The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, May 26, 1916, Image 6
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. THE WH MIES ' 4 GUARDSMEN TO 8EE EUROPEAN BATTLE FIELDS WHERE YOU MAY 60 FISHING Items of General Interest Gathered from -Reliable Sources Around the State House. Western Newspaper Union Newg Service. Tho choicest views from European battle fields will bo shown members of the Nebraska national aunrd en campment through the courtesy of mlllty of night work; period of slack Captain Donald G. Thompson, tho j production or regular output; mater Kansan who has gained a wldo repu-! lnls used for regular produc tion nnd tatlon as n nhotocratiher with tho armies of tho countries onKaged In tho great war. Thompson, while touring Nebraska, was mado a captain In the Nebraska national guard upon order of Governor Morohead and Adjutant General Phil Hall, By reason of his rank he will be able to sccuro more freedom with tho countries at war In securing pictures. In appreciation of the caurtesy of tho Nebraska guard oflieials Thompson has informed Adjutant General Halt ho hnd already sent 7,000 feet of film and would send anw other pictures which General Hall suggested. Did Not Sanction Tax Reduction. Govornor Morohead in refusing to sanction a reduction of taxos for com mon carriers doing business 1)1 No braska, has Influenced tho state board of equalization to turn down a recom mendation to lto sccrotary, O. K. Her- ncckor, which would have had the ef fect 'of mutorially lowering assess- ments of the Standard Oil company, the Armour refrigerator car corpora tion nnd other companies operating private car Hues. Tho board adopted another of Secretary Uornocker's rec ommendations by voting to nsscss tho rolling r.tock nnd Intangible property of railroad companies, under the ter minal tax law, for exclusively munici pal purpose? on tho samo basis ns n year ago. Tho members woro as sured that this would not nlnd them later on whon thoy come to assess the railroads In tholr holdings, both physical and Intangible, for general taxation. When One May Go Fishing. In reply to nn Inquiry, Asnlstnnt Attorney General Roo haH given an opinion that an owner of land ad joining a stream may forbid othors to fish from tho bank whoro It runs through or past his proporty. Ho has tho right, Mr, Koo finds, to prevent tropasslng on tho land. An exception to this rulo is that on n nnvigable stream anyone may land from a boat or other vessel If tho nocosBity should ariso. As to whether a land owner can keep n flshorman from angling In a stream which runs through tho land, whore the fishing is done from a ooat, more soemo to bo somo ques tion, Running streams aro declared by state law to be public waters, and It Is posslblo thnt an owner could not onforco his order against fishing ox- copt on tho bnnks. To Rearrange Freight Classification, Tho state railway commission will moot Juno 13 to mnko tho soml-nnnual freight classification. Changes In tho classification of empty Iron barrels, bananas, oxygen and hydrogen, gas and regulations governing tho uso of Ico aro, proposed. If a shipper removes ice from a rofrlgorntor car at Its des- tlnatlon after tho car hhs boon emptied he will bo cbargod freight on tho Ico romoved. nannnas aro now shipped first claBB. If partially enclosed It is proposed lo chango to clnss Dl. Tho change In classification' of gna or air products aro asked for by a Now York firm. Gas Is now shinned first clasn. It Is proposed to" Bhip It third class In less than carloads, and fourth cIubs In carloads and to roduoo tho mini- mum weight from 24,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds. Semi-Annual Conference of Officers. Tho second stiml-annual conforonco of officers of Nebrnska stato Institu tions with tho board of commissioners of stato Institutions will bo hold In Lincoln Thursday and Friday, May 25 and 2G. Tho Thursday meeting will 5,?i "'' J v. .uuuuiis m ,u oruiupouio hospital. Need Not File Acceptances Delegates to national conventions and national committeemen elected at tntn .,..1.1,. .. I. . "lD hui nun, 10 n o accop ancos with Secretary o S2nmniSaCMrmn8 rU n,.0t that official. Neither aro candidates ,u. I..C..UC..I ur -vice- pnwueni wno HZ Ld VllKT..VOt 0f th0'r VUIIUIUUIITB IUI UlltUU II1UBI, as a rule, fllo acceptances or Iobo their places on tho tickets, Mr. Pool is preparing nn elaborate notification document, which ho will Bond to Pres ident Wilson Marlon B, Stnhl, of West Point, was awarded first place InSobroska High School Debating league at tho unlver- Blty Memorial hall Saturday. Louis Wirt, representing South high. Omn- Nejllq M. Schwab, of McCook, was t,ln """""or 3C5 woro scale and stand awarded third. Tho dobnto was on n"l Inspections under tho weights nnd tho question, "Resolved, that congress should substantially adopt tho recom- Bicndatlons of the. secretaries of war and navy for increased nrmanioijt." The argument was close, and thollssuod as a result of theso Invoatlga- judges were closeted togother for half an hour twforq their decision, NEBRASKA INDUSTRIES Will Learn What tho State Could Sup ply During War. Whnt part Nobraska can do In fur nishing suppllos for tho army and navy In case of war will soon be known bb the rusult of an invontory of tho state's Industrial, begun by the Nebraska members of tho navy consulting board, authorized by Pres ident Wilson and Secretary of tho Navy Danlols. Every Industry In tho statu which can possibly bo turned to use for war supplies Is to be Hated and reported to tho navy department. Long Hats of questions, answers to which oro doomed necessary Informa tion for war heads of tho country, am being answored. Among tho topics covered are these: Nationality of officers and owners of the plants; floor plnns; possible additions; posst- what production Is; number of In borers, nationality, etc.; shipping fa. clllden; what war munitions or army or navy supplies the factory Is best fitted to produce State To Do Much Building Tho state board of control has con tracted for or is just completing buildings costing $206,000. At tho ijoatrico Institute for fecblo-rnlnded tjI0 j)(jar(j 1(J ,,rot.ting a fireproof ending that will cost SS8.000. Thlo structure is to Include- an auditorium. At the Lincoln hospital for tho Insane tho board Is completing nu addition to a building for the euro of mala patients at a cost of $28,010. This will house soventy-flvo patients nnd a record price on the construction was obtained by tho board. It will cost tho stato at tho rato of $400 a bed. Some statos pay as high as $1,500 por bod for buildings. A sun corridor and sleeping porch jB being built at tho Lincoln hospital f0r tho insarto to connect two build- ings. This will cost $4,250. At tho tuborculnr hospital nt Kear ney the board Is completing a laundry and boiler house addition, to cost $8,734. A hospital for convalescents has been n long time building. Thin- will cost $23,400. Tho board is holding back $1,000 on the contract price, awaiting completion of certain por tions of tho work. At tho Industrial homo for women nt Mllford, tho board has completed tho work of placing stucco on tho wnlls of the old building and Is at work on an nddltlon to a nursery. Tile stucco cost tho stato $2,693 nnd tho addition will cost $4,7011. A homo for dopendont children Is bolng built In Lincoln at a cost of $25,7C5. A fireproof wing nddltlon hns been complotod at tho Norfolk hospital for tho insane nt a cost of $50,151. It Is now In use and is filled to its capn- city. At thin same Institution the board will begin work on u cottago to accomodate 100 women patients. It will cost $44,402, Tho stato normal board Is building nn auditorium nt the Kearney stnto normnl thnt will cost about $55,000. Tho normnl board will soon outllno a building program at thofour stato normal schools. Stock Feeders Elect Officers. S5. F. Loftwlch, of St, Paul, was elected president, of tho Nebraska live stock feeders' association nt the nn nual mooting hold nt tho stato farm Wednesday afternoon In connection with beef products and live stock fcodorB day. Tho vlco presidents chosun woro C. N. Heaver, York; Heber Hord, Central City; L. W. Leonard, Pawnee City; Robert Mous el, Cnmbrldgo; J. J: Lutz, Pnpllllon; K. B. Gould. Kearney. Charles U. I'Oo of tho university form was elect ed Becrotary and treasurer. About 200 llvo stock men woro In nttend nnco at tho day's program. Dean Burnett gavo tho address of welcome Refuses Increase In- Rates. Tho Nobraska stato railway com- mission has Informed the Rock Island Railroad Co, that tho commission can not ncqulesco In nn Increase of ex cess baggage rates by reason of the restoration of tho 3-ceut fnro on that road and thu application of a percent age basis to tho Increase. Tho com mission asks tho road to- amend its baggugo tariff to a basis not exceed ing tho baggago rata of 1907, and un less the company does this thu com- mulon Eau'. .n 07 .Vmg ti10 comnanv tn show causo whv It does not do so. "NobraBkn Is out of debt, has $10.- 000,000 loaned out, owns muuy thou snt1,l ,lrria rt uftirml lfin.1 nml la w uw.ww. ....... ,a proud of Its showing" This was tho nn8w0r aovornoP Morohead gave F. II. Lon. "nltnnt secretary", to tho ROV8rnor ot Massachusetts, who Is writing to all ot tho governors, col leQtlng thelrnutographs on olllclal stn tlonory, Long wroto to Governor Morohead thnt tho Massachusetts of fice boasted of seven rooms, with eight men on tho Rovcnor'B personal start, Nonrasua holds " $24,000 ot Massachusetts' bonds. Tho monthly report of tho activi ties ot tho ntato food, drug, dairy and oil-, commission shows tho Innnnrtlnn Lf o no0 ..., 4. monsures law, A total of 73D cars of gasoline woro inspected and 2C0 grocery stores and meat markets. Thero woro only 132 sanitary orders Hons. Tho rccc pts from all theso sources totaled 911,852 for tho month, NEKS. SHELL MILL MUNITIONS PLANT AT ROCK ISLAND AUTHORIZED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. MILL WILL COST $1,250,000 $750,200 Appropriated for Immediate Improvement at tho Arsenal- Large Sumo for Fortifications and Public Building1 Work. I Washington, May 22. Rock Island arsennl Is to bo made 'one of the great munitions factories of tho coun try under appropriations made by the houso committee on appropriations, tho plan to bo porfocted by tho war t department. A Held artillery ammunition plant , costing $1,250,600 Is to be opectcd at this arsonal, an initial approprw of $500,00tf being mado for tho pur poso. Increased facilities aro to bo made for the manufacture of field artillery vehicles t a cost of $00,000. In all, $765,200 is appropriated for Immediate improvements at tho ar senal. In addition, tho secretary uf war is authorized to locate and havo con-1 structed a new powder plant at a cost, of $500,000. This now plant mny go to Rock Island arsenal hocauso of tho existing facilities there and tho deslro of army authorities to havo a middle West factory located In the Interior of tho country, and beyond rench of a, posslblo enemy. Those appropriations wore carried In tho great sundry civil appropriation hill reported from committee, carry ing n total of $127,237,221 nnd provid ing for thousands of miscellaneous Items not covered In other appropria tion bills. It carries increased appropriations for all tho government arsenals and for tho Panama canal, Hawaii and Philippine fortifications. Among tho appropriations for Im provements to ' old nnd continued work on public buildings carried In the bill aro: Illinois Cairo, $2,500; Carlinvlllo, $2,000; Cnrrollton, $2,000; Chicago. mall convcyjng machinery. $10,000; East St. Louis. $50,000; Gnlesburg, $2,600; Mount Cnrmol, $5,003; Olney, $500; Peoria. $1,000; Qulncy, $1,000; Savanna, $10,000; Taylorvlllo. $25,000; Woodstock, $10,000. Iowa Boono, $,50U; Carroll. $500; Cedar Falls. $500; Charlton, $500; Charles City, $30,000; Cherokoo, $1.- 900; Davenport, $1,500; Dos Moines, $500; Grlnnell. $30,000; Keokuk. $1.- 500, Marqucketa, $24,000; Washington, $30,000. Wisconsin Antlgo. $30,000; Bonvcr Dam. $500; Fort Atkinson. $5,000; Morrill, $25,000; Milwaukee, $15,000; Neenah. $33,000; Rhlnelandcr, $1,000; Tomah, $3,500. Michigan Albion, $15,000; Day City, $2,000; Calumet, $8,000; Char lotte, $25,000; Dowagiac, $22,000; Flint, $3,000; Hastings, $500; Hough ton, $500; .Tnckson, $3,000; Marquette, $1,500; Muskegon. $20,000; Saginaw, $2,500; Ypsllanti, $20,000. DETROIT HEARS ROOSEVELT Makes Three Addresses and Shakes Hands With Thousands Falls to Meet Henry Ford. Detroit, Mich., May 22. Theodore Roosovolt urged thorough military preparedness for tho United States and nlcnded for true Americanism in three addresses hero on Friday, dls cussed "sodaf Justlco" before tho con vnntlon of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen and shook hands with soveral thousand persons at a public reception in a downtown hotel Bhort ly beforo dopnrting for New York. Speaking at a luncheon nt the, De troit Athletic club, Mr. Roosovolt de clared that, truo Americanism "moans unity of tho nation without regard to tho lands from whlcL our fathers came: without rogard to religious dif ferences,' and without regard to the different sections of tho country in which wo llvo." Tho sot speech for tho day was de livered nt tho opera, houso. Thero as at Chicago, -tho demand for unl J !LJ demonstration, which as tho colonel remarked, "gives mo added proof that the middle West Is sound." Mr. Roosovolt did not moot Honry Ford, tho locnl nutomobllo manufac turer, although early tn tho day It was said tho colonel planned to visit Mr, Ford at tho lattor's factory. All Die on French Ship. Marseilles, France, Mny 22. None of tho passengers or crow of the French coasting steamer Mlra were saved when tho vcasol was Bunk as a result oi n torpeuo iuuck in mo Mediterranean May 10. Tho Mlra was a vessel of 3,050 tons and was owned In Marseilles. Say Cymrlc's Boilers Exploded. Berlin, May 22. Amsterdam dls patches stato that members of tho crow of tho Cymric on their arrival at Liverpool reported tho Whlto Star llnor hnd been sunk by nn explosion ot its boilers. Prisoners Ffoht Fire. Snlom, Oro., May 22. Prisoners In tho Oregon stnto penitentiary saved tho structure from bolng totally de stroyed by lira on Friday afternoon None of them attempted to escape. The loss, waa ot heavy, BATTLE LINEvS AROUND SALONIKI tUJL J"o g-!yn'ciC a&( " pans reports French forces at tiulonlki have pusned in tho direc tion of Monastlr townrds Poroj. 2. Allied Infantry has shelled enomy encampments and organizations. 3. Array of East advanco forco occu- P'os Dovetepe, northeast of Lako Dolrnu. AGREES TO U. S. TERMS CARRANZA TO PERMIT U. S. ARMY TO REMAIN. Cabinet Given Scott's Report on Un written Agreement at El Paso, Approved by First Chief. Washington, May 18. An optimistic low of tho Mexican bordor situation wus laid beforo President Wilson nnd his cabinet on Tuesday by Secretary Raker, after a long conference with Major General Scott, chief of staff. General Carranzn and his advisers now understand tho motives of the Washington government more fully than ovor beforo, as a result at tho conference at El Paso between Gen erals Scott and Funston and Obre gon, Mr. Baker was able to toll tho cabinet, and.tensio'h along tho Inter national line has greatly relaxed. General Scott believes that the whole situation is less acuto than it has been at any time slnco the raid n Columbus, N. M. HOUSE VOTES FLOOD CONTROL Measure Authorizes the Expenditure of $45,000,000 on the Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers. Washington, May 10. Tho flood control bill, providing appropriations for tho Mississippi nnd Sacramento Ivors, wns passed by tho houso on Wednesday by a vote ot 180 to 53. Tho bill now goes to the senate. It would authorize tho expenditure of not exceeding $45,000,000 for Hood con trol and genoral Improvement of the Mississippi river under tho Mississippi river commission, and $5,000,000 for flood control, removal ot debris nnd general Improvement of the Sacra mento river, including continuance ot tho California debris commission plans. SENATE ADOPTS ARMY BILL Conference Report on Reorganization Measure Passes without Roll Call. Washington, May 19. After a live ly discussion of the Mexican situation, tho National Guard and tho proposed government nltrato plant, tho senate n Wednesday adopted tho conference. roport on tho army reorganization bill without a roll call. Tho bill provides for n rogular army of 211,000 ofllcers and men at peace Btrongth, and approximately 260,000 at war strength, and for a federalized National Guard of 457,000 ofllcers and men at maximum strength. Republicans generally and a tow Democrats expressed their hostility at tho retention of tho provision for tuo nltrato plant. ij IMPC IS I IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS London, May 20, British warships and noroplancs havo bombarded the town of El Arlsh, in Egypt, near tho border of Palestine, It was- announced officially. Sioux City, la., May 20.-i-Mlss Jon- nto Jones, holder of the woman's golf championship of Iowa, was Instantly killed when tho nutomobllo in which Bho was ridlug collided with n pollco patrol wagon. Irish Poet Is Arrested. London, May 22. Darroll Figgis, well known Irish poot, hns' been urrcsted In Ireland in connection with tu po litical disturbances. Figgis was taken In custody Thureday and is now con lined In a military barracks. U. S. Flyertt)rop8 German. Paris, May 22, Corporal Klffon Rockwell ot Atlanta, Qa., a member of tho American flying Bquadron, at tacked a German noroplano. Tho Ger man machine was brought down In France. SiXvRAIDERS ARE SLAIN TROOPS UNDER LANGHORNE CLASH WITH BANDITS. Deemer and Payne, Americans Cap tured by Outlaws, Are Rescued by the Soldiers. Marathon, Tex., May 19. Tho Moxl can bandits who raided Glen Springs soveral weeks ago and killed half of tho gallant little band of American troopfi that garrisoned tho town were captured near Laguna del Fresno, 105 miles south of tho border, by the troops under Major Langhomo and Colonel Sibley. This word was brought here by soldiers returning on truck trains. Six of tho Mexicans were shot as thoy tried to escape. The others, num bering about 75, laid down th. r arms and surrendered without a move, ac cording to best reports on the uffalr. Theso aro the same Mexicans who captured Jesso- Deemer and Monroe Payne, Americans, during the Glen Springs and Boquillas raids. Deemer and Payne woro rescued by Major Langhomo beforo thoxclash with tho bandits occurred. Y. M. C. A. HOTEL DEDICATED Elaborate Series of Exercises at the Opening of New Hostelry at Chicago. Chicago, May 20. With an elaborate Berles of exorcises extending over a period of three days, and In which many men prominent in rollgious and philanthropic work participated, tho now Y. M. C. A. hotel of this city has been dedicated. Tho building is probably Uio largest of its kind In the world. It occuntca a ground space df 90 to 166 feet, is 19 stories high and contains over 1,800 sleeping rooms in addition to tho of flees, writing nnd recreation rooms, dining rooms, tollot and bath rooms, Tho construction of tho building was mado possible by donations from a number of leading business men of the city, and its cost has been abovo $1,350,000. The intention Is not to con duct it ns a charity, but to make it self-supporting by nominal charges to Its patrons. It is expected that it will offer an attractive home to hundreds of young men from tho country visit ihk me cuy ror a row aaya, or those seeking to gain a foothold in Its Indus trial or business lifo, BERLIN GIVES SEA WARNING Merchant Vessels That Fall to Halt or Turn Toward Submarine Will Be Attacked. Washington, May 18. Germany in a noto presented to Secretary Lansing warns noutral governments that mer chant ships -flying neutral flags must obey tho provisions of international law In regnrd to their conduct when Btopped by a German submarine, and that they insur In the dlroction ot a that they Incur danger should thoy turn their ship in the direction of a submarine. Blrdsall Dies Suddenly, Clarion, la., May 18. B, P. Blrdsall formor congressman from this district and successor to Col. D, B. Henderson died suddenly after a brief Illness nt his homo hero. Mr. Blrdsall, who was well known throughout tho state, served In congress from 1902 to 1UU8. To Modify Taxes. Washington, Mny. 19. Consul Rod gers at Mexico City reported that Car ranza had announcod his intention of .modifying tho "confiscatory" taxes levied against all mining property in that, country, Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh Is Dead Chicago. May 19. Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh. wlfo of tho form,? set-rotary ot tho treasury and for many yeurs a leader in tho excluaivo circles ot Chicago society, died In Washing ton on Wednesday. TOLD TO OBEY LAWS KAISER ORDERS GERMANS IN U. S. TO AVOID VIOLATING NA TION'S NEUTRALITY. WOULD PREVENT WAR PLOTS- Action Is Taken by Von Bernstorff on' Direction From the Berlin Foreign Office "In Consequence of Coses Which Have Occurred of Late." Wnshlngton, May 20. Germany, through Ambassador von Bernstorff, has Instructed all German consuls In. the United Slates to admonish Gor man citizens In their districts Jo ob servo American laws scrupulously. This Is done In nn effort to end vn lions alleged violations ot American, noutrnlity. Tho ambassador acted on Instruc tions received on Thursday from tho Borltn foreign ofllcb. Tho action was announced in this official statement from tho Gorman embassy: "In cpnsequonco of cases which, havo occurred of Into, the Gorman am bassador has sent Instructions to all German consuls in tho United Statos to strongly impress upon Gorman citi zens living in their districts that It is their duty scrupulously to obey tha laws of tho stato In which thoy re side." It was said nt tho Gorman ombassy that the Instructions wero designed to prevent plots or lawlessness on the part of German citizens who might bo disposed to engage In such. Tho Gor man government, it was said, looks- with great disfavor upon any such con duct and desires that Its citizens shall not engago in any undertaking In any way outsido tho law. Whether speclllc cases havo been brought to the attention of tho Ger man government was not disclosed,, but it was mado clear that Berlin of ficials wish tho United Statos and its people to understand that they have not countenanced any Illegal affairs- with which German citizens or sympa thizers in this country havo biien con nected. Count von Bernstorff's instructions. vwero forwarded immediately to Ger- man consuls. $200,000,000 FOR. WARSHIPS- House Naval Body Votes to Abandon: Flve-Year Program Battle Cruisers Will Cost $20,433,531 Each. Washington, May 20. Tho houso nnval committee on Thursday voted to abandon the flve-ycar building pro gram, recommended by Secretary Dan lols, and to recommend that five bat tle cruisers, to cost $20,433,531 each; four coast cruisers, ten torpedo-boat. destroyers, 20 submarines, one hos pital ship, ouo oil supply ship and one ammunition supply ship bo built dur ing tho 1917 fiscal year. Tho committee voted, 13 to 8, on battle cruisers and submarines. No dreadnaughts aro recommended. The naval bill carries a total ap propriation of approximately $200, 000,000, as against $150,0d0,000 for tbo- current fiscal year. Tho five battle cruisers aro to bo as powerful and. swift as any afloat. WELCH ELECTED M. E. BISHOP' President of Ohio Wesleyan Univer sity of Delaware, O., Named on Eighth Ballot. Saratoga, N. Y., May 20. Rev. Her bert Wolch, D. D., LL. D., was elected, a bishop of tho Methodist Episcopal, church on the eighth ballot taken at tho present general conference on. Thursday. Thomas Nicholson was also elected, a bishop on, tho ninth ballot. Thomas Nicholson Is fifty-four years old. He was born In Canada, but has spent all his life in the United States. Ho is a graduato ot Northwestorn university and Garrett Biblical institute, Evan ston. In 1903 ho becamo president oC Dakota Wcsloyan university and in 1909 secretary of tho board of educa tion of the denomination, DR. MARQUIS IS MODERATOR President of Coe College, Cedar Rap Ids, la., Chosen for High Office by Presbyterian Assembly. Atlantic City, N. J May 20. Rov. Dr. John Marquis, president of Coo college,- Cedar Rapids, la., was elected moderator of tho. general Presbyterian assembly on tho second ballot on Thursday In possibly tho keenest con test over wnged by the conforence. The now moderator, who brings tho supreme honor for the first time to Iowa, Is a descendant of "Silver Tongucd" Marquis, who was one of tho pioneer preachers back In 1780. Ho is flfty-ono years old and was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Many ShlpstfDestroyed. Berlin, via Sayville wjroless, May 22. Since January 1 ohemy merchant ships having a total tonnngo of 671. 500 have been sunk by German and Austrian submarines, it was announced hero. Three Americans on Sunk Ship. Washington. May 22. Consul Batton at La Rochollo reported through tho American ombassy at Paris to tho stnto department that three Ameri cana were on tho British steamer En grosser, which was sunk bv a min