RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
MAKES A BIG HAUL
SEVEN PACKAGES TAKEN FROM
KEARNEY POSTOFFICE.
THE LAW OF WATER RIGHTS
Beneficial Use of Water It Baals of
RightLaborer Finds 1804
Silver Dollar Worth
$3,500.
Kearney, Nob. Two of hovcii reg
iBterei mnll pnckagcs which wcro
taken from the postofucc snfo hero
contained currency shipments from tho
Firm Nntlonnl hank nt Omaha to the
City National hank of Kearney. One
contained $5,000 nnd tho other $2,700.
Hlx pontofllec Inspectors aro at work
)on tho case, but ho far havo been
unable to discover what wero tho con
tents of tho other live packages. When
Iho robber wuh flrnt discovered It was
(thought that only four reglsteree"
packages had been taken.
Hloodhounda are being used In an
effort to trace tho thieves or to locate
their plunder, which may bo hidden
near town.
Tho burglar Rained entranco through
a window and opened tho now safe
by UBlng tho combination.
Finds 1804 Silver Dollar.
New Haven, Conn. A silver dollnr
bearing tho date 1804, highly prized by
numismatists, nnd understood to bo
quoted nt $3,G00 for collection pur
.poses, wns found hero by William Sul
livan, a laborer. Excavating on tho
alto of tho ico rink for tho Yalo hockey
learn ho turned over with his shovel
;an old Jar which rested on a boulder
sovon feet below tho surfneo of tho
street nearby. Under tho bowl was a
silver snuff box mndo In Nuremberg,
green with oxydizntlon, nnd In It a
United States silver dollar t!n.i mnj
in good condition. A number of Con
necticut copper coins, n continental
noto for $3, Bovernl state notes and
somo rings.
THE LAW OF WATER RIGHTS.
Beneficial Use the Basis According to
Court Rulings.
Washington. Under tho laws or
water rights as established y legisla
tion and court decrees In nrld states
of tho west, tho flnnl tost of a right
Ito wntor for Irrigation Is that the
wnter claimed shall bo put to bene
flclnl use. As oxpressed by tho lawn
of several states, "beneficial uso Is tho
basis, tho measure, nnd tho limit" of
rights to wntor.
At a conforonco of tho project mnn
ngers of tho United States reclamation
sorvlco nnd representatives or tho de
partment of agriculture, held at Salt
Lake, November 12-15, a resolution do
fining tho nbovo was adopted, which
though Bomowhat long nnd dctnlled, In
, substance Is as follows:
A wntor user Is entitled to thnt
"amount of water that will render him
a reasonable maximum amount of good
with a reasonnblo economic handling
of tho water."
Ask Freedom for Dletz.
Madison. Wis. Thnt murder wns
not a proper chnrgo against John P.
Dletz was tho contention of counsel
who appeared for Dletz before Govor
nor K. 13. McGovcrn and mndo nn np
ipoal for pardon for tho condemned
mnn, who wns sentenced to llfo Im
prisonment for tho murder of Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Harp In October, 1910
near Camoron Dam. It was contended
that the crime inched tho element of
premeditation and that Dletz's general
disposition was such that It was clear
'ly n case of manslaughter if ho hnd
killed Harp.
Wells-Fargo Dividend Uncertain.
New York. In declaring tho usual
semi-annual dividend nt r per cent,
directors or tho Wolls-Fnrgo Express
company havo Issued a statement to
stockholders asserting that the con
tinuance or the present dividend rnto
Is uncertain because or tho rate re
ductions which will go into effect
February 1.
Brings Recovery Suit.
Klrksvllle, Mo. Attorney General
Darker has filed suit hero to recover
from tho Atchison. Topeka &. Santa
Fo rallrond ono million dollars col
lected In excess passenger nnd freight
charges.
Meat Famine In Paris.
Paris. A meat famine is threat
ened In Paris. Tho slaughterers' union
has decided upon nn Immediate strlko
as a result of tho employers' refusal to
,agrco to tho reduction of tho fourteen
hour day to n ten,hour day.
Million for Good Roads.
Washington. An appropriation of
$1,000,000 for Improvement of roads
used In tho rural mall sorvi u ni,,i
of congress In n lottcr from Postmas
ter General Burleson. forwarded
through Secretary McAdoo.
Longest Overland Mall Trip.
Edmonton, Altn. Four trusted em
ployes of tho Hudson's Day company
which has operated In this country
slnco 1C70, nccompnnled by two dog
tennis, ench carrying 300 pounds of
mall nnd provisions, nro on tho way to
Fort McPherson, 2,100 miles north of
Jiero, on what Is conceded to bo tho
longest overland mnll trip in the
y-orld. Thoy aro scheduled to reach
tho rrlngo or tho arctic clrclo on Febru
nry 28, tho Journey occupying about
sixty days.
FROM OLD TO NEW
(CupyriKhLi
WILL SWEEP BORDER CLEAR
CURRENCY BILL RECEIVES PRESI
DENT'S SANCTION.
Orders Given to Leave No Federals
Alive Vice-President Marshall
Pleased with Work of
Congress.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son Blgned tho Glass-Owen currency
bill nt 0:01 o'clock Tuesday night
In the presence of members of his
cnblnet, tho congressional commit
tees on banking and currency and
democratic leaders In congress gen
erally. With a few strokes of tho
pen the president converted Into law
tho measure to bo known as the fed
eral reserve act, reorganizing the na
tion's banking nnd currency system,
and furnishing. In the words of the
president, "tnc machinery for free
and elnstlc nnd uncontrolled credits
put nt tho disposal of tho merchants
and manufacturers or this country for
tho first time In fifty years."
Pleased with Work of Congress.
Indianapolis, lnd. Vice President
Thomns It. Marshall, who arrived hero
for tho holiday vacation, whllo ex
pressing great pleasuro over the en
nctment of the tnrlrf nnd currency
laws, said ho did not bcllovo the dem
ocratic party ought to' undcrtako any
further legislation at this time. Ho
declnred that there is no need for any
anti-trust loglsu. Ion at present In
view of tho enactment or tho two
Important measures.
"I am happy over the things that
havo been accomplished." said tho
vice president.
TO SWEEP THE BORDER.
Ordero Given to Exterminate
the
Federals.
Chihuahua, Mex. Forty-two hun
dred rebel cavalry, with ten cannon
nnd six machine guns, left Chihuahua
to begin tho long delayed attack on
tho federals at OJInaga, opposite Pres
idio, Tex. Tho rebels, commanded by
Gcnornl Ortega, havo been ordered to
extermlnnto the federals or drive
them ncross the United States border.
"Sweep tho border clear of federals,
nnd do not take any prisoners," was
Gen. Francisco Villa's order to Gen
eral Ortega. "There must not be a
federal left nllvo this side or the
border."
Kills Mother, Thinking Her Burglar.
Lincoln. Neb. Carl F. Cnrlson shot
and killed his mother. .Mrs. M. C. Carl
son, mlstnklng her for n burglar, at
1:25 a. m. Friday, at their homo here.
Mr. Carlson phoned to tho police stn
tlon nnd said that ho had boon awnk
ened by footsteps nnd believing that n
burglar was trying to get into the
house, ho ilred. The bullet from tho
HScalllro revolver pierced Mrs Carl
sou's breast. She screamed n ),
fell and her son. believing thnt ho
hnd wounded a burglar, ran forward
to find his mother stricken by his
bullet. Ho was hysterical when the
officers arrived t tho house, and
could not give u clear account of tho
tragedy,
Find Missing Omaha Woman.
Omaha. Neb. Mrs. Jennie K. Frey
vho disappeared November IS and
whoso husband. Rudolph E. Frey. lins
boon squiring iho country to locato
her. is round, she Is In Iho city hos
pital at St. I.ouls. Word that ri.o im.i
been located was received bv Chler or
Pollco Dunn, rrom the St. Louis po
lice, and Mr. Frey left for St. Louis
Immediately. In tho report from St
Louis .Mrs. Frey is Bald to bo In a
mentally unbalanced condition. Kho
has evidently boon In St. IxmiIb ever
ilnco sho left Omaha.
Denmark Pleased Over Treaty.
Copenhagen, Donmnrk. Tho news
published hero thnt an arbitration
treaty between tho United Stntes and
Denmark has been agreed on caused
great satisfaction. It Is considered
mien a treaty materially helps to as
suro tho neutrality of Denmark.
Hungry Men Storm Restaurants.
Portland, Ore Restaurants hero
wero stormed by gangs of men led by
industrial workers of tho world, who
announced thnt they wero without)
money and must bo fed.
ff V'"7 I 'I r r ii'i Jsg ill i '1
TRYING TO TEACH ECONOMY
Postal Savings Will Tend
. ilon Along Economical
Celebrate Birthday
Hucrta. .
to Educa-
Lines
of
President Huerta's Birthday..
Mexico City. President Huerta's
borthday celebration was brought lo
a close nt Chapultepec Tuesday night
by a series of speeches. Tho gather
ing Included most of tho president's
olllclnl family and a few personal
friends. The minister of foreign af
fairs, Querldo .Moheno. attacked tho
policy of the United Stntcs energetic
ally, saying Huerta had been acclaim
ed ns president not only by" Mexico
but by twenty-one Latin-American
Btntes. Ho spoke In glowing terms of
the support Mexico might expect
from the Central nnd South .American
nations In event of war with another
power.
TRYING TO TEACH ECONOMY.
Postoffice Department Says It la
Making Effortt
Washington Dlfilcultles experienced
by postal olllclals in teaching tho poo
plo to "save nnd economize" are sef
forth by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Dockery In his annunl report,
made public recently. To minimize
tills problem, Mr. Dockery rccoiii
mends thu Inauguration or a campaign
or education by which the people may
bo brought into closer touch with tho
postal savings service. Tho funda
mental purpose or the negotiation iu
to create "n spontaneous desire to f.-.ivo
and economize."
Already tho department has called
on its depository postmasters to fur
ther such a movement.
A statement showing tho growth of
tho postnl savings system is contained
In tho report. At tho close of the first
six months or operation there wore
11,718 depositors, with $077,145 plnced
to their credit. On July 30. 1913. at
tho closo or two and a 'half years,
there were 331.00fi depositors, with
$33,818,870 to their credit.
Will Not Advance the Rates.
Hock Island, 111. The executive,
council or tho Modern Woodmen of
America has nnnounced that it has
abandoned Its fight for lifcreased in
surance rates and that the question
would not bo proposed at the national
head enmp meeting to be held In Juno
nt Toledo, 0 unless it originated
from the membership. This ends a
bitter fight that bus been waged with
in IUO BOClety S nee the Inni-Anunrl
1" ... A'. V! " "l ,no 1UM" cain' ,m'et
...h ... n..c.iKo two years ago. i
ii,..iii c ,7 ,
sl J1' Sonorn.-Tho commls
sloned officers nnd many sergeants nnd .
-- n .... .... ...,,, .,h wero exe-
cuted at suuriso Saturday In Hint city, i
iici-uniing io word brought here. Off-
cers and men or the Tenth were dla-,
urmeu soverai days ago by General
ujeua, federal com
commander. when he '
wore ploltlng to desert '
s, j
discovered they
to tho insurgent
George K. Johnson. !h" years, said
to be the oldest Free Mason in tho
United SJntes, Is dead at Lynchburg,
Vu. Ho had beun a Mason seventy
three years.
Mr. Bryan to be In Lincoln.
Lincoln. Nob. Secretary of state
W. J. Ilrynn, who several weeks ago
nccopted an Invitation to speak at tho
annual banquet of the Lincoln Com
mercial club January , and was Inter
compelled to cancel tho date, has wired
that ho had found it possible to como
nnd will speak as first arranged. Tho
subject of his addrest will bo "Tho
New Era." Tho plan of President
Wilson to leavo booh for the south
mndo it posslblo for Mr. Hryan to defer
Washington engagements and como
west as originally Intended.
Missouri Wins Two Cent Rate Case.
Kansas City. Mo. Tho state or Mis
souri won a flnnl victory in tho two
cent passenger nnd mlxlmum freight
rato oases when Judge McPherson of
Rod Oak, In., following tho iimndnto
or tho supremo court, dismissed "with
out prejudice" tho caso filed by rail
roads enjoining tho state from on fore
ing tho rato laws. Tho higher court
sustained their validity and ordorod
the enses dismissed. As a result ship
pers nnd travelers may bring suit to
cover excosB rntes during tho tlmo
tho injunctions wero In force.
GOOD TIMES AHEAD
PRESIDENT WILSON BELIEVES A
REAL WAVE OF PROSPERITY
AT HAND.
PARCEL POST RATE CHANGES
Instructions Sent to Postmasters of
the Country General Huerta to
Retire as President of
Mexico.
Pass Christian, Miss. President
Wilson believes a real neriod of nros-
perlty iH ahead. With tho new tariff
law In operation, nnd tho currency bill
enacted, It Is now no secret that the
president believes tho Interstate com
merce commission will grant nt least
a part of tho Increase In rates asked
for by tho eastern railroads, and also
expects this notion will result In the
release of millions of dollars for equip
ment orders. TIiIh will bavo tho ef
fect of launching a real wave of pros-
peruy, in tne president's opinion, and
ho wants tho trust "bugaboo" elimin
ated, so that It will not act as a
damper on Increased business.
Rumorsd Huerta to Retire.
Mexico City. Knrlquo Gerostleta,
minister of Justice, will become presi
dent of Mexico early In the new year,
and General Huerta will take tho field
against tho rebels, who refuse to con
rorm to this arrangement, according
to a report that wns received with
credence by Rome or the diplomatic
representatives here. Cleorge Geros
tleta Is to be named minister of for
eign affairs, according to the version
or the story In circulation, nnd General
Huerta will retire rrom the presidency,
In which ense tho foreign minister sue.
ceeds him.
PARCEL POST RATE CHANGES.
Instructions Sent to Postmasters of
the Country.
Washington. The office or the third
assistant postmaster general has for
warded to nearly 00,000 postmasters
Information as to changes In parcel
post rates nnd regulations effective
January 1 by order of Postmaster Gen
eral IlurleHon. The orders provide for
a reduction of rates in the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth zones nnd for
an Increase of tho weight limit to
fifty pounds on parcels mailed for
delivery in tho first and second zones.
After March 0, next, books shall bo
embraced in the fourth class of mall,
regular zone rates being applied to
parcels of books weighing over eight
ounces. Parcels- or eight ounces or
facta Y-tl1 Tin l.nnnli.n.1 i I
..... ,. ,w.uui-u io jnij- uno cent
ror ench
thereof.
two ounces or fraction
Mrs. Adella Stevenson Dead,
nioomlngton, 111. Mm. Adella Ste
venson, wife of former Vice President
Stevenson, Is dend hero nrter nn Ill
ness of several months. Mrs. Steven
son was seventy-two years old nnd Is
survived by her husbnnd and three
children. Mrs. Stovenson was elected
president of tho Daughters of tho
Amorlcan Revolution four times nnd
had recently published a history of
that organization.
Federals Poisoning the Wells.
El Paso. Tex. Thnt Mexican fed
erals poisoned tho wells near Monclo
va, Mexico, and that four hundred
men, women nnd children havo died
as a result, was tho story brought hero
by Henry Miller, who arrived horn
after n perilous trip rrom Monclova,
"Hem ms miner owns many Hundred
acres. Ho declnred trooi.s command
ed by General Cercado wore rcspon-
iho- When they wcro rushing to tho
border after the evacuation or Chlhua-
hua. he says, these soldiers put poison
to Kin off tlio rebe s sent in pursuit
. ,
Ncbraskan Dies In Alabama.
Mobile. Ala. Jacob V. Woire. ror
"m,ny .J'0?1?, ,a, ""t "' Lincoln,
' " ,1,r(1 ,,rl,,ny nt hlB wl,ltor "o'0
nt Sommos, Mobile county, Alabama.
nrter a brier illness, nltliongh ho hnd
neen nilmg ror some tlmo. Mr. Woiro
bad been coming to this country Tor
several years during the extreme cold
weather mouths. ThcTroiAnlns wore
sent to Lincoln for interment.
Fireworks Explosion Results Fatally.
Rome. The explosion of n fireworks
factory at Torre Anniizlata, In tho pro
vince of Nnpirs, resulted In the death
or ninny persons. Tho building; col
lapsed, burying tho victims in t he
wreckage. Fourteen dend and flvo In
jured wero taken from tho ruins.
Seattle Shaken by Earthquake.
Seattle. Wash. A light earthquake
shock of forty seconds' duration oc
curred nt CMS o'clock Thursday mom
.lug. It was strong enough to waken
Bleeping persons, but did no damngo.
Fog Envelopes Chicago.
Chicago. Darkness denso ns mid
night spread over Chicago Wednesday
forenoon, tho fourth Incidont of tho
kind within two months. Fog, smoko
nnd tho nbsenco of nlr currents wero
tho causo.
tort Smith, Ark. Eggs hnvo ho- '
como so valuablo In Arkansas that
thoy nro belnir used ns a mcrtlum of
oxchango. Thoy nro being taken fnr .
nn(flltnt(imiin( ... t . . '
.j...v.........ui.i nt moving picture
showB. Children aro admitted for
ono egg, ndulta for two.
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
A commercial club has been organ'
ized at Cortland.
A. h. Lynch, a former lesidcnt ol
Vork, Is dead at Uouldcr, Colo.
P. 1 4. Johnson will sink a well foi
irrigating purposes near Hastings.
Nearly 150 persons were converted
at the revival services Jupt closed at
Albion.
An effort Is being mndo to perfect
a good roads organization for York
county.
Arthur Dern, a Fremont boy, was
run over by n train at Lowden. Iowa.
and Instantly killed.
Mra. Henry Hltzer of Falrbury fell
on an Icy walk and fractured her
right hip in two places.
Rabbits have Increased to such an
extent thnt they havo become a pesl
to Adams county farmers.
The Dnvld City volunteer fire de
partment will give its annual ball
Wednesday, December 31."
Tho Ainsworth Light and Power
company hns commenced laying the
foundation for Its new building.
Huslncss men or Cortland tendered
a smoker to their farmer friends and
patrons at which nearly 500 were
Guests. '
Mrs. Harriet Noble, who took a
post graduate course nt Peru, is now
superintendent of schools nt Herman.
Depositors or tho derunct First
Nntlonnl bank nt Sutton will possibly
get a settlement of 40 cents on the
dollar.
Mrs. Sarah Shlndle, aged 7G. I&
dead at Ilradshaw as the result of
L Injuries received in a fall a fow
weeks ago.
The Rev. Mr. Sandahl has accepted
a call as pastor of the Swedish Luth
eran church at Wahoo. Ho comes
rrom Michigan.
A pack or greyhounds attacked
Clara, tho -i-year-old danchtnr nt A.
K. Dobesh, near Ansley, and seri
ously Injured her.
About 120 teamsters in the coal
yards at Lincoln went on strlko Mon
day, but the differences wero adjusted
nnd they returned to work Tuesday.
Fire breaking out in tho general
storo of J. H. Arcnds & Company nt
Syracuse, damaged stock and build
Ing to the extent of $35,000 or ? 10,000
Mrs. Ulanche Clapp hns brought
suit against the city of Tecumseh in
the 'sum or $3,079 Tor injuries re
ceived when she foil on a board walk.
Miss Carrie Jewell, a missionary
rrom Foo Chow, China, occupied the
pulpit or tho M. E. church at P?ru,
Sundny, and gave an interesting tnlk.
Ten automobiles wero burned In
a fire that consumed the Syrert gar
age at Ainsworth. The flro started
rrom an explosion in the workroom.
William Rarmhy. a DeWitt banker,
scratched his hand with a nail and
blood poisoning resulted, which has
caused him considerable pain and
alarm.
Lawrence King, a well-to-do young
mnn, committed suicide by hanging
hlmscir In n cattle barn on his
father's rnrm near Edgar. Ill health
Is supposed to have been responsible.
Tho olevcn-months-old daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. Hall was scalded to
death nt their homo In Ttotind Valley,
when n plug came out or a washing
machine, lotting tho contents, boiling
hot. splash over her.
An overdose or headacho tablets
camo near resulting fatally to Mrs.
Will Duraup of Tecumseh, who wns
round unconscious by her daughter,
who hastily summoned a physician.
Sho is now thought out of danger.
Dick George, near Falrbury, nearly
lost an arm in a circular saw. which
he was operating, cutting stove wood.
J. C. Mitchell, driving nn oil wacon
at Hastings, was thrown from tho
seat nnd severely injured by tho
whcols passing over his head and
shoulders.
A total or 1,829 hotels, restaurants,
rooming houses and apartment houses
have thus far received licenses to op
erate under tho new state hotel law.
In tho neighborhood of 2.500 Institu-
tions or this character are yet to regis
ter With the stnte.
J. A. Mooro. a deputy pure rood In
spector was painfully burned whllo
making a test of gasoline at tho plant
of tho Standard Oil Company In Ne
braska City.
Workmen engaged in tearing down
an old house nt Fremont wero routed
by a swarm of bees that had mado
tho interior Qf the walls their winter
headquarters.
David City had two flro alarms
turned In within fifteen hours. Tho
residence of John Howard took flro
Friday evening nnd tho residence of
Phil Harper took flro Saturday morn
ing. Fremont. Superior. Falrbury, Beat
rice and .Nebraska City have asked
tho Nebrayka Manufacturers' asso
ciation to organize local associations
at those places.
The pickle and vinegar factory at
Pawnee City hns closed down for
the season. During tho sixty days
they ran they manufactured 300,000
gallons of vinegar.
The electroliers, which tho county
and city nro installing around tho
court honse square, aro holng con
nected up nnd In n short time David
City will be one of tho best lighted
cities In the state.
A general talk on farm problems
wns given nt HolmoBvlllo Thursday
evening by Farm Demonstrator Lleb
era. He also explained tho purpose
or tho Gago County Crop Improve
ment Association. About forty fnrm
era wero In attendance.
Disqulotudo prevails among Jeffer
son county farmers over tho condition
of winter wheat. Tho largo amount
of molsturo In tho ground and tho
varied chnrnrnR in h t..oi.- ..
causod tho ground to "nurco." re- I
... - -W.l.l illlb
suiting In the wheat plnnt bolng torn
loose from Its roots and then freea-
suiting In the wheat plant being torn
and ti,n ..
THE REWARD FOB OIL
LONG FORGOTTEN STATUTE HAS
BEEN REDISCOVERTD.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Interest Gathered from Re
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers.
Fifteen thousand dollars is the
prize offered by tho stato of Ne
braska to the first person who shall
succeed In locating a steady flow ot
oil within the stato, yielding fifty
barrels per day for sixty consecutive
days. Tho existence of this forgotten
itatutc, passed by the legislature ol
1903, was rediscovered in State
Treasurer George's olllco following
tho receipt of a letter from New York
nsking whether Nebraska has such
n law. The letter was sent from tho
New York ofllco of a IxHidon corpor
ation known as tho Anglo-Mexican
Petroleum Products Company. A.
short time previously Treasurer
George received another query from,
tho Bamo source, but did not answer
It. Tho persistence of tho company
in seeking to find out about the stato
reward Is taken to mean that it has
somo kind of a "tip" as to where
oil may bo found in paying quantities
in this state, ir so, it has been nblo
to keep the Information secret, as no
facts have been mado public relating
to any such discovery. A few test
borings are known to have been mado
in different localities, but these, so
far as is known In Lincoln, havo all
been abandoned.
Linseed Oil.
As a result of a complaint filed by
Stato Food Commissioner Harman
with the postofllce department linseed
oil companies doing business In Ne
braska have agreed to stop advertis
ing their products as raw linseed olL
nnd boiled linseed oil and will here
after label It as boiled linseed com
pound and raw linseed compound, and
that advertising matter will contain
tho statement that it is composed of
linseed oil, mineral oil and dryer suit
ably compounded or blended. The
company has not agreed to brand
their goods with the percentage or
Buch ingredients. Eight different,
companies havo signed a stipulation,
of tills nature and presented It to tho
postmaster general. Tho companies
wero alleged to bo selling linseed oil
which contained from 20 to 50 per
cent of petroleum, nnd that many
pcoplo bought it for puro linseed olL
Must Not Misrepresent.
Hereafter oysters must bo sold In
this stato In either net bulk or quan
tity lots no advertising or pricing,
in pints and then sales by tho pound.
Such is the substance of a manifesto
which has gone out from tho stato
food commission, following nnd In
vestigation that opened tho eyes of
tho Inspectors as to methods of dis
posing of tho seafood. Much of the
battlo will fall on tho federal depart
ment, however, as greater law viola
tions have been found to exist be
tween canneries and wholesalers and
retailers, than between the retailers
and the consumers. Tho latter situ
ation is tho ono which will be at
tacked by tho stato department.
Less Bonds Registered than Year Ago.
Bonds to the amount of $1,784,470
have been registered with tho stato
during the past year, according to a.
report made by Bond Clerk Law
rence. Tho total is much lower than
last year and tho year before, indi
cating a reluctanco of tho neonlo to.
hasten Into Indebtedness for public
Improvements. Bond registrations of
1911 nnd up to November 30, 1912.
amounted to $4,71(1,130, or about
$2,400,000 for each year. Bonds reg
istered included city lighting and
water, county, village, school district
drainage district and Irrigation dis
trict, nnd various classes of bonds of
Omaha and South Omaha nnd Lin
coln. Winter Short Course.
Tho school or agriculture announces,
that the winter short courso will be
gin immediately following tho holi
days, January Cth. This Is a courso
or six weeks' work, composed of
practical lectures, and laboratory
work on various agricultural bU1
JcctB.
Co-eds Earn Their Wav.
Fifty co-eds at tho stato university
enrn their way through school by do
ing housework, nccording to a can
vass made by tho women's depart
ment. Aa many more havo vnrled
employment that enables them to
keep papa's p'ockotbook immune from
nttack TJiero nro many girls who
Play pianos or in orchestras at vari
ous eating houses, nnd still others
who are waitresses. Ono girl la
known to earn good money serving
as a telephono operator, whllo ono
roads to a deaf and dumb woman In
tho sign language. Another Is mnk
ng her way by aiding n local phys
iclan in tho collection of vital nta
tlstlcs. Thrco moro girls Borvi? in
tho roll of student assistants to regu
Inr Instructors.
Agreements entered Into by tho
Ftnto food commission and olght Un
seed oil companies provide thnt the
product shall hen.after, when offered
.. , A ' . ,n.D?'ea aB compound.
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V ".' l" .V niH'nK "nttrr exploiting
l lu UHMU,B Parous win sot out the
ng
iiiKrcuionis, but not tho percentage
f iha omnitniinri
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