The O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publish**.
yNEILL,NEBRASKA
The expiration of some patents has
been the means of creating a boom in
the production of sulphur in tho stats
of Texas. This work is now being ex
tensively and profitably conducted neat
Freeport. The latest large deposit tc
be worked for commercial and in
dustrial purposes is about three miles
from the mouth of tho Bruzos river, the
largest navigable river west of the Mis
sissippi, and within view of the Gull
of Mexico. The sulphur deposit Is
practically at tidewater. Ths
area of ths deposit Is about 60(
acres, and the sulphur con.
tent of this mine Is probably In ths
slclnlty of 17,000,000 tons.
Oranges first came to England about
the beginning of the Sixteenth century
and found ready favor with those who
could afford them. Curious use was
sometimes made of the fruit soon after
jts Introduction. Cavendish describes
Cardinal Wolsey as entering a crowded
chamber "holding In his hand a very
fair orange, whereof the meat or sub
stance within was taken out and filled
up again with the part of a sponge,
wherein was vinegar and other con
fections ngainst the pestilent airs; the
which he commonly smelt unto, passing
among tho press, or elso when he was
pestered with many suitors.”
In the Eighteenth century the whole
safety and order of Glasgow, Scotland,
were Intrusted to the upald and reluc
tant burghers. Every citizen who was
between the years of IS and 60; and
paid a yearly rent amounting to $16,
had to take his turn at guarding tho
city. "On touch of drum,” says a
writer, "the gentleman was at his post
St 10 at night, and strolled with weary
tread and yawning gait along the
Trongate and High street, and up the
rltch dark lanes, of winter nights till
in tho morning. After that hour the
elty was without a police.”
Tears ago Amsterdam was at the
head of the diamond Industry In Eu
rope; of late Antwerp has forged ahead
and taken first place. Amsterdam very
largely specializes In small stones, and
Its superiority over Antewerp Is cutting
these diamonds Is unquestioned. Ant
werp, on the other hand, cuts large
diamonds and small ones, according to
What happens to be most In demand; It
works on the larger Transvaal stones
furnished by the London syndicate, and
st tho same time It monopolizes the
Small southwest African business.
in selling their children, the Japa
nese In the famine stricken districts,
have been following a custom that hng
not always been unknown In Europe,
In the year 1017 King Canute found
It necessary to Issue an edict forbidding
English parents to sell their children
to the Irish as slaves, In accordance
with their habit. In ancient Egypt
the unwanted child had only to be ex
posed on the banks of the Nile to be
adopted and protected by tho state.
A contribution to the growing In
dustry of fur farming has been under
taken by the United States biological
survey In the shape of experiments li|
breeding minks for size, quality of fur
and disposition. A mink furm has been
started near Prichard, Id.. In the Ooeur
d'Alene natlonul forest, and similar ex
ferlments are under way In the na
lonal zoological park In Washington,
r>. c.
A unique collection of books hns Just
been acquired by the library of con
gress from Bertram Dobell, of London.
It. consists entirely of works printed for
private circulation, 1,500 In number,
covering a wide range of subjects, and
representing a labor of 40 years on the
part of the collector. Mr, Dobell hug
pro mired an Interesting descriptive
catalog to accompany the collection.
After having worked for one farmer
for 25 years without being puld any
thing and ‘without asking for It,
George F. Brown has entered a suit in
Canton, Ohio, for $9,000 buck pay. In
his petition he said that ho had not
had a pay day for 25 years anil that
he feared his employer was trying to
cheat him.
Of 481 American Rhodes scholars,
who have left Oxford university to take
up their Ufa work, only 11 have re
mained In England, according to the re
cent report of the Rhodes scholarship
trust. The fear that Great Ttrltaln
would absorb the American students Is
thus seen to be unfounded.
Experiments conducted by the
United States bureau of entomology
firove that the newly hatched caterpll
ere of the gypsy moth may be blown,
under favorable conditions, a distance
of six miles or more. Thus tho wind Is
•n Important factor In the spread of
this destructive pest.
Two works' work and an expenditure
of $100 Is represented In a Cleveland
•tore window by a model In candy of
• new church about tq be erected In
that city. The model Is made from
the architect's plans and is enclosed In
half of a huge Easter egg.
A delightful story sent out from
Cambridge relates that a largo number
of Egyptians think that Dr. Reisner
the Harvard Egyptologist. Is a reincar
nation of the Pharoahs, and have In
vited him to govern them In place of
the present khedlve.
The Pennsylvania Industrial commis
sion Is advocating tlie passage of a bill
regulating the hours and working con
ditions of cooks, nurses, maids and
other domestic servants. It Is pro
posed that they shall only work eight
hours & day.
The establishment of an agricultural
bank In German southwest Africa with
s capital of about 3:1,600,000 will. In
Stimulating agricultural activities,
open the market for machinery. Im
plements and iools. as well as for
fencing and building material, etc.
The ‘'crimes" In the German army
last year may thus bo summarized:
Five hundred desertions from the
Colors, 1,000 thefts and 338 cases of 111
treatment of privates by noncommis
sioned officers.
Statistics show that Ireland’s flsher
tes continue to decline In amount of
flsh landed and the number of men and
boats engaged. Capitalists are displac
ing Individual fishermen.
In a New York city drug store Is a
ben which Is making Its home near the
soda fountain, and lays Its eggs regu
larly for the patrons. The freshness of
the eggs used there Is never ques
tioned.
The Belgian chamber of deputies has
passed a bill granting a pension of 300
francs a year for miners 66 years of
«ge. who h*v« worked 40 years or more
In a mine.
The stumpa of the great trees which
have been cut In the northwest are now
'being utilized for shingles. Ten thoua
'sittd have been made from one stumn.
NEBRASKA VOTERS TO
PASS THEIR JUDGMENT
ON REFERENOED ACTS
Equal Suffrage and University
Removal Are Attracting
Most Attention.
Lincoln, Neb.. April 20.—Four refer
enced acts will come before the Ne
braska voters at the election this fall.
These are: Equal suffrage, university
removal, armory appropriation and em
ployers’ liability act. Attorney General
Martin has prepared the ballot titles
for these four measures, each of which
will be submitted with the opportunity
to register “for’’ or “against.”
Only one of these referenced meas
ures is a constitutional amendment,
and that Is the question of giving the
ballot to women. To obviate objections
the attorney general uses the term
“electors” instead of "suffrage.” This
proposition, as presented on the ballot
will read simply as follows:
For proposed amendment to the
constitution, relating to electors.
For ( )
Against proposed amendment to
the constitution, relating to elec
tors. Against ( )
Another proposition submitted will
be whether the voters desire the state
university removed to the state farn
or expansion confined to the city cam
pus. It will appear on the ballot i'
this form:
“Shall all the colleges of the state
university excepting the college of
medicine be consolidated as soon as
practicable on the farm campus?
“Shall the colleges of the state
university, excepting the college of
agriculture and the college of
medicine be housed in building
located, or to he located, on the
present city campus and on land
contiguous thereto?”
The third proposition is whether the
people shall approve the legislative
appropriation of $20,000 to build an
armory at Nebraska City for the use
of the national guard company located
In that city. In reality the question
involved is whether the state shall in
augurate the policy of erecting arm
ories for the various companies, the
building and maintenance of which
will add materially to the tax levies.
The proposition will appear on the bal
lot in this form:
"This act appropriates $20,000 or
so much thereof us may be neces
sary, to establish and construct an
armory building at Nebraska City,
to be known os the Fort {Cearney
rnemorlaf armory, and io be used
by the company of the regular state
militia now or hereafter located at
Nebraska City. The construction
of said building shall be under the
supervision of the commissioner of
public lands and buildings, but no
state expense shall be Incurred un
til land originally occupied by old
Fort Kearney shall be gratuitously
deeded to the state ns a site for
said armory.”
The fourth proposition has to do
with popular approval or disapprove'
of the employers' liability and work
men's compensation law, passed at th
last session, but held up through th
invoking of the referendum. The tltl
on this will be as follows:
"The purpose of this act is to
prescribe the liability of employers,
to establish an elective schedule of
compensation for injuries received
by employes in the course of their
employment, to modify common
law ami statutory defenses and
remedies In such cases, to regulate
the procedure for determining such
liability and to provide the methods
for paying compensation there
under. When employer and em
ploye elect to embrace its provi
sions, this act applies to every em
ployer employing five or more per
sons, Including the state and Its
governmental agencies, except em
ployers of household servants, farm
laborers and railroad companies
subject to congressional regula
tion.”
PRICE “MAKES GOOD” ON
FILING FOR NOMINATION
Lincoln, Neb., April 20.—William R.
Price, who has been threatening to file
as a democratic candidate for con
gress, made good today. He invested
$10 in an application to the secretary
of state to place Ills name on the pri
mary ballot. Price's entry has seriously
disturbed the political calculations of
Governor Morehead, who had It all tlg
ured out that If he could make it a
straightaway fight between himself
and Congressman Maguire he could
land the nomination. It may bo that
he will not file now, as Price's candi
dacy, while not dangerous insofar as
there Is a chance of his nomination,
will divide the nntt-MnguIre vote and
probably renominate the congressman.
The governor will wait until It Is seen
whether Bryan or Maguire wins in the
contest to <»etermine which shall name
the postmaster at Lincoln. Maguire
admits that Bryan Is opposed to A. V.
Johnson, whose name Mt.guire has sent
In. and Bryan toils his friends here that
he shall use all of his Influence to de
feat Johnson, who was anti-Bryan and
anti-Wilson in 1912 contests. If Bryan
wins In a bruising contest, the gover
nor will be encouraged to get in the
race, as this will insure him the Bryan
support in the primary.
SAYS YUTAN CUTOFF IS
DEFINITELY DETERMINED
Lincoln, Neb,, April 20.—The Yutan
Chaleo cut-off, which will lessen the
distance between Sioux City and
Omaha some 15 miles, will he one piece
of construction work the Burlington
will undertake this year. This was (}ie
statement of Vice President Byram of
Chicago, who stopped off In Lincoln
last evening. Chaleo is in Sarpy
county, on the main line between Lin
coln and Omaha. Yutan Is In Saun
ders county on the road from Lincoln
to Sioux City. Transfers have here
tofore been made at Ashland, midway
between Lincoln and Omaha and this
side of Chaleo and Yutan.
Mr. Byram says that the completion
of the Powder river line between Cas
per and Grin Junction In Wyoming is
the only other piece of construction
now contemplated this year. This ex
tension is 50 miles long, and work is
now under way. The contract for the
Chalco-Yutan cut-off has not yet been
awarded, hut work will be In progress
within a month.
THIRD TIME IS CHARM
FOR ILL-FATED VESSEL
Gloucester, Mass., April IS.—The
hird disaster to the Gloucaster fishing
schooner, Harmony, during the present
season was fatal to the vessel, uc
uirdlng to dispatches received here to
iuy from St. Pierre. Mlq. The
schooner was driven ashore on the
Island and will be a total loss. The
crew of 20 men reached shore safely.
Twice since the first of the year the
Harmony had been tawed into Halifax.
N. d, for repairs.
NORFOLK LIQUOR
DEALER ATTACKS
DAMAGE VERDICT
Asks Supreme Court to Set
Aside a $9,000 Decision
in Recent Suit.
—
Lincoln, Neb., April 18.—Martin A.
fiporn. a retail liquor dealer at Nor
folk. lias asked the supreme court to
set aside the verdict for $9,000 secured
against him in a recent damage suit
by Mrs. Minnie Bergman and her two
children. William Bergman, her hus
band, was killed by a Northwestern
railroad train while he was driving to
his home In the country after a day
and evening spent in several Norfolk
saloons. The widow brought suit un
der the Slooumb law that makes those
who furnish liquor to a man and there
by contribute to his death liable. A
Judgment for $9,000 against Sporn and
$6,000 against a surety company on
the bond of other dealers, was ren
dered.
CLAIMS STATE FAIR BOARD
JUST CHEAP POLITICIANS
Lincoln, Neb., April 17.—When T. F.
Sturgis, editor of a weekly farm paper
in Omaha, remarked at a meeting of
the committee that the farmers’ con
gress appointed to investigate the state
fair board, declared that the members
of the board were a lot of cheap poli
ticians, Secretary Duncan, of the hor
ticultural society, told him he was a
liar. The men were about to mix when
other members of the committee inter
ferred. The Investigation diclosed that
13 of the 29 members own and live on
land, 13 own land but have retired or
do not live on it, and the others neither
own nor till land. ♦
Tile committee did not finish its in
vestigation, and it is proposed to hold
another meeting shortly. The point at
issue is whether the method of select
ing the board should be changed.
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PUSH-IN BOTTLES NOW
UNDER SANITARY BAN
Lincoln, Neb., April 18.—The ban
has been put on push-in stoppers for
bottles by Food Commissioner Har
man. In a bulletin Just Issued, Har
man says that these are germ col
lectors, they cannot be cleaned and
they must not be used. Mr. Harman
has also notified all cream testers that
they must not weigh more than ohe
sample at a time because of the pos
sibility of error that could easily be
turned Into an Instrument for cheat
ing when large consignments are be
ing bought.
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ONLY 21 YEARS OF AGE
AND TWICE DIVORCED
Ltyicoltl, Neb., April 18.—Twice mar
ried and twice divorced and yet only
21 years of age, Is the record of Mrs.
Ruth O. Beck, who received her sec
ond degree yesterday at the hands of
the district court. She was first mar
ried at the age of 14 and divorced her
husband on tile ground of cruelty. A,
year later, in 1011, she married Beck.
Her complaint against him was that
bo was a drunkard. When she urged
him to stop, he said he bad used liquor
since a child and could not quit.
CONERY CASE AT NELIGH
RESULTS IN DISAGREEMENT
Neligh, Neb., April 18.—The jury in
the case of Dr. A. F. Conery, charged
with murder by causing the death of
Mrs. Dora Rodgers by a criminal op
eration, was unable to ngree and was
discharged. The defendant gave a new
bond, and It is understood the case
will be retried.
TEKAMAH—The most disastrous fire in
several years swept over the hay land In
the Missouri valley east of here and burnej
between 150 and 175 tons of hay which
had been prepared for shipment, and a
few loads hauled Into the railroad yards
that morning. Bud R. Latta lost over 20
stacks, R. A. Templeton lost 20 arid many
other farmers lost smaller amounts. The
tire Is supposed to have started from some
furmer burning off his fields.
WAYNE—Miss Edna Irene Neely,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. I,. Neely,
and Francis Gerald Churchill were mar
ried at the residence of the bride's parents
In the presence of about 00 relatives and
friends. They were attended by Miss
Helen McNeal and F. W, Cradford. Mr.
Churchill Is head of the department of
soils at the Manitoba Agricultural col
lege at Winnipeg, Canada.
NORFOLK—The case against Ed Har
ter, former city clerk of Norfolk, charging
him with Irregularities during his admin
istration, was dismissed In county court at
Madison Thursday for want of sufficient
evidence to hold him to the district court.
PONCA—A. V. Teed and Miss Gall
Fields were married at the home of the
bride In tills city. Rev, C. H. Lennls, of
the Lutheran church, officiated. Only im
mediate relatives witnessed the ceremony.
Mr. Teed has been superintendent of the
Dtxon county schools for a number of
years, am! Miss Fields has been a teach
er 111 the city schools the past year and
formerly at Creighton, Neb.
RANDOLPH—Jack Richardson, a well
known character, has been arrested on
the charge of breaking and entering busi
ness houses. A search warrant revealed
goods stolen from business pluces und the
accused man Is now In Jail.
BOXING INSTRUCTOR TO
RETIRE ON PENSION
Now York, April IS.—Mike Donovan,
Instructor in boxing at the New Y’ork
Athletic club for 80 years, is to be
retired on half pay after September 1.
flub members who worked with tho
veteran instructor in the gymnasium
noticed his growing feebleness and
started the movement to pension him,
which has been approved by the board
of governors.
In appreciation of the generosity of
the club, Donovan has presented to the
organization many trophies of his ring
victories, together with his collection
of his sporting prints, one of the most
complete in the country.
QUAKE MOCKS ISLAND.
Fort De France, Martinique, April 17.
—An earthquake occurred here at 7:30
o’clock this morning. There was no
serious damage.
WIFE SLAYER ENTERS
STATE PEN FOR LIFE
Galesburg. 111.. April 17.—Robert Hig
gins, confessed wife murderer, was
taken to the Joliet penitentiary today
to begin his term of life imprisonment.
Higgins, who killed his wife because
he was infatuated with Us step
daughter, Julia Flake, was in the cus
tody of a deputy sheriff who bus
guarded him since his arrest.
Westminster abbey is now the best
: lighted cathedral in Europe.
ONLY 15 LOYAL MEN
IN COXEY’S BRIGADE
"General” Having Trouble in
Keeping “Army,” After
Getting Recruits.
Canton. Ohio, April 18—Fifteen
marchers maae up •'Gen.” Jacob S.
Coxey’s "army” of unemployed when it
set out for the village of Osnaburg, six
miles away, today. A large crowd gaw
the “general’s'* aides assemble the
"army" to make the start on the second
teg of the pilgrimage to Washington.
A corps of five flfers, organized by
"IJeut" Paul Anderson, followed 7
year-old David Coxey, the "general’s"
son and courier of the “army,” who
headed the line of march on his pony.
Rev. Harry L. Wilson, of Rockdale, Pa
ths chaplain, decided not to march to
Onnaburg, but took an interurban car
and promised to meet the "general” in
Alliance tonight.
■‘Lieutenant” Anderson, the “army”
recruiting officer, last night and early
today scoured the brick yards and rail
road tracks near Canton in an effort
;o sign up more recruits. He gave out
the names of 28 men who had agreed
to march today, but only 15 appeared.
While the members of the "army”
juried up on benches or on the floor in
socialist hall last night, “General”
Coxey and his son were quartered at a
pood hotel. The "general’s” mule was
placed in a livery barn.
In spite of the meager proportions
af the "army," Coxey says he has no
intention of giving up the march.
BULLET, FIRED AT
NEW YORK MAYOR,
STRIKES ANOTHER
New York, April 18.—An assassin’s
bullet aimed at Mayor Mltchel, as he
was leaving the city hall in an auto
mobile today for luncheon, missed its
merk, but badly wounded Frank Polk,
corporation counsel. The man who
fired the shot was instantly overpow
ered. His name is David Hose, his age
nearly 70. and he gave evidences of
being mentally unbalanced.
The bullet crashed through Mr.
Folk's Jaw, knocking out nearly all
his front teeth and inflicting a serious
though not necessarily fatal wound.
He was assisted into the city hall, then
removed to a hospital.
"Mr. Polk was hit by the bullet, but
the bullet was undoubtedly Intended
for me," was Mayor Mitchel’s com
ment.
Attaches at the city hall said that
Rose had called to see the mayor sev
eral times lately, but because of his
queer actions had not been permitted
to see him.
While an ambulance surgeon was
dressing Mr. Polk’s wound. Rose was
questioned by the mayor and a score
of detectives. He refused to answer
any questions about himeelf. Two
letters addressed to Mayor Mltchel
were found on his clothing.
The shooting occurred at the Park
Row entrance to the city hall plaza,
shortly after 1 o'clock. At that time
of day Park Row is congested with
hundreds of men and women on their
way to and from luncheon.
Sleuth Captures Rose.
Mayor Mltchel, Police Commissioner
Arthur Woods and Mr. Polk had just
left the mayor's office in the city hall
to go to a downtown restaurant for
luncheon. The three crossed the plaza
toward Park Row. where stood the
mayor’s automobile, driven by Detec
tive George Neun.
The mayor got In first, Mr. Polk and
Commissioner Woods following in the
order named. As the mayor sat down,
Rose dodged through the crowd on
Park Row, and walking up to a point
opposite the chauffeur, took quick aim
at Mr. Mltchel and fired.
At the crack of the revolver, Neun
leaped from the car onto the shoulders
of the man and bore him to the side
walk. This prevented him from pull
ing the trigger of his revolver a sec
ond time.
While the detective and Rose were
struggling on the sidewalk, the former
trying to get possession of the re
volver, Mr. Polk staggered and was
saved from sinking to the sidewalk by
the mayor.
Blood was spurting from the mouth
of the corporation counsel and he was
half carried to the police station in
the basement of the city hall, where
policemen attended him as best they
could wfth first aid material, pending
the arrival of surgeons.
A policeman standing a few feet
from the automobile, blew his whistle
as so.m as he saw Mr. Polk stagger.
With other policemen he assisted the
struggling detective In holding Hose.
They took the would-be assassin into
the city hall basement, where he was
questioned In a room adjoining that
where Mr. Polk was being treated.
Mayor Mitchell came in and stood
by tlie prisoner. Rose was trembling
with fright and his hands shook.
Refuses to Explain.
"Why did you shoot at me?” the
mayor asked him.
Rose only mumbled. “I won't say
anything,” he finally shouted.
After detectives had put question af
ter question to him, he said, his name
was Soloschen. When his clothing was
removed, however, it was found that
his collar and trousers both bore the
name "David Rose.” The man was
poorly dressed. When asked where he
lived he said he hud no home.
The questioning was still in prog
ress when Mr. Polk was removed to
the New York hospital. His face, chin
and nock were bandaged and blood was
still pouring from bis mouth when he
entered the ambulance. A surgeon said
that nearly all ills lower teeth had
been knocked out and that the Jaw
bone had been pierced in two places.
In the prisoner's pockets were two or
three letters and a newspaper clipping
relating to the Goethals police bills.
One of the letters was a brief one. in
an envelope stamped and addressed to
“Mayor Armstrong. Pittsburgh, Pa.” It
was dated April 14, and read:
"Armstrong: You have done your
part and you will soon pay. We will
do our part and you will see what part
It will be."
The letter was unsigned.
Wrote Threatening Letter.
A long rambling letter on the general
subject of Mayor Mltchel's record oil
the police question began:
"Mltchel: You never lost some of
STEAMER IS RAMMED,
BU™°J:IVES L0ST
St. Michaels. Md„ April lT.^The
■mall steamer Gratitude was rammed
and sunK by the steamer Cambridge off
Wade's point, on the eastern shore of
the Chesapeake bay today. The pas
sengers of the Gratitude were trans
ferred to the Cambridge, which was
badly battered, and landed at Clai
borne. No lives wero lost.
your old tricks, and you never wiil."
A great crowd surrounded the city
hall, while air. Polk and Rose were
Inside. Several morbidly curious in
the crowd picked up teeth that had
been knocked from Mr. Polk's mouth
and had fallen on the running board ol
the machine.
At the New York hospital, after a
more detailed examination, it was said
that Mr. Polk's Injury would not prove
fatal.
“Mr. Polk is conscious," said a bul
letin given out at the hospital at 2:30
o’clock. "He is doing as well as can
be expected under the circumstances.’*
HINDUS WOULD FORGE
SELVES INTO CANADA
Shipload of Mongolians Enroute
to British Columbia, Fol
lowing Court Order.
Vancouver, B. C„ April 18.—Deter
mined to test the temper of British
Columbia under the recent decision of
the Canadian courts which held that as
fellow subjects of the British crown, no
province of the Dominion could bar
East Indians, 400 Hindus are on their
way across the Pacific.
Curdit Singh, a wealthy East Indian,
it was learned today, has chartered the
German steamer Komagata, which
sailed from Shanghai April 14 with 200
Hindus and will take on more at Hong
Kong and Nagasaki.
Feeling has become so acute that
earlier this year British Columbia at
tempted to hold popular sentiment In
check by putting a temporary embargo
on immigration from whatever source,
hoping that during the life of the em
bargo, some solution could be found.
The decision of the Canadian courts
ran counter to this hope and the ar
rival of Komagata is awaited with con
siderable apprehension.
APARTMENT BLAZE
CLAIMS 11 LIVES
New York, April 18.—A fire that
swept through a five story apartment
house at 741 Eighth avenue today
claimed 11 victims and resulted In the
serious injury of three others.
Only four of the bodies taken from
a theatrical boarding house that oc
cupied half of the building could be
identified.
The identified dead are:
WILLIAM WALLACE, 46 years old.
MRS. NELLIE WALLACE, his wife.
MRS. NELLIE SPENCER, a cloak
model.
MURIEL DAVIS. 8 years old.
MRS. GEORGE C. DAVIS; died in
hospital.
The Injured are:
Joseph Messer.
Martin Welsh.
Charles Burke.
The fire started In a pile of waste In
the basement of a 5 and 10 cent store,
which occupies the ground floor of the
building. It spread rapidly up stair
ways and shut off escape. All of the
dead and iniured were taken from the
rear rooms and halls, where they were
caught while attempting to reach the
roof.
One man was killed in trying to
escape over roofs. The fire was under
control In less than an hour, but in
that time many thrilling rescues were
made by the firemen working from lad
ders in front and from windows of a
nearby tenement building.
Captain Smith, who was suspended
by his feet from a window, prevented
Louis Boylan from being dashed to
death when a ladder broke on which
he was crawling from the burning
building. Captain Smith seized Boylan
and held on to him until both could be
dragged to safety.
IMITATE BIRDS WITH
NEW FLYING MACHINE
Paris, April IS.—A new type of flying
machine, the object of which is to en
able a man to imitate birds in utiliz
ing the wind to the exclusion of othei
motive power, was described at thq
congress of the society of savants. -The
invention is that of Dr. A. Srtagnan,
and the flight it is Intended to make is
a kind of a continuous volplane.
After the manner of large birds, the
apparatus is provided with a spreading
tail and two tapering wings, the wings
being so placed as to enable It to re-i
main motionless. The control of the
machine must be acquired by practice,
as in the case of a bicycle. But it is
admitted this will present great diffi
culty and less danger.
CRIMES ARE TRACED
TO NEGRO SOLDIERS
Honolulu, April 18.—As the result of
a series of burglaries, holdups and
other lesser offenses, apparently com
mitted by members of the Twenty
fifth Infantry, colored, Major General
Carter stated today that he will in
crease the provost guard and if neces
sary confine the entire regiment ta
barracks.
General Carter ascribes the trouble
to the action of recruits. His deter
miration to put an end to the series
of petty crimes follows the third escape
of Private Herman Lewis, who Is fac
ing cumulative sentences amounting to
80 years on charges of highway rob
bery. It is believed that Lewis has
been able to effect his escapes through
the connivance of fellow soldiers.
WILL ASK PRESIDENT TO
PARDON IRON WORKERS
Kansas City, April 18.—At the con
vention of the railway department of
the American Federation of Labor to
day, consideration of a resolution to
lay the Illinois Central and Harriman
line case before the industrial rela
tions committee was the first business
on the schedule. Other matters that
was expected to be laid before the con
vention included a proposition to have
I the officers and delegates of the con
vention to sign a petition asking Pres
ident Wilson to pardon the structural
iron workers convicted at Indianap
olis.
A course In real estate has been
added to the curriculum of Western
Reserve university.
RICH WOMAN ACCUSED
OF BEATING UP NURSE
New York, April 17.—Mrs. Marion
Revell, wife of Fleming H. Reveil, Jr.,
a Fifth avenue publisher, is defendant
in a $5,000 damage suit filed today in
behalf of Mrs. Delia J. Cronin, aged
nurse of the Revell baby. The nurse
I alleges that Mrs. Revell assaulted her
; without provocation, injuring her so
badly that an ambulance was required
i to take her from the house.
AGITATION AGAINST
RULES OF CONGRESS
MAY BRING REFORMS
Clark and Majority Machine Almost a«
Strong as Cannon—Prohibi
tion Vote Will Force
Issue Soon.
Washington. Special: Agitation le
growing at both ends of the capitol
over the rules. In the Senate, there le
Intense feeling over the abuses of the
secret session and In the House the
resentment is growing over the fact
that the rules, which a lot of people
think have been liberalized, are in
reality Just about as remote from be
ing liberal as they were in the palmy
days of "Uncle Joe" Cannon.
The recent struggle In the Senate
over the confirmation of Winthrop
Moore Daniels as a member of the In
terstate Commerce commission, a _
struggle carried on behind closed doore,
in spite of the demands of various pro
gressive senators for publicity and
open sessions, has brought the feel
ing against the executive session to a
head. Tills feeling found expression in
the serving of notice by Senator Cum
mins, LaFollette, Kenyon, Clapp, Nor
ris, Poindexter, Bristow and others
that they did not intend to observe the
rule of secrecy in this case. Then
came the Kenyon resolution to abolish
the executive session. This was tabled
by the combined votes of reactionaries
of both democratic and republican
parties. But it was done only by one
majority. Senator LaFollette happened
to be absent at the time or the vote
would have been a tie and it would
have been up to the vice president.
Won't Drop Fight.
This vote, however, is far from the
last word on the abolition of the execu
tive session, save in case of treaties.
Senator Kenyon intends to keep up the
agitation and so do other senators.
The truth is the executive session for
the purpose of considering nominations
and any matter which is not of unusual
international Importance has outlived
any usefulness it ever had, if It ever
had any. On a number of occasions
men have been confirmed for office
who did not deserve to be confirmed
but were “put across" because sen
ators could do it behind closed doors
and not have it known how they voted
or what they said. With the open ses
sion, it would be extremely difficult to
get an unfit man confirmed.
A good deal of talk has been heard
about limiting debate in the Senate
"uch action is improbable. At times,
this right has been abused but on the
other hand. It has proven at times ex
tremely fortunate for the public there
was such a rule.
situation in House.
_feeling over the Illiberal rules in
the House may be developed more
♦ieariy *kan it now it if a plan to put
the House on record on the prohibition
question is attempted.
This plan is one to demand a roll call
on a motion to discharge the judiciary
committee from consideration of the
Hobson prohibition bill. If this is tried,
the country will have a chance to see
that the supposedly reformed Cannon
rules have been “jokerized” in such
fashion that it is a difficult job for the
House to call a committee to time by
moving to discharge it from consider
ation of a measure which it is attempt
ing to sidetrack.
The House has little more control
over its committees than it had when
Jnfnblpr fipht on the rules was made in
1910. The House machine still is dom
inant, though through other methods
than Cannon used. The supposedly re
form rule, providing lor a calendar of
motions to discharge committees, can
be reached only twice a month. More
over, there are so many restrictions
placed around it that it is difficult in
the extreme to make any practical use
of it. As an illustration, a majority of
the House membership is required to
adopt a motion to discharge a com
mittee. The ordinary motion or meas
ure is passed by a majority of those
present. And this is but one of a num
ber of restrictions calculated to pre
vent the discharge calendar from be- /
ing useful. Whether the illustration /
of the difficulties comes in connection
with the prohibition bill or not. there
is growing feeling over the rules as to
this and other matters. The leaders will
try to block the prohibition test.
Provincialism and Patriotism.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Provincialism, we now understand,
depends altogether on where the province
**• rJ 1 be °.n the Atlantic coast or the
Pacific coast it is patriotism. If it be in
land territory !t is provincialism. One
may be narrow minded In Chicago protest
ing against violation of treaties, against
disregard of national honor, against dis
crimination against one section of the
country in favor of others, and against
subsidies to what already is a monopoly,
and one may be broad minded, liberal pa
triotic, and essentially American In New
York clamoring for a violation of treaties
for disregard of national honor, for dis
crimination. and for subsidies to what al
ready Is a monopoly.
Thus easily may provincialism become
patriotism. It need merely move from
the inland states discriminated against to
the eastern or western states favored.
If we be not convinced It may be be
cause of mental limitations, but convinced
we are not, we confess. The Tribune does
not believe there was at anv time any
confusion as to the real meaning of the
treaty with Great Britain. It does not be
lieve that there has been any sincere
doubt existing in the minds of well In
formed men. It does not believe that the
treaty was designed to exempt American
coastwise trudlng. It does believe that
such exemption Is contrary to all the prln
clples of free trading for which Americans
fought. It believes that the principle of
open ports and open waterways, without
discrimination as between home and for
eign nations, has been contended for by
this nation from Its infancy.
The Tribune knows that this principle
controls the important waterways of the
world. It knows that the coastwise trad
ing of the United States already is a gov
ernment fostered monopoly, not open to
the vessels of any other nation. It knows
that any remission of tolls In favor of
tills monoply Is an inequitable discrimina
tion against the Inland states, which as
much as any other part of the country
paid for the canal
Exemption Is economically wrong. It Is
morally wrong.
To- Spank or Not to Spank.
From the Woman’* Home Companion.
Before the question of "To Spank or
Not to Spank, the auestlon of "To Be
or Not to Be” pales into mere philo
sophical sniveling. For while you go
on discussing being, you are: and while
you are discussing spanking your child
runs ahead of you, turning to you his
unsuspecting rear, which has never
been defiled by what is euphemistically
known as corporal punishment. And
when you have gotten to the point of
discussing whether you shall apply it
or not, something in your world has
gone remarkably wrong. What sort
of parents are you that you must re
sort to violence? Thus the question \
spreads its dark wings and broods.
Australia has nearly 30X00J acres cf
( untouched forests.