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Till- ! N'01M.mivVKKKLV . S'l-\VS-l6lTRMATj. : FRIDAY. APRIL 21. 1011. \ Ooo ooo- Real Inside Dope on the Major League Baseball Teams n QOO Hy TOMMY CI.AHK. I NATIONAL LEAGUE. . j New York. Club appears to Imvo about the best rlmnco lo win ( hu pennant McGraw i > oems to liuvu succeeded at Irtst In de veloping mid switching hi ? plnycr.s un til lid has found it winning combina tion. Ills ten in Imp good bittern and fast base runners nnd In probably the beat offensive club In the league. The pitching department might bo n little Htrongor , although It In much butter than last year. The catching staff rould bo Improved on , but It Is not ter ribly weak by nny means. If the Giants had n man like Cobb or Brcsna- linn they would hnvo the pennant cinched. Chicago , Although the veterans are slowing mc.HOi.-r 6,1 up , the club I'f B 1111 strong to bo In the hunt again. It has the best defensive t o a in In til o I v u g ii e T U c pitching Htnir In uncertain , but Manager Chance will depend on KliiB Cole and scvcra 1 other youngsters to In ml htm near the top. The catching depart ment in strong. Zimmerman will till Stelnfeldt'a shoes at third In good shape. If Evers' ankle , which he broke last fall , docs not go back on him the In 11 eld will bo ns strong iia ever. If it fails him Inner work will go to smash. That great outllcld Scliultc , Hofinnii nnd Shcckard is Htill the classiest In the circuit. With out nny mishaps the club should fin- iBh second. cun Cincinnati , The Keds should run about third , The prospects for the club look better than in many years. GrlHUIi's winter deal whereby he obtained Pitchers Mc Quillan and Moron , Third Baseman Grant and Outfielder bates makes the Reds n formidable aggregation. A weak pitching stair kept this team out of the flrst division last Mason. The club has one of the best outfields in \ the country. It Is also the best base running team In the country. The only big weak spot Is at short. \ Philadelphia. , ' Team appears stronger than last sea- ' HOII , but is not a championship aggre gation by nny means. Pitching staff has been weakened since last year Too many veterans on the infield. Catching department , with Manager Dooln at the receiving end , is strong Aa n manager he is not a Frank Chance or a Hugh Jennings. Brooklyn. Is the dark horse In the race. Club bus the strongest pitching stuff in either league , good catchers nnd a sweet out field. Intleld looks very good lit present. Team lacks ginger and is not the best base running team by a long shot But Bill Dahlen may sur prise us. St. Louis. The Cardinals ought to whoop up things this season. Bresnnhan has filled up some holes since the close of the last campaign. Club has the fast est Infield in the league. Pitching staff anil outfield very uncertain. Is liable to finish In the flrst division If the team gets the lucky breaks. Boston , A sure bet for the cellar champion ship. The club has one good catcher nnd n few good pitchers that's nil. The Hustlers will be very lucky if they win ns many games as the St. Louis Browns did last year. Pittsburfl. Too many veterans on the team. Wagner , Clarke and Leach are about abouta TWENTY GAMES ENOUGH , ± $ SAYS WALTER JOHNSON. J "No major league pitcher should work In more than twen ty games , " says Walter Johnson of the Washington Americans. " 1 intend to practice what I preach. "Tho game la too strenuous these days. It's like everything else. "The strain Is greater , and duties - ; ties should be minimized. " H-H-HH-H-H-W-I-H-l-M-H-H-l- The merchant , must never relax hla anxiety to create buying opportuni ties for hip patrons not one now and then , but an endless chain of them I News want ads are effective. pop ' due for n big "lump. Pitching staff Is also poor , and there Is a big hole nt tlr.st base. If anything happened to Gibson the club would be without the services of an experienced backstop Still , with tht'M- handicaps the club figure * stronger than the balance and ought to finish In fouith place. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York. The real strength of the team lies in the pitching staff. Catching depart ment , too , looks formidable. Infield I" very fast , but outfield Is uncertain. Team played great ball for Stalling * last your , but may not deliver for Hal Chase. Club ought to finish second. Only drawback apparently la lack of experience of the manager. Detroit. Very llllle Improvement over last year. Twirling corps again weak. In field Inferior to many other clubs. Outfield Is still one of the best In the country. Ilns poor catching staff. With Hugh Jennings' never say die j spirit and Ty Colib's batting and base i running the team ought to finish third. Chicago , Club has good chance to land in the I flrst division. Pox have great pitch- 1 lug staff. With hole at first base plug ged up. Infield will be very fast. Out field looks good , and catching depart ment Is one of the best In the circuit. 1 Team Is very fast on the bases , but i wcnk In hitting. Boston. Team Is not as strong as last season , i Infield Is shot to pieces. Club made big mistake In trading McConncll and Lord I to Chicago. With Stahl on retired list 1 Manager Donovan will have a big job I filling up hole at the Initial sack. Has j good catchers , but twirling staff needs I strengthening. Outfield Is very fast. i Philadelphia. Team outclasses the others In bat ting , fielding , base running and run Improve over last year's form. If Captain Davis Is unable to play bag No. 1 to the satis faction of Mack , Ben Houser can Jump in and fill the bill to pcrfec- jt 1 o n. There Is ' 'nothing the mat ter with the Ath letics' suburban ites , and the re- getting. Twining btaff Is stronger than last season. Manager Mack has added n couple of crack young fllngers to this department since the close of the 1910 campaign. As that stonewall infield-Davis , Col lins , Barry nnd Bake r is three- fourths of the kid variety it should STAnfl- - not as classy as some others , is very reliable. All things considered , the club should breeze in. Cleveland. The club has spent a large sum of money in an effort to build up a pen nant winner , but , although the talent appears to be there , the finish is prob lematical. Team is weak behind the bat and in the box. The infield at first , second and short is well looked after , but is weak nt third. Birming ham and Jackson look good in out field , but that's about all. Washington. Place Hugh Jennings , Johnny McGraw - Graw or Frank Chance nt the head of this team and the club will come pret ty near landing second or third place. Club has a fast infield , a good outfield nnd the best battery in the game- Johnson nnd Street besides several other good twlrlers nnd catchers. More snap needed here. 8t Louis. Looks stronger than last season , bul will have n hard time keeping out of last place at that Pitching staff is good , Infield only fair nnd outfield very weak. Is strong on catchers , Bobby Wallace Is an experiment ns manager. Tooley , Brooklyn's Sensational Recruit. Shortstop Tooley , the Rochester re cruit , Is making such n wonderful 1m prcsslon with Manager Dahlen of Brooklyn that the other youngsters are dropping out of sight When Cy Young Will Quit. "When they cut the uniform off me I'll retire , not before. " flares up Cy Young , the twlrler of twenty-two ma jor league seasons. "Harem Twist" Latest Curve. Pitcher Vean Oree of the Cleveland club has u new curve no calls the "harem twist. " Pavelka Throw * Taylor. The wrestling match here between G. A. Taylor , "tho Burke Giant , " and Ben Pavelka of Verdlgre was won by Pavelka after one of the best oxhlbl tlons ever seen In this part of the Mate. Pavelka outweighed Taylor about thlity-llvo pounds but the match had gone HOIUO timi ) before his mi- porlnr wolxht seemed to toll , lie gain ed ( In1 11 rut fall In otio hour and fir- teen minutes with n combination half NVIsoii and body hold. The second fall came lifter thirty minutes florco HtrtiKKlliiK with practically the Bamo hold as the first. Taylor iiiiulo nsplon- did showing and gained ninny friends iy his RamenoHK , but Pavolku Is too leavy for him. There were nearly MI ) mat fans present and fhu exhlbl- Ion seemed lo please I hem. Homo of ho fans are trying to get u match iere between Pavelka and George Moil of Aurora , Oscar Wassom of } inalia , or Paul Doinko of Sioux City n the near future , and If they sue- eetl their- will bo n big crowd present. Herrlck Wins Ball Game. HoiTlck. S. 1) . , April 17. Special to i'ho News : The Dallas high school toys came down Saturday and played tall with the local school c-lub , result- ng In n score of 12 to 0 In favor of the mine team. The Dallas boys played ; oed ball , but derrick players fairly mtdld themselves ( o gel e\en for the Hid luck of n week ago , whim they ilayed Gregory. Butte Beats Spencer. Unite. Nob. , April 17. Special to The News : The Hutto high school ioys crossed bats with the Spencer iggregatlon on the hitler diamond Sat- inlay afternoon. The victory belongs o Hutto by a score of 8 to 12. Hat- eiles : Hutto , Tingle and Wilson ; Spencer , Biro and Whltehorn. This s the second victory for Butte boys n their sorles of games being played ) > the high school league , composed if Hoyd and Gregory teams. Hutto ilayed Hrlstow on April 8 and won .hu gnmi ; by a score of 15 to 2. The i-ynch boys are scheduled to come to Julio nexl Saturday , when the Butte line will play their third game. _ , LL _ _ Nellgh 8 , Atkinson 6. Neligh , Neb. , April 17. Special to Tlio News : The first high school base- tall game ; tills season was played In his tit } al the Ifiversido park grounds Saturday afternoon to ; i fair sl/ed rovvd. The Atkinson team tried con tusions with the homo boys , nnd It vas plainly demonstrated that the visitors are not as strong in the base tall line as they are in football. Af ar the first inning the game was In- erestlug to the finish with good plays wide by both sides. The final score icing 8 to ( > In favor of the home cam. Jenkins for Neligh had the best of .ho argument In the pitchers , getting itno strike-outs to his credit. Ho cer- : alnly has an abundance of speed , and with the proper control Is there and over as a high school player. Follow ng Is Iho score by innings : Uklnson 20000030 1 G Nellgh -1001001 x 8 Batteries : Atkinson , Miller and Ramer ; Nellgh , Jenkins and Sellery. Struck out by Miller 4. by Jenkins 0. Hits , Atkinson 7. Neligh 9. Umpires , Srlnklaw and Kryger. The Norfolk high school will play iere next Saturday afternoon. Lynch Defeats Bristow. Lynch , Neb. , April 17. Special to The News : The Lynch high school baseball team defeated the Bristow high school team here Saturday by a score of 19 to 12. The game was a regular merry-go-round from start to finish , due to the hits made by the Lynch team and the errors of same. Batteries : Lynch , Baker , L. Carter and E. Carter ; Bristow , G. Hlght , J. Anderson nnd F. Hight. Hits : Off L. Carter , 3 ; off E. Carter , 0 ; off Ander son , 3. Struck out : By Anderson , 3 ; by Hight , 2. Bases on balls : By Car ter , 1 ; B. Carler , 0 ; Anderson , 4 ; Hlgbt , 9. Also two very rotten um pires. Art Exhibit This Week. The Elson art exhibit , Including 200 splendid pictures , will be In Norfolk Wednesday , Thursday and Friday of this week. This array of pictures Is planned by the grades of the public schools. It will bo held In the assem bly room of the high school building , Fine programs are planned for each evening , beginning with a scries of two German plays Wednesday evening nnd concluding with a recital by Miss Alice Howell , professor of elocution at the stale universlly. on Friday even must play the guitar to be accomplish' ed , and she , accordingly , practices from 4 to C every morning , thereby disturbing Hagedorn's slumbers. She is reproached , but declares she will leave and answers an advertisement for a wife. The two nephews of Hage dorn , Ernst and Harry , are the ones who bring about the huge joke on the older people. The cast : Leopold Hagedorn , Leonard Rig- pert ; Lene , Helen Lobdell ; Ernst , Wilbur Hibben ; Harry , DeWitt Dun haver. "Koffeeklatsch" Is an afternoon tea at the home of Frnu Miller. The usual gossip about other friends and styles takes place until Fran Lohmann produces great excitement over an advance In her husband's position nnd declares she cannot associate with common people. Cast : ing. Miss Howell Is not unknown ns a reader to the people of Norfolk , hav ing given a recital here two years ago for the Woman's club. Her work Is artlslic In the highest degree. On Thursday evening a concert will be given by pupils of the grades under direction of Mr. Soloman. Pros. A. II. VIelo of the board of education will open the program on Wednesday evenIng - Ing with an address on "The Place of Art In the School. " The program for the three evenings are as follows : Wednesday Evening Program. Two short but Interesting Gorman plays will be given , with the addition of good music. "Alter schutzt vor Torhelt nlcht" IB a short comedy deal ing with Leopold Hagedorn , a bach elor , who Is having trouble with Lena , his housekeeper , who is CO years old. tV nephew or diigedoru tolls Lena she Fran Miller. Martha Winter ; Fran Shulze , Huth Shlvoly ; Frau Lehmnnn , Agnes Xulz ; Krau Mudlcko , Emma Koerher. nlcht. " by Opal Dunn ; "Dlo Lorolol , " by Ethel Colwell nnd Huth Itouso ; "Jch Hebe dlch. " by Beulah Hayes , and "Die Wncht am Hhein , " by the club. Thursday Ironing's Program. Chorus , third grade , Washington school ; piano solo. Elinor Heeler ; rec itation , Doris Brush ; drnnmtl/.atlon , "Sleeping llenuly. " east Lincoln ; choniB , sixth grade , west Lincoln ; life illustration of pictures , Grant kin dergarten ; vocal solo , Henlah Hayes ; duet , Hilda Johnson nnd Ediuond Cur- ran ; recitation. Mao Rollins ; flag drill , fourth and fifth grades , Grant school ; chorus , third grade , east Lin coln j recitation , Easter Currier ; cho rus , second grade , east Lincoln ; cho rus , eighth grade" . Friday Evening's Program. Music , selected ; recital , Professor Allco Howell ( Impersonator ) , Univer sity of Nebraska : music , selected. Are Digging New Ditches. Three new drainage ditches are be ing built west of Norfolk under the auspices of Madison county , nnd us a result the farmers whoso land is In volved believe the vnltio of tholr prop erty will be Increased $25 an acie. The work started Saturday , The ditches aie eight feet deep and tliiee feet wide at the bottom. Two such ditches were built last year , making five altogether within six miles west of town. One of the new ditches goes llirough Spencer Raymond's farm for n dis tance of l.'iO rods , then goes along a dividing line for ICO rods with the farms of William lUggert , Julius Heck- man and Ernst Fcnsko on the one side and the land of Fred Dcderman on the other side. Tills ditch also runs through the farm of Adrian Craig for ItiO rods. Another ditch will run for 225 rods through the land of Otto Born and still another one will extend fet 250 rods through the land of D. A. Oni- merman. A Beautiful Easter Day. Easter Sunday , 1)11 ! ) , will go down in history as one of the most beauti ful days that Norfolk or north Ne braska ever nw It was as nearly lerfeet as a glorious spring day could . With the tempeinture jnsl right , with a mild tone of invigorating ozone in the air , it was n wondrous Easter morning. The very birds seem ed to breathe the spirit of the occas ion and let forth extraordinary efforts in April melody. Never were Easter services at the churches more impressive than upon this day. In tune with the beauly of Iho day ilself ( the floral decorations were glorious , tiie special music was an Inspiration and the Easter sermons were most impressive. Mammoth con gregations were assembled at all of the churches of the city for the Ens- ter services. Aside from the churches , the Knights Templar held their spec Inl Eafaler program in the evening , ns announced. A WRECK IN OKLAHOMA. Three Persons Injured When Rock Island Train Leaves Track. Chicago , April 17. Representallves of the Chicago , Rock Island and Pa cific railroad today received reports of a wreck at White , Okla. , at an early hour today in which the entire train was derailed except two rear coaches , which became detached from the rest. Three persons were injured. They were , according to the report : Engineer Martin of Sbawnee , Okla. , hurt internally. Express Messenger W. F. Baker of Memphis , Tenn.tslightly. C. C. Smith , a'passenger , slightly. The train was No. 42 , a local be tween Tucuracara , N. M. , and Mem phis , carrying a mail car , express car , a conch , two chnir cars and two sleep ers. Anarchy in East Africa , London , April 17. A Capetown dis- dllch says the British protected cruls er Forte has been ordered to Delogoa bay. According to the Johannesburg Express , anarchy reigns at Delogoa bay , owing to the fact that many resi dents of Portuguese East Africa re main loyal to the deposed monarchy , Revolutionists demand the deposition of the governor of Mozambique an ( ] the expulsion of these loyalists. Roosevelt Home , Not Talking. New York , April 17.--Theodore Roosevelt returned home last night from a seven weeks' tour In the west and middle west. As he stepped off a train from Chicago he came Into con tact with a crowd of outgoing Easter visitors , many of whom greeted him with cheers. Colonel Roosevelt's face was tanned by the western suns nnd he said he felt "bully. " He re fused to discuss the reciprocity prop sltlon , prosperity In west or his own plans. DeBell Buys West Point Home , West Point , Neb. , April 17. Specln to The News : Dr. D. J. DeBell has purchased the J. J. King residence property in West Point , covering nn entire block , paying therefor $5,400 The doctor was formerly for many years Indian trader at Rosebm Agency , S. D. , and has now declde ( to locnte permanently In West Poln with his family. Ho Is a son-in-law of the late Hon. Uriah Druner , ono o the flrst settlers in this valley and Is also a brother-in-law of Prof. Lawrence renco Bruner , state entomologist Stunning Gowns Are Worn. It Is rather an odd clrcumstnnc that male designers are fast supplant Ing women In the architecture of cos tunics for the fair sex. Where gowns of n distinct and new typo are requlr cd It Is ten to one that a man will b called In to create the style or els pass judgment. The same rule ap tiles to the creation of styles for the- Urlcul productions , Ono of the latest ( xiunplos of the "male inaunor" Is an Hogelher convulsing farce by Clydo 'Itch called "Tho Hluo Mouse , " which oines to the Norfolk Auditorium Tues- lay night. Mr. Fitch veldoin falls to ; lve us prettily gowned women and ils latest piny Is not an exception. He begins his riot of new-fangled tries with "The Bltio Mouso" herself. Mr. Fitch had fairly definite Ideas of vhat the character , a dancer , should vetir , but ho frankly expressed his In- blllty to properly clothe the young lerfion. Tills wna not duo to the fact hat "Tho Hluo Mouso" dances In the ) lny but that Mr. Fitch Is not a do- Igncr. Melvlllo Ellin , who han boon scon In audevllle In a plnnologuo , came to he rescue , and has designed every ostumo BOOH In the play. This , how- n-er , was not his first experience , ' 'or several seasons Mr. Ellis has trnv led abroad for the purpose of absorb- ng French ideas of dress In order to ncorpornto the newest and prettiest 'ffocts ' In designs for the American Inge. Three seasons ago 1m designed . stunning gown for Louise Gunning , ho actress , and In some way the fact caked out. One of the largest and nest fashionable- dry goods firms of ilnnhatlan thereupon made Mr. Ellis in offer to become a sort of consulting leslgner and , ever since , ho has acted n this capacity. For "The Hluo Mouso" Mr. Ellis has reated several styles that will not bo llsplnyed by this Now York firm until lext year. This style Is shown In a own worn by Miss Gertrude Hit/ . It s a gown of pale blue cloth. The tiny V-shaped yoke is of net and the collar shows a touch of pale blue In a small jew at the front. The gown Is cut indor bolh arms , nnd all Ihe way low n both sides of Iho skirt is a line of satin covered billions and braid oops. The plain , long sleeve is piped and bulloned from wrist to elbow. The skirt ia very plaii , Game Fish Into River. Looking as happy as a school boy at he beginning of his annual vacation , Governor C. II. Aldrlch stopped off In Norfolk Saturday afternoon for about Ifteen mlmitos. The governor was en- ronlo lo Valentine , where he will spend a few days fishing. The gov- rnor is the guest of deputy fish War dens Miller and Clarkson and was ac companied by W. J. O'Brien , the fish expert. Deputy game Warden A. F. Stearns and Hurt Mnpes met the fish jar al the Junction and after rccelv- ng a can of fine bass , containing about seventy-five fish , and four cans of catfish , containing from fifty to sev enty-five fish each , the Norfolk men were given permission to place a hoop- net below the mill dam and transfer all game fish to the upper part of the river. With this permission Norfolk sportsmen believe the upper part of : he Northfork , which has proven 'a failure as far as fishing Is concerned , will soon afford some fine sport. The fish were deposited near the Country club house and north of the club grounds. W. L. Dowling of Madison had a conference with the governor on 1m portant mailers , but what the subject of this conference was Mr. Dowllng did not divulge to friends. The governor had just finished luncheon when visited by the Norfolk men , and from an inspection of the car , It was easily seen that the gov ernor is faring very well. The car is well equipped and affords much com fort to the traveler. Thomas Cantwell Expires Suddenly. Thomas C. Cantwell , proprietor of the Cantwell feed barn , Braasch avenue - enuo and Third street , and whoso resi dence Is at 202 North Eighth street , died from heart failure at Crelghton early Saturday evening. The remains were brought to Norfolk by Mrs. Cant- well , who was called to Crelghton Sat urday morning. Mr. Cantwell had gene to Crelghton about a week ago on business , and while there suffered a shock several days ago. He had been laid up at the home of friends and was to have come home Saturday when overlaken by the fatal shock T. C. Cnntwell was born in Granville - ville , Now York , April 27 , 1854. His death came at 5:45 : Saturday evening. Ho leaves a wife , three daughters and two sons. Two daughters live in Nor folk and ono" lives at Ord. A brother lives at Greeley , Neb. , nnd there are two brothers and two sisters in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell were married October 13 , 1880 , at Clarks- vllle , Neb. , and settled at Silver Creek , Neb. Neb.Funeral Funeral services will be held Tues' day morning at 10 o'clock In the Church of the Sacred Heart and bu rial will bo In Prospect Hill cemetery. This will bo the first burial in the new section of the cemetery set apart for members of this church. Mr. Cant well had lived in Norfolk four years The children who survive are : Alice Nellie , Jean , Lynn and Harmon. Mr Cantwell was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen , the Uer Hur and Knights of Columbus. Forty Delegates Are Coming Today. Forty delegates from fifteen coun ties in northeast Nebraska are ex pected hero today to attend the seven teenth annual convention of the fourtl district Nebraska Christian Mlsslonurj society which will bo held In the Christian church today , Tuesday and Wednesday. After the informal reception at I o'clock this evening , held by the loca committee , Albert Miller , the boy evangelist , will formally opeji the con ventlon with a sermon. Pastor Schel of Hastings will preside at the quiet hour meeting ( with closed doors Tuesday morning. Several good speak ers are scheduled for addresses. A BALLOON RUNS AWAY. Three Occupants In It When It Ex plodes One Falls Off. Dresden , April 17. A thrilling accl dent occurred at the competition o Saxony Aeronautical society. The baleen - eon NordlnuiHcn ascended premature y , carrying off Otto Kuril , a DroNilei , nnnufactnrer , clinging to the outside1 if the basket. Tlje pilot at onre open d the valve , leltlng oft the gas. but ho balloon was dri\en with great OITO ngaliiKl the gasometer. Kern ell to the Kiound. breaking his lug. The balloon , deed from this we , scended quickly and passed over t , . iisomeler , but the escaping gas Ignlt d , causing an explosion. The four oc- upants of the balloon were thrown rom the basket and crushed through roof. The pilot. Captain Von Oidl nan , suffered a frarturo of the skull nd Is not expected to recover. Tlu- ther three also were badly Injured. C. E. Session Is Finished. After n two days' successful moet- ig , beginning Friday evening , the rst annual convention of district No. , Nebraska Christian Endeavor uu- on , closed Sunday night with a con- ccratton service by Karl Lulnnan of loston , Interstate Hold secretary of Mirlstlan Endeavor , and "Nebraska's ; uest , " who was the fenturo of Iho onvcnllon throughout Its session lore. The business session and election of illlcers took place In the Christian hurch Saturday afternoon. The fol- owing olllcers were ducted for the nsulng year : President , Rev. IS. F. Hammond , Norfolk ; secretary and treasurer , Miss , i/.7.lo Patters-oil Cedar / , Rapids ; su- erlntendeut of missions , Miss Etta Mirlaml , Norfolk ; superintendent of unlor work , Miss Clara Plnss , Mndi- on ; superintendent Christian clU/on- ihip , Rev. T. M. Evans , Fulleron. ! Miss Clara Plass opened Friday jvcnlng's session at Ihe Christ Ian htirch , and after the song service , lev. Roy J. Lucas hold devotional ser- Ices. "What Christian Endeavor Stands 'or , " was the subject of Mr. Lehman's > ponlng address , after which a vccep- ion was held by Iho Norfolk endeav- orers lo the visiting delegates. Dur- ng Iho evening Miss Hculnli Hayes ind Miss Gladys Hartford sang solos. Misses Cole and Sprecher gave1 Iwo recitations. Saturday morning President Clara /Mass again opened the meeting , and after the song service Miss Belle Gil- esple of Madison held devotional ser vices. Karl Lehman gave two inter esting addresses during this session , one on "Problems Probed" and an other on "His Great Command. " The afternoon dovollonal services were icld by Miss Lydla Donovan of Madi son. Rev. J. II. Salsbury , ex-slalo president , delivered two excellent ad Iresses on "Eastward Ho" and "The Organisation and The Individual. " Mr. Salsbury's presentnllon of slnle work was very Inleresllng. The business session look up much of Ihe aflcr noon's session. Salurday evening a dinner was serv. ed in Iho parlors of the Congregational hurch and adjournment was" taken Inter to Ihe Chrislian church , where Rev. Edwin Booth , jr. , held devotional services. Special music was rendered Norfolk endeavorers , after which Karl Lehman addressed the conven tion on "Individual Work for Individ uals. " About fifty of the.endeavorers . were up bright and early Sunday morning and attended the quiet hour services at G o'clock , held by Rev. E. F. Hammond mend , in the Presbyterian church. .Miss Clara Burroughs of Norfolk liold the devotional services In the Christian church Sunday afternoon Karl Lehman's addresses during this session were on "Riddles Riddled" nnd "Every Junior a Booster. " The Nor folk juniors gave junior exercises , . Ad journment was taken to the Congre gational church where at 7 o'clock President Clara Plass led Ihe union services. Rev. Roy J. Lucas had charge of Ihe devotional service , and after his address on "Vision and Ser vice , " Karl Lehman closed the con ventlon with consecration services. Among the out-of-town delegates in atlendance were : Miss Clara Plass , Madison ; Ida Hill , Monroe ; Grace Me Williams , Monroe ; Ruby Freeman , Columbus ; Enola Hall , Columbus ; Alba Vough , Alklnson ; Blanche El llott , Atkinson ; Roy Elder , Atkinson ; Odena Johnson , Stanlon ; Edna Suchs , Slanton ; Ricklo Pheslcs , Stanlon ; Miss Emma Wilson , Croflon ; Mildred Thompson , Columbus ; Llzzlo Pallor- son , Cedar Rapids ; Lydla Donovan Madison ; Belle Glllesple , Madison ; May Jarvls , Fullerton ; Bryan Snyder , Fullerton ; Dwight Davis , Genoa ; W , C. Hall , St. Edwards ; Miss M. E. Prim rose , Primrose ; Grace Kraraler , Prim rose ; Nellie LaGrange , Columbus ; Opal Snyder , Columbus ; Ada Corblt Atkinson ; Charles Moulton , Atkinson ; Opal Planck , Madison ; Euphonic Planck , Madison ; Winifred McCurdy Madison. Oakdale News Items. George W. Park was n business visitor to Atkinson the forepart of the week. L. B. Nicola of Norfolk was trans acting business In lown Monday. Misses Nellie Admlro and Gertrude Govo returned from Lincoln Sunday evening. County Surveyor Slaples was en gaged In surveying Iho road leading southwest of lown Iho first part of tin week , nt the request of the Booste club , and a petlllon was circulated which will glvo a direct road througl Instead of winding over the prairie a It has been previous. The claying o the road has been somewhat delaye owing to the weather but work wll bo pushed as rapidly as possible s as to got It finished before the sprint rains. A. L. Drcbert has purchased lots on the corner of Grant street and Law ton avenue on which to erect his nov residence. Miss Ethel Hlbben of Norfolk wa visiting at Iho homo of C. II. Hrnlr ard on Tuesday. Bernard Whllmoro of Tllden was a business vlsllor in town Thursday. Dr. C. B. Bolzell oxpecls to move to lanton In the near fntino tit which I a co ho has purchased dental parlors H. A. Itrodboll wan n Poli'isburg Isltor Tliurxday. ( . ' . F. Hornaid of Plnlmlew > - m iwn fioiu Plalinluw Monday transact IK bimlness. Mr. Meniirt , a harness tniiUer lunn eiiHon , has arrived and opened up lit nip In the Mrs. J.'L. Caniphi'll build IK on Fifth Hticut. MM. George F. Hoyd roturiicd Ft I ay noon after a wcuUVi aliHunco at olnts west. Hjrou Walker of Noifolk was u bn i ess visitor In town I'lldny. Barney Culdwell of Norfolk was a Isltor In town Friday. An Invitation dauco wan given In 10 K. P. hall , and a good tlino Is le ) fted by those In attendunri' . The ill was tastefully decorated by the idles , and music was leudered b.v a elfself-plnylug piano. U. C. T. CONTEST ENDS. corgc H. Spear Wins First Prize , C. I. Thompson the Second. Norfolk council No. 1UO hold an af- urnoon and ovenlng fiesslon on Satur- ay. At Iho afternoon session the gular roiitluo of business WIIH trans- cted , Including iippllcantH to the mini- er of nine , of whom live worn pres- nt for Initiation , which makes a total lomberslilp of 1(15 ( , an increuHo of : ) urlein ; In the last year. This session was the closing of the nnuiil contest for now applications i which the secretary. George 11 pear , won the first prl/e , having sev nteen new members to Ills ciedlt. vlth C. 1. Thompson as second. The evening session was Indulged i a public Installation of olllcers , .i ollows : C. L. Chuffee. senior coun Illor ; IS. IS. Miller , junior councillor , . H. Taylor , past councillor ; George I. Spear , socrctarylieamircr ; F. L. 'innings , conductor ; S. A. KrsKIno age ; L. W. Greer. sentinel. Past Councillor Ed. C. ISnglo acted as In tailing olllcor. Senior Councillor Minffeo named A. Riindklov as chap- iiln for the ensuing year , after which i line lunch was served In G. A. It mil by C. H. Pllgor , in which over evenly members and their wives par- Icipalcd. ( During the lunch several members esponded to the call of C. II. Taylor , ictlng tonstmnstor , with Impromptu alks , and al 11:30 : adjourned for ionic. A. W. Hawkins , on behalf of Iho council , made a very flowing presenla- lon speech in presenting Secretary Spear with the prize souvenir U. C. T. cwel , lo which llio secrolnry respond ed , expressing his sincere lhanks. On account of the grand council neetlng on the regular meeting night n May , Ihe council will hold their next neellug on Saturday , May 13. "The Dynamite Fiend" Killed , El Paso , Tex. , April 17. Reports ap parently authenlic reached Jaurez lo- lay that Oscar G. Crelghton , "the dy- lamlte fiend" as the Mexicans call ilm , met death while lighting for the nsurgenls near Juarez Salurday. 3reighton claimed lo he n Now York broker , with n brother in Philadelphia and niolher In Boslon. Ho was in barge of Iho Insurreclos' efforts to wreck railroad bridges In northern Mexico. FIRE IN RUBBISH HEAP. Gasoline Stove Starts Blaze That Keeps Firemen Guessing Some. A gasoline steve which exploded at 10 o'clock Sunday morning In the Fred Phillips home , 100 Soulh First slreet , nnd threnlened for a lime to set fire lo Ihe house , gave the Norfolk flro de partment three hours of strenuous work early Monday morning when It was discovered that the burning gnso- Ine , which had been thrown on top of Ihe river embankment Immediately south of Ihe pumping station , had started a serious fire among heaps of rubbish thrown there. Recently the city had ordered much rock and stone thrown on lop of this refuse pile , and , being so well cov ered , it gave Fire Chiefs Green and Nenow much concern as to how the fire could bo extinguished. Immediately after the gasoline stove had exploded in the Phillips home , Mr. Phillips , with the aid of Engineer Christian of the pumping station , car ried out the stove covered with burnIng - Ing gasoline and throw It over the em bankment. Mr , Phillips received slight burns about the hands. Early Monday morning the smoke from the burning rubbish was so dense and took on such a serious aspect that Fire Chief Green caused the fire sig nal to bo sounded. One stream of wa ter was kept going on the rocks on which the firemen scrambled , endeav oring to discover the fire. President A. W. Finkhouse of hose company No. 3 became suddenly ill while at work at the nozzle and later found It necessary to go home. The fire was not pronounced extinguished until after 9 o'clock. The firemen commenced work before 7. Junction News. Mrs. Trlbsees is seriously III. Miss Marian Murphey went to Oak- laud last evening on business. Royal Adams and sister Iryl of Em met were out-of-towu visitors yester day. day.M. M. T. Walters and daughter Ella of Fremont Sundayed with Junction friends. Jake Chrlstenson went to uonesteol Sunday noon to do some work for the company. Howard Demmon returned to Mis souri Valley yesterday after a visit nt the homo of his mother. Mrs. S. T. Adams arrived homo from Burke , S. D. , whore she spent the past week with friends. Mrs. William Beck and son Leroy made a business trip to Omaha Satur day morning , returning In the evening. The Easter exercises held at the Second Congregational church at the Juncllon last evening proved a suc cess.