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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF Reds Inflict "Third Degree" 'Brooklyn Communist Tells of Tor ture in Russian Prisons to Force "Confessions." MEETS DEPORTEES IN JAIL Found Twenty Men Shipped Out of the United States la Various Prls ons In Moscow Many Promi nent Men Also Prisoners. Hevnl, Esthnnln. The worst phase of Imprisonment In Moscow Is not the possibility or probability of execution, but Mm dully attempts made to wring confession.' from the prisoners, says Dr. Morris Hacker, a Ilrooklyn com inunlst, who arrived hero recently af ter having served four months In the Itusslnn Jails. Zucker was .sentenced In Now York 1n 11)11) to 00 yenrs' Imprisonment for sedition, but was deported Instead. Speaking of the life of the prisoners In the principal political prison at Mos cow, which Is called the "O. O. V.," he tnld, "the daily third decree to which prisoners are subjected If they are sus pected of a serious political crimo is worse than execution. Torture Repeated Dally. "These prisoners are taken every day, If their captors think there is a chance of wringing n confusion from 'them, into the questioning room. There, whether they have anything to confess or not, they are commanded to ''reveal the truth.' "The commissar puts n revolver to the prisoner's head. 'Confess, or I'll Bhoot,' he commands. The prisoner waits for the shot. He never knows whether It Is coming or not. "This process Is often repented un til the prisoner will confess rather than undergo any further ordeals, In Which case he Is shot anyway." Meets Deported Radicals In, Jail. The mental condition of these prison ers becomes such that they would pre fer death, said Doctor Zucker. The Ilrooklyn communist says that ho met In the various prisons of Moscow 20 of the radicals deported from America and that he could well understand wJiy the Uolshevlkl arrested them, for they were chlelly anarchists who did nor believe in any government, "particularly In a government so dictatorial as that maintained by the Uolshevlkl." Zucker said he found In prison nlso the president of the Turkestan soviet republic, Mohammed Hudjlz; (Ion. Alex Oertor, once commanller of the Itusslan southwestern front; eight members of the executive committee of the right wing of the social revolution 1st party, three members of the execu tive committee of the left wing of that party, including Mayorleff, who First Airplane Hero Is the start of the llrst airplane forest patrol lligiu ever attempted In Minnesota, with the participation of the First Minnesota observation squad ron and tho co-operation of the state forestry service, Elghtv-seven blazes were spotted In less than half an hour after arrival on the scene of the fires The J0S miles from St. Paul were covered In 152 minutes. T. Cox state forester, is shown linking hands with A. E. Plmley, his assistant, who acted us observer on the Might. In the front cockpit Is Lieut. V. C. Omlle He Will "Herd Gulls" Harvard Graduate Is Engaged for Lonesome Job. Private PWUithropy In Which New York Millionaire Has Been Engaged for Years. New York. Edward Ilntch, Jr., who owns Four lirothors Island, near Jlurllngton, Vt., a rugged rock that has become famous as tho breeding place of seagulls, has signed up a Harvard graduate for the lonesome Job of herding gulls during their nest ing season, n private philanthropy In which Mr. Hatch has buen engaged for some years. There wero J, COO applicants for tho position ns tho result of tho Insertion of an advertisement In Now York City newspapers, which read: "Wanted A man to live nlono on fin island; Inland lake; eight wiles wns commlssnr of agriculture In 15)18, and also a former minister of ecclesi astical affairs, M. Sainnun. Zucker described the summoning of prisoners for execution In much the same way as did Schwartz, the San Francisco communist, who enmu out of Hussla some 'months ago. CLAIMS TO LEAD X-RAY WORLD Dellevue Hospital, New York, Takes 36,000 Pictures In 1920; Use 22 Rooms. New York. Ilollovuo hospital claims to have tlio largest X-ray department In the world, occupying twenty-two rooms. Very soon another room will be add ed to the department, to bo used ex clusively for treatment of cancer. Prof. I. Seth Iilrsch, head of the X-ray laboratories of Hcllovue, Is at present In Europe studying tho methods of treatment of tho dlseaso there. Recently there have been Invented In Germany two X-ray machines for treating cancer. Fifteen years ago all tho work was done In two rooms, when only In ex treme cases was the X-ray used. No other medical Institution In tho world has taken so many X-ray pictures. Tho llrst year of Its Installation something like -100 pictures were taken. Each year thereafter the num ber Increased, and (Ittrltiir 11)20 over .'10,000 pictures were taken of patients. Drug Formulas Put in Chinese X- Translation of United States Pharmacopoeia Will Aid Drugmakers and Scientists. GERMANY TRIED TO GRAB IT Attempted Defore the War to Corner Drug Trade In China Use of Dif ferent Standards Has Been Confusing and Dangerous. Philadelphia. The United States Pharmacopoeia Is being translated into the Chinese language, it lias Just been announced by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. Through the adoption of the American standard formulas for drugs nnd medi cines, which the pharmacopoeia will Forest Patrol from shore; transportation, food, shelter, boat, etc., furnished ; no work, no compensation. Address Summer time. (.00 Tribune building. New York." "I have no faith In the theories of Thomas A. Edison when It conies to selecting the man for the place." said Mr. Hatch. "I have found In my ex perience that a search for the best personnel generally leads to the col lege man. He may start slowly, but hu hns the erpilpment and onco started ho goes fast mid straight. "That Is why I selected a college man to ho warden of the gulls. Tho Job Is ouo that requires aptitude and Judgment such as an educated man may he expected to posses." Among applicants for the warden ship of a lonely Island were natural ists, Inwyers, poets, authors, artists, ex-soldlers, sailors and nrnltln loglsts. Mr. Hatch protects the breeding place of the gulls because he believes Miey arc of the greatest v . i -nn- ADVICE FOR MOTHERS ' L SV. V. U. S l.os Angeles physicians have estate llshed a "mothers' educational center" where parents can bring their babes for mental nnd physical examination, without charge. Itecommcndntlon as to the child's care and special treat ment Is Mien made. Sick babies are not cared for. It is simply an ad visory organization which examines tho Infants nnd suggests tho proper caro for each In accordance with Its particular physical and mental attri butes. "Combination Fish." Junction City, Kan. A "combina tion fish" Is the term that Is applied tn Artlinr Johnson's twelvo-nound catch for want of a better name. Fisher- men who havo almost lived on tha Smoky IIIII river for forty years say tliov hnvo never seen aiivtlilntr llltn it. The fish resembles n salmon, but has a sucker mouth wn.v under tho Jaw. The body Is round nnd twenty Inches long, with very few bones. give, it Is expected Amerlcnn drug manufacturers will benefit greatly. Professors nnd nlumnl of tho locnl Institution, according to thu stntcment It Issued, are contributing more thnn any other city or institution to tho worl;. The statement follows: "Germany, before the World war, tried every means within her power to have the German pharmacopoeln translated Into Chinese so Mint Ger man manufacturers might export to China drugs of German standards. It Is understood that since the wur Great Hrituln hns been trying tc havo tho Ilrltlsh pharmacopoeia Introduced for the benefit of Ilrltlsh manufacturers. Praises Philadelphia Body. "Thnt both of them have failed Is duo not to the efforts of American dt;ug manufacturers, but to the merit of tho work of tho pharmaceutical labora tories of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy pharmacopoeia! revision committee, of which E. Fullerton Cook, director of the pharmaceutical labora tories of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy' and Science, Is chairman. "The United States Pharmncopoeln is a collection of olllclnl formulas of standard drugs nnd chemicals for making various compounds or slmplo preparations. It Is published by the United States Pharmncopoelnl conven tion, under tho authority of the gov ernment, nnd, under the national food nnd drug(act of 1000, It provides tho legal standards of strengths, qualities, proportions, etc. Thirty Different Formularies. "There are about thirty different pharmacopoeia's In the world, the most Important being the Ilrltlsh, French, Ilelglan, Swiss, German, Austrian nnl American. "Hitherto the Chlncso have use I German. Ilrltlsh, French nnd American phnrmacopelal standards Indlscrlml nately, according to the training of tho particular druggist who filled the pre scription. This has led to confusion and In some cases Is likely to provo dangerous to the purchaser. "With the Chinese government sanc tioning the new pharmacopoeia uni formity and safety will prevail. Ameri can manufacturers will have tlio In side track nnd the American scientists, especially those of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, will ho accorded added recognition for their services to humanity." serving public health. II0 hna been Interested for many yenrs In plans to prevent contamination of the waters of New York harbor. It s estimated that there are 200,000 gulis (ll ..,, about the harbor and ench of them Is said to consume an average of two pounds of refuse a day. To protect tho eggs of nesting gulls nml save tho young from destruction by vandals who visit Four Brothers Island Mr Ilntch has constituted himself pro! lector of the breeding ground. Thli Is the ninth warden appointed. Formal dedication of the great Oklahoma City, Okla. Lovers hnvo found u friend In Municipal Judge Tom Chambers. No handed down a decision that sit ting In your lover's Inp Is not disorder, ly conduct. The decision was given In the case of Denny O'Lenry nnd Graco Header, Pollco had preferred charges of disorderly conduct nmii,,... tho couple, claiming they found tho ' girl sitting on O'Leary's lap. Jud'.'e flmmhcrs Is young nnd un mnrr't CORNHUSKER ITEMS Now3 of All Kind3 Gathered Prom Various Point3 Throughout Nebraska. Nebraska, automobile dealers arc being kept busy at present In an effort (o equip the cars of customers with lenses that comply with the new state law, which provides that only lenses receiving olllclnl recognition can bo used In Ihe state. Stock cars on hand must bo equipped also, ns a pro vision slates that a car must not be (.flVrod for sale unless nronorlv equipped. Stale officials declare that the Nebraska law Is to be rlirldly en forced and that the llnei will range from $10 to $50 for first offenses. Tho slate lens law has been published In booklet form nnd may lie obtained ,frnm State Engineer George E. John ,son at Lincoln, by those who wish It. Lewis E. Smith of Long Pine wa elected grand master of the grand lodge, A. F. and A. M. nt the nnnual communication at Omaha. He was formerly deputy grand master. A committee appointed to conduct an In vest'gatlon Into the future establish ment of a Nebraska Masonic hospital, will report at the 1021 session of the grand lodge. Mr. nnd Mrs. Clyde Dixon, former residents of the Adams, Gage county, with two of their six children were among the victims of the Colorado llond. The family removed to a ranch fifteen miles east of Pueblo some years ago. the farm being directly lii the patli of the flood. A committee of three ministers pre sented the city council of Superior two petitions each with over three hundred names, mostly ladies. nsklng that Sun day movies be closed nnd ball playing Sunday by prohibited. The city clerk lias called a special election foT July 12 to vote upon the two propositions. Imports from Lincoln are that the executive committee of the Nonpart isan league has revised the articles of association to provide for precinct locals of the league, and hns author ized tho calling of a convention to organize the Nonpartisan women of the state. The slate depositors gunrantee fund will bo replenished to the nmount of of $.15,000 within n short time as the result of the final clean up of the af fairs of tho Superior. First State Hank. This wns the first bank to "go under" and make n draft on the guar anty fund. To hnvo a enrlond of stock weigh more In Kansas City than It did when first weighed In Chester wns the ex perience of O. E. Miller on n recent shipment of fat steers that brought SS.H5. His carload weighed 105 pounds more nt Kansas City Minn nt Chester. It Is cstlmnted Mint 10.S0O pounds of Paris green and other poisons will bemused on the 3,:?00 acres planted in potntoes In tho vicinity of Kearney. The growers nre considering pooling their crop and contracting for Its sale. Six cents n dozen on eggs, or n total of $SS5, was saved farmers of Hamil ton county during April and May by co-operative grading and marketing of eggs, nccordlng to the State College of Acrlculturo. Many farmers In the southeastern pnrt of (lie state have begun to cut their wheat and oats. Farmers are offering about $.'1 a day for help, but do not expect to hire much extra help Mils year. James II. King, who killed H. L. Taylor, n guard nt the Nebraska state penitentiary, May 11, wns sentenced to die In the electric chair November 4. by District Judge W. E. Stewnrt nt Lincoln. Nebraska's new capltol bulldlnsr to bo erected nt Lincoln Is to'hnve n dome nt the top of Its tower, as first designed, members of tho cnpltol com mission say. T. C. llalrd sold his flO-ncre tract of land ndtolnlng Superior on the south to II. f Meudell for n consideration of f."00 an acre. Proceeds from the -lib of July cele brations at Arapahoe are to be turned nver to the local post of the Amerlcnn Legion. Partners In the Fnirhury district es timate that wheat will yield but ten busheTs nn ncre. The work of pnvlnc streets of Chirks will bo finished In about three weeks. "" Flro of unknown orgln destroyed tho opora house building nt Wlnshle. An order by tlio Ilrown county dis trict court was served on the depart ment of trndo nnd commerce, to pay $2.'12,000 to depositors In tho Ilrown County bank nt Long Pine, which closed Its doors some Mine ago. As a result of the tuberculosis In spection work cnrrled on nmnng live stock by the state and federal bureaus of animal Industry, there nre now ninety accredited herds In Nebraska. Tests havo been iilo of lS.Ofll nn Imnls since the first if the year, only 1 per cent of which were found to re act to the tubercular test. A committee of the Nebraska dis trict of the Evangellcnl Synod of North Amotion has authorized Im mediate construction of n SI 00.000 do- nonilnntlonnl hospital at Lincoln Tblrlv-ono churches In tho stato are i supporting the hospital. ' Nebraska, with a total population of 1 ,2lHI.:ip, nis i.'-iiv-lii wanes. i;v-i- negroes, i:.v inuiiins, ini cninese, mm Japanese and !I0 Filipinos, Hindus nnd Koreans, tho cetuus bureau nnnnunced. Foreign-born whites constituted 11,5 per cent of tho total population, com pared with 1 1.8 per cent In 1010. Tho crest of tho Colorado Hood In tho Plntte claimed two victims nt Grand Island, when Mrs. II. C. Gilles pie, aged about .'12, wife of a Union Pacific freight conductor, nnd her little son, aged 1), were drowned. Tho accident occured near the Hamilton Hall county state bridge, when tho mother wont to the rescue of her son, who had wandered over his head while wading. Following n recent meeting of pota to growers of Ittiffnlo county, with a number of buyers, It was stated' that the price which the growers may ex pect to receive will be one dollar per bushel. The estimate of yield In lluf falo county is placed at about ono hundred nnd fifty bushels to the ncre, while some will undoubtedly go to two hundred. It Is estimated Mint the state of No- ibraska will havo tn pay $125,000 to '$150,000 during the next year nnd n !nnlf in pay the hoard hilts or pnn; loners In county Jails, who cannot bo received nt the penitentiary nt Lincoln because of the overcrowded ccnd'Mon at the prison. A well-known poultry raiser near Wymore has, discovered that the refuse oil from the crank ense of a motor or tractor engine makes an ef fective spray for mltcs i.nd vermin In' nnd around poultry yards nnd houses. On account of the new statu law, which goes Into effect July 2S, requir ing Mint women have fishing and hunt ing licenses as well as men, the rush for permits nt Hrf- state game warden's office nt Lincoln Is unprecedented. The giving of citizenship papers to newly made Americans (if Superior will be u part of the lib of July cele bration. II Is part of the tilan ndnntiM by tlio Superior Order of Shifters In their Anieiionnl.ntlon work. With n large attendance and with department nnd regimental officers present, the coiner-stone of the arm ory built at Hastings by people of tho City, to house Its national guard unit, was laid with appropriate ceremony. Mrs. Ira Lyman of Wnkelleld, mother of eighteen children, died after giving birth lo triplets. All the child ren Including the three babies are liv ing. Six of the other children u ro under 5 years of age. The llesslnn fly and loose smut are so-lnusl.v Injuring wheat crops, enst of Hlalr. County Agent Olson estimates ft lie pest will cost Washington county fanners not less thnn S 15 000 this year. Ilulldlngs nnd farm equipment wero completely destroyed nnd members of the fnmlly Injured by n small cyclone which swept over the home of Wllllnm Huchhnlz, near West Point. Extension of the lighting plant nt Stratton nnd the erctici of n four ton Ice plant recently autl.crlzed by voting bonds of $12,000, will be fin ished nnd In operation by August 1. Only nine votes were cast against a $5,000 bond proposition to give the City of Nellgh additional wells for tho water plant. Tho proposition carried by 1GI majority. The total actual valuntlon of Itox Itutte county real estate nnd personal property Is $15,G03,S7-I, according to nn estlmntc submitted by County As sessor Iilklngton. County Agent Davis of Adams county Is making a list of all fanners in the county who havo Kanred wheat on their farms and who wish to have the wheat -Inspected. The American Legion of North Platte Is planning n series of enter- Itnlnments with a view of starting a ' fund to build an auditorium nnd post J headquarters. Wheat conditions In Nebraska drop 'pod from 02 to 75 per cent of a nor mal crop between May 1 and June 1, according to n federal crop report. In n hotly contested election nt Sut ton In which almost twice the noniinl vote was cast, Sunday base ball car ried by a majority of 70. A bond Issue of $.".000 was authorized by the voters of Ellis for the purpose of remodeling nnft enlarging the school building. 1 Work Is procresslng rapidly on Mc Cook's new ?:i()0,000 hotel. Lust week pouring of cement for the sixth story was started. Plans nre being formulated for tho erection of a .'200,000 home In Omnhn by the Omaha chapter of Disabled Amerlcnn Veterans of the World War. A 125 foot steel bridge Is to bo built on the Ileal rlce-FaU'bury road, a half mile e: st of Fnirhury. Palrbuy's sixty-live piece kid band Is believed to be ono of the best of Its kind In Nebraska. Four thousand additional feet of tho Valentine Sparks rtnte-ald road Is to bo hard surfaced. Tho road is 20 miles long, extending from Valentino to the Cherry-Keya Paha county line. Over 15 miles nro covered with bard clay surfacing. -s Members of the west centrnl district of tho Nebraska Press association, comprising editors of Lincoln, Dawson, Kleth, Deuel, Garden, Perkins, Ar thur nnd McPherson counties, hnvo asked the stato board of control to locnte the proposed reformatory at Ogallala. In order to Increnso growth or tlio second crop, Jefferson county fanners i nre cutting the first yield of alfalfa, i although it Is ton light In many local- I nies ui no giiiiirii-ii wiiii iiiixi-. The state department of pnnv nnd nnli has planted '10.000 bnss In Carter iiiko ar wmnnn, ih.ihw irom in un- m-w state fish nursery nt Hoyal, .'10,000 bass In the Stone Lako nursery nt Gretna, S.000 In tho Heaver river nt Albion, 8,000 In tho' Greek and Shots ski lakes at Genevn nnd 0.000 In Mip Lymnn-Hltchlo sandpit - nt Central City. HEROES OF 1914 Blue Cross Representative Says- Dogs Saved France. Animals In Advanced Posts Warned of Impending Attacks While Ex hausted Men Were Sleeping. Mrs. E. Hatheway Turnbull, tho most active member of the lllue Cross society, which seeks to do for an imals what tho Hod Cross does for human beings, lias Just arrived in Mils country to give lectures on animals and to show a series of motion plc u res demonstrating the work of four footed soldiers in the war. The Hist words of Mrs. Turnbull were not of admiration fo'r the Wool worth tower or delight at the Great White Vay hut of horror for the condition of New Vork cats. "Never in my life hnvo I seen such thin, sick, neglected, sturved llttlo creatures," she said a few days ago. "We passed one of them on our way to the hotel the very llrst day, and I was surprised at Its appearance one would never see nn ill-fed cat la London but 1 thought It must bo nn exception. Hut the city Is full of,' them. You provide Inspection for your Ice nnd your milk, you have san itary regulations for your food ami what earthly good do you think it la going to do If you nllow your cats to wander about the streets starved anil diseased? It Is a blot upon the city, and before long you will learn Mint If you neglect your cats you- children will perish, for there Is no creature that so readily carries disease. Anil there Is nothing that Is mine difficult than to keep children and cats apart, and to keep cats from tainting food. "In London we hnvo public lethal chambers where pets too sick to he cured can be put to death, and I hope to be able to raise sufficient funds by lectures nnd motion pictures to estab lish the same thing In New York. "Animals have rights; everything In, nature has rights. And It seem strange that more people do not un derstand It. For I nm convinced that It Is Ignorance more than cruelty that makes people unkind. "No one who hns seen what I saw animals do for mankind during the war could fall to appreciate their use fulness. A great deal has been sahl for dogs, and horses but what of the little cat I saw that killed 20 rats In 15 minutes In n trench? A soldier couliDtell you how much thnt meant, and why they smuggled the little crea tures under their coats when they moved uway, and why they fed them out of their trenchers. "Every domesticated animal did Ita bit for the war; pigeons, cats, dogs, camels, elephants, horses and the Amerlcnn mule nnd tho mule miiih the biggest hit. for he outs the least, works the hardest, kicks the worst and causes the most cussing of them all. Hut the anlmnls were neglecteil until we learned that their lives ineaut the lives of men. "Dogs snved the French nrmy la 1014, when there were so few mor that the regular number for nn out- post was two men nnd a dog. Nature had her way with the men they were obliged to sleep. The dogs seemed never to sleep. And It Is a matter of history that no outpost with a dog wn ever surprised by an tittack. Tho dogs not only warned of nn npproach, but were able to Indicate whether tho attacking party was large or small." New York Times. Japanese Easy to Learn. Sir Deniilson Hoss, director of tho London School of Oriental Studies. In nn exhortation to his countrymen to learn Japanese, says that Mils is ono of the easiest languages of tho world to pronounce. "Most, of the words end In vowels and none of the consonants offers any dllllcultles." Tho structure of Japanese Is very peculiar and very strange to the be ginner. It Is hard to realize n gram mar which recognizes no persons nnd no genders but such Is the case witli Japanese. Tlio language nlso has no relative pronouns. However, there Is np reason why, people, whoso mother tongue Is Eng lish, should fight shy of the language. For practical, everyday purposes, six months' study of the spoken tongue will "carry an Intelligent man a long way" provided ho has competent teachers. From the Living Age. Faithful Dog "Fireman." Jerry, one of the most faithful nnd best-loved members of the fire depart uient not In six years had he mlsod a fire to which engine company 5S was summoned went to his death in the electric chair In the presence of Chaplain Joseph II. hie. He died as gamely as ho had lived, his eyes fastened upon the chaplain In a last gaze of mingled love and mute appeal. Jerry had committed no crime only human beings are electrocuted for criminal acts. Jerry's electrocu tion wns merely the most painless method of ending tho life of n faith ful Dalmatian dog, with heart and eyes Injured lieyond repair by his ef forts to servo and foljow those ho loved. New York World. Learning. Senator Ilnll was talking about a fake oil company which had defrauded Its dupes to the tune of several mil lions. t "We learn to do," he said, "by do ing." Then lio milled, with a smile: "Hrt perhnps we learn more by be ing done." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. V -r A -iU. a - - - -. -rr - ' y-VC? T.?-Jrv-'v sytr r&rvnifrT't - - tiy