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f Till- : NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , FERKUAKY 11 , 1010. ME COINED "RACE SUICIDE. " Advanced Views Have Caused Trouble for Prof. E. A. Ross. Chicago , Feb. 8. Friends of Prof. 1C , A. Ross , luiiul of tins sociological Oopartnicnt of the University of Wis consin , nay ho IIIIHII'I resigned , hut IH on a year's leave of absence to go to China for ilatii for a new hook. It was reported he would lea\e the university Jis a result of playing host to Kimiia ( loldman when the anarchlHtle speak er vlBltud the university recently. ProfoHHor Ross first came Into prom inence ten yeai'H ago when he WIIH pro fessor of ocononilcH In Lcland Stanford tinlvcrnlty. In 18'JU he had Incurred the displeasure of Mr.s. Stanford , wid ow of the founder of the university , by wnpportliiK llryan. In 11)00 ) he repeated the offoiiHo and added to it by speak ing | ) iilllcly ) In favor of restricting Chinese Immigration and of municipal ownurHhlp of public utilities. On both those points Mrs. Statiford was HCiiHltlve , and Hhc directed the tllsmlssal of the offending profeH.sor. President Jordan acquiesced , and a Krcat controversy at once arose throughout the , universities of the country over the freedom of speech on the part of professors. Prof. ( ! . E. Howard , professor of his tory In Leland Stanford , expressed his disapproval of the course of President Jordan so plainly that his resignation was asked for. Four other professors who sympathized with Hess and How- Jird thereupon resigned. The Ameri can Economic association then took up the question and appointed an Investi gating committee. Its report was a severe censure on Doctor Jordan and for several years the big eastern uni versities refused to have any dealings with Lclaml Stanford , to express their disapproval of Us policies. Professor Koss was called to the University of Nebraska and from there wont to Wisconsin In 190G. Ho Is the author of three brilliant books , "Social Control , " "Sin and Society" 'and "So cial Psychology. " All his writings abound In striking phrases and epithets. "Race suicide , " was his expression. He always has been a keen critic of what he calls , "new forms of sin , " Including under r.liat classification franchise grabbing , bribing legislatures , monopolistic op- presslon and the like. Professor Hess is 41 ! years old. He obtained his doctor's degree from Johns Hopkins university. Not the Real Thing. Lincoln Journal : As a plain literary proposition it must be said that the let ters of Theodore Roosevelt from Af rica now being published exclusively sit very high figure in one of the east ern magazines are no way to be com- vared with the letters Theodore llooscvolt wrote from the west twen ty live years ago on which his Ilrsl literary fame was built. They have the suggestion of being written tc order by a man who Is tired aftei Ills day's hunt. The spirit of Afric.i sseeins absent. The illustrations fron ; photographs by Kermit and the sclen vjllc helpers are excellent. But people who wish to get knowledge of the Kreat dark continent to know its mys tery and to feel its border days ol white settlement will no more read the lloosevelt letters in after years thai will those who wish to know what r f.rip around the world meant In the beginning of the twentieth centurj turn to Colonel Uryan's volume. The fact is that the noted man cannot gel close enough to the everyday life 01 everyday people to make a real con fcributlon to our knowledge of them Alnyard Taylor tramping over Europe with stick and knapsack and hardlj nough silver in his pocket to pay foi black bread and a hard bunk at ar obacuro wayside tavern was bettei qualified to tell us a story which woulc challenge our interest than any am bnssador to the European courts. When Biggins Threw Eldro. Sioux City journal : "Sam EIrod h the Abe Lincoln of South Dakota. " It was a strapping big six-footoi troia Gregory county who made tin wtatemunl. He was standing in th < Eobby of the Royal noted at Huron sv big-black cigar poised in midair a wide brimmed Stetson set jauntilj on his head. Ho was eyeing a group that had gathered at the other em ot the lobby about a rather diminutive man , who was working overtime shak ing hands and challenging his ac quraLninnces with such expressions as ; "Hello , Jim , how's things in Tripi cgtinty ? " < or "Why , Mac , haven't seen ynu .Kince the day we crossed the hllli belilnd the bronchos. " The little ex-governor finally turnei lo cross the lobby , and his eyes fel an tlie ' 'big 'un" from Gregory , wlx had just passed the remark aboui telrod being "another Abe Lincoln. ' There was a twinkle In his eyes as he jauntily waved his hand , and in i second "Honest Sam , " as he is called G\\ \ \ over the state , was pumping th < firm of the stalwart admirer and ask ing About the "boys" In Gregory. "The boys arc all shouting 'EIrod np our way , Sam. They ain't forgo how you ami Jim Biggins went to i tin u srcBtlin * match , and even thougl Jim iMd take somewhat of a fall out'i you , they are with you , Sam , like cow punchers stickln' to a rarin' bronc. " Thou the story of the famous wresl jiiiB match Lotween "Honest Sam" an < Jim Jliggins came out. It was a se leet page from South Dakota hlstor : The turning point in Sam Elrod's ct reer , " some called It In reciting ho' ' the little governor showed he wn 3ame for n battle of muscle eve ehougu his tour at the far wester section of the state was for the pu IXJBO of getting backing in his race fc Kovornor. "That wrestlln' match sure put tl : "KOV * in right with the boys in Gregoi tcounty , " drawled one of the big wea srnors , when asked to tell the stoi of the governor's attempt to thro There's Jim Biggins over thei now , and he'll never got tired of tell- In' how he threw the governor. You see the 'gov' came up to Gregory early n tht" campaign. It was before the railroads had strung the lines through the county , and the boys were In clined to he playful , but they couldn't stump 'Honest Sam' by a long shot. He was In the game from the word 'go * to the limit lap. A biineh of the best of Vim wont with Sam up through the county. They did their vote trail- In' by horse and buggy- They didn't liavo any of these horse scartn' auto mobiles In that section of the long grass country In those days , and I don't believe 'Honest Sam * would be so forgetful as to go vote seekln * In one of those contraptions anyhow. The 'boys' and the governor got up early one mornln' and they began trallln' it across from liurko to Herrick - rick , I think It was. Jim Ulgglns was In the crowd and so was Fred Reich- inann , that big fellow over yonder. Jim was a gamoy youngster , as the men of f > 0 I South Dakota go , and after they had bumped along for n few miles the bunch got tired of the monotony of bumps , and they climbed overboard to take a rest. "On the ground , little Jim felt the strength of manhood risin' In his breast , and he allowed to the governor , who's about Jim's size , that ho could throw him. ' "I'll take you on , Jim , ' said the 'gov , ' comln' down to business , which Is what made the 'gov' a business man at Pierre and gave him the title ol 'Honest Sam. ' "They peeled their coats and big Fred Relchmann nctcd as a coatrack and referee. It was all Fred could do to keep them worktn' fair. As 1 remember It , the 'gov' took the Ilrsl fall out of Jim. I hoard It was an easy tack , but 1 wouldn't want Jim to heai I said so. The next round the 'gov , they toll mo , allowed Jim to throw him , and then , diplomat that he was he suggested to Jim that it would make him feel ashamed if Jim threw two out of three , and that Jim would feel likewise If he failed , so he sug gested that they cut out the third try. "Jim heaved a sigh of relief , thej tell me , and allowed that he didn't want to throw the governor. So there the matter rested. Do you think thai Gregory county bunch forgot ? Well you go and loop up the poll books foi that election and add and subtract r few hundred votes from the 'gov's side , and that will toll you the dif ference the wrestlin" match made ui in that country. "Smiling Jim" Biggins , a standpatter tor from Standpattersville. when askei if the governor had thrown him in the "trys" that day out on the prairie , en tcrcd a denial , but suggested not tc let the governor know It , confessing that he had lost some weight since they tried conclusions on the forme ; occasion. "As I recall It , " said 'Honest Sam , "I got you both times , Jim , " and thoi the argument started. Of course i did not block the work of the Huroi conference , but it started the talk o "EIrod for governor" In the hotel lob by , and a bunch of the industrious Gregory county boys got busy will that slogan and before the boom o E. L. Abel had slipped out of swad dllng clothes Elrod's prowess as i wrestler had placed him up In froni of the conference crowd as the bl | possibility for governor. Of course It wasn't wrestling aloni that achieved this result , jtor "Hones Sam , " wearing his big black Stetson the crown jauntily crushed in severa places , is a handshaker , and he i more than that he is a governor witl a record. He didn't get a second tr ; at it , but that is a chapter of the fac tlonallsm In the republican ranks o the state , a chapter that many of tin conference guests thought would maki "Honest Sam" a powerful candidat for governor in the coming election. "We'll try Sara again. He was tb goat the other time. It was a sham for the party to go back on him , " thi "boys" said. They told the othe "boys , " and the other "boys" told thi rest , so they all got busy and chalkei Sam EIrod down for governor am then began talking about the rcct o the slate. Allen May Enter Race. Madison , Neb. , Feb. 9. Special t ( The News : Former United Statei Senator William V. Allen , whose nami has been mentioned recently in Lin coin dispatches as a prospective can dldato for re-election to the senate , I gave a statement to The News li ' which he says ho ia not now an aspl rant for the position but that lie doe ; | not deny that conditions might arisi vhlch would cause him to become i andldate. Following Is his statement : The dispatch is a matter of news ti no. I know nothing of its origin , mven't been a candidate for the sen itc and no one is authorized to spcal or me. I am not to he considered ii any sense an aspirant for the posltio ; at this time. I do not say that cor dltlons might not arise that woul cause mo to become a candidate. M relations with all the gentlemen wh arc candidates at this time is of th nest friendly character. Each is we ! qualified for the place. Pintail Ducks Have Arrived. Pintail ducks are already manuo' erlng about the lakes and ponds su rounding Norfolk , which 13 considerc by a number of hunters and loci sportsmen a sure sign of spring. Th Is the earliest visit of any year < the pintail ducks , it is said. The pintail duck , when it gets read to leave for the south , does not Un or on its way but ( lies at times i a rate of 400 miles an hour for tl south where it remains until sprin It makes the return trip from Mexli and other southern countries In a vo short time. The pintail is a welcon visitor and the hunters are now abe to get in some of the choicest shoe o Ing. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL LANDS. ( Senator Gamble Explains Pine Ridge Appropriation Bill. Washington , Feb. U. In connection with the consideration by the senate of a bill opening to settlement the lands of the Pine Uldge Indian reser vation In South Dakota , which was passed , Senator Uacon declared that the state of South Dakota was about to receive from the national treasury , for school purposes , a sum approxlmat- Ing $700,000 for the purchase of In dian lands. ! The Pine Uldge hill calls for only $12n.OOO ; but measures previously passed providing for the opening of the Rosebud and Cheyenne and StandIng - Ing Rock agencies make up the total sum. Senator Gamble explained that the purchases wore In accordance with the act admitting the state to the union , which provides for the use of sections thirty-six of each township for the bencllt of the public schools. In the acquisition of the school lands It be comes necessary to pay tlie Indians for them and in pursuance of Its con tract with the state the government pays for the school sections and then gives them to the state. Senator Gamble was Informed by the secretary of the Interior that on account of weather conditions and the unusual snowfall In South Dakota the department would recommend to the president a modification of the proclamation opening lands on the Standing Rock and Cheyenne river reservations , changing the date of fil ing from the first day In April to the first day In May , and action thereon would be taken as soon as the bound aries of the districts in which lands are situated arc established. The candidates recently named by Senator Gamble as principal and al ternates for a cadetship at West Point have all failed. Senator Gamble Is somewhat disappointed that his state cannot supply young men successfully to pass muster for entrance to West Point. Hero apparently Is an oppor tunity for any young man between the ages of 17 and 22 to make application at once for this vacant appointment at West Point. Senator Gamble invites all young men who may be desirous of a mili tary career and who have reasonable chance to stand the mental and physi cal requirements to apply to him at once. The next examination to fill these vacancies will be held at West Point , New York , on February 23. Her Parents Not Willing. Madison , Neb. , Reb. 9. Special to The News : The Farmers telephone line was kqpt pretty busy all after noon between the court house at this end and Battle Creek at the other end In an effort to secure the consent of the parents to permit their daughter to wed , and to assure County Judge Bates of that fact before he would Is sue the necessary license , It appearing that the prospective bride had not yet attained the legal marriageable age. Both parties reside at or near Battle Creek. The protracted conversation over the phone and the persistent ef. J forts of the young man to call some ( . i one to his assistance at Battle Creek i was the occasion of considerable merriment - riment among the county house offi cials. The would-be groom asserts that there is some misunderstanding and that all will be righted in due time , and , judging from his persist ence there is every likelihood that It will be. Emmett Hasley was the man , Miss Emma Reed the girl. Bankers' First Bowling Match. The bankers last evening held theii first bowling contest with three games after which the losing team treated the winners to a supper. Lederer , Hauptli , Delaney and Hulae were the winning team. In the flrsl game they made 476 , second 493 , third 537. Haaso , Stafford , Asmus and Zue low , the losers , made 500 in the flrsl game , second 424 , third 440. Following were the scores : Lederer 129 Hauptli 114 Delnney 113 1 Hulac 120 f Totals 476 493 537 150 ( Haase 105 105 83 29 : Stafford 129 100 114 345 Asmus 121 85 94 30C Zuelow 145 134 149 42 * Totals 500 424 440 136- ! MRS. PAT TO VAUDEVILLE. The Two-a-Day Gets the Noted Eng lish Actress. New York , Feb. 9. One of the mos Interesting recruits to vaudeville fron the ranks of the "legitimate" is Mrs Patrick Campbell , the emotional ac tress , who is widely known on botl sides of the Atlantic. I She came to this country * f oou three weeks ago without any ide : c of a vaudeville engagement ; In fact with no more definite plans than "t < look around a bit. " But the vaudevilli bee got to buzzing and almost befon she knew It , she had placed her sig nature to the end of a contract witl Percy G. Williams and will make he debut In the two-a-day at the Colonia theater February 14. "Yes , it's true , " said Mrs. Campbell "I am going to appear under Mi Williams' management for twolv weeks. I shall first produce 'A RUE d sian Tragedy , ' adapted from th ll , French by Adolf Glass. Percy Stant 18 ing , a brother of Guy Standing , is th ) f I only one so far engaged for my con pany. The cast calls for two mor persons , and they will bo engaged verB BIt shortly. " 10 A Basketball Challenge. 10B. Stanton , Nob. , Fob. 9. Sporting Ei Itor , The News : The Stanton "Bigs basketball team , champions of the va ley so far this season , will play an team In this part of the state. Charles Thompson , Captain and Manager. Flirting With Latta's Job ? Ponca Journal : Some mlschlcvlous editors over the big Third have made Jim Elliott , of the West Point Repub lican , the defendant In a case wherein Elliott Is charged with making "goo- goo eyes" at ,1. P. Latta's Job. J. C. 'has accepted service In the case and ! asks the court for sixty days In which ' to ( lie his amended answer to the ' petition. The question that naturally arises Is : What sentence will Elliott Cet If he pleads guilty ? ONE WIFE IN 19 AN ANGEL. A Much Married Man Tells of His Marital Experiences. Now York , Fob. it. "Women ? " ob served 'Count' Emll Carl von Miller , or Von dor llagen. of Schloss Hoboken - en , a fortress otherwise known to fame as the Hudson county jail , "are devils or angels. There Is no be tween. And there arc more devils than angels , I toll you , aeh ja ! In all my life I have known only one angel ; she Is my California wife. " The "count" Is charged with marry ing nineteen women of various ell- 1 mates. I In appearance the bigamous count suggests that he may have belonged really to the Gorman army , In which he asserts he was an olllcer. His carriage Is very erect. Ho has blue eyes , and the sparse hairs visible un der the black silk skull cap he wears are straw colored. He was dressed In light gray clothes ; and , while ho does not resemble the heart breaker he has proved himself to be , he is , be cause of a scrupulous neatness , a rath er startling figure In 'a jail. "Though I have never used my title In this country , 1 could have gone in society on Fifth avenue and married a millionairess ; but I have never cared for society , " he said. Dies in Chair at Spencer. Spencer , Nob. , Feb. 9. Special to The News : Mrs. Chris Anderson , wife of Supervisor Anderson of Boyd coun- i ty , died from heart failure while sit ting in a chair hero at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Christcnson at 6 o'clock this morning. She had an attack last night , but seemed to recover. Mr. An- I derson was at Butte attending a ses- j slon of the board and did not know of i the death of his wife until he boarded 'the ' train at Anoka. The funeral will l likely be at Bristow Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Killed By Auto. AInsworth , Neb. , Feb. 9. Special to The News : George O. Sawyer , a prom inent Jeweler and one of the propri etors of the Ainsworth Automobile company , was killed as the result of I an accident which occurred half a mile west of Wood Lake about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was taking a number of traveling men from Ainsworth to Wood Lake and had stopped his machine and left It in gear. On cranking to start again , the machine started suddenly , knockIng - Ing him down and passing over his chest. Sawyer lived only half an hour after the accident. He leaves a wife and three small children. Will U. P. Firemen Strike ? Omaha , Feb. 9. The "committee of thirteen , " representing the various unions of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen of the Union Pacific branch , which has been In session here , adjourned today after preparing resolutions to be sent to all Union Pa citlc firemen to be voted on March 1. The question at Issue Is whether the answer of the railroad officials refus ing the organizations' demand for in creased wages shall be submitted to arbitration or responded to with a gen eral strike. Ask Crabtree to Resign. Nebraska City , Neb. , Feb. 9. After a long session ami a hard fight , the state normal board adopted a motion , the substance of which was to request the resignation of Professor Crabtree , superintendent of the state normal school at Peru. The motion was intro duced by Dr. Shellhorn and seconded by State Treasurer Brian. Professor I , Crabtree's resignation is to take effect > ! at the end of the present school tcarm , which expires about June 1. Dying at Lincoln Asylum. Administrations at the Norfolk and Lincoln insane hospitals differ , ac cording to a report from Lincoln. At the Norfolk hospital nurses enter a training school , being given opportu ilty to learn the profession. At Lin coln one reason given for the large number of deaths that have occurred iiinong the Inmates of the Lincoln asy lum is that no training school Is con ducted there now as was formerl > maintained. Before the present administration took charge of the state institutions it was customary every morning at the Lincoln asylum for the head nurse to assemble her assistants and give them a lecture on how to do their work and care for patients. This was dls continued under the present admlnls tration and no school of instruction is now maintained. Reports from the in stitutlon are that during ) the las month the death rate has been excep tionally high. Hayward for Congress. Within the present week Wlllian Hayward , chairman of the ropubllcai state committee and secretary of the national republican committee , wll file his name as a candidate for the republican nomination for congress li the First district , Mr. Hnywhrd ha been urged to make the race for some time by many of his friends of the district , but ho had held off because h preferred to attend to his law prnctlc rather than got Into the race for ofllco but ho has finally decided to make th fight. The district is now represented by John A. McGulro. a democrat , wh defeated Mr. Pollard. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. A. D. Yates went to Lincoln. C. A. Jones of Wayne was here. A. H. Vlelo returned from Crolghton. Henry Uoth of Atkinson was In the Ity. Ity.Dr. Dr.V. . 11. Pllgor returned from llos- < Ins. John Pofahl of Hosklns was In the Ity. Ity.Mrs. Mrs. 10. A. Waddell went to Sioux My. My.Mrs. Mrs. William Raabo of lladar was ore. ore.N. N. S. Westropo of Plalnvlow was ore. J. N. Wicks wont to Omaha on busl- oss. E. S. South returned from Newman Grove. Mrs. Fred Strato of Hosklns was In ho city. John Schmidt wont to Pierce on uslness. 10. P. Weathcrhy returned from Crawford. Mrs. William Rokor of Hosklns was n the city. Mrs. H. Gnlrk of Hosklns called on rlends here. Charles Beierbdorf went to Fairfax n business. (5. ( W. Hell of Gross was transacting business In Norfolk. Chester Slaughter of Dallas was In he city on business. Richard Anderson of Omaha is in he city on business. M. J. Sanders and Walter Jones went o Neligh on business. Senator F. J. Hale of Atkinson was n the city on business. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Braden returned ast night from Chicago. J. M. Buckmastor and his son , R. E. Juckmaster , of Creighton , were in the Ity. Ity.John John Craven of Exeter , Neb. , Is In he city visiting with his brother , Dan Craven. S. G. Dean returned from Illinois , vhere he had been visiting with his parents. Mrs. H. S. Thorpe , who has been ill. s reported recovering. W. Z. King has resigned his position with the People's Department store. There will be a regular session of he Eastern Star Thursday evening. Ml members arc requested to bo pres ent. ent.The The Baptist Ladies' Aid society will neet with Miss Myrtle Tcmplin , on South Ninth street , Thursday after- loon at 2:30 : o'clock. The first twins of the year 1910 ar- ived In Norfolk this morning when a six pound boy and a five pound girl vere born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Irard. G. M. Wright , P. F. Zimmerman , Charles T. Richardson , all of Battle Creek , and Fred Hitter of Tllden were idded to the list of applicants as cen sus enumerators , and were examined icro by V. V. Light. Claud Housh. one of the Norfolk ightweigiit pugilists who is to meet larry Lewis of the Junction in a four- ound bout in March , has posted his share of the ? 50 forfeit with the sport- ng editor of The News. Walter Howe , Herman Schelley , Lo- rin Brueggeman and Frank Johnson mvc organized a comedy sketch called he "Overland Four. " Their first ap- learancc behind the footlights will ake place tonight when they appear at the Crystal theater. Examinations for clerk-carrier at the ocal postoflice took place here during the day. Among those who applied for he examinations are : Herbert L. WIchman , Harold Clark , Theodore W. Mueller , Harry Oesterllng. James B. Rouse , James K. Stewart , Herman H. C. Tappert. H. F. Paul and Miss Hattie Lichten- berg were married Tuesday afternoon it the home of Mrs. F. Paul , the groom's mother. Tlie ceremony was > erformed at 2 o'clock by Rev. J , P. Mueller. The home was decorated with lilies of the valley and the tables with carnations. A number of farmers around Nor- 'oik have become inventors of many different contrivances pertaining , to .he workings of wagons , wheels , etc. Since David Smith , the Deverre flying machine inventor , left the city a num ber of farmers have called at the Ahl- , uan garage exhibiting a number of new inventions , on which work they ire endeavoring to employ the ser vices of the Ahlman brothers. One In ventor who has a patent hub which will only need to bo oiled once in a eng time , will commence work on his nvention here soon. Oscar Stoffrelden , a pilot in the New York harbor for forty years and a sea man who has sailed over every piece of salt water with a name , was in the city Wednesday visiting with C. W. Landers. He went to Neligh and O'Neill in the afternoon to spend a few days visiting friends , after which he will return to Norfolk. Mr. Stoff- reiden Is described by Garnet Warren , a newspaper writer of Now York city , as a pilot of ships who uses a bible for a chart with which to show men the way to higher things. During his short stay here Mr. Stoff reiden declared he liked the climate of Nebraska , being used to cold weather and also the heal of the tropics , but "the only thing 1 don't like , " he said , "Is the time II takes to get anywhere here in the west. I have had to change cars sc often I don't know where I am at. " Mr. Stoff reiden talked of his recenl voyage to the Bermudas , where he hat : a fur coat hanging in his cabin which when looked at by a number of passen gers , was taken for quite a curiosity Business Changes. ' Jay Burch'lias purchased the black smith shop of C. W. Carr of Meadow Grove. Fluke and George Rest purchasec the hardware stock of Bailey am Joyce at Orchard. Charles Crook traded his land it Knox county for a confectionery am baker } ' business at Dodge. On February 1 , The Artesian Rollei Mills , Artesian Light company , and J L. Turner & Son at Springfield merged and formed the new corporation of J. L. Tinner & Son , Incorporated , with the following stockholders : J. L. Turner , J. W. Turner , F. E. Turner , L. F. Glllotte. P. H. McCarthy and James Gavnor. The general merchan dise store of J. L. Turner & Son was established In LS70 by Honesteel & Tumor. In 18Sl ! J. L. Turner estab lished the Artesian Roller Mills. In 1892 the Artesian Light company was originated , by .1. L. Turner and Spring field's llrst and only electric light plain was put In operation. Atkinson. The Misses Rose and Phoebe Scott left Saturday morning to visit rela tives at Wichita. Kan. They expect to Join a traveling concert company. The Sorosls club was entertained at a two course luncheon Saturday afternoon. Covers were laid for ten ; those present being the charter members bers , Mesdames Morhman , Gallogly Granneko , Thomas and Carmiechoi and Misses Havens , Luensdon , Hlaku Link and Cockerel ! . AGAINST TAFT PLAN. Standpat Members Foremost In Stand Against Conservation Program. Washington , Feb. ! i. A deep-seated revolt has appeared In congress against the conservation program of President Taft. The In uurroc'tlon exists loss among recognized insurgents of the two houses than among members who have gloried in their support of stand- pat principles. As a result , the con servation bills are in a precarious sit uation. Those that do not run the gauntlet of the national congress will arrive at the white house In such a mutilated condition that the presi dent will have to examine them with the utmost care In order to assure him self that they really were the chil dren he fathered. The senate committee probably will report all the bills , greatly changed , however , from the original form In which they were presented by the president. The house committee Is not even considering the Taft pro gram. If It were possible to force the committee to a vote it is a ques tion whether a single member would accept any of the presidential meas ures in their present shape. The senate committee is assuring the president that It will do all it can to meet his wishes. The house com mittee is making no promises. The way in which the house com mittee has treated the president Is liscoiirteous , to say the least. Frank . Mondell of Wyoming , chairman of the committee , declined his sup- > ort even to the extent of introducing .he bills in the house. Volstead of Minnesota , Smith of California , Gron- m of North Dakota , Parsons of New York , and the eight ether rcpubllca.i nombers of the committee , sidestep- ied the honor the president sought to hrust upon them. Burn On Hand May Convict Him. Pierce , Neb. , Feb. 9. The last of the state's testimony against Harry Joyce , \lleged Hadar bank robber , was pre sented this morning when Mrs. Stan- ield and her daughter of Norfolk took .he stand. This Looks Bad for Joyce. The state played Its trump card In .he case this forenoon when Mrs. Stan- field testitfed that on the morning af- er the Hadar robbery , at 5 a. m. , Mor risen and Joyce came fo her house In Norfolk , ( she is a nurse ) to get a wound on Joyce's hand dressed. She said she told Joyce it was a burn and dressed it for a burn , though he in sisted that it was a barb wire cut. Evelyn Stanfield , Mrs. Stanfield's daughter , corroborated the testimony ind made a strong witness for the state. She was asked to point out one of the men who came to her mother's house that morning. She pointed her linger at Joyce. Yesterday afternoon the case start ed. The state failed to connect Joyce with the robbery other than to prove by M. Farley , the' Norfolk boarding louse keeper , that Joyce had stayed at his hotel three nights Friday , Sat urday and Sunday just before the robbery , which was discovered Tues day morning. It was anticipated the defense would attempt to show that Joyce and Morri son ( the robber recently sentenced to thirty years In the penitentiary ) wore merely chance acquaintances. Monowl State Bank Election. Monowi , Neb. , Feb. 9. At the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Monowl State bank held at Monowl February 7 , the following were elect ed for olllcers for the following year : J. Lewis Packard , president and cash ier ; A. G. Heckman , vice president. The bank has made a very good show ing the past year having doubled Its business since they purchased the bank from F. Nelson one year ago , and great credit is given to Mr. Pack ard who has had active charge of the bank the past year. The Way of the World. "When we wvre poor , " remarked the prosperous mini retk-ctlvely , "we look ed forward to the tlmu when we could have a summer home. " "Wei IV "Well , when we got rich enough to have one we didn't like going to the same place every summer because It was monotonous , and we looked for ward to tht' time when wo could have Qiiuthur for variety. " "WellV" "Well , wo got another , and then we began to lung for a whiter place , so that wo wouldn't huvc to be so much ! u the big house in the city. " "Well ? " "Well , we've got them all now. " "And lire you happy ? " "I suppose so at least , I suppose my wlfo Is. She keeps them all shut up and spends most of her time In Eu rope , but ulic knows she hai them. " Chicago Poet "WOMEN TO VOTE IN 5 YEARS. " When Franchise Is Obtained Mrs. Catt Says She'll Go to a Farm. New York. Fob. 9. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt , big boas of the newly formed women's parly , president of the International Suffrage Alliance and of the Intel-urban Suffrage Council , ways that when women get the fran chise she will go on n farm and nil HO chickens and let others do the voting. This does not mean a diminution of enthusiasm for the ballot. Mrs. Catt Is working day and night , like a worlhy boss , to lead her party to vic tory. She claims twenty thousand registered suffragists In the different boroughs. She asks for one hundred thousand. Her election captains , in house to house canvass , have dug up evidences of corruption In the padded olllclnl list of voters. Her assembly district leaders are dally Interviewing the legislators who represent thorn , and Mrs. Catt made her declaration In the midst of a stir ring speech asking the solf-sacrlllcc and energy on the part of the women who hellevo in suffrage , which alone will win them the vote. She was talking to me Now vork Equal Suffrage league last ulght In the Hotel Astor when she said It. Since the war , Mrs. Catt said , there has never been an honest election here. She urged Iho women lo clean up New York while getting their en franchisement. She prophesied vic tory In from two to five years. BABIES WORTH $362 A POUND. A Yale Professor Shows the Wealth That Each Produces. Now Haven , Conn. , Fob. 9. An 8- pound baby is worth , at birth | 3C2 a pound. That Is a child's value as a potential wealth producer. If ho lives out the normal term of years he con produce $2,900 more wealth than it costs to rear him and maintain him as an adult. The figures with regard to earning capacity are given by Irv ing Fisher , professor of political econ omy at Yale. "Always until now each additional child was an additional national lia bility , " he says. "Each new child rep resented another mouth to feed and It was difficult for the nvcnigy man or woman to produce enough food to sup ply his or her needs. Therefore , the birth rate of each child meant that the country would be fortunate if the now creature should leave the world no poorer than It found It ; If the new creature , In other words , should pro duce as much wealth as It consumed. "These facts hold good from the earliest times until our own times. The changes came when the steam en gine came and brought with It ma chinery. Slow , laborious hand produc \ tion ceased. Per capita production leaped and bounded. The substitution of steam and electricity for man's mus cle had transformed the world. Wealth , Instead of being the most dif ficult thing in the world to produce , became one of the earliest. Given a chance to work with machinery , any people could make more food , more clothing , more houses than they need ed. The human liability had indeed become a national human asset. "And , as heretofore stated , Professor ser Fisher now estimates that each human being who lives a normal life time leaves the world $2,900 richer than he found it , by reason of having produced that much more than he consumed. "Thus comes It that we have a new crop the most valuable of all crops the baby crop , " the professor goes on. "Thus comes it , also , that we have anew now financial loss the greatest finan cial loss of all the financial loss rep resented by the deaths of children that should not die ; children whose lives could easily bo saved. "Now we are beginning to get the ingredients of some tremendous prob lems concerning the child crop. 'Child crop' sounds strange when considered in terms of financial value. It Is only so recently that this particular crop has had a financial value to the nation that wo arc not used to the expression. It sounds fictitious fraudulent. But before we consider what the national child crop is worth potentially to the country , just bear In mind that this nation would not today have 120 bil lion dollars of wealth if It had only the four million of human beings with which it began. Now that there is a national profit on each full term life , the more populous the nation be comes at least up to a certain point the richer it will be. The potential value of the American child crop last year , measured by Pro fessor Fisher's standard was 6,960 bil lion dollars. Approxlamtely 2,400,000 children were horn. Left Them Thinking. Counsel ( to the Jury ) "The prinol- p l fault of the prisoner has been nil unfortunate characterlntlc of putting faith In thieves and scoundrels of the basest description. I have done , Th unhappy man In the dock puts Implic it faith In you , gentlemen ot the jury I" Northwest Deaths. Vaclav Uhllr died at Ntoorara. Buelah Minklor died at Tllden. Earl Stocking died at Creighton. O. J. Bufllngton died at Wayne. Ferdinand Ludko died at Spencer. Mrs. C. H. Peterson died at Tllden. Amelia Plorsall died at Ainsworth. Mrs Elizabeth Jorgensen of Spencer died at Wahoo. Rev. W. E. Bassctt of Brown county died at Arleta , Oregon. \ ART STUDIO and GRAFT SHOP jflntlriicllon in water color art leather , bran and copper Home ilecoiatlon Air ami op purtunll > toliarn art When vou once know It , you can earn a meat deal ot money in jour Louie llettof inmuctiqn t > r teacher whoipent manr > an in art cetitera In th * eait , and in Alllrra Harit Writ * lor free particular ! . Mr * . H HEX COTTON , 607 BM BWi..OiMlu , N b.