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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF & K SH01 SELF TO DEATH E. P. CUMMINGS, HEAD OF MICHI- QAN SCHOOLS, ENDS LIFE A3 BROTHER DRINK8 POISON. COMMITS DEED AT CHICAGO Nothing Found by Police to Indicate 8ulclde Compact Shot Once Before Believed His Case Was Hopeless Wrote Two Letters. Chicago. April 3. Kdwnrd I Cum mlngs, superintendent off schools ot Lunslng. Mich., shot lilniBolf to death in tho Stratford hotel hero. At prnc tlcnlly thu fatiio tlnio Dr. Herbert CumniltiKH, his brother, swallowed polBon lu Grand Haven, Mich. Nothing has been found to Indlcato n BUlcldo compact. Police and rela tives bellovo nolthor lircthor knew of tho other'H act. Doctor Cummlngs la utlll nllvo. but bin condition makcB discussion of tho death of his brother ImpoBHlblo. 13. I. Cummlngs, who until Inst No vember was nrcsldcnt of tho State Teachers' association of Michigan, feared ho was losing Ills mind, accord ing to the belief expressed by his phy sician and closo friends In Lansing. It Is said that for ninny months Mr. Cummlngs lirtB boon under a aovero nervous strain. His mother, Buffer ing from a mental derangement, caused him considerable anxiety while sho was rosldlng In his homo. Mr. Cummlngs had been at Daytona Beach for two months In an effort to recuperate, following Injuries ocolvcd when ho shot himself last December. According to friends and relatives, si that tlmo, he shot hlniBolf accidental ly whllo cleaning his shotgun after a hunting trip. Part of hla heart was torn nway and tho fear that ho novor would recover hla strength as a result of his Injury, Is said to have been oue of tho causes of his sulcldo. Doctor Cummlngs Bwallowcd tho poison whllo recovering from Injuries Biistnlned recently when ho slashed his wrists with a knlfo. Tho Grnni Haven pollco assort ho previously had made four attempts to end his llfo. Cummlngs registered nt tho hotel as "II. 8. Brown, Detroit." Ho loft two letters ono to hlB widow and tho other to Mr. Sen grovo. In them ho said ho killed him self becauso ho "didn't want to becomo a burden to his family and tho1 state." FRENCH DRIVEN FROM TOWN Germans Capture Strong Position at Malancourt Another Town Is Men acedParis Admits Loos. London, April 3. Tho crown prince hnB rosumed his great drlvo on Ver dun with furious attacks on both sides of tho Illvcr Mouso. Tho strongly fortlllcd vlllago of Mal ancourt, ten miles northwest of Ver dun, was captured by tho Germans on Thursday night. Frontal attacks by massed German legions drovo the French out of tho village, an Impor tant highway communication point, but the French still hold redoubts com manding thu highway. The Germans captured 328 prisoners. Throo heavy German Infnntry at tacks wero preceded by a terrltlc bom bardment from Gorman batteries on tho heights surrounding tho town. Tho German wur ofllco announced do fenslvo positions on both sides woro captured. Tho French hold on tho vlllago of Ilcthlncourt, two miles east ot Malan court, Is BorloiiBly threatened by tho enpturo of Malancourt. French oxports estimate thnt tho Germans havo lost 20,000 men in tho ronownl ot tho strugglo about Verdun. Paris, April 3. Fronch troops havo evacuated tho ruined vlllago ot Malan court tho war olllco announced ou Thursdny. v Tho Germans drovo tho Fronch out of tho vlllago at night, attacking heavily thrco times after a violent bombardment. In massed attacks tho enemy ad vanced on Malancourt, attacking in throo different places. After a tor rlblo struggle, raging for several hours, tho French advance guard bat talion evacuated, having Indicted heavy losses on tho enemy. 299 ARE SAVED FROM SHIP Liner Chlyo Maru Grounded In Fog on One of the Loma Islands South of Hongkong. Shnnghal, April 3. Tho large trans pacific pnBseugor liner Chlyo Mnru grounded in a tog on ono ot tho Lema Islands, south of Hongkong. Nino tug boats and launches from a British torpedo-boat destroyer havo gono to Its assistance and nro taking off Us 299 passengers from San Francisco aud Manila. Begin Suit to Bar Liquor. Butler, Mo., April 3. Injunction sultB have been filed hero by Prosecut ing Attorney DoWItt C. Chnstaln, seek ing to prevent thrco railroads from transporting Intoxicating liquors Into the county. Forty-Five British Salloro Drown. London, April 3. Forty-live sailors of tho British cruiser Conquest wero drownod through tho capsizing of a cutter during a gale, It was officially uinounced. Tho cuttor was being towed by tho crutaer. WILL THE DOVE WAITE KILLED PECKS DECLARES "MAN FROM EGYPT" MADE HIM DO IT. Dentist Says He Gave Both Victims Germs and Fed Poison Also to Father-tn-Law. Now York, March 30. Dr. Arthur Warren Wnlto confessed on Tuesday that ho killed his mothor-ln-law, Mrs. Hannah Peck, with disease germs anil murdered his father-in-law, John E. Peck, with arsenic. In making tho confession he laid tho groundwork for his defensu ou the plea ot mental irresponsibility. Ho attributed two natures to himself a good nnd an evil jno nud said that tho evil nature, a stranger to his reul self, dominated him when ho commit ted tho crimes. Tho ossentlul part of the dentist's confession was made to District Attor ney Swann nnd Assistant District At torneys Mnncusco and Urothers In tho proaenco of former Asslslunt Attorney Walter It. Deuol, who has .Jieon en gaged as counsel for Doctor Wnlto. Tho lawyers walked into tho private room of tho alcoholic ward, to which Doctor Waito had been removed, and found the man lying on n bed rubbing his hand across his forehead, seeming ly In n shaken and uncertain condition. "Don't you remember moV" naked Mr. Urothers. "You talked to mo Inst Friday." "Did I?" asked Doctor Walte. There was a moment's pauso boforo Doctor Wnlto spoke again. "Oh, but that doesn't matter," ho said; "It's all over now 1 did It nil. 1 killed Mrs. Pock nnd Mr. Peck. Tho man from Egypt mailo mo do It. Ho was after mo for a long time. I couldn't shako him off. I wasn't nblo to got rid ot him until Inst night. "He's gono new, but I couldn't got away from him for a long tlmo. I don't know what his name waB. 1 asked him and he didn't tell me. I was afraid of him. I told Clara about him." By "Clara" Doctor Waito meant his wife, who Is now in Grand Rapids Representatives of tho district at torney's olllco nro searching for the undertaker who embalmed tho body of Peck. Mr. Swann declared Waito had told htm that ho had undo nn agree ment with tho undertaker that for a consideration of $9,000 tho latter would testify that ho had used arsenic In the fluid with which ho embalmed Peck's body. Earlier In tho day Doctor Waito talked freely to his brother and Ray mond C Schlndler, tho private detec tive employed by tho Peck family. More Airships for Mexico. San Diego, Cnl., March 30. dipt. V. Clark, ncronnutlcal engineer of the signal corps aviation school horo, and Lieut. Thomas DoWItt Milling, Junior military aviator and Instructor In Hy ing, havo received Instructions to proceed to Washington to Inspect, purchnso and test n number of new noroplnncs to bo sent to tho expedi tionary forces operating In Moxlco. Pullman Shops Strike Ends, Chicago, April L Flvo hundred strikers cf tho Pullmnn ear works. who struck two weeks ngo for an In crease In wages from 20 to 25 cents an hour, returned to work They agreed to accept a two cent Increase Train Robbers Take Mall. Shrovoport. Lnr, April 1. Robbers boarded Texas & Pacific mall train No. 23 nt tho station here as It was pulling out. They bound two mnll clerks and took two pouches of regis tered mall. )0tf-?&&$ BALTIMORE AMERICAN. MBfKMBiMBEt GET A LOOK-IN 27 KILLED IN WRECK THREE FAST TRAINS IN CRASH IN OHIO. Rear Collision Between Two East Bound Trains Sldeswlped by West Bound Twentieth Century Limited. Cleveland. O.. March 31. Stato, fed eral and railroad Investigation of tho doublo wreck on Wednesday on the Lnkc Shore railroad nt Amherst, 0 near hero, which cost tho lives of fully twenty-seven persons nnd Injured forty, wns begun here. Railroad ofllccrs declare tho blame for tho crash which piled up tho Twentieth Century (Iyer and two other crack Lake Shore passenger trains In to a tangled heap of Junk probably will bo snared by two railroad em ployees Tho railroad company, In nn offlclnl statement explaining tho wreck, de clared tho first section of train No. SO after stopping nt tho Interlocking tower at Amherst, had started ahead at Ave or ten miles an hour. Tho sec ond section ran Into tho first. Two renr cars of tho first section fell over on tho west-bound track Just as tho Twentieth Century Limited, bound for Chicago, wns approaching. Tho Twen tieth Century collided with part of tho wreckago on tho west-bound tracks. Tho Twentieth Century wns derailed except for tho three rear cars. All of tho passengers killed or seriously hurt wero In tho rear car of tho first tac tion of train No. SC. rHAlN OF AERO RELAYS American Army Aviators Establish New System to .Expedite Work. Field Headquarters American Puni tive Expedition, Colonln Dublnn, by Motor to Columbus, N. M., April I. A complete chain of aviation relays from tho American border to tho front has been established. Tho main huso Is at field headquarters. Tho advan tage of tho relay Is that It enables tho planes to travel with fairly light loads from ono station to tho next. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES Paris. April 1. Tho Russian hospi tal ship Portugal has boon torpedoed and sunk. There wero many wounded Boldlora on board at tho tlmo. Uorno, Switzerland, April L Twt aeroplanes of unknown nationality, dropped five largo bombs at dawn this morning on tho Swiss vlllago of Por rcntruy, near tho French frotler. Some damage to property was caused. London, April 1. Two thousand munition workors aro now on strlko In tho government gun fnctorles In tho CI: do district and reports from Glas gow said tho labor troubles threat ened to sprend. Less thnn 400 strikers havo returned to work In splto of tho pressuru of union leaders. Planes for Dig Warships. Seattlo, April '.5. Tho Paget sound nnvy yard has been Informed thnt all largo war vessels will carry aero planes and equipment for launching them. Ordors have been received to build launching ways on tho deck. Quake Shocks Recorded. Washington, April 3. Tho sola mogrnph at Georgetown university re corded severe enrthquako shocks last ing almost an hour. It was estimated that tho quako took placo somo 3,300 miles from Washington HEDGES VIOliTED CRISI8 MAY NOT ENDED. YET BE CONSERVATIVE SIDE IS SEEN Less of Speculation Seen, Althoug!) Business Is Increasing Must Have Positive Proof In Matter. Wontern Newspaper Union Nows Scrvlcp Washington. Tho German govern ment has Informed Ambassador Ger ard that It Is without official Informa tion concerning tho explosions which damaged tho Hrltlsh channel stenmcr Sussex nnd sunk the British horsu Bhlp Kngllshmnn, both of which were carrying American citizens. In n dis patch dnted Thursday, Mr. Gerard said the German government had only newspaper reports of tho two cases and wero making nn Investigation which will be concluded within a few days. Tho Ilcrlln foreign olllco prom ised to inform Mr. Gerard when tho Inquiry Is completed. It la realized hero that It may bo n week boforo nil tho German submnrino commanders who might have been concerned havo tho opportunity to report. Must Be Positive Proof. Washington. President Wilson and his cabinet have discussed tho evi dence thus far received by tho stato department In the cases of recent dis asters of merchant ships carrying American citizens. In the absenco of conclusive proof of submnrino attackB no action was taken. It Is understood that tho course to bo pursued by tho United States, should tho indications bo sustained by evidence now being gathered, was considered nt length. After the meeting it wns authorita tlvoly indicated that no stop Involving serious consequences wns Imminent; thnt tho administration was deter mined to proceed only nfter deflnito facts were boforo It, and that thoro would bo no action unless there was positive proof that a submarine com mander had acted In vlolntlon of tho principles ot International law. CONSERVATIVE SIDE IS SEEN Business Still on the Bulge, but Less of Speculation. New York, Dun's review for last week says: It Is reassuring nt a tlmo of un precedented business activity that conservatism is increasing rather than diminishing. Confidence is widespread In tho contlnunnco of record break ing nehiovements in production nnd distribution, but there is now n moro general disposition to avoid specula tive excesses and to guard ngalnst over extension lu nny quarter. This spirit ot caution Is manifested In tho effort to check tho rapid riso of prices In tho steel Industry nn well ns In tho tcxtllo markets, nnd other lending lines. Evidence nppears that quota tions havo outrun tho views of boiiio buyers, who proceed moro slowly in making forward commitments; yet in tho main, demnnds still seem insatl nblo nnd manufacturers havo of neces sity turned numerous contracts away. Almost without exception mills, shops nnd factories nro crowded to their ut most capacity and overtime is in forco wherever possible, but in many enses operations continue to bo hampered by the scarcity of raw materials, by labor troubles and by n shortago of skilled hands. Zeppelins Raid English Coast. London. The coast ot Scotlnnd and tho northern and southern countries ot Englnnd wero attacked by Zeppelins Sunday night, according to an official announcement by tho secretary ot war. Tho raid waa tho third In bo mnny successive nights. Raiders reached tho const of Scotland the first tlmo they havo been over that country and tho farthest north Zeppe lins had yet travolod. Other raiders visited northern nnd southeastern counties of Englnnd. Although mnnv bombs woro dropped, official dotr-ilB woro lacking up to tho time of tho filing of this dlspntch as to tho number of tho raiders, tho casualties from tho bombs or tho damago done. Captures Steamer Single Handed. Lewos, Dol. Ernest Schuler, a Ger man, held up tho captain of tho Brit ish steamer Matoppo, shortly after the vessel passed Sandy Hook, bound from Now York for Vladivostok, with a cargo of munitions nnd war mater ial. Schuler, who was a stowaway, put tho wireless out of commission, locked tho captain In his room all night nnd searched his papers and tho ship's safe. Tho Matoppa passed out of Sandy Hook nt 6 o'clock Thurs day night and tho nttaek upon tho cap tain was mado two hours lator. Berlin. Jnpies W. Gornrd, tho American ambassador has presented to tho foreign ofllco his government's request for Information as to wlioth cr nny Gcrmnn submnrino lind tor pedoed the erosti channel steamor Sus sex or tho British horso ship Kngllsh mnn. Tho nnswor, according to tho Ovorscnos Nowa agency, will bo de layed for somo time In ordor to al low tho nnval authorities to mako the necessary Investigations. Tho tenor of the noto handed tho forolgu ofllco by the ambassador Is friendly throughout. STATE'S OCCUPATION TAX Agriculture Not Only Source of Ne braska's Wealth. After looking over tho corporation tax records of his office, Secretary of Stato Pool Is convinced that Nebraska does not depend for its wealth upon agriculture nlono. Ho finds that mis cellaneous corporations nro paying oc cupation tax to tho stato on a total capital investment of $221,53(5,660, ac cording to tholr own reports, whllo railroad corporations nro paying on n total capitalization of $610,573,730 used In their Nebraska business. Mr. Pool does not think those cor porations would report more Invest ment than they nctunlly have In No braska, since they havo to pay tax on nil capital employed In business In this stato. He believes, If anything, they would hold the nmountn down. As Insuranco companies, express companies and uonio others arc ex rmpt from tho occupation tax law, tho secretary of stato figures that tho total Investment of corporations In Ne braska is nt least a billion dollars. Clean Up and Stay Clean. Clean up nnd keep clean Is tho gist of a statement made by Dr. II. 11. Cummins, secretary of tho board of secretaries of the stato board of health. Dr. Cummins has watched with Interest proclamations by tho governor for a clean up week, In tended ns a fire prevention measure, and orders from tho stnto hotel com missioner for owners of hotels to do somo spring cleaning. As a sanitary dlscnso prevention measure. Dr. Cum mins advocates cleanliness throughout rho year, not two baths a year, though ho Is not objecting to that mnny baths. Ho asks people to begin May 1 to clean up, clean out and keep clean for one year. Ho believes tho peoplo will, If they pursuo this course, be so well pleased that annual clean up proclamations will not bo neces sary. Ballots Must Show Affiliation. Names of men who nro democrats cannot appear upon republican ballots, neither can republican names nppear upon democratic ballots and members of neither party can bo filed as pro gressives, according to n ruling of Secretary of State Pool. Tho action followed tho protest of Cha'.rmnn Corrlck of tho bull mooso state committeo against the decora tion of tho ballots of his pnrty with both republican and democratic names. Mort of those whoso names had been filed for tho honor had boon withdrawn at the wish of the candi dates themselves, but the nnmes of Charles Sloan and Moses P. Kinkaid had both been loft on because no such action had been nsked for by those congressmen. The step means that no man can cortlfy to affiliation with one party In this stnto and then nek to bo put on the ballot ot another party with which he does not actually afUllato and with which his party does not affiliate. Public School Gardens for Nebraska. Twenty-two towns In Nebraska will conduct public school gardens this summer, similar to thoso nrranged last season in cooperation with tho agricultural extension service of tho College of Agriculture. Each town will hiro a garden supervisor. Tho towns thaUhavo undertaken tho work and tho nnmes of tho supervisors ure: Alliance, E. Q. Terry; Iloldroge, It. A. Stewart; Kearney, G. It. Parsons; Stromsburg, Charles Secmstcr; No ligh. Mrs. Ida McCUntock; Howells, J. V. Srb; Fnirbury, J. E. Benson; Beatrice, II. N. Thomas; Ulalr, E. H. Kellog; Columbus, S. L. Stoddard; Crete, E. A. Gregory; Auburn, G. E. Heacock; Superior, C. E. Andrews; Ashland, Mrs. L. Camp; Central City, A. Crago; Peru, L. F. Carey. The board of educational lands nnd funds approved reappralscment of stato lands in Logan and Thomas counties for rental or leasing pur poses. Tho laud in question is suit able only for grazing purposes and Is being leased for n few cents an acre. Tho rental price In Logan county was raised from an nvcrago of 3.8 cents nn aero to 6 cents nn acre. In Thomas county tho rental prico was raised from 2'. to 3j cents an acre. The appraised price of 17,860 acres in Logan county was Increased from $9, 112 to $19,272, a total Increase of $10, 060, or 109 por cent. Tho appraised value of 25,590 In Thomns county wns increased from $10,315, to $15,050, an lncreaso of $4,735, or 46 per cent. Whllo tho lnnd rents for only a few cents nn acre tho Increase In tho an nual rental in tho two counties Is $8S7.70. Secretnry of State Pool has ordered another 10,000 automoblln number plntes In addition to tho 70,000 ho pur chased for tho current yoar. Ho has only about 7,000 of tho first lot still on hand, nnd It Is apparent thnt moro will bo needed, us applications for licenses nro still coming in at a rapid rato. Mr. Pool thinks that evon tho additional 10,000 mny bo usod up be fore tho end of tho yenr, In which caso ho will hnvo to order a third batch. Last year tho secretary of stato's ofllco Issued 59,140 automobllo licenses. Sass Assumes Duties. President J. A. OUIs nnd Secrotnry W. It. Mellor, of tho state hoard of agriculture, necompanled Jacob Sass, thn nowly olorted treasurer of that body, to Sownrd on Monilny to check him in. Tho hooks, papers and rec ords of tho Into G. F. Blckman, who was treasurer at the tlmo of his death, nnd tho nmount of m6ney ho lind on deposit, woro to bo nudltod bo foro turning them over to tho now of ficial. Mr. Sass lives at Chalco and is a member of the legislature from Sarpy county. Back aches? Stomach sen sitive? A little cough? No strength? Tire easily? All after effects of this dread mal ady. Yes, they aro catarrhal. Grip is a catarrhal disease. You can never be well as long as catarrh remains in your sys tem, weakening your whole body with stagnant blood and unhealthy secretions. You Need PERUNA It's the one tonic for the after effects of grip, because it is a catarrhal treatment of proved excellence. Take it to clear away all the effects of grip, to tone the digestion, clear up the inllammcd membranes, regulate tho bowels, nnd set you on tho highway to complcto recovery. Perhaps one or moro of your friends havo found it valuable. Thousands of people In every stato have, and have told us of it. Many thousands moro havo been helped at critical times by this reliable family medicine. tttputi (1m ta UMrt Una for roir cnmlnte. TbePerunaCompuiy, Columbiu, Ohio Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief Permanent Cur CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fad. Purely vegeta ble act surely out gently on tne liver. Stop after dinner distress-cure ! indigestion. improve the complexion, brighten the eyes. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature vzn STRANGE SIGNS ON SHIPS; Have Little Meaning to the Uninitiat ed, But Are Plainly Understood by Sailors. Strange signs frequently hang from ships which puzzle even dwellers ln seaport towns to guess the meaning of. A basket slung from tho main mast head is n sailor's sign to notify that tho cargo has been loaded or dis charged, as tho caso may be, nnd that. tho ship is ready to start on her noxt trip. This sho cannot do until tho usual board of trndo formalities havo been observed, and the ship's papers, which, while a ship Is in port, aro do posited with tho board of trade, have been returned to tho captain. A generally mysterious emblem Is a besom lnshed to a mainmast or bridge railing. This is to signify that tho ves sel is for nalo. Occasionally a dark blue Btrlpo may be seen running foro and aft on a ves sel; ns a matter of fact, this Is a sign of recent bereavement. Bluo Is tho sailor's mourning, and tho strlpo of this color takes the place of the black margin or band used by tho landsmen, as a notification of death. It is not nt all difficult for a man to havo tho patlenco of Job if the boils nro on his neighbor. A neutral is a man wno tries to get on both sides of n fenco at onco. WISE HOSTESS Her Guests to Postum. Won sHaQr'Jirvrmc BEm ITTLE MgUW IVC.K MVl KILLS. w 5 A &&U&&Zjf "Threo great coffee drinkers wor my old Bchool friend and ber two daughters. "They wero always complaining andt taking medicine. I dotormlned to give 1 them Postum instead of coffee when thoy visited mo, so without saying, anything to them about It, I mado a big pot of Postum tho first morning. "Boforo tho meal was half over, each ono passed up her cup to bo re filled, remarking how fine tho coffoo" was. Tho mother asked for a third cup and inquired as to tho brand of coffeo I used. I didn't answer her question just then, for I board her say a whllo before that sho didn't like Pos tum unless it was moro than bait coffee. "After breakfast I told her that the 'coffeo' sho liked so woll at breakfast was puro Postum, and tho reason sho liked It was becauso it was proporly mado. "I havo been brought up from a nervous, wretched invalid, to a fine condition of physical health by leav ing off coffeo and using Postum. "I am doing all I can to holp the world from coffeo slavery to Postum freedom, and havo earned tho gratl tudo of many, many friends." Name given by Postum Co., Battlo Crook, Mich. Postum comes In two forms: Postum Cereal tho original form must bo woll boiled. 15c and 25a pkgs. Instant Postum a solublo powder dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter, and, with crenm and sugar, makes a delicious hovorngo instantly. 30c and 50c tins. Both forms aro equally delicious anil cost about the same por cup. j "There's a Reason" for Postum. ' old by Grocers. 1 1 1 m i