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TIIK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS - .JOURNAL , FRIDAY , Al'RIL 1 , 1910. SPORTS OF THE DAY Crowds Going From Gotham. New York , March 2(5. ( According to otto of the promoters who nro plan ning lo run special Iralns from this rlly to San Francisco for the accom modation of Jeffries-Johnson light fans the expenses for the round trip , not including the price of a light ticket , will be $2f > 0 at the lowest for one per- MOD. This will Include railroad faro both ways , a sleeping car berth , meals In the dining and buffet ears and rooms and meals at llrst class hotel in the earthquake city. Drinks and cigars will bo extra , and they'll prob ably amount to a prodigious sum. The promoters of these special trains have with n few exceptions set Juno 28 as the day for leaving town , If thu schedules mapped out are adhered to the sports who cross the continent will drop into Frisco on July 2 , two days before the big light takes place nt the Emeryville race track. Coming back from the light the specials will top nt various places of Interest with July 12 or i ; < as the time for their arrival here. Persons who wish to enjoy the privacy of staterooms or the comforts of a club or observa tion car will pay as much as $325 for the round trip. These are Iho ones who will pay $50 or $100 for box seats at the ringside and will enter tain their friends royally during the outing. In shorl , a visit to the lighten on such a scale will burn up $500 , it Is estimated. So far contracts have been signed by these sporting men and promoters with different railroads for special trains : William Gibson , president of the Fairmont A. C. ; T. F. O'Uourke , president of the National Sporting club ; James Buckley , promoter of the Sharkey A. C. ; Robert P. Murphy , proprietor of the Hotel Albany , who acted as temporary stakeholder in Ihe big light ; Tom Sharkey , the former heavyweight pugilist , and Baron Wil- kens , who will run a train by way of Baltimore , Washington and the south ern route exclusively for negro men. It Is llgurcd that each special train A-I11 afford accommodations for one hundred passengers who will prefer to go to the light in this manner rather than by the regular trains. One of the train promoters said yesterday : "Our train will consist of eight cars , a combination baggage and buffet , a diner , live sleepers and an observa tion car. We will not take more than 100 , and we intend to be very careful who will go along. Poker , bridge whist and pinochle will be permitted , but all other gambling games will be cut out. We will carry along 3,000 botlles of beer , plenty of wine and whisky and 10,000 cigars. There will be . rule that nobody can treat , but that each man must pay for ills own drinks. There will be no tipping the porters and waiters , because they will be paid so much before we start. When we reach Frisco we will go to a hotel where -ye can stretch our legs and see the town a bit. It will be a great trip worth taking , even should there be no light , for there'll be barrels of fun oiv the cars going and coming. " LINCOLN MAN HAS SMALLPOX. Dale McDonald , Who Was With Track Team Here , Taken to Hospital. Lincoln , March 26. Dale McDonald , who accompanied the track team of the state university to Kansas City last Saturday , is one of three stu dents afflicted with smallpox. With two others he was taken to the iso lation hospital last night. At Kansas City he vlsted friends and miagled with the athletes. David Hanson , another of the small pox patients , is a gymnasium chum of McDonald. Glen Hammond , an athlete , died a week ago and it is now believed that he suffered from vari- loid and blood poisoning and that the Infection came from the gymnasium. Chancellor A very is walqhlng for any further spread of the disease and may order a general vaccination. AD WILL REST. Wolgast Says He Will Meet Anyone Public Wants About September. St. Louis. March 26. Ad Wolgast says : "There has been a lot said as to who I will light next since I put Bat Nelson out of the running ns light- the lirst chance , and a half dozen of as saying Owen Moran would have the tlrst chance , and ah alf dozen of other ways , but here is the dope. "I don't positively know who it will be. It may be Nelson , as we two could probably draw a bigger house than any other combination. When the time to fight comes ( which will not be until September ) , if the promoters meters see more money in hooking me up against some other lightweight , neither Mr. Jones , my manager , or myself will overlook the extra dollars , "I think I have earned a rest , and I am going lo take it. During the last year I fought twenty-four bat tles , and when you consider the Irain- ing and everything that goes with this much work , a resl Is certainly coming. My theatrical contract calls for six weeks more after I close here in St. iKMiis. I will ! ' x'"i when It ends. This theatrical came didn't appeal to me In the least. "I would feel line only the staying late every 'Hunt at the thealer gives mo that 'tlre.l feeling. ' "When my contract onds. Mr. Jones and I will go at once to my farm near Cadillac , Mich. We may make a little barn-storming , one-night stand trip through Michigan , but I doubt it. I will just loaf around until the middle of June , and then will start for the coast to witness the Jeffries-Johnson light. By September I will be ready to listen to fight talk. "If the public wants mo to moot Nelson llrst , I'll meet him. I know I have Bat's number , so they all look alike to me. " Johnson a Stir In Jail. New York , March 20. Despite the presence of guards and steel bars , Jack Johnson succeeded In making himself a hero to nt least three men while locked In the Tombs yesterday , while awaiting the $5,000 ball neces sary for his release pending trial. When taken into the detention peni tentiary , the big negro found Ihrco olher prisoners. One of these , a youth named Max Muller , who had just been senlcnced to eight years for robbery , sized up the big negro and grow af fable. Not knowing Johnson's past experience in such places , Muller start ed to explain the routine and possi bility of entertainment In prison life. Johnson listened for a moment bin could not stand the strain , "G'wan ! " he finally shouted at his fellow prisoner. "Ah don" care nuthln' 'bout that. You make me nuvus. All don" 'spec to stay heah. " The pugilist stayed for some time , however , and when he was finally led to a cell by himself he took out the $3,000 roll which he had offered as cash bail In the courtroom and gave Muller a ? 10 bill. Each of the other prisoners came in for a five , and they bade the big negro a fond goodby , Muller promising to look him up after the eight years' sentence had been served. Big Attraction. In his cell Johnson was the recip ient of much attention from guards , process servers , newspaper men and friends. While Ihe big negro was standing with his face against the bars looking out into the corridor , an incident occurred which proved con clusively that he had no need for young Muller's instrucllon in prison etiquette. Plans were under way to secure a photograph of the negro through the bars , and while half a dozen men stood around the steel door talking to the prisoner , a photographer set up his camera in the corridor , focused on the door and arranged a flash light. At a given signal the men about the door were to have stepped back and allow a clear view for the photogra pher. Johnson , however , discovered the scheme and threw back his head bawling lustily : "Mistah Jallah ! Mlstah Jailah ! " The heavy voice resounded through the corridors until the prisoners in other cells rallied at the bars in an effort to learn the trouble and a guard came on the run. Johnson staled tfre case indignantly and the offending camera was removed. New Golf Mark , 47. There's a new golf score at the Nor folk Country club. It's 47. But there's no new golf champion. The former champion merely boiler- ed his own mark by one slroke. The champion bird sllll perches on the driver of Dr. P. II. Salter. Last year he made the record for the course in 48 and yesterday he made it one bet- ler. ler.N. N. A. Huso accompanied Ihe cham pion In his new-course game , and vouches for Ihe mark , as he kept the score. Here's Ihe very score : Tolal. By Dr. .Sailer..5 5463675 6 47 Bogy 4 4 4 5 3 5 6 6 4 41 II was by magnificent and consistent driving thai Ihe new record was es tablished. For example , Ihe drive off the first tee went to within easy loft ing distance of the firsl green. The drive of lee No. 3 wenl lo Ihe edge of Ihe green. On Ihe slxlh green , two drives brought the ball to the edge of the green. Two drives did the same thing on the eighth , which was made in less than one bogy , and it was only uy a bit of hard nick thai inls was nol made in Iwo less. Plan a Norfolk Fight. Managers of Harry Lewis , Ihe Tex as llghler , and Young Buckles , brolher of Guy Buckles of Omaha , are arrang ing lo bring Ihe Iwo llghlwcight fight ers togelher in Norfolk some time in the near future. Lewis will starl Irainlng again In a few days for this light. Long Distance , the colored heavyweight who fought a draw with Young Denney here , will probably bo one of the fighters in the preliminaries at Ihe coming light. Lewis is in good shape and his last fight here showed tne sporling world here what he can do. Bank Officers Win. In three hotly contested games of bowling in the bankers' series at the Kauffmann alleys Thursday night the officers defeated the clerks by taking two. The clerks , however , got the ma jority number of pins. Following are the individual scores and tolal pins made Thursday night : Officers Zuelow 150 106 169 485 Stafford 166 137 123 426 Haaso 138 115 129 382 Asmus 119 195 141 455 Totals 573 613 5621748 Clerks Lederer 123 147 145 415 Hulac 135 172 250 557 Hauptll 148 124 198 470 Dolany 148 122 145 415 Tolals 554 565 7381857 HE'S AFTER THAT MOTOR CAR. Hans Wagner Will Give Cobb a Race for the Prize. Detroit , Mich. , March 26. Hans Wagner has put In a hid for the mo tor car offered by a motor car com pany to the champion batsman of the country. lie Intimates thai he considers his .339 of last year heller than Cobb's .377. on Iho ground Dial he had harder pitching lo swal. Says Hans in his letter : "Motor cars for leading batsmen has the medals and loving cups bent- en a mile , and is a generous offer on your parl. You cannot clearly decide the world's champion batsmen on ac count of the different pitching and fielding In the Iwo leagues. Something - thing should bo done whereby the leading batsman of each league should be considered. " GIRLS TO SELECT STEAKS. Meet Cuting Will be Taught Kansab Agricultural Students. Manhatlnn , Kan. , March 26. The majorlly of the housewived of the country do nol know where n choice piece of beef conies from or how il Is cut. Dean Van Zllo of the domestic science department of the state agri cultural college inlends that this de fect shall bo remedied In the future generations , and to this end she has arranged a series of meat cutting demonstrallons lo bo given before Ihe junior and senior domestic science girls of the college. These demonslralions will deal with the proper cutting and preparation of the different cuts of meal and with the subject of how to judge the con dition of the meat. The culling will be done by Professor ser Patterson of the animal husbandry department , who has made a study of such work in Minnesota under one of the most expert meat cutlers in the United Stales. Lectures and demonstrallons have been given on pork , million and beef. The girls have had considerable theory on the subject of moats , and by the aid of Ihese demonslralions they should be able lo buy meat In- lelligenlly. It might be added lhal Ihese same girls have been Iralned lo cook Uiis meat properly. INSANITY TO BE HER PLEA. Stranger Gave Sister Poison , Catherine Manz Says. Canton , O. , March 20. Pleading not guilty and waiving preliminary exam ination , Catherine Manz , the 10-year- old girl who is accused of murdering her sister , Elizabeth , by strychnine poisoning , was placed In the county jail al Canlon lo awall Iho acllon of Ihe grand Jury. That body will not regularly convene until May. Throughout hours of cross-examin ation , the girl has clung to her orig inal story of a mysterious man who gave her two supposed quinine tablels , one of which she asserls her slsler took accidentally. This morning she gave the man's name as "Murray , " and said he lived in Canton , but the police have been unable to trace him , and express the belief that he is a myth. The girl's father and other relatives who disowned her in the first shock of the tragedy , have now come to her as sistance , and engaged attorneys today for her defense. While it Is possible that a special grand jury may be sum moned to consider the case , ihis action probably will be forestalled by a luna cy inquiry. The girl's relatives assert her brain has been affected since a fall received in early childhood. She is declared to have been the victim of unprovoked ills of rage , in which she would lear clolhes lo pieces and at- lack her playmales. HAZERS TAKE VACATION. Twenty-Seven Freshmen , at Dakota Wesleyan University Susoended. Mitchell , S. D. , March 20. Twenty- seven freshmen students of Dakota Wesleyan university are taking an en forced vacation by reason of their sus pension by President Herfoot. Class spirit has been running high for three weeks between sophomores and the freshmen , and at different periods some rare stunls have been pulled off. The freshmen capped Iho climax when Ihey caplured eight of the sophomores and drove into the country with Ihem. They were bound hand and fool , and lied up lo lelephone poles , first hav ing a swath cut through their hair and Ihen " 13" marked with iodine on their foreheads , indicating their gradu ating year. The sophs were furious over their treatment , and when the leaders in the freshmen were hauled up for the violation of the expressed determination of Ihe facully lo slop Ihe work , xne enlire class of freshmen agreed lo lake what was given the leaders in the way of suspension. They were given a week out of school as a punishment for the offense. SEUt AMERICAN BOATS. Bluefields , March 20. The Ameri can owned schooners Lark and Es- fuerzo have been seized by Emiguo Esplnosn , brother of Roldolfo Esplnso , former Nlcaraguan minister to the United States. They were seized in the name of the constitutional ? o''ern- mcnl , taken to Greytown and turm d over to the troops of President Ma- drlz , to be used as transports. Tha strenglh of Madrlz at Greytown 's about 2,000. The owners of the vessels protesl- ed to the American counsel against the seizure and ho notified the com mander of the gunboat Paducah which sailed Immediately for Greytown to secure Ihe release of Iho schooners. The Paducah , however , relumed hero without the Lark and Esfuerzo , having received Instrucllons from Rear Ad miral Klmlmll that If Ihey were fly- lug a foreign ( lag they were not to be Intorforred with. This declaration of Rear Admiral Klmlmll , It Is said , will entirely stop commerce between Bluellelds ami Prlnzapulca , which is the port of entry for the mining camp which does a largo American busi ness , as the owners of the remaining American vessels fear they will bo seized and held. The case has been referred to the Washington govern- mont. SATURDAY 8IFTINGS. 11. S. Thorpe was at Foster. Father Glbauer went to Pierce. C. II. Kelsey of Nellgh was here. 12. P. Weatliorby went to Emerson. L. B. Nicola returned from Atkinson. Mrs. Fred Heckman went to Wayne. Miss Delia Reavis wont to Batllo Creok. Dr. C. J. Verges returned from Omaha. Walter Howe returned from Fre mont , where he had been visiting with friends. W. L. Dowllng of Madison was in the city. J. B. Donovan of Madison was in Iho city. John Kavaleck of Batlle Creek was In Iho clly. Mrs. Ferdinand Schulz is at Hosklns visiting with friends. Mrs. S. J. Reeves and Wllla Reeves of Madison were here. A. C. F. Schulz and family went to Hoskins to spend Sunday. Miss Emma and Louise Schulz will spend Sunday at Hosklns. Miss Laura Turner and Miss Inhcld- er of Pierce were In the city. Miss Nellie Giles of North Bend is In the city visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. August Kluender wont to Lincoln , where they will visit with ! ; relatives. I I Misses Hazel McDonald , Hatlle Pe ters and Minnie Eicke of Pierce were In the city. | | Miss Verna Coryell went to DIxon to spend Sunday with her sister , Miss Opal Coryell. William Franke , a well known bird dog trainer of Valentine , was In the city calling on friends. W. S. Butlerlield was in the city from Wausa. He is preparing to op erate a farm near Osmond this sum mer. mer.An An initlalion will bo hold at the Elk club rooms tonight. - A good rainfall Is reported al Goth- burg njid Fullcrlon Salurday. John Krantz auctioned off the slock and household goods of C. W. Morton , a farmer living north of the clly , Sal urday. Mr. Merion is moving lo Ore gon. gon.W. W. L. Lehman has accepled a posl- lion wllh the Wide Awake clothing store. Miss Reba Schmledeberg , who has been seriously ill , Is very much im proved. II. II. Trncy , the new city engineer , is expected in the city with his family April 1. The Christ Lutheran and St. Paul schools will excuse their sludenls for Ihe regular week's vacation next Tues day. Workmen are already busy on Nor folk avenue digging ditches for the sewer and water connections , prepara tory to paving. Coloring ot eggs was the feature of the housewife's work Saturday after noon. An unusual number of eggs were purchased and the sale of color ings was also heavy. John Miller has been awarded the contract for the construclion of Ihe Engelman building. According lo Mr. Engelman work on Ihe building will be commenced Monday morning. A. B. Thalcher , depuly counly clerk of Bulle , was in Ihe city calling on friends Friday afternoon. According to Mr. Thatcher a large list of divorce cases are on the docket at Butle for Ihe nexl lerm of courl. The Woman's club will bo enlerlain- ed by Mrs. George N. Beels at her home , corner Park avenue and Tenth street , Monday evening al 7:15 : o'clock. This will take the place of the regular meeting and all members are cordially invited to bo present. After a regular meeting the Eastern Star surprised Mrs. R. C. Simmons at her apartments and a social was held. Refreshments were served. The gath ering was In honor of the birthday of Mrs. Simmons and a farewell to Mrs. J. C. Myers , who is leaving the city. Three flocks of geese passed over the city early this morning headed northwest There was practically no duck shooting in this territory and , consequently , hardware merchants who had laid in a large supply of shotgun ammunition , have II on Iheir hunus. Members of Ihe Damascus comman- dory , No. 20 , Knights Templar , will attend the Easier services at the Bap tist church Sunday. This is a regular custom of the organization. Each year in full uniform the Knights Templar , in a body , atlend one of Ihe churches of Ihe cily on Easier Sunday. Professor August SleffeX.Professor John Barls and T. Capolla have re- lurned from Fremont , where they were attending the conference of the Norlh- weslern Lutheran teachers. About twenty-five Gorman teachers were in ntlendance at the conference. Nor folk was favorably spoken of as the next meeting place of Iho conference. Harry Melster , 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Meister , has just re turned from Lincoln , where he under went another operation on his leg , which has been crippled ns the result of lung fever when the youth was an infant. The casl which young Melsler has on his leg has been taken off and ho has instructions from Lincoln phy sicians to take daily walks without the aid of his crutch. It is said thai Iho ono scone in "Tho Girl of Iho Golden West , " David Be- lasco's great play which Is coming lo Iho Norfolk Auditorium Tuesday night , In which the old man wants to go back to his homo In the east and hasn't any money , and in which ho tries to thank the people who take 'up n collection for him. but can't bring words through his tears , Is worth more than the pried of admission. It's a wonderfully touching scene , they say. Gooch Files His Answer. Lincoln. March 26. Accusing the Chicago board of trade of violating the Sherman anti-trust law , Herbert 10. Gooch. president of the H. E. Gooch Grain company , fllud an answer In the federal comt today asking that the writ of Injunction requested by the Chicago men be denied. Recently suit was filed by the board of trade alleg ing that the Gooch company was clan destinely using the Chicago quotations. A restraining order was asked. In the reply Gooch alleges that he has not Infringed on the board of trade and does not use the prices In question. He charges the board of trade with dealing primarily in specu lative details and alleges that the or ganization Is In reality a combination In restraint of trade. IIo cites several transaction * in an efforl lo prove that actual delivery Is nut contemplated in board of trade deals. Miss Hllbert In Contest. Miss Enm Hllbert Is to represent the Norfolk high school in the declam atory contest next Wednesday even- Ing. Her leading , entitled "The Vil lage Oracle , " belongs to the humorous class. Senior Class Honors. The honors for the twelfth grade were announced Friday. Susan Gil lette ranks first , while Bessie Sterner ranks second , winning the valedictory and salutatory , respectively. The twelfth grade have been work ing on their senior themes for the pasl week and quite a number were ready for revision by Friday. Practicing for senior class day has been delayed for a week on account of the illness of some members of the class , but work on the program has begun again and the entertainment will be given April 15. Exhibits of School Work. All the grades are making an exhib it of their work for the meeting of the North Nebraska association. The ex hibits are attractive and Usltors are very welcome. The grade have Iheir work in room D , on Ihe first floor ot the high school building , while that of the high school is in room 4 , on the second floor. To Welcome the Teachers. At a general teachers' meeting held Wednesday evening committees were appointed and arrangements made for welcoming the visiting teachers. Miss Paine was made chairman of the re ception committee , Miss Mather of Ihe committee for pulling up Iho foreign exhibit , and Miss Mendenhall Ihe home exhibit. Mr. Soloman has been busy practic ing with the high school choruses and quartets , who will help furnish the music for the associalion. School gardens will be found in every school ground Ihis spring. This is one slep loward industrial works in the schools. Garrett Back at His Critics. Lincoln , March 25. E O. Garrett of Fremont , cne of the slale agenls for Ihe American Book company , was in Iho clly last evening representing his company before the State Reading Circle board which met to adopt books for the ensuing year. "I have been absent from Nebraska for several months traveling for my company in other states , " said Mr. Garretl , "and was called lo Lincoln al Ihis lime because of Ihe Illness of J. II. Winters , our resident agent here. My attention has been called to articles which have appeared in the Lincoln and Omaha papers from lime to time purporllng lo connect mo in some obscure way with Ihe removal of Professor Crablreo from the presi dency of the Peru normal school. I have had absolutely no connection with the mailer in any way nor has any olher person connected with my company that I know of. I have not atlended a meeling of Ihe slale nor mal board during Iho past five years , nor have I had any communication , oral or written , with the board or any of its members relative to Ibis matter or any other mailer relating lo normal school affairs in years. Being where I could not procure Nebraska papers I did not even know of Mr. Crabtree's removal unlll several days after it oc curred and did not even know that articles had been printed purporting to connect me with the matter until weeks had elapsed after their appear ance and my allenlion was called lo Ihem by friends upon my relurn lethe the state. I have never claimed to any one to have any influence with the normal board or any member thereof and have not even a speaking ac quaintance with several of the mem bers of the board. I have never atlcmpled to control the actions of teachers' associations or school masters' club in Nebraska and if such Improper attempts have been made by other book agents the school people of Nebraska , most all of whom know me , can easily fix the re- sponsibilily. The false charges thai have boon made against mo have been made by agents of n rival book con cern and school supply house and were made for the purpose of drawing at- lenlion away from Iheir own acllvily in mailers oulslde Iho realm of leglll- male business and to prejudice Ihe public against mo and the company I represent. I can think of no olher reason for the false charges than thai Ihoy are Iho direct result of Jealousy engendered by my success in gelling business that they had hoped lo pro cure. The allompt by agents of any book company or school supply house to dlctalo the affairs of any teachers' association or school masters' club should bo resented by the teaching force of the state. Book agents should not bo allowed to hold office in these assoclallons , hereafter , nor to manage their ban quets , nor to control the distribution of rooms at teachers' associations , nor to hacklmll candidates for admission to the school miiKturH' club and then publish to the world the names of the Innocent victim of their displeas ure. The school teachers of Nebras ka know me and know that I have never taken part In such matters In Nebraska , and Mr. Winters , Mr. Hoon- shel and myself and the American Book company , which wo represent , are willing to submit tills case to their judgment and to abldo by their ver dict. dict."As "As a lifelong democrat and ono of whom the populists and democrats of Nebraska came within 200 votes of electing lieutenant governor of Ne braska two years ago , 1 can bill smile al the oft-repeated assertion Dial n law passed by a democratic legislature and signed by n democratic governor to abolish n stale board consisting of republicans and to create nnotlj- or board just like It consisting of democrats , was a non-partisan nioa- sure Intended lo take our stale schools out of politics. Human nature Is protly much the same regardless of politics and democrats , just like re publicans , want to enjoy the fruits of victory when they have won an election. " When questioned further Mr. Gar rett said that the rival companies he referred to are Bunn & company and the Nebraska Teachers' School Sup ply company , who occupy n Joint office at Lincoln and it is the ngonts of Iheso Iwo concerns lhat have been guilty of meddling in the affairs of the teachers' assoclallons and School Masters' club. RETURNED , BUT FOR A DIVORCE. Being Away Twenty Years New York Man Found His Wife Remarried. New York. March 20. A story of how a husband separated from his wife , who had believed him dead for twenty years , returned to find her married to another man and the moth er of three chlldien was revealed to day In the trial of John B. Staton's suit for divorce from Sarah Staten In the Brooklyn supreme court. The Statins were married twenty- two years ago. Staten was employed on one of the Mallory line slenmers. Two years after the marriage he quarreled with his wife and left her. Mrs. Staten heard nothing from her husband , and word came from Chicago lhat he had died there and she mar ried Gustavo Jaehnson , who had been courting her since the day her hus band disappeared. Four years ago Mrs. Staten learned that her husband was alive and sent word for him to come and see her. He came , but when he learned that she had married again he began a di vorce suit. GRAFT IN ITS 49 STORIES ? Cost of the Metropolitan Life's BuildIng - Ing to be Probed. New York , March 26. Experts of the stale insurance department who have been examining the Metropoli tan Life Insurance company for sev eral months are now looking into the cost and method of construction of the famous tower of forty-nine stories. Although it will be several months before they have finished their work , enough has been discovered to show that a unique condition of af fairs exists. This may be summed up ns follows : The lower section of the building , which is put down as costing alto gether more than twenty-one million dollars , was erected by a company which received the work without com- pelilive bidding. This money of Ihe policyholders Ihus expended said lo amounl lo nearly seven million dollars lars , was spent solely on the judg ment of the officers of the company , or of the commillee which had Iho work In charge. The Heddcn Con- slrucllon company , of which John C. Hegernan , a nephew of John R. liege man , presldenl of Ihe insurance com pany , did Ihe work. The method em ployed was the "guaranteed cosl" plan , in which Ihe company paid all Iho bills and gave furlhor a cerlaln percenlage of Ihe _ tolal cost of the building company for its work. The amount of this percentage has not been disclosed. Further investlgnllon shows that the company enjoys a unique advan tage over every other big construc tion company in and about New York city. It is known generally to all building operalors lhat if they de sire loans from eilher the Mctropoli- Ian Life Insurance company or Iho Prudenllal of Newark , Iho way will bo much smoother if they employ Ihe Hedden company lo erect their struc- lures. It is not to be wondered nt , therefore , that in the last four years the company has put up some of tho. largest buildings In the city , many of which now carry mortgages of the Iwo companies or are owned by Ihem oulrlghl. HERE IS SOME PITCHER. Frelne of Philadelphia Can Hurl With Either Arm. Connie Mack , manager of the Phila delphia club of the American league , has a real , Irue ambldexlrous pllcher on his slaff. Charles Frelno Is Iho youngster's name and he comes from the Pacific coast in an effort to fight his way inlo big league company. The slory goes lhal Frelne can pilch equally well with either arm and can change from ono delivery to the other on the instant , to the complete mysti fication of the bailor. Many ball play ers can use eilher arm for throwing or bat left or right handed , but notwith- equal effectlvenss , so lhat Frelne will bo a novelty if the wondrous tale Is nol exaggerated. "Jim Naslum" says of Frelno in the Philadelphia Inquirer : "Frelno llrst attracled attention while pitching for Santa Clara collegt , Iho Institution that turned out Hal Chase. Ho won nearly every game lie pitched for Santa Clara , and when t things began to break a little badly for his light hand curves he would switch his glove to his right hand and begin to shoot 'cm In with his offside paw. ThlH switching business always * nipped any threatened hatting rally of the opposition In the hud , as Krelnc can steam them over with Just an much speed and control with cither hand. I doubt If there ever was an other ball player burn who could do this. If there has been , he has siu- cecded mlihly ; well In keeping It a profound secret. "The San .lose ( cam of the Call- fonila State league , then an outlaw organization , lost no time In grabbing up this 2-handed pitcher , and for four years Frelne dished up his 2-handed curves for San Jose. He was nabbed from the outlaw organization for Con nie Mack's White UlephnntH by Josn Rcllly , the oldtlme baseball plnyor. who lives In Frisco. Last year , when the California outlaw league wa weaned over to organized baseball. Manager Willis of the San JOHO club put up a stiff light to retain Frelne. but the national commission decided In favor of the Athletics' claim on his services under the draft rule , and Phil adelphia fans may have n chance dur Ing the coming season to hco a pitch er who can hand them up to right hand hitlers from Iho right side and then switch to the port side and bend them the other way for the left-hand stickers. And when the switching comes off , take It from me , theic l no deterioration In Ihe quality of the pitching. " Lewis Expects n Fight. Hurry Lewis , the TI'.VIIH fighter who wont to Nlobrara to light n prellmi nary to the HuniH-llokuf wrestling inatcli , lias returned anil icports that his light did not conic off at Nlobrarn on account of being unable to got n match. "Farmer" Hums threw llokul' the llrst fall In twenty-five minutes and In the second fall he put IIH ! man on his back with a hammerlock hold In thirteen mlniiteH. Pavelka of Ver- dlgre challenged llokuf to n match , which will be pulled off at Nlobram next month. The preliminary to the Durns-Hokuf match was a wrestling match between Hruce of Verdlgro arid McGraw of Nio- brara , Hruce- being the victor with two straight falls. George hosier , who is promoting Ihese wreslling matches , will probably get n mateh for Lewis in a short time. Koster Is considered one of the best sport promoters in this territory and , according to Lewis , is making good In all his matches. BEST JOCKEYS HAVE SIGNED. Shilling , the Last of the Classy Boys , to Make Contract. Nov. York , March 20. Carroll Shil ling , one of the most successful jockeys \1 eys who rode In America last season , will ride this year for Samuel C. Hlldrcth , and possibly also for Harry K. Knapp , Francis II. Hitchcock and Harry La Montague. Mr. Hildreth has a contract for first call on the services of Shilling , and he has recommended that the young man agree to give the other gentlemen second call. The signing of Shilling to Ilildrcth disposes of the last of our first rate jockeys. Powers is al ready under a contingent agreement with Phillip T. Chinn ; Eddie Dugan is Mr. Belmont's hey ; the Newcastle stable has taken Master Guy Garner and Butwell will ride for James K. Keene. Wayne Normal Notes. Fred Pile spent the week end in Omaha. His fraternity , the Phi Delta Thata , held a banquet at the Omaha club on Saturday evening. Tfio oampus Is being raked , trees trimmed , etc , so that in a few weeks the bill will be one of the most beau tiful spots in Wayne. Mor than thirty students wore tak ing county examinations at the col lege on Friday and Saturday of last week. Several will teach spring towns , but the majority are getting their certificates early so they may contract for schools this fall. Already applications are coining Infer for teachers for next year. This is evidence that school boards are anx ious to secure good teachers. In looking over the roll of prospec tive graduates , wo find there are more than ever before. This is certainly very gratifying. Proffessor and Mrs. Bright spent Saturday and Sunday in Wlnslde , the guests of Mr. Brlght's brother and sis- tor. tor.The The special lllerary program given last Saturday evening was qulle a unique affair. It was after the man ner of a regular teachers' association , and was called the N. N. C. Teachers' association. The papers given and the discussions were splendid. A number of the faculty and stu dents will bo .in attendance a part of the time at the Norfolk Teachers' as- sociallon next week. Several mem bers of Ihe fncully are on Iho program. GUS GARLOCK UNDER ARREST. Emerson Butcher who Killed Man Two Months Ago. Emerson , Neb. , March 2C. Gus Gar- lock , the Emerson butcher who shot and instantly killed Joseph Lee of Yankton , S. I ) . , and then escaped , was arrested in Herman and taken to Dakota City for trial. The shooting was done two months ago , and Gar- lock claimed In self defense. Garlock states that he went to the western part of the state , but for some time has been in Omaha working in a meat market. $350 an Acre for Farm Land. Wlsner , Neb. , March 2G. Special to The News : The biggest price ever paid In this region for farm land was paid for Dr. Harry Pritclmril'B farm yesterday when it sold for $350 an acre. Part of it had sold a year ago for $16875. The land runs right up Into the edge of lowu.