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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUHNAL FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 1909
WINDUP OF GREAT BALLOT BATTLE
* * * . ; . . > . .5. . . .j. *
Wo , the undersigned. Judges
In The Norfolk Dally Mows
up-lo-datu voting contest , after
thoroughly ciuiviiFHlng the
votes , ( hid the following young
ladles to ho the winners of the
various prlxes In the four dis
tricts :
* The winner of the ? GO.OO sot
of beaver furs , offered as extra
* prl/o. during the special offer
forlod , was won by Miss Her-
Urn llonnelt , Klgin , who se
cured 2.448 new months' busi
ness during the spot-Hied time.
* Winner of the grand prl/o ,
the Overland louring car , Miss
IJorlha Honnott. Elgin ; total
< * votes , ll.a4H.2IO.
WINNERS OF DISTRICT
PRIZES.
District No. 1.
Winner of the $350 00 piano ,
Anna Boenke. 1.378.230 votc < ( .
* Winner of the scholarship ,
< * Opal Madson. 875.880 votes.
Winner of the gold watch ,
Mrs. Mary Hcckman. 703,170
votes.
District No. 2.
Winner of the $350.00 piano.
Ha/el Harrison. 0.957.430 votes.
Winner of the < * chnlar hlp.
Sarah Bennett. 2.215070 votes.
Winner of the gold watch ,
ChrlBtlo Kllment. 2.137.GG5
votes.
District No. 3.
Winner of the $350.00 piano ,
Daisy Abbott. 3.G74.140 votes.
< 9 Winner of the Fclnlarshlp ,
< 9S 9t > Selma Hoffman. 3.25S.530 votes.
* S Winner of the gold watch ,
Lonorn Dodormnn , 3,102,880
votes.
District No. 4.
Winner of the $350.00 piano.
Agnoa Bergstrom. 3.914.840
votes.
Winner of the scholarship ,
Carrie Botsford , 2.845,430 votes.
Winner of the gold watch ,
Mrs. J. L. Pickering , 2.780.910
votes.
A. L. Killlan.
John U. Hays.
J. 13. Haapc.
J. B. Maylard.
F. C. Asmus ,
P. L. Zuelow ,
Sol G. Mayer ,
Judges.
The Dally News' gigantic conies
Jte now a matter of history.
All that remains Is for the youn
todies mentioned at the top of th
ccolumn to call and claim their owi
All the prizes are ready to bo turne
over to those who have won thorn b
lUiclr popularity and Industry.
The contest closed In a blaze c
srjlory and good humor and enthusiast
wt 11 o'clock Saturday night.
"Candidates and their friend
fllirongod the office all day long an
Hl e contest department was taxed t
Bts utmost to handle those who ha
wotcs nnd subscriptions to turn li
At 11 o'clock sharp the ballot bo
WOB closed and no more votes nllowe
tto bo deposited except those that cam
n through by the mall , nnd bore th
0B ostmnrk of October 23. The ballc
( box was placed In a vault and late
,1,1 Uurned over to the Judges appointe
, '
, Uo 'do the counting , who took it t
ftthe firemen's hall and broke the seal
opened the same and the final com
ttomrnenccd.
The room was packed to the dor
with candidates nnd their friend
waiting for the final announcement.
The counting of the votes was
ttodlous task for the Judges and \vr
rarrlcd on in full view of everyon
jprcscnL Great care was taken li
tthe Judges In counting the votes an
adding machines were used to insui
absolute accuracy.
Honors Deserved.
The successful contestants ai
mamed today as the result of the o
fficlal count made by those dlslnte
tested gentlemen , acting as Judge
and who have no motive In the co
< lcst other than to accept the Invlt
ttion of the management to make
Wiorough and complete canvass of tl
votes. The more mention of tl
mamca of these gentlemen is assu
an co enough of their Integrity. Thes
(1 ( xcntlemon are well known and big
i ! 3y esteemed by their business ass
elates and with all whom they con
ttn contact , as thorough and hone
Tfcusliiess men.
Judges.
Hon. John R. Hays , postmaster.
S. G. Mayer , clothing merchant.
J. B. Maylard , secretary Durlar
Trust Co.
J. 13. Haaso , vice president Cltizei
National bank.
A. L. Killlan. merchant.
Fan ! Zuolow , assistant cashier N
&raskn National bank.
V. C. Asmus , assistant cashier Nc
Jtolk National bank.
The Judges were assisted in maklr
U e count by W. P. Logan of the N
tbrnskn National bank , and W.
Itfauptll of the Citizens National ban
When the announcement of tl
winners was made shortly after ml
Ight , the names of the winners we :
xrneted with approval on n.11 side
The interest was Intense all durir
ifce count , and the best feeling pr
Called among all those present.
Kfory ballot voted was careful
scrutinized by the Judges and thai
present expressed themselves as big
V pleased with the manner of arrl
the result.
Dig Vote Cast.
Aggregate vote cast in Tl
' 9ttly Nowa contest Is the large
SEVERAL THOUSAND NEW
SUBSCRIBERS WERE ADDED
Greatest and Most Successful Contest Ever Held in Norlolk Whirlwind of
i
Interest at Close Final Standing .of Candidates Official Announce
ment of Winners of the Many Prizes , Together With Complete
Figures Showing Vote Cast in Contest.
MILLIONS OF VOTES WERE CAST IN THE AGGREGATE
b
Mammoth Vote Cast Means an Enormous Gain in Circulation of Value
Inestimable to Advertisers The Battle of Ballots is Now a Matter of
History Contest Conducted Under the Managejment of the
Myers Circulation Co. , Inc. , of Waterloo , Iowa.
'I
' ever polled In a similar contest In the
city , If not In the whole middle west ,
and ran high In the millions.
The conditions of the contest were
so easy that It proved attractive from
the start , and before a week had
passed before the first announcement
of votes thousands of men , women
nml children In the surrounding ter
ritory had entered in friendly rivalry ,
seeking votes for their favorites.
I Nip and tuck they fought for two
months , each vote adding to the Inter
est of the contest. At no time from
the casting of the first ballot was It
possible to pick the winners , so close
was the battle. From time to time
many persons took a guess at the pos
sible winners , but the opinion was
hardly expressed before another big
f batch of votes was recorded , and their
choice was found among the lower
ones. Thus It went throughout the
whole contest. Prst one and then an
other forging ahead.
But It was Just as the manager of
jthe contest expected the reserve of
the various candidates played the
most Important part , and was the de
ciding factor In determining the win
ners.
Everybody Satisfied.
That there should be no disappoint
ment , and that the efforts of the willIng -
Ing workers should not go unre-
| warded , even though their candidates
did not win the grand prize , the of
ficials of the contest divided the ter
ritory Into four districts and offered
prizes for the most popular lady of
each. This Increased the Interest In
the contest and resulted In satisfac
tion for everybody , which was the
chief desire of The Dally News.
' Slowly at first the votes began to
jcome In , then Increased gradually for
a while , until when the workers got
thoroughly warmed up they rolled In
In such numbers that the totals soon
amounted to enormous figures. The
friends of the contestants desired to
see them win , and Insisted on making
the fact public by voting for them
and getting their friends to do like
wise , and the smallest boy or girl was
just as powerful as his ciders in
boosting his favorite candidate. More
than one man stole an hour or two
from his ofllce at Intervals during the
contest to make a personal canvass
for some friend , and nfany a dinner
dish was left unwashed while the
women of the household went callling
and Incidentally looking for votes.
Winners Feel Proud.
The winners may well feel proud of
the fact that they have run one race
In a thousand and have come out
with the deserving honor of having
out-run and out-classed workers who
have themselves done exceedingly
well and would , under ordinary con
ditions , have had enough votes to win.
The honor attached to winning Is
considered by some of the candidates
as being worth many times the value
of the prize Itself. Friends of the
contestants have boosted them all
along the line , and nothing seemed
too hard for them to do whore a
subscription was gotten and the votes
given to the favorite.
There has been quite an army ol
fair ladles who have made It their
special business during the past two
months to early and late exploit the
virtue of the paper. In the city and
In all directions throughout the coua
try there have been many contestants
at all times during the day , a foot , on
wheels or on horseback , hunting foi
some one who looked as though he
did not take The Dally News , and
It maxbo stated right hero that there
are but few that have that appearance
now.
now.The contestants have all done
splendid work , and some have been
more successful than others ; but this
is duo largely to the ability to hustle ,
possessed by the winning candidates ,
All Could Not Win.
It Is a fact greatly to be deplored
that all could not win ono of the
prizes , but this Is impossible , and
there is sympathy in plenty for those
who have put In days and hours oi
hard labor and at the end failed to ro
colvo a prize for which they have
striven ; but oven then , the work baa
not all been Wasted effort. The lion
est striving after success , even thougl
the immediate object Is not realized
cannot fail to do good. The enthusi
asm and energy which was developei
Is not lost , but reacts on one's char
acter. putting iron Into the nerve , en
couraglng one's confidence , sttmulat
lug courage and arousing an honesi
belief in one's ability to undertake ani
carry to success any task which presents
sents Itself. In addition to that , a bus
iness experience that she would ob
tain In no other way.
The Benefit of the Contest.
Every candidate , whether she cares
to fight the battle of ballots or not
is bettor able to fight the battle ol
daily existence today than she was
when she entered the contest ,
Though she may feel the disappoint
mcnt keenly , she must realize that
facing the world does not seem nearly
so formidable a proposition as it did
a few weeks ago. Those who are sue
cessful are deserving of congratula
tions and praise. They have striven
hard , and what they have achieved
has been largely the result of untir
lug , unremitting worry. Early and
late for nearly two months they have
been piling up the voting strepgtli
a few votes at a time until the bal
lots amount high up in the thousands ,
They will appreciate the prbes a
thousand-fold more than they would il
they had been laid at their feet with'
out any effort on their part , and are
better able to appreciate' them at
something of their own value.
Best of Feeling.
During the progress of the entire
contest the best of feeling has pre >
vailed , and while today's list of win
ners Is quite lengthy , there are many
other deserving workers who were
not fortunate enough to have their
names on the final list , but through
their individual efforts have made
such a record aa to deserve great
praise. To such The Dally News
extends Its congratulations and
thanks them for their earnestness ol
purpose and for the work they have
accomplished. Now at last , the con *
test has closed , and it is with pleasure
the final awards are made to the sua
cessful and deserving candidates whc
have been chosen by the public at
large to be given the different prizes ,
Winners Pleased.
The Daily News congratulates the
ladles , ono and all , hoping they will
enjoy the prizes they have gained te
the fullest extent , and that they 'may
be some source of continued sat
Isfactlon.
Many letters have been received
from candidates , both winners and
losers , thanking their friends and The
Dally News , but on account of lack
of space It Is Impossible to publish all
in today's paper.
The ballots that have been cast in
the contest will bo kept ten days and
then destroyed.
The following Is the final vote of
the Contestants.
Hazel Harrison , Herrlck.S.D. 6.957.43C
Sarah Bennet , Wlnnetoon. . . 2,215,67C
Christie Kllment , Verdlgre. . 2.137.66E
Latta Bailey , Fairfax. S. D. . . 1.50G,72 (
Mabel VanNormanPlercoU.2 1.G38.G3C
Sadie Jackson , Pierce 1.502.24E
Margie Lundak , Nlobrara. . . . 1,2SG,01 (
Lulu Brown , Nlobrara 1,224,58 (
Marlon McMaster.Dallas.S.D. 1,181,72 (
Laura Sweet , Crelghton 1,085.15C
Cora Ewlng , Nlobrara 980.9K
Delia Plschol , Pischolvillo. . . . 731.38C
Clytio Scott , Crelghton 670.77 (
Alta Baker , St. Charles , S. D. G19.4K
Marlon Salter , Lamro , S. D. . . G01.50C
Pauline Olmer , Gregory , S. D. 304.43C
Ida Hanson , Vordol 297.9G (
Myrtle Blxby , Gregory , S. D. . 253.3K
Anna Boehnke , 437 S.Second. 1,378,23 , (
Opal Madsen , 410 Madison av. 875.88C
Mrs. Mary Heckman,117 Nfk. 703,17 (
Reglna McGahn , 1202Madlson 641,141
Lillian Hcckman , 38 E.Phillip 628.07C
Lulu Porter , Norfolk 688.99 (
Nora Moollck , 115 S.Fourth. . 412.32C
Lucy Carborry , 300 S. 12th. . . 375.78C
Mrs. E. F. Fisher , city 243.74 (
Nelllo Howard , 1217 S. Madia. 153,58 (
Elolso Bland , Park nvenuo. . . 63.3G (
Julia Kelleher , Gil S. 10th. . . 90.32C
Bertha Bennett , Elgin 11.243.21C
Agnes Bergstrom , AnokaR.1 3,914,840
Carrie Botsford , Tilden 2.845.43C .
Mrs. J. L. PickeringLynch. . 2.780.91C
Sophia Hanson , Naper 1,413,710
Irene Figgo , Long Pine 1.170.010
Helen Williams , Atkinson. . . 1,140,650
Lillian Anderson , Neligh 1,100,100
Eleanor Ilubbard , Ewing. . . . 1,000,420
Julia Dennis , Spencer.1. 789,980
Clara Barnes , Gross GS1.990
Gertrude Alderman , Bassett. . 57C.G20
Ella Mohr , Monowl 5GG.2GO
Ethel Sageser , Butte 482,120
Rhoda Sherman , O'Neill 387,740
Mrs. G. H. Mathew , Bristow. . 357.000
Helen Thompson , Newport. . 52,870
Daisy Abbott , Pilger 3,674,140
Selma Hoffman , Battle Creek 3,298,530
Leonora Dederman , Nfk. , R.5 3,162,880
Gale Avery , Battle Creek. . . . 2,959,890
Katherlne Leonard.Mdw.Gve. 2,128,100
Mabel Jensen , Hoskins , R.I. 2,127,790
Clara Herbes , Humphrey. . . . 1,037,500
Ella Schroeder , Hoskins , R.I 1,522,500
Frances Wahl , Madison 1,421,900
Dorothy Weston , Norfolk.R.3 1,386,530
Mrs. J.V. . Rice , Norfolk , R.4 1,369,910
Ida Waddell , MeadowGrove. . 885.060
Tessle Kent , Norfolk , R.2. . . . 843,730
Clara Sharp , Pilger 546,470
Katie Dienes , Norfolk. R. 5. . 533,620
Irene Melick , Carroll 471.4GO
Edna Perry , Stanton , R. F. D. 363,710
Ethel Sewell , Norfolk , K 2. . 283,980
Luella Green , Norfolk. R. 2. . 218.740
Ida Fuhrman , Norfolk , .R 1. . 212,430
Martha Glaser , Stanton 199,560
THE HALLOWEEN TABLE.
How It Can Bo Appropriately Decked
For the Party.
A pnrtlculur'y ' pretty fancy table was
shown at an Informal evening party
where the supper served was "en buf
fet. " says the Housekeeper. Llpnied
Jack-o'-lanterns were placed on the
Kldeboard. and a large , weirdly shaped
Japanese lantern hu'ig from the chan
delier directly over the dining room
table , which , however , had no lights
upon It. The table was round and
was covered with a bright yellow
cloth. Tr o largo brass platters were
placed at one end of the table , with
a proper distance between them to
give them the effect of being big ,
round oyes. , A large , round cake Iced
with pistachio frosting filled the cen
ter of each platter , while a rim of
small white cakes outlined them pret
tily. The "nose1 * was another round
dish filled with little round nut sand
wiches , and the "mouth" was a half
moon of small , round , brass dishes
filled with fruits , bonbons , nuts. etc.
Each feature was outlined by bitter
sweet vine , nnd the effect was ns novel
ns It was charming. Having the fea
tures not too close looked best. A
pretty table for Halloween or for any
nutumnnl party can be planned by hav
ing the table bare , with big dollies rut
from scarlet material In the shape of
maple leaves. For a centerpiece a dish
or bowl of highly polished fruit looks
most dainty , draped with the airy cle
matis. If for Halloween a bare branch
can rl e from the center of the fruit ,
on which ran be perched two or three
saucy looking paper owls.
Strings of small red apples and gild
ed nuts can depend from the chande
lier , while loops of popcorn nibbed
with phosphorus are effective when
the only light Is shed from Jack o' lan
terns.
Little crookneck squashes , hollowed
out. make dellthtful llttlo horns of
plenty to till with bonbons or candled
fruits , while apples nnd oddly shaped
potatoes will serve nicely for candle
sticks , having the candles colored red ,
green or yellow.
M'CARREN A GAME PATIENT.
Jetted With Nurie After Operation For
Appendicitis.
They are telling this story about
Senator McCnrrcn , operated on for ap
pendicitis In New York :
On the second day of his Illness his
nurse took his temperature , and the
senator asked her what It showed.
"It's 09V , " was the reply.
"When It gets to 100 sell , " rejoined
the patient.
TALKING OF THE
NATIONAL CENSUS
TWO AND A QUARTER BILLION
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED.
EXPERTS WILL FRAME THEM
Each Query Costs Tens of Thousands
of Dollars Answers to Bo Compiled
by Electricity at the Rate of 3,500 or
4,000 an Hour.
The national census of the United
States partakes of the nature of both
an Inventory of material possessions
and a social. Industrial , educational
mid moral stock taUIn . The consti
tution requires a census every ten
years as the basis for the reapportlon-
ment of representatives In congress.
Fewer even than sis questions , the
number asked In the llrst census of
1700 , would now meet the basic need
from which the census sprang. But
progress In general and national ex
pansion In particular have demanded
more Information.
It may be asked. "What questions
shall be Included In the schedules of
the census bureau where each eosts
tens of thousands of dollars ? " Upon
this point there Is a difference of opin
ion , and since bureaus , like Individ-
naln , are fallible the census reports
E. DANA ODRAKD.
have been criticised , otten severely ,
by men well qualified to Judge. I'rollt-
Ing by the past , the odlcluls of ( lit
thirteenth decennial census hare Bald
to n body of experts. "Put your heads
together and help us to compose scbod <
ules covering population , agriculture ,
manufactures and mines and mining
which shall best nil MM demands ol
business , science , progress and human
welfare. "
So the classes of men which have
vupplled competent critics In the pas )
have now furnished builders who art
About to complete their labors In
Washington. They came as salaried
expert special agents to give the coun
try the benefit of study and expert
ence to make tbc census of 1010 , it I :
hoped , the most valuable ever taken
anywhere In the world. There ore
among those men professors , occupy
ing many different chairs , and Indus
trial , farm , stock , mining and other
experts. The schedule of mnnufoc <
turrs has been presented for criticism
to commercial bodies , and the lenta
live agricultural schedule has been
ainlnrd by experts of the department
of agriculture , by state commissioner *
of agriculture and others.
Many Enumerator * to D * Employed.
Gennu Director 13. Dana Durand It
Hie administrative beau or the mircati ,
which Is under the jurisdiction oi
Charles Nagel , secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor. As-
sistayt Director W. F. Wllloughby ,
\\ltli Dr. .1. A. IIIII , will have Immedi
ate charge of the technical work of
the bureau The population returns
ns of the d'lte April ! . " > . 1U ! ( ) . will bo
obtained by ( i..floo enumerators under
the o\er > l'jht of . ' { 30 supervisors. Tin ;
agricultural schedule also will be car
ried by > l. i.)0l ( ) ( of the enumerators and
\\lll cover the farm operations of lllli'.l
and the farm equipment on April ir > ,
I'.iio
The freat Importance of this sched
ule will be realized from the fact that
about three times as much capital Is
Invested in agriculture as in manufac
tures , six million farms will be visit
ed , and It Is expected that II will de
velop that fully iri.don.OOO people arc
engaged in agricultural pursuits.
About 2.1)00 ) special agents will begin
the collection of statistics of manufac
tures for rhe year inon on Jan. 1.
Three hundred of the regular enumer
ators will carry schedules of mauu-
ictures In certain districts.
New Compiling Device.
About a.000 clerks In addition to the
f 'rmanent force of the census bureau
will be employed In Washington to
compile the statistics from the sched
ules. Uncle Sam's up to ( lateness In a
mechanical way In the present case is
attested by the new equipment which
Is to be Installed to facilitate the labor
of compilation. The use of machinery
has made It possible to enlarge the
scope of Investigation Included In the
schedule , because It Is now possible to
deal with a mass of data which could
not have been handled by the old
methrd of making tallies. In 1000 the
schedule nf population alone contained
iwt-iity-uve questions. Tnue trii * popu
latton of 11)10 ) ut IHi.oOO.OtK ) . with the
Riime number of qtustlons , and this
will mean no less than J..TiO.lMKt.OiW ) of
Items to be counted , to say nothing of
combinations.
The present system of tabulating re
turns was tlrst used In the census of
18K ! ) . The vital factor Is a simple
tlilnsr , n card about 3 by W > Inches ,
with holes punched In It. A position or
combination of positions Is assigned to
"white.olored. . " etc. . so that every
possible answer Is provided for.
The schedules are all transferred to
cards with the help of n punching ma
chine. This has a keyboard much like
n typewriter The cards are fed under
the punches from n park and ejected
automatically. These machines , of
which 300 have been ordered , can bo
operated at the rate of from 400 to fiOO
cards an hour with an average of thir
teen or fourteen strokes to the card.
How Tabulating Machines Work.
There will be a hundred tabulating
machines. They somewhat resemble
an upright piano in appearance. In
place of the keyboard there is a feed
plnte and an arm carrying a pin box
near one end. As n card may have be
tween 200 and 300 positions and as n
tabulating machine has only sixty
counters. It is necessary to run n card
throimb several times In order to get
all the information.
After deciding what data nre wanted
the little cups In the feed plate affect
ed are filbd with mercury , nnd elec
tric connections are made with the
counters. Then when a card Is fed
the pin box descends and wherever
holes have been punched for the nn-
swers required the pins dip Into the
mercury and an electric * current
causes the counters to register. The
card Itself Is sufficiently rigid to pre
vent all the other pips from dlpplnr
Into the mercury. It Trill be seen ,
then , that the principle gorcrnlng the
operation of the tabulating machine It
simple. This mechanism can be fed
by hand at * the rate of 3.BOO or 4,090
HII hour.
In tabulating the population nchrd-
tile alone 00,000.000 cards will be pass
ed six times through the machines.
When an enumeration district Is com
pleted or when desired the totali
shown by all the counters nre printed
on paper tapes nt a single operation
nnd these nre drawn out nnrt the num
bers transcribed Tlie agricultural
schedule win lune a machine adapted
to Its special needs , which will regly-
ler and add the value of farms , stork ,
erops , etc.
Many typewriters , adding machines ,
combined writers and adders njul ma
chines for computing percentages and
performing other arithmetical opera-
lions will be used Heretofore much
leased tabulating machinery has been
used nt large expense. Tor this cen
sus very little will be required , and It
Is estimated that this change of policy
ulll save many hundreds of thnusandi
of dollars.
TRESPASSING IN THE AIR/
How High Must an Aeronaut Go to
Avoid Encroaching on Property ?
How high nil aviator iniiHl lly to bo
safe from tlic consequences of Illegal
trespass and n grc.tt many oilier ques
tions not burning now were treated
liy Lyltlctnn I'ux , a lawyer , In an ad-
ilress to members of the Aero Cluli of
America In New York. The answer
was that the aviator would have to bo
nut of sight.
The old Unman law which given to
the owner of laud absolute ownership
ulso of the air above It IH responsible
for this. The law iniiHt be changed ,
ndded Sir. K < > \ . or the courts will lie
ruinously congested. AH matters Ktnml ,
there Inning been no changes In I ho
law for several hundred years , man 111
a Hying mat him- has no rights that a
man with a plow Is bound to respect.
The question Is how best to bring llw'
attention of the j.idlclal system to this
unfair discrimination against the Hy
ing portion of the race. No man ean >
lly HH things now stand without tech
nically breaking the law unless he getB
special privilege from the. landowners.
It is a problem thai bristles with
novelty , says Mr. Kox. In the event
nf pei'"striaiis belli } ? hit by ginger pop
bottles dropped by the passing aviator
ur by other objects , Including the uvt-
iitor himself , ( lie man below would
have redress at law. Mr. Kox believe *
the Aershould urge the Wright
brothe. . . , . . . Instance , to t'onseut to 1
sued by the owner of land over which
they have down ( and thereby tres
passed ) so as to bring the whole mit -
jeet before the courts for settlement.
The suit should be a friendly one , ho
said , the object being to modify , if pos
sible , the law of nerial trespass. An-
ntlicr way might be to condemn the
nir by legal procedure and thus knock
over the historical fossil.
A discussion that followed the nd-
tlross of the evening resulted In I ho \
members arriving at the firm belief
that the air should be considered u
liighway , and there was preliminary
talk concerning an attempt at IcglHiu-
tlre enactment.
METHODS OF LOMBROSO.
Late Authority on Criminals Decorated
His Laboratory With Their Skulls.
Professor Cesare I.oinbroso , know *
to the world as the leading expert o *
LTlmlnnls and their ways , who died a
few days ago In Turin. Italy , WIIH na
wonderful a man as repute has iimila
him. He was of a very excitable tem
perament , very dogmatic In everything
lie said , was always sMiiphntlc and.
liked controversy. But he was qulto
Immune from criticism or public opin
ion.
Besides enjoying a large practice la
1'urln. he held the position of profess
or of psychological medicine at th
university there. One of Ills dutie
was to examine the candidates for the
lector of medicine degree of that uul-
reislty , nnd there are strange talen to
tell of the ordeals which those cr
iminations Implied.
"I t-ee , " said the professor to one
student "I see by the formation of
ronr head that you have come of a
line of thieves and will probably In
herit that propensity. " And so the
professor went on. As each siictecd-
ing student presented himself l uu-
liroso spoke out the student's ehnnie-
: er nt once. lint be was n very kind
liearted man. and when he came ncros *
i student who was born for the pro
fession he gave him every assistance
ic could. Ills laboratory Is decorated ,
ivlth the skulls of celebrated criminals ,
it id be had a machine devised by hlin-
iclf for measuring the head of every
icrson be came across.
THE WORTH OF FOOTBALL
Supplies Needed Discipline For Youth ,
Says Authority on Game.
The physical and mental dereloj-
nent produced In the Individual player
s not all that may bo cited In iln mij-
tort. Those who look beneath the ur-
'ace nnd In football In the Unltei
States something to supply that lack
if rigid discipline for which the Amrt-
can youth , except possibly atY >
nlnt and Annapolis , suffer In com-
mrlson with those of other people * .
Cot only does the rlcld training wtafc-
Ish pelf control In those who play , bag
he game holds up a standard of dl * >
Ipllne to those who observe It. A 4
t must be admitted that this rtde f
he argument Is n stronc one , rrhllt
he fact Mint It offers almost thn Iderf
neasurc of effort followed hy ImniedV
te relaxation renders It fnr lens n fax
n the vital organs than the majority
f onr contests. As it InTolY-fl p < > .
onal physical contact. It nlirnyn nil
e n strenuous sport , appealing to th
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