TIMNOHI'OMv ! WEKKM * NKWS-.lorHNAL. FRIDAY. KKnUl'AUY ! > , 1M2. !
Revival Meetings for Two Weeks.
\ Itt.'Vlvitl meetings will bo htilil In
Norfolk , commencing at 7:110 : this
. veiling. Hcv. and Mrs. M , II. Can-
trcll of Nelson , Nub. , wbo hnvo about
decided to innko Norfolk their bonu >
anil have runted tbo , loH ( < | iblno Hull
lioini' on Koonlgstoln nvcnuo , will
glvo ii two weeks' series of revival
meetings In Ibe ChrlHllan church. Hotb
Mr. and Mrs. Cnntroll are talented In
tliclr varloiiH branches of revival
work.
Mr. Cnntroll IH it gifted orator ,
preacher , poet and penman , He IIIIH
written Heveral bookH and It ) It great
IHlili ! student. He IIIIH been a law student -
dent , Hiiperlntendent of KelioolH and
professor of penmanship , He uses no
sensational inelliodH whatever In blH
lecture * * during revival meetings.
MrH. Canlrell IH a talented musician
and vocalist. She IH a inandollnlHte ,
KiiltarlHto , vIollnlHte , liaiijolnte and pi-
anlHle.
BARTON TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
Local Insurance Companies Can't
Write Health Policies.
Lincoln , Feb. 7.- Stale Auditor S. It.
Harton IIIIH changed bis mind about
disregarding the slate law which pre
vents life Insurance companies organ-
l/ed In Nebraska from writing health
and accident Insurance. He has an
nounced thiil he will enforce this law
and will also refuse to permit foreign
life Insurance companies to do busi
ness of this nature In the state. The
companies affected by the latter part
of the order may make a legal fight
on the rudltor's decision.
Miss Hauff Better.
.Miss l.onlsa llaul'f , the Dallas girl
whoso eye-sight was in danger , may re
cover. Her physician declares that
she may be out of entire danger with
in it few days. The girl Is getting the
hcHt of attention , and many Norfolk
people wbo read of her misfortune
have come to her assistance with
abundant financial contributions.
Many telephone calls have been re
ceived at the home of .1. Baum , where
( ho girl had been employed. .Many of
tbo callers ask where they may leave
contributions for the assistance of the
Klrl.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES-
Mr. H. T. I ( olden of Omaha is here.
C. S. Hayes went to Chicago on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ilutton and
their son , of Sioux City , are here visit
ing with tbo .1. A. Wllley family.
Miss Ituth Cifauel returned home
from a three months' visit with her
brother , O. H. Grauol , at Lovell'yo. .
George C. Stamos of Omaha , who is
to open a confectionery manufactur
ing establishment , is in the city trans
acting business.
T. . ( . Higbt is laid up with an at
tack of the grip.
Mrs , Walter . ( ones is not much im
proved in health. A nurse has been
retained.
Six cases of pneumonia among Nor
folk children were reported by one
physician this morning.
There will be a special meeting tonight -
night of .Mosaic lodge No. 55 for work
in the Followcroft degree.
John Schelly is suffering from a
sprained wrist as the result of an
accident while loading ice.
Sleeping cars on the Xortbwcsteri :
trains Nos. ( ! and : ! , passing througl :
j
Norfolk every day. are now equipped
with electric lights.
.1. .1. .Miller of 1000 I'lerce street
will be laid up for a few days as tin
result of an Injured leg which he BUS
tained while working at the North
western roundhouse.
Miss Frauds Shaw of this city tin
derwent an operation at Stuart foi
gallstones Tuesday. Miss Shaw is get
ting along < piito well , according to re
ports received today.
The Ladies' Aid society of tin
Methodist church will hold theii
monthly business meeting Thursday
Fob. S , at 2:110 : , at the home of tin
president , Mrs , France.
The city station of the Northwest
era road is to be open all day fron
now on. Miss Duffy will have charge
of the ticket window , where int'onna
( ion regarding trains can be receive !
at any hour during the day. A tele
phone has been installed in this depot
Because of bad roads and the Inn
bility of farmers to bring it to tin
city , there seems to have been ;
scarcity of hay in Norfolk. Hay sell :
for $10 to $12 per ton here. Man ;
sales in the country , where hay ha :
been sold , found buyers among tin
fanners.
On request of Sheriff C. S. Smith
Patrolmen Livingston and O'Hrien ar
rested Clark Hryunt , who has heei
employed on a farm near Madison
Brjvint is a victim of strong liquor
and when found Tuesday night he was
asleep on the steps of n local place o
business.
The Y. M. C. A. fund has reachei
the $7,000 mark , and it is oxpecte )
that by tomorrow the $7,500 mark wil
easily bo reached. The committee I :
well pleased with the increase , am
continue their appeal for more pledge
before the last lap of the campaign i
started.
Many employes of the Northwester
road have gone to Omaha to attem
the annual meeting of American Hal
way Superintendents. The stereopt
con Illustrated lecture on explosive
is the interesting feature which i
drawing the Norfolk railroaders to th
meetings. Capt. Dunn of the Amor
can Knllronil Explosive departmen
has charge of the lecture. Supt. He )
nolds , M. 13. PanRle , F. A. Lnpe an
.1. W. Liotrick are attending the mee
ing.
Armistice Is Arranged ,
Pekin , Volt. 7. A complete armli
tico has been arranged , but bnrgaii
Ing between Premier Yuan Shi Ki
and the republican leaders is likely I
continue for several weeks before tli
court finally retires. Chinese panel
publish the terms laid down by the
oinpiosB dowager , which Includes the
perpetuation of the titles of the entire -
tire court , retention by the imperial
family of the palaces In Pekln , contin
uation of the Imperial guard at the
expense of the republic and the right
of the court to exact regal homage
from the nation. It Is believed that
the lupubllcaim will not accept all of
these terms.
den. Tumi Chi .hi ! , acting viceroy
of Hunan and I hi Peh provinces and
commander of the second Imperial ar
my , has withdrawn his forces , which
formerly were stationed at Hankow ,
to Piloting I'u. Cen. Chang HHUM , In
command of the Imperial army whir
was recently at Nanking , has hoein -
structed to receive a republican emis
sary and arrange for peace. .
Anarchy In Manchuria Is caush *
much concern , and a Japanese battal
ion has moved Into Mukden. The
.lapane.si' legation here declares that ,
except for this change no troops bavo
been moved.
A $17,000 Fire at Dodge.
Fremont , Neb. , Feb. 7. Special to
The News : Fire this * morning burned
three blocks at Dodgem , causing
a loss of $17,000 , half covered by In
surance. The losers : .lohanua Heiike ,
bakery ; Kd Sucluin , tailor ; Will flilt-r ,
uagomnakor. The waterworks were
frozen and the firemen were helpless.
NOT DOROTHY ARNOLD.
False Tip to Identity of Girl In Phila
delphia.
New York , Feb. 7. Police head
quarters today received a report that
Dorothy Arnold , wbo has been missIng -
Ing since Dec. 12 , P.HU , was On her
way to New York on a train which
left Philadelphia at 8:14 : o'clock.
The report proved to bo untrue.
Francis It. Arnold , the girl's father ,
in < l two detectives went , to meet the
rain but could find no trace of Miss
\rnold.
Dorothy Arnold disappeared from
he home of her father , Francis H.
\rnold , a wealthy importer , on East
Seventy-ninth street , on Dee. 12 , 1010 ,
Hid the first public announcement
hat she was missing was made at
leadquarters on the night of Jan. 25.
Since that time , according to the le-
; al representative of the Arnold fain-
ly , no word has been received from
Miss Arnold , nor has the family been
iblo to find a single clew as to what
* become of her.
Philadelphia , Feb. 7 Capt. Cam
eron of the city detective bureau said
that detective last night found a girl
said to be Dorothy Arnold , but after a
talk with her learned that she was not
the missing woman. This girl.Capt. . .
Cameron said today , is still in the
city. He declined to make public
lier name.
R. B. Skinner Under Knife.
Neligh , Neb. , Feb. 7. Special to
The News : H. B. Skinner , the senior
member of the firm of Skinner Hros. ,
of this city , was operated upon yes
terday morning at S o'clock for ap
pendicitis at a local hospital at Fre
mont. A telephone message from that
place this morning stated that the pa
tient was getting along nicely and all
indications pointed to a speedy re
covery.
A LIGHT PLANT AT DULUTH
A Bond Issue of $700,000 Authorizec
at an Election.
Dulutb , Minn. . Feb. 7. Complete
returns today show that Dr. John A
McCuen , the republic-ail candidate foi
mayor of Duluth , was elected yester
day by a plurality of 1,400 over Mayoi
M , U. Cullnm , democratic candidate
for re-election. The issue of S700,00 (
light bonds was authorized. One so
cialist plderman was elected.
Gompers Testifies in Court.
Washington , Feb. 7. President Sam
lei Gompers , of the American Kedera
ion of Labor testified in the supreme
otirt of the District of Columbia ii
the contempt of court proceedings
rowing out of the Buck stove am
range and bo > cott case against him
11 elf , John Mitchell and Secretary
Frank Morrison. The burden of Mr
omper's testimony was intended tf
show that he had not violated the re
straining order at that time. He dc
dared that when Judge Gould issue )
Ills restraining order he gave orden
to have the name of the Buck Stove
ind Hango company removed from the
'we won't patronize list. "
STANDING BY LA FOLLETTE.
Minnesota Progressives Won't Deser
Him in His Fight.
Minneapolis , Minn. , Feb. 7. Tha
the Minnesota Progressive league wlf
stand by Senator Robert M. La Foi
lotto In his race for tbo presidontia
nomination on the republican ticke
was made known when a. telegran
was sent to Mr. La Follette eongrat
ulating him on his refusal to quit
and telling him that he was strongei
than ever In Minnesota. The mes
sage was signed by George Loftus
president of the Minnesota Progress
ive league , and James A. Peterson
s president of the Hennepin Count ;
Progressive league.
n
il PREPARE FOR REVOLUTION.
1-
Madero Government Realizes Tha
Situation is Serious.
is Mexico City. Feb. 7. President Ma
dero last night regarded the situatloi
In the state of Chihuahua as mater !
it ally Improved. The facts concernlni
conditions there are that Braullo llei
nandez , secretary of the state of Ch !
htiahua , who rose in rebellion on Sur.
day and took possession of Santa Ev
lathi , has joined forces with Antonl
Uojas , the Yasqulsta liberal. The me :
were distributed from Santa Isabe
to San Andres , Ciovernment troop
have been sent In pursuit of them.
The uprising at Camargo has nc
been quelled. Minister of , the lnt <
rlor Gonznles visited the place to n
store order , but failed. The govern
ment proposes to use the same meth
ods employed at Juarez , leaving the
situation for the moment In the hands
of Orozco. In the meaiillmo 500 gov
ernment troops are he > ld at Jlinlnez ,
ready to march on the little garrison.
From ( 'lisas Crandes no accurate in
formal lent official or unofficial , has
been reeelveH. The wlro between
that town and Juarez has been cut ,
and It Is assumed , even at the presi
dent's office , that there has been an
uprising tliera
Orozco has heen offered the gov
ernorship of the state of Chihuahua.
It Is believed he will accept.
Publication of the news of the prob
able mobilization of a portion of the
American army along the northern
frontier created no excitement In the
capital , and in official circles It ap
peared to give rise to no apprehen
sion. The- president and his cabinet
are1 keenly alive to the seriousness of
the situation , lint do not believe the
f nited States government Intends any
drastic measures.
Realize Situation Serious.
That the uprising began in the
south , has been seconded by Insur-
rectos in the north , ami the spirit of
rebellion is spreading rapidly , Is not
denied. Newspaper comment has
dealt lightly with tbo subject of In
ter * , ontlon , notwithstanding the pub
lication of special dispatches stating
that American intervention was im
minent. For the most part the papers
appealed tt > the people to support the
constituted government whether ap
pro * . Ing Its personnel or not. Little
anti-American expression appears.
The government has sent to Chi
huahua federal soldiers and 000 ru-
rales. The former will be used to
garrison Jnurez. The ru rales will be
employed by Orozco. Some will take
the place of the mutineers Orozco took
from Juarez to Chihuahua.
President Madero's information re
garding the proposed secession of Chi
huahua was received from press dis
patches. He laughed as he read them.
"This news should not be given any
consideration , " he said. "Anyone
who knows the character of the Chi
huahua people and of Mexicans in
general , well knows that they never
thought of any such thing. "
ARRESTS COME SOON.
Inquiries Reach Indianapolis From
Men Fearing Implication.
Indianapolis , Intl. , Fob. 7. Instruc
tions were sent to government agents
in all eastern twenty cities to keep
watch over the men who have been
charged in thirty-two indictments will :
complicity with the McNamaras and
Ortie 10. E. McManigal in the dyna
mite conspiracy.
The men indicted , who are said tc
number between thirty and forty , are
now scattered in cities as far distant
as Boston , New York. New Orleans
Chicago , Salt Lake City , San Fran
cisco and Seattle. It is the plan o !
the government to cause their arresi
on one day. It is understood tele
grams from the federal authorities
here have informed the officials in the
districts where the men reside tha
warrants have been issued and tbo in
dictments are to bo sent as soon ai
possible.
Meantime it is the government' :
purpose to guard against acquaintim
the accused men of the fact of the !
indictment and to watch their move
ments until they are taken in custody
In some cases capias already hav
been sent , according to governmen
men , but many of them are so volunv
nous that It will require all day t
transcribe them so that copies can b
sent with the papers for the arrests
The indictments , some1 of which cove
hundreds of pages , contain more de
tailed charges than are usually writ
ten into true bills.
Many inquiries already have read
ed fnlted States District Attorne
Miller , requesting Information ahou
the Indictments. It was said some o
these came from men who wanted t
know whether they had been involve ) :
A REAL PRINCE TO NEWPORT.
Adalbert , Wilhelm's Son , to Spend th
Summer in a Villa.
New York , Feb. 7. Society learn
that Prince Adalbert Ferdinand VI )
tor of Prussia , third son of the Germa
emperor , and his royal suite are t
visit the United States next summe
and spend the season at Newport. Th
intended visit of the prince has resul
ed in the formation of plans by Nev
port colonists to make the social se :
son brilliant beyond precedent. A
ready announcement is made thr
many of the summer residents ther
will forego contemplated trips abroa
now that the presence of the prince i
assured.
That Prince Adalbert is coining wa
revealed at a dinner held In this clt :
where an attache of the German en
bassy said ho bad been assigned t :
make arrangements for the receptio
of the prince and obtain a villa hea (
quarters at Newport commensurat
with his rank. The German govori
mem is said to have ordered that tw
villas bo obtained one for the princ
and the other for embassy and th
many secretaries that will bo needei
According to what has been learne
so far the prince expects to arrlv
with his fleet at Newport In the earl
part of July. Ho will celebrate h
twenty-eighth birthday anniversary o
July 14. lie Is regarded In the Ge
man navy as not only a popular office
but a very able one.
Nevada May Bar Fights.
Heno , Nov. , Feb. 7. Friends of Go
Oddle say he Is considering asking
repeal of the law licensing prl/
fights If ho calls a special session i
the Nevada legislature. The go
ernor has received complaints froi
Elko county against the propose ?
Johnson-Flynn fight. The complain
declare the bout will entail largo e
penso for policing and will bring n
toriety to the state without any coi
icnsiitlon either than tbo $1,000 license
ee. Wendover , mentioned as the
icene of the fight , Is a barren stretch
f sagebrush , and the financial profit
rom the match will go to i tab.
Senate Takes Up Steel Bill.
Washington , Feb. 7. The conato com-
nltteo on finance today began a series
if hearings on the house steel tariff
cvision bill which would make an
iverago reduction of .15 per cent In
ho present tariff law.
The hearing marked the first real
vork of the senate on the tariff quos-
Ion at this session of congress. No
tttempt has been made to limit the
learlngs , but Chairman Penrose had
ndiented a view that the committee
nay be able to finish the hearings in
ibeitit three weeks and then proceed
o consider the bill in executive ses
sion and make prompt report to the
senate. Many representing Interests
iffected have asked to speak.
La Follette Not Coming.
Lincoln , Feb. 7.- The state meeting
) f the La Follette supporters and
nanagors was called for next M on
lay afternoon at Lincoln. The an-
louncement followed a telegram from
W. L. Houser , chairman of the La Foi-
ette national headquarters , announc-
ng that the senator's speaking dates
lad been canceled and it was useless
o further postpone the meeting In ex
pectation that Mr. La Follette could
10 prese'iit. The meeting Monday is
expected to select the four candidates
"or delegates at large to the national
convention and take any further ac-
: ion deemed necessary to promote the
candidacy of ttie Wisconsin senator.
Canning Plant Man In Norfolk.
A. F. Wentworth , accompanied by
his bride , arrived in Norfolk from
Home , N. Y. , last night. In his pocket
Mr. Wentworth has the necessary pa
pers which will give him possession of
the old sugar factory buildings and
the adjacent land on a live year con
tract. His signature needs only to be
attached and tills will likely bo done ;
today.
Mr. Wentworth held a conference
wilii H. A. Pasewalk. of the Norfolk
Industrial company , early this morn
ing anil later decided to open a tem
porary ollico in the Commercial club
rooms.
"I would rather not give out my ar
rangement at this time , " said Mr.
Wontworth. "I expect to sign the pa
pers very soon and because we cannot
, do much on the buildings before Mar.
L 1 , it will not be necessary for me to
employ men immediately "
About fifty applications for work
have been awaiting Mr. Wertfworth's
arrival. Ho expects that the prelimin
ary work of converting the old sugar
factory buildings into a suitable Cun
ning factory , for the purpose of can
ning corn and pumpkins the first year ,
will begin about Marcli 1 , when ma
terial will probably commence arriving
in Norfolk.
Besides his contract papers witli
the Norfolk Industrial company , Mr ,
Wentworth brought with him many
letters of introduction and recommen
dation from prominent New York
bankers , all of whom highly recom
mend both A. F. Wentworth and his
father , .M. N. Wentworth , president ol
the Lee Canning company of Now
r York , to members of the Norfolk Commercial
morcial club.
A feature of thepo messages Is a letter
tor written to the Commercial club o !
Norfolk by Vice President Sherman ol
the United States. M. N. Wentworth
the father will be in Norfolk sometime
in March on bis annual trip across the
continent in connection with the can
ning business.
Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth will go te
housekeeping in a cottage they have
rented on South Ninth street. Mi
ami Mrs. Wentworth wore married It
New York about Christmas.
Jf Need $15,000 by April First.
About $000 was added to the Y. M
0
C. A. fund Tuesday and the total has
reached the $7,000 llguro. The foui
team committee have not yet finishoe
their campaign among the fifty Nor
folk men and a general appeal for $10 (
pledges has boon issued by the com
inittee.
"While the amount now received b ;
the Y. M , C. A. committee is very sat
isfactory , " says the appeal , "at tin
same time the committee feels tha
this preliminary campaign must hi
continued until $10,000 has been raise )
before the general campaign shoult
co on.
"Unless this amount is raised , tin
committee does not fool that the nee
essary balance of $5,000 can bo raise )
by the general subscriptions. The $15 ,
000 is necessary and we have receive )
$4,500 on condition that a total of $15 ,
000 be subscribed during this cam
paign and not later than April 1. Tin
committee does not want to take an ;
o chances of losing this conditiona
pledge. "
The committee hopes to start tin
general campaign within a few days
The members of this committee an
o now anxious , more tlinn ever , to se
cure additional solicitors for this com
ing campaign : There are forty in thi
team and an effort will be made ti
make it a seventy-five member coir
inittee. The headquarters for thes
solicitors will be in the Commercln
dub rooms where a dinner Is to b
served to them each day and plans fo
the winding up of the Y. M. C. A. sul
scription campaign discussed.
Pumping Station Is in Bad Shape.
Norfolk's water system is In a cri' '
v. leal condition and unless something i
v.a
a done very soon in connection with th
so replacing of the present boilers in th
soof
of city pumping station , the town may b
v- in a serious predicament in case of
vm
m big lire. The boilers In the city puni )
d Ing station , according to a recent boi
tsx or inspector's report , are In a very ha
x- condition and cannot bo repaired.
x0
0- At the regular mooting of the clt
0n
n- council last night , a number of th
> ouncilmcti wore visibly worried about
, the situation.
| In answer to n request that ho give-
a report on the pumping station , Wa
ter Commissioner Frank Carrlck re-
dared that "the holler Inspector , a few
days ago , reported that Norfolk needs
new hollers. "
"According to the Inspector's re -
port. " said Mr. Carrlck , the city can
use the present pumps until now ones
re'phieo them , I also believe we need
new ) > IIOH.
Only Half Enough Water.
"These pumps cannot bo economical
ly repaired. They are not made right ,
according to the Inspector's report.
The hollers here have not boon given
a real good tost. We have always
been running at a low pressure and for
that reason , 1 bollovo. they have with
stood the work so long. The1 coin-
pound pump , on account of this low
pressure , Is also about out of business.
At the present time the pumping plant
is In a bad condition and needs atten
tion right away. If wo should have a
bad fire1 and need much water , It
would prove serious. The wells are
also In a had condition. They giveus
about ' 100 gallons a minute and we
should gel at least SOO gallons. "
"Wo need tti take speedy action In
this pumping and aim ) lighting mat
ter. " said Councilman Fuesler. "There
are some propositions for lighting and
pumping here and they should be
looked inle > Immediately. "
To Report on Water and Light.
The public works committee and
Water Commissioner Carrick were in
structed to take1 up the proposition of
fered by the Norfolk Electric Light
and Power company. This ceimmitteo
will investigate the conditions at the
pumping station , the wells and the
electric light company's propositions
and report at an early date. A special
meeting will bo called to hear this re > -
port some time next week.
In his report to the council , Judge
isoley shows that only seven cases
ere tried by him In the police court
i January. In fines , $ .14.45 was col-
ectod.
Tax Topics Discussed.
Henry Seymour , secretary of the
tale board of equalization , received
nidi attention from a fair crowd of
irmers and citizens , including a largo
umber of business men , who came to
oar ills address on 'Undervaluations
; i Nebraska "
"Undervaluations in Nebraska for
axation purposes as well as In other
tales of the union and the consequent
njustice and inequality in taxation as
etween individual taxpayers is the
undamcntnl cause for practically all
f the present day agitation regarding
vays and means of raising revenue
or the support of the governments ,
ioth state and local , " said Mr. Soy-
nour.
"Undervaluation is the beloved
hiltl of the tax dodger , caressed and
uirtured by him and never old enough
0 be allowed to leave home.
"In inOlt the work of the tax dodgoi
Hid become so coarse that the calcu
ations , returned under his system
lad put our state in debt something
ike $ ,000,000 and many counties am
itles , as well as school districts , were
'aclng a crisis. No available funds
ind warrants long outstanding. Some
hlng hail to be done and that soon
I'he people arose enmasse and electee
1 legislature that would make a lav
which would do away with the fare- )
which was being enacted at that tlnu
n the manner of possessing propert :
for taxation and Mr. Taxdodgor conlt
not help himself. The results of tlu
lew law wore amazing. From a tola
valuation shown on the tax rolls o
1001 ! ( the last year under the old law
> f $ lSS-t.S7 : ! ! ) the valuation increas
ng in the first year under the nov
law to $ l.l7Slfi'J20. : ! ! You will notlei
that property had been valued a
iliont 1 ! ! per cent of its actual value
if the IflOt value was high enough
ind whom do yon think was hit tin
hardest ? The small farmer or tin
one with largo amounts of grain , live
stock , etc. ?
"To bo sure I know that much pror
- escaped but 1 want to illustrate
rho man who was worth $100,000 prc
viding it was not all invested in rea
estate , which is always in sight am
cannot escape the assessor , and wh' '
had boon getting off with an assessment
mont of $10.000 to $25,000 or not t
exceed 25 per cent of bis real woaltl :
was raised perhaps to 75 per cent o
his wealth , and the man worth $50
and assessed at 50 per cent of hi
wealth , was raised to perhaps SO pe
cent of the same. You will notice tha
the Increase in the assessed value o
( lie property of the man with small
property was perhaps 30 per ceiv
while the increase in the value of th
property of the man with large mean
was at least 50 per cent. "
Tax System Breeds Dishonesty.
In leading the discussion on the ae :
dress of Mr. Seymour , D. Hees of thi
city said :
"Our system of taxation , like on
tariff system and our postal systen
has in my judgment , more or less
tendency to make men dishonest. E :
pedally do I believe this to be true I
our tariff and postal laws and th
primary cause of our trouble is wit :
the general government at Washini
ton where the laws have been fc
ninny years so constructed that a fo'
men have been benefltted by thei
at the expense of the rest of us.
"There is said to bo em file In Mn <
ison county , n statement from the rai
road company to the effect that fan
lands In this county are valued by tli
assessor on an average of only 45 pi
cent of their actual cash transfe
sales and only one-fifth of this amoui
is taken for the assessed value , hi
the farmer Is probably no moro a si :
nor , if as much , than his fellow clt
zen In the town. When the assess )
comes around with his long list of ta
able personal property , how easy It
for all of us to forgot that wo ha ;
what wo have , and to put a value e
our property loss than its real wort
This brings us to our essential dis
honesty In the mutter , yet men justify
their actions on the ground of self pro
tection that otherwise they would bo
paying more than their share of tax
ation , so that It soonis to mo n system
that promotes perjury and not what
it ought to bo. "
Why Men Leave Farm.
"Tho census of HMO has awakened
the country to a very serious prob
lem , that of rural depopulation and Its
attendant evils. " declared L. S. Her-
ron of Lincoln , In his nddre'ss Tues
day.
"Each snivelling census Hhows n
larger proportion of the population of
the country living In cities , " continued
Mr. Herron.
"Wo have- some of this decreasing
at our own front door. " he said.
"Many Nebraska counties have leist
population in ton yearstwentyout *
In the state. Including such rich old
counties as Hlcbardson , Nomaha ,
Pawnee , Johnson , Otoe , Cass , Satind-
ers , Butler , Polk. Dodge , Washington ,
Hurt , ( Miming , Saline , Fllmoro ami
Clay. The towns and cities In these
counties did not lose population.
"The Increase * In the sizeef ) farms
ne'od not occasion so much concern If
the lain ) was being put to Its fulh'st
use , but It Is not. In the * state's of
the corn licit , west of the Mississippi
river , in the * decades from ISt.fi . to
187.1. the meriige yield of corn per
tie-re * was , ' ! 2.4 bushels per aero. This
last ten .vear average is almost five
bushels lower than at that time.
For the United State's as a whole wo
have elroppe-d back in ( lie deduction
of corn per acre slmv LSfiO to 1S75.
Not only Is the farm land of our
state anil other states not being used
in the fullest capacity , but largo are > as
of it , in the aggri'gate , an * practically
idle. Tims we see idle land and idle
men in the same country.
"I know that the. use of large ma.
chinory on farms has caused some
thing of a readjustment of population.
When wheat was cut with a cradle it
took a good many men to run the
cradles , but not many to make' cra
dles. Now that wo arc using harvest
ers to cut wheat , it takes only n few
men te > carry on the harvest , but it
requires moro men te > build the harves
ter. I believe that tbo movement
from the country to the city has al
ready drawn beyond its economic de
mand and as proof of this , witness the
thousands of idle men in the cities.
"All sorts eif things have boon ad
veicated to stay the flight from enir
farms , and some things have ovei
boon done with the avowed puposo
of starting a "Back to Land" move
ment , but to no avail , thus far. We
hear It preached to us almost iver >
day that if we > could have hotter
schools in the country or better roads
or hotter churches or moro dubs or
moro agricultural education , the boys
and girls would not leave the farm
All things proposed are good , but to
my mind , they are not fnelamontal.
am bore to say to you that the roasoi
for the exodus from the farms maybe
bo found in the price of land. It is tin
eternal land question that Moses deal
with centuries ago. The speculative
value of land is what is forcing it inti
large holdings and crowding yount ,
men out. "
Feurt ) on addresses were schedule )
to he delivered when the second da >
of the farmers' congress opened in thi
Auditorium at ! l o'clock. While T. F.
Sturgoss , editor of the Twentieth
Century Farmer of Omaha , was de
livering a lengthy and interesting ad-
di ess on "Gorman Agriculture , " to a
fair crowd of early visitors in the Au
ditorium , Miss Hartley talked on
"Henv to Make Friends" t ) ) the high
school students in the high school as
sembly room.
"Co-operation" was the subject ol
an Interesting address delivered by
C. Vincent of the Deal-Vincent Grain
company of Omaha , who appealed fen
co-operation among farmers. Secretary
tary Oilell discussed Mr. Vincent's nil
o dress , substituting for John H. Hays
who was unable to be present.
Thi' afternoon session presided ovei
, by H. W. McGinnis opened at : : !
and continued until Into In the after
noon. Tonight's session will open at
7o. : ! ! The evening session is purolj
educational and prominent university
men are scheduled to talk. Dr. George
Condra's illustrated lecture on farn
homo sanitation is scheduled for to
night. A large crowd is expected foi
tills section of the program.
Would Have Smaller Farms.
Frank Tannohill started the discus
sion of the taxation of tbo land ques
tion following the address of L. S. Her
ron.
"While I cannot bring myself to believe
liovo in a single taxation system,1
said Mr. Tannchill , "I am fully awan
that our present system is not just ii
moro ways than one. Having beei
adopted when conditions wore far dif
:1feront from the present time , it Is per
is haps putting It a little strong to sa ;
that the present plan of gathering rev
ir onuo is ns much out of date as the o :
i , team for church going purposes ,
a "There is a tendency in Nebraska
especially in the northern and west
in orn parts , for larger farms. The groa
ie land owners owning moro and tin
h small owners owning loss or none a
Kall. . There Is a greater percent of th
> r tenant class every year. It has road
w ed the stage where many good fanr
in ors cannot rent a farm and have t
move to town. 1 can cite you a hal
da dozen of such farmers this sprint
II- There should bo some system of taxi
m tlon that would cause large land owi
10 ors to build moro houses and cut u
pr their holdings into smaller , and cor
? r soquently , better and more produc' '
nt ive farms.
nt "In the percent tax plan of puttin
na premium on slovenliness on th
tl- farm , the local assessor Is apt to va
ur no n neat farm higher than one ne
xso neat , land and buildings boln
is oqunl in other respects. "
re A quintet composed of Miss Du
in land , Miss Oow , A. O. Ilazon and C. (
h. I Gow sang as an accompaniment to a
llustralod lediiro delivered In-fnro
bout 100 people attending country lift
ongresH nu-otlng In the Auditorium
list night. Miss Fnyo M. Hartley of
hi * stale university talked on com
nunlty survey and her mldri'ss wn
veil received by the audlenci > ,
Miss Hartley arrived In Noiiuik
ather late , but before she nppc.ueii
loforo her audience she had giilh > 'ied
ip enough Norfolk statistics at 1m m
iiirsonages ti. spring an agreeob - sm
irlso on her audience. With tinas -
( stance of her Illustrations , Miss-
lartley showed a few scenes of ilu
Olkhorn river In tbo vicinity of Noi
oik. the feature of which was tin
( lustration of Herman Hransch and
' 'rod Wagner crossing the lilkhnrn
Ivor with tin * prairie schooner which
hey brought with them from Wihron
In many yonrn ago. Miss Hartley dc
lured 'he ' first real building In Not
oik was a log diure'h , built by HIT
nan Braiisch at ( he expense til" ; tn
'ho second church was a Cnngreuu
lonal church built for $1100. Norl lU
In * declared , was founded under u iv
Igious foundation with Lutheran- > i
me side ami Congrogatlonallsts < > n
he other. Shi' gave a brief hlstmv
if Col. Mathrwson , whom she prnHi-d
is a "great , kind , loving man. " Tin
ild mill which Col , Mathowson > nn
< tructod was described and Miss 11 , ut
cy even had statistics to shou th.
Madison county ollleors elected a M-.II
iflcr tin1 ariival of the Wisconsin SH
"I am not croaking about the mm
) ld times , " said Miss Hartley. ' 'Inn
he people didn't worry so much then
is they ilo now. They didn't Vtnrn
ibout whether their hat was mi
straight or not. " Hiss Hartley is.iui
o bo arranging to make a commumu
survey of the entire Alaillson counu
Woman Must Study Efficiency.
Miss Itosa Bouton eipcncd the \i-n
ing's program with an Intorostlng ad
Iress on "Home Kcnnoinie'S. " Mis-
Bouton's audience consisted of almost
200 women ami her subject was iv
eeivod with great Interest. Miss Benton
ton declared that the > housewife i1-
now wasting too much energy In tin
housework. She must study oilldem y
I believe women can save cnonuh
time out of their work sei that they
can have time for other things. " * ln-
declared.
If tbo Woman's Club of Norfolk has
anything to say about it , there will
bo a domestic science department '
the Norfolk schools. Mrs. S. V / : >
skill ) * , who discussed Miss Bouton'-
subject , declared that Norfolk women
have boon discussing tbo domestic
science subject for a long time and
are determined it shall bo installed
here.
"Wo want domestic science in our
schools , " said Mrs. lOrskino , "and we
are going te > keep after you until you
give > it to us. " In answer to a request
that she te'll the audience If it was
really worth while to install the elo-
mestlc sicenco in Norfolk schools.
Miss Bouton declared itliat it wa-
"certainly absolutely worth whlli "
H. N. Zimmerman sang several solos
durin gthe afternoon. Mrs. Peasant
featured in some beautiful singing dur
ing thi' evening.
Gov. Aldrich Changes Mind.
Lincoln , Feb. 7. That republicans
should unite in supporting Thomlot'
Roosevelt , is the dosing state'iii'Mit of
i synopsis of the presidential Mtua
Ion given out bore today by ( ! o\
Shoster 11. Aldrich. Gov. Aldrich was
originally a LaFolletto man , but his
lefection to the Hoose\vlt sidf h.i-
jeen rocognlzeil for some time.
Gov. Aldrich assorts that the nomi
nation of Col. Roosevelt would pre
vent the unrest usually acompai MIIH
presidential campaign bc'C-ause his
ittiludo toward business is known ,
n his judgment , public sentiment is
entralizing in favor of Roosevelt
Gov. Aldrich states there are no t-ei-
ous differences between republic an.-
ii Nebraska. Ho assorts that there
will he but two sots of delegates \nt-
od on at tbo primaries , one pledged to
President Taft and the other to Sena
tor LaFollette or Col. Hoosevolt
Turns Back on LaFollette.
"In my judgment tbo evldom-r : on
every hand from straw votes taken by
the great metropolitan dailies anil
from other undoubted and reliable
sources of Information shows tha * the * ,
sentiment is rapidly crystalixing
around our ex-president , Thoodorfl
Roosevelt.
"In the last few days , it would seem
that Senator LaFollotto will not be
able , owing to his severe Illness and
worn energies , to prosecute his cam
paign and to further conduct his lead
ership at thlf critical period of forma
tion of political forces and the repub
lican party In this state and nation
are Indeed fortunate in having Col.
Roosevelt a republican whoso progres
n sive policies and great character have
done so much for this country. "
After paying a tribute to Col. Reese -
volt's moral earnestness and civic vir
tue , Gov. Aldrich says :
"Another matter of importance in
considering the availability of Col.
Roosevelt is this that with his nomi
nation there would not bo the usual
unrest and uncertainty and the dis
traction on business that hovers over
a presidential campaign. It would be
known in the stait what his attitude
toward business would bo , what his
attitude in all the great essential requisites -
quisites in conducting the affairs of n
prosperous people. Ho has boon tried
out In the fiery furnace of experience
and not found wanting.
"In my humble judgment , all things
taken into consideration and weighed
from every viewpoint , It would seem
that at the present tlmo the republi
cans of this country ought to unite in
the nomination of Col. Roosevelt"
Gov. Aldrich's statement Is of
great Interest In this state because of
the mooting to ho held next Monday
evening of progressive forces at
which the proposition of sondinsr a
delegation before the primaries , di
vided equally between Hoopovolt and
LaFolletto , Is to ho considered.