JUDGE ALBERT J. CORNISH
Candidate for Judge of the Su
preme Court.
Is now serving his twenty-first year
as judge of the district court of Lan
caster County.
Reputed to have a profound knowl
edge of the law, absolutely impartial
and human in his judgments. Mature,
but vigorous and active.
His neighbors have five times want
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15 ANGEL OF MERCY
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Alfonso of Spain Busiest Mon
arch in Europe.
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He Conducts Clearing House for In
formation About the ‘‘Missing’' In
the War—Every Inquiry Re
ceives Attention.
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Madrid.—King Alfonso of Spain is
perhaps the busiest sovereign of Eu
rope these days, although his country
is not at war, nor likely to change its
policy of neutrality as long as the war
lasts. That strict and continued neu
trality, without any political reasons
why either side of the belligerents de
sires to have Spain change it, gives
King Alfonso the privilege of appeal
ing to any country at war for news of
soldier husbands, brothers or sweet
hearts. He is doing so for all the
women of Europe, receiving and re
plying to several hundred letters ev
ery day. They come from French
countesses, English servant girls, from
Austrians, Germans, Russians and Bel
gians. They are so numerous, num
bering altogether about 50,000, that
one whole floor in the royal palace in
Madrid has been given up to a post
office, where the king has installed
numerous secretaries familiar with the
various languages and adept at'read
ing every variation of handwriting.
It all started some months ago,
when a young lady of France, ac
qainted with the king’s gallant char
acter, appealed to him to discover the
whereabouts of her fiance. She under
stood he had been made a prisoner of
war, but her own government could
give her no exact information. She
had written to the German govern
ment, but as her communication had
not passed through the proper chan
nel it, of course, was never answered.
“Sire: A desolate lady asks your
protection. Spain is the land of chiv
alry, and your majesty is the greatest
Hidalgo of Castile, and I feel certain
will hear me,” she wrote to King Al
fonso, relating the steps she had al
ready taken without" success to learn
if her fiance were still in the land of
the living.
The letter reached the eyes of the
king. He was touched by its appeal
and at once wrote to the Spanish Am
bassador in Berlin to see what could
be done. He was soon able to report
the good news that the soldier in
question was safely housed in a prison
camp near Leipzig. The telegraph
carried the happy tidings to the royal
palace in Madrid, and from there to
Paris.
The whole investigation had taken
two weeks' and the grateful little
Parisienne was so wild with Joy that
she told everybody. Dozens, then hun
dreds, of other desolate ladies fol
lowed her example, and their serv
ants followed theirs; the story went
from country to country that anyone
could write to the gallant king of
Spain and he would certainly discover
what was the address where letters
could be sent to the missing soldier.
Not long ago the wife of an English
private received a long communication
from the king, written in reply to her
letter. His majesty took just as much
pains with this letter and sent it off
with just as many indications on the
envelope that it had come from the
royal palace as if he had been reply
ing to a royal princess. His secretary
wrote:
“Although his majesty’s embassy in
Berlin is charged only with the inter
ests of France and Russia, his majes
ty, being desirous, nevertheless, of
demonstrating his interest in British
subjects, has graciously acceded to
your request, and has communicated
with the Spanish ambassador in Ber
lin, commanding him to communicate
with Great Britain’s representative
there—the United States ambassador
—in order that the necessary investi
gation may be made. His majesty
earnestly hopes that these inquiries
may be the means of procuring satis
factory information for you."
In this case it was Ambassador Ge
rard who served as the first cavalier
to the distressed English wife, passing
the news on to the Spanish ambassa
dor that the husband’s health was ex
cellent and that he was safely interned
along with his comrades, not particu
larly enjoying “war bread,” but hop
ing for better times.
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NATIONAL TEAM WORK-BY BART
rngg,
"The king has thoroughly organized
this labor of mercy, and every letter
received is immediately acknowl
edged.
Gets Sixth Set of Teeth.
Huntington, W. Va.—Mrs. Annie Ma
han, aged one hundred and two, of tne
wilds of Logan county, is cutting teeth
for the sixth time, the sixth set ap
pearing nine weeks after the preced
ing set had begun to grow
Mrs. Gregory, aged one hundred and
nine, neighbor of Mrs. Mahan, spends
her spare time digging ginseng roots
on the highest mountain sides.
Daily sells for less.
Un:!e Eben.
"Patience is tine, said Uncle Eben,
“of li keeps a man workin . But it
ain’t much good et it keeps him stick
in' to a crap game.'
BIG MONEY MADE IN JUNK
Oregonian Has Cleared Over $23,000
in Eight Months Off Old
Metal.
Eugene. Ore.—The junk dealer's jab
isn’t such a bad sort ot occupation,
aoccording to the statements of one
Eugene junk firm that today shipped
its eleventh carload of junk collected
in and around Eugene in the past
eight months. The shipment went to
Seattle.
Two men with a rickety wagon have
done this collecting and the results
have included eleven tons or rubber,
nine tons or brass and fifteen tons of
copper and other metals. Receipts
were more than $23,000.
James Bartunek will oil and repair
your harness. Let Jim do it.
■** The Whirligig of Time.
The change ol a generation in hu
man nature is infinitesimal and then
some. New it is tne orignt red autc
mobile, second-nan Jcu for wnich In- 1
diant are trading away their valuable
lands; nothing out a twentieth cen
tury oeaa.
Knew How !t Was.
"Willie,” the Sunday school teacher
asked, "can you tell me why Rachel
wept i'oi her children?” “MebDe it
was because the preacher came before
she had a chance to git them cleaneo
up."—Chicago Herald.
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For Sale:—One stack of alfalfa hay
one good milch cow fresh soon, prob
ably before this appears in print and
one heifer fresh in April.—Henry Dol
ling. 10-2
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SPRING SUITS AND TOP COATS.
Read these reasons why you should
buy of me.
1. I can understand your desires,
in cut, fit and quality.
2. I handle the largest and best
line of woolens in the county.
3. My prices are reasonable and in
reach of all.
4. I never let a suit or garment out
until I have fitted it to your perfect
satisfaction and last but not least, I
buy my woolens direct from the larg
est wholesale woolen house in America
and my clothing is not made up in a
sweatshop but in a shop where all men
tailors are used. I have 2,000 samples
of the very latest in checks, banjo
stripes and all plain colors. Come in
and see before you buy elsewhere.
Loup City Tailor Shop.
South Side of Square.
Make Your Own Healing Remedy at
Home.
Buy a 50c bottle of Farris Healing
Remedy, add to it a pint of Linseed
Oil to make a healing oil, or add vase
I line to make an ointment. You will
then have sixteen ounces of the Heal
ing Remedy for harness and saddle
gall, barbed wire cuts, scratches, or
any hurt or sore where the skin is
broken. Positively guaranteed the
best made. Make it at home. By so
doing you have $2.00 worth for 50c.— ^
Sold by J. J. Slominski, Loup Cily,
Neb.
To Hang Pictures
Pictures hur.g by a single wire have
an annoying way of getting uneven
on account of the slipping of the wire
on the picture hook. This can some
times be avoided by first hanging the
picture face to the wall, and then
turning it around. The single turn
this makes in the wire near the hook
prevents slipping.
To Clean Porcelain.
For cleaning white porcelain sinks
and bathtubs use a solution of one pint
Df turpentine thoroughly mixed with
one-half cupful of salt. You will find
this does not injure the smooth sur
face in the least.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
By United States Senator John W. WQjeks
« (Of Massachusetts).
I am going to submit to you some views on the
subject of government ownership, as well as the op
eration of transportation lines and other public serv
ice facilities, although the whole subject is much too S
comprehensive to treat in the time allotted. I do
not Intend to speak in any sense in a partisan way,
but I cannot fall to call attention to the fact that
the reason why the subject seems to me, just now, to
be of urgent Importance is the recommendations by ,
the present Administration of additional activities ir. %
this direction.
Let us consider the contention made by those ad
vocating government ownership that the cost of cap
ital would be materially less than it is under private
control. Undoubtedly there is something to be said
in favor of this contention provided the issue of
bonded indebtedness by a government does not
become so large that its bonds do not sell readily. If we were to take over the
railroads of the United States, what would be the cost to the government? In
taking over railroads ip Europe by governments, from twenty to twenty-five
times the net earnings for a period of years has been considered a fair price
for so doing. If a similar method were adopted in this country it would make
the cost to the United States about fifteen billion dollars. I think no one will
contend that the United States can issue indebtedness to that amount or to
any considerable part of it without materially increasing the rate which it
would be necessary to pay for the money. Furthermore, if the government
owned the railroads, there would be a loss of taxes amounting to about one
hundred and ten millions of dollars a year, this being a very considerable item
in the revenues of most of the States.
There are other considerations which relate to this subject. The pressure
for results in privately owned corporations goads traffic managers to the high
est state of activity and efficiency. If they do not get as good results as their
rivals, they are not promoted, and, very frequently, are retired. When we
turn to government controlled railroads all this is changed. Any such system
as the Civil Service applied to our railroads would be fatal. One of the dis
tinct weaknesses of the Civil Service is that men cannot get a suitable reward
for unusual activity or intelligent effort. Promotion comes to the mediocre
as well as to the efficient, and nothing could be more subservient to the best
results in the operation of railroads than the putting of mediocre men in
positions of high executive responsibility.
Development and improvement of railroads are much more apt to result
from competition than from monopoly. Generally speaking, there is a kind of
stagnation and stupidity in governmental monopoly which would be impossible
in the case of private control. The government is not organized for business
purposes. Into its operations must enter all of the evils of political influence.
The result would not be one of making profits, and putting the government ini.)
business of this kind would mean putting the government into competition
with the business of its citizens.
Big Spring Opening and Demonstration
AT KOZEL & SORENSEN’S, ROCKVILLE
Saturday, March 11th
The farmers and general public are invited to visit our store at Rockeille, on Saturday, March 1 1, to see our display and
demonstration of farm implements, wagons, buggies, etc. Come to Rockville and spend the day with us. Your visit will
be pleasant and profitable.
This is a Partial List of Our
Stock of Goods
INCUBATOR, GAS ENGINES, FORD
AND DODGE AUTOS, BUGGIES,
SICKLE GRINDER, GRIND STONES,
WASHING MACHINES, RUGS, SIDE
BOARDS, BEDS, DRESERS, CHIF
FIONIERS, COMMODES, CHAIRS,
BINDERS, CORN PLANTERS, CUL
TIVATORS, DISC HAROW, GRIND
ERS, FANNING MILL, ROCKER,
HIGH CHAIRS, GRAIN GRADERS,
HAROWS GO-CARTS, HARROW
CARTS, TABLES, HAY RAKES, HAY
SWEEPS, KITCHEN CABINETS,
DRESSING TABLES, CUPBOARDS,
HAY STACKERS, MOWERS, BED
SPRINGS, WAGONS, MATTRESSES,
WAGON BOXES, STORES, RANGES,
TRUCK WAGONS, LISTER, LINO
LEUM, HEATERS, SPREADERS,
CREAM SEPARATOR, ENAMELED
WARE, EXTRA PLOW AND LIS
TER SHEARS, NICKLE PLATED
WARE, WATER PAILS, DAIRY
PAILS, SILVER WARE, KNIVES
Do Not Fail to Attend This
Demonstration
Five Per Cent Discount on
all Cash Purchases
Our prices are the lowest and
as a special inducement for you to
trade with us on that day a dis
count of 5 per cent will be given
on all cash purchases on any
article we carry in stock, with the
exception of automobiles and gas
tractors.
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Don’t Forget the Date, Saturday,
March 11th
— KOZEL & SORENSEN —
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, Hardware, Implements, Furniture, Automobiles, Etc.
ROCKVILLE, NEBRASKA
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