IDLE ACRES
AND IDLE MEN
Guye S3ys fee Irs Factors
i.i Hidi Cast ol Livini.
FARMS ARE BECOMING TOOBI3
Labor Commissioner Advocates Scien
tific Instruction That Will Increase
Profits of Small Farmers Twenty
Million Acres of Unoccupied Land.
Lincoln, Nov. 2'). "Chief among the
great questions with which the people
of this nation are grappling is the
high cost of living and enforced idle
ness on the part of the toilers caused
by the lack of employment, the burden
of the former resting upon the results
of the latter,'' says U V. Guye. "And
here lot me Ray that I consider Idle
ness, due to any cause, a calamity
resting not alone upon the individual,
but upon the society as a whole.
"The causes of high cost of living
and the periods of Idleness are in part
traceable to several reasons, principal
among which i3 the general desertion
of the land by those who believe that
they can more easily make headway
In the large cities."
Farms Are Too Large.
"A negative influence is being
brought to bear upon this phase of
farm life, namely, the constant desire
cf our farmers to reach out for more
and more land, resulting In the en
largement of the acreage tilled by the
Individual workman, thereby causing
a dwarf production and the stunted
fortuity of the land.
"The basis for the back to the farm
movement should, in my opinion, be
embodied in the effort for greater
earning capacity for the small farmer,
through a less acreage and more in-1
tenBtfled system of fanning, thus re- j
adjusting his social environments, the j
employment of scientific methods of
teaching and developing agriculture
and other vocational subjects in our j
ecnoois ana mrougn me euuns 01
those who may be engaged in spread
ing the scientific principles of farm
ing. '
"I wish to say for the great state of
Nebraska that we have approximately
20,000,000 acres of unoccupied land,
similar In quality to those now under
cultivation and which produced in
1910 products valued at $694 713,851,
which equalled the total production of
all the gold, silver, copper, iron, crude
petroleum, tobacco, lead and zinc pro
duced by the entire United States
and Alaska, and yet leaving a net bal
ance of $.1,059,451 In favor of Nebras
ka, her greatest problem being a
method of checking this enormous
stint in the method of unthorough cul
tivation and the running waste for the
want of a sufficient population to turn
cur idle acr.iee to account. One hun
dred thousand fami'ies would not ex
haust Nebraska's id'e acres should
their efforts he confined to a proper
method of cultivation. The hlnh cost
of 11 vim; and want of employment
would thus he minimized and the
world' would become the great bene
ficiary." Contest Over Property of Ord Man.
Ord, Neb., Nov. 20. Judge Hnnna
occupied the district bench while a
stubbornly contested will case was on
trial. O. G. Pnrd was a well to do
Swede farmer and had no relatives In
this state. Shortlv pr'or to the time
that o'd age weakened his mind and
resulted In his being sent to a state
Insane hospital he was visited by a
nephew, who lives In Michigan. At
that time fie old gentlemm executed
a will In favor of the nephew, giving
over about 116.000 of property. Attor
neys discovered other heirs In the old
country Rnd on their behalf the will
was contested.
Battle Creek Postmaster Resigns.
Battle Creek, Neb., Nov. 20. Mrs.
Lenora Snyder, postmnster, has ten
lered her resignation, to take effect
when her successor shall be appointed
end qualified. There are several ap
plicants for the position, among whom
Is V. I Whttln. who It Is said. Btands
a good chanco to land the Job.
Effective Campaign for Good Roads.
Scottshluff, Neb.. Nov. 20. About
thirty miles of V'0'"' "trv-led rod In
nnd around this fit- !s the resilt of
the bond Issue tn- t' Tt cirnose. and
hut little rver half of tho $15 00:1 Is
yet used Next spring the work will
be res'inicd nntl' evsry foot of the
blghwi-v In Winter Creek precinct will
he a prnrelod turnpike.
Silk Thieves Caught.
Geneva, Neb.. Nov. 20. Three
itraners who were trying to sell silks
and furs In Fairmont were arrested
by Sh'Tlff Ashton on suspicion. W. H.
Taylor of Exeter, N"b., Identified some
of the good as having been taken
from his Flore and filed complatut
with the count v judge.
Burlington Pays Taxes at McCook.
MoConk, Neb.. Nov. 20 Red Willow
. county's exchequer was swelled to the
extent of S2fi,:i3f.32' recently, that
sum b'ng the lluvlington's taxes for
1911. It Is an Increase of $1,7?2 over
last year.
Good Price for Com.
Ord, Neb., Nov. 20. The local de
mand for corn for cattle feeding pur
poses has prompted buyers to offer 70
eents per bushel. The crop la short,
kut will yield as much as last season.
GENERAL LI.
Chinsss Rebsl Leader,
From Photograph Jjst
Received From Front.
Photo by A..iiiiicuii Press Association.
AMMUNITION SEIZED
ON MEXICAN BORDER
Was (or Use l,i Revolt Against
ttie Medero Government.
Laredo. Tex.. Nov. 20. Federal
authorities seized a quantity of ammu
nltlon and arms said to be a part of a
frtore provided by persons expecting
to lead a revolt against the Madero
government in Mexico. The officers
were led to the cache by Juan Merlga
shortly after he was arrested as the
result of a federal Indictment re
turned at the same time as the one
against General Barnandlno Reyes.
Merlga was formerly a cavalry cap
tain of Mexico and his arrest Is the
fifth in connection with the alleged
revolutionary plot. Merlga Is said to
have made a confession regarding the
revolutionary plot said to have been
l;d by General Reyes. The officials
say Merlga told them he has been en
gaged in securing horses, arms and
ammunition, a considerable amount of
which has been sent Into Mexico.
TWO KILLED IN A MINE
Tons of Earth Fell on Drillers In a
Joplin Mine.
Joplln, Mo., Nov. 2 I. While operat
lng a steam drill In the John I zinc
mine at Webb City, Custer Roswell
and Carl Throgmorton were burled
beneath seveial tons of dirt that fell
from the roof of a drift in which they
were working. Fifty men worked
three hours in removing the debris bo
fore their bodies were recovered.
Roswell, thirty five years old, leaves
a widow here. Throgmorton was un
married, his home being in Clinton,
Mo.
EXPRESS SAFE RIFLED
Agent at Grand Rapids is Held Up
by Bandit.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 20. The
Adams Express company's Union sta
tion office here was robbed of every
thing In the safe, a bandit holding up
the route agent and then escaping.
The safe was rifled of several thousand
dollars,
FAST MAIL WRECKED
Engineer and Fireman Killed. In Col
lision on Qrent Northern.
Rugby, N. D., Nov. 20. The Great
Northern fast mail train, east bound,
collided head on with a freight train
six miles from here, killing Engineer
Isaac Wright and Fireman Michael
O'Lcary, both of Devil's Lake, N. i'T
More Restrictions on Jews.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 20. A dispatch
from Kiev says the governor of the
province has notified the polite au
thorities that when "termless" pass
ports are presented by Jews they are
to be taken up and annual passports
given In exchange. Thus the Jews
will be fcnled as foreleners.
CCNDtr.SED NEWS
The sthoonnr W A. Young sank In
a btoini on 1 al;e Huron.
Kt iiewed r .imoi s of a receivership
for the Waliash depressed its stock.
The police are looking for Will
Davison, accoi:rtant .'or the Thompson
Lumber company of Big Island, Lake
Winnipeg, w! o has Itm missing sinco
I visit to Winnipeg, Aug. 29.
Hiokane shippers Joined with the
ilepartment of Justice and the Inter
state commerce commission In an ap
peal to the supreme co'irt of fie Unit
ed Statts from the rtcont advance de
dslon tif the commerce court In the
Spokane rate case.
Wllfiod St unit Sheldon Mrkason,
alleged scion of a noble English fam
ily, was bound over to tha grand Jur
on the charge of stealing jewels valued
at $2,050 from Mrs. Ogla van W. Has
kell, a society leader of Minneapolis
In dcfnult of $4,000 ball be was re
turned to his cell.
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GOOD ROAD PLEAS
MANY AND URGENT
Ccngressnin and Secalors to
Ure Appropriations.
THIRTY BILLS ARE READY,
Some Call for Vast Sums of Money,
Others Make Only Beginning Road
Improvement Boosters to Meet In
Richmond, Va., This Week.
Washington, Nov. 20. With the con
tention that the eggs and butter thai
go on the breakfast table, the flour
that goes into the bread, and the beet
and potatoes that go on tin dinner
table will bo made cheaper .hereby,
a strenuous campaign will yt waged
In congress this winter for the passage
of a bill appropriating money for the
construction of public roads through
out the United States.
The opening gun of the campaign Is
to be fired this week, when road Im
provement enthusiasts from all sec
tions of the country are to gather In
conference in Richmond, Va., and the
shot fired at that conference is ex
pected to reverberate so Impressively
throughout the land thut congress will
consent to do something to advance
the cause.
It Is proposed by this plan to do
away with the "mud tax" the tribute
that Is exacted from the farmers and
market gardeners by bad roads be
tween their fields and the nearest-
railroad or the closest city market.
Just as the improvement on railroads,
making possible the carrying of larger
loads at quicker speed, has cut down
the freight rates, and just as the im
provement of rivers and harbors, pro
viding for larger boats and better ter
minals, has slaughtered water trans
portation rates, so, It Is contended, 1
the Improvement of highways In the
way of cutting down grades, wiping
out mudholes, and straightening
curves, will enable the farmer to mar-'
ket his product more cheaply, and
thus insure inductions In the prices.
About thirty bills will be before
congress when It meets the first Mon
day in December, proposing as many
different plans for the use of money
from the federal treasury In road con
struction. All of them are backed by
enthusiasts both in congress and out.
They propose, too, varying amounts of
appropriations, running from a few i
thousands to he used for experfmental
purposes to $150,000,000.
SINKS IN ICY WATERS
Mother Powerless to Rescue Her 8on
From Drowning.
Sioux Falls. S. I)., Nov. 20. Partic
ulars have reached here of the drown
ing of Alexander Falrburns, a young
man who lived with his parents near
the Missouri river in the northern
part of Charles Mix county. The
drowning had unusually' pathetic feat
ures. The young man had gone to the
Missouri river for a pall of water,
and ventured too far out on the ice,
which broke, precipitating him Into
the river. He managed to grasp the
edge of the Ice, and was holding on
for dear life when his mother discov
ered his perilous position. She used
her utmost efforts to rescue her son,
who was fast becoming benumbed and
weakened, but her strength was not
equal to the task. She hurried to
the home of a neighbor for assistance,
but th's nolghhor chanced to be away
from home and valuable time was lost
In summonln resistance from another
neighbor. When the distracted moth
er returned to the river with help her
son had disappeared, living been un
able to hold on longer, and had sunk
to his death In the Icy waters. His
body has rot vet been dcovered, and
probably will not he until spring.
SOCIALISTS ASK FOff HELP
Want Aid of Federation of Labor in
Politics.
Atlanta, Nov. 20 An appeal was
made to the American Federation of
Labor In convention here by the So
cialists to help them In their fight to
elect Job Harrlman mayor of Los An
geles. A letter from the national execu
tive committee of the Socialist party,
requesting the federation to assist
financially In the Los Angeles cam
paign "and thus prove the solidarity of
lahor," was read by President Gotn
pors. Mother of Eight Slain by Husband.
Ft T oi'is. Nov. 20. Mrs. Kate Nea
ry, mother of eight thlldrcn, was slain
by her husband with a hammer. John
T. Near,', p'asterer, followed the mur
der with an nttempt upon his own life.
While his eldest son and neighbors
grappled with him lor possession of
a razor, Neury slashed his own throat.
Ho probably will die.
Woman Kills Husband and Self.
Denton, Tex., Nov. 20. Mrs. Noy
Pugh, aged eighteen, a bride of ten
months, lntally Hhot Pugh and killed
herself here nfter a fruitless attempt
to effect a reconciliation with him.
He died within a few hours. He filed
a suit for a divorce several days ago.
Morgan Spills Contribution.
New York, Nov. 20 J. pierpont
Morgan tripped In church and, falling
to the floor spilled the contents of the
collection plate, which waB piled high
with, money. The banker was unhurt.
HERBERT L SATTE;rLEE.
Who Secures Decision
That Trust Directors
Cannot Ce Held Liable.
BLOODHOUNDS TRACE
BLAGKJAND LETTER
Hurry to Honis ol Man la Solon
on Securlaz Scent.
Solon, la., Nov. 20. Bloodhounds
tracked to his home a man named
Dvorak, suspected of having sent
Black Hand letters to John L. Adams,
a wealthy farmer living near here. The
bounds entered the house and seized
upon one of three men lying in bed.
The postmnster hero found a letter
addressed to Adams In the same hand
writing which had characterized six
other threatening letters received
aince last May. The letter wag opened
to give the scent to bloodhounds,
which had been concealed here for
ten days. The hounds quickly made
their way to Dvorak's house smelled
of a desk and safe In the front room,
and then bounded Into a back bed
room where Dvorak and Miller were
asleep. Officers from Iowa City made
the arrest and the two men were tak -
en to Iowa City pending their hearing,
Since his barn was burned twe
weeks ago, Adams has received three
letters, each demnnding J7.0C0.
7.7rirTin it win
BLACK HAND BUSY AT VAIL
Three Residents of Iowa Town Get
Threatening Letters.
Denlson, la., Nov. 20. The town of
Vail Is much stirred up over evidences
that some one Is trying the "Black
Hand" method to obtain money from
farmers. A letter was first received by
Andrew Harrington, southeast of town,
In which $1,000 was demanded. The
letter was found on his front porch
and It to'd him to leave this sum on
the porch on a certain night or his
I roportv would be destroyed and his ,
daughter kidnaped. Later It was found
il. i I II.... 1AinM Vnil Iw.nn flnnf
that a similar letter had been sent I
. . -. . . t . i . . t r. .. 1 1 .. v. .
Mlimm ll.trnnro.ii. a una. uuM.ur.
of Vail was called upon to give up
$200 under threat.
ROAD'S ROUTE ANNOUNCED
A. F. Nissen Tells of Course of North
Iowa Pike.
Went Union, la., Nov. 20. A. F.
Nissen of Des Moines has confirmed
the statement that the directors of
the North Iowa Pike association have
decided to run the route through New
Hampton, WHllamstown, Fredericks
burg, West Union, Clermont, Post
vllle. Monona and McGregor to Prairie
du Chlen. A branch will diverge at
Vret Union. goinr through Fayette,
Arlington and Strawberry Point to
Manchester, where It will connect
with the Hawkeye trail.
W. W. Day Awarded Damages.
West Union, la., Nov. 20. In the
district court here a Jury awarded W.
W. Day $1,000 damages from Will
Kraft for Injuries Inflicted In an alter
cation at the store at Scott In October,
1910. Mr. Day Is a buttermaker, now
living at Oelweln, but then at Scott,
while Mr. Kraft Is a young man em
ployed In Ms father's store. Day had
sued for $5,000.
Plan Monster Wolf Hunt.
Iowa City,' la., Nov. 20. Farmers of
the neighboring community of Wind
ham are planning a monster wolf hunt.
The hunt will start Immediately at the
close of corn picking time. Many
sheep, says the report, have been
killed in that vicinity in the last few
weeks, and tho farmers are deter
mined to get rid of the animals.
Captured After Long Chate.
Mason City, la.. Nov. 20. Lyman
Willis, who eitcapetl from the asylum
at Independence and has been wander
ing about the country for three
months, was taken Into custody here.
He will be returned to the asylum.
New Plant May Be Built.
Hopklnton, fa., Nov. 20. It Is pos
slble that Hopklnton will get a new
electric light plant before long. A
dam may be built on the Maquoketa
river If the curront Is strong enough
j to run two mills.
FARMERS ALL JOIN
III THANKSGIVING
l3wans Shaw Thslr Gra!iMf:r
Babies Bssioxl
AGRICULTURISTS PROSPEROUS
Tillers of Soil Have plenty of Cash.
Last, but Not Least, They Enjoy a
Healthful Occupation Not at Mercy
of Middleman.
What the farmers of Iowa have.
to he ti.anuiui lor tins year: j
T That lliev nr not ut the nierev t
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of the middleman and not affeited J
by the high cost of living.
That the country Is p isslng
through a stagnation, without a
nanlc
The prosperous condition of the
farmer lollowlng tho drought ot
the summer.
That farming conditions changed
In twenty years so that good crops
are possible regaidless of drought.
Good health. 4
Good roads and automobiles. J
Mutual movements In Iowa such
as elevator, fire insurance com- X
panies, etc. J
Des Moines, Nov. 20. What the
farmer has to be thankful for this year
was discussed at a meeting of one
hundred farmers of Iowa, coming from
all parts of the state to discuss mutual
fire Insurance in convention In Des
Moines. Thanksgiving day Is but a
week away and the subject of what
to be thankful for was uppermost in
the minds of the farmers.
"The farmer has everything to be
thankful for," said A. D. St. Clair of
Hampton, Franklin county. "Consider
the good crops this fall, following a
drought, when the farmer thought he
would have an absolute failure of the
year. Instead of the great loss, the
farmer has plenty of money and can
enjoy life this winter. He will not
r.eed to stint himself In buying Christ
mas presents or consider the econ
omies as in some years."
S. II. Reese of Newton, Jasper
county, said: "The farmer this year
can be thankful that farming condl
tions have changed so In the last twen
( ty years that it Is possible to get a
! good crop regardless of a drought,
1 We have learned that by pulverizing
the soil, the soil will ho'd moisture.
and that with other Improved nirth
0ds of farming, brought out a good
crop. If a drought of the same dura
tlon hnd "'"'ok the country twenty
, years ago, the crop would have been
' an absolute failure. So the farmer
( rpn1y more this year to rive
j thanks for than he had In any other
; years. The farmers have n'"ntv of
, cash and meet their obligations
; promptly, which Is an excellent sign
of prosperity."
Escapes Middleman.
"Passing through the period of Btag
nation prevailing now without a panic
in one of the main reasons mo tanner
should be thankful," n.ild John Kvnna
of Grinnell. "The farmer has so
many th'.ngf to be thankful for that It
j , ' , " , , ded()e whlch , tht)
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most Important. The fanner, for out
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. , ,ho . nf . ...id.ll. timn and
that the high cost of living does not
trouble him. Ho raises everything he
needs to eat on his farm and he lives
well, while the city man on the other
band has to pay b'g prices for food
and enrich the middleman."
G. J. Mack of Clarion, Wright coun
ty, said: "The Iowa farmer can be
thankful that he lives In a prosperous
state, conservative and progressive as
well. The healthy climate Is another
asset. Good crops, regardless of tho
drought, and plenty of ash in his
pockets at the end of a season that
looked dark, Is something the farmer
cannot afford to miss being thankful
for. The mutuals movement In the
stUc Is another reason for thanks. I
refer to the mutual elevators which
have been built and the mutual fire
Insurance associations which save him
money."
Good health was assigned as the
iraln reason the farmer should be
! thankful by W. K. Van Wagoner of
I(a c0lltlty
He has farmed for sixty
years and places health above good
crops. "Tho Iowa farmer enJoyB a
life which keeps him healthy and the
tllsnato Is such that there Is no better
place to llvo in the country," he said
"We had Kxl crops and tho farmer
bail plenty of money this year, but tho
money without the health would not
ijo of much value. After good health
we ran be thankful for the harvests."
Dlscu'.s Social Questions.
Members of the state hoard of con
tiol and of the st'ite parolo board went
to Iowa City today to attend the an
mini meeting of the Iowa conference
of charities and correction. Judge Rob
tnsnn of the hoard of control Is chair
man of the conference on prisoner"
and prisons, nnd W. H. Perry of the
parole board will tell of paroling prls
oners. Others on the program are: A
L. Urlck of the Iowa Federation of
Lahor, Dr. Max Wltte, Clarlnda boa
pltal; Dr. Edward Stelner, Grinned
college; F. H. Plckworth, chaplain Hi
Ananiosa; T. K. Uynlng. 'oux City:
.1. C. Sanders, warden at Fort Mad
Ison, and Dr. O. H. Sumner, secretary
of the state board of health. It Is a
most excellent program and will take
the larger part of three days. j
THR0W OUT THE USE
Give the Kidneys Help and Many
Plattsmouth People Will
Be Happier.
"Throw Out tho Life Line"
Tin' kidneys neotl help.
They're overworked - can't gl
the poison filtered out of tne
tdood.
They're getting worso every
juinule.
Will you help thorn?
Doan's Kidney Pills have
brought thousands of kidney suf
ferers hack from the vorjro of de
spair. J. V. Hiekson, Oak St., Plaits
mouth, Neb., says: "I shall never
roaso to praise Doau's Kidney
Pills, ns I hoy proved of greal
liinellt to mo several years ago
For some time I was caused much
sulTeriiiK by al lacks of lumbago
Unit mine on without tho least
warning. Tho simplest move
ment, was painful and f was also
annoyed lry .irregular passages oi
tho liidnoy secretions. I read'SQ
I much about Ioan's Kidney Pills
that I finally procured a box frtrr
Ilynoll, & Co.'s Drug Store. t
was so gratilled with tho results
of (heir use that I publicly recoTm-
! mended thorn in lt0(, and at this-
time I willingly verify that state
ment. I hope that other kidjiey
sulTerors will prollt by my .ex
perience." For sale by all dealers. Prlflo,
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Go.,
RufTalo, New York, sole agents for
the United Stales.
Remember the name Doan
and take no other.
Roy Worth an Injured.
Hoy Worthan, employed at the
lUiilinglon supply department of
tho Morehouse, had tho misfor
tune to havo tho index linger tol
his left hand nearly severed Sat
urday afternoon while unloading
a heavy. Mod spring. Mr. WorU
harj had taken hold of tho hevy
spring, and ,in getting it out of
the car the spring slipped an,dr
caught' his finger between the
spring and the door of the car.
Ho was taken to the ofllce of the
compauy's surgeon ami tho ia
jury dressed. Roy will bo forced
to lay' off 'for some time.
Married Saturday.
. At the residence of Mr. ami Mrs.
William Harelay Saturday after
noon orniiTod the marriage ot
their son, I'larl Hare-Fay, to M1m
Carrie Kissling. The ceremony
was performed by Judge Heeson,
and occurred about 4 o'clock. The
groom and bride ate both well
known Plattsmouth young poopfe,
having resided in thin city for
number of years. Mr. Harelay ha&
a good position with the Hurling
ton as fireman and will no doubt
climb higher in the railway
service.
Given $5 and Costs.
One King, a hobo, was befrji
tho police court this morning
I tie charge of drunkenness. Tire
court assessed the usual fine for
the first offense of $5 and costs.
The police officers are having
some Irouble in keeping lab. on,
the hobos of late, as they arc to
coming too numerous. They are
fin their way from the north.
making their annual migration
with tho birds from the cold, chil
ly winds of the north to the sunny
southern climes to pass the win
ter. The City Grows Pius.
The prediction of the pessimist
that tho hew bridge would make
more business for the police force
and the old town grow rapidly
wicked is not borne out by the
facts. ' Johnnio I.euchlweis, the
genial grocery salesman at 11. "M.
Soonniohsen's store, states lha"l
Sunday morning at . 8 o'clock he
and Harney. Miller wore the only
men on the street and not a fel
low loaning against the "huiM
'tis" anywhere in sight. Pretty
quiet Funday for the "fellers."
V.. Ii. Huston of near Union
visited the county seat today and
did somo shopping.
Herman GrceJar,
Graduate Vctsniary Surgeon
('(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Netrcska Utaf e
BoarJ
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Calls Answered Prompt'
Telephone, 378 White, Plattsmcutn
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