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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1914)
MiMiHMilinMFHriWl1l sm3SS5 K4SLU IWjBfepiSiKiwiillTVyili.jn HMMWlTnu'TtM.w , i.'iTlpw'j.f.M .i.piMtli' staEeB5r?iW:iiiw&fc.aw-it ?:- javc'v sT ' . V KID CLOUD, M1BIAIKA, CHIEF v - uii iiii ipumuiwi iiL4....MnnBIPMHini A l-i' ' I'. I & r 5 Iv .,' .It hit II. v x HONOR MR, BRYAN BIG 41ATHDAY DINNER GIVEN BY LINCOLN CLUB. GOETfMt$TtTE GOVEMQR Mew Qoverner of Canal Zone Will ln Duties April 1 Must Take Civil Service Examination!. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Lincoln, Neb. With tlio honor guest Absent from tho feast, .nearly seven hundred men and women banqueters Thursday evening commemorated the fifty-fourth anniversary of Secretary of State William J. Bryan. Tho nffalr was different from the regulation Bryan dinner. Women were Invited for the first time in the history of the event. Probably 2G0 availed them selves Of the Innovation and gallant husbands not restricted to membership in uny particular party attended with them. The toast list was shorter than usual. Outside of the one state speaker, Governor Morchead, there were on the -toast list former Governor Joseph W. Polk of Missouri, United States Senator Robinson of Arkansas and Governor Cox of Ohio. oostmastera Must Take Examination. Washington. Nearly eight hundred Nebraska postmasters will have to take a civil sen-Ice examination in May, according to an announcement . made by the civil servlcn commission. An order han been Issued by the com mission that fourth class postmasters in Nebraska would have to take their examination in May to show their qualification for continuing in office. This order wnn made pursuant to the policy of tho present administration. The past administration placed all fourth clans postofllcea In civil service. The present administration decided that while It would allow tho order to stand, It would requlro candidates to pass the examination. QOETHAL8 TO BE GOVERNOR. Canal Builder 8alls to Begin His New Duties. Washington. Col. George W. Goet hals left Thursday to Bail from New York for Colon, where on April 1, he will assume his new title and office of governor of the Panama canal rones. Before leaving Colonel Goethals had a conference with Secretary Garrison ,and received the latter's approval of the persons selected to head branches of the permanent government on the Isthmus. Lone Bandit Holds Up Train. Beaumont, Tex. V. robber held up the express messenger on a Santa Fe railroad train near here and Is report ed to have stolen $14,000. The rob bery occurred at Helblg7 fourteen miles north of here. Deputy sheriffs and policemen from Beaumont started tin pursuit of tho robber, who was said to have disappeared in n thickly wood ed country. Tbo$14,000 was being sent to a Beaumont lumber company at Brownell, Tex., to meet a payroll. 3,000 Victims Perish in Storm. St. Petersburg. Tho storm that swept over Russia, according to a iiu. patch from Rostov, claimed moro than 3,000 victims In the territory near the mouth of tho river Don. A Ashing set tlement of four hundred houses at Cbuovak was swept away, the victims numbering at least 3,000. According to an Astrakan dispatch, fears are en tertained for the safety of the fishing fleet and crews numbering 10,000 men. Washington. Warning that the United States hereafter must produce .enough potatoes to supply the home consumption on account of most (sources of foreign Imports being closed by a plant disease quarantine, has been Issued by the department of agricul ture. In a statement It Is pointed out 'that Germany baa solved the problem of supplying its own needs with this important foodstuff at a reasonable .price rogardlcss of annual variations in yield and that tho United States might well look to that country in its efforts to bolter its potato industry.. Lincoln, Neb. Five years' residence fa the south, during which ho has had a chance to study the negro and the negro problem at short range, has brought George L. Sheldon. rnrmr governor of Nebraska, to believe that 'iue micenin amendment to tne consti tution should be repealed and that an other amendment should be passed ;which would enable the states to en franchise the negro as they may see fflt He believes that such ehmn in Haw would work to the benefit of the- negro and would actually increase the voting power of the negro. To Cars for Refugees. Washington. After a vigorous de fense by 8enator Lodge of the expen ditures In caring for Mexican soldiers ,and other refugees Interned in Texas nd California, the senate passed the urgent deficiency bill, carrying a total of more than ten millions of dollars, Ikalf a million of which was added by (the senate appropriations committee for the maintenance of the refugee leamp. An amendment was adopted to (provide that the war department shall !pend this money only in caring for Midlers' and military refugees, EMBARRASSING MOMENTS KiuT & JIMlMJBnPH V. MKiWw BHHBnKIInfflnIIJ4BBBBi BTJstsBBBBBufleKSv .sibbbsbbbVB BUnlnHnH bVjBub RIliHuHlnllffffl UILmlnlnlllnlnfllLm jDimuv. jjJKKjB sD LsBBsr BBBm. BSsssssssssTssssssTaTsssr ni 4BW ABBBBBSHstr IHftHftW v wlJ"KI.I HAVE CORNER ON THE BEEF Chicago Packers Said to Control Ar gentina Beef Output Woman Suffrage Defeated In " Senate. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. Women suffrage advo cates lost their light In tho United States senato for u resolution propos ing an amendment to the federal con stitution giving women tho ballot. The vote was thirty-five for the mensttre to thirty-four against it, a two-thirds af firmative vote being required for pass age. When It was all over suffragist leaders jubilantly pointed to the ma jority of one as conclusive proof that their cnuse had scored a triumph in defeat, and was immeasurably stronger than its opponents had ever been will ing to concede. HAVE CORNER ON BEEF. Chicago Packers Control Argentine Supply. Washington. How Argentine's beef Industry, which exports millions of pounds or meat into the United States monthly under the new tariff law, is dominated by Chicago slaughtering and packing companies, which "do by far the major portion of tho entire business," 1b described in a "farmers' bulletin" issued by the department of agriculture. That Argentine beef has caused a reduction in tho prices of meat in the United StateB has been generally supposed, but tho depart ment's bulletin remarks that "it is not assumed that American-controlled companies In Argentine are using Ar gentine beef" to beat down the prices of Chicago beef. For Direct Primary Law. Indianapolis, Ind. With little fric tion a complete state ticket, excepting candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, but Including a candidate for United States senator, was nominated and a platform, which declared in favor of a state-wldo direct primary law, was adopted by tho domocrats of Indiana In state convention Thursday. All nominations with tho excoptlon of the candidates for treasurer of teate and attorney general were chosen on mo nrsi oauot. Federal Prisoners Escape. Leavenworth. Kas. Uslnnr a nirtn nt carpet for a ropo, Lloyd UltBburger and Bert Adams slid down from the windows In the chapel at tho United States military prison here and escaped. The two men placed dummies In their bunks and Bllpped into tho cnapei. -rney took up a long strip of carpet, from the chnnoi flnnr make their ropo and dropped to tho srouno. wunin a hundred feet of a sentry armed with" a shotgun. Bad Fire at Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Fire which broke out In tho Evening Wisconsin building swept the entire block. Between twenty and thirty guests were roscued by a patrolman who climbed up to'tho third story of tho hotel. He snld that many may have been trapped In sleep Ing quarters on tho third floor where he could not penetrate owing to the smoke. Conference Has Been Postponed. Santiago, Chile. Tho postpone ment Is announced of tho fifth pan American conferenco which was to have been held hero in September. It will not take place before the end of November. Swedish Monarch in Bad Health, Stockholm, Sweden. Tho condition of health of King Gustavo is causing anxiety In court circles here. His majesty has found it necessary to cur tail his stay in tho country, where he went from Stockholm a few days ago. Looking Ove'r Sites. Lincoln, Neb. Two members of tho board of control have started out on the first leg of their trip of investiga tion, and before they return to tho city will have looked ovor possible sites for the new state reformatory at the lonowing towns: uonovn, Doshlor, Su perlor, Holdrege and 'Alma. Further trips will bo taken to tho other fifteen towns tha are' desirous of obtaining tho institution and every proposition and advantage will be given due consideration. A Mil f9f.H ttattm ttAtnwM yimw RELIEF FOR SETTLER8 ON RECLA MATION PROJECTS. Idaho Senator Declares Suffrage Amendment an Impossibility Mexico Feeling Pinch of Poverty. Western' Newspaper Union News Service, Washington. Extending for twenty years tho time In whjch settlers on reclamation projects may pay for their land in Nebraska and elsewhere, the senate Wednesday passed the "admin istration" reclamation bill, which, it is expected, will be approved without de lay by the lower house. The para graph especially applicable to the situ ation In Nebraska, and which meets In part tho demands of settlors on the North Platte project who have found themselves unable by reason of drouth or heavy expense to make payments on their lands, Is as follows: "Section 2. That any person whose land or entry has heretofore become subject to the terms and conditions of the reclamation law shall pay the construction charge, jr the portion of the construction charge remaining unpaid in twenty annual installments, the first of which shall become due and payable on December 1 of the year In which the public notice affecting his land is Issued under this act and subsequent Installments on December 1 of each year thereafter. The first four or such Installments shall each be 2 per centum, the next two install, ments shall be 4 per centum and the next fourteen each 6 per centum of the total construction charge." Feeling Pinch of Poverty. Mexico City. Forced by the increas ing seriousness of the situation in Mexico from a financial, rather than a military, viewpoint, President Huerta at last appears to be ready to resume negotiations with John Llnd, President Wilson's personal representative, which were broken off last August, If reports current In the capital are true. The minister of rorelgn affairs, Jose Lopez Portlllo y Rojas, has been dl rected to reopen the unofficial diplo matic exchanges with Mr. Llnd, ac cording to the report here, and foi mai purpose nas gone to Vera Cruz. SHOCKED SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES 8enator Borah Declares Constitutional Amendment Impossible. Washington. After a vigorous de fense or woman suffrage in the senate Tuesday, Senator Borah or Idaho shocked suffrage advocates on the floor and in the galleries by declaring that It was Impracticable and Impos slblo to obtain the vote for wpmen by a constitutional amendment. He pre dicted that after fifteen years of vain endeavor the women would renew their abandoned request for the ballot be fore the people of the states, because. In seeking an- amendment to the fed eral constitution, they had loaded themselves down with the negro ques tion, tho Japaneso question and a dozen other slates' rights problems. "You will never carry the required thlrty-slx states for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment," the sen ator said, "until you repeal the flf. tecnth amendment." Alleged Russian 8ples on Trial. Vienna. Austria, The second st'ago of tho attempt to unravel tho alleged extensive Russian espionage cam paign in Austria was opened Monday by the Austrian government. Nine Russian subjects were placed on trial before the provincial court, accused of being employed by the Russian gen eral staff to ferret out Austrian mill tary secrots, especially In regard to Gallacla, where the Austrian and Rus elan frontiers run side by side. The accused are civilians and includo two women. Cutting Out the Liver. San Francisco. Liver and onions and liver and bacon have disappeared from tho tables or all households and restaurants In San Francisco following a stormy executive session of the Re tall Butchers' association. Liver the butchers Bay, used to bo glvon away with dressed carcasses. Then the wholesalers asked 25 cents a liver and got It. Now the wholesalers a?e ask ing 15 cents a pound, but rather than pay It, the butchers unanimously re solved not to carry liver at "all. LEGISLATIVE DINNER FORMER NEBRASKA LAWMAKER8 MEET AND MAKE MERRY. FROM FARMER TO CONSUMER Postal Authorities Boost for Direct Dealing British Officers Re fuse to Fight In Ulster. Western Newspaper Union NV we tfeivlce. Lincoln, Neb. Two hundred mem bers of legislatures from 18C5 to 1913 celebrated the faot that they were once lawmakers in banquet Friday night, tho third annual celebration of the or ganization of ex-members, To make the reunion' more realistic there was a fnlr sprinkling jof employes of former legislatures and the familiar faces of some lobbyists who have been pres ent much of the time at the legisla tures of two score years. It was a sociable gathering, strictly informal In character. The lengthy toast list was light in tone. Here and thero was serious discussion of legisla tive procedure, but Jokes and merry quips, democrat on republican, and re publican on democrat wore the rule. During the afternoon a business ses sion was held at the state hoUse, and officers elected for the coming year. Not a contest occurred. Democrats and republicans vied with each other In making non-partisan nominations and saying they were such, Following Is the new list: George W. Potts or Dubois, president; H. V. Hoagland or. Lincoln, vice president; II. C. Richmond or Omaha, secretary; C. A. Schappcll or Pawnee City, treas urer; Clyde Barnard of Table Rock, assistant secretary. Executive commit mittee: First district. W. A. Selleck of Lincoln; Second district, J. II. Bulla, of South Omaha; Third district. Edgar Howard of Columbus; Fourth district,' C. M. Lnmah of Wahoo; Fifth district, George Ray or Superior; Sixth dls tret, B. K. Bushee of Kimball. British Officers Resign. Dublin. Brigadier Goneral Gough. commanding the Third brigade, has re-" signed his commission rnthcr than fight Ulster. His resignation was fol lowed by the voluntary retirement of numerous . subordinates. General Gough was summoned before General Paget, commanding the British troops in Ireland. "I will give you Just two hours to decide whether you will Berve in .Ulster." was Pagct's ultimatum. General Gough resigned on the spot It Is said. Belfast, Ireland. A letter to provis ional authorities received froman or fleer at.the Curragh station states that more than one hundred officers had resigned, including all tho cnvalry of fleers. BODY BLOW AT COMMISSION MEN Believe Parcel Post Will Reduce Cost of Living. Washington Preliminary steps have been tnken by the postofllco depart ment to perfect its plan for reducing tho cost or living by hnvlng the parcel post enrry products or the rarm direct ly to the door or tho consumer. Ten cltleB were selected to begin the work of establishing direct connections be tween producer and, consumer, Post master General Burleson having al ready issued an order permitting tho uso or crates and boxes ror butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables and fruit shipped by parcel post. Orders have gone to tho postmasters at Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, San Francisco, Bal timore, Detroit. La Crosse, Wis.; Lynn, Mass.; Rock Island, 111., and Washing ton, D. C, directing them to receive the names or persons who are willing .to supply farm products in retail quan titles by parcel post. "Printed lists of these names, showing kind and quantity of commodity available, will be distributed among town and city patrons." New York. The national balloon race for this year will be sailed -from St. Loula on July 4, the Aero club of America having awarded this contest to tho Aero club of St. Louis. The winner or this race and the pilot who finishes second will be two or the threo aeronauts to represent tho United States In tho International race to start rrom Kansas" City next Oc tober. March 29 "Go to Church Day." Lincoln, Neb. Govornor Morchead has issued a proclamation designating Sunday, Mnrch 20, as "go to church day." Governor Morchead Is not a member of any church, but he attendB services regularly every Sunday. In his proclamation ho saya he does not desire to be understood as suggesting that attendance shall be limited to one day in the year, but suggests that on the day named people begin regular at tendance at some church. Ho says he does not suggest any particular form of worship. Women Swell Voting Population. Chicago. Including women who qualified as voters at registrations un der the provisions of tho Btate equal suffrage net. Chicago today has the largest voting population of any city in the United States, its tfital exceeding that of Now York city by-more than 80.000. Wednesday 00,112 women reg. Istered, increasing tho total woman's registration to 218,643 as compared with a total malo registration of 474, 81. The total Chicago registration now is 693,624. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA A, fanners' society of equity has been ngnnized at Garrison. Farmers In the vicinity of Howe rs port much damage to winter wheat. Wallle Harvey, living near Harblne died In his buggy en route home from Jansen. The Southwest Nebraska Teachers' association will meet at McCook, April 1, 2 and 3. Ord will vote on saloons, pool halls and Sunday baseball at the coming spring election. Lon Taylor of Auburn lost tho sight of ono eye by being struck by tho limb of n treo he was cutting. A group of McCook men have or ganized a company to prospect for oil In their section of the state. v. Crop experts Ray that tho blanket of snow left by, Wednesday's storm In sures a bumper crop of wheat. Lon Taylor of Auburn lost an eyo when n chip from a stick of wood he "vns cutting hit him In the face. Peter Mcttcrllng of Fremont had his face badly disfigured, when n clock, falling from Its sheir, struck him. A $40,000 bond Issue ror a new high school building will be voted upon at Madison at tho spring election. Old time performers on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and accordeon will hold a tournament at Omaha next week. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farrls was celebrated at Albion, where they have been residents since 1882. v Fire starting from a defective flue completely destroyed the home of Herman Brandt in Glenover, near Beatrice. The Nebraska press association will have an outing and business meeting at Epworth Lake park, Lincoln. June 18 to 25. Hastings club women have rented a twelve-roomed bouse and an old peo ple's homo will be established within a few days. Ernest Grncey, a ten-year-old Wahoo boy was killed when a pile of tele phone poles on which he wns playing, toppled over on him. The winner of tho West Point high school declamatory contest was Miss Graco Herman, who was victorious over thirteen competitors. Tho women's park association at Grand Island hns decided to include all school grounds In their campaign for a beautiful Grand Island. Delegates from twenty-eight chap ters were In attendance at the con rerenco or the Nebraska D A. R. at its session at Falrbury last week. The body or John M. Johnson, who disappeared rrom Plattsmouth, De cember 13, 1913, was round In the river at Nebraska City by two fishermen. The Central Nebraska Agricultural association has leased an- eighty-two acre tract west or Grand Island for a fair ground. The land may be pur chased later. A coyote which has caused frequent flurries of fear In tho vicinity or Fre mont ror over ten years, was shot by A. C. Jensen. The animal weighed forty pounds. The remodeled German Lutheran church at Kearney was dedicated on March IB. Three services wore held and luncheon and dinner were served at the church. Arthur Wllmes, 13 years old, at Roseland, will probably lose the sight of one eye as a result of tho accidental discharge of nn air rifle In tho hands of a playmntoi ' Tho Bridgeport Commercial club is urging a $15,000 sewer bond Issue. The club Is also taking steps to aid the management of the Morrill County Fair association. The shed of the Farmers' Elevator company nt Beatrice, together with 100 tons of coal, were destroyed by fire, spontaneous .combustion sup posedly being the cause. Miss Jessie Taylor, alias Jesslo Wil son, arrested at Omaha ror forgery through clever detective work by Miss Mary P. Doyle, confessed .to trie police that she is wanted in a number' of middle western cities on the same charge. A new commercial organization, composed or the old commercial club, tho ad club members and' the retail association, will be known as the Fre mont Commercial club. A little son or John Bath, Jr., of Auburn, was playing with a cartridge, hit It with a hammer and was. struck In tho eyo by a piece or the shell and quite badly hurt. Little Eunice West, tho 2-year-old daughter or Mr. and Mrs. E. E. West or a rand Island, captured a prize In a baby show at Corpus Chriatl, Texas, while the family were sojourning thero a short time ago, Patrick Kelly of Anselrao, who was born in Ireland, March 5, 1814, still re tains his faculties to an astonishing ex tent nndMs able to be about dally. The paatorato or the Congregational ohurch at West Point, which has been vacant since the removal or Rev. Thomas Evans to Irvlngton, has been filled by the selection of Rev. David Tudor of Beemer. Fire at the home or Mrs. Addle Beebe at Fremont, destroyed several cases filled with historical papers and magazines collected by that lady, who , pad devoted the larger portion or her lire to getting them together. The schools or Buffalo county will erect a building at the county fair grounds this spring to be UBed exclu sively for the exhibition of work done in the country schools. W. 0. Parrand, one of the oldest school teachers in tho state, died re cently at ClarkB. He was 63 years old and had taught school thirty-five years, most of the time in this state. William Zutter, a prominent farmer and stock raiser, residing near Desh ler, accidentally shot himself through tho head with an automatic gun, dying Instantly. He leaves a wlfo and four children. EXPLAINS DEFICIT AT PENITENTIARY FIRE COMMISSIONER MAKES A PLEA FOR SAFETY. GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Western Newspaper Union News SerVlte. The principal cause of tho mainten ance fund at the state penitentiary Is due to the lack of crops on the prison farm last year, Hnd tho large amount of coal required to operate the power plant at the Institution, according to a statement made by Warden Fenton. This plnnt furnishes power nnd light for the prison and the shops and also for the state house, orthopedic hospit al, nnd the governor's mansion. The coal bill amounted to $1,700 a month. As there were no crops on tho prison farm Inst year -feed for stock had to be bought. Also, most of the meat fed to the prisoners Is now bought and the price la higher than it was a rcw years ago. The last legislature appro priated a total of SiaO.OQOJor mainten ance, not Including $17,900 for tho sal aries of officers. At this time' 73 per cent or the maintenance fund hns been, expended. Want Assignment for Farm Work. Warden Fenton Is besieged dally by large numbers of Inmates who want to be placed on the list of some thirty five rarm hands now assigned for farm work nt the state prison. The head official is choosing his men from tho standpoint of efficiency. About 250 acres will go under tho plow in a few days. Forty acres are set nslde ror garden purposes. Two-thirds or this plat will be In potatoes. The warden Is hopeful of raising 2,500 bushels of spuds for his charges. Fifty acres 1b In winter wheat, forty will go Into oats and more than a hun dred Into corn. It will require sixteen work horses nt steady grind to accom plish the spring work on the farm. Fairs Will Fall to Get Exhibits. At least fourteen county fairs will not be able to get the exhibits offered by the agricultural extension service of the university farm for the use of county fairs next fall.. To date there are about four applications for each or the six available exhibits. Applica tions are being sent to Henry Pickett at Wahoo, Nebr., secretary of the ex hibit committee or the Fair Managers' association. Final selection of the six fairs to be visited this year will not be made until May 1. The fairs at which the university exhibits will be shown will be determined by a com mittee of the Fair Managers' associa tion, In consultation with Nebraska university farm authorities. Recount of Votes for Women. An error was discovered in the number of petitioners for voteB for the submission of equal suffrage from Douglas county and two members of the state suffrage association made a reeount of the names on file with tho secretary of state. They found there were really 11,315 names from Doug las county, while the number .listed by tho. association from that county was only 10.315. Without this extra 1,000 the petitioners were sufficient in num ber to require submission of tho ques tion to a vote or the electors this fall. Secretary of State Walt will have an official count made before tho proposi. tion Is placed on tho ballot To Limit Number of Entries. Plans for the next better babies con test at the Nebraska state fair aro be ing evolved and Mrs. M. E." Vance and her advisers are considering methods of handling the situation. It has been suggested that the number of entries be limited to about 200. In order to bring this about two plans have been suggested. The first scheme Is a ser ies of county drawings. By means or these the number of entries are re duced and the lucky ones allowed to compete nt the state fair. Another plan includes the servicesbf a commit tee in each county to eliminate a num ber or the contestants and reduco them in proportion to the number of ntrles. Because Lew Richey, convicted at , Waltblll for setting fire to a hotel and pool hall at that place, was paroled from tho penitentiary after serving a year, Fire Commissioner, Rldgell, who assisted In convicting the man, is In censed nt the action of the state parole board. Chairman Maggi is said to have promised to let the fire commissioner know when the matter came up, but neglected to do so, and the department was given no chance to disclose the details of the affair. Richey was sen tenced from ono to twenty years for the crime. Main Causes of Dependency. Enumerating the causes of depend ency or homelessness, Miss Etta Ca tou, state agent for dependent chil dren, declared In a paper read before the second annual conference of state and local health officers at Lincoln that drunkenness and immorality or the social evil are the main causes. She gave figures based on a hundred cases taken In hand by tho home for dopendent children, In forty-nino of these cases drink wns ono of the causes of trouble and In sixty-six cases the social evil played a part. "r fcT m s. .& kxn- .. i J&&&X , i ' .ku v. - .Vi-i "f. -.& .fffiMlfllMWWi yilrq(ww,iM, mj$imjnnti utility l&J r yj"iiT?.-fj'j.' uu 'l-,'i ..- j i tmhm Si ,r , - &