GERMANS NEAR
FRENCH BORDER
TEUTONS SPLIT THEIR ARMY TO
MOVE IN TWO DIRECTIONS.
' • _
MILLIONS ILL BE IN FI6HT
Line ef CcmbM Will Extend for Near
ly Tme Hundred and Fifty Mile*
French Claim Victory
* Loudon The Beer* from Belgium
involve* to significant facta: First,
that the German cavalry outpost*
have shined through the country
vest of Hraswete as far as Onde
aaarde. ur Audenarde. which is only
eighteen miles from the French fron
tier. axad only twenty-four miles from
Lille, and second, that the Germans
have in vested Namur, the great Bel
gian fortress at the junction of the
Meut* and the Sombre, now occu
pied by the French.
According to dispatches received,
the Germans, in their advance to
meet the allies, split their army like
a forked tree, the northerly branch
of which rushed through IHcst and
Lemviv decimated the Belgian regi
mats that uppo»ed them, while the
southerly branch moved down the
Meuse toward Namur
The allies appear to be entrenched
it forte ta Ike plain* between Na
mur and Brussels but for the most
part south <f Havre. anJ it appears
also that there is a great body of the j
French army back of Namur toward
the French frostier
Preparing for Great Battle.
Pari.- The Matin says the French
hate captured thus far ninety-one
German field guns. four flags arid
nineteen automobiles
lirutrtiui Colonel Rout-set:, a re
tired military critic of excellent repu
tation. sa> * the great battle has be
gun s-ntig a front of nearly 2S0 miles.
2.S«g.«**i men taking part.
The Petit Parieien's review of the
war Mtnation says:
“A neat battle is preparing. Bel-,
giutr. .s to be the theater of the most
formidable shock in history, me du
ration of which escapes prophecy.
Situation Favorable.
W ashington. -“The situation in
Mexico is very favorable and can
quote me as saying 'watchful waiting’
BRITISH BATTLESHIP DRAKE
W"tns," said Secretary Bryan. his face
wreathed la sanies "The peaceful
transfer of authority h« taken place
and we are hoping for an era of
peace, progress sad prosperity." Mr.
Bryan raid recognition of the Car
ranza government and withdrawal of
the American forces at Vra Cruz had
not yet been considered.
Japan Explains Manifesto.
Washington —Interference by Ger
man cruisers with the shipping of
Japans nUy. Grant Britain, with the
seizure of Japanese goods in German
bottoms and the consequent grave
BUSY IN ST. PETERSBURG
George S Marye, American ambas
nador to Russia, has his hands full
making care of stranded American tour
ist* and of the interests of nations
whose diplomatic representatives have
left St Pe'.rsburg
disturbances of Japanese trade are
rbe principal reasons set forward by
Japan in explanation of the ultima
tum delivered to Germany recent
ly. Cable dispatches have contained
a brief outline of the Japanese griev
ances. but it was not until now that'
the full text of the statement issued
bjr the Japanese foreign office bearing
upon this subject became available.
This document said:
From the beginning of hostilities
between Encland and Germany the
latter has been bending all its ener
gies to strengthening all the fortifica
tions at Kiao-Chow. even to the ex
tent of enforcing labor upon them by
the Chinese coolies. Meanwhile the
German squadrons stationed in the
far east have been making incessant
appearances in Chinese waters, mak
ing Kiao-Chow their base and in co
loration with German converted cruis
ers threatening and interfering with
British shippers and commerce, there
by jeopardizing and injuring to a con
siderable extent the commercial inter
ests in general of Great Brtain.
In the meantime the above action
on the part of Germany has not failed
to greatly demoralize the trade inter
ests of Japan by obstructing and dis
turbing its shipping routes and com
merce. In fact, the whole eastern com
mercial world has been thrown into a
state of utmost uneasiness. Some of
the Japanese merchant vessels have
been detained and all of the Japanese
import and export cargoes on board
the German merchant vessels have
been requisitioned.
It is clear that unless Germany has
a strong base at Kiao-Chow the con
ditions such as above outlined could
never have been produced. It is this
possession of Kiao-Chow that is sole
ly responsible for it all; it is the
strongest weapon in the hands of Ger
many so far as the far east is con
cerned.
The history of the seizure of the
place by Germany and its conduct
preceding and including its interven- j
lion, in conjunction with Russia and
France after the Chino-Japanese war,
show that it is absolutely necessary
to eliminate such possession com
plete peace In the far east in accord
ance with the terms of the Anglo
Japanese alliance. If Japan is to look
far enough into the future and adopt
measures to insure an abiding peace
in eas ern Asia it must realize that
a sjrong military base in the hands of
a hostile militant power right in the
h^art of the country cannot in itself
fail to be a menacing factor.
Appeal to German ^-Americans.
Phi adelphia.-—An appeal to the
press of the country to frown upon
the effort oi Japan to engage in the
European conflict was issued in the
interest of universal peace, by Dr. C.
J Hexamer of Philadelphia, president
of the National German-American al
liance.
The appeal is as follows:
"Americans of German and Irish ex
traction represent three-fohrths of the
population of this country and the
National German-American alliance
urges the American press wherever a
paper is printed in our country, to
frown down upon the act of Japan in
throwing herself into the European
conflict. We do this, first, as we
favor universal peace, secondly, as a
means to keep peace within our
borders; acd thirdly, as a means to
prevent American people from being
ultimately drawn into an armed de
fense against the encroachment of a
Japanese invasion."
—
King George *>»s ordered the re
lease of all suffragettes serving terms
in British prisons as the result of
their militant tactics.
BOUT OF POPE
BORNE TO CHAPEL
SCENE IMPRESSIVE—ALL EYES
DIMMED WITH TEARS.
ARE AFTER FOOD PRICE FIXERS
At Least Six Grand Juries in Differ
ent Cities Will Be Asked to
to Return Indictments.
0
Rome.—Borne by red-uniformed
members of the Sediali, who, when
he was alive, carried him in the Se
dan gestatoria chair, the body of
Pope Pius X. dressed in pontifical
robes and miter and with the other
emblems of his sacred offices lying
beside it. was taken to the chapel of
the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter’s,
where the solemn rites of absolution
were performed. >
Thousands of persons previously
had visited the throne room, where
the body lay, to look upon the face of
the dead pontiff, and many of them
wo%» themselves into the great pro
cession from the throne room to the
chapel.
The procession was headed by the
bearers of the massive silver ponti
fical cross and twenty cardinals and
patriarchs, archbishops, priests and
papal and court chamberlains and
members of the Swiss noble and pal
atine guards in their multi-colored
uniforms. The sene was an impres
sive one. inder the flare of the can
dies in the chapel could be seen the
tear-dimmed eyes of prelate, priest,
layman and papal guard. Especially
affected were the bearers of the body
of the pope.
Kaiser's Forces at Namur.
Paris.—An official statement, which
has been issued here says:
“Namur is partially invested. Heavy
artillery opened fire on the town. The
westward movement of the German
columns continues on both banks of
the Meuse outside the range of the
action of Namur.
"German cavalry forces have passed
through Brussels, going westward.
They were followed by an army corps.
"A war tax of J40.000.000 has been
levied on the city of Brussels by the'
German general.
Belgian Retreat Continues.
“The retreat of the Belgians con
tinued without incident.
“As already announced. afrer recon
quering the frontier, our troops ad
vanced into Lorraine along a front
extending in the Donan mountains to
Chateau Sains. They drove the Ger
mans back into the valley of the
Seille river and the marshy district,
and our advance guards reached
Delate. Diueze and Morhange.
Several German army corps made
a vigorous counter attack and our ad
vance guards fell back. The fight was
extremely fierce on both sides, and. in
view of the greatly superior number
of the Grmans, our troops, who had
been fighting continuously for six
days, retreated."
To Face Indictment.
Washington.—There are strong in
dications that at least six grand juries
in a§ many different localities soon
wll be asked to return indictments
against dealers alleged to be in con
spiracy to violate the Sherman anti
trust act.
Juries are almost certain to he
asked for indictments in Washington,
Chicago, Brooklyn and three other
cities, the names of which the depart
ment at present will not reveal. In
Chicago the effort to jail offenders
wil be made immediately.
Packers Export Meat.
It has leaked out that information
has been obtained concerning beef
packers in Chicago which may result
in prosecutions. Depariment of Justice
agents, it was said, have discovered
that packers are shipping large quan
tities of meat across the Canadian
border.
At the same time the prices on
meats are advancing. Department of
ficials are at a loss to explain how
the packers can export meat and. still
plead that there is a shortage.
Blames Government.
New York.—The United States De
partment of Agriculture was held re
sponsible for a shortage of beef and
the consequent rise in meat prices,
by F. W. Lyman, a witness in the food
coast investigation in progress before
the district attorney of Bronx county.
Mr. Lyman, representing Armour £
Co. of Chicago, said the Department
of Agriculture. August 1. warned the
farmers 10 hold their grain, because
there was a lack of shipping facilities
due to the war abroad. The farmers,
he said, assumed the same lack of
SIR JOHN FRENCH
Field Marshal Sir John French who
commands the English forces sent
across the channel to help the French
and Belgians against the Germans.
means of transportation would apply
to cattle as well, and they failed to
send the normal amount of beef to
the markets.
Ask U. S. to Accept Trusteeship.
Washington.—Most significant of
the late developments in the Euro
pean situation here was the inquiry
of the Chinese government of the
United States, whether the latter
would undertake the trusteeship of
the territory of Kiao Chow, trans
ferring it immediately from Germany
to China.
China's inquiry was understood to
have been based on an acquiescence
of Germany in such a plan, hoping
thereby to avert a war with Japan.
While officials were generally reti
cent to express any opinions, it was
generally believed that the American
government would not accept the pro
posal of China unless both Japan and
Great Britain formally assented.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan has seupulously avoided thus
far involving the Unit" ‘
way in the situation
ery indication that this attitude will
be strictly maintained.
China's endeavors to obtain the ter
GUIDE FOR AVIATORS
This is one of the powerful flares
which send a vertical ray that serves
to guide the French army aviators at
night.
ritory of Kiao-Cfcow and at the same
time preserve neutral relations with
Germany, Japan and Great Britalr
were manifest in dispatches from
Peking. In any eventuality, China in
dicated clearly its intention of re
maining absolutely neutral.
To Make Further Inquiries.
Washington.—England has respond
ed to Secretary Garrison's reqnesi
for neutralization of German ship?
bringing Americans from Europe, bui
the reply was not sufficiently explicii
and it was decided to make further
inquiries of the British foreign office
-The tone of Great Britain’s re*
sponse is favorable." Secretary Bry
an said. "But the matter is not en
tirely completed.” _
To Start Merchant Marine.
Washington.—President Wilson has
approved a plan to h^>e the govern-1
■tent bey a number at ships to be
used in taking American foodstuffs
abroad
The president conferred with senate
and house leaders on the question of j
developing and safeguarding Amor- '
tea* merchant marine, and the pur-1
< fca e of ships and passage of a bill j
under which the governmnt will un
dertake the insurance of «ar risks!
were agr*«*d on. Bills carrying outj
Big Trado hi South America.
Sew York—The breaking off of
rootmt-rrtal relations with Europe ha
resulted in an unprecedented demand
from Larin-Ameriean countries for
American goods, according to state
menu by the leading exporters of this
adty.
Exporters say they are rushed with
orders from their agents and one mer
chant declared that all the steamships
mom running to South America handle
•only one-tenth of the tonnage that
denid he foH there in the near future.
the plans will be introduced in both j
houses of congress immediately. After j
the conference Secretary Tumulty I
gave out this statement:
"The conference was about the de
velopment and safeguarding of the
merchant marine and every aspect of
the question was gone over. It was
recognized that the present enierg
ency called for prompt action to re-1
lieve a situation which can be re-!
lieved. if action is promptly taken. It
was agreed that a bill should be in
Lroduced in congress, providing for
the insurance of war risks by the
Paris.—An official communication i
rom Brussels made public here
gives certain details of the transfer i
of the seal of the Belgian government j
from Brussels to Antwerp. This trans-j
fer is not an immediate necessity, it is :
explained, but it is preferred to effect •
it now in a normal manner, rather
than risk interruption to government
al business.
While Belgian officials have gone to
Antwerp, their families remain in
Brussels. The queen and princes are
at Antwerp palace, while the king is
with the army.
government.
“addition to the. agreement of opin
ion as to the insurance bill, there was
an extensive discussion of the best
means for immediately providing
ships to carry the goods now waiting
for the markets. Several plans were
proposed, and it was finally agreed
that a bill should be drawn and in‘re
duced at a very early date, which
should provide for the purchase of an
adequate number of ships by the gov
ernment and their operat'on through
a coiporantion controlled by the gov
ernment. which now operates ships as
London.—All Germans now in Lon-1
don are without telephone service. At I
the order of the government, German
telephone subscribers were discon
nected. This action was taken as a I
further precaution against the opera
tien of German spies.
When the war first broke out there
were about 30,000 Germans in London.
Many have returned to fight for the !
kaisr. A majority of these remain- i
ing have now registered, appearing at!
the police stations and furnishing a'
complete record of their business and
other connections in England. I
well as the railroad itself, and which
is controlled by the government.”
Steamer Dodged Warships.
Norfolk. Va.—The German tank
steamer Dolrhin, Captain Kriete. has
arrived in Hampton Roads after dodg
ing British and French warships foi
twelve days. The Dolphin left Ham
burg July *9. four days before wat 1
was declared. For eight nights the !
Dolphin burned no lights and Cantair j
Kriete says he was on the bridge foi
four days and rights without sleep
He ran his ship at full speed.
Germany Not Scared of Japs.
Copenhagen.—(Via London).—“The
Japanese ambassador's departure
from Berlin is approaching. The po
lice are guarding the embassy. The
Japanese club is empty. AH Japanese
students in German uinversities have
left.
The Vossiche Zeitung says com
menting on Japan's ultimatum to Ger
many:
“‘One more declaration of war can
not frighten Germany and Japan's ac
tion is without importance.’ ”
FOR THEJST IN
NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPASSED*.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign Intelligence Con*
dented Into Two and Four
Line Paragraphs.
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson has approved a
plan to have the government buy a
number of ships to be used in taking
American foodstuffs abroad.
• » •
The interstate railroad passenger
fare of 3c a mile through Arkansas.
Missouri and Oklahoma was upheld
by the interstate commerce commis
sion.
• • •
President Wilson has nominated
Attorney General McRevnolds to fill
the vacancy on the supreme court
bench made vacant by the recent
death of Justice Lurton.
• • •
President Wiisan has expressed
himself as satisfied with the good
faith of the Japanese in their efforts
to restore to China the German strong
hold of Kiau-Chau, and to preserve
the integrity of China.
ft ft ft
Representative Keating of Colorado
Introduced a constitutional amend
ment to empower congress to levy an
export tax. He said it was necessary
to prevent the taxing of the American
consumer to pay for the European
war.
• • •
Congress has passed the emergency
shipping bill, which will authorize the
president to admit foreign-built ships
to America?' registry so that com
mercial fleets may sail the seas under
protection of the American flag while
belligerents of Europe are at war.
• » •
Germany’s reply to Japan’s ulti
matum is awaited . with anxiety in
{ diplomatic quarters as likely to open
j hostilities in the far east It is pos
sible the reply may pass through
American channe’s of communication
as that was one of the means of for
warding Japan's note.
DOMESTIC.
The twentieth case of beubonic
plague was reported at New Orleans.
The victim was Louise Welsh, a ne
I gress. aged 24.
• a •
The Hamburg-American line has is
| sued a statement saying that it had
; under consideration offers to purchase
j some of its steamships in American
i waters, valued at $20,000,000.
* * *
A hint tiiat the federal investiga
i tion of recent increases in food prices
j might embrace examination of certain
| Board of Trade transactions, was
! given by District Attorney Wilkerson
of Chicago.
* » •
The first reaction in sugar prices
j eince the recent excited advance of
j over 21- cents a pound was noted in
' New York when Cuban centrifugal 96
1 test sold at 6L cents, representing a
decline of cent from the high rec
ord price.
• * •
Julian Carleton. the negro cook who
j murdered five members of Frank
; Lloyd Wright's household with a
I hatchet, will be charged with murder
in the first degree when he is ar
raigned before a justice of the peace
at Dodgeville. Wis.
• • *
Orders to seal all amateur radio
stnPons on the Pacific coast and to
silence the wireless apparatus aboard
the ships cf belligerent nations while
these ships are in Pacific coast ports
were received at San Francisco from
the Navy department.
m a a
While local federal authorities at
Seattle prerared to prosecute on evi
dence the existence of a gigantic
Chine-e smuggling ring, developed by
the federal industrial relations com
mission hearings, the commissioners
decided to push their inquiry into San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
• • •
The sub-irrigation of the Platte
valley would not result to any con
siderable ejrtent from releasing the
impounded waters of the Pathfinder
dam. is the opinion expressed by W.
A. Uyan. comptroller of the reclama
tion service in a recent discussion of
this subject to Representative Kin
kaid.
• • •
The death of Ching Siam, an aged
Chinese, officially was reported as
caused by bubonic plague. This is
the sixth death from the disease in
New Orleans. Ching was affected
with the septicaneraic type.
• • a
"The Japanese will protect Amer
ican and Japanese merchantmen in
Asiatic waters," declared Y. Numana,
the Japanese consul general, of San
Francisco, in discussing the possi
bilities of hostilities between Japan
and Germany. “American trade with
the Orient will not be endangered."
• • •
On instructions from Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds. Charles A. Homs
United States district attorney at St.
Tonis. began an investieation into the
sharp advance in prices of foodstuffs
since the European war opened.
• • •
Upward of 3.000 employes of the
Baltimore street railway system have
received an advance in wages. The
new schedule increases the com
pany's pay roll $200,000 a year and
gives an average raise of 25 cents a
day to the conductors and motor
men.
• • •
The discovery of a tunnel one hun
a red feet long, dug from ineide the |
stockade at Fort Wingate. New Mex
ico. led to a double guard o «r the ’
4.000 Mexican refugees interned at i
the fort. I
! Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
tribe., in council at Ashland. Wis.,
voted unanimously in favor of woman
suffrage.
• » •
An extra session of the Texas legis
lature has been called for August 24
to relieve cotton growers, in view of
the European war.
• • •
The first warship to pass through
the Panama canal was the Peruvian
destroyer Teniente Rodriguez, which
made the trip when the steamship
Admiral Dewey also went through.
• » *
A copy of the will of Iallian Nordica,
the grand opera singer, who died in
Java last May, provides that her en
tire estate, with the exception of spe
cific bequests, be divided among her
three sisters.
• • •
The Panama-Pacific exposition,
scheduled to be held next year at San
Francisco, will not be postponed on
; account of the European war. said
j Charlts C. More, president of the com
pany.
• > •
The German tank steamer Dolphin,
Captain Kriete, has arrived in Hamp
ton Roads after dodging British and
! French warships for twelve days. The
Dolphin left Hamburg July 29, four
! days before war was declared.
. • .
John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, Ind.,
! is foremost in President Wilson’s con
sideration for ambasslador to Mexico
when the situation there settles down
b_> a point where recognition by the
Jnited States can be considered.
• • •
Six men are known to be dead and
two are missing as the result of fight
ing between the authorities of Ray,
Ariz., and a band of four Mexican out
laws. Of those killed four were
! Americans and two Mexicans.
...
The breaking off of commercial re- I
lations with Europe has resulted in
an unprecedented demand from Latin- j
American countries for American
goods, according to statements by '
leading exporters of New York city.
...
Nearly half the political speech
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt delivered
at Hartford. Conn., before the pro
gressive state convention was devoted
to a discussion of "the great cata- j
clvsm which has engulfed all Europe j
in war.’’
...
Captain Rakos of the Austrian [
steamer Morawitz. which arrived at !
Galveston from Cardiff, reported hav
ing been chased for six hours by two
British cruisers while approximately i
300 miles south of Barbadoes. He
said darkness enabled them to escape.
-L
t FOREIGN.
Pope Pius X is dead. The pontiff j
died of a broken heart as the result
of the European war.
...
Forty British and American work
men were killed in the collapse of
the new concrete customs house at
Celba, Honduras.
...
Count Okuma. the Japanese pre
mier. declares it is Japan's intention
to eliminate from China the root of
German influences.
...
Japan sends an ultimatum to Ger
many demanding the withdrawal of
her fleet from Kiau-Chaco, China, by
August 23, or she will take action.
• • •
In a stirring message to the troops.
King George says: “Duty is your
watchword, and I know your duty
will be nobly done.-’
• • •
A British expedtonary force, num
berng more than 100,000 has made a
safe landing at France and Belgian
ports and is doubtless well on its way
to form a junction with its allies.
...
Four German girls were arrested in
Brussels on the charge of spying.
Three spies, one a woman, have been
shot. Three person excited by the 1
wars news have gone insane.
...
The battleship Maine has star ed j
home from Tangier. ?he has abra'd
the midshipmen and crew of the Ida- ,
ho. who were transferred at Naples,
when that ship was sold to Greece
...
According to information received
in official circles in London, Emperor
WE ham has ordered that resistance
be made to ^he last to Japan's at
tempts to oust Germany from Kau
Chau.
...
A sum of $75,000,000 in six months
treasury bills, required for war pur
poses. were offered to the public in
London and met with a hearty wel
come. The amount applied for was ,
over $210,000,000.
...
Italians coming from the countries
at war continue to pour into Italy by
thousands. Most of them are in dis
tress and government and local insti- ,
tutions are doing their utmost to pro- ,
vide them with food, shelter and em
ployment. ■
• • •
The Japanese ambassador's depar
ture from Berlin is approaching. The
police are guarding the embassy. The
Japanese club is empty. All Japan
ese students in German universi
ties have left.
• • •
That the Germans are forcing their i
way through Belgium is indicated by
the Brussels report that German cav- !
airy are ar.rroaching the Belgian cap
ittu; that measures for th* defease of
Brussels are being hastened and that
the scat of government has been re
moved to Antwerp.
* * •
In Tokio the Japanese ultimatum
to Germany has created a deep im- ;
pression and the Japanese premier !
and foreign minister have counseled
the Japanese to maintain a calm at
titude.
• » •
*
Germany has sent a note to France
and Belgium through a neutral power,
accusing these two countries of hav
ing organized a popular war agatnst
Germany and declaring that any Bel
gian or French private citizen not in
uniform, who interferes with the Ger
man troops will be shot.
MORTGAGES TILED
SHOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS.
CANDIDATES GIVE EXPENSE
Primary Election Reports Are Being
Filed with the Secretary of
State.
Lincoln.-Farm mortgages filed
In Nebraska during the year 1913 ag
gregated millions of dollars less than
at any time in the past five years
And farm mortgages released during
the same period totaled millions more
than at any time in the five-year per
iod. This interesting piece of news
is conveyed in the annual report just
issued by the state labor commission.
There were 21,543 mortgages filed
in 1913, totaling $42,628,098. The year
previous. the total amount of the
20,716 mortgages filed was $58,766,518
Mortgages released in 1913 totaled
$40,241,192. This is the first time
in the history of the state that mort
gages released have come so near
equaling in amount the mortgagee
filed.
Butler county led in the total value
of farm mortgages filed. Its figure
was $1,891,523. Hayes county re
corded a total of only $50,229 and was
low in the list. In farm mortgages
released Knox county led with $1.
779.239. Hitchcock county was low
in this column with releases totaling
$27,480.
Douglas county figures show ram
' mortgage filings to the number of 113
for the year. The aggregate amount
represented was $563,668. Mortgages
released in the same county were
valued at $335,999.
Totals for the state during the past
five-year period were:
Mortgages Filed.
Year. No. Value.
1913.21.543 $42,628,098
1912 .20,716 53,766,838
1 1911 .18,165 48,967,884
1910 .20.509 54.319,730
i 1909 .17,604 50,335,470
Mortgages Released.
; Year. No. Value.
1913 .17,679 $40,241,192
j 1912 .17.466 39,959.249
1 19H .14.900 30,022.950
| 1910 .17.568 31.860.431
| 1909 .17,500 33,468,750
File Expense Accounts.
Candidates for offices have tieguiv
. to report their items of expense to
' the secretary of state as required by
law. All of these with few excep
j tions show that the largest item was
tor printing and advertising:
Ross L,. Hammond for governor re
ports $591.75. George C. Hale, demo
I cratic nominee for state treasurer,
i $264.24. Will M. Maupin, $79 06. W.
II Young, nominee for railway com
missioner. $276.00. James Pearson, de
| mocratic nominee for lieutenant-gov
ernor, $90.00. Richard L. Metcalf,
democratic nominee for governor,
$647.20. Henry Peterson, republican
, nominee for railway commission.
$54.80. James C. Dalzeil, for congress.
$108.67. Addison Wait, for secretary
bf state. $252.80.
P'an to Attack Law
Assault on the blue-sky law,
passed at the last session of the
state legislature, is being planted by
Omaha firms, which come under its
1 jurisdiction. That is the word
brought to the railway commission.
The law's safety has been the cause
of many anxious moments on the com
mission's part for several months.
Weaknesses have been found which
were not seen by the legislators. And
apparent foundations of the law: have
been determined constitutionally void
In other states, and the Nebraska law
1 is affected thereby.
A provision inserted in the Nebras
, ka statute may or may not save this
entire law'. This says in effect that
- “should the courts declare any portion
i of the act unconstitutional or unau
| thorized by law. or in conflict with
any other section or provision of the
act_ then such decision shall affect
only the section or sub-section so de
clared to be unconstitutional.”
Further the Nebraska lawmakers
took the unusual step of declaring in
: the act that “each section and pro
vision thereof, so far as inducement
for the passaee of the bill is concern
ed, is independent of every other sec
tion. and no section or part thereof is
an inducement to the passage or en
actment of any other section or part
of a section."
The Rurlington railroad engineers
have staked out ground for the new
depot at Superior, which is to be
built across the street from the old
one. Well men there expect to go
down through slate for a new well. •*
They 8av they expect to go at least
700 feet.
Help Boys' Fair Encampment.
Eight lines of work with two lec
tures in each line will be furnished
by the Nebraska College of Agricul
ture at the Boys’ Fair Encampment
a: the state fair this fall. The sub
jects to be treated will come under
the departments of agricultural engin
eering. agronomy, animal husbandry,
animal pathology, dairy husbandry,
entomology, farm management, and
horticulture. This will be one of the
many features of the fair that will be
of interest to the boys.
Time to Control Hessian Fly.
Tire most effective way of control
ling the Hessian fly. says Press Bulle
tin No. 45 of the Nebraska Experi
ment Station, just issued, is to de
stroy the stubble shortly after har
vest. The flaxseeds or puparia are
left in the stubble after harvest, and
these should be destroyed by early
deep plowing, done so carefully that
the stubble is thrown to the bottom
of the furrow and completely covered, \
thus entrapping the flies. This plow- ^
ing* should be done very soon after
harvest.
