TI1K NORFOLK WKBKLY NKWS-JOURNAU FRIDAY , APRIL 29 , 1910.
SPORTS OFTHE DAY
His Trainers Are Pleased.
Hen Lomond. Calif. . April 23. The
much-talked of "first boxing bout"
(
which was pulled off between Jeffries >
und Hergor seems to have pleased
the big fellow's trainers by Its results.
To thorn the most satisfactory point
developed was the excellent wind beIng -
Ing shown by Jeffries. The wheezing
and labored breathing which chnrac-
( red his bouts on the stage has disap
peared entirely.
Hergor was enthusiastic. "He has
Improved n thousand per cent since I
boxed with him last , " said the man
ager. "Tho big fellow hardly seemed
to breathe and In the clinches his
Htrength was such that It wns like
wrestling a stone wall. "
Jeffries himself wore a complacent
Millie after he had completed the bout ,
come rope skipping and bag punching.
"I am In good condition right now , "
ho declared , "nnd If you don't believe
It I will beat Hob Armstrong playing
liandball to show you that I'm not
tired , " nnd ho did.
Work on the gymnnsliim wns com
monced. The roof Is to bo taken off
Immediately above the ring , thus per
mitting fresh air nnd more light. Jef
fries Is expected to do some sparring
every day from now on , but whether
he will remains to be seen. The can
vas on the floor of the ring will bo
stretched tighter , so as to prevent
the slipping which hlndrod his foot
work.
A wire has boon received from St
Louis stating that George Clienot , n
theatrical man of that city , had en
gaged a special car to transport n del
egatlon of about 100 of his fellow ring
fans to the Jeffries-Johnson light.
STILL AFTER BOOKMAKERS.
New York Legislature Has More Antl
Racing Bills.
Now York , April 23. Racing men
from all parts of Now York state marshaled
shalod their forces for an attack 01
Albany today. At the state capita
was scheduled a hearing before a senate
ate committed on the Agnew-Porkins
bills , designed to complete the work
of last year's legislation In doing awnj
with gambling at race trucks. Racing
men Insist that the passage of this
further legislation will mean the
stamping out of racing.
A largo delegation of New York cltj
turfmen nnd sympathizers , which jour
neyetl Albany-ward early In the day
carried a number of amendments to
the measure which they were preparet
to submit with a view to making the
Itill less sweeping ; so as to direct the
legislation ngnlnst the profession : )
bookmaker rather than ngnlnst the In
dividual bettor. The New York dele
gallon Included accredited represent ! !
lives from the automobile manufac
turers , the hotel men , the wine 1m
porters and the breeders. All the
metropolitan racing associations were
will represented.
Country Club Opening Friday.
On Friday , April 2SI , the Country club
grounds will , provided that the wenth
< . > r permits , bo turned into a great piny
ground where a largo number of clul.
members and their friends will enjoy
the day with games of all description
The reason for this celebration is
thnt next Fridny Is opening day at
the Country club and already the
amusement committee is picking out
the expert golfists , tennis players am
other athletes of the club to partici
pate in the many contests which will
be played on that day. A baseball
team will soon bo organized and fans
who make up the club's membershii
will be nmong the star players. Not
only will out-door games be resorted
to. When dusk has settled over the
Northfork , strains from an orchestra
inside the clubhouse will furnish the
music to those who enjoy dancing.
Then1 are also fishermen among the
members of the club who will prob
ably bo delighted with the news that
many tlsh have boon cnught nenr the
club grounds and that expert fisher
men say many more abound these wat
ers. This news and the report that
n fishing contest will also play a promi
nent part in the contests scheduled
for Friday will no doubt be of good
cheer to those who are lovers of the
rod and reel.
Each member of the club will re
ceive a notice of the opening day from
the amusement committee in the near
future which allows them to Invite
an entire family of friends to help
make the day n successful one.
KETCHEL IN GOOD SHAPE.
Middleweight Champion Training for
His Bout with Langford.
New York , April 23. Stanley Ketch
ol was at work yesterday in "Nick"
Mullor's Woodlawn Inn and he look
ed like a line bit of a man. Stanley
is getting In shape for his go with
Sam Langford at the National Athletic
club in Philadelphia on April 27 , and
lie doesn't need much more shaping
than he now has. His left hand , in
jured in that light with Frank Klaus ,
Is around nicely nnd his strength ,
speed nnd wind nre just as they ought
to bo if he stepped Into the ring to
day.
Ketchel gave an exhibition for the
benellt of a crowd of fight fans , includ
ing Herr Carlo Winter , the man who
Introduced boxing in Germany. Ketch-
el lammed the punching bag , or as
we call It In Mayo , the boxing blad
der , to such good effect that he rip
ped over a loft thnt cut It from Its
moorings nnd sent It over on top of
Herr Winter's bald "conk" to the in
tense delight of the enst side contin
gent. Then Ketchol walloped the sack
of sand from Cow Bay that was sent
raised In the snmo county In Poland
from which Ketchol enmo. Acrobntlcs.
shadow boxing nnd throwing the med
icine ball finished the exorcises.
"That there Johnson cnn lilt , said
Kotchol alter hi- had boon rubbed
down. "See those three tooth In my
front upper story they're false. They
wore put In nfter my experience with
Johnson. The dentist mndo n bad
Job of It , but I expect 1 will get them
knocked out later on and I will have
them properly attended to. "
And ho spoke as If losing a few
tooth was like dropping a few white
chips In a Christy street game where
chips soil twenty-live for a nickel.
While on this tooth question It was
observed that there was with Kotchel
a young aspiring gentleman of the
euphonious name of "Pete , the Goat. "
Pete Is a mascot , who , in nn evil hour
got a swing to the mouth that rob
bed him of his most ornamental mol
ars. Pete gets "staked" with cash and
grub by Ketchol to travel with him ;
ho likes to be a mascot.
"Say , " whispered Pete , "I'm going
to get a sot of false teeth from Ketch
It he llekti Lnngford. I'm chewing
with them now in my hope he wins. "
Burke Giant Wins.
Lyons , Neb. , April 23. Special to
The News : In a wrestling exhibition
at the opera hall here G. A. Taylor of
Hurko , S. D. , won from Harry Lebbs
of Hoemer In two straight falls , get
ting the first in 15 minutes and the
second In 34. It was the best exhibi
tion over seen here.
Will Ask for Uptown Trains.
The directors of the Norfolk Com
mercial club will ask the Northwes
tern to run trains uptown at Norfolk ,
as previously instructed to do at the
quarterly club meeting and as peti
tioned by more than 500 business men
and citizens of the city. Following
a conference with a delegation from
I lie newly organized South Norfolk
Improvement League , the Commercial
club directors yesterday afternoon an
nounced that , while they regretted
that their action should cause dis
pleasure among any South Norfolk
citizens , they felt obliged to ask for
the improved train service.
Mr. Kendall , heading the South Nor
folk delegation and chairman of the
conference , stated to the directors ,
when their decision was announced ,
that he would not feel responsible for
the consequences.
The conference lasted three hours.
The directors of the Commercial
club took the stand that the South
Norfolk League certainly could not
In justice ask thnt the city us n whole
and the traveling public be deprived
of a train service to which they nre
entitled. The Commercial club felt
that no injury could come to anybody
by reason of the petition to the
Northwestern. The club regretted
that their action seemed to displease
South Norfolk , but felt obliged to
carry the petition to the Northwes
tern , promising to do so In a dignified
manner. The promise was also made
that the South Norfolk league would
be given opportunity to meet , with
the directors and consider any propo
sition that the Northwestern might
make.
Yesterday's conference was held as
the result of a communication from
South Norfolk asking for a joint meet
ing. At the conference Mr. Kendall
was selected as chairman. In a few
well chosen remarks he stated the
objections which the South Norfolk
league has against the uptown train
movement and a general discussion
followed.
It was stated thnt should the up
town train service bo secured , it
would mean evontuauy the abandon
ment of i..e Junction depot , the head
quarters building and the eating
house and would Inflict incalculable
damage upon property in thnt part of
the city.
Letter Asking for Conference.
Following was the letter from the
league which brought about the
conference :
Railroad Hall.
South Norfolk. April 20. 1910.
To the Directors of the Norfolk Com
mercial Club :
We. the committee of the South
Norfolk Improvement League , nfter
due consideration and discussion of
your letter of April 19 , as addressed
to the petitioners protesting against
the action of the Norfolk Commercial
club , In their endeavor to secure the
movement of main line trains into
Norfolk city depot , appreciate the
good feeling expressed in your com
munication , and feel thnt you would
not wilfully , ns you stnte , introduce
any action detrimental to our inter
ests.
ests.Wo
Wo fully understand your position ,
and wo see plainly the simplicity of
you plnn , but , in our opinion , you are
positively wrong In your contention
ns to the plnn being simple and as to
the effect the re-arrangement of pas
senger train service would have on
our interests. We assure you again
that we DO stand for a bigger Nor
folk and a better Norfolk , and wo
ngnln assert Hint should you bo suc
cessful in this movement It n'OULD
NOT result In the grentest good to
the grentest number , but would re
sult in the greatest good to the least
number.
Wo are firmly of the opinion that
if this mntter Is forced upon the North
Western , it would ultimately lead to
he abandonment of the Entlng House
nnd Headquarters , and to the nbnn-
lonment of the depot nt Norfolk
Junction as now located. We , who
arc experienced In train service , fully
uid sincerely believe this statement ,
nnd wo fully believe thnt you are ask-
ng for n PART of nn object that la
nseparnblo.
Wo ask that you at once withdraw
your support to this movement at
n committee of the Commerclnl Club
eitn moot a committee of the Improve
ment League to discuss the merits of
the movement , nnd we nsk Hint your
temporary or permanent wlthdrnwnl
be publlcnlly expressed.
GEO. A. KENDALL ,
JOHN C. KOKRHER ,
P. CROTTY.
R. J. ECCLIOS ,
J. F. McGRANE.
ARE BOYS SETTING FIRES ?
Chief of Police Thinks Not But the
Rumor Is Afloat.
Are boys deliberately setting fires in
Norfolk ?
Chief of Police Marqunrdt thinks
not. Hut the fourteen fires that have
come to town In the past three and a
half weeks have set a rumor afloat
that some of these fires are traceable
to mischievous youths. It Is known tea
a certainty that the blaze In the shed
at the W. S. Fox house on South Tenth
street Wednesday night , which was
discovered in time to be put out by
neighbors , was started by boys.
Fortunately none of the fires have
been very serious , but the high winds
with the dry condition of things in
general has placed the town In peril
and if boys were found to be setting
fires there's no doubt that public sen
timent would demand the limit of the
law for punishment.
Some three or four years ago a band
of Norfolk youths confessed to having
started a number of fires , but never
in so short n time have there been so
many fire alarms as during the past
three weeks and a half.
WHO SPILLED THE INK ?
City Engineer's Map of New Paving
District Is Ruined.
City Engineer Tracy Is looking for
the man who entered his ofllco yester-
dny nnd threw several dirty bundles of
hardware on his table , spilling a bottle
tle of Ink over the mnp of the new
paving district which was just half
finished.
The engineer had been working on
the map for several days and was con
gratulating himself that it would soon
be done and be delivered in first class
condition Into the hands of the city
council at their next meeting. The
engineer left his room for n moment
nnd in the meantime a man with sev
eral bundles of hardware addressed to
the water commissioner entered and
threw them on top of the much valued
mai > .
The Ink wns spilled and the map
ruined.
TRAINS SHOULD COME UPTOWN
Owner of 200 South Norfolk Lots Fa
vors Relief for Norfolk.
"I have 200 lots at the Junction , "
said a prominent Norfolk business
man. "I did not pay any attention to
the situation at the Junction until re
cently , when Illness in my family ne
cessitated visits from relatives from
Omaha. When arriving at the Junc
tion depot my relntives were without
conveyance to the city , the train hav
ing been late and the cabs all gone.
They were forced to telephone me at
my house nnd I in turn had to telephone -
phone to the stables for a hnck. They
had to wait two hours at the Junction
before they could come to the city.
"I was talking to a railroad man who
lives at the Junction yesterday , who
was very angry about the agitation to
bring the trains uptown. He believed
that it would decrense the value of his
property. I , having 200 lots at the
Junction , would suffer more than any
one else if thnt would be the cnse , but
I do not believe It is. The trains
should come uptown. I uphold every
stand The News hns taken In this agi
tation. "
This quotation from one of the
shrewdest business men In the city
shows that not nil South Norfolk prop
erty owners think uptown trains would
harm them or decrease the value of
their property.
HOW FAR TO JUNCTION DEPOT ?
It Is Just 1.49 Miles From the Norfolk
Postoffice.
And how far Is It from the Junction
depot to the business part of Norfolk ?
"The News has exaggerated that , "
said n Norfolk man.
The United States government says
It Is 1.49 miles from the postofllce
building to the Junction depot. The
government measures the distance to
get the mail wagon route. George
Kendall , temporary president of the
South Norfolk Improvement league , is
authority for these figures.
SHE DIDN'T TIE THE HORSE.
But Carried the Rein Into the Store
While She Shopped.
She entered a Norfolk department
store grasping firmly n leather strap
that trailed In her wake. Now and
then she walked to the store entrance
and looked out. Investigation led to
the discovery that outside the store n
little group of people were blocked on
the sidewalk by a strap that ran
across their path. After n time the
woman , grasping the strap In her hand ,
left the store , her arms filled with bun
dles. She ran the strap through the
rings on her horse's harness nnd drove
nwny.
HORSES $1 A POUND.
Norfolk Man Buys a 2,000-Pounder , for
$2,000 , Check.
Horses $1 n pound.
E. Melcher. n Norfolk man , yester
day paid $2,000 for a 2,000-pound Per-
cheron stallion. He paid big figures
for six other animals of the same
kind. They weigh around 1,900
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
H. S. Thorpe went to Omaha on
Inislness.
Miss Laura Hockmnn of Hosklns
wns In the city culling on friends.
12. II. Wilson of Nlobrnra was In the
city onrouto to Omaha on business.
County Clerk S. R. McFarlnnd of
MadlMin was In the city on business.
Rev. J. Jefforles nnd wife , formerly
of South Norfolk but now of Albion ,
were heio visiting with the W. C. Roland -
land family.
Mrs. Harry H. Rhodes returned to
Sioux City today noon , after several
days' visit at the home of her parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Estnbrook.
Henry Wltebal of Hosklns was In
the city on business.
Mrs. John quick went to Des
Mollies , In. , to visit friends ,
Among the day's out-of-town visitors
In Norfolk were : W. 10. McConnoll.
Plalnvlew ; J. S. McConnell , Plain view ;
O. Lonvler. Dallas , S. D. ; Lorlnda Fog-
erbush , Nlobrnra ; H. Leball , Roomer ;
J. P. Anderson , Naper ; Dick Knight.
Naper ; George W. Kirk. Plalnvlew ;
F. M. Hulbert. Gregory , S. D. ; S. M.
Wyatt , Anoka ; Oscar Lewlver , Dallas ;
W. G. Mnllory , Pintle Center ; A. Mer-
rltt , Crelghton ; II. A. Monroe , Homer.
The census man is doing great work
In Norfolk. " 1 surely must thank The
News for what it has done in getting
the people ready for us , " said one man
taking the census hero. "I have no
trouble at all. At many of the homes ,
the people are all ready to nnswer nil
my questions the minute I knock nt
the door. Mnny of them hnve the
questions nnd answers nil written
down on paper. "
Police Judge Eiseloy received nn
envelope through the mall a few days
ago In which was enclosed a newspa
per clipping taken from the funny side
of some paper In which the writer
gives the history of a judge who con
siders everybody guilty , waiving all
evidence , so long as the prisoner has
already been put behind the bars.
The sender omitted his name , but
the judge says ho lias an excellent
Idea who the sender is.
Most of the horse sheds nt the Coun
try club grounds have blown down In
the high wind of the past few days.
The regular meeting of the Wom
an's club will bo held with Mrs. Buck
ley , 1000 Norfolk avenue , Tuesday af
ternoon at 2:30. :
Hanker delegates to the Neligh con
vention were given badges entitling
them to the privileges of the city , In
cluding free soda water , cigars nnd so
forth.
The Jenny Wren club , No. 2403 , will
meet at the home of Shirley Englo ,
311 North Ninth street , Monday after
noon nt 4:30. : Several new members
will be tnken into the club.
James Allen , stock buyer of the Cud-
nhy Pncking compnny of Omaha ; A.
L. Williams , cattle salesman of Will
iams and son of South Omaha ; Charles
Vnnnlsteln , E. M. Eckman , also stock
buyers of Omaha , were in the city Fri
day night. The Omaha men , it is said ,
are buying stock in this territory.
At a special meeting of the Norfolk
lire department held at the city hall
last night , two entertainments of the
Lyceum bureau were contracted for ,
to be put on at the Auditorium by the
firemen. A ten-piece all-star ladles'
orchestra , which comes in October ,
and a troupe of grand opera singers
in January are the two numbers con
tracted for.
"Our money was no good at Neligli , "
said a banker. Neligh citizens took
the bankers to their homes because
hotels were filled and "every place
we entered n box of the best cigars
was opened and ready for ns. At one
place , after paying ? 5 for various pur
chases , the proprietor of the place ,
with a shotgun in his hands , returned
the money saying , 'your money is no
good here. ' " Such is only one of the
incidents that met the surprised bank
ers at Neligh , who not only declare
the convention a success , but are
ready to light nt the drop for Neligli.
The Carnegie building is insured for
$0,000 , six different insurance agents
of the city having a policy of $1,000
on the building. This wns done by
the library board at their meeting ,
which was held in the library rooms nt
4 o'clock yesterdny afternoon. New
books were also ordered by the book
committee. The secretary was in
structed to look Into the matter of
getting more substantial books for the
library. On May 3 the board will meet
to take up the matter of furnishing
the new library building , but it is be
lieved , on account of being short of
money , this proposition will not ad
vance as fast as it was hoped.
What might have been a disastrous
lire wns prevented by the quick action
of a number of firemen who are em
ployed at the Northwestern yards nt
South Norfolk yesterdny nfternoon ,
when they extinguished Ilnmes which
were mnklng speedy progress in the
oil house. The fire wns discovered
burning in a vat containing oil and
waste. When the men entered the
building the flames shot up as high ns
the colling and the windows were de
stroyed. With the aid of water close
at hand the men mndo short work of
the fire which , if it had gained head
way , would have consumed two cars
of oil standing in the building.
B. T. Reid returned from Grand
Island , where he had been attending
the sixteenth annual stnto convention
of the Travelers Protective nssocln-
tlon , of which he wns a delegate from
the Norfolk post. George H. Spear ,
also a delegate from this city , was
elected chnirmnn of the constitutional
nnd bylaws committee , which Is con
sidered by the travelers an important
ofllce. Herman Kiesau of Norfolk was
talked of as a delegate to the national
convention. Special trains from Oma
ha and Lincoln brought Inrgo numbers
of the travelers to the convention.
The reports from various committees
show that the railroads are aiding the
travelers In their efforts for better
railroad accommodations and thnt ho
tels throughout this territory are com-
nlvlmr with tha now Inwn
SOCIETY
* * * + + * * < -i- * * * * *
Pleasures of the Week.
Colonel Cotton nnd daughter , Mrs.
.MnthcwMtn , entertained n small com
pany at dinner on Wednesday evening
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Talcott Ol-
ney of Chattanooga , Tenn. Covers
were also placed for Mr. and Mrs. 1) .
Mathowsoii and Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Mathowson and daughter , Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. August Welch , pronv
inent farmers living seven miles north
east of the city , celebrated their 11 f-
teenth wedding anniversary Monday
evening. A large number of friends
were present to help celebrate the
event.
Mrs. A. Rnmlklev , Mrs. A. M. Walk
er and Mrs. W. H. Blakeman enter
tained the Ladles society of the First
Congregational church on Thursday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Rand-
klev on Koenlgstoin avenue.
Friends and neighbors of Fred El-
lenbrock , who left for Canada Tues
day noon , surprised him Monday night.
Card contests were enjoyed after
which refreshments were served.
Mrs. 10. D. Perry wns hostess to the
Indies of the Degree of Honor nt n
kenslngton on Friday afternoon. The
hostess served very nice refreshments
at the close of the afternoon.
The Ladles guild of Trinity church
met with Mrs. J. G. Trontman on
Thursday afternoon.
The ladles of the Haptlst church
met with Mrs. 1. Nightengale Thurs
day afternoon.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. Talcott Olney of Chat
tanooga , Tenn. , were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Mathewson
during the past week. Mr. and Mrs.
Olney are taking their wedding trip.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Simpson re
turned from Hartington today and will
bo guests of Dr. and Mrs. Meredith n
few days before going to their home
in Boise , Ida.
Mrs. W. G. Baker came up from
Omaha last evening and will spent
Sunday In Norfolk a guest of Mrs. W
N. Huse.
J. Walter Rose of Grand Island
mnnnger of the beet sugnr fnctory ni
thnt place , was in Norfolk Thursday.
Miss Margaret Brown of Grant
Island , Neb. , visited with Mrs. O. R
Meredith on Fridny.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sol G. Mayer returned
last evening from a two days' stay in
Omaha.
Mrs. C. H. Reynolds visited in Oma
ha several days during the past week.
Coming Events.
The Ladles guild of Trinity church
will have the annual birthday collec
tion and luncheon at 1 o'clock next
Wednesday jn the home of Mrs. J. S.
Lynde on South Ninth street.
The formal opening of the season
for the Country club will take place
next Friday , April 29.
DEAF AND DUMB GRAFTERS.
Deaf Man Heard Telenraph Clicks ,
Dumb Man Said , "Thanks. "
A telegraph operator working on the
sympathy of the merchants In this city ,
claiming he is deaf and dumb , has
reaped a harvest here , showing letters
from various business men who have
donated to his fund. At the dispatch
ers' ollice at the Junction , however ,
he wns "turned down" becnuse teleg'
taphers there , although believing he
wns nn operator , did not believe he
was very deaf , since he could read the
clicks of a sounder.
Another grafter , while claiming to
be deaf and dumb , said "thank you"
to the amazed Norfolk merchant who
had treated him kindly.
Norfolk Is Now Waiting.
Action of Commercial Club In Making
Request Is Next Step.
Norfolk people are now waiting for
the Commercial club directors to pre
sent to the Northwestern railroad the
request for uptown trains. A week
ago Inst Thurstlny night the quarterly
meeting of the club unanimously in
structed the directors to take this ac
tion. Last Monday more than 500 cit
izens signed n petition asking for up
town trains. Thursdny the directors
declared they would take the nctlon
nnd Norfolk is now waiting for the
action to be taken. No plans have
been announced by the directors ns
yet.
"WE DON'T KNOW NORFOLK. "
This Was the Curt Reply of a Train
Porter to the Stranger.
A well dressed stranger arriving at
the Junction depot a few days ago in
quired from the porter of the train
from which lie alighted :
"Is this Norfolk , or what they call
the Junction ? "
"We don't know anything here but
the Junction , " answered the porter , re
fusing further to give the stranger any
Information as to how ho could reach
the city. After due time the stranger
wns forced to inquire nmong other passengers -
sengers nnd found thnt , having stayed
around the depot too long , nnd the
cnhs having gone , ho would have to
telephone for some conveyance to
bring him to town.
9 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.
Nine degrees below freezing.
The mercury dropped to 23 above
zero In Norfolk early Saturday morn-
Ing. The cold was accompanied by a
fAt * ff1n rnln from Die nnl-lh
YES , HE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT
Norfolk Man Is Accosted With Letter
He Wrote to Hl Wife.
"I founil this letter on the Htroet.
Ho you suppose you could help me
decipher some of tlie eodo expressions
In It ? "
A Norfolk woman nuked this quos-
( Ion of it man. The man looked at
the letter and decided he could trims-
late It. It was one he had written to
his own wife. The wife , burning old
papers , had allowed this letter to hlow
away.
Rosebudders Coming Also ,
According to District Deputy L. 10.
Unlisted of the Modern Woodmen ol
America , many hundreds of Woodmen
will be In Norfolk May 25 to partici
pate In the big rally which takes plaeo
on that date.
Mr. Unlisted Is hero to stay until
the rally day Is over and he him plans
under way that will make the meet
ing the largest ever seen In the mid
dle west , ho says.
A letter from Trlpp county , S. 1) . ,
through the Lincoln headquarters asks
that the South Dakota Woodmen be
allowed to participate In the rally.
The letter states that fully 1,000
Woodmen from the Rosebud with
brass bands will attend the meeting
A large number of good speakers nru
scheduled to deliver addresses. It Is
planned to Initiate 500 members.
HERE'S A RAILROAD IDEA.
Norfolk Man Thinks Burlington Might
Build From Randolph.
"I have a railroad Idea for Norfolk
that is feasible. " a Norfolk man said
"I believe the Hurllngton could bo In
duced to build a line from Randolph
to Norfolk. The distance is but a fo\\
miles and such a line would give that
< ompany a connection Into the twin
c itles which would bo desirable 01
account of grain for those points. "
The Burlington runs through Han
tlolph from Sioux City to O'Neill.
WROTE OWN WEDDING VOW.
Gut Baldwin Deceived Her , Mrs. Turn
bull Snys.
Now York , April 25. In a finishing
school in this city is the pretty 10
year-old miss , who. through her mother
or , is the claimant for a live millioi
dollar slice of the twenty million dollar
lar estate left by the late Kilns Jack
son Baldwin , better known as "Lucky1
Ilaldwin , the California turfman. She
is Beatrice Turnbull , the daughter o
Mrs. Lillian A. Turnbull , wife of Dr
Wllllnm Barrett Turnbull of Bostoi
iind , according to the claim of the
mother , "Lucky" Baldwin was her fa
ther.
ther.The
The Turnbulls have lived quietly In
their beautiful home in Brooklinc
Mass. , and have moved In good socla
circles there. The girl was legally
adopted by Doctor Turnbull as his
daughter not long after his marriage
to Lillian A. Ashley. Mrs. Turnbull
through her lawyer , Walter B. Grant
of Boston , has made public the story
of the claimed love affair between the
rich turfman and of a marriage agree
ment in San Francisco which made her
the common law wife of "Lucky" Bald
win.
win.In
In the way of evidence Mrs. Turn
bull , who was Miss Lillian A. Ashley
of Hoyalton , Vt. , a daughter of William
Ashley , who had a stock farm and con
ducted a lumber business there , de
clared that Beatrice was born In Los
Angeles and at the city hall there can
be found on iile the usual birth certifi
cate , which reads :
"Born at 12U South Olive street , Los
Angeles , December 7 , 1893 , a girl ;
mother's maiden name , Lillian A. Ash
ley ; father's name , E. J. Baldwin. Dr.
J. W. Trueworthy , attending physi
cian. "
"Either on March 2 or 3 , In 1893 , at
the Baldwin hotel in San Francisco , "
said Attorney Grant , "Miss Ashley and
Mr. Baldwin entered into a common
law marriage. Miss Ashley had been
a guest at the hotel for several days
and they had known each other for
several years.
"On the eve of his marriage Baldwin
told Miss Ashley he was a divorced
man , that he loved her very much and
wanted her to become his wife. Miss
Ashley consented and then Mr. Bald
win told her that he would like to
keep the marriage from becoming pub
licly known. Baldwin told her that
under the California law a separate
writing , signed by each party , stating
that they took each other for man and
wife , was as legal as any other form of
marriage , which was true.
"Mr. Baldwin , on the stationery of
his hotel , then drew up these agree
ments , signing himself the one which
read , ' 1 hereby take Lillian Ashley as
my wife. '
"Miss Ashley learned that Baldwin
had deceived her and that there was
a living , undlvorced Mrs. Baldwin.
She accused him of the deception and
ho admitted it. This was about six
weeks after the making of the mar
riage agreements in San Francisco.
Of course , Miss Ashley Immediately
left Mr. Baldwin , but asked him to
provide for her. This ho refused to
do unless she would come back to live
ton and consulted with the late secre-
with him. Miss Ashley came to Bos-
tary of the navy , John D. Long , after
which she icturned to Los Angeles ,
where the little girl was born.
"Miss Ashley then wont to New
York city , where she supported herself
and baby by opening a school for
teaching girls manicuring and hnlr-
dressing.
"While in Now York Miss Ashley
met Doctor Turnbull and they wore
married there. "
HENRY WATTERSON'S ALARM.
Another Editorial on the Popularity of
Colonel Roosevelt.
Louisville , April 25. In answer to
criticisms of his recent editorial on
the far-reaching influence and slgnlll-
nnnoA of PrtnaavAlt'o narannalltv
ry Watterson In the Courier-Journal
says :
Nothing seems surer than that , long
before the opening of activities of the
pro-election campaign of HI 12 , the per
sonality of Theodore Roo.Hovolt will
have taken possession of the Held .v
quite the leading figure upon It. It
will then be too lain disinterestedly
and dispassionate ! ) to discuss the pos
sibilities and portent of his election ,
Men and newspapers will have taken
their stand. They will listen to noth
ing which does not Hatter their view.
All the tomfoolery about Caosarlsm ,
as they call It , wherewith the Cour
ier-Journal stands charged , will bo *
come the common vogue of one side ;
all the contempt with which the Cour
ier-Journal's modest questions arc
treated by the timid , the IndlfToront
and the unseeing will become the
common vogue of the other side , the
voters tossed like shuttlecocks be
tween two battledoors. Can any harm
follow looking a little abend ? Shall wo
never be able to contemplate a .sorl
oils political question without excitement -
mont ?
Frequent reference Is made to the
case of general Grant. It Is Indeed a
striking and a fruitful example. The
premature explosion of the third term
scheme In 1874-75 drove It to cover in
1STU. Mr. Hlnlno and other ambit Ions
republican leaders took excellent euro
of that. Having access to the dark
ened chambers of the party household ,
they found the means , without themselves -
selves appearing upon the scene , to r
Miioko the secret out. The lower
house of the Forty-fourth congress
wont the length of passing a resolu
tion reasserting Its lldellty to the tra
dition established by Washington ,
maintained by Jefferson and continued
by Jackson.
The people were not so tmsy money-
getting that they stopped thinking ;
those days. Hut In 1880. when Grant
had miulo a tour around the world , at
tended by no such pomp and circum
stance as now attend Koosovolt. and
had returned triumphant home , the
obstructed and delayed boom was
launched with no loss a pilot than
Iloscoe Colliding , and what happen
ed ? Tr/uth / to may , there proved to
be a good deal of republicanism in the
republican party.
The case Is quite as strong against
Mr. Roosevelt as It was against Grant
The Courier-Journal Is in no sense
nn alarmist. On the contrary , it Is
the most continued optimist. Hut
now , as over , It believes that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty Utter
ly first , last and always , beyond all
price. It hopes that , the Issue fairly
stated and fully understood , Theodore
Roosevelt himself will bo man enough
to disdain the companionship of the
vulgar heroes who have found nothing
but place and power to bo worthy of
tliolr ambition. It hopes that if ho
should lose his head and yield to the
tempter ho will find the people still
so sturdy In their principles and so
clear In their intelligence as to deny
him the vote of every state in the un
ion. It fears. Indeed , no wrong where
truth is left free to combat it , and Is
not ashamed to stand In the defense
of the right before it is too late.
A BUTTERINE DECISION.
Certain Colorings Can be Used and
Not be Called Artificial.
Chicago , April 25. A decision by
Commissioner of Internal Revenue fl.
10. Cabell made known through Col
onel C. H. Ingram , Internal revenue
agent in Chicago , will liavo a wide
effect on the butter and oleomargerlno
throughout the United States. Cer
tain materials such as peanut and
mustard oils , now being used to color
oleomargerlne , according to the com
missioner's ruling , if used in quanti
ties sufficient to make them a con
stituent part of the product , cannot bo
considered as producing artificial
coloration and therefore cannot be
subject to the government tax of ten
cents a pound. It is not improbable
that Mr. gnbell's ruling will result In
the complete abolition of "moonshiiir
Ing" in the coloring of oleomargerlno
and the government may have to be
satisfied with one quarter of a cent a
pound tax on much of the colored pro
ducts.
Norfolk Made a Fight.
T. P. A. Boys From Here Gave Lin
coln Rub for Next Convention.
Grand Island , Neb. , April 25. The
first session of the sixteenth annual
convention of the Travelers' Protec
tive association , division of Nebraskriv
was called to order with the largest
attendance at the first session ever
experienced nearly 200. The associa
tion has shown from the reports of
the officers to have made a splendid
growth In the last yenr. It hns a total
membership of 1.572 , a gain of 107 for
the last year. The sum of $17,000 was
distributed , $7,230 being paid In in- ,
demnltles.
The following olllcers were elected :
President. L. P. Utterback , Nebras
ka City ; vice presidents. H. T. Folsom ,
Lincoln ; F. H. Cnstle , Hastings ; M. B.
Webster. Kearney , and C. R. Rldonour.
lloldrege ; secretary-treasurer , Charles
L. Hopper , Omaha ; directors. J. B.
Cunningham , II. II. Cofford. J , W. Sink
and S. S. English ; chairman railroad
lommittee. W. G. White. Fremont ;
chairman legislative ) committee , W. C.
Alexander , Hastings ; chairman hotel
committee , Ed Ewol , Grand Island ;
l > ress committee , John Cory ; employ ,
ment committee , A. W. Miller ; good
roads committee. A. C. Chase ; chap-
aln , A. V. Whiting.
Sixteen delegates to the national
convention wore chosen. A sharp di
vision on the location of the next con-
vontlon resulted from a discussion of
lie relative merits of Lincoln and Nor-
folk. A recent letter by Mayor Love
offering any traveling man a reward
for pointing out a place whore liquor
could bo secured at Lincoln was read \
Hid caused offense among n number
) f the members. It was urged , how
ever , that the communication bo ig-
mred. On the vote , Lincoln secured
61 and Norfolk 41. The Omaha and
Grand Island delegations split their
oto. Fremont , Beatrice and Nebras
ka City wont solidly with the Lincoln
. A resolution
men. condemning any
nont nrnnnaltlnn wna