TTTE BEE: OMATIA. MOXPAT. DF.CKMUKR 10. 1010.
Sioux City Signs Seven New Pitchers to Report for Early Spring Practice
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HONORS ARE ABOUT EASY
Anthony Biddle and George Oeiger in
. a Three-Bound Mill.
BOTH WAIT TLH YEARS FOR 00
l-alladelpata Clabtaea Emi In
Fletle t ea teat and) m Blr
Me test la Amoas the Pos-
' elbllltlee.
PHIL.AriEI.rHIA. Dec. U.-tSpeclal Tele
gram.) Anthony J. Irexel Middle, club
man and boxer, who la known to all the
local fight fan as Tony Hlddle. had a par
ticular motive In giving the fight feat In
hla private gymnasium beside the enter
tainment of his brother-in-law. Hilly Thw.
It la aald today.
This 'motive became known when George
Gelger. an equally prominent clubman and
member of the famoui "farts Vesper
crew," appeared upon the street today
nursing on of the most artistically colored
black eyes- seen In Philadelphia In many a
day. Piddle bad done the palntln.
The story foes that some ttn j ears ago
Gelger and Hlddle were opponents In a
boxing bout. Gelger was a top notcher
tree: and Tony Hlddle left the ring with a
dent In the left aide of hla chest and Just
abova the floating libs aa a mute proof of
the strength of the' blows behind Gelger's
trm. .
blddlt walled a long time, but yesterday
"got even." ' In the meantime he trained
hard tinder the tutorship of "Jawn"
O'Brien. And the ten. years' training
showed yesterday when he got Gelger Into
the ring.' The battle only lasted three
rounds, but during those nine minutes of
fighting What Hlddle did to Gelger was
a plenty.- His last blow blackened Gelger'
cyea tend then Hlddle remarked, "Now, 1
guess weare quits.''
The two men then shook hand. In de
scribing the fight today.. Hlddle said:
"It waa give and take and there never
waa any hard feeling between uf, but now
our account Is settled. So long as the
details of the -fight have become public,
1 tint It mentioned that ten years ago
Gelger. cava me a terrible Ticking. He
amaahed In with, right and licked me good
and. I decided that I. would some day give
blm a similar dose."
Gelger has gone Into active training and
thra la likely to be a return match.
Reds Visit Omaha
April Eighth and
" Ninth During Trip
Start Will Be Made February Eight
eenth and Journey Will Last
Two Months.
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'BOSTON. Pec. 1S.-Th" longest spring
training trip ever undertaken by a major
league base ball team Is Indicated for the
Boston American players by the Itinerary
announced today. The actual trnlnlng will
be 'done' at a health resort between San
Francisco and Los Angeles, arid subsequent
practice games on the return trip east, In
which the aquad will split Into two teams,
win be played In eight states.'
The start will be made February IS and
the trip will last nearly two months. Dur
ing their stay In California 'the players will
meet the Los Angeles and San Francisco
teams of the Pacific Couat league.' and
others, and oh March 23 will break camp
In two 'divisions to take up the following
schedule:
Southern l'Mslon March J7. Yuma, Arls.;
March 8, Tucson or Phoenix, Arts.; Starch
and . EI Paso. Tex.;' March 81, Ama
rlllo.'Tex.; April 1. Oklahoma City. Okl.;
ApVlI I and 8, Wichita, Kan.; April 4 and 6.
Topeka, Kan.; April 6 and V. St. Joseph,
Mo.i'AprH 8 and . Kansas City. Mo.
Northern Division March 27, Ueno Nev.;
March 88. Ogdcn. ITtah; March 29. Halt
Lake City; March 30. Grand Junction,
Colo.; March 31, Pueblo, Colo.; April 1. :
and J,. lienver; April 4 and 6, Lincoln. Neb.
April t and 7, Bloux City, la.; April 8 and
, Omaha. '
Seven Pitchers Sign
V" With Sioux City
Packers to Open Season with Strong
Battery of Twirlers, Says
. . ... , Manager.
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SIOUX CITT. Dec. 18.-8ioux City will
open the 1911 season with a bunch of live
pitchers; comes, the report from the
' Paokera t management. Seven men will be
used In the box by Towne and all a-e Rood.
In the other eight positions of the team
lie intmates that there wiM be few changes.
To-date seven heavers are schedule J to
report when the round !N beginning to
thaw and the first robin breaks Into print.
They are-Wilson. Barber, M.llcr. Vyskocil.
C' Freeman. Bels.tor and Johnny Fisher.
"HI'' Burnett la still the property of the
Sioux City club, as is also' Muck" Free
man; but both probably will bo traded or
good. 'According to current plans there
will" be 'only one familiar race "Klddo"
Wilson, fcarber. however. Iim appeared
here before with the Toprka team. He
should be a valuable acqulrition to the
local staff.' Behind a misfit tra'ii he did
food work. Pitching for a trood team he
will win a majority of Ills fames. Miller
comas from the Portsmouth, Ohio, club
highly recommended. Vyskocil is a seasoned
pHcber, He showed well last, season with
the Hannibal. Mo., club. C, Freeman and
Belsaer are youngsters. Freeman made a
reaj; record, playing aeml-professional ball
with, the Correctlonvllle, la., tram last
. season.. Us laser comes front Fort Dodge,
la. Fteher performed last season with the
Mobile -club In the Southern league.
FENLON WANTS MONEY BACK
Atlanta fMarer gars lie 'Will Either
Have Fines Resaltted or Qalt
. . ' ' h Oame.
SIOUX CITY, la.. Dec. 11-Art Fenlon.
a former Sioux City outfielder and now
with the Atlanta. Ga.. team, declares that
he will quit the game unless Falrweather
and Towne of Sioux City "come across"
with some fines" he waa assessed. The
board of arbitration decided that Fenlon'a
demand to have the money refunded was
unwarranted.
. Deer tieta , Shertstep Coder.
DENVER." Colo.. Dec. 18.-President
lamea C. McGtll of the Ienver Western
league base ball club yesterday announced
that he had completed negotiations for the
purchase of tihortstop Coffev of the In
dianapolis American Association club. At
the same time he announced the aale of
"Billy" Cranston, Ual year'a IVnver short
Mop to the Wllkesbarre club ut the Tri
plet league.
Ptirher I. ash Married.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18 -License to marry
was Issued last week m Km eat Ren'aniln
t.ush wl 8J0 West One Hundred and wen-v-nlnlh
street. 2i yeara old. and Maude
tvelm Vlncellette. U years old. of Ilrtdce
art. Coon.- Lush Is a pitcher on the
Philadelphia National league team.
Moissant Ascends to
Nine Thousand Three
Hundred Feet in Air
Chicago Man Drives Aeroplane Out of
Sight in the Clouds Coating
of Ice.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Dec. M John D.
Molsant flew to a height of 9.34 feet. If
his barometer reads true. In the I'nlted
States Armstrong Drexel and Ralph John
stone alone eclipsed this distance, and It
Is within 1.185 feet of the present world'
record.
Ascending at what looked from the
ground to be almost a direct angle, the
Chicago man drove his monoplane skyward
until It was only a speck. Then he was
lost to vision. Aa the moments multiplied
Simon was sent aloft, but returned with
out tidings. In all there was seven un
usually long minutes of waiting until a
tiny dot appeared, gradually taking form
as the manbird came nearer to earth.
As an Indication of the frigidity of
the higher atmosphere, Kotsant brought
back with him a coating of ice. The
metal parts of his car were covered with
frost and particles of Ice had formed about
the motor.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 18. A race between
J. A. D. Mct'urdy In his sixty-horsepower
aeroplane and Jlminy Ward In a twenty- j
iour-norepower "Baby ' Curtis", marked
the close of the aviation meet here this
afternoon. Ward won on every point,,
remaining In the air 3fi minutes and 11
seconds. McCurdy flew 30 minutes.
Eugene Ely came to grief when, after a
flight of nearly a mile, the stand pipe or Ids
aeroplane fell, splintering the propellor.
while he was about 100 feet from the
ground. He reached the ground safely.
Henry Farman Makes
an Eight-Hour Flight
Aviator is Deceived by Applause and
Descends to Find He Did Not
Break .Record.
ETA M PES. France. Dec. IS.-Henry Far
man, competing for the Michelln cup today
made a rrmatkable flight of eljrht hours
and thirteen minutes. Owing to a fierce
north wind, however, his progress was
slow, and he covered only 413 kilometers
(287 miles), against 4t kllomrters. made by
Maurice Tshuteau on October 28, In a simi
lar competition.
Farman, deceived by the applause of the
spectators believed that he had beaten the
distance record, and descended. He was
greatly disappointed to find that he had
not equaled the former record.
Tabutesu occupied six hours In Ms flight
for the Michelln cup, which is awarded
annually to the aviator making the longest
sustained flight within the year. A premium
of 14.000 goes to the winner.
Rourke Will Not Use
Any Bench Players
Omaha Club's Members All to Play
Ball All the Time This
Season.
Pa Rourke has declared for quality rather
than quantity for the Omaha team of the
1911 season. He will have fifteen or pos
sibly sixteen men, not more.
Six pitchers, two catchers, seven men for
tho other positions, and a- utility man. Is
the proposed organization. There are to
be no bench players on the Kourke nine,
every man signed will be there to play
ball.
"With a new grandBtand, a good team,
and a little better luck than last year, we
ought to have a fine season In Omaha,"
aald Mr. Hourke, "I will try out a num
ber of new men,, although not more than
the usual bunch, but when the season
really begins It will not be with a big
sriuad."
Princeton-Harvard
Game is Arranged
All Set for Big Mat:h But Date
Crimson to Play Either Army
or Navy.
CAMBRIDGE:. Dec. 18.-AU arrange
ments, with the exception of the exact date
and final confirmation by Coach Haughton
of Harvard, have been completed for a
foot ball game between Princeton and Har
vard at Princeton next fall. Princeton
wants the game on November 11. the Satur
day preceding the Yale 'contest, and Har
vard wants the game on November 4, so
as to give It more time to prepare for
Yale. Princeton's 1911 schedule will be two
weeks longer and carry two more games
than this season. Lafayette. It Is said,
will be dropped, as also will be the Carlisle
Indians. Either the navy or the army will
be taken on and a southern college and
Kutgers will be added.
High School Team to
Take Long Journey
Oak Park, Chicago, Team Will Play at
Pprtland and Seattle Cook
County Champs.
CHICAGO. Dec. U.-Oak Park High
school of Chicago sends Its foot ball team
on the longest trip ever undertaken by
a high school foot ball team. December 20.
The high school warriors leave here as
champions of the Cook County league feolng
clear to the Pacific coast. The team will
play Seattle and Portland High school re
turning here January 8.
I'alille Links for t. Paul.
ST. PAUL. Minn. Dec. l.-luhllc golf
linKs, for the use of St. Paul gulfers, will
b established at I'hal.n aril next year
The park board recently went on rtcord
lavorlng the laying out of a -hile course
provided it would not Interfere with park
taltors not Interested in the tcame. A plan
has been evolved whereby this can be ac
complished. Mel Skeppard Gettlna; Better.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18 -Mel Sheppardl
the greatest middle dlstsnce runner In the
aurld who has been suffering from pneu
monia, la rapidly convalescing. His physi
cians declared that he uouid be able to
be out In a week.
Te Hold BohIIsk, Tosrstr.
ST. P AUL. Minn.. Dec IS -The Interna
tional Howling association will hold its
untvial tournament her from February 1
to 22. Kntrtee for the tournr.nunt are ex
pected from several of the mld.ile western
states and Canada. ' . .
Mereer Klected Cantata.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. H.-LeRov Mer
cer, the stsr full back of the University
of Pennsylvania foot ball team has been
elected ctptaln of the litll aquad. Mercer la
a eecond-year medical student. His home
U In Mcndenhall, la.
STARTS OUT TOMAKE RECORD
Steamship Mauretania Leaves for
Europe with a Big Passenger List
SOME NOTED ONES ON BOARD
Captain Tamer Arabltloes Make
the Roiad Trip la Flevea nay,
Thai Reatlns; All Com
petlto rs.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) When the steamship Mauretania,
destined to make the smartest voyage in
mar ne records, slipped out of Its berth at
the foot of West tine Hundred and Fortieth
street at o'clock this evening It was the
hone of Captain W. T. Turner to land his
passengers In Fishguard before midnight
next Thursday, making the trip from
Europe to America and return In eleven
days. '
The departure of the big Island of steel
with 4f0 first class travelers was a gala
event. Consp'cuous among those who stood
on the boat deck, the upper promenade
deck and the promenade deck below, wav
ing and smiling goodbyes and throwing
kls'es. amid the tooting of whistles from
encompassing craft and the prolonged note
of warning from the ship's own horn,
were:
Mndnme Melha, the opera singer, swathed
In furs to the eyes: I.ord Decles. who la
to wed Vivien Gould, who took leave of
her. accompanied by members of her
family; Haron Rosen, the Russian am
baFsador; C. C. Rumsey and Mrs. Rumsey,
latighter of the late E. H. Harrlman;
Mrs. It. Van Renssellaer. Mrs. Cavendish
lkntlnck. Dr. and Mrs. William Grenfell,
missionaries to the Labrador fishermen;
James Kerr Osborne and I.ady Allen John
stone. The Son tons of cargo, apples principally,
had been stored hours before. The bunkers
hnd received their 4.500 tons of coal from
the fleet of thirty-six barges. The ship's
laundry, 40,000 piece of linen, rushed
ashore early Friday morning; the Instant
the ship made fast, was already in Its
lockers and on the beds and tables. The
extra provisions, meats, fish, vegetables,
dairy products and fruits, were already In
the refrigerators. Nothing remained but
to say the last goodbye and to receive the
4.000 odd sacks of mall.
The actual time taken to unload and
load and to coal the biggest ship '.n com
mission was about twenty hours a record
by many hours.
Mauretauia's malls carried out one curi
ous and timely epistle, a test communica
tion sent to make a record. From a man
In Lawlesstown. Clonmel, Tipperary, Ire
land, Mayor Gaynor received a letter stat
ing: "I have made a wager that this envelope
will be returned to me by the steamer
Mauretania on Its return trip."
Secretary Adamson remalled the envelope
in order that the sender In Tipperary might
w n his bet.
Buenos Ayres the .
Hobble Skirt Borne
Minister Sherrill Back from Argen
tina and Tells of Things He
Has Seen.
NEW YORK. Deo. 18.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) "The hobble skirt came and went
In Buenos Ayres before New York women
had ever seen It," says Charles H. Sher
rill, United States minister to the Ar
gentine Republic, "and dukes and counts
go unnoticed when they visit there."
Minister Sherrill la home on leave of
absence, and believes that aa a people
those of the United States are behind the
progressive Inhabitants in the jnost en
lightened cities In Bouth America, In the
procession that makee up tne wona a
progress.
"The women In Buenos Ayres," he aald
in an Interview here, "are much 'smarter'
than the Americans. Their clothea are
much more like those of the Fartslennee
and they dress much more quietly and
consequently In better tabte than the New
York women. Moreover they wear no
Jewelu to the opera or to any other public
I place."
Mr. Sherrill la looked upon aa one or
the most representative gentlemen the
United States has ever sent to Argentina
In two years' business with Argentina
trade has doubled, largely through his
efforts.
"The United States, with a population of
nearly 100,000.000, la proud because It wel
comes l.OoO.OOO Immigrants a year." says
Mr. Sherrill. "Argentina, with a population
of only 7,000,000. receives 260.OU) new cltlsena
annually.
"Another thing about Buenoe Ayres that
Is superior to New York, Is the Indiffer
ence of the people to titles. Dukes and
counts who have been fairly mobbed In
the United States, come down there and
nobody notices them. I'll tell you three
things about Argentina," he concluded:
GOLD DREDGING IN THE HILLS
Attentloa to Be Pl
Mines Formerly Worked by
Ike trade Metkods.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. Dec. 18. (Special
TelegTam.) For the first time In the his
tory of the Black Hills, gold dredging la
to be carried on there. By this mean
placer gold to the value of several million
dollars, which could not be saved by the
crude methods of placer mining, will be re
covered. The dredging operations will be carried
on by the Castle Creek Hydraulic Gold Min
ing comapny, which has secured patents
to a strip of placer ground on Castle
Creek, being one mile above the little min
ing camp of Mystic, extending up the
stream several miles. There are 700 acres
of patented ground In the company's pos
session, about AiO acres of which Is right
In the creek bed, and .is workable at a
I known profit.
i The body of the dredge Is lo2 feet long,
and Hie digger 'extending out In front
will give It an extreme length of about
1 'k reel, li win dig iriiri j -rive reet be
low the water line. The average deth of
the soil Is thirty-two and a half feet
from the ground to bed rock.
SMITH BOOSTING PENSION BILL
lost f'oaitressBnaa Asnoasj Callers
Who Trv tn Iatereat Taft la''
SnlloTiay Measare.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 A congressional
committee, v.hlrh Included Representative
tfinlth of lo.va and Senator Warner of
Mlrsourl. called on President Taft today
j to Interest him In the Sulloway bill for
jiin Increase In tl.e pensions of civil war
! roMiers The bill would Increase the pen-
r Ion list from H'-O.Wi to t?U(U00.0CO a
year. It Is understood the pr-U1ent did
not sive mucb encouragement to his callers.
Clark Expects to Be
Next Speaker Unless
"Somebody Lied"
Missonrian Says He Has One Hundred
and Fifty Votes Pledged Elec
tion Good Medicine.
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PHILADELPHIA. Dee. 1..-New Jersey
men from all parts of the middle Atlantic
states sat about the bamiuet board at the
Fnlon Tongue club house here last night
and helped the New Jersey society of Penn
sylvania celebrate Its fourth anniversary.
Among other guests were 8peaker Cannpn,
Champ Clark, I'nlted States Senators Hey
burn of Idaho and Tenrose of Pennsylvania
and Governor-elect John K. Tener of Penn
sylvania. Speaker Cannon and Champ
Clark, were among those who made ad
dresses, all of which were In a happy vein.
Congressman Reuben O. Moon, president
of the society, presided at the meeting and
Introduced Champ Clark as "the next
speaker."
"My friend. Mr. Moon, Introduced me as
the next speaker," said Mr. Clark. "That
Is correct If I live long enough, unless
King Dsrvid was right when he said that
all men are liars. For I have 180 votes
pledged to me and only need 114 to win.
"I live In the hope that when I lay down
the gavel I will be personally as popular
as 'Uncle Joe' Is. He Is getting more
fun out of the present situation than I am,
for his troubles are about over, and mine
are but beginning.
"if I had known that Cannon and Hey
burn were coming here tonight, 1 would
have remained away, for It Is a and waste
of material. You'll have more of raw ma
terial, by the way, In the next twelve
months than you want.
"The last election waa good for the re
publicans, as well as the democrats. It
chastened them. But I can assure you
that all the legislation by the democratic
house will be for the good, the glory and
the welfare of the country. The pessim
ists might not think so, but pessimists are
a nuisance. We have no room for them In
this great country of ours."
Would Come if He
Could Bring Wives
Mohammed Ali of Persia Gives His
Views on the United States and
Some Other Things.
PARIS, Dec. 18. (Special Cablegram.)
The American woman's fame has spread
to distant Persia; also, the report that she
rules the sterner sex or Is beginning to,
Said Mohammed All, the deposed shah of
Persia, today:
"Your American women I have met them
In Teheran they will dominate the men
soon. Sooner or later America will have
a woman president; It Is going to hap
pen." Mohammed AH, whose people hurled him
from the peacock throne In July, 1909, Is a
conspicuous figure here.
"You have asked me If I Intend to go
to America?" he said. "I am unable to
answer that question definitely at present,
but In a fewr months I can tell. Yes; I am
very tmxfous to go to America,, but my
ladles do , not like to make such a long
voyage,., besides I have been told that a
man wfth . three or more wives will not
be permitted to land In America. My am
bassador told me that before a man enters
a steamer, for New York he must swear
he Is not a polygamlst. Well, you know.
our sacred customs and traditions that a
man - can have as many wives as he
can support. I would like to go. I have
heard so many Interesting stories of the
wonderful New York City, Its skyscrapers.
Its Jeweled women and great Hippodrome.
Those are all Interesting and I would like
to see them.
"You . want to know what I think of
America and American women. I am a
great admirer of your people and their
education, energy and wealth. I know all
about the ' multl-mllllonalres; I know ali
about Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt
io you see I know practically everything
that Is going on in the United States
That y6ur Rockefeller oh, yes, Mr. Rocke
feller ti is a great man in America. He
ought to be a. president eventually he
win be, I have no doubt."
It waa then Mohammed All expressed his
oplnon of American women and uttered
the prophecy which should please American
suffragette,
GAMBLING CLUBJS HELD UP
gevea Mea Rob Threat T-yive la New
York of All Tbelr Money and
Valuables.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Seven men walked
into a tenderloin gambling club early this
morning, held up the twenty-five persons
present and robbed them of all their money
and valuables. The exact amount of the
haul Is not known.
The raid was evidently carefully planned,
for It waa executed with precision. The
leaders brushed past the lookout at the
door, shouted "hands up" and then fired
a doien shots over the heads of the men
In the room to frighten them. One man
demurred and jumped from a second story
window. He was found later lying on the
pavement with a broken arm. Some shot
were returned and In the exchange anothe.
man was wounded by a stray bullet.
Washington Affairs
(From a Staff Correspondent )
WASHINGTON, lec. IX. (Special
Telegrs'n. Army orders: Uy direction
of the president Majwr Geoi rt T. tio.io
way, nsyiiiasiif. will renori la Hriimll.-r
j General Kinesi A. larlliictoii. Inspector
general, rur examination by the reilrliiK
board.
l-'irst Lieutenant t'harles W. Cullen,
medical reserve iorp, will procreil f
Fort l);ichesne. I' tab, for temporary
duty.
By direction of the president, ("attain
Iltroert N. Koduii, retired, is detkiiel
as Inntruclor In military department Si.
Mathews Military school, Hui llnsame,
Cal. . ,
First Lieutenant Georire B. r"oster, Jr.,
medlral corps, will report to the com
manding i.Ifl.r. Waa liinaton Barracks.
Wii.li In ton, U. C, for temporary aulv.
Captain Harry N. Coolea, Tnlrteerilli
Infantry, is lelievej from treatment al
Army and Navy goneral hospital, Hot
Hprtns;, Ark., and will return to his
proper station.
I.eaiei t abience: First Lieutenant
John F. Lee-ier, mod lea I reserve corns,
one month; First Lieutenant Lewis Foir
ster, riftii cevairy, une muiitn. tlisl
Lieutenant John G. Holla, coast artil
lery corps, fifteen days.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Lincoln, route a. o K. Wilson, carrier'
O. W. Wilson, substitute.
Iowa Kalona, loutc 3, Monroe Touns;
carrier. AY. B. Iyiflisld, mibatliute: L-
MKli. route 1. r ' B Widlck, carrier, II
W. Keleel, suhtitute: Oelwi-ln, route ",
F. H. Iloss, carrier, J. C. Kcker, sub
stitute: 1'leryon, route I. N. J. Clay, car
rier, W. H. Scott, substitute; KoutU
Kna-ltsh. roots 1. It. V. McLaln carrier
Clark McLaln, substitute.
Frank Bowmsn is appointed postmas
ter t K."Tl r""te. I't-wcv c-inty. 8 i
U vice W. U alerrlck, resigned. j
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GRIP OF ICE KING IS BROKEN
Riae in Temperature Brings Relief to
the 1-oor of Mew ork.
DEATH AND DISASTER REPORTED
told Wetlktr la .New KasjUtad the
Moit "evere Kaowa la Years
Tkls Early la the Winter
Season.
eaaaawBaaassi
NEW YORK. Dec. W.-(8peclal Tele
gram ) The rise In temperature tot.lght has
to some extent relieved the suffe'ing anion
the poor and calmed the conditions along
the coast where the Ice king held full sway
last night and today.
An Icy wind swept In upon the coast to
dsy leaving death and disaster In Its wake.
Three persons were known to have perished
and small craft, fishing boats and mer
chant vessels were left In distress and
damage done to property along the coast.
A squad of men under Lieutenant Ross of
the harbor aquad at Harlem river have
gone tonight to an upturned sailing vessel
reported to the police by the watchmen at
Classon Point. The vessel and a large
quantity of lumber and wreckage was
sighted one and one-half miles off the
point. The watchman also reported he
could distinguish the cabin of a submerged
ship.
Ire stops River Traffic.
Ice today effectually closed the Hudson
river to steamboat traffic at and above
Nyark, and the snow and Ice delayed
trains between New York and Chicago any.
where from one to three hours.
Word reached here of the rescue of five
oystermen who were locked In an Ice floe
and almost frosen to death after going
out from City Point, New Haven, to the
oyster beds In New Haven harbor. The
Ice caught them and held them In their
thirty-foot boat until their cries for hel;
were finally heard by people ashore. The
gasoline propelled oyster boat, Isabella
broke through with a rescuing party and
brought the men to shore. One of the
men, William Cooper, was frost-bitten and
all were so exhausted and chilled that It
was some time before they were revived.
Many alarming reports came from At
lantic City today that small boats which
had put out on Thursday had not returned.
Searchers were started for them. Re
ports of suffering and narrow escapes were
told by the men of the fishing fleet when
they reached their landings.
Randall Hackney, who got Into Atlantic
City suffering from badly battered arms
and legs, had a terrible fight for his life
In the cold Water when his skiff waa over
turned by a sudden squall.
Cold weather upstate and throughout
New England has been the most severe
known in several years so early In the
season. An Ice bridge has formed over
the gorge at Niagara Falls.
In the city there are many reports of
destitution and suffering coming to. the
police.
In the municipal lodging houses 98 per
sons, thirty of whom were women, were
accommodated last night. During the early
hours of the day men staggered into police
stations In different parts of the city so
benumbed by cold they could" scarcely
walk.
TURKEYS FOR PARK LABORERS
Mrs. Haeeell Save Aaaoaaees Some
Christmas Gifts to Be Mads
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Next Friday.
NEW YORK, Dee. 18. (Special Tele
gramsThere won't be any lack of Christ
mas turkeys for Central park laborers and
menagerie men next week, for each one
receiving $3 a day or less will get a brand
new $5 gold piece from Mrs. Russell Bage
as a gift, to use as he wills.
Mrs. Sage never misses a day while In
the city going to the park. She feeds the
squirrels and is a great favorite with them.
While driving about the park Mrs. Sage
became Interested in the men who work
there. The gift will amount to $1,650, and
will be made next Friday In plenty of time
to buy turkeys.
Dob Moha to Tackle Dixie Kid.
BUFFALO, N. T.. Deo. 18. Bob Moha,
the Milwaukee welter-weight, and the Dixie
Kid were matched today for a lt-round
bout In this city on January 8. The men
agree to make 145 pounds at 3 o'clock of
the day of the fight.
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway Company
Allen Freeman to
Give His Wealth to
Aid Socialism
Would Establish Theaters Where
Radicalism Could Be Taught
by the Drama.
NEW YORK. Dec. l.-tSpec!al Tele
gramsAllen Freeman of Kast orange,
one of the richest soctallxts In this coun
try, through the dralh of his father, Joel
Francis Freeman, formerly treasurer of
the Standard Oil company, is planning to
use his wealth to promote free thought.
He Is working out the Idea of an Inde
pendent theater. In which radicalism can
be taught by dramas that will deal un
flinchingly with religion, molality and
riches and poverty.
"I want to employ this money to educate
people." Freeman said. "Nothing In the
world can accomplish more than educa
tion. It seems to me that an excellent
Idea would be to promote free thought by
Investigating and disseminating facts con
cerning all foundations, all systems of
morality, the distribution of products of
labor and resources of nature. This can
only be attnlned by means of free lectures
on these subjects, free schools where they
can be explained and posxlbly through an
Independent theater one that Is nut con
trolled by any special Interests where rad
ical plays can be produced."
Two years ago Mr. Freeman Invited
Emma Goldman to lecture before an Fast
n. ft m sfc w r w r w m m - - ""a
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Family Trade Supplied by
Chaa. Ktorz, Phones Webster
1U60; Independent H-12A1.
In a prominent building
where the location is known to everybody, convenient
and accessible. An opportunity to secure an office in a
modern, elegantly appointed building, so situated, is
now offered by
The Bee Building
Room 320 On the; third floor; room 20x19 ft., has
vault, fronts north and west. Price $40.00 per month.
Room 218 On the second floor; room 8x20 ft.,
fronts north. Price $12.00 per month.
Room 813 On the sixth floor; room lBxH ft.
fronts on the fine court of the building. Price $18.00
per month. 1
Rooms 426-428-430 Now divided into four rooms,
but may be changed to suit tenant, lias 1157 square
feet floor space with large vault Fine north and east
light. Rent $115.00 per month.
The Bee Building Company
Bee Business Office 17th end Farnam Sts
t lal f 1 ft 1 1 llr .
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Now th&t the time for coasting and other winter sports is at
hand, we want to speak a word of WARNING, with particular
reference to COASTING.
On all streets on which there are street car tracks, and on
all hills which cross or terminate on streets having street car
tracks, there is a CONSTANT DANGER to those indulging in the
exhilarating sport of coasting.
Man and women, as well as boys and girls, hare lost their .
lives, or have been seriously injured by dashing into moving
or standing cars on their sleds or travelers.
Why jeopradise your lives by coasting where the hazard is
so great, when tnere are so many places in this city of hills, where
this sport may be indulged in with perfect safety?
Assist Us in Preventing Accidents
Orange club. There wss smh a io'ul
the hall was closed to (he anairlilM "ill
the lecture was giv en In Mr. I'i tuinn'
MaMe. "K'rrma Uoldman's theoiies are illrrc'V v
opposed to yours, are tl.ey not?" Mr. Fr-J
nian was a-ked. Vs.;
"Not at nil.'" he replied, 'i find t al
the two philosophies are ciniplcmenlt ,
Hy the time we have converted the world
to socialism no g;rst urn tmt of kovi-iii-mentsl
machinery will be tiecrssr.
"For the fraternal feeling will be so st r ng
that all association, ami roinhin;)tiits n
men and women will he voluntary.
"F.mma tloldniari Is doing a useful wink.
No one can hear her speak without tun
ing had to think. 1 believe In liud of
speech. If tlicy stop F.mma lioWlmun i -nay,
what can prevent them from slop
ping me tomorrow There Is no danm'i- in
her views or In anyone's views. There Is
more danger In suppressing thrm, or not
having any to suppress."
"You believe that anarchy Is the goal
of all political systems?"
"Kxactly. It advocates the most free
dom; and the world cannot be too free.
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But socialism Is the next step."
C0TTERILL NAMED FOR HAWA
Ohio Nfiro Appointed collector of
t astnma la Vaee of Protest Made
People of Honolulu. ? "
WASHINGTON, fee. IS. (Special Tel
sram.)The president , today appointed
Charles A. Cotterlll. a negro,' of Toledo, O.,
to be collector of customs for Hawaii. He
made the appointment In face of a protest
from Honolulu against the selection of a
non-resident. 1
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