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JJIH HKIi: OMAHA, MONDAY, JAN UAKY H,
STATE IS BUYING CP BONDS
School Fundi Aie Being Ued to
Get Local Securities.
rUEE FOOD DEPARTMENT ACTIVI
Time I.lmll for Makers af taek
Foods Ktnlre unit ontmlssloner
Jarkjo Intend, to lio Alter
Taem at Itnrr.
(From a Stsff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jiin. ". (Special. 1 ty renunn
of the close Investment of permanent
school funds by the Mtate Hnn.nl rf L.lurn
tiotial I,and flint Funds the MHtp has
liecn unable l buy directly the court
notion honds offered by Merrick county.
These bonds Indirectly, however, tvill be
come thn property of thn state, the limus
mounting to $!.,(1. The bond hnvi
been ld liy the rounty to N. W. Ilulsi-y
A Co. tf Chl ukii. TIiIh firm takes a I kr
amount of Tennessee elato bond ownl
by the Mate and pays a premium of t!i
on tha Is ue and sells the Merrick county
lmd to the state at par.
The Tennwwtcn bnn'ls hrsr 3 per rent In
terest and the. Merrick rounty bonds I
percent, the Mate therefore getting 1 per
rent more Inromc and the premium on
the Tennwwne bonds, which are more at
tractive to private Investors by reason of
running: for a longer term.
This rhanttn of securities Is In line
llh a K'lieral policy In force by the
board ever shire the rhnnne tn the law
enlarged the snipe of Investments In Ne
braska aecnrttles, the state bond havlmt
been purchased sumo year asm when
thera was no other available nutlet for
too permanent funds of tha state.
foal ret r state.
Land Commissioner Cawfc'S hHS made a
little computation of the coal b II for De
cember at the various etnta Institutions.
Naturally. It Is murh larger than In preceding-
months, but tf yiresent weather
conditions continue .t will ho noth.n
rornpared to the; January bill. The amount
used at the various Institution shows the
Cost Is practically the same at each of
them whhn tha amount of apaca beaten, at
each Is taken Into consideration. Tha
amounts follow:
Beatrice J1.7J
Penitentiary ;..v. ... 1,7:17.0
Hurkett (Urand Island) 1.4!t17r
IiiRleside tlastlni( 2, n'
Norfolk 1,71. M
Lincoln asylum Litis. Is
Soldiers' homo. Milford fits"
IJeneva 9 42
Industrial home. Slllford IM W
Kesmey a. . His. 1 3
Ortaoyedlc (uli) Xii.il
Uelesratea ta Conference,
Governor JUlrlrU has appointed the
following dclea-atee" to tha National
Child Labor conference which meets at
Louisvllla. Ky Janmury S: Hisliou. A.
L. VYllUatna and Mr. Krank L. Mailer.
Omaha: Mrs. O. M. Ktonehreaker and
JudKe Lincoln Frost of Lincoln; Itlahop
Georga A. Beorher of Kearney.
Htata Auditor Barton want ta Aurora
last nlKBt to deliver an address, before
a gathering of fraternal society mum bars.
Tha supreme roe it wa not la session
today. Under tha tww unWr at tlungri
tha court devotes ono . vealt to heat-big
arumenla and then takes ' a week to
dla-est what has kca heard... Tha next
format session af ths court will be Mon
day. January lia
Htata rtrw Marshal Ranwalt baa re
turned from Hutlnm, whent ha want
to Investigate- an alleged Incandlary fine.
Nothlnit was uncovered which woe Id war
rant him In procsjdlnir against anyone. "
' Tsttabl far Slwk food Mrs.''
Tha pure food department la prvitn
tu prncaed alimt ton prourjelors of
various stock foods sold lu tha stata
whr tha uw law Uaa nut bean com
plied wktb. Lp to data only two manu
fauturara havu puld tha rwiulrad ILOU
llcensu. They bad ' been given threrf
inaitlut In whlclv to do so and this tl ma
havlnc expirtd. tho Inrpecloia . are Iti
trucul to pi'oceod aaint. thnna who
bare not and.athj persist In soiling tlialr
v compouoda In lUa. state.
John C Clarvnta ttt Cass county has
mada tha asa:saaty publlcuUua of noUua
' that ha wtl fkuiH tu tha board (or a
lardoo. Clarjisjs waa. sentenced to two.
years In prtrun for tha killing of John
I. Thackor tn Cm oounly. Ilia original
aeCLMicn wpy ii . teay ysara. but tula
waa reduced In two yoars by tna supraina
court. The kHlt waa Uia autrouia of
a row whllaxlfa, two wra working with
a eora ah.ilsrr, auiflt. . Tha hearing la
set tor Jajioju-y.!!. ' ,
loaiiulai, Busy.
Of f lcer bf prlyaLS ea lutva are mak
ing plenty ol work, tor. Iltmry Keyinour
of tha tax drpartraent. Ita now nas a
stack, ktt tetteiw- irowt tha ofttcara of tha
companies to Snl wur. .idCI of tbeiii
wants ta knar what meUHxV tha stuta
pumuwl' m arrlvliiK at tua tuaui valua
tion of tltfir pi-rty. Tuu u an annual
i'jh fr' the 1 deait ilent,. tha liuea evi
dently cKarrina. to. ascertain If tnera Is
any toopauiw- tnroufcit waurh. tlu-y can
escape payment of tajutt.
Until luilaed la Llneola.
Th uliice uX Inind C'omiuisnlontfr
Cowlas t dtaplaylng fiva Umuna raited
tn Nebraska wa.un in aisa and o.uailiy
will cballcoaa those raised anv where Ui
the world. They ara at th variety
know aa "ltioLUe. a," and ara four or
five times the size of the ordinary lemon
of comatcrce. They were raised In the
hothoaaa at the erthopealc hospital, the
traa from which they were ptckvd hav
ing borne eoasiuYraUe fruU which has
beea usud la the hovpUal. The aulhurl
tla. however, would liurdly racumlnend
lemons aa a standard vov for the farm
ers and fruit ruweia of tha atate.
Uovarno Aldrk'a hua soaa ti Uaii
dolplv ta deliver an aiidrcM ou the occa-
siaa f tha twanty-dftli auuiveraary of
trie Methodist chur.vh at that plu.ee.
' fr.illaSt ta 1 lait ftVaavla.
Itobart Ktliott; deputy Htate stierln-tendt-nt
of public Instruction. Is senhnir
out a Teeter- -t he- eeae bars ta accredited
high schools In the nature of a holblay
rretlDg and also araiiiK tlwia t tali
advantage of every opportunity better to
aUlpthrinsetvas for tha work which
they have, ta do. . ll. Inf.. rum them he
expects to visit as manv of the tcboois
a poealble before ttte'rlose of the school
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Flad Where Wafp tt rot.
Ta city water epartiuvnt bad a pua
sa ea Ha hands eariy In'iy and It as
Kims Unaa befura a soluiiua could he
found. The pumps at tba statUms were
kept going at more thaa tha normal ca
pacity and still tha rnvaaura Indicator
showaa only thtrty-tbrea pasiads. which
la nut ena if to furca water ta .ttw
higher part af tha city. The puniua were
finally ffpa-ded up. aufftdeatiy to force
tha water all over the city and It finally
dawned on the officials that people leav
ing their faucets open to prevent fret-sing
waa tha cane of tha eatra coakatnu
tlon and tha evoiuiit low prueaute.
(ra Is Cita VseaC
Lcc&l fcri,. ucalcra and elevator men
ay ,tbsA tha- buia f Nvbraeaa cxru is
Agoing .t at prct-iit, the short crop In
Judge Walter
Seeks
Ju.lu Waller I. Smith of Coun
ell llliiffi bus mado an nnt,'erm nt
to ko to f'hlniKo torilxht for th.
Imrise nt ronsnlilns; a note
Hpe la list r.ir dlHKiinsls of a trool.l
that has caused him a Kieiit di a
of pain for many years.
JiiiUp Smith's lunlth for the lih
few niinths ha causefl mii(
nnxW-ty to himself ami friends. n
hns bfoiiKht about a condition thu
has caused his ph;ens to earn
est; counsel aKalnst any ntteiiii.
to rsume ffr scum time his won
on the bench In the I'mted Htntes
circuit court of appeals. Judge
Hiinborn has Jolnd In tirKlna
Judge STilth to not attempt at the
prem nt time any of the heavy work
conaected with his potdtlon and
hns excused him from sittlnK on
the bench at the January term In
accordance with the original court
ralendu i .
Althouith his physlelnjis hnve
positively forbidden hint to do any
kind of work and advised absolute
rest, JodKa fmlth hue continued to
work on several of the Important
enses that havo been referred to
bim since his appointment last
year. Me found the work In a Hate of congestion when he assumed Mr
new duties, three or tour years oi arc imitated eases, and he attacked his
big task with the ardor that has always mmked thr illschuiKQ of alt of us
duties. This extra work, and Its ardmlary character, brnuirht about acuto
conditions of Jils old trouble and the c -iuriaeiuent necessity for completo rest.
Judge .Smith will he arrnmpanled to 'hlraii by Oeorso S. Wrlnht of the
Council Bluffs bar. He expects to be none only a few days.
that section forcing stock mrn to ship
Krain to carry their stock throuuh. The
severe weather, coming after the snnw la
making an extra demand ns what feed
there Is on the rang-e Is covered ,up.
Grand Island May
Vote on Commission
Form of Government
GUAM) ISLAND. Neb., Jan. 7.-(Spe-cIb!.)
The executive committee of tha
Commercial elub at a mewttnir held Fri
day evening decided to lend lis aid, with-
out approving- ar disapproving the plan,
to eecuro petitions for thn calling of a
sprrlal election on tha adoption or re
Jertlon of the commission form of gov
ernment. Further' steps were taken In the way
of securing a paid secretary and rate rx
prtr tba aelautUiu 'hvlug been aided
down by the committee to two. A final
recommendation will be, referred to the
club as It, onfy, has the power to sleet
officers. Several business propositions
trera raf.irred ta oommitteeo. ,
The committee, received a r.tmet, from-
a' corninilt.'O representing tile; local fed-
eratlon of unions involved lit tho Union
faclfld strike, that resolutlona similar
to those ndJpt'.'d by the Kreeport. 111.,
council, asking for an arWt ration ef tha
differences between tlia railroad com
pany and tba ruun, b adopted win fin
ally laid, ua tha tablu. Tlure was con
siderable discussion of two prevtuua.mo-
tlona, tba uw brintf to lay on tbU'
until tbu Tiext luenllug, when tfia "cluiiT-
mi'li'a uf tba federation b asked to aii-
poar, and tba oilier to refer to a coinr
mltteo. A disposition to ah! tha men If
real opportunity presented itaelt waa
expressed, and suumed to receive gen
eral acquiescence, but thera appeared to
ha tbo conviction that at pieaent UtUa
good could coma of taking any actluiv
in thir matter. .'.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
OmCtnbjAitE CHARGE
BLAIR. Nab.. Jan. 7. -(Special.) Tha
iharixe in officers took place Thursday,
January , and the following ara now in
charge of Washington county aftalra fur
tha .present term: Y. C. Eller trap.).
county judge; Ova Andtiraon trej., caunty
clerk; Uorga frtnva trepj. ei unity treua
urer; A, A. Comptoa trea.). sheriff; John
Uhoadea (dam.), county superintendent;
Hurka Carrigaa (rip.), oounly attorney;
W. H. Hill (rep.l, wrvtjuir; K. C lYice
(rep.), enroner, with Miss )uth lie
Craclien trep.1, deputy county clerk, and
ex-Treasurer John b W'hlta (rep.), d.uty
county trvaaurer. (Jeorge Hru-e wus lor-
uuir deputy in tha treasurer's office and
waa elected treasurer, and now hiiJ ap
pointed ex-Treanuier White as deputy.
Tha county supervisors ara James li
Maher (dem.) trune Hurdle (rep.) and
Frvd lleuenuann (rep.), with Mr. Maher
aa chairman of tha laiard.
Tha must rwitabie change at the court
houao la ' tha ret.rement of ex-Bheritf
CIu.ua. Meucke, who has been in the office
fur taehly-six years six years as deputy
and twenty years aa sheriff.
K. S. Heatty (rep.) has been awarded
the euntrai-t for tha county's bridge work.
Tho whole county "push" ara now re
publicans with tha exception of Huper
viaor Maher and County aupei-tntendvnt
Hhoades, who ara so efficient In their
ufTlees that they haw no opposition when
elet tion rolls around, and ought to be
republicans.
NEW BONDING QUESTION IS
RAISED IN NEMAHA COUNTY
SUCTH Al HCHN. Nta, Jam 7.-tSpa-elal.l
Tha cuuitty couimiaalunera of N.
maha rwunty havo been wrestling this
last wek with a new Interpretation of
lew law regarding tba bending n( county
Hirers, lu tbo caaa of County Treaaurrr
elecs. J. P. caillUa the law gives tha
of ( icer-elect the rlsht to choose his bond
ing company and said company being uf
goad ataiallug the county pays tha pre
mium. In this Instance there apiM-ared the
aaeiila of several bonding cumpaiile, ho
avked tha oominlsnioners that tra y uil!i
be permitted tu bid fur tha bunda. Thu
appealed tj ana of tha cumaibssuiuers,
though lla Uw dues not coatemplatu sur),
bidding, aoc ara ttiey advai Used for. The
btiud af Truuicr tlilblaui waa. bjw
evar. accepted aa preacrttMd, though one
of tha eoinmianlunvrs went aa record lu
writing as against It behaving that inaa
saa h aa tha roumy had to iay for the
lirvmlum it should have sucnething le say
aa tit what company the bond should be
assigned. It was his opinion that (ruin
i: tu cuul l bave ln saed to the
county.
Farmers' laatttata at Oiertoa.
OVKUTON. Neb.. Jan. 7.-sspedaJ.)-
Tie attiuJanca at tha Otcrtoa farmers'
Iiutitula held Thursday and ITrlJjy was
vury g,Mid cuaktrUig tba extremely tu;J
walbe. Tha stala speakers were Prut.
W. P. Bnyrr of tha Iforfh Platte r.xpei-i-ment
station, E. It. llarnley of II. elate
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I. Smith
Expert Advice
a.Wii ...aasa. t
45. m
Jl DUK WAI.TKH I. SMITH.
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Food commission. Miss Louise S.ibin pf
Deatrlci and C. O. Marshall, secretary of
the State Horticultural society. John .V.
Caress and W. K. Uohblns were electiMl
pre Kid "tit and seci-elmy of the association
for t Iim lit xt year.
NEWS NOTES FROM WYMORE
lee Harvest aa lllae- Itlver and
Indian (eerk Will X.nnt Three
HecL,
WYMOUIC. Neb., Jan. 7.-( Special. )-M.
I llawliiigs Is putting up lee on Indian
creek. He will put up about :,(" tons,
l.Ois toua of which gees lc. the Uurllngton,
and a small guantlfy will bo shipped to
other points. Ice on the rnek Is twelve
Inches thick. .Mr. ltawllngs will start
putting up Ire on the Hlue river Monday.
Ho will employ about inn men three
weeks.
Company K of tho ' FlrRt rcgUnent of
the statu KUiird Is liiHtalllng about lli.O
worth of Kymnuslum apparatus In its
armory for tmo of the membera. 1
Tho annual report of the township
treasurer shows that about $.0on was
pent on. roads -lit Wytrtore. townuhlp Inst
yar. .. " . ,. ; '
ifJdtr.Fellowa tnvt a followUitr offl.
cern last ftlght; Kred KrWe-. liable itrund;
Harry Schwentkcr, Vice noble gland; A.
J. Hruce, secrotary; S. ' K. Yollef, treas
urer; I, B. Fbsler. recording secretary.;
Klmer Itoberts, war'lon; Alec Lacey, In
side watch; An:el hlttn, outside watch;
trustees, H.' Lacey, M. Campbell, N. II.
Slmrnqna. . PTsiiH Tlpwer ' cit .lhtrncston
"was JnstairinK. ' officer. , ' Luncheon was
MrVtlfttiir a. smoker. hr4d. ..
MPtlforOPtjASOLINE
nrTH:.; SETS FIRE TO HOUSE
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' WNIVKR8ITY 1'k.ACK, Nab.. Jan. 7.
(Speclal.r At :0 a. nu tudny a fine bruka
out In tha boiua' of UeoraAr Lewis- of this
BU'JXh'ri"y6llinter fire department was
pfn.'tjm. but imtttllu tu control the Ctmes
Uixlr uniiW;crivlio dainage was douu. Tbo
causa of the fire was by an explosion of
HUMollne. Tha wife and daughter of Mr.
Lewis were cleaning some clothing and
llmughtlisaly curried tho pall containing
the giiaallne and tho garments Into a
warm room. An explosion resulted Imme
diately1 and Miss Mabel courageously
carried the flaming pall into the yard.
The two women were slightly burned
about the face and hands, but rapd
without further Injury. Tha damage to
the house and furniture wits about f 1,000,
all of which was covered by insurance.
Reading of Mazdaznan
Book Drives Women
. From Court Room
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Ottoman Zear
Adusht Hamuli, head if the Maadaznan
cult, resumed tho stand yesterday in the
Juvenile court, where Imiulry Is being
made aa to the whereabouts cf little Wil
liam IJmuy, heir to a Philadelphia, for
tune. The boy and bin mother are still miss
ing. Ilanish. in answer tu a uuestijit,
denied that be knew their whereabout.
Tha dlsapptai auce of Carlo llesplc, a
member of the Mazduxnan cult, was made
ha subject af questions asked of Hainan,
who. insisted that ha had nut teen lies pie
or several days.
Counsel for Mr. Lindsay read to the
ourt portions of a book written by 11 an
il h w bich. tho attorney dec ared, bore on
the practices lndulKd in at the Manias
ran temple. Counsel for Haul.-'h objected
to an attack mado by Lindsay's couus.,1
on tho tsHik.
"No on but a man of deiH-avity can
find auy passage In tho book that ia in
decent. There is nothing there but a
scientifb; statement."
Several women led the court room when
tha reading began. The healing will ba
resumed January 17. Meanwhile the
MHirch for Lindsay will ba eonluiued.
Culled from the Wires
iXn
A band of counterfeit,., ,1 liav., 1
Ull e.-.-.e.l at Mad, to. Chihuahua. M.-
1 es and spurious coin repivauulUig !
o-.,u, ruuiuiru uonaia wure sizeil.
in a Haw law e.ei lion lacking county,
Ki lo, ihe kcene oi la,, lyn, hiiiK in Julv,
lJlu. of Carl ttlierii.tou. ill y detective,
uud to iliard county prohibition and
lo rtturn to oeu saiomis.
An tnv..untui pttuuoi In bankruptcy
tiled la New r'4 maiaut ihj
I c euei al t lav-uit cutnpativ ' wltn biancln-s
I n I l.llu.ieli hl.i. Oetroit and Mt.nl-
I tmiirry. Aia.. and other p.ar. c'. W".
, iium-rsiuiii lots umu appointed as le-i
Iceivir. Tl.o assets of ttu toa.paiiy are
j .uii'i to bo worm $jr.,u. I
I Sei.rd ilea li bankruptcy of'Willbun J. I
j Cummins, t ha former oftli r and di-'
i rector of the Caineijie Trust rompanv,
. tiod Saturday show lo al l.ablUilrs of
K'-.O1" uu.l a.-'sels of $i:i.'Jti.
Ailel -t-aiS llf del. IV f!l, unvMln,...! .
, is rea.lv to hetHn tne construction of the
I Grand alley Inli-ati. n prelect in Colo
i raibt, S. retat v r'.iiivr anwuml tt-i
uidai. Thr proj.i. wta tirlai 'jod '
, anes. i
I.awrrore Murpl.v. a ell known money
I iMitier ..f Muws.ikw. was iuia aen-'
, teuc.d l. Ju.Ik.. Kaekoa of t). muairiiial i
couit to three months m thu buuto of:
troriei.ituii (or usury.
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FISHER FOR LEASING LAW
Secretary Sayi Present Polky is
Destroying; the Rang-e.
HOMESTEAD ACT NEEB3 CHANGES
lie Sa Itciiolreiiicnts ns to Itesl
denrp for t-'lrat Two Vran Should
Hi- llnre I. literal tlasUn
Needs Hsllrnsds.
WASHINGTON, Jim. 7. Lnlnrged np
rillcatlun of tho leasing principle as ap
plied to tho public domain, especially n
llhrrnl leasinir law for the development
"f the mineral resources of Alikn, par
tinilaily Its coal lands, arid Immediate
consideration by congress of the whole
subject of water power .development and
control, ure tho most Important recom
mendations contained In the annual re
port of the Secretary of the Interior
Klshrr, made public today.
A general overhauling of conditions in
AlHsl.a Is nis'ded. thn secretary ays.
Mm f ivors a law for the retirement of
givernmcnt employes placing It on the
k, round of good business policy. He
urges the creation of a bureau of national
parks, each of thorn at present being "a
separate and distinct unit for adminis
trative purposes." There Is also serious
need, he declares for the enlargement
of the work of the bureau of mines.
The great public movement for the
concervation of our national resources,"
'ays Secretary Ftancr, "Is not in
any way opposed lit prompt and
wise development of tba public domain.
The essential thing Is to see that under
the guise of settlement, wo do not per
' mit mcro exploitation, which In the first
1 analysis retards both settlement and de
velopmenl." , He recommends therefore,
certain modification of existing laws re
lating; to tlia pnblie domain so aa to
permit Its proper development.
P..rUr Should Tint fie Hampered.
Many of tho restrictive provisions
wBs'h now tn Kate and hamper tha bona
fldo settler and industrial pioneer,
should be removed, he says.
"The man on tha ground should be the
object of 'olif sollcftnde. and we should
protect ' him against those who would
place upon his shoulders any unneces
sary burden. "
In regard to asrrirultural land settlers
rfeeretary Flaher holds that the luw
should Inrtat absolutely upon cultivation
but "should1 permit the relaxation of the
rule requiring residence during tho flist
two years" in some rases or account of
conditions', there being "no reason what
ever for insisting upon the requirement
of actual residence at tha outset."
Somo modification of the law In regard
to repayment of reclamation charges is
iccommended and a change In the law Is
proposed to permit the settler at any
time after five years from the date of
entry and after ho has lived for three
years, npon his land, to acquire title to
the property.
"No land should ba open to homestead
entry," he declares, "except that which
is really suitable for homes,, and then
thn homo maker should Je aided In every
proper way.
Kepcal Tlsulier Art.
"The timber and stone art should be
immediately repealed, and also tha act
authorising the cuttmg of timber on min
eral lands. They hold out a constant in
vitation to abuse and to mere exploita
tion; 1 y-
- "The public range cannot be properly
administered under trie existing law. It
should be leased for grazing- purposes
under the broad administrative discretion
of tle secretary of tha interior, so that
.Lba luaaaa can be. adapted to actual cua
ultlous and the legitimate Intel eats of the
.-iheop and catt.emen. At present the range
,tvolf is being destroyed and both sheep
and cattlemen are coming to the convto
tion that their own interests will ba bet
ter subserved by a leasing law.
"In fact, tho . enlarged application of
Jia leaning principle to tha public dumaln
genetaily wUl. tu iny Judgment, more ef
fectively proinata development and pro
tect the public interest than the present
system. Certainly coal, oil, gas, asphalt,
nitrate and phosphate lands can be mora
appropriately developed by leasehold than
oy Uia present system of classification
and sala of the, tea which prevails wicn
respcut ;to eoaJ-'i
1a respect to. such leasing In Alaska tha
secretary recommunda tha "paasugo of a
.lherul, bat carefady guarded, leasing
inw-'for the development of its mineral
resources, and especially of ita coal lands.
Alaska's greatest resources aro its niln
eiaiM, and in the development of these
the precious . metals KttU. hold the l.i e-
domlnant place. Careful consideration of
tha provisions uf an appropriate leasing
.uw for the cool lands of Alaska in being
continued through tha director of tha bu-
eau of mines, with a view to suggesting
such charts', in or substitute for bills
on this subject which are now pending lu
congrets, as may ba desirable."
Alaska Needs Railroad.
The proper administration and devel
opment of Alaska con not be accom
plished under existing laws, the secre
tary declares; whersfura, he urges also
the cotitrurtlun by the government of a
central trunk-Una of railroad from tide
water to the Tanana and Yukon; , the
reservation of a sufficient amount of
tha coul lauds to provide for the future
needs of the navy, this coal to be mined
by the government; more liberal ap
propriations for roads and trails; and the
adoption of a form of territorial gov
ernment, a commission form being sug
gested, better udapted to ita remote
I'fsflon and peculiar local conditions.
"The whole subject of waterpower
development and control should. In my
Judgment, receive the Immediate consid
eration of congress.' says the secretary,
"and constructive legislation should be
adopted without further delay. I be
Uuve the federal governraeut has ado
tpiate, constitutional power tu control
waterpower development both In navl
gablo streams and upon tha public domain
and to exact compensation and to Impose
proper conditions in either case. It Is
apparent thai the federal government
ran art more effectively than trie states
In ninny ca.se a Nu correct or perma
nent solution of tha waterpower question
can be reached until tha Intoreata uf the
state and of the nation bava been rec
onciled. Tha federal government should
not part with any of its constitutional
powers. Their exercise Is certain In
thu future to become esHontial to the
protection of the jtibllc."
It Is unsound both lu principle and tn
practice, he i-ays, that permits for the
development of waterpower are revo
cable at any time at the will uf the ad
ministrative officials.
Board far lelerada II Iter.
He concurs In tba recommendation of a
tpeclally appointed board whk-ti sur
ttd the appointment of an Interna
tional Calorada rrwr cmmhakn, ta ba I
coinpofd 0f American and Jtira.n m-
Klricers, tn work out the treatment of
that problem.
A modern and properly equipped build'
ing for the patent office, additional mine
safely cars for the bureau of mines, the
re-establishment of the board of pen
sion append, an,j Increased resources fur
the federal fmrea-j rf education lo rnfry on
Its work, are among the other recommeu
datlons In the report. '
The secretury cull attention anew to
tho "Inconsistent manner In which the'
work of the government has been di
vided among the Interior, Agi-lcultum'
and Commerce and Labor departments."
The patent office, h savs. should be
under the Department of Commerce and
Labor.
TRAIN SERYICE DEMORALIZED
All Roads Having a Most Strenuous
Time Getting Traias Through.
THEATRICAL TROUPES ARE LATE
Kail to Arrive In Time for the
ReRnlnr Sunday Matinees Sert -fee
Is Iially (.ronlnc Worse
nn All t.laea.
Railroad service In tho middle west and
the Intermountain country la severely
crippled by the prolonged cold. Sunday
paw the situation become thoroughly
grave, nnd If there Is no moderation
within the next forty-eight hours the
service on all lines, it Is feared, will be
completely demoralized.
The crippled condition of the railroads
means a like situation for the Cnited
States Postofflc department and the ex
press companies. The railway mail serv
ice schedules have been partially 'shat
tered and the result has been, and for
some time will continue to be, delayed
mails.
Some trains coming Into Omaha are
as much as tw-elve hours late and none
ore on time. The Northwestern train
from Minneapolis, due here at 7:.1t) Suni
di:7 morning, did not arrive until nearly
6 o'clock Kunday evening. The Milwaukee
train from Chicago, duo In Omaha Sun
day morning at (i :."), was twelve hours
late. The Milwaukee train from Chicago,
dtie Sunday at 9:12 a. m., did not reach
here until after 9 o'clock last night.
Two theatrical special trains, hired
every week by burlesque companies play
ing the Krug and Qayety theater in
Omaha to make the Jump from Min
neapolis bore In tlmo to ploy Sunday
matinees, did not arrive until 4:30 p. m.
They w?re due at 9 a. m. At the Krug
Manager FVanke Grganlzed an emergency
vaudeville company to keep the crowd- In
good humor until the troupe arrived. The
burlesauerB when they got here gave
their ahow In, their street clothing. Al
tha Gayety no matinee afternoon show
waa given.
Delayed trains prevented the arrival of
several Orpheura players until too late
for them to appear at the matinee. A
show was given with such players aa hod
reached the city.
Trains on all railroads were belated five
to ten hours by the cold and snow.
Union Pacific officials gold their trains
suffered leea than those from the north,
south and east, having cold, but not su
much snow to combat. The 1'nian Pa
cific tralna were two to ten hours late.
Several of the rouda have abandoned
freight trains except for perishable goods
until the weather moderates.
CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKET
(Continued from First Page.)
retail trade and dry goods were helped
by steadiness in the cotton market.
IROX AND STEEL 19 It EDUCED
Volatile of Ilaslnesa la Less Than for
Month of December.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-The steel mills
of tha largest Interests last week again
benefittod from the specifications derived
from the large contracts for finished
goods placed in December, but many of
tha smaller miUs, especially in the east,
were actively In search of orders to. till
out nearby rollings... Aa a whole the
volume of 0418111048 was mutti reduced
from the woekly average of December
and it ia evident that the railroad ton
nage anticipated ia to be subject to de
lays. Interest was centered . mainly In
contracts for fabricated steel for build
ings and bridges, tho. orders placed call
ings or about 3u,0PD tons.
Tha Burlington railroad placed a bridge
order tor l.OtX) tons with the American
Bridge company, and the Chicago &
Great western is taking bldH on 2,000 tons.
The New Haven will soon call for bids
on brldgea requiring -ti.Ooj tons of steel
nuns for the Union depot at Cincinnati
ara practically completed and call for
over 20.0IH) tons of structural steel; bids
will be called for soon.
The Pennsylvania railroad had ordered
4.M0 ears and the New York Central Is
about to release orders for 17S,0u0 tons
rails for tho years' delivery.
Tbe railroads placed contracts In 1911
for 2J100.000 tons of rails, lllS.OOO curs, 2.100
locomotives and 325,000 tons of bridge ma
terial.
Transactions In pig iron last week again
aggregated about 100,000 tons Including
ffi,e0 tons of steel making Iron und 75,000
tons of foundry grades, the latter cover
ing 10,000 tona for export to Italy.
persistent Aiverttsing ! tha Rnad to
Big Returns.
MAN WITH BONDS IS
ARRESTED AT WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG. Man.. Jan. 7.-Tbo man
who was Jailed here as Charles Rosa,
with $30,000. worth of bonds supposed to
have batn part of $s:.000 stolen lust March
from A. J. Bancroft of New York, was
remanded In police court yesterday await
ing the arlval of New Torlc detectives.
The prisoner asserts be is Waller Col
lins, a Chicago newspaper man. but re
fuses further Information about himself.
Ha will fight extradition. The police hare
the securities, which are bonded securities
of tho American Smelting and Refining
company, and negotiable.
DEATH RECORD
Peter I.lllejeduhl.
M INDEX. Neb.. Jon. 7. (Special.)
Peter LlHeJedabl. living hear Norman,
this county, died Friday after a long ill
ness front Brlght's dUvase. He waa 71
ears old. He came to Kearney county
and settled near Lowell, 'thea tha mecca
of western settlers for this part of the
country. He ran a blacksmith shop there
until the eai lies W'l, when he moved to
hut present residence, w here ho has com
bined backsmlthltig with firming. He
leaves a widow and ana daughter. He
waa a half brother of Tult Hawaii, onci
owner of tha Haneen eafe at Omaha.
SaaaaMrl apples.
ST. LOri Mo.. Jaa. I.-eamuel Cap
plea, whnst gifts to Washington univer
sity amounted to II 7,0"0, died tonight
of heart trouble. He was SO years old
and bad lived in St. Louis for CI years.
11 r. Cupples waa a mulll-mllllouaire and
wus widely known as a philanthropist.
Last week he "gave property valued at
f.iO.nno to Washington university. He Is
survived by a daughter.
.1. II. ' Ifeover.
J.- H 1Io.rxer, asdr ears, died Satur
day afternoon at I. Id homo.' 7)0 South
Fourteenth treef. after " long Illness.
Mr.' Hoover Is survived by one brother,
who lives in New'-York. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at Hoff
man's undertaking rooms, and 'Interment
will be In Forest Lawn cemetery.
J. It. Jirkaen,
M'COOK, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.) J. U.
Jackson died suddenly of heart failure
Friday cvenlnif. Ilurial will take place
Mondav. Tieceitsed was- 7 years old nnd
the father of Mrs, John M. Shirley nnd
Mis. Henry L. Loshbaugh, both of whom
live here. :
ainnel I), 'ample.
IXTEKLAKKM, N. Y.. Jan. 7.-famuol
l'. Sample, once principal keeper at
Klmlra reformatory and later employed
at Leavenworth prison, died near here
today.
HYMENEAL
sektspk-Destos.
NEBRASKA CiTY, Jan. 7.-(Speclal.)
This afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Denton a home weld.ng
took place, at which Rev. A. W. Perry,
pastor of the Pre-ibytrrlun church,
united I r. Waller Leslie Schenek of
Temple, Tex., and Mis Kthel Denton.
Potli have been students of the State
University of Iowa. Miss Denton spe
cialized in music and lr. Scnenck In
dentittry. P.oth were members of the
Creek letter societies. The bride' af.er
having graduated accepted a position a
musical instructor at the Institute for
the Pllnd In this city, nnd the groom
went to Temple, Tex., w here he opened
an office and built up a large practice.
MdwelLUIIaert.
Miss Mabel C. Gilbert of Benedict, Neb.,
and Mr. Oscar J. Sidwell of York, Neb,
were married Friday by Rev. Charles' VV.
Savldge at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
N. A. House, 113',4 South Kleventh street
Saloon Monopoly- at Sumner.
SUMNER, Ia Jan. 7.-(Special.)-Offer-Ing
a bonus of RCA above the regular li
cense feo of JfiOO, Will Parrott has been
granted a permit to run tho only saloon to
be found in tho city. Up to this time
Sumner has had five saloons and all
seemed to do a good business. The reve
nue derived from the operation of art five
of the saloons never amounted to so much
as that now paid by Will Porrotr. Of
course, the action of the council comes
In for criticism. y
! Xrm otea.
REMBRANDT A. C. Bchluntx has sold
his hardware stock and business to Krlc
snn & Kdwalil of Ha warden, who have
already taken possession. Mr. Schluntz
will continue In the implement and auto
mobile business. v
STORM LAKE D. Goodrich has sold
the Buena Vista creamery in Storm Lake
tO the Lincoln Pure rtllttne rnmtLinv r, f
Lincoln, Neb. It proposes to double the
vapucny or tne present plant. A. W.
Richardson will be local manager.
LOGAN County Recorder 8. E. Cox
and his deputy, George P. Berry, placed
4,055 Instruments on record In the year
of 1911. Fees for the same: Recorder's.
12. 512. 00; nudltor's fees. I2S6.75; total,
l2..3,-k Kxpenso of running the office.
Including extra help and salary of the
recorder and his deputy, JI.S7S; Instru
ments placed on record, i.Qiu.
FORT 1 1ODGK Plana for building .a
cement miH of 2.SH1 barrels dally capacity
to complete the plant of the Fort Dodge
Portland Cement corporation at Gllmore
City wera put under way at the annual
meeting of the directors yesterday. Re
organization of the company also took
place and S per cent dividends were de
clare! on nil stock purchased prior to
November, 1W1.
LOGAN Union prayer services will be
held here next week. beKlnnlns: Mondav
evening at the Presbyterian church, with
the Rev. C. S. Lyles as leader; Tuesday
evening at the Methodist' church, the Rev.
J. T. Haker. leader: Wednesday evenlnir
at the Baptist church, tha Rev. W. B.
i.iewdson, leader; ihur-sday eveulug at
the Christian church, the Rev. A. O.
Broyles, leader.
CUSTER The county supervisors have
closed a contract for the county bridge
bul.ding, by giving the. iStan.lard Bridge
company' of Omaha the contract. This
same company was awarded the contract
last year. Twelve other competitors
submitted . bids.. : The prices quoted for
this year are said to be much lower than
last year and an advantageous bargain is
believed to haye bct-n, made
LOOAN An entrTuslasttc meeting of
the Progressive Farmers' club was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A., J.
Chllds. five miles southeast of 'Logan
Thursday. Hired help In the farm homo
was dlxcussed at length, likewise the
beneficial and harmful effects of moving
pictures. In addition to an exceptional
good dinner a fine musicnl and literary
program were enjoyed by those present.
CRESTON Burlington trains ha be been
badly handirupped the past few days by
the Intense cold, causing engines to "go
dead" and on some of the branch lines
the strong wind his drifted the cuts so
badly that snow plows and double-head
ers hnve been called Into action to get
tne trains tnrougn. All trams have been
off schedule time sincd Thursday, tha
merrury registering from 1 to 11 degrees
below men) every day. Saturday morn
ing the government thermometer here
marked -3 degrees below zero.
Stashed wltk a Hasor,
wounded with a gun, or pierced Ly a
rusty nail, Buckien's Arnica Salve soon
heala tho Injured part. Guaranteed. 2c.
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