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THE BKK: OMAHA, TTEvSOAY, JAN TAR V M, 1914. S , Nebraska, REPORTS MADETO GOVERNOR State. Institutions Show Condition at Close of Year's Work. DECLARE MUCH ACCOMPLISHED Henri of Vnrlnan Anylnm nml lion 1HI Find thnt Mnrh linn Hern 'tloite Trlth the 1'nniln' Placed at Their Disposal. (From a Staff Correspondent.) VNbbLN. Neb.. Jan. 12.-(.Sp'cciitl,)-EeVcril' reports from state Institutions nitil departments found their way to the executive officer of the state this morn In and tell the story of the work ao coinpllnhcd according to their Idea of looking' at It. Tho bodo commission, empowered to irciaro the laws of tho stato and havo them printed, reports htat tho legislature made an appropriation of SW.Oflb for the work. 'Thcro has been spent of tills amount for salaries, supplies, office rent, etc., My34, leaving a balance of $13,163. The contract for printing was let nt t3.1T per page with VSO for extra work of the printer. There will be 5.000 vol umes printed, of which 1.000 will be on Ulhle paper with flexible covers, while It wlil cost 4- cents for packing each volume.. The contract provides that the printer shall allow the state 7?i cents per pound for tho metal plntcs used In the pr'iitln'g, amounting to fiSO. JVM completo statutes will contain 2.S3I plies, which at the contract price per pago will cost 114.061.93. Extra cost of th6 Bible edition will be 605 with deduc tion nt $379 for plates, which will Ieavo tlic total cost of printing J15.187.9S. Added to J, the expense of preparing the work, which was $14,734, will make tho cost of getting tho statutes ready for distribu tion. $29,921.98. The,, cost of tho bible editions i'lll bo wove than that of the regular volumes, which, will bo paid for by those receiving ttiSm.' Tnbercnlnr Hospital. The tubercular hospital at Kearney re ports that tho Institution Is two years old.. The original building which was Vised for a hospital will bo vacated as far as' use for a ' hospital Is concerned hnd as' soon as the new $10,000 building ls",.'b"ullt the patients will bo moved to thai. Most of the cases are doing well and-thoso In the first. -stages of -the dls easoj are Improving. One girl, aged 1D, rafni In October and under the treat ment . given has gained twenty-throe rxrurids. A young man has averaged three', pounds a week, while another man whocame there weighing only Eeventy pounds- now weighs 115. s Several radical changes made by tho superintendent. Miss Deffcnbaugh, when she took charge of the hospital, wero not lilted by the older patients, but they We're" compelled to come under the rules. These, rules forbid the patient to leave 4n grounds, prohibited smoking rand re quired' them to be In bed by 8 o'clock In the, evening. No allusion Is made to the experiment of the Duket euro before Miss Deffenbaugh took charge of the hospital. State Veterinarian. Dr. jKlgln, state veterinarian, reports ttiatTthc denartment under his charco ,and jjso while In charge 6f Dr. Bostrom, examined S,$38 cattle, for symptoms of tuberculosis. Of this number 399 were 'readers and were killed. Of 'this number nincty.-klx came from Illinois and fifty two from New York. ThV department also destroyed' fifty-nliie'-horses and mules which showed f-ympttims of glanders at a cost to the statVn'f $4,773.63. ' ' Jfastlnpr Insane Honpltnl. The', report of the Institution for the chronic Insane covers much that lias Kecivherctoforo shown In newspaper re ports. ' There are at the present time 1.030 patients, 700 of them being males and 390 females. There are out on parole at this tll.ne" ' seventy-five males and thirty-nine lemnles. The reports shows that at the lltrle-'the new superintendent took charge therewas a deficiency of $45,000 left over by the- last superintendent that was not generally known at the time the Insti tution' was turned over and regrets that in Investigation was not made by the ?AINFUL ERUPTION Coiild Not Stand Any Clothing on rVrm, Itching Intensei Scratching Made Spots Larger. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured. ' SbK.SS, Fulton, III, "My trouble began trllh Juit a little red spot' on my arm and they, gradually Increased until they had foraed a ring about three inches in diameter. Then -they spread to different parts 'of my arsiand bands. I could not stand any tjothlng whatever on the arm, it seemed to Irritate It so. The Itching was so Intense that 1 scratched and nw4e tho spots larger (Qld more sore. I could not stand to put taf hoeds In water very much. 1 1 gradually Ire worse. It was very painful and the iichtng wfj terrible. It also disfigured tho arm tbr tho time, being. ''Then I began Uklng different remedies ffltKout getting any relief. Seeing the afi tertlsement of Cuticura Soap and Ointment - In OjS psper I thought I would try them. -'ntt-Using Cuticura. Soap and Ointment for ltf weeks I noticed a slight Improvement, rused one box of Cuticura. Ointment and ttfjf calces of Cuticura Soap and In three, moflns I was completely cured." (Signed) flriM. Hanson, Sept. 10, 1013. Not only are Cuticura. Soap and Ointment roots valuable In tho treatment of ectemai andother distressing eruptions of ckin add scalp, but they are also most effective In . thed.reatmcni of pimples, blackheads, red. IrcYugu skin:. Itching, scaly Scalps, dandruff, dry,' thin -and falling hair, chapped hands and Shapeless nails. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold by druggists and dealers hfoughout tbe world. liberal sample of dthqlalled free, withi?2-p. Skin Hook. Ad i.rt . n'-'urd "t'utlcura. Dept. T. Boston." tj,- i a .i . v 'i .' i! ' ji" o wIMi Pit. II f.TnltA arniifTi pjjsv h preventinp; tho irrita tion that induces coughing. Free from opiates. 25c, 60c ARM a:iu sample Jrrce. L Brown & Sob, Boctoa. Mm. Nebraska-, legislature. The report also shows that the commissary department of the hospi tal was In a "depleted" condition, whlcu also niado It hard on the new superin tended ' for It was neccsenry to pull severely on tho new appropriation In order to get tho Institution where It ought to be In the Bupply department. Pawnee Preacher Explains the Slur in County Fair Report PAWNEE CITY, Jan. 12.-(Spcclal.)-Whcn the nudltlng committee, appointed at a meeting of the Pawnee County l'nlr association to go over the books of the treasurer, mnde public Its report last week, wide curiosity and much comment was attracted by the following Item un der the head of general expense: "$5, paid to tho concession that the Metho dist preacher closed up." The device wns a fortune wheel with numbers about tho edge, and paddles wero sold with corresponding figures upon them. The o'no who held tho paddle with tho win ning number received n sum of money. The Methodist pastor. Rev. Harry V. Huntington, announced by hand bills that he would explain the Item In question at the regular Sunday night's service, and no small audience greeted htm to hear the details of the matter. He spoke on the duties of a citizen and Incidentally those of a preacher. Ho stated that the wheel was one of the worst forms of a gambling .machine and that on his ap peal to tho county attorney thfe sheriff was qtllckly secured to close It up. Ho plainly stated his attltudo toward tho fair, which he Is heartily In favor of and friendly to. Mr. Huntington said that after con sideration tho ambiguous and unpleasant teference to himself could not evoke any denunciation from him of the parties con cerned. Buffalo County Fair to Enlarge Its Scope KEARNEY, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Speclal Telegram.) At tho first annual meeting of stockholders of the Buffalo County Fair association held In this city today It was decided to chnngo tho name to the Buffalo County Agricultural and Mid-west association. Directors chosen today will endeavor to Increase the scope of the fair, both In agricultural and horticultural lines. It was also decided to hold a summer race meet at the fair grounds on July 2, 3 and 4. , Reports of officers show the fair was a decided success last year and that financially It will push right ahead. Sec retary Smith wns delegated to attend the state meeting at Lincoln next week. Father and Son. Move Started by Nebraskan (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 12.-(Speclal.)rThe au thor of the father and son movement. Is a Nebraska man. In a' letter,, to. Governor; uurcuvuu ins tuna iiuw no uuvuiuieu me movement In the American Lumberman a Journal of which he Is editor and which Is published In Chicago. Ills name ' Is ' Elmer C. Hole and he was born In Jefferson county and 1s the son of H. F. Hole of Falrbury. He went to Chicago In l$9S. EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE FORMED IN VALENTINE VALENTINE, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Speclal.) A largo number of the representative women of this city and county met to gether In tho court room Saturday and took steps toward an organization of an equal suffrage league. The plan Is to form a county league and organize clubs throughout the county wherever possible and circulate petitions for tho move ment toward equal franchise. Mrs. Ber tha Cornell was elected temporary chair man of the association, which will be known as the Cherry County Equal Suf frage league. A committee on resolu tions and by-laws was appointed and these will report at the next meeting on January 24, when a permanent organiza tion will bo effected. SHELT0N MAN FINED FOR DISTURBING RURAL MAIL BOX ORAND IBLANr, Neb.,' Jan. .-(Spo. clal Telegram.) Henry Ahrcna of Bhcl ton pleaded guilty In federal court today to interfering' with a rural mall box and was fined $10 and costs. Jcssen & Thompson pleaded guilty to the shipment of five head. of tuberculosis affected cat tle to St. Joseph and were -fined in the gum of $100. The case of tho creditors of D. E. Mar shal was settled satisfactorily to all claimants. The court completed the lo cal work In half a day. FORMER TECUMSEH WOMAN HURTm AUTO UPSET TECl'MSEH, NeB., an, 12. (Special.) Gustus Nelson of this city has received word that Mr. and Mrr. W. E. Enos of Daniel, Wyo were tho victims of an automobile accident. They were return ing .from a trip to Salt Lake City and Ogden and were nearlng Daniel. The car was driven Into soft road. -upset and the occupants were pinioned beneath It. Mr. Enos .was able to raise the car suffi ciently to allow his wife to crawl out. and as 'she had suffered no great Injury she hastened for help and the car was lifted from Mr. Enos. He was not seri ously Injured, either, beyond the shock. Mrs. Enos had a broken rib. They were, both taken to a Hospital. Mrs. Enos Is a stepdaughter of Mr, Nelson and a sis ter of Mrs. Charles Nelson of Tecumseh. tbnpprll Odd KelloiTK Install. CHAPPELL. Neb.. Jan. K.-(Bpeclal.)- Chappell lodge No. 181. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held Its Installation of officers for the ensuing year Friday ' night. A large delegation from Sidney lodge No. 91 came down on the evening train and asslstel In the work. District Deputy Grand Master Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney was the Installing officer. He delivered a splendid nddress upon the "Mission of Odd Fellowship." After tho officers were regularly Installed lunch eon was served., MlaWter I'rnlsea Thta I.nxailrr. Rev. H. Stubenvoll. Allison, la., praH'os Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation--best for liver and bowels 25c All druggists. Advertisement Nebraska. Table Rock Asks That Reformatory Be Located There i From n Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 12.-(8pccial.)-Table Rock wants tho new stato reformatory which wilt bo built by the Bourd of Con trol this summer nnd makes a bid tor the Institution, which has been tiled with tho board, by the Commercial club of tho town. It Is set forth that Tablo Itock, Is a olty of some 900 population and has two brickyards, which It wlil will donnto to the state In case the reformatory Is erected In that town. Ono of tho brick yards Is worth $7,03 and tho other $10,'J0'J. Ono has about forty-five acres of Inlul connected with It and the other fifteen acres. This will nil go with the yards. The clay In that locality Is especially fitted for making brick for buldlng and paving, hi addition, It Is said that the state will have to pay out next year ap proximately p0,C00 for brick, which might as well bo saved by the stato erecting Its own plant and making its own brick. Table Rock Is sixty-three miles from Lincoln, eighty-four from St. Joseph, 113 from Omaha und ISO from Kansus City, and therefore is In u position to find a ready market for tho products of tho yards, besides tho stato could use tho brick In paving streets aiU roads near Its Institutions Is another reason given by tho club why the state should put Its reformatory In Table Rock and manufac ture brick. "SCHOOLMASTERS'7 GIVEN REST BY SUPERINTENDENT LINCOLN, Jan. 12. (Spcclal.)-Thc ap pointments made by State Superintendent Dclzcll to the seven Junior normals ells closo that only two members of tho Schoolmastcis' club are among the num ber, 8. H. Martin of Broken Bow, and W. S. Davis of McCook. There ore four teen women in tho list and they could not come from the Schoolmasters' club if they wanted to. Following are tho as signments: Alliance E. M. Cline. Geneva, princi pal; E. T,. Meyer, Lincoln; Ralph M. tarrs Bridgeport; Sfmon M. Moss, Wis-, ner; II. H. Relmund. Weeping Wntcr; Mrs. Gertrude Fulton, Lincoln; AV. J. Braham, Sidney. Alma-Dell Gibson, Madison, principal; J. T. Anderson. Alma; C. fl. Gilbert. Or leans; Mrs. Nellie WcBt Caster. oYrk; Winona Proper. Lincoln; Ruth E. John ston, Red Cloud. Broken Bow P. H. Martin, Broken Bow, principal: Elizabeth Shaffer. David City; Robert Thomson. Orchgrd; Katherlne IJnton, Lincoln; C. F. Lohr, Plalnvlew; Knlhryn S. McLean, Fremont', J. C. Mit chell, Hastings. McCook W. T. Davis, McCook, princi pal: O. B. Frazled, Edgar; Olive Elliott, Beatrice; J. F. Duncan, Bartley: Mur garct Grady, McCook; Gcorgo Hansen, Edlosn; C. B. Mooro. Osceola. . North Platte Wilson Tout. North Platte, principal; Frank L. Smith,, Brady; A. Hit. Nichols, Gibbon: J. A. True. Co zad: P. M. Whitehead, Gothenburg; E. F. Monroe, Shelton. O'Neill-Charles A. Mohrman, Nellgh, principal: F. H. Price. Tllden; Cecilia Foster, West Point: Lottlo M. Robertson, Plalnvlew; Perclo D. Cass. Nellgh; R. V. Garrett, Scribnei1: Emma Snyder, O'Neill. Vdlentlne-i-Wi C. Green, Valentine, 'prln' cipalv C. B. Jones, Ord; Mabel- Hclzer, Valentine; Bertha Gordon, Lincoln; A, C North, Llpcoln. CHERRY COUNTY SHERIFF. MAKES tWO ARRESTS VALENTINE, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Speclal.) Sheriff C. A. Rosslter made a trip up In the west end of the county and brought back R. S. Wilson from Kllgoro and. O. Richardson from Mcrrlmnn. Tho former Is charged with stealing six head of cat tle from Henry Schaffer and Is now out on ball nwaltlng trfal, which will be held January 20. Tho latter Is charged with shbotlhg at a man by tho name of Ucggs following a quarrel. Women niul "Wet Pce't. Cold and wet feet are a dangerous combination especially to women, whs are moro prone to kidney diseases than men. Congested kidneys come from a cold, and backache, rheumatism urinary Irregularities and rheumatla forms ar not unspal results. Foley Kidney Pills restore tho regular; and normal action of the kidneys and bladder, , and so remove tho caus.o of the trouble. It Is an honest and curative mcdlclno that always. gives results. For sale by all dealers every whereAdvertisement Glass of Salts Cleans Kidneys If your Back hurts or Bladder bothers you, drink lots of water. When your kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get scared' and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excl(e the kidneys and Irritate th entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep yopr bowels' clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless salts which removes the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their nor mal activity. The function of the kid neys Is to filter the blood. In 24 hour, they strain from It W0 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital Importance of keeping the kidneys active. , Drink lots of water you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablcspoonful In a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few days nd your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts Is made from the add of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with llthla, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids In urine so it no longer Is a source of Irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts Is Inexpensive; cannot injure; makes a delightful effervescent llthla water drink which everyone should tak now and then to keep their kldnoys clean and active. Try this, also keep up th water drinking, and no doubt you will' wonder whgt became of your kidney trouble and backache. Advertisement pj AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AXD CHUB. wisetows SooTiiiMo Svaur hss ben ttylT 8IXTV VHARShy MttUONS of &?,Tr',?&9r, ,0r,.lr. CHILDREN Willl.ll S??P,g8..,?e.C""U- "OFTEN B theCUMS, ALI.A VB all I'AIN ; CURES WIND COLICTana Ulhe best remedy for DIAKRIIOiA. itu ah. K.uiciy nartnieu. ue' sure and ask for "Mrs. I ' tulo-r's Bootldng Syru?." and Ukt so otbtf vJl Trn ffimiiafai' aTl'? I i Nebraska Notes from Beatrioe and Gage County IlKATItlCE. Neb., Jan. L-(Spcclnl.)-Clydo Jenkins, who says he Is a resident of Kansas, filed a complaint In Judge Kills' court against George Wheelock. of this city, charging him with the thett ot J75. Jenkins charges that retontly ho stopped over night with young VhceloiK ns his guest, nnd when he awoke the next morning hn found Unit he had been relieved of $75 Irt cold cash. The officers have not yet succeeded In apprehending Wheelock. A big Wolf hunt will be held lii niver rlde township southeast of the city, next Thursday. The roundup will be In P. W. Cook's pasture near Iron mountain. Only shotguns will be permitted. Charles Ileckman, who rocetitlj' dlsr posed of his grocery store at Virginia, has purchnsed a wholesale and retail grocery establishment at Kxooltilpr tfpr'ngs. Mo., and will locate there "iooii with his family. Dr. S. E. Cosford, who It In chaiRc ot' tho work of tho government In attempt ing to eradicate hog cholera In tho dis trict comprising Johnson and tho north ern half of Onge county, addressed tho meeting of the crop Ihiprovemont associa tion Saturday, motion was passed to tho effect that an attempt be made to extend' the government work so ns to Include nil of Gage county. The report of tho secretary of the association showed that M,JW had been educated during .ths year, nnd that after paying nil expciieec there Is the sum ot W30 In the treasury. ANSELM0 WILL HAVE . BANK AND LIGHT PLANT ANSELMO. Neh., Jan. li.-(Spcclnl.)-At the last motlng at the village board David Christen applied for a franchise to erect and operate an electric light plant. A mass meeting of the taxpayers Is called tor next Tuesday ovenlng to get an expression of their wishes regarding tho granting of this franchise. There has been somo talk ot putting In a muni cipal plant, but the finances of the town do not permit such an undertaking at this time, as only two years ago a ys tern of wat,cr works wns Instnltcd, which Is municipally owned. Mr. Christen Is ready to enter Into a cqntract With tho board that will permit the vlljago to ne qulro his plant by purchase at tiny time, A new bank Is to be established In An selmo. For several months rumos have been going tho rounds that another bank was to open, but not until within the last day or two did anything definite " Dividends Analysis and Reserve po'ntins. that way. transpire, lloy Tler ney. who Is connected with the bank at Uerwyn, has definitely announced that us soori as a charter can' be procured he will open .n. bank here. Mr. Monroe Has, n farmer living near Anselmo. wns taken to Omaha Thursday, I where ho underwent a terl6Us operation I oh his leg. Mr. ltoss has been a sufferer for many years from nn affection of tho bone.' He eamp through the operation III good shape, nnd a speedy recovery l looked for. AUDITOR CITES FIGURES AND MAKES COMPARISON tFrom a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. Jan. 12. tSpeclal.)-t)Urlng the year 1013 and while the Insurance de partment hrts been under the Insurance board thtro has been collected from the Insurance companies doing business In the stnte and turned over to the stale treasurer ll8,M7 under nh appropriation of !2.fi0 for the first year of thr btett nluni. In other words for every paid out by tho state tM was received In return. The records dlsctoso that for the two previous years there was collected from Insurance companies UftM'OS at a Cost for the hlcunlmn ot S33. ISO, or It cost the state J8.S0 to collect each $K0 received. The appropriation for thnt blennluin was rS.SSO, but this Included an amount of l:',4C0 which wns to be (mid for an QXtra employe who was never appointed by Mi'. Uarton, the nudltor, and so the amount lapsed bnek to tho state, leaving the appropriation 23.4S0. the attempt to boost the new Insurance board does not show up materially different ns compared to the department under thrt old iaw. CUSTER COUNTY FAIR PLANT BEING REBUILT IIHOKKN HOW, Neb., Jan. R-tSpe-clal.) At nn adjourned tncetlnng of the Custer County Agricultural society, Presi dent Anderson announced that the now exhibit hall on the tall' grounds had been completed and thnt he had been able to use a large amount uf the od lumber from tho tornado wreckage In replacing the building. There Is a great quantity of the wreckage lumber still left and the president was authorized by tho society to continue the work of replacing the ncccrsary buildings, using his best Judg ment with reference to tho same. Another tivportnnt nctlbn taken by the society wns the placing ot life memberships At At the annual meeting of the county fair managers of Nebraska, which oc curs In Uncoln this month, the president will be nccompanled by Secretary Hush. The I'erslsltent and Judicious Tisn .it Newspaper Advertising la the Ttoad to Business Success. NEW-YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY - - .... 346 BROADWAY, NEW YORK SIXTY-NINTH YEAR TO THE rOLIOV IIOLUKRS Our nlxty-nlntli wm, Ih some respects, our icn Now IJuslnesB (10l,70! Policies) Gnlji over 1012 Hlsks In force Jan. 1, 11114 (1,101,055 Policies) Unlit over dan. 1, 11)1.1 nlloteil (1014) increaNo over lOlli Income 12,000,ooo.oo Disposition of Income: " ' Weath claims $20,000,000 Matured Kniliiwiueuts, Huiroiuler Value, etc. ' 25,000,000 Dividends , 10,000,000 ICxpenscH, etc., includlnjr Taxes (31,t 52,050) 15,000,000 Added to Iteservo 4,O00,000 .121,006,000.00 The investments of the Year (Outside of Loans on Policies) Were $41,740,459.14 INVKSTKl) TO PAV 5.07. As follows: ' Domestic and Canadian, Hlntc and Municipal llonds ...... .- If 8, i2l, 01)5.1 7 1N.VK8TKD TO PAV .7H4 " , . . RcpcrcsentiiiR thirty-four cities, ten conn tics and five school districts, located In twenty-two States and Province". ' Foreign Htuto and .Municipal llonds ' '. 7,110,171.11 INVHSTHI) TO PAV 1.10. Representing eleven countries. Railroad Howls , ' 0,H50,051.2a INVHSTKD TO PAY 5'. Loans on lluslness Property ; ; . . . 15,180,078.00 !. ' IKVKSTHI) TO PAV 5.08'.':. Loans en I'ninm (New Department) .' 020,885.17 INVKSTiil) To PAV ,1.50, Miscellaneous llonds, ...... 20U,2"7.5'J INVK8TI51) To PAV 1.118. Earning; Power of Ledger Assets on Docoriibcr 31, 1913: l.HIII UUU I1UJI14-? . O ....... ...... ........ ......... ,., Foreign Government and, .Municipal lloniK (4.10) . ,. , Policy Loauu (5 pills) , Premium Notes (5 plus) Mortgage Loans, Including Farm Mortgages (1,07) , Hlute anil .ltiuicipni nouds ( r.Ul) Miscellaneous Hrindr) (0.07) Htock (Received from Reorganizations) Real Kstato Owned 14.1)6 ) Cash (2.50) i TOTAL . 9702,830,703.40 AVERAGE EARNING POWER OF ALL ASSETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1013: 4.04 ' INCREASE IN EARNING POWER SINCE DECEMBER 31, 1905: 0.32 . . TRANHLATHI) into Income, this Increase, if maintained, yield an added. Income In 1014, and annually thereafter, of .... , : 82,441,000.00 LIABILITIES: to cover contract obligations Other reserves (taking securities at Market Values) $748,497,740.00 The low price of bunds and the high rate obtainable on real estate mortgages made the year good one for investment. The wording of the Federal Income Tax was materially Improved and pollcy-holifers generally ben cfited by the intelligent response mndo to oilr letter to policyholders, sent out last April. The united protect of Policy-holders against unfnlr legislation Is something that all legislatures, Federal and Stnte, will have to reckon with In tho future. A statement consisting of 1(18 folio pages, giving In minute detail the transactions of the year, schedule of tho Company's assets, and a vast deal of additldnal Information, will be filed with the De partment of t'ominercp In WiiUilntou, with tho Government of each State (except tine) of the United States, and ultli the Governments of all lending Countries of the world, A brief of tills, containing Important details, will bo sent to policy-holders during 1014, and will bo mailed to any one on request. January 8, 1014. . DAIIWIN P. K1NG8LEV, President. Ask that Politics Be Not Discussed iKrom a Staff Correspondent! LINCOLN, Jnn. t!.-(Speclal.)-Inslstcnt pressure has been brought to bear on tho committee In charge of organised agri culture for the Injection of political hnd quasl-polltleal subjects Into the programs. These efforts have been discouraged hnd the committee' has urged all the societies to devote their attention to the great questions which govern production, mar keting and distribution. Tho Nebraska Tax commission will he In session at the state house for the pur pose of listening to the views of the farm ers on taxation question. This Inqhlr.v was nuthorlzed by the last legislature. The meetings ot organized agriculture will begin next Monday. The program In cludes every phase of agricultural work. The program was brought about by tho co-operattoh of tho Stnte Hoard of Agri culture, the State Horticultural socletv, the Nebraska Da'rymen's association, the. Improved live stock breeders, the corn Improvers nnd the experts of tho Slate university farm. DISTRICT JUDGE ANXIOUS TO CCLLFP.T HIS SALARY (Fiom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. i:.-(Spoclal.)-l.eglsU-tlon by the present congress has not re Cured the high cost of living necordlng to a letter received by State Treasurer Wnlter A. George from a ccttaln dlii'.rlct Judge In Nebraska who writes as fol lows: 'Will you Inform me. If you are able to dit po, nbout when nenernl fund state wnirantu thnt wnre Issued in earlv n. tober will be convertible Into coin of tho realm. The nat'ohsl administration at WP8hlngton has doubtless been doing all It can to, reduce the high cost ot living, bill It has not serlouslv affected the high cost of common living In this pnrtlculnr loealltv so-far ns T have been able to discover- jNollhcr has tho new currency law had any tangible effect on the tupuly of thnt very useful commodity. Is therj any hope for speedy rel'ef. I have b"5" somewhat, undecided ns to whether I should flic a petition In bankruptcy or continue tn dodge my creditors. Would you advise" lllvnrvm tirniiteil nt Tecninseli. TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Speclnl,)r Judga J. 1), ltaper of the district court hns granted Mrs. Minnie M. Hnty a di vorce from Oilier Iloty, her grounds be ing derettloii and nonsUpport. Mrs. Hes ter Coleman litis been granted a dlvorc from Airles V. Coletflan on the same grounds. Thcso rtre Tecumseh parties. Mr. Mary F. Dtn of Sterling brings ac tion for divorce froih Isaac C. Deen. The charge Is desertion and criielty. She N i ' ' est year. Sonic of the notable fa":t ar these; ..; $ 2,80d,000,ft0 114,000,000.00 'C 2,27H,000,OOO.OQ - t i a , , fO says she was married to Detn in lilt nnd his eight children by him." Wireless 9tti7lnn hi VilrtHr. FAIRIirnY, Nob., Jan. ll-(8pe,Clat-Falrburv's new wireless Ull6n Tlis ilisl i been completed an! messages are. bMhi deceived dally from Vncle ffm't fle and powerful station at ArilhfcUfir, Vf. The station Is located oh the Will sldf of the square nnd the giving poles, ifo feet high, aro stationed on d. A. WhlU'h block and tho Conrnd bl6ok. The Utelv Ing Instrument Is located In AckeTtman's Jewelry store. Iladlat time signals fre transmitted twlc6 dally directly f$dm (He naval observatory at Washington at 11 tn. and 10 p. tri.. Washington tlMf . Wlrh day In tho year. Including gtihdffi arid holidays. Dendtrnnd I'lriHetr Droll eL, DKADWOOb. s. U., Hn. .-i(erHeclil.) -Heart failure aurrimoned Charles J I J' man, for thirty yehis past In the clothing bui'ness here, while he waD readThfc ,Kt the clqb. Hyhian. who was born Irt, Eng land In ISM nnd cdfne to this edarijrV when !0 years olJ. coming first tb Chftd- ion, Neb., and later to DeaatvdGd ih ism. For most of Hie time nlhc H has bUu manage! of the nioom store hers, lie was a member ot the Klk( but' leives no known relative. ; vr a JU,Lut iii - Colorado iii ttpMd DENVKIJ, Colo.. Jan. Jl-The lgall:y of tho state tax commission a,", recommended Increase, ot rrtAro theh JiyJO, 000,000 Jn the' assessed vAjtlation ot Colo rado properly was upheld t6dky Irt n decision handed down tiy the' state su preme cuort. -t 1'ndcr tbe decision the declared full cash valuation of the stifle ,1s Ji.SH.WiM1 and the state taxis for all purpdle4 $l,f.9S.nr. The case was based on' the refusal of ClAlr J. Pitcher, as osstisbr ot fJini'er county, to extend 6n the tax rolls IHei increased assessment certified by h state tax commission and the state board of equnllratlon. TKI( IrttreUse of to per cent aggregated HOliOOO.wS. WINDERS SERIOUSLY ILL AT KANSAS CITY Homer Winders, .neart cattle miyer In South Omaha for Armodr ts C6 ti seriously 111 In a hospital In Kansas City He went to Excelsior Springs.' M6,, Wmo two weeks ago for hls'tteAlth, but was hastily removed from, tHere1 to KahMs' City, where he was placid ihhetpllal. Mrs. Winders is with hlnV.i tjiorpiU Welsh of Kansas City Is lh sfiUlh .OmAhn. taking the place of Mr. 1Vlnlifs while he Is lit. i ,J ..'.i-l t- r luu.uw.uuu.w 17,000,000.00 2.200.000.00 8111,010,214.47 83,022,025.44 133,507,010.5 2 4,508,030.71 152,070,808.14 53,177,781.70 7,003,132.23 28I.040.S8 0,100,080.10 7,140,755.82 i if 12,508,782.00 . 105,808,058.00 s r