Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEIL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA
Jim Sullivan. typical American
gamp, carried a kitchen cabinet under
tls coat, and when arrested In Red
Wing. Minn., the following things were
found: Bight large, raw potatoes,
weighing seven pounds; one quart bot
tle of sweet milk, one 10-cent loaf of
Wheat bread, one-half dozen tea bis
cuits. one-half dozen rolls, fresh; two
one-pound packages of graund coffee,
two aluminum salt and pepper shak
ers. glass cruot filled with vinegar, one
raw onion and two Japanese paper
napkins.
The president of Cuba has signed a
law providing $4*0,00* for the erection
of six maternity hospitals, one in each
province on the island. Of this sum
$100.##* is allotted for the hospital in
the province of Havana and $60,000
each for the hospitals in the other
provinces. The money Is to be appro
priated from the sum accruing to the
ptate from lottery prizes that are never
claimed.
A man who died some years ago be
queathed to Gustavus Adolphus college
it St. Peter, Minn, (the birthplace of
the late Governor Johnson), his en
tire estate, which was appraised at 2
cents. But among his effects, was
found an Invention which may prove
extremely valuable and furnish a large
endowment to the Institution.
A Vlennia professor has announced
the belief that a man who meets death
suddenly by a bullet In the head feels
absolutely no pain. Most particularly
he thinks this true in the case of an
officer who is shot while leading a
charge with concentrated enthusiasm.
St. Paul. Minn., will build a new
union depot and sell $15,000,000 In
bonds for that purpose. The narrow
shelf on which railroads must run be
tween a hill and the river at that city
causes a natural and inevitable con
centration of lines at the union depot.
British Investments in South America
®-ro classified as follows: Argentina,
*1,600,**0,060; In Brazil, $730,000,000; In
Chile, $3*5,#00,0*8; in Peru, about $171,
000,009, and in the several other coun
tries more than $180,000,000—about $3 -
000.009,0*0 all told
Selawik is a curious lake near the
■earoast of Alaska. Tides rise and
rail in the lake by reason of an under
ground connection with the sea. At the
bottom the water is quite salt, but at
the top is a layer of perfectly fresh
water.
Great Britain's African possession,
exclusive of Egypt, amount to 2,101 111
square miles, France's to 3,866.950 (in
cluding most of the Sahara), and Ger
many s to 919,150 square miles. Bel
gium has 909,000 square miles and
Spain but 79,800.
AA?An!iVer5lon ha8 u that a Hungarian
colonel when ordered to lead a sortie
rrom Przemysl carried only hia oano
" a '?ro,tcst against the folly and In
evitable losses of the attempt. He was
badly wounded, but will recover.
Only one living member of the Brit
ish peerage Is a possessor of the Vic
torla Cross. He is the earl of Dun
more, whose ancestor, fourth of the line
or earls, was governor of New York
under George III ln 1769.
A deficit In Italy's trade balance Is
! 1,1 Part, by the loss of
1150,000,000 a year formerly spent by
travelers in that country and *20.000,
000 usually sent home from the United
States by laborers.
Rargo scale land deals are by no
thlnff of the past ln the west.
a 70,000-acre tract was recently sold
at Evanston, Wyo., for *250.000. Tho
land will be Irrigated and sold In par
cels of 180 acres.
More than 22 per cent of the popula
t,?,iaa^Ia* Unlted States lives in cities
Of 100,000 or more, 10 per cent in cities
ranging from 25,000 to 100,OOn. while
?.B0r0e and/or C6nt “V0 1,1 CUles °f
Boiled thistle leaves are said to bo
one of the main Items of Albanian
menus under present conditions. Some
one had probably been eating some of
these when Prenk Bib Doda was
named.
.Z^n,Je.rernlah hlnRiiian'a estate was
U-fd 0 Pr°hate In Richland Cen
!t was learned that he waited
hi. C0 Yfars °W before mak
lof h*S W ' He llved to be more than
A New York state farmer has a deer
farm from which he expects soon to
be realizing from *1,500 to *2 000 a
year. The carcass of a 3-year-oid deer
t» worth from $30 to *50 ln New York.
The ninth congress of the chamber
thiAnmlnerCf °,f the British empire,
which was to have been held at To
H«l!lC\,Ctina(la\ SePt©rnber next, has
been postponed for one year.
Detroit is waging a vigorous cam
paign against saloons which have been
£foTtf
“The <PurpS>e<Sp^der!''CtU1 <?S'1U° “ 0f
that earthquakes are caused bv he
wabbling path described by the earth s
Axis. Its eccentricities seem to be
most manifest at times of these ter
restrial troubles. ter
A lecturer recently told Kansas City
business men that if they didn't de
velop river navigation the Panama
canal would ruin the city as a site fur
K;gutmfactQrifs b—®
The great war loan recently brought
out by the German government was
taken up by 2,113,200 individual sub
scribers, thousands of whom bought
securities to the amount or $48 or less.
The seed pod of the devil plant of
Pei sia kills droves of animals bv jret
tlng its four-inch “claws” secured in
the n*etrils of a grazing animal and
•ettlng up a fatal inflammation.
#i^IIlgat0rueeKS Rre ®aten br the na
??_the weRt, eoast of Africa. In
7*®*®; l*i,ey r*semhle the egg of the do
mestic hen, but are larger and slight
ly stronger in their fluvor.
reports show that the
trade «f the United States in fruit and
Bute has doubled in the last decade.
ssra.ii7m1riiwr am°unt
Hawaii, with a population of 200,000
onifnon t0^rLgn,trade la»t year of $76,
. T*VLtJad® total was but lei
808,000 In 1897, the year before an
■exation to this country.
em„»trei?aLkable tog on ,he Peruvian
coast Is known as "garua.” It oc
curs In a region where rain is unknown
and supplies sufficient moisture to suu
port vegetation. v
SCOTTS BLUFF SHERIFF
TAKES JORDAN TO PEN
BECAUSE OF THREATS
Temper of Citizens Over Death
of Layton Causes Official
to Pear Trouble.
Lincoln, Neb., July 19.—Fearful that
If Dan Jordan is kept In the Scotts
Bluff county Jail he will be the cen
tral figure In a lynching, the sheriff
of that county has brought him to the
state penitentiary. He will remain there
until his trial. Jordan was brought
here Immediately after the killing by
him of his soninlaw. Joseph Layton,
for safekeeping, and at his preliminary,
when he was returned, the feeling
displayed against him was menacing.
Layton was shot while sitting at ta
ble. He was a wealthy ranchman who
married Jordan’s supposed daughter,
after a brief courtship. Later, Jordan
and a woman, whom the authorities do
not believe to be his wife, appeared on
the scene, and a plot to get Layton’s
property is the theory held by the state
The two women are in jail in Scotts
Bluff.
KINNEY CONFESSES TO
MURDER OF MEYERS
Grand Island, Neb., July 19.—Ed
Kinney, who Thursday afternoon shot
and killed Charles Myers, has made a
written confession to County Attorney
Cunningham, In which ho related the
details of his early life and his recent
iiuarrels, in which some one hurled a
vile epithet at him. He related how he
had held this against the men he re
garded as responsible for tho circu
lation of stories against him, and how
ho had come to Grand Island to find out
who had started things, purchased tho
weapon, tested it and then proceeded to
do the shooting.
i Kinney slept little last, night, but to
l day still stated to the sheriff and at
i torney that he felt justified in the
j shooting. He indicated that he was
i seeking a man named Cook more than
i Myers.
Myers was r.O years of age and had
| never married. His mother lives at
I Logan, In., and the father, separated
| from the family. Is said to be in Cali
! fornla.
STATE BOARD OF LANDS
ORDERS DANDELIONS CUT
Lincoln, Neb., July 19.—The state
hoard of lands and funds has given
up its effort to prove that the proper
j way to kill dandelions is to allow
' grass to go to seed before cutting it.
I The experiment was undertaken on the
state house lawn with the cordial ap
proval of the janitors, who would oth
i erwise have had to cut the grass them
i selves. It was also recommended by
J Railway Commissioner Hall, who
claimed to have tried the matter out
! on his private property. Mr. Hall
i maintained that the dandelion is a
j meek and lowly plant and that its pre
' dilection for hugging the ground
| would contlne it to a space in which
i the grass would choke it out.
I The experiment conducted by the
state was a failure. Instead of be
ing meek and lowly, the state house
I lawn dandelion developed tree-like
j tendencies. It has grown faster and
: higher than the grass. Hence the
order to cut it. Formerly this was done
i whenever the grass'needed it. Now a
special session of a state board is
; necessary.
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j MERCHANT'S ADOPTED SON
ADMITS PETTY BURGLARIES
Lincoln, Nob., July 19.— Lee Frazier,
aged 19, adopted son of a College View
i merchant, has confessed to the county
I authorities that he is the burglar who
I has been operating in that town for
I the past three weeks. Frazier is a
j hard working youth, who had no bad
habits and being regularly employed
at good wages, had no incentive to go
to robbing. Ills cash returns amount
ed ?4.r>, and the plea he put forward
to the officers was that ho desired to
get enough money to go to his sister,
who is ill in a hospital in Des Moines,
lie had several times the needed fare
in his pocket. His latest escapade was
the robbery of a drug store, but he
left a plain trail that caused, his ar
rest. The case is regarded as a" curious
one, ns the lad had a splendid repu
tation and needed no money, but sim
ply deliberately stepped aside to loot
friends und relatives.
JUNE 29 AND 30 NAMED
FOR "GOOD ROADS” WORK
Lincoln, Neb., July 19.—Governor
Morehead has issued a proclamation
designating Thursday and Friday,
July 29 and 30, as good road days, and
calling upon every man in the state
to don overalls and get busy on a
piece of road. The appeal is addressed
to farmers, business men, commercial
clubs and other organizations. Ho de
clares that it is just as essential to
have good roads ns it is to have good
houses, both being necessary to the
proper enjoyment of existence. He
tells the city men that inasmuch as
they use the roads as much as do the
farmers, it is incumbent upon them
not to do any shirking on the days
named.
OPENING FOR FIVE ON
CHILD LABOR BUREAU
Lincoln. Nob.. July 19.—Any five per
sons in the state who desire appoint
ments at the hands of Governor More
head, and are entirely careless on emo
luments attached thereto, may write
the governor with confidence of suc
cess. The labor commissioner has jual
discovered that the child labor law pro
vides for the appointment of a board
of five, two of whom shall bo women,
to see to tho enforcement tiiereof. The
la\y was passed in 1907, but there havo
bet-n no appointments and no board
since 1909. because Governor Shnllen
berger did not think much of the law.
The labor commissioner has been per.
forming most of the work.
NOTED WOMAN DIES.
St. Helena, Cal.. July 17.—Mrs. Ellen
G. White, one of the founders of the
Seventh Day Adventists, died here yes
terday, aged *S. She was wtdelv known
among the members of that denomina
tion throughout the United States and,
by many, she wae regarded as their
prophetess.
CLARENCE GASTRIGHT
TO OBTAIN HIS FREEDOM
Lincoln, Neb. July 17.—Clarence Gast
right, who was sent up as a mere youth
for complicity in the killing of an Oma
ha street car conductor, is to breathe
the air of freedom again. The state
board of pardons, after a hearing has
recommended to the governor that tho
sentence be reduced to 13 years, which
will allow him a release In the fall
Gastright gave the prosecution valu
able assistance, and has proved a trust
worthy prisoner. He is a colored man.
One of his pals was hung for the crime
and another is In prison.
FATAL SHOOTING ON
CROWDED STREET AT
GRAND ISLAND, NEB.
Ed Kinney, Carpenter, Kills
Charles Meyers, Agent For
Insurance Concern.
Grand Island, Neb., July 17.—Ed
Kinney. 10 years of age, yesterday shot
and killed Charles Meyers, an insur
ance agent. The sshot was fired on one
of the most crowded streets, Meyers
falling in front of the State Bank
building and there expiring.
Kinney ran around the block and
made for the Union Pacific station,
where Chief of Police Snodgrass, ac
companied by Deputy Sheriff Cortes,
arrested him. The indications were
that as the officers approached him he
was putting his left hand in the pocket
in which he had the revolver.
At the county jail Kinney told his
story to County Attorney Cunning
ham, relating that he had met Meyers
and several companions some days ago
and they had declared he had given
away bottles of beer to boys and had
called him unprintable names. He had
told his friends that no one could call
him that and get away with it. He
came to this city from Doniphan on
a noon train and upon his first call at
the Sorenson saloon, where the shoot
ing began, he appeared nervous and
said he was sick. He was given a
small bottle of beer.
Later he called at the'Haux Hard
ware company store for a revolver, but
the firm not handling weapons, he was
directed to the sporting goods store of
George Guenther, where the clerk sold
him a revolver for $6.50. He was given
directions how to load and discharge
the weapon and went out, but came
back in about half an hour and said
it did not work right. He was again
shown and left, saying he had a couple
of dogs to kill and was going to kill
them.
It is sure that Kinney returned
from here to the Sorenson saloon in
which Meyers was standing, talking
to Martin Erickson. Without a word
other than an oath, according to Erick
son and others in the saloon at the
time, Kinney drew the revolver and
shot in the direction of the men.
The first shot In the saloon went
into the wall, just missing Erickson.
A second shot was fired as the men
were emerging. A third shot, fired
while Kinney was on the walk, lodged
In Meyers' back, entering the right
shoulder. Meyers ran a few st§ps
further, fell to the walk and explreij.
He had a wife, but no children.
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OWNERS OF TOLL BRIDGE
OBJECT TO NEW PROJECT
Ashland. Neb., July 17.—The Ashland
Bridge company has marshaled Us
forces for a fight against a proposed in
ter-county bridge between Saunders
and Douglas counties over the Elkhorn
river, which is proposed to make a di
rect road between Yutan and Omaha.
Douglas and Saunders county commis
sioners are in favor of the bridge and
have agreed that the counties, shall
|ointly finance the building of such a
Bridge.
There is one inure requirement, how
ever. Such a project must have the
tanction of a special board appointed
by Governor Morehead, consisting of
the state engineer, the commissioner of
public buildings and other state offi
:ials. A meeting of this board Is to be
Sold soon, and it is expected that at
that time the company controling the
private toll bridge will make a fight to
irevent the proposed Yutan bridge from
jetting the official sanction.
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i/VESTERFIELD RECORDS NOT
IN PROMISING CONDITION
Omaha, Neb., July 17.—Further
ihetking of the accounts of Ellery H.
IVesterfield, missing Dundee village
xeasurer, increases rather than dimin
shes the seriousness of the situation.
Oity Commissioner Dan B. Butler
ind his assistants have been unable to
ind the receipt stubs for many trans
itions, but the co-operation of other
iX-Dundee officials has enabled them
,o procure many original receipts. In
he case of some items no entry ap
pers on Westerfleld's books to corre
ipond with the receipt. In other in
itances. entries have been found in the
looks for amounts different from
hose shown on the receipts, given at
he time the money was paid.
In the absence of receipt stub-books
ind the manifest impossibility of ob
aining all original receipts, by any
neans, it will be impossible to test the
iccuracy of the book records in a
arge number of items. This precludes
iny possibility of determining the ex
ict balance which should have existed
n the general fund at the time of the
merger with Omaha. June 20.
SPECIAL TAX DELINQUENTS
SUBJECT TO HEAVY PENALTY
Omaha. Neb., July 17.-—G. W. North,
collector of Internal revenue, has been
Instructed that all persons, firms and
:ompanies, including banks, subject to
special tax, will be fined to the extent
of 50 per cent of their taxes in case
their returns are not placed on file this
month.
Mr North lias also received in
structions to the effect that "all per
sons who carry on any business or oc
cupation for which special taxes are
Imposed without having paid the spec
ial tax provided, shall, besides being
liable to the payment of such special
tax. be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $500, or be Imprisoned not
more than six months, or both.’’
Persons subject to the income tax
who have not paid are now subject to
a fine of 5 per cent and interest at the
rate of 1 per cent per month.
NO AMERICANS KILLED.
Washington. July 16.—No Americans
or British citizens were aboard the
train wrecked by a bomb at Apizaco,
Mex. State department advices today
said the number of casualties has not
been learned. The train was carrying
railroad employes.
VALDEZ WIPED OUT.
Valdez. Alaska, July 16.—Fire today
destroyed the business section of Val
dez. The loss was $500,#00. United
States troops from Fort Liscum aided
in fighting the flames. Dynamite was
used to check the fire. No rain had
fallen for weeks, and the wooden build
ings were as dry as tinder.
ENGLAND WILL LIMIT
EXPORTING OF COTTON
London. July 16.—The Rritish gov
ernment hopes very shortly to limit
the export of cotton to neutral coun
tries to the precise amount of actual
need.
The marquis of Crowe, lord presi
dent of the council and liberal leader
in the house of lords, made an an
nouncement to this effect in the upper
house this afternoon._
FATHER AND SON ARE
DROWNED IN SWOLLEN
STREAM NEAR WAUSA
Boy First Gets Into Difficulty
and His Father Made Effort
to Rescue Him.
Wausa, Neb., July 17.—Ed Lang, a
farmer living four miles south of here, j
and his 12-year-old son were drowned !
Tuesday evening at about 7 o'clock, i
The boy started to ride a horse j
across a creek swollen by heavy rains.
The current swept the horse away, •
Lang jumped into the stream to res
cue the boy and succeeded in reaching i
him, but the current was so strong he !
was unable to make headway, and was i
carried down the stream about 100
yards, where both went down.
A younger boy witnessed the tragedy
and summoned aid.
Mrs. Lang is in Montana. Lang was
about 40 years old and is said to have
been a good swimmer.
Wausa, Neb., July 15.—George Rob
bins, a young farmer living nine miles
northeast of town, was drowned Tues
day afternoon. Some small boys were >
playing on a plank across a creek and i
the plank broke, precipitating one of i
the boys into the water. Robbins !
Jumped in and managed to save the j
boys, but was swept away by the ,
current and lost his own life. Search- j
ers were soon on the scene and the j
body was found at about 6 o’clock,
Robbins was about 23 years old and
unmarried.
HASTINGS CITIZENS ANGRY
OVER ENCAMPMENT SITE (
Lincoln, Neb. July 17.—An earnest ,
and emphatic effort will be made by
indignant citizens of Hastings to prove .
that Adjutant General Hall is a pre- j
varicator. The said citizens very !
much desired to have the annual en
campment of the Fifth regiment he'd
there. They appointed a committee to
come to Lincoln and see General Hall.
When the committee returned homo it
<(uietly slipped the tip around that the
general would look over other
candidates, but would give the en
campment to Hastings. Later, Crete
was selected, and the langauge that is
in use in the Adams county capital
is unmailable. A protest sent to Gov
ernor Morehead, who is the real com
mander of the militia, brought a state
ment that General Hall said he had
never made any such promise to Hast
ings. Now the members of the com
mittee are preparing affidavits to send
the governor setting forth the exact
contrary. General Hall says that he
Inspected the proposed grounds at
Hastings, but found them less accept
able than those offered at Crete.
RIDGELL’S “FRIENDS” NOW
OBJECTS OF SUSPICION
Lincoln, Neb., July 17.—Deputy At
torney General Roe has a very pool
opinion of the kind of friends that
State Fire Commissioner Rigdell main
tains. The fire commissioner Is off on
his vacation, and into Mr. Roe’s of
fice a few days ago came a man who
said he was a friend of Ridgell, and
was hunting him so that he might
get cashed a $10 check so that he
might ride back home on the passen
ger cars. Mr. Roe said that any friend
of Rigdell’s was a friend of his, and
cashed the check. He has changed his
mind since the check came back
marked “no funds.”
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MRS. H. E. McCOMB DEAD
FROM AUTO ACCIDENT
Lincoln, Neb., July 17.—A telegram
from Walhalla. N. D., gives the infor
mation that Mrs. H. E. McComb, of
Lincoln, has been killed in an automo
bile accident. McComb is a-civil engi
neer and had been employed on some
work in that. section. Mrs. McComb
had been visiting him and was being
driven in a machine to the station. The
driver lost control of the automobile
and it went into the ditch. A heavy
trunk that was being carried in the
tonneau landed on the woman, inflict
ing Internal injuries. She was dead
when her husband, who was only
slightly injured, reached her side. She
formerly was a teacher of music in one
of the Lincoln schools.
CROPS BADLY DAMAGED
IN SOME PARTS OF STATE
Lincoln, Neb.. July 17.—Heavy rains
Tuesday night and Wednesday caused
thousands of dollars of damage in cen
tral and estern Nebraska. Farmers re
port the destruction of a large amount
of wheat ready to be harvested and
corn that has been showing good
growth. The rainfall reported was
from three to five inches at several
places. The railroads were heavy
losers again. Track was washed out
in southeastern Nebraska, but in other
sections the chief damage was to
weakened tracks. The Missouri Pacific
was put out of business at several
points.
TWO MURDERERS ARE
APPLICANTS FOR PARDON
Lincoln. Neb., July 17.—The state
board of pardons is hearing applica
tions from two murderers serving sen
tence in the state penitentiary. Clar
ence Garthright. colored, serving 20
years for complicity in a street car
holdup and murder in Omaha nine
years ago. wants a commutation that
will release him, good time computed,
in a few weeks. Clark, the man who
planned the robbery and murder, was
hanged, and another confederate, Wain,
is serving a life sentence. The other
application is by Isadora H. Stutzman,
convicted three years ago of a murder
committed in Cass county.
WILLIAM FLEGE GOES TO
LINCOLN PENITENTIARY
Ponca, Neb., July 15.—Sheriff Mas
ked this morning took William Flege
to the state penitentiary at Lincoln to
commence serving sentence for the
murder of his sister, Louise. Flege, who
was a wealthy farmer of this vicinity,
made a hard fight against conviction,
twice securing a new trial at the hands
of the supreme court. The third effort
to overturn the verdict was unsuccess
ful. Flege has spent most of his for
tune in fighting the case. He was con
victed on circumstantial evidence and
strenuously denies his guilt It is prob
able that efforts will be commenced
for a pardon at an early date.
“HIGH ROLLER" VETERINARY
GETS CHANCE TO BE GOOD
Lincoln, Neb.. July 15.—J. T, DoRan,
Beatrice veterinary, is to be given a
chance to be good. DoRan passed a
number of worthless checks on Lincoln
merchants, and was placed under ,'r
rest on a charge of larceny. The veter
inary confesses that the charges are
true. He says that he has been hav
ing domestic trouble and that this
drove him to booze. The Beatrice bank
had always taken care of his checks be
fore, but it grew weary. DoRan at one
time was quite prominent in the south
eastern part of the state.
MISSING TREASURER
OF DUNDEE SEEN IN
DETROIT BY OMAHAN
Dissipates Theory That He Was
Killed In Chicago—Books
Under Inspection.
Omaha, Neb., July 16.—Ellery H.
Westerfield, missing treasurer of the
late village of Dundee, was seen in De
troit by an Omaha man, after the date
of h'g disappearance in Chicago two
weeks, according to reliable authority.
This report dismisses the suggestion
that Westerfield may have suffered
foul play in Chicago, but does not nec
essarily conflict with his family’s the
ory that he may be under a mental
aberration.
Westerfield was administrator for
several estates. He was appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Grace E.
Beals, August 14, 1914, his name being
mentioned in the will.
Although a year hag elapsed since
Mr. Westerfield's appointment, the pro
bate clerk states no inventory has been
filed, although that should have been
done three months after appointment
of administrator.
The records of this case do not show
that various articles of personal prop
erty were distributed, as specified in
the will, although the distribution may
have been made.
In the Beals’ will the University of
Omaha is made beneficiary to the ex
tent of $4,000. Albert W. Stevens, of
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Josephine Stowell,
of Lyons, Wis., are other beneficiaries.
The property is valued at $6,500. The
probate office has received unofficial
information that another administra
tor will be appointed.
Commissioner Butler, of the depart
ment of accounts and finance, reports
that it will require several days before
a report can be made on Westerfield’s
books. The check is being made on the
fifth floor of the citv hall.
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STILL FURTHER PROOF OF
PEACE PACT IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., July 16—Another straw'
that indicates the Bryans and Senator
Hitchcock have patched up a truce, or
made a deal of some kind, is shown in
the assurances from Washington that
the United States district attorneyship
is to go to T. S. Allen, of Lincoln, a
brotlierinlaw of the two Bryans. The
position is one of the best Nebraska
jobs in the gift of the national admin
istration, and has been variously dan
gled in the faces of Judge Good, M. T.
Corey and Judge Loomis, with a fight
broached every time either name was
mentioned. Allen was the head of the
Wilson league in 1912, and this organ
ization did the major part of the work,
because the state committee was dom
inated by Clark and Harmon follow
ers. Allen has several times insisted
that he was not a candidate, but re
cent admissions indicate that he has
been brought into the deal in an effort
to patch up differences and divide the
spoils between the two factions. There
are three federal offices—marshal, dis
trict attorney, and revenue collector—
each paying around .$4,000 a year, find
now that the Lincoln postoffice has
been made vacant through the death
of F. W. Brown, it makes possible an
even division. The gossip is that the
Bryans get the Lincoln postoffice and
the district attorneyship and Hitchcock
will name the collector and the mar
shal.
ACTUAL EARNING POWER
IS BASIS OF COMPENSATION
Lincoln, Neb., July 16.—Labor Com
missioner Coffey has made a ruling
that defines the method of computing
compensation under the new law re
lating to workmen. He holds that the
law means that the actual earning pow
er, lost by reason of an injury, should
be the basis of computing compensa
' tion. After the 15th day the man is en
titled to DO per cent of that sum. If
; the injury lasts over eight weeks then
j the compensation shall date buck to
! the day he was hurt. This computa
tion should include all of the day upon
which the man suffered the injury, and
all days actually lost by reason there
of. Fractional parts of days shall not
be included in any computation. The
commissioner has nanny inquiries from
employers as to the meaning of ob
Bcure sections.
BOARDS WILL MEET TO
ADJUST LIVE STOCK RULES
Lincoln,' Neb., July 16.—The live
stock board of Iowa is to be asked by
the Nebraska live stock sanitary com
mission to meet with it in this city on
August 2, along with representatives of
Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, North and
South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado.
Kansas and Oklahoma, to consider
quarantine and rules and uniform reg
ulations affecting interstate shipments
of live stock. The Nebraska board has
lifted the quarantine on Iowa live
Btock, but it finds that there are a
number of contradictions and compli
cations in the various rules relating to
interstate shipments. In a desire to
make these uniform and to assist the
live stock industry this conference is
called.
HOLBROOK EDITOR IS
APPOINTED DEPUTY AUDITOR
Lincoln, Neb., July 111.—Fred Ayres,
of Holbrook, has been appointed dep
uty state auditor, a position which car
ries with it a salary of $1,800 a year.
He takes the place of W. B. Eastham,
who was promoted to the position of
state insurance commissioner, succeed
ing L. G. Brian. Mr. Brian is now
heading a new isuranee company, de
signed to guarantee a proper funeral
for all who take out policies. Mr. Ayres
is editor and publisher of the Holbrook
Observer. He was formerly an em
ploye of Auditor Smith in the latter's
printing office at Seward, and has also
served two years as an employe of tho
state in the food commissioner’s office.
BELL AT SEATTLE.
Seattle, Wash., July 14.—The liberty
oell arrived here today from Everett.
Wash., and was met by two detach
nents of marines and soldiers and two
aands. Patriotic exercises were held up
':o 2:30 p, m., when the bell was due to
cave for Tacoma, Wash.
THEIR FRIEND QUIGLEY
HONORED BY CHILDREN
Chicago, July 14.—Five thousand
-rlildren marched slowly under the
tripping trees of North State street
today, escorting the body of Arch
bishop James Edward Quigley from the
trchepiscopal residence to the Cathe
dral of the Holy Name.
Hundreds of adults were turned away
from the cathedral to make room for
the children, whose welfare waa the
: htef interest of the late churchman's
life. __
PASSENGER LINER .
ORDUNA ATTACKED,
ESCAPES U-BOATS
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British Passenger Vessel With f
21 Americans on Board
Escapes Torpedo By ^
Barely Ten Yards. '
SEVEN SHELLS ARE FIRED
Shots From Submarine Barely
Miss Steamer — Claim No
Warning of Attack Was
Given By Assailants.
New York, July 19.—The British
passenger liner, Orduna, with 227 pass
engers aboard, 21 of whom were Ameri
cans, was attacked without warning by
a German submarine at 6 o’clock in the
morning of July 9. 16 hours out of Liv
erpool, on her way to New York. An
nouncement of the attack was made
by the ship's captain, Thomas McComb
Taylor, and passengers, when the Or
duna reached here today.
A torpedo was fired at the steamer
and missed it by 10 yards. Twenty
minutes later, a submarine rose to the
surface, possibly a different submarine
from the one that launched the torpedo,
and. for half an hour thereafter, pur
sued the steamer, firing shells which
whistled over the decks, above the
heads of passengers standing there with
their life belts on. Ton minutes be
fore the attack a sailing ship, with two
American flags painted on her sides,
was seen ahead. Captain Taylor became
suspicious of this craft and began ma
neuvering his ship Then came the at
tack. the first warning of which was
the streak of a torpedo, which whirled
through the water and missed the Or
duna’s stern by 10 yards or there
abouts. 4
fassengers Prepared. '
Stewards ran below and aroused the \
passengers. With clothes hurriedly 1
fastened haphazard, they made for the l
upper deck. There they were assem
bled near the bridge. Life belts were
adjusted and life boats swung out. The
crew stood ready to launch the boats.
From a submarine off the starboard
quarter there came a shell which kicked
up a miniature geyser in the Orduna’s
wake. The submarine had the range.
Captain ^Taylor turned the stern of
the ship toward the assailant and or
dered full speed ahead. Within from
two to five minutes another shell, this
time passing over the heads of the as
sembled passengers was fired. As it
overshot the mark, its landing place
was marked by a rising column of wa- fi
ter. W
Shells Graze Steamer.
A third shell passed overhead and so
close that it seemed to clip a life boat.
Captain Taylor ordered the passengers
to go to a lower deck.
They obeyed and the life boats were
adjusted lower still so that the pas
sengers might step into them without
delae,’. The shelling continued, shots
fnllfig about the steamer at inervals
of from two to five minutes.
For about half an hour the submarine
pursued the liner with the span of wa
ter between them lengthening each
minute. Seven shots were fired in all.
Four of them passed over the decks.
The other three fell close to the ship.
Then the submarine, distanced, gave
up the chase.
Passengers say the submarine attack
was made without previous warning
The next day a meeting of the pas
sengers was held in the saloon and the
following resolution adopted by 23 of
them was handed to Captain Taylor: |
"The first cabin passengers of the
steamer Orduna desire to express their
heartfelt appreciation and admiration
of the masterly manner in which you
maneuvered and handled your steamer
during the sudden and .deliberate at
tack made upon it on the morning of ^A
July 9 at 6 o’clock by a German sub
marine.”
The Orduna’s passengers included
the baron and baroness Rosencrantz,
Lawrence Johnson, jr., of Philadelphia:
W. O. Smith, of Chicago, and F. M.
Morz, of Winnipeg.
William O. Thompson, of Chicago,
counsel for the industrial relations com
mission of the United States, was an
other of the Orduna’s passengers who
saw the attack on the vessel. He de
clared that he would write a protest to
Washington, setting forth the details of
the attack.
Vessel Had No Warning.
Early risers who had left their
berths to enjoy the fine morning were
with the captain on the bridge, when
the attack began and witnessed the
entire episode. Among them was Baron
Marcus Rosenkrantz, of Denmark, who
married Miss Rebie Loewe, of Atlanta.
Ga. The baroness was with him on the
trip, but did not witness the attack.
“Ask the passengers what happened.”
Captain Taylor said, when the Orduna
Socked here today. “I am attached to
the royal naval reserve and therefore
rannot discuss the matter. Ask Baron
Rozenkrantz. He saw the whole thing."
"Bn there is one question, Captain
Taylor, that you can answer, and you
Gone. Were you attacked without
warning?”
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"We left Liverpool about 2:30 o’clock
in the afternoon of Thursday, the 8th,”
lie said. “At 5:55 o'clock by my watch
the first missile, a torpedo was fired. A
few minutes before that, however, we
law a small sailing ship just ahead of
us. She had two American flags painted
an the side that was turned to us. She
was broadside to us and seemed to be .
beating up the wind. We could see her A
aver the bows. /
“Captain Taylor apparently became
luspicioua of this boat. We noticed that
’.he course ef the ship was immediately
changed so that the little vessel ahead
would be given a wide berth. I could
nee that we would pass far astern of
her if we kept to the new course. -w
“Some of those aboard believed that 1
the sailing ship was hiding a subma- ii
rine behind her. Of this 1 can't say.”
Thomas H. Graham, of Liverpool one
of the passengers r>n deck at the time,
interrupted Baron Rosenkrantz to ex
press his firm conviction that such was
the case.
“We passed the sailing ship at a con
siderable distance. Having done this,
most of us forgot her,” Baron Hosen
krantz continued. “A few minutes aft
er we had left her behind I looked
through my glasses over the sea and
saw a white streak coming toward us
through the water. I wasn't sure at 1
first it was a streak, such as the wake a
of a torpedo or the periscope of a sub- t
marine, but the question was soon set»
led.