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TI1K NOKKOIiK WEEKLY NEWS - JOUKNAU FRIDAY , Al'UIL 22 , 1910. SPORTS OF THE DAY . _ I WITH THE NEW BASEBALL PILOTS FANS KEEPING CLOSE TABS ON WORK OF MANAGERS. WILL BILL DAHLEN SUCCEED ? Handler of Brooklyn Nationals Will Have His Hands Full Unraveling Twists and Knots in Superbas Duf fy's Bio Task. Never In the history of the big leagues have there been so many changes In the management of thu teams as there have been since last reason , seven new pilots having been signed by as many clubs since the 11110 season closed. It Is no easy mat ter to secure an expert team handler , but the National and American club owners believe they have cornered the best In the profession. Since last year three changes In the managerial ranks of the National league-the engagement of "Had Hill" Dahlen by the Brooklyn club , the ap polntment of Fred Lake by the Boston club and the promotion of Charles Uooln by the Philadelphia club. Dab Ion has never handled a ball team , big or little , before , hut lie has had a world of experience on the Held and is nn excellent Judge of playing talent. "Had Hill" certainly knows what "In- uldo ball" means. He Is conversant with the methods employed by Anson , Hanlon and McGraw , and be Is a lighter for bis rights. He Is not a task master and is popular with all players , but be will probably insist upon hard work and will develop team play from the very beginning. Charley Dooin , the new pilot of the Philadelphia Nationals , Is a star ball player and well liked , but be Is hot headed and Inclined to look for trou ble with the umpires , a weakness in these days of discipline on the dia mond. He is an experiment pure and simple. Fred Lake has a problem to solve in Boston. He made a name for himself last season as manager of the Boston Americans , but because of a difference over salary he was released outright by President John I. Taylor , who de clared that Lake was not the man who deserved credit for the excellent show ing of the Rod Sox. Lake In accepting the management of the Hub Nationals saw a chance to redeem himself , but ho will begin with a splendid tall end UIJOII DUFFY , NiW : PILOT OF CHICAGO AMHHIOASS. team and \\ill have to build it up grad ually. As tlrst class ball players are not to be bad for the asking , Lake will have to be satisfied with his pres ent layout , which means that Boston fans do not expect him to accomplish wonders. Four of the American league teams , Hoston , St. Louis , Washington and Chicago , have new team handlers. Pat Donovan , who was released by Brook lyn after the season of I'.iOS , has charge of the Red Sox Instead of Fred Lake. Donovan was the team's scout last year and picked up some speedy youngsters. He lias a rich club be hind him this time , which means a lot. and as he has had plenty of ex perience President Taylor thinks he will make good. That Hugh Duffy will make a splen did manager of the Chicago White Sox is the general opinion of leading base ball men. Duffy and Owner Comlskey are old friends. They were players in rival teams back In the old Broth erhood days. Jack O'Connor , the old catcher of the Clovelands. Plttsburgs and St. Louis Browns , will manage the last named team this year. O'Connor was a star backstop under Pat Tebeau and helped to make the veteran pitcher Cy Young famous. In the old days he made the lives of umpires miserable , but bo has seen the error of his ways and now believes in accepting the nil ings as they are laid down. O'Connor takes the place of his oil side partner. James McAleor. Thej played on the Cleveland team for many years and wore fast friends. Me Alecr iuul n crack team in St. Louis li 1008. but last year a hoodoo was busy and all kinds of accidents kept tin Drowns out of the running. The St Louis critics made it decidedly un pleasant for McAlcer as a result , so hi quit cold when ills contract was uj and signed with the Washington clul for n salary of ? 10,000 a year. Me Aleer is a first class manager in fact the best that Washington baa had fo ; .many yean. POOR LITTLE DEAD GOPHER GETS IN WAY OF GOLF BALL AND GOLF BALL WINS. WHY'D GOLFER GO FOR GOPHER ? Dr. C. S. Parker Drove a Golf Ball Into the Air and When It Came Down One of the Million Animals on the Links Breathed Its Last. Poor little gopher. It got its silly head In the way of a golf ball driven speedily from the brassy of Dr. Parker , and the golf ball came out victor. The golfer killed the gopher. And why did the golfer go for the gopher ? It was Just one of those things that happen. The gopher's sorry ry it did happen , but the golfers have boon bunting some method of getting rid of the gophers , anyhow , and this seems the best yet. Dr. Parker was playing golf. The little gutta percha sphere bounded through the air and lit whore the go pher ought not to have been. It was as effective as a rille bullet. And the Country club is thinking of switching its golf medal money to a gopher fund , offering the medal to the man who can got the most gophers on the way around. Under that system , it would bo the big score that would get the medal. Instead of the small one as at present. Which would be satisfactory to a good many of us right off the reel , And speaking of queer golf ball freaks. There was another peculiar accident at the Country club links. The golfer driving off a tee sent the ball darting fifty yards to one side , whore It squarely struck another ball that bad been driven off a moment before. The latter ball was sent on for double Its distance by the acci dental collision. ADAMS HOPES TO HOLD REP. Young Pittsburg Pitcher Anxious to Show Fans He Has Lasting Qualities. "Babe" Adams , the star young pitch er of the Pittsburg Nationals , has a big contract on hand , which he expects to fulfill before the birds migrate to the south , lie 'must show a lot of doubting Thomases that ho is not an accidental hero. "Babe" points to his record of twelve victories in fifteen games In the regular championship season as proof that he was merely a consistent performer in the world's series , but there are thousands of fol lowers of the game who will not be convinced by that testimony , and ho hopes to show them this summer that he Is neither erratic nor freakish. Adams is modest and is not claiming anything In advance , but he says he Is feeling tiptop , and his teammates say there Is no reason In the world why ho should not prollt by his year's expert- "BADE" ADAMR , KTAII YOUNO I'rrciiEn 01 1'insnuiui NATIONALS. enco with the Buccaneers and prove 3 even more effective than he was last t season. Captain Clarke will send him on the mound oftener this season than last , He has fairly earned the right to more frequent trials , and at the outset it looks as If ho and Howard Camnltz will bo the most Industrious members of Pittsburgh pitching corps. Probably three or four lines of type I telling your want , will straighten oul the whole matter for you. ALL ROADS WILL LEAD TO FRISCO JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT BIG GEST DRAWING CARD. ROYALTY TO SEE THE BIG MILL Noblemen From France , England and Germany Coming No Other Single Combat Ever Attracted So Much Attention. In the history of the world there have been several fights that stand out as truly great. Everybody knows or ought to know all about the battle be tween David and Goliath. Mythology celebrates the desperate struggle be tween Hector and ( he invulnerable Achilles , and we all know that Sparta- cus was a great scrapper , and nearly every male child has heard of the Sul- Ilvan-Klirain light. Hut none of those can compare In point of Interest before the actual combat with the JelTru-s Johnson battle , which is scheduled to bo held at the Emeryville race track , Emeryville. Cal. , July . It Is estimated that the crowd that will cheer the victor on that day will be ten times as great as that which turned down its thumbs at the bout in which Spartacus won the gladiatorial championship and as many times as big as the gang that saw Hector do his sprint around the walls of Troy before Achilles finally put him out. At first the promoters planned to erect a structure that would hold JO.OOO people , then 30,000. and now Hlckard and Gleason have shaped up arrangements to seat 00,000 wild eyed light fans. Reservations for scats have been received from all over the world People who have never before taken any Interest In boxing are going to see the light of the century. Hugh Mclntosli of Australia Is to leave the antipodes for San Francisco with a party of 200 or more. From England half a dozen lords are coming to take in the big mill. The party is expected to arrive In this country early In May. Noblemen from Franco and Germany are also bound to see the big mill. Jack Gleafcon says he has a request from China asking him to reserve 150 seats. Nearly every big city In the United States is to have one or two special trains headed for San Fran clsco. It looks as if Rlckard and Glea- sou will have to Increase the seating capacity of the arena once more. Of late there has boon a lot of fren zied writing about the probable re ceipts , and some of the unthinking have estimated that $500,000 or even $1,000,000 will be raked over the box oliico desk. It Is to be said that $250.- 000 will very nicely and generously cover receipts. They are saying that a full million will be bet on the result of the great est of all fist tights. A million Is a lot of money , but there are many wise boys and hunchees who are quietly stowing away the dollars against the lime when the betting begins to be lively , and It is possible that the ag gregate of ( he wagers at the last will look like a picture of the national debt. Is It not barely possible that retire ment of all tills coin to stakeholders' hands might bring on stringency , tight money and large uncertainty ? This Is not the financial editor's department , but It Is humbly suggested that if the Jeff-Johnson mill fakes the money out of circulation , as some of the sport writers say It will do , the treasury ex ports had bettor arrange to have all the big prizefight transactions carried out by check. At least it is wise to leave enough money In circulation to handle pros perity. We want no more clearing house certificates. The promoter * have made arrange ments with nearly all of the leading railroad lines to the const and with their co-operation will put into effect a system of supplying il < kets for the big fight that cannot fall to satisfy everybody. In brief , the plan Is to make reserva tion for a certain number of seats for each railroad. A person intending to make the trip to Frisco to see the tight has only to apply to a railroad agent , deposit the price of the ticket he de sires , and the railroad company will issue to him an order on Mr. Glen senor or Mr. Itickard for a seat in the res ervation secured for them. This order will be countersigned by an agent uf the railroad when the rail road ticket is Issued. Under this plan speculators would have to buy a rail road ticket with each ticket for the flght. The tremendous expense , of course , bars them from doing this. Every safeguard will be taken against counterfeit tickets , and Gloa- son and Itickard will lie Indemnified by a substantial bond by die ticket manufacturers. The whole scheme has bccii thoroughly worked out and pronounced flawless. Gleason lias mapped out a color si-home In conjunction with the tick- ets that promises to prevent the con fusion usually attendant upon big events of this kind. There will bo eight prices of admission. Eacli differ ent priced ticket will bo of a certain color. The entrances to the arena will bo painted in colors to correspond with the tickets. A man holding a blue ticket will know that ho can't go astray If ho enters the arena through , an entrance painted blue. The BO mo will , of course , apply to the other col- firs. Man Who Fooled Kaiser's Army. i Wllholm Volght , nllns "Captain Koc- peiilok. " the cobbler who made all Ger many hitttfli by masquerading IIH an nrmy otllcer , arresting the mayor of n small town and raiding the municipal treasury , arrived in New York recently by way of Canada and Is now retelling to Germans the story of the adventure which made him famous. i Volght went to New York on a visit and Incidentally , as was made nppnr- , em the other night , to make money by ! Helling photographs of himself In thu uniform of an ofllcer of the kaiser's ! regiment of guards , the dress he adopt ed when "commanding the kalscr troops. " To the clink of glasses in the Cafe Hlsmarck Volght spoke of his trip from Canada. Ho is a rather tall , well built , ' elderly man , with a fringe of gray hair , and blue eyes , the twinkle of which tells that he la not without a keen sense of humor. In Ids adventure which landed him In a Gorman prison he sees no wrong and declares that he neither expected to benefit from the money obtained In the raid on the treasury nor be lifted from the obscurity of the cobbler's bench. His act. he said , was a protest against the scheme of society which made ( lie follies of the rich the crimes of the poor. Appreciated the Joke. Twice , he said , he lost Ma position through Intoxication , and then the scheme dawned upon him of Imper sonating an officer of the kaiser's regi ment. Volght was a cobbler near Ber- lln. On Oct. 17. r.KXI. be obtained n. uniform of a captain of tiie First reg iment of guards , stationed in Berlin. He went to the military station at Ploot/onsee and ordered a company of ' guards to accompany him to Koopo-1 nick. He marched bis little company \ 0 the city hall , explained to the mayor , 10 was sorry , but must take charge of his person and the city funds. | He arrested the mayor and appropri ated the jfLlXiO In the city treasury , 'ollowlng ' tile action by discharging his loldlers and making bis escape. When eventually he was arrested he was rii'd and sentenced to a term of Im- : irlsonmont , from which be was re- eased over a year ago. The German icople then began to appreciate the eke on the predominant military splr.lt n Germany , and when they laughed .he world laughed with them. "I got bore on March 17 , landing at Halifax , " said Captain Volght. "I vis- ted Detroit and Chicago. I come here simply as a visitor and expect to re- : iialn six weeks. I have a brother-ln- aw in Dallas , Tex. , but I do not be- leve I will be able to sec him. 1 want ed to see the I'liited States. I do not believe the sensible and the humor ously inclined will object to my visit. " Volght spoke through an Interpreter , sitting In the dining room of the cafe. Every one seemed to know him , and frequently lie bad to stop and bow to new arrivals. "At the time I became 'captain of Koepenlck' It was not for the money , but I wanted to show the absurdity of the system. Twice I was thrown out ) f employment because I became drunk , and I said I will Imitate those In a higher sphere. I felt 1 was an abused man and wanted to protest and get even. I was practically brought up near a barracks , and I know the drill , though 1 had never served In the army. The military was the autlioi ly , and what more natural than that I should seek to ape It ? 1 bad no Idea that my act would be a sensation or that It would raise me from the cobbler's bench. " What the Kaiser Said to Him. Volght said that he liked what he had seen of America , and when asked whether he did not think the Immigra tion otlicials would consider him an undesirable alien because he had been convicted and sentenced to serve a term in prison lie said , "I do not see why any one should object to me. " Volght was asked whether he had ever bad an Interview with the kaiser since ills world famous adventure. He laughed and said It was a secret. Finally after some rapid tire talk with the Interpreter bis remark was trans lated like tills : "Yes , 1 saw the kaiser. He said to me , 'Can you keep mum ? ' and I said , ' 1 can. ' 'So can I , ' replied the kaiser. " That was all he would tell of the In terview. During the evening on aid circulated through the cafe se.lllnK postal cards representing Volght in civilian clothes and as the captain of Koepenlck. The sale wan good. Volght was kept busy signing his autograph. The noncommissioned officer of the seven guardsmen who were fooled by the captain testified that he ordered them around in a lusty , imperious tone that might hare been heard a mile away. All the comic pajWB of Ger many utlllxod th Inrltlent for weeki. Norfolk Needs Paving. Stnnton Picket : No wonder Nor folk wants paved streets. There are so many holes and ruts In their main thoroughfares that one ought to wear extra spring pads while driving over the roads , to keep from jerking one's backbone out of place. Frisco Quake Wrecked His Mind. Plainvlew Republican : Henry Knuth who lives northwest of Royal , was in this city Tuesday. Ho was taking his son Hans to the hospital for the insane at Norfolk. The unfortunate young man left that Institution ten months ago apparently much Improved , but lately he became worse and had to betaken taken back. He was in the earthquake at San Francisco and it is thought that the shock and horror of the situation afterward affected his mind. It is a very sad case , as the fine young man seems to be incurable. Colome Times Sold. Colomo Times : April 1 , J. M. Miller became the publisher of the Colomo Times , having purchased the property from the previous owner , L. A. Wilson JUDGE GEORGE H. WILLIAMS , ! Career of Jurist Who Was Last Mem ber of President Grant's Cabinet. Judge George Henry \Vllllnins. the Insl member of President ( .Jrant's cub Ini't. who died recently at i'ortliiiul. Ore. , was born In Now Lebanon. N. Y. . on March ' . ' ! ! . IS'JII. Ho studied law and wan admitted to the bar In 1811. Almost Immediately Mr. Williams moved t.o Iowa. After three years of private practice he was elected Judge of the Tlrst judicial district of Iowa. In which position ho remained until 1S.VJ. 1S.VJ.Mr. Mr. Williams In 18.12 was named as a presidential elector. In the follow ing year , when President 1'lerce took olllce , lie appointed Mr. Williams chief Justice for the territory of Oregon. Although President Ituclmmtn reappointed - pointed him to this position when he took otllce. Mr. Williams declined to accept the rcappolntment. Judge Williams was attorney general of President ( irant's cabinet during thu latter's second term. After sorvlnn In that capacity for three years Judge Wil liams retired , to be succeeded by Kd- wards Plorrepont. Upon his retire ment from the oltlce of attorney gen eral .Indue Williams was nominated by President Grant to be chief Justice of the I'nltod States supreme court. The I'liltod States senate , however , refused to confirm the nomination , and after n long light President Grant withdrew JudgeWilliams' name. While serving In ( lie capacity of attorney general Judge Williams was sometimes refer red to as "Landa-.ilet" Williams be cause of Ills alleged Improper use of government carriages. After retiring from public olllce Jud''o Williams moved to the state of Washington , where he practiced law before the supreme court of that state After a number of years , however , lie again returned to Oregon and in 1DOU wi : elected mayor of Portland. Or lie served In that capacity until the end of ills term in ISlO.'i. Ills wife was reported to liavo the smallest foot In Washington and cut a figure In cabi net society. Recently she has been de scribed as the founder of a religious sect in Portland one of whose tenets Is that the devil in the form of a ser pent resides in the vermiform nppon dlx. Since 1SIO. Judge Williams had lived practically in retirement. WHITE GYPSY QUEEN. Head of Band Says She Gave Up So ciety For Roaming Life. Camped just beyond the river DCS Peres is a gypsy queen extraordinary. She is the wife of King John Mitch ell , head of the little Romany band that stole silently Into St. Louis the other night. With her white skin for she is a Caucasian surmounted by a beaming red headdress. Queen Jessie , who is twenty-four years old. looks strangely out of place surrounded by the swarthy men and women for whose company , she says , she gave up home , wealth and an enviable place In so ciety In Baltimore. Queen Jessie claims to be closely re lated to some of the best families In the country. Francis Scott Key , she says , was her maternal great-great grandfather , and Justice Roger B Tanoy , who wrote the Dral Scott de cision , was her groat-uncle. Her sister , she says , is now in so ciety In New York , but she does not give her name. She says A. W. Ha bersham. a wealthy broker of Haiti more , is her father. "My father sent us to Brown col lege and then to a finishing school in Baltimore. I was then seventeen , and Just about the time I should have been entering society I ran away from home. Five years ago I became ac quainted with King John Mitchell. The roving life of the gypsy appealed to me. and four and a half years ago we were married. " A Thackeray Centenary. The centenary of Thackeray's birth occms on July IS next year. The Tltmarsh club of London has already appointed a committee to consider the most desirable way of honoring the occasion. Act of a Crazed Woman. Mrs. Cora Van Orstale of Steel City Beats Child's Brains Out. Fairbury , Neb. , April 16. At Stee ! City , this county , yesterday , Mrs. Cora Van Orstale , of good family and well known In Fairbury , killed her 2-year- old daughter by beating out its brains with a hammer. She then cut its throat with a razor. Using the same knife she gashed her own throat so badly that physicians attending her say she cannot live. Mental unbal ance is supposed to account for her act , although she had never given signs of Insanity. Kansas City Treasurer Short. Kansas City , April 1C. That Will iam J. Baehr , formerly city treasurer of Kansas City who died recently , was short in his accounts $ C3,4SO.SG was reported to the mayor by a firm of ac countants. The report says the dis crepancies found in the books date from April 20 , 1908. Colome to Celebrate. Colome Times : The Colome Com mercial club held Its regular monthly meeting In the drug store Monday evening. There was a large attend ance of business men , and all wore there to do something for Colome. The particular business In hand was the preliminary work for a big cele bration on June 3 , In commemoration of the second anniversary of the founding of the town of Colome. The unanimous sentiment was for a rous ing fete day , with attractions for a day's entertainment that will make It impossible for Trlpp countians to re sist spending Juno 3 in Colome , After a general discussion , with not a single note of discord , a committee was ap pointed to arrange the details for the celebration. The program and partic ulars will bo announced later. In the meantime everybody will be looking forward to June ! l. for Colome will do something then. Had n Close C.ill. Wlunetoon Pioneer : While Vernou Sehoor. who Is working for William Sauuders , was soldering In the tin shop In the rear of the hardware , a live gallon can of gasoline under the bench caught lire from the soldering torch. Vernon had presence of mind and threw the can out of the back door and summoned the lire depart ment , which responded very quickly. No serious damage was done and Will- lam Is shy live gallons of gas and a can. but It came mighty close to being j a serious tire. Mr. Saunders was out In the country and did not arrive until the excitement was over. WHEN MURDOCK MET BREWER The Red Haired Kansas Baby Scratch ed the Late Justice's Face. A story was told at the capltol In Washington the other day of the meet ing of the late Justice David J. Brew er of the United States supreme court and Representative Victor M unlock of Kansas , the well known Insurgent , when Murdoch first came to congress Many years ago Justice Brewer was a county judge In Kansas. Traveling one day in a stagecoach , lie met a man , accompanied by Ills wife and a red haired two-year-old boy. The Judge became acquainted with the father and mother and Insisted that the boy was a line chap who would surely make his mark In the world. The proud parents beamed ap preciation , and the judge reached for the Infant and took him on his lap. Instantly there vas Insurrection. The prodigy didn't propose to be jol lied. He kicked the Judge viciously and finally , reaching out a very deter mined little paw , scratched the Judge's countenance. Three sharp little nails scraped off throe furrows of skin , and there were great concern and a very Hinall trifle of real bloodshed. Years later at a White House recep tion Justice Brewer walked up to a young man and s.iiii : " 1 am Justice Brewer. May I nik , your name ? " "I am Victor Murdoch of your own state of Kansas , and I am very glad to meet you , sir. " replied the young man. "Well , " said the judge , "I was sure you were the one. You're the red headed brat that scratched all the skin off my face In the stagecoach near Wichita about thirty years ago. Young man , you're In contempt of court , and li ! you over get before me in duo i- dlcial form I'll make you smart for " PRIZE FOR BOY FARMERS. Senator Gore Encouraging the Raising of Corn In Oklahoma. I I Senator Gore of Oklahoma made nn ' offer recently to pay the expense of a j ' to for' ' trip Washington next winter the Oklahoma boy who raises the lar- ' gesl crop of corn on an aero of'ground. I The conditions are that the boy must' ' bo under sixteen years old and must have done all the work himself. The senator announced the other day that be will have between 15,000 and I 1,000 competitors for the prize. The department of agriculture has prom ised to furnish Information about the growing of corn for the benefit of the boys who ask for It , and most of the young farmers believe they can In crease the yield If they have scientific advice. The original offer read for boys , but the senator has two letters from girls asking permission to take part in the contest. They are Mamie Tcnnant of : Yukon and Anna Morrison of Ochela- ta. The senator wrote thorn that they would bo considered as contestants and given the same chance as the boys ; also that he would bo as glad to see a girl win as one of the boys. In n similar contest In South Carolina lina last year a boy raised 153 bushels of corn on an acre of land. Museum of Oceanography. The museum of oceanography , which was founded by the Prince of'.Monaco and occupies an Imposing position on the cliff nt Mouto Carlo , was dedicat ed recently with much ceremony In the presence of the diplomatic repre sentatives of the Knropenn countries. The museum is unique and of great scientific value. It contains an exten sive collection of botanical and animal life of the seas , photographs and charts and elaborate geographical data. Wedding Is a Surprise. The marriage of Miss Josephine But- torfield , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butterfleld of Norfolk , to Jack Weills , son of Rev. J. C. S. Wollls , rec tor of Trinity church , Norfolk , will take place at Redlands , Calif. , today. While the marriage plans had been kept a secret from friends of the cou ple , Mr. Weills in Norfolk was In formed of the forthcoming event a day or two Rgo. The bride has boon in California all winter with her parents , her father being 111 In a hospital near Redlands. The engagement was announced a year ago when Miss Huttorflold grad uated at Wellesley. She made the an nouncement at a class banquet. Miss Butterlleld is a social favorite In Norfolk and was one of the most popular girls In Wellesley for four years. The groom , the only son of Rov. J. C. S. Weills , Is employed In the Bur- Ington ofllces In Omaha. Barnes-Endres , An Interesting wedding took place Thursday evening at the residence of John Molmaker , 423 South Fifth street , when Mrs. Bertha Endrcs was mar ried to Peter J. Barnes , the Rov. John Mclmakor , pastor of the Baptist church , olllclatlng. Mr. and Mrs" , Barnes took the early morning train on Friday for the eastern part of tliO state. On their return they will ro uble at Itir. South Ulghth street. SATURDAY SITTINGS. C. S. Hayes returned from Outalw. H. S. Thorpe went to MadlsoU On business. 13. P. Olmsted went to Madison nil business. William Llchtonborg of llmlur was In the city. 10. (5. Harnum of Dallas In In the city on business. Miss IlesHlo Story of Ploroe was here visiting with friends. Miss Hazel McDonald of Pierce waa here visiting with friends. John Pofahl and I.ouls Krause of Hosklns wore In the city. .1. 13. Sleeker of Hooper is In the city visiting with his son , F. J. Stock- or. Miss Agnes Haasch , who has a claim In Trlpp county , Is In the city visiting with relatives and friends. Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gull , a daughter. Express messengers on the North western trains No. 1 and L' report a heavy snow all the way between O'Neill and Clmdron. W. H. Kndorloy , a truck gardener living east of the city , has a broken leg as the result of fulling from n wagon Friday afternoon. Clyde Wlmlen has resigned his po sition with the A. I , . Kllllan company and will start railroading for the North western In a few days. lOd Heritor lias installed a basohall board In his cigar store and is receiv ing Western Union baseball returns every afternoon of all the games. The llrst baseball game of the oca- son was played here Saturday , whoti the Norfolk high school team and the Stanton team crossed bats on the race track bull grounds. Krod Itnthorford died at Los An geles , Calif. , of ptomaine poisoning. He had boon sick all winter with tu mor on his foot , but had just recov ered. He was a railroad man hero , living on Second street. Miss Fay Livingstone , who lias been collector for the Nebraska Telephone company for the past four years , has resigned her 'position with that com pany and accepted a similar one with the Norfolk gas company. The W. C. T. IT. will moot witli Mrs. Oxiinin Tuesday afternoon at I' o'clock. The executive committee will meet at 1 ! o'clock and all Interested are Invit ed to come. The program will com mence at , ' ! o'clock. The subject of discussion Is "What benefit is the con test work to mothers ? " All interest ed are invited. Miss Anna Uhle and Martin Larson went to Madison this morning and will be married at that place some time this evening. Miss IHile Is a niece of the late Oscar Uhle and has been keeping house for her uncle for many 'years. After his death she made her home with the Ed Walters family. Mr. Larson Is a mechanic In tin ; em ploy of 10. A. Hnllock. They have furnished - nished a house on Phillip avenue and fifth street. Twenty members of the hose company - pany No. 1 attended the meeting of ' their company which was held at the city hall last night. New olllcers were elected and three new members ad mitted , after which a luncheon was enjoyed. The now officers are : Presi dent , Ralph Hoyd ; vice president , Ed Helming ; secretary , I0d Mocker ; treas urer , H. W. Winter ; foreman , Luke Keniiorson ; assistant foreman. Bon Skalowsky. The now member * are : William Uecker , Ed Kline and R. Dreeson. | That it is a good thing to take a 'drink ' once in a while is declared by two Norfolk laborers who believe their lives were saved when they left the bottom of a nine-foot ditch which they were digging to get cooled off with i the aid of ( a stein of beer. The men I had been working steadily all afternoon - noon when suddenly one of them sug gested that they "take a drink. " The moment they arrived at the top of the ditch a cave-In occurred and the ditch was almost entirely filled with earth. Had the men stayed at the bottom , they would without doubt have been buried alive. Fred Kanzler , for four years a Northwestern fireman , died at the home of his mother , Mrs. Katherine Kan/lor , at 715 South Fourth street , last midnight , after a lingering illness of tuberculosis. Funeral services will take place at the house at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and at 2 : . ,0 at the Christ Lutheran church , where Rev. J. P. Mueller will hold services , after which the remains will bo interred In the new Lutheran cemetery. Fred Kanzler was born In Russia twenty- I seven years ago. His father died here and he has been living with his wid owed mother. A few months ago ho ' went to Chicago to take an examina tion for engineer , but was taken III while In that city and was brought homo seriously III. Brother firemen who live bore will attend the funeral and act as pallbearers. Nebraska senators and congressmen in Washington will soon bo In posses- of a letter from Norfolk physi cians , who are protesting vigorously [ over a bill recently Introduced ia the ! senate by Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois , which if passed will pro- hlblt physicians from using morphine and other drugs which are extremely important to aid them in certain cas es. Norfolk physicians say that to bind their hands In the use of these drugs is a gross injustice. The matter - tor was brought before the Norfolk physicians by Dr. C. L. Culmsee of this city , who discovered the copy of the bill in a medical Journal. Dr. W. H. Pllger. secretary of the Madison County Medical society , has sent a letter of protest against the bill to Senators Hrown and Burkott and Con gressman Latta at Washington.