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tiu: Omaha fsrxnw ncK: FF.r.mwnv o, inn. FOOT BALL RULES CHANGED' Intercollegiate Committee Reduces Length of Intermissions. Inspecting Big Scales Now a Monthly Occupation NOTICE! 4 CHANGE IN THE FORWARD PASS Decide If Rail. Alter Helna 1'aasesl ad Touched, lie Fomhlfil aad Taarh (imnail Pass Pball II Incomplete. FW YOI!K. Feb. 4 Tbe Intercollegiate football rules cnmrnltifp dirf little more mivCTy on the gam at a m'eilni; In New Tork vlfri1v. , With K. K. Hall of Dirtmouth as rhslr man and Walter ("amp at secrrtsry the committee dddel that lnt"rmls'OTts wfr too long ari'l reduced the prriods between the first and mond and the third and fourth quarter from lhref m'nutea to two minute. A n-:v r il t ad v.t d p-rmlt-tlng I'imii by pitieement to trnnr-fi-r the eupcrvlaion of off l lo play upon the line cf srrtmmage from umpire to hcad lines man. The llncsmsn. lion ever. I to report any Infraction to lh.- umpire Another new rn!p provide that throw ing a player to the arou.id afcir the refetee has dclei.-d th" M!! d:..l may ha considered unnecessary rnuthnees. An amendment was adopted allowing only three men to walk up and down the field on each aide of the line. The prent rule allows five. If the tiall aecidentnllv strtkes an official. prnvtrie another amendment. It shall not. become dead, but plnv shall continue. 1 A new rule adopted specifies that all penult lee under the rule ren'tlallng the forward pass shall be pidled from th-; spot of the down and not the apot from which the paaa waa made. t njplre tn Keep Time. The committee transferred the duty of keeping time from the field Judge to the umpire and in rule It. section 2, which provides Wiat a player In catching for a paaa shall not be tackled or shouldered un til he has caught tho ball, and "taken more than one atep In any direction." the words "taken more than one atep In any direction" were atrlckvn out. After the conference Mr. Hall aald: The reason the committee made ao few changes la that we ft-el the game has ac complished what the new rulea started out to do the elimination of serious Injuries and that It was now a safe and playable game. It seemed unwise to make any changes with a game that worked pretty well, after the coaches and players got the understanding; of It, until We' are rea sonably certain. In light of further expert ence. whether a'ny changes are necessary and what the changes should be. Forward I'm Role. It waa decided that If tho ball, after having been legally pasaed forward and been touched, ahall then be fumbled and touch the ground, the pass shall be con sldered aa Incomplete. The object of this rule Is to stop high passes and make a clearer play. A foul following a first or second down on or behind the goal line by a player of the side In possession of tho ball, while the ball Is behind the goal linear in flight from a paaa or kirk delivered behind the goal line, shall bs penalised by the loss ot a down and the ball shall be put In play for the next down on the one-yard line. If such foul follows a third down the ref eree jhall declare a touchdown In favor of the offended side. v The Interpretation of the rules laid down ' by the Interpretation committee' at lis meeting on September 17 last was adopted aa a part of the rules. K. K. Hall. Walter Camp and Carl S. Williams were elected members of a codi fication committee with authority to sim plify and clarify tbe rules. Muffins Displayed in Y.W.C. A. Kitchen Fluffy Remit of Flour, Egg-t and Sugar Put on Exhibition Befora Visitors. Proof positive that one egg' Is a happy medium In the making of muffins was one of ths revelations at the Toung Women's Christian association yesterday. An exhi bition by the domestic arts department of the association took place there all day and muffins were among those present. In rows, dainty heaps and platoons the luscious pastry stood on tbe lone counter of the dining room while scores ef visitors filed past. AU one had to do to discover which sort of spongy morsol had the happy medium of egg In Its consistency was to wade In and find out. A lot of muffins disappeared before everybody was thoroughly convinced that one egg Is better In relation to a quart ot milk, pound of sugar and a payday's worth of flour or something like that. Heverel hundred guesta enjoyed the hos pitality of the Young Women's Christian association during the day. Besldea the toothsome creations of every sort In the cooking department, the visitors ware treated to just merely a delicious look at clever shirtwaists and skirts In the sewing department and an exhibition In drill work by the little girls' gymnastlo classes. Ths shirtwaists and skirts served as examples ot the handiwork of the several sewing classes. It waa the flrat exhibition of lis kind held by the association and lasted from I to 6 SO o'clock In the afternoon and from T to It o'clock In the evening. A SAILOR IS NOT A LABORER Jee llaad In tin-alt toart Qaasbea ladletmeat Aaalnst Captain ( fears; r With Ustlx ( hlaese. NEW TORK. Feb. 4-On the ground thet a sailor la not a laborer. Judge Hand In the Vnlted Plates ctrcutt court today quashed an Indictment against Captain Holxrt Jamleson, a steamship master, charged with having allowed a Chine niemher of his crew to land In violation ef a federal statute. "There srma to be no doubt that a sea man Is not a laborer," says the court. "This has been held In a number of de risions and It accords with the reasonable usage of worda. ''Of course. I do not mean the entry of a laborer under the guise of a seams n would not exclude him. or that his perma nent severance from any ship would not change his character." Judge Hand's decision Is considered im portant In that heretofore, under the Chi nese exclusion law, Chinese sailors were rlaaavd as laborers and were kept cooped up on the ships while in port. Idaho's greatest Irrigation enterprise (a Kuhn project). In tbe celebrated Twin Tails country, has representatives at the Merchants hotel, room X. Omaha. By seeing them yoa can secure literature and reliable Information from people who Uve there. Call on or addreaa Major Fred R. Kted. general asuit cf all Kuhn enter prises In Idaho, or Qorse E. Schroedar, a former well known resident of Umalia. j-in-.-rr I i ) zip' r ah j t) J " fi: , l ...::V . . .. b v mm i , , ,.' p j Lm n lii , ! :!i : if . t n . t 1 I .. j - - i - I 1 i i i : J TESTIS AUTOMfflC SCALE AT STOCK TARD3 flU&aMJSIECTCIllS .C.ELOIZ . CIIAS. JLTSS1Z For the past two years the Union Pa cific railroad haa adopted the plan of hav ing all Its scales tested and stamped once a month. Thin Is done to avoid disputes about the accuracy of the scales in the tremendous amount of weighing the road does. The Inspectors who 8o this work Briley Murder Case Is Given to the Jury After Sharp Contest Kinkaider, Who Shot Curlcy Ferrin in Gordon, on Final Trial This Week at Sheridan. RCSHV1LLE. Neb.. Feb. 4 -Special Telegram.) The Briley murder case went to the jury here lust night after a day of argument. The trial has occupied the attention of the court all week, the defenre being In the hands of Judge F. O. Hnmer & Pon of Koainry. The county attorney was as s sted by judge Sullivan and E. E. Squires cf Broken Bow. J Briley had filed tin a Kinkaid homestead near the Hpade ranch, where Curley Fer rin, the murdered man, had been working. Not long after they had trouble and Bril'y had been beaten up once or twice by men In company with Ferrin and they also destroyed the household goods of Briley with the Idea of driving him out of the community, as they evidently did not like him. Saturday night, October 15, lflO, Briley was with some men on Main street, Gor don, and was speaking of his troubles, when Ferrin overheard him, and this opened up the quarrel again. Briley shot at Ferrin three times and missed him and then broke away, Briley rushing Into the Fair storo and drmandlng mora shells for his revolver, but was refused. Ths oity marshal cam in with the Intention of ar resting him and had actually hold of Briley when Ferrin came Into the stors and approached Briley, who put his pistol under the left arm and fired again, the bullet striking Ferrin In the stomach and lodging In. tl- spine, lie collapsed and died forty minutes after. Reward for Robbers Raised to Thousand Bankers of Five States Decide to Or ganize Force to Hunt These Men Alone. KANSAS CITT, Feb. 4. (Special Tele gramsThe organisation of a detective force to aid the county officers of five states In capturing bank robbers was the plan effected by a bankers' conference at the Hotel Baltimore today. .The conference was composed of the presidents and secre taries of the state bankers' associations and the state managers of bank burglary Insur ance companies In Nebraska, Kansas, Okla homa, Missouri and Arkansas. The detective force, as planned, will have Its headquarters In Kansas City. It will operate tn the five states and will do noth ing except hunt bank robbers. The meet ing waa called because of the large number of bank robberlea within the last few months in Kansas and ..ebraska. A reso lution was adopted asking each association and company to Increase Us reward for each robber caught and convictqJ to $500. "If the reward is Increased It will mean fl.OoO will be paid for the conviction of each robber, A00 by the state association and the same sum by the Insurance com panies," IV. B. Harrison, Enid, Okl., sec retary ot the Oklahoma State Bankers' association, said. NAGEL WOULD DISTRIBUTE NATION'S IMMIGRANTS Secretary Plans ta Hessove Hordes te Coaatrr and Prevent 1'rbaa Cooaexlon. v WA8HINOTON. Feb. 4-Secretary Nagel has formed a plan to accomplish a more healthy distribution of immigrants to the country cistrlcts and prevent further con gesttun of the cities. A system of co-operation with the state Immigration authorities is hoped for as one of the results of the effort. J. V. MeOrew, chief of the Information dtvUlon of the department of commerce and labor, haa been sent to visit the Immi gration authorities of Ohio. Indiana, Illi nois, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan to learn If these states d.slre Immlgrams and hew many are needed, v Other etatea will be vlulted later. The department then hopes to have the means ef directing Immigrants to sections where there Is labor and opportunity. Esslnai Wattersoat Is Still laaaae. KINGSTON. N. Y.. Feb. 4 The commis sion apl'olutrtl to determine the sanity of tming W'atterson. sou of Colonel Henry Watterson of liulsvtlle. Ky . who entered a plea of Insanity to an Indict men t for assault In tn Hist degree, reported today that Watterson was Insane on July I lajt when he shot Michat-l J. Marttr at Patiaer liva. and la still Insane. The committee recommends that Watterson be confined In the state ssyluin. ,.: . i I ssl . f , ' ' - y , , ? t : ( a? . I 11 ; m - . It TE&TWU- . -i . I - i i-iV Kir are Charles Ptiissell, In charge of all Inlon Pacific scales: John Urant Pegg, city Inspector of Omaha; T. Klatx, scale expert for the Western Weighing as sociation; 8am Kldd, a general expert la scales. At the South Omaha stock yards Is the only automatic scale In this section; Democrats Plan to Canvass Party on Re-Apportionment Nebraska Among: States Which Will Lose One Representative if Camp hell Scheme Ii Adopted. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-Democra tic leaders In the house are arranging to can vass their party t o the congress onnl re apportionment proposition. The caucus of repub lean representatives last night agreed upon the plan of Repre sentative Campbell of Kansas for a con tinuance of the present house member ship of 391, which means a reduction of numerical streng.h In fourteen and a gain In ten states. Borne of the democrats, like Speaker e'ect Champ Clark, are emphatic in favor of a greater house, such as Is contem plated In the Ctumpacker plan, which Is based on 433 as the lowest number that, tn the light of trie latest census returns, would prevent diminishing any state's strength. Mr. Crumpacker of Indians, chairman of the, census committee, which had the whole matter In charge, .said today he hoped .the house may take up the question early, next week. The Campbell plan is based on a ratio of 234.." 22 populat'on to each representative. The following state 4 would have their rep resentation reduced under the 391 plan: Illinois, Indiana, lows, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska. North Carolina. South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and Maine, one each, and Missouri, two. On the other hand, California. New York. Oklahoma and Wsshi glon would ga n two each, and Arixona. Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas, one tach. RICHARDS IS PUSHING HIS NEW PRIMARY BILL Harva His Makes Sirens; Plea for Chaace la Law, Gettla old Shaalder. PIERRE, 8. D.. Feb. 4-tSpeclal Tele gram.) R. C. Richards of Huron is here with several attorneys in support of his primary election bill, and made a strong plea before the elections committee that they push the bill to provide a better primary law and not compel him to ve the force pump of the Initiative to getIt before the people. He had the legal phases of the bill explained b,- his attorneys, but the members are not showing any great desire to get onto this band wagon. The soldiers' home Investigating commit tee has a rough diaft on a report shaped up, but Is keeping open house all this week and will not attempt to present their findings before the first ot next week and do not give out any Intimation of what they will show. The most Important bill presented today was one which requires railway ompantes to put In farm sidetracks where towns are right miles or more apart, the petitioners to lay all the cost of construction of such tiacks. The question of title to new Islands in the Missouri river was fought out in the "Fort's Island" bill, and after strenuous imposition on the part of Senator Barttne of Lyman the aenate passed the bill to gie ownership of all such Islands to the counties on the east bank of the si nam. fanlne aaked that bla county on the west shore be given a show, but the bil went through over his protest. ATTORNEY JEROME FACES "HALF-BAKED JUDGE" l.amrr Succeeds la (iettlaar t'ontla Real NKW YORK, Feb. 4 Former District Attorney Jerome and Justice Swann, who Jerome recently characterised as "a half baked Judge who holds office by the grace of Charlie Murphy,"- faced one another again In the court ot general sessions to day. There was no reference made to Mr. Jerome's utterances, but the former district attorney secured a delay of twenty-four hours In the arraignment of his client. Joseph G. Robin, on the charge of the larceny of &S0.008 from tbe Washington &av Inge bank. Jerome's contention that the proceeding as a new one waa upheld by the court. Indictments were ordered by the grand Jury today against William L. Rrower, vice president, and William II. Milla. caaliter of the Northern Bank of New York, the Robin institution, which was closed re cently. The Indictments charge violation of Hie law lilch prohibits concealment cf loana by officials of a bank from the di rectors or trustees of the institution. a aF . imia'slW?'"'''' MsMVjfl !llas SI i ;4f SCALES ITT YARDS 3FSZ 1 5 I that is. a scale which weighs moving cars as they pass over. It comes within S00 to 4u0 pounds of correct weight. The smelter scale, scrap scale, power scale and the one at Blxth and Pierce streets are even balance scales. Any one of them will weigh ' anything from 10 to - 120,X Garment Workers , Give up Long Fight; Will Go to Work Several Firms Agree to Take Back Employes .Without Discrimination ' Supplies Exhausted. CHICAGO. Feb. 4-Striklng garment workers, weakened by desertions, gave up tonight after struggling since September 22 and sought terms on which they might re turn to work. Supplies have been nearly exhausted for some time and for the last two weeks the relief committee has kept the commissary open only by cutting down the supplies furnished the strikers. The executive committee of the strikers met today and after a long discussion sent for Thomas A,. Rlckert, president of the United Garment Workers, and told him they could hold out no longer. Rlckert authorized the wjen to return to work at the employers' tej-ms. He then sent com mittees to the employers and several firms agreed to take back their former employes without discrimination. WYOMING HOUSE PASSES METZ REFERENDUM BILL Only Oae Vote Cast Aaalast Measare Modeled After the Oreeraa Statote. CHEYKNNK, Wyo., Feb. 4.-(iipeclal.)-The Metz Initiative and referendum bill passed the lower Spouse of the state legisla ture yesterday with only one dissenting vote, that of Speaker Davis, republican. The bill la practically a copy of the Oregon law, and provides that 8 per cent of the electors may Invoke the Initiative and 6 per cent the referendum. It extends the power of the initiative and referendum to municipalities. The amendment to the constitution Is to be voted upon at Hie general election of 1912. t'nder this bill 2.6U0 petitioners may Invoke the Initiative and 1.7n0 the refer endum, this being based upon the vote for secretary of state at the last election. An Important measure was Introduced In the senate this morning when Blume of fered a bill providing for a new state board of equalisation and prescribing Its duties. The present board Is composed of three members, but the Blume bill provides for seven members. Martfa aeearra Clerk. DKADWOOl), 8. D., Feb. 4 tSpeclal.) Wor J has been rccjlved from Congresarnsn Martin that he has secured the Ixsuing of n order In the Postofflce department for an extra clerk on the railway poftal run between here and Chadron on the North western. For some months eff irts have been made for extra clerk hire on this run, but under the Hitchcock retrench ment policy no attention was paid to It. When the service txcame worse, Congresa rnsn Martin was asked to make a personal Investlgstlon and rode In ,tne mall car with the clerks, both north and south, to see for himself. ep Donn Your Weight Fatly Accumulation Are I'usiiihtlf, I'nronifortnblj and Tend to IVuduce Disease -The greatest danger that fat people en counter is with their heart. A fatty heart may cause death at any moment. Fatty ller la a very aerloua diaorder and not any less dangerous are fatty kidneys. In fact, fat wherever it la found and ought not to be. is a menace to life and good health. The Inconvenience and annoyance of depoalts of fat and uneleaa flesh are moreover an Indication that the blood is un healthy and that the stomach is not prop erly assimilating the food, ao that people who are subject to corpulency and exces sive fat should safeguard themselves aglnat thla advancing disease for which e hav commonly the name, obesity. Instead of tiresome exercise an. I diet ing, a good way to I educe one'a weight la to tuke the itmple prescription which nai been so successfully employed everywhere In making fat people comfortably slender. As long as yoj take the Marmola pre scription, which oonsiata of three Ingredi ents that can be had at any good drug store for a trifling sum, you will lose the superfluous and extensive fat and as soon as you find that you have gotten down to the weight and site that you wish you atop and your weight and sise will neith er Increase nor decrease. iiarinola pre scription la as follows: V ounce Mar mola, n ounce Fluid Extract Ca-acara Aro u atlc, aud IV ouncea Peppermint Water, and the dose Is one teaauoonful after meals tnd at bectime. Can be had at any drusslst for a trifling sum but be sure to get Marmola tn the original unbroken package Adv. v 4 - ' 'A v LL . SAM JUJID, J. Q ,fJG pounds. As Indicated by the names, the smelter scale Is for products of that Institution, the scrap, scale for weighing Junk of the railroad; the power scale for engines and cars go ing to the shops or roundhouse; and the atock scale exclusively for live stock. Stole Plume so Wife ' Could Look Stylish Plea of Man Arrested for Shoplifting Astonishes Judge of Chicago Court. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Judge Newcome heard today the pleas of shoplifters. One had stolen to clothe his wife and baby, another because his children had not eaten In three days. The court's mood was lenient until Henry Taylor approached the bar and said: "I stole the plume so that my wife could go to the automobile show and look styl ish." "Well. If that don't beat began the Judge, then he thundered, "One hundred dollars and costs." DANES TO RESCUE OF RAILROAD -.. Farmers t'ome to Aid of l.lne la Trouble and liaise Big; Pand to gave It. v ATLANTIC, Is.. Feb. 4.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Farmers of Kimballton have, raised (61,000 to help save the Atlantic, Northern AV Southern from a receivership and an effort will be made to run tills list of sub scriptions up to JlS.Ooo with the nelp of F.lkhorn people tomorrow. The prottpects for keeping ths road out' ot a receivership are brighter today than for ici'eral days. Almost all of the money raised hns lie.'ti subscribed by Danish people who live In the northwest part of Cans and the south west part of Audubon counties. Doctor's Best Formula Breaks ReTsrest Cold In a Day and Cures Any Curable Cough This has been published here for several winters and has proven the quick est and most reliable formula obtainable for coughs and colds. "Uet two ounces of Glycerine and half an ounce of Concen trated Pine compound. Then get halt a pint of good whltikey and put the other two Ingredients Into It. Shake it well and take one or two teaspoonfuls after each meal and at bedtime, bmaller doaes to children according to age. Be aure to get only the genuine (Olobe) Concentrated I'lne. Each half ok. bottle comes In a sealed tin screw- top case. Any druggist has It on hand or will quickly get it from h's wholesale l.ouse. Any one csn mix It. Don t experi ment with preparations because of cheap ness. It don't pay to fool with a bad cold. A prominent local druggist states that If this mixture were used promptly by everyone catching cold there would be few deaths from pneumonia. Adv. Mechanics of All Trades We lnlte ou to call t our new store to inspect and R t ir! on our new atock of tools. v ' ' stakuktt'h machinists1 tools atkinshand saws. 1hsston hand saws. S l'.M,KV PLANKS, Ill'LKS AND I.KVKI. IATIOKK HAND 1IAMMKR3. I'l l Mil HATCH KTS. VANKKK - DRILLS AND 8CHKW DIUVKitS J(M))K.LL HRKART AND HAND DHILL. Coode)) Tool Set, $1. Goode l Hand Dr.. $1.23 Other standard makes at prices that will Interest yen. Our sales men will enjoy showing you through the stock and naming; you prices. Neiv Location 1515 Harney St. ELi Sons QSC0 Omaha Loan and Building Association Now Located in Their low Eiomo In cCoguo Building U. 17. Corner 15th and Bodgo Sts., Assets $3,900,000. H BgyBE-B,, V.l To California and the Pacific Northwest ' Low One-Way Colonist Fares March 10 to April 10, 1911 VIA UMOBJ PACIFIC; Standard Road of the West. Electric Block Signals Excellent Dining Cars For further information relative to fares, routes, etc.,- call on or address CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 FAENAM 8T,. OMAHA, NEBRASKA ; PHONES DOUG. 1828; IND. A-3231 Biggest Special Feature of the Year The Dee's Junior Birthday Book V Whose birthday today! During the coining year we shall answer that same interesting question with information about notables and near notables for whom it was the natal day. During the coming year we nhall answer that same interesting question with the names of the rising gener ation of boys aud girls who willbe tho future notables. "This Is the Day We Celebrate" Under this heading The Beo will tell what young sters are having birthday anniversaries each day of the year. "Whose youngsters? Why, your youngsters and your neighbors' all the children in Omaha old enough to go to school twenty thousands of them. Our 1911 Birthday Book Will Be Unique Look for It. Every Day In The Bee BtJrrstt's Inside Caliper, 6So. ma