Nebraska Newspapers

    The O’Neill Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
O'NEILL; NEBRASKA
i Wonrrn's rights are an accomplished
[fact in the mosquito community. Only
[the women can bite. The men stay at
[home and make the Arcs and sharpen
;up spare incisors for their wives. They
arc vegetarians almost exclusively, liv
ing largely on fruit Not so the women
folk. They drink blood—preferably hu
man blood. No self-respecting woman
Anopheles would think of laying an egg
before she had dined on blood. When
■ the night mist settles, and the dub
women of the mosquito nation have
sucked cocktails from swamp sockets
to whet their appetite for human gore
—then let man beware! The Anopheles
Is not the only filack sheep of the fam
ily. The Stegomyia is really blacker.
He is responsible for the fever camps
of Havana and Panama
The Ixndon Express reports that an
antarctic expedition "on novel lines” is
to leave England next August. Its
commander. Dr. A. Forbes Mackay,
does not intend to make a dasb for the
pole or to break any records. His ob
ject will be to map out the coast line
of the antarctic continent for 2.000
miles from Graham’s Land to King
Edward VII. Land. “Dr. Mackay’s
plan,” says the Express, “will compel
the ascent by a landing party of the
great frozen plateau inland and the
descent elsewhere on the unknown
shore. To economise time and money
he purposes to obviate the necessity of
u return Journey by being landed at
one noint on the coast and picked up
at a rendezvous at the other end of ids
Journey.”
Jarvis B. Kdson, who died lately In
New York, was at one time connected
with a manufacturing concern in Berk
shire county, Masachusetts. which pro
duced a plastic material like celluloid
known as xylonite. Among the arti
cles which the factory turned out were
collars and cuffs, tho superiority of
which Mr. Edson was discussing one
evening at a business men’s gathering
'•But I see,” said one of the men,
•’that you don t wear them, good art
they may be.” “No,” said Edson, “I'm
like our friend Blank. He makes cof
fin trimmings, but doesn’t use them to
any great extent. Manufacturers try
to And out what the market wants, re
gardles of their personal likes.”
“During the day we say that the sun
shines, during the night we should say
that the suns shine,” writes a Boston
correspondent of tlie New York Times.
“During the day one sun reigns ove»
us; during the night many suns spar
kle and scintillate upon us. The only
difference. Is that our sun of day is so
much nearer than our suns of night;
but there is one sun of night that dur
ing our winter far outshines the othcY
sparkling sky gems. That sun is
Birlus, whose distance has been esti
mated at 50,000,000,000,000 of miles*
whose size* has been conjectured to be
as vast as that of 7,000 suns like out
own.”
Kansas seems to think ubout ns much
of Its lieutenant governor us do most
other states which remember that they
have one. The Sunflower legislators
have generously fixed the salary of the
presiding officer of tho senate at JBOO a
year. It must be remembered, how
ever, that the honorable gentleman
hasn't a great deal to do. The legisla
ture meets only twice In two years, so
In tho off year he can packet BOO of the
round "Iron dollars" that Kansas pre
fers to greenbacks for doing practical
ly nothing. Evidently prosperous
Kansans do not believe In capitalizing
the dignity of the job.
Says the Jewish Chronicle "An enter
prising manufacturer has discovered a
process whereby a passable Imitation of
leather may be manufactured from a
vegetable product. The novelty owes Its
Introduction to London vegetarians,
who shuddered n.t the thought of the
number of nnlrnnls that were killed an
nually lo keep humanity In boots. Tho
Imitation leather la being used for the
manufacture of boots, shoes, bible cov
ers and a hundred other articles usually
found In the art leather department."
Miss Eliza Orne Ropes and Miss
Mary Flrham Ropes have given $100,000
to the University of Cincinnati, the In
come of which is to bo used for the
establishment of a chair of compara
tive literature. While the lectures are
primarily Intended for tho student
body, they are offered lo the citizens
of Cincinnati as a part of the uni
versity’s contribution to the general
culture of the city.
The latest victim or dramatic censor
ship is the Belgian poet Emile Verhaer
rn, whose four act tragedy. "The Mon
astery.” had to be changed according
to the Indications of the Austrian cen
sors before permission could be ob
tained for Its production In Vienna. The
prescribed change transferred the
scene of the fourth act from the mon
astery chapel to a spot outside Its con
secrated walls.
Most aviators have mascots and
charms. Santos-Dumont places hia
trust in a medal of St. Benoit, pre
sented to him by the Countess l'Ku.
Moore Brabazon is said to carry a Ut
ils pig with him and Walter Wellman
favors a cat. The late Mr. Molsant’s
talisman was a black cut. Polllott used
to carry a four leaved clover with him,
while DUugrange had great faith in the
number 13.
That It is never too late to work has
been proved by lands Carpenter, age
103 years, who has applied to the
(Saskatoon land office for a homestead
Mr. Carpenter Is strong, vigorous and
active and Is anxious to procure a pre
emption In addition.
During the last 30 years the lakes
of Russian Central Asia have shown a
steady rise of water-level. Within this
period, or since 1NS3, the Sea of Ara.
has risen about six and a half feet. The
phenomenon has accompanied a period
of augmentation of rainfall.
Johnny’s mamma had put several
flatches on Ills trousers, and when the
Ittle fellow- tried the trousers on hr
said gravely: Mamina, If you had
made the pat hes a little bigger I'd
have had new pants-."
Miss Lucy Davis has been appointed
private secretary to Governor Patter
son. of Tennessee. Miss Davis succeeds
u man who lestgned the secretaryship
to become chief clerk of the stair
senate.
"I’m not It. favor of this scheme of
putting a tuJ on bachelors,” said the
senator. "On the contrary, I think
most of then- should be pensioned for
refraining from making home- un
happy.” _ _
Students in the technical sehoor a’
Northampton, England, one of the man
ufacturing centers for boots and .- hoes
get a thorough course In leather am
foot wear manufacture.
A bakery has been recently put int<
operation in Glasgow In which all thi
processes of making the dough am
shaping the loaf ar* done auto: — Icall.i
by elecUklti.
JUDGE REFUSES TO
BELIEVE ATTORNEY
GUILTY OF CRIME
Nevertheless He Lets Convic
tion for Adultery Stand—
Woman’s Husband Hit.
Lincoln, Neb.. March 4.—Only be
cause two Juries have found Lafo Bur
nett. a Lincoln lawyer, guilty of adul
tery and not because It believes he la
guilty, the supremo court reluctantly
affirms his conviction.
The case is almost as remarkable as
the opinion. In the latter the court
says that the undue activity of ths
husband of the alleged paramour, his
employment of attorneys to help prose
cute and his shadowing of his wife by
detectives, indicated that he desired to
fasten the charge of adultery upon her
In the hope that It would help him in
litigation he Is engaged in. “If the hus
band has this thought In mind,” says
the court, “he Is in error, as the con
viction of Burnett will have no weight
In determining the other causes.”
Burnett was convicted of adultery
with Mrs. Anna ft. Wilson. The latter
was a prosperous widow when she mar- i
(led L. a. Wilson, sheriff of Gosper
county. She says (hat he entered into
a scheme to get her property by rail
roading her to the asylum. She wuu
there four years before she was re
leased, and declares she never was In
sane. When she got out she found Wil
son had all of her property, some $21,
000. She hired Burnett to sue for its
recovery. On Invitation of Wilson they
went to El wood to settle the case. Wil
son threatened to have Burnett hung,
and they took the next train out.
On their way back to Lincoln they
had to stay five hours in Holdregc.
There Burnett registered as H. O.
Smith and wife, and they were as
signed u room. Here a detective, sent
by Wilson and two others, arrested him.
He aays that he used an assumed name
to throw off pursuers and that no mis
conduct occurred. He said Mrs. Wilson,
who is past 50, was on the verge of
hysterics and that he stayed with her
ut her request to protect her from ths
pursuit she fancied her husband had
inaugurated. The supreme court re
versed Burnett’s first conviction on the
ground of Insufficient evidence, but he
was again convicted. In affirming this
conviction and a 20-duy sentence the
«*.ourt says it does so not because It
believes him guilty, but because the
Jury is to determine the facts and it
will not Invade that province.
HEADACHE REMEDY
IS CAUSE OF DEATH
Man Attacked by Thief Takes
Laudanum and Ends His
Life.
Wayne, Neb., March ♦.—Coroner
Wlllnms, Sheriff Mears and Attorney
Davis returned to Wayne yesterday
afternoon from the Bechtel farm, near
SholeH, where an Inquest was held over
the remains of J. D. Bechtel in the
morning. The Inquest developed tbo
verdict that Bechtel died from the
efTects of two ounces of laudanum
Which he took to relieve a headache,
following a blow on the head by a thief
on Monday.
Ho sent for the poison Tuesday, say
ing he wanted it for sheep.
Bechtel heard suspicious noises about
10 o’clock Monday night and went Into
the yard to Investigate. He met a man
coming out of his cellar with a sack of
potatoes over his shoulder
“What arc you doing here?” de
manded Bechtel.
The man dropped the potntoes and
hit the farmer a blow over the head
with a plow handle. Ho followed it
with two more blows.
Bechtel lay In his yard for a while,
hut later managed to drag himself Into
Ills house.
His head aching severely, lie took
some laudanum Tuesday.
NEBRASKANS RESENT
SIFTING COMMITTEE
House Adds Restrictions to the
Present Anti-Treating
Statute.
Uncoil), Nob., March 4.—The Evans
anti-treating bill was approved by tile
house this morning. It provides that
the saloonkeeper who permits treating
in his place of business shall lose his
license and pay a tine also. The present
law makes the treater alone liable.
There.were 82 votes for the> hill and
28 against it. Some opponents of county
option are for the hill.
A pure seed hill similar to the Iowa
law was passed upon ravorabl.v by thu
house.
The dry democrats of the senate and
tin- republicans combined tills morn
ing to control the sifting committee.
Such an uproar resulted that the com
bination finally agreed to hold off un
til next Wednesday when they will
again pull through their plan.
SENTENCES AFFIRMED FOR
SIOUX CITY YEGGMEN
Lincoln. Neb.. March 4. Two former
residents of Sioux City. Harry Joyce
and James Morrison, will have to serve
long sentences in prison for blowing
tin' safe of the Farmers Merchants
bunk at Hadar. Pierce county, on the
night of January 19, 1909. So says thu
supreme court.
NEW GOVERNOR NAMED.
Melbourne. Australia, March 4—The
Earl of Dudley, governor general und
commander in chief of the common
wealth of Auslrailu since April, 1908,
will retire In June, and will be succeed
ed by Lord Denman, a prominent lib
era' peer.
RUSSIA AND CHINA TO
ARBITRATE BOUNDARY
St. Petersburg, March 4.—A dispatch
from Peking says the Chinese govern
ment has agreed to the appointment
of Russian and Chinese commissioners
with full powers to finally determine
the frontier from Abagajtujewsk, in the
province of Trans-Ralkalia. to the
Argun river which throughout its
course of 440 miles forms thp boundary
line between Russian territory and
western Manchuria.
RUDOLPH SPREGKLES
FEARS UNFAIRNESS
MAY INJURE WEALTH
Manipulation by Financiers Is
Considered a Menace to the
Rights of Property.
Lincoln. Neb., March 3.—Rudolph
fpreckles, the millionaire Californian
dho has enlisted In a crusade to leach
:he rich men of the nation their duly
ki their fellows, was the guest of Lin
;oln yesterday. He made ttiree telling
jpeeches and was cheered at every
appearance.
' My mission is simply this,” said he.
'I want to bring to the men of wealth
the realization of the fact that they
cnust not wait for the people to reform
their government and business. but
must take the lead In bringing about
setter conditions themselves. I am a
nan of property, and it is reasonable
to believe that 1 shall be able to re
tain that property while I live, but 1
d ant to know that the same security
Kill be guaranteed to my children. Un
ler existing conditions no such guar
antee Is possible. Men of great wealth
nave expressed to me their fear
that a revolution, a revolution of
force. Is coming. ft will com*
unless these men adopt different
tactics, different methods in dealing
with their fellows In business and in
jovernmental affaire and with It will
fo all security to prt perty. That's what
interests me.
"Men of wealth e e»s fear that the
public will not treat thorn fairly. They
drill if they treat the people fairly, but
tf they debauch their politics, control
their representatives, refuse to bend to
regulatory measures—It they act un
fairly themselves they cannot appeal to
lhat sense. Business men must take
Into their every day life and practice
jommon honesty, and they must pre
lerve the some uttltude towards publlo
iffalrs. It Is a lesser crime to debauch
>thers Into committing wrongs whose
fruits you share than It Is to do evli
yourselves. I believe that tho mar.
gho will ensnare others, who will per
luade them to become tols for evil pur
?oses, should be classed with him who
ebauches our women. He should be
is much of a subject of social ostrac
ism as 1r tho purlolner of their virtue.'
NEBRASKA FAVORS
STOCK YARDS BILL
?laces Corporation Under Con.,
trol of State Railway
Commission.
f.lncoln, Neb., March 3.—The state
lenate this morning passed the stock
rurds bill, placing those corporations
ander the control of the railway com
mission as to rates and regulations.
The vote was 26 to 3 for the bill
jnly the Douglas county senators vot
mg In the negative. It is freely pre
dicted that the measure will pass the
£ou*e by a large majority.
The lust call on introduction of bilU
ran the senate total up to 396. The
house total to 702, about 160 bills more
than two years ago. The house killed
the Iowa tax ferret law this morning
by a vote of 67 to 26.
CONTEMPT CASE HEARD
IM THE SUPREME COURT
Washington, March 3.—The extent
Of the power of the courts to examine
the books of corporations was the
question raised in a series of cases
before the supreme court of the United
Utates today for argument.
William Dreier, secretary of the
Lichtenstein Millinery company, of
New York, and Christopher C. Wilson,
president of the United Wireless Tele
graph company, a Maine corporation,
have both been declared in contempt
of court in New York because they
prevented the grand jury from exam
ining books of -their respective cor
porations.
In tlie former case the grand jury
was investigating certain alleged vio
lation of the customs laws. In thG
latter, tlie grand jury was inquiring
Into alleged violations of the postal
laws. ^
ITALIAN PRINCESS IS
SLAIN BYjAN OFFICER
Beautiful Woman Strangled
and Shot by Lieutenant In
the Army.
Rome, March 3.—Princess Di TTri
gma, a young and beautiful lady in
waiting to Queen Helena, way mur
dered today in a small hotel in this city
by Lieutenant Patterno, an officer in
Lie Italian cavalry.
The tragedy has caused a sensation.
The causes of the murder and the de
tails of the story that led up to it are
thus far unknown, or suppressed
The authorities, however, state that
the lieutenant strangled the princess
and then shot her.
The ladies in waiting to Queer
Helena include Countess Giulia Tri
gona. who unquestionably is the wom
an murdt red. This is the only lady ir.
waiting of the name of Trigona. Tht
gentlemen in waiting to the queen in
clude Count Romualdo Trigona del
Piincipl di Sant-Eli.
!CF MEN MEETING.
Kansas City, Mo., March 3.—With
nearly 400 delegates present, represent
ing Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas. Ne
braska, Iowa and Colorado, the West
ern Ice Manufacturers’ association be
gan its annual convention here today
The rending of papers ot' interest tc
the trade was the principal business
scheduled for today.
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4 HER SENATORS FOR 4
4 OPPOSING LORIMER 4
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4 Jefferson City, Mo, March 3.-— 4
♦ *he Missouri senate today 4
4 adopted a resolution commend- 4
4 ing United States Senators Stone 4
4 and Warner for voting aejainst 4
4 3enator William Lorimer in the 4
4 United States Senate yesterday. 4
4 Senator Stone is a democrat and 4
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BRADSTREET AND DUN
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Conservation Shown In Many
Lines of Trade and Collec
tions Are Slow.
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4 . tthe WEEK IN GRAIN. 4
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4 New York, March 6.—Wheat, 4
4 including flour, exports from the 4
4 United States and Canada for 4
4 the week ending March 2, ag- 4
4 gTegate 2,980.200 bushels, against 4
4 1,906,563 last week and 1.845,807 4
4 this week last year. 4
4 Corn exports for the week are 4
4 2.861,527 bushels against 1,857.- 4
4 876 last week and 733,616 this 4
4 week last year. 4
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New York, March 6.—Bradstreei's
Saturday said:
Spring jobbing trade tends to expand
gradually, with conservatism still it
evidence and with small lot buying fot
actual requirements generally govern
ing. Collections show little improve
ment and are still slow to fair, with
dragging payments noted In parts o)
the northwest, where crops were short
last year.
Textile lines show unsatisfactory de
mand and reduced outputs. The Iron
and steel trades are still discussing the
effects of the railroads failing to secure
Jilgher freight rates.
The wool trade is dull. The leathef
trade is quiet.
Business failures In the United Stated
for the week ending March 2 were 256.
against 228 last week and 184 In the like
week of 1910. 219 in 1909, 18V in 1908
vand 1V2 in 1907.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 33, which compares with
26 last week and 22 in the same week
of 1910.
R. G. Dun’s weekly review of trade
says:
' The general trend during the week
has been toward improvement. The
railway rate findings and the prospect
of an extra session of congress have not
prevented further progress toward the
re-establishment of business confidence
and activity.
Unchecked progress appears in tin*
Iron and steel trade, with no cancella
tion of railroad orders resulting from
the recent decision regarding freight
rates. The leading producer is steadily
expanding Its blast furnace operations,
vow having fully 65 per cent, of capac
ity active, and the desired reduction in
pig Ton stocks is being accomplished,
although on a moderate scale. This
same interest did an excellent export
Vusiness last month and the record of
vew orders exceeded the January rate,
while shipments likewise increased.
A broader buying movement has de
veloped in Bessemer iron at Pittsburg,
ind part of the 20,000 tons reported sold
'or delivery in the third quarter, on
which as high at *15.25 was paid. The
sutlook in the rail division continues
promising, with a contract for 150,000
ons expected in the near future, and
foreign interests are also negotiating
'or a considerable tonnage. Activity In
wire products is sustained, and It is
jelleved that an advance of *1 per ton
will shortly be announced, while higher
srices are also looked for on merehan*
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DEEDS OF BLOOD
ABE CONFESSED
Italian Authorities Have Ad
mission of Member of Cam
orra of Killing'.
Viterbo, Italy, March C.—The au
horities are in possession of a detailed
confession by Gennaro Abbatemaggio,
me of the 41 alleged members of the
iamorra, whose trial for the murder
>f Gennaro Cuoccolo and his wife, "the
beautiful Sorrentina," is set for
vlareh 11.
Dependence is not placed wholly on
he revelations made to secure con
victions, but the statement of the man
las been of great assistance to the
police as a guide for their efforts in
collecting evidence. A ease in point
ivas his declaration that the assassins
•tad been instructed to report the suc
cess of their mission to Enrico Alfano,
:he alleged head of the can\orra at the
Ylimi-a-rnare, an inn at Torre Del
dreco, where he had arranged to dine
that night.
Report Murder to Chief.
The investigation of detectives dis
closed that Alfano was at the inn au
Abbatemaggio said, and that while"
He was dining with a party of friends
ho was approached hy two men wi.c
carried bloodstained coats upon then
arms. They saluted “Erricone,” as
Alfano is also known, and said;
“It is done.” whereupon the chit*
drew a deep breath and gave each ;>
glass of wine.
So circumstantial was the proof o’
* his happening that Krricom did nol
deny it. but explained the affair by
saying that the men were two pool
follows who had come to salute bin.
and that he could do no less than give
'.hem a drink.
When pressed further Erricoi :■ said
“Yes, I was at the Miini-a-mar *
ucing a habitue of the plat* . \\ ha
harm was there in my going tin 1
with good friends, « sj t-daily a it i
a place* where the freshest of fish uni
breezes are to be found. Was it rn>
fault that the last time I went then
unfortunately coincided with the da\
and hour which some malefactor hue
chosen to commit murder?”
CHICAGO.—After investigating the
charges of graft and corruption at
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, the
grand jury returned HO indictments
yesterday and adjourned. Among
those named are Mayor A. G. Fehlei
ker. of East Chicago; Albert loader*
chief of police of that town; Walter
Spencer, city clerk, and Julius Fried
man, alleged head of a conspiracy to
collect tribute for the protection «•*
vice.
SIX ARE INCINERATED.
Center. Tex., March 6.—Six persons
were ► died in a tire here snort.y alter
midnight. Many others were hurt at
least two of them fatally.
OKMULGEE, OKLA.—W. W. Brilev.
40 years old, a farmer living nine inib-s
east of here, shot and killed his 5-yca**
pld son, wounded his daughter, 2 year*
old. and committed suicide yesterday
afternoon. Briley s wife tiled suit lor
a divorce a year ago, but later with
drew the suit. Within the last two
weeks the wife refiled the suit.
COUNT AHEAD OF
WIFE IN RACE TO
SECURE DIVORCE
Angry Wife Is Connected With
the Medill and McCormick
Dynasty In Windy City
Social Life
Chicago, March 6.—Count Josel Gl
«ycky, of Austria-Hungary, husband of
Eleanor Patterson, daughter of the latd
Robert W. Patterson and cousin
of J. Mediil McCormick, it was learned
yesterday beat his wife in the race fot
a legal separation and obtained a
court order in September. 1910, five
months ahead of the absolute divorce
proceedings started by the countess in
this country to regain her freedom.
While the decree awarded the count
is not an absolute divorce, it relieves
him of maintaining a home for her oi
paying any of her bills. It has tvs
counterpart in American law courti
and is known as a “separation from
bed and board.” It is binding, however,
in that neither parties may marry
again during the lifetime of the othen
Protest Against Detectives.
According to Sigmund Zeisler, an at.
torney for the countess, the count’s ac
tion will in no way affect the suit for
absolute divorce she began in the cir
cuit court of Cook county January 28.
The news of the count’s action leaked
out when a letter to Zeisler from the
count's attorney was made public yes
terday. The Vienna attorney protests
bitterly against alleged espionage of
his noble client by "two vagabond de
tectives” in the employ of the count
ess.
“It is well known to me that botfi
these vagabonds will be called upon to
travel to America, to give there, un
der oath, false testimony in the divorce
proceedings against Count Glzycky,”
he wrote.
He further warned the Chicago at.
torney that in the event of the local
suit for divorce being successful lie
will advise ids client to tiavel to Chi
cago and lay before the court materia,
which he has collected from “honorable
people.”
Desertion Is Count’s Charge.
Dr. Emil Frischauer, counsel for the
fount in Vienna, it is stated in dis
patches from that city, only recently
learned that the countess had insti
tuted proceedings for absolute divorce
In this country. It was this knowledge
which caused the Vienna attorney to
flake public the details of the prior
(suit by the count.
He first wired his client, then a*
Monte Carlo, and then published the
account of the first divorce suit.
According to Frischauer the deen i
was pronounced September 13, 191i
The plea of the count was that th
tountess had deserted him, taking theD
Inly child, Felicia, and had proceeded
to Paris and London and that despite
all efforts she had never returned.
Lawyer Refers to “Vagabonds.”
Following is the letter addressed by
Count Gtzycky's attorney to Zeisler:
"Vienna, Nov. 30, 1910.—Honorable*
Colleague: I have the honor to inform
/on that I have discovered that Cour.l
Glzycky is being, shadowed here by twe
vagabond detectives whom Countess
lizyeky. born Patterson, lias em
ployed. und that an agent, who is like
wise an equally qualified scamp, has
Deen trying to watch the count in Pet
ersburg also.
“I have nothing against this if you
will let your mandatory lady know
that l am of the opinion that the rasv
• ally character or the shadowing will
•eroil on those who occasioned it.
“In Europe I have advised the ooun\
w til regard to ttie fact that this lady
t'.wirs the name of Count Glzycky, tc
show the greatest consideration, but
for America tills consideration may be
entirely disregarded.”
WELLESLEY GATS
STARVED SHE SAYS
Tells of Pitiable Condition o?
Animals Kept for Girl Stu
dents to Dissect.
Natick, Mass.. March 6.--Charge,
were made today that cats caught for
the use of the Wellesley students o.
surgery were starved. Mrs. Joseph
Clark, sister of Mrs. Bent, whose $500
pet Angora was stolen, told of a visit
to the cats' prison in company with
Mr. Squires, janitor of the college. Mrs
Clark said:
"Mr. Squires let them out into th<
barn. They were very thin, apparently
starving. The minute they were lei
out they rushed for an old half-pini
empty dish, the only receptacle for
food in the place. When they found
nothing in it they began to tight with
one another. It was one of the most
horrible sights 1 ever saw. There wa»
no sign of food in the place.”
SOCIALIST
GIRL IN SUIT
iVLiss Grunspan Fails to Makd
Out Case of Jilting Against
Walling.
New York, March 6.—Miss Anne
Berthe Grunspan Is not entitled to re
cover damages from William English
Walling, tin- millionaire socialist, for
alleged breach of promise of marriage
the jury that has been trying her $100,
JOO suit decided today.
The jurs, after an all night session,
brought in a verdict for the defendant,
Walling.
DIX HELPS SHEEHAN
IN SENATORIAL FIGHT
New York. March 6.—A statement
from Governor John A. Dix on the
senatorial situation, in which he says
events "have demonstrated the pos
sibility of his (Sheehan's) election"
ind advising the democratic members
cf the legislature to Immediately "pro
ceed in the Joint assembly to ballot
is your conscience and the will of your
constituents may dictate," was re
received and made public here last
uigbt
SPECIAL SESSION IS
CALLED BY PRESIDENT
Failure to Act on the Canadian
Reciprocity Pact Is Given
as Reason.
Washington, March 6.—President
Taft's proclamation calling an extra
session of congiess, issued this after
loon. Is as follows:
"Whereas, By the special message
?ated January 26, 1911, there was trans
mitted to the Senate and House of
Representatives an agreement between
the department of state and the Ca
nadian government in regard to recip
rocal tariff legislation, together with
*n earnest recommendation that the
pecessary legislation be promptly
Adopted.
' "And, Whereas, a bill to carry into
jffect said agreement has passed the
House of Representatives, but baa
failed to reach a vote In the Senate;
"And, Whereas, the agreement stlpu
.ates not only the president of the
United States will communicate to
congress the conclusions now reached
vnd recommends the adoption of such
legislation as may bo necessary on the
part of the United States to give ef
fect to the proposed agreement, but
ilso that the governments of the two
countries will use their utmost effort*
to bring about such changes by con
current legislation at Washington and
fit Ottawa.
“Now, therefore, I, William Howard
5"aft, president of the United States of
America, by virtue of the power vested
In me by the constitution, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an extraor
dinary occasion requires the convening
pf both houses of the congress of the
United States at their respective cham
bers 111 the city of Washington, on tho
*th of April, 1911, at 12 o'clock noon, to
ihe end that, they may consider and
determine whether the congress shall
ay the necessary legislation, make
pperatlve the agreement.
“All persons entitled to act as mem
bers of the Sixty-second congress are
required to take notice of this proc
lamation.
"Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States at Washington,
the 4th day of March, in the year of
T>ur Lord, 1911, and of the independence
of the United States, the 135th.
“William H. Taft.
"By the president:
"P. C. Knox, secretary of state.”
Washington, March 4.—There Is and
has been no use of improper influence
Either for or against ship subsidy leg
islation. So says the special commit
tee of the House of Representatives in
Its report of the investigation for
which it was appointed a year ago.
The report was presented to the House
today by the chairman, J. Van Veehten
Olcott, of New York. Charges made In
this connection that reflects upon
tnembers of congress are, the report
says, -wholly false.
The committee feels it. “its duty to
piform the House that there have
I Seen widespread throughout the coun
try statements that lobbies and cor
ruption on the part of members of
Eongress existed for ship subsidy or
igatrust ship subsidy and that the par
ties who made them, after being thor
jughly questioned, have admitted -tat
they had no Information upon which
o base such statements or publications
but relied upon surmise, suspicion and
rumor.”
The committee consisted of Chair
man Olcott and Messrs. Long worth, of
Ghlo; Hawley, of Oregon; Garrett, of
Tennessee, and Humphreys, of Missis
sippi.
Washington, March 4.—Senator Wil
liam Warner, of Missouri, whose term
expired at noon, was appointed by tho
president today to be a civilian mc-tn
Der of the board of ordinance and
fortification, vice Thomas J. Hendricks,
deceased. The Senate at ones con
firmed the nomination.
This position was the one sought by
Representative John A. T. Hull, of
,’owa, who was defeated for renomina
\ion, and who also went out of public
life at noon today.
Lorimer Cuts It Out.
Just before the reading clerk reached
*he item in the bill Senator Lorimer
arose.
“The next item in the bill,” he said,
"provides for my reimbursement in de
fending my right to a seat In tills
chamber. The expenses were heavy, of
rourse, and were Incurred unjustly. i
But 1 feel I cannot permit this item
to be passed upon by the Senate and
therefore I ask that this Item, which
,s an amendment to the House bill, be
not agreed to."
Senators Culberson and Overman
were on their feet In an instant. They
are members of the appropriation com
mittee and each said he knew nothing
of the appropriation.
Ill response to the democrats, who
demanded to know how tho item got
Into the bill, Chairman Hale said it
had been put In in the usual way,
following the cast, i of reimbursing
•enators and members in contested
Elections. The same custom, he said
was followed in allowances to widows
of senators and members.
"The whole trouble is,” said Senator
t-Iale, "that somebody is disappointed
¥t the course the senator from Illinois
'Vis pursued. I think he has acted
wisely in not accepting this money. He
acted wisely all through hln case and
In a manner that has won him
friends."
Senators Borali and Clarke, of Ar
kansas, demanded to know upon what
tacts the committee had based the pro
posed reimbursement.
Senator Hale said the matter was of
fered in committee and put into the
bill. "But if senators have not confi
dence In their committee, the commit
tee is perfectly willing to accept their
fensurc," he said.
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4 TWO MORE LAME DUCKS 4
4 ARE GIVEN WARM BERTHS 4
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4 Washington, March 6.—Vice 4
4 President Sherman today ap- 4
4 pointed Senator Flint, of Cali- 4
4 fornia, and Senator Taliaferro, 4
> neither of whom will be members 4
4 of the next congress, to vacan- 4
4 cies on the national monetary 4
4 commission. These positions 4
4 pay the same saiaries as they 4
4 draw as senators. 4
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A/IRS. SCHUYLER COLFAX
IS CALLED BY DEATH
South Bend, Ind.. March 6.—On thu
(2nd anniversary of her husband s In
auguration as vice president of the
United States, Mrs. Ellen Wade Col
’ax, widow of the late Schuyler Col
lax, died at her home this afternoon,
liter an illness of several months. She
eas 73 years old.
KANSAS LAWYER DIES.
Clay Center, Kan., March 4.—C. c.
Uoleman, formerly nttorney general of
Kansas, died at his home here today.