NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
Includes What Is Goinj On at Wash
ington and In Other Sections of
the Country.
WAR NEWS.
It is reported from Amsterdam that
in April ninety mines were cast upon
the Dutch coast.
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One American passenger and five
sailors were drowned when the Dutch
steamer Batavia V. was blown up by
a mine.
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The pinch of war has caused Italy
to put an embargo on the export of
macaroni, one of her chief food
products.
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The French budget for the third
quarter of 1916 exceeds 11,500,000,000.
Minister of Finance Iiibot has asked
immediate increase in duties on many
commodities to meet heavy war ex
penses.
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An official announcement made in
Berlin says that during the month of
April, ninety-six hostile merchantmen
of 225,000 tons have been sunk by
German and Austro-Hungarian sub
marines or mines.
* • *
A rumor has been persistent in
Athens that efforts will be made to
float a Greek loan of $30,000,000 in the
United States, in view of the failure
of the government to secure the loan
from the entente powers.
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"The latest peace overtures, said to
be of German origin, while not as in
solent and impossible as previous
statements on the same subject, cer
tainly do not yet offer a basis for ne
gotiations,” said Lord Robert Cecil,
British minister of war trade.
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Military men in Paris believe the
attack launched by the Austrians
against the Italian front in southein
Tyrol, which has gradually extended
to the entire Austro-ltalian frontier,
is the great Austrian offensive which
has long been expected, has begun.
* * *
President Poincare of France, in an
address at Nancy, responding to Ger
many's declaration regarding peace,
contained in the German reply to the
American note, says: "France does
not want Germany to tender peace,
but wants her adversary to ask for
peace.”
GENERAL.
A transcontinental aeroplane compe
tition for which prizes amounting to
$100,000 will be offered has been de
cided upon by the Aero Club of Amer
ica.
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An elaborate pageant dramatizing
the history of the Dakota region from
early days will be presented at Yank
ton, S. D., on ttlie afernoons of June
14, 15 and 1(7.
* * •
The volume of business transacted
in New York state during the month
of last April required 21 per cent more
employes, who received 37 per cent
more in wages than in April, 1915.
• * *
Ten people were killed and nearly
a score injured when a building, oc
cupied by a restaurant, collapsed at
Akron, Ohio, as a result of a blast of
dynamite in an adjoining excavation.
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David Caplan's trial at Los Angeles
for murder in connection with the de
struction of the Los Angeles Times
building ended when the jury reported
hopeless disagreement and was dis
charged.
* • •
If American smokers continue
smoking through the year at the rate
of the first three months, the total
consumption of tobacco for 1916 will
be more than 21,000,000 pounds, an
increase of 5 per cent, according to
the Wall Street Journal.
• * *
Both the United Confederate Veter
ans and the Sons of Veterans adopted
resolutions at their meetings at Bir
mingham pledging unconditional sup
port for the government of the United
States should it become necessary
for defense of the country.
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There will be representatives of
women’s associations from eighteen
states at least in the suffrage par
ades planned for June 7, the morn
ing of the republican national con
vention at Chicago.
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The United States torpedo boat de
stroyer Wilkes of an improved type,
was launched at Cramps shipyards at
Philadelphia. The Wilkes is a com
plete steel vessel, certain portions
being made of high tensile steel. It
is 310 feet long, 1,100 tons displace
ment.
• * *
The preparedness parade planned
for Chicago will be held Saturday,
June 3. In order to broaden the scope
of the parade mayors of other cities
have been invited to join in giving the
day a national importance.
• • *
The report of the Board of Lunacy
Control, reviewing conditions in Great
Britain since the year 1859, shows a
steady and alarming increase of in
sane persons in all classes. In 1859
there were 36,000 persons under con
trol for lunacy; in 1899, 100,000; in
1915, 140,000.
• • •
Mrs. Allies Haradon, aged 26, con
fessed that she killed the baby that
was found on the Des Moines city
dump six weeks ago. The confession
clears up the mystery that has puz
zled the police for three months.
’
Eddie Rickenbacher, former Oma
han, won the 150-mile race and Met
ropolitan trophy at Sheepshead Bay,
N. Y.
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At least fourteen men were killed
and about thirty injured in a terrific
explosion at the Repauno plant of the
Dupont Powder company, near Gibbs
town, N. Y.
* * *
Free trade legislation is a menace
to the silk and textile industries, de
clared United States Senator Pen
rose in an address during the closing
session of the National Association
of Underwear Manufacturers at Phil
adelphia.
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A sweeping increase in pay, amount
ing approximately to 5 per cent has
been voluntarily put into effect by the
Burlington railroad, applying to em
ployes who are not included in union
wage schedules. The order applies to
the entire Burlington system, where
over 48,000 men are employed. The
increase affects office men, track and
bridge foremen, and employes of the
mechanical department, including car
repairers, shop men and the like.
SPORTING.
Mike Gibbons of St. Paul, out
fought Ted (Kid) Lewis of England
in a ten-round boxing bout at New
York.
* * *
Freddie Welsh and Challenger Char
ley White are practically matched to
meet at Buenos Ayres, Argentina,
some time in late July or August.
Fans there have offered $20,000 for
the bout.
* * •
Joe Stecher of Dodge, Neb., defeat
ed Yussif Hussane at Louisville, Ky.,
May 12 in straight falls. Stecher took
the first in 12 minutes and 16 seconds,
and the second in 3 minutes and 37
seconds.
• • •
Preliminary articles for a ten-round
fight Labor day between Jess Willard,
heavyweight champion, and Fred Ful
ton. the Minnesota giant, the fight to
go to the highest bidder, were signed
at Chicago.
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“Ted” Meredith, University of Penn
sylvania track star, broke the world’s
record for the half mile run at Phil
adelphia during a dual meet between
Cornell and Pennsylvania. Meredith
ran the distance in 1:52 1-5.
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George Smith, an American colt,
won the forty-second Kentucky Derby
at Louisville, Ky., from Star Hawk,
the imported English colt. The race
carried a purse of $15,000. The time
was 2:04, within three-fifths of a sec
ond of the derby record hung up in
1914 by Old Rosebud.
WASHINGTON.
A favorable report on the motion
picture censorship bill was presented
to the house by the education com
mittee.
* * •
Secretary Lane approved and deliv
ered gas leases on about 1,000.000
acres of Osage Indian land in Osage
county, Oklahoma.
* * •
Russia's 1915 cotton crop, according
to estimates reaching the Department
of Commerce, was about 20 per cent
larger than that of the year before.
* * *
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill retains an item of
$6,500, the reconstruction of one span
and the repair of the government
bridge over the Niobrara river near
* « ♦
A favorable report was made to the
senate on a bill which will allow the
state of Wyoming to re-locate 100.000
acres of land donated for the support
of public institutions.
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The second punitive expedition, un
der the command of Colonel F. W
Sibley, is to be withdrawn from Mex
ico after penetrating 125 miles in
search of the Glenn Springs bandits.
* * *
Following a conference between
Secretary Daniels and President Wil
son recently, it was learned the At
lantic fleet will be reorganized and a
new commander named to succeed
Admiral Fletcher.
* * *
Administration forces in congress
lost the first skirmish in the naval
preparedness campaign, when the
house committee completed the naval
appropriation bill, without approving
the five-year building program advo
cated by President Wilson and Secre
tary Daniels.
* * *
Germany, through Count von Bern-,
storff, has instructed all German con
suls in the United States to admon
ish German citizens in their districts
to scrupulously observe American
laws. This was done in an effort to
end various alleged violations of Am
erican neutrality.
• • •
Progress toward better feeling be
tween the United States and Ger
many was seen by officials in a dis
patch from Berlin. Germany is deter
mined. if possible, to squelch Teu
tonic propagandists in this country
and anti-American propagandists in
Germany.
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A conference committee of progress
ives and republicans to met simul
taneously with the two conventions in
Chicago and to attempt to agree on a
candidate and platform, is the latest
plan to bring the two parties together.
• • •
The Glass rural credits bill provid
ing for a federal farm loan board and
a system of twelve land banks has
been passed by the house. A similar
measure already has passed the sen
ate and the differences will be work
ed out soon In conference.
• • •
President Wilson, talking with con
gressional callers recently indicated
his gratification at the progress being
made on legislation supported by the
administration, and expressed the
hope congress would be able to ad
journ early In the summer.
jNEBRASKA|
| STATE NEWS *
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
lune 5 and 6—Pageant of I.incoln,
presenting “The Gate City."
June 6-7-8—State Undertakers’ Con
vention at Hastings.
June 5-6—Spanish War Veterans' j
State Convention at North Platte.
June 12 to 15—Trans-Mississippi Bak
ers’ Ass’n convention at Omaha.
June 13-14-15—Annual convention of
Nebraska Elks at Omaha.
June 13 to 16—State P. E. O. Conven
tion at Alliance.
June 13-14-15—Great Western Handi
cap Tournament at Omaha.
June 13 to 15—Nebraska Pharmaceu
tical Convention at Hastings.
June 19-20-21-22—American Union of
Swedish Singers, West. IJiv., con
certs and convention at Omaha.
June 20 to 24—State Stockmen’s con
vention at Alliance.
June 21 to 23—Fraternal Order of
Eagles, state meeting at I.incoln.
July 25—Nebraska Democratic con
vention at Hastings.
July 3-4-5—Mid-Summer Race Meet at
Kearney.
July 5 to 8—State Golf Tournament
at Omaha.
July 10-11-12—Northwestern Hotel
Men’s Association Convention at
Omaha.
June 28-29—International Auctioneers’
Association Convention at Omaha.
City commissioners of North Platte
have let a contract for twenty-five
blocks of vertical fiber brick paving
to be laid this summer. The contract
price totals approximately $104,000.
William Jennings Bryan is not going
to the democratic national convention
as an alternate from Nebraska, nor as
a delegate from any other state, ac
cording to an announcement made in
Lincoln.
The encampment of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic, held at Lexington,
was the greatest affair of the kind
ever held in the state. It is estimated
that 12,000 visitors were in attend
ance. Columbus secured the encamp
ment for next year and won out over
Hastings and Wayne by a good-sized
majority.
Another discovery of a technical er
ror has just been made at Hooper with
the result that another six weeks' de
lay will be necessary before the sa
loons can legally open. This time it
has been found that the new ordinance
drafted hurriedly by the Hooper coun
cil is defective in several particulars.
The biggest Flag day ever attempt
ed among the Elks will be the feature
of the Nebraska convention, which
will be held in Omaha. June 12, 13
and 14. Thursday, the 14th, is the
national flag day of the organization.
All Elk lodges in Nebraska are urged
to send delegations.
The farm management association
of Dawes county has purchased a load
of dairy cattle for the use of the dairy
farmers of the county, which consists
of forty-one head of high-grade Hol
steins to be sold to the farmers with
out profit for the betterment of their
dairy herds.
One hundred thousand yards of dirt
are to be removed from the roads of
Otoe county during the next twelve
months, according to plans of the
county commissioners, who have just
let a contract for the year's grading.
Ralph Conver, formerly of Excel
sior Springs, Mo., died at Mitchell as
the result of injuries received when
he lost control of a motorcycle no
which he was riding.. He was
thrown on his head.
Paving that will cost the city of
Lincoln a quarter of a million dollars
has already been ordered this spring.
A total of 97,000 square yards has
been authorized and most of it con
tracted for.
Ord held a special election just re
cently to decide the liquor question.
Four hundred and fifty votes were
cast, the drys winning by a majority
of eighty.
The people of Creighton have just
voted a liberal bond issue for the
purpose of building a city hall that
will be a credit to the town.
The big lumber sheds of J. Shum
way & Son at Lyons, were destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated be
tween $15,000 and $25,000.
A week's campaign against the dan
delion at Fairfield brought in a total
of 1,200 bushels.
An amateur baseball league, which
will embrace Kearney, Shelton, Elm
Creek, Riverdale and other towns, has
been established in Buffalo county. A
schedule has been arranged to date
from June 1, after which two games
per week will be played.
It is reported that J. H. Morrison
is to remodel his building that has
been used for a saloon for years, at
Superior, and make an up-to-date mov
ing picture and vaudeville theater of
it, giving Superior two moving play
houses.
Marion B. Stahl of West Point won
first, Louis Wirt of South High school,
Omaha, second, and Nellie M. Schwab
of McCook third in the ninth annual
contest of the Nebraska High School
Debating league at Lincoln.
Hastings lost 105 families until No
vember, recently, when a special
train left for Scottsbluff with those
who annually work in the beet fields
in that section.
The village of Syracuse, in Otoe
county, has issued (16,000 in bonds
to build a municipal electric light
plant.
The federal government has a com
mittee of five high-grade engineers in
Nebraska finding out how many bul
lets, shells, high explosives, war
shirts, army socks and other supplies
needed in time of war, can be made
in this state.
Two hundred and fifty-three mem
bers of the Lincoln Commercial club,
voting on the question of national
preparedness, stood 210 to 43, in fa
vor of the proposition.
Mrs. Mary E. McNamara, a profes
sional nurse, is having a hospital
erected at Hartington.
The development of potash and its
by-products will soon be one of Ne
braska's chief industries, a pure arti
cle having been found at Hoffland,
near Alliance, which necessitates lit
tle else than pumping, boiling and
drying to make the best portion ready
for the refinery, after which the fin
ished article brings the heretofore ♦in
known price of nearly $500 per ton.
The outlook in the potash lines
seems to bid fair to be as important
in Nebraska as the oil industry in
other states. Nearly 100 men are em
ployed in the plant. New residences
and business buildings are going up
in the little city at a most remarkable
rate.
In a sweeping decision in the dis
trict court at Kearney, Judge James
Hanna of Grand Island, sitting in
place of Judge Hostetler, denied an
injunction against the mayor and city
council of Kearney, to restrain them
from paving the city streets. He de
clared the constitutionality of the law
passed bv the last legislature provid
ing for paving and assessing in cities
of the first class. His decision di
rectly affects over $1,000,000 worth of
paving improvements to be laid this
summer in Kearney, Beatrice, Colum
bus, Fairbury, Fremont, Grand Island,
Hastings, Nebraska City, North
Platte, Plattsmouth and York.
If present plans of the state execu
tive board of the Seventh Day Ad
ventist church are carried out Hast
ings will be made the location of one
of the most important denomination
al schools in the state. The school is
preparatory in nature and it is ex
pected will start with an enrollment
of 100 students. The first building
to be erected will probably cost in
the neighborhood of $25,000.
Nebraska’s crop of winter wheat
will total 59,2-11,000 bushels this year,
according to the estimate of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
based on the condition of the wheat
May 1. Last year the winter wheat
crop of Nebraska amounted to 66,
618,000 bushels. The condition May
1 last year was reported as 99 per
cent, while May 1 this year it was 89
per cent.
Ray Wiggins, veteran engineer of
the Rock Island railroad, and his 6
year-old son were drowned a few
miles from Fairbury, while attempt
ing to cross a creek. The stream, or
dinarily nearly dry, was swollen to a
torrent by heavy rains. The little boy
fell into the water, his father dived
after him and both were swept away.
A. C. Watson of Plainview was on
the South Omaha market a few day?
ago with a load of beef steers, aver
aging 1,403 pounds, that sold at $9.50,
the extreme top of the year to date.
This is also the highest priced hunch
of cattle ever sold in the month of
May at the South Omaha market.
The woman’s annual metropolitan
golf championship tournament will be
staged at Omaha on the links of the
Omaha Field club, July 10, 11, 12 and
13. The woman’s tourney will follow
immdieately after the Nebraska state
event, w-hich will be held at the same
links July 5, 6, 7 and 8.
In a high school track meet held
at Superior, with Superior, Hardy.
Edgar. Nelson, Hebron, Scandia and
Republic City, Kas.. contesting, Su
perior won first place with 3f> points
Joe Steelier of Dodge and Strangler
Lewis will meet in the wrestling ring
in Omaha on July 4.
Three carloads of postage stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards
were received by the Omaha postal
authorities just recently, to fill the
needs of the Omaha office for the en
suing quarters. This consignment is
valued at little less than $500,000.
More than fifty crack gunners from
all parts of the state will go to Nor
folk June 4 and 5. the dates of the
first annual registered tournament ct
the Norfolk Gun club.
Sunday baseball can now be played
in all parts of Dodge county as the re
suit of action taken by the county
board of supervisors at Fremont a
few days ago.
Fremont was chosen as the meeting
place for the Omaha Association of
Congregational Churches in 1917, at
the closing meeting of the convrnticn
at Defiling.
Hastings is to have a public market,
operated and managed by boys in the
agricultural department of the city
schools.
At a special election held at Hoi
brook the electric light issue carried
by a majority of twenty-five votes.
Talk of secession of five western
counties of Nebraska on the grounds
that the eastern part of the state is
not in sympathy with the west in the
fight for water rights, has been
brought to Lincoln by a prominent at
torney, who is interested in various
water cases.
Plans are being laid for the ninth
annual encampment and reunion of
all Spanish War veterans to be held
at North Platte June 5 and 6. There
will be a camp fire, dance, rifle shoot,
auto rides and banquet.
The town of Stella in Richardson
county will hold a special election
Mayr 29th to vote on a proposition to
issue $8,000 in bonds to build an elec
tric light plant.
The Civic improvement League of
Columbus is giving prizes every
month for the best flowers produced
in the gardens and on the lawns of
the city.
County boards of Platte, Butler and
Polk counties are making an effort to
secure a state-aid bridge across the
Platte river south of Columbus next
year.
Dodge county will hold a special
election on Tuesday, June 20, for the
purpose of adoption or rejection of a
proposition to issue bonds to the
sum of $100,000 for the construction
of a new court house at Fremont.
The thirty-six singing societies in
the western division of the American
Union of Swedish Singers will take
part in the coming festival at Omaha
June 19-22.
A special election will be held at
Seward, June 27, to decide whether
or not moving picture shows shall be
operated on Sunday.
THE WAR III HOWES
GUARDSMEN TO SEE EUROPEAN
BATTLE FIELDS
WHERE YOU MAY GO FISHING
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The choicest views front European
battle fields will be shown members
of the Nebraska national guard en
campment through the courtesy of
Captain Donald G. Thompson, the
Kansan who has gained a wide repu
tation as a photographer with the
armies of the countries engaged in
the great war.
Thompson, while touring Nebraska,
was made a captain in the Nebraska
national guard upon order of Governor
Morchead and Adjutant General Phil
Hall, By reason of his rank he will be
able to secure more freedom with the
countries at war in securing pictures.
In appreciation of the caurtesy of
the Nebraska guard officials Thompson
has informed Adjutant General Hall
he had already sent 7,000 feet of film
and would send anw other pictures
which General Hall suggested.
Did Not Sanction Tax Reduction.
Governor Morehead in refusing to
sanction a reduction of taxes for com
mon carriers doing business in Ne
braska, has influenced the state board
of equalization to turn down a recom
mendation to its secretary, O. E. Ber
neckcr, which would have had the ef
fect of materially lowering assess
ments of the Standard Oil company,
the Armour refrigerator car corpora
tion and other companies operating
private car lines. The board adopted
another of Secretary Bernecker’s rec
ommendations by voting to assess the
rolling stock and intangible property
of railroad companies, under the ter
minal tax law, for exclusively munici
pal purposes on the same basis as a
year ago. The members were as-1
sured that this would not bind them
later on when they come to assess
the railroads in their holdings, both
physical and intangible, for general
taxation.
When One May Go Fishing.
In reply to an inquiry, Assistant
Attorney General Roe has given an
opinion that an owner of land ad
joining a stream may forbid others
to fish from the bank where it runs
through or past his property. He has
the right. Mr. Roe finds, to prevent
trepassing on the land. An exception
to this rule is that on a navigable
stream anyone may land from a boat
or other vessel if the necessity should
arise. As to whether a land owner
can keep a fisherman from angling
in a stream which runs through the
land, where the fishing is done from
a boat, there seems to be some ques
tion. Running streams are declared
by state law to be public waters, and
it is possible that an owner could not
enforce his order against fishing ex
cept on the banks.
To Rearrange Freight Classification.
The state railway commission will
meet June 13 to make the semi-annual
freight classification. Changes in the
classification of empty iron barrels,
bananas, oxygen and hydrogen gas
and regulations governing the use of
ice are proposed. If a shipper removes
ice from a refrigerator car at its des
tination after the car has been emptied
he will be charged freight on the ice
removed. Bananas are now shipped
first class. If partially enclosed it is
proposed to change to class Dl. The
change in classification of gas or air
products are asked for by a New York
firm. Gas is now shipped first class.
It is proposed to ship it third class
In less than carloads, and fourth class
in carloads and to reduce the mini
mum weight from 24,000 pounds to
20,000 pounds.
Scrr.i-Annual Conference of Officers.
The second semi-annual conference
of officers of Nebraska state institu
tions with the board of commissioners
of state institutions will be held in
Lincoln Thursday and Friday. May 25
and 26. The Thursday meeting will
be held at the state penitentiary and
the Friday meeting at the orthopedic j
hospital.
Need Not File Acceptances.
Delegates to national conventions
and national committeemen elected at
state primaries are not required to
file acceptances with Secretary of
State Pool, according to the ruling of
that official. Neither are candidates
for president or vice president who
received the preference vote of their
parties. Candidates for office must,
as a rule, file acceptances or lose
their places on the tickets. Mr. Pool
is preparing an elaborate notification
document, which he will send to Pres
ident Wilson
Marion B. Stahl, of West Point, was
awarded first place inNebraska High
School Debating league at the univer
sity Memorial hall Saturday. Louis
■Wirt, representing South high. Oma
ha. was given second place, and Miss
Nellie M. Schwab, of McCook, was
awarded third. The debate was on
the question, "Resolved, that congress
should substantially adopt the recom
mendations of the secretaries of war
and navy for increased armament.”
The argument was close, and the
judges were closeted together for
half an hour before their decision.
Cultivation of sunflowers called for
the use of 4,731 acres of grountV Id
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the United States last year, accord
ing to a census report. Nebraska was
way down the list in spite of the fact
that the plants grow better here than
any state in the union. Investiga
tions as to the uses of the seeds will
be made by the state agricultural
board and experimental tracts may be
put out on a part of the state fair
ground to demonstrate their value as
a crop.
NEBRASKA INDUSTRIES
Will Learn What the State Could Sup
ply During War.
What part Nebraska can do in fur
nishing supplies for the army and
navy in case of war will soon be
known as the result of an inventory
of the state’s industries, begun by
the Nebraska members of the navy
consulting board, authorized by Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. Every industry in the
state which can possibly be turned
to use for war supplies is to be listed
and reported to the navy department.
Long lists of questions, answers to
which are deemed necessary informa
tion for war heads of the country,
are being answered. Among the
topics covered are these: Nationality
of officers and owners of the plants;
floor plans; possible additions; possi
mility of night work; period of slack
production of regular output; mater
ials used for regular production and
what production is; number of la
borers, nationality, etc.; shipping fa
cilities; what war munitions or army
or navy supplies the factory is best
fitted to produce.
State To Do Much Building
The state board of control has con
tracted for or is just completing
buildings costing $268,000. At the
Beatrice institute for feeble-minded
the board is erecting a fireproof
building that will cost $38,000. This
structure is to include an auditorium.
At the Lincoln hospital for the insane
the board is completing an addition to
a building for the care of male
patients at a cost of $28,910. This will
house seventy-five patients and a
record price on the construction was
obtained by the board. It will cost
the state at the rate of $400 a bed.
Some states pay as high as $1,500 per
bed for buildings.
A sun corridor and sleeping porch
is being built at the Lincoln hospital
for the insane to connect two build
ings. This will cost $4,250.
At the tubercular hospital at Kear
ney the board is completing a laundry
and boiler house addition, to cost
$8,734.
A hospital for convalescents has
been a long time building. This will
cost $23,400. The board is holding
back $1,000 on the contract price,
awaiting completion of certain por
tions of the work.
At the industrial home for women
at Milford, the board has completed
the work of placing stucco on the
walls of the old building and is at
work on an addition to a nursery.
The stucco cost the state $2,693 and
the addition will cost $4,703.
A home for dependent children is
being-built in Lincoln at a cost of
$25,765
A fireproof wing addition has been
completed at the Norfolk hospital for
the insane at a cost of $50,151. It is
now in use and is filled to its capa
city. At this same institution the
board will begin work o:i a cottage
to accomodate 100 women patients.
It will cost $44,492.
The state normal board is building
an auditorium at the Kearney state
normal that will cost about $55,000.
The normal board will soon outline a
building program at the four state
normal schools.
Stock Feeders Elect Officers.
Z. F. Leftwieta, of St. Paul, was
elected president of the Nebraska live
stock feeders' association at the an
nual meeting held at the state farm
Wednesday afternoon in connection
with beef products and live stock
feeders' day. The vice presidents
chosen were C. N. Beaver, York;
Heber Hord, Central City; L. W.
Leonard, Pawnee City; Robert Mous
el, Cambridge; J. J. Lutz, Papillion;
E. B. Gould, Kearney. Charles B.
Lee of the university farm was elect
ed secretary and treasurer. About
200 live stock men were in attend
ance at the day’s program. Dean
Burnett gave the address of welcome.
Refuses Increase in Rates.
The Nebraska state railway com
mission has informed the Rock Island
Railroad Co. that the commission can
not acquiesce in an increase of ex
cess baggage rates by reason of the
restoration of the 3-cent fare on that
road and the application of a percent
age basis to the increase. The com
mission asks the road to amend its
baggage tariff to a basis not exceed
ing the baggage rate of 1907, and un
less the company does this the com
mission will issue an order requiring
the company to show cause why it
does not do so.
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“Nebraska is out of debt, has $10.
000,000 loaned out, owns many thou
sand acres of school land and Is
proud of its showing." This was the
answer Governor Morehead gave F. H.
Long, “assistant secretary” to the
governor of Massachusetts, who is
writing to all of the governors, col
lecting their autographs on official sta
tionery. Long wrote to Governor
Morehead that the Massachusetts of
fice boasted of seven rooms, with
eight men on the governor’s personal
staff. Nebraska holds $24,000 of
Massachusetts’ bonds.
The monthly report of the activi
ties of the state food, drug, dairy and
oil commission shows the inspection
of 2,028 separate establishments. Of
the number 365 were scale and stand
ard inspections under the weights and
measures law. A total of 739 cars
of gasoline were inspected and 269
grocery stored and meat markets.
There were only 132 sanitary orders I
issued as a result of these investiga
tions. The receipts from all these
sources totaled $11,852 for the month.
“Nebraska has produced good citi
zens in spite of her school system
rather than because of it,” said State
Superintendent A. O. 'Thomas in an
address at the meeting of the Nebras
ka Academy of Science. "Civilization
has grown apace in the last twenty
five years, but the little country
school remains the same unattractive,
bleak, wind-swept institution that it
was when first established. The
teacher problem in the country school
will solve Itself when the situation
is made attractive for the country
teacher.”
SLOW TOJSSEUBLE
MOBILIZATION OF MILITIA ON
BORDER DISAPPOINTING.
GUARD BELOW PAPER MEASURE
Ten Days After State Troops Are
Called Out, They Are Far From
Being Ready for Action.
Washington.—General Funston’s re
alignment of the border patrol has
been delayed. War department offic
ials declare, by a slow mobilization of
the Arizona and New Mexico National
Guard and by the disappointing show
ing in numbers and equipment of
some of the guard companies that
have reported for service.
Ten days after President Wilson
called out the Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico guardsmen for patrol
duty along the border their mobiliza
tion and assignment was far from
complete.
The Texas companies responded
promptly, but in the other two stabs
the call has not met with as quick
response as officials expected. In ad
dition so many companies in all three
states have been found to be below'
paper strength that the War depart
ment now expects the total guards
men provided will not be more than
3,000 and probably a few bundled
less. When the call was issued it was
depended on to add 3,500 men to the
border patrol.
Won't Be Recalled.
Marathon, Tex.—The order of with
drawal. sent to the Sibley-Langhorne
expeditionary columns several days
ago has been countermanded and the
American troops which invaded Mex
ico in search of the Glenn Springs
bandits will remain there indefinitely,
it is reported here. This column
probably will be reinforced by troops
from General Pershing's army, ac
cording to the same sources of infor
mation.
Major Langhorne when last heard
from had established ljis camp at El
Pino, 125 miles south of the border.
Patrol of North Chihuahua.
Columbus, N. M.—Preparations for
the policing of northern Chihuahua
by approximately 10,000, composing a
protective patrol of the Mexican bor
der is practically completed.
New rumors concerning the where
abouts of Villa have reached the bor
der. These reports declare that the
bandit leader through the connivance
of trusted followers had been treated
for his wounds in a Chihuahua City
hospital and now is recruiting an
army.
Kill Fifteen Bandits.
Field Headquarters, Near Nami
quipa.—Twenty-five Mexican cowboys
from the Hearst ranch at Badicora
broke and scattered a newly formed
gang of bandits near Madera, absut
a week ago, killing fifteen, wounding
cue and capturing six. according to
news reaching here.
Employes of the ranch surprised
the bandits in camp near the Ranch
Viejo. The six taken prisoner were
delivered to C’arranzista authorities
in Madera. Among the dead were
Dominguez and Castillo, the toll
bringing the number of Villista slain
up to nearly 250 since the American
punitive expedition was sent across
the border about nine weeks ago.
Hughes Choice In Oregon.
Portland, Ore.—Returns from the
primary election held in Oregon just
recently show that the parties hau ex
pressed their preference for presi
dential nominee as follows: Dem
ocrats, Woodrow Wilson; republicans,
Charles E. Hughes; progressives,
Theodore Roosevelt. President Wil
son was nominated without opposi
tion in his party. Although there was
no presidential candidate’s name on
the progressive ballot, Theodore
Roosevelt was written in almost with
out exception.
The overwhelming lead which Jus
tice Hughes took from the very start
over his opponents, Senator Albert B.
Cummins of Iowa, and Former Sen
ator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio,
both of whom had stumped the stale,
came as a surprise even to Hughes’
supporters.
Have Not Ceased Entirely.
Washington, D. C.—American pur
chases in Germany, though but a frac
tion of what they were before the
European nations went to war have
not ceased entirely, as shown in im
port statistics compiled in the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Shipments from the German empire
to the United States trickling through
the allies' blockade, still amount to
more than $1,000,000 a month.
Convicts Play Ball Game.
Columbus, O.—A convict ball team
from the Ohio penitentiary played an
amateur team at the local American
association park recently. It is said
to be the first time that a convict
team, unguarded, has been permitted
to play outside of prison walls.
Police Car Kill* Woman.
Sioux City, la.—Miss Jennie Jones,
former woman’s golf champion of
Iowa, was killed here when her auto
mobile was hit by the police patrol
while dashing to answer a call.
Aviators Fall Thousand Feet.
London.—Lieutenants Selwyn and
Bateman, military aviators, were kill
ed instantly at Gosport, in Hamp
shire, near Portsmouth. The aero
plane in which they were flying dived
from a height of 1,000 feet. Both lieu
tenants were experienced aviators.
Gets 16 Years for Assault.
Harlan, la.—John A. Walker, this >
county, charged with assault on Ber
tha Bickels, a child of 8 years, plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to serve
16 years in the state reformatory.
