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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20

you need most is the trained mind in your subordi- mates, MT. ReddicE."
 The chief sat back in his chair.
 "Just between us two, Montgomery-aho your" he queried.
 I'm of job If you'll give chance-
 You've earned your chance" the curt re-
 This the vagrants adoption into the D. & U. P headquarters family. Nominally he became Stan wi21s second stenographer
 Besides being a mystery, he IS living, breathing wonder" said the chief clerk to Reddick, oneday.
 "A mystery? You because he hobo?.
 That and some other things. Every Saturday night, regularly, he droPs out of sight, and 1t only last week that found out that he goes some where up the road Number Five, coming back Four Sunday night
 That's harmless enough"
 ~Y-yes suppose so. But don't like mysteries
 "He captures everybody, everywhere. Sings, too McLain (Stanwix's sweethearD lessons-in Italian folk songs, and all that!'
 What's that?" demanded Mir. Reddick. Does he know Italian?"
 "Yes"
 The department chief swung his chair to face the was a knotty traf1c problem confronting him, and Stanwix's mention of the tramp's linguistic gift opened small door of hope.
 Roughly accounted for, the problem turned upon the completion of the grade the Transcont- nenta1s coal branch to the Burnt Hills
 With the bitter fight prevent the competing line from crossing the D. G U. P. at Riata, and the still shrewder battle to keep it from rsurping-as the courts decided 1t migIt and as 1t ultimately did the very rails of the D. & U P. Burnt Hills E2tcn- sicn through One-Trac,S Gu1ch the passenger de- partment had nothing to do. But on the completion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20

partment wheeling short upon the vagrant. 'Twenty-sx miners working in the Doomite Queen going to the Wood River country in Idaho. The Transc continental is their natural route, and our agent has given them bad job Stanwix here, will give you a pass to Dolomite and grub stake for days Get the miners for line, I'll put you on the pay roll If you don't get 'em you may fade into the landscape. Good morning" Two days later the specialist turned up smiling walked into the private office dsregardful of Stan wix's protest, and laid pencil memorandurn bear ing the signature of the ticket seller at Doomite the general passenger agents desk:
 Do1om;te (City), March I5th This is to certify that H. Montgomery has this day ticketed 26 miners from the Dolomite Queen: rate, -egrlar; destination, Haley, Idaho. Form Exc. = 3, Nos. I3=8 to 1854.
 "SayP' said Reddick, quite unoficia1Iy. "Yonre not so foolish you look. How did you do it?"
 Easily enough was the unnoved reply. They are We1shmen, and sung lem Welsh ditty two Without refectng upon the worthy Mr.-Diard,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
By Francis LYnd

of the grade, MT. Reddick's problem had developed suddenly Five hundred laborers, padroned colonies of Italians, to be dsbanded in the Burnt Hills; they would bee-lne for the cities of the East most of them and their fares, for the railroad carrying them, was a prize to be striven for
 Reddicl1 had done his best, against odds. For a week more, Donald the travelling agent had lived in the Burns Hills camps, haranguing the men through interpreter, spreading largess of gifts among the influential, and matching wits with the willy padrones, who were not above taking D. & U- commissions with the other.
 Donald had been out of-the Hills by the space of a day, confessng defeat. The Transcontinental had every advantage. The business was local to its line. A huge special train would be the new branch, picking up the men and their dunnage their camps, where otherwise they would have been obliged march six, eight ten miles to the nearest D. & U. P. coal switch. Donald asserted that the business could not be secured against the secret opposition of the padrones and he added the information that the big special train already division station to the west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20

SWf@g3 E came on the Dolornite & Utah Pacific RME9& scene in character, stealing night ride on
 hWf6ml the blind baggage of west-bound train 1HlcE Number Four; and Shockey,D DBloodgood's 6-@2N9 fireman the Ioe6 discovered him soon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
BEATTY BANK CASE.
Appealed From Marshall County to
Supreme Court

The famous Beatty bank robbery case
is up TO the supreme court and win
probably draw d decision in January.
This case came up on an appeal to-
day from Marshall county and will be
reviewed by the court sometime this
month on briefs submitted by the state
and attorneys for the defense
Henry Hoerr, one nf the alleged
Beatty robbers, is fling the appeal IN
the supreme court. The little town
OF Beatty is located in Marshall coun-
ty near the Kansas-Nebraska line and
was the rendezvous Of one Of the most
desperate hand Of bank robbers that
have operated in the west in recent
years HOerr was convicted through
the efforts OF the legal departments of
both Kansas and Nebraska L. W
Colby Of Beatrice. Neb-. former attor-
ney general Of Nebraska, drafted the
brief for the state in the preseut case
Exception was taken TO some Of the
pIeadings when the briefs were fled
today and Colby has been given seven
days in which to amend his pIeadfngs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
THE VERDICT
EzDoradoan says Jury Was Not Legal
Iy Drawn

E1Darado- Kan. Dec 6--The le-
galftv Of EIDorado's jury Of women
was attacked in a motion Tor new
trial Of the case Of H H Boeck "
Heury Schneider, fled by Schreloers
attorneys today
The motion alleges that at the be-
ginning OF the court term the case
was set as a jury case and that the
verdict was not rendered by legal
and duly qualified jury as PROVIDED
for bv law. that there were g regular
Jurors waiting in the court TO hear
any cases that might come up and that
the court On its own motion ana over
ena objections OF the defendant Grew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
ARIZONA ORANGES.
Topeka VIII Enjoy Oranges Obtain
able in But Few Markets.

Very few cities are enjoying the use
of the Arizona Washington Naval
orange. the one orange with a thin skin,
as sweet as the late ripened California
navaIs They are highly colored- There
is ONLY a small territory in about
Phoenix, Arizona, where such sweet
fruit can be produced this early in the
season. But few oranges Of this quail
ity are obtainable-
II the people OF Topeka want some
thing that viii please them perfectly
tl4ey should insist that their grocers
send them the Arizona Washington
Naval orange
IF your grocer does not have this
orange it's his own fault The Arr
iona oranges are being handled by To-
pekz jobbsrs-Adv
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HankIa Hearing on Today.

T. J. HankIa- proprietor Of the Fifth
Avenue hotel. who was arrested yes
terday on q charge OF obtaining gro
cerieS under false pretenSss. as was
reported first IN the State Journal
yesterday. is being given preliminary
hearing in the county court this after
noon The complaint SEoru 10 BY
Thomas HorsfieId. grocer at z0S kan
sas avenue, charges that HankIa Sc
cured credit to the extent OF s53z.37
On statements that ne owed practical
II nothing except the H0rSfieId bill
A bankruptcy proceeding recently dis
closed the fact that HankIa IS unable
to meet his obIiga tons HorzffeId
claims he was defrauded and charges
lhat his eredence of Ha1kIa,s state
meuts led TO his extending the credit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
MOODY MURDER CASE
Postponed Account Illness Of the
County Attorney.

A score Of witnesses IN the case o.
Henry Moody. charged with the murd-r
OF MORAN Howard last spring were in
attendance az the district court today tae
case having first been set for hearing IT.
aav The witnesses were excused until
MoE6av when II is hoped County AIt0r-
uev Ernest r Simon may be well enough
n rroceed with the trial OF the case
While trey were at the court house
however, the witnesses were called into
the county attorneys Office and were IN
terrozate5 by Assistant James A No
Cure who viii help with the prosecution
Simon is reported 4 little better but =
still sick with heavy cold tnat i tnreaE-
e-fur 70 settle On his lJIuES- HIS TroUbts
dates from election night when he cauSzlt
a heavy cold IN visiting the voting pre-
c4ncts-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
CLARK DENIES IT.
Says Taft League Not Connected With
Good Government League.

George Clark sec-etary-treasurer Of the
Republican League OF Kansas. denies en-
phaticalIy today the report published IN
several Kansas newspapers this morning
to the effect that he was one Of ting or
GAMERS Of what will be called the Good
Government League" This new organizza-
ton according TO the morning repor :
has been started by the supporters OF
Taft N Kansas in an effort TO fight thu
Democrats throughout the state
Il an IN no way connected with any
association OF this kind" Mr. CIafE
stated 7 know nothing OF a standpat
league organized to defeat the Democrats
in Kansas. or 70 defeat Judge Thompson
I am not an OFFICER or z member Of anE
such organization I know OF no tickets
70 be put Up in the leading Kansas towns
and cities
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ADEFlCIT OF s2,598.
That Is DoIley's Report on Republican
State Committee

A deficit Of sz.5sS-75 remains IN the
expense account of the Republican
state central committee after all the
money on hand has been paid out
according to statement OF oonaGIonS
and expenditures fled with County
Clerk Samuel @. Zimmerman The
campaign cost a total Of s11Y3s6-s1,
while the receipts amounted only TO
SS79S1e- The expenditures were
only a little more than half Of those
of the Democratic committee. The
Republican committee, however, re-
ceived no assistance from the national
committee, while the Democrats re-
ceived $4,000 from that source The
amount OF personal donations was
about the same
The list OF donors. many Of whom
are tzteaempfGyeez. Is given IN full
n The statement, The expenditures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
POOR MANS FOE
Cold Weather Grips Him and
Family With Cruel Fingers.
Poor Commissioner Is Busy
Since Cold Wave Came.

The recent cold weather Is adding q
good deal to the number of calls for
help received by Charles N Bacon,
commissioner of the poor Today he
has received many applications for
coal. the majority OF which he mas
have been suffering and viii continue
To suffer unless something TO warm
them is furnished
such weather always brings in a
large number OF the poor devils,
Mr.. Bacon says. 7 divide those whom
I furnish into two classes, the poor
devils and the devils poor a" he ex-
planned. The devils poor are those
who have to depend on the county
year in and year out for help They
are aIWaEs with U.s. and we expect 70
look out for them as long as they i've
The poor devils take care Of them
selves under ordinary circumstance
But as sure as cold weather sets n
or q sudden cold snap strikes Us, they
ara here asking for help In the sum
usr time when they need to spend
nothing for fuel they manage to keep
BODY and soul -ogether- In the WIZ
ter it requires help for them 70 DO
this
From the pinched faces Of those who
appealed this morning for help II was
quite evident that most OF them need
- more than they were asking for.
Most of them were listed already in
the commissioner book and he was
acquainted with their circumstances
From now on he will meet again many
who came last winter. missing rev
who have passed on where coal ana
food are not needed and meeting 4 few
in their places who, for some reason
or other, have passed from the self
supporting class to that OF the COM
ruisSiouer's poor devils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
Factory Aid Fund Reaches $50 90.

1T is slow coming but II is going To
come" said C s Elliott chairman or
the Commercial club promotion com
mittee In speaking OF the $50. eco fac
tory aid fund Up 10 the noon hour
today $4,000 in subscriptions has been
raised
I'VE meet with the same cordial re-
ceptioR every day" said Mr. Elliott
The only trouble is that our force OF
workers is too small for a rapid cam
pzig1-" a half dozen business men were
soliciting subscriptions today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

a list OF women and caused a jury TO
be fmpaneled from that number TO
Try the case
According TO the motion the Jury
was drawn without warrant of law
and the members were not qualified
10 sit as jurors by law as the names
we're not in the Jury box Of Butler
county in Clerk N L AruoIdss ONCE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
NORTON WON'T RUN.
says No Use to Divide Opposition to
Billiard

Sheriff jonathan D Norton. who has
been talked Of for the office Of mayor
at the coming city election, vii refuse
to make the race unless the oppositiou
to the present administration get to-
gether on his candidacy
1T win be folly for several candf-
dates TO make the race for the nominal
ton. ard thus divide the strength OF
the opposition" Colonel Mortar says
TIE sheriff ~ preparing to enter some
line OF business when his term Of office
expires January L. He may re-euter
the coal Business OF may 60 into the
fnsUrar1ce business. he has not yet de-
cided- He IS noe seeking the office Of
mayor, he says. ard is not anxious to
participate in another political cam
pziSn-
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whitcomb. pending a hearing in the

Whitcomb. pending a hearing in the
case
The order was made following a COM
plant filed by John Marshall, attorney
for the commission, asking that q
reasonable joint rate be fixed for car
load lots shipped between joints in
Kansas over two or more lines in the
state, applying TO all commodities in
Guided in the maximum freight rate
law The railroads are resisting the
order on the rime-wOrn ground that the
order takes property without compen-
sation and without due course OF law,
and also that the commission exceeded
its authority in issuing the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
JOINT FREIGHT RATE CASE.
II Is on Trial in District Court Before
Judge Whftcomb.

4 fight on the joint freight rates
ordered by the Public Utilities commits
sion was begun in the district court
late yesterday, when a petition asking
that the order Of the commission be set
aside and demanding an Injunction
against it's being carried into erect
was fled A temporary restraining
order was issued By Judge George e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

also are set out in detail They are
grouped under various heads as fol-
lows. Office help and Office expense.
S1663S4: expressage, s237-S6; print
ing s4,041-S7: miscellaneous. 81
G4445; telegraph and telephone tolls.
590-97, speakers expenses. S1.59z-S25
postage, $2225-
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rk Wants Bresnahan-

Clark Wants BreSnahan-
Toledo, Dec. 6-Mana ger Fred Clark Of
the PTttsburg club arrived here today to
sign IL possible. Roger Bresnahan, recent
" dismissed as manager of the St. LoEts
Nationals
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02
COLLEGE MEN AT Sc A WEEK.
Princeton's President Says That is
What Graduates Are Worth.

Auburn. n. Y, Jan. 29.-"What is a
Princeton man worth today when he
is graduated" asked President Hib-
ben of Princeton yesterday in an ad-
dress to the Princeton alumni at Au-
burn Seminary.
about $6 a week." said Doctor Hib-
ben in reply to his own question.
"Why is it, he went on, that the
average graduate of Princeton could
not command more than that amount?
Why? 1t is because he has not trained
for business, law or medicine. Is not
that a sad confession to make? Ger
tainly it is. And we have been criti-
cised for it, but We can Justify our
selves. 1t is our endeavor to create
a high potential of mental possibility
rather than actual attainment.
"In the present freshman class of
about four hundred men, over 115 are
living on less than $4OO a year. One
Princeton student arrived at the uni
versity last fall with only $l4. The
alumni are forming relief clubs for all
such"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02
Knows Sculptress Well.

Neigh, Neb., Jan. 2S.--Editor News:
was somewhat surprised to see the
article headed. She's Sculptor at
80" in The News of Jan. &c, as it de.
scribed very old and dear friend
Mrs. Dellah G. Cox, the subject of
the article. is an old.time friend OF
mine. having known her personally
and well for over forty years, and her
son, Robert Lynn Cox, | have known
since he was a child Of years, and
was his first teacher in the public
schools OF Illinois. Therefore I can
vOuch for the truth of the article in
your paper in every particular, except
the initial OF her name should be &c"
instead of -"
Mrs. Cox is remarkable woman in
many ways. A great reader, a deep
thinker, and always interested along
all educational and up-to-date lines, al
though as she says, "S2 years young"
She came from a family OF inventors
the Garretsons-and was always
skillful in moulding and making images
from clay and other materials. | have
seen her collection of Indian dolls, me-
dalionS and busts and they certainly
deserve much credit.
have in my home a fine plaster
of paris cast of a medallion which she
sculptured and a large Indian doll
which she made. and Is perfect in ex.
preston and fine in every detail, suit,
moccasins, bow and arrow, and all
complete.
After leaving Illinois, sometime in
the early SOS, she was a resident for
many years of Buffalo, \. Y, but after
her son, Robert Lynn Cox. succeeded
Grover Cleveland as general counsel
and manager of the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents, at salary of
$4,000 a year and decided to make
her permanent home in New York
City, she went to Montclair, n. j., a
suburb (where her son has fine res
idence) to live.
The last word from her at holiday
time, she was in her usual perfect
health and enjoying life in every sense
Of the word.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Julia ]. Babcock
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02

low him shortly The fruit and prod.
uco held by the company up to Jan. %
was sold few days ago, and what lit.
tie remains in storage at the fruit
house will have no trouble in finding
"A quick market by Tuesday night
the Evans Fruit company will be no
more. and the fruit and produce store.
rooms in the Norfolk Storage com
panys building, which were only re.
will be empty and ready for the occu.
panCy of someone who wants to start
another fruit house in Norfolk
Purely personal reasons are the
cause of the closing down of the Ev.
ans Fruit company, according to mem.
bers of the firm, who declare Norfolk
an ideal location for a wholesale fruit
house. The Evans Fruit company
made a showing OF a fair profit on it's
books for the first year of it's stay
here. They expected Il loss for the
first year
Mr.. Ratlifr, who is druggist, finds
1t necessary to return to Kansas City,
where his father wishes to turn over
to him his drug business. Mrs. Evans
has been quite i'll during her stay in
Norfolk, and as it was largely for a
change Of climate which would bene.
fit his wife's health that Mr.. Evans
came here from Kansas City, her ILL
ness caused him to move. Mr.. Ev-
ans himself has not been in the best
of health, and for these reasons alone
he will return to Kansas City, although
the business which he and his sonin.
law established had every promise of
developing into most prosperous one.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02
A KINGS SWEETHEART.
But Gaby DesIys Is Not Wife Of Harry
Pilcer.

Pilcer.
New York, Jan. 29.-Gaby Deslys.
the French actress, denies that she
has married Harry Pilcer, an Ameri-
can dancer. Pilcer and Gaby Deslys
recently left here for theatrical en-
gagement in Europe.
Gaby Deslys is the woman who
knocked the Portuguese crown into the
mud. Mile. Deslys made a sensation
dancing. Manuel, on pleasure trip
to the French capital, saw the girl and
promptly went mad over her. He took
her to Lisbon and was seen every
where in public with her
That by itself, might have done no
great harm in his subjects eyes, but
he heaped rich gifts upon her, loaded
her with jewels and bought her every
thing her tickle fancy happened to
crave. Times were hard. People were
clamoring for work. He spent half
million dollars for jewels for her.
When starving men and women be-
held the kings sweetheart ablaze with
diamonds whose price was wrung
from the state and whose equivalent
in food might have saved many life,
trouble set in.
People, too, who had been turned
out into the streets to Starve, growled
when they heard huge suite of rooms
in the royal palace had been assigned
to the jiu-jtsu girl. Sticklers for NOR
ality and etiquette were shocked to
learn that Mile. Deslys accompanied
Manuel on his travels.
And then the revolution, after
which King Manuel's fortune being de-
pleted, Gaby Deslys again had to
dance for living.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02

Next Sunday the Commercial club
of this city will inaugurate "tele.
phone" campaign, which the directors
believe will result in a record breaking
attendance at the rural life commits
sion meeting which starts in the Nor.
folk Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Every Norfolk business man will be
asked to talk personally to at least
five farmer friends over the telephone,
explaining to them the work Of the
commission and inviting them to at.
tend.
The programs of the farmers con-
gress and rural life meeting are al
ready out and are being spread
throughout the territory surrounding
Norfolk.
This meeting is a farmers con-
gress," says Frank Tannehill, a local
farmer who has done much work for
the success OF the meeting 1T means
just what the name implies. It will
be of great benefit to the farmer and
as near as I can make out, it is an aim
for relation between the business
man, farmer and the transportation
companies"
All OF the meetings of the congress
will be held in the Auditorium. The
Commercial club rooms will be head.
quarters for the delegates to the con-
gress and members Of the commission
Farmers are expected from many
counties around Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02

government OF that possession. MIR.
Altman recently passed a Civil service
examination as an automobile expert.
His new position will he that as chauf-
fcur for one of the high Porto Rican
officials. W. f. Altman accompanied
his son to Omaha
Farmers living three and a half
miles south " First street report that
the road in that vicinity has been
made almost impassablc on account Of
several large snowdrifts. The farmers
are waiting to haul corn to the city.
says one farmer, who declares II only
one place in the road was repaired,
travel would be easy.
Invitations have been issued for the
Country club banquet and dance to bs
given Friday night at the South Nor
folk railway eating house. The event
is announced as "the first annual mid.
winter banquet and presentation Of
tournament cups" The hour set Is =
o'clock. President S. NJ. Brndcn will
provide a special train for the conven.
fence OF members desiring to attend,
which will leave the Seventh street
station at sos, returning at midnight
Members are requested to notify G.. G.
Cabaniss, chairman OF the social com.
mittce, at once as to how many plates
they wish reserved Plates are 81 each