Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’MEU FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publishw.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA
After having become a long recog
nized and accepted institution, the red
flag of the guard at the railroad cross
ing has been found Inadequate for the
modern demands, and a movement to
bring about Its overthrow Is well un
der way. In the light of recent de
mands and experiences, many criti
cisms of the railroad watchman and his
red flag have developed. Some times
he shook it in the air to warn pedes
trians and drivers of the approach of
a train, and later he waved the same
flag with much the same motion to
beckon them to come on. Then again
he was lost to view at the crossing at
train time. The crossing men em
ployed on the Central railroad of New
Jersey and the Long Island railroad are
now supplied with metal hand signals
with the word "Stop” painted on their
surfaces in large letters. At night a
double-faced lantern is used with the
same legend in red letters across the
surface of the glass.
That too much fat is a condition
which neither the possessor of it nor
his physician should ignore was as
serted by Dr. Jacob Gutman, instructor
tn medicine, New York Post-Graduate
Medical school and hospital, in an ad
dress before the New York Physicians’
association. Excess of fat effects the
heart by putting an extra burden on
It; it augments the labor of the mus
cles of breathing, the diaphragm in
particular: it Interferes with the vital
functions of the liver and other Inter
nal organs, and by filling the Inter
muscular spaces It compresses the
muscle fibers, causing atrophy and de
generation.
The law school of the University of
Pennsylvania hereafter will not confer
a degree on any student whose moral
conduct both In and out of the school
Is not absolutely unimpeachable. The
university Is, according to Provost
6rnith, the first large institution of
learning In the east to take such a
measure in an effort to elevate the
standards of the legal profession and
to prevent men of Immoral character
from becoming members of the bar.
An unusual exhibit produced in a
law suit was that of a trolley car
mounted on flat cars and shipped to the
place of trial by the defendant, a Vir
ginia electric road. The plaintiff al
leged that he was Injured by the trol
ley of the car falling on him. To dis
prove this charge the car In question
was brought twice to the county seat
where the case was being tried, that
the jury might see It.
Enough Puget sound and Alaska sal
mon to supply the tlsh order for 9,600,
000 persons at table left Seattle March
S for New York city aboard B0 cars,
regarded as the largest solid train of
salmon that ever left the north coast.
Much of the fish is for Europe, al
though some of it will he moved into
consuming centers of the Atlantic sea
board. The contents of the 50 ears
represent an outlay at wholesale prices
of $260,000.
In Japan devilfish weighing up to
200 pounds are sometimes caught.
These fish are amphibious; they are
often seen wabbling on their tentacles
like giant Rpiders, in search of patches
of sweet potatoes. The natives kill
them with clubs. In the water they
aro caught in jars lowered to the bot
tom, which the octopus enters, think
ing it a good retreat from which to
catch his food.
In recent years valuable coal depos
its huve Ixjen discovered in Kpltzber
gen. The extent of the deposits ap
pears to tie enormous. It Is estimated
after careful examination that, two
strata in the neighborhood of the
fiords between Advent bay and Green
harbor contain more than 1,060,000,000
tons of coal. There appears to be also
a third stratum In the same neighbor
hood.
George Merrel. of Chicago, lost part
of his thumb as a result of an automo
bile accident some time ago. By stimu
lating the formation of granulations on
the stump, Dr. Otto Bryning, of Ja
maica. N. Y., has succeeded in piecing
out the injured digit, adding half an
inch to its length, so that its owner
will still be able to enjoy his hobby of
playing the piano.
Matches which have once been part
ly used are carefully gathered In Japan
and redtpped In phosphorus. The in
dustry has grown to such magnitude
that u large proportion of matches now
eold have been lighted at least once.
Recovering them from streets and eat
ing houses is an industry of the poor
and an example of economy In small
things.
«ntw me ucuwi or uuy uressey, a
milkman of Westbrook, Me., no one
knew his milk route, and it was not
until Mr, Cressey's horse, which had
traveled the route for five years, was
hitched up and permitted to have free
rein that the course was discovered;
the horse made the trip and stopped at
the door of every customer except one.
From the Rockefeller institute comes
the statement that if an egg is fried on
one side only there are so many bac
teria which take refuge on the unfried
side that they may make one ill, but it
the egg is cooked on both sides the
bacteria can not escape death and the
egg may be eaten with no fear of the
consequences.
The Brtston (Tenn.) Press offered a
billy goat and cart to the boy that
would collect the most old tin cans
from premises and alloys within 24
hours or two working days. The effort
brought together 75,000 empty cans.
Marvin Andrews won the goat and cart
by delivering within the time set 13,276
cans.
The Pennsylvania state department
of forestry has announced its refores
tation program for this spring. In 5,
000,000 trees to be set out are a number
of black or bird cherry trees, which
will be placed in state reserves. The
idea in planting these trees is to pro
vide food for the birds.
Pneumonia destroys annually 132,400
lives and is the most prevalent and
most fatal of all the acute communica
ble diseases. Its occurrence has shown
considerable reduction during the last
*3 years, falling from 1S0.5 deaths to
100,000,000 population in 1900 to 132.4
in 1913.
An eagle recently seen near Bath,
Me., with a hell hung around his neck,
las been identified hy Kdwird Brown
S'« one of a number of piese birds
• aught by W. V.'. Bole, near Harpswelt,
fto-p than 25 years ago and release 1
; fter I t had attached bells to their
fteckn.
When a poplar | lank from Tenn-s
*ee nrnr s’!i' or>cn by Jcniis S'. Ihshop,
rr rcni-hnmcton. N. 1., it was found t,i
r n'n'n 1« l*”I!ets. which, from tlmli
»' *>pe sr><’ cell’ er aq. Ibi-rdit to l nv*
1 cfir e Imbeldel In i-.a tr ie duri.ig to*
civil war.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
HEARING POSTPONED ON
HIGHER EXPRESS RATES
Lincoln, Neb.. May 22.—The hearing
on the request of the express compa
nies doing business in Nebraska foj
permission to raise rates in the state
has been postponed by the state rail
way commission until the 9th of June,
The postponement was at the request
of the company’s representatives, the
date of May 26 having been originally
set. The express companies say that
the parcel post has out into their busi
ness so heavily m the last few years
that they are unable to make any profit
on the present schedule. The legisla
ture passed a law in 1907 making a
flat reduction of 20 per cent in the
rates then in force. The companies
contested the reduction, but the state
supreme court upheld it as reasonable
at that time. Since that time the par
cel post has entered the field find di
vided the business. The companies
base their request on the finding of
the Interstate Commerce commission
recently with respect to interstate ex
press rates. They have induced sev
eral state, commissions to raise rates.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS VIEW
DEPOT BRIDGE AT HOMER
Homer, Neb., May 22.—Superin
tendent Mnllin, of the Burlington rail
road, and four or five other officials of
the road came to Homer yesterday for
the purpose of making an examination
of the bridge over which all foot pas
sengers reach the depot. This bridge
was the subject of a recent complaint
on the part of the Homer Commercial
club to the state railway commission.
The bridge leads from the end of
the main business street of Homer
across the Omaha river to the depot.
The only other road to the depot is a
devious and winding path around by
the mill and is never used by people
on foot. To follow this path with
teams requires crossing the railroad
twice before reaching the depot. The
use of the railroad bridge has been de
clared dangerous by an engineer from
the state railway commission. Last
January, a man was killed on this
bridge. Just before the trains reach
| Homer from the east, they come around
a sharp curve and then across this
bridge.
J The Homer Commercial club and the
village authorities expect to file a for
mal complaint with the state railway
commission at an early date. As the
construction of a foot bridge as asked
by them will be a new question for the
commission, it will be watched with
Interest over the state.
TAX CERTIFICATES MAY BE
VOIDED AFTER FIVE YEARS
Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—An import
ant decision has just been made by the
attorney general's office for the guid
ance of county treasurers in dealing
with the owners of tax certificates.
The attorney general holds that the
treasurer incurs no liability if he can
cels tax certificates which are more
than five years old. The tax sales pur
chaser who sleeps upon his rights by
failing to perfect his tax title under the
sale certificate has no redress, says Mr.
Reed, and the treasurer is relieved of
liability for subsequent taxes paid
after the tax sale was made by Un
person purchasing the certificate.
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DIXON COUNTY TAXPAYER
RESISTS EXPERT'S CHARGE
Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Chris Wiseh,
of Dixon county, a taxpayer who ob
jected to paying $300 for one day's
time for Dr. Dunn, an Omaha expert
witness in the Klege murder case has
appealed to the supreme court from the
allowance of the claim, which was ap
proved by the county attorney and the
county board and later confirmed by a
district court jury. Dr. Dunn was em
ployed by County Attorney Kingsbury
to controvert the testimony of experts
introduced by the defense us to the
length of time Miss Louise Klege. the
murder victim, had been dead. The
time was determined by an examina
tion of contents of the girl’s stomach.
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FILING DELAYED BECAUSE
OF GOVERNOR’S ABSENCE
Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Plans had
been made to file the monster prohibi
tion referendum petition with the sec
retary of stute last night, but the cere
mony was delayed on account of the
governor’s absence in Omaha, at the
funeral of a member of his stuff. The
petition contains 67,462 signatures,
about twice the number required to
bring the prohibition question to a vote
at tlie election In November.
BRYAN CITES DANGER OF
"ENTANGLING ALLIANCES"
Lincoln, Neb., May 22.—Governor
Morehead had appointed W. J. Bryan,
Senators Hitchcock and Norris, the
members of the Nebraska delegation • t
the house and several ministers as del
egates from Nebraska to tht* meeting
of the league to enforce pence through -
out the world, which Is to be held in
Washington May 26 and 27. Mr. Bry
an has announced tils opposition to
the plan as bringing the country into
the entangling alliances meant by
Washington in his warning to the na
tion in his farewell address. Ex-Pres
ident Taft is president of the league.
The other members of the delegation
are Revs. M. B. Williams. E. E. Hos
man, J. YV. Embree, I. B. Schrecken
gast and IT. G. Brown, now in attend
ance at the Methodist general confer
ence as representatives from Nebraska,
and Revs. John H. Carpenter, J. C.
Kersten and J. P. Anderson, who are
attending the Presbyterian assemble at
Atlantic City.
WEST POINT—Twenty-one seniors
i will receive their diplomas at the com
mencement exercises of the West Point
high school on next Thursday. This
is the largest class in the history of
the school and is composed of the fol
lowing: Lillie H. Beckenbauer, John
Broz, Constance M. Cady, Ludmila C.
Cojda, Donald C. Dill, Leona H. Trahm,
Harry R. Grunke, Mildred F. Herr
mann, Enid H. Howarth. Jerome E.
Jerman, Meinolph V. Kappius, Charles
R. Korb, Clara C. Koudele, Leo A.
Mannefeld, Redondo E. Newhall, Anna
Oelschlaeger, C. Clifford Rich, Dean L.
Sharrar, Tillie F. Solfermorser, Walter
V. Stootzal and Frieda B. Zeplin.
PONCA—The following officers were
elected for the Community club: A. D.
Townsend, president; G. L. Wood,
treasurer; J. J. McCarthy, Peter Ber
ens. J. A. Snider, George Foote. H. H.
Hart, Frank Bauer and G. H. Lewis,
board of trustees.
WATERBURY—The continued hear
ing on the saloon case was held and
the board found for the applicant, W.
H. Barnhardt, but could not issue li
cense. as the remonstrator. Miss Agnes
Gerkln. appealed the case to the dis
trict court.
PONCA—At the annual election of
officers the Masons elected the follow
ing: Warren McCool, W. M.; o. N.
Knerl, S. W.; Wilber Sears, J. W.; J.
H. Logan, treasurer; M. I. Mellon, sec
retary.
EMERSON—The annual Chautauqua
will be held here July 26-20. Commit
tees hove been appointed to look after
the various details of the affair.
HAIL COMPANIES ARE
SAID TOHAVE TRUST
They Deny Any Agreements
That Violate Laws—Hearing
By Insurance Board.
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—The state
insurance hoard is engaged in hearing
a complaint that 23 insurance compan
ies, doing business in Nebraska and
other western states, have entered into
an unlawful combination on hail in
surance and on commissions paid
agents. The companies are represent
ed by attorneys. They admit that they
are members of an association called
the Western Hail association, but that
no combination as to rates exist and
that any one may charge whatever it
pleases.
W. ('. Leasch, president of the North
western Hire & Marine, of Minneapolis,
one of the complained of companies,
told the board that the association was
formed for the purpose of correcting a
number of abuses that had crept in. but
that the only states where they have
uniform rates are where the laws re
quire them, as well as uniform policies.
These states are Iowa, Kansas, Mis
souri, Oklahoma and Minnesota. Ne
braska requires uniform policies, but
not uniform rates. Representatives
of the local companies, which are most
interested, are in attendance.
SUPREME COURT HEARING
RAILROAD INJUNCTION SUIT
Lincoln, Neb., May 20—The state
supreme court is hearing the injunction
suit begun recently by the attorney
general against the Burlington. Union
Pacific and Northwestern railroads, to
prevent them from issuing orders rais
ing fares in the state, and thereby vio
lating the 2-cent a mile law. The Rock
island and Missouri i’acific, the two
other big roads in the state, beat the
attorney general to it by enjoining him
from enforcing the law ori the ground
that it was confiscatory.
All of the companies appeared in
court by their attorneys and denied
that they have any intention of violat
ing the law and asking that the suit be
dismissed. They Insist that they have
no idea whether they are making or
losing money under the 2-cent fare
law, because the courts has changed
the old division of state and interstate
revenues and expenses and they had
made no basis upon which to figure
the apportionment that would be ac
ceptable.
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BOARD MEMBERS FIGHT
APPOINTMENT OF KOHL
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—Senator 1‘hil
Kohl's candidacy for a place on the
state normal board is being fought by
Heveral members of the present hoard.
Notwithstanding the fact that Kear
ney and Peru both have representa
tives on the board, they fear that a
Wayne man of Kohl's activity might
secure for the Wayne normal more
than it should have. Gossip has it that
the governing clique on the board
thinks Kohl cannot be managed, and
they prefer Arthur Mullen’s sister.
Mullen is the party boss of the demo
crats just as present. The name of his
sister was proposed at the recent meet
ing for a place on the faculty of the
Wayne normal, but objection was made
and she was given a place in the do
mestic science department at the Peru
normal.
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BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
FOR $50,000 NOW ON TRIAL
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—A jury in
district court is trying the $50,000
breach of promise ol marriage suit of
Mrs. Marie Reynolds against Fred Wil
liams, a wealthy broker of Lincoln. The
plaintiff is a dashing young widow.
Williams recently married another
woman. She told the court that Wil
liams courted her for a number of
years, an engagement to marry having
been entered into 11 years ago. in
October, 1914, ufter nine years of court
ship, he broke off the engagement and
married another woman. She says
that he barred her out of the matri
monial market by the assiduity of his
attentions, and that she has been dam
aged by reason of his acts.
CORONER’S JURY HOLDS
BARKER ON SCHATNER DEATH
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—A coroner’s
jury has held Jesse Barker for investi
gation in connection with the death of
Eugene Schatner, a companion. The
two. with Rex Barker, brother of Jes
se Barker, had been drinking in the
Burlington yards the other night. The
next morning the dead body of Schat
ner was found. It had been run over
by a switching engine and ears. Evi
dence was introduce to show that the
man was dead when placed on the
track. The Barkers had a contract to
put up a lightning rod on a brick works
smokestack and had sublet the con
tract to Schatner. Jesse Barker told
an incoherent story about his actions
during the night, and this resulted In
his being held for further investigation.
LYONS—Lyons has one of the largest
class of graduaten in the history of the
schools, consisting of 18 members, as fol
lows: Habel J. Christenson. Joseph
Clements. Leonard D. Crellln, Dorr H.
Dalrymple, James B. Edged, Ida M. Gar
vis. Emma C. Kroger, Marion E. Miller.
Helen M. Newmyer. la-land S. I’aine,
Russell R. Preston, Eva M. Rhoda, Anna
R. Ruddy, Anna L. Smith, Henry M.
Smith, Marjorie Tolllnger, Cora B. Viles,
Gladys FI. Welker. The graduation exer
cises will be held at the opera house
Thursday evening, May 25.
NIOBRARA—Major McLaughlin. of
Washington, D. C.. an employe in the In
dian office at Washington, was in Nio
brara on May 17 and gave deeds to more
than 30 Ponca Indians. He also gave
those who received deeds to their land
Unite! States citizenship badges. The
major gave them a good talk on how to
be good and useful citizens. There was
over 100 deeds granted to the Santee In
dians. Agent Burton, of Santee, was hero
with Major McLaughlin.
OMAHA—George Rogers, for many
years a prominent business man of Oma
ha. candidate for the office of sheriff on
the democratic ticket at the April pri
maries. died of heart disease Thursday.
Wednesday night he attended a dinner at
Fontanelle hotel and was apparently In
his usual health.
Each whale carries about half a ton
of whalebone about with him.
UNION PACIFIC HEAD
WILL RESIGN OFFICE
Omaha, Neb., May 10.—Resignation
of A. L. Mohler. president of the Union
Pacific railroad was announced here
last flight. In a statement Mr. Mohler
said his resignation was due to “dis
ability" caused by a fall while skating
on the ice in municipal park in Omaha
last winter. His resignation is effec
tive July I.
SOME DEPOSITS HELD
AS "PERSONAL LOANS”
Loose Methods Shown In Closed
Decatur Bank—Cashier Was
General Manager.
Decatur, Neb.. May 20.—While some
avored depositors in the now closed
Farmers’ State bank of Decatur were
getting 5 and even 6 per cent on their
money, others seem to have had a hard
time to get their deposits even entered
on the books. There were those who
claim to have deposited substantial
sums with ihe bank, and on failing to
take a deposit slip as receipt, had
trouble to convince Cashier John E.
Eliott that they had anything coming
to them.
From one Matthew Tyndall, of
Thurston county, Elliott received $2,500
at the bank. Later when Tyndali
wanted to draw some of the money.
Cashier Elliott claimed this was a per
sonal loan and no record of Tyndall's
deposit was found on the books of the
bank. Tyndall, however, pressed his
claim, and is said to have received back
from Elliott in till some $1,100 of the
S2.500 he handed over to him.
Mrs. Lizzie Edward Davis, of De
catur, thought she deposited $2,000 in
Elliott’s bank. Elliott admitted having
teceived the money, but claimed it was
a personal loan to him for five years
at 5 per cent interest. This item, how
ever, now' appears as a $2,500 note due
the bank from Lizzie Edwards Davis,
and is one of the muddles the state
bunking board will have to straighten
out, to determine whether Mrs. Davis
owes the bank or whether Elliott owes
her $2,000 and interest.
Mrs. Will Ebert left $1,500 with
Cashier Elliott at the bank. She ac
cepted Ids verbal statement, instead of
a receipt or deposit slip. Later she
was told this is not a safe way to de
posit money, and that one should al
ways have a receipt, a certificate of
deposit, a pass book or some other kind
of written document to prove the de
posit. When she demanded her money
or a certificate she was informed there
was no credit on the books for her.
Kecoming somewhat alarmed, she
now apepaled to a substantial friend
for advice. The friend accompanied
her. and together they went to the El
liott home. Here they presented their
demand so vigorously that the $1,500
was returned in cash to Mrs. Ebert.
It is accounts like these that arc
keeping the state bank examiners busv
in an effort to untangle matters.
Meanwhile there is whispering among
the stockholders, who, under the dou
ble liability law. may have to make
good for the bank by sacrificing their
capital stock plus an equal amount of
r';i«h lipuiriac
There Is much talk in Decatur as to
tvhioh of the stockholders are good for
the double liability, and which are not.
Meantime, one or two of the share
holders have been reported as saying
flatly they will not pay the double lia
bility. Of course, they have never had.
experience with hank failures and with
the state law that governs the subse
quent activities of shareholders in a
defunct bank.
Mental inventories are being taken
of the solvency of the various stock
holders in this locality. Flliott, the
principal stockholder, is, of course,
looked upon as one from whom little
if anything in the shape of double lid
bility could be exacted.
D. 11. V. atson, who became president
upon the resignation of H. D. Byram.
is looked upon as a man who could
make good his share, certairily with
the help of his father, who is also in
good financial circumstances.
H. D. Byram, the former president,
is said to be fully responsible, and so
are most, if not all, of the others, es
pecially if they have help from well
to-do relatives.
All of the good ones together
though, own less than half the stock,
and if they were all good it is still
probable the deficit would make a fair
sized hole in the guarantee fund.
CHANCELLOR ANNOYED AT
ENLARGEMENT OF CLASS SCRAPS
Lincoln, Neb., May 20. —Nebraska
seniors will not lie guests of Chancel
lor and Mrs. Avery on the annual class
picnic next year if any scrapping with
lower classmen precedes. This was
made plain by the chancellor in a
statement made public. The infantile
humor of the juniors has usually been
displayed each year by a foray against
the senior class, girl members being
captured by girl juniors and boy by
boys, the idea being to deprive them
of the pleasure of attending the picnic.
This year the seniors forestalled the
juniors by capturing a number of
Juniors whom they designed taking
with them to serve aa waiters at the
picnic. The resultant publicity and
scrapping has so annoyed the chancel
lor that he now declares that he and
Mrs. Avery will invite the seniors next
year to a picnic, but that the event will
not take place if any sc; upping occurs
before the train starts. He says: AVc
must insist that it is our party or we
will withdraw from it entirely. I'nder
such conditions the future senior
classes will go as our guests, an 1 any
class scraps will be regarded as dis
courteous to the hosts.”
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WOMAN HAS CAUSE TO
QUESTION LAW’S WORKINGS
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—Mis. Lai a
Hoeffler, of Kansas City, is n«i»-i«..j .i
peck of trouble with the ainml.i pain e.
Her former husband, named t e. rist,
was murdered some years ago by a:i
eccentric doctor who livid next door.
The doctor has been several tunes ui^ii
for the murder, but no conviction was
secured. Mrs. Hoeffler says It was be
cause of his wealth, and this alleged
failure to punish a guilty man bus em
bittered her against the law. bo that
when a constable levied upon the auto
mobile upon which she came to Lin
coln to visit her mother, an attach
ment for an old grocery bill, sue invit
ed tile officer to tide downtown to see
her lawyer. On the way he says sac
pulled a gun on him and ordered him to
get out. She was captured at a town
20 miles south, and brought back. Her
eldest son was sent to Jail for 30 days
for driving off the machine while u
was under attachment, and the author
ities have begun proceedings to take
her 14-year-old boy away from her be
cause they assert she is bringing him
up improperly.
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LIVE STOCK FEEDERS OF
NEBRASKA IN ANNUAL MEET
Lincoln, Neb., May IX.—Two hundred
live stock feeders are in attendance at
the annual meeting of the association,
listening to talks from expert; in the
technical and producing part of tliei"
business. The following were elected
us officers: President. Z. F. Leftwich.
St. Paul; vice presidents, t\ N. Beaver,.
York; Hebcr Hord, Central City; L. \V.
J^eonard, Pawnee City; Robert Housel.
Cambridge; J. J. I.utz, PapMlIon; K. H.
Gould. Kearney, secretary and treae
urer. C. B. Lee. Lincoln.
BIG “DRY” PETITION
TO BE FILED FRIDAY
Invokes Vote on Constitutional
Prohibition—Event Will
Be Celebrated.
Lincoln. Neb.. May 19.—A monster
Referendum petition on prohibition will
be filed with the secretary of state
Friday afternoon at 1:30. The prohi
bitionists propose making quite a cere
mony of the event. Governor More
head will be present, along with Judge
Button, of Omaha, the republican nom
inee for governor, and also a large
number of men prominent in the "dry”
organization of the state. Three law
yers are now examining the petition
for any possible flaws. They are Judge
M. B. Reese, John M. Stewart and E.
J. Clements. A conference of the va- |
rious county chairmen of the “dry” or- i
gar.ization, which now has branches in
7.i counties of the state, will he held
In the afternoon. In the evening a
banquet will be given at the Lindell,
with Judge Sutton as one of the speak
ers. W. J. Bryan has also been in
vited to speak.
CEVERAL ASPIRANTS FOR
VIELE'S STATE BOARD JOB
Lincoln. Neb.. May 19,—Senator Phil
Kohl, of Wayne, and Arthur Mullen,
Ihe latter the newly chosen national
committeeman, are candidates for a
place on the state normal board. Both
were in the city today looking after
the job. The term of A. H. Viele, of
Norfolk, will expire next month, and
the tip is out that ho will not be reap
pointed. The gossip is that neither
Kohl nor Mullen have a lookin at the
place. The objection to Kohl is that
lie lives at Wayne, where one of the
ftate normals is located, and the gover
por wants to appoint somebody who
lives at a town other than where a
normal is located. The reason is that
rs there are four normals and four
members constitute a majority of the
hoard and the opportunity for a com
bine that will control is bright.
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UNIVERSITY BOYS OBSERVE
ANNUAL HORSEPLAY DAY
Lincoln, Neb., May 19.—The annual
horseplay at the state university was
in progress Tuesday. That was senior
nieak day, and the upper classmen had
arranged for a picnic at Crete. Follow
ing the usual procedure they kidnaped
a half dozen juniors in order that they
might be taken to Crete and wait upon
the tables where the seniors lorded
over things. The juniors retaliated by
raiding the building where the seniors
were rehearsing their class play, chas
ing some of them to the roof and walk
ing away with 12 members of the class.
These were paraded the streets with
handcuffs on and when the train
pulled out for Crete they were left
handcuffed and tied in the road east
of the city.
IOWA LOTHARIO NOW
FACING SERIOUS CHARGES
Lincoln, Neb., May 19.—Clyde Lewis,
the Iowa youth with the hypnotic eye,
is in custody at Marysville, Kan., and
will be brought back to Lincoln
charged with eloping with Irene ilur
master, the 17-year-old daughter of a
resident of Denison, la. The girl at
first denied any misconduct with '
Lewis while they W’ere in Lincoln at a
hotel, but later admitted it. Lewis
faces three possibilities—a trial in
Iowa on a charge of seduction, in Ne
braska of trial on the charge of statu
itory rape or a charge of adultery—or
ilie may be returned to prison to serve
out a sentence for abandoning a wife
and two children in this state.
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SIZER LOSES NOMINATION
BY MARGIN OF THREE VOTES
Lincoln, Neb., May 19.—By the nar
row margin of three votes in a total
of 4,000, E. R. Sizer, late postmaster of
Lincoln, lost the republican nomina
tion for county treasurer, which car
ries a *12,000 salary prize for the term.
The official count gave William Al
bers 20 votes more than Sizer. The lat
ter demanded a recount, and the result
was that Albers' lead was cut to three.
Sizer will appeal to the district court,
as there are 28 ballots, most of them
[claimed by Sizer to have been east for
him, but which the county court de
clined to accept as legal ballots. This
is the first primary contest in the
county.
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SPECIAL GAME WARDEN
HELD FOR ILLEGAL FISHING
Lincoln, Neb., May 19.—C. D. Hay
den. a special deputy game warden, of
Curtis, was arrested Sunday on a
charge of fishing without a license, and
paid a fine of $20 and costs. The ar
rest was made by a deputy from the
state game warden's office, who had
heard the banka of Curtis lake were
lined every Sunday with fishermen,
many of whom had no license. Hay
den was in the first four that he gath
ered in. Hayden was one of a group
of enthusiastic fishermen who volun
teered to act as special wardens with
out pay from the state.
FRUIT CROP RUINED
BY KILLING FROSTS
Durango. Colo.. May 19.—Killing
frosts of the past three nights have
ruined the fruit crop this year in the
San Juan basin of southwestern Colo
rado, according to reports here. Re
ports of damage to early varieties of
fruit also come from Montezuma val
ley and from Farmington and Aztec,
N. M.
BALTIMORE TO STAGE
PREPAREDNESS MARCH
Baltimore, Md.. May 17.—A big ' pre
paredness’’ parade in which employes
In virtually every industry in Balti
more will march with the state militia
and other uniformed organizations, will
take place b^e today. A number of
financiers have signified their intention
of going on foot with their clerks,
"rookies" from the Chevy Chase wom
an's training camp also will be in line.
Robert Ramsey, of Germantown. Pa.,
has spent 16 years composing a chess
problem. Many years ago he under
took to construct a four-move study
called “Ramsey's Cage" and finally has
realized his ambition.
SOLDIER HAD SIX WIVES
IN THAT MANY MONTHS
Berlin, May 17.—Six wives in less
than six months is the record of a
Hungarian whose name is not given,
in a special dispatch from Budapest.
The unnamed Hungarian made a veri
table storm of attacks in love making
and courted and wedded within a week,
a ifoceeding made easy' by so called
war weddings, which require few for
malities.
CHANGES ARE MADE .
IN GERMAN CABINET f
_
Helferrich Succeeds Delbrueck
as Vice Chancellor of
Empire.
Copenhag-ii. (via London), May 22 -
The Berliner Tagebiatt states that Dr
Karl Helfferich, secretary of the im
perial treasury, has been appointed to
succeed Dr. Clemens Delbrueck as vice
chancellor.
The Tagebiatt also says that Baron
von Shorlemer, Prussian minister of
agriculture, has been relieved of his
post, and that Herr Poesch, a conser
vative member of the reiohstag. lias
been appointed to relieve him.
The retirement of Dr. Delbrueck as
vice chancellor and minister of the in
terior was reported to have resulted
from dissatisfaction with his methods
of distributing food supplies.
NES
IF! BILL
Propose to Raise $100,000,000
From Income Tax and $85,
000,000 on Munitions
and inheritances.
Washington, May 22.—Democrats of I
(he House ways and means committee, i
‘lave completed a tentative draft of the I
‘evenue bill, to raise money needed for
'he preparedness program with a view
So reporting it to the House not later
•han June 1, and possibly by the end of
lext week.
The bill is being carefully examined
*>y treasury experts, who will confer
Vith the committee democrats next.
Itonday. It is designed to produce*
JlOO,000.000 from the income tax linw.
)y increasing the surtax and makingf
it apply to all incomes over $10,000 ati'TV
(o raise $85,000,600 or $90,000,000 more v
\y a tax on munitions and an inker- ,
'tanee tax. The bill will embody the I
tariff commisson plan without sub- \
stantial change.
The majority members of the ways
ind means committee acting as a steer
ing wheel have reached an understand
ing that the House should proceed
(vith appropriations while the national
political conventions are in session. Tt
is hoped to get the naval bill out of
the way before the conventions and
every effort will be made by night
Sessions or by special rules, to push
that measure through in a week, aft
er taking it up early next week.
The sundry civil and fortifications
Supply bills probably will be the pend
ing legislation while the eonvention.-rsj
are on. 9
ENTENGE
Y LYNCH
Not Known Wliat Fate of Nat
uralized American, Rebel
Flotter, Will Be.
London, &fav 22.—The American em
bassy was officially informed today
that sentence on Jeremiah C. Lynch,
the naturalized American who has
been convicted of complicity in the -
Sinn Fein revolt, would he announced U
by the military authorities during the
day. _ _ _ M
GIRL ASKS WRIT TG
RECOVER HER CHILD >
Court Orders Immediate Hear
ing of Plea—Real War Baby
Stake In Fight. \
Chicago. May 22.—Margaret Ryan,
the Canadian girl, who says she is the
real mother of the infant which Mrs.
Ida Nellie Ledgerwood Matters is seek
ing to prove her child, petitioned Judge
Landis in the federal court today for a
writ of habeas corpus to obtain the
child. An immediate hearing was or
dered.
Mrs. Matters, with Charles T. Mel
lon and Harry Edwards, is on trial in
the state court on a charge of con
spiracy to foist a spurious heir to the
estate of her late husband, Fred Mat
ters, upon the probate court.
TI e "spurious heir" in the case, ac
cording to testimony today, was a real
"war baby.” The testimony came from
the mother of the child. Jessie went
to work in a Canadian factory when
she was 12 years old. For three years
she “kept company” with -a young
shoemaker. They were to be married.
Then came the great war and the shoe
maker donned his uniform and sailed
away with his comrades. Some months
later the girl went to the Misericorda.
hospital at Ottawa.
It was to this hospital that Mrs. Mat
ters, according to testimony, came
seeking an infant that she might pass
off on the probate court as the child
of her late husband, of whose $300,000
estate she desired a larger share.
The petition was based on an alleged ,
violation of federal emigration laws^
in bringing a child into the country"
without the consent of either of its
parents. After a brief hearing. Judge
Landis order the writ issued, return
able Friday, May 26.
BAPTISTS MAY EXPRESS i
VIEW ON PREPAREDNESS \ ' \
- \ |
Minneapolis, Minn., May 20.-—Dele
gates attending the Northern Baptists’ f
convention here will be asked to go J ,
on record regard ”g national prepared
ness, it was ani;'. .ced today. A reso
lutioxx on the issue is under consider
ation by the resolutions committee
■teports of various committees today
covering activities for one year showed
marked progress in all branches of en
deavor.
Proposals for broadening the work
being carried on by the Woman’s V
American Baptist Foreign Mission so- /
ciety were considered at a meeting of f
thxxt body. Speakers predicted better f
results during the present year as a ’
result of a deeper study of question*
facing the society