The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, September 29, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

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    WANT PRIMARY REPEALED.
AWANT of Protests Against It In
Democratic Convention.
"I like tlu'HO conventions. I wish
they'd repeal tlio primary. "
That was a remark you could licnr
among tlio delegates to tlio demo-
ciatlo congicBBlonal convention. "It
gives an added pleasure In llfo to get
together and meet your ft lends from
all over the district now and then ;
and there's an enthusiasm about the
convention that you can't get under
the primary. The nilmary's expen-
Hho and It taken the Iniiimn IntcreHt
out of politics. I wish they'd repeal
It. Now that wo hu\o the initiative
and referendum , Homebody could start
It and 1 belle\o It would be repealed. "
llopubllcnns on the ground talked
the BIUMO way.
Ordered to Do Deported.
West Point , Neb. , Sept. 27. Special
to The NOVVP : Wotd has been received
from U. S. Immlgiatlon liiHpcctor Ad
ams of Denver that the department
has ordered the deportation of Josef
Hroz and Mailed Necld , the two Ho-
hemlaiiH anoHted two weeks ago on
a charge of being undoHliablo aliens
and of living together illegally. This
order will bo cairled out Satin day , I
Sept. 30 , unless the steps contcmplat-J J
ed by influential Bohemian friends of ,
the paitles are successful In obtaining
an extension or modification of the
order. Miss Nocld Is now , with her J
infant child , at the homo of former
Mayor Fred Sonncmu'helii at West
Point \\hllo Hro/ continues as a pils-J '
oner In the Dodge county jail. | I
Mr. Sonncscholn will accompany [ ,
Miss Necld to Fiemont on Filday and
hinlender her to the feduial nuthoil-j j
tieb , he being her bondsman. It has I
de\ eloped fiom the statements of
Hro/ that his former wlfo Is a habitual
diunkard and dining his absence fiom I
her during the last eight jeais has j
given bit th to two Illegitimate ehll- .
dicn. Ho claims that his mairlago to1 '
Miss Necld was undertaken in good .
faith that ho was advlbed by an at-
toiney In bis homo countiy that all I
that was necessaiy to free him from
his first wile was t o contract a mar- I
rlago with BOIIIO one elbe In the Unit-
oiled States and ho says that , i dying
on this advice , ho accompanied Miss
V Necld to this country and married her
Immediately upon their anival. Miss
Necid corroborates all these state
ments.
Strenuous efforts aio being put
forth to delay the depot tatlon of the
woman in the case , her compatilots
believing her to bo an Innocent vic
tim of an nppaicnt mistake and at
taching no blame whatever to her.
Congicbbinau Sabnth has been ap
pealed to to intervene for delay. Opin
ion as to the guilt or innocence of j
Hi 0,5 in the premises is about evenly
(
divided. Hoth the paitles aio highly
educated , intelligent and lefined people - '
plo and lully icall/o their unfoitunato !
piedicament. Mr. Sonnenschein has1 '
been Indefatigable In his effoits to i
assist this couple in their tioitblo and
is ably seconded by other prominent ;
Uohemians In Ncbiaska and also In
Chicago.
Mack's Team Wins.
Philadelphia , Sept. 27 The Ameri
can league championship for 1011 was
decided heio yesterday when Philadelphia - (
delphia defeated Detioit It was the ,
fouith time that a local team piloted
bv Connlo Mack has won the pennant
in this organration ( and it was the , ,
iirst time that Philadelphia has won i'
the title In successive seasons , Hy i ( >
winning this year , Philadelphia earned 1
the tight to defend the title of the
world's championship which it won [
last jcnr in a series with Chicago ,
atlomil league club.
A
Former Gov. Proctor Dead.
Proctor , Vt , Sept. 27. Pointer Gov.
Fletcher D. Pioctor of this state died I
today at his home here after a pro
tracted illness.
Death of Mrs. F. W. Wright.
Honesteel , S I ) , Sept. 27 Special.
to The News : Mrs. P. AV. Wright,1 '
w ifo of a Itoneatecl city councilman , j
suddenly died at Llttlo Rock , la , [
whore she was visiting , from the ef
fects of diabetes. Hesides the hus ]
band , a 2earold child survives. The
funeral will be at Little Hock , wher
Mrs. Wright's parents live.
Bank Robber Caught , Suicides.
Salt Lake City , Sept. 27. A mait
entered the "Utah Commercial and'
Savings bank just after closing of f
business yebterday and at the point of
a pistol foiced Assistant Cashier J. j
W. Bond to glvo him $1,000. The tF. ; ,
then ran out Into the street and turn
ed down Main street , followed by the
police and a largo ciovvd. Leaving
the street ho ran tluough a store !
room. Ills piogiess was barred at ,
the rear of the building where he shot
and killed himself. The man was
Identified as O. W. Harvey. The ,
money was recovered.
THE LUCAS CANDIDACY.
.
How Pierce County Ranchmen Got
on Congressional Convention List. j I
" candidate for.
"Robert Lucas was a r i
congress only In a joke , " explained aj
Pierce county democrat , with refer
ence to the story that Pierce county
forces were split. "Lucas Is a big I
ranchman and wanted to be a dele
gate. In the convention a motion was
made to permit Tree to name the dele
gates , because Free was a candidate
for congress. Lucas thought ho might
not bo on the delegation and objected.
Then Lucas arose and said , I , also , am
n candidate for congress. I want to
name the delegation. ' It was a clever
scheme and it worked. Lucas got on
the delegation. "
Aeroplanes Grow Old Fast.
Washington , D. C. , Sept. 27. The
first army aeroplane bought from the
Wright brothers In 1909 at a cost of
$30,000 arrived In Washington yester
day to be placed in the national mu
seum as an exhibit. Although it was
only two jears ago that OrvJlle
V Wright with Lieutenant Fouloig , as a
passenger , mnde his historic flight
from Fort Myer to Alexandria , Va. ,
and return In this rioioplane , the masi
chlno now IH comddoicd obsolete.
Taft at Chlldren'o Picnic.
AtchlBon , Kan. , Sept. 27. President.
Taft arrived heio at 1.30 p. in. Ho0t |
was taKen to Forest Park to address
] a children's picnic given by Ualllo
Waggoner. It Is estimated that 35,000
persons gathered In this city to see
the chief executive.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Mrs. H. S.
, Lackey Is back from a
) fll.x weekb' visit with leluthes In
Iowa.
Mrs. W. A. Klngsley and her daugh
ter , Krlssle , have returned from a
week's visit with relatives at Omaha.
Mrs. Mary Fowler and her grand
daughter , Miss Easter Currier , have
gene to Mount Pleasant , la. , where
Miss Currier will attend college.
The Eastcin Star of lleulah chapter
No.10 will have a regular meeting
Thursday night.
Nathan Hi own , son of J. W. Drown ,
who was opeiated on for adenoids ,
Is tecovcilng nicely.
There will bo a meeting of the
Degree of Honor In the G. A. It. hall
this evening at 8 o'clock.
The new flie bell for the hook nnd
ladder wagon has arilved and is be-
ing set up for Immediate use.
The Fred Hinasth lesidenco pro
perty , Noifolk avenue and Ninth
'street , lias been sold to W. H. Snider.
The Aid society of the M. E. church
will meet 1'or business In the church
pailors Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
A faiewell reception will bo given
for the Itov. Dr. and Mis. Tlndall
Thuisday evening at the Methodist
church. Ku'ijono Is Invited.
Ralph McKlnney , who was opoiated
on in an Omaha hospital Sunday for
abscess of the stomach , Is doing as
well as could he expected , accenting |
to latest repoits.
W. A. itfngsley opened ( lie Pacillc l
annex hotel for business hist night
with thliteen guests. Harvey O'Hri-
en has been placed In the capacity of
manager of this annex
Piof. J. P. Main will give his stoic- ,
optlcon entti talnnuMit and lectuio on
the Reformation Filday night of this
week at the Gorman schoolhouse on
Fifth street. It begins at 8 o'clock.
Mr. and Mis. W. W. Case and son
were called to Eagle Giovo , Mo. , on
account ol the death of Mis. Case's
fnthei , G. / . Lymaii. Horn ihouina-
tlsm of the heart. Mr Case i etui nod
last night |
The new undeigionnd wiies aio being - -
ing connected foi tegular use on the
Nebiaska telephone lines today. The
old wlies on Noifolk avenue aie be
ing lemoved and in a few weeks the
oltl poles will be out of the way.
About fiftj Noilolk boy scouts and
about fifteen of their guests weie ad-
dtessed on vnilous subjects by G. L.
Cailsou In Pasownlk giovo last ove-
nlng. After the addiess the scouts
became active in n manhunt which
was witnessed by a number of their
guests. '
\ Lincoln dispatch to the Omaha
Ueo savb Lester Weaver ol Noifolk ,
who was opoiated on foi appendicitis
last bpilng , iiijmed the wound in a
lootball sklimish at Lincoln a low
dajs ago and will bo out of the game
the balance of this season. He was
counted upon as one of the univer-
slty elo.'en.
Thirteen out of town Masons at-
tended the meeting of Mosaic lodge
No . " > , " > . Tuesday evening dining
which the master mason degree was
confeiied on two candidates After
the woik a banquet was given in the
W D. Redmond , Wav.no ; 11. A. Crps-
banquet room of the Masonic hall.
Among the out-ortown guests were
by , Heemor ; M C. Mead , Heemer ;
Nelson Uttermati , Lam el ; M. E. Mai-
lory , Plainvlew ; J. L. McDonald , V.
W. McDonald , Frank Clough , S. L.
Stewart , W. S Hart , Allen ; W. R.
, Laurel ; W. T. Berry , Stuart ;
'John Reifschmelder , Heemer.
Moving actlvlt.v dining the past two
da > s has been unusually heavy as
compared with the seven days of last
w ecK. M. E. Nelson of Anoka mov ed
to the city and will live on South
Fifth stieel in the Homy Uuscli
house. C. N. Barrae , an office sup
ply tiaveling salesman of Dos Moines ,
moved into the Ueswick house on
Eleventh stieet and Hayes avenue.
1'Fred Orr of Newell , S. D. , is moving
heie. E. R. Reese has vacated the
house at 1204 Taylor avenue and
leaves the city for Petersburg. A.
. Ballah , the Cambildge , Neb. , banker -
or who will go Into the real estate
business liefe , moves to 500 South
Eighth street.
Fiemont rilbune : In order that
prompt treatment may be given flies
that bieak out In tlio rnilioad yaids
the Northwestern has equipped its
yards engines , or "goats" as they aio
termed by tallroad men , with flic
fighting nppaiatus. On each engine a
pipe projects out over the front bumper -
per and to It Is attached a fire hose
forty feet long The hose Is can led
coiled in a box on the front of the
engine. Water is supplied from the
tender. Enough pressure is secured
to throw a stream thirty or forty feet
The new apparatus on one of the en-
gines was given its first tryout last
evening when George Ainsworth
found one of the company's telegraph
poles near the foundry afire. lie flag
ged the switch engine crew and the
fire was put out In a few minutes.
Gen. Grant Coming.
Council Bluffs , la. , Sept. 27. Gen.
Grenvllle M. Dodge , the president of
the society of the Army of Tennessee ,
will have as his guests at the meet-1 ti
Ing nt Council Bluffs October 10-11 ,
among others , Gen. Fred Grant , Gen.
Charles Morton and Gen. Fred A. In
Smith. Not only the society of the
Army of Tennessee , but also the Iowa
Commandry of the Legion , the surviv
ors of the Fourth Iowa Infantry , and
also Dodge's Second Iowa battery will
participate. They will celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of their eullbtp
iiient and the forty-first reunion of
the society of the Army of Tonnes-
sio ,
VANITY'S VISION.
Ottoman Silk In Demand For Coat R -
vort Coronation Red Popular Shade.
Ottoman MIKs are having n consid
erable vogue an a trimming , being es
pecially used for collar faclnps and
revers The big demand in Paris has
been for cream white , deep yellow ,
tnn and coronation red. These tlirco
colors buvo been used In combination
Till ! SIIIItT WAIBT OP 1911.
with navy blue and black worsteds
and silks.
Among the novelty -waists are some
that have the lower portion made of
Katln In the same shade as the suit
with which it Is worn , such as blacker
or navy blue , while the upper portion
Is of v > bite lace or tlllet net , embroider
ed In colorto li.itmonbe.
Metal fiinges aie used on evening
diessoa and thos y blouses. These
filngos aio made Iroin bullion coids
fiai
and me in buth blight gold and silver
and the d.uKer antique metals.
Them Is a great feeling for having
alh. die s nor essnrles to match , even
hand bags follow Ing the fashion and
the uppois ot shoes as well as slock-
ings.
In this blouse the Gibson plait gives
a fullness Hint Is most desirable to slim
flgutcs , bill the sleeves and bodice are
cut in one piece. The side plaiting Is
one of the newest fcatmes of the soi
son. .TUUIC CIIOLLET
This Mi > Minton pattern Is cut In sires
from 31 to 41 Inches buit measure Betid
10nr cents to this olllce , giving number , 7P3
nnd It will ho pioniptly forwarded to > on
In mall If In hnijp send nn addition ii
two cent stamp for letter postauohlcli
Insuremoio ! prompt delivery.
rler One Iden.
"Ills wlfo Is .1 woman nt one Won "
"That so ? " .
"Yos ; whenever he starts to do'any- '
thing she lias the Idea Unit tie's do'.np
H wrong " Detioit Tree Pioss.
A Good Reason.
Positive Wife John , why do you
talk in your sleep ? Have you anj
Idea ? Negative Husband So ns not
to forget how , 1 suppose It's the onlv
chance 1 get. Exchange.
HOLLAND'S RAILROADS.
They Are Operated at a Loss to Aid
the Canal Traffic.
In contrast with the history of Bel-
plum. Germany. France and Austila ,
Holland alone of all European coun
tries picsents n situation where the
niilro.icls require protection fiom the
competition of the canals.
Holland thus icverscs the general
rules vv lilch apply In oil other conn-
tiles. Railroad development was te-
tnnrkably slow In Holland. The fli.st
Dutch nillumds were short local lines ,
while the waterway system was ex
tensive and strongly Intrenched.
At length , coin Inced that she could
not keep pace with other European
count lies by liei waterway system
alone , the Dutch government cnn
strut-led an ambitious Hue of rallroadb
connecting with tlio International
lines ot Em ope
Tbc tnllio.ids woie built not with
any expectation that they would he
profitable as Investments , but because
they weie consldeied absolutely necessary
sary to save the country from Indus
trial decadence. Holland Is the onlj
country In the world In which the J1'
state has provided both rail and vvn
tor hlfcliwa.vs substantially free of cap It
Itnl clnuge The railroads are now
operated nt a loss to supplement the
waterways , which carry 00 per cent
of the tralllc of Holland. American
Review of Reviews.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
The Brue ! county fair nt Klmball
was attended by lecord breaking
crowds.
The contract has been let for the
construction of a bridge across the
White river south of Murdo.
Iroquois is enjoying a big building
boom. A number of business blocks
are going up besides many new resi
dences.
D. E. Hudson has resigned from the
board of education at Yankton after
twenty-six years of service as a meni' '
her of that body.
Despite the dry weather forest fires
the Black Hills country were much
less numerous than usual. The effi
ciency of a new lookout system Is the
cause.
The citizens of Beresford have start
ed a movement for the purchase of
ten acres of land to bo made into n tl
public park. There Is little opposl-
tion to the movement.
.1. H. Chrlstensen of Volln suffered
the fracture of five ribs and his col
lar bone when an auto In which lie
was tiding turned over.
The federal circuit court has ruled
that no one In the employ of the In
dian seivlco can purchase from the
Indians cattle which have been Issued
to them by the government.
The state college nt Brooklngs has
Issued a bulletin stating that grass
hoppers may be destroyed by thor
ough cultivation of the boll In which
they have deposited their eggs.
DEAD AUTHOR WON
A SUFFRAGE PRIZE.
Mlas Taylor'i Hymn Accepted Two
Weeks After Her Demise.
A poem wtltten by Miss Mluctta
Theodora Taj lor , educator and author ,
of Greeneastle , I nil. , has been a wind
ed the $100 prl/e offeied by the wom
an's suffiago party of New York for a
national Miff i age anthem. Ninety-
eight poems weie submitted In the
contest , and the one accepted was bent
In by the author tlve da > s before her
death , two weeks ago.
The words , which have oeen copy
righted by the woman's suffrage par-
tj' , are as follows :
Once morea \\akrs the spirit of the just
And a woildwldo llturm IB kindled from the
dustWomen
Women , for the right we know ,
For tha duty that we owe ,
For nil souls nov , here and comlne , vot'i
we must
CHORUS.
We the peoplel All the people ! How It
rings !
Justlco bioad nnd free , the living heart of
things ,
SIstcis working for the light ,
Urothcrs striving for the right ,
Wo the people ! All the people ! How It
Our volco Is for wisdom of the free
Ever ci owing since our parents crossed
the sea ,
Slluico In the court of wrong
To the weakling must belong
Let our spirit1' , strong nnd earnest , speak
and sec
Wo nro walking \vhero the heroes all have
trod ,
A w e.iry way w hero w o can only plod ,
Hut wo're tolling In the space
Where the mnrtyrs toolc their place ,
And our mighty shout Is risen to our God
Yo po\\eis of evil , caith Is not your own !
Women helping , > ou shall jet be over
thrown ,
And a bettci llfo shall rlso
Than has Kladdemd human eyes ,
And true peaca shall blend the nations
Into one
Let us stand together , women , hard nnd
fast !
t.ct usow to keep the faith until the
last'
Bv the tiutli the world has learned ,
B\ the f. lie ho nl It has spurned ,
Wo will vote nml ilso above the vanished
M'CONNELL SUPERSTITIOUS
BALL PLAYER.
Most ball pluj 01 s have queer 3
mental stunts , and superstition *
I is a rcguli'r fetish with them. 4
„
*
Hut iii all
the queer
i Inky dinks
in the line
of spooklngs
and other
similar
things Am
ble McCon-
n c 11 , the
midget mid-
s n c k c r of
the White
Sox , has the
pippin. lie
goes around
looking to , ,
M'COXM-I.1. . *
pick lip plllS
wherever he Is , as Mac figures X
that for every one of them ho 4
lifts from the ground ho Is
- - -
- .
.n
bound to make n base hit No $
matter wheie the little man is , 4-
Amble is nlwa.vs on the lookout X
for pins , and whenever he finds |
three in one day he feels ns tick
led as a kid with a pair of
bright red brogans. Seems as
if the people have been pretty
careful about dropping pins ,
Judging fiom the complexion of
Amble's batting average. |
London's Crystal Palace.
The Cr.vstal palace was n great pro-
flucer of superlatives In its early days ,
says the London Chronicle. When
Queen Victoria wrote of May day ,
1S51. as "the greatest day in our his
tory , the most beautiful and Imposing
nnd touching spectacle ever scon. " she
was . referring to the whole idea and
effect ' of the exhibition , but "tho beau
ty * of the building nnd the vastncss of .
all" weio important factors In the J
marvel which she rolled upon to
nstound her uncle Leopold. When the
palace moved to the new site Herbert
Spencer wrote : "I have been once at
Sydenham. It surpasses even m.v e\
pcctatioiis , though I had seen It In
progress. It Is u fairyland and a won
iler surpassing all others. " Rusklusald
that Mr. Dickens has said that there
was nothing like it in fairyland ami
added bitterly that Mr. Dickens was
right.
National Farmers' Congress.
The National Farmers' congress for
1911 will meet at Columbus , O. , Oct.
12. Subjects of vital importance to
the national life will b6 discussed
there , and it Is of more than usual In
terest to the west that this part of
the country be well represented at
this congress.
Anyone desiring to attend this con
gress can pet nn appointment as dele
gate from Gov. Aldrlch by addressing
R. W. McGInnis , Fremont , Neb. , W. S.
Delano , Lincoln or G. L. Carlson , Nor-
folk. A letter to any one of these
men expressing a desire to attend
this congress will result in an appoint'
ment as a delegate. '
BRAKEMANJS KILLED
T , E. Henry , on Norfolk-Bound Train ,
Killed at Fremont.
Fremont. Neb , Sept 28 Special to
The NewsT E Henry , a North
western brakeman on freight train
No 35 , bound from Council Bluffs to
Noifolk , was mil over by the cars and
killed here last night. A log and arm
wore cut off and he died at 3:30 : this
morning. Conductor Spencer Martin
of Norfolk was In charge of the train
Henry was a married man , about 2-i.
FIRST HARVARD TO
STUDY AT HARVARD.
.
Descendant of Founder's Cousin Will
Take Four Years' Course.
For the first timeIn Harvard tinlvcrI I
slty's 275 yoais of llfo a Harvard la
entered ns a studcut. Lionel do Jersey I
Harvard of London , under clrcum '
stances most unusual and sentimental ,
will take his place in the class of 1015.
He Is a member of the oilglmtl John
Uarvatd family.
John Ilatvaid died In 1038 , two years
after the uulvoislty which was later
given his name was founded. Thom
as Ilarvmd was his second cousin
The Htirvaid who Is coming to Amort
ca is descended from Thomas liar
vard and prepared for college at the
same London school at which John
Harvard piopared for Emmanuel col i
lego , Cambridge * , 00 years ago.
In 1S47 Edward Everett , then presl- '
dent of Harvatd unlveislty , wrote to
George Bancroft , minister to Great
Britain , asKIng Mr. Bancroft to deliver
some books , including a sot of Quiticy's
"History ol1 Hnrvnid , " to the Rev
John Hiirvaul of Plymouth , England.
Louis A. Holman of Boston went to I
England In 100S for several months of i
woik Involving antiquarian and other
research. At the homo of J. Maw
son Harvaid , a grandson of the Rev.
John Han aid , ho found two sons ,
Lionel , now eighteen , and Kenneth ,
now fourteen. An older son , John , had
died.
died.Nothing
Nothing was then said regarding the
future attendance of ono of the sons
at Harvaid university , but when Mr.
Harvard later wtoto that financial ob
stacles had compelled Lionel to give
up his ambition to attend Emmanuel
college , which John Harvard attended ,
Mr. Ilolmnn talked to those In authoil-
ty at Iltu v aid and to a fovv Han arc !
alumni. The result was a few interest
ed gtaduat s ngiood to provide a fund
ample to caie for the tuition and ex-
pen es of the } onng man during hta
four j ears' course '
WHALES RACE STEAMER.
Tempted by Popcorn Cast Astern , Two
Follow Ship Seventy-five Miles.
A se\eiil\-flve mile ia < e upon the
high eislth two bl wh.ile * . eiU : >
measuilng more than l.riO feet , is le
ported as imnlshing excitement to the
173 p.i < - cni'ei > i of the Meamer Boston ,
which at lived loeently at Uoston fiom
Nova Scotia.
It v , is not until after the cicitiim
race had lasted for eight hours , the
story goes , that the two w hales pav e
up the nice. It was then after mid
night , and senicely a passenger was
able to go to sleep. The Boston h.ul
hardly left Dlgby , N. S. , when she en
counteied the whales.
Some popcoin was thrown from the
steamer by children , nnd the two
whales eagerly made for It Evidently
expecting more , they clung to the ship.
Sometimes they drew alongside , liatd
ly nn oar's length from the ship , or
actually btushcd up against it Then
they would race ahead. The whales
were faster than the steamer , and theie
J
was no prospect of leaving them be-
,
hlucl. Occasionally mote popcorn was
thrown out , but this proceeding , while
It for n time Kept the pursuers to the
rear , only made them more eager later.
SAN MARCOS AT REST.
Delaware Sends Remains of Old Texas
to Davy Jones ,
The guns on the Dreadnought Dela
ware completely destroyed the old
battleship San Mat cos , formerly the
Te.\as , visible above the surface of
Chesapeake bay , at Tangier bound ,
where she was sunk last spring by
the t guns of the New Hampshire.
The big Dreadnought , steaming at
full speed , opened lire on the helpless
ship time after time , while nt from
five to seven miles the eyes of 12,000
oflicors and men on sixteen battleships
and cruisers watched the work.
It was = 0011 over. The shooting all
together did not take moio than an
hour. f
The test , naval officers say , was to '
ascertain the hitting power of the Del-
aware. It was the llrst time her guns
had been used , and much depended on
the iCMIIt.
The teMs aNo showed at what rungo
ships of the Pelawaro class can ef-
fectivelv enter Into battle.
GEORGE SPEAR IN AUTO SMASH.
George II. Spear of Norfolk , a
prominent traveling salesman , was
thrown from an automobile between
Lynch nnd Monowl Tuesday afternoon
when the steering gear of the car
broke and the machine went off a
bridge , dropping eight feet , Mr. Spear
was thrown In the air , but sustained
only a bruised leg. Ho is again on
the road. The driver was unhurt.
Norfolk Has Room Famine.
With the twenty-one days of land
rush drawing near , Norfolk is star
ing the face a lack of rooms and
sleeping accommodations for home-
seekers , many of whom will have to
stop off in the city , over night. An
example of this scarcity of rooms was
shown during the democratic congres
slonal convention here Tuesday , when
every hotel in the city was so filled
that n blue pencil In one case was
used to write the words , "Nothing Do-
Ing ' ' for KUOIIIH" nctofrs the face of a
I hotel idolater.
j Many of the delegates were turned
away ' fiom hotels and even cots
I the halls weie unavailable hccatiMU
; these , too , had all been icsoivcd.
Alioady a continct Is leported to
line been given out for the Pony hopi
tel on the south side , but this
lot help In the congestion which Norfolk -
folk will experience dining the land
limit.
Ample time and warning have been
jlvou to make the necessaiy annnge-
nentH for these accommodations and
n some cases additional looms have
.leon added to the legular supply , but
home of those who believe they know
: leclaie that Noifolk avenue's curli
ng will find many sleepeis dining
- ho land ninli.
Slot Machines Must Go.
Slou.v City , la. , Sept. 28. Every
slot ' machine In Sioux City must bo
nit out of service. This order was
' sailed In a letter icceived by Mayor
A. A. Smith fiom A Homey ( ieneuil
Scorgo Coston , of Dea Moines. The
attorney states the men who fall to
obey the order should bo Immediately
nitested and Indictments by the giand
Jury on the charge of operating a
gambling house should follow a con
viction for disobeying the order.
Allen at Clearwater.
Cleat\vater , Neb , Sept. 18. ! Special
o The News- Senator W. V. Allen
of Madison , will bo In attendance at
. learwater's big two-day fraternal pic
nic and will glvo a talk on "Ftatot-
lallsm. "
HEART ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
Bloomfield Boy Eleven Years Old Be
fore Fact Is Discovered.
The fin t Hint the heart of eleven
yciu old William Stevens of Bloom
Hold , X J , Is on I ho light side of his
both was lovealed toconlly.
The buy has been complaining for
sovei il tlavs of a pain In his light side
It was nt litst believed by his patents
( hut the pain was duo to a minimcr
complaint , and they atlmliilsteied
home lemedles Those failed to glvo
tollef , and n ph.vdr lim vvns mimmoncd
IIo gave the boy a thorough oMimlna
lion and dc < lnicd that ho found noth- I
Ing wiling with his physical condition
Thoio Is jus ( one other thing I can
do , " lomaiKcd the ph.vslclan , "and tlmt
Is to niiUo a caioful test of the heart ' i
Then the doctor applied the slot ho
wenne to the left side of tl'o bo.v's liodv
The bo.v's Inenthing was regular , but
theio was no heartbeat. The pbjsl
clan was pnrzlod for n moment , and
then l | ho tiled the Instrument to ( lie
ritiht side.
Tln'tv mo cn os on record , " he said ,
"vvhoio the ho it Is on the right side"u
It was then Hint ho mntlo the dis
covery ( hit the bo.v's heart was n"ti
wheie It should bo I
GOLF CLUBS FOR TAFT.
Andrew Cnrncgio Sends the President
n Sot Made In Scotland. I
Andrew fVuncrlo lias sent Mr. Taft
a sot ( if golf clnbi Thoj are the
hnndiwoik of J Dusslo of Dornoch
Kent 11 ml , which is C.unogio's native
heath Mi Cninoglo Iiitilisted the
ehib'i foi dt'lvtiy to J. ( "I. Selimidl.ipii
of cini inn HI , an old filond of the
piosliYiit , v ho has leeontly been visit
Ing S'U'in ' nnd Em ope. Mr. Hehmltl
lapp pi evented them to Afr. Taft.
With the clubs came the well wishes
of Mi Cainoglo , who sn.vs that he fa-
vois golf fur the president because It
will give him health to continue hN
woiK for world pence , the other gioat
Knma besides golf in which the piesl
dent and Mr. Carnegie are interested
MAUSOLEUM TOEHOLD 2,000.
Fireproof Structure Costing $100,000 to
Be Built In Cincinnati.
A mausoleum flrepioof in constiuc
tlon and gigantic tn proportions is to
he elected in Cincinnati. It will hold
the bodies of 2,000 persons and will
cost over ? 100,000.
The Interior will bo of concrete nnd
the exterior of stone , with granite
trimmings The crypts will bo largo
enough to hold the biggest collln yet
made , and in case of a family desli-
Ing to bury a member In this manner
an opening will bo chosen. The cof
fined body will be slid into the open
ing , and as soon as the mourners leave
workmen with mixed concrete will cover - , .
or the opening , thereby hermetically '
scaling the coffin and Us contents. .
A Simple Antidote to Poison ,
It is a valuable thing to understand
thoroughly what simple antidote to
take If ono is s-o unlui ky as to swallow |
poison of any kind Sweet oil is to lie
st
found ( In nearly eveiy house , howevei
humble ' , nnd half a pint of It tuKenliii I
mediately Is an effectual antidote to
almost all pol ons Any one with a
strong constitution should take a larger
gor quantity of this simple remedy.
London Family Herald.
Household Debate.
"I could have done better than to
marry you. "
"You bilng that question up at In
opportune times , my dear. Suppose
we place a regular weekly evening on
the calendar , to bo devoted to its dls
cusslon.Plttsburg Post.
Is
Sufficient Proof.
Lady And you guarantee that the
panot talks quite a lot ? Dealer
Hather. His last mistress sold him be
cause she couldn't get a word In edge
ways. Fllegende Hlatter.
Quite n Linguist.
"My husband speaKs three languages
lluently. "
"English. French and German ? "
"No Hnseball pelf and aviation. "
Chicago Uecord Heruld.-
Judge Reeder May be a Candidate.
Phitte county republicans are try
ing to induce Judge James Reeder of
Columbus to enter the race for the re
„ p
publican nomination foi eongicm ( u
iHUecoed I Mr. Latin. Whether his niuiio
will be biought befoio the Fremont
'
'convention
uu\t Monday IH not known
at this time , an It Is said ho has not
consented to inako the nice , but his
' filends In Columbus aio bilnglng
' pi > ( o boar to inako him a inn
Idldalo.
'
Judge Koeder has solved on the
bench and stands high In liln judicial
dlsttlct. Ills f i lends point out that ho
IH an able law > or with a clean rocoid
They claim ho would cany Plalte
ounty ( usually domociatlc , by 1.000) )
liy 100 votes , and that ho would cap
lire a big democratic vote fti Dodge
. utility.
Judge Itoedoi Is piououiiicd neither
i standpatter nor a indlcal , but a
'good lopubllcan. "
Shot In Face With 22-Rlfle.
Five minutes after 1 lei man Kiue
; or telephoned the police station last
night that ho would shoot John And-
MSOU , If the latter did not leave his
mute In IMgewator Paik , one ot And
M.son's sons appealed at the police
station and declined that his fathoi
lind been shot. Later Aiidoitum was
round Hiiffoilng fiom a wound nutlet
Ills left ojo wheio ho declined Ktue
W shot him with a L'2-callbcr tlflo
The police iniido u hint led tilp ( o
'
'Oclgewaler Paik when they heaid of
ho shooting , but on ai thing at the
Kiuegor home Andeison was not to
DO found.
Hotmail ICiuogor and his btolhot
ivho aie bachelors , lent Andoison's
Homo In ICdgowater Paik. Ilocently
Andeison , who Is a widower with nix
.lilldii'ti , moved to his faint east of
own. Last night , accoiding to Kine
; oi's stoiy. Andeison Insisted that ho
10 allowed to lenialn all nlghl at the
Kiuogor lit mo. Ills lotpiest was re
fused and the shooting followed The
ICiuogor btot hois have been helot o
Judge ' Elholty on a few occasions hi
lause of their lamlly dltfoiomos No
iinests have been made In t ounce
Ion with the affali.
Theio was much excitement In the
'lie station when ICiitogc'i'H volte
'amo over the wlie sa.vlng
"If > ou don't send a politennui OVM
leio nltoi Aiidoison , I'll shoot Hie
. " Five minutes l.itei the voting
,011 . of AnticIKOII appealed at the stu
j.
ion , saylnt ; his lather had been shot
Soldiers Leave for Cncnmpmeitt.
Thioo olflceis and
thlrt.v-five on
listed ] | , men of Company U , local nn
tloiial miauls , lelt In a special cat
Wednosd.ij lot Onialia , limn \\liit b
place the } will bo liansfoiied to Foil
J. If "Uiikoi , no.u Hollovuc. 'I IK
soldlcis miitlietl fiom their aimon
( on ) | East Noifolk avenue to tlieli pil
vale car with lull ccpiipmcnt and dim
nod , , ] in the ne\v legiihition olive dutl >
iinifoi | ins and caps. The Noifolk milt
: la men will bo encamped at Foil J
II. | | Mit key foi ten days nnd paitui
p.ite [ , in the tegular fall encampment
maneuvois. Lieut. Fied O. Koostn
ol Hiunt.wick . , formeily of this citv ,
In been detailed to the batallmn
st.iff as ( jttiiiteimaster. Serg dlcnn
"Jhi , loimeily of Company D. "Ill
him seigeant majoi of tlio Flirt n'gl
ment while In camp.
The Staiitcm company left Stanton
with Dick Washington
vvtl detailed .is
theii c tioK. The Noifolk soldleis tan
me/ho tho'r ' mail piomptlv If ail
diessed in taio of company D , Fitst
tcgiinent. Fort J. II Mickey , Hello
VIle ue , Neb.
Among the Noifolk soldleis who
loft heie aie : dipt. C. L. Andeison ,
Fhst Lieut Hans Andeison , Second
Lieut. Lot in Diueggeman , Seigts. As-
inns , , Pasewallc , Hight , Leu , S. J
Ljntle. . Coipoials1 Pott as , Killen
Spoeco , ( illtlen , Moigan. Musicians
Howe | and Tritelock. Cooks. Jones
and i Kollins Pi hates. John Lyndo ,
Moxley , Crotty , Diaegcr. Davidson
Ttnelock , Miissellman , Shlppee , Odi-
erne , Koi&tu , Hills , Caiabine , Row-
lotto. Hunter , Haasch , Lynn , Heelio ,
ISmeiy , Pngli. A number of sdldleis
fotmeily witli the Madison company
joined the Noifolk soldieis heie.
Fatalities In Gregory County.
Fairfax , S. D. , Sept. 27. Special to
The News : A series of tragedies has
occurred in Giegory county dm ing the
past fovv days. Hesidcs the accidental
killing of a small boy near Herrlck ,
who shot himself , F. W. Fainsworth
was accidentally killed In a runaway
near St. Chailes and Ed Hlgglns , a
prominent pioneer of the county , was
tin own fiom a horse and so badly In-
juied that ho may die.
Mr. Farnsworth was thrown on his
head when his team ran away , and
probably broke his neck. IIo died In
stantly.
Hfggins , who was police judge at
Uonesteel dining the C-regoiy county
rush , was tiding a large horse , which
stumbled. Biggins fell off and the
horse fell on top of him. He was un
conscious for a long time and It was
feared ho might not lecover. Mrs.
Higglns formeily lived at Wayne , Neb.
Former Bonesteel Man.
Bonesteol , S. D. , Sept. 27. Special
to The News : Frank Fatnswoith was
killed in a runaway accident near
St. Charles. IIo was formerly manager
for the Updlko Grain Co. at Bone-
btel and later bought n farm near
St. Charles , where ho lived with his
wife. He was not engaged in active
farming , having rented most of his
land to other parties. A son , aged 24 ,
city engineer at Olympla , Wash.
The funeral arrangements will not bo
made till the son arrives.
Resents Attack On Universities.
Lincoln , Sept. 27. Chancellor Av-
cry , opening Nebraska university's
term yesterday , defended American
universities against the attacks of Mr.
Crane of Chicago , declared that In
temperance in thought is as bad as
any Intemperance and that the coun
try is just emerging front o mental
debauch in which it has been the cus
tom to attack the integrity of purpose
of conclcntlous statesmen and in
which yellow , muck-raking magazines
have been running , amuck. Ho de
fended Greek letter fraternities.