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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1914)
Th« O’Neil Frontier ■n; 11 - "1, -rrai a H. CRONIN, Publisher. O'NEILL,NEBRASKA There are operated In the Unltee States more than half of nil the motoi eehicles In the world, the number, In cluding motorcycles, being 628,185, as compared with England’s 125.728. The balance of a total of 1.161,911 is dis tributed throughout the other coun tries of the world. Franco ranks third with 89,186, and Germany fourth with 10.006. The total number of motor trucks is given as 69,556. Usually the number of automobiles In any country greatly exceeds the number of trucks, although Germany Is reported ns hav ing 49.126 trucks and only 15.618 pleas ure cars. These figures probably fall far short of the actual number of ve hicles in use today. It is estimated that 300,000 motor vehicles were manu factured and put Into service last year. Trap shooting is the principal sport •f Spain, and this is practically truu of Jerez de la Frontera. Tho king’s cup, emblematic of the national cluunpion ■hlp and presented by his mujef>ty, Al fonso XIII, himself an ardent patron of the sport, and one of tho crack shots of Spain, has been held by tho organi sation In that town for tho last two years. The next competition will be held there soon and is expected to at tract several hundred of the best shots from all parts of the country as en tries for this event. To determine the letting of a piece of meadow land, a quaint device was resorted to at Butterwlch. near Bos ton. A candle was lighted and a pin ■tuck In its side. Then bidding com menced. The cundlo burned until the flame reached tho pin. which fell out, «nd tho land was declared let to the last bidder prior to tho pin falling. There are people, still living, who re member when tho sanilgluss was used •t auctions In Lincolnshire, and the candle and pin la a revival of an an cient custom. The enormous number of Brahmins ■nd Mohammedans, in India, whose re ligions strictly prohibit the drinking of alcoholic beverages, are finding in aerated water a substitute that violates no religious principle. Among natives, of tho strictest caste prejudices, who are ordinarily careful not to eat or drink anything that has been prepared by persons of other castes, no objec tion seems to bo raised to ueratod wa ters, which, being made by machinery, are regarded as free from contamina tion. Dr. W. H. Hoots, of Kingston, Don ion, tho oldest divisional surgeon In the metropolitan police, has retired af ter over to years' service. Tho ap pointment has been held by ancestors of Dr. Hoots for many years. One of them, It Is related, was called to at tend Dick Turpin on Kingston Hill, when that notorious highwayman met with an accident there. A guinea which Dick Turpin paid for the doctor’s ser vice, Is still kept as a curiosity by tho family. For about 100 years Denmark has had a system of agricultural appren ticeship to teach the practical side of farming. The boys serve three years on farms in different parts of the country, spending one year on each farm and receiving a small wage. They report annually to the Royal Danish Agricultural society, sending In notes on their experience, Instruction and ob servation. Frank E. Hall, of Ranger, Me., has a beuutlful violin thought to be of Italian make, about 200 years old and worth more than $300. Recently he had an accident in which the instrument was completely smashed Into small pieces, but a local repairer, after many months' work, succeeded In gluing all the many Btnull pieces together, so that the tone Is as good now us ever. In DaCro88, Wls., 161 election offi cials were employed for a day, and the whole election formality gone through with ut an expense of about $2,000, In order that a vote might bo cist for the alnglo office of Justice of the supreme court. There was only one candidate for tho office, and almost no one took the trouble to vote. Assisted by a trolley car, Alexander Morton moved a large bouse from one location to another In South Norwalk, Conn., In less than 30 minutes. The city authorities gave him only so much time In which to do It, and, with the aid of a car nnd a large gang of men with rollers, the trick was done. A novel newspaper has appeared In Bt. Petersburg, called the Vagabonds’ Gazettu. It is Intended for circulation among the criminal classes, and Its chief contributors are well known to the Russian police. Signed articles re lating the details of famous coups are an Important feature of the new Jour nal. Two “k-nuts" were ambling home at an early hour In the morning—after a festive evening. "Doesn't your wife miss you on theBe occasions?" naked one. "Not often." replied the other. “She throws pretty straight."—Cleve land Deader. Another perfectly good reason for “pure shoes" legislation Is that It Is so disappointing to an arctic explorer to bite Into a boot which ho bought at cowhide prices and find that It Is Imi tation leather.—Doulsvllle Courier-Jou Journal. Oil Helds In German New Guinea are to be developed, four large companies •eeklng concessions. It Is announced from Berlin that the legislative budget carries $120,000 for geological studies in Nerman New Guinea, prior to granting concessions. A comparison of 52G star athletes of the naval academy with G80 nonath letes, In both eases from the classes of 1*92-1911. shows that, apparently, the non-athletes are In better physical con dition than the athletes. Homing pigeons In calm weather can travel at A speed of 1,200 yards a min ute. With a brisk wind prevailing and blowing In the direction of Its flight, a pigeon has been known to make 1,900 yards a minute. Wood blocks are used for paving the gtreets of Berlin only on the sharpest ■trades and to give a better footing on the bridges and their approaches. The approved form of lifeboats Is pew 82-ton, motor-propelled and capa ble of accommodating 290 persons. English explorers are crossing the J^ican continent In an automobile. Goats are said to be entirely free from any Indication of tuberculosis. ▲ new electric bulletin board may be read at a distance of four blocks. There are 50,000 apprentices In the German baking Industry. Natal grows two varieties of r-lne apples for market purposes. OMAHA BANKERS WILL PAY REGIONAL FUNDS IN REBELLIOUS MOOD Not Reconciled to Being Listed With Kansas City—May 8 Is Time Limit Set. Omaha. Neb.. May 4.—Omaha ' nd South Omaha bankers will send in their compulsory subscriptions to the stock of the regional' reserve ban* nt Kansas Oity on the last day possible and will do that under protest. Subscriptions must he sent 5 i by May 8. which is 30 days after lotice was received by the 835 bank *rs in what has since been made in .o the Kansas <’ity district, but wan first looked upon as the Omaha district, who notified the Washington autnorities that they accepted the terms of the new currency law. By May 8 the subscribing banKs need to send only subscriptions of 6 per cent of their capital stock and surplus to ward making up the capital of the Kansas City reserve bank. One-sixth of this is subject to call for cash pay ment after the reserve bank is organ ized. which it is said will not be before August. One-sixth more Is payable three months later and one-sixth more in six months, making one-half of the | 6 per ceat subscription in half a year. “We shall thresh our protest against being put in the Tenth, the Kansas Oity district, before the federal reserve board, yet to bo appointed and organ ized,” said a leading Omaha banker. —+—~ SACKETT’S INTENTIONS STILL SUBJECT OF DOUBT Lincoln, Neb., May 4.—Ross Ham mond. editor of the Fremont Tribune, and at present internal revenue collector for Nebraska, may become the white hope of the republicans of the state. Mr. Hammond has told several friends and old-time supporters that he is not averse to accepting the re publican nomination for governor. If he does not have to fight for it. Mr. Hammond had been previously men tioned for the place, but he declined to run as long as the name of R. B. Howell of Omaha, national committeeman, was being considered. Howell having de clined to run because of the necessity of sticking to his task of running the municipal water plant, Hammond may now get into the race. Republicans here say that there Is grave doubt whether H. E. Sackett, of Beatrice, will accept the progressive nomination for governor, tendered him at a recent conference. They dal in to have information that Sackett has not entirely divorced himself from the re publican party, and think that there may be a scheme on to have him run as both a progressive and a republican. COMMISSION INVESTIGATES DAWSON TELEPHONE TROUBLE Lincoln. Neb.. May 4.—T. L. Hull, of the state railway commission, has gone to Dawson, Richardson county, to find out why Manager Hnrbaugh of the Miles ranch refuses to allow the Miles tenants to use his exchange to tele phone to a Dawson doctor. Tho Miles ranch is one of the finest in the slate, it comprises X.OOO acres and there are some 25 tenants and tenant houses on the place, in one of these a telephone instru ment has been installed and connections have been furnished through an ex change in the central ranch house. Free service has been given between this and the Dawson exchange until recent ly, when the manager placed an em bargo. The tenants complained, but did not tell the commissioners why the new order has been issued. It Is un derstood that one of the Dawson doc tors is interested In the Dawson ex change. PAROLED FARMER PAYS FIRM THAT HE WRONGED Lincoln, Neb.. May 4.—II. E. Carpen ter, who was recently paroled front the penitentiary, where he was serving a sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses, has made complete res titution to the person he wronged. He was a farmer living near Gothenburg, and insured his small farmhouse for $2,000, although it was worth but $600. He collected $1,600 of the insurance af ter it burned. The state fire marshal investigated, and caused his arrest and conviction. His previous record earned him a parole as soon as the minimum sentence was finished. He has proved the wisdom of the board by paying back everything. The whole affair cost him $4,000. LONG PINE PARK SPRING IS ATTRACTING ATTENTION Long Pine, Neb., May 4.—Hundreds | of letters are pouring into this city, asking for information concerning the big spring in Long Pine canyon park. Nearly all the letters are from physi cians in Nebraska and adjacent states. It has developed only recently that sev eral of the campers in the park last year had been greatly benefited by the spring water. Nebraska’s state chemist has found by analysis that the canyon park spring water is within a fraction of being 100 per cent pure, and that its only rival in that respect is a spring in Europe, but until recently it was not known that the water here had any special medici nal quality. Now Long Pine people are much excited over the possibiltiy of making this thriving city a great health resort. ADJUTANT GENERAL URGES GETTING ON WAR BASIS Lincoln. Neb.. May 4. -Adjutant Gen eral Hall has sent out circular letters to officers of all state military com panies Impressing upon them the fact that every man who is enlisted in the national guard must respond if any call to duty is issued, or subject himself to court martial. Vie also relates the work being done to prepare for the mobilization of the troops and tells the officers what to do in order that prompt response may be had to orders. General Hall thinks that there isn’t much doubt but that it is only a ques tion of time when the call comes. He urges the company officers to continue enlistments to w>r strength and to make it clear that only those who are registered with the guard will get the opportunity to go to the front. —♦— LANCASTER COUNTY GETS JUDGMENT FOR $10,000 Lincoln. Neb.. May 2.—Under the di rection of the court a jury in the dis trict court has entered a judgment of $10,000 in favor of the county of Lan caster and against the state of Ne braska. The presiding judge directed that no interest should be allowed on the money which represents a sum mistakenly paid by the county treas urer to the state to recoup the latter for money lost in a batik failure, the cash being at the time under the direc tion of the county treasurer. OLD $17,000 CLAIM AGAINST STATE NOW IN DISTRICT COURT Lancaster County Erroneously Made Good on Money Lost in Bank Failure. Lincoln, Neb.. May 3.—The 21-year old claim of the county of Lancaster against the state of Nebraska, in volving $17,000, is up again in destrict court for adjudication. When the Capital National bank broke In Lin coln in 1893, there were $10,000 of state tax money in the institution to the credit of the county treasurer, who had delayed In remitting the money to the state treasurer. A year later, through mistake or inadvertance and without the consent of the county board, the county treasurer made the amount good to the state treasurer. It Is this money, now amounting to $17,000, that the county is endeavoring to get back. Eleven years ago the legislature gave the county permission to sue, and in supreme court it was held that the county was not liable to the state for the money lost. As the lower court had held otherwise, it was necessary to take further steps in the district court, but none of the county attorneys in the last eight years asked for judg ment. It was necessary to again get legislative permission to revive the suit. “ALLIS” NEW TOWN ON OMAHA-YUTAN CUTOFF Lincoln, Neb., May 3.—The Burling ton railroad authorities have selected Allis as the name of the new town created by the building of the Omaha - Yutan cutoff to connect Omaha with the Hioux City line. The town Is named after Rev. Samuel Allis, a mis sionary to the Pawnee Indians in 1834. The town is located on the site of an. ancient Indian village where religious services were held and a school started 80 years ago by missionaries and where Chief Itan ruled over the tribe. The village was one of the oldest and best known in the state and its ruins cover over 80 acres of land. It was recently explored by representa tives of the state historical society. STATE BANK DEPOSITORS WILL BE PAID IN FULL Lincoln, Nob., May 3.—Formal de mand upon 721 state banks for con tribution of $64,526.17 from the guar anty deposit fund to reimburse de positors of the failed First State Savings bank of Superior has been made by the banking board. Each state bank was drawn upon for C.241 per cent of the amount of guaranty funds now set aside by it. The First Savings bank of this city will pay the largest amount, $501.57. The Home Savings bank of Wilber will pay the least amount—$4.33. It is expected depositors will have been paid in full when the receiver closes up business for the day, May 6. Thus, within two months from the time the bank closed its doors, the de positors will have obtained their money. A different condition prevails in the case of the First National bank of the same city. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES CONFER ON CAMPAIGN Lincoln, Neb., May 3.—State Senator John Heasty, of Fairbury, and State Senator J. H. Kemp, of Fullerton, two republican leaders w ho have been men tioned as likely candidates for govern or, are in the city, and in the confer ence they will hold It is expected that one or the other will announce he is not a candidate. To the reporters Senator Kemp showed less inclination to enter the campaign than he did a few weeks ago. The reason is that II. E. Sackett, of Beatrice, has agreed to become the progressive candidate, and he and Kemp have been close friends for a number of years. Mr. Kemp said he had been advised to get in and also to stay out, and he was not sure yet which advice he would accept. Senator Heasty declined to discuss his candidacy. Both were progressives, but both believe in making their tight within the republic an lines. NEBRASKA GIANT DIES AT AGE OF 76 YEARS Lincoln, Neb., May 3.—Jonathan San derson, one of the world's giants, died In Lincoln yesterday, aged 76 years. Sanderson was 6 feet 9 inches tall In his stocking feet, and a specially made casket was necessary to accommodate his corpse. Sanderson lived at Oxford. Neb. He was a retired farmer, and had come to Lincoln for treatment. He has eight children, not one of whom at tained a height of even six feet. San derson was born in England, and had lived In Nebraska most of his life. HALL CHOSEN LEADER OF NEBRASKA MILITIA Lincoln. Neb.. May 3.—Adjutant General Hall will command a regiment of the Nebraska militia if it is called into action in the trouble with the Mexicans. At the election held yester day he received 105 out of the 107 votes cast by the commissioned officers, who alone have the right to vote. One vote was cast for the late brigadier general. Storch. of Fullerton, and one for Col onel Eberly. of Stanton, of the Fourth regiment. Storch was not a candidate for re-election. After he had found out that the word had gone out that Hall was to be the man. he withdrew his name and applied for a commission -as major if the regiment is ordered out. LECTURER DENOUNCES FOLK DANCES IN SCHOOLS Lincoln. Neb.. May 3.—The teaching of folk dancing in the public school, of Nebraska was v igorously scored by Miss Jessie Wilson, before the district meeting of the W. C. T. l\ She de clared that it was merely the two-step and waltz dancing of other nations, and that the children of Christian parents should not be taught these Tangoing and other modern dances came in foi denunciation in the discussion that fol lowed. — 4 — POSTMASTER RUHLOW. Hoskins. Neb.. May 1.—Harry Ruh low today took charge of the Hoskins postoftice. following a warm contest for the appointment, which finally resulted in a civil service examination. NEW IOWA JOBBERS. Des M(vines, la.. May 1.—The Man chester Biscuit company, of Sioux Falls. S. D., and Fargo, N !>., today leased quarters in Des Moines to in stall a jobbing house for Iowa and Ne braska. TO OPEN TOLLS FIGHT. Washington, May 1.—Senator O'Gor man today gave notice to the Senate that tomorrow he would call up for consideration the House bill to repeal the tolls exemption for American coast wise vessels passing through the Pan ama canal. METHOD OF STATING UNIVERSITY REMOVAL PUZZLES SECRETARY Wait Finds It Difficult to Put Question in Form to Cov er Various Phases. Lincoln, Neb., May 2.—Secretary of State Walt is having trouble over drawing up a form of submission of the question of what shall be done with the state university. The last legis lature provided for a levy covering six years, the proceeds to be spent as the people decide at this referendum. The wording of the bill which made the provision for a vote of the people is not deemed sufficiently explicit to give the voters the guidance they need. It is, therefore, up to Mr. Wait to fix up a ballot which will be clearer to the electors. He proposes to put on the proposition, shall the state university be removed entire to the state farm, and put a “for” and “against” box in which the mark may be made. Objec tion is made to this method, on the ground that a majority against removal <loes not necessarily mean a majority for extension on the present campus and on adjacent lots. Mr. Wait, how ever. thinks that as this is the actual issue, it is unnecessary to ask for a vote on the motion as amended after it has been amended, even though par liamentarians so hold. As he is the final judge, his present plan will doubt less be carried out. 1 LINCOLN MAN TELLS OF COLORADO TROUBLES Lincoln. Neb., May 2.—F. S. Per due. a Lincoln man, who is just back from a journey through the Avar zone of the Colorado strikers, says that much of the shooting that is being done by the miners is by Greeks who I but recently served in the Balkan wars. ! and who are just as well pleased to | perform this task as to eat. He said ! the strikers were apparently careless of where their bullets went, and in this j way a handicap was placed upon the t officers Avith Avhom they were fighting, as the latter had to be careful not to fire upon the towns. Mr. Perdue says that the course of Governor Ammons has met Avith se vere condemnation from both sides. In his endeavor to be impartial he has not pleased either side, and each accuses him of trying to “stand in” with the other crowd. It is impossible to secure accurate information, says Perdue, as to the causes leading up to the trouble, since the merchants blame the strikers and the strikers blame the mine oA\Tners and the business men. BODY OF LOST CHILD FOUND TANGLED IN FENCE Ord, Neb., May 2.—The mystery of the disappearance of the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cage of Ericson, Wheeler county, Nebraska, three weeks ago was solved yesterday hy the discovery of the body of an in fant tangled in the barbed wire fence across the Cedar river. The body was found to be that of the Cage, chLKU The child was playing with his G year-old sister, Mary, not far from the river, shortly before the disappearance. The older child’s attention was dis tracted a few minutes and the baby when she again looked toward her charge was gone. The neighborhood spent a week in the search. The river was dragged. The place where the body was found was several miles be low the place where it is supposed the Infant stepped into the river. A farmer coming to town saw the object tangled in the wires and, investigating, found the body. VARYING CONDITIONS IN FROST DANGER TO FRUIT Lincoln. Neb.. May 2.—Fruit in Ne braska was not injured by the cold wave just ending, says Secretary Dun can of the state horticultural associa tion. He says that definite danger points are hard to determine. For in stance, experiments have shown that 29 degrees is about as low a tempera ture as peaches can stand. Yet their resisting power depends upon the kind of weather that had preceded the frost. If the previous weather had been warm the sap was set to flowing, whereas if it had been cool the sap was In a concentrated form and better able to stand a low temperature. The greatest damage to buds comes, he says, when the low temperature is close to* sunrise and the morning is clear. If the killing comes earlier in the night and the morning is cloudy the damage is small. CLAIMS PERSECUTIONS DUE TO MARRYING NEGRESS Lincoln, Neb., May 2. — Mrs. Clarence Miller, a negress, told the po lice judge that all of the trouble that had come to her husband in the last few' weeks was due to the fact that he. a white man. had married her. She said they had been prosecuted and persecuted by white people who ob jected to their being wedded, and that he had lost one job after another be cause of this fact. Miller was before the court on the charge of begging, and he said that the persecution he had un dergone because of his marriage to the negress had forced htin into begging for financial help. DEMANDS INSPECTION OF WISCONSIN DAIRY CATTLE Lincoln, Neb.. May 2.—Dr. Kigin, state veterinarian, has issued in structions that no shipments of dairy cattle from Wisconsin be admitted to the state unless they are accompanied by health certificates. His deputies have lately found a large number of tubercular cattle in northern and northwestern Nebraska. Most of these cattle have been traced to a Wisconsin breeder, and the authorities of that state have been asked to co-operate with the Nebraska officials to prevent the shipments being made. —+— RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED FOR LATE DR. B. J. LEAHY Wakefield. Neb.. May 2—At a meet ing of physicians representing the counties of Cedar. Dixon, Dakota. Thurston and Wayne, held in Wake field Monday, memorial resolutions were adopted in honor of Dr. B. J. Leahy, who died at Dakota City a few weeks ago. The resolutions were pre pared b* a committee consisting of Drs. A. C. Cook, J. M. O’Connell and C. H. Maxwell. ROSS HAMMOND MAY TRY FOR GOVERNORSHIP Lincoln, Neb.. April SO.-—Ross Ham mond of Fremont is to be republican candidate for governor. The announce ment was made to a coterie of local re publicans at a sub-rosa session hold here. The public declaration is not stated to be made for some time to come. The Dodge county politician is said to have assured his colleagues that he will fight with all his might when he enters the fray. TRADE COMMISSION BILL Measure Makes Guilt Personal —Proposed Board to Be of Five Members. Washington, May 4.—The adminis tration interstate trade commission bill as framed by a sub-committee of the Senate interstate commerce committee, for report to the full committee, was made public today. Railroad repre senatives will be neard on the bill by the committee May 11* and 12, and others interested as opportunity of fers. The bill would provide for a commis sion of five, not more than three of one political party, at $10,000 a year. Each commissioner would be allowed $5,000 for a secretary. The commission would be authorized to "investigate the or ganization, business, financial condi tion, management and its relations to other corporations of any corporation engaged in such commerce as congress has the power to regulate under the constitution.” The bill also would empower the commission to call on the districts courts to enforce its orders against corporations. The bill makes guilt per sonal by making directors, officers and agents responsible for violations of the law by corporations and providing a fine of $5,000 or one year's imprison ment as a penalty against such offi cers. MINERS AND MINE GUARDS ARE TOLD , . TO GIVE UP ARMS Washington, May 4.—Under author ities of the president Secretary of War Garrison today Issued a procla mation calling on the people in the strike district of Colorado to surrender all arms and ammunition to the United States army officers now in charge at the various troubled localities. Secretary Garrison’s proclamation addressed to Major Holbrook at Trin idad is in the most sweeping terms and demands the disarming of not only strikers but the mine guards. The text of the proclamation is: "Whereas under existing condi tions the possession of arms and ammunition by persons not in the military service of the United States tends to provoke disorder and to excite domestic violence and hinders the restoration of normal conditions of peace and good order, I do, by the authority of the pres ident of the United States call on and direct all persons not in the military service of the United States who have arms or ammu nition in their possession or under their control to deliver them forth with to the office* at the place here in designated. “Receipts will be issued for all arms and ammunition delivered. The above applies to individuals, firms, associations and corpora tions.” The officer in command at each place where troops are stationed is charged to post the proclamation. Secretary Garrison's determination to Issue the proclamation for the surer n der of arms was reached after mature deliberation on reports from Major Hol brock at Trinidad. It was pointed out that in directing the surrender of arms to the army commanders at the respec tive stations the government assumes all responsibility for the protection of the property which individuals, corpor ations, associations and firms hitherto have been guarding on their own ac count. Emphasis was laid on the fact that the sweeping terms of the proc lamation calling all “not in military service of the United States” to sur render their arms, applies only to lo calities where the United Sattes troops are present. As the trouble districts are widely scattered throughout Colorado no army officer will be in supreme command of the military forces sent into the state. Secretary Garrison will issue his or ders directly to the officers in com mand of the forces in the various lo calities. Garrison Explains. In explanation of the proclamation Secretary Garrison made the following statement: "I learn from the commander in Col orado that the use of firearms has been widespread. In the district from Walsenburg south, an area of about 400 square miles, there are at least 60 mines. They are located mainly In canyons and are very difficult to reach. The strikers and those sympathizing with them have recently organized and armed themselves and the operators have had hundreds of mine guards who are also armed. “The state troops in certain local ities have served to aggravate the troubles. Certain stores in Walsen burg were broken Into by some troops connected with the organization and articles were taken. "Conditions in the Canon City dis trict are similar to those In the Walsen burg district. “There was a very serious conflict at Ludlow, where women and children as well as men, were killed and since that time tlie feeling has been exces sively bitter. “The commanders In the field, have, so far exercised wise judgment, have allayed alarm and with the limited num bers now at their disposal are doing the best that is possible. "It is hoped that the proclamation calling for all parties to give up arms will be cheerfully and promptly com plied with and a great sou ret- of ’danger thus removed. IT'S WORSE THAN MEXICO DECLARES JOHN P. WHITE Scnmmon, Kan., May 4.—"Our boys in blue have gone lo Mexico to com pel the Mexicans to salute the “Stars and Stripes" while out in Colorado they are tearing the flag out of our hands and shooting men for 'daring to proclaim what it stands for,'" John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declared in an address here today. "More men have been killed in Colorado in the last two weeks than in Mexico," Mr. White con tinued. “As to John 14. Rockefeller, jr., he has lost interest in the human value. His life, in spite of his riches. Is empty. He has devoted his great brain and Intelligence to money making." ITALIAN CONSUL AIDS. Washington. May 2.—Mr. Confal onieri. the Italian ambassador, called on the secretary of state again today to confer in regard to the protection of Italians in the strike zone. The am bassador said he had received reports from Mr. Davella. Italian consul in Denver, that Major Holbrook had promised protection for Italian citizens. Mr. Davella has been making a tour of the strike district and addressing the Italians and warning them to use no resistance against the federal troops and assuring them they would be pro tected if they abided bv the law. INVENTOR SCHROETER, FAMOUS, DIES PAUPER Mf.de Several Fortunes and Spent Them on Research— On Eve of Another. Chicago, 111., May 4.—Carl Schroeter, civil engineer, chemist and inventor, who made several fortunes and expend ed them in the interest of science, died yesterday on the eve of perfecting an invention which he had expected would bring him still another fortune. Friends will pay the expenses of his funeral, which was held today. Friends say Schroeter devoted nearly 20 hours a day to work in his little laboratory. As engineer he superin tended the construction of modern of fice buildings in New York and Chi cago. As a chemist he evolved formu las for water proofing, which are in ex tensive use today. As an inventor, ha patented a coke oven and a starch which makes lace curtains fireproof. In the role of inventor Schroeter had perfected a dry distillation process of disposing of mixed refuse and had planned to give a demonstration of it to city officials in charge of the city’s garbage problem, within the next few days. Mr. Schroeter was born in Germany 6S years ago. He served through the Franco-Prussian war as an officer of engineers and was decorated with the iron cross for bravery and for engi peering feats. WOULD POSTPONE TOLLS BILL VOTE Washington, May 4.—Senator Borah today offered a resolution to postpone action on the Panama tolls repeal bill until the question had been "practical ly” voted on in the election of the en tire House of Representatives and 312 senators next November. i Norris Opens Fire. Withouth waiting for the Panama canal tools exemption bill to be called formally before the Senate, Senator Norris began debate on the subject with an appeal for a resort to arbitra tion. He favored the House repeal measure, with an amendment express ly stating the United States waived no rights thereby, but called upon Presi dent Wilson to invite Great Britain to arbitrate the dispute as to the right of the United States to discriminate in favor of its own vessels. The exemption of coastwise vessels from tolls. Senator Norris contended, amounted to nothing less than a sub sidy to a class of vessels already en joying a monopoly, and not deserving it nearly as much as American vessels engaged in foreign trade and competing with all the ships of the word. He argued that the exemption would not benefit shipper or consumer because the difference in the cost of transporta tion by rail and water was so great 33 1-3 per cent—that the exemption would not affect the water rate. Same as Free Railroad.^ - He insisted the government had no mere right to pay the legitimate cost of transportation of goods across the isth mus than it had to build a free rail road across the continent. Senator Norris criticized the position taken by Senator Uodge, that the Uni ted States has a right to discriminate in favor of its own vessels, but should surrender that right out of respect to the opinion of the civilized world. On the other hand, the Nebraska senator said that to decline to arbitrate the question would be to reverse the pre tense the United States has been making in the family of nations for years. It would not do, he argued, to admit the weakness of the case by saying the civilized world was against the United States, and therefore a fair tribunal of arbitration could not be procured. He suggests the court of abritration con sist of three members of the supreme court of the United States and three judges of the highest court of England, with possibly the president of Switzer land or a citizen of that country se lected by the president of Switzerland, sitting as the seventh member. “I should expect the decision of such a tribunal to be unanimous.” he added. STEAMER SIBERIA IS SAFE IN PORT Tokio, May 4.—Great relief is felt here at the news from Manila that the Pacific mail steamer Siberia, reported yesterday by wireless to have been in great peril off tile coast of Formosa, is safe at Manila. No satisfactory explanation is avail able in Tokio as to how the alarming reports of yesterday came to be dis seminated. The Japanese authorities have decided to investigate. Japan has recalled the warships she dispatched yesterday to the aid of the liner sup posed to be in distress. A dispatch from Manila received last night said the Siberia steamed into the port at 11 a. m. today after an uneventful voyage from Nagasaki, which port she left April 29. Captain Zeeder, of the Siberia, said he believed the reports that his vessel was in dis tress arose over confusion in the call letters of the steamer Persia, with which vessel he had been in communi cation. These letters are "M. R. S..“ and they doubtless were mistaken for “S. O. S,” the marine wireless appeal for aid, The wireless operator on board the Siberia added that the atmospheric conditions had been bad. making diffi cult the sending of wireless messages. The first erroneous reading of the wireless calls from the Siberia evi dently were maxle on the Osezekai sta tion in Japan. They were interpreted as setting forth that the steamer had met with an accident and was in dis tress. fuller wireless reports were re sponsible for the belief that she was sinking. On receiving the news the Japanese government dispatched cruisers and merchant ships from Formosa to where the Siberia was supposed to be ashore. A British warship steamed at full speed to her assistance and the Amer ican naval authorities at Manila made hurried preparations to send help. KENYON RESOLUTION “STIRS UP ANIMALS” Washington, D. C., May 2.—Senator Kenyon's hill to repeal the character of the Rockefeller general education board and his statement in which he handed some hard wallops at the board and at Rockefeller on account of the Colorado strike situation has “stirred up the animals." He received various telegrams today from upholders of the general education board in defense of it