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BOGGS HEADSJRACK TEAM
Univenity Athhtic Board Elect Its
New Captain.
DELINQUENCY OF ATHLETES
iaratlon of Notification ul l'larr
with Itrsnril Tkrlr Hlntllrn
Unite Into at l.rnilli Hough
Uavkrt Rail Plar. .
' Tl.N'COLX. Vrc. IS (B) lal TtlrKram.)
Tha athlrtic board at a aliort metln
this venliiK. tiflJ to wind up bnslncm
bfor the C'hrlKiman holliJay. ajsrted O.
In. Hoggn ropta'n rf nrxt jmr'a ttark
tam.
; Bofir, who wg a new man on lh (torn
.thla yrar, la a remarkably fa( dUtanca
Irunncr and his work bn th rr-
'1emlnc feature of an othcrwlaa rather
'llajitrou year In thin brandt of aport.
,Tha election of Hir': a wholly un
rnperted. The board alna fixed the bunt of nl
for "Ns" In the t-rod-yountry work. It
there be- flftf mMi entered lit the raot
the board decreed 1 1: a t NebrnNka' lepre
eentativen in order to aei-ura lottcra mint
iflnUh bxtter than In the thirtieth ponltlon.
The bnaia of fliilxhliiff better than one
third of the entrlcR wu adoptrd In cae
li where the number r"-tlclptlna; wis los
than thla.
The queatlon of notlfylne athlelea a
to their ellfc-lljllty an aleo taken and dl
icuiaed at aome leriKth and the boaid
finally adopted the rule Uiat notlflcttlun
of dellngucncy In tttidiea muct be Klvan
at bait ten daya before the time (at
;for taklnv up the required work. 9
After reading revlilon In the Mlaour:
valley conference banket ball fu)e. terid
lnc to reduce rough play, tha boarj ad
journed until after vacation. ,
Mysterious Billy
1 Smith is Fatally
Shot at Portland
IORTLANO, Ore.) Deo. IS.-' Myaterloua
Hilly" (Arnoa) Pmlth. at one time a. Wcll
known wellerwelsht prlie fighler, waa
hot and probably fatally wounded by A.
li. l.oomla, captain of a river ateamer.
The ahootiuu wm (aid to be the outcome,
of a aerira of quarrels In which the two
men had enraged at vailoua tlmea at lice
laat AuguaL when h'mtth'a wife aeturvd
b divorce. letter l.oomla married the
woman.
Aa Mr a. Ixonil maa walking along the
etrcet Sm'.th approached and addreeiet
ir. Suddenly loomla. whom Smith had
not aeen, atopped forward and ahot Hmltli
In tha abdomen. mltli fell to tha aide
walk and Loomls IrcJ two more ahot
Into his body. Smith fired aovrral tliota
at Ixomla. but hla bullets went wild.
Mr. Igoinli was arreated and Is held
under 11.000 bonds.
Smith ramo here from Portland, Me..
bout fifteen years ago. Ills ring career
dates from 1T to l'.08. Though never a
claimant of the champ!onlil. he la aald
to have been yno of the beat welterweight
fighters In t lio rouliry. Jtin ftva fights
ltb Joa Wolcoa, tha famous negro
toxer, did much toward building up
bmith's reputation a a fighter.
Smith has been In trouble with the
ollce on several orcasiont.
COACH PICKS BASKET '
BALL SQUAD AT THE H.5.
The regular basket ball squad of the
Omaha hitih achuol was picked by Coach
1'iark yemcrduy unl Includes twelve
laera. The lads on the a.juad include
tha follosi'liig: Iteryle Crocked, captain:
dealla Hurkenrtad, Mahna Deny. Harry
iMunneke. Clarence Khar) , Howmau,
tjidney Meyer, Karl lt.iunmn. Kenneth
.ralg, James Iurkee. J. ver and K.
2:astinan.
Tha llat wsa announced by Trof. C. i:.
Steed, athletic dlie.-tor, at a muting held
(n the aescmhly roc 111 at the m-hool, at
which time plans -rc d.scucied for the
uigaiiltatlon il clava tcrai In addition
to the retfular eUd. A total of forty
aven lad ei present at tha ilasa
meeting and ail rlKntfled th.'lr Intentions
taking up the tiune In runiot tills
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OLD OFFICERS
At a regular minting of the Onmha
Philosophic al society Sunday afternoon
tha election of of fleets r'iltcd In all
th old offlirrs being retained for another
Urio. The roster ja it stands is I J.
Viulnby, president; Cleome W. Parker.
Ilrst vice president; V. M. li irKea.' sec
tmd vice president, and W. II Justin,
st-cretary-treasurer.
Thomas il. Tibbies opened the discus
e'on Kundiiy 011 "tjenice and Heredity."
Jjr. W. M. Ward answered him. .'. 8.
V'riss followed and I'rof. Henry Olerlch
uo spoke.
Hrskrs Base Defeats Rataaa
RAVENNA. Neb . T c. II (Special. 1
1 ue Broken I'ou- Higii school lm-Ket bsll
team fame to t;avcnr,a for a gam with
li.e loial nudents Haturday night. '1 lie
lii-ckrn liow Im wera oider. larger and
lid better team wuik, but were outdone
by, the aglhty and Intene activity of
h lo-a! pla)ei. The final s-or was
in to IS In fvor of itavenna. Tha game
was flayed In tha school gymnasium and
a as w 'inesed by larg cromd.
Air f 1 MCMew
NVUTT't -
V vt T
1 A. kls -
.ten
1
Cluiiave Touchard, crack tennis player
of New York, who U learning the Bmah
game, . and will enter tbs national
PRICE OF AUDITORIUM CUT
Stockholder Make More Definite
1 Proposition to the City.
PSICE KOW SET IS $225,000
Offer llrlng. Considered Thla After
noon by tha City Caaacll at tha
MeetlaaT of the Commit
tee of tha Whole.
A committee from the city council, con
sisting of Hummel, Kerka. Kunkhouscr.
ikhroeder and Burmester. met wlt'i a
committee of directors of the Auditorium
thla morning and attempted to reach an
agreement on ths price of tiie property
if purchased by the city. The Ulrcclora
U. V. Watties. V. A. Nash. Charles
llckens. Vrank Hauiiitwn. W. S. Jartlltie.
T. 11. bvl T1d C. C. Iieldnhu ware
1'irniit. agiat-d tj tvduca llui prioa to
l.'AJ. to iumt I'.ia mortgage and to
deduct from thla price the amount of all
stock donated. Tha mortgage amounts to
flu7,(XK. Tha roiuniiltec went before ths
committee of ths whole with the proposi
tion, but without recommendation.
Councilman Humicstrr said he had
found that several of the . stockholders
whose names were published and the
statement mady that the) wer willing
to djruite their atovk bad told him audi
tittcmrnt T.as rot authorised; that they
had bought their stuck as liivostmvnt and
expected to get at least a small per cent
of It back.
Mips Jontz Asking
Aid for Old Folks
The names of () children have been
given by ths Associated ChaiUlcs to tha
g(icd-hcrled t ttlsrns of the .city a ho
want to 'make someUdy happy at tha
Yulctlde eejn. Setctsl others names
are held by Mls Ida V. Joins or th
chsrttira and will i furnl.'hed those
who desire to help In some manner.
"Our greatest difficulty," eaid Mis
Jonts. 'la to provide a merry Christmas
fur the older people. We have seteral
old lad lea who would be kheered and
1
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, Going in for Squash Now
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TIIK I1KK: OMAHA. TUESDAT. PKCEMBER
the Guy Who Said Horseshoes
A -Hurl -M z. t-L
IJ IIWII I I g
OVT IN Tut V lot.
HOrUrj, tHtOr
MJ,T
I'M
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champloiiplili). tournament to at rive for
honors In his new field.
saved much Buffering, If some of the mer
chants or other business men would do
nate them aome clothlna. food or fuel.
Tell the peple If doesn't matter whether
than can contribute a great quality, but
whethur tlicp are willing to give a Utile
bit." .
Tha key to Biiccess In business Is lha
Judicious and peis. stent use of newspaper
advet Using.
'
BAT'S PRESENT DAY FACE IS
SHOWN HEBE
r
:
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tiuttllng Nelson, who has been iimub-d
to cl.it,-! wi.li one Hound llogan In New
York on Friday. December !. The Battler
Is taking the place 0 Abe An U. Who
schotitded to meet llogait until he
discovered that his Injured arm had gone
Vacs, en hUu.
tMSViH
, Cttor
He,yri,,v
few.
few MOR.
CONHELL WOULD BUY TEAMS
Saji City Could Eatc Large Sum by
Owning: Its Wa joni.
will ask comrcn. Tuesday
C'ollerlloH of arbaa; N aw Costs
Thirty. Tare Tkowaaa Dollars at
War, Which t'oaamleetoaer
Say C'aa Be Redaerd.
Dr. R. w. Connell, health eommlasionar
or tbs city,' will ask tha council at tha
ragu!a - session tonight to convert
ftl.St of the annual appropriation for tha
garbage department Into a purchase fund
to secure ownership of thirty-four horsea,
sixteen wagons and thirty-two sets of
harness. ' ,
"The city will b sared at least C.m a
year," aald Dr. Connell, explaining hla
teijuast. "Tha wagonc. whlclj are hired
now, cost ua W0 per month. If ths city
owned these teams, which Ic could do for
the coat of hiring them ana year,' we
could uaa sixteen tha year round, and biro
five 'mora, aa we do now, during the
months of tha heaviest work. Wo will
show lha council that the eoat of tha
teams wilt be saved at the end of tha
year, lesa operating s'peneee."
J. R. McDonald, garbage commissioner.
In hla report for the laat six and one
half months, shows the total coet of the
garbage department to be H.m2.. which
la at the rate of ,0D0 per year. The ex
penses for the approaching year will not
exceed $M,0UO. according to Dr. Conneil,
which Includee the purchase of the wag
ons and teams used by the garbage de
partment. "Not only would the expense
of the deportment not he increased," said
Dr. Connell. "but the year following It
would cost less than tl.400 to run the de
partment, it tbo city wilt. purchase theoe
teams and wagons, which are virtually
bought each year In hire expenses. '
Nebraska Boy Has ;. ;
Highest Physical
Score at Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Pec U.-Not con
tent with furnishing to the University of
Michigan some of Its most prominent men
both among the faculty and tha student
body, the state of Nebraska "haa this year
sent to the university its most perfect
freshman. Tha man who. In the opinion
of Dr. Oeorge A. May, director of Water
man gymnasium,' la most worthy of that
title is C. A. Berge who Is a native of
Illinois.
Of the S09 or more freshmen who have
been pummeled and, driven by tbo director
during the last two months In an attempt
to pick out the moot perfect men in the
entering class there Is 'none, he says,
who approaches nearer to physical per
fection than does the yeung Cornhusker.
The statement, moreover Is not based on
any mere. Idle gu. but ott cold sordid
facts a shown by the anthropometric
chart which Is Used In recording, the mea
surements made at the gymnasium and
which waa Invented by Dr. Msy.
Herae's dsvelooment Is excellent even
to his lung capacity, the thlifg that fin
ally boosted him above his nearest com
petitors. In fart, the next highest man
was larger than Berge In every respect.
but fell down on that important measure-
merit. The red Una on the chart of
Barge nearly corresponds to that on
the other chart until the point indicating
lung capacity Is reached where It branches
off several square to tha left ad goes
fsr beyond oven the "excellent" column.
Herges measurements follow:
Height. 6.T Inches: weight, IT pounds;
chest expanded. Gl.l Irjcbee; chest con
tracted, U Inchee: right arm down, lit
inches; right arm up, lt.l Inches; tight
forearm, 11 Inches; left arm down, 13
Inches: left arm up. It laches; left fore
arm, lu.s Inches: right thigh. 23.3 Inches;
right calf. 15.7 Inches; left thigh. HI
Inches; left calf, 15.2 Inches; lupy ra
paclty. Xi cubic Inches.
IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED
IN DR. KELLY'S CONDITION
Dr. Thomas Kelly. IU7 C street. South
Omaha, who was stricken with paralysis
Friday morning, la Improved. ' Dr. Kelly
le well known in the medical profession,
having practiced In South . Omaha for
over twenty-five years. Ilis entire left
side is paralysed, hut speech Is not af
fected. I. Answers must be addressed to
"ltaffvdil Editor" of The Bee, and reach
The Ue office not later than p. m,
Thursday of each week to be considered
for prise awrd of that week.
t. Contestants may submit one or mors
answers (or say or all of the prises.
1. Winners to be selected one by each
advertiser en Daffy Oil contest page and
printed in his sdveriiaement. which will
also announce prise for next contest.
4. tch Iaffdlll must be written on
a aeparate sheet of paper sad cuust des
ignate ths advertiser (or whom It is In
tended. . Winning Paffydlla will he chosen for
Heir originality. Wit and humor and
? reference will V shown those pertaining
i name or business of the sdvertlser.
s. Winners aiuai call In person for
prises at ad vert leer's place of bua.neaa
'. In sddit'.on te advert aera' prtses The
Bee will svard five fl pttses to the fixe
next beat Kaifydll writers and will print
thtm. togother with all others worth
publishing oa DatfydU Contest Page.
1 DATTYTIL CONTEST BITLES J
1!. 1911.
Were Lucky
TICK StUUN TIU
fA IT AJL or ft
flCK IT VP.
NEBRASKA BOY WITH MOST RE
ITU E0
wnb.
MARKABLE
Clarence A. Berge of IndlanoU makes
the highest physical score In the ffesb
man class of 90 at the University of
Michigan. - v
Black Hills Will Be
WellEepresented at
Taft Convention
DEAD WOOD. 8. D.. Dec. 18.-(6Declal 1
Local Taft republicans are plannlns to
send a big delegation to Huron for the
ian organisation meeting which will be
held there January . Arrangements are
now being mad and special rates have
bean secured and pullmane . engaged to
carry the, Black HiUg republicans who
expect to assist in carrying- the state for
Taft and naming Taft delegates to the
national convention, favorable to the
president. It la expected that several
score will go from the Black Hills to the
uuroa meeting.
PETRIFIED HAM FOUND .
NEAR WOUNDED KNEE, S. D.
RAPID CITT. 8. D., Deo, ll.-SpeolJ.)
With the finding of perfectly petrified
ham, Imbedded In the soil of Big Foot
trail near where It crosses White river,
east of here, the scenes of the Wounded
Xnee Indian massacre twenty years ago
are recalled. The ham was found by a
ranchman named Lisle Bennett, who
brought It to town. It ia In a etate et
perfect preservation, tha rlad, . fat meat
and. bone all being distinctly visible. The
ham la supposed to have been dropped or
Jolted out of one of the wagons of Gen
eral Carr'a commissary department of
the Seventh cavalry when he was pur
suing Big root, 'the Cheyenne chief.
whoso mutiny caused the Wounded Knee
fight. Animal matter petnr.es easily
In the Bad Lands, So the ham la thought
to hare, turned to stone soon fter it fell.
Nehraska
Limited
Leaves
6:08 Every Evening
Chicago
Arrivt$ at
La Salic
Station ,
In the Heart of
the City
at 8:09 A. Af.
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ATHLETICS Jffi RAMBLERS
One Hundred Fifty-Pound Cham
' pionehip Still Undecided.
BOTH TEAMS FALL TO SCORE
roar Athletics Do Not Appear and
- "pertators Picked aa Sabatltatea
After .roalderahle AraTalas
. . Over Merits.
The Athletics and the Ramblers of
South Omaha mixed at Fort Omaha Sun
day for the championship of the 150-pound
teams, the game resulting In a 0 to 0
score. Four or the Athletics railed to
show Hp and they picked up. four spec
tators, among whom was Qulgley. The
Ramblers balked against Qutgley. but
after arguing the question for a half
hour finally agreed to play.
Next Sunday they will tackle rach
other again. There will be two games
At Fort Omaha on that day, the first of
which will be between ths Athletics and
the Ramblers and the second between the
Shamrocks and the Defenders or Mon
mouth Parks. ,
Companies at War
Over Bond for Ure
At the final session of the present Board
of Education tonight the $300,000 bond of
W. G. Ure as treasurer of the school dis
trict will be the subject around which an
earnest war will be waged. The Manu
facturers' association will present a re
quest that the local applicant for the
bond, the National Fldelty and Surety
company, be given the same. A Measa.
chueetta company Is also in the race and
will attempt to show that the Omaha
company la not' financially responsible
for so large a bond. In refutation of this
argument the local company will produce
the testimony of not only the state trea
surer of Nebraska, but prominent busi
ness and financial authorities. Grant Wil
liams, chairman of the Judiciary com
mittee, which will report on the bond,
has not mads publio ths action of the
committee, but in either event a warm
discussion will result
FOOD BLOCKADE IN
FAITH DISTRICT BROKEN
ABERDEEN. & D.. Dec. lt-IHm-rial
The threatened shortage of feed for
live stock and provisions for residents of
the Faith country In Meade county was
effectively ended last week when the Mil
waukee railroad succeeded in breaking
the snow blockade on the Faith branch
of the Puget Sound line and rushed
through forty special trains averaalng ten
cars each carrying provisions and food
sufficient to maintain the neoDle and
their live stock until spring, in addition
the railroad granted an extension of the
free freight privilege on fifty additional
cars of hay, which will he hauled at once,
assuring homesteadera and residents of
the towns sufficient hay for their live
stock through the winter.
Colonel H. F. Hunter of Chicago, gen
eral agent for the Milwaukee, who visited
the territory In northwestern South Da
kola and southwestern North Dakota that
has been receiving the free freight privi
lege, told the business men of that sec
tion that the rsjlrosd had donated for
the relief of the settlers In the way of
free freight privileges not less than 1100,
000 during ths present season. It Is be
lieved the settlers will experience no fur
ther difficulty In pulltntr through the win
ter in good shape. 1
Carries drawing-room
1 - 1 I
tion sleeping cars and free reclining
chair. Electric lighted throughout.
Superb dining car service. Provides
all comforts and conveniences of
modern railway travel.
Tickets, reservations, etc., at city
TICKKT OPFIl'K: Farn.m Street
J. 8. McNAl.LV. IHvlslon laftenger Agent
"Bud" Fisher
li
I'D UIK6 To
FlNO THe QSf
TTTTvrtt......' W
JUANY GOINGJO OIL FIELDS
Wyoming Wells Are Bringing Pros
perity to Casper.
1
PIPE LINE IS IN OPERATION
Oae Company Has Storage Caiaaclty
of 240,000 Barrels sad Work
oa New Refinery Will
Be Finished Soon.
Frank Walters, general manager of the
Northwestern, Is back from a trip tq the
Wyoming oil fields In the vicinity of
Casper. "While there Is no boom up
there, he reports a great deal of activity.
The town Is growing rapidly and many
men are flocking thither to engage In
business. Although many new wells arc
being brought In, Mr. Walters does not
anticipate a boom such aa followed the
striking of olljin Texas and Oklahoma.
According to Mr. Walters the pipe line
of the Mid-Wrst Oil company Is In ac
tive operation, and on a fifteen-hour run
pumped 4,000 barrels of oil. This com
pany has storage In . Casper for
240.000 barrels of oil. Work cn the
refinery at Casper is about completed
and the plant will be hi operation by the
first of the year. It will have a capacity
of 2,000 barrels per day. Of tha output 45
per cent will be kerosene and gasoline
and 65 per cent fuel oil. The company
expects to handle most of the refined oil
through Omaha, having about completed
arrangements for opening a warehouse
here.
DEATH RECORD
Abraham P. Bemaa.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Dec. .-(Special.)
Abraham P. Baman. one of the old
est and tha head of one of Merrick coun-.
ties most prominent families, passed away
last night at his home, eight miles east of
Grand Island, after a sickness of ten
days, of the grip. Mr. Beman was a
pioneer resident of Nebraska. lie rams
to this state in 1837 and located In Col- -fax
county, where the town of Schuyler
Is now. Five years later he moved to
Wood River and In 18t moved to Grand
Island and built a home on the. spot
where the First National bank is now lo
cated. For over forty years he made his
home In Merrick couty, where he settled
on a homestead. He leaves a wife and
eight grown children. The funeral will
take place from the home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard Ryeraoa.
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. Dec. 18 -iSne-
clal.) The funeral of Mrs. Richard Ryer-
Bon, wno oiea suddenly at lloltvllle, Cal..
last week, occurred here from the Chris
tian church Sunday afternoon. Richard
Ryerson, who is a prominent business '
man of Broken Bow, had taken his wife
to California to spend the winter and at
the time of her death, they were visit
ing at the home of their son. The body
arrived from California Saturday night.
Ileal Estate Deal at Cothenbnrar.
GOTHENBURG, Neb., Dec. 18.-(Spi-clal.)
A deal has Just been made w hereby
If. II. Young and CW. Young became
owners of "330 acres near Crook, Colo.
Ths place Is well Improved and has a
private reservoir covering' five acres. The
price paid was 1100 per acre. C. W. Young
will move there In the spring and H. H.
Young expects to go the following year.
In the deal the Young ranch of 1,300 acres,
south of Brady, wss sold to George L.
Bosse of Denver for a price approximat
ing $32,000. .
and observa
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