Nebraska Newspapers

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C0MNSAT1 EFFECTIVE
New Workmen's Law Being Made
Use of, by Laborer and Em-
. ' ployer. Alike.
BLANKS FUBNISHZD AT LINCOLN
tFrom a Ftsff Correspondent,)
WNOOtiN. April R. fpeclal.)-Acetrd-!ng
to a statement Issued by Labor Com
missioner . Oftffey, .settlements under. the
worXnVen'a oonnpensation law are coming
In qutcHly: Deputy Commissioner of
Labor Coffey said:
The report of settlement of alxty-tour !
accidents unde" th compensation law
were received In the bureau of labor on
Thursday of t'tln.wenk. While accident
of any k'nd ere to be regretted, but they
happen anrt the,y tear down more heavily
Won the worker of'th eetate than any
other class of people for the reason that
they ill c-fui afford Ut los of time and
the reaultant loss of earning power.
"If the wisdom of the legislature In
passing the compensation law needed Jus
tification rnore than it haa already l-e-ceivefl,
thre sixty-four accident reports,
together Tyith th ereport of adjustment
and the Settlement of the same fully and
completely! Justine.
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Under the former method of adjusting
those won accidents there would have
What Lavr ns.
ueen eixiyfrour ihwbuh? niej.
nave reen 'Bixiy-iuur euniiij-ro ni
ilenendenta waiting on an average of
thrM ver to learn whether mere
should . be env aort of compensation for
the work accident. And there would prob-tv-fnur
emoloves look
ing for oVncr employment after tbey had I
been repairea ana aoie w rvi w
again.
But thoaf stty-fouf reports under the
compensation law mean that there hare
been sixty-four injured employes who
have been compensated for their Injuries
and have returned to the tame employ.
"And then, toe, Under the old method
only one In ten who received an Injury
actually recovered damages after the
customary tnrea-year waau ur
eompenseflon law each and every wortt
? oct dent .la compensated for. and eorrP
penaated at a time when compensation
is needed.
naetii Ijasl Ala.
Lstbor Commissioner Cotfey prepared
two blanks tor reporting- accidents under
the compensation law. These blanks ara
furnished by the department of labor
upoa application. With the filing; of these
two reports a templets history of each
accident Is made a part of the board.
ilany questions -arise la making settle
ments under the compensation law ln
volrtng the amount of compensation, the
application, of the law as to employes and
employers, to whom compensation Is to
be paid and by-whom paid, the period
of time for which an injured employs
shall receive compensation, and so on.
Many of tta Questions are submitted to
the labor eemmiesloner and with 'the
help of th attorney general's offlos the
questions aro answered : whenever prao
tloable and possible. t
To prevent litigation was one of the
reasons for passing th compensation law,
and to date, thera has ont been a single
case!, of litigation arising out of a com
pensation tase.
Negro's Long Sprint
Ends in His Capture
BEATRICE. Neb.. Api-(l S. Speclal Tel
egram.) Floyd Oombs, a negro, who
robbed the homes of J. T. Clay poo! and
T. H. Tucker, farmers living near Plck-
rell, Sunday, evening was . chared by, -a
crowd of farmers five or six wus ana
finally captured." In order to make better
headway through the fields Combs took
off his shoes and was Dare rooted wnen
overtaken. He Ws brought hers and
Vdged tn the county JalL
HARRY A. FRENCH ENDS .
HIS LIFE BY SHOOTING
ASlfLAND, Neb.. April 6. (Special Tel
egram.) Whllo coming Into Ashland with
hla erew about 8 o'clock this morning.
Burlington Section Foreman Reuben A.
Mayfleld of Memphis discovered the llfe
lese body of Harry A. French, former
Burlington station agent at Malmo, this
county. The body was lying face down
ward, close to the Salt creek railroad
brldgu, ond not far from the Burlington
Dumping station on tho Schuyler division.
Under .ths body was found a E-callhcr
revolver containing four loads, with one
chamber empty, and a bullet wound was
found through French's heart .
Coroner Bwanson of JWahoo, on viewing
the body decided that the evidence ,of
suicide rendered an inquest unnecessary.
Harry French was 43 years of age. the
son of Robert E- French of Kearney.
state lecturer of the Masonic grand lodge
of Nebraska. Ha had been 111 for several
months. He leaves a widow and six small
children- Burial will be made at Ashland.
LACK OF BUSINESS MAKES
TRAVELING MAN DESPERATE
BIDNET. Neb,. April 6. (Special ) R.
J. Tpson, a traveling salesman for a fruit
house from Denver, while laboring under
Ugh mental excitement attempted to ttake
his life, at the National hotel last nfclit
by 'Shooting.' He went to the Burlington
depot to take a' train to Denver, went
behlrd the water tank and again shot
wildly at himself. He was brought back
to the hotel and. Dr. Maltor was called.
Upson has departed for Denver and- ad
mits lack of business has made him very
desperate.
Presbytery Meets ji Teeaiuaeh.
TECCMSEH, Neb.. April S.-(8pecial)
The stated spring meeting of the Ne.
braska City district Presbytery will . be
held st the Presliyt rlan church In
Teoumseh, .Vpi Ii 12, IS and 14, The session
will be opened Monday evening with a
sermon by Rev. G. C. Kercten of Alex
andria. About 1(W delegates will be In
attendance. ' '.
' Table RorV; .Motes.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., April 6. FpeclaD
Mies Catharine Connell of Lincoln has
been elm-ted Latin, and German teacher
in tho high school to fill the vacancy
caused by the failure of Ruth Thatcher
to accept this pot 1 lion to which she ha.)
been re-elceted. " ' "
A. H. Croley of Table Rock biid the
niisfoituno Friday lo allow his right
hand to come In contact with the buzx
.. The thumb was inputs ted and the
index finger . and hand were badly
mangled, but it is t'.ouftit Ms hand can
ie savtid.
Ernett ?aipnt. who livs a few miles
east of town; had the ntisfcrtune Thurs
day to hii -f a large log fall on his lift
leg, bresklng heth bones some four Inches
above the ankk-.
Cold Blasts t aear Sciatica.
Sloan's Itlniiuent will help your a iutlc.
Get s Bo bnttlg now. It penetrates: Mils
the pain: stoi s many aches. All drug
glets. Advertisement.
Nebraska
License and School
Superintendent Are -
Issues at Hastings
HASTINGS, Neb., April
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With practically every Issue hotly eon-
I tested, one of the hioxt exciting mnnlet-
I pal campaigns Hastings hag had In years
came to a cloe tonight.
The wet and dry question will be set
tled by referendum vote lor the first
time hei-e. Heretofore tho content on
lnl" question haa alaays been directed
towards securing a majority In the coun-
r"' which ! the l'elnse granting body.
but thla year the prohibition forces
elected to submit the question under th
law providing -forthe referendum In
cities of leas than 10,0) population.
When the petition was presented to the
Hastings council It was unanimously al
lowed, the round; nil favoring the license
system, . agreeing that It should accept
the 1910 census, which for this city la
9.33S. . .
C. O. fiigraha.Ti Is seeking re-election
for a tecond term as mayor, and has as
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well - to - do business man who has risen
f,,, ,he r(lnk4 of the ncwabo.va. Hoth
nm orny opponent VMIIISm Maagett. a
are running by petition and party politics
Is no factor in the race.
One of the closest contests promises to
be between two seta of cahdidates for the
Board of Education. One set Is com
mitted agalns the administration of
Superintendent Harr, who has two years
yet to serve, while the other is strongly
committed to his support. While Mr.
Barr was attending a national education
meeting -a- year age a tnovement Was
Inaugurated by his opponents to elect
another man In his ,' place. .. The scheinei
failed, but the fight has beetykept alive,
notwithstanding Mr. Barr was reap
pointed for a term of three years.
ATTORNEYS WANT FEES
. IN O'CONNOR WILL CASE
HAHTTNGP. Neb.( April S. fSpeclal Tel
egram.) After hearing arguments of
Judge Vinsonhaler for a new trial tn the
1100,000 O'Connor will case" today. Judge
Dungan took the matter under advisement
and announced that he would . make a
finding before the end of the month.
Judge Vinsonhaler asked for a new trial
on the ground that the court erred in re
fusing to allow the testimony of County
Treasurer Mcintosh Deputy Alexander
and Mr. McLaughlin In. rebuttal by the
proponent,
Judge Dungan also deferred action, on
the contestants' petition that attorney
fees be taxed against the O'Connor es
tate ' ...
Mr. Vinsonhaler objected to photo
graphing the cryptogram letter purport
ing to be the life history of John O'Con
nor. The court said he had mad no
order for th taking of the photograph of
ths exhibit and if It were shown that
the proponents', case has been prejudiced
be will take such action aa-the case de
mands. (
A Nebraska supreme court decision was
cited by VlnsonhsJer In support of his
contention that the evidence of the three
witnesses should have been admitted.
Judg Dungan said If he had known of
the decision he would have admitted the
evidence. V
ICE WILL BREAK. SOON ,
j; IN UPPER LOUP RIVER
LOUP CITY, Nob.. , April 5. (Special
Telegram )-E. O. Taylor of tho Mill end
Light company of this city has a force
of men at work opening the way to let
tho water off so that no damago may re
sult to property along the mill race from
the rush of water which is expected soon
when the Ice breaks up In the Loup river.
To Start Asphalt
Repairing at Once
Superintendent Noyes of the street de
partment will commence his asphalt ro-
palr work Wednesday morning with three
gangs of thirty-five men.
Repairs will be started BltuultineouMy
along Sixteenth street, from the viaduct
to Vinton street, and In the business dis
trict and the west part of the city. .
Mr. .Noyes has a new machine for
using old asphalt and he expect to have
this ra rlw m-11iln mA ...... I, . r
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Civil War Veteran - '
Wanders from Home
William Bishop. f $9 years old and a
veteran of the civil war. is being sought
by Dr. Bishop, his nephew, and Mrs. a.
W. Bprague, 4338 Franklin, with whom
the old man. had been making his home.
He wandered, away Sunday afternoon
and has not been seen since. ' The police
sre asaistlng'ln the search. When last
seen Mr. Bishop was wearing a Grand
Army, pin, a brown hat and a black coat
He was carrying a walking stick.
Culls from, the Wire
W. B
. Slaughter, president of the de
funct' Mercantile . National
bank of
Kueoio. t'olo.,- who 1 was arrested two
days after the bank closed, March 9, on
a charge of embezzlement, was released
under bonds of $Mi00, furnished by a
surety company. The charge was pre
ferred by County Treasurer Ktannard in
connection with J29,iit) of I'iiebl- county
funds on di-poait.in the. hank, i .
Theodore BroaJibent, 11 years old, was
electrocuted when he stepped on an elec
tric wire, while hunting for aunie stray
cows In the foothills of' the Wasatch
mountains west of Ogilen. Utah. His body
waa found by members of a picnic party,
wtio thought the child asleep. A tele
phone mesxage to the police from the
father, asking for a search (or his son,
brought Identification of the body.
The Trotters.
The . philosopher. In l is gre.n house
robe. Waned back In bis morris chair, and
giggled."
Tl'.uj is in evening me fat couole
in the flat above are to take their firsi
fox trot lesson, he emit kiu. "The ery
thought of It fills my philoKophle! mind
ith mirth. What a world! The thin
people sit arsund philosophizing, while
the fst ones endeavor to be agile!"
At this Juncture there was a thudding
overhead.
"They've begun," mused t(ie philomo
pher. "He,e.eighs pound's and she
eltihs Jio. That makes IHi pounds col
lid'pe forcibly with my celling rvrrj
second." . - .,
.lut then two great vquarcs of plaster
left the celling and destandeU lo the
"T -. .. ... u
liey. there, yelled the philosopher.
At thst moment half the vei.ts,gfell
in. raiyuig i nanieuer im it. TheyiHm,. Alnsmlth; Alexander. 1W er a.id
tin tne nniloaonner m botiv out newt i ni.-
1 r...t. d -Zw
niOI UIUg- eciiuil r . i r mm.
(ollrse Saw Hall.
Washington snd I-ee, : Cornell, s.
Cat ho! It university, I; I'ennsMvatiia
.tate, .
He loll, : Belolt. 1. J
Yale, t; Holy Cross, I.
Johns HopKtns, 1; Baltimore FedetaU, J9.
Nebraska
MEMORIAL FOR HOLLENBECK
Supreme Court Holds Special Session
in Honor of the Late Chief
Justice.
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RESOLUTIONS UPON THE RECORDS
" - - One of the principal aspects of the flg-
tKrom a Ftaff Correspondent.) urlng by the managers Is aa to whether
LINCOLN, April 5. (8peclal.)-Mmo- the women voters will display more In
rial services were .held ii. the snpreme ( dependence than the men or whether
court thin morning In honor or the late they will follow the partisanship or the
chief Justice, Conrad Hollenbeck, who iuVa of head t f households. There Is
died January 21, only about three weeks i no previous vote from which to figure
after taking office.' 'as tho women will vote tomorrow for
More than the usual number of at- the first time at a mayoralty election In
torneys were present at tho op'nlng of
the court. The court, silting en banc,
listened to the reading of the resolutions
frepared by a committee appointed some
time ago, and to remarks made by vssJ
oua members of the bar.
Tht) resolutions! commended moxt highly
the life and character of the lste chltf
justice, as did also the. remsrks. AC'-orn-
panyliig the resolutions was a b:-t sketch j
of JuBtU-e Hollenleck'e life, written by
Judgo Albert of Columbus. The resolu
tlons and remarks were si read upon the
records and will be published In the r
ports.
The committee on resolutions was as
follows: 1. L. Albert of Columbus, A. M.
Post of Columbus and George I Looml
of Fremont. Those who spoke brleny
r r.nnt O. Martin. James R. Dean i
of Broken Bow, F. D. Williams of Al
bion, George L. Loomle of Fremont,
Judge Albert of Columbus, T. J. Mahoney
of Omaha.
Chief JuHtice Mcrrlsacyrepeklng n be
half of the court, said In pait:
While a young man at the bar it wns
mv good fortune to become acquainted
nlng of thst acquaintance till the close of
W!! "irr'l'Sn!
ter, falt'.iful. cement gnd honest, ne in
dulged neither frills nor foibles. He was
gentle, nffabl and anv cf approach, but
notwithstanding his simplicity and mod
esty, as Judge he was firm, forceful and
efficient He leasoned accurately, ruled
flrmlv and tn his court Justice ever held
the lighted torch. .....
Of him It may well he said:
"None knew thee but to love thee.
Nor hamo theo but to praise. '
LATEST BLAZE IN
BALKANS SAID TO
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unsuccessful, while the Germans gained
some ground In the forest of Lepretre by
blowing up several mines.
. "A Russian attack on Marlanpol (north
east of Suwalkt) was repulsed with heavy
losses -for the enemj. Otherwise there
were no events of Importance an the whole
eastern front" i
French Official Beport.
PARIS (Via London). April B. The
French war office today gave out a report
on the progress of the fighting, which
reads as follows: - .
"The military authorities have received
precise Information concerning the results
of mbmnt J"!-
aviators In Belgium on March tt, A dlrlgt
ble hangar at Berghen-Ste. - Agathe was
seriously damaged! as was the dirigible
airship sheltered therein. At Hoboken the
naval construction shipyards were gutted,
two German submarines wefo- destroyed
and a third damaged, while., forty Ger
man workmen were killed and aixty-twoJ
wounded, i . . - v j m" i r
"There Is not Ming to add otherwise to
the report given out last night ,
HITTING THE SURF IN WINTER
Sea
Gods and -Mermaids Taking
Thelg Please In Chillies;'
Waters.
to get Intd some of the breakers that wash
up on Brighton Bearch, L. I., have many
surprises these cold, chilly days. On
almost any dsy of the season during the
winter months, but especially on Sundays,
a great many men and women go Into the
water st Brighton Beach. They like It
best when the snow falls and they cam
send the blood circulating through their
veins with a brisk snowball Rattle on the
shores. All sorts of games are played on
the sands or; in the snow before the i
plunge Is taken. Medicine bell Is highly
popular and the women as well as the
men play leapfrog and a modified form1
of base ball. The snowbirds come from
their bathhouses through the biting air
with nothing over their bathing suits.!
With the exception of the tact that all of
them wear slippers, .while tn summer
there are always a few girls who do not
trouble to do this, their attire is exactly
the same as It Is In the hottest weather.
For about two hours there are gsmes be
fore the plunge Is taken. The time spent
In the water -utijes with the coldness of
the westher.
In the late autumn or n a mild winter
day the swimmer." will spend fifteen min
utes In the water, while in midwinter,
especially after Christmas, net more than
two or three minutes will be spent in the
water. All of the snowblrus are swim
mers, and most of them take the time to
do a little swimming even on the coldest
dsys. No matter how athletic and how
unafraid Is the typical snowbird she never
lingers , on the beuch - after the plunge.
The snowbird wears no wraps after com
ing out of the water, as It has been found
that tho time taken In putting on the
'wrap is better expended In sprinting for
shelter. Spartan to the last, the snow
bird dreMsea In a room which Is unhealed.
The bathhouse is provided with a warm
room, but this Is very little used, as the
genuine winter bathers prefer to dress in
an unheated room. Another tradition of
tho "snowbird Is that - no warm drink or
alcoholic drink of any sort is taken be
fore or stter coming out of .the aster.
Afpsr a quick alcoholic rub the snowbird
emerges from the bath tus In a glorious
glow, with' eyes shining, cheeks glowing,
full of high spirits. strong' and gay.
Pittsburgh 'Dispatch.
SENATORS BLANK PHILS,
WALTER JOHNSON HURLS
WASHINGTON, April B.-The Waihii.g.
ton Americans shut o.it the.. Philadelphia
Nationals here today. Walter Johnson. 1
in his Initial tryout on the home grounds,
pitched the last four innings. Hi ore:
n U.K.
Washington : 4 7 0
Philadelphia 042
, Batteries: Harper. Johnson and Will-
rviuncr.
Mets favosa lierk Hvrr.
Guaranteed to be the unly Genuine
Bock fleer brewed In Omaha. On di aught
and in bottles on and after April It
William J. 8woboda, retail Dealer. Thone
Douglas ttt. Advertisement.
Vote of Women Will Be Big Factor
in the Chicago Municipal Election
CHICAGO. April .Campaign man
agers toils y admitted that the vote to be
cast by women at the municipal' election
tomorrow is pussltng. Two hundred, and
elghty-tao thousand women have regla
tered, and If-adrrs. both in the political
ramps of the men and In the councils of
the suffrage organisations expect a total
woman vote of more than jno.OOP.
Chicago.
THREE BEATEN TO
DEATH BY ROBBERS
Hew York Restaurant Keeper and
Two Employes Slain by Burglars
Who Try to Crack, Safe.
CHICAGO FLORIST DIES OF SHOCK
NEW YORK, April S.-Otto Zlnn. a
restaurant keeper, and two of hi em- !
I mi.,vcb pi-ni niiitm iu7 iti emu t
restaurant supposedly by burglars. ' Zlnn
4and his wife were awakened by a crash '
downstairs and the proprietor went down
to 'Investigate.' ' When he failed to1 re-
found the restaurant keeper and his twoj.
employes In 'the cellar. ,
In the cellar was also found a safe
.bo and evidently thrown
downstairs. It had not been broken
open.
Beside tho dead men lay three bloody
clovers with which the burglars had bat
tered In their victims' heads. The police
found also a revolver and a let of burglar
tooK
ii There was' evidence' that the men who
j committed the crome had secreted them-
. , u, ,t, r.u,, . ,,
the rnnt. At first they hgd tried
to cut through the floor under the safe,
bn trnA in ihi mn k ' &
the. ,n.i.i iv..
place . .closed and rolled - the . safe . Into
the. cellar. The porter and the cook had
been surprised and killed when they eame
down to get coal. The proprietor . ap
parently had surprised the thieves at
work trying to open the safe.
The two ,employes were Ronan Pelt,
porter, and Stephen BovorlsKy, coo a.
rhlcMSTO Florist Dlea of Fright.
CHICAGO, April 5. William Well, a
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LEADING BRAND OF THE WORLD
Campaigning .continued In all parts of
the city today. The forces of Robert M
8weltser, democratic randldato for mayor,
have arranged for a parade under the
auspices of the Young Democracy ftwelt
scr club In the downtown district as well
aa a large number of meetings where
speakers will address the people.
The managers of William Hale Thomp
son, republican, nominee for mayor,
planned to hold LOA) meetings at street
comers and in factories during the day.
One thousand automobiles, each carrying
tan women and two mm orators, will
address the people.
Seymour Stelman, socialist, and John
II. Hill, prchihltlonlstnomlnee for mayor,
also planned to make speeches In various
parts of the city during the dsy.
florist, died of shock and fright today
after ha had been attacked, bound and
robbed by robbers who entered his plac
of business In West Sixty-third street.
Bescher Agrees to ,
. Join the Cardinals
6T. LOUIS, Mo., April 5 -Mansg-r Mil.
ler Hugglns of the PI. Louis National
announced tonight he had . received a
telegram from Bob Brsvhcr. at Little
Ro4-k, Ark.. In whlrh tho latter agreed to
Join the ft. Louis club In tho deal
whereby W. D. "Poll" Pertltt went to
New Tork.
Hugglns would not divulge the details
of the Becher deal, but said he expected
the new outfielder In ft. Louts within the
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BOSTON PLAYERS WIN
THE THREE MATCHES
BOSTON, April a Boston players won
the three matches played In the first
round for thci national court tennis cham
pionship In singles at tho Tennis and
Racquet club today. In the feature-contest.
D. P. Rhodes of the local cluh de-
tHe Edgar Scott of Philadelphia In
f,V9 har, fouB,,t (JU j A K yuke
hl(1 iitfiruUy ,n eliminating v h. T.
, H Philadelphia, four sets helng
i
noceassry.
! Summary:
First Round
C. T. KusHell, Boston, defeated Richard
Gambrlll. Cambridge. 0-1. -2, -.
D. P. Rhodes, Huston, defeat-d Kdgar
Scott, Philadelphia, -t. -2. 6-g. 0-1.
J. A. L. I'.lake. Boston, defeated W. H.
T. Huhn, Philadelphia. 5-6. -4, -4, 0-4.
Pirates Beat Atlanta."
ATLANTA, Oa.. April H. The Pitts
burgh Natlonla were defeated here today
hy Atlanta of the Southern association,
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'STAR The Chew of Good Cheer'
Men Who Chew Are Men Who DO
WHEN a ship loses its bearings jn the dead of night, the
rrew are mifrhtv dad to sec the reassuring glow of the
Lighthouse. And when real
man the boats, and human lives are savca.
Not many people envy the work of these men they think it lonely. But these
biz bodied, able fellows have something that has proved an all-time antidote for
loneliness for all men.' Whether by themselves or with the "crowd they chew
-tobacco. And most of them chew STAR. (
They chew STAR because of the complete comfort found in every plug. Because of the
inimitable STAR quality, the honest weight and the thick, tightly packed, tasty plug that
cives them more of the mellow chewing inside leaf. Efei
After the"trial bite"you1twant STAR for a pocket-pal, whether
you. work all day in an office or in the great outdoors. 4
Join the great company of STAR BOOSTERS to-day you'll
find them good men and true men who've made America the
.v e 11 I CT1D
leading nation or me worm mm u a
the world's biggest selling brand. .
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OMAHANS REJOICE
OYER BIG; YICTORY
Hug-e Crowds Stand Before Bulletin
Boardi to Hear Results of the
Willard Johnson Fight.
LITTLE BETTING OF BIO SUMS
Knthuslasm In Omaha over tho big
fight at Havnna was at fever height from
1 o'clock until I o'clock when )Hlad put
over the fatal punch. Oreat crowds
gathered around the bulletin board to read
the returns as they came In and every.
body evidenced great satisfaction at the
outcome.
During the course of the battle halt of
the business In Omaha stopped at Inter
vals while results of the rounds were
being ascertained. Everybody, old and
young, man and woman, seemed t.i bo
anxious to leern the outcome. Vociferous
cheers broke from the crowds before tho
bulletin hoards when the flash that Wil
lard had won came ovrr the wire,
Ret tin a Light.
Petting In Omaha was very light. Here
and there email bets were placed at
vsrlous odds. It was only In ttie morning
that the betting became at air brisk and
only then In small sums. Omaha fight
fans had little confidence In Willard, but
were unwilling to gamblo on the black
for fear all was not aa It should lie In
the promotion of the event. The outcome
was conwldered a surprise by those who
believed the fight on the square end
those who asserted a frame-up considered
their assertions verified.
Home bettors wagered ell kinds of odd.
Some bet even money, others that the
fight would end before the fifteenth and
i J1 to t5 were the prevailing odds on the
I result. Some excited bettors gambled at
3 to II and one or two ever offered $!
to II, but their offerings were snapped upl
so quickly that small chsnge only was
ventured.
An VnlarUy Maaeott.
One of the most unfortunate loeers of
the day was George Mascott. Such su
preme confidence la the ability of the
smoke had Mascott that he bet Jack
Bramnn, a rldo In a wheel barrow that
Johnson would , win. Bramon accepted
the bet Thus Immediately after tho
finish of, tho fight, Mascott dug up a
wheel harrow and pushed Bramnn around
the main streets down town. Friends of
the young men followed . In sntomohlles
and made a regular pai'ade pt tho affair.
thicken qnvW Knvr Town.
Frightened chickens gave the alarm
whlrh awakened the entire village of
ritoildard. Wis., to tight n fire wlil. li de
stroyed two barns an.1 a henhouse be
hmMlng to Alvtn Uretsch end Will Brook.
Jt was suiqd that it started from
on overheated stove,
The noisy squawking of the chickens
In dlHtress awakened the villagers, who
soumlud a general alarm, bringing out
every one tn the village, all the men,
danger threatens the
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even the guests et the""hotel, ssxlsting
to fight the fire, whli'h hsd gslned con
siderable headway before the fposcn
pumps were operating in. amooth st!'.
Ith the mercury below the ito mark
the men worked dcsperstrljr and put out
the fire before other buildings could bo
Ignited. Milwaukee Free Pros'".
INVENTIVE SKILL SCOFFED AT
vw Machine on the Market that
Fill Ken-Reft Ha hie"
Bottles.
The Joy of the drinking man who f)f
a yesr or two has relished the knowh dse
that he was obtaining his favorite bev
erage from, a bottle that could not be
refilled, has been shattered by the ap
pearance on the market o a simple
mechanism by which it is declared snv
o-called nonreflllable bottle could bo
easily and quickly refilled.
A bottle that could not be refilled had
been the dream and the ambition of In
ventors for many years. Not a day his
pnssed In the last twenty years that In
ventors have not filed In the patent office
In Washington applications tor patents
on nonreflllable bottles. ' ' '
One was Invented a couple of yrnrl '
ago that looked and seemed to stand
every test Liquor njanufnctuvem begin
to adopt this device for their bottle until
recently many standard brands of vhlsky
have been sold only In tae non-r?flUsM
bottle. This was to overcome the habit
many saloon keeper had of refilling thi
empty bottles of these stnndsrd brands
with liquors of sn Inferior and much
jheapcr grade. The consumer alwa'.i
got the worst of It.
'It watt commonly reported that the. lit-,
tventor of thst device received a fortune
and that the distilling lompanv whlcli
purchased It , mnoc another and Israel'
fortune, not only In protecting its otv t
brand of whisky, but In lenslng tho rlghM
to use the device to other rtlstllliTS. Now
all that Sppnretitly has ' been made u
no avail at least where the unscrupulous
saloonkeeper are Involved by tliJ sl"i-
pie Invention of a devlcn by wHr'y It K
ateertcd to tie possUiic to r'tllt ri it -
refillablo" bottles. It lies been offered
for sle to nearly every saloon owner i;t
New York, and undoubtedly many havo
purcnaseo. i iicre is one man who iiiib
a T'lHce In the llersld square gone wIm
pnrchnred It and who has It suspended
by a string over his csh register with
a sign reading:
"Thlsi machine a "nvented lo do, ran I
the public." - ' ; ; . . .
Neer It he, has a hoUiu lo hiil Is at
tached another Hltn:
"This is the only. non-ieflJab!e bottle .i
the .world." The , bolioiu has. Ihjui
knocked out. , '
The device consUts of. a funnel which
fits tightly over the oulsldo of tlic "non
refllllng'' neck of the bottle', At the aid.
Is a suction punu' The air 1b drswa
. Ik- l. a. 1 a !... n . ' n 1 1 1 1 . . 'j,v.
Ista Inside. A small valve at the bolto n
of the funnel Is then opened and th
vacuum sucks the whisky from the fun
nel down Into the bottle. New York
Herald. -
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