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THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. EPITOME OF EVENTS PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO MANY SUBJECTS. ABE SHORT BUT INTERESTING Brief Mention of What Is Transpiring In Various. Sections of Our Own and Foreign Countries. WAR NEWS. Tho Gorman bombardment of tho Jtusslan positions at Ossowotz, lu Ilussian Poland, has been definitely Abandoned. A concentration of TurklBh troops t Adrlnnople, tho nearest Important Turkish town to tho Bulgarian fron tier, Is Interpreted In Sofia as a Tur kish precautionary measure In tho, ovent of war with Burgarla. Twenty great battlo ships, clghl powerful cruisers and a land forco, estimated at from 40,000 to G0.000 are concentrating at tho entranco of tho Dardanelles for a grand assault upon tho Ottoman defenses, according to Athens dispatches. All tho Alptno troops of tho first category, born in 1883, havo been called to tho colors by tho Italian War department for forty-flvo days. Tho official military Journal also calls to tho colors all artillery and engineer reserve officers for sixty days from April 16. Germany has agreed to throw open lier military prison camps for an In spection by an American commission. United States Ambassador Gerard an nounced. England is understood to havo accepted the same offer, and tho trips of Inspection aro to begin Imme diately upon tho arrival of tho com mission in Europe. "So seriously has tho liquor traffic Interfered with the successful prose cution of tho war that King George of England has offered to cease the use of any alcoholic liquors and to forbid drinking In the royal house hold, If tho government considers that Ills example would havo any effect upon British workmen. Fast and powerful submarines of the German navy havo torpedoed two more British steamers in tho waters adjacent to tho British coast. Both steamers, tho Falaba and Agullla, took to flight at tho sight of the subma rines, but were speedily overhauled, with tho result that both vessels were sent to tho bottom, with a loss of life estimated at between 140 and 150. n 11 GENERAL. Chllo and Urugay havo signed a peace treaty. Threo thousand union palnterB and decorators of Chicago aro on Btrlko. . Former Governor Hodges of Kan sas will lecturo on prohibition in Aus tralia in 1916. An uprising in Nlcarague, fomented by Gen. Julian Irlas, minister of war under tho Zel'ya regime, has been put down by the government More than 6,000 Polish relief badges were sold on tho streets of Omaha by fifty-two young women. Tho "tag day" netted $770 for tho relief of tho war sufferers In Poland. Officials of tho Now York Contral railroad announced that tho Chicago Gary clearing yards, described aa "tho largest railroad yards In tho world," and designed to handle 35,000 cars, will bo built at Miller, Ind, Just enst of Gary. Tho nomination of Colonel William Hayward qf New York, formerly of Nebraska, as a member of tho Down State Public Service commission, was Bent to tho Now York senate at Al bany by Governor Whitman and re ierred to tho finance committee. Wlion Cornelius Valkhoff went out to his rabbit hutch In Lob Angek-B, to procure a haro for a birthday dinner ho stepped into a water puddle as ho touched tho latch of tho hutch gate and fell dead. An electric cable lead ing to a nearby crematory had broken during tho night and turned its 2,200 volt current Into tho wlro fence sur rounding tho hutch. Later two othors were killod and threo injured. National prohibition in tho United States within fivo years, If not sooner, will result from England's movement for prohibition whllo tho war lasts, said Senator sneparu. "Freshmen and sophomore years In college should bo given to tho high schools, thUB cutting tho college courses to two years," Prof. Charles H. Judd of tho University of Chicago told 200 Kansns high Bchool teachers at their annual meeting at tho Unl verslty of Kansas. a General Vlctorlano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, and his family havo sailed from Cadiz, Spain, for Buenos Ayres, Argentina, according to a dlspath from the Fabra agency at Madrid. Tho Btato of Toxas Is BUlng Chica go packing houses, charging violation of anti-trust laws. Chile has accepted tho Invitation to take part In tho pan-American finan cial conforonco In Washington. Tho Standard Oil company of Now York announced a further reduction of 10 points In refined petrollum. A convention of women delegates from every state whore women have been enfranchised will bo held In San Francisco in September. Tho contennary of tho birth of Princo von Bismarck, Prussia's fam ous statesman, was colebrated with the utmost enthusiasm In tho Ger man capital. King George's orde.Mn-councll for bidding trading with tho Germans and Atistrians caused the failure of Bawo & Dottor, Limited, nn English corpo. ration in Now York, dealing In nnd manufacturing chlnawarc In Germany1 and Austria. Tho American government hn3 In formed Japan, according to Toklo re ports, that if Japan insists on the right to be consulted by China In tho selection of foreign advisers, It might bo a violation of tho sovereign ty of China. Thomas II. Matters, found guilty on nineteen counts in connection with tho wrecking of a national bank nt Sutton,, Nob., was sentenced to six years in tho Leavenworth, Kas., fed eral prison by Judge Frank A. Yoir- mans at Omaha. Two robbers entered the manufac turing Jowelry establishment of W. Bershteln in tho center of Philadel phia, covered tho proprietor and his brother with revolvers and took moro than $3,000 worth of jewelry. They escaped in an automobile A telegram was received by Gover nor Johnson of California from Secre tary of State Bryan containing repre sentations from the British ambassa dor concerning claims that British subjects, school teachers In Califor nia, had been denied their salaries becauso of non-cltlzenshlp. All aVJUUlUUULU 1U1 ilr lUltd IIUU. Governor Willis, the Ohio State Tax commission at Columbus removed all officials in charge of tho taxation machinery In tho olght'y-elght coun ties of tho state. Those removed are all democrats who were appointed under tho administration of Governor Cox. By a vote of 92 to 32 the lower house of tho legislature at Springfield, 111., defeated tho Kurtls' Joint resolu tion, which provided for submission to the eloctors of a proposition for tho holding of a constitutional con vention. Tho defeat means tho post ponement of tho question for at least two years. George Steel, discharged from a logging camp in Lewis county, Wash ington, several days ago, returned, shot and killed tho foreman, Joseph Stortz, and two other employes, fa tally1 wounded a fourth man and then dived Into tho woods, where ho killed himself. Ho is believed to have been Insane. WASHINGTON. Tho agricultural department has announced that thoro aro now no known cases of foot-and-mouth dls easo in the United States. It Is hop ed to lift tho quarantino soon. Attorney General Gregory has de cided that tho now seamen's law af fecting llfosavlng apparatus and other equipment on ships, will becomo ef fective for American ships on Novem ber 4, 1915, and for foreign ships on March 4, 1916. Plana for reorcanlzlnc tho arm? and laying before congress a basis for a permanent national military nollcv aro belnc worked out by tho genoral staff assisted by tho general officers of tho army, Secretary Garri son announced. Inasmuch as the desecration of the American Hag Hying above tho homo of John B. McManus, an American citizen, murdered in Mexico City, wbb tho act of lawless persons acting without authority, tho United States government has decided to make no demand for an apology. Secretary Daniels has awarded a medal of honor and $100 to Telesforo Trinidad, fireman, second class, lor heroism In rescuing two shipmates when flro room explosions on tho cruiser San Diego, off tho coast of Lower California last January, killed nine men and threatened tho lives of all aboard. Trinidad's homo is In Cavlto, P. I. Express rates on strawberries and cherries in carloads from points In Washington and Oregon to Helena, Butte. Great Falls and Bluings, Mont., wero found unreasonable and discriminatory by tho Interstate com merco commission. Two cents, instead of 5 cents, will hn the nostlnK rates on letters, begin nlng April 1, between tho United states and tho British colonleB of Bar bodoes and the Leeward' Islands In tho British West Indies, tho postoffico department announced. MERGER BILL WINS GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SIGNS GREATER OMAHA MEASURE UNIT VOTE ON THE QUESTION Special Election to Be Called By Gov ernor Within Sixty Days After Bill Is Signed. Lincoln. At 3:31 o'clock In tho afternoon of March 31. tho Omaha consolidation bill becamo a law. Tho measure was signed at that hour by Governor Morehcad, nnd as It car ried an emergency clause, beenmd effectlvo at onco. Tho governor will Issuo a proclamation calling for' tho consolidation election, as provided in tho Pnrrlott-Broomo amendment, which tho Iioubo tacked onto tho bill and which tho senato agreed to. Tho pen 'which tho executive used was given to tho Omaha Commercial club. Senate Favors Annexation Lincoln. By unanimous vote, tho senate concurred In tho house election amendment to Uio Omaha annexation bill. Tho action was unattended by a roll call or other evidences of excite ment. It enmo so suddenly and pass ed so quickly that fow senators and visitors behind tho lobby rail know what wns happening. When they found out that the last strictly legisla tive step in this Important measuro had been taken they were nearly pros trated. ! Lack of fight on the bill at tho laBt moment wns due, according to several senators, to tho gontloman's agree ment that tho Omaha charter bill, House Roll No. 137, now pending In tho senate, will bo amended so as to provide for a postponement of tho Omaha city election until nfter tho consolidation election can bo held. This will allow South Omaha, Dun dee nn.d Florence men to file for tho commission of Greater Omaha, and will nlso give residents of thdso cities and villages a chanco to voto on tho men who will run their government for tho coming three years. Wero tho Omaha city election hold as now pro vided they could neithor participate In tho nomination nor election of such, officials. Tho plan, according to nn amend ment reposing in Senator Qulnby's pocket, is to defer tho city election until Septembor or October. Ho wants to put that dato "at a safe distance past tho date for holding tho consoli dation election." Not less than thirty days from tho day when tho bill becomes a law and not moro than sixty days therefrom the governor shall call a special elec tion to bo participated In by Omaha, South Omaha, Dundee and Florenco for tho purposo of allowing tho peoplo to decide by voto whether tho threo latter cities shall becomo a part of Omaha. Should tho strip of land about four Mocks wide lying betweon Omaha and Benson bo made a part of tho city of Omaha by ordinance before tho elec tion, Benson shall bo included in tho election and in tho territory to bo at tached. Tho total voto of all tho cit ies combined Is to settlo tho matter for or against consolidation. One Million Less Stato appropriations for tho coming blennlum as approved by tho houso will bo moro than $1,000,000 less than thoso made tw oyears ago. Tho total will be about $6,850,000, compared to moro than $8,000,000 In 1913. The disposition of tho senato finance commltteo, however, is to Increaso tho appropriation considerably and when they aro reported to tho sen ate tho total number will bo at least $7,500,000. Tho house finance commltteo and members, however, aro dotormlned to keep tho appropriations ns low aB pos. Blblo and will resist any attompt at decided increases. Tho governor has signed appropria tion bills carrying $328,454, whllo tho appropriations that havo passed the houso aggregate $4,115,543. Thoso awaiting finnl -passago by the houso carry a total of $2,405,750. In addition to tho appropriation bills considered favorably bills aggro gating nearly $6,000,000 havo been killed In tho houso, where all appro priation measures must originate. Ap proprlation bills still pending prob ably will all bo killed. Tho Senato finance committee de cided in about five minutes to reject the provisions of the houso Btato nor mal school appropriation biU and sot aside tho full amount of tho levy, eomo $760,000, in a lump sum for tho board to spend. Tho houso reduced tho amount to $565,000 and deslgnatod how much each school should have. Jackson Allows Warrants. Speaker Jackson has lifted tho em bargo on members' salary warrants Little slips of groen paper, which In dlcated that $200 awaited tho bearer down In tho stato treasurer's offico wore uisiriuuteu. ino cmnargo was lifted because enough of tho members Blgned a papor agreeing to stay until tho last round was ovor to insure passage of bills by a majority. Tho speaker haB served In tho legislature before and was well awaro of tho hard work necessary to keep a quorum when tho timo comes to adjourn. m NEW LIBRARY STRUCTURE Houso Finance Committee Also Post pones Measure for Historical Society Building. Any action by tho present legisla ture to provldo for a now building in which tho Bupromo court, Btato library, and Btato historical society may bo adequately housed waa ren dered lmprobablo by tho filing of a report by tho finance commltteo of tho house, Indefinitely postponing houso roll 680, tho bill providing for a lovy of Yt mill for two years to croato a fund for that purposo. An attempt will probably bo inndo to roverso this action and bring tho bill out upon tho floor, but it appears to bo foredoomed "to failure. Tho finance commltteo nlso recommended for Indefinite post ponement tho Lanlgan bill, houso roll 546, appropriating tho sum of $125,000 to erect a stato library building on ground west of tho capltol square. .Direction of tho wind In tho stato senate as to appropriations was shown by lis action in almost unanimously advancing to third rending tho normal school appropriation bill hb amended. Tho amendment strikes out tho en tiro bill ns It left tho house, appro priating an estimated total of $530,000 piecemeal specifically among tho four normal schools, nnd In Its place tho senate provides for the old blanket ap propriation of 93 per cent of tho .85 mill levy. This blanket appropriation thus gives to tho normals tho surplus of tho lovy above $535,000, which amounts to- about $185,000 more Tho houso committee had gono on tho as sumption thrtt this surplus, unappro priated, would lapse back into tho gon oral fund. Kohl of Wayne, chairman of tho flananco committee, with many others, went on record lu tho course of tho debato on tho bill as unequivo cally In favor of liberal appropria tions for state institutions. Pigs from lmmuno sowb aro not al ways froe from tho liability of having cholera, according to tho department of animal pathology at tho University Farm. Some litter may bo farrowed In Infected pens and go past weaning time without becoming Infected, while others got cholera within two or threo weeks after farrowing. Tho pigs should bo closoly watched and If any shown signs or cnoiora moy should bo given serum alono. This will usually carry thorn well past weaning timo when they can be given tho simultaneous treatment. If tho herd seems to bo extraordinarily susclptlblo to cholera, however, It will bo necessary to glvo tho serum alono more than onco In order tx car ry them several weeks past woanlug. In Merrick county a cow testing association waa formed under tho di rection of tho county agricultural agont and tho dairy department of the University of Nebraska. Of tho 349 cows tested for profit in milk produc tion, 40 wero sold beforo a year's test could be completed, becauso they showed a Iosb In milk production. At tho end of tho year thero wore still cows showing a loss, and these were practically all disposed of. Tho proper distances each way bo- tween tho different orchard trees, ac cording to tho agricultural experi ment station, is as follows: Cherries and peaches, twenty foot; penrs, twenty to twonty-flvo foot; and apples thirty to forty feet oxcopt Whltnoy crab, Duchess and other upright grow ing varieties, which may bo planted but twonty-flvo feet apart Tho eight special appropriation bills backed by tho stato board of control wore advanced to third reading in tho house without sorlouB opposition. Ono bill sots aside $118,000 for estab lishing industries in tho Btato prison and will moan tho end of all contract labor there. Even Speaker Jackson was unablo to savo tho $80,000 appropriation for tho state fair hog barn in tho house last week. Tho bill was killod. Tho death of the hog barn appropriation apparently means tho death of tho $150,000 appropriation for a Hospital in Omaha. Tho prize fight bill Is likely to pass Into tho discard along with ten or more other bills now In tho hands of tho sifting committee. According to Representative William Chambers of Douglas, who sponsored tho bill, tho commltteo Is not In favor of report ing it. With two democrats voting ngalnst tho bill and ono republican voting for It, the senato passed tho public ware house bill. Tho measure was drafted by tho Joint agricultural committors of the house and tho senate and su persedes all pending bills along that lino. Tho house killed, by 51 to 32, tho bill exempting manufacturing concerns from tho present occupation tax. It was backed by manufacturers. Secretary of Stato Pool received $2,289.18 In fees and penalties during tho month of March. Tho largest Item was $1,470.55 for filing articles of In corporation, tho next largest, $441.10 for corporation permits Issued. Lie enuoB wore Issuod for 421 now motor cars and renewals for 1,385 cars. This money under tho present law stays with tho county treasurers WHITEWASH IS ESSENTIAL WITH POULTRY -- - - " Applying Whitewash by Whitewash Is ono of tho essentials of poultry success nnd chicken profits. Whitewash brlghtons up tho henhouso, and lots tho light into all of tho dark comers. And light is deadly to most parasites. Not only docs it lot in tho deadly light rays, fresh whitewash is in it self a strong insecticide. It makes llfo so lntolernblo to tho lice nnd mites that thoy aro compelled to leavo and tako up their quarters In some darker nnd moro favored abode. To mako a good whitownsh, add one-half bushel of salt in hot wator to one-half bushel of unslaked llmo, nlso in hot water. Mix tho two thorough ly and add threo pounds of rlco, boiled to a pasto. Add also ono-half pound of Spanish whiting and ono pound of dissolved glue. If It Is desired to In crease tho disinfecting power of tho PRACTICE ECONOMY IN FEED For Satisfactory Results One Must Feed Wheat, Corn and Oats Vegetables Help Out. Grain Is high In price for thoso who keep poultry and havo to buy their feed. It Is causing Bomo small brccdors some concern and tho question Is al ready being asked, "How can I econo mize In tho grain I feed to tho hehs?" It is not possiblo to economize much on grain to bo fed to poultry If you ox poet satisfactory results. Tho staples aro corn, wheat and oats, meat food, green food, grit, charcoal and oyster Bholls. These may bo varied and helped out by green-curod clover and alfalfa to bo fed after steaming, various vege tables to bo fed raw, and other vege tables to be fed cooked and mashed nnd mixed with ground grains, like po tatoes, turnips, etc., BayB a writer In an exchange. Theso vegetables can often bo purchased very cheaply from tho growers after thoy have sorted out tho markqtablo part. Cheap grains, Hko Bhrlyelod grain or sweepings, aro generally moro expensive In propor tion to tho nutriment contained than first-class grain. Our advice is, continue to feed good grain, if eggs aro expected, and econo mize in tho way it is fed. By this wo mean, do not give tho birds moro than they will clean up. Many breodors feed in a deep littor, and wo advocate this practlco, but thoro must not bo threo or four Inches of .grain and dirt under tho littor as wo havo seen in soma poultry houses. CARING FOR EGGS PROPERLY Ample Number of Nests With Good Supply of Nesting Material Should Be Aim of Poultryman. Poultry keepers may easily rcdnco tho number of dirty or soiled eggs and Iosbcs that result. First, an amplo number of nosts Is, of courso, neces sary, but an amplo number means no moro than, and probably not as much as, aro usually dlroctod by poultry writers. Laying houses aro, ns a rule, provided with enough nests, but where the keeper falls down Is In falling to supply enough nesting material and floor litter. Obviously, tho nesting material must bo clean, or tho oggs becomo soiled by contact, and It must bo sufficient In quantity, or tho eggs are often broken by dropping upon tho floor of tho noBt In houses whoro tho dropping boards aro abovo tho nosts, and tho custom is to sand tho boardB, small stones often drop into tho nest and breakage ro suits when newly laid eggs fall upon them. Tho condition of nests should bo noticed dally, and tho nesting ma torlnl replenished when necessary. An amplo and clean litter on the floor Is also very essential when an A-l clean prpduct is sought. Particu larly is this truo when tho hens aro allowed outdoors during wot weather., Tho littor acts as a "oot mat for tho lions on their way to tho nests. Best Exercise for Hens. ExerclBo 1b a flno tiling for laying hohs but it Is hard cn egg production when it Is takon in tho snow. It's much better to let the layers work u little In scratching among some litter for their food or Jumping for a pock at a vegetable hung Just abovo their heads in tho hen houso. Provide Plenty of Water. Tho poultry must have plenty of water. A thirsty hen will lay no opgs, and chicks deprived of water will get sick. Means of Spray Pump. mixture, add a quart of carbolic acid. Mix tho mass well with five gallons of water and let stand for five days beforo using. Tho best vny to apply tho white wash Is by means of a spray pump, such as Is used In orchards and in spraying potntoes. Uso aa flno a spray ob posBtblo, and uso forco enough to penetrate nil cracks and corners. Ap ply enough each timo to soak (nto tho wood well, an1 apply ofton enough to keep tho pests continually on tho movo awny from It. Whitewash is cheap. It can bo easily made and still moro easily ap plied. And It does tho parasites up In business. Whitewash yoUr hen houso today and keep it whitewashed from now on. An ounco of preven tion Is worth a pound of cur(! espe cially when it Is a high-priced euro. RAISING GEESE FOR MARKET All- Varieties Are Good Sitters and Only Ordinary Care Is Needed for Profitable Results. (By j. M. BENNINGTON.) Ganders should bo sold at four yoars of ago, as thoy bocomo cranky and un productive them. Thoro should bo ono .gander for ovory threo of four gcoso. Goeso should bo plucked about threo tlmos a year, and should yield nn average of ono pound of feathers for each bird. Tho foathors should bo pluckod when thoro 1b no blood in the end of tho quills, or when tho feathers come off without hard pulling. Almost all varieties of goeso aro good sitters and noed only ordinary precautions in sotting them to Insure favorablo results. Aftor laying a dozen eggs thoy foath- or their nests in a manner almost ldontical with that employed by their wild congeners, and at onco commenco tho duties of incubation. Aftor a fow day's trial tho oggs may bo glvon tho sitter, and little caro Is needod for tho noxt month, during which sho will sit quietly, provided sho 1b not too much annoyed and inter fered with. At tho end of tho month tho goslings will appear in good ohapo to begin life on their own account. For tho first day or two thoy require only the same dlot of boiled egg and bread crumbs ns chicks or any domes tic fowl receivo, with, perhaps, the addition of a little tender grass, cut line, on tho second day. In tho courso of a fow days thoy will become strong enough to commence investigation of tho near neighbor hood, and may bo transferred from the nest to a coop, slatted up so tho old gooso will bo confined whllo tho open ings betweon tho Bints will permit tho gosllngB to pass In and out frooly. When tho goslings appear to have gained sufficient strength for longer explorations, the mother may be given her liberty, when sho will lead hor flock all ovor tho pastures, and may be trusted to caro for them unassisted by her owner. Geese left at largo in thlB way will ttthrlvo and grow fat Blmply on what tboy can pick up suited to their taste on almost nny uncultivated meadow. Grass and various wild plants furnish their staple food from April until No vember, at which time their young aro ready for market. Goeso should bo fed like ducks, the animnl and vegetable food predominat ing, with a small proportion 6f grain food during the ralddlo of tho day. Mashes of bran and cornmeal, with cooked vegetables, should be fed morn ing and night. Grasses, groen rye and groen voko- tables will bo of advantago to tho birds. Color of Eggs. Tho eggs from fowls of tho Ameri can broeds Plymouth Rocks, Wyan dottes, in their varieties, and Rhodo Island Reds aro sometimes quite a dark browA, but tho eggs from aver age fowlB of theso broeds aro not deeply tinted, while practically all tho nonslttlng broeds Mlnorcas, Leg horns, Spanish, Polish, Hamburgs, Houdans, etc., lay white oggs, though occasionally some of thcao lay slightly tinted eggs. Discard Roupy Fowls. Often a roupy fowl, if it rocovers, la liable to bo attacked again. Fowls that have had tho roup should nover bo used for breeding stock, as tho weakness Is transmitted to tho offspring.