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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. TS' Will HOUSE HOBSON'S PLAN LOSES AFTER LONG FIGHT VOTE 197 TO '189. BALLOT IS 60 VOTES SHORT Two-Thirds Majority Needed to Adopt U. S. Prohibition Proposal Mann Engages In Bitter Exchanges During Long Debate on the Floor. Washington, Dec. 24. Tho Hobson resolution to HUbmlt n constitutional amendment for national prohibition to tho Btnto legislatures was defeated In tho liotiso on Tuesday night, 197 members voting for and 189 agnlnst It. An nfllrmatlvo voto of two-thirds was required to adopt tho resolution. Tho boUBo had struggled with tho question for moro than ten hours of remarknblo dohate. It was ono of tho most stirring con tests of recent dnys In congress. Rep resentatlvo Hobson closed tho general debato, which was participated In by nil tho hotiso leaders, mnny of whom wero repeatedly cheered by men and women In tho crowded galleries. Bcforo tho final roll call Representa tive Hobson presented an amendment, which was adopted, giving to "tho con gress and tho states concurrently tho power to enforco tho prohibition pro vision by needful legislation." An amendment offered by Repre sentative Adamson to give tho stutos absoluto control of legislation under tho proposed prohibition amendment was voted down on a rising voto, 179 to 32. Ab a voto was ordered on tho reso lution itBolf, noprcsontatlvo Hobson mado a final dramatic move "Mr. Speaker," ho said, "I wish to ask whether any member of this houso who has a financial interest in tho question now ponding, who owns stock In distilleries or breweries, who owns a saloon or who has property leased to liquor interests, can under tho rules voto on this question?" Tho spenkor explained that tho precedents hold that if a member was affected as ono of a cluss, tho rulo would not provont his voting, but that bucTi questions wero usually left to tho member hlmsolf. u An amendment by Representative Mann to submit tho prohibition nmendment to stato conventions called for tho purposo was defeated In n ris ing vote,, 1J7 to 193 Tills wn.a. tho flrjt Tolb" of iho night. Mr. Mann de manded a yea and nay voto and tho long roll call was begun, Tho Mann amendment was defeated on the roll call by a voto of 210 to 17C, tho advocates of tho Hobson resolu tion generally lining up against 1L Another amendment presented by Representative Mann proposed abBO luto prohibition of tho "manufacture, transportation, importation and sale of intoxicating liquors" for a-iy pur- pOBO. "If wo nro to have prohibition," Mr. Mann Bald, "lot us havo prohibition that will prohibit" Tho amendment wns defeated on a rising voto, 20? to 77, nftor n sharp ex chango bctwocn Representative Mann and Hobson. Following this, Roprcsontatlvo Hob son offered soveral perfecting amend ments to his resolution. Tho flrflt altered tho phraseology of tho first sec tion of tho proposed constitutional amendment and Included a prohibition against any "exportation" of intoxi cating llquorB. It was adopted with out division. Roprcsontatlvo Morrison's substitute to prohibit Interstate commerce in in toxicating liquors wua defeated, 213 to 41. Tho prohibition Issuo, long a stato problom, camo for tho first tlmo bo foro congress. Members and spectators when thoy entered tho chamber wero attracted by tho unusual display of a largo num ber of posters arranged on easels In front of tho spealcor's desk. In large t po, easily read across tho hall, wore legends such as those: "Alcohol has moro victims than tuberculosis," "Crimo Is caused by drink" and "Liquor fills tho asylums." Tho rulo to tako up tho resolution carrying tho amendment was adopted without roll call Tht only war talk In tho debato camo when Roprcsontatlvo Campbell o'f Kan Fas referred to tho fact that tho czar of Russia had prohibited liquor of all Hudc throughout his empire. Ho also read tho speech of Emporor William ci Gormnny to tho Gorman naval ca dets on tho subject of self-restraint In tho mattor of drinking. DEMOCRATS Ahercromblo Goodwin (tngndale Ilulnoy , linker lltibey Ituckey Itussell Hnundors Seldomrldgo muicklorord Hlms Rlsson Smith (Md.) Smith (Tex.) Adamson utiiigcr Atkcn llnirillri Alexander linker Harkley Hell (Oa.) Hoteliers norland Ilrodbeck Harrison Hay I lay den Helm Ilnlvorlne HoiiBluy llohson llurnott Hollund Iiyrnos S. C.) HouBton Uyrns (Tenp.) Howard Shipment Must Be Shown. Muskogoo, Okla., Dec. 24. Liquor convictions in Oklahoma under tho federal lawa designed to mako tho In dian country "dry" can ho found only in cases where it la Bhowu the liquor hnB been brought Into tho stato from a point without, according to a ruling of Judgo Ralph E. Campbell of the United States district court In bus talnlng a demurror to a liquor indict wont Ho hold that proof of tho actu al sale of liquor wob not enough to obtain a conviction for introducing. Mo worth HiiKhi-n (Go.) Hull Humphreys (Mini.) Sn rhm.iti Sifdiiinn Stephen StcplionslTex Stout jTMRKart ,)Tavennor Taylor (Aln.) Taylor (Ark.) Taylor (Colo.) rhomns rhotnpson (Okla.) rrlbblo Walker Wiitklnn WatKon Woavar ,)Wolib Jacoway JolitiHUTi HCy. Jolnmoti (8.C, Jons Keating Klndcll Klrkpatrlcll Kltohun Lcvor Lewis (Mil.) Moyd McKcllor Moon Murray cnr Of-clter Dlutrlch I'eraliom Dickinson Dlfemlerfor Doollttlo nvmis Pnlson Kcrnuson f'Vrrla Fields Klnlcy Flood Floyd Fostfr Fowlar Frunrls Onrrnt (Tex.) CI lass Newly (W.Vu. O'liair Old Hold 1'ndRutt I'hrb (N.C.) 1'nrlt l'ont Quln Wlialoy Whlto W'lriKO Vomit; (Tex.) Total-IM. RKPUllLICANS. Anderson Illnds I'atton Anthony Humphrey 1'wtors Austin (Wash.) IMumloy AvIh johnsontWnRlil'owors Harton K( later Prouty Hurko (S.D.) KolleyfMldi.l Soils Uutler Kennedy (In.) Hhrevn Campbell Klt-HB (I'ft.) Slnnott Crninton KlnknliKNeb.) Slemp Dllliin Knlder slo:ln.,. , , Ounn I.aKoIletto SmltMIdaho) Fnrr LnnKlmm 8m t Ii.J. M C Keso LatiKluy Hinltli, H.W. Kordnoy MndberRh .Steenerson I'renrli hlndqulRt .Sutherland Oood MeKenzIo SwIUT (Irwin (In) McI.aiiBhlln Towner Orient Mapcs Volstead IIninllton(MlchMonilull Wnllln IInnillton(N.Y. Morgan Willis Ilnuifon Moss Wo0(la,x, Hawlcy Nelson YnunR(N.p.) HolBcsen Norton Total-7 I'llOOUESSIVKS. Ilryan Kelly (Pa.) Falconer Lewis (1'a.) IIInebauRh MacDonald Ilullngs (Mich.) Kuploy Thomson (111. Waltora Woodruft-H I'RoaucesiVE republicans. Bell (Cal.) Laffcrty (Ore.) Copley (III.) Stephens (Cal.) Grand total for resolution, 197. Against the Resolution. Voting against the resolution wore: DEMOCRATS. Adair Ctesser Allen Cullop Asnoll Dnlo Ualloy Ocnt Ilarnhurt Hies Uartlutt Dixon Butlirlck Uonohoo ncakos Donovan Liluckmon Doollng Iiooher Dorcmus llowdlo Dupro Hrockson Drlscoll Ilroussard Egan Urown(N.Y, Eaglo Ilruckncr Estoplnal Uuchaimntlll.) FltZKcrald UuclmnaniTexFltzlionry IJulklcy Gallagher Uurgcss Oalllvan Hammond Hardy Hart Hellln Henry Hill Kenncdy(Con Kottner Key(Ohlo) KlnkcndtN.J. Korbly Lozuro Ico (Ga.) Leo (Pn.) Lesher Levy Llcb Llnthlcum Lobeclc Ixrt Loncrgan McAndrowa McQllllcuddy MnculroCNeb Mauan Matter Mitchell Montaguo MorganLa.) Morrison Moss(Ind.) TnUinttCMll.) nurKO(wis.) uiirci Callaway Garner Georgo acrry am Gllmoro Goeko Goldfoglo Oordon Gouldcn nraham(IU.) Griffin Hamlll Uellly(Wls.) n Kabath Scully Shorley Hhbrwood Hlayden 8mltli(N.Y.) Stanley Hteihens(Ncb, Cantor Cantrlll Cary Carlln Casoy Church Clancy Cllno Coady , Conry LCox MiHKcy O'llrlen ORlesby O'Loary Q'BhUunessy Valmor, PnllcnCN.Y.) Potorson Phelan Pou - ". - .r r- :omJN.i.) Imtcbcr Tuttlo Undcrhlll UnueFwood VaUKhan VlnPoiT Vollmer Walsh I'rtco Itiiuch Rayburn Heed Itollly(Conn.) )Whltacro Stovcns(N.II.) Stone 8trlnger Stunners Williams Wllson(N.Y.) Wltherspoon Total-140 REPUBLICANS. Darchfold Glllott Mott Dartholdt GroenofMass.) Parker(N.J.) Ilrltton Grecno(Vt.) Parker(N.Y.) Hrowno(Wls.) Hayes Piatt Drowning Howoll Porter Caldor Johnson(Utah)Uoterts(Masi Cary Kahn Iloberts(Nev. Cooper Kennedy(n.L) Rogers Curry Knowlnnd.J.R.Scott Dniiforth Lenroot Smlth(Mlnn.) Davis Madden Stafford Drtikkcr Mnnnhnn Stcvens(Mlnn Edmonds Mann Trendway Each Miller Wlnslow Kroar Mooro Total 40 Gardner Marin Independent Kent. Ono. Progressive Clmndlor of New York. Ono, Grand total against tho resolution. 1S9. I9l NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR sa90Ma Columbus, 0 Doc. 2b. Former Stnto Senator Georgo K. Cetono of Dayton, sorvlng threo years In prison for complicity In tho legislative brib ery scandal of 1911, was pardoned by Governor Cox. Mu-cntino, la., Deo. 20. Tom Lon don, half brother of Jack London, tho novollst, died here. For years ho had lived tho llfo of a hermit. Tokyo, Dec. 2C During an inter pellation tho Japaneso minister of for eign affairs, Taksakl Kttto, declarod that no country had asked Japan to sond on army to Europe Tho war minister, Lloutenunt Gonornl Oka, said tho Jnp.inoBO had sent arms to Europo to tho valuo of 10,000,000 yen ($G,000, 000). SUFFRAGE VOTE JANUARY 10 Chairman Henry of House Body to Call Up Resolution Nex': Month. Washington, Doc. 25. Chairman Henry of tho houso rules committee announced on Wednesday that ho would not cull up tho Mondoll woman suffrage resolution boforo January 10. Opponents of tho resolution will com bat It on tho ground upon which pro hibition was defeated that both suf frage and prohibition nro matters to bo decided by tho states. Yankees Threatened Turks Naples, Dec. 21. Tho captain of tho steamer Capri, which has Just nrrlved from Hodoidali, on tho Red sea re ports that tho American armored crulsor St. Louis (?) threatened to bombard that port when tho French coiibuI was arrested and 111 treatod Tho Turks, however, threatened that In Mich an ovent thoy would mnssacro all foreigners. For this reason Hodoi dali wob not bombarded. Tho warship referred to Is probably either tho North Carolina or Tennessee fnrxllt r 'M.m ('Brawny C'nrr Curler Clark (Fln.) Collier Conm-llyfKan IS 01 AVIATORS ENGAGED IN AIR RAT TLE ADOVE SHEERNESS, ENGLAND. TEUTON DRIVEN OUT TO SEA King George's Airmen Forced to Give Up Pursuit of Enemy London Is Believed to Have Been Goal of Ger man Flyer. London, Dec. 28. An attempted aoriul raid on London by a Gorman aeroplane was defeated on Christmas dtiv by tho v'llanco of tho Royal fly ing corps. The Star, after printing tho official announcement of tho boa tile aeroplane seen over Sheernetis, states Unit n German aeroplano also Hew over Gravesend, practically in tho suburbs of London, making Its way down tho Thames, Hying from tho di lection of London. Rritlsh avlatoru pursued it nnd several shots wero tired, without success. No bombs wero dropped. A hostllo hlplano was sighted flying ovor Shoernoss harbor at 12:35 p. m. Tho machine was traveling at high speed from tho east directly toward London. Naval lookouts at Sheerness sight ed tho hostllo flyor at a great height and a British machine was sent up to Intorcopt iL A battlo in tho air followed In which tho British aviator hit tho enemy's machlno thrco or four times. After a sharp engagement tho raider was driven eastward ovor tho sea with tho Drltish flyer in pursuit. Thousands of persons gathered at tho sea front to witness tho battlo. Tho Uritlsh machlno was not pro pared for a long flight and tho English aviator returned to Shoorness. At first it was thought tho German was intent upon dropping bombs on tho naval arsonal at Sheorncsa or on aoino of tho Drltish worships anchored there. Shcorncss Is in tho mouth of tho Thames and about thirty-flvo mllos from London. ITALIANS LAND IN ALBANIA Troops Aid Inhabitants In Revolt Against Turkish Rule May Cause War. London, Dec. 28. A violent revolu tion has broken out in Albania against Ess'ad Pasiia, whom Turkey estab lished as ruler thoro when tho Otto man government hroko Into tho Euro pean war. Essad Pasha's palace at Tirana has been pillaged and burned. Massacres aro roported. Tho Italian government haB landed anllors from tho warships at tho prin cipal Albanian port of Avlona to ro Btoro ordor and protect Europeans and tho peaceful inhabitants. Italian intervention may embroil Italy with her recent foe, Turkey, nnd holds possibilities of far-reaching ro sults. Recent dispatches from Athens by way of Paris snld that anarchy reigned at Avlona and that tho region around tho Albanian seaport was a prey to civil war. Italian naval forces occupied vA lona on October 2G. Tho expedition was In n roliof expedition. JAP DIET OUSTED BY RULER House Refuses to Increase the Army, So Its Life Is Ended by the Emperor. Tokyo, Dec. 28. Owlng'to rejection of tho measuro for an Increnso In tho army the omporor dissolved tho im perial diet on Friday, thus upholding tho program of tho ministry for mill tnry development When tho decision wns announced thoro was a great com motion in tho houso and choers from tho government Bldo. Tho nrrny meas uro was rojected by a majority of C5. but tho houso approved tho naval in crenso by a majority of sovon. A re script suspends tho houso of peers ponding an election, which probably will ho hold In Mnrch. GREAT NATURALIST IS DEAD John Mulr, Stricken With Pneumonia on Mojave Desert, Expires In Los Angeles Hospital. Los Angeles, Cal., Doc. 2S Strlckon with pneumonia whlto on tho doscrt that ho knew and loved, and rushed to California hospital hero in a vnln ef fort to savo his, llfo, John Mulr, Amer ica's greatest naturalist, father of Se quoia and Yosomlto National parks, and dlscovoror of Mulr'B Glacier in Alaska, diod hero on Thursday. Mulr was stricken whlto at Dnggott on tho Mojavo dcsorU Mulr was born in Dun bnr, Scotlaud, In 1838 and camo to this country at tho ngo of elovon. Qulncy A. Shaw Taken III. Boston, Doc. 28. Qulncy A. Shaw, president of tho Calumet & Hecla Min ing company, litis boon compolled to relinquish all business bocauso of a physical and nervous breakdown, ac cording to a statemont mado hero. U. S. Troops to Use Canal. San Francisco, Dec. 2S. Tho United States army ttnnsport Buford, with tho Thirtieth infantry nboard, sailed for Now York by way of tho Pnnnnu canal. Tho troops will bo assigned to tho Plattsburg barrack. $100,000 Suit is lost CARLTON HUDSON OF CHICAGO HIT BY JUDGE'S DECISION. Minneapolis Jurist Upholds Mrs. Caro line King's Charges of Fraud Against Business Agent. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 25. Mrs. Carolino M. King has won her suit against Carleton Hudson of Chicago, all points being decided In her favor. Tho decree was handed down by Judge Amldon in tho federal court, awarding her property valued at approximately $100,000. Under tho decrco four deeds, said to havo been obtained to Minneapolis property by "fraud, forco and black mail," wero canceled and notes aggre gating $C0,000 wero set asido. Tho Judgo in his decision characterized Hudson as "a minister of darkness." Hudson, who posed as a financier, wns recently taken from Chicago to Now York on a chargo of having fled while ut liberty on ball on a charge of forgery, alleged to havo been com mitted under tho namo of netts. According to tho records of tho Min neapolis trial Hudson noted as busi ness agent for Mrs. King for 12 years, and during that tlmo she executed notes amounting to a largo sum. Deeds and mortgages wero executed by her to gunranteo payment of tho notes. Tho trial Judgo declared tho notoa wero "bogus." Judgo Amldon rebuked Louis C. Ehle, a Chicago attorney. PROSPERITY SURE TO COME President of Steel Corporation As serts War Profits United State $300,000,000. Now York, Dec. 25i "Tho great era of prosperity that I predicted ilvo weeks ago is as sure to arrivo ns summer. I know for a certainty that Europo has placed with American manufacturers orders for $300,000,000 worth of goods for delivery within a year. Our only difficulty will bo in providing facilities for tho transporta tion of tho merchandise," declared Charles M. Schwab, president of tho Bethlehem Stoel corporation, when he returned on tho Lusltanla. "My only reason for visiting Eng land was to cancel contracts for tho construction of submarines for Euro pean nations. Secretary of Stato Bryan told mo that the shlpmonl 61 boats of war to any of tho bolllgor e.nt powers was a breach of neutral ity" PORTUGAL TO JOIN ALLIES Chamber of Deputies Adopts Inter vention Resolution To Push Preparations. Lisbon, Dec. 25. A formal motion embodying tho declaration that Por tugal Is preparing for "Intervention in tho war in Europo hy tho sido of Great Britain" was adoptod by tho chamber of deputies. Tho motion up holds tho facts of tho recently formed cabinet, declaring that "tho political criBls has been solved along constitu tional lines" and that "tho first acts of tho new government wero inspired by a patriotic purposo." Tho chambor expressed its confidence that tho gov ernment would push forward its prep arations for the military defenBo o! its colonies and for lntorvortion in Europo. PARCEL POST SETS RECORD Chicago Post Office Department Ships Out 476 Tons of Matter In One Day. Chicago, Doc. 24. Tho Chicago post ofllco department shipped out 476 tons of parcels post matter Tucbday, 50 per cont moro than tho amount hnndled on tho samo day last year, according to tho report of Postmaster Daniel A. Campbell. GUTIERREZ IS REPORTED OUT Mexican Executive's Clash With Angeles Said to Cost Him Presi dential Job. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 25. That Provisional Presldont Gutierrez has quit tho presidency of Mexico City, duo to tho differences between him and Gen. Felipe Angeles nnd fol lowers of Zapata, was reported on Wednesday to T. It. Beltran. local con stitutionalist consul. FRANCE VOTES BIG WAR FUND Chamber of Deputies Gives Govern ment $1,700,000,000 to Cover Expenses. Paris, Dec. 25. Tho chamber of deputies on Wodnosdny voted unani mously an appropriation of 8,500,000, 000 francs ($1,700,000,000) to cover tho cxpeiiBOs of tho next six mouths, Including tho cost of tho war. Kaiser Honors Mackenaen. Borlln, via Amsterdam, Deo. 25. Gen. August von Mnckonson has been promoted to obcrst-genernl for his suc cesses In Polnud against tho Russians. Tho Iron cross of tho first class has also been conferred upon him. Alfred Henry Lewis Dead. Now York, Dec. 25. Alfred Henry Lowis, tho well-known nowspapcr man and writer of books, died on Wednes cay morning nt tho homo of his moth er hero of nn intestinal disorder. Ho had been ill only a fow days. ATTACK NAVAL BASE BRITISH SEA PLANES ENGAGE GERMAN WARSHIPS. NEUTRAL ZONE NEAR BORDER Mexicans Agree to Plan Proposed by Brigadier General Scott, Chief of Staff of U. S. Army. London Assisted by light cruisers, destroyers and submarines, seven British naval airmen, piloting sea panes, made a during attack Christ mas day ou the Gorman naval base of Cuxhavon, at tho mouth of tho Elbe1. Six of tho airmen returned safely, but tho seventh, Commander Hewlett, it is feared, lias been lost as his machine was found off Helgoland wrecked. What dnmngo wa dono by tho bombs thrown by tho attacking party could not bo ascertained, but tho Ger man report of tho nffair says thait the raid wus fruitless. Tho enterpriso.of the British navy, in thus attempting to "dig out" the German fleet, brought about a battle between tho most modem of war ma chines. Tho British squadron, includ ing tho light cruisers Arethusa and Undaunted, which have been engaged In previous exploits on the German coast was attacked by Zeppelins, sea planes and submarines. By rapid maneuvering the ships wero able to avoid tho submarines, while tho Zeppelins found tho lire of tho cruisers too dangerous for them to keep up tho fight. Tho German seaplanes dropped bombs, which, ac cording to tho British account, fell harmlessly into the sea The Germans, however, claim to havo hit two de stroyers and their convoy, tho latter being sot aflro. Tho British ships remained in the vicinity for thrco hours without be ing attacked fiy any surface warships, and picked up throe of tho seeu pilots and their planes. The others wero picked up by submarines, but their machines were sunk. Command er Hewett, it is thought, was drowned Hill to Abandon? Naco. Washington, D. C Secretary Bry an has received word that tho jilau proposed by Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, for the prevention of ilrjng into American territory along tho Mexican border, had been agreed upon by all factions. Enrique C Llorente, Washington agent of the Gultcrrez government, of which Gen eral Mnytorena at Naco Is a sup porter, was advised that tho latter had accepted tho plan suggested by General Scott. It provides that Gen oral Hill of tho Carranza forces should abandon Naco and he permit ted to go unmolested to Agua Prieta, already hold by a portion of his troops. General Muytorenn, who has withdrawn his forces southward from Naco, would agree not to occup Naco, Sonora, which would thence forth become absolutely neutral. Withdrawal of Troops Soon. Denver, Colo. Tho gradual with drawal of federal troops from the Colorado coal fields, where they have been on strike duty since last April, will begin tills week, according to Governor AmmoiiB, who with Gov ornor-clect Carlson returned from Washington after a conference with President Wilson on the Colorado Industrial situation. The soldiers sta tioned in Itoutt county will bo the first to go, he snld, and they will he followed by the troops In Boulder county, Weld and Fremont counties Governor Amnions intimated that somo time might elapse before all of tho federal forces wero taken from Las Animas and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado, tho center of disturbances during tho recent coal strike. Autos to Chase Yeggs. ' Seattle, Wash. In nn effort to stop increasing activity of highway men and safe-blowers, Chief of Po lire Louis Lung has ordered six auto mobiles equipped with shotguns 'for uso in chasing flcoing criminals. The ordor is tho direct result of an In effective pistol battlo between two safe blowers and a squad of police men. Tho fugitives wero wounded, but tho bullets failed to stop tho men and they aro still at liberty. Big French Contract. Fort Smith, Ark. Thrco hundred wngon makers will bo re-employed on a largo contract for tho French gov ernment. This announcement was mado by a local company. , Utah Pioneer Dead. Salt Lako City, Utah. Aaron Key ser, well known Utah capitalist Btockman nnd pioneer, died at his homo hero. He enme to Utah in 1870 and was identified with many Indus tries. Mr. Keyser wns born in Bel vedler, N. J.. In August, 1S29 Partly Demobollzed. Paris. Tho Swiss government has decided to order a partial demoboliza Hon, according to a Berne correspond put. who says that 250,000 men will bo released from duty C0HDEHSED HEWS OF INTEREST TO ALL. Tho town of Tnlmnge has Bigned for Its first Chautauqua. A poultry show will be held at HolJ drego January 12 to 15. Tho McCook Gazctto has installed a new linotype machlno. About 1,200 ballots wero cast by mail ut tho last election. Seward had tag day last week to provide for the unfortunate ones. Horse disease in Cnss county ha& carried off $10,000 worth of animals. Tho Wynioro pot and live stock; show was held December 21 and 21. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dow of To cumseh celebrated their golden wed ding. Citizens of York contributed 285 Backs of flour toward tho relief of the Belgians. Ernest Gillette, Janitor of Kearney court house, hus lmenteil a new dan delion rake. Fully 200 were present nt the dedi cation banquet of the new $20,000 de pot at Curtis. Tho contract for the new $20,000 city hall and auditorium at Genova has been let. Fifty-ono Hastings families who went to Colorado beet fields last sum mer, havo returned. The third annual corn show and ed ucational exhibit closed at Seward after a nuccessful week. Plans for a new armory building to be erected at Hastings, aro being drawn by an architect. W. II. Shilvers, 79, died recently at Plalnviow. He homesteaded where tho town of Plalnview is In 1S51. Dollar wheat prevails at almost every elevator In the state and farm ers are rushing in their crops. Fire, originating from a defectivo flue, completely destroyed the Odd Fellows' building nt Humboldt. Four barrels of rabbits, caught in a drive by Chapman fanners, havo been turned over to Grand Island poor. Tho new Christian church, which was built at Sutherland last fall at a. cost of $3,500, has been dedicated. Tho state legislature will be asked' for an appropriation for an armory at Beatrice, by Major Holllngsworth. The Rock Island depot at Virginia, fifteen miles east of Beatrice, was de stroyed by lire, recently, with all its contents. Tho number of silos in Dawes county has been doubled this year. A sfl3 .day was observed by many of tho farniorsr ' . -- ,, Superintendent Fast of the institu tion for feeble-minded at Beatrice, in his annual report favors more ex tenslvo training. Frank Rustler of Lushton had his right arm badly mangled by getting it caught in a corn shellcr. Amputation: will be necessary. David Fountain, held for murder at Sacramento, Cal., may bo the man who killed Goldie Williams at Grand Island three years ago. j Mr. and Mrs. David Reese of Co lumbus became the parents of their nineteenth child recently. Of tho nineteen ten are living. "This is the worst crime in all his tory, even than that of the European war." This was the statement of Adam Lcglar in district court at Hastings when Judge Duncan granted Mrs. Leglar a divorce and $1,200 ali mony. Mrs. R. D. Hlckard, who recently lost her purse containing two dia mond earrings and a gold watch while en' route from Beatrice to Hastings, received tho Jewels by mail a few days ago. They wero valued at $4,200. John C. Byrnes of Columbus, chair man of tho democratic state central committee in 1909, 1910 and 1911, was recommended to President Wilson by Sdnntor Hitchcock ns internal rove, nue collector for Nebraska to suc ceed Itoss Hammond of Fremont. President J. A. Ollls and Secretary II J. Gramllch of the Nebraska Im proved Live Stock Breeders associa tion have announced an important se ries of programs for tho livo stock section of organized agriculture. These meetings will bo hold In Lincoln, January 18-23. Ono of the Christmns presents which enme to Governor Morehcad was a largo oil painting of a buffalo cow and her calf, showing a charac teristic western scene, with a light mantle of snow on the earth, and mountains in the background. The gift came from Miles J. Maryott of Oshkosh, who made tho picture. Permission of the stato military board will, bo given tho Fourth regi ment baud of Omaha to mako a con cert tour over the state. According to Information given to General Hall, tho tour will Include the main towns and cities where national guard com panies nre located. It is believed that the trip can be made a success from the standpoint of bringing guardsmen and the public closer together Overruling a demurrer In the suit in which J. B. O'Connor asks for the possession of John O'Connor's body "to give It decent burial," Judge Dun can of Hastings granted thirty days for Undertaker Livingston to 'show cause why tho petition shall not be granted With practically a whole year gono by sinco the electric light, power nnd heat rates of tho Hastings municipal plant woro cut fifty per cent. Mayor Ingrahum as well as Light Commis sioner Cioyd nro positive that other cuts will be possible within the early future .