Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 24, 3 December 1910 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1910.

EXILED IIOOSIERS FEAST AUD SPEAK Annual Banquet of New York Indiana Society At- . tended by Governor.

' New York, Dee. 3. Despite the en forced Absence of George Ade and Lew Sbsnk the Indiana octet? of New York turned out about 225 strong last night to listen to a lot of speeches about themselves, and then take turns In making them. The occasion was an annual dinner at the Waldorf. While they were working up to oratory the orchestra played the waiters In and out of the grand ballroom, where the banquet was held, to the strains of "On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away." Tunes like the "Suwanee Hirer" and "Old Kentucky Home" were received with polite attention, but when It was time again for "The Wabash ' Ah. then came back the mental visions of pussy willows aslant the brook, and Booth Tsrklngton. and Democratic majorities, and homey things like that ... Herds Literary Lights. Capt. James B. Curtis, the president of the society; marshaled the literary lights and other Hoosler geniuses In turn, and told them when It was time for them to get ip and tell how great la Indiana and' everything eonected with It. Governor Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana sat at the toss tm aster's left as the guest of honor. Seated also at the speakers' table were Meredith Nicholson, Horace 'llord. President Scott Bone of the Gridiron club of Washington, former "Representative Lafe Pence, President W. W. Parsons of the Indian State Normal schoon. President U. N. Bethell of the New York Telephone company, William De If attoa Hooper and Joseph T. Fan alng. Representative' Sulser was at one of the tables as a guest. Also among the 125 were Capt Jack Thompson of Indianapolis and Broadway, Carroll C Rawllngs and three generations of Rawllngses. all born In Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Grlswold Bourne, Capt F. T. lledley and Dr. and Mrs. Charlea ODonald. Indiana and Marshall Great. i Governor Marshall hat It made plain t htm that the greatest state In the TJnlon la his own state, and the Hooslera the greatest of our citlsens and Governor Marshall, the. greatest of Hooslers. The Governor told the diners about "The Hooslersw also. If any of the speakers who had preceded him forgot anything of , Importance that should be recalled concerning Indiana, the Governor remembered and sprung It pleasantly. Meredith Nicholson said he had coma In the Interest of MOO novelists from Indiana, who 'want to protest that the Hoosler farmer and hts wife and daughters have so far forgotten their former work of supplying Hoosler authors with bluejean and sunbonnet local color that now is troublesome to find any of the old stuff to write about In the home state. The hobble skirt has already reached Logansport According to Mr. Nicholson, one of the big products of the state now Is former statesmen. Lafe Pence did not seen to feel offended. 8cott Bono spoke of "A Hoosler From Washington;" President Parson's on "Educational Indiana;" Mr. Bethel! on the subject of "Where Lincoln Spent Ills Boyhood." Lafe Pence on "Virginia at, Indiana'a Centennial. lfl." PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS your druggist will refund money if PAZ0 OINTMENT falls to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles In to 14 days. 60c. FRIED SKUNK ON COLUMBUS MENU Columbus, Ind., . Dec. 3. Row W. Emtf. great Junior sagamore of the Indiana Red Men, who Is an attorney here. Is spending a few days camping on White river, and has Just pulled off a Joke on some friends that has left them In a dated frame of mind. He Invited several to spend the night with htm and housed them under tent and blankets. When morning came he said he had something In the way of a treat and preeented them with fried meat which they decided waa possum. After breakfast was over and they were complimenting Emlg on his ability as a host and cook, he told them the troth. They had been eating fried skunk. The men Insist that fried skunk la excellent but they do not wish any more. FELL DOWN STAIRS AND BREAKS A LEG " A fall down a long narrow stairway At 730 North D street resulted in a badly broken leg for Al Goodwin, last evening. Good in" was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Reld Memorial hospital. The man was badly Intoxicated when the fall occurred, the police say. WIDOWS IOSS IS WORTH $500 ANYWAY . Shreveport La, Dec 3. In the District court Judge A. J. Murff held that the kiss of young widow was worth 1300. The decision waa rendered In the case of Mrs. Orece Hunter against J. K. Norman, who was Poet master at CU City, this pariah, when the alleged Km nnmtar alleged that Norman her at the Oil City poatofflce. for 12,000. Judge Murff adNorma that he looked old to

MARTIN VS. HARUM So Horse Deal Principals Are Styled.

The deal In horse flesh between Union county parties, which is having its siring on a change of venue, in the Wayne circuit court has been styled "the proceedings for $100 damages on a breach of warranty, by Abe Martin against David Harum." The great resemblance which John Redd, the complainant bears to the famous Kin Hubbard character has caused the attaches of the circuit court to bo name htm. The case went to 'the Jury on Saturday afternoon, after three days trial. The arguments by the attorneys were made on Saturday morning. Ray K. Shlveley, representing Redd, opened for the complainant. John F. Robbins, one of the counsel Interested in the case for the defense had an ingenious argument to convince the Jury that the defendant had not violated the established procedure in a horse deal. He declared to the Jury that evidence had shown the horse was not affected with the heaves, only wind broken. While Gregory owned It It worked satisfactorily, he said. But the attorney argued that after Redd secured the animal he put a collar four Inches too small on It causing It to choke and completely shutting off its wind. He said there was no wonder any one blocks away could hear the horse "blow" in an attempt to get its breath. He also said that evidence had shown Redd had been offer ed a hundred dollars since he had Instituted the civil proceedings against Gregory. v "TEMPERANCE BEER" SOMETIMES IS REAL Indianapolis, Dec. 3. Statistics In the current report of the food and drug laboratory of the state board of health, covering the fiscal year, ended Sept. 30, show that "temperance beer" Is not always temperance bear. During the year, the laboratory authorities had ocacslon to analyse several dosen samples of so-called temperance beer seised by Its inspectors or by peace officers engaged In closing blind tigers In territory "dry" under the county option law. Malt liquor with from 34 to S per cent alcohol, by volume, le scientifically accepted as beer. Some of the samples examined contained much more than that percent age of alcohol. Much of the liquor analysed In the laboratory was found by the Inspectors and other officers in bottles without labels, especially where offered for sale In "dry" territory, and all such liquor was labeled, by the seising authorities, "temperance beer," since to label It otherwise would have been to presuppose Illegal custody, of the li quor. In many instances, however. liquor with over S per cent alcohol was labeled temperance beer. Temperance beer Is accepted by scientists as malt liquor containing less than one-half of 1 per cent or only traces of alcohol. MILLIONAIRE IS BEFORE GRAFT BOARD New York, Dec. 3. The legislative graft investigating committee turned Its attention again today to the charge that a $500,000 boodle fund was raised to defeat the. anti-race track' bill. The committee has failed to supena James R. Keene and Harry Payne Whitney and today supenas were Issued for their aecretairtes. August Belmont banker and member of the Jockey club. It waa learned today, has been subpoenaed. Senator Francis H. Gates of Madison, who was mentioned by Senator Travis of Brooklyn as one of the senators who told him they had been "approached" by representatives of the racetrack interests, testified today. "Were you ever approached in an Invidious sense by persons representing the race track Interests." asked Judge Bruce, the committee's counsel. "No," replied Senator Gates. Senator Gates could throw no further light on the situation and waa excused. BURIED ALIVE IN CORN ELEVATOR Cellna. Ohio, Dec. 8. Arthur P. Dull of Rockford, had a narrow escape from death when he waa burled under 18 feet of corn at the Dull elevator in that village. Corn had clogged In the chute to their big corn crib, and Dull crawled in the end of the chute to loosen the obstruction. As the corn gave way he lost his hold on the chute and went into the crib. It waa several minntes before the accident was discovered. A portion of the wall. was sawed out to realease the Imprisoned man. He has an arm broken and Is badly bruised, but it Is not believed he is seriously injured. NO SHAVE OR HAIR CUT IN 90 YEARS Nashville, Ind.. Dec. 3. Elbert MerIda, who lived his 90 years without ever having his face shaved or his hair cut is dead at his home near here of typhoid fever. In his little log house are a number of rattle snake skins, to the wearing- of which as belts he attributed his long life. RED CROSS SEALS Red Cross seals are now on, sale, a large number have been sent to Richmond to be disposed of. The Palladium has these seals on sale. Call for them at the business office. Each penny spent for a Red Cross sesl goes Into the war fund for the campaign against the great white plague.

MOHAN TO ELEVATE DRAMA ON STAGE

San Francisco. CaL, Dec 3. Owen Moran, the British lightweight who knocked out Battling Nelson in the eleventh round of their fight here, will leave for New York Tuesday. Moran has received several offers to appear on the stage and he probably will accept one. Charles Harvey. Moran's manager, said today that he wanted to have Moran meet Ad Wolgast and was willing to wait until the champion was ready to fight but he did not look with favor upon the terms that Wolgast dictated last night a guarantee of $12,500 and the right to name the referee. Nelson got hold of Promotor Goffroth today and wanted to get the next open date for a fight with Wolgast. Nelson Insists that he can beat the champion, despite the knockout that Morsn delivered . It is understood however, that the promotors here are not thinking of putting Nelson in the ring again at this time. PLAYS WITH FIRE; BABY BOY DIES Crawfordsvllle, Ind.. Dec. 3. As the result of burns received when he overturned a lamp, Leslie OUn Swank, the 16-monthsold son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Swank, living north of Darlington, died in great agony. The little fellow toddled out of bed Monday morning, and seeing the burning lamp on a chair nearby. Imagined It was a toy and began playing with it. The lamp was overturned and In a moment his nightgown was ablaze. His screams attracted his mother, but before she could smother the flames his body, arms and legs were terribly burned. ARREST GANG OF SAFE BLOWERS Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 3. Nitroglycerine enough to blow up an office building, three pieces of fuse and four big revolvers were found among the effects of three men and a woman who are being held at police headquarters here. The police believe they have rounded up a band which has been operating for a month in Ohio, blowing safes and stealing thousands of dollars. FATHER ARRESTED FOR STEALING SON Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 3. Dlvoroed and given custody of bis four-year-old child a week ago; married Monday for the second time within five years, Robert W.. alias Roy, Scott his bride of three days and James Reginald Wilson Scott, who says his name Is "Jim Thompson." are at Central police headquarters. - Scott Is being detained by detectives on a circular from E. Willis, the chief of police of Windsor, Ont.. charging kidnapping of the boy. Scott who until recently was travelins salesman for a piano company, alleged In a petition for divorce last Saturday, that he was deserted by Mrs. Scott No. 1, the mother of the boy. The divorce was granted. Mrs. Scott No. 2, who, until last Monday morning, when she was married to the salesman, was Miss Mabel Claire Bennett of Brooklyn, declares that Scott received word that his wife was untrue and that he furnished funds for Mrs. Scott No. 1 to visit relatives. NO COMMON CREED FOR JEW AND GENTILE New York. Dec. 3. "The time Is not yet for a common religious platform upon which the Jew and the Gentile can stand," said Jacob H. Schlff tonight in addressing the Young Men's Hebrew association. "The distant future may bring even this," he continued. "Indeed, I pray for It. But so long as Christianity means to a large number of our coreligionists oppression and prejudice, if not persecution, the Kingdom of God has not yet arrived on earth, nor has the brotherhood of man become an actuality." In this belief Mr. Schlff urged "that we draw the line at efforts to introduce other than Jewish worship Into our camps alike, because we have too much respect for the religions of others to permit them to be brought under the mistaken Impression that we have a ground to meet on and because it is our right and duty carefully to guard our own fences." THREE METHODIST BRANCHES TO MERGE Baltimore, Dec 3. That the dream of many Methodists to see all the followers of John Wesley united into one body would soon be realiased, was the opinion expressed today by Rev. Dr. L. M. Jennings of the Methodist Protestant church of Pittsburg. In an address at the second day's session of the joint commission on Methodist Federation. "The fraternal sentiment of the three churches of Methodism, the Methodist Episcopal, the M. E. South and the Methodist Protestant is already crystallising around two conceptions of union organic union and federation," said the speaker. There is a trend toward union of all churches, not only at home but in the foreign mission field. The afternoon was devoted to a secret session, the church waa cleared ot all non-members of the several commissions, after which the doors of the edifice were locked. Tonight equally private meetings of committees were held. Settee Still. "Don't yon think yon have a good mamma to spread such a nice, blar aUce of bread with Jam for year asked the visitor. "Oh. yes." replied little Lola, "but my grandma le geoder. She lets me spread the jam myself.";

GRIDIRONJEROES. Ones Who Never Win Places In the Football Hall of Fame.

AND THEY WEAR NO "LETTER" These Practically Unknown Men Are the "Scrubs," Who Help to Keep the Varsity Team on Edge Thsy Play the Game For the Game's Sake. There Is no royal road to a thorough knowledge of American college football. The preparation of the varsity eleven is long and hard. The mills of the coaches grind slowly, and they grind exceedingly fine. There is nothing In store for much of the good material that In the end must be relegated to the side line. These men. wrspped in gray blankets, who line the low fence surrounding the field on the day of the big game, are the scrubs, or second team men. There Is a paradox in their situation their only chance for persons! glory lies in the defeat of the varsity eleven. There comes a time in many a big game when a coach, realizing that the day is lost, that his varsity men have done their utmost to no purpose end are being swept steadily down the field, will throw, into the game scrub after scrub, hoping against hope that these men will play better than they really have a right to and so turn the tide. And even ten seconds in the big game give the scrub his letter. 8o it Is In after years thst one msy point out many a wearer of the letter who was not needy so good a football player as msny scrubs. It haa happened, too, that a man has fought for years in the hope of making the eleven, has Improved slowly, if sorely, has been sent into the big game aa a forlorn hope and has played a game the like of which has not been seen on the field that season. . Even scrubs take their triumphs and their disappointments differently. There are not a few who are proud to have been on the second team In the year that the first eleven swept all before It They have no varsity letter, but the discriminating know that they were better players than some of the varsity men of other years. There are other scrubs who bemoan the fact that they were not In college when the general average of the players was low and they would have been almost certain to make the first team. Be it said, however, for the honor of the second team that instances of the latter type are rare. A scrub player learns the lesson of -elf sacrifice. It Is his but to be walked over daily by the varsity, while most of the Instruction and encouragement are-lavished on said varsity. Aa a rule, however, there cornea at least one week in the season when the scrubs are pampered and petted and made much of. The varsity is In the throes of a "slump," Is lagging, dispirited and sullen. It Is then that the scrub team suddenly finds that It la being taught to play the game Just as If it were to take the field as the first choke against the foe. There Is a coach for almost every man, there are words of encouragement, much valuable instruction and a new esprit de corps. Under the new inspiration the second tesm sweeps the flagging varsity off Its feet, humiliates the first string players to the uttermost, while the coaches, cheer the scrub and Jeer the varsity. At least once a season it Is very good to be a scrub, for at least once a season the scrub defeats snd humiliates the team that haa proved perhaps a terror to all Its outside rivals. Nothing has such a salutary effect on the varsity as Che eating of bumble pie once in awhile. In late years the scrub la getting more consideration than In the old dsys. Tet the men play principally for the love of the game and in order to make the going as hard as possible for the varsity. Sheer loyalty and the thrill of battle keep them at It year after year. They learn football from the ground up. They see the big games from the side lines and, knowing the signals, have a peculiar advantage over any other spectator. With a knowledge of the signals one may criticise the handling of the big team In the big game may more readily understand the strategy of coach and quarterback. It la this opportunity to analyse the big games, coupled with the chance to get practically aa good coaching as the varsity, that makes excellent coaches out of msny scrub players. ' Some of these scrubs have gone back to college and turned out freshman teams that have been able to fight the varsity to a stsndstill and so have astonished the very coaches who taught them. There have been Instances of this at nearly every big institution In the east. Sometimes the services of these exscrubs have been eagerly sought by the veteran varsity coaches, and many a man without . a field reputation has proved to be no mean strategist. It Is really these ex-ecrub men who keep up the high average of Interest la the game. They are turned out yearly at the rate of five or more to every varsity player. The varsity man may lose Interest in the game in after years, but the scrub practically never. It is they who are the backbone of the pilgrimages to West Point, and It Is they who talk football far Into the night in the club and chop bouse. The scrubs. In a word, all unhonored and unsung' aa they are. are the backbone of the game In the colleges and out of them. They play the game and they watch it for the game's New York Post. Per the Sake ef the Cause. The other day a tramp called upon a pronounced advocate of woman's rights. His tale waa a very plausible one. but did not seem to meet with much sympathy. "Why don't you go to work? asked the suffragette. "Please, mum," explained the weary one. l made a solemn tow tea years Ago that I would never do iniKher stroke o work till women waa given a vote." Be waa taken in so was she. Ex-

TAMPA IS SUED BY LABOR UNIONS

Tampa. Fla.. Dec. 3. Suit has been filed against the city of Tampa by the trustees of the Central Trades and Labor Assembly for $20,000- damages. It is alleged that the assembly has suffered damages to this extent by the closing of the labor temple for a period of three weeks during the strike, to prevent gatherings, and by damage done to furniture and the loss of valuable papers. ; The temple was closed by order of Mayor McKay to prevent gatherings at which violent speeches were made and at which, it was alleged, irresponsible speakers Incited the strikers. Governor Gilchrist is here to make a personal investigation of charges made by Samuel Gompers that the strikers are not being protected. He met a committee, of union men and after hearing their charges asked that they reduce their complaints to writing so that they could be properly investigated. SAMPLE OF MEDICINE CAUSED ITS DEATH Fond du Lac, Wis. Dec. 3. After having been out 49 hours the jury in the case of Martin O'Donnell of Oconto, against the M. W. Marshall Medicine company ot this city, returned a verdict awarding O'Donnell $666, but also finding that a relative of the plaintiff had been guilty ot contributory negligence. The case involved the acts of a traveling agent of the medicine concern in distributing samples of a rheumatism liniment in Oconto. A small daughter fed to an Infant the contents of the bottle left at the house by the distributor. The baby died and the father sued, blaming the medicine company under the law forbidding promiscuous handing out ot medicine samples. TAKES HIS LIFE ON EVE OF WEDDING New York, Dec. 3. While friends (.were gathered at 571 Lorimore street. Williamsburg, to witness his marriage to Miss Carrie McAllister, George Loefiler committed suicide In the home which he had fitted up at 28 Devoe street for bis bride to be. Loeffler put on his wedding clothes, placed in his mouth a tube leading from a gas Jet and turned on the gas. According to an aunt of Miss McAllister, at whose home the wedding was to have taken place, Loeffler had told his finance that business was not any too good of late, and the girl, who is a stenographer for a mercantile house, had tried to persuade him from marrying until his affairs improved. He would not consent to this, however. A Geed Trsp. The members of the Cumberland club In Portland tell this story about Tom Reed. Reed and a companion went to the club one evening, hunt; their coats in the cloakroom and spent the evening talking politics. When they went to get their overcoats on leaving. Reed's friend thrust his hand In the pocket for his gloves and pulled out a pocketbook that was not his and that some one had put In there by mistake. "What shall I do?" be asked Reed. "If I go around the club with a pocketbook In my hand It will look strange." "That's all right," said Reed. "Keep the pocket book and set the coat again. We'll go back in the smoking room." Why Ade Smiled. George Ade in the early days of bis career, before the "Fables In 81ang" had brought him fame, called . one morning in Chicago upon a Sunday editor on a mission from a theatrical manager. "I have brought you this manuscript," he began, but the editor, look"XX THE WASTKSASXXT, rLXASX." lng up at the tall, timid youth. Inter rupted: "Just throw the manuscript In the wastebasket. please," be said. Tm very busy Just now and haven't time to do it myself.' Mr. Ade obeyed calmly. Ho re aumed: "I have com from the theater, and the manuscript X have Just throws In the wastebasket la your comic farce of The Erring- Son. which the manager asks me to return to you with thanks. He suggests that you sell it to an undertaker, to be read at funerals-" Then Mr. Ade smiled gently and withdrew. Argentina has reached the Louis XV type In furniture and the "arts and crafts" movement for simplicity lads no appreciation there.

MOTHER SEES HER CHILD CREMATED

Pittsburg. Pa., Dec. 3. Alone on the second floor-of his home foury ear-old Alexander Levin burned to death today while his mother, Mary Levin, fought frantically to save him, entering the burning house twice and sustaining serious burns. The child was left alone on the sec ond floor, and in his play he probably knocked coals from a grate fire to the rug. Then frightened at having started the fire he hid in a cupboard and swung- the door after him. As the flames . spread the child's Bcreams were heard by the mother. When she ran up the stairs the room was a mass of flames and the fire mas spreading through the house. She searched the room, but could not find the boy. The house was destroyed and when firemen had cooled the ruins enough to search for the body they found it charred to a cinder. BUYS MOST PERFECT HORSE FOR $10,000 Chicago. Dec. 3. The world's cham pion Shire horse Dan Patch, declared to be the most perfect specimen of heavy equine alive has been acquired by President John J. Mitchell of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank. Mr. Mitchell paid the record price of $10,000 for the animal, according to well authenticated reports. The announcement that the banker had added Dan Patch to his string of blooded horses now housed at Geneva was made by Mr. Mltchel at the In ternational Stock Exposition at the stockyards. Thousands of stockmen and farmers showed their enthusiasm by cheering both the horse and its new owner when they heard the news. GETS $11,500 FOR LOSS OF HIS LEG South Bend, Ind., Dec. 3. Through a decision of the Supreme court of Indiana In affirming a decision ot Judge Richter in the Laporte circuit court David Norman . Poole of South Bend, is awarded damages to the sum of $11,500 for Injuries received while working for the Grand Trunk railway. Through a defective frog into which he stepped on Oct. 8, 1906, Poole lost a leg, being held fast as a train bore down upon him. To save his life he fell to one side and allowed the leg to be crushed. The case haa been In the courts practically all of the time since that date. The verdict of $11,500 carries 6 per cent interest from the time the appeal was made for a reversal of the decision. The damagea asked were $16,000. SLEEPING BABE SEAT FOR A DRUNK Texarkana, Texas, Dec, 3. The babe ot Mr. and Mrs. James Henry of Poplar Bluff, Mo., is dying In a sanitarium here ot Injuries received on a train which arrived here from that city While the infant was sleeping on a car seat, a drunken man reeled into the coach and sat down upon the babe, crushing it almost to death. He es caped unidentified. ELOPED WITH GIRL TOBACCO STRIPPER Newcastle', Ind., Dec. 3. Miss Grace Denning and Bernard Knapmeyer, em ployed in a local cigar factory as stripper and foreman, eloped and were married in Covington, Ky.. the groom's former home. The girl's parents ob jected because of her age. GETS DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF TROUSERS Detroit, Mich., Dec. 3.-Dr. Carlston L. Norton of Adrian, who ' sued the Pullman Car company for damages because his trousers were stolen while he was asleep In a car on a side track In Jacksonville, Fla., got a verdict to day. It was a jury trial In the United States court The verdict was for the full amount asked, $439.50, the value of the trousers, cash, a gold watch and other things which were In the pock ets. The jury added . interest from the date of the robbery, Feb. 8, 1908. GOTHAM1TES MAY HAVE NEW SUBWAY New York, Dec. 3. The building of an underground street, the first of Its kind In the world, under St George's Hill, on upper end of Manhattan island, is favored by Nelson P. Lewis, a city engineer, in a report which he made to the board of estimates today, The street would be more than 800 feet long, 16 feet -wide and 16 feet high tor pedestrians only. Elevators are to be used to carry passengers to the surface. The bill is 100 feet high. Divorce In the Sudan. Little is known of divorce among primitive peoples; consequently an ar tkle contributed by a writer in a French review on the traditional rules for .divorce practiced among the Boudouma people, dwelling about Lake Chad.' is of interest. If the husband demands divorce we learn that he has to generally renounce the dot. This is always the case if he be a prodigal. A wife demanding' divorce without good reasons must restore to her husband double the value of his settlement upon ber. If she cannot do so he must wait until she again marries. and the new husband has to take this liability. If the wife haa good grounds for divorce ate retains the dot. Lon don Globe. Although Norway Is a maritime na tion and baa a larger percentage of Its inhabitants engaged in seafaring, than any other country, agriculture la ita leading- Industry.

MONKEY WAS WORTH

. WEIGHT LN GOLD St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 3. An estate valued at more than $50,000, resulting from the wanderings of an energetic Italian across the American continent with a hand organ and a monkey. Is In Hennepin county probate court to bo divided between charity and well-to-do relatives, according to a will deposited with the court many years ago tor sate keeping. The property is that ot John Zlgnego, who died Nov. 19 at the home of Joseph Zignego, a nephew. The dead man was known to thousands of people only as "Monkey John." He talk ed little of himself and few knew that he was In better than easy, circumstances. The Catholic Orphans' Home of Min neapolis is left $1,000 unconditionally. Zignego was a great admirer of this institution and was a frequent visitor there. Two aged sisters, who live in a small Italian village, will get the bulk ot the estate. SHE HAD AFFINITY; HUBBY GOT DIVORCE On the strength of testimony by the complaintant that his wife, Rosa May and Willard Ralney were night strollers and were fond of visiting the Thistlethwaite Falls, north ot the city, and admiring the scenery by moonlight, Leander Davis was given a divorce by Judge Fox of the circuit court. . The plaintiff asked for the custody of their three children, the oldest aged 12 and the youngest 7. . These will be given to him later when he can make arrangements for their pro vision, but for the present the divorced mother will have charge of them. The father wilt pay her $5 a week for their care. He is employed with the Light, Heat and Power company. They were married on January 12, 1898 and separated . on September 30, 1910. ' , ROBBERS KILL MAN AND LOOT STATION American News Service) ' Devil's Slide. Utah, Dec 3. Robbers murdered the Union Pacific agent here today, then they cut the wires and looted the station. They escaped. WESTERN STATES ' GROWING RAPIDLY (American News Service) . ( Washington, Doc 3. The . population of Colorado as reported today la 799,124, a gain of 48 per cent; Nevada 01,010, m gaiu oi o per ceoii iwov 325,594, a gain of 101 per cent; Oregon 672,765, a gain of 63 per cent' A HUGE BOULDER CAUSES WRECK (American News Service) Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 3,-r-A coal train, drawn by two engines struck a large boulder and was wrecked near Clinchport, this morning. - -Three trainmen were killed and three injured. IRVLN FINED FOR GIVING $3,000 REBATO (American News Service) ". Louisville, Dec. 3. The indictment against Luclen Irwin, president of the Louisville, Henderson and - St Louis railroad, charging him with granting rebates to the American Tobacco company, was dismissed today In the federal court, by Irwin accepting a $3,00 fine. HAMPTON INJURED IN C. & O. WRECK (American News Service) Cincinnati, Dec. 3. Charles Hampton, an engineer, was fatally Injured and several others were seriously hurt when the construction train on the C. at O. of Indiana went over the emhn1rmfif At ttiA tAn ftf tht tifvh hill Many workmen, were injured in jumping. Deatha and Funerals. KLEIN The funeral of Emily Klein will take place from the home of ber brother, George Klein, corner Ninth and National avenue Sunday ' afternoon at 2 o'clock Instead of 12 o'ctock aa announced In the Friday evening Palladium. ' f HIRE James Harvey Hire, aged 5S years, died last night at the Raid Memorial hospital. He lived northwest of the city. A brother Mr. Charles Hire, and a sister, Mrs. Llule Anderson, survive the deceased. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning from the home and burial will bo In King cemeteryAn Artisfs Fad. ' A Parisian artist in lieu of a picture gallery has a collection of great painters' palettes, some 500 in number, among them being Corofs. Isabey's and Theodore Rousseau's. On many of the palettes are sketches by - the painters wh uxed tbem.

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