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Nebraska

before the complaint was filed, and that
she has done 80 on several other occasions.
but that she had repented and returned.
The case has been set for trial Saturday.
bids for Bridge work.
Bids for bridge work in the county, which
viii cost. in the aggregate from $4,000 to
80. 900 were opened in the office OF the
county clerk this afternoon. There was a
wide range Of figures, the Standard Bridge
company and E. walworth & Co. appear
ing to have entered the lowest bids.
The contracts will not be let for about
a week. Owing to the detailed manner in
which bids are made the lowest bidder
cannot be ascertsined without a consider
able amount of figuring.
Nine firms or individuals submitted bids:
The Csntone Bridge company. Western
Construction company, Abel e. Roberts.
E. walworth & Co.. c. E. Beatty. Standard
Bridge company. Charles Thompson. James
A. Curtis and the Wilson Reinforced Con-
crete company.
Mortgage statistics Ready
The mortgage statistical record Of the
state, farm. city and chattel, has been
compiled by the Bureau Of Labor and In
dustrial Statistics and will be ready for
publication and analysis in a few days.
ne NltIhS dA dHdiilos NtDss are dSlldllnk
for a daylight store agreement with the
merchants.
Newport, Rock county, claims to be the
largest hay shipping point in the world.
A forthcoming bulletin Of the Bureau of
Labor and Industrial Statistics will deal
will the hay industry and will give a
series OF half-tone views OF hay shipping
points.
Although the new fire escape law says
that building of three stories or more must
be equipped with zone more fire escape"
Deputy Commissioner Msupin says he will
not enforce It in the case of a building
this is. in his judgment, adequately pro-
vided. But the Bureau OF Labor Industrial
Statistics, which is given the matter OF
enforcing the fire escape law, will see to
il that buildings within the meaning of
the law are equipped. A number of owners
OF buildings have been notified to erect
escapes. and unless steps are soon taken
to obey the order and the law the deputy
commissioner will begin prosecutions.
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BEATRICE. Neb,. April 0.-(specila Tele-
gram.)-The case of the state OF Nebraska
against George Hulshl5er OF wymore
charged with the selling liquor without a
license, was dismissed today in the dis
trict court by the plaintiff. A jury had
been secured and the case called for trial
when the attorneys for the state asked for
a continuance for the reason that they
were unable 10 secure an important wit
ness. The court refused to grant their re-
quest whereupon they dismissed the case,
Hulshizer after being discharged stated
that he wanted the case to proceed as he
could have proved innocence. He says his
arrest was due 10 spite work on the part
OF a few Wymore residents.
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HASTINGS. Neb., April 3-(special.)-
The Hastings Board of Education has de-
cided to rush with all reasonable haste
the preparations for the erection of the
proposed new high school building. At
torneys have been retained to look after
the legal formslities incident to the bond
issue and probably a call for a bond cleo
tion will be issued at the next meeting OF
the board.
The people will be asked TO vote bonds
in the sun of 5000 90. They will be in
denominations of 1900 and interest will
probably be fixed at sh or 3& per cent.
The board has reelected Prof. p. H. Nc,
Coy and Gulielma Reed in the high school
Other teachers will be elected at an ad.
iourned session of the board next satur,
day.
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WILSON STARTS DEFENSE FUND
Stromsburg Legislator Appeals to
Bankers to Provide Money 20 De-
fend Guaranty Law.

STRoMSBURG, Neb., April 9.LtSpe-
cial,l-A campaign for a fund with which
to defend the newly enacted bank guar
anty law from the legal attack which will
be made upon 1t has been strted by Victor
Wilson OF stromsburg. He is sending out
to bnkers over the state a printed appeal
asking for money with which to employ
attorneys to assist the attorney general in
defending the law. He says he does this
with the consent of both the governor and
the attorney general.
Already one subscription has been re-
ceived from H. A. Olerich of Butte. who
proposes that 100 banks contribute SIC
each to a fund Of 81 900 to hire lawyers.
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New Beatrice Corporation.

BEATRICE, Neb.. April 2O-Cspecial Tele-
g~ram)-rhe Beatrice Brick Works is the
name Of a new corporation organized here
today with a capital stock of $4,000 Be-
sides making brick the company will manu-
facture cement blocks. The incorporators
are Robert Klose, DR., n. NJ. Happerlen.
Con McColery and WI N. Farlow.
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Nebraska

both sides are waiting to find what will
be done Wednesday night at the regular
council meeting. The council is supposed
to stand two wet, two dry and the mayor
in favor of saloons.
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ROLLERS UNDER e. FRED WRIGHT
Young EnsIishman Pleads Guilty and
Goes to Prison.

M'CoOK, Neb,, April 2o.-(Specisl.)-
Ernest Fred Wright, the young English
man who uttered and passed several
forged checks in this city last week., was
captured at Oxford, Neb,, last Saturday,
brought to McCook. arraigned in district
court in special session, pleaded guilty
and sentenced to states prison for five
years at hard labor. Sunday night he
was taken to the penitentisry at Lincoln,
His total forgeries only amounted to
S94s5.
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Hurt in

ARLINGTON. Neb.. April 2O-(SpeciaL)
Day Brown. a young farmer living east
of this city. had a narrow escape from
being killed by a disc which he was
using. One of the horses became fright
ened and in trying TO stop the animal
Brown was thrown from the machine
and one OF his legs was badly injured.
One Of the horses was cut badly and may
die while the others were more or less
injured Brown held onto the team and
was dragged several hundred yards. and
this alone prevented the loss of all -four
horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
The Weather

FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and colder.
FOR COMMISSIONERS.
TpmDprature at Omaha yasierdaV.
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sturdy oaks from little acorns grow
advertising in The Bee Will do wonders tor
your business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The hearing of the Ralston rate case
has again been postponed until May IL.
This is the second time the case has
been postponed owing to the illness of
some of those interested in the mat
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before the complaint was filed, and that
she has done 80 on several other occasions.
but that she had repented and returned.
The case has been set for trial Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Hearing on Rate classification.

May ~ the railway commission will
hear arguments for and against the West
ern Traffic associations rate classified
ton ~. This association gets out a
rate classification about once in six
months and then the matter has to come
before the commission before the rates
may be enforced in Nebraska. The COM
mission will notify the railroads and also
the shippers of the coming hearing, SO
that all interested may be on hand to
offer arguments.
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Mrs. Lulu Yapp of Havelock, Tuesday
filed a complaint in Justice Bacon's court.
charging her husband Harry Yapp, with
wife desertion,
The complaint alleges that Harry Yspp
had threatened TO go to California and
leave his wife and 1-year-old child here.
The statement of his wife is denied by
Yapp, who asserts that his wife left home
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treasury. three Of war. three post
master generals and three attorney
generals.
From Jefferson to Roosevelt.
jefferson asked for the. resignation
of his secretary of the treasury. who
had come to him from the administra-
ton Of John Adams. Madison had
seventeen members in his cabinet in
eight years. John Quincy Adams had
practically one cabinet. but came dan
gerously near losing Clay on account
Of political feud between Clay and
Randolph which led to duel between
the latter two.
From first to last there were nine
teen changes in the cabinet of Jack
son. His were probably the stormiest
administrations in the history of the
government. Van Buren, retained the
leftover cabinet Of Jackson, but sew
eral resigned before Van Buren's term
ended.
William Henry Harrison died one
month after his Inauguration. Tyler
retained the cabinet of Harrison, but
before long a break became inevitable.
Four Of the six members Of Folks cab
met held on until the close of his ad-
ministration.
Zachary Taylor died early in his ad-
ministration. His successor, Fillmore,
received the resignation of the Taylor
cabinet and appointed a new cabinet.
Daniel Webster was a member of this
cabinet. and while he was sitting in
the council he became candidate for
the presidential nomination against his
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THE PRESIDENTS CABINET
From Washington to the Last Day of
R00sevets Term.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
R00seveIt's Term.

by the secretary of the treasury"
The first cabinet council of Washing
ton consisted of only four members-a
secretary of state, Il secretary of the
treasury, a secretary of war and an at
torney general. There was a postmas-
ter general, but he was not q cabinet
memt~-
There was no secretary Of the navy
until 1898. Up to that time what little
there was to do in connection with
naval affairs was intrusted to an off,
cial Of the war department. Now in
many respects the navy department.
comes next in Importance to the state
department.
The cabinet as formed by Washing
ton existed nearly fifty years before it
was enlarged. The portfolio Of the in
terror was established in 1S49. Func-
lions previously discharged by the de-
partment Of state, treasury and war
devolved upon the secretary Of the In
terror. The agricultural portfolio was
not known until forty years after the
interior had been established. The de-
partment Of commerce and labor came
into existence in the administration of
President Roosevelt. The cabinet az
now constituted is numerically smaller
than its British prototype and smaller
than the French cabinet.
Political students as we'll as others
who are in search OF precedents and
side lights will be interested in know
ing that the cabinet has furnished ten
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chief This led to bitter feeling. which
was never healed.
| Buchanan; who succeeded Pierce, ap-
pointed new cabinet: but, as the civil
war cast its shadow before, two of his
cabinet, Cobb and Thompson. resigned
because Of their sympathy with the
SOUTH Cass resigned later
There were three designations from
the cabinet Of Lincoln-Chase. Gamer
on and Blair. A number occurred in
| the cabinet Of Johnson.
In the two administrations Of Grant
there were no less than twenty-three
cabinet members. Three changes oc-
CURED in the cabinet Of Hayes.
When Arthur succeeded Garfield he
retained all the cabinet of Garfield UNI
til congress met. After that a number
of changes followed.
In the two administrations Of Cleve-
land there were several cabinet
changes. Some were caused by promo
tions to other posts of duty. and one
was occasioned by the death of his
secretary Of state. Gresham.
There were fifteen cabinet members
in the administration of Mckinley. In
the administration Of Roosevelt there
We're twenty-siX. But new depart
ment. that Of commerce and labor, was
created. Some Of the members of the
Roosevelt cabinet were transferred to
other departments. In the navy de-
partment there were six appointees
and Ave in the postoffice department.
Roosevelt had six secretaries Of thu
navy and five postma ster generals.
HOMER RIVERA
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HETHER Washington
walked the floor when he
was arranging his first

CABINET lS not OennlteIy
known. From all accounts 1t kept him
wide awake after it was formed. Ev-
cry president since Washington could
have told similar story, with some
variations.
Including the members of President
Tafts cabinet, nearly 300 men have
been called to assist in the questions
Of state which come before the "offlcial
family" A meeting of the cabinet al
ways gets place in the news of the
day. no matter how inconsequential the
result. The public.i is always interested
in learning when the cabinet met. how
long 1t was in session and what 1t did.
Information as 10 the latter is not al
ways forthcoming at the time; but
like an executive session Of the senate,
the action OF the cabinet comes out
sooner or later.
It may interest the new generation
to know that the word cabinet. no
where appears in the constitution. In
two clauses Of the foundation Of this
republic" there are references to
'heads OF departments" In another
place there is provision that regular
statements and.accounts of the receipts
and expenditures Of public money
shall be published from time to time,
but the provision does not so much a.
intimate that such publication shall be
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presidents. Eight were secretaries of
state. two Of war. Grant ad interim in
the administration of Johnson and Taft
in the administration that ended
March 4.
Up to the formation OF the present
cabinet thirty-three states have been
cial family of the government. New
York has had "a members: Massachu-
sets. 3d., Pennsylvania. %: Ohio, "a:
Virginia. %: Maryland. IS: Kentucky,
Is; Connecticut and Indiana. 9 each:
Georgia. Illinois, Louisiana and Ten
nessee each: Missouri. {; Maine,
South Carolina and Wisconsin. s each:
Delaware, Iowa. Michigan and New
Jersey. each: Mississippi and North
Carolina. each: California. Mime
sofa, New Hampshire and West vir-
ginia. each: Vermont. .: Alabama.
Arkansas. Colorado. Nebraska and
Oregon, l each.
The administration Of Franklin
Pierce was the only one. except that
Of j. @. Adams. in which there were no
cabinet changes. The department of
agriculture was not created until the
close OF the first administration Of
Cleveland. and the department Of COM
merce and labor was made in 1903.
The attorney general did not preside
over the department Of justice until
1870.
Changes in the cabinet have been the
order in every administration except
Pierce's and ]. @. Adams. In the two
Of Washington he had
three secretaries of state, two of the
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boats, 40: torpedo boat destroyers. 16;
torpedo boats, &c.; submarines, 10;
monitors. 10; unprotected cruisers. 10.
Germany.-Model battleships. "a; old
battleships. 4 armored cruisers. IA:
second class cruisers. IL; third class.
10; torpedo gunboats. 81: torpedo boat
destroyers. SO; torpedo boats. AZ: SUBJ
marines. 4.
Japan.-Model battlesh!ps. IA: old
battleships. 5: armored cruisers. 10:
first class cruisers. 8; second class. IL:
third class, 2; scouts. 2; torpedo boat
destroyers. 60; torpedo boats. 95: sub
marines. 16.
F'rance.-N1odel battleships. %: old
battleships. 3: armored cruisers. %;
first class cruisers. 8; second class. 8:
third class. 3: torpedo boat destroyers.
IS: torpedo boats, 3S1: submarines, 81.
Italy.-Model battleships. 9; old bat
tleships, 4: first class cruisers. q. Sec
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n he return OF the sixteen bat
tleships of the United States

he return Of the sixteen bat
tleships Of the United States
to Hampton Roads after q
cruise Of the world was an
other page added to the naval history
Of the world. Unparalleled as 1t was.
as full Of interest as it Is and ever
will be. II is only part of the story
OF the United States navy. which has
leaped into second place as sea fight
ing force.
On the day Of the return Of the fleet
the keel of another in the class Of
Dreadnoughts was laid at Camden, N.
j. This will be known as the Utah.
She will be the sister ship Of the Flori-
da. The contract price, without armor
or armament. is s3.946.000. Her ton
mage will be 1000 tons greater than
the North Dakota or the Delaware,
both in the Dreadnought class.
few days before, Feb. II, the
United States senate voted for the con-
struction Of two 10000 ton battleships.
When these two are completed and the
Utah is afioat the United States will
have. with the completion of seven
under construction, thirty-four first
class battleships.
In 1880 the United States navy was,
to recall a paragraph that went round
the globe at that time, 1.-THE laughing
stock Of the world" It was below sew
eral Of the South American republics.
The present showing recalls another
quotation, "He who laughs last laughs
best" Put in another way. since this
country was the laughingstock of the
world as naval power it has spent
for the construction Of first class bat
tleships nearly $9o.0o0.o0o. This does
not include the contract price Of the
Utah. nor. Of course. the cost Of the
two $4,000 ton battleships voted for re-
Gently by the United States senate
With the completion Of the last two
the navy Of this country will have the
two biggest sea fighters in the world.
With due respect to its army. every
nation Of the globe is Judged today as
a power by the rank Of its navy. This
has been the glory and the strength of
Great Britain.
I'VE come next" is spoken with
pride by every American. The coun-
try's fighting force on the sea justifies
exultation. The showing submitted
is for first class battleships only. and
the cost Of each Is given its proper
place:
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ingstock Of all the civilized world,
In 1881 a board was appointed by
the secretary Of the navy to. recon-
mend the needs of the service. The
board recommended the construction
of sixty-eight vessels OF various types
Congress was not in a receptive mood
at the time and made appropriations
for only two. but at the next session
it increased the number to four but
reduced the size which the board had
recommended. 1t also made a cut in
the number of officers recommended,
and this effectually blocked promotion
for ten years. Work on five monitors
which had begun in the seventies was
stopped.
In 1882 interest was revived by an
appropriation Of 100000, and the next
session Of congress made an additional
appropriation of s1,000,000, but the
succeeding congress Withdrew all un-
expended balances Of this appropria-
ton.
Occasionally from that time on con.
gress made some additional conces-
sions to the navy. In 1885 the Maine
and Texas were provided for. and in
1890 three battleships Of the Oregon
coast line battleships." Then the Iowa
was authorized. She was called a sea
going battleship.
Then came the war with Spain. AL
though that country was q second
class power. attention was quickly
called 20 this countrys state of unpre-
paredness. so far as fighting chances
on the sea were concerned. Congress
realized the situation with commend.
able suddenness. Several heavy bat
tleships, armored cruisers and torpedo
boats were authorized. -
In 1890. for the first time in twenty
years, congress passed legislation of
Importance concerning the officers Of
the navy. From that time until the
present every additional appropriation
for the betterment of the navy has met
with stubborn resistance in some quar-
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accounts. medicine and surgery and a
judge advocate general. Stragetical
and tactical matters are controlled by
the general board which is similar
to the general staff Of foreign serv-
ices.
How do we compare with other pow
ers in respect to sea fighting vessels
A brief resume Of other first class
powers on the sea will answer the
question:
Great Britain.-Model ttleships. SIS;
old battleships. Q; armored cruisers.
IS; first class cruisers. 10: second
class. 80: third class IA: scouts. 9:
torpedo gunboats. II; torpedo boat
destroyers. 1853: torpedo boats. 167;
submarines. 81.
United States.-Model battleships, %;
old battleships. 4; arlnored cruisers, 8:
first class cruisers, S; second class. z:
third class. 16; scouts. 8: torpedo gum
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ond class, 8; third class. 10; torpedo
gunboats, 10; torpedo boat destroyers.
90: torpedo boats, 10; submarines. 10.
Austria -Hungary-Model battleships.
9: armored cruisers. 5; third class
cruisers, 4. torpedo gunboats. Z: tor
pedo boat destroyers. -; torpedo
Boats A; submarines. 2.
Russia.-Model battleships. IL: old
battleships. 2: armored cruisers. s.;
first class cruisers. 6: second class, 8:
third class. 2: torpedo gunboats. 8:
torpedo boat destroyers, 80: torpedo
boats. So; submarines, IS.
The model battleships Of other pow
ers are as follows: Sweden, s: Nor
way, 4: Denmark. 4; Netherlands. s;
Portugal. 2; Argentina, 8; Brazil. 8:
Chile, 2. The navy Of China consists
Of first class cruiser second class
cruisers and 10 scout ships.
FRANK H. BROOKS.
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tiers. The present efficiency of the de-
partment has come about through
great tribulation. but it has steadily
advanced. The recent cruise of the
worlds seas, which had splendid well
come in Hampton Roads. has revived
interest in the fleet. 1t had corre-
spending effect on other countries.
The lead of the navy department is
a civil officer. as is his assistant. The
department consists Of eight bureaus
navigation, ordnance, equipment. con-
struction and repairs, steam and engi-
neering, yard and docks. supplies and
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Following are the names of the first
class battleships under constructions:
Michigan. South Carolina, Idaho.
Delaware. North Dakota. North Caro-
lima and Montana The construction
price Of the Delaware is $3.9s7.00 Of
Dakota, $4,377.000. The keel Of the
Delaware was laid in 1907, Of the
Michigan in 1906. Of the North Dakota
in 1907.
Tho armored cruisers Of the navy
are: The Brooklyn. California. Colo
RADIO. Maryland. Montana, New York.
North Carolina, Pennsylvania. South