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2-S TlfK OMAHA SUNDAY I '.EE: .JANUARY 10, 1f)l."i. Mr. Jack Wasn't Altogether to Blame, at That Drawn for The Bee by Swinnerton Bit AvjFUU-V A FATHER .'VVOWT 1 fOUJAQK? 1 T 13 1 3. EOUCK!' a FEDS SCORE FIRST IN BIG COURT PLAY Landis Rules Defendant Must File Affidavits on or Before January 16. PAPER SERVED ON 0. HERRMANN - i CHICAGO. Jan. .Judge Landis In th United Ptate district court ruled today that defendants In the Federal league suit against Organized Baso Hall tnuat fllo affidavit on or before January K Counsel for the Federal league, who re quested the ruling, stated that affidavit robably would be filed Monday. They re to be uwd in support of the motion f the plaintiff for a preliminary Injunc tion on January 20. Coplea of the. affidavit were served to day en Garry Horrmann, chairman of th National commission. In Cincinnati. Magic City Girls Defeat Tekamah The girls' baaket ball team of the locaj high school, defeated the Tekamah High school girls' team last evening on the local gymnasium floor at Twenty-fourth rod . streets, 1ft to 14. Ths (am was moderately rough throughout 1 Miss Ada Van Clove ok the Tekamah team Played the best gaino or tlio even int. while Mis Lillian Brooke starred for the locals. Tha llnoup: SOUTH OMAHA. TEKAMAH. Hoden, C H.F. Broker UF. Kayner C. Crowe H.O. Nlrman U.fi. R.F Thomas. O. I-..F Cornultts C Van Oleve K.O Maker U(l Lydclk Held soala: Hnoth Dmnhi. Ilrwien .Brooke 14), Rayner (2); Tekamah, Van lev, 5. Frm throws: bouth Omaha: Itrnnker (1): Trkajnah, Thomas (4). Foulai Kouth Omaha, 13; Tekamah, 14. Kef ere: Jean Berger. Scorer: Louis Foley, .. National Golf Body Fixes Where to Play HOGANS A HELPTO THE TRAP Famous Shooter Does Much to Pro mote the Popularity of the Sport All Over the Country. ORIGINATES NEW METHODS NEW YORK. Jan. 9-If there la any single factor that haa proved morn ef fective than any other In developing the popularity of the aport of trnrwhootlng in tills country It Is the stlmnlntlng In fluence given to the sport by that unique organization, the Westy ' Hogans of America, whose annual trspshootlng tour nament In Atluntlo City, N. J., Is novr looked iiHin In sporting circles as an event of national importance and Justly takes rank with other sporting events of national character. Thnt the Westy Hogans have done good work In promoting target shooting Is probably more generally recognised In that section of the country Usually re ferred to as the east, for the reason that the members of the organization, with few exceptions, follow their vocations In the eastern states. It was In the enst In Pennsylvania thai their organization originated; their annual tournament In conducted on the shores of the Atlantic ocean, and the great majority of the shooters who at tend their tournaments come from easU ern titles and towns. Name Spread Her) whrre. But the name and fame of the Westy Hogans have spread to every part of the United Htatca, a witness the fact that at the tournament (n Hcplember o this' year moro than one-half of the states In the union were represented among the contestants. Conceived over night in a little Penn sylvania mining town, where a one-day shoot had beeen held during the day, in the summer of 1907, the organisation was launched, and in the following September held Ha first tournament on Young's old pier In Atlantto City. The membership of the Westy Hogans. then consisted of STARTING THE NEW YEAR RIGHT AT CONEY ISLAND New Year's day found fifty members of the two Coney Island swimming clubs pledged to year-round bathing romping abcut the beach in the usual water attire and plunging into the icy water. A big crowd shivered in furs and ulsters while watching them. 4 " 'AW 'tWVHFJKXHW&tWl&li V i J INCREASE IH THE SPEEDERS (Continued from Page One.) the 2;10 section previous te l'.Ul reduced their tecorrls. The speed exhibition pacing was pheno- scarcely a dosen well known professional , menal during the season, and it was no NEW YOItK. Jan. .-The national ama teur golf championship for Mi will be contested on the links of the Country club of Detroit, the women' national cham pionship at the Onwcntsla club, )Lke For est, 1IL, and the national open champion ship at the Ualtusrol Country club, fchort 21111a. N. J. These awards of national golfing events were made at the annual meeting of the Vnlted States Golf association her to night The, election of officers resulted in the confirmation of the only ticket in the field, making Frank t Woodward of the Denver Country club, and now president of the Western Golf association, the new" president of tli national body. PLANS OF THE MINORS NOT MUCH SOLACE TO ED i:d Hpeltman, Omaha lad, "who grad uated Into the professional ranks from the aandlots of Omaha, can't find much rolace in the new plans of the minor league.- Sr1lman finished the season laHt year with the Menonlmee club of Ihe Wlaconaln-mtnoU lop. This year the W-I la talking of reducing to Ciuss 3. and even if not a few salary reduc t'ons. which do not appeal to Hpeilnian will be Inorder. ' Bo if Kd can't be traded or sold he will either forenaka the na tional pastime or hurdle to the Feds. - TO DETERMINE AMATEUR SKATE TITLE AT CLEVELAND trapshooters. Now it number fifty odd. It might be said, by war of explana tion, that membership in the organisa tion la confined exclusively to representa tives of firearms and ammunition man ufacturers. Also, be It known, that their only object as Westy Hogans Is to pro mote the welfare of the cleanest and most wholeawme' outdoor recreation there Is. They are entirely unselfish In this, and mercenary motives are beneath ttiOtn, It is a cardinal principle of the Westy Hogans. that no "shop talk" shall be in dulged In at their annual tournaments, and this rule is strictly adhered to. The first tournament was a gratifying success and a personal triumph for the men who shouldered the responsibility for ' undertaking the venture. Also, it forecasted the future success of the Westy Hogans' tournaments. Flxty-three wonder that many world's championship marks were lowered or equaled, all In actual racing. No lean than ten of the new "two-tenners" entered the 2:06 class, while sixteen others paced to. records from 2:06'.4 tu 2:06. Makes sGrrat Kxhltiltlon. Headed by Anna Bradford, 2:K, the sensational t-year-old pacer, the fastest twenty-six in the new Z:M list showed an average speed of a shade faster than 1:0414. while the average record of ten In the 1:06 division was a little faster than i:03Vi, a speed exhibition which was never thoUKht possibln before this year. Of the thirty-nine pacers In the new re duced lint, three entered the 2:00 class, all In races, headed by Directum I., 1:58; Frank Bogash. Jr., l:M'i. and William, 1 2:00 flat, all world's two-minute pacers I In rarca. Fifteen In this Hut nunl S:ft" ujneroni sow vers oua pan in sv- or ,Mtfr am, M ony throe wera n ral .vents of tha first tournament, and. tfi6 ,.,, previously, this division added all things considered, this was a good , rvcn do n IIlllkng twenty-two nlto attendance.' gether. or ever 33 per cent of the total Provides Novell lea, i number of 2:05 purer In the complete Mat When the tournament was over the prior t n Westy Hogans realised that In providing, .rPforaa In Negation. Way. the novelty of shooting from an ocean Tlw average record of the fifteen In pier they had Introduced aomethlng new ( the 2 05 list was aster than 1:0i Orant and attractive In transhootlng. and from ; ing, for the purpose of explanutlon. that that time until the next shoot-was hold j the .twenty-xix all took records equal CHICAOO, Jan. . Tb amateur skat ing title of the United Mates wtll be de termined at a touraamei.t In Cleveland. January 3 and V, and at ftiranao Lake, N. T.. February 2 ani t. it was an nounced ' today. President Allen L Vilaui hard of the International Skating union of Amariua. The tills will go the skater making the greatest number ot points In the various race scheduled, thirty points being credited tor victory. twenty for taking second place and Un for winning third, TENER CONFERS WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE COUNSEL FHIUmfrUinA. Jan. t. Preaident Tener of the National league today dls- tus4 with Georg Pepper, whom he hes uiiHiated counsel tur the National league. plans of defense la U recent suit brought as eiee by the Federal leagu alnet Organised base bail. Both lb governor and Mr. Pepiwr decllnod txi discus the result of tlmlr conferenoa. In a statement iosutd later Goveraor Tener relieraud his belief that Organlasd base ball Is not a monopoly, asd Its con duct under the National agreement Is not 1 violation ift th law. 11 the shooters who took part in the first tournament were talking about It. The result was that at the nvxt tourna ment in ISO there were 10 entries. In 1X9, ITS different shooters participated, and in 1911). ZX The high water mark in attendance' was reached In the fol lowing "year 111 I with 20 entries, and there Is no telling what It would have been In the following year If the Hogans had not been deprived of the use of the i pier through Its destruction by fire In Ui winter of ltlL At this period In their career the Westy Hogans were confronted with the prob lem of securing another squally attrac tive place tu hold their tournaments. much to their dlimey, and doubtless to the disappointment of their friends, it was found Impossible to secure another pier available for trapshootlog. Sat at Veate Perk. Convlaord that it would be a mlaiaka to take the. shoot away from Atlantic City the Hogans found a suitable, but perkap lea attractive, location in the suburb of Atlantic City, and Si no then their shoots have been held in Venice Park, an Ideal shooting ground. Three tournament, those ln 111, 11J and 1914, have been held there, and while the at tendance, for obvious reasons, has not been a large as it undoubtedly would have been on Young's pier, the V.'esty Hogans shoot continues to t as popular to their general average of 2:W'i. then colveU u lightly the Incieave f tiu't performers for th sesson become sensational, as previous to lSfll the total mi in be r of 2:02U or faster performers was thirty-nine, Including the windahield recoids. In the trotting section twelve now chamnlontihlp records were made this year with surprising average speed re ductions, wlillo three others were equaled. Pactir of the caliber of ptrectum I.. Frank Hogash. Jr.; Anna Bradford, R. II. Brett. William, and lesser lights, made twenty-five changes In championship marks, while only one was equaled. The "lion" of the trotters wa F.tawah. a 4-year-old colt and a race horse.: with Prto Volo next in line for age and sex. The former made four new championship marks ami M one. In spite of the great performances of Directum I. and Frank Kogaah. Jr.. R. 11. Iirett hold most of the new championship figures a 4-year-old l sciunig sua a race pacer, who SIX to Ills i credit; Directum I. has fiv; 'Bogash, Jr., three; William, three, and Anna Brad j ford two. The other marks wera dis tributed snioug six. and th ' Townsend , have maintained a perfact record. The decisive manner ln which th Townsends have trimmed their opponents gives faith that they are easily the peer ot the league. The Clarks have' also been displaying tin form. Th Nebraska School for the Deaf showed unusual" form in their game with Belle vu college Thursday. The mutes held th strong collegians to a 29 to 27 soora. Basket Ball Notes. Ever Increasing crowds seem to be turning out tor the league contests. Teams wishing games wltli the Pirate call Doug, efeg and ask for carl WeUtl. Paynter and I'atty have been shitted front th second to the first high, school team. Call Webster 4M6 and aak for Kdward Moray for practice guinea with the Uni versity of Omuha. For Bellevue, Allen at right forward, gets away as well as any ot the tossers ln tho Tri-Clty league. Noland of tho Walter Q. Clarks Is rapidly rounding Into trim. Agalnxt Uie Bluffs "Y" he madn four fluid goals. Grace surprised himaelf as well as his friends when he made six field Koals aalnat the First Christians Tuesday. The Young Men's Christian association squabs will Journey to Arlington Friday night to play the high school of that town. Th Crelffhton Lrfiwa do not seem to lack suitable players, even though I. Inn and Klepaer are not permitted to wear their colors. Cooper, th stocky center for th Ne braska School for the Deaf, loo pud five 11 Id goals as-nlnst Bellevue college on Thursday evening. Next Saturday, when th Omaha High school meets York high, the Omaha Na tional bunk will btua-e. a preliminary with the liltfh school seconds. Cook, . centwr for the Council Bluffs Yoiimt Mens Christian asoodntlon, re turned ankia in me ATHLETIC TEAMS fICKEDFOR 1914 All-American Athletic and All-College Squads Chosen by A. A. U. President. The Thorpelan Reaerves are one of the latert tu Join the basket ball ranks. Tlielr lineup includea Ivlnaon, Miller. Abra huuuon. lluhln, Clvln and Margolin. UHe -Meyers was guarded so cloee In the mime against the Council Uluffa Your.k Men's Christian asinriutkm that he vuccx-eded In making but four baskets for the Clarks. Here's the lineup of the A. T. Benson's Cutis: Blllv Bullnrd. Nicholson. . Crof ton. Oeis'er. McFirland. Moskoalts and Itektns. Any class C tram wishing games call Walnut Wi and ask for Builard. GOTGH TELLS HOW HE TRAINS (Continued from Page One.) LAWS TAKE PHONES' PLACE (Continued from Tag One.) form. It was my hardest task to aban don my tobacco-smoking habits. "Moderation in wrestling is good for the college man. but too much, of It is bad. 1 believe that wrestling take into action every part of the body belter fthan any other form of athletics. Wrestling Is good for th college man If he limits him self to fifteen, minutes of It In a good, stiff manner. That is all he should lke at one time. "To th rblleg man who achieves greatness In athletics I give Ui' greatest I credit. He is carrying twice the load I carried hen I was folio Ing the wres- EAST HAS THE MOST MEMBEES NEW YORK, Jan. . The name of twenty club and four college athletes appear In the All-American athletic train for 1914, as selected by Alfred J. till, president of the Amateur Athletic union. The Amateur Athletic, union executive is continuing tho annual selection, of these Pole vault: C. Borgstrom, University ot Southern California. Putting sixteen-pound hot: R, I Beatty, Columbia university. Throwing sixteen-pound hammer: K. P. Bailey, University of Maine. Cross-country: D. F, Potter, Cornell university. STATE PROFIT BY BOXING Begnlation of the Sport in Wiscon sin is Success and .Game Gives State Good Kevenue. VIOLATIONS ABE VERY SCARCE MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. .-Boxlng ln Wisconsin under state regulation has been a success and the commonwealth has profited mora than 112,000. according to a report of the state athletic commission teams, first introduced by the late James ' prepared and Issued today for presenta B. Sullivan, today named amateur from all parts of the country for the twenty five events listed- ' Hatines Kolchnialnen I the only one nominated for two events. The cast has tion to the legislature. The report says in part: "There wa more or leas opposition of the commission when it wa created by ! those opposed to boxing, but wis and the createst renresentutlon with fifteen 1 careful administration ot 'the law and names, with the Pacific coast second with toul elimination of tha evil feature of six and the niiddlowest third with turee, j ,h ol1 Pr' ring won thousand of mends for the game. "In fact, legalised boxing ha net with statewide approval. Tlie general publio All-American Team. The All-Amerlcan athletic team la follows: as 100-yard run H. P. Drew. University I '"rest in th sport is reflected In th of Uoutnurn California. fact that during the period covered by cl-l run: ueo.g Parker. Olympic this report. Including one full winter '-ya" ruuT' A?;h T. Meyer. Irish- '8on' ner,y 150000 P" - American Atiiiotio club. tended boxing exhibitions and have paid 4to-yurd run: J. P.. . (Ted) Meredith, for admlssleon nearly 2&0,000 I nlversity of Pennsylvania. ..Tha commission has been most t,-yara run: T. J. Halp.ii. Boston Ath- , " commission nas neen most letic utuocitttion. stringent In enforcing the law and there 0-yarj run: Homer Baker, New York have been very few violations In only AuV.-nlirJUkrun: A. H. Klvlat, Irish- one "taw. w a boxer accused of Aniuiiian Athietic club. shamming. He was Immediately given Two-mile rJu. Harry J. milh, Bronx a. hearing and on being found guilty was CKlvS"ru: Willie Kyronen. Kaleva h"e? 7 k"" ,Ut ' Athletic cub. ' period of one year. Tun-intie run, for cross-country: H. I Since its creation the commission has ivoictimainen. Irish-American Athletic : licensed thirty-four clubs, revoked three licenses and refused one. The receipts of I tllng game. He has mental and chjulral strongest five ln the league, to a S3 to ii tasks, whit I only had tha latter. But. l'ore j above all. In order to achieve greatness Considerable, activity took place In tha 1 in athlailc. a man must live a clean. Th attendance Jumped from r in Ull ;"ommer 8u lt week. Ths Omaha wholescjn life ." ' Carroll 'W las frvirs DeulaM. IJILNISON. la.. Jan. . ti-tsl Tele fi am. The 1clte between Carroll and 1, n''n Hlgn a- Uool on. "Advisability i.l Literary Test ta llsetrict Imml.r. 1oii," was n by Carroll. I to 1. Tb ji.der were Principal Marshall of Ceui- .1 iiiuffu. tup-iiritn(iFnt tjraham of Miss-rtirt Valley and duperli)trn4eat iullh M leioa. Iientaon tm tonalstod of s.)xl Vom. lluKh Ivongar ond Btirt i N il.Unis. Ths I mi roll train cotmistexi of Martha leU, Pauliue Kelly and Casper ciy. to IM la mi. and It U doubtful If a better I pleased party of trapshooters than thos wh participated In this Isst tournament could be found anywhere. The rls of the Westy Hogans haa bo to tmty noteworthy. They are a credit t th "gam and all outdoor, sport-loving enthusiasts who know them will subscribe to this. High School resorvrs landed a victory. from a close defeat, to their engagement with th Council Bluff Cub. Th con test was on of the mot spectacular played this season. After being led by a aaf margin until th last eight minute of pUy. Mills' minion copped th gam by a hlr-rjAth, 9 to C Banker Hold Uawa Ltd. Th Omaha National bank quintet allowed that they Hill have the rlht to CUP,. '.UANO. Jl. Jan ti ,!-. I hold the lid on the ruat of their . rn- 'ri'.VTiTT '""' b"U u,m ,n- teniporaiie. The bankers wal'oped ths Th team wiU tost tier February Jtv (easy and dcU.-lve manner ThursJsy after- ... -v nouv iB"M asosraia bCSH. I m.,lr ,immlu ta Ks full nf i ini nnmr lyi.ii.i null , . - . u. .. - liight ollJ eiorr jrevio'o nt in- v uir u. . iari . Frkraary . -.UANO. (Jl. Jn. I -The ('lev W A Ba ak . j . ..rJl , Jir:,..."" L".nw..T.T"rc"'--t ' action for th Comnv-xlal flippora Ths uie old story prrdon City league. Both th the Uc no Indian scliool hn ut ay a scoi ot u to .. I TEMPERANCE AT MICHIGAN (Continued from Pag Ona) th university. It nie&u that we should give our support to any movement or practice that ha as its purpose th gen eral moral, athletic and academlo uplift Any practice that dissipate our ener gies and lower our efficiency can mean only on thing a lower stsndard of school work and athletics." Ke after Miller. Both the Indianapolis and Chicago Fed eral league clubs are said to b hot on th trail of Kay Miller, first baseman of the 1 utumliua Amerh-an association dub. . V I . 1 1.. v 1. - a .., if iu.l lha ni.n...m.n Ha.l ho will bold out tur aa increas of salary. I Darluioutn. club. hjo-yard hurdWs: F. W. Kelly, L'ni veraUy of Southern California. w-yaru nuruits: J. xxjoiuls, Chicago Athlet.c association. 4iyard iiuiuua; W. II. Meanlx, Boa ton Athletic aasu.iutlon. ltunning broua jumii: 1'latt Adams. New York Atuletlc club. ltunning lugn Jump: Kdward Beeson, Olya inc cluh, .-'a a I runi'luco. Throwing the aiacua: i:. Muller, Irlsh Ainernaii Atnletic club. iiu.iiung iioi. stp and Jump: D. J. Ahearn, Illinois Atiilctic cluh. Pole vault; C. iiorgstroin. University ot Mouthern California. l ulling sixtceii-pounl shot; P. J. Mo Donald. Irtsh-Amrrlcaii Athletic club. F.iiy-ix-pound hammer lor distance: M. j. JflVUratn, lrisn-Amerlcan Atnlvttc club. 'inrowlng sixteen-pound nammer: P. Kyan, inau-Amernsii Athlctio club. Throwing th Javeiin: Harry Llvers Cuac. tutu i aiiCisi'o oly ti.au sciiuim. Vvalklng: jMlwaid Henx, Mohawk Ath ietic club. All-around: Avery Brundage, Chicago Athletic association In the all-college team selections, Cornell leads with four members ot tae U'H combination. Ths University of Cali fornia piaccs tliive and Pennsylvania two. Michigan, Yale, Dartmouth, Co bjinbla and Maine athlete complete tue I Sin. All-Col lea Team. Th All-Amerlcan college team is as follows: lanyard run: II. P. Drew. University of foumern California. no-yard ruu. 11. H. tieward. University of Micii.gan. 44U-yard run: J. K. (Ted) Meredith. Uni versity of Pennsylvania. uo-yard 'run: lavs Caldwell. Cornell univeraity. One-niiie run 8. I Spelden. Cornell uaiveratty. . Two-nJ.s run: J. F Hoffoocysr, Cur Oell unikerslty. lV-jard hurdles: P. W. Kelly, Unl ve.sity of iMjuthern California. J-M-yaj-J hurdirs. R. D. Ferguson. UnJ verstty af Pvtuisylvaaia. ltunning hlah Jump; W, M. Oler, Tal university. ltunnmg broad Jump: r. U, Ngrdell, clubs operating under the commission covering the period of the report, aggre gates IU4S.613.40. The total expenses of the commission were $1,618 21. Ivy Wingo Goes to The Cincinnati Club CINCINNATI. Jan. '.-Manager MUler Hugg'.ns of the Ft. Louis National league base ball team, announced here tonight that Catcher Ivy Wlngo Ijad been trans ferred tu tne Cincinnati club. The two year contract which Wlngo recently signed with the fct, louis club will be duplicated by the Cincinnati management, and Wingo has agreed to sign It. Hlgglns said that as yet no player or money figur in the deal, but something would be done later. President Htrrmahn announced that T. S. Griffith, an Indianapolis American as sociation outfielder, had been secured by his club. Pugilist Dies from Effect of Knockout SEATTTJ?. Wash.. Jan. .-U Ander son, a heavy weight prise fighter, known in the ring as Jack Newton, who suf fered concussion of the brain aa th re sult of a knockout last night at the hands of Ike Cohen, died today without having regained consciousness. Cohen and on of hi second are la Jail In de fault of ball. Lonnl Austin, th refre, and throe other ar out on ball The bout wa fought before th Pacific Ath ltlo club, an organisation composed of poUoeoMti and firemen. p Want Ada Produc Results. HITCHCOCK'S- BILL MEETS WITH PAYOR Mass Meeting at the City Hall En dorses It German Professor Praises Kaiser. PEACE PRIZE FOR THE KAISER The council chamber of tha city hall was packed to capacity by some TOO per sons, largely Germans, at the peace meet ing held last night for the discussion of the Hitchcock bill to prohibit the trans portation of munitions of war from this country to foreign nations engaged in war. A resolution wa passed tn favor of the Hitchcock bill. The members of the reso lution committee were Byron O. Bin-bank, Norrls Brown, Arthur Wakeley, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Arthur Mullen, Dr. A. F. Jona?, Rev T. J. Mackay, Dr. Bed lacek, Nels Thorsen, T. B. Murray and! F. I Haller. Dr. Eugene Kuhnemann of th Uni versity of Bres'.au in Germany, was tho principal speaker. Ha spoke for an hour and a half on Germany a a country. "Even until July 31, Germany was of peaceful disposition," declared Dr. Kuhne mann. "On the morning of that day we regarded war as improbable, on the aft ernoon of that day w wer told to prepare. To Fight to the Lat. "Th spirit of Frederick the Great has been Instilled in the whole of th Ger man populaca and German wtll uphold tha honor of their country and fight fo the very laat. "The German kaiser i for peace. Ha is the one man who ha worked for peace and he I tha only ' man ln tho world who should be awarded th Noebel prize for peace. , "A for Belgium, there Is no neutrality of Belgium. Belgium violated any neu trality It might have had as early as 1906 when It entered Into secret agree ments with England. The Belgian war forced Into this war by England. And we German are right now doing mora for the Belgian than you Americana have ever done. "You are reading report In your news paper of the fat of certain battles. But in those report you will find that the official announcement ahow many Ger man victories while the report of Eng lish victories ar all false." M. F. Harrington spoke In favor Of Germany and advocated th bill which will prevent the transportation oil muntlona of war to France, England and Russia. Rev. H. Miller of Athot. Kan., who cam from that place expressly to attend th peace meeting said, "a American cltlsens of German desoent, let aa aup port the Hitchcock bill." . General Cowln advocated th prohibition of the Importation of American arms and ammunition into Mexico and also declared "a neutrality meeting I no place to laud any one of tho belligerent power. Let us talk alone on neutrality." Richard 1 Metcalf - was tha lost speaker. "I cannot hear th song of war," said Metcalfe, "I can only hear tb songs of humanity. This 1 not a German question, an English question or a French question. It is an American question. We must preserve our neutrality and I be lieve the Hitchcock bill will be of material assistance in that direction. It matters not to m who will benefit and who will suffer by the passage of that bill, but It dor matter to me In that It preserve the neutrality of this nation." Judge Blabaugh presided as chairman of th meeting and Var Peter acted aa secretary. ' New Haven Officials Will Come to Omaha ' to Study Railroading NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-A coramltte of eight officials of the New Tork, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company, in cluding Vice President J. M. Tomllnson nd General Manager C. U Bardo. has ben appointed by President Elliott, It was announced today, to visit Detroit, Chicago, Kt. Paul. Omaha, St. Louis and other citie in the west and middle west to study railroad operations there, with a view of obtaining information and data that would be helpful In making th op eration of the New Haven road safer, more efficient and more economical. M'GOORTY GETS DECISION 0VERBILLY "MURRAY MILWAUKEE. Jan. .-Eddlo McGoorty of Oahkosh. tonight earned a decision over BWy Murray of Ban Francisco In ten round. He sent Murray down for the count of eight in the fourth round. McGoorty had six rounds, Murray two and two were even. Umpire I Married. Harry (ieisol. Central leaarue umplr. was married last week In Indianapolis to Miss Alice Collins of that illy, where the 't.uple will live, (ieisel is employed In Indianapolis during the winter and also is in demand as a r fence In billiard matches. Meraea All la. Th V canton club of the ew Tork State leagu ha purchased Catcher Char ley Miller of th Harriaburg Trt-fitata league elub and h will uoco4 th vot oraa Bill Bar so. who I a fin fkaldtag and throwing catcher, but ha failed to hit up to requirement. f