\ THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL.
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NOKFOIiK NBBHASKA KH1DAY MARCH 10 1011.
WHY ARMY
WAS SENT
NEWSPAPERS GUESSED RIGHT AS
TO REAL MOTIVE.
HIGH OFFICIALS VERIFY .T
FEARING ANTLAMERICAN MOVE ,
UNCLE SAM PREPARES.
MEXICAN REBELLION IS DEEP
Learning That the Revolution Has
Spread In Many Directions and That
President Diaz Is In Poor Health ,
Taft Sought to be Forearmed.
WiiHhingtoti. March ! . The real sig
nificance of the sudden moblll/atlon
of a quarter of the United States army
and a formidable portion of the nav >
along the Mexican frontier and In the
waters adjacent to the ends of the
International boundary , Is gradually
leaking out In Washington
From various sources , yet without
the possibility of official verification ,
creditable Information has been ob
tained which , pieced together with
known facts , makes up a whole that
goes far to substantiate the interpreta
tion placed by the public on the great
movement of military force now In
progress.
Revolution Is Widespread.
At about the time of the return to
Washington of Henry Lane Wilson ,
ambassador of the United States to
Mexico , the administration' received
advices indicating unrest in Mexico
and that the revolution , notwithstand
ing assertions of the Mexican govern
ment to the contrary , had extended in
many directions.
The whole country was said to be In
a condition which was made the more
aorlous by what was said to be the
precarious state of health of President
Diaz. There Is known to be no little
anti-American feeling among the Mex
icans generally , and it was feared that
developments at any moment might
precipitate a chaotic condition with
probable demonstration against for
signers.
To Protect American Interests.
This alleged state of affairs , It is
nald. wa8 learned with deep concern
at the white house , with the result that
11 suggestion was made that it would
be the part of toiethought to concen
trate near the Mexican border a torce
sufficient to meet any situation which
might arise
This movement was to take the
form of maneuveis and all parties to
the plan sincerely hoped that nothing
else would be necessary.
The Newspapers Guessed Right.
The Interpretation which was in
stantly placed on the move by the
newspapers and the people of the
oountrj is said to have discounted
the administration and the president
and his advisers hastened to relieve
the tension of feeling in this country
and in Mexico by emphatic declara
tion of the harmless intent of the
movement.
Maneuvers It will be , and maneu
vers on American soil exclusively , ac
cording to this view 01 the situation.
Anxious as to Diaz' Health.
Meanwhile accurate information as
to the real condition of affairs In Mexico
ice , especlallj as to the health of Pres
ident Dlais awaited in Washington
with Intense Interest.
El Paso , Tex. , March 9. Madero ,
with his army of GOO men , was routed
at Casas Grandes Monday with heavy
losses on both sides , according to the
statement of a party of Americans
who arrived here at an early hour
this morning and claim to have been
eye witnesses of the battle.
Now York , March 9. A thick haze
lay over New York bay this morning ,
biding from view the three big ar
mored cruisers which have been mak
ing hurried preparations to sail for
the Gulf of Mexico to participate in
the joint naval and military movement
In Texas and on the Mexican border.
Coaling of the warships the armor
cd cruisers Tennessee , Montana , and
North Carolina was completed last
night and there were apparently no
obstacles to the sailing of these unites
of war fleet except the adverse atinos
pheric conditions and the low tide ol
the early morning hours. The ships
were expected to leave at any mo
raeut.
The lower harbor , whore Rear Ad
ralral Staunton's trio of big crulsen
were awaiting sailing orders , was th (
one remaining seat of activity todaj
in this vicinity in connection with th (
mobilization movement southward
The detachment of marines orderei
from here to join the force headed fo
Ouantanamo left yesterday and las
night the 1,500 coast artlllerymei
from the harbor forts , mustered into i
provisional infantry regiment , sallei
for Fortress Monroe on the steame
Jamestown.
Array officials stationed here wer
congratulating themselves on th
smoothness with which the work o
getting the men and supplies read
and hustling them off toward th
scene of operations was accomplishec
Troops Headed South.
Washington , March 9. Still unde
the guise of peaceful maneuvers , th
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hourt
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum . . . 07
Minimum . "I
Aerngo . . . . I'1
Huron / . . ' . ! ! 70
Chic * % Mui eh H The bulletin IH-
sttod I ) } i/ > > Chicago station of the
United . s weather bureau gives
the foree. ° tr Ncbtaska 03 follows :
Genet all , .i tonight ami I'rlda.v ,
colder tonU ° i
O n
advance of th % " toward the south-
cm frontier c& United States IH
proceeding In i . .tout order
Inniinieinhlo telegrams are being re
ceived \ > y ( leiieinl LconatdVood ,
chief of staff reporting that his sud
den oidcis , Hashed fiom the eapltol
onlv tin ce dtt > s ago me being cat-
tied out with tapldlty and precision
The Htiiu oftltei.s ha\Ing set their
machine ) y In motion , aie enjo.vlng a
tosplto today. The telegiaphlc ad-
vires Indicate that all of the men
ordoied nut aie moving inpldly south-
waul with ammunition supplies
Captain .lohnsoii llagood of the
coast aitllleu and a member of the
genet al stall have been ordered to
San Antonio. T \ , to join the start
of Majoi Oenoial C'attei , commanding
the at my division which Is being con-
ccnttated at that point
The navy lllce the other aim of the
lighting establishment is carrying out
Its patt of the operations without any
semblance- a hitch. The vessels of
o fifth division of the Atlantic fleet
have beti supplied with their comple
ments and arc prepared to sail for
Guantanatno at the word of the secretary -
rotary of the navy.
The real purpose of the unprece
dented move of soldiers , sailors , and
marines' Is still enshrouded in mvs-
tery. Official Washington persists In
the previous announcements that the
movement is a technical mllltar.v ex
periment and that it has no relation
to the Mexican situation
Navy Wants More Men.
Des Moines , March 9. Chief Master
at Arms G. Dusch , in charge of the
Des Moines na\al recruiting station ,
recehed orders today to make all pos
sible eflorts to Induce men to recruit
for naval service.
Davenport , la. , March 9 Orders
were received today by C. E. McNan-
ny , ofllcer In charge of the Davenport
aecruiting station , to increase the en
listinent of men a\ailable for service
In the I nited States na\y.
LONDON APPROVES MOVEMENT
Leading Newspapers Say Uncle Sam
is Justified in Metallization.
London , March 9. That the United
States cannot afford to tisk being talc
en by bin prise in the Mexican situa
tiou and that the Washington govern
ment is justified in taking precaution
nry measutes , is the general view of
the London Morning News.
It is considered that a violent change
of government is a possibility to be
leckoned with and It is pointed out
that there is a strong party behind
the re\olutlonists seeking to establish
a Mexican federation of Central Amer
ican tepubltcs , which would prejudice
the iutetests of the United States in
Panama.
The Morning Post says that Amerl
can go\ernments have had a bitter
expetience over the embarrassment
caused by lack of readinesb for naval
or military action when such action
had become Imperative. The assem
bling of ships and troops , It adds , may
therefore be a wise measure.
FRENCH ARE INTERESTED.
That Sountry has Probably $100,000-
000 Invested in Mexico.
Paris , March 9. The officials of the
foreign office today informed the As
sociated Press that the French gov
ernment had made no representations
to the United States regarding the
protection of French interests in
Mexico.
News of the American action was
received with extraordinary Interest
by the foreign office where , in the
absence of special advices from Wash
ington on the subject , it was assumed
that the report was true. Local finan
cial interests are somewhat concerned
regarding events In Mexico , where It
Is toughly estimated this country has
$100,000,000 Invested.
The explanation of the latest de
velopment current on the Bourse is
that the United States government has
in mind the ultimate possibility of be
ing required to protect the immense
American interests in Mexico whch
might bo imperilled in the event of
the death of President Diaz , by wide
spread disorders In that country.
MILITIA OFFICERS INVITED.
State National Guard Officers May
Participate In Maneuvers.
Washington , March 9. Militia of
fleers of all the states will bo invited
to participate In the operations ol
the army at San Antonio , Texas. Thit
announcement was made by the wai
department and was coupled with the
statement that the invitation will be
extended with a view to giving the
officers of the national guard practl
cal field experience. There are abou
8,000 of these officers but as th <
acceptance of the invitations to then
to is to bo exceptional it is not foretolt
of how many will avail themselves o
ly the opportunity to participate. Thi
10d. announcement gave way to furthe
d. speculation in Washington in counec
tlon with unprecedented movement o
troops. The dearth of officers o
er army and the fact that the war dc
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TAKE TEAM ,
BARN
HOrtSETHIEVES ADD ARSON TO
THEIR THEFT CRIME
FOUR HORSES ARE CREMATED
PERCY JONES , NEAR NELIGH , VICTIM -
TIM OF THE DEED.
NOT MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION
Between 10 and 11 O'clock Wednes
day Night Thieves Stole a Team of
Brown Geldings from Farmer's Barn
and Then Set Fire to the Building.
Nillgh. Neb. Mat ill 9 Special to
The News Horsethieves last night
stole a team of horses and then set
the barn allie , burning two other
teams , at the farm of Percy Jones ,
five and a half miles northeast of Ne-
ligli Mr Jones was not a member of
the Nebraska I/he Stock Protective
association.
A team of brown geldings were stol
en and the barn fired , Mr Jones was
awakened between 10 and 11 o'clock
by the fite , the barn being completely
ciesttoyod.
Tluee cows In the barn had escaped
through the door , which the thieves
apparently had left open.
Mr. Jones tracked the stolen team
to his pasture , where the wire fence
was cut. His barn was insured for
$1,000. He has offered $50 reward for
the arrest and conviction of the
thieves.
NO IMMUNITY BATH
FOR BATH TUB TRUST
JUDGE DENNISON DENIES APPEAL
OF THIRTY-FOUR INDI
VIDUALS.
Dt'troit. Mich. , March 0. Judge Dennison -
nison of Grand Rapids , in an opinion
handed down in the federal court here
todaj , overruled the plea for immunity
enteied by the thirty-four Individual
defendants in the criminal suit of the
government against the socalled "bath
lub" ttu t The plea of the defense
was based on answers filed In equity
suit against them in Baltimore No
definite date has been set for the trial
oi the cases
PRESIDENT OFF
FOR THE SOUTH
TAFT GOES TO ATLANTA AND
WILL BE AWAY UNTIL
MARCH 20.
Washington , March 9. President
Taft left Washington shortly after 4
o'clock today to be away until March
20. He first goes to Atlanta , Ga. ,
where he will make an address tomor
row night before the Southern Com
mercial congress. From Atlanta he
will go to Augusta , Ga. , to remain un
til March 19. Mrs. Taft will join the
president at Augusta , probably on Sat
urday or Sunday.
BOSS COX MOT IN CONTEMPT
Committee Named by Court to Investi
gate , Acquits Him.
Cincinnati , O. , March 9. George B.
Cox , indicted republican leader of this
city , was held today not to bo in con
tempt of court by two members of the
committee of three attorneys appoint
ed by Judge Gorman of the common
pleas coutt to investigate a statement
purporting to have been made by him
in a morning newspaper reflectlnE on
the grand jury which indicted him.
The other member of the committee
filed a minority report in which it was
said that Cox was in contempt.
PRINT STAMPED ENEVLOPES
Hitchcock Signs Contract for Four
Years More from July 1.
Washington , March 9. By affixing
his signature to the contract for the
manufacture and printing of stamped
envelopes and stamped newspaper
wrappers today , Postmaster General
Hitchcock put an end , for at least four
years from July 1 next , to a contest
that has waged Intermittently for
more than a quarter ot a century.
MISSISSIPPIJIVER OPEN
Ice Moves Out of Upper End of the
Stream , Navigation IB On.
La CroBBO , WIs. , March 9. The ice
moved out of the harbor here today ,
marking officially the opening of navi
gation on the upper Mississippi.
Reformers Win In Seattle.
Seattle , March 9. Final returns
from yestorda > 's city election make
certain the victory of five nldermanic
candidates who are members of the
Pacific Welfare league and of four
who were Indorsed by the league , thus
putting the reform element in entire
control of the city government.
WARMIN' UP
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MONEY IS EASIER ,
DISCOUNT RATE DOWN
THE BANK OF ENGLAND REDUCES
RATE FROM 3'/a ' TO 3
PERCENT.
London , March 9. The rate of dis
count of the Hank of England was re
duced ttoui ! { * < to 3 percent today.
The influx of gold and the return of
cash fiom the country during the last
week have so strengthened the bank's
position that the directors found no
difficulty in reducing the minimum
rate when they held their weekly
meeting today. The bank's reserve Is
now In the neighborhood of pounds
sterling 30,000,009.
BANK STATEMENT IS CALLED
Washington. March IK The comp-
tioiler of the tieasing today issued a
call for a statement of the condition
of the national banks at the < lo-e of
business Tuesd.iv Match 7
Iowa Official Asks Inquiry.
Des Moines , Match 0 John Cownio
oimeily member ot the Iowa board
f contiol today filed a leque&t with
ho Iowa senate that a committee of
ve senators investigate the charge
rought against him by Govvinor Car-
oil when the latter demanded his res-
gnutlon some months ago Mr. Cow-
le includes a demand for an investi
gation of the affalts at the girls' in-
u&tilal sihool at MUchellville , which
vas Involved in accusations made by
joveruor Carroll. %
NINETEEN RUSSIANS KILLED.
Avalanche Sweeps Down While WorkIngmen -
Ingmen Are Asleep.
Tlfils , Trans Caucassla , Russia ,
March 9. An avalanche swept down
'ii ' and crashed a workingmen's tene
ment near here while the occupants
k-ere still asleep early today.
Nineteen persons were killed out-
ight and sixteen others received in-
urles that probably will prove fatal.
Seventy more sustained minor hurts.
More Honolulu Cholera.
Honolulu , March 9. The twenty-
rifth case of cholera , the first outside
of quarantine since Sunday last , was
reported today. The total of deaths
o date Is twenty-one.
Matched to Fight.
St. Joseph , Mo. , March 9. Jack
flrittoln , the Chicago lightweight , and
Jake Barada of South St. Joseph were
matched today to box fifteen rounds
before the Robldoux Athletic club here
he night of March 28.
Dynamite a Viaduct.
Springfield , 111. , March 9. Early to
day unknown persons dynamited a
viaduct over the Chicago and Alton
railroad tracks southwest of the city ,
lolng much damage. The works of
the Capital coal mine was also dyna
mited.
RAGE RIOT ON
A STREET GAR
NEGRO MAKES INSULTING RE
MARK ABOUT WHITE WOMAN -
MAN FIGHT ENSUES.
Plttsburg , March 9. In a riot be
tween white men and negroes on a
street car at Braddock , a suburb ,
shortly after midnight , eleven men ,
five women and a baby sustained in
juries , several seriously. Shots were
fired but none took effect.
The trouble started when five ne
groes were asked to stop Into the
car from the roar platform in order
that a woman carrying a baby might
board the car. An Insulting remark
from one of the negroes angered the
whites and a free-for-all fight began.
FACE DEATH
IN THE SEA
LIFE SAVERS RESCUE EIGHT OF
A CREW OF FORTY.
THEN THE STORM GROWS WORSE
Fi.inlly the Waves Drive the Lifo Sav
ing Crew Back so That it Would be
Suicide to Make Further Attempt.
The Ship Leaking.
Norfolk , Va. , March 9 Undaunted
after a day and night of continuous
battle in one of the worst storms this
coast has experienced in years , life
savers rescued eight of the thlrty-lHe
or more men on board the stranded
steamer Manchuria , which lies 300
feet from the beach , three mile1 ? south
of Little island.
Blinded by a tomfic snow storm ,
with a northeast gale dashing high
waves over the ship on whose decks
clung the ciew , the lifesavero for
hours tried to shoot a line to them
The life savers often were caught
hv the angiy waves and dashed high
upon the beach They finally made
the lite line fast shot the baskpt out
to the stranded ship and brought
ashore , one by one , eight members of
the crew. Their journey to shore was
almost entitely under water
The storm increased in fury until
the waves beat back on the beach for
several hundred feet and the life sav
ers , recognizing it would be suicide to
attempt to take off any more of the
crew , abandoned the work of rescue
for a time.
From the Manchuria signals were
flashed that the ship was leaking but
would probably withstand th storm
for the night.
The wire to Cape Henry went down
with the storm , and no word froirt the
ship was received after 10 o'clock last
night. There are forty life savers
standing watch from the beach near
the stranded ship.
CATCH A BATTLESHIP THIEF
Aide to Paymaster , Who Stole $45,000 ,
Is Returned in Irons.
New York , March 9. According to
advices received at the Brooklyn navy
yard , the government has captured the
thief who stole $45,000 from the strongbox
boxof the battleship Georgia at Guantanamo -
tanamo bay several weeks ago. It is
said he was an aide to the paymaster
and non-commissioned. Fie has been
returned aboard the Geoigia In Irons.
BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE.
Young Fireman Knocked Clear of
Right-of-way Fence.
Fremont March t > Blown clear out
of the cab of an engine when one of
the circulating pipes was burst by
steam pros > ure , Han > Kerlin , a jottng
Northwestetn fireman , was badly burn
ed about the face , neck , hands and feet
in the yards at Loretto. a little station
just west of Albion. He was brought
to his home in Fremont yesterday and
is now under the cate of the com
pany's physician.
Korlln was firing on Northwestern
freight train No. 339 Monda > night
The train- was just pulling out of the
yards and he was standing close to
the circulating pipe. When the pipe
burst he was knocked clear off the cal
and fell close to the fence along the
edge of the right-of-way. The steam
and hot water in which he was envel
oped as the pipe burst burned him severely
voroly , but ho was not rendered uncon
sclous.
He was hurried in nn automobile
from Loretto to Albion , where the com
pany's physician attended him before
having him brought to Fremont. Th' '
physician in charge declares be wil
recover and the burns will leave m
scar * ,
WOULD REDUCE
TELEGRAPH RATE
NEBRASKA SENATE PASSES BILL
MAKING 20 CENTS MAXIMUM
LOCAL CHARGE.
Lincoln , March 9. The state senate
recommended for passage a bill mak
ing 20 cents the maximum charge for
a ten-word telegram for any place In
Nebraska.
The house wrangled all forenoon
over the senate's initiative and refer
endum bill and wound up the session
by lecommendlng It for passage
Just one change was made and it
raises the required number of peti-
tioneis for the Initiative from 5 per
cent to 10 percent Various amend
ments were passed to make the sen
ate bill conform with the house bill
which was passed before If differed
at the close of the forenoon session
only in the particular that 10 percent
of the voters , must sign a petition for
the initiative
A unique bltuatIon is presented b >
( lie house tavotabh recommending
on bill while it has. pas ed another
bill that is practically the same
It was the enemieb of the bill who
slipped in the 10 pet cent amendment
and it was tacked on just before final
action was taken
The house set H R S2 for hearing
at - p. m Thursday
The senate passed the following
bills :
Volpp's S. F. 148 , giving cemeterj
associations the right of eminent do
main
Volpp's S. T. 2C7 , providing that
town and Incorporated township road
taxes bo paid in cash and used in
them respectively.
The following bills were passed in
the house :
H. R. 274 , by Cronin , providing one-
fifth mill state levy to provide one-
half the cost for all bridges over
streams 175 feet or more In width ;
S. F. 21 , by Placek , permits now trials
In damage suits regardless of the
smallness of damages obtained ; H. R.
174 , by Jones , requiring clerks of dis
trlct courts to stamp exact time of
filing on all papers ; H. R. 169 , b >
Quackenbush , motion In district court
to be written and supported by affl
davit ; H. R. 180 , by McCarthy , defeat
In abstract or title may be corrected
by affidavit which shall be in evidence
of facts.
MUST FIRE NEGRO FIREMEN
Otherwise the White Firemen on This
Road Will Strike.
Cincinnati , March 0. Unless an af
firmative answer to the demand that
white firemen be given preference
uver negroes is given by 5'30 p. m. to
dav , the eaitlre bed > of firemen em
ploved by the Cincinnati , New Orleans
and Texas Pacific railroad ( Queen and
( u scent route ) will walk out.
Tni.s decision was readied by a com
nilttec here after the result of ballot
tig on a "strike vote' which has beei
in progress in the last two days was
announced. The vote was almos
unanimously In favor of allowing tu <
committee to declare a strike In casi
it saw fit.
fit.A
A Tug Nearly Capsized.
Norfolk. Va. , March 9. For elgh
hours 100 enlisted men from the bat
lleshlp fleet in Cuban waters were in
momentary danger of losing their live
when the naval tug Uueas wentashor
two miles south of the Ripraps , nea
here. The supply ship Celtic arrive
from Cuba with a big draft of me
whose terms of enlistment have or
w ill expire shortly and the Uncas was
dispatched from the Norfolk navj yard
to bring the men here. When the tug
started back to Norfolk , despite the
fact that the channel Is wide and deep ,
she went about 1,000 feet off her
course and hit the beach. She finally
floated herself. The men mi > the tug
on several occasions nearly capsized.
DROPS DOWN
EMPTY SHAFT
BURKE , S. D. , MERCHANT 18
FOUND IN THE CELLAR.
FIRST THOUGHT TO BE DEAD
Frank M. Truesdell Opens Door Into
Elevator Shaft and Steps In , In the
Dark Elevator Had Been Moved
and He Received a Terrific Fall.
Huiko. S. I ) . March ! - Special to
The NVvv sr Frank M Tittosdoll of the
Tim > HdoIl Mercantile Co , was found
about 10 o'clock p m at the bottom of
the elevator shaft In the basement of
the Tiuesdoll block In an uiiconuclotm
condition with blood oozing fiom his
nose and eain It was at lltHl thought
th.it he was dead , but the doc lot's ox
ainlnation showed no fnietutos and
Mr. Tuienloll Is e\ldently suffering
only fiom concussion and the ptobablo
iiiptuie of a minor blood vessel
Mr Tiueydell had gone Into the
stoto thiough the back door to gut
some grocetlos which had be-on pur
chased by a farmer during the day and
piled near the- back door for conveni
ent loading. Doing perfectly familiar
with the building Mr. Truemloll did
not turn on the lights After loading
the farmei'fl wagon he decided to go
up to the second floor for some pur
pose and opened the door of the ele
vator shaft and stopped In , with the
result that ho fell to the bottom , landIng -
Ing on the hard cement floor of the
basement. The elevator was at the
third floor , whore someone had ovl
dently carelessly left it.
Mr. Truesdoll regained conscious
ness at S p. in. and is apparently not
seriously Injured.
ROOSEVELT DAY AT ATLANTA
The Colonel to Talk on South's Obliga
tion in Statesmanship.
Atlanta , March 0 This is Roosevelt
velt day at the session of the South
ern Commercial congress Although
the former president will not address
the southern business men in conven
tlon here until tonight , ho arrived hero
early this forenoon as the guest of
the congress and the Atlanta chamber
of commerce. Mr. Roosevelt was met
at the railway station by the Atlanta
companies of the Fifth regiment na
tiouul guard of Georgia , the govcinor'a
horse guard , the officials of the cham
ber of commeioo and the commercial
congress
At 3 o clock tills afternoon Mr
Hoosevelt will delivei an addioss at
a nenio chinch nftoi which he will
be entottalncd at the Capitol City
club His address to the coiigiess
this evening will he on 'The Souths
Obligation in Statesmanship and Bust
ness Undeavoi "
The nominating committee decided
on the following to be oltioer- , fet the
next tear
Piesident , Senatoi Duncan U Tlet
cher , Flotlda , vice piesident , John M
Parker , New Orleans ; second vice
president General Julian S Carr ,
North Carolina ; secretary , ftlwin L
Quarles , Washington ; managing dl
rector. G Grosvonor Dawe , Washing
ton.
These selections will be acted on at
tonight's session of the whole con
gress.
THERE'S HEALTH IN A FAD.
New York , March 9 New York has
just about wrested the palm from Beaten -
ton as the home of fads.
Hardly a week goes by In the me-
tiopolis nowadays that some now fan
gled cult is not sprung on a now ex
pectant public. The author ? come
from all over the earth , Persia , Hin
dus , English w onion of title , women
from western mining camps , Boston-
ese and native sons and daughters , all
with some "message" that will i educe
the fearsome put Milt of happiness tea
a lead pipe cinch
But wherever they hail from , the
creators of these cults and vagaries
wait until they reach this fertile
spawning ground before giving their
"boons" to the woild Next to a flim
flam business propositon , there Is
nothing that will thtlve quicker in
New Yoik than some new turned
iSychic btinU Only a few days ago a
much of Hindus began preaching that
i certain brand of music , extracted
from a queer stringed instrument , was
the cure for all ills They are still all
the rage in select gatherings of soul
perfection aspirants.
This week it is "triumphant oneigy"
that is being put forward as the means
of becoming beautiful and rich , with
luxuiiant hair , pearly teeth and a full
ness of all things sweet The "discov
erer" Is Mrs. Mary E. Chapln.
Dr. Carlos MacDonald has a possible
explanation of why New York is such
a hotbed for these vagaries : The large
number of men and women here who
live In Idleness. These persons must
have some vent for their energiesand
being averse to going into the usual
occupations they give themselves over
to these esoteric pursuits.
' If you have a hobby. " Doctor MacDonald -
Donald says , "you are on the high road
to health and sanity no matter how
depressed mentally or physically you
may be. If you haven't a hobby , beg ,
borrow or steal one , whether it's col
lecting beetles , old coins or postage
stamps. Join the company of illus
trious persons who dedicate their lei
sure hours to , the pursuit of some
harmless object of amusement or cu
rloalty.
