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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
AMERICANS ECoNOMlZING.
Bills For Luxurics Cut, Although I'M
ports Increase.


ports increase.
\ wave of economy is sweeping the
country, according to figures of the
bureau of statistics Of the department
of commerce and labor, which disclose
that Americans cut their imported
champagne hill in two and adorned
themselves with fewer diamonds by
$T,OO0,O 900 worth during the last eleven
months than in the same period last
year. At the same time the United
States increased its imports over the
corresponding period OF 1910 by more
than $145, 100000.
Diamonds valued at $37, ,250,O 600 were
brought in during the eleven months
ending with May, 1910, while the to-
tai for the similar period just ended
was only $30.5OO,000. Champagne.
dropped from $G,ooo,OOO to $3,0O0,0O0,
silk laces from $5,OO0,OO0 to $3,500,OOO
and dressed furs from $10,OOO,0O0 to
$7,OOO,O00 ;
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14

On the slopes of Mount Rainier, one
of the highest mountains in the west,
in the state of Washington, Warren
Beeler son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Beeler of this city, is today busy roam.
ing about taking photographs for a
western company.
A year ago this Norfolk boy left
home after graduating from the high
school and entered the University of
Washington, passing the physical eX,
animation with a 100 test, So eXtraor.
dinary was the test that physicians
who examined him believed they could
cut the 100 figure somewhat by testing
out the strength of the Norfolk boys
arms.
Upon examination Of the arms il
was found they We're equal in strength
I'm explaining to his father in a letter
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
TUESDAY TOPICS.

j. +. Haase went to Creighton on
business.
w. j. Cow went to Boyd county on
business
Senator f. j. Hale Went TO Omaha
on business.
James Delaney is at Clinton, la, Wis.
iting with relatives.
Carl Portwig returned from a bust
ness trip to Wisner.
Ira Burnham of Wisner is in the city
transacting business.
County Clerk S. r. Mcfarland of
Madison was in the city on business.
August Ruehlow of Hoslins, enroute
to Pierce, was here visiting with
friends.
Master Joseph Wiley has returned
from months visit with relatives in
Kansas.
Miss Lillian Langenberg has return
ed from a months vacation in Mon
tana and cities on the western coast.
Miss Lille Schelly returned yester-
day from a three months visit with
her brother at Wray, Colo.
DR.. P. H. Salter and son George have
gone to Wisconsin for ten days out
ing with the c. H. Reynolds family.
Master Stanley Brinkman and his
sister Gladys Brinkman of Columbus
are here visiting with Master Victor
Nenow.
County Supt. n. A. Housed of Mad
ison, who was In the city Tuesday at
tending the democratic county con-
vention, went to Wayne to lecture at
the normal school there.
DR.. c. A. McKim and DR.. w. G.
Keehn have gone to Omaha to attend
the convention of the Missouri Valley
Veterinary Medical association, of
which DR.. McKim is vice president.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Evans have gone
to Minneapolis to attend the Retail
Coal Dealers association. From there
they will go to Duluth and other lake
points. They will be gone for a few
weeks.
The Pierce county fair mas been
called off for this summer.
A regular meeting Of the fire de-
partment will be held Wednesday
evening.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Ballantyne Thursday
afternoon.
David Richards has accepted a po-
sition as collector for the Norfolk
Long Distance Telephone company.
The picnic of the Baptist church
Sunday school scheduled for Tuesday
was postponed until next Thursday.
John Boehnke and six comrades
have built camp at the mouth of the
Northfork, south of here, and will en-
Joy an outing OF several weeks.
David Baum, who has been quite i'll
for some time, is reported to be i'm
proving rapidly. Mr.. Baum is still
very weak, but his entire recovery is
expected soon.
George Wheeler was on duty again
last night as special patrolman. Mr..
Wheeler's injured hand is about heal
ed. A week ago he was bitten by a
prisoner whom he had arrested
City Engineer Tracy was busy yes
terday making preparations for the
sewer district No. 20, which will run
from Thirteenth to Sixteenth streets
on Norfolk avenue. The contract for
this sewer work has not yet been let.
Among the days out-of-town visit.
ors in Norfolk were: c. Dickman,
Dallas; Mrs. G. A. Terrence, Burke (;
Mrs. F. G. Morse, Plainview; Miss E.
Ulroch, Plainview; George Miller
Plainview; Isaac Ray, Crofton; Otto
>:artin, Crofton; Charles Kohler, Win,
ner; Mrs. Charles Prosoke, Winner;
Max Glaser, Ewing; H. ]. Backes
Humphrey; Joseph Hajek, Lynch; j
B. Murnan, Lynch; II. NJ. Kokjer
Clarks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Crelnhton Beats Misner.

Creighton, Neb,, July 11.-Special to
The News: Creighton won two games
of baseball from Wisner Sunday and
Monday. Sundays game stood to 0
and yesterdays game 10 to 8. In Sun
days game Mckay and Lucas were
the batteries for Creighton and Ryan
and TheiseA for Wisner. In Monday
game Dunaway and Cash were bat.
teries for Creighton and Goold and
Cole for Wisner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
DUMB MAN SPEAKS.
Surgeons Had Removed Bit Of Bone
From His Brain.

When Harry Wiltze of New Haven,
Conn, was fifteen years old, twenty
one years ago. he was run over by a
wagon when playing ball in the street.
In hospital II was found his skull
was fractured. The injury left him
insane. and he spent long time In the
Middlctown (N. " asylum. He was
released as cured, but the insanity re-
cured at intervals.
Last December he became dumb. Re
Gently he was removed to St Rn-
phaers hospital at New Haven. There
an operation was performed on him
by Or. Morris -. Slattcry. A piece of
the skull that had come In contact
with the brain was removed. An hour
nftcrwurd when Or. Slattcry returned
to the rvom, hc was greeted from the
bed with "iIcllo. docw
Wit2o's complete recovery is ex
ppCtrl
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Drowning For Copy"


one Of the most amusing stories Of
drowning and rcsuscitatiou is that of
a Now York reporter for sensational
paper, who wanted the experience for
a story She could not SWIM but had
plenty OF nerve. The life saver ac-
commodatingly accompanied her, with
the inevitable photographer. When
sufficiently deep place had been reach
cd the young lady Jumped OFF and had
all the experience for which she had
b1rgainel The life saver let her go
down the third time, although the
photographer left off taking pictures
to beg and plead that the "angel in
oilskins" get into action. The "angc"
was very deliberate, however, evident
ly wanting the reporter to get all the
experience there was in 1t, so that she
could write good story. After she
had disappeared the third time he
saved her as per contract, although
II required about twenty minutes to
bring her back to consciousness. This
sounds like rather grewsome humor,
but not more so than most of these
realistic yarns Of the yellow" variety.
The young reporter wrote her story of
how 1t feels 10 drown, but it is safe to
say she never again took the same risk
in getting copy"
The experience of the life savers
would make many books. Indeed,
they already have made several per
fectly good reports, and If anybody is
looking for real thrills in public
document | advise him to write to the
treasury department, Washington, and
ask for copy of the annual report Of
the United States life saving service.
The superintendent Of the service is
Sumner |. Kimhall. and the senior cap
tain is Frank III. Ncwcomb. who took
a medal for saving not only several
lives, but for rcscuing the Winsiow
during a particularly hot engagement
in the SpaniSh-American war. For
that action Captain NeWComb was vot-
ed congressional medal the only
one of the kind given during the war.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
BARRYMORE WANTS DIVORCE.
Ethel Will Sue for Absolute Separation
from Colt-He Contests.

New York, July 11.-Confirmation
Of the report that Miss Ethel Barry
more, the actress, is to sue for di-
vorce from Russell Griswold Colt, her
husband of two years, was given here.
Material from which Miss Barrymore S
lawyers expect to prepare and file in.
itial papers today, reached the city
from Los Angeles, Cal.
The suit is to be for absolute di.
vorce and will be contested. 1t will
be filed in New York county. The
summons and a copy of the complaint
are awaited by Colt and his attorney
who expect to receive them today or
Wednesday.
Frank NJ. Patterson, Colts attorney
said so, after being closeted more than
an hour with his client.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14

The Norfolk ball team went to
Pierce Tuesday to play Pierce on the
home grounds. A long distance mes.
sage from Pierce reported that only a
few drops of rain visited that town
and that the ball grounds were in fine
condition. Up to Monday night there
were but three old soldiers reported
for the reunion and about fifty conces-
sions had taken up the largest part of
the reunion grounds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Shows a Gain in Population.

There has been an increase of $50
children between the ages of and 2l,
in Norfolk within the past year. This
is the gain shown by the city school
census which has just been finished
by w. II. Widaman and turned over to
the school board. The increase would
indicate gain of about 45O in the
city's population within the year.
There are in Norfolk today between
the ages of and 2, 964 boys and
l,04l girls, total of zoos, and be-
tween the ages of and 16 there are
6O9 boys and GIG girls, a total of l,225.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Old Soldiers Are at Pierce.

Pierce, Neb., July 11.-Special to
The News: The northeast Nebraska
G. A. r. reunion began here today un.
der cloudy skies. The twenty-acre
grove is filed with tents, attractions
and concessions. In fact the space set
aside for the concessions was found
inadequate and had to be extended.
Gov. Aldrich was scheduled to deliver
the opening address and ex-Gov. Shall
lenberger the closing address Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Dakota Bishop to Leave.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 11.-Bishop
Frederick Foote Johnson of the mis-
sionary diocese Of South Dakota an
nounced that he has accepted the call
extended on May IS by the conven-
ton for Missouri to the office of
bishop co-adjuster for that state. The
change will be made in September,
several formal steps remaining to be
taken before the matter is closed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
New Professor at Nebraska.

Lafayette, Ind, July II. = Prof..
James D. Hoffman of the faculty of
Purdue university, resigned to go to
Nebraska university, where he will
have entire charge of the department
of mechanical engineering. Prof. Hoff.
man has been connected with Purdue
for twenty-nine years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
erasshoppers in Southwest Nebraska

Lincoln, July ia plague OF grass.
hoppers threatens the corn of south.
western Nebraska, according to NJ. II.
Swenk, state entomologist, who re-
turned yesterday after an inspection
of the stricken district. Grasshoppers
are present in abnormal numbers in
Frontier and Red Willow counties and
to a somewhat lesser extent in Lin
coin, Hitchcock, Hayes, Gosper and
Furnas counties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Cloth of Human Hair,

An English manufacturer at Brad
ford is now weaving cloth made en-
tirely (warp and weft of human hair.
The fabric IS intended for interlinings
for mems wear and possesses the ad-
vaptAges of being absolutely unbreak-
able, unshrinkable and uncreasable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14

returned from Europe and Jimmie
Caiuo OF Sioux city la, want to come
To- Norfolk to put ON an athletic car
uiyal every evening during the race
meet here. Green and Cainc have
boxed together for a number of years.
Mike O'Hara has been communicated
with and he will cudeayor to make ar.
rangomcnts for Tho hnXnrs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
BEST CROPS ON THE MAP.
Nice Little Green Patch Right Around
This Section.

81 have travelled over six tates, and
nowhere have | seen crops to compare
with those in the immediate vicinity
of Norfolk"
This is the verdict of A. ]. Koenig-
stein, who has just returned from Ar
kansas to make this his home again.
las we came from Omaha, the
crops looked better and better" he
said.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
DAkoTAN DIES IN PRISON.
William Beecher Of Deadwood Strick.
en- in Leavenworth itentiary.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 11.-Wil.
liam Beecher, sentenced from Dead.
wood, S. d. June s, last, for selling
liquor to Indians, died in the federal
prison here today of heat prostration.
He was overcome yesterday while
working in the prison yard.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14

gave way The car plunged into a
telephone post turned upside down
over a barb wire fence and fell in a
couHcld ten feet below the level of
tho road.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
Rain Reaches Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., July lit began
raining hard here at II o'clock this
morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
FATHER FINANCED DIXON.
John Pettibone of Norfolk Remembers
Start of Chicago Transfer.

When John Pettibone of Norfolk
read an account in the newspapers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
At the Bathing Beaches.

IL Is Hpl ouIS III tlllltS VI WYNN
storm that the life savers find oppor-
tunities to carry on their work Of res
cue. however. There is the task Of
saving imprudent bathers and Of resus-
citating the drowning. James Don
nelly, who for many years has been d
life saver at Manhattan Beach, New
York city, once told writer for Les
lies Weekly all about this phase of it.
Life saving is not nearly so danger
GUS as 1t is generally supposed to be-"
said Donnelly. AT least, like any
thing else, It's not dangerous when you
know how. But life saving has been
dwelt upon and exaggerated by the in
experienced until nowadays the aver
age person is afraid to try, and very
few really understand what measures
should be taken to rescue a person
who has been taken with cramp OK is
caught with the tide.
"For one thing would IKE to say.
GuQ 70 see IN print, In direct contradic-
ton Of general opinion and numerous
statements, that I've never known a
drowning case where you couldn't talk
a man or woman into being sensible
and ready to take advice. It's all bosh
about their being crazy and grabbing
wildly at one. I've rescued hundreds
and never found one case out Of the
number where a few soothing words
wouldn't quiet them down and cause
them to do pretty much as you say.
This talk about hitting a man in the
face to make him insensible when he's
drowning is foolish. ! have never
heard OF q first class life saver who
employed any harsh methods at all.
Terrifying accounts appear in the daily
papers from time to time Of the des-
perate attempts that certain persons
have made to save some one. And
these descriptions OF the terrible bat
ties in the water between the rescued
and the rescuer so work upon the
mind Of the average bather that when
he is confronted with an opportunity
to give assistance to a person who
needs q little help he is afraid to GO
near him"
Numberless cases are mentioned IN
which apparently drowned persons
| have been restored to life. One of the
most striking instances was that OF
a Miss Cody, who tried to commit sui
eide by jumping into the Ohio river
at Louisville, Ky. \ bystander plung
ed In after her, but was unable to res
cue her. Later the two were picked
up by two men In a skiff BY thi,
time Miss Cody was apparently dead
But when the canoe landed at Louis
Vile the body was taken In charge boy
the life saving crew. The victim had
ceased breathing for some time auC
her jaws We're rigid. After twenty
minutes rcsuScitative work she re
covered slightly and was carried to III,
life saving station. On the way Sh,
again ceased breathing, her body be
came rigid and her jaws set. She wa,
once more revived and the journey re
! Sumed \ third and a fourth time Sh,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14
NATIONAL LIFE SAVING SERVICE
Two Hundred and Eighty
one Stations on All
Our Coasts.

tnO increase. The number OF pleasure
boats is going up 10y leaps and bounds.
just as is the number Of automobiles
and, in more literal sense, the mum
Der Of acroplanes. After few years
nlrships. 1t is needed badly enough
now, but has not been inaugurated,
perhaps because 1t is all the aviators
can do to save themselves without try
Ing to save each other.
Everyday Heroism.
Returning to the water, the feats
done by the "angels In oilsklns" seem
well nigh Incredible. Picking up indi-
vidual swimmers or drowning persons,
restoring life when II has seemingly
departed and taking survivors from
wrecks are among the commonplaces
OF the trade. Some of the more un-
usual things encountered are told in
the 1910 report. These include going
through breakers In n storm, as in the
wreck Of the Argo at Tillamook bay,
Oregon, in which some of the life saw
ers lost their own lives. There are
many dangers, such as approaching a
wreck In high sea, being smashed
against the sides OF the vessel or
sucked under beaten up or swamped
by the breakers or frozen in winter
blizzards. On the great lakes non
sinkablc lifeboat is used, but these are
impractiCabIc on the seacoaSt for the
When Il wreck or Il vessel in dis
! tress is discovered the first step is
usually to get a line to her. which IS
done in most cases by firing n ball
! across her To this ball is attached Il
light line ana to this a heavier line,
which is then pulled on board. If the
sea is too rough to take the passengers
and crew off in boats Il brecches buoy
is stretched from the crosstrees of the
ship to the beach. The breeches buoy
! consists of strong leather carrier,
through which the legs are thrust, con
trived in such way that It is impos-
sible to fall out. This is connected with
a pulley, which runs on a large rope
and Is controlled by a smaller one.
With high sea 1t is frequently diff
cult to clear the surf with this con.
trivance.
In one case, recounted in the 1910
report, It was found impossible for the
crew, who had been driven to the rig
ging, TO catch the line that was shot
from the beach, although the expert
ment was made many times. The
storm was too fierce to get 1t aboard
| in any other way. In another instance
there were an Italian captain and crew
who did not understand what was
wanted of them, and as none Of the
life savers spoke Italian and as none
Of the crew understood English 1t was
impossible to tell them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-14

May Have Athletic Carnival,
Dick" Green of Chicago, recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
PARTY RULES
 THE HOUSE AFTER LONG REST

Washington, April -(Special.)-F'or the first time in nearly a score of years the democratic party today had the satis- faction of grasping the legislative rud- der handle preparatory to guiding the National House of Representatives through session of Congress beginning Tuesday.
 The situation was met with degree of confidence which insures that the dem- ocrats are alive to their opportunity and fully capable of managing the house in such a manner as will commend itself to the country and give the work Of the House an indorsement next year, carry ing with it the presidency and the Sem ate.
 Speaker Elect Champ Clark, Represent tatjve Underwood, Representative James and other leaders of the House are high ly pleased over the proceedings Of the day in the abolition of number of use- less offices created by the republicans. The party has gone on record for an economy programme, the committee as ,signments are generally commended, the strongest men being put where they will work to the best advantage, and there are very few dissatisfied members. The most delighted of all are the new mem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
THOMAS GETS AN ATTRACTIVE BERTH

Washington, April 1.--James s. Thomas, dean of the Virginia Chris tian college at Lynchburg, was ap- pointed commissioner of education of the Southern Commercial congress; Le- roy Hodges of Norfolk. Va, commits sioner of immigration; Dr. Clarence ]. Owens, formerly of Abbeville. Ala, commissioner of agriculture. and Na- than B. Forest of Memphis, Tenn, field representative preparatory to taking the office of commission of road de- velopment by the executive committee of the congress tonight.
 MT. Thomas wif1 develop for con- sideration plans whereby boys of the south desiring a scientific education cs<n be benefited financially and other wise. MT. Hodges, who has been with the national tariff board in Washing ton, will give his time to the develop ment of a system to bring satisfactory agriculturists to the vacant lands of the south.
 Director G. Grosvenor Dave and Sec retary Edwin l.. Quarles were re- elected
 Selection of the next annual meeting city of the congress was deferred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
Uncle Sam BdldnceS
 His Books And Smiles

Washington. April 1.-Uncle Sam bal aneed his books and counted his cash today and found the government on a paying basis for the first time since July l. 1910.
 The treasury began business for April with a surplus of s8,000,000 on all ordi- nary accounts. There was d corre- spending deficiency of more than $16,- 000.000 a year ago.
 Treasury officials attribute the fla vorable gains to rapidly increasing re- ceipts from internal revenue more than Iany other cause. Customs receipts have declined sis,o00,oOo, compared w''h 9 correspondine period $ year ago.
 With a working balance on hand of sS1 900 ,000, and this is regarded as one of the thermometers the condition of the treasury is considered much strengthened The balance in the gen eral fund. another index finger, has risen to sS9 100000 and the total cash in the treasury shows gain of al most s4,000O00 for the month, and stood today at s1,794,S57,S71, probably the largest amount ever held there. The piling up of gold coin continues. During March about $10,000,000 was taken in exchange for gold certificates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
BOSS COX GIVES
 SLIP T00FF|CERS

Cincinnati, April 1.--All efforts os the prosecuting attorneys office to find George B. Cox today to serve him with the new indictment issued yesterday, charging perjury, proved unavailing up to a late hour tonight. There is no doubt whatever now but what attor- neys for Cox intend to make use of the fact that the indictment was not served during Judge Germans term on the criminal branch of the common pleas bench. 1t has been contended by them that unless the indictment Is served before Judge German retires from the criminal court of the common pleas at midnight tonight the change of venue granted yesterday by Judge German will have no effect.
 Prosecutor Henry T. Hunt has Issued a statement that the serving of the Co xindictment before Judge Gorn1an res tires from the criminal bench of the court will make no difference what ever. .s
 Prosecutor Hunt following q rumor, called Governor Marshall of Indiana over the telephone this afternoon and ask ed him to have Cox apprehended if he was at Laughrey Isiand, Ind
 Hunt was notified, however. that in order to arry out this plan he must come to the county In which Laugh rev Island Is and swear to an affidavit that Cox was in that county. When he
 learned of these details the prosecutor aba ndoned the idea.