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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. I" F W Lohr, nt. lot 1. CDinmonclnir on n Un- of sec. 12, 420 ft of tho quarter corner niul 4E3 ft xv of meander cor ner on snld line, thence s 440 ft to meander line and thence sw alonK ' monnder lino 300 .' ft to Intersection . '' with line 600 ft s. and pnrallol to n lino of section 12. thenco west 1110 ft, Ihenuu n to tho "rtUl Bouth lino of xe 12, thence o. 1362. T ft to nolnt of iH'KlnnlriK 13 V H' I.ohr, lot 2... 13 V. W. l,ohr, lot 3 ...13 F. W. Lohr, lot 4 ...13 Clias. W. Oarloclc, lot 5 13 !'. V r,olir, lot C ...13 Chat!. W. Garloclc, nc'i noVi 13 1R.50 35.70 55.50 40 34 32.10 12.33 lit n 14.14 11.64 8.78 19.34 18.79 Amt. 40 Sec. Acres CRYSTAL III3ACII. -Lot. Blk. Amt. Jlargnrot Anderson ... 3 1 I.nkc Wood Park. Lot. Dlk BR 1 Doiothy M. Allen ....11 2 IMaudo I'"cnt 17 2 Pr. Talcott 21 2 Henry ICrumwcldo ....23 2 ilcmv Kruniwtflde ...24 2 F. A. Wood and Estcl- la l. Whlto 25 2 CrjNtnl I. like Park Lot. Ulk, Alfred T. SavldKO ....1 J. A. l'oyo Jr., o 80 ft of w 600 ft of lot 2 J. A. Poyo Jr., o 40 ft of w r20 ft of 2 J. A. Foye Jr.. o 280 ft of w 3G0 ft of 2 J. K. MoOeo, w 80 ft of 2 Xocust Olub, 8 40 ft of n 51 ft of o 175 ft of 3 3.44 Amt. .20 1.25 .16 .16 1.75 .16 .16 Amt. .ll .91 .48 1.88 .75 2.60 Amt. 8.03 Amt. .60 .29 .60 .29 Amt. Cribble's 1'nrk. Lot. Jessie Anderson 3 I.nkcnlilc I'nrk, Lot. Ruth n. ITailum 3 Ruth II. Hallum 15 Ruth B. Hallum 16 "Vernon Norman 1 Inlnnd Uracil. Lot. Joseph IC. Trauorman. .18 Jospnh If. Trnuorman. .19 Blk. Blk. 1 Blk. 82 46 Witness my hand and official seal this first (lBt) day of October, 1917. J. S. BACON, County Treasurer Dakota County, SEAL Nebraska, SECOND DRIVE OPENS TODAY. Nation Recruiting Ground For Liberty Loan. Washington, D. C. Tho second Lib erty loan campaign has opened. For four weokB the entire nation will bo a recruiting ground for money with which to carry on tho war. To obtain $3,000,000,000 in subscrip tions, the minimum set by treasury officials for tho issue, a gigantic ma hlno of many parts stands ready to bo set in motion with the opening of the campaign. Fifty per cent greater than the first Liberty loan, tho pres ent offering is the largest tho Ameri can people ever have been called up on to absorb. Five billion dollars and 10,000,000 subscribers that Is tho goal which officials hope to reach during the next four weoks. Tho services of virtually every industry of tho na tion havo been enlisted. Hundreds of thousands of individuals, firms and corporations will unite in giving all or a part of their timo in carrying tho work forward. House Passes Ship Bill. Washington, D. C. The administra tion bill to permit foreign merchant hips to ongago in American coastwlso trade was passed by the house with out a roll call. It now goes to tho senato where prompt action is ex pected Admission of foreign vessels to tho coastwise trado is an essential fcaturo of the government's shipping program, as all available American tonnage la to bo put on overseas routes. Jewish War Relief. Now York. A national special as pcmbly of the Jews of tho United States has been called by Felix M. Warburg, chairman of tho joint dis tribution committee of tho American funds for Jewish war sufferers, to be "hold hero on October 28, it has beer announced. Tho purnoso of tho meet ing Ib to devise means of reaching the $10,000,000 goal for Jewish war rellof during tho present year. Calls It a Forgery. Baltimore, Md. Forger Congress man Frank O. Smith, of tho Fifth Maryland district, has denounced as n "forgery from start to finish" tho let tor which was found at Wichita, Kan., in tho effects of Dr. George Barbel mas, tho former Washington corre spondent of the Cologne Gazette, pur porting to havo been written by Mr. Smith. Keymen Granted Wage increases. New York. Fourteen thousand tele graphors, telephone operators, station agents and signal men employed by tho Erio and tho Now York, Susnquo hanna and Western railroad com panies will recelvo an 18 per cent In croaso in wages by tho terms of an agrooment signed hero. Paris. President Polncaro signed a decree providing for the requisitioning of cargo accommodation on all vessels French, alllied and neutral for tho sorvlco of tho government. Vancouver, II. C The Canadian Nows, a Japanese daily nowspapor hero, recoivod a special cablo from Tokio saying it was reported in Tokio that Japanese destroyers in a fight with Gorman U-boats off tho coast of Spain, near Barcelona, had sent ono submarine to tho bottom. Oklahoma City, Okla. Samuel Will iams, banker and ranch owner of Pur cell, Okla,, was shot and Instantly killed In crowded Main street. Orban C. Patterson, a lawyer, surrendered to tho police CONGRESS IKES LEVY AT $21 EVERY IN CHILD III Excess Profits Revenue at Billion, and Incomes at Nearly as Much Remain Practically Unchanged by Work of The Conferees. Corporations Will Pay Their Full Share Toward the Financing of the War New System of Graduating the Amount of Assessment Adopted Be. lieved to Be the Best That Could Be Devised. Washington.- The Joint conferees on the wnr revenue bill completed their draft after two weeks of deliberation. As revised bv the conferees tho measure has been raised from the levy fixed by the senate of $LV11G,070,000 to an aggregate of approximately $2,700, 000,000. Chairman Simmons of the senute finance committee estimated that the Increase made by the con ferees would approach $275,000,000. Profits Tax Modified. The excess war profits tax, as agreed to by the conferees, Is a modification of the senute bill, the principal changes being In the maximum and minimum rates of exemption upon which the tnx is to be determined. The senate graduated scale of exemp tions run from 0 to 10 per cent, while the house exemption rute was 8 per cent. The conferees udopted the grad uated rate of from 7 to 9 per cent. The deilnitlon of capital, which was a point upon which the conferees ur gucd for days, was modified so us to provide that the actual value of tangi ble property paid Into n corporation or partnership or Individual business before Jnnuury 1, 1914, shall be tuken as of that dute. The proviso us to good will and other intangible prop erty has been somewhat liberalized. As to "Invested Capital." In calculating war excess profits the terras "invested capital" of corpora tions and partnerships was declared to Include "uctuul cash paid In, uctual cash value and other tangible prop erty paid for stock or shares at tho time of payment or January 1, 1914, but in no case to exceed the par value of the original securities paid In or earned surplus and undivided profits used or employed in the business, ex clusive of undivided profits earned dur ing the taxable year." The allowance for Intangible assets Includes "actual cash value of patents and copyrights puld In for stock or shares at the time of payment . . . . good will trademarks, trade brands, franchises ... if for bono-flde pay ments not to exceed the cash value." It stipulates that such Intangible assets exchnnged for securities before March 3, 1917, not exceeding 20 per cent of the totnl, shall be included at u value not exceeding u fair cash valuo at the time of purchuse. Postal Increases. A flat Increase on reuding matter of 4 cent per pound until July 1, 1919, and cent thereafter wus provided. Advertising matter exceeding 5 per cent of the total spuce would be taxed from Yt. to 2 cents uddltlouul until July 1, 1919, and from to 4V4 cents more until July 1, 1020; and from to 0 cents to 1921 uud from 1 cent to 9 cents thereafter. An additional tax of cent per pound until July 1, 1910, and 3A cent thereafter, on religious, agricultural, fraternnl and slmllur publications was adopted. The 1 cent tax on letters, excepting drop letters and postal cards, was re stored by the conferees. A 1 cent ad ditional tux on postal and private mailing cards wus added. The flrst class mall Increases are estimated to raise $90,000,000, and are effective 30 days afetr tho passage of the act. Tho senute provision exempting from post age leotters written by soldiers and sailors abroad was retained. Railroad Tickets Hit. The conferees levied 8 per cent in lieu of the senate rate of 5 nnd the house rate of 10 per cent on passenger transportation, estimated to rnlso from the compromise levy abouot 00,000, 000 lnsteud of $37,500,000 under the senate plan. Tho 3 per cent tux on freight transportation was retained nnd the tnx on express transportutlou was Increused so thnt 1 cent would bo levied on ench 20 cents pnld Instead of each 25 cents. The house 10 per cent tax on Pullman accommdntlons, cut to 5 per cent by tho senate, was restored and is estimated to. ralso $5, 000,000. In lieu of the house 5 per cent tax on sules of automobiles by manu facturers and the senate federal license tnx on owners, the conferees adopted n 3 per cent tax on all motor vehicles, Including trucks, payable by manufacturers, producers and Import ers. Taxes of 3 per cent of manufactur ers' nlcs of muslcnl Instruments und jewelry also were written In, with a tnx of Vi, cent u foot on motion pic ture film. New InheritanceTax. A new system of grutiunted inheri tance taxes was written Into the bill In lieu of the house plan and despite the senate's rejection of such taxes. The new rates on Inheritances, with those of Americans In nillltnry service exempted, range from one-half of 1 per cent on $50,000 estates to 10 per cent on estutes of $10,000,000 and more. I The hulk of the lncrenRes of between $2.V),000.000 nnd $300,000,000 mudo by II THE UNITED STATES tho conferees In the serrate bill was secured from the postnge, public utili ties and manufacturing sales section and the now Inheritance taxes. With but few exceptions, the new taxes nro effective with the passage of tile act. Senate Version Stands. The Income tux section was adopted virtually as written by the sennte. The new 2 per cent normnl tax on Incomes of more than $2,000 for mnrrlcd per sons and $1,000 for single persons Is In nddltlon to the present law exempt lug Incomes of less thun $3,000 for sin gle persons and $4,000 for married per sons. Thus those between the riew low exemption bases and the present ex emptions will pay only the 2 per cent tux, but single persons having an In come of $3,000 or more and ifiurrled persons whose Income is $4,000 or more would puy the full 4 per cent normal tax. The sennte Income provision allow ing nn additional exemption of $200 for each dependent child to bends of families subject to the present law wns retained. Tho exemption for children, however, does not apply to those sub ject to the new reduced taxes with the $2,000 and $1,000 exemptions, respec tively, for married nnd single per sons. Surtax Is Agreed Upon. Surtaxes were agreed upon ns fol lows : One per cent on income over $5,000 nnd less than $7,500; 2 per cent be tween $7,500 and $10,000; 3 per cent between $10,000 nnd $12,500 ; 4 per ce.nt between $12,500 and $15,000 ; 5 per qpnt between $15,000 and $20,000 ; 7 per cent between $20,000 nnd $40,000; 10 per 18 per cent between $80,000 nnd $100, per cent betweep $e0,000 nnd $80,000"; 18 per cent betwene $80,000 nnd $100,- 000 ; 22 per cent between $100,000 and $150,000 ; 25 per cent between $150,000 and $200,000; 30 per cent between $200,000 nnd $250,000; 34 per cent be tween $250,000 nnd $300,000; 37 per cent between $300,000 and $500,000; 40 per cent between $500,000 and $750, 000 ; 45 per cent between $750,000 and $1,000,000, and 50 per cent on Incomes exceeding $1,000,000. Increased Tax on Whisky. Increused senate rates on whisky nnd beer were vlrtunlly retained, and that on wines somewhat reduced. Tho tux on distilled spirits wns mnde $2.10 per gallon when for beveruge use and $1 less for Industrlnl purposes, esti mated to raise $135,000,000. The amendment prohibiting Importation of distilled spirits for beveruge use wus retulncd. Floor taxes to reach with drawn liquors were npproved. Beer was taxed $1.50 per barrel additional, to raise $40,000,000, .nn Increase of 25 cents per bnrrel over the house rate. Present wine tnxes were doubled. Taxes on nonalcoholic beverages were compromised. On prepared sirups and extracts the taxes gradu ated from 5 to 20 cents Instead of from 3 to 12 cents n gullon were adopted. Grape Juice and other soft drinks are taxed 1 cent per gallon, as provided by the senute In reducing the orlglnul 2-cent rate of tho house. Senute rates on' cigars and cigarettes were retained, but those on snuff were Increased from 4 cents to 5 cents a pound. Stamp Taxes Fixed. Stnmp taxes agreed upon are: Bonds of Indebtedness, 5 cents on each $100. Indemnity nnd surety bonds, 50 cents. Parcel post packages, 1 cent for ench 25 cents of the cost of transpor tation. Capital stock, original Issues, 5 cents per $100. Sules and transfers, 2 cents per $100. Sales of produce on exchange, 2 cents for ench $100 value In merchan dise. Drafts, checks payable other thnn on sight or demand, promissory notes, except bnnk notes for circulation, und renewals, 2 cents for nil sums below $100 und 2 cents for euch uddltlonnl $100 or fraction thereof. Conveyunco papers, 50 cents be tween $100 nnd $500 und 50 cents for each uddltlonul $500. Customs house entries, from 25 cents to $1 ; entry for wlthdruwal from bonded warehouses, 50 cents. Passenger vessel tickets for ports other than those in the United States. Cunnda nnd Mexico, botwoen $10 and $30, $1 ; between $30 and $00, $3, and above $00, $5. Voting proxies, 10 cents. Power of attorney, 25 cents. Playing curds, decks of not more than 51 curds, un uddltlonul 5 cents on the present rntes. Tnxes on life Insurance, eliminated from tho house bill In tho senate. I were nmend"l und reinserted, rulslng nnout SD.uuu.wa Effective November 1 the new tuxes on new Insurance pol icies Issued uro 8 cents per $100 or fraction thereof on life Insurance and New War Tax Levies as -Made by Senate and House Washington. Tho wnr revenue bill, us finally agreed on by (lib house nnd scunto conferees provides for the rnls Ing of npproxlmntely $2,000,020,000, ns follows : Income tax $ 842,000,000 Excess profits tax 1,110,000,000 Distilled spirits 135,000,000 Rectified spirits 5,000.000 Fermented liquors 46,000,000 Wines, etc 10,000,000 Soft drinks, sirups, etc... 14,000,000 Cigars 10,000,000 Cigarettes 20,000,000 Tobacco .... 25,000.000 Snuff 1,500,000 Cigarette papers 200.000 Freight transportation... 77,500,000 Express and parcel post. 16,000,000 Passenger transportation 56,000,000 Pipe lines 4,500,000 Seats and berths 2,250,000 Telegraph and telephone messages 7,000,000 Insurance policies (new) 5,000,000 Automobiles (sale of).. 40,000,000 Musical Instruments (sale of) 4,300,000 Motion picture films 3,000,000 Jewelry (sale by manu facturer) 4,500,000 Sporting goods 1,200,000 Pleasure boats 500.00C Perfumes and cosmetics 1,000,000 Proprietary medicines .. 3,000,000 Cameras 750,000 Admissions 50,000,000 Club dues 1,200,000 Schedule A, Including 'playing cards 30,000,000 War estate tax 5,000,000 Virgin Island products.. 20,000 First class mail matter.. 60,000,000 Second class mall matter 14,000,000 Total $2,606,320,000 1 cent per $1 on the premium charged on marine, casualty, fire nnd inland Insurances. Amusement taxes agreed upon pro vide that all persons entering plnces of amusement free, except employees nnd officials on duty and children un der twelve, would pay n tnx rute of 1 cent on ench 10 cents or frnctlon thereof of the admission chnrge. This tux also would apply to cabnrets nnd similar performunces where the cost of entertainment Is included In other costs, such ns service. Holders of an nual box seats would pay 10 per cent of the annual rentnl. Nickel theaters and shows, rides and other outdoor pnrk amusements with a maximum ad mission of 10 cents nnd benefit entor- t tuinments and agricultural fairs were exempted. I After November 1, 1917, members of nil clubs, except fraternal orders, pay ing more than $12 annual dues would be subject to a 10 per cent tnx. Exemptions Are Allowed. On excess profits the conferees agreed upon a minimum deduction of 7 per cent and a mnxlmum of 10 per cent, Instead of tho 0 to 10 per- cent fixed by the senate. Other exemp tions nre $3,000 for corporations and $0,000 for lndhidnuls. Corporations, partnerships und Individuals having no capital s"tock would pny a fiat rate of 8 per cent on net profits in excess of $3,000 for corporations and $0,000 for Individuals nnd partnerships. Miscellaneous Income tnx amend ments inserted by tho sennto ,wero generally ndoptcd, Including the so called Jones amendment for a tux of 10 per cent on corporations' lndls trlbutcil surplus, without nllnwnnco for Income taxes paid. The 10 per cent tax would not apply to undis tributed Income nctually Invested or employed In business or Invested In federnl securities after September 1, 1917, nnd 5 per cent penalty for sur plus retained but not employed Is pro vided. In making provision for administra tion nnd collection of the new nnd existing tuxes the conferees provided thut the speclnl tax of 12 per cent on wnr munitions manufactures shnll be reduced to 10 per cent, hut re tained to January 1, 1918. It now yields about $29,000,000 annually imd the senate hud proposed Its repeal. GARFIELD FIXES COAL PRICES Fuel Administrator Announces Final Decision, Which Will Be Bind ing on All Dealers. Washington. Fuel Administrator Garfield announced regulations, effec tive at once, for the limitation of the retail prices of bituminous nnd nn thrnclte conl throughout the country. . The fuel administration hus fixed, In the conclusions arrived at, not the specific price which the retail denier will be allowed to cliurgo tho con sumer, but the gross murgln which the rctnll dealer will bo ullowed to add to the average wholesale cost of his coal In mnklng retail prices. The retail dealer will bo allowed lo sell coul to the consumer nt a price representing un advance of not more than 30 per cent over the retail gross margin of 1915. In no ense, however. Is tho gross margin from now on to exceed the gross mnrgln of July, 1917. If, for example, n retail coal denier bought u particular kind of conl In 1915 at nn average of $2 n ton und sold It to the consumer at ,$3 a ton, his gross margin was $1. Dr. Garfield now allows him to add 30 per cent to tills amount, making his gross mm gin for 1917 $1.30, provided thut is not in excess of his gross margin In July lust. If tho retail dealer now pays nn uv eruge of $3 for the sumo kind of foul ho will be ullowed to bell it to tho enn sunier for not more than $1.30 u toj. Doctor-Garfield selected 1f)ir. h a normal coul production .veiv GOVERNOR NEVILLE BECOMES COLONEL ACCEPTS COMMAND OF THE NEW SEV ENTH REGIMENT WILL RESIGN AS GOVERNOR Lieut. Governor Edgar Howard Will Automatic ally Assume Executive Charge on His Retirement Governor Keith Novillo has ac coptcd tho colonelcy of tho Sovonth Nebraska national guard rcgimont now nearly organized nnd will resign tho office of tho governor of Nebraska whenover tho rcgimont Is mustorcd into tho government sorvlco. This may bo within n short timo or it may not bo until toward tho closo of tho yoar or somo timo next spring. Tho appointment, to tho olllco of colonol of tho Sovonth rcgimont was conferred upon Governor Novillo by Lieutenant Governor Edgar Howard, acting governor, while- tho former was at Washington, and tho appointment was announced Tuosdny. Whon tho Sixth roglmont, Nobrns ka national guard, wns in formntlon, It was rumored that Governor Novillo might bo its colonel, but at tho latt moment tho govornor appointed T. L. Hall, jr. The Sixtli regiment has been split up and morged with othor troops. Lieutenant Govornor Hownrd, In a statomont, suys ho is acting on tho prlnciplo of majority rule, that tho olllccrs of tho rcgimont want Govornor Neville for their colonel. Neville's Statement. "Responding to wishes, expressed by lottor, of a mnjorlty of tho total numbor of officers of tho Sovonth regiment thnt I accopt tho colonelcy, Governor Howard, during my nbsenco from the state, issued mo a commis sion ns sucli. "I bollove that tho govornmont should, in this emergoncy, rcnllzo 100 per cent on tho oxpendltures of past yoars for tho training of mon at mili tary colleges nnd similar institutions maintained wholly or in pnrt by tho government, as well as at tho various service schools, and since tho wrltton requests of a majority of tho officers Is equivalent to nn election, 1 havo no hesitation in nccepting tho honor. "I havo boon assured by tho depart ment officials nt Washington thnt they will gladly recognlzo nn nddl- GOVERNOR KEITH NEVILLE Who Has Accepted a Colonelcy In the New N. N. G. Regiment. tional regimont of Infantry or field artillery qualifying as proscribed by law, "This docs not moan thnt tho Sev enth will he immediately called Into federal service. "It may bo some timo boforo tho nuitonal gunrd units, now being or ganlzod in many states, aro federal izecf. "With a sincere appreciation of tho trust Imposed nnd tho honor conforrod upon mo by tho people of my stato, I bollove that I ahould not be worthy of that trust and honor should I con tinue to urge Nebrusknns Into tho sorvlco of tholr country without manifesting my willingness to accom pany thorn. "Wo are fighting not only thnt democracy may live, but that wo may i continuo to exist as a free and Inde pendent nation. "Our country is facing the most eorlous crisis in its history. I "It Ib tho duty of every man, physically fit, of military - age, to placo his sorviccB at tho dtsposal of tho govornmont. "In this spirit, and after mnturo deliberation, I havo reached my con clusion, nnd act accordingly. "KEITH NEVILLE." Whon tho timo comes for Governor Novillo to resign, If that timo does como ,ho will fllo his resignation with Secretary of Stato I'ool as provided by statute. Tho constitution author izes tho legislature to puss laws governing such reslgnutlons. Tho law says such a resignation shall ho mado to tho legislature, If in session; if not, to fuo aecretary of stato. Tho sumo Btaiuto carrlos with It a provision thut might not bo uphold by tho courtn. It is n provision thnt such resigna tions shall not tako effect until ac cepted by tho board or ofDcct to 'whom tho same Ib mado. IHRk Hta Tho army hoadqunrtera officers havo decided to accopt tho now Soventh Nebraska rcservo regiment in time, nnd Governor Novillo'a resignation as chief executive of this atato will bo como offoctlvo lmmodlntoly tho Sov onth is mustered In. Lieutennnt Govornor Edgar Howard will then become governor, lmmodlnto ly, nnd will tako up tho duties of stato. Acting Govornor Howard Issued a short statomont also, saying that ho has appointed Governor Novillo colonol of tho Sovonth at tho unani mous request of all officers of that rcgimont, without knowing whether or not Governor Novillo would accopt. Following Is tho Btatomont Issued by Lloutenant Govornor Howard: "Yos, It is truo that Govornor Novillo is now tho colonol of tho Seventh rcgimont, Nobraska National tl tsEEi w mHsHXit&. LIEUT.-GOV. EDGAR HOWARD guard. I issued a commission to him last Saturday. Tho commission was issued following presentation to me of tho wrltton desire of practically all tho officers of tho new roglmont. At no timo has Govornor Novillo ovor spoken to mo on tho subject of a com mission. I acted in harmony with my well known advocacy of an allogianco to tho plain prlnciplo of majority rule. Tho olllcora of tlm now regiment wanted Governor Ne vlllo as tholr colonol. I granted tholr requost. "I did not know thnt ho would ac copt tho commission, but now I nm glad to know that ho is not annoyed by my action, and that ho fools highly honored by the call of tho mon of tho regiment to load It whorovor duty or honor may dlroct the way. "Of courso, tho nccoptnnco of tho commission by our govornor will bo a call to mo to occupy tho high olllco ho now occupies. I shall oboy tho . call, although nono who havo boon near ma can doubt that I shall do so reluctantly. It is a position of groat dignity and abundant opportunity, but also a post of immenso responsibility. I havo novor folt myself qulto quali fied to do full Justico to that exalted position, but firm in tho faith of thoso political and governmental principles which I havo so long advocated, und confident that tho pooplo of Nebraska will bo kind to covor witli tho whlto mantlo of charity my ovory fault or foiblo so long as I shall not sworvo from tho pathways of rectitude, I shall approach tho high responsibilities of tho position always In humility and always unafraid. "It is not for mo to know tho dato of ho rotlroraont of Govornor Novillo. Ho will announce tho dato at his pleasure. "My ono host hope Is that I may bo abla to so act undor tho impend ing responsibility ub to leave n record which may ovon In small measuro approach tho genoral oxcollcnco of tho i record nchlovod by tho splendid young ( Nobrnskun who has borno guberna torial honors with rare grace and Instant probity." Within tho memory of tho oldest in habitant no govornor of Nobraska, except Dietrich, ever reslgnod his olllco. Govornor Dietrich did so to accept tho election of United States senator tendered him by tho leglsla- j turo at a timo boforo senators woro nlnctnrl hv dlrni't vntn nf tlin nennln. ..- .. , ,..-., , Thoro Is an unpublished logond that Govornor Crounso resigned bocuuuo J he was not oloctcd Unitod States son ntor, but that his resignation was withdrawn before it was filed. Peking. Tho city of Tien Tain la threatened with destruction by bood, Tho Chinese city and portions of all tho foroign concessions aro undor wa ter which Is rapidly rising and which covers tho great plain to tho south cast of Peking. It is estimated that 1,000.000 Chinoso aro homoloss. Now York. A round-up of Gormnna in Now York who havo violated tho onus of pormltB granted them to en ter zonos barred to enemy alions or who havo gono Into those district without permits, Uau begun. y "s H V3WI II f 'Wi'HlwfF ." ...