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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1917)
THE O’NEIL FRONTIER a H. CRONIN. Publisher. ^■NEILL,_ NEBRASKA How n terrible fire that gutted an fntirr New York tenement house was paused by a combination of a milk bot tle. a lamp and a peaceful tabby cat is one of tho incidents brought out in an article on “Curious Fires," by Charles tr. Mill, in St. Nicholas. The eat in Question was reposing In the open back window of a first floor flat In the <en rment occupied by a Bpinster who was tailed into the front room Just at the moment when an Irate lodger In the Bouse at the rear, exasperated by the nocturnal concert of tw<^ undomestic tabbies on the rear fence, shied a milk pottle at them which landed wide of Its mark and crashed against the tene ment window sill. The spinster's tabby, {lazed with fright, gave one fearful leap, clutched at the table cover and overturned the lamp. Upsides its regular laundry work, one Illinois laundry company carries on an Bctive cleaning and pressing business. This branch of the work is not done Bt the shop, however, but at tho door Of the customer's house. Steaming pnd pressing machines have been placed in a large Inclosed automobile. Bud the customer can watch tho work. |f he chooses. Delays are done away with In this way, and freshly pressed garments spared the crushing they sometimes receive In crowded deliver ies- _ A California Inventor has put out a machine which picks prunes from the ground, where they have been allowed to drop. The machine Is pushed along, laid the prunes collected by a. revolv ing drum covered with sharp spikes. The fruit ts then dropped into a hop per at the rear of the drum. Spearing the fruit does not Injure It, since the skin must he pricked before tho prune Is dried. The huge revolving light which has been placed at the lighthouse on the island of Helgoland, In the North sea, is perhaps the most powerful flashlight In the world. It is equal to 40,000,000 candle power, and in calm weather can be seen for a distance of 30 miles. The tower in which the light Is stationed is 272 feet above sea level. It costs 1*8.000 a year to maintain the light. Thin metal plates, which weigh about four pounds to the square yard, are be ing used In France Instead of plaster thnd wall paper. Some of the advan tages of using this material are. It ,can be bought and placed in position at less cost than the old materials; the room can be kept at a more even tem perature; workmen have little trouble in learning to use it. An eastern railroad burns its dis carded wooden ears to recover the Iron in them. Before the cars are set on Tire, however, they are thoroughly in spected, and ail the wood available for further use Is removed. The iron from tho destroyed car Is sold os scrap. The feeding problem of New York city will be appreciated when It Is real ized that there are—counting' perma nent residents and the "strangers Pearly 6,000,000, and that they devour 1" * y®"’® ‘‘mo from $800,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 worth of food. Small cakes and cookies iorv easily '■* d®5°*^b®d by. using a specially de s gned rolling pin. This roller Is six Si. A 5?ch Hl<1e containing three dies. KlghteeTi small, square cakes are rolled and decorated by one revolution of the rolling pin. With an enrollment of 74 women and one man, the first suffrage school in ,the country has opened in Baltimore. Chesses are held from 9 in the morning until 5 at night, and the lectures are given by some of the best known suf fragist*. A Calais (Me.) man who appeared l eforc Judge 1 ackard in the municipal court, was unable to tell what ids Wires first name was and the proceed ings were halted while he interviewed ImaUon.and obtained 1110 d‘‘«i' ed lnfor / Cbhm •* beginning to use American tractors for agricultural purposes in the neighborhood of Shanghai. One company had a single tractor last year but has ordered four for next season becaua* of the good results achieved. -ii'„.-<i'hl.CaKf\man 18 tbe Inventor of electrical and magnetic apparatus tu move miniature ships about models of waterways or participate in naval bat tles in a realistic manner. A German chemist produced a tem perature of 13.500 degrees through ex periments with liquid air under pres sure. or 3,500 degree hotter than the sun is supposed to be. Bolivian tin mines that have been worked more titan 300 years have reached the depth of 2,300 feet with the richness of the ore increasing as the workings descend. A device for coupling ordinary ve hicles behind automobiles, so ilexlble that sharp corners can be turned, is the Invention of an 18-year-old Cali fornia boy. A Greek sponge fisherman's dive to a depth of 202 feet In the sea is believed to he the world's record for a man un protected by any sort of diving ud partttus. v *v ^ ^ floss', of a rubber vine growing in the Bahamas has been woven in Ger many into the lightest textile vei known that is suitable for life ore servers. Two Californians have patented a de vice that measures a pipeful of tobacco from a pouch or box and stuffs it into * pipe without contact with a user’* fingers. William Bennett, of Elklaud. Pa. a native of Preston Bisset, Buckingham shire, Eng., has 81) cousins fightlnt Willi the British army in Belgium anc trance. An electric fare box that has beer Invented for street cars automatically registers the correct number of fares paid by each kind of coin dropped inti The Mount bird, of Australia, makes * large mound sometimes 150 feet in circumference, and its eggs are depos sted in It at a d^pth of fivre or six feot. Miss Prances Collins, age IS, of Manchester. Me., has acquired a repu tation in the handling of cuttle. She has broken three pairs of steers. -- » ■-— I The Japanese make a serviceable rainproof garment from paper from the niitsumata plant, which grows in the mountains of the islands. The British navy now employs a life raft made in the shape ,,f a huge i.o ighnnt. l a h baitiesfdp carries tins kind of l.fe saving cruft. k Alabama ranks first, among the southern states us a producer of min sruae. iflHiin ... — 'QUICK action is URGED BY SOFTS Majority Senate Vote Is Prom ised, But Leaders Fear That Solons Will “Hedge.” Lincoln. \’el>., Feb. 19.- The woman SolTragists, having mjbmitterl their case to the senate committee, on privi leges and elections and the latter hav ing given e. hearing to the antis, are anxious to have speedy action by the committee. The chances are that the bill will be reported unfavorably, but they want it on general file In order to get a line on the senators. One of the members of the committee, Stethlow, of Douglas, is a vice president of the Nebraska 1 'rospority league, the or ganization that fought prohibition last year, while Mrs. Crofoot, one of the women who appeared In opposi tion to the hill is the wife of the presi dent of that organization. It is a question whether the suffra gists can get their bill through. They have promises from enough members, but the promises of some of these are of such a character that they are not sure to stand hitched under pressure. Senate, a Leisure Body. The senate is again demonstrating Its capacity to take matters leisurely. The house was plodding away today while the senators were at home at tending to business. The calendars of both houses aro fairly full, but that of the house contains over 50 bills and more are pouring In each day than the committee of the whole can assimilate. The need of a sifting committee is al - ready becoming evident, hut the sen ate expects to got through without having to resort to that expedient. The senate Is not nearly so eager to pass bills as the house. New House Bills. The house passed a number of bills Friday, cleaning up all bills on third reading. None of these were import ant. They covered appropriations for a new car for the state llsh commission; Money for buying an auto truck for the commission; requiring bonding compa nies, before cancelling a bond, to notify the person bonded and give the reasons and a chance for a heurnig; incensing salaries of supreme judges’ stenogra phers from $1,000 to $1,500 a year; pro hibiting locomotives from being run at night without a headlight. Senate Measures. The senate ordered engrossed for third reading, a bill amending the law relating to country treasurers’ bonds, making the minimum $10,000 and not to be for more than cash ordinarily on hand; authorizing counties to use the automobile license fund for claying and stable litering sandy roads. It con sidered in committee of the whole without final action a measure reciting that only legalized, authorized and registered voters shall sign referendum and recall petitions In cities under the commission form of government, and makes It a misdemeanor for any one to sign a fictitious name. Circulators of petitions are barred from accepting puy for the work. itn_M t>!ll A..i TV._I. . The house has made the state prohi bition bill, providing means which, it is said, will make possible airtight en forcement of prohibition in the state, Bpeciul order of business for Tuesday.' A number of amendments designed to' strengthen the bill have been reported. A large number of petitions favoring woman suffrage were received by the senate. Major James C. Dahlman. of Omaha, relayed to the senators a mes-' sage he had sent to Minnie Boyer ex pressing his pleasure that ''suffrage was coming." The petitions were re ferred to committees. Cut Militia Appropriation. Adjt. Gen. Phil Hall's bill appro priating $8,000 for mobilization ex penses of the Nebraska national guard has been cut to $6,000 by the finance committee of the house. The senate committee, after con sidering the state prohibition bill already passed by the house, today suggested three changes. They ofTer a clause directed against the trafficking in liquor by automobiles in to the state, also depriving a defendant of jury trial when called into police court on a mis demeanor charge, and, third, allowing the manufacturer of alcohol for re ligious purposes. —4— OMAHA CLUBMAN MUST ACCOUNT FOR BIG ESTATE Omaha, Neb., Feb. 19.—Jerome Pratt Magee, prominent Omaha society and club man, a lawyer and son of a well known Chicago attorney, has been sued by his aged great aunt. Miss Ellen L. Pratt, of Greencove Springs, Fla,, for an accounting for assets aggregating $200,000 which she inherited. Her father. Col. J. II. Pratt once was a noted financier. Miss Pratt asks also an injunction restraining Magee from disposing of securities belonging to tier and which she alleges he now has in "a safety de posit vault in Omaha.” Miss Pratt is nearly blind and is un able to read or write. Magee is defendant here in another suit for $250,000, brought by an aunt who seeks to set aside the purchase of Colonel Pratt's estate. CANADA GUARDS SUPPLY. Ottawa, Can., Feb. 17.—The Canadian government announces it has tuhen ef fective measures to insure the supply of news print paper to newspapers in Canada. The minister of customs, the announcement adds has been given ub Bolute power to license the export of paper and also fix the quantity and price at which paper is to be furnished to Canadian publishers. RAILROADS PLAN FOR WAR. New York. Feb. 17.—The railroads of the United States have Informed Presi dent Wilson that the resources of their organizations are at the disposal of the government in the event of war. Presi dents or other officials of lx of the roads were appointed as a special committee on national defense, which will work in conjunction with the <om manders of the four departments of the United Stales army. AGED EPISCOPALIAN DIES. Minneapolis. Minn.. Feb. 17.—Rev. ■James Trimble, 94 years old, one of the oldest Episcopal clergymen in the country died at his home here today. l!ov. .Mr. Trimble was horn in Ireland t il l came to America when 16 years old. He has held pastorales at Wooster and Mansfield, Ohio, Lansing, Ta.. and lot 20 years at was Clinton, la. He was dean of the Cathedral at Sioux Falls, S. IV, for several years before taking charge of missions ut Rice Luke and Filed Lake, Wls. aet - 1 OUT FOR PASSAGE House Prohibition Committee Announces Bill Is Ready for Final Action— Lincoln Notes. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 17.—The prohi bition committee of the house was scheduled to report out for passage Friday the bill which it drew and which it has been tinkering with ever since it was referred tack to It. The com mittee was hurried in making ready the original bill, and was able then to get it under the wire as the last house bill. This led to some matters being included that have since been made matters of debate. The principal points covered are as to the amount of alcohol permissible in compounds sold; the matter of search and seizure without warrant and the elimination of a jury trial in police court cases where complaints are filed. The object of the latter is to secure convictions in Omaha and other "wet" places where a Jury that will convict will be difficult to secure. Lands Bill Ready. The bill ordering the sale of all school lands now held by the state in excess of 1,500,000 acres, will come up for nassage in a day or two. It suc cessfully passed the committee of the whole in the house, but had only four more votes than are necessary to se cure passage on third reading. Every member of the Douglas county delega tion voted for sale, under a trade of votes agreement, and Lancaster, for similar reasons, divided. The bill was very strongly opposed on the ground that it would be robbing posterity of the increased values that the land would be certain to secure in the fu ture, for the benefit of speculators of today. To Divide Land Funds. Thursday, in committee of the whole, the house passed a bill which does away with one objection to the state's holding these school lands. It provides that when making the state apportion ment the state superintendent shall take 10 per cent of the money received from leases and divide it proportion ately among the counties and the school districts on the basis of the pro portion the unsold school lands there bear to the entire acreage in the state. In this way the counties and school districts will have made good to them what they would get in taxes if the land were in private hands and liable for taxes. The original bill has been recommitted to the committee of the whole so as to provide that the lands shall be sold to the highest bidder. Prohibits Sale of Catfish. The house took a shot at market hunters when it passed two bills asked for by the fish and game commission. One prohibits the seining of catfish, places It in the category of game fish and prohibits the sale in public mar kets or elsewhere of catfish caught In Nebraska waters. The other makes im prisonment a part of the punishment for those who kill or capture birds or fish contrary to law. The house indulged In a warm par tisan debate when house rule 202 came up for hearing. The bill is as.ted by Douglas county in order to preserve democratic control of the county board. One of the members, a democrat, Is threatened with ouster, and the bill was to change the complexion of the board that will fill the vacancy by changing its personnel. Two democrats voted with the republicans to kill the bill, but it was ordered to a third reading. Hit at Bank Promoter. In committee of the whole Friday morning the house took up a bill that is intended to put the bank promoter cut of business by prohibiting the sale of bank stock above par before it is or ganized, anil which prohibits the solici tation by promoters of subscriptions to bank stocks. It also prohibits the ad vertisement of the fact that a bank's deposits are guaranteed by the deposit fund in the hands of the state banking board. Approves Bill to Help Blind. The house placed the stomp of its approval on a bill requiring county hoards to help worthy blind people to the extent of $300 a year. One of the moving speeches which Induced the senate to kill a bill barring only graduates of law colleges from the right to practice was made by Senator Albert, who said in part: "If we had had such a bill in years past the United States would not have had a John Mar shall nor an Abraham Lincoln, and worst of all it would not have had me.” Pass City Manager Bill. The senate also passed a law which will permit cities of the first class to engage the services of a city manager. It is particularly designed for use in Fremont, where the sentiment is strong for a change of this sort. Pass Anticigaret Bill. The house passed a dozen bills today. The most important om was the anti cigaret bill, against \Wiich only nine votes were cast. It prohibits smoking :>f cigarets in a long list of public places where people generally go to do busi ness or meet, and includes hotels and restaurants. Prosecuting officers who fall to enforce the law are made liable to prosecution. Bars Teacher Agents. Another bill passed ends the employ ment of school teachers as agents of school book or supply houses. Another subjects to punishment any person who fails to close a gate on private property when so admonished by a sign, pro vided. "said gate can be closed with reasonable efTort.” Another creates a school of irrigation at Scotts Bluff. Several amendments have been made to the prohibition bill. An amendment permits churches to manufacture sac ramental wines and provide that pos session of an interna! revenue receipt is prima facie evidence of intent to sell illegally. Suff Petitions Flood Senate. The senate, wearied of hearing peti tions for woman suffrage, decided that they should be referred without read ing. It spent an hour in committee of the whole and adjourned until Monday. F. L. HALLER. OF OMAHA, ELECTED COLLEGE REGENT Lincoln, Neb., Feb. Id. The state board of regents have elected F. 1.. Haller, of Omaha, as president. Regent Lyford having asked to tie relieved of the responsibility. He was the only absentee. This is the first meeting of the board since the election of 1\ I.. Hall and II. I). Landis as members. Plans for several new buildings were talked over with tile architects, the funds having already been provided b> the state IcgisleJ.nre. i ! PARTY FIGHT IS WAGED IN HOUSE — Arthur Mullen Offers Bill to Keep Democrats in Contrcl of Doug as County— Clevar Move. Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 17.—Arthur F. Mullen, the. democratic boss, is backing a bill in the house that changes the law relating to the Ailing of vacan cies in county boards. As at present constituted the appointing board is composed of the county clerk, the county treasurer and the county judge. The bill substitutes the county attor ney for the county judge. The rea son for the bill is that the democrats feel it necessary in order to retain control of the county board in Doug las. One of the democratic members is the defendant in an ouster suit, brought on the charge that he spent more to gain election than the law permits, and if he loses a republican is likely to be named in his place, as the county judge and county clerk are re publicans. The county attorney is a democrat; hence the desire for the change in the law. If the Fultz bill, which is slated to pass the house today, becomes a law the cigarct will be barred from a large number of public places. The list in cludes churches, hotel dining rooms, restaurants, public autos, passenger coaches, street cars, court houses, School houses, butcher shops, store rooms, barber shops, moving picture theaters, bank buildings, postoffices, stairways, depots, box cars, livery stables, blacksmith shops, garages and basements. The bill says that any per son over 18 years who violates the law shall be fined from $1 to $25, and the use of them Is barred to persons be low 18. Public authorities who refuse or neglect to enforce the law may bo convicted of misdemeanor. Another bill passed prohibits tractors or machines with lugs on their wheels from using country paved roads. Representative Richmond, who is backing a bill for a new capito! at Lin coln, presented a resolution passed by the Omaha Commercial dul) endorsing the proposition. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The passage by the senate without a dissenting voice, of the substitute bill submitting the question of call ing a constitutional convention to a vote of the people, ends a fight last ing over a quarter of a century. For years the railroads, brewers and other corporations successfully opposed such a measure, although repeatedly passed by the house. The railroads were afraid of radical legislation and the brewers of prohibition. The voters got prohi bition in spite of the senate through the initiative and referendum, and the railroads are under the thumb of the state railway commission. So there was none to oppose. As the bill came from the house it provided that the people should vote separately on the new amendments to be proposed by the constitutional convention. The Mori arity substitute, which the senate adopted, reads as follows; ‘‘Be it resolved by the legislature of the state of Nehraska. "Sec. 1. It is deemed by three-fifths of the members of each branch of the legislature necessary to call a conven tion to revise, amend or change the constitution of the state of Nebraska, and they recommend to the electors that they vote at the next election of members of the legislature for or against a proposition to call a consti tutional convention to revise, amend or change the constitution of the state of Nebraska. "Sec. 2. At the next election of members of the legislature of the state of Nebraska there shall be submitted to the electors thereof a proposition to call a constitutional convention to re vise. amend or change the constitution of the state of Nebraska. “Sec. 2. At said election of members of the legislature, on the ballot of each elector voting thereat shall be printed or written the words, “For a constitu tional convention to revise, amend or change the constitution of the state of Nebraska” and “Against a constitu tional convention to revise, amend or change the constitution of the state of Nebraska." j "Sec. 4. If a majority of the electors ! voting at such election shall vote for | the constitutional convention, the legis [ lnture shall at its next session make [ provision by law for calling the same." FREMONT MAN IS LEADER OF CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION Chicago, Feb. 17.—J, F. Lillie, of Fre mont. Neb., was elected president of the American Concrete Pipe association at the closing session of its annual meet ing Wednesday. WEST POINT—Tile movement to estab lish a county fair association at West Point is now agitating the public mind and is meeting with unanimous support. The West Point Speed association is tak ing a leading part in furthering the pro ject. This organization, together with the West Point Business Men’s association, have announced their intention of calling a mass meeting of farmers and citizens with this end in view. For 23 years no attempt has been made to hold an exhibi tion of any kind of agricultural products here. Cuming county ranks among the best, richest and most progressive agri cutural and live stock counties in the state and is noted, particularly, for its high standard of thoroughbred cattle,, horses and swine, and is able, at any time, to place on exhibition an array of prod ucts in that line which will compare favorably, if not excel, any show of like products that could be gathered together in Nebraska. BEEMER—Prof. W. C. Findley, superin tendent of the Beemer schools, lias ten dered his resignation to the board. lie was elected superintendent at the begin ning of the school year and his resigna tion at thi« 'i’ue has caused great regret to > school patrons. Mr. Findley’ is an r. tor of great ability and has been very successful in his work at Beemer. and possesses the good will of his pupils. A difference of opinion regarding school management with the school board Is be lieved to have been the cause of his resignation. —4-— PARENTS SEND OUT CALLS FOR YOUTHFUL ELOPERS Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 15.—Frantic ap peals of "Let us hear from you: all is forgiven if yon will come home,” have been sent out by the parents of Otis Weaver ar.d lb moo Hill, high school students who «>lope‘d last Saturday night. Tl.c parents are extremely anx ious and the mothers are in tears. The girl is l"» and the boy 17. The par ents ioked at their determination to get married, and they slipped away and u.ive vanished from sight. Omaha Member Calls Trumble “Corporation Tool” and Gets Unexpected Rejoinder. Idncoln, Neb., Feb. 16—The house corporations committee has voted to in deliniteiy postpone a bill introduced by Nielson, or the Omaha delegation, tak ing from the control of the state rail way commission the regulation of rates and service of the Nebraska Telephone company In Omaha and lodging it with the city commission. The reason giv en by the committee is that this is a reversal ol a settled policy of the state to place control of public utilities in the hands of the state commission. Mr. Nielson was so greatly peeved over the report of the committee that he went over to Chairman Trumble, while the latter was seated in a hotel lobby, and called him a corporation tool. Trumble slapped his face, but they were separ ated before any more blows were ex changed. A large number of bills affecting tel ephone companies are before the com mittee, many of them being of a sim ilar character to that just turned down. This promises to precipitate a fight on the floor of the house. The failure of the commission to reduce rates hits cre ated a feeling that local regulation should again be tried. The companies want the commission control retained, claiming that there they deal with a body which has experts at its command and which acts as a court in determin ing the justness of a rate. They say that local control means they will have to go into local politics, and if they don't get a square deal from the coun cils they will have to go into court. The house staged a fight over the question of appropriating $5,000 to aid a district fair held at Maywood, Gos per county. Members who objected said it was an entering wedge for other treasury grabs, but by a vote of 46 to 44 it was carried in committee of the whole. The supporters of the bill will have to get five votes out of the 10 absentees In order to carry the bill through. At the aftemopn session of the house Tuesday two exciting scenes were staged. One was when Shannon, of Douglas, former football coach at Creighton, and said to be nifty with the gloves, accused Chairman Trumble of the corporations committee with unfair treatment in regard to a hill of Shan non’s. He said that Trumble had prom ised to report It out, but instead had waited until two of its friends were absent and had the committee vote to indefinitely postpone the measure. Trumble replied that any one who made such a charge told a lie. A rough house was threatened, but the sergeant at arms pulled Shannon down into his seat, and a special session of the cor porations committee was called to con sider the bill again, on order of the house. The other drama was staged, when Jerry Howard, an Irish member from Douglas, with a brogue of exceeding richness, who insists on talking on every occasion, introduced a long reso lution lambasting the packers. He wanted to make a speech on it, but a motion was made by Peterson that it be referred back to the introducer for further consideration. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BILL IS BEING JOCKEYED Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 16—The senate ad vanced to the third reading a substitute 1 for the Norton bill submitting the ques tion of a constitutional convention. The Norton bill provides for separate vote on amendments. The substitute does not. As the house is opposed to the senate substitute it is suspected that this method has been adopted in order to kill the proposition. The house recommended for passage, among others, the following: A bill moving the state bacteriological labor atory to the college of medicine at Omaha, in order to end a long fight be tween Dr. Wild, the incumbent, and the secretaries of the state board of health; a bill prohibiting school and institute teachers, high school principals and superintendents from acting as agents for book or supply houses, or being In terested in contracts, under penalty of forfeiture; prohibiting the smoking of cigarets in public dining rooms or any other public place, the specific places being listed; prohibiting spot lights on automobiles except when rays strike the ground 25 feet distant, and prohib iting lights over four candlepower. —-4— EXCESS PROFITS ILLEGAL FROM INSPECTION FEES Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 16—A quarrel be tween three state officers is said to be the cause of the state losing about $100,000 yearly revenue from the oil companies doing business in the state. For years the companies had been pay ing fees that ranged from 25 cents on single barrel shipments to 10 cents a barrel on carload consignments. These fees were collected by the bureau that has c harge of oil and food inspection, and the net return to the state ran above $100,000 a year. The commis sion paid them into the treasury as re ceived and then drew warrants on the state treasurer for the salaries and ex penses of his department. Governor Morehead and Treasurer Hall became involved in a quarrel over state finan cial matters and the latter, while ac cepting the fees turned in by the gov ernor's appointee. Commissioner Har mon, refused to pay any of it out for expenses of the department on the ground that he has no authority to pay any money out of the treasury unless so directed by the legislature. The two departments went to law about it, and the food and oil com missioner won. Meanwhile he had been keeping what fees he received, pending the settlement of the dispute. The oil companies did not like to be the goats in the quarrel and they went into court and attacked the law, claiming it was a revenue measure and not an inspec tion law, and therefore invalid. Tin: court has just held their point well taken, and the legislature is engaged in passing a law that will reduce the fees from 10 cents to 6 cents a barrel on carload shipments, the method usu ally followed. SoHUYLER STATION AGENT CAPTURES LOOTER OF TILL Fremont, Neb., Feb. It.—Agent Adolph Vlhral, of the Union Pacific, at Schuyler, single handed yesterday morning captured a thief who had loot ed the cash register, securing Soli. Then after forcing the thief to return the money, the agent, in the presence of a crowd that had gathered, was deeply moved by the pathetic pleas of his prisoner for freedom, and in.-lead of calling the police, turned him loose with the admonition, "Well, gel out of town tts quick as you can." TO 1 STATES Once in Full Force, It Is Expect ed to Turn Out 1,009,000 Youngsters Trained to Work, Annually. LABOR LEADERS BACK IT Adoption of Conference Report by Senate Sends Measure to President for Signature. Washington, Feb. 19—The. Senate t <> day agreed to the conference report on the administration vocational educa tional bill and it now goes to the presi dent for approval. A system of educa tion in agriculture, trades and indus tries is to he administered in coopera tion with the states. Almost unnoticed in the furore and excitement caused by the German war cloud. which has obscured many things in Washington, is this bill. Leaders who are most earnest in its advocacy say it will undoubtedly pass. Conferees of the House and Senate have agreed on the bill and the final action in the House is expected to he speedily repeated in the Senate. Ordinarily, a measure of this import ance would be widely discussed in ('in gress. but as things now stand it is at tracting comparatively little notice, save from the small group of men in the House and Senate who have urged it consistently for years. Provides Practical Training. If the hopes and expectations of the supporters of the bill are realized, when it is fully in operation as a law, it will bring about the training of hundreds of thousands of youths of both sexes annually, so that in agri culture, the trades and mechanic tu'ts and in home making they are enabled to use their hands with intelligence. Some estimates are that once the law is in full swing 1,900,000 young people annually will he trained in this fash ion, so that they will be enabled to earn their living in a fashion at once more easy for themselves and of more value to the community, with more brains and more skill put into farming, the trades and the domestic arts. Ten-Year Battle Won. It will take time to build up a corps of teachers to meet the needs under the bill and will take time for the states to arrange to cooperate with the fed eral government. The principle of tlie bill is that the money expended by the federal government in aid of vocational education is to he matched with like amounts from ttje states. For nearly 10 years, the vocational education bill has been urged before congress. The late Senator Ilolliver in troduced the bill originally and was enthusiastic in behalf of it. The Amer ican Federation of Labor has been a powerful force hack of the bill. AIR SCOUTS DISCOVER DIG MEXICAN FORGE Armed Men Four Miles South of Line Near Hermanas, Reported. Doming, N. M„ Feb. 17.—A report has reached here from Hermanas, a railway station near the border west of Colum bus, that airplane scouts reported after a reconnoissance the presence of a large band of armed Mexicans four miles south of the boundary. • GERMANSSTRIP D. S. CONSULS FOR SEARCH But Lansing Is Assured Indig nities Are Ended and Dip plomats Are Not Held. Washington, D. C\, Feb. 19—Full in formation on thp departure of former American consuls in Germany was de livered to Secretary Lansing today in a note by the Swiss minister. It is un derstood that every facility is being given for the departure of the 86 for mer American officials and their fam ilies. While Ambassador Gerard had ex pected that a second train load of the officials would leave Munich for Switz erland some day this week, there has been some delay in their assembly and officials do not know when or bow they will come out. No alarm, however, is felt. No reports of indignities by search and detention to Americans leaving Germany have come to the state de partment since its protest against such practices was sent to Berlin just be fore diplomatic relations were broken off. It was stated officially today that the German government lias not replied to the protest. Consul Seltzer at Breslau and Con sul Bike at St. Gaul, forwarded reports of bad treatment by German military authorities upon which the state de partment made its protest. In ttie- cases reported men and women were stripped of their clothing. FINANCES MOBILIZED.. Washington, Feb. 17.—The nation's finances are mobilized to meet any sit uation likely to be presented in the near future, in the opinion of the fed eral reserve board whose precautionary measures, undertaken upon the sever ance of diplomatic, relations with Ger many, have assumed concrete form unit are believed to cover every contingent that may arise. BRITISH DROP BOMBS. London, l-’eb. 17. Naval airplanes ! dropped heavy bombs with good results on the Ghilstelle airdrome on Friday. ' says a British official announcement this afternoon. At the same time Bruges harbor and shipping were aft erward attacked. Bombs were observed exploding on objectives, tile dispatch announced.