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The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

Lincoln.-On account of conditions
brought about by the war, there will
be no convention Of the Nebraska state
postmasters In Lincoln next month.
June s, 6 and z had been set al the
date for the gathering. This announce
ment is made by President Thomas
Osterman of Blair, Neb., n rs In ac-
cordance with the request Of J. G.
Rooms, first assistant postmaster gen.
eral. The state association head wrote
the postmaster generals office for the
departments advice ON the matter and
the reply was that It would be wise 70
postpone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
No Chance.

$50 the Judge sent your husband to
prison for ten years. MandyT
"Yes. he did. OATS u powerful long
time to have TO get along widout a
husband, missus."
ut does seem like n long time, but.
maybe. he can shorten II by good be-
havlor."
"Good behavior. missus! If my hus'
bands gittin' out o. prison depends on
good behavior he'll be deere ten years
{ de mint"
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
NO STRIKES DURING THE WAR
Plan Of National Mediation Announced
by War Council

W Vo SS0uSu ...r..
Neutrality-suspicious. for creating ma
tionwide machinery to aid in mediat.
ing labor disputes during the war are
announced by the national defense
councils subcommittee on mediation
and cancellation. Committees Of in.
fiuential employers and labor repre-
sentatives will be formed In every
industrial center, starting with a score
of large cities to cooperate with fed
eral or state mediators. particularly by
influencing employers and union lead
ers to submit to arbitration.
The cities In which these commit
tees probably will be formed first in.
clude New York, Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Portland or Seattle, Salt Lake
City, Kansas City, st. Louis and Den.
yer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
convicts to Help the Farmers.

Warden Fenton has been authorized
by the board Of control to arrange
with farmers not more than twelve or
fifteen miles away from the prison for
the employment of convicts in this
kind Of labor. The board believes
that the farmers and the prisoners
will be mutually benefited, and the
state itself will profit by receiving
several thousand dollars in wages for
their services. which will be Used TO
pay running expenses of the institu.
ton.
The area in which convicts will be
let out for private agricultural en-
ployment has been limited to the i'm
mediate vicinity of the penitentiary,
so that transportation expenses will
be small and the men will be con.
stantly under Tie supervision Of the
prison authorities, to whom they will
be expected to report every week or
so,
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
Bean Seed at Cost.

SSe'' WV
Because of the great scarcity OF
bean seed and the great value OF
beans az a war food" the agricul.
tural extension service OF the college
OF agriculture at Lincoln, has arranged
for the purchase OF two carloads OF
seed which will be sold at cost to
citizens of the state who want the
beans for planting. One carload Of
navy beans will be sold at not more
than 1917 cents per pound, {. o. b.
Lincoln in 100.pound lots. A carload
Of Pinto beans will be sold at IA
cents per pound in 10O-pound lots Z.
o. b. Denver. Colorado. The navy
beans were grown in Michigan, and
the Pinto are dry land beans free
from disease and grown in southwest
ern Colorado. Orders will be listed as
they are received. and In case all
beans are sold money will be re-
turned. Pinto beans are now ready
for delivery and the navy beans will
be ready within a week. Pinto beans
are recommended for central and
western Nebraska and navy for east
ern Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been the most successful family
remedy for the last fifty-one years for
billousness and stomach troubles. to
which the American people are addict.
ed, causing sick headache. nervous In
digestion, sour stomach. coming up Of
food and a general physical depression.
25 and 75c.--Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
Too Much GratlHed.

'Thcy say the ex-czar Of Russia is
very fond Of fish,"
'Then he ought to be satisfied with
the pretty kettle OF II he's In Just
now
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

In being nice to his wife's family .
man knows that he Is acquiring virtue
In his wife's eyes. 'r.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

An Alpine glacier has been convert
ed into an Ice mine by n practical
Swiss, who mines and markets the Ice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
Thar ~Predjcament.

ut seems that the people In ma
tons on short rhtions are not follow.
ing the usual order"
"What Is thatr
"They are whining but not dining"
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

Attending to ones own business
gives n q good steady job.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

Some men refuse to pay their debts
because they think 1t would inJure
their credit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

W. n. w. LINcoLN. NO. l21-1siH.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24
Stocking the Fish Ponds


Three carloads of young catfish,
trout. bass, perch, sunfish and frogs,
taken from the state h~atcheries at
South Bend and Valentine, have been
distributed along the lines of the
Northwestern railroad by Superintend.
ent O'Brien of the hatcheries and Chief
Game Warden Roster. They were
planted in fifty or more lakes. ponds
and creeks. The trip covered the
Northwestern line from Fremont to
Harrison, and also the branch line
from Norfolk to Verdigre and Mo,
brara.
Loyalty OF foreign-born citizents OF
Nebraska of German descent to their
adopted land is being shown in the
voluntary service, without pay, for
registration under the CONSUMPTION
law. Thayer county, which has an ex-
ceptionally large number of German
citizens, is the first county to send in
its completed list OF volunteers for
registration duty under the draft law.
It's complete list has been received
by Governor Neville. Among those
who have volunteered their services
are a large number of well known
German residents.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
COTrONV BREAKS
over SIS BALE
Stocks Crash With Big Loss on the
Threat of Blockade.

New York, Feb. Cotton broke
wide on the call yesterday, March con-
tracts dropping 81 points. This
amounted to more than $25 bale.
May contracts broke to 1880 within
ten minutes, SIG points under last
nights closing figures, making the big
gest break in such short time in the
history of the market. Reports Of the
conditions in the stock market increas
ed the excitement, but after the most
violent liquidation had somewhat sub
sided May contracts rallied to IA cents
on covering.
Before the end of the first half
hour May contracts had rallied to IL
cents or 4 IL cents from the lowest
and within 16 points of last nights
closing figures. The sensational break
brought in fresh buying as well as
covering by shorts, but the shock OF
the unprecedented rapidity of the de-
cline was still evident in the confus-
Ton and excitement.
The first sharp recovery was fol-
lowed by second big break on sell
ing orders from the south. May sold
off from 400 to 1880. Trade inter
ests became good buyers on this de-
cline and there was another quick raj
ly to the 16 cents level for that posi-
ton, comparing with last nights clos
ing quotations at 1856. These wild
fluctuations were followed by contin-
ued irregularities and frequently there
were % or 80 points between trans
actions.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
NEGRO KILLED BY
PASSENGER TRAIN
Suppose to Have Been Drinking and
Sitting on Side of Railroad Track
When Hit by Train.

Vienna, Feb. 1.-Sam Collier, a ne
gro about "a years of age, in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. j. B. Mason, was struck
by the south bound Atlantic Birming-
ham and Atlanta passenger train just
above the transfer track on the main
line Sunday morning and it is suppos-
ed, instantly killed. The passenger
which is due in Jenna at 4:3O was
about 80 minutes late, the negro not
being seen by the engineer on this
train, but the dead body was discov-
cred by the engineer on a freight
which arrived here about 7 o'clock. He
reported the discovery to Sheriff Da-
Wis. A coroner's inquest was held IN
the afternoon, the jury returning
verdict in favor of the railroad, the
decision reached being that the deceas
ed came to his death through his own
carelessness.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
english CONCERN
MAY FILL Order
HadfeIds Company Sure Objections OF
Government to Selling Shells to
U. S. VIII Soon Disappear.

Washington, Feb. 2,-Contracts for
something over $3,000000 worth OF
armor-piercing shells let by the navy
to Hadfields, Yimited, the English con-
Germ. may be filled despite the British
governments order that that company
should not proceed with the work so
long as the exegencies o gfWar con-
tinue."
A dispatch fro mAmbassalor Page
at London, transmitted by the state
department to the navy department TO-
day, said hat while the British author
tiles felt constrained to withhold con-
sent for the Hadfields compayn to
make the shells for the present on &C
count of national needs, officials OF
the concern were reasonably sure that
objections would disappear within
twelve or fifteen months. Even after
that delay, the dispatch said, it prob
ably would be possible to deliver the
proiectiles within the time stlpula-
ton originally made by the company
nineteen months for the 4,5OO 14-inch
projectiles, and sixteen months for the
8 900 16-inch types.
Inasmuch as the shells are to be
held in reserve there being no imme-
date need for them, navy officials
are of the opinion that they can hold
the contract in allegiance for some
time Meanwhile, efforts will be made
to reach a better understanding with
American manufacturers whose low
est bid was 5000 per shell above the
English price, and preparations for
the construction of a government fac
tory will be fastened.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
WOMAN WHO ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE A PROBLEM

Waycross, Feb. 1.-Officers were to-
dav still undecided what to do with
Mrs. S. F. Hall, who tried to end chr
life by drowning in the drainage canal
Monday. The woman has been confin-
ed in the hospital ward at the county
Jail since her attempt at suicide Mon
day, and, while apparently getting
along all right, it is feared if she is
not given the closent attention she
will make further attempts at self-de-
struction. Before her attempt Monday
she told friends she intended to kill
herself in some manner. She did not
give the officers a bit of encourage
ment when they suggested that she be
sent off for treatment at the state san
itarium. Just because l tried to
drown myself is not a sign am era
w." she said. And her husband, who
is at a local hospital, says she is no
more crazy than he is.
Sheriff Sweat is in quandary over
the case and does not know what IS
hest 10 be done 1t is probable that
Mrs. Hall, as soon as she regains her
strength, will be sent to the home OF
friends.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
ABREVILLE GIRLS
DEATH is MYSTERIOUS

Miss Eulah Owens. 81, said to be
from Abbeville, Ga, where her moth
er and two brothers reside. was found
dead in gas-flled abthroom of her
clearinghouse 2010 ST. Charles ave-
nue., this morning at l o'clock. The
grid did not commit suicide, accord
ing to Coroner O'Hara.
The young woman was a stenograph-
er for Joseph Schwartz company, au-
tomohile dealers. and was in good
spirits last night Miss NJ. Smith also
of Abbeville. Ga. with whom she
boarded, said that last night she and
Miss Owens stayed up late and that
the girl Went up to take a bath She
was awakened at L O'Clock and, going
to the bathroom. found the light still
on and heard the water running AS
sistance aided in forcing the door.
Miss Owens was on the floor dead.
Her body will be sent back to Georgia
for burial.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04
MUCH IMPROVEMENT WORK
IN SOUTHEASTERN TOWNS

Columbus, Feb. 2-The Industrial
Index says in its issue for this week:
Meetings Of business men have
been held in Alexander City and Syla-
cauga, Ala. and Conyers, Ca, to IN
augurate movements to secure street
paving and other public improvements.
A city hall will be provided at Troy,
Ala. A public library building will
be erected in Cuthbert, Ga. Lakeland,
Flea, has awarded a contract for the
paving of twelve miles of streets at
cost of $176,475. A contract soon will
be awarded for the erection of a high
school building in Greenyille. S. c.
Cobb county, Georgia, will construct
a highway.
These are some of the items OF
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-04

the week that illustrate the import
ance and volume of public improve
ments that are being made by cities
and counties, it being expected that
construction of the kind will break all
records in the southeast this year.
"A total of twenty-nine corporations
have been formed with minimum capt.
tai stocks aggregating $2,263,600.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Pacific Coast Country Is
Demanding Many Automobiles

The motor car business on the Pa
cifc coast is in thriving condition,
according to reports to the Hupmo-
bile factory by Sales Manager ]. E.
Fields. He is on a months trip
through the west and has visited Kan
sas City, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle. Dealer conven-
tions were held At each OF these dis
tributing centers and he was able to
gain first hand information from Hup-
mobile dealers In regard TO the busi-
ness outlook,
"The Pacific coast Is hungry for
motor cars" said Mr.. Fields. "All
winter western dealers were unable to
get automobiles on account of the
freight car situation. As result they
are hundreds Of orders behind for i'm
mediate delivery.
"A big supply Of cars will be neces-
sary to meet the requirements along
the Pacific coast. I find business is
continuing along normal lines and
everybody feels that the prosperity
enjoyed for the last two years will
continue.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Yacht Nokomis, Owned by
Dodue, in Government Service

The steam yacht "Nokomis," owned
by H. E. Dodge, motor car manufac-
turer, has become an instrument of
war.
The "Nokomis," considered one of
the finest yachts afoat, was offered
to the government shortly after
Americas declaration of war. Mr..
Dodge was notified of its acceptance
and preparations for it began. May
10 it cleared from its coaling dock in
Detroit, bound for the St. Lawrence
river, the gulf and New York. At the
latter port it will be taken over by
the government. Exact plans for the
future of the "Nokomis" are withheld
by the government, but it is known
that its name will be changed and
that it will soon appear in full naval
attire.
The 'Nokomis" is of BOSTON bur-
den, of steel construction, l80 feet
over all, and an extreme breadth OF
237 feet. 1t is equipped with triple ex-
pansion, four-cylinder engines and is
easily capable Of eighteen knots per
hour. 1t was launched in December,
1913. Since June 4, 1914, when it made
its first trial run, it has cruised $4,000
miles. The value of the "Nokomis" is
approximately $250,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Paige. Toledo Company People
Take Up Garden Proposition

what can l do to show my pa
triotism in a thoroughly practical and
effective manneri" is a question Of
the hour.
Men in the motor car industry,
like thousands in other lines, have
been asking that question-desiring,
so far as they are individually con-
cerned, to convert the wave OF pa
triotism that has swept the country
into something more useful than mere
flag waving. Motor car manufacturers
have already come forward with Of
fers OF their factories for government
services.
Dealers and distributors, however,
have not the same opportunities as
the manufacturers and most OF them
will have to devise other ways Of do
ing their bit, but what that bit shall
be is the problem. One Of the most
important men in the Paige field or
ganization has hit upon a plan that
promises results. This distributor is
c. l.. Sturtevant, president Of the
Paige-Toledo company. e.
Mr.. Sturtevant's plan has nothing
to do with cars, trucks, armored ve-
hicles or munitions, but is conuibu-
ton to the solution of the food prob
lem. Being the owner Of a good sized
piece of land only twelve miles from
Toledo he determined to make it not
only productive, but useful TO as many
individuals as possible. The soil is
rich and we'll adapted to the raising
of garden vegetables and fruits.
He offered any member of his staff
who was willing to work the land all
he could raise on an acre. The prop
osition was accepted and the land was
allotted among the Sturtevant sales
men, territory representatives and
employees Of the service and stock de-
partments.
The Paige Toledo, company p1ows
and prepares the land for the crops
free Of charge. Each man is given
a day off each week to work his plot
and he is also given transportation
in Paige cars to and from the gar
dens.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Norfolk Man Would Have
Autos Taxed by Uncle Sam

L. H. Lindemann of Norfolk Is ad-
vocating q scheme of federal taxation
of automobiles which he believes will
be the solution Of the motor licensing
problem.
Mr.. Lindemann points out federal
taxation of automobiles would net the
government a very sizeable income.
He further declares il would be 4 pro-
lection to owners of automobiles and
would stop thieving organizations.
The Norfolk man believes the gov
ernment should get the income from
automobiles because motor cars are
very much Interstate business" He
also says title should be standardized
and every auto owner be subject to
the same rule Of title from Atlantic
to the Pacific and that this can be
attained only through federal taxa
ton and registration.
Persistent Advertising is the Road
"a Cvsease
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Lower Bodies Are Feature
OF the Marmon New Cars

Lower bodies, slanting windshields
and thinner tops are features of the
new closed car line announced by the
Nordyke & Marmon company, build
,rs Of the lightweight Marmon 81.
Scientific construction, it is said, has
made the Marmon chassis particularly
capable Of bearing rigidly closed car
,op, with a minimum requirement for
heavy sills and braces.
Marmon closed cars for the 1918
reason are seventy-nine and one-half
inches over all in height, and yet the
head room is fifty-thrce and three
jourths inches. This is made possible
BY having the floor boards only TWEEN
ly-three and three-fourths inches
from the ground, feature In turn
made possible by Marmon design,
which eliminates heavy under sills,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Big Lee Tire Business
In Nav Increases Fast

The belief that strong increase in
price on Lee tires will take place In
The near future has caused rush Of
business this month, according to M.
P. O'Connor Of Powell Supply COM
pany.
Fabric has gone up quite bit and
labor and practically every element
Of cost has also increased, so that an
advance Of from Is to 20 per cent in
the early part Of June would not be a
surprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
SCARCITY OF RUBBER
BECOMING APPARENT
Tire Manufacturers Sound the
Warning and Urge Conserva-
tion Upon the Part Of Au-
tomobile Owners.

A threatened scarcity OF tires dur.
ing the present season, upon which
the war will have some bearing, will
1t least have the effect OF making the
motorist heed the advice OF manufac.
turers in the proper care OF their
tires. . .
,eIhsh point of view, that motorists
1--WE their tires every care and at
ient;on." said w. S. Rutherford
Omaha manager Of the b. +. Good
rich Rubber company. "All OF the
vast amount Of literature which we
have issued on this subject has been
dome with the idea Of educating auto,
mobile owners in the proper care OF
their tires, so that they might. get
The very maximum OF service from
them. This applies to all other tires
rs we'll as Goodrich. ~
Advice Is Brought Home.
"The seriousness of this advice will
he brought home to thousands OF
motorists during the present year, for
the approximate waste OF $50 per car
owner during the 1916 season has
been conservatively estimated at
Isl 50, 100000 for the entire country.
And all OF this has been due to neg
'sigence of the car owner.
ut "Tire manufacturers see hundreds
AZ living examples Of this negligence
wevery day. A remedy must soon be
hefected, for this extravagant waste
atannot continue. 1t has been almost
aimpossible for the tire manufacturers
to keep pace with the production OF
new cars and at the same time meet
the demands Of the cars already in
use.
Shortage Now Exists.
"An actual shortage in certain
sizes exists at this time. Due to the
alertness of a great many dealers 1t
may be two to three months before
the consumer feels this shortage, but
it must come, and when 1t does It is
then the motor car owners will be
more impressed with the idea Of CIV
ing their tires the care they should
have and thereby add much to the
service they will give.
"The average manufacturer 10
looking for all the business he can
get, but the problem of meeting the
present demands rather than antici-
pating large increases is the one that
all rubber companies are facing to-
day."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

The picture above shows Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Horton in their red
Scripps-Booth Eight just few mo-
ments prior to their departure for
Los Angeles by the way Of Denver
and Salt Lake. These young people
are out for a lark and will stop at
various points Of interest along the
route and are well equipped for the
journey across the continent. Mr..
Horton has become quite famous in
Omaha for the speed stunts he has
pulled off with the Scripps-B Booth
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Eight, and it will be recalled that
couple of months ago during our bad
weather he made trip from Free
mont to Omaha (thirty-eight miles)
in one hour and ten minutes through
six inches of snow and mud.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Horton are suit
ably garbed in their khaki suits. but
are not carrying camping equipment,
as they will stop at hotels along the
road.
The man shown in the rear seat is
w. M. Clement, Omaha distributor Of
Scripps- Booth cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
Firing Off Cape Cod
Believed Sea Battle

Continued from Page One
port the Charlestown Navy Yard showed
the greatest activity since war was declared.
Wireless orders to various ships of the
patrol fleet began to sputter from the big
sending station Of the radio service.
United States war craft in the vicinity
were apprised of the engagement.
Shipping known to be in the neighborhood
Of the firing was told to lay to or tu:n
back for shelter.
At 10:45 Commandant Rush was still
making every effort to get a fuller report Of
the supposed battle. At 10:45 Province
town coast guard station reported the fir
ing continuing north of the stations.
The PrCvincetown station report stated
that fifteen guns were counted at 10:30, and
that the firing had continued at fifteen
minute intervals with great fury since that
time.
The Race Point dispatch stated that the
coast guards at that station heard Ave
guns at 1918, and a few minutes later
heavy and continuous firing"
The Provincetown cape station located
the firing rth-northwest Of the station
and in the direction of Boston. 1t estimated
the firing at thirty miles from Boston har-
Dor.
At IL o'clock Commandant Rush was still
In the dark as to details of the firing
Navy yard officials, including the COM
mandant stated that they knew no reason
why any of the patrol ships should be cut
ting loose their heavy guns unless they
were In action,