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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1916)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE", NEBRASKA. ADOPT PLATFORM FOR REPUBLICANS National Convention Formulates Principles for Party. AMERICANISM IS THE THEME Favors Peace, but Peace With Honor Compromise on Suffrage Indorses Literacy Test and Demands Bipger Army and Navy. Tho Ropubllcan platform as adoptod toy tho national convention follows: In 1SG1 tho Republican party stood for tho Union. As it stood for tho union of states, it now stands for a united pooplo, true to Amorican ldols. loyal to American traditions, knowing 110 allegiance except to the Constitu tion, to tho government, and to tho flau of tho United States. Wo bellovo In American policies at homo and abroad. Wo dcclaro that wo bellovo In aid will enforce tho protection of every American citizen In all tho rights so cured to him by the Constitution, treaties, and tho law of nations, at homo and abroad, by land and sea. Theso rights, which In violation of tho specific promlso of their party mado at Daltlmoro In 1912, tho Dcmbcratlc president nd tho Democratic congress have failed to defend, we will unflinch ingly maintain. We desiro peace, the peaco of jus tice and right, and believe in main taining a straight and honest neutral ity between tho belligerents in tho great war In Europe Wo must per form all our duties and insist upon all our rights an neutrals without fear and without favor. Wo bollovo that peaco and neutrality as well as tho dignity and influence of the United States cannot bo preserved by shifty expedients, by phraso making, by per formances In language, or by attitudes ever changing in an effort to securo groups of voters. ' Tho present administration hns de stroyed our lufluonco abroad and hu miliated i' 9 in our own eyes. Tho Re publican viirty believes that a firm consistent and courageous foroign pol icy always maintained by Republican presidents In accordance with Ameri can traditions, Ik tho best as It is tho only true way to proservo our peace and restore us to our rightful place among tho nations. We bellovo In the pacific settlement of international dis putes and favor tho establishment of a world court for that purpose. MEXICAN POLICY DENOUNCED. Wo dooply sympathizo with tho flf teen million people of Mexico, who for threo years have Been their country devastated, their homes destroyed, their fellov citizens murdered, and their women outraged by armed bands' of desperadoes led by self-sooking, consclcncoless agitators, who, when temporarily successful in any locality, have neither eought nor been able to restore order or establish and main tain peaco. Wo express our horror and indigna tion at tho outrages which have been and are being perpetrated by theso bandjt8 upon Amorican men and wom en who were or are in Moxlco by lt vitation of tho laws and of tho govern ment of that country, and whoso rights to security of person and prop erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty obligations. Wo denounco the inde fensible methods of interference em ployed by this administration In tho internal affairs of Mexico, and refer with' shame to Its failure to discharge the duty of this country as next friend to Mexico, Its duty to other powers who have relied upon us as sucn friend, and its duty to our citizens in Mexico, In permitting tho continuance of such conditions, first by failure to act promptly and firmly, and, second, by lending its influenco to the continu ation of such conditions through rec ognition of ono of tho factions ro Bponoiblo for these outrages, We pledge our aid in restoring order and maintaining peace in Mexico. Wo promise to our cltlzons on and near our border, and those In Mexico, whor .pver thoy may bo found, adequate and absolute protection in their lives, lib erty and proporty. MONROE DOCTRINE AFFIRMED. Wo reaffirm our approval of the Monroo doctrine and declare Its main tenance to bo a policy of this country essential to its present and fu'.ure peace and safety and to tho achieve ment of Its manifest destiny. We favor tho continuance ot Kepub llcan policies which will retnilt in drawing more and rooro clqioly the commercial, financial and social rela tions between this country and the countries of Latin America. Wo renew our allegiance to tho Phil ippine policy inaugurated by McKln ley, approved by congrpa, and consist ently carrlod out by Roosevelt and Taft. Even in this short timo it has enormously improved the material and social conditions of tho islands, given the Philipplno people a constantly in creasing participation in thoir govern ment, and if persisted In will bring still greater benefits in tho future Wo accepted tho responsibility of tho lBlands as a duty to civilization and tho Filipino people. To leave with our task half done would break our pledges, Injuro our prestige among nations, and Imperil what has already been accomplished. Wo condemn the Democratic admin Istratlon for Its attempt to abandon tho Philippines, which was prevented only by the vigorous opposition of Re publican members of congress, aided by a fow patriotic Democrats. Wo relterato our unqualified ap proval ot the action taken in Dccom her, 1911, by tho president and con gress to secure with Russia, ns with other countrlos, a treaty that will rec ognlzo tho nbsoluto right of expatria tion nnd prevent all discrimination of whatever kind between American citi zens, whether native born or alien and regardless of race, religion, or previous political allegiance Wo ro now tho pledgo to obsorvo this prin ciple and to maintain tho right of asy lum which is neither to bo surrend ered nor rcBtrictcd, and wo unlto in the cherished hope that tho war which Is now desolating tho world may spoedlly end, with n complete nnd lasting restoration of brotherhood among the nations of tho earth nnd tho assuranco of full equal rights, civil and rollgious, to all men in ev ery land. ADEQUATE ARMY AND NAVY. In order to maintain our peaco and make cortain tho security of our peo plo within our own borders tho coun try must havo not only adequate but thorough and completo national do fonso, ready for any cmorgoncy. Wo must havo a surtlclcnt nnd effective regular army, and a provision for am ple reserves, already drilled and dis ciplined, who can be called at once to tho colors whon tho hour of danger comes. We must havo a navy so strong and so well proportioned and equipped, so thoroughly ready and proparod, that no enemy can gain command of tho sea and effect a landing in forco on either our western or our eastern coait. To securo thesa resulta wo must have a coherent and continuous policy of'natlonal defense, which even in theso perilous days tho Democratic paixy has utterly failed to develop, but which wo promlso to give to the country. TARIFF AID TO AMERICAN PLANTS. The Republican party stands now, always has, in the fullest Bcnse for th-a policy of tariff protection to Amor ican Industries nnd Amorican labor, nnd does not reftard an antidumping provision as an adequate substitute. Such protection nhould bo reasonable In amount, but sufficient to protect adequately Afnerican Industry and American labor and bo so adjusted n-s to prevent undue exactions by monopolies or trust. It should, more over, glvo special attention to secur ing the Industrial independence of tho United States, as In tho case of dye stuffs. Through win tariff and Industrial legislation our Industries can be bo organized that they wll? become not only a commercial bulwark but a pow erful aid to na'.lonal defense Tho Underwood tariff net Is a com- nloto failure in every respect. Under Its administration Imports lit'.vo enor mously Increased in sptto of tho fact fhat the Intercourse with foroign countries lias been largely cut off by reason of the var, while tho revenues of which wo stand In such dlro need have been greatly reduced. Undor tho normal conditions which prevailed prior to the war it was clearly demon strated that this act deprived tho American producer and tho Amorican wage earner of that protection which entitled thsin to meet their foreign competitors, and but foij tho adventi tious conditions created by tho war would long since havo paralyzed al! forms of American Industry and do ? prlved Amorican labor of Its Just re ward. It has not iu the least reduced the cost of living, which has constantly advanced from tho date of Its enact ment. Welfare of our people demands Its repeal ami the substitution of a measure which In peaco as well as in war will produce atnplo rovenuo and glvo reasonable protection to all forms of Amorican production in mine, for est, Hold, and factory. Wo favor tho creation of a tariff commission with completo powor to gather and complete Information for tho uso of congress in all matters re lating to the tariff. SUPERVISION OF CORPORATIONS. Tho Ropubllcan party has long be lieved in t!io rigid supervision and strict regulation of tho transporta tion and great corporations of the coun try. It hoa put Its creod Into Its deeds, and all really effective laws regulating the railroads and tho great industrial .orporations are tho work of Republican congressos and presi dents. For this policy of regulation and supervision the Democrats, In a stumbling nnd piecemeal way. are un dertaking to involve tho government In business which should bo left with in the sphere of private enterprise and In dhect competition with Its own citizens, a policy which is suro to re sult In waste, great expense to tho taxpayer, and In an Inforior product. Tho Republican party firmly bo lieves that all who violate tho laws in regulation of business should bo In dividually punished, but prosecution Is vory different irom persecution, and busluers success, no matter how hon estly attained, Is apparently regarded by th& Democratic party as In itself a crime Such doctrines and bellofs choke enterprise and stifle prosperity. Tho Republican party bolloves In en couraging Amorican business, as It bo lloves in and will seek to advance all American Interests. Wo favor an effectlvo syctom of rural credits as opposed to tho inef fective law proposed by the presont Democratic administration. Wo favor the extension of tho rural froo delivery system, and condemn the Democratic administration for curtail ing and crippling It. In viow of the policies adopted by all tho maritime nations to encourngo thoir shipping interests, nnd In ordor to cnnblo us to compcto with them for tho ocean carrying trado, wo favor the PAYMENTS TO MAIL VESSELS, payment to ships engaged In tho for oign trado of liberal compensation for sorvlccs actually rendered In cnrrylug the malls, and such further legisla tion as will build up an adequate American morchant mnrlno nnd glvo us ships which may bo requisitioned by tho government in tlmo of national cmorgoncy. Wo are uttorly opposed to tho gov ernment ownership of vcssols as pro posed by tho Democratic party, bo caUBo government ownorshlp. whllo effectively provcntlng tho develop ment of tho American morchant ma rine by private capital, will bo ontlro ly unablo to provide for tho vast vol ume of American freights and will lenvo us moro helpless than over In tho hard grip of foreign syndicates. Interstato and intrastate transpor tation havo bt-como so Interwoven that tho nttempt to apply two and often sovoral sots of laws to its regu lation has produced conflicts of author ity, embarrassment In operation, nnd lnconvonlonco and expense to the pub lic. The cntlro transportation system of tho country has becomo essentially national. Wo, thoroforo, favor such action by legislation or, If necessary, through an nmendmont to tho consti tution of tho United States as will ro BUlt In placing It undur exclusive tod oral control. "RAIDS ON THE TREASURY." Tho increasing cost ot the national government nnd tho nowl for tho greatest economy of Its resources In order to meet tho growlnu demands of tho pcoplo for govornmeut sorvlco call for tho severest condemnation of the wnstoful appropriations i'f thlB Democratic administration, of its shameless raids on tho treasurr. and of Its opposition to nnd rejection of President Tnft's oft repoatod propos als and earnest efforts to securo toon omy and efficiency through tho entab lishmcnt of a slmplo buslnessdlko bud K'M system to which wo pledge bur support nnd which wo hold to be nec essary to effect any real reform in tho administration of national finances. Wo bolievo in a careful husbandry of all the natural resources of tho na tiona husbandry which means de velopment without waste; uso without abuse Tho civil service law has always boon sustained by tho Republican par ty nnd wo renew our repeated declar ation that It shall bo thoroughly and n.-estly enforced and extended wher ever practicable Tho Democratic party has created since March 4, 1913, 30.000 offices outsldo of tho civil sorv ico law at an annual cost of $44,000,- 000 to tho taxpayors of tho country. We condemn the gross abuse and tho ralsuso ot tho law by tho present Domocrntlc administration und pledgo ourselves to a reorganization of thlB service along lines of efficiency and economy. Reaffirming tho attitude maintained by tho Republican party, wo hold that officials appointed to ndmlnlstor tho government of any territory should be bona fide residents of the territory In which their duties nro to bo per formed. NATIONAL CHILD LABOR LAW. Wo pledgo the Ropubllcan party to tho faithful enforcement of all feder al laws passod for tho protection of labor. Wo favor vocational educa tion, the enactment of a generous and comprehensive workmon's compensa tion law, within the commerco power of congress, and an accident compen sation law covering all government employees. Wo fayor tho collection and collation under tho direction of tho department of labor of completo data rolatlng to industrial hazards for the information ot congress, to tho end that such legislation may bo udopted as may bo calculated to se cure the safety, conservation, and pro tection of labor from tho dangers In cident to Industry and transportation. EXTENSION OF VOTE TO WOMEN. Tho- Republican party, reaffirming its faith in government of tho people, by the pcoplo, for tho pcoplo, as u measure of Justice to one-halt tho adult people of this country, favors tho extension cf tho suffrago to wom en, but recognizes tho right of each state to scttlo this question for it self. Such are our principles, such aro our purposes und policies. Wo closa as wo began. Tho times aro danger ous und tho future is fraught with peril. The great Ibbucr cf tho day havo been confused by words and phrases. Tho American spirit, which mado tho country and saved tho Union, has been forgotten by thoso charged with tho responsibility of power. We appeal to all Americans, whether naturalized or nattvo born, to prove to tho world that wo aro Americans in thought and In deed, with one loyalty, one hope ono aspir ation. Wo call on all Americans to bo true to tho aplrlt of America, to tho great traditions of thoir common country and, abovo all things to keep the faith. Vicarious Enjoyment. "Do you suppose, Asphodella Twob ble really brightens tho lives of Blum dwellers when she goes among them with a party of friends!" "Porhups bo. I'm sure she does If they enjoy oeolng a perfectly honlthy, extremely good-looking arid stylishly dressed girl having whut rlio calls a 'ripping time' " The Reason. "That man ovu- there never treats anybody well," "Why? Is ho a confirmed grouch?" "Oh, no. Ho'b a doctor." CONDENSED HEWS OF INTEREST TO ALU DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. Juno 19-20-21-23 Amorican Union of Swedish Singers, West. Dlv., con certs and convention at Omaha. Juno 20 to 24 Stato Stockmen's con vention at Allianco. Juno 21 to 23 Fraternal Order of Eagles, stato meeting at Lincoln. Juno 28-29 International Auctioneers Association Convention at Omaha. Julv 3-4-5 Mid-Summer Raco Meet at Kearney. July 5 to 8 Stato Golf Toumnmont nt Omaha. . July 10-11-12 Northwestern Hotol Men's Association Convention at Omaha. July 10-11-12 Missouri Valley Voterl nary association convention nt Omaha. July 17 to 22 Nobraskn Stato Tennis Tournament at Wayne July 25 Nebraska Democratic con vention at Hastings. Aug. 7 to 11 Tractor Week In Fre niont. Aug. 7 to 10 Stato Press Association's North Platto Valley excursion. Aug. 17-27 Sovcnth Day Adventlsts' Conference- nt Hastings. Aug. 21-25 Mo. Valley Photographers' Association Convention nt Lincoln Thoro Is a possibility that tho Omahu-Llncoln-Denvor highway will bo chnnged from Its present route from Holdrego to Oxford to Include Instead Loomls and Dcrtrnnd, going Bouthwcst from tho latter town to Edison. Tho reason that a change la contemplated Is that there Is a Btrlp of bnd road through clay hills be tween Atlanta und Oxford, which thofift responsible either cannot or will not keep In shnpo for travel, es pcinlly during wet wealhor. A very distressing accident happon etl at tho farm home of Charles Wll Hams, near Cook. Williams had drlv en his team into the yard from tho field, harnessed to a disc. Ho left tho horsoB for a moment nnd they ran away, knocking his 7-yenr-old daughter, Dorothy, over nnd running tho machine over her, causing a long cut through her face, dividing tho no!e, nnd other injuries. It thought tho child will live. Is A Jury In tho federal court at Lin ooln has returned n verdict against the Otis Elevator company for $10,- 000, In the $60,000 damage suit brought against tho company by Mor ris W. Folsom, administrator of tho estato of Harry D. Pettlnglll, a young brick layer who was killed whllo at work on tho Miller & Palnes' building last Bummer. Ono of tho most elaborate dedlcato ry services that ever occurred In Ne braska took place In Otoo county recently whon the now St. John's Catholic church, located nine milei from Nobrnska City, was dedicated The church Is ono of tho largest rural edifices In tho stato, and cost nearly $30,000. Bishop Tlhon attended tho services. Damages of $11,500 awarded Wil liam Bowers, formerly of Chadron, an engineer on tho Northwestern, for tho loss of an eyo duo to tho bursting of a lubricator on a Northwestern engine, woro alllrmod by tho supremo court of tho United Statos. Eleven dollars por hundredweight for cattlo was a now record establish ed nt tho South Omaha markot when a lono steer sold for that amount fow dayB ago. Breeders of pure bred livestock ot all kinds in Flllmoro county havo porfected an organization for tho promotion and protection of their business. As a result of tho oxcoedingly largo domnnd for fresh vegetables, tho do mand being greator than tho supply. Holdrego will not establish a markot for school garden products this year, Work will soon begin on Hold redge's auditorium, which will havo seating capacity of 2,800 to 3,000 people Tho plana for tho dedication of tho now Franciscan Monastry at Lindsay on Juno 21 aro progressing favorably, A homo coming will be tho main feature. An old-time picnic Fourth of July celebration will bo hold in Benvor City, tho lousiness men having raised VMV lor uuu purpose. Members of tho North riult Methodist church nt two meotlngs raised $17,055 of a needed $18,000 t cover the cost of additions to bo made to their church. Herman Kunnorman, living near Schuyler, had Ills right arm blown oft and ono oyo destroyed whllo trying to blow stumps out of tho ground on his farm with dynamite Lyons is maklag extensive prepara tions for an old tlmo Fourth of July celebration. Over $700 has been raised for tho occasion. Colonol John O. Mahor of Lincoln was eloctcd department commander over Leonard Robinson of North Platto during tho business mooting of tho United Spanish War Veterans at North Platto. Tho contract for tho reconstruction of tho First National bank building at North Piatto has boon awarded. The cost of construction Is eatlmuted nt $45,000. Tito building will bo ready for occupancy about November 1. Tho county treasurer at Columbus took in $140,000 during May In taxes to run public affairs. Tho Amorloan Union of Swedish' Singers convention to held iu Omaha Juno 19-22 has attracted muck atten tion throughout tho stato and a large attendanco is looked for. Tho gonoral program ot tho convention follows: Monday, Juno 19th Rehearsal In tho fornnoon nt tho Omaha Auditorium. Parade ut twelvo o'clock through tho principal stroots of tho city. Concert at 8:15 p. m. Tuosdny Rehearsal 10:30 u. m. Trip to South Omaha 3 p. m. Concert 8:15 p. in. Reception following concert. Wednesday Pic nic nil day, At 7 p. m. visiting Ring- ors Btarl for tho AK-sar-ucn uon, where' they nro scheduled for a hpcclal Initiation. Thursday Business session 9:00 a. m. At 2 p. m. Bight- seeing trip. At 7 p. in, banquoL A now scheme to Ituprovo tho roads in tho vicinity of Tccumsoh Is to bogln July 1 in tho form of a con test In which cash prizes aro to bo given as follows: For tho best kopt mile of road within n rndlus of flvo inlleB from Tecumseh between July 1 and November 1, $15; for tho second best mile of road, $10; for tho third beat mile, $5; for tho greatest num ber ot times n mllo is dragged by ono person during dates specified, $10 In merchandise Other prizes are to bo named later. A company was organized a Cliambera, Holt county, having for Its object tho construction ot a railroad from that placo to Erlcson. Thoro nro also rumors of an extension of tho Spalding branch of tho U. P. and tho opening of tho big A-T ranch to sot tiers will no doubt mako tho latter extension a certainty. This will glvo Bnrtlctt a boost nnd may moan a now town west of Elgin. Nebraska boasts of tho tallest proachor In tho United Statos, and probably tho tallest in tho World. Tho man who towors in height abovo tho othnr gentlemen of tho cloth Is Rov Charles Wayne Ray, pastor of tho Methodist church of Lyons, in Burt county. In his stocking foot ho 1b six feet nnd four inches tall. , According to tho directors ot tho school boards of Districts No. 47 and 48, ten mllos east of Humboldt in No malm county, and tho Oak Qrovo nnd Shroycr districts, they havo agreed to build a $10,000 school building and to establish a twolvogrado school. Tho building and equipment will bo ready for tho fall term. Eighteen clubs now havo member ship In the Nebraska Stato Golf asso ciation. As n result It Is expected that tho twelfth annual championship tournament which will bo held at Omaha In July, will surpasa all others in totnl attendance and representa tive players from all parta of the state. After an unsuccessful attempt by tho prohibitionists of Wood Rlvor to prevent tho special election to voto on tho wet nnd dry Issue, tho town went dry by a larger majority than at tho April election. Tho voto stood 1Q1 for wot and 105 for dry. In April tho voto wns 109 wot to 111 dry, Pcoplo of Harlan county aro agitat ing tho question of changing from tho Bupcrvisor form of county govern ment to tho county commission form. Thoro is somo talk of having tho pro position votod upon at tho gonoral election this fall. Wheat has boen in head for somo tlmo nnd has boen making good growth In Richardson county, ns thero has bcon nn abundanco of molsturo for the past month, thoro being 8.0G Inches during May. Firo of an unknown origin de stroyed about $10,000 worth of .build ings and stock at tho 13. II. Allen farm noar Allen. Horses, Including two valtvablo stallions, and a inula wero burned to death. C. S. Bailey, for forty-threo years a realdent of Buffalo county and ono of tho ploneor settlors, was run over by an automobile on tho public highway near Sholton and killed. Tho United StnteB department of ngriculturo, nt tho request of Con gressman Shallcnborgor, lias author ized a soil Burvoy of Hull county. Tho Rov. C. C. DobbH of tho Christ- Ian Church of Aurora was presontcd with n now Ford rutomobllo by his congregation. Buffalo county has a baseball league, consisting of four teams, namoly, Kearnoy, Sholton, Rlverdale, albbon. Tho Lutheran pcoplo of Emerson will erect a now $10,000 church this year. Tho Btructuro will bo 40xC0, with a full basement. Candidates ot tho democratic party, Including thoso running for stato of ilco and for both houses of congress, will gather at Hastings on July 24 tho doy beforo tho Btato convention for tho purposo ot discussing a stato platform. Another county sent removal fight is on In Nebraska. ThlB tlmo Stroms burg 1h making nn effort to tako tho Polk county capital away from Osco ola. A large fund hns been raised and tho effort Is taking on tho proportions of an organized campaign. Tho lowor house of congross has passed Congressman Klnkaid's bill oxtondlng for ono year without inter est tho time In which homesteaders .on tho Fort Niobrara reservation may pay tho two remaining Installments, Dr. C. W. Chnrlton of Palmyra wns killed nlno miles cast ot Lincoln when his outomobllo Bomorsaultcd on a grude and crushed him under neath. A $45,000 school bond Issue voted upon by tho peoplo of Wymore just recontly, was decisively defeated by a voto of 448 to 69. qovernor' Honors flaq day Says Native Born and Adopted Citi zens Are Patriotic. Clovornor J. H. Morohcad'a flag day proclamation pays trlbuto to tho pa triotism of United States cltlzons, whother nntlvo'born or cltlzons by adoption. Ho says tho Hag has been baptised In tho blood of mon from almost ovory country under the stars and thnt but fow citizens cannot say, "It Is my own, or my adopted land." Tho governor asks that Juno 14 bo observed uh flag day nnd that tho public schools in particular sot apart a portion of tho day to oxplalu to pupils tho meaning of tho day. Settled Railroad Tax Question Tho stato board of assessment hna partially retraced Its stops In tho mat ter ot tho assessment of railroad prop orty. At n rocont meeting It docldod to make nn lncroao of 3V& Pr cont In tho valuation of so-callod main linos nnd mako no IncroaBO on branch linos. Owing to criticism that one-third ot tho countlos ot tho state would rocotvo no Increaso in taxes paid by railroads, tho board hna changed tho method of distributing tho Increase It has do cldod to spread tho 3 por cent over tho ontlro mileage of each Bystom In stead ot adding It to main lines only. Tho total increase In tho aBSOsscd valu ation ot all railroad proporty at tho rata ot m, por cent 1b $1,010,591. This in creased value Is spread ovor tho ontlro mllcago of tho roads, amounts to only $33 a mllo Increase for tho Northwest ern road, $30 a mllo for tho St. Joo road, $200 a mllo for tho Union Pacific, $175 a mllo for tho Burlington, $110 far tho M. & Q $170 for the Rock Inland, and $125 a mllo for tho Missouri Pacific. Holds Serum Law Unconstitutional. Bocauso the hog cholera serum law passod by tho legislature of 1915 tonda to crento a monopoly nnd bocauso It pcrvonts a furmor from treating his own hogs or a veterinarian from pur chasing sorum with which to treat hogs of tlioso who omploy him, tho act has boen declared unconstitutional nnd void in an opinion by tho supromo court ot NobrnBka, announced Satur day. This decision is given in tho test suit from Douglas county, whore O, C. Hall was lined $60 and costs bocauso ho sold sorum without first obtaining n fodoral Uccnso from tho dopartmont of agrlculturo of a stato permit from tho live stock sanitary board, and with out having given a bond for $5,000 na required by tho stato law, Another count ot tho information alleged that tho sale was unlawful bocauso tho bottlo contained no price mark. In construing tho United Statos serum lam, tho opinion by Judgo Hnmor Bays it ia apparent that government licenses aro roqutrod, not by persons who may bo ongaged moroly In tho Bale of sorum, but by thoso manufac turing it. Tho Nobrnska law, by limit ing tho salo of sorum to thoso holding government Hcoiibob, la construed to glvo the manufacturers a monopoly on tho business, and for that reason la declared to havo tho offoct of fostering a monopoly. i Attorney General Flies Answer. Attornoy Qenoral Rood has fllod an answer In tho Bupromo court to an application of the Standard Oil com pany and other oil companies for a writ of mandamus to roqulro tho stato treasurer to pormlt tho uso ot $125, 000 ot fees In tho treasury for tho pay ment of expenses ot tho oil Inspection department before newly colloctod toes aro used for such expenses. Tho nttornoy general, representing Stato Treasurer Hall resists tho application by alleging tho fcos havo not boon ap propriated by tho lcglslaturo for such uso; that tho stato treaBuror dooa not know what part' ot tho $125,000 was dcrlved from oil Inspection feos and what part from food, drug and dairy foes; that the food and oil commis sioner has Bovoral thousand dollars ot foes In his hands which will bo bu fu sion t to pay nfnnlng expenses; that tho companies havo no logal right to main tain this action. According to a recont report Issued! by tho stato bureau of labor, thero nro 1,390 manufacturing establish ments in Nebraska, with a capitaliza tion of $40,428,992.45. Thoso institu tions turned out in 1915 products to tho valuo of $101,972,974.38. Tho total numbor of employees Is given ns 23,201. Total wages por wook la $310,447.02, of which male workers rocolvo $281,830.86 and fomales $34, G4G.16. Thirty-four of the university gradu ntos from tho law collogo appeared In tho stato supremo court Wednesday afternoon nnd took tho oath making thorn mcmbors of tho Nebraska bar Clork Harry Lindsay administered tho oath in tho prcsonco of tho court Included with tho graduatos woro Miss Efflo Covor of Cozad, who re pelved a degreo from tho university, und Miss Theodosla Trohcamo of Beaver City. Miss Trohoarno could not recolvo a degreo on account ol lack of ontranco requirements to tho university, May Business a "Humdinger" "Tho month of May was a 'humding er' from n business point ot viow In my department," said Secretary ot 9tato Pool, Tho total cash receipts for that period footed up $14,068,06, an against $10,150.34, In 1915, showing a net gain of $3,917.72 ovor tho samo month of last year. There appears to bo no perceptible falling off in tho num ber ot applications tor automobile num bers, as 5,650 automobile and motor cycle numbors wore issued during the month ot May by tho secretary of state, '
