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'1 . J THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: DECEMBER 31. 191(5. There's no time like the present, observed a famous scholar, And there's no present like the time; with watches at a dollar Thr w fnat mUir i MhM Wkow trmlnini had not tM In vain II roonrl It ftrmi "'all Hhm throwing Mu" Or rrlppuic the md 'nestb a train. Thw wan ynung wnlkvr aamed Heel, Who walked so hbi Umw h great deal. ThU habit he hud He Iwtwd trm bis dad, Who had to walk softly to irteeJ. SEW YORK MAY GET SUNDAYBASE BALL Three Major League Clubs in Gotham Aid Minors in Fight for Now Sabbath Law. WOULD KB A BIG HELP .c. York. N. Y.. Dec. 30. Dreams of Stnday base ball at the Poll grounds, with the Giants and Y ankers engaging in rrgular league tiamrr, wiih their rivals of the Na tional and American Lacucs, respec- . lively, are now heinr; enjoyed by the la.ia of the big city. V.S:lnn tiie last few days rev; impetus haj been Riven to the proposition which has never entirely been abandoned here, even though no real noise has been made f.iid no work visible for some years. The latest movement for legalized Sunday base ball in New York state , has the support of three major league chih owners, two Class AA owners aiul numerous magnates of Class B rr.'ing. That it has the support of fans by the thousands goes without saying. Public sentiment may be strong enough to bring about the , passage of the act for Sunday base ball to be inr lduc d in the next ses sion of the state legislature. Two of New York's major league officials were in attendance at a meet ing held here during the last week for the purpose of daising ways and means to further the project. The minors were represented by Secre tary John H. Farrell of the National association. Sunday base ball would prove a life-saver to the minor league clubs of t s stale, and it would un ' doubtedly prove highly profitable to the owners of Giants, Yankees and Robins. Under a 'aw legalizing Sunday base ball every club in the two major leagues, the International league and I he New York State league would be benefited. Saturday dates here are regarded as plums, and it is believed ' that Sunday would be even better, with the chances of the Polo grounds being crowded to its 38,000 capacity a few times during the summer months. It should , mean a great thing for four 'sagues, with all clubs sharing the extra prosperity. How soon the workers in this movement expert to have their hopes realized l as not been made known. l7or the present they are going along slowly and the owners of the, three ' major league clubsiin the greater city " prefer, viewing the parade than '.Tmarching at the head or in the front fl ranks. They know full well that i ' thousands of fans want Sunday base ball, but they realize, too, that their motives would come in for much questioning. Naturally, the business advantages appeal to them, but it is also true that there may be enough public sentiment to win without their playing a strong part, so they will do .. nothing which might furnish oppo nents with something to rant about. Brooklyn fans went on record dur ! ing the last season as strong for base , hall on Sundays. Thousands signed , . the petition which asked for legisla ' ! lion favorable to the plan. This ap " parently was but thesppening gun of ' the campaign, which assumed wider m proportions a few days ago in the t:ti shape of a meeting in which other ' clubs and both major and minors were represented. Hotels, Take Poke At Pocketbooks of Z The Poor Magnates -j The latest burden to fall upon the nil shoulders of the poor magnates is a Vr raise in the hotel rates around the ifK circuit. Major league presidents are it in receipt of letters from several hos n telries at which their teams put up ni during the playing season advising Ait- that the rates will be boosted from rit SO cents to $1 per day per man. As the club carries' an average of twenty - five men while o.i the road during the tm championship season this addition to fa the cost of traveling will amount to tin quite a sum during the course of the v year. A1 dollar a day increase in the rtc cost of hotel accommodations means ,K $.'5 a day to the club, or an advance in the expenses of about $2,000 in a year. Thus do things conspire to annoy the once plutocratic but now , ally and shrinking club owner. a" Johnny Raimey Has Run His Last Race Johnny Raimey, famous as a dirt track race driver, is spending the win ter in the foothills of the Rocky mountains, near Denver. Too many , , seasons spent in breathing the dust -' on the dirt tracks have helped Rai mey to contract tuberculosis, and the doctors hold out little hope for his ' v recovery from the disease, but are "" certain that Johnny will never drive m races again. Followers of the speed game are r : v eil acquainted with the driver, as he has appeared on the cards of the races at numerous state fair grounds once or twice a season for some . years. Johnny was never a star of the big speedways, but he was one of the most capable road and dirt track , pilots in the game. While he did not -' resort to the grandstand tactics of i. many, he was a consistent driver, and . ' has many victories to his credit, r For many seasons he drove Cino cars for the Cincinnati factory, and was a teammate of the late Walter - Donnelly, who met his death at Mil- waukee five years ago. For three - seasons he has been a member of the ' Sloan team. He almost lost his life - in an accident at Havana, Cuba, dur ing the early part of 1912. Braves Will Try to Get Vincent Camobell Back Manager Georije Stalling of the - Boston Braves makes the interesting announcement that he will ask Vin cent Campbell to report to the club in the spring. Campbell rctirel and "went into business in Baltimore after . the flivver of the Federal league, but the Boston club still has a claim to his - services. MAY CHANGE BIG LEAGUESEASONS Schedule Committee May Chop Number of Gamos to One Hundred and Forty. ENTEE-LOOP MATTER IS UP New York, Dec. 30. The schedule committee of the National and Amer ican leagues, which wilt soon begin its all-important meeting at some far away camp or winter resort, has un der consideration the most important step ever planned in major leagues. Not only is there a chance of them shortening the playing season lo 140 games, but it is within their power such authority having been given them to arrange an interleagiir se ries of games beginning the latter part of August. This had been pro posed as a way of avoiding scandal that may arise out of trying; lo change the prices and prize distribution for the world's scries. The arrangement, if adopted, will be very similar to that recently agreed upon between the International league and the American association. The idea originated with Garry Herr mann several years ago and is not entirely new, though it has never been tried. The plan contemplates having all eight clubs in the National league play all eight clubs in the American league three or more games.. The winner, under one of the arrange ments, is to be considered the cham pion of the world. Another variation is for the pennant to be decided in each league, and then have a world's series after the inter league games are finished. Still an other suggestion is for the winner of the interleague games to be entered in a world's series which will be three cornered. Base ball people have discovered that interest is lost in the races among the clubs that have no chance toward the end of the season, and to build up that interest something radical must be done. The plan of having all the players share in the prize money of the world's series, the amount depending upon their position at the finish of the race had that aim also. Busy All January. The schedule committee will be very busy during the month of Jan uary, as they have to agree on a schedule and report back to the leagues in February. Each league will frame a schedule and then a joint committee will pass upon it. If the season is chopped short, as so many magnates have suggested, the chopping will be done in April in stead of October. Experience during the last ten years hat taught that the weather is much better for base ball during the early days of October than of April- Both leagues lost thousands of dollars by the postponements last spring, and they did not get it back 'n the double-headers that came later on. j It is necessary that a decision be reached very soon, so that the man agers may be able to fix dates for beginning their spring training. Now Gotham Has Ice Tennis to Go Half Crazy About New York, Dec. 30. With a regu lation tennis court marked out on the ice surface with a specially pre pared black paint that permitted the players to skate over it without! im pending their progress, and with a reg ulation net raised about three inches from the ice to offset the added height the skates gave the players, Fred B. Alexander, Karl Behr, Dean Mathey, Francis Hunter and T. R. lJcll presented the new game of ice tennis at the One Hundred and Highly-first street ice skating pal ace the other night. The unani mous verdict after the practice had been completed was that a new sport, faster and demanding more athletic skill than any other, had been added to the calendar. i The game seems to be a pronounc ed success. The service of all the players was strong, but what was more impressive and stamped the game as a real sport was the keen and prolonged volleying. The players placed their strokes just as if they were playing on the turf. They moved about on their skates, advancing to the net and dropping back to cover the rear of the court quickly, and exe cuting their strokes with the same precision that features their work out of doors. Moran Is Finished As Title Contender New York, Dec. 30. Frank Moran is no longer to be considered as one of the contenders for the heavy weight title. With Willard threaten ing retirement, Moran would be in a position to battle for the crown, even though he did make a poor showing against Dillon. He was in poor condition that night and could ask for a return bout with the Giant Killer. His showing against Gunboat Smith, however, seems to be conclu sive proof that the Dillon fight was a real tip-off on the retrogression of the Pittsburgh heavyweight. Smith dropped out of the front ranks of heavyweights some time ago, when the knockout punch of his once powerful hight hand deserted him. Since that time he had been having only a fair amount of success, but he was able to outpoint Moran with something to spare. Less than a year ago Moran was regarded as having some chances against Jess Willard and Smith was not considered. Today Moran is regarded as no better than before he went to I'aris and engaged in the bout with lack Johnson. How the mighty have fallen. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Kings of Swat i k3m m sr. eft 1 PwJt&PM I SPEAKER hffi j HAL CHJISS 22ii ' SPORT IN OMAHA LOOKS BACK OVER , GREATEST YEAR OonUnuwl from Pm Ont.) tics employed by Lewis. The go went five hours before it was called a draw bv the referee. Despite the facf that it was unsatisfactorv, this match at tracted more attentiont han any other wrestling event held during the year. The Stecher-Lewls match was not the only wrestling bout held in Omaha. Stccher tangled with Joe Rogers. here, easily disposing of the Buffalo giant, and Charley Peters ex hibited his prowess in three matches, defeating Martinson, Ples tina and Demetral in bouts here last spring. Earl Caddock and Mort Hen derson also wrestled at Council Bluffs. A tug-of-war tournament, in which six teams were entered, was held at the Auditorium last January. The Danish team won the tourney, but afterwards lost the championship of the city to the Swedes, captained by Al Samuelson. The state billiard tournament was held in Omaha in February. . The dope was considerably upset in this event when Harry Symes captured the title, but Harry lost it shortly afterwards in a match with Al Cahn, the former title holder. The annual Young Men's Christian association indoor athletic and gym nastic tournament was held at the Auditorium on March 31. It was the largest and most successful tourney the local "Y" ever held. In June the Omaha Gun club en tertained theannual Western Handi cap trap shooting tournament, the second largest registered trap shoot in the country. Two hundred marks men attended and gave Omaha an ex hibition of fancy shotgun shooting for four days. The state golf tournament was held in Omaha in July. Sam Reynolds of Omaha won the title from a large field, including many from Omaha and other Nebraska cities and towns. Nineteen sixteen saw Creighton uni versity, Omaha's largest college, begin to assert itself in the field of athletics. The new $100,000 gymnasium, one of the largest and most completely equipped in the middle west, was opened this fall, and with its opening sport activities at the Blue and White college immediately began to pick up. Creighton had a good foot ball eleven this year, defeating South Dakota for the first time, and now, as a result of the building of the new gym, will be represented for the first time bv a basket ball team. This fall, too, saw Creighton's first attempt to enter into athletic relations with some of the biggest schools of the middle west. Nineteen sixieen also saw the pass ing of Jumbo Stiehm at the University of Nebraska. Stiehm,- after five years of service with the Cornhusker in stitution, went to Indiana and was succeeded by Dr. E. J. Stewart, who came from the Oregon Aggies. The Cornhuskers did not have an overly successful season, losing two games, but they lost little of their prestige because it was simply one of those off-years experienced by every school. Golf ?aw its biggest year in Omaha. Another eighteen-hole course was opened, the muny links at Elmwood park, and a new golf club, the Elm wood Park Golf club, was organized. More players than ever enlisted them selves with the golfing fraternity of this city. The first annual women's state golf championship tournament was held in Omaha this year at the Omaha Field club. Miss Louise round of Lincoln captured the title from Mrs. J. T. Stewart of Omaha. Tenuis, of course, did not enjoy the prosperity this year it did three or four years ago, when big tournaments were held each year at the Field club. But it did very well. Ralph Powell, an Omaha youngster still in his 'teens, won the city title and also went up to Wayne to the state tournament and won the state championship. Amateur base ball is another sport which enjoyed a big year. It is true the Omaha cvhampions, the Armours, did not get as far in the national championship as did the Luxus a year ago. but locally there were more players than ever, and the interest taken in the sandlot game was greater than ever before. Bowling, billiards, basket ball, foot ball, soccer and all other sports had a big year and as far as Omaha is concerned if 1917 equals the record set up by 1916 it will have to travel some. in Big Show SPORT ON HIGH PLANE DURING THE LAST YEAR M'untlnawl from Pe Onp.l And yet more devotees keep clamor ing for admission to the ranks. What is true of golf is also true in other lines, even those sports which have been struggling for resuscitation as racing have found their place during the season just past. And speaking of the turf, the season has been indicative that the American public still holds this regal sport close to its heart. A careful survey of the year shows nothing else in more promience than that onr facili ties for gratifying the increasing tend ency of the public to participate in sport is before long to be sorely taxed, unless new provision are made. For several years it has been evi dent that the growth in sport was mainly toward those lines where ac tual participation was the governing influence, and the last twelve months showed this inclination to even a greater extent than in preceding years, as is evidenced by the many who have been drawn to golf, tennis, motor boating and the like. In col lege athletics, too, the trail is blazed toward this end. Where a squad of forty to seventy composed the entire foot ball interest of a college a few seasons back, there are gridirons ga lore now where all who are interested in the game may play. The system of sport for the many rather than the few is gaining sup porters and has gains of many in the year just closing. This applies to every line of college endeavor, row ing, basket ball, base ball and their contemporary athletic interests. Even the schools taking it up are finding in it the success which its early ad vocates predicted. Intramural sport is not new, but it is now enjoying a more advanced status than ever be fore long promises to be a big asset in college athletics, not alone from the fact it will give material of worth to the athletic teams, but because it will build up the men who perhaps are in no wise varsity material, and after all this is one of the chief aims of all athletics. Of the professional sports, base ball has been through its fire of war and during the year 'has regained much of its old prestige. The elimina tion of base ball dissension has been one of the noteworthy happenings of the year, and it was a fortunate ending, at a time when the public was just on the point of abandoning its first love in sport because ot the too ostentatious display of the com mercial features. Even now the ear marks are not lacking. The major leagues certainly are enjoying much of their old popularity, but with the minor leagues the public has not been so disposed to forget, and thev are struggling along on the raged edge. Base ball is the one exception with regard to professional sport. In the main this has not been a year of success for the professional athlete. Where amateur sport has made tre mendous strides, the professional game has lagged behind or gone back. This is no doubt due to the increase in amateur sports. One or the other had to suffer. Professional sport must always be a spectacle, else there is no purse and no incentive. Apparent ly the public has definitely turned away from the spectacle except with regard to base ball, and turned to such endeavors where participation is the keynote. Weekly Trap Shoot at Omaha Gun Club Today A trap shoot will be held at the Omaha Gun club today. Turkey shoots have been held on the local range the last few Sundays and they proved so popular among the marks men that the club decided to continue the Sunday shoots as long as the weather permits and the interest re mains even though the season for poultry shoots has passed. The club has enough shells to provide all shooters who attend. White Sox Training Camp Has Golf Links When the Chicago Americans reach Mineral Wells, Tex., the latter part of March to get into training for the 1917 campaign, they will find a new golf course at their disposal. Several of the White Sox players, including Eddie Collins. George Weaver, "Happy" Felsch and Joe Benz, are enthnsiastic golfers. The White Sox trained at the Texas resort in 1910. JAP STAR PRAISES AMERICAN PLAYERS Jerpo ShinricLzu Says Johnston and Grii'fin Make Wonder ful Doubles Team. PLAYED ALL OVEH WORLD Xrw York. Dec. .10 evr York's SMOwiwniml tennis colony is almost momentarily expecting the arrival of Jenzo Sliimidzu. the Japanese racquet wielrler, whose smile reminded the Pacific roant of Charlie Chaplin, and v.l'0-.e bad hand is said to be very much liVp Kill lohnson's. Mr. Shi-! ! niidin led San Francisco a few days at!Q sfter almost a month of courtly da!!nce. so tn uak, with the ifreat- ' i.-lin ltft on .,--, li:iflrl tnunrrl Kc7.' York. Rcfore leavim," the coast the Xiji pones1 epert declared that he consid ered Clarence Griffin and William Johnston !he finest doubles team he has ever played against, and during tile course of a trip around the world he lias played wherever a tennis racquej is known, usually against the, rankinp players of the country in which he happened to be sojourning. "Griffin and Johnston are superior to all others in their team work and perfect technique." he declared the other day after the champions had beaten him and Johnny Strachan 6-2, 2-6, 0-3. "The brothers Lowe, whom 1 met in England, struck me as the next best pair to your won derful Californians. anrj if the four could ever be brought together I would cross the Pacific lo see the game. Johnston and Griffin would doubtless win, but their margin of victory would be very narrow." Due to Atmosphere. Mr. Shiniidzu expressed the opinion that the impressive skill of the lead ing Californians is in no small part due to the atmosphere and enthusi asm with which they are continually surrounded. "There seems to be something im portant, in a tennis sense, happening every day in San Francisco," he said. "One night I go to your spacious city auditorium and see four of the great est players in the world in action be fore a vast assemblage. The next I visit the park and find everybody from grandfathers to children just out of perambulators, playing tennis. The next day I have the privilege of play ing in a-great contest on a club court before another big crowd. "Tell me, does no one work or stay at home in San Francisco?" While in England some months ago Shimidzu played a series of matches for the benefit of various war funds. Dixon Prebblc and Ham ilton Pride impressed him as being exceptionally strong players, but he was most enthusiastic in his praise of the Lowe brothers, one of whom is an internationalist with a fine record in Davis cup plays. The Japanese also played in India, where he found ten nis making rapjd progress toward general popularity. The season there lasts from October to March. Here's One that Happened to Our Old Friend Cadman Fred McMullin, the infield utility inan for the White Sox, was playing for Tacoma at Seattle a few years ago. He came in from third on the dead run and slid for the plate. Mc Mullin knew he didn't touch it, but he was afraid to slide hack, as the catcher had the ball in his hand. The umpire also knew he didn't score, but said nothing, as that was not his business. Fred dusted off his uniform and stalked, nonchalantly, to the Tacoma bench. A couple of the Seattle play ers yelled for a decision. "He wasn't safe, was he?" demanded Cadman, who was catching for Seattle. The umpire shook his head. At this Cadman, holding the ball jn his hand, dashed over to the Tacoma bench to tag McMullin. Fred waited until he all but reached his end of the bench, and then slid over to the other end. Cadman followed him, and as he did so slipped on some mud and fell to his knees. McMullin leaped up from his seat, sprinted to the plate and touched it. Indiana Gives Stiehm Power to Card Games E. O. Stiehm, athletic director at Indiana university, has been empow ered to make up the 1917 foot ball schedule without further, consultation with the athletic committee. Coach Stiehm said that except for the Ohio and Purdue games nothing definite has been settled as to the schedule. There is a possibility, he said, of opening the season with Wabash. Ohio State will be played at Indianapolis on November 3. It is probable that the Minnesota same will be played at Minneapolis. Joe Tinker Says Third Base is Easy Proposition Joseph B. Tinker, purchaser of the Columbus club of the American as sociation, considers third base the eas iest position in the infield. "That's why I'm going to play third for Columbus next season because I think it will be a soft spot," the former manager of the Chicago Nationals said. Tinker thinks he's a bit too slow to play short, his old-time position, as it should be played. Rowland Will Keep Kid Gleason as Assistant William "Kid" Gleason, the vet eran base ball player, probably will be retained as coach of the Chicago American League club next season, although fficial announcement has not been made. ' Clarenee Rowland, manager of the team, considers Gleason a valuable aid in developing young players. Gleason's temperament, Rowland says, makes him thoroughly fitted for the task. NO CHANGES MADE IN FOOT BALL CODE1 Only Minor Matters Are Due to Come Before Bales Com mittee Meeting. PENALIZE FORWARD PASS The foot ball rules committee will meet in February to consider amenda tions in the gridiron code. It is not likely that any material changes will be made: fhe idea being that the Same now well on its way to stan 'dardization had best be left alone. Minor changes based on experience of the past season will, however, be made, and, if suggestions are fol lowed, stipulations may result which while not touching the body of the game will none the less involve changed conditions for players and spectalors. One authority would as sign a certain number of plays to each quarter, thereby doing away with a. timekeeper. This would be a radical step, and yet in some ways a good one, since it would do away with the tedious taking out of time and play ing to kill time. It is, however, a matter that re quires deeper study. There certainly should be something done about palpable interference with the re ceiver of a forward pass. The present penalty is inadequate. Harvard in the Princeton game found that by knocking down a receiver who was clear it could exchange a thirty to forty-yard gain against ker for a fifteen-yard penalty; a rule that permits such a thing makes for bad foot ball. The multiple kick and kicking the ball from a head helmet will prob ably be acted on, the rules as they stand at present permitting field goals to be made in this way. There is no prospect that the neces sity of kicking a goal after touch down will be abrogated. It is a fool play, a useless and irritating encum brance. But. on the whole the game is coming down to a bedrock basis, and when various little points are cleaned up and the forward pass sys tem has been either eliminated or ad justed with regard to relative details, there seems no reason why the rules, committee should have a great deal to do at its annual meetings. Will Deny Plea to Abolish the Draft Chicago, Dec. 30. The plea of the three class AA leagues, the Interna tional, Pacific Coast and American Association, for the abolition of the draft rule will in all probability be denied when the National Base Ball commission meets in Cincinnati next week, President Johnson of the Amer ican league said to.iight. President Johnson, a member of the commission said the present draft rule was changed by the commission at the suggestion of the same leagues which now ask that it be amended. "The class AA club owners opposed the old rule," Mr. Johnson said, "be cause they complained that it caused dissension among the drafted players if they eventually were rejected. The commission changed it to meet their own demands. I do not think there is a chance of it being changed again." Aviator Out Too Far at Sea And He Has to Be Rescued New York, Dec 30. Perched atop a disabled hydro-airplane and half frozen by the waves that had dashed over him for two hours, T. K. Okuri, a Japanese student aviator, was rescued from a perilous position four miles off the Staten island shore late today. The captain of a tugboat saw him wildly waving his arms for help and took him on board, but was un able to save the machine. Okuri, who came from California, was taking a lesson at a Staten island aviation school and flew four miles out to sea to test the machine's pon toons. When he alighted on the water the waves washed over the engine, he said, and put the carburetor out of commission. Carrigan Gets Fortune for Managing Boston Americans Boston, Mass., Dec. 30. William F. Carrigan was faid $23,300 for man aging the Boston Americans last season, it was learned today. Of this amount $10,000 was salary under his contract, $3,800 his world scries share, $2,500 special bonus for win ning the American league pennant and $7,000 a percentage allowance on the receipts of the Boston club. Carrigan, who announced his re tirement last fall, is now considering an offer from the new owners of the world champions to resume direc tion of the team. H. H. Frazee said he was readv to pay an amount in ex cess of $18,000, Plans for the Railroad Legislation Will Go On Washington, Dec. 30. -Chairman Newlands of the senate interstate commerce committee said today the failure of railroad brotherhood offi cials and the railroad managers to reach an agreement regarding an eight-hour schedule, pending deter mination of the constitutionality of the Adamson law, would not alter its plans for consideration of railroad legislation urged by President Wilson m Ins last message to congress. BILLIE MISKE IS NEWEST FAVORITE New York Goes Crazy Over St. Paul Png and Wants to See Him Fight Carpentier. LICKS BELLICOSE DILLON New York, Dec. 30. Fortune's hand is on the spigot prepared to turn on a golden stream for "Billic" Miske. The St. Taul light heavy weight, who annexed fresh laurels by1 defeating "Jack" Dillon, may be the opponent of Georges Carpentier, instead of "Jess" Willard, if the French pugilist should come to this country. "Tex" Rickard, the promoter, who has been negotiating for a match be tween Carpentier and Willard, is thinking of substituting Miske for the f. American champion, m view 'of the fact that the St. Paul boxer and the Frenchman are of about the same physical proportions. Mr. Rickard was so impressed by Miske's showing against Dillon, it was understood, he will ask his terms for a match with Carpentier. "Billie" Miske has "arrived" with both feet. He has proven conclu sively he is without a peer at his weight in this country and is the logical opponent for the French champion. A bout between Willard and Carpentier would be something akin to a joke, in view of their dif ference in height and weight, but Miske and the Frenchman would be equally matched. Furthermore, Miske right now is a bigger drawing card than any other heavyweight with the exception of Willard, and his services could be obtained for a pion. In other respects, according to Mr. Rickard, a Carpentier-Miske than one involving Willard and th Frenchman Urges "Mills" Instead of Quills for School Children scnooi unnaren 10. Typewriters in- j public, school chil- S ited today by Prof. Chicago, Dec. 30. stead of pens for pi dren were advocated Franklin Bobbitt of the School of Education of the University of Chi cago in addressing the Illinois women's legislative congress. He said that public schools were only 50 per cent efficient. Libeled George Washington And Must Go to Penitentiary Olympia, Wash., Dec. 30. As a libeler of George Washington's mem ory, Paul Haffer of Tacoma, must serve four months in the county jail, the Washington supreme court today upholding the conviction of Haffer on a criminal charge. Haffer published an article accusing the first president of the United States of various ir regularities. Prof. Howard of Nebraska Heads Sociological Society Columbus, O., Dec. 30. Prof. George E. Howard of the University of Nebraska was elected president of the American Sociological society hp re today, succeeding George E. Vin cent of the University of Minnesota. Prof. Scott W. Bedford of the Uni versity of Chicago was re-elected sec retary. -Culls From the Wire Higher requirements than high vehool diplomas for admlwlon to Inw schools were demanded In resolution adopted at the clos ing session of the sixteenth annual mUxiff of the Association of American Law schools at Chicago. , The federal grand Jury at Chicago worn In IhsI Novrmbor charged among other dutioB-wlth an investigation of reports of manipulation of food supplies, was dis charged today without having returned in -dktmontK In that connection. Application for a temporary Injunction to rest ral n t ranscon tlneo lal ral Iroads from putting Into effect Increaned rates on steel and iron shipments to Portland and Seattle from pattern points, was denied at Portlmd, Oro..by Judge W. B. Gilbert of the United States circuit court of appeals. The two commissions on unification of the Northprn and Southern branches of th Methodlnt Episcopal church held their first joint meeting at Baltimore and effected formal organization of the joint commission. Like the earlier sessions of the separate commissions the meeting was secret. Henry S. Caulfleld was appointed reeelrer for the Hargadlne-McKlttrick Dry Oood? company at rtt. louls. which has been In prrwt'Hs of llquldntlnn nearly two yeara. The Hargadlne-McKlttrlrk company was on of the oldest wholesale dry goods firms In the southwest with a capitalization of about 13,600.000. j FREE PANTS Just to keep oar tailors busy, we an jiving an extra pair of $7 pants ab solutely free with every suit (C A P.) tailored U your measure at Open (Sip Saturday 2 1 Jl Evemags See Our Windows We put honest, pure wool fabrics, fine durable tailoring into our clothes, and don't forget this it's-trhe kind of style, quality and value that costs 125 to 130 elsewhere. Corner 1 5th and Harney Sts.
