D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA
A few weeks ago a New- Hampshire
senator, named Hollis, was scattering
wild wiAla at the Harvard Union In
an attempt to rebuke his alma mater
for not being "radical enough," or
words to that effect. Can Senator
Hollis have heard of that Harvard
graduate and former Instructor, Hutch
ins Hap good, who Is an avowed and
■elf-eomplacent anarchist? "Feminism
pAsstonately determines that man shall
be rescued from his own past accom
plishments. He shall see woman rising
In fruitful excitement against those
sterilized prejudices which he calls
morality, virtue and taste." Isn't that
“radical enough" to compensate for a
whole generation of conservatives?
Vinson Reale Walsh McLean, known
•a the fl00,000,000 baby. Is said to have
attracted more attention at the recent
Philadelphia horso show than the
horses did. In fact, this plutocratic
4-year-old had a chance to distinguish
himself. His mother lost her 116,000
diamond pendant, and while everybody
was scurrying about In search of It,
the youngster spied It on the sidewalk
and proudly restored It to his parent.
The baby, according to the press of
Philadelphia, which probably knows, la
a blase young gentleman, who Is not
afraid of being stared at, and. Indeed,
Is rather indifferent to the attention
he receives.
A doctor In the eastern part of
Massachusetts has discovered the
weighth of the soul by placing a mori
bund patient on a scule and noting the
change In the balance beam when death
occurred. The doctor found that the
man's soul weighed three-fourths of an
ounce. This discovery Is made by the
same means every few years (at least,
In the newspapers). Somo years ago,
when the same story was told, one
Massachusetts clergyman, with an un
usual trait of frankness, told his con
gregation about It, and remarked that
the souls of somo people he knew would
surely not weigh many grains.
An extensive evangelistic campaign
Is planned for the next few months by
the American board's workers In China,
In Fukien province, which has a pop
ulation of 22,000,000. G. Sherwood
Eddy will bo retained for work In the
cities of Foochow and Aorny; Chinese
evangelists will work with the mis
sionaries elsewhere. High Chinese of
ficials are co-oi>eratlng In tho arrange
ments, one leader even promising that
the regular Idol worship and procession
■hould be deferred. In a certain town,
•o that the evangelists could have the
use of the best hall on tho date they
wanted.
Because of tho shifting of tho trade
routes owing to tho opening of the
Panama canal, the possibility of a visit
from the yellow fever mosquito Is an
ticipated, und already efforts are be
ing made to meet tho pest half way,
and precautions have been taken to
guard the country against It. Surveys
have been made In many sections with
the view of correcting and removing
favorable breeding places, and rules
and regulations are about to be put in
force at all the ports which nro calcu
lated to keep th.o mosquito out.
Recent investigations of the Illinois
state highway department indicate that
few highway stoel bridges In that stato
are painted after their final completion
and acceptance. Very serious corrosion
resuts and Is Illustrated In a number
of cases, says the Engineering Record.
A serious factor in tho corrosion of
Iron and steel Is tho use of suit to clear
the roadway of snow nnd Ice. This
was was considered at least partly res
ponsible for the bad condition of truss
members In a bridge which had been
about fifteen years In sehvlce.
A beautiful new flower has been
•volved by a resident of California who
has succeeded in building a rose to a
blackberry bush. Following the bud
ding, the bush grow rupldly and boro
profusely, and the new flower Is whlto
with irregular loaves shooting out from
the center very much like the bloom of
a carnation. The foliage and stems re
tain the characteristics of the black
berry. In spite of tho many crosses
made by botanists, they have resulted
la the creation of relatively few new
fruits for consumption.
Some very singular and unexplained
effects of hydrochloric acid on silica are
brought out in M. Armand Guntler's
paper recently read before the Aca
demic der Sciences. In his recent ex
periments .on this subject Gantler finds
that the effect of the acid varies widely
according to the form of the silica. In
the shape of rock crystal the acid at
tacks It but Bllghtly. Some action can
be detected when the crystal Is cut
parallel to the axis, but It Is practically
nothing on the surface when out across
the axis. The reason for this differ
ence is unknown.
The most expensive single fruit In
Japanese fruit stores Is the natsuml
kan. a species of grapefruit, which sells
I throughout the winter for 7% cents
each. This is not eaten in great quan
tities by the class of people who make
the great fruit buying population in
the United States. The average In
come of the Jupaneso family of four Is
about $150 a year. This does not leave
much margin for luxuries.
The woman cook at a small Philadel
phia hotel accused a man of attacking
her. but did not know his name. When
■he appeared before a magistrate to
■wear out a warrant, she suggested
that the name of the offender be put
down as "John Dishwasher." They are
mow telling how John Dishwasher has
% shared an honor held exclusively hith
I arto by John Doe.
"The city has been owing me 50
| Bents for almost half a century.” said
8 bl. H. Scott as he presented a yellow
■lip of paper, which was a check for
•0 cents signed by H. Hurtling, mayor
Bf Topeka 40 years ago. It was cashed
by City Treasurer Albert Hale.
An explosion in a Michigan mine
} Stilled all the rats and the miners re
f fused to return to work until a fresh
i Supply was obtained. They are regard
•d as scavengers and give warning of
Impending danger, thus saving the ml
| Mrs’ lives.
| The printing craft Is said to be bet
| t»r organized In Germany than In any
I ether country in the world, more than
f SO per cent of the German printers be
ta# members of the union.
There Is a plan to safeguard Manila
Against the longest possible dry season
by building high up on the Montalban
Watershed a 2,000,000,000,000 gallon res
•rvolr.
I Samuel Gompers Is 64 years old and
bas been president of the American
■Vderatlon of Labor for half that per
iod, or for 82 years.
The cattle of Argentine outnumber
Sb* natives by five to one.
GOVERNORMOREHEAD
MAKES DISTRIBUTION
OF NEWSPAPER “PIE"
Gets Incident Off His Mind That
Has Been Source of Grief
to All Executives.
Lincoln. Neb., July 27.—Governor
Morehead made a distribution of pie
yesterday that has caused every gov
ernor before him much grief, and it is
fairly certain It will bring sorrow to
the present executive. The state law
providing for the publication of con
stitutional amendments submitted to
the people gives the governor the
power to designate one newspaper in
each county, which gets $40 for each
amendent. As there are more then
one democratic newspaper in most
counties, the reason for the row that
usually follows becomes evident. The
newspapers designated in northeastern
Nebraska are:
Antelope — Neligh Register.
Boone- Albion Argus.
Burt—Lyons Mirror, two amend
ments; Tekamah Herald, one.
Boyd Spencer Advocate.
Cedar llartington News, Wynot
Tribune and Rudolph Enterprise, one
each.
Colfax—Clarkson Herald, Howells
Journal and Schuyler Hun, one each.
Cuming Beemer Times, Winner
Chronicle and Wost l’oint Democrat,
one each.
Dakota- Dakota City Eagle.
Dixon—Ponca Journal, one, Emer
son Enterprise, two.
Holt—O’Neill Independent.
Knox—Bloomfield Journal, Verdlgre
Citizen, Creighton Liberal, one each.
Madison — Norfolk Press, Battle
Creek Enterprise, Madison Star-Mail,
one each.
Pierce—Pierce Leader, two; Plain
view News, one.
Htanton—Htunton Register.
Thurston—Pender Times.
LOCAL SHOWERS BOLSTER
NEBRASKA CORN BELT
Lincoln, Neb., July 27.—Additional
rains In the lust two days, covering a
considerable section of the corn belt of
Nebraska give assurances of safety for
the corn crop for at least 10 more days.
Home of Ihe experts sav that the
corn has been "made” now, and that
August can't do enough damage to
hurt unless the hot winds come. In
and around Lincoln is the only
drought-stricken part of the state. In
spite of tile fact that only eight show
ers have fallen here In the last three
weeks, the corn Is in excellent shape.
The grain men here say that only a
duplication of the hot winds of last
year can prevent a good corn crop.
With more favorable weather the crop
will be a big one.
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WOMAN CANNOT DECLARE
THAT SHE'S LEGAL VOTER
Lincoln. Neb., July 27.—Miss Grace
Ballard, of Blair, who wants to be a
candidate for county Judge of Wash
ington county, has run up against a
snag. Miss Ballard has a petition all
ready to flic, but therewith Is a state
ment which she must sign, and that
statement sets forth that the petitioner
Is a legal voter. Miss Ballard cannot
»lgn It, and the tiling clerks are not
Inclined to accept it unless she does.
The supreme court has held that a
woman may bo elected county treas
urer and district court clerk, and half
of the county superintendents now in
office are women. Miss Ballard thinks
that this ought to dispose of any legal
doubt as to her eligibility. The matter
Is now before the attorney general for
an official opinion. The filing clerks
will do ns he directs. Miss Ballard
was recently admitted by the supremo
court to practice before It and all other
courts of the state.
MUST GO BACK TO IOWA
TO FACE ANGRY FAMILY
Lincoln. Neb.. July 27.—Governor
Morehead has decreed that Karl Knud
son must go back to Harlan, la., to
faco an angry wife and also an out
raged law. Knudson Is under arrest
In Nebraska, and the governor has
honored a requlstlon for his return to
Iowa. Mrs. Knudson. In an affidavit
on fllo In the governor's office says that
Knudson left her and their six children
with neither food nor fuel, a year ago.
and she Is now trying to eke out a
living with washing. Knudson wrote
her from Nebraska that he would never
contribute a cent to her support. Trip
lets, aged 9. are half the family left be
hind.
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CLERK OF BOONE COUNTY
IS OUSTED FROM OFFICE
Albion. Neb.. July 27.-0. E. Walters,
county clerk of Boone county, was re
moved from office by the board of com
missioners when it was discovered that
he was more than $900 short in foes of
his office.
The money had been used from the
county funds since January 1, 1914.
On April 1. to cover money used by
him. be grave two personal checks, ag
gregating $811.30. to County Treasurer
King, but they were found worthless.
When his office was cheeked this
month his surety, the Lion Bonding
company, was notified. Their repre
sentative was here Thursday and ten
dered a certified check for $930.35.
Walters has not been placed under
arrest and went to Omaha with his at
torney. to try to make a settlement
with the bonding company. He has
been In the office for 11 years, four
years as deputy and seven years as
clerk.
LIGHTNING KILLS ONE;
SEVERE IN MANY SECTIONS
Tecumsch, Neb., July 27.—Henry
Holster, who lived north of Burr, was
struck by lightning and Instantly killed,
lie was tending separator with a
threshing outfit and there was very
little evidence of the storm at that
time, the lightning apparently coming
from a clear sky. Mr. Holster was 23
and unmarried.
During the electrical storm here
Joshua P*‘ek. a thresherman from Te
curnseh, was knocked off a wagon by
lightning and his horses knocked down.
Carl PYock. a farmer not far from
where Mr. Peck was struck, and his
hired man were walking In from the
field and both were knocked down by
lightning.
At th<* home of Gus Clineburg, a mile
and one-half southwest of this city,
wind unroofed the barn. An Inch of
rain fell here.
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FREMONT WOMAN HURT
WHEN MOTOR CAR UPSETS
Fremont. Neb.. July 25.—Mrs. J. M.
Shively of this city was quite badly
Injured In an automobile accident
Thursday evening. The car, belonging
to Gus Moore, upset on a smooth road
east of town, going into the ditch. The
other parties in the car escaped with a
few bruises. Mrs. Shively had no
hones broken, but was Injured Inter
nally. There were several other cars
with the party who were going to
Arlington to a lodge meeting.
HORACE BAGLEY, 103
YEARS OF AGE, DIES
AT DAUGHTER’S HOME
Was Oldest Citizen of Lincoln
and Cast His First Vote for
Andrew Jackson.
Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—Horace Bag
ley, who was Lincoln's oldest resident,
died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. James Stevenson, aged
103 years. For 20 years he has been
blind and almost totally deaf. At one
time Mr Bagley was a man of great
wealth. He settled In Iowa, near Mc
Gregor, at an early day, and owned
large tracts of land which later became
very valuable. He was one of the big
farmers of that section and resided in
a splendid mansion.
In recent years he has made his home
with his children. One of the regrets
of his lile was that he listened to a
pessimistic view of Iowa's future when
he first came west and turned down a
chance to get lots in Burlington, la.,
for $2 apiece. Mr. Bagley cast his first
vote for Andrew Jackson for president.
Later he became a whig, and still later
an ardent admirer of Roosevelt.
lmowso i cirt utmutHS i o i <_>
GO SLOW ON HITCHCOCK
Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—Senator
Hitchcock will receive no warm words
of commendation from the Lancaster
county democratic convention, which
meets here Saturday afternoon. This
is because the convention will be com
pletely dominated by the Bryan ele
ment, and it is strong for the president
and cool towards the senator. The ad
ministration will be commended highly,
but the congressional delegation will
get only perfunctory praise.
Eighty per cent of the democratic
county conventions will be held today
and tomorrow. In those that have been
held the administration democrats have
had uniform success. A month ago the
anti-Bryan element declared war on
State Chairman Thompson, who was
elected two years ago by the Bryan
men. They said that Thompson could
not be re-elected, and they proposed
to put in John J. Byrnes again.
Thompson accepted the challenge, and
so far has secured every delegation he
went after. The fatal blow to the
antis, who are led by Arthur Mullen,
was struck when Mayor Jim Dahlman.
who controls the Douglas county dele
gation, Mullen's homo county, said that
delegation would vote for Thompson. In
conversation here Dahlman said that
the delegation would be used to force
a harmony program at the Columbus
convention, which is taken to mean
that he will favor commending Hitch
cock as well as Wilson.
WOMAN EVADES TESTIFYING
IN SCHOOL INVESTIGATION
Omaha, Neb., July 25.—The chief
complainant against Principal L. C.
llusmisel of the Omaha high school of
commerce, charged with being "indis
crete," has removed herself from the
Jurisdiction of the board of educatioin
and has refused to testify.
Miss Edith Alderman, the witness in
question, was told by the judiciary
committee of the board of education
which Is hearing the charges, that un
less she returned from her mother's
home in Iowa to testify the board
would go to her and take her testi
mony. She came to Omaha.
When the committee met yesterday
Miss Alderman, known to have been iii
Omaha tlie night before, hud disap
peared. She was located In Council
Bluffs, beyond the Jurisdiction of the
committee, and she absolutely refused
to go on the stand, unless Miss Ellen
E. Drummond, now in the east and
Miss Katherine White, now in Chicago,
were brought back.
CAN USE “NEST EGG” FOR
SUPPORT OF INSTITUTIONS
Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—The state
school for girls, at Geneva, and the
state penitentiary, at Lincoln, will not
go broke. The attorney general has
come to their rescue. The maintenance
fund at each is exhausted, due to un
expected contingencies, and the board
of control nsked the attorney general
whether it could use any part of its
$40,000 “nest egg.” This money was
appropriated for the miscellaneous ex
penditures of the board and for con
tingent and incidental expenses at state
institutions. The attorney general says
that it is, therefore, available for use
in keepiii'- the bills of the two insti
tutions paid. The legislature passed a
law providing that the board may
transfer funds from one institution to
another, but the attorney general Is
doubtful of its constitutionality, but
says this cannot prevent the use of the
$40,000 for valid purposes.
CLAIMS MAN LOST LEG
BECAUSE HE WAS FIGHTING
Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—Tile Burling
ton Railroad company tells the dis
trict court that it objects to paying
Thomas Merkoures for the loss of a
leg because when Thomas lost if he
was engaged in trying to knock the
daylights out of a fellow countryman.
Merkoures belonged to a gang of men
filling a railroad ice house. While
they were waiting for oars, he became
engaged in a fight with a fellow work
er. and while bust at this task was nit
by u moving train and his leg crushed.
The company says that whipping a
fellow worker was not within tlie scope
of liis employment, and that it is not
therefore, liable.
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PARTY FILINGS.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2^.—Victor G.
Lytord, of Falls City, the only candi
date for congress in the First district
on the progressive ticket, has accepted
a nomination tendered by a petition of
republicans, and his name will appear
on tile republican ballot ns a candidate
Eight republicans are after the honor!
P F. Banker, of Anoka, Boyd coun
ty. ruled out by the secretary of state
us a republican and progressive party
candidate for representative from the
Fifty-fourth district, because he sent
Ids papers In too Into, will get on the
ballot after all. Affidavits have been
filed showing that the papers were
mailed in the postoffice Saturday even
ing. after the last mail had gone and
that the reason they bore n Sunday
date was because that was when the
next mail left.
RAILROAD NOT ALLOWED
TO REDUCE GRAIN RATES
Washington. I). O., July 24.—The
Interstate Commerce commission furth
er suspended, from August 1 until
February 1. a Kansas City Southern
Railway company tariff, which con
tains proposed reduced rates on grain
and grain products, originating at
points in the states of Kansas and Ne
braska. when transported from Kan
sas City to Port Arthur, Tex., for ex
port. Suspension was made because of
alleged discriminations caused by pro
posed reductions.
I NEBRASKA ' FOLK
MAKE OBJECTIONS TO
CITY WATER DUALITY
Suspicion Voiced That Sewage
From Sioux City and Oma
ha Is of No Benefit.
Lincoln. Neb., July 25.—Dr Emmons,
nf the Nebraska City board of health,
came to Lincoln to see what could be
done to force the water works com
pany at that city to furnish better wa
ter. (Jne of the troubles with which
the Otoe county capital has to con
tend with is the sewage from Sioux
City, Omaha, South Omaha and Platts
mouth, which empties into the Mis
souri, from which the city water supply
Is taken.
Dr. Emmons had with him two
bottles of water taken from a faucet
in his office. A full inch of mud had
settled in the bottom of one of these
The bottles were turned over to the
state bacteriologist to find out if any
disease carrying germs were embedded
In the mud. Dr. Wild, of the state
board of health, had previously ordered
filtration methods used, but the com
pany has not followed his instructions.
A system of settling basins is used,
but is is complained that these are not
kept clean.
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4 IS WATERMELON FRUIT 4
4 OR MERELY VEGETABLE? 4
4 4
4 Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—Is a 4
4 watermelon a fruit or a vege- 4
4 table? Any one who knows *
4 positively can stop a row that •»
4 Is on between the city officers 4
4 of Lincoln. The city clerk holds 4
4 one way and the health officer 4
4 the other. The difference in 4
4 money is $125 a month. A ped- 4
4 dler of vegetables can get a 11- 4
4 cense to sell his wares for six 4
4 months for $30, but an itinerant 4
4 fruit dealer must pay $5 a day. 4
4 The city clerk issued a peddler 4
4 license to a watermelon dealer, 4
4 and the city health officer is in- 4
4 sistlng that the man pay $5 4
4 a day as a fruit vender. 4
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OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
AT SHERIFFS’ CONVENTION
Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—Cincinnati,
Ohio, was named as tlie next annual
meeting place of the International
Sheriffs' association at the final busi
ness session of the convention, which
closed here shortly after midnight.
Amalgamation with the International
Association of Police Chiefs and Rail
road Special Agents was discussed, and
a committee appointed to confer -with
committees from the other organiza
tions with a view to forming an inter
national peace officers’ association. The
convention of the sheriffs in 1915 will
be held at the same time the other
■organizations convene at Cincinnati.
Today, the last of the convention, was
Spent in sight seeing and taking ad
vantage of the entertainment program
which had been arranged.
Officers elected at the closing busi
ness session were: Louis Eckhardt, of
Davenport. Ia.. president; L. G. Calder,
Saskatoon, Canada, vice president;
Wm. A. Gerber, of St. Paul, Minn., sec
retary. All were re-elected.
BROWN COUNTY FILINGS
FOR COUNTY NOMINATIONS
Ainsworth, Neb., July 25.—The follow
ing filings have been made for the
Brown county primary election to be
held on August 18:
County Treasurer—Republican, W.
W. Jacobs, F. S. Finney, Leroy Bee
bout. L. M. Short; democrat, Marion
Foster; progressive, Ray Grimes.
County Attorney—Republican, John
M. Cotton, J. S. Davisson; progressive,
John M. Cotton, J. S. Davisson.
County Clerk—Republican, Howard
O. Wilson; democrat, W. F. Cunning
ham.
County Superintendent—Republican,
Harriet E. Nolte; democrat, Emma
Burritt; progressive, Emma Burrltt.
County Surveyor—Democrat, J. \V.
Ferguson.
Representative—Republican, George
W. Chappell; democrat, J. J. Carlin.
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BEATRICE CLUB LOSES
ITS COAL-RATE CONTEST
Washington, July 25.—The Interstate
Commerce commission today found in
favor of the railroads in three cases
brought by the Beatrice Nebraska
Commercial club. The decisions in
volve coal rates from a wide field, In
cluding southern Iowa. The commis
sion held that rates on coal from Mil
waukee, Chicago, East St. Louis the
coal fields of southern Illinois, south
ern Iowa, north Missouri. Kansas-Mis
souri districts and the Spadra. Arkan
sas district to Beatrice not found to be
unduly prejudiced anC compare with
lower rates to Lincoln, Neb., to which
point Beatrice is intermediate. The
complaint Is dismissed and carriers re
lieved from operation Of the long and
short haul rule.
DAMAGE SUIT JUDGMENTS
CLOSE SALOON AT HAVELOCK
Lincoln. Neb.. July 26—A Havelock
saloonkeeper lias failed. Havelock is
a suburb of Lincoln and the seat of
the big machine shops of the Burling
ton railway. However, its four saloons
have not been doing a rushing busi
ness and tile one owned by John S
Brothers is in the hands of the sheriff.
Secured claims are listed ut $4,761 and
unsecured at $16,625. However, the re
sult of the failure is due mostly to
Judgments secured against the saloon
by the United States Fidelity and
l asuaity company for $3,14S, one by
till- National Fidelity and Casualty
company for $5,000 and another judg
ment secured by Eva Selders for $2,998
for debauchery of her husband.
KNOX COUNTY ASSESSMENT
LOWER THAN LAST YEAR
Lincoln. Neb., July 25.—Knox county
Is poorer now than It was a year ago.
if its returns to the state board of as
sessment tell an accurate story. These
returns show that notwithstanding
14.000 acres of assessable lands have
been added to the list, the total as
sessed valuation of the county is but
$998,600. as compared with $1,006,543
a year ago. OnlyWhree counties have
not made their reports, Fui nas. Gage
and Garden.
SOME NEBRASKA SECTIONS
GET RELIEF FROM DROUGHT
Lincoln. Neb.. July 23.—The pertur
bation of Nebraska farmers over their
crop of corn was partly ended yester
day when good rains fell over a con
siderable portion of the corn belt. The
central and southwestern sections were
the best favored. More rain is predict
ed within tlie next day or two. The
ground is well supplied with moisture
in most jiarts. but the heat that has
prevailed during the taseeling period
has a tendency to kill off the pollen
and thus prevent the tu-tnation of cars.
WARBURG EXPECTED
TO WITHDRAW NAME
Roberts Likely Will Succeed
Jones as Head of the Re
serve Board.
Washington. D. C.. July 27.—It is re
ported here this morning, but not yet
officially confirmed, that Paul M.
Warburg will not allow his name to
be used further for the federal re
serve board. Mr Warburg is unwill
ing to appear before the banking com
mission and said to feel that the con
troversy over him has made it impos
sible for him to serve effectively on the
board. For the succession to Thomas
D. Jones, eastern newspapers today
are giving prominent mention to Di
rector Roberts of the mint.
MADAME CAILLAUX
FAINTS IN COl/RT
Paris, July 27.—The chief judge
challenging one of his colleagues to a
duel, the reading of the mysterious
letters which were supposed to affect
the case so profoundly, and the phy
sical collapse in court of Madame Cail
laux, were three incidents which to
day stirred the emotions in connection
with the trial of Madame Calllaux for
the murder of Gaston Calmette.
A peculiarly French atmosphere was
lent to the affair by the quarrel of the
Judges. This was added to by the
piquant contents of the former pre
mier's love letters, whose recital be
fore the public caused the prisoner to
fall unconscious and to remain for a
long time in a swoon. Beside the read
ing of the letters, little progress was
made, and it is generally expected that
the trial would extend far Into next
week.
The sitting of the court immediately
suspended amid great uproar. As soon
as the court had opened, Maitre Laborl
began reading some of the Gueydan
letters. He remarked when he took up
the second one:
“In this you will find burning love,
hut nothing Indecent as common rumor
has reported.”
*** V-CXl1 ICJ, U A. Wilting tu
tho present Mme. Caillaux before his
dvorce from Madame Gueydan, referred
to tlie happiness ho would feel when he
could “press a million kisses over your
dear body.”
While the reading was going on. Mme.
Caillaux, with her head bent low was
crying bitterly. Her sobs could be
heard al! over the court room.
Then with a sigh she fell prostrate
to the floor. Two republican guards
standing near raised her and carried
her out of the chamber.
The four judges at once arose from
their seats and Judge Alftanel an
nounced the suspension of the hearing.
In the meantime Mme. Caillaux had
been laid on a bench in an anteroom.
The physicians, who had thought she
was suffering merely from a passing
fainting spell, decided when she re
mained unconscious, to give her a hy
podermic injection of ether.
Mme. Caillaux appeared to have
Prokne down completely and was
breathing with difficulty, and such was
ler condition that her husband was
idmltted to her side.
Tho letters were written in the
lecond person singular. Indicating the
dosest friendship. The first of them
laid:
"My Dear Little Riri (an affectionate
liminutive for Henriette: When I
net thee I felt the impulsion of all
ny being toward thee. I was unhappy.
! was humiliated and wounded. I threw
nyself towards thee with a furious
passion, With splendid courage thou
last reconquered thy liberty, asking of
ne but one promise—to give thee my
ove. There was between another per
lon and myself such a difference of
lharacter. We have everything to fear
from a woman's duty.”
The second letter. 16* pages in length,
was begun on October IS, 1909, and
finished on tho following day. It was
written on the official note paper of
the prefecture of the department of the
Barthe and said:
"My Beloved Little Riri—At last I
have a minute to write thee. Thou
must be very reasonable and stay at
Dinard for the present. I fear only one
thing—blackmail. Perhaps some one
will make a scandal. Sometimes I am
very discouraged. What a life! I
have but one consolation—tliee.”
The letter concludes:
‘‘A thousand million kisses over all
your adorable little body.”
The letters read in court today were
not as had been generally assumed,
those which werf supposed to have
been In the hands of the assassinated
editor and the threat of whose publi
cation was understood to have driven
Mme. Caillaux to commit the crime.
Mme. Caillaux later recovered con
iclousness and said she felt strong
enough to go on with the hearing.
M. Caillaux then assisted her into
the prisoner’s enclosure. After he had
seen her comfortably arranged, M.
Caillaux took his place once more
among the witnesses and Maitre La
bor! made the announcement that no
more letters would be read. The sur
geons who made the autopsy on Gas
ton Calmette were then examined.
PRESIDING JUDGE ALBANEL
CHALLENGES AIDE TO DUEL
Paris, July 27.—A challenge to a
duel was sent today by Judge Louis
Albanel, presiding judge of the court
trying lime, Henriette Caillaux for the
wilful murder of Gaston Calmette, to
Judge Louis Dagoury, one of the three
other Judges sitting on the bench with
him.
The quarrel between the two judges
arose out of an incident which occurred
at the palace of justice late last night,
but its nature could not be ascertained.
The seconds appointed by Judge
Albanel are Gen. Jules Dalstein, form
erly military governor of Paris, and
Kinll Bruneau De Laborie.
When the discussion concerning the
reading of Mme. Gueydan's letters
seemed to be going unfavorably for
the defense during yesterday’s hearing.
Judge Albanel announced that there
would be a recess. The Figaro affirms
today that Judge pagoury then said.
In low tones: “You dishonor us, sir."
The two judges, after going into
their private room during the recess,
engaged in a heated discussion, it was
said. This morning, however, a report
was made public on the front page of
Figaro which left Judge Albanel no
option but to send bis seconds to bis
colleague.
SHOWED CLEMENCY TO
HER FORMER HUSBAND
Dos Moines, la, July 25.—Rather
than have her former husband in the
penitentiary, Mrs. Blanche Labertew
today refused to prosecute the man
when he was brought here by the
sheriff for failing to support his two
children. Labertew was arrested at
Dunning, Neb., where he is in the real
estate business. Labertew and his wife
are divorced.
LOSS OF $200,000 IN
FIRE AT SIOUX FALLS
Malting Plant of Brewery Burns
to Ground—Property In
sured for $94,000.
Sioux Falls. S. D., July 27.—Sioux
Falls last night sustained its heaviest
financial loss from a single fire when
the large malting plant of the Sioux
Falls Brewing and Malting company
burned to the ground. The building
was erected a few years ago at a cost.
Including machinery, of $150,000. Since
then an additional $50,000 was spent
on the plant in the way of increased
buildings. The plant w'as under lease
to the Ladish-Stoppenbach company,
of Milwaukee. The leasing company
had a large amount of barley and
malt on hand, but the amount of their
loss could not be ascertained. The
brewing company carried $94,000 in
turance.
The fire was beyond control when
the fire department arrived. The fire
men could simply confine their efforts
to protecting the brewery and other
buildings in close proximity. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Whether
the structure will be rebuilt will not
be known until a meeting of the di
rectors of the brewing company i&
held.
PORK BARREL BILL
DOOMED TO DEFEAT
Senate Ceases Efforts to Pass
Great Rivers and Har
bors Grab.
Washington, July 27.—The $53,000,000
river and harbor pork barrel bill is
beaten. Democratic leaders in the Sen
ate admitted tcday it is useless to at
tempt to force the passage of the bill as
long as Senators Burton of Ohio, Ken
yon, of Iowa. Borah, of Idaho. Norris
of Nebraska, Lane of Oregon, and
Ashurst of Arizona are willing to keep
up their filibuster.
At a caucus certain democratic sen
ators insisted that the river and har
bor bill be given a place on the leg
islative program. This was done, but
the opponents of the measure today
signified their intention of keeping up
the fight until the adjournment of the
present congress on Marcli 4 next if
necessary to beat the bill.
When it became apparent that the
opposition was gaining strength as it
proceeded instead of losing it. the pork
grabbers gave up the ghost and no at
tempt will be made to put the mea
sure through either during the remaind
er of this session or in the short ses
sion beginning next December.
The failure of the pork hunters to
force the river and harbor bill
through this session foreshadows the
doom of all such measures introduced
in the future.
IOWA RURAL CARRIERS
TO ATLANTIC IN 1915
Large Delegation Selected to
Attend National Conven
in Washington.
lies Moines. Ia., July 27.—Atlantic
boosters took the convention of Iowa
rural mail carriers by storm yesterday
afternoon, and the delegates selected
that city for the 1915 convention by an
overwhelming majority. Des Moines
and Cedar Rapids made strong conten
tions for the honor of entertaing the
carriers next year, but there was not
much in the final vote to show for
their efforts.
O. M. Pierce of Sheilroek, was elected
president for the ensuing year; R. L.
Reed, of Clarinda, vice president; R.
W. Ford, of Storm Lake, was reelected
secretary, and J. P. Larson, of Kana
wha, was re-elected treasurer. C. A.
Reeves, of Des Moines, and F. F.
French, of Humboldt, are the retiring
president and vice president, respec
tively
H. K. Jones, of Rockell City, was
re-elected to the vacancy in the board
of directors.
W. H. James, of Council Bluffs, was
elected delegate at large to attend the
national convention, at Washington,
D. C., next year. After considerable
debate, it was decided to send a large
delegation to represent Iowa, and nine
other delegates were chosen. They are
R. W. Ford, of Storm Lake; F. F.
French, of Humboldt; J. P. Larson, of
Kanawha; I. N. Davis, of Floris; W.
H. Clark, of Corydon; R. S. Lemmon,
of Eddyville; O W. Bryant, of Lori
mor: C. L. Reed, of Clarinda, and J.
H. Homer, of Wick.
WOMAN CLAIMS TITLE OF
OLDEST NATIVE IOWAN
Marshalltown, la., July 27.—Mrs.
Mary F. Barber, aged 77, a member of
the soldiers' home from Albiji, la., de
clares that A. C. Thomas, who died at
Sac City a few days ago, was not tho
oldest living native of Iowa. Thomas
was born in Cascade in 1839. Mrs.
Barber helself has a record two years
better than that of Thomas, for she
was born in Burlington in 1837. Mrs.
Barber herself has a record two years
living native son or daughter. Her
father. John E. Gray, named the city
of Burlington after Burlington, VLr
Mrs Barber says.
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF
NURSE AT MARSHALLTOWN
Marshalltown, la., July 27.—Mystery
surrounds the finding in a hospital here
of the dead body of Miss Bertha
Galdas. 38, a nurse who came here
last Saturday from Chicago. The
coroner says the circumstances are
suspicious of suicide by poisoning, but
there is no proof that such is a fact.
The woman disrobed in her room and
went to tlie emergency ward, where
her body was found lying on the floor.
A two-ounce bottle of paregoric was
found by her side, half drained, but
this would not have caused death, the
•coroner said. The authorities are try
ing to locate relatives.
SUSPECT HELD FOR SHOOTING
BRAKEMAN BOB CANTLIN
Council Bluffs. Ia.. July 25.—Follow
ing an extended search by a posse, a
pegro was arrested in a corn field near
Crescent, in this county, as a suspect
•for the shooting of Brakeman Bob
Cantlin, near Cantlin, yesterday morn
ing. Two negroes were trying to ride
on a Northwestern train and were put
off by Cantlin. One of the ejected ne
groes whipped out a revolver and shot
the brakeman through the neck, in
flicting a serious wound, but which is
pot expected to result fatally. Cant
In's home is at Boone.
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