Nebraska Newspapers

    TITTj OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 21), 1007.
Vut the tmm ere hotly contested, for all
Ihet.
A comparison of the records made by
men and orii In th vrlou events la
decidedly Interesting. Nobody expects tha
. girls to equal the performances ef their
brothers, of courae,- and aa a matter of
faot, they don't coma anywhere near doing
It. Tha remarkable fact about their work
la that they are able to perform the vart
oua stunts at all. They have not yet
attempted tha aprtnta tha "daahea" which
form an Important part of every track
meet carried on by men. Twenty-flva
yard la a far aa tha young- women care
to run at top speed. In tha twenty-flve-yard
daah Miss Ina Gittlng. now an In
structor under Mr a. Clapp in the women's
physical training department, holds tha Ne
braska record at 0:00. Tha men's record
In tha 100-yard daah la held by R. D.
Andreson, who graduated aeveral years
ago. His mark was 0:10 flat
Reeerd Made br Glrla.
A year ago last spring Minnie Jansa
put tha eight-pound shot 83 feet l inches.
Tills was considered a remarkable per
formance, although the weight waa only
half the regulation one used by men.
Fred Brew, in 189, won the university
reoird In the men's event by tossing the
sixteen-pound shot IT feet 2tt Inches. Cora
Scott, two years' ago, in the high Jump
cleared the bar at 4 feet SH Inches, while
R. H. Gaines, in 1901. cleared It at t feet
14 Inches. Miss 'Williams a year ago ran
the twenty-five-yard hurdles . (using the
regulation low ones) In 0:04. The men's
record in the 130-yard high-hurdles Is held
by fe H. Honser," who ran them In 0:16.
No record . has been made In competition
by the women In tha pole vault, but Miss
Olttlngs a year ago did work that was
considered remarkable In the event. The
men's record In tha vault Is held by EX
' H. Hagenalck, who made 11 feet Inches.
In tha bar vault Miss Jansa cleared 4 feet
I Inches.
UTTLH CHANCE FOR HEW CLUB
Americas Association Teas . Owners
Gather at Chleajeo,
CHICAGO, Dec. IS. The owners or the
base ball clubs tn the American association
gathered here today for the tjnual meet
ing of their organisation. Tha meeting waa
aoheduled to begin this afternoon, but It Is
doubtful if any business will be attempted
before tomorrow, as some of the mem
bers of the league will not arrive until
late today or early tomorrow,.
It la generally believed that no attempt
will be made by the organisation to place
a club In Chicago, although all of the
members are agreed upon the desirability
of such a move. President O'Brien today
reiterated his opinion that there would be
no attempt to Invade the territory of the
Amerloan and National leagues. He said
that he expected the question to come be
fore the meeting for discussion, but did
not believe that any direct action would
be taken looking to the establishment of
a olub in Chicago for some time.
If It la decided to make any change In
the circuit of the association there will be
a great rush on the part of the minor
leag-uers to take up the territory that may
be vacated.
President Lamb of the Northern Copper
league is In the city to await the result
of the meeting and If it is decided to
switch the St. Paul club to Chicago, as
there has been some talk of doing, he will
endeavor to make arrangements to put one
Of the clubs of his league into that city
and another Into Minneapolis to play a
schedule that shall not conflict with the
American association team there. . The
members of tha association, however, as
far as known, are generally opposed to
vaoatlng any territory at tha present time
for the purpose of putting a club In Chi
cago. ALUMNI DEFEATS HIGH SCHOOL
Kara af Other Days Entirely Toe
Maea (or Those t Present Day.
YORK, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special.) Ex
members of the former foot ball teams
representing York High school thought they
would take a fall out of the York High
school team of 1907, and challenged and
played a contest on the York college
grounds. The game waa well attended,
and while one-sided It showed that the
former stars had not forgotten the train
lng received several years ago. The York
High school toam waa badly handicapped
by three of Ita atar players not being here
and able to play with the team. Had they
been here. It is believed that they , would
have been able to score. The alumni team
waa composed of ex-players and ex-stars
of former York High school teams. There
was Charlie Brown, the great punter, who
played this year on Bellevue; Big Bob, the
great colored foot ball player, who made
good on the unlveraity team; Wallace Post
of the Amherst team, who was in the game
against Princeton this year, in weight the
alumni outweighed the high school team,
and owing to this they were able to make
gains on line bucks, sometimes carrying
Ave or six of the high school team on their
backs. York High school kicked off. The
ex-stars returned tha ball by end runs
and Una bucks, and in a few minutes made
a touchdown. Brown kicked goal. The
exetars kicked off. York made a small
advance, then tha ex-stars carried the ball
down the field toward the York goal, mak
ing another touchdown. Brown kicked a
difficult goal. This continued until game
was called. Score, 7 to 0 In favor of the
ex-star. Fred McFarland. umpire and
referee.
' Seortln Ooasle.
A Cvb or two mixed In with Pa's Colts
might help cinch tha pennant which Is al
ready In sight.
George Clark, former manager of the
'Waterloo team, has a nice offer from Jop
lln In the Western association.
With Pa In the east and Buok Pranck
en tha Paciflo coast, both with their eyes
peeled for players, some reports of trades
may soon be expected.
The finals of the December tournament
In the squash. bsll series will be played
New Year's morning at U o'clock la the
rsurU of the Raijuet club.
The spectators' gallery is becoming more
and more crowded at eaoh basket ball
game. This sport Is fast gaining in pop.
blarlty and makes a good winter substi
tute for the outdoor sports. It surely fur
bishes food exercise for the players.
Pave Traill, who Is visiting from Cin
cinnati, says that Autrey played In hard
pjok In his try-out. 'His first oosnpetltor
was Pascall, and he Is a brilliant, flashy
flayer, who aoon had tha fans all with
him," aatd Dave. "Autrey made a few
mishaps and they all wanted to see Pas
call." Autrey probably will play first for
U'a next summer.
The next Indoor base ball game will be
played Monday night between the Class
team from the Omaha High achool
and tha Junior Business Boys team. The
game will be played In the Young Men's
Christian association gymnasium, which Is
especially adapted for the game, giving the
spectators ample opportunity to watch the
sport from tha running track.
DARR MINE YIELDsUp DEAD
e-reaty Bed lea Removed Yesterday,
. .MsUsg m Total el Ovee Two
' Haalre.
JACOBS CREEK, Pa., Deo. IS. The
Darr mine yielded more victims of the
txploslon ef Pecember, II today, seventy
r mora nodis Having peen brought to
the surface during tha twenty-four hours.
Tha rescuers are removing debris from
entry No. R( among which there Is a great
mass .of bodies, those In view, and those
. already brought out totaling over too. Ths
rescuers believe they are within reach of
all of tha bodies that will be recovered and
aa air Is. now being forced to the most
remote worklnga It Is hoped to have the
work praotlcally completed early tomorrow,
It was learned today that the disaster
oomplstely wiped out Bt Mary's Beneficial
lodge, which had over 100 members, not
member being left to administer the af
fairs ef the lodge.
FAIRMONT. Vs.. Deo. I7.-Twt mora
bodies were recovered from the Monongah
mines today, making the total recovered
SU. Tie death Hat probably totals 400, and
It Is practically certain that a number of
tha bodies will never be found. '
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Reet Me ye (114 Hesaestead.
I'TICA. N. T., Deo. H.-The old Root
home-t-ad. "The Hemlocks," on College
Hill, Clinton. N. Y-, has been purchase! Cy
t. r-ry Moot iroin Anna u y Hoot,
widow of his brother, ti Isst lr. orvn
toot of Hamilton college. 1 he purchase
price waa fiv.tlul
PERCE ON FLY AND BAIT CAST
President of National Association
Girei Exposition of Details.
SPORT DATES BACK " CENTURIES
More or Less In . Vegae Three Ilen.
red Years After the Chris
tie. Era, Had Made Ita
Advent.
H. Wheeler Teres president of the Na
tional Association of Fly and Bait Casting
clubs, who was entertained some time ago
with a banquet at Hotel Rome by the mem
bers of the Omaha Fly and Bait Casting
clubs, proved hlrnsclf a most interesting
talker and a lover, of outdoor life, espec
ially that which Is to be found In the pur
suit of the elusive game fish. Folowlng Is
an article written by Mr. Perce and pub
lished In Forest and Stream on fly and
bait casting which will prove of Interest
to all fisherman as well as those who de
light In tournament work:
From time Immemorial man has been a
fisherman, and from a few months this
side of time Immemorial he haa been In
some considerable numbers, an angler. Aa
aon as he became an angler he began to
develop the sport and sought every means
to refine It and Increase Its attractiveness
from a purely sportsmanlike standpoint.
Fly-flshlng was more or less In vogus
as early aa the third century of the Chris
tian era according to evidence of a Greek
writer of that period, who, after speaking
of the fish In the River Astraeus, says:
"The fishermen wrap a etrand of red wool
around the hook and to that two cock
feathers, which grow under the wattles
and which are properly colored with wax,"
Down through the years is found an
ever Increasing Improvement in method
and tackle, and more and more refinement
of the ethics of the sport. The keenest end
clearest minds. In fact not a few giant In
tellects, have contributed to this Improve
ment, and in many Instances the whole
life work of some great and truly good
men has been toward the production of
education and uplifting of the brotherhood.
in ma pruauciiuu ui ina hjuio v.
abilities of the highest order have been
engaged, and today a fish hook is a triumph
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VI Ilicuiiniiit:i niu, ui.ui, inn h.
trlcate and highly scientific processes. The
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limning ul hi;ii'ui.uvcu " ... - j .
of an effective fly has become a fine art.
Reels Fifty Years Ago.
Fifty years ago reels were made that
were aa far superior to the reels produced
before them as the modern locomotive i is
1 .a Ua ..IUb, 4 n nf InrnmnMVA.
To the present day this type of reel remains
pracucauy uncntuiaeu, su ii mj
assumed that ss a perfected piece of
mechanism the fishing reel is fifty years
ahead of the locomotive, and this in the
face of the fact that in all probabilities and
In proportion to Its site and strength, the
fishing reel of the free running, multiplying,
bait-casting type Is called upon to with
stand a greater degree of work adjusted
tn hm,.i- rinilRr(t v. than any other
mechanical device from a watch to a steam
crane. . '
Coincident wltn ana me prime t i
the marked and rapid Improvements in the
tools of the "gentle art" has been the lm-
. . i . . inA..a.in u u I II nnn niftier
education of the angler himself. No longer
content wltn tne -rea worn eim
era" of ancient history, he demands a
dainty lure contrived from feathers brought
from the remotest comers of the orld,
with richly ayea suae ana wiim.hi u,...,
rare filaments and gauzea, tied with con
eammate skill by an artist, on hooks con
etruoted with great care and on aclentltlc
principles.' He demands a rod that is a
masterpiece, and reel and line and leader
that are in aocord. '
r i Via AnmanAm nt nlmseif the
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best efforts of brain, of eye, of hand, re-
memDering always o iiimur m
and to do battle with hlB possible quarry
In a manly, sportsmanlike way.
It Is not to be wondered at that being
animated by tha highest ideals and domi
nated by the spirit of the woods and
waters, the environment of which cannot
but move his soul toward a division of his
oy with others, tne angier ".
I.: . .a ,.Baorv tn the com-
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pleteness of all happiness and henoe Is
angling; clubs, and more especially those
cluts aevoiea w ino iuujt ui " , ,,
angling and the Improvement of the skill
of their members.
First Here In 1887.
i -i v. - v.it. ' Avtati1 In the older
countries, and to a certain degree In this
- - . h h vur 1KH1 marks
the first very active Interest on this side
of the water in wnai is u
or contest casting. In June, 1881. the Asso
ciation for the Protection of Fish and
Game gave a tournament at uoney i
N. Y. In 1881 the National Rod and Reel
association gave a tournamem. on
Mere, Central Park, N. Y. Annually there-
tlon conducted tournaments and many
notable casters were seen i " ,"""V"
..i..nnA lh1 rr.nt skill. In
inl lata o mi "v.-j v. - - - a
, . t.t . r-iv.iABa.M mv.rn.Hnff club w&s or-
ganlaed and Incorporated In February, 1892.
on rnursoay ana inunj, munm
M 1893, It conducted an International scien
tific angling tournament for the worlds
championship In the grounds of the World s
Columbian exposition at Chicago. The club
reproduced, on the shore of one of the
lagoons the Isaak Walton Lodge, which re-
i a ji,i.in- , i a ..nniltlnn and be-
inuilieu witii uu,,,ia ' " r
came headquartera for anglers from all
over tne woria, ana mey muni
most dally giving evidences of their skill
In the International tournament of Septem
ber 11 IO it, JW, mrro nunc
class. The events were long distance fly
casting, which was Identical with the dis
tance fly-casting of today; fly -cast lng for
m A . -I 11 r frnm hllf Wfl fl tVl OrlaTtnal
- 1- l.v.Au fit, mrxA hljark btLSI
belt-casting for distance and accuracy cora-
Dineo.
Advent ef Bait laatiee;.
n.1.1- I. ..a. a.... marVaA th herlnnlnS
Alii- I.VIDI v.Aa(v M - -
of tournament bait-casting, now so widely
popular, ana was very iimuM
is now called half-ounce distance bait.
rr i. i . .. f auwa a rlAnlHixl iinnetus
aIIIS luunimiwi ' -. .. -
to solentlno angling, particularly In the
west, ana me .ms.i ium.i ..
lng conilnued to grow rapidly. About this
. .ka u n KVunAiAAn Vv Castlnif ciub
came Into existence, and a few years later,
in iNff, was auiy rrpie-cineu .ovuuu
International tournament given by the Chi
cago club. At this tournament there were
six events, consisting of distanoe bait and
distance fly, to whloh were added a
changed and Improved accuracy fly event
and three new events, vis:, bait casting
for accuracy only, with half-ounce rubber
frog; roll fly casting and dry fly casting
for accuracy and delicacy combined. Aslrie
from the International tournaments of 1903
In Chloago and of 1902 In 8an Kranclsoo
there was no vary grfet Increase In ao-
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tiviues ioiioiiii uniil
The entire field of bait and fly tourna
ment casting seemed to be covered by the
Chicago, an Francisco and Grand Rapids
elube. These clubs continued to grow In
strength and membership, however, and
kept up the Interest.
ffh.. as ua ivaI- rffiilaF 4ltih pnnlpili
each aeasun and a very Interesting inter
state series ot cuni-an uBiwwrn v !iii-0.nj
and Grand Rapids was a feature of l'l
and 19oS. The Influences were at work,
however, and In 19u6 st an international
tournament given by the Chlcano club
representative casters from the Racine, Il
linois, Fox River Valley, Kalamaxoo and
Kansas City clubs Joined with those of the
older clubs In what was probably the
largest tournament In point of numbers
competing aver given up to that time. The
enthusiasm over the sport had reached
such a climax at this time that the propo
sition from Kalamaxoo to hold a tourna
ment at that place the following year met
with hearty approval. As a result there
wss held In Kalamaxoo, Mich., in August,
1IM. a most successful and largely at
tended meet.
Notable la Many Wars.
This tournament was a notable one In
many respects and particularly so through
the fact that during this meet national or-
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Association of ticlenllno Angling Clubs
came into existent: wnn cism eiiiiiaieu
clubs, vis: The Chicago Fly Casting club,
the Pox River Valley Bait Casting club,
the Grand ttaplds Kly Casting club, the
Illinois Bait Casting club, the KalamasoQ
Hull and Fly Casting club, the Kansas
City Bait and Fly Casting club, the Ra
cine Fly Casilng club and the San Fran.
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viiv w iy V- . , 1 1 b Vllllf.
Almost liiiiiiedlately after national or
ganlsatton was effected tha Anglers' club
of New York affiliated. This Is the strong
est organisation In the east, and while It
was only crgauissd In November, 16. It Is
trie i.hiuiiiai. iui:i.r'jr hi in viil n-
.1 .1 I. A A nt I .. (I 1. .AA Mil
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of tournament casting In that section and
embraces In its membership many men of
lOllg KIIU wiu. rii.iiriti , lliv PllH I.
1-ater the Milwaukee Casting club, the
Springfield (111 ) Fly and Bail Casting club
and the Cincinnati Casting club wre
elected to atllliated membership In the Na
tional ejmm iatlon, and at the great Racine
tournament cf August 1R, 1 and 17, li'?,
Nallonal Association of Hcl-ntlflo Ansllng
Clubs found ltslf composed of twelve
strong organisations, embracing an ag
greKHte memliership of s.200, and safely
launched and already well along on a career
of usefulness to the entire angling frater
nity end of good to all true amateur sports.
It should not be for the fraction of a
mcment supposed that the National
Association of Rclentlflo Angllmt Clubs
Is sn organisation of tournament casters
only. Nothing could be more erroneous,
snd It can be stated without fear of con
tradiction, susceptible of proof, and based
on an almost personal acquaintance with
nearly every tournament caster, that they
are anglera first, last and all the time, and
tournament casters only that they . may
be better anglers and also enjoy a sem
blance of their loved sport at sunh times
as conditions prevent a trip to a favorite
stream or lake.
Many Net la Acteal Cos, test.
It Is a fart of great Interest that a large
percentage of very enthusiastic members
of several of the affiliated clubs do not
actively engage In actual contest work at
all, but are at the same time greatur In
terested in What their brethren do, are
ready and anxious to promote and support
the tournament workers and glory In the
achievements of their fellow club mem
bers, and In such honors as they may
earn by their skill In competitions.
It can be stated ss a fact beyond persd.
venture that every sportsmanlike, sclenttfto
angling club In the country would he better
off for having a tournament casting eon
tlngont within Its membership. Bklll and
efficiency In actual work would be Im
proved, a greater Interest would be main
tained, tackle would be refined, and meth
ods brought to higher perfection. Always
does tournament work tend toward a
higher plane, raise the standard of ethics
and read toward the ideals of sportsman
ship. Unlike the conditions which surround
him on stream or lake, alone or with but
one or two comrades, the angler In. hie
tournament contest or practice works with
many others under the eyes of his fellows
Itself an Incentive to his beet efforts and
an unparalleled opportunity to the novlc
who desires to observs the methods of the
more skillful and to the seasoned expert
aa well, for to him comes the blessing of
being able by kindly hints and advice to
aid hla less Informed and skillful brother.
The Racine tournament was probably the
largest and most remarkable met of a
similar character ever held, and the condi
tions surrounding It and the Intense Inter
est manifested not only in the outcome of
the various events, but In the eentiments
and. motives that brought so many anglers
together was In the nature of a revelation
to- many.
Connecting- Link Poena.
Tha nl.1.1 'hi.,-. I .1 i-a .
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more than a few observers of the prevall-
liihiiuuih, ana unrne in wim irresisti
ble force and a conviction of Its truth, wss
an appreciation of tho possibilities of
achievement and of things to be gained by
the power of so goodly a number of sports-
tTlAn Vwlln1 A.,VAtV,AA 1 A -1
. ...... a 1 1...: Vy ru n a. i; i u -n com
munion of thought and desire. It waa
jui.y iroiiira mai at last mat particular
link nocessary to hold together the varied
InterAjit hflit tu... ..,.i .
All trnlv nn-.n,-,,iiir.
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tlnns have stood for better and more gen
eral laws concerning protection and propa
gation of game fishes for the rigid exclu
sion of all obnoxious methods of fishing
for a refinement of tackle and methods,
for restricted open seasons, and for all
those higher Ideals of the sport, but by
reanon of differing conditions surrounding
each organization, one remote from the
other, in distanoe, In puraults, in methods,
without unity of Ideas and without con
certed movements to put such Ideas, when
unified. Into operation, It haa been found
more or less impossible to bring about
those things so dear to the heart of all
true anglers throughout the entire country,
except fn a desultory, disjointed way, more
or lees local In effect.
in contradistinction to this condition
Btandy ths National Association of Scien
tific Anirllnfr nlnli. with I. a . .
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tions and ramifications extending from
NA VAtt a aIaa T7,-. . . . I
y v V Ktm.it f iMiciMti, national in
fact, and not In name only, but at the same
time htld firmly together by a strong and
an ever-increasing Interest In scientific
angling, and that most sure way of pro
dlicina' exnnrf An din a. ,Mi. .... T -
casting-.; - -.u
Common Gree.no.
iicre is round the common ground, the
unity of Interests, tho link that will put
the f,.l.,,a I n l u . . .
that unanimity so necessary to the success
ful issue of ii nv mi a. m,i. WaUaI - -
the sport of angling.
-merest in tournament casting already
has and will continue to contribute toward
i . """""""'I "i new nanna; ciuos.
i i" not "1,lrm those selfishly inclined
""o iiuaiii inina too many nsnermen
may be made. Anglers are born, not made,
and tournament casting only makus better
sportsmen, not more sportsmen.
The alms and objects of the National Ae-
Rrx i u 1 1 i n nf OaIaa.iaa iaILa .i..l. i . .
... "viiiinv Aiiftnui uuub in a-
dltlon to such points as relate solely to
tilllfn a ..inn, aaa.Iaa. - . . . .
.......,, vmuiin mi v mi encourage tne
formntlnn nf . nh. ....i.i -A i . i....
. . . .. IV ffWICIlllllU
angling and the art of fly and bait casting,
to promote and maintain a high standard
- ..aw "."..tn, pumiimciiiiiip among
anglers, to lend moral support to all moves
n myui iBni-.nsmp in an sports, to
assist in the propagation and protection of
iiduim ,lu innuenue legislation towara
this end. ,
Surely tills covers what 'is universally
desired by the angling fraternity. The
National Association of Scientific Angling
P 1 u h - lm a !-.. . H a. 1 1 I . i. - Yt . .
, - a. . -mi .n'ni on mo pain 11
has laid out for Itself and Its various com-
""""i noi.uiy uiosn on nsn protection
and propagation and on standard of
innrtimnmlilii hAiAV . aa . i ,
wider scope given by national organlsa-
linn mill 1 . aV.Ia .a - t- .
"" "" " "ip in u niucii toward up
building tha welfare of the -port, r
Onnrllt .nna mirla4lu In ..ij a. ii
m-viij w.umiua all. nm
Kmc tne tournament, and. In fact, at ail
..i. twyiiiiHciiisi, aa unmisiaKa-ble
unanlmttv tf s.r I -m-. w..
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treme enthusiasm, the rapid and ever In
creasing growth of Interest In tournament
. . f ' toinv.iuBni aavance in skill
Ann h anar u t. mu. I.. i l a ..... a .
Bhlp, the wide territory covered and diver
sity of Interests unified, together with
wv.u.,nt fc uuuiuvia iiicMff.ii io tnu amjia
tlon rn lr Rria tn tht nan trui Wnms i j
couiiBftl and comfort, assuredly warrants
T nil a 1 1 . i n I A ..,.-a!.aI A n . i its .
...iiuiini ntouLimiuN oi Bcirntinc Ang
ling clubs In the hope of ultimate accom
plishment of all its aims and objects.
WITH TUB BOWLER!.
The Mets Ttrnthcr. t.,n ln....l i,a
lead for first place by taking three games
from the Gnlmods at the Association allevs
last nlirht. "Iluil liuntinou. i.ia
on totals with tut, and King Uenman took
in. ion aiiiiig inrnt wun 144. o. o. rran
claco led the Onlmods with a total of 571
and a single game. Bcorei
ONIMODB.
. ut- M- Total.
El"ot 188 1K6 171 m
2cv "8 15 13H t;t
Uea,.?,n 1,6 in 197 W
uf"' ; HS 17 17 m
Q. O. Francisco 228 1SI lbt .it
Totals ! ia iri ia .
MB7T25 BROTHERS.
, 1st. 2d. Id. Total.
Nesle m 178 jot r.
Sprague aid m j8 psi
penman 15J M ' tx
Klakeney is m lit m
Huntington 21S fc tut &a
Totals 8M Mo Cwi
The Walter G. Clarke won three games
from the Cole-McKennas last night on ths
Metropolitan alieys. Nelson of the Clarke
had high single game with Ui, while
Thomaa of the Cole-MoKennas was. as
usual, high on totals with 678. Score:
WALTER O. C LARKS.
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Walens 1& Jb m
McKelvey , lso 170 Jul bit
Nelson 177 17 m 70
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Id. Total.
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WKITBRGARD WANT! A MATCH
HiC lovraa (s Willing? te Meet teaae
Uood Mem eat the Mat.
Jess Relmer-Westergard, the big lowan
who thr-w Charlea Turner recently at Lies
Moines at cauh-ss-catch-can and whom
Farmer Hums picks as a coming cham
pion. Is in Omoiia for a few days In con
sultation with Manager Olllan of the
Auditorium looking to a matoh there with
some big wrestler. He and Charley Jiatk
snschmlat come to town together. Hack
has beeu down south meeting some fast
ones.
Westergard Is a gigantlo fellow. He
tan-Is si x fet two Indies and weighs from
te Xlu. He le only U years of age and
has a devolopsurnt that Is wonderful,
lturns snys he Is now capable of giving
any good man a hard tussle and Is the
coming champion.
EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS
Hisiiny Greet Poiting" of Money Musi
M Winner at Santa, Anita.
UTERIS HAVE MOEE GOOD LUCK
They Win Third Race at Oaklaee with
Bene, S te 1 "swell la BoesM
by Ceorae Miller, Wat Will
Brlnsr Ills Kast,
asse-aaxwasw-a W
tiOfl ANaEtiES, Cal., Deo. B, Cheering
Snd hissing greeted the poettng of Money
muss as winner of the third race at Banta
Anita park today. A good portion of ths
orowd believed that Boarfell won. There
was also a series of accidents. In ths
first race. In which the horses were ridden
by boys who had never ridden a winner,
Walker, who had the' mount on FMna
Felloe, was twloe thrown on his way to
tha post and was obliged to relinquish
his mount After the race Sharp Boy ran
away with Ma Jockey and plunged Into
the fence. Horse and Jockey went down,
but Lester,' who had the mount, escaped
unhurt. In the fourth race. Summer
Cloud lost Jockey Murphy at the first
turn and, ran tho race without a rider.
Murphy escaped with bruises. Summary:
First race, seven furlongs, selling: Nib
lick OOt. Dudley. 1 to I), won; Bharp Boy
(HH, R. I-ssler, 60 to 1), second; Pssll (lot,
Ruckar, 10 to 1), third. Time. l:l. Nel
lie Racine. Mary, Candlemas and Edna
Felloe finished as named.
Second race, Ave furlongs, free handi
cap: Jane Bwlft (107, O. Bums, to 51,
won; Cruston 018, Preston, I to 2), sec
ond; Boogtir Red (103, Schilling, IS to 1),
third. Time, 0:69. Royal Queen, Au
tmrndale and Godfather - finished as
named.
Third race, six furlongs, aelltngi Money
muss (114 Preaton, I to 6), won; Bcarfoll
(108, McCarthy, to , second; Progress
(114. Harty, f to 1), third. Time, 1:121,
Aunt ' Polly, Suoceed, Mlntla, Illusion,
Prolific-, Prestige and Amora finished as
named.
Fourth race, one mile and an eighth;
rfarster (108, Preston, 8 to l, won; Kd.
lall (108, Harty, to 6), second; Ediiardo
007, W. Fischer, 6 to 1), third. Time,
1:M. Jocund, John I-yle and Rummer
Cloud finished as named.
Fifth race, five furlongs, selling: Halton
(WO, EX Martin, 7 to 2), won;- Lee Harri
son, II (101, Ross, 8 to l, second; Kirk
fkld Bell (97, Blair. 8 to 1), third. Time,
1:07. Karisllany, Airs, Daisy Frost, Win
some Ways, Commlda, Cambysses, Men
den, Prince of Orange, Lady Laughter and
Orello finished as named.
Bixth race, one mile, selling: Crepps
Beccham (107, Taylor, S to I), won; Home
less (107, Mortality, 50 to 1), second;
Nadxu (107, Buxton, 13 to 10), third. Time,
1:40H. Lisbla, Bejocls, Besxlni, Barato,
E1.J True, Audubon and Bainperla finished
as named.
Good Lock Follows Keeaes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 28.C. EL
Dumell's star performer, Sewell, was sold
at auction this morning at Emeryville for
16,100 to George Miller. Miller will take
the borsa east to race In some of the big
stakes next summer.
The Keens brothers' luck continues to
follow them, for they won the third race
with Boas. Galvis made a good showing
but was probably short and lost the place
to San Oil. Tha beat race of the day, the
fourth, waa marred by three entries be
ing scratched. With these contenders out
of the way. Judge Nelson figured a cinch
and proved so by going- to the front at the
start. He had to be driven out to win
from Fulletta, and Northwest. Summary.
First race, five furlongs: Banlord (104,
Moreland, 4 to 1), won; Qalmoore (108,
Lynch, 8 to 1), second; Billy Myer (101.
Mclntyre, 6 to 1), third. Time, 1:03. No
Father, Jockey Mounce, Great Apache,
Art Critic, Btefano, Hockme and Ban Oak
finished aa named.
Becond race, five ana a half furlongs j
Triumphant (118. Mclntyre, ,18 to &),
won; Kappa (109, Miller, 11 to B), second;
Tevertoa (108,. Mentry, 75 to i, third;
Time; l'09Vk. . Galvestonlan, Big- Store,
Taunt,' Hand Maiden, Dainty Morsel,
Furse, Peerless - Lass, B. ii. II. and
Humada finished as named.
Third race, five furlongs, selling;: Boas
(100, Mclntyre, 8 to 1), won; San Oil (100,
J. Butler, 6 to 1), second; Oalves (109,
Rettig, 80 to 1), third. Time: 1:03.
Lord Flgrane, Van Oordan, Pan De Oro,
Ormond and Wlltaplnk finished as named.
Fourth race, one mile and one hundred
yards, purse: Judge Nelson (106, Rice. I
to 10), won; Fulletta (104, Lynch, S to 1),
second; Northwest (101. Hayes. 4 to 1),
third. Time; 1:4 U. Castile, Billy Pull
man and Down Patrick finished as named.
Fifth race, one miH and a sixteenth,
selling: Captain Hale (108, Carroll. 11
to 6), won; May Amelia (103, Hayes, V to
S), second; Edith James 107, Keogh, 4
to 1), third. Time: 1:61. Btandover.
Melar, Isabellta and Instrumsut finished
as named.
Blxth race, six furlongs, selling: Ark
llrta (128, Miller, 4 to 6). won; Royal
Maxim (111, Davis, 80 to 1), second;
Husky (106, Hlldabrand, 7 to 1), third.
Time: 1:16. Fotlle L., Contribution,
Tavora and lluachuca finished as named.
Favorites lax Evidence.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Deo. 28. Favor
ites were again In evidence at City park
today, four finishing In front. Lens, at
I to I, won tha third race easily, Hyperion
II, at to 80, taking the fourth In tha
same manner. Results:
First race, five furlongs: Rural Boy
(106, Hennessey. 16 to 1). won; Risk (107,
Pickens, 8 to 1), second; Bitter Man (105,
Lee, 16 to 1), third. Time: 1:02. Need
more, Taskmaster, Caucus, Benridge, Ma
jor Mack, Bucking Boy, btoneman. Firma
ment, Cxar, Truce and Masson also ran.
Second race, six furlongs, selling:
Cooney (110, Murphy. I to 1). won; Tele
scope (107, McDanlel, I to 1), second;
Robin Hood (111, Notter, 11 to 6), third.
Time: 1:14. No Quarter, Alencon.
Rebo, Miss Stroma, Miss Ferris, Cuper
and Orandpa also ran.
Third race, seven furlongs: Lens (105,
Notter, 1 to 2), won; Gild (108, McDanlel.
i to 1), second; Coltness (108, Pickens,
II to 6), third. Time: 1:28. YadJo,
El Capltan, Early Hours, You Win, Bright
Boy, Allow Malse, Monere, Moocasln and
Woodsaw also ran, i
Fourth race, one mile and seventy yards:
Hyperion II (108, McDanlel, I to 20), won;
Dainty Bslte (106, Koerner, 4 to 1), Bec
ond; Orly If (10, Pickens, 10 to 1), third.
Time: 1:46. Debar, Donna and Bestor
llng also ran.
Fifth race, one mile, selling: St.' Ilario
(98, Molesworth, ( to 6), won; Moscow
Relle (100, Pickens, 80 to 1), second;
Bucket Brigade (104, Notter, I to 1). third.
Time: 1:48. Albert Star, Listerlne,
Florida Olen, Agnes porothea. Tyrol, Sli
ver Cup, Ada O. Walkers and Ruddlgore
also ran.
Blxth race, one mile and a sixteenth,
selling: Lady Vincent (87. Sumttl, SH
to 1), won; Clara Huron (87, Flynn, 4 4
to 1). second; Luise Mc Finland (106,
Minder. 20 to 1), third. Time: 1:60.
Just Bo. Adesso, Del more, Lemon Girl,
Bsvolr Falre, Alpenmarchen, Cull and Dr.
McCarthy also ran.
RE SCC I. HO MB GETS PROPERTY
Jedge Kelllcar Ceestraea the Will of
Sarah Brandon.
TECUMSEH, Neb.. Dec. 28 (Special. )
Recently the Sarah B. Brandon will case
was tried in the Johnson county district
court and It excltsd some little notice. It
was for a construction of the will. Judge
W. H. Kelllgar heard the evidence and has
now given his decision.. He finds ths per
sonal property left by tha late Mrs. Bran
don to be the property of the Ttnley lies
cue Home of Omaha, which institution
came In for two good farms In this county.
Judge Kelllgar sets aside a sum of 82,000
from ths estate which Is to be used In pay
ing the executors their fees and expenses
In the futurs. Miss Helen Marble, a sister
of the deceased, who lives In Michigan, Is
to get the earnings of the lands which go
to the home during her life. In case the
t2,HX Is not a sufficient sum to pay the ex
ecutors during the life of Miss Marble, the
Tlnley Home is to sdd 8&oO to this fund.
Tha executors are to receive $76 each (and
there are two of them) per annum. This
amount must pay their fees and sxpensts
connected with ths care of the property Involved.
Teet ef Vcterlasrr Law.
PLATTEMOUTH. Neb.. Dec. Ss.-tBpe-clal
Telegram,) Attorney M. D. Carey of
BVwartf filed a . complaint n Justice
Arvher's cwuxt cUargtag Dr. A. P. Barnes
I
)
of this city with hsvlng violated ths
statute by practicing as veterinarian
without a certificate from the State
Board of Kxanilners. The warrant was
served by Bherlff Qulnton, whereupon the
attorneys for Dr. Barnes secured a writ
of habeas corpus from Judge Jessen In
district court, which was made return
able January 16 before Judge H. B. Tar
vis, at which time a hearing will be had
on the constitutionality of the statute.
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
National Associations Benin Anneal
Convention la Madlsen, Wis.
Address br Mr. Judeoa.
, MADISON, Wis., Dec. 28. Delegates to
the number of about 800 are here from all
parts of the United States to attend the
sessions of the historic, economlo, political
sclenoe, sociological and labor associations.
The conventions will be continued until
Tuesday. The American Historical and the
American Political Science associations held
a Joint meeting tonight.
"The Future of Representative Govern
ment" was the subject of the annual ad
dress of Frederick N. Judson, president
of the American Politloal Science asso
ciation. Mr. Judson spoke In part as fol
lows: Representative government Implies gov
ernment by discussion, snd this has .be
come Impossible in the national bouse of
representatives on account of the pressure
of business, and the large and unwieldy
membership. The result has been a con
centration of arbitrary power In the
speaker and the committee on rulee. which
each party is compelled to adopt when In
power, though it condemns it when In op
position. There has been a radical change In bur
state constitutions whloh have become, In
effect, codes of laws, full of detailed re
straints, regulations and prohibitions.
General corporation laws have been sub
stituted for special charters. The taxing
power has been rigidly limited so as in
many states to prevent efficiency snd pro
duce an all but universal tax evasion. Ses
sions have been limited. Biennial, and In
the case of two states, quadrennial sessions
have been substituted for snntial. The
result Is hasty legislation often controlled
by apeclal Interests and a depreciation of
the quality of tho leglslstlve product. Ju
dicial annulment of statutes for unconsti
tutionality both ss to substance and form
haa Increased. The legislative power has
been further affected by the Increased
fower of the executive and Judiciary In
he creation of departments commissions.
The referendum Is now demanded as an
additional restraint upon tha legislature.
True representative government can only
be secured by a public opinion willing to
make the necessary sacrifices of time and
trouble for Its maintenance; snd not the
least of the causes nf the decline of rep
resentative assemblies Is In the Intense
commercialism of our time.
MRS. EDDY'S CHARITY FUND
Purpose Is to Educate Indigent
Persons In Art of Christian
Science Healing.
BOSTON, Dpc. 28. Details of the plans
of Mrs. Meryl Raker O. Eddy, head Of the
Christian Bounce church. In relation to
the charitable Institution which she Is to
found, are contained In an editorial by
Archibald McLelland in the current Issue
of the Christian Scienoe Sentinel. The
editorial says In part:
Mrs. Eddy has consented that the Insti
tution which she purposes to found will
bea her name, therefore It will be known
as the "Mary Baker G. Eddy charitable
fund."
The board of directors will be located
In Boston, the recognized headquarters of
her church, and in plan and scope this
fund will be an educational opportunity
by which Indigent persons will De taught
gratuitously the science of the Christ
healing aa practiced by Jesus and as
made known through the writings of Mrs.
Eddy.
The sum of 81,000,000 will be devoted to
this sole purpose. Mrs. Eddy's benevo
lence will be open to all those Individuals
who are genuinely Interested In Christian
Science for Its truths' sake and who shall
? resent to the board of directors of the
und satisfactory certificates of their In
digence, their religious views and their
moral character. The students of Chris
tian Science will be maintained by this
fund until such time as the board of di
rectors shall have pronounced them good
healers of the sick and deliver to them
certificates to this effect. The beneficiaries
of this fund and the families of those who
have families are to be supported from
the income of the fund and the number
of students and their families to be sup
ported will depend on the amount of this
income.
Mrs. Eddy has turned this matter over
to a prospective board of directors for
them to work out the details of the
charity. In the meantime no further In
formation upon this subject can be given
out and no letters of Inquiry should be
addressed to Mrs. Eddy.
lows News Notes.
MARSHALLTOWN At the, country
home of Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Bartlette,
near Dea Moines, at noon today, was cel
ebrated the marriage of their daughter,
Bessie, to Lawrence Parker of Chicago.
ONAWA The big dredge boat working
south of the .Oliver lakes on ths Monona
Harrison drainage ditch hag gone into
winter quartera. This is the biggest
drainage ditch in Iowa and is calculated
to drain about 86,000 acres of land now
subject to overflow end too wet for cul
tivation. CEDAR FALLS At noon on Christmas
day was solemnized the marriage of Miss
Ethyl Messerly at the home .if her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Messerly
of this city, and Jack R. Kohler of Si
Paul, Minn. About thirty-five friends,
many from Dubuque and Marshalltown,
were present.
MARSHALLTOWN Little Ada Stull,
the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wendull Stull of Green Mountain, who
was poisoned by eating morphine pills
will recover. The physician announced
her out of danger today. The little
brother, Chauncey, died from the effects
of eating the pills.
CEDAR FALLS One of Cedar Falls'
school teachers, Miss Agnes Wallace, Was
married on Christmas day to Prof. F. O.
Smith of Woodbine. The wedding was
held at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wallace of this olt
Both the bride and groom are graduates
of the Iowa State Normal school.
MARSHALLTOWN Fairvew Stock
farm, owned by Robert F. Graham, and
perhaps the best stock breeding farm In
the county, was sold today to D. A.
Williams of this city for 111,166. Tne
price for the eighty acres was a little
less than 8140 an acre.
ATLANTIC Mrs. Henry Peters, an aged
resident of this place, who has resided
In Cass county for tho lust thirty-five
years, died at the home of her daughter
near Maine yesterday at tha advanced
age of Til years from a complication of
dineat.es arising from old age. She leaves
a husband and four daughters. Ths
funeral will be held tomorrow.
TABOR At the home of the bride's-parents,
Mr. and Mra. W. G. Tlmson, one
mile south of Tabor, occurred the wedding
of their daughter. Miss Ella Tlmson, and
Mr. Oliver Clapper, The ceremony was
performed by Rev. E. V. McCormick of
the Church of Christ In the prest-nce of a
goodly number of friends and relatives of
the contracting parties.
ONAWA The Moorhead saloon case
was up before Judxe John S. Oliver yes
terday In the Monona county district
court, on an application for a writ of
permanent injunction. Evidence showed
that tin' owner had sold liquors on Sun
day and violated the mulct law In other
respects. Judge Oliver granted the writ
us prayed and it begins to look aa If the
Moorhead taloon would have to go. For
tho past six month l here has been a con
Blunt warfare at Moorhead over the sa
loon cuentlon. The barkeeper assaulted
the local editor on the street and KHVe
him a whipping and much trouble has en
siled. 1 lie people are much wrought up
over the ailtiject.
MARSHALLTOWN CUlmlng that he
waa unduly Influenced while he was men
tally iri'thpnuslhlo and un.ihlo to condu f
his business, Roland H. Him, formerly
of this county, but now of tipokane, Waiti.,
ha biotislit suit to recover from his for
mer wile. Mrs. tiurrelda Birks, furm
land valued at tK.tiOO. Two daughter..
Mrs. W. D. Dunlap and Mrs. Phoebe t..
tkhofleld, are also -nail defendants In
the suit. The petition alleges that whig
Blrks was of unsound mind during tlio
year 11)01 he was induced to ded liO
acres of land to his duughteis, who aft
erward! recorded a life Interest In t B
property to their mother. Before the
property waa deeded to Mrs. Birks she
secured a Civorce.
If you have anthlng to trade advertise
it In the For Exchange Columns of The
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POLITICAL DIREST IN CHINA
Movement to Cancel Foreign Conces
sion Growing: Rapidly.
D0WAQEE HUES TO STEM TIDE
Order Given to Suppress Pnbllo Meet
ings In Pelting -Long Step
Toward Constitutional
Government.
PEK.INO, Deo. 2J. The dowager empress
has given verbal orders to the interior de
partment and to the police to suppress all
public meetings In Peking and there Is
reason to believe that this order will b
extended to the provinces.
Tha popular agitation along the Unas of
"rights recovery" Is growing In a phe
nomenal manner; The question of pro
vincial as against federal sovereignty en
ters largely Into the matter. Women's ad
clstles, schools for boys and girls, the
family newspapers and tha political press
are all participating In the agitation, and
for a month past tha government here has
been receiving telegrams, expressing ths
strong desires of tha senders thai tha
rights which have been eliminated from
them by foreigners be restored to tha Chi
nese. The movement has received such
support that tha govaroment Is alarmed
and It Is today striving to fill a con
ciliatory position between the revolutionary
agltatora and those who consider them
selves to be aggrieved. The people of
Cha Klang provlnoa have sent some dele
gates here to protect their Interests, These
delegates the foreign board has taken Into
Its confidence, opening lt archives to them
and asking them to make a careful ex
amination of tha position of the Chinese
government with regard to Great Britain
and then to recommend a solution of ths
difficulty.
Btep Toward Liberty.
Tha reception accorded these civilian
delegates by tha government and the ad
mission of representatives of provincial
councils into state affairs at Peking Is
without precedent and is bellevsd to con
stitute what can be called the mm eage
of tha wedge which la to give constitutional
rights. It shows also the Importance of
tha agitation which has been going on In
Che Klang provlnoa and which undoubt
edly la the cause of the recent edict by
tha throne.
The agitation embraces the question of
the patrol Of tha West river by Great
Britain in an effort to put an end to the
piracy there and leading Englishmen here
apprehend that the recent popular hos
tility will result in an inquiry Into British
trade. The government Is relying on the
support of Great Britain, whose Insistence
upon China's maintenance of Its original
position has produced an apparent solidar
ity among te Chinese ministers. The
pressurs of the British government is
strengthening the position of Yuan Bhl
Ksl, , whose security and influence In
Peking Is regarded by foreigners as essen
tial to the safety and progress of China.
Japan and Manchuria.
It Is declared here that the foreign agi
tation In the mutter of the attitude adopted
by Japan with regard to Manchuria antl
the warning of Russia concerning the an
nulment of the telegraph convention have
led the Brltlah foreign office to take action,
rM it la understood that this has been in
the form of representations to the Toklo
government. Franca has consented to tne
revision of the Tonklng convention regard
ing land teltu-raohs. but It has postponed
discussion with China of ths cable con
troversy, as it desires to secure facilities
h AT.An.fin the submsrlne line to
Vladivostok. China, It Is stated here, con
siders ths attitude taken by Japan to be
based upon impossible claims, and Japan,
it la averred, la taklna" advantaca of
China's complications with Great Britain
In order to postpone the negotiations re
garding Manchuria. It has delayed draft
ing the new postal convention, which was
promised for November.
Travelers arriving here complain of what
they call the organised incivility and In
soma caoea even the "brutal conduct" of
the Japanese trainmen and guards on ths
Uancburlan railway.
Ashland's New Depot Opened.
ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. (Special Tele
grain.) The formal dedication of the Bur
lington's new passenger station occurred
tonight, with a public reception under the
direction of the Business Men's assocuttlun.
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Sl go. lata street.
Addresses were given by Superintendent EL
Blgnell, on behalf of the railway company,
and Hon. A. B. Fuller, vfor tha BuslneBg
Msn'g association. . - ,
WHERE THE TOYS COME FROM
An Indnstrr Whleh Centrlentee
MlKhtlly to the Prosperity
ef Germany.
Anyone looking at the store windows
would know that Christmas and the holi
day sesson were approaching. That which
attracts the most attention probably In
all tha displays la the wonderful assort
ment of gifts In the shape of toys,
A retired dealer observed that America
Is getting to be more and mora a toy
market each year, and that the Industry
Is gaining very rapidly. This Is undoubt
edly true. Indeed, publlo approval of th9
manufacture of toys was foreseen over
too years ago when ths first patented toy
was invented abroad.
It Is known that in New England, and
especially In Massachusetts, tha manufao
tura of educational and mechanical toy
has Increased ' considerably of lata years,
but the bulk of the toys that amuse tha
children so much oome from Germany
and Bwltserland.
Germany still counts ths manufacture
of toys as ona ef Its greatest Industries.
It sends at least three-fourths of the
toys It manufactures to other lands, the
United Btates purchasing the most, and
Great Britain ranking second. Out of a
toy product valued at over 122,000,000 the
United States purchases nearly s,000,000
worth.
In the Saxon Ore mountains wooden, In
the Thurlngtan mountains leather, and In
Nuremberg metal toys are produced, while
from several other sections there Is a
contribution of other types,
Germany has forged to the front aa a
producer of toys because thousands of
families are engaged In the making ef
them at horns. Ths little town of Bonne.
berg produces, eS per cent of sll the toys
that come to America. A population of
15,000 in this town and near-by hamlets
devotes most of the year to the making
of toys, principally by hand labor, al
though there are soma factories which
have achieved, a high reputation for their
products.
The wages paid all workera In Germany
sre extremely low. A whole family oon
structlng toyxdolls may not recelvs over
3 a week for their labor. In faot, tha
percentage of women worki rs In all rail
ings there has rapidly Increased of late
years, owing to the enormous number of
men required In the srmy. It Is estimated
there sre mors than T.MH.OIW Oerman women
who earn their own living, and . this. Is
sn IncVease of more than 1,000,000 in the
last dozen years. The toymakers get a
mere pittance for their work, and all the
working women In the empire labor for
very small pay. Vages In the factories
sre slightly higher than In tha home In- .
dustries. '
Purlng the first half of tha last cen- .
tury Young America's toy supply came
from across the water, Gsrmany even
then supplied the larger part and Japan
also a share. About 1&0, however, several
toy shops started In a small way In the
United Blates, and Tsnkes Ingenuity hss '
since sduVd this country to the toymakers
of the world, America then being a forest
country b-gan the production of wooden
toys of grades which could be turned out
by machinery. In the msnufacture of
these wooden toys tha United Btstes had
an advantage, ss Europe had but little
wood, and worked moatly by hand,' while
America had an abundance of wood snd
Its Inventors were always perfecting ma
chines to do the work,
The principal advantage of the Amerl- '
can wooden-toy manufacturers was In the
wonderful woodworking machinery, cer
tain patented forms of which even the
German have found necessary to buy in
order to keep abreast of American rivals.
Mechanical toys have also nourished In
the United Stales. The field, however, Is
wide, and should be covered belter by
Americans. Boslun Gloue