THE NORFOLK WUUKhV NHWS-.IOUHNAI * , FIlIDAY , NOVKAI.MHK l-l ! , 1011.
Notice of Special Election.
Nullcu Is lioroby glvun ( o all tin
li'gal void * of the Pity of Norfolk li
Madison County. NobruHkn , that un
der and pursuant of Ordinance Nci
IIS1. of Haiti city of Norfolk , N'obrnskn
tliuro will ho liuld a special i-lectloi
In uld city of Norfolk , Nebraska , 01
Ilio 2i'.tli day of De'ct'inbor A. I ) . I'.iH
and that Micro him been submitted t
the legal \otcrH In Hiild city the follow
Ing iitioHtlon and proposition and nal
Hiii'dal flection will lie held for tli
purpose of voting on thu followlni
( | ii ( > Htlon and propositions , to wit :
1. .Shall the system of Elect rl
Light Works , and Improvement of th
Water Works of the City of Norfoll
Nebraska , embraced In the Plans nin
SpeclflcatloiiH of The J. S. Worlo
Company , Special Engineers flld
with the City Clerk on Octoho
2nd. 1911 , ho adopted and coiiHtriictei
hy the City of Norfolk ; and the Maj
or and Council thereof ho authorize
to adopt and constrnct said systor
for street and commercial llghtin
and make said Improvement of th
Water Works , on behalf of said city
1. Shall the Mayor and Council o
the City of Norfolk In Madison Com
ty , Nebraska , have power and anthoi
Ity to IBSIIO Heventy-flvoi ncgotlabl
bondR of Hiild city in the sum o
$1,000.00 each , to bo numbered froi :
ono to Hoventy-fivo Inclusive , to b
Known and designated as "Electrl
Light Works ami Water Works In :
provoment Honds , " to lie dated th
first day of January 1912 , and to be
come due In twenty years from thol
date and redeemable as provided b ;
law , to draw Interest at the rate o
five (5) ( ) percent per annum from thol
date , payable annually , both principa
and Interest payable at the Flsca
Agency of the State of Nebraska li
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 thereo
to bo taken and used for the purposi
of paying for the construction of sal (
electric light works , and Improve
mcnt to the Water Works of said cit :
In accordance with the plans , specif !
cations and estimate of costs fllei
with the City Clerk on the 2nd daj
of October , 1911 ; said bonds to lmv <
Interest coupons attached evldenclni
the Interest thereon. And shall tin
Mayor and Council of said city or the
proper authorities thereof levy an
nually upon all of the taxable property
within said city such tax as may b <
necessary for a sinking fund for the
payment of the accruing Interest upot
said bonds and the principal therco
jit maturity , not exceeding the amouni
limited by law.
The question ana propositions shal
be tnkcn and voted upon In the follow
ing form : Each ballot cast or votet :
at said election on this question am
propositions shall have thereon :
1. In one line the words. "SYSTEM
OK ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS. ANT
IMPROVEMENT OF W A T E V
WORKS ? ADOPTED YES. " Also it
another line the words , "SYSTEM OF
ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS AND IM
PROVEMENT OF WATER WORKS
ADOPTED NO. " And each votei
'voting upon said question and proiioul
Ulon aTifi in favor thereof shall piac <
134 fiie right and opposite the wordi
"System of Electric Light Works am
Improvement of Water Works. Adopt
ed "Yes" a cross so as to make tut
same appear upon said ballot as fol
lows : "System of Electric L li
Works and Improvement of Wut.e :
Works Adopted , Yes 'X. ' " and one !
voter voting upon said question am
proposition and voting against tin
adoption of the same , In the negativi
shall at the right of and opposite t <
the words , "System of Electric Ligli
Works and Improvement of Wate
Works Adopted 'No' " place a cross si
as to make the same appear as fol
lows : "System of Electric Ligh
Works and Improvement of Wate
Works Adopted 'No' 'X ; ' " and shouli
three-fifth majority of the elector
voting upon said question and propt
sitlon as evidenced by the ballots cas
and voted at said election have ind
! cated in tlic manner aforesaid the fo
lowing : "System of Electric Ligh
Works and Improvement of Wate
Works Adopted 'Yes' 'X , ' " then an
in that event said question and propc
sltion shall be deemed carried an
adopted , and the Mayor and Counc
shall have power and authority t
adopt and construct said System r
Electric Light Works and Improv
said Water Works ; but should ther
not be three-fifth of the ballots ha
ing thereon the words and indication
in manner aforesaid as follows : "Syi
tern of Electric Light Works , and In
provement of Water Works , Adopte
'Yes , ' 'X , ' " then the question an
proposition shall bo deemed lost , an
the Mayor and Council shall nc
have the power and authority t
adopt and construct system and In
prove said Water Works.
2. And said ballot shall have ther
on In one line the words , "Electr
Light Works and Improvement of W
ter Works Honds and Tax 'Yes , ' " an
also in another line the words , "Ele
trie Light Works and Improvement i
Water Works Donds and Tax 'No , '
and each voter voting upon said que
tlon and proposition and In favi
thereof shall place at the right at
opposite the words , "Electric Llg
Works and Improvement of Wat
Works Bonds and Tax , 'Yes , ' " a cro
so as to make the same appear up <
said ballot as follows : "Electric Llg
Works and Improvement of Wat
Works Honds and Tax , 'Yes. X , ' " ai
each voter voting upon said qucstit
and proposition and voting again
the adoption of the same and in tl
negative shall at the right of and o
poslto to the words "Electric Llg
Works and Improvement of Wat
Works Bonds and Tax , 'No,1" a cro
so as to make the same appear as fi
lows : "Electric Light Works and li
provemont of Water Works Bon
and Tax , 'No X.1 and should Urn
fifth of all the ballots cast ai
voted at said election on sa
question and proposition ha
thereon Indicated In the manner
nor aforesaid the following : "Klec
trie Light Worltn and Improvement ol
Water Works Honda and Ta-x , Yci
'X. ' " then and In that event xald qucs
tlon and proposition shall he deemei
carried and adopted and I laMayoi
and Council shall have power and an
Ihorlty to IHHIIO and sell said bondi
and levy said tax as aforesaid sped
fled and pay the Interest and pay of
and redeem tinaforotmid bonds ; am
but should Ihete not be three-fifth o
the ballolb having thereon the word :
and Indications In manner aforesali
as follows : "Electric Light Worki
and Improvement of Water Worki
Honds and Tax 'YesX. ' " then sail
question and proposition shall hi
deemed lost , and the Mayor and Conn
ell shall not have power to Issue salt
bonds.
The plans of said system and 1m
provement and estimate of the actua
cost thereof are now In the hands o
the City Clerk of said City of Norfolk
Nebraska , and will remain there mill
ject to 'public Inspection during at
the times said proposition is pending
The polls and voting places on salt
question and proposition at said spe
clal election thereon In the severa
wards of said city shall be ns follows
In the First Ward City Hall.
In the Second Ward West Sldi
Hose House , on Ninth street.
In the Third Ward L. .E. . Dudley' !
residence. No. 4 IP South Fifth street
In the Fourth Ward Junction Hose
House on First street.
The polls at the election herebj
called shall be opened at nine (9 ( ]
o'clock In the forenoon and continue
open until seven (7) ( ) o'clock In tin
afternoon of said 2flth day of Decem
her , 1911.
In witness whereof under the pro
visions of the aforesaid Ordinance w <
have hereunto set our hands ant
caused the Official Seal of said Cltj
of Norfolk , Nebraska , to be affixcc
this 22nd day of November , 1911.
John Friday , Mayor.
Attest :
Ed Hartcr , City Clerk.
( Seal. )
Notice.
In the District Court of Madlsoi
County , Nebraska :
In the matter of the application ol
Metta H. Higman , Hertha Higman
Irving W. Allen and Oren H. Hipp
executors for license to sell real es
tate.
Notice Is hereby given that in pur
suance of nn order of the Honorable
Anson A. Welch , judge of the dis
trlct court of Madison county , Neb. ,
made on the 13th day of November
1911 , for the sale of the real estate
hereinafter described , there will be
sold at public vendue to the highest
bidder for cash , ( five hundred dollars
of which shall be paid at the time
of the sale , and the balance when
the sale is confirmed and deed delivered -
livered ) at the southeast corner ol
the premises hereinafter described
on the llth day of December , 1911
at the hour of 10 o'clock In the fore
noon , the following described real es'
tate , viz : The southwest quarter ol
the southeast quarter and the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
twenty-one (21) ( ) township twenty-font
(24) ( ) north , range one (1) ( ) west of the
tith P. M. In Madison county. Neb.
excepting lots one , two and twenty'
two in block one ; lots one , two and
three in block four ; and lots twenty
twenty-one and twenty-two In block
seven of Beacon Hill Addition to Nor
folk. Madison county , Neb. , as the
same was platted and is of record in
the office of the county clerk of said
county.
The said sale will remain open out
hour.
Dated this 10th day of November
1911.
Metta H. Higman ,
Bertha Higman ,
Irving W. Allen am
Oren H. Hipp.
Executors of the estate of John Hig
man , deceased.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transfers of real estate for the pas
week. Compiled by Madison Count ;
Abstract and Guarantee Co. Offici
with Mapes and Hnzcn , Norfolk , Neb
Fred H. Cornell and wife to Patrlcl
Welch , w. d. ; consideration , $9,001) )
lots S. 9 and 10. block 17 Wester
Town Lot Co.'s Addition to Norfolk
and lots 1 , 2 and 3 , block 9 and lot
22 and 21' , block 7 of Riverside Purl
Addition to Norfolk.
Peter Mlchaelson and wife to Her
ry Tassemeyer , w. d. ; conslderatlot
$0,500 ; part of /i-lS-24-4. .
C. W. Switzcr and wife to Edwin li
Erickson. w. d. ; consideration. $15,000
lots C and D of block 3 , R. R. Add
tlon to Newman Grove.
i Aleyetta Y. Stewart to Elmer F
Hosman , w. d. ; consideration , $1,200
lot 2. of Ward's Suburban lots t
Norfolk.
C. L. Anderson and wife to J. Lt
roy Hight , w. d. ; consideration , $200
lots 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 of Ward's Subdlv
slon to Norfolk.
C. S. Smith and wife to Fred C
Fuerst , 'w. ' d. ; consideration , $900
I north Gl feet of lot 1 , block 15 , Ba
tlo Creek.
C. S. Smith and wife to Fred (
Fuerst and J. H. Huerman , w. d
consideration , $600 ; south 60 feet (
lot 1. block 15. Battle Creek.
N. A. Rainbolt and wife to Wllliai
H. Hackett , w. d. ; conslderatioi
$825 ; lot 13. block 8 , Western Tow
Lot Co.'s Addition to Norfolk.
Fred W. Richardson and wife I
August Steffen. w. d. ; conslderatioi
$700 ; west 22 feet of lot 7 , block 1
Battle Creek.
Henry Habekost and wife to Mr
L. K. Musser , w. d. ; conslderatloi
$400 : south half of block 1 , Halt
Creek.
T. K. Hanson and wife to Josi
Storek , w. d. ; consideration , fl,50 (
lot 3 , block 10 , Madison.
C. S. Smith , sheriff , to J. A. Bn
lantyne , w. d. ; consideration , $5 (
lot 5 and north halt of lot C , bloc
111. Diirland's First Addition to Not
foil : .
Penrse Differs with Color.
Milwaukee , Nov. 211.- Carroll G
1'earse , superintendent of Milwaukoi
public schools and president of tin
National Educational association , doc
not agree with Bird S. Color , the fet
HUT New York City comptroller , win
attributes the spread of socialism ti
the lack of religions teachings In th
schools. "If the HchoolB were the enl ,
place where religion could bo taugh !
there might be Home cause for Mi
Color's alarm , " said Mr. Pearse , "bu
there are the homo and church whor
children may obtain religious tcacl ;
Ings. " Concerning Mr. Color's crlt :
clsm that there are too many soclalls
teachers , Supt. Pearso remarked thn
ho never Inquired Into a teacher's re
llglous or political views. "If I kno\
a teacher to bo qualified for his pos
tlon I don't bother myself concernln
hlH thoughts on politics or religion ,
said the superintendent.
Taft to Entertain Governors.
St. Paul , Minn. , Nov. 23. Forme
Gov. James H. Brady of Idaho , wh
will have charge of the "governors
special" which will begin a 4,000-mll
tour of the cast Monday night , re
celved an Invitation for the party t
iHno at the whlto house with Pros
dent Taft on Dec. 7 , the day the spe
clal arrives In Washington. The te :
governors who will make the trip ar
expected to arrive hero by Monda
morning.
ON TO SUFFRAGE !
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 23. Aftc
reading the Associated Press dls
patches from London telling of th
arrests of suffragettes , Mrs. Emine
Inc Pankhurst , a leader of the mill
tant British suffragettes , said in :
speech hero that she would return t
England as soon as she could fill ho
present lecture engagements In Amei
ica. "I shall return , " she said , "t
keep up the militant suffrage work a
soon as I arrive. This time , wo shal
not stop until we have won all w <
ask. Wo expect to win a complet
victory next year. "
London , Nov. 23. The chancellor o
the exchequer , David Lloyd George
has addressed a message of the No
tlonal Union of Woman's Suffrage so
cictles In which ho says : "The prc
mier's pronouncement on the attl
tudo which the government is adopt
ing towards the question seems to mite
to make the carrying of a woman' :
suffrage amendment on broad dome
cratlc lines , in next year's frnnchisi
bill , a certainty. I am willing to di
all In my power to help these labor
ing to reach a successful Issue in tin
coming session next year which prc
vldes an opportunity and nothing bu
unwise handling of that chance cat
compass failure. "
CUT OUT TECHNICAL ERRORS.
Los Angeles , Nov. 23. With fre
fluent wrangles in the examinations o
lurors to try James B. McNamara fo :
the fatalities resulting from the Tlmei
explosion and the noting of exception !
l > y the defense to many rulings of UK
court , discussions turned among thi
lawyers in the courtroom to the pos
sible effect of the new constitutlona
amendment adopted last month re
garding the granting of new trials
The defense lias taken the posltloi
that It will Ignore the now amendmen
and set Itself as vigorously In the rec
ord for an appeal in the case of con
vlction as if the new act had not ex
isted. The amendment reads :
"No judgment shall be set aside o
a new trial granted In any crlmina
case on the ground of misdirection o
the jury or the Improper admission o
rejection of evidence or for error ate
to any matter of pleading or procedure
duro unless after an examination o
the entire case , including the evidence
the court shall bo of the opinion tha
the error complained of has resulte
In a miscarriage of justice. "
This amendment , In the minds c
prominent lawyers , unequtvocall
sweeps out of use the practice of ol
talnlng a new trial where irrelevan
errors or technicalities occur.
TENOR LIKE BALL PLAYER
He Must Fulfill His Contract to Sin
tha Same as Diamond Star.
A slnsor under contract to sing In
church choir must carry out his agree
mcnt just tht > same ns n bnsobnl
player
Such was the decision rendered b
Judge * Terrell of Washington In tb
suit brought by Mgr. Leo of St. Mnl
thcw's Oatholl,1 church against Law
roiii-o J. Mills , the tlrst tenor of hi
choir. The priest claimed damages t
the extent of $100.
Tht > contract was held to be valid b
Judge Terrell. He quoted the suit o
the Philadelphia baseball club nguim
Napoleon Lnjole for refusing to pla
with that team as being a case I
point. Ho awarded nominal damage
of $10.
TAFT'S SON WINS A PRIZE
With Justice Hughes' Son He Gel
Sears Honor In Harvard.
Robert Tnft , son of the prcslden
has won one of the Sears prb.es c
$375 for gevod class work at the Ila
vard law school.
Other Scars prize winners wei
Charles E. Hughes. Jr. , son of Unite
States Supreme Court Justice Hughei
J. C. Buchanan of Pittsburgh , and I
S. Wyncr of Boston.
The prizes , which are of $375 eacl
are awarded annually by Mrs. J. Mon
gomery St-nrs In memory of her son ,
member of the class of 1000 , who wt
killed in an automobile wreck in Prov
dcnce.
SOUTH DAK > TA AT A GLANCE.
A fire at Brldgewater started In
drug store and burned a number
establishments. The tola
ems IM estimated nl not less thai
$10.1)00. )
.Inmi'H F. CrnpH. one of the most en
crgctlc and sueccnrul Congrcgatlonn
tilsslonarlos in the mate and a gron
loostcr for Yaukton college , Is dead.
Judge C. C' . Carpenter of Leminon
i progressive , will be n candidate fo
the- republican nomination for congress
gross In the Third district against 1C
W. Martin.
Charles La Flenr and Miss Graci
Collins were married at Jefferson.
The attorney general of the stati
IIIH ruled that domestic chicken ) :
when off the premises of the ownoi
ire game and may be shot witliou
responsibility to the owner.
Nearly 16,000 hunters' licenses 1mvi
liooii taken out In the- state this yeni
Only fifty-seven are non-resident. On
mini red seventy-six non-resident flsli
Ing licenses have been Issued.
Robert Ferris was chosen prcslden
of the Yankton Commercial nssoelti
tlon at the annual election of offl
cers. The board will soon take U ]
the matter of a new hospital build
Ing on Mt. Marty.
George French , a farmer living ii
the vicinity of Sioux Falls , commlttei
suicide by shooting. He had beei
despondent since the death of hi
wife last summer , lie leaves twi
small children.
Hard Blow for Stehr.
Madison , t\cb. , NOV. 22. Special ti
The News : The Stehr murder cusi
was resumed at 9 o'clock this mom
ing with Dr. Tashjean , who hai
charge of the amputation of Kaur
Stehr's feet , on the stand. Ho statei
that In his judgment , the bruises am
other marks on the child's body dli
not contribute to the fever whlcl
was caused wholly by gangrenou
feet.
feet.Dr.
Dr. Salter , who assisted In the or
oration , tcstfied that ono foot droppei
off at the ankle while amputation wa
progressing ; that the child's systen
was Infected with gangrene polsoi
before amputation and ho would havi
lied without the operation.
Dr. Verges testified he was sum
noned to the Stehr home Jan. 1C , tw <
days before the operation , and fount
he boy's feet gangrenous with on <
'oot practically rotted off ; that tin
joy's body was greatly emaciated
Dr. Tashjean had testified that th <
body was not emaciated.
Dr. Pilger substantially corroborat
ed Dr. Verges' testimony.
Mrs. Ernestine Klentz was recallet
o show the conversation bctweei
Stehr and herself , Miss Klentz ane
others at her home when he brough
the child. He told them the boy's fee
were frozen in the blizzard Jan. 1
iVhen asked what he had done for thi
'eet , ho said ho placed them In warn
water and after reading a Germai
book of remedies , procured vaselim
and rubbed U on the feet.
Cuts on Child's Body.
Miss Klentz , a professional nursi
vho assisted at the operation , was re
called and testified to the conversa
tlon which her mother had quotee
ind stated further that there was one
cut across the child's thigh six inchei
eng of recent infliction and then
were stripes on the abdomen hal
way across the stomach. There wen
several of them and they appcarei
four or five days old.
The testimony of both nurses wai
calculated to show that the boy ha <
received inhuman treatment after IK
md been frozen and their storiei
were not shaken on cross-examlnatioi
jy the defense. This was consideret
extremely damaging testimony ti
Stehr.
Stehr sits upright in the courtroon
with scarcely any change of expres
slon , but there Is evidence of nervous
ness.
ness.The
The state's witnesses present am
sworn in yesterday afternoon were
Paul Bankrath. Minnie Bankruth , Ei
nestine Klentz , Wilhelmina Loebus
Gus Loebus Emil Kaufman , Paulin
Wetzel , Burr Taft , Herman Henslcli
Charles Beiersdorf , James Duncar
Margaret Klentz , Gustaf Kuhl , I
Rees , Harriet Wilber , Dr. W. II. Pi
ger , Ed Harter , Dr. M. D. Baker , Pan
Luebcke , Dr. Carl Verges , Mrs. .lull
Kell , C. S. Smith and J. M. Smith.
Want Stehr's Statement.
The first witness introduced by th
state was Mrs. Ernestine Klentz , th
nurse at whose home the unfortunat
boy was brought by his stepfatliei
and where he died after having hot
feet amputated. She testified to th
bruised and neglected condition of th
boy , after which she was temporarll
excused , and her daughter. Miss Mai
garet Klontz , a professional nurst
who had charge of the case durln
the operation , took the witness stan
and corroborated the testimony of he
mother. At this point in the trial th
state attempted to get before the jur
the statements made by Stehr to Mis
Klentz and her mother and other
when he brought the boy to thel
home , but the court held that no pro ]
er foundation had been laid for sue
testimony and would not permit th
nurses to testify on these matters
thereupon Miss Klontz was tempera
Hy excused and Gus Loebus , who ai
companlcd Stehr to the Klentz horn
with the dying boy , was called fc
the purpose of providing a propc
foundation upon which the testlmon
of the nurses might bo admltte
touching the statements made t
them by Stehr on that occasion. ,
Owing to the failure of Dr. A. I
Tashjcan , the physican in charge e
the operation , to respond to the sul
poona , an adjournment was take
' until 9 o'cloc
shortly before f > o'clock
this morning and the sheriff Instruc
ed to procure the attendance of D
Tashjean.
Bryan Sends Wireless.
Lincoln. Nov. 22. Charles Bryai
brother of William J. Bryan , receive
a wireless message picked up at tli
Key West station from W. J. Bryn
this morning. The message reads :
"Ship aground mile from land. N
danger , do not worry. "
( Signed ) "W. J. Uryan. "
Government Sends Aid.
Washington , Nov. 22. AH BOOH a
word of the accident of the Prlnz Jon
chlm reached the state dopartmonl
cable Instructions were sent to Sai
Juan , Porto Rico , to dispatch the rev
oniio cutler Algonquin , now on tha
station , to Sainana Ke > y to assist th
stranded steamer and to take off he
passengers should that be necessary
NO MORE ASHES IN STREET.
City Takes Action , Following Con-
plaint of Auto Drivers.
You can't throw ashes and glass In
to the street any more. At leasl
you'll be fined In police court If yo
do. The city has served notice , fo
lowing complaint by auto drivers.
A REVOLUTION REPORTED.
Trouble is Said to Have Broken Ou
In Paraguay.
Buenos Ayres , Nov. 22. It Is re
ported hero that a revolution has be
gun in Paraguay.
Guilty of Negligence.
Coudersport , Pa. , Nov. 22. Georg
C. Buylcss , president , and Frederic !
J. Hamlln , superintendent of the Ha >
less Pulp and Paper company , whos
dam at Austin , Pa. , burst , causing th
recent disaster , were found guilty egress
gross negligence by the coroner's jur ,
last night.
REBATES TO SHOW TROUPES
Federal Grand Jury Probing Allege
Violation of Law.
Chicago , Nov. 22. The Unitei
States grand jury roday began an li
vestigation to determine whether ral
roads operating between New Yor
and Chicago have been giving rebate
to the theatrical companies. Agent
of the New York Central and Michi
gan Central lines were among thos
who entered the grand jury room.
Rebels Losing at Nanking.
London , Nov. 22. A news dispatcl
from Tien Tsin today says the Impel
iallst forces at Nanking under Gen
Chang were surrounded and short o
food with their retreat cut off. Tin
fall before the revolutionists is ar
parent. Munchus in Pckin are fostoi
ing nn anti-foreign propaganda.
South Norfolk.
George Hinks ran a rusty nail ii
his foot yesterday , which will lay bin
up for a few days.
Mrs. Joe Atwood of Nlckcrson wa
here yesterday on business.
Miss Hazel Wood Is on the sicl
list.
list.J.
J. B. Mentor of Pilger passei
: hrough here last evening on his wa :
: o Casper.
Mr. Powell , general foreman of tin
Roller shops at Omaha and genera
foreman of the boiler shops at Mis
sourl Valley , and Master Mechanic S
C. Graham of Missouri Valley , ant
jovernment Holler Inspector .Tacl
Welsh of Omaha , were at the shop
hero today.
A large force of bricklayers an
rushing the new Perry-Koerber-ICelu
icr building along.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
G. D. Butterfield Is in Chicago 01
Business.
Miss Leonard of Nellgh was her
visiting with friends.
Mrs. Bruce Ramer and Mrs. W. I !
Blakeman returned from Sioux Clt ;
last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butterfield am
their guest , Mrs. Dayton , expect t >
leave Saturday for California , wher
they will spend the winter.
Mrs. George B. Chrlstoph and he
two children are quite ill with an al
tack of the grip.
Bert Droeger is suffering from ai
attack of pneumonia.
The Presbyterian Aid society wll
meet with Mrs. Vogt tomorrow aftei
noon at 2 o'clock for work.
Oscar Hoofs , who underwent an oj
oration for appendicitis Tuesda
morning is recovering satisfactorily.
L , T. Ralston , living at G09 Sout
Third street , is suffering from an ii
jured lip. A physician took severti
stitches to sew the cut together.
Conductor Walter Coleman ha
sold his property in South Norfolk t
Fireman John Towl. Mr. Colema
leaves the railroad for farming.
J. W. Cook , a Norfolk swltchma
who some time ago suffered from
cinder in his eye , is now sufferin
from a small ulcer of the cyo as tli
result of the cinder. The cinder wa
removed shortly after It entered th
eye , but the ulcer followed.
Conductor Charles Baker went t
California Tuesday to bring back t
Norfolk his daughter , who has bee
visiting in the west. Mr. Baker prt
fers having his daughter more close
to home. Last summer Mrs. Bake
died as the result of a gasoline e :
plosion at the Baker home on Sout
Thirteenth street. After the funerr
the little daughter was taken west.
Rev. Otto Bergfeldcr and his coi
gregation from the Emmanuel Lutl
eran church gave a dinner and sti ]
per In the building vacated by E
Walters Wednesday. So many pci
pie entered the place for dinner thn
it was impossible for the ladles t
take care of the big crowd. The dii
ner was a financial success and wl
add to the building fund for th
new church.
Another stop against nnllconse
solicitors was taken by the Norfol
branch of the retail federation yostei
day when Secretary Hawkins dlstrll
uted to every member of the assocli
tlon a flaring display card to whlc
solicitors are to be roforred. Th
curd reads as follows : "Wo are foi
bidden by contract with the Commei
clal club and Federation of Nebrask
Retailers from considering propos
tlons made by solicitors who do nc
carry endorsements from that office.
Fire of a mysterious origin ulmos
completely destroyed a barn vnluoi
at nbotit $200 ItcloiiKlns to Ilr. 0 , J
Vergers on Eighth street and Phlll |
a\enm > at 9 o'clock last t-venliiH
Some > luiiilirr was saved by tln HIT
men. The ; .larm was reculNed al tin
flni station when thu flumes wen
shooting up from the roof of lln > barn
Wlioii the fire fighters arrived tin
barn was a mass of flames. Honm o
tht > framework of tin * remains of tin
barn i-nii probably bo used again. Tin
property Is occupied by lle nry Itarnu
Council Proceedings.
Council met In adjourned rogula
session at 8:30 : p. m. . Mayor Frltlu
presiding. Present , Verges. Wlntei
Kauffman. Larkln , Amarlno , Fueslo
and Koerber. Absent , Kccles.
Ordinance 3S2 was passed untie
suspension of the rules. Moved b ;
Koerbor , second by Verges , that bid'
on paving Dlst. No. 1 bonds bo takei
under advisement until next rogulu
meeting. Carried.
Moved by Kauffman , second b ;
Verges , that committee have power ti
act In Housh case. Carried.
Council adjourned at 10:15 : p. in.
John Friday , Mayor.
Attest :
Etl Harter , City Clerk.
"WHERE MODERN WOMAN FAILS
Colleges Are Old Maid Factories , ai
Eastern Professor Declares ,
Boston. Nov. 22. Under modeTi
conditions ( lie woman is no longer ii
the right attitude toward the family
Prof. Robert J. Sprague of Ambers
announces after careful study of tin
"baby crop" Is small , for the Indepen
dent woman of today meets man as i
comrade and tloes not care for mat
rlage. Prof. Sprague has found on
other things about the modern worli
ami has astounded Boston's aedat
circles with his observations. Ho tie
nounces colleges as "old maid" fae :
lories and blames women for being KI
fond of society and motor cars tha
they can't find time to rear families
For years Dr. Sprague has made ai
exhaustive study of conditions. Hi
declares that It Is not the millionaire !
who fail to have children , nor thi
very poor people , but the great well
to-do middle class. He sees dange :
in the move for woman's emanclpa
tion. It Is , to his mind , an indicatioi
of the growing dislike of women fo
matrimony and a sign of their gradua
getting away from tiie spheres fo
which Nature intended them.
A CROSSING'S 553D VICTIM.
New York Central Killed a Man or
' Death Avenue. "
New York , Nov. 22. The New Yorl
Central railroad , operating on "Dcatl
Avenue , " along Riverside Drive
claimed its f 53d victim last week. /
loaded cattle car ran over and klllet
a man about 30 years old in the yards
at the foot of West Sixty-fifth street
The car was derailed.
Liberty Was Brief.
Neligh , Neb. , Nov. 22. Special tt
The News : Henry Meyer and Ricbart
Born of near the vicinity of Tllden
were arrested Saturday night bj
Chief of Police Nichols and Night Of
fleer Jackson for drunk and disorder
ly conduct , and were placed in the
county jail. It is reported that upoi
the request of Police Judge Casaidy
Deputy Sheriff Bennett released tht
prisoners Sunday morning.
The above action causeel various ex
pressions of comment by the city ol
flclals in the release of the youni
men without a hearing or a complain
being made before the proper justice
Young Meyer and Born appeared ii
town again yesterday afternoon nm
were promptly arrested by Office
Nichols , who took them before Coun
ty Judge Wilson and filed chargei
under the state law. Both pleadei
guilty and were fined $5 and cost
each , which was paid.
Resort Keepers Fined $100 Each.
Madison , Neb. , Nov. 22. Special ti
The News- The indictment found b ;
the grand jury last spring agains
Ruby White and Eugene Best for con
ducting resorts of Ill-fame In the pre
cincts of the city of Norfolk , wai
heard last evening. Both defendant
appeared before Judge Welch am
pleaded guilty and were given tin
maximum penalty under the old law
which was a fine of $100 and costs
Judge Welch warned them if then
were any further violations of tin
kind they would be punished untie
the law recently enacted , which I
much more severe.
WATCHING PACKERS' CASE.
Lawyers on Both Sides on Needle
and Pins Over Prospective Stay.
Chicago , Nov. 22. With the las
word of District Judge Carpenter yes
terday that unless a stay order i
ginnted the case will proceed nex
Monday , uppermost in their minds
counsel for the Indicted meat packer ;
1'iepared today to leave no stone un
turned In their efforts to obtain a sta ;
of progress. Government lawyer
v ere just as busy watching the acllvl
ties of opposing counsel. CIoso w.ifl
was being kept on Washington , when
it was said Attorney Fred Austria !
bad gone today with the appeal pa
I'ors. It was the belief of counsel fo
the government that ho noulti en
deavor to get in n halt in the trial 1 > :
appealing to one of the justices of th <
supreme court.
Aldrich Defends His Bank Plan.
New Orleans , La. , Nov. 21. For
mer Senator Aldrich , spoke on tht
Aldrich currency plan hero today.
Mr. Aldrich spoke in part as fol
lows :
"To the National Monetary com
mission is assigned the Importan
task of devising a plan by which thli
great country may , In the Interest o
Its people , of every class and ovorj
section , secure that Immunity whlcl
for centuries has been enjoyed by thi
people of over } ' other great commcr
clal nation , from the disastrous re
suit of monetary panics and acut
monetary tllsliirhiuicos.
"If we can tlevlHO for the United
Slates a monetary system which will
protect llu rights and afford * ocnrll >
lo bank dcpOHltorn , which will on-
nbln the banks at all times to respond
to e-vory legitimate demand for credit
and currency HO essential for the de
velopment of our IndiiHtfieH wo shall
have mot the expcctntloiiH of I ho pub
lic with reference ) to two Important
matters and linve tlono much lo cro
ute and maintain that feeling of con
fidence In thn safely and offortlvo-
ness of hanking Institutions which Is
so essential to our uninterrupted na
tional progress.
"Thnn- general ngrcemont nuionu
Intelligent siudi < nts of the subject
that to accomplish these bonoflclent
results , wo must provide a bette > r n-
organization of credit , a thorough reconstruction -
construction of , banking systems and
methods.
"The failure's of our moni'tary sys-
Inn can be largely attributed :
" 1 To our Inability to enforce1 that
effective' co-operation of banks which
Is neecHKnry to protect the public In-
tere'sts an well as their own In times
of stress or crisis ;
" 2To the llmilatloim and restric
tions Imposed by antiquated or oh
solt'te laws with reference to Hit !
treatment of reserves , ami.
" 3 To a defective Inelastic and nn
scientific syhtem of note > Issues.
"I propose today to discuss briefly
some of the salient features of the
plan to remedy these defects and prevent -
vent failures through the organization
of a national reserve association.
"It Is proposed to organize tlu
banks of the country Into local UHHO
e'latlons anil these into district asso
ciations , each with distinctive func
tions and each with local nclf govern
ment anil to organize nil district asso
ciations In the national reserve asso
ciation. The organization proposed Is
not a bank , but a co-operative union
of all the banks of the country , for
definite purposes ami with very limit
ed and clearly defined functions. It
In In effect an exte'iislon , or evolu
tion , of the clearing house Idea to
meet the needs and requirements of
the entire country.
"The plan of organization includes
positive provisions :
"I To maintain the Integrity anil
Independence of existing banks , utato
and national. The new organization
is outside of , superimposed upon , the1 \
existing system. The proposed asso
ciation la not a bank and is not n \
competitor In any sense for the busi A
ness of existing banks. In its owner
ship and in its domestic business , It
is confined strictly to banks and the
government.
" 2 it provide * clearly for an equal
ity of privileges and advantages to
all banks , great or mnnll , wherever
located.
" 3 It provides equality in rates of
discount or re-discount to all banks ,
and these rates are te > be uniform
throughout the country. This , It Is
believed will insure steadiness and
reasonableness of rates everywhere.
" 4 - Its organization is of a form
and character that will effectually
prevent the control of its operations
by political Influences , local or na
tional.
" 5 Every means has been taken ,
every safeguard adopted to prevent
beyond question the possibility of its
control by any corporation t > r com
bination of corporations , banks or oth
erwise , by any individual , or combin
ation of individuals in Wall street or
elsewhere for selfish or sinister pur
poses.
"G The dominating principle is co
operation and not centralization. We
were satisfied that we could not adopter
or adapt to our use an organization
like the central banks of Europe or
the second bank of the United States.
"Among the provisions of the plan
intended to remedy defects and cure
existing evils are :
" 1 To Insure the maintenance of
adequate reserves by the association
and its members , with such provisions
for discounts and note Issues as shall
enable the organization to respond
promptly at all times to normal or
unusual demands for credit or cur
rency without danger of undue expan
sion or inflation.
" 2 To provide for concentration of
the cash reserves of all the banks to
be used for the assistance ami sup
port of any , under assured decentra-
tion of control. Scattered reserves
have been found useless In times of
pressure. Deposit balances in the re
serve association are to be counted
ns legal reserves.
" 3 To authorize the association to
re-discount , through its district
branches under local control , commer
cial paper of a definite character for
Individual banks to be used in replen
ishing their reserves.
" 4 TO give the individual banks
the facilities for an increase of their
reserves and loaning power , which
will enable them to adopt the policy
which has been universally effective
in other countries of allaying excite
ment , creating confidence and pre
venting panics , by prompt payment of
all demands and obligations as pre
sented and at the same time granting
a liberal line of credit to all deserv
ing customers In times of uncertainty
anil distrust.
" 5 To grant the power of further
note issues to this co-operative asso
ciation of all the bank's authority
which is now vested In national banks
and scattered throughout the country
and by requiring the association to
forward its notes to any subscribing
member at once upon application and
without charge for transportation
Prompt redemption of nil notes Is re
quired at the several branches of the
association.
"G To glvo authority to the re
serve association to fix rates for re
discounts , which must be uniform
throughout the country.
" 7 To glvo to the redcrvo associa
tion power to protect Its own reserves
and thus enable It at all times to per
form Its most Important function , that
of sustaining the credit of communi
ties and the country. For this pur
pose the association is required to
keep Its assets always in liquid form ,
and Its rediscounts and InvcHtinontB
must be in short time paper or securi
ties. To enable the association to
strengthen its own reserves it may
first attract gold from other countries
by an advance in the discount rate ;
second , purchase and borrow gold ;
third , buy and sell foreign exchange
through its constituent members or
Its correspondents or agents in for
eign countries. A largo portfolio of
short time foreign bills has boon
found elsewhere the most effective \
means for Increasing the gold supply
of countries and preventing Its ex
portation In critical times. "