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tfrw;ft a aa SB B ? v-vssjfe?' :?' I fi : COLUMBUS JOURNAL TOOTHER A 3T0CKWEU; Pwb. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA ! OF j I WEEK'S EVENTS j Latest News of Interest J 2 Boiled Down for the Busy Man. : : WASHINGTON VEWS. Senator La Follette In an editorial in his weekly magazine covertly ac cused President Taft of helping to throttle the move for an income tax. Vice-president Sherman appeared in the senate wearing a suit of blue jeans made in Georgia. President Taft's corporation tax plan was presented to the senate by Senator Aldrich. The senate voted to increase the duty on shoes from 15 to 20 per cent ad valorem. President Taft summoned members of his cabinet and several leading senators to the White House for a conference to devise a plan for levy ing a tax on corporations. PERSONAL. Miss Edith Dodds, daughter of the secretary of the Illinois board of pharmacy, was married in London to Robert L. S. McClure, son of S. S. McClure, the magazine publisher. Maj. Charles J. T. Clarke, Twenty sixth infantry, has been dismissed from the army for misconduct In financial affairs. William J. Bryan, Jr., and Miss Helen Berger were married at the bride's summer home at Grand Lake, Col. Newton D. Ailing of New York was elected president of the American In stitute of Banking, and Chattanooga, Tenn., was selected as the next meet ing place. The home of W. H. Whalen, former superintendent of the Iowa division of the Northwestern railway, was de stroyed by a bomb at Tucson, Ariz. John J. Ryan, former race track plunger, was indicted in Cincinnati on a charge of operating a bucket shop. Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Company, returned from a trip to Europe. GENERAL NEWS. Robert Eastman, slayer of Mrs. Ed ith Woodill at St. Michaels, Md., killed himself when surrounded by pursuers. Justice Bowling in the New York supreme court granted a separation and $36,000 a year alimony to Mrs. Howard Gould. William Kage, employed by the United States Express Company at Green Bay Wis., confessed that he, and not a robber, as he first reported, stole $4,600 from the company. Thirty-four deaths from cholera and 99 new cases were reported within 84 hours in St Petersburg. Striking car men attacked the barns of the La Crosse, Wis., street railway company and a demand was made for militia to protect the property. England will send three warships to San Francisco in October to assist in celebrating the rebuilding of the city Albert Reese, a negro murderer, was taken from jail and hanged by a mob of 15 masked men at Cuthbert, Georgia. The American Institute of Home opathy changed the code of ethics ap plying to its members by releasing physicians from professional secrecy when silence is injurious to innocent persons. It has been found that Abdul Ha mid, deposed sultan of Turkey, had $21,500,000 in the Imperial Bank of Germany. Charles F. Hansen a blind organist of the Second Presbyterian church in Indianapolis, saved the sanctuary from fire after it had been struck by light ning. A number of Navajo Indians, who have been held at Fort Huachuca at bard labor for two years, will be lib erated and returned to the reservation at once, following an order of the su preme court of Arizona. Rumors were heard in Milwaukee that the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company would remove its headquarters from Milwaukee to Chi cago. Officials of the company refused to confirm the report When a bottle of hair restorer turned Mrs. Kate J. Moeser's hair into Sebright green, she sued the man ufacturer of the preparation and won a verdict of $500 in a New York court Judge Belden of Kenosha, Wis., re fused to grant citizenship papers to two Lithuanians because they had kept their saloons open on Sunday. A report of a parliamentary commis sion of France declared the country's $700,000,000 navy is practically help less because of red tape methods. A princess was born to the queen of Spain, and the royal house was de lighted at the arrival of a daughter, the two other children being boys. Mistrusting banks, Mrs. Elizabeth Farrier of Sperry, Ja.. who died re cently, hid several thousands of dol lars under a carpet and in an organ. Kermit Roosevelt according jto a re port from the Loietta plains, where the hunting party is now located, killed the largest lion yet slain. Reports that E. H. Harriman was seriously ill in Vienna caused great alarm in Wall street but were denied by his business associates. Passengers on the New York Cen tral's Chicago special, a fast train, were excited when two Pullman cars caught fire as the speeder was leav ing New York city. -Battling" Nelson, lightweight cham pion pugilist knocked out Jack Clif ford In five rounds at Oklahoma City. SUMMARY 2s -w iVt e-- STi SrSSKIiaS S?s C3F Doctors of Bellevae hospital, New York, are puzxled by the straage case of James M. FmnL a car driver. His skin all over, except that on one side of his face, has turned black. Only the uncertainty concerning the time to be devoted to the western trip of President Taft is said to stand in the way of completing arrange ments for a meeting between him and President Diaz of Mexico in the au tumn. The meeting place would be El Paso, it is believed. Seismic 'disturbances continue daily in Messina, Sicily, the shocks reach ing a record in the last 24 hours, when, they numbered" 23 Mrs. Edith May Thompson Woodill, protege of Lyman J. Gage, former sec retary of the treasury, was slain at St Michaels, Md., by a newspaper writer named Roberts and her body weighted down in a creek. Mrs. Howard Gould again took the witness stand and denied charges made by her husband's witnesses. Dustln Farnum, In a deposition, de nied improper relations with Mrs. Gould. Reports from several cities of the capture of Leon Ling, slayer of Elsie Sigel, proved to be untrue. , Twelve men fell 315 feet to the bottom of a coal mine near Clinton, Ind., when the clutch -of the elevator failed to work, and several may die. Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia sus pended D. G. McLendon, chairman of the state railroad commission, who had refused to order a reduction in rates. As the result of a race feud grow ing out of the election of GovHughes, negroes set fire to several buildings in Goshen. N. Y., and the blaze caused $100,000 loss. After Fred M. Kell of Des Moines, la., had been killed by lightning, his faithful horse trotted into Perry with the body in the buggy. The body of Oscar Carlson was washed ashore and it is believed his companions, Andrew Smith and Ed ward Holn of Gladstone, Mich., were also drowned while on a fishing trip. Six persons died in Pittsburg and eight in New York from the terrific heat which has been causing pros trations in the east The Suburban handicap, one of the greatest races on the American turf,'1 was won by Fitzherbert, owned by Sam Hildreth. Naval architects and marine en gineers numbering 125, representing many firms of the country, are in De troit for the annual convention of the body. There was a deluge of small perch in Harlem street. New York, when firemen cleaned out the hydrants. Many children carried home the live perch in pails of water. If President Taft's plan to tax cor porations wins, 39 leading business concerns of the country will pay the government approximately $5,000,000 a year. The Standard Oil Company will contribute about $1,200,000 a year, it is estimated. By the arrest of Cho Wong Dock at Portland, Ore., Immigration Inspector Barbour believes be has unearthed an organized band that has smuggled Chinese into this country. Seventeen men were killed and 16 injured by an explosion in mine No. 4 of the Lackawanna Coal & Coke Com pany at Wehrum, Pa. Lydia Moffett. 17 years old, who had been held prisoner for six days in a Chinese opium den near the scene of the Elsie Sigel murder, was rescued by her mother. Sergt Acadenia, leader of the mu tinous constabulary in the Philippines, was killed by Sergt Hewson, one of his pursuers. Mark Woodruff, former register of lands of Colorado, was arrested on a charge of embezzling $15,000 of school land funds. Nine tourists, including five Ameri cans, were drowned when a boat cap sized in Lake Killarney, Ireland. Speaker Cannon told a group of girl graduates from Oswego, N. Y., men would have no chance at all if women were allowed to vote. Fred Stevens, a young farmer, was shot from ambush while driving with his brother near the village of Hau buck, 111. Severe earthquake shocks were felt in several California cities and in Reno, N. M. The New York to Seattle automobile race was won by the Ford car No. 2, its time being 22 days and 55 minutes. Dr. Hills Cole of New York, in an address before the Homeopathic con ference at Detroit, declared the people needed scaring to bring about a suc cessful war on tuberculosis. A. Teon, a Mexican banker, and his wife and seven children, arrived in New York from Europe, after spend ing $100,000 on a year's vacation. They will visit Chicago on their way home. Edward H. Harriman is quoted at Vienna as saying that "many men in New York would be glad to learn I was dead." He added that he "in tended to live longer than most of them." Filipino constabulary have killed the chief of the Savao mutineers and five have been captured. The rem nant ofihe rebels is being pursued. Hailstones as b'ig as walnuts fell in Iowa and caused much damage to corn and other crops. Hezekiah Marshall, a negro tramp, who had attacked two women at Green Ridge, HI., escaped from a mob by flagging a train with his red un dershirt He was captured in Carlin ville. Articles of incorporation were filed in Los Angeles for a $30,000,000 gas and electric company, which is de signed to control all the gas and light ing plants in southern California. With the arrival in New York soon of J. P. Morgan and other financiers it is expected in Washington that negoti ations for the organization of a pan American bank soon will begin. The American Envelope Manufac turers' association met in Buffalo to devise means to stop the injury to their business through government manufacture of stamped envelopes. Charles Scheers, a chauffeur, who a year ago while speeding near Morris town, Pa., ran down two men, one of whom. Patrick McLaughlin, died from his injuries, was sentenced in court to one year's imprisonment and $50 fine. The Wright brothers took every precaution to prevent accident in the preparation of their new aeroplane for the government tests at Fort Myer. T .g' .' sftjf" EARNINGS TAX NEXT WILL BE REACHED IN SENATE IN A FEW DAYS, v MEWS THREE WEEK'S DELAY At Least That Much Tims Will Cnocumed Before Tariff Bill is Voted on by Senators. Be 'Washington. The "corporation tax question will receive the attention of the senate this weekl When the sub ject is to be taken up depends on the time to be devoted to the considera tion of the house schedules yet to be considered in connection with the tar iff. They include the questions of cot ton ties, cotton bagging, binding twine, steel rails and structural steel. The southern senators will make a determined fight In favor of free' bag-' glng and ties, contending that if bind ing twine is to go on the unduitable list to satisfy the farmers of the northwest the articles in question should be given the same treatment to gratify the farmers of the south. With these items disposed of, the senate will begin consideration of the corporation tax question, in connection with the income tax question previously offered by senator Bailey. The corpora tion tax provision of President Taft will be presented as a substitute for the Bailey-Cummins amendment and the fight will turn largely upon the comparative merits of the two pro visions. The supporters of the administra tion are confident of success. They say that but eight votes for the cor poration will be. lost from among the republican senators. The democrats will generally vote for the income tax, but with that out of the way, many of them will give their adher ence to the provision for levying trib ute upon the corporations. Estimates of the time required for the disposition of this question vary all the way from one week to two weeks. After the corporation tax will come the administrative feature of the bill,1 the maximum and minimum rate and drawback provisions, and other re lated questions. Only extremely hot weather can force action on the bill within less than three weeks' time. The house has nothing before it and probably will adjourn from Monday to Thursday and again from Thursday without attempting any legislation. FOUNDER OF GRAND ARMY. Statue of Stephenson to be Unveiled, in Washington. Washington. One of the greatest events in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic will occur when the statue of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, founder of the organlaz tion, will be unveiled in this city on July 3. There will be a parade and all avail able United States military and naval forces and the district militia. Presi dent Taft will deliver an address, fol lowed by Representative J. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania, who will be the orator of the day. The triangular shaft is of granite, about forty feet high. On each side is a group in bronze, the three repre senting the cardinal principles of the G. A. R. Fraternity, Charity and Loy alty. On the western side is a bronze idealized medallion of Dr. Stephenson in the uniform of an officer of the civil war. MINNESOTA BISHOP IS DEAD. Rev. Joseph B. Cotter, Prominent Re man Catholic, Succumbs. Winona, Minn. The Rt Rev. Joseph B. Cotter, aged 65, head of the Catho lic diocese of Winona, Minn., which comprises the entire southern half of the state, died at his home here at midnight of a complication of heart trouble ?nd Bright's disease. In the early '80s he was, for several years, president of the Catholic Total Ab stinence Union of America, and in 1887 he did duty in the capacity of lecturer. Samuel Gompers in London. London. Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in London Sunday. He wm met by Davis J. Shackleton and James A. Seddon, both members of tl.e house of commons, and other labor leaders. Pretender May Live. San Sebastian, Spain. A private dispatch received here from Varose says that notwithstanding the recent serious operation .performed on Don Carlos, pretender to the Spanish throne, hope of his ultimate recovery has not been abandoned. Five Horses Killed by Lightning. Sturgis, S. D. A heavy electrical storm visited this vicinity. A great amount of rain fell and lightning struck the M troop stable at Fort Mead and killed four cavalry horses In their stalls, but did little damage to the stable. Mrs. Roosevelt to Europe. New York. Mrs. Theodore Roose velt sailed for Europe Saturday on the steamer Cretic with her daughter, Ethel, and her two sons, Quentin and Archie. The first month of their trip will be passed at Mrs. Roosevelt's sister's, Miss Carew, in the latter's villa near Rome. Ihe remainder of the stay abroad will be spent in a tour of France, which was designated especially for Miss Ethel's benefit. Mrs. Roosevelt plans to return to the United States with the three children in November next SENATE RUSHES CENSUS BILL. Passes Ten Million-Dollar Appropria tion in Five Minutes. Washington. Within five minutes the census appropriation bill was passed in the form in which it passed the house. It appropriates $10,000,000 for taking the thirteenth census... It authorizes the director of the census to designate three commissioners to represent the United States in the international commission for the revi sion of the classification of diseases and causes of death. &?a3rra 11 UPHELD GIVES DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF IN WYMORE SALOON CASE. HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE What Is Going on Here and There That is of Interest to the Rsatf- crs Throughout Ne braska. Beatrice, Neb. Judge L. M. Pem berton, Tuesday morning, gave his decision in the Wymore saloon in junction case, finding for the plaintiff and refusing to dissolve the tempor ary injunction issued some weeks ago by County. Judge H. Safford restrain ing Mayor Rawllngs and the Wymore council from granting applications filed with the city clerk by a number of petitioners. At the hearing of the case several days ago, the attorneys for the mayor, and council attacked the resolution passed by the council submitting the question of license or no license to a vote of the people of Wymore, apon the ground that as the referendum had never been adopt ed in a legal manner, the council was not bound by such, vote and had the right to issue licenses should they choose to do so. The plaintiff, on the other band, contended that as the council had passed .and published a resolution submitting the question to a vote, this action repealed the city ordinance providing for tho granting of licenses. The court took this view of the case in giving the decision. Judge Pemberton stated that the court could not compel the councilmen to carry out the pledges made prior to election no more than men could be forced to be honest-by law, but he held that the passing of the resolution was equivalent to the passing of an ordi nance taking away from ''the council the power to grant licenses and that until the resolution is repealed licenses could not be granted. The case now comes up for hearing on its merits, but it is not probable that any fur ther action will be taken or further at tempts made to grant licenses at Wy more this year. Little Girl Found Dead. Superior, Neb. Word reached here Tuesday evening about 7 o'clock that little Eva Coulter, aged-two years, had strayed from her home and could not be found. The child bad been miss ing since 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Searching parties were organized and in a short time two hundred men were searching the Coulter farm. The night was intensely dark and a heavy storm rising. These, coupled with the muddy condition of the fields made the search difficult. About 11 o'clock the child was found about half a mile from the house, lying face downward in the bottom of the creek in a pool of water about six inches in depth. Life was extinct when she was found. Lightning Strikes a Boy. Neligh, Neb. During the storm Monday a son of Conrad Goks was instantly killed by lightning, while fishing on the banks cf the Clear Water. His two brothers who were with him were severly stunned. The boys were seated in a row when the storm approached. The bolt of lightning struck the boy in the cen ter. He was seventeen years old. The storm passed to the north of Ne ligh and totally wrecked the buildings on M. O. Dixon's farm on the Willow. Considerable damage was done to outbuildings along the path of the storm. No serious damage to crops has been reported. Children Are Injured. Lyons, Neb. In the last few days the following accidents have hap pened to children here. A G. Gustof son's six-year-old daughter, Grace, fell from a stilt and broke her leg; Andrew Myer's son, Henry, wounded himself in the hand while fooling with a gun; Virgil Redding, while trim ming trees cut his hand badly with the pruning knife; the one-year-old child of A. Wr. Hobson fell with a cup in her hand and cut a bad gash in the forehead above the nose by striking the edge of the cup as she fell. Pastors Aid Each Other. Weeping Water, Neb. A rather unique arrangement will be entered into by the pastors of the Congrega tional and Methodist churches here for July and August. During July the Methodist pastor will take his va cation and the Congregational pastor will act for both churches. During August the Congregational pastor will take his vacation and the Methodist pastor will care for both churches. The services will alternate between the churches. Bolt Hits Farmer's Team. Alma, Neb. While driving home from town ' during a heavy electric storm, Bert Whitney, a farmer south of town, had both of his horses in stantly killed by a bolt of lightning. James Osborne, at his farm, saw the accident and gave assistance. The wagon was enveloped in a cloud of smoke, but Mr. Whitney was able to return to his home and does not feel any bad effects from his experience. Angry Mob After Stranger. Oakland, Neb. Nearly seventy-five men turned out about 8 o'clock Wed nesday evening in an effort to cap ture a stranger who had been loitering around here for a day or two. The man bad with him a ten-year-old boy whom he compelled to beg for money. The lad's work was not sufficiently fruitful of results and Wednesday evening the man beat the boy in a shameful manner, badly injuring him. An enraged populace sought to cap ture the brute, but he escaped. The boy is being held by the marsball and will be sent to his home in Iowa. Town Gets Another Bank. Madison, Neb. A charter was granted for the third bank at New man Grove, with a capital stock of 915,000 to be known as the Shell Creek Valley State bank. The incor porators are Thomas O'Shea, John J. O'Shea, Mollie ' O'Shea and Mark O'Shea. Thomas O'Shea is the presi dent of the Farmers National bank of this city. A few weeks ago the First National bank of Newman 'Grove changed hands, Senator C. H. Randall selling his stock, which, was a controlling interest, to E. H. Gerhart y , v-. NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS. State News and Nates In Condensed Farm. Hebron is; in the midst-of a high carnival this week, as a street fair is in progress. There are about a dozen attractions. Bids will be opened" June 28 for the construction of a new Catholic church in Kearney. Architectural plans illustrate an elaborate edifice. ' Andrew Holt was elected second lieutenant of company G at Geneva Thursday evening to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Professor Eaton.'' A gain of $1,083,000 over last year is shown by the returned list of the assessment of Adams county. The entire amount this Tear is shown to be slightly over $28,000,000. Syracuse will celebrate the. Fourth July 3. Judge J. L. Root of Lincoln will be the speaker of the day. A baseball game, races and other sports will be features of the celebration. The Hastings Woman's club is of fering prizes for the best flower -beds, porch boxes and back yards. Up wards of a score of citizens have en tered for one or more of the prizes. Charles D. Densmore, formerly of Wymore, died Sunday at his home in Oketo, Kan. Mr. Densmore was one of the oldest residents of Wymore. He was at one time employed as a fireman on the Burlington. The Beatrice fire department has closed a contract with the Lachman company hippodrome shows to hold a carnival in Beatrice the week of July 12. The proceeds will be applied to the building fund of the department. Josef Musil, a young Bohemian farmer living south of Ravenna, took carbolic acid, presumably with suicidal intent He died early Friday morn ing. He had been ill for several weeks and had grown despondent The Catholic church of Kenesaw was dedicated last Sunday with im pressive services. Bishop Bonacum was present and preached the sermon. A dinner was served by the members of the parish. A large crowd attend ed the services. Two men named Thacker and Noah got into an altercation at the packing house in Nebraska City and both hav ing knives in their bands began slash ing at each other. Noah nearly had his right arm severed by a slash of his opponent's knife. Mrs. William Carrol, of Nehawka, seventy-four years old, who died at her home Saturday, was buried, Mon day. She lived in Cass county for about forty years. She is survived by her husband and ten grown chil dren, five sons and five daughters. The farmers in the vicinity of Paul met and formed a company and will erect an elevator of their own. Sim ilar meetings are to be called at other places in the county and companies formed by farmers who will handle all their own grain. Burlington railroad officials are planning either to enlarge or rebuild the depot at Seward. The business men circulated a petition asking that a new and commodious structure be built at Seward in keeping with the spirit of improvement that prevails in the city. The Hall countil authorities have decided to release from custody Claude Perkins, "Doc" Hess and Bert Axtell, so far as the suspicion against them being implicated in the Cairo bank robbery is concerned. No evi dence has been obtained and it is now believed that they were not implicated in the affair. For more than four weeks Mrs. Thomas McCoy of Tecumseh has been suffering from the effects of a squir rel bite on each of her hands, but it is not thought rabies will result as the time has long since gone by for such a termination of the injuries. The wounds have caused Mrs. McCoy much suffering and worry. George A. Murphy, well known in Nebraska and a former resident of Be atrice, but now of Muscogee, Okl., is being prominently mentioned as avail able timber of the republican nomina tion of governor of Oklahoma. Mr. Murphy located in Oklahoma about seven years ago. He has taken an ac tive interest in republican politics in the new state. He was at one time the republican nominee fox lieutenant gov ernor of Nebraska. Sarpy county is moving to get that $35,000 or so which will accrue in the inheritance taxes from the Guy C. Barton estate. County Judge J. T. Begley ha"s appointed an appraiser for the property, naming H. Z. Wedge wood. His action is taken on the ad vice of County Attorney E. R. Ringo. The Catholics of Saunders county are planning to establish a school at Wahoo. Father Bor has charge of the subscription fund and is active ly engaged in obtaining money with which to commence the building. Fif teen thousand dollars are to be raised. The first five names on the subscrip tion list have pledged $500 each, and it is said it will not be long until the whole fund will be raised. An automobile owned by Stephen Schultz and driven by Edward Tal bert and Jud Tooley was destroyed by fire about two miles from Hast ings Friday night. Within less than five minutes the car was reduced to ruins. It is believed the fire resulted from the exhaust pipe becoming over heated, or from a leak. The motor car was of the four-cylinder air-cooled type and had been used about two years. Louisville is to have a bona fide grain exchange operated under the supervision of M. L. Williams. The Hastings board of education met Tuesday night and canvassed the bal lots of the school bond election which was held a few weeks ago. It was found that the bonds had been lost by 282 votes. The Farmers' Co-Operative com pany's store at Lyons has opened up again for business. About ten days ago the company got into financial distress and was taken in charge by trustees, who have taken an invoice of all stock and have made arrange ments whereby the company may op erate again. jU"- - 5vJV3fc- s MIL CITY HEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE STATE HOUSE. NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL Doings of the State Officials anrf OthMHsp senints That Are 'of State-Wide porta nc. Ir State Deposits Reduced. Because state bank deposits de creased $511,406.86 for the past quar ter, from .February 23, the date of the previous report, to May 22, the date of the report just compiled by Secretary Royse of the state banking board, some may want to lay the blame on the new guaranty of deposit law which is to go into effect July 2. It is admitted by bankers that deposits usually increase for this quarter, but the quarterly report last year did not show an increase. While the low per iod of deposits is usualy in the fall the spring report last year showed a decrease of $2,000,000. Yet it will be claimed that the decrease this spring is caused indirectly by the guaranty law because it caused two big state banks to drop out of the list of state banks and become national banks since the previous report of February. The two banks that did this had combined deposits amounting to $910, 483.10. The banks were converted into national banks so it is alleged rather than submit to a tax under the new guaranty deposit law. The banks in question are the Grand Is land Banking company with deposits of $654,502.08, and the Minden Ex change bank with deposits of $253, 891.02. Although there is a decrease in de posits of over $511,00.0 since the pre vious report, there is an increase of $9,647,742 since the report of one year ago. One year ago the number of banks reporting was 623; in February of this year there were 635 banks reporting and for May 647. The average re serve is now 32 1-8 per cent The depositors number 231,136. Normal Training in High Schools. Superintendent Bishop has certified to the auditor 'of public accounts the amount of money due fifty-seven of the high school districts of Nebras ka that are organized for normal train ing work and have met the require ments of the law for the year 1908-9. The statutes require the secretary of the board of education of each school district meeting requirements for nor mal training to report under oath to the state superintendent on or be fore the last Monday, in June of each year. Reports from a number of high schools have not yet been received at the office of the state superintend ent, but under the law the secretaries of boards of education have until Mon day, June 2S, in which to file such a report. The auditor has been author ized to draw a warrant for $350 in favor of the following high school dis tricts: Alhfon. Alliance, Alma, Ash land, Auburo, Aurora, Beaver City, Beaver Crossing, Blair, Blue Hill, Blue Springs, Cambridge, Central City, Chadron, Columbus, Creighton, Crete, David City, Fairbury. Fairfield. Fair mont, Falls City, Franklin, Friend, Geneva. Genoa. Gothenburg, Harvard, Lexington. Madison. Neligh, Nelson, Norfolk, North Bend, North Platte, O'Neill, Ord, Osceola, Pawnee City, Plainview, Randolph, Ravenna. St. Paul, Schuyler, Scottsbluff, Shelton, Sidney, South Omaha. Stanton, Stromsburg, Superior. Syracuse. Table Table Rock, Weeping Water, Wisner. McCcok Guard Assigned. Adjutant General Hartigan has re voked an order giving H. F. Kennedy permission to reorganize company M. First regiment. Nebraska national guard at Broken Bow, and has as signed First separate company at Mc Cook Captain Alvin R. Scott, com manding, to fill the vacancy in the First regiment caused by the muster ing out of company M. April 28. This company at Broken Bow was mustered out because it did not come up to the standard. H. F. Kennedy mus tered a few men and proposed to re organize the company, but he will now have to step aside in favor of the sep arate company that was mustered at McCook. May 12. There are now no unattached companies in the Nebras ka national guard, and it is under stood the adjutant general does not want any. Governor Reduces Life Sentence. Raymond Nelscn, serving a life sen tence in the penitentiary for complici ty in the hold-up and murder of an Omaha saloonkeeper, Lars Lawsten. has received a commutation of sen tence from Governor Shallenberger. His sentence was reduced to ten years. He was received at the peni tentiary July 24. 190C. On recommendation cf W. W. Sla baugh who prosecuted the murderers and in view of the fact that Nelson has been a good prisoner and is evi dently penitenent and is still a young man with a chance to reform, the gov ernor commuted his sentence. Test cf Banking Law. State Treasurer Brian has received official notice that the fifty-two banks who are plaintiffs in the injunction suit to prevent the enforcement of the guaranty of deposits law will, on June 28. at 11 a. m.. make application before the United States circuit court at the federal court house in Lincoln, for an injunction to restrain Governor Shallenberger, Auditor Barton, Treas urer Brian. Attorney General Thomp son, Ed Royse, and Sam Patterson from acting as a banking board in en forcing the banking law passed by the last legislature ' Field Orders for Militia. Brigadier General Joseph A. Storch, who will be in command of the bri gade encampment of the Nebraska National guard, has issued field or ders containing instructions in regard to the policing of the camp, sanitary inspection and the daily program. Rifle practice will be the principal feature. An excellent range has beec provided, one that was used last year by the guard and which Is now being used by soldiers of the regular army. Orders for the varidus organizations to report in camp will be issued later WHEN YOUR BACK ACHES K Is a Warning That the Kidneys Are Sick and Neei Help. A tad hack Mites every day a dub roan of fain and Misery. -It's a sign the kidneys are sick and cannot keep up. their never-ending task of filtering the blood. Lame back. backache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders are warn ings that must not be overlooked. A. G. Smith, 405 E. Mills St., Liberty. Mo., says: "I was racked with pain, stiff and lame, had dizzy spells and a terrible condition of the kidney secretions. I got so mis erable I went to bed, but the doctor did not do anything for me and no one expected me to recover. Doan'a Kidney Pills first relieved, then cured me, and I have had no kidney trouble for seven years s'nee." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. .Was Proud of His Dad. Here is one relating to the public schools, even though it has no bearing: on the present public school contro versy. Like as'not it isn't even true. but somebody 'lowed it was. Anyway little George came home from one of the schools on the West side and told his dad that he wished he would write him a little essay on skating. George's father, while not a profes sional writer, prides himself on his. ability to put his thoughts into good clear English, and he willingly dashed off a little composition for his son's edification. The following evening George greeted his male parent with much enthusiasm when the latter came home from the office. "You're all right, popsy," he de clared, proudly. "I copied off that es say of yours and turned it in. and tho teacher said there was only one bet ter one in the whole class." Cleve land Plain Dealer. The Retort Crushing. The late Peleg W. Chandler, who was hard of hearing, was one of the most effective of war-time speakers. Every occasion illustrated his elo quence and demonstrated the quick ness of his repartee. At one meet ing he was frequently interrupted by a blackguard at the rear of the ball, who kept shouting: "Why don't you go yourself?" For a time Mr. Chand ler's deafness prevented him from catching the exact nature of the in terruption of which he had been for some time conscious. At last. Mr. Chandler caught the words of the dis turber. Then, in the mildest accents, which emphasized the force of the words, he said: "Young man, if my ears were as good as yours, and as long as yours, I shouldn't be here to night!" A Broad Discrimination. There is an elder of a certain church up-state who thinks that things are only half done or not well started in which he has no voice. At a prayer meeting he offered thanks for the safe return from their vacation of the minister and his wife. With proper dignity and in a loud voice he. said: "O Lord, we thank thee for bringing our pastor safe home, and his dear wife. too. O Lord, for thou preservest man and beast" Success. Starch, like everything else, is be ing constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 yerrs ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the lat est discovery Defiance Starch all injurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, in vented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap proached by other brands. Another Query. Little Willie Say. pa! Pa What is it. my son? Little Willie Do they raise chicory in a hennery? Tell the Dealer you yant a Lewi' Single Cinder cigar for it- rich, mellow quality. The ancient watch dog is a member of the old guard. TUMOR OF FOURYEARS GROWTH Removed by Lydia E. Pink3 ham'sVegefableCompound Lindley, Ind. " Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound removed a cyst tumor ot four years' growth, which three of the best physicians de clared! had. They said that only an operation could help me. lam very gladthatlfollowed a friend's advice and took Lydia E. 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