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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1913)
- u Hf ''..'" MSMftt .f- 'UItuNniiiim.vr ' "" "MiMma i.-"f' mum i im,mmmmfmmmimmmmmmimi'm''i' :.,..., , ,n n "r-nw-'siwi'iTOiMw. , mmm MWNMIWWI - - - - - - - . -rf , ,THHCfi'' "" '"T' -ri -,'y r---- 4 raamm Kf " ' S ',rWT-r " ' ...:;r , .. ,.ww,f.qpMaeMa w",'i . "vfrv. fl y -f ' 5 " IV. It Irs l'i, in-' ItV it Mr m IVi i'K m. K? Ve ! V 3? X J hi it F r 1 i : l , tf 11 M ( Lv The Chief C. B. HALS, TMUkW HBO OLOU NEBRASKA I CONCESSIONS MADE TO PROTEST. INQ MANUFACTURERS. STATE SECOND IN ALFALFA Last Year' Crop Had a Caih Vntue ot Over $21,000,000 President WIN on and Secretary Bryan Have Conference. Washington. Announcement by Chairman Simmons of tho finance com mittee Hint subcommittees consider ing the various schedules of tho Under wood tariff bill had determined to grant more tlmo to protesting manu facturers than was at llrat Intended has nroiiscd considerable Interest nt the capital. Although tho effort of senate republicans to force public hearings wub defeated by a vote ot 30 to 41, tho minority lenders see in the chnnged tactics of tho democrats n concession which they claim resulted from tho denunciation ot secret consid eration of tho bill. Hold Lengthy Conference. Washington President Wilson spent his Saturday "holiday" closeted all af ternoon In nn important conference with Secretary of State Bryan. They dlsciiBsed everything from alien land bill to zeal ot democrats in seeking patronage, from shortly after 2 o'clock until 5. "A multltudo of subjects was discussed during the first opportunity the president has had for a good long talk with Mr. Ilryan," was tho state ment given out at tho White House after tho confnb. Second In Alfalfa Crop. Lincoln. Alfalfa might bo ttccn of Nebraska if corn is to bo king, accord ing to tho Btnto board of agriculture. Kansas 1b first in production and Ne braska Bccond, with nil other state trailing along well In tho renr. Re garding this valuable crop In Nebras ka, tho department says: Alfalfa has become one of the sturdy supporters of King Corn in Nebraska. In tho year 1912, according to figures on fllo with tho state board of agrlculturo, tho al falfa crop had a cash valuo of $21,188,. 490. Nebraska 1b tho secpnd state in tho union in production. Kansas takes first placo with an acreage of 1,000,875. Crop Prospects Brightest Ever. Lincoln. Tho week ending Satur day night brought reports from every section of Nebraska indicating that the f prospects nfter throe weeks of closely observed growth still Indicate a crop larger than has been harvested In years. At no time, within compara tively recent ycarB nt least, have the prospects been as bright as they are now. Corresponding periods In these yenrB never before, ns they do now, promised a crop ranging from 115 to 120 per cent of nn average crop. Norrls Denounces Valorization Scheme Washington. Tho International bankers who furnished tho money for the Drazllinn coffee valorization chemo wore denounced by Senator Norrls during tho tariff debate. He declared thoy had sought to stand at tho door of every homo demanding an unjust tribute from "God's poor." "In ray opinion a man who has wealth and would do that Imb more to answer for than tho man who violates man-made lawa," said tho senator. Mine Explosion Entombs Sixteen. Caldwell, O. A double explosion in tho Imperial mlno nt licllo Valley, four miles north ot here, caused tho worst mine disaster in the history of tho dis trict. At least sixteen men nro en tombed, and it is b lloved thoy aro dead. One man, a member of tho res cue trip, is dead. Two minors escnped (from tho pit more dead than nllve. New Head of Lincoln Police. Lincoln. James Mnlone, formerly city detective, later chief of police and 'for Bomo years at tho head of tho (Burlington Beorot sorvlco with head quarters In Lincoln, 'has been selected by Commissioner King to servo as hlef of police for this city. Favors Government Owned Railroad. Washington. Secretary Lane of tho Interior department has placed him self on record as favoring a railway .system In Alaska constructed, owned and'opernted by tho government. Telephone Wire Deals Death. Johnstown. Pa. Paul Acken, n mlno foreman, Is dend, and Dr. C. B. Jones Is dying in a hospital here, tho result of an. electric feed wlro crossing a tel ephone lino. Lincoln. Rev. John M. McDonnld. retired Presbyterian minister, died Thursday afternoon as the- result of Injuries received when ho wns struck by the Rock Island passenger train near Twenty-seventh and A streets. Mr. McDonnld was seventy-five yenrs of ago. Although he. was conscious when picked up nfter tho accident and removed to tho hospltnl, not much hope of saving his life was enter tained by tho physicians in charge. His left arm had been completely sev ered from the body nnd his chest was crushed onto 1!b lungs. WIRT ME ftwj SEW PAYS LAST SID RITES TORNADO VICTIMS ARE LAID IN LAST RESTING PLACE. CLOSED DURING CEREMONIES The Injured Are Getting Along Famously Three services Held Saturday No Appeal For Outside Assistance. Seward. Among tho tornadoi vic tims who have thus far been able to leave tho hospital arc thu little Stein beck girl and William Hasslngcr. Tho rest of tho Injured nro getting nlong ns well as could bo expected, consider ing tho seriousness of their Injuries. Tho funeral of Mm. llasslnger wns held from tho Presbyterian church (Saturday forenoon and that of 'Mrs. Wassorman was held from tho Luther an church ut 2 o'clock In tho afternoon. Samuel Crlm was buried nt 4 p. m. - ' , , ' ' sH I kkVdKJHhl saat " "? aV'j 'vTfcs!!3iti''?lBS Wreck of home of Henry Flgard. Barn was blown into house, but family escaped serious Injury. from tho homo of his brother, George Miller of the commercial club, Sheriff Crim, a mile north of tho city, and ! QH'an, W. H. Smith and a number of k , i ..... 0-..-i- ....i other business men, took a hurried daughter was hold Sunday at 2 o'clock from tho German church. Another meeting of tho citizens was held at tho Commercial club rooms Friday night and a survey of tho work dono and to bo done wns gono over. As a mark ot sympathy and respect for all who wero bereft by the tornado, 11 business houacB und public offices wero closed from 1:30 until 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. In the days that have elapsed since tho Btorm much has been dono for tho relief ot tho destitute, and the rebuild ing ot homes. Seward peoplo have contributed liberally, and tho commit tee having charge ot the work Is mak ing a careful computation and esti mate ot the amount that will bo neces sary. No appeal has been made for outsldo aid, but numerous checks have been received from individuals, und notably from wholcsalo houses, through their customers In this city. Assistance coming In this manner has been gratefully rocelved by tho com mittee, and all such funds will bo put to tho bout UBe. About $t",OJ0 has so far been subscribed by Seward people. York, Nob. Travelers In tho path of tho tornado In the southern part of York county havo witnessed countless freaks ot tho wlud. One country homo near Uluo Valo was lifted Just abovo tho lloor line. Tho floor was left In tact. A lone rocking chair was left In the mlddlo ot It. Thu rest of the house -Tnnd tho furniture wore blown away. A largo barn on tho farm of Ned Rua, near McCqol was blown away. Efforts have boon made to tlnd portions of tho structuro but without avail. Not i single board or oven u shlnglo can bo found. Trees nlong tho country high ways aro twisted luto all sortb of ehnpes, Seward, Nob. Eight peoplo were killed and mnny injured by a tornado which swept through Seward at supper tlmo Wednesday. The eight dead aro all that havo been recovored, although tho list may bo greater than that. Homes wore torn up nnd hurled long .distances and tho Injured will prob ably bo largo. Tho storm hit tho city near the fair grounds park, and sweeping in a northeasterly direction, toro a path Severe Hall at Valparlso. ' Valparaloo, Neb. Ono of tho sever est hall and wind storms of tho sea son, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, struck Valparaiso and vicinity Wednesday about 5:30. Tho Btorm came up from the southwest, accom panied by a terrific roar, and for a little whllo It was feared that there would bo a bad tornndo. People took refuge in their collars and caves. Hall fell bo thick that tho ground was cov ered In a short time. There wero lots ot hall stones an Inch 'In diameter, which did lots ot damage to tho fruit I from one to two blocks wide. From here i( tore across country in the di rection of Germantown, northeast of here. The storm struck the fair grounds, northwest of town, where It did minor damage. It then followed the line of the Northwestern tracks through tho north edge of the city, .finally veering off toward tho northeast as it trailed out of tho city limits. Approximately one-fifth of the town was in the path of the storm. Twenty two houses were totally wrecked and n huge list of barns and other out buildings was added to the toll of property ruined by the wind's fury. It was shortly after 5 o'clock that tho big storm clouds formed In the west. Many people hurried home, but others pronounced the clouds harm less nnd did not mnko nny prepara tions for n storm. At 5:30, however, the clouds appeared moro ominous, and twenty minutes later tho storm was sweeping on Its course through the town. Had It como hnlf an hour or an hour Inter It would hnvo claimed a greater toll than It did. Seward, Neb. Awakoidng to a reali zation of tho cntnBtropho which pounced upon their city Wednesday evening, Seward people began Immedi ate plans for clcnulng up tho wind Bwept district iftul for providing shelter for thoso whoso homes wore wrecked by tho tornado. Mayor Calder, seconded by President I Eurvey of the damage wrough Eurvey of the damage wrought by the storm and then announced that they would endeavor to bear their burden alone. Cleanlng-up squads were planned and activities wero under way all day In connection with the housing of the homeless. The day's reports ot tho patrols, who have been In the district continu ally since an hour after the storm, showed that no moro Injured persons had been reported, no pilfering had been Indulged In and that all suffer ers wero bearing their losses as optim istically ns could be expected ,under such trying circumstances. 3l Devastation Grows. Tho devastation resulting from Ruins of home of F. C. Frlcke. His among ruins, Wednesdny night's tornado grows as tho ruins nro carefully surveyed by families and friends of tho sufferers. The cloud had tho usual cyclonic ap pearance, accompanied by the roar which made known Its nature. Tho fact that a lnrgo number took retugo In oellnrs and caves accounts for the comparatively small number of fatali ties. Near the fair grounds park and tho Northwestern railroad Is located the Scholz home, whore two members of the family lost their lives. This is where tho cloud Bcoma to have first dipped and close observers say that it raised and lowered in Us mad passago up tho little valley. i and bent the gardens down even with tho ground. Rain fell In torrents for about fifteen or twenty mnutcs after tho hall. Eugene ' T. Lies. roDrcsentntlvo of Bsj ' iK bLhVuA-'B!. Jl sBs S"SJBBsBWSMQgj l1. . Vl. Vv ijik, B fc I tho National Red Cross society, nr-! pieces, tho, side of the house blowing rived from Omaha at noon Thursday. ' away and tho contents of the room be lle chanced to bo In Omnha In con-.lng left Intact. Other members of the nectlon- with tho relief work thero family In nnother room were left un when tho news of tho Sewnrd disaster harmed on account of tho roof lodg reached him. He went over the field ing In nn angular position. A number nnd snys ho Is rondy to make any rec- of the victims were burled In the de ommendatlon to tho Red Cross for re- brls and dug their way qut with only lief funds that tho ense may warrant ' slight Injuries. ,.... ....; ,. trtrSirtMrrl Gustav Schols and family started for the cave, but were struck before getting far. Mr. Sofeols waa found with bis head crushed and a seven-year-old daughter dead from flying timbers. Rushed to Cellar. Many people saw the tornado com ing and rushed to cellars. Others thought nothing of the dark clouds which came rolling up and were at supper when the twister hit Crashing through houses and tearing up trees it swept through the cltyand those who had not been watching the clouds had no time to flee before the storm was upon them. All the doctors In the city have been busy nnd a call was sent out for un dertakers from Lincoln to help the lo cal men take care of tho bodies, Prac tically the entire population Ib on tho scene of tho accident, working in the wreckage. A number of people are yet to be accounted for. Hnd tho storm struck a llttto further south It would have crashed through the heart of tho city. As It was. It .swept through a portion more thinly settled than tho romnlnder of tho town. This will probably hold the loss of llfo down. Only One, Fire Started. Twenty-two houses were totully do etroyed by the storm and numberless barns nnd outbuildings. Only one fire started In the pathtR the storm, that being at the residence of K. C. Frnmp ton. It wns quickly extinguished by neighbors, however, without the aid of tho fire department. A fire In tho kitchen stove where supper was cook ing Ignited n bundle of papers in the kitchen. Tho fire spread rapidly to the wreckage roundabout but was dis covered by people who wero starting out to aid In relief work. The Btorm wnB heard approaching for n considerable time. Darkness fell nnd the usual roaring accompany ing a tornndo gave many people warn ing to go to their cellars or tornado caves. Many lives were saved in this way. ' Tho storm was of short duration. Then followed a scene of great ex citement. The people rushed from tho mnln part of tho t.own to give assist ance to thoso who had been more un- fortunnte. The sight that met their eyes In tho northern part of town wns terrible. Houses wero wrecked, trees wero uprooted 6r denuded of leaves. Many houses not in the direct path of the storm wero Injured. Some of them lost roofs nnd projections. Formed West of Sutton. Sutton, Neb. The tornado which is reported to have dono considerable damage farther east and north of here, seems to have formed almost directly west of Sutton. The clouds accom panying the storm were a very unusual sight and wero watched by hundreds of people. When it was west ot Sut ton, masses of clouds were flying in all directions, sometimes sinking and sometimes rising. Only once, how ever, was there anything In the form of a funnel observed from town and that was when a great mass of clouds seemed to suddenly sink to tho ground. For a time the main part of the storm seemed to bo coming directly toward town, but later changed Its course, go ing north and seemingly following tho Blue river. When the storm had passed to the northeast the funnel of tho tornado was plainly visible to wife was found unconscious in cellar but uninjured. many from hore, but seemed to bo several miles north. Excepting n few gusts there was absolutely no wind in Sutton. Cloud Was Umbrella Shaped. ThoBo who watched tho storm de scribe it as umbrella shaped and whlto in color. A roaring noise accompanied its approach and many of the town peoplo took refuge in cellars and caves. This safeguard wns the means of saving, the lives of most who re sided In its path who were not killed. Trees were uprooted and those left standing were stripped bare or twisted out by tKo roots. Accompanying Mr. Lies were two trained nurses, Miss Florence Clark and Miss Alice Bnrker. TTnnrv Prnlchtnn war lvlne nn R hftd ' in his house when the house went to .A iTTijri(fcaVWa THY MOII SYSTEM GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Will Try Merit System. Warden Fenton will Introduce tho merit system at the state penitentiary provided it meets with the approval penitentiary if It meets the approval of the board of control. The custom of throwing a prisoner In the "hole" and stringing him up by tho arms or any other kind of cruel punishment is a thing of the past nt the state prison. A few men hnvo been placed in tho "nolo" since ho has been there, but he hopes in tlmo to be able to abolish this practice entirely. For six weeks not a prisoner has been sent to tho "solitary." Warden Fenton ex plained that the merit system means that the prisoner will bo put In a po sition whefo If he disobeys the prison rules ho punishes himself. For every month that the convict's record is good he will bo given a merit mark. It he breaks a rulo ho will be deprived of this mark and will be required to work another month beforo the mer it will be granted and his conduct dur ing tho second month must be above reproach. For n serious infraction of the rules no merits .will be given for a period of six months or more. Many 8urvlvors of Gettysburg. A count of the men who fought In the nrmics of either the blue or the grey nt tho bnttle of Gettysburg and who aro now residents of this state shows that there are more Nebraska survivors of that engagement than oven the Btato Grand Army depart ment hnd cognizance of a few weeks ago. The number has now reached 260 nnd replies are still coming in, In dicating thnt more aro yet to bo lo cated. The Increase, It Is believed, will give the commission nppolnted to apportion the.M.000 for payment of railroad fares back to tho memorial a deal of trouble before the matter Is satisfactorily adjusted. Tho appropria tion was made by the late legislative session on the supposition that not more than ninety or n hundred vet erans could be found who would be eligible to take the trip. Sealer of Weights and Measures. Food Commlsloner Harmon, who finds himself busied daily with attend ing to tho duties of the food, drug, dairy and oil departments of the state. Is soon to become state sealer of weights and measures under a bill lately enacted. He has started to pre pare for his work along this line and has acquired a miscellaneous lot of standards which tho government shipped to the state a quarter of a century ago. The paraphernalia has been In the possession of the univer sity for many years past and much of It 1b too antique for use. The old standards will be exchtfnged for new under an agreement entered Into with the federal government. Board of Mediation. Governor Morehead has named the members of the board of mediation In industrial dispute's, according to a new law passed by the recent legisla-. ture. The nro: F. M. Coffey ot Lin coln, Robert Cowell ot Omaha, now a member of tho tornado relief com mission, and H. E. Relsche of Chad ron. Mr. Coffey represents the em ployes, Mr. Cowell the employer, and Mr. Relsche represents neither. The law requires this division in tho com mission. Tho board has no other pow er than to try to effect reconciliations In strike problems nng to force testi mony In reaching tho fncts In the mat ter before them. Its members also havo the power to spend $2,000 In the next two years, f 5 a day and expenses each being their personal reward. Early Closing Races. The enrly closing races for tho Ne braska Stnto Fair, held Sept. 1 to 5, close on May 19, and. are n 2:30 nnd 2:20 trot, ench for a purso of $1,000; a 2:25 and a 2:14 pace, each for $1,000, nnd a 2-yonr-old and 3-year-old trot, the Inttor for colts cllglblo to the 2:25 class, nnd a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old paco, tho latter for colts eligible to the 2:25 class, each for $500. Tho entry fee Is 3 per cent, 1 per cent with nominations. Low Shoes Barred. , Adjutant General HalL of the Ne braska national guard, has Issued an order barring low shoes in the state encampment of the guard to be held this summer. The order relates only to shoes worn by members of the Nebraska national guard. "Low shoes are absolutely forbidden," says tho order. 'Members of tho guard are to be required to wear well fitting russet leather shoes, laced, high topped and heavy soles, which must have been worn at least two weeks. Cash Prizes for Com Growers. Contestants who nro Interested In (he Boys' Acre Corn Contest should not fail to forward their names to Sec retary W. R. Mellor of the state board of agriculture, Lincoln, Neb. This should be done without delay as the time limit for entering fits contest expires May 20, 1913. Plans are being made at the unlver ilty for the entertainment of some three hundred visitors from ovor the stato who will attend the tffllverslty'i annual fete day. Backache Is aWarning Thousands suffer kidney ills unawares not knowing that the backache, head aches.and dull.ncrv ous, dizzy, all tired condition are often due to kidney weak ness alone. Anybody who suf fers constantly from backache should sus pect the kidneys. Some irregularity of thesecretions may give just the needed proof. Doan'a Kidney Pills have been cur ing backache and sick kidneys for over fifty years. Enry Tlttutt TiUiaSiirj" A MlntiMota Cat Mn. Anna Iio9nl. 7tSyonmoroSt., Bt, Paul, linn., kntui "1 itiTi-rpd trrrlhlr and tloctnrii i-niildnt liclp mp. 1 win bo urlplrsft nit ti tho Mln In my Imck I mitliln't mm In bed. I grew ililnnnil had terrHloiHtrrniHill. Dunn' Klilnr riUscurudmoamltoilar I am In perfect health." Get Doan'a at Anr Store, BOe Bos DOAN'S VMV FOSTER-MJLBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y. mmi fllllRIMTFFn . W sSC. Ft.. aisMisT jNs-Njsv Lone M eitt SWsKL'JLETiiia .7.r. """ hwi rioj STROMHHUn" .,. B. ,.n. UJ kmpiwI Irt.d l,aa, t ,., ,r Ui trait mult fonda. Rant to fin IOD Mrrlrt and irt.Ur mil.. M m rouih roxlt tad to with it.nd htavy ttrtln. kamIekt VtJi", "'"KUT f'lntlrlt. Ilun. !H? i," ",own '-10 " " '?." .'V,.1!, d',c, "" onr wilt. II mlcMItn.tn,,roflUfOloat. Ht due yuiit tlr. bin, lnd know r.l VHV.'Alt.'."ja if """t STHONU- THUD THUS. Thouind In um. Un Tire tk Mil 1 1 IB t?i awvHuivnisifl. tlM Tin TO. 10. tu in Mil II Ml Mil JU4 2t. 4.U IW 1JH 4.M Kill MM tt IMtlMI 321 ml It KM MS uraa. UuUrileotthaMplii(a. OBUIKNOW. Str ttwa K.bWCa., Paawtawt tt, DajUo, Okl W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 21-1913. REALISM CARRIED TO EXCESS Lack of Drapery Would Seem to Have Furnished Excellent Incentive for Maternal Slipper. A mother In Worcester, Mass., who had orthodox views, had told her chil dren the Gardon of Eden story. The children wero greatly Impressed. One afternoon, returning from town, the mother found tho palms and ferns had disappeared from tho veranda. Going: into the darkened living-room she saw one of the boys, minus clothing, re clining under a big fern, while anoth er, equally clotheslcss, was Btandtng by a palm. They enlightened her by ex plaining that they were playing Adam, and Eve in the garden. At thSt' minute her youngest boy,. Dot threo, came Into the room as na turo had first given htm to the world, except that he wore a silk bat on his head and carried a cane "And pray whp are you?" abked the. mother. . The little ono looked up nt her andt smiled aB ho said: " "I am the Lord Dod Almighty walking in the darden In tho tool of tho day." . Life's Tearfulness. "Did you ever cause your wife any tears?" "I don't think so. Certainly not as many as leading actors and actresses at matinees have caused her." Man's Preference. "Men In youth, or nge, or middle ago, will sooner kiss a pretty moutbi than a clever brow any day, or every day." "Wilsam," by 8. C. Nethersole. But you can't Judge a man's true worth by the amount of Insurance he carries. r Sweet Bits of Corn Skilfully cooked Post Toasties At Your Service. Ready to eat direct from . tightly sealed sanitary package. From our ovens to your table Post Toast ies are not touched by human hand. Delicious with cream and sugar or fruits. For sale by everywhere. - grocers Post Toasties have Distinctive Flavor sT H .A-Al 1:1 v I sV M miV M" m Vsfj au '!s !- V. . A "Hh