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THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 15 IDE DEFENDANT FARMERS' UNION URGE8 CHANGE IN SCHOOL LAWS. Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House. Wettcrn Newspaper Union News Service. State Treasurer Hall wnB mado de fendant In a tnandamus suit com menced in tlio supremo court by the oil companies doing bushiest) In this ntato, who applied for a poromp tory writ commanding lilm to permit the ubo of ubout $125,000 in foes ac cumulated during 1913-14 and part of 1D1B for the payment of current ex penses of the oil, drug and dairy com mission. This money has been lying in tho treasury untouched, aB It was not appropriated by tho 1915 legisla ture for any purpose. State Treasurer Hall had In mind to turn it into tho general fund inasmuch as it camo un der a blanket provision in tho 1915 general appropriation bill which authorized him to so use "funds not otherwise appropriated." Recommendations of Farmers Unions, Wide and sweeping changes In tho conduct of grado schools and col leges of Nebraska were recommended in tho report of the legislative com- mlttce of tho Farmers' Union of No- braska, meeting Jointly with the cdu- cntlnnal committee at Lincoln, last week. Thoso recommendations provide that tho stato normal schools and tho Btato university be placed under one 'governing board to supplant the pres ent bourd of trustees and the Btato normal board, Other drastic changes aro: Tho , election of county suporln- tendonts on ft non-partisan ticket, to serve a term of four years, subject to recall. Tho county superintendent, It is suggested, bo allowed actual traveling expenses only, That tho fttato publish Its own text hooks and sell them to tho districts ut cost. That tho state .iocs not establish any moro stato Bchools or branches of the university, but dovelop thoso which it already has. That the stato law relating to ap- portlonmont of temporary school funds bo so amonded as to result In a moro equitable division of stato funds. At tho Bamo tlmo a conference on rural education wob held in tho olllco of Stato Superintendent Thomas Some of tho recommandatlonB made were: 1. A moro equitable distribution of tho temporary school fund. 2. A moro equltablo moans of ills- tributlng tho burden of taxation for tho sghoolB of the state " a reconstruction or tno araio course or study with sufficient ompna- sis on Itho essentials of a common education and n due regard for Indus- trial subjects. Tho stato superintendent was u- rccted to issue a call to Bend nolo- gates irom eacn or ino .uuu cibitjcis 10 anonu a mass mooring on rural schools to uo lioin during stato rair week. Sent Liquor Through Malls. Although tho offense cannot bo pun Ishod under tho laws of Nobraska, Attorney General Rood has written to A. G. Honoris of Lowellon that tho Bale of liquor in Nebraska by mall ?,m,n0,lhr ? 'orb'Ulenby ho cuurai mvrn unu nun uiu uimuii States authorities will take up the matter If It Is brought to their no tice. Rohorts nent ft letter to tho state legal department, saying that a St. Laula liquor company had sold liquor by mall to a minor at Lowol- Jen. Attorney acnoral Reed inter preted this to mean that tho liquor It self was shipped by mall, A. L. Burnhara of Stanton will bo the cadet colonol of the university battalion for next year, according to an announcement mado at tho annual competitive) drill held on the athletic field last week. A. J. Covert of Lin coln was made lieutenant colonel. J. L. McMaster of Lincoln, major, execu tive and delinquency officer; B. Nyo of Kearney, major of the First bat tallon; K. Y. Craig of Omaha, major of Iho Second battalion, and C. H. Hoi- combo of Maxwell, major of tho Third battalion. D, T. Lauo of Seneca was announced as major of tho band. If the social and economic burden of cafo for Insane Is not reduced lt will ultimately Imcornq unbearable, nc nnrAKnv in Tr T. 11 TMlalmrv nf. tVtn -..' hn.ntt.i tn, ...,o ! n,ir,.u .'Pinaninrntin nf n, in. sane," before tho second annual con- f nf miinnr. nf MnWnBi,n in institutions. He recommended lessen- lnc th nrnrrrAllnn nf thn mini thrnuch mrroHnr, nml nfhnrvulan a. nn M to reducing the burden. Dr. J. P. Lord of Omaha nresented a naner on "Re- cent Tendencies in Orthopedic Prac tice." Board Buy Furniture. Tho board of control has bought n carload of iron beds with springs, at an average prlco of $4.80 each. Ono hundred of these beds ko to Ibo Lin. coin hospital for tiro Insane; 100 to the Norfolk hOBpjtal, and forty to tho Be atrlco institute for tho fooblo-mlnded. Tho board aloa bought 100 quarter- tawed oak chairs for tho new Lincoln .hospital building at a prlco of $5.5 each, nd ceventcen ruga of various b"p. uio eany piunrcu corn' is com bIzcb for the Heeling asylum tt prices lR up, seemingly to a ood stand, but raniElmt from U to $02 each. A8K3 FOR SUBMISSION. Wants Vote on Proposed Constltu tlon.il Amendment. Food Commissioner Herman Is sending out petitions for signatures lo bo uned for tho submission of a prr posed constitutional amendment, which is intended to make tho food, drug, dairy and oil commissioner a constitutional officer appointed by tho governor for a term of six years and free from tho governor's control, in stead of a statutory officer appointed for two years by the governor and under control of tho governor. If the proposed amendment is submitted and Is adopted at the general election in November, it will becomo effoctlvfl within ten dayB after the canvass of tho vote by the stato canvassing board. Tho law make3 it mandatory for tho governor to issun n proclama tion within ton days aftur tho canvass declaring tho amendment adopted and in force. Conducting Sheep Experiments An Interesting sheep experiment is now bnlng conducted by tho Nobraska state board of agriculture. Oh April 25, the board purchased 239 Morino sheep. Theso sheep were placed on the state fair grounds, mainly for tho purpose of conducting an experiment in keeping grass and weeds short. On Mny 8 and 9, tho sheep wore sheared and a clip of about 2.000 pounds of wool secured therefrom. The flO'-k now numbors over 390. This experJ ment is also Intended to bring to the attention of farmers tho splendid op- portunlty for sheep production In Ne braska. Tho board Is considering tho showing of Rome of the sheep and lambs at tho stale fair September 4 to 8, and It Is possible that a purt or al of the flock will bo sold at auc- Hon at that time. War Department Asks for Data. Tho United ..States war department has called on Adjutant General Hall to furnish It copies of the oaths taken by Nebraska National Guard officers and privates. Nobraska has two forms, one for officers and ono for privates. Tho officers' oath merely agrees lo servo tho stato, obey the commander jn chief and the Jaws governing tho military forces of Nebraska, while the private oath says " bear truo faltli and allegiance to tho United staten of America and to tho state of NobraBka; that I will servo them hon ostly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever." u in said tho war department Is In vostlgatlng whether Nebraska guards' mon cnn uo compelled to serve, It called, and as to whether a Btand slml- ar to that taken by somo Texas mi Htlamon might occur in Nebraska, state Gets Decree A final decreo for tho Btato. on pointB of law in controversy, was rendered In tho O'Connor ostato caso ftt iiaHtlncs bv JudgaGeorce Corcoran aoino tImp ngo tno Btnt0 won victory m this famous proceeding, so far as lMQ jttctB at lB8U0 woro concerned, and I10W( ftcr roivding briefs filed by both fl((,0Bi JlulK(J Corcoran holds that the court lm(1 jurlBdtctlon to try nnd do- cj,j0 (iie cns0i tj10 (0creo runs against llU defendants in the stato'B suit, ex- copt ttB t0 Whatovor rights John T. Cuuvan niny i,avo umi0r tho purported wjjj jn rnvor. Injunction Is Denied. Tho railway commission has declined to Issue an injunction restraining thn Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph com pnny from romovlnR fnrm m, phonca near Falrbury when subscribers refuse to pay tho rate of $1.50 a month There Is a complaint boforo tho com m,,on some of tho subscribers bo llevtng that tholr old rate of $1.25 o month boforo tho local company was taken over by the larger concern should remain In forco. Wnnts Data on Harvest Work. Labor Commissioner Coffoy is send lug to farmors, county clerks and Com mercial clubs in Nebraska a request for information aB to how many ban vest hands will be needed In tholr rXi specttvo localities this summer. He and the labor commissioners of other Btatos aro co-operating in tho effort tc socuro work for tho harvest hands who migrate annually from south to north during the wheat gathering seuson. Frank fllger of Pierce, now In tin banking business there, but formerly engaged In school work. Is a cundidnte for appointment to tho stato normal board us tho successor of A. 11. VI' of Norfolk whon tho term of that mem ber expires In Juno. 'n companMvUh tho Houglas countj commlBsloners Stato Health Inspector v ase mnue a trip y auiomooue aiong the abandoned channel of Rawhide creek and a cutoff from the Elkhori river, In Dodgo and Washington coun tlcs! " r?nncr8 ,,mx: (;?,p'n,n?1 rigalnst tho daiigor to health duo lo Bf-Wn8. f.rom Proinont which Is dls CmrgO(l into tllOSO UeprOBBlOns. Ilr CuSfl tnks that thO BOlUtlon Of the dln,cuU' ran? ho l? Bhrtf,n tho 80Wcr f,1.nnno1 80 'Vs to n,ko U empty into the Elkhorn river nnd enclose it all tho way from Fremont. Crops in Nebraska have grown well and improved in condition during tho last wok, according to tho summary of weather and crop conditions In No braska, given out by G. A. Loveland of the weather bureuu. Tho improve- vnn a especially noticeable in winter wheat, ot-ts, alfalfa and all kinds of BrusB. Work has been retarded but corn planting is well advanced, the Bummnry shows, although there is still some corn to plant ln nil parts of tho 1 Browing siowiy. HOBS GETS 01 THREE REPUBLICAN 8ENATORS VOTE FOR SUPREME COURT NOMINEE. ONLY 1 DEMOCRAT OPPOSED Lawyer Was Appointed by President Wilson on January 57 Bitter Fight Waned Against Him Voto Was 47 to 22. Washington, Juno 3. Louis D. HrandelB' nomlnntlon to (ho Supremo court, bitterly fought by Republicans for live months, was confirmed by tho Beimtc on Thursday. Tho vote was 47 to 22. Three Jtcpubllcans who voted for Hrandcls were Senatora LnT'ollotto, Norrls and Polndoxter. Sonator Now lands was tho only Democrat who voted nguluBt him. Senatora Clupp and Oronna, Republicans, wcr.i pilrod In favor of confirmation. Mr. BrandolB was appointed , by President Wllaon to bo associate Jus tice of tho Supremo court to succeed tho lato Justice Lamar January 27. Tho appointment of Mr. Hrandcls was a surprise everywhere in official I circles. Up to this timo ho had not even been mentioned for the vacancy. Ho is a lawyor who has been much in public life during the last thrco years, not only in logal work, but In various movements for social better ment. Ho Is a native Kcntucklan and Is sixty years old. He was born and educated In Louisville and later at Harvard university, and In 1878 be gan practicing law in Boston. Mr, Hrandols came most notably bo fore the public as a national figuro six years ago through his participation In tho celebrated Balllngor-Plnchot In vestigation In congress, In which ho was counsel for tho forces which were opposed to Secretary Balllngcr and sought his removal from office. Later ho waB counsel for tho shippers who opposed tho general Increase In freight rates before tho Interstate commerce commission and during the sumo period ho was at tho forefront u. nose wno wore uemauuw.g n m- Vcstigation of tho financial affairs of in u imn minuuii. Among his participations in other public affairs woro his appearance as counsel for those who fought fpr the validity of worklngman s hours of la- bor laws In Oregon. Illinois and Ohio. as counsel for those who contended Ton K n nMi.intiiin i I m nW l- -v Wnstnil I .u, j,.du..i.u., . , munlclpnl subway system and ln es- tabllshlng the Bltding scale gaB sys- torn and tho creation of savings bank insuranco In Massachusetts. SETTLE G. 0. P. CONTESTS Alabama Regulars Seated by Republl can National Committee at Ses sion Held at Chicago. i Chicago, Juno 3. Tho Republican imuuuui tuiuiimn.u oiuuw hd nuomuHo on Thursday to sottlo contested seats and dispose of tho llnal details boforo tho start of tho big convention next Wednesday to select a presidential candidate. Tho commltteo's sessions wero hold In tho annox. In tho Alabama contest, six mem- hers of tho "regular" delegation, whoso seats woro ln dispute, woro winners, They are; Popo M. Long. Prolate D. Barker, tho national committeeman; O. D, Street, James .1. Curtis, William L. Chenaut and John M. Aitkcn, delegates at largo. The contestants arguod that they had been excluded from the party con- vontion bocauao of tholr dolor. Tho question Involved was ono of local con- trol of the organization in Alabama, ln tho Ninth district tight W. L, Saun- dors, a negro, was scntod, after con- tondlng that no proper notice of tho olection of district delegates was given, this with a view to organizing tho dls- trlct on "Illy white" baste WILSON SAYS PUT U. S. FIRST Tells Foreign Born U. S. Demands Un divided Allegiance Address Made at Arlington. Washington, Juno 1. President Wilson, speaking nt tho Memorial day services In Arlington cemetery on Tuesday, "summoned solemnly" all men ln tho United States to sot tholr purposes In accord with tho spirit of America and gavo warning that men from other lands who do not think of America first "must bo cast out of our tolerance." Tho president said that America will not submit to aggression olther from within or without. "U'r. nrn lint milt, rnn.lt, In n nto. but wo aro ready to tight acnlnst . . V. ...u lwv ' H.J .Ut.UJ ttJ t.tUlJlM oggrosslon," declared tho president, "Wo aro reatlv to light for our rlchts when our rights are coincident with tii rlelitn of tnnnklnd." Four Bandits Are Killed. Chihuahua Cltv. Mux.. Juno Pour bandits wero killed and six tnkon nrlsonor in a skirmish between Ocm. oral Qarcla'a column and Lula Sando. val'8 command In tho San Ilornardtuo district of nurnnim. Sleeolna Sickness Fatal. Now York. Juno 2. "Sleanlntr nick. ... ...... hcbb Una caused tno death of D. Al bert C Pcrvell of Brooklyn, whosn stranco IllneBB has attracted tho tenlon of scientists In both Europe and tho United Statos. EVERYBODY WILSON URGES PEACE OUTLINES CREED TO BRING AN END TO WORLD WAR. Demands Freedom of the Seas as One of Principal Peace Terms Hints at Mediation. Washington, May 30. President WIIbod, in an address on Saturday be fore tho League to Enforce Peaco, in dicated in a guarded way that ho is anrlnnnlv ornalrlnlncv tVio rff or 1 n it nf h,B Berv'lcefJ afl mudiator ln tho Buro. and outncd t0 oomQ cxten, tne bass upon wh,ch he thnks the ,0l., .,n .!.. .1.1 ,v,ot.. aeropmpnt IIJs Btatemcnt was taken by manv of tn080 wno heard ,jm to mean that M w.,on mnv , dllB ttmo oftor hls Horv,PPH nB ,,,. i,iH nwn lnltlatlve lnstcild or wnitlng untU he nas received a formal request to do so frnm nnn nr mnLn nf thn hnllltrnrnnts. ,.,, hv ....... ho hla ... tUudo regnrd(ng mediation in the rpast. There woro two sentences in the ad- droBs which wero taken to indicate tho president's intention.. They fol low: The desire of the whole world now tuniB eagerly toward tho hope of p;ace and there Is Just reason why wo I filinnlrl tnkn nur nnrt In thn rnnnr-ll Upon this great theme. It Is right that , aB apoKcsman or our governmonr, should attempt to glvo expression to what I bollovo to be tho thought and purpose of the people of the United stateB In this vital matter. Our own rights as a nation, the privileges and property of our own peoplo have been profoundly affected Wo aro not moro disconnected look- crs on. Tho longer tho war lasts the moro deeply do we bocomo concerned that It should bo brought to an end and tho world permitted to resumo Its normal life and com so again. I Mr. Wilson laid down a broad prln clplo of right upon which ho would seek to have tho world guided Ho first stated that "every people has tho right to choose tho sovereignty under which It shall live." He assorted that tho small states have tho right to enjoy tho same re- spect for tholr sovereignty and terrl torial integrity as tho larger, and said that tho world has tho rtght to bo freo from overy disturbance that hau Its origin In aggression. JAMES J. HILL PASSES AWAY Noted Railway Builder Dies at His St. Paul Home Following an Op eration for Abscess. St. Paul, Minn., May 30. James J. " o'0" at hls "omo nro Monday rooming. Ho fnllod to rally from tho nnectB or an oporauon porrormeu sat "rdny by tho Mayo Urothors. Tho operation was ror anscoss. tho in feqtjon from which had spread throughout his body. All tho mem oers of tho family woro at tho bedside whcn tho noted railroad builder passed awy I KalSCr HonOTB DelbrUeck. - I . Dorlln, Junrf 2. Dr. Clemens Del bruock, former minister of Interior, ce elevated to tho nobility by th kn,Bor ln recognition of his war services prosecute Lieunnecnt Tor Treason. uopennagen, Juno j. a rierun ms Ptch saya that the court which con r-ted the preliminary oxamiuatlon of -r. uun L,iouKnecnt, tno socialist joau ,cr doclded that ho should bo proso cuteu tor treason. "P 'r HKemnfjton ueatn. uuniin. Juno i ne court-martial I 11........ n.. l. n-.w. .i,n ,n ...i. n - "uwi:" v.ainun, w.u w...i.t. ,1U U1- crod the shooting of F. Skoffington t. following the revolt, convened hero, The ncoU8od mcor 18 nn Irishman wno mis oeuu ai mo ironu CLIMB IN NCTON KNIFE HURLED AT T. R. WEAPON THROWN IN COLONEL'S DIRECTION ON MEMORIAL DAY. Former President Urges Universal Military Training and Hlto" at "False Prophets." Kansas City, Mo., June 1. An opon pocket knife was thrown apparently at Col. Theodore Roosevelt hero on Tues day as Ills motor car turned into Twenty-third street ln tho Memorial day pa rade. Tho knife struck the roar of the automobile and was found later in tho Btreet. Colonel Roosevelt was not told of tho occurrenco and tho polico had no report on tho matter. No arrests are expected. A man who tried to force his way into tho colonel's sulto at tbo Muehl bach hotel was placed under arrest. Kansas City gave Colonel Roosevelt a real western reception. Before noon he had delivered two short addresses ono to a group of children wlio greet ed him in the lobby of his hotol and tho other from the hotel balcony to hundreds grouped In the streets. In both talks the colonel continued to preach of preparedness and to warn his listeners to bo ready to protect the country by arms, if necessary. A great crowd greeted tho former president In tho Union station plaza. One hundred automobiles wero in lino ' in tho narado to Colonel Roosevelt's i noioi, Universal training based upon unl vorsal service was urged upon tho youth of tho nation by Roosevelt in a Memorial day address delivered as "a message to tho Americans before Civil war veterans of tho North and the confederacy, Colonel Roosevelt Bald his address was directed with equal emphasis "to tho soul qualities of tho mon who fol lowed Grant and of the men who fol lowed Lee," but that he mado no ap peal "to tho memory of tho copperhead pacifists who put peace above duty, Tho colonel urged tho nation to "bo ware of the falso prophotB" profes sional pacifists who, ho declared, do not serve high ideals, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES London, Juno J. Tho economic con ferenco of tho allies ln Paris will open on Juno 14, It wub announced ln com rnonB. London, Juno 2. Italian troops have ovneuated tho fortified town of Aslago before the Austrian advance, according to the Roma correspondent of tho Lon don Times. Washington, June 1. Col. John S Moaby, tho most famous Confederate raider of tho Civil war, died hero on Tuesday after a long illness. Ho wob a natlvo of Virginia and was eighty-two years old. Colonel Mosby's death, his physicians said, wns duo solely to old ago. Now York, Juno 3. Receiving his death sentence in the same unflinching manner In which ho heard tho Jury's vordlc'c of guilty, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was sentenced on Thursday to dlo ln tho eloctrlc chair at Sing Sing prison during tho week boglnning July 10 for the murder of John E. Peck of Grand Rapids, Mich. Call Heitler White Slaver. Chicago, June 3. Michael Heitler. known as "Mike do Plko," was found guilty of violation of tho Mann act, With him David Rosonzwelg, Dolly Shnffner and Mrs. Molllo Epstein wero declared guilty of conspiracy. U. S. Malls Seized. Berlin, June 3. A dispatch from Tho Hague to tho Overseas News agency states that tho Dutch steam ers Westerdyk and Ryndam woro held up by Drltlsh warships and all the United States malls seized. new mm NOTE AGAIN DEMANDS THE WITHDRAW AL OF AMERICAN TR00P8 FROM MEXICO. ASKS DEFINITE EXPLANATION First Chief Declares There Is No Rea son for U. S. Soldiers Being In His. Country Must Prove Declared Friendship for Republic. Washington, Juno 2. DomandB that tho United States withdraw Its troops and Intimations that tho American government Is not acting in good faith are contained In a 12,000-word note from General Carranza, deliv ered to the stato department on Wednesday by Ellseo Arredondo. Mexi can ambassador designate. An explanation of tho .actions or tho Wilson administration Is re quested. Added to this Is a well-defined sus picion In the mind of Carranza and his advisors that tho American gov ernment, whllo making protestations of good will and friendliness, Is pro paring for any emergency in Mexico and to prove this contention Carranza cites tho prnctlcal embargo on arms and ammunition, ho having received no shipments for weoks. It also Is declared that machinery which was ordered weeks ago for Carranza ar senals Is held up, by order of Wash ington. Tho note revlewB at length all ne gotiations between tho two nations since the raid of Columbus. Tho promise of the United States that no more troopB would bo Bent into Mex ico but those under Porshing is re called, and ln the next paragraph is detailed tho trip of tho second puni tive expedition under Colonol Sibloy. This is hinted as an evidence of bad: faith on tho part of tho United States. Tho Mexicans declaro that all troops on Mexican soil today aro there in violation of treaties and agreements, and tho request Is made that they be withdrawn Immediately; that both governments maintain a patrol on their own "sides of tho lines; that no moro American troopB be taken into Mexico, and that thoao now in that country abandon the workB- they have erected slnco Porshing went across the line. "Tho Mexican government there fore Invites the United States to bring to an end this unsupportable situation," tho note concludes, "and to support its protestations and dec larations of friendship by an Immedi ate withdrawal of American troops." Stato department officials regard the- noto not as an ultimatum, but as a. continuance of tho negotiations witb- the Carranza government. WILSON HOLDS CONFERENCE President Discusses Plans for Demo cratic Convention and Campaign. Washington, June 2. PlanB for the- Democratic convention nt St. Louis and tho ensuing campaign wero dis cussed on Wednesday by President Wilson with Representative Doremus-. of Mlchlgnn, chairman of tho Dem ocratic congressional committee; Norman Hapgood, an organizer of tho- Wilson Nonpartisan league and Sen ator Taggart of Indiana. Between now and convention time tho presi dent is expected to devote much at tention to politics. Selection of a permanent convention chairman waB discussed. Speaker Champ Clark was the first cholco of tho president, but It now seems that Mr. Clark may not go to St. LouIb. Senator James of Kentucky and Sena tor Kern of Indiana aro among those suggested for tho place in case the- spe&ker finally declines the honor. While friends of Vice-President Mar shall believe there Is no doubt that lis will bo renominated, they aro not urg ing tho president to take a stand on tho Question becnuso there aro other candidates, notably Governor Major. Tho plan of tho convention man agers Ib to havo Alabama give way to- Now Jersey when tho roll Is called for tho nomination of presidential candi dates so that John W. Wescott. who- has been selected by President Wil son to nominate him, may make his; speech immediately. A motion to close nominations then would be In order. Approves U. 8. Armor Plant. Washington, Juno 2. The proposal' to establish a government plant for the manufacture of armor plato at a. cost of $11,000,000 was approved on Wednesday by tho house, sitting aa, the committoo of tho whole, by a vote of 180 to 125. Tho house adopted, by n vote of 129 to 103, an' amendment increasing tho appropriation for avia tion from J2.6O0.O00 to $3,500,000. Gerard Deprived of Auto. London, June 3. Ambassador James: W. Gerard has been deprived of tho ubo of his automobilo through the re fusal of the German foreign of fice to permit tho embassy to buy petrol. Oporate on "Bat" Nelson. Detroit. Mich., Juno 3. Rattling Nel son, former lightweight champion of the world, was stricken here on Wodnesday with appendicitis and waB,. operated ou on Thursday. Ho es caped death by a few hours.
