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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
HAWKER AMD BHIBfE
UP AT SEA
AVIATORS ARE RESCUED AND
PLACED ON DOARD OF A
BRITISH VARSHIP.
FORCED DOWN LAST MONDAY
Vlthln 800 Miles of Irlth Coast, Their
Goal, at Time All England Stirred
by News of Their Safety Ship that
Found Them Without Radio.
London. The London Dally Mall,
which offered a purso of $50,000 for
the first flight by a heavier than air
craft across tho Atlantic ocean, will
give Hawker and Grlevo a consolation
prlzo of 5,000.
London. Missing for six days and
virtually Riven up for lo3t, Harry O.
Ilawkor and his navIi;ator, Lieutenant
Commandor Mackenzie Qrlovo, Hrltinh
airmen, who essayed a flight across
tho Atlantic ocean without protection
against disaster save what Ihelr frail
alrplano afforded, aro safo aboard a
British warship off tho Orkneys.
They will reach tho mainland and
proccod to London, whoro they will bo
acclaimed as men returned to life.
Both men aro In good health. Some
1,100 mlloa out from Newfoundland
And 800 from the Irish coast Monday,
May 19, tho aviators, making tho bent
of an englno which was falling to
function properly, woro forced to
nllght on tho water. Tho llttlo Danish
tcamor Mary, bound from New Or
loans and Norfolk for Aarhuuii, Don
mark, picked tho wayfarers up and
continued her northward voyago.
Wigwag News of Rescue.
Lacking a wireless outfit, tho cap
tain of tho stoamer was obliged to
withhold tho good tidings of tho res
cuo until ho was opposite Iiutt of
Lewis, where tho information was sig
naled by means of (IngH that Hawker
and Qrlovo woro aboard his ship.
Immediately word was Hashed to tho
British admiralty, which sent out de
stroyers and took tho airmen off, and
later transferred tlioin to the flagship
Hovongo.
From this safo haven Hawker Bent
a message saying his machlno had
stopped, owing to tho blocking of tho
water circulation system.
ASKS FOR LARGE SUM.
f 1,200,000,000 Needed to Finance the
Roads for Balance of Year.
Washington, D. C. To flnanco tho
railroads for tho balanco of this year
and to pay tho government's operat
ing loss for sixteen months up to this
month, nn appropriation of $1,200,000,
000 was asked of congress by Director
Gonoral Hlnos, Moro may ho sought
lator if tho government continues to
loso heavily.
Tho $1,200,000,000 is in addition to
tho $500,000,000 appropriated by tho
tfant congress, and includes tho $750,
;O00,000 which fallod of appropriation.
Out of this appropriation railroads
"will bo paid tho sums duo thorn months
Ago as standard compensation, and for
jwhlch they havo nccoptod tho railroad
(administration's cortiflcatos of Indebt
edness. On socurlty of thtio certifi
cates they havo borrowed from banks
.and tho war flnanco corporation to
ixnoot tholr current corporato obliga
tions. Approximately $480,000,000 repre
sents tho governments loss In operat
ing tho railroads from January 1, 101&,
when private control ended, to May. 1.
This li the dlffuronco b.otwgon tho
sums for which tho government Is ob
ligated to pay tho minis on contracts
and tho not nctual operating Incdmo
from operations,
Movement for World Prohibition.
Paris.--Tho Croatian peasant party,
claiming to roprosont 1,000,000 Groats,
has sont an appeal to tho peace con
foronco through tho Italian doIogatoB
domaudlng the croatlon of an Indo
pondont Croatinn, Slovenian and Dal
matian republic. Tho appeal askod
also that Italy tako chargo of tholr
interests in Pari.
For One-Cent Postage Bill.
Washington, I). C Hepresontatlvo
Mansflold. Democrat, of Texas, Intro
duced a bill for 1-cont letter postogo
and increased charges on advertising
miction of publications under tho
Kono law.
Atkg for an Armistice.
Simla.- Tho Afghan commander in
chief has written the lirltlsh polltlcnl
agent ut Khybor asking for an armis
tice. People Must Approve Dry Act.
Olympla, Wash.Tho Washington
etato supromo court decided In favor
f tho California drapo Protectlvo ns
noclattou In nn action brought by tho
HOcIatlou to compel tho secretary
of state to submit Washington's rati
fication of tho national prohibition
amendment to a voto of tho pooplo.
Tho Washington legislature last win
ter voted to ratify tho national pro
hlbltlou act. According to Interpre
tations of tho decision, tho ratification
will not become effective until It U
approved by tlio vottira of tho .:tatu.
PICKED
CONGRESS HEARS
MESSAGE FROM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Recommendations of Much Im
portance Made in Document
Read to Legislators.
NEED FOR MEASURES
TO CHECK ANARCHISM
Prevalent Unrest of Labor Pointed Out
as Constituting Grave Danger Rec
ommends Adoption of Woman Suf
frage Would Have Ban on Liquor
Business Delayed Until Nation-Wide
Prohibition Comes Into Force.
Washington, May 20. Patrick J.
Hnltlgnn, regulur reading clerk of the
house, rend the president's message to
congress today, practically ns follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congress: I deep
ly regret my Inability to be present nt
the opening of the extraordinary ses
sion of the congress. It still seems to
bo my duty to take part In tho coun
sels of the peace conference nnd con
tribute what I can to the solution of
the Innumerable questions to whose
settlement It has hud to address Itself ;
for I hey lire questions which affect the
peace of tho whole world nnd from
them, therefore, tho United Slates can
not stand apart. I deemed it my duty
to call the congress together nt this
time because it wns not wise to post
pone longer the provisions which must
be made for the support of tho govern
ment. Many of the appropriations
which nre absolutely necessary for tho
maintenance of the government nnd
the fulfillment of Its varied obligations
for the llsciil year 1010-1020 hnve not
yet been made; tho cud of the present
fiscal year Is nt hand; and action upon
theso appropriations can no longer bo
prudently delnyed. It Is necessary,
therefore, that I should Immediately
call your nttentlon to this critical
need. It Is hardly necessary for mo to
nrgo thnt It may receive your prompt
attention.
"I shall tuko tho llberly of address
ing you on my return on the subjects
which have most engrossed our atten
tion nnd the nttentlon of the world
during these last anxious months.
Domestic Legislation.
"I hesitate to venture any opinion
or press any recononendntlon with re
gard to domestic legislation while ab
sent from tho United States nnd out
of dally touch with Intimate sources
of Information and counsel. 1 am con
scious thnt 1 need, after so long nn lib
senco from Washington, to seek the
nilvlco of thoso who have remnlned In
constant contact with domestic prob
lems nnd who have known them closo
at hand from day to day; and I trust
that It will very soon be possible for
mo to do so. Hut there aro soveral
questions pressing for consideration to
Which I feel thnt I ninv. nnd Indeed
must, even now direct your nttentlon,
If only In general terms. In speaking
of them I shall, I dare say, bo doing
llttlo more than speak your own
thoughts. I hope that I shall speak
your own Judgment also.
"Tho question which stands nl the
front of nil others In every country
amidst tho present great awakening Is
tho question of labor; nnd perhaps I
can speak of it with as great advan
tage while engrossed In tho considera
tion of Interests which affect all coun
tries nllko us I could nt homo nnd
amidst tho Interests which naturally
most affect my thought, because they
nro tho Interests of our people.
Rights of the Worker.
"By the question of labor I do not
mean thu question of cfllclont Imlus
hiul production, tho question of how
labor IM to bo obtained nnd made oiree
tlvo In the great process of sustaining
populations nnd winning success
nmldst commercial nnd Industrial ri
valries. I mean thnt much greater nnd
more vital question, how nro the men
nnd women who do the dally labor of
the world to obtain progressive Im
provement In tho conditions of their
labor, to bu mnde happier, and to be
served better by the communities and
tho Industries which their labor sus
tains nnd advances? How nro they
to bo given their right advantage as
citizens nnd human beings?
Justice to Capital and Labor.
"We cannot go any further In our
present direction. We have already
gonu too far. Wo cannot live our
right life us n nation or achieve our
proper success us an Industrial com
munity If capital nnd labor aro to bo
antagonistic Instead of being partners.
It they nre to continue to distrust one
another and coutrlvu how they enn get
tho better of one another, or what per
haps amounts to the sntuu thing, cul
culuto by what form and degreo of
coercion they can manage to extort
on the one hand work enough to maku
enterprise profitable, on tho other Jus
tlco nnd fair treatment enough to
Why Children Have Bad Tonsils.
Tho treatment of "bad tonsils"
should begin In childhood. Thero Is
no moro reason why children should
have hypertrophted tonsils than thero
IK for having nny other of tho diseases
of childhood. Thoso children which arc
overfed from tho day of their birth,
nnd nro given meat, potatoes, pud
dings, pic, cake and other cereal prod
ucts, soon after weaning, and often
before that period, most commonly
suffer from "tonsils." Worm water
bathing, over-healed houses, lack of ex-
innke life tolerable. That bad road
has turned out a blind alley. It Is
no thoroughfares to real prosperity.
Wo must And another, lending In an
other direction and to n very differ
ent destination. It must lend not
merely to accommodation but nlso to n
genuine co-operation nnd partnership
based upon a real community of Inter
est and participation In control.
"Labor legislation lies, of course,
chiefly with tho states; but tho now
spirit nnd method of organization
which must bo effected nre not to be
brought by legislation so much as by
tho common counsel nnd voluntary
co-operntlon of capitalist, manngcr,
and workman. Legislation can go only
n very little way In recommending what
shall be done. The organization of In
dustry Is n matter of corpornto and
Individual Initiative and of practical
business arrangement. Thoso who
rciilly desire a new relationship be
tween cnpltal and lnbor can readily
find a way to bring It about ; ond'per
haps federal legislation can help more
than state legislation could.
Industrial Democratization.
"Tho object of nil reform In this
essential matter must bo the genuine
democratization of Industry, based
upon n full recognition of the right of
thoso who work, In whatever rank, to
pnrtlclpnto In some organic way In
every decision which directly affects
their welfare on tho pnrt they nro to
play In Industry. Some positive leg
islation is practicable. Tho congress
has already shown tho wny to one re
form which should bo world-wide, by
establishing tho eight-hour day ns the
standard day in every field of labor
over which It can exercise control. It
has sought to find tho wny to prevent
child lnbor, and will, I hope nnd be
lieve, presently find It. It has served
.the whole country by leading tho wny
In developing the means of preserv
ing nnd safeguarding life and health
In dangerous Industries. Tho mem
bers of the committee on lnbor In the
two houses hnrdly need suggestions
from me ns to what mentis they shall
seek to make tho federal government
tho agent of the whole nntlon In point
ing out, nnd If need be, guiding the
process of reorganization nnd reform.
. Duty to Returning Soldiers.
"I nm sure thnt It Is not necessary
for mo to remind that there Is one
Immediate and very practical question
of labor thnt we should meet In tho
most liberal spirit. We must see to It
thnt our returning soldiers arc assist
ed In every practicable way to find
the plnces for which they arc fitted In
tho dally work of this country. This
can bo done by developing nnd main
taining upon nr. ndequato scale the nd
tnorable organization crented by the
department of lnbor for placing men
seeking work; nnd it can nlso be done,
In nt least one very great Jlcld, by cre
ating now opportunities for Individual
enterprise. Tho secretary of tho In
terior has pointed out tho way by
which returning soldiers mny be helped
to find and take up land In tho hither
to undeveloped regions of tho country
which the federal government has al
ready prepared or enn readily prepare
for cultivation, nnd nlso on many of
tho cutover or neglected areas which
llo within tho limits of the older
states; nnd I once more tako the lib
erty of recommending very urgently
that his plan shall receive the Immedi
ate and substantial support of the congress.
Future Commerce.
"Our new merchant ships, which hnve
In some quarters been feared as de
structive rivals, may prove helpful riv
als, rather, and common servants very
murli needed nnd welcome. Our jrcnt
shipyards, new nnd old, will bo so
opened to the use of tho world that
they will prove Immensely serviceable
to every maritime people In restoring,
much moro rapidly than would other
wise have been possible, the tonnage
wantonly destroyed In the war. 1
have only to suggest that thero aie
ninny points at which we can facili
tate American enterprise In foreign
trade by opportune legislation, and
make It easy for Amerlccn mm'hnnt
ships where they will bo Welcomed as
friends rather than as dreaded antag
onists. "And credit nnd enterprise nllke win
be quickened by timely and helpful
legislation with regard to taxation. I
hope thnt the congress will find It pos
sible to undertake an early reconsid
eration of federal taxes, In order to
make our system of taxntlon more sim
ple nnd easy of administration and the
taxes themselves as llttlo burdensome
ns they can be made nnd yet sufllce to
support the government and meet all
Its obligations. The figures to which
those obligations have arisen nre very
great Indeed, but they are not so Krent
as to make It difficult for the nntlon to
meet them, nnd meet them, perhaps. tn
n single generntlon. by taxes which
will neither crush nor discourage.
They are not so great as they seem,
not so great as the Immense sums ho
have had to borrow, added to the im
inense sums we hnve had to raise i.v
taxation, would seem to Indicate; f.,r
n very large proportion of these su'is
were raised In order thnt they nil-.-ln
bo loaned to tho government wth
erclse, fresh air and sunshine, nmi
suppression of ncute diseases all tend
to n retention of poison nnd congestion
of mucous membranes, nnd hence
"colds" and tonsllltls.
Milk nnd fruit Juices should bo the
solo diet of n child up to two years,
nnd then fruits, Juicy vegetables, nuts
and n very few of tho cereals thould
gradually bo mldcd. Exchange.
How to Command Success.
Tho man with vim and dash Is
overywhero crowding out tho one who
which we were associated In the wnr,
nnd those loans will, of course, consti
tute assets not liabilities, nnd will nut
hnve to be taken care of by our tax
payers. "The main thing wo shall have to
care for Is that our luxation shall
rest ns lightly ns possible on the pro
ducllvc resources of tho country, thnt
Its rates shall be stable, nnd that It
shall be constant In Its revenue-yielding
power.
"Jinny of tho minor taxes provided
for In the federal legislation of 1017
nnd 1018, though no doubt mnde neces
sary by the pressing necessities of the
wnr time, can hardly llnd sufficient
Justification under the ensler circum
stances of pence, nnd can now happily
be got rid of. Among these, I hope you
will ngrec, nre the excises upon vari
ous manufactures and the taxes upon
retail sales. They aro unequal In tho
Incidence on different Industries and
on different Individuals. Their collec
tion Is difficult nnd expensive. Those
which are levied upon articles sold at
retail arc largely evaded by the read
justment of rctnll prices. On the other
hnnd, I should nssumo that It Is ex
pedient to mnlntaln a considerable
range of Indirect taxes; nnd the fact
that alcoholic liquors will presently
no longer afford n sourco of revenue
by taxation makes It the more neces
sary that tho field should be carefully
restudled In order thnt equivalent
sources of revenue mny be found
which ot will bo legitimate nnd not
burdensome to drnw upon.
Import Duties Correct.
"Thero Is, fortunately, no occasion
for undertaking In tho linniedlnto fu
ture, any gcnerul revision of our sys
tem of Import duties. No serious dan
ger of foreign competition now threat
ens American Industries. Our country
hns emerged from the wnr less dis
turbed nnd less weakened than any of
the European countries which aro our
competitors In manufacture. So far
from there being any danger or need
of nccentunted foreign competition, It
is likely that the conditions of the
next few years will greatly facilitate
the marketing of American manufac
tures abroad. Least of all should wo
depart from the policy adopted In the
tariff act of 1013, of permitting the
free entry Into the United Stntes of
the raw materials needed to supple
ment nnd enrich our own abundant
supplies.
Asks Woman Suffrage.
"Will you not permit me, turning
from these matters, to speak once
more, and very earnestly, of the pro
posed nmendment to the Constitution
which would extend the suffrago to
women nnd which passed tho house
of representatives at the Inst session
of tho congress? It seems to mo thnt
every consideration of Justice and of
public advantage calls for the Imme
dlnte adoption of that nmendment nnd
Its submission forthwith- to tho legls
Ihtures of the several stntes. Through
out nil tho world this long-delayed ex
tension of tho suffrage Is looked for.
"The telegraph nnd telephone lines
will, of course, bo returned to their
owners so soon ns the rctransfcr enn
bo effected without administrative
confusion ; so soon that Is, ns the
change can be made with least pos
sible Inconvenience to tho public nnd
to the' owners themselves. Tho rail
roads will ho handed over to their
owners nt the end of tho cnlendnr
year; If I were In Immediate contact
with the admiulstratlvo questions
which must govern the rctransfcr of
the telegraph and telephone lines, I
could name tho exuet date for their re
turn also. Until I am In direct con
tact with tho practical questions In
volved I can only suggest In the enso
of thu telegraphs and telephones, ns
In tho ease of their railways, It Is
clearly desirable In the public Inter
est that soino legislation should bo
considered which may tend to make
of these Indispensable Instrumental
ities of our modern llfo n uniform nnd
co-ordinated system which will afford
those .who use them n complete and
certain means of communication.
"Tho demobilization of tho military
forces of the country has progressed
to such a point that It seems to me en
tirely safe now to remove tho linn up
on the manufacture nnd sale of wine
nnd beers, but I nm advised that with-!
out further legislation I have not tho
legal authority to remove the present '
restrictions. I therefore recommend
thnt the act approved November 21,
1018, entitled, 'An act to entitle tho '
secretory of agriculture to carry out
during the fiscal year ending June .10.
1010. the purposes of the net entitled '
"an net to provide further for the na
tional security nnd defense by stlmu- j
lntlng and facilitating tho distribution '
of agricultural products," and for j
other purposes,' bo amended or re
pcnled In so far as It applies to wines
nnd beers,
"I sincerely trust that I shall verv
soon be- at my post In Washington
egnln to report upon tho matters I
which mnde my presence nt the peace !
table apparently Imperative, and to I
tint myself ut the service of the con-1
gress In every matter of ndmliilstra-'
Hon or counsel thnt mny seem to tie- i
inaiul executive action or ndvlce.
"WOODHOW WILSON,"
Is Inclined to go to sleep at his post.
Tho man who would win success must
bo wide awake, Intelligent, nnd us j
quick as u lamplighter. Ho must keep
his eyes open for new Idens that will
bridge over dlfltcultl03 nnd facilitate
business.
So get Into the thick of the action.
It Is not possible to have too many
Irons In the lire If vou nm n-niv i.
telllgent nnd know how to make th i
most or your time. Get something to
tlo'nnd then Just peg nwny until you
have made u success of It.
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
THIS MAJESTIC STATE
Reports of. Interesting Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Lines for Quick
Perusal.
Highest honors In the twelfth an
html debate of the State High School
Debating Lengue, held at the State
University, at Lincoln, went to Unw
ind Vose- of the South Omaha High
School, George Turner of Knlrbury
won second place. Ernest Mean of
Hentrlco took third place. Miss Vere
linker of Hrokon How nnd Miss Helen
Hollldny of McCook, William Contunt
of Alliance, Ambrose McGannor of
Albion and Miss Vera Fettcroff of
Wayne were tho other contestants,
each representing one of tho eight dis
tricts to deckle' the state champion
ship. Dry forces of Nebraska nre plan
ning to besiege representatives of
congress from this state with pro
tests against any action looking
town nl the repeal of the war-time
prohibition act as recommended in
President Wilson's message.
Another Nebraska soldier, Emll
Huekendnhl of Pierce, has been dec
orated for extraordinary heroism In
the wnr. He Is now with the A. E. F.,
and has Just been presented with n
distinguished service cross by Gen
eral Pershing.
The llr.st welcome homo accorded
Nebraska soldiers of the S9th division
at New York by Governor McKelvie
and a large delegation of homo folks
mms superior In many ways to the
reception given other home-coining
soldiers.
Two Episcopal clergymen from this
state lost their lives In the war, or
more proportionately than nny other
diocese In tho United States. This
fact was made known nt the recent
Episcopal conference nt Omaha.
Ole Hansen, a Dodge county far
mer, has decided to retire and will
move his farm homo to Fremont, n
illstancc of ten miles. He says
houses aro scarce and it Is cheaper
to move one than to build.
Suffrage leaders nt Washington
count only three U. S. senators west
of the Mississippi ns being oppAsed
to the Anthony nmendment. They nro
Hitchcock of this state, Heed of Mis
souri and Horah of Idaho.
Tho attorney general of Nebraska
has ruled that members of the state
legislature are not eligible to seats
in the constitutional convention un
less they resign their membership in
the former body.
The actual value of railroad prop
erty In Nebraska, for taxation pur
poses, has been fixed by tho state
board of equalization at .$284,1 50.0S5,
which Is the .same as n year ago.
Tho state highways commissioner
has sent out notices to' the sheriff's of
every Nebraska county, requesting
them to round up automobile drivers
still using a 1018 license tag.
As tho result of an Increase In rate
granted tho telephone company at
Fremont by the state railway commis
sion, many citizens nre talking of
having their 'phones removed.
Citizens of Hurwell are not waiting
for cheaper building material to begin
construction work. Already permits
hnve been Issued this spring for pro
jects costing around .$,"0,000.
The Omaha Flying coniimny, the
second aerial navigation llrm to be
organized in Nebraska since the war,
hns llled articles of Incorporation
with the secretary of state.
A detailed roll call on the adoption
of the woman .suffrago resolution in
the lower house of congress lust week
showed every Nebraska member voted
In favor of It.
The names of nbout 150 wealthy
Platte county men who failed to take
tholr quotas of victory bonds nro to
bo furnished the government.
A Community club has been organ
ized nt Wahoo. Any resident of
Saunders county Is eligible to Join
the new organization.
A special election for a ,$:?.000.000
good roads bond Issue will be held In
Douglas county June 21.
Plans are being perfected for pav
ing approximately fifty miles of tho
Lincoln Highway In eastern Ne
braska. Supervisors or Gage county aro
considering ti proposition to construct
n new county hospital.
Columbus has decided to pave the
Lincoln Highway eight, miles east of
tho city limits.
Schuyler city dads have decided to
purchase a new motor-driven fire
truck.
The state Sunday school convention
will meet In York Juno 10-12.
Two United States nrmy officers,
I.t. McKay and Sgt. Hontson, flow
from Hcllevllle, ni to the G. A. It.
encampment at York, n distance of
r."0 miles, In n Curtis nlrplane. The
landing of the aviators created quite
n sensation among the veterans.
Citizens of Franklin nre up In nrms
over the refusal of the Hutilngton
railroad to comply with the State
Hallway Commission's order for the
building of a better depot, which was
mnde tn 1010 and afterward suspend
ed by agreement during the war.
Automobiles seem to cut no figure
with the high price of horses. A
team hold at n farm sale In Cuming
county a few days ago for $075.
Fanners of this stnto will harvest
1,100,000 acres of wild and tamo liny
combined this year. The crop Is ex
pected to be tho greatest in tho his-1
tory of, Nebraska.
All members of tho Nebraska dele
gation were In their seats when con
gress met In extraordinary session.
Senator Hitchcock, a hold-over, being
tho only democrat umong the eight
members from this state.
Literature Is being sent over tho
state advocating the formation, of a
now Nebraska federation to take part
in tho campaign for the election of
delegates to tho forthcoming constitu
tional convention. The nucleus of tho
federation Is understood to be In tho
central part of the state, but thoso
who are Interested In the purposes .set
forth In literature, aro Invited to Join
regardless of where they may live.
Judge Strode of Lincoln was elected
commander of the U. A. 11. at the an
nual encampment at York. Tho
Grand Army and auxiliaries adopted
resolutions expressing appreciation,
of the treatment received nt the hands
of the citizens of York. All 1020 en
campments will be held ut Hroken
How, except the Spanish Wnr Veter
ans, which will go to Grand Island.
Land Commissioner SWanson has
started a campaign In northern and
western Nebraska for the reappraise
ment of state school lands. There nro
nbout 2,000,000 ncres of school land
In the state. Cherry county alone hns
235,000, Wheeler county 17,800, Gree
ley. S.40O, Pierce 0,000, Dawson 7,000.
Chase y,100, Hoone 2,700 and many
other counties from 2,000 down to a
few hundred.
Word has reached relatives of Pri
vate L. C. Gibson .nt Ansley that ho
will be returned to the United States
at onco and given nn honorable dis
charge. The state wide protest over
his imprisonment for sleeping at his
post, after several days of continuous
duty, is thought to have had much to
do In bringing about his release.
A movement Is on foot by u private
firm to build and operate an nuditor
luni at Hastings to cost around
.$50,000. There Is n possibility that
tho city will submit a bond proposi
tion to make the auditorium a munic
ipal affair.
At a special election at Grand
Island n proposition to Issue $208,000
of bonds for two new junior high
schools, nn addition to the present
high school, u new ward building and
additions to two other ward buildings,
carried by a large majority.
Delegates attending the Episcopa
lian conference at Omaha last Week
nunied Father Earnest V. Shaler of
Seattle, Wash., as bishop of the Ne
braska dloceso to succeed P.lshop
Williams, who died several months
ago.
Despite the fact that a number of
wealthy Gago county citizens failed
to tako their quota of victory notes
the county went "over the top." The
quota was .$1,015,400, and subscrip
tions were $1,075,000.
The Aurora Hoard of Education bus
decided to Install a course In voca
tional agriculture under tho Kmlth
Hughos law, by which federal and
state aid are given.
Plans are being perfected for mov
ing the Midland Lutheran college, lo
cated at Atchison, Kns.. to Fremont
during the summer to occupy the- site
of the Fremont Norninl -school and
college.
Dr. F. A. Hrewster of Heaver City
is now making regular Iniig-dlstanco
calls In bis nlrplane. The machine Is
being handled by a pilot, but later
the doctor expects to run It himself.
The program of tho thirty-eighth,
annual convention of the Nebraska
Pharmaceutical association which will
be held nt York Juno 17, IS, 10, has
been completed.
A contract has been awarded for
the construction of eighteen miles of
state road from Auburn to tho South
Nemaha county line to cost approxi
mately .$:m,ooo.
Work has commenced on the foun
dation of a new city hall for Sidney.
The building, when completed, will
be one of the finest In western Ne
braska. Despite the fact that pastures-tiro
the llnost ever known in tins state,
hay Is selling for $15 u ton in many
districts, and l-"d to got at that.
Nebraskv. .wii produce twice tho
amount of winter wheat this year that
It did in 101S, latest estimates' plac
ing the yield at 70.700,000 bushels.
Mitchell voters almost unanimously
approved a proposition at a special
election, to build a city hall and ex
tend the city's water mains.
The state fair niaungeiiient has pur
chased a largo herd of sheep, which
are to be turned loose In the state fair
grounds at Lincoln.
At tho specinl election held at Sew
ard nn .$85,000 bond proposition to
provide for a water system, carried
by a large majority.
A community building equipped with
n gymunslum, hall for entertainments
and other essential features Is to be
built at Adams.
A bond proposition to build u coun
ty high school building nt Chuppcll
was defeated by 10 votes at a special
election.
A ladles' auxiliary to the Nebraska
Sons of Veterans, made up of tho
wives anil daughters of the Sons of
Veterans, has been organized at Lin
coln. It being the first such organiza
tion in the state. It will bo known as
Auxiliary No. 1.
Shortly after the special session of
tho 00th congress convened at Wash
ington, two Nebraska congressmen.
Andrews of the Fifth district mid
Heavls of the First district, snibmtted
resolutions asking for the repeal of
tho daylight law.
The Northwestern railroad yards at
Cbadron nro to be Increasotl In size
about 50 per cent this year.
A movement Is on foot to pnvo the
eleven blocks of roiutwny from (ho
State Normal school at Cluidrnn to the
Northwestern railroad station In the
city.
The thirty-sixth Uinual encamp
ment of tho G. A. H. In connection
with other auxiliary organlmtlons
hold nt Yorlr Inst week wn one of the
most lutarostlng mid well attended af
fairs of the kind ever held In Nebraska.
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