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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1916)
THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA, SE TO BE ESTABLISHED AT THE UNI VERSITY. PRINTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS Item of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around tho State Houio. Western Newspaper Union New ni vicr. A course In marketing Is to bo es tablished nt the University of Ne braska. This was decided upon at a recent session of tup April moating of tho board of regents. Tho course was established at the request of numer ous commercial bodies of the statu. These bodies naked for tho founding of a chair of marketing. After deter mining that such a chair would bo too oxpenslvo at this tlmo, tho regents took the first stop In that direction by nnnrnnrlatlnrr $3(10 tmvnril ilnfrnvlnr? tho expenses of establishing u course ! Tho courso will open next fall. It will lncludo a short courso for retailers, and will bo mado a part of tho school of commerce Tho board also decided upon ono ad ditional Instructor for tho farm man agement courso at tho slate farm. Tho course will bo strengthened and tho marketing of farm products will bo included. Thb now Instructor will work under Professor Fllloy. Nebraska University Week. Tho second annual University "Week of tho state university was an unquali fied success. During last wook ton Nebraska cities woro visited by enter tainments from tho university and thousands of Nebraska citizens became hotter acquainted with the unlvorslty. Tho regular circuit covored by tho cadet band, tho two debating teams, tho university players, tho glco club and Professor Pcrslngor, consisted of Sowardt David City, North Bend, Schuyler and Fremont. Tho Gorman dramatic club played "Dob Gluock Im WInkel" at Columbus, Grand Island, and Hastings. Tho university players prosonted "Bollovo Mo Xantlppo" at York and Friend besides at tho towns on tho regular circuit and In each of tho cities visited a consldorablo sur plus was cleared abovo oxponsos. Unl vorslty Week was first attempted at Nebraska last year and tho success of tho first two attempts Insures It as a permanent Institution. Illegal Bnlloto Have Been Printed. Tho po3tofllco address of candidates for office must not bo printed on pri mary or general election ballots. Sec retary of State Pool has been Informed In some counties tho county clorka havo had tho postofllco address of can didates placed on tho primary ballot. Ho says tho law forbids this and It should not bo done. Any votor could compel tho reprinting of ballots of this kind by applying to tho courtB for an ordor. Tho law limits tho word ing of ballots to tho namo of tho can didate, his political party and a square in which tho votor may make a cross if ho deslros to voto for tho candidate Never In tho entire history of tho Aus tralian ballot law In Nebraska has tho law permitted tho postafllco address of a candidate to bo printed on a general or primary ballot. Must Vote For But One Candidate. Secretary of Stato Pool Is having troublo to explain to soma county clerks that tho primary ballot should show that n votor Is perm! aid to voto for only ono candidate for chief Jus llco and threo Indies of tho aupremti court on tho non-partisan Judiciary Ivlot. Ono or two county clerks in- r.trt that tho vvei casta his ballot for two candidates for chief justice Mr. Pool says a ballot so votod would properly bo thrown out and not counted os a vote for chief Justice or any other cnndldato on tho non partisan ballot. Tho misunderstand ing Is causod by tho wordlnnr of tho law which says tho names of candi dates to tho number of double tho number of places to bo filled Bhall bo placed on tho non-partisan ballot nt the general oloctlon, which means tho two highest candidates at tho prl marles shall run ngalnnt each other at tho general election. Tho law doos not glvo tho voter the right to voto for two candidates for chief Justlco, Company Mustered Out. Company M, Fifth roplment. Nobras ka national guard, at Holdreogo, has boon tnustored out by Adjutant Gen era! Hall, Tho company did not come up to tho requirements of tho war do partmont and was placed on probation ono year ago. Tho Fifth regiment 1b now short two compantes and tho Fourth regiment ono company. Gen eral Hull has filed a requisition for four automatic machtno rifles and au tomatic pistols for a prospective ma chine gun company In Lincoln. Caution Renardlnn Sole of Enqi. A hullofln warning dealers and pro ducers ngalnst tho soring nf had eggs, which Is a punlshnblo offense ilndor Nebraska pure food laws has boon Is sued by Food Commissioner Ilarman. It tol's how osts sho'sld bo handled In order to InRiiro the'- freshness pnd ad vise frpflucnt mnrkeMitf In order to avoid the (no"lnK of tho .hen fruit from belnr fcont r h-nd too long. DoVrs ar ndylsmt In Vceo their in rppi,. dvv itlo-ns nnd to Inslnt tlmt tv ho shipped In refrigerator MARKETING COUP, NAMES MOTHERS' DAY ' Governor Gets Aside May 14 for Its ' Observance. Governor Morchead lias Issued his "Mothers' day" proclamation, calling upon Nobraskans to observe May 14 Following Is tho governor's proclama' tion: "The second Sunday In May has foi several years past been observed ns Mothers' day, a beautiful custom, and one that I think appeals to ever Individual, young and old alike. "Some of our mothers aro old and wrinkled and gray, but they aro still beautiful to us. Their hands ma now tromblo with ago but they arc tho same hands that cared for us In Infancy and childhood and nothwltli standing her years lior heart is still young. "In special memory of her It would be fitting and appropriate to wear a flower In honor of her, our best frlond, and it will bo a beautiful tribute. and one that will do us good. "In kooplng therefore with past cus tom, I, as governor, set apart Sunday, May M, as Mothers' day, and requests u,ul 11 1,0 coiourmeu as such hi uio manner most appropriate to societies, churches and Individuals. "Witness may hand and tho great seal of our state, this 8th day of April, 191C. "JOHN II. MOREIIEAD, Govornor." Stopped Sale of Cattle. Because a bunch ot cows which F. L. Owen had advertised for salo at Chadron wcro shipped from Omaha without being tested, on tho represen tation that they wcro Intended for range stock, Deputy Stnto Veterinarian McKlm refused to permit them to bo sold. McKlm went to Chadron after getting word from tho local authori ties there that Owen was attempting to dispose of these animals as dairy cattle Chadron Is enforcing a rigid mill: ordinance and tho officials there did not wish to tako chances on any pro duct which might prove to bo tuber cular. Accordingly they asked tho ntato veterinarian's ofllco to see that no cattle were allowed to bo sold un til thoy had first been tested nnd found freo from disease Owen had eight of tho untested anb mats at tho salo, and six others at hia ranch near Wayside. Tho deputy stato voterlnarlan tested tho. eight and spotted ono which had tubercular symptoms. Ho also arranged to have tho other six tested. All of this was at tho oxponso of tho owner. Tho result of McKlm's visit was that nothing was sold at tho advertised salo, ulthough Owen had somo nnlmals there which had boon regularly In spectcd and tested. May Creato Another Board. There are rumor's at tho stato house of an attempt to submit an amend ment to tho constitution this fall to create another stato board similar to tho stato board of control. Tho latlor board controls stato Institutions other than educational. It is said an effort may be made to obtain a petition under tho lnltlatlvo and referendum law to creato another stato body to tako over tho duties now performed by many commissions, such as health dental, optomotry, food, oil, hotel, flro, gamo and labor commissions. These commissions aro nearly all under tho control of tho governor, somo of thorn being under a board of threo state officers nominally In control. The food. oil, drug and dairy commission is all undor one head at present, and tho on forccment of tho pure seed and weights and measures laws dovolvcs upon that head. To Regulate Hall Insurance. Tho stato Insuranco board has adopt ed regulations limiting the expendi tures of assessment hall insuranco companies nnd directed that a now license tor ono year bo Issued to the Nobrasku Hall Insuranco company of Hastings on condition that Secretary W. M. Franklin Is not ono ot tho olll cors of tho company. Tho question ot licensing tho Co-operative Hall lnsur onco company of Grand Island was left to the discretion of Insuranco Com nilssloner W. B. Kastham. Ho Is to report to tho board tho names ot tho company's officers boforo a llconso Is Issued, Theso are tho only two hall assossment companies In Nebraska. Tho company at Hastings last year paid only 25 cents on tho dollar on losses last year and tho Grand Island company paid 50 conts on tho dollar. Undor a now rulo adopted for tho purpose of limiting tho numbor of banks to tho needs ot communities the state banking board has refused to Issue n charter to tho Croston Stato bank, recently organized. In tho nb sonco of a law authorizing tho legis lature, in fnct, having refused to pass n law tho board sookn to limit tho number of banks by adopting rules for tho regulation of banks. Several years ago It was doubled that tho stato board could not refuse to -charter a stnto bank organized by reliable per sons. Curl Vrooman, assistant socrotary ot tho Unltod States department of agri culture, will dollvor tho commence ment address nt tho school of agricul ture ut Lincoln on April 20. Tho graduating class consists of ninety eight mombers. tho largest class in tho history of tho school with tho ex ception of last year. Tho cIosb is com posed of thirty-four girls and sixty- four bovs. The nrosnoetlve craduntes ire from thlrtyelght different No- braska countlos. Tho stutes ot Iowa and Kansas are also represented FAVORS U. 5. PLANT SENATE PASSES AMENDMENT TO ARMY BILL PROVIDES NI TRATE FACTORY. WILL COST $15,000,000 Final Determination of the Issue Muot Await Action by Conference Com mittee of the Two Houses Bond Authorized. W'nuMtirrtntt A nHl 1 7 f Minitinlnnti uaii i life vwttf ! j. of a government hydro-electric plant ... ..-... - i . ... .. .1... n. t&i LI) IirOllUCH I11LIULU IIJ1 1UUII lll.tl-' ture of wur munitions und fertilizer won tneir ngnt m mo senaio on iTiuay hv Innnrtlnn nn amendment proposing ! an appropriation of $15,01)0,001) for that ; purpose Into tho Chamberlain arni' i Increase bill. The voto was 43 to 22. As tho nitrate plant section In tin houso bill was defeated when tho Hay bill wus under consideration there, final determination of the Issue must await action by the conforenco com mittee of tho two houses. Tho notion was based on an amend ment by Senator Smith of South Cure Ilnu. It would provide for tho salo of Panama canal bonds by tho govern ment for rulsfng tho required $15,000. U00 nnd tho president would bo au thorized to designate not more tliini tlvo water power sites to mako thorn avnilablo for power plants to manu facture nltratos. Products of these plants not needed for manufacture of munitions of war would bo sold for tho manufacture of fortlllzor "and othor useful products." Senator Wadsworth urged adoption of IiIb amendment to require officers and enlisted men upon entering tho National Guard to tako an oath to obey tho orders, both of the president and of tho governor ot their stato. On a roll call for tho proposal tho voto was 23 to 22, less than a quorum, und tho scnato recessed. TEST OREGON 10-HOUR LAW Brief Filed by State Insists Short Hours Tend to Better Uoe of Leisure. Washington, April 17. Tho stato of Oregon ton-hour maximum work day law is undor test In tho supremo court on an appeal by Franklin O. Bunting of that stato, who was convicted In tho stato supremo court of having violat ed tho law. He appealed to tho higher court on tho ground that tho statu law violated the fourteenth amend ment of tho United Statos Constitu tion. Tho brlot In tho Oregon answer to tho appeal denies there Is any con lllct between me stato law and tho constitutional amendment, as set up. nndj Insists on tho legality of tho law. In ono part of tho brief, It Is argued: "After continuous work, a certain amount of leisure and recreation is a physiological noccssity. The worker's condition determines In large meas ure whether or not ho takes advantage of opportunities for self-improvement or logltlmnto enjoyment. Tho work er who has not exhausted his energies by overexertion turns Instinctively to tho better uso ot leisure." SHOOTS SHERIFF, KILLS SELF Tramp, Brought to Bay by Posse, Blows His Brains Out Fires on His Pursuers. Now Hampton, la April 17. A tramp on Friday shot and probably fatally wounded Doputy Sheriff Frank llerzog and then, brought to bay by a posso composed of almost tho entire town, fought a rovolvor battle with them and finally turned tho weapon on himself and scut n bullet through his head. In search of suspects In connection with tho blowing up and looting, cf tho Northern Lumber company's safe, llerzog found tho tramp in the rail road yards and beguu to quostlon him In roply tho tramp drow a rovolvor and shot him through the abdomen Tho dead man has not boon Identl lied. Papers show ho recently was In Oak Park, HI. DR. T. J. BURRILL IS DEAD Former Vice-President of the Univer sity of Illinois Succumbs at Urbana. Champaign, 111.. April 15. Dr Thomas J, Uurrlll, vlco-prosldont of tho Unlvorslty of Illinois from 1879 to 1912 nnd famous as a bacteriologist died at his homo In Urbana. Ho was known as tho "grand old man" of tho faculty. Britain to Call Out Boys. London, April 17. Great Britain will shortly call to tho colors Us olghtooh-yenr-old boys, according to reports In tho lobby of tho houso of commons. Woman Robbed of $3,Q90. Now Havon, Conn., April 17. Miss Francis I. Martin, bookkeeper for hardware company horo, was hold up on tho street at tho entrance to the company's offices by an unldcntltlcd man and robbed of $3,090. U. 8. Navy Maneuvers Over. Nowport Nows, Va April 17. Tho first ships of tho Atlantic fleet to re- tur fro'" winter maneuvers In Cuban I waora- 1,10 battleships Utah. Florldu nml Louisiana, anchored In Hampton Ilon"8 on ny. THE GASOUNE PROBLEM iy n. RUSS REPORT GAINS EW TERRITORY OCCUPIED CAUCASUS ADVANCE. IN Overseas News Agency Says Greek Government Barred Passage of Troops of the Allies. Petrograd, via London, April 13. Tho official communication Issued hero says: "On tho Dvlna front there havo been nrtlllory duels. In tho region of tho Ikskull bridgehead tho Gor mans tried unsuccessfully to assume tho offensive "lit tho region of Dvlnsk and south ward In tho Lako region tho enemy artillery in many sectors manifested great activity. Caucasus front Southwest of Erzo- rhm our troops continue to occupy new ground." Berlin, April 13 (by wireless). An Overseas Nows ugency report from Athens says that tho Greek govern mont has refused tho request of tho entente powers for permission to send troops through Greek territory from Corfu to Salonlkl. Tho reason given is that Corfu is Infected with cholera. London, April 13. A Reuter dis patch from Athens says that tho British and French ministers in formed Premier Skouloudls of tho Intention ot their government to laud forces from tho harbor of Ar gostoll and elsewhere on Cophalonia, one of tho Ionian islands, a few miles west of tho mainland. Tho British and French ministers Informed Premier Skouloudls there wore Imperative needs to eloso tho harbor, adding that tfio harbor traf fic would bo continued with the least possible difficulties. Tho 'promlor nnnouncod in ener getic terms mat ureeco would pro test against what ho termed this now Infringement of her sovereignty. the dispatch says. SUGAR FAMINE IS FORECAST Chicago Dealers Expect the Retail! Price to Jump to Ten Cents a Pound. Chicago, April 15. Tho specter of sugar at ten cents a pound hovers over tho country. And, trailing alona. behind It, Is tho possibility of a sugar famine Not ono Chicago wholeaalo grocfir would consont to being quotod on tho present and futuro condition of the American sugur market. All agreed that tho retailor will before long bo forced to tux housewives ten centn a pound, Judging by present indica tions. Tho latest ostlmntb of tho Cu ban sugar crop finds It cut 100,000 tons becauso of drought. This leaves a visible supply avnilablo ot 2,900,000 tons for a demand exceeding 4,000,000 tons. To Force Another Vote. Washington, April 15. National Guard supporturs In tho senate havo decided to force another vote on tho federal volunteer army plan adopted several days ago. Thoy have strong hopo ot killing tho proposition, al though Senator Chamberlain, chair man of tho military affairs commltteo, believes tho provision is In tho bill to stay. Artist's Wife Wins Decree. New York, April 17. Tho story of a studio raid and a pretty actress mod el, reclining on a couch In her nlghtlo, won Mrs. May E. Comprls a divorce from Maurice Comprls, a well-known mural artist To Seize Prizefight Films. Washington. April 17. Tho trons ury dopartmont notified Dudley Flold Mnlono, collector of customs at Now York, to setzo tho Johuson-Wlllard prUcflsht pictures now on exhibition thoro. WASHINGTON Sl 'Sl'- U-BOATS SANK SHIPS GERMANY TELLS U. S. VESSELS WERE LEGAL PREY. Thinks Sussex Hit a Mine Another Steamer Was Torpedoed Near the Scene. Berlin, April 1 (by wireless) The Gorman roply to tho American noto concerning tho damaging or sinking ot ilvo steamships contains tho statement that tho steamers Englishman, Eaglo Point, Manchester Engineer and Bor wlndvale were destroyed by German submarines, livldenco is presented to show that theso vessels were tor pedoed legally in accordance with tho rules of war. Tho note states that a German sub- marlno torpedoed a steamship in tho vicinity of tho placo at wUich the cnan nel steamship Sussex was damaged by an explosion, but that the ovldeuco at hnnd Indicates that tho vesel tor pedoed by tho submarine was not tho Sussex. The commander of this submarine, the noto says, made a 3kctch at tho tlmo. This sketch has been compared with a photograph of the Sussex and has been found to show dissimilarities In build, arrangement of stacks, etc. Therefore It Is presumed a mlno wan responsible for the damaging of tho Sussex. In tho way of corroboration, It U stated that Gorman naval foreeu destroyed 26 floating mlneB on thai day. . Regarding tho case of tho English man, Manchester Engineer, Eaglo Paint and Borwlndvale, It Is stated tbjy were signaled to halt, but disre garded tho signals. Thereupon warn ing shots woro fired. Tho statement is mado that the sub marine commanders assurou mem solves before sinking tho ships thai their destruction was Justified and that tho crows were safely In boats, no rtinn being left aboard tho vessels. $40,000,000 BILL IS PASSED Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Goes Through the House Vote Is 210 to 133. Washington, April 13. The rivorn and harbors appropriation bill, carry lng $40,000,000, was passed by tho houije by a voto of 210 to 133. Tho bill now goes to the senate. The senate passed Its substitute for tho houso freo sugar repeal resolution, extending tho present duty of ono cent a pound on sugar until May, 1920. Tho voto was 40 to 32. I IMPORTANT NEWS 1J ITEMS tiomo, April it. Many persons woro killed and Injured by an uva lanche In tho Swiss canton of Valals, Now York. April 14. Richard Hard ing uavis, lamous novelist and war correspondent, died of heart disease Tuesday night at his homo In Mount KIbcq. N. Y. Mexico City, April 15. General Manuel Palafox and General Francisco Pacheco. two of tho leaders In Emtl lano .apata s revolution, havo beon murdered at Tepoxtlan. Sink Two British Ships. Harwich, April 15. Tho sinking of two British steamships by German submarines was reported hero. Thoy wore, tho Robert Adamson. 2,078 tons, of Sunderland, and tho Angus, 3.G19 tons, of Dundeo, Mallless Steamer In Port. Now York, April 15. The Daulah steamer Frederick VIII arrived hero without 507 sacks of mall with which it started from Copenhagen and Chris tianlu. Tho mall was removed by tho British authorities at Kirkwall. CHEERS FOR WILSON PRESIDENT ASKS IF NATION READY TO SACRIFICE FOR HUMANITY'S CAUSE. IS SPEAKS AT CLUB DINNER Hearers Wonder Whether Executive Means In Mexico or Europe De clares He Is Interested Seeing Load Depressing Humanity Lifted. Washington, April 16. President Wilson, speaking at a Jefferson day banquet of Democrats from all parts of tho country hero last night, prayed that tho United States would not bo drawn Into a quarrel not of Its own choosing, but asked whether tho peo ple wcro ready to go In whoro tho In terests of America woro coincident with the Intorests of humanity, and havo tho courage to withdraw when tho Interests of humanity bad been, conserved. Ho was Interrupted by cheers and shouts of "Yes." Tho president mentioned tho Euro pean war and tho Mexican question without Intimating what woro his plans In either of tho problems con fronting tho United States. Ho declared that In tho present situation the responsibility was wittt tho Democratic party becauso that party controls the government. Tho president declared that he was. not Interested in personal ambition,. nor oven enthusiastic over party suc cess, but that ho was Interested la seeing tho load depressing humanity lifted. What tho nation demands now, tho president said, is servico essentially nonpartisan, not only In considera tion of foreign affairs but In domestic affairs as well. Referring Incidentally to Mexico, ho- told of how a man bad urged that trustoes for that nation's welfare be chosen, and of his reply that no na tion had achieved real prosperity and. happiness for its masses through a trusteeship Imposed on It from above- It was tho first speech of a political nature tho president had made for several months. It was delivered be fore an audlenco Including nearly all the members of his cabinet. Demo cratic members of tho senate and. house, Democratic stato chairmen, from many statos, and othor high of ficials of tho nation and states. Tho president was referred to re peatedly as "tho next president" by Senators Hollls and Walsh and Rep resentative Glass, who preceded him. and each utterance of his name wds received with enthusiastic applause SUES THAW FOR DIVORCE 'Mystery" Woman Files Suit at St. Louis Petitioner Asks Custody of 1 Daughter and Maintenance. St. Louis, April 14. Suit for di vorce was tiled hero on Wednesday against Harry Kendall Thaw by Mrs. Christina Thaw of St. Louis, who- asked maintenance and tho custody oC their child, Lady Gwendoline Clem mens, twelvo years old. Who the- petitioner Is could not bo learned. from her attorney, except that she la a native of Alton, and has been living. in St. Louis twolvo years. That they were married In Buffalo N. Y., October G, 1902, went to Now York the next day, lived there at the- Savoy hotel; that despite her plead ings, Thaw refused to establish a. home for her and 'recognize hor as his wife; that sho left him and camo to St. Louis December 2, 1903; that their child was born a month later, and. that Thaw took It away and has kopt It from her, aro somo of tho Incidents sot forth In the petition. REFUSES CONGRESS OIL DATA. Teutons Revert to Small Alternate Strokes Against French on Both Sides of Meuse. Paris, April 15. Tho Gorman gen oral attack on tho left bank of tho Mouso, which began on Sunday, Is re garded as having been beaten. Tho Oormans havo reverted to their pre vious relatively small altemato strokes, against tho French positions on both sides of tho river, nnd to artillery op orations. NEW GERMAN ATTACK FAILS Attorney General Gregory Declines to Furnish Information Incompat ible With Public Interests. Washington, April 16. Attorney Gonoral Gregory declined to furnish, congress on Thursday with Informa tlon ho had obtained concerning the operations of tho Standard Oil com pany, which was called for by tho Ken yon resolution, on the ground that It was incompatible with the public In terests. British Drive Turks Back. London. April 17. South of tho Tigris river, in Mesopotamia, the Turks havo beon driven back threo miles. Tho British are trying to cut through to relievo General Towns hond's army which is bottled up. Vessel Sunk; American Rescued. Queonstown. April 17. Captain Charleston nnd 11 men of the British, steamship lnvorlyon were landed and reported that their voescI had been, sunk by a submarine An American. William Loss, was rescued.
