VALENTINE
I. M. RICE - Editor and Propr.
Mark Zarr , Foreman.
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Thursday , Febrna'r.v 2 , 1911.
Measure Placed on-Borai File
in Nebraska House.
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ASKS ALBRICH FOB EVIDEIIGi
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Senate Cals | on. . Governor for Facts
! About Omahn Election Frauds No
. ' Action on Reciprocity Resolution.
. Sculptor French Tells of Static.
Lincoln , 'Feb. 1. A strenuous de
bate ; in- which sectional lines seemed
to be the basis of the twa factions , in
the house resulted finally in allowing
tlie people of southwestern Nebraska
a chance to demonstrate to the house
their heed for an agricultural school.
tThe committee on finance , ways and
1 means , which was visitedby several
hundred boosters from the southwest ,
decided in spite of the boosters to re
port Eastman's bill for the ' $100,000
appropriation for indefinite postpone
ment. ' ;
W. A. Prince of Hall was a strong
supporter of the school and intro
duced , a motion not .to C9ncur in the
report of the committee , which was
passed by 50 to 38. In refusing to con
cur in the committee report , the house
merely allowed the bill to go on gen
eral file-whence'it will be taken up
again and may possibly provoke a
longer fight on its ultimate disposition.
Its fate is uncertain , but there seems
to he strong doubts as to its chances
of passage through both' houses.
Ask Aldrich for Evidence.
The senate passed the resolution of
Senator Bartos , ' requiring Governor
Aldrieh to submit his evidence on elec
tion : frauds , in Omaha. . The resolution -
tion , * which has been in the hands oi
the judiciary-.committee-for sometime ,
was called to the attention of the
house by Bartos and on motion of
Senator Tibbets it was decided to send
the . Senator
a certified copy to governor.
tor Selleck objected ; but the other in
tention prevailed.
Two bills were passed by the sen
ate , the bill of Senator Oansen of
Gage. * providing for-a trust fund to
be muVle of the maintenance funds for
children in charitable institutions ,
which < ' was passed , and S. F. 7 ,
Kemp's measure to provide registers
of dee'ds in all counties over 15,000
population.
No Action on Reciprocity.
The resolution of Cclton of York on
putting ' the Nebraska legislature on
record against reciprocity with Can
ada , was put over 'in the house to
.Monday morning so that members
may , laVe "a * chance to familiarize
themselves * with the proposed treaty
and be prepared to discuss it
.Daniel Chester French , the sculptor
\viio * has modelled the statue of "Lan-
) i coln/tfSiiucTii is "to bg put , in the state
house-grounds , came before. 41 joint
session lor'.a few moments and re-
tefd fliaf , the model had been'ac -
' " ' ' * " * ' .committee and the com
pleted memorial vyould be cast in
' bronze within a year's time.
DES ! AT AGE OF 102 :
VVohr n Who Lived Fifty-Two Years in
Cuning County Passes Away.
- ' West Point , Neb. , Feb. 1. 'Grand
mother" Harstick , undoubtedly the
oldest woman in north Nebraska , died
at the home of her son in St. Charles
township ! in her l02d year. Up to
v/itbJn a few days or her death she
was in excellent health , in fact , for
the lest , year has been more robuof
than at her 100th.birthday. . She
leaves 102 children , grandchildren and
groat-grandchildren. Her physical fat
uities remained unimpaired up to her
death , the only visible sign of her
-reat. age being a slight dimness of
vision. She has spent the last fifty-
ivjo years of her life within .a few
miles of the farm ttpon which she and
her late husband settled in 1860. For
some ycarrxfcdr time has be > e pccu-
plefl in knitting and sewing for he ?
small army of ' .descendants.
Run Over by Train.
Winnebago , Nelkjr-Feb.- . Otoe ifc-
Kin was struck and mangled by a
freight train nt this place. He was
< n.ren to a hospital-in1 Sioux City , but
t1i < 'ch'ances for his recovery , are. somewhat -
what doubtful.McKin' was near a
boxcar'at ens of the elevators when
the"trainwhistled.He then attempt
ed to cress ihc track , but evidently
liccame confused # nd was running up
track yhenjtik'touri struck Mm.
Measure Placed on General File
in Nebraska House.
ASKS-ALBRIGH FOR EVIDEHCE
Lincoln , Feb. ' * 1. A strenuous d
bate , in which sectional lines seemed'
to be.tlje basis of the two factions , in'
the hoiiso resulted finally in allowing
th'e people of southwestern Nebraska
a chance to demonstrate to' the house :
their need for an agricultural school.
The "Committee on finance , ways and
means , which was visited by several j
B. S. HARRINGTON.
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hundred boosters-from the southwest ,
decided In spile of ! ho boosters to report -
port 'Eastman's Wn for the-$100,000
upyropriation for indefinite postpone-
m ; Tit.
YA. . Prince of Hall was a strong
supporter of the school and intro
duced a motion rot to concur in the
report of the committee , which was
pr.sseil by 50 to 38. In refusing to con
cur in the committee report , the house
merely allowed the bill to go on gen
eral file , whence'it will be taken up
again and may possibly provoke a.
longer fight on its ultimate disposition.
Its fate is'uncertain , but there1 seem *
to bo strong doubts as to its chances
cf passage through both houses.
Ask Aldrich for Evidence.
The senate passed the resolution of
? ppo.ior Bartos , requiring Governor
Aldrich to submit his evidence on elec
tion frauds in Omaha. The resolu
tion , which has been in the hands of
the judiciary committee for sometime ,
was called-to the . attention of the
house by Bartos and on motion of
Senator Tibbots it. was decided to send
a certified copy-to the governor. Sena
tor Selleck objected , but the other in
tention prevailed.
Two bills were passed by the sen-
r.te , the bill .of Senator Janseu of
Gage , providing for a trust fund to
be made of the maintenance funds for
children in charitable institutions ,
v/Mr-h Yas passed , and S. F. 07 ,
Kemp's measure to provide registers
cf cleeds in all counties over 15,000
population.
No Action on-Reciprocity.
The resolution of Coltbn of York on
putting the Nebraska legislature on
record against reciprocity with Can
ada , was put over in the house to
.Monday morn ing'so'that members
may have a chance to familiarize
themselves with the proposed treaty
and be prepared to discuss it.
Daniel Chester French , the sculptor
who has modelled , the statue of Lin
coln , which is to be put in the stat
house grounds , came before a joint
session.'lor a few moments - and re
ported that. the , model had been ac
cepted by the committee and. the completed
pletedinemorial would -be cast in
-bronze within a year's tinie ,
Election Fraud Charges.
JJasiiy the feature of the week was
the special , message of the governor
concerning alleged election frauds in
recent elections at Omaha. Not only
did he go into the matter in detail ,
showing up the different acts which
violated the law but he invited the
I members to view affidavits on file in
his office bearing out the charges he
made.Thereal purpose of the mes
sage was to ask the two houses to
consider amendments to the election
faw which he outlined. In brief ,
these were that the governor ona pe
tition of 10 per cent of the voters of
any municipality of more than 10,000
inhabitants might appoint the ejection
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officials , who need not be from the
ivard in which they were to serve ,
tint ! that the governor might also ap
point tjpeeifti police for the projection
of the rolling pities , -The entire mes
sage was directed at the metropolis.
House to Investigate.
Both houses were too surprised to
act iminsdiately. The next day , how
ever , the storm broke. In the senate
nalters were , as usuai , decorous. An
attempt was made to censure the
executive by making the message a
farcical tiling , but that body simply
referred die er.tirc proposition to one
of its committees , jn the house the
more radical attitude was lake.n. Mori-
antv o ? Do'vrlns county offered a res-
ol"t' ° n rnr'iorrp ? yie message jg
no in"-sn ! . - t rms. declaring Its
charges were false in all essentials ,
that the fair name of the metropolis
had been dragged in the mire , and
calling on the house to appoint an in
vesti Ating committee of five to sub
staiitiate the charges or to prove
their falsity , in order , as the resolu
ticn. put it , to protect the city from
"the lulminaticns of these purification
messages. " The house refused to cen
sure the author of the resolution by
sidetracking his proposal , and at the
same time refused , after some debate ,
to indorse the fiery preamble of- the
resolution. The committee was ap
pointed , but the preamble was strick
en out. The committee is composed
of Harrington of Brown , chairman ;
Prince of Hall , Matrau of Madison ,
Cronin of Holt and Sagl of Saline. It
is empowered with authority to com
pel witnesses to testify and is author
ized Lo. hold sessions in Omaha and
wherever it deems fit while on its
quest.
Capital Removal Bill.
A capital removal bill made its ap
pearance in the house , no similar bill
having yet been introduced in the sen
ate end. This bill was signed by twen
ty-seven members of the house , about
half of. them Republicans. The form
of the document was the result of
much labor on the r-rt of a capital
removal association , oi' r.'liici Repre
sentative Bailey of Kearney is the
secretary. Bailey secured the signa
tures of the other members , and the
bill is now fully launched. Opinions
differ as to how serious the possibility
is of taking the state capital to some
place west of its present location.
As presented the bill provides ,
briefly , that the question of removal
shall be submitted at the next general
election , that all cities west of the
ninety-seventh meridian , being about
the east line of Seward , Butler and
Saline counties , may compete for the
new location by filing a petition of 1-
000 names with the secretary of state ,
that the governor shall declare the
capital removed if the vote of all the
competing cities is larger than the
vote against any removal from its
present location , that if any of the
competing cities receives a majority
of all votes east for removal it shall
be declared the new seat of govern
ment , but .that if no- such choice is
madeat the first election the two
most popular cities of the competing
group shall contest for the prize at
the general election of 1912. By the
provisions of the bill no city east of
the ninety-seventh meridian is to be
allowed to compete.
County Optjon Bill. Held Back.
County option , which principle was-
the basis for the fight in 'the last elec
tion all over the stafe , has not been
playing an important part up to date.
A bill was agreed upon by all the
county option members of the two
houses and drafted according to this
agreement. It has been introduced .iii.
the senate , Ollis being the ostensible
author r , but has not made its appear
ince * in the house : The reason 'for
this is : A contest is brewing over
the seat of Representative-Scheele of
Seward county. The preliminary evi
tlence has been placed in the hands
of the speaker and by him in the
hands of a standing committee , .
Scheele is opposed to county option ,
his contestant is in favor of it. 'Much
Importance is considered to rest on
the outcome of this contest , because ,
as the legislators have figured out ,
the house is evenly divided on the
question of county option. If Scheele
is ousted the county optionists have
nnough votes to pass their bill. The
majority of the committee on priy-t
iloges and election , which has the con
test in hand , is opposed to county option -
tion , KO is in no hurry to settle the
contest. The nuthpr and supporters
of county option are holding the bill
back so that the one contest will be
settled before the other conies on.
Revision of Road Laws.
Road laws are to come in for
much attention at the present session
of the legislature. Two years ao , be
cause of disagreement between the
two houses as to the kind of road leg
islation needed , nothing was accom
plished. Already many bills for the
revision of the rtffld law have put iu
an appearance. Most of these t He
up existing difficulties piecemeal-
Hence the many ideas of the 133 mem'
} ) ers are represented by more than a
gpgrp pf bills.
The sentiment on road legislation is
divided sharply along two lines arid
all bills have these two plans in mipdj
The one faction of the legislature de
sires to keep as much power as possi
ble in the hands of the district road
overseers ; the other wants to central
ize the control and plan of road worlf-
ing and improving. The former goes
back in general scheme to the meth
ods of several years ago ; the. other
embodies phe-tdea of the state super
intendent of hjgh-jvayp , county super
visors of highways , one le a county ,
and state and county aid in highway
development.
House Passes Fries Bill.
Duriqg ] } week none pf these bills ,
kxpect one , was extensively consid
ered. The idea of the legislators is
10 hold them all back until they can ;
be referred to a joint committee of
house and senate and a comprehensive
! read law evolved. This same plan
was adopted two y.earg ago and result
ed inthe disagreement mentioned.
First blood went to the supporters of
| he precinct system in the passage o"
| { .he Fries bill through the house. This
measure provides that the road dis-
I
I tri.cts shall receive three fourths of
1 the road tax collected by theiu and
the county road fund one-fourth. At
present the district and. the county
each repeivp quo-half of the taxes.
The law wjlj } esen he power pf
county commissioners to direct road
Lower GlMlnr Qecidss for
Western Gily , 188 to 159.
VOTE TAKE ? ] BY BOLL GAIL
Advocates of Pacific Coast City Assert
Fight Is Over and That Senate Will
Ratify Action Democrats Vote for
New Orleans.
Washington , Feb. 1. The house of
representatives , by a vote of 18S to
159 , decided in favor of San Francisco
and against New Orleans as the city
in which an exposition to celebrate
the opening of the Panama canal in
1915 shall be held. This vote was
taken on a roll call to determine
whether the San Francisco reso' tion
or t > e New Orlear.r. I111 should have
consideration in the house.
The advocates of San Francisco are
claiming that their fight is won and
that the senate will ratify the action
of thft house.
San Francisco won by capturing the
Republican vote in the house. New
Orleans' support came from the Demo
crats. Only thirty Republicans voted
New Orleans. Thirty six Democrats
voted for San Francisco.
The San Francisco resolution ; does ,
not ask for government aid in any
form. It simply authorizes the presi
dent cf the United States to invite for
eign nations to participate in the fair.
Biy Naval Parade Defeated.
An effort to amend the resolution to
include provisions for an international ,
naval parade from Hampton Roads j
through the Panama canal and up the :
west coast to San Fr .nciscp was defeated
'
feated on a parliamentary point of or-
der.
der.The
The- New Orleans bill called for an
appropriation oC $1.000,000 for a gov
ernment exhibit and the creation of a
government commission.
The proceedings in tlie house nmrlv-
ing the culmination of the exposition ;
fight were , mcst'unique. The galleries
held the greatest throng of the present - ;
ent session jmd there was no attempt
to restrain the applauss that came
from the spectators as the figbt pro
gressed.
The rival claims of tl\o two cities
recently were put up to the ru'e ? com
mittee of the house. That Committee j
would riot undertake to sawMch exposition - i
position measure should have therisjh't.
of way , "but gave a So'omon like de-
.cision that there < ? houH be a rail of
(
Tthe house end earh nv-rber wa terse
rse In IiJs njaoe anvofe " "T n-
cisco" or-"New .Orleans , " instead of-j
"aye" or-i"no , " as usual on roll calls.
Race Is Close. ' * ,
During the talcing cf the ballot ex
citement ran high. The race between
the two cities wns exact-.a. ! tie when
eiirhty-seven votes bad b en cast on
each side. - It rrmained oven uo to the
100 mark and then San Francisco be
gan to forge to the front.
When the decision in favor of the
California city was announced there
was a demonstration , both on the floor
and in the galleries.
BAILEY BLUGXSTRTF
Objects to Proposition of Beveridge to ;
Make It Unfinished Business.
Washington , Feb. 1. The sharp con
flict which the measure providing for
President Taft's permanent tariff
boarl is deiined ; to arouse in the sen
ate was foreshadowed in that body in
a clash between Senators Beveridse
and Bailey.
The bill creating the beard Avas re
ceived when Senator Burton was oc
cuuylng the floor in a spoach on the
rivers and harbors bill.
Beveridge asked to be permitted to
interrupt and suggested that the tariff
board bill be not referred to a ccm-
niittee. but that it lie on the table to
'be taken up at any time for consider
ation. The request aroucod Bailey ,
who shouted :
"I demand the regular order. "
' 'This is the regular order , " retorted
the Indiana senator.
Bailey insisted that Burton was en
titled to the floor and Beveridge that
the Ohio senator had yielded to him.
"The Ohio senator can yield the
floor only with the consent of the
senate , " BnJlpy declared , and wen his
point.
Burton then proceeded , no further
action being taken on the tariff bill j
After three hours of consideration ,
thp fiennte pasped the rivers and bar- j
Vors hill , carrying appropriations ag
gregating about $38,000.000.
Long and Short Haul Suspended.
"Washington , Feb. 1. It appeared
hr9Uh an order Issued by the inter
state commerce commission that the
50 called long and short haul provision
pf the existing law will not become ef
fective until the commission shall
jiave had an opportunity to pass on
the merits of the applications made by
the railroads for relief under the sec
tion.
Net Weight Bill in House.
Washington , Feb. 1. The proposed
amendment to the pure food law to
j-equire the net weight or measure of
the contents cf a package to be
stamped en its label advanced the first
step toward enactment'wheh the house
f cpmmittee on interstate commerce
gave tt a favorable report.
and find we are overstocked on some
lines. To close out we will sell
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Valentine Headquarters at the Chicago House
Rosebud " " " Rosebud Hotel
Leave Valentine at 8 o'clock every morning ,
Sundays excepted.
Arrive at Eosebud at 2 o'clock p. m. .
Leave Eosebud at 8 o'clock every morning ,
Sundays excepted.
Arrive at Valentine at 2 o'clock p. m.
Dinner at Britt at 11 o'clock a. m.
Special attention to passengers , baggage and * * .
express or packages.
Leave orders at headquarters or at the Eed
Front store.
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SNOWSLIDE NEAR ALTA
Three Men Are Reported Killed and
Ten Missing at Coalition Mine.
gait Lake , Feb. 1. Three men are
reported to have been killed and ten
o'.hers are missing as the result cf a
tno'.vslide at the Utah Coalition mine ,
fn Big Cottomvood canyon , near Alta.
Rescue parties have gone out from
this citj- and Park City.
The men known to have been killed
? ; er ia the office of the mine , a
flimsy structure. The missing men
\vero In the bunkhouse , which "was
overwhelmed by the slide.
Rice Charges "Malicious prosecution. "
Neligh , Neb. , Feb. 1. J. W. Rice , at
torney of this city and county attor
ney of Antelope county for the past
two years , has begun an action in
the district court for malicious prose
cution against the parties who prose
cuted the ouster proceedings against
him during the campaign last fall ,
when he was a candidate for re-elec-
tioiu
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liable liniment. For stains , bruises ,
soreness of the muscles and rheumatic
pains there is none better than Cham
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