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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1917)
THE O’Nflt FRONTIER P, H. OBONIW, ^ibllsher. #N«LU_____ NBBWABK* The most singular of all created ani mals bears the scientific name of oral thorhynchus anatlnus. Ornithorhyncus Is from the Greek. Ornls, a bird and rhyncus, a beak. Anatlnus is Latin and means pertaining to the duck. This singular animal is the duckbill, as aquatic, egg-laying mammal about eighteen inches long, exclusive of the tail which Is six inches long, with a body somewhat like that of an otter, and found only in southern and eastern Australia and in Tasmania. The body, of the duckbill Is covered wits short, close fur with a wooly underfur. Tbsj mouth has horny plates instead of teeth. Duckbills are fine swimmers, though they are awkward on tbs land.' Rhine wine nearly four centuries’«M was submitted the other day to a crit ical test of a committee of connoisseurs at Speyer, Germany. In that arlcient cathedral city there is a “wine mu seum" to which the king of Bavaria has donated some bottles, the contents of which date back to the time of the reformation and the JO-years war. The solemn business of tasting these ven erable vintages was carried out with, due decorum. Some brands dating back to 1728, 1831, and 1540 were found to have lost all boquet. The committee of' experts afterwards proudly reported that they had tasted wines of five suc cessive centuries at one session; an unprecedented feat, they say. After war orders for typewriters are already being booked in Austria in. large numbers, says the Berlin Dokal Anzeiger, which adds that the Austrian depot of an American company is making special offers on machines fei; post war delivery on an Initial deposit of 160. The German typewriter makers ore unable to supply machines under six months owing to scarslty of labor and lack of materials. Nevertheless they are overwhelmed with orders, one firm having as many as 14,000 on its books. An unavoidable result of this state of affairs is a reckless and not always over honest traffic In second band ma chines, at prices far exceeding those for new ones. -... The Dutch general staff as well as one or two foreign military attaches, are evincing considerable interest In a new armor material devised by an In ventor at The Hague, Netherlands. The principal on which It as based is that of distributing the pressure of projectiles and explosives as rapidly as possible. The armor consists of a system of double plates with more or less space between them filled with a material that Is very similar to sand, bat Is of extremely fine grain and at the same timr extraordinarily hard. An American flag that was flying from a staff in front of the summer home of Oliver a Poole, at Raccon .island, Quincy, was struck by lightning recently and torn to shreds. In the exact center of the flag was a, rent starting from the staff. Each of the ‘two pieces left was torn in three pieces, aQd when the storm had 4i?d down if was ai£*n that tht pieces had trees braided together as though done by human hands. The flag has two braids, each about 30 inches long. A swarm of bees have lived and made honey for three years In the brick wall of the home of Dr. Allan Wilson, of St. Louis, Mo., having entered the wall through a small hole apparently left by the bricklayer when placing the bricks around the anchor of an iron wall brace. Dr. Wilson has never interferred with the bees or eaten their honey, and they have never harmed him. *%he elephant, apparently invariably, j and the horse, commonly, sleep stand ing. This is really astonishing. Besides the difficulty of maintaining the bal ance of Mi6 body during long periods of unconsciousness it would seem that there must he some necessity for rest ing the muscles of the legs. Cattle us ually sleep lying down, and during many hours of the day lie down. Oregon and Washington were ones the habitat of camels, long extinct in this country, according to the an nouncement of a discovery made by Prof. John C. Merrian and John P. Budwalda of the University of Califor nia. Fossil remains of camels were found in the "White Bluffs region along the northern bank of the Columbia river. _ A Norwegian scientist has advanced the theory that Saturn’s rings are elec trical phenomena, produced by the radi ation of luminous particles from the planet, which constantly renews them. 3 European experimenters have found that explosions can be caused in gas works by sparks from a telephone. Captain Alfred L. Ganahl, age 22, of Springfield, le said to be the youngest captain In the United States army en gineering corps. In his third year at Springfield high school. In 1911, Ganahl was appointed to West Point. In his senior year at the military academy he was one of the honor men. A swarm of bees attacked an automo bile party near Manover, Pa, and be fore the machine could be stopped the bees caused the driver to lose control of it. The top and windshield of the car was demolished, the occupants thrown out and all of them were stung by the bees. According ‘ to the Hufvulstausblad, communes containing 1,900,000 Inhabi tants (of a total Finnish population of 1,200,0001, have reported that their sup plies of flour will run out at least a month before the reaping of this year's crops. _ Soldiers read mostly books of travel historical novels and romances, stated the Italian minister of public instruc tion. <n a recent circular asking ftir contributions of books to be sent to the front. A section of land became detached from the shore at Dexter, Me., during tK»nt severe storms and has become s routing Island in Lake Wassoaokeag. The land bears many trees. Florida contains about 4.000.000 acres of land waiting to be reclaimed by p-otyr dninase. Contracts for draining a'most the entire Everglade region ha'-e been made. The council of the DuMln chamber of -mnm«tce reports that Berlin wool has noiv 1 een almost entirely replaced 111 Ireland hy Blarney fingering wool After Oeor-re Isaacs, a farmer living pear Sanford Pa., discovered that his rows were giving levs milk than usual, he rr,;, V an investigation and found three f h'.s largest hogs helping them teiviw.. _ _ ri'ces with quickly detachable soles end 'heels lave been invented by a l i,m; n for railroad men to enable I' M! to e-cDoe should tlielr feet be ItuMJht in tracks. shops, carried on NEBRASKA DEPOSITS JUMP $74,000,000 Sixty-seven New Banking Insti tutions Report on Call From State Banking Board. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. It.—Nebraska state bank deposits Increased $74,000, 000 during the last 12 months accord ing to a statement issued by the Ne braska state banking board. The de posits of 901 state banks on August 21, the date of the last call for re ports, aggregated $224,896,000, as com pared with $154,000,000 a year ago. Sixty-seven new banks have been added to the list of state institutions during that time. The number of de positors has increased from 422,124 a year ago to 486,162 at the present time. The bank reserves have dropped from 31 per cent to 27. Of the de posits, it is estimated that $11,000,000 represent duplications of banks with its correspondents. PACK HALL IN MONSTER SENDOFF FOR TROOPS West Point, Neb., Sept. 22.—West Point outdid itself Thursday night by staging the biggest patriotic demon stration ever held in West Point, the occasion being the farewell reception to the 56 young men leaving this county for Fort RHey on Sunday, as the sec ond selected contingent of the county's quota of 141. The auditorium was packed full and a large crowd was com pelled to remain outside. It is estimated that 3,000 persons were present at the exercises. The orator of the evening was Rev. John S. Paiubicki, of Fullerton, who spoke for two hours in an exposition of “America and American Ideals.” The outside crowds were addressed by local speakers during the same time* The greatest enthusiasm prevailed and the departing soldiers were made to feel that t,hey have the undivided support of the citizens of Cuming county. Presents were made to each of the soldiers’ and a mess fund of large pro portions was donated to the boys. Large delegations were present from Wlsner, Beemer and Bancroft and every town ship in the county sent large numbers of their citizens. Col. James C. Elliott, county attorney, was chairman and' master of ceremonies. TWO PROMINENT WOMEN OF WEST POINT ARE DEAD West Point, Neb., Sept. 22.—Two prominent women of West Point have died within hours. The first death to occur was that of Mrs. Mary Ann Walter, the wife of Ferdinand Walter, a pioneer of this city and county, re sulting from heart failure. She leaves an aged husband and three grown children—Ludwig, Ignatius and Miss Eulalie—residing here. Mrs. Walter was a women of strong character and active life; she took a prominent part in charitable and social affairs and was a leader in church circles. The funeral will be held under the auspices of the Catholic church. Date of funeral Is'not yet fixed. Mrs. A. R. E. Oelschlaeger, wife of the pastor of Sr paul'ij Germs n eran church at West Potnt, died at a Fremont hospital early this morning of a complication of diseases. Mrs. Oel schlaeger has been in poor health for some time, resulting from a complete nervous breakdown and her death was not unexpected. She leaves a hus band and a large family of children. She was a woman of most lovely Chris tian character, gentle and kind in her contact and dealings with everyone and was universally beloved and esteemed in the community for her many graces Of mind and heart. The body will be brought home for interment. SUPREME COURT ASKED TO RETURN BETROTHAL BONDS Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—The su preme court is asked t<) overrule the judgment of the district couri which deprived Mrs. Katharine Kauffmaft Palmer of the $15,000 worth of stocks and bonds which William Volk gave her when she promised to be his. Volk died not long afterwards. When she went to the bank with the receipt that institution had given Volk when he placed the stocks and bonds with it for safe keeping she was informed that afterwards Volk had borrowed money with the securities as collateral, that later the company which Issued them, the Long Distance Telephone company had sold out to the Bell for a price that netted the bank president as holder of them, but $2,200 and that this had been applied on the money due from Volk. Mrs. Palmer married since the suit was begun. She says that as title holder of the property she never con sented to its use and that the action of the bank president, Thomas E. Par mole, constituted conversion in law What she asks for is the sum repre sented by the proportion her bond holdings bears to the total issue ol bonds. 4 NEBRASKA GERMAN WILL 4 4 NOT PUT ON UNIFORM; 4 4 PLACED IN GUARD HOUSE 4 Camp Funston. Kan., Sept 22.—P H. Schlehnann, a German farmer from Casper county, Nebraska, and a mem ber of the quota of that county, was placed In the guard house today be cause he refused to don a uniform. Schlelmann said he was a German re servist and had never been naturalized. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE WILL ANALYZE PEDDLED GOODS Lincoln, Neb, Sept 22.—The state council of defense has organized a do partment of science and research fot the purpose of supplying the council with definite scientific information particularly on those subjects requlrlug laboratory treatment. This department will handle all suspected articles ped dled about the state, presumably carry ing infection, by German peddlers. II will also test all materials' such at fuels and other products so that people may know what they are buying. It is also to develope a system of treating wheat, so that whole wheat flour may be made at home. Accurate information. Is to be fur nlshed by a committee on economics on bow to lessen the cost of living by reducing tile distance between producer and consumer. Vice President Coupland is busy or ganizing the working resources of the state in order to take care of the corn crop and of live stock. Putting idle men to work is a necessity, now that the draft is taking so many young men off the farms. He believes there ought to be a law permitting conscription of men for work on the farms. Charles H. Clark, of New York city, has invented a new roller skate with pneumatic tires which Is said to be cheap, noiseless and efficient. These skates require only about one-third of i t fo*- walking .. ..—m* CRIMINAL / (LS IN SUP_E COURT Reinhardt Case Given Hearing at Lincoln—No Decision Announced to Date. Lincoln, Neb, Sept. 22.—The appefe. of Louis Reinhardt from a conviction on the charge of adultery with his wife’s sister, Minnie Lee, was submit ted to the supreme court today. Rein hardt is a prosperous farmer living near Coleridge, in Cesar county, 12 miles from Hartington. The girl's story was, that while she was living with the family in the fall of 1915, Reinhardt during the absence of his wife at the sewing circle, by ca jolery and promises, and against her will had relations with her which re sulted in the birth of a child the follow ing June. His wife and her mother testified that the girl had told them that a fellow In Coleridge was respon sible, but the mother said, on cross ex amination, that the girl also said Louis had told her to say this and that if she told on him he would go to the peni tentiary. The girl is 19 years old. Reinhardt steadily denied the chares, and rather than spend three months in the county jail, as sentenced, appealed. His attorney Insisted to the court that the girl’s story was preposterous In that If she has four times been ravished, as she stated, she would have complained to somebody before her child was born. It was also contended that as her story that she was never away from the Reinhardt home over night during the time she claimed these things happened, was contradicted by others, it proved her entire story was false. The appeal of Macario Romero, sen fenced for life for the murder of an Omaha railway company watchman In its Douglas county yards, was also sub mitted. Romero confessed that he fired the shot that killed Cross,’ but repudi ated this as having been secured by fear and force. His attorney contended that he was forced by another drunken Mexican to accompany him, that he had no gun and that as he ran away before the killing by a companion he could not be held for murder under the law that makes It first degree murder to kill a lruy? yhUe engaged in the commission sufficient to warrant indictment, some sensations are promised. OBJECT TO APPOINTING ATTORNEY TO VACANCY Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—The board of county commissioners of Thomas county secured a hearing today before the supreme court in a case where the district court said they had to approve the bond of S. L. O'Brien as county at torney. He had been appointed to fill a vacancy and, as this was not filled when the term expired, he claims the right to hold over. The board says It rejected his application for reappoint ment, on the ground that he had not only neglected to enforce the law against illegal sales of liqnor, but had been associating with the county judge, Whose place at Thedford was once raided and a large amount’of liquor se cured. They said that if they had to re appoint him on the techinality asserted, they would have to fire him the next day because pf his actions while in of fice. GRAND JURY TO*HEAR CASES OF SEDITION Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—Federal Dis trict Judge Munger, at the instance of the district attorney, has called a grand jury for Lincoln, on October 8. One meets at Omaha next Monday. These Will be the most important sessions ever held by ^federal grand jury. A number of cases against men who have violated the federal law in their acts and utter ances with respect to the war and the president will be investigated. Some of these meri, who are said to be prominent in their home communi ties, have not been arrested because the government officials were convinced they would not leave the state and could be had any time. If the evidence is of a crime. BOO VETERANS WOULD GO TO VICKSBURG REUNION Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—Nearly 900 veterans have signified to the gover nor’s office that they desire to accept the invitation to attend the blue and gray reunion at Vicksburg, in October, the state to pay railroad fare. As only about BOO round trip tickets can be pur chased with the 225,000 appropriated by the legislature, word Is being sent out that the excess In the average coat found by dividing the 225,000 among all who will go, must be paid by the veterans whp take the trip. IOWA STATE NEWS. »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦ »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦'♦♦+»♦ f HERE’S 5 GENERATIONS 4 f WHO HAVE SERVED IN 4 4 WARS OF UNCLE SAM * Marshaltown, la., Sept. 21.—Although there is nothing unusual in the enlist ment of a young man in Jhese days, it is quite out of the ordinary for the young man to be of the fifth generation of his family to answer his country's call. Elton H. Bennett, a native of Fort Madison, la., and a grandson of Quar termaster H. J. Bennett, of the Iowa BOldiers’ home, has enlisted in the navy at Bos Angeles, Cal., according to word just received here by his grandparents. He completes the chain of family rep resentatives in his country’s wars. Not only did his two grandfathers, Bennett and Brookover, serve in the civil war, but his greatgrandfather, Daniel Ben nett, was also a veteran of that war. The young man’s great greatgrand father. Asa Bennett, was In the war of 1812, and his two great great great grandfathers, Bennett and Harris, were in the revolutionary war. Although not in direct line of ancestry, young Ben nett’s uncle, Harry Brookover, repre sented the family In the Spanish-Amer ican war. ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH HOLDS TWO WEEK’S MISSION SERVICE LeMars, la., Sept. 21.—Monseignor W. A. Pape, pastor of SL Joseph’s Cath olic church, assisted by Rev. Peter Maas, of SL Bouts, and Rev. W. Stein back, of Kansas City, is holding a two weeks' mission service here. The ser vices this week are for women only and next week they will be for men only. Preparations are being made in both Catholic churches here for confirming large classes in October. GEORGE—Evert Tutje. of Grant town ship, last week traded his quarter section farm near George for a half section farm in Osceola county, paying *165 for the Osceola farm and receiving *250 for the Byon county farm. The next day Charles Eberllne, of Dale township, bought the Byon county quarter for *240 per acre. This was a cash deal. One of Mr. Eber llne's sons will farm the place next year. This gives him 720 acres of Byon county land. GEORGE!—Fred Schmidt, of near George, is spending *12.000, or more than the original price of the farm, for nett farm buildings on his place In Wheeler township. SUPREME COURT HEARS FRUM-LEAMER CONTEST Frtun Asks Recount of Ballots for Office Won by Learner by 13 Votes. • Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—The contest of S. T. Frum for the office of county attorney of Dakota county, now held by George W. Learner, was heard by the supreme court Tuesday afternoon. From was defeated at the last elec tion by Learner by 13 votes, and is Beeldng a recount. He charges In his petition that votes were illegally counted for Learner that shonld have been counted for himself, and that others were counted for Learner that should not have been. He makes no specific allegations, and Learner contends that it is merely a dragnet affair, conducted with the hope that a recount might seat contestant and unsupported by any evidence. No necessity exists for a recount, as Mr. Learner views it, and no legal reason has been assigned, he asserts, for ordering one. Governor Neville re cently-appointed Judge R. E. Evans as special prosecutor for the county in cases brought under the prohibitory law, because he was not satisfied with Learner’s handling of them. LONG STRING OF CHARGES AGAINST AUEN ENEMY Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—Because he declared that Germany is in the right, and that this eountry.shonld never have entered the war, and also because he is an alien enemy and likewise a de serter, because he refused to appear for examination when ordered, Walter Henrick Krohnert has been ordCfed in terned for the duration of the war. The president’s warrant directs his in carceration at Fort Douglas, Utah. Rudolph Bickert, another alien enemy, who lived in Cass county, and who had been denouncing the nation’s par ticipation in the war and eulogizing the kaiser’s government, has been or dered to bear Krohnert company. NEBRASKA TROOPS BEGIN MOVE TO CAMP FUNSTON Lincoln, Neb„ Seprt 22.—Nebraska’s second quota under the selective serv- | ice act Wednesday started to entrain tor Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kan., j for training preparatory to embarka- ' tion overseas. 'Hie total movement of troops from this state to the camp will amount to 3,274 men, the entrain ing being carried out through the rest of the week. PRISONER SEEKS RELEASE THROUGH SUPREME COURT Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—The appeal of Carl B. Whitcomb, convicted in j Adams county, of shooting with intent j to kill, has been filed In the supreme court. Whitcomb engaged in a duel with Sheriff W. A. Cole, when the j latter sought to serve him with papers, dispossessing him from the land he oc- ! cupied. He shot at the sheriff eight times and injured him so severely that the latter had to have a leg amputated. Whitcomb was sentenced to serve from one to seven years, and is now in the state’s prison. 4 444 4 44 4444444 » 44 ♦ 44 4 4,44 4 » 4 STATE BANKING BOARD 4 ’ SAYS "NOTHING DOING” 4 4 TO BANK APPLICATION. 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.—The state banking board has written “nothing do ing" over the application of J. L. Win ter, J. H. Barry and H. E. Winter for a charter for a new bank at Ashland. The men are directors of a bank at Ceresco that has not paid all of its spe cial assessments to the deposit guaranty fund and this is the reason assigned for the board’s action. Last November the board ordered a special assessment levied for the pur pose of bringing up each bank’s contri bution to the 1 per cent of deposits. A number of banks organized to resist paying it all at once. They offered to do so in installments. The Ceresco bank was ordered to pay 31,693, but has in sisted on paying in installments, which poyr total 3160. Halt a dozen others are in the same position. The board granted charters to the Farmers State bank, of Piattsmouth, capital 360,000; Antioch State bank, 310,000 capital, and Security State ■ bank, of Arnold, capital 326,000. I MATRIMONIAL BUREAU TIE 13 BROKEN BY COURT JUDGE Columbus, Neb., Sept. 22.—A mar riage resulting from a three-days’ ac quaintance through a matrimonial bu reau ended in a divorce wlier^ Judge George H. Thomas granted a decree to Henry Boettcher, against his wife, Minnie Boettcher. Hearing of the case had previously occupied a day and a half. Mrs. Boettcher was the plaintiff, but the evidence convinced the judge that her husband was the one who had suffered most, so the defendant was granted the decree on his answer and cross petition. The testimony was spicy to a degree seldom heard in a district court room, and the judge an nounced that if the law had given him the power to enjoin both from marry ing again he would be tempted to exert that right. RANCH OF 2,240 ACRES SOLD FOR $240,465 Bierce, Neb., Sept. 22.—The sale of 2,240 acres of Pierce county land at pub lic auction took place wben the “Grass lands,” the ranch belonging to Robert Lucas was sold to a number of small investors. The average price obtained was $107.35 per acre and the total pro ceeds were $240,465. All of the laffd ex cept 275 fSSres was purchased by Pierce county people. This is the largest sale of land ever held in the county and has established new prices for farm land. ORCHARD-Ed Ashford for three weeks past has been vainly searching for trace of his 17-year-old son, Guy, who sud denly disappeared. Thinking that the boy had joined the army or navy the dis tracted parents spent every effort to dis cover his whereabouts. The young man rode a horse to Clearwater, put It In a stable. Instructed the keeper it would be called for and wrote a card to his par ents that the horse was at that place. Word was received from him this week that he Is running a tractor engine at Long Pine. PIERCE—When he saw his mother. Mrs. Prank Pllger, fall down the basement stairs and rendered unconscious, little 9 year-old Claude Pllger had the presence of mind to phone to his father's bank for help. His parent not being In, the young ster summoned a doctor by phone, who speedily relieved the injured woman. RUSHVILLE—Rex Truman, formerly assistant county agent In Box Butte county, has be<;n elected county agent of this county by the Sheridan County Farm Bureau. Mr. Truman begins work at once, and It is expected that the gov ernment will approve this appointment in I the near future. ■■■ —— -— HALLER REPLIES TO SEDITION CHARGES Metcalfe Conies Back and Says Real Charge Has Not Been Denied—Not to Resign. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.—Regent Frank Haller broke silence long enough to declare that he never, either before the war or since, has done anything, either by deed, thought or word that is d'doyal to the nation. In reply, Rich ' -r(! L. Metcalfe, his accuser, says that he made no denial of the real charge against him, and renews his demand that he resign as regent of the state |iniversity. Mr. Haller’s statement is: ; “Not in answer to attacks made on me, but because I feel it due the citi feens of this state who made me regent Of the university, I deny that either be fore we entered the war or after have I in thought, word or deed been dis loyal to the United States. "I will not concede to any man, whether native bom as I am or foreign born, a higher standard of American ism than mine. I am doing all 1 can and will continue to do all I can to up hold the administration and the govern ment of the United States to which I yield absolute loyalty and allegiance. "I refuse to advertise what I have done to help along the Red Cross, the' Liberty bond, and other war campaigns 1 may with propriety say that It has been my business for more than a quar ter of a century to promote the yield and conserve the agricultural products of the state of Nebraska and It is a matter of public record that as soon as war was declared, without waiting to be called, X began my active service along these lines and shall continue the fame so long as the war may last, alike Indifferent to praise or blame. F. I* Haller.” j«r. Metcalfe replied: "Frank Haller does not, and of course cannot, deny that he is the author of the Infamous letters appearing over the [ signature of ‘Patricia Newcomb.' Those letters were not only pro-German, but j they were distinctly anti-American. ! They belittled our country, its purpose, Its achievements, and its character. They predicted wholesale destruction pf ammunition plants in this country fn the event we went to war with Ger many. They compared the German pouth with the American youth to the marked disadvantage of the latter,, charging that our brave boys were ef feminate due to the ‘sissy influence of ,he women teachers.’ They said that in the event of anyone traveling on the seas and being blown up, as was later done in the case of the Lusitania, We would all say, ‘It served them right.’ “Never In the history of newspaner literature have more outrageous attacks been made upon the country by a man who had grown rich in that country and lived under its protection. “The attacks themselves were bad enough, but the peculiar manner in which they were made, the author hid ing as he did behind petticoats to make them, makes his conduct all the more reprehensible. "If Haller had any consideration for the university, he would retire imme diately. He may be able to stand It, but the university cannot stand it, and the people of Nebraska will not stand it. He will be driven from the presi dency of the board of regents by the power of an aroused public sentiment.” PROSECUTOR AND REPORTER TO WAR; CASE IS DROPPED Hyannis, Neb., Sept 2L—Owing to the fact that County Attorney Fetter man and the district court reporters have both gone to war, Lemuel Jones, of Grant county, will not have his ap peal ease passed upon by the supreme court at its present sitting. Jones was convicted in the district court for horse stealing, and received a light sentence. The charge against him was that he stole one of two horses he had just sold to obtain funds to pay the expenses of his mother’s funeral. The state charged that after Jones had sold the horses, he went back, believing himself to have been worsted in the deal and took one of the animals back with him. He claimed that he had received per mission from the man to whom he had sold the animal that he could take it if he left the money with a neighbor. The county attorney was unable to secure the transcript of testimony in order to present the case before leaving for the front. REED CLARIFIES POINTS OF PROHIBITORY LAW Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.—Answering an inquiry from the county attorney of Richardson county as to whether it was a violation of the prohibitory law for a man to go to St. Joseph and get a. case of beer and bring it into Ne braska for personal use, if on the jour ney he crossed a corner of "dry” Kan sas, Attorney General Reed says that It is. The point raised is that because It came into Nebraska from Kansas it was not a violation of tjie iaw which, prohibits shipments from "wet” states' into a “dry” one. Using an auto to bring booze into the state is prohibited. SUGGESTS USE OF WHOLE WHEAT TO SAVE FLOUR Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.—Because the use of whole wheat would save one seventh more of the wheat crop for human use, and because it is of great dietetic value, the use of whole wheat is urged in Emergency Bulletin No. 18, just issued by the agricultural ex tension service of the University ef Ne br8£k&. In the milling of 100 pounds of wheat, about 72 pounds appear as white flour In the finished product, says the bulletin. The remaining 28 pounds go Into shorts and bran, which are not used for human food. Furthermore, whole wheat flour contains more of the inorganic salts and recently discovered I J'food principles” than does white flour, ' and hence it is more valuable as a food. SANTEE INDIAN AGENCY WILL BE TRANSFERRED Creighton, Neb., Sept. 21.—Word has reached here that the government has decided to discontinue the agency for the Santee Indians at Santee, and the office will be transferred to Greenwood. L. B. Crew and County Attorney Peter son went to Santee recently to invest igate the feasibility of taking over the land and buildings from the government and making use of them as a poor farm for Knox county. One hundred and sixty acres of land and numerous sub stantial buildings comprise the agency, and it would be most desirable for a poor farm. CHARGE WINNEBAGO MAN WITH BURNING HIS NEW RESIDENCE Ponder, Neb., Sept. 21.—August Mickish, of Winnebago, is in the county jail charged with the burning of his new $2,000 home. The house burned some time ago and authorities discov ered cans of coal oil and gasoline scat tered around the burning dwelling. Mickish was found fully dressed in the middle of the night when the fire took place. The county attorney accused him ot burning the place, but he denied tha charge. J Jaspar T. Darling Declares He Believes He Was Made Tool of German Plotters in Opposing War. MAGAZINE SHOWN PAID Senator, Disclosing Receipt of Money From Von Bernstorff, Declares Germany’s Al lies Help in Plot. Washington, Sop*. 24.—Senator King, of Utah, read into the Senate record today correspondence and photographic copies of checks to show payments aggregating $6,500 by the German embassy here, to the Fair Play Publishing company, with receipts signed by Marcus Braum and J. P. Bryan. Senator King did not disclose the •ource of his documents, but vouched for their authencity. They also ehowed payments by the Austrian embassy to • nnall foreign language newspapers. All the payments were for propaganda. Allies Aiding Germany. "We -will soon have to recognize,” he said, "a state of war with Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey because they are siding Germany and using their in fluence against ns.” Other revelations, he predicted, would be made of the “sinister and slimy course of German diplomacy in this and other countries." “Many more revelations will come of the intrigue and criminal conspiracies of which Germany and also of Austria Hungary for the purpose of embroil ing this country in a war with other nations," he said. "Efforts have been made to stir up the people of this country against Japan. I think we win learn the source of very much of that pctlvity.” Among the letters were some signed by Baron Zwiedinek. former charge of the Austrian embassy, transmitting checks for Polish and Rumanian news papers, and also from the Austrian vice consul at New York. When the Utah senator concluded in serting the correspondence, the Senate adjourned until Monday. Chicago, Sept. 24.—Jasper T. Dar ling, one-time president of the Ameri can Embargo conference, aroused by the revelations made by the state de partment regarding former Ambas sador Von Bernstorff, in a signed statement today said he was convinced that he had been made the tool of German plotters. Darling, long prominent in O. A. R. circles, said that he was convinced h« was selected and misled by the plotter* because of his reputation for patriot ism. He said that the source of money was always a mystery to him and that a great deal of it passed through his hands in opposing the export of muni tions and other acts which he feared would draw the United States into the war. Washington, D. C., Sept. 24.—Chair man Flood, of the House foreign af fairs committee, declared today- after conferring with Secretary Lansing that he thought there probably would be a House investigation of Count von Bernstorff s plans to influence congress by spending $50,OOP, as revealed in his dispatches to Berlin. After his conference with Chairman Flood, Secretary Lansing authorized the following statement: “If there is any misunderstanding I wish to say very emphatically 1 do not see how the Bernstorff message in any way reflects upon congress or any member.” Washington, D. C., Sept. 24.—A con gressional investigation of former Am bassador Bernstorffs slush fund de pends upon President Wilson. Leaders of both houses are eager for it, as a result of the state department's expose. None of the leaders desires to oppose the activities of the state department. In view of the fact that the president wants congress to quit soon and go home, it is probable that the White House will have little sympathy for the proposed investigation. Talk Probe of German Papers. There is a strong sentiment for a probe of foreign language newspapers which have continued publication in Bpite of the fact that subscriptions and advertising has fallen off. One senator Baid he could tell of one check signed by Von Bernstorff himself which had been given to an eastern newspaper. If the investigation is made it wilt prob ably take the following course: Summoning of foreign language news papers to show the source of their in comes. Summoning clergymen of German churches. Possible quizzing of some members of congress. Washington, I). C.. Sept. 22.—With public men generally agreed that the 150,000 wanted by Ambassador von Bernstorff to influence congress, was but a fragment of the huge sums which the German government spent here to carry on its intrigues and to influence public opinion. Little doubt was entertained today that one or both houses would order an Investigation. Members of both bodies take the position in most in stances that the honor of congress is attacked in a way that will make it necessary to investigate in order to meet nubile sentiment. At the same time it is realized that the tracing of a “yellog dog” fund really Is such a task as a committee of congress can uot thoroughly probe it. As Senator Husting says, it is a mat ter for •'intensive” inquiry through the channels of the secret service. In spite of talk ob Congressman Hef lin and some others, there is much doubt whether there has been any di rect corruption of members. Rather, it is believed, this German money went for propaganda, for lobbying, for pah licity, for spies and secret agents, and ail those expenditures which the un derground methods of Germany would require. Should an investigation take the scope which it is possible for it to take, it might be disclosed with some ac curacy how much money Germany has distributed in this country. TTie gen eral belief is that it was many millions.