THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE , Publisher. VALENTINE , - - NEBRASKA. SENATORS BEGIN THEIR HEARING IN WASHINGTON WITH MANY WITNESSES. NEW FEATURE BROUGHT OUT J. B. Boxhall , Fourth Officer , Says an Unknown Vessel Passed Within Five Miles of Disabled Ship , But Could not be Made to Answer Signals. Washington , D. C. With succor on ly five miles away the Titanic Slid into its watery grave , carrying with it more tnan l.GOO of its passengers and crew , while an unidentified steamer that might have saved all failed , or re fused to see the frantic signals Hashed to it for aid. This phase of the tragic disaster was brought out before the senate investigation committee , when J. B. Boxhall , fourth officer of the Ti tanic , told of his unsuccessful attempts to attract the stranger's attention. The ship , according to Boxhall , could not have been more than five miles away , and was steaming toward the Titanic. So close was it that from the bridge Boxhall plainly saw its mast- liead lights and side lights. Both with rockets and with the Morse electric signal did the young officer hail the stranger. Capt. Smith and several others in the vicinity of the bridge declared at the time their belief that the vessel had seen them and was signaling in reply. Boxhall failed to receive any reply. Boxhall failed to steamer kept on its course obliquely past the Titanic without extending aid. This and the declaration by P. A. S. Franklin , vice president of the White Star line , that there were not suffi cient lifeboats aboard the Titanic to care for the ship's company at one time were features of the hearing. IN DEFENSE OF ISMAY. British Press Lodges Protest Against Attacks by American Papers. London. The British press , which severely criticises its own board of trade and demands the most searching * inquiry , declines to judge the case until the British inquiry is held and dis plays feeling at the manner in which the American inquiry is being conduct ed and at what is regarded as the un fair treatment of J. Bruce Ismay. The Morning Post in an editorial protests against American and Ger man papers branding Ismay as a cow ard and declares that it was clearly his duty to live and help his company to retrieve the disaster by facing the music. The Daily Express describes the senatorial inquiry as a parody on judicial - cial inquiry , which it says , is rather calculated to swing public sympathy heavily to the side of Mr. Ismay and the White Star company. The Ex press contends that Mr. Ismay did no thing disgraceful , yet he is attacked as though he played the part of a shameful coward. Gives Them Clothing Only. New York. Except for furnishing clothing to those who were asleep at the time of the accident , and did not reach land with their uniforms , the White Star line has done nothing for the members of the crew picked up from the Titanic. Up to date there has fceen no auuouncement of what pro vision will be made for the men. s For Medals of "Honor. H Washington , D. C. A bill to provide ti medals of honor for Capt A. H. Ros- tron and the officers and crew of the Cunard liner Carpathia was introduced s by Representative Francis , of Ohio. It ire would appropriate $5.000 and instruct o > the director of the mint to strike off a suitable medal to commemorate their h heroism in rescuing the Titanic's sur vivors. liw liti Three Trainmen Killed. tidi Elko , Nev. Three trainmen were di killed instantly when the boiler of a ir locomotive on the Western Pacific irR railroad blew up on the top of Ante tl lope hill , thirty-six miles west of Win- tl nemucca. The cause of the explosion tlVI VI has not been ascertained. Live Stock Market. Sioux City. Cattle Good to choice > corn fed steers , $7.25@8.25 ; medium to good , $6.25@7.25 ; good to choice fat cows and heifers , $5.75@7.00 ; grass cows , $3.50@5.00 ; canners and cutters , $2.50@3.75 ; bulls , $3.75@6.00 , veals , ? 3.50@7.50. Hogs Prices range from sial $7.45@7.70 , with a bulk of the sales at al 7.50@7.65. Sheep Lambs , $ G.25@ 7.50 , yearlings $5.75@G.50 ; ewes , $4.00@5.50. * Launderers in Session. Minneapolis , Minn. With members tl present from Minnesota , the Dakotas , fa western Iowa and Wisconsin , the sixth th annual convention of the Northwestern thgi gi ; Launderers' association was held here. 81 b ( Accused of Infanticide. si Eau Claire , Wis. Mr. and Mrs. John info B. Anderson , of Lancaster , JVVis. , were inm arrested in connection with the finding y < ing of the body of their 4-month-old fo baby in the woods with a fractured it skull. The parents tell conflicting itfii fitories. RECEIVE PREFERENCE VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES RETURNS FROM THE STATE INCOMPLETE Aldrich Easy Winner on Republican Gubernatorial Ticket and Moorehead's Nomination Prob able on Democratic Bryan and * * - * Hitchcock Delegates to Democratic - . ocratic Convention FOR PRESIDENT. Roosevelt (935 ( precincts ) 32,991 LaFollette (935 ( precincts ) 10,873 Taft (935 ( precincts ) 11,237 Clark (934 ( precincts ) 13,892 Harmon (934 ( precincts ) 9,417 Wilson (934 ( precincts ) t 9,125 FOR U. S. SENATOR. Norris (915 ( precincts ) 24,142 Brown (915 ( precincts ) 21,501 Shallenberger (724 ( precincts . .12,855 Thompson (724 ( precincts 6,557 Reed (724 ( precincts ) 3,127 FOR GOVERNOR. Morehead (788 ( precincts ) 16,289 Metcalfe (788 ( precincts ) 13,916 FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMEN. Howell (685 ( precincts ) 19,535 Rosewater (685 ( precincts ) 15,235 Hall (535 ( precincts ) 10,833 Fanning (535 ( precincts ) 6,161 Lincoln. Definite returns , always slow on primary elections are more tardy than usual concerning results of last Friday , and iz is doubtful if all figures will be made public until of ficial returns have reached the office of the secretary of state. : LI COL. THEO. ROOSEVELT /Vho Received the Republican Preferential - R ential Vote for President. D Early returns indicated that Roose- * elt had received the republican presi- lential preferential endorsement by a safe ; margin and that Clark had beat Sarmon and Wilson on the democratic icket. Governor Aldrich will succeed him self < as the republican nominee , hav- ng received about two votes to one ver Newton. Corrections on the compilations lave ; reduc&d the total vote on repub- ican candidates for president some- vhat without changing relative posi- ions of the candidates. Nine hun- Ired and thirty-five precincts report- ng on republican president show that loosevelt has ten thousand more votes ban both his opponents , or thirty-two housand out of fifty-four thousand rotes. Harmon maintains second place over A7ilson in the democratic race , with lark leading the democratic field iver three thousand. Morehead is about 2,300 ahead of Jetcalfe in the race for governor. Complete counties so far reported ihow that Aldrich has been running .head of Newton about two to one. The republican treasurer contest islet lot decided , but a compilation of a sr u * > s r > * rtf > s * * * s * * > * * j Native Corn Gets Best Results. The bulletin issued by the agricul- ural ! experiment station at the state F arm on "Native Seed Corn" concludes ai hat in most cases native seed corn ives the highest . efficiency. Corn ai srown in each section of the state is tli ielieved to give the best growing re- nt ults because it is "acclimated. " Corn fu mported for seeding purposes usually th aakes a better showing from year to hi ear , indicating that it is necessary to i or it to become "acclimated" before th reaches the highest point of ef- ciency. fn few complete counties on the vote shows George running about three to Hamer two. On republican senator , Brown is about two thousand six hundred be hind Norris on 015 precincts report ing. Shallenberger has a two to one lead over Thompson for the demo cratic nomination for United States senator. Howell's lead over Rosewater for national committeeman increases with the addition to the returns , while Hall CHAMP CLARK Who Received the Democratic Preferential - erential Vote for President. is four thousand ahead of Fanning on the democratic side. ( Congressional Returns. Owing to the slow counting and the lifficult compilation of the heads of he ticket complete returns on con- pressmen have been neglected and at this time figures are decidedly incom plete , but it is safe to say that Clark lias received the republican nomina tion in the First over Selleck. The congressional lineup for the state at this time seems as follows : First District. Republican Paul F. Clark Democratic John A. Maguire Second District. Republican H. H. Baldrige Democratic C. O. Lobeck Third District. Republican Joseph Cook Democrat Dan Stephens Fourth District. Republican C. H. Sloan Democrat C. M. Skiles v P iih iiS P > E n t ( t < te \v vti ti IzCi Ci Cit t ( CHESTER H. ALDRICH fc fcw /ho Succeeds Himself as Republican w Nominee for Governor. ti tisi Florence , Italy. J. Pierpont Mor- aii was forced to fight his way out of di lorence. ] The American financier dist nd his sister , Mrs. Mary Lyman stpi urns , were mobbed by hundreds of st ngry Florentines at the railway sta- stsi on when they sought to leave , and fe ot until the king of Wall street had iriously forced a passage through re le crowd by striking about him with ce is heavy cane , were they able to get ced ( their train. The crowd believed P < lat a picture bought here by Morgan Pfe Light be the famous Mona Lisa stolen fe om the Paris Louvre some time ago. la Fifth District. Republican . . . .Probably S. R. Barton Democrat R. D. Sutherland Sixth District. Republican Moses Kincaid Democrat Doubtful Shallenberger Anxious. Ex-Governor Shallenberger called up from Alma and inquired anxiously as to his vote in Lancaster county. "What did they do down there ? " said he , referring to the Lancaster county vote. When told that he had done very well he ventured to ask about other places , gradually extending the scope of territory to out-in-the-state - - - coun ties. Being told that he might have a ( I ASHTON C. SHALLENBERGER Democratic Nominee for the United States Senate. .1 . few hundred votes or perhaps a few thousand to spare , he said : "Well , I can rest easier now , and may be able to get an entire night's rest. " Bryan and Hitchcock Elected. William J. Bryan and G. M. Hitch cock , former political allies but in the last two state campaigns occupying the position of adversaries , will go to the national convention together as delegates from Nebraska. Bryan has been friendly to the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson for president , while Hitchcock has been for Harmon , but the ironly of fate will "require both of them j to support Champ Clark at Bal timore. t Roosevelt Carries Oregon. Portland. Returns from presidential primary are still meagre , but they in dicate that Colonel Roosevelt and Woodrow \ Wilson are running ahead of their rivals and will get the Oregon gen delegation to the national con- , GEORGE W. NORRIS Pi 3robable Republican Nominee for U. S. Senate. mentions. Only a very light vote was ) olled by the democrats. ; In the senatorial primary to nom- th naie delegates for the United States , senator Bourne's seat in the upper oi louse , Ben Selling of Portland is ap- seHi arently running far ahead of Senator Hiw Bourne. w he Constitutional Amendments. th The constitutional amendments sub- hi nitted in the primaries are believed ) br brwl o have been adopted by both parties , wl without exception. The effect will bee ru o make the amendments a part of in inW sach party ticket , and straight votes W rill count for them at the fall elec- ion. w wTI TI Maupin Carries Lancaster. ot Returns indicate that Will M. Mau- is lin , editor of Maupin's Weekly , and th ate deputy labor commissioner , has an arried his home county by nearly two ca o one. br Lincoln Adopts Commission Form. or By a majority of less than 100 votes jincoln changes to the commission orm of government. Much interest mi i-as taken in the issue , .but no disposi- ion has been shown to contest the re- ult. PO Warden Melick proposes to build a lining room near the center of the tate prison yard , south of the hos- be bet tital building. His plan is to con- \\-t truct a high concrete structure one as itory high with a ceiling fourteen fh eet high , so that light and ventila- of E ion may be had. The present dining foi oem within the prison walls has a eiling only nine feet high and win- lows on one side and is therefore in loorly ventilated. The warden be- inwi ieves the proposed" dining room , 40x25 dis eet , can be constructed v.'ith prison disM [ ibor at a cost of $500. en Aldrich Makes Comment. "The result of Friday's primary In Nebraska demonstrates several things quite clearly , " declared Governor Aid- rich on his return to Lincoln from David City. "In the first place it shows conclusively that the common , every-day fellow in Nebraska , Pennsyl vania , Illinois and Oregon holds essen tially the same views and will express them in essentially the same manner if allowed the chance. " The governor expressed himself as much pleased with the result. Find Hidden Treasure. Pierre , S. D. Several days ago Charlie Rasmussen , a river hermit who had occupied a tumble-down cabin on the river bank here for more than twenty years , died at the hos pital in this city. In digging about the old pile of logs and dirt he called his home , a tin can containing over $500 was unearthed. The cabin is be ing torn to pieces to learn if there is any other hidden treasure. Strike of Engineers Certain. New York. The committee of general - eral managers of the eastern rail- roads , after a further consideration of the renewed demands by the en gineers of the fifty railroads in the eastern territory for increased wages , have sent a communication to Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers , that "it is not possible to accede to your wage re quests. " and that a strike is certain to follow. Had Premonition of Death. Washington. A mysterious warning that he would meet death on his trip abroad , that ended in a night of terror in ] the ice-bound seas off the Great thanks , came to Major Archibald Butt before 1 he left Washington. Six weeks ago when the major determined on a European trip to regain his health , a premonition 1 that he might not return alive caused him to make his will. He called in his lawyer and closed up his affairs , preparing for death. JOHN H. MOREHEAD 'robable Democratic Nominee for Governor. r Many Hurt When Floor Collapses. b Peoria , 111. Twenty-five students of H tradley polytechnic institute were in ured when the second floors of the ig Woolner distillery , which they rere inspecting , gave way under the weight of seventy-five members of ' lie party. The accident occurred -hile the young people were standing th round a big fermenting cat , the th ; orkings of which were being ex- cc lained by the superintendents of the UI lant UIm or Practical Fire Demonstration. State Fire Warden Charles Randall af ave a demonstration in his office in E he state house of how to carry an xploded oil lamp out of a room with- ut harm to the person or without etting fire to articles in the room. He ei ighted a rolled up newspaper and eihe 'hen ] the blaze was at its height took he old of the paper and backed out of pr he door. The flame receded from im instead of striking him in the reast and setting fire to his clothing , hich it would have done if he had wi wiGi ushed out of the room with the blaze Gi front of him. "The only time you ed rant ! to back up is when the lamp ar xplodes , ' ' he said , "and the lamp ju on't < get hot and b rn your hands , haSh 'he lamp gets so warm when the ther method is used that the holder obliged to drop it before reaching su tie door and then the oil spreads tc nd the fire department must be ailed. " in Secretary W. E. Mellor of the Ne- a raska state board of agriculture , who riginated the bill introduced by Con- ressman Maguire of Nebraska for an ppropriation for a $100,000 govern- Sh lent building on the state fair St rounds , appeared before the commit- re 3e on agriculture of the house in sup- safe ort of the bill. for VX % / < Nebraskans Honored. Cincinnati , O. Prof. Grove E. Bar er of the University of Nebraska G2 as elected president of the classical ssociation of the south and west at scti cti ic < meeting here. Miss Olivia Pound ou Lincoln was made vice-president ju dp r Nebraska. St. Louis. The jury unable to agree the case of E. G. Lewis , charged of ith using the mails to defraud , was ischarged by Federal Judge Amidoji CO onday afternoon after being out sev 26. aty hours. r ALL OVER NEBRASKA. Forestry in Nebraska. . The work at the Forest Service nur sery at Halse- , Nebraska , has beem delayed some two or three weeks ; longer than usual by the great fall of ; snow during the early part of March. The free distribution of trees to the. homesteader in the Kinkaid district- includes the counties of Holt , Whee ler , Greeley , Custer , Lincoln , Hayes , Hitchcock and all counties west of these. The act familiarly known as the Kinkaid Act of 1911 , provided ! that trees be furnished to each appli cant from the Halsey nursery , under rates made by the Secretary of Agri culture. Tree planting is popular with the settlers in the sandhills , and there were more applicants than expected , about COO having signed the agreement necessary to secure free trees. Since there are only 50,000 transplants of Jack Pine ( Pinus di- varicata ) and Western Yellow Pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) for distribution this year , it has been impossible to- furnish the full quota of 500 to each one , as was desired by the Forest Service , and the number has. there fore , been cut down to about 00 trees. It may be considered by many of the homesteaders who receive this small number of trees , that they are not worth the trouble to plant. The matter of planting these 90 trees should be looked at in the light of furnishing experience , and the settler himself will bo glad in the future that lie experimented with only a few- trees. The mistakes which he makes this year will be avoided in the fu ture. It is hoped that the number of trees that may be distributed in 1913 and later will be from 300 to 500 for each applicant. The settler , then , should be able to plant his trees bet ter , and obtain a higher degree of suc cess. Jack Pine and Western Yellow Pine are very slow-growing. The former , in the plantations at Halsey , has at tained a height of two inches in the first year , six inches in the second year , and sixteen inches at the end of the fifth year. Western Yellow Pine at the end of six years , has made an average height of eight inches , at the end of eight years twenty-seven , \ inches. The important consideration in planting trees in western Nebraska are : That the trees should be in good condition at the time of planting ; that they should be planted before- growth has started ; that they should be cultivated frequently ; that they should be protected from fire by- proper guards , and that cattle should be kept out of the plantations. Information on tree planting and on special problems which come up in connection with each settler's plan tation may be had by applying to the- Forest Supervisor of the Nebraska. National Forest , at Halsey , Nebraska. Man Probably Fatally Hurt. Dawes County. Sheriff New brought to Rushville , Lewis Kay from Lake side , who is held for crushing in an. unindentified man's skull with a two- by-four in a drunken altercation. The man is a tramp that was employed at the livery barn at Lakeside for the last two weeks. He is in the hospital at Alliance with slight hopes for his air recovery. Ray is an old time cow puncher ' over 50 years of age , and has P'b been < employed as a stock detective. He is in the jail in Rushville. New Mayor of Nebraska City. Nebraska City. Dr. J. D. Houston , . James A. 'Richardson ' and Robert E. Hawley , the newly elected , commis sioners have taken over the affairs of the city and will look after them in the future in place of the mayor and council as in the past , this city , being under a commission form of govern ment. Dr. Houston was elected may , and James A. Richardson , vice mayor , while R. E. Hawley will look after the streets and alleys of the city. Each ; one has his work laid out. Work on Tuberculosis Hospital. Buffalo County. With a force of eighteen men the frame work of the- new building at the state tuberculosis hospital at Kearney was begun witn promise of an early completion. Labor Survey of Omaha. The Omaha Commercial club has- written Deputy Labor Commissioner Guye to ascertain whether he intend to make a labor survey of Omaha and South Omaha , similar to the one just completed for Lincoln. Mr. Guye- has replied in the affirmative. Hastings School Bonds Win. Adams County. The. proposed is sue of ยง 50,000 of Hastings school bonds for a new school building and improvements on several ward build ings carried in the special election by vote of 223 to 548. Woman Charged With Murder. Adams County. At the request of Sheriff Brady Piatt of Tipton , Ia. _ Sheriff Cole and Deputy Wilson ar rested Miss Clara Baeuers , aged 19 , . said by Piatt to be wanted at Tiptoa : murder. Engine Kills Aged Man. Hall County. Rasmus Larsen , aged , ; single , was instantly killed by being run over by a Burlingtoa switching train at the East Third street crossing in Grand Island. A jury ; has found that he came to his leath by some manner unknown. Encampment at Beatrice. Gage i County. The local veterans the Spanish-American war are ? completing their plans for the state jncampment in Beatrice April 25 and .