THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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T1IM NOUKOLK AVEKKIA" NBWS-JOUKNAIj Fill DAY DKCKMliKH ill 1909.
TO WORK FOR
LOWER PRICES
ANTI-TRUST LEAGUE FORMED
WASHINGTON , D. C.
SEVERAL CONGRESSMEN JOIN II
The Purpose of an Antl-Yrust Leagui
In National Capital 'Is to Brlni
Prices on Necessities of Life to i
Reasonable Figure.
Washington , Dec. 30. To comba
the trusts and attempt to bring dowi
the prices of the necessaries ofjlf
to a reasonable figure , Is the purpos
of n movement which will bo Innugi
rated hero tonight by the organlzatloi
of a national anti-trust league.
The proposed league has the supper
of n dozen congressmen and many o
these will bo present and take part 1 :
the formation of the association. I :
the opinion of loaders'of the movement
mont , more can bo accomplished b ;
Huch nn association than by loglslc
tlon.
COMMISSION HOUSES LOSI
Traders Exchange at Ka as City I
Declared a Trust.
Kansas City , Doc. 30. Judge L. I
True of the district court In Kansa
City , Kan. , today declared that th
Traders Live Stock Exchange assoclt
tlon , operating at Kansas City stoc
yards , Is a trust whoso methods vl (
late the state anti-trust law , and o
doreel the association dissolved , rei
derlng a decision In the suit brough
against the association by the nttoi
noy general of Kansas. The Trader
Live Stock Exchange association 1
composed of 185 members who dez
principally In stackers and feeders ca
tie not fat enough for slaughter.
The state brought a suit against th
association two years , alleging tut
the methods of the concern place
auch restrictions on trade "and con
morco as to violate the anti-trust laThe \
The Co-operative Ltvo Stock Con
mission company , also the Kansc
City stock yards , filed the origin !
complaint against the Traders Llv
Stock Exchange association. In th :
complaint It was alleged that the assi
elation boycotted Jho members of tt
Co-oporatlvo Live Stock Commlsslo
company , of whom. t ere xare , mo ;
'
* , * llmn"4XfO members. The'defendant n
soclatlon will nppeaf "tho case to tl
supreme court of Kansas.
An action similar to the ono brougl
against the Traders Llvo Stock E
change association Is pending agalni
the Kansas City Llvo Stock exchang
TELEGRAPHERS TO ARBITRAT
There Will Probably Be No Strike e
the Big Four.
Cincinnati , Dec. 30. An agrcenjei
to arbitrate the dispute between tl
telegraphers and the management i
the Big Four railway was reached t
day. Announcement of this was niai
nt the close of a conference which dl
cussed the ultimatum submitted by tl
men yesterday. Today's action pr
eludes the possibility of an Iramediai
strike.
BANK CLERK TO JAIL
Bookkeeper and Teller of Pittsbui
Bank Short $30,000.
Plttsburg , Dec. 30. Charles Vore
lea , bookkeeper and teller of the Wor
Ingman's Savings Bank and Trust coi
pany , north side , was committed
jail today on charges of ombezzlomer
It Is alleged ho appropriated $30,000
the bank's funds on or before Decei
ber 29. The information is made 1
n bonding company.
TAFT RUYS BALL PARK
Brother of President Now Owns Ph
adelphla National Grounds.
Philadelphia , Dec. 30. It was 01
cially announced this afternoon th
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati has pi
chased the grounds of the Phlladolph
National League baseball club fro
John I. Rogers and A. J. Reach. It
stated that Mr. Tnft Is not a stockhol
or In the baseball club.
, Will Debate With Smith.
DCS Molnos , Deo. 30. Attorney Ge
oral H. W. Byors , who has authorlz
the announcement of his candidacy 1
congress In the Ninth Iowa district
opposition to Congressman Smith ,
day says says ho will resign ns atti
noy general nt once and debate the
sues of the day with Judge Smith
the same platform , If the latter \v
meet him. Guy Feoly of Wnterli
speaker of the last Iowa assembly , a
State Senator George Cosson , nssl
nnt In the office of Mr. Byers , ted
announced their candidacies for att
ney general.
Prominent Englishman Dies.
Paris. Dec. 30. Earl Percy ( Her
Algernon George ) of London , a me
ber of the British parliament and f
merly British undersecretary of ai >
of foreign affairs , died hero today fn
acute pleurisy. It was rumored tl
he had been shot In a duel outside
Paris a few days ago. Those stor
were denied today by attending phj
clans.
Funeral of Alnsworth Murder Victim.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Dec. 30. Special
to The News : The funeral of Jake
Davis , the man murdered Monday
night , was hold this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. J. 'A. Johnson , former
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church hero , had charge of the ser
vices. The preliminary hearing of the
man and woman arrested for the mur
der , will bo held tomorrow.
PEARY HAS
EARS FROZEN
A'cy ,
GETS TASTE
HOME
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HIS AUTO .STICKS IN NOWDRIFT
The Commander Is Compelled to Face
a Cold Wind In Light Evening
Clothes and to Walk a Mile Through
Snow In Low Shoes.
Washington , Dec. 30. Long oxperl <
once In the frozen arctic stood Com
mander R. E. Peary In good stead last
night when his automobile stranded
In a snow bank In the remote sections
of 'Maryland while ho was onrouto tc
a friend's house for dinner , and was
compelled to face n bitter wind In
light evening clothes and wade througl
deep snowdrifts In low shoes for o
mile or more to obtain assistance.
Mr. Peary's ears were frostblttei
and It was necessary to give the mom
hers vigorous snow treatment bofon
they became normal.
DEAD MAN FROM EREMONIi
Unknown Victim Found In Kansas
City Likely Frank Cavender.
Kansas City , Dec. 30. J. T. O'Don
nell of this city today viewed the bodj
of the unknown body of a man foune
dead In Kansas City , Kan. , last.Sundaj
and said ho believed It to be thato ,
Frank M. Cavonder , a section foretnai
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of Fremont , Nob. ' *
Trainmen Return to Work.
Bui to , Mont , Doc. 30. Tlje striken
'
who as members of the Brpth'erhoot
of Railway Trainman .wont out In'syjh
pathy with local members 'of thf
switchmen's union , returned to worl
at the Northern Pacific yards hen
today and the situation Is now normal
Taft to Jry to End Strike.
Cb.It.-dgo , Dot. * 3tr. President Taf
will use his good offices to end th <
strike of the switchmen In the north
west and thus avert a threatened general
oral strike of crafts affiliated with th
railroad department of the Amerlcai
Federation of Labor.
HE NEEDS OORBETT'S ADVICE.
Jeffries Can Gain Many Pointers Fron
"Gentleman Jim. "
New York , Dec. 30. "Jim" Corbet
may not be In Jeffries' class today ai
a fighting man , but ho may bo able t <
give the giant many a good pointer 01
the game. In his time Corbett was i
master of ring science. Jeffries learn
ed more In the three weeks of tralnlm
ho did with Corbett at Carson Cit ;
than in half a dozen fights. Corbet
was at his best then a masterful bo >
er , a splendid , clean cut , swift am
aggressive fighter. He gave Jeffrie ;
many a hard rap In the training quat
tors.
I remember when Jeffries first ai
rived , a powerful novice. Corbet
would say , "this one on the nose , Jeff,1
and land according to schedule. Tc
ward the end of the training , It's true
Jeffries had improved so much tha
Corbett had to be careful , for the glan
was developing speedy footwork am
a crushing body punch. He was be
coming a very dangerous man.
Corbett and Jeffries didn't box llghl
ly. They fought every day. It wa
great work for Corbett. It would b
a fine thing for Jeffries if anothe
young giant like the novice Jeffrie
could appear and join his camp In th
Sierra Madre mountains this wlntei
Then , with Jim Corbett to advise nn
add the fine polish of craftsmanshl
to his work , he'd be fit to fight Join
t son or any other living man on nex
July 4.
i "Is Sam Berger managing all of you
i affairs ? " I asked Jim Jeffries a fei
3 days ago , having In mind things thn
had been said about Sam.
"Ho certainly Is , " replied Jeff. "Ho1
a smart follow , and he Is getting mor
coin for mo than anybody else eve
did. Sam's a smart fellow , all rlgh
He's on the level with mo , too , That' '
a more Important thing In a manage
than Just being smart. "
Many a fighter would be glad to sa
the same thing. Managers who ar
both "smart" and on the level are har
to find. Usually managers of flghtoi
are too "smart" to bo on the leve
They want all the money In sight , an
look upon the fighter as merely a coi
venlent stepping stone to sudde
wealth. Robert Edgron.
Thompson Loses Case.
Lincoln , Dec. 30. Oscar Thompso :
a member of the senate from Cumlr
county has lost out in his efforts I
force the Northwestern to decree tt
minimum weight for a car load <
o sheep. Thompson contended bofoi
n the state railway commission that 1
t was unable to load a car of sheep (
> f lambs to the minimum of the car. Tl
is | hearing was had before the rallwt
( { commission , and the commission r
fused to Issue the decree prayed for.
IS
FOUND DEAD
ERNEST RUNS WITH VICTIM OF
ACCIDENT NEAR VALENTINE.
PROBABLY STRUCK BY A TRAIfv
The Red Man Was Bruised up a Goot
Deal and Both Legs Had Been Brok
en Section Hando Pick up the Bed ]
Along the Track.
Valentine , Nob. , Dec. 30. Special t (
The News : An Indian by the name o :
Ernest Runs With was found doat
east of town by the section Imudi
about noon. It Is thought ho had beer
struck by a train some tlmo in the
night as he was bruised up a gooi
deal and had both legs broken. The
sheriff took charge of the body and
brought It In town to await the re
turn of the coroner.
ENUMERATORS' TEST EASY.
Census Director Durand Sets February
5 as the Date.
M'ashlngton , Doc. 30. Any persor
if good Judgment , who has receivei
in ordinary common school education
can readily and easily pass the tesi
to bo given applicants for consul
enumerators' places on February 5
the date finally sot by U. S. Censu !
Director Durand , according to an announcement
nouncemont from the census bureai
today. This will bo a comforting assurance
suranco to the several hundred thoue
1 and who are believed to be contcmplal
ing application for the places.
It was emphatically stated at tin
bureau that the test will bo an cml
nently reasonable and practical one
similar to that applied to applicants a
the Twelfth census. It will consist o
filling out a sample schedule of popt
latlon from a description , In narratlv
form , of typical families ; and , in th
case of enumerators whoso work wil
bo in the rural districts , they will b
called upon to fill out an addltlona
sample schedule of agriculture , fron
Information furnished by the censu
bureau.
All persons , whether women or men
who may desire to become censu
enumerators must bo citizens of th
United States ; residents of the sur
e'rvisor's district for which they wlsl
to bo appointed ; must be not less thai
18 nor more than 70 years of age
must bo physically able to do tin
work ; must be trustworthy , honest am
of good habits ; must have at least ai
ordinary education and must be' abl <
to writp plainly and with rea'sonabli
rapidity.
Those who can comply with thesi
requirements are Invited to put li
their applications , as there will hi
at least 68,000 enumerators' places ti
be filled by the middle of March ii
preparation for the enumeration begin
nlng April 15.
Application forms , with full Instruc
tlons for filling In , and complete in
formation concerning the test and tlv
method of appointment , can be securei
by writing to the supervisor of consu
for the supervisor's district in whlcl
the applicant lives. All applications
properly filled In must bo filed wit !
the supervisors not later than Januar ;
25'as ' any received after that date cat
not be considered.
'ARSON HUNTS ON SUNDAY.
Comes to Town for Groceries with Blj
Bag of Rabbits.
Pierre , S. D. , Dec. 30. The Rev. Mi
Mason , who conducts services at Mid
land , S. D. , lost the stick on which h
cuts notches for days or forgot t <
cross off the right number of days 01
his calendar , and thought Is was i
good day for rabbit hunting.
He started out and after filling hi
game bag went to town after groceries
In the meantime , his congregation hai
gathered for the morning service. Th
pastor falling to appear they got alon
as best they could without his asslsl
ance.
ance.When he came In after his grocerle
and found all the stores closed he b (
gan to make Inquiries and did his bee
to make amends for his shortcoming
by giving the congregation a rousln
evening service.
AN EPITAPH FOR REMINGTON.
The Artist Suggested the Inscriptlo
for His Monument.
"He Knew the Horse. "
"He Pictured the Vanishing West. "
Rldgefleld , Con. , Dec. 30. These tw
characteristic Inscriptions probabl
will be placed on the tomb of Frederl
Remington , the artist , according to a
announcement made hero following hi
death. Both were suggested som
years ago by the artist himself.
Remington first attracted the attoi
tlon of the public by his representi
tlons of horses. Later In life , he hi
came filled with the ambition to raak
a lasting record of his own pecullc
vision of the west. His Interest , ho\
ever , was not In the west of the pro
ent day.
"The west Is no longer picturesque
he said a short time before his deatl
"It Is no longer the west of the bea
tlful and the stirring events. "
Across Continent In Wagon.
Brookhaven , Miss. , Dec. 30. One <
the most unusual journeys on recoi
was accomplished on the arrival hei
late today of T. J. and Jesse Gatts. 1
n covered wagon they traveled froi
Brookhaven to Seattle to attend U
Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition. The
returned la the sam ? .manner.
PRIMARY LAW DANGEROUS.
Shaw Says La Folletto and Hears
Would be Chosen In Primary.
Indianapolis , Dec. 110. "If dlrcci
primary laws nro safe and can b <
operated wisely them their scope cat
bo extended , " said Leslie M. Shaw
ox-secretary of the treasury , In ai
address to the Indiana teachers asso
elation here.
"If the electors of a given part ]
can wisely choose a candidate for governor
ornor In a great state under the dtrcc
> rlmnry system , then the electors o
D given party with equal wisdom cat
select a party candidate. If Theodon
Roosevelt , William H. Taft and W1I
lam J. Bryan were to die today am
candidates for the presidency won
o bo nominated under the direct prl
nary system , Robert M. LaFollotU
vould bo the candidate for the ma
orlty party and William R. Hearst o :
ho minority party. What their plat
forms would contain the most imngl
native and radical , not to say rovolu
tlonary , would not dare to predict. "
BOYS ADMIT
A BURGLAR1
TWO YOUTHS CONFESS BREAK
ING INTO MERRIMAN STORE.
HAD ROBBED SAFE OF ABOUT $81
Cherry County Sheriff Brings Tw
Young Burlars , Wilson and Corel ! !
to Valentine Ona Is 23 , the Othe
But 16 Years of Age.
Valentino , Nob. , Doc. 30. Special t
The Newn : Sheriff Rossetor returne
from Merrlman at noon bringing Wi
son and Coreill whom ho had arresl
ed for burglary. They had broken int
a store and stolen about $80 from
safe. Wilson is a man of 23 , whll
Coreill Is just a boy'of 1C. They hav
both confessed.
SCARLET FEVER AT VALENTINI
All Public Gatherings Prohibited b
City Council.
Valentine , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t
The News : There are several case
of scarlet fever In the city and ther
: 'ms been ono death already and th
town has taken precautionary mean
of preventing it from spreading , a
they have forbidden all public gathei
Ings such as theaters , churches , etc
until they have the fever under coi
trol.
TRAINS MEET AT NELIGH.
Parsenger and Freight Come Togethe
Ip Front of Nellgh Depot.
Xallgh , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t
The News : A slight head-on colllslo
between the eostbound early mornlm
passenger train , No. 2 , and an oxtr
westbound freight , occurred just ii
front of the Nellgh depot this mornlnf
The passenger locomotive was mashe
on the front end and the drawbars 01
the mall car pushed out. The passer
gers were slightly shaken up , only one
the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Dickinsoi
of St. Edward , Neb. , being severel ;
hurt He sustained a scalp wound.
The passenger train was on time
The freight tried to stop but the brake
failed and the wheels slid along th
frosty track. Dr. W. L. Conwell o
Nellgh was summoned by Conducto
Leach to attend to the injured bo ;
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and the other passengers who wer
shaken up.
The mall car was pushed down t
Oakdale by the freight engine , wher
It was turned around and run Into Noi
folk. The freight engine drew th
train to Norfolk , the passenger engln
being out of commission.
, Seward Man Killed.
Loveland , Colo. , Dec. 30. L. I
Hatch of Seward , Neb. , aged CO , wa
fatally Injured" on a ranch near her
in a peculiar manner. He was wall
ing in front of a team drawing a loa
of hay , when the wagon was upse
and the team ran away. Mr. Hate
was knocked down and trampled b
the horses and the wagon wheels pas :
oil over him. Ho died In the night.
ADVANCED SCIENCE IN PRISOh
The Invention of a Big Lemon Ma
Bring Convict Freedom ,
Stlllwator , Minn. , Dec. 30. Charle
Price , for five years supervisor of o1
orything growing on the state rosorv
about the Minnesota prison , in whlc
ho has been Incarcerated since Decen
her 18 , 1890 , on n life sentence fc
murder , will bo reported before tli
state pardon board at Its next mee
Ing for release on the basis of hs | coi
trlbutlons to science and the state.
A party , entertained by Warde
Wolfer at his homo for Christmas dl :
nor , during which a member of tl
state pardon board was present , b
came Interested in an Immense lomo :
like fruit on the table. The fru
weighed three pounds. Price , havlr
been Introduced as the grower of th
fruit In which the guests became i
torested , explained that It was a lemc
ho had created by grafting a lemc
and a grapefruit , and which could I
grown In Minnesota or like latltud
The grapefruit does not retain Its ide
tlty In the graft , the resultant growi
being adapted for lemon pies and lei
onado , both of which products of tl
fruit were served on the warden
board.
TAKEN ALIVE
FROM A MINE
HEROIC SUPERINTENDENT NEAR
I LY DEAD WHEN RESCUED.
RISKED LIFE FOR A LADOREF
After Having Been Entombed Twenty
eight Hours In a Smok-Fllled Cut
Superintendent Brown Is Taken Ou
In Dying Condition.
McAllster , Okla. , Dec. 30. After ha ;
Ing boon entombed twenty-eight hour
In n smoke-filled cut of the "Bolon
Darnell company's coal mine nca
hero , Superintendent John Drown wa
rescued alive but unconscious thl
morning. Had his rescuers failed t
reach him. Brown would surely hav
died within another hour. As it Is hi
condition Is serious , but the inln
physicians believe he has a flghtln
chance for life.
Brown , who Is a well known minln
man of Hartford , Ark. , risked his llf
In a heroic attempt to rescue Angel
Asnlcar , a shot ilrer , who was or
tombed following an explosion on on
of the lower levels of the mine lat
Tuesday. Brown apparently had nc
reached oven close to the point whor
Asnlcar had been overcome , when h
himself succumbed to the foul gase
and smoke that choked the varlou
passengers. The shot flrer's fate stll
remains unknown.
INTO RIVER WITH HER BARI
Former Nebraska Woman Ends Llf
of Self and Child In Indiana.
Evnnsvllle , Ind. , Dec. 30. The p <
lice of this city believe that Mn
Dorothy Patrick of Bee , Seward coui
ty , Nebraska , Is the woman wlu
her in he
holding 1-year-old baby
arms , leaped into the Ohio river hen
both losing their lives.
Mrs. Patrick and child were di
sorted hero by her husband six week
ago in a railroad station. It is sal
that Patrick , who was on his wa
south with his family to buy a farn
left his wife waiting nt the static
and eloped with their servant glr
Mrs. Patrick secured work hero an
left her boarding place with her chll
several days ago with the remark the
she was , "going to end It all. "
INJURED WHILE COASTINI
John Setzer of Nellgh Breaks Thlg
Trying to Avoid Accident.
Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t
The News : While coasting down th
academy hill John Setzer , the enl
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Setzer , ra
Into a tree with his sled , resulting 1
the fracture of his right limb betwee
the knee and hip. It was In the al
tempt of keeping the Bucklnghar
brothers from a similar accident thn
the young man sustained his Injun
Dr. W. P. Conwell was called and n
duced the fracture.
DIETRICH MUCH BETTER.
Former Nebraska Senator's Condltlo
Gives Hope for Recovery.
Omaha , Dec. 30. Favorable report
have been received concerning "th
condition of former Senator C. E
Dietrich , who has been at the Metl
odlst hospital for the last four weeki
His improvement has been quit
marked In the last few days and I
expected to continue satisfactorily.
MINY HURT IN TENEMENT FIR
Six Firemen Injured Rescuing Thos
In Danger of Death.
New York , Dec. 30. More than
score of persons were Injured , five/
them possibly fatally , In a fire whlc
swept a big tenement on Belmont a1
onuo , East New York today. Six c
the Injured wore firemen who wer
overcome by smoke and hurt In aldln
Imperilled people in the blazing strui
ture.
ture.Soine
Seine of the tenants escaped to th
adjoining buildings , but when the fin
men reached the scene the fire 01
capes and the upper windows wer
crowded with panlcstrlcken peopl
ready to Jump. All were deterred an
rescued by ladders , except one womai
who Jumped from the second stor
window and was badly Injured.
In ono room a family of five forolgi
ers was found unconscious and cnrrle
to safety by firemen.
A dozen persons were taken to tli
hospitals suffering from smoke Inhal
tion and burns.
Shallenberger to Confer.
Lincoln , Dec. 30. Governor Shnlloi
berger sent a letter to Governor Ila
kell of Oklahoma acquiescing in tl :
suggestion of the latter that a coi
jforonco of the governors of Nobrask
Oklahoma and Kansas be had to ado ]
a policy concerning bank dopes
guaranty laws In view of action i
courts declaring Illegal the enac
ments of Nebraska and Kansas. Go
ernor Shallonberger announced h
willingness to co-operato and suggeE
ed January 18 at Washington \vhe
there Is to bo a meeting of many go
crnora an the tlmo and place.
Bryan Ucaves Cuba for Jamaica ,
Santiago , Cuba , Dec. 30. William
Bryan sailed from hero for'Jamaica.
P.flN'ITION ) QF THE WEATHEH
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum , 11
Minimum 1
Average f
Barometer 29.GS
Chicago , Doc. GO. The bulletin , Is
Hiicul by tlio Chicago Btntlon of the
United States wenthor bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight and Friday ; warmoi
cast portion.
TAFT GOES
TO WEDDING
PRESIDENT ATTENDS MARRIAGE
OF NIECE IN NEW YORK.
MISS LOUISE TAFT THE BRIDE
The President , Accompanied by Hit
Daughter , Helen , His Son , Robert ,
and His Military Aide , Captain Butt
Make the Trip Together.
Washington , Dec. 30. President
i Taft accompanied by his daught'ot
I Helen , his son Robert , and Captain
Archibald Butt , his military , dde.flofi
hero today nt fl nVlnnlr nvfirinMnp
Pennsylvania railroad forte
to attend the wedding of his niece ,
Miss Louise W. Taft , daughter of hU
brother , Henry W. Tuft , to George II
Snowden of Seattle. The party will
return hero tomorrow morning.
IN A GONFERENGI
Meets With Other Western Congress
men to Talk Irrigation.
Washington , Dec. 30. Representn
tlve Mondell , chairman of the committee
too on public lands , assembled In hi
committee room a number of roprc
sentatlves to discuss Irrigation affairs
There were nearly twenty represents
tlves from so-called Irrigation states
among them being Representative
Klnkald of Nebraska and Burke o
South Dakota.
While no concerted action was tal <
en , a committee was appointed to hi
added to at a meeting today looklni
to drafting a bill which will providi
an annual appropriation outright o
through bond issues of $10,000,000 ti
carry to completion projects whlcl
have already been started.
George , Kusler lm.s Jieoji npjir/lntei
postmaster at Artas , Campbell'pounty
S. D. , vlce"A. A. Ludwlg , resigned.
Bids were opened at ( he treasur ;
department for the construction of ai
extension to the public building at Be
atrlce. The bidders were W. G. Camp
bell , Lincoln , Neb. , $45,476 ; Hnzletoi
and Wall , Chicago , $47.000 ; P. M. Hen
nessey , St. Paul , Minn. , $47,935 ; General
oral Construction Co. , Milwaukee , $49 ,
BOO ; Northerft Construction Co. , Mil
waukee , $50,340 ; Northwestern Con
structlon Co. , Wauketon , N. Dy $ { 53 ,
000 ; J. H. Weiso , South Omaha/$54 ,
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872. _ % !
Miss Helen B. Robertson ofrlndepen
dence , la. , and J. J. Dlckson of Abet
deen , S. D. , have been appointe <
clerks In the forest service nt Mlssou
la , Mont.
SHIRTWAIST MEN MAKE OFFEl
Manufacturers Throw Out Hint o
Compromise Girls Stand Pat.
New York , Dec. 30. Although sug
gestlons of compromise were throwi
out today by the manufacturers , tin
thousands of young women shirtwals
makers who are putting up such n re
markable fight for the recognition o
their union , remained firm In thel
declaration that their essential poin
must be admitted.
"The girls are willing to comprc
mise on a reasonable basis , but the ;
will Insist that their union bo glvei
recognition. They are satisfied tha
the conditions would not be tolerate *
without a recognized organization ti
back them up when trouble comes. "
This was the declaration made tc
day by one of the group of society we
men who have rallied to the supper
of the young strikers.
Mrs. Charles Beard , wife of Profec
ser Beard of Columbia university , I
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for a mass meeting In the In
terest of the strikers to bo held Ii
Carnegie hall Sunday night , next. AI
leged unfair treatment of girl picket
I by city magistrates will be protestei
' against at this meeting.
1 The employers have called a meol
Ing for this afternoon to consider tli
situation and draw up a compromise
No Reward Was Offered.
Washington , Dec. 30. Specific de
nlnl Is made nt the war dopartmen
of the story published that a rewar
of $10,000 had been offered for th
ciipturo of Colonel James Gordon , wh
will succeed the late Senator McLat
rln of Mississippi for alleged parclp
tatlon In the conspiracy of klllln
President Lincoln. The records c
the war department contain nil n <
tlces of rewards offered In conncctlo
with the assassination of Lincoln bn
nowhere In them Is the name of Co
onel Gordon.
Heads American Baseball Assoclatloi
Chicago , Doc , 30. Thomas M. Chi'
ington of Louisville was elected prcs
dent .of the American Baseball assi
clntlon attho regular meeting of th
nRsoclatlon.
NO SLAP AT
UNCLE SAM ?
MEXICAN SENT TO AMERICA DI8-
CUSSES 2ELAYA AFFAIR.
SPEAKS OF HARBORING THE MAN
Governor Creel Declares That the Of
fering of Refuge to Zelaya by Mexico
ice Is In No Senas' nn Act of Un
friendliness to the United States.
Washington , Doc. 30. Governor En
rique Creel of Chihuahua , special en
voy from Mexico to the United Statca
In the Nlcaraguan affair , gnvo to tha
Associated Press today a statement
regarding his mission to this country.
Governor Creel declared that ho had
accomplished his task with gratifying
results.
The resignation of Zolaya and suc
cession of President Madrlz had ended
many difficulties and prevented nn-
nrchy , ho declared , and pence and pa
triotism were now finding their way
on both sides In Nicaragua. The grant
ing of asylum to Zolaya by Mexico ,
said Governor Creel , was In no sense
an net of unfriendliness to the United
States ,
'ZELAYA DISCUSSES SITUATION
, <
Claims Score of American Marines
Fought and Died In Battle.
Mexico City , Dec. 30. "Mr. Knox Is
not my judge. I am answerable only
to my government. "
Jose Santos Zolaya , who arrived
hero from Saline Cruz thus replied tea
a question as to what attitude ho
would assume should Secretary Knox
seek to extradite him from this coun
try. Zelaya refused to discuss such
a probability , but strongly Intimated
that the secretary of state would not
have the right to request his presence
In the United States.
"I have no feeling against the
American people at largo nor the gov
ernment , " ho said. "Secretary Knox
has been systematically misinformed
and public opinion in the United
States has been prepared against me ,
but the real facts must become known
In time and it Is to time I trust for
my vindication.
"My relations with the proceeding
American government were exceed
ingly friendly. The situation contains
many unique conditions both for our
owu "people , , in. CoutralAmerica and
the Amerlca'ns. Secretary Root had
.the complete confidence of Central
America and his policies were drawIng -
Ing the people closer together politi
cally and commercially. I am afraid
the attitude of Secretary Knox is un
doing all that work throughout Latin
America. "
Zolaya said American , nmrlncs en
gaged in several recent ? battles in
Klcarngua and that twenty of them
were killed. Ho said :
"Do 'you know that there were 400
Americans fighting with the revolu
tionists at the battle of Rama ? Do
you know that at the battle of Colorado
rado Junction , on November 1 , the
bodies of twenty American marines
were picked up on the field by our
forces , all dead , and all from the
American gunboats anchored in the
river to protect American interests ?
The official explanation given mo was
that these men wore deserters. " '
I Zelaya believes the confederation
of all the Central American republics
( will ultimately be brought about , as
i he says 'the great masses of the peo-
'plo are unionists and the principal
'obstacle ' up to this tlmo has been
the selfish attitude of persons in
power animated by private Interests.
He favors a central government for
I the new republic rather than a strong
federal government , explaining his
meaning that under a central govern
ment the various states would pre
serve their Identity , having office to
transact such general business as
might concern the whole of Central
'America ' and leaving each of the pres
ent republics more or less Indepen
dent and Handling Its interior affairs.
j Uncle Sam Just Laughs at It.
Washington. Dec. 30. Statements
made by former President Zolaya that
the United States marines participat
ed in the battle between the govern
ment troops of Nicaragua and the rev
olutionists were received hero In un
official circles with amusement. While
neither thefafllclals of the marine corps
I nor .those of the navy department
would dignify the statement by dis
cussing It , It Is known there nro not
400 marines on the coast of that coun
try and that on November 1 when the
battle of Colorado Junction took place ,
there were none nt all.
I So far ns the statement goes that
the men were deserters from the Amor-
lean war vessels lying off the coast ,
no desertions have been reported and
It Is declared It Is unlikely any of the
, men liavo deserted. The only force
of marines of any magnitude Is on the
west coast , and these have been grant
ed permission by the governments of
Salvador and Honduras to land on the
'islands on the bay of Fonsoca.
WHY ESTRADA WON'T QUIT.
Doubting the Sincerity of New Head
of Nicaragua , He Will Fight On.
Washington , Dec. 30. Doubting the
sincerity of President Madriz who has.
made representations to the revolu
tionary army In Nicaragua , with the
