THE O'NEIL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher._ O'NEILL. _NEBRASKA Maxim Oorkv Is fighting as a volun teer with the Russian army in Galicia Revolutionary socialist and always "agin the government.” Gorky might have been expected to be the last man to shoulder arms in the cause of the czar. But this war has chanbed many a revolutionary into an ardent patriot, and Gorky is only one of hundreds of men of fame who have sunk all per sonal views and preludlces for patriot ism. _ There are 278 libraries in Massachus etts which have been gifts to the com munities. and the donor of 33 is Mr. Carnegie. In 48 towns of the state founds are being accumulated to erect library building, and in the free public libraries now in existence there are housed more than 6,000,000 books, oi about two books for each inhabitant. Mme. Calllaux, the French ex-pre mier's wife, lately acquitted of tin charge of murdering M. Calmette, 1) finding In the war an opportunity oi escape from a position which must have been, after all, very trying, even though the Jury acquitted her. She ii now in command of a nursing corps at the rear of the main French army. There are still three survivors of th« original Mormon band to find its waj into the vallev of the Great Salt Laki in 1847. One is Lorenao Sobieskl Young who belonged to the third "ten” of thi original company, to which Brlghati Young also belonged. His first homi was a wagon box lifted from its truel and supported by posts. Probably the longest and most luxui riant beard in the world is that oi Zachary T. Wilcox, of Carson City, Nev., a veteran of the civil war. Hi has not shaved or had it cut for 3! years, and his hirsute adornment Ii now eight and one-hulf feet long Ordinarily It Is worn wrapped aroum! * piece of cardboard and thrust undo the owner’s vest. The exportation of orchids from th» Phlpipplne Islands Is Increasing. In Murch, 1914, 10,000 plants were con signed to a San Francisco glrm and ar rived in excellent condition. Durlni May 6,000 plans were shipped to tin same firm. The consignments included four xnriettes, Sollerlans, Amublles Btudianus und Sanederluns. Charles C. Hopkins, clerk of the su- ' preme court at Lansing, Mich., Is th< oldest employe of the state In point o) continuous service, having held hli present position for 33 years. Clerk Hopkins Is also the only clerk the supreme court has had since tho courl Was given power to appoint its clerk, j A hood of tin which fits over a rooster's head and neck In such a way as to prevent chanticleer’s heralding the dawn has been Invented. That’i what the bird got for crowing near a police station, where men have time to think of such trifles. Airs, Harriet Caldwell, who moved recently from North Stamford, Conn., to Springdale, and who is 79, saw u trolley car for the first time on her moving day. She had not been 10 miles away from home in 26 years. So It will not be darkened in event of damage below deck, a steamship re cently built in England was provided with an auxiliary lighting plant mounted on the trldgu deck and oper ated by a gasoline engine. Following extensive research a French physician has decided that the use of tobucco is harmful only under certain conditions and that it is a valuable tonic und germicide when properly used. Vice Consul Caspar L. Drelcr. of Singapore, notes that cocoanut plant ing is rapidly coming into prominence as a staple rather thun a subsidiary in dustry throughout British North Bor neo. , A Chicago man has been fined for keeping a scrubby old goat in the same room where he conducted his iee cream manufacturing business, lie said it was his, but the authorities got it. Investigation in Germany has shown that the partridge oats the seeds of many noxious weeds and Insects de atructive to plant life, therefore de-1 serves protection. Four cities In Germany, four In France, one in Italy and one in Rus aia have installed ozone plants for the purification of their drinking water, Iowa has nine cities under the com mission form of government. Twenty live American cities and towns are run under the commission-manager plan. A table covered with an endless belt working through rollers has been in vented to feed clothes to a wringer, with which it is connected by sears. Exhaustive tests by European sci entists showed that the purest watei that it was possible to obtain by dis tillation sttll retained its blue color. Kansas farmers arc said to be grow ing long beards as a protection against mosquitoes. This, they say, is a sur« defense against nibbling operations. A German scientist has succeeded in curing cancer in lower animals by in jecting into their blood solutions of tli« ■alts of tellurium and selenium. The earliest artillery guns wer« made from wrought iron bars, bound together like staves of a cask by th« shrinkage over them of iron hoops. College men are expected to polm the way, which may account for th< fact that 318 Yale students earned money last year by ushering. Instead of breaking, a new motor cycle pedal is thrown backward and upward, out of danger, when it strikei the ground or any other object. A canvas top that can be made tt cover it completely or only partial); features an open air sleeping cot pat •nted by a New York Inventor. Norwegian navigators have dever oped a new route for shipping into tin Ulterior of Siberia through rivers tha empty into the Arctic ocean. The American mountain sheep an the greatest leapers in the world. Iowa has nine cities under the com mission form of government. Twenty five cities and towns are run unoer the commission manager plan. In an experimental way a cannery in New York la drying and crushing cherry pits to obtain a flavor that ia added to the canned fruit. An extensive deposit of remarkably pure asphalt has been discovered in Honduras in land controlled by a res ident of the United States. Cigars are regularly exported from the Philippines to 40 countries. HALL WILL TAKE ALL MONEY OFFERED BUT FLAGS IT GOING OUT Holds to Original Position on Fees of Food and Fire Departments. i — .. Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 1R.—State Trea surer Hall has consented to accept I $ 10.158 of fees that the state food com I tnissloner offered him. This sum repre sents the month’s collection for in , spections in Mr. Harman’s department. ' minus the expenses Incurred in mak ing them. I Mr. Hall had refused to pay any of ' these expenses because the legislature did not specifically appropriate the fees. The slate treasurer says he will take all money offered, but that he will not pay any out unless the legislature orders It done. The treasurer has filed his answer to the suit brought In supreme court by the state fire commissioner to settle I the fee appropriation matter. He ad mits the receipt of the fees, but de clares that he has no authority to pay any part out for salaries of the depart ment. The decision in this ease will govern all other departments similarly situated. Governor Morehead Is still very bit ter towards the state treasurer, and says the latter forced the commission ers to violate the law by keeping back enough to pay running expenses. —4— SUNDAY PUT ON STAMPEDE AT UNIVERSITY MEETING Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18.—Billy Sunday went back to Omaha feeling mightily pleased with the meeting he held here for the state university students. Over 2,000 of them accepted his invitation to come forward and shake hiTn by the hand ns proof of their desire to do their best to serve God. At lirst but a few responded, then a dozen or more came, then they began swelling the number until nearly 100 had come. Then Sun day, who had alternately perched him self upon the chancel rail, upon a chair and with one foot on the rail and the other on the pulpit, called to the var sity football team, a rush started that did not end until the evangelist had to throw up his hands und announce that ho had to hurry to catch a train back home. Sunday's previous record of trial-hitters at a university meeting was 500 at the University of Pennsyl vania. —4— JUSTICE HOLDS AGAINST PATENT MEDICINE CONCERN Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18.—Under the holding of Justice Stevens the offering for sale of Hall’s Catarrah Cure, with the word "cure” on the label Is a mis branding. The Meier Drug company, against which the state department complained, Is therefore fined $50 and costs. It will nppeal to the district court, and If defeated there will go to the supreme court. The Manufacturers' association sent their general attorney here to fight the case. Its defense was that the entire name is a patented one, and that hav ing been so advertised for a great many years It would greatly damage the firm to change to one not so well advertised. The section of the law which the court holds to have been violated pro vides that the curative or therapeutic effects of drugs must not be asserted on labdB when such effect does not follow Its use. Both sides submitted evidence from physicians and chemists. DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF NEBRASKA EDITORS Norfolk. Neb., Oct. 18.—The North east Nebraska Editorial association was organized here yesterday at a meeting attended by a large number of publishers located In the northeast ern section of the state. Editors N. A. Huse, of the Norfolk News, and Mrs. Marie Weekes, of the Norfolk Press, extended many special courte sies to the visitors. The first officers of the new associa tion are: President, Mell A. Sehmetd, Dakota City; secretary, E. O. Gardner, Wayne. A general business session was held yesterday afternoon, followed by a .sightseeing tour of the city. The pro gram ended with a banquet at which Editor Huse presided as toastmaster. Addresses were given by John R. Hays, Norfolk; Mell A. Sehmetd, Dakota City; G. S. Weaver and C. E. Burnham, Nor folk; Fred C. Marshall, Niobrara, and Edgar Howard, Columbus. SEEKING TEST ACTION ON EMPLOYMENT BUREAU LAW Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 18.—The Western Reference bureau of Omaha has aslteil the attorney general's office to arrange for the prosecution of a test case to determine the validity of the law passed last winter authorizing the governor and labor commissioner to license and regulate employment bureaus in the state. Tha attorney general has so far refused to give his consent. The bureau recently lost a case it brought to en join the enforcement of the law, and Its attorneys advise that It may have a better chance if the law is attacked from another flank. PRIMARY CONTEST FOR RANDOLPH POSTOFFICE Randolph, Neb., Oct. 18.- Thursday night a committee of democrats se lected four candidates to go on the postoftlce primary ticket In the election for postmaster at Randolph, under the rules of Congressman Dun V. Stephens. The election will bo held November fi. The candidates are D. E. Nellor, A. It. Helms, R. M. Rruner and John V. Gil lespie. One applicant, J. S. Everlst, present assistant postmaster, was voted out of the race by the committee. SWANSON FARM HOME. NEAR WAYNE. IS ROBBED Wayne. Neb.. Oct. 18,—Sheriff George T. Porter, of Wnyne, has been notified of the robbery of the farm house of William Swanson, In the western part of the county. While Mr. Swanson was visiting at the home of his father, some one entered the house and carried away goods to the value of *50. No clew to the identity of the thief has been discovered. The February records of the public service commission of New York city show that of 720 gas meters tested on complaint, about 58 per cent ran fast. 6 per cent slow and the remainder cor rect within the legal limits. A 40-foot deposit of colemanite. the source of borax. Is reported to have been discovered at a depth of 370 feet by ranchmen drilling for water, absut four miles from Rich station, in the Kramer district, San Bernardino coun ty, California. _ A famous Italian regiment, the Noble Guards, were drawn exclusively from the Roman aristocracy until ubout two years ago. At that time the pope sanc tioned acceptance of recruits from any country, the only provision being that ' ttiev profess the Catholic religion. i TWO WOMEN KILLED ON RANCH; FARMHAND HAS PARTIALLY CONFESSED Telephone Patrons Heard Wom an Call for Help, But Could Not Locate Her. Valentine. Neb., Oct. 16.—Mrs. Nell •tleelan, wife of a ranchman living several miles from Valentine, and Mrs. Anna Layport, a friend, who was visit ing her, were rtiurdered Wednesday night and the ranch home burned in an evident effort to conceal the crime. The charred bodies of both women found in the ruins of the home showed they had first been shot. Distant neigh bors of the Heelans say they heard the party line telephone ringing violently last night and a woman’s voice calling hysterically for help, but they were unable to locate the source of the call. The evidence, as found in the ruins of the burned home, tend to show both defenseless women were foully mur dered. After leaving a note in a conspic uous place In the barn, the murderer went Into the house and shot Mrs. Heelan through the head while she was in the kitchen. Having killed Mrs. Hee lan, the slayer then went into the liv ing room where Mrs. Layport was fran tically calling over the phone for help, and shot her. The man then went to the kerosene barrel near the house, se cured a quantity of oil, saturated the bodies of the victims and the Interior of the house and set it on fire in an effort to cover up the crime. Sheriff Rossiter arres'ted a farm hand, 18 years old, whose name is un known, but who had worked on the Heelan ranch. The sheriff says the suspect has made a partial confession The Heelans are well known ranch people. Mr. Heelan was away from home at the time of the tragedy. Mrs. Layport was a resident of Valentine. The feeling against the alleged mur derer is so strong the sheriff has him in hiding. The first hint of foul play was had when the note, which the man had written, was found In the barn, say ing: "I won’t tell what the trouble started over, but vou will find bones In the ashes. Signed W. O.” In his confession he declares he at tempted to outrage Mrs. Heelan, and falling, murdered her. While he realizes the crime he liar, committed, the prisoner appears to care little, appearing, in fact, totally in different to the consequences. VICTOR SEYMOUR WILL MANAGE KENNEDY CAMPAIGN Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 16.—Victor Sey mour, deputy clerk of the supreme court, has resigned to take the manage ment of the senatorial campaign of John L. Kennedy, the Omaha lawyer, who seeks to oppose Senator Hitch cock in the 1916 election. Mr. Sey mour's position, pays $2,500 a year und it has already been filled by the ap pointment of Phil F. Greene, a Lincoln lawyer. Previous to his appointment Seymour was a court reporter. He has held the place nearly 12 years. After the senatorial election is over Mr. Sey mour intends to enter other business. SANFORD HID IN HAY STACK ONE MILE FROM PRISON Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 16.—John San ford's storv of his escape from the pursuing officers shatters a number of neat little stories of how he made his getaway. Sanford says that he made straight for a hay stack about a mile east of the penitentiary, and was hid den there when several parties of his pursuers passed. Nobody looked in the hay, but Sanford got a good glimpse of guardsmen who rode by. He made it his rule to hide by day and walk by nlght, his only food being some apples he managed to take from orchards on the wav until Bundgv. Then he braced a farmer for dinner. He dared not ask for food anywhere. He says he nearly froze to death, as all he had on was a pair of prison overalls and a coat. He headed straight for the home in Coun cil Rluffs of a woman whom he knew, and us it later developed he walked right into one of the traps the warden bad set. the fact that he had known the woman being one of the facts as certained. Sanford took with him a razor, and with this he shaved off his mustache. The state is out $100, that leward being paid to the sheriff at ' Council Rluffs. who walked In on San ford while he was at the piano. —♦ CONTRACT RESCINDED FOR AUTOMOBILE PURCHASE Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 16.—After much cogitation the city council has rescind ed the contract for the purchase of an automobile for the fire department. The experts reported that it was worth but $800, whereas the department had paid $800 for it on the recommendation of the chief. Some men who have been camping on the mayor’s trail found out about it and they secured an in vestigation. The mayor was found to have nothing to do with the purchase except to sign the warrant. Chief Clement has agreed to pay the $800 back and take the machine himself, the man from whom it was bought having spent the money he received. NORMAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TAKING NO CHANCES Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 16.—The members of the state normal board are taking no chances on the future directors of halls of fame passing them up. On the cornerstone of the new auditorium building just laid at the Kearney nor mal. the names of all five members of the board, together with the names of the state treasurer and state superin tendent and the contractor and the school principal and the Masonic of ficer, who presided at the laying cere monies. The names of Governor Moore head, who appointed the entire board, was not included. The board has refused to take action until next spring on the request of the superintendents for a gymnasium at Kearney, a new building at Wayne and an additional wing at the Chadron school. Only one will be built at a time. The Belgian army is soon to adopt a khaki uniform. ANTHRAX VICTIM DYING. Benbow City, 111., Oct. 15.—Dr. John C. Helper, of this city, who for nearly two weeks has been suffering from an thrax, which developed from a mos quito bite, was growing weaker today, but still was conscious. Hope for his recovery has not been abandoned. HEADS AERO COMPANY. New York. Oct. 15.—Tho new in terests In the Wright Aeroplane com pany, organised today by electing T. Frank Manville as president; C. S. Jen nison. vice president and Harvey D. Gibson, vice president of the Liberty National bank, treasurer. ST* CHARGES THAT US F WORD “CURE” A :S FALSE LABEL First Test Suit on Claim That Many Proprietary Medicines Are Misbranded. Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 16.—H. TL Thompson, of Washington, D. C., gen eral attorney of the National Associa tion of Proprietary Medicine Manu facturers, is here defending a local drug company from the charge of sell ing misbranded bottles of “Hall’s Ca tarrh Cure." The prosecution is being conducted by the state’s attorney for the pure food department of Nebraska. The head of the state drug depart ment insists that the word “cure" is misleading and results in many sales to persons who buy because they think it will cure them. He does not object to the word "remedy.” The state introduced several Lin coln doctors, who said that the prin ciple drug ingredient was potassium iodide, and that while this was a pow erful drug, they said that its value in the treatment of catarrh was uncer tain and depended upon the condition of the patient. The state bacteriologist testified that the drug w'ould not ef fect a cure. The local druggists insisted they had a guarantee from the manufacturer that it was not misbranded. CONSPIRACY ALLEGED IN LAYTON’S MURDER Victim’s Wife and Defendant's Wife Alleged by State to Figure in Case. Gering, Neb.. Oct. 16.—The trial of William Jordan, alias "Dan” Jordan, accused of the murder of Joseph E. Layton, has been taken up before Judge Hobart in district court. The state has urged the theory of a conspiracy in which Layton's wife, who ia a daugh ter of the defendant, and the defend ant’s wife are alleged to figure. Layton married his wife a year or more previous to the murder, as a re sult of mail correspondence, her home being in California. Later, her father and stepmother ioined Layton and his wife on the farm east of Scott's Bluff. Following supper on the night of the murder the two women, Jordan and Layton and a .hired girl, according to evidence at the coroner’s inquest, were seated in the kitchen, when a shot was fired through the window from outside. It killed Layton instantly. The first impression was that Layton might have been assassinated by a Russian as a result of a previous killing of which La.vton was acquitted on grounds of self defense. The suspicion soon diverted, how ever, to Jordan, and the outlined theory of the state is that all parties in the room at the time of the shoot ing, except the hired girl, were in a conspiracy. It is hinted that the tes timony of the hired girl will not be so positive on the point of Jordan’s pres ence. Following the shooting the gun from which the bullet had been fired was found secreted in a haymow, and a box of cartridges found in an outhouse. It is understood that this gun will be identified as belonging to tile defend ant, and having been brougnt by him from California. COMMITTEE MEETING TO PUSH “DRY” PETITION Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 1C.—An all-dav meetir.g of the executive committee of the "dry” federation, formed for the purpose of conducting the campaign to secure signature to a prohibition referendum, will be held here Friday. The committee members from out of town who will be present are: E. O. Kretsinger and H. E. Sackett, Beat rice; C. C. Crowell, jr.; Edwin Ash land and J. Morrill, Omaha; A. C. Epperson, Clay Center; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Claflin, University Place. The work of forming local organizations to do the work of circulating petitions and to organize temperance senti ment is being rapidly pushed, and the meeting is expected to complete plans for the thorough canvass that is nec essary to get the required number. Committee members say that they have received offers of support from a number of men who have hereto fore been on the "wet” side of local contests, but who are in favor of state wide prohibition. This is particularly true in the cities, where men who favor state legislation have opposed local prohibition for the reason that every time their cities went “dry” they were' made the target of a great deal of harmful and scornful comment. In the case of Lincoln, an effort was made to take away the capital because the city went "dry." In several cases trade boycotts were organized. EDITOR E. A. EAMES GETS LAND OFFICE POSITION Maxwell. Neb.. Oct. 16.—News dis patches from Washington recently con tained the announcement that IS. A. Eames, publisher of the Maxwell Tele post, had been appointed as register ot the United States land office at North Platte, Neb. While Mr. Eames so far has received no official notice of the appointment he assumes that the announcement is accurate and ex pects to move to North Platte at an ?arly date. Mr. Eames is well known In northeastern Nebraska, formerly having b6en located at Emerson and Homer. -♦ COUNCIL OVERRIDES MAYOR ON NEW FRANCHISE Hastings. Neb., Oct. 16.—Insisting that the new gas franchise should not be advanced until the purchase or dinance had been disposed of. Mayor Madget refused action urged and later refused to put a vote on appeal from the decision of the chair. President Zinn, of the council, then put the vote resulting six to two against the mayor The lowest point of dry land in th< United States is in death valley, Cali fornia, 276 feet below sea level. UNDER ENGINE WHEN IT MOVES; BADLY iNJUREC Weeping Water. Neb., Oct. 14.—Wil liam Ash. an engineer on the narrow gauge railway who used to Paul ston* to the crushers at the stone quarrj east of town, was down under the en gine putting in some packing wher the brakes loosened and let the en gine forward. The clearance under tin engine was so small that Ash wai caught by the moving engine and hii body doubled over in a way that onlj narrowly missed breaking iiis neck. I1 is thought that he suffered severe in lernal injuries _ CEDAR COUNTY ISSUED $45,500 IN WARRANTS ABOVE JfGAL LIMITS Court Annuls Portion of Issue Which Violates Law—Or ders Others to Be Paid. Hartington. la. Ort. 15.—The man damus proceedings against F. W. Barniiart to compel him to pay war rants issued against the several funds of Cedar county were heard before Judge Graves at Pender, Neb. The court held that all warrants issued in excess of the 85 per cent of the levy for 1914 were void, and commanded that the treasurer pay all warrants is sued within the legal amount accord ing to the order in which they were registered and as soon as the funds were available. The amount of the warrants issued in excess of the 85 per cent of the levy approximate $45,000. P. F. O'Gara, county attorney, ap peared for the relators, and B. Ready appeared for the county treasurer. This suit was ordered by the county board to test the legality of the position taken by the county treasurer in re fusing to pay warrants. FOOD COMMISSIONER TO “GRAB” ALL OFFICE FEES Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15.—Acting under instructions from Governor Morehead, the fees collected by the state food and oil department will be used to pay the expenses and none will go into the state treasury. This is because the state treasurer will not let them go out again for any purpose, because the leg islature did not appropriate them. Commissioner Harman announced some time ago that he would close the | offices, but now sees another method of getting the money for himself and his office force. Treasurer Hall thinks it was an effort to bluff him. He sug gested to the governor that he (Hall) would not take any responsibility, but the governor might do so. The gov ernor says he is willing to accept any responsibility. The point in dispute is now before the supreme court, and the fees will be used to pay expenses until the court settles the matter. banking board looking INTO OMAHA MERGER Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15.—The state banking board has been in consultation several times in the last few days try ing to figure out whether it has any authority to further investigate the transaction at Omaha whereby the State bank, of that city, took over the City National. When the matter was first put up to the board, an examiner was sent to Omaha to investigate the condition of the State bank and the merger, but before he had got well started the deal was completed, the national bank officers were out and the state bank was in possession. As the state is a guarantor of the de posits in the consolidated bank, the board is anxious to find out more about the deal. - ♦ GEORGE H. WILTSE DIES SUDDENLY AT RANDOLPH Randolph, Neb., Oct. .15.—George H. Wiltse died suddenly yesterday after noon of hemorrhage induced by cancer of the tongue, which reached an artery. Mr. Wiltes was a widely known at torney in northeastern Nebraska and his name is well known in political circles over the state. He was state senator In the famous reform legisla tures of 1907 and 1909, was a member of the Judical committee and passed upon the measures that gave Nebraska 2-cent fare, the antipass law, the 8 o'clock closing law and other measures of a reform character. He was about 53 years of age and is survived by a widow and one daughter. LITERAL WORDING OF LAW MAKL5 UNWIELDY BALLOT Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 15.—A mistake in the wording of the act passed last winter defining the form of the bal lot to be used at elections has caused the attorney general’s office to issue an opinion that as the intent of the legis lature was made plain elsewhere, the error will not vitiate the law. In de fining the space that shall he left be tween the name of candidates for dif ferent offices the word "parties” was used instead of “offices,” which would make the ballot about four times the intended length. NEBRASKA ODD FELLOWS AT OMAHA. OCTOBER 18 TO 21 Omaha. Neb., Oct. 15.—Delegates to three divisions of the I. O. O. P. will , gather in Omaha for their annual , meetings October 18 to 21. The grand lodge of Nebraska will have its 6Sth annual session, which will be attended by more than 600 delegates. Delegates to the grand council encampment in clude about 250, the event being the 44th encampment. The Rebekahs will hold their 32nd annual meeting with 500 delegates present. —»— SANFORD, ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT IN COUNCIL BLUFFS Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 15.—John San- I ford, life termer, who escaped from the i state penitentiary a week ago, is un der arrest at Council Bluffs and will be brought back to the prison today. He was captured at a rooming house, an old "hangout,” which the officers have been closely watching. Sanford was convicted of killing a Bohemian I farmer in Thurston county. j HISTORIC DEBATE TOOK PLACE 57 YEARS AGO _ ) Quincy, 111.. Oct. 13.—Quincy todav t observed the 57th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate here. The pro- : gram includes a prayer at the boulder > In Washington park, marking the spot a where the debate was held, and an ad- ,] dress by Senator James Hamilton Lewis. i WILSON LAYS CORNERSTONE. Washington. Oct. 13.—Laying of the cornerstone of the new national ampi theater. in Arlington cemetery by ! President Wilson today, drew hundreds of spectators. The affair was to have " been a feature of the recent Grand < Army encampment, but was postponed Secretary Daniels was the principa' '< speaker. '< BIG AMERICAN LOAN * APPROVED BY HOUSE t? - ol London, Oct. 13.—-A bill to confirm the action of the government in raising a loan of $500,000,000 in the United States in conjunction with France cl passed through all stages of the house ,h of commons yesterday. It is expected a® to tecelve the royal assent as soon as !o the house of lords has formally passed to it. w -—- th Oporto. Portugal, now has 200,000 in- go habitants. (o I_ _ BITTER FIGHT ON Former Secretary of State Is in Washington Laying Lines for the Coming Struggle Over Preparedness. AMBITIOUS PLANS READY Half Billion Dollar Additon to Navy, and Army of 140, 000, With 1,200,000 Re serve, Are Favored. Washington, D. C.. Ost. 17.—Specula tion is rife over the action by congress* on the administrations national defense program. The fact that William J. Bryan is in Washington preparing to wage war on it and beat the admin istrations’ plans if possible has added to the interest. Friends of the administration are confident the program in substance will go through. They believe enough re publicans will support it to more than offset any defections which Bryan may be able to cause. President Wilson has given his of ficial approx’al to the.army and naval plans for a greater national defense. Congress will be asked for an immedi ate outlay of $400,000,000 for the com ing year. Details of the administration pro gram for national defense became known officially today. They include a six-year program, which in that time will bring the American army with re serves up to 1,200,000 trained men and have a building program to add 1G cap ital ships: 10 dreadnaughts and six , cruisers, 85 submarines, 50 destroyers i and 15 scout cruisers in five years, d with proportionate increases in per- r sonnel and officers. Approved By Wilson. Estimates of appropriations needed to begin the national defense pro gram are placed at $182,000,000 for the army and $216,000,000 for the navy. President Wilson has approved the program as sumbitted by Secretaries Garrison and Daniels. In the first year’s program Secretary Daniels has recommended the building of two dreadnoughts, two battle cruis ers, 25 coast submarines, five ocean going submarines, 12 destroyers, three scout ships, an increase of 8,000 enlisted men and legislation for the appoint ment of 250 more midshipmen to the naval academy. For the army $72,000,000 more than last year will be asked and for the navy a $68,000,000 increase, making the total increase for defense over last year $140,000,000. The combined estimates of appropri ations for national defense will be be tween $398,000,000 and $400,000,000, the latter figure being the estimate that has been kept in mind from the begin ning as the limit for expenditures. 1,200.000 in Six Years. Secretary Garrison’s plan to increase the regular army from 37,000 to 140,000 per. under a six-year enlistment, se miring two years of service and four fears in reserve, will give about 300,000 ■eserves in six years, according to war lepartment calculations. The conti tental army, which is to be created by neans of a six-year enlistment of two nonths each vear for three years, with he colors, and three years of reserve subject to call at will at the end of dx years, gives a total of S00.000 men. rhis trained citizen army, together vith the regulars, will give, with the 125,000 national guardsmen, a mobile irmy of more than 1.200,000 men in six 'ea rs. The plan is erected on the theory hat the nation must depend upon a ■itizen army, laregly of a volunteer iharacter, in time of war. There aro nany hundreds of thousands of young nen, it is said, who have both the ime and inclination to devote at least wo months a year to rigid and active nilltary training, and the continental irmy would be composed of these, eaving the national guard those citi :ens whose responsibilities prevent heir devoting more than one night a veek or so to military service. With ix months’ actual field training army ifficors are confident that the con inental army would be as thoroughly rganized as is possible with any sys em short of compulsory service and regular establishment of 500,000 men. ifficers for the new army would be btained from civil life almost entirely, s the West Point military academy fould be overtaxed even to supply of icers for the increased regular army. 3ven at the present not more than alf of the officers of the .army are Vest Point graduates, and an exten ion of the work at West Point would e required to care for new regiments s be created. vvuuiu rrovioe uuns. For the continental army the plan ontemplates drafting from the na onal guard and from additional insti jtions where military training is com ulsory at least 1,000 officers a year for ich of the first two years. Eventually, is hoped that all military schools in le country can be standardized as to teir course in engineering and other lilitary sciences. Adequate arms, field guns and re ■rve munitions would be provided. The new army would be organized in mvenient geographical divisions and n the theory that its members could e citizens of the districts in which teir organizations were located. Regular places of mobilization and k T storage of equipment for each com- _>■ iny would be provided and every nt.-m ttie force would know where to go id what he was expected to do when call to arms came. The six years eu stment would bind him to answer any ill to the colors regardless of any per >nal affairs with which it might in rfere. j While under training the men of tho ' intinental army would receive thu gular army pay. In the beginning the new army would ■ organized by companies, and later auld be constituted into regiments igades, divisions and armv corps as ey developed in the various sections the country. —♦— WOULD KNOW RESOURCES. Atlantic City, N. J„ Oct. 16.—In >sing their annual sessions here today e American Hardware Manufacturers sociation requested President Wilson name a committee of manufacturers find where, in wnat time and in J tat quantities materials and muni- * ns as may be needed by the federal vernment for an adequate defensive ■ce, can i e obtained.