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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1915)
THE O’NEIL FRONTIER, D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA Experiments with house flies recent ly made abroad seem to indicate that 5iey tend to travel either against or ♦cross the wind. This direction may be flirectly determined by the action of the wind, or Indirectly, owing to the tiles being attracted by odors borne by the wind. Fine weather and warmth favor dispersal, and flies travel farther In the open country than In towns— probably because the houses offer food . and shelter. In thickly housed locali ties the usual maximum flight 1« about a quarter of a mile, but In one case a ■Ingle fly was recovered at a distance of 770 yards—partly over open fcnland. ■When set free In the afternoon flies do not scatter as In the morning. Liber ated flies often mount almost vertical ly to a height of 45 feet or more. William E„ Llnglebach, professor of modern European history at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania since 1908, be lieves that the ejection of the Turk from Europe will not settle the near •astern question, and that It may be only the beginning of greater troubles In the Balkans. Hla opinion has at tracted considerable editorial attention of late. He Is a native of Ontario, Canada. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he went to Eu rope, devoting a year to study at the University of Lclpslc. For the last 17 years he has been a member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty. It is announced In the Bulgarian press that the name of the late Rev. Dr. George Washburn Is to be commemor ated In a tangible and permanent man ner as that of a great benefactor of the Balkan kingdom. Ho Is practically re membered for his part in Informing the world of the massacres of 1876, an act of effective publicity which had much to do with Bulgaria’s subsequent Inde pendence. Dr. Washburn, who was for many years president of Robert college. Constantinople, was the most noted of Amherst graduate to have died recent ly. That special medical attention should be given to children In the four or five early years before school begins Is as serted bv Dr. David Forsyth, an Eng lish physician, whose views aro pub lished In a bulletin Just Issued by the United States bureau of education. Dr. Forsyth declares that medical Inspec tion of elementary school children points to a widespread physical deteri oration during the first four or five years of life, which leaves the major ity of children with serious but pre ventable defects. The power of sentiment and the scar city of Imagination are both realized by one who reads that of 600 school chil dren who were asked to name the most beautiful word In the English language, 406 wrote "Mother.’' The Idea is beyond comparison, but the symbol Is rather ■work a day. Vienna was last besieged in 1848, and It was then the Austrians themselves who lay siege. It was during the Hun garian revolution, and, although the city fell Into the hands of the Insur gents, they were able to hold It only two days and were dislodged under bombardment. Canada has a. stamp tax in force nov?i The first lot of stamps was sent to Toronto the other day, and proved many times too small, as was the caso In this country when the new stamp tax recently went Into effect. That city f^AA0,000 stamP8> a«d says It needed ©00,000. A northern Minnesota paper reports that the latest sport at Lake of the Woods, on the Canadian border, Is chasing wolves across the frozen lake in automobiles. Apparently the wolf can be kept from the door by the pur chase of a motor car. On the basis of vessels completed and vessels under construction, the rank ol the nations in naval standing is: Great ®.riialn> Germany, second; United „thlr?: Franc<?. fourth; Japan, fifth, Russia, sixth; Italy, seventh' Austria, eighth; Greece, ninth. Uuring the calendar year of 1913 there were 2,785 men killed In and about the coal mines of our country. Based on “ °“tput of 670,048,125 ■ short tons lr men were killed for every 1,000,000 tons. The number does no( seem to be materially lessening. Grape seeds, for which hitherto nc use has been known, have been found to contain an oil which Is especially valuable In the manufacture of soaps, and a South American refinery Is mak ing preparations to produce refinery in making preparations to produce It on * large scale. Madison is in Monroe county Mis «ouri. and In Madison live 1,000 persons. JirL r hree °f the 1'000 Persons have already passed the age of 80 and at ^,10? year3 0,d- Another is ^ Tnterr^aSlednt8 °f *he tOWn are wlde' Pig iron Is produced in greater mmn tlty by the United Statesman by any other country; Germany and Luxem burg rank second for supply, and thf» United Kingdom third. Colonel Sherman Marvlll, w-bo was •worn in as mayor of Laurel, Del. re cently. is only 24 years old, and' the thire republlcan ever elected mayor Switzerland really has a navy as is shown by the fact that she has iusf bought 29 Urge motor boats, armed Constance! E SUn8, to patro1 Lake Walters at one well known London restaurant are being instructed in the French language at the expense of their employers. ur Over 3.000 women are employed In manufacturing shells bv one of the largest engineering works at Newcas Since their discovery. In 1870, the dia mond mines at Klmberlev have yielded *n average return of $20,000,000 ner an num. The New York state legislature de clined to consider a bill to permit wom en to be justices of the peace. Snakes are said to be so short sight ed that they are unable to see more than one-quarter of their length. An apple eaten before breakfast •erves as a natural stimulant for the digestive organs. In 31 consecutive days 400 Inches of rain recently fell on Dhangawata, In dia. The kaiser's visiting cards, measur ing 6x4 Inches, are the largest known. The Dead sea Is 1,200 feet below the lea level. China last year opened 992 new post effleea. DIXON COUNTY TOWNS GO “DRY" BY ACTION OF DISTRICT COURT Licenses Annulled at Waterbury and Martinsburg—Emer son Now Only Oasis. Ponca. Neb., May 24.—Through decis ions rendered In district court here yes terday afternoon, Martinsburg and Waterbury, former saloon towns, have been added to the “dry" collection. This leaves Emerson as the only “wet" town in Dixon countv. In the case of Waterbury the city council refused to grant a license, claiming the petition insufficient. An appeal was taken from this ruling and the court upheld the attitude of the of ficials. The Martinsburg license was revoked on account of alleged sales to minors and drunkards DOMESTIC FOUND DEAD IN BASEMENT OF HOME Omaha, Neb., May 24.—Ada Swan son, aged 22 years, a domestic, was found dead lust night in the basement of her home with the hack of her head crushed In. A bloody hatchet was found beside the body. No clews have been found by the po lice as to the perpetrator of the deed. One theory the authorities are working on is that the girl was murdered by a former suitor. BARRETT NOT SATISFIED ON GRAND JURY ACTION Lincoln, Neb,, May 24.—Deputy At torney General Dexter Barrett, who has been representing the state In the liti gation In connection with the settle ment of the estate of John O'Connor, returned from Hastings yesterday, where he has been assisting the county attorney in the conduct of the case be fore the grand Jury, which refused to bring In any Indictment. Speaking of the matter Mr. Barrett said: "I believe the evidence presented was amply sufficient to have warranted the return of Indictments. The consensus of opinion of the people of Adams county Is that there should have been several indictments returned and the general public does not nt all appear satisfied with the action of the Jury." Mr. Barrett says investigations will be continues even more vigorously than in the past In order to determine the truth as to the death of John O’Connor and the claims of the various claimants. STATE WILL RESIST ON LUTEN’S BRIDGE ROYALTY Lincoln. Neb.. May 24.—Attorney General 'Willis Reed Is making an at tempt to discover whether the state of Nebraska can be held for a 10 per cent charge or royalty on all state bridges erected which use the so-called Luten reinforced concrete arch In the con struction. He believec that the patent Is not legally binding and that the Institu tion of a suit to compel the state to pay the amount clulrned because of the construction of the Superior state aid bridge need not be paid. The fact that the suit was brought in the district court of the United States of northern Iowa Instead of In Nebraska Is not pleasing to the attorney general and the Intimation in a letter sent by Lu ten to Representative Dalbey, of Be atrice, and forwarded to Mr. Reed, that the attorney general Is not hunting trouble, is not setting well on the legal representative of the state. He replies that the case might os well be transferred to Lincoln, in which case the state will not plead sovereign ty, but will test the bridge idea on Its legal merits. —4— DOOMED PRISONER LIVES IN STATE OF CONSTANT TERROR Lincoln. Neb., May 24.—Emil Muzlk. a South Omaha convict, sentenced to the electric chair September 5, nearly lmd a fit last night from fright as he was taken through the dining room, mistaking a moving picture machine used to entertain the prisoners for the electric chair. Muzlk killed his wife by cutting her throat w ith a butcher knife. Roy Roberts, sentenced from Lincoln county to die In the chair June 4, is another man In prison doomed to meet that fate. Roberts appears not to be worried and spends a part of the time playing baseball, being one of the stars on the prison team. The electric chair hus not yet been bought. PEOPLE OF MEXICO CITY DEMAND FOOD 250 Faint From Hunger While Standing in Bread Line— Army Near Capital, Washington, May '24.—Mexico City continues to suffer from shortage of food, especially corn. State department dispatches today said that when an at tempt was made yesterday to distrib ute corn to 8,000 people there was not a sufficient supply and about 250 peo ple fainted during the crush. Several demonstrations have taken place, the official dispatches say, and in one such yesterday a crowd invaded the cham ber of deputies where a convention was in session and cried: "We are hungry.” Carranza agency dispatches today say Carranza troops under General Gon zales, marching on Mexico City, are near Ottumwa. MANILA REVOLUTION LEADERS^ARE FINED Manila, May 22.— Twelve of the par ticipants in ilu- uprising on Christmas eve in the suburbs of Manila were sen tenced in court here today. Three of the men were sentenced to six years in prison and to pay a One of $5,000; six to five-year terms and $5,000 fines. The remaining three were sentenced to four-year terms and $4,000 Ones. TRADE CONFERENCE IS SUSPENDED BY AMERICA Washington, May 22.—The informal and unofficial conferences between the commercial adviser of the British em bassy and the state department trade advisers to expedite handling of Amer ican cargoes, were suspended today by tlie state department because of the apparent misapprehension in London of how far they bind the I'nited States government ACCOUNTANT FINDS $480,000 LESS FROM ALL APPROPRIATIONS Session of 1915 Spent $1,000, 000 More for Education— Saved on Other Lines. Lincoln, Neb., May 22. — State Ac countant DeFYance, after a deal of fig uring, has reached the conclusion that !he last legislature appropriated $480, >00 less than did its predecessor of twu fears ago. Had it not been for the Increase in appropriations for educa tional purposes, the saving would have been $1,046,173. The normal schools received $70,000, and the state univer sity, $525,000 more than two years be fore, but in the latter case it was large ly a matter of reappropriation of funds already collected but tied up while the people voted on where the university should be permanently located. The following appropriations were less than those of the previous session: Legislative expenses, $32,656; state in stitutions, $559,045, and boards and commissions, $454,562. The cost of running Nebraska for the next two years will be $8,645,489, which includes four trust funds which the people do not contribute to in the form of taxes. NEW COMMUNION ORDER ROUSES MANY PASTORS Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—The state board of health will have its hands full enforcing its recent order which pro vides that all churches in the state must use individual communion cups. Pastors of a mnnher of Lincoln churches predict that the order will ba defied by a large number of churches because It Is a part of the religious be lief that the cup, to comply with the biblical authority, must pass from hand to hand. Several Lincoln churches adopted th.e individual cup a number of years ago, but the German churches are wedded to the community cup. It was stated by their pastors that they expected a great deal of trouble would be caused by th.e new order, the senti ment in favor of the community re ceptacle being deep seated. Every one of the preachers takes the position that the board has no legal right to Issue such an order, and that no court will bnek it up. It is an interference with religious rites and liberties and many have conscientious scruples against the abandonment of the old practice. OMAHA MILK CAUSES WARM EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS Omaha, Neb., May 22.—Dr. R. W. Connell, city health commissioner of Omaha, made the declaration that local dairymen have been watering their milk. In response to this suggestion Dairy Inspector Bossie remarked that the health commissioner doea not know the difference between water and soup. These exchanges were followed by an Inner circle conference. The inspec tor admits that the quality of Omaha milk is very poor and that this may be due to dairymen skimming the milk before making sales. In behalf of those he inspects, however, he resents the imputation of the milk being adul terated with water. The health com missioner thinks the milk inspector shows a very peculiar attitude in tak ing up the defense of the milk dealers rather than of the milk-buying public, whom he is supposed to represent. NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY Hastings. Neb., May 22.—The Ne braska State Medical society elected Dr. E. W. Rowe, of Lincoln, as presi dent for the next year, along with these officers: Vice presidents, Dr. A. C. Ptokes, Omaha, and Dr. Beghtoi, Hast ings; secretary, J. M. Aiken, Omaha; treasurer. A. S. Von Monsfelde, Ash land. Delegate to the national conven tion, Dr. A. R. Mitchell, Lincoln; alter nate, Dr. Long, of Madison. —f— HAD THREE-WAY CHOICE; DIVORCE HER SELECTION Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Given the choice of being driven to her grave, the Insane asylum or the divorce court. Mrs. Mary Abrahams chose the latter. Phe told Judge Cosgrove that this was the choice offered her by her husbanc' Titus, when he left her IS months ago. NEBRASKA AIR CRAFT TO BE PUT IN WAR CONDITION Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Adjutant General Hall has ordered the Fremont signal corps to forward their aeroplane to Lincoln in order that the machine may be thoroughly overhauled and put in trim for aviation work. He has se cured the services of Aviator Shaffer, of Alvo, who formerly was a student of Lincoln Beachy, to look over the of his own. which is up to date in every particular, which lie has placed, al the service of the Nebraska guard and the Fremont machine will be equipped likewise. GRAND ISLAND MEN TO INSTALL POWER PLANT Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—The state board of irrigation has given permis sion to a group of Grand Island capi talists to install a water power plant on the South Loup river, sufficient to generate 670 horse power of current. The plant will cost $55,000. The site of the dam is in the southwestern part of Howard county, and about 25 miles from Grand Island, where most of the product will be marketed. W. H. Thompson, chairman of the democratic state committee, is a mem ber of the company, and with him are T. H. Fritz, head of the lighting com pany in Grand Island, A. D. Frazier, D. K. Myers, H. F. Monroe and B. E. Sunny. The latter named gentleman is head of the Bell telephone interests in Chicago. ITALY IN MARKET FOR NEBRASKA HORSES AND MULES Grand Island. Neb., May 21.-—Infor mation received by horse buyers and agents of several governments here in dicate that Italy will be a heavy buyer. Orders are said to have been received yesterday for tested and inspected ani mals for such consignment. In the meantime the recent reported order of SO,000 mules to be bought throughout the central west, assembled here and consigned to European points, Is apparently being filled as shipments are made just as soon as a carload or several carloads are on hand. MEXICO CITY AGAIN FACES STARVATION Washington, D. C„ May 21.—Mexico City again is facing a serious shortage of food, according to advices reaching the state department today from the International committee there. Secretary Bryan said representations had been made to the Carranza govern ment at Vera Cruz looking to the ship ment of supplies to the capital and that the situation had been brought to the attention of the -ljnerican Red Cross, j COMMUNION CUPS IN NEBRASKA HEREAFTER MUST BE INDIVIDUAL State Health Board Announces Ban on “Common” Drink ing Arrangements. T.tnooln, Neb.. May 22.—Individual 'oinmunion cups will be necessary in hurch ceremonials hereafter. The state board of health has just issued in order forbidding, and also the use )f the public drinking cup where water s furnished free of charge. The board )f secretaries passed a similar rule two fears ago, but the state board, com posed of the governor, attorney general ind state superintendent, pigeonholed ;he recommendation. With the roming into office of a new poard, the secretaries were able to con vince the members that the rule was pecessary. It was adopted by a vote of ! to 1, Governor Morebead voting in he negative after having assured him lelf this was the way he voted two fears ago. This action of the board was taken n pursuance of authority vested in it py the legislature to prohibit the public lrinking cup, if it were deemed ad visable. Hotels, saloons, restaurants, Irug stores and soda fountains must thoroughly cleanse all glasses or cups before allowing their use a second time. GEOLOGISTS SKEPTICAL ON CASS COUNTY COAL FIND Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Professors at the state university are skeptical over Jhe truth of the report that coal in merchantable-qualities has been found bear Louisville. Cass county. The ge ologists say they have known of the existence of coal deposits in Nebraska, and especially in Cftss county, but they fiave never discovered any signs of a auantity sufficient to justify commer cial exploitation. The state has a standing reward of $5,000 for the finder af a real vein of coal. Prof. George E. 2ondra, of the department of geology tt the university, says that Nebraska earthen structures have all been worked out in detail, and that there are <hln layers of coal wherever the Da kota formation is found, but that is all. He would not be surprised to hear of liscoveries of oil and gas, but has no lope for coal in paying quantities. 5. A. R. VETERANS READY TO UPHOLD PRESIDENT Minden, Neb., May 22.—Veterans of ■he Grand Army of the Republic, as lembled here for the state encampment, Vere discussing with great interest the iote that President Wilson sent to Ger many and were unanimous in upholding '.he hands of the executive in this crisis. Congressman Sloan voiced the senti ment of the great majority of the vet erans when he spoke of it as a "diplo matic incident of major dignity which ■s now transpiring between our country tnd a great friendly power" and hoped .'or a peaceful outcome to the country. The veterans applauded heartily the jentiment and the expression of every speaker during the day's session was tlong similar lines. —♦— ALBION WAIF. 15 YEARS OF AGE, KILLED BY TRAIN Albion. Neb.. May 22.—A coroner’s |nquest was held yesterday over the re mains of Lou Larson, who was run over by the midnight Northwestern passeng fr train and the body cut. torn and mangled into small bits. The tragedy took place at the Sinnard crossing, three miles east of town. Both en giner and fireman saw something on the track, but could not determine what It was until too near to stop. It will never be known, probably, whether it was a case of suicide or whether the boy went to sleep on the track. He was about 15 years of age, a waif, and had been raised by Charles Becklam, but was living with William Longnecker, southeast of town. So far as the evi dence in the case there was no home trouble to drive the boy to take his own life. ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL SUE COUNTY TREASURERS Lincoln. Neb., May 20. — Attorney General Reed is preparing papers to bring suit against all county treasurers who have not complied with the order of the state treasurer calling for monthly remittances of taxes collect ed belonging to the state. The law reads that county treasurers shall make remittance of funds twice a year and at such other times as the state treasurer shall require. The treasurer desires monthly remittances and some of the treasurers are object ing. Douglas county being among a list of about 30 which have failed to follow the treasurer’s orders. _X.-. CASE OF DORCHESTER NEW HEALTH BOARD SECRETARY Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—The state board of health, consisting of Governor Morehead. Attorney General Reed and State Superintendent Thomas. met yesterday and elected Dr. J. D. Gase, of Dorchester, as secretary of the board. A majority of the board are democrats, and Dr. H. W. Wilson, whose term ex pires June 1, is a republican. This leaves one republican appointee banging in tlie balance, Insurance Commissioner L. G. Bryan, whose term expires July 1. The insurance board is composed of all democrats, but there Is said to be a strong possibility of Bryan's reappointment. RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED ON NEW OMAHA RATES Omaha, Neb., May 20. -— Federal Judge T. C. Munger yesterday after noon granted an application for an in junction brought by the Omaha Elec tric Light company to restrain the city from putting in effect a new ordinance making a reduction in rates on elec tricity. The new rate was to have gone in effect today, hut a stay of 10 days was granted when the hearing will come up here. —— WEST POINT—A badly needed rain fell Tuesday night and Wednesday, very gen erally. throughout this section. Vegeta tion, especially grains, grass and gardens, were suffering for moisture and relief came just in lime to save serious dam age. Gorn is practically all planted, very few fields being left. The frosts have been slight in Cuming county. LYONS—The Lyons school graduating exercises were held in the opera house Tuesday night. Professor Waterhouse, of Fremont, delivering the oration, and County Superintendent Poucher present ing the diplomas. The students were: Edward MeMonles, Richard Kuehnert, Milan Southwell, James McMahan Lester Dyson. Paul Karo. Paul Moseman, Syl vester Grenier. William Ruddy, Earl How ell, Leroy Hultberg, Nina Stiles, Florence Brown. Thelma Besst, Agnes McMahan. Marion Preston. Blonda Dotson. Eveline Garvis, Ruth Kohlmeier. Lena Robertson and Dora Smith. The class had the high est average of any school in Burt county. STATE DECLINES TO LOWER ASSESSMENTS ON NEBRASKA LINES Impassioned Pleas by Special Representatives Fail to Dent Officials. Lincoln, Neb., May 21.—In spite of ih<- impassioned pleas of various rail road representatives, the state board of equalization has refused to lower the valuation of tlie Nebraska roads for taxation purposes. The total valu ation. as fixed by the hoard, remains the same as last year, $55,945,074. upon 6,181 miles, which incjudes switches, turnouts and double tracks. This is an average of $9,051 a mile, assessed valuation, or $45,000 actual value. The objection of the companies is not to the valuation placed on their property, which they regard as ap proximately correct, but to the claim that they are assessed at 100 cents on the dollar, while realty bears only about 70 per cent of Its value and per sonal property much less. The rail road valuations include everything they own, Including rolling stock. The valuations are: Burlington, $23. 888,373; Union Pacific, $16,445,192; Northwestern, $7,455,070; Missouri Pa cific, $2,429,613; Minneapolis & Omaha, $2,526,750; Rock Island, $2,089,383; St. Joseph & Grand Island, $722,095: Omaha Bridge & Terminal company, $120,000; Southern, $54,450; Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice, $39,163; Milwaukee, $20,000; Illinois Central, $10,000; Wabash, $10, 000; Wabash. $10,000; Santa Fe, $3, 000. WHEELER WIDOWER REJECTS APPLICANT AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb., May 21.—The Whe.eler county ranchman who started widowed hearts to fluttering by announcing, through the labor bureau that lie would bequeath three sections of land In the sandhills to the woman who would agree to marry him. has re ceived one reply. It was from a Lin coln woman who would just love to own Nebraska ranch land, but after he had had a telephone conversation with her, he announced that she would not do. as she had had no experience in ranch life. Some of the glamor of the proposition has departed by rea son of the fact that he admits to hav ing resided a short time at the Ne braska hospital for the insane, due to a mistaken notion of the authorities as to a proper domicle for him. He is very talkative and says that he has a divorced wife and six or seven children, most of them old enough to strike out for themselves. CREDIT MEN WILL FORM READJUSTMENT BUREAU Lincoln, Neb., May 21.—Credit men of the various Nebraska cities are planning to organize what they call a readjustment bureau, to which will be referred all claims against delinquent debtors, and which is exp.ected to gather in any coin that the credit men and wholesale house collectors cannot get. It is also planned to use this bureau for the getting together of creditors where some business man is in a falling condition, but who can be kept going if those whom he ow’es will not be inclined to jump In on him in the hope of getting ahead of other claimants. A meeting will be held in this city Monday evening, at which the bureau will be organized. PENDER BANK CHANGED, BUT JUST OTHER WAY Lincoln, Neb., May 21.—A twisted announcement from the banking de partment made it appear that the Pen der State bank had changed to a na tional bank. In fact the Pender Na tional had changed from a national to a state bank. Fifteen years ago it was a state bank and changed to a na tional In order to enhance its prestige. More recently the bank has felt the competition of state banks under the guaranty of deposits law, and now’ changes back again. WINNEBAGO INDIAN TEAM SEEKS LACROSSE MATCH Lincoln, Neb.. May 21.—M. R. Gil mour, of the state historical society, has received a letter from Winnebago, Noli., in which a team of reservation Indians desires to make a match at lacrosse with any other team in the west. The Indians are very proficient at the game, it being of Indian origin. LINCOLN—An apparatus is about to be Installed at the university farm by the United States weather bureau for the measurement of the total heat units given off by the sun. There are only two other instruments of this kind' In the United States. The readings will be used by the weather bureau for scientific purposes and by the Nebraska experiment station in ponnection with the study of the w-ater re quirement of crops and other projects. LINDSAY—A 3-year-OKl ctaugnter or .vir. jnd Mrs. David Roberts, living about eight miles southeast of here, was burned to death. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts had, as us ual, built a tire in the range and then gone to do the chores, leaving the two little girls In bed. While they were out the little girl got up and dressed, and in some way her clothing caught fire, for when they returned to the house she was on the lloor with the clothing burned off. She died in an hour. WAYNE—The commencement sermon to the high school class was preached Sun day night by Rev. S. X. Cross to a class of 19. The senior class play was given Friday night to a large crowd and was ac counted a successful performance. The superintendent of the schools is Prof. O. R. Bowen and the principal of the high school is Mrs. M. A. Fhilips, who has held the place for many years. NEBRASKA CITY—Two sons of John Roll, a farmer residing south of the city, were fooling with a rifle, while their par ents were away from home, and the gun was acc identally discharged. The ball en tered the back of the head of the young est brother, 12 years old. There Is no hope for his recovery. WORKERS INTERNED. Emerson. Man., May 19.—Austrian inemployed numbering 175, who ar rived here last Sunday en route to the United States from Winnipeg, were taken in charge bv Canadian military authorities today and sent to the alien prison camp at Brandon, Man., for In terment. __ NEW GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL NEUTRAL Lisbon. Portugal, (via Paris), May 19. —The newly formed Portuguese cabinet has decided It was announced today to maintain an absolutely neutral attitude toward all political parties. The newspapers of the capital today comment on the visits exchanged be tween the commanders of the Spanish warships anchored in the Tagus liver and the Lisbon authorities. VERDICT; SMS ' 1ST BEAR COSTS Jury Finds Everything Rocse* J velt Charged Was True and > That Piaintiff Therefore Was Not Libeled. ^ FULL VINDICATION FOR T. R Jurors' Decision Will Have Wide Influence in Future Politi cal Affairs of the Re publican Party. Syracuse. N. Y.. May 24.—The jury !n the trial of William Barnes' suit fo; lbel against Theodore Roosevelt today returned a verdict in favor of the dc iendant after considering for more thar 11 hours the question of placing all th« :osts of the action upon the plaintiff it is the belief of the jury everythin? Colonel Roosevelt charged is true ann therefore, the plaintiff, not having beer ibeled, is entitled to no damages. The foreman of the jury, Warren W Bummers, announced that the verdict >vas for the defendant, and then th« lury was polled. Ten jurors answered ‘for the defendant,” then the clerk hes tated, called the name of Edward Burns and waited. Burns, a big, rosy iheeked republican, stood up in his seat and in a deep voice said; “For the defendant.” j Juror No. 12 gave the same answer. 1 Before the jury came in the specta- “ lors in the crowded court room were warned mat any ucraou»u.uiuu » ”“*>■ ae met with severe punishment. Ex cept for the voice of the clerk and lurors, the room was absolutely quiet until the name of Burns was called When he announced that he, too, lavored a verdict for the former pres ident, the court room buzzed like a Jynamo with voices. Several persons in the court room stood up and waved their hands, but there was no outburst of applause. After the announcement of the ver llct attorneys for Mr. Barnes objected to Its receipt. The objection was ov verruled, the jury was thanked by Jus- A tice Andrews for its service and then tiled out into the jury room. Colonel Roosevelt broke off shaking hands with his counsel and several newspapermen whom he has known for several years and hurried to the jury room. There he thanked the jury and shook hands with each member and said: “In my whole life I shall work in the Interest of the public and none of you gentlemen shall ever have the chance to say that I have done otherwise.” The colonel was then photographed with the jury. After the picture had been taken the 1 rolonel turned to the jury and contin ued: “I am more moved by this verdict than it is possible for me to express. None of you, I assure you will ever have cause to regret your action. I am especially gratified that such a verdict came from a Jury composed of men of every political faith.” The foreman of the jury said that 40 ballots in all were taken before the verdict was finally agreed upon. The first ballot, taken more than 40 hours before the jury came in today, was 9 to 3 in favor of the defendant. It re mained at that figure for about five hours. PART OF MOUNT LASSEN CRATER HAS FALLEN IN Redding, Cal., May 24.—Part of tho crater of Lassen peak has fallen in, according to mail advices reaching here today. This is the main, or oldest cra ter, and it was learned that yesterday’s eruption came there from. Two cra ters formed last summer are steaming. Mud ejected from Lassen peak in northern California early yesterday is of a quality that will make good soil was the main interest today to ranch ers whose holdings lay in the narrow' 15-mile mud stream. The peak itself was quiet early in the day. Voicanologists said today that great disturbances were unlikely. No very active volcano, it was declared, was more than 125 miles from the sea and Lassen is much farther. The outbreak, it was pointed out, fol lowed exceptionally heavy rains, and may have folowed a seepage of water Into the heated interior of the moun tain. SUPPLEMENTED BUDGET OF JAPAN, $26,000,000 Tokic, May 24.—Minister of Finance Kakatsuki announced at the diet ses sion today that the supplemental bud get would call for 52,000,000 yen ($26, 000,000), which would be used for the creation of two new army divisions, naval construction, educational, indus trial and harbor works. The allotment for th.e navy is 12.000,000 yen ($6,000, 000), but no details were given us to the purposes for which it would be used. A request was made for 12,000, 000 yen ($6,500,000) to conduct the war for the next five months and 5,000,000 yen ($2,500,000) for war incidentals. The finance minister told the diet the war expenditures up to the present time had been approximately 100,000, 000 yen ($50,000,000b_ TURKS DEFEATED IN BATTLE IN CAUCASUS Petrograd, (via London), May 24.— There has been issued from the head quarters staff of the Russian army in the Caucasus the following report: "Attempts of the Turks to assume the offensive along the coast of the Black sea have been repulsed. In the Oltz region there has been rifle firing between outposts and our troops have occupied Saraivan and Bashkaleh. The Turks fled toward Bytlis and the south. “STUNG” ON LAND DEAL; WANTS NOTES CANCELLED Des Moines, la., May 22.—A. F. Callison of Pallas Center, la., filed suit in fed eral court today for Cancellation of notes of $31,000 which he said were giv en for 15,000 acres of land in Jefferson county, Nebraska, known as the Car ter ranch, and which he says was mis represented. The defendants ar» John tv. McDonnell and Jacob Conrad Lan iers. of Jefferson county.