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.
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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.
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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,
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)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,
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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
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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. VanDusen,
Cennard