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Personal, Political. Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
WAR NEWS.
Tho lntorstato commerce commis
sion has suspended until November 6
proposed Incrcasod rates on carload
switching In South Omaha.
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The Austrian submarine U-F has
torpedoed and sunk the French cruis
er Leon Gambettu In the Ionian sea.
Reports say nearly tho entlro crow
of over 700 were drowned.
A German aeroplano lias attnekod
Nancy, France. Threo bombs were
dropped In tho conter of the city.
Three persons were killed and a num
ber of others were Injured seriously.
Tho resignation of William B. An
drews of Hastings, Neb., as auditor
of the treasury, has been accepted
and Sam Patterson of Arapahoo was
named as his successor, according to
reports.
Tho British government by an or
der in council lias commandeered the
whole meat carrying capacity of all
British steamships trading between
Europe and the Argentine and Uru
guayan republics.
Opposition to Italy's participation
In tho war Is expressed by Deputy
Fillppo Turati one of tho socia'-t
leaders, in a letter published at Mi
lan. Importance Is attached to Sig
nor Turati's letter as it is believed to
reflect the attitude of Italian so dal
les. ifhe Interior department has ren
dered a decision adverse to Mc
Cutcheon brothers, who claim ICO
acres of oil land in the Marcopa, Cal.,
Hold, estimated to bo worth $900,000.
The ruling is expected to affect
claims aggregating many millions.
Tho British chancellor of the ex
chequer has Introduced in the house
of commons his measures for con
trolling tho liquor traffic. These con
sist of proposals for doubling the
duty on spirits, quadrupling tho du
ties on wines and an increase in the
tax on beer.
GENERA I.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flo
rida was reflected president of the
Southern Commercial congress at
Muskogee, Okla.
A legal contest by tho owners of
tho Willard-Johnson fight films to
bring tho films into this country has
begun at Newark, N. J.
Tho Philadelphia Automobile club
has notified tho Omaha Automobile
club that all trans-continental tours
suggested by tho club had been map
ped through Omaha.
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Tho sum of $300,000 has been set
asldo as a pension fund for aged
Methodist ministers by the Methodist
Episcopal book concern at tho rpcont
conference at San Francisco.
Tho Intoroceanlc Canal company,
incorporated in 1900 with the object
of connecting tho Atlantic and Paci
fic by a canal through Nicaragua,
filed a certificate of dissolution at
Trenton, N. J. The company was a
$100,000,000 corporation. Its outstand
ing capital stock was $7,000.
Eighteen labor leaders and oighty
two Individuals and corporations aro
Involved in eight indictments charg
ing restraint, of trado through inter
fering with interstate shipments
which were returned before Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Landls In the
United States district court, at Chi
cago. The Dallas-Celilo canal was opened
at Big Eddy to navigation. It was
completed after ton years of work at
nn expenditure of $4,850,000 by tho
federal government and opens the Co
lumbia river to steamer traffic from
tho Pacific ocean to Priest Itaplds,
Wash., a distance of 450 miles, and to
Le'wiston, Idaho, on the Snako river,
a tributary of tho Columbia, 475
miles.
W. J. Nichols, former member of
tho North Carolina legislature, lost
his fight to prevent his return from
Kansas to South Carolina on a fed
eral Indictment in connection with
operation of a farm loan scheme.
Plerro M. Looker, former president
of thp Monaton Realty and Invest
ment corporation of New York, was
sentenced to servo a year and a day
in tho federal prison at Atlanta for
using tho mails to defraud investors
in his company.
Five thousand more mon were
added to tho list of 125,000 unemploy
ed In Chicago, when practically all of
tho eighty big lumber yards In tho
city closed, pending settlement of the
carpenter's' strike.
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Buckot shons In tho United States
will make $10,000,000 thld year if they
continue at tho present rate, accord
ing to tho report of a special cjm
raltteo of tho Now York" stock ox
change. Professors from tho principal col
leges and universities of tho United
States, attended tho dedication at
St. LouIb of tho three now buildings
of tho medical collego of Washington
university.
Dr. Simon Lexer, director of the
Rocekfellor institution, said in an ad
dress at the St. Louis City club that
tho time would come when city, state
and nation would havo to contrlbuto
to tho support of institutions of
medical research.
Joso Maytorona. Villa chieftain in
Sonorn, established an (mbargo or
tho export of all foodstuffs from
Sonoru. At the same time ho ordered
merchants at Nogales,' Sonora, to sell
bread for Villa currency on a parlt
with the price demanded In gold.
Tho report of T. R. Henahan, Colo
rado commissioner of mining, Issued
at Denver, shows that tho mineral
production 'of Colorado for tho yeni
1914 aggregates $34,258,779.19. The
production of gold was $21,233,174.07;
silver, $4,G17,402.3G; the total produc
tion of mineral In 1913 was worth
$34,839,577.49.
After describing the workings ol
the European cartel system of trade
organizations to members of tho In
dustrlal club of Chicago, at a banquet
at Chicago, Jqseph E. Davies, chair
man of tho "Federal Trade commis
sion, said: "It would bo a confession
of unfitness If this country should bo
unable to meet conditions such as
these In tho world trado." -
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SPORT1INQ
A bill legalizing horse racing in Illi
nois with bookmaklng included, was
favoarbly reported in tho Illinois
Mate senate.
Harry K. B. Davis of tho Presidio
Golf club, San Francisco, won tho
Panama-Pacific exposition golf cham
pionship at San Francisco by defeat
ing Helnrich Schmidt of tho Glare
mont Country club of Oakland, Cal.
Only Governor Ferris' signature is
needed to make a law of Senator
Faul's bill legalizing boxing contests
In Michigan under control' of a state
commission. The houso of repre
sentatives passed tho bill 55 to 40.
Bob Burnfiam won tho 200 milo
southwest sweepstakes automobile
road race at Oklahoma City, Okla.,
for a purse of $5,000. Ills time was
2 hours and 5C minutes, 3-5 seconds.
Dave Lowls was second and John
Raimey third.
The' Chicago Americans sold Out
fielder Larry Chappoll to the Milwau
kee American association base ball
team for a price said to bo ( $5,000.
Chappell was bought from Mllwaukeo
two years ago, tho prlco being report
ed to bo $18,000.
Admission to tho ball games in
Ijes Moines has been reduced to 25
rents for women. Tho mon will bo
forced to pay full price of 50 cents if
they wish to sit In tho grandstand.
The reduction is not in force on Sat
urdays and Sundays.
Grover C. Bergdoll of Philadelphia,
who drives an Edwin Special car of
299 Inches displacement, is tho first
entry received by the, Omaha Speed
way association for Its first annual
300-mile race, to bo held in that city,
July 5, for a purso of $15,000.
WASHINGTON.
Tho agricultural department has
removed all foot and mouth restric
tions through considerable Illinois,
Jowa, Kentucky, Michigan and Wis
consin areas. ,
Secretary Daniels has announced
tho appointment of Captain Wil
liam S. Benson to tho newly-created
post of chief of operations of tho
navy. Captain Benson now is com
mandant of the Philadelphia navy
yard.
Orders were Issued directing post
masters to issue to any applicant
without charging the usual feo mon
ey orders payablo to prisoners of war
in any country in the European con
flict. This Is In accordance with Tho
Hague convention, designed to amel
iorato tho condition of prisoners of
war.
Women labor problems, as they
arise in the immigration service, aro
to bo worked out by a woman. Presi
dent Wilson by oxecutlvo order
waived tho civil service requirements
and appointed Mrs. Lucy Jones Har
ris of Morganfield, Ky., to take up
the work in tho labor distribution
branch of the service in Now York.
Maps prepared by tho war college
showing tho war zones of Europo In
great dotall wore sent to the White
Houso for the president's conveni
ence. Up to the prosent tho progress
of tho war has been followed by tho
president with pins.
Comploto preliminary estimates
from all Internal rovenuo collection
districts received at tho Treasury
department Indicate that tho Indi
vidual and corporation Income tax
this year will probably exceed $80,-000,000.
TWO H BUILDINGS
UNI. REGENTS ORDER STRUC
TURES TO COST $400,000.
BESSEK HALL IS TO BE BUILT
Attorney General Reed Issues Ruling
Regarding Assessment
of Banks.
Lincoln. Tho University of Nobras.
ka Board of llcgents authorized tho
first two buildings to bo constructed
on the city campus under tho plans
for university extension They aro tho
Borsoy hall and tho chemistry build
ing, each to cost $200,000. Tho
board also selected the slto for tho
new dairy barn nt tho state farm.
The Junior medical collego In Lin
coln has boo'n abolished, It being tho
intention to give these courses at
Omaha. The board made plans to
construct tho new $150,000 hospital
hu' ding at the Omaha Medical col-
leeo authorized by tho legislative ap
propriation. The department of for
estry was abolished at the university
and a department of noultry estab
lished at tho state farm.
Assessment of Banks.
Attorney General Reed has Issued
a ruling that requires county assess
ors In appraising the capital Block of
?anks to give Its "franchise va it?."
Hils means that not only tho paid
up and book valuo of the stock, sur
plus and undivided profits shall bo
figured, but that the assessor Is also
to take Into consideration anything
else that may affect the valuo of tho
Fock. Tho real estate and all tangi
ble property Is tu bo added as a part
of tho capital stock valuo. Tho real
ostnte Is then to bo deducted and
taxed separately. The ruling takes
cognizance of and Is Issued In view
of the corrective law passed by the
last legislature, repealing the exemp
tion that banks previously had as to
real estate mortgaged.
After Session Talk.
Senator Jack Grace of Harlan
county, a member of tho last and
preceding senate, was a caller at tho
state house last week and In a dis
cussion of tho statement made by
Senator Qulnby of Omaha that, tho
senato had nineteen "wooden In
dians" in It at the last session, tho
statesman from Harlan remarked. "I
don't know about tho wooden Indians,
but I know there was ono wooden
head in the senate and he camo from
Omaha." Speaking of tho work ot
the last senate, tho senator said ho
believed the record of that body
would stand up well with tho work
of other senates In the past "Ono
thing Is sure," said Senator Grace,
"if the state of Nebraska 'had had
only ono body, tho house, and no sen
ate, as Senator Qulnby advocates,
there Is hardly an institution of tho
state but what would have been
crippled for funds to run It or havo
been compolled to sacriflco Its effi
ciency because thoro would not havo
been funds to run It .on a business
basis.
May Ninth Mothers' Day.
Following the custom of the last
few years Governor Morehead has is
sued a proclamation designating Sun
day, May 9, as Mothers' day and asks
that a fitting observance of tho day
bo followed. Tho proclamation In
part follows:
"Gratitude Is ono of tho cardinal
virtues; to remember gratefully acts
of kindness bestowed Is an evidence
of true nobility; to exemplify this
b word or deed Is commcndablo in
all. Ono day of tho year has been se
lected in which this may bo shown in
a manner that must tend to mako
ourselves and other bettor. It Is tho
day whoroin we show by somo out
ward token how dearly we esteem
tho one who gave us birth, and
watched over us In our Infancy and
youth, and who has at all times been
our best friend. That friend Is moth
er. Tho day Is Intonded to start in
the mind splendid racollectlonB of tho
past, and will mako that Sunday
more sacrod than It othorwlso would
bo. It would be woll If special men
tion of tho day be made In all tho
churches throughout tho state. I
therefore recommend that Sunday,
the 9th day of May, bo observed as
Mothers' day and trust it will be re
cognized as generally as circum
stances win permit. John H. More
head." Signal Officers Service School.
The War department has author
ized Adjutant General Hall of tho Ne
braska national guard to send tho
officers of the signal corps to tho
service school for that branch of. tho
service, to bo hold nt Fort Lcavon
worth, Kas, Juno 5 to 15.
Florence Left Out.
Governor Morehead has Issued
another Greater Omaha annex
ation proclamation, which excludes
tho vlllngo of Florence from the op
eration of the annexation election.
The governor's new proclamation
cancels tho ono Issued on April 24,
and provides for an annexation elec
tion which affects only South Omaha
and tho village of Dundco under S.
F. No, 2. Florence not being pup
plied from tho gas plant In tho city
of Omaha with Its gaso, docs not
como within the provisions of tho bill
NEBRASKA'S PARKS IN FILM
Dr. Condra of State Conservation
Commission Is Preparing Play,
ground Moving Pictures.
COMING EVENTS.
North Platte Valley track meet
Scottsbluff, May 7-8.
Nebraska Elks' convention, Fre
mont, May 1M2.
State Gun Club tournament,
North Platte, May 18, 19 and 20.
Annual encampment of State G.
A. R., Mlnden, May 18-19-20.
Missouri Valley Tennis Tourna
ment, Lincoln, May 21-22,
Annual convention of the Nc
braska State Pharmaceutical as
sociation, Omaha, June 7-10.
State Sunday School convention
Broken Bow, Juno 15-16-17.
Stockmen's Convention and State
Sheriff's Annual Meeting, Alliance,
June 16-17-18.
National convention of Travel
ers' Protective association, Omaha,
June 14-19.
Annual convention of Nebraska
Eagles, So. OnVaha, June 15-16-17.
Probably ono of tho most ambitious
films produced under tho dlroctlan of
tho state conservation commission Is
now being worked out. Doctor Con
dra Is planning a film showing the
parks hnd playgrounds of tho state
and methods used to secure good re
suits In making lawns and in planting
shrubbery. Pictures will bo taken of
the notablo parkB In tho stnto and
bits of good landscape gardening.
Tho film probably will begin with
somo views of a tumbled down house,
with no lawn or flowers near It. Then
homes of tho better class will bo
shown, followed by some views of
shrubs and plants used to beautify
lawns. Parks In Lincoln and Omaha,
aB well ns In several of tho smaller
towns or tho state will bo shown. A
film taking up tho supervision of roc
reation will bo produced in co-opera'
tlon with the state teachers' assocla
tlon. This film will show tho play-
grounds of model schools, and exam
pies of various recreative exercises
Basketball, football and handball
games aB well as running and Jump
ing contests will bo shown as enjoyed
under tho best conditions. Another
film showing vocational guidance and
Industrial workwIll also bo produced.
This film will show tho manual train
lng shops In model schools.
An order has .boon Issued by tho
State Railway commission covering
tho printing of advertisements by
telephono companies in directories. A
complaint was made by Representa
tive Stobblns of Dawson county
against the Gothenburg Tolophono
company for Its manner In Inserting
advertising in tho directory published
by them. Tho complaint Btated that
tho advertisements wore Inserted In
the center ot tho pages nnd thus tho
names were soparatd and according
to tho complaint mado it diffcult to
find tho names needed. Tho order
comes ns an agreomont entered into
and specifies that advertisement may
bo placed at tho top and bottom of
pages not to exceed one-Inch in depth
so that the. names all appear together
on tho page.
At tho opening of tho Nebraska
legislature In tho yenr 1935 In tho
now $10,000,000 state houso In Lin
coln, Representative Norton of Polk,
the one man comprising tho law-making
body of tho Btato, expressed somo
surprise that the old capltol had last
ed so long and had been tolerated in
a stato so rich as Nebraska.
Colonel Georgo Lyon of Nelson
has mado filing with tho Stato Board
of Irrigation for a water right of 200
horsepower on the Little Blue river
near Angus. It Is planned to Install
a power plant to furnish current to
Nelson, Edgar, Angus and Davenport.
Letters have been mailed out of tho
governor's office to members of tho
legislature, asking them to recom
mend two boys from each county as
delegates to tho Unlvorsal Corn con
vention, to be held nt San Francisco
August 5 and C next Tho boys will
have to pay their own expenses, un
less In somo Instances tho county
boards might bo prevailed upon to
defray a part of tho cost. Requests
for tho appointment of tho boys was
made upon the governor by tho Na
tional Top Notch Farmers' club,
which Is promoting tho convention.
Commissioner E. E. Clarko of tho
Interstate Commerce commission has
notified Chairman Henry Clarko of
tho Stato Railway commission that
tho dato of tho hearing of tho rate
proposition covered by order No. 19
has been postponed. Tho date had
boon sot for May 10, but no new time
has been assigned.
Railway Commissioner Thomas
Hall believes ho can boIvo tho dan
delion proposition. Tho commission
er bolleves that if tho grass is al
lowed to grow at will all summer that
It will kill out tho yollow peril. Ho
says that leaves of tho plant grow
closely to tho ground and spread out
In cutting with a lawn mowor tho
leaves escae and tho only effect of
cutting them Is to spread tho plant
If the bluo grass 1b allowed to grow
It will come up and push the leaves ot
the dandelion up In tho air and In
this position the plant cannot llvo.
WAYS FOR REDUCING SHIPPING LOSSES
Attractive Packages Which
A Bhort tlmo ago a Wisconsin poul
trymau shipped 15 dozen eggs to a
customor in Onondaga county, Now
York. Just one-half, or 100 of tho
aggs, wero broken In transit, tho loss
being dud to poor packing or euro
loss handling. James G. Halpln of
tho Wisconsin collegoi of agrlculturo
makes tho following BUggostlons to
morchants and farmerB who ship eggs;
Use only sound, strong, now cases
and now lids. Fillers that havo onco
been used may havo tholr oars, ns
tho Httlo projections that kcop tho
eggs from tho sldos of tho box aro
called, bent or wcakonod, bo that tho
egg may hit tho box when It Is jarred
or moved.
Do not pack eggs which aro nlroady
cracked In tho caso. Establish an in
spection system in your candling nnd
packing room, and see to it that tho
GOOD QUALITIES OF
First Prlxe
(By ItUFAS DELAFIEL.D.)
Slnglo-comb Buff Orpingtons recom
mend themselves to tho earnest breed
er as tho best all-around fowl known.
First lot mo begin with tholr groat
utility purposes, which aro not widely
known.
To the nverago breeder with a Bmall
plant I think that a full understanding
of these qualities will greatly onhanco
tho valuo of tho Buff Orpingtons.
Tho Buff Orpington will lay from
165 to 175 eggs a season, nnd a record
of 230 oggs a year has been mado.
The Buff Orpington lays woll In tho
coldest weather, a feature that makes
a strong reason why tills brood Is tho
best to kcop Buff Orpington chicks
grow to brollor slzo quickly, and If
carofully cared for should weigh two
pounds each at twelvo weeks old. Soft
roasters ot six, pounds weight will
bo ready for tho market at tho end
of four and a hnif to flvo months, and
maturo roantors will reach an eight
pound weight.
Tho Buff Orpington capon has no
equal. It will weigh 10 to 12 pounds,
and the demand is always largo and
tho price high
Pullets will start to lay at four to
four and ono-halt months of age, and
ar not Btoppcd by sudden changes in
weather
It Is generally known that tho Buff
Orpington is tho only brood that will
lay during molt, another strong reason
why tho Buff Orpington Is tho beBt
and most profitable breed to own and
maintain. Ah a showroom breed tho
Buff Orpingtons aro always In ravor.
No exhibition is without a largo dis
play of them and tho past season has
shown this breed to bo tho largest
classes.
Certainly no fowl Is capablo ot moro
than this very popular breed. Easy to
keep, fascinating to caro tor, respon-
Ivo to particular attentions and a
color that Ib beautiful mako tho sln
glo-comb Buff Orpington a much-sought-after
bird, nnd very high prices
tor gooa specimens are not unusual.
No one need fall in tho poultry busi
ness it caroful, intelligent, systematic
end bUBlnesslIko principles aro ap
plied to a Hock ot Buff Orpingtons.
It 1b a fairly easy matter for even
tho amateur to got a good hatch with
ay of tho standard machines, but
bringing oft tho hatch is only tho be
ginning ot tho chicken business.
Often with the best of caro tho chicks
will begin to die apparently without
causo, and In splto ot all tho "doctor,
lag" will continue to do bo until only
r nr m niwm inn miw win mm mm im ji.J
Also Help to Prevent Losses.
eggs aro In perfect condition beforo
the box is scaled.
Handle tho cases carefully. Soo
that tho car Is In good repair with
the drain plpos clear. When water
from tho rofrlgcrator stnndB in tho
car, It washes away tho outer coating
ortho- eggs, and allows air and bac
teria to enter.
Brnco tho load in tho car to provont
shifting. Novor put n layer of cases
on top of tho load without bracing It
In somo wny. If any braco looks
frail, mako It strongor. Tako no
chances with tho shifting of tho load
in tho car.
Tamp tho straw hard botwocn tho
casos and tho car walls. When tho
straw Is put In loosely, it soon bo
comes comprcssod Into smaller space,
giving tho load room to shift and work
loose frojn tho bracing.
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BUFF ORPINGTONS
Buff Orpington.
a very Bmall per cent will roach ma
turlty.
If wo expect to ralso tho brood of
lncubator-hatchod chicks wd must be
gin by being sure that tho oggs used
for incubation aro from strong,
healthy paront Btock of tho typo
which will impart vigor and thrift to.
tho offspring. When wo havo strong
fortilo oggs to put in tho machlno tho
noxt and greatest point is to operato
tho machlno In tho proper way. A
regular heat must bo maintained if wo
oxpoct to hatch strong, healthy chicks
and whilo a changing up-and-down
hpat may rcsulrin a fairly good hatch,
tho chlckB will bo of low vitality and
easy to succumb to disease
It is never safo to put eggs In tho
Incubator until a steady heat hns been
kept for at least 24 hours, and it is
foolish to attempt to oporato an in
cubator In anything but a placo suited
for tho purpose It must bo froo from
draftB and away from tho flro as tho
thormomoter will run up too high as
soon as a flro 1b started In tho room.
Tho chick hatched with a low heat is
almost sure to dlo beforo It is ono
month old.
GOOD HOUSES FOR POULTRY
Site Providing Natural Drainage Is
Desirable Cement Floor Easily
Kept Sanitary.
In order to got plonty of sunlight
chooso a southern or southeastern ex
posure If possible, mako uso of natural shel
ter against cold winds. Select tho
southern sldo of a hill, an orchard or
buildings.
Tho houBOB must bo dry. A sito that
provides natural drainago is desirable.
Fresh-air Iioubob Bhould alwnys bo
UBed. Cold air, If dry, and without
drafts, is conducive to hon health.
Floors may bo carthon, board or
cement. Earthen floors may bo damp
and aro hard to clean. Board floors
aro best for portable houses. Cement
HoorB aro uest for pormanent houses
and may oaslly bo kept sanitary.
Walls should bo cheap and durable,
providing warmth. Thoy should bo
ubout flvo foot high In tho rear and
from six feet to eight feet hlch at tho
front.
Tho best typos of roofs aro tho A
root, shod or gable roof.
Prepared roofing material Is bettor
than shingles or tar paper.
All fixtures should bo portable toi
permit of easy cleaning.