TIIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. FRIT/AY JANUARY G , 1911.
WED8 WITH A WARNING.
Mayor Qhank of Indianapolis In Per.
forming Wedlock , Warns.
Indianapolis , Incl. , Dec. 31. Mayor
'Shank ' , In performing the marriage
ceremony of ! IH ! nephew , UluirloH
Kvcrott Hall , and Miss Valduna I ( untie
'told tlio young man ho wanted him
Ho walk straight.
"I would rather not marry you ,
'Everett , " Bald tlio mayor , "than to
do so with the knowledge that you
would have the mime trouble some
folk do. You've got a chance to make
a man of yourself and If I ever hear
of your going wrong I am going to
get right after you. "
The wedding took place today In
the new municipal building before a
public assemblage , Including members
of the common council and other city
officials.
SATURDAY SITTINGS.
W II. G. TiiBHcmoyer of Tllden was
'Aero.
IF Hey Wath of Madison was a visit
or In the city.
Arthur Smith of Madison Is In the
city visiting with Mr. and Mrs.V. .
S , O'Brien.
Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Ocntlo will spend
Now Year's -Jay with the C. K. Greene
iamlly at Plulnvlow.
Miss Kmma Schoreggo returned
from Omaha , where she spent the
holidays with relatives.
Mlas Alma Hurt has returned to
her homo In Hosklns , after spending
the holidays with Miss Louise Drum-
round.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karo nnd family
from Syracuse , Neb. , spent a week
rn Norfolk , nnd around In the country
vlth their relatives and friends. Fri
day they took the Sioux City train
and were bound for Lyons , Nob. , to
make Paul Kara n visit , also their
daughter , Mlsa Lizzie Karo from Nor
folk , wont with them. As she Is stay
ing at her grandparents , going to the
German school , she will return to
Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Karo and the
two boys will go homo from Lyons
after a few days.
The W. C. T. LI. will meet with
Mrs. Klddor on North Ninth street on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
promptly , and the program at ! ! . A
full attendance is desired.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nord-
wig , a son.
Miss Martha Koehn , who has been
111 , is again able to be back at her
desk.
desk.Mrs. . Carl Fall ; is reported quite
ill. Her daughter , who is suffering
from pneumonia , is reported no bet
ter.
ter.Mrs. . J. Melmaker's Sunday school
class met last Thursday afternoon at
423 South Fifth and had a very enjoy
able time together.
A beautiful mounted deer head has
boon placed on the wall of the Ne
braska National bank olllce by Vice
President W. A. Wlt/igman.
A farewell party was given at the
homo of John Kost In honor of his
daughter , Miss Rosle Kost , who
leaves for Wayne Monday , to attend
the state normal for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle , Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Nicola and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Koenlgsteln will act as chaperones -
rones tonight ata dance given by a
number of young ladles. The dance
will take place at Marquardt hall.
Julius Degner , Jr. , of Winner Is In
the city visiting with relatives. Mr.
ft. Degner has Just returned from Sioux
City where he attended the annual
banquet of the Knapp-Sponcor Hard
ware salesman of which he Is a mem
ber.
ber.Chief
Chief of Police Marquardt was a
witness In the BeclV divorce case at
Madison Friday. During ths cnicf's
absence Night Patrolman \V. S.
O'Brien was acting chief , while the
entire night shift was in charg. * of
Patrolman Ernest Sasse.
A special meeting Is called by Presi
dent Charles Hulac of the hook and
ladder company of the tiie depart
ment to take place at the pity hall
next Monday evening. Importan
business is to be transacted and the
president requests every member of
the company to be present.
Francis Delaney , captain of .the
crack Clinton ( Iowa ) high school foot
ball team , champions of Iowa , is In
the city visiting with his brother ,
James Delaney and tjie W. A. Witzig'
man family. J. W. O'Neill , also of
Clinton and a brother of Mrs. W. A.
AVltzigman , is also here with Captain
Delaney.
All banks of the city will be closed
next Monday , the day after New
Year's day. The postoince will observe
servo the regular Sunday hours , city
carriers making deliveries from the
windows between the hours of 2:30 :
and 3:30 : p. in. The rural carriers
will make no deliveries. The tele
graph ofllco will also observe the reg
ular Sunday hours.
Dr. cabeprcyso Auepuka , A. Cor-
donoory , Ray Campbell , Scoflna Fran
cesco , J. O. Greeson , Bert Harris , C.
F. Iddrugs , M. T. Lee , August Lledke ,
Edward TWay , John Newton , Mrs. Gal
Peterson , James Powell , Joe Sayoor ,
Mrs. Ktta , Scheffoly , Charley Swanson ,
Mike Sullivan , "Sam Uzelac , Joe Vuk-
stich , Scroflna Vincenzo , Miss Edna
Wolf
There are possibilities now that
there will be no need of a second am
putation of the leg of Kamlelo Ond-
rak , the Bohemian painter who last
Saturday was run down by an M. &
O. train. At the hospital Ondrok Is
reported very nervous , but his condi
tion has so well pleased the physi
cians that they are looking for more
favorable results.
After having lived In and around
Norfolk for twenty-two years M. B.
Cox and family will move to Lamar ,
Colo. , or to that vicinity. Mr. Cox
and his family left on the morning
train for Coleridge to spend a week
"before gjolng to Colorado. They have
many warm friends In this vicinity
who regret their departure , but who
extend best wishes to them In their
now homo. Mr. Cox decided to move
on account of being able to get his
boys started farming on the cheaper
lands of the west.
Mayor Burroughs of Fremont , Nob. ,
was 'n ' Norfolk looking ove- thc Nor
folk avenue paving. To II. II Tracy ,
city engineer , Mr. Burroughs declared
Norfolk had first class paving iiml
when asked If ho saw anything wrong
with It l.o raid , "Not In any way. "
Ilohldos being mayor of Fremont. Mr.
Burroughs Is Hti.iTlntcndcnt | of build
ings M id bridges of the Northwestern
uinurt ! company t.n.i prior to this
time ho was Fremont's city engineer
for eight years. While Mayor Bur
roughs was looking over the Norfolk
avenue paving , P. J. Fuesler nnd
John Koerbor of the public works
committee of the Norfolk city council
were at Fremont looking over Fre
mont's paving work. What they have
to report will be made public . .t .he
next meeting of the city council.
A RAP AT HITCHCOCK.
American Born Citizens In Alaska Eat
Sour Dough on His Account.
Cordova , Alaska , Dec. 31. A mass
meeting was held by the citizens of
Katalla < n the Bohrlng river coal dis
trict to protest against the bill Intro
duced In congress by Representative
Hitchcock of Nebraska , providing for
the withdrawal of all Alaska coal
lands pending investigation.
During the meeting Representative
Hitchcock was severely criticized for
his action on the ground that he
should not attempt to meddle with
Alaskan affairs until ho becomes fa
miliar with conditions here.
The following cablegram was sent
to Mr. Hitchcock :
"Three hundred American-born citi
zens cat sour dough for Christmas
dinners. How much longer must wo
continue to endure hardships because
of someone who does not know ? "
Many Deaths by Accident.
There have been nineteen accident
al deaths in north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota during the
year Just closing. Following is the
list :
Nine-year-old Earl Wnluwrlght was
burned to death at Lamro , January 5.
C. II. Mahlke of Pllger was killed
by falling out of a wagon , January 5.
J. E. Gordon of Pilger was killed by
a fall on the Ice. February f > .
H. Laid , a hardware clerk , Gergory ,
burned to death In McKees store , Feb
ruary Ifl.
W. U. Balr was tramped to death
by horses at Burke , February 22.
Mable Mundorf , a Pierce county
girl , was kicked to death by a horse ,
March 28.
Stewart Geddes , a Trlpp county
homesteader , froze to death in the
blizzard of February 15. His body was
found March 28.
Albert Toelle was killed at Beemer
in an automobile , July o.
Ernest Droegmiller was killed at
Colome under a steam plow , August
12.
Twelve-year-old Johnnie Holetlng
was killed by a shotgun In a hayrack
near Butte In October.
Dr. L. R. Pheasant was killed by
an automobile near Pierce , October
4.
Richard Krause was whirled to
death on a saw mill belt near Hoskins
on December 20.
An unknown man was killed In a
hay barn that blew down at Newport.
A woman was killed In a runaway
accident at Gregory about a month
ago.
ago.Pearlle
Pearlle Beymer of Norfolk was kill
ed at Clearwater in September. He
was a brakeman on the Northwestern.
Gayl Reed of Norfolk , aged 4 , was
drowned , July 7.
Frank Knyl , a News pressman was
killed In a press , March 23.
Seven-year-old Andrew Johnson , a
son of Gilbert Johnson was kicked to
death by a horse while playing , May
27.
27.N.
N. Williams , a plumber of Norfolk
was burned to death , June 22.
The New Superintendent.
People familiar with his record are
congratulating the Norfolk insane
hospital upon the appointment by
Governor-elect Aldrlch of Dr. Andrew
Johnson as the new superintendent
for that Institution.
Dr. Andrew Johnson was born in
Sweden , April 2 , 1860. He came with
his parents to America In 1S70 , and
after residing six years In Illinois ,
located in Polk county , Neb. He was
the youngest of eight children. He
received his education In American
schools , first attending the common
schools of Illinois then Nebraska. He
afterward entered Luther academy at
Wahoo , Neb. , from which he gradu
ated In 1885. He then entered Au-
gustana a college at Rock Island , 111. ,
which he attended one year. After
leaving this college he matriculated at
the Omaha medical college from
which ho received the degree of M.
D. in 1890.
Snon after graduation In medicine ,
ho was appointed assistant surgeon
of the Union Pacific railway company ,
serving first in Omaha and later at
Hanna , Wyom. , where he looked after
the men working for the Union Pa
cific Coal company. After eight years
he resigned this office and gave his
whole attention to the practice of
medicine In Omaha , which he contin
ued until January , 1901 , when he was
appointed superintendent of the Ne
braska Institution for Feeble Minded
Youths at Beatrice , Nob. , by Govern
or Dietrich. Ho continued in this
work during seven years , serving un
der Governors Dietrich and Savage ,
two terras under Governor Mickey
and one year under Governor Shel
don. He then resigned this position
and returned to Omaha , whore ho is
now practicing medicine.
Dr. Johnson was for many years a
member of , the board of directors of
Immanuel hospital , Omaha , and is
now serving on the medical staff ofj
this hospital. Ho Is also n member
of the board of directors of Augustana
college , Rock Island , III. He Is n
member of the Omaha ( Douglas coun
ty ) Medical society , Nebraska dtntc *
Medical society and American Medi
cal UBBoclutlon. He belongs to the
Swedish Lutheran church.
Dr. Johnson was married November
20 , 1890 , to Miss Sophia Sandahl ,
daughter of A. F. Sandahl of Chart-
ton , la. They are the parents of two
children , Julius A. , born September
20 , 1891 , and Olga O. , born July S ,
1894.
Murderers Convicted.
Three north Nebraska murderers
have been convicted and sentenced
either to bo hung or to serve life Im
prisonments In the state pcntltentlary
at Lincoln during the year 19)0. )
Joe McKay .was convicted at Nellgh ,
May 9 , and sentenced to life impris
onment for the brutal murder of A.
G. Brown In his little cottage at
Brunswick. Brown's body was found
December 9 , 1909 , having been killed
with an axe.
George Wilson was convicted at
Alnsworth on February 22 , and sen
tenced to be hanged for the murder
of Jake Davis , an Alnsworth pool hall
proprietor , who was killed on his way
home and robbed December 28 , 1909.
Wilson has slnco been granted anew
now trial by the supreme court.
William Flego , a farmer living sev
en miles northeast of Wayne , was
convicted at Ponca , December 15 , and
sentenced to life imprisonment for
murdering his sister , Louise Flcgc ,
June 30.
There have been several killings In
this part of the state within the year.
Henry Hografc , an Altona blacksmith ,
Is now held a prisoner at Wayne be
ing charged with murdering hla wife
on May 13. Poison was found in her
stomach. Gus Gallock killed Joe Lee
in a drunken row in Emerson , Janu
ary 14 , and was acquitted October 3.
Harry Ropp , a nYnkee Robinson cir
cus employe , was killed at Pierce Aug
ust 9 by Ross Ashcroft , who was con
victed of assault and battery and Is
now "laying out" his fine In the
Plorco jail. Con Kerwln killed Ed
Jones at Gross , November 11 , and
Is now in jail at Butte. He fought
off a mob all night.
The Schools Are Crowded.
More room and more teachers are
needed for the Norfolk schools. The
schools are so crowded at present
that part of the pupils will be able
to go to school only a half day the
balance of the year. Superintendent
Hunter has issued a statement.
To'the School Patrons of Norfolk :
The Hccoml semester of the school
year begins January 21. ! Owing to
the crowded condition of the wchools
It will be necessary to have the plan
of double sessions in the kindergart
ens during the last half of the school
year. This plan means that there
will be a first grade division In each
of the kindergartens and one of the
first grade In the room all at once ;
so the kindergarten children will
come in the morning only and these
divisions of the first grade which will
be In the kindergarten rooms , will
come In the afternoon. This may oc
casion some Inconvenience to parents
who have children In these grades ,
but It is the only plan by which the
very largo enrollment of the present
school year can be handled by the
present teaching corps.
The gro > vth of the enrollment hi [
our schools will be soon from the fol
lowing table of figures. These figures
arc for the end of the third school
month of ouch year. They Include no
duplication of liftings !
Number enrolled , J90 ? , 1.04ii } 1908 ,
1,088 ; 1909. 1,104 ; 1910 , 1,200 ; Increase
from 1907 to 1910 , 101.
Belonging at end of month , 190'7 ,
987 ; 1908 , 1,051 ; 1909 , 1,069 ; 1910 ,
1,111 ; increase from 1907 to 1910 , 124.
Average daily attendance , third
month , 1907 , ! )19 ) ; 1908 , 959 ; 1909 , 999 ;
1910. 1,070 ; increase from 1907 to
1910 , 151.
It will be seen from these figures
that the enrollment has Increased 161
In three years. The enrollment In
the high school has remained prac
tically stationary. This Increase Is
therefore all In the grades below the
high school. There are twenty-three
teachers In the grades below the high
school. Three years ago there were
twenty-one. The schools were suffi
ciently full then. We have increased
our teaching corps by only two teach
ers to handle an Increase of 160 pu
pils.
pils.Of
Of the 1,206 pupils enrolled. 1.073
are In the grades below the high
school. With twenty-three teachers
for these grades , this Is an average of
almost forty-seven pupils per teach
er. Fifteen out of the twenty-three
grade teachers have an enrollment of
forty-five or greater , and nine have
over fifty. No teacher can do her
best work with over forty pupils In
the room. If the number Is greater
than this the problem of discipline
becomes entirely too great and as
sumes an undue importance. It is
true that our teachers are doing good
\vork splendid work. But entirely
too much of that work must neces
sarily be discipline Instead of Instruc
tion. They would do much more ef
fective work If the number of pupils
and the problem of discipline were
much less. The average number of
pupils per teacher in the school
should therefore be kept at forty or
less.
less.The
The most crowded condition exists
at the Grant school. The overflow
there is the principal cause too of
the crowded condition In the other
schools. One whole grade which
should be at the Grant school is at
the Lincoln school. Many pupils of
the other grades , too , have been com
pelled to go to other schools , when
they should bo going to the Grant. In
spite of this the enrollment in the
various rooms of the Grant school Is .
as follows : Mrs. Mendenhall , 58 ;
Miss Mills , 68 ; Miss Surbor , 49 ; Miss
Brush , 52 ; Miss Norris , 57 ; Miss
Bowen , 47.
All this means that if our schools
are to do ofllclent work In the future
more rooms and more teachers must
be provided. This should bo done
before the beginning of another school ,
year , for with the present number of t
rooms and teachers , even the normal
Increase of another year cannot be
handled.
Yours for the schools ,
Fred M. Hunter.
Fifty People on News' Payroll.
It has been a big year for The News
In all departments. The circulation
of the paper has been Increased by
several thousand making It more than
ever the home paper of northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota.
With the Increase In circulation there
has come a material Increase In ad
vertising patronage. And the paper
has kept pace with the situation , add
ing many new features and largely In
creasing the cost of producing each
Issue.
Big Addition to Bindery ,
A large addition hat- been built to
The News plant during the year and
n great deal of new machinery added.
A big department devoted exclusively
to binding , ruling and the making of
blank books and supplies for coun
ties , banks , etc. , has been added on
the third Moor. A traveling salesman
representing this department has
been added and within a short time
It In believed that the Huso Publish-
lug C'o.'s printing and bindery plant
will be as firmly established among
the banks , county ofllclals and busi
ness men of north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota as Its newspa
per Is today.
Norfolk , a Publishing Center.
A number of new publications have
been added to this plant's output dur
ing the year , the latest being Carl
son's Breeders' Review. Today from
this publishing plant are Issued : The
Norfolk Dally News , the Weekly
News-Journal , the Nebraska Work
man , the Nebraska School Review ,
the Baptist News Letter and Carl
son's Breeders' Review. This makes
Norfolk one of the most Important
publishing centers In Nebraska.
At It Twenty-two Years.
It was twenty-two years ago last
month that W. N. Huse came to Nor
folk and bought The Daily News : It
had been running as a daily paper
for about a year then , so that It has
now been issued as a daily for more
than twenty-three years , twenty-two
of them under the present manage
ment ,
Fifty People on Payroll.
Twenty years ago there were eight
employes In The News plant. Today
there are fifty people on Jhe payroll
the largest payroll In Norfolk ex
cepting that of the Northwestern rail
road company.
This to Be a Horse Center.
Carlson's Breeders' Review : It
has been a rule with most commer
cial organizations to look after and
encourage the growth and business
development of the cities In which
they were located , without giving aid
or encouragement to the farmers
around them. Thin has been a short
sighted policy , for no city located in
a strictly agricultural community can
enjoy prosperity beyond the general
prosperity of the country In which the
city may be located. This has some
times resulted in a feeling upon the
part of the fanners which Is not good
for any community. Such a condition
ib neither good for the city nor for
the farmer. Between the merchant
and the farmer only a feeling of the
best fellowship should prevail. The
merchant needs the farmer , for be la
the only source of production. The
farmer needs the merchant and the
city for It Is the city only which
makes our best schools possible. Fur
ther than this remains the fact that
the best market the farmer has ever
had Is his home market.
The Norfolk Commerelrtl dull has
; et a new * standard in the manner Ut
developing communities. It has not
only bfi m the building of good roads
In the N'drf'ilk trade territory , but it
believes that ! he fertility of the soil
can be best nuii/rtnlned / by breeding
high class live stoc'fc.To this end ,
it is arranging for fnfpwtfng fifty
good , young draft mares ! 0 be dis
tributed among the farmers of' fite dis
trict at exact cost. This In time '
bo followed by a like distribution of
other classes of stock. This progres
sive move upon the part of the Nor
folk Commercial club will within a
few years result In making Norfolk
a breeding and distributing center of
much note.
Farmers living within the reach of
such aid as this are to be congratu
lated. It now only remains for them
to do their part In the way of judic
ious mating , good care and good feed
ing , to make such a venture most pro
fitable to them and the community
alike.
There Is another side to this mat
ter which must not be overlooked.
What think you of the ambitions and
Ideals of the boy or the girl , reared
nmld well kept surroundings and high
ly bred stock , as compared with those
reared amid unseemly surroundings
ind scrub stock ? There Is something
nbout well bred live stock that
prompts us to better effort as does
nothing else.
Details of Molssant's Death ,
New Orleans , Dec. 31. John B.
Molssant , daring American aviator ,
confident of adding to his many laur-
Jls of the air the Mlchllen cup record
'or 1910 , fell to his death at 9:55 : this
nornlng while making a preliminary
light.
Willie preparing to make a landing
) n a special field selected for the
Wlchllen cup trial twelve miles west
if New Orleans and along the bank
> f the Mississippi river , Molssant was
.hrown from a Blerlot monoplane
md landed on his head thirty-six feet
'rom where the machine struck the
; round.
His Neck Was Broken.
His neck was broken , producing
loath within ten seconds , according
o the coroner.
A moment after Molssant struck
ho ground , falling In high weeds to
the right of the field , some workmen
picked him up.
A special train of flat cars was
standing near the scene of the acci
dent , nnd the body was placed aboard
and brought to the city.
Wind apparently was the cause of
the accident. Molssant , guided by
the white flags which lined the course ,
rounded the circle twice In an effort
to find n landing place. The third
time around , the wind , which was
blowing about fifteen miles across the
course , drove the machine toward the
earth.
Molssant in trying to get back over
the grounds swerved suddenly to the
left and then attempted his famous
right circle , considered so dangerous
that there Is but one other man eovr
attempted It.
Machine Dashes to Earth ,
At this Instant the wind caught the
machine , It tipped , pointed Its nose
directly at the ground and came down
like a ( lash , while Molssant was hurl
ed forth and fell head first.
Molssant had a sister married , llv-
In San Francisco. Two sisters were
with him here , Marlda and Lulu. One
brother , Alfred J. , was the president
of the International Aviators associa
tion. Ho was not present when the
accident occurred , Moissant also has
two brothers In Salvador in the bankIng -
Ing business.
No arrangements have been made
as to the disposition of the body , but
It probably will be shipped to Chicago.
In 50-Horsepower Blerlot.
Moissant was in Reeno Barrier's
50-horsepower Blerlot monoplane , a
machine which he had used but two
or three times. At the front of the
machine almost directly beneath the
engine was strapped a 35-pound brass
gasoline tank built especially for the
Mlchllen cup trial.
Molssant ascended at the city park
aviation field at 9:35 : a. in. .ind flew
across the city and along the banks
of the Mississippi river to tht- special
4-mllo course.
Seemed in Perfect Control.
He appeared to have perfect con
trol of the machine , and probably no
one will ever be able to explain just
what caused the accident. He had In
clined his monoplane toward the
earth for a landing before It took the
fatal plunge. It fell like a plummet
and buried the propellers in the soft
earth.
Marriage Dissolved in Beels Case.
In a decree handed down by Judge
A. A. Welch in the district court at
Madison the marriage relationship be
tween Mr. and Mrs. Frank II. Beels of
Norfolk was dissolved. The custody
of the child was awarded to the
mother and the matter of alimony
taken under advisement until Satur
ilay. The costs of the case were tax
ed against the plaintiff.
At 3 o'clock Judge Welch had not
rendered his decision on the alimony
feature.
Ends Life With Rifle.
Chadron , Neb. , Dec. 31. A. J. Mea <
was found dead In his oillco chair ,
having killed himself with a 22 rifle.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
Harry II. Thompson and Miss Eva
May Sly were married at Watertown
The safe In the office of the Van
Dusen Elevator Co , at Watertown
was robbed by srtf > blowers.
The liiaiiKlirnltili \ \ which will mark
the opening of tiie l gialdlve ( session
at I'lerre will be open to tliC' g iio
public. Governor Vessey will k''ld
the grand march.
It Is expected that the legislature
will appoint a committee to Invest !
ate conditions at the soldiers' home
nf Hot Springs.
R. O. Richards and other prominent
republican leaders of the state will
lobby for a change in the primary
laws at the coming session.
Judge Botton of Faulkton Is pre
siding at the circuit session at Huron
In place of Judge Taylor.
L. Emery , who nearly severed his
jugular vein when he was thrown
from a horse against a barbed wire
fcW fiear Huron , will recover ,
K. M. Bonestettor , a homesteader
near Trlpp , was Injured in a runaway
accident and probably will not re
cover.
IMPORTANT COURT CASES.
Standard OH and Tobacco Cases Are
Now to be Given Attention.
Washington , Jan. ! ! . Prosecutions
by the government designed to ac
complish the dissolution of "Stand
ard Oil" and of the American Tobac
co organizations embodying the great
est "anti-trust" light of the genera
tion , will be taken up for the second
time by the supreme court of the
United States at the beginning of its
work for the New Year. Continuing
Its consideration of affairs of gov
ernment , the court will Immediately
afterwards give its attention to the
constitutionality of the corporation
tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrleh
tariff act.
All three cases atracted world-wide
attention when first presented to the
court about a year ago. With the
object of procuring consideration by
a fnll bench , they were set for re-ar
gument on January I ! . Intervening
cases will cause a delay until prob
ably January 5 , when It Is believed
the arguments In the tobacco case
will begin. The Standard Oil and
the corporation tax arguments will
follow. About three days will bo re
quired for each.
The Standard Oil and the tobacco
cases put the Sherman anti-trust i'iw '
to the most crucial test In which It
lias been subjected during the twen
ty years of its existence. The cor
poration tax cases place on trial the
power of the federal government over
corporations. The contention has
been made that If the Standard Oil
and the tobacco organizations are dis
solved the government will bo forced
to license corporations In order to
allow legitimate business to bo car
ried on. The corporation tax decision
may dellne the power of the federal
government over corporations so as
to guide this proposed subsequent leg
islation. Incidentally , about $25,000.-
OOU annually In taxes depend upon
the decision.
Although the tobacco case Is to bo
argued first , the Standard Oil milt
has attracted more attention. Attor
ney General Wlckersham has refer
red to the Standard Oil case as prob
ably the most Important that over
came before the court.
BRYAN PLACES O. K. ON FOUR.
Folk's Name Is First on the Nebras
ka n's List.
Lincoln , Jan. 3. Disclaiming for a
second time any intention of himself
becoming a presidential candidate In
1912 , W. J. Bryan , In the Commoner ,
suggests four democratic possibilities :
Joseph W. Folk , Mayor Gaynor , Gov
ernor Harmon of Ohio , nnd Governor-
elect Wilson of Now Jersey.
It Is considered significant that Mr.
Bryan has placed Mr. Folk's name
first , although ho makes no choice
among the four. Discussing the men
tion of his own name In connection
with letters ho has received Indorsing
his position , ho says :
"Mr. Bryan Is not a candidate. Ho
desires every friend to join with him
In the effort to secure as the demo
cratic nominee In 1912 a man whoso
record will justify the hope that the
people can depend upon him. "
Discussing the four democratic pos
sibilities ho has named , Mr. Bryan
draws no distinction , but prlnta their
political records as follows :
"Folk was an active supporter of
Bryan and Sow.ill in 1896 , and has
supported the democratic national tic
ket in all the presidential campaigns
since.
"Mayor Gaynor has supported the
national ticket in all campaigns. In
1896 ho was conspicuous as a support
er of the Chicago platform , Ho was
one of the few prominent democrats
In the east who stood up for the party
creed and the ticket , and UQ lias been
faithful ever since.
IN FASHION'S MART ,
New Quilted Jackets For Wear Under
Evening Capes.
To wear under lightweight suits and
under evening cnpos are sleeveless
Jackets of quilted silk , with bands of
Japanese embroideries down the front.
They come In black , white and many
colors. Those with long sleeves nre
$5 each.
The season Is bringing constant sur
prises In color schemes. One of the
latest combinations Is the blue and
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DOU/rt URK8S AND ISOMPEKS.
green metallic effects. Thorp Is a pret
ty but rather cold jiniylsh blue call
ed " "
"polonord.
< Vii : ( coIbii'H still retain Hliawl and
tni'for efforts , but the latest models
show higher closing. Coats buttonIng -
Ing with the .tingle bren.stod or dingo
nal lap are very now.
Shoulder collars are very large nnd
round. They arc frequently of em
broidered batiste and hand embroid
ered or of inalliii'-i In two different
xhtulcs fnslened with a metal ormi-
in en I.
The empire bus been too popular a
strip ti l tcnst aside , and the now
gown * In thN effect are extremely
JtVUppfnl.
fiiirmenls jnt like those worn by
little jilrls are tiie most In demand for
dollies. I'fere N a dress that can be
made eitlicr with tiie .square or high
nook. Both ( lie d'ross nnd the rompers
come within the scope of the little
mothers themselves to make.
junrc CHOLLKT.
This May Mnntnn pattern Is cut In slr.e *
for ddllH of rlulileen. twenty-two and
twenty-nix Inches high. Semi 10 cents to
thlc pflW Rlvlns number. i m amj It will
[ > p prompt h forwarded to you by mall.
If In liu-t.- * enil an Additional two emit
Usurp for M'PI poxiiiHH. which tniur >
nor * in o ni'i d llv < > rv
A BAN ON CIGAR LIGHTERS.
Those Who Use Them In France Are
Arrested and Fined.
Paris , Jan. 3. "Liberty , Equality ,
Fraternity. " or the French equivalent ,
chiseled In stone , looks down upon
lie French population from the front
af every public building , but more
ind more the people are asking why.
1'ertaln threatened acts of legisla-
: lon and performances by the police
authorities have served to stimulate
.heir wonder recently.
Automatic cigar lighters , carried in
the pocket and performing their office
at the pressure of a button , have gain
ed considerable popularity hare. They
provide a llame whenever one Is want
ed , while 0110 French match In three
may be counted upon to disappoint
the man who attempts to use It.
Hut the order has gone forth that
every person seen using one of the
little machine Is to be arrested and
lined ten francs ( $2) ) . and the auto
matic lighter conllHCiitod. There to
even talk of enacting a law to pro
hibit the IIHC of stationary lighters In
the cigar stores.
The object of these moves Is to In
sure a clear Held for the government
matchmaking monopoly. With all sub
stitutes out of the way everyone will
be compelled to buy the matches man
ufactured by the republic of Franco.
That many of them refuse to light Is
of no Importance. Their purchase
helps Insure the national revenue.
Several men who dare to carry auto
matic lighters have been arrested and
lined.
Alleged competition with another
government monopoly was given u
blow at the Auteull race course last
Friday. M. Thlobaux and M. Bally
stood side by side watching a race.
"I believe my horse Is going to
win , " said Thlebaux , studying the
field with his glasses.
"I don't think so. " said Bally.
"I'll bet you two to one that It
does , " challenged Thlebaux.
"Done , " responded his companion ,
"Fifty dollars to twenty-live. "
Then each man was tapped on the
shoulder. A man behind them Inform
ed them that he was a detective , that
they had broken the law forbidding
private betting and would have to an
swer for it.
Under the French law all beta
made must be placed with the "part-
mutucl , " which IB government ope
rated. This case will bo fought 'tn
the courts as a teat of the iim.
Pig With Mule's Feet.
Royal , Nob. , Jan. 3. A pig with
mule hoofs instead of regulation pig
foot was born at the ranen of Harry
Wardoll , west of Crelghton ,
TRICKS HEN3 WITH FLOWERS.
By Putting Biddies in a Greenhouse a
New Jersey Man Makes 'em Lay.
Now York , Jan , 3. . Klaboratlng a
scheme of a fellow tradesman In Con
necticut who Induced bis liens to lay
by deceiving them as to the HOftson
of the year , Charles S. Cooney , who"
conducts a greenhouse at Livings
ton , N. J. , has succeeded even beyond
hope. The Connecticut man screened
one end of his small greenhouse as
a hen yard. His chickens turned Into
this Inclosure and looking through at
the geraniums and other plants were
fooled Into a belief that summer was
at hand and they began laying at top
speed.
The strangest part of Mr. Coonoy'a
experiment , however , lies In the Influ
ence on the chickens of the proximity
of the plants and flowers. The eggs ,
after the first few days of their con.-
flnement , began to have .1 peculiar
and especially dainty flavor. The
shells were more or less tinted. The
eggs , according to Mr. Coonoy , seem
ed to take the distinctive flavors anil
distinctive tints of the flowers most
admired by the birds.
A NEW BURBANK STRAWBERRY.
The "Wizard" Has a Plant that Bears
Fruit Early and Late.
San Francisco , Jan. 3. Luther Burbank -
bank announced the creation of a new
type of strawberry today , "The Pata
gonia , " which begins to ripen earlier
and continues to bear longer than any
other strawberry. It Is heralded by.
Its creator as the first of a new race
which has come to make strawberry
growers rejoice. The berries are uni
formly large , single berries sometimes
weighing an ounce. The seeds are so
small as to be alip.ost Imperceptible.
EXPECT HONOUHAN
Outbreak Expected and GoVe'rnment
Troops May Desert Army.
Pift-rtO Ctfrlez , Hbnduras , Dec. 28.
Via New Orleans , Jan. 3. The long
expected revolt of adherents of Man
uel Bonllla against the Davllla gov
ernment In Honduras has broken out
and a decisive battle Is expected hero
within the next few days.
The correspondent of the United
Slates Press was Just Informed that
the revolutionary gunboat Hornet was
seen late last night and that prepara
tions are being made for an attack by
land and sea.
Accurate Information says there are
about r.OC Bonllla soldiers well armed
on ( be Montagua bar in the disputed
territory between Honduras and Guat
emala.
Further south along the Guatemalan
border It Is reported that the revolu
tionists , 500 strong and Including
many Americans armed with modern
rilloH , two field pieces and a plentiful
supply of ammunition , arc preparing
for a march through Santa Barbara to
Teguslgalpa , the capital.
Another body of revolutionists is re
ported near Las Quebragas , where an
engagement is said to have taken
place yesterday.
The soldiers , It Is believed here , are
to be used In the attack upon Puerto
Cortez. In a two days' march a Junc
ture could be effected near here with
the Bonllla troops on Mantagua bar.
From all Indications the govern
ment intends to make a strong fight
here , but there Is grave doubt as to
the loyalty of the troops. It Is be
lieved the more presence of General
Lee Christmas will result In a general
"turnover" and cause an alliance of
the government troops with the revo
lutionists.
Captain Davis of the United States
cruiser Tacoma , which lies far out In
the harbor , has stated that Immediate
ly upon an outbreak of hostilities ho
will land a sufficient number of blue
jackets to protect the lives of the
Americans.
