THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1, 1916.
8 n
X
?
National Swine Show to Be Greatest
Hog Exposition in Country's "History
! Leaning ureeaers ana rorcine
'f . ctocK unampions oi umiea
States Are Here for
Classic.
MAKKS EPOCH IN HOGDOM
' The greatest iwine show ever held
in the United States opens tomorrow
in the horse barns on the South Side.
' In staging the National Swine
Show the promoters have brought to
Omaha admittedly the pick of the
country's porcine stock herds. For
many months the most prominent
breeders from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coasts and from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Canadian line have dis
cussed and planned for the Omaha
classic, realizing that it will not only
;be the premier competition event of
hogdom, but it will also offer the
greatest opportunity in the history of
the United States for the talent to
'choose its breeding stock.
; When Omahans and officials of the
J National Swine Growers' association
first began to broach the subject of
a swine show of truly national scope
, for the Nebraska metropolis, some
.'.opposition was met with in different
sections of the country. It was de
cided, however, that Omaha was un
', disputedly the most advantageous
'.' point in the land for holding the first
. annual national hog exposition. As
the magnitude and nationalness of
rthe show started to dawn upon tne
i leading breeders everywhere, objec-
- tions fell with a clatter, and soon.
those who at hrst were inclined to
use the hammer, became Omaha's
most ardent boosters in regards to the
; big fall classic.
t Omaha's Selection Unanimous.
t The organization of the National
; Swine Growers' association, in De
cember, 1914, brought up for con
sideration a number of matters of
: vital importance to the swine growers'
iof this country. One of the first
' things to claim attention was a na-
; tionai swine snow, i nis proposition
I from the first appeared to have almost
unanimous approval of swine breed-?.-
ers representing all breeds of swine,
- and the cordial support ot the record
- associations. ,
At the Second annual meeting of
- the national association a committee
was appointed to make arrangements
- for and have charge of a national
; Swine show. After considerable in
vestigation, this city was decided up-!-;on
as the most suitable place for
y J holding the first National Swine
r.show.
" Representative of Country,
j, 1 After months' of effort the commit
- tee in charge of the show, consisting
of W. M. McFadden of Chicago, L.
f E. Frost of Chicago and C. S. Stone
r of Peoria, have been instrumental in
gathering together the greatest show
1 of high class swine, thoroughly rep
f; resentative of the entire hog-growing
J country, that has ever been brought
together.
Suffice to say that It is a note-
worjhy feather in Omaha's cap to
r- nave oeen selected as the locale ot
the big event. Omahans put their
shoulders to the wheel and lost no
' time in setting the stage for the na
tion's most notable assemblage of
: porcine stock and its exponents.
Committees' in Charge.
The Omaha advisory committee,
J which has charge of the local end
I. of the plans, is comprised of the fol-
lowing:
,- Arthur Smith, chairman W. H. Shell
V berf, secretary; W. H. Bucholz. . treasurer;
" C H. Pickens, W. M. Burgess, George R.
; Haverstlck, T. L. Davis, Ueoig-e Brandela,
t W. H. McCord, P. W. Jtldson, E. P. Peck.
V:M. C. Peters T. P. Sturgees, A. D. Smith,
.E. A. Rose, A. O. Buchanan, R. C Howe,
ie.lL R. Murphr, K. O. Edwards, C. B.
Spangler, J. F. Coad, I.. H. Lord and J.
C French.
p.. The officials for the different breeds
f are:
Poland-Chlnaa Ray Davis of Maryvllle,
t;- Mo breed superintendent; Charles A.
Marker of Auburn, 111., Judge; Thomas A.
Shattuck of Hastings, Neb., consulting
Judge.
-r.rr Duroc-Jeraeys Robert J. Evans of Chl
l' eago, breed superintendent; Prof. Herbert
W. Mumford. of Urbana, ,111., Judge. '
Berkshlres Frank 8. Bprlnger of Spring
er field, 111., breed auperlntendent; Wyman N.
Lovejoy of Koscoe, 111., Judge,
qheater-Whltes F. F. Moore of Roches
W ' ter, Ind., breed superintendent; William A.
Hoover of Oskaloosa, Ia Judge; I. T. Cun-
nlngham of Xenla, O., consulting Judge.
7- Hanipahlres B. C. Stone of Peoria, 111.,
j breed superintendent; A. 1 Ooodenough of
photo - or- Heyn
V H. SJiEZXBSXQ
tributed by the commercial interests
of Omaha.
Additional Pens Required.
Considerably more than 1,000 pens
have been reserved. The demand for
reservations was so great that the offi
cials had to arrange for the construc
tion of a couple of hundred additional
pens other than those in the huge
horse barns.
One 'of the features of the show will
be a grand round-up of Duroc-Jersey
futurity pigs. The prizes for this class
will amount to $1,000, this sum being
appropriated by the National Duroc
Jersey Record association of Peoria.
111. Only pigs exhibited in a National
Duroc-Jersey Record association show
are eligible.
' President Wilson on his visit to
Omaha Thursday to review the his
torical parade will find time, it has
been announced, to visit the National
Swine show.
Mexican Police
Break Up Bad Band
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Mexico City. Sept. 23. The police
of Mexico City believe that with the
capture recently of Ramen Cantell,
they have broken up a band of burg
lars and robbers which has terrorized
the more prosperous residence dis
tricts of the city and which has taken
loot said to amount to more than
$100,000. The band was known as
"La Mano que Aprista" or "The
Grasping Hand" from the black im
print of a hand which was always
left somewhere about the premises
where the robbers operated. It is be
lieved many persons robbed feared to
report their losses for fear of the
vengeance of "The Grasping Hand.
Canteli, it is said, was captured in
a subterranean chamber opening
from the wall of a deep well. He. was
traced through his wife who brought
him food and it is alleged that several
of the victims of the robberies have
identified him as one of the band.
The 5,000 policemen of Mexico
City have received an increase in pav
of from three and one-half pesos to
five pesos a day. They also will be
furnished their uniforms in future.
Heretofore they have had to purchase
their own uniforms.
-
Rinderpest in the
. Philippine Herds
'(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Manila, P. I., Sept. 1. Rinderpest.
a cattle scourge common in the trop
ics, has assumed the proportions ot
a serious epidemic in the Philippines.
causing the deaths of hundreds ot
work animals, carabao and cattle.
weekly. Governor General Harrison
has called upon the Department of
the Insular Government to ro-operate
in checking the disease, which is a
difficult matter, because there are
practically no fences in the Philippine
country. It has been decided to es-
- 1-1 , c . 1.
Spotted Poland-Ohlnas Fred Obenchaln i""'"" ... ".----"-
f Bralnbrldge, Ind., breed superintendent; ture of anti-rinderpest serum, increase
& ioionei inomas vinneage ok inaianapolls,
jnage.
executive committee consists
ask I -s
The
' of: E. Buckineham. chairman: W. H
' Schellberg, secretary; C. J. Ingwersen,
; A. B. Stryker, A. C. Davenport, Ar
; thur Smith," E, P. Peck and T. F.
i- Sturgess.
:; Officials of Show.
The National Swine show officials
' are: Mr. McFadden, president of the
national association, general manager;
E. Z. Russell, associate editor of The
. Twentieth Century Farmer, general
superintendent, in charge of the ex-
.. hioits; James J. Doty", secretary; W.
- H. Schellberg, superintendent of con
cessions. Entered at the show are the purest
B blooded porkers of the entire United
States. In most cases the great swine
raising states of the corn belt are
? sending their champions of cham
pions; in one breed -Poland-Chinas
for instance, Nebraska, Illinois, Kan
sas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wiscon
sin and Iowa have entered state cham
pions. One thing is sure the breeder
who returns home from Omaha with
a hog beribboned will have the ir
revocable assurance that his animal
is a real champ.
Will Sump Blood Lines.
Practically every breeder of impor
tance between the coasts will be here
for the show. The majority of them
will bring the very pick of their herds,
while others will come primarily for
the purpose of picking out breeding
stock. The show will do much to
ward stamping in a decisive manner
the paramount blood lines of each
breed of swine in the United States.
That is one reason alone why breed
ers have decided that they could not
possibly miss attending the Omaha
show.
A premium fund of $11,000 is hung
up for the National Swine show.
There will also be a number of special
prizes in the nature of cups and
trophies. In the Berkshires, Hamp
shires, Poland-Chinas, Duroc-Jerseys
and Chester-Whites there is a cash
prize fund of $2,000 each. The record
associations representing the various
breeds contribute 60 per cent of the
premium fund; 40 per cent is con-
the force of veterinaries and build
more immunization stations.
The constabulary troops will be
concentrated in one province at a
time and thus seek to control the
epidemic. In 1887 the worst of the
epidemic occurred and it was esti
mated that 90 per cent of the animals
on the islands died. In 1901 the dis
ease killed 35 per cent of the animals.
This year the disease thus far has
claimed only about six-tenths of one
per cent.
Aeroplane Blades
Keep Best When
. Put in Humidors
(Correspondence ot The Associated Press.)
Columbus, N. M., Sept 23. Huge
humidors, similar to those used for
seasoning and preserving tobacco,
have been erected on the United
States army aero field here for the
purpose of conditioning propeller
blades of the army aeroplanes.
At the outset of the Mexican expe
dition much trouble was developed
with the wooden blades because of
their warping and splintering in the
dry climate. After experimenting
with metal propellers, the humidor
idea was developed and since then,
according to the aviation officers,
there has been little trouble with the
blades. When a machine returns
from a scouting trip the propeller is
removed and placed in the humidor,
thus preserving the vicosity of the
glue which holds together the lamina
tions. And there, with a properly reg
ulated temperature: it remains until
the plane is ready tor the next flight
Twelve machines are now in service
with the expeditionary forces. Each
plane is equipped with two automatic
rifles and each aviator wears a pistol
In its equipment the aero corps has
both incendiary and explosive bombs
and automatic cameras.
To Save Time and .
Money Great Seal
Is Used Sparingly
(Correspondence of The Associated Press. I
London, Sept. 20. Falling into line
with other departments of state in
the question of economy, the privy
council of Great Britain has ordered
that the "great seal" ahatlonly be used
very sparingly, mua saving nine nu
money.
The affixing of this "great seal"
to a document takes nearly half an
hour and requires the attendance of
two officers known as "the sealer"
and the "chaff wax." It was formerly
affixed to royal assent appointments
of archbishops, bishops, king's coun
sel and Indian judges, etc., but will
now only be used on the patents of
peers, baronets and appointments of
judges to the high court.
The seal was always taken around
with the lord chancellor, either on
state or private visits, but the custom
was broken by Lord Loreburn, who
only carried it if certain its use would
be required. It is six inches in diam
eter and was struck in silver in the
largest press at the mint It consists
of two deep and heavy plates of sil-
ver closely fitting into each other and
the present one was made soon after
King Edward's death, at a cost of
$2,000 to $2,500. Constant usage
makes it necessary for new ones to
be struck frequently, and during the
reign of Queen Victoria no less than
four were made.
An old seal goes through the
process of demaskine. the sovereign
at a meeting of the privy council i
striking it with a hammer sufficiently
hard to make a distinguishing mark.
One side of the seal is given to tht
sitting lord chancellor and the) .other
to the ex-lord chancellor.
Key to the Situation The Be
Want Ads. , -
Sanitary
ICE
To kp your
ico box elaaa
mi sanitary
you saust have
clua, sanitary
tea.
COAL
of Best
Grade
and
Prompt
Delivery
Our Ice Is Pure
. Try If Find Onl
SOUTH OMAHA
ICE COMPANY '
ICE AND COAL ' -
ONict Pasna South 7.
v Vara Phsna SmA M.
J. W. CRIBBLE, PraalaWat , , ...!
O. A. CJUBBLB, Traansrar.
n::iiuniiiii:iii)ininiai:!iiiiiiinniinRtnn-'
Reliable
Furniture Co.
4923 So. 24th St., South Sid
The Store
That De
livers the
Goodi and
Shares
With Each
Purchaser
the Profits
Our prices is what will
please you. We can fur
nish your home from the
basement to the garret
complete with the latest
in dining room furniture,
bedroom, parlor or kit
chen. To see us before
you buy will mean a sav
ing to you. We are agents
for the celebrated Buck
Stoves and Range. Ask
us to show you the most
practical combination 2 in
1 Bucks Range.
UlJfr
Subjects and Visitors to Ak-Sar-Ben
You are cordially invited to visit the
finest slaughter house in the WORLD
Guides will be furnished to explain everything
pertaining to the workings of v
The Cudahy Packing
Co.
I Jsj t'4xnmitz: ufwv p r ' l
,4?- r jfj- -fj " V"T - -
-'geM!,-'i-j " i r .
BEEF KILL
-U jByva-i-T u 1 Taarar-- j, - - - 'm""M 'll'V " T 1
- tj
HOG KILL
, a?,t -i . . jfc-jg-- . a.t
i -."j t. ii
M
(;
P: I !
4
SHEEP KILL
Moving pictures of this killing floor were taken
by the United States Government for exhibition
at the Panama Exposition at San Francisco.
South Side Station, Omaha
A