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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 31 , 1009. FEDERATE NEBRASKA CITIES. Organize a League of Municipalities t Study Modern Government Ideas. Lincoln , Doc. 23. Mayor Love I Bonding out to Uio mayors and coui clta of nil Nebraska towns of ovu 1,000 population tlio following Icttci in pursuance of City Glork Ozmnn' plans for organization of a league a Nebraska municipalities : "It. has boon decided to request tli cities and towns of the state of Nc brnnka to appoint two or more dolt gates each to assemble In the city o Lincoln on January 2G and 27 , 191C for the purpose of organizing a Icagu of Nebraska municipalities. "Thd general objects of this organl eatlon will bo the affiliation of tnunlcl pal ofllclals and the general Improve jnont of every brunch of municlpn administration by the following means 1 "First , the perpetuation of the 01 ganlzatlon as an agency for the co-or oration of Nebraska , cities In the prac itlpal study of i\l \ ) questions portnlnlm to municipal govornmont. "Second , thn moating of an annun and other conventions of discussion o municipal affairs. "Third , Uio establishment and maintenance tonanco of n central bureau of Infoi matlon for use In the collection , con : pllatlon and distribution of statistics reports of all kinds of Informatloi relative to municipal government. "At this preliminary meeting w have arranged a program which wll consist of papers and addresses upoi subjects of general municipal Intores by men of ability and reputation tun a general discussion by the delegates A copy of this program will bo put llshcd and mailed to you as soon as 1 Is fully prepared. "Wo believe It will be of suniclen Interest to repay the time and offer of attendance. Wo earnestly rcqucs you to appoint delegates to repn sent your city. " Battle Creek News. "Grandpa" Heck , who was vlsitln for a while at the home of his ser William Dock , at Norfolk , came horn again last Thursday and will open the holidays wJth his daughter , Mn Caroline Lund. Mrs. Clara Hainan and son , Ottc and Mr. and Mrs. George Scheorge and children departed last Thursda for a month's visit at their old horn nt HoliiiGSvlllc , Ohio. A daughter was welcomed at th homo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schlac last Thursday. Howard Miller started on the Ic harvest Tuesday. The farmers in this vicinity ar shelling corn now of the now crop b < cause they need fuel. Most of th fields arc full of corn yet. The old John McKarahan "Yollov hank" farm was sold over again n public auction by the heirs last Satui tiny. The 'Hughes brothers got th last hid at $15.75 per acre. Harvey Kuhrts moved out of tow and has occupied the Armstrong lious < three miles north , route C , Norfolk. Col. T. D. Preece Is the busiest ma in town. Ho is on the go every da crying sales. Ho also Is making hi "st'rtf" In cold weather. Tom Reeves was here Saturday o business from Einoriclc. Charles .Tanke of Blakely , the tra inventor , departed Monday for Slu "boygan , WIs. , his former home. Mrs. Anna Smith , who sold her pro ] erty north of Miller's elevator recentl to Mrs. Mary Mallory , moved to Mai Ison Monday , where she has two chl dren living , Mrs. Wetzel and Clyd Smith. Sam Hanen was here Saturday o business from Meadow Grove. Sheriff-elect C. S. Smith was her Wednesday on private business fret Madison. Live Wires for Sure. Butte Gazette : The Western Towi site company , with headquarters n Pixllns. S. D. . are boomers and n mistake. They meant to do busines and went after it in the proper stylt They advertised In most of the leai Ing papers in that part of the countr and also used a page In The Norfol News. A booklet entitled "Opportunity , containing maps , half tones and write-up of the aim and intention c the company wns Issued by then The booklet is neat and concise and credit to the men who are behind th project. With such men as E. C Barnuin , Jackson Bros. , G. D. Buttei Hold , X. K. Doano and many others c like ability back of the enterprls the towns of Winner , Jordan and Cai tor can well feel proud of their pai entago. To Fight County Option. That the advocates of county optlo are bound to encounter formidabl opposition to their propaganda in th next legislature is already ovhlon from the measures that are betn adopted to defeat the bill. An organ zatlon called the Merchants and Mam facturers association of Omaha ha begun an active campaign over th state to "protect property Interest from the 111 effects of unwlso legli latlon. " No one who Is In any way Into : ested In the manufacture or sale c liquor and beer can belong to th organization. The olllcers are : President : Edward P. Peck , genem manager Omaha Elevator company. Vice presidents : W. M. Glass , Lee-Glnss-Andreeso Hardware company. . F. L. Huller of Llnlngor Implemen company. II. J. Hughes of II. J. Hughes core pany , Frank W. Judson Midland Glass i Paint company. L. L. Kountze of First National bnnl E. V. Lewis of The Crane company. F. A. Nash Omaha Electric Llgli & Power company. D. J. O'Brien of D. J. O'Brien con pnny. J. B. Kahm of U. S. Supply com pnny. E. H. Sprnguo of Omaha Hubbo company. \ J. W. Thomas of Corn Exchnngi hank. hank.W. W. S. Wright of Wright & Wllholmj company. Will L. Yettor of Yetter Wnll Pnpoi company. J. B. Hyncs , secretary. MAN ACCUSED OF DESERTION. Jacob Marshall Arrested In Plcrci County on This Charge. Pierce , Nob. , Dec. 24. Sheriff Wile : wont to Foster and arrested "Jake" Marshall on the charge of'wife do scrtlon , the warrant being sworn on by County Attorney Stewart. Mar shall lived with his family on a farn : near Foster , this county , up to aboul two years ago , when ho loft. It wa * lumorcd that he first .went to Sloiu City and from there to the state ol Washington. About the same time the wife of John Marshall , n brother ol the accused , loft homo and went tc Sioux City also. Last week the wo man returned to Foster and was taker back by the deserted spouse. A few days later "Jake" Marshall put In hit appearance at the reunited homo ant lias been living with his brother ui to the time he was placed under ar rest. Mr. Marshall Is the father o ! four children , the oldest a boy ol about 14 years of age. The boy Is t , cripple , having lost a leg when aboul C years old. Mrs. Marshall and the children moved to Pierce some time after the husband and father deserted them and have been a charge on the county for several months. The county will endeavor to make him put up bond for the care ant keeping of his family In the future Should ho refuse ho will bo prosecuted under the wife desertion act , the maxl mum penalty upon conviction boinf one year In the penitentiary. Mar snail's defense Is that he Is not gulltj and that In fact it was his wife wht deserted him. Merry Christmas at Hospital. Patients at the Norfolk insane hos pital enjoyed a merry Christmas. Each Inmate , as well as each of UK employes , received a gift of candy fruit and nuts on Christmas mornln ? and the holiday decorations through out the Institution , done by the pa tlents themselves , wore said to bo the finest ever seen at the hospital. Three prizes were given for decora tions. Male ward No. 1 received" tin first prize , male ward No. 2 the sec ami and male ward No. 3 the third. The decorations consisted of ever greens , bright red bells and festoom of all sorts. It was a merry holida : for the state's unfortunates here. Cannon to Step Down ? Washington , Dec. 27. W. W. .Tor mane writes : It Is now pretty wel understood among the leading mei In the republican party that Spenke Camroii will not bo a candidate t < succeed himself In that office. H < may decide to be a candidate for thi house again in the Danville district although even this is uncertain ; bu should he do so , and he again elected he will not again ask the house ti honor him by making him speaker. As nearly as the facts can be as sorted at this time , the question of tin speakerslllp of the sixty-second congress gross , assuming that the house Is thci to be under republican control , hai been the subject of serious consldera tlon by party lenders of national prom Inence. There have been several hi formal conference In which these lead ers have participated , and the unnnl mous judgment has been that Mr. Can non , saying nothing of whether he hai been right or wrong in the things IK has said and elone as speaker , hm ceased to be a party asset , and tha it will be necessary to rid the part ; of him before the next campaign get : under way. It will bo understood , of course , tha the speaker has not been present a these conferences , and that his judg I incut at present is not in hnrmon ; with the judgment of the men jus | referred to. But the drift of publli ' opinion has been so clearly In on < | direction ns to leave no room to doub the advisability , nay , the necessity , of thorough house reorganization nfte , the close of the present congress. Ai a part of this reorganization , then j must be a new speaker. This conclu I slou has been forced upon some o the strong friends of the speaker , anc there Is now no doubt It Is generall ; accepted by party leaders of all shadei of opinion. The first Important weakening o the Cannon J'old on the confidence o the country manifested Itself In UK presidential campaign of 1908. In thai campaign is was generally recognized that ho was a dead weight on the re publican party. President Rooseveli realized that this was the case , am spoke of it many times to his callers President Taft , It is fair to assume felt the same way about It , althougl ho has been more careful of speed than his predecessor. Following thai campaign and the meeting of congress , In special session last March for tar Iff revision , the anti-Cannon sontlmem of the country rapidly crystallzed. The outward and visible sign of thai I crystallzatlon wnt the movement ir the house against him when he be came again a candidate for speaker and later the movement against the roadoptlon of the rules of order , froir which ho derived his authority to gov orn. Joth of these movements failed the latter , however , only narrowly Had It not been for the support ol certain Tammany and southern demo crats , the old rules would not have been adopted last spring , and nn up heaval would have corao about in the house that might have done the partj at largo great harm. There are many fair-minded mer who believe that the speaker baa done nothing that the rules have forblddoi or which would not have been don by another occupying his place. Bt this view of the case can no longc bo taken. Right or wrong the countr has couio to believe that Mr. Cnnno Is not a proper person to occupy th speaker's chair , and there will bo n party harmony , It Is now generally nc in It ted , until nn authoritative nnnunci mont can bo made that ho will nc again ask for the speakcrship honors. Forced to Make Announcement. It Is the plan of the party manager that such an announcement shall b made to the county by the tlmo th present session of congress Is read to adjourn , or shortly thereafter ; I other words , It Is to como In nmpl tlmo for the purposes of the 191 campaign. Mr. Cannon Is nt prcson unwilling to consider the question o making such an announcement , but I is quite certain that In duo tlmo h will change his mind. Ho will make it , and possibly thl will moan that he will not ask th people of the Danville district to re turn him. for. coming back to th house , nnd finding a now man holdlni new opinions nil to public questions In the chair , ho would without doub find the house a very uncomfortnbl place. Ho would not bo one of th < leaders of the housov ho would no have the chairmanship of any of tin great house committees , and at bes ho would remind the country of i disembodied spirit haunting the scene of its former usefulness and actlvl tics. tics.This is not what Mr. Cannon wouli want , nnd so it is believed that ho wll nccompnny or follow his announcement mont just referred to by another t the effect that he is to retire fron public life , possibly giving his ngi nnd long years of service ns nn ex cuso. Means Much to G. O. P. There is warrant for the statemen that numerous leaders of the part ; have talked the matter over will President Taft. nnd hnve asked his as slstance. Whether It will he the put pose of the president to take n han > In the solution of the problem is no known. It is said , however , that th' ' president Is more or less In sympath ; with the theory that the speaker ha now outlived his usefulness to th party and become a brake on th wheel of party progress , and that h will be willing , when the proper tim shall have' come , to use his influonc accordingly. The significance of nn announcemen by Mr. Cannon , early next summoi that he will not again nsk for th speakershlp , will be very grent. 1 will clear up the house situation i dozens of congressional districts In a' parts of the country , hut more partlct larly in the central west , and he c itself almost- sufficient guarante that the Sixty-second congress wi ! be republican. KEEPING ALIVE COSTING MORE Prices Now Within Fraction of Hlghes Point Ever. New York , Dec. 27 , That the COE of living will soon be greater tha ever before known Is Indicated by th December report of the Bradstrec company. The report shows that th prices of commodities today arc will In n small fraction oT the record. Ute to date the highest prices ever know in this country for commodities wa March 1 , 1907. According to Bradstreet's table c Index numbers , December 1 of thl year the level stood at $9.1202. O March 1 , 1907 , the level was $9.129 ! That Is , the price of commodities t ( day Is within a small fraction of 1 pe cent of the highest record ever regii terod. . Bradstreet's report shows that , thei retlcally , n man going to the whoh sale market to purchase a pound < eac of ninety-six articles would have hate to pay for them December 1 of thl year about $9.1262. Like goods mlgli have been purchased March 1 for neai ly ninety-one cents less , while Decen her 1 , 1908 , they were cheaper b 91.35 cents. Bradstreet's index nun hers are the totals of the prices pe pound of ninety-six articles emarterl or monthly , which is used as a stai dard of comparison. The groups that make up the indo numbers are set out in the followln table , which shows the striking ii crease in the cost of living this yea as compared to last : Dec. 108. Dec. 10 ! BreadstUffs $0.0979 $0.1014 Livestock 3275 .4010 Provisions 2.0G03 2.3187 Fruits 1G07 .1575 Hides nnd leather. 1.1825 1.2875 Textiles 2.3653 2.7350 Metals 5881 .5950 Coal and coke 0063 .0070 Oils 3637 .3753 Naval stores 0683 .0898 Building materials. .0804 .0827 Chemlc's and drugs . (5379 ( .5958 Miscellaneous 2744 .3712 Totals $8.2133 $9.1262 The report shows that prices cor tlnue to move upward. If the presen rate of increase in the cost of llvlm continues It can be a matter of only i short time before the highest prlci over known will bo recorded. A NEBRASKA MURDER. Coroner's Jury Holds Charles Thomp son for Ryan's Death. Wood River , Neb. , Dec. 27. A cot oner's Jury rendered a verdict tha Thomas P. Ryan , who was found dea < here , was killed by n blow which frac tured his skull , being delivered b ; Charles Thompson. Thompson wni arrested nnd taken to Grand Island where an information will bo file < against htm today. COOK'S 'OWN STORY.1 Danish Publicity Agent Declared ti Have Written the Story New York , Dec. 27. Captain Loose the competent navigator , who mad < affidavit a few weeks ago that hi took Dr. Cook from Bronxvllle to th pole nnd back again without onusln , the explorer the discomfort oven o putting his foot outside the door o the Gramatan Inn , cannot claim prloi ity to the discovery of Dr. Cook. A young Danish Journalist and pul llclty man saw him first accordlni to information developed , nnd enibarli ed on n llternry nnd sclentlllc Job nnd er the Cook Borealls club before ovoi the polo finder loft the comfortabli capital of Denmark. A Danish law student , whose fntho holds high ofllco under the govornmon of the king at homo , and who Is a present spending some tlmo In stud ; In Now York , Bald he know that i hustling publicity man of Copenhagen who , although a Dane , was thorough ly fluent in the use of English , hai written for Dr , Cook In Copcnhngoi the long account of the journey t < the polo which appeared In n news paper In Now York nnd one in Chl cage during the month of Septembei under Cook's name. He added that he had seen adequate proof thnt this publicity mnn wns or dered by > Cook to write this story , ant hnd been paid for his services by tin explorer. This report nbout the assistance which Cook received in his first liter nry labors would seem to bear oul statements appearing In a Belglar newspaper In tle ( month of October. Henry Arcklrowskl , who was a coin panlon of Cook on the Belgian expo dltlon to the antarctic , In writing Ir criticisms of Cook's claims to Imvliif discovered the polo , stated that th- whole Cook propaganda had been the work of a clever publicity agent ir Copenhagen. Without this assistance , the crltk said , Cook could not hnvo encounter ed the well ordered public demonstra tlon , nor have been made the reclp lenl of so many private honors. DEATH RECORD Mrs. Martha Hodges. Madison , Neb. , Dec. 27. Special te The News : Late Friday evening Mrs Martha Hodges passed away , death re suiting from a stroke of paralysis re celved about six weeks ago from whlcl she never rallied. Mrs. Hodges hai been In poor health since the death o her husband , W. S. Hodges , the 27tl of last April , nnd since which tlm ( she has made her home with hei daughter , Mrs. Geo. E. Richardson o this city. Although a grent sufferer nnd en tirely helpless since sustaining th < last of five nttncks of paralysis , sh < wns pntlent and cheerful and tnlkei freely with her sons nnd daughter : and friends until the very last hour and retained her reason and was con sclous to her last breath. Her son , Myron Hodges , and daugh ter , Mrs. Richardson , were contlnuall ; at her bedside , and her son , Fre ( Hodges of Omaha , and nor daughter Mrs. Addie Scofleld of Nellgh , wen with her n portion of the time durini her last illness. The funeral services were held fron the Presbyterian church at 2 p. m Sunday afternoon , Rov. H. McClanag Imn , the pastor , conducting the set vices. A largo concourse of friend nnd acquaintances followed the re mains to the Clausscn cemetery , when Interment was made alongside he husband. Mrs. Martha II. Hodges was benIn In Michigan December 30 , 1830. belni 71 years , 11 months nnd 24 days o age. She and her husband , two son and four daughters moved to the vl cinity of Madison In March , 1880 , am settled on the farm now the countr ; homo of O. S. Christian , whore the ; resided two years , removing fron there to n farm ono mile and a hai east of Madison , where they madi their home" for many years. Mrs Nellie Hunt , wife of former Count ; Superintendent T. J. Hunt of thl county , Mrs. Maude Richardson , wifi of County Clerk George B. Richardson Mrs. Addle Scoflold , wife of Ernes Scofleld of the Neligh Register , Frei Hodges of Omnhn , nnd Myron Hedge of Pierce remain of the fnmily ti mourn the loss of the departed , tin father , M. S. Hodges , and Mrs. Delli Matters being dead. All the chlldrei were present at the funeral excep Mrs. Hunt , who wns unable to conn on account of the great distance am the uncertainty of travel at this son son of the year. Burt Mapcs of Not folk attended the funeral of Mrs Hodges. J. P. Mllllgan. Wlsner , Neb. , Dec. 27. Special t < The News : At nbout 7 o'clock Christ mas night J. P. Milllgan complaine < to his wife of a seeming blindness com ing to his eyesight , and had asked he : to look at his eyes , which she did am told him she could see nothing wroni with them. Then ho said that ho line severe pains over the forehead , am Mrs. Mllllgan suggested that she tele phone for the doctor , to which ho re plied , "No , not now , " and he walket around in his house a short time , am later went to the 'phone and callee the doctor to como out nnd see him ns he wns not feeling well , nftor whlcl ho wont to the lounge , Iny down nne fell Into a sleep from which he novel woke. Death came to him about 11 o'clock Saturday night. Mr. Mllllgar was a very highly respected citizen whoso homo was about four and one hnlf miles southwest of Wlsner. The funeral will bo held Tuesday nt J p. in. from the Methodist Episcopal church. William Schartow hns resigned hh position with Arthur A. Becher , hav Ing bought the West half interest It the hardware business of Gus WCSBO & Co. Ho will begin the new year at n partner of Mr. Wessol at that ostab llshment , where Mr. Schartow will be glad to see and meet his many friends Stebblns A. Teal. Omaha Boa : Stebblns A. Teal , one of the first engineers to run on the Union Pacific after the eastern end of the road was opened , died nt Wate lee Thursday morning nt G o'cloc ! Ills death was rather sudden , althoug ho had been In poor health for so1 cral months. Ho was for over n generation , on at the prominent figures among th railroad employes of the west. Fc the last thirty years ho wns maste mechanic for the Northwestern t Missouri Valley. IIo settled In Com ell Bluffs , when that city wns n vl Inge nnd wns for sometime employe an an engineer on the Overland , whc that road began operations out c Council Bluffs. Mr. Teal was 78 years old and hi death was duo to complication inc dent to old ago. Ho wns married 11 v or six years ago to Mrs. Purchase c Waterloo nnd hns been living ther since. Dr. F. F. Tenl of Omaha Is a grane son. Mrs. Borcshelm of Council Bluff Is a daughter nnd Frank Teal , font crly of Omnhn , now of Oakland , Calif a son. The funeral will be held Sunday at ternoon at 1 o'clock from the res denco at Waterloo and the body wll bo taken to Council Bluffs for burin Monday. At Council Bluffs It wll bo taken direct from the depot t Falrvlew cemetery , where the sen Ices will be conducted by Rev. O. C Smith , pastor of the First Congregr tlonal church. "JAG" MAY "CUSS" IN SAFETY. But If Sober Man Does the oame He I Guilty of Misdemeanor. Patterson , N. J. , Dec. 27. By n d ( clslon of the court of common plen n drunken mnn who utters offensiv Inngungo commits no offense , wherea n sober man uttering thb same Ini gunge Is guilty of n mlsdcmennoi The opinion was given in the case e William Champin , who was grudging ly discharged by the court with th comment thnt although the Intent c the law as it .stands . Is obscure , it effect i ? clearly ridiculous nnd shoul he remedied either by repeal or amem ment of the statute. Uncle Sam After the Railroads. Washington , Dec. 27. The Unite Stntes government is to mnke nnothc nttempt to compel railroad companle to divorce themselves from nny othe business than that of transportaiot To this end evidence Is being collec ed by attorneys especially appolnte by the department of justice and ! will serve as the basis for a now su ! to bo Instituted under the so-calle "commodities clause" of the Hepbur Interstate commerce act. The "commodities clause" was ii sorted in the Hepburn act followln an exhaustive investigation made b the Interstate commerce commlssloi which showed that many of the ral roads of the country , especially thos penetrating mining regions , were ei gaged in mining or producing commoi itles and were giving the product thereof preferential treatment In tli way of branch lines , switching accomi datlons , etc. Their policy naturally resulted eltl er in sending Independants into banl ruptcy or compelling them to malt almost superhuman efforts to kee their heads above water. The effei also was to tend toward n rallron monopoly not only of transportatlo but of industrial businesses. Ostensibly for the purpose of pr venting this monopolization , the coi modlties clause was adopted prohlhl ing any railroad company from tran porting any article or commodity othi than timber and manufactured pr ducts thereof , manufactured , mine or produced by it , or under Its authoi ty , or which It might own In whol or in part , or in which it might ha any interest direct or indirect. A exception was made in cases of sue articles or commodities as might I necessary and Intended for the use < a railroad company in the condui of its business as a common carrier. With the cooperation of the ral road companies and to determine ti constitutionality of the law a suit wi entered by the government in the ci cn'it court for the eastern district i Pennsylvania against six rnllron companies the Delaware nnd Hudsc company , the Erie railroad compan ; the Central railroad of New Jerse the Delaware , Lackawanna and Wes ern railroad company the Pennsy vania railroad company , and the L high Valley railroad company. The entire distribution of nnthr cite in nnd into the different state of the union and Canada for the yet 1905 was 01,410,201 tons , approxlmat ly four-fifths of which was transportc In interstate commerce over defeni ant railroads , and of this from sevent to seventy-five per cent was produce either directly by the defendant con panics or through the agency of the ! subsidiary coal companies. The circuit court declared the con modlties clause Invalid. The suprom court , however , upheld the right e congress In the exorcise of Us coi stltutlonal power to regulate Into state and foreign commerce , to pr < hiblt absolutely an Interstate carrlc from carrying In competition with otl or shippers commodities In which ! is personally Interested at the tim of such transportation. At the same time it wns decide thnt this prohibition did not apply t the transportation of commodltlc owned by another corporation , wher the only interest which the cnrrle had therein at the time o'f such tram portntlon nroso out of Its ownorshl of cnpltnl stock in the corporatlo owning the commodities BO tram ported. Under this decision a number c railroad companies sought to ovad the Intent of the statute by organlzln separate corporations nnd rotninln the ownership of their capital stocl In other words , their possession c mines and products thereof Is jut as absolute today oa it was before th decision wns handed down by the si f To The I Low Wyoming Wool Growers' Convention Cheyenne , Wyo. IJRates January 3-4 , 1010 via From Points in Wyoming Union To The Annual Mid-Winter Sheep Show Pacific and Convention of the National "Tho Safe Wool Growers' Association Road Ogden , Utah to Travel" January 0 , 7 , 8 , 1010 From Points in Electric Block Colorado , Wyoming , Utah Signals To The National Western Live Stock Show Dining Oar Denver , Cole , Meals and January 8 to 15 , 1010 Service " From Points in "Best in the World" Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado Wyoming and Utah For Information -lutl\t- - ( o riili-H , < liiton or mile , IhiillN , ( < . , cull on jour Locnl , Vu < Mit nr * ! ( "Ill ) E. L. LOMAX , G. P. A. , Omaha , Neb. prcmo court. These cases are being examined with a view to prosecution , In the opinion of the attorney general , as expressed In his annual report , the decision does not necessarily determine the application of the statute to cases in which the commodities transported are owned by n corporation , all , or substantially all , of the stock of which Is owned by the carrier at the time of transportation and especially whore the carrier shall have transferred nil of its interest in such commodities tc n corporation formed for the express purpose of evading the prohibition of the commodities clause , nnd nil , or substantially nil , of the stock Is which Is owued by the carrier. It Is Intended to present these qucs' ions to the courts through the medium of another suit ngalnst the defendants in the original unit. This proceeding will be instituted some time during this winter , nnd within a year there should be a ruling by the supreme court which will detrmine whether the prohibition of the statute can be evad ed successfully by the simple device of transfer of ownership of the pro perty to n corporation all of whose stock is owned or controlled by the carrier. The administration considers this mntter to be one of the most important in connection with the Industrial de velopment which Is awaiting determl nation. The attorney general feelf that In case of an adverse doclslor by the courts an amendment shouli bo made to the statute so as to make It effective. This also Is the view o the president , who at one time con tcmplated making a recommendatloi to congress In his annual message fo the purpose of insuring the prohibl tlon aimed at in the commodltiei clause. As an Indication of the control o mining property by railroads , eithe directly or Indirectly , the report o the interstate commerce commlssloi shows a monopoly of coal lands h ; the roads named In Pennsylvania , b ; the "trunk line syndicate" in the Pitts burg , West Virginia , and Ohio coa districts , by the Union Pacific and al lied lines In the west , and by othe railroad companies In other section of the country. ANXIOUS TO SEE BANDIT. Man at Pierce Tries to Induce Sherll to Put Him In Joyce's Cell. Pierce , Neb. , Dec. 27. f'ranl * Mn nancy , alias "Red , " was arrested b ; Marshal Patrick on the charge of ells turblng the peace , nnd at a hearlni was fined $50 and costs. Not havini the money the accused was placed li jail to servo out the fine at labor 01 the streets. Mahaney came from Sioux Git ; about the tlmo the trial of James Moi risen , the Hadar bank robber , was go Ing on. He was spotted by the chie of detectives of Sioux City , who wa : here as a witness in the case , as a ba < man , having been pinched nt Slou : City and spent time in the city jail Morrison was sentenced to thirt ; years in the penitentiary , but his ac complice , Harry Joyce , is in the Plerci jail awaiting trial , and the actions o Mahaney have been such as to leae many to believe that ho Is trying tc got into the Jail so as to got into com munlcation with this crook. Only i few weeks ago he furnished minori with liquor and was arrested by tin city authorities. Ho seemed pleasec to think he was to go to Jail and want cd to be put In the same cell wltl Joyce. The marshal did not grant hli request , however , but placed him It , a cell whore he could not see or ovei speak with the accused bank robber Ho begged so hard to bo let loose thai I after a good lecture the judge dls I missed him. He promised to go to the country and husk corn and behave himself the remainder of his stay here When taken Into custody this time Malmnoy again expressed a wish te bo placed in the same cell with Joyce but this was not allowed. It Is under stood the authorities will offer him tb * choice of getting out of town for good or else working nt hard Inbor on the streets for thirty dnys. Shoots a Brother. West Point , Neb. , Doc. 127. Special to The News : The local lodge of the Royal Neighbors of America have elected the following ofllcors for the coming year : Lizzie Koch , oracle ; Eva Tuttle , vice oracle ; Mlnnlo liar- niann , receiver ; Bertha Krause , re corder ; Martha Marlow , chancellor ; Ida StnllborolH , iiiarshnll ; Mlnnlo Cathmnn , Inner sentinel ; Flora Bor- genhagcn , outer sentinel , and Dove llcltzman , manager , three years. The excellent poultry and stock show of last year was almost doubled last week by the exhibition of more than 200 head of poultry , ducks , geese , pigeons and pet stock of various kinds. The scorings ranked very high , showIng - Ing the benefit of last year's show iu hotter breeding. lOxhlblts were brought from a largo surrounding ter ritory to the show at West Point. County treasurer elect , Zepijn , has appointed Anton Wolff as his deputy and John D. Dill as clerk. Mr. Wolff was formerly a prominent teacher In Cumlng county and was lately engaged In the banking business. Mr. Dill IB a graduate of the West Point high school. The West Point Woman's club mot last week with Mrs. P. M. Moodle. , The program was as follows : Sug gestions on civic Improvement , Mrs. S. S. Krako ; the city beautiful' , Mrs. Herman Sass ; recent Investigations on the tuberculosis question , MfS , If. L. Wells. The club will meet this week at the home of Mrs. A. F. Walla. John C. High , a business man of West Point , slipped on the sidewalk in front of his place of business ami dislocated his shoulder. The Injury Is quite serious and will conflno him. closely for some time. A gun , supposed to bo unloaded , was discharged In the homo of Charles Guenther of St Charles , seriously wounding his 15-year-old boy , the gun being fired by n younger brother. Cumlng county Is experiencing the benefits of the present abnormally high price of hogs. Frank Druouko sold to Schlnstock Bros. , Friday , flfty- four head of swine which weighed 21,035 pounds , netting him $1082.20. Another bunch was marketed tlio same * day by a neighbor , fifty-seven hogs weighing 16,030 pounds , selling for $1202.40. West Point , Neb. , Dec. 27. Miss Margaret Collins , who was rcrcontly examined by the board of Insanity and pronounced insane , has been under 'lo cal treatment and Is now pronounced sane and well. She has been dis charged as cured. Strhle Brothers , for some time leadIng - Ing liverymen nt West Point , have leased their barn nnd will retire from the livery business. New Record With a Torpedo. Officers nnd crow of tin- destroyer Paul Jonns. which recently arrived at San nioKo. C'al. . from target practice In Mnpdnlpim hay. are olntert with the record mndc with the new HIlNR-LevItt torpedo. Itvnn iinofliclall.v reported that the marksmen of the- Paul Jones made ten hits out of n possible- eleven under the direction of Lieutenant S. M. Davis. Ensign Cnssldy nnd Ounner Wllllnm Cox. This record is regarded nt Sun nie 'o ns marking an Importnnt development In the achievements of Hie navy. It wns also icportcd that the Pnul Jones hnd won the presi dent's trophy for gunnery , which aho nlrondy line cnphired n rtare Display or Native Wood. A portion of the native wood exhibit of Pacific county. Wnsh. . hns been shipped to the AlnNkn-Yukon-Pnelflr exposition nt Seattle. Wnsh. 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