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MINNEAPOLIS. Ot. n.-Plsylng Id a
rain that seriously Interfered with the
in of forward passes, the University of
Minnesota today defeated the University
ot South Dakota, 1 to 0. Captain Colon
acorad two touchdown In the second
period and Vans, on a forward pan from
Wyman, eroaaed the goal line In the final
quarter for the third touchdown. Solon
kicked one goal from tourhdow. Fre
quent penalUee marred the Mlnnesotans'
play.
The line up:
MINNESOTA (IS)
Rant on I.H
Tismqutat UT
Dunnlsaa L.O.
Xtnwn C.
ru n.a.
Hauner R.T.
Ruckley R K
ln ...Q.B.
Kinsman .......Kit.
Wyman R H.
Bolon (C.) K B.
BO. DAKOTA O)
R K ,. Ilinwn
R.T Duncan
R.O Hrooka
C Tuckr
Ij.( llornvr
UT Stone
K. Hnl
g.H Parllman
LH Vldal
It. II Tyra
F.U.MrCormlt'k (C.)
Hrore by periods:
Minnesota OHO
Koulh Dakota 0 0 0 0
Rferee: Holderneas. Ihl(rh. Umpire:
XnlKht, Dartmouth. ('If Id Judge: K.
lardncr, Cornell. Head linesman: Hard
Ins, Minnesota. Time of per!rdt: 1.1
minutes. Minnesota scoring touchdowna:
Union (2), Ixitih. Ooal from touchdown:
rVilon, SubMltutlona Minnennta: Hal
lent ma for Kief man. llarwlg -for Turti
iulat. Johnson for Holon, i on way fur
lluiMD, Oray for Kauaer, ftnrafka for
)'Hion, Wilson for Oernu. South Dakota:
Nregu for Tyre, Morgan for HengeL
High Seconds Trim
: Deaf Lads Easily
The Central High eohool second' took
the laatltute for the Deaf eleven to a
trimming, by the eoor of Jl to a, Sat
urday afternoon at Fontenelle park. The
Came waa alowed up somewhat on ac
count of the wet field. "Fuuijr" Mae
farland. the crappy little quarter on the
high erhool tanv wag the bright
or ine game. 1 1" mo wW wnvuuviriia,
one of them after Intercepting a for
ward paas on -the high school's twenty
yard Una and daahlng eighty yards to
a touchdown.
' The high school seconds will play Com
mercial High next Friday afternoon.
Lineup:
HIOII BECONH".
DRAF IN8TITUTK.
RurneBS
.U.K.
UK.
Netuall
Hn.mn ....
Orove .
IiRron
Cohan
riilrea ....
t'omp
1 farland
....RT.
...R.O.
UT....
L.O....
C.
R.O....
ILT....
it.n....
iiu'
K.H....
UH...
.... Fullmer
Bahrenhoiv
... Johnson
Cos
....UT.
Qomme
Reors
....UK
...OH
..... Krohn
fx'Ott
..lLH
Ptark
1 uinjrardner ..F. H
..... Corier
Kwlller ....L.H.
.. TMiiUlea
ftiabatltutea: Carson for Comp, bhep'
herd for Rrogan. Tsylor for BurH'M,
V-omall for Cohan. Xatleman for tfcjulrea,
llrier for oott Of'flclaia. Keferee
k.i of lntltte for the Deaf. Vm
16.' Head j
ft
iri ftj a i; i) i.i , vnvii l
nesinaa: T. Bsumnardner. Ttinekeeper: I
" - - . a - . I 111. V.
...... .n Tim f nuartnrt: twelve min
..... t.i..iiii. Macfarland ll)
Fiark! Bwlier. Ooal after touchdown!
M Tarland.
'Tigers Roll Up Big
Score on LaFayette
PRINCETON. N. J Oct. IT. Princeton
w,nA n a .core of 40 to I aga'tist tha
Jfayette foot ball team here txlay. but
the Tlsltore have what consolation there,
. n tha fa.ct that the are the first
eleven that has soored on the Ttgerg
this sesson. Lake. Lafsyotte'e fullback,
kicked a flald goal from the twenty-
aitaht-vard line In the fourth period. A
minute before the rialtors ha4 pene.
trated to within two feet of Princeton's
oal. bat they failed la their drive
agalast tbe line. Princeton's entire sec
ond teem had replaoed the regulars when
La Fsyette became dangerous.
1
Cornell Takes Easy
One from Bucknell
ITHACA. N. T.. .Oct. n.-Cornirs
expcted test ef strength with Bucknell
failed to materialise today and ths
Itharan won eaiOy, by 41 to a The
Bucknell line crumpled like paper before
the Cornell attack, Capt&la Barrett scor
ing four toecfedowas, two of them on
eenaatlonal long runs.
la the third quarter. Cornell s second
'varsity replaced the first team and la
the final Quarter the third str.ng men
went In. Each of tbe new squads scored
a touchdown.
Badgers Win Hard
Battle from Perdue
I AFATETTE, Ind., Oct IT. Wlscon-
sin won from Perdue. It to t, here today
la a game that was closer than th score
Irn'Wt. The bollermakers line etcP-
pea the heavy Badgers time after
tlrie and Wtecoiir'- frequency as bold
for downs.
The tall waa in Wlsccnain territory
throughout the flrnt quarter. In the
fourth pfrtod. t'aptaun Biov-kcr of Pur
da ws UOured and left tb game.
Jack Gets is a Blanket
GIANTS HELPLESS
BEFORE PAT RAGAH
Oman Lad Who Harls for Boiton
Brave. Hold Chicago Giant to
Two Ilit and Pro Win.
NOT AN ERROR 13 CHALKED TIP
Orer I.flflo persona ocrupled the grand
stand and bleachers at Rourke park yes
terday to see Clink Claire's all-pro team
lick Foster's American Chicago Olants,
t to 1. with Don Carlos Ragan of the
Ronton Braves chucking the pill for the
Pros. Don Carlos allowed tlie dusky'
hued gents but two lone bits, both made
by I Ilil. and one of which was a home
run drive in the ultimate chapter.
In the third round the salaried dudes
put their scoring machine on the Job
and Patrick Ragan hopped on one for
two cushion. Bynek fleet footed one
out to bag one, Ragan going to third.
Then Rchlclbner cracked one to second.
scoring Rsgan and advancing Bynekto
the mlddlo pillow. Mr, Forsythe then
came to tbo rescue, pucturing one for
two bags en which Bynek scored. This
ended the scoring for the professionals.
During the entire fracas, the colored
boys never looked dangeraus, but never-
the less in the final chapter Captain
1III1 of the Olants lifted ons over the
boards for the limit. Both sides played
In mldeaon form, not a wabble being
registered by either brigade. Many sen
sational and phenominat catches and
tops were made, the most spectacular of
which was a catch of a line drive by
Clink Claire. Forsythe and Williams
pulled a couple out of the clouds that
were tagged hits.
Klamukes twirled an excellent game,
being especially good In the pinches. He
struck out five and although he allowed
nine hits, several for extra bases, the
opposition could only score In one round.
Score:
AM ST AM. A HER. OlANTf.
AH H O A K. AS H 1 A B
rnk. lb... it unarber. lb.. 0 1 4
n.'Mi.Mir. hi emu. cf 4 a t
FonrtlM, ef atmacaa, rt.. 4 1
Kan, lb.... 4 1 11 0IJ..d, (... 4 I I
Williams, III I I SMnAdoo. lb. I 111
nuiir, i i e ik)im. ir t i i
lrke, lb., I e 1 I enaarhma. ftl M I
i 4 1 trtway, t... 114
II 04 Dlltumukmi, ( I D 1 I
'Jnhtn ....1 to
TnUI ....M I 17 U ewimama, 0
TnhiU . aa I u 11
Jenklna batted for lllnmukf .
AlM'ro o 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 ft I
American Uinnta..o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
-rwo-base lilt: Hchleloner, Forsythe,
Wllllnm 2, Ragnn. Home run: Hill.
Fact-trice bits: Under. Hani. Ri.ilin
nases: iiuiier. mil. utrurK out: Hy
RnKnn. B; by Rlsmukea, 6. RKaea on ball:
Off Ragsn, Si off Williams, 1. hit by
I'lu-iieu umi; xsuiicr. iouiie plsy:
tnk to tMalre to Kane. Time: l:S.
uiupire: vtonuing.
White Autos Will
Not Play in Omaha
On Way to Coast
The White Autos. . who defeated the
Omaha Ijuxus a week ago yesterday at
Cleveland when the Uuxus got the buck
fever because of a crowd of loo.flOO per
sons, will not play ths Omaha crew here
on their way to the coast, where the
Cleveland champs battle Tacoma for the
i amateur championship of the country.
An effort was made toy the official"
of the Omaha Amateur Rase Rail asso
ciation to t nduce the White Autos to
I stop off here on their way to Ban Fran
I Cisco, but the White Autos departed
from Cleveland last night and will not
stop over here, (runday the Whites played
an all-professional team In Cleveland
1 1 raise funds with which to f Inanoe the
trip. The pros onpped. M to T .
Secret Practice is
Order at Creighton
Beginning today secret practice will be
the order of the day for the Oelghtnn
varsity in preparation for the local
school's gridiron battle with the Haskell
Indians Saturday.
MfTis has figured out a number of play
to be used against the Indiana which have
been carefully kept under cover In games
so far played. This week the team 0
work behind close dduors on this array
of stilts and elusive formations.
BAY STATE AGGIES
AND HOLY CROSS TIE
WORCESTER. Mass., OH. JT.-Hoi
Cross and Massachusetts Aggies played
i to i tie game today on Fltton field.
The Aggies scored their touchdown
In
the first plsy of the second period on
forward pass, and Holy Croaa tied the
score la the fourth period on a similar
play. Ray putting th ball over fur the
Massachusetts Agricultural college and
McCarthy for Holy Cross.
la Right Place.
The old soldier waa telling of bis thrill
ing adventurea on the fluid of battle to a
party cf young fellows, on or two of
whom were sceptical as to his veracity.
"Then," he said, "the surgeor took me
up and laid ma carefully IV am
munition iTn, and"
"1-ook hem," interrupted one of the
doubtful liatenera, "y u don't mean the
ammunition iri. You cm a a the am
hulnrii'e wagon." .
"No,'' he Initiated. 'I was so full of
hulli'ls that they decided I ought to so
In the aiiununliion wagon." London Tit
lilt
THE BEE:
OHIO STATE HOLDS
ILLINOISJO A TIE
Winter of Home Team, on 33-Yard
Line in Fourth, Kicks Goal
from Placement.
FIGURES ARE THBEE TO THREE
COMTMBU. O., Oct. IT. With two of
their best ground gainers on the side line
the Illinois foot ball players were held
to a tie by Ohio Pttat on Ohio field, to
day. The final soore was I to 1
Standing on the .thlrty-thlrd-yard line
in the fourth period. Halfback Winters
of the Ohio eleven kicked a goal from
placement for the scors of the game.
With defeat hanging over their heads
the Illinois team repeatedly made use
of the forward pass, bringing the ball
to the twenty-four-yard line, where
Quarterback M scomber drop-kicked the
ball through tbe poets for his team's
three points.
The Illinois, playing without Halfback
Pogtie and Quarterback Clark, lacked
some of the dash which the team has
shown with these regulars In the lineup.
I
Big Black Soldier
Gets Cross of Honor
for His Bravery
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
PARIS. Oct. 11. The first and only
trooper of the Tnrcos, or French blsck
troops from Senegal and Algeria, to re
ceive the Lesion of Honor from the
French government la a thick-set, coal-
black, mlddlo aged infantryman, who
went through one of th queer experiences
of the war. While operations were active
at the front a short time ago, it was de
termined to fall back from a given point.
and this Turco wsa given the small steel
safe containing 60,000 francs In govern
ment funds to carry back to the new
position. He was given a donkey and
started off with the safe and treasure.
Suddenly, however, all the plana of re
moval were Interrupted by a German
raid, which swept the Turkoa and all
other troops, with their horses and sup
plies, Into the utmost confusion. Many
were killed and the whole force badly
scattered. It was taken for granted that
the Turko with the safe and treasure was
certainly lost, as even those not burdened
with heavy load had been swept away
In th Impetuous raid.
Some days later the French outposts
were astonished to have the Turko. with
the safe on his back, trudge Into oamp.
His donkey had been killed, and for three
days he had been Inside the German
lines carrying a steel aafe on his back.
He newer let go of the safe. When the
Turko Hnea were swept Into confusion by
the machine gun fire, he ftrat lost his
donkey, snd then with his safe crept
under some bushes. The Qerman lines
rushed past his hiding place and he was
left behind the Oerman , line. He kept
concealed during the day, and at night,
with the snfe on his back, picked his
way forward through the Oerman rear
guard to some new hiding place. This
waa kept up until at last he trudged into
the Frenoh camp and laid down the safe
and treasure before the astonished
French colonel.
They gave him th Legion of Honor,
and the whole regiment waa drawn up as
he received It from the representative
of the government, who gave him the
acolade. or kiss of honor, on his coal-
black face.
Court-Martial in
France Unholds the
Position of Censor
(Correspondence of the Associated rPese.)
PARIS Oct. 11. The censor, after com
ing In for so much criticism front Clen
enceau of th Homme Enchalne and other
discontented editors, has )uat been at
tacked before' the court-martial of Paris
by M. Jacques Bonson. who was defend
ing before the seoond oourMnartlal of
Paris M. Louis Lenix, charged with
spreading alarming reports.
"The censor." cried M. Bonson, "Is ai
Indefinable person with nineteen tenta
cles without apparently a single head."
"The law of 1KM," M. Bonson roalhd.
"punlsnad only the publication of fatee
reports spread tn bad faith, while ths
law of 11)14 prohibits even the divulging
of nillltary or diplomatic truths it they
are of a nature to exercise a harmful In
fluence on the state of mind ot the army
or th population. Only the government
may tell the truth, even political, which
means that we aava aooorded to the pres
ent ministry what the YUoount Chateau
brtand would not have eonoeded to the
king, what Lacordalre would have denied
to the pope, and what Victor Hugo would
not have permitted to th rising re-
public."
The oourt-martlal appear te uphold th
ccitaor, fur In ptte of M. Leroux' regret
they fined htra 10 franoa
A irrn di imvwawt.
"I see when a man rsna for office h
has to put himself In th hands of his
fru-mla.
' V. my dear."
' If a woman ran wotild ahe hare to
put hereeif In the hands ot her woman
friends '
"I miupoa so."
"Well. I don't think many women will
run. Think of takln such chances."
lutavllie Courier-Journal.
OMAILA, MONDAY, OCTOBER. 18, 1915.
CnprHjttit. W5, International
News Service.
LOBECK TELLS HOW
HE SPENDS MONEY
Aocoont for Hi Salary from the
Government for Several
Tear Back. -
PATS PART OF HIS DEBTS
C. O. Loteck, democratic congress
man from this district, was sum
moned before District Judge English
to tell how he spent hlg salary of
$615 a month without saving any
money to pay his creditors. Gunner
A. Lindquist, who holds Judgments
of 2,727 and $2,250 for cash ad
vanced to Mr. Lobeck many years ago,
was the man who sought the infor
mation.
Attorney DeBord, representing Mr.
Lindquist, gave Mr. Lobeck a searching
examination.
What ha been your salary from the
government for the last several years T"
demanded the attorney.
'Seven thousand, five hundred dollars
a yeas."
"What else do you receiver
"Nothing."
"Do you not receive mileage T"
"Tea."
Hew nuotiT"
Mlleaare, Too.
"Sometimes it amounts to $500 a year,
but we do not get mileage every year."
"Are you interested in any other busi
ness enfcerprteaT"
"No."
"Have yoa had any other means of se
curing an Income T"
"Well, I was promised stock in the
Tungsten Mountain mines of Colorado It
1 sold some stock, but I haven't sold
any.''
"You have received 130,000 in four
yeart"
"Tea."
"What have you done ' with that
money T"
"Spent if
Have you any property, at allT"
"None at all."
"Do you expect to beat Mr. Lindquist
out of his money T
"No, sir."
Here Judge English Interrupted with an
admonition. "
"Well. X want to get the spirit of the
man before the court," said Attorney De
Bord.
"You ere entitled to the money, but not
to the spirit," said the Judge.
Congressman Lobeck testified that he
drew his salary as needed from the ser-geant-at-arms
at Washington.
Finally Mr. Lobeck produced omo
shares of what he called "Swedish li
brary" stock, which, he said, he cheer
folly turned over to Mr. Lindquist to be
sold to apply on th debt.
BUYING EGGS IN CHINA
FOR THREE CENTS A DOZEN
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
HANKOW, China. Oct. . Prices ot
eggs, chicken and other poultry are so
low In the Yang-ate-klang valley that an
English company ha developed a large
business In shipping such product to
Great Britain.
Practically every Chinese family in the
remote country district, a well as In
th towns and cities, keeps chickens. The
price of eggs In th villages accessible to
river transportation is now about S cents
gold a doaen. Spring chickens sell for
about cent gold each. In remote in
terior points, where copper coin are still
largely In use, the price are much
lower.
Many of the emr purchased along th
Yang-tse-ktang are dried for tb use of
baker In Europe and other part of the
world. Th white and yolk are are
dried separately.
FALSE HERO SENT TO JAIL
FOR FORGING BAD CHECKS
(Correnpondenoe of th ' Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct Many swindler
have posed as Victoria Cross heroes with
profit since the beginning of the war.
but it remained for Bam Rutherford, a
Scotchman, to dress himself In the uni
form of an officer of the Rlack Watch
with V. C. and D. 8. O. dccoratlona on
his chest, give hi face a coat of metal
polish, and announce at a well known
health resort that he waa a 'victim of a
Oerman gas attack.
Rutherford did servo In th medical
corps, in England for a while before
deserting. From then on he lived in
first claaa styls on worthies checks.
even numbering among hkt victims a
Young Men' Christian association secre
tary, whom he , induced to advance
him tM.
He has been convicted and sentenced
to twenty-one months in prison.
Must II
m Csurofut,
Durini
ng the progress
the
of the morning
bath
or a rew months old infant a
neighbor's tittle girl cams Into ths room
carrying a doll, and stood watching the
operation for aoniettme. Tb little atrl's
doll waa much the worse for hard uaua-e.
Wing minus an arm and a leg. Finally
she said to the mother of tlie otilld.
"How long have you bad your 4ebyT"
Tlie rhtid waa Informed, and. looking
from her doll to the baby, she said:
"My. but you have kept it nice." Chi
cago Herald. I
Drawn
Y1LLA DENIES HE
WASARRESTED
Make No Reference to Report that
He Had Been Killed in mutiny
of Men.
CONFISCATION CHIEF FLEES
EL. PASO, Tex., Oct. 16. Official
announcement of tbe death of Oen
eral Rudolfo Flerro, second In com
mand of the Villa army, who was
held responsible for the killing of
William Benton, a British ranchman,
and Anton Bauch, an American, at
Juarez about two years ago, In a ca
reer stained with innumerable mur
ders, was msde late today at Juarez.
The announcement was very brief,
stating merely that Flerro was
drowned while fording a lake near
Villa Ahumada. Whether he was
drowned by accident wae not stated,
Denial that General Villa had been
arrested and court-martialed by his
generals came from Casaa Qrandes In
the following 'message, signed by
Colonel SilTa, military secretary to
General Villa:
"You can be assured that those rumors
about Oeneral Villa's arrest are laugh
Ingly false, and you can say that all his
old companions of tbe revolution are
with Oeneral Villa and assure him of their
loyalty. Those who have crossed to the
United States are those who consider
the revolution a a business and wish
to safeguard their badly acquired riches.
Caanp Follower at Jnares.
Three thouaand women and children.
camp followers of the westward migrat
ing Villa army, arrived a Juares today.
being sent back from Casaa Or amies be
fore the army take up the march to
Bonora. '
They huddled about box cars that
brought them Into the railroad yards at
Juares today, bewildered and without
supplies.
With a large sum of money in his
possession, Francisco Chaves, chief of
the confiscations' office at Juares, crossed
to the American side today, according
to advices at the C&rransa agency. It
waa said ho waa expected to give the
money to the Cerransa government.
No Bellevue Game
For Three Weeks
Although no variety game la scheduled
for three weeks, when Wayne normal will
be met at Bellerue. Coach Benjamin of
Bellevue does nov. propoao to let down
the bar for hi proteges. The game
with Midland last Friday revealed many
weakenesses in the lineup which Benja
mla realise must bo remedied If he Is
to register a win over Wayne, Doane
and Tlrnlty. The Bellevue end were
lamentably slow In getlng down the
field under punt Friday and when they
did wet there they often missed the man,
who frequently was ten or fifteen yards
on his way. The whole t earn waa weak
In tackling as well.
An effort will be made this week to
schedule some team for the twenty-ninth
of the month. The scrub play Weeping
Water next Friday, and Benjamin will
devote much time this week to whipping
them Into shape. Other game for the
reserves will be scheduled also.
It Will Relieve Backache.
Apply Sloan's Liniment to your back;
pain gone almost Instantly. Don't rub;
It penetrates. 25o. All druggists. Adver
tisement He Dressed Well.
Amos Whitaker, a miserly millionaire
was approached by a friend who used
hs moat persuasive powers to have him
dreea more In accordance with hla station
in lira.
"I am surprised, Amos," said the
friend, "that you should allow yourself
to become so shabby."
"But I'm nof hubby," firmly inter
poeed tbe millionaire miser.
"oh, but you are." returned . his old
friend. "Remember your father. He was
always neatly, even elegantly dressed. His
clothes were always finely tailored and
of the best material."
"Why," shouted the miser, triumph
antly, "these clothes I've got on were
father's!" Llpplncott's Msgaxlne.
i
t'oavletrd of I'oasplracy.
EL PASO. Tex., Oct. 17. Victor Ochosa,
F.mll Hinii.lnhl ami Joae Orosro today
were convicted In federal diatrlrt court
of conspiracy to violate the neutrality
la a uf the X'lilted States. Jor l
Oroaco, former t'arranaa consulate. I-J
Fim, who was also Indicted was found
not guilty.
jIIIIMV?
for The Bee by
FIGHT WITH A DEVIL FISH
"Doctor" Coles Tells the Story of
Hi Catch Made, in Gulf of Mex
ico, Off Florida Coast.
LANDS MONSTER OF THE DEEP
The king of devil-fishermen arrived at
the Imperial recently, says the New
York Times. He la Russell J. Cole of
Danville, Va. Down home they always
call him "Doctor." anu the title has
clung to him, although he says he has
no right to It, because, while he studied
medicine in his youth, he decided to let
hi possible victims live, and declined to
take his degree. In private life Mr.
Cole I a leaf tobacco dealer. But for
three or four month every year he get
away from business, goe to Florida or
the coast of North Carolina, runs up to
Newfoundland, elsewhere, and puraues
big fish; he slays them, if they won't!
bite; he measures them, weighs them,
studies them. Indexes a lot of scientific
data out of them, and sends the speci
mens to various scientific museums.
That la Dr. Coles' main enjoyment in
life. j
Dr. Cole was brought to New York!
this time by a devil-fish. Speaking
literally, he sent the fish on to the
Muserum of Natural History, and the
authorities of th museum were so grate
ful, not only for getting the devil-fish,
the first of it kind they have possessed,
and the biggest known to have been
taken, but for some of It most valuable
piscatorial treasures, that they made him
a life member of the Institution, a rare
honor. Dr. Cole came on te see about It, J
and to supply data necessary for mount
ing the huge creature, which will be on
view within four months.
Unless you knew Dr. Coles, you would
be apt to take him for ex-President Taft,
except that he 1 younger. He has been
fishing ever since he was a boy, and he
has presented specimens to the British
museum, the Museo d'HlstoIre Nationals
In Paris, the National museum In Wash
ington and many other similar institu
tions, American and foreign, ,'
nsrdest Flan to Kill.
The devilfish la not an octopus. Fisher
men or fish, hunters consider them the
hardest creatures In the world to kill.
Though not plentiful, they exist in trop
ical waters, and although they will never
attack If unmolested, they become dan
gerous If attacked, as one blow of one of
their enormous fins will swamp a good
sired boat. Th Museum of Natural His
tory coveted a devilfish, and Dr. Cole
promised to get one for It. Having studied
the habit of the creature, he went down
to the gulf last year and killed three, but
as they were not as big as he thought
they ought to be, he asked the museum
people to give him a little more time
and he would send them one really worth
while.
"I used a small two-ton launch, and
where I landed the big fish was over 100
miles south of Tampa, Fla., in the Gulf
of Mexico," he said. "You can see devil
fish as they swim along, for their big
fins extend above the surface. On April
I got two, after bad fight, but one
measured only thirteen and the other
fourteen feet across, and they were not
as big a I wanted. But one ot. them
furnished a little excitement, for when
struck with the harpoon he swung deep
under water and then rose, fairly lifting
the boat tn the air, and breaking off the
harpoon. As hi head came up I struck
him back of the brain with a big spade
lance and he was dead in fifty seconds
from the time I first struck him.
Monster Raahea for Boat.
"It was not until April 11 that I found
the school of devilfish that netted me the
big specimen. I had a captain of th
boat Captain Charlie Wtlles. whom I had
brought from Moorehead City, N. C, and
the handling of the craft waa In charge
ot Captain Jack McCann of Punta Oorda,
Fla., one of the best-known fishermen on
the west coast. The devilfish had no fear
of th boat There were six of them In
the school. I had constructed special ap
paratus for the expedition, one thin lx
Ing a drogue, mistakenly called 'drag,'
Hout three times as big ss Is used In
catching whales
"The only thing to do was to strer the
boat after the fish and try to got upon
it After we neared it I launched a
spade lance. The big flah rushed under
the boat breaking off the handle ef the
lance. I had no other weapon of the kind,
so I was forced to use an ordinary whale
lanoe.
One blow from one of Uiose gtgsntlc
fins the fish measured eighteen feut
across would have wrecked our craft.
Ther was nothing to do but to keep
running the boat up on the back of the
flah. More than a doxen times, as it came
to the surface. It would lift the boat on
Its broad back out of the water. Each
time I got a chance I used the lance and
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I drove It Into the region of the brain
and heart twenty-three times before I
finally killed It. Naturally, we dipped
much water, and part of the crew was
kept balling all the time. We fought tor
twenty-two minutes. That Is equal to the
combined time it had taken me previ
ously to kill four. . The length of the
fight was due to the fact that I had
failed to sever the spinal cord with the
spade lance on the first rush of the fish.
There Is no creature that ha so much
vitality.
" You can some idea of the six of the
creature from the fact that It took two
launches ten and one-half hours to tow"
It twelve miles to my camp near Captlva
Inlet. There the next day I made a com
plete plaster of parte mold of the fish,
which I shipped, together with th desired
iparts, direct to the Museum of Natural
History."
MONEY PAID TO CONVICTS
Gang Working at State Farm Earns
Twelve Hundred Dollars
for State.
TAX TOTAL TO MOUNT UP
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Oct. 17. Special.) From
thirty to forty Nebraska convicts work
ing on tb Holdrege street paving around
the state farm the last month, have
earned $1,279 from the state. Warden
Fenton has received a warrant for that
amount to pay them.
Total waranta drawn from the $35,000
appropriation made by the last legisla
ture for the state's half of the paving
have so far amounted to $6,000. ' The ex
penditure of the fund waa placed In the
hands of the governor by th legislature.
Tsxei MoaatlnaT U
Reports of county clerk to the state
auditor Indicate that the state taxes to
be collected thi year will exceed by many
thousand dollars the assessment figures
reported to the State Board of Equal
ization by the county assessors, This 1
due to added assessments after the re
ports were made.
Cattl Dying; at Waaaet4.
The state veterinarian's office ha
started an investigation into a peculiar
malady that Is killing th cattle of Jack
Shelton at 'Wauneta, Neb.
Seymour Thanked.
All the Judges of the supreme court
have signed a letter thanking Victor Sey
mour for hi energy and devotion a
deputy clerk of the Nebraska supreme
court for the last eleven years. Mr. Sey
mour has recently resigned to manage
the senatorial campaign of John L. Ken
nedy of Omaha,
Money for Bessey Fund.
Guy Reed, secretary of the Bessey me
morial fund, today added $109 to the
amount on deposit with State Treasurer
Hall. The association 1 endeavoring to
raise $16,000 to found two scholarships in
botany with the Income.
Claim for Royalty.
Claim for $3,600 royalty from the con
tractor of the new $35,000 Sutherland
bridge for the use of a patent for placing
rods in concrete will have to be settled
before the state board will pay the con
tractor for his work, according to State
Engineer Johnson. The claim for royalty
has been filed with the board. The Suth
erland bridge and one at Lexington, cost
ing $36,000, will be Inspected soon. Both
' bridges have been completed and opened
for traffic.
Wort Thefr Yl-eiajfct la Oold.
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and found tbem to be Just as represented,
a quick relief for headaches, dlxsy spell
and other symptoms denoting a torpid
liver and a disordered condition of the
digestive organs. They are worth their
weight in gold." writes Miss Clara A.
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