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niK BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. APRIL 2!, 1015. 3 Nebraska MYSTERY IN FATE OF GAY FOREIGN BIRDS Sixteen Feathered Beautiei Given to Charles W. Bryan by State, but Never Reported On. PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 28. (Special.) While William Jennings Bryan, sec retary of state at Washington, la try ing to keep this country from getting mixed up in any foreign com plica - Uons, his brother, Charlie here in Lincoln may be called upon to ex plain his connection with the disap pearance of certain . subjects of foreign nations, which were brought to this country at state expense and given homes at Antelope park. The wr Hungarian partridge. Eng lish pheasants, Italian rlngnecks, Chin Jhesssnts and several other foreign blrda. Two years ago when the leglalature. re fused to appropriate lunda to continue their propagation. It was up to the state to dlspos of the birds In some way and so they were distributed In pairs and sent to different parts of the state. till State Property. The report of the state game warden under date of December SI, 1S14. gives a list of the localities, where the birds were sent and data In the office shows 'to whom they were sent. They were given out with the underatamlina that they still remained state property and j that thone to whom they were sent were I to look after them ami report to the state game warden front tlnio to time is to their whereabouts and their con dition. Some Were Favored. Reports from different parties to whom the birds were sent show that they have been looked after and in many instances have raised broods of oung. It is in teresting to note that except In certain Instances, the blrda were sent out In bunches of only two or three, mostly Just a pair. These instances are In the case of six birds sent to Senator Jack Grace of Harlan county, who has taken much Interest In the bitds; eight to Sen ator Oeorgo Wolz of Fremont, who was also a member of the fish and game committee and has looked after the birds closely, reporting from time to time of their condition and five to Columbus, where a gentleman by the name of Phil lips has been watching them and re porting on them. Sixteen to C. W. Brraa. However, the report shows that six teen ot the birds went to South Lincoln and were turned over to Charles W. Bryan. According to Information given 'today at the game warden' office, Mr. Bryan has made no report whatever on ' the birds nor does) the game warden know what became of them. People interested in the disposal of the birds are Inquir ing today why Mr, Bryan should be given sixteen ' birds and has not reported on their disposal wheat other people eould get byfr a pair; or. In three - Instances, more than that number and be required to re port as to their oondltion. Iaqalrlea Patlje. The only thing- that .the game warden eems to know about the birds Is that thoy were turned over to Mr. Bryan and were never seen abaln. The gam war den . says that none of the .people living in the vicinity where the birds were supposed to have been liberated ever saw any of them, although the gam wards, , admits that he made some Inquiries. He k. antrM M T n mmt th. hints h,faM It v took charge of th office. This will probably not cause any foreign complications or sever neutral ity with belligerent powers, but It Is liable to make a complication for Mr. Hryan In Ills campaign for city commis sioner, as It is now up to him tu explain what became of the birds. Of course no one will hint that th birds were used to entertain any of Vie great men ot the na tion who came to dine with Mr. : Bryan about that time, although their plumage was beautiful, their songs were wonder ful and their meat Is said to be delicious. GIRL QUIETS INSANE MAN WHERE ARMED MEN FAIL (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. April 28. (Special. A man and a gun put to flight a bunch of polios officers last night in this city, stood off another bum-h of deputy sheriffs ' who took the place of the police, but finally gave up and surrendered to a pretty miss of 17 who turned the offender over to the sheriff and his men. George R. Ferrlnghy was the man and he was supposed to have gone temporarily insane. He took refuge in a barn and with the gun stood off all attempts to reach him, The family called the police, who were unable to get close to him, and they finally turned the Job over to the county authorities, as they believed a rrasy man came-more under the Juris diction of th county than of the city. - Hdwever. none of the officers could get close .enough to make any Impression on' th man and finally his laughter courageously undertook the task, and. ( limbing to the loft of the barn, was able to calm him. He will be taken before the board of Insanity. I EIGHTY HEAD OF-HOGS DIE FROM EATING COCKLEBURS DAVID CITT. Neb ' April 18. -(Special.) Dr. W. E. Hewitt, who owns a large island In the Piatt river about ten miles north of her, lost sighty head of hogs yesterday by poisoning. About 250 hogs were In the herd. They had ben shut up In closed pns all win ter and were turned out to pasture for th first time Sunday afternoon. Death was rsused by eating trie young sprouts of cockleburs. Th loss win. be about H.O00. Taklaar Car tw CfcllCrca. No parent would consdoualy b rsreles of th children. Jo A. Ros maiin. Clarkson, Neb., uses Foley's Honey and Tar for hi two children for roup, coughs and colds. Hs says. "W ar never without Foley's Honey and Tar in the houa." A distressing oough. steep les nights, and raw. Inflamed throat lead to a run-down condition In which the child Is not able to resist contagious or Infectious disease. Foley's Honey snd Tar Is truly healing and prompt in action I It relieves coughs, colds, croup and w hooping cough. Sold every where. 4vertls Nebraska WANTS BOYS FOR DELEGATES Governor Wonld Name Number of Nebraska Youths to Make Trip to San Francisco. ASKS NAMES BE SENT TO HIM (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. April .- Special.) Private Secretary Mumford of the governor's office has been sending out letters to members of th legislature asking them to snnd in the names of tno boy from their county who would make Vod dele gates to the Universal Cnen rnn,r. tn be held In fan Francisco, August 5 and . This Is said to be th great feature of the agricultural meettns- to be held mnA Jfc given under Hie auspices of the Na tional Top Notch Fanners' club. It Is irged that bora Intensely Interested In sgriculture and who may be able to at tend be recommended for th places. Ir. Weaterman on Visit. Dr. J. T. Westerman of New TorV ri s former Lincoln boy snd at one tlm connected with Lincoln nanera and fr short time a B correspondent. Is In the city visiting his brother, Asslstsnt Secre tary Max Westerman of the T'nlvsrslt of Nebraska. Jle was formerly a member c-r the noted Seventy-flrat New York reg iment of th National Guard ef th.i at.i. and thi morning visited Qeneral Hall at ftate Guard headquarters. ftolnsr to orrteera School. Following instructions of th Wsr h. PMtment, Adjutant General Hall has ap pointed the following officers nf i. -. nal corps at Fremont to participate in an officers school at Fort Leavenworth! Captain Henry A. Jess and Lieutenant E. Whitcomb, Elmer Lumstruni and C A. Robinson and Sergeant Lawrenoe Sachtell. M. 8. E.; Silas Milan and Ser geant Andrew Olson. Hall Mas Dandelion fare. Railway Commissioner Thomas Hall be lieves he can solve the dandelion proposi tion. The commissioner believes that If the grass is allowed to grow at will all summer that it will kill out the yellow peril. He ex pains the scheme thusly: Th Usves of the plant grow closely to the ground and spread but. In cutting wltfc a lawn-mower the leaves escape because of their close proximity to the earth and the only effect of cutting th.m . . suread the plant. If the blue grass is al lowed to grow It Will enma nn .t,a th leaves of the dandelion up In th air ana in tms position the plant cannot live. Of course, the lawn will' inoir - during the summer, but th commissioner mat the state can afford to have a scrasgly lawn on season if th pests tan be gotten rid ot Mr. Hall hss re quested the governor to turn over the northeast section of th mtllniti K ,h walk to the northeast corner anothat the Fifteenth street entrance of th state house to him and give, him a chance io snow wnat can be done. MISSING MASON CITY WOMAN IS TRACED TO MONTANA ' .BROKEN BOW, Neb,. April 28.-(Soe- cuu.r-Mrs. Margaret Schmidt of Ma- on caty. this county, who has been missing from her home tiim th of April.-has at last been traced to a point in Montana, and her family hop that they may be able to definitely lo cate her In a short time. Mrs. Schmidt was supposed to have bought a ticket for Broken Bow on April J, but later Investigation showed that ah had pur chased it for Alliance. It la thought her mind has failed her. Sh la 49 years of age and th wlf of Matthias Schmidt of Mason City. SWEDEBURG MINISTER DIES I SUDDENLY AT OAKLAND OAKLAND, Neb., April 28.-(SpHal.) Rev. A, F. Tornblom of Kvulnir. vk attending the semi-annual conference of in xseoraaica Mission church, died sud denly last night from stomach trouble and a bursting blood vessel. He h.H preached a sermon, when he haoam suddenly ill and died at th home of H. J. Hansen, where he was being; enter tained. He was years of ag and leaves a widow and five children. Motor Car Upkeep Under the Microscope By "Utility Test,ri915 Maxwell CHAPTER VII. Well. I'm throus-h! I mean the last day nf thla wwm uiuiij xt, and I'm satisfied that I have shown all of you and proven that a KuvtU 1 Just the car you need when you want to save time. Increase your Inooms. save money, lengthen the day and add something to your business equip ment that will help to lessen tlioa thousand! and one littl annoyance that are all c rained Into any ordin ary business day. If courss you rs Interested in results and I am glad to say that I mads a total of 1.01. I miles In efven days and but let mi tell you J rst sbout your last ob server and my last run yesterday, ssy Xa T,sn Carl H. Norgen, In cnarg of tho engineering deuarmvent of the Fair-banks-MorK Company at Sth and Harney streets, was your observer. We left his residence. 1124 Houth SOth street at 7:10 yesterday morn ing and made our trip through Ash land, Alro, Palmyra and to Syra cuse where we arrived at 1 1 o'clock and remained for lunch. After lunch we enntued to Lincoln, where Mr. Norgen left me after making the following eistsmenl to my driver; "In the position I hold, of eourr ,tnings mechanical ar constantly under my colse observation. I have watched the performance of this little car with great Interest today and 1 want to eav that I do not know of any piece of machinery that could navigate those rough and hilly r oaIs any hetter than this lit tle aCaawell. ws wvrs avr out ef htgo. gear today. In fart, 1 felt con vinced that It Is as rood as any on could find under tl.CMlu.'' That's about the shortest way I can tell you today's story without the usual amount of circus rosier ad.iertiret and I am ss proud of that statement of Mr. Norgen's as given above an I can be becauss It was said in a con vincing manner and from one who by virtue of, his position. 1 an ex pert on mscrianical construction and represents one of the best known firm In the country. My mileage today was 110 1 on m gallons of gas, or exactly 20 miles per gallon. I have told you every dav nf the conditions of roads, weather, etc.. and when I stsrted I did not sxpecl J why your Maxwell ' slioultn't do any too gentle trips in which I waery bit as aell or better. Nebraska Ed P. Smith Makes Contract with Board (From a ftaff Cot respondent.) LINCOLN. April 2S.-(Spertal.) The tate Railway commissi n today pave out the terms of the agreement made yes terday with Edward P. Smith ef Omaha, who will represent the state In the freight rate hearings before the Interstate Commerce commission. Mr. 8mlth will receive Sl.MM for his appearance before the commission and an additional 11.000 !f hu wins. If the case goes to the supreme court he will net 11.000 for conducting the case and it.600 if he Wins. UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES RAP SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS (From a Staff Correeponderlt.) LISTOLN. April (Special.) Before the "rnmmtttee of on hundred." an or ganization supposed to look after the moral and amusement side of thing in Lincoln. Dean C. C. Engberg of the Uni versity of Nebraska last night pro nounced the present age ss the sge ot rsgtime." He atvnke riireotlv against th opening of th theaters on Sunday In Lincoln, a proposition which will be voted on by n.u nennie at th cttv election next week. snd In his rsmarks Said that the people were Indifferent toth things going on about them. 'We are not giving the young peooi the solid thlnra of life." ssld he. "This tendency hss been spreading- through edu cational circles. I was reading over the scholarship averages of the fraternities and sororities the other day. At the lino t had a date book In which th university parties are registered. I com pared the two an dlsccwerea mai in" rniimitiM which had fallen the lowest were those which had the most dances snd house parties. "If the Sunday theater proposition car ries w might Just as wll do away with th Monday recitations." LAWYERS ARE APPOINTED - TO TAKE PART IN CASE (From a Staff Correspondent) t.nimr.w. Anrll S. (Special.) Attor- ney General Read has been requested by the district Judge of Thurston cunty to send someone to that county to repre - h. In th trial of Jesse .Coch ran, charged with tho murder of John Jump, on January 17. Inst., The county attorney of Thurston county Is disqualified, because h had . .. rot- Mrs. Cochmn In a suit for divorce against her husbsnd. The district Judge appointed Harry n-eei oi w.ithiil to anoear for the county in the case and the attorney general In answer to the request of th district juag na asked T. S. Allen of Lincoln to repr .. tv state In the prosecution. In case the attorney general's offic foro is too- busy at the time. x - Fafrnnry Ifew W0es. ' FAIRBURP. Neb., April (8peolal.- J. H. Poo' left for. Council uiuirs to .v wnrir an extra passenger brake- man out of that point on th Nebraska division of th Rock Island. Tfiirtiiff of Chicago, general chair man of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and J. M. Moquaia or koc t.i. mi in., chairman of th Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englneroen, wer in Falrbury this week conrernng with Messrs. J. A. Cuykendall and H. C. Emery of th local organisations. County Judge L. J. Nutxman Issued a marriage llcanse to Virgil Smith of Ne braska City and Miss Helen Bausch of Dlller. . - ' Th Rock Island boilermakera and heinnra of this cltv are arranging to give their eighth annual May party In Bart- lett'a hall. May S. Th city schools and Falrbury Commer cial club are co-operating to have th government rout th special train con veying the 'Liberty bell over the Rock T.l.nd tn Denver. Superintendent A. L. Cavlness circulated petitions In the city schools Tuesdsy. which were signed oy 10 students and forty teachers, asking th government to route the special train ovr the Rock Island. The Falrbury Com mercial club Is also active in th move ment. .It Is alleged the Rock Island man agement Is behind tho movement, as th petitions were received rrom ,tmi com pany. not disappointed. Let .me take this opportunity to say here to thoao who have followed thin story from day to day and arc expecting to buy a motor car. that. If after reading these seven chapters you are not entirely satisfied that the MaxwsU Is the car for you. then yoa oast be nitd, t 0O 1-10 sr Hut, ' The travel cost per mil figures sis and one-tenth mUes and that takes Into account the fact that mj average number of passengers car ried was 9. h per day. If you want sny per mile per paaaenger cst what you'll have to do Is to figure It out yourself. I'm thrifty all ilglu but thrlfj can be carried too far. I had no punctures. I used o0i gallon of gasoline at sav 13c Vrr gallon would make si. 09; 10c would be fair price for ti extra pint of oil that I used which totals $.19. I cleaned one spsrk plug and ymi can't very well charge up water w will leave the total cost at i for 1.011 miles travel and get ui. average of t 00 1-10 per mile.. J mlah add further that 1.9 miles per gallon was my averaaa nn ik- whole trta nut i near vou maintain I haven't mentioned two other sources of mo toring expense. That's true there's storage and depreciation. The first of these every man must settle fm hlmeelf; the second I can settle for you. I pride myself that I took Just good nn new. and the Frumle ''mils Auto Co. tells me they have two or three offers for me at from til to 1S5 less thsn my original selling price. , Tom Cant Beat XC Beginning tomorrow, I am no longer a public character onlv a regular working automobile. Hut I believe I have taught a lesson and I hope my effort hasn't bean In vain. With your representative on tnj front seat every toot of th war, checking every move I have made and tabbing every rent of expense, i have honestly tried to show you how much a ll Maxwell would cost In your service. I'h.rA I. n't - ruH In t V. Nebraska NEW BOARD AT SYRACUSE ORDERS LAWS ENFORCED STRACr'HK. Neb., April JS.- Special ) The new members of the town board, D. August Itslm and Walter F. Neff, were sworn Tuesday night. Theodore Guthrie was elected chairman, William Ptanbro clerk and Jame Falrhesd treasurer Three saloon licenses wer granted, to H. F. Wlndels. H. Ilaase snd H. J. Mrlnk man. and three pool hall licenses, to K. i--. Bteineker. W. A. FYS ft Hlld L. C. fJcl toman. Stringent rules were iinni by the bosrd covering the entering of sslnona out of regular hours and scl!Ilff to nanitual (trunks and the first con vlolton of either will result in th. cation of the license of the offender. W. W. Pell was re-elected msrsh.l . in. i... structions to enforce without favor th motorcycle and automobile speed or dlnances. GRAND OFFICERS OF MASONS LAY CORNERSTONE AT GENEVA GENEVA. Neb.. . The cornerstone of Ihe new city building was laid yesterday afternoon bv th Masons. The Geneva lodge met th grand officers at the train and escorted them to their hall., where thev. ith th. members of the Eastern Star lodge, nil marohed to the foundation of the audi torium, the scene of the ceremonies. Th grand officers visiting and assisting- wre Grand Vaater T. M. Davis; Deputy Grand Master 8. S. Whiting; Grand Secretary Rev. C. C. Wilson: Grand Orator Rev. A. A. Brooks. The Geneva military band was present snd th man's quartet cnnslstlnar of Judge W. R, Fulton. C. H. Reeve. E. J. Demp ster and J. C. Starr, sang. The weather was ideal and a goodly crowd wsa In at tendance. Don't run, th risk, get a SOc bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery now. The first dose helps you. All drug-gists. -Ad-vertlaoment MERNA WOMAN KILLED BY FALL FROM CARRYALL BROKEN ROW. Veh AivHI M elaI.)-Whll riding In a carryall with her husband and family, Mr. Phillip Volmer. who resides ten miles from Moms, on tho west table, fell from the back of the vehicle tO ' the vrnilnrl .nrl broke her neck. She lived but half an hour after the accident. The seat upon, which Mrs. Volmer rode ni l,M in plsc by a steel rod, which had broken, and when sh leaned back the seat gave way, throwing her out backward. Th deceased was well known on the west table and th mother of a lara-e famllv. some of whom ar married. . lie For pleasure driving or for use in connection .with your business, regardless of . what business you are in, you will find nothing on the market that so completely fills the bill a the ' " . ' ' . 1915 DEPENDABILITY These Three Features A V NEBRASKA BUICK AUTO OMAHA: LINCOLN: LEE HUFF, Mgr. H. E. SIDLES, Gen. Mgr ; C. H. SHORE, Mgr. Sales Dept. Nebraska OAKLAND WINS DEBATE FROM BL00MFIELD OAKLAND. Neh . April 2 -(Special.) In the third and final debate for the championship of northeast Nebraska ths Oakland Hiffh school boys won from the three girls r resenting the Hloomfleld High school Inst night. Oakland had the sfflrmstive an! won by a' to to one vote of the Judges, ho were Prof. Mskey of the state university, rrof. Wells of ei'.vsn and Mr. Chambers of l mversltv Place. Misses Alice High, Amelia Hnittll std Terence Cvnhsu wore opposed by Victor Westermark. Harold I'olmqulst snd Walter Chrlstlsnsen. The latter ha been chosen to represent Oak land In the finals at Lincoln Read The r s "THilnes Chances ' and get Into our own business. nalnfsll r;enra. GENEVA. Neb.. Arrll .-iSpeclal.)-The rainfall for th last three or four days was l.X Inches. Salts Fine for Aching Kidneys We ent too much mcni, which clogs Kidneys, then llnck hurts and . PInritler bothers you. Most folks forget thai the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clog ged and need a flushing occasionally, els we have backache and dm II misery In the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all aorta of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and th moment you feel an ache, or pain In the kidney region, get about four ouncea of Jad Salts from ny good drug store her, take a tablespnonful tn a glass of wa ter before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is mad from th acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with Itthln, and Is harmless to flush clogged kidney and stimulate them tn nosmsl activity. It also neutralises th acids in th urine so It no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts Is harmless; Inexpensive: makes a delightful effervescent II thla. water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications A well-known local druggist says hs sells lots of Jsd Salts to folks who be lieve In overcoming kidney trouble while It Is only trouble. Advertise ment. T1 Yl ID iiii A HERE'S WHAT YOU WANT PfYlVER J the secret of Bulck aucceee. Do you fully realize what it means when ' " we say, "The Bulck Motor Co guarantees their valre-ln-beed motor to de liver more power than ajiy other type motor of equal elseT" n meant IT HA8 MORB POWER or the largest automobile factory In the world would not place this kind of a guarantee on it. 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