The Valentine Democr
Valentine , Neb.
p. M. Rice. Publish
iPLEADS FOE CANTEE
tSVOMAN AllMY SURGEON HOL1
- IT ESSENTIAL.
"Tftuuous Surgeon and Nurse Says S <
. dicrs Enjoy Themselves Harmless
at Such Places , but Fall Into Tern
tation at Outside Resorts.
The necessity for the restoration
the canteen in the American army
strongly set forth in a letter fro
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee to Cai
'J. Walter Mitchell , of the Spanis
American War Veterans' associatio
Dr. McGee , who was formerly an a
sistant surgeon in the army and lat
organized a corps of nurses under tl
auspices of the Red Cross society t
hvork among Japanese soldiers in tl
Husso-Japanese war , gives her obse
nations as to the drink habit amor
the Japanese soldiers and tell of tl
Wil results following the abolishmei
of the canteen , in the United Stat
I
army.
Dr. McGee says :
"Like everyone who knows som
Hiing of the subject , I am heartily :
'favor of giving our American soldie
their club ( called canteen ) , whei
'they may enjoy themselves harmles
Uy. As a woman and as a physicia
ii deplore the horrible results of mal
ing a man seek his amusements whe ]
3ie is liable to fall a prey to the wor
temptations , and so I wish you speed
success in re-establishing the cantee
In the American army.
"Instead of our liquors , wines , etc
the Japanese use a beverage the
prepare themselves , called sake , tas ;
dng like sherry , served hot , but i
character like the light wines an
"beer formerly supplied in our arm
canteens.
BURNED WITH RED HOT IRONS.
Young Stepmother Admits Torturin
Two Little Stepcliildren.
1
Two little tots , Nellie , aged 7 year
Tind Jennie , two years young , tel
Magistrate Houses in the Harlem po
lice court New York , Sunday ho"
their stepmother , Mrs. Kate CraviuJ
Tiad branded them with a red ho
E stove lifter when in play they ha >
made too much noise. Twice durin ;
the recital the prisoner , a woman o
not more than 20 years of age , fainted
When restored the woman admlttei
that she had burned the children , bu
said that at the time she was possess
ed of an unaccountable mnia. Th
s two girls , she said , had been playini
with their dolls until the noise am
confusion robbed her of her reasoi
and left a resistless impulse to punisl
the Httle ones. Seizing the stove lie
lifter she pressed the glowing em
on the back of the right hand of eacl
child , causing scars that the little one :
-will earnto their graves.
TRAIN WJtECKERS PERSISTENT
Pour Attempts on the Frisco Line ; i
Missouri.
Special agents of the St. Louis and
San Francisco railroad who have been
trying to apprehend the train wreck
ers who tried two wepics ago to wreck
the Clinton line passenger train , run
ning between Humansville and Benton -
ton , and succeeded in derailing the
engine and two coaches , have discov
ered that another attempt was made
to wreck a train on the same line last
Thursday night. Since the recent ac
tivity of the wreckers on this line ,
track walkers have been employer !
to checkmate the attempts of the
wreckers and last Thursday night a
track inspector found guard rails
across the track between Osceola and
Vistas , a few miles from the scene of
the last attempted wreck. Four at
tempts to wreck trains on this line
have been made in the last few
ii
weeks.
Mystery in Belgrade.
A mysterious explosion occurred at
dhe palace of the king of Servia on
Saturday evening which shattered
many windows of the building. It
was stated that the explosion resulted
from leaving a quantity of gun pow
der and cartridges too near a stove
in the private apartments of the
crown prince. ' No one was injured.
Army Officer Missing.
Lieut. Charles McCullough , of the
Fifteenth cavalry , stationed at Ha
vana , was missing Sunday and there
were fears that he had possibly been
murdered , as he was known to have a
considerable sum of money in h'fs pos
session.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves , $4.90. Top hogs , $6.70.
Cuban Bandit Captured.
Enrique Mesa , the bandit of the
province of Santiago , who for more
than two years had terrorized eastern
Cuba and defied the rural guards , was
captured at Havana Saturday night
by the secret police.
New Instructions from Pope.
Well informed persons in Vatican
circles declare new instructions from
the pope relative to the future organ
ization of Catholic churches in France
been orwarded to Pais.
BLOW TO SOCIALISTS.
Sustain Heavy Iiosscs In Gem.
Elections.
The German government has w
n declaive victory the general ele
lion held Friday for a new reichsts
The liberal , radical and conservati
parties , supporting Prince von Bu
low's colonial policy , have won at ie
twenty seats. More Important for t
government than the success of :
colonial plans , however , is the smas
ing defeat administered to the socli
ists , who will lose seventeen or eig
teen seats.
This Is the first election since 18
that the socialists have not increas
their representation in the reichst )
by from five to twenty seats. Th
have lost especially in several Ian
cities , among these places being Bre
lau , Halle , Magdeburg , Leipzig ai
Koneigsberg. The clerical center hoi
almost one or two to the Poles In
lecia. There is a possibility , howevc
that reballoting in the undecided di
tricts may lose one or two more sea
to the center party.
The conservatives have won s
seats , two from the anti-Semites , tv
from the national liberals and tv
from the socialists.
Reballoting probably will be nece
sary in 175 constituencies , so that n
suits will not be certain until Feb. 5.
Certain districts in upper Bavar :
are snowbound and have not yet bee
heard from , but they are considerc
safe for the center party.
CONFESS THEY KILLED GAVIN
Mystery Surrounding Iowa Man
Death Solved.
Thomas Grimes and Arnold Zimnu
have confessed to the murder of Joh
Gavin , a prominent and well to d
farmer whose body was found by th
roadside near New London , la. , Wee
nesday morning.
Following the demonstration at Ne1
London Thursday evening , when th
officers hurried the men to Mt. Pleas
ant to avoid a threatened lynching
Sheriff Ben Campbell and C. I
O'Brien , a Pinkerton detective , com
menced a vigorous sweating proces
and had little trouble in securing firs
a confession from Grimes and late
from Zimmer.
As soon as the confessions were se
cured both men were taken to Burling
ton before daylight Friday mornini
for fear that the farmers of Henr ;
county would renew determination t <
take the law into their own hands.
The only indefinite feature of thi
confessions is as to which one wield
ed the fence rail with which Gavii
was clubbed to death. Each man ii
trying to convict the other of the spe
cific act.
Grimes is a negro. His white wif <
is a sister of Zimmer.
The motive of the murder was tc
secure $150 to $200 in money thai
Gavin was supposed to have receivec
from a large sale of hogs.
FAMOUS PAINTING INDECENT.
Omaha Merchant is Fined for Keeping
Reproductions on Sale.
The Omaha courts have decided
that works of art by famous painters ,
Including Van Dyke , Rubens and Ven
der Werff , are indecent and that re
productions of them cannot be sold
in Omaha stores. For persisting in
their sale John Greenberg was fined
and warned that on the next offense
he would be sent to jail.
Greenberg had on sale copies of
Reubens' "Judgment of Paris , " the
original of which is in the Dresden
art gallery ; Van Dyke's "Diana and
the Golden Reign to Jupiter , " Van der
Werff's "Magdalena , " and others of
ihat class.
A police sergeant confiscated the re
productions on the ground that they
were "indecent , " and Greenberg was
med for having them on sale.
AUTO DRIVER. IS INJURED.
Harriott Seriously Hurt at Ornioiul
Races.
In a third attempt to break the mile
ecord Thursday at Ormond , Fla. ,
Harriott's steam car struck a bump
n the beach and was shattered to
ragments. Marriott was seriously in
ured.
Marriott's car was running at the
ate of nearly 125 miles an hour at the
Ime of the accident. One of Mar-
iott's ribs was broken , one eye was
robably destroyed and he was badly
ruised. It has not been'determined
hether he was injured internally.
Investigating : Harvester Trust.
The department of commerce and
ibor , through the bureau of corpora-
ons , has "begun an investigation of
le International Harvester company
illed for by senate resolution adopted
ec. 17 , 1906. No objection is being
lade by officials of the company.
Overdue Vessel Arrives.
The Danish steamship Louisiana
om Copenhagen , Dec. 28 , arrived in
ew Toirk Thursday. The Louisiana
as ten days overdue.
Passes Anti-Racing Bill.
By a vote of 30 to 1 the Tennessee
nate Friday passed an anti-racing
11 , one or two favorably reported
the committee in charge.
Sixty Workmen Drowned.
A dispatch from Constantinople
ys a coal laden ship , name not ascer-
ined , foundered in a storm on the
ack sea. Sixty workmen who were
ing to Eregli and the ship's entire
jw were drowned.
Pope Receives Cardinal.
The pope Thursday received in pri-
ely delegate in the United States ,
srly dele gate in the United States ,
the first time since the latter's 111-
5S.
THREE MORE JURORS.
Five Men Now Accepted for the Tli :
Trial.
Three more jurors to try Harry
Thaw Thursday. This was attain
during the closing hour of an extrere
ly tedious session. When court a
journed for the day , five jurors , i
eluding the two chosen Weanesdr
had been accepted and sworn in. Th :
ty-one talesmen in all were examine
The three jurors chosen Thursday ai
Henry C. Harney , a piano deal *
George Pfaff , dealer in mechanii
supplie , ind Arthur S. Campbell , s
perinlondent of telegraph and tel
phone construction.
The two chosen "Wednesday we
Doming B. Smith , a retired manufa
turer , who will serve as the forema
and Charles H. Fecke , a shippii
agent.
The tedious manner in which the s
lection of jurors proceeded Thursdi
makes it difficult to predict just wh <
the trial panel af twelve will final
be filled. The court's order that tl
jury must be kept together under tl
care of bailiffs had the apparent e
feet of making many of the talesm <
reluctant to serve. Various excus
were offered , one man declaring th ;
to be locked up for two months wou
so wreck his nerves as to make
calm consideration of the case an in
possibility. He was excused.
Of the thirty peremtory challenge
allowed the prosecution and the d <
fense , the former has used eight an
the latter six.
The defense Thursday seemed wil
ing to accept any talesmen who mac
reasonable answers to the district a
torney's questions. The fact thf
Thaw's attorneys asked several of tli
talesmen if they had any prejudic
against any particular defense wr
taken to mean that the defense -migl
be the so-called "unwritten law , " c
insanity , or a combination of both.
LONDON CRIME IS MYSTERY.
Proprietor of Big Department Stor
Slain.
Wm. Whitely , of London , Eng
founder of the first big departmen
store in London , was shot and killd
Thursday afternoon by a young ma ;
who afterwards attempted suicide.
Whitely was upon the point of leav
[ ng the store when his assailant rush
ed up , with a revolver in hand , am
fired several shots. The merchant fe !
3ead.
The assassin then emptied the re
solver into his own body , Inflicting
tvhat are believed to be morta
tvounds.
The store was crowded with shop
? ers at the time and a semi-panic fol
owed the tragedy.
At the hospital the murderer gav <
: he name of Cecil Whitely , and said h <
vas a son of the murdered man. Rela
ives of Whitely say they do not rec-
> gnize the assassin.
The cause for the murder is a my-
ery.
FLEEING FROM CHICAGO.
i'cvcr Epidemic Sends Hundreds to
the South.
Hundreds of women and children
.re fleeing from Chicago because the
pidemic of scarlet fever and diphthe-
ia has burst forth with added fury.
The first health department tabula-
ion showing the scourge in Chicago
nd suburbs was responsible in a large
art for the hasty departure of many
f the more timorous women. Tli is
ibulation showed a total of 3,5C9
2arlet fever cases and 2,201 diphthe-
ia cases. But these figures do not
nywhere near tell the story.
Following the severe reprimand giv-
a.Health Commissioner Whalen by
le city council Monday for not pla-
irding homes the police started on a
jupup and from the returns it is con-
irvatively estimated there are at least
) ,000 contagious cases in Chicago.
ICE GORGE CAUSES A FLOOD.
larming Situation at Grand RapuK
Mich. Factories Forced to Close.
Owing to an ice gorge that formed
the Grand river below Grand Raps -
s , Mich. , the flood situation is ba
nning alarming. The low lands arc
ready flooded and many factories
ive been closed. The police sent out
general alarm to all business men.
> use holders and others in the low
nds and hurried moving of goods
am basements and lower stories bu-
.n. The weather is extremely cold ,
lich adds to the seriousness of the
iuation.
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED.
sassiii of William Whitely , of Lon
don , Identified.
The police of London have identi-
cl the murderer of William Whitely ,
prominent London merchant , .
rage George Rayner. He is sup-
sed to have been a schoolmaster ,
t recently was unemployed and live' !
a cheap hotel at Bloomsbury. The
itive for the crime is still a mystery.
Connecticut Not Injured.
Che navy department was advised
day that the battleship Connecticut ,
ich struck bottom while entering
lebra island , suffered only Inconse-
intial damage.
Worries Over Inheritance ; Insaiu- .
Vorry over a § 6,000 inheritance ,
ich dwindled to $600 , is responsible
the insanity of Betsy Platt , of Lo-
isport , Ind. She thought relatives
e trying to get her share and stood
rd over her home with a gun.
Big Fire in Russian City.
Tie central part of the city of Po-
k , province of Vitensk , Russia , one
: he most ancient cities of the em-
( , has been destroyed by fire. The
mge is very heavy .
STATE OP KEBRASK
NE\VS OP THE WEEK IN A CC
DENSED F011M.
Nebraska Stockmen Ask fi 1,500 of t
Burlington -for Being Lntc S
They Lost Ly Negligence of S $
Company Suit at Hastings.
In a suit filed in the district c ;
at Hastings against the Burlingr
railroad three Hastings stockmen t
i long tale of hard luck , which th
say was all caused by the carelessru
and negligence of the defendant coi
pany. The plaintiffs are John C. Po
all , Edgar J. Tanner and Charles
Palmer. Their bill for damages a
? regates $1,338.
The claim arises from the handli
of six shipments of live stock. O
Item is for $550 to reimburse t
plaintiffs for shrinkage in weight
550 head of stock through delays
transit. Another instance is relat
where the shippers arranged with t
FMjrlinftnn agents at Denver for t
transportation of three carloads
i * mule colts and cow poni
from Denver to South Omaha for
stipulated rate per 100 pounds. It
alleged that disregarding their ag7-e
ment the company charged them t
most double price for transportatio
On another occasion a shipment
cattle was started from Hastings f
South Omaha. The stock was delay *
eight hours in Lincoln , and landed
South Omaha after the day's mark
had closed. The ruling market pri <
was several cents lower next day ai
the railroad company is asked to ps
the difference , amounting to $202.5
There are numerous other items in tl
bill for damages in the delay of shi ]
ments , for shrinkage in weight and f <
the feeding of stock in transit.
FIREMEN ROB POOR WOMAN.
Take Articles from Basket. Pay We
in Cash and Tell Her It Was Joke.
An interesting story has becon
current of one of the pranks playc
by the firemen while in Grand Islau
last week. On the last day of the cor
vention , business * having all bee
closed up , and the visitors having se *
eral hours to idle away beforth
banquet , a number of the lads got en
on the streets to enjoy themselves i
their own way. Among other incideni
they held up a laundry woman. Sui
rounding her , they took first one art
cle and then another from her ba ?
ket , meeting her protests by a liberr
payment for the same. One woul
take a towel , the other a child's na
kin , the third an undergarment , th
fourth a night robe or a sheet , uiit
the basket was empty. But the sma
change kept going into the basket in
stead and when the boys were a
through they returned the laundr
and invited the discomfited laundr
woman to keep the change. It is sal
she was about $27 ahead of the garm
ENGINEER GETS SERIOUS FALI
from Train and is Severel ,
Injured.
A freight train , whose engineer wa
Claude Delaney , was standing on th.
sidetrack east of the depot Thursda-
it Lexington , when passenger trail
Xo. 11 came in from the east De
laney wanted to get his orders fro'i
the station , and to save the wall
from his engine to the depot he jump
3d on the steps of one of the coaches
supposing the train would stop at th <
lepot. Instead , being over two hour ;
ate , the speed of the train -was con-
udcrably increased by the time tht
lepot was reached. In attempting t <
ilight Delaney was thrown with gresii
'orce to the ground. He was at one *
: arried to the Commercial hotel
vhere his injuries were attended b >
Dr. Rosenberg. His face was badl.v
acerated , his neck and back severe ! * ,
vrenched and. while no bones were
iroken , ho received internal injuries
Che doctor says he cannot foretell the
esult.
TRAVELS WHILE STUNNED.
Jrand Island Cigar Dealer Jumps
from Moving Train.
Mr. Salzbrunn , of Grand. Island ,
r'ho was found in a terribly
rused condition and unconscious , in
barn alongside the St. Joseph ami
Jrand Island track , has recovered
onsclousness and his physician is of
le opinion that there is no doubt
-hatever now of recovery. Mr. Salz-
runn states that the last he remem-
ers was of attempting to get off the
-ain in his section of the city , and
efore it had reached the depot. How
e got away from the tracks and
) und his way into the barn he does
ot knor. But it Is believed that lie
id so in his stunned condition , with
n intuitive sense of the danger of
ingon the tracks and the danger of
cposure from the severe cold.
Bloomingtoii Votes Water Bonds.
Bloomington is on record for pro-
-ess and enterprise by carrying- the
ater bonds proposition by a vote of
I to 35. The citizens are enthusias-
3 over the success of the bonds in
ic face of the opposition from a few
lexpected sources , and the work of
itting in the plant will be hurried
a conclusion this spring- and sum-
er.
Well Known Doctor Dead.
Dr. B. F. Crummer , one of the b \ > t
town physicians and surgeons in the !
3st , died recently at his residence i
Omaha as the result of a stroke or !
'oplexy ' last March. He was former- !
a member of the state board n" j
alth. A widow and son. Dr. Leroy '
ummer , survive. t
tj j
Brownsville Soldiers in Jail.
Two of the discharged colored sol- j
jrs from Brownsville , Tex. , have <
en arrested at Rosebud , Xeb. , i
arged with introducing liquor on the I
isebud Indian reservation. They |
'c the names of Lonj ; and Williams. }
Simple Spelling at Peru.
Die commercial department stenoir-
ihers of the state normal at Peru j
1 use the simpled spelling until furI I
sr notice from the head of the do- I
'tment. i
WANDERERS ARE FOUND.
School Teacher und Boy Join Theat
cal Troupe ami Coma to Grief.
Miss Wflma Trailer , 19 years ol
who was a sen3i teacher of a count
school ten mil j west of Scribner , d
elded to become * actress. Thanh
giving day she drew her rr.iary a :
disappeared. Louis Roy Whitman ,
1 years old , accompanied her. They joi
j ed a theatrical troupe , "The Runaw
Tramp. "
When the theatrical company reac
ed LeRoy , Kan. , a few weeks ago
! hotel proprietor attached the proper
of the company and1 all of mcmbe ;
! Miss Frazier and Whitman reaclr
J Kanaas City about two weeks ago a
ter mary difficulties. Miss Frazi
iro.de the acquaintance of Mrs. Bet1
McGrath , proprietress of a roomii
house at Seventh and Wyandot
streets , and" went there to live. Sin
1 Miss Frazier disappeared from Serf
j ner her father , Joseph H. Frazier ,
i Missouri Valley , la. , has been conduc
! Ing a search for her. Miss Frazi
went to the postoffice Wednesdj
morning and Patrolman Morrisc
placed her under arrest. She was tal
en to the"matron's room at the poll" "
station pending advice from her fat ]
or.
EVIDENCE THERE , BUT NO LAV
York Man Slitnni to Iluve Give
Whisky to Minor is Discharged.
Because no law could be four
making it even a misdemeanor to gh
whisky to a minor , Louis Kasdorf , <
York , who was arrested on a chars
of disposing of liquor , was discharge
in county court recently. Kasdorf ,
barn employe , it was shown by the ei
idence. had given whisky to minor
but as he is not a licensed whisky sel
cr it was found the law does not i
his case. The apparent anomaly we
developed during the hearing of th
case that while the Nebraska statute
forbid the giving of tobacco to a m !
nor , there is no provision against th
giving of whisky to a minor excep
by a. licensed dealer.
GOLDEN EAGLE IN TRAP.
Trophy Goes to Eagles' Lodge n
Alliance.
Ferdinand Xikont , who lives wes
of Hemingford , captured a large gold
en eagle Saturday on his place b ;
means of a steel trap. Mr. Nikon
had set the trap near a carcass fo
coyotes. The eagle swooped down fo
some meat and while walking aroum
the carcass stepped into the trap
which snapped , holding the bird fast
He struggled to get away , but all ii
vain , for the trap held. Mr. Nikon
had a desperate struggle in gettinj
the long of birds out of the trap am
into safe quarters. He took his tro
phy to Alliance Monday. It will bt
mounted and presented to the Eagles
lodge of Alliance.
RCRIUXEK PEOPLE MISSING.
School Teacher Has Not Been Heart
of Since Nov. 20.
Miss Frazier. aged 19 , whose norm
i at Missouri Valley , la. , but whe
has been teaching near Scribner i'
missing. On Nov. 29 she was missed ,
N'o one know where she had gone anel
lier place as teacher was left vacant
It was at first thought s e might have
returned to Missouri Valley , but in-
luiry there disclosed that she had nol
iml that her parents were as much , in
Lhe dark us anyone. Since that time
i fruitless search has been kept up in
in effort to get trace of the young
tvoman. A son of Mr. Wittman is al
so missing' ' . Ho left home several days
ifter Miss Frazier disappeared and ha"
lot been found.
LVMBEHMEX ISSUK APPE-\L.
: ) eiuiiu ! Jlisht Umlev the La-.v to Or.
gaiihc to Protect Themselves.
The State Lumbe.Dealers' assoeia-
ion. in resolutions passed a't their
neeting in Lincoln , demands the right
mder the law to organize as labor is
> ermitted to do. The resolutions say
The laws of the state and nation
houltl not be used
to stifle and pre-
ent organization and co-operation
.mong trade interests.
It 13 further declared that if a pfop-
r lecral construction of the present
tate and national laws prevents
radesmen from protecting their Inter-
sts by organization from powerful
nd selfish monopolies , which seek to
uin them , the lav.is wrong and
hould be amended.
IIONV. . M. ROBERTSON DEAD.
rrosuuit Citizen of Norfolk and Pol-
itieiaii Passes Away.
William M. Robertson , aged 57.
ied - nis home in Norfolk recently
revious t. his
fatal illrocs he Wag
intlidato for appointmen as district
idge to .succeed Judge Boyd , who
ill resign to enter congress. He was
vice ; i prominent candidate for the
epublican gubernatorial nomination
id was Republican national commit-
( onian for Xebraska in 1886.
IIe'.i\al at Clay Center.
Irt re t oonlinues to increase in the
vival meetings now on at the Meth-
iist church in Clay Center. Although
io weather hai been most inclement
id th past week sidewalks and roads
most impassable , the building has
ten fi'e ! l every night nad Sunday
sopvere ! turned away for lack of
n'jr room.
n : ! , ns Set Convention.
At a mooting of the executive board
Omaha the annual convention of
e Xebraska State Retail Mer
er ts * association was set for March
ami 7. The placje will be in Lincoln
order that committees may wait up-
rrerpber. ! ! of the legislature during
t Fc-s.-inn of the convention. '
i : < jy > Run Away.
Joseph Peatrowsky and Victor
irr.blaser. 1 ? and 16 years of age ,
jpectivesy , have run away from their
mes near West Point and are sup-
; erl t , be heading for the Black
They are armed to the teeth.
ilore Trouble Than Work ,
rour cents a bushel for corn picking
I20 cents an hour for ice harvesters
o Unitetl States army recruiting
* rti more trouble than work in Ne-
.ska , j :
United State Senator-elect Norris :
Brown made his acknowledgments to
the Nebraska legislature in joint ses
sion In a speech of acceptance in
which he reiterated his pledges mado-
to the people during the campaign and
paid a tribute to the pioneers in the-
great movement which is now swoop
ing corporate interests out of poli
tics Speaker Nettleton , who lived to-
see his ideas of government triumph
ant ; the late Edward Rosewater , who-
was called beyond just after th"ln -
ciples which he spent his light rv ting-
for had been written in the platform ,
of his party , and his party united , ,
pledged to carry them out ; Gov. Shel
don , young in years , but who had tho-
share equally with the legislature tho-
responsibility of successfully complet
ing the work now thoroughly begun.
Inspeaking of the work these three-
men , Senator Brown expressed th&
sentiment of the joint session , and he-
was lo-jdly applauded.
# *
A real "anti-tipplng" bill that will
cause consternation in the ranks or
waiters and sleeping car porters was
introduced into the senate Tuesday by
the judiciary committee. The bill In
direct in its terms and provides a.
fine of from $5 to $50 for soliciting or
accepting 'tips. " Senator Saunders' '
bill , whi h was dubbed an anti-tipping- \
measure , in reality would not break j
up the practice among waiters , bar
bers , poiters and other employes who
are accustomed to receiving gifts of
money from patrons. It Is aimed to
cure a larger evil complained of , espe
cially by 'tvholesale men who find their
traveling men are being pai < ? "by other-
concerns to push side lines tt , the det
riment of their employers' business.
It Avill also prevent an agent from ac
cepting valuable gifts from persons
with whom he comes in business con
tact if his employer's business woulfJ
suffer thereby.
* * >
Referev A. M. Post , -L the supreme
court , has ruled in favor o'f the state of
Xebraska on an objection raised by
the lumber dealers that the courts of
the united States are given exclusivo-
Jurisdiction of prosecutions such as
the suit of the state of Nebraska
against the Nebraska Lumber Dealers' "
association under the anti-trust laws
of Nebraska. The lumber dealers-
raised the objection that the transac
tions of this nature involves interstate-
commerce with the meaning of the-
Sherman anti-trust law. The objec
tion , in the opinion of the refcrecv
involves the validity of the Nebraska ,
anti-trust laws. lie is of the opinion-
Lhat congress has not by means of ther
Sherman act shorn the state of they
r > ewer to prohibit combinations in re
straint of trade insofar as such pro
hibition may operate upon interstate-
commerce.
An investigation of the reason the
: enate and house are not furnishedV
vith printed copies of amendments to-
Jills will bo had under u resolution
iffered by Senator Epperson , of Clay ,
rhe resolution requested the attorney
general to begin proceedings against
he State Journal company , which
las the contract for printing the-
: mendments , to collect the penalty
or failure to deliver the printetZ
.mendments on time. The resolution
ras referred to the judiciary commit-
ee. Delay in consid6ring bills ia
ommittee of the whole ha *
een caused because the printed
mendments .have not been received"
com the printer. There is a penalty
f $25 for each failure to return tho-
rinted amendment three days aft r
tie copy was turned over to the print-
r.
Gradually the forces in the legisla-
ire are lining up for a battle over ther
ixation of railroad terminals for mu-
icipal purposes. The recent state-
lent by Representative Clarke , in
hich he showed the absurdity of the
lilroad contention that to tax rail-
> ad terminals locally would be to take
ioney from the school funds of tho-
irious districts of the state , has had
> od effect , but inasmuch as the rail-
iad forces are more determined to
ll tliis measure than any other , Rep-
isentative Clarke and those other
epublicans who desire to keep tne
edges made to the people , realize
will not do to relax their vigor at
ly stage of the game.
* * *
y
Those who are in touch with the
embers of the legislature look for
me radical action this year on ther
loon question. While the big fight
11 be on the county option bill , there
e a number of smaller measure
at will cut considerable figure in the
iuor traffic over the state. The judi-
iry committee has decided to recom-
2iid for passage two of Senator
> ots bills , which , if passed , wilk
actically prevent the shipping of M-
or by express and the transportation
mpanies into "dry" towns. A num-
r of other bills -will , if passed , have
2 tendency to restrict the numbei
saloons and make it easier for the
Jhibition element to prevent the lei -
i sale of liquor.
* * *
I
The legislative crowd and those aU
ding conventions have overcrowded
- . hotels and dozens of people were
ned away from the hotels and had
seek a place to sleep in the resi-
ice parts of the city and at private
ming houses , which are already
wded to the limit. One hotel clerk
a he had turned away hundreds
*
Senator Gibson's bill prohibiting
wers and distillers from having any
irest in any saloon or saloon license
renting buildings for saloon pure -
e , and limiting the number of sa-
ie to not more than one to 1,000
abitants , may become one of the
3t important liquor bills
of the ses
i , rivaling even the county option
m importance. Some of the sen
's are inclined to think the bill
ild remedy many evils connected
i saloons all over the state , and it
found supporters from the sena-
from the country districts.
