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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. 0. ft n M i ( I II S. NONSTOP MR record is bbo en -M- FAST PACE 8ET FROM OMAHA TO PHILADELPHIA. MADE IN LESS THAN 11 HOURS DUtanio of About 1,400 Miles Co v. erod Machine Encovters Fog K and Strong Wo Us. f Philadelphia. Darkness forced th Larson airplane, which left Omaha for New York, to alight at Pine Yalloy, fifteen miles cast of hero, hut not un til all Amorioan records for a nonstop flight had been shattered, according to John M. Larson, one of the pan Bongors. The avlatorrs made another stop half way botwoon this city and Lnncanstor, Pa., which point Larson caid was about 1,200 mllos from Oma ha. The men woro in the air a few minutes less than cloven hours and, allowing for the added mileage causod by, losing their way a number of times, coverod approximately 1,400 miles. Leaving Omaha at 5:12 a. m., tho rnachino, a "J. L." all metal multiplex, pilntod by Pert Acosta and carrying Larson and W. Bugh, a mechanician, encountered dense fog and strong winds nlmoHt Immediately. Those con ditions prevailed virtually throughout tho Journey and woro dlroctly respon sible for tholr not being ablo to reach their goal. Lnrscn said tho rnachino worked perfectly all tho way, and only for tho fact they lost their boar Ing so often they would easily havo arrived In Now York by sundown. Fiorce Fighting Along Polish Front. Warsaw. Flcrco fighting is pro- cocdlng along tho entire Polish front and increasing in intensity, says a Pol ish official communication. Tho bol - fihovlki, profiting by numorlcal super iority and great masses of cavalry, are Booking dcclsivo results at all costs, It Is stated. Tho heavy fighting for Bovoral days in tho region of Lake MobbubsoI ended with the dofeat of tho bolshovlkl, who woro dislodged from their positions. According to tho com munication tho enemy's resistance hns boon broken all along tho lino l)otwoon tho Prlpot and tho Ryzornyc-Kalonko-wlcz railroad, where the bolshovlkl lost 2,000 men klllod. Tho Polos enp tured quantities of war material. Ilk ranlan forces have broken tho enemy's front near Biolany, occupying Jzornio Jowoka nnd Toklowka, Madman Uses Axe on Four. Chicago. Nolan IJ. Robinson, 23 years old, fugitive from an Insano hospital at Elgin, 111., was captured horo and hold on charges of attempt ing to murder his wife, tholr 5-month-old baby and his parentu-in-law at Whoaton, noar this city. Robinson stabbed all four with a butcher knlfo, then crushed tholr skulls with an iron bar. Robinson, found sitting in a rail road station covered with blood, calm ly discussed tho attempted murdors and declared ho was crazed by lovo for his child. Whcnton police report ed the wife, Vera Robinson, 2i, tho baby, tho fathor in-law, L. C. Crown, 78, a Jeweler, and his wife, 70 years old, cannot recover. Bryan Not Saying Much. Han Francisco. As tho rival forces at the democratic national conven tion moved into position for tho open ing, there is apparent no more defin ite alignment of strength for various candldatas than there has bean since tho delegates began to assomblo. Wil liam Jennings Bryan opltomlzod tho situation In language with which most observers soemod to agree. "Thoro will bo a lot of tlckots put up and put down beforo this convention nomi nates one," ho aald. Henrst Newspaper Price Increased. Chicago. Tho Chicago Herald and Examiner, a morning newspaper owned by W. R. Hearst, announced an Increase in prico from 2 to 3 conts. Tho Chicago American, tho ovonlng Hearst nowspapor, announced a sim ilar increase. Other Chicago newspa pers said thoy would remain at 2 cents. Dubonlc Plague In Italy. Washington, D. C Rubanla plaguo has appeared at Catania, Italy, suveral cases having been reported, of which two havo provad fatal, tho state do portmont was advised by the Ameri can consul thoro. Woman Made Marshal. Jackson, Wyo. Miss Pearl Williams was appolntod town mnrslial of Jack son by tho all-woman administration elected at the last municipal election. All appointees eo far havo boon womon. Reed Voted Out of Convention. Auditorium, Ban Francisco Admin Istration leaders won a sweeping vic tory In tho Democratic national con vention vrlien that body recognized tho Palmer group of delegates n tho Beorgla contest and refused to give Benator James A. N Rood, of Missouri, titter opponent of the league of na tions, a sottt In the convention. Tho vote to keep Rood out of tho conven tion was 34 to 12, ant? camo after u long public hearing and an hour and a half of discussion behind closod doors, Watchful jiwf A LIMIT TO BE PLACED ON REPUBLICAN CONTRIBUTIONS Nominee Spends Portion of Day In Conferring with Republican Leaders. Washington, D. C. Conferences with republican leaders woro con tinued by Senator Harding, tho can dldato of tho republican party for president, with William Boyco Thomp son, chairman of tho ways and means commltteo, and Thoodoro Roosovolt, son of tho formor president, as con foroos. Each of tho conferences lastod about an hour and wore In accord with tho plan of tho nomlneo to sum mon promlnont republicans for tho purposo of ascertaining their views rolatlvo to the campaign. Tho mooting botwoen tho nominee and Mr. Thompson related largely to campaign finances, and Mr. Thomp son announcod aftor tho conferonco that on Mr. Harding's recommenda tion tho policy Inaugurated several years ago of limiting campaign con tributions to 1,000 would bo followed this year. "Through my department," eald Mr. Thompson, "there has been no con tribution to tho republican national organization in excess of $1,000 and wo moan to go on with that limita tion. Senator Harding wants tho fi nancial sldo of tho campaign cast in harmony with tho policy of tho pro- convention. Ho Bpcnt tho least of any of tho candldntes In pre-convontlon porlod and takes espoclal prldo In hav ing it known that tho major portion of his limited fund camo through small contributions from nolghbors and friends In his homo town." Mr. Roosovolt camo at tho senator's Invitation and aftor tho conforonco Is nued a statomont Indorsing Sonator Harding and declaring him to bo a standard boaror who would "represent and unlto tho entire party." Ho said his talk with Sonator Harding had boon "most eatlsfactory." Intorost was expressed in political circles here in tho announcomont from Boston of tho conference bo tweon Sonator Harding and dov. Cool- tdge of Massachusetts, tho republican vice presidential nominee. Tho two are not ntrangors, having mot sovoral months ago Arrangomontfl for tho meeting of tho two nominees woro mado by Na tlonal Chairman HayB nt Senator Harding's suggestion that an ox chango of views on tho campaign would ho profitable The speeches to be mado by each of tho candidates In accepting tholr nominations prob ably will bo dlscussod also. While plans for tho conference h.wo not boon complotod, it is under stood that It will bo held at tho son ator's offlco at tho capltol. Creeks Winning Agalnot Turks. London. Tho Crook legation hero has received offlclnl confirmation that tho Crooks campaigning against tho Turkish nationalists in tho Smyr na district snrrounded a Turkish army corps In Philadelphia (Ala-Sohr, 83 mllos oast of Smyrna) taking 8,000 prisoners with guns nnd othor booty. Tho Greek army, which on June 21, began an offonsivo against tho forcos of Mustapha Konial Pashu, tho Turk ish nationalist leader, is continuing successfully to advanco northward In Asia Minor. South May Revolt Over Booze. Now OrloanB, La. Declaration that thoy would "not bo in sympathy with uuy democratic platform which Ignores our demands for the modification of tho Volstoad law" Is mndo In a tele gram addressed by thu Ioulslaiia Lib eral league to William J. Bryan and "tho chairman nnd members of tho platform commltteo of tho domncratlc nation." Tho league, according to its presldont, Arseno Perrilllat, has more than 15,000 mombors in Louisiana. England to Pay Loan In October. Londou. In tho house of commons, J. Austin Chamborlaln, chancollor of tho oxchoquor, reltorating that It was tho intention of Uio British nnd French governments to rodoom tho Anglo-French loan In tho Uultod States noxt Octobor, announced that tho British government since April 1, had paid off an additional $15,000, 000 of treasury bills in Now York. Ho also Informed tho house that tho ac crued interest on tho debt duo tho United States nluco tho last paymont on May 1, was $245,000,000. Waiting BURLE80N FOR AMENDMENT OF THE PROHIBITION ACT Statement Made by Postmaster Gen eral Regarded as Possible Inkling of Admlnlstratlon'6 Attltuds. San Francisco. Postmastor General Burloson'e statement at San Antonio regarding democratic platform issues drew particular attention among party leaders hero for tho national conven tion next wcok because of its frank declaration for modification of the VolBtoad prohibition enforcement act. Mr. Burloson's demand for repeal of "drastic and absurd" provisions of the act oxprassod in direct fashion viows which some of tho party lcadors now horo previously had voiced privately. Coming from a member of President Wilson's cabinet, tho statomont was regarded as a possible intimation of tho administration's attltudo on the prohibition issuo Sonator Glass, of Virginia, Is under stood to have been entrusted with a formal expression of Prpsldent Wil son's views as to tho platform. On othor occasions, however, the post master general has been tho direct spokesman of tho presldont on Impor tant issues, and democrats horo were inclined to take his expression as to tho prohibition plank as moro than a statement of his own views. Tho preliminary convention discus sion In progress horo, whilo wholly In formal in character, has shown a strlk lng.unnnlmity of opinion on two points thus far. Tho first of these is that the platform stmgglo will bo tho real fight of tho convention; tho second, that tho prohibition plank will bo tho chief Issuo In that fight, outrivaling tho lenguo of nations declaration In Interest among delegates. On tho leaguo Issue W. J. Bryan Is standing opposed to Presldont Wil son's views as to tho party attltudo. That dates back to the Jackson day dinner, when Mr. Wilson urged that tho domocrats en-tor tho campaign on the Issuo of ratification of tho league covonant without material reservation. Tho formor secretary of stato stood Just as strongly for acceptance of the republican senate reservations as a basis for ratification in order to keop th longuo covenant out of tho cam paign. If Mr. Burloson's statomont Is to be accepted as representing tho presi dent's views on prohibition, dologntos declare It now Is evident that Bryan and tho administration forces nro to clash also ovor thnt plank In tho party platform. Mr. Bryan's views have boen known to bo rigidly against any weakening of tho prohibition laws. Thoro is also, it was saidi a third point on which tho presldont and his formor secretary of stato might lock horns at tho convention. It was re called that when tho presldont asked congress for authority to accept a mandate over Armenia under tho leaguo of nations, Mr. Bryan promptly Issuod a statement in flat opposition to such a program. It has boon re garded as posslblo that tho president might seek to havo tho convention In dorso his courso as to Armenia, and If so, it was said, tho Nohrnska loader could bo expoctod to exert his Influ once against such action. More Silver Bought by U. S. Washlngton.f-Tho director of the mint haB purchased 1,700,000 ounce! of sllvor at $1 an ounco for dollverj at San Francisco, tho treasury depart merit announced. Tho silver Just pur chased Is in addition to tho 1,500,000 ounces recently purchasod and wnt bought under authority of tho Pitt man act, it was stated. Report Collapse of German Cabinet. London. Tho Fohronbach cabinet has collapsed owing to tho majority BoeMJsts refusing to support It. Thb annouueemout is mado iu a dispute! from Berlin to the London Times New Drive on "Parlor"' Bolshevists. Washington. Armod with broad onod powers provldod in tho recently enacted ulleu oxcluslon act, dopart ment of JuBtlco officials announced n now drlvo against radicalism. Or dor., havo boon issuod officials said for n strict watch on tho activities of those who preach radical doctrlnos or assist In spreading such theories, while themselves rofrainiug from actual an rchlntlc activities. Tho thooretlcal "red" and tho "parlor bolshovlst" arc to bo spoclal objocts of tho campaign, It was said. QUAKE DOES DAMMGE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Eight Business Buildings Partly De stroyed and Many Dwellings Damaged. Los Angeles, Cal. Eight business buildings In tho town of Inglewood, ten mllcn southwest of this city, were partly destroyed and scores of dwell ing houses damaged by an earthquake shock. The earthquake covered a dis trict practically co-extenslvo with Los Angolcs county with Inglewood ap parently tho center of tho disturb ance. Numerous buildings in Los Angelas woro slightly damaged. Long Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Vonlco and Santa Monica also reported slight damage. Bricks falling from a building at Sixth and Grando avonue Injured a man. Offico buildings were shakon so severely that many of tholr occu pants fled from them. Officials of tho fire and public works departments half an hour after tho shock said no sorious damago had been reported. Several cracks were made in the walls of tho city Jail. Two walls of an electric light and power station at Inglewood wore shak en down and a motion picture theater, a bank and a furniture store were damaged. Tho principal damage In Los An golo3 and othor surrounding towns, ac cording to reports, was causod by the shakihg down and breaking of orna ments In homes. Tho portion of Los Angeles receiving tho most sovoro shaking was the southwest residential section, which is that nearest Ingle wood. In the business district of Los Angoles the damage consisted largely of broken plate glass windows. Tho Edison building, an eloven-story struc ture, and the Laughlin building, for merly separated by a fow Inches, woro Jammed together by tho shock. White Men Held for Race Riots. Chicago. With R. D. Jonas, said by Uio police to bo tho white leader of an organization advocating return of negroos to AbysBinia; Grover C. Red ding, and seven negroos under arrest In connection with a riot in tho Chi cago black bolt that resulted in tho killing of two white men and tho wounding of several negroes, pollco and foderal officors began investigat ing the "Star Order of Ethiopia," whoso members were reported to have participated. Jonas, who told the pollco ho was hoad of tho "Mod ern Educational and Religious Bureau of Washington, D. C," denied re sponsibility, claiming ho had been olectod from a meeting of Abysslnians tho previous Sunday. According to tho pollco Jonas Identified Redding, who was said to havo posed as an Abyssinian as a leader of a parade in tho negro quartor and tho man who burnod an American flag, which act lod to tho rioting. Redding denied taking part. Two Farmers Clash. Albuquerque, N. M. James Wolff, a farmer, was arrested for shooting and killing Omar Erwln, also a farm or, near Barton, a small mountain sot tlomont thirty miles from .horo. Ac cording to deputy sheriffs who ar rested Wolff, ho and Erwin had trou bio over tho lattor's wife, who Is sep arated from her husband. Wolff claims ho shot In self dofenso, accord ing to tho Bhoriffs. Sporadic Strike of Rail Employee. Philadelphia. Striking railroad em ployos claimed large additions to tholr forces and complete tleup of tho linos jntoring this city within twenty-four hours. On the othor hand, railroad officials issued optimistic statements .n contradiction to tho strikers' claims. The strlkors declare near 4,000 mon out. The railroads roportod marked Improvement In the situation in the freight yards. Des Moines Woman 'Slain. Des Moines, la. Mrs. Gertrude Mor jnn was shot and killed at her homo ind Miss Jesslo Miller, her companion, was wounded seriously. It Is alleged, by Josoph Riding, a roomor at Mrs. Morgan's house. Riding then com mitted sulcldo. According to witnes ios Mrs. Morgan refused to talk to Riding prlvatoly just before tho shoot Ing. Hoover Favors League Minus Article X Now York. Earliest posslblo rati Mention of tho German peaco treaty, ifter elimination of Article X nnd ad 'loronco to tho Leaguo of Nations, as ho platform upon which the ropubll can party should stand in tho prosi Snntlal campaign was urged by Her bert Hoover in a statoment published by tho Now York Evening Post. Paint Plant Burns. Lincoln, Neb. Fire of unknown or igin almost totally destroyed tho lo cnl plant of tho Western Glass and Paint company. Tho loss Is estimated at over n million dollars, bolloved to ho fully coverod by Insurance. Wilson Autocratic, Says McCombs. Chicago. William F. McCombs. chairman of' tho democratic national -ommlttee from 1912 to 1916, and man iger of Presflont Wilson's 1912 cam paign. In a statement attacked what 'io chaructorized as the ppresldent's 'autocratic" assumption of authority. Presldont Wilson, ho said, has no moro right to call himself leader of :ho democratic party, "a conception 'loretoforo novor entertained by any Vmerican," than has Chief Justice White, former Speaker Champ Clark or Vice President Marshall CORNHUSKER ITEMS Nowa of -All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska, OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Very llttlo chnngo will bo mndo in tho plans of tho Nebraska delegation to the national cuenmpment of tho G. A. R. tills year by reason of tho switch mado from Atlantic Olty to In dianapolis us tho meeting place, ac cording to Assistant Adjutant General Bross. Arrangements have been com pleted for a spoclal train and It Is practically nssurod thnt n 1-cent per mile rato will bo granted. The en campment will be held Uio wcok of September 10. Farmers of Holt Gnrflotd, Loup, Rock, Blaine, Brown and Thomna counties nre olntod over Uie prospect that the Burlington will build Its line; to connect Thedford nnd O'Neill. It Is said that tho Interstate Commerce commission will bo nsked to compel the Burlington to make tho extension, which will serve n vast territory along tho proposed 102 mile route. Losses sustained by n henvy linil storm in Hnrlnn, Custer nnd Phelps Counties filed With tho bnll Insnrnn donrtmpent of tho state run nil the wny from 10 to 100 per cent. In Hnr lnn county the loss wns ns high as SO per cent, while In Custer It ran from 10 to 100 per cent. In Phelps the reports showed from 10 to 50 per cent losses. The city of Now Plntte, having won n suit involving n question of liability for the denth of Chief or Pollco Shel don C. Mecomber nnd Policeman George Rogers, tho widows of tli two officers have filed an appeal In the stnto supremo court. Thoy allege the city Is liable in the sum of 5,230, for each ofllcer killed. A modification of tho temporary re straining order ngalnst tho Skinner Packing compnny of Omaha, permit ting the concern to operate tho plant nnd complete contracts for machinery used for tho plant wns granted by the state supreme court. A permit issued by the state bureau of securities to tho Continental Qns & Electric corporation of Omaha to sell 500,000 of capital securities In Ne braska, Is tho first of Its kind in the history of the bureau In that it relates to a public service corporation. Extensive Improvements nre to bo made nt tho Lutheran Scininnry at Sewnrd, according to a decision reach ed ut tho nnniinl cdnventlon of the Evnngcllcnl Lutheran Synod of tho United States nt Detroit, Mich. The most spectnculnr fire Lincoln hns had In the past ten years occurred the other night when the entire plant of tho Western Glnss nnd Paint com pany burned, resulting In a quarter million dollnr loss. Thomas P. Kennnrd, one of the founders of the city of Lincoln, former stato treasurer nnd member of the commission which locuted the stato capital, died nt his home at Lincoln ut the ndvnnced age of 02 years. Chadron hns a population of 4,412, nccordlng to the census report from Washington. Chndron's population ten years ago was 2.G81, snaking the gain 04.2 per cent. Judge Arthur O. Wrny of York was mndo chnlrman nnd L. C. McNeil of Surprise secretory of the "Commltteo of 4S" In Nebraska nt a meeting of progressives nt Lincoln. J. D. (Dad) Weaver, for the past 14 years secretary of tho Ak-Sar-Bon at Omaha, former newspaper man nnd well known out (n the stnto died at his homo nt Omnha. Paving contracts totalling over 300, 000, have been let at Chadron. The contractor says cement can bo had quickly nnd agrees to begin work nt once. Two new buildings t oncost about 180,000 nre Included In tho expansion plans for Midlnnd College nt Fremont this year. David Goertzen, former Aurora fnrmer, wns sentenced to a yonr In the federal penltentlnry for draft evasion. McCook hns n population of 4,303. census figures show, nn Increase of 538 or 14.3 per cent since 1010. Tho Nohnisl.-n fcfnto VoiWntlnn nf Lnbor will hold its nnniinl convention nt Hastings August 3. Gasoline at Omnha has advanced to a new high level, 28V4 nnd,31 cent? n gallon. Chns. A. McCloud of York was mado chalrmnn of the republican state cen tral committee at the commltteo meet ing nt Lincoln. Lincoln county tnx pnyers have formed nn organization for the pur pose of combating tho greatly In creased assessment planned by state nnd county ofllclnls. Tho Grand Island Chamber of Comr merce nnd Automobile club hnvo ob tained quarters on the Lincoln high way, In order to bettor care for tho needs of tourists paslng through the city. Tho noldrogo Equity Exchange nt noldrego hns plans perfected to erect a flour mill In the city. A record sale In yearlings was made nt South Omnha when twenty-ono head of yenrllngs shipped In by Oscar E. Johnson of Oakland, sold for 10.60. This Is tho highest price pnld for year lings since October 27, 1010. Tho American express company has asked tho state railway commission fur permission to raise express rates In Nebraska to correspond to Interstate rates. Tlili will mean a raise of about 20 per cent On recommendation of the nntlonnt gunrd committee of the Wnr depart ment, Lieut. Col. Amos Thomas o Omaha, Capt. P. R. Halllgan of North rintto and dipt. Chnrles Epperson, jr., of Clay Center, hnvo been appointed i members of the advisory hoard of the- ' gunrd department of Nebraska, whlcli has for its work tho building up of a. natlonnl defense. The supreme court dismissed the ap peal of Allen Vincent Grammer for a trial In noward county ns to his sani ty, nnd at tho same time denied the nn- pucntfon of Crammer's attorneys for a stay of execution. Unless the court further Intervenes Gummier nnd Colo will dlo in the electric chair nt tho stnto prison nt Lincoln. July 9. Wlint In bollevcd to be one of tho longost trucking trips ever nt tempted In Nebraska was made when Chrl Holm of Hampton transported a load of hogs from that place to South Omnhu, n dlstnnce of 120 miles. Shoit ngo of transportation mediums nnd In creased rates were given ns the rea sons for trucking tho distance. There are now about CO men from tho stato penitentiary at Lincoln work ing in tho three road camps nt Tnblo Rock, Soward nnd Tecumseh, and with the excotplon of the two who es caped from tho Tecumseh cniiip nre mnklng good, according to Secretary Antles of the department of public welfare. Growing out of the drowning of the five year old son of Mr. nnd Mrs Hurch Harmon of Nemaha county. Mny 22, 1020, Frank Harmon, ad ministrator of the estate of Lovnl 15. Ilnrmon, decensed, filed n .suit in tho United Stutcs court nt Lincoln against Nemnhn county asking for 20,000 damages. According to n letter received by Frank Harrison nt Lincoln, Senntor III Johnson is plnnnlug to publicly brand delegates pledged to support him ut tho Chicago convention who broko faith and deserted to the ranks of. other candidates. Suit In the name of Attorney Gen eral Davis has been filed In the su preme court at Lincoln to test tho school redisricting law of 1910. Litiga tion In several counties hns grown out of disputes over the Interpretation of tho law. Tho Nebraska branch of the Near East relief, In co-operation with nil other Nenr East organizations In tho country, has set aside the months of June nnd July' to guther used clothing for the people of Armenia. H. E. Reisclte, member of the stnto normal board, has been reappointed ' by Governor MoKelvIe to tho position for five years. Mr. Relhcho lives in Chadron nnd was a member of tho legislature of 1015. High cost of building material nnd few demands for homes have resulted In the abandonment of plnns for build ing homes nnd selling them to work-. x ers on easy terms by the Commercial l.. club nt Fremont. w Elglity-flvo Gngo county fnrmpre havo joined the purebred sire move ment and nre using only purchased sires at the head of their herds oe cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry. Miss Mortensen of Kweotwnter wn killed and three others Injured when a Burlington freight train struck nn. automobile in which they were riding near Mnson City. Work i to becln nt once nn tho now- state school of irrigation buildings nt ocuusuunr. xne institution, which will open this fall, will nceommniintn nno, pupils. Work of paving nearly n mile of the business district of West Point Is nrn. gresslng rapidly and the tnsk will per- naps De nnisned ahead of schedule. Dodge county's valuntlon hns In. creased from 50,000,000 in 1910, to 70,000,000 this year, according to tho iL-iuri ui wounty Assessor O'Connor. Editors from five southeastern coun ties met nt Fnlls Citv tho nthor lnv nnd organized tho Southeastern Ne braska Press club. Buffalo county farmers report that tho alfalfa crop this vear Is tho host over harvested in tho district. Other crops nre likewise excellent, they say. Fidelity Post No. 30. Amorlrnn T.o- gion, of Ord, has purchased n immune nnd fitted it up for a club nnd hend- quartors. Fire of unknown source rmnnlotolv destroyed tho Columbus Roller Mills at ejoiumous, causing a loss of moro tnnn lO.wu. Despite tho fnct thnt cut worms hnvo damngod corn In Franklin rnnn- ty, farmers are looking for a henvy crop. Tho Central City school board 'hns granted an approximate raise of 40 per cent to their teachers for noxt year. Black scurf, n potato disenso. has. been discovered In tho Scottsbluff dis trict, and great damngo to the tuber crop Is anticipated unless steps uro taken to check it. Grand Master John .7. Tnoley of tho Nebraska Masons presided at tho lay ing of tho cornerstone of tho new gym nnslum of the normal school at Chadron. Tho wire worm Is said to be dam- nglng tho Corn crnn of Siiunilnrs r.nin. ty to a considerable extent. A method is being sought to exterminate tho pest Shortened demand for wool Is ro sponslbli for reduced lamb prices nt South Omnhn, It is said. Thoy are selling around 10.50 per hundred, nbout 4.00 below a year ngo. A disease diagnosed by state ofllclnls j ns anthrax, caused tho denth of 2,000 worth of llvo stock belonging to n farmer living nenr Bontrlce. Steps to check Its spread havo been tnken. Ten army rifles with blank ammuni tion havo been furuhrtic-o Arthur Mack Post No. 70 of tho American Legion at West Point for ceremnnlnl nnmn.u. from stnto headquarters. f U iHfi-'4vA - t- y """"' xwmmM&smxt-i&G2s:. ys. 71 -jwr '.' eHv