Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEIL FRONTIER
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D. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-.
#*NEILL ~ NEBRA8KA
The erection of n 300-foot campanile
L »t the University of California, at
Eerkeley, Cal., has been delays i by (he
luck of (lata on this character of bnlK.
Si!' Ing. This project has been under way
p for a long time, and the unusual nature
':?K- of the work renuired that the builders
should study up previous experienced of
this kind and the result was that de
signers and builders wen* unable to
find much that would be of value to
them in the present case. The campanile
has been completed at last, and ii is
thought to be proof against earthquake
shock. It is of steel and reinforce 1 con
crete. with a facing of granite. It is
303 feet high and 34 feet Wide ill the
ba se.
When the sheriff court v s rem -ved
from Inveraray to Dunoon thei. was
among the documents the prods rr it ion
making Rob Roy an outlaw. The letter
press is as black us when it left the
press of the king s printer, nearly 200
years ago. The indorsement Is as fol
lows: "Proclamation for t'.< accusing
and apprehending Robert Roy Camp
bell. alias McGregor, dated -10th March.
1719. 27th March, 1718.—Published at
the Men at Cross of Inveraray by John
McPherson, messengt r, In-fore these
witnesses: James Campbel. provost
there; Archibald Catnpbel and Charles
g. Stewart, writers there, and divers
others.” - Edinburgh Scotsman.
Guatemala is buying all of the print
paper needed (o supply four daily pa
pers, a number of weeklies and several
Job printing establishments at ibis time
from the United States. During J.*15 at
l least 6,000 roams of news paper, valued
; at 116,000 United States gold, were
brought In. while paper of other classes
to the value of nearly $131,000 was also
imported. Of this “other paper" tho
United States furnished $102,000 worth
and Spain $29,000. Before the European
war the bulk of the paper supply of
Guatemala came from Germany and a
seie.II quantity from England.
Sterilization of soil by steam, for
merly so much practiced in eastern
greenhouses and to some extent in Cal
ifornia, has been given tip as inefficient
and also too expensive in the process.
Soil drenches of formalin and commer
cial mixtures are now the practice. For
home use in the seed boxes for delicate
seeds the baking of soil in an oven in
jures purity.
In competition at New York for the
best developed child, mentally and
physically, the judges awarded the
prize to 3-year-old Adelaide Atherton,
whose father claims to have had Ills
portrait on more sideshow banners than
any other living skeleton in tho coun
try and whose mother asserts an equal
reputation as a bearded lady and snuko
K channer.
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Railroad extensions in Chinn are pro
posed involving an expenditure of an
amount estimated at $00,000,000. Tho
projects are entirely commercial and
private. One thousand five hundred
miles are to he constructed through tho
r^ liest sections of China, and possibly
an equal amount later.
An ocean freight rate of $4 a 100
pounds was paid on 1,000 bales of cot
ton booked for export from Galveston
to Harve. This is believed to be the
highest rate ever paid for transporta
tion of cotton.
English Investigators have found
that heating soil with steam pipes be
fore planting seeds increases its food
value and that plants raised therein
blossom earlier and produce more and
better crops.
Canadian scientists, after long ro
learch, have found a way to electro
plate with cohult at from lti to 15 times
the speed of commercial nickel plating
*nd to produce a whiter and harder
„ surface.
\ London oculist has advanced the
V theory that if white clothing for babies
sou Id be nboldtshed. In a generation
there would be 20 per cent, decrease In
the number of persons with defective
vision.
Private enterprise has rpsorte l to the
use of aeroplanes for the exploration
of Argentina, where it is hoped to make
use of a water power which has been
heretofore inaccessible.
A wealthy Italian widow, of New Ha
ven, Conn., has completed her 20th
round trip to Italy since August, 1914,
in order to see her fiance, an Italian
cavalry .lieutenant.
For men who have to work under nu
tomohiles, there has been invented a
curved steel plate, mounted on casters
and with a comfortable head rest, cu
support them.
An electrically operated alarm clock
of French invention rings its bell one
or more times a day at a set time every
day or only upon designated days.
fin July 31, 1816, there were 1,741 de
positors in the United States postal
savings banks In San Juan, Forto ltieo,
with over $77,000 on deposit.
As a locomotive puffs, the ear oai,
count up only to ten a second—thcr
all that is heard Is a continuous roar,
Bightness is the chief claim for an
aluminum billiard cue that a Nebraska
Inventor has patented.
An acre of good fishing ground will
produce more food in a week than an
acre of land in a year.
Iron ore is found In almost every
Chinese province, but it is mined ex
tensively in only a few,
Armenia has a copper mine that lies
been operated without interruption
since prehistoric times.
For restaurant use cups and saucers
that can be stacked for safe carrying
bave been designed.
Recently invented stuffed animals Tor
children have skins that can be re
moved and washed.
It Is the emission of waste steam
through the stack that causes a loco
motive to puff.
When starting, a locomotive puffs
five times to one revolution of the driv
ing wheel.
China has the longest national hymn.
Richmond, Va., labor forward enm
IKiii'.n will continue throughout the
winter.
All Seattle. Wash., city employes may
pci a Baturduy half hblidav next sunl
it. er.
Slate pencils, slates anti copying pen
cils are in demand in British Fast Al
nca.
HHk A building trades council lias been
organized at Clarksburg, W. Va.
British women are taking up tte
Culture of herbs. ■
Skippers Subjected to Heavy
i Penalties for Failure to Un
load Cars Promptly,
Lincoln. Neb.. May 21.—Within a feu
(lays the Nebraska railway Commission
’• ill approvo the application of the Ne
hra*ku railroads for permission to place
in effect (lie new schedule of demurrage
charges which the Interstate Commerce
commission and 13 state commissions,
including Iowa, have adopted. The
present rate is 11 a day for every car
detained beyond (lie 48-hour free time
limit. The proposed rate is £2 a day
for the first five days and $5 a day
thereafter. The $" extra charge now
laid against refrigerator cars is clitn
Inaied iii the new schedule.
Most of the railroads and a large
number of shippers appeared before the
commission Friday and a 'substantial
! agreement was reached after an hour's
debate. Several of the shippers objected
to Nebraska being burdened with an
100 per cent increase in demurrage
charges, but the railroad rnen said that
the car situation was a national condi
tion and that Nebraska, which now has
all the cars she needs, must give some
of these to the other states that are
shy.
Manager Rotehford of the Western
Demurrage ft Storage bureau said that
the application was placed on broad
patriotic grounds. Cars were not re
leased as promptly as they should lie,
and under the $1 rate many shippers
found it ereaper to us,- the cars for
storage than to unload them.
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NO MORE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
WANTED ON NEBRASKA FARMS
Wayne, Neb., May 21.—Without at
tempting tb quench the ambitions of
youthful farmers of the state, word has
gone out from the state department of
labor that rio more high school stu
dents arc needed at present for work
on the farm. In fast, a number of those
who have already enlisted for tills ser
vice have been turned back to the "re
cruiting stations" to lie called on later.
\s pointed out by the department of
labor, which lias undertaken to mobil
ize laborers .for farm work, high school
students are too inexperienced and ini
mature for the work at hand. Further
more, a number of them have been tried
out on the farm, have suddenly ctiscov
crcd that they did not like the work and
quit. Confronted by a serious short
age of labor, the farmers of the slat"
have made request that hereafter only
experienced men, laborers who have
tilled the soil before and who are will
ing to stay with their jobs, shall be
sent to them by the department.
SHORTAGE OF CORN DRILLS
IS REPORTED IN NEBRASKA
Aurora, Neb., May 21. Here is a
little business tip given by Prof. L. VV.
Chase, head of the department of agri
cultural engineering at the University
of Nebraska. He says for those who
wish to "clean up” on "a good thing”
to go into the open market and buy
all the two-row cc-rn drills in the stale.
This done, fortune is assured.
Professor Lhasa, however, feels justi
fied in announcing (his tip publicly and
is certain he violates no business
ethics lty so doing, because—and here's
the hitch—lie believes there are not a
dozen such l’urm Implements for sale in
the stale. He shys, furthermore, that
two-row corn drills are u >t. the only
farm necessities lacking. All machin
ery, he says, is scarce, some of it ab
solutely nonob tainable.
LOCAL'LABOR BUREAU IS
ORGANIZED AT HARTINGTON
Tliirtington, Neb., May 21.—Volunteer
farm labor bureaus have been estab
lished In tile different town;; of Cedar
county, the object oPwhleh is to locate
everyone with farm experience who
can work on some farm especially dur
ing the busiest seasons. Fnlistmeni
blanks are being sent out to men and
women, voting unit old. to ascertain
the number of rays , individuals can
work, when they prefer work, and w hut
they would prefer to do. The bureau
at Hartinvtna ban begun active opera
tions unde - the dire tlon of W. S.
A\ xston, cr sclent «>C the First Na
tional bank.
COLERIDGE POSTMASTER
LEADS IN RECRUITING
Lincoln, NeK, Mtiv 21 The post
.piaster at Coleridge, Neb., according to
the records of the state council of de
fense, leads the list of Nashya in the
mutter of securing recriut: for the
army and navy under the provision that
gives tin emsimaster $5 for cadi recruit.
He has rounded up 27. In most cases the
money is handed hark to the recruit,
and the postmasters charge it patriotic
.service rendered.
The council Is anxious to have na
tive orators volunteer for scr' ice. not
in the army or navy, but as mission
aries to travel through the state and
stimulate recruiting.
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NEBRASKA SEN DS $500,000
CHECK FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Lincoln, Neb., May 21.- State Treas
urer Hall sent to the federal reserve
hank at Kansas City Saturday morning
drafts for $500,000 upon state money in
Omaha and Lincoln banks. This was
the sum voted by the board of educa
tional lands and funds as a subscription
to the Liberty bond loan. Most of the
money was taken from a large numbe
of small banks in the state whore it
had been on deposit undistributed for
several years. It was gathered in the
last 10 days 1n depositories at Lincoln
and Omaha.
LYONS—The Lyons high school gradu
ating exerdses were held in the opera
house last night. Music was furnished
by Misses Margaret Diraim, Clara and
Helen Newmver, Mabel Rohtdus and
Marian Miller. A splendid address was
given by N. W Haines. Or. Wayne Rav
presented the diplomas in his usual, pleas
ing way. The following is a list of the
graduates. Elmer R. Chard. Iximenc.- !*..
Smith. Ted E. Stiles, Loriri L. Shumway,
John A. Young. Mary I!. Hates, Kate K.
Couehman. Treaste E. Miller, Marie A.
Oldfield. Mnyme C. Ponton, Isabelle
8ears.
OMAHA—Paul R. Fitch, of Omaha, u
druggist, has appealed to the supreme
court from a conviction ami fine of $iro
for keeping alcohol In his store without
a permit. The supreme court suspended
th. -xecution of his sentence, ami he w as
permitted to give bond. The case is a
test of the right of druggists ti* haw
alcohol on hand after May 1.
NORFOLK -County Attorney Tyler and
City Physician Millions have announced
that stringent measures will be taken to
rid the banks of the Elkhorn river of
carcasses of dead animals that ohstvu -t
the banks contrary ta law. Fully fi
were counted not a half mile from the
city limits yesterday.
NORFOLK -Flour prices dropped an
other 15 cents yesterday, leaving Norfolk
milled flour at $4 15 tile sack, it was ;;<)
cents higher last Saturday. Grocers -ay
that flour sales have fallen off since the
iibwuomvual rfcsc in ihe price of flour.
DEPOSITS INCREASED
UNDER GUARANTY LAW
Nebraska Shows Gain of $160,
000,000 in Year—Morris
Has Changed Front.
Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—President
Morris, of the Nebraska State Bank
ers’ association, told the members of
group No. 1 at their annual convention
here that the state deposit guaranty
law is a success and that he has
changed his old attitude toward it. He
declared that the time has come to put
out of existence all the agencies that
force the price of food stuff skyward.
The prosperity of the state was also
touched upon in his address. The de
posits in the banks have risen in one
year from $240,000,000 to $400,000,000.
He said further:
‘‘There is absolutely nothing in the
money condition to indicate tha^ the
country is at war. Money is as easy
as the proverbial old shoe. Credit is
freely granted all over the country for
commercial use and there is little de
mand for other purposes. The inter
national situation has been strained so
long that the elements of fear have
been eliminated.
"in the towns and on the farms, there
is already showing the evidence of a
eofnmon purpose, to support the gov
ernment, and to stand by the flag, and
to lend personal cooperation to the full
est extent in the domestic relations of
the people. #
"There need be no seriousjshock now
that the country is at war. The busi
ness of the country must go on. People
will be born, marry and die. People
will buy and sell. People will build new
homes and develop new enterprises,
and this is its it should be, for the man
who turns tniser until after the war is
not a good citizen.”
REBEKAHS TO HOLD BSG
MEETING AT HARTINGTON
Hartington, Neb., May‘20.—Mrs. I. O.
Bingham, secretary of the. local Re
bekah lodge, has called the district an
nual meeting to convene in this city on
June 6. The towns of Coleridge, Lau
ler, Wakeileld, Randolph, Wayne,
Wholes, Carroll, Winside, Pdoomtield,
Magnet, Crofton, Jielden and Harting
ton comprise the district and over 100
delegates will be in attendance at the
meeting.
The Hartington Commercial club will
I entertain the visitors for an hour in
: the evening and the city will be deco
rated in the lodge colors—pink and
green. •
At tliis meeting district officers will
be elected and a number of candidates
initiated. The Laurel team will put on
the Initiatory degree and the Crofton
team the memorial degree. A team from
Bloomfield will give a flag drill and in
stall the district officers.
Assembly President Mrs. Hattie
Hoaglund, of Lincoln, and Assembly
Secretary Mrs. Emma Talbot, of Oma
ha, will lie present to address the dele
gates and a program will be given in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Marie Chapman, of Bloomfield,
is the present president of the district
organization and Mrs. Laird, of Crof
ton, warden. The officers of the local
lodge, who are arranging for the dis
trict meeting are, Mrs. Calvin Jones,
noble grand: Miss Floy Whitney, vice
grand: Miss Isy Whitney, warden; Mrs.
An’netta Nelson, conductor: Mrs. Anna
Alfken, chaplain; Mrs. J. H. Edwards,
1. G.; Mrs. Joseph Graves, O. G., and
Mrs. I. O. Bingham, secretary.
60 PER CENT WHEAT YIELD;
PLANTING FOURTH GREATER'
Omaha. Neb., May 20.—General Su
perintendent Young, of the Burlington,
Estimates that with seasonable weath
ar, winter wheat throughout the great
er portion of northwestern Nebraska
will make 00 per cent of the normal
crop. Estimates that this year the
acreage of ground that will he broken
for crops will be 25 per cent greater
than during any former season.
Farmers in the northwestern part of
the state are working night and day
In order to get in their crops and pre
pare the ground for seeding to oats and
barley. They are greater hampered on
account of a lack of help. In many in
stances. farm hands are being paid $50
to $00 per month, in addition to board
and laundry. Even these wages are
failing to attract men from the cities
and towns.
RESEKAHS OF THIRTIETH
DISTRICT NAME OFFICERS
Emerson, Neb., May 20.—Over 125 vis.
iting Kebekalih attended the 12th an
nual meeting' of the30th Nebraska dis
trict at Emerson this week. Delegate
were present from Ponca, Allen, New
castle, South Sioux < 'ity, Wynot and
Emerson. State president Hattie Hoag
land, of North Platte and state seere
tary Emma Talbot, of Omaha, were
among the visitors. The Emerson
team got the banner for the best secret
work. The election of officers for the
ensuing year resulted; president, Hen
rietta Brunick, Wynot; vice president,
Daisy Eindvuhl, Ponca: warden, Min
nie Cook, Ponca: secretary, Ruth Kind- j
wall, Wynot: treasurer, Martha Belers
dorf, Emerson.
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NEW FREMONT HOTEL HELD
BY PLASTERERS’ STRIKE
Fremont, Neb., May 20.—Work on
the new Pathfinder hotel is being held
up at a critical time for no cause of the
contractors and builders. The plaster
ers employed on the job are Omaha
men who are memi'o—• of the Omah
union. The men were called out in com
mon with Omaha plasterers, who are
demanding higher wages. Offers to
pay the workers oh the botel a bonus,
even exceeding the amount demanded
by the Omaha union, were rejected, on j
the grounds that a contract with the
union would he violated. Effort Is be- j
ing made to complete the new hotel, |
which is six stories high, in time for
the annual tractor demonstration in !
August. I
VALLEY HAS AMBITIONS
TO BE SUMMER RESORT!
Eremont, Neb., May 20.—A large uew ,
pavilion providing new and modern 1
facilities for bathers and many pieces
of water apparatus arc in progress of
installation at Yall-y lake, where a
pleasure resort bus been established.
Already there are 15 cottages on the
lake. Visitors are expected from many
surrounding towns, as summer resorts
are scarce in this part of the state.
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EMERSON SCHOOLS TO TURN
OUT CLASS OF 14 STUDENTS j
Emerson, Neb.. May IS.- The public
schools of Emerson will graduate 14
pupils this year, II girls and three
boys, the largest nuttier in years. The
senior class- play. “The Hoodoo," will
be given at the Weinandt opera house
tonight. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached by Hev. Charles II. Lewis
at tlie English Lutheran church n.-xl *
Sunday evening. The schools close an
unusually successful term next week
wiih an attendance above -100 muin
JgAned throughout the scho d year.
QUICK / ' N6 CIDER
HASAI HOLIC PUNCH
Innocent When Opened, Fluid
Soon Develops "Kick” and
Beats “Dry” Law.
Lincoln, Neb.. May 19—Attorney
General Reed, with the aid of County
Attorney Rhoades, of Burt county, has
uncovered one culprit that cannot be
punished under the prohibitory taw. Mr.
Rhoades wrote in to ask what should
be done in the case of cider sold there.
When opened it is sweet to the taste
and yields less than the legal limit of
% of 1 per cent of alcohol. If allowed
to stand opened, it speedily gathers al
cohol much in excess of said limit.
Mr. Reed said that the law did not
cover ttie actions of the cider and that
the only punishment he knew that
could be lawfully administered to it for
its wicked acts is to drink it. In its
present state it may bo sold, its pur
chaser may open it and wait around
until it has put in a lot of work, and
then absorb it. But in that developed
state it cannot be offered for sale.
Mr. Rhoades also put up to the state's
legal department the question if it is
permissible for the express company at
Tekamah to deliver some consignments
of liquor that were received before May
1 because the consignees, all farmers,
were unable to come to town before
that date on account of the rains and
bad roads. Nothing doing, says Mr.
Reed.
Patrick Murphy, of Neligh, had a
hurry up order for a jug of whisky. It
arrived on the evening of April 30, too
late for Murphy to get it. Answering
an inquiry from the county attorney.
Mr. Reed says*he cannot afford any
cheer to Mr. Murphy, as the law is in
exorable.
Replying to an inquiry from Broken
Bow as to the receipt of newspapers
and periodicals from outside the state
carrying liquor advertisements, the at
torney general says that the federal
government would not tolerate any in
terference with the postal department,
and that, as the postmaster has the
legal right to deliver mail to persons to
whom it is addressed, the state must
keep hands off. After July 1, when the
federal law inhibits the mailing into
"dry" states of such publications, full
cooperation is expected between the
state and the national government. Mr.
Reed says, however, that if the papers
fire peddled or exhibited for sale, the
person doing so is subject to prosecu
tion under the state law.
NEBRASKA CORN^ACREAGE
TO BE DOUBLED THIS YEAR
Omaha, Neb., May 19—More than
twice as many acres of corn are being
planted in Nebraska this year as have
ever been planted in this state before,
according to O. Q. Smith, president of
the Nebraska farmers' congress.
The farmers are getting it planted
without extra help from the city, Mr.
Smith said.
Mr. Smith has been a Nebraska farm
er 37 years. He says that, barring some
unforseen calamity, Nebraska will pro
duce a yield of corn this season that
will astonish the world.
"The big need for help on the farm is
coming soon,” he said, “for it will take
from two to three times the men to cul
tivate and harvest this great crop that
it is taking to plant it.
The cities have promised help and on
the strength of that promise the farm
ers are launching what is by far the
mo t ambitious planting that the state
has ever known.”
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LC NEBRASKA OFFICIALS
r.lEPARE FOR REGISTRATION
Bastlnes. Neb.. May 19- It is ex
pected Nebraska will be ready to begin
registration of men w ho come under the
conscript law as soon as it is agreed
upon and passed and the .president is
sues his proclamation. Gov. Keith Ne
ville has issued registration blanks to
the sheriffs of counties, who will be
chairmen of the county registration
hoards, and has instructed them to ap
point the registration boards al once,
so that there may be no delay when the
law la passed.
The boards must have been appoint
ed and be ready for work eight days
after the president’s proclamation, fol
lowing the passage of the law. About
130,000 Nebraskans are eligible.
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ELKHORN VALLEY EDITORS
WILL MEET AT LONG PINE
Long Pine, Neb,, May 10—-Elaborate
preparations art' being made for the
entertainment here of the Klkhorn \ al
loy Kditorial association, which meets
in Long Pine on June 2. This will he
the 21st. annual meeting of the asso
ciation. The meeting will he held in the
now headquarters building of the asst
ciation.
The first session will bo held at 9
a. m. The address of welcome will he
delivered by H. M. Culbertson, of Long
Pine, and the response by I'. It. Gail
braith. of Ainsworth. At the afternoon
session President Klmer L. Howell will
deliver the annual address. There will
he addresses by G. M. Cooper, of Rush
ville; Leroy Heehout, of Johnstown: A.
H. Bach us] of Pierce: I,. Mayes, of
Rushville; S. W. Kelley, of Atkinson:
K. V. Parish, of Omaha, and others. A
banquet will be served in tile eveninvT.
ATTACK CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
TELEPHONE CONNECTION LAW
Lincoln, Neb., May 19—The Lincoln
Telephone & Telegraph company, in an
answer filled with ttae railway commis
sion, atacks the constitutionality of the
state law for compulsory connection of
competing telephone companies, and an
nounces its intention to take the ques
tion to the federal supreme court. it
has an exchange at Pauline, Adams
county, and so has a mutual corpora
tion known as the Glenwood company,
The latter is asking an order that th
two exchanges be connected in order
that it may get to Hastings, the market
town of that section, which is reached
by the Lincoln c ompany but not by its
own toll lines.
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CHOP DOWN WALNUT TREES
TO MAKE RIFLE STOCKS
Stella, Neb., May 19—Walnut trees
in the vicinity of Nemaha are being
chopped down’ to make gun stocks for
the sa w American army. Mr. Bunker,
the wsiln';, nan, as he is known, has a
i e of men at work and will increase
i. ■ number as fast as he can find addi
tional help He estimates that there
are 200,000 feet of walnut lumber left
in Nemaha county. He has a contract
with the Chillicothe gun factory, which
is making large numbers of gun stocks
for tlie government, t.i equip its new
army against tile kaiser.
LINCOLN -Suite Treasure/ Hill! has
received a telegram from Secretary Me
Adoo thanking the state board of educa
tional lands and funds for "its generous
and patriotic action" in subscribing $90(>.
000 to the liberty loan bond issue, lie
directed that the money he seat to the
‘Kansas City- federal reserve hank, which
has been made fiscal agent of the govern
ment: for this section.
PONCA—At the regular meeting of the
Masonic lodge the following officers were
elected: A. D. Townsend, worthy mas
ter: W. .11. Rears,. S. \V.; Carl Lindvall, J.
W.; M. 1. Mellon, secretary: J. it. Logan,
treasurer.
SEEKS TO SUPPRESS
SALE OF MUCK BEER
Governor Neville Orders That
Test Case Be Brought in
Omaha Court.
Lincoln. Neb,. May IS. Governor N<*
Vtll* ha» instructed the attorney gen
eral to file a test case in Omaha, as to
whether mock beer, the non alcoholic
kind that is being dispensed in the one
time bars of that city, can be legally
made and sold. Several tint aha brew
eries are making this sort of a drink,
and the test case will l>e speeded
through the district court to the su
preme court in order that the brewer*
may know whether they can continue
and the officers whether they can arrest
or not.
The question turns upon a meaning ot
the definitions section of the prohibi
tory law, and the governor bus em
ployed Leonard A. Flansburg, of Un
ol.n, the man who. as a member of the
legislative sub-committee, drew the
section, to assist the state. In that sec
tion the phrases "which will produce
intoxication" and "malt and brewed
drinks” occur, and the question is
whether the former refers to the latter
If only those malt and brewed drinks
are prohibited that produce Intoxication
then the inock beer may be sold. If all
malt and brewed drinks are prohibited
its manufacture and sale are unlawful
This is not the old near beer proposi
tion over again, although some of tha
"wets” say that the phrase "which pro
duce intoxication” refers back to malt
liquors and thus permits the making
and selling of near beer. The law limits
the percentage of alcohol in all salable
drinks to half of 1 per cent.
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ODD FELLOWS NAME NEW
OFFICIALS AT YANKTON
Yankton, R. 1).. May lx.—Odd Fel
lows and Rebekahs, in rfnnual gather
ing filled this city to overflowing. Tha
grand encampment first got down tu
business, and has already elected of
ficers as follows: J. O. l'urintun, i)s
Smet, grand patriarch: J. R. Chase, of
Frederick, grand high priest; C. F
Mnndt. Sioux Falls, grand senior war
den; C. II. Kingsbury, Yankton, grand
junior warden; D. K. Batchelor, Hot
Springs, grand marshal: F. L. Hollar
bush. Huron, grand inside guardian:
Edward W. Frovine, Gettysburg, grand
outside guardian: R. M. Burlingame
Watertown, and C. S. Tintham. of I>q
Smet, were elected grand representa
tives to the sovereign grand lodge. Har
vey ,1. Rice, Huron, grand secretary,
and George W. Snow, Springfield, grand
treasurer, were continued in office.
The Rebekah assembly is also in ses
sion, engaged in routine work ana t'10
grand lodge of Odd Fellows convene I
Wednesday morning with Andrew B
Larson, of Aberdeen, grand master of
the state, in the chair.
HOLDING BEER FOR VINEGAR
PRODUCES LEGAL QUESTION
Wilbur, Nob,, May IS.—Attorney Gen
eral Reed is delving deer, into the law
books to find the answer to a question
propounded by County Attorney Ba#th,
of Saline. At Wilbur, the county seat,
is locattd a brewery. When the county
attorniy and the sheriff went down
there they found several hurdred bar
rels of beer, most of it in tanks. The
owners said they were holding it for
the purpose of making grain vinegar
out of it. Possession of such a quan
tity of liquor is unlawful under the pro
hibitory law, and the county attorney
was puzzled. He was warned that if
he destroyed it a damage suit would
follow. Correspondence was shown
him that indicated the company had
ordered the necessary grain vinegar
machinery by express, and as the law
gives the right to make such vinegar,
the owners < laiired exemption from
seizure. No effort had been made to
sell any of the beer. The attorney gen
eral is inclined to make a test ease out
of it. as the ouesfion of whether tile
legislature can pick out householders
only as those who <an legally possess
liquor is raised hy druggists and others.
WAR WILL TEACH BOYS TO
FARM SAYS EDUCATOR
Lincoln, Neb.. May BX.—"The de
mocracy that comes front close asso
ciation with potato bugs and shooting
corn.” This in substance, is one big
esult that will come from the war, .is
expressed by W. H Clemmons, state
superintendent of public instruction,
si caking witli regard to the thousands
of the state's boys who have recently !
left the school room to take tip work
oil tile farm in the interest of national j
d< fe’nse.
"tine of the big lessons 'i see in the j
war for boys of school age,” said Sup- '
erintendent Clemmons, "is not the mili
tary knowledge gained but the en
thusiasm aroused for farming for cul
tivation of the ground for seeing things
take root and grow.”
1
REFUSE TO PERMIT ROADS
TO INCREASE CAR WEIGHTS
Lincoln, Neb., May 18,—-The Neb-as- i
state railway commission lias re- !
'used the request of the Nebiaska roads
[o increase tile minimum weight of ear- |
loads of building materials taking lime ■
weights from 24,000 to 30,000 and -crap
roil from 40,000 to 50,000. This request j
is in line with the general campaign |
if the roads for greater efficiency from
their cars. The commission holds that ,
ts hands are tied in the scrap iron mat- >
ter by the federal court injunction and j
that in the other too many persons are
interested to Justify granting the re
juest without a formal heating.
The Burlington was permitted to
place milling in transit rates in effect
tt Geneva, 2 cents above the regular
rate.
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ARMY BALLOON BROUGHT
DOWN BY FARMER’S GUN
Beatrice, Neb., May IS.—A govern
ment .army balloon en route from Fort f
Omaha to Junction City was fired upon j
near Liberty by a farmer named Finest I
Doty, one of the bullets piercing the big I
air bag. The balloon landed near Odell, j
south of Beatrice, and the mtdi in j
charge secured Doty’s name. He offers
no explanation for the shooting.
The balloon was shipped back to
Omaha and was but little damaged.
—
OMAHA “Vigilance committees" ?;re
being formed in many of the smaller
-'ties an*} towns of Nebraska, aocordir,#
p-> Ensign Hay lay, who returned Sunday
with the I'nion Pacific's conservation
special train. These committees have for
their object the enforcement of tfeo un
written law “everybody do his bit."
THURSTON COUNTY SHERIFF
RAIDS HOME OF A FARMER
Fonder. Neb.. M:?y 16. —Sheriff Dor
pey went to the farm of P. <1. Fushscr. a
prominent citizen of Thurston county
last night, and confiscated a large
Quantity of liquor said to be !)5 gal
lons of whisky and 16 barrels of beer.
FREMONT- The Rev. \V. S. Hampton, k
Df Omaha. -.hosea moderator of the
dmana ussoekition of Oongn • gat lo n.-t 1
churches in Nebraska at th. busine '•
cession of the tS:h annual meeting of the
urbanization yesterday. The Rev. S. VV.
Lrfuivitt, of Omaha, was tuutbrd acribw.
RUSS REJECT ,
PEACE PLEA;
PLANS FIGHT
Kerensky, New Strong Man, Or
ders Generals and All De
serters Back to
Front.
IRON DISCIPLINE PLANNED
New Cabinet Announced as
“Lloyd-George” of Russia
Seems Found in the
War Minister.
Petroqrad, May 21—Russia’s new
coalition government has decided
on the repeal of all existing agree
ments with the allies, to be followed
by new treaties by new Russia with
the allies.
It was stated that President Wil
son's aid will be invoked to carry
out this program.
Rome. May 21—-Fighting literally
from rock to rock and from ravine to
ravine, the Italian troops are still push
ing ahead.
The Italian troops have captured Hill
607. pivotal point to the Teuton de
fense north of Monte Santo.
Description of the battle as giver*
today shows the picturesque nature of
fighting as well as the tremendous ob
stacles which General Cndorna’s troops
overcame.
I’etrograd, May 21—The provisional
government declared today that it was
united in the rejection of a separate
peace and that it adopted as its aim
the reestablishment o fa general peace
which will not tend either to domination
over nations or to the seizure of their
national possessions—n peace without
annexation or indemnities.
The government expresses its convic
tion that the Russian army will not suf
fer the- Germans tp destroy Russia’s
western allies.
Pe'trograd, May 21—It appeared to
dax that the Lloyd-George of Russia
has been found. He is A. K. Kerensky
minister of war and marines in the*
new coalition cabinet. He is the
youngest and most popular member of
the cabinet and a radical socialist.
On the first day in his new position
Kerensky’s energy was manifested by
two forceful appeals tc the people.
"It is up to Russia to show the world
not only how to destroy, but to pre- -I
serve," he said.
He also announced that he would go
to the front to spur the troops to ac
tion.
The duma members yesterday
adopted resolutions, that it was es
sential that their loyalty to the allies
be "absolutely unshaken.’’
Nation a. Banger.
Minister of War Kerensky lias issued
the following order of the day to the
army •
"The country is in danger. Each
one must do u hat lie can to avert the
peril. No request to be allowed to re
sign made by i .'fleers i high command
with a desire to escape responsibility
at a time so grave, will le accepted by
me. Deserters are enjoined to return
to the army (ml foci by May 2S. All
infractions of this order will be severe
ly punished."
After a conference with tine govern
ment. the duma committee and the
council of deputies, the commanding
generals have returned lo the front.
M. Miukoff. former foreign minister,
lias refused to accept the ministry of
education because his presence in the
cabinet would involve a responsibility
for the projected foreign nolicy of the
administration. He considers this
policy dangerous and likely to com
promise Russia’s relations with her
allies.
Iron Discipline Planned.
Minister of War Kerensky, addres
sing the congress of peasants, an
nounced his determination to introduce
an iron discipline into the army. He
made an impassioned appeal for sup
port in restoring the nio’-ais of Russia’s
military forces and his speech was
greeted with enthusiastic applause. A
great demonstration occurred after he
finished his address. The delegates
embraced the minister and carried him
on their shoulders to his automobile.
M. Kerensky said in part:
“I am shortly going to the front.
Allow me. therefore, to say in the
trenches that, the Russian peasants
wish to have the land which belongs to
them and that no force shall take it
from them. But also allow me to say
that the peasants demand, in order to
achieve this object, that everyone shall
do his duty in a spirit of self sacrifice.”
New Russ Cabinet.
The new cabinet will be composed as
follows: i
Premier and Minister of the Interior
—Prince Evoff.
Minister of Foreign Affairs—Ter
eschtonko.
Commerce and Industry—Konovaloff.
State Controller—Godneff, socialist.
Labor—Skobeleff.
Justice-—Pereveiezeff.
Food and Supplies—Pieschenhonoft
socialist.
War and Marine—Kerensky.
Finance—Shingaroff.
Posts and Telegraphs—Tseretelli.
Ways and Communications—Nekras
pff.
Education—Manuiloff.
Professor Grimm is appointed minis
ter for affairs concerning the constitu
ent assembly, and Prince Shakhovsky
secretary of the first duma, is minister
of public aid.
SHERIFFS INSTRUCTED
TO ENLIST REGISTRARS
Ties Moines, la,.1 May 21—The g0v.
ernor’s office today sent telegrams tu
every sheriff in Iowa' to prepare foi
registration on .June 5. of every real;
citizen from 21 to 30 years inclusive, l’oi
the selective service in the new army
This step was taken os instruction frorr,
the war department which estimates
the registration would include one
tenth of Iowa's population. 1! is esti
mated that one register will be used foi
every SO men.
COAL MEN ACQUITTEO.
Cleveland. Ohio, May 2!-—The jury in
• he trial of six retail eoa.1 dealers
charged yy ith combining to (ix t'Uei
prices in violation of the v. iertine
anti-trust law ieturne.1 a wrdiet c| not
guilty this morning. Ten d.t.lot were
indicted, bat the court 'discharged f,.ui
of them because of kick tf cviilciica.