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FOLLOW HIGH COST OF LIVING
Prices for Seeing Base Ball Games
Are Being Boosted.
SIZE OF BLEACHERS OUT DOWN
Cheap Senta Given Poor Locations
in Order to Force the Fans to
nny Where the Price
Arc Higher.
NEW YOIIK, March 29. Base ball Is
going to coat ft whole lot more this sen
lion that Is, If tho fans want regular
seats from which they can see things
happening In the field. Ileal seats havo
been advanced In prices. The 60-cent
bleochor seat of the old days Is being
eaten up gradually by grand stand addi
tions and tho erection of now stadiums
and tho older 26-cont accommodations
are disappearing slowly but surely. Not
so many years back the 60-cent bleach
ers at tho Polo grounds, for Instance,
started behind the first and third buse
lines. Now n seat In the same location or
thereabouts costs 76 cents and upstairs
L while the old 60-cent hlcocherlto Is
shifted to"tho back'of the grounds where
field glasses are almost a necessity.
When Charllto Ebbetn made his little
speech on tho high cost of base ball. In
connection with his new S7&0.000 base ball
stadium In Brooklyn, ho Inadvertently,
perhaps, started a flro of Indignation
among tho fans, which has been smold
ering (or a couple of years. Ebbets says
the price of base ball Is going- up, makes
no bones about It, and Intimates that
the fans must foot the bills. In other
words, they will be taxed more for seats,
which formerly cost them from 26 to CO
cents less. The Dodgers' owner explains
this by saying players' salaries have In
creased and everything else has gone up,
too.
In mapping out a plan of recouping,
Ebbets has deoldtd that there'll bo fewer
25-cent bltaohers at his new stadium, a
raise of 60 cents In the price of box
seats besides, and a smaller number of
60-cent seats. Ebbets, however. Isn't
alone In the movement to raise the prices,
for supporters of the Athletics In Phila
delphia have seen their cheap bleachers
replaced by grand stand extensions, and
Boston rooters also have had their 25
cent seats decreased In numbers.
The Giants' management, t&o, have felt
compelled to stretch the grand stand (at
higher prices, of course) around both
sides, and the old-time bleacherlte has
been steadily pushed further away from
the home plate.
While the base ball publlo lets out long
and raucous yells of protest against the
Increased cost of the national, sport the
magnates are emphatic in declaring that
higher prices can't be helped, because to
make both ends meet It is necessary to
charge more on account of the great
rise In players' salaries. Then there are
other expenses an owner must incur to
turn out a winning team.
Manager's Task,
The situation that confronts the mag
nates Is made known by John B. Foster,
secretary of tho New York Has Ball
club, who has been Identified with the
diamond game for twonty-flve years.
"The base ball public little realizes the
tremendous cost of base hall," said Sec
retary Foster discussing the pending
movement to raise the admission charges
in some cities. "Big crowds are seen
at the Polo grounds, and the fans -get
the idea that fortune are made over
night In the game. But the profits are
not no great, when, say, that out of a
crowd of 30,000. probably 6.000 are dead,
heads.
"Base ball owners, like other people,
have been forced to alt back and see ex
penses steadily climb during the past
twenty years. Take one Hem alone, play.
ers' salaries. Men like Mathewson. Cobb
and Warner are paid any way from 25
to to per cent more than the stars of tht
brotherhood days. The increase In the
wages of the average run of players U
mueh more. A player getting 11.000
twenty years back was thought to be
well paid, but the same man today Is re.
celvlng 15.000 or 13.000. Even the minors
have cut In on the higher scale with an
Increase of per cent in their salaries.
au carry a ream in rough a season
now requires the services of nearly
twenty-seven men. In the old days four-
icen ana even twelve player were
deemed sufficient. The raise in players
wage began when the American league
was created and the resultant keen com
petition with the National league. Teams
started, to bid against each other for
star players, with the result that now
many are paid bank presidents' salaries.
Rack In 169 a team's franchise could be
purchased for about 135.000. but that sum
would hardly buy two players of the Cobb
and Mathewson type now.
Wage Increase,
"Along with that of the players, the
wagts of umpires and other officials
were Increased SO and 100 per. cent- Then
to tak up another Item of expense that
3f transportation. It costs about SO) per
sent more to send teams around the
country now than It did In the day be
fore the Interstate railroad law went
Into effect Arriving at a hotel a base
ball manager find that It cost $5.60 a
day to house each member of" hi team
Father
" 1-INW0 AT THAT lXo fI 1 0nVTre v R'K H IN HERB YOO've
( " I I! H0BT- ) WHAT HA FT TtE Ovf S WNBAM-Ts T BpSfi KTWO 1 CUOfctU Jj
OMlMT ) W-1 ' f BOT-HCRmam MR DONF, 30tiE COIN OP? ru. ' TWVC SPOILED WW F II . h.NM'0 0 g5 JW
Wr ' I fpo I 9
Hotel arrangements were vastly differ
ent In tho old days. Then It was cus
tomary for the hostclries lo cator to the
ball teams and tho best rooms in the
house could he hador.S3.Z5."
Secretary Foster hero divulged some
Interesting tacts uboutMhe polo grounds.
"Just to open the grounds." went on
the secretary, "costs the club $200. So,
when only a small crowd turns out It enn
readily be Been trjat thn loss to the club
In this one particular Is considerable.
"Tho greatest, cost, however,, that was
saddled on the magnates was the bulld
liiK'of tho great stadiums' In New York,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, ClovelandY Pitts
burgh, Boston and Brooklyn. Tho fans
became very . high-toned In their tastes
and wanted only their stands constructed
of Iron and steel. Naturally all. this. cpsts
a great dent of 'inbne,' In fact several
of tho stadiums represented an outlay
of over $1,000,000.
Prices liaised.
"This burden proved too heavy and Iho
Philadelphia' American league club,
shortly after tho beautiful Bhlbe park
was completed, was forced to abolish tho
25 cent seats. This move was taken, not
withstanding the fact that the AthlettcH
havo had champion teams since 1905 and
Philadelphia Is -a good base ball city.
While the figures were never given out
It Is believed that the Philadelphia club
Just barely mado expenses' during this
period,"
Getting back to the New York club, Mr.
Foster said that the Giants lost monoy
every year fronvHSW, with tho exception
or 1904, until tho Into Mr, Brush took
charge. The secretary concluded with
the statement that bane ball, from the
side of tho magnate, was a hugo gamble,
A club can loso In one year tho profits
made In three, and tho second division
clubs do business on a trusttoluak.pollcy
like a race' goer who hopes to Ret a good
break from the barrier.
Secretary John Hcydler of the national
base ball commission agreed with John I
Foster that cheap bal.1 was on Its last
legs. Mr, Ileydler voided the opinion that
the, higher cost ot the. diamond sport was
Inevitable.
"Base ball expenses have outstepped
the charges to the fans,!' said the secre
tary, "and 'the days of 25. went base ball
are over, re.Aliy thoy were over five years
ago, for. then tho tide began turning to
the high- scale of prices. A true rfan,
nevertheless, will cheerfully coma across
with 60, 76 cents or $1 to see a good
game," declared.. the genbl secretary.
UNIVERSITY ' TEAMS
Hindered BY. cold
. ' . .
T"
' (OontlrfuiSd'from rage"tneJ)'
winkle, Clark unit Racely jvoro jtykcd to
confyoto the. te,a'm with LlndstYura' land
Butts as. alternates!
Mprluir Kout Hull Practice.
Although Htlehm had planned on the
first spring foot ball; practice, Monday It
was Thursday before the squad finally
assembled. Tho meeting resulted In noth
ing more than organizing and active
practice will begin next week.
Htlehm carefully outlined tho features
which he expects to toko up In spring
training. In the squad were a number of
last year's veterans, including Captain
Purdy, .
Nebraska's newly established wrestling
department will hold Jts first tournament
ot the year next Saturday with the .Uni
versity ot Iowa. Tho Cornhuskcra will
wrfstle the.Iowans at Iowa City.
Injuries have crippled tho Nebraska team
and It will be the last of tho week before
the team Is definitely selected. Tryouts
were held last Thursday, but anqther
series of elimination bout wltl be held
to definitely select the representatives.
In the lightweight class the Cornhuik
ers have two classy men Gan and
Phares and the scrap between the two
Is a close one. Gans won last year and
succeeded in taking his match against
the Iowa man after a tussle lasting nearly
an hour. Guenther has been selected
definitely to reprcsentthe Cornhuskers
In the welterweight class.' In the tryout
Thursday he failed to secure a fall from
Franklin, but showed greater speed, skill
and" experience, and was the unanimous
choice ot the Judges.
P,ates and Keer are yet to .decide the
middleweight class representative. Bates
Injured his - knee severely and tho bout
had to be put Off Thursday,
In the heavyweight class It Is conceded
that MeCormlek, the foot ball man, will
have the call' providing he la In shape to
wrestle, but he recently Injured himself
In a practice bout and may not be In
shape to go on;
The team Is scheduled to leave for
Iowa City Thufnlay and iho last work
outs will be held Wednesday night
DUCK SEASON HEARS AN END
(Continued from rage One )
spending several daya lit Omaha visiting
relatives, reports that iho shooting on
the ponds stlrrpundlng Geneva has been
very good this tprlng, although few big
bags hare been garneri.) by the sports
men in that regtou- Mr ('arson says 'hat
while r-omlng ti Omaha he saw thirty r
more dead bird strewn along the banks
of the Platte, which bad no dcubt met
THE .OMAHA
Copyright, 1913, International
Local parties which had boon planning
campaigns out In tire state last week and
this have npnrly all. abandoned tho idea,
owing to the disaster which has swept
the clty.'TliOHe who Were out havo mostly
all returned and as far as Omaha shoot
ers aro concerned the ulrds have little to
fear from them during the remainder of
tlia season.
Jiggs Donahue Dies
in Insane Asylum
CHICAGO, March 29.-The fact that
John "Jlggs" Donohue, the former Chi
cago American league first baseman, who
won fame In tho world's series game of
1900, between the two Chicago loaguo
teams, Is dead, became known here to
day. The man who was. termed the great
est first baseman he had ever known,
by President Comlsky of the local Ameri
can league club, died In an Insane asylum
near Columbus, O., five weeks ago. Mrs.
Donohue was notified ot his death yester
day by an Insurance, company, In which
he had a policy. -
The players first big league engagement
was under "Connie" Mack at Milwaukee
during the Infancy ot the American
league. In 90ti ho accepted '1,056 chances
at first base, a record whlcl,has never
betn equalled. "JIbes" also had tho rec
ord on thu fewest number ot ahancos
In a single game, on May 23, having, only
orto. Ho made one assist,. It liftd hover
been known In be ball before where
a first baseman was not sIycii n Plmnco
to make at least one putoUt,
"Jlggs' was one of nine brothers, all
ot whom werebaee ball jilayere, ttono
hue derived th"o nickname "JIsb'' frm
tils ClPff dancing,
GOOD ROADS ARE NEEDED
MORE THAN BATTLESHIPS
"Battleships against Good Roads" as
toplo for debate always enlists the
warmest responses from George E, Dan
iels, vice fitesTdent and general manager
ot the Oakland Motor Car company, Mr.
Daniels has same very decided views on
th comparative advantages of eII-eon-
structed hikhways over huge navies, and
It Is his opinion that greater benefit to
Ul A4Untry nl largs can be secured
lllfftlifrk ft good roads movement than
UlrelU'h'a plan1 to Increase the equipment
ofhUf navv. '
COOPER HAS WON A PLACE WITH
- . THE 'GIANTS.
Claude Cooper, the recruit outfielder ot
Uie New York Giants, whom Manager
MoGraw ha assured that hs will be
permanently engaged. Cooper's hitting
i has been timely, Ills work on tht basos
I Unsurpassed h ha shown lightning
I speed in the outfield and his throwing
j arm equal that of any major !gur.
j their death durln gthe storm. j'j
(SKJvnseanAvt otuL
SUNDAY BEE: .MjARCH
News Service.
OToole Looks Good
ROURKE PLAYERS SHOW FINE
Omaha Magnate PleaseS with His
Beoruits and Eegular.
'
NO SLICING FO SOME; ".TIME'
-ij..-
OTTliiar to the Foot that .YVork.- JIaa
Not ProKreod"ns-Kast)alt
Should, the Axe Will Not
Fall tor Atvhtle.
(ConUnued from Page One.)
was on third and congalton at second.
A hit meant two runs If properly placed.
He allowed the first strike to be called
uu nun mm uno grove a not one tnrough'
short so fnst Dowllng had time to make
no moro than a futile stab at It, both
runners scoring. In the third he sent a
long fly to center field, which, had it
not been dead against a fony-hiU'e gale,
would havo gone over the fielder's head,
but It was caught. In the sfxth he
slammed out another single to left and
In the eighth, after Cobb's home run had
tied the score, Shestak opened the sec
ond half by laying the pill far over the
left field fence, winning the game un
assisted, for no one scored thereafter.
Two Men Hard lilt.
The two youngsters that appear to
have the hardest row to hoe to a regular
berth are Neff, an Inflelder, and Bright,
an outfielder- It would be next to im
possible for any club short of the major
to put In an outfield superior to Coyle,
Thomaeon and Congalton. The first two
have been tried and found .worthy by
Omaha, and Congalton never hit below
900 since he entered the American asso
ciation several years ago. Ttfls Is. what
Ilrlght Is up against. Yet he should not
have cause to worry If he should not
make tho Omaha, for Rourke has said
he has had several offers for him and
that he can place him to a'dvantajre.
Neff has somewhat ot the same thins
to contend with In his fight for 'a station
Inside Kane promises ' to play his ' best
season this year at first, Schlpke at sec
ond and Justice at short both are going
well, while Grubb at third looks Ilka a
phenomenal youngster. A book opuld be
written eulogizing his prospects, but atarh
a publication might turn the head of a
more experienced hero, and since up to
the present time Grubb is a, model young
ster for modesty. It probably would be
better to suspend publication tor a while
at least. Neff has shown 'ability 'both
in the field and with. ,tlie. sflck. There. Is
. possibility that ha may j be able to play
a better game than some of those now
'on the Infield and even It hp' doea not
make a regular berth, he still ' has ji
chance ot beating Scanlon out for utility
Inflelder. Scanlon ha been In poor
health and has not reported.
Weather Unfavorable.
The weather here since the Itourkes.
went Into camp ha been characteristic
of that encountered by the major
leaguer this spring. It ha betn a bad
spring everywhere and If anything the
Omaha club ha been favored mora than
-30, 191S.
Drawn for The Bee by George MtMahus ,
Marty O'Toole ihe
"J22,000 beauty" of
the Pittsburgh Pir
ates' twirling staff,
who Is expected to
Pitch to his true
form thisyear, has
been roudlng Into
form very slowly,
biit at the closs ot
last season appeared
to have all the bat
ters In the Natlinal
league on his nip.
Marty Is expected to
be a big factor In i
keeping the Bucca-
neers In the race for
first honors this
season. Western
league patrons are
'especially Interested
In OToole, for it
was In this league
he first attracted
notice. HI pitching
for Stoux City was
of the sensational
order that after
wards raised him to
the position of the
highest prtoed ball
player ever sold. He
lms, not been a
disappointment at
Pittsburgh, for the
reason that he has
shown Just the sort
of ability ho was ex
pected to have. That
his record. of1 games
.lost, appears to be
"against him Is- due
to the fact that the
Pirates have al
ways seemed, to play
their poorest back of
him. whllo It was his
luck to have op
posed to him the
class of the league
In the way of
pitchers.
themaJortty., Storms have bn pnAml
all over the country, many of the teams
inai are starting home have not had
-more workuhan has Omaha, and as soon
as, the effect of the .present storm has
passed, which will jboi within th.
. day or two, condition here will -not be
(so bad.. One of-the good features of the
local. ball park: for spring "iainesj that
the soil is extremely sandy, one or two
day being amply sufficient to permit
,P.lay even , after tho worst . downnou
The iroundkeeper expecHted.tthe drying
process Dy getting busy before the four
inch snow started to. melt and scraping it
off the diamond. ' On aocount ot the lo
cation of the grandstand and the. dlrec-
won ot the wind, drifts .near the home
Plate were five or six feet deep,
Don't Walt.
Buy your rubber goods of n rnhw
housej rubber footwear' and auto coats.
Omaha Rubber Co.. 1008 Harney.-Adver.
tlsement
Traveling Too High.
Senator William v. j
tratln, that It la .!way.'"best to tE
v' a.rl" r'u',"lf with the road before
you travel too fast; cited the experience
tune W? Wmtn Wh A"
"Lady' said the fortune teller lm
prewlvely after gaxing- at the ffalr ontfa
?Ity kJ2i,m' h"ng a: dick of
Cards and fading away into a dreamy
trance, "the fates have decr vmi .
beautiful future. You will visit foreign
lands and mlnarln vrith m.i nnT.
Nothing but success and Jjapptneas wlli
ior j-bbj-b o come, nnally.
conquering your rivals, you will marry
the man of your choice, a tall, dark,
handsome man of distinguished ancestry
"lou don't really mean It!" exclaimed
the young woman. "Will he be young?"
"Yes." was the reassuring reply of the
fortune teller: "young and rich."
"Very beautiful," commented the
young woman with a smiling glance at
me lonune leuer, "Dut now am I to get
rid of ray present husband?" Philadel
phia Inquirer,- '
Queer Styles of Authors.
"From the Mystery of Mary" A roar
ot silence followed.
Saturday Evening Post Her feet were
swollen from standing In wet, salty
.water.
"The "Danger Jdark" Her throat was
fun or tears. "Krpm her eye teeth, prob-
auir, comments a tun maker.
The, Master Mummer" But Isobel, 1
am more than twice your age; you art
IS and I am M.
'"A Marriage of Convenience" lik
Adela, he had dark brown hair, with
enormous black eyfebrows, a moustacht
and a short beard.
, From a 8erlal Urd Winter at that
time w,aa a favorite; at court 'and the
spoiled, pet of all the women of. his sex
, ,C. .K- .Ch-terton The two dark eyes
on each ' side of his protuberant oosi
jtUetenefl glootnlly. like blade buttons
ur,j,J,F)i , VJ rp. 4j)jaiuii AjranMJf'PV
Not Personally ntaraable.
"8o It's your .son. Is It. who oroitn the
window In my empty house Mid stt fire
to the summer kitchen? Well, 1'Jl set
that he's put where he can't do an
more mischief."
"You i wouldn't be as unrxsfbnabte as
that, would you? The boy Isn't tolilama
It's the fault of hi artistic tempera-,
went."
"What's that got to to with wrecking
my house?"
"Why, ho an artist."
"An artlstf
"A specialty artist He only paints
ruins." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
NOTICE.
PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVE
MENTS. Sealed proposals are Invited and will be
received by the City Clerk of .the City of
Omaha on Tuesday, April 1, 1913, at 9
o'clock a. m,, In the council chamber. In
the city hall, for the following street Im
provements, ,
Farnam street from 4Uh street to tho
east line of the Omaha Belt railway
right-of-way In Street Improvenfent Dis
trict No. 1230 by repavins. readjusting
the old curbs and replacing all defec
tive curbing, and that part ot Farnam
street from the east. line of. the Omaha
Belt railway right-of-way to tsth. .street
by paving and nirblug In accordance with
Ordinance No. JS43. ''
STth street from Dodge street to "Daven
port street In Street Improvement - Dls-
,rln. 1 'T7 & l.v m.t'lnc- nnrl o 1 1 t- t, f n , In
accordance with 'Ordinance No. 7809.
Pratt street from Sherman avenue to
the west line of 19th street south In
Street Improvement District No. 12S1, by
nrflimn Nn. 7sr7.
Walnut street from S3d 'street to 35th
street In Street Improvement District No.
with Ordinance No. '.-K98.
Alley between Farnam street and Har
ney street tmm Hth street to 16th street
In Street Improvement District No. 1X25,
by repavlng. In accordance with Ordi
nance No. 7997.
18th street from Farnam street to Har.
ney street In Street Improvement District
No. 1328, by repavlng, readjusting the
old icurbs and replacing defective curb
ing. In accordance with Ordinance) No.
018.
Alley between Douglas street and Far
nam strettt from 25th avenue to 20th
avenue. In Street Improvement District
No. 1332, by paving, in acCordanco' with
Ordinance No- S053.
Bids for such Improvements must b
made upon asphalt, stone, vitrified bnck,
vitrified brick block, artificial stone, ma
cadam and creoBoted wood block, and
must be made under and in accordance
with, plans and specifications for said
work prcparea ny ana on me in uwco
- .ti iv T,"tieitir And in ftCfiordrtn.-A
of the City Engineer and In accordance
with the provisions of Ordinance No.
6S61 and Ordinance No. 7120 as approved
by the mayor and city council of said
City of Oir.aba. and alt .bidders are re
quired to designate the locality- quarry
kiln or factory from which will be fur
nished the specific material to be fur
nlshcd by them with Its commercial
designation.
Contractors snail Begin wum wi;niii
ton days nfter tocclving written notice
from trie City Englnj.- ami raid work
shall be carried on regularly and un
Interruptedly to completion, within h ,cer.
tain number of days, to be designated
by the City Engineer, urdess otherwise
determined by the. Mayor and City
Council.
Proposals must be male upon prlntca
blanki to be furnished by the City 'En
gineer, who will also furm.ih Instrjc
tinni to bidders, together with specifica
tion and forms of contract and bond upon
application at his omce, ana as evidence
of good, faith and guaranty .that con
tract will be entered into and carried, out
as enteral into as to time. of beginning
anil as to time of-completlon, thereof.and
good and sufficient bond furnished should
award be made tneidon, cacn bij must be
accompanied by a certified check on soma
bank in the city of 'Omaha. payable to
the City ot Omaha, In' an amount not less
than ten Per cent of the total of each
hid. hut In no case to be les than S100.00.
which shall be, considered .as liquidated'
damages, ana wntcu snau De .lorieitea to
tho City .of Omaha il said proposal Is
accepted and the ' bidder falls 6 enter
Into contract prepared by the City-Engineer
and under whloh -the proposal was
made or It such, contractor shall fall, to
begin to carry on or to complete such
work within tlie tljrie provided In' such
contract
Proposals must be addressed to Thomas
J. Flynn. City Clerk, Council Chamber.
City Hall. Omaha. Nebraska, and marked
"Proposal for Street. Improvement dis
trict No. ." giving the number ot the
district bid upon.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Omaha, Nebraska. March IS. 1913.
THOMAS J.' FL.YNN."
M13dl6t City !lerk.
NOTICE
PROPOSALS FOR SIDEWALK' CON-
8TRUCTION. , , , , .......
Sealed proposals are invited and will be
received by the City' Clerk of the City of
Omaha until Tuesday. April 1. 1913. at 9
o'clock a. m., for the construction or
widening of such sidewalks as may be
ordered by the Mayor and City Council
during the year 1913, of stone, artificial
atone, brick tiling and white pine n ac
cordance with plans and specifications
prepared by the City Englneer and
adopted and approved by the Mayor and
City Council.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a oertltled check la the sum of S3.O00 as a
guarantee of good faith, and to be for
feited -to the City as liquidated damages
In event of failure to enter Into contract
If award be made theron.
Proposals must be made upon printed
blanks provided by the City Engineer,
and no proposal will be considered It de
tached from the package in which It was
bound, but the entire package must be
unbroken and In good ordor when the
proposal Is deposited.
Prices must be stated In words and fig'
urea in the respective columns -prodded
in the printed blanks.
Proposals must be sealed, marked "Pro
posal for Sidewalk Construction." and
addressed to Thomas J. Flynn.- City
Clerk. Oipaho, Nebraska, and will be pre
sented, to tne iuy council unopened at,
tho regular meeting 'o be held on Tues
day. April 1. 1913, at 9 o'clock a m. The
Council -reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Published In accordance -with the pro
visions of Section 8 of Ordinance No. MSI.
Omaha, Nebraska. March 19. 1913.
THOMAS J. FLYNN.
MIMMt- City Cleric.
LIVING IN LAND OF HORRORS
Tllnrrlm n Iff lit fronx. the ,Spoi Dnirn
Reporter wt'th Welt'd
- Tale. T
You can't, call a man ''a naWre faker;
It's libelous. So we won't say tha't about
Alexander Waltole, who came to. New
York from Turks Islands' In the Ba
hamas. "
"I'm a New Knslnnder," said Mr., Wol
tol'e, ."and for' flM' 6f my 76 years iV
have lived, In the t.a.nd. of' HorforV
Turks Islands. ',' . n'
"The four-d'clock-" lizard 'isnH sor bad,
and neither is. the. bafbcj-pole snake, but
the gloom owls got- on my nerves.
."The four-o'clock lizard gets its name
becaunc.'anyboiif It" ltes 'always dies at
4 o'clock. It bit me once, .'but I put gun
powder' In the wound and blew out the
poison. It's about eight .Inches' long anil
has horns.
"The barbcr-pole snake
Woof!' when It wriggles.
and white stripes,, and.
you laugh hysterically
hmira T , ' h a flmmnn klrrh, (n ILnA a na
tive lying alongside the road laughing
himself Into fits. The snake's sclentlflo
name Is 'Efnkkcldonder.' '
"The -Snmsonlan Ijug attacks chickens
and pulls their feathers out. One,day t
went to my ehjeken coop and found all
the hens plucked clean. '
"The gloom owl has long .legs, ,Wg, Ju
mlnous eyes and1 utters a weird sound.
At night you will be walking along' arid
hear the gloom owl stalking you. ,
"You run home ariil'cllmb Into bad and
happen to look out of 'j'ie wjndow. There
sits Mr. Gloom Owl, staring and hooting
at you! Then we have -" but the re
porter, had fainted Netf, York Mall.
'"' One 1,1 kc Iter at Home,
A large 'touring automobile- containing
'a mart 'and' his wife In ar narrow road
met a hay 'wagon1' fully loaded. The
woman declared that the farmer must
back out, but her hushand contended
that sha was unreasonable.
"But' you can't back the rhutomohlle
so far," she said, "and I don't, intend to
move for anybody. He should havu
seen us."
The husband pointed out that 'this was
Impossible owing to an abrupt t'lrn in
tho road. '
"I don't care," insisted. "I won't riovs
If we have to" stay here all night"
The man In the automobile wa.j start
ing to argue 'the' matter when the' farmer,
who had been sitting quietly 'on the Jjay,
Interrupted: . n
nvvvr mint. Bin no exviaime 'u
try"1' to "back -outi- I've got one mat Ilka
her t home.'"-ChleaK'.ecord-Hrai(j,
7
CITY OKKIOIAI, NOTIQB.O
NOTICR TO SEWER. CONTRACTORS.
" By authority, ioX, the City Council, In ac
cordance with .Resolution No, 1298,, cuS
rent series, sealed proposals are Invited
and will be received-at .the office of. tho
City Engineer,. Room City Hall,
Oroalia. Nebraska, .until two o!clock p. m.
Wednrsdajv APriH 2d. .1913, fpr the con
struction of .storm sewer In 3atn "street
from Pacific streetctoMaton'TStreet. which
requires: ' Lin. Ft
3-foot 0-Inch twp-rlng brick circular
sewer .' 468.5
3-foot 0-Inch one and one .half ring
brick circular sewer.. r 61.3
Proposals. are. to Jie made upgn printed
blanks which will, upon application, be
furnished by the City Engineer, aiid all
the plans, profiles and specifications fo
work must be done.,in accorrlarice with
evidence of good faith, each, proposal,
shall bd accompanied by a certified check
on some Omaha bank payable to the
City of Omaha In an amount not less
than five per ctnt of the, total of each
bid and in no case to be less than one
hundred dollars, which amount shall be
held by the City of Omaha as liquidated
damages f the successful bidder falU to
enter into contract .with good and suf
ficient sureties within ten days afer
award has been made .thereon.
Proposals shall be addressed to "City
Engineer, Omaha. Nebraska.'" and marked
"Proposal for Sewer Construction,"
The City reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Omaha, Nebraska. March IT, 1M3.
WATSON TOWNSENtf.
City Engineer.
M-37-d.ot
LIQUOR I4ICCNSB AVPLICATIONS
NOT1CB MATTER Or APPLICATION1 OF
John V. Ilouut Ob. for Liquor Llcom No
lle t horetir si'" Uit John F. Rouux Cta.
did uron tho 17th air of Uuco, A. U. 411,
fllo 1U oDplicotion with tho CUr Council ol the
Cltr ot QaulM. tor 4lconM W Mil unit,. iplrllU.
001 tna' vlaoai liquor it No. lit rumo
trt. naelMU, nnt tloor. S3 tr Mi f,t
4,7 ot January, till, to tho first day ft Jin.
; fciarj. , , . . ,.- .."u., . awuit.
auanc or proUit lllod: -within two (ram
the llth -dar ft- March. A. D 1111. tkt oalil
llo.n.0 will ! srantod. JOHN-KQUSAfeeo..
br Jobs r. nouiar. TroaUltat. AppllcAnC
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