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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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NINETY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE
MEN RETURN TO
WORK.
WILSONTO NAME COMMISSION
No Intimation of Personnel of Wage
Body Given Out at White House
Rail Admlnlotratlon Exercising Con
trol Slnco Garfield Quit.
Washington, D. ,, 0. While relaxa
tion of restrictions on the uso of bi
tuminous coal continued, Indicating
eovornmental belief that the Htrlke
crlsjs In the Industry has passed, con
gressional Investigation began to bear
upon the actlvo participants In the
settlement The appearance of Dr. II.
A, Garfield, whose resignation as fed
eral fuel administrator wan accepted
by Presldont Wilson, before the sen- J
ato subcommlttoo investigating the
coal situation was followed by Indi
cations that Attorney General l'almer
and other high officials would be call
ed on this week to explain why plans
of Dr. Garfield wero set aside and n
compromise made with the miners'
union on a basis which tho former tut"
administrator described as "contrary
to fundamental principles of govern-.
ment.' t ,
Near Normal Output.
Acting President John L. Lewis, of '
tho United Mlno Workers of America,
who Is attending tho labor construc
tion conference hero, predicted that by
Monday night 95 por cent of tho mln-.
era would bo back to work.'
"Though It has been a dlfllcult task ,
to reach all of tho men 'In tho short i
tlfno since tho decision was reached," '
I... Mrtl.l U tm An-lnlli ll.nl 1 1 . ...Ill .-n'
atu nuiu, 11 JO WIIUI nut I. un; nrili fjl
back.''
Ilostrlctlnns imposed on tho uso of
fuel during the strike gradually aro
bolng removed under tho discretion
ary authority to rescind such orders
given tho regional railroad directors.
Thus tho working week will 6pon with
a nearer approach to a normal Indus
trial situation than any week slnco the
Btrlko was mado effective. November 1.
Garfield's Forces Out of It
s Although most of the power to ro
aeind tho various restrictions had been
placed in tho hands of the regional
directors, tho railroad administration
is continuing to oxorclso a supervis
ory control over bituminous coal and
coke. This has boon mado necessary
not nlono by tho resignation of Dr,
Garfield, hut also by tho resignation
of Gyrus Guernsey. Jr.', assistant to Dr.
Garflold, and John1 A. Alport, chlof en
gincer, both of whom catrio back to
Washington to servo with their chlof
when the fuel administration was re
vived. These resignations have prac
tically put an end to tho relnBtltutcd
activities of the admlnlstratlon."--
HOLD YANJ FOR RANSOM,
Details Not Available of Capture by
Villlstas of Fred G. HUgo.
Eaglo Pass, Tex. Amorlcun and
Mexican ofllcIMn on tho bordor hero
said no additional Information has
hen received regarding tho 'capro
by Villlstas of Fred G. Hugo, Ameri
can citizen, who Is reported held by
Uhe rebels "for $10,000 ransom, Hugo
Is manager of tho J. M, Dohlci ranch,
near Muzqulz, Coahullaj Details of
Bla capture and treatment wero not
available. Tho Villlstas are vltdrer
stood io havo demanded tho rnnhnm
monoy o left at Pino JSolo, VJo'inllen
from Muzqulz.
n, B. DBWBon, a British subject, also
captured by Villa, was reported re
leased later, but It la said several
promlnnnt Mexicans wore being hold
by(V!l!lBt(in for ransom.
Thorn wero no reported develop
ment In tho military Bltuatlon be
tween federal troops nnd somo 400
men said to havo been undor tho com.
mand of Francisco Villa, who were
ousted from Mutqiitz, latest reports
Indlcatort tho Vllllutns wero fleeing to
ward 'Chihuahua,
. Ranae Cattle Starving.
, Butte, Mont. Bwarms of hungry
magpies are nttncklng half.frozon
herds of cattle In sections of Mon
tana, according to reports received
from farmers. Hundreds of rango cat
tle are said to bo dying from starva
tion slnco tho severe weather set In.
Esthonlans Mow Down Reds,
, Londofl-K8thonUn nnd bolBnovIkl
communications report severe fighting
en, the Narva front, the Kulhonlana
claiming heavy attacks have been
tieaten off, "nolshovlkl attacking In
c!oe formation," tho Ksthonlatj com-
tniinleaiien says, "were mowed down
is front of our barbed wire."
To JUg. Liquor Exports.
Washington, D, C Exportation of
tfitoxlontlng liquors for beverage pur
poses will Hot b permHted after Jan,
Mary "10, when the prohibition amend
went beeomes effective, according to
the bureau of Internal ravesue. Tho
fact that spirits aro In transit in this
country m that date ar are In ware
house rt the port of lupprf ormi
Iwarlj ship in pmV'wlll jt h npaartj
oil in .pwpMaqce wllh tWj iV It
nny oi'tjm United gat on January
M,th MBWBCewtat said,
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ilL STRIKE ENDED
STRIKERS' LEADERS ACCEPT WIL
SON'S 14 PER CENT INCREASE
AND COMMISSION OFFER.
WEN TOLD TO OPEN MINES
Statement Issued by Acting President
Lewis Declares President's Proposal
Contained the Only Definite, Con-
crcte and Practical Method of Set.
tlement
lnillnnnpolls, Doc. 11. The Btrlko of
100,000 bituminous coal miners of the
country wus settled here when, tho
general committee of the United Mlno
Workers of America agreed to accept
the plan offered by President Wilson.
Acting President Lewis of tho Unit
ed Mlno Workers announced that tele
graphic orders would Immediately be
sunt to the 4,000 miners' locals
throughout the country, Instructing the
minors fo return to work ut once. An
ofliclnl order carrying tho signatures
Of the miner' ofllclnts will follow the
telegraphic Instructions.
A reconvened convention of tho ofll
eluls of tho various miners' unions
throughout the country will bo called
In Indianapolis as soon us the 'work
has been fully resumed In tho mines,
Mr. Lewis announced, during which n
full und complete explanation of the
nctlon of the olllclals In settling tho
strike will be made.
Statement by Lewis.
Following Is tho announcement of
the settlement of the coal strike made
public by Mr. Lqwls;
"The United Mlno Workers repre
sentatives agreed to accpet the presi
dent's proposnl ns n busls of settle
ment of tho strike. They did so bo
causo It provides n definite, concrete
and practical method by which ado
quato consideration, nnd n proper ad
justment of their claim for nn Increase
In wages and Improved conditions of
employment mny bo brought about.
Tho United Mlno Workers hnvo full
confidence In tho president of tho
United Slates nnd n profound regard
for his will nnd judgment.
"Tho president's proposal differs
from any proposal heretofore mado,
In thnt It leaves 'nothing In doubt,
so fnr ns n plan of adjustment and
tho details thereof Is concerned1. Tho
scheme proposed by Doctor Garfield'
left no hope for the mlno workers oth
er thnn tho uccejitanco of nn Increase
In mining prices of 14 per cent. Tho
president's proposal provides that this
amount of advance 13 preliminary nnd
thnt tho tribunal which ho will- set up
will hnve full nuthorlty to consider
further questions of wngos nnd work
ing conditions as well ns the profits of
operators and proper prices for coal,
readjusting both wages nnd profits If
It shnll so decide. It further provides
thnt tfio commission will lmvo nuthor
lty to fettle Internal questions pe
culiar to each district, nil of which
nro of very1 great Importance to tho
mine workers.
"Tho commission will make Its re
port within GO 'days unless somo un
Burmountnblo difficulties nrlso which
prevent It from doing It and tho com
mission will hnvo tho nuthorlty to Ox
tho dnto when nny award they make
will becomo effective.
"Tho president's pjnn further pro
vides that upon n general resumption
of operations, thp status quo will bo
maintained, that Is, nil mlno workers
will return to work with nn Increnso
In, wages amounting to 14 por cent
upon tho Bnmo has to which ohtalnod on
October 31, 1010. Neither operators
nor miners will bo allowed to chnng6
tho bnsts and no discrimination!- tho
coal operators -will be permitted.
"It wns tlicw specific features of
the president's proposition which
made It ncceptnblo to the Internntlonnl
officers of' tho United Mlno Workers
when submitted to them through the
nttornoy general nnd Socrotnry Tu
multy In Washington on Saturday, Do
comber 0.
"We urn ucceptlug tho presldont nt
his word, feeling confident that ho
will appoint n tribunal composed of
uur mimieu men who will give full
nnd comploto recognition to tho Jus
tice of the mlno workers claims."
Palmer Issues Statement
The following statement was Issued
by Attorney General Palmer on the
Kottlomont of the coul Btrlko:
"The coal Btrlko Is settled ns the
government wanted It settled. When
Messrs. Lewis and Green came to see
me Saturday I restated wlmt the gov
ernment's position hud been from the
beginning and InsHted on their ac
quiescence. "They finally agreed to It. They
havo imw persuaded tho plllcors of
heir organization thnt tho situation
"alls for compliance with tho court'
trdors and the government's wIsIum
md I urn certain that all the miner
n tho country will cheerfully ne
'(ulesce In the decision of tholr lead
rs. f
"I desire to publicly commend tho
Sin WUh t,"a UUt" ,h0 10l
Receding Chins,
Generally speaking, n ivcedlng, weak
iiln Is a poor sign In man ami wnm,...
hM. does pol denote n ivnrm nature!
mnva a men: or morni ami mental
urea, am) Indlpafwi thai lis poinr
- iHi!lyt dlKi'ounigpd All the siiqiu,
' !l?T. .M0,.!ft 1 S'"V'I WWHW from
n cWb alone, There 111114? (a- other
narHcterlsUc which counterbalance
I'fl'CtK,
wise and patriotic action of Mr. Lew
Is, Mr. OrttMi nnd their associates, t
urn, of course, gratlllcd nt the outcome,
whkh m one tho entire country will
approve."
Tho President's Proposal.
President Wilson's proposal to tho
miners ns n bnsls for settling the
strike. Is oh follows:
"I hnvo watched with deep concern,
tho developments In the hltumlnout
coal strike and nm convinced then
Is much confusion In thc'mluds of
the people genrnlly nnd possibly of
both parties to this unfortunate con
troversy ns to the nttltude nnd pur
poses of the government In IU -handling
of the situation.
"Tho mine owners offered n wngo
Increnso of 20 per cent, conditioned,
however, upon tho price of .coal beliig
raised to tin amount sufficient to cover
this proposed Increase of wages which
would hnvo ndded nt least $100,000,000
to tho nnnunl coal bill of tho people.
"Tho fuel administrator, in tho light
of present Information, has tnken the
position, and I think with entire jus
tification, thnt the public Is now pay
ing ns high prices for coal as It ought
to bo required to pay nnd that any
wage Increnso mado at tlita time ought
to como from tho profits of the coal
operators.1
Would Equalize Wages.
"In reaching his conclusion, the fuel
ndmlnlstrntor expressed the personal
opinion thnt the 14 per cent Increnso
In all mine wages Is reasonable, be;
causo It would equalize the miners'
wages on tho average with the cost of
living, but ho made It perfectly clear
thnt the operators nnd miners aro at
liberty to agree upon a larger Increase,
provided the opctators will pay It out
of tholr profits so that the price of
coal would remain the same.
"Tho secretary of labor. In an ef
fort at conciliation between the par
tics, expressed his personal opinion In
favor of n larger Increase. Ills efforts
at concllntlon failed, hov'cvcr. bo
causo the coal opcrntors were unwill
ing to pay tho scale ho proposed un
less the government would ntlvnucc
the prlco of coal to the public and this
tho government wns unwilling to do. '
"Tho fuel administrator hud nlso
suggested that a tribunal be created
In which tho miners and operators
would bo equully represented to con
sider further questions of wages uhd
working conditions, us well ns profits
of operators und proper prices for
coul. I shall, ofcoursc, be glad to aid
In tho formation of stich a tribunal.
"I understand tho operators hnvo
generally agreed to absorb nn In
crenso of 14 per cent In wnges, bo thaf
tho public would not pay to exceed the
present prlco fixed by the fuel ad
ministrator, nnd tlius n way Is opened
to Bccuro tho coal of which tho peoplo
stand In need, If tho miners will re
sume work on these terms pending n
thorough Investigation by un Impartial
commission which mny readjust both
wages nnd prices.
"By tho ncceptunco of such n plnn
the miners are assured immcdlnto
Btcndy employment ut n substantial
Increnso In wages nnd nro further as
sured prompt Investigation and nctlon
upon quest lens which nro not now set
tled to their satisfaction.
"I must bellevo (hat with n clear
Understanding of these points they
will promptly return to work. If, nev
ertheless, they persist In remaining on
strike, they will put themselves In nn
attitude of striking In order to force
tho government to' Increnso the prlco
of conl to tho public, so ns to give a
still further increnso In wages nt this
tlmo rather than allow tho question of
a further Increnso In wnges to be
dealt with In an orderly manner by a
fairly constituted tribunal represent
ing nil purtlcs Interested.
Must Resume Work.
"Np group of our peoplo can Justify
such n position, nnd tho miners owe It
to themselves, their families, their
.follow workmen In other Industries
and to their country 'to return to
work.
"Immcdlntely upon n general rc
Bumptlon of mining I shall bo glad to
aid In the prompt formation of hulIi
n tribunal as I hnvo Indicated to make
further Inquiries Into thin whohp mat
ter nnd to review not only tho reason
ableness of tho wnges ntwhlch tho
miners stnrt to work, but nlso the rea
sonableness of tho govoruineut prices
for conL-
"Such a tribunal should within six
ty dnys make Its report, which could
bo used ns n basis for negotiation for
a wago agreement. I must make It
clear, however, thnt the government
cannot give Its nld to nny such fun
thcr Investigation until there Is n gen
eral resumption of work.
"I nsk every Individual miner to
give his personal thought to want I
say. I hope ho understands fully that
1)0 will bo hurting his own Interest
nnd the Interest of his family and will
bo throwing countless other laboring
mot) om of employment If he shnll
continue tho present strike, nnd fur
ther, that ho will create an unneces
sary and unfortunate prejudice
apalnit organized labor which will bo
Injurious to the best Interests of work
Ingtncn everywhere.
"WOODIIOW VlLSON."
Qolna Back to the Beginning.
Tho tlrst holo thnt early man made
In n pleco of lull or stone wns fly n
hlqw of n stone hammer, which haji
pencil to strlUo In such n way ns to
knock out a smnll hit of the,. Mono or
Hhell, wiy. Drv Clifton llnrby Levy,
When (hi man nw tho hole and noted
Us convenience, ho Bllppiil the h
of n ilvcr Into, tho shell or ytnne ami
limit; H around IiIm nek us mi. jr,iu
liiuiit, Otliei'H begun to ijhIi thftiiMiivw.
how they could matte holes in thing
; and, taking a bit of polnu-d mono, they
TAKES MEXICO
FROM SENATE
President's Rebuke Halts Break
With Sister Republic of the
South.
FALL RESOLUTION ASSAILED
All Action Abandoned by the Commit
tee When the President Declares .
Decision Belongs to Him Un
der Constitution.
Washington, Dec. 10. President Wil
son would be "gravely concerned to
see nny such resolution pass the con
gress," ho wrote Scnntor Fall In re
ferring to tho Full resolution request
ing the president to sever diplomatic
relations with the Cnrranzn govern
ment. When the president's letter was re
ceived, Scnntor Lodge, chairman of the
loreign reintlons committee, called
Senator Full nnd Scnntor Brondegee
(Itep.) of Connecticut of the commit
tee Into conferenco, and In n few min
utes announced Umt no further action
on tho Mexican situation would bo tak
en by tho committee.
"It would constitute n reversal of
our constitution practice which
might ledd to very grave confusion In
regnrd to the guidance of our foreign
nffalrs," ho wrote.
Tho president expressed confidence
that he had the support of every com
petent constitutional authority In the
statement thnt the dlrectlqn of theimnrket again
government's foreign nffalrs wns as
signed by the Constitution to the chief
executive and to him alone.
The president's letter to Senator
iuiiiuiiuwh;
"Thank you very much for your kind
promptness In complying with my ro-
quest that you send me n copy of the
memorandum report of the subcommlt-
tee on forciira nffalrs SUDC0Imit ,
"IshSrSmEo ifvih h ,
h,Mn.V..".r.". """""- l
the greatest Importance
"You ask nn Indication of my do-1
sire with regard to the pending reso-
lutlon to which you and Senator
Hitchcock called my attention on Frl-
resolution pass tho congress. It would
constitute n reversal of our constltu-
tlonnl nrnot.no wt,iM, if iJS 1'
very gruvo confusion In rhTSTthe"!
guldanco of our foreign affairs.
"I am confident thnt I am supported
by every competent clnstltutlonnl au
thority In the stntement that the Inl-
ZJLS!..".
ments Is assigned by the Constitution
to tho executive, and to tho executlvo
only.
"Only one of tho two houses of
congress is associated with tho presl-
dent by the Constitution In at, ndyls-
ory capacity and the ndvlco of the
senate Is provided for only when
sought by the executlvo In regnrd to
explicit agreements with foreign gov-
ornments nnd tho appointment of the
diplomatic representatives who are to
speak for this government nt foreign
capitals.
1 "Tho only safe course, I am con
fident, Is to adhere to tho prescribed
method of the Constitution. We might
go very far nfleld if wo departed from
IL-l
' "I am .very much obliged to you for'
having given me tho opportunity to
express this opinion.
"WOODROW WILSON.
"Hon. Albert B. Fall, United States
Sennte."
Washington, Dec. 8. President Wil
son reserved Judgment on the Mexican
situation until ho could exnmlno evl-
denco submitted by Senator Fall of
New Mexico, on which tho seuatorfBhortago severely last week, reports
bused his charge that the Mexican nm
bassador and consuls In tho United
Stntcs had distributed "red" propa
ganda in tho United States.
On his return to tho capltol, Sena
tor Fall conferred with many Repub
lican senators, telling them that men
tally President Wilson wns capablo of
handling any question coming before
him, nnd that physically, ho was in
better condition than the senator had
expected to And him.
Mrs. Wilson was present at tho con
ference, which was held in tho presi
dent's sick room, Mr. Wilson being
propped up la bed. Senator Hitchcock
snld the president seemed in better
health than wlicn ho last saw him,
rooro thnn two weeks ago. His face
wns fuller, tho senator said, and his
general coudltion seemed much Im
proved, s
Tho conference had been In progress
only n fow minutes when Secrolnry
Lansing sent for Doctor Grayson to
Inform him that Consular Agent Jenk
Ins bail peon released from the Pucbla
peuMtntlnry,
Town of Nltro Sold.
"Washington, Dec. 0, Sale of the ex
.bslyes plant nt Nltro, W. V to the
WinrleBtoh (W. Vu.) Industrial corpo,
ration for 53,651,000 wns announced
Qy tho war department, Tho plant
md' town cost $75.O0O,0O(.
Seise Stills In St. Paul.
St. rnul, Minn., Dec. 0.KiCnii
nterr.nl revenue agents raided three
ii.nuw In St. Paul, seised three stills
nil n largo quantity of whisky, ar
wUIng four men und a wonau, all
NEBRASKAJN BRIEF
Timely ifews Culled From All
Parts of the Stato, Reduced
' for the Busy.
.SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED
Senator Bushco of Kimball county,
in n statement explaining his rensop
for signing the furlough of Beryl Kirk
for his release from the stnte prison at
Lincoln, where he was serving n long
term for nlleged complicity In tho,
Malshook Jewelry robbery nt Omaha,
whllo acting governor, declared ho ap
proved the document upon Uic recom
mendation of Warden Kenton. Ray
Abbott, former assistant county attor
ney of Douglas county; Sheriff Clark
nnd W. L. Musgrnvo of the Omaha
Street Bnllwrry Co.
Following is a list of conventions
bookcdifor Omaha during the coming
morith: Midwest! Implement Denlers,
January G-8. Farmers' Educational
nnd Co-Operatlvo Union, Jon. 13-1C.
Lumber Dealers' Association, Jan.
14-10. Polled Ilereforil Breeders' Asso-
-elation, Jan. 28-20. Nebraska Stnto As
sociation of County Treasurers, Jan.
28-20. Central Whist Tournnment,
Jan. 28 nnd 20.
State Fuel Administrator Taylor has
expressed tho bollef that nlthbiigh tho
conl strike has been culled off, tho
people of Nebraska are n long way
from being out of the wdods nnd -the
rules which have been In effect for
tho pnst week or so will have to bo
substantially continued for somb time
before the coal can be put upon the
Charging that her husband nnd his
companion, who were killed in an auto
mobile accident In November, 1910.
wero Intoxicated, Mrs. Salomn Jehu
,, !,,,, ,llf - cr.nnn ... .
district court at Columbus ' ngalnst
three former Lindsay saloon men nnd
their bondsmen,
r . ..
Representative Reavls, at the request
of the Lincoln Commercial club, se-
nearby country districts to the Ne-
brnska capital during the fuel scarcity.
A rvortt ma?e mcy the t,reas
u,ry deP"tment nt Washington shows
"I??,"10, 0m.Rl!? fa Aonn bantk ,eads
.r,L ' V ' .tota,ed ,300,29 0.
win, n' Tf11, fr.
Wyoming - Northeastern Oil Co., of AI-
?A1!
were filed with the secretary of stnto
' nt Lincoln by LJoyd C. Thomas, secre
tary of tho new corporation. .
Injunction proceedings brought In
tho Johnson county district court at
- farmerrto p;Cntl
payment of outstnndlng county war
rants, excessive of the .83 per cent of
the legal levy, hnvo been dismissed.
Tho Masonic lodge of Uentrlce has
ilorlfloil in niirnhnnn tlm Tlnriintf HlnMr
ndJolnlnK tno Masonic building In Umt
clty( nnd w, at oncc b , rcmodel.
lnB tlu? building. The Improvement
wllI cost approximately $30,000.
A stat0 organjzntlon intended to
bring forward General Pershing as a
candidate for tho renubllcan nomlna-
lion ror presiucnt, wns created at Lin
coln at a meeting of 200 admirers and
former neighbors of the general.
Lieutenant Governor Barrowsiestl
mates that tho" coal strike caused a
loss to business and Industry In Ne-,
braska of nt least 25 per cent during'
the past two weeks. .
Joo -Steelier of Dodge, threw Wladek
Zybszko of Pofand In a catch ns catch
can wrestling match at New York
nftcr a battlo which lasted nearly
two and n half hours.
Ice cutting In muny parts of tho
state is under wny. Not for a good
many ye"ars has the harvest started
before Christmas In this stnte.
DoWitt felt tho pinch of the fuol
stating that the town was absolutely
coal less for four days.
Empty coal bins hnvo Resulted In
citizens at nciqlugford hauling wood
overland from Pino Ridge, a distance
of thirty mlleg.
Coal shortage has caused tho post
ponement of the .ninth annual Irriga
tion convention, Scheduled to be held
at Goring. t
The employment burenu of the Uni
versity of Nebraska at Lincoln found
places for 100 nien during November.
Plnns have been perfected for tho
construction of u new theater nt Ne
hawka. Protestant churches of Davl City
have united and will hold union serv
ices In one church until the coal short
age is over, ulthough they all have
their winter's supply of coal stored.
The schools of tho Missouri Valley
conferenco will havo no athletic rela
tions with the University of Nebraskn,
so long as Nebraskn remains out of
the organization, tho governing board
of the conference decided at Kansas
City.
Tho Commercial hotel nt McCook,
pioneer hostelry of the city, was to
tally destroyed by lire, causing a loss
of about $10,000.
Tho conl shortage has becomu so
serious nt ScotUiWulT that many fam
ilies havo united and are living In one
house.
Reports currenMn Beatrice nro thnt
the Kansas City und Northwestern
railroad wHLflsk the people alphg'tho
line between Virginia. Neb., and Kan
sua City to ;$t . -POOOO worth of
bonds In order that the road can pay
off Its debts an1' "" nnuratlona.
Several thousand handbills, de
nouncing tho action of the University
of Nebraska regents In not closing
school during the coal uliortnge, dis
tributed to students nt Lincoln by
members of the Omaha club, charged
thnt J, 13. Miller, member of the board
of regents, and head of the Mlllor i$
Palnctoro, Lincoln's largest depart
ment store, was urging school to b
continued so thnt ho would not lose
the students Christmas trade.
The fuel shorlngo has brought nbout
a movement to reopen tho tong for
gotten coal mine nt Honey Creek, b'o-
tween Auburn nnd Peru. Several
yours ago twenty or thirty tons of;
rich lignite, it Is sold, wero tnken from
a vein two feet thick. Then n shaft
wns sunk n half mllo distant. It
missed tlffe vein nnd the mine was
abandoned.
W. E. Wldeburg of Lincoln ; DeLoss
P. Moulton of Wymore; M. V. Knp
plus of West Point; Irn Ilepperly,
Norfolk; It. K. Fortnn, Octnvla; nnd
'Larl lates, Geneva, composed tha'
Stnte Agricultural College stock Judg- -
Ing team which won second honors at
the Internntlonnl Live Stock Show at
Chicago.
Stato Superintendent of? Public In.
struction Clemmons litis ordered the
13,000 public, private and parochial
schools of Nebraska to hold patriotic
exercises on the second nnd last Frl- '
day of each month. He suggests a
Study Of tho federal ennsttfiiir.n nt
America's historic chnrnctcrs and tho
singing of patriotic soiigs. "
Judge F, W. Button of Fremont,
who wns accidentally shot while hunt
ing rabbits in Boone county with Sher
iff Frank Wlllott of thnt county, Is un
dergolng treatment In an Onuihn hos
pital In hopes to save one? of his eyes,
which was penetrated by a No. 0 shot.
During Governor McKelvIe's absence
last week from Lincoln, Acting Gov
ernor Barrows appointed A. M. Post
of Columbus to the district judgeship
In the Sixth Judicial district to Oil the
vacancy, caused byjho death of Judgo
Thomas of Fremont
American Legion' circles nt Fremont
nre stirred over an alleged statement
made by W. H. Kremser, wol 'known
local socialist, to the effect that ho
preferred the soviet form of govern
ment to that of this country.
A shortage of, brown sugar is said;
to have hit the "home brewers", la
many places of Nebraska n severe
blow. Brown sugar, It Is claimed, Is
needed to get the best results out of
nops, malt and yeast.
The Lincoln Woman's club has usfc
ed Lincoln merchants to display for
one week each month "Inexpensive nnd
serviceable" clothing and shoes, to
encourage a movement to reduce the
high cost of living.
Dealers In Fremont have announced
the prlco of eggs to be rftlsed to 80
cents a dozen. Butter Is selling now
for 75 cents a pound. . One dairyman
has raised the price of milk to 20
cents a quart
A report reached the governor's of
fice at Lincoln last week that people
at Orleans were helping themselves to
a car of coal consigned to n lumber
company which the firm was unable to
get released.
The Lincoln Women's club, with a
membership of 1,700, has inaugurated
n boycott ngalnst butter, eggs and a
few other high price foodstuffs in an
effort to reduce living costs.
One northern Nebraska stock raiser
brought three auto truck loads of V
hides into Long Pine, the other day,
taken from cnttle that"had perished
during tho blizzard last week.
W. B. Sharp of Lincoln, president of
the American Potash company, reports
potash plants In western Nebraska
have been forced to close because of
the fuel shortage.
The First National bank of Wnhoo,
one of the pioneer banks of tho middle
west, Is now located in Its beautiful
new building, 'one of the finest bank
homes In Nebraska.
The Commercial club of DoWitt has
purchased about 80 acres of timber
near town, to bo cuf for fuel for Do
Witt citizens who nro out of coal.
West Virginia and Georgetown uni
versities hnve both asked for places
on Nebraska University's 1020 foot
ball schedule.
Miss Edith Whitley of Milwaukee)
has been employed as community nnd
school nurse at Columbus at a salary
of $135 a month.
Inability to secure n supply of print
paper nnd hlgji prices caused the
Burchard Times to suspend publication.
It. H. Danloy of Ax toll has assumed
the duties of secretary to Congress
man Andrews.
Temperatures In Nebraskn descended
tho lowest for December since 18S0,
last Wednesday, a week. Fremont
was tho coldest spot In the state, with
30 b'olow.
The Nebraska supremo court, on re
quest of district court judges of Doug
las county ordered tho stnte bar com
mission and tho attorney general to
start Immediately n thorough investi
gation of the release of Beryl C. Klrlt
from the Btito penitentiary December
2 on furlough order signed las.t Sep
tember by State Senator Bushee, &a.
acting governor.
Sugar prices will soar to unheard of
levels after Janunry 1st, when the
federal equalization board dissolve's,
say many Nebraska wholesale grocers.
Word has reached Omaha that Gen
eral Pershing will spend n full duy In
that city January 8 on an Inspection
trip of Forts Omaha and Crook,
Salesmen of stocks of various kind
havo becomo so plentiful In Fiemont
that tho Commercial club passed n res
olution urging Fre;nont people to make
n caroful Investigation bcrc-rq Invest.--ing
their money in enterprises promot
ed by outsiders.
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