The O’Neill Frontier
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
The managers of the state railway
of Baden, Germany, are evidently anx
ious to make travel on Its lines easy
for American and English tourists who
have no knowledge of the German
language. An official circular states
that "the administration has organized
courses In English In order to facili
tate the knowledge of that language.
The numerous staff speaking English
will, therefor®. And an excellent oppor
tunity for practice. Special lessons
wilt be given to the train staff, so that
English speaking travelers will And it
easy to make themselves understood
amd to get any Information asked for."
Naval officers appointed to test the
new gyroscopic compass, which was
Installed experimentally on the de
stroyer Worden, have found It to be
remarkably free from oscillation due
to the rolling and pitching of the ves
sel. Experiments which have been
made with the same compass aboard
a submarine show that It enables a
helmsman to steer a more accurate
course when the. vessel Is submerged.
The most persistent treasure hunt
carried on by the Peruvians has been
that for the golden chain made by the
Huay&na Capao, which was long
enough to be stretched all around the
great square of Cuzco, and was thrown
into the lake of Urocos lest It should
fall Into the hands of the Spaniards.
Everybody believes it .to be still at the
bottom of the lake, which Is very deep.
The co-operative farm for women
farmers In England has been so well
supported that It will.very shortly be
Jn full swing. Over 200 acres have, been
bought in Sussex. All the organiza
tion has been done by women, the en
tire management - of the farm will be
In the hands of women and practically
the whole necessary capital of $60,000
has been subscribed by women.
If Mr. Wilson Is so disposed he can
reduce his expenses almost to the van
ishing point There Is a legend In
Washington to the effect that a. former
president of parsimonious habit was so
successful In his economies that when
he passed Into retirement he carried
the full salary for his four years with
him, haring actually succeeded In liv
ing upon the interest thereon. i
At Meadi, a suburb of Cairo, Is a
sun power plant of unusual Interest.
It consists of five: reflectors, each 204
feet long, whose cross* section. Is In the
form of a parabolo, with the generator
units at the focus. The last named
are of sine, built of rectangular ‘sec
tions 14 Inches wide. To render them
efficient, they are painted with black
paint. ____
American paper money Is so superior
to that of most other countries that
Germany. Greece and Brasil are re
ported to havo lately considered or
resolved upon the adoption of our
methods in producing such money.
China, under the new regime Is, It Is
said, actually having Its notes printed
In this country.
A resident of Quincy, Mass., who has
lust passed hla Mth birthday, cele
brated the anniversary by setting
aside a' fund pf $16,000 the Income of
which Is to be divided among the 30
organized churches of that city for the
purpose of breaking down Interde
nominational barriers.
In Seville, the chief seaport of south
ern Spain, flour costs nearly $10 a bar
rel at retail In small quantities, but
oranges are loss than a cent apiece
Ham averages about 40 cents a pound
and sugar > cents.
The chairman of the canary bird
group of an ornithological society In
Germany rejoices In this title which
ornaments his visiting cards: Kanar
lenvogelzuchleverelnsvorstand."
The United States Steel corporation
will this year expend $36,000,000 on
construction work. This does not In
clude expenditures for proposed Du
luth and Sandwich plants.
Montgomery Ward, the “watch dog
of Chicago's lake front.” Is retiring
from the scene, having sold Ids Michi
gan avenue skyscraper property, tower
and Diana, for $1.300,000.
Bob McClanahan. “the fog horn of
the Osarks.” called the figures for the
ancient square dances which decorated
the Inaugural ball of Missouri's gov
ernor.
Mrs. Peter Yantz. who lives In a
poor little log cabin near Redwood
Falls. Minn., lias just fallen heir to
$50,000. She says she will not leave
her cabin.
Milligan Meadow ranch, Colorado,
comprising 1,930 acres, sold for $150,000
a few days ago, while 24,000 acres of
raw land In Cheyenne county went for
$500,000. _ _
About 400,000 bicycles are still made
every year In Great Britain. Two
thirds are uses! at home and the re
mainder exported to many countries.
Mrs. Dora QulRon, aged $6, of
Whltesbury, Ky., Is the mother of 13
children. Including three sets of twins
and one set of triplets, all living.
The world’s whaling Industry In
} 1$11 resulted In obtaining about 600.
#00 barrels of oil, which was almost
double that of the year before.
k In the last six months of 1912 there
- were constructed In the United States
P 791 boats of an aggregate tonnage of
s 1(9.584. _ _
Ig Ft. Gabriele Nahapetlan, of Venice,
». wants to rearrange the calendar so
I that Easter will become a fixed date.
js In the densest parts of Bombay
there are 740 persons to the acre. New
York has 1,000 in the same area.
't The sausage eaten In this country
In the course of a year would encircle
the earth more than six times.
Washington will hereafter grade sut
H cries of public school teachers accord -
v ln* o their experience.
s. New York’s department of education
gi hurt year employed 396 lecturers who
delivered 5,573 lectures.
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Pittsburg Is asking for a new and
j; more adequate postofflce building.
I Two Los Angeles chauffeurs hav«
' Confessed to stealing 31 automobiles
!/ valued at $45,000.
r™*|, St. Louis schools are to have s den
tal clinic with volunteer dentists.
| The house fly Is the principal source
’■Y of Infantile paralysis Infection.
By.' .. --
fc The salary of the president of the
United States is $75,000 a year.
* H. C. Frick Is to build a mansion In
Jfew York to cost $3.ooo.ooo.
This year $29,000,000 may be spent or
,* Jtanama canal work.
RESTORED TO NORMAL
MIND JOYOUS WOMAN
REJOINS HER SISTER
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Mrs. Maggie Davis Arrives at
Hartington, Where Twice
Tried for Murder.
Hartington. Neb., Feb. 24.—In spite
of the protestations of County Attorney
O’Gara that Mrs. Maggie Davis is an
other Thaw, whose liberation is a men
ace to society and dangerous to all
concerned, Mrs. Davis returned to this
city this morning smiling and happy
and a free woman.
The proceedings by which this was
effected were held yesterday before
Judge Welch, at Norfolk, to whom was
submitted the report of the committee
appointed by the court, which ex
amined the woman as to her sanity
and found her mentally sound. Mrs.
Davis will visit her sister here for a
short time, hut hooh goes to T,a Porte,
lnd., to make her home with her aged
parents, whither her daughter will ac
company her.
Mrs. Davis was twice tried for the
murder of Ira Churchill, near Cole
ridge, in the courts of this county.
On the first trial she was convicted
and given a. life sentence. The second
jury found that she was Insane at the
time of the killing, and the woman was
committed to the asylum at Norfolk,
where she was detained until yester
day she received her bill of mental
health from the eourt.
County Attorney O’Gara announces
that he will appeal the case.
WOMAN DEEPENS MYSTERY
BY SECOND DISAPPEARANCE
Tecumseh, Neb.. Feb. 24.—The myste
rious disappearance of Mrs. Leslie
('lose from her home at Pawnee City
has caused the officers there and her
relatives and friends a great deul of
worry and still the mystery does not
clear. On December 23, Mrs. close did
some shopping In Pawnee City and on
returning home with her purchases left
them in a woodshed. She lias not been
seen from that day to this. It is claimed
that the woman had domestic troubles.
She deserted her husband and two chil
dren, one a tiny baby and the other not
4 years old. For a time It was thought
she might have killed herself, but that
she is still alive seems quite probable
for the sheriff at Pawnee City has re
ceived a letter written at Haddam,
Kail., the writer, Lucy Shearer, being
a sister of Mrs. Close, In the letter the
sister says Mrs. Close was at her home
about the first of tlie year. She dis
appeared suddenly from that home
about Janunry 13.
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PARDON BOARD COMMENDED
FOR ACTION IN STEHR CASE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24.—A delegation
of citizens from Madison county were
In Lincoln yesterday and commended
the board of pardons very highly for
their action In refusing to grant a
pardon to Henry Stehr, the man con
victed of manslaughter, by the dis
trict court of that county, and said
some very harsh things against W. V.
Allen for his action In trying to get
Governor Morehead to grant a pardon
over the recommendation of the board
otherwise.
Stehr was found guilty of being re
sponsible for the death of his little
stepson, who w’as kept out In a cold
hulldlnc until his feet became frozen
and then refused to call a physician to
minister to his sufferings until too late
to save the boy’s life.
STILL UNCONSCIOUS;
ASLEEP FOR 60 HOUR8
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. A— Local
doctors have been perplexed over John
Arnett, a colored man of this city, who
has been asleep over 60 hours and is
still asleep, although last night he was
quite restless. He Is a porter In a
barber shop and was found asleep In
the basement of the shop. Physicians
were later called and ordered the man
taken to the hospital. For a time It
was believed that he was under the
Influence of some drug, but later It
was found that this was not the case.
Paralysis of one side has developed.
Arnett has been In the city but'a few
months, coming here from Hastings.
FORMER POLICEMAN IS
HELD FOR BREAKING JAIL
Fairbury, Neb., Feb. 24.—Former Po
liceman W. H. Donaldson, of this city,
was arrested at the home of his fath
erlnlaw, Hnssman, In the north part
of the city, by Deputy Sheriff Pat Shea
and Chief of Police Dodge. Donald
son was wanted by the authorities at
Table Hock. Neb., on the charge of
breaking Jail.
The sheriff at Table Rock notified
Sheriff Kd Hughes to be on the lookout
for Donaldson and at noon a raid was
made on the home of Itussman. where
he was found hiding.
Donaldson served a couple of years
as night policeman of Fairbury, but
was finally asked to resign bv the
mayor.
DEATH OF NEW HEAD
OF SOLDIERS’ HOME
Hastings, Neb.. Feb. 24.— Judge C. K.
Kills, of Sterling. Neb., recently ap
pointed by Governor Mo re head to be
I'omnmmiant at the state soldiers’ home
at Grand Island, died here yesterday
as a result of pneumonia. He had been
In Hastings for a week. The state
accountant today was to have checked
up the accounts of the present com
mandant preparatory to Judge Ellis
taking charge of the home next week.
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TAKES FIFTY STITCHES
TO CLOSE UP THE GASH
Morse Bluff. Neb.. Feb. 24. Phillip
Walla, a well known merchant of tills
place. Is In a serious condition, and
A R. Wldener, section foreman for the
Northwestern. Is in the county jail at
Wanoo. as a result of an encounter.
Wldener slashed Walla so severely
with a knife that 52 stitches were
necessary to dose the wounds. The
trouble grew out of Walla's sending
Wldener'* boy home from his store.
STEFFENS TO TESTIFY.
Los Angeles. Cal.. Feb. 24.—Lincoln
.1. Steffens, the writer, and Fremont
Older, editor of tlie San Francisco Bul
letin. were among the witnesses tile de
fense expected to call today in the sec
ond trial of Clarence S. Harrow, but
they bad not been reached early in the
afternoon.
FAVOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF ROCKEFELLER FUND
Washington. Fob. -4.—That the pro
pop'll $100,000,000 Rockefeller founda
tion for benevolent purposes constitute*
the safi'st disposition that can be made
of that portion of John D. Rocke
feller's inmioYmu fortune is the con
elusion expressed in u majority report
from the Senate judiciary committee* to
the Senate recommending the passage
of tlui Rockefeller foundation bill.
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
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NELIGH—President C. J. Anderson of
the Neligh Driving association has an
nounced a meeting to be held in city hall
next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The
purpose is for the annual election of of
ficers for the ensuing year, and the ap
pointment of the various committees to
assist the officials In making the 13th
annual race meet and baseball tourna
ment a success. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, August 5, 6 and 7 are the
official dates now announced.
GRAND ISLAND -Albert VIeregg. aged
35, was Instantly killed here last evening.
While sweeping out his office he over
turned a gun with his broom, the weapon
being discharged, the contents passing
through his heart. He was a member of
the firm of VIeregg & Son, manufacturers
of mineral water, and a members of the
state association. He was also prominent
In whist circles of the state, taking part
In many large contests. He leaves a wid
ow and three children.
NORFOLK-The appointment by Gov
ernor Morehead of M. C. Wilde, of Win
netoon, as one of the Nebraska bank ex
aminers 1h an incident of particular In
terest In Norfolk, where, Mr. Wilde was
born and reared. The new bank examiner
is a son of Carl Wilde of the Norfolk Na
tional bank staff and his appointment
may have some bearing on the Norfolk
postmaster battle, as Carl Wilds is one of
the active candidates for the appointment.
FREMONT - Fifty Fremont baseball
fans went to the union passenger station
yesterday to see the White Sox go
through on their way to California. Harry
Smith, a former Fremont player, who was
bought by the Sox. has been farmed to
Lincoln for the corning season. Billy
Tonneman. another Fremont player, was
on the train, bound for the Pacific coast
league. He played with Boston in one
of the big games last year.
GRAND ISLAND After overruling a
motion for a new trial, Judge Paul of the
district court sentenced Fred F. Kanert
to four years and a half at hard labor in
the penitentiary on the charge of assault.
The complaining witness was Miss Mary
Wiiddlck of this city. Kanert has been
engaged in the sporting goods business in
this city for a number of years. His wife,
who was in the court room, was overcome
win n sentence was passed.
EWING—A half Interest In a new farm
gate patented by W. D. Baxter, of Ewing,
was purchased last week by E. G. Squire,
the price paid being $4,000, It is the ex
pectation of these gentlemen to form a
stoek company and start manufacturing
the gates as soon as possible. The new
device seems to have merit as the gate
< an be opened and shut with very little
cffoi’t and without even alighting from
l he vehicle.
K EARNEY- George Walter Nichols, a
17-year-old resident of Miller, is being held
here on the charge of Insanity, pending an
examination of his case by the Insanity
board. Nichols was given into the hands
of the sheriff after he had started a num
ber of fires at Miller and had shown an In
ebriation to become troublesome. Owing
to the young man's age he will be recom
mended to the feeble minded Institution at
Beatrice.
NKLIGH —K. R. Dudek, president of Ne
llgh's fourth annual cliuutauqua, has
given out Ids bat of committees as fol
lows. Advertising committee, William
Wolfe, F. E. Reynolds, F. G. Auringer, M.
.1. Romlg. John W. Ramson, C. J. Ander
son and A. K. Grayblel. Tents and con
cessions, R. J. Forsyth, Frank Bartley
and J. G. Crlnklaw. Grounds, J. W. Splrk.
Reception—John M. McAllister.
WEST POINT—Christ Schlnstock. the
local manager of the West Point Speed
association and president of the state
body, has sold the celebrated pacer.
Tommy Gam, to a horseman of Sauk
Center, Minn. In the meantime Mr. Schin
itock lias made several very important
additions to ills string of flyers to be
placed on the tracks of the circuit during
llie coming summer.
KEARNEY—Howard Barney left for
California Sunday, where he will be mar
ried to Miss Emma Roberts, a former res
ident of Lexington, Neb., who was promi
nent In school circles at the Normal hero
a year ago. The young couple will spend
two weeks on the western coast before re
turning to Kearney, where they will make
their home, on the Barney farm north of
the city.
LTNCOLN— W hen big, brawny Ben
Lowrry, wanted at Mead, tills state, for
burglary, steps out at the Missouri state
penitentiary a week from next Friday he
will ho confronted by the sheriff of Saun
ders county, who will ask him to return to
this state to face the charge pending
against him Requisition papers were
granted by Governor Morehead yesterday.
TKKAMAH—The 22d annual Burt Coun
ty Farmers' Institute clpsed here last
evening artel- a two days’ session which
was held In the Shafer theater. It was
(lie most successful of any previous Insti
tute and the largest attended, being due
to the fine weather. The building was
[lacked for each session. Addresses were
given by outside and local speakers.
KEARNEY—Albert Martin was brought
to trial and found guilty of the forging
or several checks In this city some time
ago, at tile sitting of the district court In
this city yesterday. Martin was appre
hended at Grand Island after a short flight
from the local officers. Judge Hostetler
sentenced him to from one to 30 years at
hard labor In the state penitentiary.
GRAND ISLAND—B. A. Gomme, a mid
dle aged man from Edilyville, was found
dead In a room at the Altoona boarding
house, a 32 caliber revolver firmly clasped
In hix hand, the bullet having been dis
charged through the roof of the mouth
Into the brain. No cause for the act Is
known here or to be surmised from any of
Ills petsonal effects.
WEST POINT—The wolf liunt. west of
the Elkhorn river, did not result in the
destruction of any uf the animals al
though over MO men participated. In or
der to get lid of these pestB In this ter
ritory another big hunt has been ar
ranged. The territory to be covered takes
in :«> sections und lies in an area of six
miles square
A 1,1,1 ANCE -The result of the decison
of tile election held yesterday for the is
suance or bonds for the building of a new
court house for Box Butte county was .V>8
for and ,'i54 against, giving a majority for
four for. The issue was bitterly fought at
llcmingford and in the northern part of
t!ie county, where the vote stood almost
unanimous against the issue or bonds.
NORFOLK—Norfolk dtlxens will vote
on a special paving bond election on
March 24. This was the date set by the
• it' council last night for the purpose of
Idling Norfolk people express themselves
If they want more paving or not.
LI NCOLN—S* cretury Royse of the state
banking board Inis Issued a call for state
ill i ts from all Nebraska state banks,
these to include reports on business clos
ing with February is. Six hundred and
nine tv-six slate hanks, the largest num
i, revei reported upon to the state depart
ment. will respond to the state official s
cull.
NKLiGtl- By a unanimous vote the Ne
tlgl: Commercial club passed the following
resolution to the representatives of. Ante
mi county In the legislature: 'The
Commercial club of Nellgh unanimously
request your Influence for the removal ox
university buildings to mate farm."
LEGISLATURE DOINGS
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4 February 17 4
4 Sense of that body that no 4
4 measure as to convict labor 4
4 shall be considered that permits 4
4 it to compete with free labor. 4
4 University removal. 4
4 February 18 4
4 House appoints committee to 4
4 investigate high cost of living. 4
4 House measure to reduce 4
4 freight rates. 4
4 Big fight of the session over 4
4 enlarging the privileges of 4
4 power and lighting companies. 4
4 Resolution for constitutional 4
4 convention killed. 4
4 Moon law” dead in Nebraska. 4
4 February 19 4
4 Official publication of amend- 4
4 monts by pamphlet not wanted. 4
4 Drugless healers fail to get 4
4 legal standing. 4
4 Senator Wolz will retain his 4
4 seat. 4
4 Bills passed by house and sen- 4
4 ate. 4
■4 February 20 4
4 Sunday baseball where com- 4
4 munities vote to permit it; not 4
4 otherwise. 4
4 Senate indicates its preference 4
4 for removal of university to 4
4 state college farm. 4
4 Tariff men claim Keckley er- 4
4 ronoous in his freight compari- 4
4 sons with Iowa and Kansas. 4
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SUNDAY BASEBALL ONLY
ON AFFIRMATIVE VOTE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—As amended
and recommended for passage by the
house, the Sunday baseball bill pro
hibits playing on Sabbath unless by a
vote of the people of the city, village
or county.
Yesterday was Sunday baseball bill
day in the house. Nothing else of any
consequence was done, save to rein
state the Bollen bill prescribing how
constitutional amendments shall be
submitted. This was killed because it
substituted pamphlet advertising for
that in the newspapers. It was sent
back to the committee of the whole to
have this cut out. It still retains pro
visions that the amendments shall be
printed on a separate ballot and that a
majority of those voting on a proposi
tion shall carry it.
The baseball bill had a narrow escape
at the morning session, and when it
emerged it was exactly the opposite to
what its supporters desired. The pres
ent law prohibits Sunday ball alto
gether. The proposed law provides
that Sunday ball shall be legal except
where the authorities decide they don’t
want it. The bill, as amended at the
morning session, prohibited, except
where the authorities allowed it. An
other amendment allowed the matter
to be submitted to a vote of the people.
One amendment that was argued for
a time provided that baseball should
be illegal on Sunday only when an ad
mission fee was charged.
One curious fact that developed was
that the delegation from Lincoln was
against the original bill and that from
Omaha in favor of it, both being West
ern league towns, where Sunday base
ball has been played for years. The
representatives from Hastings and
Kearney and one from Beatrice, where
there are state league teams, were also
against the bill as drawn originally.
TRAFFIC MEN CLAIM
KECKLEY IN ERROR
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—The railroad
traffic men have filed with the house
committee on railroads a statement in
which they quote figures to show that
Representative Keckley sadly erred
when he tried to give the committee
what he said was a comparison be
tween Iowa and Nebraska rates.
The statement contains what the
railroad men say is a correct quotation
from the rate sheets, and that these
show that Mr. Keckley got his figures
from the wrong tariff. The Kecklev
figures, they say, are those contained
in a tariff issued by the Iowa railroad
commission and known as the joint two
or more line through tariff, one that is
Infrequently used in that state and
which is not in force in Nebraska. It
is intended to give the division between
companies that jointly participate in
shipments.
As to Keckley’s charge that the rail
roads earn $1,800 a mile net in Iowa
and $3,300 in Nebraska, they also have
an answer. They say that Keckley
quotes figures from an Iowa report
that the commission, in giving, dis
credited, saying that they formed an
arbitrary estimate and division be
tween interstate and intrastate busi
ness and did not compare with similar
computations in other states. They
also declare that when Keckley gave
the alleged net earnings per mile in
Nebraska he added the state and in
terstate business together, whereas in
his Iowa computation he gave the state
only.
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MEASURES GROUND THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE HOPPER
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—Three bills
passed through the senate hopper this
morning, and were sent to the house
for approval. One provided that all
linseed oil sold in Nebraska must be
free from adulterations. Another pro
hibits public drinking cups in a long
list of places denominated us public
places, and another prohibits surgeons
from dividing their fees with other
medical men who bring them business.
The senate killed the Grossman bill,
prohibiting thq, employment of women
between midnight and 6 o’clock in the
morning.
The house discussed several bills of
minor importance in committee of the
whole, and recommended for passage
one which provides that nonresident
owners of lands must pay their share
for division fences. The bill is for the
relief of western Nebraska ranchmen,
who complain that the speculators hold
thousands of acres and refuse to pay
for any fencing.
EXCHANGE OF BILLS BY
HOUSE AND SENATE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—The house
passed several bills and sent them
over to the senate. The more import
ant were: Making the state treasurer
tlie fiscal agent of the state and pro
viding that'all of the bonds of political
subdivisions shall be made payable at
his office: and prohibiting the mar
riage of whites with Chinese or Jap
anese. This was to prevent the re
currence of recent events, where white
girls who wanted to marry Japs were
denied permission in some parts of the
state, but received it elsewhere. The
married woman's rights
RECEIVE RUDE ATTENTION
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 21.—Married
women and their legal rights received
very rude attention at the hands of
tlie house. Nebraska courts huve de
cided in a number of cases that unless
a woman, when she signs a note with
her husband, specifically binds her
separate estate, she cannot be held
responsible for the payment of the
money represented thereby. A bill was
before the house yesterday afternoon
that bound the wife to pay whatever
she signed her name to, and also pre
i
bill, as originally drawn, also pro.
hibited the marriage of whites with
Indians, but there was so much pro
test that this section was eliminated.
The senate has passed and sent to
the house a number of bills, among
them: Giving jewelers a lien upon
articles left for repair; prohibiting the
sale of firearms to anyone under 18
years of age; for the sterilization of
confirmed criminals and mental de
fectives; for the appointment of fac
tory inspectors; prohibiting the use
of arsenic or strychnine in embalming
fluids, and for pure linseed oil.
BOLLEN’S PAMPHLET SCHEME
IS KNOCKED IN THE HEAD
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—The newspa
per publishers of the state put the ax
to the scheme of Bollen, of Knox, to
deprive them of that luscious adver
tising plum known as publishing con
stitutional amendments. Last year,
when five of these were submitted, the
state distributed 854,000 among the
newspapers. Mr. Bollen had a plan
by which the newspapers were to be
ignored and by which the voters were
to be informed of what these amend
ments Included by sending them
pamphlets containing all of the Infor
mation needed. Bollen got the bill
through the committee of the whole,
but when it came up for passage it
lacked eight votes. This defeat was
due to the activity of the newspaper
men, the Western Editorial association
in session at Alliance sending a tele
gram calling upon all members from
that section to vote against it. After
wards Bollen sought to resuscitate the
bill. He wanted to cut out this objec
tionable section so as to preserve two
others that provide for a separate bal
lot for amendments and that a ma
jority voting on a proposition shall
carry it.
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UNLAWFUL TO SELL
HORSE WITH HEAVES
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—The ancieint
and honorable custom of horse trading
has received a cruel blow at the hands
of the Nebraska senate. Senator West,
of Hall, who signs himself in the di
rectory as a horseman, importer and
farmer, is the man who wielded the
club. Mr. West introduced a bill
which makes It unlawful for any per
son to sell a horse that is afflicted with
the heaves without first confiding the
fact of the existence of such infirmity
to the man who is dickering for the
animal. Several members facetiously
objected, when the bill came up in
committee of the whole, on the ground
that there never would be any sale
made if a seller boasted of his horse
being possessed of the disease. Rob
ertson, of Holt, said that he guessed
he would vote for the bill, but it took
a lot of pleasure out of horse trading.
West made a speech in which he said
that it was a frequent practice to dope
horses with heaves so that it would
not be possible until three days elapsed
to discover that fact.
MEASURES TO STING
STOCK YARDS FAIL
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 21.—Chasing the
South Omaha stock yards corporation
around with a club, which lias been a
favorite pastime at all legislative ses
sions for the last 25 years, has ceased
summarily. Only two bills aimed at
the yards were introduced this session.
One was by Hoffmeister, who wanted
them designated as public markets. He
said that a close friend of Taylor, of
Hitchcock, recently deceased, asked
him to introduce it. Two years ago
the stock yards people opposed being
listed as common carriers and placed
under the railway commission. They
wanted to be known legally as public
markets. This time they sent the gen
eral manager down to say they did not
want to be public markets, but to be
common carriers, and the bill was
killed. The other one was by a mem
ber from Douglas. It was to reduce
rates. Yates said he had been misin
formed as to what the proper rates
should be, and withdrew his bill. That
ended it.
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SENATE IN FAVOR OF
UNIVERSITY REMOVAL
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—The action
of the senate yesterday in refusing to
appoint a committee to deal with the
city of Lincoln’s offer to guarantee that
campus extension in the city should not
cost, to exceed $200,000, is taken as
proof that, the senate is overwhelming
ly for removal. Test votes in the house
show that the sentiment there is
against removal. The students at the
university, as shown by a vote taken,
are largely against removal, while most
of the alumni are for it. This division
of sentiment is regarded as ominous
by the university authorities, as they
see in it a drawn fight that will leave
the university without the appropria
tions necessary to keep it in the race
with other western universities.
DRUGLESS HEALERS FAIL
OF LEGAL RECOGNITION
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—Drugless
healers will have to get along without
permission from the Nebraska legisla
ture to secure licenses. A bill for the
latter purpose! has been killed by the
medical societies' committee, after the
regular doctors had had a chance at
voicing their opposition. In spite of
the fact that the caucus had ruled at
the beginning of the session that all
meetings of committees shall be open,
the members of this particular com
mittee voted on the bill in secret.
The bill was backed by a national
organization, made up of 12 different
schools of drugless doctors, magnetic
healers. Christian scientists, mental
scientists. osteopaths, naturopaths,
physical culture, optlialmologists. me
chano tlieropathists, chiropractlcs.
faith healers, food scientists and
Emanuel healers. They claim to num
ber 30,300 in the United States, and to
treat nearly 20.000.000 patients. Nobody
interferes now with their practicing,
but thev desired legal recognition in
order to be able to live without the
fear of prosecution.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SUGGESTION IS TOO COSTLY
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 21.—By a vote
of 19 to 13. the senate yesterday alt
ernoon killed the Kemp bill, calling a
state constitutional convention. The
defeat was a distinct surprise to out
siders. as In the preliminary debates
the bill had easy sailing. A similar
bill is pending in the house, but this
defeat will undoubtedly end the agi
tation. The need for a revision was
emphasized in a number of speeches in
favor of the bill, but the fact that
it would require four years before one
could be called and that it would cost
from *50,000 to *100.000. was the factor
responsible for its defeat. On the other
side of the question Senator Kemp
presented the fact that the submis
sion of the five constitutional amend
ments last fall cost *54,000.
vented husbands from - handing over
their estates to their wives to pre
vent its being subjected to sale under
execution. McAllister, of Dakota, made
the-flght against the bill, claiming that
it was a measure intended to help out
the loan shark, the sewing machine
agent and the real estate dealers, but
the house recommended it for passage
anyway.
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KARL GREY, SASK.—Nine passen
gers were injured seriously when a Ca
nadian Pacific passenger train on the
Kirkella branch was wrecked near here
by a spreading rail
10 MILE CONNECTION
ENABLES BURLINGTON
TO REDUCE DISTANCE
New Route Designed For Travel
_ to Seattle and Other
Coast Outlets.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 22*—With the an
nouncement that the Burlington will at
once begin the construction of Its
Wyoming line from Powder River to
Orin Junction, comes the further an
nouncement of the rebuilding of the
line from Guernsey to Hartville June- .
tion, a distance of 10 miles.
The Guernsey-Hartville line was
built several years ago and since then
has been used as a coal and iron road
from the Guernsey iron mines. It
passes through a very rough country
and the grades are heavy. It Is now
proposed to take out the curves and
bring the grade down to the minimum.
This having been done, the little 10
mile stretch will form an important
link in the Burlington’s through line
from Omaha to the Pacific coast, to he
operated in conjunction with the
Northern Pacific.
With the Powder River extension of
the Burlington built and in operation,
trains between Omaha and the coast
are expected to run from Omaha to Al
liance, thence down to Northport,
where they will get onto the Guernsey
line, running over it' to Hartville.
where they will get onto the Colorado
& Southern and run to Orin Junction,
at which they will connect west with
the Powder River line, continuing on to
Portland and Seattle.
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4 HIGH PLACES HELD 4
4 BY PRESBYTERIANS 4
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4 Fremont, Neb., Feb. 22.—Dr. 4
4 Alexander Corkey, the Wayne 4
4 pastor, addressed 100 male mm- 4
4 hers of the Presbyterian church 4
4 at a banquet given in the par- 4
4 lors of the church, declaring that 4
4 the Presbyterians today are oc- 4
4 cupying the foremost places in 4
4 the nation. Mr. Corkey pointed 4
4 out W. J. Rryan. Woodrow Wil- 4
4 son and Vice President-elect 4
4 Marshall all of whom are Pres- 4
4 byterians. 4
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WARDEN HUSTLES CASH TO
PAY PRISON EXPENSES
Lincoln. Neb.. Neb. 22.—Warden Nen
ton. of the state penitentiary, is of the
opinion that he did well to save up
some money before he took hold of his
present job. Otherwise the chances are
that lie would have to close up the
prison and discharge all of his help. It
all comes about through the fact that
the fund to maintain that institution
is about $50,000 short, and the year
doesn't end till April 1. When the leg
islature fixes the appropriation for a
state institution it finds out what is
the smallest sum the official in charge
thinks will be necessary. Then It cuts
that down 10 or 20 per cent. The out
break at the prison a year ago and the
necessity of hiring more guards at bet
ter pay thoroughly depleted the. funds
and the warden has been advancing the
money for maintenance ever since he
took charge.
The bill to cover this deficit is now
at the head of the file in the senate,
and the stringency may be relieved in
a week or so. When the matter of ad
vancing the bill was up in the senate
yesterday, Dodge, of Douglas, said that
the state owed the prison $9,000 for
electric lights furnished the capitol. He
said that the big light bill there was
due to the fact that the clerks burn a
lot of light during the daytime because
they are too lazy to get up and press *
a button to shut them off.
RESIGNS FROM OFFICE
HE HAS HELD 20 YEARS
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 22.—Eben K.
Long, 87 years old, resident of Omaha
for nearly half a century and a jus- ’
tioe of the peace for the last 2L con
secutive years, tendered his resigna
tion to the board of county commis
sioners in a letter received by that body
yesterday. Tlie resignation was ac
cepted to take effect immediately, as
requested by the venerable jurist.
In Ills letter to the county board
Judge Long gave his age and the num
ber of years lie had served as justice
and cited a growing deafness and his
advanced age as his reason for giving
up the office.
In addition to his being justice of the
peace. Judge Long was elected eight
limes a member of the board of edu
cation and for six years was its presi
dent. He also served a term as city
auditor. He has been a Master Mason
for 60 years and a Knight Templar for
47 years. \
Judge Long was born in Massachu
setts the day before Christmas. 1826.
He has tlie distinction of having been
among the passengers on the first rail
road train in the country. In the days
of his young manhood Judge Long
worked as a mechanic, and later em
ployed in the cotton mills at Lowell,
Mass In 1 S6T> he started west and in
the following year arrived in Omaha
and secured a position in the general
ticket office of tlie Union Pacific rail
load. He held that job for 17 years.
SEWARD STUDENT WHO
RAN AWAY IS FOUND
Seward, Neb., Feh. 22 —Charles Frost
tlie student who ran away from the
Lutheran Normal s'i.ool Tuesday, un
der the impression that he had killed
a fellow student while wrestling with
hint, was found yesterday near Goeli
ntr. about eight miles west of here, by
a farmer. He was brought back to
tlie school last evening.
Tuesday afternoon Frost was on the
college campus with a number of his
companions, when one of them fell in
an epileptic fit, and as Frost had been
wrestling with him just a moment be
fore some of his companions told him
he had killed the lad. It was Frost's
first experience with epilepsy, and in.
terror tie started running from the
field and was soon lost to sight He
was thinly clad and ran away without
his coat. He suffered a great deal
from hunger and cold,
PLUMBERS LEARN OF
BUSINESS COURTESIES
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 22.—The annual
convention of the Nebraska Plumbers'
association, with a few more than 100
delegates present, got under full steam
today. An important feature will be
tlie election of officers and the choosing
of the next meeting place late tills af
ternoon. Tonight the delegates will be
banqueted by the Fremont Commercial
club. F. W. Courtesy, of Beatrice,
spoke on the topic, "Courtesy in the
Plumbing Business." and E. R. Gurney
upon "Business and Finance” today.
This evening's banquet session will
bring the convention to a close.