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TIIK NORFOLK \VJsEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , bK'KMBER 23 , 1910. \ Round About NEW YORK Now York , Dot1. 17. To paraphrase 'Air. DP very * "ICvcn a nliop girl Una got ii right to liuvo Homo HoriHO. " Cas- tiul obHorvntloiiH In some of Now York'u department stores during this Kind season ( written Bareaatlck , an JOHI ) Billings would Bay ) of Christmas shopping hiivo convlncl ! ( 1110 tliat the nvwngo shop girl of the metropolis poriBCBsos not only "BOIIIO sense , " but also patience anil a remarkable ( iiinllly /if physical endurance. Two classes of writer-folk take pen In hand to describe and pity the Now York shop girl. To the one she IB a .silly , empty-paled , frivolous creature , who spends h6r money on frippery clothes and her spare time In dreamIng - Ing of drudgery. This type doubtless exists In considerable numbers , but. the worst that can bo said of them Is that they Imitate , In raiment , man ners and affectations , the line ladles -whom the fortunes of birth or matri mony have placed upon the other side of the counter. To another class of writers , uplift- cr by trade , the shop girl Is the vic tim In n conspiracy of business , forced by cruel and ruthless masters to work long hours for n pittance Insulllclont to keep body and soul together , and to eke out a scanty existence by moth- .odB not to be mentioned In a family newspaper. Neither of these theories lit the facts. The average merchant Is not an ogre , but n humane gentleman , considerate to employes and ever ready , In his own good Interest , to recognize exceptional ability. And as for the much-maligned and pitied shop girl : "Tho colonel's lady and Judy O'Clrndy Are sisters under the skin. " The average shop girl Is an Inde pendent young woman , proud of her store , but at this season of the year , especially , not over fond of the cus tomers who throng the emporium from ? rtorn , to night. The weeks before Christmas are a nightmare to the shop g'frls It Is strange , but It Is true , that the vaunted "Christmas spirit" trans forms usually amiable persons Into lharsh and Intolerant tyrant' , who vent their spiteful rage upon the hapless shop girls. The woman who goes to church tomorrow will on Monday seek to secure the discharge and humilia tion of some young person who. tired and worn to the pointof exhaustion , does not servo her prompt's ' und sat isfactorily. For many u weary shop girl , tomor row will not bo a day of rest. After sT Week of unprecedented onslaughts hy the great army of buyers , most of the big stores look as if cyclones had passed through thoiv , and the sales people will spend Sunday in clearing docks for the coming week's final bat tle with the Infuriated shoppers. . Disloyal to their sex as It Is , most shop girls Insist that the male shoppers - pers are , as a rule , much more con siderate and easy to please than the ladies. A visit to any big store dur ing the rush hours more than confirms ' this theory. Woman's inhumanity to woman during the coining week will be a thing to make the devils weep. "But will the shop girl , when she has married the millionaire of her dreams be any different ? The probabllltloi favor a negative answer. There is something about , the celebrat on of the birthday of the Prince of ivace , apparently , which causes Uione en gaged In the preparation of the feast to forget all the precepts and prac tices of Him whom they worship. If you don't believe it , ask the shop girl. Also , there Is the New York post man. How blithely he goes about his dally tasks ! How happy he Is in these glad days preceding Christmas ! How he laughs ! Ho is fairly bubbling over with the joy of living , Is he not ? Yes , lie is not. Already the metropolitan postofllce has been swamped with mall , and the automobiles and wagons In use are ut terly inadequate to the Job. Hundreds of vehicles have been commanded to aid In handling the avalanche of malls. Moving vans and delivery wagons hove been pressed Into service to car ry the outgoing malls. Next week the Incoming flood of packages and let ters will roach high tide , and every body connected with the postal depart ment will work overtime In an attempt to keep the torrent moving In the pro scribed channels. All the steamships arriving from foreign ports this week had their holds filled with mall bags , and the same Is true of those starting on the eastward trip across the Atlantic. The giant Mauretanla sailed today with one of the largest cargoes of first and fourth class mall ever carried by any liner. These malls will arrive in time to bo distributed before Christmas nil over Great Britain , Ireland and western Europe. As a barometer Indicating prosper ity or the reverse , nothing equals the marriage license office. Therefore It may be stated that the year now nearing - ing Its end has been an exceptionally prosperous one for the people of New York. During hard times there Is very little "popping" going on and the chances of n young woman securing a husband are greatly reduced. This year'however , the total of papers en titling the holder to connubial bliss , in Manhattan and the Bronx alone , will probably reach the 34,000 mark , an increase of about 3,000 over last year. The Increase in population could not account for so largo gain , and the in ference Is that , despite the high cost of living , the bachelors of the city have more money this year than last. Filled to the nozzle with typhoid germs , Which he unconsciously and without malice aforethought freely dianlbulos ithiong all with whom he coraes In contact , "Typhoid John" preson's t grayo problem to thf > city health authorities. Ills cns'3a \ similar to tlml of "Typhoid Mary , " who for years wan kept under clo o uonflno * merit o prevent the spread of I lie ml- ( robes for v I irh she wau n < iibtdlmt- Ing agent. The physicians who have "Typhoid John's" case In charge are giving him the Metchnlkoff sour milk and lactO'baclllln culture treatment , In the hope of ridding the unfortunate man of his disease and his propensity for disseminating It. European Ncw and'Views. ' London , Dec. 17. The Inference to be drawn from the parliamentary elec tion now In progress whoso results seem to Insure a return of the pres ent government Is evidently to the fact that a majority of Britons , If they love a lord , do not cherish for him an affection Biilllclently strong as to evi dence Itself In a desire for the lord to rule them. The prerogative of the peers Is to bo clipped. There may not bo , probably will not be an abso lute ending , but there will be a ma terial mending. The Hosobery resolu tions , passed before the present ap peal to the country , conceded that the hereditary body should bo reformed In the direction of making It respon sive to the people by minimizing the birth principle and by making mem bership dependent on Indirect elec tion. Primarily , the discomfiture of the peers Is due to their extreme unwis dom in selecting the issue on which to make a stand for parliamentary parity. They picked out the one on which tiiey wore the weakest and their opponents wore the strongest. The public treasury was in Imperative need of more money jo pay for new Dreadnaughts and to provide for old ago pensions. Other sources of revenue - nue were taxed almost to the limit. Looking about for places for addition al supply Mr. Lloyd George , chancel lor of the exchequer , discovered that there was one kind of property in Great Britain that was untaxcd. The owner of the fee of real estate paid nothing , or practically noth'lng. There was no real estate valuation such as Is known in the United States. So the Asqulth ministry decided that that was where to get the money. It proposed a valuation and the moderate tax of a half-penny on each pound of value , the levy being against the land value alone , and not to affect buildings or improvements. The peers elected to line up against this budget and step- lied into the proverbial hot water. Since the unionists have brought the American dollar so prominently into the present campaign , radical and oth er anti-unionists papers have resorted to publishing lists of unionist * ; peers who have married wealthy American women to show how little objection the unionists really have to the dollars coined by Uncle Sam. The lists are too long to print in detail , but they show that fifteen titled Englishmen have married American women whose aggregate wealth reaches about $75- 000,000. The most prominent of these are the Duke of Marlborough , who married Miss Consuelo Vanderbllt of New York , the Duke of Roxeburg , who married Miss May Goelet of New York , the Duke of Manchester , whose wife was Miss Helene Zimmerman of Cincinnati , Lord Curzori , husband of the late Mary Loiter of Chicago and the Earl of Craven , whose wife was Miss Bradley-MarIn of New York , niece of that distinguished society bachelor , Frederick Townsend Martin. The Casino at Monte Carlo Is to have a rival within eight miles of It. It Is contrary to Italian law to grant gambling concessions , but an English company has been notified that Its scheme for the establishment of a casino on practically the same lines as that at Monte Carlo In the neigh borhood of Montone-Garavan and im mediately adjoining French territory will be tolerated. The new casino Is to be erected on the site bf a res taurant which is a favorite resort for the Angle-American community and known for the excellence of its bouil labaisse. Roulette and all the other games famous at Monte Carlo will be allowed and people who want to try systems will rejoice to learn that the minimum stake will bo two francs and the maximum 15,000 francs as against the Monte Carlo figures of five francs and 12,000 francs respectively. The deliberations of a meeting re cently hold by the Lyceum club of Berlin have been printed and are be ing distributed with much enthusiasm by the members. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the establish ment of a society to promote polite ness and amiability among the people ple of the German empire. The ofll- clal name of the society has not yet been chosen. As a matter of fact , no topic is more common among foreign ers in Berlin than the boorish man ners of its inhabitants , and shop as sistants , street car conductors , jani tors and petty officials of all kinds are not the sole offenders. There seems to bo a want , many visitors complain of ordinary civility on the part of the entire public. Since the authorities In control of the French monopoly will do nothing to reduce the price of matches or Ira- prove their quality , although they are willing to make the boxes prettier , Frenchmen have been taking to auto matic cigar lighters. So popular have these devices become that the French ministry of finance has taken stops to suppress them on the ground that they infringe the match monopoly , and instructions have been given to cus toms and octroi officials to confiscate any that are seen in use and to take the owners' names and addresses. Numerous seizures have already been made in the BtreetB and cafes. The authorities of the city of Ham burg are determined to make their port the greatoftt In the world. To that end $50,000,1)00 ) Is to be spent dur ing the next four years In deepening the channels of the Hlver Klbo and construction new docks and railroad connecting branches. Several of the existing docks which now only accom modate river craft are to be deepened for seagoing ships and quay space wilt bo cleared for the erection of miles of now warehouses. The main channel of the Elbe below Hamburg Is to bo deepened to thirty-three feet , and to be made a minium width of 1,233 feet. The connection of the now basins re quires a large number of drawbridges and tunnelling under the river bod. Germany Is showing equal energy in extending her Inland waterways. Christian Science. Denver Times : History , or theolog ical history at least , Is filled with the records of religions that have blos somed and withered with the life and death of their founders , and It will be Interesting to observe whether the passing of Mrs. Eddy will cause any diminution in the Christian science church. Tlie deceased author of this faith had such a remarkable person ality ; her influence over her followers was so profound and far reaching , that the more fact of her death may re move from the church a personal equation that cannot survive physical extinction. The body of Christianity survives today only because of an en during faith In the actual divinity of its messenger ; the most spiritual re ligion of the eastern world continues from a similar cause ; but Mrs. Eddy made no such claim that we know offer for herself , and time only can prove whether she formulated a transient philosophy of life or sanctified an en during creed. That Christian science lias boon helpful to thousands of mon and women who wore previously with out eithor'faith or happiness is beyond dispute ; but that much is true of oth er gospels that have flourished and vanished ; the fate of Christian science lies now with Its living disciples , and the measure of its existence will be the measure of their faith. Roaches Save $15 Monthly. San Francisco , Dec. 17. Everything living is said to have Its beneficent uses , but it lias remained for a San Franciscan to discover what cock roaches are good for. For some time a local business house has been payIng - Ing about $10 a month for gas , al though It used a large quantity. In the course of time the gas company grew suspicious and sent a represen tative to examine the meter. He found the mechanism literally clogged with cockroaches , who so Interfered with the working of the meter that the gas bill has jumped up to $25 a month , since the bugs were removed. Bird Over 100 Years Old. Bowling Green , Ky. , Dec. 17. Over In Metcalfe county there Is a peafdwl which dates its existence from the days of Washington. The bird was brought to Kentucky from Virginia In 1810 , just a century ago , by Horatio Thompson , and was then twelve or fif teen years old. DEATHS James Vought. Nollgh. Neb. , Dec. 19. Special to The News : James Vought , father of Mrs. W. T. Wattles of this city , died at the home of his daughter yesterday morning of rheumatism , from which ho had suffered continually for several months. He was 75 years of age , and was born In Michigan. Funeral ser vices have been arranged to take place at the W. T. Wattles residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Bu rial will take place at Laurel Hill cem etery beside the remains of his wife , who preceded him four years ago. Funeral of Mrs. Maybury. Noligh , Neb. , Dec. 19. Special to The News : The funeral services of Mrs. John Maybury were held yester day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late home. Rev. Mr. Hamilton of the Epis copal church had charge of the ser vices. The singing was conducted by M. 15. Huffman and wife , G. A. Sdllery and Mrs. R. H. Rice. Mrs. Maybury was born In Ireland and was married In June , 187C , to Mr. Afhybury. She is survived by a devot ed husband and four grown children. The remains were placed at rest in Laurel Hill cemetery. Mrs. E. R. Tefft. Lindsay , Neb. , Dec. 19. Special to The News : E. R. Tefft received a message from Beemor last night that his wife had suddenly died of heart trouble. Mrs. Tefft had been ailing for some time ! tyut she felt better and had gone to visit her parents at Bee- mer a few days ago , Mrs. Tejft was still a young woman , about 22 years old. She leaves , besides her-husband , u child about 1 ! years old. Mr. Tofft Is the editor of the local paper , the Lindsay Post. Several Soldiers Reported Killed. El Paso , Dec. 17. There was u light last night at Haclondlta , just across the Texas line south of Marfa , eight miles from OJlnaga. Troopa from OJlnaga wore attacked , according tea a telephone message to Marfa. Sev eral soldiers were killed and thirty horses of the troopers stampeded across the river to Texas. A POSTMISTRESS SUICIDES. Ill and Despondent , Girl Hangs Her self to Celling. Platt City , Mo. , Dec. 17. Shutting herself in the little room back of the letter case in the postofllco here early today , Nannie Hymcr , 18 years old , as sistant postmistress , hanged herself from a hook In the celling. Shu was found tload a half hour later by her father , Frank Hymor. a rural mall car rier. The girl had been 111 and de spondent for a week. Dickinson Sends a Letter. Washington , Dec. 17. Secretary of War Dickinson today sent to the house a tetter In reply to the McLachlan resolution elution concerning the adequacy of tne national defense. The letter discusses the situation briefly , but the secret re port recently submitted to the house and withdrawn will not bo resubmll- ted. DOZEN HURT IN A WRECK. Rev. Dr. Daniel Hoffman Martin Is Among Those Injured. Saratoga , N. Y. , Dec. 17. Nearly a dozen passengers were injured on the Hudson Valley railroad north of Schuylervlllo today when two freight' cars broke from an electric engine and crashed Into a passenger trolley which was following closely. None of the passengers escaped Injury , although there were no fatalities. The wieck caught fire from a coal stove In ono of the freight curs and the three cars wore destroyed. The Injured Included the Rev. Dr. Daniel Hoffman Martin of Glens Falls , for merly of New York City , seriously hurt Internally ; James Nichols of Thompson , arm broken ; Robert Tuck et Greenwich , arm and leg broken. Daniel Ilalvoy , Thompson , leg brok en. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. Aknskn has just received its first church bell. The Sioux Falls poultry show , Is beIng - Ing held this week. William Ruli , a pioneer resident of Hritton. Is dead of paralysis. The Milwaukee road is laying tracks between Eagle Unite and Dupree. W. J. Conly was elected worshipful master of the Masons at Elk Point. Residents of Gettysburg deny the prevalence of smallpox In that town. Mrs. R. S. Cooper is dead at Aber deen , where slip had lived for twenty- two years. The contract for the public building nt Lead may not bo let until next spring. Rapid City business men are trying to get together on a uniform lighting system. Manuel training has been added to the curriculum of the high school at Yankton. The Columbia Trust company has taken a $500,000 mortgage on the Sioux Falls traction system. The regular December term of cir cuit court Is in session at Huron , Judge Alva E. Taylor presiding. The city council at Sioux Falls has passed an ordinance more strictly reg ulating the sale of butter and milk. Governor Vessey lias issued an un conditional pardon to Harry R. Ward , sentenced from Potter county for for gery. gery.Hyde Hyde county Is to erect a new court house at Highmore , and the county commissioners are visiting various county seats to get ideas. FOUND FOOTBALL SO RUDE. "Absolutely Extraordinary , " Was the Comment of London Spectators. London , Dec. 19. American football is never likely to be popular In Eng land. This was indicated at the game just played between the teams of the United States battleships Idaho and Vermont , which the Idaho won , "nine teen points to nil , " as the London pa pers put It. According to these papers American football Is entirely too lacking In lady like features. The press comments were the most interesting feature of the struggle , which was played on the Crystal Palace grounds. Listen to the Dally Mirror , for In stance : " 'Absolutely extraordinary , ' people were saying as they streamed off the ground. The average spectator was holding his head most of the game and wondering what on earth the ex act rules of the American game were and , If so , why. "The American game is entirely dif ferent from 'Rugger * or 'Soccer' in every way. No doubt after playing It half a dozen times the survivor , If ho survived , would understand the thing properly. One thing Is very certain , anyway the game Is a game for men , men us the Romans used the distinc tion between real mon and just hu mans of the male sex. "The mon with the ball never got to full speed , and when , collared and downed , with half a dozen or more loving friends and opponents lying promiscuously on top of him , he just made a nice hole in the ground with out being squashed flat or seriously injured. But the game was not play ed with the fury that characterizes n real match In the states. 'They hadn't handed the boys the dope , ' I was given to understand. "It is not game for the principal boy in pink tights. Once collared , a man goes down heavy , and at once about half a dozen folk fall on the pair of them sometimes more. And then there is a bit of a struggle , through mere keenness and joy of the con test "Comparisons are odious and If the game suits the mixed American tem perament , then that is the best game for Americans. Their keenness is wonderful. Fear seems a bogle that they lost in their cradles , or even two generations ago. They have oppor tunities to cheat , to 'do the dirty , ' as ono expression has it. Yesterday wo saw none of that. "Tho Americans are young , compar atively , as a race , and did keenness ever hurt a young nation yet ? His tory , I believe , tells us that it was when the tired spirit crept in the na tion began to sink. Even a touch of brutality , unpleasant in itself , has turned Into magnificent patriotism. " The sporting writer of the News says : "As wo cannot swallow American baseball In this country , wo shall never digest this form of American football , for the reason that wo have better things. Wo have our cricket and our Rugby football. " The reporter of the Express wai much affected. Listen : "It Is the fiercest thing , in games. A bullfight Is as a kindergarten party compared to It. There was , Incident ally , n ball in the game , but the on looker seldom saw it. It was more often burled beneath n tangle of a do/- on men , all legs and arms. "Occasionally a mud plastered face appeared and a hand reached out for something that the face had lost and clapped It on the place where his nose was. Some people thought the objects that wore picked up from the ground wore odd noses , but they were only nose caps which became detached in the struggle. "Tho play began at 3 o'clock. The teams appeared , padded and helmeted - od ; caps over their cars lest ono should be clutched when they came to grips , pads over the ankles. "There was an umpire , a referee and a field judge. The referee had a 60-horse power motor horn. And there was a pnil man , a sand man and scores of mon with flags , who yelled and danced and urged their fellow sail ors to more desperate deeds. " This Express man overlooked none of the fine points , as witness : "The pnil man carried n pall of wa ter and In the water was a sponge. The sponge served many purposes At quarter time the men clustered around the pall man and sucked llio sponge , live or six at a time , us a man sucks an orange , and sluiced Uio nuid out of their eyes. " Says the Mall ; "Again and again Duffy , the quart erback for the Idaho , threw the ball to ono of his side shouting out a series of numbers , such as 8GS7 , 93. These figures were the keynotes of the com bination of Duffy's side , and the men who were C , 7 and 3 , respectively , were signaled. As well as being encouraged by the shrill war cries of their col leagues on the line , the Idaho's team had its band present and every time they looked like scoring the musicians struck up , 'Hall , Hall , the Gang's All Here , ' which Is the ship's battle song. "As a spectacle the game was main ly absurd , for there was little time Indeed in which the ball was a consid eration , says the Chronicle. The man who had got the bull was a considera tion and his colleagues helped him to snenk away just as the pickpocket's confederates crowd around and cover up the escape of the man with th'e watch and chain. But this game Is certainly not for girls and played 'at full stretch' It Is not for men. " Chilean Minister Dies Suddenly. Washington , Dec. 19. Senor Don Anlbal Cruz , the Chilean minister to the United States , died suddenly of heart disease at his home hero at 4 o'clock this morning. Ho appar ently had been In perfect health and Saturday night had been out to din ner. Senor Cruz had represented the Chilean government in the United States since 1907. Walsh and Coster. Boston , Dec. 19. Joe Coster , the Italian featherweight , and Jimmy Walsh , the bantamweight champion , will meet in the main bout of the carfl to be pulled off tonight before the New Marathon Athletic club of Brook- line. The men will fight ten rounds. Teddy Murphy and Kid Solsberg will get together in the semi-final. Attell and McFarland. New York , Dec. 19. New York fight fans expect to see a classy battle at the Fairmont Athletic club tonight , when Abe Attell and Packey McFar land , candidate for honors In the light weight class , will box ten rounds. The terms call for McFarland to receive $2.500 , with the privilege of 35 percent of the gross receipts , the weight to be 135 pounds at C o'clock. A New Bank Safe. O'Neill Frontier : The O'Neill Na tional bank received a new safe last Monday and now has one of the most modern burglar proof safes In use in this part of the state. The safe is a Manard manganese steel , weighing two tons and costs $1,600 , and Is ab solutely burglar proof. Burglars have been tapping banks pretty regularly throughout the state the past couple of years , but they will probably pass up O'Neill , as all the banks hero are now protected with modern safes. Local Option Election. Suffolk , Vn. , Dec. 19. Whether Suf folk shall bo "wet" or "dry" during the coming year will be decided by to day's local option election. The "drys" who won by 277 a year ajo , are claiming n victory by 100 , and the "wets" say they will carry throe of four wards. The "wots" vainly at tempted to have the election sot for the middle of the week , declaring that Monday was most unfavorable because of Its proximity to sermons and other Sunday influenced. Running a Paper. Alnsworth Journal : What Is a "fearless writer" ? What Is a "trench ant writer" ? And of what good are they anyway ? The other day a man by the name of Crollen went to Page to start a newspaper. One exchange , In mentioning the fact , described him as n "fearless writer. " Another spoke of him as a "trenchant writer , " and still another called him a "vigorous writer. " These are conventional terms and are usually used in a compli mentary way without any special meaning. But if they really had a meaning , of what use would they bo to a man who possessed those gifts In running a newspaper In Page , or In any olher small town ? Above all thlngB ho should bo a good collector , a "fearless collector , " a "trenchant col lector" or a "vigorous collector" would bo bettor terms. The writing part IB a matter of third or fourth rate Im portance. What he wants to get Is his moneyon every account so that his bills will not crawl up on htm , That Is the main thing , and what ho says In hlspapcr , and how ho says It nro matters of relatively small Import ance. This Is not a pessimistic view of the situation , but It Is simply turnIng - Ing the calcium lights on the real situ ation , and the sooner the newspaper profession realize lt ( the better off the "boys" will bo > Banks Consolidate , Winner Journal : The announcement was made on Wednesday of this week that the Bank of Winner and the Bank of Trlpp County had consolidated , the former Institution purchasing the busi ness and good will of the Bonk of Trlpp County. These banks have al ways been recognized as two of the strongest banking concerns In the county and the consolidation will make the Bank of Winner ono of the strongest Institutions In the western part of the state. The Bank of Trlpp County was the oldest bank In the county , having bcqn established at Lamro In October , 1907 , with J. J. Wagner as president and V. J. Wagner , cashier. Both of these gentlemen will be members of the board of directors Of the Bank of Winner. The Bank of Wljincr commenced business at Lamro in Juno , 1909 , as the Bank of Lamro , the name being changed when it was moved to Win ner last February. The olllcers of the bank are ns follows : President , Edward G. John son ; cashier , N. E. Gardner ; assist ant cashier , C. E. Sparling. The di rectors are : Edward G. Johnson , 12. G. D.irnum , E. A. Jackson , N. 12. Gardner , J. J. Wtfgner , V. J. Wagner and Thomas J. Wagner. TWINS FOR P. F. DUNNE. New York , Doc. 19. "Peter Dunne has twins boy and girl just born. Please confirm. " This was the startling "tip" that came over the wires from "Archey Road" into Now York. A hearty bass volco answered the telephone at number which corres ponds with 29 East Sixty-second street. "Yes , tlUs Is Mr. Dunne yes , Peter Finley Dunne. r "Eh , what's that ? Wants to know what ? "O , ho ! I guess that Chicago paper's pretty slow In getting the news what ? "Sure ; twins. But , say , that hap pened last Wednesday morning. They're four days old now , counting Wednesday. Still , you couldn't really count Wednesday , could you ? "Yes , boy and girl bully boy and girl. Three In the family now. " . Mr. Dunne married Miss Margaret Abbott In New York on December 9 , 1902. She Is n daughter of the late Charles P. Abbott and formerly lived in Chicago. Postal Banks Ready. Washington , Dec. 19. Postmaster General Hitchcock said that every thing would bo in readiness for the postal savings banks to receive de posits on January 3 , the first working day of the New Year. The task of drawing up regulations , forms and In structions has progressed so far as to assure the beginning of operations. One experimental office will be opened in each state and territory to make the first test and the limited appro priation. The offices designated are all of the second class and in localities where the exceptionally favorable for the development of a postal savings business. Several offices selected are In communities Inhabited by foreign born Americans who are remitting an nually considerable sums of money to their native countries by postal money I ' James Crelghton's Mother. i Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 19. Special to The News : The mother of James Creighton , who resides near the Wll- low , died yesterday morning at the home of her son from heart trouble. She was over 80 years of age and had long been a sufferer. No arrange ments have been made for the funeral at this time. , NO CHINESE CABINET. Peking , pep. 19. The throne has Is sued an edict refusing to create a constitutional - , stitutional cabinet In compliance with a memorial recently presented by the i national assembly and also declining- to accept the resignations of the grand councillors. The Imperial senate also adopted a resolution praying for the \ immediate crentlon-of a cabinet , and It was believed the throne had decid ed to accede. The national assembly will meet today when the whole sub ject will bo discussed. Winter is Intensifying the famine in Yang-Tse-Klang districts. The author ities are endeavoring to suppress the sale of children , which has been so extensive as to bo estimated at over a million. The majority of these are girls. The roadways are dotted with still living and dead. The relief commit tee Is now making appeals abroad for aid. TAFT DEPLORES WAR SCARE , Washington , Dec. 19. President Taft made a speech before the Inter national Peace society which is not apt to glvo any satisfaction to the man responsible for the latest war scare. The president does not find our uriny ineffective and inefficient , Chases Dirt Avoid Caustic and Acid Use Old Dutch Cleanser This handy , nll-'round Cleans er is entirely free from caustic , acid and alkali ; it is hygienic , cleans mechnnicnllynotchcm- ically. It is not only the safest , but also the easiest and quickest cleanser ever discovered for Cleaning , Scrubbing , Scouring , Polishing It is the only cleanser to use on milk- palls , pans , separators and on all cooking utensils. Use it for ill denning through out the house. How To Clean Wlndoiva The Heat Way Sprinkle Old Dutch Cleanser - er on a cloth or sponge , just dampened sufficiently to hold the powder , without dusting , and apply to the glass/ rubbing briskly. Then polish with a dry cloth and a very little Old Dutch Cleanser. If the above directions arc followed excellent re sults will be secured with less work than by ordinary methods , or with other articles _ LARGE S8FTERG AN though ho says more trained offlcdrs are needed and that we ought to have ammunition and guns enough for ready use In cases of emergency. "There has been a good deal of talk in the papers and soipo reference in congress , " was ono of the observations the president made , "to the supposed helpless condition of this country In case of a foreign Invasion. I venture to think much more has been made of this than the facts , calmly consid ered , would justify. " TO REGULATE FRATERNALS. State Legislatures Will Be Asked to Safeguard Insurance New York , Dec. 19. A practical plan for safeguarding the $7,000,000- 000 of fraternal Insurance now out standing In the United States has been formulated and will soon be pre sented to all state legislatures with the approval of the state departments of Insurance. The announcement was in ado here following a conference of the National Association of Insurance commissioners and a committee rep resenting the fraternal Insurance so cieties. Heretofore the fraternuls have been exempt from state regulations imposed for closer supervisions.rN 6 Imposed on commercial companies or ganized for profit , but need for closer supervision has been shown and the present movement has the National Fraternal congress and the Associated Fraternities behind 1L The Insurance department of this state will ask the joint committee of the fraternal societies to consent to a few minor amendments to the bill when It is presented and it is prob able other state departments will take similar action , but no serious disagree * ment Is anticipated in any state. A. H. BOHANON FUNERAL. . 'Former Well Known Madison Man Brought Back for Burial. Madison , Neb. . Dec. 19. Special to The News : A. II. Bohanon of Om aha , formerly of Madison , was buried hero yesterday flo died In Omaha last week. R. A. Phillip , a biother-ln- law ; John und Myrl. nephew and niece ; Mrs. Gus Dohanon of Kearney and John Dohnnon of Denvei were hero for the funeral. Mr. Hohanon has been In the In * Riirnnre biiKlnosK in Onmhri of lulu To Start Moving Poles. Piellmlnary work of the moving of telephone poles of the Nebraska Tel ephone company from Norfolk avenue will probably be commenced soon. Wallace Lyman of Omaha , service inspector specter , was In the city Inspecting the Norfolk plant , and R. Y. Hyde , district plant chief , was also hero making ar rangements for the work of moving. This work , say telephone officials , will take many months and cost $14,000. Maass-Newman. Albert Maass and Miss Ella New man , both of Norfolk , were united In marriage Wednesday at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage , Rev. J. W. Kirk- Patrick officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Maass left on the noon train for Oma ha to spend a few days. They are both employed as nurses at the state hospital , and expect to resume their work on their return. Corn to Colorado. Much corn is being shipped Into Colorado by local grain dealers. Fri day afternoon ten cars of the corn was shipped away and .twenty-two ajo in the local yards awaiting shipment.
