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TO PROTEST AWARDS
SEVERAL CITIES DISAPPOINTED
IN REGIONAL SELECTIONS.
PLANNING PEACE MEMORIAL
Building to Cott $25,000,000 to Be
Erected In New York Rebel
Victory Stimulates Mexi
can Trade.
Wmtcin Newspaper Union Now Scrvlcn.
Washington. There In every Indica
tion that the announcement of the re
nerve districts and cities by the re
servo bank organization committee has
given tho slgnnl for a determined
.struggle on tho part of several cltlcH,
Vhlrh wero disappointed, to overturn
tho comtnlttco's dcclBlon and bring
about a redisricting of the country,
or at least a change In tho reserve
cltleH named. Under the law tho de
cision of tho organization committee.
is not subject to review except by the
federal rescrvo board. This hoard
probably will not bo named by Presi
dent Wllflotn for several weeks, but It
Is believed that those disappointed
with tho committee's announcement
will bend every effort toward paving
the way for changes.
Mexican Market Stimulated.
El Paso, Tex. The effect of the
rebel victory at Torreon was felt here
in a stiffening of tho markot for con-
etttutlonallBt money nnd In the begin
ning of a movement to organize for
eigners owning property In Mexico to
appeal to Washington to recognlzo tho
Carranzn government. Tho latter Idea
originated with former Governor
Georgo Curry of Now Mexico, but
Knvlng placed tho matter In the hands
f certnln leading democrats to work
out, as they promised to do, ho ex
pressed a desire to work only In tho
ranks for tho success of tho move
ment. PLANNING PEACE MEMORIAL.
Group of Buildings Costing $25,000,000
Proposed at New York.
New York. Tho oroctlon hero of n
?2B,000,000 group of building for tho
exposition of many subjects ranging
Ifrom aviation to gardening1 was dis
cussed nt tho first meeting of tho "as
'soclatlon for tho establishment nnd
( maintenance, for tho peoplo of tho
' city of New York, of museums of tho
poaccful arts." According to tho cer
tificate of Incorporation tho object of
'tho organization Is to establish and
maintain permanent and useful memo
rials of the century of peace nnd am
ilty thnt has followed tho signing of
'tho treaty of Ghent In 1814.
Big Federal Income Tax.
Chicago. Julius Itosenwnld, presl
dent of a mail order house, will pay
the largest income tax of nnyono In
Chicago. His return, which was filed
'during the thirty days' extension of
tlmo which ended Vednopdny, showed
an Income of $1,100,000 for tho ten
months ending December 31, 1913.
This would bo on a bnsls of $1,320,000
for twelvo months. More than 1,000
returns, Including severnl millionaires,
wore filed during tho extension period.
County Surveys Postponed.
Washington. P. E. Edgerton, assist
ant nttornoy general of Nebraska, Is in
Washington to confer with officials of
the general land offlco regarding pro
posed resurveys of school lands In
brant and Gosper counties. Tho state
ihas asked for tho surveys, but they
(havo not been made, and owing to
lack of funds will bo postponed Indefi
nitely, according to a statement made
by Mr. DuRols. chief of tho division of
land surveys.
Reception to Educational Association.
Lincoln. A general session of tho
Southeastern Nebraska Educational
association waa hold at the Temple
theator here, beginning Thursday. Ses
sions of tho high, grammar and pri
mary sections wero hold at 2 p. m.
Following tho general sosslon tho
teachers wero tho guests of tho Lin
coln Commercial club nt a rccoption.
Lawrence, Kan. A collego educa
tion by correspondence for every pris
oner in the Kansas state penitentiary
(will be possible if a plan announced
by Frank Strong, chancellor of tho
University of Kansas, is adopted by
the board of administration.
t .
Washington. Argentina's corn crop
this year Is officially ostlmnted at
1234,316,000 bushels, or 8.2 per cont
more than tho previous year'B crop,
ithe department of agriculturo was In
formed in a cablegram from tho inter
national Institute of agriculture nt
Rome.
Lincoln, Neb. Tho Nebraska State
(Democratic Editorial association has
'been called to meet In this city April
(21, at which tlmo plnnB for tho com
,lng stato campaign nro likely to bo
tentatively outlined.
Bank Deposits Increased.
Washington. Tho nbstract of tho
londltlon of tho national banks In Ne
braska, excluslvo of resorvo nltlos, nt
tho clo8o of business on March 4, as
ireportod to tho comptroller of tho cur-
jroncy, showa tho averago reserve held
iat 1C.31 per cent ns comnared with
1C.21 per cent on January 13. Loans
.ana discounts decreased from $55,555,
'399 to $55,470,807; lawful monoy re
iBervo decreased from $3,7C4,321 to $3,.
611,745; individual deposits increased
jftrom $52,707,395 to $54,590,467.
IN ILLINOIS
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(Copyright)
IS WILLING Tqj?E SACRIFICE
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE NAMES
RESERVE BANKS.
Huerta Dedicates Himself to Peace of
Mexican Republic Torreon Is
Finally In Hands
of Rebels.
Western Newnpiipcr Union News Servlc.
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Cleveland
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dallas, Tex.
San Francisco
Washington. After throo months of
consideration the reserve bank organ
ization committee Thursday night an
nounced that It had divided the con
tinental United States Into twelve
hanking districts and selected the
above twelve cities where federnl re
sorvo hanks arc to he located under
the new currency law. This was tho
first decisive step toward tho estab
lishment of tho now system.
Torreon In Villa's Hands.
Juarez, Mcx. Torreon fell com
pletely Into tho 'hands of tho rebels at
10:20 o'clock Thursday night, accord
Ing to announcement made hero by
Gen. VenusJIano Cnrranza. Tho enm
pnlgn against tho federnl stronghold
of Torreon, tho main object of tho
rebel campaign, began suddenly two
weeks ago after General Villa had
spent months In making tho most care
ful preparations. The rebel loss In tho
cnmpalgn Is said to bo well over 2,000
In killed nnd wounded. Trains loaded
with the lattor have been arriving
daily In Chihuahua for the last week.
WILLING TO BE SACRIFICE.
Huerta Dedicates Himself to Peace of
the Republic.
Mexico City. "Ilcfore leaving these
precincts I must engrave upon your
hearts that it 1b my purpose, as 1 havo
said before to tho national congress,
to achieve tho peace of tho country,
nnd, If, to do so, your sacrlflco and
mine shall be Indlspenslblc, you nnd I
will know how to sacrifice ourselves.
This 1h my purposo, or what Is tho
snmo thing, my profession 6t political
fnlth."
With this statement. President
Huerta ended his message to congress,
which convened Wednesday. The doc
ument otherwise was devoid of sensn
tlonnl statements or dramatic effect.
Crew of 170 Lost at Sea,
St. Johns, N. F. Nows of tho sink
ing of the sealing steamer, Southern
Cross, nnd tho loss of practically nil
of her crew of 170 men was recolved
hero with tho arrival of tho steamer
Now Foundland, bearing fifty bodies
of tho victims and a fow still living.
Tho Southern Cross wns returning
from n successful senllng expedition
and while rounding Cnpe Paco was
cnught In drift Ice nnd snnk In a few
minutes. Tho crow had barely tlmo to
Jump from tho sinking steamer1 onto
tho lco floes, nnd for forty-eight hourB
endured untold sufforlng boforo being
picked up by tho New Foundland.
Many Miners Out of Employment.
Cleveland, O. With n fow excep
tions every coal mine In Ohio wna
closed down for nn Indefinite period nt
tho closo of work Tuesday. Locnl coal
operators estlmato that fifty thousand
minors aro thrown out of employment.
At tho last session of tho Ohio legisla
ture a law wos passed providing, for
tho payment of miners on n runof-tho-mine
bnsls, Instead of tho screen pny
ment plan, which has always prevailed
In this state. This law Is tho fcauso
of tho shutdown. Tho miners had slg
nlfled their rendiness to continue
New Government for the Zone.
Panama. Tho Pannma canal zono
began business Wednesday under n
permnnont form of government. Tho
Isthmlnn cnnnl commission, which hns
governed tho zono during tho con
structlon of tho waterway, was dis
solved, nnd a civil administration,
soml-mllltary in character, wns estab
lished. Col. George W. Goothnls, by
appointment of tho president of tho
United States, became its first gov
ernor, Ills Inauguration was romarkn
hie. There wore no ceremonies', ' no
speeches, no display. v
TODAY
AMPLE CAPITAL TO START NEW
REGIONAL SY8TEM.
Usefulness of Old-Time Revivalist on
the Ebb New Electric Light
Plant Will Revolutionize
Power Business.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. The now fedoral re
bcrve banking system will start with
a total authorized capital of about
$100,000,000 for all reserve banks. This
fact became apparent when figures
were mndo public from nil national
hanks responding to tho last call of
the comptroller of tho currency, made
March 4. The total capital nnd sur
plus of the 7,404 nntionnl hanks report
ing wns given nt about $1,788,000,000.
Under tho reserve net each national
hank must subscribe G per cent of its
capital nnd surplus to tho capital of
tho reserve bank In its district, and 6
per cent of this total would be about
$107,000,000. Thcro wero only 7.4G5
national bank who signified In the
legal time their intention to enter the
system, so the total would he some
what reduced, but tho ontrnnce Into
tho system of stnto banks and trust
companies will tend to offset this, and
It Is posslhlo thnt with these Institu
tions llgured In tho capital of all re
serve banks will be near $110,000,000.
Will Revolutionize Power Business.
Lincoln, Neb. Estimates of a hydro
electric -plant that will carry current
for power nnd lighting to a score or
moro of central Nebraska towns and
thnt will revolutionize business in
that section of tho state if tho plan
goes through, havo Just been filed with
tho railway commission. Tho com
pany developing the scheme Is the
Southern Nebraska Power Co. of Su
perior, lately known as tho Guthrie
Co. It hus beon incorporated with a
$300,000 capitalization. Application
has been made to the commission for
a stock Issue of $100,000 nnd bond Is
sues aggregating $200,000. Tho appli
cation will be heard April 3.
EVANGELIST THING OF PAST.
Day of His Usefulness Declared to Be
About Over.
Mount Vernon, N. Y. Tho day of
tho old-fashioned revivalist or evange
list leader is over, in tho opinion of
tho Now York east conference of tho
Methodist Episcopal church. The con
ference has voted to abolish tho pres
ent evangelistic commission, after a
debato on the merits of evangelism
nnd the ability of pastors to conduct
their own evangelistic work.
Dr. James E. Holmes, superinten
dent of the Brooklyn nnd Long Island
society, contended that the continua
tion of the commission would be a re
flection on tho ability and power of the
district superintendents. "Each pas
tor," ho said, "can do nil the minister
ing to his own parish that Is neces
sary without calling In an outsider." .
Lincoln, Nob. A remnant of tho in
dustrial army of "General" Charles
Kelley which left San Francisco sev
eral months ngo 4,500 strong, bound
for Washington, arrived In Lincoln
Tuesday afternoon on a Burlington
freight train from Hastings. The
army, which consisted of thirty Jobless
men, was unloaded near tho "hump"
In tho switch ynrds.
Claim Rebel Defeat at Torreon.
Washington. Fugitives who havo
arrived at Snltlllo and surrendered to
the government forces there confirm
storlos of a rebel defeat at Torreon.
With this exception no news of the
developments nt Torreon has been re
ceived at tho capltol, although rumors
of n federal dofcat are as persistent ns
tho government's claim of victory.
Gen. Javier DoMoure, in command of
reinforcements for the federals at
Torreon, Is still nt San Pedro.
Coal Prices to Be Higher.
Now York. It is announced that
summer prices of conl, which go into
effect on April 1, will ho 25 cents
higher than for tho corresponding dnto
of last year. Tho prices for April and
May will bo $C50 for family sizes of
hnrd coal, increasing during tho sum
mer to $C,90 in September. Tho sum
mor scale In 1913 started nt $0.25 and
In Septomber tho price wns $0.75. Tho
Pennsylvania mining tax and ndvances
in wngcB of coal barge men are given
as causes for the Increase,
PERISH IN BUZZARD
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE AGAINST
COLD, DEATH AND STAR.
,VATION.
HAS DEFENDERS AND CRITICS
Mexican Policy of President Wilson
Subject of Dlscucslon Desperate
Fighting Precedes Torreon's
Downfall.
Wrflti-rn Nrwapnper Union News Service.
St. John's, N. F. Out of the storm
swept. Ice Hoes of the North Atlantic,
where for two days nnd two nights the
crow of tho sailing ship Newfound
land struggled ngnliwt death, lost nnd
starving, In n blinding blizzard, the
sealer Belliiventuro brought to this
point the bodies of sixty-nine men who
perished In tho awful disaster and
thirty-eight survivors of one of tho
most terrible trials of human suffer
ing nnd of heroism in the annals of the
sea. The bodies of the victims
brought in by tho Ilcllnventure were
frozen as hard ns rocks. They wero
in every conceivable shnpo. Some
wore locked In each other's arms.
Other bodies wero In n sitting' posture
or their nrms under their bends, ns
though tho men had sought sleep nnd
rest on the ice. Others were bent al
most In a circle, presenting a most
gruesome sight for tho heartbroken
rolntivcs. Many of the men in the
party became demented from thelt
sufferings.
Bodies Locked In Death Grip.
Torreon, Coahulla. Mexico. Tho
desperate nnturo of tho fighting which
preceded tho downfnll of tho city of
Torreon was clearly revealed here
while the. work of clearing up tho city
wns In progress. In scores of houses,
most of which had beon wrecked by
Mio fierce fighting, corpses of from
ono to a dozen men were found.
Mingled together on tho floors of thepo
places wore tho bodies of rebel nnd
federal. In some enses locked In the
death grip of battle.
HAS DEFENDERS AND CRITICS.
Mexican Policy of President Up for
Discussion.
Philadelphia. Tho foreign policy of
tho United Stntcs, both with regard to
Mexico' nnd tho Pacific, was criticised
nnd defended nt tho closing session of
tho American ncademy of political and
social science, which had been discuss
ing tho International relations and ob
ligations of the country. Tho present
administration's attitude toward Mex
ico was gone over thoroughly by sev
eral Bpoakers. Somo believed tho
president had erred In lifting tho em
bargo on arms; nnothor believed itho
International boycott against Mexico
was a mistaken policy, but nearly all
tho participants In the discussion de
fended tho government in its effort
to ward off intervention.
Frustrate "Women's Day" Plans.
St. Petersburg. Plans for tho ob
servance of a "woman's day" by the
workmen of tho capital were broken
up by tho police. Tho day was to
havo been observed chiefly by lectures
In various halls on general topics af
fecting woman's work and position.
Tho police nrrested a number of wo
men in advance of the day set, somo
of them of the educated classes, and
forbade all tho planned meetings but
one. Three of tho speakers of this
mooting, howover, wero arrested be
forehand, and the meeting was dis
solved after two women had spoken.
Mysterious Cargo on Board Steamer.
Copenhagen, Denmark. A mysteri
ous cargo of 300 tons of rifles, sup
posed to be Intended for Ireland, dis
appeared from tho vicinity of the Dan
ish island of Lnugeland after an em
bargo had been placed on It by the au
thorities. Tho rifles wero brought to
Laugelnnd from Hamburg on board n
lighter. A short time afterward the
Norwegian steamer Fnnny drew up
alongside nnd proceeded to take the
arms on board.
Lincoln, Neb. A now and final turn
wtiB given to tho ancient Capital Na
tional bank litigation brought here
from Sewnrd county when the supreme
court sustained tho motion of D. E.
Thompson and other applicants to set
aside the recent order granting a ro
hearing.
Condemns Teaching of Sex Hygiene.
Hastings, Nes, Tho teaching of sex
hygiene hns no place in tho public
schools or churches of tho country, ac
cording to Dr. J. W. Jeffrey, pastor of
St. Paul'B M. E. church, Lincoln, who
lectured on "The Church of Today"
boforo a largo audienco at tho Meth
odist district conference hero. It Is
Rev. Mr. Jeffrey's belief that tho homo
is tho proper plnco for tho teaching of
the all important subject of sex
hygiono nnd thnt mothers nro best
qualified to teach It as It should bo
taught.
To Assist Needy Students.
St, Louis, Mo. A fund of nbout
$250,000, which will yield annually an
Incomo of $9,500, to bo used In assist
ing needy studorits nt tho University
of Missouri, has Just been released
through tho final settlement of tho
.estate of Charles R. Gregory, It was
announced by tho attorney In chnrgo
of tho estate Gregory was a dry
goods merchant, who died In 1909,
leaving a life Interest in his estate to
Miss ,Maria Carter Gregory, a former
resident of St. Louis. She, died la
Paris a year ago.
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
Mrs. Myrn Campbell, aged 97, Is dead
at Murray.
Tuesday, April 21, will be cleanup
day In York.
A twenty-live piece orchestra hns
been organized nt Beatrice.
Tho Hastings postolllco will become
one of the first class on July 1.
Miss Anna Heck has filed for the
nomlnntlon for coiiity clerk at York.
Tho Wymorc Coursing nshouhition
will hold a meet in that city April It!
and 17.
The Farmers' union of Mend hns
been Incorporated with u onp'ital stock
of $C,C00.
The banquet of Albion's volunteer
fire department was the social event
of the Reason,
Fire destroyed the Osthloont general
store at Surprise, Htock and building
being a complete loss.
Samuel Scltz, a farmer near Hum
boldt, was stricken with paralysis and
djed within four hours.
Tlrn Mcllugh, a Union Pacific brake
man, fell between the enrs nnd was In
stantly killed near Ames.
The presidency of Donne collego at
Crete hns been tendered Dr. W. O.
Allen of Springfield, Mo. .
Tho question of Sunday basebnll
will bo submitted to the voters of Clay
Center at the city election, April 7.
There Is a decided movement In ex
treme western Nebraska to abandon
dry farming and take up dairy work.
Tho Fremont mnnnfacturers' asso
ciation has voted unanimously to fed
erate with tho new Fremont Commer
cial club.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Merwln cele
brated their fiftieth wedding anniver
sary at their homo In Reaver City on
March 30.
A five-year-old daughter of Mrs. A
Farrls of Murray was bitten by a dog
last week and haBbcen taken to Chi
cugo for treatment.
York. Dodge, Boone. Butler nnd
Seward counties have nbout completed
plans for the engagement of eight
noted institute workers.
Moro than 20.000 people attended
the four days school festival at Lin
coin nnd $3,000 was added to the play
ground funds ns a result.
Tho Nebraska Republican, a four
page paper, hns mndo its appearance
in Lincoln and among politicians
created considerable Interest.
Members of tho Eastern Star have
appealed to the city council of Fre
mont to stop tho practice of throwing
ashes In tho streets of the residence
section.
Dr. W. S. Fast, superintendent of
the Instltuto for the feeble minded nt
Beatrice, is suffering from typhoid
fever. Authorities deny thnt there Is
danger of tho fever spreading to tho
Inmates.
Hastings was chosen as the placo
for the next annual meeting of tho Dis
trict Odd Fellows convention by tho
200 fraternal members present at tho
banquet which marked the close of tho
i!H4 meeting.
Chris. Deines wns burled beneath
several tonB of coal at the power plant
of tho Burllncton shons at Havclock
and smothered to death. It was thought
ho had n fainting spell and fell into
the coal feed chute,
Lloyd Hoop, four years old, was ser
iously injured when the tines of a
manure spreader struck him on the
head, penetrating tho brain. Ho was
following the machine on his father's
farm near Schuyler.
Tho main Issues In tho coming
spring election nt North Plntte are tho
saloon llcenso and electric light fran
chise questions. ' The electric light
company wishes Its franchlso extend,
cd for twenty-five years.
Luther Abbott, a well-known Nebras
ka boy. and former resident of Fre
mont, died at Colorado Springs from
hemorrhage, as a result of an opera-"
tlon for tho removal of a gold crown of
a tooth from his lungs three months
ago.
David Rldonour, an 18-year-old Fair
bury boy. was dangerously wounded
when a .45 caliber revolver ho was ox
amlnlng was discharged, the ball pen
etrating' his abdomen.
Valentino Feathers, eleven years old,
narrowly escnped drowning when he
fell through n rotted curbing Into a
fourteen-foot cistern nt Lincoln. He
was badly bruised and scratched up.
Mr. and Mrs. Flync Fields of Ne
braska City died within an hour of
each other Saturday. They are sur
vived by thirteen children. Tho father
was afflicted with an nbscess of tho
brain nnd tho mother with pnoumonla.
. There aro sixteen cases of smallpox
in four families at Kearney, but it 1b
believed that danger of tho spread of
the disease has been obviated.
Charged with tho desertion of his
wife and nine-days-old baby, Arthur E.
Brooks, a blind piano tuner, 1b being
sought for by Sheriff Hybrs of Lincoln.
At a meeting of tho board of direc
tors of the Gage County Holstoln-Fre-slan
association it was determined to
mnko an offort to guard against tho
Importation of Inferior Holstolns, or
othor black nnd white cnttle, In tho
stato and county, and disposing of
them as thoroughbred stock.
Tho farmem' unions surrounding
Clay Center havo incorporated and will
build a now elevator which will bo
operated under tho cooperative ele
vator law. '
Tho bnrn of Frank Stowell, nenr
Phillips, was struck by lightning nnd
completely .destroyed, together with n
fino team of work horses, several head
of cattlo, harness and grain.
Paul Swan, painter, "Greek god,"
and heralded in Sunday supplements
ns tho most beautiful man In tho
world, was born on a farm near To
cuniBeh In this stnto and for a while
attended the state university
First in
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Fint in Rendu
Fint in Purity
Fir$t in Economy
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Calumet Baking
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of housewives who
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MAN THEY WERE LOOKING FOR
Fortuno Was Good to Youngster!
Eager for the Delights of the
Moving Picture Theater.
"Going In?" queried the small boy
excitedly.
His question wns put to tho elderly
pedestrian. Behind tho boy enmo
othor boys, all peering eage'rly into
tho pedestrian's puzzled face.
They hung to his footsteps until he
found himself, a little further on, in
tho midst of a numerous crowd of
youngsters. Each boy clamored for
tho pedestrian to accept a five-cent
, piece.
"What 1b all thlB?" demanded the
pedestrian sharply.)
"We are too young to go In alone,"
volunteered n ready spokesman. "If
you will buy our tickets for us we can
go In with you."
Then came a sudden light and tho
old man smiled brondly. He went to
tho ticket window of an adjacent
movlng-plcturo theater, where he
paused to count faces.
"Nine tickets," he said;
"There Is a law against children,"
objected tho ticket man. "Aro those
llttlo people with you?"
"They aro," declared the old man.
"Come on, boys going in?"
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of merit.
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