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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05
Nebraska
NEW PHONE INCORPORATION
Tri-State Telephone Company Or.
ganizsd Merging Northwest
Nebraska Companies.
SAID TO BE INDEPENDENT LINES
CFrom a staff CORRESPONDENT


LINCOLN. oct. 4.-(Special) ARTICLES
Of Incorporation OF the Tri-state Tele-
phone company, a merger Of the tele-
phone companies OF northwestern Ne
braska and portions OF wyom ng and
South Dakota. were filed today with
Secretary OF State Pool.
The corporation is valued at SsSO.OoO.
and Is backed by Evan h. Warner Of
Chadron. e. NJ. LeFlang Of Omaha and
A. E. Grantham of Lexington. II will
be Independent OF the Bell people. IL is
understood.
The scope of the new company extends
from Valentine TO I.usk. wyo.. and from
Alliance TO Ardmore, s. u. The matter
OF transferring the properties will be
taken up later by the railway commits
sion for approval.
New R~0k Chartered.
The Platte Valley State bank is a new
bank chartered by the state Bankiong
board at S,otts Bluff, Neb. II Is capt
talized at $4,000. The officers are l.. r.
Howey OF Lincoln, president, and c. N.
Wright of Scotts Bluff, vice president
and cashier.
Incorporation papers have been APP
proved by the State Banking board for
the Nebraska State bank at Chadron.
with a capital of $4,000 The incor-
porators are II A. Copsey. w. j. Root
and f. w. Hnrgarten.
Damage CRse Appealed.
South Omaha has appealed TO the SUI
preme court from judgment for 81 leo
in favor Of Frank Opocensky for in
juries received in a collision with a fire
truck.
Hunters Return.
State Game Warden Gus Reutenbeck
has returned from Cherry county, where
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05
Hair Tinting
All the Rage
The Absolute and utter Harmless
ness of "Brownatone" Has Made
Hair Tinting Safe and Easy.

You need not tolerate gray, sire Ike
or faded hair another day. II talk
but a few moments to apply Brown
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05

he spent 4 RSk hantl6s' With bah 'dciIGg'
and Roy King. both Of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05
OMAHA.

BAUM COAL COMPANY.
BOWMAN-KRANz LUMBER co.
BOYER-VAN KURAN LUMBER a. COAL CO.
COAL. HILL COAL CO
DUNDEE LUMBER co.
DWORAK WRECKING CO
ETCHIsON COAL q ICE co.
ENTERPRISE LUMBER a. COAL CO.
FARMERS LUMBER co.
HENRY FOLEY.
HARMON e. WEETH.
EAVEES COAL co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05

Use The Bees "swapper" column.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05
Damage CRse Appealed.


State Game Warden Gus Reutenbeck
has returned from Cherry county, where
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-05

HOPPER BROTHERS.
Il. e. HOWELL & SON.
g. w. HULL co.
KEYS LUMBER AND COAL co.
McCAFFREY BROS. co.
MISSOURI RIVER LUMBER CO.
NEBRASKA FUEL co
OMAHA LIIMBER AND COAL co.
PARTRIDGE-THOM co.
PEOPLES COAL 60.
PIATNER LUMBER co.
REYNOLDS COAL co
RIVETT LUMBER AND COAL CO.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
lmprovised Evolution,

A New York college student met the
following question in an examination:
How does the evolution of the horse
illustrate the principle of adaptation
to environment" His answer showed
how the student-mind can meet an
emergency.
Adaptation to environment is illus
trated by the evolution of the horse.
While the horse lived undisturbed on
the plains in the West. he had large,
broad teeth for eating grass, His limbs
were poorly developed Later the
horses limbs developed. so that he
could run very quickly The horse
travelled across Gering Strait into
Asia. There he developed the power
of helping man. and was used as a
pack animal. Later. assisted bv man,
the horse returned to North America
and conquered the buffalo. As he de
veloped the trotting habit two Of his
toes disappeared. Even two of the
others are useless. for he walks or
only one large toe. The teeth at the
side of the horses mouth disappeared
as they were no longer used after h,
mad lett the plains in the West"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

main assisting almost exclusively
on the production side of agricui-
ture. While the department OF
agriculture has been dumping
tons of literature on the farmer
telling him how to produce, the
farmer has been dumping tons of
products in the nations garbage
can for want of a market.
The World Will Never Starve.
At no time since Adam and
Eve were driven from the Garden
OF Eden have the inhabitants of
this world suffered from lack Of
production, but some people have
gone hungry from the day Of Gre
alton to this good hour for the
lack OF proper distribution. Slight
variations in production have
forced a change in diet and one
locality has felt the PINCH Of want
while another surfeited, but the
world as q whole has ever been
a land of plenty.
We now haye less than one
tenth OF the tillable land Of the
earth's surface under cultivation,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
The Value OF Good Clothes,

Eccentricity is not to be desirs
either in dress or manners. 1t is ont
another name for vanity. Still thes
is something to be said for those d
us whose circumstances often reQur
us to wear garments not cut afts
the prevailing mode. Good cloths
however, made in any fashion excer
the --latest extreme" have a marka
effect upon the mental condition 1
the wearer. Even Emerson deiTa
to discuss the moral effect suitab.
clothes had upon certain temper
ments. He says: IF man Cor wur
am have not firmness and have keg
sensibilities, it is perhaps wise era
omy to 60 to a good shop and drea
irreproachably. One can then is
miss all care from the mind, aid ni
easily find that performance an adj
ton of confidence. a fortifcaton ttE
turns the scale IN social encounter
You have all heard the experience 4
the woman who declared that "
sense of being well dressed gave is|
feeling of inward peace which \
ligion was powerless to bestow.-Sul
urban Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
in AFR|CA'S WILDS
BY n. M. EGBERT.

Copyright, 1914. by W. G. Chapman.)
"Mlungu." said Roberts native boy,
pointing to the faint wagon trail that
lay among the burned grass. and Rob-
erts understood. The word means
white man" and is in universal use
throughout a wide region of Africa.
There was a wagon, and there were
four oxen. AS nobody starts into the
jungle with less than eight oxen Rob-
erts surmised that the other animals
had been eaten by lions. If this were
the case, the explorer, or whoever he
Vas, was having a hard time Of it.
The oxen had lain down repeatedly
and it was 200 miles to the nearest
settlement.
Roberts pushed on for two days and
, nights and on the third morning he
came upon the white mans camp.
The camp fire had gone out. The
natives had deserted, driving away the
, oxen with them. The explorer lay on
his back, unconscious, on the straw
mattress in the abandoned wagon, de
lirious and apparently dying. 1t was
Westoby.
Westoby was the last man Roberts
had expected to see in these wilds He
had left England year before, wher
pretty Mary Joyce, in fit Of pique
threw him over. Her engagement t
Westoby had been announced just be
fore Roberts sailed to hunt lions ant
buffalo in the jungle.
Roberts encamped, and for eigh
days he fought the fever devil tina
was grinding down Westoby's constitu
ton. On the ninth day the fever devi
withdrew, bafIled. But Westoby lay a
the point of death. 1t seemed impos
sible that he could survive that dread
full weakness.
He opened his eyes feebly and rec
ognized Roberts.
Hello, old mani" he said, STRETCHING
out one limp hand.
Roberts took the hand and for fiv
days more nursed Westoby back t
life. Often the man relapsed into d.
lirium and whispered Mary's name. A
such times Roberts resolutely close
his ears. He would not listen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

finances to employ counsel to de-
velop his side of the case and as
a result, the products Of the plow
bear an unequal burden of the
freight expense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

anxious to put as many miles as pos
sible between Westoby and himsel.
At dawn, slcepless, Roberts encampeu
and taking his shotgun went down 10
the stream in the hope OF securing
some guinea fowl for breakfast.
He had heard lion roaring as ne
rode that night, but far away. Toward
dawn the sounds seemed to draw near
er. then they ceased abruptly fop'
erts surmised that the beast was stalk
inc an antelope. but he paid no further
thought to the matter Lions were
cowardly beasts, and unless driven by
hunger rarely attacked a man, and
never in the open.
He shot a guinea fowl and was rest
ing upon the bank waiting for the sun
to rise before returning to camp. SUD
denly, as he sat there, he saw sight
that completely unnerved him.
Five hundred yards away, flat on his
stomach, visible only by reason of the
dark spot that he made against the
yellow grass, was Westoby Westoby,
stalking Roberts, covering him with
his rifle and worm ag his way toward
him.
Roberts was pGralyZed with horror.
1t was not fear OF death q hit at that
distance vas unlikely, and it would be
easy enough TO dodge into the bush
and make for camp where he had a
rifle. But Wcstoby wanted to kill him
and something wanted TO kill West
oby.
Two hundred PAGES behind Westoby
an enormous lion crouched on its belly
1t, too, was worming its way through
the grass, hardly perc eptible except tc
Roberts trained eyes. And in two
minutes it would be near enough tc
spring.
Roberts sat and watched in fascina
ton, unable to stir How soon would
Westoby fire? When he reached the
top Of that little knoll, no doubtful
then the lion would be upon him.
1t seemed as though fate had botl
men in the balance and were weigh
ing them; and with a grim sense o
amusement, Roberts waited to SCI
what Westoby would do
Westoby was within 400 yards now
and the lion within 100 PAGES. Westo
by was nearing the knoll After hin
the lion crawled, huge and 1.-THE body
almost hidden by the grass. Roberts
could see the tip of its tail swayinl
slightly as it advanced.
Westoby had reached the knoll an,
now lay still He was covering Rob
erts. The lion was only so PAGES be
hind him.
When would Westoby fire? Robert
sat quite still. He felt sure that Yves,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

to leave him before that insane I'M
pulse overmastered him.
He had never meant to return 10
England, but now, if Westoby died.
why could he not go back and WIN
Mary's love. That she and her nus
band had developed irreconcilable dli-
ferences was sure, otherwise why
should Westoby have left her after less
than year of marriage?
The two men said good-by and sepa-
rated. Westoby was going to continue
his hunting trip in the interior, ne
said. There was a native village lew
miles away, where oxen could be puF-
chased and fresh servants hired. Roo'
erts announced his plan of returning
to the coast. lie had grown tired of
the country. In truth, he felt that
Marys spiritual presence there, re-
fected through Westoby, made Africa
impossible.
Without emotion. with final hand
clasp, Roberts rode away beside ms
wagon, his native boy upon the seat
shouting to the oxen. At the top OF
the rise Roberts looked back, Westoby
was sitting upon his horse, looking
after him with a peculiar expression.
1t looked almost malignant to Roberts.
: He wondered whether the man had
sensed his own hostility toward him.
They drove all night Roberts was
it down on the beasts skull, Next in
slant lion and man were fighting for
the mastery-for death and life.
Roberts ran toward them But long
before he reached them the lion was
! standing over its prey, worrying and
shaking Westoby as cat worries a
! mouse. Roberts fired his load of shot
into the lions heart.
Westoby opened his eyes. He was
frightfully mangled He was dying.
He could barely speak.
Forgive" he whispered.
Again Roberts stretched out his
hand and held the hand of Westoby
How could he but forgive? The same
temptation had assailed them both
Westoby seemed to read that for he
whispered:
II came to Africa to kill you, Rob
erts. Mary loved you. found that
out. She was going to marry me Out
of pique. She never loved me. She
always loved you"
"You are not married." Roberts
cried.
Westoby shook his head family, ant
his eyes closed. Then, opening then
again and summoning all his remain
ing strength, he whispered:
Il thought that if you were dead sh,
would learn to love me. | came t,
Africa to kill you. | meant to pre-
tend that we had met and that liol
rad mangled you. Mary knew | wa
coming. had told her that was &c
ing to find you and bring you back t
her. Forgive!"
And Roberts forgave Five minute
later Westoby died
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
Formation of California coas.

The biologists tell US a stralH
story of the California coast. Ages z
its mountain peaks, mere reefs il
great expanse of sea, rose to SuclI
height that Santa Barbara channelN
a vast valley over which roamed I
elephant, camel, lion, saber'toou1
tiger and other animals whose io1
remains are scattered over the c0a1
try and some of which are found
the islands.
Then the land again saLk belel
the sea and again rose, and marlnel1
sils are found in abundance along I
shores and on the mountain tops ny
miles from the sea. Numerous
hunters have been surprised to
the skeletons of whales at an ele7
ton of 1000 feet and two miles inldi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
Suddenly Saw Sight That Completely
Unnerved Him.

Finally the day came when Westoby
was we'll enough to sit up. They had
touched upon every topic but the one
which was vital to both of them. But
the time could be delayed no longer
And so they dropped into the discus
sion simultaneously, after one of those
silences which fell constantly between
them.
How did you leave Mrs. Westoby?"
inquired Roberts.
Very well," said Westoby. "She
often speaks of you, Roberts. You
were old friends"
YES" answered Roberts, resolute-
ly. He had learned all he wanted to
know. Westoby and Mary were mar
ried. There was no more to ask.
Why had he not let Westoby die
The damning thought occurred and re
CURED to him insistently. He had be
gun to hate Westoby more than ever
Westoby, now rapidly regainint
strength end health He would have
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
MARKETING WORLDS
GREATEST PROBLEM
WE ARE LONG ON PRODUC-
TON, SHORT ON DISTRI-
BUTTON.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

The economic distribution OF
arm products is today the world S
greatest problem and the war,
while 1t has brought its hardships,
has clearly emphasized the i'm
portance Of distribution as a fact
or In American agriculture and
promises to give the farmers the
cooperation of the government
aYd the bushes: men the solution
q their marketing problem.
This result will, In a PLEASURE,
S2mpsnsats ~ FOR our war losses,
for the business interests and
government have been in the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
RATE increase
NECESSARY
FARMERS UNION OFF.
GALS THINK RAILROADS
ARE ENTITLED TO
MORE REVENUE.
Products of Plow and Farmer
Who Lives at Home Should
Be Exempt From In
crease.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

The recent action of the Inter
state Commerce Commission in
granting an increase in freight
rates in the eastern classification
of territory; the application of
the roads by state and interstate
commissions fq an increase in
rates, and the utterances OF Pres
ldent Wilson on the subject
bring the farmers of this nation
face to face with the problem Of
an increase in freight rates. 1t
is the policy of the Farmers
Union to meet the issues affect
ing the welfare OF the farmers
squarely and we will do SO in
this instance.
The transportation facilities OF
the United States are inadequate
to effectively meet the demands
of commerce and particularly in
the South and West additional
railway mileage Is needed to &C
commodate the movement of farm
products. II in the wisdom OF
our Railroad Commissions an in
crease in freight rates is neces-
sary to bring about an improve.
ment in our transportation ser.
vice. and an extension of oul
mileage. then an increase should
be granted and the farmer is will
ing to share such proportion O
the increase as justly belongs tc
him, but we have some suggeS
tons to make as to the manner il
which this increase shall be lev
led.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

oby would miss him. And Westo,.
was neutrality-suspicious. he wanted !,
make dead sure of his aim.
Roberts saw the lion rise and rror,,
to spring. A scream of horror broI.
from Roberts lips. "Westoby,o i,
yelled.
At that instant the lion sprang.
Westoby leaped to his feet ana
glanced backward. He was ton l,h
to aim. The lion was upon him
Westoby dubbed his rifle and brought
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
An Execution

This country is sadly backward in
conserving her natural resources"
For the most part You'd have to
acknowledge that she takes precious
good care of her baseball talent"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
What is a Fair Rate?

/ we 10 uOt KNOW WHAT CO1lStl-
tutes a basis for rate making and
have never heard of anyone who
did claim to know much about
it, but if the prosperity of the
farm is a factor to be considered
and the railroad commission con-
cludes that an increase in rates
is necessary, we would prefer
that it come to US through ar
ticles Of consumption on their
Journey from the factory to the
farm. We would, for example,
prefer that the rate on hogs re-
main as at present and the rate
on meat bear the increase, for any
farmer can then avoid the burden
by raising his own meat, and a
farmer who will not try to raise
his own meat ought to be penal
lied. We think the rate on coal
and brick can much better bear
an increase than the rate on cot
ton and -four. We would prefer
that the rate on lows remain the
saine, and mathinery, pianos and
sl,cfi articles as the poorer farm
tr cannot hope to possess bear
the burden OF increase.
The increase in rates should be
so arranged that the farmer who
lives at home will bear no part
OF the burden, but let the farm
err who boards in other states and
countries and who feeds his stock
in foreign lands, pay the price Of
his folly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12
Rates Follow Lines of Least Re.
sistance.

The freight rates of the nation
have been built up along lines OF
least resistance. The merchant,
the manufacturer, the miner, the
miller, the lumberman and the
cattleman have had their traffic
bureaus thoroughly organized and
in many instances they have pur-
sued the railroad without mercy
and with the power of organized
tonnage they have hammered the
life out OF the rates and with I'M
restrained greed they have eaten
the vitals out Of our transporta.
ton system and. since we have
had railroad commissions, these
interests, with skill and cunning
are represented at every hearing
in which their business is in
volved.
| The farmer is seldom repre
ented at rate hearings as his or
,ni-ations hzye never bad III
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-12

and we not only have this sur.
plus area to draw on but it is SAT,
to estimate that in case of dire ne
cessity one-half the eartns popu-
lation could knock their living out
OF the trees of the forests, gather
1t from wild vines and draw il
from streams. No one should be-
come alarmed; the world will
never starve.
The consumer has always feared
that the producer would not sup
ply him and his fright has found
expression on the statute books
Of our states and nations, and the
farmer has been urged to produce
recklessly and without reference
to a market, and regardless of the
demands of the consumer.
Back to the Soil.
The city people have been urg.
ing each other to move back to
the farm, but very few of them
have moved. We welcome our
city COUSINS back to the soil and
this earth's surface contains l6..
092,l6O.OO0 idle acres OF tillable
land where they can make a liv-
ing by tickling the earth with a
forked stick, but we do not need
them SO far as increasing produc-
ton is concerned. The city man
has very erroneous ideas Of agra-
cultural conditions. The comnon-
~ accepted theory that we are
short on production IS all wrong.
Our annual increase in produc-
ton far exceeds that of our in
crease in population.
The World as a Farm.
Taking the world as one big
farm, we find two billion acres oi
land in cultivation. Ofthis amount
there is approximately 750,O00,OOO
acres on the western and 1900
100000 acres on the eastern hem
isphere, in cultivation. This esti-
mate does not include grazing
lands, forests, etc, where large
quantities Of meat are produced
The worlds annual crop ap
proximates fifteen billion bushel.
OF cereals, thirteen billion pound,
OF fibre and sixty-tive million
tons OF meat.
The world shows an average
increase in cereal production o
Is per cent during the past de
cade, compared with the prcviou,
five years, while the worlds pop
ulation shows an increase Of onl,
3 per cent.
The gain in production lar ex
cccds that OF our increase in pop
ulation, and il is safe To eStlmat,
that the farmer can easily in
crease production 3 per cent if
rcmunerativc market can b.
found for the products.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-07
A Haunted Library.

One of the most curious "hauntings'' occurs in a northern castle of great an tiquity, where Mary. queen of Scots' rested when she was being conveyed a prisoner through England. It is mani fested in the library and takes the form that the books cannot be kept in order. They move about or are moved about from shelf to shelf. If you ar range the works of Shakespeare in cor rect order on one shelf by next morn ing the volumes are scattered anyhow on different shelves. This has gone on for years. At different times the IT, brary has been searched and locked watches have been set all night. serv ants have come and gone, but the mys- terious occurrence goes on and Is vouched for. not by the family. but by the guests who have stayed in the house. There is no legend to account for it.-London Mail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-07
Mary Pickford In "Caprice" Tonight

Mary Pickford In "Caprice" Tonight.
 Mary Pickford can be seen tonight at the Orpheum in Caprice" de- lightful society comedy-drama in four parts and produced by the Famous Players Film Co. Also an extra reel of interesting and educational sub jects. Admission 25 cents for adults and children. The same film will be shown at the matinee Saturday and at the evening show. The matinee will be 10 cents for children.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-07
podued His Own Rules.

Gladstone's suggestions on the art ot speaking, communicated to core. spondent in 1875. are remarkable as beginning with two which few orators ever more consistently violated-"First study plainness of language, always preferring the simple word; second shortness of sentences; third. distinct ness of articulation; fourth. test and question your own arguments before hand. not waiting for critic or op' ponent: fifth. seek thorough diges, ton of and familiarity with your sub ject and rely mainly on these to prompt the proper words; sixth. remember that if you are to sway an audience you must, besides thinking out your mat ter, watch them all along" - London Graphic
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-07
RIGGS STARTS FOR
 INTERIOR ALASKA

SEATTLE, May 7.-Commissioner Thomas Riggs, of the Alaska engi- neering commission, left here on the steamer Mariposa for Skagway to go to Fairbanks, where he will direct the work of surveying for the interior road. Mr. Riggs has a number of men with him to send along the route and survey the line.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-07
Powerful British Wireless.

NEW YORK, May Tone of the most powerful wireless stations in the world is being erected at Jamaica by the British naval authorities. The large number of British warships op- erating along the Atlantic coast pa. trolling the ocean lanes of travel makes it necessary for central wire less station powerful enough to reach up and down the coast for several thousand miles.