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A COTTAGE ORJUNGALOW HOME ,
Design IMtt , by Glenn L. Snxton , Architect , Minneapolis. Minn.
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FIRST FLOOIJ PLAN SKCOND FLOOR PLAN.
In this pluu by the treatment of the roof rooms in the second .story out
oror the front piazza we gain almost one-third more floor space than can pos
sibly be accomplished In most cottages that are of tills sl/.c on the ground
Jloor. The projection over the pluzza is papered with three thicknesses of
heavy building felt or paper and also bad ; plastered between the joists , thus
making two or three air spaces The plan of the lirst storv of this bungalow
Is one of the uio.st complete and practical plans that I have ever designed and
makes n very popular layout. Has a living room across the front , vestibule ,
coat closet and a stairway with built-in seat The stairway also lias a com
bination in the kitchen. There Is also a large olc.set built In for brooms. mops ,
table leaves , etc. Dining room has an extended bay window and sideboard
across the roar of same. There are three sleeping rooms In the second story ,
and if one desires a sleeping porch can be built over the rear one story part
or it can be loft as an open balcony. The rooms in this cottage all lluisli full
'lolght and have splendid closets and a liberal bath. Size twenty-four feet
wide and twenty-four feet deep over the main part , full basement , first stor.v
nitio feet , second story eight feet. First story finished in birch. Washington
fir or yellow pine , second story pine to paint. Hardwood doors throughout.
Cost to build , exclusive of heating and plumbing. SI. " . * > .
Tpon receipt of $1 the publisher of this paper will supply a copy of Puxton's
book of plans oi.iitlod . American Dwellings. " The book co-i'-uns 2- new and
, ' > ' date dc.-ii.ns of cottages , bungalows and residences. custiLi ! , ' from ! > ! . ( Xu )
POVERTYJF CHINA
Misery of the Millions That Are Al
ways Hungry.
Writing of the millions and millions
af inland China , whoso lives are spout
face to face with starvation , Edward
Alsworth Iloss in the Century says :
"No natural resource is too trilling
to be turned to account by the teem
ing population. The nei : is raked and
strained for edible plunder. Seaweed
and kelp have a place In the larder.
< fiv.it quantities of shellfish no bigger
tban one's linger null are opened and
jniido to yield a food that finds its
way far inland. The fungus that
springs tip In the grass after n rain Is
eaten. Fried sweet , potato vines fur
nish the poor man's table. The road
side ditches are ballet ! out for the
suUu of fishes no longer than one's
finger. Great panniers of strawber
ries , half of them still green , are col
lected in the mountain ravines and
offered In the markets. No weed or
atalk escapes the bamboo rake 'of ' the
autumnal fuel gatherer. The grass
tufts on the rough slopes are dug up
by the roots. The sickle reaps the
grain close to the ground , for straw
and chuff are needed to burn under
the rice kettle. The leaves of tha
trees are a crop to be carefully gath
ered. One never sees a rotting stumper
or a mossy log. Uundles of brush car
ried miles on the human back bent
the brick kiln and the potter fur-
nan ; After the last trees have been
taken the far and forbidding heights
.ore waled by lads with ax and rant-
toik to cut down or dig up the seed
ling * that if left alone would roclothe
the devastated ridges.
The cuisine of China la one. of the
great toothsome cuisines of the world ,
but for the common people the atom-
adi and not the palate decides what
shall be food. The silkworms nre cat-
en after the ccco'in ' has been unwound
.from them After their work Is done
ftun-ses. donUo.vs , tnulos mid camels become -
come butcher's meat. The cow or pig
that has died a natural death la not
disdained. In C'nnton dressed rats and '
cats are exposed for sale. Scenting n
gKissihlc opening for a tannery , the
jKovornor of Hongkong onoe set on foot
.an Inquiry as to what became of tin
.fikins of the innumerable pigs slaugh
tered In the colony. Ho learned thai
they were all made up as 'marine dell
cacy' and sold among the Chinese.
"Another time he was on the polni
of ordering the extermination of tin
uiiingy curs that Infest the villages It
the Kowloon district because they ha
rassed the Sikh policemen In the per
cformance of their duties. He fouiu
just in time that such nu net wouh
interfere with the food of the pouplo ,
9omethluc a Hrltlsh colonial Koveruo
must never do.
"Though the farmer thriftily combs
his harvest Held , every foot of the
short stubble is gone over again by
poor women and children , who are con
tent If In a day's gleaning they can
g.itlier a handful of wheat heads to
keep them a live on the morrow On the
Hongkong water front the path of the
coolies lurrying produce between ware-
bouse and junk is lined witli tattered
women , most of them with a baby on
the back. Where bags of beans or ritv
are In transit a dozen wait with basket
Mi.d brush to sweep up the grain- :
dropped from the sucks. On a wharf
where crude sugar is being repui ked
squat sixty women scraping the Inside
of I lie discarded sacks , while others
run by the bearer , if his sac ! ; leak * : '
little , to catch the particles as thov
fall When --ugnr Is being unloaded a
mob of gleaners swarm upon the
lighter the moment the last sack leave *
and eagerly scrape from the gangp'anl. '
mid the deck the sugar mixed with
dirt that for two hours has boon tram
pled Into a muck by the bare foot of
two-co re coolies trotting back and
forth across a dusty road.
"There are a number of mlscelluno
ous facts that hint how close tin
masses live to the edge of subsistence
The brass cash , the most populai
coin In China , is worth the twentieth
or a cent : but. us this has been found
too valuable to meet all the needs of
the people , oblong bits of bamboo clr
dilatein some provinces at the vulm
* f half a cash
"Incredibly small are the portions
prepared for sale by the huckster. Two
cubic Inches of bean curd , four will
nuts , live poanuts. fifteen roasted
beans , twenty melon seeds , make u
portion The melon vender's stand i *
decked out with wedges of Insipid
melon the size of two fingers The
householder leaves the butcher's stall
with a morsel of pork , the pluck of a
fowl and u slrlp of tlsh us big us a
Knrdlno. tied together with a buide of
grass. Careful observers say that four
tlfths of the conversation among com
mon Chinese rolntos to food.
"Comfort Is scarce us well us food
The city coolie sleeps on a plank In
nn airless kennel In n filthy lane witli
n block for n pillow and a quilt for n
cover When In n south China hos
pltal the beds were provided wlil
springs nnd mattresses , supplied by r
philanthropic American , all the pn
tlcntR wore found next morning sleep
Ing on the floor After being used t (
B board covered with a mat IHPJ
could not get their proper alnraber ot
a soft bed
Your store's long-time frlends-
these who watch your growth In Ire
poi'tnnco with real Interest welcom
any evidence you give them of you
increasing enterprise in advertising.
PLAY FOR TITLE
OF
STEPS TO INSTITUTE NEW COM
PETITION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
TO HOLD CONFERENCE IN PARIS
England , America , Austria , Germany ,
and Belgium to Send Delegates to
France Next July Competition In
Countries Close Is Desired.
Even before the result of the. mutches
for the Dais cup , held at Christ-
hiiivh , Now Zonlutid. wus known
Mops to Institute tin entirely now'ootn-
lolltlon for the lawn tennis champion
ship of the world hud been takon. A
formal invitation hns boon sent to the
various lawn tennis governing bodies
iy ( lie president of the French society.
which rules lawn tennis , asking thorn
0 send representatives to u conference
whlrh Is to lie held In Paris in .Inly.
I'he purpose of tlds conference. Is to
lorido whether It Is desirable to in
stitute a liwn : tennis championship
) f the world , and , If the answer Is In
the afHrniaiivo , to formulate rules to
govern the competition and to select
1 time and place for holding the first
mooting. It Is almost a certainty Unit
( Srcnt Kritaln , Germany , Austria and
lU'lginm will send delegates to the
ont'crcnce , while. Franco will , of
onrse , have its representatives thorn
For a number of years there has
been tall ; of a world's championship
lawn tennis ineetlng. It Is felt that
the Davis cup competition , while i'l
a measure nerving the purpose , lias
novel' done so fully owing to its being
a contest between nations Instead of
one between Individuals. This feeling
has gained in strength with each year
tile Davis cup has been held In Aus
tralia. It is pointed out that since
31)1)7 ) there lias been no real competi
tion among the "champion nations , " to
employ the phraseology of the Davis
onp regulations , inasmuch ns America
is the only country that has sent a
team to tin ; antipodes , owing to the
great distance and the amount of time
required to make the trip. It Is re
called that so long as the cup was hold
In Kngland all the other nations sent
teams to battle for it.
Tile same condition of affairs would
prevail if America were the holding
country. It is said that the European
nations were only waiting for the cup
to be brought back to America to chal
lenge for it almost in a body. Had the
New /calami contest resulted different
ly the greatest lawn tennis competition
In the world's history would have been
held here this year. Croat ISritain ,
Franco and Germany wore ready to
send teams , and Australia would al
most certainly have challenged , witli
H rook cs to captain her team , in tin
endeavor to regain what she ifas come
to look upon as her own.
There never has boon a world's lawn
tennis championship instituted , ami
many people are disposed to conclude
that it is not feasible to hold one. Th
! prin 'Ipal tennis playing nations are lo
cated so near each other , with the ex
ception of Australia , that no insupera
ble diilicnltios exist , however. If Euro
pean players were ready to cross the
ocean of the Davis cup they
would be oven more ready to do so if
the prize were n real world's cham
pionship. As for American players ,
there are probably half a dozen who
would view with favor the plan of
making a bid for titular honors ! . Many
Ameri-ans have contested for English
championship honors at Wimbledon in
the past , and several of the topnotoh-
ors if today have boon quietly turning
over the p-oo"t | of having a try next
year for the Ihitrllsh title.
HENRY MAY NOT COMPETE.
Studies Interfere V/iih Great Sprinter
Entering Olympic Tryouts.
G wynne Hour..1 , tinnullonil cham
pion sprinter , i-a ; - in .1 Seller to the
Olynplo committee h'Mdip'tirlors ' in
.New YorU tnt ! : he will be unable to
compote in the OlyinpU1 tryouts nest
sprin1 , ' The chaupioii is attending
college in F.'uokvvell. Okla. . and vv i :
not IK- able lo start east until .Inno ' . .
Henry Is much perturbed over the
outlook. 11.- Is ai\icius : to make the
trip to stiH.hol'ii and says that lie is
In good oondii"ii ! He is contidont of
Ills ability to beat lilph ! : Craig , the in-
toivollcuiiilo champion of the 1'niver-
* ity of ilicl.igiin. in both dashes.
Olympic Tryouts.
The trvouls of Amateur Athletic
union uth'lofos which will result in the
tlnal selection of the American Olym
pic games team to go to Stockholm
this summer will be hold Into in Maj
or early in .lune in the east at the Har
vard university stadium. Cambridge ,
in the west al the I'nlvorslty of Chi
cago's Marshall Hold and on the Pu-
clll'1 ' coast In Golden Gate park , San
Francisco.
Why Young Pitchers Make Mistakes.
King Cole. Cub t wirier , says one mistake -
take which most young fellows make IH
that they put a bushel of "stuff" on the
ball when they get In a tight place.
Opposing batters naturally look foi
this and sjug it a mile or more.
Swimming Compulsory at Purdue ,
Studentof ! Purdue university wll
not bo allowed to graduate now imlcsi
they learn to swim. Aquatic counsel
will be compulsory.
A want ad campaign will cure you o i
your pessimism concerning a man'
chances , nowadays , to find profitabl
and suitable employment where thread
road to promotion Is not closed.
If you have anything to Bell , try i
News want ad.
SPICY SPORT CHATS
By TOMMY CLARK.
While It Is unnecessary for I lie an-
horltles to prevent the average box-
MB bout on the ground of threatened
mitullty. yet In the case of the pro-
wsed encounter between .lack Jolm-
aon and .Ilm Flynu the Nevada olll-
rials would bo entirely Justified In In-
ervenlng , not because of any danger
of brutality , but because it would be a
lollberate attempt to obtain money miler -
lor false pretenses. When two pngll
sts are matched and the public la
asked to pay to see them In the ring
the Inference is that the ticket buyer *
ire to have a fair return for their
nonoy. The mutch should bo one in
which each contestant , on form at
east , has a chance to win. True , there
lave been many bouts In which the
contestants wore apparently well
Hatched , but In which one or the other
of the boxers has been overwhelmed
> y ills opponent.
But in the case of Johnson and
Flynn the I'uoblo tlreman has no more
chance to win than a white mouse
would have agaliHt a Maltose cat of
the female persuasion.
The records of the mon. their weight ,
size , boxing skill , ring generalship and ,
In fact , all pugilistic qualifications , are
so unequal that no one would bo justl-
tied In bolting a stage dollar on the
chances of the white man.
The whole thing Is merely a scheme
to get the money of the public through
the medium of the reputation of John
son.
When Bill Donovan , the star pitcher
of the Detroit Americans , gave It as
his opinion that big Ed Walsh was the
best pitcher in the world he slopped on
the toes of ( lie New York critics , who
naturally think that this honor belongs
to Christy Mnthowson , and yet Done
van's assertion is well based. There in
no pitcher who has worked in as many
games every season as Walsh. Though
ho lias had a mediocre team behind
him most of the time , ho has been In
over fifty games nearly every season ,
while other pitchers seldom go much
over the thirty mark. So far as value
to a team is concerned , Walsh really is
in a class by himself. Not only does
he frequently pitch three full games
in a week , lint ho Is apt to be used to
save two or throe others that some of
the other pitchers have started.
If Walsh was with a high class ball
team he would make a wonderful rec
ord in the matter ot victories , but Hie
Sox , with one or two exceptions , have
been a rather poor ball team every
season. Even In 1000 , when the Sox
won the pennant , it was far from l > e-
Ing a team of stars , and it was Walsh
more than any one else who was re
sponsible for his team's victory that
year.
When Abe Attell embarked on his
career he was handled by Jack Me-
Kcnna , a boy who could take care of
himself. Abie fought Jack Dempsey
in Denver and at the end of the twen
tieth round the referee , a tall , lanky
youth , held both hands up. signifying
a draw. In a Hash MoKonna was in
the ring witli both fists doubled.
Itnshing over to the ollicial , he yelled ,
"Hoy , yon boob , what did yon say ? "
The frightened referee gave McKenna -
Kenna one look and ilion announced :
"Gentlemen , a slight correction ; Mr.
Attoll wins. "
MATT M'GRATH TO COMPETE.
Champion Hammer and Weight Throw
er Will Be on Olympic Team ,
Now that Matt MeUrath , the police
man-athlete of New York , has au-
nonnced that he will surely accom
pany the American team to Sweden
next June the Yankee aggregation is
assured of several points. Until re-
MATT M'OKATII.
cently he was not certain of being abh
to go abroad owing to business rea
KOIIS.
KOIIS.MoGrath has u tight hold on the six
teen pound hammer and the fifty-si :
iwund weight titles and appears u sun
winner in these events ,
se sQ
e The real estate ad that Irapresse
you aright is apt to bo well worth fu
ther Inveatlentlon. And you never ai
i awered n real estate ad without lean
' Ing something of Tftlue.
A Feline Delusion.
"Your cat mntlo an nwfttl noi , - IM
the back garden lust night , and"
"I'm awfully sorry , Mr. Honsion. but
since ho ate the canary ho think * In
ciin sliig.-London Opinion.
Confidences.
GwctinieWhy did you refuse him If
ho Is such a prudent man ? Gertie
He said ho thought If he got married
he could save more money.- London
Opinion
SAYS FISTIC GAME IS EASIER
THAN POUNDING IRON.
HOW HE BECAME A SCRAPPER
Learned Ring Game In Bouts During
Lunch Hour at the Foundry Ex-
pccts to Be Hailed as Champion
Some Dny Tolls of His First Fight.
Most boxers lee ! ; upon their profes
sion us a vo.v son.I'M 01 ciiputioii. but
.luck Donniiiu. the .New York welter
weight , who recently fought u draw
with Mike Gibbon * In Gotham. Is u
glaring exception to tljo rule. Jack
thinks dubtlng is u huge joke , especial
ly when compared to his former mode
of earning u living.
"Pounding iron in n foundry Is no
joke ; thumping an opponent , with a
pair of boxing gloves is HO amusingly
funny that It's really a big joke. Tome
mo there's nothing furnishes the same
amount of fun and onterlainiiiont that
the boxing game does , " said Denning
as he ordered an extra platter of eggs
at a hotel In Now York recently.
Perhaps Denning's idea that even
lighting is only a jole may have some-
tiling to do with the fact that Ills
friends all call him "Laughing Jack. "
lie is fond of boxing principally be
cause of Hie amusement it furnishes
him. The business end has not receiv
ed Jack's attention until within the
last twelve months and then only be
cause he has a big family on hi- ,
bunds.
Denning has boon lighting only throe
years , but today he is considered to
lie one of the most promising welters
in the country. Ho Is a very clever
bo\er , who can lilt as hard as any of
the men In that class today ,
wouldn't lie surprising If he goes to
the top and wins the title.
P.ut for Der.ning'.s story of how he
drifted info the lighting business , it's
interesting because It shows how com
paratively ousy a man succeeds who
keeps on plugging :
"When I was a kid of twelve my fa
ther died. It was up to me to hustle ,
and I took the llrst thing that came m >
way. It happened to be a job In ui
iron foundry pounding Iron all duy
At first the work wus terribly hard
but when I begun to rcullzo that It wus
making me strong I stuck with It.
Foundry work is no joke , partl.-nlnrly
to a kid , and I was looking around for
,011101 , hlng to amuse myself with dur
ing the short noon hour. In one of the
neighboring buck yards several of the
men gathered and put on the gloves.
Soon I was at it with the larger fel
lows. " said Dunning.
Learns During Lunch Hour.
"Some way 1 scemod to box well
without much effort. In a short while
thu men in the foundry brought in
ver follows who knew the game to
b < > \ mo d'iriiig ' the lunch hour. I learn
ed many little tricks of the craft.
"One day in P.US ) 1 was asked over to
I lie. new West Side Athletic club In
New York to bo\ In those days the
club was considered the toughest
school of lighting in the world. If a
fellow got away with nil the men in
bis class he'd 'be stacked up against
heavier men. The process would be
continued until some one received a
jjoud trimming.
I made a hit at the club. Every
heavyweight they put up against me I
outboxed. and they decided to send me
In the national championships held
that year In P.oston. There I won the
amateur lightweight title.
"Four months later 1 decided I'd try
the professional game.
"At last I got on a bout at a stag
held In one of the dubs In Gotham
The manager warned mo tbere'd be no
purse unless there was a quick knock
out , and al the bell I tore after the MK
fellow who was my opponent. I be
lieve It was in the third round that I
| pin over the knockout.
"There was u terrible bunging nt tin
locked doors , and u second later half 11
do7.en cops broke into the place. Tlie.v
hustled that slug party into the patro '
wagon , the lighters going first. Wt
were arrested , and it was my first at
tempt at lighting for money. I langhet
and laughed. It wa.s terribly funny.
"As we bobbed under the light a
the corner the follow I'd knocked on
was sprawled on the floor of the wug
on. Kven thiit was funny. In a conpli
of minutes lie came to and asked , 'Oil
where am IV Somebody told him hi
was riding In a wagon. 'I've beei
knocked out hundreds of times , but
never came to joy riding before. ' he re
piled. He was an amusing follow , be
lieve me.
"Well , I went along lighting am
working In the foundry until u you
ago. Since then I have been very sue
cessful.
"I expect to bo the welterweigh
champion some duy. At present 1 hav
to light middleweight * , but gradually
Lope to see the welterweight sitnutio :
loured tip. with me ut the top of th
class und holding the title. "
ca Syracuse to Row Annapolis ,
ir Junior and varsity races with th
irn
n < Naval academy crews have been schoi
n ulud by Syracuse university. The race
will be rowed on the Severn Muy IS.
FANS BECOME NERVOUS AS TIME
FOR TRIPS APPROACH.
HOT SPRINGS TO BE THE MECCA
Four Teams to Work Out Kinks nnd
Cricks at the Resort Various Sys
tems to Be Followed at Training
Cnmps.
Within a lew weeks the b'lHelmll
ampalgns of nil : * will be under way ,
with the beginning of the spring train
ing trips of the big league clubs. All
of the fiKli-cn clubs haveselected , their
pilots , and all have oho on their pre
season .stamping grounds.
Hot Spring * . Ark. , will be the load
ing antebellum spot In u baseball way
this year. Four teams will work out
the kinks and cricks of rusty imiielos
then * , one American league outfit and
Jiroo from liio National. Jack Stahl
will superintend I ho early work of the
Koston Hod Sov in the razorback rc-
sorl. while the National Icauueiv , Fred
Clarke < ! ' Pittsburgh. Charlie Dooin nf
Philadelphia and Kill Dahlen of P.rnok
lyn. will Inon the job with their
charges.
li will Ithe first time in hHiory
( lint si many big league teams have
been In .ictlon at one time In any sin
gle ciiy
Hot Springs Is First Choice.
Hot sprluu-i is nn easy llrst In the
ni"o for popularity as a spring train
illg ea'Mp \o\t comes New lrlo"ii .
Two clubs will work out there , the
Cleveland Americans under Harry Da
vis and tin- Chicago Cubs under Frank
CliMti'-c Si. Louis might be said to belied
lied \\i'i ! Vow Orleans for second lion
ors , as the Mound City entries in both
Nalii'iial and American leagues will do
their preliminary conditioning on the
homo lot. I he lirst lime in recent your *
that a major league team has dispens
ed with a soul hern trip.
Coni.Io Mack will take his world's
ebuini'l'iii Athletics to San Antonio ,
Jim Callahan will "Moses" the While
Sox ! n Corslcutiu. Tev. : Harry Wolver-
ton will lead his New York Yankees to
Atlanta. G.I. : Clark ( ' Iflltb will con
vene bis Washington Senators at Char-
lollesxillo. Ya. ; Hunk O'Day will take
his Cliiciniriti Iteds to Columbus , Ga. ,
and Johnny McGraw will once more
put the Glunls through the paces at
Marlin. TON. TinHoston Nationals
will l < msoi up at Augusta. Ga.
The systems of training that will bo
in vonne at the baseball camps tills
spring offer a larger variety than ever
before. In some cases the work will
consist largely of general all round ex
ercise to limber up the muscles of the
men ; in other cases practically all the
time will lie devoted to actual playing.
Just about tills time the air is atinglo
with rumors of big baseball trades im
pending , and it is not unlikclv that
some deals v\ill bo put through before
the beginning of the spring trips that
will rovolulioni/.o the outlook for the
cha"rii < > ishii : > races. Accordingly it is
hard lo form a definite line on how the
teams will slack up against each other
when the starting gun is fired. P.ut
speculation is already noticeable among
the fans us lo who will win the pen
mints in the two leagues.
This is but human nature , however.
Moreover , it indicates that the love of
the fan for his favorite pastime is not
f the kind that Is satisfied with just
six months of baseball. When he can-
lot see It or play it lie must talk it.
So we already have heard prophecies
loii'inaiing tills or Unit team as the
me to bo watched next year. At thi >
line last year the Athletics and Giants
ivoiv gonerull.v picked to win the two
iioni.ant.s. and the predictions came
.nil'
The consensus seems to be in favor
> f the same t ains this year. In the
use of the Athletics It is for the same
n : i < ini as boi'ore. They figure .1iM
nl.ont II.M per cent stronger than un.v
; > ihor team in h.tsclmll. In the case i '
the ( .luiiLs it Is different. The dNin-.o
gratic.n of the Cubs is the chief thinu
Ihat throws the Giants to the fore In
the p 'gi.1' " ' .itionv The American
league ri.e , 'noks like a walkover I'm
the Athletics , with Dot rolls linlsliiiii ;
, second , wlille the Giants undonbtodlv
will be closely pressed by the Cub-
Phillies and possibly si. Louis , act-on' ,
ing to the vva.v the "bugs" huve it lo
ured.
TO DRIVE THREE ABREAST.
Folly Pnrrott Will Be Raced to Polo
. With Crnbtreo's Champion Team.
, Lady M-Jiid C. and Hedgewood H < > \ .
pacers t'.iat hold i lie world's team record
t-
ord i > f 'J < > - " an I that have been tv.c-
Ing ii'-drr the colors of M. W. Savage
ago , are n w in i-lnirgo of their owner.
W C. crabtroo. ut his homo In Taylor
vlllo. Ill
Crulitroe Intends to race the horses
as a team till" .vo.ir and ut-o will drM'o
J tliom throe abreast , using Polly Pur
roll , a daughter of Lady Maud. u >
the third member of the team.
Spike Shannon "All In. "
Spike Shannon , one time Giant out
fielder , is all through as a ball player.
He was with Danny Shay In Kansas
City last season , but his legs , once
rated as line a pair as almost any In
the National league , gave out. He Is
pending the winter nights clerking at
Bhuy's hotel in Kansas.
Farm Congresd Is In Progress.
Commissioner W. S. Delano , secre
tary of the Fanners' Congress flrot
the llrst gun of the three days' sessioi
in Norfolk of the Nebraska Rural Lift
commission nnd the Farmers' congress
by an address to the students of the
Norfolk high school at 0 o'clock Tiu-s
dn > mornliifr. Runt. Croslnr of the
Norfolk school promised nuMiihoni of
thi congress that the high school
would close and allow studentu Him * to
attend Home ol the meetings in Iho
Auditorium. Mr. Crosier believed ( hut
( he addresses \\mild he of great edu
cational value.
Commissioner Delano and .1 , It Grin-
neil ' of Paplllloti. vice president of the
fanners' congiOHS , were the llrst urrt\
als In tile city of the- many rural life
workers. Immediately upon their nr-
rlval ( hey took up their headquarters
In tlie Commercial club rooms where
I hey made every filing ready to start
the whet Is t.l . the three days' soHslon
In the Auditorium at " o'clock TIICJI-
day at'teinodii.
Tln al'tertioon was taken up with
"lax" discussions , over which Commis
sioner Delano presided.
Of Interest to Women.
.Miss Faye M. Hartley , who Is uo\\
studying al. ( he state university fur her
master's degtee , and who has done
HOIIIO sett lenient work In New York
City , will deliver an address on "The
Community Stir\ey" tills o\onlnj ; at
S o'clock. She will he preceded b >
.Minn Itosn Itonlon who will talk on
"Homo ( economics" While both of
these addresses will he of great Inter
est lo women , of whom a record break
ing attendance Is expected by the ru
ral life wothoi'H. InUTtU is centered
on Miss Hartley , who has at present In
mind flic proposition of starling u com
munity survey of .Madison county.
Tile g neral discussions this evening
by local women tire lo b. of great In
tercut.
Wednesday's program will be n
Migthy one and there will be some-
ling doing from ! ! : . ' ! ( ) n. in. until bile
t night. The local committee has ar-
ingoil many special features which
re to lie fitted into ( he program. Mn-
leal numbers ha\e been arranged.
Commissioner W. I ! . McGlnnnis , who
resides over the Iransporlatlon see-
on Ibis afternoon. Is scheduled to de-
ver an address on ' "I'he Mnllipllca-
on of Profits.
.Many of Wednesday's addresses tin-
i be delivered by local men , the feu-
: rc of which is to lie an address on
: ie "Cost of Operation. " by Gen. Hupl.
. M. llraden of the Northwestern r.ill-
oad.
Although Dean Charles 10. Dessey of
10 state university is scheduled for an
ddress Wednesday night , it was re-
ortod today that it may be impossible
ir him to 1)0 in Norfolk. Kvory other
inn scheduled to speak here will bo
resent. Dean lUirnetf and Gov. C.
I. Aidrich will talk Thursday night.
Of Value to Business Men ,
"Hnsiness men of Norfolk should
ot fail lo hour the addresses on co-
peration Wednesday morning , " is the
vord Secretary Odell sends to Norfolk
usiness men from Lincoln. Secretary
Moll will be here Wednesday morn-
ig. A special invitation is issued to
he business mon for those addresses ,
elm II. Hays of this city is to lead in
he discussions of the co-oper.iiion
nest ion.
Search for Little Girl.
Grand Island. Nob. , Feb. 7. A block
o block search is being made of the
ity tills afternoon in the effort to find
Joldle Williams , 1(1 ( years old , who
iisappeared yesterda'y ' afternoon in
he company of a man of about 40
ears , who inveigled her to go with
Mm on the promise to buy her a pair
f skates.
The girl was scon in his company
iy several people at 7U : : ) p. in. , when
; ill trace was lost. After 8 o'clock
hey could not have hoarded any train
lore , all depots and trainmen having
joen notified
KNOX SENDS A NOTE
( Continued from First Page. )
nrtlier stops should prove necessary ,
his government is firm in the convic
tion that Hie policy of concerted action
il'ter full cc instillation by the powers
should and will be maintained in or-
: lor to exclude from the beginning all
lossible misunderstandings.
"Then- happily has thus far been
no reason for Interference on the part
) f foreign powers , inasmuch as both
imperialists and republicans have.
; uaranteod the life and property of
ho foreign population , and the latest
reports tend to strengthen the belief
that it is improbable that future de
velopments will necessitate sueh In
terference , " says Secretary Knox.
Tile remainder of the note follows :
"In reply to your note of the Hist
requesting information as to the at
titude of the- government of the United
States witli regard to conditions In
China , I have the honor to state that
since the beginning of the present
disturbances this government has
from time to time , as occasion arose ,
exchanged views with other interested
powers particularly France , Great
Britain. Italy , Japan and Russia , as
well as the imperial German govern
ment as to the course which was
expedient for the protection of com
mon Interests. From the exchanges
it has been quite clour that all the pow
ers concerned wore as ono as to the
wisdom of maintaining the policy of
concerted action under the circum
stances.
"Moreover , this government has felt
It to lie a corollary of the policy of
strict neutrality hitherto pursued by
common accord with respect to loans
to China to look with disfavor upon
loans by Its nations , unless as-
Mired that sueh loans would beef
of neutral effect UH between the
contending factions , as It has also
felt that the present was an oc
casion whore there might be In
voked with peculiar appropriateness
the principle of lending governments
deterring their nations from making
loans not approved as to their broad
s j policy by their own governments In
o consultation with the other Interested
'
"
3powers. .