which hangs in the as
sembly room of the club is a gift Of
r. K. Hinkson to the club.
Bert Woodward. who has had
charge of the talking machine depart
ment of the Santa Fe Watch company.
will leave Wednesday for Kansas City,
Mo, where he will become connected
with the Kansas City branch of the
Edison Photograph company. Mr.
Woodward will make his home in
Kansas City.
The cgular meeting Of the Rotary
club will be held at the Commercial
club next Thursday noon.
The next special luncheon that will
be held at the club will be that for
Carl NrOoman, assistant secretary OF
the United States department of az
riculture, which will be held January
~. on the next day d. Ward King
OF Missouri. father of the split-loe
road drag and Mrs. G. H. Mathis, OF
Alabama, will speak at a special
luncheon. Mrs. Mathis is the farm
genius of Alabama and she has a Won
derful story to tell of the development
of farm land in her state, according
to those who know about her work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
OHIO ON A RAMPAGE
Ri GER still Rising at 2O5 Fcct-FYood
May Be Avcrtcd.

Rittsburg, Jan. 3.-WhiIe the Ohio
river had reached 20.5 feet in the
channel here this morning and was
rising slowly the local office of the
weather bureau said the cold snap had
inwrvened to prevent a flood
Some people were driven from their
homes in lower Allegheny and a
nuk nber of mills were flooded.
Ehc gasoline packet Grantsville
running between pittsburg and Mo-
noh gahela river points. broke away
from her moOrinSs early today and
butned IN pmidstream with a loss of
$500. There We're no casualties.
Waters Reccding.
Columbus, o., jan, with clear
coz weather prevailing river and
smaller streams throughout central
ana northern Ohio began to recede
thi8 afternoon.
Cincinnati jar. 3.-After rising to
witnin one-tenth of an inch of the
flobd stage of fifty feet, the Ohio
rivAr at this point began falling early
today and at a. m. was 1913. feet.
A soveilment weather bulletin said
present indications were that the dan
gek mark would not be reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
GENERAL DODGE DIES
Distinguished Soldier and Railroad
Builder Succumbs.

Council Bluffs. Ia, Jan. 3.-Gen-
Grenville Dodge, distinguished soldier
and railroad builder, died at his home
here at O'Clock this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
Another Raise in Oil.

Lima, Ohio, Jan. 3.-Another in
crease of ten cents was recorded in
all Lima and F'indlay grades of crude
oil here today
New quotations were announced to-
day as follows: North and South
Lima, SLAB; Indiana. S1.2S; Wooster,
$3.50: Findlay, Princeton and Illinois,
S1.b7: Plymouth. ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03

James Z. Clarke. of Arkansas. will pre-
sent to President Wilson the name of
T.. IA McCulloch. of Little Rock chief
justice of the Arkansas supreme court.
to f'lcceed Joseph x. Lamar. who died
SUNDAY. McCulloch has been chief
Justice of the state supreme court since
1903. and a member of the court since
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
GROCERIES

Corn Meal in bulk, fresh. lb. 8. &c
Dried Peas. fresh stock, 3 lbs. &c
Raisins. seeded, good quality, three
pigs. 20c
Canned Peaches, No. 10 cans called
Corn Syrup. 10 ID. cans, cane
flavor SIC
Baking Powders, your choice Cal
umet or X. c., csc cans zoe
Matches, pkgs. for. ..15c
Cabbage, nice crisp heads. lb. =. &c
Canned Corn. Turnstile, 12lkc
quality-can lie: dozen .S1.25
Standard Corn or Peas cans 25c
Dozen .9Oc
t'lour-''The Regal"-our own
brand-4S-lb. sack. ...... .S1.4S
Oranges, large 4Oc size. dozen .3Oc
Sweet Corn, dried. fine quality.
ID 11c
Sorghum. pure. very fine eating.
No. ; pail 35c; No 10 pail csc
Turnstile Coffee Cthe extra val
ue is in the coffee, lb. can. d. soc
Navy Beans, fancy, : lbs. for .4Oc
Canned Pumpkin. good quality. 3
large cans 24c
Mince Meat, Kaw valley. 15c
quality. ID.
Mixed Nuts, fancy all new nuts,
lbs. for 35c
Popcorn fine on the ear, s Id. CSC
fRAsERBRos
a. q q $3.50 Re1s3a
Phone $50
7outheasf Corner Sixth and jackson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03

Audrey Munson appears at the Cozy
today and Tuesday in Inspiration" a
feature picture which has attracted
world wide attention. 1t was passed
by State Censor W. D. Ross this morn
ing with few Examinations. A few
cigarette scenes were taken out, as
well as few feet of too festive i'm
billing of shellac or something of that
sort. As whole = stood the test well
and is now being shown at the Cozy.
Electric Washer at Forbes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
SIGNS BOOST Topeka
Hfnkson-CrawfOrd Company Does
Good Work for City.

A novel and artistic New Years
resolution sign is adjoining many bill
boards in Topeka today. The Hinl<-
on-Crawford Sign company put these
signs up to boost Topeka. This is the
first time in the history of the city
that municipal advertising has been
shown on billboards.
The new signs read as follows: "a
New Years Resolution-Let Us
Spend Our Money With Our Home
Merchants and Boost Topeka
All the signs were painted IN the
sign shop of r. K. Hinksor.