Nebraska Newspapers

    _THE O'NEIL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
<P*NEIL.L. NEBRASKA
When salt has been obtained by
bvaporaLi .1 it is allowed to ’ ire” by
{(muling Koine time In great piles, dur
ng which process it hardens almost
l.ko stone, often in the curing process,
as the packers work into the great
■ caps of salt, perpendicular malls are
formed. Korn rly, many accident ■ were
caused by these "huge banks of salt fall
ing and I uryiiiK the workmen. .» avoid
tii. d-.tu r, there is now being em
ployed a large electrically driven auger,.
Which holes- holes deep into the pile juat
above the floor. The pile caves in slowly
ana the in rl.inen. with no danc.ai to
themselves; may fill the barrels and
sacks with loose, sparkling salt or
) nil it Into cars for the table salt re
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The state of Bahia, one of the largest
and most important of the Union of
Jhaall occupies on area four-fifths the
(Size of France, and has a population
estimated at 2,500,000, of which the
Capital, the city of Bahia, contains 310,
<m;0. Its coast line of 035 miles is longer
than that of any other state In Brazil
find the great Sao Francisco river is
navigable for 020 miles within the Hate.
Circuit Judge Anderson, of Baker,
Ore., officiated at, a double wedding
cf unusual character, when Mrs. Louise
*Koi ar, ago 43 and her daughter, Mrs.
Carman Van Busklrk, age 21, were
married to W. A. Mills, age 53, and K.
$>. Van Busklrk, age 28, respectively.
Mis. Van Busklrk remarried her hus
band after being divorced a few year*
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Mary Swift, who has been superior
t mrt stenographer In Northampton for
j2<> years, has just tiled In the court
house her notes taken during her first
30 year's service. There are 30,000,000
■voids. If printed In a newspaper It
mould make 25,000 columns. Allowing
C4 inches to the column, there would
be 12 miles of reading matter.
The demand of negro pickers in the
kooth that their wages be paid to them
J11 silver so they can hear their money
dingle has caused a shortage of $2,000,
#00 tn nickels, dimes and quarters In
flip Si. Louis branch of the United
States Kublreasury. Many of the ne
groes demand that their wages be in
l-cent pieces.
Rumania's navy consists of one pro
tected 1 miser, Kllsabetu, of 1,320 tons-,
end armed wl^h four six-inch guns,
seven gunboats, six coastguard vessels,
ns first class and two second class tor
jiedo boats, and four river monitors,
fl'he merchant navy consists of 757 ves
sels of 238,748 tons.
Although King Ferdinand of Ruma
nia is a son of Prince Leopold of
ptoheiizollein and a prince of n non
• "igning branch of the kaiser's family,
lie has French blood In his veins, his
grandmother having married a great
yiiece of the Kmpress Josephine, consort
tif Napoleon.
William J. BarneR, of Worcester,
Muss., bus one of the few remaining
I'nlted Btules flags antedating 1796,
inade with 13 stars. This hag has been
handed down in the Barnes family for
generations, has been through two or
Chrte years and has 20 bullet holes in it.
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It is estimated that there are 652,000,
<100 sheep in 1 Ire world. Australia holds
kbout 93,000,000, Queensland's share of
that figure being 21,786,600. Adding 24,-:
000,000 for New Zealand. Australasia
contributes two-elevenths of the
world's total.
Rumania is one of the richest parts
of Europe. After the United States and
Jtussla it Is the largest grain growing
country in the world. It is one of the
world’s chief oil fields. Its middle class
is probably the richest to be found
anywhere.
Motion pictures showing both front
and back views of noted orchestra
lenders at work have been taken and
combined so that, other musical organ
izations can be led by them, while audi
ences can see them as usual at the
•nine time.
Military service In compulsory In
Rumania, atl men between 21 ami 42
being liable for service. Infantrymen
serve for two years mill other arms
three years, when the men are drafted
Into the first and second reserve lines.
in a l’ennsylvnnin town It was pro
posed to have Sunday baseball. The
burgess declined to license unless the
people approved, so boxes were placed
la tlie churches on Sunday. The result
was itOO favored and 200 opposed.
While tearing down an old grist mill
In Withes-Barre, Ta.. Jacob i’iuskej,
Contractor, found under the floor hoards
tuorc titan K0 bushels of grain, consist
ing of outs, wheat and meal, which had
•ifted through the cracks.
The available water power of Euro
fenn Russia, including Finland, the
Train and the Caucasus, has been esti
mated by government experts as 30.
COO,000-horse power, of which scarcely
ti>0,000-liorse power has been utilized.
Aviator Nimgesser, of the French fly
ing corps, has rbeeixed alt the military
medals given by the French govern
ment. His reckless bravery has earned
him tile title of the "Prince of Pilots."
The value of the natural abrasive!
Produce-d in tins country last year ir.J
Creased about 33 per cent, and of artt
bcial abrasives about 32 per cent; im
ports decreased about 20 per cent.
A sand imx for automobiles, like the
familiar device on locomotives, to dis
tribute sand under the tires to prevent
1 sldding, lias been patented by a Mas
sachusetts inventor.
Greece is taking the neeesxxry steps
to supply Us people with flour, sujmi;
gnd wheat, which includes contracting
for the transportation of these com
modities at low rates.,
The first successful example of tli
lithographic art was produced 1.1
years ago by Aloys Senefelder, a B«J
rarian. who produced a piece of musii
printed by fills proc |ss.
To replace the familiar steam roller a
gasoline machine has been developed
which, in addition to economising on
fuel, gives Us driver an unobstructed
view of his work.
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T'*)f nru»i;n>.?in« of Porto Rico arc
fnaFnette that they attract surveyor*'
plumb bne*3. ai»d it tiar» been found tluit
ohl surveys Ait incur* eci by haifl
II if.il* or more.
A mbwnrjei* -« v« w operates \
movable rlkiUK ttt the t n.i at a few nil**
f >r ad. usJn < < ;Pip to jl]] frac
tion* oi an inch thickly umi accurateJyJ
i'h» or nr-nd storm, at thd
Arabian **rl. }* w t reach**
trail?, it ofun Ui;-* pi;** *'<> feet deep,
*. fiiUriU'' ‘ -»c‘ fV ■'■:»** ;iround.
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Id;K i ! . ' .. .1. ! i. I'J 7!‘i' 1 iJ-fJlV
vt ante d< dined to v ork on Satin-day
; and quit Friday noon until Monday af
i tern ton. Hut: the house, with nothin??
j p.ui tOMila” to do, adj'iurned untif this .
! morning, and worked for tnn$l of ihe ;
j day at the general file and also in list -
\ enfn to oratory.
j <>■'•» .on hills have been introduced i
, in tho bouse, and the leisure time of ;
mem,. •» is considerably curtailed be
i mime i f tin- dcmiuul.s for committee 1
: work, .lorry Howard, of Douglas put a
biil to the e<> amittec of the whole mak
n,; I'vlu ho: rs work, with 30 cents an
hour minimum pay. the rule In citie: in
' cm '■ . of 10,000 population, The house
refused to approve it in its present
form.
Only two bills have gone through the
legislative mill in-the three weeks it
has been grinding, These went to the
governor Friday. They appropriate a
total of $ 128,000 for the paying of sal
aries of • u mbers of the legislature arrfl
the expenses of holding the session.
The senate is asked, in a resolution
by liushee, to take similar action to
lhat of tho house in asking congress to
refuse licensed or permits to sell liquor
in “dry” territory. It will be passed
Monday.
New bills Introduced cover these
matters: Making the operation of an
automobile by an intoxicated person
punishable by a heavy fine; increasing
fine and length of jail sentence for au
tomobile thieves; fixing tenure of of
fice of school teachers in city schools.
And providing for employment of con
victs outside of penitentiary.
OIL COMPANIES WATCH
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22—The case in
which the right of the state to continue
to collect the present inspection feea
from oil companies was submitted to
the supreme court Friday afternoon.
The companies contend that instead of
(being an inspection law it is a revenue
!law. In other words, that while the
Istate has the right, to collect fees cov
ering the cost of inspection it has no
legal power to make money out of it.
SCHOOL FUNDS FOR
LAND BANK BONDS
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 22—-The house
committee of the whole lias recom
mended for passage a bill authorizing
tic* state educational board to invest
school land funds in the bonds of the
federal land banks, but limits the in
vestment in t lie bonds of the district in
which Nebraska is situated. Irrigation
bonds were later added. Trust com
panies are given the legal right to in
vest their funds in the land bank
bonds in another hill.
The house also approved of a bill re
ducing 'he time limit on nppeuls to the
supreme court from si>. months to three
months, a recommendation of the state
bar association.
The committee of the whole O. K.'d a
bill permitting counties to engage In
comprehensive road improvement by
authorizing issuance of 30-year f> per
cent bonds and giving county boards
supervision ot the Work.
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NEW STATE VETERINARIAN.
Lincoln. Neb . Jan. "J—Governor Ne
ville today reappointed L>r. J. K. Ander- j
son, of Seward, us slate veterinarian
and named Dr. VV. T. Pritchard, of
North Platte, as deputy veterinarian to
replace Dr. O. A. McKitn, of Norfolk.
Both of the appointments were made
upon the-recoinmenndtion of the state
live stock sanitary board. TJie new
commission., begin May 1, and extend
for two years.
FORMER GERMAN SHIP
AIDS COMMERCE RAIDER
New York. .Ian. 22—In tile discussion
of whnl vessels possibly could be sup
plying the Herman raiders, the peculiar
action off Cape Hntteras last month
of (he Portuguese steamer Karo, a for
mer Herman vessel, was recalled. The
Karo formerly was Hie Calatu.
The American tank steamer Sucrosn,
which arrived bore Christmas day, re
ported that off ('ape Hntteras she
sighted tlm Karo, which steamed across
the i nker's bow, then circled and re
cri.jsed astern and disappeared Ac
cordiu:; to the Sucrosa's officers, the
Karo appeared next day and repeated
the performance, neither time display
ing any signal to explain her mys
terious actions. The Karo pul into
Newport News for coat and sailed from
there on December 28, since when she
lias not been reported.
So far no change has been made in
the arrangements for the safety of al
lied vessels leaving this port for
lend or Krance. When the vessels
l'in sh loading. Hie captains, it is said,
go io their respective consuls and re
ceive a code message which they send
out by wireless on reaching u certain
position some 300 or 400 miles from
their port of destination aiul wait until
the escort meets them.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED,
CHANCELLOR DECLARES
Amsterdam, Jan. 22—Chancellor von
ttethmann-Hollweig has replied to a
ioim letter received by him from a
a committee of the trades federations
uf Germany, the General Union of
Christian Federation, the Clerks’ union ;
and several similar bodies.
“I know that your letter reflects the
thoughts of millions of our compa
triots. With every new day the enemy
liscloses more shamelessly his inten
tion which aims at the destruction of j
Germany and her allies. But no con- i
tueror, though it commands all the i
power in the world, will be able to force
lermany into the yoke of slavery.
United in the fight for our freedom, 1
which never slights the rights of other 1
peoples, we have accepted the new
challenge.
MONTANAN A SUICIDE.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—John F. Braze!ton,
former wealthy mining man and widely
known in Mot&na political circles, is
dead in Oak Park, a suburb, from a self
inflicted bullet wound. Hrazelton, who
was (i.l years old, was formerly mayor
of Deer Dodge, Mont., and was a mem
ber of that state's constitutional con
vention from Hranite county.
Brazelton had been concerned over
investments in Colorado, his sisterin
I law told the Oak Park police, and had
| been despondent. He had been living:
! at a small hotel conducted by his sia
tarlnlaw.
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Attorneys fo- KimbrJi Banker
Ecek Wrjt to Establish
a Bank.
7,:rur«ln. .bn. 2r» (.’Virgins?
that tho state I a^kinx board was de
liberately 1. -ic: V : a b;. ik r on -poly in
Not raska 1 n to :e a rulj
taking to itaolt the right to • ly whet tie?
any uddit 'o; a I ; xuk was needed iiu a
community, attorneys for !■'. :vl. Woru
ridge, of Kimball. asked the supremq
court to grant a writ of mandamus or
dorim the hoard to give him a char
ter for a bank at Sidney.
The board defends its rule as a reas
onable exereiso of the police power,
being in the interest/of the business
of a community and protection against
tin* extinction of the depositors’ guar
anty fund. It contends that while the
state is not the guarantor of the safety
of deposits in state banks, it has as
sumed a trusteeship that bids it usQ
reasonable care to see that it is not
exhausted through the* failures it be
lieves certain to follow the overbank
ing of the state.
Woolridge insists that the board 1-s
not given any such power by the stat- j
ute that it assumes to exercise: that
if it has any such power, it is it viola
tion of the constitutional inhibition
against granting of any special privi
leges and immunities, and that if the
want of adequate banking facilities in
a town is to be the test, in deciding if
a new bank shall be chartered, no new
bank will ever get in because the exist
ing banks will be careful to keep in
creasing their capital to meet the ex
panding needs of the community and
thus perpetuate their monopoly. '
The banking board avers that many*
of these applications for new banks
are made for the purpose of inducing
existing banks to buy them out, that
they are started by men outside the'
communities and that the fact that
they have a guaranty fund behind de
posits has brought billionsNto the Ne
braska banks from other states where/
no such law exists. A money pinch
would result, in these outside deposits
being withdrawn and bank failures
would follow. The state bankers’ as
sociation is backing the board in its
stand.
HERBERT QUICK HAS A
BUSY DAY AT LINCOLN
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20—This was
Herbert Quick’s busy day. The for
mer Sioux Cityan, and president of the
federal farm loan board, arrived in
Lincoln early this morning. At ID
o’clock lie spoke at the state farm be
fore the representatives of organized
agriculture, nearly 1,000 of them. At
11 o'clock lie addressed a joint session
of the legislature. At noon he spoke
m a Commercial club luncheon, and in
the afternoon before county agents,
extension specialists and farmers.
In all of his talks Mr. Quick dis
missed the farm loan law and its work
ings, and told the farmers how they
♦nay take advantage of the cheap
money that will t>e ofTered. He said
that tlie board hopes to start at so
low a rate as to save millions to tho
farmers who have been paying from
5 to as high as 24 per cent yearly for
money, dependent upon their location
and their necessities^
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FARMERS FAVOR NEW
CAPITOL AT LINCOLN
Lincoln. Nab., Jan. 20—The 200
members of the Sheridan county boost
ers, farmers and business men, after
inspecting the slate capitol, sent in a
petition to both houses asking the pas
sage of the Richmond bill creating a
capitol commission and appropriating
$3,000,000 to build a new structure.
The petition sets forth the belief of
the signers that any hope western Ne
braska may have as to securing tho
capital by a removal vote is quashed by
the three-fifths vote provision of the
constitution, and, therefore, they favor
the rebuilding at Lincoln. The petition
closed witli the declaration that "if for
any reason the legislature hesitates to
appropriate the necessary money
through a mil! levy, go ahead and build
it anyway and charge it to Sheridan
county.”
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HOUSE MEMBERS TALK
TOO MUCH, CRONIN SAYS
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 20—“Let’s pet
busy or <*lsc let's quit and go home.”
declared Cronin, uf Holt, to the house
after it had spent most of the day
Thursday in debating a lot of resolu
tions Cronin moved that all resolu
tions hereafter go to the committee on
rules ami if any merit is in them to
have tlmt committee report on them.
The house debated for an hour
whether it would continue talking or
not. .Members claimed that such a rule
would bind the bands of the house, that
it was a rule that the caur of Russia
would acclaim, and that, anyway^.talk
ing brought out a lot of information,
it was admitted that much time was
spent in debate; that nothing had been
done in three weeks but pass bills to
pay the salaries of members, but the
members said it was better to talk
than loaf arotihd hotel corridors.
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JUDGE KENNEDY RESIGNS;
MAYFIELD HIS SUCCESSOR
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 20 -Judge Ken
nedy. whose reappointment to i be stale
board of control was denied by Gov
ernor Neville, has resigned and will
quit-The state service March 1. Judge
Kennedy returns to Omaha and will
become attorney (or the Omaha Trust
company at a salary in excess of that
which the state paid hint. His term
expires July 1. Id. O. .Mayfield, named
ms his successor, will be appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Among the deficiencies asked by the
state board of control, which lotal
*48,Till, is one for Jin,881 for ihe Nor
folk asylum, due to its growth beyond
expectations.
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CONVENTION TO REMODEL
CONSTITUTION IS CALLED
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 1#.—The first step
towards calling a convention to re
model ihe state constitution was taken
in the house Thursday afternoon when
the committee of the whole recom
mended for passage the Norton bill
submitting the question of calling, oue
to the people at ihe ISIS election. The
senate may kill ihe measure, but the
advocates of it say they have pledges
from 20 of the 22 necessary.
SEC. BAKER SPEAKS IN
HONOR OF ROBT. E. LEE
Richmond. Va., Jan. 19 -Robert K.
Lee's memory Was honored today
throughout the south. The 110th anni
versary of his birth was observed as a
holiday in all southern states and me
morial exercises were held in many
cities and towns. Secretary of War
Baker was the principal speaker at fhe
celebration at Washington >1 Lee uni
versity, at Lexington.
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Nebraska Hoass Would Have i
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ll?e Government Eliminate
✓ Its Countenance cf
Bojilsr.ging.
T.hiroin. Neb., J,.r. 20-—The hour- to- !
flay memorm 1 i'/ed eongre ■ 1.y a vote
of .‘111 to 10 to refuse to continue the is - •
Bu nee of liquor licenses and 'permits .
and 1 hus remove the government’s
countenance to bootlegging in prohibi- •
tion state:!. j
The house voted down, a resolution
demanding an explanation from iiona,
tors Norris and Hitchcock on "why
they stand idly by and permit this
buncho artist, tide beef trust, to flim
flam the piddie with artilicial farmer.-*
in a land of plenty.” The opposition
was bused on the demogogic wording of
the resolution.
Nine now bills were introduced in the
Senate after which it quit for the day.
The-most important bill introduced re
casts the health bureau service of the
state, placing it in the control of one
man instead of a board of three.
The live stock commission men were
cited to appear before an open session
of the house and explain their charges j
for handling animals so a proper regu
latory measure can be passed.
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STATE MAY LOSE A
BIG HIGHWAY SUM
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 20—If the stale
of Nebraska does not appropriate $L
600,000 within the next five years for
the purpose of permanent road making,
it will lose the opportunity of getting a
similar sum from the government and
will lose out on road projects in the
future.
This was what J. O. Wosders, one of
the government road engineers, told a
joint session of the Nebraska legisla
ture. Tlie plans call for $100,000 for]
1917, $213,000 in 1918, $312,000 in 1919, !
$427,000 in 1920 and $533,000 in 1921.
While no legislature can bind follow
ing legislatures, if the precedent is set
they will follow.
Members of the legislature plied Mr.
Wonders with questions. He said that
he did not believe the department
would require the expenditure of the
money upon one project, and believed
that a number of disconnected projects
would be approved and aided. Ob
jections were made to appropriating so
large a sum without a definite assur
ance as to its use.
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GIVE REASONS WHY KENNEDY
WAS DENIED RENOMINATION
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 2(1—One of the
reasons why Judge Kennedy was de
nied a renominution-'for the state hoard
of control, given by friends, is that ha,
has refused to favor Omaha wholesale
houses in the awarding of contracts
for supplies for the 15 state institu
tions under its charge. The charge is
backed up in a measure by the fact
that the wholesalers have brought a
lot of pressure to bear to get a part
of the business, but have never been
able to do so. At one time an agent of
the Commercial club was sent to Lin
coln to investigate why this condition
existed.
Judge Kennedy has insisted that the
state follow the practice of standardiz
ing its specifications and calling for
bids thereon, requiring the submission
of samples. In buying, the lowest bid
der was patronized. If other thing*
were equal the hoard bought of Ne
braska houses: if not, it bought out
side the state,
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WOULD MAKE CORPORATIONS
PAY PROBE EXPENSES
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 20—Commission
er Wilson is the father of a bill intro
duced in the senate providing that all
investigations conducted by the state
railway commissioners be at the ex
pense of the company whose property
it is necessary to value or whose books
and records must be examined. This
expense is now paid hy the state. The
law is to apply to railroads, telephone,
telegraph, express and all blue sky
concerns.
Real, of Custer, has a bill placing all
public utility corporations in the stale
that furnish gas. water or light under
the control of the state railway com
mission. Another bill gives that body
control over water power rates.
Jacobson, of Dawes, wants the stale
to appropriate $20,000 to pay the ex
penses of all old soldiers who are de
sirous of attending their national re
union at Vicksburg next October, when
the confederate veterans join the cele
bration
CONFIRMATION OF MAYFIELD
IS MADE BY SENATE
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. liO-—After an ex
ecutive session lasting an hour and a
half the state senate confirmed Gov
ernor Neville's appointment of E. O.
Mayfield, Sunday editor of the Omaha
World-Herald, to a position as a mem
ber of the state board of control. -May
field was appointed as a republican,
although be supported Hitchcock dur
ing llie campaign and solicited cam
paign funds for him. His appointment
was asked by the republican organi
zation. but was'fought by other re
publicans who objected to tlie position
being made a perquisite of party poli
tics.
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OVER ONE HUNDRED BILLS
ARE FILED IN HOUSE
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 20—One hundred
and twenty-nine bills have already
licen dropped into tlie bouse hopper,
and the first committee meetings of
the session are now in progress. Among
tlie more important and interesting of
the Inst consignment were: Establish
ing the county unit system of school
organization; prohibiting school teach
ers front acting as agent for school
hook publishing houses; requiring alt
land owners to mow the weeds along
their hoK' :rs; prohibiting the solici
t'H'on of persons to buy stock in a
, before it has opened its doors;
making the age of consent IS, without
exception.
The house members have decided
that as tong as they are here they may
as well put in a full day. Sessions will
begin at 9 O’clock for a time, until
committee work gets too heavy.
REPORTERS WORRY SOLONS.
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. ]J. -The state
senate devoted a brief time Wednes
day to a discussion of how the re
porters came to get such complete and
aceurnte^reports of the secret execu
tive session of Monday. The reporters
declined to tell, the senators decided
not to investigate, and it is still un
decided whether the boys worked a dic
tagraph or listened through the ceil
ing ventilators. Nothing was said or
done in the secret session that could
not htgve been done^in open session.
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gre. ••a.a.u Meavi:? in his do.bar- fi<;n that
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r nj a-bd ether Nebraska yen.;re .•-•.aei;
tata’- • siradar sta.n l.
•T* br. a: dv. . f the sdy y board of
* : ' • . »va was. denied a lvappyhit-*
mt nt by the govern -v. is to re dgii at
•due :•> :n co; rt- i » - = 1 i<*r^ e frwh :o.
A bit! •prj;iiinir $rt.bT*o ;m Ne
bia l a’ - ;••;••.re < i the v<.).'■■•; of a mnm;
liien: to Coi. \\ ilbam 1\ 'b-jv. Iowa,
.Wyoming and Mal«»:iulo joining, we.a in
t K'li cod.
Tic- state “dry" fe-bsatiori prohibi
tion bil! wa?; in I rn-Jia t il in both houses
TO DISCUSS BILL FOR
COUNTY COMMISSION RULE
ib.nio’n. Nel'i., J>n. 19—1>\ the terms
of a bill intro lu« :d by Norton of Polk
any <•< unty in the state may adopt the
commis? Ion form of government, tire
commission to consist of a county ex
< - utivc. a epurity auditor and. a. ( ounty
highway cornin’, ssioncr. The first nann <1
will* correspond to the sheriff, the
second named to the county clerk,
treasurer and register of deeds, and the
third to the county commissioner under
the present .system.
The county executive will net as
chairman of the meetings of the coni
mission, and the county auditor as sec
retary. Their salaries ;nc to vary be
\ w *en $t»00 each to $3,000 each, depend
ing upon tin* population of the county.
The measure carries with it the same
genera! bp a as the one introduced last
week by Dafoe of Johnson. The Dafoe
bill provides for a county manager
system, the manager to work in con
junction witttHvvo other county officials.
Thus the same number of officials are
named in bbth measures, but the Nor
ton bill is dc i*>nod to stick to the old
idea- of having three commissioners
with almost ■ fjuai rating rather than
one executive nd two subordinates.
a —
t LkUTiON COUNTING BOARD
IS PROPOSED IN BILL
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 19—Protracted
counting of election returns would be
done away with by a measure offered
by Axtell, Bates, Behrens. Conley,
flood, Jacobsen, Lampert, Lc.idigh. La
mar, Mrars. Parkinson, Taylor. Hos
tetler, Harris, Scudder, Rickard and
Knits, it provides that in precincts
where more than 60 votes were polled
at the la-st general election the clerk
of the district court shall appoint three
additional judges and two additional
clerks to be known as the election
counting board. When as many as 10
ballots have been cast the election
board shall deliver the box to the
counting board, and the members of
the latter shall proceed to the canvass.
Having canvassed the ballots in one
box they shall return the empty box to
the judges and exchange it for the one
containing the ballots cast since they
took possession of the first one, pro
viding 10 ballots have been cast. They
shall continue to work in this manner
during the day until the polls are closed
and all the ballots counted. Under this
system it wcrtild be possible to have the
entiif work cleaned up early in the
night, except in the heaviest voting
precincts.
STATE RESTS CASE IN
LOyiS ASSMAN TRIAL
Kremont. Neb., Jan. 19—Only l.'» wit
nesses of the 38 tlK.it have been sub
poenaed by the state in the case of
Louis Assman, alleged bank robber,
were • -ailed upon to testify. The state
rested iis case late yesterday and At
torney Berger, for Assman, asked for
an adjournment till 9 o’clock today to
permit him to get a witness from Oma
ha. It is understood the Omaha wit
ness will be an expert who will be
asked to testify as to the competency f
Assman.
W1NST.DF—Lloyd Ka list mm submitted
to an X-ray examination and it was seen
that a piece of glass about half the size
of a penny was lodged in ;he flesh of the
ball of hi« foot. The boy ran a piece of
glass into the foot nc^ar the instep sev
eral months ago and the piece worked
through the flesh to the base of the big
toe. when the constant pleasure caused
him considerable pain. The piece of glass
was brown and was no doubt a piece
from a beer bottle.
ALL1ANCK Cary Riekncll. 20 years old,
died from injuries received in an automo
bile aceUPnt which happened about two
miles north of town. William Ft ice was
slightly injured- He wiil recover. The
two boy* were returning from South Da
kota where tl>*y had been looking after
some at tie. Two miles north of town
they struck a bad piece of road. The
ear became unmanageable, turned turtle
and pinioned the two boys beneath it.
IbcUurli's elir .M. was crashed. .
Iv KAKNKV The 32d annual show of the
Nebraska Poultry association i< being
held her/-. Over 1.500 birds are to be seen.
Plan Vh ally every one of the popular class
es are represented, and while the exhibit
will not be as large in number as several
shows given In the past, the <d;n?s will be
far better. Wednesday is set aside as
farmers day. and on 'Thursday evening
election * if officers and a banquet will bo
held. The show doses Friday evening.
I'ON’t’A The editors of Dixon county
mflt here ami formed an organization.
The following ••fibers were elected: Frank
J. Dunn, president; Miss Anna Hunt, viet
president: S. K. Mills, secrotary-tivusurer.
All papers were lepievented but one,
which refused to come into the organiza
tion. Uniform prices throughout the coun
ty. cooperation and better service to the
public were among the main topics dis
cussed.
PONCA—'The Royal Neighbor b*dge
elected the following officers: I aland Por
ter. past oracle; Mary Gardner, oracle;
Florence Davey, vice oracle; Mrs. Win.
Conrad, chancellor; Helen Jjewis, record
er; Anna Hunt, receiver; Kthel DoyJe.
marshall; Francis Pletch, inner sentinel;
Ijeitiv Barker, out<!r sentinel; F. R. Pel
ant, manager. Mrs. Lewis was appointed
to attend the state convention in March.
A LI JON —The commercial club elect' d
the following officers: Don «). Travels,
president; A. R. Wilson and II. C. Jleckt,
vice presidents: W. F. Filley, secretary;
Frank Clough, treasurer.
HART I NOTON—-Richard Kbv has re
signed the janitorshlp of the county court
house -after 27 year* of faithful service,
owing to ill health. In recognition of his
long and faithful service the county board
ha» given him a pension of half pay dur
ing the rest of his life.
HASTINGS — Col. C. L. Alexander,
known widely as William F. Cody’s dou
ble. returned from Denver, Colo., where
was one of 30.000 people to ettend “Buf
falo Bill’s” funeral.
WAYNK—The Odd Fellor lodge Installed
the following officers: R. T. Carpenter,
noble grand: L. K. Panabuker, vice
grand: Henry Ley, titaaurer; II. Lund
berg. secretary.
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Liquor Measures Have Kept As
senibly Busy Aii Week—
“Personal Privilege”
Is an Issue.
Dos Moines, In., Jan. 2'J Ldqnt r bills
designed to make low:, ta "desert”
state; the passage by the senate of the
prohibitory amendment for tho, second
time; the strengthening of the blue
laws by increasing the lines for breach
nf the Sabbath, held the attention of
the legislature during the past week.
During the coming week, important
bills in the way of good roads imas-,
.ires and, perhaps, another primary law
measure, are expected to he introduced.
Statewide interest V.as aroused dur
ing the week by the Whitmore "dry”
bills, whicli are so sweeping in their
makeups that in some quarters it is
feared that if they should be .enaoted,
without modification, the prohibitory
imendment might ho jeopardized when
(t comes up for a popular vote.
Dry leaders are of the opinion that
the people want a prohibition that pr«- •
bibits, and for that reason they wM
rote for the amendment. On tft*\othri
band, there are "dry's” who point out
that if liquor legislation is made toe
drastic even teetotalers will vote
against the amendment on tha theory
that it will be too much of a denis! of
personal privileges for others.
Democrats in Favor.
The vote on the amendment in ttae
senate proved the democrats, with the
exception of two, were in favor of the
move. One was absent and the others
voted against the amendment. The
three oppo -ing votes were by men from
Fort Madison, Davenport and Dubuque.
Senator Thomas R. Taylor’s bill I•
increase the fines for breach of the
Sabbath caused comment, for it is
aimed at Sunday amusements, such as
sports, shmvj) and stores. If ttrrs<*d
the bill would give Attorney tmneral
Havner additional power in putting a
stop to all Sunday sports and business
now carried on in-many of the larger
cities as well as towns and villages i«
the state.
About State Roads.
Whether Iowa, after the close of the
37th general assembly, will hare
paved roads, gravelled roads, .roofed
roads, plain mud roads or no roads at
all is a question that no one is attempt
ing to answer in view of the many
theories on road building.
The highway commission is Vicing
defended and attacked. It is quite
probable, however, that the commission
will be somewhat changed. .1 iy-1 how
is too remote to answer. Runiori- are
current that Governor Harding is in
favor of retailing the highway *• »«
mission. This is a surprise, especially
since Speaker Pitt and his followers
are against tl\e commission. If Gov
ernor Harding is in favor of keeping
Lhe highway commission, the Pitt ma
chine will govern itself accordingly, it
is believed.
nuuu uunumvj j .
An amendment that would permit the
highway commission to force econ
omies in rood building will be intre
tluced by Senator Perry C. Holctoegel,
of Gitlhotin.
"My amendment would give the <om
misaion power to enforce economies
snrt prevent \he waste of public money
by unnecessary expenditures in making
excessive cuts and fills not required by
the convenience of public travel," he
said, "The highway commission sa*
recommended reductions in cuts and
fills, but its recommendations were net
complied with. The section which 1
want amended would put the commis
sion where it could not require heavy
cuts and iills and deprived it of au
thority to reject plans providing for
excessive cuts and fills. The commis
sions recommendations for reductions
end fills have often been disregarded
by county supervisors and engineers,
■n 11 silly unnecessary expense to the
axpayers, in the judgment of the < ora
nission.”
Suffragists spent a busy week lobby
ing. Indications just now are that
they will not have the support they
and in tile previous general assembly
tn the event that another suffrage
amendment is asked, and it undoubted- .
ly will be.
Speaker Pitt will not enjoy the har
tpony that seems to be prevalent is
tiie senate. His committee appoint
ments opened sores, with the result
that all will not he smooth sailing in
the future. His machine, however, is
strong enough to control the house,
eports suy. One of his appointments,
that was displeasing, was that he did
.lot name Arch McFarlane, (lie speaker
pro teni, as chairman of the commit tee
in rules. Pitt broke a precedent in this
appointment.
Senator Klein F. Kimball, of Council
Bluffs, probably will not lie successful
in seeing his primary repeat bill passed
tn its original form. If it is not re
lented altogether. The majority of
egislators appear to be,in favor of re
,.Hintng the law since Governor Hard
tig urged that it lie kept on the stalu'e
pooka. More bills to change the pri
viary are being prepared for introduc
tion.
While the primary law and roads
egislatiun will be subjects for big
tights, the general opinion is that the
toughest battle will be over the tuo
posed repeal of the alleged antidiscrim
,nation fire insurance law.
Return tn (he old system of electing
sounly superintendents of schools is
isked in a bill bv Representative David
Meredith, of Jasper. “There is a
;hance for too much politics undir the
present system.” he says.
New York city entertained 663 con
ventions in 1316.