TUB NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
HO Gil! TAKE
WASHINGTON ADVISED OF FALL
OF CAPITAL.
AMERICANS REPORTED SAFE
Carranza May Be Forced to Stand
Trial. Fleeing General Re
sponsible for Massacre.
Washington, D. C. Ofllclnl ills
patches to tho state department con
Arm advises Hint Mexico City has been
taken by the revolutionists and that
Carranza Is In flight.
Rcvolutlonlnry forces took quiet pos
session of Mexico City at noon, May 7,
a message from Mexico City an
nounced. Communication has been re
opened with tho American embassy
and the Information received Indicated
there was no disorder In connection
with the taking over of possession of
the city, nor was there anything of a
disquieting imturo regarding the safe
ty of Americans or other foreigners.
"Tho embassy reported that troops
constituting, the advance contingent of
General I'ahlo Gonzales took control
of tho Mexican capltnl May 7," said
the olllclal statement. "This advance
guard was under direct command of
General Jacinto Trevlno, who upon of
fectlng possession of the city, Issued a
formal assurance of complete guarnn
tecs.
"A new chief of police and a mllltn
ry commander for Mexico City were
appointed. General Obregon, on his
way to Mexico City from the west
while General Oonznlcft was entering
from tho south, sent assurances to tho
American embassy on May 7, thnt
thero would bo no disorders nt Mexico
City."
Carranza May Face Trial.
Agun Prletn, Sonorn. If Cnrrnnzn
succeeds Jn getting out of Mexico, the
revolutionists will be pleased ; if ho Is
captured by the revolutionists he must
itand trial In tho courts for nny mis
deeds of which bo may have been gull
ty wlillc president, General P. Kilns
Callcs announced here. IIo declared
that as Mexico City Is In the bands of
the revolutionists, thnt n provisional
president will bo named to servo until
be elections.
Tho revolutionists desire to acquire,
tiirough purchase or legal procedure,
all big land boldlngs which will bo
taken over by tho now government
tmd opened for settlement under a
nlnn similar to that used In the United
Stntes, according to General Calles.
Kills Prisoners Before Fleeing.
El Paso, ToxaR. Genernl Francisco
Murgula, Cnrrnnzn's mllUnry com
mander at Mexico City, before leaving
the capltnl, which now is In complete
possession of revolutionary forces,
carried out a wholesale slaughter of
political prisoners- nt Santiago, the
military prison, according lo a hullo
Hon. Issued nt rovolutlonnry head
quarters here. Fifteen Moxlcnn gen
ernls were among those reported
slaughtered. "The' city was shocked
over this bloody epilogue for tho Car
ranza regime," the bulletin said.
Friends Cheer As Man Acquitted.
Alliance, Neb. Lnwrence II. Lackey,
charged with first degree murder In
connection with the death of his 7-
vear-old daughter, Pnullno, who died
of strychnine poisoning December 11,
was acquitted by u jury after five
hours and 15 minutes' deliberation.
Tho trlnl wns, one of tho most sensn
tlonal In tho history of western Ne
braska. When tho verdict wns read Lackey
stopped quickly forwnrd nnd shook
hnntls with Judge Pnlno nnd thnnked
him, his face wreathed In smiles.
About no of bis friends who had re
mained In tho court room b nwalt tho
verdict cheered loudly as the verdict
wnB rend.
Proclaims Truck Shipping Week.
Lincoln, Neb. "Nntlotml Ship by
Truck Good Bonds Week" has been
proclaimed by Governor McKolvIo for
the period of May 17 to May 122, Joint-
ly with the governors of nil the other
Btntes, In order to emphasize the prac
ticability of promoting tho ship-by-truck
movement.
Owing to tho present shortage ol
cars nnd other shipping facilities, It
Is pointed out by tho governor that
the Importance of developing n moro
complete transportation system Is Im
portant, In order that the entire bur
den mny not fall upon tho railroads.
Joe Steelier Wins.
Louisville, Ky, Joe Steelier, world'
champion, successfully defended his
tltlo here by throwing Yuslff Hussnno
in two straight falls.
Attempt to Smuggle Arms In Caskets.
uougins, Ariz. xno woignt or a
Bhlpmont of caskets, sent to Tuscon,
Ariz., from Los Angoles, resulted In
discovery of 27,000 rounds of ammuni
tion nnd tho nrrcst of Ygnnclo Soto, a
Douglas merchant, charged with con
spiracy to send ammunition Into
Mexico.
Five Dollar Wheat a Possibility.
St. Paul, Minn. Whent at $5 or $6
n bushel and bread at 25 cents a lonf
Is within tho bounds of possibilities,
Dean It. W. Thatcher of the Unlverslt
of Minnesota's agricultural depart
ment, declared hero recently.
Methodists Oppose Irish Republic.
Des Moines, In. Tho Methodist gen
ernl conference here Inst week unan
imously adopted n resolution urging
congress to defeat nil bills or resolu
tions aiming to recognize the republic
of Ireland..
CATTLE RUSTLERS CAUGHT
Nebraska Ranches Alleged Leader of
Gang, Arrested Theft Has Been
Going On for Several Years.
Mullen, Nob. Jess Ingram, formerlv
rancher of this vicinity, and confound
entile rustler, and alleged member of!
a gang or organized rustlers, was
nrougjit hack to this place, after hav
ing neon pursued by officers throm-l
five stales. Ho (leaded guilty to the
cnarge nororo District Judge West-
over.
For tho past few years ranchmen In
Ibis section have been suffcrim.' cuttle
losses. Recently they became L'roiitnr
ami an investigation was started. A
chock of the Burlington shfnnlnt: roe
onls showed thnt Ingram had shipped
more came tnan lie find ever had In
possession while In this vicinity.
wmi 1 1 1 1 s time Ingram lied tht
country, leaving a wife nud bnbv. Itu.
dolph Schmidt, a neighbor, confessed
10 naving Helped Ingram drive two car
loads to Heda, nenr here, for ship
ment.
Jiigrnin wns next benrd from in
.
Kansas City, but when authorities had
readied there he lind departed for
nyounng. Officials pursued him
hrough the northwestern states.
finally capturing lilin in Hardin, Mont.
AutiioritlcH here believe that Ingrnm
.vns a member of an organized irnriu
mat nns piled Its trade In northwest-
urn isebrnska for years.
LAWYER HEADS THIRD PARTY.
Efforts of Farmers and Workera of No
Avail at Grand Island.
Grand Island, Neb. Farmers onnos-
mg a lawyer for governor and Insist
ing thnt n "Inboring man" should be
the nominee of tho mass convention of
farmers' and worklngmen's orirnnlzu-
Hons held here, were overcome when
Mayor A. G. Wray of York. Neb., mem-
ber of tho "committee of 48." was se
lected by a vote of 128' to 27 to lead
the third pnrty In Nebrnskn as Its can-
dfdate for governor.
I-, u. DuiiL-n or ivnox county wns
Tfl T Ttlt - it
nominated for nttorney genernl. this
nction causing expressions of discon
tent from the farmer members, who
complained tiint two lawyers had been
chosen while tho farmers had been
neglected. Balloting for lieutenant
governor resulted In Robert Mousel of
Cambridge, who withdrew from the
race for governor, receiving nliiotv-
live votc3 and O. E. Wood of Bethany
imy-nvc. The foregoing candidates
are all that wero selected by the con
vention. Eight Killed In Wreck.
Portland, Ore. Eight nersons wW
killed and thlrty-elght Injured eight
miles south of here when two electric
trains on the West Side line of the
houthorn Pacific company collided
nendon. Railroad olllclals said dlsru.
gard of orders by tho crew of tlir
Portland-bound train led to the ills-
aster.
Tho railway officials said the crewi
had orders to meet at Bertha, but the
Inbound train failed to stop there. The
trains met n mile from Berthn station
llie Inbound train was made ur
with tho mnln passenger coach ahead
of tho smoker and combination cm,
and It wns in this conch thnt most of
tho casualties occurred, every passen
ger In It being either killed or Injured
SLAYS WIFE AND SONS.
own Man Crazed by Jealousy Commits
Awful Crime and Escapes.
Webster City, la. Angered becnuse
she had loft him, Harvey Bensley shot
nnd killed his wife nnd two small boye
at their home here, nnd eluded the
sheriff and his posse by riding to Iowa
fans in an automobile, whore tho trail
wns lost.
Tho bodies of Mrs. Benslov nnd the
boys were found by the former's sis-
ler-in-iaw, who arrived on the scene
In time to see Bensley lenvlnir In
haste. The bodies Wore wriggling In a
great pool or mood.
Mrs. Bensley had not lived with hot
husbnnd since lust fell, he- having
spent the winter In Illinois.
Forgot Name of Wife He Slew.
Los Angeles, Cal. "Bluebeard'
Charles N. ITarvey, who hns confossed
to tho murdor of four of his ninny
wives, told District Attorney Wool.
wlno that ho remembered having
killed another woman ho mnrrled In
Tacoma, Wash., last spring. IIo has
forgotten her name.
Soldiers Bill Delayed.
Washington, D. O. After u series ot
Informnl conferences, democratic and
republican members of tho house
agreed thero was no prospect of ennct
mont of soldier relief legislation be
fore tfio forthcoming recess for tho
political conventions.
Representative Knutson of Mlnno-
sotn, tho republican whip, said that
many members felt thnt tho wholo
question should go over until after tho
November election,
National Railway Line Cut.
Lnredo, Tex. Tho National Railway
of Mexico, tho most Importnnt line
connecting Mexico City with tho Amer
ican border, was cut by Mexican reb
els at Lumpuzos, sixty miles south of
tho border,
Admits Two More Crimes.
Los Angeles, Cal. Giving "n county
ofllclnl" as their authority, Los An
geles newspapers printed stories thnt
Jnmes II. Watson, confessed murderer
nnd alleged multl-blgnmlst, admitted
slnylng two additional women.
adopt enuuui
'? "I.
MEANS FOR
HAN DLlNGvW HEAT
REACHED ATBIG MEETING.
HI-HI
COIWIWITTEE OF 47 TO BE NAMED
Will Handle Entire Crop of the Nation
Trading In Futures Also to Bo
Regulated By Board.
i,'iiicago, III. A committee of 47.
representing all branches of grain
production and mnrketlng will bo ap
pointed to plan the handling of the
wheat crop and to take nction on the
resumption of trading In wheat futures
after May 81, when tho wheat gunr-
anty act expires, It was decided at n
meeting of board of trade, representa
tive grain dealers, millers, elevator
men and bankers, called by Julius II.
Barnes, former wheat director.
At tho same time n committee of
10, composed of two representatives
to bo appointed by each of the eight
exchanges where trades In futures
have been handled, Chlcngo, Duluth,
-Minneapolis, Omaha, Toledo, Milwau
kee, Kunsas City and St. Louis, to
make recommendations on tho sugges
tions from nil elements concerned and
report Its remomendatlons to the gen
eral committee', will take action.
committee headed by Fred B.
Wells of Minneapolis, was chosen to
arrange for the organization of the
committee, of which they will be mem
bers, with Mr. Wells ns chairman.
Mr. Barnes, In nn address, said
there were "untold dlfllcultles" In tho
suggestion of grain exchnnges thnt
the government Invoke the embargo
privileges of the Lever net, If neces-
snry to prevent a pool of foreign gov-
ernments from manipulating Ameri
can whent markets.
He said thnt lnndequnte inlnnd
transportation facilities offered a hnz-
urd to n return to a:i open market.
beveral spenkers snid the trans-
portntlon situation wns serious.
O. II. Gustnfson of Nebrnskn. bend
or tne Fanners' union, suld:
The cur shortage Is tho most ser
ious pr)Diem. Fifty per cent of the
cars are not fit to hnndle grain with,
and cars aro In tho east which should
bo In the west nnd southwest. From
10 to 20 per cent of tho old crop Is
still on the farms unable to move and
the new crop Is coining on."
TORNADO TOLL BIG.
Oklahoma Town Wiped Out By Ter.
rifle Wind Storm.
Muskogee, Okla. Relief workers
who have returned to Muskogee from
Peggs, Okln., n smnll town in Chero
kee county, vlrtunlly wiped out by o
tornado May 2, report that at least 00
persons were killed by the storm am
moro than 100 injured, many seriously,
They told of dlfllcultles encountered In
locating nnd , identifying tho bodies
nnd the grent dllllculty in removing
tno injured to this city. A deluge of
rain accompanied tho tornado, and the
llrst relief party found tho village a
tangled mass of wreckage, with pools
of water standing everywhere .nnd
mud shoe-top deep.
In some cases, several bodies were
found nmqng the ruins of one building,
indicating wholo families had been
wiped out. The bodies were covered
with mud. They wero removed nnd
piled In nooks nnd corners left un
touched by tho storm to await identi
fication.
Tho nren swept by the tornndo wns
said by members of the rescue parties
to Do about three miles long nnd a
mile wide.
Special Ceremonies on Flag Day.
Washington, D. C Orders thnt Fine
tiny, June i-i, Do mnde u day of special
ceremony to encourage friendly rela
tions between tho army and clvlllnns
wero Issued by Secretary Baker. Com-
mnndlng ofllcers were directed to of
fer us full participation as practicable
by their commands Hi special programs
nrranged Dy communities adjacent to
posts, camps or stations.
Police Car Kills One.
Omnha, Neb. One person wns killed
nnd eight others Injured, four probably
seriously when u police patrol, travel
ing nt u high rate of speed In re
sponse to an emergency cull collided
with nn nutomobllo.
Violent Storm In Colorado.
Greeley, Colo. A tornndo which
struck the vicinity of Severance, six
teen miles northwest of Greeley, rnzed
farm houses, killed llvo stock and
wrecked telephone and telegraph linos,
No loss of life hns been reported. The
path of tho twister Is described us
1G0 ynrds wide. In ono place a bnm
wns carried 5100 feet i.nd ntnnother
farm tho front porch of the house was
carried away. The farmer's wife,
working In the kitchen, was unharmed.
Sells Sugar at 15 Cents.
Albuquerque, N. M. The Moraine
Journal has purchased 20,000 pounds
of beet fiugar and Is selling It at 15
cents a pound. Sugar Is now retailing
here at 22 to 25 cents n pound.
Mutiny In Flume.
Trieste. A mutiny broko out In
Fiupio Mny 7, a llerce bnttlo between
tho carbineers and the Ardltl devel
oping. Twelve men wow killed nnd
fifty others wounded In tho struggle.
tiio troops involved wore those of
Gubrlele D'Annunzlo's forces.
HUM SEEK HE RAISE
Sum of $1,017,000,000 Needed to Carry
Out Provisions of Road Bill
Boost In Freights Proposed.
uasiungton, D. C The nation's
railroads will need nn additional SI.
.117.000,000 to bring their Income to the
(i f"'r cent basis provided In tho trans
portntlon act.
Through the association of railway
executives, the roads proposed to the
'interstate commerce commission thnt
thix sum bo realized through Increased
freight charges, leaving the passenger
rams nr. tno prcsont level.
The ndvances In "freight rates pro
posed were:
eastern roads 30.4 per cent to
yield nn advance In all revenues of
21 .1 per cent.
Southern ronds 30.0 per cent to
provide 20.7 per cent larger revenue.
Western roads 23.1) per cent to ad
vance all revenues 17 per cent.
Presentation of tho figures marked
the formal opening of the rnllrond
'nte enso. While detailed statements
submitted to tho commission covered
anly tho enstern linos, estimates of
tho needed increnso of the western nnd
southern groups accompanied the Init
ial suggestions upon which tho com
mission is to determine nn entire new
rate structure.
Net income of nil of the country's
railroads fell from !pl ,050,000,000 In
1010 to 9510,000,000 Inst yenr, the rail-
roads claim, whllo their Investment
has Increased moro than $2,000,000,000.
These figures were given to servo ns
a bnsls from which tho commission
could work in developing a scale of
rates to meet the government guar
antee. An estimated valuation of $20,010,-
000,000 wns plnced on the trnnsportn-1
tlon system of tho country by Daniel
Wlllard, president of the Baltimore &
Ohio rnllwny. While there hns been
nn Increase In operating expenses of
1)0.1 per cent since 1910, the roads'
basis of revenues for the same period
hns been Increased only 30.37 per
cent, the executive stntement declared,
nnd the operating expenses of tho
lines now are 09 per cent of the
revenue, ngnlnst C9 per cent In 1910.
ALLOT GERMAN SHIPS.
Britain Gets Six Warships and Those
Scuttled by the Enemy.
London. Six former German war
ships, tho Baden, Helgoland, Posen,
Rhelnland, Westfnlen and Nuremburg,
nnd 124 submarines have been allocated
to Great Britain, according to an
nouncement in the house of commons.
The United States will get the Ost-
frelsland and Frankfort. .
According to the announcement
Frnncfc has been awarded the Thur-
Ingen and Eaden nnd 38 submarines;
Japan will get tho Oldenburg, Nassau
nnd Augsburg, and Italy will receive
seven submarines.
The ships scuttled at ScapaFlow,
says tho announcement, are to go to
Great Britain.
Allocation of the remaining twelve
light cruisers, 59 destroyers nnd 50
torpedo bonts, the commoners were
Informed, depends on the selection
made by Franco nnd Italy from the
ships to be surrendered under the
Austrian treaty.
Girl Given Ten Year Term.
St. Louis, Mo. Ursula Broderlck. 10
years old, who killed her stepfather,
Joseph F. Woodlock, In their home
here April 14, 1019, wns found guilty
of murder in the second degree by n
Jury In juvenile court here, nnd her
punishment fixed nt 10 years In tho
Missouri penitentiary.
It was the girl's third trial for kill
ing Woodlock, whom she shot to death.
A continuance was ordered at the first
trial on account of an error In tho
court's Instructions to the jury. The
second hearing resulted In a mistrial.
Mrs. Woodlock Is also under Indict
ment for her husband's death. Her
trial will be held Inter.
May Hinder Paper Production.
Washington, D. C S. E. Thomnson.
business manager of the Chicago Tri
bune, told the senate committee Investi
gating the news print paper shortage
that legislation would not benefit tho
situation and would be likely to hove a
had effect. Tho paper mills, he said,
weir being offered such high prices for
wdod pulp for uso In other Industries
such as box board, card board and pa
pers of other kinds, thnt nny interfer
ence with the news print Industry
would only result in driving the manu
facturers to make other and moro
profitable products.
Receives Offer of Mandate.
Washington, D. C. The substance
of tho Turkish pence treaty and the
request of the allied supreme council
thnt the United States accept the man
dato over Armenia were received at
tho State Department.
The request relating to Armenia
will bo referred to President Wilson
for his decision. The nttltudo of tho
American government hns been against
accepting any mandates.
Start Paper Inquiry.
Washington, D. C Congressional
Investigation of the print- paper short
age has been started by the sub-corn-mltteos
of the sennto committee on
manufacturers, headed by Senator
Rood, democrat of Missouri. The com
mittee's plans Include Inquiry Into sup
plies, distribution and prices. Pending
congressional action, assistance of tho
state department in the paper situation
was invoked In connection with efforts
to securo removal of restrictions on
export from Cnnnda of raw mntorlnls.
CORNHUSKER ITEMS
New3 of AU Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
The little Baptist church at Endors,
wuii oniy n membership of sixteen,
won the honors of being' tho first
church In tho state over the top with
Its new Ivorld movement quota. The
church's apportionment was S1.000.
nnd its members subscribed n total of
M.4J1 to tho new world fund. Tho
:hurch never hns hnd n pnstor, but Is
lust now erecting a new $5,000 edifice
for Its Sundny school nnd prenchlng
services.
At n convention nt Grand Island of
deiegntes from the Non-Pnrtlsan
League, State Federation of Labor.
several farmer organizations and labor
unions of Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont
nnd other cities of tho stnte, It was
voted to place Mayor A. G. Wray of
York In nomination for governor of
Nebraska by petition ; F. L. Bollen of
Knox county for nttorney genernl nnd
Robert Mousel of Cambridge for lleu-
tennnt governor.
Damage to graded roads and bridges
oi noii county caused by floods the
past month will nmount to more than
$50,000, nccordlng to the estimnte of
the county bonrd of supervisors, fw
a t t i .
bridges were washed away, but the
approaches to nearly all of the river
bridges on the Elkhorn are gone.
Creditors' claims ngnlnst Clvdn M.
Trotter, North Plntte automobile deal
er, missing since January, were $129,
1 A I Aft i . ..... '
194.08, it was established nt a meetlnir
iu creuuors caueti Dy w. V. Hoagiand,
reieree in bankruptcy. Trotter's as
sets collected from his cameo nm
$39,331.90.
A league for women voters wns or-
gnnlzed at Springfield Inst week, Sarpy
county being the llrst In tllo atnta tn
fforimiInte such a body of women. The
league plans to enroll every womnn In
Snrpy county before tho state meeting
is held, June 12, 13 and 14.
The total rainfall for Holt count-
during April wns 9.22 Inches, accord-
ing to the government gauge nt O'Neill.
or a totnl of nearly 59 billion cubic
feet of water for the county, ns the
nrea of the county Is 2.G40 square
nines.
Government officials have Instituted
legal proceedings ngnlnst two Omaha
retnll grocers for nlleged hoarding of
sugnr in violation of the Lever act.
These merchants were nmonu those
wnose sugar was confiscated recently.
Nearly GOO people nttended a power.
farming contest staged at Hay Springs
unuer tne auspices of
tho Sheridan
county tnrm burenu. Eight outfits
competed for honors. The scoring was
made on the tractor, plow and driver
Nebraska churches contributed more
thnn $2,000,000 to the Interchurch
World Movement campaign, which
ended Inst Friday and many churches
linve not yet reported to stnte hend-
qunrters nt Omahn.
opgos xvos. 19 and 51, A. F. and
t M., of Lincoln, are planning to con
struct a new $500,000 Masonic Temple
in tno capital City. Plans for the
structure have been npproved by the
two lodges.
The 100-acro farm of 'Carl and Pnul
Vog, located nenr Beatrice, who re
side In Germany nnd are alien enemies
of the United Stntes, hns been seized
by federal officials. The Innd Is valued
nt $250 nn acre,
Tho highest price paid for a large
acreage in Stanton county was paid
when F. J. Parr sold 400 acres near
Stanton for $250 nn acre,
Owen D. Kratzer has established a
weekly newspaper at Virginia, Gage
county. The nnme of the new publi
cation Is tno Virginian.
Sidney business men have subscribed
,i budget of more than $7,000 to put
a baseball team In the field to repre
sent the city.
A squad of seventeen inmntes of the
state penitentiary were put to work
on the S. Y. A. highway, near Seward,
the past weoR.
The now sewer system, being In
stalled at Franklin "Is being pushed
rapidly and will be completed by
July 1.
Fire completely destroyed three
buildings In the 'business district of
Shlckley, causing n loss .of about
$20,000.
A Community club has boon organ
ized nt Phillips, Hamilton county.
Cnrnlvnl compnnles have been pro
hibited from showing in York county
by the county bonrd.
To supervise the expenditure of
$34,000 given by Fremont to the Y. W.
C. A., n citizen's committee hns been
organized to work with association of
ficers.
Paying a man $S00 for n cose of
bootleg whisky nt tho Missouri Pa
ciflc station in Auburn, a well known
Verdon man found the bottles full of
ccld ten. He complnlned to the sheriff
that he had been "robbed by an un
masked bandit."
scout iroops over tne state are
planning to observe National Boy
scout Weelt, May 30 to June 0.
Mnndcrson Lehr Post No. 102, Amer
ican Legion of Albion, has gone on
record favoring the four-fold soldier
relief legislation now pending In con
gress. Close to $1,000,000 will be spent for
Baptist activities In Nebraska as a re
sult of the New World movement. -A
whirlwind cjmvnss is being mnde In
every Bnptlst church In lie state' in
an effort to clean up Nebraska's quoin
Mndollne Wilcox of Burr carried off
high honors, both oral nnd written, at
tho state spelling contest hold nt Lin
coln, successfully spelling every word
In a text prepared by R. W. Knton of
Omaha. Sixty-seven contestants, rep
resenting thirty-eight Nebraska coun
ties were entered. Other "winners
were Clarence lieldnor of Hampton,
Creda Baker of Weeping Water,
George Hoyden of Ruskln, Mary John
son of Fordyce, Julia Kosteca of Rich
ardson county, nnd Ruby Nelson of
Phelps county. The Lincoln Commer
cial club furnished cash prizes.
A committee composed of Chancel
lor Avery of the University of Ne
braska, Prof. J. A. Rice of the State
University nnd Paul F. Good of Lin
coln will choose ono Rhodes scholar
from Nebrnskn this fall. The schol
arship is good for three years In Ox
ford university beginning October,
1021. Anyone desiring to become a
candidate should consult the authori
ties of his college or university.
Thomas Morris, believed to havo
been the oldest white man In the
United Stntes, died May 1, nt the homo
of Chnrlcs Mitten, ranchman, eight '
miles northeast of Ansley. He was
120 ycrirs old, having been born In
Berrcn, North Wnles, January 15,
1791. Ho came to tills country in 1871,
locating nt Streator, HI., and moved
to Custer county, Nebraska, in 1SS0.
Warning that fake oil lease promot
ers are busy fleecing Nebraska people,
t,mt roUnblc Information upon any
oil prospects within the stnte may be
obtained from stnte authorities for tho
asking Is voiced In a stntement Issued
nt Lincoln by Professor Condrn of tho
University of Nebrnskn.
The supplemental nets of 'the legis
lature passed since 1913. will not bo
printed, the finance department of. the
state deciding after opening, bids that
the state could not afford to Incur the
expense necessary because of the cost-
at U11S Iine.
Edgar Taylor of Norfolk sold to
Steeder Brothers of Weslev. In..
Uneeda Orion Sensation, n Duroo-
Jersey boar, for the sum of $10,000,
ueueveti to be the highest price ever
paid for a hog In Nebraska.
Following nn nlleged assault unon a
smnll boy committed by one of their
number the entire gnng of colored sec
tion laborers was run out of Lakeside
by nn enraged crowd of farmers and
townspeople.
During the past month over $200 has
been paid out by the county clerk at
Beatrice In bounties for wolf scalps.
C!. Perkey, fanner, near Fllley,
brought nine live wolves in the past
week.
Arthur S. Churchill, 70 years old,
former attorney genernl of Nebraska,
died nt n hospital at Omaha. Mr.
Churchill was a staunch republican,
a memuer of the G. A. It. nnd of the
Masonic lodge.
Because be had
asked exemntion
from tho draft on the ground thnt lie
wns an alien enemy, C. L. Knlcke of
Syracuse wns denied citizenship by
District Judge Begley at Nebraska
City.
Permission has been given the Ham
ilton County Farmers' Telephone as
sociation by the State Railway Com
mission to Increase the rates of ita
several exchanges 25 cents a month.
Three Fremont business men havo
volunteered to serve as scoutmasters
for three troops of Boy Scouts, to give
the Fremont organization first-class
rating with the national council.
School teachers of Dodge county aro
helping County Agent Houser mnke a
survey of all cattle, mules, horses and
hogs tn the county ns a part of the
"Better Sires" campaign.
State Auditor Marsh reports that
the delay In Issuing hail insurance
vouchers to pay losses sustained Inst
yeur has been delayed because of tho
lack of help in his office.
Grand army men In Nebraska are re
joicing over the pnssnge of the Fuller
bill in congress allowing a $50 per
month pension to all civil war veterans
who saw service.
The R. E. Seaiie Aero company of
Ognllala has sold Its second airplane
this spring, the latest purchaser being
Chns. Cone aruMInrry Bradenkamp of
Lexington.
The balance In the state treasury in
creased the past month from $3,120
038.02 March 31 to $3,182,075.45, ac
cording to a report Issued by State
Treasurer Cropsoy.
Telephone poles have all been re
moved from Franklin streets, and nil
wires put underground. The move Is
part of the city campaign to beautify
lilt! BUL'VIS,
The $250,000 bond issue to cnlnrge
the public library at Omaha was de
feated at the recent primary.
Tho city council of Auburn 1ms iin.
elded to proceed with the navlriL- rm.
gram which Involves 22 blocks.
indications nro that Holt emmtv
will havo the biggest hay crop this
year In tho history of tho county
Holt Is the lending hay producing
county in tho stnte.
Boone county citizens were sfvnri
shocked when John Unci in mm OA
shot nnd killed Mrs. Chapman, 78,' and
then killed himself nt tho i?iinim,,n
farm near Albion. The slaver Is be
lieved to have been mentally de-
ranged.
The Lincoln Aero club Is nrnmmin.
nn nll-Nehraskn nlr derby and definite
plans are to be made soo::.
From Omaha to Fremont in twnnir.
ono minutes, a dlstnnm nf .m
miles, wns made by an nirnin,, ..J
other day, piloted by C. J. Robins of
Fremont.
The stnto department- nf i,i
tlon hns npproved a nro!
gate n 400-acre tract in Rock county
from Rock creek. The wntCr. will bo
carried by a Hume a mile long. It is
cdunt?m Mmn Pr0jm D UQ
in me urive.
