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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1G. 1D15.
AMERICAN LOOP
AGREES TO PACT
End of Base Ball War Comei In
Sight with Three Leagues
Reaching Agreement
HE TAKES BROTHER AND SISTER to see all the pretty
things in Santa's stores.
FARMS' OUTPUT
TEOILLIOHS
Becretary Houston Sayi This Year's
Production Greater Thin Last
Year'. Bumper Crops.
EXPORTS SHOW BIO GBOWTH
WASHINGTON., Dee, 14. Reflretary
Houston'! annual report mad puhllo to
day, places an estliwvts of $9,171,000,000 on
the raluc of American farm crop and
animal product for laat year, a valua
tion without . precedent. This, however,
probably will be eclipsed by the present
year' showing.
Thl valuation I an Increase of about
$O.0.000 over the value ot INS, hitherto
the il(het ever recorded. The Increase
occuired la th face of decline In
cotton from U csnta a pound for the
ins crop to an average of 1.1 oenu for
1914. The total valu of th IMS cotton
crop, estimated at SM4.00O.0O0. wa SIS.,
oon.ono mor than th 1M4 crop, although
the latter u M per cent greater In
quantity.
Of the tremendou flood of export!
which began near th end of th fiscal
year covered by th secretary report,
many hundred ot mllllrn represent
farm product.
- Between August X. 1914, and February
IHIV' th report say. "esporU wer
$1,167,000,000 and Import $771,OO0.OJO. giv
ing a favorable balance of $386,000,000. Of
th total valu of export. $861,000,000 rep
resented agricultural and only $S&,000.Ou0
non-agricultural commodities, chiefly
manufactures.
Ks ports Ikew Bis; Incrm.
"Th total agricultural export In the
fiscal year ended J una $0, int. practl
cally th flrt year ot th war. war
11.470,000,000, which la an Increase of $&,
000.000, or S3 per cent over those of th
orecsdlng year and of $431,000,000, or
nearly 42 per cent over th average of
th fir years. 1M0-1M4."
What Is needed mora, perhaps, than
anything els, th secretary aay. is an
Inure In meat animals. To that and.
th department hag extended Its aotlvl
tie as far as It funds would permit.
(Elimination of common llv clock dls
eases, from which loss are ald to b
enormous, would result In a malarial
Increase of th meat supply.
"It hag been conservatively estimated."
the report continues, "on the basl of
data. . for thirty years, that th annual
animil diseases are
UIIVi.1 tvmwm ,v,i, " - ,
approximately $21!,O0O,0OO. The Indlrecf
losses, which also are great, cannot oe
estimated at all. The direct loss ascribed
to each disease la aa follows:
"Hog cholera, $76,000,000; Texas fsver
and cattle ticks. $40,000,UO; tuberculosis.
$3,000,000: contagious aboruon, SJO.OOO.OOO;
blackleg, $6,000,000; anthrax. $1,600,000;
scabies of sheep and cattle, $4,600,000;
glanders, $6,000,000; other live stock, dis
eases, $12,000,000; parasite. $5,000,000; poul
try diseases. $S.7&0.00a."
Cltras Trees la Daager.
The citrus fruit Industry of the gulf
states, the report asserts. Is seriously
threatened by citrus canker, a highly In
fectious bacterial disease. While the
greater number of Infected, center In
Teas. Mtestsstppl and Alabama have
been eliminated, complete eradication ot
the disease from Louisiana and Florida,
the I department believe, will require
large expenditure for at least two years.
Th potash situation, th report states,
continues serious. There Is practically
no potash available for fertiliser and
Indications are that the supply tor that
purpose will not be Increased materially
next year.
Ford Peace Party
Arrives at Kirkwall
KIRWALU Orkney Islands. Dec. 1.
The steamship Oscar II. having on board
the Ford peace party, arrived her early
today.
Kirkwall is the port onto which most
trana-Atlantlo vessels which ar held up
for search by th British authorities ar
taken. The Oscar II was destined for
Christ la nla and Its arrival at Kirkwall
probably means that It Is being detained
by the British.
, A long dispatch last night said It was
hardly likely that the steamship wouli
be taken to Kirkwall, as It bad no cargo
aboard.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA
MITCHELL B. D- Deo. l.-SpciJ
Telegram.) Ia a frenxy because he was
asked to return a dollar which he had
borrowed, Elmer Smith in a hotel here
slashed Henry stanlov. negro porter at
th same hotel, with a huge knife. Th
blad hewed -a- deep path from forehead
to throat. Manlove with blood porting
from th wound deahd tip th street for
medical aid. and prompt attention saved
his Ufa. Smith succeeded In remaining
hidden for several hour, but was finally
captured and bound over to th spring
term of circuit court under bond of $1,000,
Dr. C. V. Glllelentf. vice president of
Dakota Western university, was seriously
Injured In an automobile collision her
yesterday. Ths machine in which he was
' riding was struck by another car travel
ing at light angles. Dr. GUlllaad was
pinned under the overturned car, a gash
was cut over th right eye and his shouW
di r wss badly wrenched and one rib was
broken.
, Rev. Charles Sumner Osgood of Sara
toga, Cal.. was railed to the pastorate of
first Congregational church In this city,
to succeed Dr. El F. Schwab, who left
iM'cember I to take the aupertntendency
of Missouri for the World's Purity fed
eration.
BCY PULLS LOADED
SHOTGUN TOWARD HIM
1UKON. a D.. Dec --Bpclel.r-
llarry llammera, aged 1$ years, living on
a farm near Esmond, was brought to a
local hospital suffering from shotgun
rounds, and la still in a serious condition.
r.avlng almost bled to death before reach
ing here, lie eras hauling hsy and had a
i)h run on the wsgoa with hira. The gun
carted to slide oft the load, and when
)umig Hsmmere caught It and pulled it
toward him it was dtschsrged. HI left
) and was nearly shot off. several ahot
lenctrated his left eye. the left ear was
t-af.ly torn and his (ace was filled with
hot. The eye had to be removed and he
!ll have part it a hand, the surgeons
litiitve. ,
Mur skate l)rw4 at Merea
lilUO.V. S. D., Dec U.-Spclal.-t;tie
Iwwey Kelson, eged 17 years, son
i f Mr. sa4 Mrs. Nels Nelson of this city.
drowiid tn ths Jim river a short dls
tumti nurth ft hem. while skating, going
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BULQAES STILL
ON OWN SIDE OF
GREEK BOEDER
(Continued from Fag One.)
except a few tiho could not tc moved. Th
guns were piled on endless trains of
freight cars, on which the laat remaining
Inhabitants of th evacuated towns de
parted, their belonging scattered among
th guns or heaped on top of the cars.
The city of Olevgell was rased.
The French rear guards wer constantly
In touch with th Bulgarians until they
crossed the border, but held them In
check, giving their main forces plenty of
time for strategical maneuvers. Injuries
among th French wer slight, consisting
mostly of frosen feet, ss th soldiers
were oompellod to march through tho
snow. The final position which th
lite expect to take up in a few days ar
being prepared.
flrltU Hetlremeat P'.fflcelt.
Ths British retirement from the Dolran
section proved to be difficult There was
sharp fighting In the Btrumltsa region,
but no guns wer lost. The Dritlsh burned
villages as they fell back and destroysd
th bridges.
At Sslonlkl th harbar Is crowded with
huge transports loaded to the gunwales
with arriving troops. Freighters ar dis
embarking munitions and stores. On land
hospitals are being erected to supplement
Vie facilities ot the hospital ships In ac
comodating the wounded brought from
OelvgelL
Transference of Greek troops from the
neighborhood of Balontkl has begun.
Fullerton Couple
Meet the President
WASHINGTON. Deo. ,lS.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Representative Stephens todsy
presented to the president Mr. and Mrs.
M. Olsen ot Fullerton. who are on their
honeymoon.
In view of a national event scheduled
for Saturday, Mr. Stephen In' Introduc
ing Mf. and Mrs. Olsen to the president
said laughingly, "Teu know there are
other brides and grooms.1 which com
pelled the president to smile broadly.
KINKAIlT HAS BILL TO
REAPPRAISE CHERRY LAND
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 18.-(Speclal Tele
gramsJudge K local d alert to the Inter-
eats of ths big Sixth district of Nebraska.
today Introduced a bill providing for a re
appreJsement of lands on the old Fort
Niobrara reservation In Cherry county.
Settler under th original act throwing
the reservation open to oocupaney find by
experience that they cannot pay the stipu
lated price fixed by the appraisers, which
was $1.26 per acre minimum and $7 per
acre maximum.
By reason of a cold season, corn failed
to harden, and therefore Is not market
able, but may be used for feeder pur
poses. Believing that the settlers In
Cherry county north of the Niobrara
river have legitimate grounds (or a
"klok," Judge Klnkald proposes to reduce
the maximum price of the lands to $3
per acre, although th original appraise,
tnent fixed the price at $T.
The lands north of the Niobrara were
thrown open to settlement In quarter
section units, whlls the lands south of
the Niobrara, being regarded as "bad
lands' were opened to settlement as a
section unit.
Judge Klnkald said today he would push
Ms bill a hard aa he knew hew, beltev.
Ing that the member of congress would
see the wisdom of the legislation desired.
Clear. Temperature, high t desTeea; low
T degrees reireer Laxstlvs Fmmo
Quinine cure a rold In on day. There is
only ons "Brorao Quinine. Look for the I
signature. E. W. Grove. Re. -Advert L-y-ment
DrssHawst Ureiere.
WASHINGTON. Tec. U.-pecisJ Tele-
urmin.h-Clarence w . wsiker waa
au-
pointed rurmi letter carrier at tilatsr,
v yonung ewunir, is so. .
Nebraska iisKhis granted: Helen M
Denajnore. IJmvoln. Kllvms. Portvr,
VVyuot, 1Z; t'ld U. Fulled. Ferguson,
l'7: Annie M. Gregory Chester, $11.
barah Harris. Ansley, tlS.
Th comptroller tf ths currency has
scented a charter to the First National
tank of Vthors. South Dakota; capital,
lu; (leurge Nwlsuo, president; Juswph
bwensoo, cashir. Conversion of the
S'nlln vtan tmpfe of Ylborg. k
Th Omaha National bank of Omaha
has been approved as a reserve agent
CONTRACT SCANDAL
e INFRENCH ARMY
(Continued from Page One.)
tion should be taken against a contractor
who owes 2.000,000 franca ($400,000) to the
government,
M. Hlmyar. continued his attacks oil
contractors, heedless of numerous depu
ties who attempted to Interrupt him. He
demanded that the chamber compel
Joseph Thierry, under secretary of state,
for subsistence to throw open his flies
bearing on these affairs, asserting that
many interesting fscts concerning pur
chases of war supplies had not been
brought to light.
Keretoes Cessnlsalens Paid,
He said 0,OM horses had been pur
chased from an English dealer for about
10,000,000 franca. . Information regarding
this transaction, he said, had been fur
nished by a msn named Debray, who.
according to the deputy's Information,
received a fantastic commission. Inquiry
now has developed the fact, he continued.
that this lntermidlary waa no other than
the Marquis Crevecoeur, former associate
of Henri Rochette, who fled to Mexico
after being convicted and sentenced to
prison on the charge of swindling.
The French ambassador at London, M
Slmyan continued, had made a report on
the activities of certain persons there
who were endeavoring to obtain Illegal
profits from the government.
The ambasaador's report, he aald, con
cluded with the ststement that It would
be well If the minister at Paris estab
lished the fsct that he was compelled to
submit to the actions of those persons
without profiting therefrom.
ChArfrea laawlry Sappressed.
In th purchsse of horses alone, M.
Slmyan said, commissions amounting to
several million francs had been paid. He
characterised this aa scandalous and
said Inspector Gaillard of the army had
demanded a searching Investigation. An
Inquiry was ordered, he continued, but
the commission which controls govern
ment purchases took the ground that If
the facts were known they would cause
a public protest. The secretary ot Alex
andre Mlllerand, then minister of war,
wag cf the same opinion, the speaker
continued, and M. Mlllerand approved his
secretary's view.
Thl assertion brought M. Mlllerand tc
his feet. He protested that M. Slmyan
was mistaken. He attempted to speak
further, but the confusion waa so great
that Ms remarks could not be heard.
When quiet waa restored M. Slmyan re
Iterated his assertions. In concluding hs
turned to Oeneral Oalllenl, minister of
war, and said:
"Say little, write lees, but strike hard-"
Ths entire chamber applauded as M.
Slmyan concluded.
Further discussion of th Interpellation
In regard to contracts was postponed un
til Thursday.
LUNDGREN TO RECEIVE
WAUSA POSTMASTERSHIP
(From a Staff Correspondent) '
WASHINGTON. Dec U.-(Bpecial Tsle
grairs) (Representative Stephens, aa a
result of a postoffice primary In which
as many aa eight candidates contested
for preference, today stated he would
send to the poetmaeler general with his
recommendation the name of C. P. t.und
gren as postmaater at Wausa. in Knox
county. Mr. Lund r re n won In a total
vote of some 900 or TOO.
Victor Ross water has gona to New
York. He expects to return to the capital
before leaving for the west.
Luther Drake left Vmlght for Omaha.
Representative Sloan of the Fourth dis
trict, a member of the Wsys and Means
committee, will have a few words to ay
to th democracy tomorrow when they
will put through the bill continuing- the
war taxes for another year. Th apeeoh
will be short but th admonition will be
as strong as Mrs. Sloan can make It and
he la some 'admonltloner."
DEATH RECORD
T. D. Kaapp.
YORK. Neb.. Dec. 15. (Special yWord
mas received here yesterday announcing
the death of T. D. Knapp at Waycross.
Ga. Mr. Knapp came to York la U7$ and
made his home here for a number of
year. The remains will be buritd here.
Mrs. Jaae Aastla.
WACO. Neb.. Dee. IS. (Specie!.) Mrs.
Jane Austin died at Denver last Saturday
and the body was shipped hers for Inter
atent. She was a) years old. She. with
her husband, cams to this county in an
tarty day and for a number of year was
a resident of Waco.
DREYIYSS BEINGS MESSAGE
(Continued from Pag One.)
The proposition for peace Includes the re
maining two major leagues."
The peace terms, as previously given
out br members of both the National and
Federal leagues. Include the purchase of
a large Interest in one of ths New York
clubs by Harry Sinclair; the purchase of
the Chicago Nationals by Charlea Weeg
mui and his aseoclatea; the sale of the
Browne or Cardinals at St. Douls to Phil
Ball and Otto Stlefel and the amalgama
tion of the Brooklyn Nationals and Fed
erals. Neither Mr. Dreyfuss nor the
American lesgue leaders would verify
these statements.
Kasa I'Onar War.
The peace protocol ends a war that
began to attract attention juat two years
ago this month. The Federal league had
been in existence less than a year, hut not
until Joe Tinker, unable to reach terms
with the Brooklyn Nationals, had sgreed
to join the Chicago Federals, did It look
serious. Tinker induced a number of
player from both rival leagues to Join
the new league, and Its organizers suc
ceeded in attracting additional capital
ists, as backers.
The new league then expanded, putting
teams In Brooklyn and St. Douls, In ad
dition to Its former circle, sod one by
one gathered Into Its fold some star ball
players.
The legality of contracts brought the
fight between the Federals and Organized
base ball Into the courts in several
cases, the cllmsx coming with the anti
trust suit filed before Judge Dandla
about a year ago. This case came to
trial last January, but Judge Landls has
never bended down a decision and some
bsse ball men thought he was hoping
for the success of peace negotiations,
since during the trial, he declared he
was against anything "calculated to tear
down this structure known ss base ball."
Following the trial, peace terms were
broached and several meetings between
representatives of the rival factions were
held. The first tangible results followed
a meeting which took place In the east
during the world's series, and which led.
It Is believed, to the terms which finally,
the magnates say, will end the war.
Net Adjoerned Today.
NEW YORK, Dee. IE. The National
league meeting now In session here will
not be adjourned tomorrow, according to
authoritative reports.
Patrick Moran, manager of the Phila
delphia Nationals, agreed today at a con
ference with President Baker of the club
to sign a three-year contract, which, it
Is understood to call for a substantial
Increase In salary.
I
FIRE RECORD.
Balldlaa- . at Sidney Mara.
SIDNEY, Neb., Dec IB, (Special Tele
gram.) A fir this morning at $: o'clock
completely gutted the Owl saloon, Mrs.
Mint ford's cigar store and McDonald's
barber shop on Rose street, frame build
ings south of the Oberfelder store block.
All losses are partially covered by Insur
ance. The two buildings were owned by
J. J. Mcintosh and Leslie Neubauer. who
will proceed at once to erect a substantial
brick block.
Little Child Is Torn by Hog.
SCOTLAND, a D.. Dec li -(Special. )
Attacked by a vicious hog while toddling
around th baifiyard, the little child of
Mr. and Mrs. John Fiddler, living on a
farm north of Scotland, waa quite badly
hurt. The child's right hand was badly
mangled, the Injuries being regarded as
serious enough to warrant th parents In
rushing th Injured child to a Scotland
physician. It Is feared blood poisoning
may develop, but everything possible la
being don to prevent this.
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