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THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-JO\ItN'AI \ ] > , KK1DAY , JANUARY 27 , NEW FEATS OF THE AIR AVIATORS UNDAUNTED BY MOI8- 8ANT AND HOXEY DEATHS. ELY'S NEW STUNT A SENSATION His Flying from Land to a Vestel nn'J From Ship Back to Land , One of the Most Unique Achievements Yet Undertaken. flown from tlio deck ol HAVING to liuul , Eugene 11. Kl.v , the a v In tor , bpcanie ambitious to reverao the proc ess and My from liiuil to tlio deck of n battle'shlp. .So lie arranged with the olIlcliilH of tin * Sun Francisco aero- iiinitlcul meet to skypliuio out from tin1 Callfornlu shore to the armored cruis er Pennsylvania. In home aspects this IH tlio most sen National aeroplane feat yet undertaken It IH a brand new. twentieth century way of buunlliiK n man-of-war. This being the month of the San Francisco meet , the thing IH brought before us with all UH startling reality. Mr. Ely lias not only reversed his process of flight , but Ills position on the coin I iieiit , the previous feat having been pulled off at Hampton Itoads on thu Atlantic coast. He has likewise reversed - versed all previous human experience , The possibilities ho IIIIH opened arc daggering. What Is to prevent n flock of aero- planes from boarding a l > attleshlp ivlillo the aeronautswhip tlio crew before tlio Jack tars recover from tholr astonishment ? What Is to prevent thu Bky passengers from dropping bombs on the admiral's head or blowing off the lighting tops and conning towers It Is plain to see that In future our fighting ships will have to be armored not only on the sides and ends , but ou top. ' Mr. Ely presents us a more pleaslnp prospect , however. Hereafter when an Irate passenger loses his steamer , In- Htcad of Jumping Into the water ot shaking his list and hurling language nt the disappearing liner , he can take nn aeroplane and land on deck with the casual remark that he always takes ship that way. Already Sensational Performer. In Mr. Ely's previous flight he gave n bnnch of Uncle Saints naval otllcera nnd men the sensation of their lives , An Inclined platform had been Impro vised on the deck of the Birmingham , nnd from this the venturesome aviator made his start. It was a windy and rainy morning , and for this reason few believed that the trip would be made. Almost before the onlookers knew It the biplane had left the ship , dipped until It actually grazed the wa- tor. then arose to a height of 200 feel and bore away to the faintly outlined Virginia shore , two and one-half miles distant. Mr. Ely said that when he struck < he water his propeller was slightly Injured and he himself was blinded by the salt spray covering his gog gles. When he had taken time to wipe off the moisture he was far aloft and flying like a bird. The machine used was the same one In which Glenn II. Curtlss made the Journey from Albany to New York , Ely always uses a Curtlss biplane ami with It recently won a speed contest ugalnst \Vrlglit machine. It would have been a star Idea II Ely had derided to take with him on his shore to battleship flight some ol the San Francisco belles who eagerlj nciepiesl Invitations to go aloft during the Sail Francisco meet. It would bine iipcnH a new era In the social annuls of the navy. The custom , onct linvlir. ; Carted , mlulit have continued nn I i\miHli'd until fucle Sam's crows < - 'Uld h.ive looked forward to regulai vl Irs from tinaeroplane girls' hrl mules | hat would literally drop In on them every time their ships got ueai tSllOle Miss Sears Starts Fad. It was Eleanor Sears of Boston and Newport who started the San Fran Cisco society buds to aviating. Mis * Sears was not the first woman to gi aloft , but she was about the blggesl social noise that had done so , and tin eport was soon the fad of the smarl et. AerorrtanliiK Is now In the acrobatl < tage. Man. having found his wings. I ; trying them out and Is doing all sorti of freak feats In sheer enjoyment 01 his new powers. This Is especially true In America , where we are natural ly more venturesome and where trlcl riding and circus stunts have been In fulged to the limit and beyond. Avla tors are agreed that to this fact Is du < many of the deaths that have cast i shadow upon the sport. Later on , le us hope , we shall settle down to s moro snrk-js nnd cautious gait. Whlli 'this uuj cot be as sensational 01 profltnbla It will at least be better foi the futuf * of aviation nnd will no break so ninny necks. The flight of Ely to the battleship li not exactly of the freak class , since 1 demonstrated possible uses for tin aeroplane In war. But spiral drops excessive altitude tests and other sen latlonal riding contribute little to tin science of aviation and only go to swel the prize-money and the death list. \Ve need not be discouraged , how ever. Even thu bird when he begini to tly has a few tumbles. If he. wltl tens of thousands of years of flying an cestors behind him , falls out of thi nest and gets bumped In learning tc use his wings what wonder that man with no Hying ancestors , should suffei a few mishaps ! Perhaps the blackest day In the hta tory of American aviation was that o which two star bird men , Arch Hoxse And John B. Molssant , mot their deatl Moisnnt Proved Merit. Molnant wan comparatively new In thu game , but his first big font had centered on him the world's attention. This wax a flight with a passenger from I'ill-Is to London. It was the llrst time such a feat had ever been at tempted , nnd a\ tutors agreed that It could not be done. To Molsnnt such nn opinion acted an a challenge' , and he Immediately prcpatcd to to It out. Taking with him his mechanic , a icmy man , he llrst nailed over the city of I'arls , the llrst time such a ( light with a passenger had ever been accom [ illshed over Unit or nny other big city , lien by contlnuoim Mages flew to the coast , over the Engll h channel and within twenty-Mini' miles of London , when a broken | r cller forted him to wait fur lejiiilis Ve misfortune aft 'i * misfortune niKiidt'd him , but he ; cpt on with divgi'd persevcrcnce till it last he landed In London. Molsant's great \lctory In America was that o winning the prize for the quickest flight from Itelmont park irouiifl tln < statue of Liberty and re turn. That fi-iu was even more dm Ing uid thrilling than the I'arlS'London flight. Ills two competitors were an I'ngllsliman nnd Frenchman , each with i 100 horsepower motor.VheiiMolsant llscoveicd that no American was en lured he hastily bought a Hfty horse putt or machine from a brother aviator , uid although he was a stranger to Its mechanism he entered the race without an Initial trial flight and won It. Moisnnt Proved Nerve. For sheer nerve there has probabl.v been nothing In aviation quite like It. miles | | c | s the man who mnde the preat cnxs ountry llfght from Spring- He'd. ' 111. , to St * Loul < > and wluv took Thcddflre Hooscvrlt up for his famous ( light As a re-mlt'of the e and other fatal accidents , which spread n pull over the nvtatlon MiIn line , a conservative movement Is on foot. Corilimd Field lllshop , llrst vice * president of the Aero Club of America , Is nut In an appeal for more caution and for useful results rather tliiui spectacular ellcets. Fol lowing the death of Hojfoy. Wilbur Wright wired to hli manager on tlm Pacific coast to Instruct the other Wright tilers to attempt no more sen sational or rccoid breaking effort * , butte to cmillne themselves to straightaway flights | | , . | ' * ( ll ( If.oMi lv | ( HIP ri'Pf'r'l nf 1010 H the most brilliant In thu history of aviation. The number of machines and operators. Increased many COM. and all over Europe and America Ily- . Ing became a recognized sport. In France and other countries aviators are now being regularly licensed , and new laws to govern aviation are be Ing enacted. The same tendency Is observed In Ameilca. Governor Llnld win of Connecticut devoted a portion of his message to a discussion of avia tion laws. The year of 1011 promises to bo oven more brilliant than that of 1010. Aside from the shore to battleship flight at San Francisco. Ely promises to attend a meet In Havana In February and to make the trip from the Unban city to Key West , Fla. One Peruvian and two French aviators have recently vis ited thu l-thmus of Panama and In the A PAIlt OF AVIATORS WHO PLAN DAKlXCi I EA I'S IN TUB N10AK FUTURE AND TWO WHO LOST TIIEIK LIVES W11M.K FLYING. The machine cot him $10.000 , which he had to pay on a mere chance. Then ho faced a long flight In an untried machine over a populous city and a large body of water On thu start he encountered a stiff breeze , but took It nt an angle. He won by working out a theory and following It. On the way to thu statue he mounted rapidly null at one time he was 2,800 feet high Then he coasted back , with the wind behind him and his motor going full force , at times reaching the marvelous speed of eighty miles an hour. He came In le.ss than a minute ahead of his nearest rhnl , Claude ( irahame White , of England. ' At the time of his death Molsaut was prepariiig to enter the contest for the Mlchelln prize at New Orleans He had placed a heavy gasoline tank In front of his engine , and this may have caused the disaster. At any rate , after a successful flight from the city to the aviation grounds , some miles dis tant , he was preparing to alight. When about twenty-five feet high his machine suddenly pitched forward and hurled the aviator from his seat as though from a catapult. Molsaut struck the boft ground on his head. His neck was Instantly broken. His was a daring spirit. Before be coming an aviator he had been n Cen tral American revolutionist. Person ally he was a slight , almost shy man , but adventure was his meat and drink and danger his element. It was the hazard of the sport that drew him to aviation. Hoxsey Plunged From the Clouds. Arch Hoxsey's death came at almost thu Mime hour and In a similar man ner. It occurred at the Los Angeles meet , whore a few days before Hoxsey had circled above * Mount Wilson In a sensational ( light and earlier still had broken the world's altitude record. On the fatrl iilp Hoxsoy's machine glided swiftly down from an altltudo of 7.000 feet. When within a short distance of the earth and while the crowd wax cheering It began to turn over and over and fell a ma-1' of wreckage with the dead aviator pinned beneath the engine. Hoxsey's mechanic gave It as his opinion that the aeronaut had died from the wwlft descent , vh'l still 2.000 feet In air. He said that nt that point the aviator st-emud to lose control of the machine , which then came down as swiftly as If It were falling and ap parently without a master. Glenn II Curtlss held a similar view , although he did not believe that death had ac tually taken place aloft , but rather that Hoxsey had been stricken by avi ation sickness , due to swift change of altitude , and had become unconscious. Charles S Wlllard. who had been up on the same day. returned to the earth with the statement that no mon ey would tempt him to ascend again , as he had found "the atmosphere as full of holes as a Swiss cheese. " Ills theory was that Hoxsey had fallen Into one of these holes In the air nnd had been unable to right his machine. Held Altitude Record. Hoxsoy was n high typo of aviator , keen and Intelligent. Ills daring Is exemplified by the fact that a forty mile galu was blowing at the time he broke the world's altitude record. He then went up 11,47-1 feet , or over two near ( inure will jtixe two or more ( lights in/in ocean to ocean across the canal zone. Hunts From Aeroplane. Following his successful attempts to shoot ducks- from his monoplane. Hu bert Latham says that this year he will "go after big game , such as ante lope. Several Frenchwomen have be come experts at the sport , one remain lug aloft recently nearly an hour Feminine aviators promise to become a fixed feature of the sport during the coming twelve months. The year Is young , and as the whole world has turned Its thoughts to flying who can tell what progress will be made before the advent of 1912 ! .Among the dead Molsant's effects was found a pathetic letter to his son advising him "against the fascination Unit attracts you to the I'.fe of a bird man. " It was the natural or.v of n father's heart and revealed the fact that Molsaut was not the rerkless op erator he had been pictured , but one who realized the perils of ( lie air Despite the warning It Is safe to say that thousands of other young men will harness the air and ride the winds this year and coming years. Man has tried his wings , and the ( lying fe ver Is In his veins. One hopeful fact Is that the Wright brothers , the In ventors of the aeroplane and still the kings of the air. are among the living nnd may be trusted to guide and de velop the art until finally It gives us a comparatively safe and general mode of travel. Learns by Eating His Name. A Servian teacher. M. Medakovltch , has Instituted the most successful method of teaching yet discovered , In his school each pupil Is provided with a chocolate alphabet , nnd as soon as he can put his name together correctly IIP Is allowed to eat It Word making Is taught on the nme plan M Medako- vltch's pupils on an average : au read fluently In three dnys NO CLEMENCY FROM TAFT. Sioux City , la. , Jan. 21. Announce ment has been received from Presl dent Taft through the department ol justice at Washington that no clem ency will bo shown the saloon mer who pleaded guilty here to selllnp liquor to Indians. Martin Moran , William Moran , Wai ter Krake , John Murray , Tony Nelsor and O. Vollond plead -d guilty before Judge Reed In federal court last Oc tobor. They were given the ralnlmiirr sentence , consisting of a fine of $10 ( and sixty days in the county jail.A stay of execution of the penalty 1m posed was granted to permit the mer to plead for clemency. The refusal 01 the president to act in these cases If regarded by the men Interested to In dlcate his stand on the question o ; violating the laws relative to the sale of liquor to wards of the government Taft Off to New York. Washington , Jan. 21. Presldenl Taft left hero shortly after noon to day for New York where tonight he will speak nt the annual banquet ol the Pennsylvania Society of Now Yorl at the Hotel Astor. Later he will nt tend the dinner of the New York Presi I club at tbo hotel Martinique. Ho wll Icavo Xew York on hta return trip soon after midnight. JACK JOHNSON TELLS OF HIS HARDEST FIGHT , ; ; Jack Johnson , the heavy weight champion , sa.vs the hardest battle of his career was \tlth a colotcd 4 ! lighter named .lolin Leu In Gal t ve > soii ( in the mouth of August. ISSitl + * . "I will tifvur forget ( hat fight , " said Julm oii re cully. "It took > plaee In a Held , In the * hot sun , X and v\e could not gut any w.iler * i * oven to rinse our'mouthsldi. . For seventeen leuinds we battled * In the heat , when I knocked him J out. 1 received for this fight the * * sum of $10. 1 "Some ten or twelve years t'go. ' * j * when I was quite clever III the boNlng line * , I tried to get a man ager , but could not. After I be- i nine nolcd men from all sides tiled to get the position , Includ ing Tom O'Hourke. " FENCING IS NOW CdlNB TO FRONT , Many Clever Amateurs Building Up "Gentle Art" In Large Cities. That the art of fencing has been underestimated In thu United States , but Is rapidly coming to the fore as ono of the greatest physical develop ers , Is the opinion of George Pardlgan of St , Paul , who was formerly attach ed to the French academy and Is con sidered here nnd abroad one of ( In- best blades. "In a recently published list of sportIng - Ing events I was surprised to find noth Ing of one of the best sport branches that of fencing. " said Mr. Pardlgiin recently. "Prominent physicians of Europe on this point are entirely agreed that fencing Is the most perfect sport It will not only train and develop all parts of the bodv , but It will also build up the endurance wonderfully , give DAINnillDOE , ONE OP OIIEATCST FENOEIig IN AMKHICA. coolness and promptness to all actions , nnd the constant training of the reflex movements , the Immediate translation of the commands of the.brain to the muscles , makes n man Immensely fast er. Whenever a prompt action Is re quired fencing Is a wonderful aid. Jt Is n great agent of self protection. An able fencer Is naturally n good boxer , having the good judgment of distance , quick return and Ilirhtnlng percentlon of the lime to strike. Fencing gives nn added grace ( o the walk , and per sons who have become adherents of the sport often seem to undergo a met amorphosis from crudeness to supple ness nnd strength. It will even change the expression of the face , giving It strength nnd force. "It Is nn exercise that will Impart to Its followers the graceful force of the feline with similar rapid nnd pow erful movements. "This country Is developing very fnpt , and fencing Is coming to take Its place as Jt should among the recog nised nnd encouraged sports of schools nnd colleges nnd clubs. "In Chicago and New York I have met with some expert Americans who , If properly trained , should aspire to championship laurels. The New York Fencing club has a membership of 175 men nnd lf > 0 women , showing Its adaptability to either sex. Private academies are springing up every where. M. Louis Kenac Is doing much for the pport In the American metrop olis. " College Abandons Sport. George Washington university will not bo represented on the gridiron hereafter. Thu athletic council has been abolished , and It Is believed the Institution now will withdraw from all forms of tntercolleglatu sport. Financial diflkultles of the football team , It is said , brought about the ac tion of the board of trustees. "My Eyes as Good aa Ever , " Emille. "I can pass the eye test. " says Roll Kinslle. "No honest oculist will find anything the matter with my optics. I don't propose to accept a pension , but to umpire regularly In the Na tional league * next season. " Mr. Em- slip obiocts seriously to Ly neb's plan to give him an old age pension. Death of J. H. VanGaasgeeke. Nellgh , Neb. , Jan. 21. Special t < The News : J. H , Van Gaasgeeko , i pioneer traveling salesman , died here shoitly before 10 o'clock this morn ing after an Illness of two years. Ho leaves n wife and daughter , Mrs , H. E. Galloway of Oakdale. On The s TAGE NEW YORK DRAMATIC LETTER. New York , .Inn. 21. Next week piomtses siilllclcnt attractions of un usual Inti'ioM to satisfy the most In satiate theatergoer. Miss Maudu Ad ams will come to Wnllack's in "Chan- tecli'i' , " the Initial performance bav in ; ; been postponed at the last mtnutu by Mr. Charles Fiohmaii for reasons of his own. Then during thu week "The Hen Pecks , " a big spectacle which Lu\v Fields has been piepnilug will be pre- buntud nt the Broadway. It Is prom- Ihed that "Tho Hen Pecks" will eclipse "The Midnight Sons , " "Tho Jolly Bachelors - elors , " rind "The Summer Widowers , " In Its number of players , list of "stage pioperties" and amount of scenery. The production Is divided Into two acts , the llrst containing four scones and Hie second live. "The Deep Purple" at the Lyric the ater , which comes from Chicago after a stay of four months , may rest as long in Xew Yoiki-lf the management desires , for New Yorkers seem to llko the play. It ban to do with persons whoae occupations are not listed among the lawful professions and with one In paiticul'ir whoso manliness bii gests he was born "in tlio purple. " The play is the work of Paul Arm- sliong and Wilson Mlznor. Hemy Miller has returned for his annual New York engagement , appear ing In a ncvy play entitled "The Havoc\vvhlch is the attraction at the Bijou. "The Havoc" Is built on the dramatic triangle , but Is a wide sweep of the pendulum from the pioblom plays of the Ibsen-Plnero-Jones type. Instead of glotlfylm ; the principles of an illicit love affair , It shows the havoc that follows such a passion. At Maxine Elliot's theater Charles Klpln's newest play , "The Gamblers" is equalling the record of his former successes. Mr. Klein lias taken again a news topic for his theme , the play dealing with reckless banking meth ods. George Naoh , Charles Stevenson and June Cowl have the leading parts. Elsie Janls , in Charles Dllllngham's new musical production , "The Slim Princess" nt the Globe , appears In the best role of her career and Is sup ported by an excellent company In which Joseph Cawthorn Is the prin cipal comedian. There is an air of daintiness and refinement about the production that distinguishes It from most operatic productions. "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" pur sues the even tenor of her way , which is an exceedingly pleasant way , at the Republic theater. This Is the seven teenth week of her stay In New York. In her new play , "The Impostor , " In which she appears at the Gariick the ater , Annie Russell has appeared In an unusually appealing role. "Get Rich Quick Walllngford" con tinues to reveal his easy money meth ods at the Gaiety theater. George M. Cohan has not flattered the average American in tills comedy. He hasi drawn his amusing types from life in their greed for .something for nothing , their worship of financial success and their readiness to assume a higher plane of life and conduct just as soon as they can afford to do so. The Plaza music hall's long program includes Adele Ritchie , the musical comedy star , William J. Kelly In n play called "The Sacriiice , " the Fay- dette's woman's orchestra and nine teen other big acts. "Marriage a la Carte , " an English musical comedy , Is at the Casino the- ter. It serves to introduce n new prima donna , Emmy Whelen , whose acting and singing have won the ap proval of New York theatergoers. Harry Conor and Elsa Ryan are In the cast. "Pomander Walk at Wallack's" Is a real theatrical novelty. Without ao tlon of the usual sort or dramatic cli maxes of any kind' It affords , never theless , a most pleasant entertain ment. The stage setting , showing a row of English houses , is unique. Nat Goodwin has been persuaded to try his hand at vaudeville , by Percy Williams , and consequently next week will lay aside his matrimonial trou bles long enough to start a tour of the Williams theaters. He will appear at the Colonial theater In n condensed version of "Lend Me Five Shillings , " In which he will be the Mr. Golightly. " The Hippodrome continues to offer n big spectacular show composed of "The International Cup , " "The Earth quake , " and "Tho Ballet of Niagara. " The chief attraction of the show could be the circus bill , even If there were no other things to delight the big crowds of old folks as well as young ones which fill the big playhouse twice every day. Wins In Sixteenth Round. Duluth , , Mlnn. , Jan. 21. Young Brown of Hlbblng won from Chuck Larson of Chicago In the sixteenth round. The referee stopped the fight saving Larson from an Imminent knockout. 25 Miles In 16 Minutes. London , Jan. 21. A dispatch la tbo Times from Limn , Peru , says that M , UlolcvMOfl , the French tulntor , last Thursday made a record likht of twuiity-Ilvo miles ever Llmu In six teen minutes. Back Numbers. W will pay 2S v'onts nplcco for om copy each e f the Norfolk Weekly News-Journal of the following dates- October Id , 1009 ; November 20 , inofl , July 20 , August lit , August 2t > , and St-ptemhcr 2 , 1010. Those arc wanted to complete our ( lies. The Huso Publishing Co. E UR.OPEAN NEWS AND VIEWS London , Jan. 21. The Insurance- companies nro taking ilskn on tlio possible postponement of the corona tion of King ( Jeorgo ami Queen Mary nuxt June , but those who are In a position to know say that tlioro Is a little chance of the cenomoiilcs being delayed beyond a week , If indeed the'y are postponed at all. It Is knowii that her majesty expects a visit fiom tlio Btork somollmo during Match , hut no unusual delays are looked for to causen delay In the royal plans. How ever we'll tlie > r might lie covered by insurance' risks , to set the coionatlon back would cause great financial loss to the merchants , shopkeepers , and , In fact , all classes of business people of England. t London society Is Interested In the- foi Incoming nuptials of Miss Vivien Gould , daughter of the American mil- lionaiie. George J. Gould and Lord Uecies , to be celebrated in NVw York early next month. Tlio Hon. S. R. BcroHfoul. brother of Loid Decles sails for Now \oik npvt week , as ho Is to be bi'bt man at the > wedding. Despite- rumors to tlio ( ontiary , U Is said that the bridegroom-to-bo expects great tilings in a financial way from his marriage1 tot the daughter of one of America's richest men Miss Gould Is scarcely known In London , but her sister. Mrs. Anthony Dioxel. jr , has created an ouviable place for herself in society of the British capital and will probably do some very nice things for the future Lady Decles. After all It is qullo lilu-ly that the duke of Connniight will not go to Can ada as governor general to succeed Eail Grey. The duke , who , It will be lemembcicd. Is an nnclu of King George will be needed at homo to help his majesty with some of the arduous duties of coronation year. When King Edward lived , he shared many of his social lesponslbllitles with the prince of Wales , who. Is , of course , the pres ent king. But George's eldest son Is yet too young to take any part in public affairs , and as the king cannot attend all functions at which the pres ence of royalty is necessary or desir able , the duke of Connaught will for some years be the natural person to act for the king. Apart from that , he will probably have to fill the position of regent during tlu > absence of the > king and queen in India in the early part of 1012. U may therefore be piactlcally taken for granted that some member of tlio government will succeed Eail Grey as governor general of Canada. The minister of war had the ceusu ot the noises of Pails taken recently , and as a result It was shown that that noble but misused animal Is becom ing rapidly scarcer in the city not in aptly called "the hell of horses. " The * decrease In the past eleven years has been over 13 percent , and about one- half of this decrease appears to be due to the leplacement of the horse by motor propelled vehicles by the omni bus company and a big him of job masters. The diminution is most marked in the wealthier districts. So the carriage horse , It would spcm , ra ther than his humbler brother who draws a tradesman's cait , Is giving way to the motor. On Wednesday next at Dresden Rlehaid Strauss' new comic opera , "Tho Knight of the Rose" will be sung for the first time , and all of the- lead ing Euiopean critics will be In attend mice. It was on the same stage and under the same direction that both "Salome" and "Elektra" weie sung. The principal difficulty for the artists is said to lie in the tempo. Already I ho opera lias been accepted for more than twenty opera houses in Germany. The Berlin production will follow the first hearing nt Dresden. English mothers are hearing about the health of spoiled children from Dr. Frledjung , a Viennese physician , who is giving a series of lectures here. Ho discusses especially the case of families In vvwhlch theio Is u single child. As a result of his examinations of hundreds of children of both sexes between 2 and 10 years of age , Dr. Friedjung says he found that of 100 children each the solo offspring of Its parents , only IH could be described as entirely healthy , while 87 were more or less nervously afflicted and 13 suffered from nervous debility and hysteria In a marked degree. Fifty children out of 100 were troubled with digestive complaints and ; 17 wore con firmed dyspeptics. The Berlin police have begun a vlg- oions purity crusade and owners of house property In the city and sub urbs are In despair nt the approaching fate of the plaster figures of ancient gods nnd goddesses with which they plentifully adorn their buildings. Thu district court of Potsdam has just de cided that the police may order any undraped figure on a house to bo re moved Immediately. As nearly every new house In Berlin has more than one undraped statue on its facade , this judgment may have far rcachlifg consequences. ' London , the capital of n country Old Dutch Cleanser Shortens your clean ing work in the kitchen through- o u t the house. This One Cleanser in handy sifter can keeps the house and everything in it spick and span with half the time required with old-fashioned cleaners. Cleajrxs.Scrubs $ coursPolisKes For porcelain ware and on the bath tub. Old Dutch Cleanser is the one safe cleanser to use. The New mill Better Way Sprinkle Old Dutch Cleanser on n vut cloth , rub well , wipe with a clean , wet cloth. Takes off all dis coloration and scum nnd will not scratch. Use it for all yourclean- ing. The 'one best cloanscr for 'he farm. LtlRGE SSFTER CA/V / famed for Its horses and horseman ship , no longer boasts ot a single < ir- ( us. True , it lias a hippodrome , but that establishment Is horsey only In name and cqul ailists arc seldom bill ed theiuin. Tlio old tan ring lias given place ? to the stage and thp per fornuMB are moio bipeds. From the > time when Philip Astley , founder of London's most famous circus , flourish ed until a comparatively recent date. , the metropolis was never without its circus , but , like the old negro mins trel , tlie clown , the bareback rider and all the other old favorites of the ring have gone , and to the youngster of today the emeu famous name of Astlpy , Sanger and Hengler mean less than nothing. Paul Polret has thipatened fashion able women with a dreadful thing In Hinait skirts to foUow the hobble. Thl& Is the harem skirt , adopted by M. Polret , liom the Tuiklsh trousers worn by oriental vsonion. It spems a severe punishment for the vogue of the hobble , but M. Poire't assures evei.voue that it is not as bad as it sounds. The tiouser effect is dis guised. It simply spoiiis a scant skirt diminishing still more around the ankles , but allowing Us wearer to walk with less offoit than an ordinary skirt. The harem skirt is to appear In the spring. First it will appear on the stage , as tills Is the' approved Parisian manner of Introducing a nov city in clothes. Then it will bo visi ble in show looms , on manniklns , and the * judgment of leaders of fashion will go foith as to whether It is to be accepted or disdained. English dressmakers - makers declare that its introduction in England will bu an Impossibility , but from the avidity with which Eng lish women have seixed the meist ex- 11 erne modes fiom Paris recently , one- may take tills with a grain of salt. Those who have seen It say that It has a graceful line and a certain air of distinction In addition to being : practical. THEN THEY'D ALL ELOPE. A Kansan Would Require Health Cards Before Marriage. Topeka , Jan. 21. J. E. Williams repiesentative trom Logan county. In- tioduced in the house today a bill re quiring that all brides and grooms must have health certificates before they can obtain a marriage license. The bill provides that physicians must make the examination not more than ten days bpfore the application for the license is made and if he makes any false statement ho may be fined from $200 to $500 or sent to jail for ninety days. Any oliiclal who Issue. die li cense and any clergyman r oliiclal who marries a couple wltv , jt having the certificate , may be Up 4 from $100 to $ . ' ! 00 and sent to jail ieir from thirty days to six months. Endorse Aldrich Bank Plan. Now York , Jan. 21. General en dorsement of Senator Aldrlch's plan of currency reform was votnd at a meeting of the trustees of the Acad emy of Political Science , Columbia university. The board Includes sucli well known men as Samuel McCuno Llndsoy , president ; Albert Shaw , Frank Vnnderllp and several other leaders In finance "and education. OLD VIRGINIA CASE UP. How Much of $33,000,000 , Debt Should West Virginia Pay ? Want Alaska Home Rule. Olympln , Wash. , Jan. 21. The state f-enate passed the house resolution memorizing congress to grant home rule to Alaska.