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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1913)
THE liVA'li OMAHA, SATURDAY, .1AXUAUY 4, Mia. Just a Few of the Many Things The Bee Did for the People Last Yea: ir 1 Work For a Greater and Better Omaha Tho energy of Tho Hcc Is devoted first, last and nit tho tlmo to tho upbultdltiK of Oninha nnd Nebraska. Evry movement promising Qulck Campaign for More Street Cars Ono of the most fruit Record Breaking Nebraska Devel opment Number The big Nebraska De The News of the Big Conventions and Campaigns Never overlooking tho fact that Its first mis sion Is to furnish the readers with the news. Tfir Her- has maintained ful pieces of work done for the people by Tho lire during the year wan the campaign for moro velopment number of The Hcc, Issued October 20, 1!I12, was a record breaker for special moral or material betterment hfiB Its encouragement and active help. Th Hoc has given special effort to cultivating closer relations between Omaha and the people of tho surrounding territory. Credit for the Publicity bureau of the Commercial club Is due In large part to The Hee, which has co-operated In overy way for the success of the conventions brought here through It. Htrent cars. With telling effect the Intolerable con ditions inflicted upon paHseiigera at rush hours wero exposed, and tho loud calling demand for relief re inforced. The street car company soon roallied thn futlllty of attempting to stem the tide of thla aroused public sentiment, yielded to The JJce'n urging and put In moro cars at once, with promises of still moro cam as noon as ordera for building them shall b ful filled and the cars delivered for use. newspaper editions. Tho growth and resources of Nebraska were exploited as they had never been pre sented before. In addition to those going to regular subscribers over 25,000 copies were circulated: printed (n handsome magazine form on fine book papor with the very best photographic illustrations. Thousands of thc6e papers were sent to people In nil parts of tho country, and abroad, and the leaven will work continuously for Nebraska's future. and Improved Its unexcelled telegraphic and local nous service. With 1912 a predldentlal year center ing Interest in politics, the big nominating tomcr. tlons and subsequent campalgna wero given particular attention through staff representatives right In thj thick or It at Chicago and Baltimore advising our readers of all that was happening In tho Inner circles. The progress of the campaign Was fully nnd fairly followed and the election returns promptly given. (r rr- Inaugurating Com mission Planof City Government Omaha passed under tho commis sion plan of city government during tho year, and In tho transition work Tho llco has beon n potont force. The submission of tho question of adopting the commis sion plan law for Omaha had been effected by Tho Hcc, which, nt Its own expense, had secured tho necessary petition signature, nnd followed It up through primary , and election for tho purposq of mak ing sure of having as broad-minded and progressive men for the first commissioners as could be selected out of the best talent available to tho voterB. Stops Threat ened Raise in Price of Milk Presuming upon lack of or ganization of their customers, the milk dcalerH supplying Omaha by agreement an nounced In November a sharp ralsn of prices io 'jciomo fffectlve the first of Uic fol lowing month. The lco Immediately Jumped to tho forefront showing how unwarranted this proposed hold-up would bo, how Omaha would be paying moro for milk than any other nearby city. The milk deal ers and dairymen saw the handwriting on the wall, and ono by one withdrew from tho price agreement and the raise never took place. Tho Hee'n fight saved Omaha milk consumers a great deal of money. Omahn Is assured of a new million dollar modern hotel by tun association of our public spirited citizens together for Its construction. The Hcc has been in tllH enterprise, and more Pushes For1 New Million Dollar Hotel a positive factor in tim enterprise, an than that, is, wo believe, to be credited with focusing public opinion on Omaha 8 need of n hotel, without which the city would doubtless have had to wait much longer for the responso to inaternllzo. At every staga of Omaha's growth, past as well us present, wheu It was necessary to summon public enterprise to supply the needs of tho city, The lire has carried a labor ing oar. Special Feature Service and Lit erary Magazine During the year The llco haB added to its already superior special feature service a semi monthly literary maga zine going free with The Sunday lleo to nil our reg ular subscribers. This beautiful, high-class supplu mnnt Is replete with contributions by the best fiction writers and articles of current interest. f)ur renders have, moreover, spread beforu them overy day a fenst of pictures nnd writings by the whole army of nrtlsts and specialists engaged for the Hearst syndicate. The drawings have rt laugh In every line and tho four pages of colored comics on Sunday are world-beaters. -J) The Bee Is the Newspaper that Does Things It "Will D Things This Year ROURKE HASJMININ6 CAMP Arranges to Take Omaha1 Team to Oklahoma City for Practice. THINKS THE SPOT IS IDEAL Holme to 'VnUr the Minns C'ltr Tcmii to Tnlim, Which l Ncnr It), nil Some Unmci Will lie Arrnnseri, Ing. no do not bp surprised IF I britiK back 1 nn Oklahoma prml'fv ." AY. A. Rourke, president of the Omahn "Western league base boll Hun, returned from Oklahoma City, where ho completed In detail all preliminary arrangements for the 19U spring training of his athletes 'u that city. Accommodations of the very l;cst have been ananged for the squat, which la schcaulcd to loport Murch IS. from tho hotel to the ball park In u (lit tanco of about three-quarter of n,( mile over a level road, a fact of Which Mr. Ilourko took especial note when he was negotiating for accommodation. Thin Ktretch will be covered by the players from three to four times U day at specdj varying according to their need of lung exerclf.c. Shower baths are obtainable In the ball park, but the big chief has almost deter mined upon making the entire, crew per form their ablutions ,at the hotel, going to and from the park In their ball tofts. "I have had this sore arm and stiff muscle, epidemic to repletion In the last few years, and It Is my firm belief that fully "5 per cent of tlie. troublous caused by this very same club, houi-c bathing. followed b.y r' rush Info ' the seeming balmy spring fntmispheie,"' sald Pat' Jlourke, "This year 1 am going to use ev'ery pbtslble precaution to bring the bunch back to Omaha minus these ail ments, which sometimes break u ream at the very outset of the season. vtral years gq 1 secured a star t wirier from the Rasters league who had ho been In condttlpil would have made considerable difference, In tho' standing jf our club at the end of the season. , ills ailment was a sora arm resulting ffronr a cold caught after a bath nt'tW.park, "Oklahoma City Is as different 'from Joplln, lost year's stampInK ground, ax day is from night. Thol town Is whig Awake to tho fact 6t 6ur .coming, and while thero I was approtched by p.o lesa than six local club managers for. practice contests. The grounds are the equal jf several Western league parks nnd are io situated that drainage Is well nigh per fect. With any decent weather wo should not lose over three days at the most from Indulgence In some sort of outdoor prac tice. The town Itself Is a beautiful spot nnd for Its size Is as up-to-date and pros perous appearing; as any llle city 1 ever visited. Two or three of tho hotels have anything beat in Omaha byrseversl coiin Try miles, both In appearance and ac vomrnodatlons. "This Is also true of Tulsa a twin In every detail of Oklahoma City. Ducky Holmes and his Sioux bandits will train nt 'Tulsa, and we will probably have sev eral pre-season contests at both point'. Of' one thins I am assured, and that ts tho patronage of the citizens of the place.. s their Interest Is heightened by the pos sibility of some time having a representa tive club In tho Western thernsclves, Sov- eral bits' o'f local talent will bear watch- McFarlaud to Box H Whitney in Omaha CHICAGO. Jam Sl.-I'ackey .MnKarlaud and Kranklo Whitney . tonight wero matched to fight ten rounds In Omnha on January 17. All hopo for u battle between McK'ir land nnd Willie Tlltchte. the new light . weight champion, passed today whuti Tlltchte declared ho would fight the stock yards boxer only at 133 pounds three or four hours beforo the tup of tho go'ig. Md'ailand Immediately answered that he would not go below 135 and that Itltchle could keep tho title so far us ho was con cerned. But Still, Mutt and Jeff Wish You All a Happy New Year DRAWN FOR THE BEE BY "BUD" FISHER M'FARLAND WILL. COACH COWBOY HEAVYWEIGHT CHICAGO, Jan. 3. I'nckey Mcl'arland has volunteorcd to Instruct Jess Wlllard. tho cowboy heavyweight In the art of boxing In order that he may bo butter able to defend himself should he succeed In obtaining a match with Luther Me Cnrty, now the acknowledged white heavyweight champion. MuFurland watched Wlllard work at a local gym nasium yesterday and was Impressed with tho fighter's ability to such an extent that he Immediately volunteorcd to as sist him. Wlllard announced that ho was glad to get the opportunity to work with tho ' clever lightweight. ' -.. JOHNNY GONDINQ TAKES BEAJRICE TEAM CONTROL HNA.TRICU. Neb., Jan. 3.-(BpcclaV Tel egram.) Tho board of directors of tho Ileatrioe Mink leaguo ball team today re ceived a letter from John Goading of Omaha stating that he would accept the terms of tho directors to manago tho team hero this season. Ho wll be hern next week to confer with tha management 0 us Wlsser of St. Joscpji managed the team last season. I 3IuttlfU Hlicns Contract. CHICAGO, Jan. 3. The signed contract of Walter (tmiCK) .Matties,, a uiucapu AinnHnnii outfielder, was received at '.no club headquarters today, Mattlck got Into the game late last year, dui msae a gooa record In the city series. It Ib genorally believed ho and "l'lng" Uodle will bo pitted against each other for u berth in the outfield this year. There hav? been many rumors that Hodle would b re leased or traded. , Wnuan llrfeitta Uicelatora, WAUSA, Neb., Jan. 3. (Bpeclal.)-ln a. cleun, fast game the Wausa basket ball team defeated the Omaha Kxcclslora last night by u score or ZJ to T. The rasl team work of tho Wausa boys was the feature of the gumc. The Kxcelslors played n g6ml game, but were off on team work. Tho Wausa team has played ssven games so far this seson, winning all of them, and claim the championship of northeast Nebraska. lluatun t-'iie Ksiicrt Wilis, MOSTON. Jan. 3.-Hrooklyn lost to Hos ton In a National llllllurd league three cushion match here today. Ammldnn of Boston made 00 with a high rin of ti and an average of .43. Otis of nrooklyn made 4S with a high run of 4 and an uvcruxv of .41 HER.e T IS rSfW YEARS AND VJG AIN'T GOT NO HOrAfcS. I AfN'V GQY A CENT rtND THt- MIDOLG OF VJINYtrR.. t elN'T EVEN GOV am AND IF X HAD ONG I'D HQCfc IT fND GT SOfY THIN . ,10 i Good tobacco all the way through. Recruit . v ... 'jThey arc "mijci and pleasant as !a. 'gobd cigarette arid they ate sold EVERY- Iyiere. for .5 cents RECOGNITION OF UNION REFUSED BY EMPLOYERS NEW YOtlK. Jan. I.-Efforts to f-ttle the garment workers' strike today failed. The various ugenctcs working for peace did not oven find a basis upon which J they thought the manufacturers and cm I ployes might agree. i The New Vprk Clothing Trades ussoci--t'on held a long meeting, at the con ':slon ot which President Eugene Henja l declared nothing bad been done ml a settlement. Ilo snhl the em .M? 'wero willing to treat with tho . but .that recognition of the union HI not be granted under any clrcum . "The '("trlkc Is fizzling-- out," I Mr. Hcnjamln. The strikers aserted I hey had been joined during the day .by many bushel men employed In merchant tailoring shops ami by s-everal thousand tailors nnd cutters who failed to go out when tho strike was declared Monday. With the Bowlers (iininuTi'lnl l.enune. The Sporting News team won three (tames from the Kogcis Permits In Un commercial league. Score: ItOCiEUS' PERMITS. 1st, id. 3d. Toiri Doheitv U lfil 163 4ol H. Howley ICS 1ST 10!) 1SI McCune ,...157. 1M la!) 4IJ J. Howley 14t 13.' 17k ' 45 1 Stitur IU0 1 i) Handicap' 14 II It 4. Totals 7S1 71)3 MS 2.36i HPOUTINO NEWS. 1 1st. "il." - 3d. Tola' Shaw '. IS! IfiJ- l 5: Hilton 171 177 iW Sclple ....I....; 115 Uii Ti i.i .Straw 160 16J fi'J Fits .ll . PA . li" .T Totuls S00 m Si'i 2 tu. Jnte t'lty l.i-iimu-. WANT JUDGE IMPEACHED FOR I ALLOWING HIGHER GAS RATE! tbays. i. Lane 210 Mitchell ;Wi Bock 151 Mndsey Itofmann li'-l Handicap. Hi 3d. 3d. Tota 131 P30 oil l! US 43 . 171. , 160 4&i 123 151 VM 177 J57 4.VH X Zo lOi KANSAS C1TV. Mo.. Jan. 2.--The city day adopted a motion calling for the ap pointment of a committee to prefer Im peachment charges against Federal Judge John C. Pollock for making an order last Monday permitting tho Kansas Natural Gas company to Increase the wholesale price of natural gas In Kansas City tp 31 cent ptr l.OW cubic feet. Mayor1 James E. Porter nppolntcd these nw'ii It. E. Dean, commissioner of parks and public buildings; James A. Cable, commissioner of water and lights, and W. llC Mctm,lsh, a.sslstiint city counselor. TRANSATLANTIC ROUTES MOVED TO SOUTHWARD WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-The Navy de partment announced today that trans atlantic sttumboat lines have agreed to mpve their truck to the southward, in order to avoid Icebergs, the change to be come effective January 10. The new tracks will be as follows: Kastbound, cross 47 degrees, nest longi tude. In 40 degrees north latitude; west bound, cross 47 degrees, west longitude, In 41 degrees north latitude. These crossings are one degree, ot about sixty miles, south of 'irossings heretofore used at that time of the year. LEGISLATURE ELECTS FELKER NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR CONCORD. N. II.. Jan. a. The. New lihmpshlro legislature In Joint convention tonight elected us governor Samuel D. ' Felker. the democratic candidate at the j lbt election, lie tecelvcd 222' votes to 191 I for Franklin Worcester of llollls, repub- i Mean, twenty-six progressives voting with ' the democrats. Totals 874 75T. ' 831" 2.453 MIDWEST TAILORS. 1st. 3J. 3d. Total. Iemon ISO IP! 1S2 478 Moore 10) 147 ISO ih, Landstrom 123 200 19S 521 Soegard 120 111 181 I3J L.euru 176 153 185 oil Totals 757 717 !20 2,432 TRACY LA TRUDAS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Abbott ; 164 167 144 475 Sanders 156 lf.G 145 457 Folsom 155 15!! 135 413 Purthouse 150 168 181 43!) Evans 155 liili 142 153 Totals ."i 70 80) ' 747 .aTasr 1 FRANK'S COLTS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Arklns ..: 147 123 137 407 Rosenberg , 13S 192 . 176 hi, Weaver 21 181 ' 133 52S Leo 137 161 162 46 Chick 148 148 151 ,417 Handicap 50 60 50 150 Totals. 24 865 SOU 2.m Manic Clt) llOMllnsr I.eHBiie. BOYCES. 1st. 2d. 2d. Total Kelser 120 144 159 42 Ieo Hall 129 . 1ST. 121 36 Krouse 136 169 127 432 Goldenberg 15)i 175 141 475 Claybourno 137 169 133 33!) Totals 687 793 fiM 2.J7I GARLOW'S COLTS. 1st. 2d. 2d. Tout CIssiia 161 157 150 4W Kasner 1B5 185 CX MS Kowo 132 211 183 W Mullen .1J2 129 160 4S1 Anchor 154 172 174 50 Totals .834 Handicap , 11 S5f 11 sr. ti 2.523 The Persistent ana Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to Business Success. Cnr llnterrd fur Have. . INDIANAPOLIS, lnd.. Jan. 3. Tho first cars for tho third WW-mlle automo bile race to be held at the Indianapolis motor speedway. Memorial day, were en teied today by tho Stilts Motor Car com pany of this city- The company named Charles Merz and Oil Anderson as the drivers of their two entries. Merz fin ished fourth with a Stutz In the race last year. WIDOW BLAMES RAILROAD FOR LAUSTERER'S DEATH Totals , St'j SG; $15 2.3.V, MARTIN'S TIGERS. , 1M. . 2d. 3d. Tota' Krltscher 16. 16? i,- 47 Cooley 1'S 1W 1J.-, w Kennedy 161 171 171 M3 Leptnskl K8 148 179 4H7 Flrestone .... ISO 201 190 2.354 Totals S19 878 S17 MID-WEST TAILORS. ' 1st. 2d." 3d. Total Housen '..... 131 127 162 42 Martin 1S8 172 177 7 II. Chase 148 202 1:S0 w Hancock Ifll 151! 2 yx Btol 1W 193 1tt sis Totals 772 Handicap 40 852 40 Totals 813 S92 817 40 887 2.471 120 2.591 Tit " " r " The burning of the Stroud Manufac turing company plant, Twentieth street ami Ames avenue, became the basin of one more lawsuit In district court yester day. Mrs. Caroline f.austerer, widow of J sutd the Illinois Central railroad for S15.COJ fo hV husband'n death. Sho alleges sparks froitt an engine caused the fire. j She already has In court a suit against the manufacturing company. The Stroud , company also has pending a .suit against j tht Omaha Water company, alleging that I Insufficient Water pressure prevented the quenching of the flamis. Dranna Release Stephen. ST LOUIS, Jaiv 3. The local AmoiiCAu league club yesterday released Catcher Jimmy Stephens to the Buffalo interna tional league rlub. Rtephens Joined the lodul team In 1907, coming from the Dallas club of tho Texas league. To boost business, use Hoe U'ar.t Ads. Culls from tlie vVire Rain fell all day In western Woshlngton aiul all the conditions for u widespread flood are present. Chicago will spend SG3.Clfl.000 In 1913, the budget currying that amount being adopted by the council. Tlie board of dlrrctors of the Interna tional Mercantile -Murine company uc cepted tho resignation of J. Ilruce lsmay as prveldent The resignation takes ef fect June 1, 1)13. Questions of Industrial and economic welfare received the most prominence in yesterday's discussions before tbe Amtrt can Association for the Advanernieut of Science lu convention in Cleveland. r " " - I Your Clothes at a Decided Saving Today and next week our effective clearance sale coti- tinucs Suits, Overcoats, Furnishings and Hats. The different and superior clothes of this high grade store are fail securing a big following in Omaha scores of men and young mn are buying every day, attracted by unusual merchandise, honest values and" the substantial discounts. Stop in today the kind of clothes and hats and furnish ings you admire on others and would like to wear yourself. Our discounts of 20 and 25 place them within easy reach. MAGEE &' DEEMER 413 South Sixteenth Street