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THK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL '23. 1911. ;CORNHUSKERS TO MEET AMES HIGHLANDERSGET CREIGHTON Win a Hard Fought Game by the Score of 11 to 7. BOTH SIDES HIT BALL HARD Glimpse of the Omaha Grandstand at Opening Game Dual Battle on the Track Scheduled for Saturday. i CQUAD HAS TRAINED HARD Jl J: 11 ! Nrlln, I Hit. Off Hfnrhf, In on init: i f Jli'Kf, II in m n Innlne. Hit " i . '!t' h'.l loll: Xores Hu m k on'.: Bv l.irWn. St liv Mi Ko. J Left on buses. iMnaha ; lies M in 4. liouhle I'Ihvi: Kahl tl Twyer. I'urMn ( l.raham ' to Kane. Stolen hases: llrkerlng. Amtrmnn. liraram Ui. tt hlpke. Kane. Mattli k. Dwyer. .Time: J . Ciriilre: Haskell. ST. JOSEPH TAKES EASY GAME . Miller an Wllklna Hit at Will la loos (Mr (oateat. ST. JOPEPH.i April U ft. Joseph won In a one-elded content with Clonx city to day, hatting Miller and Wllklna at will. In th presence of a big crowd, at th sec ond day of tha celebration of the season's opening, fleer: HOl'X CITT. AB. II. K. U. A. B. Andreas. 2b 4 0 14 10 Stem, lb 4 0 0 7 10 Neighbors, rf .113 0 0 V asner. Cf 4 1 1 4) Hartman, sa 4 0, 1 3 J 1 Hreen. If 4 0 i X.I 0 W elrh. b 4 0 0 S 1 M. Miller, c 4 0 0 W. Miller, p 1 0 0 0 3 0 Wllklna, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 T. Rellly 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totati M 1 10 14 IT : 'Hatted for WMklns In ninth. Batted for Stem In ninth. HT. JOSEril. AB. R. H. O. A. K Zwlltlng. cf 4 1 2 4 0 0 Needham. Sb 4 12 13 1 Powell. If 4 12 3 0 0 Kally. rf 4 12 10 0 h Rellly, 2b 3 12 110 Horton, lb 1 2 1 II 0 1 Weinke, aa 3 113 3 0 Coe. o 4 0 1 4 2 0 Kaufman, p 4 0 1 0.3 0 Totale 31 14 27 " 8tux City 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 bl. Joseph 0 3 0 1 3 3 0 - Haciiflce hlta: .eedham. Powell, Melnke. stolen basee: .iinng. liorton, Melnke, Andreaa, Neighbors. Two-base hlta: Zwlll Ing, it. Kellly, Cos. Struck out: My Kaur man. 3; by Miller, 1. Base un ImllH: Off MliTsr. ; off Wllklna, 1; off Kautman, I. Hit by pitched ball: By XVIIklna. U. Hellly. imuble play: Breen to M. Miller. Tlmu: 1:36. Umpires: Clark and Shoemaker. Oat your Parmlt to Smoke. Barman Smashes the Auto Records Made By Barney Oldfield One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Milei ' Per Hoar Pace it Set on Straight away Course at Dayton. DAYTONIA. Fla., April 22. ((Special Tel egram.) Man moved nearer the limit of speed thla morning over the flat awaep of Daytonla beach. Robert Burman Burman smashed two automobile straight away records. Thea were formerly held by Barney Oldfield, who said he had reached "tha limit of speed." Burman drove the mile In 28.12 aeconda and the kilometer In 137 aeconda. Old field a records for these dlatancea ware r.tt aeconda and 17.04 aeconda. A mile In 28.12 aeconda means an approx ' Imate average apeed of 1. mile aa hour. There Is ho question about the American Automobile association accepting the mile and the kilometer records. The trials were held under the aupervialon of that associa tion. "I have raced automobilea for years," aid Burman after tha race, "but I shall never experience auch aensatlona again. They were terrific. I felt aa If my body was gradually being spread out In the back of the seat. Tha wind resistance boat against me aa never before. I was power- leas to move forward. The control of the wheel waa difficult. Any second 1 dreaded tha car dashing ltaelf free from me and kidding across the sands. In front the wheel were doing a wlerd dance' and tha wind, laahed by the great 'speed, bellowed In my ears. It waa deafening and I can not hear clearly now. I tell you 1 was glad when tha line waa crossed. 20X1X0 GAME STIRS LONDON Hack Melatosk Given Credit fa Boom EalatlaaT There. LONDON, April 24. London aeems to be boxing erasy. Tha bom la In large part due to Hugh L. Mclntoah, tha Australian pro motor, who. In partnership with Jimmy Brltt, the ex-American champion, has al ready put forward a aeries of con testa which are In themselves indicative of fare to follow. In London alone there are nearly 10,000 men who are either directly or Indi rectly making a living out of tha boxing game. The majority of the Bouth Loodon music halls run matinees once or twice a week, while at the Ring. King s Hall and Won derland huge programs are arranged at least a couple of tlmea a week. In no In tancea are the prices small, yet It la a remarkable fact that on almost every oc casion the places are filled. ' That much money la at present being mad may be taken for granted, but there are two aides, for, aa usual, tha number of Small fry greatly outnumber thoae who have made reputations. In tha smaller halla tn participants in tha bouts are engaged for a few shillings, aad aa a rule, they are much more bat tared than the men In the fig flghta for tha big purse. The anxiety of these young tera ta win supplies an almost pathetlo tale, for to them aa much aa tha big men a defeat la of consequence. How long tha boom will last. Is. of course, a matter of uncertainty, but It la at the moment muck bigger than the wrestling boom Of a few years back. Crowded houses are tha rule, especially In the afternoons, but It is a fact of Interest that In one or. two neighborhoods of London, boxing baa not proved an attraction. HO far no attempt baa h made ta atop the conteats, but It would not create sur prise if by and by some object iona were raised. It need only be said, however,, that the flghta are Invariably conducted in an excellent fashion, and at leaat In one case women are eapeclally Invited and are pro Aided with reeerved Beats, which. In addi tion, are screened. There la an absence of brutality, the majority of the conteeu are dlatlngulahed by the extreme fairness of the men in the ring, and In many ways the sport Is con duced In a much better fashion than sev. oral other kinds which could ba mentioned. TWENTY WANT INIFOHUI Many Premising Reerslts Report at . Metls)sj f BM Rail aqaad. Twenty candidates reported at the base ball meeting of the Young Men's Christian association squad last night. Prospecta for a speedy team are the brightest they have been la yeara. Fred V. Itothery will cap tain and manage the team. All the regulars will be back and many rornieing recruits. The pitching staff will be augmented by the addition of Cheater Lynn of tha Omaha High achool faculty, who waa formerly a star- member of ama teur Pacific coaat leaguea, and by C. A. Lowell, a former Kearney, Neb., State leaguer, Dolphin, former Happy Hollow liar, will also be a "Y" thla summer. Following Is the I'neup f the regulars: Wilson, first baae; godrrberger, second base; Lajwia, third baae; Avery, ahorutop; Longaecker, left field; Tltchie, center fluid; Conn, right field; Hothery, catcher; Lynn and XV in. pitchers. Get your Permit to emoke. Hf Meet anal (he Rlsr Home Meet i Have Tended to Pal the Athlete hlete ' ) In (he Prime of nnaM f Ion. LINCOLN. April E.-fSperlnU-Th open In of the trark f im for the University of Nbraska will find the Cornhuskers In the hext of trim for the dual meet with the Ames Aggies next Haurday. Very little la known of the strength of the Aggies and I "'"' toe v omnuKKere may te aue lor a surprise. It la believed by the roaches that very 111 tie diffic ulty will be experienced In taking the Angles Into ramp. The squad has had the longeat and hard est tranlng season ever undergone by CornhiiKker. athletes. Beginning early In the spring, the Comhurkera remained dur ing the ffprlng vacation In order to get j Into better condition. The weekly track meet at which all of the squad were eligible to take part and the big home meet has ftroued more Interest In track work an haa Indured collegiate stare of Bellevue. Doane and Hastings, who have played their alloted time and henre are not eligible to participate In the Mlaaourl valley meeeta, to take part In the home meets. The augmented alxe of the aquad haa resulted In considerable rivalry among the members for place In the weekly meets. Nebraska will be weak In the distance run, It Is feared, and In some of the field events. The high Jump Is the Cornhuaker's bliigeet bugaboo and although Christina and Hlltner have been daily working out in this event, neither have shown sufficient ability to Justify any hope. Both are about evenly matched. Christmas la alao doing considerable practice In the sprints, but with May. Powers and Reed eligible for the dashes, It la altogether Importable that Christmas will have an opportunity to Mart In the sprints. Gibson haa been show Ing such form in the four-forty yard dash that he Is likely to be selected as a run ning mate for Captain Reed. L'nlesa Powers Is savtd for the hurdle, May and Powera will undoubtedly start In the hundred yard dah for the Cornhuskers. Iteed and May will probably be the team In the two-twenty yard dash, while Reed and Cthnon look like the entries for the four-forty. Good l.onar-nutaace Material. In the half-mile run there la considerable material, but the failure of McGowan to round into physical condition haa ma terially weakened the chances of the Corn huskers. Mcowan broke the Missouri Val ley record laat year with but three daye' practice, and should he appear strong enough to run the race again this spring he will not need practice. Anderaon la the other started In the half-mile run. Melick and Anderson are the entries for the mile and two-mile events. Russell and Powera will run the high and low hurdles. In the field events, Munaon, who holds the university record In the broad Jump, Is still eligible, and haa shown good form In practice. Collins and Harmon are handling the weights and should be point winners for the Cornhuskers In these events, although Collins is particularly strong In the hammer throw, and thla haa been discarded by the Missouri Valley conference. Gibson la throwing the dlacua. Tha pole vault la cared for by Llndstrum and Russell, so that tha Cornhuaker team looks good on paper, with the exception of the high Jump, the distance runs and the relay team.' Reed and Powera are the veterana on the relay team and hare suffi cient speed to put the Cornhuskers In the running all of the time, but the other two members have been unable to round out a winning quartet. Coach Field Is devoting special attention to the relay team now. Athletic Board Flaht. The athletic board fight has developed into a factional quarrel again among mem bers of the various fraternities. Owen Frank la the latest candidate to announce himself. Frank waa a member . of the board during his freshmen' year, but when a candidate laat year, was defeated. He Is regarded as a strong candidate and has taken a prominent part in all branchea of athletics, having won hla "N" In foot ball for two seasons, In base ball and In basket ball. Shonka, Rathbone, Reed, Chauner and Amberson, who are new members of the board, will not be applicants again. Cher rlngton doea not intend to enter tha race either. Chauner haa withdrawn from school and Rathbone la serving In hla atead. The race probably will narrow down to ten catfQldatea and owing to the various "tteupa" already reported it la expected that the election will result in a badly split vote. The interclaas athletic board of tha uni versity has a big problem on Its hands at present and tha matter may come before the members of the Cornhuaker athletto board unless a solution Is obtained before long. , Freshmen In tha university ar rebelling against the Missouri valley conference rulp, which prevents the scheduling of games outside the university for the freshmen teams. When the Interclaaa gamea come, the board eliminates all freshmen who regarded aa varaity caliber, so that the freshmen team work Is completely broken up for the Interclaaa games. Tha elimina tion of six of Uie freshmen from participa tion in the intcrolass foot ball champion ship last fall ralaed a big howl among the first year men and particularly the players. They objected to reporting for practice eacU evening If they were to be eliminated from taking part In the class games or ware not permitted to play outside teams, as haa been done in th epast. The same thing happened to the freshmen basket ball team and although tha first year men were nearly as strong as the varsity, ths elimination of their stars under ths claaa regulatlona made it impossible for them to even make a strjng showing In the inter claaa championship. Tha election of tha athletio board to do away with collegiate foot ball haa remedied the situation In thla sport, but the board muat take stepa In ths other branches of sport. XVhat action will ba taken Is largely a matter of conjecture, but ths probable re sult la to bring the rule to the attention Of the Missouri valley conference In regard to the scheduling of outside games by university freshmen. The Cornhuskers are not Inclined to swallow Some of the other rules Imposed by the conference, so thai the Cornhuaker. may be depended upon to raise a nice atew when the rules com mittee meets again. ' Falrmaat Defeats Exeter. FAIRMONT. Neb., April 23.-(8peclal.)-In a fast and exciting base ball game, Fairmont High school defeated Exeter High school by a score of 4 to 2. Neither side waa able to cross home plate till the six til inning, when Fairmont got home for tot scorea. Then in the laat of the sov nth Kxeter crossed the wlaie twice. Fair mont scored to more in th last of th ninth. Fairmont mad two home rune and Exeter one. Gleuweod Wins from Malvern. GLEN WOOD, la.. April 23 IBpeclsll Oleowood a fast high school team detested Malvern Hlsh school at Athletio park In this city yesterday afternoon by s score of t to 1. Olenwood made the Initial an laran e In new suits. Time; l.W. l,m. plre. Albee. AUTO AND AERO RAGES HERE Omaha idotoruts Preparing Big oeason of Eventi. BIRD-MEN ABJfc C0MINQ IN MAV Aeronnnts N err lu Chicago Will Come to Omaha Sooa and Automobile Racers Will Re Here In Jane. Lovers of the chug of motors and lovers of apeed contests will go hand In hand In semblance of common Interests In Omaha this summer for the Omaha Auto Speedway association la planning a glorloua motor year. The plans aa outlined take In both the more common automobile and the dainty aeroplane. Oraders began work on the track at the speedway laat week and built a nine-foot bank on the east end, on which the autos Will turn on theli dash around the mile oval. The nine-foot bank on the east end will make that turn exactly the same as the weat and the autolata may apeed to their heart's content with no danger of skidding off the track. Eugene Silver, who is managing the big race of the club this year, the tourney, June 6 to 11, stated Saturday that entries for the event would amply fill each day with races. The aero man plan to come to Omaha the latter part of May or If that la not satisfactory perhaps the middle of that month. They would furnish numerous in teresting flights each day, as there are thirty-five men In the parly, ten of whom are regular flyers. One of the Interesting races would be a handicap event between an aeroplane and an automobile. Tho Omaha Aero olub will hear from the biro men some time In the next week as to what proposition they will make Omaha. It Is understood that aa Omaha can give them practically any open date this spring they will make a very reasonable proposi tion, j. J. Derlght, president of the club, is making th arrangements with the Mols aant brothers, the flyera. Clabs.Lnlto for Meets. "Th Omaha Motor club and the Omaha Speedway association are giving these events In common and they are going to make them the biggest raoes that. Omaha or ths middle west sver saw. And without boasting I think w can aay that our aero plane flights planned will be every bit as intereatlng as any meet of the country this season," aald Mr. Silver. "Th Moiaaant brothers, who wish to come her with their aeroplane corps, axe exhibiting oven till the United States. With them is Rene Simon, the man who flew over the Insurrecto camp at Juarex, Mexico, recently and who is popularly known aa the "fool flyer." Rene Barrier, the man who holds the Castle Morro prise, is another of those coming. Others of the world's great bird men will also be here in conjunction with the aeroplane races." races." Ralph Duff ofNebraska City, the new owner of the half Interest In the speed way which Mr. Ourley formerly owned, is going to do all he can this summer to make the motor and air ports popular in this city. Races between local men will be' held each Saturday and Sunday. Cracks Are Invited. Manager Silver haa sent out invitations to many of the famous drivers of the country and he will probably hear from th majority of them shortly after May 1. Chevrolet or Burman, the one with a Bulck car. and tha other with either a stock car or hla own racer, will be here and enter In - the twenty-four-hour race and the l0-mile race. De Palme, the Simplex driver; Herbert Lytle with a Flat car. Bob Endlcott with a, Cole, Louie Strang with an American traveler and other drivers will also be present. Following the big meet in June tha next event of racing importance outatde of Omaha will probably be one of the races of ths grand national circuit here in July. No arrangements have been made for this aa the time la far ahead, but this event Is Omaha's tryout and ths local motorists, represented by the Omaha Motor club are anxious to make a good getaway. The proposition of where to put the crowd after they have entered the gates la going to be an easy one for ths rsclng people, but the transportation one looks harder. Th street car is now extended to th Elm wood park entrance, but as the track is some distance beyond this it has been decided that until aoma street car arrangements oan be made, huge trucks will be used to. carry the people back and forth. CENTRAL t IT Y WIS a AND LOSES Y. M. C. A. Teaaa Beata Oseeoln, While High School la Defeated. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., April 3. (Spsclal Telegram.) Two Interesting base ball gamea were played on the diamond here today between the Young Men's Christian association teams of Osceola and Central City and the high school teams of the same towns. The flret game was between the Young Men's Christian association teams snd Central City won this by s score of 10 to I. Batteriea: Central City. Johnson and Orovar; Osceola. MoBeth, Allen and Shaw. In the game between the high achool teama the tablea were turned and Qsoeola a as victorious by a acore of 13 to 10. The second game waa full of wrangling at tha umpire's decisions. The batteries for the l.lxh school gsme were: Central City, Tripplett ana Lutes; Osceola, Allen and Shaw. ' Another Moralaceld Defeat. LINCOLN. April 22 In a same marked by hard hitting and many errors, t'olnrr university today defeated the base ball trm of Moinlngsiii eollege. Kioux City, by a score of 10 to I. Th vie tors hsd a good led. but were overtaken In the Last lo innings. ""--ws' "" -Jf"" - - ' f Prison Doors S wine Open and Johnson is I Once More Free From Now tn, for Colored Pugilist, it is to Be Chicago, Home and. Mother. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (Special Telejrram.) Tonight at midnight Jack Johnson will be a free mnn. The heavy weight champion of the world then ends his twenty-five-day sentence In the county Jail at Pan Francisco for speeding in his automobile. XX'llh the release of Johnson the white hopes which have been springing up like mushrooms will have to take to the tall grass, because "Mr. Johnslng" will lie back .on the warpath. Although Johnson has not outlined his future policy It Is jircittjv genenaUy predicted that "Little Arthur" will no longer confine his opera tions to automobile speeding, especially In the Golden state. Jack will beat It out of San Francisco Just aa soon as he can gather his glad rags together. He doesn't like the brand of hospitality served him on his present visit to the Pacific coast. It will be to Chicago, home and mother for Johnson. TEN YEARS AT LEAYENWORTH White Slaver is Given Long Sentence by Judge Landis. ENTICED GIRL TO MUSCATINE ItalUtn Vaudeville Performer Who Deaerted Child Is Ronndly Scored by Court la - Pass las; Sentence. CHICAGO, April 22, Aldudino Massona, an Italian vaudeville performer,, was sen tenced to ten years Imprisonment In tha Fort Leavenworth federal prison today by Judge K. M.- Landis after being found guilty of violating the Mann act prohibit ing traffic in women. His alleged .victim waa Dorothy Schmidt, 15 years old. whom he Is charged with taking to Muscatine, la., and deserting. In passing sentence Judge Landis ar raigned th t-cent theater. "Much has been said and written of the ways of these 6-cent theaters," said Judge Landis,- "and of their dangera and d moralising Influences. Bui the wildest stuff that ever has been written or said has not got beyond the mereat fringe of the real facts, as far as there is danger, to young girls, especial; Continuing, the Judge 7ald: "This defendant's defense, sworn to, was that the girl waa unhappy at home and that his act waa one of phllsnthrophy, a reaching out by him to lift up and help along a girl burdened with unhappy home relations. "So he took her out to Iowa and deserted herf The girl's dresses came only to her shoe tops, and this faol should have been a protection to her. "As far as I am concerned, this law is getting to have such enforcement and ap plication as will ba calculated to make ft 16-year-old girl the most dangerous thing in this community for unprincipled men to tamper with." tie then read the sentence of ten years' imprisonment. Out In the corridor nearly 100 Italians, who had gsthered to hear sentence Imposed, set up a wall and many fell on their kneea Imploring mercy for their countryman and calling down ven geance on the court and prosecutor. Dt'DIB ARCHDALK IS atlO stACD Bis; Entry List for the American, Trot tins? Derby. READX'ifLLE. Mass., April H.-An un usually large number of nominations has been made In stake events to be decided at the the Grand Circuit meeting at the Readvllle track this summer, according to announcement made tonight. In the American trotting derby, the feature event, th entry of high claaa trotters la greater than in any aeason since Readvllle Inaugurated the handicap system of racing. The entries include: Penlsa M!d. I:4i4; Joan, 2:04; Hailworthy, 2:05'; Sterling McKinney, 2:t; Dudle ArchCale. 2:044; Billy Burke. ZM, and th imported trotter Willy. 3:07. Mill la Saapense. Private Donahue and Private Leahy were the best of friend, but when Private Dona hue became Sergeant Donahue Private rahy saw the fallings of his former com panion with amaxing clearness. "Sergeant," he said one day, after long, fixed gaxlng at his superior in rank, "if a private shtepped up to a sergeant and called him a consaud little monkey, pwhet wud happen?" "He'd be put in the guardhouse," said the sergeant. "He wud?" "He wud." "But If the private only knew the 8"r geant waa a consated little monkey snd said nlver a wurrd. ud he be put in the Luardnouse for that?" Inquired Private euliy. Av coorse, he wud not," aald the ser gexnt. loftily. "Well, thin, for the prlsent we'll I'ave It go at that." said Private Leahy. St. Paul Dispatch. Sunflower Philosophy. When a man Is first married neighbors like to tell how long he remains borne at noon. if married people are nice to each other In public it Is sure to be said that they f f lit at home. Speaking of disappointments, it is poxsl ble you. also, put away a pair of low shoes last fall, thinking you would wear the mi awhile this spring. When there is no other way to attract at ir i tton. a man can bo the first one In tuwn to put ins lawn mower in action. AUhlson Olobe. Oakland High Vce.tas. OAKLAND, Neb. April -(Special Tel egram ) The Oakland High school base tin 1 1 team defeated the l ( ns High school here today In a hotly-contested game by the co re of II to - CLUBS CHOOSEOPENING DATES Larger Organisations Ready for Season in Few Weeks. GOLFERS ARE BUSY ALREADY Program for Initial Nights Taking form Dainre sin Order for AH Several Ball Games Are Schedaled. " Opening dates for Omaha's outdoor cluba are being made up. The three largest or ganizations, the Field club. Country club and Happy Hollow, have practlncally de cided their dates. The Omaha Country olub probably will open first. May (. The Field club comes next. May 13, and the Happy Hollow expects to have Its Improve ments finished In time to open May 20. The Omaha Rod and Gun club will not open Its doors officially until May 30 sfnd probably the Council Bluffs Rowing asso ciation alao will open Decoration day. The Miller Park and th Diets clubs have not definitely decided on what dates they will open upon but several of th dlreotors in each, club favor May 20. Club openings are mad a gay featlval and care Is always taken by the larger clubs that th dctes do not conflict, as many members belong to mor than one club. The members of all tha golf clubs are al ready playing on th courses and the tennis courts ar In a state of reconstruction mak ing ready. At the Country club th changes in ths kitchen will be finished In another week and It will be poaslbl to serv meals and golfers at th Field elub are able now to get a sandwich. Th Happy Hollow kitchen Is In th hsnds of th carpenter and the members will carry lunches for soma time. Water clubs naturally open later than the other organisations, aa th deslr to swim or even boat In cold weather rarely sur vives a few duckings. Th Diets club and th Toung Men's Christian association probably will hold their openings May 30. Bass ball at all of th lake cluba la under way. Ceremonies at practically all of the clubs on opening nlgbt will consist of dances and receptions. Th entertainment com mittees of al lot th organisations are working on added amusement features for for the evening and th men in charge have quite a bit of rivalry in th matter as to which club will have th "niftiest" opening. A baae ball gam will b on of th events at th Country olub, Happy Hollow, Field club, Rod and Oun club and Diets club. Golf and tennis will naturally be popular until th evening, when the dance floor will lur all Inside. Decoration Day, opening at th lake clubs, will so a pretty regatta of boats and canoes on the lake in gala parade. WILL MAINE CHANGE FRONT? Sixty Years of Prohibition aad the Decision for Resab . mission. In 1337 James Appleton, a native of Ipswich, Mass., mad to the legislature' of the stata of Main, of whloh he was a member, the report proposing the prohibi tion of the traftlQ In liquors that formed th b'asla of the strict law afterward en-' acted through ths efforts of Neal Dow. Mr. Appleton was then a resident cf Port land, the home of ths Dows, and Neal Dow, who was born In IsOi, was already a eltlsen of considerable promlnenoe. Mr. Appleton afterward returned to Ipswich, where he died In ISO. The result of his advocacy of prohibition was to be felt for many years after his famous report was laid befor his Colleagues. Mr. Dow'g Quaker training predisposed him to favor any reform that promised to better social conditions, and he was an early advocate of the absolute prohibi tion of ths trade in Intoxicating liquors. In 1861 be was elected mayor of Portland, and on of his earliest acts was ths draft ing of "a bill for the suppression of drink ing houses and tippling shops. When the proposed statute waa shown to the lead ers of th temperauoe movement In Port land they opposed It on account of Its radical character, which they believed doomed It to defeat In the legislature. Its author waa not to be turned from his project becauss hla proposal waa too good, and be personal lyt ook th draft to Augusta, where the lawmakers wsrs In sesalon. Mayor Dow waa able to get a publlo hearing for his bill. This was held In the hall of th house of representatives. Leg islators and cltlsens crowded the room. At the end of the hearing th legislative committee unanimously accepted his meas ure. It was printed the sams night The following day was th Isst of ths session, and th Dow bill was hurried through all th parliamentary stages to final enactment without change. The statute provided for searches of suspected places, the seizure of goods and their destruction, and for the punishment of violator of tbs law by fines and im prisonment. As tho "Dow law" or the "Main law" It became th model for prohibition legislation throughout the na tion. Its author became Internationally famous as an odvocats of temperance. Three times bs went to England to speak agatnat the liquor trade, and his trips through America were too numerous to be recounted. Tet he found time to serve gallantly in ths Civil wsr, receiving two wounds at Port Hudson and afterward undergoing eight months of imprisonment. The history of the law waa the earn aa that of similar laws In other states. It waa enforced strictly in some places, care lessly In others; applied with great rigor at some times and allowed to fail Into abeyance at other. Certain communities practically licensed liquor sellers by Insti tuting a system of arrests and fines, on payment of whlcb the dealers were allowed to go unmolested for well understood pr lode. Ths bootleggers snd the Vespers of blind tigers thrived, snd except for brief Intervals the people of Maine had no dif ficulty tn assuaging their thirst. This condition could not be otherwise than unsatisfactory to the advocates of prohibition, and after a while the agitation for constitutional prohibition began. It was felt that one Incorporated In the funda mental law the policy would be Irrevocably fixed on the state. This agitation enllated Mr. Dow's most energetlo support and re sulted In the submission to the voters tn 1884 of sn amendment to the constitution In which It was declared that the manu facture, sale and keeping of intoxicating beverages was forever forbidden. The leg lalature was ordered to pass suitable laws to make the prohibition effective. The amendment was carried by a popular vote of nearly three to on. In th generation that- has passed nine the adoption of the constitutional amend ment there has been a persistent effort to obtain resubmission snd sn unceasing st tempt to devise a system under which the Intent of Its authors could be realised. Numerous laws, countless popular move ments, the selection of devoted prohibition advocates as peace and prosecuting of ficers have been tried. At present the en forcement of th laws Is entrusted to a special commission, which acta InrfAtMin- dently of the sheriffs or police. The ques tions or enforcement and of resubmission have entered Into the consideration of every publlo problem, affected nartv an. Hon, and Involved every political party. Last fall democratic majorities were chosen to both chambers of the legisla ture and a democratic governor was elscted. This waa a victory for th resub mlsslonlsta, and It has been followed by the raesage by the lerlalature of a r.i,,n providing for a resubmission at the elec tion or Monday, beptember IL This reso lution haa been Plalsted. and th whol matter of oonst.l-1 tutional prohibition la now open for re argument.. Under th constitution of th state an amendment becomes effectiv nn rocelvlng a majority of the votes cast at mt election at which It Is submitted. New York Sun. EVIL SPIRIT OF ALLITERATION Hit the Declalmer on tho Spot aad Brought Hint 'a Wave of i, ... Smiles. "There's an Infinits fund of humor In school life," said an alumnf of th class of ', at their recent reunion. "One funny Incident Just popped Into my head, which some of you may remember. It waa decla mation day, and I was one of those sen tenced to 'speak.' I had made a good selec tion, though, Whlttler's poem, 'The Slave Bhlps,' and had com to the part where the lookout on the plague-stricken vessel sights a ship In the distance. It reads: "'A sail! Thank God. a sail! And as the helmsman spoke etc. "I had got as far as 'A sail! Thank God, a sail!' when the evil spirit of alliteration seized me, and before.' I knew it I had sung out in thrilling tone! 'And, ss the sales man ajjoke. It happened that the time waa shortly after the panlo of '73. Busi ness was terribly depressed, and the lines I had declaimed exactly represented the wsy any salesman would have celebrated a sal of goods at that tlm. Th whol class room. Including the prsldnt, caught on, and a gal of merriment swept ms Ignomlnlously off the platform," Norman Mack's National Magasln. Iowa Rlflo Teas Flies Protest. ' IOWA PITT 1. i n-l i ,a i-.. I aptaln M. C. Mumma, commandant at '"" " inea a protest against the score reported by . the National Uuard of St. innn., ana me guara at Staunton Va.. Intlmstlno- that rB,,H.,iAn. . feated Iowa. St. Peter waa second, with s,i in me national lnooor shoot, snd the Virginia riflemen were first with 3.274. ! was inira. wun 1,11V, lair Wins th Gnat. Rt .A T R MeK Anvil 4 SOn.l.lk .-- - , . -. . v , ojnviai. j US opening gam of the baae ball aeason was . - s w , ucriv j niwriiy uviwfltn tns high school team of Ft. Calhoun and the team of the Blair school. Blair won by a score of 6 to 4. The boys put up some fast playing, good work being done by both teams. Clarka Wlaa from Genoa. rT.inira xrh a ia . . , , , " . ciierisi. i Clarke and Genoa met on the baae hall diamond at Clarka. Th score was S to I in favor of Clarka. Needles and pins, needles and pins When a 'sheet loses, Us trouble begins The continued success of The Bee is the new thorn in the flesh of the Worried-Herald. Regardlegs of the fact that the measurement of the Worried-Herald's total advertising spaoe must of necessity include advertising, which would not exactly pass in polite society and which The Bee ex cludes from ita columna The Bee shows great gains. Remove from the Worried-Herald the excelsior eliminate indecent medical advertising and it will be found that even the day by day totals average greater in The Bee than in the Worried-Herald. Consider the i FIRST 15 DAYS OF APRIL, 1911 V COXY AXED WTTX THB FIRST 15 DAYS OF APRIL, 1910 Omaha Bee 19 42-100 GAIN Worricd-Hcrald 5 43-100 LOSS Advertising that pays grows. Advertising that grows pays. I aptala Kronek Makes a Sensational tatch One Bad Inula Beats Crelahton Oat of lis me with lovrn Tram. In one of the most exciting game aver pulled off on the campus. elghton sue. climbed to defest before Highland Park yesterday afternoon, by the sior of 11 to 7. Th game was more Interesting than 1ht score would Indicate, too. fir In nearly every Inning a rally was started, but usually died without adding to the tale Crelghton started off In whirlwind fash ion. In Its f'.rst half McKee gained first on an error to Joseph. Kyle and Kellv popped out. In anoverthrow to catch him at aocond McKee reached third and gal loped home on Kronek's fly to left fielder, who, being bumped by center, dropped It. Kronek gained, third In same fashion ss predecessor and on the catcher's miss crossed th plate. Mattson fanned out and ended the Inning leaving Crelphton two scores to the good. Tn the second Inning the pitcher walked Ruasom. who tallied by a Merles of bad throws. The Highlanders, In th thlr. got on the Job to test the Infield's mettle, which In tlh sinning was not equal to the test. When the Inlng waa over the visitors had scored Iwo runs and these at the expense of errors. The next slipped by rather quietly, but In the fifth and sixth Crelghton scored In each and seemed to have cinched the game. Their hopes were In vain, however, for the unhappy eighth decided the result. Paul Kelly pitched a rather steady game up to this but the Highlanders now seemed to take kindly to his pleasant pellrts. r-lmpson started th rally with a swat for three raps, and scored on Hohson's Texas lesguer. Warren flics, but Is followed by Welmer and Joor with successive singles. Jones grounded to Kelly, who missed, and scored Wrlmer. With each corner occupied Welch driven neat single over second bag, scoring two, and Joseph follows suit equal ing the feat by two more, but Is caught .stretching It to second. The six runs scored put the odd now at 8 to 6. Crelghton gslned one In Its half, on'y to be handicapped by three more for Highland Park In the ninth, in Its laat half Crelghton made a desperate attempt to even, but re tired with a Ions run. which campleted the tale, with Crelghton enacting the sorrow ful part. Despite the errors, which stsnd out con spicuously, the gam was characterised with some neat drives when most needed. Nothing sensational happed, but the nearest approach to It was Kronek's stab of a high fly that caused him to reverse his position In respect to the earth to get It. A large crowd attended and left thn grounds well satisfied with th exhibition Score: HIGHLAND PARK. CRKIOHTON. ?" I 1 Tt MrKe. ...... f V i V" ImpMl. Jb...4 1 DK.vle. Ih 4 J i J J H-bn, p.... 4 I I I j. K.llr. ill! wrrn. rf...6 0 ft A OHronsli, if... 4 I ft n "".'h !,i J -. lift" Jr- In: 11 nilv. rf a I ft ft ' I IKwn. lb.. I It ft " 1 I t IMIII.r. A 4 1 ft Joitph, to.... 4 4 SF. Ksllr. p..t t ft ft 0 T.L.. 40 7.5 . KELT ft ; j j j j : Kyle fal.s ,0 tag second'.' '" Home run: Kyle. Three-base hit: lmi- !?rir. WO""B .h,,: "F""1- sto;n ': m?'eH Russum I2). Mattson. I- I; ot Ilob' H't hr nlt-hed bail: Hy Kelly, 1. stnn.k out: By Kelly I bv Humback. 1: hv unk.nn 7 r J?.;.. Y'i ',' " C N. Kelly to Rusaiim: P. ,Ions to Bruce to Joseph. Lmplre. BrUwman. Time: 1:40. WESTOVER GETS CONTRACT FOR IRON WORK ON STAND Lincoln Man Wlna la Competition for Thirty Tbonsand Dollar Job at Capital. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Aorll 2. rUns-tai iti,. contract for the Iron work on the grand atand to be erected at the atata f.ir grounds, which structure.' before an ap propriation had been made for the work by the legislature at the last session, tied up th house and aenats committees on th big maintenance bill, was let this morning to John Westover of this city. The total cost of the work will amount to about $20,000, only hair ff which will be shouldered by the state under the pro- ' visions of the legislative enactment. The reat will come out of the pockets of the agricultural board. CRAIG PROBABLY . WILL DIE ladlaaapolla Pitcher Who Was Shot by Border la Critical Condition. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April li. George M. "Lefty" Craig, pitcher of the Indian apolis American association base ball club, who was shot through ths abdomen late last night while in his room at th club s training quarter, la still allva this morn ing, but Ih physicians at th City hospi tal, where he was taken, give llttl hop for his recovery. Thre Is conaiderable mystery attached to tha shooting and the poile at first were Inclined to acoff at Craig's statement that he had been shot by a burglar, Who had entered hla room. .This morning, how ever, the police say they are working on that theory. ' i A i 1 1