COUNTY HERALD.
Motto: All The News When 1 1 Is New.
VOL. 22.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1014.
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OLD GLORY NOW FLOAT
Salute of Guns is Fired, Which Ceremony Marks the
Formal Occupation of CityAmericans
Treated Better
Voatern Newtpiper Union News Srtc.
Vera Cruz, April 27. With all ceremony, the firing of a salute and dress
parade, the American flag was raised today over the division headquarters
af Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher. Over the custom house the flag has
"been flying since the landing of the American forces, but until now there had
been no ceremony Indicating the formal occupation of Vera Cruz.
The transports with Brig. Qen. Funston's command aboard were off port
this afternoon, but there has been no Indication that the military forces will
be sent ashore at this time. If the army lands the bluejackets now on duty
here will go on board their ships, but marines will be left for land service.
Expelled by Huerta.
Five American who arrlyed by train from Mexico City today were vtr
lually expelled by. President Huerta. They had been arrested at Pachuca
for no known cause. They are Dr. Hosklna, R. Chattlon, J. Punstlon, G. G.
Smith and Mr. Maddox. These men wero sent to the capital from Pachuca,
where Huerta told them ho would not hold them, but ordered them to leave
the country.
The more friendly attitude displayed In the capital towards foreigners
In the last day or two was in a measure explained when It was learned from
refugees that rebol supporters in Mexico City had taken steps to change pub
lic opinion. They circulated handbills calling upon the people to protect
Americans and denouncing Huerta as the cause of the landing ot the Ameri
can naval forces at Vera Cruz, and nlso as the author ot false and Inflamma
tory statements published In Mexico City.
Dictator's Power Weakening.
In the handbills the people werecalled upon to join In a big parade to
show disapproval of Huerta's attitude and to Indicate their own friendliness
toward Americans. Their parade took place Saturday, and the fact that it
was permitted by Huerta was construed as an indication of the weakening
of his power.
The rebels are said to havo been gaining ground In tho territory close to
Moxico City. Four hundred federal wounded were brought into the capital
on Friday from nearby points.
A train which reached hero this morning brought many British, German
and French residents, but only five Americans None of them came direct
from Mexico City. Some of them had been in prisons of the federals at Cor
doba, others at Holedad, the headquarters of Gen. Maas. Tho latter had
been released by him as a result of tho urgent representations of Consul Can
ada and wero permitted to Join tho foreign refugees' train which left the
capital Sunday morning.
INSULTS 10 HANU
CONSUL IS HUMILIATED AND
PLACED IN JAIL AT MON
TEREY. AFFAIR REPORTED TO BRYAN
Federal Officers Put American Envoy
Behind Bars and Keep Him There
Two Days President Incensed Over
Indignities Offered.
Weslrra Newspaper Union Newt Srrlce.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son and Secretary Bryan were greatly
Incensed upon receiving a dispatch
from Consul General Philip C. Hanna
at Monterery, Mex., announcing that
he had been subjected to insults and
indignities by Mexican federal ofilcors
there and kept prisoner In the govern
ment palace from prll 22 until tho
constitutionalist forces captured the
town two days later. The consul re
ported that mobs, led by federal ofll
clals, tore down all the American
flags in the city, trampling upon them
and burned them up in the streets.
Upon the arrival of the constitution
alists, Mr. Hanna was released and
treated with marked consideration. He
said tho rebel ofllcers made speeches
in front of the statehouse giving as
surance of full protection to all for
eign nnd noncombatants.
LAUGHS AT PACIFICISTS.
Former French Premier Discusses the
Mexican Situation.
Paris. Georgb Clomenceau, former
French premier, writing on tho sub
Ject of Mexico In llorarao Libre, pokes
fun at tho pacificists. "They havo
done nothing not oven talk," he says.
"This Is very encouraging for those
peoplo whom the pacificists have pro
posed to defend otherwise than by
arms from invading neighbors. That
must be tho reflection of tho worthy
Mexicans as they watch the peace
Jurist, President Wilson, knocking
their houses down with his shells. And
Ills sole reason for this action Is that
the excuses made to him wero not
qual to his Indignation.
"I say the sole reason, because
President Wilson does not speak of
the fields, which have attracted the at.
tentlon of American financiers In the
name way as the French coal mines
at Briey, on tho German frontier, are
ulways being coveted by the Ger;
mans."
TO CARE FOR CONSULS.
Officers of Fleet Ordered to Give Asy.
lum to Officials.
Washington, D. C Secretary Dan
iels, at the requrstlrn of Secretary
Prynn, ordered Roar Admiral Howard,
commanding tho nival forces on tho
Pacific coast, to give elthor asylum or
passage on his vessels to any Ameri
can consuls desiring to leave Mexico
liy way of tho west -oat Like order
liavo been glvon Rear Admiral Badger
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HEADQUARTERS AT VERACRUZ
concerning consuls who may
through Mexican gulf ports.
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Wilson Signs Bill.
Washington. President Wilson late
Saturday signed tho volunteer army
bill, which provides for tho organiza
tion of volunteer forces In time of war.
Under tho measure bodies of the state
militia will bo taken Into tho federal
p"-yico with their officers, who would
be commissioned by tho president.
Supplies for Troops.
Chicago. On orders from the com
mlBary department of the United
States army a Chicago packing com
pany shipped a trainload ot fresh beef
nnd othor supplies to Galveston for
transportation to the American troops
in Moxico.
Japan's Position.
Toklo. The Japanese premier au
thorized the statement that Japan had
no Intention whatever ot utilizing the
present trouble between Mexico ana
the United States to secure from the
United States satisfactory conclusion
of the California difficulty.
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"WAR TALK" GIVES WAY TO SPIR
IT OF, CONCILIATION AND
FEELING OF HOPE.
POWERS OF EUROPE AT WORK
South American Envoys Who Have
Undertaken Task of Mediation Hold
Conferences on Subject War and
Navy Continue Preparations.
Western Newspaper Union News Serttoe.
Washington, D. C, April 27. The
tenseness of the Mexican situation was
distinctly relieved as tho representa
tives of Argentine, Brazil and Chile,
supported by pressure from all Latin
America and from the foremost powers
of Europe, concentrated their efforts
toward a pacific adjustment of the cri
sis. The success of tho first steps toward
mediation, the prompt acceptance by
the United States and tho announce
ment of tho Spanish ambassador that
Huerta had accepted the tender of
good offices produced a feeling of dis
tinct hope, which was reflected not on
ly In administration quarters, but in
congress as well, and "war talk" gave
way to a spirit of conciliation.
Envoys Are Busy.
Throughout tho day the three South
American envoys who had undertaken
the task of mediation held conferences
to arrange the preliminaries of pro
cedure. Pending the receipt of the In
formal acceptance ot Huerta no pro
posals will be submitted to either the
United States etlio Huerta govern
ment. ' '"
Tho president and Mr. Bryan wero
assured through two separate diplo
matic sources that Gen. Huerta was
ready to accept tho tender of good of
fices and was now drafting a formal ac
ceptance. Pressuro from Germany,
Great Britain and Franco advising to
accept tho first steps toward media
tion, and the approving attitude of Latin-American
countries to the settle
ment ot the controversy by Pan-American
diplomacy, emphasized tho world
wide influences which are working to
bring about peace and avert war.
"War" Preparations Go On.
Meanwhile the war and navy depart
ments are continuing to perfect tho
machinery of tho army and navy for an
unexpected turn in events.
Secretary Daniels announced that
ho had telegraphed the full text of tho
mediation offer and Its acceptance by
the United States to both Bear Admir
als Badger and Howard with Instruc
tions to have the commanders of all
ships on the east and west coasts
spread tho news throughout Mexico.
Thus, Mr. Daniels hopes tho feelings
towards Americans may be alleviated
and refugees enabled to depart with
out molestation.
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ROBERT J. KERR, A CHICAGO LAW-
YER, NAMED AT VERA
CRUZ.
OTHER OFFICIALS CHOSEN
Brigade Under Command of Brig. Gen.
Funston Formally Takes Over City
Thursday Plana Arranged at Con.
ference.
Western Newspaper Union News Serrlci.
Chicago. Robert Joseph Kerr, ap
pointed civic governor of. Vera Cruz,
was admitted to tho Ulllnols bar in
1S95 and spoclalizod on Mexican law.
During tho last several years much of
his time has been spent in Mexico
City. Ho Is tho author ot a handbook
of Mexican law and mining law In
Moxico.
Washington, D. C. American civil
government, under martial law, set up
In Vera Cruz at 5 p. in. Tuesday with
Robert J. Kerr, lawyer,' of Chicago and
Mexico City, as civil governor.
Rear Admiral Fletcher cabled tho
navy department that this step had
been taken following a conference be
tween Brig. Gen. Wunston and him-
self- U IJ&M
Other civil ofllcers are:
Inspector of Ports and. Customs j
Commander Stlcknoy, United Statos
navy.
Administrator of Justice William
F. Buckley, lawyer of Austin, Tox., and
Mexico City.
Treasurer Charles H. Stewart, of
Indianapolis and Cordoba, Mex.
Food Problem Solved.
Gen. Funston reported to tho war
department that the actual transfer of
naval authority in Vera Cruz to tho
army would take placo Thursday. Gen.
Funston said tho civil government
scheme was excellent and had been
worked out by Admiral Fletcher.
The food problem in the Mexican
city was solved when a search ot tho
freight cars In tho yardB disclosed 900
tons of stable articles ot provisions
consigned to Vera Cruz morchants.
Admiral Fletcher roported that this
would relieve anxloty on account ot
fopd for soma.tlmo, s ' " , ,
Funston on Hand.
Vera Cruz. Tho transports bring
ing tho Fifth army brigade, comprising
the Fourth, Seventh, Nineteenth and
Twenty-eighth infantry regiments, un
der Brig. Gen. Frederick Runstort, wero
made fast at tho docks shortly beforo
10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
Brig. Gen. Funston, accompanied by
Capt. Harry McL. P, Huso, chtof of
staff of Rear Adblral Fletcher, imme
diately came ashore to confer with
Rear Admiral Fletcher before calling
on Rear Admiral Badger, commander
In chief ot the Atlantic fleet.
Brig. Gen. Funston called on Rear
Admiral Badger later and talked over
with him his plans for tho lauding of
the troops. An agrXmont was reaohod
regarding tho positions tho soldiers
wero to occupy. The Infantrymen took
charge of the positions along tho outer
lines as soon as they came ashore. The
seamen wore relieved detachment by
detachment, and returned to, their
ships.
No Fear of Attack.
That President Huerta has decided
not to attempt to try conclusions with
tho American forces near Vera Cruz
is Indicated by a report brought to the
city by passengers arriving from the
outlying districts. Tho passengora said
they saw Gen. Maas, former command
ant at Vera Cruz, and his men making
thoir way further into the Interior
from Soledad. With him wore tho few
cadets who escaped from tho naval
academy after tho battle fought there
in the second day's dngagoment. The
American forces are tolerant of almost
all Mexicans who enter their lines and
It Is not Improbnblo that any Mexican
ofilcors might with safety openly enter
and depart from the city.
De Llano Under Arrest.
Rodrigo de Llano, the reporter of El
Imparclal, In Moxico City, who came
hore to write a stroy of the situation
in Vera Csuz for his newspaper, was
arrested on complaint of au American
who chnrged him with having been the
Interpreter whllo an American was in
trpublo In the capital and with compli
cating the situation of the American
by miBroprotsentations.
Do Llano was told to report later at
headquarters. When ho called and
disclosed his Identity ho wns released
from technical custody. Later ho was
received by Capt. Huse, chief of staff
for Rear Admiral Fletcher, who gavo
him much information and tho privi
lege to go anywhere In tho city ho de
sired. The reporter nlso was given
permission to tako photographs,
Tho accusation against Do Llano
was made by Dr. Hosklns, acting con
sular agent at Pachuca, who was ar
rested there and herded in a box car
with other foreigners and taken to tne
capital.
Missionaries Safe,
New York. Fears for tho safoty
of Us missionaries In Mexico wero re
lieved by a cablegram from Vera Cruz
received at tho headquarters ot the
Mothodlst Episcopal church board ot
foreign missions. According to this
information seven ot tho thirty mis
sionaries have arrived In Vora Cruz,
nnd all others aro safe in Mexico City,
Puobla and Guanujuato.
STATE TO FIGHT
HOG CHOLERA
FINDS BURLINGTON WATER 8UP.
PLY IN GOOD CONDITION.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Interest Gathered from Re
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our.
Reader.
Wostem Newspaper Union Neirs Servlc.
Tho livo stock sanitary board mot
with about thirty members ot tho
livo stock breeders' association and
agricultural editors from ovor tho
stato. J. A. Ollis ot Ord Introduced
a resolution asktng tho board to ap
point ono or moro men, experienced
veterinarians, to glvo advice and sup
ervise tho work ot extinguishing hog
cholera In Nobraska. Tho governor
said that tho board has always been
willing to appoint ono man for this
work but that tho understanding had
been that fivo men wore wanted for
this purposo nnd that ho bollevod five
men too many. Ho will recommend
that ono man bo appointed with the
approval of tho hoard and on recom
mendation of Stato Votorlnarlan Klgln
and J. II. Gain, head of tho votorlnary
dopartmont at tho university farm.
Only Two Polluted Sources of Supply.
Tho examination of water used on
Burlington trains In Nebraska, so fnr
as analysis havo been mndo by Dr.
Wild, director of tho bacteriological
laboratory ot tho stato board of health,
shows only two polluted sourcos ol
supply. Ono Is from a pond at Ansel
mo which has bocomo contaminated or
polluted and Which will soon bo re
placed by bored wells, and tho othor
Is water from the Missouri rlvor at
Nebraska City which is not proporly
filtered. Wells will bo completed a
Ansolmo within one month. Better
filters or some othor remedy will bo
found at Nobraska City. Samples
from tho following sources ot supply
on tho Burlington road havo been
found pure: Alliance, Hastings, Hoi
drogo, McCook, Omaha, O'Nolll, Or
leans, Rod Cloud, Alma, Aurora,
Broken Bow, Falrfiold, Fairmont, and
tho Burlington wntor works system
at Lincoln. Tho railroad company
also uses somo water from tho water
system of tho city of Lincoln. This
has not yet been examined by Dr.
Wild.
To Organize Additional N. N. G.
Organization of nnothor regiment
of National guardsmen to fill In a No
braska brigade and thus assure stato
troops, in the event ot war, of being
sent out solidly In somo division, was
tho subject of a lengthy conforonce
between tho military board members
and Governor Morohcad. As a result,
preparations wont on In tho matter
and plans wore porfectod for applying
to tho war department for permission
to mako this move. It Is planned to
secure enough provisional companies
within tho next fow days to give im
petus to the undertaking. Companies
are in process ot formation at Ord,
Verdlgro, Ashland, Friend and O'Neill
and bunches of young mon In other
towns aro said to havo mado applica
tion for permission to organize.
Tho ballot title prepared by Attor
ney General Martin for tho submis
sion of the employers liability and
workmen's compensation law, an act
of the legislature which Ib to bo sub
mitted under tho referendum to a'voto
of tho electors ot tho state for their
approval or rejection, la as follows:
"Tho purpose of this act Is to pro
scribe the liability of employors, to
establish an elective schedule of com
pensation for Injuries recejved by em
ployes in the course of their employ
ment, to modify common law and stat
utory defensos and remedies In such
cases, to,regulato tho procedure for
determining such liability nnd to pro
vido tho mothods for paying compen
sation thereundor. When employer
and employe elect to ombraco Its pro
vision this act applies to every em
ployer employing five or moro porsons,
including tho stato and its govern
mental agencies, excopt employers of
household servants, farm laborers nnd
railroad companies, subject to con
gressional regulation."
A number of students at tho stato
university have organized a commer
cial cliib, which will play the "same
part to tho university students as tho
city commercial club playB to tho city,
according to plans. It will boost all
movements which will advertise tho
university and squelch thoso which
aro Injurious. Prominent visitors will
bo entertained by the club, nnd prom
inent business mon will nlso be se
cured to give uddresses on current
problems for tho club members. The
club is open to all "patriotic" univer
sity men.
Game Warden Plants Fish.
Stato Gamo Warden Rutenbeck has
roturncd from a trip with tho state
fish car. From Fremont to Valentino
bass, croppies, bull heads and a few
catfish were distributed. At Valentino
young trout wero taken from the sub
stato hatchery and wore plnccd In
suitable waters as fnr west as Harri
son, 8loux county. Tho car will mako
nnothor trip soon to North Platto and
Its vicinity, Bass, croppies and bull
heads and caifiBh will Uq iinil,
MAN WHO FOUND CELLULOID
While Working as Journeyman Printer
In Albany John Wesley Hyatt
, Discovered Ivory Substitute.
Tho eighth Impression of tho Porkln
gold modal for Important work In in
dustrial chemistry was presontod to
John Wcaloy Hyatt, Inventor of cellu
loid, at a Joint meeting ot tho Now
York coctions of tho Socloty of Chem
ical Industry, tho American Chemical
society and the Amorlcan Electrochem
ical Englnooring.
Mr. Hyatt, actlvo In splto of his bov-cnty-slx
yoars, expressed his elncoro
thanks and gavo an interesting ac
count of tho invention of celluloid.
Mr. Hyatt was born at Starkoy,
Yates county, Now York, In 1837. In
his early boyhood ho acquired a strong
tasto for mechanical affairs In his fa
ther's blacksmith shop. In his six
teenth year ha wont to Illinois and
loomed tho printing buelnoss, work
ing at this trado for ton years.
Later ho wont to Albany and worked
as a Journoyman printer for about two
yoars. Soolng a $10,000 offor for a
substitute for Ivory for billiard bolls
ho bogon experimenting nights and
Sundays In tho hopo of gaining tho re
ward. Ho mado a number of usoful
plastic compositions, nono ot them,
howovor, good enough for billiard
balls, but he etnrted to make checkers
and domlnoa of pressed wood.
It was somo tlmo afterward that ho
invented celluloid and bogan tho manu
facture of colluloid and bono dust bil
liard and pool balls.
EXCELLENT AS A SHARPENER
Guide Piece, Invented by a New Jer
sey Man, insures Proper Angle of
Blade to Rod.
Tho sharpening ot knives, scissors
and tho like Is not so simple as It
scomB. Many a man uses a safety
razor moroly becauso ho docs not know
how to strop an old-fashioned razor.
For tho secret of sharpening a steel
tool lies In tho anglo at which you
apply tho tool to the sharpening do
vico, whatovor It may bo. To Insuro
Scissors Sharpener.
tho right angle, a Now Jersey man has
patented a eclssors sharpener that has
a guldopleco attached. This guide
ploco Is of greater width than tho
sharpening rod and has o curved upper
odge. It Is adjustably secured to the
rod and diagonally across tho faco ot
the latter, preferably near tho upper
ond. A sclBBors drawn across tho rod
with this guldo in placo must bo drawn
at tho corroct anglo, und thora is no
danger of breaking down a fine edgo.
SELF-CLEANER FOR BUCKETS
Object of Invention Is to Automatic
ally Scrape Interior When Skip Is
Being Unloaded,
The Scientific Amorlcan describes a
Bolf-cleaning drug scrnpor bucket, In
vontod by W. H. Morso of Now Or
leans, as follows:
Tho Invention relates to excavating
or dredging doviccs nnd has particular
rotoronco ' to tho construction ot
buckets or skips. Among tho objects
Self-Cleaning Drag Scraper Bucket
of this invention 1b to dovlso a buckot
having means associated therewith for
automatic operation wheroby tho con
tents of tho buckot if of a sticky na
turo, will bo dragged or scraped thero
from at tho dumping operation.
Demands rv Iridium.
As an alloy for nurdcnlng platinum,
Iridium, which .vas formerly used only
lor tho points of gold pens, Is now be
ing extensively omvloyod. Puro plati
num la now rarely used, and iridium,
shlch was onco loss costly than platl
mm, h& now almost doubled in price.
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Successful Experiments Made fit
France and Semblance to Human
Hair Is Almost Perfect.
Franco seems to bo tho land where
most oxporlmonta for making artificial
hair aro carried on. Not long ago at
tompta wero mado to form wigs from
certain fibrous plants, tho samo kind
that havo served to furnish matorlat
for rugs nnd blankota. By splitting
flbors extremely flno and then treating
thorn chemically It was possible to
mako an artificial hair. But tho prlca
was high, and tho results not satisfac
tory. Now Buccossful oxporlmonta havs
proven that it Is posslblo to uso spaa
crystal and reduco It to any shado and
dogroo ot flnonosa.
And tho resomblanco to tho human
hair is almost perfect It is light, alao,
lustrous and absolutely hygienic.
A Oerman onglncer has inyentod a
way to transform ashes into marblo o
raro beauty and which will tako tha
highest polish. But ho absolutely re
fuses to rovoal his secrot, although sev
eral owners of largo quarries hav
made him splondid offers for hlfl se
cret Ills method sooms slmplo as far as,
his apparatus is concorned. He has tu
small gas stovo and a kettle. It Im
known, of courso, that his process la
n batter of chemical synthesis, and
with theso fow Implements and his se
crot he has boon known to manufac
ture a medium-sized slab of marblo la
holt an hour.'
GUARD FOR AN EMERY WHEEL)
Device Brought Out In Germany In
tended for Resisting Shock and to
Hold Fragments.
An clastic stool guard for cmory
whcols has beon brought out In Ger
many. It is designed, primarily, to re
sist tho shock, and to hold tho frag-
Elastlo- Emery-Wheel Guard i Used- in
Germany.
monts, of a bursting wheel. Tho guard
is mado up ot-'bands of corrugated
sheet steel which aro bound together
in on elastic farmework of crossbars.
WORKING OF SUCTION PUMP
Height Through' Which Water May Be
Carried Is Limited Only by Motive
Power Behind It
An ordinary suction pump will not,
in theory, draw water through a height '
of moro than thirty-four feet In prac
tise it rarely oporatoa through a
height ot moro than twenty-eight foot
Tho principle on which It is based la
that tho pressure of the air equals tho
weight of a 34-foot column of water,
and it tho atmospheric pressuro is re
moved at any point tho wator will
rlso to that height Tho work which,
tho suction pump does is to remove
tho atmospheric pressuro and it can
bo thus scon that tho wator will not
rise moro thnn thirty-four feet. In.
ordor to get tho wator to a higher
lovel a force-pump is used. This
pushes tho wator up through a pipe
or tubo, and the height through irhltb
it will work 1b limited only by tho
motivo power which drives it
A reinforced concrete silo 62 feet
high and 16 feet in diameter is a nov
elty on an Illinois farm.
Rust will disappear from steel If
soaked In sweet oil for a day, fol
lowed with a rubbing with fresh lime.
Moro. than sixty manufacturers wer
represented recently at London's first
exhibition ot industrial motor vehicles
exclusively.
A Pennsylvania woodworking plant
la using tho largest drill ever built to
boro through six foot of boards at a
single operation.
Tho quantity ot iron oro mined la,
tho United States in 1913 Is estimated
to have been betwoen E8.000.000 and
60,000,000 long tons.
Tho gold production of tho world
last year la estimated at $455,000,000,
or about eleven million dollars less
than tho year before.
Among tho new self-starters for
gasoline englnos is a mechanical
crankor which imitates the accelorated
spoed of a handcrank.
Gold is bolng mined at a depth ot
moro than 5,000 feet in South Africa,
and it is boltnvcd that the shafts c&a.
be sunk 3,000 feet more.
Resembling a pair ot pliers is an
Illinois inventor's implement for
quickly fastening" twine around peis
cols by clamping -Ui ends toctkr. :f
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ps