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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
BULLOCK OFFICES OPENED.
Beautiful New Quarters Give Visitors
Chance to Get Acquainted

Chance to Get Acquainted.
The new Bullock Offices were for
mally opened Tuesday evening. About
200 visitors to the threshermen's con-
vention and large number OF Nor
folk men were entertained I'm the Wis
itors' and customers room of these
offices. C. ]. Bullock received the Wis
itors at the door of the building and
to the lapel of each visitor was at
tached souvenir pin.
The main room was prettily deco.
rated with palms and greens and the
beautiful arrangement Of the electric
lights made ,he decorations complete.
In the little north room of this hand
some Office we're stationed Voget's
Beethoven qua tet, who furnished the
music OF the ev 'aing. So crowded be-
came the busine 10 Offices that the pri.
vate offices had to be forced into SER
vice during the time when refresh
ments were served.
The Overland Four, a local quartet,
furnished some good vocal music, and
other talented singers OF the gather
ing rendered some excellent solos.
The opening Of these Offices offered
visiting threshers an opportunity to
get acquainted. During the discussion
OF various topics, many of the visitors
expressed themselves as delighted
with Norfolk and it's surrounding
country.
Norfolk Is fine little city" at is
a live one"; "its railroad facilities
and its opportunities for connecting
with a new country are wonderful"
are some OF the remarks made by vis-
itors.
An interesting incident OF the even
ing was brought about with the aid of
the souvenir buttons and chirping 10.
Gusts given out by the Bullock COM
pany. The great tbrong OF visitors
were seated in the main room, and
during the around dtbe-table converse.
ton, visitors idly toyed with the To-
Gusts which Clicked" as they were
pressed together. Among the con-
glomeration of clicking" came some
real Morse te'egraphing from corner
in the room. The clicking" was
translated 10y an Associated Press te-
legrapher present and he soon answer
eu tue Calls Ol " W. ~ ana Hello,
any operator here?"
In the southwest corner OF the lob
by we're gathered a large delegation
from the east and the Associated
Press man lost no time in discovering
+. w. Baker OF St. Joseph, Mich, and
Representative Pritchard OF the Ruth
Feeder company of Lincoln, talking
shop" on their locusts.
Both men were old time telegra-
piers, but had quit the business years
ago. The incident caused much in.
terest among the threshers, and Mr..
Baker, who now represents The
Threshermen's Review, related some
interesting railroad telegraph stories
and told how he gave up the key for
] the road.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
KNEW HIM IN GREECE.
Dead Section Man Has Wife and Chill.
oren in tho Old Country.

Vassilios Armatas, the Greek labor.
er who was killed Tuesday afternoon
by Northwestern train No. 6 near Bat.
tie Creek, was well known by Gus
Cades OF this city. Armatas has a
wife and number OF children in
Greece and was to have seNt for them
soon. He came to Norfolk only five
months ago from South America,
where he had been employed. His
brother, who lives in Iowa, and his
cousin broker of Council Bluffs, ar.
rive in the city today to arrange for
the funeral services to be held here
Thursday. The remains will be In.
TERED In the Prospect Hill cemetery.
The death OF Armatas was a sad
one. The man and his companions, a
section gang, were at work on the
railroad tracks between here and Bat.
tie Creek. When No. was within
200 yards of them, the men stopped
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
Police Stop Fioht.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 26.-Young
Saylor of this city easily outclassed
Rouse o'Brien of Boston here in what
was to have been a ten-round bout.
After O'Brien had been knocked down
twice and seemed to be in great dis
tress, the police stopped the fight in
the sixth round.
Kid" Williams of Philadelphia was
no match for Jack Morgan of this city
and this bout, which was scheduled
!Sor ten rounds. was stopped at the end
of the third.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
F. x. Fulton Buys Madison Ave. Lots.

F. X. Fulton has purchased the two
houses and lots, 4O5 and 4O7 Madison
avenue, from DR.. C. j. Verges for
$4,000. Mr.. Fulton had had the re-
fusal OF these lots at this figure, for
some time, but he offered to waive
his right II the Elks cared to buy at
this figure. The trustees, however,
did not feel that that would be fair to
Mr.. Fulton. who was anxious to secure
the property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

inc in Nebraska. lie is serving his
tenth year on the state normal board.
Preceding his appointment on the
state board ne was for nine years a
member OF the board OF education OF
Lincoln. This makes a total OF nine.
teen years service in the school board
work. For eighteen years he was sec.
retary OF the Nebraska poultry so.
ciety. He was president of Luth-
eran orphan home at Nachusa. ILL.,,
but resigned last year. He has drop.
ped most Of his work except the field
secretaryship OF the home mission
board OF the Lutheran church.
Ludden's Appointment.
A reporter broke the news OF DR..
Ludden's decapitation to him yester-
day as gently as possible. The re-
porter found DR.. Ludden in the new
Office room Of the state normal board
The room is to be occupied by the
board tomorrow. Or. Ludden was
found on his knees on the floor OF the
board room. He was clad in overalls
and was sandpapering paint spots on
the cement floor.
II hired janitors to do this" said
Or. Ludden gaily, but they said they
could not get the spots of the floor.
They tried everything except elbow
grease, and now l propose to do the
work with the aid OF my SON."
You will not need to do that after
June 25," said the reporter In a tone
OF voice as solemn as the occasion
required.
"Ah, ha, he has appointed, has he?"
quickly replied DR.. Ludden. 81 knew
would not get it, told some of
them it was fixed long ago. Well,
will keep right on with this work just
the same so the next man will have a
clean floor to walk on.
ANY way" said Mr.. Ludden, 81 am
the only member of the board who in
the past twenty years was reappoint-
ed for a five-year term. The term of
each appointee is now five years. Gov
ernor Savage appointed me at time
when Johnson county and Nemaha
county each asked for the place. The
trouble grew so hot that the governor
went outside OF those two counties for
man and appointed me. l never
knew anything about 1t till l read it
in the State Journal. When | asked
Governor Savage about 1t he said
had received the best endorsement Of
any candidate he had ever seen.
| told him I would like to know who
my friends were.
well, SIR replied the governor, I
| myself filed your application with my
self and l myself endorsed the appli-
! cation. The endorsement / consider
| one Of the best l ever saw
Governor Mickey once told me he
| would not appoint me, but he did. The
| board stood tie on the election Of a
president for the new state normal at
Kearney while was in the state Of
| New York. Members OF the board tel
egraphed me for my proxy, but l re.
fused to let any one have it. Governor
| Mickey was anxious to see Professor
| Fordyce elected president Of the Kear-
ney school and when / returned to
| appoint me on the normal board but
some Of them got busy and he did ap-
point me for second term"
Under Governor Shallenberger's ad-
ministration the legislature passed a
bill which would have legislated Mr..
Ludden and the other members Of the
board out of Office, but the supreme
court declared it unconstitutional be.
cause 1t did not repeal or amend the
law creating the state normal board
and would have left two normal boards
in existence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

ness meeting was held under the d.
rection OF the state officers and James
Winters, representing the American
Thresherman.
II was announced that during the
business session several vice presi-
dents would he elected. These are
the only elections in order. The re-
maindor of the new officers were elect.
ed at the Lincoln convention of which
meeting this is an adjourned session.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
Awakes and Gets Away.
Mra. John Schmidt.

Following the birth OF her tenth
child Mrs. John Schmidt, 300 North
Tenth street, died at $50 Wednesday
morning. tumor causing death. The
child was stillborn. No funeral ar
rangements have been made up to the
present time. Besides the husband,
Mrs. Schmidt leaves eight children,
FIVE daughters and three sons-Mar-
garet, Agnes, Clara, Robert and Will
liam, and three who are under 10 years
of age.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
Ihresherm.n End Session.

Meeting OF committees. displaying
the various exhibits and the continue,
tion OF registration took up the entire
morning OF the second days session OF
the Nebraska Brotherhood OF Thresh-
ermen's convention. It was estimated
that 200 OF the threshermen were In
the city, but many had failed to reg
lister up TO a late hour in the after.
noon.
The afternoon session was called To
order in the Auditorium at 1880 by
President Shannon and another bust.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
NO SCRAMBLE FOR CHARTERS.
Predicted Effect Of Guaranty Law
Does Not Materjaljxe

Lincoln. April &c. - The action Of
the United States supreme court sus-
tanning the validity Of the Nebraska
bank guaranty law, enacted at the
legislative session of two years ago,
has not had the predicted effect Of
causing a rush Of national banks to
voluntarily liQuidate and apply for
state charters. On the contrary, since
the mandate Of the Washington high
court has been received the changes
have been all the other way. Six
state banks since the decision have
made application to the controller Of
the currency to nationalize, and the
impression is that the number will be
increased before the machinery put
ting in effect the guaranty enactment
is fairly put in motion. The state
banks that have already applied for
national charters are as follows:
The Farmers State bank OF Wausa,
capital stock $4,000.
The Madison bank at Madison, cap
ital stock $4,000.
The Elkhorn Valley bank at Tilden,
capital $4,000.
The Belden bank at Belden, capital
$4,000.
The Farmers State bank at Laurel,
capital 325,000.
The Farmers and Traders State
bank at Wakefield, capital $4,000.
Not one application since the deci-
sion at Washington was rendered has
been made from a national institution
to change to a state bank and there
by come under the provisions Of the
guaranty law.
An attempt by the legislature, which
has just concluded, to strengthen and
improve the guaranty law is likely to
lead to an Interpretation by the SUI
preme court of the state of the con.
stitutionality OF the proposed change.
This was an amendment attached in
the house to the McGrew senate bill.
The house members were fearful that
the McGrew bill would not stand the
test of the courts, and tackled on an
amendment which seeks TO prevent
state banks from Matchmaking or
liquidating by providing that any bank
that is converted into national must
pay as a penalty the bank assess
ments for the guaranty fund from the
date when the law first went into eff.
feet in 1909. This would amount t,
penalty of 1.2O percent upon the de
posits OF all state banks. AS the ba.
ance Of the bill extends the date OF the
payments of assessments to June l OF
this year, the discrimination between
the banks that remain under state
charters and those that nationaliZe Is
deemed to be apparent and fatal to
that section OF the bill. II is believed
by many that rather than run the risk
OF a further test in the courts, the
state banking board will never at
tempt to enforce this provision against
banks that nationalize.
If the provision is enforced a lot OF
banks will be penalized. In addition
to the six that have already applied
for national charters, twice that mum
Der, It is estimated, will make applica
tion during the year, three times the
number that have made like applica
ton during any previous year
Before state banks can advertise
that their deposits are guaranteed by
the state banking law they must show
the banking board they have complied
with the law. This may take severs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
Floods In Wtftern Russla.

Alexandrovsk, Government OF Arch.
angel. Russia, April 22.--(Delayed In
transmission Reports from western
Russia and Siberia tell OF the sudden
arrival Of spring. The ice has broken
up in the rivers and with the melting
SHOWS has caused abnormal high wat
ers, which are doing great damage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

months, so the few state banks that
are now advertising on posters in
their rooms and elsewhere that they
are under the guaranty law are NOV
ing too quickly. This is the interpre-
tation placed on the law by Secretary
Royse OF the banking board.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

VIII got busy and with the good ma.
ture that makes him famous. he soon
had all the telephones between Mad.
ison and Newman Grove asking for
the lost little tot that was safe in bed
and sleeping soundiy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

Chicago, April 25.--An eight days
aviation meet at which 100000 will
be distributed in prizes will begin
here August s. The meeting was
decided upon by committee OF avia.
tion enthusiasts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
TIlpEN MUST APPEAR.
Bribery Committee Acts on the Pack.
er's Case

Springfield, H., April 26.--The state
senate bribery investigation commit.
tee decided that Edward Tilden, Chi.
cago packer and financier, George NJ.
Benedict and William G. Cummings,
Chicago bankers, be summoned before
the bar of the senate TO show cause
why they should not be held in con.
tempt OF that body for refusing TO
appear in response to subpoenas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
couIon-O'keefe = Draw.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 26.--Johnny
Coulon. bantamweight champion Of
the world. and Eddie O'Keefe Of Phil.
adelphia fought ten fast rounds to a
draw here.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28


the whole affair to be fake"
Omaha, April 26-Bernard Smyth,
19 years old, son of c. j. Smyth,
prominent and wealthy attorney of
this city, was kidnapped by four men
believed to be Italians late yesterday
afternoon, but escaped a few hours
afterward and returned home uninjur
ed, soon after his absence had alarm
ed the family and the police had begun
a search for him.
A few weeks ago C. j. Smyth began
receiving letters signed blank hand"
demanding $2,5O0 in cash and threat
ening the death or abduction OF his
son, Bernard. The matter was finally
reported to the police but no clews
to the writer were found.
Last evening about 6 o'clock, young
Smyth left Creighton university, where
he Is a student, taking car at
Twenty-fourth and Cumming streets
for his home on North Thirteenth
street. A man apparently an Italian,
boarded the same car and left it when
Smyth did. When the car bad gone
on the man suddenly seized the boy
and struck him heavily in the face.
Before he recovered from the shock
an automobile containing three other
Italians came up.
Awakes and Gets Away.
The boy was thrown in and his face
covered with a cloth saturated with
chloroform, which soon rendered him
unconscious. When he regained con.
sciousness he was in an abandoned
building mile or two west Of the city
and his lone guard was asleep.
Young Smyth was tied but managed
to slip his bonds and made his way
home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
Atkinson Woman Fills the Pulpit.

Atkinson. Neb., April 25.-Special to
The News: While Rev. Joseph An.
gell attended the meeting OF the Mo.
brara presbytery at Wayne, Mrs. An.
gell took her husbands place In the
pulpit for two Sundays.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

Valentine, Neb.. April 26.-Special
to The News: This section Of the
country had another good soaking. as
there was a steady drizzle of a rain all
Monday night and most of yesterday.
This being the second rain within a
week for this part of the country,
everything in the growing line will be
on the jump, as it relieves quite long
spell OF dryness.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

st. Charles, S. d., April 26.-Special
to The News II was cloudy all Mon
day afternoon and about p. NJ. it
rained not to exceed a quarter OF an
inch. Rain is needed. Everything is
dry and small grain is starting slowly
on account OF no rain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
GREEK SECTION MAN KILLED.

UIH NTnafab btandb on ITack tabt OF
Battle Creek and 10 Struck.
Dill ArDatas aged about As. a Greek
section man employed on the North
western. was killed two miles east OF
Battle Creek Tuesday noon by east.
bound passenger train No. 8. The
man did not get of the track when he
saw the train coming, until the loco
motive was nearly on him. Then he
dropped his shovel and returned TO
get IL. The body was brought to the
Junction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

Witten, S. D., April 26.-Special to
The News: Trip county was visited
by a general rain over the greater
began falling in the morning and con.
tinued during the greater part Of the
day. Grass and small grain are look
ing fine and the prospects are good
for a bountiful yield.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
kidnapino All Fake?

Omaha, April 26.-Chief OF Police
Donohue stated today that no further
investigation would be made OF the
alleged kidnapping Of Bernard Smyth
last night. He declared he believed
the whole affair to be fake"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28

Ainsworth, Neb., April 26.-Special
to The News: A steady downpour of
rain began Monday evening and con.
tinued all night and until afternoon
Tuesday. The ground is thoroughly
soaked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
DRUG VICTIMS ARE
HELD TO BE INSANE
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. sale of Moline
Are Committed TO Hospital at
WalcrtoWn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Sale of Mo-
line were adjudged insane yesterday
afternoon in the county court and
were ordered committed to the hes
pital at Watertown. Their commit
ment was Il nest unusual one, there
being few husbands and wives who
are ever found TO be insane AT the
same time by the same commission.
Drs. A Z. Kohler and n. S. Ben
nett of Moline and County Judge r.
w Olmsted Investigated the mental
condition of the par. The evidence.
both from near friends and from the
Sales themselves. was 10 the effect
that they were addicted TO the use
of morphine and other drugs. 1t
seems that Sale had the habit when
he was married and that his wife
got ii from him. They seemed to
realize their condition and were not
adverse to going to Watertown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
HARRY STORK HELD
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Alleged to Have Stolen Money from
boomers at Lodging House
Caught in Davenport.

Harry Stork. well known in police
circles and not long since a patient at
Watertown hospital. is under arrest at
the police station charged with lar
ceny. Thursday he went to a lodging
house at 1922 Fifth avenue and ap-
piled for a room. 1t was given him,
and after the landlady had left he Wis
tied the other rooms on the floor and
stole S19 from the clothing of a room
err. e. \. Fiske. and pocketbook con
tanning about S. from the trousers of
another. Shortly afterwards he left
the house and the theft was not dis
covered until the roomers returned in
The evening, at which time ii was re-
ported to the police. The department
notified the departments i'll Davenport
and Moline to be on the lookout for
the young fellow, and yesterday morn
ing he was arrested across The river.
Detective James Brinn went over yes
terday afternoon and brought him back
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
Personal Points

W A. RosenfeId and E. II. Guyer
leave for Chicago tomorrow on bust
ness relative 10 the new Rock Is
land club building
Mr.. and Mrs. }. E. Bohart and little
son Arthus have arrived from Chicago
for a weeks visit at the residence Of
e. NJ Wilcox. Mrs Bonart's fsthc5.
2534 Seventh avenue.
General James r. Lincoln, e0mman-
dant at Ioxa State college at Ames,
and his wife are visiting In the city
with their SOD. Arthur Lincoln, and
with Judge r " Olmsted.
Mrs. George Michel and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth. who have been visit
ing with Mrs. Michel's parents. DR.. and
Mrs A. n. McCa1dless. have returned
to their home at St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McHugh and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, leave their
home in Chicago tomorrow for New
York, from which city they sail next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
DISCUSS KENTUCKY
VS. RANGE HORSES
House Members Entertained by he
bate Between Southern and
Western Members.

Washington. Jan. 1.-the house
was entertained for an hour and a-half
today with discussion of the relative
merits of horses bred on the ranges
Of the great northwest and on the hills
Of Kentucky. Martin. Of South Dako-
ia, and Mondell. of Wyoming, sup
ported the range horses. while Helm
and Stanley. OF Kentucky. paid exalted
tribute TO the produce OF their state.
The discussion came over a provision
in the army appropriation bill pro.
viding a training station for horses in
Virginia. The provision was dropped
from the bill on a point of order. but
this detail had no effect on todays
oratory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
FINED: QUITS AS A
CITY FIRE FIGHTER
Member of Davenport Department
Refuses to Accept Punishment
Imposed at Trial.

Because Of the imposition of "A fine
of five days suspended pay for an al
legged rebuke given the captain OF one
OF The hose companies al the recent
fire which nearly destroyed the Neal
Institute at Ninth and Farnum street,
Walter Schlaefke, hoseman with
Hose company No. >, Davenport, has
left the department. His withdrawal
from the fire department followed
closely upon his being found guilty of
disobedience by the board of fire and
police commissioners and as yet the4e
has been nothing done towards an -ad-
justment OF the matter. either on the
part Of the fireman or the commission.
From the information which has
been given out on the matter, it is
learned that Schlaefke was in attend
ance at the fire at the Neal Institute
and while standing on the ladder
leading to the third floor, he was
asked to hand up all AK. This re
quest was made by the captain of one
of the other companies and it is
claimed that Schlaef5e retorted that
he did not have to perform that SER
vice as he was not detailed on such
jobs The matter was reported 10
the head of the department and the
matter was then referred TO the po-
lice and fire commissioners for ac-
ton. \ meeting was held and the af-
fair sifted thoroughly The result was
the imposition of the five days fine
and later, the withdrawal of Mr.
Schlaefke from the department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-14
JOHN :. EITENfAN.

John S. Eiteman died last night at
$3.50 at his home. sol Eighth street,
Moline. after a years illness of COM
plication of diseases. He had been con
fined to his bed only 10 days Mr.
Eiteman was a native of Pennsylvania
and was g. years of age. After com
ing west he resided at Rock Fails. Ill,
and Is years ago removed with his
family to Moline. He and Miss Alice
Brewer of Ambo&, H., we're inited in
marriage IS years ago. Mrs. Ei,eman.
with three sons, Fred and Earl of Mo
line and VIII, Rock Island, survive.
Deceased also leaves a brother, living
at Jefferson, Iowa, and W., sisters. one
ar Des Moines and the other at Nor
rison. III. Mr.. Eiteman was a carpen-
ter by trade. Until two years ago he
vas employed at the Deere & Mansur
plant in Moline. He was a member OF
Camp IS, Modern WoOdmen of Amer
ca. He was one of The cnarter mem
bers of the WcOdmCn camp at Rock
Falls. The funeral Will be held to-
morrow at $50 from the residence and
services will be conducted by Rev SIR
McCown. The remain will be taken to
Rock Falls Monday morning over the
Burlington for interment.