D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA Legislation abolishing home work in New York city was urged by witnesses before the United States commission oil Industrial relations. Tho witnesses dif fered as to the amount of work done in tenements. One witness said "Most of the women are foreigners and do not know tho language. If they do not want to accept what the boss offers them they do not get tho work They are paid as little as they will work for." According to Miss Lillian D. Wald, of the Henry street settlement, there is no way of supervising "in side" work and there should be drastic legislation abolishing it. She said that In these working places there wus se rious danger of infection iroin persona suffering with tuberculosis and fevers. A write In the Yale Review, who notes that in 1740 beef could be bought In Boston at 12 cents a pound, seems to Imply that that prico was all It was worth. "Invariably a steak for dinner was heralded by tho vigorous pound ing w ith the potato masher, wielded by tho stalwart arm of tho cook." Tho meat. In fact, often came, he tells us, from the carcass of "a cow that no longer gave milk or a bull that had lost Its bloom." Ktill there were many Eng lishmen In Boston In the Eighteenth century, and tiiey must have been ublo to obtain somewhere roast beef that was worthy of tholr exacting palutes. The New York Edison company has fierfected un apparatus for elimlnat ng the smoke and cinder nuisance at Its great Waterside station. New York. The smoke from the boiler plant, laden with soot and cinders, is driven at high speed through a sheet of water, by means of which practically all the material which constitutes a nuisance Is deposited In a big water tank. The recent test showed an average extrac tion of 95 per cent. Tho Central Canada railway, on which. It Ls officially announced, work will be begun this season, ls to be tho connecting line between tho Edmonton, Dunvogam & British Columbia and tho Pacific Great Eastern railways. It will tap one of the most fertile agricultural districts In western Canada, where set tlers from many parts of the world have taken up homesteads during tho last few years. An electric range displayed recently In tho windows of the Electric Eight company at Balt Lake City, Utah, was operated continuously, both day and night, for a week, at a total cost of tl .18. This figure was based on a dis at 4 cents a kilowatt hour, with a dis count of 10 per cent. Tho stove con tained one oven, tho temperature of of which was automatically controlled by a thermostatic device. Tho Now Bouth Wales government lius decided to supplement Its enter prises by the creation of a state bak ery at Sydney. The government will acquire a bakery and bake bread for Us own Institutions. It is expected that tho government will be able to deliver bread to the public Institutions at 1 cent a pound. It is not Intended to supply the general public from the gov ernment bakery. In December work began on the bridge over the Juan Diaz river about nine miles from Panama. It is a rein forced concrete arch of something over 100-foot span, which will bo the long est span arch on the Isthmus. A num ber of reinforced eoncreto culverts with spans ranging from six to 30 feet have also been constructed throughout the country. The wealth of the United Kingdom ' In 1914 was comptcd at about $12, 600,000,000. while a conservative esti mate would place It now at about $85, 000,000,000, an increase of 6S0 percent, while population hus grown 130 per cent. The Income of the British peo plo In this period has Increased 700 per cent—from $1,500,000,000 to $12,000,000 - 000. j Tha word terpeichorean is derived from Greek mythology. Terpsichore wna tho daughter of Jupiter und was tho muse that presided over dancing, the art of which she was supposed to have created. She la represented as a youthful maiden, crowned with laurel and holding a musical instrument in her hands. The ability to read and write adds at least $1.00 a year to tho earning pow er of any person, says the United fetates commissioner of education. This In spite of all that haa been said about the small earnings of authors. But perhaps Dr. Ciaxton in talking about the ability to write for the popular magazines. The first cargo of American coni was Drought into Voulco about one year ago. Since that timo six British ships have Drought into Venice altogether 40,000 tons of American soft or steam coal, Known as "PotationUm." Thu latent •hlpmcnt. amounting to C.067 tons cuine from Norfolk, V». Tho following aro the la toot estimates Of population In tho reconstructed Bal kan states, according to tho Geograph Journal: Turkey In Europe, 1,590, •00; Bulgaria, 4,407,909; Greece. 4.363. 614,9.6; Sorvia, 4.647,909; Greece, 4.363. 000; Montenegro. 516,000; Albania. 1 - •00,000. In Australia kangaroo farming is on Important Industry. The hides aro valu able. and the tendons arc the best known to surgeons for sewing ur> wounds and especially for holding broken bones together. b. log much finer and tougher than catgut. King George has set the fashion of carrjlng sunshades, and now thev are fh!1 in£=PU ar amon« men. At Ilonley .u eae paper oncB woro favorite* With the gentlemen. Many varieties of Australian wood »ro of such singular beauty und aro so •dmlrably fitted for cabinet making that they are In great demand for that purpose. -JE*18 Il wondering if the monk was suf fiebntly haman to feel, do, ply the po | iltical fate of its former master. ONE DEAD AND MANY INJURED IN TORNADO; Bl INGS WRECKED Harvard, In South Central Part Of Nebraska, Hit By Twister Thursday Evening. Harvard, Nob., Aug. 22.—A tornado swept a path a quarter of a mile wide und more than a miles long through the western part of Harvard, and vicinity last evening, Mrs. Daniel Dunlavy lied from injuries received wdien her home was demolished. She sustained a fractured skull and died at 7 p. m. Her death is the only known fatality in the town, but there are reports of fatalities und injuries In the country districts. Telephone wires are down and these reports cannot be confirmed. Among the injured at Harvard are Mrs William Koenig, her {laughter Anna, and her two sons. Their injuries are severe, but not believed to be ser I' lous. Their home was wrecked. Fred Wendt and members of his family were on their way to town from tho country. 'They were blown from the wagon and badly hurt. George Schwlndt was sprlously Injured. The storm cloud appeared shortly be fore 6 oclock, and tore through a sec tion of the business and residence dis tricts. Among the better business houses destroyed or partially destroyed j were the postoffice. Harvard hotel, i Woodmen hall, Newhar drug store, and the Ketcham general store. A heavy fall of rain and haii fol lowed the wind. The Burlington rail road sent a relief train from Lincoln. —f OMAHA NEWS REPORTER ATTACKED BY SCRUBWOMEN Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22.—The court house scrub women are not suffragists, they say, but the manner in which they handled a mere man yesterday morn ing indicated they have ability in that lino. Several of them attacked Charles 11. Driscoll, a reporter for the Omaha Daily News, alleging he had made of fensive statenu nt about them, and tore the clothes off his back and the shoes off his feet. They were offended at a political story published in tho News Tuesday. Driscoll was in the country treasur er’s office when someone told him a man wanted to see him in the basement corridor. Driscoll, with his brother, F. W. Driscoll, a lawyer, went down. At the foot of the stairs the women met him. "What do you mean by saving in vour Paper that we are not respectable: that we are tools of Lynch,” they began. After a few short, heated, words, they attacked him. A brawny negro woman grabbed him by the coat tail and swung him around. The others grabbed his clothes. Driscoll, so the story is, fought back, but was powerless. The screech es of the women and Driscoll’s voice raised in protest caused a panic rush from the election commissioner's of fice. which was crowded with politi cians and candidates, to the corridor. When they reached the scene Driscoll had fled out into the street leaving shreds of clothing, buttons, hts hat and a shoe behind. CANDIDATES NOW FILING EXPENSE STATEMENTS Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22.—Candidates for state offices are beginning to file reports telling how much the primary fight cost thorn. R. L. Metcalfe says he spent $641.72. He spent $209.50 for Stamps and postal cards and $213 for printing and mimeograph work. H. C. Peterson, of Bloomfield, can didate for state railway commissioner expended $54,80. C. W. Pool, democrat ic candidate for secretary of state, spent $64.40. .Tames E. Delzell, republi can candidate for congress from the First district, spent $285.12. FEELING AROUSED OVER ALLEGED CAMPAIGN DEAL Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 22.—Some indig nation is being expressed over the gos sip that Judge Silas A. Holcomb, mem ber of the state board of control, is like ly to be superseded by Clarence B. Harman, now state food commissioner. In thp event that Governor Morehead is elected to a second term. Holcomb Is accounted one of the most influen tial members of the board, He has boen governor of the state and chief Justice of the supreme court and is ruted as a man of high attainments and much executive ability. Besides he Is terribly crippled with rheumatism und frequently suffers great pain. If Har man gets the place, which is Worth $3,000 a year and is good for six years, it will be owing to the fuct that the present governor wants to pay a politi cal debt. Harman has been exceeding ly active in helping Morehead in the primary campaign. The term of Judge Holcomb will expire next July. Food Commissioner Harman denies that he has been promised a job on tho state bord of control in the event of Morehead’s election. SUSPECTED SHIP NOW GUARDED BY WARSHIP Sun Francisco, Aug. 22.—The United States torpedo boat destroyer Preble took a station today southwest of Al catraz island, commanding the inner entrance to the Golden Gate. Until further notice, her mission will be to Bee that the tramp steamer Muzatlan. now under the Mexican flag, but owned by the German shipping firm of Fred erick Jebson & Co., does not put to sea with 500 tons of sacked coal, which site still had on board. Tito Mazutlan made informal appli cation for clearance papers yesterday and was refused. Evidence taken be fore Collector Davis showed that the coal was the property or the Gorman government and had been loaded aboard the Mazutlan by direction of Dr. Simon Reltner. surgeon of the German cruiser Leipzig, for tranat'cr to the Leipzig at sea. Today the Mazutlan again applied for clearance papers, this time on ver ba! assurances that the ownership of the coal had changed hands. It is now supposed to be the property of F. G. Rrauc, said to be a Mexican commis sion merchant, and ostensibly is con signed to Ouaymas. Mcx.. which is a regular port of call for the Mazutlan. Clearance will be refused until proof is forthcoming. ♦ ♦ ♦ PRECAUTION RESULTED ♦ *■ IN LOSS OF JEWELS ♦ t ♦ ♦ Des Moines la. Aug. 21._ ♦ ♦ When starting on an auto trip ♦ ♦ Mrs. O. W. Jones, a wealthy Des ♦ ♦ Moines woman. took $1,500 ♦ ♦ worth of jewels with her, to pre- ♦ ♦ vent them from being stolen. * *■ Today she reported to the police ♦ ♦ that all of the jewels had been ♦ ♦ lost somewhere along the road- -f ♦ way. 4 ♦♦ 1 BIG DEGREASE SHOWN IN MORTGAGES FILED ON NEBRASKA FARMS Report Of Labor Commissioner Tends To Prove Farmers Are Prospering. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22.—Farm mort gages filed In Nebraska during the year 1913 aggregated millions of dol lars loss than at any time in the past five years. And farm mortgages re leased during the same period totaled millions more than at any time in the five-year period. This interesting piece of news is conveyed in ttie annual re port just issued by the state labor . commission. I There wore 21,543 mortgages filed in 1913. totaling $42,628,098. The year pre vious the total amount of the 20,716 mortgages filed w;as $58,766,518. Mort gages released in 1913 totaled $40,241, 192. This is the first time in the his tory of the state that mortgages re leased have eome so near equaling in amount the mortgages tiled. llutler county led in the total value of farm mortgages filed. Its figure was $1,891,523. Hayes county recorded a total of only $90,229 and was low In the list. In farm mortgages released I Knox countv led with $1,779,239. , Hitchcock county was low in this col umn with releases totaling $27,480. Douglas county figures show farm , mortgage filings to the number of 113 for the year. The aggregate amount represented was $563,668. Mortgages released In the same county were , valued at $335,999. Totals for the state during the past i five-year period were: Mortgages Filed. Mortgages Released. • Tear. No. Value. No. Value. 1913 21.543 $42,628,098 17,679 $40,241,192 1912 20,716 53,766.618 17,446 39,969,245 ! 1911 18,166 48,967,884 14,900 30,022,950 1910 20,608 64,319,730 17,568 31,860,431 1909 17,604 50,336,470 17,500 35.168,750 ; ELECTION RETURNS ARE STILL SIFTING SLOWLY Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22.—Sweeping everything before him in the country precincts outside of Douglas county. Governor Morehead was leading his nearest competitor for the democratic gubernatorial nomination more than two votes to one. He showed remark able strength in almost every part of the state. ft. B. Howell, of Omaha, holds a handsome lead over Hammond and ; Kemp in the state, and with the 3,500 plurality he brought out of Douglas county, is well to the fore for the re publican nomination. Returns from 417 precincts outside of Douglas county and including five complete counties and two nearly complete, give Morehead (democrat), 13,295; Metcalfe (democrat), 5,536; Berge (democrat), 4,342; Howell (re publican), 6,253; Hammond (republic an), 5,378, and Kemp (republican), 4,561. On precincts that have so far been reported, the indicated results on minor state offices are as follows: Lieutenant Governor—Potts, slight lead on democratic ticket, and Hoag land, slight lead on republican ticket. State Treasurer—Hall, apparent democratic winner, and Hamer, ap parent republican winner state Superintendent—Whitehead, fairly decisive leader on democratic ticket. Elliott leading on republican ticket. Railway Commissioner—Maupin has slight lead among democratic candi dates. Hall has decisive lead among republican candidates. RAILROADS MAY ACCEPT NEW CLASS FREIGHT RATES Lincoln, Neb., Aug, 22.—If Nebraska railroads are planning art attack on the recently issued class freight rate reduction order they have not given the railway commission an intimation of what it might be or when it might come. That is the word given out at the commission offices. The rates are to be put into effect September 6. The exhaustive tariff sheets will be ready for distribution next week. Plans of the railroads may bo in the making until that time. The commission believes that its order is sufficiently well fortified so that if any attack is contemplated the burden of proof as to alleged unremunerattvo features of the rates will be upon the carriers. —♦— HOT WINDS FIRST OF WEEK DAMAGED CORN PROSPECT Moorefield, Neb., Aug. 22.—The hot winds the first days of the week hurt corn In this vicinity, ns It was already suffering from lack of moisture. Ther mometers registered 104 to 107 in the shade. Corn will be a light crop. The stalks were all eared when the hot weather came, and consequently the ears will be chaffy. Early planting was commencing to dent before the heat got hold of it, while the real lato planting will not make anything. Farmers are beginning to cut corn with binders and a number of silos will be filled right away. —♦— MRS. NYE, PIONEER, DIES AT H€R HOME IN FREMONT Fremont, Neb., Aug. 22.—Mrs. Caro line Nye, widow of the late Theron Nye, founder of the Nye-Schneider Fowler company, and mother of Ray Nye, a former well known Nebraska editor, later on the New York World, died this morning, aged 81 years. Mrs. Nye came to Fremont with the first settlers of 1857 and lived in a log house. She was prominent as a liter ary woman and violinist. —t— ABOUT 100 APPLICANTS FOR LONE HOMESTEAD Seottsbluff, Neb.. Aug. 22.—About 100 citizens gathered at Lake Alice for the land opening of one claim. Thirteen people have tentatively established residence upon the tract and some ot the others have a grievance. It is claimed the government officials in charge allowed a number to go upon the tract ahead of time, thus depriving others of the chance. A protest has been filed. According to a German scientist women can talk more than men with less fatigue because their throats are smaller and they tax their lungs and vocal cords less. BANDITS TRY TO ROB PAY CAR OF CIRCUS TRAIN Des Moines, la.. Aug. 20.—Two ne groes attempted to rob a pay car on the Sells-Floto circus train in the local railroad yards last night. Although they compelled the treasurer to hold up his hands, the arrival of circus em ployes scared them away. The car con tained $10,000. Later two negroes at tempted to hold up a street car con ductor. The conductor hit one of them over the head with a lantern and the other one ran WORK OF RELIEF FOR TOURISTS COMPLETED Arrangements About Finished To Care For Stranded Americans. Washington, Aug. 24.—Administra lion officials directing operation of the hastily constructed government machinery for the relief of Amer icans caught in the European war zone, believed today that the end of their task was in sight. Dispatches from J. L. Milmeth, treasury depart ment representative in relief work abroad, stated that the situation was well in hand. Arrangements practically were com pleted by the relief board to pay to Americans in England all the money deposited te their credit with the gov ernment departments. The bank of England will make payments in gold to Americans with necessary creden tials. The relief board will deposit gold to cover those payments at the English banks Canada branch. About $1,500, Wu has been deposited with the gov ernment for the war refugees. Sums not yet transferred will quickly be paid. Destitute Americans reaching New York from Europe will be helped by a special fund which will be deposited with the assistant United States treas urer. That the refugees are finding means of exit to ports where they may board steamers for home was Indicated in re ports to the relief board today. Ameri cans in Switzerland will be helped to seaports in France by the French gov ernment, whence they may reach Eng fcind. Refugees in Germany are mak ing their way to England by way of Holland. The probable early resumption of [taJian-American steamer service wi* afford traveling facilities for tourists remaining in Italy. Several steamers chartered by diplomatic and consulai officers speedily will take care of refu gees waiting in French and Italian ports. A MANY SCANDINAVIANS ARE DETAINED IN EUROPE BY WAR Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—Michael Eidsness, of Grettlnger, la., employed at the capitol, and one of the commit tee to meet Norwegian-American! passing through Washington to tht Norway centennial said today he hat) heard from many Scandinavians wht are abroad that many of them will bt delayed In returning. “Many of the men are leaving theii women and children in the old coun try and returning," he said. “Tht North sea is strewn with mines and the travel anywhere in that region ii not safe, even though vessels go to tht north of England ” DRY GOODS IMPORTS SHOW GREATEST LOSS Reflects Paralysis Of Shipping Better Than Other Lines, Which Also Suffer. New York, Aug. 24.—Imports of gen eral merchandise here for the week ending August 15 were valued at $14, 258,228 compared with $12,419,783 the week before and $15,639,140 two weeks ago. Included In these imports are $271,039 worth of precious stones and jewelry. Imports of dry goods for consumption totalled $1,389,257, silk entries being appraised at $470,726. The week before these entries were valued at $25,496,49# and at $2,276,777 in the corresponding week last year. Significant as reflecting the paraly sis of shipping following the outbreak of the European war Is the fact that the dry goods entries here for the week Df August 15 w'ere less by $1,107,233.80 than the preceding week. The brunt of the tie-up appears for the week to have fallen on dry goods as Imports in other lines show no such proportionate de crease. SHIPPING INTERESTS OPPOSE SHIP PURCHASE Bill For Government Ownership Of Liners Expected To Pass Despite Opposition. Washington. Aug. 24.—Despite strong opposition which te arising to govern ment purchase of ships, administra tion leaders in congress today said the bill would be forced through. Opposition comes from shipping in terests, from members who fear the effect on revenue and from those who are hostile to government ownership under any conditions. ♦ 4 CLAIMS 19 WARSHIPS 4 4 SUNK BY ZEPPELINS 4 4 ♦ 4 (From the Evening Edition of 4 4 the New York Staats-Zeitung, 4 4 Auqust 18.—Uncensored.) 4 4 We have very favorable news 4 4 from private letters concerning 4 4 the Zeppelin airships. The ques- 4 4 tion has often been asked: 4 4 Where are the Zeppelins and 4 4 what are they doing? The fol- 4 4 lowing information received 4 4 in a private letter speaks for 4 4 itself: 4 4 “Every night the Zeppelin, air- 4 4 ships go out to the North sea and 4 4 when they return there is an 4 4 English battleship destroyed. 4 f Nineteen English battleships 4 4 have been destroyed so far." 4 4 it is time for the British ad- 4 4 mtralty to break its ominous si- 4 4 lence and to announce what the 4 4 English fleet is doing. 4 4 BIG PURCHASES OF SILVER AUTHORIZED Washington. Aug. 22.—Purchase, by the government within six months, of 15,000,000 ounces of silver was pro vided in the Smoot bill, passed today by the Senate and sent to the House. It wo uld (fall for an expenditure of between 50.000,000 and $SS,000.000. The bill is designed to offset the decreased demand for silver as a result of t»>e European war. GERMAN SHIP D RIGHT OF Gl MCE American Authorities Refuse To Allow Her To Leave With Cargo Of Fuel. San Francisco, Aug. 24.—Clearance papers were refused the steamer Maz atlan today by order of the treasury de partment at Washington. The Maz atlan is German owned and is laden with coal originally bought by the Ger man consulate here for delivery aboard the German cruiser Leipzig, at sea. Much perplexity has beclouded the case of the Mazatlan. While the ves sel was still flying the German flag, her attempt to deliver the coal was halted by the port authorities. She was then placed under the Mex ican flag and representations were made that the coal had been sold to a Arm of Mexican commission merchants for delivesy in Guaymas, Mex. Dispatches from Washington yester day said there was no warrant in the neutrality regulations for holding any vessel carrying contraband of war consigned ta a belligerent. The vessel was, of oaarse. subject to seizure on the high seas, but that was the affair of her owners. Collector Davis, however held that the peculiar eircmnstanccs surrounding this particular case—the original purchase of the o®a3 by the German consulate, and the hiiiaty transfer of the vessel from aoe flag to another—made it an Instance for special consideration. Colle<**r Bavis received instructions today to hold the Mazatlan until fur ther orders. The vessel Is lying in the stream, ready t« sail, and alongside is the United States torpedo boat destroy er Preble. Washington. Aug. 24.—Secretary Dan iels received a report on the Mazat lan today from Rear Admiral Pond, but declined to discuss it. Certain cir cumstances, however, not disclosed here, were understood to be the basis of the department’s action in refusing to clear the ship. TAKES UP ARMS FOR GERMANY’S WAR LORD KING OF SAXONY. Frederick August, king; of Saxony, has taken up arms and is now lead ing a Saxon regiment to re-enforce the German divisions at the front. MAC BYERS BADLY HURT IN SETTLING OLD FEUD Des Moines, Ia„ Aug. 24.—Mack Byers, son of former Attorney General Byers, and a well known high school football player and athlete, is at the hospital with a crushed skull, due to striking his head on the pavement when knocked down last night by Earl Me Fadden, the fight was the outcome of an old feud. Me Fadden, was ar rested today, declax-es that he and Byers had been looking for each other and when they came together the battle ensued. It is thought Byers will re cover, but his condition is serious. PRAISE AMERICA FOR REFUSING WAR LOANS London, Aug. 24.—The Economist re ferring to the opposition of the Amer ican government to allowing a French loan to be floated in New York says: “The United States government has done honor to itsetf and a service to the world by maintaining neutrality in its strictest sense and refusing to ailow its bankers to take profit by prolonging the carnage in Europe." The newspaper points out that if a French loan has been permitted a Ger man loan also must have been per mitted, and that the effect would have been to have prolonged the war. JAPANESE WARSHIP GOES OUT TO SEA Sun Francisco, Aug. 24.—The Japa ese cruiser Idzumo, fully stocked and provisioned, fresh from the dry dock, passed through the Golden Gate at 12:10 p. m. today. She will clear for action at sea. STRICT CENSORSHIP IS ESTABLISHED BY JAPAN San Francisco, Aug. 24.—Announce ment was made here today that Japan has placed a strict censorship on all cable messages to and from the em pire. Names and addresses of the send er and receiver of the messages must now appear. Code is not allowed in messages to Japan, but may be used in messages sent from there. English and French are the only foreign languages permitted for communications. PRISONERS OF WAR STAGE SMALL BATTLE Paris, Aug. 22.—A dispatch received from (’oralles. France, relates that a» an unnamed German general, together with 800 German soldiers all prisoners of war among the troops being many Alsatians were on their way to a deten tion cainp. the captives fell into an an imated discussion of the war situa tion. Blows followed words and soon there was a general scrimmage. Sev . ral of the prisoners wer,- n.j ired be fore they could te separated.