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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1912)
TT1E RKK: OMAHA, SA1THDAY, DKCKMBKR 7, lf12. r The Nearlyweds EE! I NECn am A SECOND HAND ONE (OWA MINORSJUL BATTLE Creighton. Field is NeutTal Ground for Gridiron. Contest Saturday. BOTH CLAIM THE CHAMPIONSHIP Western Union College nnd Western lown Vocational College Will Co in p to Oniahn trlth Ltiree Delegation!, of Followers. The minor collect) championship of Iowa VIII be definitely decided this 'after noon on Creighton field, when the Wcst trn Union college of Lemurs will battle tvlth the Western Vocational college of Harlan in a post season game. ' ISoth claim the championship of the minor colleges of Iowa, and being un nblo to decide who rightfully should hold the title, tho manager of the Voca tional college In a letter challenged West trn Union college. Tho latter team wasted jo time to accept the dcfl. With any kind of weather the Western Villon college ought to have but little trouble with their adversaries. Tho West irn Union college has not suffered a de feat In two yeais with Its welt- drilled team. Tho Vocational college was not overly strong this. year. This fact was shown when they defeated tho Creighton High school team by the score of. 19 to 0. The Creighton High school team was one of unusual lightness and not considered r strong team In any senso of the word., It was by a mere accident that the Voca tional college managed to make its last touchdown agalnBt the Creighton team. . The officials for tomorrow have not yet been selected, but they will bo grid Iron men of tho Missouri Valley confer ence of colleges. Tho game will be called at 3 o'clock. Both teams are expected to srrlvc in Omaha this morning and they will bo followed by rooters "and boosters. Much rivalry exists between theso two colleges, and for this .reason a Kood battlo should be played, providing tho players are In any kind of condition. Wahoo Sam Asks More Pay on First Big Sam Crawford of Wahoo, Neb., the treat right fielder of the Detroit Tigers, who also has dono much good work at first and comes next to Cobb with the bat, Is a salary hold-out. Sam has been asked to play first base regularly for tho Wolverines at the same pay for which he fielded. Having tho Very definite notion that first iase is a busier and more difficult place than out field, Sam asked for more pay, which Svas denied him, whereupon ho declared. no more pay, no work." Thcro is little doubt among Sam's friends that Manager Jennings will bo fable to satisfy the big Nebraskan's .wishes before the season opens next Spring. Wnnaa Defeat llloomf lrlil. WAUSA, Neb.. Dec. e.-(Speclal.) Wausa- basket ball team defeated the Rlooraflcld team here Wednesday - even ing in a fast game. 12 to 8. Teck Mar tin's basket throwing In the second half was the feature of the gamo. The Wausa team wants games with teams In north-j-aut Nebraska or western Town. Writo Wynne Martin, secretary, Wausa, Neb. t Mob SHlmara la Married. NBW YORK, Def. t Tho tlicatrlcal section of New York was surprised to (earn today of the mnrrtago of Mine. Alia Nazlmova, the Kuaslan actress, to t'harles E. Bryant, who has been ac mem ber qf her company since the beginning of the present season. No announcement of their engagement had been made. Vm Mb m They arc sold pmlIm' 1 EVERYWHERE, f yrW Mild and good as ( fmTSSiSsasr-i - dIl the Wrong Coat clothes BOUCHT I BANKERS. LOSE TWO GAMES Commercial High and Phone Com-, pany Defeat Opponents. PHONE. MEN HAVE OWN WAY Score at Will Agnlnst Merchants Natlonnl Ilank Commercial IUuh Scores 10 to B ARtnt Omnlin JVntlnnnl Ilank. Commercial High and, Nebraska Tele phone company teams won at basket ball from Omaha National bank and Merchants National bank teams last night In tho Commercial basket ball league play at the Young Men's Christian association. The former won by 1G to S in a fast game featured by goal throw ing of Linn and Bussing. The Hello team nipped the large count of a 24 to Z score, owing to Inability of the merchants to break up team work of their opponents. Lineups: coar-L HIGH. OMAHA NATL. Allbrlng L.1ML.F Mullls Smith U.K. It.F (C) Bussing Linn (C) C. Brott LQ. Joj'v rt.a. C... Younger Ij.Q Sandberg R.G.... Bender, Brclc JlKUUHAKTS. TfJUEVHONK CO. Hanson L.F..L.F Stetl Flxa (C) K.F.IILF Hutchinson Wyerman tC fUowell Carew LO.In.G. Fell'ws, Br'bei t Borg B.G.IUG NoJand, Mels Jackson Gains Third in Bowling Singles KANSAS CITT, Mo., Dec. 6.-C. E. Jackson of Waterloo, la., rolled into third place In the singles at the Mlddlewcst Bowling tournament today with a score of 613. Bowlers from Ottumwa and Waterloo occupied the alloys all day. The best scores today f,ollow: SINGLES. C. A. Jackson, Waterloo 612 J. Loibnz. Waterloo - 607 Thomas O'Brien, Ottumwa 674 J. 1j. Graham, Ottumwa M2 C. Palmer, Waterloo KM H. Tj. Thoreen, Waterloo 623 H. Paul, Waterloo &22 It. W. Dlngeman. Ottumwa 613 DOUBLES. Hall and Jackman, Waterloo 1,108 Marken nnd Lorenz, Waterloo 1.1U0 Graham and Scott, Ottumwa 1.0.S4 Dlngeman and Scott, Ottumwa. 1.073 O'Brien and Hoffman, Ottumwa LOOT Charles Wallace of Kansas City, Kan., made a score of till In the singles to night, placing him In fourth ploco In that event. In the doubles, Rlddell and Curtln of this city rolled into seventh place with a score of 1,133. These were the best scores mado to night, when only local men appeared on' the alleys. I GEORGE TURNER THROWS HOKUF AT ABERDEEN ABERDEEN, S. D., Dec. .-8pedal.) William Hokuf of Omaha failed to throw George Turner of Glcnham, 8. D., hero last night. Turner won two straight falls from tho Nebraska'n, the first In 61:12 and the second In 14:04. Both falls were won with combination arm, body and head holds. Hokuf will soek a return match upon his return from a month In tho east. Turner accept all challenges. Opium Sinnctclera Arretted; NHW YORK, Dec S. Opium valued at between Jo, 000 and 110,000 was nelxed In a raid on Chinatown by federal officers to day. A Chlnoso laundryman probably was fatally Injured when ho fell tnrco stories from the windows of hlfl room as th officers burst In the doors. The othet Chinese were arrested. 'I YL J You will have no trouble getting a pack of Recruit THAT COAT RICH MAN m look ;ood- . I'LL'TAjnEit? IT - HE r ' ' WILSON REVIEWS HIS WORK i Secretary of Agriculture Discusses Sixteen Years of Progress. FARMERS NO LONGER RIDICULED Total Output Xearlr Doubled Since He Untered Cabinet and Produc tion Per Acm Una Oreatlr Incrraaed. WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-After sUteen years, a record of service In the cabinet, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson sub mitted today to President Tuft the last annual report he will make as head of tho United States Department of Agri culture. The report Is more than a re view of the Inst year's work; It contains a summary of the agricultural advance of the country during tho venerablo sec retary's term of public service. "The record of sixteen years has been written," ho says. "It begins with a yearly farm production of $1,000,000,000 and ends with $9,532,000,000. Sixteen years ago the farmer was a Joke of the caricaturist; now he Is like tho stone that was rejected by the builder and has becomo the head stone of tho corner " The tillers of tho soil weie burdened with dcbtv he add, "but prosperity followed and grew with unexampled speed. Beginnings have been made In a production per ncre, increas ing faster than the natural Increase of population. There has been an uplift of agriculture and of country life. . "During tho last sixteen years the firmer has steadily Increased the wealth produotlon year by year, with the excep tion of 1911. During tho sixteen years the farmers' wealth production Increased 141 per cent. Thin In llniiuer Yenr. "Most productive of nit agricultural years In the country has been 1912. The earth haa produced Its greatest annual dividend. The sun and tho rain and tho fertility of the soli heeded not tho human controversies, but kept on working In CO' operation with the farmers' effort to utilize them. Tho prices at the farm nro generally profitable and will continue the prosperity that farmers havo enjoyed In recent years. Tho total production of farm wealth Is tho highest yet reached by $100,000,000. Tho grand tonl for 1912 Is estimated to be $9,632,000,000. This Is more than twice the value of tho farm wealth In 1S99." More than $105,000,000,000 Is the grand total of farm wealth production, the re port says, during the last sixteen years, an amount equal to about tliree-quartera of tho present national wealth. , Tho most effoctlvo move toward re duced cost of living Is tho production of greater crops, says tho secretary, and this move, ho declares. Is duo to the work of tho Department of Agrlcutural col leges' and experiment stations and to the help of the press In publishing every movement to help the farmors. Tho na tlon. he adds, forgot Its farmers In the general scheme of education of past years and few philanthropists thought of them when giving for education, but they are waking up and thinking for them' selvea and congress has been good to them. Pralsea Work, of Kxperta. The secretary first taken up the work of tho various bureaus of his depart' ment in tho lost year and then tolls of the growth in corns Initances from their foundation, of these bureaus daring the time ho has been head of tho depart ment. He praises liighly the experts who have worked under him. "The great sod growing movement carried on by the department lor MTriccJ- tnral betterment, bo declaxas, "lias not been sustained solely by one man nor by a few men. A choloe corps of scholarly experts In their steidal lines of endeavor has been growing in mimberrtilp, In breadth of view and hi the practical ajv- plication af their efforts. "The department Is pn-pal to cnn. Utrne and incnuire its pubtlu service. During sixteen yearn It has progressed from toa klnaergartun. through the pri mary, middle and upper grades of de velopment until nnw it has 1,0(10 tongues thai sneak with authority." From a department whh IV-tU nmpluyfis In 1KT7 and an appropriation of I3,'.13,WJ, It has Increased to lBAnli employes at the Vw.rrltmlnf rtt th TTnMIRnt fiscal Tear Trtth j an appropriation this year of almost ' $ir.,000,000. Whereas there are now EI.0U9 rwiuwrtu every "week for dupartmtmt pub- lt.-..F4ln tl.Mrn vuirn luff fifln iti lBTXfmrl ' dining tbds period 22D,().iK0 ftopies have been distributed. In noil Investigation an area of C3J0QO square nltUs, equal to that of Germany, France, Oncol Britain, Ireland and Italy, has beun covered. Governor Tener May Buy Philies prrTsnnna. ph., Dec tu-aovcmaT John K, Tener. mine a pitcher of the old Chicago TVhtte Box under Al. G. Spalding, Is said tn lie dickering for the -purchaso of the Philadelphia NMlomil league " fran chise, which is in the air us a remit f the 1'ogel embroglio. Being a practical base ball man. tho governor would be" ne.comed ns owner of the Phlllos and base ball people are agitated by the re port, which has been somewhat ac- rred.ted bv tin- governoi, hlmelf, who I as not i .fd being the Ii- id of a sir.- . .noil.' ll li will take ovi- tilt U.Hil , - . 1 . ll '. . ' . ' : Copyright, lilt. National News Ass'n. WAi MADE FOR A AND ME DID NT only ornE Q0U4HT IT THI?) Surgeoa Says Army aild NflVy OffiCGl'S Drink Too Much NHV YORK, Dec. 6.-The use of olco- hoi among officers of tho army and navy Is declared the "most baffling obstacle- to progress" In a report by Colonel Mcrvln Slaus, chief surgeon of tho eastern di vision oftho Rrmy. Tho report Is made public 111 tho Journal of the military serv ice, published by the officers nt Gov ernor's Island. Dr. Maun recommends that "no ono who uses nlcohollo bever ages should ho appointed to Important positions, civil or military, to the com mand of military or naval forces, or any other position of Importance nnd reson Elblllty." In reference to the evils of the use of alcohol In a military organization, he says: "It lessens working capacity, marching endurance, accuracy and rapidity In rifle firing, ability to command troops and solve military problems, to navigate and maneuver war vessels, to act ns members of courts and military b'oards, to properly perform administrative work, to develop tho Intellect and fit ono for the higher duties and responsibility of life. "It causes sickness, impairs health and usefulness, adds greatly to the non efflctency of both officers and men, adds additional burden and cost to the medical department, deprives the government of otherwlso valuablo officers and enlisted men, and forces them on the retired or pension list, with corresponding Increase of government expenditures. "Tho higher powers of Judgment nnd ability to make proper comparisons nnd weigh testimony Is lowered under tho In fluence of alcohol. Serious mistakes have occurred from alcohol among offi cers In command of land and sea forces." ALLEGED WIRE TAPPERS VISIT SEVERAL CITIES KANSAS CITY, Ho., Dec. C.-In an at tempt to gain more evidence against I'. W. Goodrich, Kdward SI. anil Thomas Marsh, who, according to the police, are members of a band of wlro tappers which has operated In oltles from coast to coast. Chief of Police Griffin today communicated by telegraph with tho po lice departments of a score of the larger cities In the country. Close questioning by the chief foiled to gain further admissions from any of the three. Goodrich, believed to be leailor of the band, who tho pollco say has ad mitted swindling operations which aimed at "big gamo" only, had only one reply to a multitude of questions put to him conccrntifg'fake betting schemes worked in various cities. It was: "I have nothing to say." Telegrams found with tho wlro tapping paraphernalia In tlie men's room showed that in tho last three months they had been In St. Paul, Chicago, Buffalo, Hot Springs, Ark., and Now York, their move ments apparently directed by a man In Now York who signed himself Paul J. Wallace. Goodrloh spent a week In Chi cago early In October. Goodrich said that prior to last April he operated a saloon on Market street In San Francisco. He said ho had spent most of his time -on the Pacific coast, at ono tlmo opcratliur a saloon In Seattle and later a gambling house In Nomo, Alaska. BUDDHISM SPREADING ON PACIFIC COAST, CHICAGO. Dec. 6. Alarm at tho growth of Buddhism on the Paclfia coast Is ex pressed In the report of tho homo mis sions committee at tho federal council of Uio Churches of Christ, submitted today. "One of the most startling facts con firmed by Investigation as that Buddhism In Seattle, San Francisco and Los An geles Is aggressively propagating Itself from these centers," ways the report. "Buddhist temples have been erected In widen cultural priests administer the rites and ceremonies of their rellgfon, and through a sorics of lectures In vari ous parts of those cities are reaching large numbers of Americans, especially women, Christianity Is thus being put on the defensive and Is grappling in the struggle with religions and cults of the orient. Itecently thousands of Hindus have come. Next to nothing 1.1 being done for them by our churches." MINNESOTA BANKER IS BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL BLUE EARTH, Minn., Dec. .-Harry W. Parker, former official of the defunct Bank of Commerce here, charged with a heavy shortage In funds, was brought back today from Georgia, where he was arrested lust wjek and where he Is Hald to havo married again. Hundreds were at the station to Witness Parker's ar rival, but officers stopped the train sev eral Mocks from the depot and hurried him to the county Jail, The grand Jury, which Is to pass on Parkrr's i-aio and also on that of John Sharp, president of the defunct bank, will convene next Monday afternoon. Shnrp Is under Jfll.Wj ball, having been arretted on a rharge of giving a falsi statement as to the condition of the bank. Model laundry telephone chanced lo Drawn for 11 ' " . LNOV TO CALL J II ON josie- W 'JEWTr-THAT COAT . J LOOK JUS.T LIKE "THE V C y NE FATHER SOLD Z-J CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE MEETS Report Says Competency Should Be Basis of Employment. NUMBER OF -PAPERS ARE READ One Resolution lliiirr r Confidence In I'remldeiit-Klret Wllinn' In tention to Support the Merit lrliiolple. MIWAUKJOE. Wis,, Dec. 6. -Tho oper ntlng departments of a city government should bo manned by a force selected and rotnlned solely because of comietnnco to do the work af their positions, suggested the Joint commltteo report of the Natlonnl Municipal league and the National Civil Bcrvlco Iteform league, presented today at tho annual meeting of the National uivii service iiciorm league. At the head of. each such department, the report nays, should bo an expert In the work of tho department wlio holds his position without reference to the ex tlgenclcs of partisan politics. William B. Halo of Illinois read a paper In which ho recited the Illinois system of removals In tho civil service. Tho Chicago system of removals was rxplnlned by Robert Catliorwood, presl dent of the Chicago Civil Servlco Iteform association. Kxnerleiiee of WUennaln. Wisconsin's experience under tho civil servlco law was related before tho Na tlonal ClVll Service Iteform leng'uo here $odny by Frnnk 1C Doty, secretary of tlm Wisconsin Civil Service commlralon, who spoke on "Development and Application of Advanced Methods In Civil Servlco Kxomlnntlnns In Wluconcln,." He snld tho commission seeks to combine the best methods of the schools and of men of business and by combining them to re duce the percentage of error. In deter mining spoclnl itness, any reasonable adopted. Fnrlher Kxtrenira Urged. A resolution urging still further exten sions nnd more thorough application of merit system, "Until spoils practices shall bo rooted but from American gov ernment, both groat and small, and The principles of appointment and promotion for merit shall become of universal nppll-, cation" was adopted. Other resolutions point to the chief gain In the extension of civil servlco In the federal government ns tho extension by President Taft of tho classification of fourth class postmasters over the whole country. Tho extension of classified service In tho executive department of tho govern ment, as urged by President Taft, It Is pointed out, will put 'a stop to political activity on the part of office holders If existing rules wore properly enforced, .Merit Out)- HiiiiIh for Promotion. Tho now fedora! law requiring the United .States civil service to make a systematic effort to base promotion nnd even continuance in sen Ice solely upon continued efficiency und merit and tho urging upon congress to provide ade quato appropriations to give effoct to this provision Is commended, 'v. The league again urges the passage of tho ponding bill for the Improvement of tho foreign Hervlce and wont on record ns opposed to all preferences of indi viduals and of special classes In making government appointment, Confldonce u President-elect Wilson to support the tnorit principle Is expressed. Dr. Charles W. Kllot was ro-elocted president of tho league. Thirteen vice president and sixty members of tho coun cil wero chosen. 'Secretary Ilnbert W. Belcher announced the receipt of a letter from President Sixteenth and Farn Of VI you are The Dome The New $2 Hat Shop for Men At the corner f 16th and Faroam almost this new $2 00 hat shop is BOUNDED on the east by the Chicago fc Great Western Railway Co.; on the west by the United Cigar C ; on the north by a brick wall, and on th: south by Farnam Street. The location is so handy it is BOUND to be a success right iff the KEEL, for it is a REAL $2.00 Hat Shp. FURNISHINGS, TOO Sixteenth and Farnam The Bee by George McManus elect Wilson saying hr thought It not wIjo to nksoolato his name with any os nidation, though "his Interest and sym pathy wllh the work of the league has not been anil cannot br abated." ,Tlu following special resolution was adopted: Resolved, That there be referred to n special committee, with the nnrrovnl of the league, the plan proposed for making observations mid Inquiries concerning the records and attitude of senators and congressmen In rogurd to clvH service matters ami bringing mo racts concern ing such records and attitude to the at tention of the public ii nd lioforr their constituents, with power to tho council to carry out tho recommendations of tho committee. Omaha Grain Men Testify at Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Graln men from KniiH-is City, Ht. Louis, Qmaha and other western points testified yesterday before BpeclHl Kxnmtner O. 11. Marshall of the Interstate Commerce commission nt n hearing Involving' tho rate on grain from centers In Iowa. Nebraska. Missouri and Kansas to New Orleans for export trade. Tim rate was recently lowered and both grain and railroad men want tho old rates re-established, t V. iougsdalc, Kansas City Board of Trndo; H. C. Wilson, traffic bureau. Kanfinn City Commercial rlub; A. P, Hus band, secretary of the Millers' National Federation, nnd 11. F. Hall, Kansas City, said that better servlco could be secured If the rntcB were advanced. Britton Conquers Irish Lightweight NMW YORK, Deo. 6.-Jack Britton of Chlcngo practically knooked out Billy Bennett, lightweight clmmplon'ot Ireland, a few seconds beforo tho end of their ten-round bout In Brooklyn tonight. Brit ton forced the fighting all through and In the tenth round twlco knocked Bennett down with hooks to tho Jaw. After Ben nett got to his feet the second time he hung over tho ropes In a dnxed condition . and Britton refused to strlko him again. JIMMY CARROLL, OLD TIME BOXER, IS DEAD NEW YORK. Deo. fi.-"Jlmmy" Carroll, an old-time heavy-weight boxer, who held several championships In his day, dlnl here late last night. Tho old fighter wns struck by a street car several days ago and never recovered from the shock. Bath Robes - Price - A bnth robo Is a necessary article of wear when moving about tho house ut nights. As a lounging gown' In one's room, It Is a pleasant luxury. Wo aro selling our robos at half price, a variety 'of patterns. Sold formerly at $4.00 to 118.00, now 32.00 to $9.00 Tom Kelley Co. 315 South 16th St. BOUND to BOUND into Our mogt precious ad vertising space is the backs of our customers. The snug smoothness around the collar and Diiouldcrs and the stylish, graceful drape of our Ken sington overcoats These things not only bring the wearer back again, but they send his friendtj here in quest of similar satisfaction-giving garments. Right now we can serve you with unusual values in both suits and overcoats late arrivals delayed in making garments of de pendable quality, hand tailored to our special or der. $14.50, $17, $20 and $25. MACEB & DEEMER 413 So. 16th. Omaha Lincoli. Painting AUTO Ropairi Trimming 2 J .1 raturdd Douglas t ' 1 " " ... - i. " I i i i I H I ill ! iuWMMOTMHMMmBBM F rift ) ll