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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
THE RAILROADS "KNUCKLE UNDER

lie hAiLhCADS AN OlALE u NDEh
BY reaching agreement with President
Taft whereby they withdraw the proposed in
ereases in freight rates upon the consideration of
tho withdrawal Of the governments injunction
suits after the signing of the railroad bill now in
progress of passage the railroads DO after adopt
ing an attitude Of defiance, what they should in
all equity have done in the beginning.
As pointed out yesterday, tho concerted fix
ing of rates through an artificial agency
a direct violation OF the Sherman law and no less
than challenge to the sclf-respect OF the govern
Inent- Perhaps it was thought that the knowl-
edge of the adverse effect Of government action
on stock market and industrial conditions would
prevent prosecution. When the government act
ed, the resort was to threats When it stood Arm,
concession from an untenahle position followed
~ matter of self-preservation.
On the whole, the President no doubt in this
instance admirably combined too-rare fixedness
sof purpose with his toofrequenty evidenced
sssn1e 81 sxpedimcy. Under the proyocation given,
1 y mould tnpe hosn - lA4 thouehtful paxtto cay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07


case of fireman it would seem that expansive
lungs more valuable than an unduly expanded
brain; and that the ability to suffer physically
while continuing TO labor, and to see the danger
of death without exaggerating its horrors out of
an imagination fed with books would serve to
put out more fires with smaller loss in life, than
one by which in the neatest of round hands a
hollow-chested clerk gains admission to field for
which by all training inheritance, and habit he
is untitled and incapacitated.
We promised some additional brands of
insurgents. The one time multiplicity Of
tongues at Babel and the once Kaleidoscope
colors in the Democracy will soon be simple pat
terms of confusion by contrast.
Columbus Ohio, has started million postal
card campaign calling on Governor Gillett to
"Stop that fight ,Jeaously by the Buckeye of
the Blackeye State,
President secs Giant Shadow" says an ex-
change Of course the committee on arrange
ments that he was placed with his back to
the sun,
Egyptians think they make point against
the Colonel when they convict him Of ignorance
of history. Roosevelt makes his own history as
he goes, and while the world waits for it.
Russia, lost in the rslsh Of events, has COM
menced to pull off the ancient stunt Of jew bait
ing How long before that country will realize
that the world desires of it change of bill
The "Quest of the Absolute" will be found to
have been child's play by those intrepid anti
quaries who arc still searching for old DIR. Cooks
records.
Richmond lettercarriers who made 100 per
cent on inspection are either all Of them hand
writing experts, all the world is using the
typewriter.
President Taft has the sharp-shooter's eye :
In his speech at Jackson he found something at
which to point with PRIDE"
South Caronians are out of practice. In a
fight with Winchesters two belligerent families
only succeeded in killing one innocent bystander
Il IL ID reported that "fha rOvornunent NAV r,ove
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
TILTED BY SWEETHEART, MAN
SEEKS S0LACE IN COURT
August Schmidt Begins Suit Against
TiIden Girl for Breach of
Promise.

MADISON, Neb., Jan. S-(Special)-Til
den girls come high, Judging from a peti-
ton filed in the district court Of Madison
county today by Attorney Engleman OF
Norfolk, whereby August Schmidt sues
Miss Anna Whitwer Of Tilden, daughter
Of Nicholas whitwer, for many years a
resident Of Tilden, for breach Of promise
to marry and asks the court for a judg-
ment against his affianced in the sum Of
5000. Mr.. Schmidt says, so states the
petition, that on or about December L.,
1909, Miss Whitwer promised to marry him
and the date was tentatively fixed for
January 1, 1910. or within a reasonable
time thereafter or at such time as Mr..
Schmidt might see fit to have such mar
riage occur. Mr.. Schmidt further states
in his petition that he was ready and will
ing to carry out the marriage agreement
with Miss whitwer, and on January 4,
1910, he called at the home Of Miss Whit
wer in Tilden, Neb., and then and there
offered to marry her and she refused to
do so and still refuses.
Mr.. Schmidt says that Miss Whitwer's
refusal to marry him has given his social
standing a great jolt and by reason of the
shock he has suffered great modification
and mental anguish, besides being deprived
Of the comforts and enjoyment of Miss
Whitwer's society, all of which, he alleges
in his petition, has caused him to suffer
damages in the sum of 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
CLEAN WHITE DRESSES
OR CHOCOLATE DROPS?
Dean of Women at Nebraska Uni-
Versity Joins in War on Laundry
Rates for
(From a Staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, Jan. S.-(Special. 1.-THE "horrid,
mercenary' laundries of the country must
prepare for an attack by the deans and
advisers of women of the state universities.
The American college women have entered
\ fight to lower the tax on cleanliness.
This martial situation all developed out of
the recent conference of the college deans
and advisers to women at Chicago, from
which meeting Miss Alice Ensign, dean of
women at Nebraska, has just returned.
Miss Ensign declares that the prices
charged by most of the laundries in uni
versity towns are so high that young goods
Cannot Taff ford to wear many white dresses
or other apparel that easily becomes dirty.
1.-The girls" said one delegate, Just have
20 scrimp along with their clothes in order
TO make a decent appearance. l know sew
eral girls at my school who have to deny
themselves sweetmeats and other luXuries
that young women like just so they can
pay their laundry bills and have clean
clothes"
In Lincoln the goods claim they find the
laundry prices too high, and many Of their
are compelled to send their clothes home
twice a month to have them Numbered
This method they find to be much cheaper
as they then have to pay express only
which is considerably less than a laundry
bill for two weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
OMAHA BOYS CANDIDATES
Two Young Men from City Aspire
to Lead senIOr Glass for
Semester.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. Jan. s.-(S2eciaL )-Three
candidates, two of whom live in Omaha,
are seeking the presidency of the senior
class at the state university for the
second semester. The election is yet
four weeks away, but nevertheless the
campaign is now in full swing and each
of the candidates began an active cam
paign his week.
The candidates are w. A. Jones and
Jesse Clark, both of Omaha, and ]. A.
Scotney of Belle Fourche, S. d. Jones
is a member of Delta Epsilon fraternity
and the Senior Society Of Innocents and
is business manager of the Daily Ne
braskan.
Clark is a prominent student in the
engineering college and is closely identi-
fled with the university affairs. Scot
ney is a fourth-year academic student
and a freshman law. He is a n~on-frater-
nifty candidate.
The presidency OF the senior class for
the second semester Of the fourth veal
is regarded as one of the big honors of
the school. The president for that term
is brought into closer touch with his
class and with the school In general The
duties are greater and the incumbent is
more frequently placed in the spotlight
than the presidents are during the other
semesters.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Broken low club Busy.

BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Jan. ~S.-(Speclal.)
The annual meeting and banquet-smoker
given by the Commercial club at the
Temple theater was one OF the warmest
affairs that has happened during all these
frigid weeks, About l25 members braved
the elements and spent a pleasant evening,
interspersed with beneficial talks, satisfying
foods and soothing smoke. The club is
out after the chronic knockers" who have
been very much in evidence OF late. and
the subject was handled In such a spirited
manner that the man who carries a con-
cealed hammer will in future think twice
before using Il too freely. Among the more
prominent moves made by the club during
the hitter part Of the year were the agitat-
ing OF better roads, the appointing OF a
committee to look into and ascertain the
possibility OF the Burlington locating a
passenger division at this point and the
comforting OF another committee with Hon.
Moses K'nkaid, urging him TO Introduce a
bill in congress providing for the erection
OF a new federal building. as Broken Bow
is now In line for the mail delivery system.
The executive COMMITTEES for the coming
year Is composed OF the following; Presi-
dent, II. Lomax; secretary. r c. House;
A. z, Anderson sam Lee. Joseph Molly
neAuz. Wnils cadwen ana A. r. Humphrey,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

court. Crawford was not seriously in
jured in the affray.
AUBURN-T. w. Pommell, an employee
Of the T; w. Engles lumber yard; was
sliding doors of the lumber yard falling
upon him and severely i~njuring his spihe.
The physician has not determined how
badly he is hurt, but gave the opinion 1t
would be several weeks at least before he
would be up again.
MISUNDERSTANDING licenses have been
issued this week by the county judge OF
Saunders county to the following: Walter
Proctor and Miss Della Anderson, both of
Lincoln; Andrew J. Mays of Memphis and
Miss Alice Martin of Ithaca, Fred Splcka
and Miss Marie Hladik. both of Weston;
William r.. McGeachin OF Orleans, Neb.
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Killlan of Wa
hoo, Jacob +. Neff and Miss Anna Balm,
both of Wahoo; Albert Fl. Timm of Swede-
burg and Miss Amand Schiefelbein OF
Ithaca.
BEATRICE-The annual banquet of the
Dempster Mill Manufacturing company
was held last evening at the New Burwood
hotel. ]. w. Burgess, treasurer of the
company, was the POSTMASTER, and re-
sponses were made by Samuel Rinaker, 4
H. Kidd, II. w. Munson, c. b. and II. l.
Dempster, r. M. Marvin. Earl Anderson, b
G. King and r. II. Yale. About seventy
travelling representatives OF the company
were in attendance and the banquet was
one Of the most enjoyable yet held by the
organization
OAKLAND-The funeral OF N. p. Shin.
bur-, the pioneer who died here Thursday
evening of ptomaine poisoning, will be
held at the home here Monday morning Al
1890 o'clock. Interment will be made IN
Grace Lutheran cemetery, six miles east
OF Oakland. Mrs. John Black and Mrs
Paul Rohde, his daughters, and Fred
Schinbur, a son, will reach here Sunday
from SCOTS Bluff county, where they
reside. Mrs. Charles Boig OF Pateros
Wash, the other daughter, will be unable
to be present.
! WYMORE-J. d. Pennington, who ha,
been In the employ of the Burlington her,
Tor eighteen or twenty years, and 70
the Wymore-Lincoln passenger run, hai
gone out OF the train service and accepted
work of a different sort with the company
He is now engaged as travelling organize
OF the Railroad Employees Mutual Benefl
leagues. 1t is understood the change will
be for a few months only. Frank Culve
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

is taking the passenger run, left by Mr..
Pennington.
MADIsON-Deputy State Superintendent
Frank s. Purdue has been in this section
or the state all week on a normal training
inspection tour, spending Tuesday at Til
den, Wednesday at Albion. Thursday at
Tilden and Newman Grove are putting in
normal training for the first time and
Deputy Purdue reports these schools as
ing department. Both Madison and Albion
have had normal training classes since the
law became effective.
STELLA-Wil Curtis, who was taken to
Falls City Wednesday on a warrant sworn
out by William D.. Hill, charging assault
with intent to do great bodily HARM" was
released yesterday under bond TO appeal
for preliminary trial on January IS.
Mr.. Hill was found lying I'm the snow
about Z o'clock nearly frozen and in
an unconscious condition. He was re,
moved TO the Florence hotel and placed
under the care of a physician. He has so
far recovered as to be able to remove him
to his home three miles from Stella.
NEBRASKA CITY-On Tuesday Mr.. and
Mrs. James e. Foote celebrated their
golden wedding ut their farm south Of
this city, surrounded by a number of friends
end relatives. Fifty years ago Mr.. Foote
and Miss Mary Kennicott were married.
three miles from where they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. -Four of
the guests who were present on last Tues
day were present at the marriage fifty
years ago, they being Mr.. and Mrs w. f..
Lucy Meadville. Mr., and Mrs. Foote were
among the pioneer settlers of this county
and have resided on their present farm
for forty-five years,
NEBRASKA C~ITY-Michael ]. Beau
sang OF this city was united In marriage
last Tuesday at H~oisipgton. kan, to Miss
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald
Wirth. The groom Is one of the members
of the Jones Grain company OF this city,
/ and because of III health has been com
PEELED for the last year to make his home
In Colorado. The happy couple are visit
ing with relatives In this city and after
a trip through the south will make their
future home at Monte Vista, Colo where
the groom owns a large tract Of land.
The couple were born and grew to woman
hood and manhood near each other and
the brides parents are immensely wealthy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Nebraska News Notes.

SEwARD-Editors of six of the seven
papers published in this county met nete
today and formed the SeWaru Sou"''
Press association.
NELSON-Mrs. Hall. wife of Alder,
man William Hall of this city sustained
a fractured leg by raining Oh ~eh ny
BEATRICE-Otto Brandt, a 16-year-old
boy, was accidently shot In the race TO-
day while out hunting with a companion
He is seriously wounded, but Will recover
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS here are advised
Of the recent marriage of Miss Anna uhrl
of this place, who has made her home the
last year with a sister in MeIrose' luaho'
The groom's name Is Vinal Garner
HASTINGS-silas A. Strickland post,
Grand Army of the Republic, has installed
the following officers: Commander JACOB
Council; Junior vice commander X.
Wright; quartermaster d, Nj. mcknight
adjutant, Jacob Wooster.
NELSON-rhe annual meeting of the
Nuckolls County Mutual In
surance company was held here Friday.
About thirty members were in attend
ance, The following officers were elected
for the following year: President, George
Spohn; vice president, r. M. Aiken;
secretary and treasurer, d. w. Burd;
ton and John Chamberlin.
NELsON-The Ancient Order Of
United Workmen lodge met in regular
session last night and installed officers
master workman, ]. NJ. Crandall; master
workman, Frank Van Vain; foreman,
w. J. Baker, overseer c. G. Sorry; re-
treasurer, NJ. ". Carter guide, e, ",
McCredy, inside watch, A c, Faulk;
outside watch, c. w. Coles.
NELSON-The funeral of William
stoner, who died in a hospital at Hast
ings Friday. was held at the Presbyter-
ian church at ~ o'clock yesterday. The
Was in charge OF the services. Mr.. stoner
was a member of the grocery firm OF
Goodrich & Stoner. Bros; of this place
resident Of this city for over twenty
years.
FAIRBURY-Yesterday afternoon the
stockholders of the Fairbury Telephone
rooms and perfected plans for the incor,
p~Oration of the Independent Telephone
81 System tse 3 Rt SsSTase cou afS !Rs I9SS95eoFs s6@.
pany. F. H. Woods president Of the Ma.
tional Independent Telephone association
braska Independent assocla ton, both OF
Lincoln, were present and gave interesting
talks on the proposition. In the evening
125 stockholders and members OF the com
pany gathered at the odd Fellows hall
where a complimentary banquet wai
given.
HASTINGS-The Adams County Human,
society is seeking to have Alfred Barnes
recently bound over for chicken stealing
released from the county TAIL and delivered
10 the industrial school at Kearney. Tn,
formatory from Fillmore county a yea.
or so ago, but II has been learned that h.
broke parole from that Institution. Tn
reform school records show him to be 1
years old. but the county attorney saw
he believes the prisoner Is at least %
The count attorney Is prepared to rests
the effort OF the Humane society until 1
Is shown that the boy is less than Il year
old, which is the minimum age for com
mittment to the penitentiary except 70
, murder and manslaughteT.
HUMBOLDT-A movement is now OF
foot TO furnish the town ~ Dawson witt
electric lights from the Humboldt plant
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Boy Struck in Sled.

HASTINGS, Jan. S-CSpecial)-Samuel
l3ehrens. aged 13, was mysteriously at
tackled in a bobsled Wednesday night and
left bleeding and unconscious in the out
skirts of the city. He was on his way
home from the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION when a bobsled party hailed him
ct a street crossing and asked him IL he
wanted a ride. The unsuspecting boy
cllmbed into the vehicle and a moment later
he was violently struck. He remembers
hearing a woman ask "Oh, what did you
do that for?" but does not recall how he
was struck, nor can he give a description
OF the occupants of the bobsled. He became
unconscious n moment after he was struck
and awoke to find himself lying In the
snow. In his dazed condition he had diff
Guilty In finding his way home. Large
bruises above and below the right eye
are evidence of the boys assault.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
PERU DELEGATION AT HOME
Attend students volunteer Conrer-
encc at Rochester.

encc at Rochester.
PERU, Neb,, Jan. S-(speciaD,-The
Peru Normal delegation returned from the
Rochester Student Volunteer conference to-
Gay. The convention, which is internal
tional, and is held only once in each stu
dent generation, is the largest Of its kind
in the world, About 5000 students and
something like 400 missionary workers, as
sembled in Convention hall for each ses-
sion. The large hall was adorned with
the flags Of many nations as an evidence
OF the harmony in the work of the
churches, In fact, the most remarkable
general characteristic of the convention was
the spirit of unity between all the Chris
titan churches.
Those who represented the Peru Normal
are: Rolla Fosnat, Davenport; Barbara
Cardwill, $40 South Twenty-fourth avenue,
Omaha; Clifford Hendricks, Nelson: Fran
ces Willard Blake, Osceola; Joy E. Nor
gan, Upland, Excepting the local conven-
tions. this Is the largest delegation Peru
has ever sent to a convention. The dele
CATION saw Niagara Falls on the return
trip.
Miss Edna D }. Bullock, at one time lib
rarian of the Peru Normal library, at
tended the meeting OF the Library COM
missioners at Chicago, which was in SEES
sion January 8, 4 and 5. Miss Bullock is
now editor OF the Readers Guide, a lib
rary publication issued by the II. w. Will
son company OF Minneapolis. Mr.. Wyer,
a former librarian at the state university,
was also present at this meeting. Mr..
Wyer is now director OF the New YORK
State Library school.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Nebraska
CHADRON GETS THE NORMAL
State Board Decides to Give it to
Dawes County.
TRIPS FINISH
After Fourteen Ballots, Town Re-
ceives Five votes and De-
cfsion is Then Made
Unanimous.
Erom a staff correspondent.l

LINCOLN, Jan. s.-(Special)-Chadron
gets the new normal school. The normal
board In executive session at the lincoln
hotel this afternoon selected the Dawes
county town on the fifteenth ballot.
The board members returned to Lincoln
at noon and Immediately after lunch, with
out announcing their arrival, the embers
went into executive session and began to
vote.
On different ballots each town received
three votes, which was. the highest num-
Der that town received. The votes were all
cast under the Australian ballot system
and each town competing for the school on
various ballots received some votes. on
the fourteenth ballot Chadron received five
votes and then the location was made
unanimous.
Chadron agreed to donate to the state
eighty acres OF land adjoining the town
and which runs back into the buttes, and
according to Treasurer Brian is an ideal
location for the school. In the center Of
tn. tract is the Chadron academy. an in
stitution conducted by the Congregations
church. This building will be donated to
the state, though the board said this was
no inducement to the selection of Chadror
for the school. Chadron is on the North
western railroad and is IN the extreme
northwestern county OF the state. TIL
state appropriated $4,000 for the school
The faculty will not be chosen until later
probably not until the building Is con-
struoted
The towns which competed for the school
were Chadron, Alliance, Crawford, Rush.
Vile. Gordon and AiRswoTth.
The normal board left Lincoln last Sun
day night and visited all of the towns
asking for the school. One day the board
made a drive of seventeen miles in five
hours, but the members were well treated
and furnished good, warm gooms, as re.
quested.
At it's various meetings the board took
no action regarding Principal Crabtree.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
INJURY FROM WILD HORSE
NuCkOlls County Man Sues COunty
Fair for Damages.

NELSON, Neb., Jan. S-(Special)-A
suit for damages against the Nuckolls
County Agricultural society for $500 was
filed In district court yesterday by Ebe-
hezer H. Foote of Superior, Neb. While
attending the county fair held by that
association last fall, he claims TO have
been injured by a Wild horse spring1ng upon
MN with It's feet, knocking him uncon-
scious' cutting a deep wound on his leg
ana otherwise permanently injuring him.
Thls Wild horse was a part of DIR. Car
Vers wild west show and while the attempt
was being made to ride 1t at a public ex-
hlniuon' 1t broke through the fence with
us rluer, madly 'dashing through a dense
crowd It was at this time, it is claimed.
the alleged injury was sustained. M
Foote is a veterinary surgeon and has
been a resident OF this county for eighteen
years He is a man about 70 years OF
age and a civil war veteran.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

PLATTSMoUTH, Neb.. Jan. S-(Special)
Two pioneer Plattsmouth women passed
away Friday Mrs. Stephen Clifford was
born In County Kerry. Ireland, eighty
years ago. She is survived by three sons.
Thomas. now living in California, and
owen and T. S. Clifford of this city, and
one daughter In this city. The funeral
services will be held in 81. John Catholic
church next Monday forenoon.
Mrs. Caroline Finney was born in Hull,
England, eighty years ago, but has been
residing in this city for many years. She
Is survived by Mrs. Turner, residing in
Omaha and Mrs. Charles NJ. Foster OF
this city both daughters. The funeral
services will be conducted by Rev. W. L.
Austin in the First Methodist church in
this city Sunday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

mony, which occurred at 8 o'clock IN tne
evening, Miss Florence Conner very s"eetly
sang "Oh! Promise Me-" which was lol-
lowed by Mendelssohn's wedding marcn oy
Miss Daisy Langhorst on the piano rev,
Mr.. Address, pastor of the Congregational
church in Weeping Water performed no
After congratulations relresh-
ments were served.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Nebraska
Pork Sausage
Causes Death
Fairbury Woman Dies from Trichina
Poisoning and. Nine Others Are
Seriously Ill.

FAIRBURY, Neb., Jan. 8.-Mrs. b. f.
Kroeger is dead and nine members Of the
families Of b.. F. Kroeger and C.. Dake,
farmers near here. are III from trichlna
poisoning. More than a week ago the two
families ate a quantity Of raw pork sausage
The illness was supposed to be grippe.
Yesterday Mrs. Kroeger died. and two
others, It is said, cannot recover. Physicians
say the illness is due to trichina.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
DOubIe weddIns I'D Platt.mouth.

PLATrSMoUTH, Neb, Jan. ~S-tspeciaI.)
The marriage Of Miss Viola Kinds TO Ray
Norris and Miss Grace Kinds and william
Couple took place at the home OF the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Kinds. in
wabash. in this county. in the presence
OF about 200 friends, many OF whom were
from a distance. Preceding the eere-