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    THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NIOWS-JOURNAL , FHIDAY , APRIL 22 , 1010.
V Great Festival of an Empire , I
Though London la possibly the Inst ,
of nil the big cltlos In the world to
brag nhout HH history , thnt city Is ns
full of history and very Interesting1
history , too us an egg Is of meat. It
will he shown In n pageant which
Frank Lascolles Is arranging , called
"the festival of empire nnd the pag
eant of Ixindnn. " It will bo produced
May 1M and will last during June and
July. Whatever prolllH accrue from It
are to be given to thu king's hospital
fund.
This festival of empire , which will
'
be produced at the Crystal palace , IH
intended to give Instruction In the his
tory of London and to show Its grad
ual growth and Importance as the heart
of a worldwide empire. The Crystal
palace was chosen as the most suit
able center for such a festival.
A tremendous stand Is being erected ,
from which not only this open air play
can bo seen , but also a view of the
rolling hills of Kent and Surrey. This
look alone Is well worth while going to
the Crystal palace to enjoy.
Naturally the Imagination thrills at
the thought of a scries of London pug-
oniitH reproductions of scenes which
bring homo to the citizens of London
the historic greatness of their city.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Engaged.
The principle of the pageant will bo
the representation of certain episodes
In the history of London from thu
times of the early Britons to the nine
teenth century. All this will bo too
much to give In one performance , so
the story will be divided Into three
parts , each part having seven scenes ,
and these different parts will be given
alternately on afternoons and even
ings.
Fifteen thousand persons are to be
employed In the pageant. In some of
the scenes nearly 2,000 people will ap
pear.
In part 1 the first scene Is called
"The Dawn of History. " It shows
prehistoric London , where the Britons
lived on the river which they called
the Fleet. Then come the Romans ,
who rebuilt the city of London , and
after that the third shows the spread
of Christianity. Scene 4 Is the Dan-
lob Invasion , showing those fine old
freebooters , the vikings , who push
ed their queer looking boats up the
Thames. Then the Norman conquest ,
with King Harold's death and his sub
jects kissing the feet of the conqueror.
And so It goes on through the ago of
chivalry , wiien In the reign of Edward
III. there were tournaments In Cheap-
aide.
aide.Part
Part 2 begins with the Canterbury
pilgrims and the tragedy of Thoman
u Becket. Following that Is the Wat
Tyler affair and Dick Whlttlngtou ,
probably with bis cat , riding out with
the king. Then we are given the war
of the Roses and another triumph of
conquest when Henry V. returns after
hla defeat of the French.
Modern Period Shown.
From this time on the pageant be
comes practically modern history.
There Is the discovery of the new
world , there Is "merrle England , "
there Is the reign of Queen Bess , and
HO on down to part i ) , which has to dc
with Shakespeare and his barnllke the
ater , with the coming of Pocahoutas
to England , with Wolfe and Montcalu :
> In Canada , with Captain Cook , whc
find found another new world , and
finally with the collapse of Napoleor
and the end of the great continents
struggle for mastery.
The final scene will bo the gathering
of the English colonies In London ant
Great Britain , typified as the mothei
with her children.
The representatives of English cole
nlca are quite as enthusiastic abou
this empire festival as arc the peopli
who live In the heart of the empire
Canada , Australia , New Zealand , In
din. South Afrlcn and every other Brit
lab possession has representatives li
London who promise most cnthuslaa
tic support.
Lord Plymouth , the Duke of Marl
borough , Lord Desborough and man ;
other wealthy nnd prominent English
men nre not only contributing Inrg
sums of money to this pageant , bu
also their personal time nnd nttcntlor
It will be the biggest show that Lou
don baa ever bad.
j
* ' Lock of Andre's Hair Found.
Two relics were found recently 1
the vaults of the Yale treasury , wher
they hnve been hidden for many yean
One Is a lock of hair taken from th
head of Major Andre , the British spi
forly years after his execution. Th
hair Is extremely fine and very dnrl
It has been placed in the Yale llbrar
with the portrait of Major Andn
drawn by himself on the night befoi
his death and given to nn America
otlleer. The second relic Is a Inrg
tankard owned by President
of Yale , from 17lW to 1778.
Norfolk Won First Game.
Norfolk high school won the firs
baseball game of the season from tin
Stnnton high school Saturday aftet
noon by a score of it to 0. Althougl
a cold north wind was blowing am
snow wns falling , the baseball fan
made their way to the nice trnc
grounds nnd n good sized crowd wl
nessed n line gnme of ball.
Demon did good work In the lei
field for Norfolk ; Morrison caught
tine game. Durlnnd on first bnse , n
shortstop nnd Kelloher In the pitcher'
box featured for the home team.
Only one hit and one base on ball
were recorded agnmst Kollohor. Stai
ton did some good playing and In th
second inning featured with a doubl
play. Hawkins pitched an excellen
game , but his support could have bee
better. Next Saturday Norfolk goo
to Nellgh for a doubloheador.
The score by Innings R. H. I
Norfolk 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3
Stnnton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Batteries : Kollcher and Morrison
Hawkins nnd Crips.
The line-up :
Norfolk. . Stanton.
Diirlnnd Ib Hay Holstcln
Ward cf Young
Landers L'h Chllcont
Odlorne ! ! h Hey Holstoln
Mapes ss Ackermnn
Denton If Lukes
Morrison c Crlpes
Jlrlggs rf Younger
Kelleher p Hawkins
Krahn sub Fox
Summary : Ono base lilts , Ward.
Landers , Ilrlggs , Chllcont. Stolen
bases , Durlnnd 2 , Kelleher. Strike
outs : By Kelleher 8. by Hnwlkns 2.
Wild pitches : Hawkins. Errors :
Ackernmn , Iluy llolsteln. Younger ,
Young. Morrison. Bases on balls : Off
| Kelleher 1. off Hawkins 1. Double
Iplny , llolsteln to Chllcont.
EXPOSITION IN CHINA.
American Products Will Be Shown at
Nanking In May.
Preparations are going forward rapIdly -
Idly at Nanking , China , for the openIng -
Ing of the Nanyang exposition , or Na
tional Industrial exposition , ns It Is
cnlled. It Is to bo opened Mny 0 nnd
( o continue for six months.
Hsl-Chen Hwang , director of works
for the exposition , may be quoted as
Haying that there are to be sixteen
large buildings , most of which are well
on toward completion. Most of them
arc In English and French styles of
architecture.
The exposition grounds cover an
area of about 150 acres and are laid
out artistically with ponds , lawns ,
trees , ( lowers of every Chinese variety ,
pavilions and graveled walks lending
to the several entrances. Display light
ing with electricity will be a feature
of the decoration of the grounds.
Among the amusements will be a hip
podrome , Chinese theater and other
shows , both Chinese and foreign. Mu
sic will be furnished by the new army
military band. A miniature railroad
on the grounds will be one of the at
tractions.
The exposition grounds are reached
directly from the railroad by the Nan
king city Hues. Chinese capitalists
have furnished the funds for suitable
foreign hotels near the grounds. There
will be accommodations for 1,000
guests at these hotels. It Is expected
that there will be 10,000 to 15,000 vis
itors dally to the grounds.
The total cost of the exposition Is
estimated at $700.000. Twenty-two
provinces of China are to be represent
ed In the exhibits , nnd 5,000 square
I feet each have been allotted to Amer
ican. English. German and Japanese
exhibits tn the Chinese government
bulldlM ?
OF WORLDWIDE INTEREST.
Shina Requests 150 Seats For the
Jeffries-Johnson Fight.
John J. Glcason , partner of Tex
Jlckard In promoting the Jeffrlcs'-
Tohnson prizefight for the heavyweight
championship of the world , declared
the other day at New York that de
mands for reservations had been re-
'clved ' from many parts of the world
for the contest , which Is to take place
lit Emeryville , Cal. , on July 4.
"We even have a request from China
for l.'O seats. " said Gleason at his
hotel , "and Hugh Mclntosh Is to
lirlng a big delegation from Australia.
A man in Macon , Ga. , has asked for
seats for himself and wife.
'We have made arrangements with
all railroads whereby those who will
travel to see the contest may pay for
their seats at the same time they get
their railroad tickets , and their seat
coupons will be nttnched to their rail-
rend tickets. We wilt hnve no trouble
In selling nil the scnts from $5 to $50
each.
"Jeffries wns In fine condition when
I saw him last , as was Johnson. "
MONSTER AEROPLANE.
Parseval Launches New Flier With a
120 Horse Power Motor.
The biggest aeroplane yet construct
ed , the Invention of Major von Parse
val , underwent successful preliminary
trials the other day on the surface ol
Lake Plan , at Plan , In Germany.
The new filer Is a monoplane with
a four cylinder motor of 120 horse
power. It carries 170 pounds of ben
zine and , It Is calculated , will remain
In the air for three hours. The breadth
of the planes is forty-five and one-
half feet , and the length of the ma
chine from back to front Is forty-five
feet. It Is provided with torpedo-like
floats for descending on the water and
wheels for land.
Again to the Arctic.
Another trip to the arctic regions
will be undertaken by Harry Whitney ,
the sportsman of New Haven , Conn. ,
who went on the last expedition with
Commander Peary and was the first
person seen by Or. Cook after the
latter reported he had found the pole.
Whitney will tit a ship at bis own ex
pense and go In search of a wide
variety of animals of the arctic re
gions. Imping especially to secure sev
eral varleti s which have never been
Been In civilization. Ho docs not start
with hi * shin for wovernl months
A TRAIN THROUGH NEW TUBE.
Electricity the Motive Power for New
York's Railroad Tunnel.
New York. April 18. The first elec
trie train passed through the Pennsyl
vnnln tunnels from New Jersey t <
Long Islnnd under Mnnhnttnn , Nortl
river and East river. Electric loco
motives had made the trip sevora
times since last Monday , but no trail
was drawn until late this afternoon
Thirty workmen mnde the trip anc
from now on n regular train service
will bo established between Now Jersey
soy nnd Long Island.
Four tunnels are being run fron
the new Pennsylvania station nt Thlr
ty-thlrd street and Seventh avenue t (
Sunnyslde yard , Long Islnnd City
while two tubes connect the statior
with the Jersey side. From now or
all the supplies needed to carry on
the work of the railroad through the
tube , and passenger service will be
gin with the opening of the great
New York station.
Opening up Pearl Harbor.
W. F. Dllllngham , who Is In charge
of the work of developing Pearl Har
bor , Hawaii , which the United States
government expects to make one of
the finest naval stations In the world ,
arrived at New York recently from
Honolulu on his way to Washington. |
Mr. Dllllngham Is the manager of
the Hawaiian company which Is dredg
ing and opening up the harbor and
the resident manager In Hawaii of the
bridge company which Is building the
drydoek.
"The contract for the harbor dredg
ing was let In December , 11)08 ) , and
calls for the removal of 4,000,000 cubic
feet of coral rock and Hand from the
reefs which project into the harbor ,
making the channel too tortuous for
any but small vessels to get In , " said
Mr. Dllllngham to an Interviewer.
"Tho harbor basin now has an area
and a depth of water sulllclent to float
all the navies of the world. Up to
date no machinery has ever been de
signed for digging coral In a seaway ,
and there are about 1,400,000 cubic
yards of It at Pearl Harbor that comes
out lu the reef suction , where It Is ex
posed to the surf.
Often Has to Fight Sharks.
"How Is the work done ? Well , prin
cipally by means of divers , high grade
powder and blasting gelatin. We have
two experienced divers , one a natlvo
Hawaiian and the other an American.
The latter has had a good deal of ex
perience on the Pacific coast and also
In Hawaii. And his work requires not
only skill , but bravery. His name Is
Martin Lund. He Is a giaut and tn
his diving suit must weigh close on to
000 pounds. Lund works eight hours
1 day and sets off about eighteen blasts
n that time. Sometimes lie carries on
Ills work with sharks all about him
He often has to fight them.
"You see , the blasts kill large num
bers of smaller llsli in the waters , and
every day as soon as the blasting
starts the sharks come around looking
for food. Sometimes you will see aa
many as twenty of them at one time.
"The whole outer section of the har
bor has been laid out like a checker
board , and we shoot lu squares. Lund
or Olepan , the Hawaiian , lays the pow
der or gelatin on a ledge and fixes the
electric connections. No boring Is nec
essary when the pressure of thirty to
thirty-live feel of water keeps the
blasting material in position. When
there are only two or three feet of
water above It is blown up from 400
to 500 feet in the air , but at thirty feet
there Is hardly a lift of the surface
of the water.
'When Lund had his first battle with
the sharks lie was armed only with a
knife. He had told some of the div
ing crew that there were lots of sharks
about , but they thought he was only
trying to make It appear that he had
a particularly dangerous Job. Ono day
they felt a Jerk at the line and hauled
quickly , and there was Lund slashing
away ut something near his feet.
When they had hauled him In a dead
shark came up to the surface. Then
Lund had a spear made. I was rath
er afraid that he would decide that he
didn't wish to continue the job , but
when 1 spoke to him he grinned and
snld that as soon us he got his spear
he wouldn't care how many sharks
there were about. All he wanted was
something to keep them away from
his feet. He has got so that he pays
no attention to them unless they come
right down at him.
Larger Drydoek Planned.
"About three weeks ago Lund was
laying a charge of powder and vrns
wiring It up for a blast when some
thing made a turn around above him ,
and , looking uu. i - - - ' > i" white
belly overhead. He picked up his
spear and attacked It , and It rose to
the surface. The crew In the boat
were startled to see the shark appear
near them , but they threw a line over
Its tall and hauled It aboard dead.
Lund had aimed at the right spot.
"The drydoek as designed and con
tracted for was to be 020 feet long ,
but It has practically been decided to
lengthen It 100 feet and possibly 130 ,
Negotiations are now on between the
government and the contractors , and
It Is expected that the dock to be final
ly decided upon will be large enough
( o take in any battleship of today as
well as to meet requirements for years
to come The dock will be of concrete
The excavation for the smaller dock
is well under way , and two cargoes of
lumber for the false work have been
received at Pearl Harbor. The two
vessels which brought tills were tin
first of their size to enter the harbor
the work already done having made
that possible. "
STREET CAR STRIKE IS OFF.
Committee Votes to Accept Offer o
Rapid Transit Company.
Philadelphia , April IS. Althougl
the completed count of the referen
dum vote of the striking car mei
showed thnt the motor men nnd con
ductors had voted against acceptlnj
the terms offered by the rapid trail
sit company and returning to work
the local executive committee of tin
Amalgamated Association of Stree
nnd Electric Railway employes adopl
ed n resolution declaring thnt th
offer of the company had been ac
copied.
The action of the locnl commute
wns ratified by the national execu
tlvo committee of the car men'
union. The terms under which th
men will return to work are sub
stantlally the same as were offered t
them In a letter to Mayor Roybun
by President Krueger of the rapl
transit company four weeks ago.
The resolution declares tbnt It 1
the opinion of the committee that i
view of the present situation th
terms of the company should bo ac
copied. The first returns of the ba
lotlng showed that there was a me
Jorlty of nine against returning to
work. A re-count was ordered and
the majority was reduced to seven.
In view of the closeness of the vote
and the ninny irregularities which
the committee claimed were shown ,
It was decided to Ignore fhe result
and declare the terms accepted.
SCHIFF ON FAR EAST PROBLEM
The Banker Tells Why Ho Sounds
Japan Warning ,
Jacob II. SchlfT , the Now York bank
er , who iimA ) tin- startling declara
tion at the Republican club luncLicon
In New York the other day that a'
conflict between Japan and the United
States was Inevitable , recently reiter
ated his views In a written statement.
The banker's statement and his at-
Ltiulc at the present time are cunsld-
ired particularly significant In view
of the fact that In his public utter
uiues he has always been most friend-
y toward the mikado's people. Less
ban two years ago at a banquet In
umor of Huron Sakatanl he stated
hat the thought of war between the
latlons In question could only be con
ceived by a stupendous stretch of the
.maglnalion. Mr. Schln" also helped
inance Japan In her war with Itussla.
Here Is what Mr. SchllT said at the
luncheon ;
"The most dllllcult problem we have
, o deal with Is the far east problem.
[ am sorry fo have to say It , but we
arc In danger of war over this same
luestlon. As a friend of Japan , one
who helped to nuance Its late war , I
egret this Inevitable conclusion. Dur-
ng the last few weeks 11 has develop
ed to my personal mortification that
Japan has joined hands with the ene
my of all mankind Kussln.
"Russia and Japan have evidently
> no purpose at present , at least and
that Is to keep China as a lesser state.
And perlldlous Albion , which has al
ways professed to be an enlightening
friend of mankind. Is a party to this
coalition. If we are not careful , If we
do not show the right statesmanship ,
we will be drawn into a controversy
with this arrangement In n most tils-
ngreeable manner.
"Heretofore we white men have
said. 'We are Caucasians and they are
yellow men ' And we have expected
them to accept this and bow to ns ac
cordingly. Tills they are not going to
do. They have prejudices of their
own thiiM1 burn of their ancient civi
lisation. A conflict with them Is Inevi
table. "
Mr. SchllT when seen at his home
was reluctant to discuss the matter
further at the present time. The oulj
statement be would consent to make
for publication was reduced to writing
by himself nnd Is as follows :
"Mr. ScliilT's remarks have been
based solely upon his own observa
tions and a close study of the situa
tion and not upon any special Inform :
tlon. He has spoken of a comiim
struggle , lint not of war. and has sim
ply desired to arouse the people of the
United States to the necessity of prop
erly meeting the situation In a spirit
of righteousness. Because of this he
ended his remarks with the words of
the prophet. 'Not by right and not by
power , but In my spirit , salth the
' "
Lord
Opening a Harbor.
Each spring the steamer Corwln ,
formerly a revenue cutter built strong
ly of oak , with an iron sheathed bow
and Iron stern for bucking ice , breaks
the winter blockade at Nome and
places that Alaskan city In touch with
th" rest of the world. This year she
sails from Seattle on May 10 for her
first trip of the season. After poundIng -
Ing her way through the ice she an
chors sewn or eight miles off shore and
sleds go out to her with a brass band
nnd many prominent citizens , who
board the vessel and search out all the
fresh fruit and vegetables they can
nnd.
The Starling an Outlaw.
Neither its poetical name nor Its
bounty of shape and plumage Is to
save the European starling , a destruc
tive , grain eating bird , from the list of
tndeslrable Immigrants to the United
States. Along with the mongoose , the
English sparrow and fruit eating bats ,
the starling Is to be refused admission
at American ports. The treasury de
partment at Washington has Just Is
sued the order.
Of Unique Interest In the Future.
King Edward of Great Britain , as is
generally known , has a weakness for
walking sticks , hut a writer tells of
another collection In his majesty's
possession which will have n unique
interest In the future. This consists
of relies gathered from every war In
which British soldiers have fought
lncp the pnrlv rtnv of Queen Victoria.
Senior Class Day.
The senior class of the high school
will give their class day entertain
ment at the Auditorium on Friday
evening , April 22.
The money cleared from this enter
tainment will be used to purchase a
gift to bo presented to the high school
commencement night.
The class numbers twenty-eight , nnd
promises to ho the largest class over
graduated from the Norfolk high
school.
Part 1 on the program , while partaking -
taking of the order of class day proper -
or , Is full of original nnd entertaining
numbers. Part 2 Is a farce written
especially for class day nnd Is well
adapted to display locnl color nnd high
school spirit. Following is the program -
gram :
Part I.
Instruments Duet Anna Welsh and
Birdie Kuhl.
Class History Dolllo Pfundor.
Class Prophecy Letlm Blnkeman.
Piano Solo Carrie Thompson.
Advice to Under Clnssmen Bessie
Sterner.
Presentation of Lamp of Learning
Lester Weaver , president clnsa ol
1910.
Response Marian Stltt , preside
class of 1911.
Clnss Song ClnsH of 1910.
Part II.
"The Senior. "
Cast of chnracters :
The Messenger Paul Cole.
Flunks Charles Ward.
Miss Paine Susan Glllatte.
The Senior Chnrlos Durlnnd.
Good Fellowship John Klce.
Athletic Boys Lester Weaver , Otto
Wlldo , Enrl Krnntz. Kox Heeler.
Mr. Stookey Edwin Mney.
1) . O. II. Girls ( Discouragers of Hes
itancy ) Carrie Thompson , Hazel Al-
yea. Ethel Hlbhen , Margie Hranlgan ,
Martha Brown , Myrtle Stamm , Birdie
Kuhl , Dolllo Pfundor , Bessie Sterner.
Bluff Wnrron Heeler.
Crushes Gladys Weaver.
Clnss Spirit Harold Morrison.
Good Grades Marie Johnson.
Chorus Girls Lots Lognn , Hortlm
Hnuptll , I.ethu Blnkemtui. Lillian John
son , Emma Brucggcman , Anna Welsh ,
Young Italian's Amazing Claim.
"Tho Invention which 1 have made
and the apparatus which I have suc
ceeded In putting together are sutll-
clent for me to make the assertion that
I can visualize an object at a distance
of thousands of miles. The object can
be seen with Its properties of color ef
fects , dimensions and movements and
will be equal to the original with the
exception that the object Itself cannot
bo felt with the lingers. "
Such Is the remarkable claim made
by William Vincent Pruselno , a young
Italian living at 72 South Union street ,
Hochester , N. Y.
Pruselno Is not very communicative
about his Invention so far as going
Into details Is concerned. At present
he will deal only In generalities as to
Just what his device really Is. He
fears that some one will steal his In
vention. He was so oppressed by the
thought of such a calamity that he
even destroyed his model after he had
given a demonstration for his own
benefit. Now he says that he has re
ceived financial support , nnd he Is en-
paged In reconstructing the model pre
paratory to having It entered and re
corded at the patent olllce.
Telegraph Wires Used.
"The actual demonstrations made by
me not many weeks ago , " said Prus
elno recently , "have completely satis-
fled me that seeing at the distance often
ton or twenty thousand miles Is no
more an Impossibility ; but , on the con
trary , It Is absolutely possible. I re
peat that , thanks to my experiments ,
I have succeeded In demonstrating this
to my complete satisfaction. "
"Televisunllzcr" Is the name that
Pruselno has given his device. While
ho will not tell anything about Its ex
act nature , he admits that telegraph
wires have to be used and that per
sons , objects and scenes can only be
visualized where the necessary appa
ratus Is set up nt both points , which
would correspond In telegraphy to the
" " " " . The
"sending" and "receiving" points.
televlsuallzer , however , Is not a sys
tem of sending portraits by telegraph.
Pruscluo claims much more for his In
vention , as ho says he can reproduce
the color , movement and various di
mensions of the scene.
Some of Its Possibilities.
"Among the things that will be ren
dered possible by this mode of seeing , "
snys Pruselno , "Is , for Instance , the
first night In n European theater by a
person sitting In a New York theater
auditorium , or If a New Yorker should
like to attend a masquerade In Bue
nos Aires well , I could not guar
antee that he could join In the fun , but
he would have the whole scene repro
duced before him as vividly as If lit
were actually pre.sent.
"Battle scenes could no doubt be re
produced within n fraction of a second
In the same manner unless the cannot :
balls happened to strike the Instruc
ments. There Is no limit to what cm :
be reproduced. All that Is necessary
Is to have the apparatus set up at tin
scene which It Is desired to bring before
fore the eye and the necessary appara
tus at the other end to visualize it. "
TO SNAP HALLEY'S COMET.
Special Camera Set Up to Picture I1
as It Crosses the Sun.
A special astronomical camera ha ;
been set up at Honolulu which is ex
peeled to catch some Interesting pic
tures of Halley's comet when on Ma.i
IS It completes Its : ' , .HKiMXJ,000 ) mill
trip around the sun and begins a slm
liar Journey all over again.
Dr. John II. Itrashenr , who told re
cently at Plttsburg of providing tin
camera , said that on .May IS the lieiu
of the comet would cross the sola
disk and the phenomenon would In
plainly visible In the Pacllic ocean , I
will take the comet but fifty-eight nilii
ules , lie said , to cross the sun's lace
and at that time it will be possible ti
determine how much solid matter 1
in the comet's nucleus , for all solli
portions over ten miles In dlnmete
will be Indicated by shadowed spot
ugalnst the Min's background. Th
comet on that day will be only l..OOO ,
WX ) miles away from the earth am
consequently will be brighter than a
nny other time. The experiments It
Honolulu are being made by the Amor
lean Astronomical and Astrophyslcn
boelety.
Biggest N. M. C. A. Branch.
The west side branch of the Youtii
Men's Christian association In Nev
York readied the 5.000 mark In mem
bershlp the other day. making It th
largest branch In the world and plat
Ing It well ahead of ( he next larges
branch , the Central Y. M. C. A. of Ch !
cago.
Silent Pavements About Schools.
The proposition of laying silent pnvi
ments In the streets around schoo
houses Is being considered by th
London authorities
t U. C. T. Men Favor It , Too.
The Norfolk council of Unite
mtCommercial Travelers , represent ! !
1R1 of the most prominent traveling
men In this territory , adopted a reso
lution nt their meeting Saturday
night giving their support to the Nor
folk Commercial club In the mine
iiient now on foot to gel mulN line
imssenger trains run directly Into ( he
Norfolk city station.
A committee of three were appoint
ed by the council to work In con
Junction with the directors of Un
commercial club , looking to this end.
Tin1 commercial travelers likewise
formally expressed appreciation of the
efforts that have been mnde by Tin-
News In this mutter.
The V. C. T. council held a public
installation of ollicers Saturday night ,
the program being carried out as pro
vlously announced.
HALLEY'S COMET DIMINISHING
Heavenly Wanderer Suiuuinbing to
Sun's Heat , Says Astroncmer.
Halley's comet appears to be disinte
grating as It draws nearer the sun , ac
cording to observations made of It be
fore It went Into temporary eclipse a
few weeks ago. This was stated by
Professor E. E. Barnaru of Yerkes ob
servatory , who was one of the first to
photograph the celestial wanderer on
its reappearance last fall nnd who has
been studying It during the winter.
"Tho comet may surprise us by un
expected developments In the next few
days , " said Professor Barnard the oth
er day. "The observations which have
been made up to date show that It Is
diminishing tn substance and luminos
ity. It probably was a great comet
when It shone down on the boats of
William the Conqueror as they crossed
the English channel , but since then It
has been losing power.
"We have learned that ns the mass
of such a body grows smaller Its sur
face relatively Increases ; hence the
growth of the tail of a comet Indi
cates the dissipation of Its solid sub
stance. The rnys of the sun act on
the diaphanous tall with disintegrat
ing force , actually seeming to tear It
apart. Photographs taken n few hours
apart show fragments of the tall torn
off and floating away.
"Thus the tall of n comet Is con
stantly changing. It Is never twice
the same and Indicates that the body is
wasting away Into space. Finally It
becomes merely a pack of meteors aft
er all the gaseous matter Is forced out
of It.Ve know that a pack of me
teors was swinging around the sun In
a regular orbit in 18'W and In 1800 ,
when showers of meteors fell on the
earth. In IS ! ) ! ) , however , when they
again were due. only a few fell , show
ing that the pack had been swerved
from Its course.
"These meteors nre supposed to be
the solid nucleus of the comet. Some
persons seem to think that nothing
would happen If the nucleus of a com
et struck the earth. I am of the opin
ion that n good deal would happen If
a body of meteors as hard as Iron
should collide with this planet. There
Is no danger of this from Ilalley's
comet , however. Its tall Is likely to
sweep us , but the head will pass mil
lions of miles beneath the earth. "
"A SLUMP JN KEPPELS. "
This , Said Mrs. George , Will Be Quo
tation When King Edward Dies.
Private advices from Biarritz , via
London to New York , give scintillating
accounts of King Edward's good hu
mor and Mrs. George Keppel's tire
less efforts to keep the British king
amused. She has been occupying Sir
Ernest Casscl's sumptuous villa , and
here Is her latest repartee :
A rather envious woman remarked
to her :
"What will happen , darling , when
the dear king Is no more ? "
"Oh , " replied Mrs. Keppcl , with a
shrug of the shoulders and a dazzling
smile , "I suppose there will be n slight
slump In the Keppels and Cassels ! "
Dress Waistcoats Gaudy Now.
The very newest thing In men's
evening wear Is a dress waistcoat of
colored cloJi , worn with the ordinary
black dress suit. These waistcoats
are made of cashmere , which Is a faced
cloth of exceptionally fine weave , and
are created in art shades of brown ,
blue , mauve or yellow. One promi
nent New York tailor has just com
pletcd an order for one of these waist
coats , cut V shaped , as the bow shap
ed garments have been pronounced
hopelessly out of date. In a pale pink
cloth , and. though It Is single breasted ,
peven tiny silver buttons are required
to fasten It Light shades of fawn
nnd pale lemon also nre said to IIP
nOPUlar roli-rw f. > - n-ilNtnmta
April Storm Kills Fruit.
As n result of an April blizzard
which raged over this territory 'be
tween Saturday night nnd Mondaj
morning , it Is believed the fruit croj
has been ruined. The temporntun
dropped to 25 degrees above zero Mon
day morning. Considerable snow covers
ors the ground nnd is drifted. Report :
from the cattle range say that llv <
stock Is suffering from the storm in on
severely than from any blizzard ilurlni
the past winter. Gardens have beet
blasted. Aside from damage to fruit
gardens nnd live stock , the snow wll
prove a blessing to grain Hint has beei
sown.
Fruit Trees Show It.
Nollgh , Nob. . April IS. Special t
The News : A genuine blizzard struc !
this vicinity during the early hour
yestordny morning nnd continued in
til nearly 1 o'clock In the nfternooi
Snow is drifted In ninny places mor
than two feet deep. All early frul
nnd garden vegetation Is killed. Th
cherry nnd plum trees Hint wore 1
bloom represent the nppenrnnce thr
they might have passed through n llri
Live Stock Suffer.
d O'Neill , Neb. , April 18. Special I
IB The News : A heavy northwest win
Pure in
the can-
Pure in the
baking.
Never
Fails.
Try it.
.CMICAOOV
arronipanlcd by rain , sleet and snow ,
has picxnlled HUM this KIM ( ton for
forty-eight hours. All garden truck
and fruit trees nre swept clean , leu
froze tii a depth of two Indies. Not
a sign of the early spring \\lll be left
except the hardy grasses. Business
Is at n standstill , practically. It IH
still snowing heavily and no signs of
abatement are visible. Stock Is suffer
ing as n result of the storm. Stock
men pronounce this sort of a storm
the more severe on cattle than any
during the past winter.
Some Fruit Saved , Maybe.
West Point , Neb. . April 18. Special
to The News : A violent snow storm
has been prevailing In this section
since last night. The snow already
fallen Is about three Inches , complete
ly covering the ground. The storm
had all the appearance of a January
blizzard , minus the cold. A strong
wind Is blowing from the northwest
and indications are for more snow.
Damage done by the late freeze has
not yet been determined , but enough
Is shown that serious injury has been
done to fruit trees , especially those
which bloom late. In some Instances
of early apples the fruit is already set
on the stem and Is as large as a cherry
on some trees , the belief being that In
these cases no damage will ho done.
Iowa's Loss 5 to 10 Millions.
DCS Molnes , April 18. Secretary
Wesley Greene of the Iowa slate horticultural
ticultural department today estimnted
that the loss of lawn's fruit and vege
tables from the freezing weather will
be between $5,000,000 nnd $10,000,000.
He nsserts that early fruit , cherries
and plums In particular have been to
tally destroyed , while vegetables may
be replanted , thus regaining a portion
tion of the loss. Snow Is falling today
in many parts of Iowa. Temperature
of22 above zero Is reported from
southern Iowa during the night and
there the damage is thought to be the
heaviest.
Storm Reaches Missouri , Kansas.
/ Kansas City , April IS. Tempera-
[ hires ranging from 27 degrees to ' . > ' >
degrees above zero , accompanied by
Intermittent flurries of snow , repre
sented the weather conditions in wes
tern Missouri , eastern Kansns nnd
southern Nebraska last night nnd
early today.
Horticulturists fear that the fruit
was Injured In some portions of the
southwest Inst night.
North Nebraska Fruit Damage.
Pierce , Neb. , April 18. Special to
The News : The winter weather of
Friday was followed by a terrific
freeze during the night , garden truck
and the fruit crop receiving a hard
scald. The follngc nnd leaves on the
trees even were frozen stiff and turn
ed black under the rays of the sun
the next morning. Water out doors
froze to a thickness of a half inch
in many plnces nnd the surface of the
ground was frozen to a depth of two
and three Inches. The plum , apple
and cherry trees were heavy with
bloom nnd promised n bumper crop
prior to the freeze.
Road Notice to Land Owners.
To All Whom It May Concern : 1'ou
are hereby notified that the hoard of
county commissioners , nt their meetIng -
Ing held nt the court house In Madi
son , Nebraska , on the 29th day of
March , A. D. 1910 , did by motion order
the section line between Fection ono
(1) ( ) , township twenty-one (21) ( ) north ,
range one (1) ( ) west of the Sixth
principal meridian , and section thirty-
six ( Ml , township twenty-two (22) ( )
north , range one (1) ( ) west of the Sixth
principal meridian , in Mndison county ,
Nehraskn , opened as n public road
three CJ ) rods wldo , said road com
mencing at the northwest corner of
section one ( II , township twenty-one
(21) ( ) north , range one (1) ( ) , west of the
Sixth principal meridian , nnd running ;
thence enst one (1) ( ) mile and terminat
ing nt the northeast corner of said sec
tion one ( II , township twenty-one (21) ( )
north , range one ( II west of the Sixth
principal meridian , In Mndison coun
ty , Nebraska , and nil objections there
to or claims for dnmnges caused there
by must he tiled in the office of thu
county clerk on or before noon of the
15th ilny of June. A. D. 1910. or said
rend will be established without ref
erence thereto.
Dated at Mndison. Nebraska , April
C. 1910.
S. It. McFnrlnnd.
( Senl ) County Clerk.
TRAVELING PUBLIC WANTS IT.
Getting Trains Uptown Would Mean
Much to North Nebraska.
Arthur L. Tucker of Carroll , one of
north Nebraska's prominent bankers ,
writes The News ns follows :
news Tiiisf
We offer One Hundred Dollars II.--
ward for any case nf catarrh that can
not bo enriMl liy Hall's Catarrh I'uro
F. J. rilBN'KY & I'O . Toledo. O.
Wo , tlm undiTHlKiioil. have known F.
J. C'honi'y for the last Ifi yours , and bo-
Ili'vthim perfectly honorable In all
liUHliu'h.s tratiHactloNH and financially
able to carry nut any obligation nwclo
by bin tlriu
WaldliiK. Kinnun Marvin.
Wholesale DriiKKlHtH. Toledo. O.
Hall's t'utiirrh Cure IH taken Inter
nally. acttiiK directly upon the blood
and IIUKMMIH surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free Price 75 cents
o per bottle. Hold by all
. Take Hall's Family I'llla fur constl-
lu > imtlon.