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THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-IOUKNAL , FHIDAY , JANUARY 13 , 1911. First Oun In Lorlmer Case. Washington , Jan. 9. The fight to prevent Senator Lorlmur of llllnoln re taining IIH ! Boat In the United States Honato wan opened today with n con test between Senators Heverldgo of Indiana and Owen of Oklahoma , both of whom contested for the right to IIro the first gun In the cause. Senator Hoverldgo , by virtue of be ing a member of the committee on privileges and elections , which Inves tigated charges of bribery against Mr. Lorlmnr , gained a tactical victory by filing n , minority report attacking the position of his colleagues on the com mittee who voted to exonerate the Il linois senator. Senator Owen , however , Introduced it resolution to declare the election of Senator Lorlmor Illegal and void , but ho was not permitted to address the senate In Its support. The senate held that the resolution under the rules would have to go over until tomorrow. Mr. Bevcrldgo then submitted his re port , which declares that the testi mony was conclusive that "far more than enough bribery was practiced to Invalidate the election of Senator Lor- Imor. " Before the report was filed , Senator Lorlmor made a brief speech declaring hlo Innocence of bribery and the Inno cence of his friends of any participa tion In corrupt practices In connection with his election. Ho announced his Intention to bo present during the dis cussion of his case. Try a News want ad next time. SPECIAL VANS FOR BIG HATS. Austrian Government Gallantly Pro tects Feminine Fashions. So callnntly disposed Is the Austrian government toward Its fairer subject : ) that the postal authorities have decid ed to devote special parcel delivery Tans to the transport of the extrcmoly large.haIH which are the mode In Aus tria just now. Many complaints were received from their customers by the leading milli nery firms of Vienna that these costly creations reached their destination In the form of an unrecognizable tangle of velvet and feathers. Representations were thereupon made to the puutolllce , with the result that opeclal "hat collecting vans" are to be brought Into service In Vienna. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. Don't Bb uIKe Unto One of These In Fur Fashions. "Don't be too extreme In the matter of furs , " advises an expert , "or you will begin to tit in with the descrip tion of an overdressed woman given by a wag : 'She carried a sleeping bag I believe she called It n muff and around her neck she had thrown tln > ball runner. I expected her to make t. raid among the sofa cushions to got material for a hat. ' " A peculiarly tine quality of black pony skin bus put In an appearance , which under skillful treatment Is bard to tell from caracul. Russian braid of silk or satin , often in intricate designs and sometimes merely elaborating a cabochon , orna- UVK.MNO COAT. menta ninny smart hats and turbans Largo white velvet flowers s < ngalnst a bror.d band of skunk trli a stunning picture hat that Is smootl ly covered with uncut white velvet. The long evening coat that take straight simple Hum Is among the la est and best of the season's model Tbe coat Illustrated Is elecedlngi smart , and the material used Is broui cloth , with collar and cuffs of brocac edged with plain velvet , but for coai of this kind velvets and satins ai used. JUD10 CHOLLBT. This May Manton pattern Is cut three sizes small 34 or 36 , medium 3S i 40 ami largo 1" or It. Send 10 cents to tli office , giving number , CSIO , and It will 1 promptly forwarded to you by mall , in Imste send an additional two ce stamp for letter postage , which Innur more prompt delivery. Boy Burglar Was Caught. Kansas City , Mo. , Jan. 9. Raymoi Ilealoy , 17 years old , arrested he lost night , confessed today that heh helped rob more than thirty homes Kansas City in the last month. 1 cold ho had confederates but rcfus to betray them to the police. Henley was arrested while attempt ing to pawn an overcoat In the shop of n man whoso homo he had helped rob. Hcaloy displayed n diamond which the pawnbroker recognized as his own and a policeman was sum moned. Supreme Court Hears of Tobacco. Washington , Jan , 9. To listen to the story of the tobacco business of the world was the work almost exclu sively today of the supreme court of the United States. First the government was to con- hide Its tale of the growth , wealth mil power of the so-called "tobacco rust" portrayed ns having been con' ' Htructed out of the fortunes of dls- loartcned competitors. Then there vns to bo hoard something from the other sldo by way of defense of the awful acquisition , through keen Amcr- can organization of tobacco Indus. tries. Upon It all depends the pro loscd dissolution of the American To * bacco corporations as a combination or monopoly In restraint of trade. J. C. McRoynolds was to conclude its opening argument on behalf of the government. Money World Rests Easier. New York , .Inn. U. The financial horizon was decidedly clearer today as a result of a conference hold last light to provide against any unset- ling of the stability of financial or ganizations allied with mo Carneglr Trust company. One thing appeared to bo plain , lamely that the trouble of the Carne ; lo company and Its allies was an Iso ated condition and not Indicative ol any widespread trouble In the finaii * clal wet Id. Nervous Over Another Bank. At the Twelfth Ward bank , having lendquarters In Harlem , there was a group of perhaps fifty people In line early In the day. Some nervousness was manifested by some of the deposl .ors , particularly foreigners who had lot been apprised of the events ol over night , but the banking officials ook steps to allay the feeling. Many went away without carrying out their ntcntlon to withdraw funds. As an Indication of the general feel ng In financial Interests prices on the stock exchange showed fractional alns In a majority of stocks and the market was moderately active. Some of the leading stocks showed ad vonces. Elklns' Son Succeeds Him. Charleston , W. Vn. , Jan. 9. Davis Elklns , son of the late United States Senator Stephen B. Elklns , will be the successor to the vacancy caused bj the death of his father for the feu days that will elapse pending the elec tlon of the senator by the legislature Governor W. B. Glassocock made announcement of his Intention tc make the temporary appointment. With half of the members of the legislature already hero and four o : the candidates for the democratic cau ens nominations for the scnatorshli maintaining open lieadauarters , monj rumors of combinations are aloft It political circles. Those who have opened headquarters tors In the senatorial contest are : Colonel W. E. Chilian. Clarence W Watson and Lawrence Tlerney o Bluefield , and Samuel Walker of Mar tlnsburg. Dakota Bandit Breaks Jail. Deadwood , S. D. , Jan. 9. With tin aid of confederates Tom Dare , wh < last month attempted in broad day light to hold up the First Natlona bank here and who shot at Cashlc Posnansky , escaped from the count ; jail yesterday afternoon. He was ur der sentence of nine years in prlsoi and was to have been taken to Slou : Falls. Take off Leg of I. J. Johnson. I. J. Johnson , 1317 Norfolk avenue a well known traveling salesman , ur derwent a surgical operation at ai Omaha hospital Saturday In which hi left leg was amputated just below th knee. Diabetic gangrene had infected Mi Johnson's foot and the wound refuse to heal. A corn on one o'f his toe was the start of the sore. It was at first thought it would b necessary to amputate above the kne ( but It was decided to try the operatic below the knee to start with. Long Pine News. Long Pine , Neb. , Jan. 10. Specif to The News : The Sunday Schoe election board of the Methodic Episcopal church met at the home e Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berger Frlda night and elected the followin teachers and officers for the onsuln year : Superintendent , Otto Berger. Assistant superintendent , Marie Mason. Secretary , Edith Daugherty. Treasurer , Harry Mason. Librarian , Ruth Flgge. Organist , Irene Flggo. Superintendent cradle roll , Mrs. . D. Rose. Bible class teacher , H. C. Smith. Intermediate , Marion Mason. First junior , Otto Berger. Second junior , Mrs. S. C. Black. First prjmary , Irene Flggo. Second primary , Mrs. J. D. Rose. After the election an oyster supp < was served by Mr. and Mrs. Berg < and the delightful evening was co eluded by several piano selections I Mrs. J. D. Rose. Misses Grace and Maggie Merri returned Friday night from a bus ness trip to Omaha. The now town hall Is almost finis od and when 'completed will at greatly to the appearance of Ma street. The building is of press * o brick and will be furnished throng il. out with modern furniture and equl a monts. The now year , as usual , has broug d about several changes In buslno circles. Roy Peterson has resigm his position In the pharmacy to take up school studies. Grace Cllft , who has been attending school at Noltgh , lias accepted a position In the Journal office , Edward Paddock of Dolan , S. 1) . , IR the now manager of the F. C. Wright hardware , and Harry Mason and U. S. Miller have resigned their positions at Wright's hardware and have entered the employ of Otto Corgor and J , D. Rose. A Jail for Carter. Carter News : Just because some of the would-be bad men have been taking advantage of the fact that Car ter has no jail and the city marshal was unable to jail those who were disorderly , the town council In special session last Tuesday morning , consid ered bids and let the contract for the erection of n temporary bulldlitg to bo used for that purpose , until tliu time when the town will bo able to build rt more substantial one. There has been n great deal going on of late on our streets which has not been approved by the law abiding citizens of our city , but owing to the fact that wo were not prepared to handle the aw 'breakers , the authorities were orced to pass them up. But there Is n old saying , that "when you give horn nn Inch they will take a yard , " nil It Is because the offenders be- amo too strong that the board took minedlato action , and at this writing Carter can boast of having a jail. The nick action of the board In this mat er should be appreciated by every aw abiding citizen In our town , as he presence of the little building will nvo a tendency to make the "bad iun" good and will aid the marshal mterlttlly In keeping order upon out trcets. All Women Are. Burke Gazette : Norfolk Is bragging bout a "Woman of Mystery" who has eon perambulating in that city re ently , and they have not yet decided vhether she is a government agent f some sort or just a female eletec ive. But they call her the "Woman f Mystery , " which Is entirely sufil lent to arouse Interest. With a full qulpment of rats , hobbles , compres ors and other paraphernalia , any wo man Is considerable of a mystery now days. Fire at Brunswick. Brunswick Independent : A fire hat might have resulted In a serloiu blaze occurred at the Burlington do iot about S o'clock Monday night. II tarted from a defective fine. The ippor lloor had to be cut through In order to get at the flames. A buckel rlgade did excellent work and soon md the fire out. The office fixtures below were damaged some by watei ind a place around the flue cu ! hrough the upper floor was all the iamago done. May Parole Riley. Dallas News : William Riley , whc , -ab sent to the penitentiary from Gre : ory county about two years ago foi uanslaughter In the second degree or the killing of a man by the name of Rltts In a livery barn at Burke wll je paroled. Uley was convicted ol manslaughter In the second'degree al he fall term of the circuit court it Gregory county on the 13th day o December , 1908 , and sentenced to the icnltentlary in Sioux Falls for three 'ears and ten months. According U he following letter received by De mty Sheriff A. J. Ault , regarding hli larole , Riley has been a trusty at tin state penitentiary for the past yoai and has a clean record for good be mvlor. Annul an Engagement. Butte Gazette : Articles of agree nent were filed with the county clerl of Boyd county for record , on Decem her 9 , 1910 , between A. T. Stenben ind Betty Johnson , nee Nelson , tha s considerably out of the ordlnar ; ind reads as follows : "Whereas , said A. T. Stenberg am Hetty Johnson have been cngagei to be married , this contract hereb ; annuls and cancels such engagemen and each hereby waives all claim against the other. " It was further recorded In book of Miscellaneous Records that th aforesaid Stenberg agrees to pay Bel ty the sum of $1,500 and $75 attorne ; fees , which was used In obtaining divorce from her former husbam : $250 of which had been delivered casl In hand , to allay the wounded feeling of the lady. Miss Ethel Long Dies Suddenly. Miss Ethel Long , one of the bes known Norfolk public school teachen died at her homo on South Fourt street at 9 o'clock Saturday nlghl Her Illness commenced with an attac of tonsllltls followed by inflammator rheumatism which developed Interne trouble with abscess complication ! from which she passed away Saturda night. Funeral services will , be hel by Rev. J. W. Klrkpatrick at 2:3 : Wednesday afternoon from the Metl odlst Episcopal churMi. The news of Miss Long's death wa a severe shock to her friends who , a though awaru of her illness , did nc consider it serious. Ethel Long was born on January 3i 1885 , at Madison , Neb. Twelve yeai ago she came to Norfolk with her pa ents. She graduated from the Norfol high school and from the Fremont co lego , where she was fitted for her p sltlon as teacher. Four years ago he mother died and she has been llvln with her father. She has been teac' ' Ing the grammar department In tl : sixth , seventh and eighth departrneu al grades of the high school. Her si tors , Mrs. Lalng of Lincoln and Mr J. W. Krobolln of Kansas City , will I here to attend the funeral. Charles L. Slecke. Charles L. Siecko , a retired Wlsm citizen who came to Norfolk son years ago and purchased the E. ' 3 Cummins property at 407 Lincoln a I cnuo , died at his homo Saturday nlgl Funeral nrrangcmentB are being de layed pending unsworn to tologramn from n son In Oregon. Mr. Slcckc leaves to mourn his loss n widow ami several grown children , one of them being Mrs. Charles Wehrer of thin olty. Charles Siecko was born In Ger many 73 years ago , Wife Died Far Away. Lindsay , Neb. , .Ian. 10. Special tn The News : Ed Mortunson received word from Denmark that his wife had died there In a hospital on Christina- day. Ed left the old country about n year ago , acting as a traveling snle'i man. Ho had held a position'here In LanncHsln's store until he could speal < the English language , when 1m ex peeled his wife and two children tc follow. Ho had planned to have them come In the spring after ho had opened a store of his own In some live town. He has no definite plans now , Horses Stolen. Bonestcel Herald : Dick Exon , n homesteader living four and one-hall miles west of McNcoly , lost three head of valuable horses last Friday night. The animals were doubtlessly stolen from the barn during Mr. Ex oil's absence. The Trlpp county shcr Iff was at once notified and set upon the trail of the thief or thieves. The missing horses were traced from Co lomo to Herrlck and from llcrrlck tc the Dike Powell farm west of Bone steel , , where they hud been loft un der the pretext of feeding hom. Upor Investigation It was learned that H J. Piper was the man who had broughl the , horses to the Powell farm. Or Wednesday Piper was arrested at Dal las and his preliminary hearing con ducted at Winner today. Mr. Exon states that this Is no ! the first case of liorso stealing thai has been done In Trlpp county , bul that the thieves are operating cxten flvely. Taft Makes Appointments. Washington , Jan. 9. The nomlna ton , W. Vn. , to bo United States mln ister to Nicaragua and II. Clay How ard of Paris , Ky. , to bo minister tc Peru , were sent to the senate by the president today. Carml A. Thompsor of Ohio was today nominated by tin president to be second assistant sccre tary of the interior to succeed Jesse E tlon of Elliott Northcott of Hunting Wilson , resigned. Charlton Case Resumed. Trenton , N. J. , Jan. 9. Hearing it the United Sttaes circuit court of tin habeas corpus proceedings Instltutee with a vlow to preventing the cxtradl tlon to Italy of Porter Charlton , tin self-confessed wife-murderer , was re sinned today. The main Issue to bi decided Is the sanity or Insanity o the young man who admitted , upot his return to this country some months ago. that he had slain hit beautiful American wife at Lalu Como , Italy. If necessary to proven the extradition of Charlton , the cast will be carried to the United State ! btipremo court Million Dollar Rebate Suit. Philadelphia , Jan. 9. The mlllloi dollar rebate discrimination suit : brought by eleven coal mining com panics against the Pennsylvania rail road will be resumed today In tin United States circuit court. The tria of the case has been Interrupted fou times since the beginning of the or Iglnal hearing In October , 1909. Nebraska Historians Meet. Lincoln , Jan. 9. With the co-opera tlon of the bureau of ethnology a Washington , the session opened toda ; by the Nebraska Hlstor'ial soclet ; promises to be of national Interest A feature will bo addresses deallni with explorations along the Missour river , -which In the last few year have resulted In some remarkable dls coverles. Mrs. Martin to be Tried. Newark , N. J. , Jan. 9. After a Ion ; legal battle over the question of he pantty , Mrs. Caroline B. Martin mus go to trial today , charged with th murder of her daughter , Mrs. Oee Wardlaw Martin Snead , the young we man who was found dead In a batl tub In an East Orange hou&e over year ago. Mrs. Mary W. Snead , th nother-ln-law of the dead young we man , Is also awaiting trial for con illclty in the crime. Miss Virglnl Wardlaw , nunt of the bathtub vlctln was also arrested , but died while sh was awaiting trial. For months th counsel for Mrs. Martin have bee drying to have her declared Insaiu but Judge Ten Eyck , after hearln mich evidence , finally declared tlui the accused woman is in her rlgli mind. $3,000,000 Worth of Roads. Albany , N. Y. , Jan. 9. Bids wer received today for the construction e 84 miles of roads , Including a po tlon of the new highway across tb state , at a total cost of about $3,000 000. Nearly $8,000,000 has been e : ponded on New York state roads I the last two years. May Help Spanish Strikers. Barcelona , Jan. 4. A largo rneetln of general workers will be held hoi tonight to decide whether other wor ! ers shall go out In sympathy wit the longshoremen , who have bee seeking assistance for some time. Joined by all the dock laborers , tl longshoremen could realize their at bltlon to completely tie up the shl ping trade. CHARLTON CASE POSTPONED. Sickness In Family of His Lawy Causes Another Delay. Trenton , N. J. , Jan. 9. The furth hearing In the matter of the habc corpus proceedings to prevent the c tradition of Porter. Charlton to Italy answer for the murder of his wife w today postponed until January 23 , o ing to a death In the family of duo the lawyers appearing for Charlton , The prlflonor , who was In court , was returned to the Hudson county jail tit Jersey City. A Porto Rlcan Judge. Washington , Jan. 9. Pedro De Al- dore of Porto Rico today was appoint ed by the president nn associate jus tice of the supreme court of Porto Rico. How Much Dirt In Grain ? Washington , Jan. 9. Upholding the power of a state to pass upon the ques tion of how much dirt Is likely to be found in n carload of grain , the supreme premo court of the United States to day sustained u Missouri statute , thus abolishing a rule of the board of trade of Kansas City , Mo. , for the reduction of 100 pounds from the weight of each carload of grain bought by Its mem bers as estimated dirt. Defending Fleet Discovered , Washington , Jan. 9. The Atlantic battleship licet was discovered by the "defending" fieet 1,380 miles west of St. Augustine , Kin. , at 9 o'clock Sun day morning while approaching the shores of the United States as a tech nical enemy. The navy department was advised to this effect In n wireless telegram received today from Rear Admiral Staunton , commanding the de fending licet. Governor Haskell Out. Oklahoma City , Jan. 9. Leo Cruco as governor and the other democratic state olllclals wore Inaugurated today. Can Tax Futures. Washington , Jan. 9. A stamp tax on sale for future delivery of stocks , grain , provisions or other commodi ties may bo Imposed by n state with out violating the federal law , accordIng - Ing to a decision today of the supreme court of the United States in passing of the Missouri stamp act of 1907. Senators Fall to Agree. Washington , Jan. 9. The senate committee on judiciary this morning failed to agree on a report of the reso lution providing for direct popular election of United States senators. Another meeting of the committee may be hold later In the day. Stubbs Inaugurated. Topeka , Kan. , Jan. 9. Gov. W. R. Stubbs and the other republican state officers of Kansas were Inaugurated In representative hall here today. MONDAY MENTIONS. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Heck- man , a daughter. Jess Johnson , porter at the Pacific hotel , is suffering from an attack of appendicitis. The Norfolk public schools recon- ened Monday morning after a two veoks * vacation. C. L. Anderson , F. E. Davenport and l. S. Mnthewson have shipped some ol heir fancy chickens to Sioux City where they will be exhibited at the poultry show which opens Tuesday fo'i i four days' session. The Fair store will Install a time lock for the purpose of registering ho time when employes enter and eave. John Zook has received word from Diller , Neb. , saying that his mother > 'ho Is there , Is very ill and cannel ive very long. Carl Portwlg Is suffering from nn njured hand as the result of accident ally cutting several fingers while open ng a can of oysters. Louis Davidson Is suffering from i sprained ankle as the result of accl rentally falling on a slippery place or the sidewalk on Norfolk avenue. The annual directors' meetings 01 latlonal banks will take place Tues lay. These meetings will take place Tuesday all over the United States. The G. A. Ri and W. R. C. will meet 'or joint Installation at 2:30 : promptlj Tuesday afternoon at the G. A. R. hall Supper will be served at 5 * o'clocV sharp. George C. Burton has been adde < .o the membership of the Northeast ern Nebraska Poultry association. Mr Burton's chickens are reported by bin as prize winners. In egg production 10 says , he will defeat any othe : chicken owner. H. W. Ahlman of Pierce was here. Charles Mlllnor of Fairfax was here D. T. Martyn of Columbus was li the city. County Clerk S , R. McFarland am County Commissioner Henry Sunder man of Madison were visitors In thi city. city.Miss Miss Alice LeMasters of Crelghtoi was hero. John Robinson has gone to Chlcngi on business. Willis B. Reed of Madison was a vie Itor In the city. F. E. Martin of Battle Creek was i visitor In the city. John Aron of Hosklns was In th city transacting business. Mrs. H. Krahnka and Mrs. W. Kub of Pierce were visitors In the city. Fred Mnuor and John Gottlngor o Crelghton were visitors In the city. John Zook has gone to Diller , Neb where It Is reported his mother is vor , ill. Miss Adella Buchholz returned fror a visit with the Robert Pillar famll at Stanton. Miss Mabel Clements of Wllboi Neb. , Is In the city visiting with th A. D. Howe family. Mrs. II. A. Hall and daughters , Do : othy and Marjory , who were here vli King with the R. M. Frascr famllj have returned to their homo at Lon Pine. B. A. Pohlman , proprietor of th Plerco hotel , was In the city Sunda to .meet Mrs. Pohlraan , who has bee spending the holidays with relative at Davenport , la. Herman Zltkowskl , who was hei 1 visiting with the Dr. C. J. Verges far Ily , has returned to his homo at RedFord Ford , Colo. He will go to Callforn In a few days. Mrs. Zltkowskl wl The Famous Gives the Best Light at Any Price When you pay more thnn the Rayo price for n lump , you arc paying for extra decorations that cannot add to the quality of the light. You can't pay for a better light , because there Is none. An oil light has the least effect on the human eye , and the Rayo Lamp Is the best oil lamp made , though low In price. You can pay $5 , $10 , or $20 for some other lamp , and although you get a more costly lamp , you can't get a better light thnn the white , mellow , diffused , unflickcrlng light of the low- priced Rayo. Has a strong , durable shade-holder. This sea son's burner odds to the strength and appearance. Made of solid brass , nickeled' and easily polished. Once a Rayo User , Always One tryu/tiin. tfntlttyoiiriwrtttfcrJncn'pllvt tfmliir la Ikt itrartil tftnty c/tkl Standard Oil Company ( Incorporatt.il ) remain In Norfolk for Bovcrnl woolts. Eggs In Norfolk nro nulling at thirty cents per dozen. Saturday a chicken , largo enough for a dinner for four per sons , was sold for the price of a dozen of eggs. K. Ondrak. the Htuto hospital painter - or who was run down by nn M. & O. train on Christmas eve , Is reported In fnlr condition. It Is yet possible that a second operation will bo necessary. Gus niey , a Northwestern brakeman - man , Is Buffering from an injured leg ns the result of having it lacerated while freight cars were , being bumped Sunday. Four stitches were taken In the wound. Mr. Dley returned to work Monday. Funeral services over the remains of John MacDonald , who died at Pierce last Friday , took place at Pierce at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Masonic fra ternity. Mr. MacDonald was born In Richhlll , Vu. , 8G years ago. A. H. Vlele of Norfolk represented the Nor folk Masons at the funeral. In the last issue of the Nlobrnra Tribune , Editor Marshall has run a list of "needs of NIobrarn , " for which he says the town should go In debt. It includes an electric light plant , a commercial club , better highways , a $25,000 high school , a dressmaker , public library , good roads , more popu lation , revival of fire company , enforce ment of law , first class public utilities. A large number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Culbnrtson , who are leaving for their new home in Long Pine , called at their residence Satur day night for a farewell surprise. Members of the U. G. T. , of whose ex ecutive committee Mr. Culbcrtson Is a member , presented Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson with a quantity of beauti ful silverware as a token of their es teem. Brick building No. 1 for the year 1911 has been announced by the Jos ephine Durland estate , who will build a brick store building 100x27 , one story high , on the property now occu pied by the Durland Sisters millinery "building. This location Is considered one of the best In the city and already the owners of the property have of fers from business men who want tc rent the new building as soon as it is Mulshed. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS. The two senators who were the first o leave Washington when the session of the upper house closed for the holi days , will be among the last to return , They are Senators Cummins and Young of Iowa. Senator Young has seen only three weeks of actual ser Ice but he likes It so well that he > vants to return for a full term , while Senator Cummins Is working for the election of a more progressive ropub lean to fill the seat made vacant by : he death of Senator J. P. Dolllver. The present house of repiehenta Jves consists of 391 members. Witl : he Increased population recorded in he last census the next house would linve a membership of 430 , an Increase > f thirty-nine. In this estimated teal : al are Included members from the new states of Arizona and Now Mex co. Political mathematicians figure that in a hundred years , should the recent ratio of Increase continue , the liouse would consist of n thousand members. Governor Woodrow Wilson's fight ir behalf of James F. Martine to sueoeec' United States Senator Kean of New Jersey has brought out some Interest ng facts In the political career of Mr Martine. He was one elected to the common council and twice defeatee for congress , three times for state sen ator and four times for the assembly twlco before conventions for the noml nation for governor , once for sherlf and once for mayor of Plalnfleld Three years ago he was the mlnorltyji choice for United States senator. Hi has always been a strong William J Dry an man. Tbe International reform bureat which counts as among its Importan duties to see that congressmen worl and not give poor excuses to sta ; away from the executive sessions o the lower house , will have no faul to find with Representative Nlchola Longworth , son-in-law of ex-Preslden Roosevelt. Mr. Longworth spent tin most of his time during the holiday drafting a tariff commission bill roprt eentlng as nearly as possible the vlow of the ways and means committee. H will have It completed to present t congress at the first opportunity afto the opening of the holiday session. The original Harmon club has jut boon organized In Cleveland by 60 anti-Tom Johnson democrats. Th rnrposo of the club Is to boom Govon or Harmon for president In 1912 , No York democrats , as well as leadersX ether states said they did not under stand the anti-Johnson part of It , for the reason that ox-Mayor Johnson of Clovelnml , sorely 111 at the time and against the ndvlco of his physicians , got out of bed in the recent campaign In Ohio to speak for Governor Hnrmou and that Governor Harmon personally thanked him for his act. It Is the general rule for men elect ed to high state and federal olllces to savor all connections with corpora tions and personal business Immedi ately after their election IB a certain ty. Governor Fosn of Massachusetts is an exception to the rule. Ho has not resigned either from the business concerns nor the corporations with which ho Is Identified and says he does not Intend to do so. Democratic politicians all over the country have been studying Governor Dlx of Now York , perhaps because Is a new star In the political mont. It Is their oplnl Dlx Is a very amiable w ! streak of humor , tactful i a conciliator , a smoothe wrinkles. In his manner courteous , mild spoken , mcanor , seldom Ihistct much of an orator. Ex-Governor New York says cst doubt of PH nation In 1912 . ( Sam and Boston , Jan. 0. again , on again" thrc the last few weeks , th Sam Langford match scheduled for tomorrow Armory Athletic association fight fans are hopeful that tT black contenders for Jack title may at last got together ! tie their differences. Even she battle bo pulled off , It Is that the question of supremacy'1 bo definitely decided , as the affair will go only twelve rounds. ' Whether he wins or loses , Jeannette will sail for Paris this week and will meet all comers In the French capi tal. Hack to Wrestle Americus. Baltimore , Jan. 9. Arrangements were concluded for n handicap wrest ling match to be held In this city Jan uary 20 between George Ilacken- ftclunldt and Gus Schoenleln ( Ameri cus ) , under the terms of which Hack- enschmldt undertakes to throw Schoenleln twlco within an hour. English Justice Slow. London , Jan. 9. Those who have recently been boasting of the srxed with which English justice is dis pensed can hardly point with pride to the case of Peddar and Howard vs. Woodward , which was resumed today after having been hanging lire for nearly six centuries. The case was originally filed In 1348 , during the reign of Edward II , and was brought by the Abbot of St. Osyth , Essex , against Richard do Maundevllle. the point at Issue being the right of Richard to hold a market In Stowmarket. The abbot , as the lord of the manor , alleged that Maun- devllle's grant was illegally obtained and sought to have It set aside. Maun- devlllo went away to the wars In France and claimed the king's pro tection during his absence , causing the case to be adjourned. G. F. How ard and C. N. Peddar are the modern representatives of Maundevllle , and they object to the right of the present day representative of the abbott , G. A. Woodward , to set up a rival mar ket. Extracts from the pleadings of the abbot and of Maundevllle are ex pected to play an Important part in the hearing , which was resumed last November , but almost Immediately adjourned until today. At that time the justice held that there was no need for haste in deciding a case which had been continued for 5G3 years. TAFT , TOO , AGAINST LORIMER. Whitewash Made the President Take a Hand for Party's Sake. Washington , Jan. 9. President Taft has taken a personal Interest In the Lorlmer case , which Is coming up for action In the senate before long , and has shown that he Is not satisfied with the whitewashing report of the com mittee on/privileges and elections and will note content with action by the senate of anything less than a full and complo'o ventilation of the scaifdal. Thlsydienns , of course , that Senator Lomier's chances of vindication by vo/j of the senate arc. very much less tlnn they wore before the president /hrow his Inlluonco Into the scale and that Lorlmor Is In for the fight of his llfo If ho retains his seat In the upprr house of ceuigress.
