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THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. US III GRADO ROME OFFICIALLY REPORTS CITY ONLY 25 MILES FROM TRIE8TE CAPTURED. FOURTEEN TOWNS ARE TAKEN Austrian Mobs Wreck Italian Shops and Homes' at Trieste Emmanuel Sends 40,000 Troops to Aid Allies at Dardanelles. U. S. SHIP TORPEDOED STEAMER NEBRASKAN ATTACKED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. Geneva, May 31. Tho Italians are continuing tholr advance Into Ca rlntblo. They have taken three of the lower mountain passes und fourteen villages. , The Italian arrny which Is driving toward Trieste has occupied tho Aus trian port city of Grado, on tho Gulf of Trlesto, only 25 miles from Trieste. It Is ofllclally given out by tho Italian war ollico at Koine. A squadron of Italian aeroplanes, that crossed tho northern cud of the Adriatic Beu, successfully bombarded the Trlesto-Nobrcfllna railway 015 tho night of May 2G-27, destroying part of the line and seriously crippling troop and supply movements of tho Aub-triaus. Vessel Put Back to Liverpool After Being Badly Damaged Off Coast of Ireland. London, May 28. Proceeding under her own steam at eight knots nn hour, tho American steamship Ncbraskan, which was torpedoed on Wednesday by a German submarine at a point 40 mllos west-southwest of Fastnct, off tho south coast of Ireland, arrived at Liverpool. The name and nationality of the Ncbraskan was painted In large let ters on her sides, says a mossago from Liverpool. From earlier dispatches, It appears ESF.ITA IN L OSES I SUBMARINE SENDS MAJESTIC TO BOTTOM IN DARDANELLES MOST OF CREW SAVED. 324 DIE ON PRINCESS IRENE English Cruiser Blown Up by Explo sion In Yards at Sheerness Acci dent Responsible for Disaster Near London, Says Statement. Loudon, Mny 29. The admiralty an nounced on Thursday that tho bat tleship Majestic has been torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles. Tho lives of nearly all on board were saved, A wireless dispatch from Berlin . , ki 1 , 3i saB ,llat tllts MaJtlc was sunk off doed tho Ncbraskan wns uncontroll- ' ... ,... bio, and her crow Is said to have abandoned her, but ilndlng.she did not sink and seeing no trace of tho subma rine, returned to tho vessel and turned her head toward port The Ncbraskan steamed from Llv- perpool May 24 for Delaware break water, She carried no passengers. None of the crow was killed when she was torpedoed. A message to Lloyds from Klnsale. Violent artillery duels are in prog- Ireland, says that when the Nebrns- reno among tho Alplno mountains on kan passed that point bound for Liver tho Tyrol and Troutlna boundaries. pool, she wns down at the bows. She Tho Italian army of occupation bo- was under her own steam and flying tween the Idrla and Isonzo rivers is the signal: "I nm not under control." Increasing tho extent of captured Aus- A message to Lloyds says an armed trlan territory. Many prisoners have trawler went to tho nsslstanco of the been taken, and at some points, tho Ncbrasknn and stood by her all night. Inhabitants received tno invading Ital- President Harold Snndcr.son of the lans with cordial expressions of fra- International Mercantile Marine offi- ternlty. dally confirmed tho torpedoing of the Tho detailed roport of the com- Nebraskan. Tho ship io under char mandor of the Italian destroyer Zaf- tor to tho company of which Mr. San tire, which bombarded Porto Duso, on derBon Is the head, but Is owned by tho Gulf of Trieste says that tho do- tho American-Hawaiian Steamship stroyor entered tho port unseen and company, destroyed tho barracks and steamship kwvmvrtvwwvvw IMPORTANT NEWS I ITEMS I II BRITISH WAR CABINET ARTHUR J. BALFOUR MADE FIRST LORD OF NAVY. landing. Lieutenant Murck, comman der of tho garrlsoir, holBtod tho white flag and surrendered with his men. Italy has begun tho transportation of troops to take part in tho forcing of the Dardanelles, according to dis patches reaching London. Although Athens, via London. May 27. Tho no declaration of war haB been issued condition of King Constantino has re- agalnst tno Turks, 40,000 Italian suited in much religious fervor. Pray troops have boon landed on the Island crs nro everywhere being said for his of Uhoades, In tho Aegean sea, to recovery. Tho religious feeling was uso that position ns a baBO from which Intensified by tho conveyance of an to nltl tlio allies on tno Galllpoll penin- ikon of tho Holy Virgin to tho palace UUla. Thn Htrnntn wnro llnod with sllunt Austrian mobs In Trieste have crowds. Tho temperature of the king wrecked tho Italian shops and houses. wa 100.G in tho morning. o . ...V N York, May 29. Col. Theodore mob s violence The author t es are ,. , . .. , . . . , , . , . .. . Roosevelt broke two rlbB on Monday reported to have fled tho town. . ..,... . , u., , Ovntnr Tlnv Ihrnw lilm. lln in now nut SAVED BY U. S. WARSHIP of dancer. Iloosovelt mounted his horso again after being thrown and Passengers on Liner Ryndam, Rammed rode back to tho stnblo u iramp-oioamer, re iaen niilrnirn. Mnv 20. U In ronnrlPi! thnt l i i. I " " XO new TOrK. ,, frlht rlit.m In Iltlnnla Trwllnnn ntiln f IMllontl ,i It f I M'autnrtl Pnnnui'l uw ioir. inuy 1 III! I1UIIUI1U- nnln U.-I1I I.. tlmrmidilv n.nriln.ta.1 Amnrlriin llnnr Tlvmlnm linmiiTr frnm .. . " -f """ within tno next two inontns to a W XOrK IO UOUerunm Willi H pas- Bl)rliHv hlriinr hnl n thn reMilt nf nwbw. uu uua.u. u . wmncu th0 f0 , nf UlQ oh,0 u)axlmun, umiijr uaiiiutjuu uf iuu umiip iruu frolcllt law steamor Josenh J. Cunco in a thick fog off tho Massachusetts coast. Portland, Ore., May 29. Mrs. Ellz Wireless calls for heln wore nlclcod ahoth P. Hutchinson or Kvnnston, ill., up by tho United States battleships en- national trensuror of tho Woman's gaged In war maneuvers on tho At- unnsunn Temperance union, wno un lantlc coaBt and tho battleships South forwent an operation hero recently, Carolina, Louisiana and Texas spoil wnB reported to no Biigntiy unproved to tho nsHlstnnco of tho crlpplod liner, although hor condition still wbb crit Two hundred and fifty pnsBongers lcnl- nnd crow of tho Hyndnm wero trans ferred to the, U. S. battleship South i acccm PEAK DESOLATE RUIN Carolina and all landed at Now York. LftI;jtN Tim 11 vn fin in la lintnrr rnwml nm WllbC UGUUtllUI IllWUIIklllll V I M UMU Disfigured by Eruption Crater Shattered, Snow Ash-Soiled. Sed-ul-Bahr. The Majestic was a battleship of 14,900 tons displacement, and normal ly carried a crow of 757 men. She was built In 1895. Her length over all was 413 feet. She was armed with four twelve inch guns, twelve six-inch, sixteen twelve-pounders and smaller guns. Sho also had four eightcen-lnch tor pedo tubes submerged and one above water. The admiralty announces that In a raid on the Sea of Marmora the Brit ish submarine 13-11 sank a vessel with a great quantity of ammunition on board, chased and torpedoes a supply ship oft Rodosto, rnn nnothcr ship ashore and finally entered the waters of Constantinople nnd dis charged a torpedo alongside the ar senal. 6cneral Bridges, In command of tho Australian division on tho Galllpoll peninsula, was mortally wounded in an attnek by the Turks against the Australian position on May 17, and bus since died. This fact was made known here on Thursday, With the sinking of the Majestic six allied battleships havo been ac counted for by Turkish gunfire, mines or torpedoes in the Dardanelles. Of these losses th British havo sus tained live the Majestic, Triumph, Ocean, Irresistible and Goliath, and tho French one, the Uouvet.. Several other allied battleships have been struck by Turkish shells nnd forced to withdraw. None wore dam aged seriously however. Tho lost ships had a total tonnage of 79.70C tons, divided as follows: Ma jestic, 14,900; Triumph, 11,800; Ocean and Goliath (sister ships), 12,950 each; Irresistible, 15,000, and Uouvet 12,205. Two of the worships, the Majestic and tho Triumph, were lost within two days II. M. auxiliary ship Princess Irene, was blown uf In the Sheerness dock yard at 11:15 o'clock in tho morn ing and 324 persons on board were killed An offlclal statement given out for the admiralty by the ofllcial press bu reau says an accident was responsible. TURKS SINK BRITISH SHIP I Triumph. Is Dectroyed In the Dardn nones Carried Crew of Seven Hundred. TO USE KINDNESS IN MEXICO David Lloyd-George Is Minister of Mu nitions and Kitchener Keeps His Post. London, May 27. David Lloyd George, for years chnncellor of tho ex chequer, has been selected to supply tho British army with munitions and supplies In place of Lord Kitchener, whoso judgment In this regard has been tho 'subject of so much criticism that n new war cabinet has been formed. The organization of tlio cabinet wns approved by tlio king and mado public Tuesday by the ofllcial press bureau. It retains Lord Kitchener as secretary of war, to the satisfaction of all fac tions in parliament and the public, but creates a new oirico of minister for munitions with Lloyd-George as Its first Incumbent in the new cabinet Reginald Mc Kenna. former home secretary, be comes chnncellor of the exchequer. Tho makeup of the new war cabinet, as announced by tho ofllcial press bu reau, is as follows: Premier Herbert Asqulth Chancellor of the Hxchequor Regi nald McKenna, former home secretary. Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey. Secretary of War Lord Kitchener. First Lord of the Admiralty Arthur .1. Balfour, Unionist leader, vice Wins- ton Spencer Churchill. Minister of Munitions (new cre ated office) David Lloyd-George, for mer chancellor of the exchequer. Member Without Portfolio Lord Lansdowne. Lord High Chancellor Sir Stanley Buckmaster, former solicitor general. Lord President of the Council Lord Crewe. Lord Privy Seal Lord Curzon, for mer viceroy of India. Home Secretary Sir John Simon, former attorney general. Secretary for Colonies Bonar Law, leader of the Unionist party. Secretary for India Austen Cham berlain. President Board of Trade Walter Runclman. President Local Government Board Walter Hume Long. Chief Secretary to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Augustine Blrrell. Secretary for Scotland McKlnnon Wood. President Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Lord Selborne. First Commissioner of Works Lewis Vernon Harcourt, the present secretary for colonies. President Board of Education Ar thur Henderson, chulrman of the par liamentary Labor party. Attorney General Sjr Edward Car son, tho Ulster leader. Winston Churchill, former head of tho admiralty, becomes chancellor of tho duchy of Lancaster. John Red mond, Irish lender, refused a place of fered him. The cabinet Is composed of twelve liberals, eight conservatives, one la borlto (Arthur Henderson), and one nonpartisan (Earl Kitchener). TO ADVERTISE OUR RESOURCES NEBRASKA PUBLISHERS ORGAN. IZE PUBLICITY,, BUREAU. MAY NOT LEVY FOR BRIDGES LEADING PAPERS HEAD SCHEME Association Proposes to Use Every Conceivable Means to Boost the Wonderful Possibilities of Nebraska. 1 Omaha. A systematic campaign to call attention to Nebraska's resources and possibilities is the purpose of tlio Nebraska Publishers' Bureau which was organized In Omaha on May 26th. The members of the organization con sist of dally and weekly newspapers and agricultural papers, published In Nebraska. Those represented, who pledged themselves to cooperate In a plan to advertise Nebraska were: The Omaha World Herald, Omaha News, Omaha Bee, Lincoln Star, Nor folk News, Fremont Tribune, Beatrice Express, Nebraska City News, Twen tieth Century Farmer, Nebraska Farmer, arid the Nebraska Farm Journal. Officers elected were S. K. McKel vie, chairman; Norris A. Huse, secre tary; C. C. Itosewater, treasurer; executive committee, Ross L. Ham mond, Harry Doorly, L. B. Tobln, and C. C. Johns, and olllcers ex-oilicio. "The bureau proposes to call atten tion of the world to the wonderful possibilities of Nebraska," said Secre tary Huse. "To this end we havo subscribed a fund of nearly $3,000 to acquaint the east with Nebraska. This money will be expended in ad vertising Nebraska in a manner never before attempted. It is strictly a Ne braska proposition and one that will assist every enterprise In the state. We will Invite every publisher in Ne braska to join the bureau and assist in helping put Nebraska on tho map. Board of Equalization Finds Balance of $113,000 Which It Is Believed Will Be Sufficient. Now comes what will be welcome- news to mnny In the shape of an an nouncement by members of the state board of equalization and assessment that the state may be ablo to get along this year without a special levy- for state-aid bridges. Tho law pro vides for an nnnual levy of 2-10 of one mill to pay the state's half of bridges- that It aids between the counties. ThlB. fund now contains ?113,000, which, It Is believed, will be BUlllcient to build all bridges now contracted for or In s-lght. The last legislature placed a restriction upon the amount the state mnyspend for bridges, fixing U at $150,000. The legnt levy would prob ably raise about $185,000. So a reduc tion of Uie levy at least is probable. Auditor Smith, a member of the board, thinks the whole levy may be well dispensed with. Whether tho board can find any other levies that will, stand paring Is a possibility that Is awaited with Interest. Attorney General Willis Heed is. making an attempt to discover wheth er tho Htato of Nebraska can be held. for a 10 per cent chargo of royalty on all state bridges erected which use- the so-called Luten reinforced con crete arch In the construction. Ho believes that tho patent is not legally binding and that the institution of a suit to compel tho state to pay the amount claimed becauso of the con struction of the Superior state aid bridge need not bo paid. Tho fact that, the suit was brought In the district court of the United States of North ern Iowa Instead of in Nebraska is not pleasing to the attorney general and tho Intimation in a letter sent by Luten to Representative Dalbey of Beatrice and forwarded to Mr. Reed, that the attorney general is not hunt' ing trouble, is not setting well on tho legal representatives of the state. Redding, Cal., May 27. Lasson peak, once bountiful in tho symmetry of its summit and the wealth of tlnv ber that onveloncd Its shoulders like London, May 28. Tho British bat- a cloak, stands toduv a desolate ruin. tlcshlp Triumph 1ms boon torpedoed self-wrecked by Its recent mighty erup and sunk by a Bubinnrlnu in tho Dar- tlons. its crater Is shattered, and dnnelloB, according to an ofllcial an- down Its western bank two black nouncomont mnuo piumc Hero on UtrcakB halt a mile wide, separated t D : ,":,' ,i,H,,n.v. i,niw Wednesday. A moloritv of thn nm. i.i .,. ,...n.. Tho groat grntltudo now being manl- cers nnd men are reported saved. " d f miles These vernment of the PnriB. May 28. Thoro are norslfltnnt . m. -f i. ................. l""leu blnloa n 118 11C0I y 1,10 .. . . ' . " uoiMluuill, rillnra n.,,1 1.n .Inraln. II I r..,., nl. led the admlnlB similar feeling friendship may be created In Mexico by a similar sorvlce. Food for Famine Sufferers to Be Fol lowed by Pacification Moves President's Plan. Washington, May 31. President Wilson on Friday Issued an appeal to tho Americnn public to relievo tho general distress and suffering In Mex ico caused by famine conditions. Coincident with the Issuance of the ('president's appeal an authorltatlvo an nouncement wns made at the White House that tho president may in a fow days issuo a statement "on the present situation In Mexico." In tho public action of the presi dent and his promised statement friends closo to him see tho Import ant purposo of solving tho whole Mexican situation by winning tho hearts of tho people of Mexico by generouB help, rumors hero that a naval action has streams of lava and mud that BVOnurXZaVZ been fought in the Adriatic. An Ital- ed from the mountain during the great I ln , 'CS Inn crui8or Is said to have torpedoed outburst Saturdav nicht I trallon to llopo t,mt n 81 nnd Hn.,k in A-trln ouU)Urfll RlurunV n,B'u- of friendship may be crea and sank two Austrian cruUers, Hcavv cnnnoiiadintr is occurrlnir nff Ancona, according to reports, MEN THANK MINE FIRM ILLINOIS TO HAVE WATERWAY 10,00 Slon Memorial to 1 Senate Passes Act Adopting Governor Dunne's Elght-Foot Canal Scheme Adopted by House, Grateful for Bonus. Cnlumet, Mich., Mny 29. A memo rial thanking James McNaughton, gen eral mnnager of tho Cnlumot nnd Springfield. III.. May 28. The Dunne Hecla Mlnlnc comuanv. for his Arm administration bill for tho construe- ness In refusing to yield, to tho de tlon of nn eight-foot waterway from manda of tho unions in tho connor jocKpori to uuca, in., connecting Chi- strike a year ago was presented Mc cr.go with tho Mississippi river, was Naughtou slGnod by tho 10,000 bin- passca ny tue Bonato, J3 to 9. uloyces of tho company, Tho memorial Tlio bill now goes to Governor Dunne contained tho signature of ovorv era- for his slgnnturo. It was adopted by ployeo and expressed appreciation for tno nouse uy a vote of 107 to 41 on tho $500,000 bonus nromlsod them 'j uesuay. juno 12 by J10 company. Women Return From Hague. Din Freighter Torpedoed. New York, May 31. Lod by Mrs. Liverpool, May 31. Tho British Frank R. McMullIn of Chicago, six liner Argyllshire, one of tho largest more of tho Amerloan dolcgntes to freighters afloat, vas torpedoed and tno woman b peace conference, bold seriously damaged by a German sub recently nt Tho Hague, returned on marine off th Scllly lslunds. Tho ves the linor Rotterdam trom Rotterdam. soi gucceeded '.n reaching port Widow 8ues for $3,O00,CO0. Vlllane Destroyed by Fire. Dftvenport, Ia May 31. Elizabeth Alton. N. 1L. Muy 31,-Tho vlllaito II. Bottendorf, widow of W. P. Betteu- of niluianton was almost destroyed corr, rounder or tno uouenaorr com- by an Incendiary fire. Every telo pany, has entered auit for $3,000,000 phone wob put out of commission. A againai ner uroiuor-in-iaw, j. w. net- church, school and aoveral stores wore tenuorr, uud tno uetienuorr company. destroyed. RECOVERY OF F-4 ASSURED Rear Admiral Moore Cables Navy De partment Regarding Salvage Op erations Work Delayed. Washington. Mny 28. Rear Admiral Moore at Honolulu assured tho navy department tlint the submnrlno F-4 would bt recovered. Ills niessngu read: "Heavy swell suspends salvage op orations for the day. Uopo to resume tomorrow. In view of Inter develop ments, request that Maryland remain for the present. Have no fear now of the recovery of the F-4." U. S. Cruiser Aground. Washington, May 31. Captain Oman, commanding tho United States cruiser North Carolina, reported to the navy department thnt his vessel is aground, but unlnju-cd, Inslda tho outer harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. Danish Steamer Hits Mine, Stockholm, May 31', Tho Danish steamor Ely struck n German tnlno In tho Baltic on Wednesday and sank off Soodornrm. Tho crew was rescued and landed at Norreteljo. The Ely, 1,747 tons, was lndon with coal. EUT0NS REPULSED BY RUSS Berlin Says Weak Force Was Driven Back From San River More Prisoners Taken. Berlin, Mny 31. A reverse at the hands of the Russians in the fighting nlong tho River San, in Central Ga- llcla, is announced in tho statement from tho war ofllco on Friday It ,s said the Germans in the region of Slenlnwa, on tho left bank of the Ivor, were forced back and lost six cannon. Tlio German positions, ac cording to this announcement, wero not defended by strong forces. In the district northeast of Prze- mysl tho Teutons -are still progressing favorably on both sides of the River Wysznia, In addition to the booty re ported Muy 25. about 9.0Q0 additional prisoners have been taken. Pctrograd, May 31. Russian troops have recaptured Urumlnh. tho impor tant city of Porslan Armenia which was occupied by the Turks several iPonths ago Twenty-fivc Skeletons Unearthed Poncu, Neb. A mound containing some twenty-five human skeletons was unearthed by tho sons of Wil liam White, living about ten miles south of hero, and is now the object of curiosity to the people In this part of the state. Its discovery was pure ly accidental, having been made by the small boys while setting traps for rabbits. Several small bones had been uncovered by gophers and tho boys took them home, thinking they were bones of an animal. Upon closer investigation by Mr. White they were found to be human bones. After an hour of digging a human", skeleton was found. Encouraged by this dis covery the Investigators proceeded and when tho search was completed there were about twenty-five skele tons found. Some were the skeletons of children and others wero recog nized as belonging to old men. Indica tions show that they were buried with haste, the bodies- being thrown Into an excavation three feet deep and twenty feet square, regardless of po sition. Some were even plied upon others. No weapons or other articles wero found with them, except a few fragments of clay pottery. Tho bones show no mark of violence and if the victims met death simultaneously they were probably shot. The skulls show that they were unmistakably that of Indians. They were buried about 100 years ago, . according to estimates. If a public ferry landing becomes unapproachable from the public high way, can the highway be extended, across private property to get to a new landing? This is in substance a. question presented to the attorney general by B. N. Saunders, a banker of Niobrara. The law does not re quire the attorney general to advlso and give advice to private citizens,, but in this cast Attorney General Reed turned tbe question over to As sistant Attorney General Roe and tho latter In reply has answered by saying that the highway In such n- case can oe temporarily exienueu across" private property by a new- land for a public ferry boat SHOOTS PARTNER TO DEATH Flea Beetle Workd Havoc. A flea beetle, scarcely noticeable in slzn hut verv noticeable in effect, has been working moro roc In gardens than at any other time In years. Rad Ishes, cabbage and turnips have been main victims. In some quarters tho snipping ofi' of the cabbage and tur nip leaves has been lnld at the door of the English sparrow. Entomolo gists say tho flea beetle was almost altogether responsible. "In combat ting tho plague we recommend a spray of Bordeaux mixturo and Paris Green," says Prof. M. H. Swenk, as sistant state entomologist. "But such a -spray has to be handled with caro and we do not advocate Its use by children. Seattle Police Say W. L. Slegel Con fessed to the Murder of William R. Wolfe. Seattle, Wash., May 2C W. 1 Sle gel confessed that he shot and killed his business partner, William R Woife, according to the police, who are holding him on n charge of murder. Woifo's body was found In their adver tising olllee here. Slegel said he did nnt shoot IiIb partner until tho Intter cui; c toward him In a menacing man ner during an argument over a busi ness proposition. Five Drowned in Nebraska, Omaha, Neb., May 29. The drown ing of live persons In Nebraska was reported on Thursdny afternoon as tlm result of heavy rains. The heavy riWns were genornl over the middle West states, Danish Steamer Sunk. London, May 29, The Danish steamship Betty was torpedoed and sunk in the North sea on Wednesday by a German submarine. Tho mem bers of the crew wero landed at Shields. Officers to Go to School. Adjutant General Hall of the Ne hraska national guard has extended an invitation to the officers or the university cadets to join the officers of the Nebraska nntional guard in an officers" school to be held June 20 to 25 nt Capital Beach. Lincoln. He ex tended the Invitation through Lieut I'nrUnr. coinninndniit of cadets. The state will furnish tents for cadet ofll cers. The state military bonnd wll hold a meeting some time during the first part of Juno, Lampblack signals "puffed" from an aerbplano in the Morse code will be a part of the war game as Adju tant General Hall proposes to play it ' for the instruction of his Infantry officers In the Nebraska National Guard during the Lincoln camp meet ing June 20 to June 20. The aviation corps and tho signal corps will 1h practically Joineu lor uie occasion. Chief Shaffer, a professional flyer now residing In Nebraska, will have his Curtiss plane with a hydroplane attachment for use on the lake. The signal corps will fiave a radio set, a heliograph and flashlights. State Veterinarian Anderson fias re turned from Hooker county, whero he went to inspect several horses and mako tests for dourlne. Another gov ernment test will be mado on five ani mals that reacted to the first test. By the time this second test Is finished tho animals can bo condemned and killed. Under the new law the state approplratlon for dourlne does not be come available until July. Until that tlmo the horses will be kept In strict quarantine. Corn and alfalfa again ranked first In rate and cheapness of gain In tho' recent experimental feeding of six lots of steers at the agricultural, ex periment station, according to the if suits made known at tho beef pro ducers' meeting held recently at the university farm. The experiment In dicated not only that corn and alfalfa1 Vanked first but that the difference in favor of tills ration is even moro marked than shown In previous ex The state occupation tax on cor porations becomes due on July 1 and delinquent on August 1. Secretary of State Pool Is sending out notices to this effect to about 3.C00 corporations. The tax ranges all the way from $25 to $2,500, according to the amount of capital stock. After It 'Is delinquent tliero Is u penalty of 15 per cent. Building New Home. Gordon. The Gordon Journal, pub llshed by B. S. Leedom & Son, erecting a fine new home. The building will cost $4,500 and Is ex pected to be ready for occupancy soon. The prosperity that has struck tho Gordon Journal dining the past year or more, Is due to the everlast ing energy of its proprlntors. North western Nebraskn is proud of the Gordon Journal nnd when it gets in its new home the proprietors will be able to Issuo a better pnper than ever, if that In possible Tho state railway commission has granted permission to the Matte Val- 1 ley Telephone Co. to Issuo and sell $54,900 worth of capital stock. Tho proceeds of the new Issue are to be used to meet outstanding indebted ness and to build- extensions, particu larly the latter. The company oper atM sxchanges and toll Hues in the counties of Scottsbluff and Morrill, an Irrigation district. The englneerof tho commission, after an examination, reported the company's plant to bt practically new and In fine conuitlon.
