Nebraska Newspapers

    The Loap City Northwestern
J. W. BURLEIGH, Publisher.
VOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK
CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
A BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters in Brief Form for All
Classes of Readers.
CONGRESS.
Secretary Bryan lias named Prof.
T. J. Brooks of the Mississippi agri
cultural college and Prof. C. W. Pugs
ley of Lincoln, Neb., to represent the
United States at the International In
stitute on Agriculture at Rome in
May.
Senator Cummins introduced a res
olution to amend the constitution so
that when legislatures of sixteen
states or 15 per cent of the voters of
24 states petition the president Jor
& constitutional amendment, it
may be ratified by two-thirds of the
entire states, either through the leg
islatures or by a direct vote.
GENERAL.
The "hunger strike" bill passed its
third reading in the House of Lords
recently.
Plans for establishing an endow
ment fund of $100,000 occupied a re
cent session of the mid-biennial coun
cil of the General Federation of
Women's clubs in Washington.
"The navigation of the Panama ca
nal should be free and open to all and
ought to be exercised on* equal terms
for all." This was the declaration of
George W. Gram, minister of state of
Norway.
Elmer Rice followed his wife who
had left their home near Melia, Neb.,
recently and shot her, then killed
himself. Mrs. Rice will probably re
cover, being merely wounded in the
shoulder.
Two new bills dealing with the
question of land ownership by aliens
in California each representing the
view of a considerable faction in the
legislature, will be offered and voted
on by the senate.
The Presbyterian parsonage at To
ledo, III., was dynamited recently. The
Rev. WT. H. Wilson and his wife, who
were in the house at the time, escap
ed with slight bruises. Wilson has
been a vigorous foe of saloons.
William T. Scott, te only negro
ever nominated for president of the
United States by a regularly consti
tuted delegation, representing thirty
seven states, has been placed upon
the White house pay roll as a janitor.
Joseph W. Martin, the Memphis cot
ton broker who disappeared from Lon
don April 3 and has been reported at
Vevey, cannot be located. Telegrams
for Martin are piling up in the post
office. There is a rumor that Martin
has gone to Geneva.
Medical skill and strong vitality,
have combined tto bring about a
change for the better in the condition
of Pope Pius of Rome. The official
bulletins recently issued relieved
present anxiety, but there are some
who are skeptical and fear a third
lapse.
1 William E. Lochner. once a wealthy
cattle dealer of Kincaid, Kas.. ar
rested at Kansas City on the charge
of stealing 101 cattle valued at $7,000
in Washington county, Colorado, is on
the way to Akron, Colo., in the cus
tody of a sheriff. Lochner agreed to
go without extradition papers.
Thirty-four of the thirty-six states
which have ratified the constitutional
amendment for direct election of
United States senators, had given for
, mal notice of their action. When Sec
retary Bryan receives similar notices
from his home state, Nebraska, and
Oklahoma, he will be ready to pro
claim that the seventeenth amendment
to the constitution Is operative.
Three United States senators, a
former vice president of the United
States, the governor of Illinois, three
former governors, nearly the entire
membership of the Illinois legisla
ture and many prominent citizens of
the state joined in Springfipld in pay
ing tribute to the memory of Stephen
A Douglas on the one hundredth an
Hi vtriftcii y xi to uix iixuttv.
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist,
was fined $1,000 by Judge Carpenter
Jn the United States district court in
Chicago after charges of smuggling
a $2,000 necklace had been dropped
and the heavyweight champion had
pleaded nolle contender to chrages ot
concealing from federal officials the
fact that he had the jewelry in his
possession. The necklace was de
clared forfeited to the government
and probably will be sold at auction.
Immigration officials at Philadel
phia were startled when Rudolph
Gertzen, a German farmer, in reply to
the question as to whether or not he
had $25, which is necessary before im
migrants can land, carelessly pulled ou
of his pocket $14,000.
By a strict party vote the senate
finance committee decided finally that
no hearings would be given upon the
tariff bill when it reaches the senate.
Hugo Krause, superintendent of
the anti-cruelty society of Chicago,
has begun a crusade against the pro
miscuous sale of incubator chicks in
downtown deDartment stores.
Brooks Henderson, former United
i States senator from Missouri and au
thor of the thirteenth amendment to
the United States constitution, died
at a hospital in Washington from a
complication of disorders. He was 86
years old.
Salo J. Jackson, president of the
bankrupt Jacksoa-Mack company of
Newr York, once said to be the larg
est manufacturers of silk petticoats
In the world, received a prison sen
tence of from three and a half to sev
en years, recently, pleading guilty to
grand larceny in the first degree in
New York.
The Paris auto bandits, Monier, Cal*
lemin and Soudy, were executed at
dawn Monday.'
Secretary Bryan's "grape juice"
dinner received attention from all
over the world. English papers now
refer to “Wishy Washington.”
Total appropriations made by the
last Nebraska legislature beat the
record by $1,430,000.
Since the tornado, 2,000 changes in
address have been filed at the' post
cfflce in Omaha, showing that more
than 5,000 people have been com
pelled to abandon their homes on ac
count of the storm.
The per capita value of Nebraska
farm property is 5C.5 per cent more
than the average valuation of the ten
states of the corn-beit. These states
are: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas.
Definite plans for the construction
of one of the biggest and most expen
sive hotels in the world are. said to
have been completed for Chicago’s
down town district. The new hos
telry is to cost $9,000,000. and will be
built at the southeast corner of Clark
and Madison streets.
In compliance with an order from
the war department, seventy-five in
surgent state troops, who were pris
oners in Douglas, Arizona, since they
fled to this side during the battle of
Naeo, were marched across the line
recently. The Ninth cavalry border
patrol is ordered similarly to dispose
of all prisoners held at Nogales and
Naco, Ariz.
The lives of 100 miners, possibly
120, were snuffed out when a disas
trous explosion occurred in the Cin
cinnati mine of the Monongahela Riv
er Consolidated Coal and Coke com
pany at Finlevville, Pa., about twen
ty-seven miles southeast of Pittsburg
Over threescore of workmen in the
mine escaped to the surface, crawling
most of the way on their hands and
knees through deadly gas fumes and
over debris. A number sustained
burns.
Antonio Musica. aged and infirm
had to be carried into the court room
in New York to make his plea of not
guilty on the indictment changing hint
and his three sons with swindling
bankers and importers through the
United States Hair company. Mnsica s
sons made similar pleas some time
ago, but the father was so feeble that
his arraignment was postponed. On
account of his physical condition no
date was set for the trial and his hail
was continued.
Coal mine accidents took a death
toll last year of 2.360 men. according
to a statement made public recently
by the United States bureau of mines.
The statement adds, however, that j
these figures represent a death rate
of only 3.15 in every" thousand men
employed, the smallest rate of mor
tality since 1899. The number of
tons of coal mined in proportion to
the number of lives sacrificed was
the greatest on record. There are at
present, according to the statement,
a total of 750,000 men employed in
the industry.
Hotel men say the new Nebraska
hotel law will prevent assignation
houses from masquerading as hotels.
Omeha, Lincoln and other cities have
numbers of such “hotels.” and more
than ever since the Albert law went
into effect. The new law is aimed at
this distinction through requiring
that any place holding itself out to
the public as a hotel and using the
name ‘'hotel” shall be h place with
one or more dining rooms or cafes,
serving meals to transient guests all
in the same building and under the
same management.
SPORT.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
Western League.
W. L. Pet. j
Omaha . 4 1 .800 ;
Lincoln . 4 1 .800 I
Denver . 4 1 .800
St. Joseph . 2 3 .400 |
Topeka . 2 3 .400 j
Des Moines „. 2 3 .400 j
Sioux City . 2 3 .400 '
Wichita . 0 5 .000
The first practice game of the sea
son was played at York, Neb., with
Lushton, York winning, 6 to 0.
Director Porter of the department
of public safety has issued an order
that “Jack” Britton, the Chicago light- ,
weight pugilist, and “ral” Moore, a
Philadelphia boxer, shall be barred
from appearing in boxing matches in
that city in the future.
All of the classic events of former
horse racing days, the Suburban,
Metropolitan and Brooklyn handicaps,
the Lawrence realization and other
fatures, are to be renewed during the
eighteen days racing, which will be
tried at Belmont park. New York, be
ginning on Decoration day.
An exchange of telegrams between
President Wilson and Governor Hiram
Johnson of California, expressing on
one hand an appeal that no anti-la «d
legislation discriminatory to Japan be
passed, and on the other the assur
ance from California that no treaty
obligations was contemplated, left the
White House and official circles un
certain as to future developments.
A world’s tournament record for
individual bowling was established
at Rochester on the last day of the
National Bowling association’s sev
enth tournament, when George Kumf
of Buffalo rolled 712 pins. His scores
were 224, 234 and 204.
President Comiskev announced the
release of Tiny Barker, who was
signed by the White Sox during th$
recent training trip to Ix>s Angeles.
William P. Cresson. second secre
tary of the Vnited States embassy,
won the diplomatic golf championship
cup in London in the stroke competi
tion played at Ranelagh.
Characterizing organized baseball
as “the most audacious and autocratic
trust in the country,” Representative
Gallagher of Illinois has introduced a
resolution for an exhaustive inquiry
into the operations of the National
Commission.
Gunboat Smith and Jess Willard,
heavyweights, have been matched for
a twenty-round bout to be held in San
Francisco May 17.
Johnny Summers, lightweight of
England, defeated Alfred Goodwin in
Sydney, Australia, in the ninth round
of a scheduled 20 round go. Goodwin
was out-classed from start to finish.
TARIFF BILL IS
HOUSE IN SERIOUS AND FRIVOL
OUS VEIN OVER MEASURE.
DEMOCRATS DEFEND THE BILL
Underwood Eulogized and His Tariff
Bill Declared to Be Happy Solution
cf Our Troubles.
Washington.—Frivolous and serious
treatment was accorded the tarifl
question Friday in the house debate,
Representative J. HamDtou Mcore of
Pennsylvania contributing a novelty
by conducting a tariff pimary class foi
the edification and amusement of his
colleagues, and Representative A. Mit
chell Palmer, chairman of the demo
cratic caucus, delivering the principal
argument of the day in behalf of the
Underwood bill. Representative Keat
ing (democrat! of Colorado, who de
clared he was elected upon a free
sugar platform, aroused represents
tives from beet sugar states with the
declaration that every beet sugar fac
tory in the United States was con
trolled by the American Sugar Refin
ing company, either by stock or sell
ing agreement. He declared there
was a selling agreement by which the
“trust” fixed the price to the consum
er, and when challenged by Repre
sentative Kelly of Michigan, Mr. Keat
ing declared he could prove it by
business conditions and facts relating
to the beet sugar industry of his own
state.
Mr. Moore’s innovation put the
house into an uproar. He presented
himself in the guise of a pupil argu
ing questions in tariff primer, put to
him by the reading clerk of the house.
Representative Palmer championed
the I'nderwcod bill as a measure
which would surely bring relief to the
people of the nation if it received the
united support of the democratic par
ty and he predicted that it undoubted
ly would survive the opposition of the
republican remnant and the progress
ive “embryo.”
He lauded the democratic leader,
Mr. Underwood, whose name the tariff
law will bear, declaring that when the
law becarpe effective he would take
his pla’ce among the “immortals of the
republic.”
Mr. Palmer laid emphasis upon the
“dumping clause” of the bill, which is
designed to assess extra duties as
high as 15 per cent upon foreign
goods sold in this country at a less
price than abroad.
"To meet the just complaint of the
manufacturer that he cannot meet
competition he must meet as long as
the foreigner can sell his surplus pro
duct here below his home market
price,” said Mr. Palmer, “we have in
serted the dumping clause. It will
close the mouth of the American
manufacturer against criticism of the
law, while otherwise he would find a
sympathetic audience in a people de
termined on fair play.”
Representative Palmer declared the
Underwood bill if enacted into law
“would remain in the statute books
for years to come as a happy solution
of a long-vexed question.”
“It must,” he said, “have the united
support of the political party which is
responsible for it and it must permit
American industry to proceed towards
the capture of a larger share of the
world's markets without causing an
embarrassment sufficient to bring dis
tress to any large body of people.”
Saved From a 300-Foot Tall,
New York.—Eighteen-year-old Mar
garet Donovan was saved from a 300
foot fall from the head of the Status
of Liberty recently by her chum.
Gladys Revere, who caught hold of.
her dress just as she was slipping
from the window ledge that surrounds
Miss Liberty's crown. Screaming for,
help, Miss Revere held onto the dress
with both hands until sightseers came
to the rescue and dragged the girl ia
feet first. Miss Donovan ventured
out on the ledge on a “dare” and be
came dizzy.
Kansas City Will Stgp "Spooning.”
Kansas City.—To stop "spooning"
In Swope park. Chief of Police Grif
fin said he hoped soon to install upon,
one of the high towers of the park;
shelter house a searchlight which
would bring into the limelight all
couples secluded over the 1,200 acres
of hill and dale the park contains.
Will Be Free Man Soon.
Los Angeles.—Ortie E. McManigal,
the confessed dynamiter and chief
witness against the McNamara broth
ers. a prisoner here since April, 1911,
will be released within thirty days.
Dr. Walker Found Dead.
Union, Neb.—Dr. A. E. Walker, one
of the prominent physicians of this
county, was found dead in his office
in this village and at present the cir
cumstances indicate that he may have
taken his own life. Investigation will
follow.
Clubs Prisoner to Death.
Gravity, la.—City Marshal Henry
Knott killed Edward Brand with a
heavy club as he was taking Brand to
the city jail. It is claimed Brand re
sisted arrest.
Painter Out of Prison On Bond.
Leavenworth, Kan.—Frank J. Pain
ter of Omaha, one of the thirty-three
alleged dynamite conspirators who en
tered the federal prison here January
1, was released recently on $20,000
supersedeas bonds. He left immed
iately for his home.
Expert Says Clerk Is Short.
Norfolk, Neb.—A shortage of $2,
057.80 in accounts of former City
Clerk Ed Harter is charged by Ex
pert Accountant Melville Thomas of
Omaha In a report to the city council.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Coming Events In Nebraska.
May 8 to 10—Annual Convention
Mississippi Valley Historical Associa
tion, Omaha.
May 20, 21 and 22.—Thirty-seventh
Encampment G. A. R„ Fremont
A new telephone exchange is being
built in Holdrege.
A fire in Bloomfield recently did
damage to the amount of $14,000.
Patrick Murray, an old pioneer of
Washington county, died recently at
Blair.
The city council of Wymore in reg
ular session swore in the newly elect
ed city officials.
Roscoe Fuller of Fremont is in jail
there, charged with passing a check
drawn for 00 cents for $00.
The convention of the State Better
Carriers’ association was held in
Beatrice and closed with a banquet.
O'Neill is enjoying a building
boom. A new hotel is ready to open,
a school house and public library are
contracted for.
Group Two of the Nebraska Bank
ers association met in Fremont with
the largest attendance in its history
—151 members.
The Rock Island mechanics and
helpers in the locomotive shops at
Fairbury have been favored with an
increase of 2 cents per hous in wages.
Land sells at high figures, but is in
constant demand. Market prices for
produce of all kinds compare favor
ably with those of other points.
By a 2 to 1 decision, Nebraska City
defeated Fremont in the State League
debate. Nebraska City's orators as
an outcome will be in the finals.
Frank Burns, champion one-armed
pool player, is in Omaha and will be
seen in action against the best local
pool piayers.
Frank Tracy of Norfolk, assistant
in the office of the city engineer, ac
cidently cut the tip of his nose off
while shaving recently.
Her educational facilities are good,
but will be much bettered with the
coming of the new school houses. Ne
braska Central College has a large en
rollment every year.
There are more dollars invested in
automobiles in the county than in
farm machinery. Yet the people are
thrifty, and the bank deposits aggre
gate a large figure.
Central City is the county seat of
one of the nine counties of the state
which have farm demonstrators, and
the best methods of farming are
tested by the county's best agricul
turalists.
Appropriations of the 1913 session
of the legislature run up to $5,247,
905 This amount is diveded into
$61,$21 for claims, $102,568 for de
ficiencies, $962,310 for salaries and
$3,075, 36 for maintenance.
George Gaddis, a pioneer resident
cf Box Butte county and government
stock inspector, was found hanging
to a hay loader on the Eldred ranch,
twenty-five miles southeast of Al
liance.
Mrs Sarah Miller, who makes her
home with her son. Lyman Miller, iu
York, fell down the basement steps,
striking on her head. Her neck was
broken and she died instantly. She
was 86 years of age.
General Hall has chosen the
points for mobilization of the Nation
al guard battalions next August.
Points chosen are: Elk City, Wahoo,
Hooper, Fremont, Greenwood, Louis
1 ville, Memphis and Gretna.
1 A proposition to build a pavement
road from Fremont'to the Platte riv
er bridge is being advanced as a
means of finding use for the old cob
blestones which are to be removed
from Main and Sixth streets in Fre
mont to make room for new brick
paving.
Copies of the code insurance bill,
enacted into law at the late session
of the legislature, will not be pub
lished and distributed by Auditor
Howard. The latter was asked by a
clerk if he would attend to this for
mality and he replied with much
heat that he “certainly would not.”
Frederick Reier, father of Minnie
Reier, the 18-year-old Beatrice girl
who was arrested for forgery, re
fused to sign the $500 bond for her
release. Miss Reier used the name of
Ruth Fisher in forging checks. A de
tective from Kansas City worked on
the case for several days before the
girl’s arrest
An attempted jail break at Fre
mont was nipped by the sheriff. Two
convicts had sawed their way out
only to be confronted by the official.
The fight on the Hastings brewery
securing a license was the warmest
ever experienced in that city, though
it is but a repetition cf what occurs
almost evefy spring.
At the conclusion of a two-hour
conference with the entire member
ship of the senate committee on for
eign relations. Secretary Bryan stated
that the committee had given general
approval to his outline of a plan de
signed to bring about international
peace. Secretary Bryan said the de
tails cf the plan would -not be given
out until he had talked them over
with the president.
Fire destroyed buildings, stock
and silos of the Dorsey ranch, five
miles east of Fremont, causing a loss
of $20,000.
Ira Bidwell cf Kansas City has ar
rived at Beatrice and will make an
effort to put a ball team in the Mink
league this season to represent Wy
more and Beatrice.
In hunting season no better place
can be found than On the Platte
river just south of town.
The David City Building and Loan
association has filed its articles of
in corporation with the state bank
ing board.
Accountants of the state auditor’s
office, following suggestions made by
Governor Morehead and incorporated
into a bill by members of the pres
ent legislative session, are preparing
books for the simplified, but more
comprehensive bookkeeping system
which will be installed in the state
institutions in a few weeks.
Mayor W. D. Haller of Blair was
taken to St. Joseph’s hospital in
Omaha, suffering from a severe case
of hemorrhage of the bladder. Mr.
Haller had been ailing for several
days, but was not taken seriously ill
until Friday.
LEAGUE PROPOSES
BETTER LAWS
PROPOSES TO FIGHT FOR BET
TER CONDITIONS.
EACH DISTRICT REPRESENTED
All Members Are Progressive, Though
Different Political Parties Are
Represented.
Lincoln.—The Voters' Legislative
league was organized by about fifty
members of the present legislature,
who met a't the Lindell hotel.
The purpose of the organization, it
is announced, is to propose laws and
constitutional amendments and work
for their enactment either by the leg
islature or by the people through the
initiative and referendum, to secure
the rejection of harmiul measures
and to engage in other activities for
the public good. Most of those at the
meeting are progressive, though mem
bers of both parties.
The new' league is to be governed
by an executive council of 'fifteen
members, two from each congress
ional district and three at large, and
shall have an advisory b*ard consist
ing of at least one member from
each county. The affiliation and co
operation of all persons and other
organizations interested in such work
are invited. »be chairman announced.
The following executive committee
was named:
First District—G. W. Potts and A.
W. Richardson
Second District—N. P Dodge and
R. 13. Howell.
Third District—F.' L. Bolien and J.
H. Kemp.
Fourth District — Representative
Norton and Senator Kemp.
Fifth District—Senator Cordeal and
Representative Palmer.
Sixth District—Senator Ollis and
Representative Stebbins.
At Large— W. L. yocke. Prof. Ayles
worth aul A. L. Weatherly.
Bills Signed by Governor.
Governor Morebead has signed the
following bills:
S. F. 446. by Macfarland: County
commissioner's salary bill.
S. F. 424, by Kiecbel: Peru nor
mal may supply light, heat and wa
ter for village.
S. F. 27, by Shumway: State aid
for High schools that teach agricul
ture.
S. F. 1, by Hoagland of Lincoln:
Workingmen’s compensalion act.
S. F. 343. by Dodge: Clothing. $10
and a bible for discharged convicts.
S. F. 316, by Dodge: Relating to
powers of municipalities to issue
bonds and borrow money.
S. F. 144, by Klein: County treasu
rers to keep accounts of amounts of
warrants paid, by number only.
S. F. 4, by Cordeal: Blue sky law.
S. F. 9. by Hoagland of Lincoln:
Method of cancellation and method of
perfecting titles to real property.
S. F. 71, by Wolz: Raises limit on
city's heating and lighting bonds.
S. F. 401, by Dodge: Douglas coun
ty workhouse bill.
S. F. 420, by Talcott: Increases
powers of state boasd of health.
S. F. 451, by Hoagland of Lancas
ter: Care and custody of dependent
2hudren.
S. F. 307, by Ollis: Revenue and
taxation commission created by this
act.
S. F. 432, by Dodge: Night school
for convicts; gradation for prisoners.
S. F. to9. by Saunders: City char
ters to be submited and voted upon
section by section.
S. F. 104, by Reynolds: Removes
restrictions on bond issues for small
towns.
S. F. 87, by revision commission;
Places all state buildings not under
board of control under the board of
educational lands and funds.
S. F. 230, by Maefarland:' Dougias
county surveyor to receive extra com
pensation for acting as highway com
missioner.
S. F. 271, by Bushee: Provides that
state irrigation and drainage board
shall counsel with county officials
upon expenditure of federal funds.
S. F. 3, by Ollie: Board of control
bill.
H. R. 889, by governor: Allows
Douglas county to vote bonds to aid
in restoration of section devastated
by Easter day tornado.
H. R. 220, by Elwood: Land owners
cut off from public highway may se
cure roads by condemnation proceed
ings.
H. R. 237, by Bollen: Requires ten
days’ notice for a district judge to
sit in chambers and allows him to
render judgment therein.
H. R. 556, by Elmelund: Repeals
law requiring counties to pay for keep
of insane patients at state asylums.
H. R. 651, by Reische: One-half oi
all money earned by convicts to go to
those dependent upon them.
H. R. 221. by Jeary: Creates a
board of mediation and investigation
to prevent industrial strikes.
H. R. 815, bj^. Shipley: Water com
missioner in cities of 5,000 to 25,000
may be directed by board of public
works.
H. R. 34, by Busch: Provides that
library fund of Peru normal shall be
used for purchase of books.
H. R. 752, by Potts: Corporation
tax bill.
H. R. 350, by Scott: Creates board
of publicity to serve under governor
and secretary of board of agriculture
H. R. 648, by McCarthy of Cuming:
Appropriates $2,5000 for night school
at pen.
H. R. 276, by Palmer and Hardin;
Requires a referendum vote of mem.
bers to change insurance rate of fra
ternal organizations.
H. R. 214, by Potts: Provides foi
consolidation of certain delinquent
taxes and allows county treasurei
heln for same.
TELLS OF LIFE IN GAY HAVANA
Old Formalities Are Giving Place to
American Ways. Says Wife of
Mexican Minister to Cuba.
Washington, D. C.—Senora Adela
P. de Codoy, wife of the Mexican min
ister to Cuba, is spending the w'inter
in Washington, where she is well
known and popular. In a recent in
terview she had much of interest to
say about Havana, where she has her
home. The interview in part was as
follows:
“Havana is a beautiful city and we
found Americans coming there in vast
numbers, usually from Florida or from
New Orleans after the carnival time.
It is worthy of a visit, indeed, to spend
an entire winter there if one has the
leisure. Many seem to possess that
comfortable combination of plenty of
time and the requisite cash and it
Havana Suburban Road.
was delightful to run across friends
from every jjart of the United States
in the streets of Havana. My long
residence in Washington has given
me friends in every state sometimes,
which adds so much to the pleasure
and filling out of life.
"Winter in Havana is a season ol
delight. We have established our
home along the ocean front and truly
it surpasses description. The mingling
of deep blue water with deep blue sky,
the white winding road along the sea
and the magnificence of flower and
foliage make a picture which one
ipisses and regrets. Havana, I am
sorry to say, like so many other Latin
American cities, is giving up the
patio and villa type of the south of
France and that of the American
south and southwest is becoming more
prevalent. 1 regret the patio sincere
ly, but the younger generation find
more to admire in the story on story
bouse with all the modern accessories
There are, however, still some splen
did old mansions in Havana, where
the patio exists in its pristine glory
This style is where the rooms of the .
home look out into an inner court
filled with flowers, where a fountain j
tinkles and the family delights to ;
gather for intimate communion. Some i
of the old government buildings have |
the patio.
“Social life in Havana is as ad j
mirable as the climate. I think the j
mingling of the odd ceremonial cus- :
toms with the less formal ones of to- ;
day has bred an air of easy social in
tercourse, which is most agreeable
and not at all restrictive. Many ol
the older residents continue the for
mal method of life which is part ol ,
Spanish civilization. Many others j
have adopted the easy ways of Amer I
ieans, so that one may see the cus j
toms of two worlds and of two dif- j
fering eras flourishing side by side
There are so many balls and theater
parties and dinings without number; I
in fact, it is rather unusual during the :
social season not to have guests to
dinner and then go with them later to
a ball or the opera or the theater.
There is much visiting and one may
make a visit after a supper which
follows the theater, something un
heard of here. But then often the day
light hours are sultry and they are
given to home duties and those avoca
tions which keep one out of the sun,
while the brisk breezes which spring
up with the departing day inspire en
ergy to visit and enjoy social pleas
ures. I do not find the heat debilitat
ing or more oppressive, as a rule,
than in other parts of the world in
summer. Washington can be very
warm, as all who know will testify,
and it has not the advantage of a con
stant breeze from the sea which Ha
vana enjoys every evening and
through the night.”
CUTS SERMON: FIGHTS FIRE
Then Having Saved Neighboring
Property Long Island Priest
Continues Services.
New York —Glancing out of a win
dow while preaching a sermon in St.
Patrick's church, in Smithtown
Branch, L. I.. Rev. William J. Duhigg
saw fire in the home of G. E. Samp
son. opposite the church. The priest
halted in the middle of a sentence.
"Mv friends." said he. "there is c
fire in a neighboring dwelling. It is
our duty to try and save it.”
Not stopping to remove his vest
ments Father Duhigg ran.out of the
church, followed by the men of h-s
congregation. He quickly organized
a bucket brigade, which saved the
outbuildings, but the dwelling was
destroyed
Then Father Duhigg led the mem
bers back to church and continued
his sermon.
Woman’s Appendix Cost $100,000.
Paris, France.—Seeking to escape
the fate of her sister, who died after
an operation for appendicitis in this
country, Mrs. Tomasco Dornello. wife
of a Peruvian millionaire, is on her way
to Paris to have a famous French phy
sician operate. Making the trip with
her family, two maids and a private
physician, Mrs. Dornello estimates it
will cost her 5100,000 to get rid of her
troublesome appendix.
For Posterity.
“Hear you laid the cornerstone for
a new depot at your town.”
‘‘Yes; and there were some novel
features. We put under it a railroad
sandwich and a piece of Die.”
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Edgar Knew Them.
The teacher was hearing her class
of small boys in mathematics.
"Edgar," she said, "if your father
can do a piece of work in seven days,
and your Uncle William can do it in
nine days, how long would it take
both of them to do it?”
“They never would get it done,” an
swered the boy, earnestly. "They
would sit down and tell fish stories."
Quality.
Lady Godiva was by no means the
first woman to have positively noth
ing to wear. But who, in equal de
gree, had discerned the possibilities?
“It must be what they call tempera
ment!” remarked her ladyship, as she
mounted for the ride which was de
stined to make her forever famous.—
Puck.
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When a young lawyer gets his first
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The mild mellow quality of LEWIS’
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Girls may not. be much good at play
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Liquid blue is a weak solution. Avoid it.
Buy Ked Cross Ball Blue, the blue that's all
blue. Ask your grocer. Adv.
--— ,
When a pessimist lives well in the
present he howls about the future.
Fortunately, one's ambitions are not
limited to the attainable.
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