Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEIL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publish**-.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
A new record nas been estaolished
by the United States bureau of fish
cries up to March 1, 1916, In its fist
cultural operations of the present flsca
year. During the period the actual dis
tribution of lish of all sj>ecies in th<
various fields of activity shows an in
crease of approximately 800,000,001
over the distributions during the sam<
period in 1915. This would Indicate
that the output for the entire year^wll
exceed the record output of 4,288,757,
804 fish and eggs for the fiscal yeai
1915, and will probably reach 6,000,000,
000 or more.
An Interesting trainload of folks whe
passed through the United States re
cently. were the German women and
children, also one paralytic man, re
moved some weeks earlier from the
steamship China by a British cruiser
and dispatched under surveillance to
their homes, by way of the United
States, the men being held prisoners
and taken to one of the British stations
In the orient. Also in the party wore
some of the women and children from
Kiauchau, China, which the Japanese
captured so long ago.
The chief justices of the United
States beginning with the first and
continuing to the present day, have
been as follows John Jay, 1789-179%
John Hutledgo, 1795 for one term of ‘f.e
court, but was not confirmed by ihe
Senate; Oliver Blteworth, 1796-1799;
John Marshall, 1.801-1X35; Roger E.
Taney, 1836-1864; .Suhnon r. Chase.
1864-1873; Morrison R. Waite, 1874
188S; Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910;
Edward D. White, 1910.
Oils of the strangest animals known
to zoologists is the tenrec, an insect
eating animal found only In the island
of Madagascar, it is supposed to repre
sent a very ancient type of animal
which Is now almost extinct. Mada
gascar, once a part of the mainland of
the African continent, was separated
therefrom at a very remote period In
the past. As a result a fauna peculiar
to the Island has been developed.
Dion Bouicault, when his first play,
"London Assurance," was accepted by
the manager of Covent garden, Lon
don, refused to have the play pro
duced in the original version becauso
it gave no part to Mrs. Nesblt. an ac
tress. for whom he had conceived a
high boyish infatuation, and rewrote
the whole work in an Incredibly short
time so as to supply her with the role
he wished.
The lines in the Dutch national
hymn, "Preserve, o God, tbo dear old
ground, thou to our fathers gave,"
seem to indicate a considerable mod
esty on the part of Netherlands, the
supposedly correct fact being that they
reclaim the ground themselves.
Providence actually being something
of a hindrance, both to its acquisi
tion and its "preservation” .for which
they pray.
Walt Mason, of repute as a prose
poet, lias bought a motor car and after
learning to run it will make his initial
trip through Nemaha county, Kansas,
where he used to work for $12 a month
and failed to win when he struck for
a raise of $14. He hopes to create an
impression that will make the one
time employers sor ? they didn't hung
on to him.
As a heavy passenger train near Col
fax, Cal., was passing a curve a man
leaned from the rear vestibule and
waved at a young woman in one of the
forward coaches. The engineer chanced
to l>o looking back, caught the wave,
and, thinking something had gone
wrong, stopped the train.
The 554 people out of every 1,000 In
Switzerland who save money must be
compared with a meager 108 in this
country, the difference accounting,
according to a Chicago banker, for the
fact that In our large cities one burial
out of 10 Is made In a potter's field.
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Royalties on oil and mining develop
ments, rents on state lands, leases and
fees pour in so rapidly to the state of
Wyoming that she may soon be in op
position of not having to raise any
taxes at all for support of the state
government.
It seems tnut niter all there Is a
knack to this long life business. Alec
Panoche. oldest member of the Mt.
Carmel tribe of Indians, submitting
the suggestion that baths should be
taken never less than onen a year.
As an addition to the Bertlllion sys
tem of identification an Omaha dentist
has perfected a way to register the
ridges of upper gums, which, he says,
never change and are different in every
Individual.
Several carloads of Montana flax are
being shipped to Belfast. Ireland. The
flax will bring $400 a ton in Ireland
because of the war. The average price
In peace timee was $180 a ton.
A fifth of the export trade of Tripoli
Is in sponges and a third in esparto
grass, a wiry desert product which is
sent in large qualities to England
where it is used in papermaking.
Although there was a falling off of
14,000,000 gallons in the consumption
of whisky and of 6,000,000 barrels of
beer, the nation's drink bill for 1915 is
computed at $2,500,000,000.
Viggo and Aaga are the names that
have been bestowed on two of Den
mark’s princelings, making one wonder
whether Hamlet had such good reason
to be melancholy after all.
Mars, the planet, has no rain or
clouds, making a close analogy between
It and the earthly Mars, the symbol
which also stands for some of the great
heights of discomfort.
According to the geological survej
an almost inexhaustible supply of oi
can be obtained from the shales oi
Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
A Russian government bureau is or
ganizing a scientific expedition to moki
a thorough investigation of the minera
lesources of Siberia.
Water and fireproof barrels will hi
made in Hawaii from bngassci'. a sugai
mill byproduct, for exporting sugar uni
Importing potash.
Ttie government of Uruguay will us
eurne control of all telegraph "and tele
phone services and reorganize and im
prove them.
Practically inexhaustible deposits o:
asphalt discovered in the Philippine!
two years ago will be developed .com
merrially.
Two billions of lend pencils are mad<
each year. Half of them are made o:
American cedar-.
Forty-five per cent of American in
come is spent for food and 20 per cent
for r ent
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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i BRYAN MEN GET HALF OF
NEBRASKA’S DELEGATION
Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—While eight
rounties are still missing from the of
ficial returns at the office of the secre
j tary of state, including Lancaster and
' Douglas, tile two largest in the state, it
I Is fairly safe to say that while W. J.
! Bryan landed in sixth place in the dele
gate contest,• where seven were entered,
hut that ho will split the delegation to
the national convention witli his
enemies.
The Bryan faction elected two dele
gates-at-large, two from the Third, one
from the Fourth, one from the Fifth,
and two from the Sixth district, while
the antl-Bryanitcs elected two at large,
two from the Fhst, two from the Sec
ond and one each in the Fourth and
Fifth districts.
Tlio stand pat section of the republi
can party fared very well in the selection
of delegates, getting three of the four
I at large, one from the First, one from
I ttie Second, one from the Fourth and
t one In the Six'll -a total of seven. The
line-up of one in the Fifth is not defi
nitely known. The progressives secured
one at large, two in the Third and one
each in the other five districts. F. M.
Currie, who was the state chairman
for the Taft faction, was elected at
large, while A. C. Kpperson, who was
j chairman of toe KouHevelt crowd, was
beaten.
'COLORED GASOLINE SOLD
AS MYSTIC ENGINE TONIC
Lincoln, Neb,, May 1.—U. G. Muck
paid $150 and costs in court here be
cause lie neglected to notify the state
oil department and have Inspected a
product he was selling labeled "Guso
Torilc.” It was intended for tlie use of
automobile owners and two spoonfuls
of It wore guaranteed to take the kinks
out of any refractory motor. The chem
ist at the state department said that
It was composed almost wholly of gaso
line, but had been colored a neat and
delicate shade of green.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC REFUSES
TO EXHIBIT ITS RECORDS
Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—On the ad
vice of its general attorney, the Mis
souri Pacific Railroad company has
refused representatives of the state
railway commission the right to in
spect tho company records at FaliH
City. The commission expert desired
to get some information as to the pas
senger traffic of the Missouri Pacific
in Nebraska in order that it might lie
used in.defense of the action brought
by the company attacking the 2-eont
fare law. The company secured a tem
porary injunction against its enforce
ment and is now charging 3 cents a
mile except to competitive points. Tho
law requires the railroads to furnish
access to all of its books to duly ac
credited representatives of the com
mission, and tho company lias been no
tified that Uh penalties will he invoked
if prompt action throwing them open
is not taken. This is the first time in
eight years that a railroad company
ha. i--fused such a request or demand.
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MOVEMENT LAUNCHED FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—Tho Lincoln
Constitutional league, with A. W.
Richardson, of Lincoln, as president,
and a full set of officers, was organ- 1
ized Friday for the purpose of launch
ing a movement to have the people
vote the coming election, through the
initiative and referendum, on the
question of calling a convention to
write a new constitution. Money was
raised to hire men who will at once
begin the circulation of the necessary
petitions.
TWO INMATES OF PRISON
TRANSFERRED TO ASYLUM
Lincoln, Neb., May 1.— Two men
confined In the state penitentiary have
been ordered transferred to the in
sane hospital. They are Charles Dil
ley, serving a one to seven-year sen
tenee for shooting a man in Dawes
county witli Intent to wound him, and
Joe Garde, a Mexican from Omaha,
who killed a fellow laborer. Owing to
the fact that none of the state insane
hospitals are equipped witli facilities
for confining convicts who may he
crazy, so that escape is almost im
possible, the state board of control is
considering the erection of a separate
apartment at the penitentiary to take
cure of insane convicts.
IRISH SYMPATHIZERS
NOT TO BE BOTHERED
Government Has No Proof That
They Have Violated Ameri
can Neutrality.
Washington, D. C., May 1.—De
partment of Justice officials said today
that no steps had been taken as yet to
investigate alleged activities of sym
pathizers in tills country with the
revolutionist movement in Ireland.
The only information relating to such
activities, officials said, was in uncon
firmed newspaper reports, and the
statment made yesterday in London by
John Redmond to the effect that the
movement had been abetted by men
in this country.
No investigation is likely in the im
mediate future, officials sav, unless
disclosures, unlooked for now come to
their attention.
Thus far there have been no official
indications that activities of Irish
sympathizers had resulted in a viola
tion of American neutrality laws, it
was said. The solicitation of funds in
tills country by Sir Roger Casement
was not investigated, it was said, inas
much as it was believed he was in Ills
legal rights.
RUSH RAILWAY WORK.
Seattle, Wash., April 29.—Positive
announcement that work would soon
begin on the Fairbanks end of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska, whiqh will
mean the opening of the Nenana. coal
fields and the consequent operation on
a large scale of mining operations in
, the big Fairbanks district, was made
today by G, F. Cramer, distributing
agent for the Alaskan engineering
commission for the Fairbanks division.
AMERICA SURPASSES GERMANY
IN PRODUCTION OF MUSTARD
Cleveland, April ».-Prior to the war
abroad, Germany produced practically all
of the oil of mustard used. Now, the Mus
terole company of Cleveland, have in
stalled tin- most complete plant for the
production of synthetic mustard oil. This
is tile only plant of 11s kind In tile United
States and the largest of its kind In the
world. When pul into operation, this
’ plant broke the world's record and yield
of ullyl Iodine
The normal cost of one pound of mus
tard oil was Sl.Jfc' Non the cost Is a
pound and not obtainable even at that
ori-e.
CLAIMED BANKRUPTCY
PETITION ACTION TO
COVER GRAIN LOSSES
Banker at Ulysses Is Named By
Elevator Manager as Mem
ber of Conspiracy.
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—George
Dobson. Ulysses banker, is charged in
a petition filed In federal court with
trying to have Jesse A. Smith of that
town declared a bankrupt in order to
escape liability for claims aggregating
$60,000. The petition to put Smith’s
affairs in the bankruptcy court was
filed by John Dobson and ihree others
some time ago. Now comes Smith and
avers that the Uylsses Grain company,
which was the name under which he
did business, was the private business
of George Dobson and that he (Smith)
had been merely working for him at
$75 a month. He declares that Dobson
has offered him large sums of money
if he will assume the liability and go
Into bankruptcy. Smith says that of
the four creditors who asked for his
adjudication as a bankrupt one is a
brother of Banker Dobson, two others
are his tenants and one is an employe
of his bunk. Farmers in the vicinity
of Ulysses stored grain in the eleva
tor a year or more ago. This grain
was marketed early by the company
but when the farmers ordered it sold
the price had gone up so much that the
elevator company was in the hole about
$60,000.
A great deal of bitterness exists in
the town and vicinity against Banker
Dobson. One of the newspapers has
openly charged hlin with responsibility
for the losses and a town row of great
virulenco has raged over the matter.
WOMEN’S CLUB DECLARES
FOR "PORK” AT PINE RIDGE
Lincoln, Nel>„ April 29.—The First
district federation of Women’s club,
at its meeting, adopted a resolution en
dorsing the movement for the establish
ment of a state or national park in
the Bine Ridge region of northwestern
Nebraska. The personal influence of
individual members upon congressmen
and stale legislators was pledged for
the support of the measure, which has
tlie endorsement of the state conserva
tion commission. The altitude and the
physical conformation are such that
the ridge possesses all the advantages
of mountain climate.
SHEEP WILL BE USED TO CLIP
EXPOSITION GROUNDS
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—Live lawn
mowers are to be used by the state fair
board to keep the grounds of the big
exposition in shape. For years the
board has been paying $500 a year to
keep tlie grass and tlie weeds down.
Now it has purchased 229 head of
Merino sheep and will turn them loose
in tlie grounds. By this means it is
expected not only to save tlie cash
hitherto expended, but to cash In on
the feed when later the sheep are mar
keted, after being clipped. The tract
comprises 35 acres and is fenced.
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HAD FORMALLY AGREED TO
ACCEPT POPULIST DICTUM
Lincoln, Neb.. April 29.-—Charles W.
Bryan, George W. Beige and James
Pearson, respectively, candidates for
governor, attorney i.enCral and lleuten- i
unt governor on the democratic ticket,
ire not barred from competition if they
desire to run at the November election.
The official count at the stale house
has progressed lur enough to disclose
that all three have been nominated by
tlie populists. They will have lo de
cline if they do not wish to run, and
when they filed they swore they would
accept if nominated.
Total returns from ail but seven
counties show that Chairman Clarke,
of the state railway commission, is de
feated for a third term nomination, and
that C. A. Randall, of Meadow Grove,
has been named in his stead as the re
publican nominee. Clarke is the law
yer of the commission and the best in
formed man on rates and rate legisla
tion, as well as on powers and duties
of tiie commission. He declined, as in
previous campaigns, to make any ef
fort at securing the nomination. Ho
solicited no votes, distributed no liter
are and printed no advertisements of
his candidacy, taking the ground that
if the people wanted liini they could
have his services and if they did not
he was satisfied.
INDICATIONS OF MURDER IN
BODY FOUND ON TRACK
Omaha, Neb., April 29.—Rosie Black,
20 years old, employe of a bakery in
this city, was found dead on the Min
neapolis & Omaha railroad tracks, near
Florence late last night. She had been
beheaded by a passenger train. Police
believe the circumstances indicate the
girl had first been murdered and her
body placed on the tracks. She was
seen walking with a man early in the
evening, and the police are searching
for this man.
FALLS CITY—A fire at Strausville four
miles northwest of here, destroyed the
store building and the stork of goods and
the residence adjoining. Willis Yoder, of
Falls City owned the stocli and Pat
Itawley, also of this city, owned thq
building. The blacksmith shop owned by
George Strums caught fire, but was saved.
The building was valued at $2,50*0 and in
sured for $1,500.
GRAND ISLAND-—While raking corn
stalks, Henry Ernstmeyer, a young Ham
ilton county farmer, was badly injured by
a runaway team. The horses pulling the
rake became unmanageable and dragged
the rake and driver through a barbed
wire fence. When found Ernstmeyer was
unconscious, with many cuts about the
head and two fractures of limbs.
PLATTE CENTER—Ernest Meyer, son
of P. S. H. Meyer, who lives near Humph
rey, was thrown by a horse he was rid
ing Sunday and his neck was broken.
His body was found by his father Mon
day. The funeral will be held at Grand
Prairie Lutheran church.
WAYNE—The marriage of Miss Mollie
Plepenstock, youngest daughter of Mr
and Mrs. William Plepenstock, to Lester
W. Vath, a druggist of Sidney, Neb., oc
curred Thursday. Rev. It. Moehrlng, of
the German Lutheran church, officiated.
ALLEN—On Wednesday afternoon the
wedding occurred here of Miss Daisy
Hcrfel to Gustav A. Paetz, a business
man of this place. The Rev. Wm. Kil
burn, pastor of the Methodist church,
performed the ceremony.
PONCA—The Eastern Star lodge elect
ed the following officers: Mrs. Carl Lind
vahl, worthy matron; Mrs. George Mc
Connell, assistant matron; A. D. Town
send. worthy patron; Mrs. F. D. Kales,
secretary.
OMAHA-- Mrs. I. N. Jones, 67 years
old, residing on a five-acre tract at Fifty
ninth and Fowler avenue, died fallowing
an attack of dementia during which she
burned herself in a chicken brooder
house.
ALLEN—In the county court Tuesday
a mother's pension was allowed to Mrs.
Mary Mitchell, whose husband died about
a month ago Shi has three small chil
dren
RAILROAD INVOLVED
IN ELOPEMENT CASE
Woman Uses Father’s Pass and
This Fact Is Cited Before
State Commission.
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—Romance
and law are inextricably mixed in a
case presented to the state railway
commission, or were until that body de
cided the legal point involved. J. O.
Mahaffey, a railway news agent, ran
away last October with the daughter
of Jonn T. Stewart, an engineer at
North Platte. They went to Omaha
to live, but a month later the young
woman left her husband and went back
to live with her father. She had left
her trunk and wardrobe behind her
when she departed her husband’s dom
icile, and when she went hack to get
them she rode on her father's family
pass. Mahaffey found this out from
her when she came, and he lodged
complaint with the commission, aver
ring that the use of the pass by the
woman was a violation of the anti
pass law of the state. This would have
cost the Union Pacific heavily and it
proceeded promptly to make a vigorous
defense. The case turned on the point
whether a married woman who has left
her husband is dependent upon her fa
ther for support in the sense that the
word "dependent” is used in the anti
pass law. The commission says she is,
and that the Union Pacific is free from
blame. Mrs. Mahaffey is suing for a
divorce.
MOREHEAD RECEIVES MORE
VOTES THAN WILSON
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—Governor
Morehead is more popular in Nebraska
than President Wilson, according to
the returns so far tabulated at the of
fice of the secretary of state. Sixty
one counties have so far officially re
ceived 35,627 and Wilson 35,134. Ross,
the livery stable keeper of Lexington,
who Is obsessed wdth a mania for run
ning for president on all tickets, re
ported. In these Morehead has re
ceived 4,813 votes. These counties rep
resent about half of the vote cast at
the primary. Douglas county, with its
very large ballot, i,s not expected to
complete its report for two weeks. The
canvassers are paid by the day.
C. A. Randall, of Newman Grove, is
probably the successful candidate for
the republican nomination for railway
commissioner. The official count may
be needed to settle the matter, but on
the official returns so far received,
combined with the unofficial figures
collected by the newspapers, the vote
stands: Randall, 23,215; Johnson, 22,
596; Clarke, 22,424. This compilation
excludes the counties of Frontier,
Sioux and Arthur.
LEGAL FIGHT PROPOSED TO
OUST SALOONS AT SIDNEY
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—Waiter
Hoagland, attorney, is in Lincoln look
ing up precedents for a lawsuit he is
about to begin in order to keep the
saloons out of Sidney. The vote on
whether to have saloons or not was as
close as it could possible be, being a
tie. The city council was also evenly
divided between saloons and no saloons
but the mayor is "wet” and voted in
favor of issuing licenses. The lawsuit
will hinge on the returns from one
precinct, where one tally clerk reported
79 votes against the saloon and the
other 80. Sidney is one of the few
towns in western Nebraska that has
saloons und one of the few railroad di
vision points that have not banished
them.
FOUR NEBRASKA COUNTIES
IN FOREST RESERVE FUND
Lincoln, Neb., April 29.—State Treas
urer Hall has notified the state su
perintendent that he has received gov
ernment funds of a totai of $1,140 which
Is given as a bounty to those counties
where there are forest reserves. There
are four such counties in the state.
The distribution occurs annually. The
last time the money came the state
treasurer made the mistake of hand
ing it over to the custodians of the per
manent school fund. It is still there,
and a legislative act will probably be
necessary to get the money paid to the
beneficiary counties.
ALLEN—The Eastern Star lodge at this
place elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Laura Warner, worthy
matron: August Erdmann, patron; Mrs.
Augusta Stewart, assistant matron: Mrs.
Mablf llecht. conductress: Mrs. Beyrl
Graham, assistant conductress; Mrs. Mar
tha Erdmann, secretary; W. F. Filley,
treasurer.
PONCA—The new Methodist church at
this place will be dedicated Sunday, April
30. The principal speaker will be Rev. J.
M. Bothwell, of Columbus, Neb. He will
be assisted by the local pastor, Rev. A. H.
Eggleston, and former pastors of the
charge and neighboring ministers.
ALLEN—The farm house of Gus Swam
son, five miles southwest of here, caught
fire between a partition wall and had it
not been for the early discovery of the
blaze and the assistance of the neighbors
the house would have been destroyed.
NIOBRARA—The ferry boat City of
Niobrara has been newly painted and re
paired. A dance will be given at the Z.
C. B. J. hall April 29 to defray the expense
of this work.
SHOWS MEAT ANIMALS
BRING HIGHER PRICES
Washington, April 27.—Prices of
meat animals continue to rise on an
average increase of 4.3 per cent from
March 15 to April 15, it was announced
by the department of agriculture.
Prices being paid to producers for
hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens on
April 15 averaged about 19,1 per cent
higher than a year ago, 6.1 per cent
higher than two years ago and 14.4 per
cent higher than the average of the
last six years on that date.
Hogs were selling at $1.75 per 100
pounds higher than on April 15 last
year. 41 cents higher than two years
ago and 84 cents higher than the six
year average. Beef cattle were selling
at 70 cents per 100 pounds higher than
last year. 37 cents higher than two
years ago and $1.08 higher than the
six-year average. Sheep were selling
at $1.01 per 100 pounds higher than
last year. $1.65 higher than two years
ago and $1.45 higher than the six-year
average.
BRITISH BEATEN BACK
IN BATTLE IN EGYPT
London, April 27.—A further official
account of fighting in Egypt Easter
Sunday, says the Worcestershire Yeo
manry was attacked by a superior
force, including 1,000 Hermans, at Qua
tia village and forced to retire, a num
ber of the Yeoman being taken pris
oners. The account adds that the Qua
tia oasis now is nearly cleared of the
enemy, excepting a force of 1,000 Turks 1
at BilclbaU.
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FIGURES VERY CLOSE ON
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Lincoln, Neb., April 2S.—The official
count will be necessary to decide which
of three republican candidates for state
railway commissioner has been -lected.
Thirty-three official county reports,
added to unofficial figures from other
sources show: Randall, 19,952; Clarke,
79,954; Johnson, 19,091. On state audi
tor, Marsh and Minor are also running
a c lose race, with Marsh only 400 ahead
in the 65 counties reporting.
Ninety of the 93 counties on presi
dent give Cummins a safe lead of near
ly 1,000. The figures are: Cummins,
23,768; Ford, 22,786. In 77 counties,
Neville has 36,545 and Bryan 25,182.
Later returns have reversed the pre
diction that F. C. Hamer, of Omaha,
who was defea.eu as the republican
nominee two years ago by George K.
Hall, has lost the republican nomina
tion this year to \V. H. Reynolds, of
Chadron, one of the substantial men of
the northwest.
The returns on associate Justices of
the supreme court make certain the
nomination of the following six’ Judge
Barnes ot Ponca, Judge Cornish of
Lincoln, Judge Sedgwick of York. L. S.
Hustings of David City. Judge Dean of
Broken Bow, and John C. Martin of
Central City.
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STATE SHOWS “DRY” BUT
' “WETS” CAPTURE SENATE
Lincoln, Neb., April 28.—In spite of
the fact that the primary returns dis
close that Nebraska is '’dry” by lrom
20,000 to 30,000, it is fairly certain 'hat
the state senate lias again been cap
tured by the "wets.'' A compilation,
mude from data furnished by the Anti
Saloon league before the primary,
shows that the "wets” are sura of LS
seats outside of Douglas county, which
is fairiy c.itain to send five more, giv
ing a total of 17 of the 33 members.
The "wets" are fairly certain of elect
ing two others and have a chance at
four other districts. It is likely that
a conference of temperance workers
will be called to decide whether to put
“dry” candidates in the 12 districts
where all are "wet.”
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STATE REGISTRATION BOARD
ACCEPTED BOGUS PEDIGREES
Lincoln, Neb., April 28.— H. R. Smith,
W. R. Mel lor and A. Bostrom, mem
bers of a former state stallion registra
tion board, are defendants in a suit
tiled by J. W. Ketfer, asking $3,000
damages because a Percheron that he
bought and which was registered by
tile board was not an animal with a
pedigree. The members of the board,
which was declared by the supreme
court to lie illegally created, say that
they did accept a certificate from an
association to the effect that the ani
mal was a Percheron. Later on it was
discovered that the certificate was bo
gus and that the secretary had issued
a number of them for money.
MUSICAL EDUCATION
THROUGH DIFFICULTIES
Lincoln, Neb., April 2S.—Kite young
men from Torrington, Wyo., have ar
rived in Lincoln for »he purpose of es
tablishing bachelor quarters and pro
ceeding to acquire a musical educa
tion. They started out from the home
steads of their father, a farmer named
Anderson, in a prairie schooner, and
have paid their way by giving muso-ai
entertainments along the route. They
arrived with $40 saved, and a determi
nation to imbibe all the music they can
get. Thee range in age from 14 to 2o
years.
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WOMAN MAY ACCUSE
HER LOVER OF SHOOTING
Lincoln, Neb., April 2S.—The mother
of Ethel Scott, who at t.rt t claimed she
shot herself in a quarrel with her lover,
says that the girl now declares that
her lover shot her, and she will ask
the county attorney for a .complaint
against him. The Scott family has a
record for turbulence, while the alleged
lover in tlie case is a man of wealth
and standing. A big scandal is expect
ed to break if tbe woman carries out
her threat to ask a prosecution.
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BLOOMFIELD—The conclave of the
Jerusalem commandery elected the fol
lowing officers; C. T. Heekt. E. O.; J.
Harvey Mettlen, Gen.; Fred Wiese, O. G.:
I,. M. Cayu, treasurer; J. J. Barge, record
er. Dr. A. O. Cannock, of Center, had the
degrees conferred upon him at this ses
sion, also.
BEEMER—The volunteer fire depart
ment at this place elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. E. R. Ross,
president; E. H. Roepe, vice president; 11.
Hemmingson, secretary; Charles Albright,
treasurer, and J. S. Severn, chief.
CREIGHTON—A special municipal elec
tion will be held here May 5 for the pur
pose of deciding the question of Issuing
ponds to the amount of $20,000 for the erec
tion of a city hall.
BLOOMFIELD—A civil service examin
ation will be held here on May 13 to fill
the vacancies of rural carriers in this
county.
BLOOMFIELD—The Bloomfield und
Oakdale high school teams will hold a de
bate here on April 28.
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: PAYROLLS 20 TO 60 X
t PER CENT GREATER ♦
4 4
4 Washington, April 26.—Manu- 4
4 I'acturing industries in the Uni- 4
4 ted States are shown by figures 4
4 published today by the depart- 4
4 inent of labor to be spending 4
4 generally from 20 to 60 per cent 4
4 more for wages than they were 4
4 a year ago. Much of the in- 4
4 crease is accounted for by the 4
4 additional number of men cm- 4
4 ployed. but a considerable 4
4 amount is credited to higher 4
4 wages. 4
4 The iron and steel industries 4
4 lead with a 6.3 per cent in- 4
4 crease in the amount of wages 4
4 paid and 36 per cent increase in 4
4 the number of men employ ul. 4
4 The car building and repairing 4
4 industry is next, with a 51 per 4
4 cent wage increase against 36
4 per cent increase in men em- 4
4 ployed. Cotton manufacturing 4
4 alone of the bigger industries 4
4 shows only a nominal wage in- 4
4 crease. >
♦ 4
4 44-444 4444 4 44444-4 4 4444+44*4
A Reference Bureau.
From the Minneapolis Journal.
Mistress (to prospective cook)—Your
virtues all seem of a negative quality.
Haven’t you anything else to offer?
The Candidate—Well, yes, ma’am, 1
have. 1 worked a year fur them high-an’
mighty Van Dams, an 1 know their sil
verware is plate, an’ their cut glass isn’t
cut. an’ their imported gowns is from
Chicago, an’ th’ young Frenchman who D
goin’ to marry Clytle Van Dam—she’s 26
an’ losln’ her hair—is no more a baron
than I am a queen. Aw. I know all about
’em.
Tlie Mistress (highly interested’,—On sec
ond thought i'll engage you.
BRITISH AT ;
KUT FORCED '
TO GIVE UP
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i
General Townshend, Besieged i
Since Last December, Sur- r
renders to Turks With J
Command of 10,000. *
DESTROYS WAR MATERIALS
All Efforts to Relieve Belea
guered Troops Fail—Guns
and Ammunition Blown
Before Yielding.
Berlin, May 1. (via London)
The capture of Russian position.-,
sou tli of Lake Narocz between
Stanarocze and Staciiowce, by
German troops, together with more
than 5.600 prisoners, was an
nounced by tlie war office .today.
London, May 1.— Major General
Charles Townshend, commander of tie
10,000 British forces be sieged at Kut
el-Amara, Mesopotamia, by Turkish
forces since last December, has sur
rendered. This information was con
tained in a British official statement
Issued this afternoon.
The official statement added that 1
General Townshend destroyed all his %
guns and munitions before surrender- 1
ing. *
The following statement was made:
“After a resistance protracted for
143 days and conducted with gallantry
j and fortitude that will he forever mem
orable, General Townshend has been
] compelled by the linal exhaustion of his
supplies to surrender.
i “Before doing so he destroyed his \
guns and munitions. V
I “The force under him consists of
1 2,970 British troops of all ranks and ' .
services, and some 6.000 Indian troops
and their followers.” V
An III Fated Venture. \
General Townshend probably was
driven to surrender to avoid starvation
of his forces. A recent official Turk
ish communication that the position of
the British at Kut-El-Amara was crit
ical and that they were expecting to
receive small supplies of food by aero
plane. An official statement received
here yesterday showed that a last ef
fort. to send supplies to the garrison
had failed.
| It was announced that a ship laden
with supplies had been sent up the
Tigris, that it had been grounded about
four miles east of the city,
j Less than a score of miles away, on
the banks of the Tigris before the city
is a relief army that for months had
been attempting to reach the besieged
forces of General Townshend. Of late
the Turk forces have been reinforced
and aided by floods they have been
able to hold the British in cheek,
j No official figures have been given
out as to the number of troops which
| set forth from the Persian gulf in No
' vember of 1914 on the expedition which
has now ended in surrender. Officially
the number lias been estimated as high
ns 56,000, but it was probably consid
erably smaller than this. This force
has suffered heavy losses in severe bat
tles with the Turks.
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I
—
tfain Effort Made to Induce
Manufacturers to Re
scind Orders.
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New YorK. May 1.—Five thousand
workers on women's cloaks, suits and
skirts already have been locked out to
the Manufacturers’ Protective associa
tion in a fight against the International
Ladies' Garment Workers’ union and
its purpose to prevent the employment
of nonunion operatives. The manufac- I
turers have announced that 26,000
more will be locked out tonight.
I Jacob H. Schiff. the banker, at
tempted today to induce the manufac
turers to rescind the lockout order and
thus prevent a threatened strike by
30,000 makers of women’s clothing now
employed in shops not represented in
the manufacturers’ association and a
possible strike of 60,000 makers of
men’s clothing.
! DEFEAT OF BRANDEIS
GENERALLY FORECAST
Doubt That Senate Judiciary
Committee Will Favor His
Confirmation.
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Washington, D. C., May 1.—That,
the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis
for justice of supreme court is more
likely to be defeated in the Senate
than at any time since it was made
was disclosed here today. Not only is
the judiciary committee likely to refusi
a favorable report, but a number of .
southern democratic senators are M
showing strong signs of opposition. JT
Supporters of Brandeis are much con
corned ov;r the outlook.
NEW CARRANZA PESOS
VALUED AT TEN CENTS
Mexico City, April 29.—A decree is
sued by General Carranza announces \
that Mexico’s new issue of paper money
will be worth 20 cents in Mexican gold
tor each paper dollar. This will mak«
the new pesos equivalent to 10 cent*
in American gold. The present paper
peso has a value of little less than i
cents in American gold.
The new money will be issued May
1 next, but only in payment of govern
ment salaries. The old issue will be re
ceived in payment of taxes and other
governmental obligations and in ac
cordance with the decree will be re- v
tired immediately. V
The new issue totals 500.0011,000 pesos I
and is uncounterfeitnble, having been /
printed by a large American bank not*
drill.