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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
FRIDAY BISMARK'S BIRTHDAY
And the Bsmark Towers All Over
Germany Will Blaze Forth.

Friday April /, will be the anniver-
sary of the birth of Germany's great
man, Bismark, and Friday night more
than 400 great Bismark towers all
over the German empire will blaze
forth with mountainous fires, in hon.
oring the man.
These towers are found everywhere
in Germany, from the extreme north
east to the extreme southwest They
are mostly located on mountainous
or elevated ground. They are all
built of solid masonry, mostly about
100 feet high and having on their
tops platforms an iron tank that holds
from fifty to 100 gallons of tar. In
the night of the first of April, Bis
marks birthday, the tar in these tanks
is set on fire and thus from one
tower to another the fires can be seen
all over Germany.
These towers all have been erect
ed by voluntary gifts of the people
and more are constantly being built,
besides monuments. There is hard
ly middle sized town in Germany
that has not done honor in one way
or another to the national hero.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Private Illinois Mines Continue.

Danville, ILL.,, March 31-The Wes-
tern Brick company of this city, which
mines its own coal and employs sew
eral hundred men, received permits
sion today from the mine workers of
Illinois to continue mining coal with
its present force, pending the signing
of the new wage contract. The Heg-
Ter plant at La Sale will also be per-
mitted to continue to mine for it's own
coal. The Bunson Coal company,
which is controlled by Illinois Steel
company, is endeayoring to obtain per-
mission to continue operations. This
company employs 1900 miners. 1t
mas not pound of coal in reserve and
one of the officers stated that unless
they obtain permission to continue
mining the steel mills at South Chi
cago would be compelled to shut
down. The company promises to pay
the new wage scale from April l..
Many Of the miners favor continuing
work.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Bio Ship Goes Down.

Perth West Australia, March 81
The big British liner Pericles was
wrecked six miles south of Cape Leu
win, the southwest point of Australia,
today, The passengers and crew took
to the small boats and all were landed
safely, Soon after being abandoned
the steamer disappeared beneath the
waters. The Pericles was a new boat,
having been built at Belfast in 1908
and was owned by G. Thompson &
Co, limited, of London. She register.
ed 6,S9S tons net.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
HERE'S AN AIRSHIP DREAM
Utah Man Would Establish Air Line
Around the World.

Washington, March 31.--A line of
airships of the Zeppelin type to ply
between New York and London via
Pekin is proposed by A. Brodbeck,
president of the Aero club of Utah,
who says he Is already negotiating
with Count Zeppelin.
While the line would be proposed for
the rapid transit of passengers, Brod-
beck has written to Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock asking if the postofiice
department has authority to transport
mail by airship. He has been advised
that 1t could not be done unless con.
gress should specify airships as one
of the means of transportation.
In his proposal Brodbeck says the
practicability of the Zeppelin ship has
been proved. 1t would average forty
miles an hour, he says, and the princi.
pal stations on the proposed routes
would be New York, Chicago, Omaha,
Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco,
Seattle, Fort Williams, Behring, SAX
holm, Toxic, Picking, Irkutsk, Omsk,
Orenburg, Moscow, ST. Petersburg,
Riga, Berlin, Cologne, Paris and Lon.
don.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
WOULD FINISH THE DITCH.
Senator Brown of Nebraska Asks $500,
| 600 for SCOTS Bluff,

Washington, March 81. Senator
Brown appeared before the committee
on commerce, who have the rivers
and hart ors bill under consideration
to urge upon the government the COM
pletion of the ditch in SCOTS Bluff
county by appropriating 100000 in
the rivers and harbors bill.
OF course the senator recognized
that this is not genuine to the rivers
and harbors bill, but he thought he
might send it over, and was accorded,
in consequence of his audacity most
respectful hearing.
He explained the government is
expanding thousands of dollars on the
lower Mississippi each year to protect
the dwellings on its banks from the
flood each year. These floods come be-
cause of great quantities of ice melt
ing at the headwaters of the Platte
and other tributaries of the Mississippi.
Could this water be conserved each
spring by retaining it in great dams
for the use of users the result would
be the failure of the Mississippi to
override its banks.
Senator Brown believed that part of
the money used annually in building up
the levees of the Mississippi might
justly be used in conserving waters at
their place origin, thereby preventing
floods, as we'll as proving of great
economic value to the people of the
country. This appropriation if adopt
ed will finish the canal as surveyed in
Nebraska
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
BRING HIPPOS
TO LOUISIANA?
NO MORE TRIPS TO AFRICA WILL
BE NECESSARY NOW.
STATE MAY IMPORT WILD BEASTS
The Hippo and Eland, the Dikdik and
the Wart Hog Will be Brought over
for Meat Purposes, II Southern Con-
gresham Has His Way.

New Orleans, March 3I.-No more
trips to Africa for the chase of the
hippo and Gland, dikdik, wart hog and
other animals will be necessary ten
years from now if the Louisiana state
Legislature heeds the request of the
state game commission.
The commission after conference
with Congressman Broussard decided
today to ask for an appropriation for
the importation of big African game to
Louisiana to breeding purposes.
Representative Broussard, who has
introduced a bill in congress looking
to the introduction of African mann
mails into the United States for food
purposes, declared today:
Il do not think this importation idea
can be laughed down. 1t is merely a
matter of education and when the
people see the value Of the hippopo-
tamus, coodoo, dikdik and host of
other varieties | might mention as
meat producers at time when a new
supply of meat is an economic neces-
sity, there will be no objection"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
100000 MINERS
STRIKE TONIGHT
ALL elTUMlNoUS COAL FIELDS
WILL BE TIED UP.
PENDING INCREASE IN WAGES

According to Word from the Headquar.
tiers of the Mine Workers Union Of
America Today, the Men All Quit at
12 O'Clock Tonight.
Indianapolis, March 31.-The 200, 900
organized miners of the bituminous
coal fields of the United States will
strike at ~ o'clock tonight and will
stay away from the mines until the
operators consent to pay an advance
in wages of cents ton, according
to the announcement today from the
headquarters of the Mine Workers of
America in this city.
81 have received no information that
the miners and operators of any dis
trict will get together today" said
Thomas L. Lewis, president of the
organization.
at is unfortunate, but district agree.
joint conference in the Indiana block
coal district and the Hooking districts.
We were so delayed in the tri.state
conference at Cincinnati that there is
hardly time for district agreements to
be made before the expiration of the
present working contract at midnight
tonight
1T is unfortunat, but district agree
ments will be made speedily. l am
confident that the suspension of work
will continue only few days
The executive board of the miners
union is in session today transacting
routine business. The members will
leave the city tonight and will go at
once to the respective districts to rep
resent the national administration in
the directing of the local strikes.
President Lewis will visit the Illinois
field tomorrow and does not expect to
return to his office here until Satur-
day night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
cARUso is PAYING TRlnuTe.
Ten Thousand Dollars the Reward OF
the Black Hand

New York, March 30.-It is now an
nounced that Enrico Caruso has paid
more than $4,000 to the Black Hand.
He delivered $1,000 in a lump sum
and the rest in smaller amounts. The
police now keeping watch on the sing
er so carefully are doing so not only
to protect him from harm, but also
to use him as the bait TO attract the
brigands to their trap.
Detectives have been unable to
learn how Signor Caruso complied
with the demands for money. The
tenor has been put through third de-
gree sessions, but will tell nothing.
He has been ordered by the Black
Hand to pay more money, and he ap-
pears willing to pay it rather than
to arouse the extortionists who have
chosen him as their victim
The police no longer minimize the
efforts of the criminals or try to con-
vince themselves that Sgnor Caruso
is the victim of practical jokers. AS
is well known, many of the wealthy
Italians of this city are paying black
mail to these criminals rather than
take the risk of assassination. 1t Is
believed now that the members of
this band are determined to show
that even the great artist and idol OF
music lovers of two continents can
not afford to refuse to pay when they
ask for money.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01

discussed by Director Fred II. Newell
of the reclamation service. Mr.. New.
ell told the committee that about ST..
100000 annually was coming into the
reclamation service, which was suffi-
cient to complete existing projects.
lie carefully avoided an attitude of
refusing the $3O.OO0.OOO for the ser.
vice in case it was voted.
He was closely Intercepted as to
why the government was endeayoring
to induce settlers to take up govern.
ment land in preference to private
lands and denied such was the case
Prominent members of the ways and
means committee, including Represen.
09tives Payne, Dalzell, Clark of Mis-
Fri and Underwood of Alabama are
I. led to the bill and it is predicted
itN Gail to pass.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01

Des Moines, March 31.-Rumors that
the Iowa coal operators are ready to
grant an increase of five cents as
asked by the mine workers gained Gre
dence following a visit of President
John P. Reese and a committee of OPP
orators to the office of the state min
ing department early today. After
wards it was learned that the operat-
ors indicated to the state mine Off
Gals that they are willing to treat with
the men upon terms favorable to the
miners.
President White of the Iowa mine
workers reached the city today from
Cincinnati. 1t is said that his arrival
will make it possible for the first joint
conference this afternoon, Every mine
in Iowa will suspend at o'clock this
afternoon, the time for expiration of
the wage scale.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
GREASING A LEGISLATURE

New York, March 31.--A name came
another striking example was devel.
oped of the speed with which legisla.
ton went through the mills at Albany
when the wheels were well creased.
Superintendent HotChkiss gave out
the parentage and birth of the Amer
lea Bond and Mortgage Guarantee
company which later became the In.
ternational Banking and Trust com.
pany, on 100 shares of which (par
value $4,000 William H. Buckley, for.
merly legislative agent for fire insur-
ance companies at Albany, was able
to borrow $4,000 from the Phoenix In
surance company (tire) of Brooklyn.
The parent company, the American
Bond and Mortgage company, was pro-
noted by Stewart Browne. a private
banker of New York city, and was
incorporated in 1892 by five inconspic.
uous persons, of whom little is known
save that one of them was a clerk in
the office of Edward Mccall, brother of
the late president of the New York
Life insurance company and now a
justice of the supreme court. They
were Ensign OBeaie, Daniele Lyrrh,
John Farrell, William S. Waddy and
John H. McCrahon.
The bill of incorporation was intro.
duced into the legislature by Senator
Louis F. Goodell, who represented
Orange county from 1899 to 1906. The
books of the company show that Sena-
tor Goodell recovered 100 shares from
Stewart Browne and they are recorded
as paid for in full.
The charter was an extraordinary
document. 1t conferred on the COM
pany the power to do almost anything
from conducting a pawn shop to es-
tablishing a shortage warehouse. The
bill was introduced by Senator Goodell
and it went into the committee on
rules, stayed there one day, was re.
ported out favorably and advanced at
a dizzy pace. It's progress in the as
sembly was equally rapid and smooth
and in the closing days of the session
the bill became law. Senator Good
ell was not the only one to whom
shares were given.
William H. Buckley was allotted 100
shares as was Justice Mccall, then
practicing law. The company's books
also show that on May Is, 1889, Mccall
received $4,000 and on June 10, 1899,
$4,000 for legal fees, making total
of SIS, 900, equal to the par value of
his 100 shares which according to the
records he paid for as did Buckley,
after the company was incorporated
for legal service.
The announcement came from the
office of Superintendent Hotchkiss last
night that he has sent out a request
to the president of the fifty odd Ameri-
can fire insurance companies and the
managers of the fifteen companies to
produce records that show, if any,
what they have paid to legislature
agents, and to what agents these sums
went.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
HAVE FOUND KElLNER CHILD?
Color is Given Rumor in st. Louis that
kidnapers Will be Paid.

Louisville. Ky, March 31.-The fact
OF the recent Withdrawal Oh She rowaI j
offered by the state for the arrest and
conviction of kidnapers of Alma Kell-
ner, who disappeared from Louisville
several months ago, is coupled in
police circles here with that Of the
absence from this city since Saturday
of Frank Fehr, uncle of the child, to
give color to the rumor that details
of Almas restoration are now being
arranged.
Mr.. Fehr is a wealthy brewer. Mem.
bers of the Kellner family say they
believe Alma is alive and in the hands
of kidnapers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Prof. IN OF
GROUP 3 BANKS
NORTH NEBRASKA FINANclERS
PLAN NEIGH MEETING.
SPLENDID PROGRAM is READY

The Annual Convention of Northern
Nebraska Bankers Will be Held at
Neigh on April %, Arbor Day-Thir-
teenth Annual Meet.
Neigh, Neb, March 31.-Special to
The News: The officials of Group No.
3, of the Nebraska Bankers associa.
ton that will assemble in Neigh on
Friday, April, %, have been planning
for the past several months to give
the visiting 'moneyed men" of this
section of Nebraska a program that
will be a reminder to the fact that
the thirteenth annual committee in
charge of this affair had eclipsed all
previous gatherings of like nature.
The program as a whole is far SUI
perior to any yet given at these con.
ventions, and great credit is due to
the following officers who have the
matter in charge: George n. Seymour,
president, Elgin; H. M. Hopewell, vice
president, Tekamah; C. l.. Wattles,
secretary, Neigh; w. l.. Mote, treas
urer, Plainview.
The official program as will be car
ried out in the auditorium in this
city is as follows:
Morning Session, 1920 a. m.
Prayer Rev, r. G. Hamilton, rector
st. Peters church, Neigh.
Address of welcome, Charles H.
Kelsey, Neigh.
Response, j. G. French, cashier Ma
tional bank, South Omaha.
Presidents address, George N. Sey-
mour, Elgin.
Report of secretary and Treasurer,
c. L. Wattles, secretary, Neigh; w.
l.. Mote, treasurer, Plainview.
Afternoon Session, 2 p. m.
Address, Robert Morris, or the FL
nancier of the Revolution" Clement
Chase, editor Western Bank, Omaha.
Postal Savings Banks" Hon. Ar.
thur Mullen, O'Neill.
Discussion of the same by the con-
vention.
Bankers and Lawyers" Edward M.
Martin, Omaha.
"The Country Bank Checks" w. e.
Rhoades, cashier U. S. National bank,
Omaha.
General business.
Banquet, $3.50 p. M, Auditorium.
Toastmaster, NJ. B. Huffman, Neigh.
Nebraska" George j. Adams, cash
Ter Fender National bank.
What Are We to Do With Our Ex-
dent Security bank, Creighton.
What the Banker Needs" C. O..
Leake, Fremont.
Entertainment at Auditorium, s p.
IN,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
May Prosecute steel Trust. /"

Indianapolis, March Ex-Governor
Marshall promised Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, that he would carefully con
slider evidence submitted to support
the allegation that the United States
Steel corporation was violating the
laws of Indiana and if he found 1t
sufficient, would direct prosecution of
the company. A brief will be filed
with the governor by +. G.. Ballard of
Gary, Ind. attorney for the union of
iron, steel and tin workers, arguing
that the steel company, which has de-
clared an open shop" is operating
its plants in Indiana in violation of
the laws governing corporations and
that it is an illegal trust"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Children Reported Burned.

Ainsworth, Neb., March 31.-Special
to The News: Some children were
reported missing in the vicinity of
the prairie fires, but the report has
not been confirmed. over 100 men
went out to fight the fires. Patrick
Murphy lost forty tons of hay and
his meadow was burned over the first
time in twenty years. William +
Moore lost 975 tons of hay. Elmer
Henderson lost all his live stock. VIII
liam Miller's house was saved after
a hard fight. The children were re-
ported missing in the Sunnyside vi
entity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
TO RALLY UNOER TEDDY?
New York Member Would Expunge
From Record Roosevelt Rebuke.

'oiH tNSSS'e fSSoSNS'k hSbeNSs
Washington, March 31.-Representa.
tive Bennett of New York took steps
to have erased the records of the
house of one of the severest rebukes
ever administered to a president by
congressional action. He introduced
a resolution to eXpunge the report of
the special committee of which the
late Representative Perkins was chair
man. which caused to be laid on the
table of the house certain sections of
one of the President Roosevelt's mes
sages relating to the secret service.
The message was interpreted as con-
tanning direct reflections upon the in
tegrity of the members of the house
in that the former president defended
lis action in using secret agents to fer
ret out the acts of certain house mem
bers. The Bennett resolution was sent
to the committee on rules.
By some members the effort to eX-
punge from the record the action of
the house in tabling the president S
utterances on this subject is taken as
an indication that the republicans of
New York state are planning to rally
under the leadership of Colonel Roose-
welt as soon as he returns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Pittsburg Expects Brief Trouble.

Pittsburg, March 31.-At midnight
tonight approximately 1000 union coal
diggers in district No. will strike
AT that time the 190S-1909-1910 wage
contract expires and as yet the op-
orators of the district have not signed
new agreements for the ensuing year.
1t is believed, however, that the
strike in this district will DE of short
duration. 1t is said on good authority
that temporary agreement will be
reached between district union Gill
Gals and operators which will allow
mine operations to go forward with
but little delay pending the settlement
of entire dispute.
Dakota Tornado Story Unfounded.
Aberdeen, S. D., March 31.-DireCt
communication with Eureka is not OBJ
tainable, but word from that vicinity
indicates that the rumor of tornado
which gained circulation was unbound
ed. Heavy wind did some damage and
the severe sleet storm put telephone
and telegraph wires out of commission,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
JUSTICE BREWERS FUNERAL.
President and other High Officials
Attend Services.

Washington, March 31.-Simple fu
neral services were held today for
Justice David j. Brewer of the SUI
preme court and an hour later the
body was on its way for burial al
Leavenworth, Kan.
The president of the United States
and the members of the supreme
court, with the exception of Justice
Moody, who is i'll, and representatives
from the house and senate attended
the short service and acted as honor
airy pallbearers.
The George Washington university
where the late justice was lecturer
was closed during the day.
The body will arrive in Leaven
worth on Saturday morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
TILL GERMAN BOAT To "GE1'
Offer to Land Men and QueIl Disturb.
ance. Arouses Liberians.

Liverpool, March 3l.-The German
cruiser Sperber has left Cape Palmas
on the orders of the Liberian authori-
ties, according to the latest advices
from Liberia. The German command,
ers offer to land a detachment and
quell the outbreak of the natives is
said to have so incensed the Liberians
that they ordered the ship to leave
Liberian waters within thirty-six hours
or take the consequences"
The situation between the natives
and Liberian troops is said to be i'm
proving.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Steel Trust to Raise Wages.

New York, March 31.-The United
States Steel corporation is consider
ing a voluntary increase in the wages
of it's employees. The proposed per-
centage of increase has not yet been
decided upon but it is believed that
it will equal the 6 percent increase an
nounced by the Pennsylvania railroad
company. The aggregate pay roll of
the United States Steel corporation in
1909 amounted to 1851 ,663,394 and an
increase of percent would mean an
additional disbursement of $9,099, S04
or nearly one-half of the 4 percent
dividend paid last year on the common
stock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
New NeIiah Electrician.

Neigh, Neb., March 91.-Special to
The News: In the removal of E. A.
Pohlman from this city to Pierce, and
who had exclusive charge of the cleo
trio light plant of Neigh controlled by
S. F. Gilman, the position has been
filled by Arthur Richie, young man
that was born and raised in this city,
and his qualifications in holding this
place are unquestioned. The appoint
ment is certainly deserving and Mr..
Gilman is to be congratulated on his
selection as head electrician.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
SO he KILLED the kUTD Man
Farmers Mules Frightened, Farmer
Hurled Monkey Wrench.

Roosevelt, n. NJ, March 3l.-SylVa-
nus Johnson, wealthy and prominent
citizen OF Roosevelt, is dead from the
effects of blow on the head from a
monkey wrench hurled at his chauf-
feur week ago by an Infatuated farm
er.
While speeding near Roosevelt, John
sons automobile frightened team of
mules being driven by young farmer,
who threw his wrench at the chauf-
feur. His aim was bad and Johnson
sank back in his seat unconscious and
with a crushed skull. The identity OF
the farmer has not been learned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
FOUR DEAD IN
PRAIRIE FIRE =?
FATALITIES REPORTED IN Nc
PETERSON COUNTY, NEe.
COUNTY TREASURER INCLUDED
c. T. Cline and Three Children are Re
ported to Have Perished in Flames
Which Swept over Western Ne
braska During Gale on Monday.

North Platte. Neb., March Silt Ia
reported here that four persons were
burned to death in prairie fire In
Mcpherson county Monday. c.. T.
Cline, county treasurer, is one OF
those said to have lost his life The
other three fatalities are school chill
dren. No details have been received.
Mcpherson county is a sparsely set
tied county northwest OF here, without
railways or telegraph communication.
The same fire which devastated Nc
Pherson county swept n part OF this
CLincolm county, destroying much
property, but without loss of life.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
To Report Railroad Bill.

Washington, March S1.-The admin
istration railroad bill pending in the
senate will be reported to the house
by the interstate commerce commits
sion probably tomorrow. A minority
report will also be framed at a meet
ing of the democratic members of the
committee tonight.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Reading Also Raises Pay.

Philadelphia, March 31.-Followins
the lead of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, which has just given G
percent wage increase to $4,000 EN-.
ployes on all roads connected with its
vast system east and west of Pitts
burg, came an announcement from The
officers of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railway company late last evening
of similar increase of wages to its
men.
Like that of the Pennsylvania, the
Readings increase affects all employees
who receive less than $500 a month