Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
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NEW STATE BUILDING
RICHMOND MEASURE PASSES
HOUSE 67 TO 28
UEBATE GOES OVER
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around the
State House
Proposed Changes In Prohibition
Amendment Delayed a Few Days.
Tho llrHt volley of tho opposition
to tho present drafted prohibition
bill, H. it. 7!)3, was filed in the Ne
braska senate when a batch of a
hundred satiate amendments wore
submitted by Robertson of Holt.
Tho prohibitory bill had been re
ported out on tho sifting illo and
mado a special order of business for
Thursday. The nailery nnd tho sen
ate floor was pneked with spectators
oxpoeting to see the issues threshed
I01AD0 KILLS FIFTY
TERRIFIC CYCLONE fWEF.PS
OVER NEW ALBANY, IND.-.
OHF. HUNDRED HURT.
25 BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Western Newspaper Union Nnws Service.
Triumphant over an Important op- out on tho lloor.
position that diod in tho last ditch, Instead of a consideration of the
II. It. No. 1, the Richmond bill pro- 'Th V'"g f "'c
, senate took immediate stops to con
viding for a special tax levy and t,nuo the ,uSCUBi0ll n8 u special
$700,000 appropriation to construct a order of busl ness during tho present
now nnnt wlncr nf tim NnlirnsUii state week. The drys declared they did
r-nnUnl nno-o.l Ihn Inivnr l.rnnnl. nf "Ot caro to COllSldor tllO amendment!
tho legislature by a majority of inoro
man two 10 ono. u received sixty ,i ,tanat Mmm
soven votes onough to havo put It Following aro some' of the changos
through with tho omorgency clauso cam for;
on the spur of the moment, without
rtrst having had a chanco to study
UNFETTERED AND UNAFRAID
had it carried that proviso. Tho
'negativo strength on tho final show
down was but twonty-olght.
Just ahead of the capltol bill, tiro
federal aid road bill wus voted upon
and passed by tho still more deel
sivo division of 72 to 18,
A third appropriation bill, pro
viding a fund of $20,000 to pay tho
Allow unlimited amount of llrjuor
on hand.
Allows ethyl nlcohol to bo manu
factured.
Allows anyone to make wine or
cider for homo uso.
Glvos saloons thirty days aftor
Slay 1 to dispose of stock.
Gives distilleries time necessary
exponsos oi civil war votornns irom to dHno8o of bonded goods.
Nebraska attending tho Vlcksburgl nni,. matHMimi ntrnluft mlvnr-
battlefield celebration noxt summor, 1 tlslne liquor
worn inrouKii vy ou 10 i. nnrm tint timko t unlawful to have
llnuor In ono's possession.
Senate is Hardest Worker. Frees property owners for. prose-
Whllo tho senate bus plugged along cutlnu when placo is used for illegal
In a lolsuroly way, It has really nc- sale of liquor.
compllshod more toward tho making Removes cIoubo allowing suits for
of laws than has tho houso, according liquor damages against cities and
to statistics compiled by Senato Hook- counties.
keeper Gus Boachornor. Working
only forty-eight logislntlvo days, tho Some Nebraska Auto Figures
senato has Introduced 331 bills,
passed 112 of them to tho houso,
killed forty-ono or 12 per (rent of
Its own measures, and tho houso has
only passed two senato files, or two
thirds of ono por cont on to tho
govornor to sign,, Tho house, finish-
.More than $13,000,000 a year Is spent
In Nebraska juBt to run tho automo
bllos owned In this state, whllo more
than $70,000,000 Is Invested in tho ma
chines on which this money is spent.
A member of tho olilco force of tho
secretary ot stato makes thse call-
Farming District South of Carlisle
Also Hit by Storm and Two Persons
Die Property Loos at Both Towns
Estimated at $2,000,000.
Now Albany, Ind, March 20. Be
tween twenty-ilve mid fifty persons
were killed and probably 100 or more
were Injured by a storm which on Fri
day swept over New Albany, demolish
ing scores of residences and several
Industrial plants. A school building
was wrecked. The property damage
Is estimated nt $2,000,000.
Twenty-tlve bodies are known to j
havo been recovered, nnd It Is ex
peeted (his number will be materially
Increased when all the debris of
wrecked buildings have been cleared 1
away.
The lighting system for the resi
dence section of the city was put out
ofcomnilsslon by tho storm and the
work of rescue Is proceeding slowly
and with dllllculty.
In addition to the bodies taken to
undertaking establishments, there
were reports of others that were taken
to private homes.
The known dend are: Baby
Dcerlng, Charles McCaffrey, Clarence
Moss, Edward Johns, Mrs. Charles
Dnlley, Mrs. William Huff, Miss Elsie
Lopp, Miss May Lopp, Mrs.
Bunch, Mr. Peyton, Mrs. John
DIdelot, a daughter Cecelia, aged four
teen; a son, six, a bnby, two; Roso
Huff, ngcr ilve years; Zurschnido,
a boy, fifteen; nine unidentified.
A call was made on the governor
for state troops, and they arrived
within u few hours. Plans were
formed for furnishing relief to thoso
whoso homes had been destroyed. At
n hurriedly called ninss meeting nt
BACK PLEA FOR WAR
HUGE MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN CROWD CHEERS PATRI
OTIC ADDRESSES.
ACTION URGED BY ROOT
iX'?;! city haU. a large fund was sub
only sent tho senate 17C houso rolls, tUeni( thoy nro boiloVcd to bo oxtremo-
oi wmcn mo scnaio nas passed twen- ly Consorvativo. Here aro tho results
ty-ono, or 12 percent; killed ilvo, or of j,jh ngurlng:
3 por cent; has put on general fllo Thoro 10o,c34 roBlBtored in
slxty-slx or 38 per cont; nnd his 1916 At an average value of $700 the
placed on, third reading twonty-nlno, total value is $70,373,800.
u iu i,ur coin. nro senate nas a n n,,,, n,nn nt r,n n
passed 38 per cent of Us bills, whllo car would amouut to ?5,o2G,700 for all
tho houso has boon tolling over 22 of thcnii
per cent or us own. ,.,, nr. ,a - f
ft VUVil V It IS 111 T V, !(-),. V
I nnn mllna n wtfit 1 w tninl mllnn i'n nt
Another Antl-Clgaret Bill .,. .,, wnh, ... 4no.i2fi nnn. As-
Still nnothor anti-cigarot bill has sumlng that ton miles is tho average
been plncod on tho goneral fllo In tho ror a gallon of gnsollno, it took 40,-
houso and will bo submitted to tho 213,000 gallons of gaBollno to run No-
Blftlng committeo. 11. It. 413, by Noff. braska's ears Inst vnnr. This would
prohibits tho amoklng of cigarots in bo C.3C0 carloads.
hotel dining rooms, roBtaurantB or
boarding houses. It was rccommondod
for pupsago by the coinmittoo which
had It under consideration. Tho Fultn
bill, passed by tho houso Bomo tlmo
ago, prohibits bucIi smoking In prac
tically all public places. Tho 0111b bill,
making it a mlsdomoanor for a county
attorney to refuse to enforco tho unti
clgarot law, is still awaiting action, as
1b another ono allowing adultH to
smoko tho wood but making drastic
provisions against tho practice among
boys.
At an average of 20 cents n gallon
tho gasoline cost $8,042,720.
A parado of all tho cars, owned In
Nebraska, would string out for 312
miles.
scribed by citizens, and a relief com
mlttce appointed.
The work of convoying tho Injured
to St. Edwnrd's hospital, tho only pub
lic Institution of the sort In the city,
was hampered by fallen wires nnd un
rooted trees which blocked many
swept streets. The hospital soon was
filled, however, and It became neces
sary to placo later arrivals In corridors.
The hospitals of Louisville were
prompt In placing their facilities nt
the disposal of Injured.
Carlisle, Ind., Mnrch 20. Two per
sons were killed, three seriously in
Jurcd nnd a dozen less seriously hurt
when n tornndo devastated a thickly
"populated fanning dlstrfct south of
Carllslo Into Friday, xne storm swept
a district eight miles long and one
half mlde wide. Wesley Hints was
killed when his home was wrecked
nnd a son, four years old, was prob
ably fatally hurt. Mrs. William Nor
rls died of her Injuries. , The property
damage Is estimated at $200,000,
Goes Back to State Fund.
Govornor Neville has sent ft special
message to tho legislature in response
to tho Swanson resolution Inquiring
why no rotund had boon paid Into tho
stato guarantco fund from the assots NQ INDIANAPOLIS AUTO RACE
ot uio I'lrai Biaio savings uani: oi
Suporlor. Tho monoy wns tnkon out
about throe years ago and ns yot noth
ing has bocu returned,
Tho govornor Includos n report by
tho lato Edward Royse, socrotary of
Will Adjourn About April 10
It . Is now hoped to adjourn this
legislature aomo tlmo botwoou April
L.L?.r". T.W, yT8 fl,m "inking ourd. dated September
Z . i , V. . 1 , ' " 21 ln8t. 01,0 ly c W- "iirvoy, receiver
An.. T b,f0r0 lmt .th0 ?.at0 w,lB of tho bank, December 31 last, and E.
3?i . " ? ,0 'Ul0W th B- Etnmott. Btato bank examiner,
members to got away by April 10 FohrunPy 7, 19i7( lTho oxocutlvo an-
tho sift ug committee plans o rush noUncos that It Ib expected about 78
?m nV,'ch .ns )08sl,,1- per cent will bo returned to tho atito
Some ot tho bills It will report out fund, Tho bank tooU oul $r4.800 to
promise to undergo a lengthy dls- pay itB, depositors. On tho estimate
cusslon In tho houso, and Tor that lvm ,,y tho KOVoriior, something llko
reason It will bo nocessnry to speed M2 000 wlu bo roturned into the stato
up ou all of thorn. It la tho plan of f,i
uio iiouBo icnuors 10 put a motion,
within n week or ton daya, to kill
nil tho houso rolls that havo not
been acted upon by tho committee
by that tlmo.
Threatenlna War Conditions Cause
of Decision by Speedway Officials
To Aid the Government.
Indianapolis. Ind., March 20. Tho
annual nOO-mllo niitomoblle race
scheduled for the Indianapolis motor
speedway on Memorial dny wus de
clared off on Friday by James A. Al
llson, secretary-treasurer of the com
puny, because of tho threatening war
conditions. Mr. Allison announced
that the big plant recently constructed
here for the ninnufneturo of racing
cars would be turned over to the gov
ernment for manufacturing nlrplnno
motors.
U. S. PLANTS READY! PLOTTERS HELP TARS
MANY BIG PLANTS FOR
GOVERNMENT.
USE OF TWO GERMANS DROWN IN DASH
FOR LIBERTY.
Volunteer Army of 3,000,000 Is Planned
Plans Are Now Fully
Matured.
Washington, March 23. All the re
sources of tho United States, Indus-
Teutons Who Escaped From Interned
Raiders Reported as Well Sup
. plied With Money.
Philadelphia, March 22. It became
known on Tuesday that the German
trial ns well as military, are speedily sailors who escaped from the Interned
being mobilized to place the nation raiders Prlnz Eltel Frledrlch and tha
In tho fullest state of readiness for Kronprlnz Wllhclm had u list of out
any eventuality. side conspirators who were ready to
Eor the present tho responsibility aid them nnd that they hnd been sup-
rests with the unvy, which Is arming piled with thousands of dollars to
American merchant ships, plnclng rush .finance their escape,
orders for submarine chasers, spend- it Is now believed that other mem
ing $110,000,000 by special authority hers of tho crew had escaped before
"I Want Peace at Any Price, and Price
Now Is War," Says Dr. J. G. Hlbben,
President of Princeton University
Roosevelt Favors Drastic Move.
New York, Marcli 24. Led by more
than -10 patriotic and civic organiza
tions nnd college clubs, a crowd that
filled Madison Square Garden Thurs
day night enthusiastically pledged It
self to the support of President Wilson
nnd urged thnt there be no more deluy
i upon the part of the United States In
enterln gtlie European war against
Germany.
Thousands of voices Joined in sing
ing "The Stnr-Spnngled Banner" and
other patriotic airs, while the various
college clubs interrupted tho meeting
nt Intervals by giving their yells.
Mr. Root said In part :
"We come not to Hnd fault or to
criticize. Wo come to turn our faces
toward .the government of our choice,
the government, tho president nnd
the congress, on whom weigh tho ter
rible burdens of decision and action
In the Issue of peace or war and In
the terrible pursuit of that freedom
which enn be maintained, it seems
now, only by wnr.
"There Is no nation on earth with
greater stnko In the supcess of
the allies In this wnr against Ger
man militarism than tho uniteti
States."
In opening his address Dr. John
Grler Hlbben, president of Princeton
university, said:
"I am here tonight ns a pacifist. I
believe in pence at any price, and the
price at the present time is wnr."
of congress to hurry the nnval oon
structlon already under wny, advanc
ing the graduation of classes at An
napolis, protecting American harbors once.
the discovery of the plot.
All the interned sailors still nt
League Island arc to be removed nt
ngalnst Invasion by German subma
rines and marshaling the industrial
resources necessary to stand behind
the licet.
Plans for tho nrmy nro not so fully
mntured. It Is believed, however, that
President Wilson will recognize the
possibility of the army's, participation
in wnr when ho nddresses congress by
discussing the need of universal mili
tary training.
Tho volunteer armx. of 500,000 Is
planned ns n nucleus of what eventu
ally would bo nn nrmy of 3,000,000
and would be assembled In camps.
Tho mobilization or Industrial re
sources has gone much farther. Hun-
The Philadelphia detective bureau
is responsible for tho statement that
from throe to ten members of the
crew got nway In the dash for lib
erty at night. Four sailors were cap
turcd. Detectives believe that ten men
nro at large. They swam 3,000 yards
across a channel to tho shore.
The dash was made under cover of
darkness, and when search was mado
at daylight the police found nn Inter
esting collection of property. It In
cluded ten life preservers, marked
with the Initials of the two cruisers,
threo discarded uniforms and a dag
gcr.
The police say that each of tho men
dreds of great corporations, through captured had ten new $10 bills pinned
the ctlorts or the council or national to n8 understlrt.
defense, have prepared .themselves to Washington, March 22. Lieutenant
utilize their full efllclency In the de- nhorth nnd Machinist Mate Hermann
feii8e of the nation. Schroeder of the German Interned
crews nt Philadelphia navy yards aro
C. R. CRANE TO GO TO RUSSIA "clleved to have been drowned In an
nttempi to escape.
RAIDER MO EWE SANK 27 SHIPS
Berlin Admiralty Reports Twenty-Two
Steamers and Five Sailing Vessels
Captured.
Berlin, March 24. Tho German aux
iliary cruiser Moewe has returned to a
home port of the navy from a second
cruise In tho Atlantic ocean, It was
nnnounced on Thursday by the German
admiralty.
The statement follows :
"The German auxiliary cruiser
Moewe has returned Into a home port
of the navy from a second cruise of
the Atlantic ocenn, where she stayed
for several months, under commnnd ot
Burgrave nad Count von Dohnn-Schlo-dlen.
"Tho ship captured twenty-two
stenmers and Ave sailing vessels, with
n gross tonnage of 123,100. They in
cluded twenty-ono hostile steamers, of
which eight were armed and five In tho
service of the British admiralty, as
well as four hostile sailing ships.
"Among the vessels captured by tho
Moewe were the Voltaire, an English
stenmer of 8,017 tons gross, in ballast,
carrying n 12-centImetor gun ; the Nor
wegian steamer nnllbjorg, of 2,587 tons
gross, nnd the Mount Temple."
APPLYING THE ADAMS0N LAW
FIRST TO GIVE RECOGNITION
Tn Vnllrlnl Rnllnn I nnH Rnlnn
Tlio lower houso has Bent out of 67 "GUILTY" OF VOTE FRAUD
tho standing commlttoo Govornor
Consider Land Good Investment
Nebraska farm land at tho price
of $200 per acre, for a state Insti
tution housing oovornl hundred In
mates, Is cc-iiBldorod by the lower
brnuch of tho legislature n good in
vestment. By 51 votos to 10. the
Neville's bill, houso roll No. 800,
valtdnttug tho Sallno land sales made
In LivucnBter county years ago, and
tho titles to which voro recently dis
covered to bo defective Tho govor
nor mado an Investigation of the
Indicted Indiana Men Arraigned Be
fore Federal Judge Anderson
at Indianapolis.
Indlnnnpolls, March 23. Before tho
United Stutes district court hero ad
was only technical In nature tho
allure of the legislature to mako a
nouso recorded Itself in favor of bm tWo n8 ,)ro(U, na tho act whlch
jjuiuiiuniiiK jiu acres ror inu Nor
folk liiBnno hospital, additional to
tho 400 acres it now has, nnd pay
$31,400 therefor.
Appropriations for Specific Purposes
Stato Auditor Smith has notified
various boards interested that the
logiBlaturo proposes to appropriate
fees fo rtho uso of tho bonrds colloct-'
For Fedornl Ownership.
Tho lower Iioubo, has gono on rec
ord In favor of a govornniont owner
ship of railroads. By a neat ma
jority It overturned tho action of
its railroad committeo In killing the
rinnl rmnliiHnti nn,l nllnwnil n,nt
resolution to go boforo tho slftlnc lnK thom- but thnt U P1osob nlao to
committeo for further consideration, designate tho purposo for whloh foos
. In tho form of n memorial to con- Bhall bo oxponded, and how much for
gress tho resolution, 8. P. 107, wns oach purpose. Tho legislature will
passed by tho senato aomo tlmo ago glvo a fixed sum out of tho foos for
but was recommended for tudeflnlto anlarlos, so much for traveling ox-
mnttor and found that tho defoct Journcd on Wednesday 07 of 153 men
accused of violation of tho election
luws of Indiana had entered pleas of
guilty. Seventy-nine entered pleas of
not guilty and four bonds were ordered
forfeited by Judge A. B. Anderson
when tho defendants failed to appear.
Three men never have been arrested.
Tho majority who pleaded guilty were
negroes.
It carried and ho accordingly sent
a message to tho houso urging tho
pnssngo of the corrective bill at tho
present sosslon.
postponement by tho rnllroadB com-mtt)oo.
ponsos and a fixed amount for "nils
collnneous expenses,"
FRENCH WARSHIP IS "SUNK
Berlin Sayo Vessel Was Torpedoed by
Submarine In the Mediterranean.
Berlin. Mnrch 22. A large French
batthvdilp of the Danton class was
sunk by a German suhumrlno in the
Mediterranean. It wns olllclully an
nounced ou Tuesday.
United States Congratulates New Gov
ernment of Russia Ambassador
Sees Council.
Petrograd, March 24. The United
States Is the first nntlon to recognize
Chicago Man, Wilson's friend, Will
Get Facts About New Rule To
Sail Next Week.
Washington, Mnrch 20. Charles R.
Crane of Chlcngo, n close personnl
friend of President Wilson, will sail
next week, vlu Norway, for Russia,
Mr. Crane. It Is asserted. Is not go
ing to Petrograd upon any presidential formally the now government of Rus
mission. sin. Ambassador Francis mnde a pre-
llo Is extremely anxious to make a llmlnnry call In tho morning on For
personnl Investigation of conditions In elgn Minister Mllyoukoy Immediately
Itussla and to learn for himself tlioH upon the receipt or msirucrions rrom
.stability of tho government set up by the state department nt Washington,
the revolution, lie will return to tho In tho afternoon, accompanied by hlB
United States In July. staff. Including the nnval and military
Ono of the things Mr. Crane Is ex- nttaches, he went to tho Mnrlnsky put
peeted to urge Is the negotiation of u ace. where the council of ministers
new commercial treaty, under which was assembled, made the formal rec
oounllty of trcntment will be extend- ognltlon and presented congratulations
od to all American citizens, Irrespec
tive of religion or nativity.
and felicitations
United States.
on behalf rf tho
Taking Precautions Against Fire
That tho atato capital may bo pro-
Preparedness for National Guard
Adjutant Qouoral Phil Hall of the
pared for any unforseen lire, Govornor National guard has rocolvod ordors
Novlllo has ordered all tho lira up- from tho war department which hull
paratus In tho building thoroughly Cfttcd n (i0Blre on tho part ot tho do-
to wator mains about tho cnrri.Jnra Bravo developments In tho interna-
Moewe Had 593 Captives.
Berlin, March 2(1. Tho Moewe
brought 5IW prisoners into port, ac
cording to announcement here on Fri
day. An otllclal statement announced
tho nrrlval of the Moowo at her homo
port.
immorsed In accumulations of dust an
Ing thick. Furthor Investigation
showed him that theso Iiobo linos and
chemical oxtlngulBhora had not boon
taken down and trlod out for soveral
years.
ttonul situation.
"Wo are rondy to sond 1,600 monout
of tho stato on forty-eight hours'
notlco," declared Gonoral Unit. "Wo
could increase that number If wo wero
given u week or ten daya," ho added.
286 French Drowned.
London Mnrch 20. In tho sinking
of the French battleship Dautou In
the Mediterranean ou March li), says
a statement from the French admiral
ty received here on Friday, 280 men
were drowned.
Oregon Troops Are Called.
Portland, Ore., March 20. The
Eighth company, coast artillery, Ore
gon National Guard, was called to fed
eral service on Friday night nnd began
immediate preparations for entraining
for a destination which was -not made
public.
SENTENCE GERMAN PLOTTERS
Sander and Wlnnenberg Given Two
Years in the Federal Prison
at Atlanta..
New York, March 24. Albert O.
Sander and Charles W. Wunnenberg,
who pleaded guilty to conducting n
military onterprlao In this country
Tornado Kills Seven
Little Rock, Ark., Mnrch 22. Seven ngalnst Great BrltMn, we're sentenced
persons wero killed nnd eight Injured on Thursday to servo two years in tho
when a tornado struck the country In federal penitentiary nt Atlantu and to
the vicinity of Delnrde, Ark. pay fines ot $2,WK) each
Boston Harbor Is Guarded. Fire Destroy Church and School.
Boston, March 24. Navy yard offl- Lanesboro, Minn., March 20. Ftro
clals wero ordered to rush Into serv- .of undetermined origin, which broke
lee high-powered navy steam launches "out In tho riow high school building
firmed with nicked men to patrol Bos- and spread to the old high school
Managers and Brotherhoods Agree on
Tentative Plan at New
York.
New York, March 20. Railroad
managers and representatives of tho
four trainmen's brotherhoods hnvo
agreed upon n tentative basis for tho
application of the Adnmson law, it
was announced by Elislia Leo, chalr
mnn of the national conference com
mittee of railway managers. Tho.
agreement, It was said, "covers tho
greater part of the wage schedules,
in order that the increased wages ac
cruing to the employees since January
1 may be paid ns quickly as possible."
"A number of minor poliits," snld
Mr. Leo In n formal stntement, "are
still to bo decided. If any differences
arise they will be referred to a Joint
board of eight, four from encli side."
CARRANZA PLAN IS REJECTED
ton harbor and the water front of tho
navy yard from sunset to sunrise.
French Liner Arrives Here.
New York. March 24. Tho French
building nnd tho Lutheran
caused a loss of $150,000.
church,
Houston, Minn., Has Flood.
Houston, Minn., March 20. Tho
lino stenmshlp Espngno arrived here Root liver has overflowed Its banks
from Bordeaux with 231 passengers, and Hooded this city to n depth of
Sho came In armed with an automatic from three to live feet. Sixty feet of
rapld-flrer on her bow and a large gun the .Miiwnuuee rauroau tracic was
tt I wasueu oui u nine uuuve luwn.
Washington's Real Attitude Toward
Germany Revealed in Reply to
Mexican Leader.
Washington. March 22. The admin
istration's feeling toward Germany
wns mnde clear In n note dlspntched
by the state department to Mexico re
jecting the suggestion of General Cnr
ranza that all neutrals declare an em
bargo on nil supplies to European bel
ligerents. Germnn dlplomncy wns bitterly ar
raigned by Secretnry Lansing for Its
"abuse of the liberties and privileges
freely accorded to them on American
soil and under American protection."
"Bone-Dry" Bill In Colorado.
Denver, Colo., Mnrch 20. An abso
lutely "bone-dry" prohibition bill, even
prohibiting the Importation of liquor
for medlcnl nnd sncmmentnl need
passed the sennte. That the bill will be
approved by the house Is assured.
Man and Wife End Lives.
Columbia. Miss., March 20. Cha
grined over their failure to work
miracles Steve Rengen and his wife,
Lucy Govout, members of n religious
sect, committed suicide. Both took
poison.