Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Oporto. Portugal, now has 200,000 in- go
habitants. (o
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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.
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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.