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The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
CONSERVATIVE SIDE is SEEN
Business Still on the Bulge, but Less
Of Speculation.


New York,-Dun's review for last
week says:
1t is reassuring at time Of un-
precedented business activity that
conservatism is increasing rather than
diminishing. Confidence is widespread
In the continuance of record break.
ing achievements in production and
distribution, but there is now a more
general disposition to avoid specula-
tive eXcesses and to guard against
over extension in any quarter. This
spirit of caution is manifested in the
effort to check the rapid rise of prices
In the steel industry as well as in
the textile markets, and other leading
lines. Evidence appears that quota
tions have outrun the views of some
buyers, who proceed more slowly in
making forward commitments; yet in
the main, demands still seem insati-
able and manufacturers have of neces-
sity turned numerous contracts away.
Almost without exception mills. shops
and factories are crowded to their ut
most capacity and overtime is in force
wherever possible, but in many cases
operations continue to be hampered
by the scarcity of raw materials. by
labor troubles and by a shortage Of
skilled hands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
PLEDGES VIOLATED
CRISIS MAY NOT YET BE
ENDED.
CONSERVATIVE SIDE IS seen
Less OF Speculation Seen, AIthoug.,
Business is increasing-Must
Have Positive Proof
In Matter.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The German govern
ment has Informed Ambassador Ger
ard that It is without official informa.
tion concerning the explosions which
damaged the British channel steamer
Sussex and sunk the British horse
ship Englishman, both of which were
carrying American citizens. In dis.
patch dated Thursday, Mr.. Gerard said
the German government had only
newspaper reports Of the two cases
and were making an investigation
which will be concluded within few
days. The Berlin foreign Office prom.
ised to inform Mr.. Gerard when the
inquiry is completed. 1t is realized
here that it may be week before all
the German submarine commanders
who might have been concerned have
the opportunity to report.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
FRENCH DRIVEN FROM TOWN
Germans Capture Strong Position at
Observation-Disclosures Town ls Men,
aced-Paris Admits Loss.

London. April 3.--The crown prince
has resumed his great drive on Yer
dun with furious attacks on both sides
Of the River Meuse.
The strongly fortified village Of Nal.
ancourt. ten miles northwest of Yer
dun, was captured by the Germans on
Thursday night. Frontal attacks by
massed German legions drove the
French out of the village, an impor.
tant highway communication point,
but the French still hold redoubts com.
manding the highway. The Germans
captured 32S prisoners.
Three heavy German infantry at.
tacks were preceded by a terrific BON
bardment from German batteries on
the heights surrounding the town
The German war Office announced de
fensive positions on both sides were
captured.
The French hold on the village ol
Bethincourt, two miles east Of Malan
court. Is seriously threatened by the
capture of Malancourt
French experts estimate that thu
Germans have lost 10000 men in thu
renewal Of the struggle about Verdun
Paris. April 3.-French troops hav,
evacuated the ruined village OF Malan
court the war office announced OF
Thursday.
The Germans drove the French ou
Of the village at night. attacking
heavily three times after a violen
bombardment.
In massed attacks the enemy ad
vanced on Malancourt. attacking Il
three different places. After a tel
vible struggle, raging for severu
hours, the French advance guard ba
talon evacuated. having intlicte
heavy losses on the enemy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
TELEGRAPHlC
NOTES

Paris, April 1.-The Russian hospi.
tai ship Portugal has been torpedoed
and sunk. There were many wounded
soldiers on board at the time.
Berne, Switzerland. April Tive
aeroplanes Of unknown nationality.
dropped five large bombs at dawn this
morning on the Swiss village OF Por-
rentruy, near the French frotier.
Some damage to property was caused.
London, April 1.-Two thousand
munition workers are now on strike
in the government gun factories In the
Glide district and reports from Glas'
cow said the labor troubles threat
ened to spread. Less than 400 strikers
have returned to work In spite OF the
pressure of union leaders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
SHOT SELF TO DEATH
e. p. CUMMINGS, HEAD OF NIGH.
GAN SCHOOLS. ENDS LIFE AS
BROTHER DRINKS POISON.
COMMITS DEED AT CHICAGO
Nothing Found by Police to Indicate
Suicide Compact--Shot Once Before
Believed His Case Was Hopeless
Wrote Two Letters.

Chicago. April 3.--Edward =. Cum
mings, superintendent off schools OF
Lansing, Mich shot himself to death
in the Stratford hotel here. AT prac-
tically the same time Or. Herbert
Cummings, his brother, swallowed
poison In Grand Haven, Mich
Nothing has been found to indicate
n suicide compact. Police and rela'
tives believe neither brother knew OF
the others act. Doctor Cummings Is
still alive. but his condition makes
discussion of the death of his brother
impossible.
f. p. Cummings. who until last NO
vember was president OF the State
Teachers association OF Michigan.
feared he was losing his mind. accord
ing to the belief expressed by his ply.
sician and close friends in Lansing.
II is said that for many months Mr..
Cummings has been under a severe
nervous strain His mother. suffer
ing from mental arrangement.
caused him considerable anxiety while
she was residing I'm his home.
Mr. Cummings had been at Daytona
Beach for two months in an EFFORT to
recuperate. following injuries .eceived
when he shot himself last December.
According to friends and relatives. At
that time. he shot himself accidental.
ly while cleaning his shotgun after q
hunting trip. Part OF his heart was
torn away and the fear that he never
would recover his strength rs result
of his injury. is said to have been
one OF the causes OF his suicide.
Doctor Cummings swallowed the
poison while recovering from injuries
sustained recently when he slashed
his wrists with a knife. The Grand
Haven police assert he previously had
made four attempts to end his life.
Cummings registered at the hotel
as "R. s. Brown, Detroit"
He left two letters--one to his
widow and the other to Mr.. Sea.
grove In them he said he killed him
self because he didn't want to become
burden to his family and the state. )"
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
WISE HOSTESS
Won Her Guests to Postum.

Three great coffee drinkers were
my old school friend and her two
daughters.
They were always complaining and I
taking medicine. l determined to give
them Postum instead OF coffee when
they visited me, SO without saying
anything to them about 1t, l made q
big pot of Postum the first morning.
Before the meal was half over.
each one passed up her cup to be re-
filled. remarking how fine the coffee
was. The mother asked for q third
cup and inquired as to the brand Of
coffee used. ! didn't answer her
question just then, for heard her say
O while before that she didn't like Pos.
tum unless 1t was more than half
coffee.
After breakfast told her that the
coffee she liked SO we'll at breakfast
was pure Postum, and the reason she
liked 1t was because 1t was properly
made.
II have been brought up from o
nervous, wretched invalid, to a fine
condition Of physical health by leav.
ing off coffee and using Postum.
II am doing all can to help the
world from coffee slavery to Postum
freedom, and have earned the graft.
tude of many, many friends" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and ESQ
| pkgs.
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa.
ter, and, with cream ard sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. zoe
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
-sold by Grocera.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Captures Steamer Single Handed

Lewes, Del.-Ernest Schuler, a Ger
man, held up the captain Of the Brit
ish steamer Matoppo, shortly after the
vessel passed Sandy Hook, bound
from New York for Vladivostok, with
a cargo of munitions and war mater.
ial. Schuler, who was a stowaway.
put the wireless out OF commission,
locked the captain in his room all
night and searched his papers and
the ships safe. The Matoppa passed
out of Sandy Hook at o'clock Thurs
day night and the attack upon the cap
tain was made two hours later.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06

Berlin.-James w. Gerard, the
American ambassador has presented
to the foreign office his governments
request for information as to wheth-
er any German submarine had tor
pedoed the cross channel steamer Sus'
sex or the British horse ship English
man. The answer. according to the
Overseaes News agency, will be de-
layed for some time In order to al
low the naval authorities to make the
necessary Investigations. The tenor OF
the note handed the foreign office by
the ambassador 10 friendly through.
out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
More Airships for Mexico.

San Diego, Cal. March 30.-Capt. v.
Clark, aer9nautical engineer OF the
signal corps aviation school here, and
Lieut., Thomas Dewitt Milling, Junior
military aviator and instructor in fly.
ing, have received instructions to
proceed to Washington to inspect.
purchase and test number of new
aeroplanes to be sent to the expedi.
tionary forces operating In Mexico.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
ruAlN OF AERO RELAYS
American Army Aviators Establish
New System to Expedite
Work.

Field Headquarters American Punt.
tive Expedition, Colonia Dublan. by
Motor to Columbus, N. NJ. April L.
A complete chain OF aviation relays
from the American border to the front
has been established. The main base
is at field headquarters. The advan.
tage of the relay is that 1t enables the
planes to travel with fairly light loads
from one station to the next.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
299 ARE SAVED FROM SHIP
Liner chiyo Maru Grounded In Fog on
One Of the Iona lslands South
OF honskono.

Shanghai. April 3.-The large trans
pacific passenger liner Chiyo Maru
grounded in u fog on one of the Lena
Islands, south Of Hongkong, Nine tug.
boats and launches from a British tor.
pedo boat destroyer have gone to its
assistance and are taking off its 2s9
passengers from San Francisco and
Manila.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
STATES OCCUPATION TAX
Agriculture Not Only Source Of Ne
braska's Wealth.

After looking over the corporation
tax records of his office, Secretary OF
State Pool is convinced that Nebraska
does not depend for its wealth upon
agriculture alone. He finds that mis-
cellaneous corporations are paying oc-
cupation tax to the state on total
capital investment Of 1921 ,536,666. ac-
cording to their own reports, while
railroad corporations are paying on
total capitalization of $610,573,730
used in their Nebraska business.
Mr.. Pool does not think these cor.
porations would report more invest.
ment than they actually have in Ne.
braska, since they have to pay tax on
all capital employed in business in
this state. He believes, II anything,
they would hold the amounts down.
AS insurance companies, express
companies and some others are ex
empt from the occupation tax law,
the secretary of state figures that the
total investment of corporations in Ne.
braska is at least billion dollars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Beain Suit to Bar Liquor.

Butler, Mo-. April 3.-lnjunction
suits have been filed here by Prosecut.
Ing Attorney Dewitt G. Chastain. seek.
Ing to prevent three railroads from
transporting Intoxicating liquors into
the county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Ballots Must Show Affiliation.

Names of men who are democrats
cannot appear upon republican ballots.
neither can republican names appear
upon democratic ballots and members
Of neither party can be filed as pro-
gressives, according to ruling OF
Secretary Of State Pool.
The action followed the protest Of
Chairman Corrick of the bull moose
state committee against the decora-
ton of the ballots of his party with
both republican and democratic
names. Most of those whose names
had been filed for the honor had been
withdrawn at the wish of the candi-
dates themselves, but the names OF
Charles Sloan and Moses p. Kinkaid
had both been left on because no such
action had been asked for by those
congressman.
The step means that no man can
certify to atIiliation with one party in
this state and then ask to be put on
the ballot Of another party with which
he does not actually affiliate and with
which his party does not affiliate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Quake Shocks Recorded.

Washington. April 3,-The seis.
mograph at Georgetown university re-
corded severe earthquake shocks last.
ing almost an hour. II was estimated
that the quake took place some $500
miles from Washington
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Train Robbers lake Mall.

Shreveport, La, April l.--Robbers
boarded Texas & Pacific mail train
No, 23 at the station here as Il was
pulling out They bound two natl
clerks and took two pouches OF regis.
tered mail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Pullman Shops Strike Ends.

Chicago, April Five hundred
strikers CT the Pullman car works
who struck two weeks ago for an in
crease in wages from 90 tc % cents an
hour, returned to work They agreed
TO accept a twocent increase.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Planes for Bio Warships.

Seattle, April 3.-The Puget sound
navy yard has been informed that all
large war vessels will carry aero
planes and equipment for launching
them, Orders have been received to
build launching ways on the deck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Sass Assumes Duties.

President ]. A. Oils and Secretary
w. r. Mellor, Of the state board of
agriculture, accompanied Jacob Sass,
the newly elected treasurer of that
body, to Seward on Monday to check
him in. The books, papers and rec
ords of the late G.. +. Dickman, who
was treasurer at the time of his
death, and the amount of money he
had on deposit, were to be audited be-
fore turning them over to the new Of
fetal. Mr.. Sass lives at Chalco and
is a member of the legislature from
Sarpy county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Forty.Five British Sailors Drown.

London. April 3.--Forty.iive sailors
Of the British cruiser Conquest were
drowned through the capsizing OF a
cutter during a gale, II was officially
announced. The cutter was being
towed by the cruiser.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Clean Up and Stay Clean.


Clean up and keep clean is the gist
of statement made by DR.. II. b.
Cummins. secretary Of the board Of
secretaries of the state board OF
health. Or. Cummins has watched
with interest proclamations by the
governor for clean up week, in.
tended as a fire prevention measure,
and orders from the state hotel com.
missioner for owners of hotels to do
some spring cleaning. AS sanitary
disease prevention measure, DR.. Cum.
Minis advocates cleanliness throughout
the year. not two baths a year, though
he is not objecting 10 that many
baths. He asks people to begin May
l to clean up, clean out and keep
clean for one year. He believes the
people will, If they pursue this course,
be so well pleased that annual clean
up proclamations will not be neces.
sary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06

1t is not at all difficult for a man
to have the patience of Job-if the
boils are on his neighbor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06

A neutral is a man VINO tries to get
on both sides of fence at once.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Secretary Of State Pool has ordered

Secretary OF Sthte POOI mas Oruereu
another 10000 automobile number
plates in addition to the 10000 he pur'
chased for the current year. He has
only about 1000 of the first lot still
on hand. and 1t is apparent that more
will be needed. as applications for
licenses are still coming in at rapid
rate. Mr.. Pool thinks that even the
additional 10000 may be used up be-
fore the end OF the year. In which
case he will have to order third
batch. Last year the secretary OF
states office issued 59,140 automobile
licenses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Public School Gardens for Nebraska.

Twenty-Five towns in Nebraska will
conduct public school gardens this
summer similar to those arranged
last season in cooperation with the
agricultural extension service of the
College of Agriculture. Each town
will hire garden supervisor The
towns that>have undertaken the work
and the names of the supervisors are:
Alliance, T.. Q. Perry: Holdrege, Il. A.
Stewart; Kearney. G. r. Parsons;
Stromsburg, Charles Seemster; Ne
ligh. Mrs. Ida McClintock; Howells,
j. V. Srb; Fairbury, j. f. Benson;
Beatrice, II. n. Thomas; Blair, f. H..
Kellog; Columbus, S. l.. Stoddard;
Crete, f. A. Gregory; Auburn, G. f..
Heacock; Superior, C.. E. Andrews;
Ashland Mrs. l.. Camp; Central City,
A. Crago; Peru, l.. F. Carey.
The board of educational lands and
funds approved reappraisement Of
state lands in Logan and Thomas
counties for rental or leasing pur-
poses. The land in question Is suit
able only for grazing purposes and Is
being leased for a few cents an acre.
The rental price in Logan county was
raised from an average of 3.S cents an
acre to 6h cents an acre. In Thomas
county the rental price was raised
from 2is to 3R cents an acre. The
appraised price of 1850 acres in
] Logan county was increased from $9,-
112 to $19,272, a total increase of $40,
O6O, or 1O9 per cent. The appraised
value Of $3.50 in Thomas county was
increased from $10,3l5, to $l5,050, an
increase of $4735. or 46 per cent
While the land rents for only few
cents an acre the increase In the an
nual rental In the two counties ID
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MAGAZINE SECTION for July 2, 1916

that wealthy men and women make it a
rule never to see caller they do not know,
or who has not been first interviewed by
secretary. The doormen in all great
houses are well paid men whose business
it is to investigate visitors. In the coun-
try places of Rockefeller, Morgan, and
Carnegie, detectives not only guard the
gateways, but they constantly patrol the
grounds. Dogs are often loosed at night.
Carnegie keeps man stationed, day
and night, on the street corner of his New
York residence. This man picked up
large explosive bomb there not long ago.
William j. Burns has the supervision of
the Pocantico Hills estate of Rockefeller.
Mrs. Sage has man at the station at
Lawrence, Long Island, where she has
summer home; this man. investigates
every person who inquiries the way to the
Sage residence. Edison will not see any
one without an appointment, nor without
knowing all about the caller and his
business.
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While Carnegie was seated at a dinner.
of the Society of American Authors, a
man in clerical costume stood up and
cried: II want to ask Mr.. Carnegie a
question. | want to ask him if he will
give five millions for an invention; he is
a philanthropist--
Carnegie testify called out: al am not
a philanthropist. 1 reject the name and
do not want to be known as such. When
| give away my money, l do not do it
from philanthropic motives. l am not
such a foolish fellow"
The clergyman had an invention for the
automatic recording of thought. He was
removed from the dining-hall, and COM
mitted suicide during the night.
Before Helen Gould became Mrs. Fin
ley j. Shepard, she was swamped with
begging letters offering the hand of the
writer in marriage. She had more
than five hundred letters a day, and
about one third of these were matrimonial
proposals.
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of the shadowing or of the dangers that
are warded off.
Once, while President Roosevelt was
staying at New York hotel, a detective
discovered well dressed man furously
scribbling sheets of paper in the writing
room.
"What are you doing?" asked the de-
tective amiably.
writing a letter to President Roose-
welt; l want to show him how to run this
hotel. / am going to read the letter in the
lobby before take it up"
"Well, that's too bad" answered the
detective. "The President didn't like it
here and went up to the Blank Hotel just
minute or two ago. It's funny you
didn't see him. If you hurry you can
catch him."
AS the fellow rose, the detective picked
his pocket of a revolver. 1t is favor
lite game of hotel detectives to "pass
the buck" to the next hotel and then
telephone.
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"Bill' Kennel, who has been official
guardian for the mayors of New York for
a quarter of century, knows more cranks
than any other human being alive. He
claims that Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays are their favorite days.
Making Life Miserable for the Rich
CRANKS make prisoners of the rich.
Mrs. Russell Sage has not been able
to walk on the streets since the day
she announced the Sage Foundation
Henry Ford was overwhelmed by men
with schemes the day after he gave
out his proft-sharing scheme, and he
is now forced to hire Gordon of guards.
Charles NJ. Schwab closed his Johns
town house because of the threats of the
arms embargo fanatics. He and j. p.
Morgan are the center of the anti-mu-
milton craze.
The half-lunatics haunt the residences
of the rich. They so often try to enter
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so darned high-strung. l take water
If heard anything that wasn't intended
for my ears, I'm sorry. Let's forget it"
She hesitated.
al prefer to drop out. If you're doing
this simply because you can't get along
without me-
McHugh winked at Quaile broadly.
Quaile felt that the man deliberately
wheedled her toward goal he already
had in mind.
"Don't you charge me with anything
like that, Barbara
al mean" Barbara said determinedly,
"this sort of thing can't occur again. |
sha mt stay on if I'm to be treated like
criminal
McHughs face became serious again.
"Tell me one thing, Barbara. Do you,
or don't you, know anything about Wood
ford's ghost?"
She laughed, a little Historically.
"lt's hard to believe you re serious. Of
course not"
"No more said.' McHugh muttered.
He grasped wilkins arm.
"'The girls got some reason. I've no
business taking risks with other peoples
lives against their will. You're a strong
man, Wilkins, and don't believe afraid
of much; but just now you're upset by
bad scare. Understand, you'll do as you
like about the part, but if you want to
please me you'll sleep on it; you won't
make up your mind until morning. Then,
if you want, I'll steer you up against a
spook doctor. Quaile's talked to him.
He'll tell you he's got lot of horse
sense
Wilkins nodded
al don't want to seem a gutter, but
this is queer business, Mr.. McHugh.
will sleep on it. Ill let you know in the
morning"