THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
MUST PAY FOR
FLEET S
Allies Draw Up New Protocol
Binding Germany to Re
spect Armistice.
BONDS
ARE
MADE FIRMER
.Berlin Also Faces Punishment for
Other Violations of the Postwar
Agreement May Require Signa
ture as Result of Violations.
Purls, Nov. 1. Uefore the pence
treaty becomes effective the German
representatives will he required, it
Is expected here, to sign mi addition
al protocol, binding Germany to cur
ry out nrmlstlce clauses which were
not Incorporated in the treaty of Ver
sailles. The supreme council of the
allied and associated powers consid
ered the text of the proposed Instru
ment. Marshal Koch and others hnvo re
ported that Germany '.hns violated ar
mistice conditions.
The supremo council discussed pos
sible dates for putting the German
treaty Into effect, hut postponed a de
cision until Saturday.
The payments Germany must make
for the warships sunk at Scnpa Flow
was again considered by the council.
The supreme council has assured
Franco that its share of the German
warships Will not bo reduced as the
result of the destruction of the Scnpa
Flow unit, for which the German gov
ernment, and not German ofilcers ln
dlvidunlly, is to be held responsible.
Notification litis been given the
peace conference by a representative
of Italy hero that the proposal made
by Foreign Minister Tlttoui for the
settlement of tiie Flume problem has
not been accepted by the United
States.
It Is declared In authoritative Ital
ian quarters, however, that, although
the reply of Secretary of State Lan
sing was unfavorable as a whole, a
considerable portion of tho Tlttonl
.proposal was accepted and that the
exchanges with tho Dnitcd States on
the subject will bo continued.
As soon as the extreme concessions
the United States Is willing to make
are known to the representatives of
Italy here, tho Italian government will
bo put In possession of all the ele
ments of the problem ns they have
'been developed by the delegation In
Paris, and Italy's position will be def
initely known.
TERRORIST PLOT WIDESPREAD
"Arrests Thus Far Made Do Not Begin
to Clarify Situation," Say
the Police.
Cleveland, 0 Nov. 1. The-terrorist
menace disclosed by tho police
-raids hns gained such a foothold and
Itns become so widespread In Cleve
land, according to Police Captain Mar
tin Lavelle, that the arrests thus far
made do not begin to clarify the situ
ation. "Our Investigation tends to show
thnt there are between 20 and 30 com
munist party chapters being organized
m Cleveland, their purpose being sim
ply to precipitate n reign of terror and
take over the government," he snld.
Sixteen men and one worann already
have been arrested.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 31. Seven per
sons, six men and one woman, charged
by tho police with being Identified
with radicals in another plot to ter
rorize the nation by n series of bomb
explosions next spring nro being
held by police nnd others were being
sought In what Is expected to bo a
national cleanup of revolutionists.
One of the men under arrest Is be
lieved to be the bomb maker who con
structed and plnccd the bomb which
on Juno 2 partly wrecked the home
of Mnyor Harry L. Davis.
MILK PRODUCERS ARE FREED
Officials of the Illinois Association
Acquitted of Conspiracy Charge
by Jury In Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 1. After deliberations
extending over five hours the eight
officials of tho Illinois Milk Producers'
association, who hnvo been on trlnl
before Judgo Joseph H. Fitch In the
Criminal court since Sept. 10 on a
charge of conspiracy, wero acquitted
Thursday night. Eight sepnrato ver
dicts were returned, each defendant
being exonerated Indlvldunlly. They
were as follows: "We. the jury, find
tho defendant Arnold flutter not
guilty," nnd so on, tho verdicts in turn
naming Frank H. Iteese. Clinton J.
Cooper, Roy Lewis, ChnrlcB IT. Potter.
W. J. Kittle, Itohert M. Omnnn. nnd
William A. Goodwin. Potter and Kittle
are president and secretary, respective
ly, of tho association.
To Be Charne at Berlin.
Washington, Nov. 3. Ellis Drcsel of
Boston has been selected to take tho
American embassy In Berlin ns chnrge
d'affaires when diplomatic relations
nro resumed. Mr. Dresel now Is in
Germany ns n special commissioner.
Blast on Japanese Ship,
Tokyo. Nov. 3. The maneuvers of
tho entire Jnpanoes navy, In which the
emperor participated, wero marred by
an explosion on tho battleship Uyuga
In Tokyo bny. Fourteen men were
Wiled and thirty Injured
PETER F. TAGUE
Peter F. Tnguo Iiob been seated as
tho member of congress representing
tho Tenth Massachusetts district fol
lowing a stiff battle with John F.
Fitzgerald. The latter won until tho
contest reached the Moor of the house.
Tnguo has represented the Tenth dis
trict for the past two terms, while
Fitzgerald whs In congress 25 years
ago.
15 DIE ON LAKE SHIP
STEAMER CITY OF MUSKEGON
WRECKED AT MUSKEGON.
Craft Hurled Against Pier During
Storm Nine Members of Crew
and Six Pacsengers Lost.
Muskegon, Mich., Oct 30. Nine
members of tho crow nnd six pas
sengers lost their lives Tuesday morn
ing when the Crosby steamer City of
Muskegon, formerly the Holland,
struck the south pier in Muskegon
channel. The boat was smashed to
pieces. In less than four minutes nfter
the crash no portion of the vessel re
mnlned above the water line.
Tho second engineer was among
those lost. , The other members of the
crew who were drowned were mem
bers of the steward's department.
There were about thirty-five passen
gers nboard, but tho vessel lny ngnlnst
the pier, so thnt most of them were
nble to make their way to snfety.
Many of the passengers were clad
only In their nfglttclntb.es when the
order came to make, the leap for
snfety.
Tho known (lend :
Lynch, John, Milwaukee, deckhnnd.
Do Witt, Arthur, Milwaukee, deck
hand. Hough. Alfred, Rilling?, Mont., sec
ond porter.
Hopkins, Mrs. Jessie, Muskegon,
wnltress.
Johnson, Mrs. Agnes, mother of
Grant Johnson of Muskegon, chief en
gineer of tho bont.
Annstetter, John, Manistee, second
cook.
Itcese, Harry, Milwaukee, second en
gineer; his body hns been recovered.
Knrowltz, Samuel, Muskegon, deck
hand.
KoskI, Joseph, Muskegon, deck hnnd.
Tteckcltz, Mrs. John, Milwaukee.
Lecus, Mrs. Herman, Montague,
Mich.
Lecus, Ilennnn, her husband.
Zimmerman, Oliver, Muskegon.
Two members of crew known as
"Slim" nnd John.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX DIES
Noted Author and Poet Succumbs
In Connecticut After Long
Illness.
New nnvei., Conn.. Oct. 31. Mrs.
EHn Wheeler Wilcox, author nnd
poet, died nt her home, "The Btingn
low," In Brunford today. Mrs. Wilcox
had been 111 for some months having
had a nervous collapse while engaged
In war-relief work In Englnnd. Mrs,
Wilcox was born In Johnstone Center,
Wis., In 1805. Sho was educated at
the University of Wisconsin. She was
married to Itobcrt M. Wilcox In New
York In 1884.
Wilson Has Good Appetite.
Washington. Oct. 30. President
Wilson's slow progress townrds re
covery wus announced by another rest
ful nlcht. according to White Houso
olTlcliils. Tho president's strength Is
slowly returning, according to Doctor
Grayson nnd ho now Is able to actual
ly enjoy his meats.
Piano Maker Dies.
New York, Nov. 3. Charles Herman
Steiuwny, president of Steinway &
Sons, piano manufacturers, died at the
Sherman Square hotel, where ho had
lived many years. Mr. Stelnwny was
sixty-two ycurs old.
New York Still Is Raided.
New York. Nov. 3. One thousand
gallons of whisky was seized and two
men nrrested by police and Internal
revenue agents In u raid on an alleged
moonshine still In the Bronx. Several
shots were fired.
MY OF 30
ALL t S. NEEDS
Pershing Makes Recommendation
at the Joint Meeting of Senate
and House Committees.
FORCE OF 500,000 TOO BIG
Favors Regular Army Large Enough
to Repulse Sudden Attacks and
Trained Citizen Force to Deal
With Any Emergency.
Wnslilngton, Nov. 1, A regular
army, largo enough to provide against
sudden attacks and to meet Interna
tional obligations on tho American con- ,
tlnettt, nnd a "trained citizen reserve" j
to deal with tiny emergency was rocont t
mended by General Pershing at joint
meeting of the senate nnd house mili
tary committees.
The general ntttdo a plea that the nn
Hon keep abreast of other countries In
development of the air service and said
it also was essential that the transport
corps, nurse corps and tank corps be
made adequate. Ho thought the num
ber of ofilcers of high rank provided
for In pending legislation wns "rather
excessive."
General Torslilng snld ho disagreed
with tho war department recommenda
tion for nn nrmy of 500,000 men nnd
said that at the outside 270,000 to 300.
000, or possibly less, would be sulll
cient. The large caucus room of the house
office building in which the money trust
and lobby Investigations were conduct
ed wns set nslde for the hearing the
most Important held In connection with
the military bills being considered by
the committees.
Chairmen Wndsworth and Knhn of
the sennte and house military commit
tees, respectively, have announced that
tho testimony of the expeditionary
commander would close the hearings,
which had elicited the views of Secre
tary Baker. General March, chief of
staff; divisional commanders of tho
overseas army nnd ofilcers of the gen
eral stuff.
The two committees will begin draft
ing permanent military legislation Im
mediately after hearing General Persh
ing. It is not considered probable,
however, that either house will be able
to act on tho legislation before the
convening of the regular session In De
cember. GERMAN DEBT IS 15 BILLIONS
Minister Erzberger Says Amount Will
Be $2,203,000,000 More by
March, 1920.
Berlin, Nov. 3. The national assem
bly passed the third reading of the
budget, notwithstanding the vote of
the two parties of the right and the
Independents, and then adjourned un
til November 20.
Mathlns Erzberger, minister of
finance, reviewing the financial situa
tion, snld new taxes were expected to
yield 0.000.000.000 marks ($2,200,000,-
000). As the Interest on the national
debt would be 8,St7,000,000 marks.
Herr Erzberger snld his estimate of
the revenue of 1010 hnd previously
been fully covered.
7-CENT FARE IN MILWAUKEE
Wlcconsin Railroad Commission Or
ders Raise of Rate Lines to
Give Better Service.
Madison, Wis.. Nov. 3. Tho rnllrond
commission rendered Its decision in tho
Milwaukee street railway case, grunt
ing the company nn Increased fare to
7 cents, ordering extension of double
transfer privileges, ordering them to
put Into effect the wages, hours of
service nnd working conditions ns em
bodied in the decision of tho stnte
board of conciliation, and orduriug the
putting Into service of 100 additional
enrs.
ST. LOUIS POLICE CHIEF SHOT
Wounded Twice by Robbers While At
tempting Arrest, He Is in Serious
Condition at Hospital.
St. Louis, Nov. 3. Chief of, Police
Martin O'Brien of this city was shot
while attempting to arrest two robbers
here, and as a result Is In a serious
condition at n local hospital.
5,000 YANKS LAND IN BREST
American Troops Arrive In France on
Transport Grant on Way
to Coblenz.
Paris, Nov. 3. The United States
army transport President Grant, with
5,000 American troops on board, who
are destined for Coblenz, arrived nt
Brest.
House Backs Wilson.
Washington, Nov. .3 Hy nn over
whelming vote the houso adopted the
sennte resolution pledging support to
the "national administration nnd all
others In authority" In their efforts
to meet tho coal strike.
Ford Plotters Sentenced.
Toledo, Nov. 3. Four men held
In connection with tho alleged plot to
kidnap and hold for ransom Kdsel
Ford, son of Henry Ford, were sen
tenced In police court to threo months
In the city workhouse.
PROF. GEORGE C. WHIPPLE
.t.
Prof. George C Whipple of Harvard
university has been appointed director
of the division of sanitation In tho
burenu of hygiene of the International
League of Bed Cross societies. Ho
will leave for Gcnevn, the headquur
ters of the league, in February.
DRY VETO IS KILLED
SENATE VOTES 65 TO 20 TO OVER
RIDE PRESIDENT.
Wilson Will Issue Proclamation Lift
ing War-Tlme Prohibition When
Treaty Is Ratified.
Washington, Oct. 30. In accord with
predictions made when the president's
veto of the prohibition enforcement
measure was received In congress, tho
senate followed the example of the
house and passed the hill over tho
president's veto by more than the req
uisite two-thirds majority.
The vote In tho sennte wns 05 to 20,
the majority having seven more votes
than were needed to override the veto.
War time prohibition will bo brought
to an end by presidential proclamation
immediately after the sennto ratifies
tho German pence trenty, it was said
in the statement Issued nt tltc white
house.
Officials explained that tho wartimo
net provided that It should be annulled
by the president when pence hnd been
declared and when tho nrmy nnd nnvy
hnd been demobilized. Congress wus
Informed hy the president In his mes
sage vetoing the prohibition enforce
ment bill that demobilization of the
unity nnd the navy had been completed.
The white house announcement
clears up any doubt ns to whether the
war would bo ended legally with tho
ratiflcntlon of the Germnn treaty.
Some officials had expressed the opin
ion that tho war emergency would
not pnss until the trenty with Austria
hnd been noted upon by the senate.
Washington, Oct. 30. Armed with
tho drastic provisions of the prohibi
tion enforcement act. which beenmo ef
fective as to wartime prohibition with
passnge by tho senate of tho measure
over the president's veto lute Tuesdny,
agents of the bureau of Internal rev
enue today took up the task of ntnk
Ing absolute the ban on tho manufac
ture nnd snlo of Mutter.
Open violation of the law, Commis
sioner Boper asserted, would bring cer
tain disrepute to the American form
of government. 1
REDS GET FOUR-YEAR TERMS
Finnish Editors of New York Radical
Magazin. to Be Deported at
End of Sentence.
Now York, Oct. 30. Carl Plavlo and
Gust Alonen. Finnish editors of a radi
cal magazine published here, and tho
(list men convicted of criminal anarchy
In this state, were sentenced to not
less than four yvirs and not more than
eight years Imprisonment. Justice
' Weeks, in pronouncing sentence, stated
thnt when the men hnd served their
sentence their deportation would bo
, asked.
9 KILLED. 40 HURT IN CRASH
Southern Pacific Flyer Goes Into
Ditch Near Los Anodes Par
ticulars Are Lacking,
Los Angeles. Cal., Oct. 30. Nino per
sons were killed and forty Injured
when the San Joaquin Valley tlyer,
Southern Pacific train No. 50, south
tiountt, was wrecKcu iwo aim one-nntr
utiles west of Acton, according to a
telephone message received here. The
engine, two baggage cars and five
conches went Into tho ditch.
Woman Hangs Self.
Itaclne, Wis.. Oct. 30. Mrs. John
Beyer, thirty-seven, hanged herself at
her home.
Siberians Borrow From Japan.
Washington, Nov. 1. Advices to tho
j state department front Vladivostok ro
I port that the Omsk government bank
! hns negotiated n loan of 20.000,000 yen
from a Japanese hanking syndicate to
cover purchase of supplies.
Greeks Take Two Towns.
London, Nov. 1. An undated dis
patch from Sulonlkl contains an an
nouncement by tho Greek general Btnff
that Greek troops have entered Karnsu
Yenldjc and Porto Lnicucs, enst-nortij-east
of Sulonlkl,
NEBRASKA II BRIEF
Timely Nows Oullod From All
Parts of tho Stnte, Reduced
for tho Susy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED
Mrs. Joint Sinker of Hastings was
elected president of the Nebraska
Federation of Women's Clubs nt the
nnnunl convention of the organization
it Fulrbury. Others chosen nro: Vlco
president, Mrs. K. ll. Penny, Fullerton;
recording secretary, Mrs. S. M. Dewey,
Fairmont ; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Paul Perrynmn; treasurer, Mrs.
G. Drake, Beatrice; auditor, Mrs.
Hllzubcth .Smith, Chadron; state and
national director, Mrs. A. 13. Sheldon,
Lincoln.
The town of .Tttllnn, Nemaha county,
was tho scene of a bold bunk robbery
the morning of October 28. Tho
bandits entered the town in tho early
hours of the morning, broke Into the
bank building; wrecked tho vault with
nitroglycerine, and escaped with Lib
erty bonds nnd war stamps to tho
value of between $25,000 nnd $50,000,
ill of which belonged to customers of
the institution. Soma ensh also wns
stolen, It is snld.
Expansion plans for the school needs
of Broken Bow to meet n 25 per cent
enrollment Increase have been recom
mended by Dean Fordyee of tho Uni
versity of Nebraska, who made a sur
vey of the situation October 23 nnd
21. Tho city has already commenced
a $700,000 program for Improvements
lo pavement and sewerage.
After wrestling for more than nn
nour without a decision nt Grand Is
land Joe Pesek of Sholton shoved his
opponent, Drank, a Hollander, off the,
opera house stage, causing hint to 'fall
about live feet. Drank wns tptlte badly
hurt. The match was discontinued and
called a draw.
More than 100 entries of 10 pullets
?aclt wero made In the Nebraska nn-
tlonnl egg laying contest which
began November 1 nt tho Stnte Farm
t Lincoln. Tills menus thnt the egg
laying record of more than 1,000 birds
will be carefully kept and reported by
the stnte.
rite State Hallway Commission has
been untitled by Max Thelin, director
of tho division of public service at
Washington that, refrigerator cars for
shipping potatoes from northwestern
Nebraska will be furnished as fast as
possible.
The State Hallway Commission has
Informed tho Cambridge Telephone
company that Its action In raising rates
without permission front the commis
sion Ik a violation of tho state law
and hns laid the llrnt liable to n severe
penalty.
The Morriman Potash Plant has
started producing potash. The plant Is
working mm shift of twelve hours a
day, but expect to put on another shift
In tho near future and will probably
be working about 200 men by summer.
United States Attorney General
Palmer hns notified Governor McKcl
vie that be will attempt to lie present
In Lincoln November 2." to attend the
meeting of tho Joint legislation com
mittee to discuss protlteerlng.
Patton and Brando, two Fremont
young men, wno are engaged in gar
dening, are exhibiting n sweet potato
that weighs eight pounds. Three pota
toes, produced in tho same hill, weigh
twenty-two pounds.
The directors of tho temporary or
ganization which Is pushing the $000,-
000 creamery project of the Farmers'
union of Gage county hnvo launched a
10-day campaign for subscription
pledges.
The state labor bureau at Lincoln is
receiving many cnlls from farmers
throughout eastern and central Ne
braska for enrnhuskers. The farmers
are offering front 7 to 10 cents per
bushel.
It required Just two and a half hours
to select a jury, hear tho evidence,
reach a verdict, and sentence two men
to prison in tho district court at
Omaha for attempting to steal an auto
mobile. it will cost Douglas county $235,000
to restore records In the register of
deed's offlco destroyed during the
recent riot at Oiaahn.
Ninety days In Jail was tho sentence
Imposed on three men at Omaha, the
llrst to be convicted for participation
in tlie recent riot.
Many Nebraska cities and towns
imvn lulontod a ixillcv of limiting of
from one to two tons of eon I to a en
tomer until the con I strike terminates.
Twenty-live discharged soldiers,
mostly Nchmsknns, disabled during tin
war, are enrolled In the University of
Agricultural training under federal aid
tit' the State Farm, Lincoln.
A barbecue and celebration will be
held at Superior on Armistice day,
No ember 11, In honor of the Nuck
oils county. Nebraska, and Jewell
county, Kansas, soldiers and sailors.
An elaborate program has been for
mulated for the anntiul convention of
tho Nebrnskn Potato Improvement ns
soclntlon, which Is to be held at Hush
vllle, November 12 to 11.
Through the vlgllenco of ilfty county
fariii hurcnus, the state Is practically
free from hog cholera, according to
tho collogo of agriculture. Tito usual
loss runs Into millions, but this year It
Is only a few hundred thousand del
lars.
ltlchardson county, which lends in
Sunday school work in thu state, won
the statu banner with an attendance of
700 at the annual county Sunday
school convention, held In Vcrdnu, for
tho largest attendance at. a single ses
Mlon of any convention held In the state
so for this year.
Fallowing a meeting of the joint leg
islative committee, at Lincoln, ap
pointed at the extra session to look
Into tho matter of profiteering In Ne
braska, it beenmo known that It wns
tho consensus of opinion nt the gath
ering that the time has come to handlo
tlu profiteers In thin state without
gloves, and tho only problem is thut of
going nfter It In a way that will count.
To Jhls end tho commit tec, which Is
composed of Senators Cooper of Doug
las, Taylor of Custer, Nenl of Noninhn
and Representatives Pttrcell of Brokon
Bow, McLaughlin of Grand Island and
Hardin of Harlnn county, will look
thoroughly Into tho matter, and will
hold another meeting later.
A terrible tragedy occurred near
Kearney when a Union Pacific passen
ger train, running more thnn an hour
into nnd nt terrific speed, crashed Into
a Ford touring car containing Charles
Klmmerly of Colorado, his wife and
four children, killing all the occupnntu
of the car. Tho family resided in
Shurgon, Colo., and was en rottto home
from the oast. All curtains on the car
wero fastened down because of n
heavy mist, nnd It Is presumed the
driver failed to seo or hear the train.
Two elevators located nt Venango,
Perkins county, contracted for 2,000,
000 bushels of wheat and millet tho
Inst season, but on account of car
shortage farmers will not be nble to
make complete deliveries until Into
In the season. The acreage In the dis
trict for 1020 will almost be double
that of 1010.
Chancellor Shrekengast of Wesleynn
university hns boon nppolntctl to servo
on the committee recently selected to
name students who nro to receive tho
Bhonds scholarships from Nebraska to
fill tho vacancy caused by the resigna
tion or Cltnncellor Avery of the Uni
versity of Nebrnskn.
Palisade citizens are expected to
turn out en masse November 11, when
Private Paul Trautman of the town Is
to receive a Croix do C.uorro citation
for gallant service while In France.
Trautman was a member of thoninrino
corps.
Senator Thomas Bradstrect has sold
tho Blaine Horse and Mule Co., the
stock of thu Bradstreet-Clemens Co.,
owners of the large horso barns of
Grand Island, of which stock he was
the sole owner. The price was $173,000.
At the pure-bred Duroc sale of J. IL
Proett and son at tho Thayer county
fair at Deshler, a sow, Milady Orion,
sold to Proett Bros, of Alexnnder, for
$1,010, the highest price a sow of any
breed ever sold for In Thayer county.
Nebraska ranks first In tho union
for liny production for this year, ac
cording to figures given out by tho
Omnhu Chamber of Commerce. Tho
total production in Nebraska wns 10,
088,000 tons, valued at $181,0&l,000.
Ducks and geese, driven south by
the advent of cold weather, have been
swarming along the PIntte and Klk
horn rivers, according to reports from
Fremont, which stato Unit hunters
have been making big hauls.
A rich oil strike is reported to liavo
been discovered In tho west end of
Banner county. Tho excitement is
great In the section and all available
lands nro being leased by those Inter
ested In oil developments,
Superior laid to rest her first world
war soldier to die out of service, when
services were hold for Jack Snell who
was killed with five others when a
passenger train hit an automobile near
Hustings.
Boys and girls of Inland and vicinity
have organized a Junior poultry club
and are taking a course In poultry
raising by correspondence from tho
college of agriculture extension service
at Lincoln.
At tho special election held at Yort
to appropriate bonds for $100,000 for
the purchnse and improvement of tho
York water works the measure, wus
defeated by n vote of S07 to 300.
Deshler suffered the greatest con
flagration In tho history of the city n
few days ago when fire destroyed tho
big Deshler coffee mill, entailing a loss
of several thousand dollars.
About 12,000 persons a tl ended a
home-coming celebration for pnrtlcU
pants In the world war at Lexington.
public wedding wus one of the in
teresting features of the offulr.
A few days ago application wns
made before the State Banking Board:
at Lincoln for a charter for the Farm
ers and Merchants Bnnic of Chndron.
Alliance stockmen captured tho big
prizes at the St. Joseph, Mo., Stocker
and Feeder show last month.
Music lovers of Ogullala have Insti
tuted a movement to organize a town
hand.
Dodge county Is to maintain its farm
bureau and county agent for another
year.
Wnslilngton reports are to the effect
that Omaha will have air mall serr
Ico by next spring.
Over $200,000 has been "raised of the
fund of $.'150,000 the Nebraska Luther
an synod plans to secure for n new uni
versity, to lie founded In Fremont.
The 7 to 7 tie football game between
the Nebraska University and tho Okla
homa state teams at Omaha Is looked
upon by lovers of the sport In this stats
as a defeat for the Comliuskers, as tho
Nebraska squad hns been conceded nil
along as tho stronger of the two aggre
gations. J. D. French, assistant State Superin
tendent of Public Instructions, has re
signed because of ill health.
Elmer O. Snell and Miss Nettio
Fngllsh of Juulnta ; Arthur Stew
art of Illinois; Leslie London and
Mrs. Hmmellne Potter of Hastings and
H'-rninn Knedler of Curtis were killed
und Miss Anna Kellumn of Hastings
wns Injured when nn automobile In
which they wero riding was struck by
a fast Burlington passenger train near
Huntings. Tho party was en route to a
country dnnctt when the fatal accident
occurred,