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VOL. LI NO. 15,729.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY,. APRIL 2f. 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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RAILROAD LOSES
FIGHT FOR LAND
Government Grant in
Oregon at Stake.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HARD HIT
Corporation's Counsel' Will Ap
peal to Supreme Court.
INTENT OF LAW CONTESTED
Jodge Wolvrrton Bases Derision
t"pon Amendment to Original
BtmXuto and Gives Cotfrn
mcnt Ota Victory.
FACTS ABOTT LAXD GRAXT
U4 tnvelved 3.3T3.0OO acrea,
Yelee KO.OOO.OOO to ITt.0O0.O00.
tecta1oa Demurrer of Southern
Feclfle Cwicu; overruled; demurrer
of OottrnntBt to contentions of
ereee-complalnantg and Intervenora
uatalaed: all legal point contended,
f-n- by B. D. Toaneend. special
assistant to I ho Attoraey-Oeneral.
aphsld: victory a sweeping bb, for
tha QoTtnoMat Petitions of other
persoaa to Intervene denied.
Fataro course of litigation nlnet
dare allowed W. IX Fsatotu counsel
for tho Southern Pacific, to file rail
rood conpaar's answer to Govern
ment'e suit to cancol patent. Caoo
will go to rnlted States Circuit Court
of Ajoeals and thence to United
States Supreme Court. Mr. Fen ton
H undecided whether to appoal open
bio demurrer or to file bta answer.
Effect oa Intervening- aottlon
Court decides law doe not compel
tho railroad company to aoll toar
tiro who doclaro tbolr intention
become Mihn Land will not bo
open to settlement aatll It la opened
by aft of Coagreee.
Judge Wolverton's decision In the fa
mous Southern Paclfle land grant suit.
If sustained by higher courts, means
that 2.17e.0e acres of valuable timber
and agricultural land will some day be
thrown open to entry.
On the demurrer of the Southern Pa
cific Company to the Government's com
plaint Judge Wol.verton decided all
points In the Government's favor, over
ruling the demurrer and placing the al
legations of the complaint In IssUw.
But the facts are not contested by the
railroad company. W. D. Fenton. Its
counsel, maintaining that the court has
not taken the correct view of the Intent
of the law and asserting his confidence
that on appeal to the United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals or to the Supreme
Court, he will win his point.
Others believe, however, that In view
of the exhaustive nature of Judge Wol
verton's decision it will be sustained la
the higher courts. ,
Judge Wolverton's decision hinged
upon the Intent of the amendment of
April is. 1H J. to the original land grant
of 1S. One of the provisions of the
amendment was "that the lands granted
by the act aforesaid (July 25. lgff)
shall be sold to actual settler only. In
quantities not greater than one-quarter
section to one purchaser, and for a price
not exceeding I2.S0 per acre."
Railway' Counsel Summarises Case.
The railway company contends that
this provision of the law Is a mere "un
enforceable, regulative directive cove
nant, not a condition; that specific per
formance cannot be enforced because
It Is not compulsory; that withdrawal
of the lands from sale Is not a breach."
and that the government "has waived
the breach by apparent acquiescence
In the many deeds of record made by
the railroad company In violation of
the proviso, by acceptance and use of
the road, annual issuance of land pa
tents and by effect of the general for
feiture acts of January 21. 1885, and
September 29. 10."
The railway company further con
tends that the land patents are con
clusive, that were they void the title
they purport to convey was confirmed
by the force and effect of the acts of
March 2. 181. and March 2. 1SS. and
' that these acts bar this suit so far as it
refers to lands patented before October.
12.
Another contention is that the statute
of limitations bars the suits of the
cross-complainants and interveners.
Judge WoHerton Explains.
Judge Wolverton held that the grant
did not become operative until the rail
way company filed Its assent to the
terms of the act and that Congress wss
wholly authorized to make such amend
ment to the original grant as It saw
fit. for. said he. "It disturbed no vested
right of the grantee by so doing and
except tor the amendment of 186$ the
i.ast Side Company would have been
In default, and the entire act would
have been void."
The act. he held, is a law, not a direc
tive covenant.
"As to the settler clause." said the
court. "It is plain that the land depart
ment could have nothing to do with any
alleged breach of the condition, as by
the very order of things such breach
wonld come after the time when it
would have passed Judgment In relation
to the Issuance of the patents under the
grant. The lssuano of patents, there
fore, could be taken neither as a waiver
Concluded oa rase &
RAILWAY EARNINGS
DISCLOSE INCREASE
GROSS F1GCRE6 FOR 3 WEEKS
OF APRIL FAVORABLE.
While He ports Show Irreicularlty,
Lowi In Some Quarter Are Off
set by Gain In Oilier.
CHICAGO. April I. (Special.)
Gross earnings of ail United States rail
road reporting; so far for tho first two
WHki In April continue In fairly well
maintained volume, the total. $13,143.-
liJ. showing an Increase as compared
with the earnings of the same roads a
year ago of fir per cent.
The returns now being received show
considerable Irregularities, but in no
Instance where a loss Is reported Is It
especially pronounced, while the de
creases oa such roads as Colorado
Southern. Denver Rio Grande. Mis
souri Kansas A Texas and Texas It Pa.
clflc are offset by gains by Interna
tional Great Northern. St. Louis South
western. Seaboard Air Line. Wabash
Southern.
In the following table are given the
earnings of all United States railroads
reporting to data for the first week
In April and the Increase, as compared
with the earnings of the same roads for
the corresponding period a year ago;
also for the same period In the two pre
ceding months, together with the per
centage of gala or loss compared with
last year:
1I11. fialn. T.r.
sort!, two week IU.as r." I01.MT
March, two weeks.. I7.S3.2T "141.3.1
so
Fehraary, two weeks JI.:iiOI -..is
0.2
SAVANT GETS DIVORCE
Dr. AnsUn O'Malley Given Freedom
on Ground of Desertion.
PHILADELPHIA. April 24. (Spe
elaL) Following the report of th
master upon testimony taken In th
suit for divorce Instituted by Dr. Aus
tin O'Maller. of 2228 South Broad
street, a scholar and scientist of Inter
national reputation, against his wife.
formerly Aline Ellis, of San Fran
Cisco, to the Court of Common Pleas, to
day. Judges McMlchael and Ferguson
handed down a decree granting Dr.
O'Malley the freedom he sought.
Dr. O'Malley's suit was brought on
the grounds of desertion and first came
to public notice several weeks ago,
when he Inserted a newspaper adver
tisement asking his wife, of whom he
had been unable to find any trace, to
appear In court this morning. . Dr.
O'Malley wss married In New Tork In
March. 102. and In July. 1901. hi
wife was arrested as she waa about to
leave the O'Malley home. It Is charged,
with William J. Hear In. son of a New
Tork broker.
Mrs. O'Malley did not appear today
when the case waa called 1 ncourt.
JAPS BEAT B0Y THIEVES
Charge to Bo Made Against Them
for Alleged Cruelty to Culprits.
WOODLAND. CaL. April 24. (Spe
cial.) The District Attorney has been
notified that three small boys of Win
ters Willie Bets. Culton Clagg and
Charley Medina were accused by Japa
nese) of entering their cabin and tak
tng money and tobacco Friday after
noon, afterward hiding the booty.
The Japanese watched the boys when
they returned to the cache and caught
two of them, giving them a severe
beating and were lying them to trees.
when a white man appeared on the
scene and advised the Japanese to ;
the peace officer take charge of the
boys. So the youngster were brought
to Winter for a hearing Saturday
morning.
The District Attorney waa unable to
be present, so the trial was continued.
the boys being placed under bonds.
Some interested persons say that a
warrant will be Issued for the Japa
nese, charging them with battery, as
soon as the other case Is settled.
DR. E. E. BROWN HONORED
Commissioner of Education to Be
Head of w York Unlversily.
NEW TORK. April 24. (Special.)
Dr. Elmer Ellsworth Brawn, of Wash
Ington. United States Commissioner of
Education under Roosevelt and Tart.
was elected successor of Dr. Henry
Mitchell MacCracken as chancellor of
New Tork University at a meeting of
the council of th university this after
noon. Dr. Brown waa bom at Klantone.
Chautauqua County, on August IS, 1161.
He was educated at the Illinois State
Normal University. University of Michi
gan and University of Halle, Witten
berg. "
A councilman of New Tork Univers
ity said today that a new building
will soon be started at Unjversity
Heights with the residue of the estate
of John Stewart Kenneday. It Is said
Mr. Havemeyer Is willing to make up
th deficit.
QUAKE BEHEADS MOUNTAIN
Top of "Caesar's Head," Famous
North Carolina Teak, Falls.
ASHEVILLE. N. C. April 24. Belat
ed reports from the mountainous sec
tions of Transylvania County say a
portion of "Caesar's Head." a famous
peak, bad been overturned by an
earthquake shock, said to have been
felt In western North Carolina Friday
night.
It Is said part of tho mountain top
fell with a crash which was heard for
miles.
EVIDENCE CLEAR,
DECLARES
BURN
Detective Positive He
Has Dynamiters.
J. W. M'NAMXRA ISJ.B. BRYDE
Prisoner Said to Be Man Wn
Bought Explosive.;
BROTHER PROVIDED CASH
Two Sticks In Times Building Did
"ot Explode, and Trace Crime to
Chicago ManMcManlgal Blew
Cp Iron Works Alleged. ,
COLUMBUS, C April 24. Detective
Bums, who was in Columbus, for an
hour tonight en route to Indianapolis,
divulged for the first time some of the
evidence upon which he bases his
charges that the McNamsra brothers
and McManlgal were connected with the
dynamite outrages In Los Angeles.
Burns said he had learned that J. W.
McXamara was In Los Angeles at the
time of the explosion, in fact had been
there for seversl days prior to the dis
aster.
"When J. W. McXamara reaches Los
Angeles this week, he will be identified
at the man who purchased dynamite
from the Giant Powder Company and
who used the alias of J. B. Bryce at the
time." tald Burns. "Aside from saying
he fits the description of the man who
purchased the dynamite, I am .not now
privileged to say what other facts we
have on which to base our conclusions
But you may say I am absolutely posi
tive he will be recognized as the pur
chaser of the dynamite. Two sticks
placed under the Times building failed
to explode. They were taken to the
Giant Powder Company and identified
as pieces purchased by this man
Bryce."
Kaplan nd Schmidt Anarchists.
Burns said that with McNsmara when
he bought the dynamite were David
Kaplan and M. A. Schmidt, for whom
detectives have been searching since
the disaster occurred. These two men.
Burns said, were anarchists and had no
connection with the International As
sociation of Bridge It Structural Iron
workers. "We have learned that McKamara (J.'
W.) was In the pay of J. J. McXamara,
secretary of the Ironworkers Assocla-
t'on. during the time that he was in
Lo Angeles and we have also proof
that McManlgal was In the pay of the
secretary, continued Burns.
"Did McManlgal have anything to do
with the Times blowup?"
"No, he Is not charged with having a
hand In that. He was the man who
blew up the Llewellyn Ironworks sev
eral weeks later."
McManlgal Worked Alone.
Burns said McManlgal worked singled
(Concluded on Page .)
INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, Tl
decrees: minimum. 47 decreet.
TODAY'S Fair and cooler; westerly wlnda.
National.
Old-line Senators plan to block revision of
- tariff, rate i.
Republican factional war In Senate hlngea
on one plaoo - on finance committee.
Paso J.
House Republicans have laugh on Demo
crats when ttier propose more cierx-
ships. Face 2.
Form of Nary officials apology for "snob
bery" Incident - resented by Representa
tives. Face J.
Jerelga.
British Bouse of Commons refuses to leave
Lords free to veto home rule bllL Paso X,
Madero plans to extand trace In Mexico to
ail reoel territory ana lor looter time.
Fate A ,
Domestic.
Burns declares evidence acalnst dynamite
suspects Is positive. Paso s.
Western miners ready to raise fund for Mo
lt anr.ara a defense. Face 4-
Taenty-two Americans entombed by mine
explosion. Face 3. m
Gross earning for Nation's railroads for
two week In April show gains. Pars 1.
Henry E. Huntington, of Los Angeles, buys
Outenberg Bible for tSO.000. Fag L.
Los Anseles Ctrl fights armed burglar and
la seriously Injured. Face 6.
J. Foster Keller and Attorney Cochrane re
leased from Jail In Saa Francisco, rage
9.
Sports.
Northwestern league results ' yesterday:
Portland 10. Seattle 6: Spokane 10. vic
toria 8; Vancouver 4, Tacoraa 1. Face 8.
Cleveland offers Olson for Neal Ball; Mc-
Credlo consents, but says be doesn't need
Olson. Faco S.
Sacramento to open week's series with
Beavera here today. Face S.
Paeiflo Northwest.
Seattle's civil service employes form pro
tective association and asit Mayors sup
port, rat t.
Won an horsewhips prominent Sara farmer
alter dispute over land. Page 7.
Twenty-two patients rescued from fire In
Mercy Hospital at Roseburg. Page .
Addison Bennett pictures search for Blue
Bucket mine of fable aa peopling John
Day Valley. Page .
Portland woman has 8eattle agape wearing
anaiet, which la exposed as she enters
auto. Pago 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Another advance In price of Oregon mo
hair. Pace 19.
Wheat sellers at Chicago take advantage of
advance, page 1.
Stock market reflects uncertainty over
trade outlook. Page 19.
Open River line to continue fight for wool
Business ot inland Empire, page is.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lombard and Werleln, candidates for
Mayor, address audience of 1000 at Oaks.
Page S.
Orand Jury takes new tack In Investigation
or underworld conditions. Page 13.
Mrs. Kersb weeps on eve of departure for
penitentiary, page 13.
Sale of seats yesterday for coming Kirmess
may nave reacnea page 13.
W. 8. URen denounced by slngletax advo-
catee in siormy session ot uregon atato
League. Page 11
Taxpayers' League Issues circular of lntei-
est to Portland voters. Page 9.
Fight of county for right to close draws
reaches climax today. Page 2a
Government wins first fight In Southern Pa-
cinc lana-grant case. Page l.
MILLION SOLDIERS CALLED
Germany Will Have Gigantic Force
- at Summer Maneuvers.
BERLIN. April 24. Germany will
have under arms In conectlon with the
field maneuvers this Summer practi
cally one million men. In addition to
the regular army strength of 622,000
men, over - 365,000 reservists will be
called to the colors, making a total ef
fective strength for the army 977,000.
Adding to these men serving with the
fleet, an armed force of considerably
more than a million will be engaged In
the gigantic war game.
The new firing regulations for the
field artillery, Just published, contain
In addition to former directions for fire
against captive balloons, a new set of
nstructlons governing the use of the
artillery against dirigibles and aero
planes. It Is admitted, however, that
rtlllery fire against aeroplanes offers
light chances of success without enor
mous use of ammunition. '
WILL HE NEED ASSISTANCE?
. : . i
REGULARS PLANTO
BLOCK REVISION
Old-Line Senators Aim
to Uphold Tariff, "
ALSO PUT DEMOCRATS IN HOLE
Opponents Might Fool Them
With Insurgent Aid.
POLITICAL GAME PLAYED
If Regulars Reduce Tariff, Demo-
crats May rass Bin as une in
stallment of Revision and
Enjoy Loud Laugh.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, April 24. A great many mem
bers of the honorable United States
Senate are determined that there shall
be no tinkering with the Payne-Aldrlch
tsrlff law at the special session of
Cong-ress. notwithstanding the deter
mlnatlon of the Democratic majority of
the House, and these Senators are de
vising various plans to forestall the
carrying out of the Democratic pro
gramme.
The latest legislative coup framed up
by the wise ones Is to report out the
Canadian reciprocity bill at a reasoti
ably early date, allow It to remain be
fore the Senate for indeterminate dls'
cusslon. and at the same time permit
the sundry House bills, revising Alt-
ferent schedules of the tariff law, to
accumulate in the Senate committee on
finance.
Wise Ones Concoct Scheme.
If, when the Senate has talked It
self out on Canadian reciprocity. It
has not passed, upon the popular elec
tion of Senators, publicity of campaign
funds, admission of New Mexico and
Arizona and sundry other subjects sub
mitted by the House, it can then pro
ceed to dispose of these bits of legis
lation, and see If the House will be
willing to adjourn when they are sev
erally submitted to the President for
his approval, still leaving the various
tariff bills in the finance committee. If
the House is not willing to adjourn,
then It Is proposed to weld together all
the Individual schedule bills passed by
the House, alter them to suit the will
of the majority of the finance commit
tee, add other provisions affecting those
schedules . of the Payne-Aldrlch law'
which the House may overlook, and re
port to the Senate a bill making gen
eral revision of all tariff rates.
There are some Senators, however,
especially those who do not favor. Can
adian reciprocity, who would attach a
general tariff revision bill to the Can
adian measure In the form of a rider,
in the hope of killing off not only tariff
revision but Canadian reciprocity as
welL
In these troublous legislative days,
(Concluded on Page 7.)
SEATTLE GAPES AT
PORTLAND ANKLET
HOBBLED WOMAN EXPOSES
CIRCLE AT ATJTO STEP.
Ornament Sparkles as She Raises
Skirt Wearer Is Miss Stearns
of Willamette Metropolis.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 24. (Spe
cial.) The anklet has arrived In Se
attle. Today on Second avenue in front I
of the new Hotel Washington, about
tho hour of afternoon tea, a slim wo
man in a blue tailored suit, slightly
higher than usual, hobble skirt and
blue toque hat, stepped into a waiting
flying
taxlcab that had its "by-the-hour" flag
Aseahe lifted her hobble to step into i
me waiting venicie tne motor or wnicn
was purring like a contented cat. there
was a flash and sparkle of sunlight
from an ornament on her ankle.
It was the anklet.
"Beg? your pardon, but isn't this Miss
Hammond 7" the Owner of the anklet!
was asked. She was taken by surprise J
and replied with dignity, "No, 1 am
I Miss Stearns, of Portland.
I "Oh, I beg your pardon,
beg your pardon," her Inter
viewer implored. "Is the anklet all the
rage in Portland."
"I'd rather not talk about It." she
said coloring slightly and signaled the
driver to start.
"Are you going to Introduce the fad
here?"
"Really I'd rather not talk about it.
she replied firmly and the cab moved
away.
The anklet consists of a plain copper
colored gold band, with five small gold
bangles.
MONKEY INVADES SCHOOL
Teacher and Pupils Frightened by
Disportings of Simian.
Escaping from his cage at the Seven
Mile House, on the Section Line road.
a monkey ran amuck, made his way
to the Buckley schoolhouse, located a
short distance east, and took posses'
sion of the school, ousting the teacher
and frightening the pupils. The Inci
dent happened late on Thursday and
the news was told in Portland yester
day.
The simian hopped from bench to
bench, then back to the desk of the
pretty school ma'am, who had retreat-
ed to a safe place, the Intruder thor
oughly enjoying his freedom, much to
the alarm of the children.
After disporting about the room lor
several minutes the monkey dropped
into the drinking bucket, full of wa
ter. The cold bath, most unexpected.
did not halt the animal in his search
for entertainment. Emerging from the
bucket almost as quickly as he had
dropped into It, he took a straight cut
across the room over the heads of the
pupils. ,
Finally one of the boys, braver than
the others, caught the animal after
hard struggle, placed it In a sack and
restored it to its home, but Mr. Mon
key had created such a disturbance
that the rest of the lessons for the
day in the Buckley schoolhouse were
called off.
56 ALLIGATORS BORN HERE
Lively Little Fellows Are First Ever
Hatched In Oregon.
Fifty-six alligators were born In
Portland to a pair of alligators im
ported from the Everglades of Florida
by-P A. Stuhr, of 91 Union avenue.
When the alligators were shipped by-
express, 70 of the eggs belonging to
the family were packed in sand with
the mother and father.
They were taken to their new home
upon the Pacific Coast and the eggs
carefully repacked, with a view to se
curing the best results from the hatch.
As heat is the essential feature regard
ing the birth of the alligator, Mr. Stuhr
spent night and day watching the tem
perature.
All the baby alligators arc lively lit
tle fellows, and are kept in a basket
lined with cotton. Although four days
have passed, many of them have not op
ened their eyes.
"These are the only alligetors, to my
knowledge," said Mr. Stuhr, "that were
ever born In Oregon. We have
now the largest collection of alligators
on the Coast, outside of Los Angeies.
WOMAN KILLS BIG BEAR
Former Music Teacher of Portland
Shoots 350-Pound Bruin.
CHENOWITH, Wash., April 24.
(Special.) Miss Guleck, a homesteader,
who formerly taught music In Port
land, shot and killed a large black
bear on her claim "Ceder Brook" last
Wednesday. The animal weighed 350
pounds.
Bears have been seen In large num
ber in various parts of the Little White
Salmon Valley this Spring, and having
Just awakened from their Winter's
sleep, are very bold.
DOWIE . CREDITORS PAID
Final Dividend of 2.8 Per Cent Or
dered by Judge Landis.
CHICAGO, April 24. Creditors 'of the
late John Alexander Dowie were paid
a final dividend of 2.8 per cent on their
claims today by order of United States
District Judge Landls. A prior dividend
of 10 per cent was paid by Receiver G.
D. Thomas on the claims which amount
to $4,900,461.
Judge Landls also allowed the re
ceiver to destroy a quantity of Intimate
correspondence between the former
Zlon City leader and persons asking
spiritual or material advice-
1)0
GUTENBERG BIBLE
Henry E. Huntington of
Los Angeles Buys It.
PRICE BREAKS ALL RECORDS
First Book Printed From Mov
able Type Brings Fortune.
BIDDERS ARE PROMINENT
Greatest Auction of Kind Ever Held,
Disposing of Famous Hoe Col
lection, Attracts Wealthy
Bibliophiles of Nation.
NEW TORK, April 24. (Special.)
Henry E. Huntington, of Los Angeles,
nephew of the late Collis P. Hunting
ton, tonight paid $50,000 for the fa
mous Gutenberg Bible, the first book
ever 'printed from movable type, from
the Robert Hoe collection. The price
is almost double the price ever paid for
a book in the history of book dealing.
The purchase was made at the auc
tion sale which began this afternoon at
Anderson's auction rooms. There were
450 persons present, an assemblage
probably most representative of promi
nent bibliophiles ever congregated in
this country, and perhaps in any coun
try.
Men and women were there in about
equal numbers, but with the exception
of Miss Green, librarian for J. P. Mor
gan, and Madame Belln, of France, the
women did little bidding.
Interest Becomes Keen.
While the bidding opened with un
usual briskness, keen Interest did not
become apparent until two massive
volumes (the Gutenberg Bible) were
placed on the auction block. The first
bid made was $10,000; Immediately this
was Jumped to $15,000, thence to $21,000
and by thousands up to $27,000. Then
there was a Jump to $30,000, then to
$42,000.
Then with alternate bids ranging
from $250 to $750, the amount quickly
Jumped to $49,000, which was tho under-bidding
price of Joseph Wldener, of
Philadelphia. At that, George D. Smith
put in his bid for $50,000, and the books
were knocked to him at that price.
After Smith had announced that tna
famous books were purchased for Hen
ry E. Huntington, there was much ap
plause from the audience.
$C 2,500 Previous Price.
The highest previous price paid for
the Gutenberg Bible was $22,500, at
which the late Robert Hoe bought-it
from Bernard Quaritch, at a private
sale. Quaritch bought it in England
for $20,000. The copy was printed some
time between 1450 and 1455.
Total receipts for the evening were
$110,295.50, exceeding the afternoon re
ceipts by more than $85,000.
The second highest price paid during"
the evening was $12,000 for Berner s
Book of Saint Albans." This was the
first English book in which color-print
ing was used. George D. Smith was thai
purchaser.
Ten Bring $1000 Each.
In addition to these two books, thero
were ten books which sold for more than
$1000. Of these there was, "HIstoria di
Italia," by Guicciardinl, which waa
knocked down to Mr. Smith for $2600.
Another handsome folio which was sold
to Walter M. Hill, of Chicago, for $5500,
was "Aethioplcae wistonae Dy euo-
dorus. The works of Gulllaume Coqull
lart went to Mr. Smith for $2000, and
Bouvelle's geometry to Madame Belln,
for $1150.
This was the largest public auction
sale of books ever attempted. Experts
have, estimated the Hoe collection to be
worth more than $1,000,000.
TOT LOST FOR TEN HOURS
First. Adventure Reaches Climax
With Tears, Fruit and Candy.
Little Norman Nelson, aged 4, of 68S
East Sixteenth street, started on his
first adventure at 10 o'clock yesterday
and wound up in the home of S. Grlm
shaw, 412 Florence street, at 8 o'clock
last night, nearly four miles from home.
He was picked up by Mr. Grimshaw
at the corner of Alberta street and
Union avenue, where he had been sit
ting on the curb since 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, hungry and tired and brave
ly trying to suppress the big tears
that rolled down his cheeks.
The little fellow waa taken to the
Grimshaw home, where he was feted
and dined, given oranges and candy,
petted and amused until the tears were
gone. In the meantime the Grimshaws
telephoned to the police that a stray
boy had been found. The 'description.
Including red sweater and gray panta
loons, fitted the wanderer, and Alex
ander Nelson, father of the boy, was
notified and went after him.
Norman breaks all records at the
police station for distances traveled
by lost children of his age. How tho
policemen overlooked him they do not
know, unless It was the "brave front"
the little fellow wore which misled
them.
'i