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7 THE LINCOLN DAILY -STAR SATURDAY EVENING, SFPTEMBER 5, 1914. 1, MARKET QUOTATIONS IEAT HITS HIGHEST HIT-SEE OUTBREAK "REALIZING SALES GIVE CORN A Continue to Show Activity--Pro- visions Strenflthen on Cover- I Ing toy Shorts. Chicago. Sept 5. WHEAT--Although pris 11 before hostilities began scored today In the wheat market here, -the advance met, with determined'oppo- There was free selling by several of the largest houses on chango, in addition considerable profit taking was Indulged in miscellaneous holders.

After opening 54e off to high- the market steadied at above tast night. Meanwhile May -wheat had touched as compaied with yesterday's topmost figure- Later, a general decline set In. buving fever having apparently us force It was said that some of se 1- toc or futures here was by Europe. The was st-sajy at under KU.E tvwW--Realising sales weakened corn. The start which was unchanged to "ic off, tvas followed by a material sag all around, and then by a decided rally.

Renewed weakness developed Tvhcat urned down grade. There was also said to have been a. material increase of country offerings. The close tias unsettled. net lower.

OATS--Oats continued to SHOW unusual activity. PROVISIONS--S i i strengthened provisions Lower quotations for hogs were virtually Ignored. Chicago Range of Prices. (From Goffe Caihener 201 So 1th St) Open I Low I Close I Ystdy. Wht Sep Dec.

May Corn Sep. Dec. Slav Oats I Ecp Dec Way Pork Jan Lard -Scp Oct Bibs 1 121 2305 1017 1020 1245 1215 2305 1017 1027 1245 1215 119 51 54 22SO 1007 1017 1233 1212 119 120 Sltt 5U 1007 1020 1235 11212- 9'A 31 2297 1015 1025 1230 1222 Kansas City Range of Prices (From Goffe Cnrkencr. 201 Bo, Jth St.) Kansas City Mo Sept. I I High I Lott i Close I Wht Sep, Dec May Corn Dec.

May 113H 116 iml 1241,4 112'i 1141122 73- 78 GOFFE $. CARKENER. Chicago Cash Grain. Chicago, 111. Sept 5 2 liaid, No 3 hard.

J1.19Higl 2J. CORN--No. 2 No 3 MSP 82c No 2 white. S3c; No. 3 white, New 2 jellow, 82VjC.

No. 3 yellow. S28 OATS-- No 2 white. 52-Sl'U; No 3 St. Uoulu Cash Grain.

St IJwuls Sept 5 "'vYHrAT-- No 2 hard No. CORN-- No 2. No Mo: No. 4, No 2 i 83P, Vo white, 82 S'Hc. No.

2 vellow. No yellow, OATS-- No 2. S2c: No. 3. EJc: No.

2 white. 53654-, A 3 vvhl'c, Kansas City Cash Grain. Kansas City, Mo 5. WHEAT-- No. 2 hard $1 Ms! No 3 hard $1 10ST1 14; No 4 h.vrd, $1 OS8 1 11 CORN-- No 2, TSy.r; No 3 7Se, No 2 white.

SOc, No 3 i 79c, No 2 low, SOc; No 3 vellovv, 79c. OATS-- No. 2 No 3. 7c; No. 2 Tslilto, 52c.

No. white. Omaha Cash Omaha, Keb Sept 5 No 2 h.ml, $1 No. hard, $1 IS; No. 4 luxnl.

SI lOtf 1 16 2 white 1 No. 3 white, Receipts: TODAY--Wheat. SI cars; corn, 30 cars, oats SO cars. YEAR AGO--Wheat, 59 cai3, corn. 81 cas.

6als, 34 Chicago Cash Quotations. Chleaso. Sept 5 RYE--No 2 tl 00 oQ86 00. CLOVER--Nominal. PORK-- JO.

LARD-- J1012. RIBS--J12 12 C2. St. Louis Grain Close. St Ixmls.

Sept. 5 2 red No. 2 hard W.17©1.20; September, $1.1714. December, $1 204. CORN--No 2.

No. 2 white. SJc; SOc: December. OATS--No 2. 5SC.

No. 2 -white, 03JT31C; September BlHc: RYE--Higher; $1.00. Kansas City Grain Close. Kansas City Sept 5. tl.15%; Decem- bei AUv.

H.22»i CORN--December. May, 77Uc. OATS--No trading. Goffe Garkener Grain and Provisions LOGAN BRYAN III. BRINKLEY EVANS, Manager.

201 South lltti Street Phone B-1187 Private Wires. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED City and Lou NEXT SALE SEPTEMBER 17 Lincoln Horse Mule Commission Co. W. LESTER SONS Auction sale every two weeks on Thursday. Farmers' solicited.

"Bill your to State Fair Ground. B4522, Fair Grounds, Linorin. Highest Cash Prices Paid for Poultry Butter and Eggs. S. L.

SHOSTAK to. tth St. B2061. CATTLE STEADY AND FEW HIGHER FOR WEEK DURING THE WEEK HOdS HAVE DROPPED 30 TO 35 CENTS. Sheep of AM Holding Steady De- Big i Are Easier.

i (Special to The Star.) South Omaha, Sept. 5. CATTLE--Receipts, 160. There were not enough cattle here today to make a. market For tUe week receipts foot up 25,789.

Killing cattle of alt kinds were lower early In the week but has picked up until at the close, they are fully steady and In spots strong aa compared with lost week's close. Good feeders ore fully steady acd common feeders and thin stockei-s are lower. Quotations on cat Good to choice cornfed 10,25 Fair to good cornfed 8.784I 9.30 Common to fair corn'ed besves 7.75© S.75 3ood to choice range 7.50W FSdr to good range steers. 7.25® 1 60 Common to fair range 726 Coed to choice grass 6.500 7.S5 Good to choice grass 6.25® 7 75 Fair to good grades 5.60® 6 25 Common to fair graded-. 3.50® 3.50 ood to choice stockers and feeders 7.50@ 8.00 Fair to good stockers and feeders 7.00® 7 50 Common to fair stockers and feeders 7.00 Stock cows and heifers 6.75 Stock calves 8.00© 8.00 Veal calves 8.00@10.60 Bulls, stags, etc 5.25@7.00 HOGS--Receipts.

6,275. The market this morning was very slow and dull, packers continued to bear prices The market wag generally lOc lower, hogs selling at 60 and on up as high as IS For tlie week iccelpts amound to 31,948. while prices arc lower than ast -week's close. SHEEP--Receipts. 2,356.

There were not enough slicep here today to make a market. For the week they been nrge. footing up 124,488 head. Sheep of nil kinds are steady with last week's close. Fat lambs on the other hand ale steady to lOc lower while feeder lambs ire Iflijjilae lower at the close.

Quotations on range and lambs: Lambs, good to choice 5p Lambs, fair to good 7.30®7.40 Lambs, feedois 6.60®7.30 Yearlings, good to choice 5600600 Yearlings, fair to good 5.25@5 50 Yearlings, feeders 5.50@5.90 Wethers, good to choice 5.10@5 25 Wethers, fair to good 4 10 Evvcs. good to choice 4.90@5flO EWPS. fair to good 4.7504.90 Bwes, feeders 3.50@4.00 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, III Sept. 5.

HOGS--Receipts. 9,000, weak; bulk of sales. light, JS 25; mixed, heavy. J8 rough. $83008.46: pigs, J4.75(08 40.

CATTLE--Receipts. 400, slow, beeves. (6.70(fB10.80; steers, stockcis and feedeis. J5.4fl(fi)8.16: cows and heifers calves J7.50®11.50. SHEEP--Receipts.

4,000: sheep, yearlings, J5 40; lambs, J6.00©7 85. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas Cltv, Sept 6. HOGS--Receipts. 200; lower; bulk of sales.

J8 9009 15; heavy. J9.05Sj9 15; packers and butchers. $9 00g9 IS; light, $8.80 pigs. CATTLE--Receipts. 400, steady; prime fed steers.

$9 75(3" (10; dressed beef steers. J7.80ffii9.65; western 8 35, stockcis feeders, ID gOfjiS 50; bvills $5 2GG 75. c.ilves, $6 SHEEP--Receipts, none, steady; lamns, 2G''((7 65; jcnillnga weth- ers, ewes, $4 South St. Joseph Live Stock. South St Jo-toph.

Mo Sept. 5. CATTLE--Receipts BO, steady. HOGS--Receipts, 2.500; filgllOc lower; top. J9 Oj, bulk of sales.

SHEEP--Receipts, none New York Dairy. Nuw Yoik, Sept. 6. BUTTER--Unchanged. CHEESE--Unchanged.

KGOS--Unchanged. POULTRY--Live. easier; -western bifillers fowls. 1JC, tiirki-vs 3Ji(i)14c; dressed. firm, chlok'Mi's, fioKcn IJiifJOc, fowls, tuikovs.

19U2GC. New York Money. New Yoik. Sept 5 MERCANTILE PAPER--7 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE-- Etlsiei, for cables, 4 99 GO; for demand.

4 US 5U HAR balances, nss.osi EXCHANGES--For the week. 407.9R5, balances for the $09,224.793 Judge Cosgrave order In district court this morning, granting the writ of mj-ndamus, sought by J. Kea, to the city ccniinia- sioners to install the double-shift of flremen provided for In a law passed by the last legislature. The arguments in the case were completed yesterday, the court taking his decision under advisement, al- thoagh he indicated at the time that he would hold for the relator unless the city shouid in the meantime pro- rluce more authorltieV. In support his decision the court said that in the first pjace to grant the writ asked for by the relator would be to duly follow the law as it stands, the last legislature having irovided that in cities the size of jincoln no firemen should be required work more than hours a lay except in case of emergency.

This was mandatory and unless some very good reasons to the contrary should be prcsente.l, should be fol- owed. The court the view of the in icfrarj to the strength, of he city attorney's argument that no sufficient funds to install the doubleshift. He pointed out hat even If the city should have evied taxes for other purposes up to the last dollar of the $365,000 limit mposed by statute, it was empowered to make an extra levy of five mills 'or park and campus extension pur- joses In answer to the argument hat the funds could not be shifted, he court pointed out instances where had been done. The city attorney had argued that law was unconstitutional as jroader in its subject matter than in head The court said that unless it was patently unconstitutional on its face, it was not in his belief the rirovince of the tiial couit to decliro it such. Chicago Produce.

Chicago, HI Sept. 5. BtTTTER-- No market. EGGS Higher; receipts 7077 cases; at mark, cases Included. 18iS22Hc, ordinary ttrsts.

20HW21WC; fliits. 22V4f POTATOES-- Easy, receipts. 30 cars; Jersess. Minnesota Ohlos. 65(i5 70c, Michigan and Wisconsin white.

o5 do, led. POULTRY A i springs, 15e; fowls, loc, chickens, lie. Kansas City Pi-educe. Kansas Citv. Sept 5 BUTTER-- Cienmeiv, firsts, seconds.

24c, packing 21c EGGS-- Firsts. seconds. ISc. POULTRY-- Hons. 14u broilers.

16c. Elgin Butter. Elgin, 111 Sept. 5. bid Duluth Linseed Close.

Culuth. Minn Sept. 5 LINSEED-- Cash. December. $1.01.

September, $1 STATEMENT OF NEW YORK BANKS New Turk, Sept. 5, The statement of the average condition of clearing house banKs and trust companies for the week shows that the cash reserve decreased $3,272.800, leaving a deficit of $37,129,300 below legal requirements. The statonesH follows; Average condition: Loans. increase, $9.297,000. Specie, decrease.

$1,849.000. Legal tenders, decrease, $1,327.000 Net deposits, $1,902, SSS, 000; decrease, $316,000. Circulation. Increase. Banks' cash reserve in ault, $324,071.000.

Trust companies' cash reserve, in Vault, $66.933,000. Aggregate cash reserv e. $391.004 000. Deficit cnsh reserve, increase, Trust companies" reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve, $51,074,000 Summary of state tanks ntid trust companies in Greater York, not Included in clearing houae statement: Loans and dec! ease. $120,900.

Goll. increase. Currency and bank notes. $12,305.700, decrease. $243,900.

Total deposits, increase, $2.620.000. Rheumatism Pains Stopped The first ippllcation of Sloan's Liniment goes right to the painful part--it penetrates without rubbing--it stops the Rheumatic Pains around the joints and gives relief and comfort. Don't Buffer! Gel a bottle today. It is a family medicine for all pains, hurts, bruises, cuts, nore throat, neuralgia and ohest pains. Prevents Infection.

Mr. Chas. H. Wenfworth, California, did for my Rheumatism, pnln Is gone as soon as I apply It. I recommended It to mv friends as the west Liniment I ever used." Guaranteed.

Sue at your SHIFT 0 JOllBLE Judge Cosgrave in District Court, Grants Writ of Mandamus Court Declares Law Passed by Last Legislature Is Mandatory Industrial Commission Learn of Organization to Get Chinese Over San Francisco, Sept. tttal of what is believed to be an organized body of Chinese fmugglers. Including, possibly ETOV eminent which was turned up in Tloatoii several months ago continue! to hold the attention of the feder.il industrial relations commission TH exeoutlvo session which closed hero toclnj. It is declared that revelations rmiile here jirovo smugglers operate through port fully as frqely is thev 2o through any other port in the United States. No details of testimony adduced were made public, but all of it will be embodied in a irport to be made to Washington off.cnls within a few weeks.

The report, it Is sail, will be plotf with interesting evidence of a smooth working machine well oiled with currency. Federal Agent Testifies Among the witnesses hpard here was Richard Taylor, a special agent of tlic federal secret service. He occupied the witness stand for several hourb, Local managers of telegraph companies and vl minor immigration officials al3 testified. Circumstances surrounding the painters' strike of l.iiit year were detailed in a short public session today by I. W.

Hellman, jr, a banker; W. publisher of the San Frart'sco Call and Post, 1. H. McCarMiy, president of the St.vio Buildinqr trades council. The former two acted as mediators.

Mr. McCarthy said he did not hold an opinion frequently expressed that vJo'cnci be necessary to settle cHtferences between employers and emp'oyea her Both readily, agread to mediation and arbitration last year. Holds Law Invalid But Suit Dismissed Although the inicmction suit brought from Logan coxmtv attjricin? hfl compulsory county rug.i. school law was dismissed in district court at JCorth Platte, Orimcs, tha presiding magistrate, announce 1 that in his opinion the law is unconstitutional fc that if a proper action were brought he would so hold. The remedy, said Judg-s Grimes, is not by injunction but QUO warrnnto proceeding His reason for holding the law inv Uifl Is that its title does not provide for tho '-ercal of sections in the former Deputy State KHott ha just returned from North Platte, where he went to rcprnseot the educational department In the suit.

State's Attorney is Jailed for Contempt Chicago, Sept. Hoyne, state's attorney, -who crltcised Judge William F. Cooper in a speech, -was fined and to ten in jail for contempt of court by Judgo Cooper today. Hoyne, it Is expected, -will combat the sentence in the appellate court. Last May, in addressing a meeting of the Bond Men's club, as Is said to have called the jvidse a "crook" and to Tinvc made many other contemtu- ous remarks.

When sentence was pronounced. Hoyne was turned over to the custody of the sheriff, but remained in court. Counsel for Hoyne searching the city for A judge of the appellate court, it being a half holiday in that court. Judge Cooper said he assist in all possible to enable Hovne to obtain full legal justice. Strange Markings of Lonely Grave Another Puzzle Another marked grave has been found by the state historical society field workers, and this one has strange markings, -which, while they are distinct and easily read are baffling as to their meaning.

The grave was found in Garden county 'opposite, the town of Oskosh, on the farm of A. B. Wynes. It is on the east side of the public highway about 715 feet from that point of the Oresron trail where a historical marker erected. The marking on the grave appears as follows: John Hollman.

Died June 5. 1852 ANYYESN4'NO. WIS The letters, "ANYYRSN4'NO" are unspaced, are capitalized and so distinct as to disprove any theory that they are not complete as they were Intended-to remain. HOWELL COMES FOflSDMEHOTS! OT H. Craddock Says Douglas County is "Onto" Republican Nominee R.

B. Howell, republican candidate 'or the office of governor, received a severe arraignment at the hands of r. H. Craddock, of Omaha, who spoke efore the democratic county club at the Lindell hotel noon. The ai- endance was aot the largest of the season but the nterest manifest more ban made up for the lacking num- ter.

In speaking of Mr. Howell, Mr. Craddock said: "Howell is a traitor to the party, of which he is a national committeeman, and he Is so well known in maha for his tricky deals, that the people of the metropolis will be able during the course of the next few weeks to tell the people -of the state about them." "He has by his own hands created i situation in this state, especially in South Omaha, one of the packing cen- the world, that should he be naugurated governor of this state, would transfer all of the business of great corporation to Sioux City, depriving the state of the revenue from this source, and with this known to the citizens of the stats am positive that when the votes are iounted after the election of Novem- er 3, Governor Morehead will come Out of Douglas county with the big- est and most sweeping victory for a democrat that Douglas county has ever given a W. Cutright also spoke before for his subject, 'Woodrow "Wilson," the president of the United States-. During the course of his remarks, Mr.

Outright traced the work of the president in meeting and dealing- with number of trying situations that lave arisen during the past two years and told of the masterful and diplo- natic manner in which had settled thus gaining the favor of practically all of the people of the country. During the part of the four year erm for which he was elected he has lealt with more questions- of the variety than has any other president and he has always approached them with a deep-seated conviction of the morals involved, setting them as moral Questions rather settling: them with any inten- of pleasing the members of his jarty or the groups of friends supposed to stand close to any one occupying ahe highest position in the land. He eulogized "Woodrow Wilson on tho splendid manner in which he acquitted himself in handling the Mexican question, the currency question and the tariff question He be- leved the president one of the many who regard avoidable war, even under jreat provocation, a crime against lumanity. The county democratic committee In conjunction with the state committee will maintain a headquarters at the state fair grounds during the coming week, and it is expected that democrats from the entire state will take advantage of the opportunity to meet and talk with the 'war horses" of the party In the state with regard to the campaign. Six Detectives to Protect State Fair Visitors Chief of Police Malone will strengthen the police force of the city during fair week by the addition of six extra plain clothes men, all of them fdora other western cities.

Experienced out of town men are employed instead of Lincoln residents for the purpose that the outside detectives are familiar with the crooks that hail from their own home towns. Two of these six extra detectives will be from Chicago; one from Wichita, one from Des Moines, one from Denver and one from St. Joseph. Inasmuch as there "are a large number of pickpockets and strong armed men, who make a regular practice of following- state fairs. Chief Malone is convinced that he has hit upon a happy method of handling the situation.

The Lincoln police will work only in the city, the fair grounds proper being cared for by the militia police, of whom there will be four men from each company of the two regiments of the state. Adjutant General Hall will serve as police chief. Captain W. D. J.

Steckelberg of Lincoln will act as his adjutantand the latter -will be relieved by Captain W. Kelso of Wisner. Other officers will be G. H. Holderman of Tork and O.

E. Davis of Auburn. A squad from the hospital corps vrill also be on the grounds for emergency service. Minneapolis Wheat Close. Minneapolis.

Sept. 3. WHEAT--Soptcmbci, December. No 1 hard. Mo.

northern, CONSOLATION. Ho, a po shabby neglected. Sees his neighbors ever growing richer. For them Fortune sp 11s her horn of plenty, They have all the joys that wealth can lav Ish. But he bus one trifling consolation- They will die and be at once forgotten; He hna given the world one lovely lyric, Which Rood critics claim be 1m- mortaK Bnt his wife, finds no satisfaction In a f.ime wh'ch brings no bread and butter.

Dills the Muse a vain and shameless hussy She would vjl.ullv sacrifice his poems Koi n. vifo and steady weekly income. Though it 'ng in mar- kpt. SiMUnji beef and pork and sides of mutton. Bcttev i 1 nt than useless glorj --Nathan Haskcll Dote, in Judge.

Cousins Battle Against Cousins in Rival Armies repeats" itself is elfearly shown in the present titanic struggle being -waged. in the far brothers and cousins are fighting -brothers" and cousins according to "a letter received yesterday by Sigmund Landsberg of this city. The letter was received a cousin in Russia who 1 says-that ie, is fighting'for Germany while a lumber of cousins who emigrated to Russia a few years ago for business purposes and who lost their German citizenship as result of the move are being- drafted into the czar's army fight their native land. In the same mail 3tr. received a.

number of German news- japerg lii which accounts of victories or the German army which have not een reported by the news bureaus were given in detail. -From the tone of the material found in the papers war is universally popular in Germany and nothing but ultimate vic- ory can be seen. Fall From Load of Hay Results in Man's Death (Special to The Star.) Scottsbluff, Sept Sartress was instantly killed in a fall rom a load of hay here yesterday. le was sliding from the top of the oad when his foot caught in a. rope browing- Jiim to the ground, causing lim to light on his head and-breaking lis neck.

Mr. Bartress recently removed to this place from Missouri, vhere it is said he had separated from is wife, bringing two children here vith him to make their home with his iarents. (Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept. udge WaHen Friday dismissed the ase of J. C.

Hubka who brought to contest the nomination of B. N. Fulton for sheriff on the democratic icket. Hubka alleged that mistakes ere made in counting the ballots. and that a recount would show that e.

Instead of was nominated the office. The official count gave rulton a lead of three votes. The ourt held that no evidence resented to show that mistakes had een made in counting the ballots and rdered the suit dimissed. Hubka says will appeal the case to the district ourt. RASKA NEWS ontest on Sheriff in Gage Dropped THREE HURT IN RUNAWAY.

(Special to The Star.) Tecumseh, Neb Sept. 'atterson and wife and Clinton Ellion received severe Injuries yester- ay when the team which they were riving ran away. Trie horses became Tightened when a shaft Uolt became oose and fell out. The horses started run and upset the bug-gy, throwing he occupants out. Mrs.

Patterson vas the most severely member if the party, receiving a number of lody cuts and bruises. Ellison re- eived a deep cut on one hip as a re- ult of the fall from the buggy. Mr. 'atterson escaped MEN ESCAPE INJURY. (Special to The Star.) Tecumseh, Sept.

Lrgabnght and Melvin Colerick had a larro-w escape from death yesterday vhen the team which they were driv- ng run away. They were descending hill when the horses became fright- ned and ran away, running off a ridge over a ravine about twelve feet eep. The horses fell into the ravine were so badly injured that they ad to be killed. The wagon caught a tree near the side of the bridge, he men jumping to the ground below nd escaping injury. NEW (Special to The "Star.) Alliance, Neb, Sept.

the last meeting of the city council it was ecided to accept the recommenda- ion of the Commercial club and P. idmborough a park expert of Lincoln vas given the contract to draw work- ng plans and supervision over he new park. The park ground is ocated just north of the Christian hurch and consists of six acres. It planned to make it the most modern up to date park in western Ne- iraska. JANSEN TO GET LIGHTS.

(Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept. company been formed at Jansen to be known as the Jansen Electric Light and Power company, and a contract las been entered into with, the electric company at Fait bury to furnish urrent for that town at the rate of 5 ents a kilowatt, providing 600 kilowatts a month be used. The Jansen ompany wjll build the line to Fair- lury and furnish all equipment, etc. Fremont farmer Killed When Car Lands in Ditch (Special to The Star.) Fremont, SeptU Schuler, young- farmer residing ten nfiles" north' of Fremont, was killeJ when his automobile turned over on him in the ditch four miles north of Fremont early Friday morning. The machine was resting on Schuler's body when help reached-him- His injuries 'consisted of a.

wound on the side of his head and bruises on his legs. No other bones were-broken. John A wait, a farm hand, who'was riding with- Schuler, escaped' with a severe and bruises and cuts. The young men" had been to pmaha and were returning home when the accident occurred. Schuler was driving Await was" sitting in the back seat.

Await is unable to explain how the accident happened. The tire on the right front wheel had blown up and the run was being made on the rim. An investigation showed that the car left the center of the road 300 yards before it went in the ditch It is the supposition the driver went to sleep for moment. Schuler was, a single man, 30 years of age. He had been making his home with his parents, Mr.

Schuler. The far was badly wrecked. The accident happened within half a mile of the place where Sidney Nagel- stock, a prominent young business man of Fremont, lost his life in a. similar manner two weeks ago Fremont Pastor Chaplain of Scots; Tells of the War Will Spend $7,000 Improving Beatrice Athletic Park (Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept. to cost about $7,000 are to be made on Beatrice's athletic park this fall.

Drivevvajs are to be built through the park, and a retaining wall is to be constructed along the -west side of the park. GREEK VOLUNTEERS MAY BE ORGANIZED (Special to The Star.) Hastings, Sept. 5--Tom Karides, Hastings business man who received -two bullets in the calf of the left leg while serving as captain in the Greek army during the war of the Balkan allies against Turkey, will organize a company of Nebraska Greek volunteers and offer their services to his native country in case Greece is into the European wara by Turkey's hostilities. There are many Greeks in Hastings and Mr. Karides believes he will have little difficulty in organizing a full company from volunteers here antj from Lincoln and Omaha Greeks.

Mr. Karides is still a little lame from the two wounds made several months ago by a Bulgarian machine gun. BIG SUIT FOLLOWS AN AUTO ACCIDENT (Special to The Star.) Fremont, Neb, Sept. 5 --Abraham Zlotky, a prominent Fremont merchant, has been made a defendant in a suit for $10,000 damages brought by Charles Westfahl of Craig, who sustained a compound fracture of his left leg when his motorcycle collided with Zlotky's automobile on the road near Dundee last Sunday. The petition sets forth that Zlotky was "negligent and careless" in the handling of his car and was responsible for the accident.

DEATH OF PIONEER. (Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept. Minerva S. Robertson, a resident of Beatrice since 1878, died at her home in this city yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock, aged 9 years, She came here Cambridge, N. and resided here until her death.

She survived by five children--Will Robertson of Deadwood, S. IX; Mrs. Lizzie Ewmg and Frank Robertson of Portland, Harry Robertson of Colon, and Wallace Robertson of this city. ALLIANCE CLUSTER LIGHTS. (Special to The Star.) Alliance, Sept prop- rty owners on Box Butte avenue from Fourth to Fifth stieet have signed a petition to have the cluster lights ex- ended to their block, and at the coun- il meeting last night the city elec- rician was instructed to order the material at once.

This will give Aliance sK'blocks of these cluster lights: A movement is also on foot to ex- end them In the third street biock gong both east and west. APPLE CROP BRINGS $6,500. (Special to The Star.) Tecumseh, Sept. known fruit raiser or Kemaha county has sold his apple crop from thirty acres for $6,500, the purchasers to pick and barrel the -fruit. For the ast three years the same company las purchased the paying all the sum of $18,500 for the three COOK POPULATION 407.

(Special to The Star.) Tecumseh. Sept. social survey of the -town of Cook made yesterday shows the population to be 407. The canvas -was made In an hour and a half by a committee apopfnted by one of the churces. TEACHER TO WYOMING.

(Speical to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept. BeuJih Rader, who was employed as a teacher in the Beatrice city schools last jenr, has gone to where she was recently elected to the position of instructor of the gymnasium for women at the university. OLDEST MASON AT ELIGIN (Special-to The Star.) Elgin, Neb, Sept. fitting exercises, the gold medal presented to the first grand master of the Masons, and -which at the time of his death passed to the oldest Mason in the state was yesterday given Brown of this place. Mr.

"Brown was made a member of the order in St. Charles, 111., sixty-live years ago and settled in Antelope county in 1881. The last member of the order to wear the medal was Colonel McClary of Norfolk. STRUCK BY AUTO. (Special to The Star.) Scottsbluff, Sept.

an auto collision on Main avenue last evening Mrs. Dora Carter suffered a broken arm when her car struck one driven by E. Harris ana turned turtle. She was thrown from the car, striking her arm on the curbing, breaking it. Aside from the broken arm she suffered no serious injuries.

to The Star.) Sept. Jerome of the First Chris-' tian church- of Fremont, who served as the Gordon Highland- ers at Edinburgh, Scotland, until relieved by the regular chaplain who was in England when the war broke out, arrived home Friday. Mr. Emanuel spent the summer Scotland and England arid was in Paris when the mobilization order was, He sailed on the'Adriatic with 3,000 other passengers. Three of Mr.

Emanuel's brothers are" at front. Emanuel says England is preparing tor a. long war and is reserving- the pick of the men for the last. The British are confident of victory and "are not at all dismayed Jby the advancement of the German" army toward Paris. i He says the British navy is mistress of the seas and has captured practically every ship of the German merchant marine.

The plans of the allied armies to set the Germans in the marshy districts in the vicinity Pans and theie to surround and capture the entire army. Mr. Emanuel said. FARMERS-HOLD (Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Js'eb Sept. 5 --A meeting of farmers was held "Wednesday near Filley to discuss the I'-og cholera situation, and a.

similar meeting was held Thursday evening in Grant township. Dr. C. E. Cosford and Mr.

J. C. Bowman addressed the meetings, and it was decided to purchase spray pumps and work together in an effort to keep the cholera from spreading-. It was reported that in Grant township thera were fifteen inspected farms. "CAL" TAYLOR RESIGNS.

(Special to'Tbe Star.) Plattsmoiith, Sept. Attorney Calvin H. Taylor will tender his resignation as county attorney to the board of county commissioners at their meeting next Tuesday, to taka effect at once. He will also withdraw; his name as the nominee of the republican party for re-election to that office at the November election. ORDER IMPROVEMENTS.

(Special to The Star.) Beatrice, Sept boaid Of supervisors Thursday allowed claims against the county amounting to approximately $30,00. The buildings and grounds committee was authorized to secure the services of E. Wilkes to paint the court house and refurnish some of the rooms. DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL. (Special to The Star.) Plattsmouth, Sept.

coroner's jury found that the death of John Swanson, which was mused this city by being run over by an automobile driven by A. Tyson of Elmwood, was accidental, and ex-v bonoratel Mr. Tyson from blame. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The area of high pressure and fair, cool weathei has moved from the Mississippi valley to the At- lantlc coast states The area of low pressure has moved southeastward and today tends northward fiom eastern "Ne- braska.

This area has caused show ers in Iowa, Illinois. Missouri and Arkansas The western area of high pres- sure and cool, fair weather has moved eastward, following the area of low pressure, and covers the northwest today. Fair weather has prevailed throughout the west The area of low pressure TV ill mov eastw ard and be followed by the area of high pressure now In the northwest. This will cause fait, cooler weather in this vicinity to- night and Sunday THE TEMPERATURES The following were the high low temperatures registered at principal stations yesterday: Bo se 80 Boston 80 Buffalo Calgary 72 Cheyenne Chicago 64 Denv er 88 Des Moines 78 Duluth 68 El Paso of 1 GaKeston S6 Helena 76 Kansas City 84 86 Louisville 78 4 Montgomery So Montreal 70 New Orleans New York 78 North. Platte 86 Oklahoma City 92 Omaha JO Phoenix Pittsburgh 62 Pocatello 80 Portland, Ore 62 92 City 92 St.

Louis 78 St. Salt Lake City San Francisco Sheridan Shreveport Siout City Spokane Toledo Washington Yellowstone Park 74 Yuma 10S 88 62 90 92 76 70 66 and the 4S 60 52 4 1 56 5S 56 64 50 65 SO 50 52 74 50 58 70 64 52 74 50 54 72 72 72 50 48 50 62 60 62 50 58 52 54 72 62 50 50 54 42 40 68 IIITED DEPARTMENT OF A9RICOLTURE WEATHEI BUREAU P. Marvin. Observitlons lines drawn through points of equal pressure. Arrows fly the wind.

pwtty cloudy; cloudy; 9 raw; report missing. 4.