Nebraska Newspapers

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Tht O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
yNEILL, NEBRASKA
King Charles has tees many changaa,
largely •fleeted by himself. In Rou
tnanla since he arrived there In 1886,
sifter an adventurous Journey In dis
guise from Germany. Notable among
them are the changes In his capital and
In hla own palace. When he made his
triumphal entry aa the country's new
prince, the carriage reached a houae
before which a guard ef honor was sta
tioned. “What house Is that?" he
asked. "That Is the palace." replied
General Goleskl. The prince, thinking
be had misunderstood him. said:
“Where Is the palace7" And the gen
eral was so embarrassed that he could
only point silently to the one-storied
building. The principal feature of the
▼lew from the windows on on# side
then was a gypsy encampment with
•wins wallowing In tha main road be
fore the palace.
Grievous as has been the damage
wrought In Europe by recent storms It
Is unlikely that they were more vio
lent than England’s great storm of
1703. A strong west wind had set In
about the middle of November and It
Increased In violence until on the
morning of the 26th few people ven
tured out of their houses, and on that
night houses were unroofed, buildings
torn down and thousands of people
were killed. About 2,000 stacks of
chimneys wers blown down In and
around London. In ths Thames only
four ships remained between London
bridge and LImehouse; 600 wherries.
100 shlpboats and 100 lighters and
barges were entirely lost, and many
were badly damaged. The damage In
London alone waa estimated at $10.
•00.000. _
To encourage students to see as
much as possible of the fatherland
provision has been made for student
shelters throughout Germany, where
traveling students can find lodging for
the night. There are 676 of these her
bergen In Germany and Austria, which
furnish lodging and breakfast free of
charge to all students provided with
the proper cards. Practically ths only
•xpense attached to enjoying the bene
fits of the Institution Is the payment of
■ marks (approximately 60 cents) for
k membership card. Students must be
at least 16 years of ags and attending
a high school or university to obtain
membership cards.
Tha Berlin Lokalanzetger reports
that the Impending Prussian Issue
probably will be $100,000,000. The Issue
Is not connected with the estimate for
ths coming financial year, but la re
quired for "productive” works already
approved—especially railway exten
sions and Improvements. In his speech
in the diet Introducing the new esti
mates the Prussian minister of finance,
Herr Lentze, observed that tha enor
mous increase In recent years In loans
for railway purposes Is a matter vof
grave anxiety because the borrowings
affect the whole economic system.
The secretary of the stats minimum
wage commission of Minnesota believes
that there should be a state law to
abolish tipping. The secretary says
that there can b,e no satisfactory ar
rangement of a minimum wage until
tipping Is stopped. The commission can
make suggestions regarding mercantile
establishments, where tipping te not
practiced, but when It comes to regu
lating wages of waitresses and other
women workers. It is hard to make any
•uggestlons, because the nominal wage
ts not the actual wage received.
The "Arabian Nights" did not be
come familiar to Europeans until 1704,
when Ualland translated them Into
iFrench. Scholars cast doubt on the
authenticity of some of Galland's work.
Reusing him—like Fltz-Gerald and
•Omar Khayyam—of Inventing rather
than translating, but with the public
the success of the tales was Immediate
and Immense. Galland used to com
plain that Btudenta, returning home In
the early hours of the morning, would
'knock at his door and demand the reci
tation of a tale.
There are somewhat more than BOO
recognised tree species In the United
States, of which about 100 are com
mercially Important for timber. Of
the BOO recognised species, 300 are rep
resented in the government’s newly ac
quired Appalachian forests. All Amer
ican species, except very subtropical
ones on the Florida keys and In ex
treme southern Texas, are to be found
In one or another of the national for
asts. _
"We can’t give you a technical defl
Blttori of the Irony of fate, Hildad,"
pays the horse editor of the Monroe
County Appeal. “When you become
erosperous enough to own a polished
>pped oedestal dining room table, and
are eating out of the kitchen sink to
preserve Its beauty (the table’s beauty,
pot that of the sink.) you will have
an Illustration three blocks more en
llghteulnir than a definition.’’
There la a dispute as to whether the
tall hat is going, gone or coming back
again, for there are vested - and frock -
boated—Interests In Its survival. "The
(other day," says a correspondent from
si London suburb, "a man rang the
bell; he wore a frock coat and a top
nut and he asked If he might trim
the hedge." This was a curious In
Version of dress. For the owner of the
(hedge has discarded both these em
blems of prosperity.
How greatly hunting enters Into
British social life Is shown by the fact
that there are. according to a recent
computation. 456 recognized packs of
bounds In the United Kingdom. Of
these Kngland has 304 pucks, Ireland
*T6 packs and Scotland 17 packs. In
round numbers the packs which hunt
the fox and deer total 0,000 couples of
pounds, while of barriers and beagles
there are 3,500 couples.
Americans famllair with the attrac
i appearance and convenient size of
nch hank notes will be Interested In
design for the new 500 franc note
by Jean Paul Laurens. The face of tho
mote shows a peasant at the plow and
(a modern Ceres at the sides, and In the
canter a rich plowed field with the sea
bs the distance. The dominant colois
mt the not* are violet, blue and dark
The total population of tho world Is
Mw estimated at 1,700,000,000. This Is
based on the most recent censuses,
which all civilized countries now take.
With a careful estimate of tho number
Of Inhabitants of uncivilized lands. Ths
Croportlon of the sexes Is known for
038,000,000 of these, the ratio being 1,
*00 males to 350 females.
Charles Scofield, an 80-year-old rs
ttrsd Nsw York railway employe In re
duced circumstances, has received a
legacy of 340,000 from a woman he laid
divorced 25 years ago.
HE EMPLOYED GANG
i TO SALUTE HIM AS
"BOSS” OF MINES
Such Is Claim Made by Ford
Who Seeks Return of Money
Invested in Proposition.
Lincoln, Neb,, March 23.—That Nel
son A. Berggren singed a clever play
In order to Induce him to part with
31,000 in hard cash in exchange tor
worthless coal mine stock Is the
charge made by Nels Ford In a peti
tion filed In district court. Ford say*
that Berggren employed several men
to station themselves on a certain day
at a portion of a valuable coal mine
near Douglas. Wyo„ and that upon
that day Berggren took hlrn to the
place and said this was the mine, and
In order to prove his ownership there
in gave orders to Ine men as to where
they should begin digging, which they
gracefully accepted and promised to
Immediately obey. Ford says that as .1
matter of fact the mine In which he
was sold stock was located nine miles
away, thnt it was worthless and that
none of the stage hands ever did any
work on It,
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STATE CANDIDATES APPEAR
AT LINCOLN BANQUET
Lincoln, Neb., March 23. -A number
of candidacies for state offices were on
exhibition last evening at the banquet
and reunion of former members of the
state legislature. Among them were:
George W. Potts, of Pawnee county,
for governor; J. A. Gills, of Valley, for
railway commissioner; W. H. Smith,
of Seward; <\ W. Pool, of Johnson, and
J. W. Kelly, of Furnas, for secretary
of state; J. W. McKIssick, of Gage, for
auditor. All of these are democrats,
and they represent but a small portion
of those who will be candidates, since
the political signs all point to demo
cratic success this year. None of the
republicans present would confess to
any desire for office.
STUDENT JESTS CAUSE
MEN TO DROP TITLE8
Lincoln, Neb., March 23.—Democracy
Is having Its effect among the grave
and reverend Instructors at the State
university, and there Is a movement on
foot to do away with some of the titles
now in use. The ones doomed for
slaughter are head professor and ad
junct professor. The bearers of these
like to have this distinction, but the
student body makes so many Jokes at
their expense thnt they are willing to
let loose. The plan now Is to name
those engaged In teaching ns Instruc
tors, assistant professors and profes
sors. Deans only will retain their
present title.
TOWN OF LAUREL LETS
CONTRACT FOR SEWERS
Laurel, Neb., March 23.—Last eve
ning the village board let the contract
to M. A Camery, of Harlan, la., for
the construction of a system of sewer
age. C. B. Reynolds, of Council Bluffs,
secured the contract for putting In the
purification plant.
At the village election next month
the question of saloon or no saloon will
be settled by ballot.
Thomas Merge Is preparing to erect
a business block liOxlOO, work to begin
In about two weeks. Mr. Berge will
occupy one part with his hardware
store, and lease the other room.
BOARD BECOMES EXCITED
OVER ENGINEER’S REPORT
Lincoln, Neb., March 23.—The dis
covery that the state railway commis
sion engineer's figures In the York
county vuluutlon had been changed
created a mild sensation at that body’s
meeting yesterday, until It was found
out that the engineers themselves had
changed them to conform to new di
visions of territory by the Lincoln
.company, owners of the system. The
patrons thought the engineers had fig
ured the replacement cost and present
value too high, and to satisfy them the
commission has spsut (3,000 lti having
a Chicago engineer go over the prop
erty. He sent In his estimates, but
these contained some palpable errors,
and they were sent back for verifica
tion.
While he was at work the commis
sion engineers filed new figures cut
ting down the original valuations $16. -
000 on replacement and (11,000 on
present value. The revised figures
compared with the corrected ones of
the outside expert show a difference
between the two engineers of (8,000 on
replacement and (20,000 on present
value. The commission engineers say
they cut down their original valuation
vvher. the company returned Its sched
ules showing that parts of farm lines
formerly entirely on the York ex
change had been attached to other ex
changes.
J NEBRASKA BRIEFS. J
LINCOLN—The Union Pa cl ho Railroad
company, ufter declaring that It would go
into court to test the matter, has promised
the state railway commission that It will
Install telephones In Its depots at Brain
ard, David City and Rising City. There
are two companies supplying the public
demand for service, one of them having
most of Its phones in the towns and the
other having farmers largely on its lists.
The Union Pacific will not connect with
the farmers’ lines, although the law says
so. and the commission ordered It to put
In phones connected with both systems so
, as to give all users a chance to do busl
I' ness with the railroad.
LINCOLN—Rev. Charles CL Oomon.
pastor of Epworth Methodist Episcopal
church, has been appointed Lincoln dis
trict superintendent of the state antl
saloon league. He will have charge of
the work of the league In the territory
south of the Platte river, and will de
vote most of his time delivering temper
ance lectures and organising the temper
ance forces in that section of the stute.
OMAHA—Mrs. Ella Hengen. widow of
Joseph H. Hengen. one of the earliest
of the Omaha pioneers. Is dead, aged 77
years. Her death was due to the Infirmi
ties of old age. To Mr. and Mrs. Hengen
17 children were born, f.ve of whom sur
vive. Most of the others died while young.
ASKS AID OF CLERGY.
New York. March 21.- Every clergy
man in the ctiy received today a letter
from Fire Commissioner Adamson
asking him to call to the attention of
his congregation tomorrow the lessor
i>f the Triangle Waist factory fit'*
Wednesday will be the third anniver
sary of this holocaust, which cost the
lives of 147 factory girls.
WIN RUGBY HONORS.
Invcrleith, Scotland. March 21. The
. English 15 today won the international
l rugby championship, defeating the
j Scottish t' i.m. 10 to 15.
BRYAN AND WILSON
LIBERALLY PRAISED
AT BIRTHDAY FEAST
Big Gathering of Commoner’s
Friends, at Lincoln, Praise
Administration.
Lincoln, Neb., Mnrch 21.—Praise for
President Wilson and Secretary of
State William J. Bryan in nearly equal
measure was the dominating note in
tho addresses last night at the annual
banquet on the occasion of the 54th an
niversary of Mr. Bryan's birth. De
tained at Washington by press of of
ficial business. Mr. Bryan sent a letter
to be read In which he said he could
look with satisfaction over tho ac
complishments of the first quarter of
the present democratic administration.
President Wilson, he said, had more
than realized the highest hopes of the
party by the splendid record he has
made. The past 12 months, he said,
could be recalled with satisfaction and
the future viewed with assurance.
The crowd at the banquet was large
and representative of the element in
the party of the state which has sup
ported the policies of Mr. Bryan. With
them were a number of republicans
and members of other parties. Many
ladies were present.
Last night's dinner was the seventh
successive celebration in Lincoln of the
anniversary, held under the auspices of
the Llncoln-Bryan club. The program
of addresses was limited to four
speeches, by Governor Morehead, of
Nebraska, Senator Robinson, of
Arkansas, Governor Cox of Ohio, and
Joseph W. Folk, former governor of
Missouri.
NO CAUSE IS FOUND
FOR LAUNDRY EXPLOSION
Lincoln, Neb., March 21.—Owners of
the Evans laundry, whose dry cleaning
department was blown to pieces Wed
nesday evening, are still trying to find
out what caused the explosion. Every
body had left the building except Ray
Porter, a delivery boy, and he was so
badly burned that he cannot talk about
the accident. The roof was blown off
and the second story walls torn to
pieces. An Inspection by the foreman
a few minutes before, had disclosed
that everything was all right. A uni
versity professor says that it might
have been caused by a swift inrush of
cold air into the heated drying room.
An electric spark or a lighted cigaret
are also given as possible causes.
CREIGHTON DEBATERS WIN
FROM SOUTH DAKOTANS
Omaha, Neb., March 21.—Creighton
university last night vanquished the
university of South Dakota in the an
nual debate at Creighton auditorium
here. The resolution was, "That the
provision of the Panama canl act ex
empting the coastwise shipping of ihe
United States from the payment of
tolls should be repealed.”
The South Dakotans had the af
firmative, while the Creighton orators
battled from the negative angle. The
Judges’ lindlng was 2 to 1 in favor of
the negative.
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CROP FAILURE LOWERS
CONVICTS’ ANNUAL EARNINGS
Lincoln, Neb., March 21.—Warden
Fenton says that the threatened deficit
In the maintenance fund of the state
penitentiary of $25,000 will be due
lnrgely to the failure of crops on tho
prison farm last summer. Another
contributing cause is the Increase in
coal bills due to the fact that tho
prison power plant has been greatly
enlarged. He will save enough in the
building and repair fund to offset this
deildt At present he is anxious to
have the $53,000 the state gets for con
vict labor for the biennium turned into
the prison fund instead of the state
general fund. This will rid him of all
financial perplexities.
PREDICTS HARD BATTLE
ON PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
Lincoln, Neb., March 21.—In the
opinion of Senator Robinson, of Ar
kansas. who was present at tho Bryan
birthday dinner last night. President
Wilson has the hardest battle of his
career so far In getting congress to
agree to his proposition to repeal the
tolls exemptions clause in tho Panama
canal act. Mr. Robinson said the gen
eral Impression at Washington Is that
he will win, but by no great margin.
In the opinion of the Arkansas sena
tor, the importance of the matter has
been exaggerated, as the 75 cents a ton
toll forms but a small percentage of
the total cost of handling freight from
Atlantic ports through the canal to a
Pacific port. The senator said no rail
road lobby has been visible at Wash
ington during the discussion.
ASKS $60,000 FOR LOSS
OF BELOVED^WHISKERS
Washington, March 21.—What is the
value of a beard? That is the ques
tion which the Justices of the supreme
court have been asked to determine.
The case in point is that of E. A.
O'Sullivan, a prominent Lousiana law
yer, aged 65 who placed a value of $60,
000 on a growth of his beard. O'Sulli
van, who formerly was district attor
ney, state senator and city attorney of
New Orleans, claims that he was
forcibly deprived of his hirsute adorn
ment on election day in November 1008
On that day, he asserts, Paul Felix, a
justice of the peace in the parish' of
Jefferson, La., and William w. Stiles
a deputy sheriff connived to prevent
several persons from voting. O’Sulli
van claims lie went to the polls to ad
vise about the conduct of the election
He asserts that a number of men im
ported to tile election place by Felix
seized and tied his arms to his side
Then lie claims Slilcs seized his heard
and witli a pair of shears cut it off.
In the scuffle O'Sullivan released one
of Ills hands, which was cut on the
scissors. In consequence of tin- m
treatment and htimiiution thus Buffered
O'Sullivan brought suit in 1911 for $60
000 damages under tile federal civil
rights act.
SETS ALTITUDE RECORD.
Johannlsthal. March 20.—An altitude
record of 12,303 feet for a flight with
three passengi rs was established today
by Robert Thelen. a German aviator.
SEEKING IMPEACHMENT
GF JAPANESE CABINET
1 okio, March 20.—The impeachment
of tiie Japanese cabinet on account of
tlie recent naval scandals in connection
with llie receipt of Illicit commissions
by naval officers was asked tudav in
an address to the throne Introduced In
the chamber of deputies by the oppo
sition parties. The address declares
that "the scandals are a stain on the
newly begun reign of the emperor and
are harmful to the prestige of toe Jnp
I a nose navy, both at home and abroad."
DEMOCRATS GATHER
AND DO HONOR TO
SECRETARY BRYAN
Banquet, Arranged to Celebrate
Secretary's 54th Year, Will
Be Well Attended.
Lincoln, Neb., March 20.—Members
of the democratic party of national and
state prominence are to meet here to
night In a banquet In honor of the 54th
birthday of Secretary of State Bryan.
For the first time In several years, the
secretary will not be in attendance, but
a message of greeting was received
from him today which will be read to
night.
United States Senator Joseph T. Rob
inson of Arkansas, Gov. James M. Cox
of Ohio, Gov. John Morehead of Ne
braska, and Joseph W. Folk, chief
counsel for the Interstate Commerce
commission, are to be the principal
speakers, with local democrats who will
be called upon by Toastmaster E.
Snavely, president of the Bryan club.
Washington, D. C„ March 19.—Secre
tary Bryan celebrated his 54th birthday
anniversary today, receiving congratu
lations of colleagues and friends. He
had expected to celebrate the event by
signing peace treaties with Brazil. Ar
gentina and Chile, but the conventions
were not prepared In time,
STEPHENS TROUBLES DUE
TO OFFICE SEEKERS
Lincoln, Neb., March 20.—Third dis
trict democrats who are here to attend
the Bryan dinner tonight say that the
defection in that section against Con
gressman Dan Stephens has not been
as marked as indicated by recent devel
opments. Particular reference is be
ing made to the effort to draft Art
Koenigstein, county attorney of Madi
son county, as the opponent in the pri
maries of the present congressman.
While it is admitted that Stephens is
having considerable trouble In various
localities, they say that these can gen
erally be traced to postmastership
squabbles. The candidates who thought
their services to the party demanded
recognition at first hand from the con
gressman and who lost out when he
forced them to enter a primary are
organizing fights In Pierce, Platte and
Macison counties. In this they are be
ing aided by members of county com
mittees, who have lost, under the post
master primary system the last vestige
of their political power.
BOARD CAN’T DECIDE ON
NEW NORMAL PRESIDENT
Lincoln, Neb., March 20.—No further
attempt will be made to elect a prin
cipal for the Kearney normal until five
of the seven members of the state
board of education can agree upon the
man. State Treasurer George frankly
declares that he suspects a scheme to
name A. L. Caviness, a member of the
board, and he is insisting that no haste
be employed in choosing the man.
Caviness is superintendent of the
schools at Fairbury.
State Superintendent Delzell, one of
the four who desired to name Dr.
Luckey of Lincoln as principal, says
that under present conditions it will be
impossible to secure as many members
as is desired in support of any one of
the men being considered. He thinks,
however, thy.t eventually all but George
will be able to agree on a man.
TRY TO COLLECT INSURANCE
ON MISSING M’LAUGHLIN
Lincoln, Neb., March 20.—For more
than 10 years James W. McLaughlin
of O'Neill has been absent from home
and for nearly that same length of
time no word has come from him. He
was a member or the O’Neill camp of
the Woodmen of the World, and had
a $1,000 policy payable to his mother.
Mrs. McLaughlin sued to recover under
the law that seven years absence from
his home or place of business and with
no intelligence coming from him
constitutes a legal presumption
of death She won in the lower
court, and today the supreme
court heard the appeal of the
Woodmen. McLaughlin was last heard
of in Peru. South America, and the
Woodmen attorneys insist that due dili
gence has not been exercised by the
McLaughlin family in determining
whether he was or^was not still there.
GOVERNOR MOREHEAD STATES
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE
Lincoln. Neb., March 20.—Governor
Morehead told the reporters that he will
not be a candidate for governor. In a
speech at Seward yesterday he said he
believed in integrity in politics as well
as in business, and that he favored a
six-year term for the president and a
four-year term for the governor, and
service limited to one term. The gov
ernor may' or may not run for con
gress. He has had his lightning rod
pointed in that direction for the last
year, but it is understood he has not
made up his mind «hat lie can defeat
Congressman Maguire for renomina
tion. He may go back into private life
to look after his bank and farms.
OBJECTION BEING MADE
TO ARMORY EXPENDITURES
Lincoln, Neb., March 20.—A tempor
ary injunction restraining Secretary of
State Walt from printing on the ballot
for approval or rejection by the voters
of the act appropriating *20,000 for an
armory at Nebraska City was filed in
(ho district court today. An opinion
by the supreme court is expected to
decide the matter before the secretary
of state Is required to print the bal
lots.
The referendum was Invoked out of
no hostility towards Nebraska City,
but on the ground that this was but the
entering wedge for a campaign of ex
penditure for armories that would
mount to large figures, as every other
town having a militia company would
ask for an armory also.
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BANKER-AUTOIST FAINTS
AND DIES IN OVERTURN
Superior, Neb.. March 20.—Nate
Doudna. cashier and vice president of
the State Bank of Guide Rock, was
killed yesterday by his car overturn
ing while he was en route home from
Red Cloud. The accident happened
about a mile west of Guide Rock on
level grotiml. Mr. Doudna was alone,
and the theory Is that he suffered a
fainting spell and lost control of his
machine.
ELEVATOR FIRM*DECLARES
17 PER CENT DIVIDEND
Monroe. Neb.. March 19.—At the an
nual meeting of the Farmers’ Elevator
company of Monroe, a dividend was de
clared for tile year ending March 1,
amounting to 17 per cent on the *5,S0(i
capital stock. This is a noteworthy
example of what co-operation means to
the farmer.
TEN SEAMEN DROWN.
Bilbao. Spain. March 19.—The
Swedish stettner Torhild foundered
yesterday with a loss of 10 lives. The
Torhild was built in 1277. She was
of 91S tons register.
BRYAN DINNER MAY
MARK BEGINNING OF
BROTHER’S CAMPAIGN
Predictions Are That Charlie
Bryan Will Soon Enter Field
for Governor’s Job.
Lincoln, Neb., March 18.—The pro
gram was completed and the speakers
announced for the annual William Jen
nings Bryan birthday banquet to be
held here Thursday night, the 19th, the
54th anniversary of the birth of the
secretary of state. The speakers from
outside the state will be Joseph W.
Folk, former governor of Missouri;
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, and
Governor Cox of Ohio. Governor More
head, of Nebraska, will speak and there
may be a number of short addresses
by leading democrats of the state.
Secretary Bryan finds he is unable to
be present, but it is not unlikely a
message from him will be read.
All democratic eyes and some others
will be turned on the proceedings, for it
probably means the springing of a few
booms for office, although politics for
office sake Is not expected to have any
thing to do with it. Many democrats
believe that one result of the banquet
will be the getting into the guberna
torial contest of Brother Charlie Bryan.
One prominent democrat who is strong
in the belief that Governor Morehead
should break his campaign promise and
run again for renomination, said this
morning;
“There Is method in the action of
Secretary of State Bryan in holding off
the settlement of the .Nebraska patron
age until after the primaries. Many of
us are of the opinion that it means
Brother Charlie expects to get into the
race for governor and by keeping all
factions up in the air they are more
liable to want to keep on the right side
of Mr. Bryan and will work for his
nomination for governor. A settlement
of the patronage problem now would
mean much dissatisfaction and Brother
Charlie could not hope to land, for the
fellows who do not get the Jobs will
naturally have it in for William J. and
take it out on Brother Charlie. But by
holding off the patronage until after
the primary it gives a good chance for
Charlie to land the nomination.
OMAHA DOG CATCHER TO
RIDE IN AN AUTO
Omaha, Neb., March 18.—Now It is
the dog catcher in Omaha, who is to be
high-toned and ride in an automobile.
The council so decided yesterday and
will advertise for bids for a car. Old
Dobbin is too slow for such a Job, de
crees the council. Professional dog
tramps get on to the dog cart very
quickly, and with a half a block start,
the dog catchers have had no chance at
catching them.
Now it is to be different. With a light
automobile, capable of traveling over
all kinds of country, the pursuit of the
vags of dogdom is to be undertaken.
When a dog is sighted, a course is to be
steered for him, and under full speed,
he will be chased down. It is figured
now that even the grayhound bums
can be captured. The dog catchers are
said to be getting ready to lasso the
animals from the running board, as the
car dashes by, a la motor polo style.
If the car is capable of taking curbs,
terraces, fences and ditches, and climb
ing trees, without hesitating, it is
figured that no stray dogs will be able
to escape the men.
CHAIRMAN STRUGGLING
TO REUNITE FACTIONS
Lincoln, Neb., March 18.—Indications
multiply that Chairman Epperson, of
the republican state committee has a
difficult task on hand'of harmonizing
the differences in his party. The Ep
pprson committee owes its existence to
a republican state convention which
was for Roosevelt and not for Taft.
Because of this fact the Taft men
withdrew and organized a state com
mittee of their own. Both are still in
existence. Mr. Epperson has given up
all hope of getting the progressives
back Into the republican party, and is
bending his energies towards getting
the two factions of the organization to
gether.
The two committees meet here on
March SO. and whatever harmony fol
lows will have to be hammered out.
BANKER COULDN’T SUPPORT
MILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER
Lincoln. Neb., March 18.—Floyd Sey
bolt, national bank examiner, was
granted a divorce from his wife, a
daughter of William H. Wallace, a very
wealthy banker, of Lincoln, who al
most qualifies in the millionaire class.
Mrs. Seybolt made the request for a
divorce, but allowed her husband to
get the decree on his cross petition.
Seybolt said that he was not able to
maintain his wife in the luxury that
she desired, and that she declined to
live in Milford, where he was formerly
a banker. He told the court he had
offered her |10,000 to return to him,
and that she might reside where she
:hose in this section of the state. She
declined.
BISHOP BRISTOL IMPROVES;
PREPARES TO COME HOME
Chicago, March 18.—-Bishop Frank
M. Bristol, of the Methodist Kplscopal
church, of Omaha. Neb., who has been
seriously ill of acute indigestion at a
Chicago hotel, was reported improving
today. Unless unexpected complica
tions develop, it is expected he will ho
able to return home within a week.
FEWER TRAIN WRECKS
BOARD REPORT SHOWS
Washington, March 18.-—A material
decrease in the number of train acci
dents and in the number of people
killed or injured in such accidents was
shown by an Interstate Commerce com
mission bulletin issued for the quarter
ending September 30, 1913.
During the quarter 211 were killed
and 4.011 Injured in train accidents, a
decrease as compared with the cor
responding quarter of 1912, of 77 killed
and 587 injured.
An increase of 135 killed and 1,904 in
jured was shown in “other than train
accidents,” Including accidents to em
ployes while at work, to passengers
getting on or off cars, to trespassers
and others, the total being 2,830 killed
and 19.753 injured. _
AMERICANS IN NAPLES.
Naples, Italy, March 18.—A party of
S00 American tourists arrived today
from New York and found some diffi
culty in obtaining accommodations as
there were 2,000 American visitors al
ready tn ttie city besides other foreign
ers. Among them are representatives
of 33 states of the union.
AVIATOR IS KILLED.
Metz, March IS. —- Lieutenant
Tlougard, a German military aviator,
died here today from a fractured skull
caused in an aeroplane accident last
night.
EVERYBODY TANOOES
IN NEBRASKA TOWNS;
COWBOYS PRACTISE
Official Introduction Makes Hit
and Enthusiasm Overcomes
Awkwardness.
Itushville, Neb., March 18—The tango
nas Invaded the sand hills, and the
cowboys are kicking up the silica with
the dance that has wiggled the world.
No more do the sand hill people
"shake” to the strains of Sep. Win
ner's "Favorite Quadrille;” instead,
they tango to the “Argentine” and
“Ycomola, Va.”
The lone herder no more consoles
himself with whistling the "Dying
Cowboy’s Lament” and "Bury Me Not
on the Lone Pralrie-e-e,” but rather
does his imagination send forth "Bra
zilian Dreams” and "Tokoyo.” Niobra
ra Ned and Buckskin Bess may not be
quite as graceful in their exhibition a*
are some of their city cousins, but it's
real tango they dance Just the same.
It all started with the Valentine Wo
man’s club. Valentine is the county
seat of Cherry county, “the biggest
county in the entire United States.”
Valentine is a progressive sand hill
town, and its Woman's club recently
erected a Jl 2.000 club house.
The individual members of the club
agreed to do everything in their power
to pay off the mortgage. Some gave
tea parties, some gave “sociables,”
some held contest of different varie
,'ra—but Mrs. W. S. Jackson president
of the club, decided to lift that debt
through the tango.
To start with, Mrs. Jackson didn’t
know the tango herself, but she re
fused to be baffled by a slight detail.
She hiked to Omaha, secured the ser
vices of a dancing master and was
completely “tangoized” within the
space of a week.
Upon her return she started the feet,
of the entire city to shuffling, and
within a short time the very founda
tions of the town were being rocked by
the cavorting wild westerners of both,
sexes. Everybody in town “got it.”
The first evening of the new dance
all Valentine was at the Woman's club
rooms. Every man in town was on
deck. None of them had ever seen the
dance, but all had seen the funny pic
tures, and their pastors and preachers
had told them how naughty it was, for
church members to dance this particu
larly wicked dance.
Many of the church members oam.e
Just to convince themselves, at first
hand, of the vileness of this new thing
that was being introduced in their
midst—and most of them remained to
give it a “whirl” and then to arrange
for private lessons.
It was a tremendous success. But.
it did not stop there. Each and every
subject having been thoroughly inocu
lated, started forth to spread the dis
ease throughout the Sand hills, with
the r.esult that within but a short time
the magic dance had taken the place of
every known form of frontier amuse
ment.
Up and down the railroads and out
onto the homesteads and ranches went,
the story that they were dancing the
tango over at Valentine, and that city,
for the time, became the Mecca of tho
terpslchorean faithful.
While in Valentine they have real
music; out on the sand hills the music
is restricted to a squeaky fiddle or.two.
but rough and ready frontiersmen can
always be found to scrape out a wild
and weird "Argentine” or "Tokyo" in
a manner to wring the flnal essence of
tango out of all who have feet.
So the tango hit the sand hills like
”a ton of bricks.” From Ainsworth to
(“hadron and from Buffalo Gap to
Crawford everybody tangoes.
ATTORNEY GENERAL QUESTIONS
LAW ON STATE BANKERS
Lincoln, Neb,, March IS.—Claiming
that if the mortgage tax law is con
strued by the supreme court as it was
by the Seward county district court
all of the state banks in Nebraska
could evade taxation entirely. Attorney
General Martin asked that tribunal to
lay down a rule that would prevent
this being done. The law provides that
the banks may deduct from the value
of their capital stock the amount of
mortgages they hold, on the theory
that as the mortgages are separately
taxed, to refuse to allow a deduction
would amount to double taxation. Mr.
Martin says that the state bankers are
contracting now, with every loan on
real estate made, that the borrower
shall pay the tax on the mortgage. Ho
insists that it is unfair to allow them
to shift the tax to the mortgagor and
then permit them to deduct the amount
of their mortgages from their capital
stock, when galled on to pay taxes
thereon. In the ease at bar, that of
the Seward State bank, its mortgages
exceed its capital stock, and the attor
ney general says this is generally true*
—4—
LAW WILL DECIDE WHO
CAN SEEK PUBLIC OFFICE
Lincoln, Neb., March 18.—The man
damus suit brought by Lieutenant
Governor McKelvie to determine
whether he is eligible to run as a re
publican candidate for governor was
argued and submitted to the supreme
court. The case involves an interpre
tation of the state constitution never
before made. The section in question
provides that no executive officer shall
be eligible for any other state office
during the period for which he was
elected. McKelvie’s attorneys con
tended that if the constitution makers
had meant that a state officer must
serve a probation period of two years
as a private citzen between office hold
ing. It would have specifically stated
that fact. They said it meant that a
man could not resign one state office
to run for another one. Attorney Gen
eral Martin took the ground that it was
intended to prevent state officers from
forming a combination, which they
could easily do under the old conven
tion system, by which they could con
trol nominations and rotate themselves
into every office in the state house
-4—
EXPLODING BOILER PUTS
PENDER IN DARKNESS
Pender, Neb., March IS.—Herman
Brandt, engineer ot the electric light,
plant of Pender, narrowly escaped
death when a boiler at the power house
exploded, driving large pieces of iron
into the engine room where Brandt
was working. The accident has caused
the city to be in darkness for two
nights.
—fc —
NEBRASKA'S ENGINEER
RESIGNS IN TRIUMPH
Lincoln. Neb., March 17.—Having re
ceived a vindication at the hands of
the majority of the state railway com
mission. Chief Engineer Gerber has
handed in his resignation. This was
demanded a few weeks ago by Com
missioner Hall, after Gerber had given
nut an interview in which he resented
Mr. Hall's eritlosm of the work of tho
engineering department. especially
with reference to telephone companies.
Mr. Gerber refused to resign. ..ml the
majority of the commission voted not
to ask him to do Sy.