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CLARE HEADS COMMITTEE
Nebraska Commissioner on National
Body on Legislation.
STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION
Perforation Mndc Tlmt Inrenscrt
Cost of Labor Nat Road
Itenson far Hand's Demand
for llntc nnlnc.
(From a. Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March S.-(Bpeclal.)-Henry
T. Clarke, chairman of tho Nebraska.
Hallway commission, has been appointed
chairman of tho legislative committee of
tho national organization of railway com
mlssloners by tho executive committee,
which Is composed of W. P. Geary. Ari
zona; n. T. HlBglns, Connecticut; K. H.
Burr, Florida; D. J. rainier, 16wa; V. 1.
Williams, Texas; F, h. Slddons, District
of Columbia; L. B. Finn, president, Ken
tucky. Chairman Clarke, on his return from
the conference, prepared a statement of
tho conditions as they confront the com
missions of tho Mates In tho railroad rate
questions as given out by tho conference.
Those present at tho session were;
John SI. Atkinson, chairman Public
Service commission of Missouri.
Henry T. Clarke, chairman Nebraska
Stato Hallway commission.
J. J. Klnkel, member of Public Utility
commission for Kansas.
V. H. Stutsman, president Board of
Itallroad commissioners of North Da
kota. F. C. Hoblnson, chairman and C. C.
Murphy, commissioner of South Dakota
Board of Hallway commissioners.
Clifford Thome, chairman State Board
of Railroad commissioners of Iowa,
Tho statement follows:
L Attitude lit ItonilN.
In the advanced rate case now pending
before the Interstate Commerco commis
sion, the railroads of the country are
seeking to raise freight rates generally
throughout tho country to a higher level.
The advance now proposed will amount
to approximately JIO.OCO.000 annually. It
Is estimated that 80 per cent of the class
irainc in mese mia-western stales will be
affected by the proposed advance In ad
dition o that, western railroads are pro
posing to mako a similar advance If this
one Is permitted by the Interstate Com
merco commission. Tho railroads have
consumed several months In Introducing
evidence as to tholr need of additional
revenue. They have carried on a national
propaganda In favor of the advance. So
far no evidence has been offered to the
commission on the Other side of this
question as to the railroads' need of addi
tional revenue. We propose to submit,
commencing March 9, the results of sev
eral months' preparation and lnvesttga-t
tlon for the consideration of tho Inter
state Commerce commission.
- . Effect of Illirlirrr "H'iikoh.
It has been stated by many people dur
ing the last few months, that the in
creased cost of labor and supplies has
caused a gradual decline in the rnll roads'
iiet rovenues during recent years. This
statement has been advertised and spread
to such an extent that the business world
lias been led to- believe that it Is true.
Tho evidence wo will submit to the Inter
state Commerco commission does not bear
out that contention. 1
Xet ncvciinea. '
AVe find that the net revenues of Ameri
can railroads for the year 1913 were 177,
000,000 greater titan for tho year 1912.J We
find that their net revenues last year
wcro 400,090,000 greater than fifteen years
ago. They have increased their net
revenues more than 100- per cent slnoo
1S9S. Tho railroads commenced this agita
tion fop higher freight rates In 1910S Wc
find their net revenues for tho four-year
jwriod, whljo this propaganda has been
going on, to exceed thoso for any other
fpur-year period in their entire history.
Ave find their net revenues for each of
these four years to exceed the net
revenues of any other year In their entire
history, notwithstanding an unusuul and
largely Increased maintenance expense.
The evidence that we will otfer Vvill
support In detail the above statement. In
addition to' this, wo havo made a some
what elaborate analysis of comparative
credit of railroads and Industrial com
panies, the ability of the. railroads to sell
their securities, expenditures of railway
companies for maintenance, and other
factors, involved In tho case. Tna
unaysls made. In nearly every instance,
refutes the material representations made
by. -the railroad companies.
Clifford Thome, chairman ot tho Iowa
State Railroad commission; has bean
selected as tho authorized representative
for and bn behalf of eight states to
present tho evidence to the Interstate
Commerce commission at AVashlngton
next month.
NOTES FROM TECUMSEH
AND JOHNSON COUNTY
JUDGE ACCUSED BY BANKER OF
CROOKED PRACTICE.
TECUMSEH, NeV, March l.-(Speclal.)
The city central committee has called
a r;inss meeting of the voters of the city
for Monday evening, March 9. For years
It lias been the custom hero to keep city
affairs out of politics. The question ot
license or no license is given a direct
vote, and two popular candidates for each
office to be filled are nominated, each
candidate being pledged to abide by the
will of the majority In the liquor quest
tlon. Last year the wets put up a good
fight and kept the majority down to C.
County Superintendent L. C. Kuster of
Johnson county is endeavoring to or
ganlze a school patrons' association. Ho
will hold a meeting of the county teach
ers' association, and a patrons' day meet
ing in Tceumseh next Saturday.
A series of evangelistic meetings began
at tho Teeumseh Methodist church yes
terday, under the direction of tho pastor,
Hov. E. M. Furman. Ho Is assisted by
the men's gospel team of tho church.
Through the efforts of tho Commercial
club of that town, Sterling will have n
chmitauqua the coming summer. A con
tract has been signed with, the Brltt
lyceum bureau for the assembly, which
will be held late In July or early In
August.
Mrs.-George Clapp, who Uvea northeast
of Teeumseh, was called to Denver by a
telerram announcing, the sudden death
of her father, J. C. Crabtrco.,
A fMslaaB .
VknierL, TAew b&iglvi
Justice Daniel Thow Wright of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court, against
whom twenty-six charges Involving moral
turpitude, have been filed with President
Wilson by Wado H. Cooper, a Washing
ton banker. The charges will be referred
to the attorney for Investigation. Judge
Wright branded tho charges as "malici
ously false."
HUNT FOR SENDERS OF BOMB
Police Look for Three Italians in
Connection with Murder.
! WASHINGTON BANKER WHO AC
CUSES JUDGE WRIGHT.
MAN IS INSTANTLY KILLED
Snlllvnn, 111., Mrrhanlo "Who Tlr
Cfhfd InfernnI Machine by
Mall "ThouKht He Could
Open It Sufrljr.
I
Aliened (iiuulilem Arrested.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March iv-(8pe-elal.)
A police raid on rooms In th9
fourth story of a hotel here last nlghr
resulted In tho arrest of A'. 8. Bowman
and Ben Dccrlnger on tho charge .of
maintaining rooms for the purpose of
rambling. The trial of the two men has
been set to take place In the police court
on Tuesday. The evidence, so far is
given out by police officials now, con-
sista mostly of the fact, as they assert,
that three rooms were fitted out with
pdker tables and chairs.
Pure Seed Tests
Keep Force Busy
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-(Speclal.)-Thc
puro need department of the food
commission Is flooded with samples of
seed which aro being sent In for testing.
Although thrcc.clcrks are kept constantly
nt work on the Incoming samples, the de
partment Is badly snowed under.
On account of the new schemes for test
ing It takes only about six days to teit
ordinary seed, but In the ense of graji
seed four weeks aro required to yen
whether the seed will germinate. The
department Is getting away with from
fifteen to twenty tests per day.
MARTIN MAKES RULING
UPON INHERITANCE TAX
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Mnrch 2.-(Speclal.)-
The proposition of the amount of inheri
tance tax to be collected has been put
im t r l,n n HlininV irnne..! Viv TV II
O'Hara, co,finty attorney of Cedar county,
and Mr. Martin .has handed down the fol
lowing answer:
You are right In holding that the amount
of Inheritance tax should be the net
amount of the property to which each
heir Is entitled after the payment of costs
of administering the estate. It ought not
to be necessary to await tho final settle
ment of an estate In order to ascertain.
with reasonable certainty, the amount of
such costs. Tho law requires that the'
inheritance tax bo paid wlthon one year
from -tho date of tho death of tho .de
cedent, and that unless U Is paid within
that time Interest Is chargeable from tho
dute of his death. For that reason, I
think tho costs of administration could
be estimated with reasonable certainty
and due allowance made for tho same.
You aro'also right In your second prop
osition, that the wife right of the sur
viving spouse is not subject to an inheri
tance tax. Our supreme court has held
that chapter 23, complied statutes of 1911,
abolishing tho estates of dower and cour
tesy, gives the surviving spouse of a dc-
ceased person an enlarged estate of the
same kind and nature as that of dower
and courtesy, and that such estate, like
dower. Is net subject to an inheritance
lax. tin re inheritance Tax or Strahan's
Estate, H2 N. W., 678).
STATE TREASURER REPORTS
THE BALANCE ON HAND
DKCATUR. Ill, March 2.-Tliree
Italians, who gave an exhibition ot fire
works hero some time ago, are being
sought In connection with tho death ot
Fred Mcnncrlch, who was blow-Jo pieces
by an Infernal machine at Sullivan on
' nday.
Tho machine was mailed at the Decatur
postofflec, or ono of the sub-stations, and
efforts arc being mado to learn wno
mailed the package.
Death by the explosion ot a bomb
mailed by unknown persons was the
coroner's verdict today,
I'lirknnc Itrcrlvrd Friday.
SULLIVAN. Ill, March 2.-Postoftlce
Inspectors claimed to havo n cluo today
to tho Identity of the person who mailed
tho Infernal machine, which yesterday
killed Frederick W. Mcnerlch, when ha
attempted tc. open It. Tho machtno was.
mailed In "Decatur.
The Inspectors have the description ot
a man who Is said to havo Inquired last
week at tho Decatur postofflco regard
ing tho rato to Sullivan ot a package the
size of that mailed to Mennerlch. Men
nerlch received tho packvpe Friday and'
when he attempted to opcnlt. It exploded.
Mennerlch was tortlbly mutilated, but
lived two hours after tho dynamite had
exploded. The only words he spoko after
the explosion were: "What happened?"
Part of tho house was torn away by
the blait.
Itelenncd .I.nter'.
Mcnnerlch'a wife, from whom he had
been separated for several months, was
taken In custody at Springfield. Ill, as
vltness, but was released later. -The caso
was reported toho federal officers, who
bcllevo that former companions of Mcn
lierlch In counterfeiting may havo sent
him tho machine.
Mennerlch received the package by mall
Friday morning. It had been mailed In
Decatur, ill, on Thursday. Mennerlch
wrote a letter to his wlfo In Springfield
telling her about the package. He said
he had decided to open It, as ho knew
how to do so without causing an ex
plosion, It tho box proved to, be a con
tainer of dynamite.
mis letter was not mailed, it was
found unsealed In tho yard after tho ex
plosion. This fact led the sheriff to be
lieve that possibly Mennerlch had mado
the machine himself to cover up suicide.
BIG BUILDINGS ARE LOOTED
(Continued from Pago One.)
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-(SpeclaU-
Tho report of Stato Treasurer George for
tho month of February shows that there
was a balance on hand January 31 of
J7fil.Cil.12r that the receipts during tho
month just paBt were 634,435.77; that tho
disbursements wcro J629.831.4S, leaving a
balance on hand February 2S of 1746,255.41.
There Is cash on hand, $3,219.73, and in
the deposit fund, J73S.033.6S.
The trust funds are invested as follows:
Permanent school fund J8.C8S.397.68
Pormanehtunlverslty fund 181,837.73
Agricultural collego endowment P54.G0O.O0
Nonnal endowment 79,850.00
University building fund 60.069.CS
Total t9.564.7U.S9
Bonds on hand $9,293,333.22
Unlversltv wnrnnfn nn hand MUftAi
formal fchool warrants on
lintul ... ln r m
General fund warrants, on hand 60.o69.5S
Total
9,S64,7H89
.No ten From Sidney.
SIDNF.Y. Neb.. March 2. fflnerb.1
The snow from tho recent storm has
practically all dlsaDneareri durlno- h.
warm spell and many fields ot fall wheat
aro getting green. So much n'olsture dur
ing tho fall and winter assures Cheyenne
county another bumner eron nf fnii nh,t
and at tho same tlmo prcpates the soil
lor spring work of all kinds.
Many people who have been holding
land In this county several venr
moving In and Improving tho places, as
uiey are so well pleased with crops raised
on adjoining lands.
Chief Dispatcher A. Van Wirt has ben
promoted to the office of trainmaster for
tho Union Pacific between Sidney and
Cheyenne, effective March I. Tralnmas
ter Smith will go to Denver In another
department of tho railroad. Mr. Van Wirt
will retain his headquarters at Sidney.
Tho llerolmv iri-i, ni.t i.-i.. .....
. ni rviiuui uaqni'l UUll
team, now on tour, was defeated at
uiuney Friday night by the Sidney High
school basket ball team.
I'lnlu Troth That'll Worth Money.
Using Foley's Honey and Tar for u
cough and cold Is Just practical common
sense. It Is exactly made to atop a cough
and eheck a' cold and It prevents In.
grlie, bronchitis or pneumonia. F. F-.
Mouaban, Monomonle, Wis., says; "I am
exposed to all klndB ot weather and I
find Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
always fixes me up In good shape when
I catch cold or have a bad cough. I
recommend It gladly." Retuso substitutes,
For sale by all dealers everywhere. Advertisement
Note from Alliance.
ALLIANCB, Neb., March 2. (Special.)
G. C. AtwIU and Cora Eldrid. to-
popular young people of Alllane.0, were
marriea in innings, Mont. They will make
their home In Alliance. whrA ir A (will
is employed by tho Burlington railroad as
wire chief.
O. I Stanley, who has been winning
lame ana laurels as a wrestler, fell e
victim to Dan Cupid and had llv n. ft
Baker pronounce tho
which made Miss Carrie Lewis' a popular
young woman of Alliance his bride. They
will, reside for tho present in Alliance.
Tho Alliance High school girls' basket
ban team closed tho reason here Satui
day night by winning: from thn'Kmtt
Bluff girls, 42 to 12. The Alliance girls
have not been defeated onco this season.
After tho game the Latin club held a re
ception for j the two teams.
flsLsLHssV sLk. mm.
Wfi.de H. Cooper1
Wade H. Cooler, the Washington
hanker, who filed twenty-six chargos In
volving moral turpltudo with president
Wilson against Justlco Daniel Thew
Wright of tho District ot Columbia su
premo court. Justice Wright branded the
charges as "maliciously false."
ths thieves. Tho stamp drawer In the rear
of tho offices received like treatment, as
did a strong box which It contained.
Twenty 2-ccnt stamps In tho Vcccptablo
wero Passed up, apparently as to trifling
to bo bothered with. In fact, nothing ot
value was carried away at all, atthough
thero Is ono small article believed to have
been taken. Tho establishment was visited
four' months ago by marauders, who
toolr nothing.
Six detectives, two to each Job, are
working on tho robberies and an arrest
la expected nt any time.
Kidney nmt Liver Troubles
Quickly helped by Klectrlo Blttors sure
and prompt relief stimulate tho kidney
and liver to healthy action. 60o and $1.00.
All dealers. Advertisement.
ROCK ISLAND CONDUCTOR
FILES FOR RAIL COMMISSIONER
' BEATRtCB, Nob., March 2. (Special
Telegram.) H. L. Duval, a Rock Island
conductor, running between Beatrice, and
Horton, Knn., today filed for railroad
commissioner on the republican ticket.
Ho has been In the employ ot the com
pany for fifteen years.
Hazel Hill, employes of tho Commercial
club. Each little bank had contained
some 16 or 17. The bottoms wore broken
out of them and tho change carefully
scooped out. In tho billiard room of tho
club the register was pried open and $30
was secured. Tho big safe register at
the entrance to tho dtnlng room was
badly broken, but not a cent was ob
tained here, as the money Ib always taken
out aftet' tho luncheon hour and placed In'
mo eare. Decks were freely pried bpen,
and a check for Jl was taken. Postage
stamps to the value ot JCO were taken
rrom the Commercial club.
Gft Ntniitim from Woodmen,
In the office of E. V. Parrlsh. manacer
or tno puDiicijty bureau, on tho same floor
with tho club, a handful of postage
stamps was taken. Tho cabinet was
pried open with .omo Instrument
Ufty dollars' worth of postage atanuw
wcro taken from a big safe In one of'the
offices ot the Woodmen of tho World on
the sixth floor. Tho safe was unharmed
and It s believed tho burglar must have
worked the combination.
On the eighth floor every office of the
Woodmen of the World lodge except
that of Sovereign Commander Frascr
was entered. Only a few poBtnge stamps
were taken from tho desks of most of
tho offices and a watch belonging to City
Organizer McKelvey of the Woodmen ot
the World. Tho desk of J. E. Fitzgerald
was entered and n, few dollars' worth of
stamps were taken.'
IZnter Dnn'a Offices.
In the offices of It. Q. Dun & Cij. tho
cabinet safe was partly pried open. The
outer sheet of Iron was pried from the
safe door near the top and was twisted
back a foot or more from tho face ot the
safe. Tho Job was her6 abandoned and
the thieves did not get Into the safe.
Very Uttlo of valuo was In the safe ex
cept records. In tho general office, how
ever, they pried open the desk of tho
cashier and stole some $10 worth of post
ago stamps and a knife.
Soino of Iho porters of the Commercial
club remained In tho building until about
11 o'clock Saturday night to clean up
and say that all was well at that time.
E. V. Parrlsh believes that tho robbery
occurred late Saturday night, as he
missed his stamps Sunday when he went
to the office. Ho did not think much of
it at tho tlmo, for he supposed the office
girls had used all the stamps in the little
box without telling him. Going back to
the cabinet wljcro the stamps were kept
after tho robbery was discovered In tho
building, he could plainly see the marks
of some Instrument with which his cab
inet had been pried open.
Hub Statidnril Oil Office.
At the offices of the Standard OH com
pany, on the fifth floor of tho Brandcls
building, the thieves either gained cn
tranco to the offices by means ot tho fire
escape or in some manner unlocked tho
outer door of tho corridor. Tne transom
wat not marred, or was a slight coating
of dust on he sill disturbed. From thu
outer office, four Inner offices wcro un
locked and the cicsks xorcca witn a
jimmy. But aside from the prying open
of several compartments In each nothing
was disturbed.
The combination of tho vault, however,
had been worked and from its Interior
$100 in cash and several dollars In stamps
were taken. The desk of Charles Powell
was given the worst treatment of the
four.
Loot Bankers Reserve Office,
On tho fourteenth floor ot tho City Na
tional Bank building, the Bankers Re
serve Lite company was entered by
means of a transom, upon which the In
truders wero forced to break the inner
rod In their efforts. Five desks la the
various offices ot thts concern wero
broken Into, including the desk ot B. II,
Roblson, head of the company. Each Job
showed tho work of a professional, aa
with one exception he catch of the. desk
top was forced with a Jimmy without
breaking tho catch. Tho thieves seemed to
have used particular care with the desk
belonging to Mr. Roblson, which Is a
massive mahogany affair, and of con
siderable value. Scarcely a blemish la
visible upon Its surface, although the top
and every compartment was forced by
Illation Williams Visits In Belinyler.
SCHUYLER, Neb., March 2.-(Speclal.)
Rt. Rov. A. L. Williams, bishop of Ne
braska, vUlted Holy Trinity church of
this placo Sunday evening, administering
the rtto ot confirmation to a class ot
five persons presented by tho rector, ltev.
E. A. Moore.
AliiHrrnrtU Wins Debate.
AINSWORTH, Neb,, March 2.-(Speclal.)
Debate between Alnsworth and Valen
tine High school teams took placo here
Saturday evening, Tho team" debated
the league question, "Regulation versus
Dissolution of the Trusts." Alnsworth
was for dissolution and secured a favor
able decision from two of tho three
Judges, who pronounced tho debate very
closo and good.
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Pawnee Clt- will Vot Bonds,
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., March 2.-(8pe-
clal.) A special election has been called
for Tuesday, April 7, to consider the
propqsltlon of Issuing bonds, In amounts
not to exceed $33,000, to pay the outstand
ing indebtedness of Pawnco City. If the
Issue carries twenty-year bonds will bo
circulated, the city reserving the right to
redeemed any tlmo after i five years
from date ofIssuance.
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