The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, May 26, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
Mini * xti i.wt t. UTIMM.'I.V xtiMtTO irvtiuMAT. icitr n/ A ROSEBUD YARN. \ Chicago Paper Prints Talc About Gregory Farmer' * Mlihapi. The Chicago Tribune prlnta tlilH dls- patch from Gregory , H. I ) . : " 11. N. Holmes , n fnrincr living north of town , IIIIH experienced n inn of bad luck during the hiHt month that him not only crippled him phyHlcnlly und financially , hut him catiHed his hair to turn white. "Tho had luck Htarted BOOH after HoltncH bought an automuhlle. He ciinio to town with the machine and whllo ho was here a IIIIHHHI | ; locomo- tlvo drove Hparkn into hlu harn , burn- IHK H , together with n number of cat- do. Being notlllcd by tele-phono ho Htartod homo In bin nuto. Two mllca out Holmes lost control of the steerIng - Ing apparattiH and the machine ran Into a troo. The car was wrecked. Holmes suffered four broken ribs. ' . 'HolinoH was picked up , brought back to town , and bis Injuries treated. Two dayn later ho was taken homo In n carriage and at bis house , as ho was stopping on the porch ho slipped and fell , breaking his left arm. A surgeon went out from town and set the frac tured member , and Holmes got along nicely until a wok ago , when his right arm was broken by n calf running against him. "To cap the climax , n week ago Mary , Holmes' only daughter , olopcd with a cowboy , taking away his best carriage and his finest , driving team. " Clay Shlpman Plans to "Get" Him. Clay Shlpman , n farmer living south of the city , was arrested Monday night by Patrolman O'Brlon , who took from Shlpman a revolver which the former had purchased in a local hardware ntoro for the purpose of "getting" George Wheeler. It Is n penitentiary offense accordIng - Ing to the statute for the carrying of concealed weapons , but according to Judge C. P. Elsoloy , no one appeared against Shlpman Tuesday morning and ho was let off with n flno of $5 and costs on a charge of being drunk and using indecent language. Shipman and Wheeler quarreled Monday night and Immediately after ward Shipman purchased a $12 re volver. Ho mot n policeman later and declared if Wheeler said another word to him ho was going to "hurt him bad. " Patrolman O'Drien made a bur ried search of the farmer and found him with the revolver well loaded. At the city jail Shlpman told O'Brien ho would "get" Wheeler. The revolver was returned to the hardware store. CHAUFFEURS ON A STRIKE. Paris Is Greatly Embarrassed by Tie- up of 2,000 Auto Drivers. Paris , May 23. Paris is greatly em barrassed by the strike of 2,000 chauf feurs which went Into effect hero to day. The strikers attacked a few non- unionist chauffeurs , cut the tires ol machines and threatened passengers. In several instances , the police were called to disperse . the strikers. * " * * ' " * -.t New Buildings Are In Prospect. The Walter Foster lots , between Fourth and Fifth streets on Norfolk avenue , which have never been occu pied , are soon to hold several fine brick buildings , according to the own er , who declared before a meeting ol the city council last night that two parties have agreed to build him a two or three story brick building on one of the lotsMf he gives them the other two lots on which to build. "When will that be , Mr. Foster ; In about two years ? " asked one council man. ' "No , It may be tomorrow , " repllet Mr. Foster. Dr. C. J. Verges called on Mr. FOB ter early Tuesday and offered to make the same kind of proposition to him Contracts are said to have been drawn up in the former proposition , but they are not yet signed. Dr. Verges de Clares ho is seriously considering the proposition and if Mr. Foster wll make him the offer the deal is closed "I purchased those lots twenty years ago for 12,000 , " said Mr. Foster , have paid heavy taxes on them end year. Two parties have offered to bujld me a two or three story brick building on one of the lots if I give them the other two , for the construe tion of another building. " Mr. Foster made this statement af ter the council had condemned the walk in front of the lots. One coun cllman declared two women fell over a stopoff In the walk lost week am were injured. Mr. Foster asked tha time bo given , because of his proposed deal. "Wahoo Sam" One of the Big Stars. "Wahoo" Sam Crawford , the Saun ders county youth who has grown fa mous for his Holding on the Octroi team of the American league , is given a flvo-pago writeup in the current is sue of Outdoor Sports with photo graphic plato embellishments. How Sam was born In Wahoo thlr ty-one years ago , how he grew to man hood among the "rustics , " how h started in the barber business and finally drifted into baseball becaus he didn't like "slmvln" and hair-cuttln for a llvin , ' " is nil more or less hu morously recited in the piece , which i by Frederic Loob , whoever he may be The article credits "Wahoo Sam" wit earning bis first money as a bal player at the age of 17 with the Wes Point , Nob. , team , in the year 1897 Ho left Wahoo in 1898 and located a Ontario , Can. , where the foliowin season he became a professional , join ing the Ontario team in the Canadian league. Ho tarried only briefly at Ontario and went thence to Grand Haplds , Mich. , where , at 19 years of ago , he made a wonderful record at bat , "tearing down all the fences in the circuit. " Cincinnati sent a" scout to Grand Rapids who telegraphed hack , "This kid's a wonder , " and "Wa hoe Sam" was forthwith corrnled and taken to Rcdfleld. At this point the writer says : "Ty Cobb , Wahoo Sam's only su perior as a star in the Tiger lineup , VIIH also quite a youngster when he roko Into the major leagues , but the ccord tniulo by Sam when ha first lilted Into flint company lias got omethlng on thu brilliant side of the lunoiiH Tyrus. Ty was 20 years old . 'lion hu joined Detroit In the latter art of the 1905 campaign and butted < MO for forty-one games. He did not ecomu a regular till the HCMHOII of DOG WIIH well advanced. Crawford TUB one year younger than the mighty 'y , hit over .1100 his IlrHt your , started n as a regular and has been a rcg- lar ever Blncc. * * * Hatters of lie Crawford typo are the sluggers lint count In winning games. There ro Home good old clotiters In the big engue , but many of them are tho' vuakeHt stlcksmlths on the team when full house stares them In the face. 'hero Is no man in the country who i more feared by pitchers with men n bases than the slugging tonsorlal rtlst from Wahoo , Neb. , and further , 0 man playing ball today has a bet- er general average , year In and year nit , for driving in runs than Samuel. "At the close of 1902 Crawford , was onsldorcd the most brilliant star on ho Cincinnati team and one of the iremler athletes of the National Dengue. He was one of the last to iiccumb to the offers of Ban John- on's now organization , which offered 11 colors of money for the cream of he National. Detroit offered Sam an amount that was far in excess of what 10 drew from the Hods , HO ho natural- y wandered into the nutomob'le ' city n his first year as a Tiger Sam maul- 1 the American League pitchers to 11 corners of the lot and pushed out ( in average of .332 , his highest ilgurc Inco becoming an American leaguer. "Lust year Sam was rumored to be laving trouble with his legs and it vas reported that he was almost ready or a slide to the minors. Sam's legs did bother him a little In the 1910 nmpalgn , ' but you can bet your last llukel IIO'B a long way from that slid- ng board. He should have a great ear this season , and when the final averages are counted up , it will be bund that Snm will not bo so many stops behind Cobb. It was rumored recently that Cobb and "Wahoo Sam" couldn't hit It nohow , down nt the Tigers' southern training camp at Alonroe , La. , and that President Navlu ind to make a Bpoclo ) . trip to the Dixie own for the purpose of Introducing he Georgia Peach to the Wahoo bar ber. There is little doubt that there was some truth to these tales , but the Tiger team never was strong for har- inony. Some scribes write that har mony IB the best player a team can have , but the Tigers have won three pennants In a row , while half the Jun- gleltes were making faces at one an other. "Crawford's fielding is not far be- ilnd his batting. He is a sure catch on a fly ball , covers ground , plays hits nicely and has a pretty good throwing wing. Sam always was a center field er until last season , when Jennings switched Tyrus to center and appointed - ed Sam official guardian of the patch in right field. "One of the most Important plays Crawford ever figured in was at the close of the 1907 season , when Detroit and the Athletics were fighting it out for the title. It wasn't exactly what might be called a play , either , and took place In the famous 17-innlng 9 to 9 tie game between tbese two teams. It was one of the closing in nings that Harry Davis punched a line drive to center. It went past Crawford - . ford Into the centerfield crowd for a double. Crawford came tearing In and insisted a policeman prevented him from making the catch. Silk O'Laughlln sustained Crawford and was nearly mobbed by the crowd. Murphy followed with n long single , which would have won the game and the pennant , had it not been for Crawford's kick. "Sam is happily married , and has a daughter 4 years of age. He makes his permanent home in Detroit , but occasionally takes a trip to see the old boys in Wahoo. He takes things easy in winter , as he deserves a rest after a hard season. With few excep tions he is very popular with his fel low players. " TUESDAY TOPICS. E. P. Weatherby returned from a business trip in Iowa. H. F. Barnhart went to Pierce to at tend the district court. Miss Martha Koehn went to Omaha to spend a few days with friends. Joseph Pluhacek returned from Meadow Grove , where he spent a day Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wllley have gone to Omaha for a few days' visit N. B. Whltlatch , a prominent mer chant of Foster , was in the city trans acting business. Mrs. Edward Pratt and Mrs. George A. Hinman of Tremont , 111. , are In the city visiting with the E. S. South fam ily. ily.Mrs. Mrs. F. W. Gates of Bartlesvllle Okla. , is in the city to spend the sum mer with her daughter , Mrs. George H. Burton. M , D. Tyler , M. C. Hazen and H. F Barnhart returned from Madison where they attended a short adjourn ed term of the district court S. W. Lackey of Stanton is in the of city visiting with his son , R. S. Lack ey. Mr. Lackey has just returned from a several months' visit in Flor Ida , where he has purchased some property. Miss Alvlna Miller returned from Pierce , from which place she accom panled her mother , Mrs. H. H. Miller who has been at Pierce visiting with her daughter. The meeting of Mosaic lodge No. 53 of has been postponed. Mrs. M , C. Beemer Is reported ver ; ill from nn attack of paralysis. The Trinity guild will meet with Mrs. V. S. Mitchell tomorrow after noon. There will be a special meeting o Beulah chapter Friday evening , tin regular meeting being postponed. The 13-year-old daughter of Mrs. L Sheldon of South Fourth' street is re orted 111 with dropsy. The child has eon III for some years and no hopes re entertained for her recovery. Notwithstanding thu heavy roads nil ruin Monday , J. S. Iluttcrflcld mule the trip from Osmond to Norfolk n hl automobile. Mrs. F M. McNellly , who bcciuno 111 fter nursing her son , Frank McNellly , vim WIIH suffering from typhoid fever , B now reported somewhat Improved , 'ho won IB doing very well. The Methodist Ladles' Aid will meet vlth Mrs. L. A. Fischer , 1310 Norfolk venue , Thursday afternoon. Mrs. 'Ischer will bo assisted by Mrs. jprccher and Mrs. Kuhlman. The committee on decorations of he Norfolk fire department held a neuting In the fire station Monday Ight and arranged for the firemen's ecoratlonn for Memorial day. A special meeting of the board of ed- icntlon will be bold In the high school ulldlng this evening to open the bids or the construction of additions to evernl of the city schools. It is be loved by board members that this Itiestlon will take up the entire time f the evening and that little time vil ) be had to go Into the election of now superintendent. Bishop Kcane of Cheyenne , Wyo. , lerformcd the confirmation services icld at the Sacred Heart Catholic church In this city Monday morning. \bout fifty adults and children of the mrish were confirmed. Among the nlnlsters taking part in the ceremony vere : Fathers Buckley and Gebauer , Norfolk ; Kearns , Wnyno ; Walsh , Bat- lo Creek ; Carroll , Wisner ; Muenlch , Indlson ; Gnlvln , Spauldlng. Chairman George B. Chrlstoph of he golf committee of the Country club has issued thu following rules to , overn the golf tournament next Fri day , the opening day : This will be a line hole medal play , divided Into hree classes. Those who have * bad n score of 49 or bettor will be In the 40 class ; those who have had a Score of 0 to 59 will be in the 50 class ; those vho have had a score of CO or over vlll be lu the CO class. Score will be counted In thu class the contestants Inish in. Ties in each class to he ilnyed elf by continuous playing. The iverage of the first three games play ed will determine the handicap to be used in future games. The police had a busy time of it Monday night ordering a number of lorso traders out of the city. The .raders kept their horses tied to bill- joards and other places throughout : he day without feeding them , and many complaints were made to the thorlties. During the day the traders commenced drinking heavily and some trouble was expected. PatrolRr men Livingston and O'Brien were sue- cessful in starting them out of the city. Near the state hospital one 01 : ho traders' horses became exhausted and died and fanners made comwj plaints that their horses became un- manageable when seeing the dead an- ! imal in the road. Constable Finkm louse made the trip to the scene and ordered the owner to bury the horse. It was reported that a Norfolk youth walking near the place was attacked by one of the traders and badly beat en up. FRANK PILLSBURY DEAD. Former Sioux Falls Man Succumbs to Long Illness from Heart Trouble. Sioux Falls , May 23. Ex-Mayor t today , , ! of heart trouble after a long illness. DIAZ MAY RESIGN TODAY. Message to Madero Says Vice Presl dent Has Already Quit. 3uarez , May 23. A telegram was received by Francisco Madero , jr. , to day from Alfred Robles Dominguez , special peace envoy in Mexico City , Indicating that the resignation of Vice President Corral had been tendered. The news was taken to mean that the vice president's resignation was requested to proceed that of President Diaz which is expected today or tomi morrow. When President Diaz resigns , Se- nor Madero and his party immediately with Senor De la Barra in the political reorganization of Mexico. The exodus of politicians continued today and the town was quite peace ful. The French Enter Fez. Tangiers , May 23. The .French col umn under command of Gen. Molnier entered Fez on the afternoon of May 18. The force met with no opposition on the part of the rebellious tribesmen besieging the sultan's southern cnp ital. All Europeans In the city are safe. sa DENOUNCE JUDICIAL RECALL. or orwl wl Closing Hours of Debate Over State hood Devoted to This Theme. Washington , May 23. Wlbber's resolution elution providing statehood for Art zona and New Mexico is scheduled for passage before adjournment to night. The closing hours of the long debate on the measure were given of over in large part to speeches de nouncing the judiciary recall feature the Arizona constitution. The resolution elution admitting Arizona provides that the feature shall be voted on by the people and as a condition to state hood. Representative Houston of Tennessee to see , a democrat , opened the debate today. The recall of judges , he said would be not only an innovation but a danger to integrity of the court. of Representative Martin W. Littleton New York , democrat , made his maiden speech in the house. Alarmist Reports In Portugal. Lisno , May 23. According to an cli ofllclal statement issued today , a numre her of persons in various walks of or life have been arrested in the northern - M ern parts of Portugal charged with vc circulating alarmist reports. The di prisoners were put on board the Perm tuguese cruiser Adamstor , lying off si Oporto. Marines from the cruiser uivo been landed to help the police guard the banks in the province of ntro Mlnsodouro , bordering on thu Spanish frontier. AVIATOR A HERO. Finds Landing Place Covered With People , Turns Out , Is Hurt. Bristol , Tcnn. , May 23. Aviator An- bony Jannus Is In n critical condition ollowlng an accident. He Is suffering rom n broken shoulder , broken collar one and probable internal Injuries. ust after ho had begun his flight pectators flocked to a knoll selected or a landing place. When ho steered or It , Jannus found It covered with icople. He was flying too low to rise jvor them , so ho turned his machine nto a nearby bank. The machine was wrecked. ' Another Heresy Case. Canton , O. , May 23. Charges of eresy preferred ngoins'C the Rev. mil E. Blnger of Tlllamook , Ore. , and a sharp discussion onthe proposed merger of the Presbyterian church north ) and the Reform church were enturcs of sessions of the general ynod of the reformed church ( Ger- nan ) in the United States. The Rev.Uec Ir. Blnger was alleged to have de- lared that "The word of God was ontnlned In the Bible but not every- hlng In the Bible Is the word of God. " Ho Is also said to have made the taterncnt In a sermon that "tho ten oinmnndments were not written by Moses. " The charges are made In the mlnu- es of the Portland , Ore. , Clnssls , and hey will bo dealt with by the synod omo day this week. Ordinance No. 366. An ordinance providing for the tern- lorary ) , use and occupation of the streets , alleys and public grounds of ho city of Norfolk for the purpose of raising , moving or removing houses and . buildings from one part of the city to another , and requiring a li cense , for the company , person or per sons , so using the streets and alleys , and providing a penalty for Its viola tion. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Norfolk , Nebraska : Section 1. Before any company , person or persons shall use or occu- , ) y any portion of the streets , alleys or public ground of the city of Nor folk in raising , moving or removing any house or building from one sec tion of the city to another , the company - , , pany , person or persons so desiring to use the streets , alleys or public grounds ( , or any portion of the same , shall ' first obtain a license for that _ u' purpose from the city clerk , and be fore any license shall be Issued an application in writing must be filed with the said clerk , and shall also give bond to the city with two or more ( sureties to be approved by the mayor ( and council , in the sum of two thousand dollars , conditioned that the party so licensed will repair and make good all damages to any street or al J5 ley , or the paving or sidewalks there on , wtille used as aforesaid , and to Indemnify and save harmless the city and Us inhabitants from damages arising ; from any negligence of the person so licensed , while engaged in such work , and upon the approval of such bond and the payment of a fee Qf twenty-five dollars , the applicant shall be entitled to a license for the period of one year , or until the first day of May thereafter. Sec. 2. The company , person or persons so obtaining a license to use the streets , alleys and public grounds , as aforesaid , shall occupy the same no longer than may reasonably bo nee essary for that purpose , and while so moving or removing any such house or structure upon any street or alley , the ' same shall be done in a manner to cause no unnecessary interruption with the public use of such , streets and alleys. Sec. 3. Whenever in moving or re moving any house or buijding along or across any street , alley or public grounds , which on account of the he of such house o'r building , will re the removal of any telephone , telegraph , electric light or other wire or wires , that will interfere with the passage of such bouse or building , the CO , person or persons using and op such wire or wires , shall upon twenty-four hours' notice in writ ing ; served upon such company , per son or persons , or its or their agent or manager , by the person so holding such license , temporarily remove such wire or wires sufficiently to enable such house or structure to pass the same , and upon a failure to BO remove such wire or wires , within the time specified , the city shall remove the same nt the expense of the company persons operating such wire or wires. Sec. 4. The authority to use the streets and alleys and public grounds for the purposes aforesaid shall be exercised so as to be at all times un der the control and supervision of the ilty and its officers. Sec. 5. Any person violating any the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars , to gether with the costs of prosecution. All ordinances and parts of ordin ances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance be in force and effect from ant after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved this 22nd dn > May , 1911. John Friday , Attest : Mayor. Ed Harter. City Clerk. Burns Says It's Falce. Mitchell , S. D. , May 23. The charge filed in Washington with Rep resentntlvo Davis and coming from ono George N. Silsbeo of Scott county Minnesota , alleging that he was pre vented from obtaining n patent to In dlan lands In Trlpp county through the a machinations of Fred Dennet , cominls sloner of the general land office a Washington , and Thomas C. Burns , eglster of the land offlco at Gregory , S. 1) . , nro declared to bo absolutely by Mr. Hums , who IB at present n Mitchell on a leave of absence from ils duties. Mr. Burns said : "All the advlco which I gave him Sllsbee ) was to the effect that ho hoiild beware of the Oklahoma graft- irs , who , like a flock of vultures , vero attempting to lleoco old soldiers veot ot B. Baker of the Baker company , Mentioned , in the statement In the real Interview , Is the BIHIIO party who aid a line of $1,000 at Dendwood in he federal court after pleading guilty ot the , offense of trafficking In soldiers' declaratory filings. Baker , as well as . . 11 members of his company , have ecu barred from practicing before the _ Gregory land offlco , and the charges made by Sllsbcc , I am quite sure , mvo been prompted by Baker and his ricnds to get even with the officials . if the Gregory land offlco and the general land office. " The incidents leading up to the pro- erred charges , according to Burns , .re . as follows : On October 1 , 1909 , n quattor filed on a piece of land and Iva ( days later Baker filed a soldier's declaratory on the snmo quarter sec- Ion , without ever having scon the and or finding If it had boon filed on. : , nter the squatter filed a contest ou "c declaratory claim , ho having built a Bhanty on the land and lived on It rom the day ho placed his filing hereon , and to all intents and pur- loses was making his homo there. The contest was heard in duo time , ind the decision of the land office was j1111 n favor of the squatter. Sllsbeo then { ind fifteen days in which to appeal rom the decision , but lie did not oven ake advantage of his rights In that Hrcctlon. Mr. Burns declares that If Sllsbeo las lost anything In the matter It has been through the negligence of his own attorneys , and that ho never nt- emptcd to intimidate him in any manner nor to use any Influence what ever to deprive him of his rights In trying to secure a claim. On his return to Gregory , Mr. Burns states , 10 will make a full and complete re port to the general land offlco respect- ng the incidents of this case. His friends In this city do not give the slghtest credence to the story. ANOTHER MEXICAN REVOLT ? New Party , Sore at Maderlsts , May Cause Some Trouble. Juarez , Mex. , May 23. Peace reigns supreme In northern Mexico , where news of the signing of a peace agree nent has penetrated. The only dis quieting reports of the day were pri vate advices from Mexico City that members of the "cientiflco" party , de posed because of the Maderist agreement 10me ment , were talking of starting another revolution against the latter. Trouble : rom the clentiflcos , Is admitted here , ; s expected , but whether or not it will take the form of a revolution at ter Madero assumes power Is npt clear. It is not believed Mexican people rally to another revolutionary move ment for some time at least and the opposition from the clentlflcos , It Is believed , really is the nature of vigor ous political activity. The insurrecto troops may bo kept at their various garrisons In Mexico for a few months n readiness for trou bio but no definite plans along that have been formed by Senor Ma dero. Ho Intends to see that the guarantees are carried out by the in stallatlon of good governors and his Intention at present is to keep the troops mobilized merely until complete order is restored. Senor Madero and his political chiefs discussed the make up of the new cabinet which is to sur round Senor De la Barra , the incom Ing provisional president. The most satisfying news to them was the receipt of a message from Ernesto Madero at Monterey , a bro ther of Francisco Madero , sr. , saying that he would accept the portfolio of finance. The cabinet slate predicted by the Associated Press recently still remains intact. BLAME NEWSPAPERS. Attacks of the Press Held Responsible for Present Prosecution. St Louis , Mo. , May 23. Charges that the press had persecuted the lumto her trade for the past five years and that press and public are responsible for the investigation of the lumber in terests by the department of justice , were made by the several delegates to the Lumber Trades congress. The 'discussion was over an effort made by E. F. Perry of New York representing the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers association , to have articles XVI and XVII stricken from the code of ethics which the congress formulated for the trade at large While he failed in this , a mild substi tute was carried. "We don't all agree with the gov eminent , " Mr. Perry declared. "We are not hero to restrict trade , bjit orM some government officials seem to M think we are , and I do not believe in ar inviting trouble. " of The sections of the code under fire are : "It shall be the duty of the manu fncturers and wholesalers to take an active interest in the marketing o their products through regular trade channels. "It is the sense of the congress tha wide spread publicity bo given , for n the purpose of making known Irre sponsible , unethical and unscrupulous manufacturers , wholesalers and deal ers. ers.A resolution was submitted by George E. Merrill of Salt Lake City Utah , to take the place of the art ! cles. cles.Tho The new section reads : In "It should be realized by the lumbe manufacturers and wholesalers tha the retail distributors of lumber an necessary factor In the trade and a is useful servant of the public and a such should be recognized at the oglcnl channel through which to nnrkot tholr productn. " In the dlscuBulon bt'foro the vote , A. ! . GareiiB of Homer , Ln. , wild thu iowHiiipur | hnvo "Insulted and at- nckcd" thu lumber tiade , "In the mimt Ho manner during the lust five years. " FOR CHURCH COMBINE. General Presbyterian Assembly Favors Uniting With Reformed Church. Atlantic City. N. J. . May 23. The nnnlmoiis adoption of the report fav- ring a union with thu Reformed hurch ; a protest against the acceptor nco by the government of the silver orvlco for the battleship Utah on vhlch appears an engraving of Brig- am Young and the Mormon taborwo tide ; the starting of a movement to stnbllsh a fund of $0,000,000 to perlnt lit a pension Increase for disabled itnlstcrs and widows of ministers and ho taking of testimony In the heresy rial of the Rev. William 1) . Grant of Northumberland , Pa. , wore among the mportant happenings at the session f the 123rd annual general assembly f Presbyterian church. Word of the adoption of the report avorlng union with the Reformed hurch was immediately wired to Caner on , O. , where the general assembly f that denomination ( s now in sos- ion. Before the plan for union can o put into effect it will have to bo doptcd by the different presbyteries. It was an Impossibility for Christ to iavo stood on the pinnacle of the tern- ilo nt Jerusalem and been tempted by atan , " as related In the testament , vas ono of the statements attributed o the Rev. William D. Grant nt the icresy trial before the permanent Ju- Iclal court. Dr. Grant Is charged with having old the topmost pinnacle was entire- y too small for anyone to stand upon , loinmcnclng on the death of Uzzlah vho as told In the old tcstimcnt was truck dead for daring to put his hand n the ark of the covenant , Dr. Grant s alleged to have said : "This man Uzzlah must have had ineurism of the heart or burst a blood inn in his head. All Uzziah was rylng to do was to prevent the sacred irk from slipping from the wagon or sledge on which it was being carried , ivldently the weight of the ark was oo < much of a strain and the man drop ped dead. " peel Dr. Grant was also accused of having old a member of his church that ho ntended ' to "cast the devil out of the Bible" by preaching a certain sermon. MUST GO 75 MILES AN HOUR. Otherwise , an Automobile Can't Enter In 500-Mile Race. Indianapolis , May 23. Examination of cars entered in the 500-mllo race to bo held at the Indianapolis speed' way on Memorial day began today , un der the supervision of Tom Edwards , chairman of the technical committee of the American Automobile assoclaQt .ion. Certificates are not to bo is sued for the cars until after the elimi nation trails , which are to bo held on Friday , and n final examination on the final day. Cars of more than GOO cubic inches ilston displacement are barred from : ho race. Each of the forty-six en trants must show a speed of nt least seventy-five miles an hour at .the elimi nation trials , or withdraw. Babies Die From Heat. Cleveland , O. , May 23. Because of the high temperature , eight babies died here , making twenty-four deaths of babies In the last four days , attrlb- utable to the heat One woman was also fatally prostrated. There were number of prostrations. TAFT IS IN NEW YORK. President Goes to Attend an Informa Dinner and Make Speech. Washington , May 23. President Taft left early today for New York accompanied by Senator Bacon ant Secretary Hllles and Major Butt. Ho will make an address this afternoon at the dedication of the New York public ' library. A dinner tonight , he will be the guest of J. W. Cadwallader. Attorney iencral Wickershara also will bo pros cnt , but the dinner will bo informal The president will leave for Washing ton at midnight. The attorney genera ! will be In the returning party. TO SEVER PHILIPPINES. Effort Will be Made In Coming Regu lar Session of Congress. Washington , May 23. Members of the house are loading the committee of foreign relations with provisions for the neutrality and the ultimate Independence pendenco of the Philippines. While no action by congress is ex pected at this session , a determined effort will bo mndo in the regular ses slon j to sever the Islands from the United States possessions. Ono of the several reasons advanced or the subject Is by Representative McCnll of Massachusetts , republican and another by Representative Martin ' Colorado , n democrat. Trainmen Re-elect Lee. Harrlsburg , Pa , May 23. The Bro therhood of Railroad Trainmen re elected W. G. Lee of Cleveland , presi dent by a vote of 579 to 1G9 for George M. Sharkey of Del Rio , Tex. Th name of A. A. Roe , Wichita , Kan. , wa lew not ( presented. T. R. Dodge was re w elected assistant to the president. The itn count of votes for other officers wll ith bo completed today. h C JURY DISAGREES OVER BOY. Iowa Lad Who Shot and Killed HI SiT Stepfather , Not Convicted. c Davenport , la. , May 23. The Jur ; tl the Randolph Brandenburg rnurde tltl case failed to agree after a fifty-six tld tle hour session and was dismissed at 1 d o'clock last night Brandenburg , wh h 21 years old , shot and killed hi P stepfather , Glaus Muenter , Februar I * 27 last , following a quarrel over th n ultimo of the boy's mother , Thu trial tattled for moio than a veek. It Is luiHHllilc thu boy will bo tlvun another ttlnl lu the Juiiu torin. A Fake Story Nailed. Illuollehl , W. Vn. , May 1 ! ! . Inillg- ant at the puhllt'iitlnn In rortaln api'is of an nhtu > lutoly "faked" story lint a man hud boon lynched to a ' hurch crtiHs huro nuvoial dn > n ago , Inyor Ktowors and Chief of Police Rnln Belt Wns Bigger. That Sumlny'B miignlllcunt rain ux- nded further west than O'Neill and urther imrtliwont than Iho Nelirnslui Into line at Anokn , was reported In " ho ' early dispatches received nt North- . osturn railroad ht'iulquarturs In thin Ity Monday morning , IB shown by atur ruportn coming In. Dallas ro- ) ortH ! an Inch and a half of rain , and H o docs AliiBWorth , no that the value of the rain was oven greater than WIIB " t first supposed. A * very vital factor In the rain's vorth was duo to thu way It fell , very < drop of moisture soaking Into hu ground , none running off. Monday aftornoon's rainfall in Nor- oik was .15 of an inch , making 1.3C or the Sunday and Monday rain. Atkinson , Nub. , May 23. Atkinson ad 1.20 Inches of rain. AIiiBworth , Neb. , May 23. Sporlal . o The NCWB : About nn Inch and u , alf of rain fell Sunday , Sunday night nil Monday. Name Hawkins as Secretary. A. W. Hawkins , traveling Balesinan m the Bradley , Morrlnm and Smith inplumeiit rompiuiy , was elected sec- r etary ' of the Norfolk Commercial club t a special meeting held lust night Mr. ] Hawkins was one of about flf- eeii applicants. For several months lie club directors have been ndvertls- ng all over the country for n man to 111 the place to which Mr. Hawkins vas elected and answers cnnio from veil recommended men in every part f the country. Mr. Hawkins has met with the dl- colors on several occasions and they eel that they have secured a capable ecretary who will make good In do- doting his tlmo exclusively to the ipbiillding of Norfolk. Mr. Hawkins was born at Leon , la. , an April 25 , 1879. His father WIIB a iromlnent business man of Leon , bo ng engaged in the dry goods and rocery business. Mr. Hawkins attended the Leon , nibllc schooln and at the age of 18 graduated from the Leon high school , mmedlately after graduating , ho wont o Dlxon , 111. , where ho entered the Jlxon Business college , graduating rom that Institution when 20 years old. After graduating he accepted a losltlon In the office of the Klngman inplemeiit : company at Omaha and a year later resigned to take charge of one of the office departments of the Cudahy Packing company at South Omaha. This position ho retained for hrco years when he accepted a posi tion with the David Bradley Imple ment company. The firm Is now cnown as the Bradley , Mcrriam and Smith Implement company and Mr. Hawkins has been the firm's top .raveling salesman ever since. His firm has written a letter recommend- ng Mr. Hawkins very highly , and ex pressing regret at losing him. Mr. ilawkins ; , however , was anxious to get 'off the road. " Mr. Hawkins came to Norfolk In De cember , 1898 , and has since been mak- . ng his home at B. T. Reid rooming house. . . Mr. Hawkins IB now secretary of the Northeast Nebraska Implement Deal ers and Traveling Men's club. In all the ; social meetings of this club Mr. Hawkins has been selected the toastmaster - Himi master and his ability in that chair has always been n feature of the meet aln ings. Mr. Hawkins has held every chair in the Order of Odd Fellows ands clis s a leading member of the U. C. T % organization. Mr. Hawkins for the tlmebeing will have his office in the Norfolk National bank building , at the rear of the bank. To Entertain Traveling Men. Every business man in Norfolk is urgently requested to attend the smoker which will be given by the Commercial club to the traveling men of this city and the new secretary at Marquardt hall next Saturday even- Ing. The directors of the Commercial club at their meeting authorized this Invitation through The News and they hope every man in Norfolk will bo present. The new Ad club was also invited to attend the smoker. C. J. Fleming , chairman of the entertain ment committee , reports arrange ments are all complete to make the smoker an interesting event The pro gram for the evening will be announc ed within a day or two. It was an interesting session that was held. Plans for the Commercial club rooms in the new brick building to be erected by G. L. Carlson will be ready for occupancy within sixty days , It is expected. Announcement that the Commercial club had secured per manent quarters at a very nominal rent has been received enthusiastical ly by Norfolk business men , who ap preciate the advertising value of this move as well as its possibilities in bringing the business men still closer together. Acting Secretary C. C. Gow read a letter from Mr. Evans of Kansas City , who will start a wholesale fruit house In Norfolk , authorizing Mr. Gow to rent a house for him and stated that he and his family were leaving Kansas City this week for Norfolk. The election of A. W. Hawkins as secretary of the club was unanimous. The question of a temporary office came up and L. P. Pasewalk offered the directors' room of the Norfolk Na tional bank with a desk and typewrit er. The offer was accepted by the directors with thanks. Mr. Hawkins has gone to Omaha to close up some personal matters and will be back In Norfolk ready'for active work Friday morning.