The Chief C. B. IIALB, Publisher RED CLOUD " NEiRASK.' ji ' i SUBWAY CAVES III MANY LIVES CRUSHED OUT IN NEW YORK SUBWAY. CURRENCY REFORM MESSAGE Many Suffragets .it Funeral of Miss Davison President Wilton Is Preparing Message for Congress. New York. Eleven workmen were killed nntl two Injured, one fntnlly, when tons of rock nntl enrth crashed down In tho cxrnvatlou being made for the new subway. The accident occurred eighty feet below tho stir face. A blast hnd been mado about forty-five minutes beforo the collapse came, but It was tho opinion of tho coroner's physicians that a beam sup port, Jarred loose when a car filled .with stone and earth collided with It, was responsible for tho accident. Five hundred laborers wore quickly as sembled nt the seeno Jn an effort to dig out tho burled men. Thcro ap peared to bo no hope that any of the entombed workmen esenped death. Militants at Suffraget Funeral. London. Suffrngots, militant ns well ns non-militant, camo from all pnrtB of KnRlnnd Saturday for tho funeral of Miss Einlly Wilding Davl' son, who met hor death whllo Inter fering with tho king's horao In tho derby on Juno 4. A special train brought tho body of the woman suf frage martyr from Epsom to Victoria station, whero n procession of C.000 women was wnltlng to escort It ncross tho city through tho principal streets to St. George's church. Blooshsbury, whero tho service "was held. IN8I8T8 ON CURRENCY REFORM. President Wilson Preparing a Mes sage for Congress. Washington. President Wilson still wants currency legislation enacted nt the prcsrnt session of congress and will bend every effort to accomplish that purpose, lie proposed to wrlto his plan to, congress. It also was an nounced from administration quarters that Secretary McAdoo and Chairmen Owen and Glass, of tho senate-, and houso banking nnd currency commit tccB, respectively, had reached art ngrocment on tho main features of tho currency bill they hnve been drafting for the last two months. Tho presi dent, It Is understood, liowovor, will not go Into detail In his currency mos age, preferring to back the Owen Glass bill as an expression of his Ideas but will call attention to the need of currency reform. j. ' , Leave for Gettysburg June 27. Lincoln. Neb. Ono hundred and seventy-live veterans of tho 301 en 'titled to tako tho trip from Nebraska (to the Gettysburg peaeo celebration to lie lmld on tho famous battlefield In July, lnvo been received by tho stato department of tho Grand Army of tho Republic. Tho $4,000 appropriated by tho legislature plus tho amount gath ered by popular subscription will bo Iprorateil among tho men to apply on 'transportation to Gettysburg. Tho ispeclal train which will carry tho No 'braBka survivors of tho battlo will (leave Omaha at 7:30 p. m. on Juno 27 and will bo routed to Chicago over tbo Nortliwcjtem line. Leper Occupies Private Car. Vnllejo", Cal. A. Kaolwl, a Filipino boy, lert Maro Island navy yard for 'Seattle, traveling In a private car. No 'attendants will wait upon him and he will bo kept locked In, for Kaolwl Is a leper nnd Is being shipped In a bag gage car on tho first stnge of a Jour ney to the leper colony In tho Ha waiian Islands. Kaolwl was a mess boy on the United States battleship Connecticut six months ago, when the naturu of his malady llrst becatno sus pected, lie was brought to tho con tinent and held under observation un til surgeons finally pronounced tin nse ono of leprosy. Columbus. O. Tho question, "Did General John H. Morgan, tho dashing confederate raider, tunnel his way out of a cell In the Ohio penitentiary whllo a prisoner of wnr, or did his guards allow him to escape?" n subject of wldo discussion slnco tho civil war, lias not been settled by tearing tho cell block In which Morgan was held. Partial exploration of tho air shaft un der tho Morgan cell by prison ofllclald ihns failed to reveal tho evidences of the. tunnel to the satisfaction of those who contended the noted raider was allowed to pass out tho front gate. Mexico City--A general shake-up In tho cabinet of President Iluerta oc curred Friday General Manuel Mon dragon resigned ns minister of war and was succeeded by General -Aure-llano Blunquot, formor military com mander of tho federal district. Jorge Vera Kstanol relinquished tho post of minister of public Instruction, Manuel Aldane, minister or agriculture, taking his plnce. Several other cabinet min isters changed places. nr. Aurollano Urrutla, head of tho national fcIioc! of medicine, has been appointed min ister of tho lutcrlor, a post long vacant. LOBBYING FiNE ART SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION 18 WIDENING OUT. STUDY EUROPEAN METHODS Nebraskans Will Make Scientific. Re search Into Ways of the Old World Nebraska Insur. ance Expensive. Washington. Lobbying rts a fino art, how It Is done, and who Is re sponsible, what ends are sought and what results aro accomplished, proba bly will ho Investigated by tho spoclal scnato lobby comltteo before It con cludes lis work and submltR a report o tho's'tmate. For nearly two weeks tho five senators on tho commltteo havn listened to testimony that has dealt almost exclusively with tho In fluence exerted on tho tariff bill, but It has uncovered enough trails to lead jmeinbers to believe that campaigns of every sort, political, industrial and economic, hnvo been conducted much VICTOR MURD0CK Victor Murdock Is the floor leader of the Progressives In the house of representatives. He Is a representa tive from Kansas. along the same lines through paid agents In efforts to create public senti ment favorable to the causa concerned. Thu commltteo has decided In ex ecutive session to submit to tho senate tho question of n further broadening of the scopo of its Inquiry. Big Money for Insurance. Lincoln, Nob, Tho peoplo of Ne braska last year paid out $15,03S,279 for lire, llfo and other kinds of Insur ance and not back from the comnnnlcs in loss payments about half that much, or S7.1C2.021. Th Is s the show- Jng made by the consolidated state ment of the business of all insurance companies, compiled by Insuranco Deputy C. II. Clancy of Stato Auditor Howard's ofllce. This statement docs not Include tho largo amount of money paid Ay Nebraskans to unau thorized Insuratico companies which do business by mall and which disregard .stato laws In getting policies. TO STUDY EUROPEAN METHODS. Nebraskans Will Make Scientific Probe of Old World Ways. Lincoln. W. C. Andreas, dairy In spector for tho stato food department, will leavo this week for a trip to Europe. Ho is a gradualo of tho stato agricultural school find has been em ployed by tho stato food commission for suveral yours. On tho trip ho will bo accompanied by H. C. Merrick, a junior In tho agricultural1 school. They will sail from Montreal for Liverpool and will first attend tho English Royal live stock show at Bristol. They will visit the leading agricultural stations In England, Scotland, Ireland nnd spend two weeks In Denmark, tho greatest dnlry region In tho world. Tho Islo of Jersey nnd tho Islo of Guernsey, France, Germany, Switzer land and Holland will bo visited, nnd perhaps Italy, Sweden, Norway and nclglum. Falrbury, Neb. MIsb Irene Noblo, the young lady who was probably fatally shot In Los Angeles. Cnl the last of tho week by Fred K. Kolb, a wealthy club man, was a former resi dent of this placo Buenos Ayrcs, Arge.ntlnn. The American meat packing compnnlcB op crntlnte In Argentina nre not consld- red a "trust" by tho Argentine gov eminent. Tho minister of agriculturo, roplylng to a noto sent to tho govern ment by six of tho leading Anglo Argentine chilled beef companlos de claring that If tho present onerous sit uation continued thoy would closo the plants. After Investigating tho situa tion, the government considers thnt It la not called on to modify tho oxlstlng reglmo of liberty which permits the development of InduBtrv In Argentina. ssBsW'VLsU "11 HsMBw!'43lnAX ?.a7l 18 isalsMf I iiilissT' a, -A I Brlr m m BLHik2L'asir JRbb IbH &dm$SmL BBS! "NEBRASKA STANDS AT FRONT SECRETARY McADOO READY TO EA8E FINANCIAL MARKET. Crop Conditions In Nebraska Are Above the Average-t-Bulgaria Wants Arbitration to Take Place at Once, Washington. Secretary McAdoo says his statement announcing that 1500,000,000 of the omergoncy currency would bo forthcoming, should banks need It, Is mndo In response to numer ous Inquiries from bankers. Mr. Mc Adoo declared that some of tho banks wcro anxious to know, In view of tho approaching tlnio for, tliu crop move ments whether additional currency would bo available. Tho treasury de partment, It was stated, has been in formed by bankers within thu last few weeks that somoi stringency might be expected In moving the crops If they had assurance that relief could bo held under tho provision of tho Aid-rlch-Frccland act, they would be able to meet that situation, and Hint It would bo of grent valuo to the coun try. Want Arbitration at Once. London. Official confirmation of tho news of the acceptance of Russian ar bitration by tho Ilalkan allies Is still lacking, but diplomatic circles believe tho report to bo correct. Bulgaria de sires arbitration Immediately, and ns a consequence Is opposed to the meet ing of the four premiers, as that would tend to delay matters. Tho pro posed meeting of tho Ilulgars primarily was the cuhho of tho fall of tho Gun chuff cabinet, which Is likely under tho circumstances to remain In power. FIRST IN, UNITED STATES. Crop Conditions In Nebraska 12.7 Per Cent Above Average. c Washington, D. C General crop conditions on Juno 1 nveraged for the United States 0.5 per cent lower than on tbo same date last year, and 1.2 per cent lower than tho average condition on Juno 1 of recent years, tho depart ment of agriculture has announced. Conditions generally arc somewhat be low average In states east of tho Mis sissippi river except In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Tennessee and MIs Blppl, nnd nbovo avcrago conditions west of the Mississippi river except In North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Now Mexico, Arizona, Utah. Idaho and California. Few states show any decided deviation from average condition. Host conditions aro In Ne braska with 12.7 per cent nbovo aver age, and Iowa with 7.G per cent nbovo average. C. O. D. for Parcel Post Packages. Washington. Instructions to post masters have been issued for the handling of C. O. D. pnrcol post pack ages. Tho regulations will bo effec tive July 1. Charges on packages will Ixi collected from addressees on nnd after that dato, provided tho amount on a single parcel does not exceed $100. . . Anti-Free Sugar Methods. Washington. Trumnn G. Palmer, representative of tho United States boot sugar Industry, testified beforo tho sennto lobby Investigating com mittee that a- scries of charts, pre pared by him argumentative against freo BUgnr and published ns a senate document had attained a circulation or 320.000 copies under tho franking privileges of Senator Lodgo. Tho chnrts first appeared In the senate during tho speech Mr. Lodgo made last July. Chalrmnn Overman and Senator Iteed developed on cross-examination that after Mr. Lodgo had secured per mission to print tho doruments. Palmer got a proof from tho govern ment printing ofllco nnd revlsed.lt. Disapprove of Burials at Sea, Lincoln. Burial nt sea does not meet with tho approval of tho mem bers of tho Nebraska Funeral Direc tors' association and Its delegates to tho national convention, which con venes nt Milwaukee in Octobor, will go armed with oxpliclt'instructions to contlrwo tho light against tho practlco that Is still maintained by many of tho steamship lines. Hnrrlshurg. Pa. More than 22,000 applications hao been tiled with tho Gettysburg semi-centennial celeba Hon commission from Pennsylvania for transportation to tho historic town to participate In tho four days' cele bration beginning July 1. Two hun dred confederate veterans living in this state havo nsked for transporta tion nnd quarters and there havo nlHo boon filed papers by 400 former regu lar army soldiers and 300 men from tho navy who aro entitled to bo guests of tho state. Cleveland, O. Dragged from his rowboat by a big llsh. Hugh E. Walker, aged 17, btfeamo entangled In his fish ing line nnd was drowned severnl hun dred yards off shore In Erie Lake. Tho fish got away. Women May Vote In Illinois. Springfield, 111. Tho woman's suf frage bill, which passed In tho sennto recently, has been passed In tho house by a voto of 77 ayes, a baro constitu tional majority. Under tho womnn's suffrage bill women who aro citizens of the United States and twenty-one years of ago may voto for what are known ns statutory offices. Tho list Includes presidential electors, mem bers of tho board of equalization, clerk of appellate court, and various county nnd city officers. , CONSERVATION WILL HELP TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING. Supreme Court Affirms Publicity Law Affecting Publications Turkish Grand Vizier Assassinat ed at Capital. Washington. Conservation of nat ural resources as an Important factor in reducing tho cost of living was em phasized by speakers nt a mooting here of the advisory board of the na tional conservation congress which prepared plans for the forthcoming convention of that body In this city In November. Albert M. Rend, repre senting tho American Warehouse Men's association, declared there was an annual loss of millions of dollars in poultry nnd similar products due to wasteful methods on farms. Dr F. W. Clarko of the American Chemical socloty spoko of enormous losses In raw material under present methods of manufacturing, and said manufac turers would welcomo conservation. He added that there was n big loss of soil In farming methods. Turkish Grand Vizier Assassinated. Constantinople. Tho Turkish grand vizier, Mahmoud Shcfkot Pasha, was assassinated at noon Wednesday by two men nrmed with revolvers, who attacked him while ho was proceed ing In his motor car to tho sublime porte. It Is believed In government circles that tho nccasslnatlon was tho outcomo of a plot against tho commit too of union nnd progress (young Turks). Ibraham Hey, an aide-do-camp of Mnhmoud Schcfket Pasha, was also killed by the assassins. It Is understood thnt tho men who com mitted tho crime are civilians. NEWSPAPER ACT IS SUSTAINED. Supreme Court Affirms Publicity Law Affecting Publications. Washington. Tho validity of tho "newspaper publicity law," enacted In 1912 as a provision of tho postal ap propriation act, Is uphold by unani mous decision of the supreme court of the United States. Chief Justice White announced tho court's court's conclu sion. This law requires every news paper, magazlno or other publication to fllo semi-annually with the post master general and tho local post master Bworn statements of the names of tho editors, managers, owners, stockholders nnd bondholders, and in tho enso of dally newspapers tho av crago dally circulation. Publication of theso statements Is required, and for failure to comply with any of tho pro visions tho publication shall bo denied tho "privileges of thq mnll. Women Conspirators Executed. Peking. Some women of modern education were among tho alleged nntl-govcrnment conspirators who wore placed under arrest at Tien Tsln nnd Peking In tho last few weeks. It Is reported that 200 conspirators al ready havo been executed after sum mary oxamlnntlon. It Is difficult to determine whether President Yan Shi Kal Is winning or losing In tho politi cal campaign now being waged for tho .presidency. To Segregate Whites and Blacks. Washington. Representative Aswell of Louisiana has introduced a bill to separate whlto government clcrkB and employes from negroes. It Is said that whllo there shall bo no discrimination for or against employes of equal ef ficiency owing to color, they shall not be required to occupy tho same ofllco In government departments, nor whlto employes be under tbo orders of no groes. New Plant Industry Building.. Lincoln, Nob. Tho new $82,000 plant Industry building at tho state university farm was formally dedicat ed Tuesday afternoon. Tho dedica tion exercises wore held In ono of the rooms of tho new building nnd about 3C0 peoplo wero present. Tho dedi catory address was delivered by John Merlo Coulter, professor of botany of tho University of Chicago, who spoko on "Practical Science" Mr. Taft Lunches With President. Washington. Among Former Presi dent Tnft's engagements whllo hero attending a meeting of tho Lincoln memorial commission was a luncheon with tho president nnd Mrs. Wilson. It was his first visit to tho whlto houso Blnco ho left tho presidency. Tribe of Ben Hur Compromise. Lincoln. Tho Insurgent members of tho Tribe of Ben Hur have effected a compromlso with tho supreme of ficers of tho order and will withdraw their protest against the rellcenslng of tho organization In Nebraska. Tho agreement leaves the Insurgents In n position to fight out the question of Increased rntcB nt a future tlmo. Un der the agreement tho law committee of tho order must report out to the floor of the convention every resolu tion, either Initiated by tho commlttei or referred to It by any mombor. Decision Strikes Responsive Chord. Lincoln. Nob. Tho decision of tho high court of the land hi tho Minne sota rate caso struck a rcsponslvo chord with Nebraska railway commis sion and tho Btato's legal dopartment. Postmasters Gather at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nob. Former Fourth As sistant Postmaster General Degraw of Washington arrived In tho city Tues day to participate in tho eleventh an nual convention of the Nebraska State Postmasters' association. GREAT FOSSIL FIND STATE BOARD DISMISSES THE COAD CONTEST. GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. What Is considered the most Impor tant collection of quadruped fossils over secured by the stnte museum from tho stato has Just been un earthed by a party ot geologists from tho Btato university, led by Prof. Er win If. Harbour, curator of the state museum, University of Nebraska. Tho fossils were found on tho fnrm ol W. A. Jamison, lu what is known ns Devil's gulch, Brown county, 200 feet below tho surface of the earth. The most Important consisted of two skulls, with Jnws attached, of the early mastodon, known as four tusker (tot tablelodon), which nnciont nnlmnl was twice tho size of tho ordinary circus elephant. Besides this, a wldo rango of animal forms was secured, consisting of the fossil horse, rhinoc eros, ancient deer nnd camel. The collection makes two wagon loads of material. Tho task of unearthing theso bones In good condition, boxing them In the gulch nnd hoisting them out of the canyon was no easy task, according to Professor Barbour, but It was completed with wonderful suc cess within two weeks' time. Board Dismisses Contest. The action of tho state board of Irrigation which was taken Saturday clears tho way for the completion of tho fourth, nnd what is said by soma engineers, to bo tho best water power, plant that can be built on the streams of Nebraska. The board dismissed, tho contest of William Coad of Omaha against tho filings of Chnrloe P. Ross of Omaha, an engineer employed by tho Union Pacific Railroad company. Tho board also dismissed tho filings of Cond which cover tho same water applied for by Ross. This leaves Mr. Ross and his associates a clear field to develop water power on tho lower Platto, near tho town of South Bend. Although the proposed plant Is to havo only 10,000 horse power, nnd to cost $2,000,000, It can be enlarged It the project is undertaken so thnt power can bo supplied to nil of tho eastern portion of Nebraska, Including the cities of Lincoln, Omaha and Fre mont. Will Make Two Days March. Total expenses of tho extensive and wnrllke national guard maneuvers which Adjutant General Hnll Is plan ning for "Nebraska soldiers for the month of August will reach about $30, 028. This Is less than camps of other years havo cost. Of tho entire amount tho stato will bear about $13,000 or tho burden and the federal government will likely foot tho balance of the bills. Tho reduced cost is made possiblo through tho transportation arrange ments which General Hall has made. Instead of carrying all guardsmen to the maneuver grounds, all of tho com panies will bo required to march two days, first to battalion and then to regimental mobilization points. As planned now, 1,374 men will tako part In this year's maneuvers nnd state camp. The highest number that ever participated beforo was In 1011, when 1,170 men saw service In tho Bellovuo camp. Not Ready to Decide. While the stato board of health la getting reports from tho state hospital for tuberculosis at Kearney concern ing tho tests being ma do by the Duket euro there, It Is not ready to give any verdict yet,1 according to Dr. Carr, secretary of tho board. A specially trained nurse is still at Kear ney giving tho after-treatments. Ac cording to Dr. Cnrr, It will be from threo to six months beforo nnythlng definlto can bo determined about tho results of tho alleged euro. Nancy Wells, tho little Indian girl who has been an inmato of tho Btnto penitentiary for tho past 'year, re ceived clemency at tho hands of the state pardon board and was allowed to go to hor homo In Thurston county, whero sho will spend her time under parolo to Sheriff Pat Dorcoy of that county. Thnt $150,000 for a state reforma tory looks good to citizens of Crete, and a delegation called on tho board of control to Inquire Into the mntter. It develops that tho legislature made no appropriation for tho maintenance of such nn Institution nnd for this rea son tho board of control Is In no haste to expend $150,000 for lands and build ings for such nn Institution. The board will take Its time and duly con sider all propositions made by various towns. Table Rock, tho homo of Clyde Barnard, will offer an equipped brick yard. Not All Pay Big Money. Don't expect to got rich by Invest ing In flro insurance stock Is tho tenor of a statement Issued from tho ofllco of Stnto Auditor Howard by Insurance Doputy Clancy. He says no one la Justified In saying that nil Insuranco companies never pay less than 14 per cent. Somo of tho best do not pay moro than 8 per cent and often It la flvo years before any dividends are paid by now companies, nnd then It nil depends upon tho management of tho company. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Palmyra will have Sunday ball. Falrbury Is enjoying a building boom this year. T. A. Dayis has been elected post master at Nellgh. Over 300 delegates attended the Eagles' convention nt Beatrice. Over fifty pupils are attending the summer session of Peru normal. Postmasters of the state are hold ing their annual meeting at Lincoln. There is every Indication of t bumper crop of wheat In York county. Fremont Is considering tho pur chaso of a new automobile fire truck. Hastings high school last week graduated the largest class In its his tory. Kearney Is to have ono of the orig inal old-time Fourth of July celebra tions. Tho last of Hcmlngford's board side walks have been replaced with cement walks. ' The stato convention or the P. E. O. will bo held In Hebron, June 18, 19 nnd 20. Miss Btielnli Rnoder will umpire tho ball games at the Eagles' meet at Beatrice. William Smith, n rural mall carrier at Staplehurst, suicided by taking enr bollc ncld. Nebraska City's mayor has gone after the owners, nnd has Issued 300 dog licenses. Frederick Bogle of Pnwneo hnd a leg broken In nn auto accident nt Lovelnnd, Colo.' Ohlowu Is again ngltntlng a city water plant. Tho question has been defeated before. Frank Huffaker, near Broken Bow, was kicked In the face by a pony nnd badly disfigured. Tho soventeen-year locusts have ap peared In largo numbers In the vicin ity of Louisville. C: T. Boggs, for many years a prominent resident and business man of Lincoln, is dead. Jefferson county farmers are com plaining of the long-continued spell of cold, damp weather. Rev. Father Morlarty or North Bend, accused of using city water unlaw fully, was acquitted. Tho Farmers' Grain company eleva tor at Beo was totally destroyed by fire Saturday night. John C. Stewart and family of York havo gone to Scotland, where they will spend the summer. A. A. Walkup of ,Ord, who was kicked by a mule a week ago, died Mondny from the effects. Mr. nnd Mrs. George Armstrong celebrated their fiftieth wedding an niversary at Auburn, Saturday. Tho dental ofllce of Dr." E. J. Hoon 'mnn nt Madison was robbed of gold" nnd other metals valued at $300. Wlllard Avery was seriously Injured when a hay stacker fell on him ns he was harvesting nlfaira near Edgar. Louis Danfilaz was Instantly killed when the engine ho wns aboard went Into the turntable nt Grand Island. Young men of Verdlgre are anxious to organize n machlno gun company for representation In tho N. N. G. Complaint is made that it is difficult to hear the curfew bell nt Fremont, and n whistle has been substituted. William Maddox, 70 years old, re siding near Weeping Water, suicided by hanging himself In tho barn on hi farm. . Tho first crop of alfalfa that Is now about all In stack is by far tho heavi est over harvested In tho vicinity of Garrison. Ethmor Hnynes, at Garrison, ran a small wire In his thumb, causing blood poisoning, nnd ho Is now 'in a local hospital. Dr. W. II. Kerr of Falls City, en. routo to Minneapolis, was stricken with a hemorrhage and taken from ,a train at Council Bluffs, where he Is. now In n hospital. Frank Mulhnlr of Lynch marketed' sixteen white faced steers on tho South Omaha market Tuesday which lirought $8.50 a hundred, nearly tho samo level ns the Chicago market. Tho steers wero fed on snapped corn and nlfaira. A license to operate a saloon at Lan hnm has been granted by tho board of supervisors to CharleB Eckart of De Witt. Tho Fremont bonrd or education has nbout perfected plans for a summer school for' tho benefit of bnckward. pupils. Tho order of tho Dogreo of Honor,, which has concluded Its district con vention nt Lincoln, will meet noxt year at Utica. The second summer school sessloni opened nt tho Hastings high school with a good enrollment In normal training and high school subjects. Frank Mastnoy of Clarkson got his hand caught in a corn sheller and will loso several fingers In conse quence. The now $S2,000 plant Industry building nt tho state university farm nt Lincoln was formally dedicated Tuesday. David Primrose, who has' had charge of tho physical work at tho York Young Men's Christian nssocia tion, has resigned. Hoag, in Gago county, had a cloud burst Friday that did considerable damage to crops In that vicinity. Threo inches of rain fell In nn hour. Ray Smith, n Hnrvard boy, has been presented with two medals, In recog-. nitlon of meritorious servico whllo In tho U. S. navy. Heavy rains have washed out a great deal of tho late planted corn around Union, nnd growing wheat has been badly lodged. Joseph Blue of Hastings was badly Injured when ho was struck on tho head by an eight-pound shot at the athletic exercises. Tho Southeastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' association will havo a cold storage plant at NobraskaClty and make thnt place a distributee oolnL