NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Annual Fete of the Wellesley College Girls
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SIDELIGHTS
To Establish Redwoods National Park
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Scone during the iiiiiiual Wclleslcy college ceremonies showing Miss Elizabeth Head of Dungor, Me., president
of tlto freshmen class. crownel ns "Queen Elizabeth."
Hit Price Peak,
Dealers Think
Refusal of Public to Meet Further
Advances Credited With
Turning Scale.
DEPARTMENT STORES LEAD
Clothing Stock Surplus, Especially In
Women' Wear, Likely to Bring
Reductions Silk Reductions
Are to Be Permanent
New York. The substantial reduc
tions tlmt have been nmde recently In
tlio prices of (ill commodities) by de
partment and, otber stores throughout
the country have led the buying pub
lic to wonder whether or not thej
reductions aro tho forerunners of con
tinued reduction Jn the high prices thlit
have prevailed since America entered
the war. In an effort to uncertain the
cnuso and probable extent of the down;
wurd movement, tho New York Times
has made Inquiries among representa
tive merchants In the wholesale and
retail lines as well as anions Hnuneinl
leaders. Their replies seem to agree
that a permanent reduction movement
lias begun.
In tho minds of mnny, however,
there Is still much doubt ns .to the
meaning of tho reductions that have
been announced and mado by tho de
partment stores and other commercial
nouses, jwon those who are not yet
renciy to say that a general fall In
prices Is to bo expected arc unwilling
to predict that present levolH will bo
maintained, A majority of wholesale
and retail dealers admit that prices
uro too high nnd that n reaction must
come beforo tho public will begin free
buying.
Surplua of Clothing.
one plume of tho reductions made
by department stores has been tho ef
fort of middlemen to discover how tho
plan Is worked. Dozens of wholesalo
nnd retail dealerH confessed that they
or their ngents had mado purchases nt
department stores for comparison
with their own prices and dualllies.
Tho representative of a big London
department store said be had bought
from a department store certain ar
ticles much cheaper than prices quoted
ny inumifncturcrH.
In tho wholesale clothing trade It Is
generally ndmltted that there Is a sur
plus of goods, liy some this surplus Is
said to be duo to unseasonable weath
or, and by others It Is admitted that
the public has refused to pay existing
prices. A number of representatives
or tills group said reductions must be
mado all along tho line, from the
ifinnufacturors to tho retailor. With
overstocks already on band, clothing
dealers are said to bo canceling or
dors, while the nulls aro eager for
business nnd willing to offer price con
cessions. It Is now predicted that
fewer sales will be mnjlo during the
coming season, If tho reports of early
fall orders, booked by tho clothiers,
may bo taken as a fair Indication, but
BIDDIE GROWS SPURS
Chicago Surgeon Produces He
Hen With Knife.
Transplanted Glands Cause Hen to
Develop All Characteristics
of Chanticleer.
Chicago. Tho experiments of Dr.
Victor D, I.osplnnsso of the North
western university In tinkering with
Uie sex of tho common hen and his
demonstrations before medical expMa
have uroused tho Interest of chicken
growers.
"It wns a slmplo enough operation,"
explained Doctor LcHplunsBo; "Just
the transplanting of the Interstitial
glands of a rooster to a hen. Dut the
result was surprising and perhaps no
ono wns more surprised than the lieu
norsolf. Within a few weeks alio be
gun to develop all the characteristics
of n chanticleer.
"Sho grew a comb und wnttles
what Is lost In volume, the clothing
trade hopes, will be made up in n con
centration on higher class garments.
s Silk Reductions to Stay.
In the silk market it Is no secret
that price reductions which have been
mado are to bo permanent. Huge
stocks of raw silks are held In this
country by Japanese Interests and
must bo released following the break
In the Japanese market, tit substantial
ly lower prices than were prevailing
during midwinter when top prices
were realjzed for raw materials. Mem
bers of this trade do not hesitate to
City Doubled Taxes on
Profiteering Landlord
A 100 per cent Increase In the
assessed valuation of his prop
erty wns tho penalty Imposed by
tho Detroit city council on Ja
cob Shcvltz, owner of n nlne
fumlly apartment house, who
was accused of Increasing their
rents from 542 to 300 per
month.
Tells of
With Cannibals
Rice Party Has Encounter With
Giant White Savages in
South America.
HOT AFRAID OF FIREARMS
Professor Rice Says That In All His
Experience In Tropical, Jungles He
Never Saw Such Ferocious
Looking Savages.
New York. Tho exploring party
beaded by Dr. Alexander Hamilton
Rice, which clashed last February
near tho banks of tho Orinoco with
giant cannibals, returned hero from
Para,
With Doctor Rice caino Mrs. Rice,
formerly Mrs. Georgo D. Wldener of
I'hlhidclphlo, who accompanied , her
husband on some of bis South Ameri
can explorations; Chester II. Qber,
geographer of the expedition; A. W.
Swnnson, J. 15. Mason and Dr. G. K.
Dyers.
It wns while exploring an unnamed
tributary of the Orinoco river that the
party was attacked. The discharge of
firearms failed to scare off tho sav
ages, who v.oro described as large and
llerce, and the explorers only escaped
by thing Into them, killing either
Saddle feathers nppoured next and
finally n pair of spurs. She took to
strutting pompously about the barn
yard, lording It over tho other fowls.
"Instead of cackling, our near
rooster would essay a feeble kee-n-kee.
A full-sized he-crow Is about the
only thing that's lacking to complete
her or, I might say, hisrooster
hood." Tho he-hen Is now on a farm In the
suburbs of Chicago,
In further experiments with ani
mals, Doctor Lesplnusso succeeded re-
cently In producing "Sluineso Twin"
dogs. Those didn't live long, hut wero
perfect specimens.
Qave His Revefence Long Ride.
Lolmnon, Ky, After riding a mile
on the pilot of tho engine which hnd
smashed his automobile, Rev. Father
W. J. Rowlott told tho engineer that
ho thought ho never would hrlngNJils
train to a stop. Father Rowlett was
not even scratched.
say that prices have been too high,
nnd that the time has come for n re
adjustment on an entirely new basis.
A disposition to await developments
has marked the cotton goods market.
There has been only gradual easing
oft In the prices if prlntcloths and
sheetings which have a wide variety
of uses when llnlshed. In the price"
of sateens and other fabrics used bv
the cl'ithlng trades the reductions
have been more marked.
Relief Ik expressed In the financial
district that commodity prices will
continue downward because It Is be
lieved thnt wholesale prices reached
their peak In February, and that with
in a few weeks the reaction will take
n stronger hold of the retail markets.
Dream That Will Not Come True.
Konceverte, W, Va. Miss Eiiinin
Huff almost became the wife of Rort
Treadway, but the Indications now
are thnt she will never marry him.
The license had been procured nnd the
couple were on the way to a minister's
when otllcers placed Treadway under
arrest on the charge of murdering
Charles Scott. Treadway has con
fessed and accepteil a life term In the
state penitentiary-
A New Plutocrat Looms Up.
Dluefleld, W. Vn. Before be left
for tho army a Coeburn boy bought a
barrel of whisky and burled It. Re
cently bo was dlschnrgcd from service
nnd today he Is $1,200 richer than he
wns. Revenue olllcers would be In
terested In learning bow and to whom
he made the sale,
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Fight
two or three. The party then turned
back.
Not Previously Seen Since 1763.
"The cannibals were almost white
In color," Professor White said. "In
all my years In the tropical Jungles I
have never seen such ferocious look
ing savages. Nearly all were armed
with bows and arrows and carried
spears and blowguns. They were
more than six feet tall and I recog
nized them as cannibals of the Gunrl
bos tribe, a mountain legion consid
ered the most ferocious of nil the sav
ages In either Venezuela, Colombia, or
Brazil."
The professor declared he believed
It was the first time these cannibals
were met by white men since 17(Kl,
when a Spanish expedition discovered
them.
Record Trip for White Woman.
Mrs. Rice wns not with her husband
on the occasion of the attack on tho
pnrty. However, she traveled with
the party as far as Esmernldn, Rrazll,
penetrating further Into the Amu
zqn wilderness thnn any other white
woman, according to tho explorer.
The Rio Negro and other outlets of
tho Amazon were explored and chart
ed, as well as the Casqulore cannl and
the Upper Orinoco, Doctor Rice said.
A number of specimens were brought
bnck for the I'eabody museum at Hur
vnrd. O
Wants Cat Wet Nurses
To Nurse Baby Foxes
New York. A call for moth
er cnts to nurse silver foxes wns
received In New York from nn
upstate fox farm owner.
H. M. Dueon, president of the
New York Fur Auction Sales
corporation, to whom the nppcul
for cats was sent, said the fox
farmer was: willing to take all
tho cats he could get. A moth
er cat can yarn $2.r.0 for slx
weoks' endeavor, ho snld. At
end of six weeks, a litter of
baby foxes becomes sulllclently
mnture to take solffl food.
Negro Girl Rich.
Muskogee, Okla. The richest negro
girl In the United States Is Snrnh
Rector, clubfeet!, who lives near Huh
kogee, Okla. Through oil found on
tho supposedly worthless land sho own
ed sho Is now worth a million und
a half.
TO JOIN WORLD'S CONGRESS
Secretary Meredith Favors Accept
ance of Invitation of Interna
tional Association.
Thnt the United States should ac
cept the Invitation of foreign coun
tries to Join the Permanent Interna
tional Association of Road Con
gresses Is the recominendntlon of the
executive committee of the American
Association of State Highway Olllclals
to the secretary of agriculture. The
committee, which held n twevdnys' con
ference In Washington, D. C.. con
sidered nt the suggestion of Sec
retary Meredith, the Invitation to
the United States which had
been received through the state
department from the American consul
general nt Paris. Secretary Meredith
concurred In the action of the high
wny otllclnls and told them he would
recommend to the state department
thnt congress lie asked tri authorize
acceptance. The highway officials ulsn
recommended that the Internntlonnl
association be Invited to the United
States for Its next meeting.
In advising the secretary of tho ac
tion of the state highway olllclals,
Thomas H. MucDonnld. chief of tho
hireuu of public roads, who Is also
n member of the executive committee.
snld that the United States Is the only
civilized nation not now n member
of the International nnsoelatlon. He
saw many advantages In the United
States becoming a member, and be be
lieved the other nations -In the as
sociation would welcome nn Invita
tion to meet in this country next year.
The roads congress, he said, consti
tuted an International tribunal for
bringing together the best, experience
Helping to Carry Forward Nation's
Great Road Building Program.
nnd results In highway construction
nnd administration. Although meet
ings hnve bee-n held euch year, none
has been called since the European
wnr begun. Before the war the con
gress had met In Brussels. Paris and
London.
Secretary Meredith notified the high
way olllclals that he would enlarge
tho advisory committee of state
highway officials, which consults with
the department on federal policies In
rond building. This committee, con
sisting of six members, will now In
clude the entire executive committee
of tho American Association of State
Highway Olllclals, Increasing Its mem
bership to 12. The secretary said this
step was taken so that the committee
would more completely represent all
pnrts of tho United States. Tho en
larged membership will enable the ad
visory committee to work out a classi
fication of roods for the entire coun
try, thereby providing n basis for a
more orderly national program of road
building.
The executive committee Inspected n
slgnnl device destined to prevent
grade crossing disasters nnd accidents
on dangerous curves. It met with the
director of sales of the war depart
ment with reference to obtaining
equipment which Is seriously needed
In rond building and which the states
have been unable to secure.
FORM GOOD ROADS COUNCIL
Business and Clvio Organizations of
St. Louis Start Campaign of
Education.
The newly formed federated roads
council, comprising 28 business nnd
civic organizations. Is starting n cam
paign to educate the people within n
rodlus of 100 miles of St. Louis of
the benefits of road Improvement.
POOR ROADS VERY EXPENSIVE
Added Cost of Foodstuffs Placed at
Half-Billion Dollars Yearly on
Transportation.
Country road haulage cost Is a big
part of the cost of transportation. Ex
ports put It ns.hlgh us u half-bllllon
dollars a yenr on food. alone due to
bad roads. That Is five dollars each
fir every man. woman nnd child lu
tho I'vlted States.
WASHINGTON. The house bus
passed the following resolution;
"Resolved, That' the secretary of the
Interior be, and Is hereby, directed to
Investigate and report to the house of
representatives as to the suitability,
location, cost, If uny, and advisability
of securing a tract or tracts of land
In the state of California containing n
stand of typical redwood trees of tho
species 'Sequoia Sempervlrens' with n
view that such land be set apart and
dedicated as n national park for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people
of the United States nnd for the pur
pose of preserving such trees from de
htructlon and extinction, and also as to
whether or not the whole or uny part
of such lands or the purchase prlcj
thereof would be donated to the Unit
ed Stotos. and the probuble cost of
maintaining such lands as a part of
the national park system."
U. S. Senators Human Beings After AH
UNITED States senators members
of the "most august legislative
body" In the world as a rule take
themselves mighty seriously. Yet they
have been given nicknames, Just like
small hoys, prize lighters and ball
players. The Washington newspaper
correspondents are responsible for
most of these nicknames. It's easier,
you see, to say "Quince" than to say
"Joslah Qutntus Dobb of Mussylvn
nln." Also, these correspondents In
the senate press gallery have learned
that senators aro only hnmnn beings
after all. Some of these nicknames
are rather clever: others nro decided
ly forced. For example, the two lead
ers In the treaty fight, Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, and Senntor Lodge
of Massachusetts, both have their
nicknames. Senntor Hitchcock Is reg
ularly nlluded to as "Hltchy-Koo."
while the "Oohot" In bis opponent's
name has resulted In "Cabbage."
The Identity of some of the senators
bearing picturesque sobriquets may
not be revealed, for obvious reasons.
For Instnnce, It would be impossible
to tell the nnnie of the senntor who
Is called "Pnlnnhis." because of his
heavy style and podgy wit. Nor would
It be wise to disclose Hie mime of the
senator who Is termed "Sweetheart"
on account of his dnpper manner,
mincing way of speaking and genernl
cunnlngness. It would never do to di
vulge the individuality of "The JJoy
Orator," or of "The Migratory Dlrd."
The Old Capable of
SENATOR Thomas of Colorado read
Into n Record the other day, dur
ing a discussion of pension matters, a
letter from John W. Riley, eighty-two
yenrs, u veteran of the Civil wnr, lu
pnrt, ns follows:
"Nowadays mere years are no sign
of either physical or mental diminu
tion. There Is living at the Dayton
Military home n veteran who will be
100 years old next June Comrade W.
E. Buync, of Darracks No. 7. He Is ns
active In body and mind us any man
half his age; Is coininnnder of Veteran
Post, No. r, of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Look nt 'Uncle Joe'
Cannon, ex-spenker of tho house, over
eighty-three, hale and hearty.
"And lest we forget, Tltlnn wns
Dewey's House to
PURCHASED with pennies of school
children nnd the contributions or
patriotic citizens as n tribute to n
hero, the house at 1747 Rhode Island
avenue, given to Admiral George Dew
ey lu JS!)9, has been sold out of the
family and Is being converted Into a
store.
The permit for dismantling this gift
of the people Is Issued to Mrs. Fran
cis Pitney of New Jersey, wife of
olui Dnllantyne Pitney, u relntlve of
Supreme Court Justice Mnhlon II. Pit
ney. Mrs. Pitney Is a daughter of
Mrs. John R. Wllllnnm of Washington.
The property wns transferred to her
several weeks ago under deed by Mil
dred McLean Dewey, widow of the ad
mlinl, anil George O. Dewey, his son.
This residence wns possibly the
largest factor In dimming the halo of
one of the most popular figures ever
before the American public.
Tho admiral wus more than a yenr
reaching America nfter his exploit of
May day, 1803. The American people
Insisted upon doing some handsome
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IF 1t3 fl YEARS
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When tho clerk read the resolution,,
which came up on the unanimous con
sent calendnr, tho following took,
place:
Mr. Walsh Mr. Speaker, reserving
the right to object, I would like to nsk
the gentleman If the secretary of tho
Interior has exclusive Jurisdiction over
forest reserves?
Mr. Leu of California I think tho
department of agriculture has exclu
sive Jurisdiction over the forest re
serves and the secretary of the inter
ior hns jurisdiction over the parks.
Mr. Walsh This would be treated
differently from forest reserves If this
trut was acquired?
Mr. Lea of California Yes; so I un
derstand. Mr. Walsh Is from Massachusetts,
nnd New England Is alwnys active In
nntlonnl park legislation. Dut the ex
pected opposition didn't develop.
Sequoia National park (to bo en
larged and Its name changed to Roose
velt) preserves tho "Sequoia glgan
tla," or Dig Trees. The redwood Is
Its first cousin nnd Is being extensive
ly lumbered. The movement, to save
J he redwood from extinction by estab
lishing the Redwoods National park
has resulted In the formation of a
"Save the Redwoods League," witU
nation-wide membership.
THEREil KENTUCKY CAMBIFR.
It would not be quite sporting, either,
to tell who is called "The Kentucky
Gambler." It Is disagreeable, but
true that another senator Is known us.
"Hog Eye."
Senator Owen of Oklahoma Is re
ferred to as "Oconostotn, ;" he Is pnrt
Cherokee and this Is bis Indian name.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
Is known ns "Fern," his given name
being Fumlfold. "Meddle" McCor
mlck of Illinois. "Cynrter" Glass of
Vlrglnin the way he pronounces It
hlmselfr "Doc" France of Maryland,
who Is n physician, and "Atlas" Pora
erene of Ohio, whose actual name Is
Atlee, ennnotf object to those puns.
Hlrnih Johnson of California is
termed "HI-Ram." Vice President
Marshall Is "the V. P." Senntor Reed
Smoot of Utnh Is "Senator Smooth."
Senator Asle I. Gronnn of North Da
kota has a first name easily altered
to "Ace."
Senntor Knute Nelson of Minneso
ta. "Splendid Old Viking," Is "King
Cnnute." i
Useful Achievements
ninety-eight when he painted his fa
mous 'Duttle of Lepanto, the most
famous single picture In the world.
'Last Judgment' wns painted by Mich
ael Angplo wlion eighty-nine. Toseph
Jefferson portruyed Rip Viin Winkle
jth ndded effectiveness nt seventy
five. Whlttler and Bryant Issued new
volumes at seventy-nine. Humboldt
,llnlshed the best work of his life, his
Kosmos.' at ninety. Galileo was mak
ing new discoveries ht seventy-three.
"At seventy Commodore Vnuderbllt
owned but 120 miles of railroad, and
nt eighty-eight he owned 10,000 miles
of railroad and had added to his for
tune $100,000,000. Henry Watterson,
who Is ono of the greatest among edi
torial writers of the nation, at eighty
three Is still In the harness.
"This winter I nttended n post meet
ing nt Pleasant Hill. O. Dan W. Wil
liams Post. No. 301). Grand Army or
tho Republic n llve-wlro post. There
were 17 Grand Army men present,
some of whom enme four or five miles.
The average age of the 17 was eighty
one years and nine months. This post
meets once a month, nnd the average
attendance Is 11. 'Tell me no moro
thnt the old nre not cnpable of high
and useful achievements.' "
Be Turned Into Store
and permanent service for him, und
when It wns found that he was to wed
Mrs. Mildred McLean Hazen the
thought crystallized In a public sub
scription to buy the home on Rhode
Island nvenue.
The deed to the bouse wus delivered
to Admiral Dewey October 25, 1800,
about two weeks hefore his wedding!
Three weeks later there was a wave
of protest when he transferred the
house, to Mrs. Dewey. It was after
wnrd transferred to the admiral's son
George Dewey. Admiral Dewey die
January 10, 1017.
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