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TUB NORTH PL TTB SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF Timely News Culled From All Parts of the State, Reduced for the Busy. SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED The city of Aurora has obtained n Judgment for on,000 ngnlnst M. Ford, pnving contractor. Suit was brought on tlio flve-your guaranty contract madu by Ford wlion bo laid In tbo city pavement. Tlio nsphalt on this puvomont cracked and rotted badly wltbln tbo llvo-your period. Tbo cane wan lield to be an Important one and paving contractors of tbo state toatl fled nH witnesses. It. In estimated tbat tbe spoclnl nm slon of tbo legltdnlure, which con vened Tuesday at Lincoln to enact measures authorizing Dnuglnsi county to Issue bonds to rout ore the-courthouse and damaged records resulting from tbo recent Hot, will coat about 512,000. It la understood that some arrangement Is to be made, to have Douglas comity reimburse tbe slate for tbo expense of the session. At a stnto meeting of tbo county chairmen of the Roosevelt Memorial association held at Oamba plans wore laid for tbo raising of Nebraska's por tion of $5,000,000 to be solicited tbe last of this month in all states of the union for tho building of a suit able memorial nt Washington und n shrine at Oyster Buy, In memory of tbe departed ox-presldent. In miponso to recommendations of Major General Leonard Wood, who was assigned to quell rioting in Omaha following the recent disturbance, the city council voted to appoint 100 now policemen nnd carry out a proposed seml-mllltary organization. Advises from New York stato tbat Omaha and several other Nebraska cities will bo on tbe route of tho great nlr derby around the world, planned by the Aero Club of America and tbo Aerial League of America for next year. Airplanes participating in tho air raco across the United States from Mlneola, N, Y., and San Francisco, Calif., mot at North Pintle, it being the center point of scheduled stops, lieutenant Maynard, the Hying par son, was tho first to reach tho city. Flying at an altitude of 250 feet, an nlrplano driven by John Wamburg and carrying Ous Itenard, dropped to tho earth near Wausa, killing Wam burg Instantly nnd seriously Injuring Itenard. Bolh men resided nt Wausa nnd had seen service overseas. Bids for tlio construction of a dor mitory at tbo Kelirncy Normal and a vscienco building at tho Peru Normal wero rejected by tbo Stato Normal board. Lowest, bids on tho two build ings wero ?21 0,107. Tbe board esti mated tbo cost nt $180,000. Captain Danloi Schaffer of tbo Sal ration Army, who wns killed by a U. P. train near Konrnoy, wns slugged mid robbed of probably $200 before the fatal nccldcnt, according to police of tho city. Twonty.flvo dollnrs an aero was tbo price paid by the new ownor of tbo 1,000-acro Ithody ranch In Cherry county. Tills land lias doubled In value within tbo last live yenrs and has al most trebled since 1010. Mary Wagner, housekeeper for tho Rev. John W. Jungles, pnstor of St. John tbo Baptist's German Catholic parish at Petersburg, lias appealed to tbo stato supreme court from a 1-cent blander verdict against a pnrlshoner. Ross L. Hammond, for forty years editor of tho Fremont Tribune, has disposed of his Intorest In tho paper. Mr. Hammond Is to engage In the banking business at Riverside. Calif. Phil Hall of Lincoln, formerly ndju tnnt general of Nebraska and colonel of tho Nebraska National guard, has been, made a colonel In the U. S. re serves. King Albort and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium woro heartily greeted at tho many points their train stopped on the Journey through Nebraska last week to the Pacific coast. Lieutenant Colonel C. O., Benedict, piloting piano No. 21 in tbo transcon tinental air race, Is tho son of F. J. Benedict of Ilasllngs, this stato. Tho state normal board has award ed a contract for the construction of n $110,000 gymnasium nt the Chadron Normal college. Winter wheal Is already up In many Holds In tho southeastern part of tho stato and the outlook Is Indeed prom ising. Tho special bond election for $r0, 000 worth of paving Intersection bonds curried, two to one, In Norfolk. Tho vlllago board of Dlller has grunted a franchise to John Krug of Marysvllle, Kan., for the construction of an electric line In that town. Cur rent will be supplied from Wymoro. I. W. W. agitators are reported to Imvo begun to urrlvo at Seottsbluff and other western Nebrnhka cities In small groups for tbo purposo of stirring up strife nnd (tlssatlsfactlc!). Thoy camp in tlio Holds until ordered to get out of tbo country. The H,300-acro .Too Loador ranch Just south of Woodlako was sold tho other day for $20 an ncre. Under tbo auspices of the . O. B. J. of Table Bock, u subscription was taken to help save the children of Czccho-Hlovin from starvation, tho amount of funds secured being $nO0. Tlio Dally Hub at Keanioy has ro eclvod a loiter from Thomas Kearny, prominent New York lnwyor, great granduepliew of Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny, from whom that city was named, asking that tho namo of tho town bo spoiled without tho last "o." The federal rallrond ndmlntuti-ntlnh has notified tho stato railway commis sion that tbo lnw passed by tbo last legislature which provides that care takes of stock shall bo provided with sleeping accommodations enroulo Is unconstitutional. Tho administration holds that It is giving to Nebraska privileges not allowed In any other state and therefore cannot bo per mitted. The Nebraska Lutheran synod at the -ITIli nniiunl convention nt Omaha elected tho following officers for tho ensuing year: Itev. C. II. B. Lewis, Emerson, president; Charles It. Lowe, Dakotn City, secretary; Joseph II. Mlllor, Surprise, treasurer; Kov. G. B. Weaver, Beatrice, statistical .secre tary ; It. A. While, Wolbach, historian. I he session was attended by over 200 delegates. A special election is to he held in Johnson county November 1 to pass on a bond Issue of $2)10.000, which, if voted upon favorably, will , iih1,0,m1 "f at par, tho same to bear r2 per cent interest, to lift edness of something like that amount un wiucn i per cent Is helnir tv.i.i Postmaster Morgan, of Plntlsmouth, Ludl of Wnboo and Oi '(NVfillftr nf An. rora, wero chosen at n meeting of iM.smmtuors at Lincoln to present tbo claim of tho - llivil Ml. ilU" ornska for wage increases at a Joint commission Hearing on postal salaries to be held at Kansas nit v. Clergymen from fill TlUfftl nfi XT - - 'ui lij VI ilf urasun attended the opening of tbo Mi-sicm meoiogicnl semlnnry nt Mid. land college nt Frntimtit n tr Kniibel of New York. iri.i,inf nt 41... United Lutheran Church of America, hhhio mo principal address. Walter Bri gs of Seward captured a silver cup for the best pig at tho Na tional Swine Show at Dcs Moines, nnd Cyril Winkler of Lexington won Hrst In the sweepstakes battle. These boys won several prizes In various clusses besides. Sixteen Omaha men, nierchnnts, professionals and laborers, have been chosen ns a grand Jury to consider In dictment of those taking part in the uehirucuon or tho Douglas county court-houso nnd tho lynching, of a negro. A report submitted at tho annual convention of tho Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance union at York showed a gain In membership of 031 In this stato tbo past year, tbo present membership being (5,70. During a quarrel arising over tho removal of a fenco David A. Hancock, well known ranch man of northern Nebraska, shot and Instantly killed bis brother. Larkln Himrnpir n- n... Hancock ranch near Valentino. A time system has been Installed In tbe stafo house at Lincoln for tbo purpose of keeping accurate account of the hours put In for tho Nebraska government by employes In tbo vari ous offices. Figures compiled by the stato board of control, bnsed on contracts for supplies for fifteen stnto Institu tions, shows thnt meat prices have de creased about 15 per cent In tho past three months. Governor McKolvlo bns designated .November 4 us a special election day throughout Nebraska when delegates to the constitutional convention, to bo held nt Lincoln in December, will bo chosen, Reports from tbo Salvation Army headquarters at. Omaha are to tlio ef fect tbat but about half of Nebraska's quota of $512,000 homo service fund has been raised. Several prominent Lincoln business men bavo organized an aircraft cor poration, capitalized at $750,000. Head quarters or tho firm will bo In tho capital city. It Is reported that tho weevil hns ap peared In much whent grown in, Ne braska nnd surrounding states tbls year, and that some damage bus al ready been done. A crowd of HO I. W. W. agitators was rounded up near Mitchell and sent to Jail. 'J hey have been warned by authorities that they are not wanted In the district. Humors current in tho northwestern part of the stnto have It tbat strangers are leasing bunt in Box Butte county for the purposo of pros pecting for oil. A lively meeting of returned service men was held at Aurora last week and Post No. -10 of tbo American Le gion organized. Kearney Is to have a now flour mill of tho strictly modern type. The en terprise is expected to cost $100,000. A modem nnd up-to-dnto piny ground hns been completed nt Ulysses for the llttlo folks of tho town. North Plntto clerks have organized a union with a membership of more thnn 100. Tbo Nebraska University football team Inaugurated Its 1010 gridiron campaign by losing n bitterly contest ed battle to tbo Iowa state squad at Iowa City by a score of 18 to 0. A statement Issued by tho stnto treasurer shows that It took $1,012,825 to operate tlio stato government dur ing the month of September, white tho receipts were only $504,177. Colored persons nro dally leaving North Platte In largo numbers, duo to the feeling which eYlstu In Mn ..liw since tho murder of tbo Into Conductor Massey by a negro. Tbo Farmers Stnto bank of Spnuld big Is a new Institution granted a charter by the department of trade and commerce with a capital of $.'!0.000. Some damage was done to farm property In tho vicinity of Schuyler when a small tornado passed over'tbo district. , Pructlcnlly all the Buffalo county potato crop lias been shipped to east ern markets, representing tbo yield of approximately 1.500 acres with an nverago of not less than 100 bushels to the acre. Tbo price received aver agod $1.60 a bushel. 1 Secretary of Labor Wilson King and queen of the Belgians ami mo steps or tlie public library. .'J oral Jn.I.fr. T.niw1l Industriaf Conference Begins Its Efforts to Accomplish a Tremendous Task. MANY PLANS ARE SUGGESTED Radical Elements in the Steel Strike Getting the Worot of It British Railway Strike Ended Senate Deadlock en Peace Treaty Possible. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Alarm over tho condition of Presl- dent Wilson wns considerably allayed by the favorable reports Issued last week by ids physicians. He was kent quiet, In spite of his protests, and was not permitted to pay any attention to the mass of public business awaiting him. The result of this treatment was his steady Improvement, though ho may not he able to resume his ofllcinl duties for some time. The Inactivity Irked him greatly and Mrs. Wilson and the doctors hud to exercise their In- genuity to keep him from getting In communication with public men. Of course the president could not nttend the opening of the industrial conference which ho had summoned, but it began Its .sessions. In the Pnn- Amorlcan building, with 00 delegates present, equally divided nmomr the public, tho employers and labor. Sec retary of the Interior Lane was made permanent chairman and then the del. egntes, spilt Into groups, got busy on tho program that should be followed. Naturally, they were swamped with suggestions of all sorts und from nil parts Of tho country, nnd tho Job of sifting out the rensonnble plans was n big one. Tbo rules adopted were de signed to prevent tbe wasting of time by extremists and cranks who might wish to tnlk nt length on their theories. whether radical or reactionary. Ihe somewhat hazy but mlghtv task set for this conference Is the discovery of somo method of accomplishing In, dustrlnl peace, of bringing about an understanding between employers nnd woricers, or ending or lessening strikes und lockouts so that production may bo increased and high costs lowered. Every group, and probably every Indi vidual delegate, has more or less defi nite ideas as to bow nil tbls may be ac complished, and It Is to be honed the conference can hit on tho rlcht ones nnd bring about their adoption. the first plnn presented to tho eon. ference was for an linmediute Indus trial truce to continue three months, wuien wouiu stop nil strikes at nneo. This was proposed by Chairmen Bn- rucn or tlio public group, and follows the scheme adopted In France. The second proposition, made by Chairman uompers or the labor croun. wns for linmediute arbitration of tbe steel strike by a board of six, two to be ap pointed. by each grotm In the onnfor. once; this contomplated the hmuwllatu return ot tlie strikers to work pending tbe results of tbo arbitration. A mini resolution, offered by Gavin McNab of San Francisco, of tbe public group, was lor n permanent ar b trntlon Imnni. of which all living ex-presldents shall bo members. If Samuel Gompers and the other conservatives who have dominated, and presumably still dominate the American Federation of Labor, are wholly sincere, they must bo secretly pleased with tbe developments in the steel strike. It Is becoming more and more apparent that the strike was forced and is being tnannged by the radicals who have been trying to gain eontrol of union Inbor In America, and thore Is Increasing evidence that those radicals are going to fall In both their Immediate and their ultimate alms. Undo Sam is taking n hand In the sit uation ami the "reds," most of whom nro foreigners In symapthy with. If not In actual communication with the bol shovlkl of Europe, nro finding thnt ho Is not to he trilled with. When tbe radicals at Gary delled the local and mm REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS addressing crown prince with Mayor Peters of Boston and tho welcoming committee" Confiscated beer heliitr noureil " ' state authorities and staged some riot ous demonstrations tlie federal troops were sent there In a hurry und quiet was at once restored. Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding tbe central depart ment, hastened from Omaha, where ho had boon suppressing tho race war, and took personnl conimand In the steel town. He turned his attention Immediately to the reds and a raid on their headquarters was productive of quantities of revolutionary matter, to say nothing of guns and ammunition. Martial law was proclaimed nnd then General Wood established u censor ship on all news relating to raids and nrrests by tho military. It was made clear tbat the troops were there to pre serve lives and property and not to In terfere with the strike, but ns soon ns the radicals wero routed and tbe sol diers were posted throughout tbo town the steel workers wJio wished to work returned to the mills In greatly In creased numbers. In the entire Chi cago district many more plants re sumed operation, the nvcrnge force be ing perbups CO per cent of normal. In tho East also tho authorities were active against the radicals, the most spectacular happening being u raid at Welrton, W. Va., In which 187 alleged members of the I. W W. were seized, inarched to the public square and forced to kneel nnd kiss the American Aug. Seven of them were held by fed eral agents and the rest were run out of tho town. These wero nil Finns nnd tho strike leader there said If It was true that they were reds organ ized labor would not defend them. Though the people of the United States generally have no great lovo for tho United States Steel corpora tion, and though Cbnirninn Gary did not arouse any Increased sympathy for It by his talk to the senate committee on labor, there Is a widespread feeling that a victory for It lu this strike will be beneficial to the country ns a whole. Tbe big railway strike in Great Bri tain was settled by a compromise agreement, the main points of which are: Work to bo resumed forthwith. On full resumption of work, negoti ations shall be continued with the un derstanding they will bo completed be fore December HI, 1010. Wages will be stabilized In the Uni ted Kingdom nt their present level up to September 30, 1020. Any time after August 1, 1020, they may be reviewed In tbo light of circumstances then ex isting. No adult railway man shall receive less than 50 shillings a week so long as the cost of living Is not less than 110 per cent above prewar prices. Also, the principle of the "open shop" was maintained. Senator Cummins says his commit tee on interstate commerce Is going to force a vote in congress on two great labor questions compulsory arbitra tion and the right of organized labor to strike regardless of tho public wel fare. This Is to be done by a favorublo report on the Cummins railroad bill. The measure has provisions prohibit ing strikes and lockouts on the trans portation systems nnd creating a board before which disputes between tbo workers and the corporations must be taken for settlement. This board would have four member from each side, and In case of n deadlock the question at Issue would bo referred to i board of five named by the president. Mr. Cummins predicted the senate would approve of tlio nntl-strlke fea tures of the bill, despite the opposition of the American Federation ot Labor and the railway brotherhoods. The predicted deadlock In the sen ate seemed last week In a fair way to become a reality. Little progress to-. ward a vote was made and Senator Hitchcock told Secretory Tumulty to let tbe president know there would be nothing concerning tbe treaty requlr lug bis attention for some time. The probnblo date of Until action on the pact has been advanced to November 10 and there Is n chance that tbe dead lock will tiot be broken until much lat er. The Democratic senators who fa vor the treaty as it stands, being nu merous enough to defeat ratification, seem determined to compel at least tho adoption of the very mildest of reser vations Instead of the Lodge program. Mr. Hitchcock has admitted tbe neces sity of somo sort of a compromise, but "u ""-s whnt tho president will be willing to accept, in view of his uncompromising statements, Is unknown. The Italian governmental crisis Having compelled the adjournment of tlie parliament, tbe peace treaties with Germany and Austria were ratified by royal decree of King A'ictor Emmnnuel and will become effective wltbln 15 days. All the British dominions hav ing now ratified tho Gcrmnn treaty, Its ratllicatlon by tbe empire is complete. According to dlspntches from Berlin, tne tiircats of tho supremo council to renew the blockade brought Germany to terms nnd her troops lu tbe Baltic countries arc being withdrawn. Tho government snves its face by stating thnt Gen. von dor Goltz has yielded to Its appeal. Another complication in the affairs of southern Russia Is announced. Gen. Simon Petlura, the Ukrainian leader, has declared war on General Denlklne, the commander of the nntl- bolshevik army tbat is steadily light ing its wny up to Moscow. And at tho same time comes word tbat tbe Rus sian volunteer army has surprised and attacked the Ukrainians, a violent bat tle resulting. Further north tbe troops of the north Russian government had some successes against the reds and Admiral Kolchak reported tbat his Siberian troops had recovered Tobolsk from them. An Interesting story from llelslngfors, Finland, Is ' tho effect that Trotzky tried to bring about the arrest of Lenlne, but failed and in stead was himself placed under arrest In Moscow on orders of tho bolshevik premier. The American troops that have been serving in Siberia are beginning to como home, nnd tho public should bo prepared to hear all kinds of stories of the shocking hardships these lads think they have undergone. Further more, It Is said to be certain thnt in vestigation into the actions of certain of their otllcers will bo demanded. Tho morale officer who was sent to Siberia by the war department says there s little foundation for tbe complaints that aro sure to bo made us soon as tho nv?n are discharged, but that will not stop tbe impending clamor. Tho Itnllan council of ministers has proposed a solution of tbe Flume ques tion, namely, that the city bo occupied by -regular troops pending n decision by the peace conference as to Its dis position; but this Is to be conditional on Italy's being given tbo mandate to administer tbe affairs of the city un der the League of Nations. The Ital ians were grently exercised by the re port that their government had re ceived warnings us to Flume from both Great Britain and the United States. It Is true tbat Baron Hnrdlnge. under secretnry for foreign nffairs, told Italy that Britain wns surprised thnt the D'AnnunzIo matter was not being set tled more speedily, but there Is nothing to show tbat any such message went from Wnshlngton. Meanwhile D'An nunzIo maintains his bold on -the dis puted city and prepares for war with tbe .lugo-Slnvs. His observers bavo told him the Serbs are concentrating In large numbers, so he lias mined the harbor and placed his troops on tbe lines of defense. Tbo Serbian ofllcluU, on the other bund, deny they seek hos tilities with the Itnllans or are prepar ing for a light. If any force Is gather ing to try to take Flume It Is com posed of volunteers. Long lists of German army and navy otllcers accused of crimes against the recognised rules of wnrfaro buve been prepared by Great Britain, France and Belgium, and the surren der of these men for trial by court martial will bo demanded of Germany In accordance with .he ;reaty. The lists Include submarine commanders, Zeppelin and airplane pilots, the mak ers and crew of the "Big Bertha" that bombarded Paris, the German olIleer. who ncted us town mayors In Belgium nnd who wero responslblefor deporta tions and' cruelties, tho German doc tors who let prisoners die without at tention, und tho cruel German prison camp guards. Tbe United States has no such list, but Is hound to Join with the entente nations u demanding the extradition ofvtbe former kaiser and In trying him before a special court. ST STAY IN BED WILSON NOT TO RESUME DUTIES FOR SOME TIME. AUTHORITY QUESTION RAISED Chief Executive's Private Physician. Refuses to Comment Upon Brain Fever Rumors. Washington. Hone thnt President Wilson soon might regain his normal neuiin ana resume fully tbo duties ot bis ofllco has boon swept nway by lih physicians, who announced it would bo Impossible for hint to leave his otd "for an extended period." Ibe announcement was made loinllv by Bear Admiral Grayson, tbe presi dent's private physician, and three other physiclnns aiding in tho case. Although keening with the nrournm. of rest orlglnnlly planned for Mr. Wil son by Dr. Grayson, the announce ment brought homo to officials tbe possible effect of the president's Ill ness on public affairs nnd renewed discussion as to what expedient might be ndonleil slmnld lha tlvo business reach n point domnntftng more attention thnn bo could give It. The disposition on all sides seems to be to refrain from raising the ques tion of the president's disability to act under tho constitution, but ofllclnls nro known to have considered it one. of tho possibilities of tlie situation. Dr. Grayson Is quoted ns saying that ho would not comment on -tho nub- Hshed letter written by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, to n constituent saying that the president had a brain lesion. Dr. Gravson exnlalnod that he would not deny tho stntement because bo would not depart from bis policy of standing on bis ofllcinl bulletins nnd refusing to discuss the president's case further thnn tlie Information con tained In the bulletins. Plan Wholesale Liquor Raids. Washington. Wholesale raids unom liquor dealers are being planned by tne government. New legislation' which will be Ih force in loss than n fortnight 'makes illegal the sale of liquor containing more than one-hnlf of 1 per cent alcohol. This puts Into the hands of Attorney General Palmer tho power for which he has been wait- lng, before prosecuting the illicit li quor dealers. Reports on liquor sales are being made by government agents now, it was learned. It is known here that in many cities, all varieties of liquor have been freely sold, despite the war time prohibition ban, simply becauso existing law was Inadequate. En forcement of tbo new prohibition lnw will make this punishable by $5,C00 fine and two years' Imprisonment. Three Powers Sanction Pact. Washington. D. C Rntlfica tinn nf tbo treaty of peace by Franco. Grenf- Britain and Italy will put It Into effect, ns soon ns tho evidences of ratifica tion hnve been denosltod in Purls according to belief in ofllcinl circles here. The league of nations will he brought into existence at the snmo time, but only those nations which have ratified will be member.? the Meetings of the lnbor section of the league are scheduled to begin in Wash ington tho latter part of this month. wnen word of the ratification liv Frenco reached Washington this Doing the third great power to approve tne pact debate over the trentv wns in progress In tho senate. Somite lenders nre hopeful thnt thoy would be able to vote on the Shantung amend ment nerore the end of tbls week. Can Not See Children. Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Hazel Lulk-Mi-t who poisoned her two little daughters, "becauso she saw no future for them " wns denied permission to see them at a Chicago hospital by Oakland county authorities. Mrs. Lulkurt was taken to tho state hospital for tho tnsnne nt lonla, Mich., nfter she bad been ad Judged mentally ill by a commission at Pontine, Mich. The father of the children, Roy Luikart, was born and. reareu lu Norfolk, Neb. Iowa Men Killed Bv Train Emmetsburg, In. Wade Harris unit Elmer Eye of Ruthven wore killed east of Dickens when their automobile was bit by a westbound Milwaukee train. Complete Treaty Ratification. London. King Georgo hns com pleted Great Britain's ratification of the German pence treaty. The docu ment ratified by him has been dis patched to Paris. To Enforce Prohibition. Washington. Tho bill for enforce mcnt of war-time nnii (.imuitt,,ii..... prohibition was as agreed to In a con. ference-adopted by the senate without discussion. It now goes to tho houst, for final action. German Budget Scares Prance. I'nrlH . -Iiihtl .itintr... i.. n i""mi in I'rauce is greatly alarmed over tie announce ment tbat Germany's military budget for tho coming year will )0 LfiOO.OOO 000 marks (!?:!7i5,O00,()OO). Plan Air Lino to Alaska. Washington Tlio c-.. ....... . . r.-,ii,iu imiunrv committee hns voted to recommend nil addltlonul appropriation of $15,000 ()(X) for armv nln-i-nO ..,.i,oi...,,..i.. ... ' . .mi neuiin in or der that plans of tbe air service to es- 1 " " l" ""ii'Jia, Aiasua, and even to . t a, may be carried out.