Loup City Northwestern LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY^, DECEMBER 24, 1908 V OLUME XXVI NUMBER 7 A Boiling Down of the More lmpor= tant bents Here and There Congress. Senator Burkett spoke for nearly two ttotirs in advocacy of the postal savings bank bill. He was interrupt eu a ?reat many times, his speech drawing a good deal of fire from the opponents of the measure. That the senate committee on in teroceanic canals is prepared to take up any sort of an investigation of canal affairs that may be demanded by any member of the committee was asserted by Senator Kittredge of South Dakota, chairman of the committee. 7 ■ ;> - The senate referred that part of the president's message referring to the secret service to the committee on ap propriations with instructions to in vestigate and recommend what action, if any, is required. With a view of letting the public know what, intluence operated upon jt through the press. Representative Cooper of Texas introduced a bill to exclude newspapers and magazines front the mails unless the names of the owner and editor or officers, direc tors and stockholders be printed on its front page. Koosevelt is said to be prepared for any attack congress may make upon him. If the conflict comes the “big stick" will be wielded in a most effec tive way. Senator Foraker introduced a bill in tile senate to create a special tri bunal to hear the cases of the col ored soldiers discharged by the presi dent 011 account of the Brownsville riots. The commissioner of Indian affairs asks congress to appropriate more money for irrigation projects on the Indian reservations. The republican delegation from Illinois unanimously endorsed Joseph C Cannon for re-election as speaker at a dinner given to Representative 2tagden of Illinois. Congress will probably adjourn for the Holidays on Monday, December l'i. This week the senate will dis cuss the postal savings batik bill and Foraker till to permit re-enlistment of colored troops discharged by the president. Insurgents of the house of repre s< ntatives among the republicans are laying plans for the alteration of the rules to curb the power of the speaker. General. President-elect Taft announced that Senator P. C. Knox will be se cretary of state in the new cabinet. Robbers in an automobile hc’.d up the Partners and Merchants bank of Keene. Neb., and the Commercial bank of Gibbon.-'Neb:, securing $?>,• Odd in all. •lodge Gary said the steel corpora tion was iot afraid to have its affairs fully investigated. Judge Krnkel has sentenced four n. n implicated in the Pennsylvania capito! graft cases to two years in prison..with a $500 tine. Congressman Pollard has secured tin . old iron cannon now at the gov ernment arsenal, San Antonio. Texas, for Nebraska City. The gun will be shipped to the park commis sioners. who will place it in one of the oity parks. - - Speaker Cannon- announced the fol lowing as the representatives of the house ou the inaugural committee: Messrs. Burke (Pa.), Young (Mich.) and Gaines (Tenn.) runner cimiroi ot carriers is sug gested by Chairman Knapp of the in ti rstate ' commerce com mission. Prance and Spain transmitted to the signatories of the Algerciras conference an identical note relative to the formula-for the recognition of Mulai iiatid, the present sultan of 'Morocco. Members of the house passed a res olution calling for proof of the truth of flic utterances of the president with respect to the secret service of the government. Judge Taft in an address to the Ohio society of New York said that it is better that there should be no \ r< vision of the tariff than to have a law that does not carry out the spirit of the, republican platform. The Isthmian Canal commission has issued a statement lhat 'the Gatuu clam she is not settling more than was expected. The first contest on the revision of niles in the house at Washington re sulted in a. victory for tile speaker and a defeat of the whole proposition. Judge Taft left New York for Augusta, Ra, taking luncheon with President Roosevelt at Washington on his way. The lowa and Nebraska Implement Men’s associations have decided to unite. •John D. Rockefeller. jr„ had the publisher of the New York American arrested on a charge of libel. Turkey is to again have a test of constitutional government. The aptitude of- Venezuela toward Holland is regarded as akin to a de claration of war. President Roosevelt will contribute j the results or his African hunt to the Smithsonian institute if taxidermists : are provided. The British government is arresting Indian revolutionists by the whole sale. The National Itank examiner found evidence of defalcations of so large an amount that the Sumersworth, (N. H.) bank had to close its doors. Count Boni de Castellano is appar ently indignant that any one should charge him with wanting large amount of money. He says he wants only his children. A quartermaster sergeant of the army service has resigned with $13, 9»0 coming to him as savings. Attempt is to be made to get.some important amendments to the Kinkaid act. Governor Sheldon of Nebraska an nounces he will not appoint any one until January to the position on the supreme bench which was declined by Judge Sullivan. Iowa wins many Corn show prizes. Ames college class gets the Mexican and Western Grain Dealers’ associa tion trophies and student judging con test. secretary Wilson, m ms annual re port. told of the immense wealth pro duced from the farm. Secretary Root lold of the wonder ful expansion of the country in i. period of eleven years. The offer of a cabinet position to Congressman Burton has been revoked by President-elect Taft Chief Justice Mitchell of Pennsyl vania in an address in New York at tacked President Roosevelt’s alleged hostile attitude toward the judiciary. The testimony of John D. Archbold in the Standard Oil inquiry was that the company has owned stock in the Waters-Pierce company since 18TS, but the Pierce family has always managed the concern. Judge Taft said he would follow McKinley’s policies in the Philip pines. Annual report of secretary of agri culture shows that crops of the year are worth nearly $8,000.;t00,000. Washington. President Roosevelt declined an in vitation to attend a banquet to be given in New York bv the Oero club of America in honor of the Wright brothers. The president told- a com mittee he would be glad to give a re ception at the White house in hcrnot* of the aeroplanists and the club there fore may hold the reception and ban quet in Washington. ' *4 '*1 " ’ President Roosevelt told a delega tion of West Virginia congressmen and friends that they were "wasting time" to recommend to him the name of a brother of Judge Peter Grosscup. for appointment as collector of inter nal revenue. The direct primary law in Nebraska may be repealed by the democratic legislature, according to J. E. Kava naugh. a prominent democrat of Spald ing, Neb., who was In Washington transacting business with the interior department. He believes that the peo ple of his part of the state are so much opposed to the primary that the legislators will ask for the repeal of the law. A riot, the proportions of which are not stated, has occurred at Puerto Cortez. Honduras, according to infor mation received at the state depart ment from its representative there. Governor Magoon. accompanied by iiis military aide. Captain Ryan of the army, left here for Havana for the purpose of personally conducting the transfer of the government of Cuba to the newly elected adminis tration on the 28th of January. There is the best of reason to be lieve President-elect Taft will take a new cabinet from among the people and not promote men from clerical positions in the departments. It is generally accepted in Wash ington that James Wilson, secretarv of agriculture, will not held the posi tion beyond next July. It has been Mr. Wilson's ambition to serve the longest time of any other secretary of agriculture. He will he permitted to made that record, then will come a change. President-elect Taft contemplates a visit to Panama before his inaugura tion. This visit is approved by Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root. Personal. Major Brad Slaughter of Omaha, paymaster of the United States army, will not be disqualified and put on the retired list as was njmorfcd recently. President Roosevelt has applied to the Belgian government through the American legation for a hunting per mit in Belgian territory in Africa. After losing between $500 a.id $1,500 by cards. William Pedrick, a “squaw man” of Anadarko, killed himself at Oklahoma City. John -Bruce Woodward, a student at the Kentucky university, died as the result of the bursting of a blood vessel in his lung while blowing into a lung testing machine. D. Jacob Gould Scburman, presi dent of Cornell university spoke be fore the corn show in Omaha. Judge Taft says he will be in no hurry in selecting his cabinet. President Castro is in a rage at the lack of respect paid him in Paris by the French government. W. J. Bryan in a statement denies that he will attempt to direct the U eisltlture of Nebraska. President Roosevelt, in a message congress, deaount tor Joseph Lalitzer of the Ne World as a villlfier of the nations ecial Edl* York j A conference between Presldent and Frank B. Kellogg re or that a \ii •toriH'y general”’ TERMS OF THIRTY-ONE MEM BERS EXPIRE MARCH 4TH. SCRAMBLE FOR KNOX'S SEAT All Eyes on Ohio. Where Several Candidates are Anxious to Succeed Mr. Foraker. Washington.— While the terms of thirty-one senators, more than one third of the entire membership, ex pire on March 4 next, eighteen of this number already have been re-elected oi assured of re-election, either through successes in primary con tests or pledges of a majority of the membership of the several state leg islatures charged with the duty of electing senators- before the begin ning of next congress. in addition to ihe vacancies occur ing by reason of a provision of the constitution there will be a vacancy in. Pennsylvania on account of the forthcoming resignation of Senator Knox to accept the portfolio of secre tary of state • in the Taft cabinet. There will be a scramble between prominent republicans of Pennsyl vania l’or Mr. Knox's seat, which will cause public interest equal to the (contest now going on in Ohio for the seat of Senator Foraker and in Con nection for that of Senator Brande gee. That Secretary Root, will be given the New York scat now held by Senator Platt is believed and a contest is not expected. The republican senators whoso terms expire at the end of the pres ent congress, but who are sure of be ing returned, are Cummins of Iowa, now serving out the unexpired term of the late Senator Allison; Senator Dillingham of Vermont. Gallinger of New Hampshire. Heybttrn of Idaho, Hopkins of Illinois, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Perkins of California, Smoot of Utah and Stephenson of Wisconsin. Democratic senators who will be returned are Clark of Arkan sas, Clay of Georgia. Gore of Okla homa. Johnston of Alabama, Me Knery of Louisiana, Newlands oi Nevada, Overman of North Carolina, Smith of Maryland and Stone oi Missouri. By reason of defeat in primary contests Senator Ankeny of Wash .ington will' lie- succeeded by Repre sentative Wesley L. Junes, Haus "borough of North Dakota by M. X. Johnson. Kittredge of South Dakota by Governor Coe I. Crawford, and Dong of Kansas by Joseph Bristow, former'y fourth assistant postmaster general. All of these men are republicans, and in audition Ftiito 1 of Oregon probably will be succeeded by Gover nor Chamberlain, democrat, who was victorious in what is known as the double primary system of the state. If pledges made by certain repub lican members of the Oregon legis lature are kept. Chamberlain will come to the senate, but if they are violated as many leading republicans of the state are demanding, i: is pos sible, in fact probable, that Fulton would he chosen to succeed himself. The eyes of the country are on Ohio because of the candidacy of Charles T\ Taft, brother of the president-elect, for the seat of For aker. one of the most vigorous and picturesque characters in the senate and one who has declined to abandon bis place without a fight. The relationship between Mr. Taft and the president-elect, and the fact that the Cincinnatian has been prominent in the councils of the re publican party in Ohio for many years, are powerful factors in the contest he is waging for the senator ial toga. Mr. Bryan at Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Pa.—“I may not think as wejl of Mr. Taft's cabinet selections as he does,” said W. J. Bryan here, when asked for an expression on the choosing of Senator Knox as secretary of state “i do not believe, therefore, that I care to discuss the appointments just now.” No Action Agreed Upon. Baltimore—Attorney General Bon aparte, speaking of the suit which the president has urged against Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World, said that it is still under consideration and no definite line of action has been agreed upon. DEATH SLIGHTS SHOW. Builder and Buildings of Corn Exposi tion Pass Away Together. Omaha—As the wails of Jericho fell at the blast of a ram's horn, so the National Corn exposition fell Sunday morning at the sound of the sledge hammer, and by evening it was prac tically a wreck, wh'le as a strange coincidence to its close W. E. Findley, the draughtsman who designed the buildings, died at his home as the buildings he had designed were fast disappearing. Herrick for Cabinet Place. Cincinnati, O.—A Times-Star special tive Theodore E. Bsu 1; a of Ohio was seriously John D. Rockefeller. lr„ S. S. Carvalho, president of the Star Company, publishers of William R. Hearst's New York American, was arrested Thursday and arraigned in police court before Magistrate Finn. At the solicitation of Clarence J. Shearn, attorney for the Hearst pub lications, and without any objection being raised on the part of Assistant District Attorney Garvan, who had charge of the prosecution, Mr. Carval ho was paroled in the custody of his lawyer until December 26, for exam ination. Mr. Rockefeller, accompanied by his counsel. Lawyer Murphy, appeared in District Attorney Jerome's office early in the day and made complaint that the article published in the New York American of December 17, under a Chicago date of December 16, with the head line. "J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., originated peonage in stockade, it is said, tended to injure his good name, reputation and credit and to make him appear ridiculous. He submitted a typewritten affidavit embodying these charges to District Attorney Garvan, to whom the case was assigned. On the presentation of the affidavits to Magistrate Finn, he issued warrants for the arrest of Mr. Carvalho, Bradford Merrill, treasurer, end Edward H. Clark, secretary, of i he Star Company. Mr. Carvalho was found in his of fice. Merrill and Clark were not in their offices. Mr. Carvalho took his arrest good naturedly. Bradford Merrill, treasurer of the Star Company, explained Thursday night that the article at which Mr. Rockefeller had taken offense had come from Chicago in the regular rou ine way, that it had not originated in Xew York, and that, an investigation would be started at once. "If we find that we have wronged Mr. Rockefel ler," said Mr. Merrill, "we will, of course, do everything in our power to atone for it.” TOBACCO COMBINE ILLEGAL. Federal Circuit Court Decree Orders Trust to Dissolve. New York.—Nine companies, with (heir subsidiaries, are named as con stituting an illegal combination in the final decree, filed Tuesday in the United States circuit court, putting into effect the judgment recently ob tained by the government in its suit io dissolve the so-called tobacco trust. The companies named are the American Tobacco Company, the American Snuff Company, the Ameri can Cigar Company, the American Stogie Company, MacAndrews & Forbes Company, P. Lorillard & Co lt. ,T. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company and the Conley Foil Company. Each of the first five of these companies the court declares is in itself a combina tion iu violation of law. The order enjoins these companies from continuing as parties in the com bination and restrains them from en gaging in interstate or foreign trade until "reasonable competition’' be tween them is restored. Appeals by both the government, and the defend ants will act as a temporary stay of the decree. Blizzard in Newfoundland. St. Johns, X. F.—The worst blizzard ( experienced in Newfoundland for many years has been raging for 60 hours and heavy damage has been done to fishing vessels, a number of which have been blown ashore. Stock Broker Kills Himself. Joplin. Mo.—Standing before a mir ror in the bathroom of his apartments here Friday, Col. Hv B. Marchbank. a prominent stock broker, sent a bullet through his brain. Marchbank left a note to his sister ascribing ill health for his action. Lad Killed in Boxing Bout. Philadelphia.—James Curren, 18 years old, was killed in a boxing bout with Benjamin Barnet, 17 years of age, at the Broadway Athletic club Friday. Barnet was arrested. TWO NEBRASKA BANKS ROBBED. Bandits Dynamite Safes. Fight Citi zens and Flee in Auto. Gibbon, Neb.—Six robbers, after dy namiting the safes of the Farmers’ State bank of Keene, at Keene. 28 miles south of Gibbon, and the Com mercial bank of Gibbon, engaged in a pitched battle here with a number of citizens early Friday and escaped in an automobile with $5,500. One of the robbers is believed to have been wounded and to have been carried off by his comrades. The Keene bank was first entered. Ib re two vault doors were opened by 'he force of an explosion. The rob bers secured $8,000, climbed into an automobile and started north. A fanner, aroused by the explosion, saw the robbers as they sped out of town but made no attempt to interrupt them. An hour later the robbers reached Gibbon and while four of their num ber began work inside of the Com mercial bank, two others kept guard outside. Here the explosion attract ed a number of citizens to the scene, among them G. T. Holloway, president of the bank. Holloway, approaching the two men stationed outside the bank, accosted them, believing them to be acquaintances of ills. For reply two bullets whizzed by him. one pierc ing the banker’s overcoat but doing no harm. While a posse was gather ing the robbers inside the bank kept steadily at work, the guards mean while keeping up a steady fire on the citizens. Finally the citizens partly surrounded the building and for 15 minutes a lively fusilade of shots was exchanged. Finally, at a given signal, all six robbers made their escape through a rear door and soon made off. again escaping in their machine. An investigation disclosed blood stains on the bank floor, indicating that one of the robbers had been shot. They had taken $2,500 from the bank's vault. The posse started in pursuit but the robbers soon gained the lead and were lost to sight. FREEDOM DAWNS IN TURKEY. New Ottoman Parliament Is Opened by the Sultan. Constantinople.—Turkey made her bow as a full fledged constitutional monarchy Thursday, when the new Ottoman parliament held its first ses sion. Thursday was proclaimed a general holiday in honor of the parliament and the city did its best to observe the occasion fittingly. The decorations were unprecedented and most of the population was in the streets eagerly discussing the prospects of the new regime. Practically every regiment in the Constantinople garrison lined the route under arms when the sultan drove to open ihe assembly, while school children stationed at vantage points along the way sang the hymn of liberty as the imperial cortege passed. ■" Well-Known Author Dead. New Haven. Conn.—Donald Grant Mitchell. 84 years old, the well known author who wrote under the nom de plume "Ik Marvel,” died at his home, "Marvelwood," in Edgewood, a suburb of this city, Tuesday night. At the bedside at the time of Mr. Mitchell's death were his sons, Harold of New London and Walter of Newark, and his daughters, Mrs. Walter Hart of Rye. N. Y.: Mrs. Mason Hoppin and the Misses Elizabeth, Bessie and Har riet .Mitchell, all of New Haven. Burton Not to Be in Cabinet. New York.—It was authoritatively announced Wednesday night that the offer of a cabinet position to Congress man Theodore Burton of Cleveland had been withdrawn by Mr. Taft and would not be renewed. Steamer Sunk in Collision. New York.—The British freight steamer Daghestan was sunk outside the harbor Friday night by the tramp steamer Catalone. There was no loss of life, the crew of the Britisher being picked up by the Catalone. Kansas Glassblcwers Strike. Coffeyville, Kan.—The window glass blowers of the Kansas Window CHass Company went on a strike at rcon Friday and at midnight the blowers of the Coffeyville Window Glass Com pany quit work ACCEPTS STATE PORTFOLIO IN MR. TAFT’S CABINET. PRESIDENT-ELECT IS HAPPY Invites Senator to Augusta to Advise Him—Wickersham Not Yet Selected for Attorney General. Augusta, (ia.—William H. Taft, presi dent-elect of the United States. Friday night announced the appointment of United States Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania as secretary of state in his cabinet. The announcement followed the re ceipt by Mr. Taft of a telegram which came late in the afternoon conveying the information from Mr. Knox that he w'ould accept the premiership of the Taft cabinet. “I feel that I am to be congratulated in securing the services of Senator Knox in my cabinet," said Judge Taft in making the announcement. "In selecting a secretary of state I wanted Philander C. Knox. first, a groat lawyer, and second, a man who would fill the public eye, not only here but. abroad, as a man who stands out preeminently as a great American. "Mr. Knox was a great attorney general: he was a prominent candi date for the presidency, and he is rec ognized in the senate and elsewhere as one of the great lawyers of that body." Judge Tafi also feels that from a political viewpoint the selection of Mr. Knox is most happy. He explained that there was often a feeling that the state of Pennsylvania, with its as sured Republican majorities, was slighted in the matter of recognition in the high councils of the party. That this will not be the case in the next administration was indicated by the announcement by Mr. Taft that he should invite Senator Knox to come to Augusta that he might consult him freely with reference to filling other places in his cabinet. Regarding the report that George \V. Wickersham of New York would be attorney general in his cabinet, Mr. Taft said that he had not yet de termined on anyone definitely for the attorney generalship. KILLS GIRL WHO REJECTS HIM. Brutal Murder by Young Man in Somerville, Mass. Somerville. Mass.—Enraged because his former sweetheart. Miss Maud Hartley, had rejected him. James B. Harmon, the 18-year-old son of Police Sergeant Janies M. Harmon, shot and killed her on the street here Friday. Miss Hartley was of the same age as her slayer, and was the daughter of Mrs. Agnes Hartley, a physician. When Miss Hartley fell, Harmon lifted the body and threw if on the steps of a near-by store with the remark: "There, I’ve finished her.” He then fled, but half an hour later surrendered to the police. Given Maximum Penalty for Fraud. Harrisburg, Pa.—John H. Sanderson contractor for the furnishing of the new state capitol; ex-Auditor General W. P. Snyder, ex-State Treasurer W L. Mathues and ex-Superintendent oi Public Grounds and Buildings James M. Shumaker, convicted of conspiracy to defraud the state in the cases grow ing out of the capitol scandal, were sentenced Friday to two years in the penitentiary, $500 line and costs, the maximum punishment allowed by law. and were released on $100,000 bail on supersedeas. Boston Official Is Accused, Boston.—Leo F. McCullough, -presi dent of the common council of Boston, Thursday night surrendered himself to the police. He is charged wirh perjury and conspiracy to defraud the city out oi $200 on June 1 last. Well Known Actor Found Dead. Los Angeles, Cal—Harry Glazier, a prominent actor, member of the Belas co stock company, was found dead in bed in his room at the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena Thursday. Heart disease was the cause of death. CARACAS STIRRED Blf RIOTS MOBS SWEEP THROUGH CITY. UN HINDERED BY POLICE. Crowds Burn Statues and Pictures of President and Pillage Property of His Friends. Caracas, Venezuela.—The people of Caracas arose against President Cas tro. An infuriated mob, unhindered by the police, swept through the city, wrecking the property of his hench men and his closest friends. The peo ple rounded up all the statues and pic tures of President Castro from the clubs and other semi-public buildings and burned them with rejoicing, on the Plaza Bolivar. Castro's rule In Venezuela probably is ended. In spite of Holland's warlike activ ity on the coast, there have been no demonstrations against the Nether lands; they all have been directed against President Castro and Acting President Gomez. The Venezuelan capita) witnessed an outbreak of disorder, following the warlike activities of the Dutch war ships along Ihe coast, that made it necessary by nightfall to declare mar tial law in order to put an end to the rioting and pillaging. There were sev eral attacks on private property on the part of the mob before the authori ties got the situation in hand, and sev eral of the agitators were arrested. There was no actual conflict between the people and the police. The pil laging was confined to the properties of Venezuelans, notably Senors Rivas and Thielen. No foreigners were mo lested. Further dangerous demonstrations are anticipated. No official act de posing Castro from the presidency of Venezuela yet has been taken, but such a step is expected any moment. Berlin.—President Castro of Vene zuela maintains his composure in the face of alarming reports which have been published here regarding the dis turbance in Venezuela. When dis patches were shown to him Wednes day that the people of Caracas had arisen against him, he said quietly: “I don’t believe it. 1 had dispatches from Caracas this morning, but they mentioned nothing of the kind.” TOTAL POPULAR VOTE GIVEN. 14.853,059 Ballots Cast in the Last Election. New York. — Tlie total popular vote of the various presidential candidates at the last national elec tion was made known Wednesday in an official form by the filing of the last of the official votes, that of Michigan. The totals show the following votes cast: Taft (Rep.), 7,637.676; Bryan (Dem.), 6,393.1 S2; Debs (Soc.), 448, 453; Chafin (Pro.), 241,252; Hisgen (Ind.), 83,186; Watson (Pop.), 33,871; Gilhaus (Soc. Lab.), 15,421. Total for all candidates, 14,853,059. This grand total exceeds by 1,342, 351 the total number of votes cast in the presidential election of 1904, when the grand total was 13,510,708. Compared with that election, the candidates of the Republican, Demo cartic and Socialist parties increased their vote this year. The reverse Is true of the candidates of the Prohibi tion, Populist and Socialist Labor par ties. The Independence party did not figure in the piesidential election of four years ago. PLUNGE TO DEATH WITH AUTO. Milwaukee Man and Chauffeur Drown in the River. Milwaukee. — An automobile con taining three men dashed into the open draw of the Oneida street bridge at one o'clock Thursday morning and went to the bottom of the river, car rying two of the occupants to their death. The dead are Oscar Z. Bartlett member of the board of trade, and Albert Kunz, chauffeur. A. F. Sollidav of the Sollidav Motor Company was rescued. The car approached the bridge from the east, coming down the Oneida street hill at a high rate of speed. The driver apparently did not notice that the bridge was open until the car was within 20 feet of it. Kunz then made a frantic effort to avoid the river, but only succeeded in turn ing the car as far as the curb, where it bounded into the air, turning a com plete somersault between the dock and the center pier of the bridge. Two New Records for Wright. Le Mans. France.—Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist of Dayton. O., established a new world's record for heavier-than-air machines Friday while trying for the Michelin cup. re maining in the air 1 hour, 53 minutes and 59 seconds. The best previous rec ord is 1 hour. 31 minutes and 51 sec onds, made by Mr. Wright Septem ber 21. Mr. Wright closed a triumphant day by achieving another record, flying to a height of 360 feet in a stj-one wind and winning the Sarthe Aero club's prize for height. Will Fight for Bleached Flour. Lincoln, Neb.—The entire milling In dustry of Nebraska will oppose the re cent order of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson prohibiting the transportation and sale of bleached flour in interstate commerce. Two Killed by an Explosion. Lebanon, O.—A terrible explosion in the plant of the Senior Powder Com pany. one mile north of Morrow, this county, Friday, instantly killed Clinton Ertle, 35 years old, and Will Urton, 23 years old.