Nebraska Newspapers

    The O’Neil! Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,_
O’NEILL,NEBRASKA
It will be possible when the Persian
railroad Is built to go from London to
India In eight days, so that from New
Tork, taking a fast boat and making
mod connections one could reach In
dia In less than a fortnight. Quite re
cently a party of Englishmen made the
tourney from London to Anzaloe, Per
sia, in six and one-half days, and de
ducting various delays, one of 10 hours
In Warsaw, the actual time on the road
was less than five and one-half days,
much the quickest time in which this
Journey has been made.
Investigations made over Europe
teem to Justify the belief that the
damage by lightning, in the cities par
ticularly, has decreased to a very
marked degree In recent years, and It
Js explained by the presence of electric
wires, which act as a protection In
diverting the electric bolts. As the
wires are put underground It Is ex
pected that there will be noticed a
great increase in the amount of dam
age by lighting and a return will be
generally made to the use of lightning
rods. _ _
W'ithin another year the sum of mon
ey invested in electric vehicles may
reach the amazing proportions of $80,
000,000. according to T. C. Martin,
chairman of the committee on progress
c? the National Electric Light associa
tion. Mr. Martin has been looking into
tho matter, and finds that today $10,
000.000 are Invested in electric trucks
and $30,000,000 in electric pleasure ve
hicles. These figures, he says, may
easily be doubled within a year.
In the equipment of new buildings
the sprinkler system of safeguarding
against fires is almoBt universally
adopted, and a notable Instance of and
Installation of this kind is the one
which has been recently completed In
Chicago, where a seven story building
was supplied with 3,453 automatic
laprlnklers, fed by two tanks, one under
pressure having a capacity of 24,500
gallons, and the other a gravity tank
of 30,000 gallons capacity.
The exportation of graphite from
Mexico during 1911 amounted to 3,004
tons. This is mined near Colorado and
Sonora, the mines being worked by an
American company. An analysis of the
Product gave 86.76 per cent carbon,
.60 per cent silica, .66 per cent iron
and 6 alumina. The graphite is wholly
amorphous, and shows no flakes like
that produced in America and Canada,
and no fibrous structure like that
mined In Ceylon. _
Some time ago at a gas manufactory
at Ivy, near Parle, a turbine, propelled
by Jets of steam, was set running and
driven 8,600 hours, or 160 days, without
a stop. Lubrication was supplied by
an automatic oiler. As the speed of
the circumference of tho rotating disk
was about six miles a minute, a point
on that circumference traveled during
the 150 days almost five and a half
times the distance from the earth to
the moon.
The Ifugaos are very friendly, and
are continually offering gifts of chick
ens and eggs. They have a very
strong drink on the order of taput.
■which they bring forth on all occa
sions, and the etiquette of the coun
try requires that one should take a
drlng. The continual invitation to
drink this "congcong” was the most
disagreeable part of the trip through
their country.—Manila Times.
In a single (lav the little city of Ni
agara Falls furnished two remarkable
cases of heroism. A young man, Carl
Stockton, lost his life In rescuing his
wife and baby from a Mazing building.
Aran Kevorkian, an Armenian, made
the last link of a living chuin which
Dulled from death a Buffalo man who
had fallen Into the river, and was
about to be swept over the Amerlcun
falls. __
The Japanese ambassador has been
lunching with Mr. Leopold Rothschild
and was being conducted round the
wonderful gardens at Gunnorshury. At
last, after cureful preparation, the
Japanese garden was. so to speak,
"burst open before him." He hold up
his hands In enthusiasm. "Ah!" he
suid. “wonderful! wonderful! We have
nothing like this In Japan.”
The Massachusetts state ornithologist
said In our presence recently that each
young fledgling In a robin’s nest con
sumed every day In bugs, worms and
other food the equivalent of 14 feet
of caterpillars. This means for a man
about the same thing us eating 67
feet of bologna sausage every 24 hours.
One sees by this somethlifg of what It
means to kill a robin.
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From the Ombopo (Uganda) Gazette:
Miss Illylu Obbslago. daughter of the
retired elephant trapper, Umpsimp
Obbslaga, was married last Tuesday to
Prince Umtopopo of the nrlstocratlo
BUbll tribe. The bride was becomingly
attired In a tiger tooth necklace and o
bird of paradise belt, while the bride
groom wore his conventional black.—
Chicago Post. _
New York ctly has 25.93S industrial
establishments, or nearly 10 per cenl
of the country’s total, and more than
j the next four largest manufacturing
cities combined. Next four cities, which
total 28,860, are Chicago, Philadelphia.
,8t- Louis and Cleveland. Value o<
New York’s products Is $2,029,693,000,
oompared with $2,627,703,000 for the
Your cities. __
Employes of Morris & Co., the west
ern meat packers, who have reached
the age of slxty-flve years, may retire
and receive annually for life 2 per cent
i S of their salary for each year of service
to the corporation. Edward Morris
.president of the company, has pledgee
$600,000 to the pension fund, puyablc
in annual Instalments of $260,000.
More than twice as many women af
could be used applied for enlistment lr
the women's sick and wounded convoj
corps, the newest adjunct to the Britisl
army. The corps takes part In prae
tlce drills, makes its own camp, doe:
•tretcher work and otherwise geti
practical training for the regular ser
trice.
The surveyors for the transcontl
Dental railway In Australia, made uw
of camels. The chief surveyor Indi
eated the trail for those who follow'd
by attaching a heavy chain to hi
■ camel and letting the chain drag 01
the ground. _
An attempt made In Maine on th
Fourth of Julv to celebrate It by muk
lag a rooster drunk, by feeding hin
bread soaked in whisky, failed utter
ly. He was evidently used to prohlbi
tlon wavs.
From the state tax on games o
Chance, Including the tax on a total
taator, the machine which register
i , race track bets, the French govern
f ment rcelves about SI,500,000 a yeui
"Fitting his machine with a six hors
power motor and an aeroplane pro
peller, a French motorcyclist has mad
Speeds up to 50 miles an hour.
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DOHERTY INTERESTS
TALK OF SYNDICATE
TO ABSORB THEM ALl
Scheme With Big Capital Tc
Take Over the Rival Water
Power Interests.
Omaha, Neb., July 29.—'With power
canal project* in the foreground, the
Omaha Electric Light and Power com
pany taking up Richards’ Fremont
plan, Doherty and his friends adopting
Babcock’s Columbus project and with
Ross’ Elkhorn hydro-electric system, all
prominent In the field, Omaha men are
taking notice of developments.
One who Is Interested In at least
two projects and who has recently met
Henry L. Doherty, the power and light
man who owns the Lincoln gas plant,
says:
“Mr. Doherty says he is ready to
take up the Columbus project and push
it through. This Is with the modifica
tion that the Loup river shall be car
ried through north of the Platte and
along the range of hills to the Missouri
river, emptying into It Just above Flor
ence. It would have developments at
Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont and per
haps other points. It would be a stu
pendous thing—like an engineer's
dream. But he says it is his Intention
to do it.’’
"Could he divert the whole Loup
river like that?”
“Mr. Doherty has looked into that
and finds there Is no statute against It.
“Mr. Nash has been quoted as speak
ing for himself, the electric light com
pany and Kountze brothers In saying
that the Fremont project was so sure
that the Columbus project if built,
would not deprive It of water. Mr.
Ross hag been understood to say the
Elkhorn project was in no way depend
ent upon non-bulldlng of the Colum
bus. It Is Impossible that either one
of these or some other Interest would
enjoin carrying the Loup across paral
lel with the Platte to the Missouri
river. But from my information I do
not look for that. It Is much more
probable that Doherty would offer to
head a *12,000,000 or a *16,000,000 corpor
ation and say to the others they should
take two or three millions or a million
and a half according to the interests
they had and thus develop the whole
water power north of the Platte from
Columbus east. That would not only
give Omaha all It could use for years,
enough to build up a great manufac
turing city here, but then have power
to sell to neighboring cities.”
Continuing, the Omaha man said
Doherty had recently built the Ozark
plant capitalized for *3,000,000 to *5,
000,000 and had not long ago formed
the Cities Service company, capitalized
at *30,000,000, taking over In it the
Denver gas and electric light plants,
the gas and fuel plants of Spokane
and a number of others, but not the
Lincoln gas. Doherty s activities are
many and reach over the United States.
His Omaha representative now in New
York, lately was agent In securing a
Louisiana tract of land to reclaim.
Lately Doherty bought a railroad in
Virginia.
RAILROADS FILE SUITS
TO ANTICIPATE FINES
Omaha, Neb., July 29.—To avoid fines
aggregating anywhere from $250,900 to
$1,000,000 for violation of Interstate
commerce rules, Nebraska railroads
are plunging into court at breakneck
speed. Suits will be filed wherever
payment of freight and demurrage
charges fixed by the rules of the Inter
state Commerce commission Is resisted.
It doesn’t matter how trifling the sum
In question, either.
The Burlington got Into the legal
game first, when Judge Duncan M.
Vlnsonhaler hurled a 138-page petition,
containing 208 causes of action against
the C. W. Hull company, Into county
court. Euch cause of action related
a difference between the Burlington
and the Hull company, anent propel
freight and demurrage charges.
The 208 causes of action only footed
up to $857.23 altogether. It cost the
legal department of the Burlington
about $150 to file the petition, but
Judge Vlnsonhaler says it might cost
the company $250,000 not to file the
petition/ Suits against Allen brothers,
the Nebraska Bridge Supply and Lum
ber company and the Omaha Broom
factory, all for trilling sums, also have
been filed.
“These cases are only the forerun
ners of a great many others to be
started over the state at once,” said
Judge Vlnsonhaler. A thousand suits
may be filed. It will probably cost, the
Burlington as much to collect the
amounts It believes It has coming un
der the rules of the Interstate Com
merce commission, as the accounts are
worth, but it Is Imperative that such
steps be taken."
Other roads are expected to follow
the same policy.
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MANUAL TRAINING ADDED
TO PUBLIC SCHOOL COURSE
Lincoln, Neb.. July 29.—Careless ol
Hartlngton public school will next yeui
Include departments of manual train
ing and domestic science. At the an
nual school meeting the voters of tha
district, which includes several square
miles of adjacent rural territory, adopt
ed a resolution appropriating $2,000 foi
installing the courses. The lnstructoi
In the manual training department h
Prof. L. Cullen, an experienced man
ual training teacher. Mr. Cullen Is now
taking a special training at Stout In
stltute, Menominee, Wls., and has beer
Instructed by the local board to pur
chase the very best of equipment foi
the department. The board has not ns
yet made a contract with a teacher foi
the domestic science classes.
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TROOPS HIE AWAY TO
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
Harttngton, Neb., July 29.—Tht
the fact that two hostile political con
ventions are scheduled to meet wlthir
the borders of Nebraska next week, th(
1 war department has ordered 516 mer
and 92 officers belonging to the siatt
national guard to start Monday for tht
encampment at Pole Mountain, Wyo
The men will travel In tourist sleep
ers for the first time. Part will gt
over the Union Pacific and part ovei
. the Burlington, the latter going to Den
' ver and transferring to the Union Pa
; clflc. Five companies from the Firs!
and two from the Second will ntakt
the trip.
WOMAN
i TRAIN SEEKING DEATh
Nelson, Neb., July 29.—Mrs Nellii
Gibson Jumped fro..- a ,-assenger trail
us it was crossing t_.e bridge over tlu
( Blue river about < ight miles north o
here last night. Her clothing eaugh
i on some bridge timbers and held hei
until the train had backed up to withii
a few feet of where she was hanging
when she tore loose and fell Into thi
■ river. Her right shoulder was broket
and she was badly bruised. Mrs. Gib
■ son has been in poor health and this ii
Ki ven as an explanation o.f her act.
BULL SNAKE KILLED IN
SECOND STORY BEDROOM
Walthlll, Neb., July 27.—G. A. Dun
bar, editor of the Walthlll Times, was
called to his wife's room yesterday
morning by her frantic cries that there
was a snake In the room. Picking up a
club he dispatched the reptile, which
he found hidden under a rug. It was
of the bullsnake variety and 42 Inches
in length. When first seen by Mrs.
Dunbar the snake was colled comfort
ably on a hatbox, from which her move
ments drove it. The scene of the en
counter was a second story bedroom,
and the question that is troubling Ed
itor Dudley is the means by which it
grained an entrance.
MADISON COUNTY KICKS
ON UNEQUAL VALUATIONS
Lincoln, Neb., July 27.—County At
torney Nicholas, of Madison county,
is here to enter complaint against tha
valuations of farm lands in a number
of counties in northeastern Nebraska.
Mr. Nicholas told the state board ot
equalization that lands in his county no
better than those in nearby counties
were assessed from 40 to 80 per cent
higher.
Specific complaints were made
against lands In Boone, Pierce and
Antelope counties. In Madison the
average value placed on lands is $58,20
per acre. Mr. Nicholas asked that
lands in Boone be raised from an aver
age of $0.50 per acre to $51; in Pierce
from $42.25 to $47.50, and in Antelope
from $32.25 to $37.50.
BLACKHAWK KILLED
BY CIRCUS ATTACHE
Fremont, Neb., July 27.—The body of ,
Black Hawk, the former Indian chief- |
tain of the Wlnnebagoes, who was j
killed at Gothenburg by a Rlngllng
show attache, was taken through Fre-1
mont yesterday afternoon on its way
to Winnebago for burial.
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WEALTHY FARMERS FIGHT
OVER ROAD IN COURT
Winslow, Neb., July 27.—John Moll I
and Adolph Haguerbaumer, wealthy
farmers residing three miles east of
this place, have become embroiled in
a lawsuit because the latter attempted
to close up a road through his pasture
Moll has used the road for over 40
years, he says, and through that use it
has become public property under tha
adverse possession statute. Moll has
brought the suit to compel his neighbor
to reopen the road.
NtBHASkA INfcWS INUItS.
WAYNE.—This week closes the see- I
ond year of the life of the Wayne Nor- .
mal since the state took It In charge, j
Its progress In that time has been most
gratifying. The first teachers were
chosen on the 27th of July, 1910. Up
to that time there had been great un- j
certainty as to whether the institution ■
would open its doors last year at all. j
When President Conn opened school
In the following September there were j
fewer than 100 students present at the
first chapel exercises. The year Just
closing witnessed an enrollment that
lacked less than a score of reaching
700. Last year the senior class num- J
bored three this year twenty-three.
TEKAMAH.—While attempting to !
refill a chemical engine here after It
had been used to subdue a blaze, five
firemen were severely burned, when
the bottom fell out of the big glass
tanks containing the acids. The clothes
were burned off wherever the acid
struck, and four pair of shoes fell
from their feet. Gordon Bryant ob
tained the full force of the acid, it
striking him dose to the eyes. Clarence
Elis, Fred Wletzel, Fred Blackstone and
Vic Jeep were also more or less burn
ed.
LINCOLN—The populist state cen
tral committee, at a meeting here last j
evening, filled the vacancy on the state
ticket caused by the refusal of R. L.
Metcalfe, the primary nominee, to make
the race for governor, by naming J. H.
Morehead, the democratic nominee.
The committee decided to hold its state
platform convention at Aurora, July
30. The sense of the meeting was de
clared to be that Nebraska should make
an effort to secure the populist na
tional convention.
LINCOLN —The thirteenth annual re
union of Philippine veterans to be held
In Lincoln, August 12-14, 1912, promises
to surpass all previous re-unions. Be
sides smokers, trolly rides, and a ball,
there will be a sham battle, Philippine
style. All desiring further informa
tion, are asked to communicate with
Perry W. Jewett. Elec. Gen. Re-union
committee, Lincoln, Nebr.
HOOPER.—The Hooper Chautauqua
came to a close in a rainstorm. Chan
cellor Bradford of the University of
Oklahoma, the last speaker, was re
garded one of the star attractions but
he could scarcely make himself heard
above the din as the water pattered on
the tent. The Hooper commercial club
held a meeting yesterday and voted
unanimously to have another session
next summer.
LAWRENCE—The 6-year-old son of
Ben Butseher, manager of the Duff
Grain company elevator, while playing
around the elevator here yesterday
slipped into the dump and was covered
up with wheat. He was smothered to
death before assistance could reach
him. Rudolph Svoboda was overcome
with heat in trying to rescue the boy.
WAHOO.—C. Anderson, a young
woman residing three miles north of
this place, drank a quantity of carbolic
acid. Physicians saved her life. Mrs.
Anderson Is the mother of an infant
three weeks of age. She Is believed to
be temporarily deranged.
OAKLAND-Two funerals were held
yesterday. John F. Nelson, a pioneer of
this section, who died last week at Hot
Springs, Mo., was burled beside some of
his children here. N. Seaberg was also
laid to rest yesterday afternoon. He was
i over 90 years of age at his death.
AINSWORTH.—Rev. Thornburg, a
rancher living north of town and a son
in-law of Mayor Moore, cut his left
foot very badly while splitting wood.
Mrs. Robert Snell fell from a buggy
this forenoon and broke her left arm
Just above the wrist.
NORFOLK.—Expert cracksmen, be
lieved to be among the hangers on at
the state firemen's tournament, blew
open the safe of the Klesau drug store
and secured $51. The robbers escaped.
LY'ONS.—A large barn on the furm
of John Jacobson, living southwest of
this place, was struck by lightning last
night and burned to the ground. The
horses and other stock were saved.
FREMONT—Yesterday was the hot
test day of the year. The mercury
rose to 105 in the shade. A dry wind
from the south threatened crops.
MINEOLA—The old settlers of northern
Holt are making preparations to hold
their annual reunion at a date In the near
future.
FREMONT—Fremont sent a delega
tion ot 15 firemen to the Norfolk tour
nament, but will not be represented
1 j with teams In the racing. Fremont
dropped out of the tournament several
years ago, after winning the champion
ship belt repeatedly.
LINCOLN—Among other prisoners
■ recommended for parole by the state
i board Is that of Carl Strassheim, of
Dodge county, serving two and one
i i half years for forgery. Clemency is
^ recommended because he Is paralyzed
SLEUTHS UNRAI NG
GOTHAM MURD PLOT
More Arrests Made In Rosen<
thal Case—“Honest Cop”
Gives Information.
New York, July 27.—The solution ot
the intricate plot that brought the
gambler. Herman Rosenthal, to his
death that he might not tell more se
crets of the relations between the po
lice and gamblers, is near at hand.
That is the belief today of Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty, who
prepared to give the "third degree” to
Frank Ciroflcl, who the commissioner
says is “Dago Frank,” one of the slay
ers of Rosenthal.
Ciroflcl was taken in custody late
last night along with his "girl,” Rose
Harris, and a man named Abraham
Lewis. Ciroflci had two suit cases
packed for traveling. He denied knowl
edge of the shooting.
The confession of William Shapiro,
the chauffeur of the “murder car,” has
supplied Commissioner Dougherty and
District Attorney Whitman with many
missing pieces of evidence. Comment
ing on the progress made, Mr. Whit
man said:
"I am certain now that every man
that had part in the slaughter of Her
man Rosenthal will be brought to jus
tice."
The public prosecutor says he has
smashed the alibis of “Bald Jack”
Rose, of "Bridgie” Webber and of
Harry Vallon.
The investigation by the grand jury
into the relations between gamblers
and the police is proving more than
satisfactory to District Attorney Whit
man. The testimony of Lieutenant
Costigan. known as the "honest cop,”
has created a sensation in police cir
cles. Costigan flatly declared that he
did not believe any gambling house
could remain open without police pro
tection. He said the gambling squad
took orders from Police Commissioner
Waldo and no one else. Detectives are
scouring the city for a mysterious
member of the shooting party that was
picked up by the "murder car’ 'at
“Bridgie” Webber's place. Shapiro, in
his confession, said this stranger was
the man who, after the killing, strolled
back to the car with a smoking re
volver in his hand.
INSURGENTS NEARLY
WIN BRITISH HOUSE
Government Force Saves Self
From Being Turned Out By
Three Votes.
London, July 27.—The British gov
ernment was nearly turned out of of
fice by a snap division in the house
of commons this afternoon, the small
margin of three votes saving It from
defeat.
In the presence of the usual thin
attendance of members, David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exechequer,
moved that Monday be devoted to the
discussion of supplementary appoint
ments.
The opposition protested and forced
a division. By dint of a hurried search
in the lobbies of the house the govern
ment whips Just managed to save the
situation.
The announcement that the govern
ment had been successful 136 against
133 votes was greeted by the opposi
tion with loud cries of “resign." The
liberal members have recently been
somewhat slack in the attendance and
the government’s majority on several
occasions has for this reason been be
low 50. Only the keenness of the Irish
nationalists and the members of the
labor party has enabled the govern
ment to hold the fort.
ORGIES OF SOLDIERS
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Officials Of War Department
Would Know About Spree At
Camp Douglas.
Chicago. July 27.—Officials of the war
department today ordered a searching
Investigation of conditions existing at
Camp Douglas, Wls., whre it has been
charged by some spectators of the
army maneuvers that soldiers and
militia have been engaged in drunken
brawls in the town of Douglas and
that women have been Insulted and
attacked by the soldiers.
Gen. Ramsey D. Potts, commander
at Chicago, of the central division, em
bracing the regular army troops in 19
states, upon hearing of the report to
day, telegraphed to MaJ. Carl B. Reich
mann, chief umpire in charge of the
maneuvers, ordering him to ascertain
the truth of the charges and the ex
tent to which the regulars were in
volved.
Insults to women, street brawls and
soldiers in a stupor on sidewalks or
fallen into gutters are alleged to have
made the opening of the campaign a
mockery. The men of the “red" army
are not accused. They are 15 miles
away.
THEORETICAL LOSS OF
BATTLESHIPS IS GREAT
Newport, R. I., July 26.—Theoretical
ly the United States lost half a dozen
of its biggest battleships Thursday in
an engagement with submarines. These
battleships, the Florida. Delaware.
North Dakota, Utah, Louisiana and
Kansas, making up the first and second
divisions of the Atlantic fleet, were
outside of Narragansett bay await
ing the attack of the submarines. THey
were surrounded by a screen of about
15 torpedo boat destroyer., on the alert
for the “enemy.”
HARRY THAW LOSES
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
White Plains, N. Y„ July 2S.—Harry
K. Thaw in the eyes of the law, is
still insane and must remain in the
asylum where he was placed on Feb
ruary 1, 1908, after he had killed Stan
ford White. Justice Martin J. Keogh,
of the supreme court, today denied
Thaw's application for freedom. The
court took the ground that Thaw's re
lease would be dangerous to public
safety.
JAPANESE MIKADO
GROWING WEAKER
The End Thought To Be Near
Royal Household Making
Preparations.
Tokio, July 27.—The suspense in
the capital has been intense since
the regular bulletin issued at noon
showed that the condition of Mut
suhito, the Japanese emperor had
become worse. A bulletin issued at
8 o’clock in the evening contained
merely the words “no change” and
this only served to increase the
feeling of anxiety.
Tokio, July 27—The condition of Mut
suhito, emperor of Japan, is today re
garded by those in immediate attend
ance as extremely grave. The physi
cians have issued only one bulletin up
to 2 o’clock this afternoon and that
announced no change, which is re
garded as ominous.
The nature of his majesty's malady
is indicated as acute nephritis, compli
cated by uraemic poisoning, and which
began to cause serious alarm about
July 19, has prevented the imperial
patient taking sufficient nourishment,
and he continually has become weaker.
The bulletins have hitherto main
tained a hopeful tone and it was hoped
that his majesty would rally, but in
stead he appears to have suffered a
relapse and it is feared that his heart
cannot stand the strain.
A remarkable hush prevailed over
the city this morning. Even during
the business hours of the day almost
the only sounds heard was the occa
sional cry of the newspaper boys sell
ing extras. Outside the palace in the
extreme heat of midday the patient
crowd waited with bowed heads for
news of his majesty’s condition.
| Prince Aritomo Yamagata, president
; of the privy council; Marquis Kimmo
1 chi Salonji, the premier, and Count
! Chiaki Watanbe, minister of the im
; perial household, held a conference to
day, during which they made prepara
i tions for eventualities,
i The crown prince after a long stay
in the imperial sick room returned to
his resident at 1:15 this afternoon.
EXCISE TAX BILL IS
FAVORED IN SENATE
j Upper House Democrats Pro
pose To Levy On All Incomes
Of $5,000 Per Year.
Washington, July 27.—Blacked by the
indorsement of a caucus of democratic
senators, the House excise tax bill,
virtually levying an income tax on all
persons and co-partnerships doing a
yearly business of more than $5,000,
was taken up in the Senate today.
Senator Smith, of Georgia, making
the opening speech for the bill, said
he favored an income tax, but could
I not agree to substitute an income tax
bill for the measure the House had
passed. Senator Borah, who had in
troduced an income tax bill, asked for
its reading, but not immediate con
sideration. He indicated he would of
fer it as an amendment to the House
bill later.
The democratic senators passed a
resolution at their caucus, saying that
while favoring an income tax, they
realized that with the pending amend
ment to the constitution authorizing
such a tax, now requiring the favorable
vote of only two states, it was prefer
able to support the bill for an exgise
tax, which with the existing corpora
tion tax would raise approximately an
equivalent amount of revenue.
DROP ARMS FOR SHOVEL
Orozco’s Soldiers Joining Section Hand 1
Gangs Across Border.
Juarez. Mexico, July 27.—The rebel
commanders and a generous sprinkling
of colonels here today found them
selves with an immediate force of only
300 men. Pascual Orozco, commander
in-chief of the Mexican revolutionists,
is confronted with a curious problem.
If he does not hasten his long delayed
evacuation of the border city, he may
be unable to evacuate with other than
himself and staff officers. His army
here Is rapidly dwindling. Orozco lias
an army, but it is scattered over north
ern Chihuahua and eastern Sonora. A
condition responsible for the situation
here is that more men have been sent
out of Juarez than originally planned,
and besides, there is a steady desertion
of soldiers, who lay aside the rifle to
accept a section hands' shovel on an
American railway.
“REDS” TAKE DEFENSEIVE.
Army Of “Blues” Force Enemy To Re
treat and “Destroy” Towns.
Camp Douglas, WIs., July 26.—The
"red" army today changed Its tactics
from offensive to defense, forced to tills
attitude by the steady advance of the
"blues.”
In order to protect its retreat and
make the advance of the "blues” more
difficult, the "reds” theoretically de
stroyed three towns and a railroad,
thereby cutting off the enemy's rail
road communication toward the west,
where the “reds” are operating.
“Red” cavalary “destroyed" Valley
Junction after a nine mile advance.
Wyeville and Oakdale also were “de
stroyed” and a hundred yards of rail
road south of Wyeville were "blown up”
by the “reds” in their retreat. On
account of the capture of two "red”
outposts of cavalry yesterday by the
"blue” cavalry, many of the same inci
dents were looked for today. The
"blues” are supposed to have advanced
In the direction of the "reds” and to
have encountered more outposts and
patrols.
ORGANIZATION TO DEFEAT
AVIATION OF PRICES
Des Moines, la., July 26.—To fight the
proposed arbitrary increase in the price
of coal, the laboringmen at Fort Dodge
have formed a Laboring Men's associa
tion, which is a co-operative concern
organized to mine and handle its own
coal. Five hundred shares will be is
sued at $10 per share to the laboring
men of Fort Dotycp.
WRONG BODY BURIED,
INSURANCE MEN SAY
Belief Expressed That Miss
Candace Wheeler, Wealthy
Denver Girl, Still Lives.
Denver. Col., July 20.—Developments*
Beemlrigly strangely contradictory tc
the theories of suicide, accidental death
or even death at all, has resulted in,
the demand by two insurance com
panies for the exhumation of the body
buried as that of Miss Candace Whel
er, of this city and Brooklyn, N. Y..
after she was reported drowned. Their
attorney here will confer today with
the attorney for Dr. J. H. W. Meyer,
the beneficiary of $12,500 insurance left
by Miss Wheeler.
Miss Wheeler, a young woman of
comfortable circumstances, visiting a
lake resort a few weeks ago, suddenly
declared she wished to catch a fish "all
by herself." She rowed out to a cluster
of reeds. Two soldiers saw her in the
boat and a few minutes later, found
the boat empty.
After dredging, a body Identified as
that of Miss Wheeler, was recovered
and buried.
INTERESTS TRIUMPH;
PRORE FORESTALLED
Congress Will Not Attempt In
vestigation Of Packing
Houses This Year.
Washington. D. C., July 26.—Secre
tary Wilson's department has been
freed from danger of investigation of
alleged lax meat inspection methods.
This was confirmed by Chairman Moss
of the house committee on expenditures
In the department of agriculture. He
said nothing would be done in the way
of investigation of packing plants this
session. The throttling of the investi
gation is no surprise. The department
of agriculture has done its best to pre
vent it. Packing influences have fought
it. From the beginning it has been ap
parent that most of the members of the
house committee including especially
Moss and Sloan of Nebraska, were un
friendly to an investigation as pro
posed by Nelson of Wisconsin in spite
of the startling revelations of disgust
ing conditions in some of the packing
plants.
WRONGFULLY ACCUSED;
KIDNAPS LITTLE GIRL
Woman Who Sought $500
Damages Arrested For At
tempt To Steal Child.
Chicago. July 26.—Anna Hoffart, a
manicure. 31 years old, was arrested
last night on a charge of having kid
naped the 6-year-old daughter of Jo
seph Daniels, a barber. The motive for
the offense is alleged to be a warrant
which Daniels’ wife recently swore out
against her husband and the manicure.
Misconduct that the wife complained
of was not proven and Miss Hoffart is.
said to have demanded $500 recom
pense, which, if not paid would result
in the Daniels’ child being kidnaped.
The child disappeared yesterday after
Mrs. Daniels had left Chicago to visit
relatives in New York. Detectives
found the child later in the apartments
of Miss Hoffart, who was said to be
preparing to start for Pittsburgh, Pa.
DOCKER PRAYS FOR THE
DEATH OF BRITISH LORD
London, July 26.—Fifty thousand
striking dock men paraded through
London, and at a meeting held subse
quently on Tower hill, a dramatic inci
dent occurred. Ben Tillett, a strike
leader, after an address in denunciation
of Lord Davenport, chairman of the
port of London, asked the men to join
him in prayer. Then he and the im
mense concourse with bared heads,
prayed:
“Oh, God, strike Lord Devenport
dead,”
There was a sharp conflict between
the police and a number of strikers
who were attempting to molest non
union workers. Many heads were
cracked.
MAY SELlYaILROAD.
Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
Likely Will Change Hands Today.
Denver, July 26.—It was expected
today that the offer reported from
New York last night as made by New
man Erb and his associates for the re
organization of the Denver Northwest
ern & Pacific would be accepted. A
meeting of the protective committee,
representing the note holders, will be
held today. Details of the offer made
by Mr. Erb will probably be made
known after the meeting.
If the offer is accepted, control of
the railroad will pass to Erb and his
associates, in which case it is con
sidered practically certain that the
road will be extended to Salt Lake City
and that connections from the east of
south will poin it to the Hawley sys
tem.
PARDON BOARD WILL
NOT GIVE CLEMENCY
Des Moines, July 26.—Sophia Krue
ger, of Howard county, although 85 years
of age, was today denied clemency frorri
the state board of parole and must con
tinue to serve a sentence of life for the
murder of her husband in Howard county
nine years ago. The woman was convict
ed of killing her husband, who was 76,
while she was 75, upon suspicion that he
intended to cheat her out of his property
in favor of his children by another wife.
Chris Ecklerbe, sent up for life 15 years
ago, for the murder of a girl in Jackson
county was also denied clemency.
BURGLAR CAUGHT, LEAPS
TO DEATH ON PAVEMENT
Chicago, July 26.—To escape being
taken to jail as a burglar, Jacob Mil
ler broke away from the grasp of fel
low boarders today at the home of
Mrs. Pauline Minaski, and leaped out1
of a third story window. He alighted
headfirst on the roof of a cottage and
rolled to the ground, with his skull
fractured and a broken spine. Miller
will die.
The plunder that he is alleged to
have attempted to take included a
wedd'ng ring, a razor ami J13 in cash.