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The Washington times., 1907-12-29
G.. A. r. Men VIII March
To White House New Year

Members OF the Department OF the
Potomac G. A r Will march 70 the
White House In a body on New Year
Day TO shake hands with President
Roosevelt and exchange greetings. The
men who preserved the Union are
strong favOrites OF the President, AID
Department Commander Newton Fer
rec. in a general order just issued. urged
all Of them 70 fasI in line for the re-
ception at the White House.
The G. A. r men viii wear their
blue uniforms. white gloves. dark al
pine hats and the cross OF the society.
They viii assemble al their hall. 1412
Pennsylvania avenue, and march from
there 10 tie White House.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
John Kasson Seriously Ill;
In Public Life Many Years

and being an ardent anti-slavery man.
He took a large part in the Republican
national convention that nominated
! braham Lincoln for the first time. He
is one OF the few men living who at
tended that convention as a delegate.
He was close 10 Lincoln in the conven-
tion, delivered the vote Of Iowa to Lin
coin. and was one OF those who formu-
lated the plank on the slavery question.
When Lincoln became President he ap-
pointed Mr.. Kasson First Assistant
Postmaster General, undoubtedly with
remembrance of what Kasson had done
for him in the 1860 convention.
Enters Congress.
In 1862 Mr.. Kasson resigned the ap-
poiNtment in the Postoffice Department
to accept nomination for Congress. He
served in the Thirty-eighth and Thirty
ninth Congresses In 1853 he had been
United States commissioner TO the In
ternational Postal Congress at Paris.
In 1867 he was again appointed COM
missioner from the United States TO
negotiate postal conventions with Great
Britain and other European countries.
Iowa sent him 10 the Forty-third and
FOrty-fOurth Congresses. and in 1871
was appointed envoy and minister TO
Austria Hungary. After that he served
in the Forty-seventh and FOrty-eighth
Congresses, and in ISs4-S5 he was minis
ter TO Germany. He was sent as spe-
clal envoy TO the Samoan iIternationa.
conference in 1893. IN 1898. after Presi-
dent Mckinley named him to negotiate
reciprocity treaties, he was a member
Of the United States and British joint
high commission, which met IN Quebec
and considered Canadian questions.
From the time OF Lincoln to Mckinley
Mr.. Kasson was the friend and peer OF
the leading Republicans IN Congress
siora and Oficial life Regardless OF
his years, Mr.. KassOn has not given Up
his taste for AFFAIRS. and he still cher
ishes the hope that the Senate viii yet
ses At TO indorse reciprocal tariff ar
rangements along the lines he negot!-
ated.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

John A. Kasson is seriously sick at
his home on 1 street in Washington.
ard fears are entertained that ne will
not recover. Mr.. Kasson IS eighty-fOur
years old. and his health has been feeble
for several years. Last June he fell
when getting of a street car and had
an arm broken. Lately he has been
suffering from a severe attack Of grip.
a malady mat has become almost epi-
demic in Washington, and from bron-
chial trouble.
His Career.
Mr.. Kasson's Illness has called at
tention anew to his remarkable career.
A man of high intellectual ability, he
is probably the greatest living authority
on the tariff and especially on reci-
procity matters He was appointed by
President Mckinley in 1897 as special
commissioner plenIpotentiary 20 negotiate
reciprocity treaties and succeeded in ef-
fecting successful negotiations with
France and other countries. The SEN
ate. however. saw fit to turn down these
treaties. and when this happened Mr..
Kasson resigned his place. taking the
position that 81 was unf~.r for him 10
be drawing salary from the Government
for doing something that the Senate
would not give the eountenance OF law
He held he could not in self-respect draw
pay for doing work that manifestly
would come 20 nothing.
While Mr.. Kasson has been known in
recent years chiefly because cf his con-
nection with the tariff and With reci-
procity matters. his career goes far
back into the history Of the stormy
days preceding the civil war. As a
young man of Massachusetts,. he was a
delegate from that State 70 the national
convention Of the Free Soil party in
1913 That convention nominated Mar
tn Van Buren for President. Later,
Mr.. Kasson moved 70 Iowa continuing
TO take keen interest in the political
questions of the days before the war
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CAPT. GEORGE B. RANSOM
COMMISSIONED TO RANK

Capt. George 3. Ransom. on duty in
the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy
Department. yesterday was commission
ed a captain, he having been auto
matically promoted November 3 His
commission dates from that time. Cap
tain Ransom entered the naval service
from New York October /. 1Su. He has
served in the Engineer Corps and 1or
efficiency was advanced an additional
number in the grade OF commander.
Commanders w. +. Fletcher and ].
T. Luby were commissioned command
ers, the latter dating from July l, and
the former from November IS
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
MT. VERNON TENT, K. O.T.M,
DISCUSSES PHILIPPINES

One OF the most successful debates OF
the winters series was held Thursday
night in the lodge room Of Mt Vernon
Tent No. 4. X o. T NJ
The question debated was, Shall the
Philippines BE Retalnedg''
The judges. Sir Knights Beers. OF
'BrightwOOd Tent Tubman and Stur-
g1s, decided that the negative side won
the debate, and victorious Knights Gun
ningham and Litz were given an Ova-
ton
The good of the order was then dis
cussed with much interest by the mem
bers.
January was decided on as the date
Of the installation Of officers recently
elected.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
GREETINGS TO WORLD
PLAN OF PRESIDENT

Uncle sam viii attempt 20 send a
New Year greeting around the world
the moment the New Year breaks at
Washington Tuesday night de hopes
TO reach every army camp and every
vessel IN the navy that Is equipped
with a wireless apparatus
Five minutes before midnigNt here the
telegraph wires 10 the Naval Observ-
atOry will be connected with the wires
Of the commercial telegraph companies.
AS at every noon, the seconds will be
licked OF until the last ten seconds
before midnight. The next tick VIII
mean micnight. and Immediately an
operator at the Observatory will send
Americas greeting TO the world This
message Will be designed particularly
for Uncle Sans fighting men, In what
ever cline they may be.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
TAFTS SECRETARY ARRIVES;
WAS DETAINED IN EUROPE

Frederick Warner Carpenter. private
secretary to Secretary Taft, who was
with the latter on the trip around the
world. but was detained in Europe on
business, arrived IN Washington last
night.
He sailed from London Monday, and
reached New York yesterday afternoon
on the French liner la Provence
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
NEW STEEL FOR CANN0NS
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE e

Col Rogers Birnie and MAJ Clarence
G Williams, ordnance department.
members Of the Joint army and navy
steel board, were ordered 70 this city
today TO attend the first meeting OF the
board, at which viii be considered the
development OF a more effective ard
seTviceable steel IN the manufacture OF
CannOns-
The board consists Of two members
OF the navy and two from the army.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

January Brides VIII Find Every Salts
faction IN buying flowers OF shaner. 14ta
& L
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

GUIDES Exquisite Flowers
and floral decorations meet unqualified
approval on every occasion. l2l4 +,
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

Baltimore and Return, SI.a5, Baltimore
& Ohio r. r. Every Saturday and Sun
day. All trains both ways, both days,
except Royal Limited. City Offices. 1417
G ST. and 6l9 Penna ave.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

e5 PIECES ONLY of 4O-inch wide
Persian Lawn in the grade that sells
5ssG'gS Sss yara 4 sg 's6, So TSe VSf f9S o6 12c
lasts, at, yard. ...........-A - q
1S5 PIECES ONLY of 33-inch wide
extra fine sheer corded plaid
lawns. in seven styles. worth 1Er
2sc yard; to go. while the lots ~
last. at. yard. Observation-Disclosures. ~
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

so PIECES ONLY Of 47-inch wi
fine sheer Persian Lawn, ia the qua
ity that sells regularly at IN |
22c yard; to go. while lot -
lasts, at. yard ...... - z
90 PIECES ONLY Of 47-inch wi
extra fine sheer Persian Lawn
in the usual 29c yard quality; 1F
TO go, while the lot lasts, at, =
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The Washington times., 1907-12-29

a. PIECES ONLY of fine sh
checked Dimities. in the
regular 19c yard quality; IN
to go. while the lots last, ~
IT PIECES ONLY Of fine sheer In
Linon. in two grades. that sell
regularly at 121zc and 15c a q
yard; to go, while lot lasts, n
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
Declined to Interfere.

Lincoln News: The people of Neb-
raska have been waiting for long
time to hear noise like the one made
by Governor Sheldon when he declin-
ed to interfere with the death sentence
passed by the courts upon Harrison
Clarke. The governor has shown very
plainly that while he will listen to
anything in the nature of evidence,
he takes no stock in the gushy senti-
mentalities which are advanced in
every such case to befog the execu-
tive. If this rule is adhered to through
out his term, there will be little dang
er of any more lynchings in Nebraska.
Former Governor Mickey would have
retired from Office with a larger
measure of public esteem if he had
been strong enough to resist the bland
ishments of criminal lawyers and we'll
meaning but misguided citizens of
both sexes. He had grit enough to
stand out in the Rhea and Niegenfind
cases, which were the first ones
brought before him, but after that he
lost his nerve and became easy prey
for the friends and paid advocates of
murders, rapists and other felons of
high degree.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
"HURRIEp HIS DEPARTURE"
What Makeup" Man Of Beatrice Elk
press Did to a Respected Citizen.

press Did to Respected Citizen.
The Beatrice Express has been the
victim of its makeup man" Beat
rice is shocked and the Express Is
profuse in apologies. And all because
the horrid makeup man" in his rush
to get the evening edition of the Ex-
press together accidentally took a
paragraph from one article and tackled
1t onto another.
It might not have been so serious
a matter If the paragraph attached
had not referred to a defalcation and
if the article to which 1t was attached
had not been the death notice of a
prominent Beatrice citizen.
The man for twenty-five years had
been a reputable citizen Of Beatrice.
On his death Beatrice people were
shocked and Mortified to read at the
close of the obituary notice and FIJI.
neral announcements the following
words
"The bonding company and examin'
err Of the head camp will arrive tomor.
row to examine his accounts. The To-
cal board of managers demanded an
accounting and this probably hurried
his departure"
Beatrice people gasped for breath
at the idea that any thing so horrible
could have fastened the departure OF
their eminently respected fellow citi
zen. But over in another column OF
the Express appeared Nebraska City
dispatch telling of the defalcation OF
a w. o. w. clerk in the Missouri river
town. And the Nebraska City dis
patch was short one paragraph.
The Express apologized.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
TRA|NNEN'S ANNUAL BALL.
ANNUAL EVENT TO
BE HELD CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER

Elkhorn Valley Lodge, No. 1o1, Max
Ina Great Preparations for the TWEEN.
tieth Annual Ball-Committee in
Charge.
Elkhorn Valley lodge, No. 101,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, is
preparing to give its twentieth annual
ball at Marquardt hall on Christmas
evening. This annual ball Is the
greatest event of the year with this
order and past history has shown that
the boys do nothing in connection
with it by halves. The Christmas ball
this year promises to be even better
than those that have preceded it, al
though 1t is difficult to imagine how
the railroad men are going to accom-
plish this, but they say they will. The
arrangements are in good hands, the
various committees being as follows:
Master of Ceremonies: w. M. Beck.
Assistants: E. Z. Woods, s. e.
Cummins.
Committee Of arrangements: E. f.
Woods, w. NJ. Beck, o. P. List. c. Mel
son, ]. A. Zook.
Reception: Messrs II. Kennedy, M.
d. Perry, w. I. Walling, II. N. Mullen.
dore, ]. V. Johnston, c. Henritz; mes.
danes H. Kennedy, M. ID. Perry, w. l.
Walling, Nora Burnett, j. V. Johnston
c. Henritz.
Invitation: e. e. Woods, F. r. Dob
ney, r. G. Demmon, n. p. Lund.
Floor: N. F. Pfunder, H. c. Will
liams, w. G. Uecker, S. Martin, o. P
List.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
New Depot for Columbus.

Columbus. Neb., Dec 13-Columbus
people are jubilant over word received
by President Karr of the Commercial
club, from General Manager Mohler
of the Union Pacific in regard to the
erection of a new passenger station.
Work will commence as soon as frost
is out of the ground in the spring. The
new depot will be all that the people
of Columbus and vicinity desire in
size and convenience. Plans have
already been approved by the railroad
officials. The station will be built on
the site of the present passenger -
pot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
DEATH OF FORMER NoRFoLkAN
Albert Phillips, inventor of Beet Pillow,
Dies In Chicago.

Albert Phillips, who will be remem-
bered as having lived for three or four
years in Stanton and having spent
some six months in Norfolk working
out an invention for a beet pillow, died
during the week In Chicago, where he
was in the grocery business. Word
of the death was received in Norfolk
by Mrs. w. A. Moldenhauer, a sister
of Mrs. Phillips.
Phillips was in Norfolk a number
of years ago, being in the employ of
the Bullock foundry part of the time.
His time in Norfolk was largely given
over to working out inventions. A
number of patents which Phillips has
secured have proved profitable.
The invention which he sought to
perfect in Norfolk and which attract
ed local attention was a combination
beet puller and topper. The Norfolk
sugar factory was in operation at the
time and Norfolk furnished a good
field for such inventions. Shortly be-
fore his death Mr.. Phillips wrote to
Norfolk that changes in the design
was making the beet machine ready
for the market.
Mr.. Phillips died of dropsy. The
funeral was held Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20

Grandby tied his hands and command.
ed his band to prepare to blow off his
top.knot Sue, on Bonded knee plead.
ed with that ugly brute to spare her
friend Grandby said, Nit! gitouti"
and pushed her away. She snatched
Grandby's revolver from his holster,
stepped in front of her lover, leveled
the glistening weapon at Grandbys
head, and with glazing eyes informed
him that should he give another COM
mand there would be strange face in
heaven" or, in other words, she would
send him to eternity. His knees trem.
bled like sixty and he was mighty anx-
ious to be excused, but the little girl
held him at his post with difficulty.
We wanted to pat her on the back,
but were severed from our intense in.
terest by the lady who sat in front Of
us who wanted to know what BUSH
ness we had patting her on the back?"
six months, and then, the mayor was
in intense misery. He saw things,
He remembered all about killing the
preacher and flooding the streets with
blood and hundreds of other criminal
pranks, and when Mother Lyttleton
sprung the photograph showing the
scene of the awful tragedy, Carter
went out back of the coal house and
shot himself with an old rusty horse
pistol. The whole town was stirred
up over the affair, but we were glad
the gentleman had gone to his reward.
We would like to have seen him run
through a sausage grinder. Mercy
but he was mean. George Bowen, the
tourist, released Sues innocent father
from the penitentiary and was reward
ed by her hand in marriage. The old
fortune teller was shot in the lungs
and went to the repair shop wheeling
like a wind-broken race horse. Zach
arish, a dusky son of Ham, closed the
engagement by shooting the top out
of the opera house, and the people dis
persed while the band played Annie
Laurie.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
Those New Coins.

Nebraska City News: Have you
seen one of the new 'In God We
Trust"-less coins? Cashier Marnell
has received few. AS a coin, for
LONELINESS, they are entitled to first
prize and no questions asked. One
side is picture of supposed Indian,
but the face is claimed to be that Of
an Irish girl This is a rank libel on
the Irish. But the beauty" is the
picture of a supposed eagle. That
noble bird has head on it that looks
like the small cap of clown; it is
double breasted and it's legs look as
If the bird was wearing pajamas. The
coin is distressingly ugly
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
Fremont Basketball Controversy

Fremont Tribune: The Sporting
Editor would be the last man to deny
the boys and girls all the fun they can
properly extract from baseball, basket
ball and football, but the action of
the school board in drawing the line
against the high school teams going
about the state playing match games
with teams from other schools de-
serves the universal o. K. 1t is true
the opportunity to go away from home
gives the boys and girls the privilege
of lark, but it is expensive and dis
tracing business. They do not need
it for physical culture and it takes
their attention from the important
work of the school. There is no
reason why they should go out under
the endorsement or the encourage
ment of the school. They would bet.
ter stick to their books.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
ANDERSON 70 ANNAPOLIS
NORFOLK STANDS TO HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE IN NAVY.
ARE RECEIVED

Anderson Was Appointed as Principal
and Not as AlIrnate, as Erroneous
" Stated by Recent Washington
Dispatch.
Norfolk stands to have a represent.
alive in the navy after all.
Some confusion resulting from re-
cent Washington dispatch listing Hans
Anderson's appointment to the naval
academy as an alternate appointment
has been cleared away by the arrival
Of Anderson's credentials and letter
from Congressman Boyd showing that
Anderson was appointed as principal
and that the Washington dispatch was
in error.
SO Hans Anderson, or II. Martin
Anderson as his appointment reads,
Is in the way to become sailor officer.
To reach the academy, however, he
has to take final mental examination
next April, probably in Sioux City,
and a physical examination at An
napolis on June Q.
Anderson is junior in the Norfolk
high school and during the fall played
right on the high school football team.
If Anderson can get into Annapolis
he has eight years of service before
him before he will be at liberty to
withdraw from the naval branch of
the United States forces, four years
at Annapolis, two years on training
ship and two years in service as an
officer. Wide travel and experience
is the naval officers lot
Hans Anderson's father is Gilbert
Anderson, foreman of Northwestern
car inspectors. An uncle of Congress
man Boyd's appointee was captain OF
a ship which was lost between South
America and Europe.
Among this years graduates from
the naval academy is Fred Berry, OF
Logan, Ia, a nephew of Mrs. George
Parker of this city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
SUGGESTIONS Of HOLIDAYS
. PRETTY LITTLE REMINDERS OF
THE COMING HOLIDAYS.
CREEP INTO SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.

Afternoon Luneheons the Chief For
nal Events Of the Week-A Number
of Minor Social Affairs - Comic
Opera and other Coming Events.
Suggestions OF the holidays at hand
crept into several parties given dur
ing the week, pretty little reminders
TO the guests Of the coming pleasures
and the duties OF Christmas time.
Another week will bring the holidays
n fact impressed on Norfolk clubs
which are beginning to drop their
December meetings.
The week has been marked by after
noon parties, the chief social events
of the seven days. On Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons series OF
two luncheon parties was given by
Mrs. Jack Koenigstein and Mrs. K. r.
Hayes. On the succeeding afternoon
Mesdames c. p. Parish and w. G.
Baker were hostesses at the Parish
home. Six.hand euchre, always pop
ular in Norfolk, was played during
the three afternoons.
During the week the young ladies
guild was organized for the winter.
The coming week holds another
dance in the series planned by the
social committee of the Elks for the
season.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20
SATURDAY SETTINGS.


A. J. Durland was in Ewing Friday
on business.
DR.. Schemel of Hoskins was in the
city Saturday.
w. B. Hight is in the city from
Interior, S. d.
John Smith and ]. X. Wiles of Lynch
were in Norfolk Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Kelly of Chicago,
who have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Hall, left at noon for Column
bus, Mrs. Kelly's former home.
Paul Nenow of Cherry county, who
has been visiting relatives in Madi-
son county, returned home Saturday.
w. G. Merten, the Emerson con-
tractor who has the contract for put
ting up the new buildings at the Nor
folk hospital, was in Norfolk Friday.
Chris Anderson was in Inman Fri
day.
E. B. Kaufman is in Omaha on a
short business trip. He will return
Monday.
Miss Frances Symodemus of Wahoo
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. e. Meth
away on Friday. Miss Symodemus
came to Norfolk to be an attendant at
the Norfolk hospital.
Mrs. w. E. Mullen and daughter,
Bessie, left on the morning train for
short visit in Omaha.
Editor S. G. Blackman of the Mad
ison Chronicle was in Norfolk Satur-
do IN No
from Elgin and Oakdale.
c. j. Tubbs of Alliance has joined
his wife in Norfolk, where Mrs. Tubbs
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
George B. Christoph. They will re.
main in Norfolk until the Christmas
holidays.
Among the days out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were: G. M. McNam-
ara, Beemer; d. Mcleod, Brunswick;
Thomas Spatz, Jerry Sazama, Plain
view; Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Carhart,
Fairfax, S. D.; e. w. Davy, Winnie
toon; A. T. Alfred, Alfred Lundberg,
Genoa.
Damascus Commandery, No. 20, met
Friday evening.
A little son has arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Darlington.
George Freeman, lineman with the
Nebraska telephone company, fell from
a sixteen-foot ladder yesterday after
noon, badly spraining one of his an
kles.
A meeting for the purpose of secur-
ing an adjustment in the affairs of
Zakem & Weaver, now in bankruptcy,
was held yesterday in the Office Of e.
P. Weatherby, referee in bankruptcy
While the smallpox scare flourishes
at Wakefield Rev. John L. Slime, pas.
tor of the Christian church, will be in
Norfolk every Sunday, instead of al
ternating between this city and Wake.
field. Churches of Wakefield closed
their doors when smallpox appeared
in the community.
Rev. c.. N. Alden, who is studying
at the state university, was announced
Saturday as the preacher at the Bap-
fist church for Sunday. Mr.. Alden
has occupied some north Nebraska
pulpits.
A meeting of the city council was
announced for Saturday evening at 8
p. m. for the purpose of opening bids
of sewer district No. 2, the district
on South Fifth street between Pase-
walk and Park avenues.
Stanton Register: A. A. Kearney
has word from the Yankton Southern
railroad that there will be no delay
in the affairs of that company on &C
count of the financial furry and that
work is fast progressing considering
the undertaking.
Columbus Journal; Tom Askue
who has been baggageman on the Nor
folk passenger, for the past year or
so, left last Thursday for Lincoln
where he has accepted a position as
baggageman from Lincoln to Manhat-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20

planning n special evening for next
Friday. when Mrs Kierstead of Til
den. district deputy, will be present
Refreshments will be served during
the evening
The next Elk dance will be given
during the coming week, taking place
on Friday evening at Marquardt hall.
On December 80, close upon the new
year, the Norfolk firemen will give
their minstrel show at the Auditorium
The Eagles announce a smoker for
next Thursday evening.