DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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SCORE
H
frRV AMENDMENT ENACTED IN
HOllSE DV A VOTE OF 282
TO 128.
BRYAN MAKES AN APPEAL
Joins with Representative Webb, of
North Carolina, Wlio Led the Fight
for the Prohibitionists, Is Receiving
Congratulations.
W, ltrn Nmixiixr Unlfm Ncf Btrtlce.
Washington, D. 0. Nation wldo
prohibition won In tho Houno and only
ho adjustment of a alight dllforcnco
iu resolutions botwuon tho Houao and
Mennto now ntaudti In tlio way of sub
mitting id Htnto legislatures nn amend
ment to the, fwdcral constitution for
bidding tiio manufacture, salo or lm
porlathui of Intoxicating liquor for
iiovemgo purposes in uiu unuou
States or Itfi territories.
Tl'ho voto in tho House, taken after
a lny of debate beforo crowded gal
lories, waH 282 to 128, with tho parties
dividing almost evenly. Tho margin
tor prohibition vran Just eight raoro
than tho two-thirds voto.
Both wctn and drys had been pre
dieting victory nil day, and It was not
until the last few namoa had boon
wiled Unit the antl-prohlbltlon forces
conceded their defeat. When Spoaltor
Clark announced tho result tho vic
tors woro Jolnrd by tho galleries In
-mich a demonstration ns " rarely per
mitted In tho IIouho. Former Secre
tary Bryan, an intorestcd spectator
nearly all clay, appeared on tho lloor
und Jolnod In receiving congratula
tions with Representative Webb, of
Nftrth Carolina, who led tho fight.
Tho resolution adopted by tho
IIouso is identical with that passed
by tho Senate last August, except
that It given tho rttato oovon years In
utoad of olx in which to ratify tho
amendniont. Sonator Sheppard, auth
or of tho resolution, predicted that tho
Senate would acocpt tho amendment.
ITo a!d lie had assurances that tho
seven-year porlod would ho approved
and tliat he did not hellevo a roll call
necessary.
Tho president's approval is not re
quired and tho stato legislatures may
act as Moon nH they ploaso after tho
signatured of thqf vlco proaldcnt and
tipcalwr illark iuivo boon attachod to
Ihe rcnolntlun.
RAIL PROBLEM. PUT OFF.
President Wilt Defer" Solution of the
Oueetlo'n Jntll January. '
Wiinlilngtott, D. C l'rosidont Wil
o will not not on tho railroad prob
Iimii lioforo Uio Chrlstmaa recess of
(engross. It was airthorltatlvoly stat
ed that Iin probably will present his
plan of solution to congross Imme
diately nftor tho holidays.
In oplto of persistent roports thai,
ono plan or nnoUior has beon decided
upon thoro apparently Is nothing to
Indicate thuttho president has con
fided his docislon to nnyono If ho has
determined upon a solution. Most of
his advisors bollovo that ho will adopt
Homo moasuro of government control
or rallrnadB grantor than now oxor
dsod and that a fcdoral administrator
or director will bp namod.
In tho Sonato Sonator Borah pro
tested Htrongly against tho proposed
rocotJH over tho Christmas holidays,
Insisting that congross Hhould stay in
WuHhlHgton and net upon tho railroad
situation.
May join the Colors.
WnHlilngton, D. C. Provoto Marshal
Orabrot CJrowdor lias issuod to govorn
a aow ruloa under which men of
dmtt ago tnnr Join1 tho colors at tholr
vji roquent. Whlto mon only will ho
aoooptort and they may enlist only In
ttao infantry, signal corps, medical
orpH nnit quartermaster's dopartmont.
Bnpply oondttlona nro bucIi, Qonoral
0owdoc said, that -no man can bo ac--coptod
in tho coast artlllory, Hold ar
Wlory, -cavalry or engineers' corps.
Jewish Writer Dead.
Now York. A cablo message from
rutrograd rcoolvcd by tho Jewish
Bully Forward reported tho death of
Jacob Bholotn Abramocltch, tho Jow
kill writer, in Odessa. Ho was 82
Tciim old and was known universally
under tho pen name ' of Mondole
Mochor Scforlm. Ho was generally
regarded as tho foundor of tho mod
ra Jowlfih Utoniturc and was an au
thority on the Yiddish Ianguago.
Yankees Brlnn Down Air Machines.
Pari! Oharles J. Blddlo, of Ada
luHia. Pa, and Phelps Collins, of Dc
troU. Midi., both mombors of tho La.
layette flying squadron, have cacl
brought down a Gorman machine with
in the last week.
To Make New Peace Bid.
Washington, D. C Information ro.
clvcd lioro among neutral diplomats
agrees with intimations from abroad
Uiat Germany Is considering another
offer of peace.
Celebrate Freeing of Holy City.
Porta, A to doura was celebrated
fet Uw cathedral of Notro DaniOv In
lionor of tho liberation of Jerusalem
frotti Uio liandH of tho Turks.
Guilty of Sedition,
mica, N. Y. Julia R. Armbrustcr,
upoH 2tf, of Syracuse a member of
Hu socialist party, pleaded guilty to
netiltlon ia tho Unltod States court
hero .and was flood $300. Judge Geo.
W Ray, presiding, said this sontonco
a wnrnlng that sodltionj uttoranco?'
tvjlj not bo lolcmtocJ.
VICTORY
PRESTON GIBSON
Preston Gibson, prominent American
uthor and society man, who bus been
serving with tho Norton-Hurjes unit
slneo tho early days of tho war, has
been decorated by the French govern
aion t with the Cross of War, with two
itnr citations for gallant conduct on
the field. Gibson Is now chief of a
tiectlou of the United States army nm
bulnhce cqrps.
RUSSIAN ARMY QUITS
GERMAN NEWS AGENCY REPORTS
DEMORALIZATION OF FORCES.
Cossacks Under General Korniloff,
Clash With Bolshcvlkl Troops
Around Tamovka.
Copenhagen, Dec. 11. Tho somlolH
clal German news agency says demo
bilization of the Kusslan forces has
begun and that peace negotiations, re
stricted to the Russian front, have
been authorized.
Tho dispatch says that General
Oherbatchoff has been uppolntod com-
innnder in chief, "with tho assistance
of the allies (Teutonic?), and that ho
has been authorized to open pence ne
gotiations with Germany."
Jnssy, lloumnnln, Dec. 14. Olllclnl
announcement was inndo of the sign
ing of an unnlstlce In nccordnnco with
which hostilities wer6 suspended nt
10:30 p. in. Sunday until further no
tice. London, Dec. 11. Russia's civil wnr
has npparmtly begun.
Dispatches all greatly delayed re
ported the first actual clash between
the bolshcvlkl and 11,000 to 4,000 Cos
snek rebels around Tnmnnovkn, about
18 miles from Blclgorod. Tho Cossncks
weie part of n force commanded by
General Korniloff, well furnished with
arnip, machine guns and nmmunltlon.
Reports of lighting at Mohllev, Rus
sian general headquarters, between
troops newly in-rived there and tho bol
shcvlkl garrison wcro received In Pct
rogrud. It Is also reported that shock
battalions and Cossacks advancing on
Mohllov clashed with tho bolshcvlkl,
Who wero defeated.
It Is snld that thousands of Cossncks
already have left the fighting front and
rallied to KaJcdlnca' support, and It Is
expected ho will soon havo the entire
force of 400,000 Cossacks nt Ids dis
posal, w
BRITISH STOP FOE'S ATTACK
Massed Attack East of Bullecourt
Driven Back Teutons Succeeded
In Entering Front Trench.
London, Dec. 14. Tho German nt
tack in tlio morning east of Bullecourt
was repulsed by the British except at
ono point, according to Field Mnrshnl
Ilalg's report. The Germnns suffered
henvy losses, ninny dead being left be
hind on their retlrcnicnu.
Tho text 6f the statement reads:
"This morning tho enemy delivered
a strong local attack on tho front
about a mile east of Bullecourt.
"On the right of tho position nt
tucked, tho enemy succeeded on enter
ing a short length of front trench.
"At all other points the ntttick wns
repulsed with henvy loss to tho enemy,
many of whose dead aro lying In our
VI re. A number of prisoners were
enptured."
TEST FOR ALL ARMY OFFICERS
Baker Orders Regulars and Rational
.Guard Commanders to Take
Efficiency Examinations.
WnshliiKton, Dec. 13. All regulnr,
i
nnd National Guard officers must un
Si-rgo medical as well as efficiency ex
aminations, Secretary Baker said, be
cause of severe cpndltlons of wurfaro
abroad.
Soldiers Black Shoes of Officers.
Washington, Dec. 17. Representa
tive Miller, who visited tho European
battle fronts, snld he had seen Amer
ican soldiers In Franco blackening tho
shoes of otllcers. Mr. Miller said tho
practlco should not be permitted.
Drafted Men to California.
Chicago, Dec. 17.- Seven thousand
selected men will leave Chicago begin
ning next Wednesday for California
wnero they will report to one of tho
army cantonmefits for training. Word
to that effect wan received hcrt
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8ECRETARY OF WAR REPLIES TO
CHARGES MADE BY GEN
ERAL CROZIER.
PUBLICITY WOULD AID FOE
Chief of Army Ordnance Tells Senata
Committee Baker Is Responsible
for Delay In Procuring
Machine Guns.
Washington, Dec. 15. Secretary Ba
ker on Thursday mnde this reply to
General Crozler's charge thnt he is
icsponslblo for the failure, until .Tune
17 last, to make u choice of inachlno
(runs:
"I nm responsible for anything thnt
goes on In the war department. I havo
been much Interested In the subject of
machine guns. I appointed u board
to pass on them.
"Thero's no need or defense. The
senate" committee can very properly
seek to find out everything thut has
been done, and It Is General Crozler's
plnln duty to tell them the whole story.
"But I can't say anything for publi
cation. It's a matter concerning which,
above all others, our adversaries would
be glad to acquire Information.
"There's no need for taking sides
Clearly the department cannot allow
Itself to state what should not be
stated, becauso somebody expresses n
confused view of It. The military de
fense of tho country Is a thing thnt
can't be stated In detail.
"The Browning gun Is n new gun In
vented by n mnn who has Invented
more ordnance than anyone else. It la
u light gun. A long time ngo It was
tefeted and operated under the auspices
of a board of experts which I ap
pointed. It Is not true that the gun
pins not been thoroughly tested. The
board of experts was appointed to pass
on all machine gun questions.
"Tho full capacity of this -country
for the manufacture of inachlno guns
hns been laid under contract. The
entire capacity of ! in.ikcr of ma
chine guns Is being used.
"It Is not tho Intention of the de
partment to concentrate on the Brown
ing gun. The Intention of' tho depart
ment Is to get "every inachlno gun it
can get."
Secretary Baker declnred American
oversens forces nre adequately sup
plied with machine guns. He added
thut all other forces going to Franco
will bo ndequutely supplied with tlieso
weapons.
THRIFT IS VICTORY RECIPE
Frank A. Vanderlip Says Business
Must Not Compete. With
the Government.
Chicago, Dec. 14. Frank A.Vnnder
llp, nntlonnl director of the United
Stntes war savings cnmpalgn, hns
aroused Chicago and other cities In
which ho hns spoken during the Inst
few days, to n perfect frenzy for thrift.
The Idea he Inculcntes Is not that
the thrifty should hoard, hut should
save and lend to government their
money, first because tho government
needs tho money for a successful pros
ecution of tho war, and secondly be
cause tho government needs, even
worse, tho labor employed In making
tho articles that the people demnnd
the luxuries and the thoughtless little
things thnt they aro better off without,
but which fbnn n large part of tho
manufacturing Industry of tho United
Stntes.
"We must mnko the pepplo see that
It Is not the money they give, but the
money they refrnln from spending
otherwise, thnt Is tho grent help. We
must mnko tho boy see, for example,
that If ho buys a baseball he Is using
rubber thnt might go Into nn nmbu
lnnco tire. Ho Is using lenther that
might go Into a soldier's boot. He Is
using labor, ho Is using shop room.
Ho Is directly taking nwny from the
government tho menns to quickly nnd
thoroughly equip tho army. IIo will
consider whether ho cannot wait for
thnt baseball.
"I nhi not going to propose nnythtne.
thnt will wreck business. I nm not
proposing receivers for tho manufac
turers of nonessentials. Let us make'
this wnr lesson ns clear as possible,
and we will still have a great husl'
ness In luxuries, n disturbingly grenl
business In luxuries, because laboi
never boforo was so fully employed nt
such high wages."
FIRST U. S. SHOT AT AUSTRIA
Representative Tlnkham of Boston
Fires First American Shell
From Italian Front.
Italian Army Headquarters, Dec. 14.
Tho first American shot of tho war
agnlnst Austria was fired Wednesday
when Representative Tlnkhnui of Bos
ton pulled tho string of n 1.49 milli
meter gun, hurling a shell across to
tho Austrian lines.
Jackles Get Holiday Leave.
Great Lnkes, 111., Dec. 17. Jackles
nt the Groat Lnkes naval training sta
tion aro happy over the announcement
that tho 'uibryo sailors will bo given
leave to visit their homes cither
Christmas or Iew Year's.
Capture Many Italians.
London, Dec. 17. An olllclnl s Aus
trian 8ttttment reviewing the drlvo on
Italy, say that In tho our days of
fighting In the Melettn region (Kit) Ital
ian olllcerp and raoro thuu 10,000 men
wcro made prlsonora.
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COL ALIPIO GAMA
Col. Allplo Gama is the head of tho
Brazilian wnr commission which hns
come to tho United States to confer
with us on the best method of employ
ing tho armed forces of Brazil in tho
war against the Teutons.
13 NEGROES HANGED
ARMY OFFICERS EXECUTE
DIERS FOR RIOTING.
SOL-
Forty-One Were Sentenced to Life Im
prisonment One Man Dishonor
ably Discharged.
slan Antonio, Tex, Dec. 13. Thir
een of the negroes of the Twenty
fourth lnfnntry, U. S. A., found guilty
of complicity In the riot and mutiny
at Houston August 23, were hanged on
tile mllltnry roservutlon nt Fort Snm
Houston nt 7:17 a. m. Tuesday. An
nouncement of the carrying out of the
sentence was made at headquarters of
the Soulhern department of the army
at 0 u. in.
Only nrmy officers nnd Sheriff John
Tobln of Bexar county were present
when the sentence wns carried out by
soldiers from the post. No newspaper
men or civilian spectators wcro al
lowed, the time nnd place of execution
hnvlng been kept n secret.
The execution took place In an nr
royo about two miles east of Camp
Travis.
Of the 03 men tried by the snmo
court-mnrtlal 41 were sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
One man was sentenced to dishonor
nblo discharge from the army and to be
confined for two nnd hnlf yenrs.
v Tho negro soldiers who paid tho
death penalty wero:
Srgt. William C. Nesblt, Corporal
Larnon J. Brown, Corporal James
Wheatley, Corporal Jesse Moore, Cor
poral Charles W. Baltimore, Private
William Brnckenrfdge, Prfvnto Thomas
C. Hawkins, Prlvnte Carlos Snodgrnss,
Private Ira B. Davis, Private James
DIviiiH, Prlvnte Frank Johnson, Private
Rlsley W. Young, Private Pat Mac
Whorter. ?-
CONQUEST AND KULTUR
Let It bo the task then of our
diplomacy so to shuflle the cards
that we may bo attacked by
France, for then there would bo
reasonable prospect that Russia
for a time would remain neu
tral. . . . Wo must not hope
to bring ubout this attack by
waiting passively. Neither
Franco nor Russia nor England
need to nttnek In order to furth
er their Interests. So long ns
wo shrink from attack, they can
force us to submit to their will
by diplomacy, as tho upshot of
the Moroccan negotiation shows.
If wo wish to bring about an
attack by our opponents wo
must Initiate an active policy,
which, without attncklng
Franco, will so prejudice her In
terests or those of England thnt
both thoso states would feel
themselves compelled to attack
us. Opportunities for such pro
cedure aro offered both In Af
rica and In Europe. Bernhardt,
Germany and tho Next Wnr
(1011).
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U-BOAT PERIL STILL SERIOUS
I
First Lord of Admiralty Declares Sub
marine Menace Is Being Held
Within Bounds.
London, Dec. 15. "The submnrlno
menace, In my opinion, Is held but not
yet mnstered," snld Sir Eric Gcddes,
first lord of tho admiralty, In the house
of commons on Thursdny. "Our ship
building Is not yet replacing our losses.
"Since November 1, when I mnde my
Inst statement, tho downward trend of
niercnntllo murine losses has contin
ued satisfactorily. The upward curve
of merchant shipbuilding and the up
ward curve of destruction of enemy
submarines havo been equally satis
fr.ctory." Thirty Lake Ships Icebound.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 17. The licet oi
80 or moro down-bound lake freight
ers which passed out of tho Detroit
river nfter being Icebound since Sat-,
urdny, Is lying fast In heavy Ice, In
Lako Erie.
Swiss Name New President.
Berne, Dec. 17. Felix Calender,
vlco president of the republic and
head of tho department of tho Inte
rior, was elected president of Swlt
icrlnnd for 1018. Ilo received 170
votes.
SMS PEACE TALK
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS IF RUSSIA
DROPS OUT AMERICA WILL
MORE THAN FILL PLACE.
ALLIES ON WAY TO VICTORY
Declares Overtures to Germany Would
Be Betrayal of the People's Trust
United States 'Decisive
Factor.
Loudou, Dec. 17. "If this Is the
Worst moment It Is because Russia
has stepped out and America is only
prcpnred to conic In. Every hour that
passes will see the gap formed by tho
retirement of the Russians filled by the
valiant sons of the great republic. Ger
many knows It nnd Austria knows It,
hence the desperate efforts that they
are making to force the Issue before
America is ready. They will not suc
ceed." This was the concluding statement
of Premier David Lloyd George In nn
address on Friday at the dinner of tho
Grey's Inn Benchers (a lawyer's club).
The premier also said:
"It Is becauso I am llrmly convinced
that, despite some untoward events,
despite discouraging appearances, we
nro mnklng steady progress toward the
goal that I believe peace overtures
to Prussia at the very moment tho
Prussian military spirit Is drunk with
boastfulness would be a betrayal of
the people's trust, the grent trust with
which my colleagues and myself have
been charged."
If Russia persists In her present pol
icy, the premier pointed out, the with
drawal by the enemy from the east
of a third of his troops must release
hundreds of thousands of men aud
masses of material to attack Great
Britain, France and Italy.
"It would be folly," he added, "to
underrate the danger; equal folly to
exaggerate It, and the greatest folly of
nil not to face It.
"If the Russian democracy has de
cided to abandon the struggle against
mllltnry autocracy, the American de
mocracy Is taking It up."
Germany's victories were embla
zoned to the world, the premier said,
but her troubles did not appear In
bulletins. Something was known of
them, however.
The dendly grip of the British navy
was having Its effect, and the valor
of the troops was making nn Impres
sion which would tell In the end.
"I warn the nation to watch tho
man who thinks there 1b a half-way
house between victory nnd defent," tho
premier admonished. "There nro men
who think you can end tho war now
by some sort of what they call peace
by setting up a league of nations.
That Is the right policy after victory;
without victory It would be a furce."
SUGAR SHORTAGE LOCALIZED
Spreckels Tells Senate Committee
Trouble Is Only "In Spots"
Blames Food Administration.
Washington. Dec. 17. Onus A.
Spreckels, president of the Federal
Sugar Refining company, testifying be
fore tho senate manufactures subcom
mittee on Friday In tho sugar Investi
gation, declnred there is no sugnr
shortage "except In spots." Ono of the
spots Is the eastern United States, ho
said.
"The United States has amplo
sugar," he said. "The shortage Is lo
calized in the Eastern states. As a
whole, there Is plenty of sugar."
Mr. Spreckels added that there Is
enough sugnr In Java to supply the,
whole British Isles for a year.
"You say there Is no shortage, yet
we can get no sugar; why is that?"
asked Senntor Reed.
Spreckels said tho food administra
tion, by Interfering with his business,
had made it Impossible for him to ob
tain raw sugar to refine. Under n
price agreement wltli tho food admin
istration, he said, he had been unable
to buy raw sugar from Cubun and
other markets.
HOUSE ORDERS NAVAL INQUIRY
Secretary Daniels and Others Will Be
Called Congress to Investigate
All War Work.
Washington, Dec. 17. Tho senrchi
light of "pitiless publicity" will be
turned by congress on every phuso of
the administration of the war, it was
assured.
The house ordered n sweeping In
vestigation of the ndmlnlstrntlon of
the unvy. The investigation of the
navy's part In the wnr wns ordered by
the house committee on unval nffalrs.
The Investigation wns ordered In
executive session of the committee,
the motion being offered by Mr. Oliver.
He snld he had received numerous re
ports regarding the navy department
which, in his opinion, made- an Inves
tigation unavoidable.
Bolshevik! Aided by Fleet
Petrograd, Dec. 15. Tho Black sea
battle fleet Is co-operntlng with the
bolshcvlkl forces In the fighting nt
Bostoff, nccordlng to dispatches receiv
ed hero. The warship Kolhida Ir firing
on the Cossncks at Novo Tcherkask.
St. Paul Strike Called Off.
Washington, Dec. 15. George W.
Lnwson, secretary of tho Minnesota
State Federation of Labor, telegraphed
the strikers In St. Paul and Minneapo
lis to return to work In view of the
order for n federal investigation.
aQSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Tm children in iho stato homo for
dependent children nt Lincoln havo
scarlet fever nnd flvo havo whoopiup
cough. Tho children havo noon quar
antined in tho isolation dopartmont of
tho homo.
Tho state flro commission recom
mends tho abolition of tho Christmas
troo no a needless luxury, nt lcast'un
til after, tho war, in a Christmas bul
letin Juil issued by Firo Commission
er W. & KJigell.
Old soldlevt at tho Grand Ioland
homo aro preparing to do their bit in.
forming .a home guard organization,
according to a letter received by Stato
Auditor Smith. Practically ovory vet
eran in tho homo will be enrolled in,
tho company, tho lottor states.
SIxty-ono university inou havo loft
school for war duty since tho begin
nlng of tho semester. RIy linvn with.
drawn during tho past few days, and
Judging from the number of inquiries
coming to tho various instructors,
there will ho a general exodus beforo
tho middle of December.
Answering tho complaint that thero
Is laxity in tho enforcement of thp-fc-malo
labor law, Deputy Labor Com
missloner George Norman dootarcs
that inspection Is as coniplelo aa pos
slblo under present conditions. Mr.
Norman says tho office is soveroly
handlcapped for lack of inspectors.
In tho motor vehicle department
nf tho office of Secretary of State
Pool n total of 1917 new aulomobllo
platos were issuod during Novombor
which shows tho total number of
plates issued during the year to be
147,744. A total of 3.484 motorcycle
plates woro issued during tho year
and 112 during the month of Novem
ber. State land to tho amount of 120
acres -has boon retrioved from the
Missouri river, according to Stato
Land Commissioner G. L. Shumway.
Ho has been informed that the county
commissioners of Douglas county
havo appraised 120 acres of stato land
nt $100 an acre. This land was
washed away by tho river several
years ago. Like bread cast upon the
waters. It has returned to i( old
place. '
Overdrafts of $575,000 aro shown in
Stato Treasurer George E. Hall's
monthly 'report Just issued. Of thl
sum $229,000 is credited to tho nor
mal school fund, $190,000 in tho state
university activities fund, $5G,O00 in
tho temporary university fund, $58,00fr
in tho stato aid bridge fund and ?3G,
000 in the state Institutions improve
ment fund. The general fund balance
declined during November from $135,
000 to $50,000.
Just how the next draft, which la
expected beforo fie end of this semes
ter, will affect tl-a classes in tho uni
versity is a question that ia beginning;
to disturb univeiilty professors. Prac
tically all of the iien In tho Junior and
sonlor classes nu.l a largo number in
tho two lower classes will be takon la
the draft, and many of the classes
will be totally disrupted. Whether or
not thoso men taken in tho draft will
bo given full credit for tho worb they
begun is another question that Is wor
rying university men. A largo num
ber of seniors, who are within a few
hours of graduation, will be called to.
tho colors, and thoy aro anxlouB toi
know if they will bo given tholr de
grees. Tho university authorities
havo mado no ruling for next semes
ter, but the probabilities are that tnich.
men will bo given their diplomas.
Secretary O. E. Bcrnockor or th
state board of assessment has Induc
ed tho bonrd to direct assessors t.
itemize household goods and agricul
tural tools and machinery when as
sessing personal property. Tho plan
was tried in a few couutios last year
and resulted in a more equitablo as
sessment of property and also uncov
ered property that had escaped as
sessment under the old method of
guessing or lumping tho value of such
goods. Next spring assessors will be
equipped with now printed blanko to.
bo attached to tho schedules of per
sonal property. When tho person 1
a farmer he will bo shown a blank for
tho itemization of agricultural tools
and machinery. On this blank tho
assessor will enter tho valuo of each
piece of machinery.
In conjunction with tho agrlcuttnr.il
extension service, 200 Nebraska towns
havo agreed to conduct a garden sur
vey this winter looking to a renewal
of tho "war garden" actlvltloo for
aext year. It Is thc-ight soveral thou
sand acres of land can be made avail
nblo for tho purposes intended.
The stato board of educational lanfiti.
nd funds has traded off tho $5C9,00O
of liberty bonds and tho $50,000 of"
land bank bonds purchased by Umm
stato for homo socuiitlea bearing a.
higher rato of interest.
At tho stato and federal employ
ment bureau at tho stato houso it ist
reported that tho supply of corn busk
ers Is now a little in excess of tho do
mand. Huskcrs from tho north and
west aro returning to Lincoln, having
finished on Jobs on which thoy havo
oeen working.
For tho year ending NT-ember R0
tho county municipal, school district
and other bonda registered In tho
Jtato auditor's office exceeded by
$1,000,000 tho amouut roglstorod Aim
ing tho previous year.
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