HEAR LIGHTING
DISTRICT CASE
--
Nebraska Supreme Court
Reopens Matter It Once
Decided
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. ». (Special)—
A rehearing was held in supreme
court Monday afternoon of the caee
Involving the constitutionality of the
law that permits farmers to create a
lighting district, issue bonds to build
a distribution system and levy taxes
to maintain the plant- The court once
held that It was valid and an exer
cise of the same sort of powers In
volved in Irrigation, drainage and
school districts. It consented to let
the matter be reargued, as many far
mers outside the one in Platte county.
Involved directly, are Interested in
the outcome of the litigation.
The points of attack are that be
cause no tribunal Is provided where
a land owner may protest against
iiis being included in a district It is
taking private property without due
process of law, and that It Is a use
of the public credit for a private en
terprise. It was also contended thai
It delegates to a group of privato
citizens the right to determine what
property may be Included. In one
district, it was pointed out, one of the
originators, included his residence
and the plot of ground about It, but
excluded the remainder of his farm.
REHEARING DENIED IN
CASE OF NEGRO MURDERERS
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. [Special)—
The supreme court ha» leiused a re
hearing to Sol Wesley and Leroy
Mauldron, negroes convicted in Doug
las county of killing W. M. Deering
while engaged in robbery and hold
up. The two were originally senten
ced to death, but the court let Maul
dron off with a life term. Since then
Wesley has developed signs of insan
ity, refusing to speak to anyone and
eating but little. District Judge Goss
has ordered him to be taken beforo a
commission composed of the three
superintendents of the state hospitals
for the Insane. If they say he has
lost his mind, he will go to a state
hospital until he recovers or for life
if he does not
Salinger Appeals in
$15,000 Bond Ruling
Wins Decisive Victory in
$10,000 Bond Case at
} Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. , (Spe
cial)—An appeal to the supreme court
of the United States will be taken by
Ben 1. Salinger, Jr., from the decision
of Judge Wilbur F. Booth, of the
Minnesota federal court, in which
Judge Booth ruled that the federal
government is entitled to collect $15,
000 from bondsmen for Salinger, who
Is under indictment for using the
malls to defraud in connection with
the promotion of the defunct Mid
land Packing Company, of Sioux
City.
Notification of the decision of
Judge Booth, and the decision of Sal
inger to appeal to supreme court, was
received by federal court officials
here, where the government's action
to collect the bond was heard by
Judge Booth. The $15,000 bond or
dered defaulted by Judge Booth was
given in New Orleans and was signed
by a bonding company there.
In another decision handed down
at the same time. Judge Booth held
that the government could not col
lect another bond of $10,000 given In
Salinger's behalf in New York when
he was arrested for being a fugitive
from Justice. Judge Booth held that
the $10,000 bond had not been breach
ed and that there could be no col
lection of it. This was a decisive
’victory for SalingeT.
In his decision in the $10,000 case,
Judge Booth held that Salinger went
to Germany on a passport, which had
his picture attached, and with full
knowledge and consent of the attor
ney general of the United States and
of the district attorney for the dis
trict of South Dakota. The judge
held that Salinger’a arrest upon his
return to New York from Germany,
as a fugitive from Justice, was not
justified.
Enrollment At University
Of South Dakota Heavy
Vermilion, S. D., Aug.-Assur
ances of a record attendance at the
University of South Dakota were
made by the administration when
more than 600 had enrolled at the
end of the first day of registration.
Last year less than 550 had enrolled
at the end of the first day.
Registration is to continue until *
o’clock Tuesday. A total attend
ance of more than 1,200 students, of
which more than 600 will be fresh
men, is expected, on a basis of the
first day's report, the administration
indicated.
PRESBYTERY BEING HELD
IN HAWARDEN CHURCH
Hawarden, la.. Sept. - "Special)—
The Sioux City Presbytery opened
Monday afternoon in the Associated
church with Rev. A. M. McIntosh, of
Sioux City acting as moderator.
About 50 ministers are present. The
session will continue all day today
and on this evening the Presbytery
will join in the Union Evangelistic
services which the Hawarden
churches arc conducting.
OMAHA BARBERS
KICK ON LAW
Requirements of Examining
Board Are Held to Be
Too Stringent
Omaha. Neb., Sept. ", (Special)—
The barber* examining board, of Om
aha, is accused of discrimination
and arbitrary conduct in a petition
filed in supreme court by local shop
owners, who challenge the right of
the city to pass such an ordinance
under the law and claiming that it
deprives them of liberty and prop
erty.
It is claimed that the bobbed hair
cutting shops In the department
stores are allowed to run without any
licenses for shops or operators. One
woman barber says that she lost all
of her women employes because of
a threat to arrest them if they did
not submit to a blood test to deter
mine if they were diseased. She saya
they were all respectable married
women who quit to avoid a scandal.
One barber says he was compelled
to change a plush seat in a chair tor
a leather one.
ENGINEER SWITCHED TO
THE NORFOLK LINE.
Wynot, Neb., Sept. \ (Special)—
Frank Muldoon, whu for several
years has been an engineer making
the afternoon run between Wynot
oad Sioux City, has been transferred
to the passenger service between
Sioux City and Norfolk. He and bis
family will remove to Sioux City
soon. Engineer E. L. Lynch of Sioux
City, has taken the place vacated by
Mr. Muldoon and will locate with his
family In Wynot.
BARGE LINE HAS
FILED RATE SCHEDULES.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. —The West
ern Barge Line' company, which pro
poses to operate between Sioux City
and Omaha, has filed with the state
railway commission Its schedule of
rates. These are approximately 20
per cent, less than the railroads
charge for similar hauls. On grain
shipments the rate between the two
terminals is 30 cents a hundred, but
Is much higher when the destination
Is one of the Intermediate ports.
From Sioux City to South Sioux
City 31 cents is charged and from
Omaha to Florence, the next stop
north the same rate is listed. From
Sioux City to Florence or from Om
aha to South Sioux City the rate is
66 cents.
The company submitted also Its
rules and regulations with respect
to loading, notification of railroads
and of consignees and with respect
to liability for damage, which is lim
ited to the results of proven accidents
or negligence. Forty-eight hours
free time Is allowed shippers.
DEMAND JOINT RATE TO
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. t. (Special)—
The state railway commission filed
complaint today with the Interstate
Commerce Commission against the
Burlington. Missouri Facific, Omaha
and Sunt% Fe railroads, asking that
they be required to make Joint
through rates on corn to Kansas and
Oklahoma points. This is prompted
by a desire to secure a wider market
for the surplus corn of Nebraska.
The two states named do not produce
enough for their own needs, and
there is a lively demand from con
sumers who can be reached direct
by growers.
The Sunta Fe controls most of the
territory Into which it is desired to
make an invasion, and hns refused
to make a division of any through
rate that satisfies the Nebraska
roads. The commission says that tho
sum of the Iwo locals, which now
makes up the rate, is unjust and un
reasonable. At the same time it
filed a petition asking the suspen
sion of an order asked by the Santa
Fe to cancel through rates from Ne
braska Burlington points to Kansas
Santa Fe stations.
Pierre Man Heads
Federation of Labor
Mitchell, S. D., Sept. Special)_
The state federation labor late '
yesterday elected E. E. Pfeiffer, of
Pierre, as president to succeed War
ren E. Beck, who refused re-election
as he Is candidate for congress In
the first South Dakota district.
Pfeiffer is a member of the carmen's
union. Theodore E. Reese, machin
ist, of Mitchell, was elected secre
tary-treasurer. The federation in
dorsed the candidacy of La FOllette
and Wheeler, for the presidency and
vice presidency, and of Warren E.
Beck, for congress.
CAUGHT WITH BOOZE,
GIVEN 8TIFF PENALTY
Sioux Falls, S. D.. Sept. .. (Spe
cial)—One o fthe strongest sentences
pronounced In municipal court in
months was given Herbert Emerson,
when Judge Gibbs sentenced him to
four months In the county jail and
to pay a fine of $300. Emerson plead
ed guilty to a charge of having In
toxicating liquor in his possession.
PIONEER OF YANKTON
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Tankton, S. D., Sept. . ,Special,
—Word has been received here of
the death at Redlands. CalL\, of Mrs.
Helen M. Hand, widow of George H.
Hand, one of the early Terrltorla.
officials of Dakota. The remains
will be brought to Yankton for In
terment. Mr. Hand, who died lr 1891,
came to Dakota in 1865, having been
appointed territorial secretary. He
later became acting governor.
WOMEN JURORS
BIG QUESTION
Nebraska Attorney Genera!
Answers Complaint Of
Convicted Man
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. ^ (I. N. S.)—
Attorney General Spillman, of Ne
braska, Wednesday filed in the su
preme court a brief in which he dis
cusses the question of whether wo
men are regularly qualified to act as
Jurors. This action was taken be
cause "Steve" Boras of Omaha re
quested a new trial on the ground
that women were not allowed to serve
on the Jury which tried his case.
Boras was given a year in prison
for shooting W. L. Tindell. His at
torneys maintain that the absence of
women Jurors prevented Boras from
receiving the equal protection of the
law guaranteed by the constitution.
DEATH CAUSED BY
DRINKING PINT OF BOOZE
Columbus, Neb., Sept. No
coroner’s inquest $Wll be hew over
the body of John Tonyon, 43, farm
er, found dead in the kitchen of his
home, County Attorney Otto P. Wal
ter announced today. Dr. A. Cauley
of Humphrey said death was due to
drinking a pint of ‘'hootch.”
CORN SUGAR TO HELP
SOLVE FARM PROBLEMS
Omaha, Neb., Sept, "r—Speaking
of present agricultural problems and
upon the subject of corn sugar, N. S.
Van Alstine, Gilmore, Pa., told dele
gates to the Farm Mortgage Bankers
association meeting here that farm
ers would find their way out of the
"slough of despond.” Ho also de
clared that sugar, made from corn,
was a practical discovery that will
not only be marketed soon, but will
help solve the problems of agricul
ture.
After outlining the problems of the
farmer at length, Mr. Van Alstine
declared that labor and industry have
secured advantageous legislation and
that "either labor, transportation and
industry must surrender their van
tage of legislation paternalism and
operate under the economic law of
Bupply and demand, or the farmer
must be granted equal favors and
protection.”
CAN’T VIOLATE ONE LAW
AND BENEFIT BY ANOTHER
Lincoln, Neb-, Sept. (Special)—
Compensation Commissioner Frye
has held, in a case from Nance coun
ty, that where a father permits his
14 year-old son to go to work with
out getting a permit from the school
authorities, thus violating the child
labor law, he cannot maintain an ac
tion to recover unde*' the workmen’s
compensation law when the boy gets
hurt. The father may have a lawsuit
at common law. The commissioner
says that where persons disregard
one law they cannot Invoke another
law to remedy an alleged wrong.
TREE BEARS FRUIT AND
BLOSSOM SAME TIME
Obert, Neb., Sept. > (Special)—
George C. Hanson, e krmer living
several miles south of here, has an
apple tree which is acting freakish
this year ns on one side it contains
ripened fruit while on the other side
it is in full blossom.
PIERCE BANKER TO
BRESLAU STATE BANK
Plainview, Neb-, £?opt. ' -R. P.
Tonner, vice president of tne Citizens
State bank of Pierce, Neb,, has ac
cepted the position of cashier of tha
Breslau State bank, succeeding B. F,
Wicks, deceased.
HE DENOUNCES
LAW ENFORCERS
Attorney for Convicted Men
Say* “Stool Pigeon”
Plans Illegal
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. \ (Special)
The use by the law enforcement
forces of the state of men who Induce
others to sell them contraband li
quor was denounced in supremo court
i by J. E. Willetts, Hastings attorney,
defending two clients named Thiede
and Johnson, convicted in the court
below of violating the liquor law by
selling stuff to a man sent by the
county attorney to buy from them.
He insisted the evidence Justified a
verdict of Innocence.
Mr. Willetts took the position that
as It Is as unlawful under the prohibi
tory law to purchase liquor as it Is to
Mil It, the state's witness was not
entitled to credence, as that of a
lawbreaker, and that the courts ought
to rebuke the state for hiring men
to induce others to commit crimes. He
insisted that the state law set out In
detail how the law should be enforced,
and that the omission of this methed
was a clear indication that the legis
la'ure did not countenance its em
ployment.
8HOW3 REVENUES AND
EXPENSES OF RAILROADS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. ", ^Special)—
Figures prepared bv U. G. Powell,
rate expert, far the use of the state
railway commission show that while
the gross revenues of the eight rail
roads doing business in Nebraska
increased from $35,000,000 in 1911 to
$111,000,000 in 1923. the expenses in
creased in the same time from $85,
000,000 to $90,000,000. Mr. Powell us
ed a transportation unit made up of
figures from both freight and pas
senger traffic as a measure. This
CHARGESUGAR
RATES UNJUST
Complaint Made to Interstate
Commission by Nebraska
Rail Board
I
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. (I. N. S.)—
Charging unjust discrimination, the
state railway commission has filed a
complaint with the interstate com
mission attacking rates on sugar from
New Orleans to Nebraska points.
At the present time the commission
declared the rate from New Orleans
to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux
City Is 65 cents and 69 1-2 to Lin
coln. The rate to Kearney, Neb. Is
$102.
Transportation conditions In car
load lots according to the commission
complaint are practically the same to
all these points and the rates, there
fore should be essentially similar.
SUES PROFESSOR FOR
BREACH OF PROMISE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. . (I. N. S.)
—Matilda Framsted filed in district
court here today a suit for $25,000 in
breach of promise against Professor
Joseph Povvets. In her petition Miss
Framsted aleges that Dr. Powers, af
ter an arden": friendship of a period
of three years, proposed to he£,and
that she accepied him. On a visit to
Washington, D. C-, in June, 1023.
Miss Framsted declares, Dr. Powers
met another woman and subsequently
repudiated his engagement with her.
HAIL STORM JUST IN
TIME TO VALIDATE CLAIMS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. „ -The state
hall department has received 32
claims for damages done by storms in
Clay, Platte, Brown and /Madison
counties, the fourth storm of its kind
that visited the last three counties
during t*he summer. The affidavits
all Say the etorms occurred before
noon of Monday, September 15, tne
date on which all policies of protec
tion lapse. The department will send ;
out adjusters with instructions to
make sure that they all occurred dur
ing the forenoon of Monday, as claim
ed.
TEACHER IN MISSION
VI8ITINQ HER MOTHER
Hartington, Neb., Sep" ^ (Special)
—Sister M. Petronilla, wno has been
a teacher in the government school
on the Standing Rock reservation for
the last 33 years, is here on a vacation,
visiting her mother, Mrs. Agatha Til
ing. Sister Petronilla, since she went
to teach at the reservation school, has
suffered all the hardships of the mis
sionary and has had many exciting
experiences. When she first arrived
among the Indians, they lived In tee
pees and the buffalo roamed over the
plains.
LIGHTS HIS PIPE,
HAY IN FIELD BURNED
Kimball, S. D., Sept. (Special.)
■—A prairie fire burnt over an area
of one and one half miles long and
about one fourth mile wide in Pleas
ant Grove township, south of here
recently. There was Quite an amount
of hay in winrows ready to bo
stacked, which was burned before
the numerous farmers who had been
summoned by telephones could ex
tinguish it. It belonged to James
Morgan and a man named Grant.
Morgan attempted to light his pipe
while out haying, the head of
the match flew among some bunch
hay, starting the fire which spread
rapidly.
Canton, S. D., Pioneer
Dies Saturday Night
Funeral Services Held Mon
day In Charge Of
Masons
Canton, S. D., Sept. » (Special)
—Funeral services were held here
Monday afternoon for James Lewis,
69 years old, pioneer business man of
the city, who died Saturday night
after a short Illness. Services were
In charge of the Masonic lodge with
Rev. P. J. Hanson of the Congrega
tional church delivering the sermon.
Mr. Lewis was stricken several days
ago with paralysis.
Deceased was born in Illinois,
coming to Canton In 1880 and as
sociating with his brother Dr. Lew
is in the drug store business. He
was prominent in Masonic affairs
and held numerous offices with this
lodge. He was postmaster at Can •
ton during the McKinley administra
tion, served as county commission
er for two terms, was a member of
the board of education and served
one term as mayor of Canton.
Mr. Lewis was grand master of the
South Dakota A. F. and A. in
1896.
He is survived by his widow, four
sons and one daughter.
CONSISTORY CLASS
HAS SIGNIFICANT NAME
Yankton, S. I)., Sept. (Special.)
—Tiie "Meridian Bridge Class" is
the name chosen by the class taking
Consistory work at the September
reunion hero. The class motto is
“Duty. Education, Faith." Dr, Port
McWhorter, of Winner, was elected
I resident; A. J. Fargb, of Gayvllle,
vice president; K. L. Stockdale, of
Yankton, secretary treasurer; and
Israel Daniels, of Yankton, orator.
Court Protection Needed Because
Majorities Sometimes Overbearing
From the Chicago Tribune.
Phillip Kinsley, political observer of the Tribune staff, notes
a tendency among voters in Nebraska of a class supposed to be in
the La Follette following to shy away from the La Follette attack
upon the courts. These voters are of German ancestry, and when a
law was passed forbidding the teaching of German in the schools
it was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. So theso
! citizens are wondering if LaFollette’s proposal to turn their con
stitutional rights over to the tender mercies of legislative majorities
is likely to benefit them in the long run. It is certainly time that at
least some of the minorities which gather under the LaFollette
banner discovered that his proposal to abolish the judicial veto is
a blow at their own liberty.
We are far from asserting that courts are perfect or that they
have always protected the liberties of the individual or of minor
ities. But they have been and are the best defense we have, and a
comparison of their record with that of our legislative bodies will
leave no shadow of doubt of that fact in any mind not hopelessly
jaundiced by prejudice. The legislatures express majority sent
iment in the main, ar.d majority sentiment has no regard for minor
ity or individual rights. That has been proved over and over in
experience, and the experience was so harsh that when our forefath
ers set up what they intended should be a government of and by
and for free men, they placed in the hands of the judicial branch of
government a shield for the protection of the rights of individuals
and minorities. They had been victims of the tyranny of legislative
bodies and they resolved that the American people should be pro
tected by an independent agency from this evil.
LaFollette’s proposal to abolish the judicial veto is a proposal
to put it in the power of any majority which happens to be in con
trol of congress at any time to pass a law which would deprive the
citizen of his right to worship according to his own conscience, his
right of free speech, of free press, of free assembly, or any or all of
the rights which the constitution asserts are inalienable. No more
reactionary proposal could be made. No better means of establish
ing tyranny in this country could, be devised. Yet we have it urg
ed by men who offe* themselves as defenders of the people from
oppression.
The Eternal Feminine,
From the Los Angeles Times.
The mooted question whether a
married woman has a mort,'. right to
work if she is not forced by economic
necessity to do so keeps bobbing up
continually. The piteous plea is
eternally put forward that she is rob
bing some single, self-supporting girl
Of her rightful due In the way of a
Job by hieing down to the busy marts
of trade and engaging in remunerative
toll. That this viewpoint is fallacious
Is evidenced bv the fact that positions
are not handed out because the ap
plicant Is married or single, but solely
on the grounds of efficiency or the
cheapness with which she can be sn
gaged. If the unmarried girl Is a bet
ter worker or willing to serve for less
money than her married sister she
will always receive the position In
preference.
Many women come Into the world
with an Inborn abhorrence of all man
ner of domestic tasks and totally de
void of culinary accomplishments. If
they are fortunate enough to be mem
bers of a family with sufficient of
this world’s goods to hire workers to
perform the household labor, they get
along smoothly and without being
accused of being unfeiminine. Should
they belong to the vast army of mar
ried women whose husbands do not
earn a sufficiently large salary to pro
vide minions to care for the cuisine it
certainly is better on the grounds of
efficiency alone that the wife should
work at some task to which she is
suited and hire others to do the
household chores. Few people do well
at something which they dislike, and
many a nagging, disagreeable house
wife would he transformed Into a
happy helpmeet If she were engaged
In some sort of office work or busi
ness which she found harmonious and
were thus enabled to employ someone
else to do the tasks that she found
obnoxious. Homemaking does not
consist of peeling potatoes and keep
ing the floors swept and washing the
children's ears, but rather in injecting
into the home atmosphere a spirit of
love and hartmony and high idealism.
Some women have a natural aptitude
and fondness for domestic tasks and
perform them willingly and with en
thusiasm. Lacking this, they should
rather engage in work suited to tneir
tastes and ability, instead of be
coming querulous and unhappy vic
tims of the treadmill of a daily round
j of despised gctivltfes.
Criminal* Rich and Poor.
From the New York World.
There will be many In agreement
with Mr. Darrow's contention In his
plea for the lives of Loeb and Leo
pold, that too much money Is bad
for the children in any family. There
will be many also In disagreement.
Good citizens emerge from the homes
of the wealthy as well as from the
homes of the poor and the well-to
do. Criminals have been known to
come from all three classes, and
genius and exceptional ability like
wise.
It would 6e possible to argue that
criminality was the product of
poverty, for certainly the child of
the slums is often surrounded by
conditions that tend to warp his
mentality and embitter his spirit.
It would be possible to argue, as Mr.
Darrow does, that the possession of
wealth by removing many social
handicaps, Inculcates In children a
contempt for order and authority. It
would be possible to argue that the
children of the middle classes, re
pressed by more conventions than
those above or below them in the
scale, are the more likely to kick
over all traces when they get a
chance.
But the majority of the children of
th* country, whatever their home
life, are fairly law-abiding. There
is no accounting for criminals by
circumstances alone. The roots of
crime go deeper, either into some
inexplicable hereditary strain or a
psychological twist difficult to trace.
The economic explanation is too
easy. | __
Kittenish.
From the Long Beach Press.
"Those firemen must be a frivolous
set/* commented Mrs. Dumpling.
“Why?" asked her overworked half.
“I read in the paper that after the
blase was under control, firemen played
all night on the ruins. Why didn’t
they go to bed like sensible folks In
stead of romping around line cats?"
Impossible.
From the Duluth Herald.
No one candidate can possess
enough Ignorance to please all pre
judices.
Cleopatra Not Egyptian.
From “Life and ‘rimes of Cleopatra.**"
Cleopatra was the last of the
regnant Ptolemaic sovereigns of
Egypt, and was the seventh
Egyptian queen of her name, in her
person all the rights and privileges
of that extraordinary line of Phar
aohs being vested.
The Ptolemaic dynasty was
founded in the first year of the
third century before Christ by Ptol
emy, the son of Lagos, one of the
Macedonian generals of Alexander
the Great, who, on his master’s
death, seized the province of Egypt,
and a few years later, made himself
king of the country, establishing
himself at the newly founded city of
Alexandria on the seacoast.
For two and a half centuries the
dynasty presided over the destines of
Egypt, at first with solicitous care,
and later with startling nonchalance,
until W'lth the death of the great
Cleopatra and her son Ptolemy XVI
(Caesarlon), the royal line came to
an end.
For the right understanding of
Cleopatra's character it must be
clearly recognized that the Ptolem
ies were in no way Egyptians. They
were Macedonians, as I have already
said, in whose veins flowed not one
drop of Egyptian blood. Their capi
tal city of Alexandria was, in the
main, a Mediterranean colony set
down upon the sea coast of Egypt,
but having no connection with the
Delta and the Nile valley other than
the purely commercial and < L’ficlal
relationship which of n esslty
existed between the maritime ;:eat of
government and the province
The city was Greek in character;
the temples and public buildings
were constructed in the Greek man
ner; the art of the period was Greek;
the life of the upper classes was
lived according to Greek habits; the
dress of the court and of the aristo
cracy was Greek; the language
spoken by them was Greek, pro
nounced, it is said, with the broal
Macedonian accent.
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The Cleanest Thing on Earth.
By Mr. Emerson, In Adventure
Magazine.
Raw sugar means dirty sugar.
Sugar must have been subjected to
heat to l?e in the sugar state, so it
isn’t really raw; yet as it lacks re
finement, It is termed raw. 1
The refining process as you nd
doubt know, consists in taking the
very dirty gobs of sugar as shipped
in pieces of matting, and dissolving
them in boiling water in a vat in the
basement of the refinery. From
there it is pumped by a submerged
pump to the top of the refinery,
where it enters a series of sacks of
different mesh, each one of which
takes out its quota of dirt, the last
"strainer" being of white slik.
Thence to ih« vacuum kettles;
thence to the centrifugals, where the
clear sirup is extracted at the same
time that the part that crystallizes
remains in the centrifugal. Into this
a ‘doctor’’ Is lowered, and the cry
stallized sugar is automatically
scooped out on to an endless belt,
which delivers It to the waiting bar
rels, which in turn are automatically
moved along as the weight of the en
tering stream of sugar trips the trig
ger at the right moment. The lining
papers are then rapidly folded to
place, the head put in and nailed
and the barrel sent on an endless
belt to the warehouse, ready for dis
tribution.
In my opinion Porto Rico sugar
and molasses are about as near clean
stuff as you con get bold of today.
White granulated sugar is th«
cleanest thing on the face of th«
earth today, as we have proven manj
times In laboratory experiments; foe
after it has passed the vacuum ket
tles and the animal charcoal filters
it can not have anything dirty in it
unless it is deliberately put U. by
some one._ _ _
All Set. ;
From the Sydney Bulletin.
Ethelred—There's a certain questton
I've wanted to ask you for weeks.
Alfreda—Well, get a move on; I've
had the answer waiting for months.
Eight lodges of the Bcval Order of
Moose were penalized by vhe supreme
council of the society, which announced
that It would Investigate reports of dis
pensation of liquor In their clubhouses
preparatory to expelling from the or
der any members found to have violated
the prohibition law. The names of the
lodges were not made public.