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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Omaha the latter part OF last week,
where he has been for three weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Clifton of Meadow Grove,
presiding elder. delivered the sermon
at the United Brethren church last
sunday evening.
r.. T.. Bectwith of Neigh, was trans
acting business In town last Monday
afternoon between trains.
G. II. Frady was a business visitor
TO Fremont Monday
G.. II. Gibbs, of Newcastle, was
trausacting business in Tilden Mon.
day and Tuesday of this week.
Rev Mr.. Zimmerman of the United
Brethren church went to Orchard
Tuesday on business matters.
Painters have been rcnovating the
Galloway property on West Fifth
street this week, with new coat OF
paint
G. l.. Harlow of Tiden, was trans
acting business in town Wednesday
afternoon.
Charles Richardson, who has been
here looking after the Boyd interests,
returned Wednesday to Ainsworth.
Glenn Fisher of Norfolk, was in
town Thursday of this week
A heavy rain commenced falling
early Thursday morning. and gave
the country a good soaking WitE
the rains received the first of the
week, the ground is getting we'll filled
with water.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

sion has power under the law TO regu.
late the operations of interstate cleo.
trio railways, this being the first deter
mination by a court in support of the
company's action in this regard The
court held that the commission had
ample authority to issue its order i'm
addition to holding that the order it.
self was reasonable.
The case was brought by the Oma.
ha and Council Bluffs Railway COM
pany and the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Bridge company in an action
against the interstate commerce com
mission which issued an order fixing
the ten cent rate
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
La Toilette To TaIk polit,oe

Minneapolis, oct. G. Senator Rob.
ert La Follette's visit to Minneapolis
next month will be under the auspices
of the Progressive Republican league.
He will not speak at the Publicity club
luncheon as first arranged. Mime.
apolis progrcssivcs desire that the
senator shall make a political speech
during his visit and politics is barred
at Publicity club gatherings. The day
of Senator La Follctte's coming here
will be fixed later.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
function News.

George Benedict formerly of Nor
folk, but now of Iowa, was here Mon
day visiting with relatives and left
for West Point on business Tuesday
noon.
Miss Corrine Murphy of Clinton, Ia,
passed through the Junction last eve
ming on her way to Dallas to register.
Mrs. J. f. Thomas and daughter,
Minnie, of Creighton, were here yes
terday on business.
A. r. Forbes, who has been working
in Council Bluffs for some time, has
returned to Norfolk and is on the look
out for a position.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
U. p. REAPS HARVEST.
War of Railroads over Coast Traffic
Gives This Line the Business.

Gives This Line the Business.
Omaha, oct. G.-The old rivalry be-
tween the Hill and Hartman railroad
systems between the Missouri river
and the Pacific coast has broken out
afresh and Harrman's Southern PaCi-
fic has just dealt HIS Burlington
line a staggering blow by cutting the
latter line off from all San Francisco
and California traffic. Conditions are
such that neither the interstate COM
mcrce commission nor the federal
courts can interfere in the fight and
from appearances the rival lines will
be permitted to settle the affair in
their own way. And this time the fight
is being waged on the rails, not in the
stock market. The entire TRANSMITS
sissippi country is the battlefield in
stead of the narrow confines of Wall
and Broad streets.
Despite the fact that this is the
most titanic struggle the western rail
road has known for twenty-five years,
it is being waged SO silently that the
public is scarcely aware that the big
rivals are no longer standing together
and working tremendously, as they
have done in the past decade The
cause of the fight is the ownership of
simple $3.50 on each ticket sold by
the eastern lines to the Pacific coast,
but the effect produced is tremendous.
! And still greater effects are promised
! by the generals in command of the
campaign.
The situation is complicated by the
fact that Hill. in the fight. has the
| assistance of the big Rock Island rail
road. which is in position similar to
the Burlipeton. while Western Pacific.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Ottawa, Ont, oct. G.-The last meet
ing of the Laurier government was
held today The minister's resignation
will be rendered to Earl Grey tomor-
row and Mr.. Borden will be invited to
form government. He may have his
plans ready and take office at once,
as Sir Wilfred Laurier did in 1896 or
he may take a few days to complete
his ARRANGEMENTS By-elections will
be held as soon as possible. Parla-
ment is expected to meet early in No
yember and finish its business before
Nmas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Milwaukee, Wis, oct. 4.-That the
$lOG793 which was expended by Unit
ed States Senator Stephenson in his
campaign for nomination at the pri-
maries was used legitimately for
brass bands, Autographs, buttons and
other campaign advertising and was
not employed corruptIy was the gist
of testimony given before the sena-
torial investigating committee.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

city clerk accepted his position but
the pew town boomers were disap.
pointed after the treasurer was unable
to accept office. Shores from his
corner came loud and long and no sub.
stitutc could be found because all had
already taken office The ouija board
tells the truth, said the farmer, and
ne was willing to make a substantial
bet with the two railroad men that
ne would he the winner of the first
choice for the new land.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

West Point, Neb., oct. Especial
to The News: The walls of the new
auditorium at West Point have now
reached a height of twenty-five feet
and the window frames of the build
ing are all in place. 1t is confident.
ly expected that the structure will be
opened to the public some time in
December.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

continue all through cars to California
via Denver, and salt Lake and the
great traffic once enjoyed by these
roads is now being hauled by Union
Pacific The two systems have found
their coast business practically ruined
by the arbitrary action of Southern
Pacific and have not yet found a way
to come back" at the latter line, but
are promising that their next move
will make the Hartman people sit up
and take notice.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

New York, oct G-The federal gov
eminent brought forfeiture suits
against Nathan Allen Of Kenosha,
Wis, and John r, Collins of Memphis,
Tenn, today to recover $4,000. the
value of Struggled jewels and wear
ing apparel From Allen a forfeit of
$4,000 is claimed and from Collins
$4,000. Both men recently pleaded
guilty to indictments for smuggling.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
a Rally at NeIiqh.

Neigh, Neb., oct. Especial to The
News: The first political rally in this
county will be held i'm the court room
in Neigh next Saturday evening. The
democrats have secured Dan V. Ste
phens and William V. Allen candidate
for congress and district judge, res
pectiyely, to open up the campaign
here.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Friend Neb., Oct. Finals in the
national coursing meet at this city
were reached today. Twenty-seven
dogs are left and the trials will set
tie the winner, The consolation prize
will also be determined today. Next
week the hounds viii move on to Sut.
ton where the Waterloo stake events
viii be decided.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

was held in August He spent the
night at Hammond, Ind, and shortly
afternoon he will get into motion and
an hour later he expects TO be in
Chicago.
After a rest here over night MIR
Rodgers will depart for Kansas City.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Cleveland oct. 6.-Ty cobb played
his last game of the season here. hay.
ing been excused from the st. Louis
trip by Manager Jennings. Cobb has
captured the American league records
for base stealing and run getting hay.
ing SO stolen bases and li9 runs to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
SchIev Ia Buried,

Washington, oct. 6. - Surrounded
with all the pomp of military, the body
of Admiral Winfield Schley, who died
suddenly on Monday in New York,
was buried yesterday afternoon in Ar
lington national cemetery on the Vic
toria Heights, overlooking Washing
ton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
CAN FIX A BRIDGE TOLL.
Interstate Commerce Commission Can
Regulate Interstate Car Lines.

Washington, oct, Ga passenger
rate of ten cents across the bridge be-
tween Omaha, Neb., and Council
Bluffs, Ia, was sustained in a decision
by the commerce court More far
reaching than the mere question Of
rate was the decision of the court
that the interstate commerce commits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

West Point, Neb., oct. Especial
to The News: The Cunning County
Automobile association has elected
the following officers: President, o.
c. Anderson of West Point; secretary
and treasurer, w. Y. Fried, Beemer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
OBSERVE RILEY'S BIRTHDAY.
Hoosier Poet Said to Be So, but Re-
fuses TO Confirm This.


Indianapolis, oct. 6.-Thc first gen
eral observance of James Whitcomb
Riley's birthday anniversary was held
today in every Indiana school. In
recognition of the honor the "hooser
poet issued greetings to his children
friends.
Riley is said to be IS years old, but
he refuses to confirm the date of his
birth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Chicago, oct. &C. p. Rodgers,
who is making a coast to coast flight
for a prize of $4,000, expects to land
this afternoon in Grant Park, Chi
cago, where the big aviation meet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13

Chicago, oct G.-Four more strikers
returned to work at the Burnside
shops of the Illinois Central Railroad
company Everything was peaceful
when the 900 shopmeu reported for
work
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
CUB SOX SERIES.
First Game Is to Be Played On Next
Friday.

Friday.
Chicago, oct. 7-Charles Comiskey,
president and owner Of the Chicago
American league club, and Charles w.
Murphy, president of the Chicago Ma
tional league club, have agreed on
Friday, oct. IS. as the date for the
first game in the city championship
series. Both presidents believe that
13 is "A lucky number.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
WHITE MAN TO HANG.
Supreme Court Affirms Verdict in
Bates Case.

Columbia, Jan. 20.-Joe Bates, a
former policeman Of the city of Spar
tanburg, must pay the death penalty at
sonse future date, to be assigned for
killing a young woman in the city of
Spartanburg more than a year ago.
A decision, given by the Supreme
Court today, affirms the sentence Of
death OF the Spartanburg County
Court. The opinion is by Associate
Justice Gary.
Bates was known AS one OF the most
efficient policemen in the city of
Spartanburg. He shot a young girl
whom he loved, after she had mar
ried another man. He is about so
years of age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
EXIT CONsIABIsLEs.
GOvevnOr RevOkes Commissions ol
Liquor Law Enforcers.

Columbia, Jan 21,-Every COR
stable and detective employed by the
State of South Carolina. and by tho
various counties Of the State, in the
enforcement OF the whiskey. laws. wiz
find himself without poAtion Mon
day. as Governor Hiease today issued
a proclamation remSking the eosn-
missions. Governor Blease announc-
ed Friday THAI he would issue tMie
prorlamation. 1t IN thought that he
VIII appoint othcns not now serving.
Hermade no statement, however. yusi
how many mer will sbe affected ID a0.
known. as there is po, correct reroTC
kept Of the number .of men eraploy-
ed
Naming january 2s 2as the date on
which the constabulagy shall go ont
Of ,ofiice. Governor Rease gives the
following reasons for cdismissing the
constables and detectives In his proc,
lamstion:
Whereas. the Office OF State CON
stabse, State detective or county con-
stable or county detective, is for the
public administration o. the Law. and
the tenure OF the office is during the
pleasure Of the Governor" and then
goes on to dismiss them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
''FANCW" SALaRIES>T0 GO.
Corporation Heads May Have to Ev-
list on $4,000.

New York, Jan. 21.-The ,say Of
fancy salaries for the heads of cor
poratiens is past ant the maximum
pay henceforth will DE S5O,0ep, ac-
oording to STORY that came ,,out of
Wall street tI,lay. the action of the
Emitted States Steel Corporation di-
rtrctors, in recommending that James
A Farrell, its now president, receive
$4,000 anstead of $1a0,00O paid to
w. E. Cerey, nssigned. was the first
synSpton Of reduction.
The deash of Paul Morton, who re-
eeiyed SSO&00 as president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, re-
moves another OF the few men whose
services haze commanded unusual
salaries. and gossip in financial cir
cles had it today that the Equitat&e e
trusteea were considering a reduction
to $50,A00 in 1lne case of Mr.. Morton.F
successor, yet ulnnamed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
OPTION LAW AGAIN.
Representative Fultz Would Allow
Counties u Chance.

SoiuHlpla, Jan. Z3.-Mr. FultZ OF
Berkeley is thinking Of presenting a
bill which will create q stir. He wish
as to let any county in the State have
the right to say whether or not 1t
wishes prohibition or some form of
legalized sale Of liquor.
Under the Brice law and the Carey
Gotham law when a county once had
a vote on the liquor question, that
settled the matter for four years. Mr..
fuitz proposes to repeal that section
OF the local option law and to let
counties have dispensaries, high IL
cense under dispensary restrictions
or prohibition.
7 The bill which he is thinking of,
would have a great deal OF machin-
cry so that every step would be in
Keeping with the constitution. The
cardinal point is found in the first
section: After the approval Of this
act. any county may have the right
to order an election to determine the
policy Of the county on the liquor
question, said election to be ordered
upon petition Of one third Of the
qualified voters"
In case county votes for license,
no license is to be granted for less
than $3.50, and in addition to the Ii
cense paid the clerk Of the court,
the town OF city may assess a license.
Not more than one license is t. bn
issued to every $500 or majority frae-
tion therof in incorporated towns
and cities.
Every applicant Tor license must
sign long list or questions, and If
he Is afterwards found to have OBJ
tained his license upon :misrepresen-
tations he is to be punished by losing
his license and also by suffering the
penalty Tor perjury.
The constitutional requirements
are to te met no sales between sun
rise and sunset and no .sases to
minors 8nd drunkards. and no sales
OF less than one-half pint ",r more
than five gallons to any one person.
stiens.ss sthisv4sr srssislort steatvrssv
punished n aavily. imprisonment with
out the @ption Of fine. and the Of
fender shall not engage in the liouor
business again fer q period Of five
yenrs.
And the act will further provide
that any cone who SELLS liquor without
having taken out a license will be
outhwed and sent to prison without
the option Of a fine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
PRESIDENT DEAD
Paul Morton Fatally Stricken i'm New
York Hotel.

New York, Jan. 19.-Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society and Secretary of the
Navy under Theodore Roosevelt.
died of cerebral hemmOrrhage, in the
Hotel Suymour hero tonight. His wife
and his elder brother, JOY, were sum-
moned to his side hut he was dead at
n quarter to : O'Clock, a few min
utes before they arrived, ana an
hour after he was stricken. His
close friend, f. ]. Berwynd, arrived
a few moments earlier, perhaps ten
minutes before he breathed his last.
hut he was unconscious from the mo-
ment % the stroke, and neither rec
ognized those about him nor spoke.
The coroner's Office is satisfied that
death resulted from natural causes
and there will be no autopsy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
BARNES STATE CHAIRMAN.
Roosnrclt's Poiitical Enemy Nov
Heads State COmmittee.

New York, Jan. 21.-Wm. Barnes.
Jr., OF Albany, uho led the fight
against Theodore Roosevelt last fall,
In the Saratoga Convention, was chos-
en- chairman Of the Republican State
comniittee here today, to succeed f.
III. Prettice, resigned. The position
had been offered by cable TO James
Wadsworth, Jr., formerly Speaker of
the Assembly, but he was out eff reach
and no reply had been received from
him at moan when the COMMITTEES met
Does your election mean that the
State committee will be against Col
Roosevelt In 1922" Mr. Barnes was
asked after the balloting.
Not necessarily" he replied.
will the committee be for DIR.
Taft?"
1t is reasonable to s9ppose So"
ne assented.
Timothy l.. Woodruff. former State
chairman, took much the same view
of things. Don't you think" he ask
ed. that in view OF what happened
last fail, this smacks little OF what
the boys call getting square?"
NO" said the smiling Mr.. Wood
iufr. II don't feel that way at ali. but
at the same time, / am not one bit
sorry that IL may be taken as vim
dication."
For the first time in many years
tie Nalloting was behind closed doors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
Consolidated Aug. 8, 1881.
THE oR-ANGEBURG RAILWAY.
New Line to Springfield Obtains
Charter-W. G. Wolf, President.

Columbia. Jan. 21.--The Orange
burg Railway. which vial be ulti-
mately extended to Columbia, Char
lesion and Augusta, has been chart
cred by the Secretary Of State, with
a capital stock Of $4,000. The road
will run from Orangeburg to Spring.
field, a distance OF 80 miles, and will
do general freight and passenger
business.
The officers OF the new road are:
w. c. Wolfe, Orsngeburg. president.
and Joseph A. Berry. Oraneeburg.
secretary. The board OF directors Is:
w. C. Wolfe and Joseph A Berry, Of
Orangeburg. and Lawrence Manning,
OF Sumter.
In the declaration Of the corpor-
asors 1t Is stated that $500 iper mile
has been subscribed, and the capital
paid In Is distributed among the stock
holders as follows: w. C. Wolfe,
$4,000; Joseph A. Berry, 81. 900, and
Lawrence Manning. $1,000.
The nesv road will lie entirely with
In Oranaeburg County and will pass
through some Of the richest sections OF
the STATE. Just when the company
proposes to make the extensions to
Charleston. Columbia and Augusta Is
not stated In the petition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
Jim" TILLMAN ANGRY.
Wasted With Disease, at Asheville, is
Still Bitter.

Asheville, N. c., Jan. 20.-Exhibit-
ing his old-time fire and showing that
his bitter hatred has not anated. even
fssoust5ns is Wasting Say Under tne !
1ravages OF a decadent disease. Col
James III. Tillman. former Lieutenant
Governor Of South Carolina, and slay-
er of N. G. Gonzales, editor Of The CO.
lumbia State, has issued a statement
characterizing as lies stories sent
out from Edgefield, s. c., that he was
deserted by his family and dying in
poverty.
When l have recovered my health.
then, as in the past, no quarter will
be asked and none allowed" he said.
He declared that the story was con-
ceived in Columbia. There was not
man mean enough in his home town
to send it, and it bears the familiar
markings Of the human vulture that
has long befouled that place.
He quotes from a letter from Gov
ernor Blease, or South Carolina, who
says: Get well, and come back home
and be here with me, in my fight to
redeem South Carolina from Cuban
and negro domination, and let's put
it back on a high plane Of citizen
ship"
He insists his family are standing
by him. His sister, who arrived Tues
day, returned to Spartanburg today.
Col. Tillman has relieved Mrs. Mary
d. Scofield, the trained nurse, FORM
erly Of Bellevue Hospital, New York,
who has been with him since he arriv-,
ed in Asheville, because she made an
appeal to his uncle, Senator Benjamin
r. Tillman, for funds to get the nee
essaries of life.
Senator Tillman declared, according
to reports, that he was "reaping what
he had sown, and, whether he realizes
it or not, Nemesis is dogging him to
the grave" Senator Tillman declined
further assistance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
FORECASTING COTTON MARKET.
Furt Rise Would be no Great
y Surprise.

= wv Orleans, Jan. 22.-The new
eek in the cotton market will open
five minutes after the census bureau
report on the amount Of cotton GIN
ned up to the middle of January is
Issued.
Commission house letters tell out
side traders to buy futures and take
profits on long cotton If the market
bulges. Very little is said about SELL
ing short under any circumstances,
which would lead to the conclusion
that no matter what the figures put
out by the census bureau are. they
are not expected to change bullish
estimates Of the total crop. In one
way this report is important, for 1t
is practically the last OF the season.
1t is the last semi-monthly report.
The final report will be made on
March 20, from data collected UP to
the end Of February.
The large decrease in the visible
supply last week, which compared
with increases both last year and the
year before greatly disturbed people
who have been complacently watch
ing the visible supply pile up as the
result of the very large movement
The loss in interior stocks was inten-
sifed by the decrease in the visible
supply, and statistics from the inte-
rior are going to be eagerly awaited
for this week. If they are as bullish
as they were last week, they are going
to command much attention and will
undoubtedly affect prices favorably,
for with interior stocks already small
er than they were a year ago, the
market will not be able to stand a
further loss without discounting it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
Notices of Successful Men.

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
81 have nothing to say."-John ID.
Rockefeller.
Shut the door!"-Nelson w. Aid
rich.
TOO many Cooks spoil to broth. -
Commander Pcary.
"The apparel oft proclaims the
man" DIR. Mary Walker.
Follow your nose and you'll get
there. u. Pierpont Morgan.
you will have to show me."--ln-
spector Loeb.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT.
South Carolina congressman to Fig
are on Committee Assignments.

South Carolina Congressman to Fig
are on Committee Assignments.
Washington, Jan. 21.-It is under
stood today that the members of the
South Carolina delegation in Congress
will get together at an early date and
make up their slate for committee ap-
pointments. Georgia and North Caro-
lima have already acted along this
line and have made the new ways
and means committee acquainted
with their wants.
Considerable interest is shown here
at this time as to whether Represent
ativc Lever will be made chairman
of the committee on agriculture, prob
ably the most important in the House
80 far as the South is concerned. He
is now outranked by only one Demo-
crat-Lamb, of Virginia. Interest also
centres in the other places to be held
by South Carolinians. other dele
cations are to take up the matter i'm
mediately.