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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1915)
THE O'NEIL FRONTIER. D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. ITNEILUNEBRASKA J. Ramsay McDonald, the socialist leader in Mie British parliament, says that there is no truth in a report that he, John Burns and Keir Hardie are Atarting a new radical party advocat ing the speedy termination of the war. The rumor is not In accord with the probabilities. All three of the men are pacifists in a sense, but McDonald has frequently declared It to be the duty of ■Spgiand to fight the war through, and It would be strange indeed for him and Hardie to be co-operating now in a pew radical party with the ex-cabinet minister, long regarded as a reaction Ary by the socialists and radical labor union men, in whose company he won his spurs many years ago. The gaekwar of Baroda, an Indian prince, has a battery of artillery con sisting of gold and silver guns. There Are lour guns, two gold and two of sil ver. The gold guns made in 1874 by an Artisan of Lakha. who worked on them for five years. They weigh 400 pounds each, and except for the steel lining Are of solid gold. They are mounted on run carriages of carved wood, overlaid With silver. In 1876, when the gaekwar trent to Bombay to meet the prince of Wales, he look the gold guns with him to salute the prince, and that was the j»ply occasion on which they have been Avowed to leave the state of Baroda. | The amount of whisky distilled in Kentucky fell off two-thirds last year, the decrease In Pennsylvania was 18 per cent and that tn Maryland more than 40 per cent. Prohibitionists say that since w hisky Is kept from four to sight years before consumption, a cor responding decrease In usage Is ex pected In that length of time. An Auburn, Me., family has an In teresting If expensive visitor, In the shape of a fine plump patridge which Uqw inruuifn uue ua iuo jmuur win dows and soon made Itself at home In the waste basket. It Is closed season On patrldges, and the Involuntary own ers are now wondering what they shall do with the bird. Three years ago the city of Paris presented the czar with a wonderful Easter egg. It was encrusted with pre cious stones and rested on a cushion of the finest silk. The egg was surmounted by a golden crown In which wub an Almost invisible button. When the but ton was pressed the .egg flew open and revealed a charming portrait of the ocarina. In Rome and other large Italian cities there Is a great house cleaning at Eas ter, and hawkers appear In th.e streets selling long handled, roughly made brooms from which to brush spiders’ webs from lofty celling corners. This Easter cleaning Is a survival of the purification, part of the Jewish pass over. Present methods of transforming the grasses of the public grazing lands Into beef and mutton are generally con ceded to be wasteful, and It Is esti mated that, under a proper system, the quantity of beef and mutton produced pn these lands could be Increased at least SO per cent. One frequent cause of forest fires is those maliciously started by men who expect to earn a few dollars by helping to fight the conflagration they are re sponsible for. As these latter are usu ally started near the railroads, these companies generally get the blame for the damage. Alabama planters are turning from cotton to oranges, according to report. The Satsuma, a Japanese orange, Is the type chosen, and great hopes are held out for the reclamation of land through this agency. Much diversifying of crops la a result of present conditions. The Blumea balsamlfra. which grows wild In abundance In the Philippine Islands, and found to be the plant from which camphor Is obtained. Is now the subject of Investigation by the United States bureau of science and bureau of forestry of the Philippines. In South Africa there Is the "sneeze wood” tree, which is so called because one cannot cut It with a saw without sneezing, ns the fine dust hus exactly the effect of snuff. No Insect or worm will touch It; It is very bitter to the taste, and when placed In water It sinks. The serfs of Russia were liberated 54 years ago by Alexander II. grandfather of the present czar. These serfs were not slaves to be bought and sold—they could only be transferred with the land they tilled. The ukase of the czar gave freedom to 60,000.000 serfs. Shrapnel Is really a flying ennnrtn which shoots Its charge while in flight. Or explodes on contuet. Its speed of 800,000 feet a second Is produced by a mini ov.uuv iu oo.uuu puunas * square Inch from the powder that •xpels It from the gun. French aviators flew 8,500,000 miles last year. as compared with 2,000.000 miles In 1913; 136,000 hours were oc cupied In flight as compared with 39, #00 hours, and 48,000 passengers were carried, four times us many as In tho previous year. Colored and black printing inks have been advanced in price because the German government has prohibited the export of certain essential dyes and chemicals. One of these is beta nap thol, which is necessary for the de velopment of the fast brilliant reds. The oldest university in the world Is at Peking. It Is called the School for the Sons -of the Empire. Its antiquity Is very great, and a grand register, consisting of Rtone columns, 320 iii number. Is reputed to contain the names of 60,000 graduates. Under the new elec tion law in Kansas It will be necessary for the voter to mark the name of each candidate for whom he wants to vote. It will no lon ger be possible to vote a straight bal lot by marking the head of the ticket as formerly. Some scientists are of tho opinion that earthquakes are caused by the wobbling path described by the earth’s axis. Its eccentricities seem to be most manifest at times of these terreBtial troubles. A California Judge has ordered that If H. H. Krtftise stays at home, his wife shall feed him, and If he chooses not to stay at home she shall pay him HO a month alimony. It takes 12 seconds for the projectile of a 12-inch naval gun to reach Its point of Impact when firing at a range of five miles. Shells for 12-inch guns cost $500 apiece. With the exception of Gibraltar, Constantinople has probably experi enced more fighting right up to Its .walls than any other Important town in the world. FIVE DAYS REQUIRED TO SECURE JURY FOR JESS COCHRAN TRIAL More Than 200 Talesmen Called For Examination—Men Who Will Try Case. Pender, Neb., May 31.—The hard light to he made in the Jess Cochran murder case was Indicated in the cau tion devoted to selecting a Jury, a work which required five days. The case opened Monday morning and the panel was not completed until Friday after noon at 4 o'clock. More than 200 tales men were called. The 12 Jurors finally accepted for the trial are: Fee Hill. P. 1. Perslnger. J. W. Walterman, Emil Sander, Henry Ollfert, Fambert Englehart, Henry Kruseman, E. M. Beeboe, B. G. Fred erlckson, B. B, Brown, James Stanton and Roy Armstrong. The opening statements will be made today and it Is not probable any evi dence will be presented before next Monday. “*4— NEBRASKA PATENTS. Omaha, Neb., May 31.—Official list of patents Issued to inhabitants of Ne braska for the week ending May 2!l, as reported from the office of Willard Eddy, Omaha: Walter F. Black, Allen, for vehicle spindle. Alfred Broulllette, Campbell, as signor of one-half to R. C. Chevalier, for hoist. Walter S. Donaldson, Omaha, for reamer attachment for die stocks. Thomas O. Huston. Geneva, for safety enevelope. M. O. Goble, Beatrice, for egg candler. Charles O. Mlehaelsen, Omaha, for rotary classifier. Milton H. Wright, University Place, TRACTION COMPANY ACCEDES TO MAYOR BRYAN’S DEMAND Lincoln, Neb., May 31.—Mayor Bryan lias won out in his mlxup with the traction company. The company- an nounced that with the completion of the new high school, located so as to require a new line of track, the school rate of 10 tickets for 25 cents would be abolished. Mayor Bryan thereupon came out In a statement that If the company Insisted on doing this he would Insist on a rulse of Its occupa tion tax from 1 per cent to 6 per cent, the reduction from the larger to the smaller percentage having been made Borne years ago by a promise of the company not to ask for Increased fares. When the application to abolish the school rate came before the railway commission yesterday afternoon, the company withdrew the request and said that It would give the old rate a further trial. It claims that it Is un remunerattve. MANY LEADING CITIZENS WOULD BE STATE PRINTER Lincoln, Neb., May 31.—Governor Morehead Is now the center of attrac lion for esteemed citizens who desire to have a friend named for state prin ter, a Job that pays $1,500 a year and does not require such close attention that but a country weekly editor can care for both It and his newspaper. The list of applicants Includes W. H. McGaffin, of David City; E, A. Wal rath, of Osceola; Frank Perkins ol Fremont, and J. M. Tanner, Jr., ol South Omaha. The present printer, N J. Ludl, a Wahoo editor, was appointed postmaster a month ago, but has not been able to take hold because no suc cessor to him ns state printer has beer named, thereby losing $40 a month sal ury. —4— TRIED TO SOOTHE HUBBY, BUT ONCE IS ENOUGH Lincoln, Neb., May 31.—Since liei marriage to Samuel D. Jewell, threi and a half years ago, he has left hei Just 19 times, according to the test! mony of Mrs. Flora J. Jewell In her di vorce hearing. She said that each tlmi her husband returned he said to her: “Dearie, the next time I have a brain storm like that Just put your arm.' around me und kiss me.” Mrs. Jewel] says she followed this advice Just once, and that she landed on the other side of the room. She also complained be cause Jewell said her first husband was trash, averring that because he was a rural mall carrier he could not have amounted to much. —4— MOSQUITO WILL SUCCEED CHINCH BUG. SAYS REPORT Lincoln. Neb., May 31.—The wet spel! hi Nebraska Is a boon to the wheal growers, says Professor Swenk of tin state entomological bureau. It is kill lug off the chinch bugs by the thous ands and there is little chance of the wheat being ravaged much by them II also kills off their larvae. At the sanu time the rain is certain to breed enor mous numbers of mosquitoes, and bring them into action quicker than Is usutf (1 ill imr tili»s MPdqnn nf (Vu. WEST POINT GRADUATES. West Point, Neb., May 31.—Tht graduating exercises of the West Poini high school took place at the audi torium Thursday evening. They wert preceded by a baccalaureate sermon bj Rev. A. R. E. Oelschlaeger, pastor oi the German Lutheran church, on Sun day evening, and by a class play giver on Tuesday. The graduates were IT ii number, as follows: Ella M. Andre 11. Htldur Anderson, Alvin Barton Eleanor C. Hruening, David Donald El liott, Edith C. Herrmann. Grace Herr mann, Kunls A. Kraft, Alex R. Krause Robert A. Moodie, Adonera K. Neiburg Sylvia L. Reiburg, Elizabeth M. Ort tneier, Louise Poeschl, Arthur F. Pra witz, Albert Schwerhelm and Lilllat O. Solfermoser. The graduation exercises of the rura schools of Cuming county, front tht eighth grade, will take place at the school building at West Point on Jttnt 12. Twenty-seven districts will present 66 pupils for graduation on that day. STEAMER ETHIOPE IS SUNK BY SUBMARINE Liverpool. May 29.—The Elder Derap tster line steamer Ethiope has been tor pedoed and sunk. The chief officer and 16 men of tht Ethiope have been picked up. The rest of the crew Is supposed to be in boats LINER LA CHAMPAGNE IS COMPLETE WRECK London. May 29.—A report receiver by Lloyds states that the steamei Champagne of the French Trans-Atlan tic line, which ran ashore near St Naxaie. has broken in two. The 900 passengers aboard the Cham pagne were removed in safety. Tht steamer, which was built In 1886 lute a net tonnage of 3,068. She was 34! feet long with a beam of 53 feet NOW BELIEVES THAT MISSING PILGER MAN COMMITTED SUICIDE This Is Information In Letter Received By Relatives—Had Been Despondent. Pilger. Neb.. May 29.—John Blythe, who came to Pilger about a year ago with his family, Is supposed to have committed suicide. His wife died last winter and left him with five small Children and as he was in poor health himself and unable to care for the children, the thoughts of putting them in an orphan home seemed to prey on his mind. He wrote his sister and brother, who live near here In the country, that ho was going to commit suicide b'- drowning and gave them in structions what to do with his child ren. He put the letters in the office Sat urday afternoon, but his relatives did not get them until Tuesday and noth ing was thought of his disappearance until that time. He was seen by the riv er bunk Saturday evening by some boys who were fishing and that is the last seem of him. He was 35 years old and bore an excellent reputation. FATHER ASKS DIVORCE FOR 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER Omaha. Neb., May 29. — Mrs. Elsie Marie Richmond. 16-year-old bride, is an unwilling plaintiff in a suit in dis trict court against her husband, Em mersori Donald Richmond, with whom she eloped January 8, to annul the mar riage. It is brought in the name of her mhii' i, vjcui fit; xiat iiucuci, wiiu uc_ dares his daughter is too young to wed. The young folks were principals in the old story of the escape from unre lenting parents, the hasty trip across the Missouri river, and the wedding in Council Bluffs. According to the petition filed in court, the parents immediately separated the two who desired to be one and Mrs. Richmond is now being guarded at her father's home, 520 Wil liam street, where says the petition, the stern parent is keeping them apart "with his entire ability." —4-" WILL MAKE ANOTHER TRY AT BUILDING LAKE DAM Central City, Neb., May 2D.—Charles Stltzer, who for many years operated a drug store in this city and is known w‘ell throughout Merrick county, will again undertake the construction of a permanent dam at Lake Ericson. Sev eral years have elapsed since his pre vious endeavors, and during that time he has been making a careful study of the causes of disaster, with a view to elimination in a renewed attempt. The work of surveying is now under way, and active work will soon begin. The new site is about one and one-half miles blow the former one, and at a point better adapted by nature for the construction of the dam. Here the river takes a sharp turn and spends its energy on a high clay bank, thus sparing the heavy concrete barrier the direct force of the current. Lake Ericson was formerly a very popular summer resort of excellent fishing. Mr. Stltzer is confident it will again be come such. —f— OMAHA ANNEXATION PLAN ATTACKED BY OPPONENTS Omaha, Neb., May 2D.—Argument in the injunction suit by which W. L. Selby, representing South Omaha and Dundee Interests, in seeking to prevent the holding of the annexation election June 1, began yesterday morning be fore District Judge Redick. Attorney Samuel Winters, represent ing the plaintiff, made the first argu ment. “The annexation law is special leg islation and violates the constitution,” declared Mr. Winters, "because its provisions so limit the municipalities affected as to identify them rather than to classify them. There is no more reason in the limitation than there would have been In a provision mak ing the law apply to cities whose names begin with O.” HOMEOPATHS DECLARE FOR STRICT TEMPERANCE LAWS Lincoln, Neb., May 29.—The Nebraska State Homeopathic society, at its con vention here, declared in favor of con stitutional prohibition. The resolution adopted is as follows: "Whereas, modern medical science has demonstrated that the use of in toxicating liquors as a beverage is highly detrimental to the moral and physical welfare of the human race; and, whereas, the use of intoxicants as a beverage is the cause of much pau perism, insanity, crime and disease, therefore, be it resolved, that the Ne clare In favor of constitutional prohi bition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicants for beverage purposes.” The officers elected are: President. W. R. Boyer, Pawnee City; vice pres idents, G. A. Young. Ponca, and W. A. Gate, Nelson; recording and corres ponding secretary, Laura J. Brown, Lincoln; treasurer. O. S. Wood, Platts mouth; board of censors, Lina M. Ro sat. Lincoln; W. A. Cate, Nelson and G. W. Collins, Pawnee City; legisla tive committee, W. R. Hufman, Uni versity Place, and E. B. Finney. Lin coln; delegates to national institute of homeopathy, E. A. Carr and Laura J. Brown, Lincoln; alternates, O. S. Wood. Pluttsmouth, and C. A. Shoemaker Lin coln. WOULD PROHIBIT LABELING PATENT MEDICINES AS “CURES” Lincoln, Neb.. May 28.—Food Com missioner Harman and the big. patent medicine concerns that insist upon us ing the word “cure" on the labels of their products have locked horns. The commissioner recently ordered his in spectors to prohibit sale of all goods so labeled, and the manufacturers are preparing to resist its execution. Com missioner Harman says that he propos es to keep up the fight until all mis branded goods—and the use of the word “cure” he holds to be misbranded are withdrawn from sale. He has found cures advertised for consumption, catarrh and spavin, and insists that the medical profession holds there are no such things. One of the companies claims the right to use the word “cure ’ on its labels because that is a part of the copyrighted name. MAYOR C. W. BRYAN HITS “INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT” Lincoln. Neb., May 27.—There will be no "invisible government" for Lincoln as long as Mayor C. W. Bryan is In charge of things. He issued a notice to' the public and others interested that hereafter all meetings to discuss mat ters upon which the city commissioners are to pass will be held in city hall, right out where the public can take part or listen to what is going on. This ac tion was taken because of recent meet ings which representatives of the trac tion company, the school board and a Commercial club committee have been holding to discuss re-routing of cars LATE CITY ATTORNEY OF NORFOLK CHARGED WITH TAKING BRIBES Arrest Follows Indictment By Grand Jury—Was Candidate For Congressman. Madison, Neb., May 29.—Tlie Madison county grand Jury brought two indict ments against Arthur J. Koenigstein, county attorney of Madison county, for the term ending January 1, 1915, and re cently attorney for the city of Nor folk. The indictments charge him with taking bribes from keepers of a house of prostitution in the city of Norfolk. Koenigstein was placed under arrest by Sheriff Smith and brought into court on a warrant issued on the indictments. The case was assigned for trial June 1, 1915. recognizance fixed at $2,000. The defendant gavy bonds May 27. The charges against Koenigstein were aired in local proceedings at Norfolk a few months ago, resulting in his res ignation as city attorney, although claiming that he was the victim of "framed" evidence, due to his activities against resort operators. ITALIANS ARE CUSTOMERS FOR SMALLER TYPE HORSES . Lincoln. Neb.. May 29.—Italy's en trance into the European war will mean a great many added millions to the horse ranch owners of the west. This is the opinion of Mark W. Woods, at the head of one of the largest horse Jobbing firms in the west. The reason is that the Italians require a much smaller horse than the English and French will accept. Some 200,000 horses have been taken from the section west of the Missouri river since the war be gan by the buyers for the allies, and this has left on the ranches thousands of horses that failed to meet their spe cifications in the matter of size and weight. None of the dealers profess to know why the Italians want smaller animals, around 14.2 hands in height, but they do, and are willing to pay as high as $150 or $175 each for the anl mnls thpu Hpciirp The small animals on the big horse ranches have found a ready market in the south in recent years, but the fi nancial troubles that fell upon the cot ton growers by reason of the war have taken them out of the market. Nine months ago these animals were offered at $75 and $85 apiece, and the growers were glad to get that figure. Now they will get from $125 up. The 200,000 horses already purchased by the allies have averaged $175 apiece, which means that over $30,000,000 have gone into the pock ets of the horse owners. If the Italian damand is only a third as great it will mean $10,000,000 more. CONSOLIDATION PERMITTED OF LOUP POWER PROJECTS Lincoln, Neb., May 29.—The state board of irrigation will permit the consolidation of the Grand Island Elec tric company with the Central power corporation. Land Commissioner Beck mann, a member of the board dele gated to look into the work done, has reported favorably and no obstacles will be interposed. Practically the same stockholders own both compa nies. and as the work done has dem onstrated a real desire to push the con struction to completion Instead of merely to hold a franchise, the board sees no reason why a merger should not be allowed. W. T. Thompson, ch&irman of the democratic state com mittee, is pushing the project. The company proposes to supply Grand Island, St. Paul and other Nebraska towns with cheap light and power. It takes water from the Middle Loup river and diverts it into the South Loup. MAYOR BRYAN HAVING MIX WITH CAR COMPANY Lincoln, Neb., May 29.—Mayor Bryan is having his first mix with the public utility corporations that so strenuously opposed his election on the ground that he is too radical. The traction company is asked by the school board to give senvice to the new high school, which has been built off established routes. In return the company insists upon abolishing the school children ticket rate, which is 10 for 25 cents. The company insists that this is less than the service costs, and it declines to continue the rate. Mayor Bryan has served notice on the company that if it persists in pushing its demand for abolition of the school rate, he will insist that the company pay 5 per cent occupation tax instead of 1 per cent, the company having secured that re duction in taxation by agreeing not to ask for an increase of rates in the city. The company officials feel so much peeved at the mayor’s action that they did not invite him to a confer- 1 ence they had with the school board. 1 i __ _ muotnuf , m\j., vac. i o rinoi . CRACK AT HUGH BERNHARDT , Lincoln, Neb., May 29.—Hugh Bern- . hardt, wanted in Ottumwa, la., on a \ forgery charge, will not be taken to | that city, but Moberly, Mo., will have ] first chance at him. Bernhardt has served time in several penitentiaries, | and is reputed to be a very smooth ar- i tide in the check line. His most re- < cent exploits were in Iowa and Ne- t braska, but it was in Chicago that he < was captured. Charles N. Sullivan, a ( Lincoln hotel clerk, recognized Bern- I hardt on the streets of Chicago. Bern- ] hardt tried to elude Sullivan and led him a long chase before he was finally | run down. He came through with a confession when the police interviewed him. FLEA BEETLE RAVAGING ' MANY NEBRASKA GARDENS 1 Lincoln, Neb., May 29.—The flea j beetle is working havoc in the gar- e dens all through southeastern Nebrus- c ka, and his ravages have been so ex- , tensive that the experts at the state { agricultural college have been called N on for help. They have evolved a svs- e tern of medicine that they say will kill t the bugs, and it is being tried in many ( localities. The flea beetle Is a peri- t odlc visitant, its coming being a mat- c ter of weather conditions. This year c they were favorable for the propaga- f tlon of the bugs and they made their 0 appearance in great numbers. It shows 0 up early in the year, lays its eggs and t then disappears. The parasites kill off e cabbages and turnips and nearly f everything else in the ordinary garden, o GIBBONS, OUTWEIGHED, L TRIPS UP LEE HOUCK - t, New York, May 27.—Mike Gibbons, 11 of St. Paul, defeated Leo Houck, of X Lancaster, Pa„ in a 10-round bout here l" last night, taking the honors In every f, round. The men had agreed to meet 0 at 158 pounds. Houck weighed 165% pounds, 1% pounds more than Gibbons, j, but the latter refused to claim the li weight forfeit . fi ONE MAN KILLED IN TWISTER AT OSHKOSH; BUILDINGS DAMAGED Farm Property Damaged and Some Live Stock Killed— Rain and Hail Follows. Oshkosh, Neb., May 26.—A tornado struck about three miles north of Osh kosh, Monday night, killing one man, J P. Blair, a carpenter who lived alone. The storm appeared first some nine miles northwest ot town and destroyed several miles of fences and barns on the farms of H. Kaschke, William El wood, Martin Madden and did other damage. It killed a cow for Madden and took a horn off each of two oth ers. Everything on the Blair place was completely destroyed. Blair's dog woke Up neighbors a mile away, who went over and found the buildings gone and no trace of Blair. More of the neigh bors were called and, after a search of some time, they found the body ly ing in a pasture over half a mile east. Every bone in his body was broken and the body was horribly mangled. Hogs and pigs were found with splin ters driven through their bodies, and feathers were taken off chickens. The house was turned over within 30 feet and the chimney driven into the ground. Blair was a widower about 65 years old and lived alone. He has an adopt ed daughter. Mrs. Maxwell, living in Antelope. The storm came without warning at 10 o'clock and left in an Instant. It seems to have disappeared three miles northeast of Oshkosh. Sev farmers say hail or ice, measuring 8x10 Inches in size fell scattering!v. A hot wind followed the storm. LARGE FREIGHT STEAMER COMING UP MISSOURI Omaha, Neb., May 26.—The first river freight for Omaha in 25 years left the Kansas City wharf yesterday afternoon, when Capt. W. B. Stevens and crew cast off the steamer Julia and a barge in its tow. The Julia is not to be compared with those steam ers of the ’80s, three deckers, that car ried 1,000 tons of freight and as many passengers. The Julian and barge will take up a regular freight route over a 90-mile course between Omaha and Decatur. Neb. Captain Stevens goes to Decatur on a guarantee from its booster club of •40 tons for each round trip from De catur to Omaha. The boat will haul freight for 20 cents a 100. It is now costing Decatur merchants 37 cents a 100 for freight and hauling charges to the nearest railway station. The capacity of the outfit is 50 tons a day. ACCIDENTALLY WOUNDED FROM WAR DISCUSSION Snyder, Neb., May 26.—Differences of sympathy and opinion concerning the European war, expressed by himself and his fatherinlaw during an argu ment, almost cost Frank Raddatz, of Snyder, "his life. He is now at an Omaha hospital with five holes in his intestines from a bullet fired accident alI.?PjP^ ,his. fatherinlaw, John Bilava. Which side of the war are you on?” Bilava is said to have asked Raddatz when the former came to the sonin law s farm near Synder and started to talk of the war. “I hope the Russians will win,” Rad datz replied, whereupon the older man upbraided Raddatz for holding such a hope. “The Germans are the best sol diers. I was in the kaiser’s army once myself. See how good I can drill yet.” The old man seized a Mauser rifle standing near by and, shouldering It marched around to show off his mili tary skill. Then he raised it to simu late firing, pointed it toward Raddatz pulled the trigger, not knowing that the gun was loaded. A bullet s*de °f the soninlaw’s ibdomen, making a serious wound. Raddatz has a good chance of re covery. “No more war talk for me” be says. 50-CENT CORN MAKES PORK COST 5 CENTS PER POUND Lincoln. Neb., May 26.—With corn ralued at 60 cents a bushel, the cost of eed alone for producing a pound of p°I'k i8.? cents> according to bulletin L47 of the Nebraska agricultural ex periment station, just issued. Among )thcr things, the bulletin says that the nost suitable supplementary feed to ■orn for fattening hogs seems to de fend on several variable factors oil neal, cold pressed cottonseed cake and ankage rank close together in the jruius secured in nearly all tests. In lonie tests these by products give fast er gains and more profit than corn and ilfalfa, and in other tests the reverse s true. The physical condition of the togs as influenced by weather and oth ■r factors seems to determine whether ilfalfa hay or such a *y product as hose Just mentioned is the most prof table to feed with corn for fattening mgs. Corn and alfalfa again ranked first n rate and cheapness of gain in the ecent experimental feeding of six lots >f steers at the experiment station. The experiment indicated not only that orn and alfalfa ranked first, but that he difference in favor of this ration s even more marked than shown in irevious experiments. ilAY USE CRUDE OIL TO FIGHT CHINCH BUGS Beatrice, Neb., May 26.—A move is n foot among the farmers in Gage 1 ounty to systematically fight the hinch bugs, which are reported in ! ome wheat fields in large numbers ! 'arm Demonstrator Liebers is consid- 1 ring the purchase of a carload of road il to be used in making barriers to 1 revent the migration of the bugs from lie wheat to the corn and oats. If 1 leather conditions the next few weeks 1 re favorable to the hatching and mu- ‘ aring of the bugs, it is probable that Inge county farmers will organize to ' ght them. D. S. Dalbey has received < ome bulletins from the state entomol- < gist of Illinois in which methods of 1 ighting the bugs are described. One ‘ f the most effective is the use of road II. It is estimated that in Illinois, par cularly in the southwestern and west- ( rn counties of the state, the chinch ; ugs caused a loss of between $1,000,- , DO and $5,000,000 last year. ! IBERAL SHOWERS BENEFIT LARGE AREA IN NEBRASKA * Omaha, Neb., May 26.—The Burling- * in’s crop and soil report indicates that t le precipitation last week extended to t .cry portion of Nebraska, Colorado, ryoming and Kansas touched by the mipany’s lines. It was the heaviest a ' any corresponding period of the year, t ■w stations getting less than an inch a I rain and the majority of them two j i three and one-half inches. The groat- , it rainfall reported in Nebraska dur- , ig the week was at Riverton. Prank- ' a county, where the precipitation was 1 >ur and three-fourths inches. 1 t WILSON PREPARES || i ACTION IN MEXICO Intervention Talk Revived By ' Announcement President Will Issue Statement to Fac tion Leaders Tuesday. > FAMINE MUST BE RELIEVED Militarist Leaders Blamed—•• Recognition Will Be Denied Carranza — Crisis Is Thought Imminent. Washington, May 31.—President Wilson's forthcoming statement on tfie Mexican situation will contain a de tailed review of conditions and serve a warning or. the factional leaders that the United States will insist on an im provement of the internal situation. Officials refused today to discuss What alternative the president has in mind. The statement has been written by President Wilson himself on his type writer in his study and is said to con tain about 1,500 words. It will be for warded to the various Mexican leaders through American agents. It is said to be based on the conclusion that con ditions in Mexico have come, to such a state that the United States, as the southern republic's "next friend." must see to it that there is a change. M au Paef apa F mkorrirt All embargo on the exportation of J arms from the United States is under stood to have been under considera tion. The report to President Wilson by Duval West, who' recently returned from Mexico is said not to have been the only factor influencing the presi dent's determination. Much other data has been coming to him for months. American Red Cross supplies for the famine sufferers are to bo concen trated in three great government ware houses at Galveston, Laredo arid K! Paso. Letters to the governor of each state, many prominent men and to some interested parties in Mexico, ask- 1 ing co-operation, were sent out today by Red Cross headquarters. Washington, May 31.—Attention was again focused today on Mexico as the result of President Wilson’s determin ation to warm the Mexican leaders that conditions in the southern republic must Improve. The president’s forth coming pronouncement which will be made Tuesday was awaited with the keenest interest here. Its contents are known only to officials, who decline to reveal what it contains, except to say that recognition of any faction is not contemplated. The president’s determination became known In an appeal issued as head of the Red Cross urging contributions to relieve destitute people of Mexico. i West's Report Startling. After conferring with Duval West, just back from Mexico, President Wil shon declared last Tuesday that there would be no change in his Mexican pol icy. But more recent events brought about his determination to act. bese Include tho seizure by Carranza author ities of large quantities of corn, pur chased by the International relief com mittee and the Inability of the {minori ties at Vera Cruz and Mexico City to provide transportation for supplies to succor the ever Increasing bread line. In connection with conditions in Mex ico the American Red Cross has Issued a statement describing them as “appal ling." “Great numbers of unfortunate people are victims of the long contin ued fighting,” says the statement. “They have been facing starvation for months and now have reached an acute stage, when only food supplies can save them from death.” Warning From Wilson. Tt became known late today that the president has been strongly advised recently to recognize the Carranza gov ernment in Mexico, particularly in view of the possibility of its early return to power In Mexico City. Officials declined to say whether this point will be taken up In the president's statement. Despite the refusal of White House officials to discuss the president’s con templated statement. It was understood that It will be in the nature of a notice that conditions in Mexico are fast be coming intolerable. While It will not give notice that the United States in tern’s to intervene Immediately, it is jxpeccea to serve as a warning to the Mexican leaders that conditions must improve. Talk of Intervention. Talk of intervention which has been dormant ever since the European war diverted attention from the situation nearer home was immediately re vived by tlie White House statement. Many diplomatists who interpreted die day’s events as tlie forerunner of i new' poliev thought intervention was in inevitable outcome of the situa tion and that the United States was saving the way for such action by no tifying the world of its purpose to take the step for the sake of humanity. They jointed out that a similar utterance lad preceded intervention in Cuba in 1898. Officials at the White House and date department declined to say yhat the president’s statement eon alns. but it is denied that recogni ion of any faction was now .contem ilated. It was stated authoritatively hat while friends of Carranza here lad been pressing for recognition, the Washington government had not icon impressed with the ability of any if the contending chiefs to restore oi - ler. The present action, it was said, vas not intended to assist one fac ion at the expense of another, but to lei Hand, in effect, that the Mexicans rrive at an early settlement of their i roubles, or at laest provide for the I ustenanoe of tlie starving population. ’ Deny Ejiriy Move Is Planned. High officials referred to the presi ent’s forthcoming pronouncement as iot meaning Immediate intervention, nd they emphasized the word "im ijediatc.” The impression in executive quar ers was that one purpose would be o place rsspouiiibility for the present tate of affairs squarely upon the mili ary element in the southern republic, Inch have overrun the country, and ppropriate.i Us food supply or pre ented the tilling of tlie soil. While nxiotis to continue the policy of ai ming the Mexicans to settle their dif jrer.ca? without outside interference, e president is said to be determined mi the civilian population of the min try ska!! not be starved in the leant ima