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rr TII10 NCWFOLK WEEKLY NEWS - JOURNAL , FRIDAY , MARCH 25 , 1910. "Polly of The Circus. " A conflict of cniotloiiH , wherein all Mint IB hateful IH arrayed against all ( lint IH good , IH the thcino of the de lightful comedy-drama , "Polly of Tin1 Ulrciin , " Frederic Thompson's mas- , tlvo production which will bo noon at llto Autlltorluiu Friday. Circus life Is depleted , thure Bcenes showing a ring performance outside of thu tunt , mil the roar of tlm tout rhowlng Hit' ttrcus going away after the perform- neo at night , whlli- the other HCPIIOH art' laid In the imrHnmiKO of the Rev. John Douglas , the village piiHtur , who .falls In lovu with Polly , to the amaze- nient and distaste of the village pen- jl ) ( ; . The gossip startH when I'olly IB talion to the Hov. John Douglas' homo HiifforliiK from an Injury re ceived during a performance at the circus. Deacon Strong , a pillar of the jhurch , IH the vllllan and doea all ho can to hurt I'olly In the eyes of Doug las , who falltt In love with the In jured porformor. All that Is done In ! opposition niakCH Douglas all the n uns determined to marry the girl. The tast scene shows the circus going over thu Hill in lliu distance , whllo Polly And the minister are loft together , she content to give up the circus for her love for him. Mr. Thompson has given this pro duction his perHonal intention na to Jhe scenic equipment and has sur passed anything that ho has over nt- tempted and Is as truly portrayed as van bo for use on the stage. This IB Ihe name play that was seen at the Liberty theater , New York city , for one solid year. In "Polly of The Circus" Vredoric Thompson has given to the stage a play that will live a long tlmo and Is today one of the greatest plays from tfvery point of view. Among the many features of the play Is the realistic circus scenes that ho has brought out , and In which ho carries a car of horses , all trained for the stage , and a score of circus performers of In ternational reputation , also two cars of scenery which are novelties of his inventive mind. A TENOR WILL FIGHT A DUEL. Conte Clnelll of Rome Desires to Kill Slgnor Garden , the Singer. Boston , March 23. Signor Carlo < v rtlca , the big tenor of the Uoston Opera company , who looks like Cam- 1.0 says he has been challenged to light a duel by Conte Arturo Clnelll < nt Homo , who journeyed to this coun try for that purpose. "It Is simply an affair of hoii-.r , " iSlgnor Cartica said , when he was ask ed about it. "Something about the { 'onto Cinelli , no matter what , did not ault mo. I slapped his face. He need not have como all the way across the ocean to seek me out. He knew where Jo tlnd mo next summer. "After I slapped his face , I expected a , challenge , but none came and wltn- in a few days a cable dispatch from ohe manager of the Boston Opera conv pany summoned mo here , and I came at once. "But the Conte Canelli has dial longed mo , as I knew ho would , though I believed ho was content to wait until I returned to Italy after the opera season. He came to offer his challenge and our seconds arranged all the major details the date , the hour and the place. He was so eager that he suggested wo fight here at some secluded spot near Boston one of the parks , perhaps ; but a good friend ef ours advised us of the strange laws of this country , which permit men to light with lists , but forbid them to fight like gentlemen. So we wert obliged to postpone the pleasure until June 4 , when I return to Europe. " A TITIAN FOR W. E. D. STOKES. Glllmartln , Painter , Identified an Old Canvas Bought at an Art Sale. New York , March 23. W , K. D Stokes has just completed a transac tlon that promises to yield him 10.00C per cent profit. Three weeks ago Mr. Stokes , whc is somewhat of an art lover , dropped in at an art sale downtown and picket up a dingy old canvas that struck lik fancy. When he looked at It the next day he felt sure it was an old inastei and he shipped it to the studio of hi ; friend , Joseph Palmerston Gillmartin the "painter to the 400 , " for observa tion. tion.Mr. Mr. Glllmartln busied himself witl the restoration of the portrait , anc under his careful manipulation the out lines of a human form began to b < visible. A lltlo more work , a feu more deft touches hnre and there , am presto ! another Titian had been dis overed. "I didn't know this thing was goinj to get out , " Mr. Stokes said , "but knew the picture was a Titian fron the llrst. I suppose some persons wll 1)0 ) skeptical , but It doesn't make an : difference to me. The picture Is no In the market at any price , althougl I believe It to bo worth at least $50 , 000. I shall add It to my collectloi bore In the Ansonla. " LOVE ALWAYS FINDS A WA < i At Present Dan Cupid Is Uslnj Telegrams. Sioux City Journal : Love letters b ; telegraph Is the latest. The advent o the fifty word letter at night at tlv same rates charged for ten word da ; messages has brought a surprise will it. The love lorn youth and the hm band away from homo who canno await the arrival and departure of th malls have shared the confidence c the operators In the telegraph office ! A local operator said last night thn some of the messages which went eve the wire at night seemed especlall "springlike. " The night service was expected b the officials of the company to prov extremely popular as a means of shoi business correspondence , for a goo business letter can ho written In flft words. But they never dreamed of tli demand of the lovers. Hut love finds a way , as Is again proven In this cam- . What the big men of the telegraph Hi-rvlco never di earned of linn become a midden teallty , and love wan not blind. Especially pop ular with the love lottorH customers IH the Hervlce In thlH Htato and the nhoit distance rales. They can send a fifty word letter , which will contain many "coolngH" and " 1 love yoiiH. " all for a quarter , and that Is worth a quarter of any young nian'H money , lie would have Hpcnl much more than that amount - mount If his sweetheart had been with him and then , too , perhaps ho would not have had the nerve to loll her all the tilings that he could In the tele graph letter. One of those blue coated urchins In the gul.se of the messenger boy with a cigarette In his month and a red , white and bine 5-ccnt novel In his pock et , may not look exactly like a cupid , but who knows ? No one does , unless It Is the operator who took the mes sage. It IH true the telegraph compan ies have not yet found It necessary to lay In a supply oflolet scented sta tionery to receive these messages on , hut they may for the accommodation of their customers , and such would no doubt prove a popular move. Faithful hiiHbands away from "wlf- oy" on business for perhaps only a night have found the wires exceedingly communicative , and when the wife gets up in the morning the messenger "kid" Is at the door , and she tears the envelope open eagerly. The traveling men are using them too. A fifty word letter Is generally sufficient for these busy men , and the little cost docs not matter In their con sideration. Perhaps they will add It to the general expense account. The Sioux City telegraph offices have eon doing a rushing business since the crvlce went Into effect Monday , March 7. The first night the Western Union handled twenty-one letters. They In- reased In numbers each night , and the number that Is now being sent out reaches up In the seventies. Tuesday night sixty-seven fifty-word messages were sent. About the same number Is received. The fifty-word message busi ness is all cleared away before day light. The service Is closed at mid night , and the remainder of the night the operator's key Is busy , lie has no more chances to doze away for a few hours , and the last trick man generally has company now , for it Is too much for one man. The business at the Western Union office has been so heavy that the "split" trick force , which has been going on early In the evening and working until 9 o'clock , now Is working until after midnight , and It is probable the force will have to be Increased soon. The Postal com pany announced the rate to go into effect at the same time as the Western Union , and also is doing a rushing business. The Increased business will no doubt mean that telegraphers will be greatly In demand for some time. Good oper ators always have been in demand , and as this new business developes It will mean the force of these men at work over the country will have to be in creased. The messenger boys have become letter carriers. At the local offices they have been assigned routes , and at seven o'clock they make their start , The messages are delivered to the rest deuce districts before 8 o'clock as a rule. There is a business delivery which starts at 8 o'clock. It may mean an Increase in messengers In time , but at present the average mes * senger boy is not overworked , and ho finds It within his power to do all that Is required of him. BACK TO HIS SECOND LOVE. Y ung Roosevelt's Fatner'nLavivlay ' Remarry His Er/l-ig Wife. New Yorlc , March 21. Henry Add ! son Alexander , whose daughter , Elea nor Alexaiidd , is to oe miirr'od ' son : to Theodore Roosotcl' ' , jr. . nas pusl opened a law office In London , in partnership norship with ' Fauvtl Gouraud whose sister ii. law , the former Amj Crocker of t-.in Francisco , ' was left .1 widow not Ion ? , a o by ihc death ol popular .luck Gouraud. Gossips scon ; an unusual rot.mnce In Mr. Alet.i.iilT s new ( L.-portuce. lit began hta legal career In New Yoil in the offices of his father , Ali-xan-ki & Green , nnd about th tt lime manlf Jessie Teri'enif rhl'H ' < > After ward heVM appointed counsel to the American embassey In Paris , and ii was when living there his wife elopei with a lawyer named Blackiston. The pair wore married after Alexander oh talned his divorce , but the union sooi proved to be unhappy , and a divorci between the Blacklstons Is said to b < Imminent. Mrs. Blaklston at present Is livlnj In London , where Alexander has jus established himself and the prophet ! hint It may not be long before shi returns to her first love , and dlvorc Ing Blackiston , again become Mrs Henry Addlson Alexander. IT'S A MATCHMAKING CLUB. The Cupid's Wing Will Promote Mar rlage and Fight Gossip. Trenton , N. J. , March 19. To prc mote matrimony and stamp out goa sip is the object of the Cupid's Wini club organized here. Mrs. Danle Graham Phelps , president and founder or of the organization , says the clu ! Is getting on. "We have paid the marriage fees o several couples who could not othoi wise have afforded to marry , " Mrs Phelps said. "Do you pay the rent afterwards ? she was asked. "Mercy , no ; a bridegroom -who 1 really anxious to work can always fin employment , you know. 'All th world loves a lover,1 and the mlnut people find out a man has Just bee married they really love to give hit a Job. " "Then the Cupid's Wing club Is rea "That , and to stamp out gossip , " Irs. Phelps explained. "You know c have started a regular crusade gainst gossip and we are going to ave the Now Jersey legislature pasi law fixing a penalty upon persons hone gossiping results In the ( liming- IK of a reputation , the breaking of home or the separation of sweet- carts. " "Then there will not be anything for ! io people of Trenton to do but stay narried. Is that the idea ? " "Exactly , " Mrs. Phelps agreed. "Tht voinen of Trenton are tired of ell- orco HcandalH , " "Von mean that any marriage Is otter than no marriage , and that you 10 going to have everyone In Trenton lurried whether they like It or not ? " "I ceitalnly do , " nlllrmcd Mrs. helps. "Tho aim and object of the 'upld's Wing club Is to promote mat- Imony. A bachelor or an old maid H an abnormal human being. They ire not fulfilling their proper des- Iny. " Battle Creek , Bal/er Werner and Fred Brechlor wore transacting business at Page and Jrclghton the middle of the week. John Hector wont up to Meadow Jrove Friday to flush the carpenter vork at M. L. Thomson's new roller ullls at that place/ Henry Habokost returned Thursday rom Chicago , where ho attended the uneral of a brother. Daniel Scheer was hero the latter mrt of last week from Madison. Samuel Goodman was hero Friday rom Meadow Grove. William Horn was here Friday from Madison looking after his farm In- erest here and visiting relatives. John Chada , an old Bohemian who vus an Inmate of the county poor farm 'or about sixteen years , died Friday ifternoon of old age. lie was about SC years old. Relatives took charge of the funeral and It was conducted jy Undertakers Angus & Stcffen and he remains laid to rest at the Car- rahor cemetery In Schoolcraft pro- : lnct Sunday afternoon. George Marsh , a native of this town , s here from Orchard in the Interest of the Hutton Real Estate company at .hat . place. Lee Barker , who went back to his old county several years ago In Vir ginia , returned Wednesday for good. John Horrlcks was here Thursday on business from Emerick. Services wore held here on St. Pat- ick's day nt the Catholic church by father Thomas Walsh , assisted by father Buckley of Norfolk and Father \erns of Wayne. A large congrega tion was In attendance. A daughter was born at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ritzdorf , .hree miles south , Monday. Rev. J. Hoffman went to Meadow jrove Thursday where he christened .he infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Werner. The reverand was accom panied by his wife and Mrs. John Llndeman , the latter the mother of Mrs. Werner. Mrs. Rose Krlvanek was bore Thurs day from Meadow Grove attending the services at the Catholic church. The Hainan building , occupied by : he Doering Drug company , is treated to a new roof of shingles this week. GAYLEY'S WIFE WILL FIGHT. Reno to be the Scene of a Divorce Contest. Reno , Nov. , March 23. The trial this week of the suit of James Gayley , formerly a vice president of the Unit ed States Steel corporation , for di vorce from Julia Gardner Gayley , promises to bo fought bitterly. This is indicated by the filing of several affidavits on behalf of the wife tending to show that her husband deserted her. These affidavits , combined with the wife's general denial of the allo' gallons in the husband's complaint that she deserted him and her cross' bill for divorce , making one of the most Interesting proceedings here In many years. The depositions filed with Justice Platen were made by Mrs. Gayley her self , her two daughters , Agnes G. and Florence Gayles , Margaret E. Sutton , foremly housekeeper In the Gayley home , and H. R. Reed of East Orange , Gaylpy's private secretary. Gayley was married February 21 1884. He charges his wife deserted him without cause and has refused tc live with him. In the steel business Gayley Is known as "one of Carnegie's hoys. " He is one of the best metal lurgists In the country , and until hit resignation from the steel corporatior he was the trusted authority on all questions of this nature coining before the directors. He retired from the corporation in November , 1903 , sooi after the trouble with his wife began It was assumed at the time that II health caused his retirement , thougl his position was not filled. He came west and has been living hero foi several months , giving lectures on the Iron Industry In the University of Ne vada. Throw Out the Barclay. Telegraph operators are shaklnj hands v'th earn Hn i nil -\er th < country over the reports current tha the Western L'nlon will throw out tin Barclay telegraph machines whlcl have thrown many hundreds of toleg rapbers out of work. A Norfolk teleg rapher who recently returned fron Chicago whore he visited the operat Ing rooms of the Western Unloi there , the largest telegraph offices Ii the world , reports that the compan ; has taken out the Barclay machine ! lu the Chicago-New York wires am were again handling the business eve this circuit by the regular Morse ope rators. This circuit Is one of the raos Important in the country and it 1 the replacing of the Morse operator In this place that has caused mucl gossip among commercial telegrapher that the company Is slowly dolni away with the Barclay machines am that It Is only n question of tlm when the machines will have entire ly disappeared , Barclay Loses Position. J. C. Barclay , former general mana ger of the Western Union , the Invent or of these machines and also the Inventor of the wonderful Barclay re peater relaj , Is said to have lost his prestige with the higher-up officials of the company and wan asked to re sign , and his resignation Is probably the cause of the company doing away with the machines which It Is clalmen cause many errors In telegrams and finally bring up law suits by the cus tomers. The old style Morse tele graphing Is now being again compared nil the work of the Barclay machine ml It has been found that the less nlHtnkos occur in Morse operating. The Barclay machines are Installed n all of the larger cities of the conn- ry on heavy circuits and are known o be able to handle 1,400 messages n one wire In nine hours. Messages o bo sent on Barclay machines are Irst punched out on electrical per- 'orators on long strips of paper by slrls. The perforated paper is then mt into a transmitter and the mos- ago when received on the other sldo s ready for delivery. The receiving Ido of the Barclay consists of a ma- ihino very similar to that of a Bllck- 'tisdorfer ' typewriter. Each type has ts wheel for the number of dots and lashes for the letter or figure and > vhen the required number of dots 01 ilashes reach the machine the key cor- espondlng to It , is forced up against he roller Into which a girl keeps 'ceding telegraph blanks. This machine works very similarly o that of an automatic telephone. A. chief Is put in charge of the Bat- lay division of the telegraph office and ho Is usually a thorough me- hanic , and It requires much skill on ils part to keep the delicate machines .n order. The slightest wiie trouble .hrows the machine off and many 'also letters are written on the blank , which in cipher messages usually nouns a damage case. False Dots Make Trouble. Only good copper wires are used on a Barclay circuit while in the ordi nary Morse circuit the copper wires ire leased to newspapers or brokers , .vhlle . the common side of the same ivlre , which by the aid of delicate electrical apparatus can be put to oed advantage , Is used to handle the business of the company by teleg- aphers who are required to use their ; oed judgment when a "bug" or in terruption causes many false dots In he sounder from which the human operator picks out his words , which the Barclay , not being human , can not do. L. Whltcomb , for many years chief operator of the Western Union at hicago , is said to have been a very strong opponent of the Barclay ma chines and in his fight , to keep them out of his office was forced to give up the position he held down for many years. ELLEN TERRY TO AMERICA. The Platform , Not the Stage , to Claim Her Attention. New York , March 23. Miss Ellen Terry has arranged her plans so as to come to America for an extended ccturo tour. Her signature was af fixed to the contract a week ago in the office of the London agents of the Ivlc Forum Lecture bureau of New York , who will manage her American tour. tour.Miss Miss Terry has chosen for her sub ject "The Heroines of Shakespeare , " and will outline and comment upon the characters of all the most cele brated women of the Bard of Avon's plays , illustrating many of her points by reading excerpts from their most famous speeches. The date of the first of Miss Terry's lectures has not been fixed , but ac cording to the conditions of the con tract , It must be between October 15 and November 1 of this year. The contract also stipulates that she de vote at least ten consecutive weeks from the date of the first lecture to the course , at the expiration of which she has the option of renewal for ten weeks more. Her London engage ments require her return to England March 1. All of the principal cities of thin ountry will be visited. THE BURDEN ON THE POOR. Meat Goes up Two to Five Cents More in New York. New York , March 23. To meet ad vances In the prices of beef , pork and mutton since the meat strike was started a few weeks ago , retail meal dealers in New York city will roisc the prices of those meats from twc to five cents a pound this week , ac cording to an announcement made bore today. Retailers assert that the advance Ii Imperative , even though the burder falls on the class that can least affort It. They declare that the wholesale prices of beef , mutton and pork have advanced more than 25 per cent Ii the last two months and that a per nmnent advance In retail prices Is therefore necessary. Another Tour for Schumann-Helnk. Mine. Schumann-Helnk will roniali In Araercla another season for a tour She will give a series of ten specla song recitals In August before UK chautauqua associations and summe schools. The tour will open In the east ii October , after which will follow vlsiti to St. Louis , Louisville , Nashville Knoxvllle , Atlanta and other southon cities. Including New Orleans am several cities In Texas , after whicl she will come north to sing with tin Thomas orchestra In Chicago late li November. The second half of ho tour will open after the new yeai when she will tour through Ponnsy ! vanla , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , WIscor sin , Minnesota and Iowa. * * > ! ! So They Hurried the Wedding. The Viscountess Helen do Vuux wanted to sail for her homo In Paris this week and so her sister , Miss Anna Tracy of Hnckensack , was mar ried Saturday night , although the wed ding had been planned for June. Miss Tracy was married to George T. Win- no , Jr. , of Teanack , and the change of date caused much scurrying about by members of both families. The vln- countess was determined that she would ho the matron of honor and had expected to bo hero until June , but a sudden call came from Paris which she could not Ignore. The viscountess , who caused all the hurrying , was married In 190 i , not k owlng her husband's title. All through the courtship the Viscount do Vaux concealed this fact and Mr. Tracy learned It by accident two weeks before the wedding. Ho know his future son-in-law only as a tal ented and hard-working civil engineer. Then he formed the Bergen Construc tion company and made the viscount Its manager. The viscount is now In Paris as the representative of a Phila delphia company. Ho Is n great grand son of Mnrquls do Vorgeuncs , who , as prime minister of Franco , framed the treaty of Varsallles , and another great grandfather was Marshal Count flu Vaux. Shoots Wife and Himself. At n late hour Mr. Custcr was stilt alive and conscious most of the time. J. A. Ouster , a building contractor and a cousin of the late General Cus- ter , shot his wife and then himself at his home , 108 North Ninth street , at 2 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Cus tcr Is but slightly wounded and will live. He Is now paralyzed on the left side and will probably die. Custer is Gt years old and his wife about 45. She has been a helpless In valid for years. Disappointment over failure to close a real estate deal In volving the sale of his home and re moval to Omaha , Is believed to have been the motive. After shooting his wife Custer went to the stoop at the rear of his house and sent a bullet Into his forehead. There he lay in a pool of blood until 6 o'clock this morning when lie was found by Dr. J. H. Cole , a neighbor. She's Awakened By Shot. Mrs. Custer was awakened at 2 c. m. by a pain on the side of her head , as if some one had struck her. The bullet glanced off. Then she heard another shot , a bullet whistling past her and burying itself in a wall. She was afraid to venture out of the room. Then another shot was heard , Custer shooting himself. Dr. P. H. Salter was summoned and 7ound that Custer , paralyzed on the eft side , will likely die. Custer was talking irrationally. "Well , I shot the old lady ; she has $1,400 insurance , " ho said. Then again , "I had made up my mind to shoot myself , but my leart failed me. " "If I could got home , I'd be all right. " Custer has grown children in Omaha. For years Mrs. Custer has been a helpless Invalid , her husband doing all of the housework , getting meals , washIng - Ing dishes , etc. The rifle used was a small one. When found , Custer lay moaning in the pool of blood , his gun a short dis tance away. Recently Custer reported that men were peeking into his house at night and he said then he'd get a rifle ready for them. "I can shoot straight and when I get a bead on anyone you can bet they will stop. I wasn't a sharp shooter for nothing , " he said then. Mrs. Custer lay In her bed , helpless , for four hours after the dual shooting. Custer came here from Wayne. He had been active In anti-saloon legisla tion. tion."Mr. "Mr. and Mrs. Custcr were both ter ribly disappointed over not being able to make the bargain and move to Omaha , " said a friend of the family this morning , "and it was this trouble , I believe , which caused this terrible thing. " Met Death In a Press. Frank Kayl , the piessnmn on The Daily News who had had charge of the big perfecting press which prints this paper ever since the machine was installed nearly two years ago , met death In that press last night while working about the machine with the motor running. A tight belt ran from a dead wheel onto a live one , starting the press while Kayl was leaning In side to make a change In a page form. Once before during the afternoon this same belt bad prematurely started the machine , Kayl having a close call that time. After the press had behaved in this way the first time , W. N. Huse had cautioned him emphatically never again to work around the press with out first shutting off the motor power , Belt Slips Over. Kayl had thrown the lever which would shut down the motor , but he did not wait for the power to die be fore ho had leaned into the press , The belt repeated Its former trick and , slipping on the live wheel , caused the machine to start. A roller ran ovei the page forms and caught the unfor tunate man's head , locking It agalnsl another part of the press. The skul ! was badly fractured. Kayl was in stantly rendered unconscious and die : not regain consciousness until ho ex plred at 10:47. : The belt which caused the trouble had never given trouble before , bill 1 It had always been recognized ns ar 3 element of danger , and repeated warn Ings had been issued that the utmosi care must bo exorcised in hand 1 ling It. The export who set up tin press and Instructed Knyl to run It laid especial stress upon the cense 1' ' quonces of being careless with tlm r belt , and whllo ho was hero ho toll ' Kayl never to go under the press o work around It unless someone hm ' hold of the lever or It was bracei closed. Later this Instruction wai changed by the management to never work around the press unless the elec tric motor was shut off. Early In the day Kayl had put on anew now bolt , which was too loose. In the afternoon he changed It , making It a trlllo too tight. Second Accident of Day. It was this that caused the first nils- nehavlor of the press at U0. : ; ! At that tlmo page 2 of the evening edition of The News was mashed and , after being - ing remade , the paper was sent to press about 5 o'clock. The evening edition was already printed and Kayl switched the lever to Hhut off the motor , at the same tlmo throwing off the treacherous bolt. But he did not wait for the motor's hum to stop , before ho dived Into the ma chine to make a change. A half min ute's wait would have allowed the power to stop completely. The holt's treachery was repeated and ho was fatally crushed. As Frank Kayl met tragic death , so had his father before htm. The father , John Kayl , froze to death on the plains of Garllold county , Neb. , In the great blizzard of January 12 , 1888. He had a homestead there and It was there that Frank was born twenty-four years ago on July 21. Besides the mother , Mrs. Recka Kayl , COO South Fourth street , two unmarried sisters and an unmarried brother survive. They are : Anna Kayl , Eva Kayl and John Kayl. The Hlsters.livo with their mother hero but the brother , John , can not bo lo cated. He was In St. Paul two weeks ago , but wrote that ho expected to start work on a railroad , and tele grams thus far have failed to reach him. him.The The funeral arrangements have not yet been made , as it Is desired to get in communication with the brother. It | is probable the services will be Sun day. day.Frank Frank Kayl was a member of Com pany D , Nebraska National Guard , and the militia company will attend the funeral in a body , firing a salute and sounding taps at the cemetery. Mr. Kayl was a member of the Christ Lutheran church , and Rev. J. P. Muel ler , the pastor , will have charge of the services. The unfortunate young man carried insurance with the Columbia Life In surance company. Case Decided Aqainst Jones. At 2:45 : p. m. Wednesday the federal court jury in the Jones case , in which Jones of Pierce was suing the North western railroad for $20,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sus tained by falling over a loose board on a sidewalk near the Plainview depot , returned a verdict for the defendant. Jones gets no damages. At 5:30 : Tuesday afternoon the jury In the United States circuit court , In the case of J. H. Jones of Plainview versus the Northwestern railroad com pany to secure $20,000 damages for injuries received on the Northwestern property at Plainview , wore sent to their room by Judge W. H. Munger , who after giving them final instruc tions allowed them to go to their homes or hotels after 10 o'clock , pro viding a Verdict had not- boon reached. That a hard fight was on between the jurymen was made known when at 9:30 : in the evening the jurymen summoned the bailiff , requesting that Judge Munger bo sent for. The bailiff , upon recommendation from the deputy marshal , inquired of the jury if they had reached a verdict , the Instruc tions of the judge being that he would not appear unless a verdict had been reached. The Jurymen , however , in formed the bailiff that they had reached no verdict , and It was pre sumed a legal question was troubling At the time the bailiff was at the them * door of the jury room , the jurors had taken a vote on some decision , which stood ten to two. Jones Had Been Working. The whole afternoon session was taken up by the introduction of wit nesses for the defendant who In near ly all cases testified that Jones had been doing work since the time of his Injury. W. J. Hooper of Center , a member of the school board o _ that town , tes tified that he had hired Jones to work on the school house and that Jones had received $2.23 per day , the aver age paid to any other laborers. He also testified that Jones had helped build cement sidewalks at Center. H. A. Walker , a real estate man of Verdlgre , also testified that Jonp had done work In Vcrdigre in 1907. When asked what condition Jones was In when he saw him In a saloon , Walker 'stated that he ( Jones ) was always sober. Phil C. Clark , county clerk of Cen ter , and Mike Wllhclm of Pierce also testified that Jones had done work since the time of his Injuries. All through the taking of testimony from these witnesses Attorney Wright , for the defendant , tried to show that In many cases where it was found Jones had not been working he had been drunk and spent his time around sa loons. Among the ether witnesses for the defense wore : Ray Jordan , Plain- view ; J. M. Burke , Martland ; Tom Croghan , Plainview ; William Ulrica , Pierce ; George Debert , Pierce ; Charles Smith , Pierce ; C. F. Kolk , Plain view ; Thomas Donahor , Center , and P. H. Salter of Norfolk who ex amined the Injuries of Mr. Jones i'uesday morning. He testified that no found that Jones had a swollen rupture. After the testimony of Mlko Wll helm of Pierce , Judge Douglas Cones for the plaintiff started his argument in which ho asked the jury to do the right thing , not only to Jones but al so to the railroad company. In hit " j argument Mr. Cones told the Jury he ' would Invoke the golden rule on then ; ' and ask them to do unto others ae J they would do unto themselves. The argument was considered a very able f oiu . S Carl Wright gained a point at the f outset shotting where lu his petition the plaint in * HWOCO that the null In the plank which canned liln fall at Plnlnvlew was In the middle and later swearing on the stand that It wan on the end. "In fact. " mild Mr. Wright , "ho didn't know anything about It , ho was In no condition to know , " ImplyIng - Ing that the plaintiff was drunk. "It's the lumU-.st thing In the world to prove nowadays , " continued Mr. Wright , "that a man was drunk. Ha- loon keepers are afraid to testify against tlu'in for fontof prosecu tion. " After Attorney Cones had flushed his closing argument Judge Mungor Instructed the Jury who were Inime- illately taken to their room. Bank Case Up. The Jury for the case of the Bank of Mercer , Pa. , versus the Citizens Na- liemal bank of Norfolk and the Mead- uw Grove State bank , were sworn In. H. C. Drome of Onmlm and Mapos & Hnzen are counsels lor the plain tiff , John P. Breon of Omaha and M. D. Tyler of Norfolk for the defendants. After Introducing the evidence on both sides In the case , S. W. Dual of Meadow Grove , the star witness In this case , was put on the stand and was Htlll there when the noon recess was taken. This case briefly outlined , Is a case wherein the Bank of Mercer. Pa. , loaned S. W. Dual , formerly a farmer of Meadow Grove but now retired. $3,000 , for which they took n mortgage on eighty-live head of cattle. Later Dual gave a mortgage to the Citizens National bank of Norfolk and the Meadow Grove State hank covering a loan of $1,400. The contention of the Mercer bank is that at the time Dual gave the mortgage to the other two banks , the late G. A. Lulkart , then president of both the CitlzoiiH National and Meadow Grove banks , told Dual that he would take care of the Mercer mortgage. Dual having told him of its existence. Later the Mercer note bo- amc due and Lulkart wanted Dual to extend the mortgage. Dual wrote for iui extension of the mortgage and gave tne Mercer bank a now mortgage. The new mortgage bore a later date than that of the Citizens hank , which .old . Dual's cattle and took the pro- ecds. The Mercer bank then commenced - menced a suit , claiming that at the time the Citizens bank took posses sion of the stock they knew of the existence of a mortgage against the cattle and that the Citizens bank ar ranged with Dual to take care of the mortgage. In ills testimony Dual was well pro vided to answer the cross-questioning of both sides , having in his possession a note book in which wore entered all M dates and number of cattle ho shipped X. to South Omaha. Among these cattle , \ , he testified , were many upon which the Mercer bank had a mortgage. John Breon , for the defendants , kept a steady volley of questions going at Dual , who answered each one with ease. When asked what he did with the money which he received from the sale of the cattle , among them those on which the Mercer bank had a mort gage , ho stated that he deposited it with the Citizens and Meadow Grove banks. He was still on the stand with < . ] Mr. Breen cross-examining him at / , { 12:30 : when Judge Munger ordered a ' recess until 2 o'clock. The jury in this case is : C. B. Sal ter , Herman Sclussel , George W. My ers , J. J. Walsh , F. F. Fletcher , L. H. Freeso , Louis Eggert , A. E. Stubbs , Woods Cones , W. F. McConnell , Tales men A. R. 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