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fHE O’NEILL FROKTlLri
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
IFNBILL, NEBKA8KA
We have extirpated gross nutnoi
from our modern literature, but we
must not suppose that wo are therefore
more moral than the Elizabethans,
whose llerature was full of gross hu
mor. It may be that we are only more
afraid of ourselves arid one another.
This kind of fear la destructive, not
only of gross humor, but of humor of
all kinds. In Its essence humor Is
brave ns It Is honest, but with coward
ice and dishonesty there come base
substitutes for It. substitutes that make
fun of noble things with a humorous
air and so bring humor Itself Into dis
credit. _ _
Luclen Klotz, a Parisian art expert
and collector, has In his possession
what Is claimed to be an authentic au
tograph of the poet Tasso, appended
to-a writing which, translated Into Eng
lish, reads: "I, the undersigned, ac
knowledge to have received from M A
Levy 25 llvres, for which he retains In
pledge a sword of my father, six shirts,
four sheets and two table cloths, March
2, 1670. Tasso.
Dr. Sophie Herzog, of Brazoria, Tex.,
Is said to be the only woman railroad
surgeon In the world. She Is a native of
Austria, came to this country in 1886,
studied medicine and surgery and for
nine years after graduation practiced
medicine In New York. Soon after mov
movlng to Texas her work as a sur
geon attracted the attention of the St.
Louis, Brownsville & Mexican railroad,
and she was appointed surgeon for the
road.
Cornelius Dlrcksen was the first offi
cial ferryman on the Island of Manhat
tan. The mooring place on the New
York side was about where W'uter
street crosses the present Peck slip. He
started the system In 1637. Passengers
who wanted to be rowed over blew a
horn from the skipper, If he chanced to
be absent when they arrived. Prom
Dlrcksen’s skiff grew the present ferry
system of the city.
The bulletin of the Geographical so
ciety of Italy announces another arctic;
exposition. The leader will be Baldwin,
the leader of the arctic exposition of
1901-1902. H# proposes an exploration
of the polar regions and to reach the
pole. He proposes to follow the route
taken by Nansen In the Pram. It Is
proposed to spend four years altogether
in the search.
At the end of 1809 the Bell telephone
companies owned 3,500,000 telephones,
while 1,500,000 were owned by companies
under contract agreements with the as
sociated Bell companies. This is an In
crease of 600,000 telephones during the
year. The sj-Btem comprises 10,250,000
miles of wire, 400,000 miles of which
were added last year. Half of the to
tal mileage Is underground.
The travels of grains of sand have
long been a matter of scientific record,
says Harper's Weekly. Years ago It
was established that particles picked up
on the coast of Pas do Calais had their
origin In the rocks of Brittany, from 120
to 180 miles distant. Another standard
fact Is. the discovery on the coast of
Denmark of chalk dust which undoubt
edly came from the cliffs of Normandy.
A Ft. Bouts woman Is advertising for
pure buttermilk. The advertiser recites
that no dairyman need apply. She says
she has tried all the dairies In St. Boiils
and has been half around the world
In a vain search for buttermilk of the
good old fashioned kind churned in the
good old fashioned way, with little
pieces of butter floating around In It.
A four-story laboratory for research
Into the nature of radium Is about to
be opened In Vienna. Infinitesimal
Quantities of the precious substance
about 1-17 of a gram) will be sold
for $216 In a viul, the present market
value of "10 per cent" radium being es
timated at 860,000 a gram.
With the following argument a wom
an suffrage lecturer made a hit: "I
have no vote, but my groom has. I
have a great respect for that man In
the stables, but I am sure If I were toi
go to him and say 'John will you ex
ercise the franchise?' he would reply:
■Please mum, which horse be that?"'
Turkey has only one university, that
of Constantinople, with faculties of
medicine, law, theology, science and
letters. In this last department the
literatures studied are the Turkish
Arabic, Persian and French. In time
the study of German and English will
be added.
"Well, Gearge," exclaimed the Eng
lish farmer ns he greeted one of his
laborers on New Tear’s day, “and 'ow
did 'ee get on last yeear?” "Ay, mals
ter,” was the reply, "it wur a bad yeer
for I. I did lose my missus, I did lose
my canary, and I did lose my dog. And
It wur a good dog. too."
At one old-time British election a
candidate won by means of an um
brella. Sheer nbsence of mind caused
him to leave the gamp behind at every
house at which he called to canvass,
and. of course, when It was returned by
the voter, a sovereign was only a suit
able reward for honesty.
When a widow In Oklahoma needs
the wages her son of school age might
earn, the state pays tho mother tho
amount and the boy continues In school
The women of Oklahoma are now try
ing to have the same law passed for
daughters.
Berlin has a population of 3,000,000,
has an annual tire loss of less than
1175,000. Its lire department costs a
little over $300,000. Chicago’s fire loss
is $5,000,000 and its lire department
costs over $3,000,000. Chicago’s popu
lation Is two-thirds that of Berlin.
The total length of the new Man
hattan bridge connecting the burroughs
of Manhattan with Brooklyn is 6,855
feet. The total cost of the bridge. In
cluding real estate, Is $15,833,600. The
weight of the cables Is 6.300 tons.
Up in Boone county a Miss Parrott
has Just married. Her stepfather’s
name Is Bird and her sister-in-law Is
named Peacock, while her father-in-law
Is a prominent member of the local
Eagle lodge. That girl s nest ought to be
pretty well feathered.
In Ireland, owing to a lack of sun
light and heat, peaches, grapes and to
matoes must be grown and ripened un
der glass. The prices are conse
quently almost prohibitory.
A Roman tomb of the second cen
.tury before Christ, containing a marble
aarcophagus of exquisite workmanship
five feet long and admirably preserved
has been discovered at Grosseto.
The Koh-l-noor diamond originally
weighed S00 karats, but by successive
Cuttings has been reduced to 106 karats.
Boys over 14 years of age and girls
over 12 may marry in Scotland without
the consent of parents or guardians.
Canada will be largely represented In
the international hunting exhibition to
ib* held this year In Vienna.
DESPERATE WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Shoots Herself, Dying Instantly:
Leaves a Note to Her
Husband,
Lyons, Neb., March 16.—Leaving a
note stating that after what had been
said to her by a neighbor in the
presence of her husband, she did not
want to live longer, Mrs. Mae Sublh,
wife of Edwin Sabin, eight miles east of
this place, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by shooting herself with a
revolver.
When Sabin heard the report of the
revolver he rushed to the house from
the outbuildings, where he was work
ing, and found the woman lying dead
upon the floor. He at once rushed
to a neighbor across the way, saying:
"Come quick: Mae has shot herself.”
The coroner's jury today returned a
verdict in accordance with the known
facts.
Hack of the tragedy which leaves the
home without wife or mother, there is
the report that one day last week the
woman went to the home of a neighbor
named Montgomery and while there
John Crawford, a single man of the
community, came to the house and
sought an Interview. Mrs. Sabin Is
said to have refused and an alterca
tion arose betwen Crawford and Mont
gomery In which the latter, after being
disarmed of a gun, grabbed a chair and
struck Crawford over the head, mak
ing a bad contusion and felling him to
the floor. For this assault Montgom
ery was arrested, but his trial has not
yet been held.
According to reports Crawford went
to the Sabin home yesterday afternoon,
where the matter was discussed and
the woman Is said to have regarded
some of his statements as threats of
critical testimony which would be of
fered at Montgomery's trial.
The Sabins have been married four
or five years and came here from Will
iams, la. The woman was attractive
In appearance and popular In the neigh
borhood. Her maiden name was Mae
Stiff and her relatives live at Wlndom,
Minn.
WIFE’S AFFECTIONS ARE X
4 VALUED AT $400 4
4 - 4
4 Omaha, Neb., March 16.—In a 4
4 confession of judgment, the cur- 4
4 rent and legal value of a wife 4
4 has been fixed at $400. Robert 4
4 BUmter sued Louvs Fredey for 4
4 $10,000, alleging that the affec- 4
4 tlons of his wife had been alien- 4
4 ated and that thereby he had 4
4 been damaged In this sum, In- 4
4 stead of letting the case go to 4
4 trial, Bilmler permitted Fredey 4
4 to confess Judgment for $400, 4
4 which was accepted In full of all 4
4 demands. As a result all litlga- 4
4 tlon Is at an end. 4
“4 4
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA a a a a a a a a .
WIRELESS IS U8ED TO
OPERATE TRAINS
Omaha, Neb., March 16.—Superin
dent Sheldon is authority for the state
ment that on the main line of the Union
Pacific, a distance of 720 miles, be
tween North Platte, Neb., and Ogden,
Utah, all of the equipment for dispatch
ing trains by telephone will soon bo
installed. Immediately after this, the
work of installing the telephone system
between Omaha and North Platte, a
distance of 280 miles, will begin.
Superintenden Sheldon states that
the telephone lines between Omaha and
Cheyenne, a distance of 600 miles, are
used for transmitting train orders and
upon occasion, when it is necessary to
get "hurry" messages through, the
train dispatcher uses the telephone
lines between Omaha and Rawlins,
Wyo., a distance of 680 miles.
He says he has been shown that the
telephone has three times the speed
of the telegraph, even where the mes
sages and orders are sent without be
ing relayed.
Dr. Fred H. Mlliener. the chief elec
trician of the Union Pacific, says that
the wireless telegraph and perhaps the
wireless telephone will be the next
system to be adopted, adding that the
former will come within the next few
months and be put into general use
along the main line of the Overland
system. He contends that with the in
struments he is perfecting, the ordln
ary telephone switchboard can be used
for either wireless telegraph or wireless
telephone. Even at this time the doc
tor says that in the Union Pacific shop
yards the movement of engines is be
ing directed by wireless.
NORTHWESTERN TRAIN
KILLS A STRANGER.
Dakota City., Neb., March 16.—Three
Sioux City boys, going hunting, found
the body of a man supposed to be
Joseph W. Packard lying beside the
right of way of the Northwestern near
Coburn Junction yesterday morning.
The man was evidently killed in
stantly by a passing train, as he had
a deep cut across his forehead, his left
cheek torn open, his hip broken and
numerous other bruises and contusions
all over his body. He was about 27
years of age. The letter in the inside
coat pocket was eddressed to B. F.
Packard and signed “Father.” It was
dated at West Cunningham, Mas3.
About $5 in change, n quart bottle of
whisky, a raffle ticket and a receipt
belonging to Dugan & Hefferman’s sa
loon was found in his clothes. He is
suspected of the robbery of Dugan &
Hefferman’s saloon Saturday night in
Hubbard. Neb. He was seen in that
city at midnight Saturday night.
Upon the discovery of the dead man
the three boys notified Byron Buchan
an, station agent at Coburn Junction,
who in turn notified Coroner B. F.
Sawyer, of Jaekson, Nob., Who decided
death was accidental.
UNDERTAKER TESTIFIES.
Kansas City. March 16.—R. D. Mitch
ell. the undertaker who prepared
the body of Thomas H. Swope for
burial, testified today before the no
tarial court that is hearing deposi
tions in the damage suit brought by
Dr. B. C. Hyde against John G. Pax
ton. Dr. Hyde’s attorneys have issued
subpenas for the negro servants in
the Swope household.
DENISON, IA.—-A telegram says
Michael Griffin, a former resident of
this place, was murdered near Norda
way, Mo.
Fort Seott. Kan., March 16.—Fire
practically destroyed the business por
tion of the town of Bronson, 20 miles
west of here, last night, 20 buildings
being destroyed. Only four buildings re
main in the business district and they
were badly damaged. The loss is es
timated at 6150,000. The fire started
from natural gas in the town hall.
DES MOINES. IA.—Charles Dor
essi, 38 years old. an Italian, was shot
three times in the back yesterday, in
I the home of Paul Gigliotti. Gigliotti
I confessed, saying he fired to protect
himself from vengeance of the Black
I Hand.
EXPERT DECLARES
SEED CORN TESTS
REVEAL A CRISIS
Prof. Holden Tells of the Con
ditions and Shows Where
Remedy Lies.
Ames, la., March 19.—Professor P. G.
Holden, of the agronomy department of
the state agricultural college, gives the
following Information about testing
seed corn:
"The condition of the seed corn
throughout the entire state of Iowa Is
critical. The college, through Us farm
crops and extension departments has
tested more than 5,000 samples of corn
representing every county in the state.
As a result of these tests we find that
on an average there Is not more than
60 per cent of the seed that Is strong
and really fit to plant. The other 50
per cent either falls to grow at all or
Is very weak.
"Our experiments during the past
seven years have shown conclusively
that It is very unwise to Import seed
corn from other states to Iowa for
planting. The only safe remedy I
know of Is to make a thorough germ
ination test of each ear of corn and
discard those that do not show the
proper strength. This can be done at
very little expense, but unless the peo
ple are sufficiently encouraged there is
great danger that many will plant their
seed without making this test and
there will be a poor stand of corn and
consequently a poOr yield. If every ear
of corn could be tested and the bad
and worthless ones discarded. It would
add re-1 less than 10 bushels per acre
to the next year's crop. In Story coun
ty alone, where 100,000 acres are plant
ed annually to corn, this would mean
an increase of 1,000,000 bushels, and
worth at present prices $500,000. The
Importance of the question Is apparent
I when we realize that there are 99 coun
ties in the state, each rorwing on an
average 90,000 acres of corn.
Results of Tests.
"The following table will give a pret
ty good idea of the condition of the
seed corn that Is now being sent to the
college for testing. The first column on
the left gives the number of the
PROF. P. G. HOLDEN,
Ames, la.
/armor. (We are using number Instead
of mime); the second column shows the
per cent of kernels which germinated
strong; the third column the per cent
of kernels which showed weak germi
nation, and the Inst column the per
cent of kernels which were dead:
No. of Farmer— Strong. Weak. Bad.
1 . 14 32 54
2 . 24 10 66
3 . 52 38 10
4 . 44 62 4
6 . 52 28 20
8. 16 IS 66
7 . 62 24 14
8 . 28 8 44
9 . 14 24 62
10 . 27 23 50
11 . 36 42 22
12 . 84 4 12
13 . 0 8 92
14 . 24 3S 38
15 . 16 24 60
16 . 40 24 36
17 . 24 12 64
18 . S 4 88
19 . 48 20 32
20 . 64 20 16
21 . 36 20 44
"The above will be sufficient to give
a pretty clear idea of the general sit
uation. It will not do to conclude this
year that old corn, that is, corn from
the previous crop, or that seed har
vested before the freeze can be abso
lutely depended upon. We have made
a great many tests of both old corn
and that harvested before the frost,
and find that there Is a large percent
age of ears, in most cases, that Is
weak or refuse to grow at all.
A Business Propositicn,
“The testing of the seed is purely a
business proposition. We cannot af
ford to guess that the 800 kernels on
an oar will grow when we ear. find out,
ut almost absolutely no expense. I
know that there are many who think
they can tell by "knifling it." as they
say. While in this way it will be pos
sible to discard i great many of the
poor ears, yet there will be many ears
which show life under this test that
will not have sufficient vitality to
bring forth strong plants in the field,
and if there comes a cold spell and
the ground is damp and cold, they will
refuse to grow. At least six or eight
kernels should be taken from the dif
ferent parts of the ear for the test.
Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves.
“Let us not fool ourselves into think
ing that our corn Is all right or by
consoling ourselves that we never have
a failure, etc., etc. I have studied a
great many fields in this state and
these expressions have become so com
mon to me that I pay very little at
tention to them. Frequently I find
that these men are the very ones who
have 50. 60 or 70 per cent stand of
corn. This work of testing ought to
be done now at the earliest possible
moment, so that those who do not have
enough seed of their own may have
DRAKE STUDENTS FIGHT.
Des Moines, la., March 19.—A serious
riot was narrowly avoided at the elec
tion held at Drake university Tuesday
night for editors of the college paper.
Delphic. David Strife, candidate for
business manager, attacked Harry
Wlfvat, supporting another candidate,
and felled him with a blow of his fist.
Immediately the rival factions, num
bering hundreds of students, started u
row which was only quelled by the
prompt Interference of the faculty.
time to secure It of some of their
neighbors. If we attempt to do this
work In April, when the spring work
Is upon us. It Is very likely chat It
will be poorly done or neglected entire
ly, as is too often the case.
"We plant on an average of three
kernels in each hill in Iowa, and if
two of these stalks should be de
stroyed, leaving only one stalk to each
hill, and this stalk should bear a me
dium ear, weighing but 11 ounces, we
would have 35 bushels of corn to the
acre, or the average production of the
state. There are, of course, many
causes which contribute to reduce the
yield of corn, but there Is no cause so
great and which can be so easily
remedied as poor seed, which either
fails to grow or produces weak stalks
bearing small ears or none at all.
Value of Good Seed.
"We have not yet begun to realize
how great is the value of a bushel of
good seed corn. Let me give two or
three illustrations. For example: In
Mahaska county the past year we se
cured samples of seed corn from the
planter boxes, at time of planting,
from two different farmers. These
samples were planted side by side on
the county poor farm, three kernels
per hilt, and given the same treat
ment throughout the season. When
harvested in the fall one man’s corn
yielded at the rate of 66 bushels per
acre. The other man's corn yielded at
the rate of 36 bushels to the acre, or
a difference of 30 bushels per acre.
A bushel of seed corn will plant on
an average seven acres. This would
make a difference of 210 bushels, worth
at current prices, $105. It is apparent
that the man whose seed yielded but
36 bushels to the acre could have paid
the other man $105 for a bushel of his
corn to take the place of the seed
which he did plant.
"This is by no means an unusual case.
I could give Hundreds of illustrations
showing even greater differences than
this. Wo find in nearly every case
where these great differences occur In
the yield of different men's corn, that
it is directly traceable to poor seed.
That is, to ears of corn with 800 to
1,000 kernels, which either failed to
grow entirely or partially, or produced
weak stalks. This condition could have
been remedied in nearly every case
by testing the corn and throwing out
the bad and weak ears.
How to Make the Test.
“There are a number of seed corn
testers on the market. The sawdust
germination box is one of the most
practical ways of testing the seed corn.
This box is a simple affair and can be
made by anyone.
"Any box about three or four inches
deep and 30x30 inches in size may be
used. Fill the box about half full of
moist sawdust well pressed down so
that it will leave a smooth, even sur
face. The sawdust should be put in
a gunny sack and set in a tub of warm
water for at least an hour (or still bet
ter over night) so that it will be thor
oughly moistened before using. Rule
off a piece of good, white cloth (sheet
ing) about the size of the box, checker
board fashion, two and a half inches
eacl) way. Number the squares 1, 2,
3 and so on. Place it over the saw
dust and tack to the box at the cor
ners and edges. Lay out the ears to
be tested side by side on the floor; re
move one kernel from near the butt,
middle and tip of the ear; turn the
ear over and remove three kernels
from the opposite side in like manner,
making six kernels in all thus secur
ing a sample from the entire ear. Place
the six kernels at the end of the ear
from which they are taken. Use care
that the kernels do not get mixed with
the kernels from the ear next to it.
After the kernels are removed boards
may be laid over the rows of corn to
keep them in place until the germina
tion is known. Place the kernels from
the ear of corn No. 1 in square No. 1
of the germination box; from ear No.
2 in souare No. 2 and so on with all
the ears. Lay a piece of good cloth
on top of the kernels and dampen by
sprinkling water over it. Then place
over this a cloth considerably larger
than the box and fill in on top of this
with about two inches of moist saw
dust and press down firmly, folding the
edge of cloth to cover the sawdust.
Keep in a warm place where it will
not freeze. The kernels will germin
ate in about six days. Then remove
the cover carefully to avoid misplacing
the kernels in the squares. Examine
the kernels in the germination box and
discard all ears that are worthless or
show weak germination.
"This box as it is made up with the
corn in it and ready to be set away
for germination may be described as
follows: Two inches of moist saw
dust firmly packed in the bottom;
then laid upon this sawdust is the
germination cloth (ruled in squares)
with the kernels of corn laid upon it,
a second cloth spread over the ker
nels, then a third cloth larger than the
hox spread over this with two inches
of moist sawdust packed firmly over
this.
Special Things to Be Observed.
“Be sure to soak the sawdust at least
one hour—or better still, over night.
"Use good quality of cloth (sheeting)
for the cloth that is marked off in
squares and the cloth which is laid
over the kernels.
"Leave at least two Inches margin
around the edges of the box to prevent
freezing and drying out.
"Rule the cloth off in large squares
2V>x2H inches.
“Never use the box the second time
without first thoroughly scalding both
the cloths and suwdust. (The clotl
better be untacked and the sawdust re
moved to do this).
Do not open too soon. The stem
sprouts should be at least two inches
long.
“Throw out all ears showing weak
germination as well as the worthless
ones."
BOY IS CRUSHED TcT
DEATH WHILE SWINGING
Des Moines, la., March 19.—Dale
Waltz, aged 6 years, was crushed to
death by falling timber in a barn at
his home in Indianapolis, la., this
morning. A swing dislocated a heavy
timber which crushed his chest.
SPECIAL OFFICERS OVER
MITCHELLVILLE INMATES
Des Moines, la., March 19.—Gover
nor Carroll today named Eugene Gear
and Gustav Malilke as special officers
to see that the girls in the industrial
school at Mitchellville do no more writ
ing.
BOY DRIVING AUTO
INJURES ANOTHER
Waterloo, la., March 19.—The flrs^
serious automobile accident for 1910 oc«
curred Tuesday night, when a machine
driven, it is alleged, by Meredith Place,
struck Leslie Currier, aged 10 years,
and fractured his skull. The Injured
boy's condition is critical. The city
council recently adopted an ordinance
prohibiting persons under 16 years from
operating motor cars. Place is 14, U
is said.
CHANGE IN COFFIN
MADE DURING THE
FUNERAL SERVICES
Will of Eccentric Widow Upsets
All Plans for the Last
Sad Rites.
New York, March 19.—Swift and de
cided were the changes made in the
plans for the funeral of Mrs. Emily
Prey, an eccentric widow, of No. 66
Randall ave., Corona, L. owing to
the discovery of her late will and tes
tament. There was first a delay of
two hours pending the transfer of the
body from a cheap coffin to a more ex
pensive one, and when this task was
performed, the minister engaged de
clined to serve. The body was cre
mated and a newly dug grave filled in,
while the ashes were buried In a plot
alongside the bodies of Mrs. Frey’s
three former husbands.
Mrs. Frey was a wealthy woman and
well known to old time residents of
Corona. She lived with her nephew,
Peter Eberle, and unaware that she
had made her funeral arrangements by
will executed some months ago, by E.
A. Sauermilch, an attorney of Astoria,
Mr. Eberle proceeded after her death
to act Independently In the matter of
providing for the burial.
Friends All on Hand.
Thomas Grossmann, an undertaker,
was commissioned to provide a coffin
costing $60. The Rev. S. G. Wyneken,
castor of the Lutheran church, was
asked to preach the funeral sermon.
The funeral service was set for 2
o’clock yesterday afternoon, and at
that hour some 40 friends and ac
quaintances were in attendance.
Just as the Rev. Mr. Wyneken was
about to open the service Mr. Sauer
milch, the lawyer, appeared on the
scene. He announced that he desired
to read the will of Mrs. Frey, in ac
cordance with her expressed desire.
Mr. Sauermilch then read the provi
sions of the will and the trouble be
gan.
Mrs. Frey directed that her body
should repose In a coffin costing not
less than $350. The undertaker was
directed to obtain another coffin an
swering as nearly as possible the re
quirement of the will, and this was
done. The mourners waited two hours
while the change of coffins was made
and a new name plate provided.
Preacher Gets Balky.
Another clause of the will provided
that the body should be cremated and
the ashes thereafter be placed in an
urn and buried in the Frey family plot
in the Lutheran cemetery, where the
three former husbands of Mrs. Frey
had been interred, the last being buried
there 16 years ago. When the Rev.
Mr. Wyneken heard this clause read
he reached for his hat, declaring that
it was against the rule of his denomi
nation to officiate at the funeral of
cremated persons and left the house.
This necessitated another vexatious
delay. Messengers were sent out post
haste for another minister, and after
some persuasion the Rev. W. J.
Peck, pastor of Union church, consent
ed to officiate. The cortege then pro
ceeded to Fresh Pond crematory, where
the body of the widow was incinerated.
The ashes were placed in an urn and
taken to Lutheran cemetery, where
they were Interred.
Mrs. Frey died from Bright’s disease.
She was told in November last that
her case was hopeless, and she seated
herself in a chair, never thereafter
leaving it until after death had claimed
her.
OLDFIELD SMASHES
ALL AUTO RECORDS
Goes Through Air Paster Than
Human Being Ever Did, Doing
Mile in 27 33-100 Seconds.
Daytona. Fla., March 19.—Barney
Jldfield, driving against time from a
flying start in a 200-horse power Benz
automobile of special design, covered
the fastest mile yesterday ever trav
eled by a human being. His time was
27 33-100 seconds. Nothing projected
into space by man, save a bullet, ever
has traveled at equal speed. The pre
vious record was set here four years
ago by Marriott, who drove a special
Stanley steamer one mile in 28 1-5
seconds at an average speed of 127.6
miles an hour. Oldfield’s average today
was 131.72.
Oldfield again launched his great
car from a standing start for a mile
against time and crossed the finish
line with another record. His time was
40 53-100 seconds, as against 31 23
100 seconds made wdth the same car
by Hemmery in England. The timing
for both races was done by C. H. War
ner. official timer for the American
Automobile association, with the same
mechanical device he used at the At
lanta and Indianapolis speedways and
which has been officially adopted by
the association.
De Palma Drops Out.
Ralph De Palma, Oldfield’s rival,
who w'as unable to start against him
because of a broken piston, acted as
a representative on the contest board.
A surveyor's certificate has been filed
for the distance posts and only the
formal acceptance by the contest
board is necessary before the record
passes officially into the history of the
annihilation of distance.
The best previous official record for
the mile from a flying start by a gas
oline car is two miles in 58 2-5 sec
onds, made at Ormonde Beach, Fla.,
in a 200-horse power car by Demogot
in 1906, at an average of 123.3 miles an
hour.
The best speed ever made by a loco
motive is five miles In 2 minutes and
30 seconds over the Plant system.
Glenn H. Curtiss, the aviator, cov
ered a mile from a flying start in an
eight-cylinder motorcycle in 46 2-5
seconds in 1907.
BELGIAN CONSUL DIES.
Cocoa, Fla., March 19.—Laurent de
Give, for many years Belgian consul
at Atlanta, and one of the most prom
inent theater owners in the south, died
here this morning.
ESTHERVILLE GUARD TO
BE MUSTERED OUT
Des Moines, la.. March 19.—Adverse
reports as to the Iowa National Guard
company at Estherville today led to the
announcement that it will be mustered
out.
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Saltna, Kan., March 19.—John Henry
Shanks, who killed his wife last
Thanksgiving day, cutting her throat
was found guilty of murder In the sec
ond degree here today.
MILLIONAIRE IS NOW /
IN RANKSJIF EXILES
Refusal of Family to Approve
Marriage Causes Him to
Quit His Country.
New York, March 19.—Walter Phelps
Dodge, millionaire lawyer, clubman and
Anglomaniac, who married Helen Steck,
January 3, in London, is to emulate
William Waldorf Astor and shake the
dust of America from his feet forever.
Miss Steck was the daughter of E. M,
Steck, a millionaire coal man of Penn
sylvania.
Mr. Dodge, who is connected with the
Phelps and Stokes families, returned to
New York secretly a little more than a
week ago and will sail Saturday for
London. He came back to the United
States to try to reconcile his family to
his marriage and to oring about friend
ly relations between them and his
wife’s people, but he is said to have
failed absolutely.
Wherefore Mr. Dodge, “disgusted
with and loathing”—to use his own
words—America and Americans, will
return to England, where he will re
sume his law practice and live on the
estate which he recently purchased at
Maidenhead for $55,000. *
SUICIDE FOLLOWS
DOMESTIC FRACAS
Manila, March 19.—The military in
quest into the death of Lieutenant
Clarence M. Janney developed the fact
that a silver champagne cooler was the
cause of the final quarrel which led
the lieutenant to kill himself.
The cooler originally belonged to the
lieutenant, and according to the testi
mony taken was given by Mrs. Janney
to Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Ames,
when the lieutenant and his wife dined
at the home of Ames last Saturday
night, Janney saw and recognized the
cooler, whereupon he upbraided his
wife for having given it to Ames.
Dur,cg the verbal exchange that fol
lowed, Janney called Mrs. Janney a
liar and insisted that she apologize to
him. The wife apologized, and the din
ner was resumed, it being generally
thought by the other guests that the
incident was closed.
A little later, however, Janney left
the house- and returned with a revolver
with which, according to the coroner
and military board of inquiry, he shot
himself in the presence of those at the
table. Mrs. Janney testified that her
husband and Lieutenant Colonel Ames
were intimate friends.
In army circles it is believed the ac
tion of Major General William H. Car
ter, commanding the department of
Luzon, in returning the report of the
board of inquiry with a request that
further testimony be taken, means that
a court martial is contemplated.
MAYOR GAYNOR AFTER
GRAFTING POLICEMEN
—
New York Executive Does Not
Intend That Liquor Dealers
Shall Be Blackmailed.
New York .March 19.—In a letter to.
Police Commissioner Baker today May
or Gaynor made his first formal utter
ance on Sunday selling of liquor. He
recommends the trial of two policemeni
who last Sunday made arrests of sa
loon keepers in districts not their own*
while in plain clothes, off duty. '
Ho speaks of the opportunity fop
blackmail, and further says:
"Before I came into this office I was
informed of the large sums of money
which liquor dealers were paying fop
what is called protection on Sunday.
"I have been slowly gathering tho
evidence of it since I have been here*
and getting ready to put a stop to it
in a way which is open to us, and at
the same time duly enforce the liquor
tax law here in a safe and orderly
manner, as well or better than it 1»
enforced anywhere else in the state.”
CROWN PRINCE OPENS
GIG ART EXPOSITION
Berlin Official Society Out iit
Force to Attend American
Show.
Berlin, March 19.—Crown Prince,
Frederick William today opened the,
American art exhibition. He came with,
a large staff to the galleries of the;
Royal academy, where several hundred,
persons distinguished in the official,,
artistic and social life of Berlin await
ed the prior view by royalty before,
having their own enjoyment of the pic-,
tures. American Ambassador Hill and,
all the other members of the American;
embassy except Secretary Irwin M-,
Laughlin, who has been called home bjri
the death of his brother, were present,
with their wives.
The crown prince passed through the,
galleries leisurely examining each off
the 203 numbers and frequently re
marking on the technique, beauty orf
interest inspired by the subjects. Garii
Melcher's portrait of Theodore Roose
velt appeared to have especial interest
for the crown prince, who stood before,
it a long time. The group of Whistler's
works also held his close attention.
DISCOUNT RATE RAISED.
London, March 17.—The directors of the
Bank of England at their weekly meeting
today raised the minimum rate of dis
count from 3 to 4 per cent. This action,
was caused by the continued foreign de
mands for gold, which seriously depleted
the bank's reserves. These are now near
ly $25,000,000 lower than at the same tima
last year and prospective further with
drawals of the metal necessitated meas
ures to increase the bank's holding.
WESTON STIlITgoIng.
Hutchinson, Kan., March 19.—Ed
ward Payson Weston, the pedestrian,
arrived here at 9:30 this morning, hav
ing spent the night at Nickerson, 12
miles from this place. He left here at
9:40 o’clock for Newton, where he will
9:40 o'clock for Newton, where ho
probably will stop tonight. Weston,
is now eight days ahead of his sched
ule. He appeared in good condition
this morning.
The American system of office towel'
service has caught on in several Kn,T ■
Ush cities, including London *' M
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