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MINK LEAGUE JIOLDS SESSION
Atlantic, la., and Hiawatha, Kan.,
Seek Admission to Ranks.
:ro DECISION BEACHED ON MATTES
-titer Mrltiig Will Be Held In
iiirt Tim to Decide What
'-bull lie Poise Prosperous
trlion F.njoyrd.
NKBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Dec. J.-i ens
eal Telegram.) Officer of the Mink Paso
P.all leecne mot hern today and completed
the, work and wound up buslnps for last
yrr.
. B. A. Duff of Nebraska City wan ths
only n'w director and the new board
talkd over matter pertaining to the adop
tion of new rules and thlns Rovernlna:
flnanrlnji of the various team.
A delegation was present, from Atlantic,
la . asking for a franchise, as was a rep
resentative from Hiawatha, Kan.
The director were not able .o deride on
ths matter of Increasing the number of
team In the league at this time, but
Vsssed a resolution that If tha league was
Increased both Hiawatha and Atlantic
would be admitted. However, at thla time
It seemed to be tha opinion of those present
that the league would be confined to six
towns, the same as last year.
Fred Carey was elected president of
Mink league and Fred Hull of Marysvllle.
Mo., secretary and treasurer."
It was decided to hold another mect:ns
In a short time to decide as to the matter
of Increasing the number of teams In the
league. All directors present reported thlr
towns had raised the guarantee but Shen
andoah, and there a few business men
plfdsed the amount necessary.
During the meeting there was a stormy
session between Director Tolle of Falls
C:ty and Lafe Htggina of the Auburn team,
In which the latter charged the former with
encouraging a rough team In playing dirty
ball, thus winning the pennant last season.
T. A. Wilson, president of the league for
last year, refused re-election, as he was
going to travel next season for his health.
It was one of the most enthusiastic meet
ings ever held since the organization of the
league.
Isbell Says He'll Move
if Sunday Men Win
Pueblo Fans Who Want Western
Again Get This Answer from
' Wichita Manager.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. . (Special. )-Tn
reply to a request from the business men
of Pueblo, Colo., to move the local West
ern league franchise to that city. Frank
Isbell, owner of the club, has written that
he will transfer his team to Pueblo under
proper Inducements, If the antt-Sunday
base ball law Is passed In this state or if
the south end citizens force him to move
hi ball park.
Roy Corhan, a former Pueblo ball player,
who played with St. Joseph last season,
opened negotiation with Isbell for the
transfer of the club, but he was authorized
to do so by Pueblo business Interests. He
tated that Pueblo fans would gladly give
a bonus to the magnate who would take
another Western league franchise to that
city. '
Sunday Base Ball
Disrupts Bible Class
Wichita Organization Splits Up, Be
coming Divided Over Lire
Topio of the Day.
WICHITA. Kan., Dee. .-Speclal.)-The
Sunday base ball question has caused the
disruption of the Bible class of the First
Church of Christ of this city. The mem
ber of thla class met last evening for the
purpose of effecting a branch organization
of tha Dlsolplea of Christ, which has its
headquarters In Kansas City, Mo.
Boon after convening the Sunday base
ball question was brought up. it being the
principal topic of converatlon In all clr- j
clea here. The members ol the class were
o evenly divided In their opinion as to
tha right and wrong of Sunday base ball
playing and the discussion waxed so warm
that the meeting wa . disrupted. Some
member of the class declare they will not
attend Its mecjlng hereafter.
THIRD BASE BALL LEAGUE
MOVEMENT PRACTICALLY DEAD
Little Probability that Matter Will
Ha Disease at Iteettaaj of
Miiialri Next Week.
NEW YORK, Dec. .-Th gathering of
the big base ball magnate for their an
nual meeting here next week is believed
likely to develop the statu of the "third
league" bate ball movement. From what
can be learned In advance, there seems
to be less worry among the club presidents
than there was a few weeks ago regarding
the moves of D. A. Fletcher, promoter of
the proposed rival organization. If the re
port of ground lost by Fletcher In his
effort to corral star player and secure
other support for the so-called outlaw cir
cuit are confirmed when the magnates
get together, there is aald to be little likeli
hood of offldal cognisance being taken
of th third league proposition.
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE
FOR MISSOURI VALLEY
Rrreatattvra ( V Diversities and
Cullrarra Meet ta Ites Molars
This Moralna.
IOWA CITY. la.. Dec. 'J I Special.)--Representatives
of the schools and college
iil.d universities comurlslna the. Uiu,..,H
Valley lntercollegiain Athletic association
will meet In Dee Motne Saturday morn
ing tj arrange a basket ball schedui,
auiOiig themselves for the coining season
of that jporL In addition to making out
a schedule for the coming seHsnn the yues
tlon of tile Interpretation of the rules will
l blwugltt up and several points In dis
pute decided upon. There is a arlety of
cplnlon ajnulig the various ooiu'iiea m t,,
what lbs fool rules relate, but the ittn
opinion l that the game was far too
roujr h last year. Those who will be prea
tnt at the conference are: Kellogg uf
luw. VMIlianis vt Ames, Keger f Nu
tieka. Hamilton and IaiuUuii of Kan
u, Jones of Missouri, KUrharilt of
a hli.iou and tii lintn of Draks.
laetala far Drake Team.
lfc-8 MtINk.'rt. la, Dec. . I Special.)
litoiii McCreighf. ha ben chosen cap.
tain f t!' DraVe foot ball siuud far ilt.t
sm. The other candidates for the
honor wer Huffman. Durchain and I'aii
tn and the vote was clone MvVeiglit
has hen award! an All-Iowa end by
i actu ally every critic In the stale, and by
'. t stn.ly Is !! qualified for the Job.
Kid" Wedae Meeoverlnu.
K VTKA U CITY. Neb.. Ie,. . Special.
-"Kid'' Wi!g". who has been III In San
Kiancistu, la i rcoi crin In a hospital there.
High School Squad
, to Play the Alumni
Basket Ball Fans Will Have Clance
Tonight to See Some Good
Sport at Y. M, C. A.
Flasket ball fans will have an op
portunity to witness the first game of
tha season Friday evening, when a trained
squad from the High School Athletic as
sociation plays a bunch of experts chosen
from the Hats of the alumni In ths Young
Men's Chrlst'an association gymnasium.
Captain Robinson of tha high school
promises an exhibition of eystetnatlsed
"inside'' playing by his team. Following
Is the lineup:
H. g ATHLETIC
Ornon . F.
Jtoblnson (Opt.) F.
hum r.
Hunt
JUnrk-Wllroi 6
t'Urk-.Majw.ll J.
AIA'MNI.
(dpt.) Boyns
Scsnlen
Green-ronila
Orow
Aim
The Uluffs High school basket ball team
is slowly rounding In form and will de
velop rapidly under their new coach who
has been secured for the season will be
out in fore to cheer for their team.
TJefoie ths big game the Council Bluffs
High school second team will play the
"Squabs' of the Omaha Young Men's
Christian association. Tha preliminary
game will be a good one as the second
team has been practicing with the first
team all week.
Following Is the schedule for December
for the Bluffs High school: Plattamouth
High school at Flnttamouth, Neb., Decem
ber lfi; Malvern High school at Council
Bluffs, December IS.
After the holidays two games will be
played with the following teams: Ploux
City, Omaha, Fort Dodge, Woodbine Nor
mal, Missouri Valley, Red Oak and other
teams In this vicinity. ,
Cornell Awards
Fourteen "Cs"
Letters Are Given to Members of Foot
Ball Team and Numerals to
Freshmen Squad.
MOUNT VERNON, la., Dec. .-(Hpe-clal.)
There were fourteen "Cs" awarded
for foot ball for the season of 1010 at Cor
nell. Those receiving the "Cs ' were as
follow: Coppess (captain), Kramm, Min
is!), West, Heitzell, Whltsell, Busenbark,
Keeler, Longley, Neal, Klpp, Tucker, Ram
hardter and E. Lott. Numerals were also
awarded to the number of the freshmen
squad. These numerals are to be given
with Jerseys, the Jersey being given to
the team by the freshmen class.
At a meeting of the 'varsity foot ball
men h? latter part of the week Jack Whlt
sell, the husky guard, was elected to the
captaincy of the team for 1911. Coach
Finger reports that the outlook for the
squad for 1911 Is even greater than It was
thla year. Fullback Minlsh and Ram
bardter and Tucker, end, will go out with
this season' graduating class, but the re
mainder of the team will again be back
for the squad next fall. To take the place
of those who go out there la unusually
promising material In the freshmen class,
which In addition to several of last year's
men who are to be In school again next
fall, the team will be a strong as evor,
and possibly stronger. Both halfbacks,
Coppes and Kramm, 1910 all-state half,
will be eligible for the squad.
The latter part of the week President
James E. Harlan gave a banquet to Coach
Finger and the team.
CENTRAL CITY WOMAN
KNEW JEM MACE WELL
Champion English. Fighter Had Good
Will of Pnbllo andWa Well
Maunrred Man.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Dec. . tSpecial.)
Elizabeth Payne of this city 1 much in
terested In the stories that are being pub
llHhed of the life and ring career of Jem
Mace, the old English champion fighter
who died recently. he was one year
younger than the champion, and while a
resident of North Hampton, England, knew
him well In his palmiest fighting days.
Mrs. Payne says that he was a very fine
looking and approachable young man, and
that he had the good will and admiration
of the people of all classes. He was a
frequent visitor in North Hampton, coming
down to give boxing lessons and exhibi
tions, and was very popular among the
younger element.
In demeanor Mace was particularly free
from vices. Mrs. Payne's husband, John
Payne, who died about twenty years ago,
was a particular friend of Mace, and some
of the other prominent fighter of the day,
and witnessed most of the champion's bat
tles. He was a close friend of Joe Close
and backed him for his first fight. While
Ooss was visiting In this country during
Mr. Payne's lifetime he came clear to Ne
braska to see the latter. Mace was once
worth tl.000.000. but of late years ha been
dependent on lit friends.
Capitol Pool Tourney.
. Thursday evening's game at the Capitol
pool tourney between Mots and Shepard
was a nip and tuck one throughout, first
one taking the lead and then the other.
Mots finally defeated hi man. 100 to 9,
Bin-paid missing an easy corner shot, for
his game ball. M.its needing three then,
made mem with ease.
Tonight Riley and Frallck. Score:
Mots 3, 13. 0, 16. 13, 1, tf, 11, S, , g, 6, 11,
7, 3 lit); total, Kfl.
Bhepard-12. !, 16. 0, J, 14, I, 4, 10, 6, T, 10,
4, s, 4107; total, 99.
Scratches: Motz, 10; Bhepard, a Foul;
Mot, 1.
STANDING.
Played. Won Lost. Balla.
Bwaneon 6 S I 4&3
Mots 4 2 2 3M
Frallck 4 8 2 374
Rhepard 4 I 3 Ski
Hunnell ....3 0 5 ' 8.;
Itliey S 2 1 21U
Reynold S 2 1 2'.d
Porter 2 2 u 2u0
DANIEL WILLARD RE-ELECTED
Important (hanara Made la Operat
ing Hoard of (he Haltlmnre A
Ohio Italirond.
BALTIMORE. Dec . Important change
In the operating department of the Balti
more A Ohio railroad were announced to
day after the meeting of the board of
directors In this city.
George I Potter, third vice president,
at his own request. It wa said, was not
re-elected.
A. W. Thompson, chief engineer of the
rystem, was appointed general manager of
the company lines. It Is understood he
will assume the duttes heretofore per
formed by Mr. Potter a head of the op-
eratlng department. The office of third
Mo president wa not filled.
President Daniel Wlllard wa re-elected,
a ware Oscar O. Murray, chairman of the
board; Ueorge F. Randolph, first vice
president; J. V. McNeal, fourth vice presi
dent and treasurer; C. W. Wolford. sec
retary, and Hugh L Bond, Jr., general
counsel.
Joan M". Rreaesa Attempts ftalrlde.
Mll-WAl'K t:it. liec. .-John W. Mchauiii.
formerly tart owner cf ihe Milwaukee
Journal. rnniiiltted eulctde today ttr hiMit
li'g hinueif irtrmiKh the heail. liusliieas
iroi't.lei l r"i:nrd a the reuse
AMONG THE WCAL BOWLERS
Bicycle Indians Win Two Out of
Three frcm St James.
METZES HAVE THE SAME FATE
Pharmacy Jaalnra Take Trro Oat (it
Tkrot Games from the Hanarer
IdleTTlMs Are the
Winners.
The Otnaha nirycle Indians won two out
of three games from the St. James last
night on the Metropolitan alleys, the In
dians rolling one of their poorest games
of the season. Illnrlch wa the only man
on their team to get a 200 score. The 8t.
James refuse to get out of the 4O0, Wilson
getting one 210 score, while Hansen was
high with 484. Tonight Frank's Colts vs
Monte Chrlsto. Scores:
OMAHA BICYCLE INDIANS.
1st. 2d. M. Total.
Uolomnn li5 ll'3 13 4
Hlnrtch 147 211 170 Bill
Klanck i: 17S 1M) 44
Otlhreath 18a Is 172
Zarp lfiO 12 IrtS 607
Totals 807 9H2 79S 2.&G2
SCH BOEDER'S ST. JAMES.
lrt. 2d. 3d. Total.
Weymueller 10 1W1 1 4 4V
Moyna 0 136 179 4M
Herifen 11 147 17. 4X1
Bcannell lh7 1S 14 474
Wlison 138 15 201 474
Totals 77 726 2.36S
In the Omaha league the Met Bros, team
won two out of three gomes from the
Wroth'a Specials, rolling a total of 2.843.
Pprague for the Met Bros, was high for
the three games, with a total of 641 and
also high single game of 231. The Wroth'a
Special, with a handicap of thirty pin,
took down only one game. Weber for the
Wroth's Special m as the high man for three
games, 678, and also high single game of
256. He aleo leads the league by one pin
for Individuals, taking the lead from Paul
Chade of Jetters' Gold Tops. Score:
METZ BROS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Neale ISO ldt 209 5T3
Sprague 231 220 1W 41
lienman 15 1X2 1S7 KM
Conrad 202 12 12 6i
Blakeney 2 IV lyo 170 679
Totals 997 938 908 2.S43
WROTH'S SPECIAL.
lt. 2d. 3d. Total;
Mane 177 lift 1H7 f.23
Rishel 203 173 182 668
l.andgren 143 1!K) 171 fM
Webber lf,2 171 2fw 678
Straw piO lw) KM 40
Handicap 30 30 SO 90
Totals 856 S73 995 2.733
The Pharmacy Juniors took two games
from the U. S. Rangers. Parker got high
game of 179 and high total of COS for the
Pharmacy Juniors. C. Niels got high game
of 190 and high total of 476 for the U. S.
Rangers. Score:
PHARMACY JUNIORS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Swedham 144 132 15 432
Parker 170 179 16 606
Carter 160 143 147 440
Total 4H4 4M 469 1,377
U. S. RANGERS.
1st. 2d. 8d. Total,
C. Niels 136 190 17.0 475
JacliBon 144 13 lf.4 44
Murphy Iii6 137 138 436
Totals 444 ' 463 437 1,344
The Idlewlld took two out of three
games from Harvey' Colt. Moberg got
high game of 174 and Pohler got high total
of 496 for the Idlewlld. Nelson got high
game ot 170 and Muyne got high total of
470 for Harvey' Colt. Tonight Andy'
Colt vs. Derby Woolen Mills. Score:
IDLE WILDS.
let. 2d. 3d. Total.
Moberg lttf 124 IU 4til
Straw lt4 141 14a 4:1;
Pohler ltff ISO W8 4!
Totals 484 425
HARVEY'S COLTS.
1st. 2d.
Haster 157 141
Nelson 154 170
Moyne 161 m
Totals 473 4M
484 1.393
M. Total.
Kit
142
161
4! 4
4,
4,7
1,409
471
CRUISER SENT TO HONDURAS
Taeoma Ordered to Puerto Cortes to
Meet Aay Kniergency that May .
A rise.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-ln view of
alarming report of an Impending revolu
tion In Honduras against the administra
tion of President Davllla, the Navy de
partment has ordered the cruiser Tacoma
to Puerto Corte to meet any possible
emergency that might endanger Americans
or American Interests. The Tacoma left
Cristobal today and probably will arrive
In the Honduran port on Saturday.
It I said at the Navy department that
no official information ha M-en received
In regard to prospective revolt and the
action in sending the Tacoma to Honduran
water was merely a precautionary meas
ure. Ct RRKICV BKKORM UllCt 89KD
Senator AldrU-h Sara Hankln System
hansrea are Most Important.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. . "The Need for
Currency Rnform," was discussed by Sena
top Aldrtch, chairman of the National
Monetary commission; Senator Burton, a
member of the committee; Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury Andrew, a former
secretary of the commission and Director
Roberts of the mint, at a special eest-ion
of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science, held here tonight.
Senator Aldrtch declared, that In his opin
ion, the reform of the present banking y
tem was the most Important of the work
now before the monetary commission. The
cui-rent problem would adjust Itself, he
said, when the banking system was taken
care of. He1 said that many methods pre
scribed by law for the management and
' control (f rational tanks have tecome obso
' letn ahd "the national government, having
j assumed control of the organization of
credit. It Is manifestly Incumbent on It to
i enter, at the earlie.-it possible moment upon
such a revision of our tiational banking
leeir'alion a will make our methods and
practices more reer nslve to the demands
of our modern business life."
Culled From the Wire
The i-'tantiard Oii company has paid
$1M. SOS excise tax to the sluts of Ohio.
fruiiiinewl business interests cf Cleveland,
().. liavu oruanm.l the National One-Cunt
Inciter Postage association.
Senator frlone vt Missouri was appointed
to fill the vacam-y oil the senate committee
on finance .rraivii by the (ieatn of hvnVl
lauiel of Virginia.
The t'unard Steamship company ha3
placed a contract wltn Jotin Brown & Co.,
Clvde Bank. Scotland, for the construction
of a big liner for the New York service.
The first of the murder trials resultlnn
fiom tn jynchlnif uf I'arl rU.ierliigion in
Newark, O.. on July I got under way when
tns selection of a Jury in the Montana
W at ha case was completed.
WoocTow Wilson, governor-elect of New
Jeisey. gave out a tinned lRt -.i.i-iil posi
tively declaring himself In favor of (I e e'e.'
tiun of James K. Marline idnu I of I'nion
cointy. New Jersey, to the United H:ates
senate to succeed J li n Kean, jr.
Uonald .V. McKensie, who was Indleuwl
hy t'. '.' lerai it ran J jury at Kpokan.
WflK. on NoMml r J, lait. with his counin,
Charles A. Mi-Kenzls o.' Seattle. VVa.li.,
anu four other men cn charges of con
M.liacv t detraud the koy ernment ,f more
than Z'i.W" acreo of Alankan ciJ lands,
wa- airc'Med In New Yoi k.
Our Letter Box.
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Contribution on Timely Sub)o
Hot Eaoeedlng Two Hundred Word
Are Invited front Our Headers.
Raslneaa roarer- 1st Hlgk School.
OMAHA, Dec. I., 1910. To the Editor of
The Bee: If Mr. Boyles Is quoted cor
rectly by your reporter, he corroborates
my idea that a commercial course should
be Installed In the first and second year In
our high school. He says, "Although most
of our pupils are Otnaha people, they are
those who are not eligible for high school,
or they are those who have spent two or
three years" there."
Now of the approximate 00 pupils that
are entering our high school, only about
200 graduate, so that about 400 are dropping
out during the four years and these are
probably the one who are making up the
majority of the matriculate In the com
mercial colleges. They drop out from our
high school because they either can not
afford to continue their studies or thev
have no inclination for the academic
courses but have a deelre to take up com
mercial branche In order to make a live
lihood at the earliest poHsibie opportunity.
For these students, a thorough course in
commercial branches should be installed
free of charge and save the poor parents
of the girl and boys the tuition fee of
from $M to $125 which Is charged by the
commercial colleges.
Mr. Boyles also state that there Is only
a small percentage of graduates from the
eighth grade who enter the commercial
colleges. Assuming that his statement Is
correct. If an opportunity Is given to those
children to take up a commercial course
In the high school in tha first and second
year free of charge, probably a majority
of them would avail themselves of that
opportunity given them In our high school,
and while the boys and girls would take
up the commercial course In the high
school, they would be compelled to take
other branches prescribed In the curricu
lum, such as English, commercial math
ematics, spelling, history, etc., an? thus
broaden their sphere cf knowledge which
in Mr. Boyle' opinion I so essential in
the makeup of good business men and
women, and rightfully so.
I am glad that Mr. Boyles Is of the opin
ion that the installation of the commercial
course in the high school will help his
college financially, n was never my In
tention nor my desire' to hurt any of the
commercial colleges In Omaha. My resolu
tion in the Board of Education was not
for that purpoee and I also never Intended
to make our high school a competitor to
any commercial college. All I desire Is to
bring to our high school students which
never enter the same or to hold In the high
school the ones who are dropping out dur
ing the four years, and to give them all
a practical course of studies, free of
charge, whereby they could earn a llvell-
B.nd .Wh"e they are takln
s udies in the high school, to give them
also the academio branches of practical
value which they do not receive in the
commercial college.
I have no quarrel with Mr. Boyle nor
with any of the other commercial colleges
and if the Installation of the commercial
course in high school will help them fi
nancially. 1 am Blad of lt and , am Bure
that no member of the Board of Education
will begrudge li. Respectfully,
E. HOLOVTCHINER. '
Mr Wsrirs's Compliments.
HARVARD, Neb.. Dec. 9.-T0 the Editor
of The Bee: I notice In your editorial this
morning the atatement that lory Ism in
England die hard, but It Is bound ulti
mately to go. That .tatement la likewlae
true of America. I think you are the
most inconsistent people I ever saw. On the
same page you laud the liberal In Eng
land and oondomn Representative Norrls
and the insurgent for fighting for popular
government In America. You have defended
high protection, a tory policy, the liquor
traffic, a tory policy, government by the
vested Interests as represented by Taft
and Balllnger, twin brothers to the policy
of Balfour end Landsdowne, and oppose the
Initiative and referendum because the
people would hBve a chance to vote the
saloons and brothel out of Omaha. I
should think the last election would be
sufficient to show you that torylsm cannot
flourish In America, for while tory repub
lican in nearly every Instance went down
to defeat the Insurgents doublet! their rep
presentation In both branches of congress.
If your paper had hod Its way, we would
have had a democrat elected as governor
of thla state. But with a county option can
didate and platform we carried the state
by 15,000, while If a tory republican like
Roeewater or Webster had been nominated
he would have been defeated worse than
the tory Burkett.
I suppose I am wasting ink writing thi,
as I have noted that you never give space
In ycur paper to anyone except torle like
Webster et al., defending Taft and Bal
llngerlsm, or demociats like Bryan, oppos
ing county option. But that doesn't mat
ter. You cannot prevent the spread of pop
ular government anywhere, In England nor
In America, and yo jr paper will not gain
in the long run for espousing torylsm.
Your truly, B. A. WARREN.
Kalrnrss of The Dee.
OMAHA, Dec. . To the Editor of The
Bee: I desire to express lay appreciation of
your editorial on "Mrs. Eddy." Its spirit
of falrnef I very gratifying. Very truly
yours, O. A. MAGNET.
tndent Falls Throoah Ire.
MASON CITY. la.. Dec. 9.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Albert Rasmussen, a Toiand uni
versity student, agd 18 years, was drowned
last night while skating on Clear lake.
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GROWTH OF LIFE INSURANCE
Paul Morton Addresses Convention of
Presidents in Chicago.
CENTER IS MOVING WESTWARD
Tendency nf the l.araer CnmBMnlea Is
to Invest Rands In ttie Regions
Which r rod ace the
Preinlnms.
CHICAGO. Dec. . The fourth annual
meeting of the Association of Life Insur
ance President opened Its session here
today with Paul Morton, pre'dent of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, presid
ing. Mr. Morton, In his opening address,
proclaimed the west the future center of
Insurance activities, declaring that ths
"star of Insurance, like the star of empire,
westward takes Its way." He said:
"American life Insurance never stood so
well; never was so saie or surrounded
by so nmny safeguards and never of
fered the public so much for Its
money as it does today. The ex
pense of management Is being curtailed.
Economies of all kinds have been Intro
duced, siid dividends to policyholder are
being increased. The chief ambition of the
Association of Life Innurance Presidents is
to emphasize the fact that Pir.-e great life
insurance companies belong to the people.
and that nothing in the way of regulation,
taxation or legislation can be done to In
jure them, which the policyholders will
not have to pay for themselves.
How Business' Has liiono,
"Fifty years ago life Insurance in the
United Stales averaged $5.25 per capita.
Ten years ago it had risen to $9 per capita
and today it is estimated as amounting to
about $li0 per capita. Fifty year ago tliu
total outstanding life insurance carried by
all old line life insurance companies doing
business in the United States was less than
that now carried by Illinois companies
alone. Within fifty years the volume of
life Insurance business has Increased from
$166,0(JO,O00 to $13,7(10,000,000, almost one hun
dred fold, though in that time the popula
tion of the United States has Increased
less than three-fold.
Western people will be glad to know that
as a general proposition the eastern life
insurance companies are making an effort
to invest their reserve fund In those sec
tions of the country which produce the
premiums. I know of one large life insur
ance company which five years ago had
real estate mortguges In only eleven dif
ferent states, but which today has them
In thirty-one different states. I know of
one company which has $H,000,OCX) less in
mortgage loans In New York City than lt
had five year ago and wnich during that
time has Increased its mortgage loans in
other states about $18,000,000."
Center Movlna- Westward.
Mr. Morton gave reasons why the meet
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In Chicago, saying that the center of life
Insuran-e Is rapidly moving westward In
this cou..iry. Mr. Morton also said the
meeting Is being held out of respect fo the
"v.onderful valley of the Mississippi."
which "agriculturally, commercially. In
dustrially; financially and prospectively Is
greater than all the far-famed valleys of
history, and yet lt Is only In the vestlbu'e
of It Infancy, so far production And
wealth are concerned; and In my opinion Is
destined to hsve more political power; more
prosperity; more happiness and greater In
flLtnce In the affairs of the world than
any other similar area on the face of the
globe.
"We are also here because of the very
happy Investments that life Insurance
companies have made in the middle west.
We want those who live here to understand
that while the estimate reserve held for
policyholders residing In the Mississippi
valley amounts to about $5S3.0ii0,000, the llf
Insurance companies hav Invested In this
same territory over $726,000,000; In other
words, e are not, amany are led to be
lieve, draining thla section of the country
of its money In life Insurance premiums
and taking it east to Invest, but on th
contrary we hav actually Invested over
$143,000,000 more In this territory than
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On December 6 and 20
At tbc lowest fare ever named
are the round trip fares via L. &
Oilcaro St. Levi
Si. Augustine.. $35.15 $28.05
Fort Pierce 41.15 34.05
Gainesville ....... . 35.85 28.75
Ocala 36.60 29.40
Fort Merer 36.50 29.40
Palatka 35.40 2 8 JO
West Palm Beach. 42.90 36.80
Kissimmee 36.50 29.40
Deland 36.50 29.40
Return limit It days. Liberal staoorer
Sum-
Now that the time for coasting and other winter sports is at
hand, we want to speak a word of WARNING, with particular
reference to COASTING.
On all streets on which there are street car tracks, and on
all hills which cross or terminate on streets having street car
tracks, there is a CONSTANT DANGER to those indulging in the
exhilarating sport of coasting.
Men and women, as well as boys sad girls, have lost their
lives, or have been seriously injured 'by dashing into moving
or standing cars on their sleds tr travelers.
Why jeopradize your lives by coasting where the hazard is
so great, when tnere are so many places in this city of hills, where
this sport may be indulged in with perfect Bafety?
Assist Us in Preventing Accidents
Council Bluffs Street
lailway Company
Christmas
LADIES
Money made buying those Suits, Overcoats and
Haincoats sold up to 0.00 now
Reason: Small lots
now. This is or.o time in
See the comfort and
besides the gift will long
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the total reserves for this same terri
tory amount to, anil when I speak of tha
Mississippi vnlley In this connection I mean
only the middle states."
Robert Lynn Cox, general counsel and
manager of ths association, spoke on the
"nature and extent of life Insurance Insti
tutions In colleges and universities."
Mr. Cox pleaded for a general effort on
the part of the Insurance peoplo to aid col
leges In putting an Insurance course In
their vocational curricula.
FUNERAL OF MRW. A. PAXT0N
Body Will Arrive Sstnrday Mailt
and Funeral Will He Held
Snndny. t
The body of Mrs. William A. Paxton, sr.,
who died last werk In California, will ar
rive In Omaha Saturday night for burial
here Sundny afternoon.
The funeral services ars to be held Sun
day afternoon at t o'clock at the home of
J. C. "Sharp, SU North Forty-first street.
The Rev. T. J. Mackay. pastor of All
Paints' Kplseopal church, will officiate.
The family has announced that the burial
ervlce will be private and without floral
offerings. Interment Is to be In Forest
Ijiwn cemetery.
daring the winter season. Following
N. R. R. from St. Louis and Chicago to
Chicago St. Louis
.$33.75 $26.50
Milliard
Sanf ord .... ,
Titusville .........
Miami-. ...........
Orlando.. ........ .
Tampa............
Pensacol a.........
DeFuniak Spring. .
Marianne, .........
38.50
29.40
38.55
44.90
36.50
36.60
30.00.
31.75
31.75
31.45
37.80
29.40
29.40
20.85
23.70
23.70
privilege 2S Ws
limit.
FOR FULL INFORMATION ADDRESS
J. E. DAVENPORT, D. P. A., St Louu, Mo.
P. W. MORROW, N. W. P. Chicago, III.
Wjgfjras
Suggestions
and stoek we wish to Hope
the year you can use us.
goodness you can give him,
he remembered.
