HITS BEE: OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 25, 1914.
WHERE AREJBLACK BASS?
Mystery of Carter lake ArQnses
Ichthyaphagian Curiosity.
MAY BE DUE TO THE SEA GULLS
Would You Call This a Good Suggestion?
Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher
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LADIBS, AND TffrcnJGMN umU5 X AH TCAT fP6N
rAV BfcCJK UpoN THC GR.0U.Nt) LTt1C6 PMOTMQB.
Ilnlllirntl Prtri-non Snftarita Absence
of Mnrkrfnlilc 8Ue In Iteanlt of
I'rcdaclona llalills of (he
Vornctoa Fowl.
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OMAHA, Feb. S8.-TO the Bportlns Ed
itor of The lice: Can you suggest any
explanation for the mysterious dlsap
pearanco of the pnme fleh (of market
able size only) from the waters of Carter
lake'
The seiner, who has been rounding uo
tho undesirable fish with his trusty net.
contends that the vanishing of tlvc frame
fish Is due to underground connection!
ot a subterranean stream with the bed
of the lake, thus affording an outlet for;
the bass, which, he avers, are sadly af
flicted with wanderlust.
Jlobbe so, but my guess Is that the
depletion Is duo to tho depredations of
sea gulls and kingfishers.
Perhaps somo of tho local anglers, who,
owing to the high cost of living, ate
forced to limit their piscatorial actlvltlei
to the shores off good old 'Wool Soap,"
can offer a better guess.
C. (BULLHEAD) PETERSON.
Tho piscatorial editor of Tho Beo ven
tures to suggest that the -well known
migratory habits or the black bass may
bo cited to solvo the problem. These
fish are greatly inclined to go south in
the tlmo of Ico and snow, being much
averse to such conditions, and, as tho
3lllnola Central tracks .cross an arm of
Carter take.nt IsUhought not Improbablo
that tho missing fish have boarded one
or the Florida flyers on that road and
nro wintering around Palm Hcach. The
matter has been referred to "Kit" Car
een and "Vint" JJlnncy-for further so
lution, with tho expectation that "Sllcky"
Green will give us his expert opinion be
Xoro the case Is closed.
Sutton Wins from
Hoppe in Billiards
CHICAGO, I'eb. :(.-acorge Button won
tho first Installment of 50) points In the
3,600-Polnt match game 18.2 balk line bil
liard, tonight against Wllllo Hoppe.
Hoppe scored 153 to Button's S00.
l'or tho first few Innings it looked as
ir lioppo was going to mako a runaway
same. nuns of forty-ono and 130 and
twenty-soyen and 113 gavo him a total
In the seventh inning of 331 against Sut
ton' 1JS. Starting with tho seventh Sut
ton ran fifty-eight, 1S5 and fifty-eight,
making his score 378 to Hoppe' 333. From
that porlod on the came was close, first
one and thon tho other belnc ahead. In
the thirteenth Inning Sutton ran ninety
j?oInts, makle hi score 159 to Hoppe'a 410.
On the 00th shut Sutton missed a three
cushion carom.
Hoppe then ran forty-nine and missed
on a long draw. Sutton ran out with a
count of one. Tho high runs were! Sut
ton, iKi; Hoppe, 130. Sutton's average
was 70 and lM40tha. Hoppe' average
was ! and ll-HOths.
Score by innings:
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TOURIST BALL PLAYERS '
ARE WELCOMED AT LONDON
LONDON, Feb. 2.5iany American
residing In Ixndon met tho New York and
Chicago base ball teams on their arrival
tonight from Pari. The player are to
ho entertained at lunches and theaters
nnd tho English papers are devoting
much space to describing, with some
curious errors, the game. The teams will
meet in a game, the proceeds of which
will go to charity,
Persistent Advertising Is the road to
Business Success.
NO BASE BALL TEAM FOR
NEBRASKA THIS SPRING
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. H.-(8pclal Tele-Bram.)-Tho
University ot Nebraska will
not have a base ball team this year. This
waa tho decision of tho alhletlb board at
it regular meeting tonight, following the
fjllng of the report of the base bait com
mittee that it would be unwise to organises
a team.
The committee report was adopted. The
report of the eligibility committee ot the,
ailespurl valley" conference, finding Max
Towlc, Nebraska foot ball captain-elect
Ineligible, was received and spread on the
records.
The board will order a new election to
be h.eld shortly.
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BRETT ON
Anew sad jeott tttace'Te While Satia
9ttpl Madras model which will appeal
strongly to the tarr ol goed collar '
rtfle.
Spe!r good hinzuf Put''
scsead apart at" the top.,
Ide Silver
(jollars
2 for 20o
Have cxclunrely-,'j ,
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able Ouuosholet. W
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CraAtora of
Smarf-HMrjcs in
Collaro Tafld
Shirts.
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FRMEN
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This, Kilpatritk t
Hard Times Dance
Tkrday Eve., Feb. 26
Ynnmr XalL 3th and Parker kHrttta.
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ONLY ONE SYNDIGATE IN FIELD
Other Groups Wait for Taft to Pass
on Behan Offer.
HANK O'DAY TO MANAGE CUBS
K-vcrir-ArrlYe in ChlcaRo to Pock
,JleloMRlns; Preparatory to
Leaving: "for
Kakt.
the
CTIICAQO, I-'cb. 24.-MJnly one syndi
cate has been loft in the field ot those
who fcought control ot tho Chicago Na
tional league baso ball club. Tho bid of
$760,000 offered by tho Uenan group for
51 per cent of the Cub utook caused the
other two syndicates to tuuumo a wait
ing attitude until Charles I. Taft, owner
of the majority ot the stoo:c, has passed
on the Uehan proposition.
It waa said tho coterie which proposed
to put John P, Harding at the head ot
the club would have a representative In
Cincinnati tomorrow, however. The
I'ugh-Thompeon-aicCulloch group has
withdrawn from active participation,
Chorjc A. McCulloch announced.
Lmve far Cincinnati,
Louis J. Behan, who is handling the
offer of, the six men who compose one
syndicate, left for Cincinnati tonight.
Halt O'Day, tho veteran umpire whom
Murphy named a manager of tho Cubs
to succeed Johnny Kvcrs, probably will
be retained in his now position during
tho coming season
This telegram from the club's secretary
ha been received by O'Day, who I in
charge ot tho Cubs' training camp at
Tampa, IMa., according to Information
rocelved here today:
"Air. Taft instructs me to say that
your contract made with Mr. Murphy
will be carried out and you are to con
tinue a it nothing had happened."
IJvero In Chicago.
John J. Kvers, whsue unceremonious re
movl from the management of, the Chi
cago National league club led to the sep
aration of President Murphy from the
National league, arrived here today to
puck ins ofionging preparatory to
Journeying to his homo town of Troy,
N. Y.. and thence to Hoston,
Tho Federal league will not open Its
Playing season until April and the
stands and ground In most of Its cities
will .be redy by that time It was akt
today by Charles Wceghman, president
of the Chicago club.
ELLER EQUALS WORLD'S
LOW HURDLE RECORD
NKW YORK, Feb. St.-John J. p.Uer of
the Irish-American Athletla club equalled
his vown world's record for the IW-yar.l
low hurdle in the first annual Indoor
games ot St. John's college, held at the
Thirteenth Regiment armory, Brooklyn.
Eller time for the distance was HH
secondr.
The hurdle race was an Invitation af
fair in which six ot the leading hurdlers
ot the metropolitan district were entered.
Oply one besides Eller answrrsd tho
starter signal, this being Walter Bursch.
unattached, who drew an alowanre of
flvoneds, Itursh tipped two hurdles and
ftnlihed aDouffour yards behind Eller.
Hambers and kahn
running neck and neck
Bill Chamber and Al Kahn are ne:k
and neck In the Nebraska championship
billiard tourney now on at the Symej
parlor. Kahn, "by collecting ISO buUon
before Arthur Sclple eould pass 131, wa
accorded the only game played yesterday,
and be also leaped Into the leader's clats
alongside of Chambers.
The high runs ot Kahn were 15, a anj
71. while Sclple played his big sections
like this, 16, IS and 11.
Today Kahn and McCoy will gambol
on the green and in the evening Symts
and Sclple will cross cues.'
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Federals Will Have
Eeception Committee
to Meet the Tourists
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-Tho Federal
loaguo will havo a reception committee
of- Its own on hand to meet the world
touring Glanta-Whlte Sox baso ball play
ers .when they arrive horo March 5 from
Europe, accordlnc to President James
Ollmoro of tho Federals, who arrived to
night. Tho committee, Mr. dllmoro said.
will consist of Charles Wceghman of
Chicago, Otto Btlcfcl of St. Louis, Rob
crt D. and Wajter Ward, owners of the
Brooklyn Federal franchise, and Mr. Oil
more.
no general league president said as
Jako Stahl hnd declined tho management
of tho Brooklyn team tho Federals now
have In view for that position a member
of the world tourists. Ho Intimated that
tho man In Sam Crawford.
'Tho nttltudo of organized baso ball
ha changed considerably toward us in
the last few days and organized baso ball
does not look at us with as hostile eyes
as It did," continued Mr. dllmore. "We
win be admitted to organized base ball
as a third major league before long."
Brother and Sister
About to Wed When
Rings Prove Two Kin
QREELEV, Colo., Feb. 2l.-Two rings
rang the passing ot the dreams ot a
wedded life together of Frank Cameron
and Mary Hardy, homesteaders, who were
to have begun their honeymoon hero to
day. Cameron woro one of tho rings a a
watch charm, Miss Hardy had tho other
as a keepsake from her brother.
Cameron Is years old. His homestead
is located fifteen miles from his nearest
neighbor, Miss Hardy, nt Buckingham,
Colo.
An acquaintance of a year terminated
today In Cameron procuring license and
speeding with a wedding ring to his fair
neighbor' ranch.
. Cameron was dressed In hls wedding
clothes. On his watch chain dangled tho
ring given him thirty-four yearn ago by
his sister, -when, aa orphans, thoy were
taken to different orphanages In Iowa.
Miss Hardy showed him the ring carved
from a dime given her- by her brother
when site left him for an orphanage.
Cameron recognized the ring ho had
rflvcn her when he was 11 year and she
but 9, so that they would always re
member each other.
BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND
FROZEN SOLIDLY IN ICE
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Feb. 21. Frozlen
solidly In the Ico In the harbor at City
Point, tho body of Miss Elizabeth A.
Evans, tl years old, a nurse, who had
been missing since February IT, was
found tonight by a fisherman. Two hun
dred boy scouts had been searching for
her alnco Saturday,
Miss Evans suffered a nervous break
down shortly before her dlsappearanco
and the polio believe ahe drowned her
self while despondent.
NAMED HEAD OF AMERICAN
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Jt-Dr. Cyril
Adler ot Philadelphia was elected presU
dent of tho American Jewish Historical
society at the final "session of the twenty
second annual meeting ot the organlza
tlon here today.
Ilulr Officially Proraulirated.
CINCINNATI. Feb. !.-The National
f?m,1,,llon tfliy PromuN
Bated the Inter-league waiver rulo that
Yl. mf.de 0,1 application of the Players'
fraternity at the commission' recVnt
meeting In New York. cv-iu
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CAIN SOME LITTLE BOWLER
Knocks Over 713 Pins, leading in
Qate City Tourney Singles.
ALSO LEADS IN THE ALL-EVENTS
WHoy Adda lutnrcst to tlm Proceed
Intra When lie Plica Up Total
of 7U Wroth llnvo
ConunnndliiK Lend.
The single In tho Gate City tourna
ment furnished many thrillers last night
on tho Morrison alleys. Chief among
theso wn the sonsntlonal total rolled "5y
Cain. Starting with a 245 game, he came
right back with 25! and finished with Hi
for a total of 713. With this total ho
leads In tho singles nnd also tho all
.events with a grand total of 1,939. Wiley
also sprung a sensation when ho piled
up a total of 672 early In the evening's
play. Purshouse In tho next squad
started out to beat Wlloy's total, but
fell eight pins short. Bushman with 611
and Fltz with C02 wcro other high rollew
In the singles.
In tho doubles the only score of note
was that rolled by Baum and Byrne
Their 1,183 total landed them In second
place In tho doubles.
Tho five-man and double events are
ended, with the Hancock Epstens win
ning first In tho former with 2,827. Mc
Cabe and Purshouse lead in tha doubles
with 1,203. A few more singles wl.t oo
rolled tonight, but it Is expected that
tho present high scores will stand.
The following are tho scores of tho last
squad of fivo-man teams and last night's
singles;
Doubles,
. Tim high scores:
McCabe and Purshouse 1,3)3
Uyrno and Daum... 1,183
Bland and McCoy 1,177
Needham nnd Monroe.,., , 1,165
Doherty and Miller 1.155
Stlne and Hoffman 1,146
Wiley nnd -Fit? , 1.H0
Boscy and Dalunke 1,130
Bolcr nnd McAndrews 1,123
Jones and Cain 1,113
FtveOInn Jtivent.
Hancock-Kpstcns 2,827
Peto Lochs 2.820
Lean's 2,7K
Caledonians 2,70a
nutans 2,667
Minute.
Cain 245
Wiley 234
Purshouso 222
Bushman 161
Fltz 203
McDonald 172
Hoffman 130
Lano 211
McCabe 167
Hadford 163
Bland 141
213
200
170
186
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1M
1SS
16S
20S
227
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67-631
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263
ISO.
211
203
212
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207
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Wroth Hold IIlic Lend.
Tho Wroth' Cafe team, by winning sis
Straight Sunday afternoon, has piled up
a string ot nineteen successive victories.
This accounts for their commanding lead
of the Omaha league. Sclple has been
shooting a strong game and so ha Ter
rell, who piled up n total of 727 In a
league match against the Corey & Mc
Kenzles Sunday afternoon. Martin aUo
has hovered over the 200 avcrago and
Fonton and Leam havo very capably
taken care of tho anchor and lead.off po
sitions. Terrell's 727 Is high total for tho
Omaha league this season and bids fair
to remain In that position.
Itnaket Hall litme nt Frauklln.
FHANKLW. eb., eb. 2. -(Special.)
Two ot the best basket bull games ot (he
season were played here haturday night.
The first game was between tha second
teams of the high school and tho
academy. At the closo ot tho first halt
tha high school was ahead by a score
of 7 to 6. In the last half the academy
took the lead nnd defeated tho. high
school 17 to 11. The second game waa
between the fast five of tha Hardy High
school and the first team ot the local
high school, and was a nip and tuck
affair from start to finish. The score at
the end of the first half was, Franklin,
14. Hardy. 11 In the last half both teami
mode heavier scores. Franklins finally
winning by a score of 35 to 33.
LOOKS GOOD FOR WAREHOUSE
Probability Provision for Omaha
Will Be Returned to Bill.
PICKENS TALKS WITH LEADERS
Underwood nnd Chnlrmnit Stephen'
Indicate They Were After Ware
houses nt New York nnil
Frisco.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Prospects tor tho continuance ot
tho Indian supply warcnousa at Omaha
wore encouraging tonight after confer
ences by Congressman Lobeck and
Charles H. Pickens of Omaha, who arrived
In the city late this afternoon with John
II. Stephens of Texas, chairman ot the
house commlttco on Indian affairs, and
Leader Underwood and later with Senator
Hitchcock. At the conference with Mr.
Underwood and Chairman Stephens it
seemed that those two leaders had not
wholly appreciated the importance ot the
Omaha station, but had had especially
In their minds tho discontinuance of the
New York and San Francisco stations, so
far removed from the habitation of the
Indian, whon they voted to abolish all of
the Indian supply stations In the coun
try. Senator Hitchcock assured Mr. Pickens
that every effort would be put forth to
reinstate Omaha In tho bill when It comes
In the senate committee and with tho
Interests shown by the chairman ot the
house Indian commltteo after the inter
view with him today It Is believed when
tho measuro finally goes In conference
ot tho committees ot the two houses
Omaha's chances are good for retaining
tho present supply station. Mr. Pickens
was much encouraged tonight at the re
sult of his efforts at the capltol Immedi
ately following his urrlval In tho city.
F. M. Sands of Gerlng and Congressman
Klnkald have telegraphed John M. Halll
gan. North Platte, attorney representing
tho Irrigation district, that It Is advisable
to defer for a month after the possible
enactment of tho proposed Irrigation law
now pending, to make application for
more, tlmo to pay water rights In tho
Gerlng and Brown's creek districts, in
stead ot filing the application now, as
waa Intended a few days ago, and for
which purpose Mr. Sands came here.
This action I deemed best by tho con
gressman and Mr. Sands tor the reason
that If the pending twenty-year bill for
payment of water rights l passed It will
nfford both a precedent and criterion for
the extension of tlmo to these districts.
Mr. Sands left for a visit to relatives In
New York last night before returning
home.
George Liggett, jr.. of Utlca. Neb., has
written Congressman Stephens strongly
urging Investigation ot tho alleged trust
In control of carbide, which Is the basis
for making acetyllno gas. The matter
has been taken up with the Departmont
of Justice by Congressman Stephens and
the letter of Mr. Liggett filed thero with
a view to obtaining a statement from the
department on the subject
Aid for Howard Comity.
Congressman Klnkald was Informed to
day of the alarming: epidemic of hog
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WRKSTLINO TO A FINISH
Two Fulls Out of Throe
JESS WESTERIJUM
American Heavy Weight
Champion, vs.
LEI FMIELL0
The Itallnn Demon.
Two rattling- good preliminaries 1
Bob VanoguXf vs. ITrank OoUman.
Oeorre CoUonaro vs. Walter
Thompson, rrlcca, 3 So, 50c 7So
and 91.00, 100 aUff stats, I1.SO,
You ASHftKe.D
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You ceter'Ai
cholera that Is proving disastrous to tho
hog Interests of Howard county. Ho had
not been Informed beforo that the disease
existed to so alarming an extent nnd it
onco made arrangements to confer to
morrow with Dr. Melvln, chief of the bu.
rcau of animal Industry, with' a vlow o
determlno whether It would be possiblo
for the department to step In and glvo
aid In stopplhg tho ravages of tho dis
ease there and In othbr places:
,"I hope tho services of the Agricultural
department to this end may bo secured."
said Judgo Klnkald today, "for I bollevo
they would prove of value. Tho report
of tho prevalence of tho dlseaso In Ne
braska contribute to a full Justification
of tho comparatively largo appropriation
In tho agricultural appropriation bill Juat
passed by the house and now beforo the
senato to bo used for tho express pur
pose or exterminating this malady to
common now In the great hog-fecd!ns
localities ot Nebraska and Iowa."
WnahlnKton Visitor.
Phillip Bross of Wahoo. Neb., secretary
u ZTTT EW.' JOS mi
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Service
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appreciate these qualities.
Economy that's a point for you.
Speedy, efficient delivery service
and handsome vehicles please
your patrons and advertise your business.
And by actual test, Electric Vohicle De
livery will show a lower cost than any
other method.
There is an Electric
For Every Business
Whatever your business
may be, there is an Electric Ve-
hiclo made for it. Wo can shov you somo
figures that will interest you.
Consult with us.
Omaha Electric Light
& Power Co.
M"t are
to Congressman Stephens, Is back at Vila
work after a visit home. .,
R. C. Cook of Blair. Neb., a student at.
tho Tennessee Military Institute. Sweet
water. Tenn.. is visiting his undo and
family.
Dr. C. P. Fall of Beatrico Is in tho c'.:y.
CLERK IN EXPRESS OFFICE
IS MURDERED BY BURGLAR
CORNING, 'n. Y Feb. 24.'-Harry Ed
wards, night clerk In the Well Farco
Express company's office hero; "waa mur
dered early today by a burglar, alleged'
to hnvo' been David- Dunn, 191 years old,'
a former employe of the company. The
police say Dunn has confessed.
Prompt discovery of tho crime and ar
rest of tho alleged murderer was duo to
Miss Carrie Nlles, a central telephone
operator. When a call came over the
express office lino and she could sot no
resronto to her requests for a number,
she listened.
Miss Nlles notified the police and when
an officer arrived at the express office
ho found Edwards dead.
and Ap
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