The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-09
Round About
NEw DIRK

queen OF the seas, leaves Liverpool.
This Is not to be merely one.way
race against time, but the command.
er Of the ocean greyhound will strive
to do the round trip to and from New
York in eleven days, something that
has never been accomplished since
men began going down to the sea In
ships.
This proposed eleven.day record
does not include only time at sea. but
also the period spent In New York
loading and unloading passengers,
mails and freight Steamship men all
over the world are breathlessly await
ing the outcome of the venture. Some
of them, remembering that eleven
days was once, and mot so very long
ago considered excellent time across
the ocean, are skeptical and declare
that the round trip can never be ac-
complished within the period named.
With favorable weather, however, the
agents of the big Cunarder believe
that the thing will be done according
to schedule.
The purpose of the rapid round trip
is to carry the Christmas mails from
America to England so as to reach the
latter country before the holiday. If
she Is on time. the Mauretania will
come up the North river on next
Thursday night. and no time will be
lost in the work of loading and unload
ing her passengers and cargo. The
into the spirit of the project and they
will do no loafing on this job. At 6
O'Clock next Saturday evening the big
liner, laden with good cheer from the
new world for the people of the old,
will poke her nose out into the sea
and begin the return race. BY Deem
Der 90, If all goes well, the Christmas
mails will have been landed and sent
speeding on their way, so as to reach
all parts of England, Scotland, Ireland,
Wales and parts of the continent be-
fore Christmas day.
If the race against time is success
full, the commander and crew of the
Mauretania will have made fine Yule.
tide gift to the world-that is. II the
ability to go from where one is to
where one amt in record time is ac-
cepted as a real symptom of progress.
A rate war between railroads operat-
ing between New York and Chicago
is promised as a New Years gift to
the we'll known travelling public"
The rate per head for carrying Chi
cagoans on the hoof from the windy
city to Broadway is to be very materi-
ally reduced. A number of new hotels
and apartment houses are to be built
to care for the expected thrush Of Chi
cagoans, and 1t Is said that one of
these, to be known as the Chicago,
will provide a small stock yard in the
rear to make the visitors feel ut home
and provide the proper atmosphere.
Members of the New York Medico.
Legal society, having become con.
WINGED of the innocence of Albert T.
Patrick, the lawyer who was convicted
of the murder of William M. Rice, n
Texas millionaire, have appealed to
Governor White for an official investi.
cation. The result of the appeal will
not be known for eleven days, when
a report will be made at a meeting of
the society.
Rice was killed ten years ago, and
after sensational trial, Patrick, his
lawyer, was convicted of the crime
and sentenced to death. After a long
legal battle, the sentence was commut-
ed to life Imprisonment at Sing Sing.
The medico-legel experts hold that
Rice could not have been killed by
CEloroform alone, as argued at the
trial of Patrick. as the lungs were too
much congested for that. DR.. Clark
Bell, Prof. II. s. Echols of Philadelphia
and DR.. John j. Kindred, a congress.
man-elect, are members of the commit
tee of the society which is actively in
charge of the work in Patrick's behalf.
James Gordon Bennett, who edits
his papers, the New York Herald and
Evening Telegram, by cable from Par
is, has again been cited TO appear in
the French courts next month and
show cause why he is not the father
of Mile. JacQueline Shelter. Az {, pre-
vious hearing of the case Mile. Shet-
tier produced letter alleged 10 have
been written by Bennett, in which he
admitted that he was her father. The
newspaper owner denied the author
ship of the epistle, and for eighteen
months fought to prevent the docu-
ment from being examined by experts
Since the last trial, the French parlia-
ment has passed law permitting
natural" children to take legal steps
for establishing their parentage, This
will be a decided advantage to Mile.
Shelter, as will also the fact that one
of the greatest of French lawyers,
Henri Robert, has been engaged to
conduct her case. OF course, Mile.
Shelter seeks to secure financial balm
for the GOODNESS, not to say aloof-
ness, of her alleged American papa.
1t may be said in behalf Of the ex-
patriate editor, however, that If the
of Mile Shelter publish |