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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.
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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. Yeazel and Morris Irvln.
The following jurors wore excused
for the term : H. A. Cheney , Crelgh-
ton ; George N. Seymour , Nellgh ;
George N. Park , Oakdale ; C. C. Gow ,
Norfolk ; Lcnard S. Needham. Win-
side ; C. P. Byerly , talesman , Norfolk.
It was believed that the bank case
will wind up this term of the court
here.
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