THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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Includes What Is Going On at Wash
ington and In Other Sections of
the Country.
, WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON
Tho sennte passed without division
a compromise hill to regulate trading
In cotton.
Senator CummlnB announced that
he will address tho Bonn to on the
financial condition of tho railroads of
the country and tho rcBult of govern
mental regulation of transportation.
Tho stato department haB been no
tified that tho Haitian government has
paid tho defaulted Interest for Febru
ary on Its national railroad bonds,
with the addition of tho Interest to
March 24. Tho report did not say
how the money had been raised.
Secretary Dnnlels tavors Senator
Weeks' proposal to have a lino of fast
nnvaj crulsors carry malls, passengers
and freight between the United
States nnd South American porta. Tho
two conferred on tho preliminary In
vestigation to detormlno tho feasibil
ity and cost of such a plan.
Wade H. Cooper, a locul bank pres
ident, who recently lodged charges at
tho White houso against Justice Dan
iel T. Wright of the district supreme
court, was Indicted by tho grand jury
on charges or criminal libel. The
charges wero roforred to the house
judiciary committee and dismissed.
Regulations Issued by tho immigra
tion bureau to govern tho admission
nnd return of Chinese participating
In tho Panama-Pacific exposition pro
vide that careful record shall bo kept
of all such Chinese, that they shall
leavo tho country within thirty days
lifter the close of tho exposition nnd
that onco each week an Immigration
Inspector shall ascortnln by personal
observation whether they are still em
ployed at tho exposition.
Trunt legislation was again consid
ered by tho eenato committee on in
torstato commerce, and It waB an
nounced later that regulations of hold
ing companies was tho only feature
on which agreement had not been
reached, Senators Robinson of Ar
kansas and Cummins of Iowa were
named as a subcommittee to draft a
Bection of tho proposed nntl-trust bill
relating to thin phase of big lousiness.
Secretary Daniels reported to con
gress that coal from tho Bering river
fields in "Alaska was unsuitable for
uso by tho navy. Tests by tho geo
logical survey, by officials at Annap
olis and aboard tho naval cruiser
Maryland, ho said, all were unfavor
able except that the Alaskan coal
made less smoko. Th6 roport stated
that tho Dering coal was incapable of
generating sufficient stenm nnd could
produce only BO per cent oirtcjoncy of
power. f
DOMESTIC.
Colonel Gcorgo W. Goethals aud bis
wile havo nrrlved at Colon from tho
United StateH. With thorn wero Dr.
Marshal Guthrie, chief quarantine ofll
cor, and W. II. May, tho newly ap
pointed marshal of the Canal zone.
Two hundred and fifty hotel proprie
tors of San Francisco agreed In an
executive session of their association
not to raise their charges abovo the
rntes now prevailing during tho year
of tho Panama-Pacific International
exposition.
Increase on freight rntes on cement
ranging from 1 to 2 centB a hundred
pounds, proposed by railroads operat
ing throughout tho middle west and
northwoBt havo boon Busponded by
(ho IntcrBtato Commerce commission
at Washington until July HO. Tho
proposed advances averago about 15
por cent.
Under a silken black banner, bear
ing in blood-red letters the Inscrip
tion, "demolitions," 1,000 men and women-
anarchlBts, tho unemployed and
members of the Industrial workers of
tho world murched up Fifth avenuo
in Now York for miles without wait
ing to ask tho city authorities tho
permit required by ordiminco.
Churgod wltr. obtaining money un
der fnlse pretences from the Fidelity
Trust compuny of Tuooma, Wash.,
O. D. Tender, formerly of that city,
woa arrested on tho steamer Alustlan,
which arrived at Halifax.
Chicago's reglBtr tlon list was re
ifluced to below 070,000 by striking off
tho names of approximately 20,000
persons who failed to respond to "sus
pect" notices. More than 25,000 of
these notices were mulled, 1,055 in
he First ward vyhero there are u largo
number of cheap lodging uoubob.
An anonymous cash gift of $50,000
has been received at Now York by
the board of foreign missions of the
Methodist Episcopal church, to bo
lidded to tho permanent fund for the
care of retired missionaries.
Kansas lust yeor produced 5,000,000
bushels of potatoes.
Gold filled teeth havo been found In
tho jaws of skeletons exhumed In
Pompeii.
Tho bill providing for the submis
sion to tho voters of a constitutional
amendment for state-wldo prohibition
was killed In tho Maryland houso of
delegates.
President Ellen 13. Pendleton an.
nounced nt Wellesley, Maw., that ar
rangementa made since tho recent
flro which destroyed college hall as
sured the resumption of sessions at
Wollesley college on April 7. -'
B. It. Klgcr, allaB 13. It. Jordan,
pleaded guilty In federal court nt De
troit to operating a wholesale mall
ordor swindling business at Trenton,
a Detroit suburb, and was sentenced
to pay a flno of $1,000 and spend live
years In prison.
A plea for half a million dollars
more to provide for retired Methodist
ministers and their families was made
by" Rev. Dr. L. C. Clomens of Dcs
MoIneB.at tho formal opening of the
sovoilty-fourth annuul session of the
New England southern conference of
tho Methodist Episcopal church at
Wllllnmantlc, Conn.
A strong stand for prohibition was
taken at Bangor by Mnlne progress
ives nt their first state convention to
nominate candidates. Tholr platform
advocated tho submission of the ques
tion of national prohibition to the
peoplo of every state and pledged the
party to n strict state-wide enforce
mont of tho prohibition liquor law.
Indictments growing out of tho ro
cent street car rioting at Torre Haute,
Ind., havo been returned against Chief
of Police Edward Holler, Edgaf L.
Brown, a labor loader, and Hilton Red
man, an attorney and polltlcnn, who
are charged Jointly In one Indictment
with conspiracy to cause tho riots for,
the purpose of causing Injury to tho
property of tho traction company.
Tho now Massachusetts law prohib
iting employment of children between
14 and Jfi years of ago more than
eight hours n day resulted In tho dis
charge during tho first year of 4,000
out of botwe'en 25,000 and 30,000 em
ployed, nccordlng to a special report
filed with Governor Walsh by tho La
bor and Industries commission at
Boston.
Mrs. John T. Sterling, a former
v.lco president general of tho natlonnl
society, Daughters of the American
(Revolution, who wus largely Instru
mental In getting double steps put on
open trolley cars In Connecticut in
pluco of tho single high steps, Is dead
at her homo nt Bridgeport, Conn., at
the age of 50. Death occurred from
cancer.
Charles Kenlock, who shot Ora
Grlinn, a waitress; killed Mrs. Anna
S. Phillips nnd then attempted to end
his own life In a Philadelphia restau
rant February 21, has been hold to
await tho -action of the grand Jury.
Both Kenlock nnd Miss Grlflln havo
practically recovored their wounds
which It was at first thought would,
prove fatal.
Tho MIchlgnn motor car tax law,
passed at the last eesslpn of tho 'legis
lature providing for a tax of 50 cents
per horsepower on motor vohlcles, has
been declared unconstitulonnl by the
Michigan supreme court ot Lansing.
It was said at the secretary of state's
office that approximately $22G,000 has
lieon collected under the new law and
this money will now bo returned to
automobile owners wlthvthe exception
of $3, which waB the tax under the
provisions of the old Inw.
FOREIGN.
Madame Caillaux, In her prelimin
ary examination beforo Magistrate
Henri Bouchard at Paris, recounted
tho motives which induced her to
kill Guston Calmotto, editor of Figaro.
She was taken from Saint Lazaro.
John Llnd, President WIIboii'b en
voy, may make a trip of observation
ovor that portion of the Mexican ro
public controlled by the federals, us
a result of tho conference at Vera
Cruz with tho Mexican foreign minis
ter, Jose Popez Portillo y Rojas. Tho
recommendation was mado by tho
minister, who said Mr. Llnd appoarod
to bo favorably Impressed.
Legalized gambling In Franco has
Increased bo enormously that the gov
ernment has decided It ought to got
a greator share of tho profits. Under
an act passed In 1907 tho state has
been getting 15 per cent of the gross
receipts. A parliamentary commission-
haB brought In a recommendation
that from tho gross Incomes of gamb
ling caBlno tho statu Bhould havo 3
por cent on Incomes less than $2,000
up to 45 per cent on Incomes exceed
ing $1,000,000, according to a gradu
ated scale. '
Tho rebel net about Torreon and
vicinity wub drawn closer and General
Horerra fought tho most Important en
gagement of tho advanco noar Ha
cienda Santa Clara, twenty-two miles
north of Torreon.
King George of England has nsBiim
ed tho role of peacemaker In nn effort
to provent threatened trouble In Uls
ter. Just what the result of his ma
Jostey'B conciliatory move will be is
a matter of conjeoture, but It 1b
known that the king Is using every
influence to avert the bloodshed.
REBELS SLOWLY BUT SURELY
GAINING GROUND.
GENERAL CARRANZA AT JAUREZ
Titular Head of Revolution Ends
Long Journey Through Desert
at Border City.
Juarez, Mex. An official messago
from tho front states that fighting Is
Btlll going on for tho possession of
Torreon.
Tho telegram says the rebels now
hold all positions oxcopt tho main
barracks and two smaller barracks. In
tho last twenty-four hours It Is report
ed that General Villa has taken Cerro
do la Cruz and tho Torreon foundry.
Another telegram admits a rebel
loss of 900 killed and wounded, and
places the federal loss at 2,000. As
there aro already at Chihuahua 500
wounded, the report of rebel lossea 1b
thought to have been minimized.
Anwng the rebels wounded is General
Tomas Urbina.
It 1b said that private soldiers tak
en prisoners are being received into
the rebel ranks, but their officers are
executed, unless they take tho oath
of alleglanco to the constitutionalist
cause. All irregular troops In tho
federal garrison are executed upon
capture.
Tho attack on Torreon began last
Friday, and rebel advices, private and
official were that General Monclovla
Herrera had taken somo of tho most
Important points In tho city.
Thero have been no news dispatch
es dealing with this attack, and tho
similarity of this situation with that
at Gomez Palaclo is pointed out aa
significant. When Villa was success
ful thero ho permitted tho nowspaper
men to send tholr dispatches, but
when ho was repulsed, as h was
twice, press messages suddenly
ceased.
In Juarez It was confidently ex
pressed that news of tho capture of
the city would form the chief feature
of tho wolcomo to General Carranza,
and tho fact that no message of sue-
cess of anv kind w.-i .m-niH,, ui
was accepted ns Indicating that tho
iuio 01 tno city was still in tho
balance.
Attempt to Settle Strlko Ends.
Buffnlo, N. Y. A conference called
at tho request of the State Board of
Mediation to arrange forms to settlo
tho strike at tho Gould Coupler at
Depow ended in a deadlock.
Tho strikers waived their demand
for a closed shop which precipitated
tho strlko. They asked for reinstate
ment of all strikers within fifteen
days without prejudice because of
union affiliation. , Superintendent
Goorgy w. Huydon, representing tho
company, refused to concodo this
point. Reinstatement within three
months was tho best condition he
would offer.
Reserve Banks Named Soon.
Washington. President Wilson,
Secretary McAdoo and ostmaster
General Burleson had a talk about
tho location of federal reserve banks.
Mr. Burleson Is said to bo Interested
In the selection of a southern city for
a reserve bnnk. Tho list of reserve
bankB that aro to bo located will b
announced thla coming weokk by tho
organization committee.
Tho president Is expected to name,
the federal reserve board soon nftor
the organization makes its announce
ment. Violent Earth Tremors Recorded.
St. Louis. Violent earth shocks
lasting one hour nnd twenty-four min
utes were recorded on tho seismo
graph of St. Louis university. Tho In
strument Indicated that tho disturb
ances occurred about 1,800 mllos
southwest of hero. It Is tho belief of
officials at the university that tho
enrthquako occurred In tho southern
part of Mexico or Central America.
Railroads Agree to Send Committee.
London. A committee of sovon
managers of different British railways
has boon appointed to moot a commit
too of tho railway trades unlonB to
discuss n conciliation scheme. This
Is the first time tho railways havo
recognized tho unions or agreed to ne
gotiate direct with thorn and the rail,
way omployes regard it as a victory
for their organizations.
Designates "Fire Prevention Day."
Sacramento, Cul. April 18, tho
eighth nnnivormuy of tho gloat San
Francisco fire, was designated as
"fire prevention day" in a proclama
tion Issued by Governor Johnson.
Roosevelt Still on the Duvleda.
Hlo Jnnorlo, Brazil. Theodore
Roosevelt and IUb exploring party ar-e
Btlll proceeding down the Duvleda
river on their way to Mnnaoa, Brazil,
according to a dispatch from Colonol
Rondon, tho representative of tha
government with tho expedition.
Eleven Workmen Drowned.
Brunsduettlo, Germany. Elovon
workmen wero drowned when a sus
pended cable car fell Into a lock of
tho Kiel canal while they wore cross
ing from one side to tho other.
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
The Nebraska D. A. It. will meet in
Omaha next year,
York county has organized a "good
roads" association.
The state Sunday school convention
will be held nt Aurora in June.
Saunders county schools will visit
the stat6 farm at Lincoln next week.
Blair Is making strenuous efforts to
rid itself of dives and gambling' dens.
T. J. Majors of Peru will deliver an
nddross at Seward on Decoration day.
Elder L. E. Snapp has been secured
ns pastor of the Christian church at
Stella.
The Wahoo Commercial club cele
brated Its twelfth anniversary with a
banquet.
Fremont will get the next meeting
of the Nebraska Royal Neighbors of
America.
Walter Warwick of Scrlbner fell
from a hay loft and sustained a frac
tured skull.'
Monday was the annlvcrsnry of the
tornado that left several Nebraska
towns In ruins.
A summer chautauqua course prob
ably will be held in Havelock during
July and August.
The Falrbury district of the Metho
dist conference will meet at Tobias,
April ?1 and 22.
Plattamouth public schools aro over
crowded, and additional buildings have
become a necessity.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the bull-lings and stock of the Zaugg
Lumber company at Leshara.
A sjndlcate of farmers has pur
chased Vie Snyder roller mills and
elevator at the village of Snyder.
There was not a single Indian or
negro born in Richardson county In
1913. There wero 453 white births.
Tho Sisters' school ot St. Mary's
parish in David City has been closed
temporally on account of scarlet
fever.
Flro starting from a defective flue
completely destroyed the home of
Herman Brandt in Glenover, near
Beatrice
Dawes county farmers have engaged
George Schaofer, a graduate of the
Colorado agricultural school, as farm
demonstrator.
The Southeastern Nebraska Educa
tional association will hold its twenty,
first annual meeting in Lincoln on
April 1. C and 3.
W. V. Perrln. a Lincoln man, was
held up and relieved of his spare
change on a downtown street at eight
o'clock tn the evening.
Thero are 5,210 communicants ol
the Protestant Episcopal church In
the Nebraska diocese, according to the
church annual iX issued.
Plans are being drawn for the erec
tion of a $50,000 library building at
Burwell nnd a $16,000 high school
building may be erected.
Tho city of Hebron will vote this
spring br direct vote upon three ques
tions, flz: Sunday baseball, licensed
pool hills, and the saloons.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ireland ol
Brock celebrated their sixty-third wed
ding anniversary Inst week. Mr. Ire
land Is 88 and Mrs. Ireland Is 78 years
old.
The Central Nebraska Agricultural
association has leased an eighty-two
acre tract west of Grand Island for a
fair ground. The land may bo pur
chased later.
A little son 'of John Bath, jr., of
Auburn, was playing with a cartridge,
hit It with a hammer and was struck
in the eye by a piece of the shell and
qulto badly hurL
The Bridgeport Commercial club Is
urging a $15,000 sewer bond Issue.
Tho club Is also taking steps to aid
the management of tho Morrill County
Fair association.
In honor of the thirty-fivo yeai
record of service held by Chief Clerk
John M. Butler, an informal reception
was given by the railway mall clerks
of tho Lincoln division.
Local Chapters of the Sons of the
American Revolution are to bo estab
lished I if Falrbury, Lincoln and Fre
mont. Heretofore the organization
lias existed only as a state society.
Church members at Hastings
threaten a boycott If the Sunday base
ball election enrries in that place.
Walter Dye, aged 30, a well known
young business mnn of Kearney,
dropped dead in the billiard room of
the Midway hotel at that place.
A large upper m,olar of tho Colum
bian mammoth was found recently by
George Goodman of Alexandria. It
has been donated to the stnto museum.
Tho Stanton county fair will be held
September 1 to 5. The premium list
Is about ready and the dlfferont
amusements that will be secured for
the f,nlr are engaged.
Tho women's park association at
Grand Island has decided to Include
all school grounds In their campaign
for a beautiful Grand Island.
At nn enthusiastic meeting of Falr
bury Presbyterians it w. s decided to
erect n new church at the cost of
$15,000. A commttteo was appointed
to secure funds for the new building.
Tho civic center proposal, to use
the present high school building and
site nt Hastings for a city hall Is be
ing advanced. It Is suggested that a
new high school building bo erected
on a slto farther from tho busluoss
district.
The remodeled German Lutheran
church at Kearney was dedicated on
March 15. Three services wero held
nnd luncheon and dinner wero served
nt the church.
Arthur Wilmes, 13 years old, at
Rosolnnd, will probably loso tho sight
of one oye as a result of tho accidental
discharge of an air rifle In tho Tiands
of a playmate.
Little Eunice West, the 2-yenr-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. West
of Grand Island, captured a prize In
a baby show at Corpus Christ), Texas,
whlln the family were sojourning there
a short tlrno aro.
PENALTY FOR GAME
LAW VIOLATION
COSTS FROM $1 TO $300 FOR
SHOOTING DUCKS.
GOSSit FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Interest Gathered from Re
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Game Law Penalty.
In most of the statements issued by
tho government no mention Is made
of the penalty for killing water fowl
during tho closed season prescribed
by regulations of the department of
agriculture. Mr. Lane, United States
district attorney for Nebraska, has re
ceived details of the regulations which
show that the penalty for spring
Bhooting Is a fine of from $1 to $300.
The penalty Is not based on a certain
amount for each bird killed, but is left
to the discretion of the Judge of the
federal court who imposes the fine.
It is reported that ducks are being
shot In Nebraska, but thus far no ar
rests have been made by the United
States marshal or his deputy. No
other persons havo power to make ar
rests. Lack of Crops Cause of Deficit.
Tho principal cause of the mainten
ance fund at tho state penitentiary Is
due to the lack of crops on the prison
fnrm last year, and the large amount
of coul required to operate the power
plant at the institution, according to a
statement made by Warden Fenton.
This plant furnishes power and light
for the prison and the shops nnd also
for the state house, orthopedic hospit
al, and the governor's mansion. Tho
coal bill amounted to $1,700 a month.
As there wero no crops on the prison
farm last year feed for stock had to
be bought. Also, most of the meat
fed to the prisoners Is now bought and
the price Is higher than It was a few
years ago. The last legislature appro
priated a total of $130,000 for mainten
ance, not Including $17,900 for the sal
aries of officers: At this time 73 per
cent of the maintenance fund has been
expended.
To Limit Number of Entries.
Plans for the next better babies con
test at the Nebraska state fair are be
ing evolved and Mrs. M. E. Vance and
her advisers are considering methods
of handling the situation. It has been
suggested that the number of entries
bo limited to about 200. In order to
bring this about two plans have been
suggested. The first scheme Is a ser
ies of county drawings. By. means of
these the number of entries are re
duced and the lucky ones allowed to
compete at the state fair. Another
plan Includes the services of a commit
tee In each county to eliminate a num
ber of the contestants and reduce
them in proportion to the number of
entries.
Health Train for Nebraska.
A health train, to traverse the state
and spread knowledge of sanitary con
dltlons and Initiate health campaigns
in all towns and villages where board
of health laws havo been dead letters
since time Immemorial, may be an
activity soon to be indulged In by the
board of secretaries of the stato board
of health. In discussing the problem,
President Carr of that body said that
tho railroads are willing to meet the
board more than half way In the mat
ter and the railway commission has
given permission for the necessary
staff to go along free of charge with
out violating the anti-pass law.
Fire Commissioner is Worked Up.
The convict night school classes at
the stato penltenttnry are meeting
with great success, according to offi
cials at the prison. Tho enrollment
has Increased since tho school re
sumed its sessions and the plan of
dividing tho pupils into classes In con
sideration of their preparation has
proved a factor in stimulating Inter
est and progress. The men who could
not read when classes were organized
aro now able to read simple lessons
and take great interest in improving
their writing. The large class of
slightly advanced students Is reaching
for more difficult work.
Recount of Votes for Women.
An error was discovered In the
number of petitioners for votes for
tho submission of equal suffrage from
Douglas county and two members of
tho state suffrage association made a
recount of tho names on file with ths
secretary of stato. They found there
wore really 11,315 names from Doug
Ins county, while tho number listed by
the association from that county was
only 10.315. Without this extra 1 000
the petitioners were sufficient In num
ber to requlro submission of the ques
tion to a vote of tho electors this fall.
Secretary of Stato Walt will have an
official count made before tho propoel.
tlon is, placed on the ballot.
Stato Treasurer George has invested
the last of the $100,000 raised by a
levy for university buildings. Tho
money is derived from a levy the pro
ceeds of which Is to be expendtd re
gardless of university removal. The
peoplo will vote this fall on tho ques
tion of whether or not It shall be ex
ponded on tho city campus or at the
stato farm. As the money is not
needed nt this time the state treas
urer proposed to Invest
NEWS FROM STATE HOUSE
Railroads of the state that have
thus far reported to tho stnto board of
equalization and assessment for 1913
Just nbout hold their own on not earn
ings as compared to 1912.
Company H of the farm regiment
won the rifle match held at tho farm.
Saturday afternoon shooting a.scoro
of 73C. Companies F, E. G. I and L.
won places in. the order mentioned.
According to the records of the sec
retary of state, 48,750 automobile
licenses have been Issued In Nebraska,
It Is believed that the spring nnd sum
mer automobile traffic will Increase
this number to more than 00,000.
By a recent ruling of the state uni
versity senate, all titles of professors
have been reduced to a common stand
ard. No longer will a professor be
"head professor." Instead he will be-
"professor , head of
department." ,
Eighty-nine students In the school,
of agriculture will receive diplomas;
on commencement day, April 24.
There are seventy-two boys and seven
teen girls. Joseph Wing of Mechanlcs
burg, Ohio, will deliver the commence
ment address.
Blanks for collecting the data for
tho rural statistics of Nebraska in 1914
have been sent to tho county clerks
by Secretary W. R. Mellor of the state
board of agriculture. Tho publication
of tho statistics Is paid for out of tho
earnings of the state fair.
At tho election of c-fllcerB of the
legislative league for the coming year
the following solons were chosen:
President, G. W. Potts of Dubois; vice
president, W. H. Iloagland of Lincoln;
secretary, H. C. Richmond of Omaha;
treasurer, Charles Schappel of Pawnee
City; assistant secretary, Clyde H.
Barnard of Table Rock.
Six hundred or more Nebraskans sat
around bountiful banquet tableB last
Thursday night in celebration of the
birthday of the commonwealth's great
est citizen, W. J. Bryan, the sixth
event of its kind under the auspices of
the Lincoln Bryan club, and the fifty
fourth birthday to which the guest of
honor is willing to ackuowledge. It
was a non-partisan celebration.
Nebraska's resources and opportuni
ties will be exploited at the Panama
Pacific exposition. At a conference
held at the office of Governor More
head it was decided to name ai tem
porary commission to determine ways
and means to finance the undertaking
through popular subscription. The ad
ministration of the exhibit will be in
the hands ot a commission selected by
the people.
Fifty-seven schools of tho state are
on the accredited list of the North
Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, following the re
cent meeting of, the association .In
Chicago. This list is separate from
the accredited list of tho state univer
sity, many schools being accredited to
the university which do not fulfill the
requirements of the North Central
association.
The eighth and last county of the
state to form a farm management
association is Dakota county. This is
the second Missouri river county In
the northeastern part of tho state to
organize for the employment of a farm
demonstrator. The membership in
cludes farmers in every precinct. The
funds already nmount to about $2,500,
and the association is looking for a
farm demonstrator.
A women's short course in domestic
science lasting four days may be ob
tained by the women of any com
munity upon application to the Exten
sion Service, University Farm, Lin
coin. Two instructors are sent free
of charge to give lectures and demon
strations. Actual cooking is done and
a thorough study Is made as to the
economic value of foods, their diges
tibility and nutritive value.
Upwards of 12,000 bags of seed ot
various kinds have been prohibited
from sale In the state since the pure
seed law became operative, according
to announcement of Commissioner
Harman. Practically all of the pro
duct thus turned down has been
shipped out of tho state to bo sold In
states where thero aro no similar re
strictions, or to be sent back to the
seed houses for complete cleaning.
Tho agitation for student participa
tion in university extension is grow
ing ns a result of the recent success
ful cadet band trip. Tho students
feel that they can present a number
of interesting and instructive phases
of university life by giving such pro
grams in cities over the state.
By a vote of 24 to 7 the legislative
league at its business session at Lin
coln voted approval for the submission
to the people by tho next legislature of
the question of a constitutional con
vention. Sentlmont for n htudent government
Is being brought to a head by a com
mittee of upperclassmen at the stato
university. It is planned to submit a
proposed constitution for a student
council to tho clnsscs. for decision by
popular vote. The council would reg
ulate such matters ns tho honor sys
tem of examinations, social customs,
and organizations.
Adjutant General Hall of tho Ne
braska Natlonnl guard Is on a tour of
Inspection ot the sites for a state rlflo
range.
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