Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: MAY 22, 1910.
Iowa State Meet
, Won Handily by
West Des Moines
Iowa City Geti Second and Cedar
Eapidi Third Five Records
Broken.
DES MOINES la.. May 21.-Flve state
high school record were man tied thin
afternoon and one tied in the annual Iowa
Bute High school meet held at the Drake
university stadium, which West De Moines
High won with 21 points. Iowa City was
second with 14V4 poults and Cedar KnpUl.i
close third with 14. North Des Moines
High and East Des Mulnes High took
fifth and sixth places, respectively, with
U and 10 points. Sixteen schools were en
tered In the meet.
Hutchlns of Sioux City ran. the 220 low
hurdles In :27Vfc; Iledfern of West Des
Moines ran the half mile In 2:02, and the
mile In 4:40; Aldrlch of Sioux City and
Miller of Indlanola tied in the high-jump
At S feet 7 inchus and McUain of West Dt-s
Moines, In the broad Jump, covered 21 feet
CVs Inches. Reed of West Des Moines High
tied the state record In the 100-yard dash,
with a mark of :10. .
Redfern of West Des Moines High was
Individual star, with 10 points to his credit.
Hummary:
100-yard dash: Reed of West High, first;
Gates of East .High, second; Van Auken of
Ames, third. Time 0:11.
100-yard hurdles: Hoorhleln of Iowa City,
first; Hunter of North High, second;
ranker of Marshalltown, third. Time: 0:17.
440-yard dash: 1'arsons of Iowa City, first:
Smart of Davenport, second; Hoorleln of
lwa City, third. Time: M.
fco-yurd hurdles: Hutchlns of Bloux City,
first; Huntor of North High, second; Hoi
gate of Fairfield, third. Time: 0.2;.
ShO-vard run: Kedfern of West High, first;
Henshaw of West High, second; Frazee of
Cedar Kapirts, third. Time: 2:02s.
220-yard dash: Monroe of Cedar Rapids,
first; Oablemen of Marshalltown, second;
DJvflly of North High, third. Time: 0:2:).
Mile relay: Monroe, Hherman, Josselyn,
Ibtsek of Cedar Rapids, first; Iowa City,
eerond; North High, third. Time: 3:40.
Mil run: Kedfern of West High, first;
Hold ef Marion, second; ISmith of West
High, third. Time: 4:40.
Half-mile relay; North High, first; Cedar
Ilaptd, second); Jfolrfleld, third. Time:
Pot vault: Ryexs, East High;, Thorn, Cor
rectlonvllle; Harper, West High. Height
for first: 10 feet, 2'4 inches.
Discos throw: Van Cent of Ottumwa,
first; Barron of Correctlonvllle and Valen
tine of Fairfield tied for second. Distance,
I0 feet, Inches.
High jump: Aldrlch of Sioux City and
Miller of Indlanola tied for first; Shrader
of Iowa City and Valentine of Fairfield
tied for third. Height, 6 feet, 1 Inches.
Hhotput: Hope of Hartley, first; Von
Pent of Ottumwa. second: Walworth of
Correctlonvllle, third. Distance, 44 feet 10
Inches.
Brood Itimo: McBaln of West High, first;
Byers of Eart High, second; Gates of East
illgn, third. Distance, u zeec inones.
Mummer throw! HoDer of Hartley, first:
Dry ant of Red Oak, socond; Russell of
(JSkaioosa, intra, isuuica, xum letri, inunes.
Giants Wrestle
for State Honors
Bill Hokuf and Ben Panelka to Bat
tle at the Auditorium
Friday.
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Arrangements have been made to hold a
wrestling match for the championship of
the state at the, Auditorium, Friday even
ing. The tout will be between William
Hokuf, of Omaha and Ben Favelka of
Verdigris, . .
At the last match between Westergaard
and Zbysako, thee two furnished a fast
match In the preliminaries. Favelka won
out, but the struggle waa a long and fierce
one. BUI Hokuf feeV that . he can wrest
the championship from Favelka If he Is
given another opportunity. Pavelka tip
the scales at 190, vftillo Bill weighs 206
pounds.
Although the participants in the match
next Friday are not as 'widely known as
some of the other grapplers who have ap
peared In Omaha, they are comers In the
heavyweight class and a good show will
result from the meeting.
Favelka has a younger brother who Is
some wrestler, and Manager Qtilan has ar
ranged a go between Johnnie Holden and
htm. These two are about the same slse
and weight and fast bout should be the
result of their clash. The arrangements
for a second preliminary have not been
made, but will be announced later.
The prices of admission will be put on a
popular basis and the Auditorium will prob
ably be crowded.
FINE FOR - SPED LOVER
George Roblnaoa Mast Far f23 tor
llorrewlns; Machine to Break
Aata O rflt nance.
; Love of Joy riding- has been the downfall
of George Koblnaon, a chauffeur, who to
doubly meahed In the network of the law.
According to. Manager Silver of the Telle
Automobile company, Robinson had been
In Its employment for a couple of weeks.
Me had been suspected of sneaking out
machines and Friday night when an auto
was missing from the garage the manager
decided to await the return of the employe.
Admitting that he had spent the evening
i Iowa City, it was discovered that be
and a companion named Nord had been
pulled in for speeding and that each had
been let out in 125 bond put up by Nord.
Judge Crawford fined Robinson 15 and
coats Saturday. '
AMES TROTS AWAY "WITH G&M1C
cor at Collect) Contest at Lincoln ia
Twelve to Foar.
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Krrors In the infloid and the
wildness of Olmstead allowed the Ames
Indians to romp off with the opening game
with the Cornhuskers on Nebraska field
by a soore of 12 to 4 yesterday.
Although the .Indiana secured nine hits.
the nine error of the Infield at critical
period of the game netted a total of
twelve scores. Backed by the fastest kind
ef flolJJUig, Johnson, the Ames pitcher
held Nebraska to eight hits well scattered
throughout the game. A beautiful running
oaten of a Hue drive by Ratcllffe of Ne
braska in center field was the feature
of the game. '
Johnson, the Ames pitcher smashed the
ball for two home runs and a three-base
hit In five tiroes at the but. . Cummliig
hit for four bases tor Nebraska.'
Olmstead was replaced by Frank In tho
third Inning with the bases full and only
one out. He let the Indians down with
out a score and struck out eight bettors
in the" remaining six inning. Nebraska
started 4 rally ' In the ninth, sc oring the
three run before Uie side wa retired.
Bcoie;
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Ame 1 J!00)6-ll I
Mebiaska 1HJUJ t s
Batteries: Nebraska, .Olmstead, Frank
and lireeiisltf, Amw, Johnson and Matter,
bcrueit out: ir ioimwii, , oy rrana .
liaae ou bans: Off Johnson, t: off
Olmstead, S; oft Frank, 1. Hit by pitched
IteU: Johnson, 1; Onuaiead, L Wild pitch;
Jolineou, 1. lioine run: Johnson U), l uin
muiga. Three-base bit; Joliusou. l'wo
b hits: Kerrigan, bchlouler. Umpire:
boo Wane Ads Ar,t Business Booster.
Followers of the
RaceTrack See an
End to the S?ort
New York Legislature About to Put a
Quietus to Betting: on the
Bieeders.
NEW YORK, May 2,. Speclal Tele
gram.) The passage of the anti-oral race
track betting bills on Thursday by the
state senate and the announcement to
day that the. house would pass the same
bill unamended next Tuesday, leads to
the general belief in sporting circles at
the present time that the sport of racing
In New York Is really doomed. Turf men
now take the moat pessimistic view of
things. For a time It was believed the
bills might remain. In committee and die
a natural death, but the Hughes faction
in the. legislature was too strongly In
control for this. '
The attack on betting Is not so severe in
Itself, but the directors of the Jockejf
club of the various tracks are held liable
for any offense against the law that
might be. committed upon & track under
their Jurisdiction. At the same time the
publication of odds Is forbidden. Many
turf men are already preparing to srilp
their stables either west or Into Canada,
while others of the. richer turfmen will
invade England, France and Belgium.
The Canadian racing season opened to
day at Delorlmler park, Montreal. The
stakes and purses hung up for the meet
are very good and all the stakes are
filled with high class entries. Canada.
however, Is handicapped by a bill which
proscribes that no race, meeting shall be
over seven days In duration.
Speaking of the situation today, James
R. Keene said:
"Even the most cheerful of us are a
little blue now. It Is not the fact that
betting Is prohibited, but the fact flfit
the race track ownerv are held respon
sible for Infractions of the new law.
That means that many wealthy men will
withdraw their support from the. Ameri
can turf."
.
Twenty-three Good
Sign for Grinnel
Wins State Track Meet on Home
Grounds with that High
Margin.
GniNNELL, la., May 21. (Special Tele
gram.) With a perfect day and track and
2,000 spectators, Grlnnell won the state field
meet here yesterday by twenty-three
points. The score was as follows:
Orlnnell, 68; Mornlngslde, 45; Coe, 18;
Cornell, 11; State Normal, 2. The others,
Des Moines, Ieander-Clark, Simpson and
Penn, did not score. There was nothing
sensational In any of the events, no state
records were broken and but one equalled.
The two-twenty hurdle by Quarnstrom of
Mornlngslde, Parsons and Upper, Iowa sent
no representatives. Following is the sched
ule of events: '
100-vard dash: Wilson (Coe) won. Olll
(Giinnell) second. Beers (Orlnnell) third.
Time: 0:10.
Mile run: Merwln (Cornell) won, Hick
man (Mornlngside) Bcoccd. Wilcox (Coal
third. Time: 4:41.
High hurdles: guarnstrom (Mornlngslde)
won, Klnxer (Grlnnell) second,, Clark (Grln
nell) third. Time! 0:16. ' ( .
440-yard dash: Wilson (Coe J won, Lemon
(Mornlngslde) second, Shinstrom (Qrinnell)
third. Time: 0:51.
High hurdles:, guarnstrom (Mornlngslde)
?cn. Beers (Grlnnell) second. Kinzer (Orln
nell) third. Time: 0:25. State record.
Half mile run: Dawkins (Grinnelll won.
Hutchins (Grlnnell) second, Stevenson (Cor
nell; mira. nine: i:uft.
220-yard dash: Wilson (Coe) won, Turner
(Grlnnell) second. Olll (Grlnnell) third.
Time: 0:22. -
Mile relay: Grlnnell won, Mornlngslde
second, Cornell third. Time; 1:36.
r wo-mue run: nmpman (.Mornlngslde)
won. Heide (Grlnnell) second. Hickman
(Mornlngslde) third. Time: 10:27.
Half mile relay: Mornlngslde won, Orln
nell second, Coe third. Time: 1:86.
Pole vault:. Fearing (Mornlnsrslde) won.
Clark (Grlnnell) second, Ogden (Coe) third.
ncigni; ju leer, a incnes.
High Jump: Cross (Grlnnell) won. Wells
(Grlnnell) and Bagby (Normal) tied for
second.
Broad Jump: Knowlcs (Grlnnell) won.
Fearing (Mornlngslde) second under pro
test, Cross (Grlnnell) third. Distance: 21
feet 2 Inches.
Hammerthrow: Hlegler (Grlnnell) Won,
Quarnstrom (Mornlngslde) second, Kramm
(Cornell) third. Distance: 125 feet.
Dlsous: Zlegler (Grlnnell) won, Wlckens
(Mornlngslde) second, Quarnstrom (Morn
lngwlde) third. Distance: U3 feet 6 inches.
Shotput: Zlegler (Grlnnek!) won, Turner
(Grlnnell) second. Spark.- ttv!nnell) third.
junsiance; oo reel iu tncnts. ,
Falls City Whis
on Muddy Field
Block is Taken Out of the Box in
Time to Save the I'oa
' test.
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FALLS CITY, Neb May 2L (Special Tl-
egra.) On a muddy field, making good
fielding tmpoeaibia. Fails Ctty defeated
Nebraska Ctty. t to L
Tho game waa In Aoabt tmta the end.
and Black, for Falls Ctty, was batted off
the rubber for MCTtler In the sevenths
Fan Ctty SS)fttlt
eb. City IIlt 06 20
itacieriee: sails liur. Millar and Him
Nebraska City. Colli and Waller.
CLARJNDA,' la. May SL (Special Tele-
gTara,) benaudoab. waa defeated, by Clar-
Inda, I tat
AUBURN, Neb., May a (Special Tele
gram.) Auburn defeated. MaryrlUe, to 1
Score :
Auburn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 I
MaryvUle 1000On
AI) 15 ATTBLL WHIPS MURPHY
Feathcrwriabt Cfcaiayloa Ha Little
Trouble la Floorlaar Foe.
NEW TOHK. Mav 11 Aba Attll M,.
featherweight champion, easily bested
Tommy Murphy tonight In a ten-round
Dout at tne National sporting club.
The nrst six rounds were all Atrelrs. He
was faster, cleaner and cooler. In Dartlcu-
lar, his left jab to the face waa puaillng
and damaging.
In ths seventh and eitrhth Murr.hr worked
to close quarters and did some wicked box
ing. Tbey were his only rounds.
ith a burst of speed. Atlell let loose all
he knew In the ninth and road Murphy
look almost like an amateur, in the tenth
the champion was content to hold a safe
lead.
RANDOLPH SILVER TROPIIT
Crelgatoa Takes Sccone. Blooasflela
Talra la Field Meet.
RANDOLPH. Neb.. May 21. With onlv
five entries Randolph won the Northeast
Nebraska High school field meet here to
day. it la the third consecutive time Ran
dolph has wou the silver trophy cup, which
now remains Its permanent property. The
points wre: itandoipn, oo: creighton. Si
bioonifleld, 10; Coleridge, IS; Osmond,
liartlogloo, L
Wolgaat an Heemoad Matched,
MILWAUKEE. May (1. Lurhtwehrht
Champion Ad W olgaat and Jack Redmond
will meet In a ten-round, no-doolslun boa
itig rout In Mllnaukeet, probably on Jun
iu. i ne melon was viosea loaay.
If you have anything to sell or exchange
advertise It la The ! Want Ad columns.
,aw Will Not
Block the Fight
Officials of County and City Say the
Jeffries-Johnson Bout is
Legal.
8AN FRANCISCO, May 21. The attitude
of the law officers of this city toward the
effriea-Johnaon fight was definitely settled
yesterday by District Attorney , Flckert.
who declared there was no legal grounds
for Interference.
"If the contestants comply with the pro
visions of the code and the ordinance," he
said, "It Is not within my power, the
power of the police departmtnt or of the
sheriff to prohibit the fight. I have read
the article of agreement between Jeffries
and Johnson and they are, In all respects,
within the statutes.
"It is Impossible for me to determine
whether there will be a violation of the
state law or not. If, during the fight, the
principal or their representatives, violate
the law, they will be punished. As has
been stated by the court, both In this
country and In England, It Is a question
for a Jury to determine whether such a
contest Is a sparring match or a prise
fight.
'If a majority of the people of the state
of California are agf.lnst professional spar
ring exhibitions, their remedy Ilea with the
legislature."
Johnson Lose Salt,
Champion Jack Johnson varied the mon
otony of training today by appearing In
one of the superior court to answer to a
suit brought by bam Fltspatrlck, his
former manager for a balance of 2187.50,
said to be due him for services. Johnson
received a knockout blow at the hand of
the court, which awarded Fltapatrlck. a
Judgment for S118 and costs.
Johnson was accompanied by Manager
George Little and Barney Furay, on of
his staff of trainers. The fighter ex
plained he had never agreed to pay Fltx-
patrlck the sum claimed for acting as man
ager of the training quarter while he was
getting ready for his fight with Ketchel.
Johnson appealed to Biblical witnesses
to witness the truth of his statement and
thus called forth a rebuke from the court.
When the decision was given against
htm he only-smiled and said:
"If Fltzpatrlck had asked for the money
be could have had it any time."
It was announced today the scheduled
boxing Saturday afternoon at the training
quarter would not take place, as Johnson
intended to rest up and do some extra work
on Sunday.
"Johnson does not want to go stale," It
waa explained. "He ha forty-five days
yet In which to get In shape for the match,
and why should he rush. Before he gets
ready for the fight he will be boxing every
afternoon."
The work today consisted of twelve miles
on the road.
.Je'f Whips Trainer.
BEN LOMOND, Cal., May 21.-Jeffrles
staged two good sketches for the benefit of
his campfollowers yesterday. In the morning
he did some exhibition Juggling with his
sparring partners, tossing them about much
a the hero In a drama handle the villain.
Bob Armstrong was the first to go on
with the undefeated champion, and In the
first two rounds escaped without damage,
as the morning air was chilly and Jeffries
was slow to warm up. In the third, how
ever. Bob carelessly stepped In front of
several heavy ones. ' One left hook caught
him on the forehead and he would have
gone to the floor had he not hit the wall
first. When Choynskt's turn 'came Jeffries
was becoming Interested in his work, and
poor .old Joe was tossed about recklessly
for three rounds. He emerged from the
scuffle with a bruised ear and a blackened
eye.
Brother Jack made his boxing debut In
the final two rounds. Jeffries did not think
his brother was In good condition and han
dled him gently.
Jeffries warned his sparring partners to
day that there would bd plenty of work
for them In the future and they could ex
pect no rest until after Jim Corbet t's ar
rival. Manager Bam Berger will return to Ben
Lomond tomorrow morning with Tex Rlck
ard and Dick Adams. One hundred and
fifty members of the Olyroplo club are ex
pected later in the day. The entire Jef
frie party will go to Santa Crui tomorrow
evening to see the big fighter in the first
of hi public exhibition.
Chicago Boys Win
Prep School Meet
University High Sohool Takes First in
Illinois Interscholastio Mil-
ford Gets Second.
CHAMPAIGN, May 11 University High
school of Chicago won the annual stato
Interscholastio meet at the University of
Illinois, today. Mllford waa aecond and
Hyde Park high sohool, Chicago, third.
Byrd ' of Milford established a new
world's interscholastio record with the
discus, which he hurled lk feet 6 Inches,
breaking his own mark made a week ago.
Tatea of Oaleaburg made a new record
of 2:01 in the half mile and Berry
of Bearstown, a new record in the ham
mer throw of 144 feet 1)4 inches.
NEW RECORD WITH REVOLVER
A, M. . Polndexter Does Remarkable
Work with Small Bore Gnn.
NEW TOKa. May 21. A new world s
record for 22-oallber pistol shooting was
claimed today by A. M. Polndexter of the
Monmouth Revolver club of Red Bank,
N. J. Mr. Polndexter aeni to the national
officer of the United State Revolver
Association at Springfield, Mass., his tar
get, together with affidavits of witness
to show that he had soored 100 in ten
shots, ISO for fifteen shots and 187 for
twenty shots.
At the Monmouth club last night Mr.
Polndexter declared himself as shooting
for record under the rules of the assocla
tton. The bull's-eye for this work la 172
Inches in diameter and la divided into
three section.
The Inner circle , of about two-thirds
of an inch in diameter carries the max!
mum count of 10. With his first target
hooting ten times. Mr. Polndexter made
a perfect score, which will constitute a
world's record if It 1 allowed by the
United States Revolver association.
Mr. Polndexter then shot a second tar
get for the twenty-shot world' record.
Hi score was 10-lft-S-S-lO-lO-lO-S-S-S, a
total of 8, or 18 for the twenty shot.
This due not constitute a world' rec
ord, but it ties It, Thome Anderton of
New Tork having shot 18 la 108.
Three shot previous to the score of 100
for tsa shots and the two shot sueoeed
Ing it were tens, giving the marksman
a run of fifteen consecutive tens and a
world's record. If allowed. . The only
ether perfect score ever made for record
with the single nand, arm, aad allowed,
waa mad by C C. Croaaroaa of St. Louts
in 1(07 with a .45 calibre revolver ander
eundttkMM for record with that particular
ana. j ,
Belle vue Wins
Intercollegiate
T-iack and Field
Primrose of BellcTue Star of .Meet,
Taking Three Firsts and Two
Seconds.
UNIVERSITT PLACE, Neb., May IKSpo
oial.) Bellevue won the annual state inter
collegiate track and field meet which was
held here this afternoon under the aus
pices of Wesleyan university. The meet
was close and exciting up to the last
event and Bellevue hod 36 points at the
finish. Wesleyan took second, with S3
points; Doane and' Hastings took third and
fourth places, with 27 and 25 points, re
spectively. Primrose, captain of the Bellevue team,
proved to be the wonder of the meet, tak
ing five ribbons, three firsts and two sec
onds. He made a total of 21 points, which
easily won Individual honors. Anderson of
Wesleyan won the hundred In ten flat,
equalling the state record, which was ex
ceptionally good time considering the
muddy condition of the track. One state
record, was broken, Sutton of Wesleyan,
putting the shot a distance of 23 feet. 10
inches. Cowan of Doane, tied for the
record In tho pole vault, but failed by a
very narrow margin. Craig of Doane, fell
In the low hurdles, putting his knee out
of Joint and tearing the tendons In a nasty
fashion. Owing to the bad weather the
crowd was light Summary of events:
One hundred-yard dash: Anderson. Wes
leyan, first; Bumrrse, Bellevue, second;
Holye, Weeieyan, third. Time: 0:10.
One hundred twenty-yard hurdles: Dun
lap, Hastings, first; Sinsel, Bellevue, sec
ond; Rice, Doane, third. Time 0:16,
One mile run: Melker, Hastings, first;
Merkle, Doane, second, Miller, Bellevue,
tnlrd. Time: 5:03.
Pole vault: Cowan, Doane, first; Brandt,
Bellevue, and Smith, Wesleyan, tied for
ond. Height, 10 feet, Inches.
Hhotput: Sutton, Wesleyan, first; Arnold,
Doane, second; Curtis, Bellevue, third. Dis
tance, 38 feet 10i inches.
Four hundred-yard dash: Primrose, Belle
vue, first; Anderson, Wesleyan. second;
Nutxman, Doane, third. Time: 6:5.
High Jump: Hastings, Doane and Dunlap,
Hastings, tied for first; Wilson, Wesleyan,
third. Height, 6 feet 5 Inches.
Two hundred and twerrty-yard dasht
Primrose, Bellevue, first; Anderson, Wes
leyan, second; Hoyle, Wesleyan, third.
Time: 0:23.
Discus: Primrose, Bellevue, first; Arnold,
Doane, second; Hornung, Doane, third. Dis
tance: 10? feet 8 Inches.
Broad Jump: Cromwell, Wesleyan, first;
Primrose, Bellevue, second; Mickey, Wes
leyan, third. Distance: 20 feet U Inches.
Two hundred and twenty-yard hurdles:
Glnsel, Bellevue, first; Griffiths, Doane,
second; Dunlap, Hastings, third. Time:
0:27.
Half-mile run: Melker, Hastings, first;
Rice. Doane, second; McVay, Wesleyan,
third. Time: 2:18.
Hammer throw: Simma. Hmitlns fir.
Rice, Bellevue. second: Sutton. Vi'nil.vin
third. Distance: 102 feet 1 inch.
DEAD ONES COME VERY HIGH
How the Living; Are Sqneeseel for
Bnrlal Expenses la City
of Chicago.
The high cost of dying has the high cost
f llvlnj "beaten to a frasxle" In Ch
of
An Investigation conducted by a committee
oi me city club showed a common ' under
standing between undertaker, cemetery of
ficials, ambulance doctors and hospital at
tendants to guage their charges what the
dead trafflo will bear. The report present
tnese figures: -
"Among many families of foreigners with
small Incomes the death of a member
causes an extravagance altogether out of
line with their resources. Debts are in
curred which hang over the family for
years.
"The suit in the munlclDal court. Ludlow
against Wilcox, was a strlkina case of x.
oessive billing. Bill 6f 8552.50 was cut to
S302.W by a Jury.
'Several undertaker state that an under.
taker must figure on at least 100 per cent
profit and frequently 200 per cent profit.
M. O. Roberts, secretary of the Chicago
undertakers' association. attemota to
justify excessive charges by giving three
lectors that must be taken into considera
tion In making up a bill:
The lnfrequency of funerals and the
consequent period of Idleness between cases.
uo ituse percentage oi oaa aeDis, ooupied
with the fact that so many bills must go
buiuuga prousie.
The ever present danger of Infection and
loss of life In embalming.
TVe find that advantage freauentiv is
taken of knowledge by the undertaker of
the existence of an Insurance policy. The
charges are made in accordance with the
size of the policy.
'Bills now in our hands show that no
item is so small but that it contributes its
hare to the general extortion.
An undertaker charred a famliv in
destitute circumstance on the west side 84
for newspaper notices. Indications noint In
many case to collusion or definite under
standings between undertakers, cemetery
officials, offlolala of church benevolent so
cieties carrying Insurance benefit, nhvsi.
olans of less reputable class and hospital
attendant.
'Certainly no undertaker should aoccnt n
rebate or commission. Details on bills are
evidently used a a blind to make the
grand total appear mora reasonable and
fair.
'Attention should be riven ta the A.
plorable practloe of taking advantage of a
bereaved family's state of mind and en
couraging them by plausible argument to
arrange lor a much more elaborate funeral
than their financial condition Justifies."
Reflections ( Uncle Kara.
It I all right for a violin student to play
a tteeinoven sonata in A iiat. provulln
the flat la clear across town from yours.
No feller that starts his business career
by tradlu' Jack knives at school ever Uks
In the Doorhouse.
Bo long as the government garden seeds
bold out a good many of the congressmen
will be remembered by the residents lot
their districts.
It seems as though, to be perfectly true
to life, as representative of a great but
rapidly dlsappearln' race, that heroic bronse
statue oi the Indian In New Xork barber
ought to bold a bunch of cigars in his
hand.
Job' wife never wore a princes gown
that buttoned up in the back, or his blog-
rapny mignt read a utue oirrerent.
I never ree a feller that wore earmuffs
who didn t bave a blue nose and a pes-
aimisuo view ot lire juage.
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Shlftlns- the MUslnsispt.
According to the plans of onrtaln St. Pan!
engineers, the Mississippi is to be lifted
bodily from Its ancient bed In that city
at a cost of 83,500.000. Just below the center
of tit. Paul the river describes a great curve
directly across which the new channel will
be cut. This will make new land or trie old
bed. which, when filled up, will provide an
area equal to TOO ordinary city block ready
for Improvement. The sides of the new
channel, if the plans in eontemplaxlon are
carried out. will be lined with oancxets, and
parallel slips will be provided Dear the cen
ter of the city for the future rtver train.
It la estimated that the task will retnlra
several years, but the Band thus gslmn
from the rtrer wtll be of the greatest value
to Ht. Paul while the tend through wbtcft
the new cJuuanel la ta a roa Is at resent
of little value. It Is the rr.mr.nms of the
land to be converted Into rtver thai
counts for the roaxpeiratrrety small estr-
snatrd coot of the project 8t Paul Dis
patch.
intaoss TWamta Oanapivn.
CHTCAOOv Mv 21. Paul Gentner of the
Vtrvor if ef llttnuui waa trie conference
tennis caamsJeoatup acre tutte, awl eating
Adam ex. inyiimnuu
IiELLOM WINS SCHOOL MEET
Brilliant Indoor Athletic Carnival
at the Auditorium.
CQMENIUS TAKES THE RELAY
I
Parnam and Comealns Crowd Kellona
for rirst Honors Paresis Wat eh
Their Sena la Friendly
' Strife.
Kellom
Comenlus ..
.... 21
Park S
Leavenworth 6
Snratoga 8
Walnut Hill 2
Howard Kennedy..
.... 1.1
:::: u
.... 7,
Far nam ....
Ixinsr
Central
Kellom won first place In the public
school athletic meet held at the Auditorium
Friday night. Comenlus was second and
Farnam third. One hundred young athlete
took part In the meet and showed up well
In the events. The preliminaries had been
held during the week at the Toung Men's
Christian association gymnasium, cutting
down the number of contestant.
More than 6,000 enthusiastic ' rooters,
mostly children from the grade schools,
cheered until they were hoarse for their
teams. Each school had been allotted a
section of the balcony and the rooters had
organised themselves, each appointing ycll
m asters to lead them In the rooting.
How They VelleV,
And they rooted. Hardly was there a
silent moment from the time the crowd
arrived at the building until It left. A
signal from any one of the numerous yell-
masters would bring forth a sohool yell
or a song composed to cheer the contest
ants. The big hall rang with song,' laughter
and cheer. So thoroughly had the young
ster copied after their older brother and
sisters of the varsity that it was easy to
imagine that a big collegiate meet was
being held.
Along the balcony rails pennants which
had been won In past athletic meet were I
flaunted.' Thousands of streamers ot all
colors, now waved slowly during a lull,
again dashed frantically through the air
as a favorite wa on the way to victory.
made an animated scene which would be
hard to desorlbe.
Around the edge ot the arena clean
limbed, muscular youths in their teen sat
cress-legged awaiting the call to win glory
and honor for their aohooia.
In the boxes sat the mothers, fathers,
big sister and brother of th contestants,
who cheered a madly a the most en
thusiastic rooter when "son" or the
"brother" won.
There waa no turmoil in the arena, which
might be expected when 100 boy of the
age of the contestants get together under
the exciting condition of a meet. Every
thing went smoothly and .each one won or
lost as gamely a would the big brothers
who had had more experience. The high
school band was in attendance and, fur
nished musio before the meet.
The first event to be held were th
broad and high Jumps. These events were
divided in classes, Inasmuch a the num
ber of contestant was large. The fifty
yard, dashes were also run in classes, three
heats to a class, with a final heat.
In the Class A standing broad Jump,
Rouner of Leavenworth won, clearing nine
feet, four Inches. - Wells ot Farnam wa
second, landing an inch and one-half be
hind the high mark. Roth ot Central waa
third with nine feet, one Inch. In the high
Jump in this class, Jenkins ot Long waa
first. H cleared th bar at a height ot
five feet, three inches. The real fight in
this event was between the two men tied
for second place at the conclusion of
Jenkln's effort. Blackman of Kellom and
Chesney of Park tied with each other In
an attempt to win and after several ex
citing trials, Blackman won.
The standing broad Jump In Class B was
won by Flint of Farnam, who cleared at
eight feet, eight and one-halt inches.
Kounree, the little colored lad from the
Kellom school wa first In the high Jump.
He easily went over the bar at four feet,
ten inche and it appeared that he could
have gone higher. Flint of Farnam and
Sanderson ot Park tied for second at a
distance ot four feet, nine inches.
Rountree won tho fifty-yard dash in
Class A after a hard fight with Flint
and Buter. Kuncl was an easy winner in
the Class B. dash. He waa much the
speediest ot his class.
Relay Race Excites.
The 'relay race was th most exciting of
th meet. After the preliminary heats.
Walnut Hill, Dong and Comenlus fought it
out. Th first runner for Walnut Hill
started out like a winner, but when the
Con.enlus runner got their stride, they
waisea away, iong waa second and Wal
nut Hill finished last. Th winning team
wa composed of Kuncl, Quae, Brunsoa
and Kovarlc
Rountree got th Jump on the other
tarter in the 220-yard run and led all
th way. Qua ot Comenlus ran' a strong
rao and at time crowded th colored boy
closely. Vernon ot Central tagged Quae
to th tap. x
Kellom walked away with th tug-of-war.
Th member of that team seemed
to be much stronger than any of their
opponents and dragged them 'across th
floor almost as soon as th pistol cracked
the starting signal. Park had th next
beat tuggers, while Walnut Hill was th
third best.
The Winners.
Summary oi events:
CLAB8 A.
Standing broad Jump: Rouner rrsven.
worth) won with feet four inches, Well
r ihaui; ewvuu vim w iei mm mcnes.
Roth (Central) third with feet 1 Inch.
High jump: Jenkins (Dxng) won with
S feet S inohes, Blaokman (Kellom) second
with 5 feet 2 Inches, Chesney (Park) third
with S feet 1 inch.
Fifty-yard dash, first heat: Buter (Con-
irai; urvi, w inn ir mruiH sccona.
Fifty-yard daah, second heet: Roun
tree (Kellom) won, Kline (Ceutrai) second.
Fifty-yard dash, third heat: Comptou,
(Loavenworth) won, Dixon (Farnam) sec
ond. Flfty-ysrd dasb, final heat: Rountree
(Kellom) won, Buter (Central) second.
Flint (Farnam) third.
CLASS B.
Standing broad Jump: Flint (Farnam)
won who ieei e locnca, nanaernuiiu,
(Kellom) second with S feet 4 inches. Suler
(Central) third with S (net (H Inches.
High Jump: Rountree (Kellom) first
with 4 feet 10 inches. Flint tFarnam) and
Sanderson (Park) tied for second with 4
feet inones.
Fifty-yard dash, first heat: Kuncl (Cora
eniu won. Norcard (Howard) second.
Fifty-yard dash, second beat: Oos
fCoinenlus) won. Rlrby (Sjtratuca) second.
Fifty-yard dash, third heat: Rcth (Cen
tral) won. Lauriston (Kellom) third. .
Fifty-yard dash, flral heat: Kuncl (Com
enlus) won, lugoy teaxawgaj secona, itou
(Central) third
Relay race, open: Comenlus first. Long
eoond. Walnut Hill third.
Two-hundred and twenty-yard run, open:
Rountree (Kellom) won, Gus (Cumeulus)
eoond. Vernon (.Central) third.
Tug-of-war: Kellom won. Park second.
Walnut till! tntrd.
NEW TORK. May H. itotly contested
inatuhc today in tne lawn, Innnls oueuM
brought VYUUnm B. Cregtu. Jr.. aad WaJcer
Merrill Hail, the resuuentai cherrtpiona,
and June M. stutoacfeol aad Hani IX
Klefcay Into tee fmal round of tne laearoa-
ueot new n prearass on to cow
ml th itarleo Twos dab. Aa eilart n
sonde r hrlnc the duo hi to a dune, feat
the beet that remtd be aswmpXiaaad was
Sfrlfttmg ef seta. Cragln aad Hall krd at
e-1. - and M ta an mvftntatierl marrrt,
lopped si ens at ai s nam.
ritiMlii Defeevts XI
COLUMBIA. Me. May XL. Tho Columbia
tennis tna eWmLted the Mitrrt uni
versity team here wday bT wlrurai- three
gai ex. ainia1 m..
Invite' Col. Astor
to Centennial
H. T. Clarke, Sr., in Itew York to
Induce Bim to Visit Pioneer
Celebration.
(From 8tff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, May 21. (Special Tele
gram.) II. T. Clarke, sr., of Omaha, who
has been In Washington some days, left
for New Tork touay ,for th purpose of
extending an invitation to Colonel John
Jacob Astor to attend the centennial cele
bration of the founding of the ctty of
Omaha, to be held June 23.
Th delegates from Iowa attending the
Sunday school convention here are al
ready in tho field with a bid to entertain
the next convention, three years hence, at
Des Moines. Tne Iowans have laid taolr
claims before the executive committee and
are said to be the first In the field for
the honor of entertaining the bunday
school hosts in 1913. '
Thomas J. Consldlne cf Dubucue, la.,
has been appointed deputy collector of
ntornal revenue, at a salary of $1,000 per
annum.
Rural carriers appointed are as ' fol
lows: Nebraska, Arlington) route 1, Jo
seph Krajlcek, carrier, no substitute;
Ithaca, route 1, 11. r. Schlefelbeln, car
rier, Rose M. Schlefelbeln, substitute;
Kennard, route 2, C. J. Leorone, carrier, no
substitute; Utlca, route 1, J. 10. Klkkelson.
no substitute.
Iowa, Harlan, route 1, John II. Hud
son, carrier; Frank Murphy, subntlt.o.e.
The application of George H. Jackson,
O. C. Kendlg, Robert Hauf, H. 8. Grif
fith, C. H. Uutches and John Casey to or
ganize the Firsk National bank of Floyd,
la., with 826,000 capital, has been ap
proved by the comptroller of the cur
rency. The postmasters at Falrbury, Neb., and
Mitchell, 8. D., will be allowed an addi
tional carrier from June 1.
MAN IN A STATE OF NATURE
Rooaevclt Tell What Nature Does
to Primitive Man and the
Lower Animals, .
The game is ever on the alert against
the lion, this greatest of foes, and
eyery herd, almost every individual, ia
in imminent and deadly peril every few
days or nights, and of course suffers
in addition from counties false alarms.
But no sooner ta the danger over than the
animal resume their feeding, or love mak
ing, or their fighting among themselves.
Two bucks will do battle the minute the
herd ha stopped running from the foe
that has seised one of Its number, and a
buck resumes Ills love making with ardor,
In the brief Interval between the first and
the second alarm, from hunter to Hon.
Zebra will make much noise when one of
their number has been killed; but their
fright has vanished when once they begin
their harking calls.
Death by violence, death by cold, death
by starvation these are the normal endings
of the stately and beautiful creatures of
the wilderness. The sentimentalists ' who
prattle about the peaceful life of nature do
not realize lta utter mercllessness; although
all they would have to do would be to
look at the birds in the winter woods or
even at the insects on a cold morning or
cold evening. ,- Life is hard and cruel for all
the lower creatures, and for man also in
what the sentimentalists call a "state of
nature." Th savage of today shows us
what the fancied age of gold ot our an
cestors waa really like; It was an age when
hunger, cold, violence and Iron cruelty
were the ordinary accomplishments of life.
If Matthew Arnold, when he exprepsod the
wish to know the thought of earth' "vigor
ous, primitive" tribes ot the past, had
really desired, an answer to his question.
he would have done well to visit the homes
of the existing representative of his "vigor
ous, primitive" ancestors, and .to watch
them feasting on blood and guts; .while as
for the "pellucid and pure" feelings of his
Imaginary primitive maiden, thoy were
those of any meek, cowlike creature who
accepted marriage by purchase or of con
venience, as a matter of course. Theodore
Roosevelt in Scrlbner's.
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He Would Prefer Electric Light
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If you would Lite to know more about the tervkt
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DUN'S REVIEW OF TRAD
Trade Movement Continues Larg-e i 4
All Mercantile lines.
STEEL MARKET" 0PIIMISTI
Railroad and Aarlrolterat latere
Retain Active Da) lac ef Kalp-
unt Puotnsr( Trade
Momewnat (Islet.
N1W TORK. May ll.-R. Q. Dun A Co.
Weekly Review of Trad today says:
The trade movement tnKlnii thn r in
as a wnoie, continues large.
Tha"t there Is in all tne markets ail
parucu.any In neeurlty maiam. union uu
appointment that the extravagant expect!
iioiin at inn LM'gmiiiiiu oi i ne year are in
being fuilillru Is beyond question; an
tins feeling results In a conm-rvstlve att
tuile on the part of both traders and ool
Burners. Thre Is a feeling among son)
that conditions lnseoarable (mm a im,,
Of , world-whle political and econom;
transactions may be forcing some in
portent readjustments and tne Uiiosliiu
is to wait for developments.
Sentiment In iron and steel -a more o
timistio aa a rvsult of a bronder dnmnn
for finished products, accompanied tiy u
creased liitureKt in pig Iron. While lm
proveinent In the latter division Is by u
menus marked, consumers show great
willingness to cover their requirements, li
quliy being stlmueted by the low pile
quoted and most producers refuse to ruak
further concessions. New business ha
come forward most freely In tho ast.
Conditions appear more favorable I
finished steel lines, now that the railroad
and agricultural Interests have resume
active buying of needed equipment. Ooo
orders for rolling stock have own receive
and while demand for rails Is chiefly f
small lots, the aggregate tonnage take
Is of quite large volume.
The small measure of Improvement In th.
dnmand for cotton goods and yarns 1
maintained and some small advances ai
being paid, but prints are still so unsatll
factory that curtailment ot production I
Increasing In cloth and yam. Export bus)
nets to the far east Is dull, but the mov
mnnt to Australia snd Manila of late ha
been fair. Light weight men's wear I '
being offered at low figures from fin
hand to reduce stocks. On the whole lh
tone of the textile markets Is better thkj
a week ago.
Trade In footwear continues very quit
and tho lack of fresh business Is mon
marked; It Is not a question of price si
much as a general fueling of conservatism
pending more definite views regarding th
future. There Is some trade In lenther an
occasional large sales are effected. Th
best Jeature ot the market 1 the expoi
demand. i
BRADSTREET'S R12VIKW OF TRAD!
Report Show Gain In Northwest and
North Pacific Country.
NEW TORK, May 21. Bradstreet's toda
says: Trade reports, except In the northw
and on th north Pacific coast, show 111
tie gain In activity and lndeod In snm
lines, such as textile manufacturing, quia
or further curtailment Is still the sublet
of discussion. It Is probably, however, thai
the evidences of crop and weather Im
provement came too late In the week to b
adequately reflected In the present week'i
reports.
At the larger Industrial centers, partlcu
larly of the east. Improvement Is not aa y
manifest, whereas the quieter tone of man)
lines or the evidence of further curtailmen
of operations point to other causes thai
backward weather having been operativi
In holding back demand. There 1 at 11
evidence, that anticipations as to spring
trade were Jceyod too high. Summed up
trade aa well as speculation seems to bt
In a waiting stage. -
Sentiment as regarding iron and ate
trad conditions has Improved. This refer)
more particularly ? to finished lines whlcl
feel the Impulse of better buying of rail
way cars and motive power, as well ai
the further heavy contracts for steel ban
from western agricultural implement mak' .
ers. '
Business failures In the United States for
the week ; endlnsr ;wlth 'May 191 were 231 '
against 218 last week; 219 in the like wool .
of 1B00; 284 in 1908; 165 In 1907 and 170 in 1WM .
Business raliures in uanaaa ior me weei
number 19. which compares with 21 for last
week and 25 in the corresponding week oi ,
lest year.
Wheat, including Tour, exports from th(
United Stales and Canada for tho week
ending May 19, sggr?gate 2.918,0(16 bushels,
against l,eC3,!i:tt last week and 2,W,Kl tr.il
week last year. For forty-six weeks cndln
May IS, exports are 12:.037.2O busheii
against 166,602,005 In the corresponding per
iod last year.
Corn exports for the week are S3.fi0l
bushels, against 312,r6 lust week and 111,091
In 1909. For forty-six weeks ending Maj
19, corn exports are 26.673.G7& bushels,
against 28,S30.t-26 last year. '
. Wakefield to Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Oa May 21. Howard Wake
field, tho Indianapolis catcher and first
baseman, has agreed to the Atlanta club'l
terms and is ordered to report here next
week. . .
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