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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
MOTTO-Ail The News When It 1b News.
VOL. 19.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1011.
NO. 42.
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TAFT SILVER FEIE
THOU8ANDS REJOICE WITH PRES
IDENT AND WIFE AT WED
DING ANNIVERSARY.
5,000 PERSONS ARE PRESENT
White House Lawn Is Converted Into
a Fairyland Welcome Guests Be
neath Trees Hundreds of Rich
Presents Sent by Friends.
Washington. A reception on tho
White Houbo lawn brought tho sliver
wedding celebration of tho President
and Mrs. Tnft, tho second that has
been hold in tho executive mansion,
to a close.
Invitations had been sent to close
to 12,000 persons, and while tho offl
;lal count of those who shook hands
with tho president was not given out,
U was estimated that at least 5,000
persons were present.
Never in tho history of the nation
probably has such a function been
held In Washington. Tho diplomatic
corps, tho United States Supreme
court, the senato tnd tho houso of
representatives, the departments of
the government, tho men who are
high in political affairs of the coun
try, the army, tho navy and every
walk of llfo almost woro represented.
The cool, clear night, that made a
reception In the open air possible,
prevented the crush that tho White
House for days had been afraid of
and made the reception not only bril
liant and unusur.l but delightful in
cvory respect Tho guee.: would
have filled tho White House to over
flowing, but the White House grounds
are ample and there was no crush
and no confusion.
Possibly 15,000 people crowded
about tho iron fence that surrounds
tho grounds and looked longingly at
the electric display, the splashing
fountains and tho gay throng within.
The cards said the reception would
begin at nine o'clock, and promptly
on the hour, to the strains of the wed
Ing march, tho President and Mrs.
Taft camo slowly down the staircaso
of tho Whlto House, preceded by tho
six presidential aids and followed by
the cabinet. Out through the red
room to the rear portico of the man
sion, down the broad steps and out
onto tho lawn, which had been con
verted Into a veritable fairyland, the
processloa marched. They took their
stand beneath two trees just about
the center of the lawn, whose branches
were Joined by an electric sign flash
ing "1886-1911."
Tho guests entered from the cast
front, passed through tho corridors
beneath the White Houso and out to
the lawn. Down the winding walk
they passed in two lines to where the
president, his face wreathed in
smiles, was waiting to meet them all.
The recoptlon was Just as Informal
as tho president could mako it. Thoso
who could waited in lino for hours to
shako hands, but many slipped out of
tho line and sought the shaded walks,
tho chairs waiting on tho grass or
wandered at will through tho lower
floors of tho mansion. Tho presents
that numbered in the hundreds and
whoso money value ran high Into the
thousands, nttracted many, while
others turned to tho east room whoso
polished floor echoed to the tread of
the dancers.
Preparations had been made for
5,000 guests and tho refreshment
tables in the state dining-room camo
as near groaning as a perfectly good
table can come. The president and
the members of his fnmlly with tho
cabinet and the aids were served on
tho east terrace, but tho guests found
their refreshments In tho state dining
room. Mrs Tnft surprised even Hiobo fa
miliar with the Improvement in health
that she has shown b remaining by
tho president's sido in tho receiving
line all tho evening. She wore a
gown of whlto satin, brocaded with
silver flowers, with a court train.
Miss Helen Taft, who was near at
hand, wore a gown of pink Batln
with a tunic of pink chiffon.
DEALS PACKERS FRESH BLOW
Federal Judge Carpenter, In a Six
Word Edict, Denies Rehearing
to Indicted Beef Men.
Chicago. "Tho motion for rehear
ing is denied."
In thoso six words Judge George A.
Carpenter in the United States cir
cuit court brushed aside tho latest
plea of the indicted packers, ruling
that they must plead to the Indict
ments charging them with maintain
ing a conspiracy in restraint of trade.
Tho packers based their right to tho
rehearing on tho ground that tho
criminal provisions of the Sherman
act were not definite enough to war
rant tho return of indictments or
prosecution for an alleged violation of
Its inhibitions. They also argued that
the restraint alleged was "reason
able," and referred to tho United
States Supreme court decisions in the
Standard Oil and tobacco cases.
New Republic Proclaimed.
Lisbon, Portugal. A constituent
assembly organized with 192 deputlos
ratified tho government's edict formal
ly proclaiming the republic of Portu
gal, the abolition of the monarchy and
tho proscription of the liraganza dy
nasty. Ex-U. S. 8enator McErlde Dead.
Portland, Ore George Wycllffo Mc
Bride, former United States senator
from Oregon, died at his homo horo
of a stroke of paralysis. Ho was fifty-seven
years old.
STARTED
CHtfAep rfrvr(tHr
Willie's Hair Cut Didn't Prove
KILLED IN AIR RAGE
THREE AVIATORS DEAD, FIVE
INJURED IN WORLD THRILL
ING EVENT.
200 SPECTATORS ARE HURT
Million People Watch Tragic Start of
Flight From Vlncennes, France, to
London and Return for Prizes
Totaling $94,000.
Paris. Tho beginning at Vlncennes
of the greatest race through tho air
over witnessed was tragically marked
by the death of three aviators and tho
injury to flvo others, one probably
fatally. Over 200 spectators were
also moro or less Injured.
Sixty airmen had been ontercd in
this contest, of whom fifty took wing,
in spite of the catastrophes with which
this, the greatest of European cross
country flights, was Inaugurated.
Ten of tho competitors wore obliged
to abandon the contest for one rea
won or another before they flew be
yond the confines of the park.
The dead are:
Captain Princetcau, one of tho most
distinguished French military avia
tors. The motor of his monoplano,
which had been acting balky beforo
tho start, exploded in midair within a
few minutes after his craft left tho
ground. Tho benzino poured over tho
aviator, bnrning him to death.
M. Lo Martin, Bleriot's favorite and
most skillful pilot. It was known that
tho steering gear of his craft was not
in order when ho started. Getting be
yond control almost as soon as he
rose, tho mouoplano collided with a
great oak tree. Tho motor fell on the
aviator's head, crushing his skull.
M. Iendron, one of tho most popular
airmen of Franco. Ho had flown 70
miles when tho fuel of tho reservoir
of his monoplano exploded. The ma
chlno was entirely consumed and tho
aviator was burned to death.
Tho Injured are:
M. Gaubert, who entered the race
under tho name of Dalgar. Ho had
been an ofllcer In tho French army.
Tho aviator was found senseless un
der his machino in a wheat field near
Villars-Coterets. His injury will
probably be fatal.
M. Billie, whose monoplane crashed
to tho ground a mile from tho start
and was entirely wrecked. The avia
tor was painfully injured.
M. Morison fell near Gagny; M. Mor
in near Chevron, and M. Lorldnn near
Charlevllle. Their craft were wrecked
and tho aviators wore badly shaken
up, but tholr Injuries are not serious.
The scene of tho start was tho same
park in Vlncennes where tho lato
French minister of war mot death In
the Paris-Madrid flight start four
weeks ago. Here, also, Laffort and
Pola were klllod in the wreck of their
Antoinette monoplano last December,
in spito of theso warning tragedies
tho mob of spectators, numbering 1,
000,000 persons, surged on tho flold be
foro the start It was whllo driving
back the throng that tho spectators
woro Injured moro or less.
Tho European race Is for a purso
totaling $94,000, Tho course leads
over Franco, Belgium, Holland and
England with two crossings of the
English channel. Tho end, ns tho be
ginning, is at Vlncennes. Tho total
distance is about 950 miles. On ac
count of tho favorablo topography of
tho country it was predicted that this
would be the most successful as well
as tho least dangerous of all cross
country European races,
Brooklns Quits the Air Game.
Quincy. Walter Hrooklns an
nounces that ho has quit tho flying
business for good. He will dovote his
Umo In tho future to his orange grow
ing and gold mining Interests, which
he has acquired In the west.
Calhoun Honored by Chinese,
Peking. Tho ministers of tho Wal
Wu Pu gave an elaborate luncheon for
W. J. Calhoun, the American minister,
who departs via Europe for America
upon a threo months' leave of absence
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as Healthy as Mother Expected.
RECIPROCITY TO WIN
PENROSE TELLS TAFT BILL 18
CERTAIN TO PASS SENATE.
Republican Leader Issues Statement
Claiming Sixty Votes In Favor
of the Compact.
Washington. Chairman Penrose of
tho senate finance commltto in con
ference with President Taft confirmed
tho report that sixty senators are ex
pected to vote for Canadian reciprocity
and predicted that within two weeks
a date for a vote would bo agreed on.
Lator Mr. Penrose issued a formal
statement In which ho said:
"A careful canvass oi the senato
shows that 60 senators two-thirds
aro in favor of tho measure. Tho can.
vass also shows that more than that
number are against the Root amend
ment r
In speaking of prospective progress
he said:
"We will mako rapid progress on
tho reciprocity bill within the next
two woks, and at tho ond of that time
wo ought to seo ahead a dato for a
vote on agrcoment. Many senators
aro now prepared to speak on the
measuro and others aro getting In
readiness, so there Is promlso of reach
ing a voto with moro speed than has
yet boe shown."
Tho following foil shows tho Hoot
amendment t bo cortnln of defeat:
For tho Hoot amendment:
Bailey, Clarke ot Wyoming, Crane,
Dillingham, Dixon, Dupont, Fryo, Gal
linger, Oronna, Hoyburn, Johnson,
Jones, La Folletto, Lodge, Lorlmer,
McCumbor, Martin, Nolson, Oliver,
Hoot, Simmons, Smith of Michigan,
Smoot, Sutherland, Warron. Total, 25.
Against tho Itoot amendment:
Bacon, Borah, Bradley, Brandege,
BrlEE9, Brown, Bryan, Burnham, Bur
ton, Chamberlain, Chilton, Crawford,
Culberson, Cullom, Cu-amlns, Davis,
Fletcher, Gamble, Gore, 'Miggonholm,
Hitchcock, Johnston, Konyun, Kern,
Lea, McLean, Mnrtino, Myors, Nixon,
O'Gorman, Overland, Owen, Penrose,
Percy, Perkins, Polndexter, Pomoreno,
Hnyner, Heed, Richardson, Shlvoly,
Smith of South Carolina, Stephenson,
Stone, Swanson, Taylor, Terrell,
Townsend, Watson, Williams, Works.
Total, 51.
Noncommittal:
Bankhead, Bourno, Uristow, Clapp,
Clark of Arkansas, Curtis, Foster, Lip-
pltt, Nowlands, Page, Paynter, Thorn
ton, Wetmoro. Totnl, 13.
Absent:
Smith of Maryland, Tillman. To
tal, 2.
Nocessary to defeat Root amend
ment, 46
STRANG HURT IN KENOSHA
Rear Tires of Car Blow Up and Ma
chine Goes Into Fence, Injur
ing the Driver.
Kenosha, Wis. Louis Strang, tho
old seasoned hardened racor of the
Case team, furnUhod the thrills for
tho crowd of Kenosha speed bugs at
tho opening of tho now Kenosha
motordromo Fortunately, however,
Kenosha pullod off n race without a
fatality and whllo Strang is at the
hospital suffering from a brokon right
arm and a dldocatod anklo ho was
not fatally hurt and may bo back In
tho gamo beforo tho end of tho pres
ent season.
Strang was driving In tho first race
on tho card when his rear tires blow
up and ho went through tho fcnc
with n forco that tor- out 40 feet oi
the fenco.
Advance In Rates Celayed.
Washington. Advances In tho mini
mum charge for the transportation
for freight in singlo packages and in
small lots, proposed by tho railways
in classification territory to becomo
effective July 1, wero suspended by
the interstato commerco commission
until October 28.
Aged Cousin of Taft Dies.
La Crosso, Wis. Abnor Lowls Taft
a coupln of President Taft, died at his
homo at New Amsteidam, In this
county, aged slxty-flvo ycare
BURNS IS INDICTED
TRUE BILLS
TECTIVES
AGAINST TWO DE.
AND M'NAMARA.
Officers Are Charged With Kldnaplnj
Unlen Official Accused In Los An
geles Dynamite Conspiracy.
Indianapolis, Ind John J. Mc
Namara, secretary , of tho Interna
tional Association of Structural Brldgo
and Iron Workers, ns Indicated by
tho Marlon county grand Jury for con
spiracy to dynamite. Dotectlvo Wil
liam J. Burns, who caused McNa
mara's arrest on charges of being im
plicated in explosions In Los Angeles,
Cal., was Indicted for the alleged kid
naping of McNamara, and anothor
man, said to bo James Hosslck, a city
detective of Los Anfeeles, Cal., was In
dicted for kidnaping and conspiracy.
Three indictments aro against Mc
Namara, who is Id Jail In Ios An
geles Ono charges him with "con
spiracy to dynamlto industrial work
of tho Peoria and Pekln Union rail
road nt Peoria, 111.," and tho other two
nro said to bo or storing dynamite
in this city. ,
Flvo Indictments' are against Dotec
tlvo Burns, who 16 under $10,000
ball, nnd Dctcctlvq Hosslck of Los
Angeles, who has not been arrested.
Tho grand Jury reported that It
found no evidence' to sustain tho
charges of kidnaping against Walter
Drew of Now York, counsel for tho
Natlonnl Erectors'nssoclatlon; J. A.
G. Badorf, Drew's"), assistant; W. J.
Ford, assistant district attorney of
Los Angeles county, Cal., and Frank
P. Fox of this city, tho chauffour who
drove the car in .which McNamara
was taken from this city to Chicago,
all of whom wero arrested horo and
hold to tho grand Jury for Investiga
tion. '
Governor Marshall, who honored
tho requisition for McNamara, "acted
clearly within tho law nnd did, in tho
premises, what ho should have done,"
according to tho grand Jury's report
City Judge Collins, below whom
McNnmara was taken, nnd tho In
dianapolis police officers connected
with tho caso were absolved from
blamo or wrongdoing by the grand
Jury.
FIND RELICS IN MAINE HULK
Parts of Dinner Service Are Discov
ered as They Were Left After
Last'M'csL
Havana. A8 th bulk of tho
battleship Maine gradually rises
above tho lovel of the waters within
tho cofferdam, there are interesting
discoveries.
A curious relic of the disaster has
been found. The explorers recovered
plates und other chlnawaro In tho of
ficers' quartors. Some were Identified
ns parts of tho dinner sorvlco of tho
captain and wnrdroom mess. All woro
found as they had been left by tho
stewards after tho last dinner.
Tho searchers found on tho spar
dock a smnll ammunition box such ns
Is customnrlly distributed nbout tho
decks. This contained six mllllmetor
cartridge clips for the nuval service
rifle nnd a number of short knife bay
onets In metallic leather covered scab
bards. Tho clips of cartridges wero
well preserved, but tho stool bayo
nets woro reduced to masses of rust.
FITZSIMM0NS HURT IN AUTO
Ex-Champion Heavyweight Pugilist Is
Injured In Crash, Tosses Wife
to Safety.
Rochester, N. Y. Robert Fltz
slmmons, former champion pugilist,
had a closo call from death near
Batavla, when an automobile In which
tho fighter, his wife nnd rhnuffour
wero riding overturned. FitzsimmonB
was cut nbout the faco nnd nrms and
received a deep gash on ono leg. Fltz
slmmons was on his wny to Bound
brook, N. J., from Cleveland. His ma
chine struck a rut and was overturned
In n ditch. When Fltzslmmons realized
tho automobile was going over ho
seized his wtfo and tossed her to a
plnco of safety.
BIG PARADE OF SUFFRAGISTS
More Than 40,000 Women March
Through the, Streets of London
for the Cause.
London. Tho great "pageant
of protest" by tho suffragettes to
day was tho biggest parade of wom
en ever organized In tho world's his
tory. It was flvo miles long and
more than 40,000 po-sons wore la
lino, Every suffrngo society In Eng
land and mnny from othor countries
were represented, as was every pro
fession ant' occupation which women
have entered.
Cooke Not Guilty,
Cincinnati, O Edgar S. Cooko was
declared not guilty of embezzling 24,
000 from tho Big Four rnllway. Tho
Jury was out about thrco minutes
less than two hours.
Boy of Eight Adept In Crime,
Manchester. Conn. Tho pollco here
havo a puzzling caso In Edward Ru
dant, an eight-year-old boy who has
confnssod to a dozen carefully planned
.robberies recently. Ho is too young
to bo admitted an any Institution.
See Father Kill Mother.
New York. Tho three llttlo chll
dren of Louts Kuckermolstor were
wltnessofl of tho murder of tholr moth
er und their father's suicidal lenp from
tho fourth story window of tbelr homo
on tho oast side
ROADS VALUE FIXED
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS
AND OMAHA.
THE COST OF HEPR0DUCN6
Physical Valuation as Shown by Ex
perts. Other Matters at tho
State Capital.
Tho valuation o' tho Chicago, St
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad,
as dotormlned by tho stato physical
valuation division, has been mado
public nnd is peculiar In that tho re
production value us found by tho stato
is slightly greater than tho reproduc
tion value clnlmod by tho rnllroad.
Tho cost of reproducing tho road,
according to tho state, is $10,58G,
8S2. The lullroad claims a valuo of
$10,426,344, which is $1GO,000 loss than
tho valuo found by tho stnto. Tho
stato, however, finds that tho prosont
valuo of tho road Is only $8,72S,93G.
Tho railroad makos no return on tho
basis of present valuo.
The railroad dfU not fittompt to In
cludo brokerago or discount In Its
bonds nor did It domand nllowanco for
tho adaptation and solidification of
roadbed. This last Usui 'is allowed
by tho stato. Tho formor Horn,
amounting to 12 per cont of tho
ontlro cost, was demanded by tho
Rock Island but denied, by tho stato.
Tho valuation ns published shows
that tho stato used a Multiple of 2.54
as applied to railroad roal ostato as
compared with ndjacowt real ostato.
Tho Rock Island, with which tho stato
disagreed In this matter, claimed, that
its real estate was worth thrco tliuos
what adjacent property wbh worth.
In taking a somewhat lower multlplo
in tho case of the Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha the stato and
this rnllroad have camo now gottlng
together.
Michigan Mar. Likes Nebraska.
C. A. Disbrow, formerly assistant
secretary of tho Commercial club at
Grand Rapids, Mich., was In Lincoln
ou his way to Hastings, whero ho will
take tho position of Booretary of tho
commercial organization of mat city.
Mr. Disbrow declared that when ho
first landed In Ncuraska ho was not
very much taken up with tho outlooK,
but after hoing In tho sUto a fow days
assorts that ho knows 0 will llko It
immensely.
Reltz Will Interpreted.
Tho will of tho late Jonathan
Reltz of Lancaster county, who loft
an ostato of $20,000, part of which
was to bo glvon to tho Lutheran
church board, has been Interpreted by
tho court. His widow and threo chil
dren were to recolvo a certain sharo,
two-fifths of the Income) of tho ostato
to go to tho widow during hor llfo
tlmo. Threo fifths of the ostato was
not mentioned or bequeathed by tho
terms of tho will. To eottlo whothor
or not trusteas should hold tho in
corno not mentioned tho suit was filed.
Court holds for tho widow.
State Fair Improvement.
Tho work of putting in a founda
tion for a now grand stand nt the
stnto fair grounds has boon completed
and tho fair munageinent which did
tho work Is waiting for tho Iron work
which In to bo orected on contract by
John Vostovor of Lincoln,
Asks Banks for Statlstlos.
Secretary Royae of tho Nebraska
ctatc bunking hoard linn nskod stato
banks for statistics for tho comptrol
ler of tho currency bsarlng on the
resources and liabilities of aUto
banks In Nebraska.
Probable Purchaso of Bonds
Providing bonds of ot&or states now
held In tho Nebraska treasury enn bo
Hold, tho board of educational lands
and funds will purchMo $164,000 of
Richardson county drainage bonds and
also $60,000 of tho snmo kind of se
curities from Dodge county. Tho
large sum boars 1 1-2 icr cent Inter
)Rt, while tho latter btMirs G por cent.
Regents Reprimanded.
Tho board of regentu of the state
univorslty reprimanded threo mem
bers of tho faculty for lobbying during
tho last legislature, nlthough It did not
dlvorco any of them from tho payroll
because of their disobedience of or
dors. Degrees to SMadents.
Tho Board of Regents of tho Univer
sity of Nebraska at Its mooting grant
ed bachelors degroo to 287 seniors.
New Bank Building Opens.
About 7,000 pcoplo passed through
tho doors of tho now olght-story First
National buuk burding formally
openod to tho public.
Governor May Grant Paroles.
Tho supremo couil in tho case of
John O. Owen, sorvfng Hvo yonrs In
tho penitentiary, hoIOs that tho gover
nor may revoke a parolo without no
tice of a hearing to tho paroled prison
er and may do so tor any reason ho
may doom sulflclont, that Ills action of
revocation is the oxorclso of a sole
discretion which Is not rovlowablo by
the courts. Owen's parolo was re
voked by Govornov Shallenborgbr and
ho began habeas corpus proceedings
to gain his llborty. Tho application
was denied and the caso dlsmlssod.
BOND ISSUE COMING.
Missouri Paclfle Authorized to Mako
a Loan.
After a hearing tho Stato Railway
commission, represented by Commis
sioners Furso and Wlnnott, granted
th MIourl Polno officials permis
sion to issue $20,000,000 worth of
threo-yenr 5 per cont. notes and half
that amount of 5 per cont. bonds to
servo as collateral security for tho
notes. Tho $20,000,000 will be used
equally for tho payment of floating In
debtedness and for lraprovomonts on
its lines. Whothor any part of tho
amount to bo expended on improve
ments will go to Nebraska was not
glvon out by the officials who woro
here.
Tho Nebraska Railway commission
Issued nn order August 9, 1909, auth
orizing tho Missouri Pacific to Issue
$83,251,000 of stock In oxchnnge for
capital stock of tho consolidated linos
of tho company.
In Novombor, 1909, tho commission
gavo tho Missouri Pacific authority to
issue $29,806,000 of 5 por cent, bonds
to run fifty yoars, $19,700,000 to bo
used to defray Indebtedness and for
betterments and $5,300,000 to bo usod
to acquire a mortgage on tho St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern rail
road and $4,806,000 for oxtonslons
and bottormonts.
It is said tho Missouri Pacific pre
fers to issue short term notes at this
tlmo for $20,000,000 instead of bonds
because of tho difficulty in selling
bonds.
Information for Campers.
According to tho provisions of the
Leldlgh bill, pnsscd with tho emerg
ency clause at tho late session of tho
legislature, It Is unlayful for porsons
to camp upon tho highway moro than
twonty hours at a tlmo unless thoy
have tho pormlsslon of tho ownors of
tho land adjoining on both sides of
tho road. Further, tho torms of tho
now law Bot out that no camp Bhall
bo mado within forty rods of any
church, school houso or houso with
out tho pormlsslon of tho ownors of
tho proporty or trustees of the Bchool
or tho church. The bill also stipu
lates that no portions shall camp at
two places within flvo mllos of eaoh
othor within thirty days. In tho act
tho torm camping Is dofinod ns put
ting up a tent, hut, making a flro,
stopping In a covered wagon and un
hitching tho horses to romain over
night Tho period from sunset Sat
urday night to. sunrise .Monday hiorn:
tng Is not Includod In tho tlmo lfnill
of twonty hours.
Tho Oregon Trail.
The passage of tho Bonbam bill ap
propriating $2,000 of state funds for
assisting In the work of marking tho
Oregon trail ncrosB tho stato nnd
which contomplntcd tho rnlslng of ad
ditional funds by civic, fratornal and
commercial organizations ovor tho
stnto was followed by resolutions
passed at tho recent session of tho
statu press association. In which the
project was warmly conunendod. It
Is believed this will glvo tho matter a
desired Impetus.
Paying School Bills.
Last week $235,000 was paid out by
the stato treasury most of tho pay
ments being on warrants issued on
tho temporary school fund, a fund
which is disbursed Boml-annually to
the different counties for tho support
of public schools.
Woodmen Circle Investigation.
Tho Investigation of tho affairs of
tho Woodmon clrclo which was be
gun last week by Stato Auditor Bar
ton has boon continued until June 26
in order that both Mrs. Emma B.
Manchester and Mrs. Elizabeth Sears,
tho principals- In tho caso, may at
tend tho national convontlon of tho
order which moots nt Rochester, N.
Y. Sovorul Nebraskuna left tho lat
ter part of the week for tho cast
whero thoy will attend tho annual
gathering.
South Omaha Greek Riots.
Tho federal dopartmont of Btato
has addressed u lotter of inquiry to
Govornor Aldrich rogardlng tho
Greok riots In South Omaha In 1909.
Claims for $248,000 damages have
been fllod. The loiter was rofarrod
to tho attorney genoral and ho will
communicate with County Attorney
English. Former Attornoy General
Thompson wroto an opinion on the
liability of tho stato, saying that ihe
stnto was not responsible, as tho olty
and county woro clothod with proper
authority to control such matters.
After Vendors of Bad Eggs.
Deputy Stato Food Commissioner
W. R. Jackson has orderod tho proao
cutlon of two farmers, Mark Fo'ndor
and Holmor Hansen of Bennett, be
cause thoy are allogod to havo sold
eggs that wero bad. Tho order of
the deputy food commissioner Is tho
carrying out of his rocontly adoptod
policy that all persons who soil bod
eggs or who huvo bad oggs In tholr
possession for salo shall bo prosecut
od. He Intonds to prosocuto all of
fenders from tho fnrmer to tho big
gost o wholesale dealers In tho state.
Agricultural School Site Selected.
Land Commissioner Cowles, Attor
ney Gonoral Martin, Socrotary of
State Walto and Stato Troasuror
Georgo wore in Curtis and located the
Stato Agricultural college campus
and farm consisting of 4C3 acros,
twenty-two acros of which is within
tho city limits and all Improved. The
houses will bo romoved to othor lots
by tho city and vacated for the col
logo park, Moro thnu 100 acros ad
jacent to Fox crook can bo irrigated
if doslred. Tho balance Is second
bench land and Is a fine tract.
BLUE GRASS GIRLS '
10 SHOT TO KILL
tWO YOUNG DAUGHTER8 OF KEN.
TUCKY MOONSHINER ROUT
A REVENUE POSSE.
DEPUTY MARSHAL IS KILLED
Sitters, Aged Fifteen and Eighteen,
Surprised In Their Mountain Home,
Give Deadly Battle A Tragedy of
the Kentucky Wild.
Sorgent, Ky. After a 50-mllo ride
Into tho Kentucky mountains, now
and then finding a stream swollen by
spring freshots, the correspondent
found among tho toworing pines about
Long Fork crcok tho Tackltt slstere,
Bettlo, ngod eighteen, nnd Fannie,
aged flftoon, who rocontly gave battle
to a posso of revonuo officers, killed
ono, wounded nnother and put tho
United States deputy marshal In
command to flight.
A now-mado mound In the village
burying ground marks the place
whoro lies Charllo Smith, deputy mar
shal, with a bullet still embedded la
tho muscles of his heart The Bisters
aro charged with killing him. One or
both admit it but thoy declare they
fought in defense of tholr agod moth
er whom Smith had shot and beaten
with his revolver when a raid wax
mado on tholr still In tho mountain!
of Plko county.
Revonuo nostrils had scented stew
ing mash In tho mountains back of
Sorgent In which corn was being
converted into whisky in violation
of at lenst seven pages of govern
ment statutes. Of course it had to
bo raided. The task was assigned to
Deputy Marshal J, Matt Potter, one of
tho bravest officers In tho south. Fftr
sovon years ho has boon In the serv
ice of Uncle Sam, and moro than
twico has shot oft moonshiners who
fired on him. He plckod Levi Small
wood nnd Charlie Smith for such
moral support and physical participa
tion as tho occasions might roqutre.
They cropt up tho guich nnd came
to tho mountalnsldo clearing at mid
day. Beforo tho Tackltts know what
waa happening, tho son of tho family
was caught, handcuffed and placed on
a rock, an oasy captive Thla waa
only tho beginning of the fight
Uncle George Tackltt, head of the
family, wns nwny from homo. This
Sisters Shoot to Kill.
tho rovenuo officers did not know.
They rushed the house to got him but
mot IiIb wlfo instead. Defending her
Bolf with stovowood she boat off ar
rest until sho was shot through the
scalp and arm and beaten into sub
mission by Deputy Smith. Bettlo and
Fannie Tackltt woro not Inactive dur
ing this Interval but woro gathering
guns and ammunition for a tight that
lasted several hours In which throe
men woro pitted against two girls.
Smallwood was wounded In tho arm
nnd crippled. Then a shot took ofl
tho fingers of his trigger hand and
ho was out of tho battlo. Tho Ken
tucky maidens woro then pitted
against tho deputlos.
Finally Smith, underestimating th
nervo and marksmanship of the glrli
attempted to tako tho house by storm
Ho moved forward from his shelter,
covering both windows with his rifle.
Ho ralsod tho weapon to shoot but In
an instant ha was fatally wounded
with n bullet in his heart Potter re
treated without his prisoners. Both
girls wore put under bond for appear
ance at court. Thoy nro much ad
mired for tholr bravory.
8ees Earth Gulp a Horse.
Pottsvlllo, Pa. While plowing a
flold In a suburb of this place John
Mobs, who was driving two horses,
suddonly saw one of them drop out
of sight A moment later he also wu
dragged by his hold on the reins into an
old mlno breach. Clutching a bush, he
managed to hoist himself back from
the brink and keep tho other frigh
tened horse from also going into the
hole. Tho horse that tell into the
shaft dropped 30 feet, and a email in
clined slope had to be sunk to effect
a reset
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