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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1917)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. Bl RICHES ASSESSMENT FIGURES SHOW IN CREASE IN WEALTH MEWS FROMJTATE CAPITAL m Item of Varied Interest Gathered from Reliable Source at tho State House Nebraska bogs assessed for taxa tion In 1917 are worth $10,000,000 more than tho swlno owned within the stato lout year, taking actual value as a basis of comparison or $2,000,000 In oroaso in the assessed value. Cattle tlfls year are valued at f 30, 000,000 above 191(1, actual worth, or $0,000,000 on the assessed value basis. Corn on Nebraska's farms and in her elevators shows a gain of $11,000,000 actual value, or $2,200,000 assossed value. The total vnluo of automobiles owned and used in Nobraska this year is $12,000,000 in excess of 191G, giving an increase of $2,400,000 in assessed worth of this class of property. M icy on hand or dopositod in banks ret. ters a gain of $1C,000,000 this your, swelling tho taxablo property list by $3,000,000. These aro a fow of tho items in a complllatlon prepared by Secretary Bornockor of tho stato board of equal ization. The total gain in all kinds of wealth within the annum is $14,000,000 actual value, or $28,000,000 assossed value. Navy Wants Wireless Men Any young man of good character, 18 years or moro of ago, who has had a high school education, or has done such work as stonography, can enroll in tho United States navy for tho duration of tho war, learn wireless, see tho war from a rosorvod seat, ni,(i becomo acquainted -with tho rlchost ports pf tho earth. At tho end of the war, the young man will know n trado which will carry him at any tlmo to almost any placo in tho world. Ho will bo nblo to go to a stdnmshlp lino, with tho host recommendation possi ble, from tho United States navy, and obtain passago to South America, Rus sia, Japan or olsewhoro, simply by offering his services as a wireless op erator. Ho will bo able to mako a world tour Just for tho fun of it, and roeoivo a good salary in addition. Ho will bo ablo to enter ths world com morco ns a morchant princo, a travel ing Balcsman in South Amorica or Rus sia on his own responsibility because bo can cam money and his keep while going. You do not have to know wire less now to enter this branch of tho navy. If you can Bhow that you can loarn quickly, and you can pass tho physical examination, bosldos writing twonty-flvo words a minute legibly with a pencil, you can onroll for tho duration of tho war. Tho limit in the number to bo onllstod in tho regulnr navy, and in tho wirolosB branch of tho -reserves, has' been taken oft. Go to tho nearest recruiting station. Tho stations in this district nro. Sixtoonth nnd Parnam, Omaha, Nob., Sioux Falls, 8. D Abordoon, 8. D., Lend, S. D Hastings Nob., Norfolk. Nob. and Sioux City, la. Nebraska's Four-Mlnuto Men Professor M. M. Fogg, Lincoln, stato chairman of tho "four-mlnuto mon" of Nobraska, organized olght, additional Nobraska towns last weok. To date thoro aro moro than sixty towns in tho stato which aro organized, making a total of 300 speakers. At prosont thero'aro 300 moving picture theatres In Nebraska. Of this number over 100 iro bolng talked in ovory night by four mlnuto mon." Tho total number of towns in tho United Statos organized is 1,200. Tho total number of speak ers is 13,000. At prosont tho subject of their talks Is Liborty bonds. Af tor this campaign la over thoy will bo Instructed to talk on something olso. Tho organization will bo continued un til tho end of tho war. Seventh Regiment Now In Service Under an order from tho adjutant genorurs olllco tho now national guard rogiment of Nebraska, of which Gov ernor Keith Novlllo was, uppulntod coloool, has been designated as an ac tive militia organization and will here after ljavo the Bamu stntus aa other roglmontB of tho state boforo thoy woro takon into 'federal sorvlco. It is to bo known as tho Sovonth in fantry, Nebraska National guard. Following Is tho composition,, of the Seventh infantryundor tho now ordor: Hoadquartors company, Lincoln. Supply company, Grand Island. Machlno gun company, Kqarnoy. Sanitary detachment, Lincoln. Company A, Soward. Company B, Croto. Company C, Nebraska City. Company D, Beatrioe. . . Company 15, F and G, Oinahar Company II, Lincoln. Company I; Minden. Company K, Loup City, Company L, ScottsblufT. Company M, Tronton. Will be Permitted to Finish Studies Govornor Novlllo has boon notified of a now ruling by tho war dopart munt undor which studonts in dotal collegos will bo put upon tho same basis as medical collogo students, Upon application to tho surgoon gen eral of tho nrmy for assignments to tho dental reserve corps, their names will bo cortlflcd to exemption boards for discharge from tho draft and thoy will bo allowed to stay in school until they finish. After that tlmo thoy will be nailed into the dental reserve of ha army. PREPARING FOR MEETINGS Organized Agriculture Will Convene nt Lincoln, January 14 Officers of tho associations compris ing organized, agriculture of Nobraska held their annual moting at agricul tural hall at tho stato farm last woek to elect a committee to take charge of the seventeenth annual meeting of organized agrlculturo January, 1918. Tho committee named woro W. II. Mellor, chairman; Doan E, A, Burnett, V. S. Whltten, It. W. McGinnis, Prof. C. W. Pugsloy. II. J. Gramllch and 13. It. Danlolson. Thoro are now thlrty-flvo associa tions affiliated or connocted with or ganized agriculture and twonty-flvo of them nro oxpected to furnish pro grams. Prof. C. W. Pugsloy is tho secrotnry of tho committee. It is planning for tho biggest nnd best meetings in tho history of organized agriculture. Special emphasis will be glvon in making up th'o programs to war conditions now prevailing in tho country. Tho date of tho meetings is from January 14 to Junuary 19. To Save State Corn Crop Governor Novlllo has Issued a proc lamation requesting school boards and univorsity heads to devise somo means whereby studonts may bo utilized In harvesting tho hugo corn crop. Tho govornor doos not attempt to suggest any methods by which student labor may bo roleased during the bus;. ing porlod. His proclamation is in lino with what tho national and stato councils of defenso nro doing toward tho conservation of foodstuffs and pre vention of wasto In seolng cropa aro proporly cared for. Tho proclamation follows: The shortage of labor available for nuskliit; Nebraska's onormoun corn crop ana thu necessity for Its belwr cribbed at the uarltoHt powtllilo moment creates a Hltuatlon that should chullpnife tho ntten Hon of tho peoplo of the stato. The lai'Kcxt crop In our history Is as sured, as In nlso tlio greatest shortuno of labor. Thousands of available corn hunk ers have been enllRtcd or selected for Bjrvlce In tho military establishment Many who aro available, taking advan tage of tho unprecedented conditions, aro demanding prohibitive prloos for their labor. Mon muHt bo suppllnd to fill the depleted rank. There are. without doubt, muny students in schools, collocoK and universities of tho Htate who could render valuable surviro as corn buskers. Vari ous methods for making those men avail able have boen suggested. Among others, to declare a general holiday of three weok. In November, to shift the regular holiday season coming later In the year to November; to dismiss the grntlos from Which corn hunkci? could reasonably be expected to be secilied; to furlough stu dents pledging themselves to assist In IiarvpHtlng the corn crop. Aftor careful Investigation, I am con vinced that I hRVo no legal authority to piescrib any particular method, and. further, thai no method suggested could reasonably bo expected to meet the radi cally dirrcront conditions in local com munities throughout the stnto. I, there fore, call upon the board of regents of the state unlvcrsit), thu state normal board, tho governing boards of the vari ous colleges, tho boards of education In the cities and towns of Nebraska, the school authorities In the rural districts nnd all county supurlntnndcnts to adopt tho method that will, first, make avail able the greatost number of corn buskers at the proper season, and, second, that will protect the Students enlisting in this work ngalnst loss of credits, to. the end that no penalty bo placed upon tholr pa triotism. Mascot for Seventh N. N. G. Baby Keith Novlllo Thomas of Ores ham named aftor Nebraska's war govornor has been commissioned by Govornor Novlllo ns mascot of tho Sovonth nutlonal guard regiment. Ho will not accompany tho regiment to camp, nor go with it to Franco, but his photograph will udorn tho hoad quartors of Colonol Novlllo and will bo guarded by Captain Loo Metcalfi, ad jutant on tho regimental staff The Grosham youngster Is u son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Thomas of that, placo. To Be Glvon Leave of Absence Within tho mjxt fow wookH boys in attendance nt tho farm school will bo glvon leavo of absence to busk com. Thoso who- take tho necossary two or throo wookii off at that time will nt jtond school during tho Thanksgiving vacation and also during tho Christ maa vacation, private tutoring also bo lng offered by tho School of Agricul ture. For thoso students thoro will only bo a day off at Thanksgiving nnd n day off at Christmas. Thoy will comploto tho school year in tho spring. Issusea Circular on Fire Prevention Tho state flro commissioner's offlcn is Bonding out circulars announcing flro provontion day, Novombor 2, as designated by Govornor Novilln in n proclamation, and asking all citizens to co opornto in reducing llro hazards. A gonoral cleanup of old rubbish 1b urged, and property ownors are re quested to look after electric, wlrlno-. dofoctlvo ehlmnoys and other source or conflagrations, city olllclals. com- morclal chlliH niul wmiinn'a flnl.u ...... ... ' . V. I 1 1 ,,u appoaiud to for assistance In socurlng a gonorui ouservauco or tho day. Dairy Judging Team Selected Aftor a long sorlos of tryoutB tho studonts who oro to roprosont tho university in tho dairy Judging contost at tho nntlouul dairy show, to bo hold this yoar at Columbus, O., havo Just boon picked. Thoy aro L. F. Llnd gron, J. D, McKolvoy, J. It, Shophord and Ell Buncombe. In final propara Hon for tho Judglug contost the team will visit somo of tho leading dairy farms In Iowa and Wisconsin. Ad vantage will bo takon of this trip to visit somo of tho bost, milk plants and creumertos. Status of Eligibility Any man between tho ngos of olgh toon and forty-llvo years may enlist In tho Sovonth Nobraska national guard rogiment, of which Govornor Neville Is colonol. But any one sub joct to draft who onllsts In this regi ment must leavo tho reglmont and respond to a call Tor oxumlnatlon"for draft, If ho should rccolvo such a call boforo tho regiment Is actually called into tho rodoral service. If tho regiment is culled into tho Unilod Sta'ns Horvico all onllstod mon will roinuln members of the rogiment 1 American troops receiving supplies nt a village somewhere In France, 2 Not the grave of Kaiser Wllhelm, but the resting plnco of Wllhelm Kaiser, a humble grenadier, in the cemetery of Pnrgny. 3 Italians hoisting field guns up the steep sides of Monte Santo. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Germans Capture Oesel Island and Defeat Overmatched Russian Fleet. SLAVS RESISTING STOUTLY Kaiser's' Hurried Trip to Bulgaria and Turkey American Destroyer Tor pedoed, One Man Being Killed President Wilson's Latest Move Toward Bottling Up Germany. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. ' ' The week brought no real relict to beleaguered Germany, externally or in ternally.' While tho kaiser was hurry ing down through Bulgaria to Cou-'i stnntinoplo to mend his crumbling fences, nnd Chancellor Mlch'uoUs wits struggling to hold on to his Job, and tho German nrmle.s on the west front woro making costly nnd futllo counter attacks nnd slowly giving ground be- fore the British and French, the laud and sea forces of tho empire did strike ut Russia what, considered superficial ly, might be' thought to be u serious blow. But the operations In the Bal tic cannot be considered of prime Im portance and cause Ho special concern among the allies, not even Russia be ing grcutly worried. Troops landed on the Island of Oesel, supported by tho fleet, huve suc ceeded In capturing or driving off thu garrison, which resisted stoutly, and the kaiser's warships arc pushing back the Russian naval forces toward thu Gulf of Finland. In the sea lighting both sides lost several vessels. The Russian licet fought well but was hope-i lCKsly outclassed In strength. The Ger mans made aerial attacks on Pernnu, and It was reported that they were at tempting to gain u footing on the inuln land. At Inst reports both sides were hurrying up strong imvul re-en force mentsi Tho real objective of the Gor man high command Is not jevenled, but It does not seem prolmble Von Hln denburg, who Is directing tho opera tions In person, will attempt to capture and hold l'otrogrnd. That would mean n perilous extension of his Hues In view of tho fact that winter Is nt hand. Southeof Riga the Russian artillery prevented tho Germans from throwlbg bridges across tho Dvlnn. Trying to Hold His Allies. Increasing signs of a breakup of the nlllnnoo of the central powers prolt nbly sent the knlser on his trip to the near Fast. First he Jolllotj the Bul garians, who, llko the Austrlans, are sick of the war; nnd It was significant that Kmperor Charles grasped a puny excuse not to nccompnny his overbear ing ally. Then William ran down to Constantinople, where Turkish girls strewed flowers In bis path and hp and the sultan exchanged decorations. If the kaiser can bold Ids coalition to gether much longer, It will he because the allies do not make sufllclently at tractive separate peace suggestions to Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur key. As was expected, the opponent of Chancellor Mlehnells were quick to take advantage of the Wllholinshuven naval revolt Incident. The Socialists now present a united front against hltu nnd have decided to vote against the war credit of .$2,r0O,(XN).00O at the De cember session of tho relchstag unless he resigns. Foreign Secretary von Kuchlmnun or Prince von Bulow Is said to he IiIr probable successor, though the war party still fears Count von BoriistorlY may bo appointed. In the effort to save himself MlchaeUs offered Frletlerlch von Payer the post of chancellor, displaying rcndlncds to throw overboard Doctor Helfferleh mid also Minister of Marine von Capelle. Thero are rumors that MlchaeUs Is contemplating tho establishment of a military dictatorship., On the West Front In Flanders tho British practically completed their occupation of tho Im portant Passchendneltt ridge nnd the Germans were observed to be hurried ly building a long dam for the purpose of flooding the low land east of the ridge. Meanwhile the French on the left flnnk of the British steudlly wid ened the base of the wedge that Is be ing driven In between the German armies nnd the Belgian coast. The al lied aviators made many raids and dropped vast quantities of explosives on Germnn military establishments with destructive results. The German airmen were not Idle, but theW' main raid was made on Nancy, where u num ber of civilians were killed. Tho British government on Tuesduy announced formnlly, through Bonar Law, chancellor of tho exchequer, thnt reprisals would be made for the Ger man raids over London and other un fortified places. German towns, Mr. Law said, will be bombarded so far ns military needs will release tho neces sary machines. The threat may bo suf ficient to check the bnrbarity of the Germnns In this respect. Realizing the danger of a collnpse of the Austrian forces thnt are oppos ing the advance of the Italians, the centrnl powers have withdrawn nt least forty divisions from the Russian, front and hurried them to the rescue of the defenders of Trieste. Large numbers of Germun, Bulgarian and Turkish troops are now on the Italian front. American Destroyer Torpedoed. The first real American casualty list from the wnr zone was given out Wednesday by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. It Included o;ie death, thnt of Osmond Kelly Ingruhnm, gunner's mate, of Pratt City, Alh., and the names of live-other men of the navy who were slightly wounded. These men vvero of the crew of an American destroyer which was torpedoed by a German .submarine while on patrol In British waters. Thp vessel was not sunk and soon reached port. The re port eiuuu from Rear Admiral Sims and said Ingraham wus blown over board and his body wns not recovered. Nnvul olllcers think it remarkable that until this occurrence Admiral Sims' fighting units should all have escaped damage In the light against the U boats. From Amsterdnm the other day came tho report that Germany was about to Include American wnters In the sub marine zone. This 'mount nothing to American nuval authorities, for they had considered our wnters so Included since' we entered the war. The best Informed opinion Is that American transports, with their spqcd nnd their convoys, will bo quite safe from the submarines. The week's list of victims of U-boats wns small In number, but tho loss of life wus grentcr than usunl. This was due mainly to tho destruction of tho French steamer Medio with the loss of 2,ri0 persons, Including soldiers and prisoners of war. It Is an undisputed fnet that service on Germun subma rines Is becoming more dangerous ev ery day, and this probably Is respon sible for the latest reported mutiny In the German navy. Sailors at tho pfrt of Ostond refused to go aboard thu U-hnats nnd are said to have thrown one commander Into the sea. There Is trouble In (he Austrian navy also. Soldiers and the crews of sub merslbles have had several conflicts ut I'ola, olllcers on both sides being killed. The Austrian government thereupon decided to change the naval base to an other port. Wilson's New Blow at Germany. Determined that Germany and Its al lies shall not benefit from the trade and Industry of the United States, President Wilson started off the week by setting in motion machinery to stop trade with the enemy and transmission of Information valuable to htm, to con trol ettomy aliens and enemy property and to check the activities In America of German sympathizers. By execu tive decree the president created a war trndo board, with Vance McCormlck as chjilrmnn. supplanting tho exports ad ministrative board, and a war trade council to advise the hoard on ques tions of policy; gave the secretary of the treasury power to regulate tho ex port of gold, silver and currency, trans fers of credit, transactions In foreign exchange, and enemy Insurance com panies,, uud authority to prevent tho transmission of written or photographic Information from tills country except through the malls; created a censor ship board to prevent the transmission of Intelligence to tho enemy by any means; gave the trade commission full authority over enemy patents; gave tho postmaster general power to regu late tho publication of war matter by foreign language papers, and In other ways took control of enemy Interests In the United States. Tho provisions of this sweeping de cree when put Into full forco should help n lot In tho process of bottling tip the German empire. The United States nnd Its allies show no disposition t yield to the pleas of the so-called neu trnl nations that have been supplying Germnny with food and other mate rials. According to reports received h Washington, the food situation In Ger many is growing acute. The weeklj ration there amounts approxlniatelj to four and a half pounds of bread a half peck of potatoes, a cupful of beans, pens, or oatmeal; a half pount: of meat, twelve cubes of sugar, sll Individual patties of butter and ar, equal amount of other fats. The cnlorR value of these foods In the aggregate Is less than half the amount estlmatet by tho American food administration ns sulllclent for a person In a sedcntnrj occupation. Coal Strike Makes Trouble. The coal situation, especlnlly'in Illi nois, caused the administration a great deal of trouble. Strikes, unauthorized by tho union, stopped production and tho operators declared they could not pay tho wages demanded unless they were allowed to charge tho general public 50 cents more n ton. Coal Ad mlnlstrntor Garfield was swamped wit!) appeals and protests, nnd sent out u message to the effect thnt unless min ing was resumed the federal govern ment would seize tho mines. The whole affair hns tho appearance of greed fos tered by underhanded pro-German In fluences. Food Administrator Hoover has been brought to n realization of the fact that the retail grocers of the coun try are robbing the ultimate consum ers, and he proposes to go as fap as his powers permit In stopping the extor tion. In a stntement Issued Thursday Mr. Hoover said that though neither the food administration nor the gov ernment hns authority to regulate the retailer as It does the wholesaler, he would, beginning November 1, expose the former each week by publishing the wholesale prices of all commodities In every section. Thus the purchnser will know how much the retailer Is paying nnd how much undue profit" he Is exacting. Mr. Hoover cites particu larly the retail price bf flour, which Is out of all proportion to the wholesale price fixed by the government, nnd al so the recent unwarranted advances In tho retail price of sugar. Unless tho retailer grocer behaves, the food administrator hints, congress may bo asked for legislation giving the government power to regulate him. Mr. Hoover asserts that the corner has been turned In high prices and that If the farmer and retailer co-operate with him, the essential commodities one af ter another should contlnup to show re ductlons between now nnd the end of the year. The war department Issued onion Thursday for the entnjlnmont of tin Until quotas of tho first draft from the northwest sfntos and the entire niobll' zutlon of the 0S7.000 men of the llrst army Is expected to bo complete bj the mlijdle of November. The call for the second draft Is not expected be fore the first of the year, but arrange ments for It are under way nnd It nin. be that tho remaining 7,000.000 ellgl bles will be examined In advance so as to establish a waiting Hst. Prepara tions for the winter In the training camps aro being made rapidly aim there Is reason to believe that then will be no shortage of warm clothing arms and all other necessary supplies Thu Liberty bond campaign went with a rush last week, despite tho dis loyal opposition displayed In some 1 calltles. The government hns takon stops to punish the pro-German work ers who havo fostered this hostile sen timent, and Secretary McAdoo has ask ed banks to report the names of those who havo sought to Intimidate bnnk ers 1y threats to withdraw their de posits. Tho senatorial committee Investigat ing Senator Ln Follette's loyalty held several sessions but was temporarily foiled by the wily fellow's demand thnt he be given the opportunity to cross examine those who bad contradicted his assertion regnrdlng Bryan's state ment to President Wilson nnent the Lusltanln. As the committee cannot well summon the president or Mr. Bryan, it adjourned to think tho ease over. Former Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota is emulating the record of La Follette and defying the government to hnvo him Indicted. His utterances aro If anything moro reprehensible than those of tho Wisconsin mnn, but ho himself Is much more negligible. If all their renders and hearers were persons of sound sense, neither one would be worth tho powder It wowV take to blow iilm over to Germany. CB OF ANTILLES STICK WITH SHIP SURVIVORS OF THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT AT FRENCH PORT. y KILLED WHILE ASLEEP' American Government Will Pay In surance for Those Who Perished. Believe Troop Movements Being Tipped Off. A French Port, Oct. 23. Survivors of the United States transport Antil les, which was sunk by a German submarine October 17, were landed, here Sunday. Tile torpedo struck the ship ut a. quarter to seven o'clock Wednesday morning. Many were killed In their berths. The explosion killed tho en gineers, oilers and mechanics and. tliose of tlie crew who were ln bunks below. All the survivors praise tho cap tntn of the Antilles and the member of tho gun crew, wjio stuck to their posts until the waves closed over tho ship. When the Antilles sank, forty or fifty men were at the stern. Most of" them leaped fifty feet or more Into the sea as the stern rose to a perpen dicular position. Tito sea was run ning high at the time, making it dif ficult to save tho crew nnd passen gers. Somo survivors, clinging to debris, were in the water an hour. All Who Perish Insured. Washington, D. C, Oct. 23. Air bauds In the military and naval serv ice who perished with the lost Amer ican transport Antilles, tofiiodoed. and sunk by a Gcrjnan submarine Oc tober 17, came within the scope of the new war Insurance law, the treas ury department announced nnd there by automatically carried insurance to the amount; of ?0.000 each. This sum will bo paid the families of lite dead soldiers nnd sailors In. monthlr Installments of $25 each over a period of twenty years. It Is; ln addition to compensations which will be paid to widows, children and' dependent mothers of the men. Ap proximately seventy persons went down with the Antilles. The sinking-of the transport Is be lieved to have followed another leak of Information Into Germany with re gard to troop movements. Tho war department took official' cognizance of this with the Issue or tho following order: "To the commanding generals of all: nntlonnl guard divisions: "Communicate orders to each organ isation commnnder In your division that during the time thoy are ln fed eral service, they nro prohibited from making any report to the governor or authorities, civil or mllrniiy, of 'their respective states, regnrdlng tiny move ment of their organizations, or of any other federal troops or personnel." Adopt New Draft Plan. Washington, Oct. 23. Provost Mar sbal Crowder announced that the nine million men, still subject to ar my drafe, will be divided Into llvo clhsses nnd called ("-"ordlng to class, Economic considerations will gov-, crn the- new sysfeni jf selection and thoso least available, cither for in-(t,-t "ioney reasons, wllL be the lact cnlled. svwti.in, bi'sed on recom mendatlons of draft boards the conn-, try over, will simplify their tasks .audi make the drawings hereafter even,-nu-e equitable than ln the pa"t. IJach man will be allowed . seveni days in which to answer a queslloji-. aire as to his industrial status and: the dependency of any relatives. Half of Zep Fleet Lost. Paris, Oct. 23. The German Zep pelin fleet has met Its worst disaster of the war. Of the eight Zeppelins which 4dted Paris as the first step. toward carrying out thr Mireat made In n German message vjilch said It had been decided to destroy Pnris In re-u prlsal for French air raids on Ger-. mnn towns, two were destroyed null, two captured. Ru8s Fleet Withdraws. Petrograd. Oct. 23. Tho Russians have sucee -iled In getting nil their shins ,-xeept observation elements out of Moon sound without losses nnd lit perfect order, according to an ollkial communication Issued by the marine department. The communication says the Oesel ami Moon Islands have defi nitely passed Into the hands of the-. Germans. Famous Case Ends Quickly. Alliance, Neb., Oct. 23. The fnm. ous Children blackmail case, charging s'x Omaha men and three cltlzons of Chndron with conspiracy to black mail, wns virtually thrown out of court here. After hearing testimony by two wit' nesses, that they knew of the nlleged conspiracy before it was "discovered.'1 Judgo Grimes Immediately InstrncteiV tho Jury to bring In a verdict for th defense. The Jury did ns directed, nnd wns dismissed nt once. The dei. fondants were dismissed.