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1 Loup Qty Northwestern \ LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN i VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916 NUMBER 22 WASHINGTON LETTER The Loup City Northwestern Bur eau. Washington, D. C., May 17, 1916. The Republican Situation. —No matter how loud may be the claims of any particular candidate with reference to the republican presi dential nomination, it is certain that several ballots will be required be fore a selection is made. Within the past two weeks it has been made clear that the attempt to stampede the convention by the Roosevelt fac tion has hopelessly failed. New York State with its 87 votes, largely pledged to Mr. Root and Justice Hughes, and Pennsylvania, with 76 votes, likely for Mr. Knox, are units that may be \t come the determining factors in the final control of the convention. The convention will face the necessity of solving its own problems in making a nomination. ' g As matters now stand and the posi * tion is likely to he intensified, there are three real factors among republi can prrsidential possibilities. There is Colonel Roosevelt, whose qualities need not be discussed, but whose nom ination wou'd be sure to accentuate factional differences in the republican party. Then there is Justice Hughes, who is “just being urged.” much in the same manner as in the case of Senator Root, in the hope that he may be the means of defeating the Roosevelt ambitions. Outside of the supporters as well as the direct opposition to Colonel Roosevelt. Theodore E. Burton com mands more support on his own ac count than any other candidate in the field. He has a public record around which progressives and conserva tives have rallied in the past. The Logical Outcome. Senator Burton was the first re publican in congress to break down the policy of the Wilson administra tion in passing bills as purely parti san measures. The big legislative program of the democrats was being forced by the administration demand for party support. The minority was ignored. Senator Burton challenged the policy and changed it by re-shap ing the river and harbor bill, and bv upsetting all the calculations of the administration with reference to the f ship purchase act. The democratic majority in congress were forced into a radical change in their legislative methods. While New Vork reports are the most notable, with reference to the presidential contest, the infor mation being daily brought to Wash ington from ' the Pacific coast and middle western states, shows senti ment to be crystallizing for Senator Burton. The result is that the party leaders are recognizing this develop ment cf public thought, and since they are agreed that the most bitter fac tionalists enrolled in the Taft and oosevelt camps four years ago eau unite upon Senator Burton better than anyone else, the chances of the Ohian's nomination becomes more probable every day. Fish For Food. The United States department of Agriculture has been carrying on a propaganda for a great many years to educate people to use more fish for food, in place of meat. Now shrimp are very much sought after on the seaboard, the same as are lobsters, oysters and snails. There has been a good deal of difficulty in supplying these foods to the interior of the country. The same troubles apply to the shipment of fish. The federal de partment has started off on the new and worthy tack that it will no longer ask people in places like Omaha. Ne braska. to eat stale fish from the At lantic seaboard. The department now seeks, through its investigators, ;o i perfect improved metnods in hand | ling, cleaning and presrving fish and other sea food and in shipping it to I all parts of the country. Uncle Joe’s Birthday. Joseph G. Cannon is eighty years old. and on the occasion of his recent anniversary an important legislative program was laid aside in the house of representatives in order that two hours might be devoted to a rmark able ceremony in the way of a person al tribute to the “oldest congressman alive.” He is called “Uncle Joe” in Washington and there is a tone of genuine affection videnced toward the kindly old man who is hardly willing to admit, but nevertheless must re alize. that his footsteps are tottering. Mr. Cannon is one of the most remark able men of the age. and he led the old time machine politicians on to many an inglorious triumph. It was a revulsion against the methods that were popular in his day that did more than anything else toward establish ing a new order of political thought and action in the United States. And yet no one holds any animosity to ward the representative from Dan ville, for in his long career he has a! ways been zealous and jealous of hi country’s interest and honor. Withal Uncle Joe’s consttuency and his col leagues in congress like him most for his own sake, and the tribute paid to him was entirely personal, and in no wise an endorsement of his brand of statesmanship. Gallinger and Sour Grapes. One of the sorriest exhibitions of senatorial pettiness that has been exhibited in many a long year is tin opposition of Senator Gallinger oi New Hampshire, to the confirmation of George Rublee as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. The Senator has held up this confirmation on the trivial claim that “Rublee is personally objectionable. The senate has been humoring the old senator from New Hanmpshire for more than a evar, and the confirmation of Mr Ruble has been delayed all this time because of some primval legacies of senatorial courtesy and hesitancy un on the part of other senators about putting the Gallinger nose out of joint. Inferior Citizenship in the Capital. One of the strongest presentations of the inconsistencies in political r^ iations between the District of Colum bia and the rest of the United State has appared in the Observer Maga zine of Washington. A plea is mad for the political rights of the 360.00' people of the District of Columbia who are disfranchised in every way, and who are denied even the right of ap peal to the higher courts of th United States. The peole of Wash ington have been asking for represe.i tation in congress, and the privilege of framing their own city government for years, but without avail. All of the officials are appointed, and most of them, including the postmaster, are not even residents of the city. Wash ingtonians naturally have a lot of sym pathy for “votes for women,” since the women simply want the fran chise. and that too would be a vert dear thing to the people living withii the shadow of the capitol. Honoring Felix Adler. Raising money is one of the mof difficult feats known in any form of endeavor, and yet $150,000 was raised in amounts varying from $1.00 to $25,000 for “The Felix Adler Scholar ship Endowment Fund.” without the name of a single person who contri buted it being made public. This amount has been practically doubled • {MORE MONEY TO YOU i It doesn’t make any dif ference what speed you operate the NEW SHARPLES SUCTION FEED SEPARATOR AT You can always know that you’re getting a clean skim and a cream of an even thickness. ALL THE TIME. This is the first and only separator manufactured — ! capable of making you this absolute guarantee. This guarantee means an in creased saving of butterfat. And this, naturally, means money to you. Drop in and See Us About This f Ravenna Creamery Co. SPRING WHEAT'S OPPORTUNITY- • iiYBART. WELL OLD Bov, YoUCiOT A SLACK EYE.I’LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP OUT! y : and it has been offered as a testi monial to forty years of splendid work by Dr. Adler, by his many ad mirers who wished to pay personal tribute to the great work done b\ that prominent leader in social and civic affairs. The education of sev eral hanrlr.eri students in Ethical Cul ture schools is therefore provided or., a permanent basis. Preparedness and Presidents. Former president Roosevelt gives evidence to his “preparedness" by trotting out four sons and a son-in law “ready to go to war.” He also has another son-in-law. but the Colonel is not entirely sure whether Congress man Nick Longworth wiil follow th family and the flag. The present, president raised daughters instead oi sons, and therefore his individual "preparedness" does not permit of a I very loud family “war-whooping.” A GROWING BUSINESS. The dairy industry is assuming mammoth proportions in the state ol Nebraska and Sherman county is keeping right up with the other coun ties of the state in this respect. While the dairy industry in this county is yet in its infancy, the re sults loom up large and the future will show some startling figures. The Ravenna Creamery company reports the volume of business at the Loup City creamery for the year 1915: Paid for butterfat.$ 83.094.30 Paid for poultry. 10,771.14 Paid for eggs .13.125.25 Total for produce ..$106,990.09 Total for labor, over . 4,000.00 The output for the present year up to the first of May shows a gain of fully 50 per cent over the same period of last year. This is verv encouraging after the fire loss sus tained in the burning of the old creamery, and the heavy expense of the new building and equipment, which makes this now one of tie most convenient and best equipped creameries in the state. The creamery company wishes to express their thanks to their long list of faithful patrons and hope by continued courtesy and fair dealing to merit a continued and even an en larged patronage for the coming year. “FORDING” FOR .ONE CENT PER MILE. Beyond a doubt, one of the lowest mileage costs for the operation of a Ford car is that recently presented by Elmer W. Rietz. of Chicago. The record extends over the year ending April 1. 1916, and over a distance of 10.167 miles. Mr. Rietz’s account is most com plete, and each item considered is given in detail. For example, to the list price of the car, a number of in cidental expenses are added, and from the whole amount. $50.00. the amount of his profit-sharing cheek, is deduc ted. In traveling 10,157 miles, his ex penses w8re divided as follows: Inci dentals. including repairs and acces sories, $44.01; tires. $.55; gasoline. $61.54; oil, $6.93. Total $113.03, which amounts to one and one-tenth cents per mile. The best month was in Sep tember. 1915, when he drove a dis tance of 1,343 miles at a total cost of $S.38. All four of the original tires are still on the car and in good con dition. considering the distance traveled. WATER PLANT REPAIRED. J. i. Depew has been busy this week making extensive repairs at the city pumping plant. Among the repairs made are new castings for the braces and bearings used in the walking beam operated by the gasoline en gine. The consumption of water in Loup City has greatly increased dur ing the past year, and with the ad dition of the water used for sprink ling. the council expected a possible shortage of water, and have made the needed repairs to pump water to the capacity of the plant. Under ordinary circumstances, the windmills will pump all the water needed by the city, but oecassionally during a long spell of dry weather, with little or no wind at night and too much wind in the day to allow the mills to run, when the gasoline engine will be put into operation, .a great many towns do all their pump ing with gasoline engines and do no. find it excessively expensive, so the combination of windmills and engines at the Loup City plant is proving very economical The council announces that the system is now in good condition and does not anticipate any shortage o: water this summer. The recent shortage was caused by a spell of ad verse weather while part of the plant was dismantled for repairs. OBITUARY. John F. Nicoson was born near Oak Town. Knox county. Indiana April 23, 1861, and died at his home in Loup City on Wednesday, May 3. 1916, having reached the age of 55 years and 10 days. In the early 80’s Mr. Nicoson came west and located in Valley count’. There he taught school for twelve years. In 1895 he located in Sherman county teaching school here continu ously up to the time of his death, the last eight years in the Loup City schools. On August 29. 1901. he was united in marriage to Miss Nina Hayes, of Austin. Ti this union one child, a daughter, was born. Mr. Nicoson spent thirty-one years the grade and high chool ...Gdffny as a^ instructor. He was a graduate of the grade and high schools of tbe county in which he was born and fitted himself for his life's work in the normal schools at Freelinsvilie and Bruceville, Indiana. After com ing to this state he attended the Fre mont Normal college at Fremont and the Commercial college at Omaha. Mr. Nicoson was a splendid instruc tor, a model citixen and a good hus band and father. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. He is survived by his wife, his daughter, Lavon, two sisters. Mrs. Nellie McCord of Oak Town. Indiana, and Mrs. Blanche Kitterer of Emma. Mo., one brother E. R. Nicoson of Wallace, Neb., a host of warm friends in the pupils who have been under his instruction, and many other friends here and elsewhere where he resided and was know’n. High society has its advantages after all. The fat woman, for in stance, achieves the distinction of matronly dignity, while the skinny one is a willowy wisp of charming femininity. We often wonder if a rat in a trap doesn’t have a fellow feeing for the editor who is urable to collect his delinquent subscriptions. A GREAT RAILROAD WRECK ON BROADWAY. Everything we would say about the story of The Juggernaut is so pale and poor and thin compared to the tremendous climax of this, the Col ossus of railway drama—that we shall give only an outline of the pkrt. Two young men—one the brilliant son of poor parents—the other the dissolute heir of a gret railway king, became friends at college. One thinks Jie has accidentally killed a drunken rowdy in saving the other's life—they two only know the secret. Both fall in love with the same girl—who marries the rich boy only after his chum has withdrawn from the race because of his poverty. Years later one becomes president of his father's old railroad—the other a righteous fearless district attorney. Both again worship the same girl— daughter of the old sweetheart of both—one writh a father’s deep af fection; the other because she is her mother’s counterpart. The district attorney bitterly at tacks the railroad in the courts. His former chum threatens to expose him as a murderer. And now—imagine the girl on a train approaching a bridge which can not possibly stand its weight. Both men know this. Both are rushing madly by automobile and motor boat to intercept it. You see all this. See the girl's sweet tac-e at the window of the flying train—feel the swaying of the auto mobile as it skids desperately around sharp turns—and the bounding of the motor boat slashing through rough waters. Both men and the train come crash ing into the picture at the same in stant—too late! For a moment that seems an eter nity, you feel yourself sitting almost under the tottering trestle as the enormous engine—a mass of whirl ing steel—leaps thundering and quivering into the empty air and falls shrieking to the swirling river. "The big coaches crumple like car board before your eyes and pile them selves up on the wreck—their pas sengers floundering and struggling in the debris.— See it at the opera house May 23. the churches. Baptist. Subject for Sunday morning will be "Ernest Persuation” Sunday School following. Y. P. I . at 7:00 o'clock led by Miss Fawthrop. Song and gospel service in the even ing followed by the ordinance of bap tism. Teachers training class and choir practice at the parsonage promptly at 8:00 o’clock. —— ■ Methodist. The Mother's Day services will be held next Sunday at 10:30 a. m. in stead of the regular preaching ser vices. No church services in the evening on account of the class ser ! mon in the opera house. The Ladies’ Aid society will give | a kensington at the home of Mrs. L. jN. Smith on May 24. Meet at the i church at 2:15 where conveyances will be furnished. Change of program every night at the opera house. A BIG UNDERTAKING The following article, clipped fron 1 San Diego (California) newspaper oncerning J. E. Blackman, a forme esident of Sherman county, will . ( doubt be interesting reading to nh nany old-time friends and acquaint ances: When J. E. Blackman completes ■tis plans in New York, San Diegt s to be made the receiving port o ue products of the Swiss coloniza -ion company at Magdalena baj where the orchilla weed is being cul tivated on a large scale for the man ufacture of dyestuffs. Blackman some weeks ago appliec to the council for a lease of tide lands near the foot of E street with the privilege of erecting a wharf tc deep water. Soon after the applica tion was filed the council directed -Manager of Operation Lockwood tc secure from Blackman further de tails of his building plans and the amount he expects to be invested Manager Lockwood asked this i:i formation of Blackman's Los Ange les office and was informed that Blackman is now in New York and that he was expected to return in a few weeks. After months of experimenting with the orehilla weed of Magdalena Arnold Brothers of New York, American agents of the Swiss colony of Lucerne, Switzerland, have de cided to equip camps at Magdalena hay where the weed can be gathered in large quantities. It is proposed to bring it to San Diego in ships and if the enterprise proves successful to equip a plant for the manufacture of the dyestuffs here according to Blackman's plans. At first the raw product will be shipped to New York. Blackman is supposed to be there arranging these details. The Swiss Colonization company is understood to own about 4,000,000 acres north and south of Magdalena bay and will not therefore have to de pend upon any concession to be ob tained from the Mexican government. Contractors have already been asked to bid on the conctruction of wharves, warehouses and camps, at a probable cost of about $150,000, and it is in tended to get the new industry in good working order before any end can come to the present European war. The orehilla weed is a lichen, fre quently known as "dyer’s moss.” and lias heretofore been largely obtained from Angola, on the west coast of Vfrica, where the most valuable -tinds have been gathered. It is also obtained from the Cape Verde islands, from Peru, and from the Malabar coast of India. The coloring proper ties of the lichens do not exist in ready form, but are developed by the i treatment to which they are sub . jeeted. A colorless, crystaline prin • ciple termed orcinal is developed by > treatment of the lichens, which in the ; j presence of oxygen and ammonia j takes up nitrogen and becomes ! changed into a purple substance. ! orceine which is essentially the basis I of lichen dyes. Orchill is prepared i for the dyer's use in* the form of a j liquor (archil) and a paste (persis). jand the latter, when dried and finely I powdered, forms the “cudbear” of ! commerce, a dye formerly mauufac I tured in Scotland from a native - litchen. The manufacturing process consists | of washing the litchens, which are | then ground up with water to a thick j paste. If archil paste is to be made j this paste is mixed with a strong ani imoniacal solution and, agitated in an iron cylinder heated by steam to j about 140 degrees Fahrenheit until I the desired shade is obtained. One , °f the products of the lichen is the | blue dye known as litmus, and other | dyes extracted are known as French | purple or lime take. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONCRETE TANKS. | A good mixture for a concrete tank I may be made of one part Portland ce ! ment. two parts of clean, coarse sand, and four parts of screened gravel or j crushed rock. Where neither gravel j nor crushed rock is available, us j one part of cement to three of sand. If less cement is used than the amount given, the mixture will not wear. The foundation should be about six inches thick, enough so that there will be no danger of heaving from frost. It should be reinforced with woven wire. The sides of the tank may be rein forced the same as the foundation, care being taken that the reinforce ment is placed near he outside wall. Only wire or iron of good quality should be used, as rusted material only fills space and does not rein force. There should be continuous rein forcement around corners. Where j the wire o rother material laps, the 1 laps should be several inches. | The form for the tank should be so made as not to crack the cement when taken apart. After the forms are removed, the in side of the tank may be waterproofed by applying a coa of concrete pas; made of pure cement and water mixed to the consistency of cream.—College of Agriculture. The Juggernaut at opera house on May 23. 10 and 15 cents. Special music. But, then, three good meals a day are better than hard tack and bullet.'. ——,! A Problem Solver For Men In offering men and young men this dis tmctive suit, we call attention to > the refinement of its design. This model is one for him i who desires smartness tempered \ with the conservative. This suit g will suit the hard-to-please, and 3T our many other • 1 HkwAriCiothes MADE BY STROt’SE & BROTHERS, BALTIMORE.MD. $15.00 to $25.00 will combine m helping you find your suit if this does not repre sent your taste. The value and service V HIGH ART COTHES give ^ is unchallenged. GUS LORENTZ * '■ • *■ * * « * • -- V . . • « * *♦.-.»* * -U 1 i } . „ Loup City, Nebraska ■ ===== ..