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OIJAHA HAY HAYE
MATINEE RACING
Member, of Driving Club Willing
to Provide the Horses, Track
and Grandstand.
CITY SHOULD SUITOET PLAN
B G. K. MURRAY.
The date of the Isauaac of tha (round
ho from his winter quart ra la th
usual Uma whan horsemen abandon tha
Joy and disappointment of laat yar
a topic of conversation and begin to talk
About plana for nest eeaeon. 80 it
provad In Omaha, thla year, tha aggrega
tion ef htfh class businessmen and
sportsman who staged tha big revival
harness tree ting at Beat Omaha laat
August having Just started preparing
for a spring and aummar of magnificent
port. ,-
Thar la a new plan oa foot, gentlemen
Or rather, It la a now davelopmant of a
splendid old plan. On of tha principal
faaturaa of It la tha glvln- of something
for nothlnr.te tha public, which, it will
be conceded by all. la rarely dona In any
port other than haraeaa horse racing.
Clh Meaafeere Prorlde Plaat.
The plan la to hold matinees on the
speedway track to whlon the public will
be admitted free, without the payment
et even a whit chip. - The fellows who
will provide the horeea, track and grand
stand and do the driving, will be the
members of the driving rtub. All they
aak is the support and Interest of the
city and county officials and the pub
lie, Ja return they are willing to pro
vide an unrivaled amusement feature
which will bring business here and give
the city much desirable advertising.
Otis Smith, presiding genius of the
Missouri Velley Elevator company, and
one of the men who adorns the harness
sport in Omaha, has some Ideas on what
matinee racing la worth to a elty. He
expressed a few of them the other day
as follows:
Tare Cities Pay for Baela.
The example set by several Wttee In
providing jnatlnea he rneec' races should
not only appeal to the city officials of
Omaha, but to all pub!! spirited cltl
xens, now that Omaha haa one of the best
equipped planta anywhere In the country.
Milwaukee, Cleveland end Denver are
three of the cltiea In which matinee
harness races are conducted by the mu
nicipality. Thdre is not a particle of
doubt that the experiment will be at
tended with the same success that has
characterised those of other cities. It is
significant and remarkable what a hold
the competltlone In speed by the horse
will take up on the public favor, when
divested cf all professional Influem-ee
and surroundlmrs.
There are few men and women whose
blood Is so sluggish that they cannot
fall to feel an exhlleratloo .in a spirited
trotting rsce when conducted for pure
oort. In Penver. matinee liemeas rac
ing ts by far the moat popular of sum
mer sports, and it will be so here when
ted bv such men as make up n 01
rectory of the Omaha Privlng club. The
furnishes a band st the treck each
st.nrrfM afternoon and the racing is
nut an by members of the driving and
tiding club free to the public. Thousands
Saturday to aUh
Uieae contest.
Mssr Ga Heraee Here.
There la at the present time stabled
at the East Omaha track more and better
horses than have ever been quartered at
one track in the middle west. These
horsee are owned by people who enjoy
the sport, snd without doubt owners o
harness horses would co-operate with
the city In conducting summer matinees,
which have grown so popular In a large
number of cities. Tha late E. H. Jlarri-
man built and gave to Ooshrn, N. Y
splendidly equipped track and grounds,
aad over this historic track you can
witness a speed carnival at their matinee
races conducted purely fur sport and
entertainment of the people. Omaha has
the track and grandstand and a large
Bomber of might good horses.
Commltonra. gt together with the
Thriving club officials snd leia have th
good, wholesome snort here."
Te Attend ( IreeK Meeting.
Edward Peterson, ratlroed contractor
and president of the driving club, and
Mr. Pmlth will go to Chicago the nUht
of February 11 to attend the meeting
there of stewards of the Oreat Western
circuit, as representatives Of the local or
ganisation.
They will ask for early dates In the
circuit for next summer. Omaha already
haa received assurance that it would be
weicoiM in this big circuit and the mat
ter of datea la the only tiling now wait
ing adjustment.
The local club Is recognised the country
, over aa built on a firm foundation and
aa dfeilned to endure.
One obstacle which atanda in the way
r the prngresa of the sport In Omaha
1 the dilatory tactics of the Missouri
P3PE!C)S LOCKING
rich-cxxx ujAtiw6fcEiv
Paclflo railway In tha construction ef the
Locust street viaduct.
After having made a Urt at bulidinr
the viaduct "by Installing concrete sup
porta the railway apparently grow tired
and quit. Month after month hae gone
by without any work being done and tref
flo to and from the apeedway la forced
to endure the nuisance. Loral horseman
havee about decided that the demise et
present officials of the road and the ub-
tltutlon of others will occur before the
project la completed.
Supplies Shipped
To, Prisoners in i
Siberian Prisons
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
TIEN-TSIN. Jsn. W.-More than 2,006
tons of clothing snd other supplies for
Germans, interned In Siberia, have been
shipped from Tln-Tsln to Vladllostok by
the American Red Cross. At the -request
of Dr. Taut 8. rtelnsch, the.Anw-.
lean minister to China, It. M. Burp of
the faculty of Peiyang university, Ideated
in Tien-Tstn, and 'Dr. Charles Bller. phy
sical director of the Tlen-Tsln Young
Men's Christian association, have (one
to Siberia to assist In the distribution
of supplies.
Wllllsm Warfle'.d. the spscla! repre
sentative delegated by the American
State department to Inspect, prison camps
in Siberia, and Frederick A. Sterling, for
merly second second - secretary . of the
American legation In Teh Ing. .and now.
specially assigned to Petrogrsd, will also
eo-cperete In this relist work. John K.
Caldwell, the American consul at Vladi
vostok, is In charge of the distribution
Of money for th relief of the interned
Germans in Siberia, and most ot the re
lief work will be directed from Vladi
vostok. The Internment camps and prison
camps are chiefly located far west of
Vladivostok, and most of them are some
distance from the Trans-Hlberian railway
line. Consequently, the work of distribu
tion Is extremely difficult.
Msny of the supplies sent for the re
lief of Germans In Siberia last winter
1 not reach the camps until Spring.
The Trans-Siberian railway la So ron-
psted with supplies for the army that
II other freight la side-tracked for arms
nd ammunition and troop trains. ...
In aildltlorv to clothing, the American
Red Ci-ops Is also sending much medi
cine and many medical supplies of va
rious khuls Into ritberla. Typhoid serum
Is greatly ndet because of the preva
lence of fever In many of the camps.
Typhoid haa been cheeked largely by-the
cold weather, but with the coming, ot
aprlng a fresh outbreak of the disease
expected, and the Red Cross is en-
desvortng . to protect the prisoners
against it. Dr. Paul S. Reiryrch.. the
American minister In China, has made
arrangeinenta to get fresh typhoid strura
from the United States army In the
MMrpins. This will be forwarded ss
promptly ss posnlMe. snd It Is believed
that the. supply from that source can
be kept fresh even sfter the return of
hot weather. K
HASTINGS COLLEGE DEFEATS
KEARNEY NORMAL QUINTET
' KEARNEY.' Neb., Feb. . .-(Special Tel
egramsHastings college defeated Kear
ney normal laat night In basket ball.
9 te tS. in tha faatest and moat spectacu
lar game ever played In the local gym
nasium.
Tied at twenty-five each at tha last min
ute of play, the Hastings' teem threw
two field goals for tha victory. Kearney
led the first half with a acOre of S to
IS. A big crowd greeted the two team.
Jensen of Kearney waa easily -the Star
throwing five field goals and five free
soala. while Trlnce ot the visitors, as
'II as Oalt. ahone.
KKAIINKY. I HASTINGS.
Poht, C O Christopher
Jniften R.F.I It F fooK
kllsore UK. I, r alt
Mtc he. K. K.l Prince
Kiwrt Ualb.iJ Wrlshl
Feld goals- tlult U). Prince il), Chris
topher i2. Took (2). Robb (J, WrlKht,
Jenson &). K'ch !. Ftee throws: prime
t). Jfiisen U. Iltreree: runoers. ,
JUNIORS STILL LEADERS
IN INTER-CLASS FRAY
The third game tn the race for th
class champlonahlp of the South High
school waa playd off last evening be
tween the Junior and Pophamere class
teams, the former winning, IS to 71.
Another round is still to be played be
fore the championship is decided. ' At
present the Juntore are leadere. The
lineup:
JCNIORS-Sfi SOFHOMORre it.
Monroe K.F. I F. Wilson
Orchard UK H.F Oswald
Qulun O. O. : lArkln
Wlh R1 I-O G. rnUih
Chrutenaon ...UO. KO W, Kin tab
Field goals: Oswald. Wilson (TV Lark In,
Monroe !, Orchej-d (. Walsh. Fre
throws: Wilson (. Oewsld. Monroe 4i.
Orchnrd. Fouls: Juniors. : ti.-i-homor.
II. Keferee. Rakni timer. Patlun, Urn
of baivea. J nunuiee.
Tw te Ckvattaaetaerew
Chattanooga was the club luoky enigh
to wcurs inn her Allan and Shortstop bia-
ikud from AxlajiLa, oa wsJvwra.
WM7 WEY ACE- AI6T fcETtCflUES -THEY A&Er
llNERS lAjTHEACTCP LrSN(WS IS'THE
KAAAJ TElllMft A TTjNNY KTfce ? jo .vo . He IS
vMsnsocnMO Hrs broker.
OfJO TTGZJtStAJEQS VJJAN
SoTHtfTlHef MAX BECOME.
W. and Js New Coach at Palm Beach
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Sol Me tiger, Ui former .Pennsylvania
foot ball and tract star, who. waa re
cently, appointed to succeed Bob Folwell
a foot ball coach at Washington and
Jefferson, is preparing for Ma aeasori by
getting Into condition on tha golf links
at Talm Beach. Fla. ,
Heard "
At the Omaha
Automobile Club
Following' ar facts 'compiled by the
United Stalee government from thou
aanda of citlea ,and counties, and can be
relied upon aa accurate, and therefore
should be of deep interest to every clt-
isen and make him think: . -
Good roads (permanent road will pay
S per cent interest on the amount paid
for them.
Property owners loc-ted from five to
ten miles from a large town should rca
Use that good roads move their property
from three to ten miles nearer to It.
Permanent roads brinn the milkman,
farmer and egg producer . two . to. . fve
miles nearer to your town.
permanent roads save ttrno and money
t the prcducer.
Permanent reads save time and money
to the eoneuiner, . -
Permanent roada produce two .classes
of Invisible revenue whkh returns di
rectly to the people: First, reduced cost
of hauling goods, and. second, reduced
cost of passenger travel, la almost
every Instance of eppreclnble bUhway
Uuprovement ss a ayetematto scale, lite
returns from these two shove Items alone
are sufficient to pay for a bond Issue.'
In twenty-five countlea ot the country,
elected at random, wtit. h posses d but
1 I .improved roads (tougiaa. county be
ionga her)., population decreased 3.11!
in a ten-year period.
In contrast, counties possessing forty
ImDroved road, scored an Increase of
.! per eeuoty.
J,Utea! It coete the .farmer. 1 cents
more to haul a bushel ot wheat I I mllea
from hla farm to' the nearest town, than
It doea to haul the same bushel of wheat
frem New York te Liverpool. distance
7a buy some more sxJh
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Metxger i one of the beat stars ever
turned out at the Quaker institution, and
with his experience and the good ma
terial at Washington : and Jefferson
should repeat the victories over Yale
which -have been the features of the last
two scaaona under Folwell.
of S.1A0 miles! This is fact.
One-third of tha value of the crops
of the country sre lost each year on ao-
count of bad roads, or bad weather, the
latter making the. bad roads. Douglas
county conies under the lattsr head.
The hauling cost on poor roads, com-
mon dlrf roads, la a cents a ton mile.
On hard roada the coat la not quite half,
Suppoae the hard roads eaved but
4 centa a ton'. Our main county high-
ways, carrying t.Oiu tons per mil per
day, can be capitalized for 110.000 at
4 per cent. For the saving la 1400, which
pay a interest. Add the passenger traf
fic S'nl rate it es low as you please, and
you ace how much the maintenance wiU
coat pejr mile per head.
Nationally used! Just 41 per cent of
all countlra of tha Vnlied States are now
borrowing on county credit by bond is
sues, to build jermsnnt roada.
Time la money! To the farmer as well
as to the city man. Distance la meaa-
tired by time, not by miles.
The Elkhorn or Millard farmer, with
a liravy load, consumes about two hours
to get to Omaha. Over permanent roads
he could reach Omaha in a little over
an hour. Estimating hla time at 20 cents
an hour, he would save, on a round
trip, about 20 cents: In W days he savee
130; W0 days, W. In addition, he savee
at least two years' wear and tear on
hla team and wagon. Wear and tear
means money and mounts into a good
sum in a year's time.
Roth farmer and city man will save
more-on their wagon and auto -wear
than Is paid for bond Issue tsx. Besides
the Increased valuation ot the land
Small towns ask for the railroad, be
cause It brings business. Why not good
roads? Nothing brings business better
then good roads. Everyons uses them.
Few use the railroad
. Keaey tn Yanks?
Ed Konetchy haa been quoted as saying
that he Is sure to play with the New tors
Americans If Fd 1 Inner does not buy
the Clovtslaad Unllsna
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ALONG THE GRAND CANAL
Gondolai in Venice Now Carry War
Material Instead of Pleasure
Seekers and Sightseers.
NEW TOUCH OF LIFE IS SEEN
(Correspondence of The Associated Preas.)
VENICE. Dee. IS. Take a gondola for
a trip through the Grand canal during
theae war days, and one sees many
changes in the centers of Interest well
known to travelers snd resdere the war
dress of the homes of Lord Byron and
Composer Wagner, of the poet. Browning
nd the American writer. W. D. llowells.
the romantic palace where Desdemona
waited for Othello, and further along, in
th market quarter near tho Rialto
bride:, the bouse of Shylock. the quaint
bulldifig standing there unchanged today,
but now used as a butcher's shop where a
lusty Italian butcher exacts Bhylock war
prices of 80 cents a kilo for the pounds
of flesh dealt over the counter.
Starting from the quay San Marco, the
lagoons entering the Grand canal' have
an air of -martial and naval preparation
rather than the ' usual carnival aspt
which marks this center. The quays are
lined with soldiers and sailors, and the
gondolas are carrying great loads of war
supplies back and forth, and transport
ing troops and marines from point to
point while the launches from the war
ship dirt 'In and out among 'the gon
dolas. Wealthy Oaee Leave.
Ordinarily there are 2,000 gondolas in
regular aervlce 609 private and 1 2.X
public but only a very few of these re
main in uae owing to the terror inspired
by the bomb raids. Most ef the wealthy
residents have hurriedly left for the
south, and there are no tourists to maUf
use of the public gondolas. Only one
first-class hotel remains open, and half
of it is given over to a, hospital for the
wounded In from the nesrhy fighting
lines.
! Entering the Grand canal, the great
domes of Santa Mnrla dclla Salute stand
out on the left, but always with their
war trappings, tor here is located the
headquarers ot the army Red Cross,
where most of the work of the field hos
pitals Is regulated. The palaco Vanier
next to the church is similarly used for
army hospital administration, and the
Red Cross flags are flying everywhere, as
a warning of immunity from bomb raids.
Further up the canal on the right Is the
kouse of Desdemona. Just what Desde
mona did In her day ts a matter of tradi
tion and Phakesperlan romance. Now the
eld palace Is occupied by a rich mer
chsnt family who have fled to the south;
the curtains sre drawn, the lower win
dows guarded by steel shutters, and the
gardens neglected.
Palaces Aloasj Canal.
On the left of the canal Is a row of
palaces often occupied by prominent
American families. Two ot these, the
palace Palbl Valler and the Poligna
are closed and closely shuttered, whtle
most ot the others in the quarter are
partially abandoned. Opposite this group
u the palace Fallier, where W. D.
Jiowello lived while he wrote his scene
from Venetian life. It Is one of the few
places still showing life and activity.
.d the well-kept gardena are full of
flowers which hang into the canal
flanking It in front and alona- one aide.
Just ,cr0M the Grand canal is the palace
Ressonlco where Robert Browning lived
snd died. Usually this Is a very gay
quarter, with crowds of gondolas passing,
and the palaces alive with brilliant enter
tainment. Rut now all is slUnt snd
lugubrious, snd the few gondolas creep
along like Indian canoea on a deserted
river.
One touch of life has been given to this
quarter by some American artists who
have pulled down an old palace and built
a very showy front reaching down to the
water. The bright yellow and red are in
marked contrast with the somber palaces
all around. The military escort accom
panying -the party pointed out an aban
doned garden with a fine old palace built
only to the first story.
Tenrk nf Story.
"There le a story there," salo the mili
tary escore. "That palace waa begun by
a eon of one ot the Doges. But the son
got to gambling, lost all his money snd
mortgaged the palace yet unfinished. And
ao the old Doge ordered that all work on
the palace should be stopped, and never
again started, as an everlasting warning
against gambling. And therl.lt atanda
today,-after 40 y ears, Jv.at as it stood
when work was stopped, still giving its
warning."
Further along on the left Is the gray
stone building uaed aa tha Austrian em
bassy until Italy declared war against
Austria. The flagstaff which used to
bear the Austrian colore, stretches over
the canal, but the place la deserted. Up a
side canal Is the former German embassy,
also deeerted. They were two of the most
active centers of entertainment and offi
cial exchange during peace times.
In front of the former German embassy
dredges are now at work cleaning out the
elds canals. This Is a mammoth work,
done every 200 years In the Grand canal
and every twenty years In the side canals.
The present absence of trafflo has given
opportunity for this scouring. Great
masses of black mud are brought up and
carried out to sea. All the sewag of
Venice empties into' these canals, but the
tides of the Adriatic sweep out the sew
age and keep the city in a reasonably
healthy condition,
la the Market Section.
In the market section of tha city the
Grand canal shows its usual activity,
w Ith the fish and vegetable market sur
rounded by boats and crowded with cus
tomers. Venice haa recently finished a
veritable palace for Its flan market and
the military escort told how this had
come about. 1
"Th queen came here about fire years
ago," said he. -"She waa shown the
beauties of the Grand canal and admired
them greatly all except the old fish mar
ket. She declared that was a blot and a
scandal. And so the city decided to spend
1.000.000 francs for a new market Aad
yet the queen has never since come here
to see this building erected to meet her
taste, and Venice is beginning to ask
whether it was really worth while to
spend so much money to meet a woman's
whim."' ..."
The Rlaito bridge Is the very heart cf
the busy merchant quarter. This famous
bridge Is the only one known to have been
made stronger by Increasing Its weight
It began to crack at the outset, and the
architect said add more weight.
The House of Shylovk,
Basaars and store were therefore
added all along the 'bridge, greatly In
creasing its weight, and thi so steadied
it that it stands secure today. One of the
bomb raids was In this vicinity, and the
people crowded the bridge and quays
watching the aircraft as it dropped Us
bombs. One of them was tha bomb which
destroyed the famous Bcalil church
nearby. . .
The house of Sbylock. not far from the
Rialto bridge, is a small two-story rough
stone structure. The flrat floor is now
butcher shop. A pricetlst of meat hurur
back of the butcher's stalls, the prices
being fixed by the city. They showed the
enect or war atrlngncy in meat. Beef
steak was set down st 90 cents a kilo
and beef and mutton at to SO cents.
The cause of this the butcher explained.
was that the army used so much meat.
ine nutcher was very ausnlrloua wmi
his prlcellst, was being examined, and
finally said:
Are you German T' We have to be on
the look-out always for Germans." The
marketa , and stores in the vicinity
showed war rrlcee prevailing everywhere
owing to the military demand, except on
some vegetables and truit Cauliflower
was S cents, turnips S cents a kilo, pota
toes S cents a kilo. Apple and pears
were from 40 to 70 centimes a kilo. Eggs
were 3 cents each quite cheap. Butter
was high, and beans particularly high
because the supply from Gsllcla lias
been cut off by the w-ar.
Meals Still Cbean.
The working clauses continue to get
meals st reasonably cheap rats, owing
to orders given by the city authorltlee.
Shops for the poor are selling soup at
2 cents a plate, and with bread S cents.
A big slice of maize cake is 1 cent, and
with baked fish 2 cents. The price of
bresd is kept down by municipal regu
lations, snd the quality of the bread kept
up.
King Victor Emanuel went Into one
of these bread ahops not long ago. It
was soon whispered about that this was
the king, and the proprietor of the shop
hastily looked up some very fine bread
which he epread before hla majesty.
"And why thla superior bread?" said
the king.
Because you are the king," eaid the
astonished shopman.
"But in the matter of bread the king
and the people are ail the same," replied
King Victor aternly. "You. have offended
egainst the law which requlrea all bread
to be of equal quality and you are
ordered to pay a fine of 6X) lira for the
offence."
War signs sre evident tn the fish
market nearby. All fishing in the Adri
atic hae been suspended, owing to the
fear of suhmsrlnes and also to prevent
fishermen from having any chance to
communicate with the nearby enemy
Fishing ia therefore confined to the tn
ahorea and lagoons, and prtcee have
soared about to rent a kilo for the fine
grades of . fish down to as little - aa IS
cents a kilo for poor grades and mlmows.
which are boiled in bulk. The city he
even made provision for the school chil
dren to get hot meals during war times,
and shops are provided Belling hot pota
toes and hot chestnuts.
Altogether Venice in Its war-dress
abows the plain effect of the strain It
Is under in being tha center of the war
sone. but the people are not suffering,
supplies sre adequate though at con
slderable advanced price, and the spirit
of the people shares la the enthuaiasra
of the Boidiers for pressing the war until
victory is secured.
CENTRAL POWERS
6H0W fiAIN
Figures Present (- Stales at th
Beginning: of titCFrsent Year .
of Warring Nations.
1 1 1 1 ye .t
LAND IS WORTH $25,000,000,000
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)'
BERLIN, Jan. 20.-One of the most Ini
teresting statistical tablbg of all that
have appeared In German newspaper
Is a summary of terrttoryJ won and lostv
of population gained and forfeited, and
or presumable or estimated values a
crulng to Germany XOT its ally, AustrtaV
a presented by W, Ka.-flfi&il:the Bei;
liner Tarhtft l ...
H present his facts"T6nrTe(efy
means of parallel columns, but does
reckon In Italy, Bulgaria or TurifeY,
elUier because their """ territorial' gairfg
have been Inconsequential, r, as w in
case of Bulgaria, because It came in- ss
let that figures ar 'novkt hand.
Aa to territory his' tables rar: '
Possessed August l,rlM4..i.V-..Vr.r- 7,rMks
Lost by Belgium. ..;,e.A-AHi.tvi.x 30,Of")
Lost hv FVanon...... 01 iino
txst by Russia...., i.T...i...i.r;- -:3fn,0ho
Lost , by Balkans. .i... 7, ...v.'.I..v IJtl.nO
Gained In Alsace. nlus.Y.;;.;..J,V-
Oained In Galicla. nlus 'v.-- - t.aun
Net on January 1. 1916. v... t.. ,512,t
CENTRAL, "eOWERS; '- '-
Possessed. '.August 1.' 19M..f;...'.V' l,220,no
Gained in Belgium, plus.!.j.,i;j.V.
Gained In France. pltattK. .?'.'$.. .1
Galned in Ruasia: 'pi''..vUrtbiX J, ;
ntvttrt. .JASrtbo '-Li .iMtooe
Gained In Balkans, 'pluir.9...tUiJitr ileA
Lost In Alsace -,..Ai.vn'x0..iv ImV
Lost tn GaHola.,.f...'.ji'.e;.. .";.. i.nw
Net on January 1, isu.i. ;..;''. LT08.0UK
As to population: ' - ' "" "
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Possessed August 1 19Vt...;..VT,'.I30.0OO.()W)
WUBl I'y CT1B1UI1I ,...,,.., .,Wll,i
Lost by Francs 7.000,O()"
Lost by Russia. ..,,,. .'..,.,;".. lfi.ono.tts)
Lost Balklns.. :.,y..l. 6.0iW.iin
Net January 1, 191S.. ,,..?".',...... 1IW,000,0)
CENTRAL PflWltBS: '
Possessed August 1,,1M4 v,..,..116,(W,V!n
rem rwiKium v.,,-..w,.... 7.UW.WP
From Franca -...wr.'. ......... "5.t.0'
rroin rtussia. ... lo.Uou.WU
From Balkans.....' .?..'.. tono "
Net January 1, llV.r.,, '-,','. lM.ow, (Job
Alsace and Galiel.:.are ..-not, included
Jtd
ias
3f
In this last list, ' because neither has
1.000,000. Neither are' the "dear! estlmtrted
because the figures, are -not ktinwn ilk
Casting believes howVvMrrirffee- number
win be so proport"gnaty 'srfyill that thwy
ill not affect the., tdjgjreatly, .
To arrive at the. "aptiuosumvi value. of
the land thus won, to; ddfe she-statlaeta-lan
divides the 4RljKlO" square'-' let omct-r
Into "Morgen'; (.(a a ere) te'each; of which
he gives a fist value of O.marke. tl3W.
In this wsy he arrive "at the "conclusion
thst Germany .. and , Austria .hav"'cV!n
querea lanq valued at SW.Wgw.OOtfe ' :.
YORK DEFEATS Q0TNER
NINETEEN ylOSIXTEEN
: wutu' in J.i-t - .-
LINCOLN. FebJsiftip'eclal Telegram !
York defeated Cotner , basket ball team
last night. 19 to 16.-tner was amatlv
crippled by the. loss 'of "three first team
men. Captain Parmlrfrbr-wftd the star
center. Gardener, -with Daener; -keptiun
a game fight agalnsfYotttj'' The giff
was festured by speW.aitL--roughness
snd very llttr tearh.w-erlfU.Cox starred
for the visitors, whining thirteen jot -the
nineteen points. KnsppTe nd Neiirjian
stsrred for the home !te,arti. Whe Unrpp:
Burke L.F.I L.F7....7" Thnmn
Graham ....v C.IC. vT. N-Um
Sander ...,...R.O. H.0....7.VV..'... rtrltt
Gluer L.a.11-j-,...,w Knepr-le
Referee: Max ToWle. T'riivratv,A
braska. -r - '' i " r
Note from age Quaty.
BEATRICE,' Neb'.- Fe frSSpeclal.)--The
farmers' IngtlWre t",Vrmore close
yesterday afternoon With 4 Oirmem and
others in ' attendance. TTfe- following
officers were elected.. tqt$?e men's do
par t men t: President, -it,-A. Smith: vice
president, T. V. WHltamM secretary,
Thomas Vsey iseartuftVr-i ullus TVeu
mann. ' These - of Herri wer" chosen"- r
the women's I' depaJlmdat: President
Mrs. J. E. Jones? Vlr president, Mrs. J
A. Reullng; secretary, itk. Ilrxing Ben
derland. r - ' j, . ,
Ths statement of Count ynTreesurertAn
dersn for the month of January ahdws
a balance on hand -oT- sO.J.j, It'iu
funds. Deducting the, dpfunt bank, ac
count ot HI. 306.6 leavea a h balance
of p,ta m.
Announcement wee 'recetva tiereta
terday of the death -f Mr a. Grace sHark
Ayere, a former rsHen p t the Holm)
rille vicinity, which occursnwat her hJ nt
at Seattle. Waah. She waa S3 years of
age. and leavea Tier husbettH-' and one
daughter. " tii-'-.'. j
The wolf drive 'held worth of Fllley by
the farmera of that .vicinity .reaulled in
the laughter of a large iuuuW f Wb
blu, but no wolves were iK alKht-wnV-i
the round-up occurred. Aitnther - hunt
will be held In the aahio . terrttpry' in
about two weeks. J - , . ,',i!j
Bait I.ak Firee Two.
The Salt Ike club hn iriven
v r
unenn-
dltlonal releaers te F:" h. r H
wrd
Uregory and OutfieuW Kini.-r Zchi r
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