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TI1K NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWS-JOUHNAL , FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 17 , 1911.
SOCIETY
Pleasures of the Week.
Mr. and Mm N A. Italnbolt enter
tained forty gnostii laht night at nix-
hand euchre. Mrs. Cl. I ) . IJutterfleld
and Dr. I' II. Sailer won the high-
Hcoro favorH. Following the cardH u
midnight mippur WUH served In three
courHeH. Mrs. S. F. Miller and Mru.
W. H. llucholz of Omaha and Mr.
Ilarni-H of Colorado
were out-of-town
ini'HtH. ; Mrs. Miller and MrH. 1111011017.
returned to Omaha at noon today. Mr.
ItanicH IH visiting at the Italnholt
homu.
About a do/on rrlonds Including a
number of members of the Kastorn
Star , HiirprlHcd Mrs. George WllllaiiiH
at her homo on Norfolk avenue Mon
day night , the occasion being Mru.
Williams' birthday. The parly mot
nt the Kaslorn Star hall and proceed
ed In a body to the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Williams , where whist was enJoyed -
Joyed until a late hour. The evening
ended with oysters which the guests
had brought with them.
ISSSIuT" T " "
Miss Helen Reynolds' teachers wore
Invited to take G o'clock dinner with
her on Tuesday evening to assist In
celebrating her Mth birthday. A de
licious course dinner served at a
table prettily decorated in pink and
white was especially enjoyed by the
guosts. A delightful evening followed
the dinner.
Miss Victoria Maryland was hos
tess at a 1 o'clock luncheon today ,
given In honor of her guest , Mlsa
Martha Gnrrett of Madison. Sixteen
young misses were seated at a beau
tifully decorated tablo. The luncheon
was delicious , and It is needless to
sny they nil had a jolly time.
Mrs. A. 1C. Klesau entertained the
\
members of the Neighborhood ken-
slngton on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
George Chrlstoph and Mrs. W. IS.
Powers of Pierce , wore outside
guests. At G o'clock Mrs. Klesau
served a most tempting supper.
Miss Alpha ICelsey Is entertaining
a house party for the week end. Miss
Opal Allison , Miss Adolyn Wolf , Miss
Gladys Wattles and Miss Grace Par
tner of Nellgh , arrived on Wednesday
to enjoy a good time In the Kelscy
home.
Miss Ruth Davenport will give n
theater party at the Lyric this evening
to compliment Miss Martha Gnrrott
of Madison and Miss Adolyn Wolf ,
Miss Opal Allison , Miss Grace Par-
mer and Miss Gladys Wattles of Ne
llgh. ,
Mrs. U. B. MoKinnoy entertained
the members of her bridge club on
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mclvln-
noy served a delicious supper at the
close of n very pleasant afternoon.
The Thimble club met with Miss
Ullie Scholley Wednesday evening.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Miss Alpha Kelsey gave a theater
party on Thursday evening and a din
ner party on Friday evening in honor
of her house guests.
Personals.
A
L. M. Keene , sr. , Miss Stella Keene
and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Keene , Jr. ,
came up Tuesday from Fremont by
automobile for a visit In the homo
of J. S. McClary. On Wednesday
they made a trip to Oakdalo , accom
panied by Mrs. McClary.
Mrs. C. B. nurnham Is visiting with
her mother In Iowa. Mrs. Burnham
was accompanied as far as Omaha by
her daughter. Miss Falo nurnham.
Miss Martha Garrett of Madison
came over on Wednesday for a visit
with Miss Victoria Maylard and Miss
Ruth Davenport.
Mrs. W. B. Powers and daughter ,
Ellen , are here from Plerco for a
week's visit with Mrs. A. II. Klesau.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. S. Wellls return
ed homo Monday from an extended
visit in Omaha and Chicago.
Mrs. George Davenport of Madison
visited In the J. D. Maryland homo on
Tuesday.
Mrs. C. J. Bullock has gone to
Grand Island for a two weeks' visit.
Fire at West Point.
West Point , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special
to The News : A dangerous fire broke
out on Tuesday evening at the Diers
feed barn in the business section of
town , completely destroying the build
ing. The new auditorium Is only a
few feet away , and the danger of the
fire communicating to that structure
was very great. Owing to the entire
absence of wind this danger was
averted. The barn was a total loss ,
Insurance very small. The building
was one of the oldest In town and was
owned by Ferdinand Diers , proprietor
of the old West Point House , the first
hotel building In West Point , as an
old landmark.
CONDEMNS ALDRICH PLAN.
Cornell Professor Takes Shot at Pro
posed Currency Reform.
Chicago , Nov. 11. The method of
choosing directors and the preponder
ance of banking representation In the
proposed Aldrlch currency plan were
criticised today by Prof. B. W. Kern-
merer of Cornell university In open-
lug n session on currency and bank.
\ Ing reform of the Western Reformlc
society. Prof. Kemmerer was the
first of a dozen speakers schedu'cd
to express themselves about the plan
Nelson Aldrlch , chairman of the na
tlonal monetary commission , will end
the session. Simultaneously with the
open discussion hero the national
monetary commission began n two
two days' session.
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 11. The
Bitb-commlttoe of the national monetary -
tary commission reached here this
morning from Omaha and Is today In
conference with the local bankers ,
business men and financiers. The
principal object of discussion Is the
proposed currency reform. The com
mission IH making a tour of the conn-
tiy to Hocuro prevailing opinions re
garding the now plans.
Socialists Show Strength.
St. LoulB , Mo. , Nov. 11. The social
ists of this city In an aldermanlc elec
tion gave otldonco of hitherto disre
garded strength , the party's candidate ,
William Brandt , running second to
William M Caulflcld , a republican
elected to fill the vacancy" In the city
council. Nicholas M. Hall , democratic
candidate , ran third , and with the com
pletion of the official count ho was
1,000 votes behind Caulfleld and 1,311
below Hrandt's figures.
CLARK TALKS TO DEMOCRATS.
peaker of House Tells Why He Wants
More Democratic Congressman.
Dadgo City , Kan. , Nov. 11. "Tho
great battle of 1912 must be fought on
the splendid record of the democrats
In this , the Sixty-second congress , and
upon that record wo can win , not only
next year , but for yearn to come. "
Thus spoke Champ Clark , speaker
of the national house of representa
tives , today In addressing the demo
cratic congressional convention which
met hero to nominate u successor to
the late Judge K. H. Madison , of the
Seventh district. George Neeloy , a
lawyer of Hutchinson , who was defeat
ed by Judge Madison at the last elec
tion , had no opposition for the nomi
nation today.
"I am hero for the purpose , and In
the hope of sending another demo
cratic congressman to Washington , "
continued Speaker Clark , "to keep
company with Joe Taggart , who last
Tuesday won such a brilliant victory
In the Second Kansas district. May
his tribe Increase. Now that Kansas
has taken the first stop in alienating
icrsolf , we hope that she will go the
whole hog , ' to use a homely expres
sion , and become n. safely democratic
state , as she should bo by every rule
of logic and common sense.
"To mo Taggart's decisive triumph
was one of the most pleasant features
of the recent election , as it was an ex
pression of opinion by nn Intelligent
western constituency on President
Taft's record as compared with the
record of the democrats In congress.
"Taggart carried the democratic
janner to victory , as I hope Brother
Nooly will do in this Instance. Hav-
ng In my youth been nn Inhabitant of
Kansas , I feel a deep and abiding In-
: erest In her welfare , which she will
promote by swinging Into the demo
cratic column.
"Somebody may Inquire why I am
so desirous of electing another demo
crat when wo have already sixty-five
najorlty In the house. The answer
s simple. In the present house of 301
members , while on a full vote It re
quires only 19G votes to pass a bill , we
liavo to have 2G2 votes to pass n bill
over the president's veto. While we
passed all our tariff bills originally by
a vote of 2 to 1 , when wo came to
pass them over the president's veto
wo lacked fourteen votes of having
jnough. A change of seven votes would
mvo given us the victory.
"It may bo that some republican
congressional brethren who voted to
sustain the vetoes at the extraordinary
session have learned something during
the congressional vacation by keeping
their ears to the ground , and may vote
with us If there are any more presi
dential vetoes of the tariff bills. But
wo know that Necly will vote with us ,
and that one vote may bo decisive of
the result. "
Speaker Clark quoted United States
Senator Works of California as say
ing :
"Taft and La Folletto are destined
to face each other In the next repub
lican national convention , and If it
were left to a popular vote today La
Folletteo would bo nominated , and
easily , too. "
"United States Senator Bristow talks
In a similar vein , " said Speaker Clark ,
as do many other eminent republi
cans all of which tends to Illustrate
the peculiar brand of harmony now
rending and tearing the G. O. P. in
twain. "
NEGROES LEAVE AMERICA.
Ten Oklahoma Colored Families to Try
Conditions In Liberia.
Muskogee , Okla. , Nov. 11. With thp
intention of joining the American col
ony of negroes In Liberia , ten negro
families left hero yesterday. Aside
from his personal belonging , each
head of a family had $100 In cash , as
the Llberian authorities require of a
family clearing from Liverpool to the
promised land. The negroes all ex
pect to farm In Liberia. If this party
finds conditions satisfactory In the
new country there are more than 100
additional families here ready to join
the African colony. It is said that cur
tailment of political power in Okla
homa has been a potent factor In In
ducing the negroes to leave. Agents
of Liberia have done much mtsionary
work here , seeking settlers for Africa.
A MASON ON THE HYDE JURY
State Objects In Vain That the De.
fendant Is a Member.
Kansas City. Mo. , Nov. 11. Over
the challenge of the state's attorneys ,
the first Mason was accepted for the
panel of forty-seven In the Hyde murder -
dor case. Dr. Hyde is a thirty-second
degree Mason and a mumber of the
Shrine.
The state fought bitterly the admls
slon of Joseph L. Harriman , the ven
ireman In question , to the panel , and
Indicated clearly that no member ol
hat lodge would remain on the jury
eng If the state's attorneys could pre
vent It. Harriman Is chief clerk In
ho city's street cleaning department
mder the civil service. He was nc-
limlnted , he tmld , with Frank P.
Walsh and R. It. Hiowster of the
lydo counsel and was very friendly
vllli William Huchol/ the Hrowster
aw firm.
The state's attoineys didn't appear
0 bo greatly worried over llarrl-
nan's possible Inclinations In the case
mill J. A. Reed elicited the fact Hint
\enlreman was a Mason. Then
jogaii the battle to disqualify th *
uryman.
"Will the fact that the defendant Is
1 Mason Influence your vetdlct In any
degree ? " Reed demanded.
"It will not , " Harriman replied.
"You know the defendant Is a Ma
son , don't you ? "
The vonlroman replied ho under-
( oed M > , nlllmugh he was not per
sonally acquainted with him.
"Do you read the Master Mason9"
Ici-d asked.
' I get It , but don't always read It , "
Inrriman answered.
"Did you lead an article In a re-
out number by Willis Leavltt touch-
ng upon the Ilydo case ? "
The juryman said ho had not. That
utlcle , the state counsel asserted , had
nalntalned the Innocence of the phy
sician and had told of the alleged "un-
liiHtncss" o ? his conviction.
Falling to tangle the venlvman
ipon his lodge connections , Reed then
turned the questioning to that of cir
cumstantial evidence. Did the juror
) ollove In circumstantial evidence ?
Would ho hang a man on it ? Was
10 preiudiced against It ?
Mr. Uarrlman answered that If ho
were convinced of Dr. Hyde's guilt
10 would convict ; if ho were not , he
would be for acquittal.
Then weigh , Mr. Juror , your pies
jnt state of mind. If there wore jt st
the least bit of doubt as to Hyde's
ullt would you hang on circumstan
tial evidence ?
The venlroman and the lawyer
went over the ground again and
again.
Finally Judge Porterfield took n
land In the questioning and , after
ascertaining that a remote possibility
> f Innocence wouldn't affect the Jur
or's verdict , overruled the challenge
of the state.
TRIES TO CUT OFF HAND.
Real Estate Broker , Mind Affected ,
Wields Hatchet In Taxlcab.
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 11. George
II. Andrews , aged 28 , a real estate and
Investment broker , leaped from a taxicab -
cab and ran Into a drug store at Elev
enth and Grand avenue :
"Call a doctor , " he said ; "my hand
Is cut off. "
The back of his left wrist bore three
wounds , one of which was so deep that
It caused the hand to break nearly in
two and hang.
On the floor of the taxlcab the chauf
feur found a hatchet. It appeared that
Andrews sat on the rear seat , leaned
forward , laid his hand on the front
seat and hacked It three times with
the hatchet.
At St. Mary's hospital Andrews told
the physicians ho had become con
fused In the taxlcab and that when he
regained his senses he found that his
hand was nearly severed.
Members of his family believe that
financial troubles and Illness have tem
porarily unsettled his mind.
Since the injury to Andrews oc
curred in a taxicab a common car
rier he will receive $15,000 , double in
demnity , from the accident policies he
carries , unless the companies should
protest the Insurance on the ground
that the Injuries were self-inflicted.
Saturday Sittings.
II. J. Kloke Dodge was here trans
acting business.
II. S. Thorpe returned from a busi
ness trip at Omaha.
O. S. SpiUman of Pierce was hero
transacting business.
C. E. Burnham returned from a
business trip at Omaha.
Miss Janet Gutru of Newman
Grove was In the city visiting with
friends.
Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Barta of Vor-
digre were here visiting with Mrs. C.
S. Parker.
J. L. Kreiger , cashier of the Corn-
lea State bank , was in the city trans
acting business.
Little Helen Mappes , who went to
Grand Island to visit her sister , will
return home Sunday evening.
A special meeting of Mosaic lodge
No. 55 , for work in the E. A. degree
will bo held Tuesday evening.
There will be no meeting of the
Elks tonight , on account of the re
modeling work now being In the club
rooms.
W. S. Hnrlow , a traveling salesman ,
purchased a goat and expressed It to
Tilden for his little son , Lloyd , for a
Christmas present.
In a-letter to C. B. Durland , J. II.
Conley of Presho says that Presho
this year sent out $40,000 worth of
hay. worth $1250 per ton on the car.
Constable John Flynn escorted Rob
ert Wilson to the Madison jail Frldn >
evening. Wilson was given a sentence
of thirty days for resisting an offi
cer.
cer.The blizzard brought five "sleepers"
to the city jail after midnight. All
five abked for n lodging and received
It. All were turned loose In the morn-
Ing.
District court will bo held at Madi
son Monday for one day's session.
The jury will bo called for the fol
lowing Monday. Court will open at
Wayne Tuesday.
For the third time the care of Ed
Green , charged with conducting a
gambling joint , was postponed until
Nov. 14 , by an agreement of the city
attorney and counsel for Green.
The Norfolk Woman's club will
meet at the homo of Mrs. Ersklne
Monday afternoon at 2:30. : Mrs
McMurphy , state Inspector of foods
will bo present and talk to the club
of her work.
F. F. Miller , who has been man-
iger of the Gregory Advocate for
some months , Is moving his family
to Norfolk. Mr. Miller Is a son of H.
H. Miller of this city and formerly
Ived In Norfolk.
William Llchtenberg cnmo to Nor
folk from Hndar Saturday morning In
ils automobile , having In tow an an-
omobllo containing seven people.
1'ho hitter's machine bocnmo stalled
between this city and Hndiir.
Norfolk teachers are returning
from Omaha where they attended one
of the most Interesting coinentlons
over held In the state. Beside Supt.
M. E. Crosier and Prof. Rees Solomon ,
several other Norfolk teachers took
in actlvo part In the work at the con
vention.
The lobby of the Crystal theater
has been reconstructed. The lobby
now encloses the Interior of the imilu
room and the piano and other Instru
ments which have been heretofore on
the lower floor , have been placed on
a balcony In front of the theater ,
built for that purpose.
The St. Johannes Lutheran church ,
the congregation of which recently
elected Rev. Dr. Walter Wellliausen
; is their pastor , have decided to con
struct a new parsonage. The con
tract was ghen to Cat ! Zuelow , who
will commence work Immediately.
The building Is to bo on the site of
the St. Johannes chinch property and
will bo finished by February.
The work of moving the telegraph
poles from Norfolk avenue was finish
ed Saturday afternoon. The linemen
reported the job of transferring the
wires from their perilous position a
cold one. One of their number came
very near being blown from the polo
by heavy wind. "It was very cold on
top of the pole , " said the lineman who
liad the narrow escape. "Tho wind
came in gusts and was very treacher
ous. When It was least expected It
would almost blow me from the pole. "
LET HIM OVERSLEEP.
Hotel Clerk Has Mercy on Guest and
Declines to Wake Him Up.
A Norfolk hotel clerk Saturday
morning received a "calling down. " A
guest who Intended to make an early
train walked Into the lobby sleepily ,
and after scanning the "wake up
alarm" slip found a call for 6:30 : a.
in. , registered before his name.
"I was not called on time , " he de
clared to the clerk , with a frosted
look.
"Pretty cold day , mister ; thought
you'd enjoy the sleep , " replied the
clerk , dryly.
The guest looked out of the window
and listened to the moaning wind
from the north for a second and then ,
walking to the stove , felt of it kindly
and the frosted eye molted. He said :
"Darned , If he ain't right ! "
Antelope County Auto Association.
'
Nellgh , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special to
The News : The Antelope County Au
tomobile association was organized in
the city hall yesterday afternoon. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows : O. A. Williams , presi
dent ; Carston Peterson , vice presi
dent ; Bert W. Wattles , secretary-
treasurer. The president , including a
committee of his own selection will
meet In a few days to draft the con
stitution and by-laws. The mooting
was well attended and twenty-five
men from Neligh and surrounding
towns had placed their names on the
roll. It Is expected that the list will
bo increased to at least 100. The main
object of the organization is for the
permanent improvement of the high
ways.
HAVE TO TELL THEIR AGES.
Women of California Don't Like This
Phase of Suffrage.
San Francisco , Nov. 11. Woman
suffrage is welcomed in California by
many of the gentler sex , but telling
of ages has caused considerable con
sternation. Assemblyman C. C. Young ,
In an address delivered recently , hint
ed that the publication of women's
ages as prescribed by law , might be
a menace to suffrage.
When women register they must
declare their ages. Declarations are
published. So It is easy for gossipy
neighbors to obtain sworn figures.
President Taft declared here recently
that suffrage will be a failure unless
> 11 the women voted.
Keya Paha Results.
Sprlngvlew , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special
to The News : The official account
of Keya Paha county is as follows :
Dean 10G , Oldham 174 , Stnrk 183 ,
Miller 191 , Knapp 197 , Harman 203 ,
E. H. Whelan 394 , Letton 327. Rose
323 , Hamer 314 , Lyford 312 , Haller
329. Hall 33G. R. R. Dlckson 271.
For county officers , the whole re
publican ticket was elected by a large
majority excepting the west end coun
ty commissioner.
BAN ON TIGHTWADS.
Those Who Have Accepted Favors
and Failed to Return Boycotted.
Muskogee , Okla. , Nov. 7. The
"spenders" In Muskogee are going to
play "freeze out" this winter on the
"tightwads. " The spenders have tacit
ly agreed among themselves that there
will be no receptions and kindred
events In Muskogee this winter unless
some of the women who have been
eating the sandwiches and sampling
punch at other receptions glvo a few
of their own.
The "spenders" assert that they
have gone tholr limit and that some
body else will have to hire the orches
tra from now on. And the result Is
likely to be unusual gaiety on the part
of those who have attended other pee
ple's parties and given none of tholr
own , Just to show that they are not
"tightwads. "
Of course , the women who have
been entertaining and are now com
plaining would never admit that the ;
are backing the movement to cut oul
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those who do not entertain , but they
have talked the matter over among
themselves and agreed that unless
Homo of the former guests got busy ,
they had Just as well put tholr party
dresses away In moth balls or sachet
powder.
This applies , of course , to largo
formal affairs. They have agreed that
their outside limit will bo throe tables
at bridge and Informal dinners. This
will glvo them a chance to keep to
gether the small coterie of spenders ,
of course , and at the same time en
able them to cut out the long list of
guests who have hitherto fluttered up
and down the receiving line without
mortally offending them. It Is also
possibly a moans to the end Of build
ing an exclusive Inner circle In Muskogee -
kogeo society.
Hut the fact remains that the big
social affairs of the past are over In
Muskogee until some of the women
who have not been doing so In the
past glvo enough receptions to bal
ance up the credit side of the social
ledger. Thin may ho embarasslng for
"tho poor but proud , " but the rich
have Issued the edict and money talks
In society.
BY 'GARTER' GOWN
CHICAGO WOMAN , ELASTICALLY
GARBED , FORCED TO QUIT
DINING ROOM.
Now York , Nov. 9. This Is the
story of an elastic gown. The gown
belongs to Mrs. Olga von Nlsson of
Chicago. It Is made of broad , yellow
bands of elastic similar to that used
In the article that supports the stock-
Ing.
Despite the material of the cos
tume , Manager C. C. Nobles refused
to stretch n point and permit It to
remain In the dining room of the
Hotel Breslln at any rate not while
It adorned lovingly , not to say adhesIvely -
Ively , the fair form of Mrs. von Nls-
< on. Mrs. von Nissan would not con
sider abandoning a creation which ,
though It leaves no room for the im
agination , has the more practical ad
vantage of allowing her an extra
course or two at dinner.
However , Manager Nobles voiced
his decision in the matter. Then Mrs.
von Nlsson voiced hors. The dining
room belonged to the gentleman. The
elastic gown belonged to the lady. It
became necessary for the heroine and
the scene of the drama to part com
pany. Mrs. von Nlsson went to her
room , removed the yellow gown while
the chambermaid listened at the key
hole to hoar how she did it , donned
street attire and departed to the homo
of a friend who has a studio on West
Thirty-ninth street. A reporter went
to hear all about it.
Like a Tube of Paint Being Squeezed.
"It was an outrage ! " exclaimed
Mrs. von Nissan.
"Really ! Might I see it ? "
"I nm speaking of Mr. Nobles' con
duct , " she replied and raised her eye
brows. "But I will let you see my
gown If you wish to. It is quite sim
ple. After all , New York is early Vic
torian in Its point of view. Shall I
put it on ? "
"Do ! "
Five minutes later one had to admit
the elastic gown was all that could
bo expected and more.
"Don't you feel just n little bit like
a tube of paint being squeezed ? "
"It is delightfully snug , " smiled
Mrs. Nlsson. "And , " she lowered her
voice , "I do really believe It reduces
one. "
It seemed there had been no room
left , even for Improvement. Shimmer
ing bands of pale yellow elastic form
ed the bodice of Mrs. von Nlsson's
gown. They caught the light in dif
ferent places as she breathed. They
made faint , protesting sounds as she
moved like the strings of a violin
drawn tight.
"How does It fasten ? "
"Down the left side beneath the left
arm , " Mrs. von Nisson explained ,
then down over the left hip beneath
that fold of chiffon. "
"Ouch ! " She Said , as It Snapped.
"But If your gown caught on any
thing and snapped back , would It hurt
you ? "
"It couldn't catch on anything , " an
swered Mrs. von Nlsson. proudly.
Try It and see Why , you could not
get a pinch of It If you wanted to.
Just try. "
"Ouch ! " said Mrs. von Nlsson.
"I ask your pardon ! " the reporter
said , hastily. "Do you wear any
that is to say "
"Naturally I do not need corsets , "
she interpreted , relieving the report
er's embarrassment charmingly. "An
clastic gown serves as a corset. I
should not bo surprised to see a num
ber of women adopt my idea.
"As a matter of fact my costume Is
far loss daring than the average
opera gown. Ono sees women at the
Metropolitan with gowns cut almost
to the waist line in front and quite
to the waist line In the back. Now ,
by gown is er frank , if you like , but
heavens ! so Is a bathing suit. I think
my gown rather classic. "
"Classic ? Classic is not the word
for It. "
"How do you mean , " asked Mrs.
von Nlsson.
"Why , if you ever fell down you
would bounce up again. And If you
were ever caught in a fire in a tall
building you could just bounce out of
the window. "
She Concludes Not to Bounce.
"Now you are being silly ! " pouted
Mrs. von Nlsson.
"Just try one little bounce , gently ,
and see. "
"It wouldn't bo dignified , " she pro-
tested.
"But in the interest of science. "
Mrs. von Nlsson paused.
"Posltvely , I will not bounce , " she
decided firmly.
Perhaps It was aa well. The cell
ing , after all , was low.
SPICY SPORTING CHATS
By TOMMV CLAItK.
Franklo M nil don aiul Hunt Dorsoy.
two lightweights of New York , weir
sent to Captain Hands' plnco nt .Strnt
fonl , Coun. , to train for u mill. Ono
hundred and fifty dollars was ghen
( bum for expenses. Their nmnngor
Insisted before they loft that every
afternoon they Hhould linvo nix good
remain. "Sure , " ( hey answered. On
the stroke of 2 p. in. tnich day Mad-
dun and Dorsoy untorod the dispensing
room.
"Twelve schooners of brow , " wiw
the order.
When the beakers were placed on
the counter they started on the HX !
rounds ; always a draw too.
Jack Johimon wishes to announce
that be Is through with the ring. The
"hugecaramel" Is
sued this announce
ment In London re
cently when they
put the Nklds tinder
his light with Horn-
hurdler Wells In
England. Shortly
before J o h n n o n
started on lil.n Eu
ropean trip a bunch
of Now York sporta
started kidding him
one night. One fel
low said : "Jack ,
you'll bo forced to
light within a year.
You know you'ro
short of change
now , and after your
trip abroad the bank
roll will bo gone. "
Arthur leaned back
and laughed himself
Into knots. A mo
ment later ho
straightened up and
said : "No , sir.
Hero's one chicken
that has enough
stuff to live on for
the rest of his life.
I don't cnro If I
over put on a glove
a K a 1 n. " Johnson
wuu ( inu
ring If he Is
Photo by American waiting for u
Press Association.
w h , t o nope to
JACK JOHNSON. 1 . OllO
B p r n g up.
glance over the list of heavyweights
reveals that there Isn't n man who has
a possible chance of defeating the
champion or would draw a good house.
A battle with Longford would draw n
fairly good house , but at that the promoters
meters could never afford to put up a
fortune for the mill. It looks as If the
golden days of the pugilist are over.
"Say , I'd HUe to see Terry McGovern
when ho was at his best going up
against some of the fellows who claim
they're the whole thing in the light
weight class these days. Terry'd clean
'cm all up In a couple of rounds , " re
marked Joe Humphries the other day.
Joe can't see where the lightweights
of today would figure at all with the
men of a few years ago , claiming that
they entirely lack the class that made
the old timers famous.
Harry Davis , who will manage the
Cleveland Americans next season and
who has been the right bower of Con
nie Mack ever since the latter has been
at the head of a team in Philadelphia ,
was once given the grand bounce by
the Athletics" leader. It was back in
1893. when Connie was manager of the
Pittsburgh team. Mack figured that
Davis WUB a few points shy of being u
big league catcher and sent him to
Minneapolis. Since then Davla baa
helped Mack win four pennants and
two world's championships.
At a hostelry not far from the Belle-
vue-Stratford , Philadelphia , but much
smaller , there Is a parrot , a largo green
parrot , -whoso cage swings in the par
lor. Frank Baker , the Athletics' third
baseman , went in there to see a friend.
As Baker entered the parlor the parrot
ruffled up his feathers , rolled his eyes
and screamed : "Help ! Help ! Bad
man ! Bad man ! Polly scared ! "
"Why , why ! " exclaimed the landlady.
"I wonder what's the matter -with that
parrot ? I bought him in New York
only the other day. "
BIG FOUR NOT FEARED.
Minor Colleges Beating Largo Univer
sity Elevens Regularly.
The "big four" In football IB no
longer the aggressively dangerous com
bination it once was. The smaller
colleges are now teaching the big uni
versities something of the gridiron
game. It was only by the rarest good
luck a few years ago that an outside
team could score over Yale , Princeton
or Pennsylvania. Yet only a short
time ago the Army team routed Yale.
Annapolis played Princeton to n stand
still and the Browns whipped Pennsyl
vania. Harvard and Cornell managed
to scrape through.
It Is really surprising the way the
teams of the smaller institutions are
developing. Rrown's rise has been phe
nomenal. Last year Brown annihilated
the Ells and crushed the Quakers.
This year It has beaten Pennsylvania
and scored on Harvard.
Canadian Lacrosse Teams to Sweden.
Canadian clubs plan to get togetl
two lacrosse teams for the Olympic
pomes in Sweden next year. A repre
sentative of the Swedish Touring club
proposes to take the Vancouver Mann
cup team and the champion Canadian
Lacrosse association seniors to the
games.
Some part ven if a small part o
this newspaper's space today ought to
bo serving you. It ought to carry your
message DO busy upon your quest o
rraneL
t WHEN PETER MAHER MET
± "STOCKINGS" CONHOY.
Peter Mnhor and
Conroy were mntchi'd m > vornl
yearn ago to tight at Savin Itock ,
Conn. Just before they toddled
Into the ring an unfeeling sheriff
grabbed the receipts at the ear
nest behest of the owner of the
tent In which the bout wan to bu
held. Tliuro was quite a delay ,
which RUVO Mnhcr'tt manager , Al
Woods , n chance to take the
trailer for Now York. Mnher
became Impatient and started
looking for Woodw. .Too Hum-
phrli's was the Unit man he met.
"Where la Woods ? " Peter do-
inandinl.
A nhrick of an nnglno whlstln
pierced the air.
"Thero ho goes , " replied Joe ,
"and sitting in n Pullman. "
"No fight , " yelled 1'cter and
strode away.
Humphries hopped Into the
ring and started :
"Gentlemen , it is my palnfnl
duty to announce there will bo
no light thl.s evening"
That'll JIH fur as ho got There
was a midden flicking of match
es , and the tent burst forth In
flame. Mnher and Gonroy wore
lucky to get out allvo.
SOME TIPS BY SPRACKLING.
Drowns' Quarterback S y One Who
Runs Team Must Have Cool Head.
"Keep n cool head , " In one of the
leading tips that Karl Sprackllng ,
Brown's sensational quarterback , given
: o aspiring football players. Sprack
llng recently handed out a few bits of
advice which will no doubt prove of
value to BehoollKjys. Ho cited several
instances of where players hud for
gotten even the simplest things about
football in the excitement of a game
liccnuso of the fact that they got rat
tled. Coolness , ho Bald , was ono of
the main requisites for n player run
ning n team.
KprackllnR laid some stress on the
need of good kickers this year. "There
arc many kinds of kicks in football
and IIH many ways to nmko them , "
says the famous gridiron star. "Tho
most common in the long , high punt.
McICny , Brown's captain last- year ,
was the best man I over saw at this
Btylo. Ho held tin ; ball at arm's
Thoto by American Press Association.
BJL.BI , BTOACKMNO , BIIOWN'S ' HKNSATIONAIi
length and on a level with his head ,
the ball pointing in at an anglo of
thirty degrees. lie brought his leg up
straight to the knee until his foot
turned inward nt the same anglo as
the ball. He caught the ball on the
side , giving it the spiral twist. His
kick continued through until his foot
was over his head.
"In the cast the long , low punt Is
gaining favor. The ball travels about
ten yards high and IH hard to handle.
"The drop kick and place kick will
bo more Important this year , for there
IB a lack of scoring plays within the
twenty yard line. A team must have
a man who can make field goals. The
place kick gives more distance , but is
less accurate than the drop kick , be
cause the men handle the hall iu the
former. "
Hardwick Versatile Athlete.
Harold Hardwick , the Australian
champion swimmer , has returned homo
from England with laurels enough to
satisfy his ambition for some time.
He won the 100. 220 and -140 yard
Hrltlsh championships , the emplro 100
yard swimming and heavyweight box
ing championship and several race.s on
the continent besides. Swimming and
boxing are au unusual combination for
a champion.
There are some stores in town that
you ought to know better than you do.
There are some store ads In the paper
that you ought to read not merely
look at !