Nebraska Newspapers

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1 O'NEIL FRONTIER
IX H. CRONIN. Publisher.
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tTNEILt,NEBRASKA
• Rvery one who keeps an S^uarium
knows that it is advisable to place a
tew snails in the tank, not only be
cause snails are interesting in them
•elves, but because they ore good
cleaners, says the Popular Science
•Monthly. If the keeper of the aquari
um knows that too much sunlight will
produce too much plant growth, and
has placed the vessel In a partly
■haded place where the proportion of
light and shade is about right, the
■nails, if they are numerous enough,
can then control the growth. Nature
has provided them with a peculiar an
atomical structure resembling a nar
row ribbon, which In detail is like the
■band of teeth on a carpenter's rasp.
'Under the microscope these so called
“lingual ribbons" or tongues are seen
to be set thickly with rows of sharp
edged teeth which are themselves
toothed and which rasp off microscopic
plants and carry them into the mouth.
An event which was not without its
regrettable aspects was the recent
wrecking of the beautiful buildings and
monuments of the exposition at San
Francisco, which were erected only
about two years ago. Despite any de
sire to preserve them that admirers
may have had, the temporary charac
ter of the buildings made their demoli
tion advisable. Many of the fine
monumental structures, such as the
“Arch of the Rising Sun," surmounted
by a group entitled “The Nations of
the Bast,” were thrown :o the ground
by exploding charges of dynamite un
der them.
The efficiency and economy of the
Steamship MJolner, In which turbo
electric propulsion Is adopted, were re
cently commented on by the Motor
Ship. The main machinery consists of
♦wo double flow turbines, each driving
a 400 k. w. generator and delivering
power to a single motor, which drives
the propeller shaft through reduction
gearing at 90 revolutions a minute. It
is reported in the Blectrician that there
are about 20 or 25 steamboats under
construction in which similar machin
ery is to be used, mostly of a low pow
ered type, usually of about 1,000 horse
power.
A subscriber asks: “What globe
trotter has made the quickest trip
ground the world?” John Henry Mears,
bf the New York Evening Sun, at
present holds the record. Traveling
east from New York city in 1913, he
crossed the Russian empire by the Si
berian railway and reached Now York
again In 35 days 21 hours and 35 min
utes. In 1911 Andre Jaeger-Schmldt
made the trip In 39 days; George Fran
cis Train, In 1890, made It In 67 days;
Nellie Bly, 1889, In 72 days; Captain
Seymour, 1876, In 117 days; the Magel
lan expedition, 1519-22, In three years.
u ■mci ito umi mo unuea mares
at the present time Is exporting goods
to Russia at the rate of $2,000,000 a
day. These exports Include not only
ammunition and those articles recog
nized as munitions of war, but medi
cines, barbed wire—which Is also used
on the battle lines—agricultural tools
and everything which the Russians,
with their vast army In the field, are
unable to make for themselves.
Capt, A. B. Farnham, First Lieut.
Frank A. Gamsey and Second Lieut.
Horatio Staples, the three commis
sioned officers of Company H, Sec
ond Maine regiment, were photo
graphed together In Virginia In 1862.
Recently the three men held a reunion
In Bangor and were again photo
graphed.
A new dust laying preparation, the
basis of which Is molasses, has been In
troduced In the South African mines.
The preparation, which contains a
small quantity of some disinfectant,
forms a thick coating on the under
ground wails and surfaces and olosely
•overs all dangerous noxious matter.
At the present rate of output the
United States refinery production for
$916 will for the first time exceed 2.
900,000,000 pounds. The total is esti
mated at 2,096,876,000 pounds, an In
crease of 449,876,000 pounds over 1916.
•r 27 per cent.
A Frenchman haa advertised 25
acres for sale, which "has been scarred
and furrowed by German and British
trenches." it lies near the Somme and
fr&d been occupied by the Germana un~
(dl driven back by the British.
A new device adopted to Indicate the
presence of Are damp in coal mines Is
based on the well known principle of
catalytic combustion resulting from
placing platinum black in certain ex
plosive gases.
William P. Curtiss, of Concord, N. H.,
haa a checklist of the voters of Ward 2
for the March election of 1857. Of the
list, Josiah S. Locke, age 90, Is the
only voter now living as far as la
known.
A distinguished British scientist has
decided that there is some form of
radiation from chalk and granite cliffs,
possibly electrical, which causes cli
matic differences in places near to
gether.
Designed to carry packages weighing
up to 250 pounds, a bicycle haa been
built with a frame that distributes the
load when carried in a basket in such
a manner that the balance la not dis
turbed.
Mexico's largest Iron deposit Is that
of the Cerro del Mercado, near Dur
ango. A mountain 640 feet high, 4.800
feet long and 1,100 feet broad Is said to
almost a solid mass of iron.
Mines of some descriptions are
found In 26 of the 31 states and terri
tories in Mexico, and mining la the
most productive industry of the coun
try.
Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau
of entomology at Washington, D. C.,
says there Is no such thing known to
^science as a silent mosquito.
Russian engineers soon “will begin
experiments that will cover three years
*to ascertain if sugar beets can be
oralsed profitably in Siberia.
A recently patented attachment for
phonographs displays the notes end
words of a song as its record la being
played by the machine.
In Scotland 23.8 per cent of illuml
rmating gas Is made in municipal works
to SI.4 per cent in Ireland and 30.6 per
:cent in England.
A nc»y kitchen utensil Is a cutter for
removing the cores from vegetables in
the form of a long spiral that can be
used if wished.
The Uruguayan government Is plan
ning the construction of a dry dock big
* enough to hu.d the .argent ocean linera.
According to modern etiquet. the
iamethyst :s the only stone wuich may
be worn during mourning
OFFICERS GET CHANCE
TO SHOW GOOD FAITH
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Will Be Asked to Back Stringent
Measure For Enforcement
of Prohibitory Law.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—The good
faith of tho democratic governor and
legislature in their promise to pass
whatever laws are necessary to put
teeth into prohibition is to be tested.
The dry federation has delegated to five
big lawyers. Messrs. Kretsinger, Epper
son, Sackett. Thompson and Thomas,
the task of drafting a law that will
supplement the amendment. They will j
, search the statutes of other prohibition
states in order to get the best ideas.
Meanwhile all local and county feder
ations are to retain their organization
for the purpose of putting through tho
needed bill and getting it enforced
afterwards.
Under the Nebraska constitution all
hills passed by the legislature may be
subjected to a referendum vote of tho
people at the next election, which will
he in 1!U8, and meanwhile their opera
tion will he suspended. This cannot be
utilized by the saloon men. however, as
is threatened in South Dakota, for the
reason that the present Slocumb law,
which regulates liquor selling, is, In its
essence, a prohibitory law that can only
be suspended by the action of a com
munity in licensing saloons. This per
missive clause is stricken out by the
passage of the amendment, which pro
vides that no licenses shull hereafter
issue.
This law will be repealed by the pro
posed law, but until the latter goes Into
effect the former has full force.
Unofficial returns from all but four
small counties in the state give the
prohibition amendment almost 30,00(1
majority.
FEEBLE MINDED PATIENTS
PROVIDE SPECIAL PROBLEM
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Superinten
dent Griffith, of the state home for
feeble minded children, told the state
board of control today that the sterili
zation law enacted by the last legis
lature affords no relief to society from
its obligation to these defectives. He
Insists that feeble minded persons can
not be trusted outside of a state in
stitution to manage their own affairs.
To apply the sterilization law and turn
them loose would be to develop a lot
of prostitutes, vagrants, paupers and
criminals.
Dr. Griffith thinks that they should
not be permitted to propagate their
kind, but should be segregated and
cared for. He argues for the creation
of field workers to work in connec
tion with the state institution. He be
lieves the socalled criminal type is but
a feeble minded variation; that it is
hereditary feeble tnindedness and not
hereditary criminality.
I YOUNG GIKL TfcLLS S I UKY
OF ABUSES BY KANSAS MAN
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Verse Baxter,
of Belleville, Kan., was charged In fed
eral court today by 14-year-old Dollie
Boss with white slavery. Her story
was that he was a patron of her
mother, a washerwoman In Belleville;
that he made love to her and Induced
her to follow him to Blue Hill, Neb.
There he bought her clothes. He
threatened to kill her If she; told uny
one of his advances to her. She swore
that ho tied her hands and thus made
her defenseless against his assault. She
went with him willingly after that, bc
; lng fearful that he would carry out his
threats. She was Anally found by of
fleers In search of her.
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH
ON FARM NEAR LYONS
Lyons, Neb., Nov. 18.—Two children
were burned to death today on the
reservation north of here. The oldest
child was about 6 years old and the
other 3, children of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Evans. The mother had gone to a
; neighbor for some milk and when she
returned the house was burned to the
ground. There was a gasoline stove
and near it was a heating stove, and
it Is thought that the Are was Btarted
in some manner from these stoves.
IOWA NEWS NOTES.
STATE HEALTH OFFICER
WANT8 NEW REGULATIONS
Des Moines. Ia.. Nov. 18.—Supervis
ion of housing conditions in the Various
. cities of the state Is recommended by
Dr. G. H. Sumner, secretary of the
1 state board of health, In his annual re
port which will be filed soon with the
governor.
The proposed measure would give
| cities the power to Inspect tenement
houses, dwellings and all structures,
and to order such changes as will make
them sanitary Aid decent places to
live.
Dr. Sumner makes the following rec
, ommendations to the legislature;
! Adopt a vital statistics law for the rc
, cording of births, deaths, marriages and
divorces.
Increase the appropriation for board of
health work from $5,000 to $15,000 annually.
Prohibit the pollution of streams In
Iowa.
Adopt echool bouse building law.
Adopt law providing for medical lnspec
i tlon of children so as to detect defects
which may be corrected.
Adopt general housing law.
Adopt a morbidity law providing for re
porting of diseases such as tuberculosis.
, typhoid, pneumonia and others
Provide a health car so thnt a campaign
In health work may be carried on over the
l State.
i Provide funds for sanitary surveys of
counties.
> TEN NAMES DI8CUS8ED
FOR IOWA SPEAKERSHIP
* Des Moines, la., Nov. 18.—Ten candi
dates may be In the field for speaker
of the house In the Thirty-seventh gen
eral assembly.
1 Already a number of members of the
* bouse are active In the campaign for
* votes and others are thinking it over.
The list of active candidates and
those being talked of as candidates fol
lows: Fremont E. Shortess, of Traer;
Lewis J. NofT. of Walnut; Lee W. El
’ wood, of Elma; M. B. Pitt, of Logan;
A. W. Slaugbt. of Ottumwa; Roy W.
p Murphy, of Storm Lake; O. O. Leo, of
j Sac City; H. Guy Roberts, of Mount
- Ayr; A. W. McFarlane, of Waterloo,
* and James F. Johnston, of Charlton.
- WOMEN NOW ELIGIBLE
*• TO DUTCH ASSEMBLY
r I onion, Nov. 17.—The Dutch lower
chamber has voted to make women
, eligible to membership in the states
general, according to a Reuter’s dis
patch from The Hague. The dispatch
aaj s an article to this effect was
' adopted during a discussion on the re
* vision of the constitution in ths sec
u ond chamber.
J William Hoylans. of North Versailles,
’ Pa., age 108. is an expert rifle shoL
BRYAN NAMES BOSSES
WHO DIDNT DELIVER
Sullivan, Taggart and Murphy
Either Deserted or Have
Lost Influence.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—W. J. Bryan
spilled a few beans, not at the harmony
banquet, Wednesday night, but Just be
fore it. when he Issued a call to the
' dry” democrats of the state to turn
In and take control of the party. He
ilgures that the ' wets" will be sadly
weakened by the time the next cam
paign comes around, with no breweries
and saloons to furnish the nucleus of a
light and the sinews for one, and they
can be easily whipped. In the state
ment he also points right at Roger Sul
livan, Tom Taggart and Charley Mur
phy, who, he says, either deserted the
party at the last election or else did
not have the votes they claim to he
able to deliver. The statement follows:
Tne prohibition Issue is here, and here
to stay until the saloon I* driven out of
the United States. It Is tHe great moral
Issue of this generation and the democrat
ic party Is the party to lead the tight In
the nation.
The election JUst held has unexpectedly
released the party of any obligation It
may have been under to the liquor inter
ests. They threw their Influence to the
republican ticket and went down to defeat
with It. And the democratic bosses lie
In the same dishonored grave. They must
confess either that they were really
against the president or that they can not
deliver the votes which they claim to
control. Which position will they take?
Did they betray the party or are tney Im
potent to aid?
Let the "dry” democrats begin work at
once to secure control of the democratic
Organization, state and national. Nearly
half the states are now dry, and the num
ber will he swelled to nearly. If not quite,
30 before 1920. To take the side of the sa
loon Is to Invite disastrous defeat. To take
the side of the home Is to draw to the
party the strong young men who are
coming out of the schools and colleges and
who will, within a few years, he the domi
nant force In politics. Again in the na
tion’s life the old question demands an
answer: "Choose ye this day whom ye
will serve.”
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BOOTLEGGERS TO PRISON, IS
WARDEN’S RECOMMENDATION
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Warden Hen
ton wants the state legislature to pass
a law that will send bootleggers to the
state penitentiary instead of to Jail.
That’s what he told the superintendents
of state institutions assembled here
for their regular discussion of matters
relating to their dally work.
"The people of the state at the last
election," said the warden, “passed on
the saloon. Now it Is up to the state
government to enact good wholesome
legislation whereby men who traffic in
the Illegal sale of liquor can be sent to
the penitentiary.”
The warden is strongly in favor of
working convicts on state roads. He
has tried it out enough to convince
him that It is an excellent idea. But he
has been constantly bothered with
bootleggers, who brought whisky
around to the road camps and peddled
It to the men. This was the only source
of trouble found.
WOULD ASSESS VOTERS
FOR CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 18.—Collection of
funds for waging political campaigns
by assessment of voters instead of
through solicitation was urged by Prof.
Aylsworth of the department of politi
cal science and socialogy, to university
students. Twelve and a half cents a
year levied on each voter would give
a presidential campaign fund of $8,000,
000 that could be equally divided be
tween the major parties. This would
avoid putting the candidates under
obligation to any interests or to weal
thy citizens. Besides which the people
ought to pay the bills incurred in their
behalf.
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFTAINS
INDULGE IN JOY DINNER
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 18.—The Lincoln
hotel last evening was the scene of a
Jollification banquet in which Nebras
ka democrats from all over the state
crowded the tables and congratulated
themselves because they had won ev
erything in sight at the election.
Ur. P. L. Hall, former national com
mitteeman, presided as toastmaster,
and Senator Hitchcock, Governor
Morehead and Governor-elect Neville
were the principal speakers.
NEVILLE SPENT $1,134 IN
CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNORSHIP
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. IS.—It cost Keith
Neville $1,134 to make his campaign for
governor, according to the sworn state
ment on file with the secretary of state.
He spent $400 for advertising, gave
$250 to the state committee. ,and the
remander for miscellaneous matters.
Edgar Howard, elected as lieutenant
governor, reports that he spent noth
ing save a few contributions that he
understands he is not required to re
port. A. L. Sutton, defeated republic
an candidate for governor, expended
$963, of which $400 went to the state
committee. Personal expenses for
traveling hotel bills nnd the like are
not required to be reported.
MANY LIQUOR MEN MAY
NOT TAKE NEW LICENSES
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 18.—A very fine
Interpretation of the law Is due to arise
over the question of whether or not
Omaha saloon keepers will be entitled
to a refund of any portion of their
$1,000 license money next May, when
the state wide prohibitory law will put
them out of business.
Under the law. those, who take out
licenses next January 1 must pay the
full $1,000 just as though they expected
to run for a full year. Their only hope
of a return of any part of the amount
is bused upon possible court decisions.
IOWA DEMOCRATS SPENT
$26,511.88 IN CAMPAIGN
Des Moines la.. Nov. 16.—The official
statement of the democratic state
central committee was filed today,
showing expenses as follows: In the
recent Iowa campaign $26,511.88 was
spent and $26,051.71 was received.
The Meredith-Wilson special train
cost $8,124.52: salaries, $6,080; postage,
>2.468.98; county assessment, $2,500:
congressional candidates, $2,400; Mere
dith headquarters, $2,413.85.
The Meredith campaign committee
contributed $2,122.85; E. T. Meredith.
$500; the Iowa democratic clubs, $17,025
and the national committee. $3,000.
STOGIE PRODUCTION IS
NOW TIED UP BY STRIKE
Wheeling, W. Va.. Nov. 16.—An ulti
matum on the part of stogie makers
that their demands for an increase in
wages be met before tonight has re
1 suited in a suspension of that industry
in Wheeling. More than 1,000 men and
hoys and nearly 200 gills are idle. The
stogie makers demand an ini rease of
$1 per 1.000. the strippers spi increase
of Vi to cent per pound, depending
on the grade of tobacco.
CUDAHY FIRM MINING
POTASH IN NEBRASKA
Over 1,000 Men Working at
Antioch and Hoffland—May
Make Big Industry.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 17.—Over $500.
000, it is said, has already been ex
pended by the Cudahy people and Wal
ter T. Page, of I he American Smelting
and Refining company, on a big potash
plant near the siding towns of Anti
och and Hoffland, on the Burlington
near Alliance.
There are more than a dozen lakes
close to these small towns and in the
teds of these lakes is potash in large
4’tantities and potash as almost as
valuable as gold these days.
The backers of Nebraska's new in
dustry. according to Burlington offi
cials, have built a big steam evaporat
ing plant at Antioch and the waters
from the beds of these lakes, now
owned by the people mentioned, are
carried in underground pipes to this
plant. There are also nearly seven
acres of air evaporating pans near
these lakes.
Over 1,000 men are already given
employment in the potash works at
Antioch and Hoffland, and the indus
try, now but six months old, is still
growing.
NEBRASKA MAY LEGISLATE
AGAINST I. W. W. MENACE
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.—Legislation
designed to do away with troubles Ne
braska farmers had with t. W. W.'s
last summer is expected to be pre
sented at the coming session of the
state's lawmakers.
The movement for doing away with
rampages of members of that order
comes from both small town and
farmer members. It is expected that
steps will lie taken to provide drastic
fines for the traveling gangs of the
organization and that local police
forces will he provided with auttiority
to take severe stops when the 1. W.
W.'s put jn an appearance in their
towns and attempt to “get away" with
what they did, last summer.
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LINCOLN PEOPLE THINK
BRYAN PLANS TO MOVE
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 17.-- Llncoln peo
ple have a hunch that W. J. Bryan is
contemplating removal from the state.
He has packed his library at Fairview
and sent it to Asheville, N. C., and part
of his household goods have gone to
Miami, Fla., at both of which places
he has winter homes. He wall main
tain his business office and his legal
residence here, say his ffiends, but the
family has scattered and the big house
is not needed. The Bryan farm has
trebled in value in recent years, and
in a short time will be available for
building lots.
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MEDIUM FARMERS GET BEST
RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 17.—The average
capital invested by 195 farmers in
eastern Nebraska is $26,646, according
to farm management surveys Just pub
lished in the Nebraska experiment
station bulletin No. 157, "Farm Man
agement Studies in Eastern Nebraska,”
by H. C. Fllley.
Only 10 farms had a capital of less
than $10,090, while 40 farms had a
capital of more than $35,000. As the
farms increased in size, the capitaliza
tion per acre increased, being consid
erably higher on large farms than on
small ones. -The largest labor income
was recorded when the investment was
between $25,000 and $35,000.
LINCOLN NOW FIGURES
ON EMULATING OMAHA
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.—Lincoln is
preparing to expand. It will be greater
Lincoln within a short time. Mayor
Bryan has headed a movement to take
in the suburbs of Havelock, University
Place. Bethany. College View and Nor
mal. the latter being where Mr. Bryan
resides. Havelock and University
Place have 3,500 population each;
Bethany has about 1.200; Normal 500,
and College View 2,000. Between the
city and these towns are numerous
homes will also be taken in. rt is ex
pected that the new incorporation will
be able to boast of 65,000 population.
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CRADDOCK SHOWS COURAGE
BY TAKING SEAT IN HOUSE
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 17.—J. H. Crad
dock, of Omaha, an architect, who has
done much work for the state during
the last four years, is a member of the
house, having been elected on the 7th.
The fact that he has selected a seat in
representative hall is taken to mean
that he is not much alarmed over the
condition of that wing of the state capi
tol. He is on the commission appointed
to investigate and find out if it’s dan
gerous. It is pointed out, however, that
he has picked a desk as far removed
from the south part of the hall as pos
sible.
COST NEBRASKA $4,323
TO MOBILIZE SOLDIERS
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 17.—It coat the
state of Nebraska $4,323 to mobilize
the militia at the fair grounds in this
city last summer. The figures have
just, been totaled by the adjutant gen
era:. The general government will be
nskvt to repay the state, but it will
proe.ably take an act of congress to do
it. 'fsie items include preliminary prep
arations and expenses incurred before
the guard was sworn into the govern
ment service. The cost to the gnvern
mei>t, after tlyit. was around $100.(100.
TO ENFORCE REPRISALS
ON GERMANIC OFFICERS
London, Nov. 15.—A communication
from the Russian war office, as for
warded by Reuter's Petrograd corres
poi dent states that measures of re
prisal are to be enforced against cap
tured German officers. The communi
eat.on says the German government
Ira. isferred a large tmmber of Russian
officers to a special concentration camp
auu suh'ected them to particularly
severe p, ament owing to alleged ill
„!inent of German prisoners in Rus
,i The Russian government drew
Ge many's attention to what it char
acterized as the injustice of this
a <i ;S\ re adding that if by November 14.
ih;> severe treatment was not do;.-,
away with ail German officers held
pi-giorers in Russia would be subjected
to a similar regime.
U^ION LABOR MOVEMENT
IS GROWING IN JAPAN
jaltbnore. Mil., Nov. 14.—Male anil
feji-ile workers in Japan are taking tip
tl; ■ organized labor movement with
v;/ur, Runji Suzuki, president of tin.
L scorers' Friendly society of Japan, to
dt*.' told the convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. During the
last light months ti e membeis of lit*
society had increased from 19.090 re
30,0C0. U« asid.
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■ LABOREh MAKES STRIKE:
GOING BACK TO SWEDEN
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 16.—From an
bumble corn husker in Nebraska to a
lord of the manor in Sweden is the
leap Just about to be taken by Swan
Swanson, late of Lincoln and Okla
homa. Swanson worked on a number of
farms in the vicinity of Lincoln up until
a few years ago. He had then saved
about $1,000, and with this bought some
cheap land in Oklohoina. Within the
last year oil was discovered in the
neighborhood, and for the sum of $65,
000 Swanson sold out his holdings to
the Standard Oil company. He passed
through Lincoln yesterday on his way
to his old home in Sweden. He said that
with his $65,000 roll he would rank as
a rich man in that country, and t-iat
he proposed to buy a big farm and
live there the remainder of his days.
BURLINGTON FILES SUIT
AGAINST ADAMSON LAW
Llncoin. Neb., Nov. 16.—The Chicago, j
Burlington & Quincy railroad today I
filed suit in federal court here against
the Adamson eight-hour law. United
States District Attorney Allen and sev
eral railroad men are named as defend
ants. A temporary injunction is asked,
to restrain Allen and the men from en
forcing the law.
BOOZE BUSINESS SLOWER
SINCE STATE WENT “DRY”
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. lfi.—Saloon men
are complaining that the adoption of
prohibition has already had a bad ef
fect on their business. For four days
the receipts have been below normal,
and the rush just before 8 o’clock
closing time that has usually marked
their activities has been absent. The
police report fewer arrests for drunk
enness. They ascribe it to an effort on
the part of the boose fighters to start
practicing total abstinence now when
they have some relief in sight if they
get weary of well doing.
ONE MAN SAYS “WILSON
KEPT US OUT OF OFFICE”
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16.—Plate Su- J
perintcndent Thomas, the only one of
the candidates on the state republican
ticket who lias had any show of an
election, has about given up. He has
returns from all but 10 counties, and
he is 369 votes in the rear of W. H.
Clemmons, of Fairmont.
"It seems.” said Mr. Thomas, as he
! sadly laid aside his figures, “that Wil
son not only kept up out of war, but
he has kept us, meaning the republican
candidates, out of office, too.”
ALLEN—Charles Franklin Kellogg, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kellogg, died here
at his home, aged 47 years, after a lin
gering illness of several years. A widow
and seven sons survive him. lie served
In the Spanish-American war.
ATT TT’TVT OOt-L .. 1 l/vr. n#
the Dixon county Sunday schools will
convene, here November 20-21, at. the Lu
theran church. Besides the local workers
a, number of state workers will be present
and give addresses.
WAKEFIELD—Rev. E. Wallin. the
past eight years pastor of the Swedish
Mission church here, leaves next week for
Chicago. A farewell reception was given
in his honor.
ALLEN—The Loe Brittain family have
returned to Allen after a two years’ resi
dence in Windom, Minn. Mr. Brittain
formerly was constable and marshall here.
ALLEN—There were nearly 92.000 acres
In corn in Dixon county this year, and, as
near as it can be ascertained the average
yield will be about 35 bushels per acre.
ALLEN—The Allen drug store, owned
;he past 11 years by Dr. J. L. McDonald,
was sold to Carl Anderson, who will take
charge of the business November 15.
ALLEN—Mrs. John W. Wright, aged
78, died at the home of her son, Roland
R. Wright, with whom she has been mak
ing her home the past two years.
EMERSON—Word was received here
that S. E. Cobb, formerly editor and post
master here, died at Los Angeles, Cal.
EMERSON—Miss Margaret Kiley and
Francis J. Murphy were married at the
Sacred Heart Catholic church here.
WATERBURY—Mrs. George Barnes, a
pioneer of Dakota county, died after an
operation for gall stones.
PENDER—Edward Hightree and Miss
Marie Ashmore were married here by the
Rev. A. G. Martyn.
MARTINSBURG—Mrs. Mike F. Stark,
aged 74, died here at the B. G. Rahn
home.
HARTINGTON—District court, Novem*
ber term, is in session here.
GENERAL SAM HUGHES
DEPOSED BY PREMIER
Differences of Policy Lead to
Resignation of Canadian
Commander.
Ottawa. Ont., Nov. 15.—Gen. Sir Sam
Hughes has resigned as Canadian min
ister of militia and defense. His resig
nation was requested. The break be
tween General Hughes and Premier
Borden and other members of the Ca
nadian government resulted from dif
ferences over questions of policy and
details of administration. Since the
beginning of the war there have been
many suci!_differences on questions of
military management, but until recent
ly. it is said, they have been adjusted
generally by allowing Genci«l Hughes
to carry out his plans.
I.ately the trietion has increased and
adjustments have grown more difficult.
It is understood there has been a grow
ing disposition on the part of the pre
mier and tile cabinet to insist upon
their own plans as against those of
General Hughes.
One of the points over which a dif
ference arose was the supplying of the
Canadian forces with the British army
rifle. General Hughes, it is reported,
advocating instead the use of a Cana
dian weapon.
A hood of tin which tits over a roost
er's neck and head in such a way as to
prevent chanticleer's heralding the
dawn has been invented. That's what
the bird got for crowing near a po
lice station, \#here men have time to
think of such trifles.
RECORD PRICE IS PAID
FOR CHOICE BEEF CATTLE
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 14.—A record
price for beef Cattle was pnid at I os
local stock yards today, when 40 head,
averaging 1.557 pounds each, sold for
$11.40 per 100 pounds. The previous
high price was J11.55. paid in Decem
ber, 1014_ _
Air-cooling methods of the rapid-fire
guns now in use have proved inade
quate. and the soldiers seem to think
that water-cooling is superior.
BELGIANS MARKED 4
8! PITIFUL SCtSES
1
Women Hurl Themseives Upon
Railway Tracks In Vain Ef
fort to Delay Removal
of Loved Ones.
THOUSANDS SENT AWAY
Those Who Refuse to Go Pun
ished—Workmen Depart For
Germany Singing Nation
al Battle Hymn.
The Hague, (via London), Nov. 30.—
The number of Belgians deported by
the Germans up to date, according to
Information given the Associated Press
from a reliable source, apparently is
between 30,000 and 40,000, and they are
being deported at tile rate of about 3,
000 daily.
Antwerp, it was said, has been com
manded to furnish 37,000, which prob
ably is not more than 10 per cent of its
able bodied population, but the com
mune of Lessines has lost more than
2,000 from a total population, including
women and children, of 7,000, repre
senting virtually every able bodied man
excepting officials.
The entire Belgian population, the
narrator said, is terrorized because the
peopie realize they are entirely help
less. Crowds of hysterical women and
children gather at the railway ana re
cruiting stations and many women at
Jamapi.es threw themselves on the
rails to prevent the departure of a
train of emigrants and had to be for
cibly removed by German soldiers. The
men are frequently loaded into cattle
cars and spend one or two days on tho ^
Journey. They are strongly determined
to refuse to work, believing that if they
are not employed in military works
they will be compelled to replace Ger
mans and be forced to work directly or
Indirectly against the Belgian army and
its allies. The deported men in trains
passing through Liege are declared to
have been heard singing the Marseil
laise and other patriotic airs.
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The newspapers report a case near
Vallencines of 60 Frenchmen who. im
pressed by the Germans, refused to
work, and are declared to have been
tied to posts for 48 hours, until half of
them fainted from hardship and
hunger.
Many prominent Belgians are report
ed not to have hesitated to risk their
liberty by the strongest of protests to
the German authorities against the de
purations. Various official bodies have
drafted resolutions of protest and the
senators and deputies of Antwerp and
Hafnault provinces have taken especi
ally strong action in the premises and
are said to be daily expecting deporta
tion.
Neutrals in Belgium, especially the
ministers are receiving many appeals
to try and induce their governments to
intervene. The newspaper I,a Libre
Belgique which has maintained a wide
circulation throughout Belgium for
more than a year, despite the alleged ef
forts of the Germans to discover its
authors and suppress the sheet, has
published a special number containing
an appeal to the neutral nations.
Can Remit Wages.
The officers deputed for the enroll
ment r' the workmen are said to pay
visits <i various tow'ns and order the
assembly at the railway stations of vir
tually ail males under heavy penalties
for refusal to comply. The wording of
the notices varies in the different sec
tions of Belgium and northern France.
One notice posted in northern Franc** <
gives assurances that the men will not j
be employed under continuous fire. Tliw 1
Antwerp order notifies students to /
bring their books and musicians their J
instruments. The authorities promise I
the men good wages, and liberty to "
remit money from Germany to their
families in Belgium. All of them are
offered an opportunity to sign a vol
untary agreement to work. They are
informed, it was said, that if they re
fuse to sign they will be treated worse,
but virtually all refuse to do so. :
Wherever the males assemble for do
portation, -doctors examine them and
the physically unfit arc eliminated, a
gether with municipal and relief offi
cials. Those without regular employ
ment are the first selected for dep no
tation.
Aft*m Skilled Workers.
The principal object of the deporta
tions, it was said, appears to be f se
cure skilled workers. Men regt.l. rly
employed have been enrolled from sev
eral /communes. A large number was
taken at Jamappes from factories
which were running, and —nee self sup
porting. and bank employes were im
pressed at Moss. Tim reaef organiza
tion at Luxemburg province was carry
ing on public work and giving em
ployment to many men. but the w -its
stopped a month ago, and the laborers
thus rendered unemployed are living
deported.
Despite the statements credited to
German officers that the deported ni'*n
will not be employed in military work,
the Belgians urn declared to fear the
contrary as it has been reported that
large bodies of men have been taken to
northern France and employed in cut
ting timbers for trem-hes and that
others in northern Belgium have been
forced to dig trenches.
SUE TO RECOVER VALUE
OF TUG SUNK BY U-BOAT
Novv Haven. Conn., Nov. is. Papers
ill a libel action to recover for iho loss
cf the tug Thomas A. Scott, jr., against
the German undersea merchantman.
Deutschland, were filed in the United
States district court here today by Foyw
H. Murphy, attorney for the T. A. Scott
company, Incorporated, of New London.
Conn., owners of the tug. The value is
given at $12,000.
HUGHES TO REST.
New York, Nov. 18.—Charles F.
Hughes and Mrs. Hughes left here to
day for Lake Wood, N. J„ where they
expect to remain for a fortnight, to
await the outcome of the official vole
count in California.
BOOTLEGGERS INDICTED.
Fort Dodge, Ia„ Nov, 18.—The grand
jury today returned 20 indictments
against bootleggers. County Attorney
Cavanaugh has had a private detective
in Fort Dodge since September 25, get
ting evidence.