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TIIK NOUFOTjK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. FRIDAY , MAY 2(5 ( , 1911. Fisher's Maiden Speech. Now York , Mny 21. Walter L. Fish- or. tlio now aocrotnry of the Inturlor , delivered hlH itrat ollldul speech lioni toilny ivt the meeting of the National Fire Protective association. Secretary FlKhcr'B HubjectVIIH "Flro Waste and HH Remedy. " He declared that the national government was trying to reduce - duce this IOHS by requiring fireproof material In the construction of Its buildings and making experiments to ascertain the bust material to UHO. Discuss Plans for Peace. Mohonk Lake , N. Y. , May 24. At the opening today of the suvontoonth annual meeting of Lake Mohonk con ference of International arbitration , President Nicolas Murray Duller of Columbia university , presiding officer of the conference , for the first time made public the plans of the Carnegie endowment for International peace. Ho announced the scheme of opera tion. The names of appointees and an outline of the work followed. DIAZ TO RESIGN THURSDAY. Mexico City , May 24. It Is officially announced that President Diaz and Vice President Corral will not resign today , but that their resignations will bo tendered to the house of deputies tomorrow. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. The Presbyterian Aid society will meet with Mrs. Vogt tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock. Tomorrow being Ascension day , ser vices will bo hold In the St. Johannes Lutheran church at 8 p. in. O. E. Schroldor , a Northwestern em ploye , has moved from Alnsworth. Nub. , to 504 South Fifth street. With the permission of the city council , E. E. Truolock , the present substitute lire driver , will continue In that capacity , according to John Rico , who was tlio successful bidder for the contract. Mr. TruolocU has made good as a driver and has made many friends among the firemen. Mr. Rico declares ho will purchase a new team of horses for the work and with Mr. Truelock as the driver , the city should get first class service. The game scheduled between Elgin and Norfolk , which was postponed last Sunday on account of rain , will be played here on June 7. The next game scheduled hero will bo played between Norfolk and Madison next Sunday. Creighton comes hero for a game on June 4 ; Pierce , June 11 , and the cham pion amateur team of Iowa , from the town of Whiting , is scheduled to play here on Juno 13. Among the feature games of the season will bo that be tween Norfolk and the Mechanics team of North St. Paul , Minn. , on June 18. Norfolk lodge No. 97 A. O. U. W. Is preparing for two public meetings that promise more than usual Inter est. On June 13 at the lodge hall all members and their families and all candidates and their families will be entertained at a public meeting for which extensive plans are being made , and within a short time it is hoped that Grand Master Workman Walling will be able to give the local lodge an evening. Upon this occasion the plan is to hold a public meeting in the Au ditorium to be addressed by Mr. Wall Ing , who is one of the most interest ing public speakers in the state. E F. Masten , master workman of the Norfolk lodge , has charge of the prop aratlons. Twenty Norfolk boy scouts under the direct charge of Scout Masters A O. Hazen and Cleo Lederer , scoutet the territory' around the Union Pacific bridge , south of the city. Swimming instructions were given to the yount scouts and afterward tracking Instruc tions. Two scouts , furnlsbed with con fettl , were started out ten minutes In advance of the main body of scouts At intervals the paper was thrown along the ground and when It had al been distributed the two pursued scouts concealed themselves. The ) were captured. The scouts have or dcred their uniforms and It Is expect ed that these will arrive within a few days. Scout Master Hazen report , that the scouts will make their flrs public appearance in this city on Me morial day , when they will participate in the parade. Magnificent Display. Everyone turns out to see a clrcu parade , and the crowds that gather t ( watch the grand spectacular parad given by the Campbell Brothers blj consolidated shows when they exhlbl in Norfolk on Saturday , May 27 , wil witness one that Is unexcelled any where today. Horses are always a leading featun with every circus , and Campbell Brotli ers have spent years In raising am training.their hundreds and hundred of tine horses that are exhibited botl in the free street parade , and In th < various ways under tjie big top. The horses are attractive , but w must not fall to mention their riders scores and scores of really beautlfu women , gaily and magnificently cos turned and all exhibiting dlfferen feats of horsemanship and dariiu Then , there are the almost ungoven able horses and bronchos that ar mounted by cowboys , and the troop c Russian Cossacks , whoso service Campbell Brothers have secured d reel from the steppes of Russia , a enormous expense , and who are ft mous the world over for porformln the most wonderful and reckless feat on horseback with their horses goln at full speed. Don't fail to see thorn also many other features.too numoi ous to mention that are always a pai of every circus , as groups of beautlfi women posed as various characters o the huge glittering wagons , bands c music and clowns , to say nothing e the valuable menagerie that Is carrle wltli these shows. Army Life Not All Joy. Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston , Tex know as little about war and the si uatlon in Moxlco as do Norfolk clt zens , says Fritz Asmus , who recentl eturnod from a two weeks' vacation n Texan. Mr. Aaimia In one of the ergoants of the local national guard ompany and while In the south spent overal days visiting with Sergeant ohn ErlckHon , Company H , Thlr- couth Infantry , who was detailed from ho regular army to the Norfolk com- iany at the maneuvers at Fort Rllcy , ( an. Rains have boon very general at San \ntonlo , says Sergeant Asmus , and ho soldiers are disgusted with the reg- liar drilling on the muddy drill rounds. They arc anxiously awaiting mlers to go back to their barracks. he maneuvering grounds arc twenty- wo miles from Fort Sam Houston and ho troops are marched the entire dls- anco each week In heavy inarching rdor , experiencing hardship. Uncom- ortablo stooping In the little dog tents s not at all appreciated. Every day there arrive at the fort nany recruits who , after a few days of "rookie" life , scorn to have lost all ntorost In the army. There are 13,000 soldiers encamped near San Antonio and It costs Undo Sam n quarter of a million dollars iach month for salaries. Every cent of this money Is spent in San Antonio and the congregation of the troops icar that city has been a great thing or the merchants of the placo. While at the fort , Sergeant Asmus witnessed the review before the gov ernor of Texas. During this review hreo regiments marched before the state executive , while the artillery Ired seventeen guns. There are four airships In the signal corps and Ser geant Asmus witnessed several suc cessful ( lights. * ' PLANS FOR THE SMOKER. Chairman Fleming Has Completed Arrangements - rangements for Saturday Night. C. J. Fleming , chairman of the on- ertalnment committee of the Com- norclal club , reports all arrangements or the smoker and social meeting tote to given the traveling men by the club n Marquardt hall Saturday evening mve been completed. A sub-commlt- .00 . to be known as the refreshment committee has been named by Mr. Fleming and this latter committee has reported that all is In readiness for the luncheon which will precede the smoker. Among the speakers of the evening vill be S. F. Ersktne , "What I Saw at Grand Island" ; C. H. Taylor , "Forty Years On the Road" ; C. L. Chaffee , 'U. C. T.'ism" ; A. Randklev , John R. Hays and A. W. Hawkins , the new sec retary of the Commercial club. How Letters Often Miss It. Absendmlnded senders of letters , es pecially those who forget to affix the : > roper address or no address what ever , are to blame if they find that there Is no answer to their letters and eventually correspondence stops be- ; ween them and some dear friend. This kind of mall at the local post- ofllce has been very light this week , but in the batch are seven postal cards without any stamps postal cards with the pretty gilded trimmings ; a letter to 109 North Islah street , SouHi Da kota ; one from Norfolk to no one at all and another with a very plain printed address , probably with money enclosed , but without any stamp or any signs of the sender's Identity. All these letters will be forwarded to the dead letter office at Washington to day by Postmaster John R. Hays. Mr. Hays only last week sent a num ber of letters to the dead letter office without any addresses. In one of these letters was enclosed a $100 money or der ; in another a $5 bill. The letter with the money order was opened at the dead letter office and had It not been for the money order , its sender would never have heard from it again. The letter was written to "Dear " and signed with one name. The letter was sent back to this city and the postmaster found its owner , whose only explana tion was "how funny. " Many times letters are returned tc Norfolk from the dead letter ofllce with photographs enclosed. The pho tographer is put on the trail and the sender Is found that way at Uncle Sam's expense. A record of each letter sent in this manner is kept at the local office and at the dead letter office. The returr stamps and all expenses attached tc the forwarding and reforwardlng an paid by Uncle Sam. There Is much responsibility attach ed to the sending of unaddressed let ters , especially those in which monej Is enclosed. In the case of the formei mentioned South Dakota letter Post master Hays refrained from sendln ; the letter to the dead letter ofllce un til he had assured himself that then was but one Islah street in the Unitet States and that was In Los Angeles Cal. He also discovered , however that there was no such number as 10 ! on that street in Los Angeles , tin numbers there beginning in the 90' ' block. A Cripple , Aged 70 , in Pitiful Plight. Crippled with rheumatism and deserted sorted by his fellow horse traders , i 70-year-old man is stranded near thl city because one of his feeble animal had died and another one , purchase for $4 by the friends who desertei him , is too old and feeble to bo of an ; use. use.The The traders arrived in the city Moi day morning from parts unknowr The old man with his covered wage : and two exhausted horses reached point about three miles cast of th city when one of the animals dice The other two wagons continued t the city and Monday night they wer ordered out of town because the occi pants were drunk and disorderly. They camped near whore the ol trader was stranded and decided t buy him another horse. Four of th men "chipped in" a dollar each an the steed was purchased. In the meantime farmers made con plaint against the dead animal in th public highway and Constable Finl house visited the old man , who crlei plteoimly not to bo arrested. Ho da- clarcd n colored man of this cityhi.d promised to coma out Tuesday morn ing to bury the animal , Ho had In Ills treasury but G5 cents , and this ho offered the constable. The colored man failed to make his appcaranco and Tuesday night Constable Fink- house burled the animal. His second visit to the old man found the latter In better spirits , but the trader was doubtful whether his new horse could do the required work. "My friends deserted mo. They wore drunk and had some trouble here , " he said. "They each 'chipped In' and bought mo this horse , and then went away. I don't know where they have gone. They are no relatives of mine. Some women wore hero and there was some lighting. A young man from the city was hit ever the head. " "You belong at the poor farm , " said the constable to the shaking trader. "No , I will never go there * I want to be a frco man , " the trader said. MUST BRAND NET WEIGHT. State of Nebraska Wins Four Out of Five Pure Food Cases. Lincoln , May 23. In the supreme court , the state won today four out of five pure food cases brought to test the net weight clause of the food and drug act passed by the legislature of 1909. The suits to compel branding the not weight on biscuit and lard packages were won and the judges reversed the decision In regard to cot toleno on account of a defect in the statute. The curatlvo act was passed by the last legislature. Deputy Attor ney General Aycrs and assistant At torney General Edgorton , conducted the cases for the state. A Record Breaking Sale of Lots Here. Norfolk is a coming town , accord ing to the faith of people living In ter ritory tributary to this city. Every one of the 220 lots placed on sale last Friday in Homestead addi tion to Norfolk by an Omaha real es tate firm has been sold , most of them to people living in the territory trib utary to Norfolk. This is the quickest lot sale ever conducted by the Omaha real estate company which platted the addition. Never before have they cleaned out an addition within three days in any city in which they have operated. They could have sold more lots In Norfolk if they had owned them. The fact that the biggest sales were made to out-of-town shows - - people the tremendous faith in the future of this city entertained by people throughout the northwest. A. L. Root of the real estate firm said it also showed the tremendous pulling power of Dally News advertising as the outside ter ritory was reached only through this papV. This Is the first instance in which the company has been able to trace infinitely greater results to newspaper publicity than to their own poster distribution. The Omaha real estate company which laid out this addition had faith in Norfolk the moment the general manager , N. P. Dodge , came to town to investigate , and their record break Ing sale has more than justified theli confidence in this city. They picked out Norfolk as one of seven cities foi heir Investment this year. In select ng these seven they investigated every town of 5,000 or over in the Mississippi valley. Mr. Dodge thinks s'orfolk Is one of the coming cities ol the west. As ho sees it , two of the greatest needs of the city at this time are a street car line and more hole ! acllltles. DORSEY UNDER KNIFE. Former Fremonter Loses Leg Belov the Knee. Fremont , Neb. , May 24. Hon. Gee W. E. Dorsey , formerly a prominent resident of Fremont , went under th < surgeon's knife at his home in Sal Lake City Monday afternoon at ( o'clock and had one of his limbs am iiitated below the knee. DIAZ TO RESIGN TODAY. Madero Is Just Beginning to Learn Ex tent of Revolution. Juarez , Mex. , May 24. Confldentla advices to the revolutionists hero nr < to the effect that the resignation o President Diaz will be presented t the Mexican congress today. It I not expected that it will be acceptei before Saturday or a week. Franclso I. Madero , jr. , the rebel leader , is no planning to start for Mexico City be fore Sunday. News of the tenderln ; of Vice President Corral's reslgnatlo was received here today. Senor Madero is just beginning t realize the strength of "the revolutloi ary movement which ho created. < constant stream of telegrams hav been pouring In at his headquarter within the last few days congratula Ing him on his success and of the rei olutlon and his men. As the telegram are from all parts of Mexico , includln the southern and central sections , it 1 becoming more and more apparer here that Madero need fear little froi a counter revolutionary movemon Such talk again was In the air toda : coupled with rumors of plots by th "clentlflco" element in Mexico Clt and the promiscuous use of money t accomplish Madero's downfall and th possibility of mishap to the Mador train when it starts southward. Som of Madero's friends think ho shoul take at least 200 armed men aloni but the rebel leader himself scoffs i the idea , saying ho will have but civilian escort. It is quite probnbl however , that a pilot locomotive wl venture a kilometer or two ahead c the train to scout for dynamite boml or other Impediments. A New Paper In China. San Francisco , May 24. A niimbc of American newspaper men heade by W. Wilfrid Flelshor , sailed toda for Shanghai where they will establls the China News , a dally nowspapc to bo published in behalf of the Em lull and Chinese. This will bo the ilrst English paper to cater to the gen eral Chinese public Ewinn News. Walter Hemenway of Orchard vis ited friends in Ewing Sunday. The John Uorlgan company bought a carload of hogs from J. L. Roll and shipped them Sunday night. P. M. Conger shipped hogs to the Omaha market Tuesday night. While excavating and grading the road leading down the cemetery hill last Saturday , workmen unearthed a skeleton about thirty feet west of the cemetery fence and a few feet north of the main road. Only a view of the head with some loose hair lying around could be obtained as the work men ceased operations on making the ghastly discovery. The skeleton Is supposed to bo that of a negro who died hero about twenty-seven years ago before the cemetery was fenced , and was burled by mistake at the point where his skeleton was found. George Burch , on the Graver Bros. ranch , sheared 430 sheep In four days. His average shear Is 100 per day. A flro early Sunday morning almost destroyed the homo of Frank Huble , living on a ranch near Bliss. His household goods also wore nearly all destroyed. The loss is estimated at $1,400 , insurance $ GOO. W. H. Graver , adjuster for the Insurance company , viewed the loss Monday and paid Mr. Huble a check for the full amount. John May , with his wife and grand son , visited at Creighton from Friday until Monday. Between fifty and sixty young people ple were confirmed In the Catholic church Saturday. Mrs. Josepha Shober went on a vlsh to the home of her daughter , Mrs. Lee , at Plainvlew Sunday. Her son , Jos. Shober , accompanied her to Norfolk. Huffman & Seymour loaded a car of hogs from their Delolt ranch Monday evening. Mrs. M. T. Sanders and Mrs. Arthur Splttler arrived home Saturday after a pleasant visit with relatives at Rush- A. L. Miller of Neligh is putting down hydraulic wells for L. D. Mont gomery , Lester Stringfield and Henry Fry- FryMrs. Mrs. William Wheeler and mother , Mrs. W. H. Stringfleld , were at Neligh Friday. Miss Marguerite Haneman was down from O'Neill Sunday visiting her grandparents , Mr. and Mrs. George French. D. A. Huston transacted business at Chambers and O'Neill last Friday and Saturday. Prof. Hutching , with Misses Joslo Sanders and Nona Jennings , assisted the county superintendent at O'Neill Saturday to correct eighth , grade ex amination papers. Miss Mae Lydon Is visiting a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Faye Stevens at Elgin this week. Miss Fanny Brenton of Neligh Is spending a week with her sister , Mrs. Leo Wood. Mrs. Monahan came down from O'Neill Friday to visit with her nephew , Thos. J. Loob. Miss Bonnie Osborne finished her School In the A. W. Good district and left for her home at Atkinson Friday. Mrs. P. M. Conger arrived home Saturday from Lincoln and other east ern points. The high school spent a pleasant afternoon Friday at the Yellow" Banks , : ast of town , while the grammar room enjoyed an outing at Slevers lake. Miss Alice Sanders was home a few days from Elgin , whore she is attend- ng school. Mrs. Lester Stringfield and children ITQ home again from Geneva. D. D. Brunson left for Canada Sat urday morning on a business trip. The baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev. R. E. Lackey at the U. P. hurch Sunday night was listened to by a good audience , despite the dis agreeable night. The discourse con fined many fine points and seemed to be highly appreciated by the grad uates. Madfson High School Graduates. Madison , Neb. , May 4. Special to The News : The graduating exercises of the Madison high school took place at the opera house last evening. The class consisted of ten boys and six girls : George M. Darlington , Ernest W. Moehnert , Erza Christian , Earl J Meyer , Howard S. Smith , Elmer W Farlin , Victor V. Gillespie , John F Bates , Joe L. Weinberger , Melvin M Garrett , Gertrude Horst , Vera Horst Opal Planck , Annie Josephine Giltner Zora Elizabeth Warrick , Phoebe Wills McFetters. Of these thirteen finlshet the normal training and received nor mal certificates presented by Countj Superintendent N. A. Housel. The opera house was jammed will the patrons of the school and friends of the class. The program oponec with a number by the high school cho rus , followed by the Invocation by Rev F. M. Drullner. Ernest W. Moehnert sang "In th < Deep Cold Sea , " and Earl J. Moye then followed with the salutatory. "Foot Prints of sonted by Vera Horst ; "Forestry ii the United States , " by Elmer W. Far Un ; "The Advancement of Education by Anna Josephine Giltner ; "Tho De velopment of the West" by Melvin M Garrett ; George M. Darlington gav the valedictory. A solo by Miss Beai rice Clark and a number by the big school girls octet and' "Merry June by the Mendelssohn club complete the musical portion of the program. Supt. W. T. Stockdale in a short bu effective and forcible speech reviewe the work of the class during the las two years , during which time ho ha been in charge of the schools and pre sented the class to the board of edi cation. President S. C. Blackman , o behalf of the board of education , afte a few appropriate remarks presente the diplomas. It is of no reflection on any proviou class to state that the class of 1911 ( many respects Is the strongest eve graduated from the Madison big chool , and certainly does credit to 10 high school faculty and Supt. tockdalo. Big Ship In a Bad Way. N Roches Point , Ireland , May 21. The unard line steamer Ivernla , from Uos- on , May 10 , for Queenstown and .ilvorponl , passed Into Queonstown mrbor today with a heavy list to larboard and down by the bows. Queonstown , May 24 , On reaching 10 Inner harbor here today , the Gu ard liner Ivornla was beached on 10 eastern bank of Klnloch channel , 'cndcrs ' arc standing by the vessel for ic purpose of rendering any assis- anco that may bo necessary. SOLD OUT UNCLE SAM ? ( seal Agent Charged With Accepting Pay From Another Government. Washington , May 24. Charges that ) r. Jacob II. Hollander , fiscal agent f the United States , in straightening ut tlio tangled financial affairs of San Jomlngo , had accepted money from oth governments , although In the pay f the United States , wore received n the house committee on state do- artmcnts. Dr. Hollander received 40,000 from this government for his orvlces and is said to have accepted 100,000 from the Dominican govern- lent without the knowledge of the United States. Thomas C. Dawson , former Amerl- an minister of San Domingo , told the ommltteo that ho did not have per- onal knowledge that Hollander had ccelvod $100,000 , although it was onerally understood such was the ase. Dr. Hollander has been sum- loned by the committee to appear oday. So Kansas City Gets It. Kansas City , May 2i. The annual looting of the Trans-Mississippi Com- nerclnl congress , set for September ext , will be held In Kansas City in- toad of Oklahoma City , the place riglnally decided upon. This was ractically decided upon today when lie executive committee of the con- ress hero to make arrangements for ho gathering. Oklahoma City declln- d to raise the funds necessary and ho Kansas City Commercial club for- : ially invited the congress to meet ere. Four governors , Herbert S. Bradley of Missouri , John F. Shafroth f Colorado , W. R. Stubbs of Kansas , nd Lee Cruco of Oklahoma and an x-governor , D. R. Francis of St. Louis , ttended today's meeting. Lumbermen Talk Reciprocity. Chicago , May 24. Reciprocity is Ikely to play a leading part in the eliberatlons of the National Lumber lanufacturcrs association which open- d u two-days' session today. Taft Bs.ck . in Washington. Washington , May 24. President Taft iccompanied by Attorney General VIckersliam returned from New York early today. A Buffalo Bill Train Wrecked. Lowell , Mass. , May 24. A section of the Buffalo Bill wild west train was wrecked about eight miles outside of his city early today. Four men were njured. AH of the injured will re cover. Mrs. Henry Englebertz. Lindsay , Neb. , May 23. Special to The News : Mrs. Henry Englebertz was buried at the St. Bernard Cath- ollc cemetery on Saturday. She was one of the earlier settlers here , hav. ng this spring moved to the old Mau rer place , ten miles northeast of here , THEY WON'T TESTIFY. Ohio State Senate Committee Can't Get Any Evidence , It Seems. Columbus , O. , May 24. The state senate's committee named to invest ! ate charges of bribery In the leglsla ture which delayed Its proceedings until after the grand jury had made its final report prior to adjournment of the assembly , took up its inquirj but made no headway because wit nesses summoned refused to testify. Three newspaper men and Charles J. Bretzman , former president of the Columbus chamber of commerce , de clined to take the oath as witnesses After several hours' deliberation , the committee swore out warrants for tht arrest of Mr. Bretzman and E. E. Cook editor of the Columbus Citizen , undei a comparatively new statute upon the validity of which the courts have no passed , providing a fine of $100 t < $5,000 for failure to give testimony be fore legislative committees. Darrow on the Coast. San Francisco , May 24. Clarence A Darrow of Chicago , retained by the In ternational Organization of Structura Iron Workers of America to defeni J. J. McNamara and his brother J. B McNamara , arrived hero last nigh and went Into immediate confercnci with local labor leaders. Mr. Darrov refused to discuss the dynamltlni cases , or to outline the plans for thi defense , declaring his knowledge o the case was confined to statement published In the newspapers. Ho li dlcated , however , that the preparatloi of the defense possibly would prove ; lengthy task. Mr. Darrow expects t leave for Los Angeles Thursday. MacVeagh In Kansas City. Kansas City , May 24. Frankll MacVeagh , secretary of the treasur : arrived hero this morning and tonigli will address the Missouri and Kansa bankers' convention Jn conventio hall. His subject will bo "Bankln and Currency Reform. " More Urn 1,000 b , ankers from Missouri and Kai sas were in attendance when the coi vontlon met today. Fire Around Gasoline Tank. Now York , May 24. A $150,00 flro with a big tank full of gasolln in the middle of It kept firemen bus for several hours here today. Th gasoline did not explode , howovei The flames destroyed a lumber yarc burned out the roar of four apart ment houses and coimumcd ( Ivo smal ler wooden buildings. Tried to Buy Hlm7 A sensational charge of attempted bribery In the city council , with ref erence to the proposed amendment of the saloon ordinance to Increase the number of saloons to eight , Instead of seven , was made at the council mootIng - Ing last night by Councilman M H. Kauffman. "This Is the first time anybody has tried to buy my vote , " Mr. Kauffman declared. "Two of my friends were offered ' $50 to got my vote ; another friend was sent to me , who had been offered $100. There Is no use men tioning names. This Is quite serious , gentlemen. " Votes Bought at Election ? "Yes , it is serious , Mr. Kauffman , " said Mayor Friday , "but not as serious as other vote buying. There was very frequent vote buying at the last elec tion and that la also very serious. " "Well , " said Councilman Koerber from the Fourth ward , "no one has tried to buy me. " "Mo cither , " said Councilman Lar- kin. And "mo either , " said Council man Winter. "Maybe I am bettor looking than any of you fellows , " said Mr. Kauff man. "Breaks Faith With Saloons. " "If seems very funny to mo that this amendment Is brought up at this time. I don't think that the council is keeping faith witli the people. The council was elected under conditions that they leave the present ordinance alone. The saloon men paid their $1,200 In good faith and they worked hard at the last election and the coun cil should keep their word with them. " Hero Mayor Friday interposed , sayIng - Ing that the question was never men tioned In the last election. "Mr. Mayor , it was mentioned , " ex claimed Councilman Kauffman. "You mentioned It yourself in a published statement on March 2. " The councilman then displayed a printed statement by the mayor in which Mr. Friday said that he had no desire to amend the present saloon ordinance. Mayor Not Behind the Move. "There , Mr. Mayor , " said Council man Kauffman , after reading the statement. "That statement is above your own name. " "That's very true , " said the mayor , "and I ain't doing it. " The mayor then called a vote on the amendment , which was passed for the first reading , with Amerlne and Knuff man/voting against it and Ver- 1 ges , Winter , Larkin , Fueslor and Koer ber voting for it. The ordinance must pass two more readings before it Is made a law. The council took no official action with regard to Mr. Kauffman's 1 charges. | Councilman Verges , who voted for ; the amendment after some hesitation , declared Tuesday that If Councilman Kauffmau bad mentioned names In connection with the alleged attempted bribery , he would have voted against it. When informed of this , Councilman Kauffman declared : "If they force me to It , I will men tion the names. " Council Proceedings. May 22 , 1911. Council met in ad journed regular session at 8:45 : p. m. , Mayor Friday presiding. Present , Verges , Winter , Kauffman , Larkin , Amerlne , Fuesler , Koerber. Absent , Eccles. Moved by Winter , seconded by Ver ges , that council open bids for city printing. Carried. Printing committee reported The Norfolk Daily News the lowest bidder. Moved by Fiiesler , seconded by Am erlne , that the bid of The News bo accepted and The Norfolk Dally News be designated the official paper , pro viding that the council proceedings be published free. Ayes , Verges , Kauffman , Larkin , Amerlne , Fuesler , Koerber. Nays , Winter. Carried. Moved by Fuesler , seconded by Win ter , that the street and alley commit tee be given power to act in the ditch matter on Prairie avenue and First street. Carried. A communication from the state health committee was read and on motion filed. A petition for a walk on the north side of Braasch avenue from First street to Fourth street was read , Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Koerber , that the petition be granted and walks be ordered In. Carried on full vote. Moved by Kauffman , seconded b > Amorlno that bids for fire driver be opened. Carried. J. Rico was the only bidder , his bid being for $1,60C per year. Moved by Larkin , seconded by Winter , that the bid of J. Rice foi fire driver at salary of $1,600 per yeai be accepted and a contract drawn Ayes , Winter , Verges , Larkin , Amor 1 , ine , Fuesler , Koorber. Nays , Kauff I. man. Ordinance No. 3G5 being an ordln t'ance ' to amend saloon ordinance No ; I 31CA. was road the first time. Movei ' . by Fuesler. seconded by Winter thai 'f ' I ordinance No. 365 pass its first read ' i ing. Ayes , Verges , Winter , Larkin 3 Fueslor , Koerber. Nays , Kauffman Amerlne. Carried. Ordinance No. 366 , being an ordln anco regulating house movers , wai taken up and read the first time Moved by Kauffman , seconded b ; Winter , that ordinance No. 3GG pasi Its first reading and rules bo suspend ed and ordinance No. 366 be read thi second time. Carried on full vote Ordinance No. 366 read second time Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Winter tor , that the rules requiring the read ing of ordinances on three separati days be suspended and ordinance Nc 366 bo read the third time. Carrlei on full vote. Ordinance No. 3G6 reai the third time. Moved by Kauffman seconded by Larkin , that ordlnanci No. 366 bo passed and approved a read. Ayes , Verges , Winter , Kaufi man , Larkin , Amerlne , Fuesler , Koei her. Nays , none. Carried. Moved by Kauffman , seconded b ; Winter , that the public works com mltteo and property owners' commll too , with contractor , make another In vestlgallon of the concrete base of th pavement , starting at the driveway o the Norfolk Lumber company east a far as they deem necessary , and re inrt at next mooting. Carried. Moved by KmilTmim. wounded by \ourhor , that the Ktroot and alloy ommlltoo and city onglnoor have lower to act In giving grade for walks in the corner of Fourth street. Car- lod. Moved by Koorbor , Hooondod by 'orgos , that council adjourn until Vodnosday ovonlng , May 2 , 1911 , at p. m. Ayes , Verges , Wlntor , Larklu , \morlno. Fuoslor , Koorbor. Nays , Ciuiffinnii. Carried. Adjourned at 2:2fi : n. m. John Friday. Attest : Mayor. I-M Hartor , City Clork. Nlobrara Commencement. Nlobrara , Nob. , May 23. Special to 1'ho News : Tlio annual commence- nont exorcises of the Nlobrara schools voro hold on Friday ovonlng , the 19th , nst. , In the V. C. B. J. hall. The graduates were Blanche Clark , Marie lolan , Howard Palon , Sophia Njppoll , lonry Nell and Karla Reid , Theeo oung people had orations which were veil written and given with good < ! Ivory. Their subjects were as foi- ows : "Big Smoke , Llttlo Flro , " "Wo- nan Suffrage , " "Tho Orator and Th ross , " "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star , " "Our Government , " and "Night Irlngs Out The Stars. " The opening narch was played by Mrs. C. C. Whip- Ic , tiio Invocation pronounced by lov. M. Flllpl. Tlio Messrs. aillham , McCormlck , Shultz , McCormlck , Nip- jell and Rev. Mr. Brown rendered two ocal numbers and a ladles' trio com- uiflcd of MuHdumcH Gllllmm , C. C. Vhlpple and Miss Marshall gave two lumbers. Miss Nelson was the ao- ompanlst. The diplomas were pro cnted by C. W. Domol , principal of ho schools. The benediction pro- lounced by Rev. M. J. Brown closed ho ovoning's exercises , which were tp to the usual standard. The annual banquet of the alumni lasoclatlon was hold immediately foi- owing the graduating exercises In lie same hall. About seventy-five ncmbcrs and guests surrounded the Kinquct board. C. W. Domol presided as toastmastor. Toasts were given by Miss Cora Ewing , president of the as sociation , class of ' 09 ; Miss Sophie Nippoll , class of ' 11 ; Mrs. Elslo Me- Jormick , class of ' 91 ; Ralph Longer , lass -of " 10 , and several responded vlth impromptu speeches. Instru- uental music by Miss Nelson , a vocal solo by Miss Rock , a violin solo by C. Marshall , accompanist , Miss Draper ; a pantomime by six school children , and the singing of the alum- ii song , the words of which were writ- en by Mrs. George W. Chambers , slass of ' 93 , closed the program. A fine rain which was greatly need ed visited tills vicinity Sunday night. A Challenge from O'Neill. O'Neill , Neb. . May 23. Sporting Ed- tor , The News : Wo , the undersigned , vlsh to challenge Bernard ( "Gun- > oat" ) McCafferty witli .Ilmmlo Kane , larence Zink or any other light- veight in the middle west , for a side > ct of $500 or more ; to fight any > lace or at any time. Gene Kane , Trainer. Frank Froellch. Patsy Harty. Lindsay's Bargain Day. Lindsay , Neb. , May 23. Special to The News : Lindsay's bargain day vas a success in every way. It drew bigger crowd to Lindsay on Satur day than had ever before boon seen on the streets better than a Fourth of July celebration. The crowds came torn far and near. The free moving picture show In the afternoon played o a full house , notwithstanding the mscball game , drawing a crowd of. over 300 people. The game was be tween Lindsay and the Genoa Indians , : he score resulting in favor of Lind say , 7 to 0. The game was well play ed excepting for errors In the first in ning which resulted in two extra runs for Lindsay. A couple of poor plays on the part of the Indians in the third iopt them from scoring. The score : Genoa 00000000 0 0 Lindsay 40300000 * 7 Batteries : Genoa , Johnson , Smith and Staples ; Lindsay , Herman anu Prevo. Atkinson News. Atkinson , Neb. , May 23. Special to The News : On Friday afternoon , May 19 , Atkinson high school defeat ed Stuart high school on the Stuart grounds by the score of 10 to 2. Summary Batteries : Dickcrson , Mllnnr and Raymer for Atkinson ; Ahl- man and Stuart for Stuart. Umpire , Consignee. Atkinson high school defeated a "plugged" high school team from Emmett - mett on the Atkinson grounds Satur day afternoon , May 20 , by a score of 8 to 17. There was heavy betting on both sides and about $200 changed hands. There was lots of Emmett money in sight at first , but Atkinson soon replaced this. Summary Bat teries : Atkinson , Mllnar and Ray mer ; Emmett , O'Donnell , Trocynskl and Trocynski. Roberts for Comptroller ? Washington , May 23. George E. Roberts of Iowa now director of the mint , may bo made comptroller of the qurrency. Comptroller Murray will resign shortly to take a position with a Plttsburg bank. Secretary Mao Veagh wants Mr. Roberts named. Several other candidates are seeking the place. It is believed by many that Mr. Rob erts Is likely to bo promoted to comp troller and then to a cabinet place when Mr. MacVeagh stops out. FOR HEADLIGHT LAW VOTE. Referendum Petition Filed with the Secretary of State. Pierre , S. D. , May 23. The first referendum petition to got to the sec retary of state Is the ono which car ried tlio headlight law to the people for a vote. The petition arrived and contains about 15,000 names. The people who wish to refer the Immigration department law are re \ ported to bo getting busy and may got enough names to refer that law.