Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEIL FRONTIER
ft H. CHONiN. Publisher.
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Following la the peroration of a
Speech delivered In an Intercollegiate
*m tori cal contest in central Kentucky,
: M96: "Standing upon the last decade
Ift the grandest century ever measured
py the flight of worlds, 1 dipt into
the future as far as human eye could
pee; saw the vision of the world and
the wonder that would be’; saw the
American continent united in the
grandest confederacy ever formed;
p“w It the great sun of the solar sys
tem of nations around which all re
volved, giving life and liberty to each
pad prosperity and happiness to all;
paw its ports filled with the argosies
*f commerce; Its brow blooming with
•he wreath of science; the breath of
heaven blessing its flag; yet, in the
vigor and buoyancy at youth, scorn
ing pessimism and. decay, marching
pver onward to the accomplishment of
Its grand and glorious destiny.
A train of barges dsiven by motor
traction recently reached the Begent’c
canal with loads of caal from the Mid
lands In England. These were the first
motor barges to navigate the English
canals for any distance, and the be
ginning o£ a development which the
board of trade is wattdiing with inter
act. In th^r journey of 160 miles from
Cannock Chase to h't, George's wharf.
King’s Cross, the motor barges navi
gated seven different canals, and man
aged all tho-tocks with ease, leaving the
horses on the towpath panting after
them In vain, Thp motive power is a
(mail motor driven' by a mixture of par
affin and. petrol. This is fixed to the
•tern, and can bo transferred from one
barge to another In a few minutes.
Those who have made carful study
•f the nutritive properties of various
grains and foods, agree that white corn
W the most satlsfactlry. it Is also the
Cheapest. Figures quoted by the Lit
erary -Digest, show that one pound of
fornmeal, hominy, or grits is equal In
rood value to one pound of wheat flour,
one pound of rice, one and one-half
j .„;:ds of cheese, two and three-quar
ter pounds of round steak, two dozen
Oggs. one half peck of potatoes, six
pints of milk. 'The south knows and
Mlpreciates the value of white corn for
table use; why not the north, the cast
Mid the west.?"
The war has shut off the European
trade in firecrackers and fireworks
generally out of Hong-Kong, but the
United States continues to take per
haps $250,000 worth of such goods out
Bf the Hong-Kong field annually. The
trade the last year has been hampered
by high freights and particularly by a
lack of service of sailing ships from
Hong-Kong to New York. Usually there
ere sailing ships on the berth in Hong
Kong, for the east coast of the United
States, and because of the cheap
►eights and other advantages they of
fer they almost invariably carry a largo
fuantity of firecrackers for the Amer
ican market.
Dr. Toyokichl lyenga, director of
Bast and West News Bureau, says
Japanese trade has reached the billion
Mark. Her investments in bonds and
botes of the entente powers total $300,
#00,000. Gold reserve In the bank of
Japan and tho government vaults
amount to $400,000,000. Japan has
Cleared the oriental trade routes, but
there Is no chance of her sending
troops to the battlefields. To trans
port 1,000,000 Japanese soldiers, 1,000
Bccan going ships of 4,000 tons each
would be required. Japan has only 70
Bblps of 6,000 tons or more.
The mummy of a sacred cat from
Mi‘ Egyptian temple and a part of the
private collection of Dr. J. William
White, has been placed on exhibition la
:he Pennsylvania university museum,
tfrs. White has presented to the mu
Mttm the entire collection of archaeol
ogical and ethnological subjects coi
BCted by Dr. White in his world tours.
Phe mummy of the cat Is supposed to
>• from some temple and is in perfect
lendition, though it bears no marks
chich would serve to Identify it with
iny particular temple.
Iie Somme battlefield Is described
a veritable Junkman's paradise."
ntains of wine bottles are piled
along the roada and In the billets
lerly occupied by German officers.
<e bottles are worth 25 to 30 cents
. Old Iron, steel and lead are be
permltted to rust, with no attempt
alvage it, because the advancing
s cannot spare the lime and men.
ilsands of miles of barbed wire are
ut» noj even, runted.. ,
is said the largest tree known. In
mess. Is a portly decayed chestnut
icily, which is 66 feet across. The
lean cypress and the oriental plane
> reached 40 feet. This puts the
tornia big tree and the baobob in
background, but the big tree is of
ter bulk in cornpfned height and
> and The baobob is thickest in re
in to height.
iltiroore, Md., has a new police offl
lalled the anil-noise policeman. The
ety for the Suppression of Unnec
ry Noises was founded in 1905 by
Isaac H. Rice; since that time,
1c opinion has been In favor of
pulsory noise elimination, although
ities have not been so progressive
lattimore.
ic United States steamer Minne
1s recemly carried the first cargo
) years up the Mississippi river to
aeapolis. This trip marks the be
ing of the general use of the river
lavenport, Rock island and Moline
>rv in cooperation with the Missis
; Valley Wat.rwaya association.
ie admiralty court awarded $332.
<>r salving the steamer San Onofre,
n got Into difficulties In the lee
i of the north Atlantic in March,
The steamer Ashtabula which as
j In the salvage was awarded $182.
rn t the San Gregorio received
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the parable of the sower the Lord
m to grains of wheat which In good
nd produced a hundredfold
ibew rtil, 3.) The common tritlcum
rc will sometimes produce 1U0
■pkjns to the car.
■Hfereeti uniforms have replaced white
■hes among British hospital surgeons,
■nd British hospitals are also being
■lied in green instead of white because
■pr color is easier on the eyes of pa
■tesperiments Are to be made at Hon
■V*| y Ha waii, with the fiber of banana
■atl-n In. tho manufacture of bags for
■lipping sugar. The necessary ma
■ n,-ry was brought from the United
Cr tho sheriff and his deputies at
Cal., had been routed by a
I. ’A'. W.’s Mrs. Louis Do
armed with a broomstick, rout
rowd single handed.
States exported
mica is an ' dyes amounting to I
0, approximately $97,009,900 ]
of the previous year’s ex- {
UNY INDICTED BY
THE FEDERAL JURY
Benjamin Warbleton, of Broken
Bow, Held for Threatening
President Wilson.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 1.—The rederei
grand jury, which hnr bean In session
since Monday, has adjourned, returning
Indictments of a state-wide scope on
Charges ranging from thievery tu
threatening the life of the president.
Benjamin Warbleton, Broken Bow,
was Indicted on a charge of expressing
treasonable utterances against the
president and the war. Mack Denny,
Antelope county, and John Donner,
Knox county, were others Indicted on
like charges.
Other indictments returned and the
alleged offenses are:
Charles Dixon. Grand Island, unlaw
fully having opium in his possession;
Hazen Rouiilard, Bonis Walker, George
Bawrencc, Knox county, Introducing
liquor Into Indian territorj ; John
Kavalsky, Douglas county, failure to
register; Harold Desmond, alias Harold
Johnson, Douglas county, robbing post
office; Iowa Crow and Bouis Baker,
Thurston county, Introducing liquor
into Indian territory; John Bear and
Rattle James, Thurston county, intro
ducing liquor into Indian territory;
Harry Collins. Douglas county, selling
morphine, indicted on two counts;
John Bowman, Platte county, having In
possession and passing counterfeit
eoins, indicted on three counts; Goldie
Butler and Belle Alexander, Douglas
eounty, theft of interstate freight;
Maurice Bonergon, Douglas county,
breaking seal on railroad car.
Three Indictments were returned on
a charge of violating the Mann act.
They are: Charles A. Neil, Douglas
county, charged with bringing Melisse
G. Thompson from Kansas City to Om
aha, indicted on two counts; Gee G.
Donovan, on a charge of bringing Ida
Jolstead from Connor Falls, Minn., to
Omaha, indicted on two counts;
Charles Briggs and W. T. Brothers, on
a charge of bringing Henrietta Wallace
from Davenport, la, to Omaha, In
dicted on five counts.
FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE
OF NEBRASKA IS DEAD
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.—Monaoh B.
Reese, former chief justice of the Ne
braska suprome court, dean of the Uni
versity of Nebraska law school and
prominent politician, died hero late yes
terday, after a short Illness. Judge
Reese was born In Mncoumpln county,
Illinois, 78 years ago. He came to Ne
braska in 1871 and from that time was
prominent In state affairs, holding a
position on the supreme court bench
during two periods of six and seven
years, nine years of that time as chief
justice^ For the last two years he has
been engaged in the practice of law.
Judge Reese is survived by a son, Har-,
ry A, Reese, and a daughter, Mrs,
Charles Hanford, of Lincoln.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-A report Just Is
sued by the federal farm loan board
shows that the Omaha district had Aug
ust loan applications totaling $1,376,000, of
which $670,000 are In Nebraska, $393,600 In
South Dakota. $306,976 In Wyoming and
$301,600 In Iowa. Ix>ans approved during
the month were; Nebraska, $894,860; Wyo
ming, $146,300; Iowa, $138,000; South Dakota,
$248,200, The total amount of loans closed
during August was $196,340 and the total
of loans closed by the district up to Sep
tember 1 amounted to $386,890.
AINSWORTH—Rufus S. Jones, an old
settler, living out near the Niobrara river,
Is dead at the age of 76 years. He was
born in Illinois and served In tho 151st Rll
nols Infantry during the civil war. In 1866
he was married to Miss Mercy Taylor,
and In 1883 located in Brown county. Neb.
He wa* a prominent farmer and stock
man of this county.
LINCOLN—Secretary of State Poo! Is
being bombarded with letters from cor
porations which failed to pay their annual
occupation tax beforo It became delin
quent and which now desire the penalty
to be omitted. Mr. Pool will Insist upon
the payment of tax and penalty.
HOWE- Members of the local aid so
ciety have organized a chapter of the
Red Cross at this place. A large part of
the women and girls in the neighborhood
have joined and work on mufflers and
other wearing apparel for the soldiers Is
being rushed as rapidly as possible.
LINCOLN—One ease of Infantile paral
ysis has been reported to the state health
department at Geneva. Tho usual pre
cautions are being taken.
GEN. PERSHING REPORTS
TWO AMERICANS DEAD
Washington Sept. 29.—Two more
deaths among the American troop;
abroad were unnouneed today In a
cablegram from Major General Per
ching.
Private W. C. Sullivan, of an Infantry
regiment, died September 24, of cerebro
spinal meningitis.
Benjamin Heyward, a stevedore, died
September 24, of heart disease.
CAMP NEWSPAPER OCTOBER 8.
Washington, 1). C., Sept. 29.—"Trench
end Camp,” the weekly newspaper to
uo printed for every army can p through
.nationwide cooperation of newspaper
publishers, will make its first appear
ince on Monday, October 8. The paper
will be published under the uuspices
»f the national war work council of tho
Y. M. C. A,
FLYER TEACHER SHOT DOWN.
Belleville. III.. Sept. 29,—J C. Couct
civilian Instructor at Scottfleld, the
United States army aviation field here,
Hying with a student over Silver Creek,
near the aviation field, was fired upon’
while in the air. The bullet, fired by an
unseen assailant, penetrated the radia
tor of the machine, forcing the airmen
to make a quick landing.
EMMANUEL SEES FRENCH FRONT
Paris, Sept. 29.—King Victor Em
manuel of Italy has Just completed a
three days’ visit to the French battle
front with President Poincare. The
party visited the reconquered portion
of Alsace and the battle fields of Ver
dun, Reims, the Champagne sector,
Noyon, Chauny und Ham. The Italian
king's visit was made in return to that
of President Poincare, who last month
inspected the Italian front.
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.
New York. Sept. 29.—The ac tual con
dition of clearing house batiks and
trust companies for (he week shows
that they hold 977,012,120 reserve In ex
cess of legal requirements. This is a
decrease -of 95.742,400 from last week.
EX-POLICEMAN KILLS SUPERIOR.
Fort Worth. Tex., Sept. 29.—Edward
Parsley, police commissioner, was shot
and killed in his private office in the
city hall by J. K. Yates, former police
inspector, who In, turn was shot to
death by a group of officers after he
had barricaded himself in the com
missioner’s office- __ US-- >
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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MAY CHARGE VIOLATION
NEBRASKA ANTIPASS LAW
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—The Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad has laid itself open to a heavy
fine for a violation of the Nebraska
antipass law, as the members of the
state railway commission view It. The
company e.mployed a shorthand re
porter in Omaha, one W. Whitaker, to
take the testimony in a matter relat
ing to a claim against the railroad for
an accident. He wa , furnished a pass
from Omaha to the town and back
again. His name appeared in the
monthly report and the commission
wrote to find out about it. The com
mission has written a letter to the
management calling attention to the
fact that the law prohibits it from
issuing free transportation to anyone
Who does not devote the major part of i
his time to the business of the com
pany and that Whitaker does not come
within the exceptions. It mustn't do it
again.
EIGHTEEN INDICTED FOR
FAILURE TO REGISTER
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29.—Eighteen
Nebraska men were Indicted here by
the federal grand Jury on charges of
failure to register for the selective
draft. Three men, Benjamin Warble-'
ton, Mark Denny and John Donner,
were indicted for alleged threatening
the life of the president. Tho language
mentioned In the indictment as having
been used by them^la of a violent sort.
NORFOLK—The organization of a
Itranch of the National Public Welfare
league, which has to do with the protec
tion of the young from evil Influences,
Is proposed in Norfolk aa part of a state
wide campaign which Is now being con
Sucted. Two field secretaries are now
it work in Nebraska and another will
t>e placed in the state the 1st of October
to assist in the work, which it is hoped,
will be extended to every important city
Hid town in the state. Frank G. Wilcox
Is now working at West Point and Wisner
»nd it is hoped to Becure his attendance
here at a meeting to be held soon to
further the cause.
OMAHA—Edward L. Burke has been ap
pointed by Federal Food Administrator
wattles as chairman of the live stock
committee of the state. The first of the
duties of the committee will be to look
after the redistribution of live stock on
the farms. Activities along the line of
live stock and violations of the food law
as pertains to live stock will be handled
by this committee, co-operating with Di
rector Pugsley, of the agricultural college
extension work, and the county farm
agents.
| LINCOLN—So successful have been tho
patriotic meetings thus far held In vari
ous parts of the state by the county
councils of defense that the state council
is preparing a program for a big patriotic
drive to include all parts of the state
during the next few months. The services
of a dozen or more good orators have
been offered the council, and It has de
termined to bring tbs facts of the war
home to the people by sending these men
out wherever desired.
LINCOLN—The Adams Express com
pany gross receipts for the past year on
Nebraska business were $582,322, compared
with $478,615 tho year before, according to
Its report to Secretary of State Pool. The
2 per cent state tax will be $11,646, com
pared with $9,573 the past year. The state
collected $22,000 last year from the three
express companies, and officials expect
$27,000 this year, on aocount of increased
gross receipts.
NORFOLK—Mrs. J. W. Ransom has
been Invited to serve on the woman’s na
tional committee of the American Defense
society and has accepted the Invitation.
Her appointment as a member of this
important committee Is expected to reach
Norfolk within a short time.
HASTINGS—The county potato crop Is
so bountlfnl that farmers are offering
spuds In wagonload lota as low aa 90
cents per bushel.
HASTINGS—Twenty-five dollars reward
was offered by the school board today for
the apprehension of thieves who burglar
ized the Hastings high school building.
The Bame offenders, probably boys, also
broke Into the Carnegie library, tak
ing about $1 in change from the drawer.
From the high school $2.81 was stolen.
The Alcott ward school was also plun
dered.
LONDONERS MARVEL
AT AMERICAN TROOPS
By United Press.
London (by mail). Sept. 6.—The
American soldier is a new type to the
English and they are still marveling
over the "race" that their former col
ony is producing.
The appearance of a Sammy is al
ways the signal for craning of necks
and Interested comment. Here are some
of the things the London newspapers
are saying ubout that strange breed,
the American Sammy:
“Men of the typical American
physique; staunch, hefty, clean cut,
built for pace and power alike.”
"Nearly all of them had the brown,
keen eyed faces of open air men. They
walk with that easy, careless vigor,
contemptuous of ‘spit and polish’ In
the west the human unit is a man—and
—a—horse, anti they are never quite
reconciled to walking.”
"These westerners ore numerous—
they look far ahead, across unseen
horizons. They don’t march—rather,
they saunter.
"Many of them come straight from
the west and wear pistols swinging
handily at their hips,” says another re
porter who has evidently gained his
Impression of westeners from American
wild west movies.
ADDITIONAL FOOD HELD
FOR USE IN AMERICA
Washington. D. C„ Sept. 28.—A vir
tual embargo on the export of certain
foodstuffs and feeds lias been declared
by the exports administrative board
In adding a list of articles to those al
ready denied shipment, except where
their export will contribute to the con
duct of the war.
The commodities added are food
gvains and feed grains, oil cake and
meal, animal fats, vegetable oils and
soap, caustic soda and certain ma
chinery.
JfUY DES MOINES STORE.
Des Moines, la.. Sept. 28.—The E. &
W. Clothing company, which owns a
store in Sioux City, today bought the
Mark Johnson clothing store in Des
Moines. Johnson has been in business
here 28 years.
GARRY HEADS FLEET SHIPPING.
Washington, Sept. 28.—Edward F. Car
ry, a car manufacturer of Chicago, was
today made director of operations for
the shipping board. He will be directly
in charge of the government's merchant
fleet.
POWER AND PHONE
COMPANIES CUSH
Right to Use Highways of State
Is Being Fought Before the
Railway Commission.
Idncoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Power and
light transmission companies and tele
phone companies in northeastern Ne
braska clashed before the state railway
commission over the possession of
highways. The Nebraska Electric com
pany. an Iowa corporation, which has
built a plant at Creighton and will
build others, has undertaken to supply
the electric power and light needs of
that section of the state. Most of the
smaller telephone companies are of the
old type grounded line systems, and
the high tension wires of the trans
mission lines make these almost un
workable through induction when they
occupy the same highways.
The telephone companies say they
were on the highways first, that the
people they serve are satisfied with the
service given them and do not want to
pay higher rates and that it is the duty
of the transmission companies to re
build them Into metallic line systems.
The transmission companies declare
there is nothing in the law or in equity
that requires them to do anything of
the sort; that the telephone companies
have no monopoly of the highways and
that the commission should recognize
the fact that they are trying to give
service over obsolete systems of wire
communication and make them rebuild
their lines.
The commissioners suggested that
the transmission companies could take
other highways, but they replied that
the telephone companies occupied ail
of the good, direct roads, and as they
must constantly patrol and repair their
lines they had to have roads that could
be traversed by machines. The com
mission indicated that it sided with the
transmission lines.
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NEBRASKANS DEMAND
UNALLOYED LOYALTY
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Residents of
Butte, Boyd county Nebraska, it is
learned have demanded the resignation
from office A. H. Tingle, county at
torney, and J. N. Fuller, clerk of the
district court, alleging that the men
are in sympathy with Germany. The
demand was made at a mass meeting
of several hundred persons Saturday
night at which the two county offi
cers were called before the meeting and
forced to promise to resign, swear al
legiance to the United States govern
ment and kiss the flag. Others In the
city who were suspected of Germanic
sympathies were also taken from their
homes and made to kiss the flag, after
which all the suspecta were made to
march at the head of a parade and sing
patriotic songs.
A large American flag was nailed to
the door of the residence of the county
attorney during the evening, this, it is
said, being the first time that he has
allowed the display of the national em
blem from his home since the declara
tion of war.
OMAHA’S FALL FESTIVAL
OPENED ON WEDNESDAY
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29.—Ak-Sar-Ben's
fall festival is on. Ten days of fun
and amusement. Here Is the program:
Worthman’s carnival—Every day, 11
a. m. to 11 p. m.
National Swine Exhibit—Week of
October 3 to 10.
Wednesday Evening, October 3—
Electrical parade.
Thursday Afternoon, October 4.—
Daylight parade.
Thursday Evening, October 4—Pa
triotic fireworks spectacle at Rourke
park.
Friday Evening, October 5—Corona
tion ball.
THIS ORDAINED MINISTER
IS REFUSED EXEMPTION
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Another ex
emption claim of a Nebraskan on the
grounds of being an ordained minister
has been turned down by the South
Platte appellate board of Lincoln.
The claim was that of William Ham
ilton Murray, of Harlan county. In an
affidavit supporting his claim Rev. Mr.
Murry stated he was a licensed
preacher for the Pentecostal Churclt of
the Nazarene In Nebraska and had
been a supply preacher for two years
at Atlanta, Neb.
FEAR OF WAR CAUSED THIS
CONSCRIPT TO SUICIDE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Rather than
face the horrors of war as depicted in
a moving picture play he witnessed last
August, Paul Winkler, 27, a Lancaster
county conscript ordered to report for
service October 3, committed suicide
at his home two and one-half miles
east of Crete by taking strychnine.
Winkler’s body was found stretched
across a bed In an upstairs room at
the Winkler farm by a sister.
WOODMEN OF WORLD HEAD
CALLED TO WASHINGTON
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 27.—W. A. Fraser,
sovereign head of the Woodmen of the
World, received a telegram last night
from the judge advocate of the United
States to be in Washington Wednesday
morning to confer with him and other
government officials about Insurance
for soldiers and sailors.
NORFOLK—The Madison county coun
cil of defense has been asked to start «
campaign which will Insure a successful
harvesting of the great crop of corn of
this county. A shortage of corn huskers
Is anticipated and every effort will be
made to keep the farmers supplied with
sufficient labor until all of the corn Is
safely In the crib. Similar action will
be taken by defense councils In all other
counties of the state at the request of the
officers of the state council The corn
harvest will be handled locally in this
county through the aid of the Madison
County Farm Management association,
tho Commercial clubs, farmers’ organ
izations and other bodies which have al
ready been notified of the threatened
shortage of corn pickers.
LINCOLN—Each county furnishing
drafted men for the University of Ne
braska school of telegraphy will receive
credit on Its quota of men for the train
ing camps. It was announced today by
Chairman Ashton, of the appellate board.
Hoys who have been drafted and have
the necessary qualifications are given
temporary discharges to enter the teleg
raphy school. The school prepares young
men for service In the United States
elgniil corps army.
OMAHA—"Curfew shall not ring to
night” has been revised to “Curfew shall
ring tonight.” with words and music by
the city council, the Juvenile authorities
and the committee on morals of the Ne
braska state council of defense. Follow
ing a joint session of the city dads.
Judge I^eslie, Probation Officer Miller
and the defense council's committee, the
city council ordered Police Corr.missionoi
Kugel to Instruct his police officers to
enforce the curfew law, which provides
that all children under 15 years of age
must be off the streets when the curfew
rings. The hour, under the law, is S
o'clock In lire summer and S o'clock in
the winter.
CANDIDATE SOUGHT
TG DEFEAT NORRIS
Republican Leaders in Nebras
ka Want Man Who Can Defeat
Senator for Nomination.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—A still hunt
Is being made by republican leaders,
who object to the course of Senator
Norris, for some man to defeat him for
the party nomination next year. This
group also comprises a number of re
actionaries who never voted for Norris.
Thus far the hunt has been unsuccess
ful. An effort has been made to get
Ross L. Hammond, who is more of a
progressive than he is a standpatter,
but Hammond wants to run for gover
nor. Former Senator Burkett, of Lin
coln, wouldn’t mind making the race
again, but he was defeated so badly
when he sought re-election that his de
sirability is questioned. Frank H.
Woods, of Lincoln, was mentioned, but
he declined. Omaha has several men
who would not mind making the race,
but extreme improbability that the
voters of the state would elect a sec
ond senator from that city has de
terred them from any activity. Norris
has not announced his intentions, but
he has been sounding sentiment. It is
insisted by his friends that there isn't
any republican who could beat him
for the nomination, and that, with the
disaffection among the farmers over
price fixing and exemptions, he could
clean up any democratic opponent who
might be named.
CLASS EXEMPTION IS
CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—Members of
the appellate board say that there is
nothing in their instructions which will
permit them to exempt farmers from
going to war while calling clerks, arti
sans and others from their vocations.
Their instructions are to exempt only
those whose services are worth more
to the government in their present job
than they would he as soldiers. To
exempt one class, however, they say,
would be contrary to the law and going
further than congress permitted.
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STATE AUDITOR DECLINES
COURT REPORTER’S CLAIM
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—The state
auditor has declined tp allow a claim
of $11.20 filed by John M. Taggart,
court reporter of District Judge Leslie,
for a transcript ordered by the at
torney genera] of a case heard in that
court. This is the first application of
the new law that says that the appro
priations are for the full time of the
persons filling positions designated and
that no warrant shall issue for persons
who accept part time employment.
FLOUR FOR NORFOLK
ASYLUM GROWS CHEAPER
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—Flour for%
the use of the state at the Norfolk asy-’
lum has dropped $1 a sack in the last
three months. Government control of
grain is supposed to be responsible.
Norfolk will, in fact, for some reason
not known, get cheaper flour than any
other state institution. In the contract
lettings three months ago the prices
at the six institutions ranged from $5.79
to $5.92%, the latter being the price at
Kearney. The new prices range from
$4.90 a sack, at Norfolk, to $5.40 at
Kearney. The state buys 100-pound
sacks.
ARCHBISHOP CONFIRMS
LARGE NEBRASKA CLASSES
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—Archbiohop
Harty, of Omaha, has spent the first
part of the present week on a tour
through Dodge and Colfax counties,
visiting the Catholic churches and con
firming classes. He officiated at such
a ceremony today at Schuyler. On Sun
day the archbishop paid his first visit
to the Fremont church, and was re
ceived by nearly 1,000 persons. He
confirmed a class of 72. At North Bend
yesterday the archbishop confirmed a
class of 75.
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FREMONT AGAIN WILL
ENTERTAIN FIREMEN
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—The direc
tors of the Fremont fire department
had another chance yesterday to re
lieve themselves of the burden of en
tertaining the 1918 volunteer firemen's
association. Both Hastings and Scots
bluff have asked for the convention.
But the directors decided to secure the
necessary $1,500 and go ahead with
their plans. In view of the new hotel
and other facilities recently added, it
was thought best to make the most of
the gathering of 700 Nebraska fire
men.
CITIZENSHIP DENIED
GERMANS IN NEBRASKA
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—Because
Jense M. Hansen took Germany's side
Jn an argument with his neighbor, Jim
Christensen, he was denied citizen
ship papers today in district court by
Judge Button. Hansen’s neighbor ap
peared against him and related some of
Hansen’s alleged statements.
Judge Button granted only 15 citizen
ship certificates among 44 applications.
Fifteen persons of German extraction,
who had secured the first papers, were
refused second papers with instruc
tions to "appear at the first term of
court after the war with Germany.’’
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LINCOLN—Lieutenant Governor How
ard is renewing his demand for the resig
nation from the stats council of defense
of H. E, Gooch, owner of the Lincoln Star
and the leading miller of this section.
Howard Insists that Gooch Is not a
proper person to be a member of a body
that Is seeking to place the psople of the
state In a better state of defense and
quotes from soma papers In lawsuits to
show that he was charged with selling
flour In sackc that were underweight.
Gooch retorts that Howard Is craay and
that he Is d-agglng up old trade prac
tices that no longer exist.
HARTINOTON—Carl Bogle nearly lost
his life from burning gasoline accidentally
thrown on him by Ernest Ronke. The
men were moving a large tractor when
the gasoline supply became exhausted and
after filling the tank Ronke poured some
gasoline on the carburetor to make It
start readily. The engine backfired and
the gasoline he was pouring Ignited, and
In throwing the can away it fell on
Bogie.
EM HR SON—Frank Rahfeldt, who re
cently purchased a farm near Allen, Is
erecting some new buildings there.
HART1NGTON—Miss Lena Von Seg
gern, an employe of the Harttngton hotel,
received a badly burned hand when sho
placed a lighted match under a coffee
urn, which exploded.
ALLEN—Prof. J. W. Watson, of Beth
any, Neb., has taken the position of
principi 1 of the local schools to succeed
Faye Clough, who was drafted Into the
army.
ALLEN—Considerable grading and road
work was recently completed east of town
on the Al'en-Sioux City market auto road.
The work tvaa done with the big county
grade r
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FLOOD OF GOLD
Teutonic Agent Arrested in Par
is Said to Have Received
Money From Kai- ,
ser’s Agent.
MONEY SENT FROM U. S.
Plan Made to Subsidize Press ia.
Favor of Premature Peace,
French Authorities
Declare.
Paris, Oct. 1.—Bolo Pasha, the
Levantine, resident of Paris, who has
been the object of a judicial investiga
tion concerning his supposed relations
with the enemy, was arrested today at
his hotel, where he had been confined
to his rooms for several days by ill
ness.
In today’s issue the editor of Action
Francaise declares the German gov
ernment turned over to Bolo Pasha
about 40,000,000 francs part through
the former khedive of Egypt in
Switzerland, and part through an
American channel. The money, it is
stated, was intended to subsidize the
press in the interest of a premature
peace.
Paris, Oct. 1.—The minister of jus
tice, it is announced officially, de
cided to send Fernand Monier, - PW9H
dent of the Paris court of appeals, be
fore the court cessation for “profes
sional errors and imprudence."
M. Monier first came before the pub
lic prominently at the time of the Cail
laux case three years ago.
The reason for the government’s ac
tion was the association of the judge
with Bola Pasha.
NEW STRIKE DELAYS
U. S. SHIP PROGRAM
Twelve Thousand Men Walk
Out, Demanding Eight-Hour
Day for Others.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 1.—Twelve
thousand metal workers employed In
.Seattle ship yards struck today to en
force demands for higher wages and
the use of eight-hour lumber. Three
large steel ship yards and 95 smaller
plants were closed as a result of th»
strike.
EXEMPTION BOARDS
MAY DISCHARGE MEN
Aliens Declaring Their Inten
tions Since Registration Day
Declared Subject to Draft.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 1.—A
method of relieving hardships in cases
where men who should have been ex
empted have been ordered to report
for military service or have entered
camps, has been prescribed by Provost
Marshal General Crowder.
If a local or district board believes
a man has been wrongly ordered to re
port for duty, it may reopen the case
on its own initiative and revoke the
rormer action. If the man has already
entered the service he may be dis
charged only by the army adjutant gen
eral, who will act on recommendations
of local or district boards.
Another ruling provides that thou
sands of aliens who registered for the
draft June 5. and who since that date
have declared their intentions of be
coming citizens, are now subject to
draft.
TWO RAIDERS CAUGHT;
GERMANS BEATEN OFF
Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach
London Indicates British
Defense Increasing.
London, Oct. 1.—Two Gorman air
planes of a squadron of 20 which un
successfully attempted to raid London
last night were brought down by the
British defenders. Every defensive
measure wus used and the invaders
were driven off before they even
reached the outskirts of the city. A few
hastily dropped bombs in the suburbs
did little or no damage.
The successful operation of the Brit
ish aerial defenses in the frustration of
the three attempts of German raiders
to reach London last night and the
destruction of at least two Gothas on
the coast lead to the hope that means
have been found to deal with moonlight
visitors as the Zeppelins were countered
last year.
This situation, combined with the
continued attacks by army and navy
fliers on German airdomes in Belgium,
Is expected, at any rate, to limit tl*
activities of the Germans.
SENDS DRAFT OPPONENT
TO PRISON^SEVEN YEARS
San Francisco, Sept. 29.—Daniel
O’Connell, a San Francisco attorney,
was sentenced to seven years in the
McNeil's island federal penitentiary in
Washington today for conspiring to
obstruct the selective draft law.
"The act for which you stand con
victed was very close to treason," de
clared Judge W. C. Van Fleet in sen
tencing O'Connell. "Unquestionably
the things you have done were directly
intended to stab your country in the
back.”
A Californian has invented an appli
ance to tell when orchestra instruments
are in tune, which resembles a tunin
fork on a large scale.