Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.