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The O’Neil Frontier D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. O'NEILL,NEBRASKA In the French budget of this year, (be aproprlatlon Is still voted for the ■pkeep of the house and "tomb" of Napoleon at St. Helena—6,000 francs •alary for ths guardian and 3,000 panes expenses. The property was bought by Napoleon IIL In 1858 for 178,665 franca (*35,700). Before thnl lime the dirt In the corpseless grave pad been constantly renewed, to be •old to travelers who landed at the Isl and. There are still 1,000 visitors' names registered each year, for the Eost part English and Americana It something of a puzzle for the French government to know what to do with (he house, which Is In a very dilapi dated condition. K. J. Bush, a harnessmaker ot Stroudsburg, Pa., threw the end of a waxed piece of string which was at tached to a 500-yard ball of yarn out of the window. A robin picked it up, look It to a nearby tree and started to Build a nest. When Mr. Bush looked (or the yarn he saw that there were only a few yards left, and, looking Into the tree, saw the nest that had been Inads by the robin. On feast days the life of the czar of the 17th century was enlivened with •uch amusements as a battle to the death between a well-baited bear and • spearman, In which, It is said, fre quently tho man lost his life. In the •vent of a successful Issue the spear man was rewarded by being taken to the royal cellar, where he was allowed to drink to his capacity. A resident of Boom, Belgium, has built a hydroplane entirely of steel In stead of wood. The boat Is about 18 feet long and weighs 360 pounds. It bas a specially constructed rudder. Which, enables It to turn at high speed In a narrow channel. Tho 24-horse power motor Is of the four-cylinder type and weighs 400 pounds. A six-foot clock, which stands In an Mice a(, Carlisle, Pa-, has been oper ated by electricity from the earth since 1370. A wire runs from the earth to a magnet In the clock, and so constant baa the supply of electricity been that th* clock has run well-nigh contin uously since It was Invented. The Assouan dam and other Irriga tion works In Egypt have cost about •63 ,000,000; but the increase In the value •f land In middle and lower Egypt and the Fayoum provinces has been from •*65,000.000 to *2,440,000,000. The total rent of this land has risen from *82,000, M0 to *190,000,000, Authorities in the drug business esti mate the number of soda fountains In use In the United States at not less than 76,000 and they are said to repre sent an investment of *60,000,000. The annual receipts of these, supplies of •oft drinks may total *500,000,000. When full the terminal elevators at l*ort Arthur and Port William will hold Approximately 80,000,000 bushels of grain, but owing to the different grades •f grain and Its condition this total ca pacity Is hardly ever reached. There are In Canada four telephone Dues owned by provincial governments, •7 owned by municipalities, 368 owned by corporations, 133 owned by co-oper ative companies, 31 owned by partner ahlpe and 113 private lines. Under Imperial patronage St. Peters burg will have an International exposi tion of lighting, heating, carbureting and fire extinguishing devices from No Mmber to February. A photographic paper which Is aensltized on both sides Is designed for the purpose of making copies of records tor filing. The scheme is a space aaver. Government statistics show that within 10 years tho number of trunk telephone lines In use In the United Kingdom has nearly trebled. Germany has 12 or 15 air crawt fac tories ot considerable size, more than Bngland and Austria combined und al most as many as France. Germany has 12 or 15 air craft fac ean lubilcatlng oils annually. Its total consumption of such oils reaches 280 - C90 tons. Tho volume of water estimated to be •antalned In the oceans and the Inland •eas connected with them Is 323,800,000 Cleveland has a city hp.U complaint ibureau. More than 10.000 complaints were registered there In the luBt 12 months. Marseilles plans to spend more than •8,000,000 to demolish Its ancient slums •nd replace them with modern high ways. English cotton mills sold to China •*.000,000 yards of cloth in August, more than twice us much us a year •go. A 143-mile automobile mall and pas senger line has been established In the Yransbutkal province of Siberia. .The government test for bunting Is mz hours In suit water nnd then six hours' exposure to the sun. The kaiser recently awarded a prize 4rf 810,000 for an improved motor for the purposes of aviation. Several piers, 1,00(1 feet in length, will be constructed at the Atlantic end of the Panama canal. There are In Britain 117.900 miles of telephone lines. Receipts last year ag gregated *4.439.912. In 1911 there were 90 cotton mills In JTbpan, with an Investment of approxi mately 831.000,000. Hiram Percy Maxim, the Inventor b&s taken out a patent for a silencer for gas engines. Chile has 5,722 manufacturing estab lishments, employing an aggregate ol 94,818 persons. There are said tp be 1,700.000,000 per. sons In the world, of whom 680,000 000 •re white. I^pold Jonas sold newspapers for H years In the old Astor house. Nee York. Sweden Is said to be the foremos’ Mtlon In the knowledge of personal hy glene. Missouri broke all records last yea for the value of Its mineral production There are more than 850 licensed em ployment agencies in London, England The Brazilian state of Sao Paul prows some 700.000.000 coffee plants More than 3.000,000 gross of pencil •re annually made In Philadelphia. t SHERIFF REFUSED TO CARRY OUT MANDATE OF HARSH JUSTICE Boy Sentenced to Jail Term Got Milder Treatment From the Second Official. Coleridge, Neb., Nov. 10.—An unusual Juvenile case has been the source of much Interest here, due to the refusal of the sheriff to carry out a sentence against a young man because he con sidered too severe. Without appeal or other technical formalities the boy was taken before another official and given a milder sentence. John Larson, about 18 years of age, was arraigned before Justice J. J. Cave on the charge of stealing $2.50 from Mrs. C. L. Case. He admitted his guilt and was sentenced to 60 days In the county Jail. The sheriff refused to recognize the commitment, when It came to him, and had the boy rearralgned on a charge of petit larceny before Judge W. F. Bry ant. Judge Bryant gave the boy a lec ture and let him go on probation, under the guardianship of Frank Lange. Sympathy wns directed to the case because the young man has been An orphan for a number of years, without directing Influence. Both of his par ents were killed In a disaster at sea. Mr. Lange -intends to get work for him and enable him to make an honest living. NEBRASKA SUFFRAGISTS CONCLUDE CONVENTION Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 10.—An address last night by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Suffrage as sociation, brough to a close the state convention of the Nebraska Woman’s Suffrage association. Most of yester day's session was given up to a dis cussion of means to carry on the cam paign for equal suffrage, which will be waged from now until the time for the vote on the referendum petition next November. Thirty-eight thousand names will be required to give effect to the petition, and It was estimated $50, 000 will be required to bring the cam sue. The association re-elected Its present list of state officers, headed by Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha, as presi dent, and Miss Mary H. Williams of Kenesaw, secretary. AUTO FIRE8 HAY SHOCK AND CAR IS DESTROYED Walthlll, Neb., Nov. 10—F. E. Young, a farmer living east of Walthlll, lost his automobile by fire. In climbing a high hill he killed his engine. He threw the car In reverse and backed down the hill so ns to crank the engine. In going down hill he backed off the road, running over a shock of millet. As he did so, he let In the clutch, starting the engine. The exhaust set the shock of millet on fire under the car. The engine was stalled and Mr. Young was helpless. He watched the car burn until the tires and the prest-o-llte tank blew up, and con« tlnued Ills way on foot. WOMAN DEAD AND TWO HURT IN AUTO WRECK Omaha, Neb., Nov. 10.—As the result of an auto accident on the West Dodge road, six miles out, Mrs. A. M. Patter son of Hunter, Kan., is dead, Wilfred Chase, six years of age, is fatally hurt, and Mrs. Maud Long is seriously hurt. They were In a small car and were struck by a touring car, presum ably from Omaha. Clyde Eoff, chauffeur for the Omaha Taxi company, and Charles Sevick, 1012 Dominion street, manager of the Acme Hox factory, were arrested later as being the occupants of the touring car. Doth deny they hit the car, but ns Eoff’s car matches the description given, he Is being held. Tho party from Hunter, Kan., had been visiting relatives at Avoca, la., and were returning to their home. CORN STALK DISEASE KILLING MANY CATTLE Emerson Neb., Nov. 10.—What Is gen erally termed corn stock disease is prevalent in this section again this fall and several farmers have lost cattle. Louie Wallwey has lost six head, Wil liam Kahler two, John Johnson seven, John Hansen throe, John Koetch three, one of the Sherlocks four, also W. C. Ryan and some of Kerwlns have lost several head. The dry weather is supposed to be the cause, as the leaves and huski have acquired a fungus growth, form ing a poisonous acid. —4- • HAS SECOND ACCIDENT FROM WHEELS OF TRAIN Tekamah, Neb., Nov. 10.—Eric Vean ters. aged 6.2, a resident on the county farm north of here, had Ills hand badly mangled when he fulled In an effort to board the 7:2f> north hound passenger train for Oakland. He is a cripple, with one leg off at the knee which made boarding a train difficult. It is vet a mystery how he escaped death beneath tho wheels. In 11*01 In lllair he lost Ills leg while crossing under a freight train which he thought did not il.lVO c»ll I'llSIUV lUUtiUfU 11. DANIELS PLANS HOME NAVAL MOVEMENTS LATER Washington, D. C., Nov. 10.—It was ^ tnnounoed at the navy department that on the completion of the present j Mediterranean cruise, about December! ir>, the vessels of the first and fourth | divisions of the Atlantic fleet would disperse to their various homo navy yards, there to remain until after the j Christmas holidays. Secretary Daniels said that while no' detail of the subsequent movements of tlie fleet could be definitely stated just now it was planned to have the ships gather in Hampton Roads or perhaps j In New York harbor soon after New Year's and prepare for a cruise in the West indies. All of the available marines at the Atlantic coast stations and yards which could not be accom modated on the transport Hancock, he said, would be taken aboard the fleet to Culebra and then to Guantanamo, Cuba. LUDIWIG III SEATED. Munich, Bavaria, Nov. 8.—Ludwig III the new king of Bavaria, who replucea the mad king. Otto, took the oath of office today in the throne room of the palace with the simple formula pre scribed by the Bavarian constitution. "I swear to rule according to the con stitution and the imperial laws, so help me God and his holy scriptures." The new king hail previously de livered a short speech giving ills pltdge to devote himself toco-operation with the Bavarian parliament in furth- i erlng the cultural and economic pro-| glean of Bavaria. j NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES ■ -m u mm m 4 OMAHA—Judge Britt rendered the first decision in Omaha concerning the new state law which provides that anybody holding branded property without a bill of sale from the owner whose name is brand ed on tbe property, shall be liable to fine for misdemeanor and the property re stored. Sam Rickes, a junk dealer at Nineteenth and Nicholas streets, was ac cused of having in his jK>ssession bottles with the name of a local dairy inscribed on them. The bottles were ordered re stored to the dairy. HUMPHREY—Lawrence Winkler, son of William Winkler, of Lindsey, in com pany with Joseph Bender, was killing hogs. His foot slipped and he fell Into a vat of boiling water. When he was re moved from the water he was found to be very badly burned, the flesh adhering to the clothing. Dr. Koory, the physician in attendance, states that the chances of the patient surviving are not good. NEBRASKA CITY—William Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Volney Bowen, in com pany with a number of other boys, board ed a Missouri Pacific freight train south of the city and had his right foot cut off. His companions managed to get off of the train without Injury. KEARNEY—A petition for paving hav ing been presented by the property owners along two of the main blocks of this city, the council has decided to contract for the laying of the same this fall. New wa ter mains will be laid at once by the wa ter department. LINCOLN—More money was taken in by the stock food, dairy, drug and oil com missioner in October as fees for oil inspec tions than In any previous month in the history of the state. The total receipts for inspections for this one department are close to $7,400. So far this department has turned in $33,000 more than its ex penses in about six months. EWING—W. T. Park, 60 years old, was bo badly Injured In a runaway accident that he died without regaining conscious ness. He was on his way to his home, leven miles northeast of Ewing, when the runaway occurred. How it happened no one knows, as there were no wit nesses. porous farmer living 13 miles northwest [>f Harvard, In Hamilton county, went to his barn for his regular morning work. A little later It was found he had hung himself and was dead. M*. Bidders was 55 years of age, leaving a widow and four children. No cause for the act Is given. WALTHILL—As the dancers were leav ing the hall at the close of a public dance, a farm hand whose name is Louis Schin mman struck William Kain, a young man living on a farm near Walthill, and knocked him unconscious. Kain was tak en to the local hospital. NEBRASKA CITY—Clara, 13-year-old laughter of Flax Hardick, was playing about a bonfire of leave* near her home and her clothing caught fire. Her moth er tried to extinguish the blaze and was badly burned. The girl was so badly burned that she died. VALENTINE—A prairie fire swept In a southeasterly direction, burning across a part of the Niobrara reservation and into the settlements about eight miles east of lere. It destroyed the barns of ranchers Jelly, Groom and Stoner as well as burn ng a great deal of hay. It Is Impossible it present to get the exact loss but it was considerable, as the fire swept over valu able range until it was put out. BEATRICE—Fire of unknown origin de stroyed the barn on the old Cole farm, aast of the city, together with a large imount of hay, grain and one horse, rhere were seven horses in the barn, the tenant, J. W. Marple, succeeded in sav ng six of them. A silo, near the barn, was consumed, together with a large imount of silage. FAIRBURY—Work has been started on Falrbury’s new $30,000 artificial ice plant ind a large force of workmen is busily engaged on the structure. The building is jeing erected in the Rock Island yards, rhe machinery has already been ordered md It is said the plant will be in operation yy March 1. NELIGH—The county supervisors ap pointed a board to conduct the affairs of the newly created village of Royal until i board is elected by the people at the innual spring election. The members of Lhe board are: George Fannen, George W. Field, John Couch, Frank Clifton and Dr. E. E. Curtis. WYMORE—The Wymore business men who were In charge of the coursing meet field here recently, disposed of 100 Kan sas Jackrabblts, left over from the meet, to parties in Odell for $200 cash. It is planned to hold a meet in Odell In a few lays. WATERBURY—Due to the slippery condition of the sidewalk, Mrs. Frank ’ronk fell back against tin auto from which she had just affghted. She was se WAYNE—The new passenger depot at his place is now practically completed, and it is expected that the iailway com pany will accept it from the contractor within a few days ready for occupancy. PONCA—The general store of J. J. Mor ris was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The loss is about $12,u00, well covered by Insurance IOWA. DENISON—As a result of the automo* bile accident south of Vail some twc months ago, Crawford county has been sued for $43,000 damages. A lad named Dugan was taking a party of young folks to a dance and ran into an open place where a county bridge was being rebuilt. He was killed, but the rest of the party escaped with slight Injuries. CRESTON—Twenty-one head of cattle were stolen from the pasture of Robert L. McGinnis, near here, some time during the past week and shipped to St. Joseph and sold, the thieves making their escape. The cattle were worth $l.f>00. The cattle were driven to Shannon City and there loaded on a car. The theft has just been discovered. FORT DODGE—Swedish day, which was observed by the Webster county Swedes, was saddened by the probably fatal stroke of paralysis that visited Rev, Nels Gib son. pastor of the Swedish Bethlehem church. He was stricken while address ing a Luther league gathering. He was S6 years of age, and came here from Seward. Neb. GRISWOLD—Mrs. M. Bishop, biide of a year, was found dead in a watering tank on the farm where the family reside, nine miles south of Griswold. She leaves a month old baby. Mr. Bishop found his wife dead on returning from the field. It Is not known whether the woman commit ted suicide or was drowned accidentally. WATERLOO—A new mark for farm lands was set at the William Calloway sale, when his ISO-acre tract, located bc r»voen Waterloo and Cedar Falls, $old at t ubli«* awetirn for $*’02 nn i.ere. or h‘0,300. Tbf* pnrdiHf 'r wa** Eli Messer, of I ysart. who wil! ma :e the f irm h's future home. GOVERNOR CRITICAL OF INSTITUTION FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN Claims Surgeon in Charge Uses State Hospital for Helping Private Practice. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.—Governor Morehead is dissatisfied over the con duct of the state orthopedic hospital, and has been urging the board of con trol to take action with respect to the practice of Superintendent Orr in bringing private patients to the insti tution. Dr. Orr says that he has brought a few there, but that in each case the state was paid the ordinary hospital fee. The last report filed shows but one private patient in the institution. 1 The governor does not think Dr. Orr should engage in private practice, while the latter says that no competent su perintendent could be found who would take the position at the salary paid, since anyone who was needed for such a position could make more in private practice. Another matter over which the gov ernor is peeved is a report that Dr. Lord, the assistant superintendent, drew two months’ pay last summer when he was in Europe and not at work. The records at the auditor’s of fice show that the claims were entered and paid. WITZIGMAN SHORTAGE ORIGINALLY $30,000 Norfolk. Neb., Nov. 8.—As details fome to light here, it develops that th« original shortage of W. A. Witzigman, ex-president of the former Nebraska National bank, was more than 830,000. He made quiet adjustments so far as possible with the bank officers and it was supposed ny me iamuy mac prose cution would be avoided. The fed eral officers got hold of the matter, however, and action followed. It is said that Witzigman solicited personal loans from country banks which were correspondents of his bank and likewise from city banks which were correspondents and in several in stances he was successful in getting the money. The bank at Foster is said to have lost *1,200 in this way. It Is further said that Witzigman forged a number of notes with which to secure cash for himself. Names of farmers living near Battle Creek and In other northern Nebraska localities are said to have been used. The losses on these notes were paid by bank stockholders and were not included in the federal indictments. “FRIENDS OF COURT” ARE MUCH IN EVIDENCE Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.—The supremo court has been suddenly made aware of the fact that it has a large number of “friends." The Bell Telephone company Is seeking to test the law passed at the last session compelling connection of telephone companies, and the applica tion of the Hooper company, an inde pendent concern, for a connection with the Bell, is before the supreme court on appeal from the state railway com mission, which ordered connection made. Within the last two days briefs have been filed, as “friends of the court,” by representatives of three dif ferent railway companies, and others are in the hands of printers from ex press company lawyers. Attorney General Martin has just filed his brief in opposition, taking the ground that an appeal will lie direct to the supreme court. The legal ques tion involved is whether the legisla ture. in enacting the compulsory con nection law and providing for an ap peal to the supreme court from any 1 ruling of the railway commission, vlo- 1 lated the constitutional provision relat ing to appeals. The lawyers aver that appellate jurisdiction can lie only in cases where a court has acted in a .matter, and that as the railway com mission is not a constitutionally cre ated court it did not lie within the power of the legislature to give appel late Jurisdiction to the supreme court <n matters upon which it had acted. NEBRASKA 5UFFS TO USE MOVIES IN CAMPAIGN Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.—Moving pic- , tures will be employed for the purpose of helping out the campaign in Ne braska next year for the equal suf frage amendment. This was one of the suggestions offered by the committee on plan of campaign to the state asso ciation in meeting here, und it was adopted. These pictures will represent 1 various activities of suffragists and ■ will be illustrated arguments on behalf of giving the ballot to women. The plan embraces the division of the ' state Into 12 districts. These will be subdivided so that each county first and then each road and school district 1 be made parts of the machinery of or ganization. Exactly the same methods > that the state committees have em ployed in keeping tab on voters and getting them enthused so that they would get out and vote will be em- < ployed, wives of former republican < campaign leaders being in charge of i this work. i CHECK TRAVELS WITH QUEER INDORSEMENT 1 < Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 8.—President f Folsom of the Nebraska State bank, f has in his possession a curiously f worded check that recently passed * through the Lincoln clearing house and £ upon which the sum of $2.50 was paid. £ Frank H. Oelting, who lives in East Lincoln, desired to buy a calf. He l heard of a University Place man who had one for sale. Oelting concluded the bargain and told the owner he would send him a check. He neglected t to Inquire the man's name, but sent t the check back by the youth who de- > livered the animal, made out to the or- I der of "the Man from University Place r for Calf.” i The recipient of the check showed s that he possessed a sense of humor, e He indorsed the check, "Man From e University Place for Calf.” It ran the $ gamut of the clearing house and was c paid by tlie drawee bank. FOUR PERSONS HURT IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION F Omaha, Nov. 7.—Four persons were slightly injured when two automobiles crashed together, head-on, at the east ^ approach of the Douglas street bridge last night. One car was owned by an 15 Omaha public taxicab company and the * other by an Oakland. Ia.. man. Dr C o K. Baxter and Chester and Charles Anderson of Oakland, were slightly 4 hurt and the driver, Charles Puryear ,, also sustained slight Injure. No mem- a bers of the party in the taxicab was \ injured. OLDEST CONVICT AT LINCOLN TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S PARDON Man Doing Time for Murder May Give Pacts Implica ^ ting Other Persons. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.—Governor Morehead has announced his intention of granting a pardon to Andrew Haw kins, whose chief distinction Is that he Is the oldest man on the prison rolls. Hawkins is 72 years of age, and is serving a term for murder committed In one of the southwestern counties of the state. It was intimated to the gov ernor that If clemency be extended to the old man some facts implicating others In the crime will be forthcom ing. Hawkins has been In the state prison for 15 years. He was a ranchman in Frontier county. Thomas Jansen, a wealthy resident of southeastern Ne braska, held a mortgage on the Haw kins place. He came west to make a collection, but was never seen alive again. It was not until months after wards that searching relatives were able to definitely prove that he had dis appeared In that section. Later his re mains were found in an old well Haw kins filled some months after Jansen had been last seen. He was found guilty and sentenced for life. The old man has been in feeble health for several years, and in recenl months has been doing little save odd jobs, like the paring of potatoes, about the kitchen. SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION IN SESSION AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.—The 23d an nual convention of the state woman's suffrage association opened here to day with Mrs. Draper Smith, of Omaha, the state president. In the chair. The association will remain In session for two days, and practically all of the time will be consumed In the discus sion of plans and In arranging for the campaign of next year In the submis sion of the suffrage convention. The In many counties, and will place the campaign in charge of picked women and men, who have had experience with the political game. Speakers from other Btates will be brought here* and a system of gunning for votes will mark the light for the ballot. It is ex pected that the active campaign will begin early next year. WOUNDED KNEE MOVIES NOT HISTORICALLY CORRECT Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.—Maledictions were heaped on the "movies’' reproduc tion of the battle of Wounded Knee by Curator M. R. Gilmore of the Nebraska state museum, who returned from South Dakota today. Mr. Gilmore be lieves that the pictures are unfair to the Indians and that they do not tell a truthful story of what happened at the real affair. He says that great dis satisfaction prevails among the red skins over the affair and that some of the old men of the tribes who were in the encounter say that "nothing was lone right.’’ Curator Gilmore gathered many facts relative to the affair and t is possible that his data will be laid n the hands of the department of the nterior so that the authorities at Washington may be apprised of the tlleged defects of the moving pictures. —♦— APPRAISEMENT SCHEDULE OF NIOBRARA HOMESTEADS Valentine, Neb., Nov. 7.—The ap jraisement schedule has just been re ceived at the local land office for the luarter section homestead tracts to be mtered here next spring, as the result >f the recent registration and drawing. In addition to homesteading the land hose making entry must pay the ap~ jraised price for the land, ranging from 11.25 to $7 an acre. There are three classes of grazing and, appraised at $1.25, $1.76 and $2.50. rhe first, second and third class agri cultural lands are appraised at $2.50, ll.UV auu -9 • • )MAHA MAKES PROTEST ON MONTANA GRAIN RATES Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.—A com ilalnt alleging excessive and discrim nating rates on grain from points in Montana to Council Bluffs, Omaha and South Omaha, was filed before the In erstate Commerce commission today .y the Omaha Grain exchange against he Northern Pacific and Burlington oads. It is alleged the roads discrim nate against Council Bluffs, Omaha, nd South Omaha in favor of the Twin MtieS, Duluth, Kansas City, Chicago, 'eoria, Quincy, Milwaukee and St. ,ouis. Minneapolis is alleged to get 5 ents a 100 advantage and thus Coun il Bluffs, Omaha and South Omaha re shut out of Montana business, -»■ ■ kNOTHER POSTAL CLERK GETS PRISON SENTENCE Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.—Frank E. laddis, another Lincoln postoffico lerk, was sentenced to a year and a lay in the federal prison at Leaven worth by Judge M unger. Gaddis .leaded guilty to having taken money rom letters that passed through his ands. His wife and three small chil ren appeared in court as arguments or clemency, but the court was obdur te. So bitterly did the wife weep, and o closely did she cling to her hus and after his sentence, that the court llowed him to go for a day before tarting for Leavenworth. UEBBEN ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT Grand Island. Neb., Nov. 7.—Presi ent LuebbSH, of the First National ank of Sutton, which closed its doors esterday, was brought to this place by ieputy Marshal C. P. Hensel for ur aignment. on the charge of embezzle went before United States Commis loner Cleary. He waived preliminary xamination and was held to the fed ral district court under bonds of 5 000, which were furnished. The omplaint against Luebben charges im with the embezzlement of $20,000 -om the funds of the bank. AWNEE COUNTY FARMER GETS STUNG FOR $2,500 1 Pawnee City, Neb., Nov. 6.—William Jones, a prominent county farmer, out $2,500 which he loaned to a man i ving his name as William Howard, . iking as security a bogus mortgage a a piece of Pawnee county land. Howard first "put over” a bogus 1 eed from the former owner of the i lace, Oliver McKee. Mr. Jones made i im the loan on the recommendation of , W. Cornell, local loan agent. A reward of $200 has been offered ir the arrest. __„ GOVERNOR ALLOWED 1 MURDERER FURLOUGH WITHOUT AUTHORITY Voung Omaha Thug, Under Life Sentence, Now on ,j Visit to His Parents. J - '4 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.—Frankly ad mitting that there is no law that gives him the power to issue a furlough to any prisoner in the state penitentiary. Governor Morehead told the reporters that he had given one to Jay O’Heam, a youthful murderer from Omaha, who was once sentenced to death but who later secured a commutation to a iifa sentence, to go and see his parents. All of O'Hearn’s associates have been re leased, and the prison authorities were of the opinion that the prisoner, who was a mere youth when sentenced, had been punished enough. The governor, however, declined to pardon the man, and the parole board would not issue him a parole. The chief executive is given legal authority to pardon parole or commute, but there is no law that permits him to issue furlouaits. “If there is any great protest about it,” said the governor. "I will send after him and have him brought back. A furlough simply means he is let out for a time.” The fact that O’Hearn had been re leased was not given publicity at the executive offices. It was not known until the monthly report of the warden was filed that such action had been taken. This report also disclosed the issuance of two other furloughs. One was to George Younger, a Lincoln ne gro who was sent up for 18 years for crimminally assaulting a telephone girl on her way home late at night. The prison physician reported that Young er had tuberculosis, and that as there is no isolation hospital his presence in a cellhouse might contaminate others. The other man released was George Johnson, a negro from Omaha serving a 12 year sentence for murder. He is also said to have tuberculosis. The parents of both Younger and Johnson came and took them south. SCRIBNER WOMAN HAS 4 _ SKIRMISH WITH BURGLAR Scribner, Neb., Nov. 6.—Finding a burglar In her kitchen, Mrs. Frank Klamp engaged In a struggle with the man while her three children screamed. While the burglar was choking Mrs. Klamp help arrived and the former escaped through a window, leaving hla burglar's kit and shoes behind. The Fremont bloodhounds followed the track to the Northwestern yards. PUSHING ARSON CHARGE AGAINST BOYD CALLEY Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 6.—Boyd Calley, a young married man, is under arrest here on the charge of arson. The arrest was made by Deputy Fire Commissioner Requartte at Revillo, S. D. Calley bought out the meat mar ket of Newt feenseny at Wood River, this county, last December. It was de stroyed by fire in March. Stock and fixtures were insured for $1,300. The loss was adjusted and paid at a fig ure somewhat below that sum. Calley later left. John Kvech, who was work ing for Calley at the time, has made an affidavit that Calley told him the day after the fire that he had himself set fire to his shop, placing kerosene at three different places. TRAVELING MAN LEARNS EFFECT OF OLD ADAGE Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.—Henry Schu macher. a traveling man, now knows the truth of the ancient adage with re spect to a woman scorned. Schu macher, despite the fact that he has a wife and three children in Jersey City, wooed and wedded Mrs. Gertrude Eldeens in Lincoln last December. Recently he left her, going to Kansas City. Later she learned of the (»xist ence of the eastern members of Schu macher's family. She wired Schu macher to meet her at the union de pot in Omaha. He responded, but in stead of walking into the arms of wife No. 2 he walked into those of a deputy sheriff from Lancaster county, whom she had taken along for the purpose of NEBRASKA WILlTiNSIST ON USING NEGRO GUARD Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.—The football team of the University of Kansas will have to play Nebraska with Clinton Ross, the giant negro guard, in the Cornhusker lineup, or there will be no game on the 15th inst. at Lawrence. That isn't exactly what the Nebraska athletic board says, but there is a wide space between the lines where the same sentiment may be viewed. At a meet ing of the board yesterday a resolu tion was passed reciting that the board had considered the evidence submitted by the Kansas authorities in support of their contention that Nebraska en tered into a gentleman's agreement whereby negroes would not be played In any sport where there was personal contact of participants and had ar rived at the decision that it was in sufficient to show that any such agree ment had been made. The resolution also set forth that Ross was eligible for the Kansas game, and the secretary was instructed to send a copy thereof to the Kansas athletic manager. OLD OMAHA OFFICER TO RETIRE ON PENSION Omaha. Neb., Nov. 6.—Thomas Hayes, four years a police lieutenant uid for 22 years a member of the Force, applied Monday for retirement ind a pension. The request will bo granted by the city council at its next meeting. Lieutenant Hayes became a patrol man March 16, 1889, and has served ■ontinuously since that time, with the deception of the period from Septem aer 18, 1895, to April 14, 1898, when ha -esigned to engage in outside business. Before going to the Omaha force. Lieutenant Hayes was a soldier in the -egular army, where he obtained the ■ raining which in recent years led to its appointment as drillmaster of the police. From various causes the price of ’oodstuffs has gone up in France and is wages have not been raised accord ngly the French workingman is con 'ronted with a difficult problem. 4AMED AS DELEGATES TO CONGRESS AT SIOUX CITY Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.—Five residents if Northeast Nebraska will receive cre lentials from Governor Morehead in a 'ew days entitling them to seats in the National Rivers and Harbors congress ;o be held at Sioux City November 21 ind 22. They are: Mark Murry, Pen ler; B. C. Enyeart. Tekamah; Herb ■rt P. S-umway, Wakefield: C. J. XConnor, Homer, and II. C. 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