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    TIIK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 27 , 1911 ,
ID TRUSTS ARE
READY TO QUIT
U. 8. STEEL AND HARVESTER
CORPORATIONS TO DISSOLVE.
IT WOULD AVOID PROSECUTION
Steel Trust to Divide Into Three Corn-
panics Plan of Harvester Combine
Is to Split Into the Four Original
Companies.
Following conferences In which J. I * .
Morgan , Jacob U. Schlff , George W.
Perkins mid Klncit II. Gary took part ,
It was announced that the ( Ucol trust
ntul the harvester trust would like to
n void federal prosecution by dissolv
ing.
ing.The
The steel trust Is said to bo prac
tically ready now to break up , but the
harvester mint can do nothing po >
live until i lie next meeting of the <
roe lord. uMeh It set , for Oct. 21
Chicago.
Th > ' ( ' ; > tnlntlon plans tcrltly agreed
on are as fullowa :
Tht ! fulled Stilton ! , Miration
this nU'i'1 ( rust is ft' Into
three unnpanles , oin > ng the
uti'olmilkIIIK business , .ho rail-
ruiiil and boat Hues n tiilrd on
binds.
The government Insists that the oi -
tlre steel trade ln > given n right to buy
ore on the same terms as the United
Stales Steel corporation and that the
railroads transport all diameter of
merchandise , Includliii ; steel products ,
without any discrimination whatever
in favor of the United States Steel cor
poration. It Is said that this | > lnu linn
liecn very reluctantly accepte- ' ' the
directors of the United Sir- teol
corporation.
As to the International Harvester
company the harvester trust the pro
gram Is for It to split up Into the orig
inal four corporations the MOvormlck
Harvesting Machine company , the
1 Jeering llan ester company , the Mil
waukee Harvester company and the
Piano Manufacturing company.
They weio Joined In 1002 In New
Jersey with ! M20.0t:0,000 : capital , of
which ! ? ( ! 0,000,000 was paid in cash.
Following Its acquisition of the fonr
companies the corporation took over
works and mills at Akron , O. ; Honk
Falls , III. ; Newark Valley , N. Y. ; Au
burn , N. Y. ; St. Paul and Chicago.
The United States Steel corporation ,
with $1,100.000.000 capital , controls less
than fiO per cent of the steel business
of the country , according to Its owu
claims. It , however , controls prac
tically 75 per cent of the stool ore re
maining in the United States , and U
Is said that both the Stanley committee
and the attorney general regard this as
the greatest menace to the steel Indus
try of the country.
The United States Steel corporation
owns in the United States a railroad
mileage of 0-18 miles , with 710 miles of
branches and spurs and 020 miles of
sidings. Its railroads have 1408 loco
motives and -17,025 freight cars. Its
marine equipment consists of 81 steam
ers , f > 2 steel barges , 70 wooden barges ,
1 ocean going steamer and 2 tugboats.
It owns the city of Gary , Ind. , which It
has constructed nt n cost of nearly § 50-
000.000.
FLATTERY'S PLEA.
Wants to "Get Off the Earth" to Cur
His Eye Trouble.
The strangest proposal of several
hundred made to Melvln Vanimnn to
get a berth on the dirigible Akron dur
ing the attempt to fly across the At
lantic next month was made by AJ. .
Flattery.
Mr. Flattery wants a "chance to got
off the earth , " even for a brief period
and believes it will euro an ailment
from which he has suffered long years.
"I am aflllctcd with chronic neural
gia of both eyes , " ho writes. "Tho suf
fering 1 have been forced to stand
from my ailment for many years qual-
Hies mo for the hardships and priva
tions that are apt to bo the lot of the
Akron's crew. I can stand it without
a murmur and bo useful , no matter
what happens.
"I believe I have undergone more
than my full share of pain in this
world , and although I wish you every
success in the expedition , I'm ' not
nfrald to pass in my checks if disaster
should overtake the ship. In fact , I'd
welcome n chance to get off the earth ,
even if the period be brief.
"It may be that a trip through the air
over the ocean would effect a cure to
my eyes , a thing that has baflled spe
cialists. "
FR. SHERMAN BREAKS DOWN.
Noted Jesuit , Son of General Sherman ,
Goes to Sanitarium.
Father Thomas Ewlng Sherman , S.
J. , eldest son of General Sherman , has
sought refuge in n sanitarium at San
Jose , Cnl.
Father Sherman created n sensation
when he tried to go over the ground of
his father's famous march to the sea.
He had a military escort and was
stopped in Georgia. President Roosevelt
velt then withdrew the escort.
As a young man Tom Sherman was
one of the most dashing and popular
youths In Washington. He graduated
from the Jesuit college at Georgetown
nnd was to have become a politician
under his uncle , the Ohio senator.
Suddenly he made up his mind to be
come n Jesuit.
Two Prize Cups for Chickens.
At n regular meeting of the Com
mercial club directors liqld in the club
rooms yesterday afternoon , during
which a luncheon was served , with
ten visiting Commercial club men ns
V guests , It was decided to give two
cups to the Northeast Nebraska Paul-
met
try association for its Second annual
chicken show In this city. Ono cup
Is to go to the highest scoring male
and one cup to the highest scoring
fenialu chickens exhibited nt the
show.
Arrange Corn Show.
A committee was also appointed
during the meeting to nrrango for a
corn show , which will bo held in
Norfolk this fall , probably within the
next two months. Secretary Hawkins
was Instructed to get busy among the
business men and endeavor to furnish
the Commercial club home. The
roomn are the homo of the Norfolk
business man , It was declared , and no
reason could be found why the busi
ness men could not find a way to fur-
nlsh their homo. Every business man
Is to bo called upon by the secretary
within the next few days.
WARRANT OFFICERS.
Their Grade In the Navnl Service and
the Pay They Draw.
The grade of warrant officer In the
navy forms one of those naval castes
which are pir/.r.llng to the civilian ,
miys Searchlight Philosophy.
The warrant olllcer holds his posi
tion by virtue of u warrant Issued by
[ he secretary of the navy.
The warrant rank IH next below
that of midshipman and consists of
joatswains , gunners , carpenters , war
rant machinists , sallmaker.s and phar
macists. The pay Is graded according
to ( he length of service nnd nature
tf the assignment.
DurliiK the lirst three years the pay
on sea duly Is $1,500 , on shore duty
.l'jri and on leave or waiting orders
7r > a year. The pay rises with each
three years of service until the time of
service exceeds twelve years , after
which period the pay reaches $2.2.0
while on sen duty , $2,000 on shore duty
or detached assignments and $1,500
when on waiting orders or when on
leave.
All gunners are not warrant officers ,
but when a gunner has attained a war
rant olllcer's rank lie has , under the
commissioned ordnance olllcer , charge
the ordnance , magazines , etc. The
warrant olllcer gunner IH usually nn
ipprentico with u good record , ap
pointed after examination upon the
recommendation of the commanding
officers.
When the ship's carpenter is n war
rant ollicer ho is chief of all the arti
sans and mechanics. This force Is
called the carpenter's gang nnd con
sists of shipwrights , plumbers , pipe-
litters , blacksmiths , painters and car
penter's mates. After ten years' serv
ice the carpenter was formerly com
missioned chief carpenter , with the
rank of ensign.
The boatswain is one of the most
Important of the warrant officers. He
lias , under the executive olHcor , charge
of the rigging , anchors , cable , cord
age , etc. Ho summons the crew at
all general evolutions nnd nets as as
sistant to the executive In carrying on
the general business of the ship. The
badge of olllce of the boatswain Is his
call or whistle.
COLORS AND NERVES.
Red and Yellow Are Said to Have a
Stimulating Effect.
That colors have a profound psycho
logical effort on human beings is n
fact that should be emphasized. Used
in small quantities , either in the clothIng -
Ing or In household decoration , the
color red , for instance , is most stimu
lating , both in the way of helping to
overcome depression and quickening
the Intellectual processes. Hut when
used In any amount it tends to over-
stimulation , with resultant nerve
strain. According to a leading Eng
lish authority who has made a care
ful study of the psychology of colors ,
there are some people so constituted
that they become violently excited , fall
Into convulsions or fttlut if obliged
oven for n short time to look at any
thing vividly red.
The same effect has been noted from
yellow. In one instance , the case of
a man operated on at the age of thir
ty years for congenital cataract , it is
recorded that "tho llrst time he saw
yellow ho became so sick that he
thought he would vomit. " And that
yellow has a nerve stimulating effect
fully comparable with that of red Is
curiously evidenced by the statement
of n friend of mine , a shrewd observer ,
who says :
"Whenever the day is overcast or 1
have to do a piece of work calling for
unusual mental exertion I always wear
n red or yellow necktie. I find that
either color has a beneficial effect on
my thinking apparatus. " U. Adding-
ton Bruce In Aln leo's.
Ladles' Auxiliary of B. of R. T.
Kansas City , Oct. 23. With nearly
500 delegates from all parts of the
country present , the annual national
convention of the Ladles Auxiliary of
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
opened in tills city today to continue
throughout the week. Today's pro
gram included an address of welcome
by Mayor D. A. Brown and an address
by United States Senator James A.
Reed. Tomorrow the entire delega
tlon will go to Leavenworth , Kan. , to
visit the United States military post.
McNAMARA TRIAL GOES ON.
Enters on Second Stage Will Swear
In Additional Jurors.
Los Angeles , Oct. 23. With a nil-
Ing by Judge Bordwell on the ellglbil
ity of three talesmen who were chal
lenged for cause by the prosecution
at last Friday's session , the trial of
James B. McNamara , charged with
murder In connection with the de
struction of the Los Angeles Times
plant , went forward today on Its second
end stage. The ruling of the court
on the talesmen in question It was
expected would bo followed by the
filling up of the Jury box from the
list of waiting venlremen , when the
defense would begin nil over again
its now familiar set of questions to
disclose the mind of the prospective
jurors and their attitude toward or-
, -c . rm > - *
gnnlzcd labor In general nnd toward
ho defendant In particular.
Considerable speculation has been
iiUBed by n report that the prosecu
tion would ask Judge Bordwell to
swear In additional jurors before the
aklng of testimony begins , the last
two selected to act as alternates. As
ho trial Is expected to last for sev
eral months , If this method Is adopted
t Is believed will ollmlnatu much of
.ho danger of a nils-trial In case of
sickness or death or disqualification
for other cause , of any of the jurors.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
The Black Hills country Is covered
with from two to six Inches of snow.
Six Inches of rain have fallen In
ho past two weeks around Mitchell.
Forty-five women and four men nro
aklng teachers' examinations at Fair-
ax.
ax.Mrs.
Mrs. A. W. Lavender , aged G8 , died
it hop homo In ' "Yankton after an 111-
less of six years.
The Indian fair at Cheyenne River
igency Is having an attendnnco of
1,000 persons a day.
Eleven students out of twenty-two
: piallfled In examinations at Plerro for
idmlssion to the South Dakota bar.
The adjutant general at Watortown
Issued an order calling all his staff
officers to report Oct. 21 and acconi-
imny the president In the hitter's tour
: > f South Dakota.
Mrs. J. H. Jacobson , of Thief River
[ 'alls , Minn. , Is holding religious sorv-
ces In the various homes at Volln.
The Lnlte county fair at Madison
: ook In $ ! ! ,000 In receipts , and was the
) lggest success over recorded in that
town.
Senator Coo I. Crawford , of Huron ,
innounced he would deliver a speech
it Miller this evening , denouncing a
proposed new primary bill.
A party of pathfinders to map out
nn auto route from Yankton to other
parts , will make the trip next week.
Henry I'osey , of Mitchell , sustained
the crushing of both feet when he at
tempted to crawl under a freight car
lust as nn onglno began to switch it.
Frank Pitman , of Sioux Falls , presents -
sents a strange case to physicians In
that city , through his complete lapse
of memory shortly after his marriage.
The state college at Brooklngs has
received an offer from the depart
ment of agriculture of unlimited posi-
: lens for graduates to teach agricul
ture In high schools.
A committee of business men was
appointed at Yankton to organize a
syndicate if citizens in a move to
build modern houses and flats , which
the city seriously needs.
HUNTING FOR THE RESTAURANT
Minister Charged with Murdering
Girl Remains Calm.
Boston , Oct. 23. Efforts of the
police were further extended today to
complete the evidence and substan
tiate the testimony of witnesses in
connection with the murder of Miss
Avis Linnell , the young music student
whoso death oy poisoning occurred at
the Young Womans Christian Asso
ciation building on the night of Oct.
14. The police today continued their
endeavors to locate the restaurant
where Miss Linnell and Rev. Clarence
V. T. Rlcheson , pastor of Immanuel
Baptist church , of Cambridge , charged
with the murder , are said to have
eaten on the day the girl was found.
The stomach of the girl is now in
the custody of Prof. Whitney , of Har
vard Medical school , who is making
a chemical analysis.
in his cell at the county jail Rlche-
son remains calm , and has made no
statement. He slept peacefully dur
ing the great part of last night and
awoke early. After eating a light
breakfast he read the newspapers. To
day ho was allowed to receive vis
itors , and his sister nnd lawyers ar
ranged to see him.
Rodgers at San Antonio.
San Antonio , Tex. , Oct. 23. Cal P.
Rodgers , coast-to-coast aviator , ar
rived hero shortly after noon yester
day , making a fifty-mile flight from
San Marcos In fifty-five minutes.
Rodgers ascended from the cotton-
field two miles north of Kyle , where
ho was forced to descend by a broken
piston rod Friday afternoon , at 9:40 :
yesterday morning. Ho flew to San
Marcos , ten miles away , and descend
ed. Ho was given a reception there ,
and ascended again at 10:45 : o'clock.
Ho made no more stops until he
reached San Antonio , landing with a
graceful glide upon the parade
grounds at Fort Sam Houston. Ho
made an exhibition flight over the
city.
NEW LORIMER WITNESSES.
Lee O'Nell Browne and Roger Sulli
van Come This Week.
Chicago , Oct. 23. Witnesses who
will defend Senator Lorimer's election
are on the schedule to testify before
the senatorial Investigating commit
tee this week. Not a man who fav
ors the charges against the junior Illi
nois senator Is on the list that has
been announced. The names of other
witnesses who may ho called are be
ing kept secret by the committee. A
demand by Attorney Elbrldgo Hanecy ,
on behalf of Senator Lorimer , for the
names of persons subpoenaed as new
witnesses vns refused , the reason be
ing given that to give out their names
might result in reluctance on the part
of the witnesses to testify.
The list of witnesses known to be
expected to appeal this week Includes
the names of E. D. Shurtleff , republi
can speaker of the Illinois house of
representatives In 1909 ; Leo O'Noll
Brown , Roger Sullivan , democratic
national cominlttecman from Illinois ;
Thomas Tlpplt , leader of an anti-
Browne democrat faction in the 1909
legislature and Sidney B. Espy , n
former legislator , who roomed with
both witnesses. Charles Luke , now
dead , who was ono of the legislators
charged with having received corrup
tion money nnd with former Represen
tative William C. Blair , who was sold
to have appeared with a roll of $100
bills after the Lorimer election.
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SOIL MOISTURE
GROWING CROPS USE A GREAT
DEAL OF WATERSUPPLY NOT
ALL AVAILABLE.
By P. H. I'm KIT , Department of
Agronomy , University of Nebraska.
Louiu iintl tilt loam Bolls such us
arc common In the corn belt region
contain 12 or 14 Inches of water In
the upper lour feet of soil when crops
are growing most rapidly. Ono cubic
foot of silt or clay loam soil contain
ing the proper amount of moisture for
good growing and tilling conditions
contains about two and ono-half gallons
lens of water.
The water contained in a Boll is
not all nvalhblo for crop growth , In
other woids crops will wilt when
thuro Is considerable water yet In the
toll. In the month of August , 1'JOO ,
when the corn was wilted badly and
beginning to dry prematurely , the
upper four leet of soil contained 15
or 10 per cent of water , which Is
equivalent to 7 or 8 Inches of rain-
lull. The unavailable water In n
cubic foot of loam soli Is equal to
ubout one gallon.
The amount of available water con
tained In u soil , therefore , is the dlf-
ferenco between the total water con
tent and the unavailable water which
would amount to about 5 or 6 Inches
In the ens ? of the loam and silt loam
soils mentioned above This Is equi
valent to about ono and one-half gallons
lens per cubic foot.
Crop Requirements for Soil Moisture.
Growing crops use a great deal ol
nalcr. According to good authority
liom 200 to fiOO pounds of water are
inquired lor every pound of dry mat
ter prodiic-jj. For instance , if the
wheat eiop produced two tons of dry
wheat and straw per acre it transpires
or evaporates fiuu tons of water per
acre during the growing season on the
basis of UUO pounds of water for every
pound of dry matter pioduccd. This
amount ofater Is equivalent to 5 or
li inches of rainfall.
The available moisture content of
loam and silt loam soil in the upper
four feet under good growing condi
tions and the wheat crop require
ments for water are therefore very
similar in amounts. This docs not
mean , however , that the wheat crop
can reach maturity and produce
maximum yields without more water
than that contained in the soil when
the crop was sown , oven if it con
tained enough water for best growing
conditions at that time.
As stated before , the crop grows
best when the soil contains the op
timum content of molsturo and the
growth is gradually leas as the water
content is reduced below this point.
In order that the crop may make its
best growth at all stages of Its grow
ing period , it Is necessary that the
soil In which its roots are growing bo
supplied with the optimum molsturo
content at all times.
There are several factors which
tend to maintain this state of equi
librium between the growing plants
and the available molsturo in the root
zone. Some authorities put great
fctress upon the replenishing supply
of moisture which moves up capillarl-
ly from below the root zone , thus en
abling the plant roots to have a
constant supply of water continually
at their disposal , for as the soil
moisture Is reduced ! n the vicinity o"
the growing roots the water from be
low or otherwise surrounding the
roots moves toward the dryer soil.
Prom this viewpoint the depth to
bottom water Is qulto an Important
consideration.
Moisture Content of Soils.
The continual movement of grow
ing plant roots no > loubt is a signi
ficant factor in considering the water
supply for crop purposes , for as tlm
roots and root hairs -jrow , their ah-
aorbing portions are continually
reaching out Into new regious where
the molsturo Eiipply has not as yet
been greatly reduced and by the time
the wheat crop reaches full maturity
the upper four feet of soil are pretty
well occupied with wheat roots. When
the wheat crop is nearing its full
growth , but yet growing most active
ly , its largo area of roots permeating
the upper four feet of silt loam soils
greatly reduce the moisture content
In the root zone. The crop require
ments are comparatively largo at this
stage. The moisture content in the
upper four feet of soil about the
middle of June is ordinarily very near
the limit of the available mipply. The
farmers of Nebraska and surrounding
states are fortunate in that more rain
falls as a usual thing during the
months of Juno and tfuly than any
ucher two months of the year. The
crop ylolds have been greatly reduced
many times by n few days of dry
weather , although the growing condl
lions may have been almost Ideal dur
ing the lent of the growing period.
This critical period may occur at al
most any stage.
The funnei plays a very important
part In maintaining the proper bal
ance between the crop requirements
for water and the available moisture
by proper management of the land.
This requires close attention and
proper and timely application of th&
principles of soil management.
Above Water.
"Tho times are hard , my dear , " said
a man to his better half , "and I find It
extremely dlfllcult to keep my no e
above water. "
"You could easily keep your no e
above water , " returned the lady , "If
you didn't keep It so often above
brandy. " London Answers.
Not Curious.
Doctor What mnde that mule kl < * K
yon ? Pntlent-I may look foolish , but
I am not fool enough to go bnck n.iJ
ask him. Toledo Blade.
DECK SAYS GRIFFITH FEARED -
ED NEWSPAPER MEN.
Fred Beck tells Rome amiiRlnR
stories of the days when ho wan
n member of the Cincinnati
Reds. "Our manager , " says Fred ,
"called us together on ono oc
casion and told us that , he want
ed us to stop talking to the base
ball writers who were accom
panying the team. Ho said wo
must cease nil exchange of cour
tesies with them , not even nod
to them In the hallways or at
table , and that there would be
a lot of trouble If ho caught any
of us holding any conversation
with these writers. If any of
the players obeyed this order 1
never noticed It. They nil kept
right on chatting with the
scribes. The day I was traded
to Philadelphia he warned monet
not to tell the newspaper men ,
and I Immediately hotfooted to
the table where they were
breakfasting and told them the
full particulars. "
"OLD MEN" iN PUGILISM.
Term Used Often by Expert Confusing
to Fight Fans.
"Many of the lighters now regarded
as belonging to the past generation
are comparatively young men. Take
"Philadelphia Jack" O'Brlon , for In
stance. Some of the New York sport-
lug writers described the pitiable ef
forts of 'old Jack' In the recent affair
with Sam Langt'ord. yet Jack is only
thirty-three. Young Corbctt , who was
a bright and shining light of the
Queensberry realm a few years ago , Is
but thirty-one , and Terry McGovern ,
who is also on the retired list appar
ently , is the same age. Tom Shnrkey
cried enough of the ring at twenty-
nine. Hat Nelson , who is only twenty-
nine at present , had to admit that he
was no longer the Durable Dane when
he went under to Ad Wolgast on Richmond
mend Ueld n year and a half ago. Abe
Attell , who is just twenty-seven , is
evidently of the opinion that he should
not be asked to tackle the youngsters
of his class unless he is well paid for
taking the risk. "
The writer of the above paragraph
does not appear to understand that
after an athlete , no matter in what line
of effort , passes his thirtieth year the
speed and vitality that have enabled
him to win battles decrease very rap-
Idly. In the case of Jack O'Brien , ho
Is nt thirty-three an "old man" ath
letically , although still young In com
parison with human beings In the ordi
nary walks of life.
There has been only one exception
to the rule Fitzsimmons but ho was
n freak.
So far as McGovern nnd Young Cor-
bett are concerned , their decadence
was due not to age , but to injurious
habits. Nelson succumbed to the se
ries of terrific beatings he took during
his busy career. He was severely pun
ished almost every time he entered the
ring , nnd that tells on n man.
Provided his Injured arm thorough
ly heals , Attell will be able to enter
the ring and defeat any man in his
class. As champion ho will naturally
insist on proper compensation.
FOUR BRITISH BOXERS COMING
An Invasion Is Planned by Quartet of
Little Fellows In November.
The coming of the English boxers
under Will Ames the first week in
November is being watched with In
terest , as it may result in some good
matches between the little fellows.
Sid Smith , who Is coming over , is
certainly n clever youngster nnd has
beaten everything that walks over
there nt 112 pounds. He will have to
give away weight to Johnny Coulon
and Ftankle Bums , but Is willing to
do that In order to get the matches.
Billy Marchant , the 124 pound star ,
who Is coming also , will have plenty
of bouts nnd with boys who will test
him to the limit. If he is as good as
Jem Driscoll. ns they claim , then he
must bo n wonder. Sid Burns , who
was to have fought Georges Carpen-
tler , the French welterweight , also In
tends coming , but his place may betaken
taken by George Randall , a likely
lightweight , whom Manager Ames
thinks well of.
BASKETBALL IN GOOD SHAPE.
Game la Gradually Getting a Firm
Foothold In This Country.
Organized basketball is gradually
petting a foothold in the country. The
Hudson River. Eastern nnd Central
are the parent organizations , nnd now
comes the Massachusetts State league ,
which Is to be modified on the plans of
the defunct New England league. The
New England league was the leading
professional league of its time.
The Hudson river circuit Includes
New York and Now Jersey towns ; the
Eastern league Is made up of three
Philadelphia teams , ono from Camden
across the Delaware river from Phila
delphia ; a Trenton ( N. J. ) team and ono
from Reading , Pa. , while the Central
league includes Pittsburg nnd adjacent
towns. In n play-off for the Inter-
league championship last fall the Cen
tral league team won three straight
from the Eastern league champions.
Syracuse to Have Junior Eight.
Syracuse university plans to have a
junior eight oared shell crow next
year , which may be sent to the Junior
varsity race at the annual American
regatta rowed over the Henley course
of a mile and 550 yards on the Schuyl-
kill river. Philadelphia , the last Satur
day in May.
Two More Big Beats.
Crelghton Liberal : The Norfolk
Daily News had two splendid scoops
on the metropolitan dallies last Satur
day ( Oct. ! ) the death of Supreme
Judge Harlan and the parole for John
fr '
R. Walsh , the defaulting banker of
Chicago.
GRUMPELT FOR OLYMPIC TEAM
Hit Recent Jump of Six Feet Three
Inches Cinches Plnce on Team.
Kurope , particularly Germany , may
brag about Its Jumpers and the man
ner in which they are going to trim
our champions In that specialty at the
Olympic games , but the prediction Is
made now that they had better beware.
Of three or four of the very best
Jumpers to be found in this country at
present little doubt IH entertained but
that Hurry Grumpelt , the national
champion , will bo one of those to be
selected by the American committee to
do buttle with the foreigners In Swe
den , i
Ilpnten twice from scratch within
three weeks , Grumpelt by his sterling
i
Photo by American Press Association.
IIAIUIY auujirni/r MAKINO HIS QIIBAT
performance In New York recently ,
making the best Jump of the year at
C feet 3 Inches , shows that ho Is back
In Ills stride.
no tried thrice to smash Mlko Swee
ney's record of fl feet 0 % inches , but
on each occasion either his bhoulder
or body' Interfered with tlio stick. In
form Gnmipelt la certainly a hard man
to tackle.
In two years' active competition
Grumpelt has developed into n cham
pion. Fie won , the national title at
Plttsburg. Ho beat llarry Porter , who
had to compete for the Chicago Ath
letic association in the Jump-off of n
tie at 0 feet 3 Inches , Orumpelt won
the Jump-off at 0 feet 1 Inch.
GREAT YEAR FOR JOHNSON.
Washington's Crack Pitcher Haa Had
Most Successful Season.
Considering the fact that ho Is a
member of n team which finished next
to last in the race which is now closed ,
Walter Johnson's record of twenty-six
victories nnd twelve defeats is a splen
did one. Bender , Gregg and Coombs
are the only pitchers that have work
ed regularly this season who have n
better standing among the pitchers
than Johnson , nnd it is easily seen
that ho would probably be leading
them all if ho were a member of n
winning aggregation.
This has been the most successful
year In Johnson's career notwithstand
ing the fact that he got a miserable
start , and it was not until Into in the
season that he began to pitch winning
ball. That Johnson has changed his
style of pitching is best indicated by
the great falling off In the number of
strikeouts ho scored. Where ho estab
lished a record with 313 strikeouts
last season ho Is scarcely over the 200
mark this year , and yet ho has won
more games this year than ever before.
BILLIARD STARS TO MEET.
Sutton and Hoppo First to Stir Up
Action In Cue World.
George Sutton , the rotund Chicago
billiard expert , may be held responsi
ble for stimulating Interest In billiards
this fall. The Ivory experts have been
In a state bordering on lethargy for
almost a year , or over since the last
championship tournament In New
York.
Sutton brought billiard lovers out of
their Inactivity by challenging Willie
noppe , the marvelous champion , for
his title of 18.2 bnlkllno billiards and
posted n forfeit ns evidence of good
faith. Hoppe speedily accepted the defi ,
and the match will probably be played
the latter part of October.
Swimmer Goessllng Retires.
August Goessling , for several years
one of the best athletes and swimmers
In St. Louis and winner of the first
ten mile swim over held in the Missis
sippi river , has retired.
ONSIDE KICKS.
Lisle Johnson , captain of last year's
Minnesota eleven , has been asked to
enter Michigan , where he'll be eligible
to play next season.
Bobby Burch says that the forward
pass is one of the most important fac
tors In present day football and that it
will flguro in many amazing victories
this year.
Pennsylvania coaches think Marshall
will develop Into the ciost sensational
right end in the cast this season. He
Is ns speedy as "Tex" Rnmsdell and
has more football Instinct.
W. M. Darlington.
Mndlson Financial News : William i
M. Darlington , republican candidate
for treasurer of Madison county. An
Deputy of F. A. Peterson , ho has had
four years of excellent practical trainIng -
Ing for the office and has displayed
unusual ability nnd capacity for per
forming the required services.
Tllden CHI/on : Will Darlington him
' > . ' . t the advantage of being an expeit
In the knowledge of the system of
bookkeeping which was Introduced by
the late Chris Sehaviand. Frank Pet
erson , the piesent very efficient tieas
urer , succeeded , and was himself n
pupil of Sehuvlimd. No county In the
slate had the clerical part of HH fl
nances kept In a more methodical
manner , and Darlington IH as capable
as the present Incumbent or hit * la
mented predecessor. Besides , he Is u
thoroughly trustworthy and Imnoniblo
man. True , he once lived In Norfolk ,
but that was owing to force of cir
cumstances , and If ho Is given the
vote of his party ho Is safe against
that handicap for four years more.
Newman Grove Reporter : W. M.
Darlington , republican candidate for
county treasurer , was In town Satur
day calling on the voters. Ho IH mak
ing a favorable Impression as ho goes
over the county and Indications are
that ho will be elected by a largo
majority. Ills four years service an
deputy is a big asset In his favor.
J. W. Fitch.
The gentleman of this sketch Is n
candidate for county commissioner on
I the republican ticket in the First
| commissioner district of Madison
county , and as the following short
slicUli shows he has been identified
the development and giowth of
i this state and county since an early
j dutf. Ills wide experience In varl-
oils capacities , with responsible post
ilions of trust and responsibility con
ferred upon him In tlic past , highly
qualify him to ably fulfill the duties
of county ( ommlssloner.
Mr Fitch was born In Story county ,
In , June 7 , ISfiS. In the spring of
I ISO.'i IIH ! parents located on a farm In
| Madison county , la. lie attended dls-
, trlit Hihool there during the winter
months , later he took n cominen lal
course at Des Moines. Following the
advice of Horace ( Jreeley to young
men , he set out for the west In I8KO ,
locating In northern Kansas ; but n
severe drouth set In and ho was oblig
ed to abandon his claim and look
around for a more favorable location.
For a year ho farmed In Douglas
county , this state , after which ho
again went west and remained In
western Nebraska and eastern Wyo
ming two years , engaging In the cal-
tie business. In Ihe spring of 1S ! > 3 ho
again engaged in farming In Douglas
county.
He was married in 1887 to Miss
Florence Gllmore , of Waterloo , Neb. ,
to whom have been born two sons
and n daughter ; Guy ( ! . , who Is a
graduate of the scientific course at
Doano college , Crete ; Donna C. , a
graduate of the normal course at
Bellevue ; nnd Howard , u boy of li ( ,
who is still In the high school at New
man Grove
In the spilng of 18SS ho moved to
the now town of Washington , Nob. ,
which then had been but recently
founded , and engaged in the hardware
and implement business. The same
year he was appointed postmaster at
Washington and later townslto agent.
During liis residence in Washington
he was a member of the school board
twelve years , which place ho resigned
when he left town. In 1897 he pur
chased a grain elevator at that place ,
running that in connection with his
Implement and hardware business. In
1901 he sold out all his business in-
tcrests at Washington , resigned his
poslllon as postmaster after over
thirteen years of continuous service
in thai capacity and in the following
year moved to Newman Grove , where
ho bought the implement , well and
windmill business of G. C. DImock ,
and a year later formed u partnership
with S. M. Juelson and Oscar Gustaf-
son under the firm name of J. W.
Fitch & Co. The business , however ,
was disposed of in 1908 and shortly
afterward he engaged In the livestock
business , and later formed a partnership -
ship with A. B. Robinson in the same
business. During his residence In
Newman Grove he has served three
terms as village trustee and nt pres
ent is serving his second year as
chairman of the town board. March ,
last of this year , ho was appointed
county commissioner in the First dis
trict to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John Malone.
That Mr. Fitch Is making good as
a commissioner is evidenced by his
record as a member of the board. It
is a well known fact that no inexperi
enced man can take a position on a
board of commissioners and be of
much real service to the county for
eight months or a year , for the reason
that every month brings up new fea
tures of county business , with which
ho must become acquainted , and as
Mr. Fitch has served on the board
nearly a year , ho has so thoroughly
learned the requirements of his posi
tion that at the beginning of his now
term he will bo as valuable to the
county as a new man would be at
the end of another year. When a
man has given good service during hs !
first term of office , whether he se
cured that office by election or ap
pointment , It is considered only Jus
tice to him as well ns good business
on behalf of the taxpayers , to reward
him with re-election.
FIFTEEN DIE WITH SHIP.
Green Grain Steamer Wrecked During
a Storm Off France.
Rochefort , France , Oct. 23. The
Greek steamer Georgies , grain laden ,
was wrecked at the entrance of the
Glrondo Estuary during a storm last
night. Of the crow of twenty-two
only seven wore saved. Several bodies
ies have been washed ashore.
Follows Taft , Car Overturns.
Pierre , S. D. . Oct. 23. While following -
lowing the Taft train in an automo
bile thin morning a car driven by S.
N. Wood of Pierre ovortnrned and
Wood suffered a broken IOR.