D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. Q*N EILL. NEBRASKA The salute to the national flag, the president of the United States and the presidents and sovereigns of foreign States is 21 guns; to the vice president »f the United States and foreign am bassadors, 19 guns; to the president of gie"Senate, tho speaker of the House of epresentatives, cabinet officers, chief Justice, governors within their respec tive stales or territories, governor gen erals of foreign states, generals of tho army, admirals of the navy and the same ranks in foreign armies and navies, 17 guns; United States and foreign ministers plenipotentiary, as sistant secretaries of war or the navy, lieutenant general or major general commanding the army and foreign armies and navies, 13 guns; charges d'affaires, brigadier generals, commo dores and corresponding ranks in for eign armies and navies, 11 guns; con sul generals, nine guns. The myth of Adam's skull has its origin in the ancient tradition, accord ing to which the first man is buried at Golgotha, beneath the very spot on Which later the cross of Christ was erected. It is for this reason that, in the presentations of the crucifixion, paint ers and sculptors were wont to place a skull at the foot of the cross. The fact that a skull embedded in a natural rock could be seen behind the iron gate of the Church of the Holy Cross at Jerusalem was calculated to give cre dence to the tradition. It has, however, been discovered that the skull in ques tion was artificial, made of brass and painted over with gray color to givo It tiie appearance of a natural skull. During the past year two oil shale reserves have been set aside for our navy, one of over 15,000 acres in Colo rado; the other of over 86,000 acres in Utah. Investigation by the geograph ical survey Indicates that this land should yield a commercial supply of oil possibly at a price that would make ft u competitor of petroleum. The po tential resources of this region are es timated at billions of barrels, says Popular Mechanics. Some of the de posits carry from 30 to 50 gallons of oil to the ton. There Is also available an extensive supply of nitrogen, which could be recovered as a by-product and used for fertilizer or explosives. Junker—pronounced yoonk-er Is a term applied to a member of the noble Prussian family. As used commonly to day, the word indicates a narrow minded and arrogant member of the aristocracy. It acquired Its political significance in 1862, when the aristo cratic party, under the leadership of Bismarck, came Into power, and desig nated those who desired to hold in tact their exclusive social, military and political privileges. Chris Kirias, of Allentown, Pa., is a real "candy kid." The Greek was sta tioned at Camp Meade when a call came from Camp Anniston, Ala., for a man skilled In making candy, which was Kirlas's old trade. He was selected. •'I do not want to go to Alabama to make candy," lie protested. 'I want to go to France to fight tho Germans." When the war broke out Germany's merchant shipping totalled 6,018,000 tons, of which the British allies, the United States and other powers have taken in one way or another, 2,000,000 tons, and there are quite a number of vessels still lying inactive In neutral ports. This leaves some 2,000,000 tons still under tho German flag. The advantages of smokeless powder besides its virtue of high explosiveness are twofold. It does not create a smoke cloud that betrays the location of the gun or gunners, and at the same time the man behind the gun is not confused for a second by a pall of smoko that obscures the range of vision In the di rection of the enemy. California has but two species of na tive trees that are normally of weeping hubit. One Is Quercus Lobata, tho valley oak, having Its most southerly range near Burbank. Tho other Is Plcea Brewerlana, tho weeping spruce, which Is found In a few Isolated moun tainous sections in tho northwestern corner of the state. No conservation rules were followed by 2,000 seagulls which ato at a Mus kegon, Mich., hotel last winter. The unusually cold weather drove the gulls ashore for food all along Lake Michi gan. The birds gathered at a hotel there every noon, where they were fed. Benton Harbor organized a fund to feed the birds there. The strength of the ostrich is pro digious, Ho can disembowel a horse or kick through a sheet of corrugated iron. To an unprotected man In tiie open, an infuriated ostrich is as dan gerous as tiie lion. Many have lost their lives through ignorance of his strength, his speed and his Implacable ferocity. Tho chief inventions used in the pres ent war as distinguished from the Na poleonic wars are: Steamship, sub marine, aircraft, high power guns smokeless powder, breech loading gun' rapid fire gun, revolver, automatic pis tol, telephone, wireless telegraphy, au tomobile, poisonous gas. George Osborne, while ‘'cutting Ills c°rd” in South Royalton, Vt„ lost his watch in the woods on Hubbard moun tain last Thanksgiving day. Recently he went to the spot where he thought tie lost it, and found the timepiece which, on being wound, ran on schedule time. The shell of the lobster is imbued with a black or bluish pigment se creted by the true skin, which also gives out the calcareous matter after each moult, so that time and pigment are blended together. Tiie pigment be comes red in water at the tempera ture of 112 degrees. Here's the pronunciation of the fol lowing French names: Yprcs Soissons Aisne, Amiens. De-aal, Hapaume’ Meaux, Yser, Lys, Ayesnes, in tho order named: Ke.-pr, Swahsonn, Ain \rn-e aii, Dewai, Bah-pome, Mo, blazer, Leece Ah-eem. The steady advance of coal in Japan since the war started has led to in creased colliery enterprises. The rec ognized coal fields being limited, ef forts are now being made to exploit Japanese portion of Saghalieii. William Stevenson, a farm employe of Waverly, Pa., has bought Liberty bonds "until it hurts?" His salary is only $50, yet he contracted to buy $250 worth of bonds, paying $25 a month. Of the remaining $25 he needs $22.50 for board, leaving him $2.50 for spending money. The earliest guide book printed in English is "instructions for Farraine Travel]," published in 1012 by James Vowell. a famous traveler of that day. Indians have perfected a process for making an edibie oil, that also can be in soap and as an illumination, grom grajge seeds. __ BRYAN SAYS NATION TO SOON BE BONE DRY Asserts Saloons Will Close as War Measure and Will Never Reopen. Fremont, Neb., June. 15.—While In Fremont between trains on his way to Asheville. N. C., from a lecturing tour througli Pacific coast states, W. .1. Bryan declared that the nation will be "dry" within the next eight months. "I predict," he said, “that no liquor will be sold anywhere after March 1, 1919. Senator Jones' "bone dry" nation bill certainly pass. It prohibits both the manufacture and sale of liquor. The saloons will close as a war meas ure and they will never open again. Hoover challenged congress,” continued Mr. Bryan, “and congress will give him the legislation he wants.” THREE CHARGED WITH VIOLATION ESPIONAGE ACT North Platte, Neb., June 15.—Dis trict Attorney Allen has caused the ar rest in federal court of five western Nebraska farmers for violation of the espionage act. John Harshfield, of Lincoln county, is accused of having called the president and liiR cabinet a bunch of crooks and grafters, declared he was a Nonpartisan leaguer and re gretted he was too busy to go down and shoot the president. He said he had ammunition on his farm to kill a regiment. George W. Davis is accused of having declared this is a rich man's war, and that the transports ought to be sunk. Perl Cross, of Banner, is accused of having threatened to kill the president. Charles McKee, of Chey enne county, Is said to have called the president a dirty cur who ought to be shot at sunrise, said the Liberty bonds were worthless, that Hoover is a crook who ought to be hung and that he is for Germany because he has a German wife"! Ho Is said to have declared he would be pleased to face a court and tell it "to hell with the American flag.” Matt Lpibll, of Dawson county, is said to have declared Germany should sink all the American ships, because they have no right to enter the war zone. He Is also charged with discouraging drafting. BELIEVES A. O. U. W. WILL WEATHER STORM Lincoln, Neb., June 15.—Auditor Smith is of the opinion that the Ne braska grand lodge of the A. O. U. W. will soon emerge from its financial difficulties. Some 40,000 members in the state are affected. The insurance board has been urged to ask for a re ceiver, but it has so far declined, and on the present showing of the lodge will not do so. The reports show that a year ago the order had unpaid death claims amounting to $315,500. By De cember the amount had been reduced to $210,000, and at the present time the deficit is but $101,000. The company was able to do this by adopting the national fraternal congress of rates and re-rating policies. A receiver wrould have given practically nothing to the claimants, aa the order would hnve collapsed with no large assets available. FREMONT BUSINESS AND G. A. R. MAN DEAD Fremont, Neb., June 15.—Funeral services for F. M. Smith, O. A. R. man and veteran tin worker of Fremont, who settled here 50 years ago, were held yesterday afternoon at the resi dence. Mr. Smtth was a native of Pennsylvania. He served in the civil war with a Pennsylvania regiment. Coming to Fremont after the war he was a charter member of the local post. He was a Mason and Knight Templar. Up to a few days before his death, he continued In charge of his business. —4— STUDENT SELECTS ARE GIVEN BIG SENDOFF Fremont, Neb., June 14.—This even ing 29 business men of Fremont will act as hosts to the 29 Fremont draft selects chosen for special work at the University training school. FARMERS’ MEETING IS FORCED TO BREAK UP Lincoln, Neb., June 15.—A meeting of about 250 farmers at Wahoo, Neb., last night was compelled to adjourn by orders of a member of the county council of defense there and represent ative of the state council of defense, according to the story told by W. E. Quigley of Lincoln upon his return here from Wahoo. Quigley said he was formerly connected with the non partisan league and denied the meet ing had any connection with tire league. There was no disorder when the meeting was dispersed. — LEXINGTON—Edwin Brodt, 18 years old, was killed in an automobile accident a few miles east of Lexington. He was accompanied by T. B. Hoffman, a fellow student of the Northwestern university. They were driving to Seattle. It Is report ed that the car was going about 35 miles an hour when it turned turtle. Brodt’s home was In Wichita, Kan. His parents were visiting In Humboldt, Neb. In his pocket was a paper on which his father had written "safety first." LINCOLN- '('lie Beatrice Gas company has closed down Us plant after an inef fectual effort to induce the city council of Beatrice to permit an increase in rates. State Fuel Administrator John L. Ken nedy, of Omaha, tried to effect a compro mise and, falling, has offered ttie matter to National Fuel Administrator Garfield. FREMONT Charles Green, an escaped convict from the Utah penitentiary, wanted, it is said, for parole violation, v, as picked up by the Fremont police. After wiring the Utah authorities it was decided to release Green because of his weakened condition. He was suffering from lung trouble. LINCOLN- Tlie state railway commis sion has Issued an order permitting the stock yards company of Omaha to in crease its switching rales to an equality with the charge for similar service au thorized by the Interstate Commerce commission on Interstate business. The new rates are to be absorbed by the rail roads. PUSH FIGHT t