TIIK NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-JOt'UNAU FKIDAY. NOVEMBER 10 , 1911.
COLLEGE HAS PLANS
FOR PERFECT GIRLS.
Physlcsl Director of Radollffe An
nounces Novel Bytttm.
To make Rndcllffe college glrln the
tnoHt perfect representatives of wom
anhood IH tlio plan of Miss Elizabeth
Agnes Wright , physical director. The
cnrd system linn been introduced , and
each ( Undent will account for her
bourn of nlcep , her hours of exercise
nnd other dctnlls of her dally life.
An effort will bo made to regulate
the amount of oxcrclso taken by each
Klrl dally. Walking will Iw especially
encouraged. Krccdotn from coughs
nnd cotdH wilt bo nought. Each day
on making out the card the student
will stnto whether Hho has caught a
cold.
cold.That
That flufllclcnt Bleep will bo enjoyed
by each girl Is the hope of Miss
Wright , and Bho believes a proper
amount may bo insured after the first
month's records have been turned In
nnd examined. Recommendations will
then bo iniulo to the stmlentH. Miss
Wright expects to treat the students
Individually.
"If a girl goes BO many nights to the
theater that In my opinion It might
Impair her health 1 will advise her ac
cordingly , " oho Hald. "It Is purely a
matter of personal hygiene so far an I
am concerned.
"I bcllcvo a girl should get at least
eight hours' Bleep. Nine hours is bet
ter. It Is u personal equation.
"I don't think n girl ought to cat
pickles or very much candy.
"RadcllfTo has n reputation AN n
place filled with very studious girls. I
hope and bollovo It will earn a reputa
tion of turning out girls perfect phys
ically ns well ns perfect scholars. " '
LIVE STOCK SHOW.
Coming Exhibition nt Chicago Will B *
Greatest Ever Given.
Preparations for the International
Llvo stock exposition to bo held at the
International amphitheater , Chicago ,
from Dec. 2 to 0 nro rapidly noartng
completion. It was announced by
Secretary B. II. Helde that already
the list of entries has surpassed those
of former years.
The premiums to bo offered'this year
will approximate $100,000. The chnm
plon live stock from Canada and Mexico
ice will try for the purses.
President John A. Spoor of the ex
position company declared that more
Interest Is being exhibited this year
than ever before.
"Wo nro striving to make this the
banner year of the International Llvo
Stock exposition , " said he , "and from
> the way things look nt present Chlca-
igo will have the greatest show of Its
'kind over given In the world. "
Secretary Helde , who bus made n
tour of the big fairs throughout the
United States , said :
"Any ono who thinks live stock
breeding Is dying out should pay a
visit to the county and state fairs
throughout the United States. lie will
soon sec his error. To my mind there is
moro Interest being shown In the rais
ing of flno Hvo slock than ever before
In the history of the country. "
LIVES IN FOUR STATES.
Ranch Extends Into Utah , Colorado ,
New Mexico and Arizona.
When Fred Terron , A stockman ,
went to Kansas City with a herd of
cattle ho for n time was puzzled ns to
what state to register from. Ho ex
plained that he lived in four states-
Colorado , New Mexico , Utah nnd Ari
zona his ranch extending Into all fetor
and his house standing on the point
where they meet.
Mr. Terron eats his meals in Colora
do , sleeps In Utah , has his "best room"
in New Mexico , and bis kitchen extends
Into Arizona. Mr. Terron gets his
mall at Cortez. Colo. , but votes in
Utah , because ho sleeps In that state.
His legal business ho docs at the coun
ty seat of Apache county , Ariz. , because -
cause most of his ranch lies In that
state. The windmill which pumps wa
ter for his stock Is In New Mexico , but
the trough Is in Arizona.
FLAVORING TURKEY FOR TAFT.
Connecticut Farmer Feeding Wine
Soaked Food to Gobbler.
Connecticut hopes to oust Rhode Is
land this year from the honor of sup
plying President Taft's table with a
Thanksgiving turkey.
A Wnterbury farmer has an especial
ly attractive and supposedly toothsome
cobbler which already will take on
added weight under the special trainIng -
Ing of the weeks to come. It Is being
fed on a diet of blended cereals mixed
with nuts , rice and wild celery steeped
In sweet wines.
This diet is expected to produce n
piquant taste , something like a com
bination of Scotch quail and American
woodcock.
MADE THEIR OWN COFFINS.
Neighbors Did This Years Ago One
Just Used His.
Several years ago Isaac Good , farm-
> r of Rochester , Ind. , and his chum
neighbor. Jonas Myers , agreed to make
.heir own coffins.
Accordingly a giant walnut tree }
jvhlch stood on the Good farm nnd was (
) no of the familiar sights on the place
tvas felled and sawed Into lumber.
Then the raw material was transform-
Ml Into coffins , which they had up-
tolatered nnd stored in n local under-
Hiking establishment until needed.
Mr. Good died recently and
iurt d In the cnsket he made.
Smallpox In Nebraska.
Lincoln , Nov. 7. State Health Inspector
specter Wilson boa ordered the plac
ing of eleven families scattered In
Sownrd and York counties under quar
anllne. An epidemic of H mall pox Is
Bald to have broken out In thcso two
counties , no measures to chock Its
spread having been taken by local
authorities.
FINDS A WAY TO
CONTROL MENINGITIS.
Dr. Flexner of Rockefeller Institute
Announces Successful Experiments.
Hefore the annual conference of the
sanitary olllcers of the state of Now
York Dr. Simon Flexner , director of the
Hockefoller Institute For Medical lie-
search , declared that ns the result of
many experiments with scrum ho was
able to say that epidemic spinal menin
gitis could now bo entirely controlled.
This , ho said , could be done by putting
the serum In the eerebro-splnnl mem
brane , thus getting at the scat of the
disease. Efforts to get the serum Into
the Mood of Infected persons has , he
said , failed.
Dr. Floxner In making his aunouncc-
.ment Hald :
"H has taken a large sum of money
and a long time to perfect this cure.
This Is the first time I have announced
It , as only very recently have I demon
strated to my own satisfaction that the
serum I have prepared will do what 1
claim for It. Influenza meningitis in
the child , which has caused so many
deaths and \vlilrli spreads so rapidly ,
will with tin ; application of this new
form of treatment that wo have dis
covered bo not one-tenth as dangerous
as it was before the discovery of this
new serum and method of treating
such n disease. "
The serum , explained Dr. Flexner ,
they had never been able to get Into
the blood of a patient Infected with
meningitis. All experiments were tried
to endeavor to get the serum Into the
blood HO that It could overcome the
bncllll of the disease. At last the In
jection of the scrum Into the cerebro-
splnal membrane was tried , and the
experiments proved wonderfully suc
cessful.
EXPECT WAR TO BRING CHRIST
Adventists Think Downfall of Turkey
Would Mean His Return.
The recond coming of Christ and the
end of the world are presaged bj' the
war In which Turkey and Italy are en
gaged. This Is the view held by the
Seventh Day Adventists , according to
the Rev. Kit C. Russell of Tukonui
Park , I ) . C. , an exponent of that faith.
'The ' Adventists have maintained for
mnny years , " said Mr. Russell , "that
the refusal of the powers to help the
Turk , his final expulsion from Europe
nnd the scramble for his territory by
ho nations would be the signal for the
second appearance of Christ. The ba
als for the belief Is the prophecies In
the Bible. In the book of Daniel is
found :
" 'And ho shall plant the tabernacles
of his palace between the seas nud the
glorious holy mountain , yet ho shall
como to his end , and none shall help
him. '
'The personage referred to is conceded
ed by commentators to bo none other
than the Turkish empire. And the
text shows that this power shall 'come
to his end , and none shall help him. '
Then Christ shall come and deliver
his people , 'every one that shall be
found written In the book. ' "
Mr. Russell construed the planting
of the tabernacle of the Turkish pal
ace "between the seas nud the glorious
holy mountains" to mean thnt the Ot
toman ruler would transfer his capital
to Jerusalem. He said that the Ad
veutlsts did not attempt to say Just
when these events would take place
but considered the present imbroglio a
toward their consummation.
WEIGHED THE ELEPHANT.
A Problem Which a Hindu Prince Was
Able to Solve.
There Is n siory often told In India
of Sbnjec , a Hindu prluce , who on n
certain occasion showed himself nl
most ns clever as Archimedes.
A high olllelat had made a vow thnt
he would distribute to the poor the
weight of his own elephant In silver
money. Bui the great dltlleulty that
at first presented Itself was the mode
of ascertaining what this weight real
ly was. All the learned and clever
men of the court seemed to Imve en
deavored In vain to construct a ma
chine of sutlieletit power to weigh the
elephant.
At length Shajee came forward and
suggested a plan which was simple
and yet Ingenious In the highest de
gree. He caused the unwieldy aulma
to bu conducted along a stage special
ly made for the purpose by the water
side Into a flat bottomed boat. Then
having marked on the boat the heigh
to which the water reached after tin
elephant had weighed It down , the
latter wns taken out and stones sub
Rtituted hi sullU'lent quantity to holi
the boat to the same line. The stone *
were then taken to the scales , nnd
thus , to the amazement of the court
was ascertained the true weight o
ib't elephiHir.-lOxi'bnnge.
Lamps on Baby Carriages.
St. Paul , Minn. , Nov. 7. Baby car
riages In Minnesota must hereatfe
carry warning lights when used afte
dark , two white lights In front and
red one In the rear. It's all due toy
mistake , a kind of a joker , that some
how got in the new traffic law jus
passed by the legislature , but 1
"goes , " according to an opinion ren
dcrcd by Attorney General Simpson
Children's velocipedes , wheelbarrow
and express wagons are also Include
In the provisions of the law , whlc
really was Intended only to help mo
torlsts and motor cyclists by compel
ing horse drawn vehicles to carry
lights. But the wording was clumsy ,
Bribery Charged.
Valparaiso , Ind. , Nov. 7. City Eng.
neer C. A. Wllllston , ono of the Gary ,
Ind. , officials charged with acceptln
rlbcs IN connection with n heating
rnnchlso nought by T. B. Dean , was
laced on trial before Judge Van
Fleet nnd seven members of the jury
mporarlly were accepted. The chief
vldcnco In the cane against Wllllston
a n series of dictograph productions
, -hlch nro to show the conversation
t which ho says the alleged bribes'
o given and taken. It Is evident'H
rom the Identity of the witnesses'
ailed by the defense that Wllllston
ill mnko an attempt to discredit
iclr veracity. Wllllston ; J. J. Nyhof ,
ormor commissioner of public works ;
3morson L. Dowser , n councilman ,
mil Mayor Thomas E. Knox will bo
rlcd on similar charges.
18 INVITED BY WIRELESS.
That's the Way Kansas University
Co-Eds Send Messages Now.
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 7. They do
Ings In nn up-to-dato way at the'c
Jnlvcrslly of Kansas.
Miss Ellen Burkhardt decided thnt
he would like to tnke her co-ed chum , j j
lisa Maria Wetter , to the Knnsns-L
Oklahoma football gnmo on the
\nwronco field next Snturdny. She '
'Id not write n note ; she did nol lei- i
phone or telegraph. She told the op- j I
Tutor of a wireless station ut Hie' | '
nivcrslty , and forthwith the invitation
, veiit whizzing through the air and
s grabbed by Arthur Kopllnger ,
vho has a wireless station in Kansas
Ity , Kan. Ho got busy with a tele-1
hone , and Miss Wetter wns found nt's
icr homo on East Thirty-fourth' '
Treet. She accepted , nnd the accept-1
inco was returned by the nlr route.
American Crew Saved.
London , Nov. 7. The British stenm- [
Victorian , on her way from Calves- ] ,
on to Liverpool , sent a wireless messr
ige saying she had on" board the
row of the water-logged American
schooner , Stephen G. Loud.
Tiio Stephen G. Loud Is n three-
masted schooner of 400 tons net , own-
id by Dun & Elliott nnd company of
Thomnston , Me. She sailed from
Savannah on Oct. 23 for Boston. j ;
South Omaha Men Deny.
Lincoln , Nov. 7. John J. Ryan nnd <
Joseph Pivonka , fire nnd police com
missioners of South Omaha , filed n
motion in the supreme court to quash L j
ho ouster suit Instituted against ;
them by the ntlorney general at the i .
direction of Gov. Aldrlch. They were > j
each charged with neglect of duty nnd I , ,
nn order of ouster is asked for by
he attorney general. A general de
nial Is made by the accused men.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Newnrk , N. J. . Nov. 7. Allison Mac-
Farland was arraigned before Chief r' '
Justice Gummere and pleaded not
ullty to an indictment charging him
with the murder of his wife with cyanide - ,
nide of potassium. Justice Gummere
set next Jan. 8 as the day for the ; ;
trial.
The state will seek to show that ,
MncFnrland sought to get rid of hs |
wife1 thnt he might marry Miss Flor . |
ence Bromley of Philadelphia.
RYAN RELINQUISHES CLAIM.
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Washington , Nov. 7. Richard S.
Ryan , alleged author of the fnmous
"Dick-to-Dick" letler , which started
the Controller Bay Investigation dur
ing the exlra session of congress last
summer , yesterday relinquished all
claim to the fifty-six acre tract on
Controller Bay , Alaska , known as the
Canyon Creek Lane terminal tract.
Mr. Ryan is president of the Con
troller Railway and Navigation com
pany.
The claim which he relinquished lies
between the claims of J. J. Ryan and j
A. L. Schouer , which It Is conceded
were taken In the Interest of the rail
way and navigation company of
which Mr. Ryan is head.
The law requires that all claims adJoining -
Joining the water front eighty rods
shall be reserved from entry. Mr.
Ryan's claim occupied practically all j [
of the eighty rods between the sol l _
diers' additional homestead claims of |
J. J. Ryan and Scheuers. Ho con
tended that the law did not apply In
his case because his application was
j
only for right of way over the tract ,
not for absolute possession and that j
the expression in the law , "reserved' '
from entry , " need not prevent the I ' i
government from granting the use of
,
the land for railway or navigation
terminal purposes.
Secretary Fisher Intimated very I
strongly in a recent address that the |
government would not take Mr. Ryan's .
Interpretation of the law.
A WOMAN WHO KEEPS STILL !
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Mrs. Vermllya Adopts Policy of SIlence -
lence Others May Be Indicted.
Chicago , Nov. 7. Mrs. Loulso Ver
mllya , charged with the poisoning r3J
Policeman Arthur Bisonetto nnd sus
pected of having caused the death of
at least half a dozen others , today set
tled down to n stay in ttio county Jail
nospltal until her next hearing , Nov.
28. That some other person mny be
connected with her was indicated by i
I
State's Attorney Burnham , who said
that In all probability Mrs. Vermllya
and "others" would bo Indicted by the
November grand jury which will meet
next Monday. Until there may be |
further legal developments , Mrs. Ver
mllya has adopted a policy of silence. \ I
When the doors of the big lock-up
on the north side of the river closed
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behind her , the woman declared that
she wanted to BOO no one and that
she would talk with no one. Even
her sister. Mrs. Bucbolz , who up to
now has been her constant companion ,
wag prevented from entering.
Coroner Hoffman planned to go
ahead today with the exhumation of
the body of Frank Brlnkamp , son of
the woman prisoner. Should the body
show signs of arsenic , the body of
Charles Brlnkamp , her first husband ,
will bo taken from its grave.
Coroner William Hoffman said last
night , after scrutinizing portions of
the body of Richard Smith , the Illi
nois Central railway conductor whoso
death Is coupled with that of Ulsonotto
In the charges against Mrs. Vermllya ,
that he was satisfied Smith had died
of arsenic poisoning as charged.
| "Tho organs taken from Spilth's
body have the same greenish tinge
' that was noticenblo In those of Ulson-
' otto , " said Mr. Hoffman. "I will got
report on them from chemists Thursday
'
day or Friday and probably on Brin-
. kamp \ the same day. I may order Mrs.
Vermilyn's last husband's body ex
humed | , , but I ilon't think It will be nee-
' essary to lia\o any other corpses ox-
amlncd. ; "
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MAY CHARGE PERJURY.
Some Decisive Action May Result In
the Lorlmer Investigation.
Chicago , Nov. 7. Rumors that the
| senatorial investigating committee on
j ' the j Lorituer election would charge
I certain of the witnesses with perjury
on account of contradictory state-
mcnts that have been made from the
| witness chnlr , gave added interest to
I the | hearing when It was resumed to-
day. ( , H was thought sonio decisive nci -
tlon would bo taken by the senators
hearing evidence. Just who was to
bo ( called as the first witness of the
| day was not announced.
Are Against Sky Scrapers.
Milwaukee , Nov. 7. That the so-
. clallst policy for municipal govern
I ment , Is to prevent the erection of
sky scrapers , was stated by Congressman -
( man , Victor L. Berger when ho said
the administration would not change
Its policy by permitting the erection
of n projected sixteen-story structure
for the First National hank. Ho said
high office buldiiigs tend to congest
business in n small area nud that the
, party policy is to avoid such conges-
. tlon.
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MORMON PATRIARCH 19 DEAD.
John Smith , Thirty Years Presiding
Patriarch , Dies at 79.
Salt Lake City , Utah. , Nov. 7.-
John Smith , for thirty years the pro-
siding patriarch of the Mormon
church and nephew of its founder and :
first president , Joseph Smith , is dead |
hero after three days' Illness of pneu
monia. He was 79 years old. Ho was
born at Klrkland , Lake county , O. , in
1832 , and when 16 years old came
west with the hand-cart party , passing
the Nauvoo , III. , the scene o the at-
tack which resulted in the deatU of his
father and his uncle the preceding
year.
Patriarch Smith was the sixth to
bo chosen to his office , the only
hereditary ono within the church.
Maine la Dry.
Augusta , Me. , Nov. 7. Maine retains
constitutional prohibition. Gov. Plal-
sted . and his council last night decided
to . accept the corrections from four
IJ towns cast in the special election In
September , thus removing the result
as Indicated In the first official re-
turns.
Texas Negro Lynched.
Clarksvllle , Tex. , Nov. 7. Within
tlireo hours yesterday after Riiey
Johnson , a negro , attacked a young
woman at .1 farmhouse near Clarks
vllle and clubbed her mother into in
sensibility when she responded to her
daughter's appeals for assistance , he
was captured by a sheriff's posse and
shot to death by bystanders when , ter
rified by threats of lynching , he made
a break for liberty.
9-Year-Old Boy Killed.
Herrlck , S. D. , Nov. 7. Special to
The News : James Hnurl , the 9-year-
old son of Jacob Hauri , a farmer liv
ing ' four miles north of Herrick , was
killed Sunday. His father is a widower
ewer and he and the boy wore out
after a load of fodder. They were
both on the ground when , in some
manner , the load upset , falling on the
boy and killing him Instantly. The
body was shipped to Rhoadcs , la. , for' '
burial
Herrick Wins Road Race.
Phoenix , Ariz. , Nov. 7. Harvey
Herrick , holder of the American road
race record , yesterday won the annual
Los Angeles-Phoenix road race with
his National car. Herrick's running
time was 21 hours 5' minutes for
tko 524 miles. Herrick was the winner -
nor of last year's race , also.
Pushes Babe Into Hot Water.
Royal , Neb. , Nov. 7. Special to The
News : While scrubbing the floor , Mrs.
William Rafft , of Mars , Neb. , left a
pail of scalding water on the floor.
Her 4-year-old boy pushed the 2-year-
old baby Into the pall , upsetting the
water over the child , scalding the llt-
tlo one so badly that death will prob
ably result.
Scribner Man Seriously Hurt.
Fremont , Neb. , ' Nov. 7. Postmaster
James Beaver of Scribner , was prob
aly fatally hurt in the streets of Scrlb-
ner when run down by an automobile
driven by August Kurtz of West Point.
Beaver's leg was broken nnd he suf-
fered concussion of the brain and In
ternal Injuries. He has not regained
consciousness. A surgeon operated
yesterday to remove pressure from
tha brain.
' -Will Pension Old Employes
Oiriaha , Nov. 7. A comprehensive
who have been In the service twenty
years or more was announced yesterday
.
day by R. C. Howe , general manager I
of Armour & Co. in this city. The
plan appropriates $1,000,000 as a pen
sion fund , and takes in employes of
the company over the entire country.
Employes having served twenty years
or longer and reaching the age of 60
are to bo retired. Those serving the
same length of time and reaching the
age of 57 may be retired on applica
tion. Employes may pay 3 per cent of
their salaries Into the fund annually.
On retirement employes receive 2 per
cent per year of their salaries from
the date of entering the service. This
gives the employe from 40 to GO per
cent of his salary on retirement , for
the remainder of his life. The only
distinction made between men nnd
women Is that women may bo retired
when they nro 50 , after having served
the twenty years.
Provision is nlso made for employes
who nro Incapacitated by sickness
nfter fifteen years of service.
For widows and orphans provision
nlso Is inndo by which they receive
benefits nftcr nn employe hns served
fifteen years. Women who marry
before their retirement nnd employes
who resign nro paid the amount they
have paid Into the pension fund ,
The management of the pension
plan nnd fund Is In the hands of n
board of trustees consisting of A. Wat
son Armour , Alfred R. Urlon nnd Fred- '
crick W. Cross , officers nnd employes
of long standing with the company.
Ncligh Girls Win.
Nellgh , Neb. , Nov. 7. Special to
The News : The basketball girls of
the Oakdnle high school came up yes
terday nftornoon to play the return
game with the high school girls of
this city. They were ngnln defeated
In n fast game by a score of 7 to 5 ,
making the second defeat for the visItors - ,
Itors this year , and both by the girls f
from the Ncligh high.
Russia Sends Ultimatum.
Teheran , Persia , Nov. 7. The Rus
sian minister presented nil ultimatum
to the Persian government Hotting
forth thnt unless the Persian minister
of foreign affairs apologize for the in
suit to the Russian Vice Consul M.
Petroff on the occasion of the seiz
ure of the property of Shall Es Suit
aiieh removed the treasury gendannea
nnd reinstated the Persian Cossacks
formerly there , Russia would occupy
the provinces of Shilan nnd Mazan
derail , in the north of Persia. The
government had decided not to com
ply with the Russian demand.
Neligh Firemen's Dance.
Nellgh , Neb. , Nov. 7. Special to
The News : The twenty-second annual
ball of the Neligh volunteer fire de
partment will he held this year on
Thanksgiving night. The necessary
committee on arrangements wat
made at a recent meeting of the mem
bers. They plan to secure the best
music obtainable nnd arc under no
obligation to cut the expense account
on their annual entertainment , which
is looked forwnrd to by the mnny people
ple * of this city and vicinity as the
most delightful social function of the
season.
MILLIONAIRE GOES FREE.
Returns from France After Ten
Years , All Witnesses Are Gone.
St. Louis , Mo. , Nov. 7. The charge
of attempted bribery against Ellis
Wninwright , a millionaire , was dis
missed in the circuit court here after
a nolle prosse had been entered. Wain-
wrlght lived for ten years in France
nnd only recently returned to face
the charges. All witnesses for the
prosecution have either left the city
or died.
Still No Hyde Jury.
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 7. The
Hyde murder trial dragged into its
fifteenth day today with but twenty
five of the forty-seven required tales
men accepted. A new panel of forty
venlremen reported for examination
today , making mor than GOO names
that have been drawn from the jury
wheel , but services have not been ob
tained on all of them. The average
number of men reporting out of a
panel for today Is twenty-five , nnd a
panel a day has been exhausted dur
ing the last week.
$20,000 Was Stolen.
Greensboro , N. C. , Nov. 7. That a
United States mail pouch routed from
Raleigh to New York containing $20 ,
000 disappeared two weeks ago in a
manner ' similar to the recently report
ed $20,000 theft of a pouch at Lynch
burg , Va. , became known here today
Beyond admitting the loss of the pack
age the officials refuse to discuss the
matter.
Defeat Municipal Bridge.
St. Louis , Mo. , Nov. 8. The propo
sition to issue $2,500,000 In bonds for
the completion of the municipal free
bridge across the river foil short o
the necessary two-thirds majority ir
the election here today by 2,857 votes
This was the only subject before the
voters.
Order Railway Switch.
Albion , Neb. , Nov. 8. The railway .
commission has ordered a switch at
Albion , connecting the Union Pacific
and Northwestern lines. This conies
as an outcome of shippers of Boone
nnd adjoining companies protesting
that shipping becomes a task when i
is necessary to go to Columbus , Fre
mont or Omaha when shipping to the
northwest. The switch will bo laid
soon.
soon.W.
W. II. Roberts came up from Lin
coin today to watch the filing of bids
for the erection of a bridge at Ceda
Rapids , over the Cedar river. The
bridge will cost about 8,000 , and wil
bo built with state aid. It has been
the custom for bridge contractors to
file certified checks as nn evidence
of good faith in making their bids , bu
these checks have frequently been
made in such a way that no ono bu
the maker could cash them. Unless
the checks are made payable to the
county clerk it Is probable that accotn
panying bids will not be considered
The state is in a position to impose
almost any conditions it desires In
handling the bids , as the state board
of irrigation and highways may revoke
approval of a project on an unfavor
able report from its representative.
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MABRAY IN BETTER FAVOR.
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Recently Turned State' * Evidence
Wife Want * Him Out of Jail.
Council Bluffs , la. , Nov. 8. Mrs. J.
C. Mabray Is Interceding with the of-
leers of the district court In nn of-
'ort to secure n reduction In the bond
lonmndcd of her husband , at present
onflnod In the Polk county , la. , jail ,
lending his arraignment In district
Hirt hero for trial on twenty-three
harges of n violation of the law In
onnoctlon with the operation of the
Mnbrny "swindles syndicate. " Mu
rray Is nominally held on a bond of
$10,000 in two cases nnd the aggro-
ate bond that mny bo exacted of
ilm should ho demand his release
, vlth a surety , Is $115,000. , Mrs. Mn-
irny , who has remained near him
since his conviction nnd suntenco to
ho federal prison nt I oavomvorlh ,
ileads thnt the other tweiity-ono rases
10 Ignored nnd n bond of $4,000 bo
iccepfod , which she says can bo given.
Mabray recently turned state's ovl-
letico In connection with the local
) hnse of the Mnbrny swindle nnd Is
ookod upon with moro favor by stnto
and county officials than formerly.
Mnbray wns Indicted under his own
inine In the stnto court In ton differ
ent swindles , with a double Indict-
iient for larceny and conspiracy In
L'nch ease.
SPRAINS ANKLE , SHOWS NERVE
. ,
Mrs. Pankhurst , Woman Suffragist ,
Stands on Ankle an Hour.
Oshkosh , WIs. , Nov. S. Although
suffering from a sprained ankle , Em-
iienllno Pankhurst.ono of the lending
.vomeii suffragists of England , stood
for moro than an hour during her le (
ture. The accident occurred ns she
ivns alighting from n cnrrlngo.
Mrs. Pnnkhurst made light of the
injury. She was assisted from the
itnge by a newspaper man.
"I nm well supported by the pulpit
on ono side and the press on the nth-
T , " she remarked.
Brynn Is Pleased.
Lincoln , Nov. 8. William J. Hrynn
expressed his satisfaction over what
he Interpreted from the limited re
ports he had received , to bo a general
victory for the democrats of the coun
try. He was not particularly pleased
over the result in the Second Kansas
district and the election of McCreary
in Kentucky , carrying with it , ho as
sumed , a democratic legislature In the
latter state nnd insuring the election
of Ollie James as United States sen
ator. Brynn said he wns satisfied ,
from the advices he had received , that
D. V. Stephens , democratic , had been
lected congressmnn In the Third Ne
braska district.
Banquet Dr. Davidson.
Omnha , Nov. S. Dr. W. M. Davidson -
son , superintendent of schools of
Washington , D. C. , who for sovernl
years held n similar position In Oma
ha , and J. W. Crabtree , president of
the Wisconsin state normal school ,
formerly state superintendent of pub
lic Instruction , were guests of honor
at a banquet at the Nebraska School
masters club , of which both are for
mer members , last night. They nro
here to nttend the annual Institute of
the Nebraska teachers.
Our Ship Leaves Tripoli.
Washington , Nov. 8. The scout
cruiser Chcbtor , which was sent from
'Malta to Tripoli by the state depart
ment for the avowed purpose of as
certaining the extent of the cholera
outbreak , has completed her mission
nnd is on her way to Marseilles.
American Consul Wood at Tripoli said
he stood in no need of help and rath
er than jeopardize the health of the
ship's company , the commander sailed
for Marseilles , which is reported free
from cholera. He will await orders
there.
The Degner Funeral.
Funeral service over the remains
of Julius Degner took place at 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
family home. Later services were
held in the Christ Lutheran church
and Interment was made In the new
German Lutheran cemetery. Rev. J.
P. Mueller had charge of the services.
Many beautiful floral tributes wore
sent to the home.
The pallbearers were : Herman
Korth , Gottlieb Pribenow , August Fil
ter , Herman Spooring , H. W. Stefan
and Fred Gall.
Dr. Alfred Lambdln Dead.
Philadelphia , Nov. 7. Dr. Alfred C.
Lambdin , editor of the Public Ledger
for the last twelve years , and previ
ously managing editor of the Phila
delphia Times , died today , aged G5
years.
Turks Make a Capture.
Constantinople , Nov. 7. The recent
news of the recapture of Derna , Tripoli
eli , by the Turks , purports to camcj
from Enver Bryand , the sheik of the
Sunussl tribesmen.
Constantinople , Nov. 7. An Italian
cruiser bombarded the town of Aka-
dah , Arabia , on Sumday , sinking the
Tuaklsh gunboat Italldj , which was
lying in port. The second officer of
the gunboat was killed , but the others
escaped. Subsequently the cruiser
shelled the hilly portion of the town.
The extent of the damage Is not
stated.
South Norfolk News.
Mrs. C. E. Walstrom nnd son Clar
ence , arc visiting at the homo of Mrs.
Walstrom's parents , Mr. and Mrs.
Kummer , at Long Pino.
Harry Conway was in Petersburg
on business the latter part of the
week.
John Holtzclaw has returned to his
home In Pierce , having worked here
all summer.
Albion.
E. Herman of Albion will wrestle
Charles Anderson , "the Swede , , " from
O'Neill at Spaldlng on Thursday eve
ning , Nov. 9.
James Hnlro and H. C. Stelner have
purchased the lot north of the Albion
National bank building , and will erect
a large brick building to be occupied
by Mr. Halre with a restaurant and
Mr. Stoluor with n Jowlory store , The
upper floors will bo routed ns a room *
Ing housu.
The Genoa high school basketball
team rnmo to Albion yesterday to
play the high school hero. Genon
lost the gamp. Score , 25 to 30.
Company M. Nebraska National
guard will undergo nn Inspection by
hand officers on Wednesday , Dee. it
Girl Attempts Suicide.
Royal , Neb. , Nov. 7. Special to Th
News : Miss Aniilo Icklor , the 18-year-
old daughter of Rudolph Icklor of Lo
gan township , undertook to commit
suleldo Saturday evening by taking
strychnine. Dr. Johnson of Crelghton
was summoned , and at last reports
the girl was utlll nllvo but very low.
No motive IH known for her actions.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Mrs. R. II , Haulm of Creighton was
n visitor In the city. -
11. T. Reid wont to Farroll. Wyo. , to - y-
spend a few days on his ranch.
L. H. Hindu , who him been hero vis
iting with friends , has rotimied to
Canada.
John Lynde returned last night
from a suminer'B surveying trip on
the Union Pacific.
G. W. Patterson , member of the
Minnesota sliito board of agriculture ,
was \ In the city transacting business
with \ C ! . L. Carlson.
Miss Anna Poonhku , who has been
substituting for her sister In Lincoln ,
has returned. Her .sister , Miss Knth-
orlne Uoenhko , Is now entirely recovered -
covered from an attack of pneumonia.
She has returned to Lincoln.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tnylor ,
n daughter.
A regular mealing of Mosaic lodge
No. 55 will bo hold this evening.
I It required two officers to eject two
undesirables from the Calumol rest
aurant last night.
On account of the death In tho.
family of Albert Degnor , the school
board did not , hold a mooting Monday
night.
Ed Green , who Is charged with con
ducting a room for gambling purposes ,
will have n trial before Judge Elseley
Saturday afternoon.
Born to Mr. nnd Mrs. W. E. Hea-
mnn , nt Wayne , n son. Mrs. Hoaman
was formerly Miss Nell Schwonk ,
daughter of George Schwonk of this
city.
city.R.
R. N. Zimmerman , a local travelIng -
Ing salesman , nnd A. T. Gnrmaii , a
jeweler , have rented Ihc llagey build
ing nnd expect to open n restaurant
wlthlng n few weeks.
Mrs. W. R. Hoffman wns called to
Omaha In response to n telegram an
nouncing the serious Illness of her
father. Rev. R. M. Henderson. Mr.
Henderson Is about 80 years old.
James Craig , superintendent of the
Katz-Cralg Construction company ,
was in the city directing the reshipment
ment to Omaha of the paving outfit
which was used In Norfolk for the
paving of Norfolk avenue.
Born to Rev. j nd Mrs. Owen W.
Rummell at Allen , Neb. , on Sunday ,
a son. Mr. Rummoll occupied the pul
pit of the First Methodist church ,
Norfolk , during the absence of Dr.
Ray In Europe n year ago.
Night Patrolmnn W. S. O'Brien yes-
lerdny relurned from Omaha whore
he has been taking medical treat
ment. Mr. O'Brien declares he Is
feeling much better and expects to be
nt work ngaln within a few days.
E. A. Bullock nnd C. J. Bullock Invite -
vito the business men to enjoy a
smoker and hear election returns at
their offices tonight. The returns
will be received over a special tele
phone wire from The News office.
C. L. Lnubsch wns winner In a law
suit in Judge Eisoloy's court yester
day afternoon. An Omaha lightning
rod company sued Mr. Laubsch for
$140 because they alleged he violated
n contract made with them. E. B.
Kauffman , E. E. Low , E. J. Schor-
eggo and T. Wlllo were the Jury who
returned the verdict.
Bond Election Tuesday , Dec. 12.
The Norfolk city council last night
%
unanimously voted to call u special
election Tuesday , Dec. 12 , to vote on
$75,000 bonds for the purpose of
building n municipal electric light
plant and water plant In combination.
A number of prominent business men
were present to protest against the
measure.
Among the protesls against the mu
nicipal light plant was a letter re
ceived by the council from ex-Sen
ator F. J. Hale. The senator In his
letter said :
"After nil cxninlnatlon of the tax
list for the years 1910 and 1911 and
finding an Increase of over 8 per
cent In personal taxes and about 1C
per cent In real estnto taxes , I desire
to withdraw my name from the peti
tion calling for nn election to vole
bonds for a municipal light plant. "
G. D. Butterflold In his protest
ngnlnst the plant declared : "I simply
want to file my protest against this
plant. "
W. A. Wltzlgmnn declared while the
high taxes would work a hardship on
taxpayers at this time , there wore
other Improvements more necessary
than a light plant. Ho did not see the
advisability of spending $75,000 for
something Norfolk did not really
need , moro especially when the city
could bo lighted moro cheaply. There
were other Improvements , ho said , that
were more necessary. Ho felt that
the matter should bo at least post
poned until the taxpayers could stand
the drain.
J. S , Malhowson and D. Rees wore
among the others who filed protests
against the calling of the special bond
election.
On top of these protests against the
calling of a special election for the
$75,000 bonds , came the indignant
protest of A. G. Heckmnn and A. Ny-
land of the Fourth ward , "who declared
that they are being discriminated
against because they are unable to
get the council to help them In secur
ing a water system In their neighbor
hood.