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FEW CHANGES IN
MAJOR LEAGUES'
: BATTING RACES
Brooklyn Veterans Lead Na
" tional Sluggers, While Tyrus
Cobb Distances the
! Americans.
Chicago, Aug. 17. Back in the old
days they said that "Youth will be
served." But that meant nothing to
"Zack- Wheat and "Jake" Daubert,
veterans of the Brooklyn Nationals,
who today are fighting it out for first
place honors in the National league
batting race.
Wheat, with an average of .341, it
showing the way, with Daubert
trailing him 20 points. Heinie Groh
of Cincinnati, who gave promise of
becoming the lvio champion, has fal
len into a tie tor third place, accord
ing to averages including games of
Wednesday. Wheat a drive to the
top was not merely "flash," for in
his last seven garnet he racked out
an even dozen hits. Daubert also
continued hitting, bagging nine safe
blows in seven games.
f The scramble for the honors in
c ' scoring it narrowing down to George
v Burns of New York, Max Carey of
Pittsburgh and Groh. Burnt has reg
istered 70 runs and Groh and Carey
66. Carey, however, has big lead in
base stealing, his total of S3 remain
Vfng out of danger. Mollwitz of Pitts
' burgh drove Roush of Cincinnati out
' of the lead for sacrifice hitting, with
a total of 26, Cravath of Philadelphia,
, with seven circuit drives to his credit,
J is blazing the trail for the home run
' hitters.
Cincinnati, with an average of .272,
is leadinsr in club battinir and New
'York in team fielding, with .972.
Leading batters: '
Z. Wheat, Brooklyn, .341; Daubert,
Brooklyn, .321; Smith,. Boston, .320;
' - Groh, Cincinnati, Merkie, uu
, eago, .316; Hollocher. Chicago, .314;
' Roush. Cincinnati, .314; Chase, Cin
" cinnati, .301; Lee Magee, Cincinnati,
-.300. .
"." American League.
'V" In - the American league Tris
" Speaker. the Cleveland veteran.
crowded George Sisler of St. Louis
- but cf third place, with an average of
.324, Sisler pulling up fourth, two
4 points behmd him.
Cobb, besides leading the league In
batting and scoring, threatens to an
nex the base sttalmg honors. The
Detroit star hat 33 thefts to his credit.
, while Sisler and Bobby Roth of
Cleveland are tied with 35 each. Roth,
however, it out of the race as he has
s been suspended for the balance of the
season. '; v. i - '' . . . ,
I . Cobb is virtually certain of finish
. ing the shortened race with the bat
7 ting championship tucked in his
'pocket. His average of .384. today
. gives him a lead of 39 points over his
nearest rival. Burnt of Philadelphia.
t ''Babe" Ruth of Boston and Walker
ot nuiaaeipnia remain uea ior non
ors in home run hitting with 11 each,
' while Chapman of Cleveland de
. throned Shean of Boston for "the lead
in sacrifice hitting, Chapman, with 30,
having a one point advantage.
Ruth is the only , member of the
Red Sox, the pennant contenders,
. with a .300 average. The Boston .club
" is seventh in- team batting. Cleveland
leading with an average of .260. The
t Red Sox. however, are allowing the
way in club fielding, with .971. Lead
1 ing batters; .
Cohh. Detro t. .384: Burns. Fhila-
J.W.V.:. tat. Cn.itrw nvland.
f .324; Sisler, St. Louis, .322; Baker,
New YorK, jus; ripp, mw xonc,
; jvrr, wuaii, fveii"iBhvii, .w,
' mitt, St Louis, .302; Ruth, Boston,
.JW; wood, uevcianq,
Johnson Refuses $300 Job
p in Shipyards for Farm
y In spite of an offer of $300 a game
to pitch for a yuiutn smpyara team
Walter Johnson of Washington,
W k tkinlm ha wilt stlftf trt tha
I" farm, believing that he can be of more
real service to Uncle Same getting in
K the crops than punching a clock in
fa shiobuildinK plant. There's an
uuiicat it ii iBiwuw'i
mat is reiresning. v -Walter
Johnson on August 2 be
jganhis 12th year as a pitcher in the
j' American league. Just to show that
t he is still good he twirled 18 innings
i at Detroit, as a sort ot starter tor nis
' new year. The records show Johnson
: head and shoulders abovt all other
t pitchers in the American league to-
day; in spite of his long service and
, , those who predict each year that he
& will go .back have to subside at they
p read the figures,
I Ban's Advice to American
, ' - ,- I A AH IIX AMIlU DnAiinn CAunsI
lmWii iviuyuia riuvca guuuu
I' New York, Aug. 17. Before the
t base ball season opened President
- E Johnson of the American league made
li a wise suggestion that did not appeal
to the magnates. Johnson, looking
. into the future, wanted to cut the
i pitying schedule to 140 games, and
palso suggested one of 112 games. He
advised the major leagues to end the
campaign during the first week in
September, feeling that a shortened
. I'plaving season would meet the pub
Ei lie s demands. Johnson evidently an
ticipated the clash with the War de-
, partnient over the eligibility of cer
. k tain players, but the magnates turned
1 him down. They figured that nothing
I: could injure. base ball, and that 'the
. ';i popularitv of the sport guaranteed
s protection The advice offered by
tlBig Ban should have been heeded, as
y R! ihingt have turned out
"f Caddock Wrestling Champ
$ Until Peace h Declared
Des Mbinet, la., Aug. 17.Premier
wrestling honors of the world -on
i doubte'dly rest with Sergt Earl Cad
' .1 dock of Anita. Ia- until after the
. -. t Caddock recently ' departed from
ft Camp Dodge with the 88th division
shortly after he had announced his
; inienuon o engage in no more cnsni'
!pionship contests until peace is de
'iclared... : s, : ' "' - :
There it a possibility of course
, that Caddock may appear in a titular
' match while in France, but friends
"eciare uiis unlikely
Pagqp ,
Hitting
High Spots on
The Sporting Trail.
By A. K. DONOVAN.
President Weeghman of the Chi
cago. Cubs is said to have offered
several of his players lobs as man
agers of his Chicago eat palaces."
He agreed to arrange their working
hours to allow them to-play base ball
around the Windy City on Saturdays
and Sundays. Not a bad scheme, at
all, at all. He could keep tab on
them for future use. '
I Guess Not a Fish.
Tht Boston Braves recently rang
in a pinch hitter against the Chicago
Lubs named sass. He refused to bite
at Douglas' wide cvyves and merely
smiled at the fans' shouts of "get the
hook" when two strikes were called
uponJiim. He connected safely on
the next ball and started a rally that
brought home the bacon for the
Braves. Evidently Mr. Bass is not
entirely a fish. .
'Hi Say, Chappie, Some "Snick."
Those, English sports writers have
been having a tough time of it trying
to learn American base ball nomencla
ture. But they have courage. They
have already begun helping us out.
Look what they have "dubbed a
"Texas leaguer?" That name means
nothing, absolutely nothing, to themi
Indeed, some of them think Texas is
still the abode of ferocious savages.
But they've gone and called the
"Texas leagued a "snick."
, Maybe Barnum Was Right.
An army of major league "spavs"
are contemplating an invasion of
Cuba to combat the h. c. of 1. by cor
raling all of the smooth dimes they
can in the island republic. H they
succeed in putting the jasbo to the
islanders the protectorate of the early
'90s will seem justified.
Duty? Calls Grimm.
Patriotic service in the shipyards of
Alabama called Charley Grimm of the
St. Loui Cardinals. The first base
man chose a good way of serving his
Uncle Samuel when you consider that
his services as a timekeeper will
bring in a monthly revenue of $250.
Coffey Going Some.
The comings and goings of, Jack
Coffey, former manager of the Des
Moines Boosters, have become the
joke of the majors since he has landed
aafiv -with fsnmfnne'k Detroit re
cently put up a big fight to secure
T.-I.'. ....,' A (tor thmv urnn the
decision from Jersey City before the
Mofinnl rnmmiinn thev ' released
him. However, the Skeeters will not
;et his services. Me goes to me iea
itv Mrv Kavanauch has also been
released again.' Detroit lets him go
thiaT time with the return of Art
Griggs to play first base. Bill Bailey
and Charley Hall were another pair
. . '
to araw reicasca
Bate Ball Not Dead.
Orders tor more than $500,000
worth of sporting goods for the
American army overseas have been
placed by the Young Men's Christian
association. The order includes
180,000 base balls.
Why Not Croquet? ,
rtn nt ti nlan sucireRted in the
east for. "keeping-the major, league
parks open tnit mi ana into me win
ter i. the organization of a soccer
league. Wt now rise to suggest that
Pa Rourke get out nis croquet
Some 'Sharpshooter.
The New York World sniper "was
sure hitting the bull's-eye when he al
luded to the bullsheviki as cooties
running around in the political under
shirt of civilization.
Grief for Griff.
Clark Griffith has reason to shed
tears over the early closing of the
base ball Jeason. With the Senators
in second place and running strong
he has the first-opportunity in quite
some time of .copping the bunting.
The Senators have all the appearance
of a real base ball team this year.
Turn on the Bright Lightt.
A swimming carnival will be held
in Iil of N' Yawk this summer and
'tis said the largest number of mer
maids ever assembled will partici
pate. They should prove some draw
ing card..
McCarthy Goee to Work.
McCarthy of the Giantt is said to
licnrfl fin tr ntav with a steel
mill team in the shipyard league of
Duluth and he will incidentally per
form some manual labor in the mill
during hit leisure. He may have the
same experience as Ed Monroe of the
Yanks, who jumoed to the shipyards
and later was placed in Class 1 and
hat been called in the next draft con
tingent. Back to the Farm
Mike McNulty. former manager of
boys of the padded mittt and who
rivet in a Su
perior; Wis., shipyard, hasquit his
job. Mike says it was not the strenu
ous life that causea mm to icave uui
an S. O. S. from friend wife on the
farm urging him v to come home and
help with the harvest. He is now
getting up with the chickens on his
Montana ranch.
Six Challenge Kingsley
for Omaha Gun Club Trophy
Vf mV.r tfc Omaha Gan . lib
vtuwvi m v
apparently have . considerable doubt
about the ability ot Kay ivingsiey to
retain the Omaha Gun club challenge
trophy. The doubt is not centered in
the ability ot any one scatiergun
tnnrVefflin tn wrMt the title but MX
members have issued a challenge to
the trophy holder.
Sunday at Z:JU on the umana oun
club grounds Kingsley will defend his
title against Lew Adams, John Regan,
Pat McAndrews, Dan Whitney, J.
Bnwn ana A. k. Kee(ine. ine event
should prove interesting to follow
ers of the clfty birds. v
Iowa StaU Track Star
Will Don Blue of the Navy
Ames, la., Aug.17. Arline' Haw
thorne one of the creates distant.
and cross country runners Iowa state
(Ames) college has produced, has en
listed in the navy. Hawthorne 'was a
member of the crack four-mile relav
team that returned Ames victorious
in mat event, coin in tne urake
and I ensylvania relays.
The Omaha Sunday Bee
WILLARD SHIES
AT MATCH WITH
JACKJEMPSEY
"After the War" Are Enticing
Words to Jess, Entrenched
Behind Cornfields of
Jayhawker Siate.
By RINGSIDER.
Chicago, Aug. 17. Boy, page Mr.
Jack Dempsey, the . lad they're all
talking about!
Even away down in Lawrence, Kan.,
the heart of the windy state where
they raise wheat and cyclones with
equal alacrity, the sound of the
smash which sent Fred Fulton floor
ward and out was heard in the'land
particularly and .specifically by Jess
Willard he of the championship yes
terday, and now farmer to His Ma
jesty, the American Will to Win the
War.
Jess got down from his cultivator,
took off his broad sunshade, mopped
his brow and listened for a second
thud. When it didn't come he knew
that Jack had done what he did, and
began to reconsider coming back into
the glove war.
About the same time he heard also
the sound of Pershing's fighters driv
ing the Germans out of that pocket
which now is not, and it put an idea
into his head, to-wit:
After the Wra.
"I'll take on this Dempsey boy after
the war is over not before."
Mayhap too, Jess could see the
writing on the wall which becamein
delibly visible at the financial returns
of the Dempsey-Fulton fight, and
does not care to ldse his farm for
the honor of possible defeat at the
hands' of the new battling hero of
the hour.
Friends of Jess who had heard and
read of the oft-repeated desire of
Dempsey to take him on for a war
benefit got in touch with him after
that fight, and tried to persuade him
that now is the time for all- good
fighters to come to the aid of their
soldier boys, but Jess turned a stone
deaf ear, and listened with the other
one to the waving of the crn. F
"What's the! use of talking about a
big fight at this time?" he asked them.
"Didn't we all of us get enough of that
when Colonel Miller was trying to
put ofer my match with Fred Fulton?
Don't look to me as if the public was
in the least bit interested in the ring
fighters just now, excepting those in
army camps. Naturally the show in
New Jersey was a frost just as our
match would have been had we been
able to go through with it. I could
tee the situation a week before Miller
quit,' and advised him to get out from
under before spending any more
money."
Admlret Dempsey..
Then he turned to Dempsey.
"Yes, I know all about Dempsey,"
he said. "Don't you remember some
time back that I said I admired him,
and since he has made Fulton look so
foolish I am more than ever con
vinced that he is a great man. Still
I do not consider his performance
against Fulton any better than sev
eral of the others because I never
considered Fulton Ni real fighter. He
isn't constituted for the game."
So Jess, comfortably intrenched be
hind glories won, and fixed comfort
ably oh his farm and happy in his
hopes of oil, is not thinking of battle
just now. And there are those who
say he is not thinking of it any time;
for Dempsey, it looks to them, is not
going to let Jess Willard or anyone
else stand in the way of the cham
pionship tag being put on his mon
iker, and Jess knows it.
One of these voters for eventual
Dempsey supremacy is Jim Corbett.
undoubtedly the brainiest of the big
fighters of yesteryear. "No one can
keep him out of the lead," says Jim.
"Why? Well, because there is no one
good enough." Dempsey,. he says, is
the real fighting man, and not a freak,
as are Fulton and Willard.
Dempsey Hat Everything.
"What are Demosey't assets as a
fighter?" asked Jim, rhetorically.
"Everything," he answered emphat
ically. "There isn't any question
about it he can do everything that
a fighter should do and do-it all very
well indeed. I never have seen this
youngster in a serious battle, but I
have seen him box, and have taken
the trouble to learn a good deal about
him from those in whose Judgment 1
have confidence.
He it clever in a way. not in a
showy way, but in a mighty effective
one. That is best proved by the fact
that he seldom it hit solidly. Nat
urally, the first thing to be considered
is the question of a man s boxing.
Dempsey is a capable boxer. Next,
consider his hitting. That I 'would
say has been demonstrated satisfac
torily on every occasion of this young
man'a appearance in the ring in the
last year. -
'There Is a question of physical at
tainments. Look over a good picture
of him and figure out his measure
ments and you will discover that he
is endowed amply in this respect He
has sufficient weight for a man of 190
pounds. And his other physical gifts
are satisfactory.
"Best of all, he has the fighting in
stinct. He likes to fight, which same
cannot be said of the majority of
heavyweights 'of today. This indi
cate? to me at the same time that he
is game. You knowand I know that
a coward doet ot love a scrap in
fact, he turns tail when signs of
trouble brev, and is going the other
way when the storm breaks.
"Summing up, Jack is a good box
er, can hit terrifically, Is game, Res
his work, and hat the physical and
mental qualifications for the wear and
tear of the game. Can you think of
anything else he ought to have to
make htm real championship mate
rial? i ,
"I can't." 1
, Rick Should Worry.
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Rick Woodward, owner of tba Birming
ham club of th Southom lrun, ihould
worry obout bass ball. Tho irovornment hu
rood to lnnc a tit (V00.009 atoel plant
that hii oompany will build at Birmingham.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST
Benny Leonard
Will Meet
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion of the world, and Ted "Kid"
Lewis, king of the welterweights,
have been matched to meet in an
Eighteen-Hole Handicap
Against Bogey at Happy
Action Begun Merely as Raid Becomes Organized At
tack; Heavy Casualties Inflicted on Germans Penned
Off From Escape by Barrage; Enemy Replies
Ineffectively to Artillery Fire.
An 18-hole handicap qualifying
round was plajed at the Happy Hol
low club Saturday, the 16 players hav
ing best match scores against bogey
to qualify for prizes presented by W.
F. Megeath. Following are sdtne of
the best net scores returned:
A. W. Frlnd, handicap , 3 up.
Guy Liggett, handicap 6, t up.
F. J. Norton, handicap S, 1 up.
E. 8. Folsom. handicap I, oven.
O. M. Graham, handicap 6, ovoo.
O. B. Moar. handicap 6, oven.
W. B. Sharer, handicap I, even.
R. C. Wagner, handicap S, even. 1
J. J. Fttigerald, handicap 1, 1 down.
E. W. Cornell, handicap 4, 2 down.
R. VT. Morrlion, handicap (, i down,
J. W. Pariah, handicap 5, 2 down.
W. E. Rhoadea, handicap 7, 1 down.
J. E. Bertwell, handicap (, 3 down.
J. A. Epeneter, handicap 3, 3 down.
R. I.. Harriss, handicap 8, 3 down.
O. H. Netion, handicap , 3 down.
C. C. Sadler, handicap 3. 3 down.
M. S. Wtlllama, handicap , 3 down.
The last six players tied for three
places and will play off the tie. Pair
ings for match play and handicaps are
as follows: .
(14) A. W. Friend against J. J. Fitzgerald
(2).
All-Star Ball
To Play Team Chosen
From Army in France
Paris, Aug. 17. It is' announced
that arrangements have been com
pleted for bringing an all-star base
ball team from the United States un
der the supervision of John J. Mc
Graw to play through a season at the
American centers in France against a
team selected from former league
olavers now in the army, under the
management of "Hank" Gowdy.
"Johnny" Evers, who recently ar
rived in Paris, has come to an agree
ment on the subject with Gowdy. The
games will be played for the enter
tainment of American wounded.
Army and Navy Will Stage
Crack Base Bal1 Program
St I.oui Mo.. Auir. 17. Plans for
staging one of the most pretentious
military base ball programs ever of
fered in this vicinity are nearing com-
':tion by the war camp community
iervice Board in this .city. The con-
ivo.n.i.3 ..... ...w - . -
Naval Training Station team and the
army base ball team ot jetterson Bar
racks. TVi flr cram nf th ser e. will he
played at Alror., 111., August 31. Sep-
temDer 1, tne teams win meei ar
n1l;it. Ill Fast St T.nnia was
awarded the third game to be played
c a. T ! 1 a.
Labor flay, ana at louis was select
ed as the scene of the last struggle
. a . 4
to be played aeptemDer j.
The proceeds of the four games are
to be given to the War Camp Com
mnnitv Srvir to bt used in Dromot-
ing athletic sports for the entertain
ment ot soldiers ana sauors in ou
Louis and its immediate vicinity; '
Srwrinl rirncrams have been ar
ranged in the various cities, insuring
the success ot tne exnioinons.
Major Leaguers Plan Big
Invasion of Cuba in Fall
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 17. Plans are
already under way here for an inva
sion of Cuba this fall by a number of
major league base ball players over
the draft age. ' t
The number of players to visit the
island depends entirely on the speed
with which Cnba drafts its new army.
If the Cuban base ball players are
taken Into service a large squad of
Americans, perhaps enough foV four
teams, will make the trip. Otherwise
only enough players to form one
strong club to play against the island
ers will go.
Frank Bancroft, businee manager
of the Cincinnati Nationals, probably
will have charge of the ixpedition if
he does not organize on all-star team
to tour this country.
18, 1918
and Lewis
for Dual Title
t VZ79 '
.ki;.'..r
Wmtv, J.s
eight-round bout at New Jersey. The
pair will meet at the Harrison, N. J.,
ball park, where the recent Fulton
Dempsey match was held. The date
will be announced later.
(7) G. M. Graham agalnat W. E. Rhoadea
(11).
(12) F. I. Norton agalnat B. W. Cornell
(5).
(4) W. B. Shafer against second In tie.
(8) Guy Liggett against R. W. Morrison
(f).
(8) C. B. Moser against first In tie.
(14) B. S. Folsom against J. W. Parish
(3). .
(8) R. C. Wagner against tnlrd in tie.
The matches in the various flights
of ' the club championship were
bi ought up to the semi-final rounds.
In the championship flight:
F. W. Porter beat Guy Liggett 4 and 2.
W. L. Wilcox beat C. E. Terrell 3 and 1;
J. H. Conrad beat T. W. Austin 3 and S.
J. J. Fitzgerald beat E. T. Manning 5
and 4.
In the second flight:
L. A. Smith won trom Tale Holland by
default.
F. H. Woodland beat J. T. Bertwell 1 up.
Pick Wagner won from R. C. Wagner by
default.
J. T. Brownlee beat V. R. Gould 1 up.
In the third flight. l
A. W. Friend beat F. B. Dale 8 and 4.
C. A. Eyre beat O. H. Nelson 3 and 2.
R RusspU eat E. H. Flitton 3 and 2.
H. O. WUhelm beat H. A. Hathaway
and 2.
Armours Return Full
of Pep After Winning
Series in Shenandoah
The Armours, tied for first place
with the Murphy-Did-Its in the
Greater Omaha league pennant
scramble, came back from Shenan
doah, la., feeling pretty confident of
being able to take the measure of
any team in the league In short
order.
The boys from the packing houses
have been showing some speed ot
late and have just reason for feeling
confident. In the last 12 games they
have played they have humbled the
colors of their opponents and they
have not been choosing easy teams
for their opponents.
Besides Greater Omaha league
teams, they have defeated some of
the fastest teams ,in Iowa. During
the Shenandoah fair they played three
successive days and brought home
the bacon on each occasion. The
crack Navy team, with several major
and Western leaguers in the line-up,
also fell easy prey before their bats.
Andy "Old, Man" Graves is respon-v
sible in a large part for the success-
ful winning streak, assisted bv his
battery mate, Harry Williams, who
is likewise neavv with the willow. The
team is well balanced and shows
signs of continuing its winning.
Today they will clash with the Met
calfes at Luxus park. The battle is
scheduled to start at 3:30. The Met
calfe team is but one game behind
the Armours and will make a strenu
ous endeavor to crawl Into second
position in the league standing. They
cannot be underestimated and a bat
tle royal is to be expected.
Something to Worry About.
The annnal tournament of ths Manitoba
Lawn Bowling association Is to bs held In
Winnipeg ths weak of August 1.
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KLINE TO COACH
NEBRASKA UNI
FOOT BALL TEAM
Wesleyan Mentor and Paul
.Schissler Will Replace
Dr. Stewart, Now in
Army in Italy.
W. G. Kline will preside over the
destinies of the Cornhusker foot ball
team during the coming season ac
cording to reports coming oat of the
university city. He will succeed Dr.
E. J, Stewart who has been granted
a leave of absence by the regents of
the University of Nebraska in order
to engage in war work. He has been
assigned to serve on the Italian front
and will have charge of all athletic
training of the allied armies.
Head Coach Kline is well known
and popular with followers of the
game in Nebraska. For several years
he has coached the Nebraska Wes
leyan with success. During his serv
ices with this school he has several
times copped the state championship
for his team and has hada faculty of
developing exceptionally fast players.
Guy Chamberlain, whom Nebras
kans allege to be the fastest player
who ever donned moleskin at that in
stitution,,was developed under Kline's
tutelage and later entered the state
university. Kline is extremely popu
lar with Omaha fans who have fre
quently seen his teams in action on
local gridirons. He is a graduate of
the University of Illinois.
Schissler Will Help.
As an assistant Head oach Klme
will have . Paul Schissler, who has had
several years' experience as coach of
smaller college teams. Assistant
Coach Schissler played one year on
the Nebraska freshman squad after
which he was athletic director of the
Hastings high school. He later served
as head coach at Hastings, Doane
and St. Viator's colleges.
,The new coaches are going up
against a hard schedule this year and
their mettle will be thoroughly tested.
Enlistments, in the army have made a
big dent into the available material
for a winning team and many new
men will have to be developed.
Nothing to Worry About.
The magnates will not hava to worry
about training camps for their players next
spring. Uncle Sam will attend to that.
Born in Omaha
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Henry S.
Republican
Candidate for
COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
First District
In asking your support for renoniina-
tion as County Commissioner at tha
coming primaries, I beg to offer the.
following:
During my term in office I have ap
plied business methods to all county af
fairs . Wheri taking office the coSinty was
approximately $300,000 in debt for cur-'
rent bills. Today the county is on a
cash basis. All bonds which matured
during that period have been redeemed
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by the county, and money is now available for the redemption bf $150,000 more,
, which becomes due January 1, 1919.
One of the most important duties of a County Commissioner is the question
of equalising taxation. I hare made a special study of taxation and comparative
values, and feel that I have given this community intelligent service as a member
of the Board of Equalization.
I have always advocated the prompt and proper allowance of all just claims
against the county. I have always voted for and anetioned giving such extra
help ta the County and State officers as was necessary for the stopping of im
portation of liquor and boot-legging in this community.
Regarding roads and pavements, wish to state most emphatically that I do
not believe in throwing money away repairing old macadam roads or bunding new
macadam roads.
A rood bnek pavement on a concrete base with a concrete curb, is not only
tha most durable, but is also the cheapest road in to end. The expense ot
maintaining this kind of pavement is absolutely nothing.
On the above slatform, I ask your support ,
Ty Cobb Passes Evans for
Gas anu FLmr Division
Washington, Aug. 17. Ty Cobb,
Detroit outfielder and star batsman
today passed the physical examination
tor a commission in tne gas ana name
division of the army. Cobb was given
deferred classification in the draft be
cause of dependents.
ALBERT W.JEFFER IS
FOR CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY, AUG. 20
VOTE FOR
C. G. CARLBERG
at th Primaries for
Republican Member Omaha
Water Board.
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Charles W. Sears
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Republican
-for-
1 STATE SENATOR!
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FOR
County
Commissioner
FIRST DISTRICT
'Republican Primaries, August 20.
BETTER ROADS
BETTER BRIDGES
BETTER GOVERNMENT
. J. BE AL
Republican Candidate
for
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Julius L Efiig
State Senator
