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VOLUME XX.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA,!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911.
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DEFEAT FOR UNI
SHOP FEDERATION 18 REFUSED
RECOGNITION BY SOUTHERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD,
ISSUE NOW UP TO WORKERS
Stand of Harrlman Lines Chief Makes
Strike on Big Rail System Immi
nent No Further Conferences Are
Arranged for.
San FrnncI&y'O. The Southern Pa
clflo Railroad company, through Ju
lius Kruttschnltt, vice-president and
director of maintenance of the Harrl
man lines, absolutely rejected a de
mand for recognition of the Federa
tion of Shop Employes, comptislng
Are shop craft unions and 25,000 men.
Whether or not a strike shall be
called of nil shopmen on the Harrl
man system rests with the national
officers now in this city.
P. W. Alhern of the Southern Pa
cific bureau of economy, spokesman
for Kruttschnltt, mado this statement
Just after the labor officials had left
,the mooting room In tho Flood build
ing: "The railway officials refused to
recognize tho railway federation while
agreeing to discuss their demands
with tho representatives of their In
dividual crafts.
"As a basis for this refusal thoy
contended that tho company cannot
conscientiously perform its proper du
ties to the public, as a quasi-public
corporation, and place In the hands
of any federation the power that
-would necessarily be placed In any
such organization as was proposed."
The company's refusal to recognize
tho federation is all that occurred at
the conference, and no further meet
ing between the 'railroad officials and
the union men has been arranged.
After they left Kruttschnltt's office
the labor officials refused to discuss
the conference, declaring they had
nothing to say. Their manner indi
cated that their patience had been
tried by tho four hours' debate wlttt.
the railroad officials. They were
brusque and curt and their expression
vindicated that Jhe sltustlon wn seri
ous. - There can be no appeal from Krutt
ohnttt'B decision. .T. W Kline, repre
senting the shopmen, has received a
telegram from Prosldont Lovett of
the Harrlman system saying that any
actionresolved upon by the offi
cials now here would be ratified by
the railroad company.
The Southern Pacific company con
tinues to lay off men, between seventy-live
and one hundred men from Its
.auditing staff having been dropped.
Most of these men have been em
ployed as train auditors, whose work
Tvlll be done hereafter by conductors.
FINNS STIRRED BY MANDATE
Proposed Addition of Parishes to
Province of St. Petersburg Causes
' Rioting at Vlborg.
Helslngfors, Finland. Governor
General Seyn of Finland has for
bidden the holding of meetings to pro
test against the Russian government's
proposed legislation cutting off tho
Kivinebo nnd Nyklrka parishes from
the province of Vlborg nnd adding
them to tho province of St. Peters
burg. The measure hns aroused tho ire of
tho Finns, as" it" Is regarded by them
as tho first step in tho partition of
Finland.
Serious rioting occurred at Vlborg,
whero tho police broke up a labor
meeting. A dozen persons were wound--ed
and a similar number arrested.
ARMY OFFICER IS REDUCED
President Commutes Court Marti;!
Sentence of Lieut. Rutherford to
Loss of Fifty Numbers.
Washington. President Taft com
muted the court martial sentence
of dismissal in tho caso of Lieut.
Robert G. Rutherford of tho Twenty
fourth infantry to a loss of fifty num
bers in rank. Lieutenant Rutherford
was tried on charges of financial irreg
ularities at Madison Barracks, N. Y.
The disposition of the case by tho
president will permit the war depart
ment to promoto a large number of of
ficers of the army In accordance with
tho recent extra officers act These
promotions were held up by tho Ruth
erford caso.
BATTLE WITH SAFEBL0WERS
Five Criminals and Two Detectives
Wounded In Exchange of
Revolver Shots.
Berlin, Germany. Eight detectives
surrounded five safoblowors whllo
they were at work on several safes
In tho building of a contractor hero
and a battle ensued. Several hundred
revolver shots wero fired before tho
officers overpowered tho criminals, all
of whom were wounded. Two of tho
detectives also received bullet wounds.
Slain In a Row Over $1.30.
Clinton. la. Otto Brown, twenty
one years old, was shot and killed
hero. Elwln Brown of Aurora, 111., Is
charged with the crime. The shoot
lng took place at a negro picnic and
was the result of a quarrel over $1.30.
Drown escaped
,. Turkish Cholera Deaths Appal.
London A dUpatch from Con
stantinople eays the mortality from
cholera among tho soldiers In that
city is appalling, 850 deaths having
(rtrcurrod la forty-eight hours.
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RUSSIAN "LION" BEATEN IN
8TRUGGLE FOR WORLD'S CHAM
PIONSHIP WRESTLING TITLE.
ONLY PLAY FOR AMERICAN
lowan Wins Bout In Two Straight
Falls in 19 Minutes and 52 2 Sec
onds Before 35,000 Spectators
Defeated Man Had No Chance.
Chicago. In less thou twenty min
utes George Hackenschmldt, the Rus
sian "Lion," went down to defeat be
fore Franfc Gotch, the world's cham
pion wrestler, In the presence of 35,
000 spectators.the largest throng that
ever witnessed a wrestling match,
Tho showing mado by Mackonschmidt
proved that his powers had been
largely overestimated.
Gotch won the Jirdt fall In 14 min
utes and 18 seconds with an InBlde
leg hold and chancery, which Is the
new hold Gotch developed for the
match. The lowan won the second
fall In 5 minutes and 32 1-5 seconds
with a toe hold switched Into a
crotch and halt nelson.
Gotch proved his superiority In the
most marked manner. He was the
aggressor throughout and tho Russian
never had a chance. There was little
rough work, that which was dono be
ing by Hack himself.
Tho bout simply demonstrated that
Hack lacked the heart to stand up to
Gotch's punishmont
The Instant that Referee Smith
tappod Gotch on the back to signalize
victory Farmer Burns grnbbed tho
American flag from Gotch's corner
nnd pinned It to Gotch's neck.
Gotch said after the bout:
"Honest, I didn't think It would be
so easy. I expected to win, but not
with the ease with which tho feat
actually was accomplished. I had not
been In the ring three minutes when
I knew that Hack was even less to be
feared than ho was three years ago "
Hack ran for his dressing room clad
In his dressing gown on tho Instant
that his shoulders touched tho mat
and ho could regain his feet He was
Jeered by tho crowd as he ran. The
Russian had nothing to say following
his defeat
GEIDEL IS FOUND GUILTY
New York Eell Boy Held for Murder
of Guest After Long Jury
Battle.
New York. The Jury In the caso
of Paul Geldel, tho seventeen-year-old
bell boy, charged with the
murder of William 11. Jackson In tho
Iroquois hotel thero on July 2G, re
turned a verdict of murder In tho sec
ond degree. Tho Jury had been locked
up all night.
By tho verdict of the Jury Geldel
escapes tho electric chair, but will be
sentenced for a long term In cither
Sing Sing or Auburn prison.
TRY TO AVERT BOY'S HANGING
Wisconsin Citizens Petition Governor
of Arkansas for Clemency
for Youth.
Madison, Wis. Believing tho hang
ing of a fifteen-year-old boy will
not meet the ends of Justlco, many
citizens of Madison havo peti
tioned Governor Donaghey of Arkan
sas to extend clemency to Earl Gil
christ, who killed soother boy In a
street fight Signers of tho potltlons
will bo Bought In other cities.
Thousands of Chinese Drowned.
Hankow, China. Tho American
mission at Wuhu has recolvod a ro
port that 100,000 persons have been
drowned by tho floods caused by the
waters flowing over the banks of tho
Yang-tse-Klang river.
James R. Keene Operated On.
London, James R. Keene, the noted
financier, was operated on at a pri
vate hospital hero for Intestinal dis
orders Ho withstood the operation
and his condition was reported to be
"satisfactory."
CHICAGO MCORD-HUftALOi
DENEEN BREAKS LEG
DOCTORS SAY THE INJURY IS A
SEVERE ONE.
Illinois Executive Jumps From Auto
In Attempt to Prevent Col
lision With a Team.
Springfield, 111. Governor Charles
S. Deneen suffered a broken left leg
by Jumping from his automobile In an
effort to prevent a collision with a
team of horses which wero in tho
path of the machine us it rolled back
wards down a steep hill after the
brakes had refused to work.
The accident occurred near Farm
lngdale, 15 miles from Springfield.
Governor Deneen was brought to the
executive mansion here and received
medical attention.
The Injured member was badly
swollen when Dr. L. C. Taylor, the
governor's physician, applied a tem
porary cast Governor Deneen suf
fered' excruciating pain and it was nec
essary -to administer an anaesthetic
Doctor Taylor says tho Injury Is a
severe one. Both bones In the left
leg being broken an Inch and a half
above the anklo. The accident will
necessarily confine the executive to
his bed for many days.
With Governor Deneen In the car nt
tho time of tho accident wore Mrs. Do
neen, their daughter, Miss Frances;
Blna, their Infant child nnd her nurse,
and Otto Swnnson, tho chauffeur. By
remaining In tho car nil escaped In
Jury although tho buggy which the au
tomobile struck In Its backward race
down tho hill was demolished. Tho
occupants of the surrey escaped with
minor bruises.
BEATTIE TELLS HIS STORY
Virginian Accused of Wife Murder
Goes on Witness Stand In Fight
to Save His Life.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va. Stand
ing stanchly by his original story that
a bearded highwayman shot his wife,
pitilessly sacrificing tho reputation of
Beulah Binford nnd discrediting ut
terly the story of his cousin Tnul,
Henry Clay Bcattle, Jr., took tho
stand and played his part In the fight
to save him from tho electric chair.
Tightly clenching a handkerchief
with which he nervously rubbed his
face, the prisoner rested hlB head on
one hand and half reclining In tho
armchair, faced tho Jury. His answers
were quick and decisive nnd he showed
n good memory In relating tho details
of the manner In which tho alleged
highwayman approached his machine
nnd, Intending to-shoot at the accusod
man, murdered his wife, who sat be
sldo him.
It was tho same story. Identical even
In Its phraseology with Mint which the
accused told to the coroner's Jury.
AST0R LIBERAL TO FIANCEE
Millionaire Is Reported to Have Set
tled Millions Upon Miss
Force.
Newport It. I. Col. John Jacob
Astor has made a largo mar
riage settlement on his flanceo. Miss
Madelolno T. Force. Tho amount of
money which will come Into the pos
session of Miss Force tho day of the
wedding was not announced, but most
estimates range from $1,000,000 to
$10,000,000. Some believe tho sum as
high as $25,000,000, but It Is proba
bio that tho actual settlement Is be
tween $2,000,000 nnd $3,000,000 Evon
at that, Miss Forco will bo the richest
bride In many years.
Bridegroom Kills Himself.
Philadelphia. Oeorgo B. AUee,
senior member of tho firm of George
B. Atleo & Co., bankers, committed
suicide by shooting at his homo In
Oynwynd. He had Just returned from
a honeymoon trip to Canada.
Begin Work on Big Warship.
New York. AH tho preliminary
work for the construction of tho bat
tleship New York at the Brooklyn
navy yard has been finished, and It la
expected that the keel will bo laid
within the next ten days.
ENEMY OF THE CROP
A PEST THAT IS CAUSING FARM.
ER8 SOME ANXJCTY.
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GOES AFTER THE ALFALFA
Unclassified 'Worm Shows Up
Southwestern Nebraska and Is
Doing Much Damage
In.
A new alfalfa post has made Its ap
pearanco In southwestern Nebraska.
Tho crop onoiuy is a species of tho
garden wob-worm, averaging throe
olghtn of an Inch In length and
striped alternately light and dark
about tho body. It has dostroyed Rus
sian thistle nnd has attacked alfalfa
west of Beaver City to such an ox
tent Mint considerable concern Is felt
for tho Inst cutting of that crop It Is
in no wny related to tho Utah alfalfa
pest (
Professor Bruncr, stntq entomolo
gist, to whom complaints, of tho al
falfa devastation hnvo been referred,
has not clnssllled tho pest with cor
tnlnty furthor than, to plneo It In tho
family of web-worms, andjln a group
of ppecleg akin to tho gijrdon web
worm Ho has announced tnnt the: a la
nothing to bo dono to chock tho post
nnd that it will probably dtanppenr In
n. couplo of weeks, uHhouph possibly
not botoro it has dono considerable
damage to tho last nlfalfa crop.
From tho storlos that lmvo como
In, tho now pest Is covering tho terri
tory west of Oxford and jElwood to
the state lino, covorlng tjio country
between the Beaver and Uhe Platte
rivers. During tho exceedingly dry
weather n few weeks ago tho country
was overrun with mlllors from which
Hit) worms me presumed to have
sprung later. Tho probability, accord
ing to Prof. Bruncr, Is thai tho bugs'
natural enemies will exterminate
them in a nhort time nnd that they
will not renpponr next year unless
this summer's drouth Is repeated.
Reports received by Prof, lirunor
Indlcnto that tho pest first devours tho
KusBlan thistles and later attacks al
falfa, clover and the grasses. It may
also dovnstate other vegetation, but
tho corn Is too far mntureft tobe in
jured, it 1b belloved. I-. ,
"The following from the Topokn
Capital tellH of the pest In KnnRas;
"An enemy of the Russian thistle
has ma'de its appearanco nt Zurich
during tho past couplo of days. It 1b
u llttlo green wbrm about an Inch In
length, nnd Is about tho thickness of
tho load in a poncll
"There nro millions of tho worms.
Their nttnek was first noticed on tho
thlBtles along tho railroad right-of-way.
They bocame so thick on tho
rails that tho ongino wheels slipped
and sand had to lie used on tho rails.
There Is a Held of about forty acros
south of tho station hero, that was
woll grown up with thistles, Yestor
day morning tho thistles showed up
bright and grocn, but before night
nothing but tho stems wore left stand
ing. .
"Thero Is some danger, when tho
thistles aro all gono, that the wormB
will turn their nttcntlou to other veg
etation so fur thoy are not molesting
anything but tho thistles."
State Primary Vote.
The stato canvassing board found
tho following vote for supieme judges,
nnd theso figures nro reported as of
ficial: Supremo Judge, republican, Lotton,
2G,0!)G; Rose. 2G.83C: Hnmor, 25.C2I5;
Cobbey. 22,707; Root, 21,403; Mncfar
land, 17,532; Davidson, 1(5,345; Eppor
son. 14.989. Democrat. Dean, 22.212;
Oldham, 21,071; Stark, 20,121; Albeit,
18,930; West, 14,331; Evorson, 13,188.
Populist, Dean, 2.27U; tark, 22GS; Old
ham, 1,848; Albert, 1,045; Evorson,
1315, Prohibition, Blttenbender, 312;
Wright, 320. Socialist, Campbell, 910;
Burlolgh, 895
Railway commissioner, republican,
Beobo, 10 378; McGrow, 10,450; Lan
ger. 5,052; Hall, 14,889; RiiHwdl, 9.909;
Eager, 8,433.
Ask for Low Rates.
In ordr to obtain n laigo attend
ance at tho recoptlon to be tendered
President Taft In Lincoln Octobor 2,
tho Lincoln Commercial club has
asked a rato reduction by nil railroads
onterlug tho city Tho club has written
all general passenger agents legaid
ing tho matter.
Wilson Praises Show.
In his visit to tho Btate fair Secre
tary Wilson was enthusiastic In his
praise of tho Immensity oftho Insti
tution. "I have never seen a flnor agri
cultural exhibit than you hnvo here,"
ho said. "It Is wholly complete and of
cxtr.i quality. I visited tho Nebraska
stnte fair four yoars ago and to nay
that there has been great Improve
ment In that tlmo is putting It mildly."
Senator Refuses to Accept Statutes.
Tho stato hating refused to nccopt
payment for n copy of Cobboy's stut
uteB, Senator Charlos C. Smith of Ex
eter has returned the volumo by ex
press, collect, to tho secretary of
state who refused to rcioivo his
proffered $9.2B.
New Professor Arrives.
Pror. J, D. Hoffman, now professor
of mechanical engineering of tho
Stnto university has arrived for tho
purposo of assuming his new position,
Ho comes f om Purdue university.
THE SURETY BONDO
Attorney Goneral Decides They Can
Stand.
In a lengthy lottcr giving his opin
ion on different plmsos of tho now
bank guaranty doposlt law, Attorney
General Grant Martin has asserted
that as far as banks not under that
law nro concorncd tho old depository
law Is In full forco nnd offect and
that for funds deposited with national
banks In this stato tho state treasurer
can require security In (ho nlmpo of
bonds nnd that ho can doposlt In no
linnlr tunrit thnn 4ft ini fnllt ilf tlin
amount of tiio capital stock of that
bnnk.
Futhor, Attorney General Martin
says that bonds given for tho securi
ty of public funds cannot bo released
by any public official, therefore var
ious stato banks which gave such
bonds for tho security of stato funds
In their possession prior to tho going
into effect of tho bnnk guaranty net
must continue to Keep such bonds
ullve until their legal termination at
lenst.
In this connection Attorney Goneral
Martin says:
"Surety bonds nnd othor elnsses of
securities wero taken by tho state for
the deposit of Its funds pi lor to tho
passngo of tho present law, which
provides that no additional securities
shall ho requited, hut Hie bank guar
anty fund shnll bo deemed sufficient
security for both public nnd private
funds. Under oUicr provisions of tho
bank guaranty act the deposit of pub
lic funds so secured wero exprossly
exempted from assessments for tho
guaranty fund. It follows that tho
banks which hnvo on doposlt funds,
nnd havo given surety bonds therefor
havo not, up to this tlmo boon com
piled to pay any assessments on the
amount of stato deposits. Consequent
ly thoy havo not suffered by reason
of having paid tho premiums on sure
ty bonds. Until such time its an as
sessment has been made which cov
ers the amount of theso stato do
posits they would have no cause for
complaint and could not expect to be
reimbursed for any part of premiums
paid.
"It is poiaible that tho courts might
hold that theso surety bonds aro re
leased by operation of law, but the
bonds themselves could, not bo sur
rendered, but must remain on file
with tho proper Btate officer, A
shortage or defalcation might have
Ltalcon-plAce botwcoau,-tno tlnicwhen
the bonds wore given and the presnt
tlmo and the bond Is intended to cov
er such loss, If any, for such period of
time.
"I know of no way by which the
bonds could bo released by consent
of the parties. Tho banks, tho Biiroty
companies, tho stato and those Inter
ested In tho gunranty fund, whore no
assessment has been collected on ac
count of other security, would nil
havo rlghU in law and equity, grow
lng out of tho bond contract. It Is
doubtful whether any agent of tho
stato would havo a lawful right to
consent to n release of tho boud and
oven though ho did so consent to
cancel tho bond nnd surrender It, It
Is nlso questionable whothcr said
act would bo binding upon tho state
and thoso Interested in the guaranty
fund.
"As I viow tho law, you now havo
Mm right to deposit stato funds In
nny bank which has compllod with
the bank guaranty law, to tho extent
of not exceeding 30 por cent of Its
capital stock, nnd In so doing you nro
not required to demand from any
such bank nny furthor securities In
tho way of surety bonds or real ostnto
mortgages, eta, as provided by tho
depository law. Of course, tho de
pository law Is still In full force, and
effect so far as hanks not under tho
guaranty aco aro .concerned.'
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Governor Going Away.
Governor Aldrlch will leavo Sop
tcmbor D Tor Spring Lake N. J., to at
tend Mm annual conforonro of gov
ernors. IIo will dollvor an nddrcss on
Interference of the nntlonnl govern
ment with stato control of rnllroad
rntes.
School Children lit Lancaster.
Reports Issued by Sunorlntendcni
Gardner of tills county show that
thero aro 19,015 children of school
ngo in tho county nt th prosent time.
Thero is to bo omployed In tho schools
of tho county during tho coming year
397 female teachers and thirty-eight
male tcurhers.
Suit Against State Auditor.
Samuel J. Stewart of Adams coun
ty, by his attorneys, filed In tho dls
ti let court suit to present State Audi
tor Barton from paying any funds for
tho erection of a labratory building In
Omaha for tho university medical
school.
Appointment by Governor.
Governor Aldrlch appointed Dr.
William L. Schcarer of Omaha, to
succeed to tho place of Dr. H. C.
Brock of North Platto on the State
Uoutal board.
The Judiciary Attacked.
Chief Justice Knapp of tho com
merce court and Judge Sanborn,
author of tho doclslon In tho Minne
sota 2-cont rate caso, wero attneked
by Georgo Rico, chairman of tho
South Dakota board of railway com
mlsslonors, at tho meeting of tho rail
way commissioners ot tho different
states culled by the Nebraska com
mission ut Lincoln. Knapp was cen
sured by Rica for his speech uphold
ing tho proposal that tho roads should
huve the right to charge rates which
would permit making Improvements.
DYING
MAN'S WISH
BARS EVERY WQMAN
NONE PERMITTED TO ATTEND
FUNERAL OR LOOK UPON
HIS FACE.
DECLARED ALL TREACHEROUS
LWlfe' Drt'" Made Harness Maker
Lifelong Enemy to Thoso of Her
Sex Tells Friend on Deathbed
Why He Cherished Hatred.
Kvansvlllo, Ind. Soured on tho fair
rex because his wifo deserted him in
Louisville, Ky years ngo, John Stol
Icr, ngod G7 years, boforo ho died
here mado tho request that no women
bo permitted to look upon his faco
after ho hod passed away and that
thoy bo kept nwny from his fu
neral. "Thoy aro mischief makers and no
treacherous as a rattlesnake," the old
man said on his deathbed.
Out of grntltudo for tho man whq
had been his true friend and who as
sisted him In his last days, Stoller left
a good farm in Warrick county, near
here, to .Too Haas, n grocer and poli
tician. Years ago Stullcr came hero from
Louisville nnd got employment ns a
harness maker. Ho toiled steadily nt
his bench, and seldom lost n day from
his work. Among tho largo 'number
of employes in this establishment Stol
ler was regarded as eccentric. Ho
talked llttlo, and to none of his fel
low worklngmon did ho mako any
mention of his past life. Most of
tho men wlUi whom ho workod
thought ho was n bachelor, nono
knowing that at ono tlmo ho had a
happy homo; that ho had become a
woman-hater because tho wife ho
loved tenderly ceased to lovo him, and
desorted him when tho hand of af
fliction was laid upon him,
In silence and alono Stellor boro his
burden and saved his money. Ho
had no one to lire tor, and cared 'lit
tle about tho companionship of hla
fellows. He lived alono above the
John Steller.
grocery store ot Haas, and not until
his last Illness was tho story of his
llfo revealed.
Stellor was taken ill and remained
In bis room. Ho was ill for soveral
days before any ono mado Inquiries
about him. Thon Haas, who had not
seen tho old man for somo days, went
to his room and found tho door lock
ed. IIo broko in, and thero found Stol
ler lying on the bed In a semi-conscious
condition, from which ho was
with difficulty aroused.
When Stoller fully realized that tho
ond was near ho told Has that he
wanted to talk over some matters
with him. Then ho told tho grocer the
story ot his llfo.
IIo had been married, he said, and
was happy with his wife In their homo
in Louisville. After their son was
born his wife asked him to deed over
his property to her. He arranged mat
ters so that she could tako control ot
half of It A short time afterward he
becamo ill with typhoid fever. Aftor
Btrnngors had ministered to him, he
asked for his wife. Ho was told she
had gono away.
When ho sent ward begging her to
return to him ho said sho replied
that sho didn't lovo him any more and
bo would havo to get along wlUi
out her. Later ho obtainod a dl
vorco and came to Evansvlllo to work
at his trade
"Now yo,u know why I am a woman
hater," ho said. "I hate them all.
They are a curse to tho raco, meddle
some and treacherous as a rattlo
snako and ns uncertain as llfo It
solf. "I guess It's all up with me now.
Before I die I want to mako one re
quest of you. I don't want any liv
ing woman to attend my funornl.
Keep them ull away. They would
only como through curiosity, any
way." A short whllo later ho was dead.
Hans oboyed the dying request Ho
nlono accompanied tho undertakers to
to graveyard whero the old man
was burled.. Ho will erect a mon
ument over the gravo and pay for it
himself.
Besides tho property left to Haas,
Steller had a $1,000 llfo Insurnnco pol
icy, payablo to his son. Tho son did
not nttend tho funeral. It la said ho
will collect the lite Insurance, but will
not attempt to contest the will be
queathing the Indiana farm to Haaa.
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CITY BUILDING IN GERMANY!
There Town Planning Has Become
Science, With an Eye Always
to the Future.
No cities in tho modern world cosa-i
paro with thoso which have arisen ij
Germany during the past twenty ears.
Thero are none in Great Britain, from
which country official delegations are
constantly crossing the North Sea to
study tho ftchlevcmenta of tho Ger
man city. Thero are nono in France,
in which country tho building of cities
has mado but llttlo progress since the
achievements of Baron Hnuasman
mado Paris tho beautiful city ttaatl
it is.
In city building, as in other matters
all science Is tho handmaiden ot pol-j
UIcb. Tho cnglneor and tho architect!
the artist and tho export in hyglene
aro allko called upon to contribute to
tho city's ranking. Tho Gorman clties-J
aro thinking of tomorrow as woll ast
of today, of tho generations to folloin
ns well ns tho generation that Is now
upon tho stngo. Germany alono seesT
the city as the center of the clvlllza-t
tlon ot tho future, nnd Gormany alonol
I? uuIMIns her cities o to mak
Uwlit contribute to the happiness,
health, and well-being of the people
In city building, as in other things,
Germany calls in her experts. If they
do not already exist Bhe creates them.
Town planning hasi become a science.
Just as much a science as the building
of engines. And It Is treatod as such.
A Bchool has recently been opened la
Berlin devoted to the subject Exhi
bition of things municipal andcoa-L
greases of various kinds aro promoted.
An exhibition of town planning and
city building is being held in Berlin
this year, from May to July. There
has grown np a substantial literature
on city building. There are experts
like Stubben. Jjlaher. Quriett and Ba-
melster, whoW Trotrrcttyto' citya?!"
consult with the local authorltteaoii
their projects. Nothing Is haphazard,
Nothing la Jcfl to chance. TJ jfc?-:
rich-speculator' and the Jerry .buUdeij "
are subordinated to the will ot the1,
eottmunity-aeUu tbrouth.ltaemrL
aent and expert body ot city'offlclalf.h -
I i i V - W MS
PROTECT THE SHADE TREE
Commission of City of Newark, N. J
Has Proved the Worth of Its
Appointment.
In tho city ot Newark, N. J., thero
exists ono of the most effective shade
lreo commissions to be found In th ;
whole country. It Is forbidden, except'
under written permit of the Shade
Tree commission, to cut, breaks
climb, injure, remove or plant anyj
ttrcet tree; or to injure, mlsuso or re-i
move any device placed to protoctl
tuch tree; to attach or keep attached! ,
lo a tree In any street or to tho guard)
r stake placed to protect such tree,,
a ropo, wire, sign or any do vice; toj
placo or maintain about the base of
any tree in any Btreet, stone, cement ,
or other substanco which would im
pede froo access of water and air to,
the roots of such tree. It- iB"furtherrrj"
forbidden, unqualifiedly, to prevent; '
delay, or Interfere with tho Shade,
Tree commission or any ot its em-i
ployeos In the planting, pruning
prnying or removing of a tree in any
public street, or in the removal ofl .
stone, cement or othor substanco'ffora'"
about tho baso of such treo, No horse" t
or other animal may be fastened to-
any street tree or allowed to stand! T
whero a horso or other animal might!
'njuro a street tree.
Europe In Advance of America,
How long will It bo bofore our "so
called "progressive" country 'may be
brought to realize that In a great
many respects fundamentals, too- '
we aro far behind Europe? Listen to ,
this: There are 1,500 towns and vil-
lages In Germany which derive so
much revenue from tho lands which.
they own that they are free from all
local taxes. Five hundred of these j
are not only freo from taxes, but are
ablo to declare annual dividends ot j
from $26 to $100 a year to each citizen
aB his share ot the surplus earnings I
of the common lands. This mode ot (
doing things Is growing at such a
rapid rate that Germany will soon bb.
If she Is not already, the most econom- i
Ically-govorned country In the world. J
Planning Cities.
When cities are planned it needs
(ho combined talents ot tho architect
tho engineer, and the artist It is not
nlono enough to consldor the neods ot
today or even those of the present,
generation, but for centuries to come.
City planning has como to bo con
ildercd, but wo wore many years too
late In having n city planning com
mlttoe. As It Is, wo aro a full, cen
tury behind progressive European
countries, of which Germany la the
eador,
Might Have Expected It.
"My wife- belongs to all the anil
cruolty soclotics thcr aro. She be
lieves that kindness will accomplish
anything, It would pain her to even
harm a fly. In fact, she once tried to
wrlto an essay on sticky fly paper."
"What happened!"
"She got stuck on the Irst
tence."
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