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Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to tho
General Readers.
WAR NEWS.
Italy" ha3 stopped railway freight
traffic with Germany by way of Switz
erland, according to a nows agency
dispatch,
It Is said that tho Russian In tho
six month slego of tho Przemysl fort
ress lost In killed and wounded over
150,000 men.
A semi-official communication from
Germany asserts that thero aro now
In that country as prisoners 801,000
enlisted men and over 9,000 officers.
Swiss mothers havo been scon to
half strip their own chlldron in tho
railway station at Schaffhouso In
order to glvo needed articles of
clothing to French boys and old men
and women arriving there.
Two hundred thousand Russian
troops and many batteries of new ar
tillery wero roloascd for tho Cracow
and Hungarian campaigns by the sur
render of Przemysl, when 119,602
Austrlans laid down their arms.
British air raiders, according to an
official statement from London, suc
ceeded In damaging two submarines
tinder construction by tho Germans at
Hoboken, near Antwerp, and to have
done damagealso to tho plant, which
formerly was the property of a British
company.
A dispatch from Cracow says that
In Gallcla alono 800,000 horses, 500,
000 cattle and all provisions havo
been taken by the Russians, who de
stroyed 250 villages and damaged
6,000 others. In Poland, tho Cracow
correspondent estimated the Russians
destroyed 200 cities and 9,000 villages.
GENERAL.
A United States warship will carry
money to Yucatan to flnanco tho
movement of tho Mexican hemp crop.
Tse-Nc-Gat, leader of Piute uprising,
turned over to United States marshal
in Utahf will be trl,ed at Denver for
.Murder of a Mexican sheep herder.
Flfty-slx dead and twenty-two In
jured was tho latest official estimate
made of casualties in tho avalanche
disaster at tho minors' camp at tho
Drlfiinnln mlnna llmltn,! nn
Bound,' twenty-five miles north of Van
couver, B. C.
C. B. Oldfield, railway mall clerk,
charged with having stolen $25,000, of
which $2,000 in $20 bills were scat
tered when tho roof was blown off
a Leavenworth building. Oldfleld's
purchase of a $0,000 homo resulted in
his arrest at Kansas City.
A plan to raise a $1,000,000 fund In
1917 in celebration of th,e four
hundreth anniversary of tho begin
ning of the reformation by Martin
Luther waa .formulated at York, Pa.,
at. a conference- of clergymen and lay
men of the Lutheran church.
Alexander Robertson was appoint
ed vice president of the Missouri Pa
cific Iron Mountain system, in charge
of operations. He succeeds E. J.
Pearson, who has resigned to accept
.a similar position with tho Texas &
Pacific. Ho started his railway career
as a brakoman in 1885.
Laden with nearly 1,000,000 buBhels
of grain, four Bteamships left Port
land, Mo., for porta in England, Italy
and Holland. They were, the 'irish
man, for Liverpool; Bradford, for an
Italian port, and tho Randwyk and
tho Belgian Relief commission steam
er, Capo Ortegal, for Rotterdam.
"Greed is tho causo of the present
war in Europe. Greed is all to blame
for child labor," declared Congress
man Charles O. Lobcck in an address
before members of the Nebraska
child labor committee at their annual
meeting at Omaha where tho exhibit
of the national child labor organlza
lion Is on display.
The Young nonpartisan bill, which
-would eliminate party lines In state
elections, was passed by the Califor
nia asesmbly at Sacramento. Tho
measure is urged by Governor John-'
on. It now goes to tho senate.
Governor Georgo A. Carlson of Col
orado has recolved from Governor
Jolm H. Morohead of Nebraska a pro
test against tho Colorado quarantine
prohibiting tho shipment of live stock
into Colorado from Mexlxco, Can
ada and Eastern states.
Tho fate of former Police Llouten
nnt Charles Becker, who twlco has
been sentenced to bo electrocuted for
Instigating the murder of Herman Ro
senthal, now rests with tho court of
appeals.
Tho total attomlanco at tho Pann-uia-aclriu
exposition at San Fran
cisco, as announced for tho first four
weeks, wa3 1,859,824, an average of
approximately G6.400 a day. This is
said to exceed tho atteudauco at any
provlous exposition.
Tho Japanoso steamship Kakushlka
Maru is duo at Soattlo from Kobo in a
few days with tho first full cargo of
Manchurlan corn over borno across
tho Pnclfic, amounting to 5,000 tons.
It will bo used In tho manufacture of
stock food.
Two years in MoundBvlllo, W. Va.,
penitentiary and a Hno of $3,000 was
tho sentenco Imposod at Toledo by
Federal Judgo Kllltts on John J. Shea,
convicted six weeks ago on u charge
of defrauding two farmers in a wire
tapping schomo.
Three Chicago girls, Ruth Hnrsley,
Maudo Brideson and Ethel Rockwell,
who left Chicago on March 19 to
walk to tho San Francisco exposi
tion, left Cedar Rapids, la., for Belle
Plain after spending tho night wltli
the police matron at Cedar Rapids.
"Freshmen and sophomoro- years In
college should be given to tho high
schools, thus cutting the collego
courses to two years," Prof. Charles
H. Judd of tho University of Chicago
told 200 Kansas high school teachers
at their nnnual meeting at tho Uni
versity of Knnsas.
An Inheritance tax of $313,015 must
be paid by Mrs. Anna L. Sears, widow
of Richard W. Soars. Mrs. Soars was
tho solo legatee of tho $15,000,000
estato left her by her husband, who
died last Septombor. Mr. Sears wab
ono of tho founders of Sears, Roc
buck & Co., of Chicago.
A good Illustration of tho prosperi
ty being enjoyed In tho middle west
is shown In the list of new buildings
assured for Omaha this year. Nino
new buildings aro to bo erected at a
cost of over three million dollars. Tho
First National bank building, a
twelve story structure, to cost $500,
000 Is ono of tho largest.
Women opposed to woman suffrage
In the states of Now York, New Jor
soy, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
passed a resolution at a conference
hold at New York, calling upon wo
men In tho four states "to bend every
effort to so decisively defeat votes
for women at the polls this autumn
that the citizens of these states will
bo relieved of this annoying agitation."
WASHINGTON.
War's continued demand on Ameri
can granaries was shown In a com
merce department report of a single
salo of flour to continental Europe,
which required 512,000 bushels of
wheat for Us production. '
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance commlttco took Issuo with
l-prospects of a largo treasury deficit
in a statement saying his investiga
tions at the treasury havo convinced
him the deficit will not exceed $26,
000.000. State department officials havo now
gathered practically all the data
sought by them preparatory to re
questing Germany to make reparation
for the sinking of tho American ship,
William P. Frye and cargo, by tho
Prlnz Eltol Freldrlch.
President Wilson has ordered that
after North and South Dakota havo
made certain selections 39,000 North
Dakota and 47,000 South Dakota acres
of the Standing Rock Indian reserva
tion bo opened to entry under tho
homestead laws.
Massacre of foreign missionaries
and native Christians in northwest
ern Persia Is causing this govenr
nient solrous concern. Secretary
Bryan has cabled Ambassador Mot
genthau at Constantinople to domand
protection of Am el roan Interests.
Complaint of tho Northern Pino
Manufacturers' association that tho
Chicago & Northwestern and other
railroads chargo unreasonable rates
on lumber from producing points in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
to points in Iowa, Nebraska and Mis
Eourl has been dismissed by tho In
terstate Commerce commission,
Senator Pomerono of Ohio, who
has been one of tho active advocates
of prompt passage of a presidential
primary bill In order that tho candi
dates in 1916 might be choseh under
It, announced recently that ho had
reached the conclusion "with very
great regret" that congress has no
power to provide for a presidential
primary and that tho constitution
must bo amended or tho subject left
entirely to tho states.
President Wilson declared recently
that tho only definite thing that could
bo said at this tlmo on tho Japanese
Chinese negotiations was that tho
United States had addressed an In
quiry to Japan concerning her de
mands on China.
Saving of $500,000 to tho govern
ment through tho securing of real
competitive bids was announced by
Secretary Daniels In making public
awards of contracts for tho battleship
California.
HOUSE FAVORS PLAN
COMMI8SION FORM FOR THE
COUNTIES ENDORSED.
TO DE VOTEO ON DY PEOPLE
Measure Provides for Three Members,
Executive, Auditor and. High
way Commissioner.
Lincoln. Tho commission form of
government as applied to counties
received tho indorsement of tho low
er legislative branch. It approved in
commlttco of tho whole and sent to
third reading tho bill on that Bubject.
Under this act it will bo optional with
tho people of any county whothor or
not tho commission plan shall bo
adopted. Tho question is to bo sub
mitted whenever 25 per cent of tho
Voters petition for it.
Tho measure provides for a county
commission pf throe members, ono
to bo designated the executive, anoth
er the auditor and tho third highway
commissioner. They will bo tho only
elective county officers,, except Judge
and superintendents, wlllch aro to re
main Independent of the county com
mission. Tho executive Is to be chairman
and tho auditor cl6rk of the com
mission. All aro made subject to re
call. Tho initiative and referendum
aro also provided for. Tho bill ap
plies to nil countleB In tho state, but
It will not become effective In any
county until tho voters havo adopted
IL
Salaries range from $600, In coun
ties of less than 2,000 population, to
$3,000 per year In large counties.
To Protsct Papers.
Tho Richmond bill relieving news
paper publishers from liability under
tho libel law, save for actual dam
ages, where a reaction Is demanded
and published, passed the houso by a
vote of 51 to 4 The measure haB
tho backing of tho State Press asso
ciation and is generally Indorsed by
newspapers of tho state.
"Billy" Chambers' dream of a now
state capltol building went up In
smoke when his bill providing for tho
erection' of a new capltol with tho
proceeds from a four-year mill levy
was postponed.
Want Stockmen Reimbursed.
A resolution was adopted In tho
houso expressing tho sense of tho
chamber that an emergency appro
priation bill should bo proposed to the
legislature by Governor Morehead to
reimburse owners of cattlo which may
be afflicted with foot and mouth dls
easo and killed by tho order of tho
Live Stock Sanitary .board.
Hunter Petitions for Pay.
Fifty members of tho lower house
have signed a petition pledging them
selves to stay in Lincoln until the
minute of final adjournment If the
salary warrants would only bo dis
tributed. Speaker Jackson is with
holding the warrants in order to hold
tho solons until tho finish.
Governor Sends In a Bill to House.
Governor Morohead sent a bill to
the legislature which was introduced
in tho houso as an emergency meas
ure. It makds i unlawful for anyone
to drive moro than thirty head of cat
tlo or horses over a bridge at one
time.
Railroad Trespass Bill Advanced.
Tho senate advanced the railroad
trespass bill to third reading, after
amending it so as to make It apply
only to cities and towns. It provides
La penalty for walking on the right-of-
way, and Is part of tho general "saftey
first" campaign.
No Historical Building.
Among the bills slated for tho leg
islative graveyard Is tho ono provid
ing for supreme court, library and his.
torlcal building. Tho two bills pro
posing appropriations for a state
printing plant aro scheduled for tho
same fato.
Pension Bill Signed.
Governor Morehead has signed tho
Beat bill, providing pensions to par
ents of chijdren ,who aro dopondent
without tho present rod tape under
tho existing law.
Valentine Provided for.
Provision for tho maintenance of
tho state agricultural experiment sta
tion at Valontlne was made by tho
houso after the Item had boon strick
en out by tho flnanco committee.
Bridge Appropriation Cut.
A state brldgo appropriation of
$100,000 for tho coming two years, In
stead of $185,000, has been recom
mended by tho houso finance com
mittee. .
Pure Ice MeasurePasse8.
Tho pure lco bill, S. F. No. 19, has
passed tho senate. Tho vote was 18
to 13 against. Tho measuro makes
It a misdemeanor to soil Impuro ico
for domestic uso.
Publishes Personal Tax List.
Tho RIchmond-Broono bill, provid
ing for an annual publication of per
sonal tax lists In newspapers, has
passed tho houso by a voto of 58 to
35. Tho general deficiencies bill,
house roll No. 752, has also boon
passed.
POLLS OPEN TILL 8 O'CLOCK
New Election Bill Now Lacks Only'
Governor's Signature to Make
it a Law.
Tho now election law Is assured If
Govornor Morohead nttachos his Big
naturo, Uio measure, II. R. 200 hav
ing passed, tho ecnato last woek. Tho
measuro provides for holding open tho
polls for tho election as at tho. pri
mary, from 8 in tho morning until 8
in tho evening. . Voters at tho pri
mary who aro lnsido tho voting placo
or who nro In lino waiting to voto at
8 o'clock, will bp permitted to vote
in tho primary, but tho samo rulo
doesv not apply In tho regular elec
tion. Phelps, Kearney, Gosper and Fron
tier counties won out against otlioi
counties north of tho Platto in the
fight ovpr S. F. 16G, tho Graco-Bushoo
Irrigation bill, providing for tho stor
ago of flood or unused waters from
the Platto river, to bo utilized in the
spring of tho year for wotting tho Bub
boII In tho four counties named. Tho
bill has boon recommended for pass'
ngo as It came from tho senate.
Opponents of tho measuro say that
It will annul th6 rights of tho Irriga
tion districts In wcBtorn Nobraskn
which havo not heretofore been using
all the water that they aro allowed to
tako under their respective appropria
tions. Tho effect of tho bill, thoy say,
Is that all unused water will revert to
tho United States government. This
Includes lurgo quantities of seepage
waters from tho Scottbluff country.
Tho new and t comprehensive auto
mobile registration law, Jerked back
from tho commltteo of tho wholo In
the senate for specific amendment,
haB been reported out again with
several changes. The secretary of
stato's fco Is reduced from 50 to 25
cents. This Is to tako caro of tho
number, tho law requiring a new ono
each year. The bill has passed tho
houso and will probably pass tho son
ato without opposition In Its now
form.
Ono-fourth of tho bills lntroducod In
tho state senate havo been killed by
that body, while nearly one-half al
ready passed. The balance aro In tho
handB of the commlttoes or on Uio
general, sifting or third rending files.
Ono hundred and ninety-four houso
bills havo been sent to tho upper
.body, of which one-fourth havo been
passed and only four killed. Tho
rest aro reposing In tho hands of tho
committees or are . on the files.
Ten moro appropriation bills wero
killed In tho houso, among them aro.
tho $80,000 appropriation for a hog
barn at tho state fair grounds, tho
$3,000 appropriation for a garage at
tho governor's mansion, the Bloom
field oil test appropriation of $5,000,
tho emigrant trail blH and the state
Institutional land survey bill, and tho
consolidation bill nffoctlng tho state
engineer's offlco and tho physical val
uation department of tho stato railway
commission. Tho stnto-ald brldgo law
was also so amended that appropria
tions out of that fund will only bo
about half aB largo during tho coming
two years as they havo been for tho
past blcnnlum.
Senate fllo 6, tho bill to permit the
Omaha Water board to go Into tho
lighting buslnoss, with an araendmont
to tho bill providing for tho appraisal
of tho plant of tho Omaha lighting
company, passed tho houso.
A Benato standing committee killed
the antl-tlpping bill and thus ondod
tho legfslatlvo career of that measuro.
It is understood that no fight will bo
put up in favor of overturning tho
committee report.
A pair qf bills consolidating the fire
commission with tho labor commission
and the hotel commission. and tho
food 'commission, havo passod tho
house.
Tho monthly bulletin of tho Colo
rado national guard comments upon
tho troubles of tho Nebraska guard,
tho sister organization, and at tho
same tlmo felicitates itsolf that tho
Colorado guard Is supported by a poll
tax that brings to it about $75,000 a
year, or neaTly twlco as much as the
bouse proposes' to glvo tho Nebraska
guard for two yea 3.
'Appropriation of approximately $1,
200,000 for tho University of Nebras
ka maintenance and salaries for tho
next two years and $535,000 for tho
four stato normals wore approved by
tho houso. An effort to securo suf
ficient money for new building at
tho Wayno and Kearnoy normal
schools failed.
Its temper up over alleged procras
tination of tho houso, tho senate re.
fused to accept tho report of tho Joint
adjournment committee calling for an
end on April C. "Wo'll stay hero till
June, if necessary," was tho sentl
ment expressed In speeches by scl
eral senators.
Tho houso killed tho Barrett bill, II.
R. 340, for a constitutional amend
ment Increasing tho terms of stato of
ficers and members of tho legislature
to four years, also Increasing tho sal.
arles of legislators from $600 to $1,000
and providing for quadronnlal Instead
of biennial sessions.
Tho senate passod tho Richmond
bill,-providing that a petition of 00
per cent of tho' voters of Uio county
may bo secured to authorize a bond
Ibbuo for a courthouse or Jail instead
of holding an election.
HOW TO CARRY LIVE
Right and Wrong Way
"A bird In tho hand" Is nn ancient
phrase but It makes a lot of differ
ence how tho bird is handled. Espe
cially Is this truo wjth tho poultrymnn
who brecdB nny of tho heavier strains
of hens, duckB and gceso. It is Just
as easy to carry n fowl properly, and
much safer and wiser bosldcs. Hero
aro a fow suggestions by J. G. Hnlpln,
Bccrotary of tho Wisconsin Poultry as
sociation: Carry a duck by tho neck ns Indi
cated in tho picture. Don't grnb It by
tho wing or tho feet. Ducks, llko pup
pies, can stand being handled by tho
scruff of tho neck hotter than to havo
their weight suspended from ono wing
or their feet, which aro rathar frail.
Pokln, Rouen and Aylesbury ducka and
It :.v-.-
Right and Wrong Way
HOUSE FOR GROWING CHICKS
Cane Should Be Taken to See That the
Little Fellows Have Coops of
Proper Size.
As the chlcka Increaso In stzc, caro
should be taken to sco that they havo
the right accommodations; thoy grow
rapidly, and a coop that haB been
largo enough for them when young
soon becomes too small. Tho chicks
at this tlmo do not requlro tho close
caro that they did when younger, and
so this danger may bo overlooked, In
which caso ill hoalth, malformations
and stunted growth among Individuals
will probably result.
Tho writer has found that tho best
way to overcome this -difficulty is to
havo larger coops of brood houses to
roplaco tho smaller coops; theso aro
mado big enough to accommodate two
or threo broods of tho growing chicks,
says a- writer in an exchange. Threo-
fourths of tho front, this being tho
upper section, Is covered with mesh
wlro dotting, to allow of plenty of
fresh air; but tho back and sides aro
closed, so thero can bo no drafts.
A small door Is provided In tho
front of tho coop for tho purpose of
shutting up tho chlckB at night. This
saves tho trouble of closing two or
throe coops, as would bo necessary if
a larger coop wero not used.
SOUND ADVICE FROM MAINE
Pertinent Remarks From Experiment
Station on Poultry House Hy
giene and Sanitation.
Tho Maine oxperlment station, In a
very excollent bulletin on "Poultry
DIfloasos and Their Treatment,"
makes somo very pertinent romarks
about poultry houso hygiene and sani
tation, In which tho spraying machlno
finds a use.
Tho thing of paramount lmportanco
in the hygienic housing of poultry is
cleanliness. By this is meant not
merely plain, ordinary cloanlngup, In
tho housowlfo sense, but also bac
teriological cleaning up; that Is, dis
infection. All buildings and structures of what
ever kind in which poultry aro housod
during any part of their lives should
bo subjected to a most thorough and
searching clcantng and disinfection at
least onco a jcar. This cleaning up
should naturally como for each differ
ent structure at a tlmo which Just pre
cedes tho putting of now stock into
thloBtritAMre.
Select for Hardiness.
Selecting for hardiness should be
tho main object, health and vigor to
bo given tho prefcrenco In soloctlng
each individual. Tho weakest and
most usoless of a flock should bo
weeded out as soon as possible.
Proud of His Job.
An old rooster will settle tho scraps
among a pen of cockerels and appear
proud to do It
POULTRY PROPERLY
of Carrying a Duck.
all such heavy market types Bhould-always
bo handled In this manner by
careful poultrymen.
Heavy hens with full crops should
novcr bo seized by tho legs and swung
head down. Neither should they bo
tilted up In tho clumsy way shown in
tho picture. Thoy should bo bo grasped
that their wings aro confined closely
and securely under tho arm of tho per
bou carrying them, but abovo all
things an easy and natural position
means moro comfort nnd less strug
gling and injury to tho bird and pos
sibly tho man as well. Flopping wings
and scratching claws often do harm to
human skin nnd oyos. A llttlo carofuh
handling will do away with this dan
ger. of Carrying a Hen.
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Thorough Overhauling Needed to De
stroy Lice and Mites Whitewash
ing Is Recommended.
To get rid of llco and mites and stay
rid of them tho poultry houses must
bo kopt clean. Tako out tho roosts,
nest boxes, dropping boards and other
fixtures and givo tho houses a thor
oughly good whitewashing. Got it into
tho cracks, for that's wboro tho mites
stay, when thoy are not on tho hens.
Paint tho roosts, nest boxes and other
fixtures with keroseno before putting
thorn back. If crudo carbolic acid is
added to tho whitowash and keroseno
It will bo bo much worso for tho ver
min. Uso It at tho rato of about a pint
to flvo gallons of whitowash, and about
tho samo amount to a gallon of kero
sene. If tho houso has a wood flooi
scattor air-slaked lime over it and
sweep it well into tho cracks. Don't
uso froBh llmo, becauso tho hens may
pick Bomo of it up and It might kill
them.
This thorough overhauling of the
hen houses should bo ropoatod at in
tervals of a month or bo until thover-
mln aro destroyed. And it should bo
dono throo or four times a year any
how, becauso llco and mites will get
Into a hen house if it Is neglected.
Swallows going in and out of tho
houses provldo ono source of "infec
tion." LURE OF POULTRY INDUSTRY
Caro of Birds Is Inherent and Attrac
tive to Wealthy People as Well
as the Poorest.
Thero is something in tho caro of
birds, from a canary to a goose or It
may be even nn ostrich that attracts
pooplo. Why, wo cannot tell. It la
Btmply inherent and is attractive to
all kinds of peoplo, and this is why
poultry raising is taken up by tho rich
man as an agreeable way to invest
money and Bomo of his tlmo, and tho
business and professional men an an
exhilarating change from tholr respec
tive duties, and aftor a tlmo a sourco
of profit. Tho poultry industry ia a
groat proposition today. Somo writer
declares that our emblem should bo
tho "IndUBtrlouB Hen," not tho "War
llko Eaglo." But, after all, bo tho
poultry keeper a wealthy man of
lctsuro or a washerwoman with a
back yard scarcely largo enough to
hold her vnshtub and her poultry, tho
keeping of poultry resolves usolf at
last Into tho ordinary ovory-day busi
ness of keeping aright, buying and
selling, if thero bo any progress com
nected with it and thoro Bhould bo.
Warm Nest Is Best.
A warm sheltered nest adds much
to tho chances of tho early sitter hatch
Ins well.
Please the Customers.
Study tho wants of each customed,
and plan to meet them.