THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1005.
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Itf M AND FOR EQUAL TAXATION
Resolutions Adopted by Commissionen In
quiring Bailrosdito Pay Up.
SECRETARY BEACH MAKES THE MOTION
ConmlldR (!, n HrMr4 Km
katleallr PmimiiIIk that Rlar
eat Proaertr Owner Come
to Time with Tax.
ident Kennedy In his discussion of the
topic branched off Into a discussion of the
Increase in the taxes each year and pre
dicted that the people were giving this
matter more thought than ever before and
that the time would come when all people
and all corporations would pay their just
share of the burdens of the state govern
ment. He urged the commissioners and
supervisors present to agitate the tag prop
osition and ( get the people to apply the
remedy.
and th
tate
WOMAN IX CLUB AND CHARITY
The
Railroads
The county commissioners an3 supervis
ors of Nebraska. In annual convention at
th Millard hotel, went on record Just be
fore adjournment Thursday, with a strong
resolution demanding that the railroads of
Nebraska be compelled to pay their Just
share of tax. E. V. Keach. commissioner
and secretary of the association from Flll
rton county, initiated thin action by mak
ing a motion at the session Thursday
morning that a comm!tte of three be ap
Dotnted to draw up a resolution of thin
character. That motion met prompt ic
:lon and Heach, Tom Arthur of Buffalo
county and former Commissioner "Hick"
O'Keeffe of fouglaa county were named as
i he committee. This committee, during
the noon recess, drew up the following
resolutions, which were endorsed at the
ifternoon session with great enthuelasm
md. on motion of former President flal
lagher of Grand Island, made a rort of
the minute of the meeting:
Whereas. The refusal of the Burlington
nd Union Pacific to pay their taxes Im
posed upon them under the assessment
made by the State Hoard of Equalization
has caused serious embarrsesment and In
ome Instances great hardships to the pco
ule of the various counties of the state,
find.
Whereas, Their attempt to coerce the
various counties Into accepting 20 per cent
,'ss than the amount assessed against
I hem would lie subversive of the funda
mental principles of equity nnd Justice
enunciated In our constitution that nil tax
ible property shall bear its Just and due
nroportlon of the burdens of government.
;ind.
Whereas, The people of Nebraska have
for many veara submitted to the under
valuation of railroad property and pay
nore than their Just proportion of state
nd county taxes: therefore be It
Resolved, That wc remonstrate agninst
.he policy pursued by the above named
-allroad companies and In the name of
he people demand that they desist from
he further obstruction of the collection of
tixes and demand a vlthdrawal of the In
junction suits brought by them in the fed
'ral court to restrain the collection of
taxes that have been levied upon these
cnrnnratlnna.
Resolved Kurtber. That we declare It to L
be the sense of this convention tnat no
compromise should be made and no pro
posal of compromise should he entertained
liy the county commissioner or other
county officers charged under the law with
the collection of taxes.
Convention a Strong; One.
The convention was well attended from
tlrst to last and from the outset the com
missioners showed an earnestness and xesl
in their deliberations which really was
unusual in similar conventions. The sen
Hment for an equal distribution of the
Liurden of taxation was intelligently ex
pressed, but with great determination,
showing these brawny men of the wealth
producing districts of Nebraska meant
what they said when they declared that
the farmers and small taxpayers In the
towns must ceaae bearing the onerous load
uf taxation which rightly falls upon the
powerful railroads, 'richest property own
ers of the state.
At the morning session the convention
went on record as opposed to junket trips
until after all business had been transacted.
This came about over the proposed trip
o South Omaha, which had been set for
10 o'clock. When the delegates assembled
Secretary Beach and ex-President Galla
gher proposed that the program be car
ried out first and then the pleasure trips
lt taken. At this time tew delegates wore
in the room, wi t;h caused President Ken
nedy to get off tliis bit of witticism: "Sev
eral member are present who are not
' here, so I will appoint Henry Schmidt of
Fillmore county and Jack Gallagher of
Hall county to bring them in." The two
'Id so and soon a full convention had as
eembled.
Question of Deputy Assessor.
The remainder of the morning was spent
In a discussion of subjects on the program.
though most of the time was given ovor
to the subject, "Is It necessary to have a
deputy assessor to each county precinct
and la It advisable that a deputy assessor
tie a resident of a precinct which he as.
ussesses?"
There were aa many opinions expressed
as there were men present almost, for
nearly all of them talked on tula subject.
It seemed that a majority, however, be
lieved that each precinct should be as
sessed by a resident of the precinct. Pres
The Visiting Nurses' association held Its
annual meeting and election of officers
Thursday afternoon at the Paxton hotel. A
gratifylngly large attendance of members
and friends attested the interest In the as
sociation and its work. Mrs. F. 3. Mc
Shane presided snd Mrs. Adams, superin
tendent of nurses, reported that 855 patients
had been cared for during the last year,
necessitating 5.W visits. Among these have
been twenty-three deaths, and twenty-five
have been gotten Into the hospitals of the
city. Fourteen have been sent to friends
In other cities, where they could be cared
for. In addition to the work, tho associa
tion tins expended several hundred dollars
in its work of ministering to the sick poor
of the city and so preventing contagton
among many who are too Ignorant or ton
Indifferent to guard against It. Tills year
the association ha only SOT members, and
aa the due are. but 81 a year, this Income
Is entirely Insufficient to support the work
and outside assistance will have to be so
licited. A plea was made to the women to
prove their Interest in the work by becom
ing members of the association and so giv
ing material assistance. Pr. S. R. Towne
spoko of what the association has done for
the sick poor of the city, and commended It
a one of the most worthy charities of the
city, not only from a humane standpoint,
but as supplementary to the work of the
county, the physicians and others In pre
venting the spread of disease. The follow
ing officers were elected to serve for the
coining year:
Presld'tit. Mrn. Victor R Caldwell; vice
president, Mrs. Thomas Kllpatrlck; treas
urer. Mrs. J. B. Mawhlnney. The next
regular business meeting will be held next
Thursday. A resolution was offered re
questing that the Board of Health disinfect
all houses where pat t ants die of tubercu
losis.
The names of Mrs. Charles Henrotln, ex-
presldent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs and originator of the state
federation: Mrs. Katherlno Waugh MeCiil
loch of the Equal Suffrage league of Illi
nois, and Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart are associ
ated on a committee representing the affili
ated women's club of Chicago in a move
ment recently launched to have the "sex
qualification" dropped from the new charter
and thereby gain municipal suffrage for
women In that city. Mrs. Henrotln and her
associates have been endeavoring to get a
hearing before the charter convention and
are hopeful of the desired result, Two pe
titions are already In the field, the first
for general circulation to demonstrate the
strength of what the suffragists call the
"square deal" sentiment among the men
and women of Chicago. It provides that
women be allowed equal suffrage with men
In municipal affairs. The second petition Is
in circulation among the clergy' and" Is
headed by an appeal by Bishop Samuel
Fallows nnd some of the most prominent
ministers and clergymen of the city and
TAX
QUESTION
Letter from Charles F. Matiderson, General
Solicitor C, B. & Q. Ry. Co.
Important Information to All Taxpayers
Omaha, Neb., Dee. 6th, 1906. been for such payments bankruptcy and re- to all men and cannot be concealed, while to pay their taxes for the years 14 and COOT per mile, $83,303 par mil full valu
Editor- pudiation would have come not only to the the private tax shirker has abundant op- Does any sane man believe that thee
To ... , Dald State, but to Its municipal components, portuntty to cover his belongings. Prior to 190 the Asessors of Butler properties were worth respectively $58.83
Dear S1r-A meeting was nem a u AnJ thjg wa jn the fac, of Mif.M. Tne officers of the Railroad appealed to County had not performed their duty. The and 883, S08 per mile?
City on the th ult. by farmers and busl- ment8 notor0usly out of line with th as- the Courts and the suits are there pending. State Board of Equalisation prior to th It I a fact that no grain In th hand
ness men of Butler county, under a call is- sessment of private property and most un- Testimony Is being taken and the rights of year lon assessed the properties of th of the farmer was aaaeesed prior to thm
sued by parties unknown to me, and reso- equal and unfair. the State and the Counties are being cared various railroads In this State at a figure year 1904, and not over 80 per cent of th
lutlons were passed that will certnlnly be The assessment of railroad property for for by the Attorney General and others approximating one-sixth of their real mar- llv stock of this Stat ever reaches th
was OI SUCn outrageous Character and teamen, in me mw. j nm i me IM..WUI avi. aiur. in .ouiier i.uumy, na uinar HHfpnnient ronn. ji m tanas in Jsutlor
so defiant of right and justice that there and orderly course and the question will Counties of this State, the assessed valuav- County are worth 80) per acre, then th
came to the onVlals of the roads a plain b decided after that full fiearing guaran- tlon of the property actually assessed. In- assessed valuation for 1904 and 1906 of ta.X,
duty. The rights of the stockholders had teed by the Constitution to every litigant, stead of being assessed at a one-sixth or full value of 84ft. 60 per acre, Is only TP
been Invaded and the constitutional guar- If the Courts shall adjudge that the tax value was, in the majority of Instances, per cent of the full value.
condemned by the sober second thought of
all fair-minded men, when the true facts
are known.
The call was as misleading as the resolu
tions are unjustifiable, and the good people antees of the corporation had been vio- Imposed is valid In Its entirety It will be assessed at from one-tenth to one-twentl-
of Butler county should not remain under
misapprehension or be misled by misinfor
mation. That they may lie made a.vare of
the facts, I send this communication, be
lieving that you and your readers want the
truth. Under ordinary circumstances I
would not use the public press in a. matter
If every property owner had paid his
lated. The assessment of the property of promptly paid with interest and penalty, eth of real value. This striking disparity taxes as, punctually aa th Burlington
the Burlington was increased 78 per cent Neither Butler County nor any other nor resulted In the railroads carrying a larger Road, there would today be no noed of a
over that of 1WS. This was done arbitrar- the State will be Injured by the suhmls- proportional burden of taxation than other Scavenger Law. The Burlington Road has
lly by the State Board by taking property slon of the controversy to the Courts of tho citizens of Butler and other Counties. paid annually to the Stat of Nebraska
tnat had no situs or place la Nebraska, land. If any harm shall come to any The attempt In 1904 to have all property for th use of th State, and her muni
like Ui expensive terminals In the great County it will be caused by the action of In the State assessed at one-fifth of Its clpal corporations, numerous sums of
Itles of Chicago and St. Louis that cost Its own officers, and this Is (specially true value created changes lit the relative as- money aggregating nearly 1500,000 per an
num for several years last past. In 19m
It paid Into the different treasuries of th
Stat of Nebraska 1530,000. In 1904. it It
shall be adjudged that It must pay th
entire tax levied. It shall be required to
In litigation in the courts, but the suits i,mny millions, and including it In the as- of Butler County, for It is not tme that sesned valuo of railroads and other property
now pending In the United States Court BeBsmo.nt, and by Jumping at the conclu- the Burlington has refused to pay its taxes in Butler County which explains th dlf-
between the Union Pacific and Burlington Bin tnat as the other property in the State for 1904 and 1905, and In most of the Coun- ferences complained of In th resolu-
Railroads and the County Treasurers of tnlght perhaps be increased 70 per cent to ties of the State the tax for 1904 s ten- tlons.
Nebraska to prevent the forced collection go ,)er cent, therefore railroad property dered by the Railroads has been accepted. The farms of Butler County for years
of a tax, based upon an assessment that Is should be increased in the same ratio, but not so in Butler County. The truth Is had been returned at 83.54 per acre, or pay about 1640,000, and a greater sum for
unfair, Inequitable and Illegal under the Tne wrter weu recalls that when he was fiat prior to the SOth dayvof November, about 6 per cent of their real value, for U06.
constitution of the State, are of such lm- before the State Board, presenting in ar- 1904. the Burlington Bond tendered the every one knows that since 1889 the average The Constitution affords to every citizen
portance to every taxpayer and concern gument the facts and figures that would Treasurer of Butler County on account of value of farm Innds In Butler County has th right to appeal to th Courts to rsm
so Intimately the welfnrc of the Common- torm the proper basis for valuation, he was taxes levied for that year against Its two been at least 160 per acre. For th year edy a wrong. The property owners of
wealth, that I feel fully warranted in ad- interrupted by the most prominent mem- branch roads In that County, the sum of 19(4 these lands were assessed at 8S.30 per Butler County will wag no war against
dressing myself In this fashion1 to rny fel- i,r c( tne Board by the remark that as the 85,002.37, or I2.5S7.57 less than the amount acre, or $48.60 full value. Even th as- the Burlington Road on th ground that
low citizens, realising as I do their respect coming assessment would show an increase of the total tax levied for all purposes, sessment of 1904 on these lands is only that company Is attempting to have its
for the rights of property and for the or- 0f 70 pf cent to go p,,. cent over except the tax levied against the property about 75 per cent of their full valuo. legal rights measured by lawful tribunals,
derly administration of the law. therefore the railroad property must be that was assessable and assessed by the The following table shows the valuation Deny this right to the Burlington Corn
It is the Ill-fashion of the day to con- increased in similar ratio.. The writer re- local Assessors of that County. The ten- of personal property In Butler County for pany, and It will strike home at the rights
demn everything corporate. The artificial- plied: "I am neither a prophet nor the ler In question was lmprovldently refused, the years 1908 and 1904: of every citizen. In order, therefore, to
lty that we call a corporation is the crea- 8on'of one, but I predict that Instead of At the time of filing Its bill In equity In 190J. 104. subserve this right Individually, tt must
ture of the law, and when created It Is en- 70 per cent to 80 per cent Increase It will the Federal Court, the Judge of that Of cattle per head 12.00 $3.43 be freely conceded to the corporation.
titled to the protection of the law. The De found that the increase. Including even Court made an order directing this Com- Of sheep per head 85 .62 It is hoped that the suit In question will
Individual persons who have organized it the large amount of personal property that pany to pay to the Treasurer of Butler Of hogs per head 1.22
and put their substance Into It are entitled ,a8 heretofore escaped taxation, will not County the sum that It had heretofore ten- Carriages and wagons each til
to the same treatment of their corporate be more than 85 per cent, and If you in- dered him, without prejudice and without Watches and clocks each 1.61
property as Is afforded to their personal crease the Burlington property, so enor- In any manner affecting the defense of the Sewing machines each 1.31
belongings, or to that of other citizens. mously, because of your guess, it will bo county to the pending suit, and for the Let us now compare the foregoing tabu- If th assessment Is sustained and. th
The Railroad Corporations of Nebraska too late to remedy the wrong when you purpose of preventing any inconvenience lated valuation with th average valuations taxes decreed to be due from the Burling-
are In no wise different from other bodies fin rou are mBtaken." that might otherwise result to the County throughout the State for the same period. ton Company, they will be promptly paid,
corporate. Their thousands of stockhold- Tne returns of the local assessors " ,ne tax' or the P"6181" Part of Jt were 1908. 1904. The payment of all personal taxes from
ers have the right, as to the safeguarding .howe( how m.oul w. the statement not Pald- Tne Att(,rnev General, repre- Of cattle per head $4.46 13.50 private persons and corporations other
of their ownership, to the even protection or of the Board. Property other "n11" alt of th Counties in the State, Of sheep per head M
by the Legislature, the Courts and public th ralir0ild w. increased not over 85 ncu"i)g Butler, advised that they could , Of hogs per head 1 it
receive tne amount tenaerea wimoui preju- carriages ana wagons eacn.... 4.&0
1.12 be decided by the courts with all possible
3. 81 speed, and the decision In that case will
1.48 necessarily carry with It the question of
.78 th validity of th taxes for 1905.
suggests that December 17 or some date officers that other citizens have and are cent Including the very large
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early in January be set aside for a sermon
advocating giving the ballot to women.
"Unity in Diversity," the motto of the
General Federation of Women's clubs, has
been well chosen. A survey of the clubs
of the country for the past week shows a
verlety of Interests such as are federated
In no other organization on earth. What
one kind of club woman finds of absorbing
Interest, another considers a desperate
bore, and yet the extremes are brought to
gether In the most unique of educational
systems. In BoBton a club of women lis
tened with joy to Julia Ward Howe's de
scription of her wedding tour through
Italy, while another organization lizard a
lecture on "How People Think," and a
third, to a lecture recital on "Goldjmlth."
In Denver one club was occupied with a
benefit for the persecuted Russian Jews
while another labored in the Interest of
Judge Ben Lindsay's Juvenile Improve
ment society, and the Teachers' association
discussed the "Relation of Industry to Edu
cation." In Chicago a project for a 8200,000
women's building occupied the attention of
one of the big clubs, while another con
sidered supplementary settlement "work.
In Oregon something over 100 clubs held
meetings agitating for the enfranchisement
of women, and In Charletttown, 8. C a
body of women deliberated over th es
tablishment of additional scholarships for
young women In universities. And be
sides these hundreds of , clubs have .. ar-
runged the preliminaries ' to aa many
Christmas celebrations, while an equal
number hav followed their study of every
thing from Shakespeare and Dante down
to current topics. Next week there will
be a 'lull In duo work, while the busy
woman devotes her energies to the horu
Christmas celebration.
Club women have followed with keen, in
terest the proceedings of the annual meet
ing of the National Child Labor commit
tee held recently at Washington, 1. C,
and the program given by request at Phila
delphia the day preceding. Saturday, De
cember 16. Felix Adler, Samuel IJndsey,
Florence Kelly, Jane Addsma and others
who contributed to the Washington pro
gram will repeat their addresses in Chicago
by request.
This department acknowledges the re
ceipt of the year book of the Iowa Federa
tion of Women's clubs for l3-'0fl. The
book is very complete and as an innovation,
for the Iowa federation at least, includes
besides reports and other Information com
monly given, the minutes of the Waterloo
biennial convention.
The local Women's Christian Temperance
Union has subscribed for several copies
of the "Young Crusader" to be sent with
Christmas greetings to the Newsboys club.
The union Is paying subscription for th
Union Signal which Is being sent to sev
eral of the Are enjln houses of the city,
and It has been suggested that still other
temperance literature lie subscribed for for
diftributlou.
entitled to that "Equality Before the Law
that Is the motto cf the State and is em
blazoned upon Its shield.
The Inflamed condition of the public- mind
that leads to the denial of a Railroad of
every right except existence would compel
It to operate and yet have Its revenues
absorbed by unfair and unequal tribute In
the iform of- excessive taxation, while fix
ing rates of transportation that are prac
tically confiscatory, results from tha false
hoods and exaggerations of demagogues
and time servers who for purely selfish
purposes mislead their fellows.
The Railroads of Nebraska are not and
never have been enemies of Its people.
They are and have been conducted by offi
cials and employes who, while bound In
honor to safeguard the substantial Inter
ests of the stockholders of the roo-H, fully
amount of personal property that had been
hid away and never befere turned in to
the assessor It was 64 per cent.
An Interesting part of the State Auditor's
report (pages 169 to 195) is-the -following,
showing the assessments of 1903 and 1904:
In 1903 the total of all State as
sessment was .1 tlgS.458.879.00
Deduct railroad assessment 27,284,946.00
Leaves other property.. $101,173,433.00
In 1904 the total of all State as
sessment was ..v. .8294,779.246.09
Deduct railroad assessment 46,177,564.00
Leaves other property....
Deduct assessment of 1903.. '.
...8248.0W. 881.00
161,173.433.00
dice to their rights in said suit. Not
withstanding that, and for some reason un
disclosed, the Treasurer of Butler County
has refused to accept the tender made,
although he . might have received this
money on auy day since- the tender was
first made. The effect of said tender, had
It been accepted, would leave In contro
versy In the Court the sum of $2,87.57 In
stead of 87,879.94. t
Do the people of Butler County under
stand that the real thing In the contro
versy Is the excess tax, or that the entire
tax Is in controversy? The same procedure
was had in reference to the taxes of 1906,
and the tender for that year was again
refused. The respective amounts tendered
are still available and may be had at any
moment whenever Its Treasurer shall sig
nify his desire to accept the same, and
In no wise affect, the
Of watches and clocks each 1.69
Of sewing machines each 2.64
.61 than railroads under the laws of this
1 10 State become due on February first. The
4.88 law, a It now stands, In relation to the
1.84 payment of personal taxes, makes on
2.02 nil for railroad companies and another
It will be observed by a comparison of rule for other corporations and Individuals,
the two tables that the average valuations Th railroads ar required to pay their
for a majority of the Items named Is very taxes on or before December 1st in the
much lower In Butler County than In th year In which they are levied; oil other
State at large. corporations and citizens ar not required
The assessed valuation of th Burling- to pay their personal taxes before th
ton's Lincoln and Northwestern Railroad first day of February of the ensuing year.
In Butler County for the year 1903 was Another unjust discrimination against th
83,500 per mile, and for the years J904 and railroads of the State, and one that ia
1905, 86,500 per mile, or a full valuation of clearly unconstitutional and one of th
832,500 per mile. The Burlington's Omaha reasons for bringing the suit at the time
and North Platte Railroad for th year It was commenced In 1904 and also one tf
1903, In Butler County, was assessed at the causes for bringing the suit a to the
Shows an Increase of 8 87,4l.24S.OO
realize that the Interests of the Railways being an increase of 64 per cent, as against the payment will
and the people served by their lines are so an Increase of 78 per cent on the property right of that County to hereafter clulm th
nearly allied that Injury to the Interest of pi tne uurnngion riauroaa. run tax from tne Burlington Koaa in cane
one results In damage to the other. When it Is considered that in 19u8 all the its contentions should not be upheld in the
60 far as taxation Is concerned, the ' Railroad property was exposed for taxa- present litigation In the Federal Court.
Railroads of this State have in 'ean and tlon and was fairly assessed, while In the The people of Butler County should under
fat years paid their taxes through the en- same year all other property was under- stand that the Burlington Company, la
tire period of their existence until 1904. assessed and an enormous amount escaped order to prevent the hardships of which
Even during the years of depression, when the view of the assessors, the cause of the they complain, in good faith offered to
the roads of Nebraska were operated at a railroads Is fairly shown and tho merit of pay the tax tendered. It seems to me that
great loss and when money would have their side of the controversy is evidently the circular Issued by the "Committee" In
boen saved by not turning a wheel In the apparent and real. One advantage that the volved a clear attempt to deceive, for that
State, taxes were paid by these coropora- private owner has over the railroads Is the Union Pacific and Burlington Com
tlons' promptly when due, and had it not that th property of the Railroad Is known panlea had not refused, aa therein stated,
85.000 per mile, and for 1904 and 1906 at
88,500 per mile, or a full valuation of
842,600 per mile. Each of the lines referred
to Is a branch line having only one pas-
taxes of 1906 at this time.
The facts herein set forth cannot be con
troverted and the figures given, while
they apply more particularly to Butler,
senger and one freight train each way for also apply In measured degree to all other
six days per week. . Counties In the State.
As shown above, the lands In Butler My employment by the Railroad corn
County are undoubtedly worth an average pels me to explore and to know them, but
of $60 per acre. The average assessment th professional relation that I bear does
for 1903 was 83.54 per acre, or 6 per cent not require that I should be guilty of
of the full value. If th Lincoln and mis-statement or misrepresentation, either
Northwestern Railroad was only assessed to the Courts, of which I am a sworn ofd
at t per cent of the full value In 1903, cer, or at that higher and more august
then it was worth for that year on a tribunal th bar of publlo opinion,
valuation of 83.500 per mile, 858,338 per mile The people of Nebraska are entitled to
full value. If the Omaha and North Piatt know the truth, and It Is my privilege to
Railroad was only assessed at 6 per cent give It, knowing, as I do, that It is mighty
of full value for the year 19U3, then it was and will prevail.
worth for that year, on a valuation of CHARLES F. M AND ERSON.
years of age. Smith came to Omaha twenty
years ago.
Captain Perry, who Is a banker at Perry,
cuine to Omaha yesterday expressly to see
his former ward.
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An affecting meeting between Captain
David H. Pattee of Terry. la-, and S. B. H.
Smith, elevator conductor at the Murray
hotel was witnessed yesterday afternoon at
the hotel. The men had not met before for
twenty years and yesterday's meeting
brought trars to the eyes of both.
When Cuptcin Tatteo first met South the
Utter was a colored orphan boy of 13 years
f age roamlug the streets cf Cairo. III.
Mr. Perry took the boy into his home snd
uduuulcil and raised turn until b was 3
FORECAST 0FJHE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow la Ne
braska, Iowa. South Dakota
and Kansas.
For Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and
Kansas Fair Friday and Saturday.
For Montana Fair and wanner Friday;
Saturday fair.
For Wyoming Fair Friday, warmer in
central portion; Saturday fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Dec. 14 Offlclal record of tem
perature and precipitation, compartd with
the corresponding day of the last three
years:
19T5. 1904. 1908. 192.
Maximum temperature... 37 22 31
Minimum temperature.... 9 2
Mon.ii ttftnneratura 31 U 1J 2.'
Preclpltatlun -
Temperature and precipitation departures
trim the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparisons with the last two years:
Normal temperature ,T
Excess for the day.' S
Total excess since March 1, u6 a63
Normal precipitation 08 Inch
ref1elency for the day ! Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 27 .39 Inches
Pendency since March 1. 196.... -.31 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 14.... 6.5! liu. lies
Excess for cor. period V.M S-54 inches
Report front Stations at T 1. M.
' Station and Stat Teiu.
of Weather. 7 p ni.
Bismarck, clear 18
Cheyenne, clear 84
Chicago, clear 30
Davenport, clear
Denver, clear 44
Havre, clear 14
Helena, clear it
Huron, clear 'A
Kansas City, clear 12
North Platte, clear 32
Omaha, clear So
Rapid City, clear '
St. IaiuIb, clear ti
St. Fa.ul, cImt U
Salt lAke City, clear S"t
Valentine, clear t
WlllUtua. clear 2tf
"T" Indicates trace of
L. A. WHUitU
SPORTS. OF A OAY.
The features of the game were the play
ing of Hobart, Lyons' center, nnd Forward
Bobbins. As a curtain raiser to the giuue
the Liberty Crescents defeated the Lyons
High school team by the score of 15 to 13.
Referee, Warner; umpire, White.
Max. Rain-
Teiu. fall.
34 .00
4J .SO
80 .
34 m
M 00
18 .00
SS .CO
M .On
4 .U
4X .'
40 .O)
44 .!
33 .10
2
,n ,n
4 .10
30 .00
reelpltatlnn.
i Jieeur.
WILL STOP HOWDY BASE BALL
National Ulgae Magnate Adopt
Mrlnaeut Rales on SabJeet.
NEW YORK, Dee. 14. Stringent measures
for the maintenance of order on the ball
Hold were adopted today by the National
l.oaKuo of Base Ball clubs, after which the
'tmuu! meeting was declared adjourned.
The president of the league Is vefcted with
absolute power in dealing with managers
and disorderly players and It is evident
from the tone of the resolutions passed on
the subject that the national organisation is
determined to stamp out all forms of
rowdyism In the players.
Following the usual custom the president
was appointed as' a committee of one on
schedule and it was decided that 154 games
will be plnyed during the coming season.
The National league playing season will
begin Thursday, April 12, and close Octo
ber 12.
At the meeting of th American Associa
tion of Minor leagues today a report was
received from the conference committee on
the drafting of players that both the Na
tional and American leagues had agreed to
draft but one man, fixing the drafting price
at 81,0i0. The dale and place of the regular
annual meeting was changed from January
11 at San FTanclsco to the second lueaday
in January at Chicago. An effort was made
to have the present meeting si ana as ine
annual meeting, but this was voted down.
It was reported that agreements had been
reached with the major organizations that
as many players as may be desired can be
drafted from leagues In classes B, C and
D. The drafting price In class B was raised
from 8.VX1 to f750 In class C from 8!0 to
85 and in class D from 8200 to U'V.
An adjournment then was taken until the
Chicago meeting.
WITH 'INK BOWLKHM.
The Onimods took three straight games
from the Benos lust night and put up one
of the Ix-st totals of the season. Maglll
carried off the evening's honors with a totiil
of 613 and Mi Cugue beat Welty by 1 pin for
the high single game.- Tonight the Armours
and Black Kata play. Scores:
ONIMODS.
1st.
McCague 177
Tracy Ptf
Weltv 233
Maglll 1H5
G. O. Francisco 17
Totals 940
BENOS.
1st.
Frush 1)
Johnson HI
Nlcoll 171
Mullls IS
Pickering 17S
Totals 858
Paxton A Oallager's Kamos lost three
straight to the Jetter Gold Tops on the
Lents Williams alleys last night. Scores:
GOLD TOPS.
truck champion, has decided that beach
raving and rood racing It must be, and
he Is preparing to go out for victories In
the contests which are safer than track
races. Olrttleld will probably be a com
petitor in all of the Southern Circuit meets,
in the Havana races and will return to the
north to take part in the New Jersey beach
races.
Henry Schmehl of Chicago, claims tho
running record between Milwaukee and Chi
cago, and asserts thai Dan U Leary never
mode the run in eighteen hours, credited to
htm In the reports of the Corey run mad'i
last week. Schmehl Buys lie made the run
and Milwaukee, but It was made on a
track.
Holiday Hate.
Th Erie Railroad, the Picturesque Trunk
Lin of America, announces special holi
day rates over Its Un from Chicago De
cember 28, 24, 86, SO, 31st and January L to
Columbus, O. : Akron, O.; Youngstown. Q.
Jamestown, K. Y.; Salamanca, N. T.; Buf
falo, N. Y, and local stations. Apply to
your local ticket agent, or J. A, Dolan
2d. 3l. Total. I
159 2."4 570
lfli 174 627
18 158 549
-Jl5 213 H13
214 171 552
927 950 3.811
Sd. Sd. Total.
170 179 5-"9
15U IM 4:t5
17(i 143 4H)
1K5 Hi6 518
173 211 5ol '
839 836 3.533 I
In nineteen hours and fifty-four minutes T. P. A.. Kanway jsxenange Biog., Chicago.
on August 6, 1KS. He offers to put up 85.000 I
or 310,(iu0 that he can bet ter his old record Peridots, Tourmalines, Amethysts Ed
or beat any runner on the roml from Chi- vi. iVWeiar
Schmehl
hours for the distance between Chicago Harry B. Davis, uoderta TL IBs,
Wrestle for Iowa CkasaploashlB).
'WEBSTER CITY, la., Dec. 14. (Special.)
On December 19 a wrestling match for the
middleweight championship of Iowa will be
held in tills city between Kid Nichols of
this city and I -aw rence Plergue, present
champion, of Fort Dodge. Th match will
be catch-ss-catcb-can. no holds barred, for
a side bet of 3100 and all gate receipts. The
match Is arousing considerable interest and
a number of sportsmen from other cities
will attend th bout.
Hsaloa Jelaa Clartaaatl.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14 Ned Hanlon today
signed a com ran to manage the Cincin
nati National league base ball club during
th coming season. Mr. Hanlon retires aa
the manager of the . Brooklyn National
League team.
Fast 4iam of Basket Ball.
LYONS. Neb., Dec. 14. (Special Tele
gram. In the fastest gume of basket ball
ever played here the Lyons team defeated
Brown s Buaiiiees college team of StuUX
City lost ulgLl by lh score of 23 to 17.
1st. 2.1. 3d. Total.
Prlmeau 139 IS ISO 615
Mahoney 15.3 171 127 451
Foley 171 153 lb 4M .
Ornlte 14 .78 l'i 530
White 1S 165 1 til 494
Totals 815 813 Me 2.4K3
KAMOS.
1st. ad. 3d. Total.
Rush ...173 12H 183 41
Hartman I....157 134 15 449 ,
O'Connor Ifi2 1TK 1.S3 4"Vl i
Davis 153 159 169 471 i
Crooks 14& lb6 138 44T(
Totals . 790 7C3 7M S.S4S
Bporllag Brevities. j
Some Chicago chauffeurs draw as high aa I
86,m per year, but are compelled to pay ;
their own flues out of this.
Although very much interested in the
matter the president did not mention foot ,
ball in his message to congress.
No other candidate appeared against
President Pulllaui, although Jim Hart re
ceived two votes. Pulllam will continue to '
run things.
Eckcrsall is out with the statement that
he knows Curtixs did not iutcnt'onaily
knee him and that Curtis Is a good fel
low. The foot ball and d-er season has passed
snd reports of scchicnts .will soon be com
ing from Ormond. Kla where the nioi
race on the beach.
There will be little or no trite 4 rai log
hrisfmas
Hates
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Tickets on sale December 23rd, with 30 day
limit returning, to all points west of and includ
ing Toronto, Buffalo, Salaraanfja, Pittsburg,
Wheeling, including Chicago.
Leaves Omaha..
Arrives Chicago
FAST TRAIN
6:00 p. m.
7:30 a. m,
Tickets and information at 1402 Farnam
St., Omaha, or write,
for autoa in 'J"i. but there will be a slesdv I
tmrutf umneia, ia J
run of bMU racing.
SAMUEL NORTH, District Passenger Agt.
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