DAKOTA COUNTY HEIR
MOTTO All Tbe Kens When It Is Neirt.
Stale Historical SudUv
VOLUME 19
DAKOTA CITY, NEK., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1910.
NUMBER 13
WHO
U. 8. FIGHT TO CRUSH AMERICAN
COMPANY STARTS WITH DIS
SOLUTION SUIT.
H. 0. HAVEWEYER IS ACCUSED
Lat Head of Sugar Corporation Sale!
to Have Pocketed $10,000,000 Ex
ecutors Made Defendants Govern
ment Filto Petition.
New York, Attacking the American
Sugar Refining ocmpany, familiarly
known as tV sugar trust, as a lawless
ry A. Wise. Before the bill finally
was coaiplrtid it had the approval of
Attorney General Wickei'cham.
The pKiiicn. to which as yet no
answer has l.--cn made by the sugar
company. a'.l-:;;rs that the trust has
employed tliv? usual mcnr.3 of ail such
large industrial combinations In sti
fling competition, by purchasing a
controlling i:::tre-.t In compiling coo
cern8 w here, that method proves
necessary and by crushing out other
concerns by underselling in their ter
ritory. To accomplish the latter re
sult the petition refers to the sys
tematic rebating arrangement the
trust for years maintained with the
railroads.
One of the most sensational allega
tions U that tho late Henry O. Have
meyer, for many years head of the
sugar combine, received $10,000,000 In
common stock of the National Sugar
Refining crjmpany of New Jersey as a.
gift at tho time that corporation was
formed to take Into the combine four
Independent companies the National
Sucar Refining company, run by B
H. Howells, Son and Company; the
New York Sugar Refining company of
Long Island City, operated by Claus
Bosher; the Mollen Havre Sugar Re
fining company of Brooklyn, and the
W. J. McCabe Sugar Refining com
pany of Philadelphia. Up to 1900
these companies were Independent
and It Is claimed the American com
pany was ceternilned to acquire them.
Under a plan Inaugurated by Have
meyer, John E. Parsons and James H.
Post, the National company was or
ganized trSd took over the four plants.
When the new stock was ready for
distribution, the petition sets forth
Post delivered to Havemeyer the en
tire issue of 100,000 shares with a par
value of $10,000,000. The petition
asks that the Havemeyer executors
who are named among the defendants
be enjoined from voting this stock. It
is the government's contention that
these shares were Issued contrary to
"law and In violation of the company's
chartev.
In general the petition sets up that
the defendants "for some time past
have been and are now engaged In an
unlawful combination and conspiracy
to restrain the trade and commerce
between tbe several states and with
foreign countries in raw sugar, sugar
beets, refined sugar, molasses, sirups
and other by-products of raw sugar
and sugar beets, and to monopolize
th same. Such unlawful combina
tion and conspiracy Is the result of a
erles of wrongful acts extending
over a period of many years. In par
tlcipating in these acts all of the de
fendants have been actuated by
wrongful Intent to restrain interstate
and forelen trade In raw and renned
sugar and related articles and to mo
nopollze parts thereof.
The petition then prays for a per
petual injunction against the parties
and corporations named from continu
ins the evils practised. It further
more asserts in effect that within the
American Sugar-UUfinlng company
there are two other trusts the Na
tlonal Sugar Refining company of New
Jersey and tho Western Sugar Renn
inn eoniDany of California and that
each of those bo enjoined from en
gaging in interstate and foreign com
merce.
Another allegation Is that the trust
has obtained unfair advantages over
comnetitors through the customs
frauds by receiving rebates from rail
roads aad keeping up the prices of
sugar.
MICHAEL CUDAHY IS DEAD
Last of Cre?t Plonr?r Packers Passer
Awi-y from Pncumcnla Fol
lowing Op:ration.
Chicago. Mleh-tel Cndahy, rn
dent of Vr.a lYdahy I'vki-ig '
pany, and th" lst of the fcur sr-
pioneer m.' at r: ' :"'''' t.ie country
died la:it v in at Vc:vy hospital.
The end cave r ;( ui'y. All 1 1 h
Immodinte r Ia!iv.-s. nie.'v.'iiii? !
ll-,rnp hru;l i '. .;. Ir.ivi! tons a.ul four
daughters were i.t his b-.ds-i.!' r-
v. r. Cui a ' .mi ; i i ' on
' i k on e;
f-.r appi'i
av.y
last V0'.u-ua '' V- I:i:
cltls. I i u! I- I !" '' '
In and liH r- i.K;;- ;v.
factor a.4a::i:.' r.r'i-
ippl'lld.
a.'tt Tward !;'
.rs, waa u li!
Funerr.l
Z'o-f. II Wheals.
Clcv'-i.I. (i :.!:'
!.he city stood it'll for
while the I'..::' i -S rvic
held f( r Uo! !: V. i .'v
of tho 1' ill; ! ;. i
trlct court 11' - c::-i
.licit car l
f,,o i.iiuims
s were bci:r.
r.-r, lute juii!;e
'lit i.lA
'i.man.
Ncbrtoka Count Is 1,102,214.
V.'uKhl'igton. Tl'.e oi'iilai ion of
Nebraska is 1.192.214, according to
statistics of the thiiu-enih census,
made public 1 uesday. This Is an in-,
crease of 125.914, or 11.8 per cent'
iover 1,066,300 in 1900.
combination, the federal" government V l-JS-rt
Monday bifc'rvn In tho United State. L-irM c-'J V"
onculfco::rt Its lodg-cxpcctcd suit for t-V-
the dissolution of the corporation. --tv-.:" J J--
A voluminous petition was filed by f -ss. JHtX'V' YIn'1'-''
(HIS MODERN k.
-IK
i ,trz7- -cr -vr.:5. . ) ''a r
TAR URGES KNIFE
INFORMS CABINET OFFICERS
THEY MUST CUT THEIR
ESTIMATES.
ASKS FOR GREATER ECONOMY
It Is Planned to Reduce Expenses So
That They Will Measure Up With
Actual Necessities of Government
Service.
Washington. Presided Taft Tues
day Informed his cabinet officers,
after scrutinizing the final draft of tho
estimates of tho various departments
for tho next fiscal year, that there
must be a further and deeper cut In
them.
To give effect to his orders, the
president had the chiefs of depart
ments before him and the rather ex
traordinary picture was presented of
the head of the nation delving into
figures and asking the whys and
wherefores of routine expenditures
which ordinarily the president is not
supposed to know anything about.
Economy Is to be the watchword of
the forthcoming message. I he cab
inet chiefs were Informed that In cut
ting down their estimates by $40,
000,000 last year they did good work;
but that better still must be done
this year. The plan Is to cut down
expenses so that they will measure
up accurately with the actual neces
sities of the government service. In
addition to the members of the cab
inet. Chairman Alexander of the
bouse, rivers and harbors committee,
and General Blxby, chief of the en
gineers of the army, were called In
and told of tbe plans of the president
for retrenchment and reform.'
Speaker Cannon and Representa
tive Mann of Chicago were at the
White House for more than an hour
in consultation with tho president.
who had a general lalk with them on
the outlook for legislation in the short
session. The outlook for any material
accomplishments ill this line grows
darker every day.
I SAILORS WIN THEIR DEMANDS
Brazilian Congress Grants Amnesty
and New Concessions to Rebel
lious Tars and Revolt Ends.
RIo Janeiro. The mutiny anionrf
the sailors of the Brazilian navy waB
ended Friday.
Congress, meeting In extraordinary
resbion. voted to concede every de
mand of the ultimatum presented by
the sailors. Including general amnes
ty for the men who, after murdering
us many of their superior oilicers as
was necessary to place them In com
plete control, trained die gr.na of tho
Warships on the capital.
Whi.t eHVct the outiome will have
eventually on the iIUi inline In tiie
navy is a matter of :-omo concern
The immtdUite cfi'cct i.-i to give tac
Bailors l!!cri-n.!i'd ay. shorter hours
of service a-i''. s v.ork. turouKh tlie
rc ruitlut; .f ne'df :.r;- to tlf! crews
and to abolish ciii'pi.ral puni hinent
in the (loft.
!)nri;:
t c.
t c t - m i o.v:;r .s the
tr.itt r:ou..
api'tv rul.
( hi put. !-'t-a !..:'! i
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'r tii.Ji.uat i( a is
know n.
l'oilov'ita the
ai t!rn o' co'i'.'ri'i
i's iio.-nr.il act i-, it (
'iK'iiiint 8t;!;i-.idc-l.
the it y rehi ini'd
and tho pr.Lllc
TIk re is no a-
" !l .t to givo a pc
ti'o revolt.
Utical color to
D?ck Broken; !
Kc-wancc, 111. It
.ivr 32 Ho'.irs.
1 1 li..ek hi'cl c;i hi
1.1s I fid lie;: rly
i1:, a a: i "r burh il
l( i:i a local coal
be tore da'n
two places at.il
tenlped, C'li.U'i' I !
lindt r a fail ' i ''
mii)j liri c. lived : -'
rem
day.
;;i d hi' fr":i l''s suf-'ering MoiT-
Whito Houi- Calf Ds;d.
Washirg'.''!'. l''S I Ull. Pauline
Wayne's urh tociaii.: young calf, died
Monday. The ci,C n n.e Bitddenly at
tbe White House btablts from brain
fever.
PARLIAMENT !S DISSOLVED
KING'S SPEECH MAKES ONLY
BRIEF REFERENCE TO CRISIS.
Expresses Belief Thai Good Will of
U. S. Will Be Increased by Fish
eries Settlement.
London. With the dissolution of
parliament all formalities preliminary
to the election of a new parliament
were completed. The proclamation of
dissolution summoned the new parlia
ment to assemble on January 31, 1911.
There was a beggarly array of
nearly empty benches when Black
Rod summoned the house of commons
to the house of peers. Winston
Churchill, the home secretary, was the
only minister present. ,
Lord Loreburn, the lord high chan
cellor, read the speech of the king. It
was brief. In referring to the con
stitutional crisis hie majesty said that
he regretted that tlie conference be
tween the headers of the opposing par
ties had failed of an agreement over
the reformation of the upper house.
Following an allusion to the death
of his father, King Edward VII.. the
king referred to the recent arbitra
tion of the New Fotindland fisheries
dispute with the United Statts, fc fol
io v.-s:
"I confidently hope the questions
connected with the North Atlantic
fisheries between Canada and New
foundland on the one hand and with
the United States of America on the.
other, which have been the subject of
controversy for nearly a century, have
been at last finally settled by the
award at The Hague tribunal.
"It is the cause of special satisfac
tion that it has been found possible
to solve by arbitration problems of
such an Intricate and difficult nature.
and the-award has been received by
both sides in a spirit which must tend
to increase good will."
REBELS HOLD UP A TRAIN
Care Ditched, Three Women Killed
Passengers Held Prisoners 24
Hours, but Well Treated.
Torreon, Mexico. Americans arriv
ing here Tuesday from points lu tho
state of Chihuahua tell of the holding
up a few days bro of a pasuenger
train on the Chihuahua & Pacific rail
road by revolutionists. Cars were
ditched and three Mexican women
wero killed. There were said to bo
about 100 revolutionists In the varty
and the train was wrecked In the be
lief that it carried soldiers. The af
fair occurred between Chihuahua and
Madera. The passengers were held
prisoners by the revolutionists lor 24
hours, but were well treated. Upon
extorting a promise from the railroad
officials not to Bond a train of sol
diers, the pascr.sers were released
and were taken bnclt to Chihuahua in
a special whi' h went out after them.
INDICT JAr.'-ZS J. CALLACHER
Assailant cf Meyer C":yror Is Held on
Chargs of A'-sault With Intent
to Kill.
Jerri y t'i'y. '.
county !-"'; ;:d it::y T1:
to Jail;:.' I'.la'r '!' 'h
moil ph a ti:: ' e !:!
.. .i J. 1 .'1: 'h
.Mayor 'Ha;- r. '1'v i
im lit;, ( '....: '- h' nr''
Inn ut to kill Mr. f,
Cleanr:;.' Con.J.il '
the other tho carrj ..:
wi a;.;.!'.
i he
v I :
Muds.on
Tiid"d up
j'-t
com
cuts n';u:nst
; -aliaat cf
,. the Indict.
a:c anit with
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l.dward.i, end
' a i onci-a l'-'d
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v. Oilti "0.
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cbl.
1 'astir. ;;. .b
!ie::i ly 17 : ';.: : a f.t
llili'ed lUicillc '1 ll.'.
A tcW yi-arj : ;,') !. '..
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U!.se. A Icf'T to h;
counted that he wua in
Hill's EEt.-.t Only t'.P,C00.
New York. It wns.li arm d here Tues
day that the c.-tate of the late David
B.. 11111, btuto Democratic leader for
many years, docs not amount to over
$:o,ooo. -
CORPORATION TAX BIBS HI3I2
262,490 CONCERNS MAKE RE
TURNS UNDER NEW LAW.
Total Amount Collected First Year
Totals $27,000,000, Averaging
$103.97 Per Company;
Waphlngton. The sweeping Import
ance of President Taft's order for the
publicity of corporation tax returns Is
emphasized by the figures contained
in the annual report of Royal C. Ca
bcll, commissioner of Internal reve
nue. According to this report, the
books of his office how that these ro
l irns have beeu filed by 262,490 cor
porations chartered by the various
Gt.ltcj.
The total capital la $52,471,626,752.
The Interest bearing Indebtedness of
thc:e corporations Is $31,333,952.
Sji1.S2: net Income for the year which
the tax ran. $3,123,481,101.04.
The tax collected for the first year
wa3 $7.20),707.43. TMs Is an aver
ai;e of $10:h?7 i cr con oration.
In tho state of Illinois there are
17,903 corpoiitioni; aggregate cap
ital, $:i,191.0:s.9CS.74; total Indebted
ncs?. $i:,or,2,S03,128i7; net income,
8271.21.933.85.
The average f Indebtedness of cor
porations In tfft whole country Is CO
per cent, of ttiff' whole capitalization,
hi tbe state of Illinois average is 91
per cent.
According to the report Illinois
stands first In Internal revenue taxes,
tho total it pays being $13,165,273.75.
New York Ih next with $r,6,000,000 in
round numbers; Kentucky. $32,000,000
and Indiana, S2R.000.orM. There were
twentv-four million r"ore gallons of
distilled spirits IhU year than last
year, and three million more barrels
of fermented liquor than last year
The total rec !pts of the bureau for
the past year were $289,937,220.16.
BOMB WRECKS FIVE STORES
"housands of Tenement Dweller
New York In Peril by Black
Hand Outrage.
In
New York. The most densely pop
ulated block In New York city, a
solid square of tenements In Elizabeth
street in the heart of the east side of
Sicilian colony, was Tuesday the
scene' of a Black Hand bomb explo
sion which Wreck'ed five stories and
i smashed 500 tenement house win
1 dows.
Francesco Le Barbcra, owner of the
saloon where the bomb was exploded,
gave the police his theory of the anl
oiiii behind the outrage. About five
i years ago, he said, his aon, Peitro, six
! years old, was kidnaped and he has
: never heard from him. Lieutenant
Petroelno worked on that case. Le
Barbera received many letters threat
ening his life if a large sum of money
was not paid for the return of the
boy, but puld no attention to them.
The kidnaping, case originating five
years ago. In which Lieutenant Petro
slno, who was murdered in Italy,
played the part of Investigator, Is be
lieved to have led Indirectly to the
bomb explosion.
IRISH POLITICS ARE BITTER
Ulster Delegation Defy Dublin Parlia
ment and Will Refuse to Obey
Its Decrees.
London. The political situation
In Ireland Is growing more bit
ter dally. Resolutions were adopted
by delegates representing every con
stituency In Ulster to formulate a sol
emn pledge to pay no tax Imposed by
any Dublin parliament and obey none
of Its flecrecs. A fund of $a0,000 was
also raised for tho purchase of arms
Men wero appointed to form regl
me-nts, and many speakers advocated
an armed resistance If home rule
should be forced on Ulster.
ILLINOIS CENSUS 5,638,591
Governn-ent Figures Show Chicago
Has More Than Half of
the Increase.
Was'itnf.ton.--Illinois has a popula
tion of 5,1. is , ",01, according to the 1910
cennus ll-'.ures, announced here Mon
day. Conk county contains 2,405,233,
This hi an Increase of 817,041, or
10.9 fef '-nt. over 4 821,850 In 1900
Tho lnc!'.;i:! from 1SH0 to 1900 was
fi:i."i,l'.'.i. :r 2i! per cent. Cook county
is one a. 1 1 j e showing the largest In
ert !
1 op
lany rural counties lost In
- "eorift Police.
1 ' - s evet police sys
": vicp, which ex
i t; I Si utos and Eu-
li f
.'. 1: has designated
' i ! uf the United
. t i r.'i.l -rtake the
i .-'rr.is. however.
' :n (I illstlnct.
("1 i Wilklo are to
's r nts up to the
li'Vii r.tat llshed
c ' hie 1 detects COlin
i t
the life of tbe
L'ru
i-'ent Dies.
,!. -tor F. Sco-
::: .lean branch
Ivace society,
el pneumonia,
i let ..ideut of
in Storm.
- ! hrce hundred
; Itau their lives
uV.t.H stase on
I l-.n-l.
vhich Ha y '.
nit to tea by
'usphin sa.
T' ...i. ...
1 11 g wus nwept
a tempest In the
NO HERE PLAYTHING
AINOR3 CANNOT PLEAD
CAL ENLISTMENT.
ILLE-
KG CF EILlim C003T
Lax Methods Uced
In Publishing Or
Time Punlsh
Be Light.
ders, But This
ment Will
A minor who enlists la the Nebras
ka national guard In an Illegal man
ner cannot lihiuielf plead his age or
the illegal enlistment to escape pun
ishment by a military court. This Is
tho deciaion of the military board In
Us general findings after the recent
national guard court-martial. The
lax manner In which enlistments,
leaves of absence, summons for trial
and similar mutters have been hand
led la criticized.
Tho general findings were turned
over, to Adjutant General Hartlgan
several days Bgo. Although they con
tain a criticism of his office for con
tinuing tho jirnctlce of many years In
not examining enlistment papers
rarefully, tho adjutant general made
tho findings public. They read as fol
lows:
"The board, after having tried all
the cases before It. respectfully mib
mits the following recommendations
and suggestions:
"It has been conclusively proven
that In a good many cases the officers
of the companies and other organiza
tions were greatly at fault by not Is
suing proper orders or not sending or
ders and summons properly accord
ing to the established laws and regu
lations, thereby nullifying to a great
extent the Intended proceedings and
those officers are called upon to per
form this work more promptly and ac
curately. '
"It has been proven that company
captains have been careless In mak
ing out enlistments according to tho
laws and regulations, and thereby
caused a great deal of trouble later
on.
"It baa been absolutely pnovon that
the adjutant general's office has
been negligent and careless in re
viewing enlistment papers by not re
turning or disapproving Improperly
and Illegally made-out enlistment pa
pers for correction or completion and
thereby minor enlistments without
consent. It Is recommended that the
adjutant general's offleo immediately
go through all the enlistment records
and have all those irregular enlist
ments either properly corrected or
Issue discharges to the men so en
listed.
"It Is also recommended that the
rules and regulations bo changed as
to need the consent of parent or
guardians instead of parents or guar
dians.
'It Is at this occasion also stated
that after carefully perusing the laws
and decisions of the higher courts In
the United States that the board gives
the following rules ln case of enlist
ment of minors: A minor's enlist
ment Is not void but only voidable,
and a minor committing a crime after
enlistment so enlisted Is punishable
hv court-martial or military courts
for violation of military rules tne
same as if regularly enlisted, aad his
enlistment contract can be only an
nulled by action of tho parents or
guardians or by proper higher mili
tary authority before the commitment
of crime. A minor can under no
circumstances make his enlistment
void or enter plea of not guilty on
that arcount.
The sending by registered mail of
orders, charges, sumraonB, etc., snail
constitute proper service U return
receipt by postal authorities has been
ecelved, showing delivery.
Civil Service Examinations.
Tho United States civil service com-
mission announces mo iunuwmg
nminntlons to be held nt Lincoln,
Grand Island, North Platte, Norfolk
and Omaha: December 7, mineral ex
aminer, chief of the field divisions of
the general land oillce; December 7,
superintendent of construction. Unit
ed States penitentiary ; December 7
and 8, cartographic draftsman (male)
naval war college; December 7 nnd
. fortification draftsman; December
and 8, scientific assistant in sou
bacteriology male), sclentllic assist-
mt in tobacco chemistry (male).
Referee In Donahue Case.
Arthur Mullen, attorney general,
and W. J- Connell, attorney for Chief
Bf Police Donahue of Omaha, against
Khom quo warranto proceedings were
Instituted by Attorney t General
Thompson, will havo a conlerence
loon to determine upon a referee to
take testimony in tho case. Should
they disable, the selection of the re
feree will be left o tho supreme court
o name.
Magoon In Lincoln.
C. E. Magoon. fniimr governor of
Cuba, former governor of the Panama
Btrlp and lnteiest ! in Mexican af
fairs, arrived in l.in-oln to remain
for about .'wo weeks. lie has not been
In the government s.nvh o for a year
and a half and I' --V i;t laust of llU
time in Wa.-hintuu. In au iutervlow
be ald that the promosa nial by
tbe Cubans sine tho United Slates
withdrew from I We Island has led him
to believe that American Intervention
In the affairs of the luluud will not
HELPS WATER USERS.
Delegates
From Irrigated
District!
Win Out.
The first nioeting of the Nehrnska
State Irrigation npanclallon at Bridge
port resulted In the delt gaten fron
the Irrigated region capturing the or
ganization tind effecting a permanent
organization thnt will hereafter be
limited almost exclusively to dele
gates from portions of the state where
Irrigation Is carried on. T. C. Rggle
ston was elected president; W. L.
Minor, secretary, and S. K. Warwick,
of Alliance, treasurer. A legislative
committee was appointed consisting
of J. L. Haligan, J. G. Beller, Fay E.
Williams, C. J. Hunt, O. W. Gardner,
Fred A.-Wright and W. P. Byron.,
Most of these committeemen are said
to be representatives of Irrigation
ditches, either as agents or attorneys.
When the committee on resolutions
presented a plank nskins- for legisla
tion to permit land owners to buy wat
er from whatever Irrigation company
tbey choose the plank was promptly
tabled. Tit's resolution was asked by
londowneis whose lands ore now un
der private ditches and who are com
pelled to buy of the lrrinatlon com
pany which has obtained the appro
priation of water for such lands.
The resolutions adopted ask that the
government Pathfinder ditch be allow
ed to sell Us excess water not needed
for lands under the government pro
Joct to other canals and approprlators
along the North Platto river based up
on the cost or the reservoir and on
forms similar to those on which the
water Is disposed of to the landown
ers under the government project.
The association-also resolved In favor
of a graduated plan of water payments
upon the Pathfinder carnal extending
over a longer period of time than ten
years, as recommended by the North
Platte Valley Water Users' associa
tion.
It was reported at the meeting that
D. D. Price, present assistant state
engineer, and R. H. Willis of Bridge
port were applicants for appointment
to the position of state engineer or
secretary of the state board of Irriga
tion. The state board that makes
the appointment will consist of Gov
ernor Aldrlch, Land Commissioner
Cowles and Attorney Genoral Grant
G. Martin.
I - Returns on Election,
All of the counties in Nebraska savt
Douglas and McPherson have sent !n
official returns to the secretary of
state. McPhcrson's vote Is small and
will cut little figure In the totals
Taking the unofficial totals of Doug
las and adding these lo tbe official
returns on file, tho following voto Is
recorded on governor: Aldrlch, rep.,
122,022; Dahlman, dem., 107.818;
Wright, soc. 5,367. Aldrlch's plural
ity, 15,304. The lending candidates for
senator polled these votes: Hitch
cock, dem.. 123,138; Burkett, rep.. 102.
4f!9. Hitchcock's plurality. , 2n,r,Gfl.
Aldrlch carried 74 counties; Dahl
man, 18; Burkett, 40; Hitchcock, 52.
Outside of Douglas county Aldrlch had
23.717 more than Dahlman, and Hitch
cock had 10,812 more than Burkett.
No Oil Rate Bill.
Trenmor Cone who wa in Lincoln
recently, In response to a question
said that ho would not Introduce an
other oil rate bill In the coming legis
lature. Cone said that,e thought the
railway commission, following on the
complaint filed by Victor Wilson,
could accomplish as much as the leg
islature could through another bill.
Banks In Good Condition.
Lincoln brinks, despite the present
money stringency, are In better con
dition than almost any similar Insti
tutions In the country, according to
a statement mnue by a Liincoin
banker. Tho banks are experiencing a
considerable ensh loss on account of
tho season, but local bankers think
their bnnks are feeling the drain less
than many others.
Thousand Dollar Alfalfa Stack.
Representative Lindsay of Webstei
county, who will sit In tho cominR
legislature, probably holds the record
for a selling price for a hay stack.
Lindsay toil 100 tons of ulfalfa from
one cutting of a Held and stneked the
entire cutting In one liii'P stack. Ho
sold the hay stack for $1,000 even.
Secretary of the Sennte.
W. 11. Smith, E. A. Wulrath and II
M. Davis, who were members of the
secretarial force of the last senate,
are all candidati s for the position of
secretary of the senate at;aln this
year. It la said t hut each ono Is mak
ing an active canvass among members
for mipport.
Plnttsmouth Rifle Range.
Major E. .?. Phelps, Captain Cage
and Captain Kcsterson of the Nebras
ka National Guard went to Platts
mouth to lnvestiwato a proposed rille
runne and camp grounds on tho Mls
Houri river. Tho (.'rounds are suit
able for u range, hut It Is doubtful If
they are suUablo as a place for un
nual camping and maneuvers.
Red Cross Stamps.
The Nebraska association for the
study and prevent! n of tuberculosis
has ;ent r.O.OoO of tho r d cross
Htami'S to the local charity organiza
tion to bo elk -trlbuted for salo around
tho local department stores. These
stumps are pli ced on sain at tho price
of one cent each, the proceeds from
the sale going into the fund of the na
tional oryanh'.atioii for the prevention
of tuberculosis. It U becoming quite
a custom to seal nil Christinas pack
ages with these stamps and consld-
H't.Ul;:.
SEVEN STAGES OF FLIRTING
Eminent Psychologist Expounds
Theory Which Sounds Like Re
port of Thaw Trial.
An eminent psychologist has ex
pounded the theory of flirting. H
gives six causes, but he omits one of
the most Important. There are a
many kinds of flirting as there ar
lies as laid down by TouchstoneJ
namely, Beven. We hesitate to an-
nounce all these psychological rea
sons, because they sound like reports!
of the Thaw trial. Thus we find thatj
girls flirt for the following six rea
sons, according to Dr. Hall: Emotive
delusion, fixed Idea, rudimentary para-,
noia, psychic neurasthenia, episodic
symptoms of hereditary degeneraojn
and psychic motive obsession. To
these we add the seventh cause be-:
cause the girl likes to flirt.
It is a fact that girls flirt from the
very entrance upon adolescence. It;
Is sad to say that they often lead:
yonng men astray, and after playing1,
with their youthful affection cast
them over for some better looking
fellow who comes along. The trage
dies of youths who ' have suffered 1
thus would fill many pages of heart
rending history, and we cannot sun
press our emotion while contemplat-j
Ing the subject. That woman's affeo-j
tlons are fickle has been noted since
the dawn of literature. Men seem tO
have changed considerable since thosej
brick records were made In Bnby-.
Ionia 7,000 to 10,000 yearg ago. Bo-j
ginning at that time we can trace)
historical development of the male,!
until he Is now, In a large number ol
Instances, almost human. But wo
man seems to be exactly the same.
She never change. Philadelphia In
quirer. Her First Great Effort
The newly-weds had just completed
their bridal tour of Canada, and as
the blissful honeymoon bad ended
without a hitch, all that remained fo
the happy pair was to begin life la'
their little suburban home. I
This they did, and Edwin and An-j
gcllne were about to dine together on
evening. The nwee: young wife hail,
prepared a dinner with a supreme ef-.
fort to make It one to b - remembered);
all their lives. Surely i 3 would not'
forget this, mused the wife, as she tlm-j
idly rearranged several knives ami'
forks which hor husband had disar
ranged with his sleeve. '
Like a brave man and a good bus-
hand he bravely stuck to his task, da-t
clarlng that he had never tasted any!
thing like It, and he praised his wife
for her expert cooking. j
' "Really, darling," she cooed, "oaj
your word of honor, do you like what)
'wifle' provided and cooked for youl"!
"Like it?" he answered. "Why, l
never tasted anything like it in my!
life," suppressing a shudder.
"Everything Irom soup to puddingf!
she persisted.
"Yes, sweetest, every mouthful."
"Oh, darling, bow relieved I am.'
she added. "1 was afraid you woultl
complain. You see I quite forgot to
order the syrup for the pudding sauce.
I had to get something,. so I took your
cough syrup. But I was afraid you'd
taste It"
All Crowds Suspects.
Tip was In a sleeping car of a train
bringing back to New York the other
day a crowd of delegates returning)
from a Young Men's Christian assocta-j
tlon convention, says the New York
Press. The porter was an old acquaint
ance who always takes good care of
Tip and bis belongings. When Tip,
after spending all evening In the smok
ing room, went to his Perth for bed, b
found his bag, overcoat, umbrella and
books hidden away In various dark
and mysterious plaV.es,
"Why, George," ho asked, "what
does this mean?"
V f,UIU III UU-VG UU BIVWUS
aroun' this yere car tonight," whlsper-j
ed George. ;
"But, George, all these fellows ar9
good, honest gentlemen. Just comjngj
from the Young Men's Christian as-
l n In'l rr r r 1 a Vi a tin ma ctanll
soclatlon convention. They are to
bo trusted absolutely."
"I don't care, Mr. Tip, who thei
is," whispered George again; "th8y
a big crowd, and they ain't nobody yoii
can trust in a big crowd on a.
sleeping car; and I ain't goln" to have)
no stealln', I tells you, on this yere car
tonight." ,
According to Schedule.
Eugene Higgins, In the smoking
room of tho Kronprlnzessln Cecftte,
condemned tho too hurried tours of,
Europe that some Americans make. ,
"Europe, to give Its best," said Mr.
Hlgglns, "must be taken slowly. Once,'
In an Italian picture gallery, I hoard!
one broad-shouldered American wom
an ask another:
"'Is this Florcnceor Venice?'"
'What day's today?' 4he other ask
ed in turn.
" 'Wednesday.'
" 'Then it's Florence.' "
Thoughtful Maud. .
"Maud has n good heart" i
"Has she?"
"Yes. If her new winter hat doesn't
cost too much and her candy and matt
tiee bills are not too big she's going;
to buy her mother a patent sweeper,
or else a cake tulsor, next spring."
Perilous Kindness.
"We should always ba kind lo dumb
animals."
"Umph!" ,
"What are you thinking about?"
"A story I read once of a mao whai
tried to fan the flies off a moto I
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