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TIIK NORFOLK WKKKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , NOVKMHKR 17 , l ! tl. f Would Suppreut the Newt. Lincoln Center , Kim. , Nov. 10. Po- tltlonn worn circulated hero today , nuking thnt the HciulliiK out of roportH of tlio "tur and fonthor" CUBC , which goes to trlnl hero next Wednesday , ho tirohlhltcd for the nuke of the honor of the community. The trial of fourteen - teen men chnrRud with the tarrliiK of Minn Mary Chamberlain , a school teacher of Shady Hcnd , Kan. , last nununer , will ho hold In the district court hoforo JudKo Dallas Grovor. The potlttoiiH arc addroBHcd to Judge Oro- tor. County Attorney McCanlooa an nounced today ho had obtained the Hurvlecu of 8. N. Hawk , assistant at torney general , to assist In the prose cution. This Rancher Uses Gun. Hello Kourcho , S. D. , Nov. 10. WulkhiK Into the State Dank of Hu lott , Wyo. , i short distance from here , Asher Knoppor , n rancher , lov. oiled n rlflo at Cashier Storm , forced him to turn over a promissory note nlgncd by Knoppor and than , handing the rlflo to ono of several hystandorB calmly walked outside the bank , tore up the note and wont homo. Knop per later was arrested and hold to the district court on n charge of assaull with a dangerous weiipon. Ho wae released on bonds. Kneppor cluliiiH ho gave the note in question to his mother-in-law for r $ GOO check which proved to be worth less. Later , the mothor-ln-law placed the note In the bank for collcctlor and ho took nummary action when the bank officials refused to return tin note to him. FORGERS MADE HALF MILLION Confessions Obtained from Thre < Men Arrested In New York. New York , Nov. 10. City detective ! assisted by IMnkerton men nrrestei three men , who Deputy CommlsHlonoi Dougherty says , are the brains o a gang of forgers that has been op uniting slnco 190D. whoso profits , It several of the larger cities , nggregatt between $500,000 and ? 000,000. One of the gang , who was not ar rested , whom the police would llki to find , was an artist , who miulo tin bogus checks with a camel's hat brush. According to the police , nom V of the chocks was lithographed , bu nil were done by hand and nil doflei detection. The artist Is known ti have recently fled the city In com pany with a woman who was a choru singer In the Metropolitan opera com pany. Deputy Commission Dougherty sail that be had track of other member of the gang , and that the police hop through the co-operation of the pollc < Isowhoro to round up the whol crowd. The three men arrested wore Wl ! 11am I. Schutzborger , n cigar inant fiicturor In Brooklyn ; Isador Weiss said that ho conducted a milliner establishment , and Charles 13. Carles a saloon keeper. Carlcsl is a Slcllla of striking appearance and an easj going address , and Is the ono , so th detectives say , who engineered th whole schema of forgery. He has prison record. Only a partial list of the banks di franded by the operations of thl gang was given out. The InstltuHon in Now York which were dofraude Include the Knickerbocker Trust Co $2,000 ; Union Exchange Natlonn bank. $2,500 ; Columbia bank , $2,000 Yorkvlllo bank , $3,500 ; Mercantll National , $7,000 ; State bank , $1,600 Northern bank. $1,068 : Bank of th Metropolis , $2COO ; Fourteenth Strcc bank , $700 ; Hanover National ban ! $15,800. The detectives say that the Shav mut National bank of Boston was di fraudcd of $4,825 and that banks t Pittsburgh , Philadelphia , Detrol Chicago and Cincinnati have contrll uted more than $300,000 to the fo gers. All three men have confesse to crimes charged against them , th police said. WALSH FORTUNE SHRINKS. Late Banker's $27,000,000 Reduced t $125,000. Chicago , Nov. 10. Not more thn $125,000 is expected to be left out ( the estate of the late John U. Walsl according to Information given 01 preceding the filing of the late final cler's will. The widow and five chi < lron , Richard W. and John V Walsh , Mrs. L. Blake Baldwin , Mr Orvlllo Babcock and Miss Mai Walsh , will be the sole beneflclarle This advance Information conflrn the former banker's statements mat at the time of settlement of his $1 000.000 note given to the Chlcaf Clearing House association when tl latter took over the three Wah banks at the time of their founder arrest. The Walsh fortune , once estimate at $27,000,000 , was reduced largely t loss of the banks , and In the settl ment of the big note referred Walsh put over $14,000,000 In secui ties , which , ho said at the time , pra tlcnlly wiped out his fortune. Attc neys and Walsh's sons , who ha' been finishing the work of stralghte Ing out the tangled business of tl estate , begun by the former bank on his release on parole from Fc Loavenworth federal prison and int ( rupted by his death nine days lnt < Intimated the estate would not r praise more than $125,000 , oxclusl of the coal and quarry business 1 longing to the two sons. Ewlng. Miss Florence Bethea came from Oakdalo Saturday and visit over Sunday with her parents. William Kusel of Dawes county In Ewing looking after business tcrests. S. J. Stltes leaves Thursday I Florida where he will pass the w ter. ter.While returning from the coun Sunday evening , Tommy Jacob ! succeeded In killing a coon at the fc of Graveyard hill. Seeing the anln enter a log , the young man went after It with a club and soon had it dang < ling from hln holt. The coon was fal and weighed fifteen pounds. From two acres of ground Gcorgt Davlos , living south of Kwlng , raised : ttr > bimhelH of potatoes which fet size and quality were the finest over brought to town. Mrs. ttllznboth Gamble of Platts mouth , associate grand matron of the O. 13. S. of Nebraska , hold a Bchool of Instruction Monday evening for the benefit of Jephthath chapter of Ew ing. Two candidates were also In ! tlated the same evening , followed bj a sumptuous and most enjoyable banquet quot Mrs. M. A. Davlofl , Mrs. W. W. Be then and the Misses Florence and Hazel Bothcn are attending the State Teachers' Association meeting ai Omaha thin week. O. 1C. Wright purchased a car ol cattle from Graver Bros. Saturday. The wife of Prof. Hutchlns is enjoying joying a pleasant visit from her brother or , Otto GlaHsburn , of Hulott , Wyo. The Ladles' Aid society of the Meth odlst church served a chicken pie dinner nor and supper election day. W. U. Glavls sold G40 acres of lain near Merrlmnn , Cherry county , t < Carl Hadcllff of Wayne county. Ai the same tlmo Mr. Graver bought 24 ( acres ono mile northwest of Orchard from AI Hadcllff , paying $ GO per ncn for ( mine. C. A. Boles shipped one car cattle Graver Bros , six cars , and P. M. Con ger ono car of hogs Sunday night. Burk Wood and Walter Brian bag ged forty-five Mallards while huntlni on Cache crook last Friday. The high school basketball team ex pect to play a return game with thi Ininaii team Saturday. The deputy grand matron of the 0 E. S. . Mrs. Elizabeth Gamble , ant Mrs. Hugh Cumpton of Nellgh , won entertained the first of the week b ; Mrs. P. M. Conger. Mrs. Burk Wood and ton vlsltei over Sunday with her parents at In man. MERCURY DOWN TO 13. Temperature Takes a Drop of 45 De grees During the Night. From a balmy temperature of 5 In the shade during the aftcrnooi Thursday , the mercury shrank dowi Into Its shell to a point 13 degree above zero during the early mornini hours of Friday a drop of 45 degree during the night. The cold wave hai been forecasted by the weather mar and further by the telegraphic repor from Deadwood , where the teraperc turo Thursday was zero. A trace o snow fell In Norfolk. SOUTH DAK > TA AT A GLANCE. A district convention of the Knight of Pythias Is to bo held nt Mltchol soon. The date has not yet been be Henry W. Delko , a tailor of Me lotto , was found dead In the apar inonts back of his shop. Ho was foi merly located nt Warner. F. C. Ford of Armour speaking b < fore the South Central association c Congregational churches at Geddei declared that the church was boss-rh den and that many changes ought t bo made In the church policy. The state railway commission 1 session at Pierre Is nccompllshln the adjustment of many complaint which have been filed with that bed ; Miss Blanche Persella of Aberdee has issued a challenge through he manager , W. II. Andrews , to a mate with any lady wrestler In the stati The annual convention of th Brown County Sunday School nssoch tlon , held nt Grotono , was largely a tended and an unusually good proi ram was given. Reports are current In the wester part of the state that the propose purchase by the Burlington of th Crouch line Is part of a transcont ncntnl line scheme. The school census Just compiled 1 the office of the state land depar ment shows that 174,037 children ai In the public schools of the state an that 5,777 are In the colleges of tli state. Efforts are being made to get up special train for the South Dakot delegates at the big land show In Ch cngo on Nov. 21. It would start froi Huron. Dr. George T. Page of Sioux Fal ! shot a bird of unknown species on recent trip. Bird experts to whom was shown admit that they canm even guess what It Is. The report of the Milwaukee Uai way company for Its lines west of tl Missouri river Indicate thnt they wei operated nt a good profit during tl past year In spite of the dry weathe The authorities of Fall River cou ty following the robbery of a saloc at Edgemont captured nn Indlvldu with a wooden leg , and In a cunnln ly made receptacle in the leg wi found n quantity of quarters , dlmi and silver dollars which had bet stolen from the saloon. In the rece tacle wore coins to the aggregate vi ue of about $40. TAFT SILENT ABOUT WOME The President Refuses to Tell Wh He Thinks of Suffrage. Nashville , Nov. 10. A plea th President Taft say a word "for t : women" while he was asking snppc of the people for his peace treatl was without result here last nig ! for Mr. Taft had Ignored the lett passed into his hands until after had completed his formal addre The suffrage movement recently vndcd Nashville and a great croi thnt heard the president's talk nbc peace also wanted to get his Idea the votes for women campaign. T president left early today for ! waneo , Tenn. , site of the Unlvers > r where MaJ. Butt of the South spt part of his youth. A Railroad Hearing. Kansas City , Nov. 10. Hearing I application of the thirteen rallroi operating in Missouri for nn inju tlon against the state's order rcduc Ing rates on Iron and steel from 22 It 17 cents a hundred , began In the fed urul court hero today. The order o the Mlsourl tallroad and warohousi commission reducing the rates was tt have become effective Nov. 2. Or Sept. 28 attorneys for the rallroat made application for an Injunction and the utato consented to Buspoiu enforcement of the order until Nov 10 , in order that the railroads mlgh have n hearing. Special Telephone Dondi. Elgin , Nob. , Nov. 10. Special tt The News : The Antelope County Telephone ephono company , with headquarters a Elgin , held a special meeting ant voted special bonds on the company for $4,000 , nt $100 a share , payable ii flvo years. New Mexico Returns Slow. Albuquerque , N. M. , Nov. 10. De splto the fact that two days and twi nights have passed slnco the polli closed , complete returns from Tuoe days election are not available. Prac tlcally the only thing of Important still In doubt , however , Is the size o the majority the republicans will havi In the Joint assembly of the leglsln ture , which will elect two Unltet States senators. Returns so far Indl cato that this will bo in the neighbor hood of ton. "Tho blue ballot amendment , designed to make the nov stnto constitution more- easy o amendment , was adopted. Democrat claim their majorities will run no big ] as 4,000 , while republicans contcni that It will bo in the neighborhood o 2,000. , Eight Miners Thought Dead. Punxutawnoy , Pa. , Nov. 10. Elgh minors are believed to have beei killed In the Adrian shaft of the Rod ester & Plttsburg Coal & Iron con pany's mine , four miles from here , n a result of an explosion. Fifty mlr ers , who entered the shaft Severn hours after the accident In nn nttemii to rescue , were driven out by ga < Some of them , becoming unconscious were carried to the surface by con rades. All the missing miners or foreigners. A WOMAN IN THE CASE. The Woman In the Case Is HI Mother and She Needs the Money. Indianapolis , Nov. 10. William / Gant , n clerk at $7 a week In a Bton who was arrested and confessed t having attempted a "blackhand" e : tortlon of $600 from II. C. Adams , sawmill operator of Fortvllle , wn asked in jail "If there was a woma in the case. " "Yes , there Is a woman In the case , answered Gant. "Seven dollars a week , and a woma who needs the money. The woman 1 my mother. " Currency Men at Omaha. Omaha , Nov. 10. The sub-comml tee of the National Monetary con mission , headed by Edward W. Vrei land , which has been holding hearing on the Pacific coast , arrived hei from Denver this morning to give n audience to Omaha business men o the proposed changes In the currcnc laws. The day's program Included luncheon nt the Omaha Club at non , NEW SOUTH DAKOTA MEMBE J. W. Campbell of Huron Resigns an M. J. Tobln of Pierre Is Named. Pierre , S. D. , Nov. 10. J. W. Cam bell of Huron has resigned as a mer her of the state board of agrlcultui and M. J. Tobln of that city , has bee appointed to fill the vacancy cause by the resignation. Antelope County Official. Nellgh , Neb. , Nov. 10. Special I The News : The following Is the c ficial vote of Antelope county and tt majority as received by each cantl date : Congressman J. C. Elliot 109 ; district Judge Anson A. Weld 188 ; county clerk John W. Lnmso 73 ; clerk of the district court R. I Rice , 618 ; county treasurer A. 1 Malzacher , 491 ; county judge J. < Ingram , 66 ; sheriff L. Bennett , 75 ! superintendent D. M. Murphy , 21 coroner Dr. L. L. Nelson. 276. Alberta Situation Serious. Winnipeg. Man. , Nov. 10. With tl thermometer registering below zer their rations running low and tl price of coal $8 a ton instead of tl usual $3 , strikng coal miners In tl Alberta district are facing a serloi situation. The conference commltti of miners and operators are stl meeting nt Frank , but are not reai to report. The towns nro pntrolh by mounted police. MRS. VERMILYA IN COLLAPS She Is Reported Sllghty Better E amlnlng Another Viscera. Chicago , Nov. 10. Mrs. Louise Vt mllya , who yesterday suffered a ci lapse In the county jail hospital who she is held on the charge of havli caused the death of Arthur Blsonnet by administering poison , was report to bo better today. Chemists were still at work on t viscera of the exhumed body of Ric ard T. Smith and a report as whether arsenic was found is expe ed soon by Coroner Hoffman. Wall Street Firm Falls. New York , Nov. 10. Announceme was made on the stock exchange tl morning of the failure of the firm W. L. Stevens & Co. The present fli was firmed In April 1910. In Boyd County. Butte , Neb. , Nov. 10. Special The News ; Honors in Boyd coui were pretty well divided between I republicans and democrats nt the cent election. R. R. Dlxon , dlstt judge ; S. A. Richardson , coui clerk ; J. U. Fuller , clerk of the t trlct court ; C. E. Yocum , cou treasurer ; G. W. Whltohorn , surv or ; and John R , Beatty , coroner , w the republicans elected. Lucius Les lie , county judge ; N. P. Urndstrcot , sheriff ; Miss Mabel K. Hadscsn , county superintendent , wore elected on the democratic ticket. THURSDAY TIDINGS. J. D. Hooker of Madison was In the city on business. Miss Georgia Hagerninn of Nollgh was hero visiting with friends. Mrs. Ktmball Drobert of Foster wne In the city visiting with relatives. G. L. Carlson went to Chadron where he will spend three days lectur Ing. Ing.John John A. Schiller of Central City If hero visiting with his brother , R. F , Schiller. Mrs. W. II. Bosso and Mrs. W. II , Harding of Meadow Grove were visit' ' ors in the city. Mrs. Brown of Stanton was guest ol honor at a bridge whist party whlcli was followed by a kenslngton given by Mrs. Albert Kenney Tuesday. L. M. Kecno , sr. , and Mr. and Mrs L. M. Keene , Jr. , of Fremont , wore guests yesterday nt the homo of Mr , and Mrs. J. S. McCleary. They made the trip In their automobile. S. E. Rudd , who has been Buffeting from an attack of tonsllltls , Is mucl better. M. C. Frnser and W. C. Roland enjoyed joyed n duck hunting expedition soutl : of town but report thnt ducks art very scarce. L. C. Mlttclstadt has been called te Stlllwatcr , Minn. , by the Illness of hlf aunt , Mrs. Helen Torlnes. Mrs. Charles Lodge Is suffering from n severely strained back BUS talned In a fall several days ago. The brick work on the now Unloi Pacific depot Is completed and tin roof of the structure is going up. The Presbyterian Aid society wil meet Saturday afternoon with Mrs Ballnntyne , 1209 Norfolk avenue , foi work. A full attendance Is desired. Miss Alpha Kelsey Is taking ndvan tage of the school vacation by glvlni a house party for four Neligh frlendi Misses Gladys Wattles , Graces Pal mer , Adelyn Wolfe and Opal Allison Charles Bruebaker and Mrs. Star ! of Norfolk were married at Plerc < Wednesday morning and celebratec the wedding at their home on Soutl Fifth street by inviting about seventy five guests. The groom is employet by II. A. Pnsewalk. Norfolk business men , both mom hers of the Commercial and Ad clubs are asked to attend the joint meetlni of the clubs scheduled to be held Ii the Commercial club rooms at i o'clock Friday evening. A number o propositions of Importance are sched uled to be presented nt this time. Harry Sundcrlln and Mrs. Elsl Surber were successful In keeping th < news of their wedding a secret fo lore than a week. On Oct. 30 , th ouple went to Stnnton and after re elvlng a marriage license from Judg owan were bound In wedlock by Rc\ . F. Poucher In the Methodist pai onage. Mr. Sunderlln is n taxlcal hauffeur. SCRATCH BALLOT RECORD. lore Ballots Were "Scratched" Tue : day Than Any Previous Time. More ballots were "scratched" dm ig the general election In Norfoll nst Tuesday than on any prevlou lection held In this city. This Is th eport current among judges nn lerks employed in the election booth urlng the day. Old time democrat nd republicans who have never straj d from the straight and narrow pat f "ono cross" held their places 1 he booths longer than usual and I was evident that they were "scratcr. ng" their ballots. South Norfolk News. Carl Hartmnn , while assisting to ur oad a load of hay , fell through th ay rack and broke three of his ribs. Miss Margery Etter of Niobrara 1 pending a few days with her coi in , Miss Ella Moolick. The foreman of the boiler shop ere went to Missouri Valley todn n business. Miss Mayme Rose of Crelghton 1 ere visiting with relatives. Howard Morton Is on the sick 11s STENOGRAPHER TO EXAMINE ! Brother of Mrs. W. R. Hoffman Get High Government Position. E. B. Henderson , of Omaha , hrothc f Mrs. W. H. Hoffman of this clt : or several years private secretary t 'ommlssioner Lane of the Interstat Commerce commission nt Washlngtoi ins heen promoted to be an examine 3f the Interstate commerce commi ion , effective Dec. 1. Mr. Hende on commenced his work In the go' eminent service as a stcnographe io Is a telegraph operator and he risen to his new high position throng its own merits. He lias heen In tli government service ten years. / secretary his salary was ahout $2,5 ( per annum nnd the promotion wl 3 reach the $5,000 mark. Pierce County Results. Pierce , Neh. , Nov. 9. Special The News : Following county of ] clnls were elected In Pierce count ; Superintendent , Lottie Scott ; trea urer , Thelsen ; clerk , J. B. McDonnh clerk of district court , Arthur Oelki commissioner , A. II. Holmes. / democrats. Want Reciprocity With Us. Washington , Nov. 9. Norway ai Sweden , through their diplomatic re resentatlves here , have requested t United States to grant them und the favored nations' clause of tin treaties the same privileges given o Canada by section 2 of the reclprocl agreement in which wood pulp n print paper are admitted free of di into the United States. The Stanton County Result. Stnnton , Neb. , Nov. 9. Special The News : The following offlcli were elected In Stanton coun ! Clerk , Allen Sharp , dem. ; treasur Irvln Nye , rop. ; clerk of court , W P. McFarlnnd. rop. ; Judge , W. P. Oow an ; dam. ; sheriff , James R. Stuckor rep. ; superintendent , A , K Burnham rop. ; surveyor , George Porter , dom. ; coroner , W. N. Orris , rep. ; conimls sloner , Thomas Kingston , dom. LORD DOUGLAS NOT A SUICIDE But He Doesn't Like Notoriety anc Won't Deny That He's Dead. Seattle , Wash. , Nov. 9. Lord Shol to Douglas Is In Seattle perfect ! ) well. Ho read last night's papers thai the body of a Now York suicide hni been Identified as his and decided note to contradict the report. Lord Shol to has been conducting n small clgai business In Seattle under his owi name , but seeking to avoid notoriety DURN8 CALLS IT SUICIDE. Dr. Knabe Was Not Murdered , th < Noted Detective Says. Indianapolis , Nov. 9.-After maklni a study of the facts connected will the death of Dr. Helen Knnbo , detec tlvo W. J. Burns snld while In Indian npolls thnt the most logical conclu slon Is that the woman committed sul clde , the most likely cause being un realized professional ambition. Mr Burns was familiar with every detal connected with Dr. Knnbo's death and after reviewing nil of thorn , ho aver red that ho could not understand wh ; there should bo any mystery connect cd with the death. "If It was a murder there must liavi been a motive , " snld Mr. Burns. "Tin police have disproved the theory o robbery , the doctors have dlsprovei the theory of assault , and the hlgl character of the woman has disprovci any possible theory of a clandcntliv meeting. The body lay on the bei undisturbed from the position Ii which the doctor lay after retiring When the body was found In the moi nlng by Miss McPherson the light wa burning. It Is not customary for i murderer to commit his crime In th open light with the window shades u and in full view from the llghtci street. A murderer does not have i brass band. He would not have dcllt erately killed this woman , placed th knife In his pocket and quietly depar ! cd from the building In full view of window where the shades were up an < n light burning. " Mr. Burns declared there Is no pos tlve proof that any outcry was hoar In the night , and every other theor , of murder has been set aside by th ctual facts connected with the dent ! e said. The fact that Miss McPhci on was calm and deliberate In th ours immediately after the findln f the body and that Miss August Cnabe , cousin of the dead womai : iowed less signs of being moved b 10 supposed crime , might or mlgli ot strengthen the theory of sulcldt Ir. Burns believed. The high regar i which Miss McPherson hold D Cnabe , she being her personal frlent ould lead her away from the belle f suicide and would cause he loughts to turn Immediately to mui or , according to Mr. Burns' vlewi he coroner Is still working on th lurder theory. HE DEADLY JOY RIDE'S TOL Mew York's Many Fatalities Attrlbu ed to Reckless Driving. New York , Nov. 9. Responslblllt or the killing of eighty-nine person nd the serious Injury of 855 other n motor car accident in the street f New York since Jan. 1 , 1911 , wn ttributed today by Col. Edward J 'ornoll , secretary of the Nntlom llghways Protective society , to "Jo Idlng , intoxicated chauffeurs , igno nt owners of cars and irrcsponslbl nd reckless nlghthawk cabmen. " According to an investigation mnd y the National Highways Protectlv oclety , not more than half of 1 pe ent , of the accidents are due to tax abs owned by the large taxicab con anles , who are gradually weeding 01 : tie undesirable chauffeurs. Ther re 1,221 cars In operation by th axicab companies , covering 19,000,00 miles a year In this city. Ono con any promises to limits its cabs to peed of fifteen miles per hour. Of the eighty-nine fatalities , thirt ; , ve were children , and 207 chlldre ere injured. < JOW READY FOR OCEAN FLIGH A German Dirigible to Cross fror Tenerlffe to Barbados. New York , Nov. 9. Dr. Paul 1 ans of Frankfort , Germany , one < ho financial backers of the project t end a German dirigible balloon froi 'eneriffe to Barbados , Is a passengt n the Kronprlnzessln Cocllle , duo t morrow , his mission to the country b ng one of preparation for the landin 3f the dirigible. It is said that he wl ittempt to Induce the president ar ho secretary of the navy at the tin he dirigible Suchard makes its sta o order a war vessel to the south i ) atrol the waters east of Barbados. Jermnn cruiser has already been tie gnated to follow the westward cruii of the airship. The Suchard Is all ready to stai rlnco Henry of Prussia christened and Joseph Rrucker , the Suchard illot , is only waiting until he can g ; ho most favorable air currents son time after the first of December. Tl dirigible , which was designed by o : of the engineers of the Parsoval A ship company of Germany , Is 250 fc long and Is Inflated by 423,460 cul feet of hydrogen , which gives a liftl : capacity of twelve and a half toi Two motors with n combined hon power of 200 provide propelling pow < Instead of a car , the airship carrl below the bag a big sea-going mol boat that carries engines , propello fuel and the living quarters of the a onnutB , The boat can bo cut loc from the bag in time of need. T Suchard will start on its 2,400-m flight from the Canary Islands catch the prevailing and steady tn wind that blows from the norther and relying on this propulsion , adc to the dirigible's tested speed twenty-eight miles an hour , the pilot hopes to make the crossing In four dayn. The Island of Tenerlffo IB ono of the Canary Islands , off southern Morocco , and Barbados Is ono of the British West Indies. The distance between the two points lu about 3,000 inlleH. WOMEN URGED TO RE8I8TTAXE8 No Payment Without Votes , the Slo gan In Chicago. Chicago , Nov. 9. "No vote , no tax , " Is to bo the slogan this year of hun dreds of women taxpayers In Chicago unless they nro allowed to vote. At a meeting of the "No Vote , No Tax League , " it was decided to begin work nt once to urge ono thousand women property owners to refuse tti pay their taxes. Members of the league were urged to pay the $1 mem bership fee Into the league In lieu ol paying their taxes. The same argument was made tc the women last year lint failed , many fearing possible loss of their property. They wore given encouragement , how ever , by the action of President Bellu Squlro of the league who refused tn pay her taxes unless she Is allowed te vote , no action has been taken against her. The league Is pledged to protect all women who net similarly regard' ing the payment of their taxes. Notice of Special Election. Notice Is hereby given to all the legal voters of the City of Norfolk In Madison County , Nebraska , that un tier and pursuant of Ordinance No 381 , of said city of Norfolk , Nebraska there will bo held n special election In aald city of Norfolk , Nebraska , on the 12th day of December , A. D. 1911 and there has been submitted to the legal voters of said city the following questions and propositions and said special election will bo held for the purpose of voting on the following questions and proposition to-wlt : 1. Shall the system of Eloctrlt Light WorkB , and Improvement of the Water Works of the City of Norfolk Nebraska , embraced In the Plans am Specifications of The J. S. Worloj Company , Special Engineers filet with the City Clerk on Octoboi 2nd , 1911 , bo adopted and constructs by the City of Norfolk ; and the Maj or and Council thereof bo nuthorlzet to adopt and construct said syston and make said Improvement of tin Water Works , on behalf of said city' ' 2. Shall the Mayor and Council o the City of Norfolk in Madison Couu ty , Nebraska , have power and author Ity to Issue seventy-five nogotlabli bands of said city In the sum o $1,000.00 each , to bo numbered fron ono to Boventy-flvo Inclusive , to hi known and designated as "Electrli Light Works and Water Works Im provement Bonds , " to be dated tin first day of January 1912 , and to be come duo In twenty years from the ! date and redeemable as provided b ; law , to draw interest at the rate o five (5) ( ) percent per annum from thel date , payable annually , both prlnclpa and Interest payable at the Flscn Agency of the State of Nebraska Ii the City of Now York. Said bonds t bo executed by the Mayor and Clt ; Clerk of said city under the direction of the Council of said city ; said bond to bo sold by the Mayor and Councl of said city for not less than par o face value , and the proceeds therco to be taken and used for the purpos of paying for the construction of sal electric light works , and Improve ment to the Water Works of said clt ; In accordance with the plans , Specif cations and estimate of costs file < with the City Clerk on the 2nd da of October , 1911 ; said bonds to hav Interest coupons attached evldenclni the Interest thereon. And shall th Mayor and Council of said city or th | proper authorities thereof levy ar , I nually upon all of the taxable propert ; , I within said city such tax as may b . 'necessary ' for a sinking fund for th payment of the accruing interest upoi said bonds and the principal thereo at maturity , not exceeding the amoun limited by law. , | The question ana propositions shal be taken and voted upon In the follow ling form : Each ballot cast or votei .at said election on this question nm propositions shall have thereon : 1. In one line the words , "SYSTE\ ! OF ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS , ANI IMPROVEMENT OF WORKS , ADOUTED YES. " Also In anothc line the words , "SYSTEM OF ELEC TRIG LIGHT WORKS , AND IM PROVEMENT OF WATER WORKS ADOPTED YES. " Also in anothe , voting upon said question and prujio lion and In favor thereof shall pine ' at the right and opposite the word . I "System of Electric Light Work an . : Improvement of Water Works , Adop - od "Yes" a cross so as to make Mi I' ' same appear upon said ballot as fo I lows : "System of Electric L-i.l , ! Works and Improvement of Wate iVorks Adopted , Yes 'X/ " and eac oter voting upon said question uti reposition and voting against tli idoptlon of the same , In the negath shall at the right of and opposite 1 he words , "System of Electric Llgl Works and Imporevement of Watt Works Adopted 'No' " place a cross i as to make the same appear as fc ows : "System of Electric Light Llgl Works and Improvement of Wnti Works Adopted 'No' 'X ; ' " and shou three-fifths majority of the olecto voting upon said question and prop sitlon ns evidenced by the ballots ca nnd voted at said election have 1m rated In tne manner aforesaid the fi * lowing : "System of Electric Llg ' Works and Improvement of Wat Works Adopted 'Yes' 'X , ' " then ai ' In that event said question and pror sltlon shall be deemed carried a : 1 adopted , and the Mayor and Coun shall have power and authority adopt and construct said System Electric Light Works and Impro said Water Works ; hut should the 10 not bo throe-fifths of the ballots hi ; o Ing thereon the words nnd Indlcntla lo In manner aforesaid as follows : "S ll tern of Electric Light Works , and I provemont of Water Works , Adopl ° r 'Yes , ' 'X , ' " then the question n piopoHltlou shall bo dmmu'd lost , and thu Mayor anil Council shall not have the power and authority t adopt and conntrut't Hyutom nml Im prove mild Water Works. 2. And said ballot shall have thiT- on In one line the words , "Klertrlc Light Works and Improvement of W - te < r Works Bond and Tax 'Yos , ' " and also In another line * the wortlH , "Kino- trie Light Works and Improvement ot Water Works Bonds and Tax 'No , ' and each voter voting upon mild ( men tion and proposition and in favor thereof shall plae-o at the right and opposite thu words , "Electric Light Works und Improvement of Water Works Bonds and Tax , 'Yt'H , ' " a crona so as to make the smmo appear upon said ballot as follows : "Electric Light Works and Impiovomenl of Water Works BtmtlB and Tax , 'Yes , ' " and each voter voting upon nald ( mostIon and proposition ami voting against the adoption of the same and In the negative shall at the right of and op posite to the wordH "Electric Light Works and Improvement of Water Works Bonds and Tax , 'No , ' " a crosn BO as to make the sumo appear an fol io WH : "Electric Light Works and Im provement of Water Works Honda and Tax , 'No X , ' " and should three- fifths of all the ballots cast and voted at said election on tmld question anil proposition have thereon Indicated In the manner aforesaid following "lOloc- trlc Light Works nnd Improvement of Water Works Bonds and Tax , Yen 'X , ' " then and In that event Bald ques tion and proposition shall bo deemed carried and adopted and thu Mayor and Council shall have power and au thority to Issue and Hell Halt ! hondn and levy mild tax IIR nforosnld speci fied and pay the Interest , and pay off and redeem ( lie aforesaid bonds , nnd but should there not be three-fifths of the ballots having thereon the w or ( lit nml Indications In manner aforesaid as follows : "Electric Light WorkB nnd Improvement of Water Workn Bonds and Tax 'Yew , X , ' " then Halt ! question and proposition shall l > n deemed lost , and the1 Mayor and Coun cil shall not have power to Issue said bonds. The plans of Bald system and Im provement and estimate of the actual cost thereof are now In the hands of the City Clerk of Bald City ot Norfolk. Nebraska , and will remain their subject - ject to public Inspection during all the times snld proposition IB pending. The polls nnd voting places on said question and proposition at said spe cial election thereon In the several wards of said city shall bo aB follows : In the First Ward City Hall. In the Second Ward West SId Hose House , on Ninth street. In the Third Ward L. E. Dudley's residence , No. 413 South Fifth street. In the Fourth Ward Junction Hose House on First Btreot. The polls at the election hereby called shall be opened nt nine (9) ( ) o'clock In the forenoon and continue open until seven (7) ( ) e > 'clock In the afternoon of Bald 12th day of Decem ber. 1912. In witness whereof under the pre > vlslons of the aforesaid Ordinance we have hereunto set our hands and caused the Official Seal of Bald City of Norfolk , Nebraska , to bo affixed this 8th day of November , 1912. John Friday , Mayor. Attest : K Ed Harter , City Clerk. ' & ( Seal. ) HELP WANTED. WANTED All parties Interested IB the Gulf coast , Texas , country to writ * us for Information. Come to a coun try where two crops can bo grows each year , whore the sol ! Is good , wa < - t < sr sweet and pure , where the sun ot summer Is tempered by the cool breeze from the gulf and where stock docs not have to be fed more th&a. half the year. Get in touch with tb * Trncy-Enos Land Co. , Victoria. Texan. 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