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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
Death in Storms Path.

Montgomery, Ala, April 6.-Tues-
days storm, which swept Alabama
generally, did not pass without it's toll
of death and heavy property damage
A tornado passed about two miles east
Of Pine Hill at o'clock Tuesday IA
ternoon killing several negroes and
severely injuring others. A negro
church and school house were com
pletely demolished and scores of ne.
groes who had taken refuge in the
church were injured. TWO negro girls
were instantly killed by the falling
timbers. At Leesburg, twenty-five
houses were demolished.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
To Race in Colorado.

Denver April 6.-The senate bill
establishing racing commission and
providing for race meetings at fairs
between April and October, with pari
mutual betting, passed the house on
third reading and now goes to the
governor The betting and racing bill
is pending in the house under second
reading. This bill has been amended
so as to take in athletic exhibitions
and legalized ten-round boxing con,
tests.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
Masked Man Robs PASSENGERS.

Muncie, Ind, April GA masked
man, armed with a revolver. held up
the passengers in one coach of a west
bound train on the Big Four railroad
as it was pulling into this city, and
robbed them Of about $500. He then
jumped from the rear platform OF the
coach, and though several shots were
fired at him, he escaped.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
NEW YORK THE WORST ONE YET
Only One Other Seaport In the World
as Tough as American City.

New York, April 6.-Joseph CORR.
gan, the city magistrate who began
the present "crime wave" agitation by
accusing Mayor Gaynor of demorallz-
ing the police force, testified for an
hour and half before the grand jury
which is trying to determine whether
the city is overrun with crooks, and if
So who is to blame. The magistrate
repeated his charges, giving the ad-
dresses of gambling houses and re-
sorts, together with a list of we'll
known criminals who, he said, have
tlocked to the city.
While grand jury proceedings are
secret, 1t is understood after submit
ting his data, he suggested several
new lines of inquiry.
DR.. George Mcpherson Hunter, man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
A LIPPINCOTT
DEAD BY BULLET
MEMBER OF WELL KNOWN FIRM
OF PUBLISHERS is SHOT.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS AFFAIR

Earlier in the Day il Had Been Re-
ported That Servant in the House
Had Committed Suicide-craiee Lip.
pincott the Victim.
Philadelphia, April 6.-The police re-
port that Craige Lippincott, widely
known in social circles and member
of the well known Lippincott family
of this city, died today in his home
on West Rittenhouse square from a
gunshot wound.
Earlier in the day it had been re.
ported that servant in the house
had committed suicide.
Mr.. Lippincott was IS years old and
head of the j. b. Lippincott company
publishers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07

ager Of the Seamen's Friends society,
another witness, told the jury that in
his opinion there was but one seaport
worse than New York out of the fiji.
teen ports in Europe and America that
he was familiar with. This port was
Rosario, Argentine Republic. He
enumerated eleven recent specific
holdups and assaults on sailors along
the water front, one OF which resulted
in the death of the victim.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
THE PRIEST
TAKES STAND
S QUESTIONED CONCERNING
KNOWLEDGE OF MURDER.
DOES NOT CONTROL EMOTIONS
II Was the Priest Who, Declaring He
Had Secured Testimony In the Con.
fessional, Secured the Release Of
Some Accused Men in Italy.


Viterbo, Italy, April 6.--Ciro Vitozzi,
the priest, was called in the court Of
connection with the Neapolitan Ca.
mora.
1t was Vitozzi who secured the re.
lease of Enrico Alfano, Giro Alfano
Ibelli and Rapi when they were first
arrested charged with completely in
the murder of Gennaro Cuoccolo and
his wife. The priest went to the au-
thorities and said that he had learned
in the confessional the identity of the
assassins and that the men under ar
rest we're innocent. He was believed,
and not only secured the freedom OF
his friends, but subsequently denounc-
ed De Angels and Amadeo as the muir
derers. These men had some difficult
ty in discrediting the priest.
AS he testified today Vitozzi could
not or would not control his emotions
and, aided by his attorney who inter
rupted with counter charges against
the carabneers, caused such an up
roar in the court the president was
forced to suspend the meeting.
forced to suspend the sitting
Suffering Physically.
The priest had suffered physically
from his long confinement in prison
and when he was summoned to the
bar he advanced slowly, leaning on his
cane. At his elbow was his physician
h. lo.. g. -
would have to give his patient stimu.
lants to save him from fainting New
| ertheless the prisoner spoke in a
strong voice. He proclaimed himself
innocent, and expressed surprise that
the fact that he was the godfather OF
Erricone should have been used
against him. He had never done
wrong and knew evil only as a servant
of the church must know it in order
to fight 1t successfully.
when l was arrested" he contin
ued, 81 petitioned the queen mother
recalling to her mind that at the time
of King Humbert's assassination | eel
ebrated masses for the repose of his
soul for eight days. also asked
Queen Helena for my release because
| was ill., Instead of attracting com
passion, | was sent to the prison hos
pital."
Here a Dramatic Scene.
When the priest referred to the
woman companion of Erricone's
brother Giro who died in Jail, Erricone
rose and in loud voice, charged with
emotion, asked permission of the
court to leave the room. The presi
dent ruled:
"Erricone is man and must show
his strength. 1t is impossible to allow
him to leave the court every time the
name OF his dead brother is men
toned"
Erricone, however, explained that Il
was not the hearing of his brothers
name that got on his nerves, but thai
he did not wish to be present wher
reference was made to the woman
whose name had been linked with thai
of poor innocent Giro" The presi
dent permitted him to withdraw in the
custody of carabineers.
AT this point Signor Pietolesi, attor
ney for Vitozzi, broke in with the as
sertion that the witness against his
client had been bought and that hi
could prove it. This brought fortf
denials from the prosecution and IL
the hubbub that followed the session
was adjourned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
WOODROW WILSON BOON is ON.
Bryan Attends Dinner at Which New
Jersey Governor Speaks.

Burlington, N, j., April 6,-The Bur
lington auditorium was packed for the
celebration by the Democratic club of
Burlington county of the birthday of
Thomas j. Jefferson.
Colonel William ]. Bryan, Governor
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours,
Forecast for Nebraska.

Chicago, April 6.-The bulletin is.
sued by the Chicago station OF the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday;
tonight.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
Oakdale Went wet"

Oakdale, Neb, April 6.-Specia, to
The News: Oakdale went wet" by a
majority of twenty-five votes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07
KOHLSAAT
TELLS STORY
GIVES INVESTIGATING COMMIT.
TEE NAME OF INFORMANT.

CLARENCE S. FUNK IS THE MAN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-21
ELLn, WOOD.
From The Leader.
o o o . o o

Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Spiers left
Monday evening for a visit with
relatives in Kinsley.
Mrs. Elmer Dawson who visited
at the Turck left last week for
her home in Boston.
Mike Haas and family returned
Monday, from "a weeks visit with
relatives at Hutchinson.
Mr. andM rs. Henry Schmidt
spent Sunday with Mrs. Schmidts
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Malone at
Raymond.
Ira II. Clarke, of Great Bend,
and j. B. Frederick, of Spear
vile, were here Tuesday looking
after some of their real estate
deals.
Mrs. Ora Enrich and children
left lastT thursday for Hutchin-
son to join her husband. They
will make Hutchinson tehir flu
ture home.
Walter and Pearl Haas of Ly-
5DnS returned to their home today
after a few days visit here with
their uncle and aunt, r. and Mrs.
DR.. A. R. Haas.
]. W. Hinderliter, accompanied
by his wife, mother and one of
his sons, drOvec down from their
farm near Belpre the first Of the
week for a visit with their sons,
Charles and Richard of northeast
of town.
Nick Klepper completed a deal
this week for the purchase of a
0 half section of land near Ford
City. The land is in a fine cOun-
try and is said to be one of the
very best in that section. The
purchase was made through the
Ira Clarke agency of Great Bend.
GOttleib .Ernsting and John
Thul went to Dodge City and 9TH
er places in that vicinity a week
ago last Saturday, via the auto
route. They say the most of the
wheat out that way is not look
ing any too well, and it looks
now as if they got half a crop
they would be lucky. They re-
turned that evening, getting in
about 9 o'clock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-21
THE DOCTORS VISITOR.
(By Elliott Roerrts. J

DR.. Williamson had just got into
his first sleep when the office bell
rang. AS the upstairs bell was di-
rectly outside his bedroom door, and
was possessed of strong and VIC
lent voice, the doctor leaped from
bed and thrust the first object that
came, to hand under the edge of the
gong After that the bell rang, muf-
fled and hOarse, at frequent intervals,
while the doctor felt around for his
batbhrOe and slippers.
One slipper he found by cropping dill
igently under the bed. The other was
gone, and after a fruitless search
he hurried down, one bare foot pat
tering on the hardwood stairs. Down
in the hall he remembered that he
had muffled the bell with the other
q slipper, but the man at the door was
pounding vigorously now aud with
visions of a mangled form from the
street car track before the house,
the doctor opened the door.
A gust of cold wind and a dash Of
rain struck him in. the face. Outside
a man was standing, the rain drip
ping from the rim of his derby hat
and rolling from the shoulders Of
his hight overcOat.
Good evening" said the strang-
or, taking off his hat. He was ex-
tremely bald, and in the light above
the office door the doctor could see
the rain drops falling and breaking
into spray on the dOmelike surface.
ITS a wet evening"
Come in, man." said the doctor.
We'll talk about the weather later.
Is 1t anything urgent.
The man. stepped through the door
way apolOgetically.
I'm sorry to have hurried you. 81
ne said, lin very nervous, doc
tor. feel that | am on the verge
Of a nervous explosion Can't you
give me something to quiet me?"
1.-The doctor led the way into the
consulting room and struck a match.
Try to calm yourself" he said
I'll have to talk with you a little
before l give you anything. You
haven't been drinking to excess, have
YOU"
81 have not, SIR"
q The tone was somewhat injured
and the doctors next words were
soothing
well, WELL" he said drawing uI
his chair to his desk, 81 didn't sup
pose you had, but it's common, sir
very common"
The visitor did not sit down. He
- threw his coat over the back Of g
chair and began to pace the floor
Q reStleSSly. The doctor was chilly.
Nov for the symptoms" he said
brewing his bath robe closer around
him.
At. that moment the desktelephont
rang-the imperative ring of tht
hight operator, who expects to rouse
people from Sleep. If there is any
thing that makes none. noise in the
middle Of the night than telephons
bell, it must be two telephone bells
The doctor took down the receiver
) while the visitor paused in his I'm
easy walk to listen.
"Is'this DR.. williamson"
0 1T is.r
Well look here, doctor. This L
the Cleaarfield Asylum for the in
sane. l don't want to worry you
but one Of the patients here go
away tonight, and as he'd been fool
} ing with an old business card o
y0Irs for a day or so, his attendan
thinks be may give you a call"
Indeed" said the doctor in a non
committal tone, looking furitiEely a
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
ABOUT TO ADJOURN.

The news that congress may adjourn this week is welcome news to the country
 The country has not recognized the necessity for continuance of the ses- sion until the present time.
 The statehood bill, the farmers free list and the wool bill are all awaiting President Taft's approvas or rejection, and the prospect is that he will reject them all
 The statehood bill he will undoubt- ediy refuse to sign as rebuke to the principle of the recall of judges, in the hope that the people of Arizona may see the light before. they make such thing a part of the constitution.
 The wool bill and the farmers free list he will pass upon in different spirit They are attempts at tariff amendment, made out of time, in the opinion of the president. He agrees with them in principle, but has insist ed that the law makers and himself should have the advantage of such eX- pert knowledge as is to be obtained from the tariff commission before any attempt at regulation of these things is undertaken.
 The president doubtless is prepared to act ratienally and with despatch on all three of these bills, and the nation is likely to accept his reasoning and to give him their support.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
HOT AIR IN PLATFORMS

Messrs. Banks and Mahan of the general assembly, although represent ing different parties. rgree that po- Htcal platforms are hot air. much to the amusement of the press and the amazement of partisan supporters. Being themselves masters of hot air expulsion their non-partisan unity serves to reveal what astute political leaders think a platform is rather than what the author or authors intended it to be.
 Honest men cannot make dishonest platforms; but men who are making popular bids for support can make in- sincere promises to beat the people out of their votes The quality of DO : litical plstforms is usually superior to the quality of the men who laugh at sensible recommendations and by their
 conduct change them with frlse pre- tences.
 The rank and file of both parties still believe that political promises in platforms should be honored, and they resent the trickery and bad faith which results in their being ignored.
 Both Mahan and Banks may yet be scorched by the rank and file of their parties for such frankness with refer ence to insincere work.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16

margin of which bears the stamdns.. The cup of the Raff1esia is filled with feshy disk, the upper surface of which is covered with projections like miniature cows horns. The cup, when free from its contents, will hOfU about twelve pints- The flower weighs about fifteen pounds and is very thick. the petals three-quarters of an inch.
 In an address to the Paris Academy of Science Professor .Balthazard con tends that when leaden bullet traverses cloth, characteristic marks are left upon it, which are not oblite- rated by the subsequent passage of the bullet through flesh, provided that it does not strike a bone. It is even possible, he. claims. to identify the nature of the garment through which the bullet has passed by careful ex- animation of sthe marks on the lead.
 Men sometimes dream of enormous wealth stored deep in the earth, below the reach of miners. but experts aver that there is little or no ground to be- lieye that valuable metallic deposits lie very deep in the earth's crust. Such deposits, it is said, are made by under ground waters, and owing to the pressure on the rocks at great depths the waters are confined to a shell near the surface. With few exceptions, ore deposits become too lean to repay working below 5000 feet. Nine mines in ten, taking the world as a whole, are poorer in the second thousand feet than in the first and poorer yet in the third thousand.-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
Blessing for American Girls.

If the decay of the British -rag , cures Americans of the foolish craving for titles for their daughters to marry there will. be little reason to bewail the snuffing out of the lords as far as this country is concerned. The elimination of the importance of the hpuse of lords in the British political system will probably cause no great amount of re- gret to the average American but to the title hunter it will be q calamity. Now that British titles enjoy no dis tinction in the legislative system of the British empire. and have become of little more practical value than the French or German titles it is safe to assume that their money equivalent will diminish materially in the Ameri- can matrimonial market. In England itself title is not nearly as impor- tant as the name behind it, but the fine distinction was generally lost on the ambitious American parents of more money than brains. With the British peerage greatly cheapened. it is to he hoped that oilr rich American girls, or rather their parents. will he more dis criminating.-Wa Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
MAILS BY AEROPLANE,

It looks as though the English would lead America in the practical use of the aeroplane. The English postoffice is about at once to undertake an ex- pertinent of this nature. The propos- al is for a regular aerial service for a limited period between London and Windsor. Tendon and Windsor Park are the places to be connected by the conduct Change them with false pre- actual details It seems that arrange ments have been made with a number of large firms for the fixing in their establishme ents of special aerial let ter boxes, in which letters intended for the aerial service must be posted Dali ly clearances will be made by post men, and the collections will be des- patched to the central clearing house. Here the letters will be placed in seal ed bags and conveyed by motor van to Tendon. At the aerodrome they will pass from the direct control of the postal officials into the hanis of the aeroplane staff. The bags will be se- curely fixed on the machines. and the airmen will then start on the journey to Windsor, covering the distance of twenty-one miles in, it is estimated. half an hour. The number of machines enga ge0 in the service will depend, of course, upon the bulk of the deliv- cries.
 The busnesslil<e and easy way in which Aviator Atwood is making his cross country trip from St. Louis to Boston indicates that the practical use of the aeroplane cannot be much long er delayed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEMON,

The lemon, because of tariff agita- ton, has become an issue in the Unit ed States senate, and it is said to be interfering with progress. Read this from a. Boston paper,
 "Tha senate of the United States is being held up In it's progress by a lem on. In other words. the failure of the two houses to agree on the free list is dae to the attractions of the lemon t1f1f which the Californians insist up- o. Putting the lemon in the free list waD dsne in the house by Chairman Underwood when the bill came back Tom the senate in such an adroit iNannev that the Californians were not 06ae - slave it off. It was struck out V Senator LaFoiiette of the senate 0on ferees, but the house is insisting upon having it's way in this matter The whole affair Is an instance of the force of the local argument in tariff making. Whether our lemons will. if protected, be inundated by the pauper lemons of some other country is ap- parently the great question. Califor- mia seems to have some of the same porcine proclivities that are attributed to folk on this side of the continent"
 When it comes to self-interest hu- manity differs but little. Porcine pro clivities seem to come natural to all and 1t only takes proper conditions to develop them anywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
REBELLION

buy it for. you. Well. T don't do it. You don't need any Flatiron buildings"
 Mrs. Toplofty,'' continued Mrs. Jamesworthy, iii cold, emotionless tones, attended one of the greatest cooking schools in the world. That was her object in going to New York. 1t cos. a great deal of money. but she assures me that her husband paid the bill with enthusiasm and never said a word about going to the poor farm. Mrs. Toplofty learned things about cooking that she never heard of be- fore. She has learned how to prepare meals that would please any epicure and how to economize in doing so. She can prepare beautiful meal at less cost than the average mess of meat and potatoes. She and I always were good friends and she volunteered to teach me all I want to know. so I am to get for nothing what she paid lot of money for. She didn't mention tin battleships or aeroplanes. She didn't threaten to send anybody to the poor farm. She--''
 "Oh thunder and lightning! Whats the use of rubbing it in? Didn't you say something the other day about wanting muzzle loading parasol, or something like that? Well, here's $20 that I don't eed."-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16
LITTLE THINGS MAGNIFIED.

The Havana Post complains that small events in Cuba are very much masnified in the United States, and invites Secretary Stimson of the war department to come and investigate affairs for himself. In an open letter to the secretary, the Post says:
 You will hear much from many sources both for and against Cuba and it's development. Some of this will be from interested sources perhaps it is not unfair to say that much of it will be from the personal and selfish point of view It seems to the Post, there fore. that foreword may be desirable from d newspaper interested only in advancing the welfare of the country in which it is published and in pre- senting an absolutely fair and impar- tial analysis of facts.
 Reports from Cuba received in the United States are often distorted. Lit tie things are magnified. The trivial and unimportant agitation of a few men, creating only amusement or eX- asperation here, becomes a 'revolu- ton in the press of the United States. A hint of graft in the granting of a concession or the passage of a law is expanded until it becomes enormous corruption threatening the stability of the nations finances and even nation ality itself.
 With your wide experience as a prosecuting official of the United States and your knowledge of the ex- tent to which official corruption has existed there it would be useless to deny that something of the sort might be uncovered here in some instances. The point the Post wishes to make, however, is that, considering the rapid development of the country and the part which foreign capital has and must play in this growth, the conces- sions granted have been remarkably free from the taint of corruption.
 Cuba must be developed with out side capital. Railways, good harbors piers, irrigation and the other neces- sities to it's prosperity can be secured only by fair concessions. Millions are already invested here in some of these projects. Men of keen insight into hu- man affairs and broad liberality of view have cast their lot with Cuba to make it great. These men are entitled to fair and just treatment