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Landis Rules Defendant Must File
Affidavits on or Before
January 16.
PAPER SERVED ON 0. HERRMANN
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CHICAGO. Jan. .Judge Landis In th
United Ptate district court ruled today
that defendants In the Federal league
suit against Organized Baso Hall tnuat
fllo affidavit on or before January K
Counsel for the Federal league, who re
quested the ruling, stated that affidavit
robably would be filed Monday. They
re to be uwd in support of the motion
f the plaintiff for a preliminary Injunc
tion on January 20.
Coplea of the. affidavit were served to
day en Garry Horrmann, chairman of th
National commission. In Cincinnati.
Magic City Girls
Defeat Tekamah
The girls' baaket ball team of the locaj
high school, defeated the Tekamah High
school girls' team last evening on the
local gymnasium floor at Twenty-fourth
rod . streets, 1ft to 14. Ths (am was
moderately rough throughout 1
Miss Ada Van Clove ok the Tekamah
team Played the best gaino or tlio even
int. while Mis Lillian Brooke starred
for the locals. Tha llnoup:
SOUTH OMAHA. TEKAMAH.
Hoden, C H.F.
Broker UF.
Kayner C.
Crowe H.O.
Nlrman U.fi.
R.F Thomas. O.
I-..F Cornultts
C Van Oleve
K.O Maker
U(l Lydclk
Held soala: Hnoth Dmnhi. Ilrwien
.Brooke 14), Rayner (2); Tekamah, Van
lev, 5. Frm throws: bouth Omaha:
Itrnnker (1): Trkajnah, Thomas (4). Foulai
Kouth Omaha, 13; Tekamah, 14. Kef ere:
Jean Berger. Scorer: Louis Foley, ..
National Golf Body
Fixes Where to
Play
HOGANS A HELPTO THE TRAP
Famous Shooter Does Much to Pro
mote the Popularity of the Sport
All Over the Country.
ORIGINATES NEW METHODS
NEW YORK. Jan. 9-If there la any
single factor that haa proved morn ef
fective than any other In developing the
popularity of the aport of trnrwhootlng
in tills country It Is the stlmnlntlng In
fluence given to the sport by that unique
organization, the Westy ' Hogans of
America, whose annual trspshootlng tour
nament In Atluntlo City, N. J., Is novr
looked iiHin In sporting circles as an
event of national importance and Justly
takes rank with other sporting events
of national character.
Thnt the Westy Hogans have done good
work In promoting target shooting Is
probably more generally recognised In
that section of the country Usually re
ferred to as the east, for the reason that
the members of the organization, with
few exceptions, follow their vocations In
the eastern states.
It was In the enst In Pennsylvania
thai their organization originated; their
annual tournament In conducted on the
shores of the Atlantic ocean, and the
great majority of the shooters who at
tend their tournaments come from easU
ern titles and towns.
Name Spread Her) whrre.
But the name and fame of the Westy
Hogans have spread to every part of
the United Htatca, a witness the fact
that at the tournament (n Hcplember o
this' year moro than one-half of the
states In the union were represented
among the contestants.
Conceived over night in a little Penn
sylvania mining town, where a one-day
shoot had beeen held during the day, in
the summer of 1907, the organisation was
launched, and in the following September
held Ha first tournament on Young's old
pier In Atlantto City. The membership
of the Westy Hogans. then consisted of
STARTING THE NEW YEAR RIGHT AT CONEY ISLAND New Year's day found fifty members of the two Coney
Island swimming clubs pledged to year-round bathing romping abcut the beach in the usual water attire and plunging
into the icy water. A big crowd shivered in furs and ulsters while watching them.
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INCREASE IH THE SPEEDERS
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the 2;10 section previous te l'.Ul reduced
their tecorrls.
The speed exhibition pacing was pheno-
scarcely a dosen well known professional , menal during the season, and it was no
NEW YOItK. Jan. .-The national ama
teur golf championship for Mi will be
contested on the links of the Country club
of Detroit, the women' national cham
pionship at the Onwcntsla club, )Lke For
est, 1IL, and the national open champion
ship at the Ualtusrol Country club, fchort
21111a. N. J.
These awards of national golfing events
were made at the annual meeting of the
Vnlted States Golf association her to
night The, election of officers resulted in the
confirmation of the only ticket in the
field, making Frank t Woodward of the
Denver Country club, and now president
of the Western Golf association, the new"
president of tli national body.
PLANS OF THE MINORS
NOT MUCH SOLACE TO ED
i:d Hpeltman, Omaha lad, "who grad
uated Into the professional ranks from
the aandlots of Omaha, can't find much
rolace in the new plans of the minor
league.- Sr1lman finished the season
laHt year with the Menonlmee club of
Ihe Wlaconaln-mtnoU lop. This year
the W-I la talking of reducing to Ciuss
3. and even if not a few salary reduc
t'ons. which do not appeal to Hpeilnian
will be Inorder. ' Bo if Kd can't be traded
or sold he will either forenaka the na
tional pastime or hurdle to the Feds.
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TO DETERMINE AMATEUR
SKATE TITLE AT CLEVELAND
trapshooters. Now it number fifty odd.
It might be said, by war of explana
tion, that membership in the organisa
tion la confined exclusively to representa
tives of firearms and ammunition man
ufacturers. Also, be It known, that their
only object as Westy Hogans Is to pro
mote the welfare of the cleanest and
most wholeawme' outdoor recreation there
Is. They are entirely unselfish In this,
and mercenary motives are beneath ttiOtn,
It is a cardinal principle of the Westy
Hogans. that no "shop talk" shall be in
dulged In at their annual tournaments,
and this rule is strictly adhered to.
The first tournament was a gratifying
success and a personal triumph for the
men who shouldered the responsibility
for ' undertaking the venture. Also, it
forecasted the future success of the
Westy Hogans' tournaments. Flxty-three
wonder that many world's championship
marks were lowered or equaled, all In
actual racing. No lean than ten of the
new "two-tenners" entered the 2:06 class,
while sixteen others paced to. records
from 2:06'.4 tu 2:06.
Makes sGrrat Kxhltiltlon.
Headed by Anna Bradford, 2:K, the
sensational t-year-old pacer, the fastest
twenty-six in the new Z:M list showed an
average speed of a shade faster than
1:0414. while the average record of ten In
the 1:06 division was a little faster than
i:03Vi, a speed exhibition which was never
thoUKht possibln before this year.
Of the thirty-nine pacers In the new re
duced lint, three entered the 2:00 class,
all In races, headed by Directum I., 1:58;
Frank Bogash. Jr., l:M'i. and William,
1 2:00 flat, all world's two-minute pacers
I In rarca. Fifteen In this Hut nunl S:ft"
ujneroni sow vers oua pan in sv- or ,Mtfr am, M ony throe wera n
ral .vents of tha first tournament, and. tfi6 ,.,, previously, this division added
all things considered, this was a good , rvcn do n IIlllkng twenty-two nlto
attendance.' gether. or ever 33 per cent of the total
Provides Novell lea, i number of 2:05 purer In the complete Mat
When the tournament was over the prior t n
Westy Hogans realised that In providing, .rPforaa In Negation. Way.
the novelty of shooting from an ocean Tlw average record of the fifteen In
pier they had Introduced aomethlng new ( the 2 05 list was aster than 1:0i Orant
and attractive In transhootlng. and from ; ing, for the purpose of explanutlon. that
that time until the next shoot-was hold j the .twenty-xix all took records equal
CHICAOO, Jan. . Tb amateur skat
ing title of the United Mates wtll be de
termined at a touraamei.t In Cleveland.
January 3 and V, and at ftiranao Lake,
N. T.. February 2 ani t. it was an
nounced ' today. President Allen L
Vilaui hard of the International Skating
union of Amariua. The tills will go the
skater making the greatest number ot
points In the various race scheduled,
thirty points being credited tor victory.
twenty for taking second place and Un
for winning third,
TENER CONFERS WITH
NATIONAL LEAGUE COUNSEL
FHIUmfrUinA. Jan. t. Preaident
Tener of the National league today dls-
tus4 with Georg Pepper, whom he hes
uiiHiated counsel tur the National league.
plans of defense la U recent suit brought as eiee
by the Federal leagu alnet Organised
base bail. Both lb governor and Mr.
Pepiwr decllnod txi discus the result of
tlmlr conferenoa.
In a statement iosutd later Goveraor
Tener relieraud his belief that Organlasd
base ball Is not a monopoly, asd Its con
duct under the National agreement Is not
1 violation ift th law.
11 the shooters who took part in the
first tournament were talking about It.
The result was that at the nvxt tourna
ment in ISO there were 10 entries. In
1X9, ITS different shooters participated,
and in 1911). ZX The high water mark
in attendance' was reached In the fol
lowing "year 111 I with 20 entries, and
there Is no telling what It would have
been In the following year If the Hogans
had not been deprived of the use of the i
pier through Its destruction by fire In
Ui winter of ltlL
At this period In their career the Westy
Hogans were confronted with the prob
lem of securing another squally attrac
tive place tu hold their tournaments.
much to their dlimey, and doubtless to
the disappointment of their friends, it
was found Impossible to secure another
pier available for trapshootlog.
Sat at Veate Perk.
Convlaord that it would be a mlaiaka
to take the. shoot away from Atlantic
City the Hogans found a suitable, but
perkap lea attractive, location in the
suburb of Atlantic City, and Si no then
their shoots have been held in Venice
Park, an Ideal shooting ground. Three
tournament, those ln 111, 11J and 1914,
have been held there, and while the at
tendance, for obvious reasons, has not
been a large as it undoubtedly would
have been on Young's pier, the V.'esty
Hogans shoot continues to t as popular
to their general average of 2:W'i. then colveU u lightly
the Incieave f tiu't performers for th
sesson become sensational, as previous
to lSfll the total mi in be r of 2:02U or faster
performers was thirty-nine, Including the
windahield recoids.
In the trotting section twelve now
chamnlontihlp records were made this
year with surprising average speed re
ductions, wlillo three others were equaled.
Pactir of the caliber of ptrectum I..
Frank Hogash. Jr.; Anna Bradford, R. II.
Brett. William, and lesser lights, made
twenty-five changes In championship
marks, while only one was equaled. The
"lion" of the trotters wa F.tawah. a
4-year-old colt and a race horse.: with
Prto Volo next in line for age and sex.
The former made four new championship
marks ami M one. In spite of the great
performances of Directum I. and Frank
Kogaah. Jr.. R. 11. Iirett hold most of the
new championship figures a 4-year-old
l sciunig sua a race pacer, who SIX to Ills i
credit; Directum I. has fiv; 'Bogash, Jr.,
three; William, three, and Anna Brad
j ford two. The other marks wera dis
tributed snioug six.
and th ' Townsend , have maintained a
perfact record. The decisive manner ln
which th Townsends have trimmed their
opponents gives faith that they are easily
the peer ot the league. The Clarks have'
also been displaying tin form.
Th Nebraska School for the Deaf
showed unusual" form in their game with
Belle vu college Thursday. The mutes
held th strong collegians to a 29 to 27
soora.
Basket Ball Notes.
Ever Increasing crowds seem to be
turning out tor the league contests.
Teams wishing games wltli the Pirate
call Doug, efeg and ask for carl WeUtl.
Paynter and I'atty have been shitted
front th second to the first high, school
team.
Call Webster 4M6 and aak for Kdward
Moray for practice guinea with the Uni
versity of Omuha.
For Bellevue, Allen at right forward,
gets away as well as any ot the tossers
ln tho Tri-Clty league.
Noland of tho Walter Q. Clarks Is
rapidly rounding Into trim. Agalnxt Uie
Bluffs "Y" he madn four fluid goals.
Grace surprised himaelf as well as his
friends when he made six field Koals
aalnat the First Christians Tuesday.
The Young Men's Christian association
squabs will Journey to Arlington Friday
night to play the high school of that
town.
Th Crelffhton Lrfiwa do not seem to
lack suitable players, even though I. Inn
and Klepaer are not permitted to wear
their colors.
Cooper, th stocky center for th Ne
braska School for the Deaf, loo pud five
11 Id goals as-nlnst Bellevue college on
Thursday evening.
Next Saturday, when th Omaha High
school meets York high, the Omaha Na
tional bunk will btua-e. a preliminary with
the liltfh school seconds.
Cook, . centwr for the Council Bluffs
Yoiimt Mens Christian asoodntlon, re
turned ankia in me
ATHLETIC TEAMS
fICKEDFOR 1914
All-American Athletic and All-College
Squads Chosen by A. A. U.
President.
The Thorpelan Reaerves are one of the
latert tu Join the basket ball ranks. Tlielr
lineup includea Ivlnaon, Miller. Abra
huuuon. lluhln, Clvln and Margolin.
UHe -Meyers was guarded so cloee In
the mime against the Council Uluffa
Your.k Men's Christian asinriutkm that
he vuccx-eded In making but four baskets
for the Clarks.
Here's the lineup of the A. T. Benson's
Cutis: Blllv Bullnrd. Nicholson. . Crof ton.
Oeis'er. McFirland. Moskoalts and
Itektns. Any class C tram wishing games
call Walnut Wi and ask for Builard.
GOTGH TELLS HOW HE TRAINS
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LAWS TAKE PHONES' PLACE
(Continued from Tag One.)
form. It was my hardest task to aban
don my tobacco-smoking habits.
"Moderation in wrestling is good for
the college man. but too much, of It is
bad. 1 believe that wrestling take into
action every part of the body belter fthan
any other form of athletics. Wrestling Is
good for th college man If he limits him
self to fifteen, minutes of It In a good,
stiff manner. That is all he should lke
at one time.
"To th rblleg man who achieves
greatness In athletics I give Ui' greatest
I credit. He is carrying twice the load I
carried hen I was folio Ing the wres-
EAST HAS THE MOST MEMBEES
NEW YORK, Jan. . The name of
twenty club and four college athletes
appear In the All-American athletic train
for 1914, as selected by Alfred J. till,
president of the Amateur Athletic union.
The Amateur Athletic, union executive is
continuing tho annual selection, of these
Pole vault: C. Borgstrom, University
ot Southern California.
Putting sixteen-pound hot: R, I
Beatty, Columbia university.
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer: K.
P. Bailey, University of Maine.
Cross-country: D. F, Potter, Cornell
university.
STATE PROFIT BY BOXING
Begnlation of the Sport in Wiscon
sin is Success and .Game Gives
State Good Kevenue.
VIOLATIONS ABE VERY SCARCE
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. .-Boxlng ln
Wisconsin under state regulation has been
a success and the commonwealth has
profited mora than 112,000. according to a
report of the state athletic commission
teams, first introduced by the late James ' prepared and Issued today for presenta
B. Sullivan, today named amateur from
all parts of the country for the twenty
five events listed- '
Hatines Kolchnialnen I the only one
nominated for two events. The cast has
tion to the legislature.
The report says in part:
"There wa more or leas opposition of
the commission when it wa created by
! those opposed to boxing, but wis and
the createst renresentutlon with fifteen 1 careful administration ot 'the law and
names, with the Pacific coast second with toul elimination of tha evil feature of
six and the niiddlowest third with turee, j ,h ol1 Pr' ring won thousand of
mends for the game.
"In fact, legalised boxing ha net with
statewide approval. Tlie general publio
All-American Team.
The All-Amerlcan athletic team la
follows:
as
100-yard run H. P. Drew. University I '"rest in th sport is reflected In th
of Uoutnurn California. fact that during the period covered by
cl-l run: ueo.g Parker. Olympic this report. Including one full winter
'-ya" ruuT' A?;h T. Meyer. Irish- '8on' ner,y 150000 P" -
American Atiiiotio club. tended boxing exhibitions and have paid
4to-yurd run: J. P.. . (Ted) Meredith, for admlssleon nearly 2&0,000
I nlversity of Pennsylvania. ..Tha commission has been most
t,-yara run: T. J. Halp.ii. Boston Ath- , " commission nas neen most
letic utuocitttion. stringent In enforcing the law and there
0-yarj run: Homer Baker, New York have been very few violations In only
AuV.-nlirJUkrun: A. H. Klvlat, Irish- one "taw. w a boxer accused of
Aniuiiian Athietic club. shamming. He was Immediately given
Two-mile rJu. Harry J. milh, Bronx a. hearing and on being found guilty was
CKlvS"ru: Willie Kyronen. Kaleva h"e? 7 k"" ,Ut '
Athletic cub. ' period of one year.
Tun-intie run, for cross-country: H. I Since its creation the commission has
ivoictimainen. Irish-American Athletic : licensed thirty-four clubs, revoked three
licenses and refused one. The receipts of
I tllng game. He has mental and chjulral
strongest five ln the league, to a S3 to ii tasks, whit I only had tha latter. But.
l'ore j above all. In order to achieve greatness
Considerable, activity took place In tha 1 in athlailc. a man must live a clean.
Th attendance Jumped from r in Ull ;"ommer 8u lt week. Ths Omaha wholescjn life ." '
Carroll 'W las frvirs DeulaM.
IJILNISON. la.. Jan. . ti-tsl Tele
fi am. The 1clte between Carroll and
1, n''n Hlgn a- Uool on. "Advisability
i.l Literary Test ta llsetrict Imml.r.
1oii," was n by Carroll. I to 1. Tb
ji.der were Principal Marshall of Ceui-
.1 iiiuffu. tup-iiritn(iFnt tjraham of
Miss-rtirt Valley and duperli)trn4eat iullh
M leioa. Iientaon tm tonalstod of
s.)xl Vom. lluKh Ivongar ond Btirt
i N il.Unis. Ths I mi roll train cotmistexi of
Martha leU, Pauliue Kelly and Casper
ciy.
to IM la mi. and It U doubtful If a better I
pleased party of trapshooters than thos
wh participated In this Isst tournament
could be found anywhere.
The rls of the Westy Hogans haa bo to
tmty noteworthy. They are a credit t
th "gam and all outdoor, sport-loving
enthusiasts who know them will subscribe
to this.
High School resorvrs landed a victory.
from a close defeat, to their engagement
with th Council Bluff Cub. Th con
test was on of the mot spectacular
played this season. After being led by a
aaf margin until th last eight minute
of pUy. Mills' minion copped th gam
by a hlr-rjAth, 9 to C
Banker Hold Uawa Ltd.
Th Omaha National bank quintet
allowed that they Hill have the rlht to
CUP,. '.UANO. Jl. Jan ti ,!-. I hold the lid on the ruat of their . rn-
'ri'.VTiTT '""' b"U u,m ,n- teniporaiie. The bankers wal'oped ths
Th team wiU tost tier February Jtv (easy and dcU.-lve manner ThursJsy after-
... -v nouv
iB"M asosraia bCSH. I m.,lr ,immlu ta Ks full nf
i ini nnmr lyi.ii.i null , . - . u. .. -
liight ollJ eiorr jrevio'o nt in-
v uir u. . iari
. Frkraary .
-.UANO. (Jl. Jn. I -The ('lev
W A Ba ak . j .
..rJl , Jir:,..."" L".nw..T.T"rc"'--t ' action for th Comnv-xlal flippora Ths
uie old story prrdon
City league. Both th
the Uc no Indian scliool hn ut
ay a scoi ot u to ..
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TEMPERANCE AT MICHIGAN
(Continued from Pag Ona)
th university. It nie&u that we should
give our support to any movement or
practice that ha as its purpose th gen
eral moral, athletic and academlo uplift
Any practice that dissipate our ener
gies and lower our efficiency can mean
only on thing a lower stsndard of school
work and athletics."
Ke after Miller.
Both the Indianapolis and Chicago Fed
eral league clubs are said to b hot on
th trail of Kay Miller, first baseman of
the 1 utumliua Amerh-an association dub. .
V I . 1 1.. v 1. - a .., if iu.l lha ni.n...m.n Ha.l
ho will bold out tur aa increas of salary. I Darluioutn.
club.
hjo-yard hurdWs: F. W. Kelly, L'ni
veraUy of Southern California.
w-yaru nuruits: J. xxjoiuls, Chicago
Athlet.c association.
4iyard iiuiuua; W. II. Meanlx, Boa
ton Athletic aasu.iutlon.
ltunning broua jumii: 1'latt Adams.
New York Atuletlc club.
ltunning lugn Jump: Kdward Beeson,
Olya inc cluh, .-'a a I runi'luco.
Throwing the aiacua: i:. Muller, Irlsh
Ainernaii Atnletic club.
iiu.iiung iioi. stp and Jump: D. J.
Ahearn, Illinois Atiilctic cluh.
Pole vault; C. iiorgstroin. University
ot Mouthern California.
l ulling sixtceii-pounl shot; P. J. Mo
Donald. Irtsh-Amrrlcaii Athletic club.
F.iiy-ix-pound hammer lor distance:
M. j. JflVUratn, lrisn-Amerlcan Atnlvttc
club.
'inrowlng sixteen-pound nammer: P.
Kyan, inau-Amernsii Athlctio club.
Throwing th Javeiin: Harry Llvers
Cuac. tutu i aiiCisi'o oly ti.au sciiuim.
Vvalklng: jMlwaid Henx, Mohawk Ath
ietic club.
All-around: Avery Brundage, Chicago
Athletic association
In the all-college team selections,
Cornell leads with four members ot tae
U'H combination. Ths University of Cali
fornia piaccs tliive and Pennsylvania
two. Michigan, Yale, Dartmouth, Co
bjinbla and Maine athlete complete tue
I Sin.
All-Col lea Team.
Th All-Amerlcan college team is as
follows:
lanyard run: II. P. Drew. University
of foumern California.
no-yard ruu. 11. H. tieward. University
of Micii.gan.
44U-yard run: J. K. (Ted) Meredith. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
uo-yard 'run: lavs Caldwell. Cornell
univeraity.
One-niiie run 8. I Spelden. Cornell
uaiveratty. .
Two-nJ.s run: J. F Hoffoocysr, Cur
Oell unikerslty.
lV-jard hurdles: P. W. Kelly, Unl
ve.sity of iMjuthern California.
J-M-yaj-J hurdirs. R. D. Ferguson. UnJ
verstty af Pvtuisylvaaia.
ltunning hlah Jump; W, M. Oler, Tal
university.
ltunnmg broad Jump: r. U, Ngrdell,
clubs operating under the commission
covering the period of the report, aggre
gates IU4S.613.40. The total expenses of
the commission were $1,618 21.
Ivy Wingo Goes to
The Cincinnati Club
CINCINNATI. Jan. '.-Manager MUler
Hugg'.ns of the Ft. Louis National league
base ball team, announced here tonight
that Catcher Ivy Wlngo Ijad been trans
ferred tu tne Cincinnati club. The two
year contract which Wlngo recently
signed with the fct, louis club will be
duplicated by the Cincinnati management,
and Wingo has agreed to sign It. Hlgglns
said that as yet no player or money
figur in the deal, but something would
be done later.
President Htrrmahn announced that T.
S. Griffith, an Indianapolis American as
sociation outfielder, had been secured by
his club.
Pugilist Dies from
Effect of Knockout
SEATTTJ?. Wash.. Jan. .-U Ander
son, a heavy weight prise fighter, known
in the ring as Jack Newton, who suf
fered concussion of the brain aa th re
sult of a knockout last night at the
hands of Ike Cohen, died today without
having regained consciousness. Cohen
and on of hi second are la Jail In de
fault of ball. Lonnl Austin, th refre,
and throe other ar out on ball The
bout wa fought before th Pacific Ath
ltlo club, an organisation composed of
poUoeoMti and firemen.
p Want Ada Produc Results.
HITCHCOCK'S- BILL
MEETS WITH PAYOR
Mass Meeting at the City Hall En
dorses It German Professor
Praises Kaiser.
PEACE PRIZE FOR THE KAISER
The council chamber of tha city hall
was packed to capacity by some TOO per
sons, largely Germans, at the peace meet
ing held last night for the discussion of
the Hitchcock bill to prohibit the trans
portation of munitions of war from this
country to foreign nations engaged in
war.
A resolution wa passed tn favor of the
Hitchcock bill. The members of the reso
lution committee were Byron O. Bin-bank,
Norrls Brown, Arthur Wakeley, Rabbi
Frederick Cohn, Arthur Mullen, Dr. A.
F. Jona?, Rev T. J. Mackay, Dr. Bed
lacek, Nels Thorsen, T. B. Murray and!
F. I Haller.
Dr. Eugene Kuhnemann of th Uni
versity of Bres'.au in Germany, was tho
principal speaker. Ha spoke for an hour
and a half on Germany a a country.
"Even until July 31, Germany was of
peaceful disposition," declared Dr. Kuhne
mann. "On the morning of that day we
regarded war as improbable, on the aft
ernoon of that day w wer told to
prepare.
To Fight to the Lat.
"Th spirit of Frederick the Great has
been Instilled in the whole of th Ger
man populaca and German wtll uphold
tha honor of their country and fight fo
the very laat.
"The German kaiser i for peace. Ha
is the one man who ha worked for
peace and he I tha only ' man ln tho
world who should be awarded th Noebel
prize for peace. ,
"A for Belgium, there Is no neutrality
of Belgium. Belgium violated any neu
trality It might have had as early as
1906 when It entered Into secret agree
ments with England. The Belgian war
forced Into this war by England. And
we German are right now doing mora
for the Belgian than you Americana have
ever done.
"You are reading report In your news
paper of the fat of certain battles. But
in those report you will find that the
official announcement ahow many Ger
man victories while the report of Eng
lish victories ar all false."
M. F. Harrington spoke In favor Of
Germany and advocated th bill which
will prevent the transportation oil
muntlona of war to France, England and
Russia.
Rev. H. Miller of Athot. Kan., who
cam from that place expressly to attend
th peace meeting said, "a American
cltlsens of German desoent, let aa aup
port the Hitchcock bill." .
General Cowln advocated th prohibition
of the Importation of American arms and
ammunition into Mexico and also declared
"a neutrality meeting I no place to laud
any one of tho belligerent power. Let
us talk alone on neutrality."
Richard 1 Metcalf - was tha lost
speaker. "I cannot hear th song of
war," said Metcalfe, "I can only hear tb
songs of humanity. This 1 not a German
question, an English question or a French
question. It is an American question. We
must preserve our neutrality and I be
lieve the Hitchcock bill will be of material
assistance in that direction. It matters
not to m who will benefit and who will
suffer by the passage of that bill, but
It dor matter to me In that It preserve
the neutrality of this nation."
Judge Blabaugh presided as chairman
of th meeting and Var Peter acted aa
secretary. '
New Haven Officials
Will Come to Omaha '
to Study Railroading
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-A coramltte of
eight officials of the New Tork, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company, in
cluding Vice President J. M. Tomllnson
nd General Manager C. U Bardo. has
ben appointed by President Elliott, It
was announced today, to visit Detroit,
Chicago, Kt. Paul. Omaha, St. Louis and
other citie in the west and middle west
to study railroad operations there, with
a view of obtaining information and data
that would be helpful In making th op
eration of the New Haven road safer,
more efficient and more economical.
M'GOORTY GETS DECISION
0VERBILLY "MURRAY
MILWAUKEE. Jan. .-Eddlo McGoorty
of Oahkosh. tonight earned a decision
over BWy Murray of Ban Francisco In
ten round. He sent Murray down for
the count of eight in the fourth round.
McGoorty had six rounds, Murray two
and two were even.
Umpire I Married.
Harry (ieisol. Central leaarue umplr.
was married last week In Indianapolis to
Miss Alice Collins of that illy, where the
't.uple will live, (ieisel is employed In
Indianapolis during the winter and also
is in demand as a r fence In billiard
matches.
Meraea All la.
Th V canton club of the ew Tork
State leagu ha purchased Catcher Char
ley Miller of th Harriaburg Trt-fitata
league elub and h will uoco4 th vot
oraa Bill Bar so. who I a fin fkaldtag
and throwing catcher, but ha failed to
hit up to requirement.
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