Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEIL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
• ^NEILL, NEBRASKA
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There f* much to mystify the over
age American in the mixup that has
developed between Japan and the
United States concerning the state
department’s recent note to China;
and the mystery’ i« not lessened by
the British foreign office’s polile re
fusal to join the United States in its
representations to the Chinese, govern
ment. On its face, our government’s
note seemed Innocent enough and alto
gether legitimate. It has always been
America’^ policy to support the integ
rity of Chinn and to deal with it as an
independent state. But the Japanese
conception of Japan's special position
with reference to China It as been de
veloping very rapidly, obviously, a sit
uation exists that calls for the most
careful handling. In the circumstances,
nothing could be more welcome than
the approaching visit to Washington of
a Japanese diplomatic commission. The
two governments should make an ex
ceptional effort to reach a definite un
derstanding.
Very drastic is the commandeering
by the government of all the new ships
under construction in American ship
yards. But happily the president
was not forced to do this under his
"war powers"; cot Egressions I sanction
for the act had beeh granted in a federal
elatute. it was a vitally necessary inter
ference with ordinary business, as was
shown by the British government's
hearty cooperation in approving the ,
transfer of its own contracts, aggregat- !
ing 1,000,000 tons of new shipping, to
the United States government. Of
■course, the two governments have a
complete understanding as to the fu- .
, lure use of these vessels. By command
eering them In the yards, the United
States authorities, that is to say. Gen
eral Goethals, will be able to quicken
construction and fncreuoo substantially
the total amount of tonnage to bo
turned out in the next year and a half.
\ very important step in the defense
against the German submarine has
thus been taken. ,
If further evidence were needed that
a demand for Indemnities is .a,tong
Germany's undisclosed peace terms, it ,
is given in the statement of the Saxon
minister of finance, that in view c-f the
fact that war was forced upon Ger
many it “has a claim before God snd
on the ground of justice for indemni
ties; that should be the reparation
which President Wilson had declared
ns the right of the victor,” Germans, j
therefore, need not feel that in lending
money to the government they were
making sacrifices, because the costs of
the war would have to be borne by the
enemy. In this matter of war indemni
ties somebody is being very badly de
ceived; it is for the United States to
make sure that the German govern
ment cannot carry out its threats of
brigandage.
There are 40,000 dependents of Can
adian soldiers in England unable to re
turn to Canada owing to the lack of
passenger accommodation on the few
steamers running to Canada. They
came soon after their men folk when
the latter enlisted and, in some cases,
the men already have returned to Can
ada wounded or discharged from the
army. Others were relatives of sol
diers who have been killed there, are
anxious to return to relatives.
British second hand vessels are not
bringing the high prices of a year ago
and buyers are holding off in view of
the new conditions and increased tax
ation of profits proposed in the last
budget. While Scandinavian and Jap
anese second hand steamers are selling
up to £50 a ton, three British
jjteamers agregating 20,000 tons recent
lyRhtl.^t £12. 10 shillings a ton.
per ton; ~ 4T!fr'
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* There would be no trouble in drafting
the new army If all wives were like
those whom the war department is be
ginning to hear from. They write con
fidentially that there is no good reason
.why their husbands should not go to
war, in spite of their disinclination to
4,o so, and that the war department
would make no mistake to draft them
into the service.
The nattqnal board of underwriters
calls attention to the numerous flies
caused by leaving small electric devices
in circuit whe not In use. The actuar
ial bureau Of the national board reports
that in one day 100 Arcs out of a total
of 2,000 were traced to this cause, and
• it is estimated that fully 30,000 fires a
year have such an origin.
For tho purpose of facilitating army
recruiting, -he people of New Zealand
have adopted distinguishing names for
the two lots of men who are serving.
Those who volunter are called ‘The
Wents” and those called up by ballot
or conscription “The Sents.” On ar
rival at. camp there is little or no fric
tion between the two.
A substitute for tire clay, patented in
France, employs blue pottery clay, 1
part; common salt. % part; coal ashes,
% part; tine said, >4 part, and glass,
% part. These ingredients are well
ground together and are then mixed
with water to the required consistency.
Maine has just had its smallest
Grand Army encampment of about 100
veterans. This does not mean any
lessening of interest in the order on
the part of those who fought in the
union army, but represents the increas
ing toll that time has been taking.
Germany's secret service need not
overstrain itself in getting word to
Berlin that the Liberty loan has been
oversubscribed. All the censors in the
world could not keep that news from
the kaiser and his minister of finance.
A special session of the diet has been
summoned for June 21. The sessit/t
which will extend about three weeks,
is made necessary by the dissolution of
the house of representatives last win
ter. A new house was elected iu April.
The Philippine hat industry, which
boasts hand-made products akin to
those of Panama, in 1916 more than
doubled the value of its 1915 exports
and established a new high record with
a trade exceeding $600,000 in value.
An electrically ignited pipe which
lights the tobacco at the bottom of the
bowl ins tea,) of at the top, thus avoid
ing the collection of moisture in the
stem, is the newest in smokers' inven
tions.
The maximum draft uge in tills coun
try is 31 and Canada is considering tho
drafting of men as old as 45, but there
is still the consideration that Germany
is using every available man between 16
and 60.
Exports of Philippines leaf tobacco tn
1916 soared over previous 'high record
by several million pdur.ds, ri idling a
total of nearly 4a,006,0o0 pounds for the
year.
The obnoxiuus potato bug having
made his appeurujice. tJjgiry.'ti. iiQthijig^to
do but rig up the poteon machine and
give him a tcato vt v»ari&rtfe
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RUMORED HITCHCOCK
AIMS AT PRESIDENCY
Omaha Senator Said to Have
Decided to Cast His Hat
Into Bing.
Omaha, Neb.. June 30.—The latest
political story to stir the Nebraska de
mocracy Is that Senator Hitchcock hag
definitely decided to run for the presi
dential nomination in 1920. and hi»
lieutenants have made overtures to
Governor Neville to buck him for suc-|
cession at that time. This is taken as
a move lo counteract the effort being
made to induce the governor to believe
thut a surer way to the Senate is to
become colonef of the Btxth Nebraska,
and thus make a military record that
will be valuable in after-the-war of
fice seeking.
INSURANCE MEN PLAN
TO REDUCE CASUALTIES
Lincoln, Neb., June 30.—A group of
Chicago insurance men are in Lincoln
today for the purpose of forming a
stale organization of insurance agents
to look after nil places where foodstuffs
arc stored. Their spokesmen said that
elevators have been burnt, on the aver
age of one a day, for some, months, and
it is not only a matter of self defense
for the companies, but to conserve tht
tood supply of the nation, that system
of state guarding and inspection b<
created. The state will be divided Intc
districts, with inspectors in each, whi
will make confidential reports to the
•elate council of defense.
TO EXTEND CAMPAIGN TO
ERADICATE HOG CHOLERA
Aurora, Neb., June 30.—The fqedarel
bureau of animal industry has instruc
ted the inspectors who have been •con
ducting n five-year fight against ho*
(hplera in southern and southeastern
Nebraska to add four counties to the
X they are now covering. This action
has been made possible by the syste
matic cleaning up of the biggest hog
raising counties in the state, and the
[successful fight made against the dis
ies.se. When Ihe campaign was begun,
lone county In each of 17 states was
selected as the scene of operations.
TRANSPOSITIONS ANNOYING
TO STATE’S DIGNITARIES
Lincoln, Neb.. June 30.—In order to
cover up the ghastly work of the men
who printed the new session laws for
the state, Secretary of State Pool has
ordered pasters for Insertion therein.
The errors that have caused Mr. Pool
trouble and which have made two of
his fellow state officers madder than
the well known hornet, consisted of
listing Assistant Attorney General Dex
ter T. Barrett as attorney general and
the real attorney general as his assist
ant. and Deputy Treasurer Berge as
state treasurer, with George E. Hall,
the real treasurer, as deputy. The sec
retary of state blames it on the proof
reader, who did not notice the trans
position of slugs.
WOODMEN PLAN TO CARRY
INSURANCE ON SOLDIERS
Lincoln. Neb., June 30.—Head Consul
Talbot, of the Modern Woodmen, just
relected, sayB that the principal work
of the head cgmp was to provide for a
patriotic fund out of which the order
will meet death losses incurred by
members serving as soldiers. Each
member will pay 20 cents a month on
each $1,000 of insurance he carries, or
a total of $300,000 a month to care for
war risks. No rate discussions were
permitted at the head camp, these be
ing referred to the next gathering. The
order is facing the necessity of an in
crease in rates, bpt the officers, nearly
all of whom nearly lost their jobs three
years ago by advocating a raise, shied
away from the proposition.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUE
INCREASED BY $2,000,000
Madison, Neb., June 30.—An increase
in actu*; value of personal property in
Madison county of over $2,000,0p0 is
shown from records in the county as
sessor's office during the past two,
years. This is explained by the IB per
cent increase in assessed valuation of
all merchandise und manufactured
goods on hand and by the increased
high prices on grain and live stock. The
Trapp family, farmers in Fairview pre
cinct, pay the highest tax in the rural
section, $53,965 being set as the value
of their personal property. The Hune
Robertson-Wyckoff linn pays the most
taxes in the town of Madison, $50,355
being the value of their property as
shown by the assessor.
YOUNG NEBRASKA FARMER
BADLY HURT IN RUNAWAY
j Vermilion, S. D., June 36.—John Eben,
a young farmer residing in Nebraska,
just across tbe river, had his right leg
liadly mangled and received a number
of other severe wounds about his body
when his team with which he was
mowing hay became frightened at a
passing auto and ran away. Young
Eben attempted to control the team
in its mad flight, but the horses turned
a sharp corner and one of the mower
wheels struck the Coi ner post with such
force as to break it, and in some man
ner in the melee Eben was hurled in
front of the machine, dragged a num
ber of yards, and when help came he
was unconscious
OSMOND—The Red Cross campaign
closed here with almost $300, the work of
nine teams. The largest individual con
tributions were $23 from K. Fuelberth and
P. J. Shay. The Indies of the town will
meet on Friday afternoon to make ban
dages, comfort bogs, etc., for the sol
;dlerB.
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LINCOLN—George A. Gary, aged 70,
stepped in front of a fast moving car at
a downtown corner Wednesday and was
•o seriously hurt that he may die at any
time. He had stopped at the crossing and
the motorman, believing he had noticed
the approach of his car, had no oppor
tunity of halting it.
COPS PREVENT LYNCHING.
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 30.—Aniid
cries of "he's all right” and "take him
away from them,” a squad of police
seized George Rose, 42 years old, as he
was addressing an excited mob as
sembled in front of the postoffice for
the avowed purpose of organizing a
lynching party to hang Pete Turpoulis,
alleged slayer of 16-year-old Bruce
Dempsey, who was arrested early this
morning and who now is in the county
Jail__,
MERCIER’S PRIESTS
ARRESTED BY GERMANS
Amsterdam, June 23.—According to
the Telegraaf, several priests of the
entourage of Cardinal Mercier, primate
of Belgium, were arrested recently and
Imprisoned in Germany. One of them
Is Bishop Legraive, of Malines.
Twenty others, the newspaper says,
tave been imprisoned iu Belgium.
Among this number is Cardinal Mer
cier's private secretary, who was sen
tenced to a year in prison for preach
ing a sermon on Whit Sunday on
“Christian* Charity;"
REED AND NEVILLE
ARE DRIFTING APART
I Governor and Attorney General
of Nebraska Both Have
Senatorial Hopes.
Lincoln, Neb.. June 29.—Governor Ne
I Vtlle and Attorney General Reed are
' drifting apart. The attorney general
! said, in Omaha the other day, that
I there was no quarrel between himself
! and the governor because he had en
joined from acting the state board of
mediation that the chief executive had
sent to Omaha to settle the industrial
strike. He said that its a matter of
fact the governor did not want the
board to inquire into the strike.
Governor Neville says that he never
said anything of the kind, and that he
sent the board to Omaha with interac
tions to find out all about the strike
necessary to evolve a set of recommen
dations. As proof of hiB interest in the
matter he telephoned the hoard to em
ploy an attorney to defend it from the
attorney's injunction suit. The labor
men a> e much agitated over the activ
ity of the attorney general, and insist
that all of his moves have been in the
direction of helping the employers win
the strike. Both Reed and Neville are
understood to cherish senatorial ambi
tions.
STATE EXEMPTION BOARD
FOR NEBRASKA IS NAMED
Lincoln, Neb., June 29.—Exemption
board of Nebraska as given out by
Governor Neville are composed of the
county clerk and county sheriff of eacli
county and one physician. This does
not apply to Douglas and Lancaster
counties, where a special board is
named for the county and Omaha given
five additional boards and Lincoln two.
The physicians appointed for the
counties in northeast Nebraska are as
follows:
Boyd—J. R. Beaty, Butte.
Brown—G. O. Remy, Ainsworth.
Burt—P. A. Johnson, yekamah.
Cedar—F. A. Paden, Hartington.
Cherry—A. N. Compton. Valentine.
Dakota—C. H. Maxwell, Dakota City,
Dixon—<G. A. Young, Ponca.
Knox—I. Mettlin, Center.
Rook—C. H. Rott, Bassett.
Thurston—C. L. Davidson.
Holt—J. P. Gllligan, O’Neill.
Pierce—G. P. Desparios, Pierce.
Stanton—O. C. Hopper, Stanton.
Wayne—C. P. Ingram, Wayne.
Antelope—R. W. Chamberlain, Ne
ligh.
Madison—F. A. Long, Madison.
Cuming—P. S. Summers, West Point.
Keyapaha—J. A. Furlong, Spring
view.
Washington—G. A. Langstaff, Blair.
Dodge—F. E. Calkins, Fremont.
Colfax—F. C. Painter, Schuyler.
Platte—A. A. Bald, Platte Center.
Boone—H. P. Walker, Albion.
FARMERS WORKING FROM
SUNUP TO SUNDOWN NOW
Lincoln, Neb., June 29.—Farmers in
Nebraska this year are working longer
hours than ever before and by the same
token are in need of less assistance.
"From daylight till dark,” literally, corn
cultivators are running. Hot weather
on the heels of the cold, wet spell has
made the need to plow corn urgent to
rid it of weeds and grass. Farmers
were unable to buy new cultivators—
which practically were taken off the
market—and are using old machinery
overtime this Season.
The need for labor on the farms is
not great. Farmers have been fore
warned and are now prepared to handle
most of the work themselves. A <few
inen are needed in the corn fields and
they are being supplied locally in all
cases. The failure of the wint:r wheat
crop this year eliminated the necessity
to import laborers.
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SECRETARY OF STATE IS
IN BAD WITH SUFFRAGETS
Lincoln, Neb., June 29;—Secretary of
State Pool has called down upon his
head the wrath of the suffragists by an
nouncing that he will not permit them
or anyone for them to copy the list of
names attached to the suffrage refer
endum petition. This is being pushed
by opponents of suffrage and if filed
before July 24th will suspend, until the
people can vote on it in 1918, the law
giving women the right to vote for
president and vice presidtnt and for
city, town and county officers. Mr.
Pool says that he in the legal custodian
of tlie list, that he does not care to have
any one retain possession long enough
to copy the 30,000 names that must be
attached thereto, and anyway he looks
upon the threat of the suffragists to
publish In their home town paper the
names of those who sign the petition
as being a piece of bulldizing. He says
anybody can look at the petition, but
they can’t copy the names. If h,e does
not recede from this position the suf
fragists will ask for a writ of man
damus.
HUBBELL GERMAN ORDERED
INTERNED BY GOVERNMENT
Lincoln, Neb., June 29.—Nebraska in
terned her first alien enemy Tuesday
when United States Marshal Carroll
brought Martin Bowman from Hofrron
and placed him in the Lancaster county
jail. • Bowman lives at Hubbell, and is
60 years of age. His son was recently
arrested for refusing to register, but
wo released when he consented to en
roll. The father has been outspoken
in criticism of the government, in praise
of the kaiser and in advising young men
to neither enlist nor register. His case
was reported to Washington, and direct
orders came from there to intern him. .
Under the federal law the United
States can deprive an alien enemy of
his property or liberty without any
trial in court. In two cases Germans
who have lived in Nebraska for years
without becoming citizens and who
have amassed property have been per
sonally warned by the government men
that they must cease sedititous talk or
lose both property and liberty. Both
quit immediately. Bowman’s case is
said to be of aggravated and defiant
character.
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WOMAN BADLY HURT BY
BOTTLE HURLED BY MAN
Aldion, Neb., June 29.—Mrs. Johr
Hunt, of Leigh, was struck in the face
by a whisky bottle at the commence
ment exercises here the other evening
and narrowly escaped having her spec
tacles driven into her eye thereby. The
bottle was empty but its odor was
strongly suggestive of its erstwhile
contents. Albion people strongly regret
the occurrence.
GREAT POTATO CROP FOR
PLATTE VALLEY ASSURED
North Bend, Neb., June 27.—A great
crop in the Platte valley is assured by
yesterday's downpour. Conditions have
been ideal for the growtti of potatoes
This part of the state will have a rec
ord crop. Every lot in town, not util
ized for some otherwise valuable pur
pose, has been planted to potatoes
Hundreds of farmers around North
Bend have large patches of potatoes.
WAt'SA—Bennie Johnson, employed in
a garage here, had an eye badly hurt by
being struck by a tire Iron while remov
ing a tiro from an auto» ■ ■ i
GAVE FIANCEE BONO '
TO BACK UP PROMISE
Married Her, Then Refused to
Pay Note, Which, He Says
Was Only Guaranty.
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.—Mrs. Anna
Kovar has appealed to the supreme
court from the judgement of the Col
fax county district court, which direct
ed a verdict for her husband in a suit
for $5,000. John J. Korva is a wealthy
resident of Howells and being of a mar
ryine- mind courted Mrs. Anna Wise.
In order to convince her of his sincer
ity and to make it certain that if he
changed his mind she would not have
to sue for damages for breach of prom
ise, he executed a note for $5,000 to her.
They were married. Now he refuses to
pay the note, on the ground that it was
given as security that he would keep
his promise, and having kept it he owes
nothing.
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BEGIN WAR TO DEATH ON
HIGH SCHOOL FRATERNITIES
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.—By a unan
imous vote of the Lincoln school board,
it was ordered Monday that all secret
Societies in the school be abolished and
all existing societies were ordered to
surrender their charter and that theii
members deposit all pins and other in
Bignia of membership with the board
before enrolling for another term. The
board announces that this is to be a
war to the death. The laws of the
state specifically oar such societies,
xnd the investigation of the board has
shown that they lower scholarship. Ia j
addition, the members say that the so- j
oieties directly teach duplicity in that :
th.ey have a rule that automatically j
suspends a member when he is ques- |
tioned by the school authorities and
automatically reinstates him as soon as
the questioning ends, thus allowing him
to truthfully say that he is not a mem
ber when asked.
AUDITOR DISCHARGES GIRL
WHOSE FATHER “ROASTED” HIM j
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.—Miss Rena I
Waterman's place as a clerk in the of
fice of State Auditor Smith is vacant.
A few weeks ago the auditor said that
every member of th.e force ought to
buy a Liberty bond. The other day
Miss Waterman’s father, a former
newsoa er publisher and postmaster of
Beaver Crossing, printed a letter in
which he said, referring to the auditor’s
statement about the purchase of Lib
erty bonds by employes, that Mr. Smith
was a cheap politician engaged in
grandstanding. Monday Mr. Smith
gave Miss Waterman a week off with
pay, as that part of her annual vaca
tion due her, and told her she need not
return at the end of that time.
BROODS OVER CONVICTION
OF HOG THEFT; ENDS LIFE
Battle Creek, Neb., June 28.—William
Clasey, age 24, killed himself here Fri
day, It is believed from brooding over
the fact that he was bound over to the
September term of district court for the
theft of a hog from Preece & Bardels.
He was recently married to a 14-year
old girl. His young wife was alone in the
house with him when she heard the re
port of the gun. Knowing that it was a
penitentiary offense with which he was
charged and having pleaded guilty, he
brooded over the fact and permitted it
to unbanance his mind. Neighbors say
the young fellow never had a chance in
life, coming from a poverty stricken
family.
JwV TIRES OF PLOWING;
RUNS OFF TO HERD SHEEP
Laurel, Neb.. June 28.—George, 1G
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Lews,
of Laurel, who disappeared from home
three weeks ago, has been heard from,
his parents just receiving a card from
him at Pine Ridge Agency in the Black
Hills, where he has been herding sheep.
The boy had helped his father on the
farm all the spring and had plowed
120 acres, remarking on the day ho
completed the w'ork, "That’s enough of
that!” This was his only intimation
to his parents of his intention lo leave.
He is said to desire to own a ranch
with plenty of stock.
TWO NEBRASKANS DROWN
IN LAKE NEAR DODGE
Dodge, Neb., June 28.—The bodies of
Otto Brazda and Joseph Uhler, young
farmers who were drowned in a lake,
were brought to Dodge last night and
funeral services will be held this after
noon. Uhler lost his life while attempt
ing to save Brazda, who was seized
with cramps while swimming across the
lake. Both went under and their bodies
were recovered two hours later. Brazda
leaves a young wife and baby, and
Uhler his parents and brothers. He was
to have been married next month.
KICK OF HORSE IS FATAL
TO FARMER NEAR MADISON
Madison, Neb., June 28.—Herman
Bahn, aged 54, died here from the ef
fects of a kick from a horse while en
deavoring to catcli the animal in the
pasture. He came of a family that was
among the earliest settlers in the coun
ty, immigrating here from Germany in
1872.
ONE MAN KILLED AND
BROTHER BADLY HURT
West Point, Neb., June 28.—A fatal
automobile accident occurred Sunday,
a few miles north of town, whereby
Leo Nilges, a young man of 27 years,
was almost instantly killed, and his
brother, Peter Nilges, seriously hurt,
with prospects of a fatal termination.
The two brothers were riding in a
Ford car in the vicinity of their farm
home and traveling at a very high rate
of speed on a down grade, when the
car turned turtle.
OSMOND—A trainload of hogs and cat
tle passed through here last week consist
ing of 22 cars, destined for the Sioux City
and Omaha markets. It is about the
largest stock train that has been through
here and the stock's value was estimated
at $50,000. Shippers from Brunswick.
Copenhagen, Plainview and Osmond were
represented.
FOSTER—The drug store of H. M.
Wii'.mann was broken into and robbed
when burglars entered through the tran
som of the front door. Thirty dollars In
coin and a punchboard worth $150 Is miss
ing. Willmann is also postmaster and
Some of the coin in the postoffice drawers
also was taken.
PIERCE—An oil motor truck belonging
to the W. W. Wasson company, of Nor
folk, was destroyed here when unloading
gasoline at the local station. The truck
is damaged beyond repair and $60 in cur
rency, wtueh was in the seat, also was
destroyed.
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WINSIDE—The Winskle Woman's club,
which lias been organized for IS years,
held Its annual banquet, to which the
i husbands of the members were invited.
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HOOFER—Nearly too friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Casper Moeller surprised 'thm- ild
Couple by helpin'- them celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary.
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GRANT CONTINUANCE
IN BLACKMAIL CASE
Chadron Sensation to Be Take#
to Alliance for a Fur
ther Airing.
Chadron, Neb., June 27.—Defendants
In the conspiracy to blackmail case were
granted a change of venue to Alliance,
Box Butte county, and the date of trial
set for October 15.
Judge Grimes of North Platte occu
pied the district court bench in place
of Judge Westover, presiding judge.
The court fixed the bonds at $500 each
for the nine defendants and agreed to
fix a date for hearing a ddfnurrer filed
against the information by attorneys
for the defense.
Attorneys Ben S. Baker. M. F. Har
rington and F. S. Howell filed affi
davits in support of their motion for
a change of venue. The defense offered
as the main reason for a change of
venue the general statement that a fair
and impartial trial could not be had in
Chadron on account of peculiar local
condition®.
WAHOO TAKES NO CHANCES
ON BOOZE LAW VIOLATION?
Lincoln, Neb., June 27.—Governor
Neville had better stay clear of Wahoo.
The town has endeavored, in one of its
new ordinances to place a limitation
upon the governor’s powers. The Wa
hoo city council has sought by the pas
sage of ordinance number 327 to aid
the government in enforcing the pro
hibition law. Wahoo is a town which
does not believe in doing things by
halves, consequently the city council
determined to present an ordinance
which would cover the entire territory.
In this effort it was succesrful. The
masterpiece as printed in the Wahoo
Wasp, the local paper, filled four col
umns and contained approximately
6,500 words. It defined who should
drink, what they should drink and
where they should drink it. It set
limits on the powers of the city offi
cials, instructed the officials of Saun
ders county in their duties and finally
capped the climax by placing certain
limitations on the power of the gover
nor.
After defining the powers of all the
officials of Saunders county it launches
forth on a detailed account of the pow
ers of the governor. It declares in re
gard to the filing of petitions:
“From the Judgment of the county
judge either party may appeal as in
other cases. It shall be unlawful for
the governor to issue a permit to any
person, the right of which is denied by
the county judge, until said judgment
is reversed.”
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CHARGES THAT HER SISTER
STOLE LOVE OF HUSBAND
Fremont, Neb., June 27.—Letters by
which the plaintiff in the divorce suit
of Emma Hibler vs. Samuel D. Hibler,
wealthy Hooper stockman, attempte'd to
prove that too close relations existed
between her husband and his sisterin
law, Mrs. Frances Hibler, were intro
duced Saturday. Attorneys for Hibler
made an effort to keep them out, but
Judge Button held that the jury should
see their contents. They were read in
open court. Nothing sensational de
veloped. There were eight letters. Mrs.
Frances Hibler on the stand denied all
of the charges relative to too intimate
association with Hibler. She said that
in view of Hibler's supplying money
for the education of her daughter, she
was naturally friendly toward him. This
devotion, she said, did not extend be
yond the proper bounds of a sieteriniaw.
Miss Lou Hibler, daughter of Mrs.
Frances Hibler, declared on the stand
that she had never observed anything
improper in the conduct of her mother
and uncle.
FAMOUS NEBRASKA RANCH
IS SOLD TO WOODS BROS.
Kearney. Neb., June 27.—The Woods
Bros, interests of Lincoln have pur
chased and took possession Saturday of
the 4,208-acre ranch adjoining the west
limits of Kearney, reputed to be one of
the finest properties of the kind in the
country. The transaction involved a
little less than $500,000.
The property is best known as the
1733 ranch, being situated 1,733 miles
from San Francisco and 1,733 miles
from Boston. The post marking the
half way spot Is exactly in front of the
big manor house. The ranch was
started back in the boom days by H. IX
Watson, who came from the east with
a group of millionaires in his train,
who invested heavily in that section.
Mr. Watson aimed to make it the show
plnee of tile state in the matter of
country places, but the collapse of the
boom forced him to dispose of it.
LAWYERS TO AID THOSE
WHO JOIN RANKS OF ARMY
Scottsbluff, Neb., June 27.—The
fifth annual meeting if the Western
Nebraska Bar association closed Sat
urday at Scottsbluff and Gering. About
65 lawyers from the 13th and 17th judi
cial districts were present.
A motion was adopted pffering the
services of the members of the asso
ciation by which any member agrees
to take and finish the legal work and
court cases of any member of the bar
in his district who leaves for the
front, and give all fees earned to the
absent attorney.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, Wes
ley T. Wilcox, North Platte; secretary,
Niles E. Olsen, Lexington; treasurer,
Capt. P. R. Haliigan, North Platte;
vice president 13th judicial district,
Mr. O'Toole, Sidney; vice president
17th judicial district, Wm. Ritchie, jr.,
Bridgeport.
The meeting next year will be held
at North Platte on the fourth Monday
of June.
SINN FEINERS ACTIVE.
Cork, Ireland, June 27.—The Sinn
Feiners were active here early this
morning when they smashed windows
in a number of recruiting offices and
hoisted the republican flag on the court
house flagstaff and committed many
other acts of violence.
The Sinn Feiners at a big meeting
this afternoon adopted resolutions de
nouncing the national convention as a
diplomatic attempt on the part of the
government to place Ireland in a false
position and prevent the fulfillment of
Ireland's claim to sovereign independ
ence. The resolutions demanded that the
executive convene the council to express
the opinions of the people and elect rep
resentatives to a peace conference.
COMPANION WANTS PAY.
Mine >!a, N. Y., June 25.—Permission
to begin suit for $300,000 against the
estate of Mrs. Lizzie M. Palmer, widow
of Thomas W. Palmer, former United
States senator from Michigan, was
granted to John Neger, of Brooklyn,
Saturday by the surrogate of Nassau
county. Mrs. Palmer died at Great
Neck, L. I.. July 28. 1016, leaving an
estate valued at more than $5,000,000.
Neger’s petition alleged that Mrs.
Palmer promised to leave him the
Great Neck property, valued at $250,000,
and $250,000 additional if he waujtl con
sent to live In her home its her son and
companion.
1 I.W.W. <
AIDS SPIES By
TYING UP NINES j
Letters From West Tell of Ger- -•
man Plot to Cripple Smel
ters and Other In
dustrials. i
PLAN TO FREE SLACKERS
Papers Found Declare Strike
to Be Inaugurated Unless
Men Who Defied Draft
Were Released.
Washington, D. C., June 29.—Indus
trial Workers of the World leaders
were charged with working with Ger
man agents in mines and fields of the
west to stir up strikes among Germans
and Austrians in correspondence laid
before the Senate today by Senator
Thomas, of Colorado. Particular refer
ence was made to strikes in Arizona,
and Senator Thomas charged there was
a German conspiracy to cripple smelt
ers and industries in the west.
Virginia, Minn.. June 29.—Minnesota
range Industrial Workers of the World
members are prepared to strike. This
was revealed in minutes of a meeting
of the metal mine workers’ branch of
the I. W. W., found in a pocket of
Secretary Dominic Silver, who late yes
terday was held for action of the fed
eral grand jury. The minutes were in
troduced as evidence. They call for a
general strike ” if our fellow workers
are not released from the Biwabik jail.”
Fifty I. W. W.s art .held there as al
leged slackers.
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Trinidad, Colo., June 29.—Members
of the county sheriffs force are investi
gating reports that a German spy is in
operation at the coal mines here or
ganizing Austrians and other pro-Ger
mans who resist conscription.
There are many Austrians here work-'
ing and a strong undercurrent of anti
draft feeling has been present among
them since registration day.
Duluth, Minn., June 29.—With the
sentencing Arthur Thorne, secretary of
ithe Duluth local of the Inrustrial
Workers of the World, to 85 deys
at the work farm, Municipal Judge
■Smallwood last evening placed the
court on record as holding the I. W. W
to be an organization, “which by word
of mouth teaches or advocates the duty,
(necessity or propriety of violence or in- t
jdustrial strife.” r
Butte, Mont., June 29.—One hundred
[fewer men appeared for work at tha
(mines in Butte today despite the fact
'that no new strikes were called in sym
pathy with the electricians’ strik®
mgainst the Montana Power company
(for higher wages and a demand that the
[mining compny for recognition of the
Metal Mine Workers’ union.
CM ASKS PENALTY
ITALIAN LAW PROVIDES
Dread of Electric Chair in New
York Causes Prisoner and
Friends to Act.
Bologna. Italy. June 2D.—“I feel my- .
self acquitted morally, but I am ready I
to undergo the legal penalty of my "M
country,” Alfredo Cocchi, slayer- of 1
Buth Cruger is quoted as saying to the '
interrogating judge at the last ques- k
tioning of the prisoner. Yesterday, f
however, Cocchi. according to reliable
authority, sent put this message to a
friend:
“I am guilty and I want to pay the
penalty. Why spend your money on a
lawyer, I won’t see him.”
There is no doubt in the mind of any
body who is watching the case that
Cocchi has a horror of a sentence to
death by the American electric chair.
This abhorrence is shared by all his
friends, and they, with the prisoner's
relations, are starting a fund to light
proceedings for his extradition.
Meanwhile new efforts are being
made to raise the question as to wheth
er Cocchi’s mental condition ts normal,
SENATE TO RESCUE
IN PAPER MUDDLE
Passes Reed Resolution Asking
Why Trade Has Not Stopped
“Exorbitant Charges.”
Washington, June 29.—The resolution
of Senator Reed of Missouri, calling
upon the federal trade commission to
Inform the Senate it has not ordered
news print paper manufacturers to de
sist from “illegal practice and exor
bitant charges" was adopted today by
the Senate without objection.
RUSS PEASANTS TORTURE
CAPTURED CRIMINALS
Petrograd, June 28.—A dispatch from
Nikolayck, northeast of Odessa, relates
that the peasants of Norvia Odessa,
enraged by the crimes of murderous *<•
burglars and horse thieves, started an *
organized movement against them, tor
turing or killing captured offenders.
The authorities of Nikolayev, who went
to the scene to protest, were threatened
with violence. Twelve charred corpses
marked the scene of the peasants'
vengeance.
FORMER SOUTH DAKOTAN
REPORTED SHOT AS SPY
Milwaukee, Wis., June 29.—According
to reports reaching here G. H. Schoff.
former major in the British arm', and
formerly a resident of Doland. S. I).,
has been executed as a German spy!
Schoff was about 48 years old. He was
horn in Germany. Efforts to confirm
the report of his execution have been
unavailing.