RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF m IT V WOMEN ARE GAINING PIRIT OF THE WEST 8PREADIN0 IN JAPAN. ALIEN LAND ACT NOW A LAW California's Allen Land Act Becomes Effective President's Repre- tentative Arrives In City of Mexico Tokio. So much Interest has been tftken In the question cf rlghtH of Jnp nnt'so women that important puhllcn tlons have gathered a symposium ol views of prominent turn. Tho groat majority favor an extension of privi leges to women. Viscount Uchlila, former nmhassailor to Washington, declared It finite jiistlllahlt' for edu cated Japanese women to follow the examples of their western sisters In claiming political rights, lie feels, however, that tho long established and strong Inlliience of tho family system In Japan will be effectual In checking a general sprend of the movement for eomc time to come. Llnd Arrives at City of Mexico. Washington. John Llnd, personal (representative of I'resldent Wilson to Invcstlgnto the .Mexican situation, ar rived safely in Mexico City Saturday night, accordng to advices received at tho Htato department from Chargs lO'ShnughneHsy of the United States 'embassy. Secretary Rrynn remained at his desk until after midnight to re ceive the news. News of tho safe an rival of Mr. Llnd with his wlfo and (party In the Mexican capital followed 'seven houra of suspension. ALIEN LAND ACT A LAW. California's Bill Over Which Two Na tlons Exchanged Notes Goes Into Effect. Sacramento. At midnight Sunday California's alien land act, tho sub ,Ject of diplomatic Interchanges be tween the United States and Japan and 685 other bills passed by tho last lleglslnture became effective. Tho alien land net, the provisions of which have been variously Interpreted, speci fied, briefly, that aliens not eligible to citizen ship may acquire, possess, en iJoy and transfer real property In Cali fornia In such manner and to such ex it en t or Is provided In nny treaty now existing between the United States and tho aliens country and In no other way, nnd may, In addition, lease lands for agricultural purposes for n term not to exceed three years tho same provision is made ns to companies In "Which a majority of tho members nro such aliens or In which aliens hold a mujorlty of the stock. Large Shipment of Cattle. Now Orleans, La. Arrangements are being mado to hamlln tho largest nhlpmont of cattle ever brought to this, nnd probably to any. American port. Tho tlrst s-hlpload of a movement of 93,000 head will dock here from Tarn plco, Mexico. Virced by tho continu ance of tho Insurrections in the south ern republic, tlio owners nro going to this vast expense as tho only means of saving any portion of their prop erty. Sold $2,000 Pearl for $20. Lansing, In. John Wondt, elammer, who found a penrl of fifty grains whllo nt work in tho Mississippi river hero, being Iffnornut of tho value of tho pearl sold It to a Chicago buyer for 120. Experts Informed Wondt that It wbh worth a much larger sum. somo von putting the value as high as $2,000. Earthquake Wipes Out Two Towns, lima, I'oru. Nows has reached hero that an earthquake Wednesday dei stroyed tho Peruvlon towns of Cara Tell and Qutchcha. Thousands of tho inhabitants were rendered homoless, and extended relief measures will bo necessary. Rejected by Head Camp. Colorado Springs, Colo. Tho appli cation of the Companions of the For est, asking recognition ns an auxiliary of the Woodmen of tho World, wan, refused by tho head ramp of tho Pa clflc Jurisdiction in session hero. Colorado Springs, Colo. A cloud burst hero Sunday has demoralized, railroads! nnd street car trafllc In thu Pike's Peak region nnd soveral fnnil lies nro reported to bo homeless at Colorado City, whero the rainfall was heaviest. Water thrco feet deep ran through tho principal streets of tht towns and hundreds of houses worn flooded. Tho flro department was called upon to rescue a number of per sons marooned In their homes be. tween Colorado City and Manltou. Several bridges on the Midland rail road have been washed out, Bones cf Prehistoric Race. Palisade, Minn. What Is believed to hnvo been the burial ground of a 'tribe which antedated tho Indians was uncovered by a railroad construction crew hpro, Tho bones Indicate that the unknown race was of powerful (physique. Much Milk Is Rejected. Chicago. Hundreds of enns of millc intendrd for consumption in Chicago wcro rojected by health department authorities because '.bo temperature was nbovn tho maximum 60 degrees. DOINGS IN CONGRESS WHAT LAWMAKERS AT WA8HINC TON ARE DOING. Result of Deliberations on Mors Im portant Measures Given In Condensed Form. Saturday. Tho Senate Met at noon. Immcdlnto legislation to make of fcctlvo tho agreement reached at Tlu llaguo opium conference urged bj President Wilson in an executive communication. Committee agreed to favorably ro port resolution authorizing President Wilson to accept bust of William Pit I from Ilrltlsh admirers and reported favorably nomlnaton or James M Sullivan as minister to Dominica ro public. Senator Smith (Mloli.) In speed declared Mexican revolutionary Juntt here had attempted to Influence stutt department. General debate on tariff bill ro sinned. Scnntor Kunyon declnred It wni more Important to destroy or control trustH than to rovlso tariff. Senator Williams in speech declared It as his opinion that tin organized tffort was bolng made to bring ubout war between tho United States and Mexico. Sonator Fletcher Introduced bill to provide a national rural banking syiy '.cm. Adjourned nt 6:30 p. m. until noon Monday. Tho House Not in session; meet it noon Thursday. Friday. Tho Senato Announcement vat made of tho death of Scnntor John ston of Alabama and adjournment out of respect to his memory was taken at 12:07 p. m. until noon Saturday. James A. Emery of tho nntlona! association of manufacturers contin tied his testimony beforo lobby Invcs tlgntlng committee. Tho House Considered miscellane ous bills. Representative Hoddenbury's resig nation as u member of tho house lobby t Investigating committee was accepted and Speaker Clark appointed Representative Ferris of Oklahoma to the place. Representative Hidings Introduced a bill designated to cllmlnato gam: bllng In stocks and bonds and in warehouse receipts of all commodi ties. Hoard of engineers recommended extensive improvements to Knst river, New York, to cost $1:1,400,000. Adjourned at 12:54 p. m. until noon Tuesday out of respect to the late Senutor Johnston. Thursday. Tho Senate Report from Attorney General McReynolds was road denying that department of justleo innlntnlnod cspionago system over federal courts. Sonator Borah, speaking on report flatly charged agents of tho depart Juent of Justleo had Investigated fed oral judges to Inlluenco action, Sona tor Norrls endorsing his vIowb In part General debato on tariff bill was resumed with Senator Warren at tacking agricultural bchedule. James Emery, of nntlonal assocla tlon of manufacturers, told lobby commit teo of formation of national council for industrial defense. Senator Owen Introduced bill to au thorize treasury to buy outstanding government 2 per cent bonds at par and interest. . Senator Penrose introduced amend ment to tariff bill to prevent foreign countries from "dimping" surplus goods- In United States at lower rates. Senator Chamberlain introduced a resolution for Investigation of fees received by clerks of federal district and circuit courts. Debato of Mexican situation pre cipitated by unsuccessful nttompt ol Senator Clark of Wyoming to gel action on his resolution for Investlga tlon of conditions. Considered nominations In exocutlv session. Adjourned at 0:0(5 p. m. to noon Frl day. Tho House Not In session; mooti at noon Friday. James L. Khvoll, former omployo ol national association of manufacturers testified before house committee, To Dispose of Reservation Land. Washington.-Secretary Lano of tho Interior department had Issued regula. tlons authorizing tho disposal under tho registiatlon plan of about 44,00'J acres of land within tho former Fort Niobrara military reservation, Nc brnska. Applications must bo present! ed at Valentino, Nub., between Octo ber 13 and 25. Discontinue Sale of Dead Letters. Washington. "Dead letter bales,' which have been an annual feature of Washington for years, huvo been abol ished by Postmaster General Burleson. Thereafter all undelivered third and ifourth class matter which has been cent to the division of dead lettora will go to tho postofflce at tho head, quarters of the railway mall service of tho division In which tho matter la destined, There tho mattor of maul. fest value will bo held for oue year, rubjcot to reclamation nnd then sold at auo'lon. fBSSSBhUtMBBSSSSSSSSSSSSHSaSBBmHmH'''llBmEtfBBSSSSSflBSSSSSSSSV BSSSSSSSaHBBSSVlMBMBsTs&ISSSSSSSSnKSStsVZBSBsVSsV i'''f' VKsHbbbbbbbbbSbbHsHbabbbIssHBbbWIb "It M BSSSSSsW< SBBBBBsfl SSSSSSSSSSST .BSSSSSk. BSSSSSSSsV IsSSSSSSSSSftBSSSSSW BSSSSSSSSISsSrt Z1 CsfVsWn BBBBK jJfsW f ll WKm ssCJT afM sMassMBltssRMsssfassssBMsssss u iyC?'l)BIsSSSSJST,fti?v',' Chase County Court House, Imperial, $30,000. It Is built SOUTH WANTS HER SHARE NEBRASKA GETS IN ON GOVERN MENT ADVANCE. In Need of Vast Sum for Proper Move ment of Grain Corn Crop 300,000,000 Bushels Short. Washington. Four Nebraska finan ciers wore represented in the confer ence held at the treasury department Friday between western bankers and Assistant Secretary Williams, In which tho proposition of having gov ernment funds deposited in widely scattered banks to prevent a posslblo stringency nt crop moving time was discussed. They wcro's. K. Warrick of Scattsbluff, J. D. Richards and A. II. Davis of Omaha nnd J. C. French of South Omaha. In general satis faction was expressed over the plan of tho department to aid the banks. It is expected that about $1,000,000 will be placed in Nebraska banks when the apportionment is made, which will not bo for n week or ten days. The one criticism on which the greatest stress was laid was tho absolute con dition laid down by Assistant Secre tary Williams that 10 per cent of the securities to bo furnished by the banks must be government bonds. This is regarded by many of tho bankers who attended tho conference as a scheme on the part of tho treasury to bring up the price of bonds, which they allege l.nve been depreciated by tho manipu lation of Now York banks. , August Crop Report. Washington. A loss of 300,000,000 bushels of corn, tho nation's greatest farm crop, has resulted from the great damage wrought by drouth and other conditions since July 1. the govern ment agricultural experts estimate In their Atigiia crop report. A total pro duction of 2,f.72.000,000 bushels of corn was predicted. This Is 4.2.000, ,A00 bushels loss than last year's crop. Tho general condition was placed nt 75.8 per cent of a normal, compared with 80.1 on July 1. Kansas wns hit hardest, tho condition having boon re duced from 81.(5 per cent In July to 30 por cent on August 1. Oklahoma enmo next with a condition of 44 ngalnst 87 In July, nnd Nebraska re ported 67 against 91 July 1. These ithreo states hnve almost 19 per cont pf tho total area planted to corn this vear. SOUTH WANTS ITS SHARE. In Need of Millions for Proper Move ment of Crops. Washington. Representatives of thirty-six southern cities gathered at !the treasury department to discuss with Secretary McAdoo nnd Assistant Secretary Williams plans for the dis tribution of tho south's share of tho fifty million dollars of government funds about to bo deposited in banks throughout the agricultural sections of tho country to aid In financing the fall movement of crops. Arrangements Tor handling tho money was agreed upon tentatively, although final planB will not bo announced until after tho conference to bo held at tho depart ment with tho bankers from tho mid dle west nnd tho Pacific coast cities. Wants One Cent Postage. Washington. Ono cent postage rather than reduced parcel post rates was tho plea of Senator Bryan in a speech in defenso of his opposition to postmaster Burleson's orders reduc ing parcel post rates. "If wo loso on 7 cunts a pound in tho transportation of newspapers and magazines, how can wo expect to make a profit in tho transportation of merchandise which is liable, to bo much more bulky and expensive?" he asked. Mexican Catholic Convention. Mexico City. Tho convention of tho Catholic party for the nomination of (candidates for tho presidency and vice (presidency opened hero Tuesday. Del egates represented every state. M. p.ascuraln, who was minister of for eign affairs tinder Mudoro, Is consid ered tho probable head of tho ticket. New Minister to China. Washington, Dr. Paul Samuel Rclnsch of tho University of Wiscon sin has been nominated by President .Wilson for minister to China. Neb., Erected in 1912 at a Cost of of pressed brick. F0LL0WER8 APPLAUD ACTION OF HUERTA. One Railroad Protests Against Parcel Post Twenty-six Countries Have Approved Bryan Peace Treaty. Mexico City. President Hucrtn's prestige among Mexicans In the capi tal undoubtedly has been strengthened by what Is regarded as his defiance of the United States. Even those who had been lukewarm in their support of tho administration profess admira tion for tho soldier-president who dnred to talk back to Washington, al though not all of them agree as to the wisdom of his course and many of them consider that ho acted precipi tately In view of the officially defined Intentions of Washington. Just what course President Huerta will tako in the event that John Llnd, President Wilson's personal representative, con tinues his trip to Mexico City is a mat ter for speculation. No official decla ration has been made as yet as to what this course will be. Powers Approve Peace Plan. Washington. Tho first of the Inter national peace treaties embodying S:retary Bryan's plans has been ac tually signed. It, was between the United States and Salvador and soon will be sent to the senate for ratifica tion. The terms of this convention practically are identical with the de tails of the International peace pro posal submitted by Secretary Bryan to the nations of the world. Twenty six countries, Including most of tho great powers, already have approved the plan in principle. WILL QUIT CARRYING MAIL. Protest by One Railroad Against the Parcel Post. Washington. Complaints from mnny railroads against alleged In adequate compensation for Increased weight of mall matter under tho pur col post system has culminated in a notice to tho postofllco department from tho Toledo, St. Louis & Western company that at tho end of sixty days it will dscontlnuo tho transportation of mail. Tho company's contract will not expire for two years and tho de partment has informed the manage ment that discontinuance will not bo permitted. Baptists Shut Out in Russia. St. Petersburg. Tho Russian min istry of the interior Is credited by tho Novoe Vrcmya with the intention of permitting the holy synod to proclaim tho Baptists) "a sect especially harm ful to tho state," and therefore not eligible-, for registration and not pos sessing tho right of liberty of worship. The uctlon of the government Is at tributed by tho newspaper to the re cent refusal of Baptists to tako the military oath. Refuse to Issue License. Lincoln, Neb. By unanimous action of tho Btato banking board, tho West ern Savings, Investment and Loan company of this city was refused a liconso to do business In tho state. Tho concern Is officered by former Governor C. II. Aldrlch, his former private secretary, L. B. Fuller, and H. C. M. Burgess and other local financiers. Lincoln, Neb. With winter wheat of nearly 11,000,000 bushels over lost year, Nebraska farmers have no Inten tion of looking down In tho mouth be cause of conditions surrounding the corn crop. Colon. Richard Leo Metcalfe of Lincoln, Neb., who Is to succeed Mau rice H. Thatcher as governor of the Panama canal zone, arrived here Thursday. Mr. Metcalfe 'was accom panied by his family. St. Paul, Minn Fifty-six thousand seven hundred laborers will be re hired to harvest the crops In Minne sota, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska and Montana, according to figures compiled by railroads traversing those states from reports of agents at points of their lines. Jefferson City, Mo. Governor Major will take charge of a gasoline traction engine and four road graders, August 20 and 21, the day set apart in his proclamation for Improvement of the public highways BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Sunday baseball was defeated at Ansley. . Garrison has had o rain slnco the middle of June. George McClaln was killed by a freight train at Syracuse Saturday. Df. Bailey of Pella, Iowa, Is the new president of Grand Island col lege. The Tecumseh Milling company Is going to bo reorganized and Incorpor ated. Madison has bought a sprinkler and will attempt to keep the streets freo of dust. A harvest home picnic will be held In the park In Garrison, August 16 and 1G. Burglars and safe blowers have been nt work In Nebraska City during the past week. Thirty green fruit trains from the souMi have passed through Falrbury the past week. Charley Kinsley, a Lincoln lad, was bitten by n rattlesnake while In Salt creek bathing. The Hamilton county teachers' in stltute will convene In Aurora Mon day, August 11. August 23 has boon settled upon as tho date for Havelock'a nnnuul gala duy celebration. Klght "prairie schooners" passed through Madison ono day last week en routo to Wyoming. Fremont signal corps arc becoming quite proficient with the aeroplane at tached to that body. John Kautz, 60 years old, committed suicide by taking acid In the clt jail at Beatrice. Tho saengcrbund sessions Just closed nt Lincoln will hold Its next session at Council Bluffs. George Brenton wns Instantly killed nt Nellgh when a wngon loaded with brick passed over his body. The building and grounds of the Ne braska school of agriculture at Curtis will be dedicated August IB. The convention of the German American nlllnnco of Nebraska will be held nt Lincoln October 14. Henry Nelbnuer of Paul, who was badly injured in nn auto wreck Bomc time since, is slowly recovering. Alnsworth's first chautauqua Just closed is said to havo been a grand success financially nnd otherwise. Norfolk's first big fall festival will bo held September 17, 18, 19 and 20. Hereafter it Is to be an annual event. Paul O'Harra has arrived at Hast ings, having ridden on a motorcycle the entire distance from Greenville, S. C. The city of Wisner has let the con tracts for extensive improvements to tho present electric lighting system of tho town. R. B. Wnhlquist has been appoint ed postmaster at Hastings. He held that position under the Cleveland ad ministration. The committee in charge of financ ing the "big four" fair nt Fremont have sufficient funds to warrant Us complete success. The Logrolling association, dormant for fivo years, has been rovived, nnd will hold tho annual picnic at Blair, Thursday, August 21. Albert Tlbbetts of Hastings hnd his foot badly mangled when tho Jack he was using In repairing an auto slipped out of plnco, tho machine catching him as It foil. William Worthman and wlfo had a narrow escape from death when tholr nuto went .dead on a railroad crossing nnd was struck by a fast freight near Seward. Louis Westermann, for twenty-three years a resident of Lincoln, Is dead at his home in that place. Ho was sev-enty-flvo years of nge. Heart failure Is believed to havo been tho cause ol death. In transferring n threshing engine across the Missouri river at Moore head island by means of a ferry boat the boat sprang a leak and sank with its cargo. Tho engine belonged tc Dixon brothers, and they are making an effort to recover It. Paul Barrett, a three-year-old boy, was bitten by n monkey at Antelope park at Lincoln, nnd blood poison Is feared. Dr. Frederick Cook, tho Arctic ex plorer, delivered a lecture and told of his dash to the pole, at tho Nebraska Citly chautauqua laBt week. Grace Booth, a 14-year-old girl near Broken Bow, was dangerously wound ed when a .32 calibre revolver was dis charged as she was examining it. Tetanus, resulting from running a splinter into her foot, caused the death of Uttlo Rose Zamunskl at South Om aha. Tho state association of rural mall carriers of Nebraska will bo held at Norfolk September 1. Martin Brott, ono of tho very first settlers of Tecumseh, celebrated tho eighty-second anniversary of his birth last week by Inviting all his old sol dier friends to his homo to partake of an elaborate "mess." Mrs. Emma Brlnton of Beatrice and Mrs. Emma Recso of Wymoro have been granted $15 a month each toward the caro nnd maintenance of thelt children. This Is tho first action taken under the "mother's pension act" in Gage county. Will Marsh, Jr., residing on n farm four miles east of Doniphan, suffered a loss of over $3,000 when fire of un known origin destroyed hlo large barn, full of bay and grain. Whllo tho family or Charles Ed wards of Sbubert was at dinner, the houso was discovered on Are, suppos edly from a defective flue. It waa l burned to the ground, together with a grent part of the household goods, Despondent ovtr a love affair, George Arnold, twenty-three years ol age, killed himself at Br o sen Bow Saturday night by swallowing Itryca-nlna. MUSES MANY FIRES TOTAL LEVY FOR STATE TAXES TO BE 7.80 MILLS. GOSStP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Rr liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. A total of $391,865 worth of property wns Imperiled by flro during tho month of July, according to a report by Fire Commissioner Rldgoll. Of thu amount the loss sustained on build ings reached .$112,64 of which $G9,70! was on the contents. The totals are compiled from the en tire state excepting Douglas county. Aurora headed the list of losses with, $65,000, Ucrtrand was next with $1U, 000, and Grand Island was third with, $7,000. Lincoln was fourth with $3, 250. Unknown causes are attributed to nineteen fires, children with matches caused half a dozen and gasoline stoves caused four conflagrations. Lo comotive sparks caused five flreB. In his report Commissioner Rldgell adds tho following interesting comment: "Wo believe that every city and town in the stato should pay more attention to fire prevention and 1 wish to suggest to tho mayors and city councils throughout tho stato that they employ from one to four men (depend ing upon tho size of the city or town at least twice a year to make a thor ough investigation of their cities anil towns and whero defects are found and parties refuse to correct them they report those who refuse to do so to the mnyor of their respective towns, and to tho stato flro commissioner's office nt Lincoln and would, suggest to tho flro commissioners of Omaha,. South Omaha and Lincoln that they select ono man from ench Are station or district whoso duties shall consist of inspecting und causing defects to bo removed and report to the captains of said stations and to tho office of tho state fire commissioner. "Tho report of fires for July, 1913. outside of Douglas county, showed total of fifty-four fires, fully 75 per cent of which were due to careless ness and could have been prevented. State Board Fixes Levy. The stato board of equalization for tho first time since tho present law was passed in 1904 accepted the re turns of county assessors without at tempting to change them. The totnl levy for state taxes was increased to 7.80 mills, which la 2.60 mills higher than tho levy of last year. The board raised tho general fund levy to 5 mills, which is tho limit permitted under the constitution, and then made other levies which uro required to be made by laws passed by the leglsla ture, including eighty-tlvo hundredths of a mill for tho support of stnto nor mal schools, ono mill for tho support of tho university nnd thrco quarters of a mill for a special building fund for the university nnd one-fifth of a mill for tho stato aid brldgo fund. Tho state levy In mills is as follows: General fund 5.00 U.IH' Normal school S Stato aid brldgo 20 Stato university 1.00 University building fund 75 Totnl 7.S0 The last legislature did not appro priate funds out of tho general fund for tho four state normal schools, but Instead provided n levy. This makes that much to bo collected by taxes for the general fund, but with tho normal schools provided for by special taxa tion, the appropriations made from the general fund by the last legislature far exceeds tho amount which will be derived from a 5 mill levy for the gen eral fund. Tho state board of equalization wilt begin nt onco equalizing the values of live stock as reported by county boards and assessors. It has divided tho stato Into three districts and wllli try to cquallzo as between counties In; these districts. The eastern district Is bounded on tho west by a lino run-, nlng north from tho western bound- nry of Nuckolls county, and tho con-, tral district Is bounded on tho west by a lino running north from tho western, border of Dundy county. There Is n great difference In tho assessed valua tion of llvo stock In different coun ties. The board desires to get tho nv-. crago valuation in each district and. then bring nil counties within tho dis trict near together as to value of tho different kinds of llvo stock. Gust Fellows of Humboldt has boon, appointed a member of tho examining; board of cmbalmers. ' He Is ono of! the oldest undertakers in tho state and received e highest rorommenda tlon from the state cmbalmors asso ciation. Will Modify Drinking Cup Law. .Efforts of the board of secretaries of the stato board of health to abolish tho one-fbr-all communion cup In churches will go for naught. Mem 'bers of the board of health proper, that Is tho governor, attorney general and state superintendent, who must approve the recent public drinking cup order, are not willing to accept the provision relating to churches and will thercforo strike that from the, manifesto. In other provisions It will; likely receive the board's Indorsement 4 l V i ti . .fflA x juki vvi "r; ' , rj iftMp.syt,y.-..8( esni mujMXidrvi - t UA P. ttT2t&3SttiX&taEZ35r. ys m.-u..inr -5Xr3SaGS5Z3mSF&